I was never really keen about life in the armed services. But, today, thanks to KSP's GTalk status message, I found many-a-reason to join it!!!
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Monday, July 21, 2008
Yaaaaaaaaaaaay ... Learned a new word Today!
I just started reading this book "The Game" by Neil Strauss. It talks about about how to find, meet, attract and close (read as 'lay') women (special stress on the plurality of the word).
I came across the word - Lexicon. First of all - Its not exactly a common word (atleast not one that I or any of my friends circle use). Second, it reminded me of the word Leprechaun. I started wondering whether they were related. My curiosity got so tingled that I looked up the word on WordWeb, only to find out that it means something akin to 'Dictionary'.
I must say, I was a little let down at having found that it didn't exactly mean anything close to Leprechaun, but what the heck - its a new word I learnt today.
I'm gonna try and make use of the word Lexicon as often as I can (ofcourse - when the context is right i.e.). It would probably make people think I am some sort of a language expert ... A genius maybe!
Oh ... And before I start boring you with any more BS, let me tell you the true reason I wrote this lame blog. I leant this new Word Lexicon today, and I wanted to store it online. Thats when I thought - what better place online than my blog.
:)
So ... For all those who cared to read this far, don't hate me, or worse - don't send henchmen after me. I promise to be nicer next time !
;)
I came across the word - Lexicon. First of all - Its not exactly a common word (atleast not one that I or any of my friends circle use). Second, it reminded me of the word Leprechaun. I started wondering whether they were related. My curiosity got so tingled that I looked up the word on WordWeb, only to find out that it means something akin to 'Dictionary'.
I must say, I was a little let down at having found that it didn't exactly mean anything close to Leprechaun, but what the heck - its a new word I learnt today.
I'm gonna try and make use of the word Lexicon as often as I can (ofcourse - when the context is right i.e.). It would probably make people think I am some sort of a language expert ... A genius maybe!
Oh ... And before I start boring you with any more BS, let me tell you the true reason I wrote this lame blog. I leant this new Word Lexicon today, and I wanted to store it online. Thats when I thought - what better place online than my blog.
:)
So ... For all those who cared to read this far, don't hate me, or worse - don't send henchmen after me. I promise to be nicer next time !
;)
Thursday, July 17, 2008
A Humorous Forward
I got this forward today. I found it really cute. So, for the benefit of all, I am posting it here.
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Thought 1
When we are born, our mothers get the compliments and the flowers.
When we are married, our brides get the presents and the publicity.
When we die, our widows get the life insurance.
What do women want to be liberated from?
Thought 2
The average man's life consists of:
Twenty years of having his mother ask him where he is going, Forty years of having his wife ask the same question; and at the end, the mourners wondering too.
Thought 3
A Man was walking down a street when he heard a voice from behind, "If you take one more step, a brick will fall down on your head and kill you." The man stopped and a big brick fell right in front of him. The man was astonished.
He went on, and after a while he was going to cross the road. Once again the voice shouted, "Stop! Stand still! If you take one more step a car will run over you, and you will die." The man did as he was instructed, just as a car came careening around the corner, barely missing him.
The man asked. "Who are you?" "I am your guardian angel," the voice answered. "Oh, yeah?" the man asked "And where the hell were you when I got married?"
This is the Best !!!
Thought 4
Everyone in the wedding ceremony was watching the radiant bride as her father escorted her down the aisle to give away to the groom. They reached the altar and the waiting groom; the bride kissed her father and placed some thing in his hand. Everyone in the room was wondering what was given to the father by the bride.
The father could feel the suspense in the air and all eyes were on him to divulge the secret and say something. So he announced "Ladies and Gentlemen today is the luckiest day of my life." Then he raised his hands with what his daughter gave him and continued, "My daughter finally, finally returned my credit card to me."
The whole audience including the priest erupted in laughter.......... all except the poor Groom!!
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If any of you in the crowd reading this are ladies, and you feel the pressing urge to call me a MCP, feel free to leave your comments adjacent to this post!
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Thought 1
When we are born, our mothers get the compliments and the flowers.
When we are married, our brides get the presents and the publicity.
When we die, our widows get the life insurance.
What do women want to be liberated from?
Thought 2
The average man's life consists of:
Twenty years of having his mother ask him where he is going, Forty years of having his wife ask the same question; and at the end, the mourners wondering too.
Thought 3
A Man was walking down a street when he heard a voice from behind, "If you take one more step, a brick will fall down on your head and kill you." The man stopped and a big brick fell right in front of him. The man was astonished.
He went on, and after a while he was going to cross the road. Once again the voice shouted, "Stop! Stand still! If you take one more step a car will run over you, and you will die." The man did as he was instructed, just as a car came careening around the corner, barely missing him.
The man asked. "Who are you?" "I am your guardian angel," the voice answered. "Oh, yeah?" the man asked "And where the hell were you when I got married?"
This is the Best !!!
