Have u ever been so hungry that u felt like u could devour anything or anybody for that matter!!
if u have u'll be able to empathize with what happened to me today.
so it was 1 p.m when i get a call from my inner self "Man,get me some food!"
nd i'm like "dude,chill! its only 1pm".
"what do u expect after a meager breakfast,now c'mon get moving." his tantrums start as usual..i pretend to ignore him but 15 mins later he makes such noises i just can't ignore..so i hop my way through the busy bangalore traffic and the monster inside me clearly gives signals sayin that i had breached his limits of patience. i assure him in return that its just a matter of minutes..how wrong i was...
The rush at the fast food centre was comparable to the ones u usually find at metro stations..does everyone feel hungry at the same time as me!!
frustrated i join the queue,and as the man before me contemplates on whether to have masala or onion dosa my hands want nothing but to slap him hard(but of course i dont..)
As i order a plate of noodles,i realise i have just crossed the first hurdle.The person at the delivery counter turns out to be as dumb as one could possibly get.As i repeat my order,he murmurs something back in the local language.Now what is the matter here,doesnt my appearance say that i understand as much kannada as the dog wagging his tail outside,even lesser probably..
If my appearance doesnt my vacant expression should have definitely told him,but no he goes on mumbling.
Helpless,i try saying "noodles..jaldi..fast..",but to no avail. He turns his back on me.Something about the ambience tells me its going to ba a long and hard wait.
Then the omnipresent inner voice screames again"dude,i've sent the juices n hormones for work wts up with u??"
I try pleading for mercy but as my stomach churns i realise its too late..the juices n stuff geared up for digestion start to party at the expense of my empty stomach when they find its a holiday at work.They call more of their fellow bretheren to join in and i feel life sapping from my arms n legs..the frustration mounts when i find that the workers,indifferent to my suffering have just started washing the damn vegetables.
To make matters worse,i find people around me merrily enjoying their lunch..while i stand there feeling like shattering the plates and putting the damn worker's head through the burning oven.
my restlessness takes such proportions that it makes people around throw awkward glances at me..screw them all..what do they know..they have plates of fried rice n chapatis for company..
After about half an hour that felt like an eternity..i think to myself..i can't take this anymore.
I find the manager and express my displeasure at him..not in the politest of ways i must admit.
But his intervention saves me just like dumbledore's intervention at the end of the order of the phoenix did!!(when the order was succumbing to the death eaters remember,well surely u will if u hv read it,u've missed something if u hvnt).Anyways God bless the manager(nd dumbledore too)..
So i pounce upon the plate and in a few minutes(or was it seconds) i'm through...mission accomplished..i pour in a glass of water and give out a explosion like burping sound(yes i'm state level champion at that).
Rejuvenated i mock at my inner self "party over boys..get to work".and as my senses return back to me everything around changes..the demons turn into angels..the world is such a happier place.. i wonder why people keep complaining and whining all the time..
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Sunday, June 22, 2008
life@football.euro
I always thought that football was in some ways reminiscent of life. The quarterfinal matches of EURO 2008 have only reaffirmed this fact. All 3 games played so far have produced rather surprising results. The so called favourites have been left biting the dust.
There r lessons to be learnt from all of them-the Germans for instance.They had identified Portugal’s weakness –defending in the air from set piece situations.They had their strategies ready.they exploited this weakness ruthlessly and although the portugeese fought valiantly it wasn’t just enough. surely in life too, we need to recognize the opportunites and make the most of them.
The turks were always underdogs against the in-form Croatians.but they belived-believed that the game is not won or lost till the refree has blown the whistle.the “never say attitude”in life can lead to amazing results as the turks found out later that day.
The Russians were totally unfancied against the might of the dutch.Yes they had been impressive against Sweden but the dutch had beautifully massacred the Italians n the French.but then the past credentials matter for nothing if one cannot perform when it matters.An important lesson for life I believe.a splendid Russia masterminded by the extraordinary Guus Hiddink perilously shocked the Dutch.
As Spain gear up for the Italians the question looms-spain’s free flowing syle or the Italians grit and determination.as the match kicks into gear –we can only guess but then it is that the sweet taste of unpredictability that makes the beautiful game even more beautiful..
There r lessons to be learnt from all of them-the Germans for instance.They had identified Portugal’s weakness –defending in the air from set piece situations.They had their strategies ready.they exploited this weakness ruthlessly and although the portugeese fought valiantly it wasn’t just enough. surely in life too, we need to recognize the opportunites and make the most of them.
