Last week on getting up at 6:30 am after snoozing my alarm for about 30 mins I sat down with the brush in my mouth to congratulate myself about what I was doing. I have been getting up every morning, without break (ok ok before you people shout.. with some obvious breaks) for putting my mind into guitar learning. I have already talked about my wonderful guitaring skills so much that I wont delve into that right now. What I noticed with a brush is that what things are actually important for me:
The most important things in my life have become:
Learning guitar than learning any new computer language. I can't remember a single time I have got up in the morning for studying (whenever I have done that my friends only have rememered that). This is considering I have been looking for some special upliftment in technology areas. Perhaps learning a new language or technology or even brushing them all over again gets me a better chance at interesting jobs. But rather I am comfortably ok with my other persuits and am only hoping for 30% reservations in IT industry for those who know guitar and cannot study. And I already have 50% reservation in Guitar classes for not scoring more because I have a busy schedule in IT industry :) I can score 50% lower than the class and yet be considered actively learning guitar.
Finally if you have to read a book then closest it comes to study is reading novels. Reading any material remotely related to work puts me to sleep.
Drinking on weekends is more important than having a girl friend. Yes only that you remember your gfs those that have gone extinct and those that are to be conserved only after a few pegs down.
Finding a song that you saw on TV on the net is quite an interesting challenge in life.
Weekend travel to a nearby place is also a great use of time (this one seriously).
And finally writing a blog is more important than chatting to a friend, who ahhmmm also happens to be a girl. Doesn't matter what you scribble but yes you're increasing the number of posts.
Now am going to get a call from friends who read this post about.. "abe kaun si ladki se baat kar rahe the be??"
3/30/2006
Lounge Chamundi
The cool breeze, the starry lights of the lazy city of Mysore, light music from car, Friends whom you can tease and crack jokes. What more you want from a lounge? I don't think any of the big cities' modern lounges can give you that kind of experience.
This is our slap back on all those 'stags not allowed' lounges which offer good hookas but mandate you to carry a girl with you. Here everyone is allowed and even gxirls too. Though I never could manage to get a girl with me there at 1 am in the night ;). Overall with Soft music in the air, its a nice place to suck in life. A few calm moments from the world of computers/printers/laptops/TV are like getting back to innocence.
From the past few times it has been a laughter riot whenever we have gone there. Last time it was the video shooting of our camera men for the concert. Well it was just a dig at their talents and how they can mange to get all things in the concert except me and Suppi :). That video is now my retirement fund. I hope to sell that video to some TV channel during that time.
This is our slap back on all those 'stags not allowed' lounges which offer good hookas but mandate you to carry a girl with you. Here everyone is allowed and even gxirls too. Though I never could manage to get a girl with me there at 1 am in the night ;). Overall with Soft music in the air, its a nice place to suck in life. A few calm moments from the world of computers/printers/laptops/TV are like getting back to innocence.
From the past few times it has been a laughter riot whenever we have gone there. Last time it was the video shooting of our camera men for the concert. Well it was just a dig at their talents and how they can mange to get all things in the concert except me and Suppi :). That video is now my retirement fund. I hope to sell that video to some TV channel during that time.
3/27/2006
Dishes that may be extinct soon
Has anyone tasted Mokambo paneer? I doubt. This is one of the many filmy and non filmy dishes served in our campus by a caterer called golkonda. In the crowd of the Food court the board of this one caterer speaks for itself in two terms. One is in wasted food. Always a unanimous topper at it among all the caterers and second for the name of its dishes.
To a Lakhnavi the dish names are not a new thing. You can have any thing fried and with gravy with the name of "shahi", "Makhmali", "Galgoti" etc. But back there I used to find atleast some pattern and coherence with the name and the dish. Story here is quite different actually. The dish names change but the dish remains the same everyday.
I think it has something to do with the way these dishes have to be had. 'Mokambo Paneer' which might taste the same but is intended to be had with the same pride as Mokambo would do. Mokambo khush hua. 'Paneer lagaan' can gives you the fervor to have it like you're just going to bat against the English. Then there's Paneer Dumpukt which I am yet to get any clue of. Taste is what keeps the people down to earth however. Veg Jaipuri or Kolhapuri aur lahauri go on to show Indo-Pak unity as they all look/taste and are wasted in equal quantities.
All in all I think branding is something to be learnt from the caterer. I even did googling on paneer mokambo to see if there's this dish anywhere left in the world. And to my surprise, since web results showed none, I think this dish is on the verge of extinction.
To a Lakhnavi the dish names are not a new thing. You can have any thing fried and with gravy with the name of "shahi", "Makhmali", "Galgoti" etc. But back there I used to find atleast some pattern and coherence with the name and the dish. Story here is quite different actually. The dish names change but the dish remains the same everyday.
I think it has something to do with the way these dishes have to be had. 'Mokambo Paneer' which might taste the same but is intended to be had with the same pride as Mokambo would do. Mokambo khush hua. 'Paneer lagaan' can gives you the fervor to have it like you're just going to bat against the English. Then there's Paneer Dumpukt which I am yet to get any clue of. Taste is what keeps the people down to earth however. Veg Jaipuri or Kolhapuri aur lahauri go on to show Indo-Pak unity as they all look/taste and are wasted in equal quantities.
All in all I think branding is something to be learnt from the caterer. I even did googling on paneer mokambo to see if there's this dish anywhere left in the world. And to my surprise, since web results showed none, I think this dish is on the verge of extinction.
3/23/2006
Ye log kaun hai be?