Thought 4
Everyone in the wedding ceremony was watching the radiant bride as her father escorted her down the aisle to give away to the groom. They reached the altar and the waiting groom; the bride kissed her father and placed some thing in his hand. Everyone in the room was wondering what was given to the father by the bride.
The father could feel the suspense in the air and all eyes were on him to divulge the secret and say something. So he announced "Ladies and Gentlemen today is the luckiest day of my life." Then he raised his hands with what his daughter gave him and continued, "My daughter finally, finally returned my credit card to me."
The whole audience including the priest erupted in laughter.......... all except the poor Groom!!
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If any of you in the crowd reading this are ladies, and you feel the pressing urge to call me a MCP, feel free to leave your comments adjacent to this post!
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Yet Another Blow.
Just when I was thinking - "The spell of resignations has probably come to an end" - my friend and colleague S.S resigned today. He's a manager here. And I must add - a bloody good one at that!
But, the weird part about the whole deal is - No one (not even us friends!) expected it! It was totally out of the blue!
And the best/worst (they're after all totally relative terms) part is - his resignation comes at a time when things are in pretty bad shape in our team.
This surely turned out to be a bloody big blow to our Group Manager - WTUCKER!
Heck, right now, WTUCKER is in panic mode. All day long he's been calling the remaining members of his team and giving them pep talk, gyaan, and assurances for a brighter future (God knows if he will be able to fulfill them. If he doesn't fulfill them - then God Help Him!!!).
For now, I'm hoping my friends, who haven't quit (at least not yet), will be able to get something positive out this whole "climate" of resignations (given the frequency and intensity of resignations - maybe I should term it "season" instead) and get an impromptu promotion or at the very least - get good bonus numbers!
Wishing you all the very best guys (and gals!) ...
But, the weird part about the whole deal is - No one (not even us friends!) expected it! It was totally out of the blue!
And the best/worst (they're after all totally relative terms) part is - his resignation comes at a time when things are in pretty bad shape in our team.
This surely turned out to be a bloody big blow to our Group Manager - WTUCKER!
Heck, right now, WTUCKER is in panic mode. All day long he's been calling the remaining members of his team and giving them pep talk, gyaan, and assurances for a brighter future (God knows if he will be able to fulfill them. If he doesn't fulfill them - then God Help Him!!!).
For now, I'm hoping my friends, who haven't quit (at least not yet), will be able to get something positive out this whole "climate" of resignations (given the frequency and intensity of resignations - maybe I should term it "season" instead) and get an impromptu promotion or at the very least - get good bonus numbers!
Wishing you all the very best guys (and gals!) ...
Monday, July 14, 2008
Additions and Deletions
Today, 14-July-2008, the new guy - Dharmesh - joined our team. He is supposed to be my replacement. He looks (and behaves) smart and knowledgeable. Since it's his first day in the team, I went easy on him and didn't scare him with the nature of work he can look forward to. Instead, I painted a very "Rosy" picture regarding life at Oracle for him.
Justice be done, life at Oracle is generally very rosy. Just that - right now - things are not all that rosy. On the contrary - right now - its all gory!
Just when I thought Dharmesh's entry was a start of the return to the glorious days, I get wind that 2 other people quit. Thankfully though, this time around, they're not members of my team. They're from the TCA team. A team that, so far, boasted of having happy and content team members.
Well ... Looks like some members are not so happy after all!
:D
Justice be done, life at Oracle is generally very rosy. Just that - right now - things are not all that rosy. On the contrary - right now - its all gory!
Just when I thought Dharmesh's entry was a start of the return to the glorious days, I get wind that 2 other people quit. Thankfully though, this time around, they're not members of my team. They're from the TCA team. A team that, so far, boasted of having happy and content team members.
Well ... Looks like some members are not so happy after all!
:D
The Worst Night Ever
On Saturday (12-July-08), I had gone over to my Compsci batch mates house. Although it had been a while since I had been to their place, the main reason I had gone over this weekend was twofold:
1. My friend Mathi (aka Arun Mathew) has secured admission for his MS at Syracuse (or however that's spelt) and was leaving town on Tuesday. I wanted to wish him all the best and bid him farewell.
2. Another friend, a guy I totally respect, Irshad had come down from Hyderabad for the weekend. It'd been a long time since I last saw him, and I wanted to take this opportunity to catch up with him.
We decided to go to Fuga - a nightclub on Richmond Road. The party was great, and I must confess - I had a wonderful time. I'll write a in-depth blog on that later. For now, let me focus on only the parts that best describe the title of this particular blog.
Ok ... Now - For Anonimity Reasons - I am not gonna refer to people by names here. I'll just go on referring to the characters as AAA, BBB, CCC , etc.
(And please - no requests for their names. I'm not gonna let it out anyways!!!)
So ... AAA got sloshed, puked a couple of times and passed out!
Probably you're wondering why I'm stating this in such a matter-of-fact way. Well ... Its simple - He always does that!!!
BBB was ultra high. Thankfully, he hadn't passed out!
