Angels & Demons

Angels do exist!
You just have to be patient enough to find one,
Even if that means waiting for twenty something long years!!

PS:
And Demons?
Whose blog do you think, you are reading now?

Dedication

Dedicating this scriblet to the gal who made my day today
(and a few of my twenty-something years).
Secretly, I o hope that I made her day.
Now, noone can blame that ain’t dedicated.

Am utterly dependent @ this moment.
Drafting this note on a gadget, listening to rock music, consuming a scottish drink.
Don’t know how any wizard could have pulled a laptop out of electrons.
Have never held a guitar in ma hands.
The scottish drink is a gift from my friend.
All of us are utterly dependent.
But do we give-back?
This scriblet is all that I offer now.

If we count on dependency, we will have to count our days as well.
Time is our ultimate dependency.
We are consuming time created by someone, someone superior,
someone who make the sun burn and the earth revolve around.
Call him as whatever you want.

But is it possible to pay this guy back?
Is it possible to return all the time we consumed to him?
May b time-travel will help.
But if we travel in to future, i
t just means that we consume time @ an accelerated pace.
So travelling forward in time won't help.
What if we cud travel back and return all time we consumed so far?
Great idea.
But we don’t know how to bend the physical laws to do it.
Until we learn that we should work.
Work and pay the fruits of work to the supreme Him.

When we do that we indirectly pay back the laptop engineer,
rock musician and scotch distiller as well.
Am gonna write a book and make a movie.
That’s my pay back(apart from whatever worthy deed I do everyday).

Film makers and musicians touch more lives than they realize.
Some in positive ways and few others in other ways.
Blessed is he, who can inspire others with his work.
All great directors and musicians
(the Torontinos, AR Rehmans, David Lynchs, Mani Rathnams, Pink floyds)
are a blessed lot in this way. But people seem to be obsessed with films.

“His films have always been a hit hit. But this one isn’t”
“Hey, it’s a gr8 movie”
“Yes, but that’s not my point. It’s not a hit”
“It has already crossed 25 days”
“But this film cost 20+ crore Rupees to make. It has to run atleast 50 days to break-even”
“May b u r rite. The protagonist takes 10 crore”
This was the conversation between a hotel owner and his servant.
It was supposed to be the peak hour in the hotel.
But there wasn’t much ppl around.
While I was wondering why where all the customers had gone,
he was concerned about this big-budget film's financials.
Well, it’s his business. He must know how to run it.

But the restaurant servant/owner isn’t the only guy doing this.
The entire nation is obsessed with cinema.
On average, every citizen spends 1 hour per day on cinema or discussing cinema.
That’s lot of effort if you consider the entire population.
It’s this collective indulgence in cinema that contributes
so much money to the people involved in it.
If you have something else that can catch the fancy of ppl, you have clear winner.
But what could it be?


Shades make things interesting.
A plain Jane catches noone’s attention.
It is the imperfections in each of us that make us more human.
A personality shines only when it is juxtaposed with its silver lining and slimy shades.
I got my shades.
The silver linings??
Well, I must ask ma friends.

Shades are essential not just for character.
It is equally important for whiskey as well.
The dark golden shade makes u mistake it for elixer.
well, I have never seen nor tasted elixir.
But if it really does exist,
This is how it should be.

Wanted to paint an ode to my bottle of scotch.
Looking back, seems like I have already done it.

Started this column with a dedication.
The gal behind the dedication has her shades as well.
Shades that make her incredibly interesting.
She isn’t a plane Jane,
Neither is she my Jane.
But she’s almost the one behind ma mane.
Almost.

Love is the biggest source of strength but
Also the biggest vulnerability.

Vagabond

Escape:
There were seven of us. Karthik, Sree, Thanga, SreeKanth, Durai, Shen, Sarvesh (Names ordered by age). We were on time to take the train to Salem (Mangalore express). It was around 17:00 @ Chennai central. The official reason for the trip: attend Ska's marriage. The true motive: to vitalize our sinking spirits. By the time[22:00] we were @ salem, Sree was already starving after two chicken briyanis and Karthik had been ass four times(in six games).
Took the van waiting for us and went straight to the cinema. Indiana Jones, Forbidden Kingdom, Kuruvi were the options. Kuruvi won by an over-whelming majority of 6-1. Democracy ruled and we lost reason. Do you know that kuruvi, the bird has become extinct in TamilNadu? All of them committed sucide, when they came to know that this particular film was named after them. We are no kuruvis, therefore we are alive. Reached the lodge in Rasipuram @ 1:30.