The turks were always underdogs against the in-form Croatians.but they belived-believed that the game is not won or lost till the refree has blown the whistle.the “never say attitude”in life can lead to amazing results as the turks found out later that day.
The Russians were totally unfancied against the might of the dutch.Yes they had been impressive against Sweden but the dutch had beautifully massacred the Italians n the French.but then the past credentials matter for nothing if one cannot perform when it matters.An important lesson for life I believe.a splendid Russia masterminded by the extraordinary Guus Hiddink perilously shocked the Dutch.
As Spain gear up for the Italians the question looms-spain’s free flowing syle or the Italians grit and determination.as the match kicks into gear –we can only guess but then it is that the sweet taste of unpredictability that makes the beautiful game even more beautiful..
Friday, June 20, 2008
The ABC of life..
Gtalk-signing in..
friend buzzes-got ur CG card??
me-no,u?
friend-yes,today itself
s**t,it means i'll get it in some days too...the world of A's B's n C's(no D's so far thankfully)came rushing back to me.the arrival of CG cards is sort of an anti-climax!!All the hyper-animated discussions about av plusses n minusses,the prolonged and never ending guessing games as to where the instructor would draw the vertical line in the histogram that will divide the world into have's n have nots-and in the end they just scribble the letters in a piece of paper and send it to our homes-little dull after all the hooplah if u ask me.
Anyways,that conversation brought back that set of 4 unanswered questions to my mind which i had been trying to supress for over a month.would i have scraped a B in DCN?had i screwed my MUP compree bad enough for a C or will i escape with a respectable B?god knows if the rumours about POM were true!!will the MT instructor show mercy n give A to loads of people,including me!!(i am telling u being a marginal case is worse than anything else)these doubts hijacked my mind completely.the anxiety kept surmounting!
then i started the interrogations,as usual! so av+19 is B,are u sure or have u just heard them as rumours,what do u mean by sac grading,tell me the exact numbers!!this went on for quite some time but failed to quash my apprehensions.
the matter was duly settled by my mom over the phone! 3 of those 4 doubts had been ruled in my favour.not bad i thought!! only POM had screwed me.the endless ghotting before the night of exam went to waste(now some people might say knowledge never goes to waste but the reality is that all the cramming was for the damn elusive grade-i dont remember a word anymore..)Usually i try to pass on the responsiblity of a missed grade by either ridiculing the course,blaming the instructors or whatever i can think of,but this time the fault was wholly and solely mine.very stupidly,i had presumed that my marks were good enough for the desired grade and i didn't bother to submit the re-check when there was visible scope for marks improvement.A harsh lesson for me,but a necessary one nevertheless.My tendency to assume things and leave them to chance had cost me finally.
enough for now ,i'll go back to conjuring fairy tales in my PS diary.take a look at it!!
A not so productive day after all..
friend buzzes-got ur CG card??
me-no,u?
friend-yes,today itself
s**t,it means i'll get it in some days too...the world of A's B's n C's(no D's so far thankfully)came rushing back to me.the arrival of CG cards is sort of an anti-climax!!All the hyper-animated discussions about av plusses n minusses,the prolonged and never ending guessing games as to where the instructor would draw the vertical line in the histogram that will divide the world into have's n have nots-and in the end they just scribble the letters in a piece of paper and send it to our homes-little dull after all the hooplah if u ask me.
Anyways,that conversation brought back that set of 4 unanswered questions to my mind which i had been trying to supress for over a month.would i have scraped a B in DCN?had i screwed my MUP compree bad enough for a C or will i escape with a respectable B?god knows if the rumours about POM were true!!will the MT instructor show mercy n give A to loads of people,including me!!(i am telling u being a marginal case is worse than anything else)these doubts hijacked my mind completely.the anxiety kept surmounting!
then i started the interrogations,as usual! so av+19 is B,are u sure or have u just heard them as rumours,what do u mean by sac grading,tell me the exact numbers!!this went on for quite some time but failed to quash my apprehensions.
the matter was duly settled by my mom over the phone! 3 of those 4 doubts had been ruled in my favour.not bad i thought!! only POM had screwed me.the endless ghotting before the night of exam went to waste(now some people might say knowledge never goes to waste but the reality is that all the cramming was for the damn elusive grade-i dont remember a word anymore..)Usually i try to pass on the responsiblity of a missed grade by either ridiculing the course,blaming the instructors or whatever i can think of,but this time the fault was wholly and solely mine.very stupidly,i had presumed that my marks were good enough for the desired grade and i didn't bother to submit the re-check when there was visible scope for marks improvement.A harsh lesson for me,but a necessary one nevertheless.My tendency to assume things and leave them to chance had cost me finally.
enough for now ,i'll go back to conjuring fairy tales in my PS diary.take a look at it!!