(Although, now when I think about it, if he *had* passed out, things wouldn't have gotten so out of hand!)
After a lot of haggling (also read as we *had to* agree to pay 100 bucks for a journey that would otherwise cost us only 35 buck), we found an auto rickshaw that would take us to our house. Since BBB and AAA were the ones sloshed, Me and CCC decided to hop along to take them home.
On the way home, AAA puked a couple of more times. The auto rickshaw fellow warned us that if he found crud in his vehicle - we'd have to pay for water servicing of the vehicle. His demands sounded fair enough - so we agreed.
On reaching our location, the auto rickshaw waala started claiming that there was crud on his vehicle and that he wants Rs. 175/- from us (over and above the 100 fare we paid him)
BBB, the drunken bugger, started arguing with him. Since AAA was drooping more and more by the minute, I asked CCC to settle matters with the auto rickshaw waala and carried AAA across the road to the other side. Once on the other side, I heard CCC and BBB arguing very vehemently. Not wanting to see two friends fight amongst themselves, I asked AAA to sit on the pavement for a sec and headed over to the other side of the road to resolve the fight between the duos.
What had happened during the 2 minutes I was not there was - The auto rickshaw waala wanted 175 extra and he was pointing to the crud on his carpet as well as the watermarks the vomit had left on the auto rickshaw’s body. CCC saw the mess and agreed to pay "something" (read as maybe 50, or 75 bucks) for the mess AAA has caused. BBB, drunk as he was, was looked for crud on the body of the vehicle - where wasn't there - and was vehemently arguing that there is no crud and so we won't pay. CCC was trying to tell BBB that the crud was not on the body, but on the carpet floor. BBB, drunk as he was (I can't state that enough), refused to understand or even hear what we were saying and kept repeating the same dialogue over and over again!!!
For the benefit of those who don't drink, or maybe don't drink that much (read as never got sloshed till date!) - One of the weirdest things about being sloshed is that once you're sloshed, you tend to keep repeating the same thing over and over and over again. You get angry about the silliest of matter. You might even get violent and physical.
Most people, when they get up the next day morning, manage to recollect bits and pieces of the previous night and then run around apologizing for their follies.
The way I see it, it's a disgusting, stupid and idiotic thing to do. Personally speaking, I've probably been sloshed less than 5 times in the last 5 odd years (that's for how long I've been drinking). And whenever that happens - I just shut up; lock myself in my room and go to sleep. My logic is - its better not to burn any bridges rather than burn them and then try to make amends in the morning!
Anyways, back to the story!
So, I went across to the other to resolve the fight between BBB and CCC. I saw CCC's point and tried to reason with BBB. But, piss drunk as he was, he still refused to accept what we were saying!
A few seconds later, he started fighting with me as well. I got pissed and told CCC "Dude ... Lets go. If BBB's so adamant about this - Let him solve it! I have better things to do that fight in the middle of the night!"
A few seconds after this, a Hoysala jeep came our way. The cop got out and started swearing at the auto rickshaw waala as to why he was standing on the road and asked all of us to clear off. The auto rickshaw waala took a U-Turn and got to the spot where AAA was sitting. CCC approached the cop and told them 'Sir. He's charging us excess fare. We agreed for 100. Now, he wants another 175 and he's fighting with us for that!'
On hearing this, the cop took the U-Turn as well, stopped near the auto rickshaw and then asked him to push off (obviously in an arrogant fashion). Before we knew it - the cop punched the auto rickshaw waala in the face. This was followed by 3 more slaps on his neck. The auto rickshaw waala started crying saying 'Sir ... My vehicle has crud ... I wanted money for that!'
The other cop in the car saw AAA sitting in a fetal position on the road. He walked over to him and gave him a solid blow on the back. This jerked AAA awake and he almost cried. I saw this and ran over to the cop and said 'Sir ... He's with me. He's not well. I'll take him home! Please Sir ... Sorry for everything!'
I put AAA's hand over my shoulders and pretty much started walking as fast as I could carry him.
I had reached the second floor when the cop asked all of us to come down. I had no clue what he had in mind. I was thinking, worst case - he wants to give us a piece of his mind for the whole episode!
Boooooooooooooooooy ... Was I mistaken.
I went down, still holding AAA, to find BBB and CCC standing next the cop.
Cop: 'Lets go ... You all coming to the police station with me!'
I tried to protest, but the cop raised his voice and repeated the same thing again.
With this said, he started walking toward the exit of the building. CCC and BBB had started walking behind him.
I was too shocked to react and followed the pack.
Near the exit, I saw DDD and EEE, and in the brief two seconds we got - we explained what had happened in the last 10 mins.
The cop just walked to his car - opened the back door and asked us to get inside. Trust me when I say - his tone was totally "NO-NONSENSE". Heck - It was more like a "Obey-Me-Or-Else".
I have never felt so powerless in my life. I've been caught by the cops before. But those were traffic cops. And each and every time I had been caught before - I knew what they were looking for - MONEY!!!