Day 1 – Up we go
Five guys from blore and another from chennai joined us. G.k., Zulfi, Rohit, Nagoo, Muzafer were the blorians and Ragupathy the chennaiate. We were 13. We were on-time for lunch @ the wedding reception. The couple were a good match, The bride-groom had the biggest smile, hopefully not for the last time in his life. After a hearty meal, started our trip to kolli hills.



Kolli hills is 15-20 km from Rasipuram. Reached the foothills by 16:00. The climate changed drastically but pleasantly halfway thru the climb. It was cool. The hills were verdant. We stopped the van halft way and took a refreshing walk. Spotted a few monkeys and a snake on our way up.



90 mins and 72 hair-pin bends later, we were almost @ the top. Reached our cottage by 18:00. The kid in us came out and played (spoil-sport). We were busy playing shuttle, cricket, throw-ball. Kolli was welcoming us with a heavy down-pour. karthik and Durai started rain-dancing with nothing but their towel. It was hot. As the rain got heavier, the power failed. It was bliss.
The real party started by 21:30. "To kolli, Cheers!" The party went on till there was blood on the (dance-)floor. Whatever is discussed over a drink, runs down with the drink and never discussed again.

Day 2 - What a fall?
Akash Ganga - that's the name of the fall located on kolli. It was located near Arappalleswar temple. One has to get down 1121 steps to reach the falls. Took 20 - 25 mins to get down the steps. Our legs were literally shaking. We were hugely disappointed to find a massage man instead of a maid. However, the guy was good @ his craft and almost all of us had oil massage.
What a fall it was? It was around 500 feet high and water was flowing down heavy. From that height, there isn’t much difference between needles and water. It was like needles piercing all over your body at once. But it was thrilling. By the time I was approaching the falls, was already thinking about the snakes that could be swimming with us. But all that fear vanished when I got near the main falls. Was worrying how I could survive if I were to be washed away. Had one of the most enlightening moments when I got under the waterfall. Raised my head and looked straight @ the water that was falling from above. We are nothing but dust before nature.



We took 2 hours to climb up the steps which we had earlier climbed down in 20 mins. Was almost 17:00 when we were back @ the cottage. Guys from blore and Ragu started to their respective places. We were (sexy) seven again. That night, Karthik had his revenge. He won the game of cards.
A bon-fire was arranged. The party started there and went on to the cottage till 02:30. Durai and Thanga were dancing their heart out @ the bon-fire.

Day 3 – All good things have to end ;)



'Ettukkai Amman' temple was the first place we visited. The roads were narrow and there was thick vegetation on either side. Were enjoying every inch of the ride. Legend has it that, if you write down your prayer in a sheet of paper and tie it to the vel @ the temple, your prayer will be answered with in certain number of days. While we were @ the temple, there were a few writing down their prayers. We then went to the Eashwar temple located near the Amman temple. Spotted a saffron-clad old man, counting a Rudraksha mala. Was wondering whether he was 'siththar'. But I was not hold enuf to query him.
'Mudhumakkal Thali' was ancient and interesting. It was supposed to be 2000 years old. “Mudhumakkal” means grand old people and “Thali” means container. Poeple who had completed all their worldly duties would wish for a 'samadhi' are placed in the “Thali” and left to rest(in peace). However, we could not find much inside the thali.
We spent sometime boating and then started our journey down. Drove down the hills with-in 40 mins. Reached salem by 20:30. Had heavy dinner and were back on our way to chennai.
The trip will stay in our memory lane for-ever. We loved every bit of Kolli. it was rough, rustic and adventurous. It is the place to be if you are single and like nature and adventure.

Tradition

Shouldn't break tradition.
Even if breaking it,is yours.
Scribbling beyond 23:59 on sunday is my tradition.
Why? It's about sanity. To make sure that am sane.
I guess that's the case with all traditions.
To make sure we are sane.

Bohemian Rhapsody is on air.
Bohemian means 'socially unconventional'.
Rhapsody mean 'enthusiastic or ecstatic xpression of feeling'.
Wow! what a title?
The track indeed is Bohemian.
It starts real slow.
Then it picks up steam and becomes real fast.
Almost like rock n roll.
Then it slows down to a ballad.
It's gonna b over and am starting to like it.

Came across this list from a health-column.
Activity calories-burnt
Running 950
Skipping 800
Jogging 750
Squash 650
Soccer 550
Basket-Ball 550
Dancing 500+
Swimming 500
Wt-training 500
Tennis 450
Cycling 350
Stair-climbing 200
My question, how much does it take for making love?