Official version-i did a SWOT analysis of the fertlizer industry of india.i calculated the financial ratios of fertilizer stocks and analysed them.i researched on the past trends and future growth opprtunities in the agrochemical industry.
pretty productive day-u'd think!!
A not so productive day after all..
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Surfing the channels...
I switch on the damn T.V hoping against hope that it would help me pass my vela time(from the bitsian dictionary meaning idle time,which i happen to have a lot of),but lets see wht u've got to offer-
channel no.1-the quintesscential "bahu" says something derogatory to her arrogant looking "saas" and there you go-slap!!slap!!slap!!(no she slapped only once but the camera rolls over thrice,add to that the astonished faces of some 20 odd family members shown one by one),this is followed by some shredding of glycerine and then some more,i just wonder if the "makers of this s**t" watch it themselves,i dont think they do and if they do then how dare they inflict such nonsensical,hyper-melodramatic torture on the mind of the viewers!!
anyways lets switch the channel!
no.2-a so called upcoming talent has the mic in his/her hands and is singing some pathetic song in an even more pathetic manner.then the judge with the cap on and the nasal voice comments something which fails to please the other judge-some vehement arguments and table banging follows-yaaaaaaaawwwwwwnnnn-lets switch it again!!
n0.3-the exact same thing but only with different host,judges n contestants!!moving on!!
no.4-ahh!!this brand new show ,some digit ka dum hosted by our very own favourite who never wore a shirt!the question goes"india me kitne % log apni wife ka photo wallet mein lekar ghoomte hain"??question of the century!!the contestant is baffled,gives an expression as if he's using some high funda regression analysis to arrive at the answer!c'mon guys u can do better!!
no.5-another khan with another set of ridiculous questions testing if u are smarter than the kids of some class!!
no.6-time for stand up comedians,now this used to be good some while back until they allowed every tom,dick and harry(literally)to come and perform.the guy goes on jabbering incesantly with jokes and anecdotes(all of which u've heard countless times before),he tries so hard to move your 14 odd muscles in a co-ordinated fashion(to make u laugh that is) but hopelessly fails and i even feel a sense of pity for him and the judges who have to laugh w.r.t some clause in their contract.enough is enough!!
no.7-now its the turn of firangi or amriki channels.now these r good but no use watchin a movie that started like an hour ago or a series that started like a year ago!!now my last hope!!
no.8-ESPN!!Yes!!!repeat telecast of yesterday's football match but much better than anything else!!Football rocks n so do fernando torres and david villa!!
channel no.1-the quintesscential "bahu" says something derogatory to her arrogant looking "saas" and there you go-slap!!slap!!slap!!(no she slapped only once but the camera rolls over thrice,add to that the astonished faces of some 20 odd family members shown one by one),this is followed by some shredding of glycerine and then some more,i just wonder if the "makers of this s**t" watch it themselves,i dont think they do and if they do then how dare they inflict such nonsensical,hyper-melodramatic torture on the mind of the viewers!!
anyways lets switch the channel!
no.2-a so called upcoming talent has the mic in his/her hands and is singing some pathetic song in an even more pathetic manner.then the judge with the cap on and the nasal voice comments something which fails to please the other judge-some vehement arguments and table banging follows-yaaaaaaaawwwwwwnnnn-lets switch it again!!
n0.3-the exact same thing but only with different host,judges n contestants!!moving on!!
no.4-ahh!!this brand new show ,some digit ka dum hosted by our very own favourite who never wore a shirt!the question goes"india me kitne % log apni wife ka photo wallet mein lekar ghoomte hain"??question of the century!!the contestant is baffled,gives an expression as if he's using some high funda regression analysis to arrive at the answer!c'mon guys u can do better!!
no.5-another khan with another set of ridiculous questions testing if u are smarter than the kids of some class!!
no.6-time for stand up comedians,now this used to be good some while back until they allowed every tom,dick and harry(literally)to come and perform.the guy goes on jabbering incesantly with jokes and anecdotes(all of which u've heard countless times before),he tries so hard to move your 14 odd muscles in a co-ordinated fashion(to make u laugh that is) but hopelessly fails and i even feel a sense of pity for him and the judges who have to laugh w.r.t some clause in their contract.enough is enough!!
no.7-now its the turn of firangi or amriki channels.now these r good but no use watchin a movie that started like an hour ago or a series that started like a year ago!!now my last hope!!
no.8-ESPN!!Yes!!!repeat telecast of yesterday's football match but much better than anything else!!Football rocks n so do fernando torres and david villa!!