But this time, it was totally different. The guy didn't even give any room for us to bring up the topic of "bribing".
When I saw the open door, and I realized that Bribing was not an option, I move to "Plan B" - Begging and Pleading for Mercy. CCC also followed suit!
AAA, well, he was too sloshed. It was a miracle that he was standing straight. Thankfully, he kept quiet!
BBB, on the contrary, was yapping away something or the other in his drunken stupor. Mostly it was stuff like "He was charging us excess fare of Rs. 175/-" "There was no crud" "Can you show me some crud now?" "What did we do". And the worst part is, all these statements were made in a very arrogant fashion.
In between all this commotion some said "How much money do you want man?". (I am led to believe this statement was made by BBB, but since I am not 101% sure about that - lets leave the "who made that statement" aspect for now!)
To this, the cop reacted in a very angry manner.
Cop: "You want to give me money. Oh really ... Tell you what - I will give you money!!!"
He also started threatening to file a bribing case against us.
One thing was clear by now, bribing was most definitely not an option!!!
The next 15 mins - Me, EEE, CCC together were running between the two cops begging for their mercy and saying - "Sir ... We're student sir ... Out future will be spoilt if you charge a case ... We have to go abroad for studies ... Please sir ... Don't do this ... Don't you have kids our age ... Please ... Help us!!!"
The things the human mind can concoct when faced with a very adverse scenario is beyond imagination. Personally speaking - I never it that I had it in me to say such sentimentalist dialogues!!!
I must take a moment here to reiterate that at this point too - BBB was murmuring some nonsense about "excess fare" and "no crud" and "what’s the problem".
It was EEE who finally broke through to one of the cops. He saw a cross on the guy neck chain and said "Sir ... you're a Christian ... I am Christian ... We should help each other out ... That's what our religion says ... Please help us Sir ..."
That gambit worked like a charm - And within 2 mins, he had softened enough to start talking money (read as bribe)!
To cut a long story short - They asked for Rs. 1000/- and we ended paying Rs. 300/-. They gave us a blasting (Thankfully it was in Kannada so we didn't understand anything he said!) and left. We hurried home, lest they changed their mind.
What irritated me more was the fact that even after this near career and future ending experience, BBB came home and still kept justifying that there was no crud and so we shouldn't be paying anything. He even has the idiocy to say - "I've been to police stations before ... They won't kill me anyways ... Besides - I've been drunk before. And AAA and me - we've puked in autos before ... Its a first time for you ... That's why you don't know how to handle it ..." etc etc.
And the worst part is - he just kept saying this over and over and over again. I got so irritated, that I walked out of there!
To give him some credit, it was not the real him saying all this - It was the alcohol in him making him think and talk on those lines!
Anyways, it took a good two hours for the adrenaline in my system to subside and it was only then that I could go to sleep. Till then, I'll be absolutely honest here, I was shaking in fear!
Now, when I look at in retrospect, I just can't believe that I put everything in line - my career, my aspirations, my future, my life. All for what??? To help a drunken friend???
Somehow, after this experience, I feel, the next time I see any of my friends drunk and quarreling, or in any trouble for that matter - I might just walk away!
1. My friend Mathi (aka Arun Mathew) has secured admission for his MS at Syracuse (or however that's spelt) and was leaving town on Tuesday. I wanted to wish him all the best and bid him farewell.
2. Another friend, a guy I totally respect, Irshad had come down from Hyderabad for the weekend. It'd been a long time since I last saw him, and I wanted to take this opportunity to catch up with him.
We decided to go to Fuga - a nightclub on Richmond Road. The party was great, and I must confess - I had a wonderful time. I'll write a in-depth blog on that later. For now, let me focus on only the parts that best describe the title of this particular blog.
Ok ... Now - For Anonimity Reasons - I am not gonna refer to people by names here. I'll just go on referring to the characters as AAA, BBB, CCC , etc.
(And please - no requests for their names. I'm not gonna let it out anyways!!!)
So ... AAA got sloshed, puked a couple of times and passed out!
Probably you're wondering why I'm stating this in such a matter-of-fact way. Well ... Its simple - He always does that!!!
BBB was ultra high. Thankfully, he hadn't passed out!
(Although, now when I think about it, if he *had* passed out, things wouldn't have gotten so out of hand!)
After a lot of haggling (also read as we *had to* agree to pay 100 bucks for a journey that would otherwise cost us only 35 buck), we found an auto rickshaw that would take us to our house. Since BBB and AAA were the ones sloshed, Me and CCC decided to hop along to take them home.
On the way home, AAA puked a couple of more times. The auto rickshaw fellow warned us that if he found crud in his vehicle - we'd have to pay for water servicing of the vehicle. His demands sounded fair enough - so we agreed.