Been to the metro-plus theater-fest this week.
"A Mid-Summer night's dream" is the opening play.
The Shakesperean play has been adapted to Korean culture.
It was pure magic.
The review is @
"Love Letters" was played yesterday.
There were just two actors/characters in the play.
The actors did an amazing job.
The play itself was brilliant.
Infact,It is the longest running play in India.
But somehow, I couldnt connect to it.
The story happens in America between two americans.
Played out to Indians by Indian artistes.
Don't feel that it is honest.
But the experience itself was good.

"The Hindu" is becoming a major influence of my life.
Have been reading it since I was in 10th standard.
It has been my gateway to the world around.
The more I have known it,the more I have loved it.
Have never found a daily that is so mature and honest.
It has influenced my thoughts,my life-style,me.
And am happy abt what it has done.
Weird! Weird to find that am so fond of a daily.
But that's how it is.
Met N.Ram,the editor-in-chief @ the theater-fest.
Regret that I didnt talk.
Am gonna associate myself with this daily that has defined and become a part of me now.

A Question before we bid adieu.
What will you be doing if you have everything you ever needed/wanted?
.
.
.
Write down your response.
Now you can go thru mine.
I will be ...
Spending time with bro n dad on a pet-project.
Taking mom to temple.
Spending time/making love with my other half.
Working smarter/harder than ever for what I believe in.
Writing down this blabber of a note.
Order of the list undefined.

You gotta wait to know what I belive-in.
Thanks to Ray Charles,Beatles,Pink Floyd,Led Zappelin.

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Impressions

Been to the film titled "Arai En 305Il kadavul".
It's about people and God.
The protogonists undergo lot of difficulties.
They shout @ God and he does come.
There on,the story revolves around usual people but with God amongst them.
Aint gonna review the film in detail or discuss the techinicalities of it.
I'm impressed by the simple yet powerful message the movie conveys.
You will understand it with the single scene I describe.
It's the climax.
Unlike other movies,it's an eventless climax set in a T-stall.
Eventless it may be,
but if you really get the gist of it,you will have an eventful life.
God : Where's your mother? She is good singer. I like the way you to dance to your mom's song.
Vagabond : Mom's gone. She's gone to God. She was a victim of the recent religious riot.
Now that she's gone. I have to sing and my brother has to dance.
God : (sad) Take this money. Have some food.
Vagabond : No sir! I will not take this money without any work. If I do take it,
it's charity and not wage. Mom has told me never to accept charity.
God : Ok sing. Let me listen.
The boy starts singing and his younger brother dances to the tune.
Guess what the song is,"Kurai ondrum illai ..... kannaa........"
There ends the wonderful film.
What you infer from the above conversation depends on your perspective.

"Work,for the sake of work!
What you do defines what you are!"

Well,that's what I infered.
Am trying my best to stay true to the inference.
If aint true to it,I wont be writing this blog while taking my weekly scotch listening to some of my fav tracks.
Someone told me that writers had a big ego.
Going by the number of I's in the lines above,that someone is wrong.
Writers have the biggest ego.

Let me try not to be an egotist.
What was the most interesting encounter I had,involving someone else?
Been to the movie with Shreya.
I guess she's the reason why I find the film unsually enjoyable! ;)
She's modern yet conservative.
Independent yet obliging.
I love her company @ the movies.

At the movie,was out sipping coke in the interval.
There was this guy who put me in a real fix.
Take a look:



He took one look @ me and wanted a pic with me.
A pic with my shirt off.
He was persisting with the request for such a long time,I couldnt say no.

There's another gal whom I met this weekend whose face still lingers in my mind.
Was returning from SNEHA foundation's aniversary ceremony.
There was a traffic jam.
Was behind a car on my bullet.
Thru the car glass saw one of the most beautiful faces I've come across.
And she was looking @ me.
Signalling @ me.
Requesting me to move my bullet back.
I could only oblige.
Still remember the expression of gratitude on her face.
Would she be thinking about me @ this time?
Would I meet her again?
I dont know.
I dont care.
I enjoyed that moment and am happy that it happened.

If you have been reading this far,it could only mean one of two things.
You are either loving me(i.e if you are a gal) or wanna be my best friend(i.e if you a guy)!
Oh k lover,kisses.. till v meet again.
And my dear friend,good-bye ;)

Reality

Came across this question while channel-surfing.
"Sanjay Dutt has been married twice,
before his recent marriage.
what is the name of his first wife?"
What kind of quiz is that?
Sanjay is an actor and it is reasonable
to quiz one,on his acting career.
Why would someone ask a question on his private life?
And are people really interested in such talk?


