coimbatore

Was in coimbatore to attend a marriage.
A,T and I started pretty early from our place to railway-station.
S joined us @ junction.

Was in cbe by 06:30 the next morning.
Rooms had already been booked.
But v were waiting for more than 15 mins @ the hotel-reception.
"Just 5 mins,sir. He's taking bath. He will check out now"
This is what the receptionst repeated once in every 10 mins.
There were couple of other guys who had been waiting longer than us.
Had a few words with the receptionst.
Why did he accept bookings if rooms were not really available.
After half an hour's wait,we got our room.
IR joined us.
The weather was really cold.
And to our surprise,there was no hot water.
Cursing(but whom) v got ready.

Fortunately,we were @ the wedding-hall on-time(for supper ;))
P's brother was getting married.
Had a good-time chatting with P and his friends.
Was uncomfortable to know that the bride-groom was just 6 months older than me.
Would I be in a similar ceremony six months from now on????
I hope not so early.
Wonder how long I could be insouciant!

By 11'O clock,we were out of the wedding-hall.
Went to the temple @ Perur.
It is a temple for Shiva and quite-old.
It is built with stones and not bricks.
Must be around 500 years old.
The statues in the central mandapam are a feast for eyes.
Each statue is around 6 feet tall and cut from a single stone.
One can only agape in awe @ the skill of the sculptor(s) who chiseled these wonders.
You can spot the sharp nail on the fingers of these statues.
That would give you an idea of how detailed the statues were.
I spent aound 20 minutes gazing these statues.
Couldnt get any booklet on the temple's history from the shops inside the temple.

When we were about to leave the temple,I saw Kalyani.
She's dark and gorgeous.
Couldnt help myself staring @ her for minutes.
When she returned my stare,I wanted to get real close.
I did and she cuddled me.
Though Kalyani was fond of me,
I had to pay one ruppe for the mahout!

IR was very patient.
Though he is not Hindu,he accompanied us to the temple.
We spent a long-time @ temple,but never did he complain.
Now I know why he is liked by so many.

T and I went for a walk around race-course in the evening.
It was one of the best times we had to-gether.
There was greenery on either side of the pavement.
The weather was plesant.
My college-day sweet-heart lived in that locality.
I acquiesced the nostalgia that settled in me.
Didnt explicate T what I was going-thru.
The walk went on for an hour.

Started from cbe by 21:00.
Cbe will always be special for me.
This is where I did my college.
This is where I gained and lost.
This is where I learnt some of the most important lessons.
This is where I had my wonder years !

shades of sin !

I love shades.
But hate the shade I have become of the former robustious kid.
]Do I have a purpose?

Have missed the last date for CAT-application.
Anyway,writing it is one thing,making it is something else.

What am I gonna do this year?
What am I gonna do in life?
Search, Search !

Search I do,
Only to discover all sins I've committed.
'Discover' may not be the rite word.
Coz,I knew I was sinning when I did.
Should I search for the word ?

Am a sinner.
How am I gonna expiate these sins?

Finding the potion that will wash-away all these sins is gonna my pursuit.
Will post wat I find every-day in this earnest pursuit.
The day I don't post,is the day I have erred,yet again.

for you

It's the 13th day of the 8th month.
Both are rather odd(though 8 is even) numbers to cheer about.
But this is a day am real excited.
Is it due to the fact that I love these numbers?
Or is it coz,I like that someone who was born on this day?(it's you stupid!).
I wonder.
May be it was destined that Miss.sweet was to be born on the13th day of the 8th month.
No suprise,I fancied these numbers.

Found a in you balance that's so rare.
Mature but young n silly (s,u r @ times),
Serious,still humorous,
Classic yet contemporary.(stole this line.cant help it,suits u so well).
Have always brought the best out me.
Has always been gr8 when you are around.
Wish we met 25(or is it 30?) years back.

You don't know this blog,
And I may not tell you.
You may never come-across this,
But here I'm addressing it to you.
Why should this be written if it may never be read?

Well,you will get here,if you really have to.....

sunday night

Was a real lazy weekend.
Did nothing worthy except for the fulfilling jogs in the evening.
It's really tough to run against the sea breeze.
But whose gonna complain when gals turn their head in your direction?

Was really looking forward to the nite-out.
T,SK and me started from our place.
T takes only wine.
SK takes no alcohol.
I swore not to take anything non-alcoholic that nite.
Waited for 10 mins and checked in to a latest pub in our locality,
only to find that they were not serving wine or mock-tails.
And they didn't play any music.
Were running out of the bar(ya,it isn't a pub as we found out) in no time.
A 'great' start.

Headed straight to a pub which v knew was good.
Was lil late to the pub.
The waiter was there to take the last-order in no time.
Had to coax n cajole him to bring 2 pegs.
Was furious wen I found out that he had substituted pepsi for whiskey.
Was ready for a brawl and took the matter to the manager.
Understandably,the manager was by the waiter.
Forced him to sip the drink.
And then he told me,"It's sprite! U have mixed sprite with the drink".
I never mix sprite with ma drinks. Mistook things.
Was real embarrassed.
Even apologised to the waiter.

Time to pay the bill.
Sheshadri - that's the name given as the waiter's in the bill.
That was weird.
The guy was afrikan.
"Wat's ur name,man?"
"Sheshadri,sir"
"Sheshadri? u sure? u r drunk or wat?"
"Am Sheshadri"
"Oh k! U r Sheshadri, I'm Frank and he(pointing to my friend) is Hu chow!!!"
"Good bye, Sheshadri"

Headed out of the pub wondering about the racial reasons behind the name.

for me

Shall do what I really want to do,amen!