On reaching our location, the auto rickshaw waala started claiming that there was crud on his vehicle and that he wants Rs. 175/- from us (over and above the 100 fare we paid him)
BBB, the drunken bugger, started arguing with him. Since AAA was drooping more and more by the minute, I asked CCC to settle matters with the auto rickshaw waala and carried AAA across the road to the other side. Once on the other side, I heard CCC and BBB arguing very vehemently. Not wanting to see two friends fight amongst themselves, I asked AAA to sit on the pavement for a sec and headed over to the other side of the road to resolve the fight between the duos.
What had happened during the 2 minutes I was not there was - The auto rickshaw waala wanted 175 extra and he was pointing to the crud on his carpet as well as the watermarks the vomit had left on the auto rickshaw’s body. CCC saw the mess and agreed to pay "something" (read as maybe 50, or 75 bucks) for the mess AAA has caused. BBB, drunk as he was, was looked for crud on the body of the vehicle - where wasn't there - and was vehemently arguing that there is no crud and so we won't pay. CCC was trying to tell BBB that the crud was not on the body, but on the carpet floor. BBB, drunk as he was (I can't state that enough), refused to understand or even hear what we were saying and kept repeating the same dialogue over and over again!!!
For the benefit of those who don't drink, or maybe don't drink that much (read as never got sloshed till date!) - One of the weirdest things about being sloshed is that once you're sloshed, you tend to keep repeating the same thing over and over and over again. You get angry about the silliest of matter. You might even get violent and physical.
Most people, when they get up the next day morning, manage to recollect bits and pieces of the previous night and then run around apologizing for their follies.
The way I see it, it's a disgusting, stupid and idiotic thing to do. Personally speaking, I've probably been sloshed less than 5 times in the last 5 odd years (that's for how long I've been drinking). And whenever that happens - I just shut up; lock myself in my room and go to sleep. My logic is - its better not to burn any bridges rather than burn them and then try to make amends in the morning!
Anyways, back to the story!
So, I went across to the other to resolve the fight between BBB and CCC. I saw CCC's point and tried to reason with BBB. But, piss drunk as he was, he still refused to accept what we were saying!
A few seconds later, he started fighting with me as well. I got pissed and told CCC "Dude ... Lets go. If BBB's so adamant about this - Let him solve it! I have better things to do that fight in the middle of the night!"
A few seconds after this, a Hoysala jeep came our way. The cop got out and started swearing at the auto rickshaw waala as to why he was standing on the road and asked all of us to clear off. The auto rickshaw waala took a U-Turn and got to the spot where AAA was sitting. CCC approached the cop and told them 'Sir. He's charging us excess fare. We agreed for 100. Now, he wants another 175 and he's fighting with us for that!'
On hearing this, the cop took the U-Turn as well, stopped near the auto rickshaw and then asked him to push off (obviously in an arrogant fashion). Before we knew it - the cop punched the auto rickshaw waala in the face. This was followed by 3 more slaps on his neck. The auto rickshaw waala started crying saying 'Sir ... My vehicle has crud ... I wanted money for that!'
The other cop in the car saw AAA sitting in a fetal position on the road. He walked over to him and gave him a solid blow on the back. This jerked AAA awake and he almost cried. I saw this and ran over to the cop and said 'Sir ... He's with me. He's not well. I'll take him home! Please Sir ... Sorry for everything!'
I put AAA's hand over my shoulders and pretty much started walking as fast as I could carry him.
I had reached the second floor when the cop asked all of us to come down. I had no clue what he had in mind. I was thinking, worst case - he wants to give us a piece of his mind for the whole episode!
Boooooooooooooooooy ... Was I mistaken.
I went down, still holding AAA, to find BBB and CCC standing next the cop.
Cop: 'Lets go ... You all coming to the police station with me!'
I tried to protest, but the cop raised his voice and repeated the same thing again.
With this said, he started walking toward the exit of the building. CCC and BBB had started walking behind him.
I was too shocked to react and followed the pack.
Near the exit, I saw DDD and EEE, and in the brief two seconds we got - we explained what had happened in the last 10 mins.
The cop just walked to his car - opened the back door and asked us to get inside. Trust me when I say - his tone was totally "NO-NONSENSE". Heck - It was more like a "Obey-Me-Or-Else".
I have never felt so powerless in my life. I've been caught by the cops before. But those were traffic cops. And each and every time I had been caught before - I knew what they were looking for - MONEY!!!
But this time, it was totally different. The guy didn't even give any room for us to bring up the topic of "bribing".
When I saw the open door, and I realized that Bribing was not an option, I move to "Plan B" - Begging and Pleading for Mercy. CCC also followed suit!
AAA, well, he was too sloshed. It was a miracle that he was standing straight. Thankfully, he kept quiet!
BBB, on the contrary, was yapping away something or the other in his drunken stupor. Mostly it was stuff like "He was charging us excess fare of Rs. 175/-" "There was no crud" "Can you show me some crud now?" "What did we do". And the worst part is, all these statements were made in a very arrogant fashion.
In between all this commotion some said "How much money do you want man?". (I am led to believe this statement was made by BBB, but since I am not 101% sure about that - lets leave the "who made that statement" aspect for now!)