Going by the number of SMS responses,
the answer is a resounding 'yes'.
People really are interested in such details.
Not just about Sanjay,but about others in general.
We may attribute is to the voyeur in each of us.
It may be a bitter pill to swallow,but as a society
we are a big bunch of voyeurs,preying in each others
internal affairs. The success of 'reality-shows' on T.V
is a tribute to our voyeurism.

There was an article on netscape that listed
the reasons why reality-shows were a hit.
1) Voyerism
2) Economy
A reality show can be produced at a fraction
of the cost it takes to make a prime-time soap.
The production cost is low because the people on reality
shows are not stars. They are ordinary guys/gals l
ike you and me. Most would go on-air for as little as ..
well,for nothing. They accept such low wages
because the show can transform them in to stars over-night.
Even if one doesn't go on to become a star,
he/she can still be happy because they will be
on prime-time T.V.

An important point the article missed-out
was the "rags to riches" part of the story.
We love to see someone like us sweat it out,
beat the competition and become a successful star.
It is inspiring and it gives one hope.
Everyone in the audience identifies with one of the
participants and celebrate the participant's
victory as their own.

So,reality shows are good,
good for the channels - because they can attract
more and more viewers at lesser cost,
good for the participants - because they become
rich and famous.
But is it good for the viewers?
Well,that depends on your view.

weekend

This is one of the most satisfying weekends in recent times.
Experienced happiness.
It's not that am not usually happy.
Got no cribs and am happy about things in general.
But the happiness I experienced yesterday was different.
It's the kind of happiness that makes you doubt your sanity.
You don't feel anything but happiness at that moment.
Now as I write about it,I just go through the same feelings and may be a bit of guilt.
Why should happiness provoke thoughts of insanity/guilt? I don't know.

Here is the the reason for this new-found happiness.
Met Madhan,the film critic @ Taj Connemara.
Was there to attend a presentation by SP Jain,Mumbai.
As I was getting out the hotel,spotted Madhan.
Went straight to him and wished him.
Told him the usual things and then specified what I liked about his shows specifically.
He asks the right questions. But he makes sure that the guy he questions is not frustrated or annoyed.
Madhan was real happy on hearing this.
Then he inquired a bit about me and we said good-bye.
The event may sound insignificant.
But it has done a ton good to my soul.
Don't ask me why.

Went to a play by Evam.
It's called 'Art'.
Spotted Vasanth,the director there.
But didn't talk to him because I wasn't sure whether it was him
As I was waiting @ the parking after the play,was checking out a hot sexy ......
bullet :D
The owner of the bike was about to start.
"Nice bike man",I remarked still looking @ the bike.
Was surprised to find that the owner was a westener.
His name was Robert.
Told me that he got it done @ Pudhupet by Sadiq.
"Enjoy Chennai!!",I wished him as we parted.
"Nice gal man",I should have told him. His gal was pretty.

It's pretty good pro-active weekend.
And the play?
Well,you will have to wait for the review as ain't lighter mood.

Wishes for a purposeful and great week !!!
Live !!!

Adam's bridge !!

Disclaimar: The opinion expressed here is not authoritative and not intended to hurt anyone's sentiments.

What is it?
* A continuous stretch of land thru Sea that connects the south-eastern tip of India and noth-eastern tip of SriLanka.
* Made of sand and rock.
* 48 Km long
* The waters near this structure are shallow (varying from 3 to 30ft).

Origin of the bridge
* Bridge dates back to 1 - 2 million years.
* The origin of the bridge is unknown. Though references to the bridge can be found in Hindu mythology,a concrete(!!)
evidence to prove that it is man-made is yet to emerge.
* In the last 700,000 years the have been 17 occasions during which the sea-level could have receeded sufficiently for completing the connection between India and SriLanka.

Ramar sethu effect
* Since this structure forms almost a bridge between India and SriLanka and water in this area is shallow, ships cannot naviagate thru the strait.
* Shipes proceeding from west-coast of India to east-coast or vice-versa have to go around SriLanka.

The canal
* A proposal to dredge the strait to make it navigable was made by a British officer named A D Taylor in 1860.
* For reasons unknown,the proposal was not taken-up then.
* Ever since independence various committees deliberated and worked out different routes for the canal.
* The proposal was revived in 2001 by NDA,the ruling alliance then.
* The project was officially inaugrated by the UPA prime-minister Manmohan Singh in 2005.
* Now the project has run in-to rough waters.