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
THE FUTURE
So, what do you plan to do with your future? This question has been hurled at me many times now in the recent past.I don’t know yet,haven’t thought it through,or just a shrug of the shoulders or a blank expression. That’s all I have been able to come up with as replies-if u can call it that. These conversations about my plans for the future or the lack of them tend to make me extremely uncomfortable.what usually follows is a saga of suggestions and advice(yes u get them for free and they are not affected by inflation or anything)-I think you should go into research-interruption-there’s no point doing research from india,I think you should go abroad-a conflict of advice and an argument follows with each one listing the pros and cons of their argument while I stare blankly probably thinking about the euro match later that night. Then another new dimension comes up-go for an MBA,its what everyone does-start preparing as early as you can and you can get into the top notch colleges!! Bla bla and more bla…
To get some relief from this I try to find solace among my friends but it really freaks me out when I find that some of them have got solid plans ready-they know exactly what they want to do,from where they want to do and how to get there.they know the exact details of everything-which degree from which university is most renowned,which one is not so renowned;hell!!they even know the six figure salary they will be drawing after a few years.if u ask me,I bet they have a fair idea of their retirement plans too.
To get some relief from this I try to find solace among my friends but it really freaks me out when I find that some of them have got solid plans ready-they know exactly what they want to do,from where they want to do and how to get there.they know the exact details of everything-which degree from which university is most renowned,which one is not so renowned;hell!!they even know the six figure salary they will be drawing after a few years.if u ask me,I bet they have a fair idea of their retirement plans too.
But my story goes somewhat like this-recently while doing a microprocessor based project i think to myself-it would be cool to go for some fundoo electronics research.then after being somewhat sucessful in business plan competitons(yes we defeated IIM-A grads in one of them and its okay to show off sometimes),i decide-i dont wanna get a job-i wanna give away jobs-entrepreneurship was the order of the day.Then i hear my friends talk about the CAT and i wonder,it would be nice to bell the cat and get a fundooo mba degree and an equally fundoo job,then sometimes i think my real interest is towards finance maybe,then i spend some 2000 bucks doing a GRE course-god help me!!
But I’ve decided I wont let all of this bother me.I mean most of the decisions I have made so far have been impulsive-like the decision to study in a particular school in delhi(I wont go into the details of my time at the school because there aren’t any) or the decision to study in bits-pilani(a good choice probably).so I’ll leave it to time to decide it for me- but if I dare say so to someone they’ll probably laugh and what will follow is a string of more advice(yes they are free and unlimited).
For now,all i know is that the next year is the EEE-CDC year. Yes the dreaded year is almost here. If u have ever been to Bits Pilani-u’ll probably be sympathizing with me at this point.Yes the cdc’s have become synonymous with pain,anguish,frustration,depression and anything else if you can think of and last semester we had a pretty good glimpse of it with tests,more tests,even more tests,lab tests,assignments,projects-one rough ride it was.But with so much hype about the cdc’s I can ‘t help but feel a sense of excitement(read fear and frustration if u’re reading after august).
But I’ll enjoy the vacations till then(oh actually its not a vacation, practice school is going on-you know an industry exposure programme but then as we say in bits-its lite raaa…)
But I’ve decided I wont let all of this bother me.I mean most of the decisions I have made so far have been impulsive-like the decision to study in a particular school in delhi(I wont go into the details of my time at the school because there aren’t any) or the decision to study in bits-pilani(a good choice probably).so I’ll leave it to time to decide it for me- but if I dare say so to someone they’ll probably laugh and what will follow is a string of more advice(yes they are free and unlimited).
For now,all i know is that the next year is the EEE-CDC year. Yes the dreaded year is almost here. If u have ever been to Bits Pilani-u’ll probably be sympathizing with me at this point.Yes the cdc’s have become synonymous with pain,anguish,frustration,depression and anything else if you can think of and last semester we had a pretty good glimpse of it with tests,more tests,even more tests,lab tests,assignments,projects-one rough ride it was.But with so much hype about the cdc’s I can ‘t help but feel a sense of excitement(read fear and frustration if u’re reading after august).
But I’ll enjoy the vacations till then(oh actually its not a vacation, practice school is going on-you know an industry exposure programme but then as we say in bits-its lite raaa…)
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