To this, the cop reacted in a very angry manner.
Cop: "You want to give me money. Oh really ... Tell you what - I will give you money!!!"
He also started threatening to file a bribing case against us.
One thing was clear by now, bribing was most definitely not an option!!!
The next 15 mins - Me, EEE, CCC together were running between the two cops begging for their mercy and saying - "Sir ... We're student sir ... Out future will be spoilt if you charge a case ... We have to go abroad for studies ... Please sir ... Don't do this ... Don't you have kids our age ... Please ... Help us!!!"
The things the human mind can concoct when faced with a very adverse scenario is beyond imagination. Personally speaking - I never it that I had it in me to say such sentimentalist dialogues!!!
I must take a moment here to reiterate that at this point too - BBB was murmuring some nonsense about "excess fare" and "no crud" and "what’s the problem".
It was EEE who finally broke through to one of the cops. He saw a cross on the guy neck chain and said "Sir ... you're a Christian ... I am Christian ... We should help each other out ... That's what our religion says ... Please help us Sir ..."
That gambit worked like a charm - And within 2 mins, he had softened enough to start talking money (read as bribe)!
To cut a long story short - They asked for Rs. 1000/- and we ended paying Rs. 300/-. They gave us a blasting (Thankfully it was in Kannada so we didn't understand anything he said!) and left. We hurried home, lest they changed their mind.
What irritated me more was the fact that even after this near career and future ending experience, BBB came home and still kept justifying that there was no crud and so we shouldn't be paying anything. He even has the idiocy to say - "I've been to police stations before ... They won't kill me anyways ... Besides - I've been drunk before. And AAA and me - we've puked in autos before ... Its a first time for you ... That's why you don't know how to handle it ..." etc etc.
And the worst part is - he just kept saying this over and over and over again. I got so irritated, that I walked out of there!
To give him some credit, it was not the real him saying all this - It was the alcohol in him making him think and talk on those lines!
Anyways, it took a good two hours for the adrenaline in my system to subside and it was only then that I could go to sleep. Till then, I'll be absolutely honest here, I was shaking in fear!
Now, when I look at in retrospect, I just can't believe that I put everything in line - my career, my aspirations, my future, my life. All for what??? To help a drunken friend???
Somehow, after this experience, I feel, the next time I see any of my friends drunk and quarreling, or in any trouble for that matter - I might just walk away!
Thursday, July 3, 2008
I'm In Deep Shit
On my B'day, one of my friends Veena had come home to wish me. She was at my place for maybe 20 mins when my cousin Sriji came home. I opened the door for him, he said "Hi Bro" to me, and then he saw Veena sitting on the chair, and the next thing you know - he had a weird accusatory looks in his eyes. Maybe I'm just imagining things, but, I am goddamn sure he smelled a rat.
And what psyches me out is, just the previous night, me and Sriji were having a conversation about marriage. In other words, he was trying to convince me to get married and start a family soon, and I was vehemently disagreeing to the idea.
And just the very next day, he "catches" me with a girl in my house. Enough evidence for anyone to smell a rat - ain't it!
Sriji just went home, to Chennai, for the weekend. I am sure he would have mentioned this incident to my sister (his wife). I was planning to go to Chennai this coming weekend to attend a cousin's marriage (yes ... if you haven't guessed by now - I have a lot of cousins). I am guessing that my sis might bring up this little incident during my stay in Chennai. As a matter of fact, I am pretty sure she will.
But, that does not, in the least bit, scare me. I can explain to my sis that - "Me and Veena are just good friends, and since she stays nearby, she decided to pop in and wish me Happy B'day" - and I am sure she will understand. After all, she is a broad minded person and I'm sure she too has friends pop in now and then.
What scares me is - in the event that she casually mentions this to my Valliamma (aunt) or my Mom, and given that they both are from "Old School", since I have no better of way of putting it, let me put it point blank - I AM DOOMED!!!
Seriously man ... I have a gut feeling that Mom and Valliamma won't be convinced by the whole "We're just good friends" bit. And add to it the factor that I am staying alone and that too in a "big bad city" (according to mom) like Bangalore, I am sure mom would go ballistic.
For those wondering "Why is he so scared of his mom goes ballistic? He's a grown up kid, and I am sure he doesn't get whipped anymore!"
Well buddy, she won't whip me, but surely an incident like this is likely to re-ignite mom's insecurities about her son going astray, and THAT, is more than enough for her to re-start pressuring me to get married!!!
I had been through a similar "pressuring-to-get-married" phase around 1 year back - thanks to a stupid slip-up (courtesy my brother), and trust me when I say my mom can get really really nagging in such scenarios. It took me 6 months of threatening to "not call home and never come back" before she finally let up and "gave me" 2 more years before I had to settle down (aka get married).
God knows what's going to happen to me this time around. Honestly speaking - I am toooooooooooooooooooooo scared to even think!!!