What do Very Honest People and Really Secular Senators say?
* The bridge was built by Ram. Hence it is a holy-symbol for Hindus.
* Demolishing the bridge amounts to demolishing a Hindu monument.
* The project need not be stopped,but SCL(SethuSamudram Corporation Ltd) should choose an alternate route.

What do environmentalists say?
* Dredging sea bed will have a catestrophic impact on the marine eco-system in the area.
* Coral-reefs which are protected by international laws will be destroyed.
* Fishing and fisher-men in adjacent areas will be affected.
* The project should be stoped.

What does the DMK & other TN parites(except AIADMK) say?
* The canal will save almost a day of sea-travel.
* More ships will anchor @ Tuticorin and Chennai.
* The canal is an economic boon to Tuticorin and Chennai.
* Choose any route but complete the project.

What does the Supreme court say?
* There is no evidence to prove that the bridge was man-made.
* The project shall continue.

What does SCL(Sedhusamudram Corporation Ltd) say?
* The current route was chosen considering the following factors:
- Cost - mininum cost
- Ease of navigation - route with least curves/turns
- Silt formation - silt formation should not close the canal
- natural disaster - canal should be less prone to earth quakes
* Inspite of the above reasons,an alternate route that doesnot affect the bridge will be chosen.
NB:
SCL is the govt funded company floated to carry-out the project.


My say
Let's make an anolgy.
There is dirt track that leads to your neighbourhood.
Thousand people inhabit the area.
There is a temple/church/mosque on the way.
Since there is no road,you will have to walk to your house everyday,which takes 1 hour.
No vehicle(water tanker,gas,ambulance,etc) comes to your location.
There is a porposal to lay road on the dirt-track.
If the road is to be laid,some portion of temple will be affected.
Now,what would you choose?
Temple or road?
What is the temple for?
To ensure happy-living and good-luck for the inhabitants of your street.
Would you make 1000 people suffer to make 1 temple survive,which ironically was meant for the well-being for the people?
Ofcourse,there will be environmental impact.
Trees will be cut.
Worms and insects will be crushed.

But this has to be done for the well-being of the people.
It's ironic that a bridge built by Ram to connect India and SriLanka centuries ago is dividing the people of India in the 21st century.

Happy to be alive !!

continuing from where I left yesterday.

Am alive therefore I write.
Headed straight to the beach and found it deserted.
Found true love.
A couple was busy romancing,ignoring all tsunami warnings.
May be that is why they say,
"Ignorance is bliss"
With in minutes a convoy of policemen drove everyone away from beach.
Went to my place to learn that the tsunami-warning had been with-drawn.

Why wasn't there a Tsunami?
* Though the quake occurred close to the epicenter of the 2004 quake,
it occurred @ a depth of 30 km under ocean floor,
way deeper than the 2004 quake,which occurred @ a depth of 10 km.
As a rule,deep quakes dont trigger tsunami but shallow quakes do.
When a quake occurs deep under ocean-floor the fracture does not travel
all the way to ocean-floor. So,no crack appear on ocean floor and no water
is displaced. When no water is displaced,there will be no tsunami.
* The fault-line length of yesterday's quake was 200 - 250 Km.
The 2004 quake's fault-line measured 1200 Km.
Shorter the fault-line,lesser the water that is displaced.
Hence lesser the probability of Tsunami.
* Waves always travel in a direction perpendicular to the direction of the
quake fault-line. The fault-line of yesterday's quake was oriented in
north-west and south-east direction. Even if waves were triggered,those
would have traveled towards pacific ocean and not towards the continents.

Now,I know why there wasn't Tsunami.
Now,I know why I'm alive.
Or do I really know why?

Armageddon !!

Armageddon !

Is this it?
There was a massive quake of magnitude 7.9 two hours back.
The epicenter of the quake is @ 4.517, 101.382.
In other words,exactly the place where devastating quake of 2004 occured.
The quake by itself was not devastating but the tsunami that followed was.
Am @ Chennai located along eastern coast of India.
It isn't sure whether there would be a tsunami this time.
Aint running away yet.
This may be that last few moments.

Our office is located with in one Kilometer from sea.
Most have left(ran) from office.
Few are still busy.
Is this what they want to do in the last few minutes of their life?
What do I do in the last few minutes of my life?
Don't know for sure.
But am just writing.
The security is driving me out of office.

Will continue if there is tomorrow(for me).

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!

cold-turkey

beating the cold-turkey.
pray for me