Worst case, please check this blog in another 3 weeks time ... You just might find my marriage invitation posted here!!!
And what psyches me out is, just the previous night, me and Sriji were having a conversation about marriage. In other words, he was trying to convince me to get married and start a family soon, and I was vehemently disagreeing to the idea.
And just the very next day, he "catches" me with a girl in my house. Enough evidence for anyone to smell a rat - ain't it!
Sriji just went home, to Chennai, for the weekend. I am sure he would have mentioned this incident to my sister (his wife). I was planning to go to Chennai this coming weekend to attend a cousin's marriage (yes ... if you haven't guessed by now - I have a lot of cousins). I am guessing that my sis might bring up this little incident during my stay in Chennai. As a matter of fact, I am pretty sure she will.
But, that does not, in the least bit, scare me. I can explain to my sis that - "Me and Veena are just good friends, and since she stays nearby, she decided to pop in and wish me Happy B'day" - and I am sure she will understand. After all, she is a broad minded person and I'm sure she too has friends pop in now and then.
What scares me is - in the event that she casually mentions this to my Valliamma (aunt) or my Mom, and given that they both are from "Old School", since I have no better of way of putting it, let me put it point blank - I AM DOOMED!!!
Seriously man ... I have a gut feeling that Mom and Valliamma won't be convinced by the whole "We're just good friends" bit. And add to it the factor that I am staying alone and that too in a "big bad city" (according to mom) like Bangalore, I am sure mom would go ballistic.
For those wondering "Why is he so scared of his mom goes ballistic? He's a grown up kid, and I am sure he doesn't get whipped anymore!"
Well buddy, she won't whip me, but surely an incident like this is likely to re-ignite mom's insecurities about her son going astray, and THAT, is more than enough for her to re-start pressuring me to get married!!!
I had been through a similar "pressuring-to-get-married" phase around 1 year back - thanks to a stupid slip-up (courtesy my brother), and trust me when I say my mom can get really really nagging in such scenarios. It took me 6 months of threatening to "not call home and never come back" before she finally let up and "gave me" 2 more years before I had to settle down (aka get married).
God knows what's going to happen to me this time around. Honestly speaking - I am toooooooooooooooooooooo scared to even think!!!
Worst case, please check this blog in another 3 weeks time ... You just might find my marriage invitation posted here!!!
Best B'day Ever
Contrary to what I had expected earlier, this B'day turned out to be the best B'day ever. The day started at midnight with my cousin Sriji, who is staying with me briefly, wishing me Happy B'day stark at the stroke of 12. (Oh ... We were having a couple of beers too). Around 8.00 am my sweetest and best friend Sujatha called up and wished me too. (She's still pissed about me having forgotten her B'day, but she's the sweetest person I know - and I'm sure she'll forgive me. Eventually atleast!). Just when I thought that would be the end of the B'day celebrations, Sriji and Guru surprise me with a B'day cake (Thanks guys ... You're the best!).
After that, I got tons of calls from all my other friends - Rajesh, Pradhaan, Abhiram, Anbarasu, Sameer, Pallavi, etc, etc, etc. And unlike last time, my sis and aunt and uncle too didn't forget my B'day.
As a grand finale, my friend Veena dropped in the evening to wish me.
The only sad part is, mom and dad forgot. For which - they did get a good scolding from me. But, to give them some credit, they don't celebrate any of our b'day using the English Calendar. They rely on a Malayalam Calendar based on star signs etc.
As per mom and dad, according to that calendar, my b'day falls on the 1st of July. So, for now, I'm going to forgive them and wait. If they don't call me up on the 1st of July to wish me, I'll know they were bullshitting me!
:D
On the whole, I realized one thing - It really does feel great to be remembered and showered with so much of love and affection. Thanks everyone for making me very very happy.
After that, I got tons of calls from all my other friends - Rajesh, Pradhaan, Abhiram, Anbarasu, Sameer, Pallavi, etc, etc, etc. And unlike last time, my sis and aunt and uncle too didn't forget my B'day.
As a grand finale, my friend Veena dropped in the evening to wish me.
The only sad part is, mom and dad forgot. For which - they did get a good scolding from me. But, to give them some credit, they don't celebrate any of our b'day using the English Calendar. They rely on a Malayalam Calendar based on star signs etc.
As per mom and dad, according to that calendar, my b'day falls on the 1st of July. So, for now, I'm going to forgive them and wait. If they don't call me up on the 1st of July to wish me, I'll know they were bullshitting me!
:D
On the whole, I realized one thing - It really does feel great to be remembered and showered with so much of love and affection. Thanks everyone for making me very very happy.
Need A New Wardrobe
I definitely need to clear out and refill my wardrobe before I join TCS. Especially given the fact that I don't own even a single formal shirt/trouser, and TCS mandates a formal dress code, I don't see myself having any other choice.
I have earmarked around 10K - 15K for the same. Guess, its high time I started "grooming" myself.
Power Dressing - Here I Come!!!
I have earmarked around 10K - 15K for the same. Guess, its high time I started "grooming" myself.
Power Dressing - Here I Come!!!
Swapna's Got Cold Feet
Swapna (aka Maalu) - one of my good old friends from Chinmaya - is getting married sometime in September. And guess what - she's getting cold feet!!!
Ha ha ha ha ha ...
I remember my best friend Sujatha (aka Suj) tripping and getting cold feet too, but that was like a couple of *weeks* before her marriage. But, yeah, I guess I'd account that to her being a lot more mature and braver (Ok ... I'm just saying all this so that she'll forgive me sooner!).
But, anyways ... Back then, I thought Suj was just plain weird as the guy should be the one tripping (Suj - Please be a sweetheart and forgive me for this!!!). But, now, I guess, since Maalu has also started of with the Cold Feet business - I'm led to believe that this phenomenon is universal.
I've got two more friends - Deepthi and Pallavi - getting married in the next 2/3 months time frame. If they too start feeling the same way (read as - they too end up with cold feet), it will cement the theory that all girls do go through to a phase of cold feet before D-Day.
(I'm still not clear WHY though!!!)
Ha ha ha ha ha ...
I remember my best friend Sujatha (aka Suj) tripping and getting cold feet too, but that was like a couple of *weeks* before her marriage. But, yeah, I guess I'd account that to her being a lot more mature and braver (Ok ... I'm just saying all this so that she'll forgive me sooner!).
But, anyways ... Back then, I thought Suj was just plain weird as the guy should be the one tripping (Suj - Please be a sweetheart and forgive me for this!!!). But, now, I guess, since Maalu has also started of with the Cold Feet business - I'm led to believe that this phenomenon is universal.
I've got two more friends - Deepthi and Pallavi - getting married in the next 2/3 months time frame. If they too start feeling the same way (read as - they too end up with cold feet), it will cement the theory that all girls do go through to a phase of cold feet before D-Day.
(I'm still not clear WHY though!!!)
Sarah - No More Crushes On Her
Since I made a blog entry on her a couple of months back, I thought I would make another blog entry on where we stand now.
Over the last couple of weeks, Sarah and I have been chatting for a couple of hours a day.
(Yeah Yeah ... I know should've been working instead!).
But, I must admit, I don't have a crush on her anymore!
(Mishti ... If you're reading this, I'm sure you just heaved a sigh of relief!)
:P
I could sum it up in one sentence (ok ... make that two):
"First impression - Cranky Teenager. Current Impression - Cranky Teenager, but uber fun to talk to!"
:D
Sarah - Rock On Babe!!!
Hope to get to know you a lot more over the next couple of weeks!
N.B: Btw - All The Very Best For Your Exams ...
Over the last couple of weeks, Sarah and I have been chatting for a couple of hours a day.
(Yeah Yeah ... I know should've been working instead!).
But, I must admit, I don't have a crush on her anymore!
(Mishti ... If you're reading this, I'm sure you just heaved a sigh of relief!)
:P
I could sum it up in one sentence (ok ... make that two):
"First impression - Cranky Teenager. Current Impression - Cranky Teenager, but uber fun to talk to!"
:D
Sarah - Rock On Babe!!!
Hope to get to know you a lot more over the next couple of weeks!
N.B: Btw - All The Very Best For Your Exams ...
Chik Lit - My New Found Indulgence
For those of you who're wondering what Chik Lit is, it's a genre of books where the protagonist is a girl/group of girls. The book basically deals with a woman's perspective of life, career, love, sexual affairs, relationships, etc. The narrative is almost always first person.
What I find best about these books are the humorous and witty manner in which the whole plot is depicted. Also, there is a lot of masala in the form of innuendoes, affairs, metropolitan lifestyles, etc.
Personally, I think such books - although they're meant for light reading purposes only - gives one a lot of insight about the mind of the modern urban woman. And trust me when I say - It's very very educative!
So far I've read only one book - "Almost Single" by Advaith Kala - of this genre. But, today, I went and purchased "KKrishnaa's Konfessions" by Smita Jain, taking the toll to two. According to the reviews in the Bangalore Times, it's a 'Must Read' title. A few days from today, and I'll be in a better position to pass my own verdict on the 'Must Read' aspect of this book.
Till then - I'm off ...
What I find best about these books are the humorous and witty manner in which the whole plot is depicted. Also, there is a lot of masala in the form of innuendoes, affairs, metropolitan lifestyles, etc.
Personally, I think such books - although they're meant for light reading purposes only - gives one a lot of insight about the mind of the modern urban woman. And trust me when I say - It's very very educative!
So far I've read only one book - "Almost Single" by Advaith Kala - of this genre. But, today, I went and purchased "KKrishnaa's Konfessions" by Smita Jain, taking the toll to two. According to the reviews in the Bangalore Times, it's a 'Must Read' title. A few days from today, and I'll be in a better position to pass my own verdict on the 'Must Read' aspect of this book.
Till then - I'm off ...
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