Ye log kaun hai be? Jis weekend poocho us weekend tum free nahin hote? This is a common refrain from my friends who are not in Mysore. And most of the time I am like, yaar pata nahin kuch to program ban raha hai, Kahin bhi ja sakte hain. This is mostly courtesy our 'raj tours and travels' run by Rohit and kapil. Will tell the details in the lines to come.
So thought of jotting a few lines introducing these people. This is also due to the utter need for a lighter post on my blog. I'll try to acknowledge that this appraisal of mine is purely subjective based. Those having problem with this, I would assure them that 'next time' its going to be bed of roses for them. And that too whole 3 and a half inch matress of it. Ok!! On this post some of the things that cannot be published on my very respected and widely read blog are purposely avoided fearing national uproar and sonia's resignation.
Rohit
So lets start with Rohit, my room mate. He is the co founder of the secret travel organisation which I will call raj tours and travels only in our circle. They gave a fancy name but It has slipped my mind. I think I will come to this travel part after I tell about Kapil. So the most noticeable (or un-noticeable) thing about him is his age. Rexona people should pack their bags as I can vouch he uses only dove and still has beaten any Rexona college model by a margin of 10 years. I don't know if you people can figure out maths and physics but he was born on 29th Feb and counts himself 7 and a half years old only. But believe me in a recent dinner a girl voted me the oldest of the lot :). A great project manager as he can manage atleast 4 windows of chat at a time. Oh forgot to mention, on atleast 4 different messengers ;). He also possesses a different ability with the camera. The category if I call is people photography and I have not seen my photographs clicked by him. I have posed many a times though but when the photo is downloaded god knows why I am never in it. Some supernatural phenomenon maybe.
Kapil
Kapil could have been the best girl on bike. The way he leans over you at every break you press, every bumper you cross or practically mostly except when your bike is accelerating. Unfortunately he is not a girl and fortunately he owns a car. So we don't get this feeling all that often. Has hidden talents like singing and dancing together when fully reloaded. I remember last time I saw this was on a highway where we stopped and he sang and he danced. I think most of us could dance to his tunes. Has the best songs suggestions in Antakshari (only rule is that kajrare should be allowed 4 times)
Now the travel part. When Kapil combines with Rohit they make a dangerous mixture for getting insane ideas of travel. They can make programs like "kal ka breakfast ooty main hoga", almost like Alexander would say to his army while capturing a territory. Though we had their predecessor in Jitenrdra Pandey who fortunately did not have such execution skills. So the latest is.. 'yaar Singapore chalte hain'. Bhagwan hi maalik hai ab.
Suprabhat
Jeda naam haiga 'Su' or 'Suppi' as most would call him. Ranks second in drinking.. water. First is the most health conscious Rahul Bakshi. Suppi has the extreme privilege of learning guitar with me and is most supportive in following my pace of learning. So in total we are at the bottom of the class of guitar. We recently did however beat 2 joinees in playing Jana gana mana of course with I starting from where Suppi stopped and vice versa. He can be called the most serious person on the group. The sane balancer to the travel organisers, though his controversial video was caught in 2005 new year which did shake people's opinion a bit.
Bakshi
He is an occasional into our outings. I think he knows its better to avoid it than to get sucked in. Rank one in what Suppi is second. Holds national records for that. Can tell sher-o-shairi on occasion. A married man. That's all, what else can I tell about a married man.
Vikas
Vikas PK roj office aata hai. He does not come drunk or something, its his name and I got inspired from 'Chupke chupke'. Mostly we have contention in the matter of girls. Somehow we like the same girl and we are still friends only because of our collective incompetence in such matters. He is master of PJs. Is infected by his cubicle mate (or I think he has infected him) but they run the biggest factory of PJs in our department. Its to the level that we sometimes warn people like 'Vikas type joke mat maar yaar'. One of the weekly PJ is that if you say you're lucky he would in a reflex say "no I am vikky" and you'd just bang your own head. He also became famous after his 2005 new year party video was caught and seen by a few girls.
Vivek
Or Kandya as we know him. Sleeping is his basic biological limitation. And he watches movies remotely made in Siberia with English subtitles. I think both activities aid each other. Movies put him to sleep and so he can watch the movies fully even without subtitles. Only unexplained phenomena is that he can discuss about them the next day. Has the lethal weapon in smile, use it when someone puts you in difficult situation and stand with that. Vikas sure can recall when we had seen this scene at the Food court birthday party. Speaks fundoo hindi with gems of slips of tounge, latest one was when he was talking about something on Elephant's anatomy. He is the first person who has taken permanent subscription to the Raj tours and Travel agency.
Who all ask this???
Anshul
Now he is in Bangalore and has capacity to talk hours to guys. Incidentally he used to claim that he cannot talk to girls that much till recently he surpassed his own records. I can actually write more interesting stuff for a few more pages about him but sheeshe ke ghar main rehne waale doosro par patthar nahin pheka karte (he was my schoolmate/collegemate/stuggle etc)
Rishi
Bhappaji or bade bhai in punjabi. He lives up to his name. Ram chandra in modern days. 'Sakoon ' lover. Good cook.A good fellow till he recently got married :). Again can't say anything more about married people. Can write loads about him but as he was my collegemate/strugglemate etc the same rule as Anshul applies to him.
On a realistic note, the ball is not there to last. Globalisation has its fallouts after all. So before I end, one picture is most apt for remembrance (not because it contains all of the mentioned but because our photogenic faces are saved public scrutiny)
So thought of jotting a few lines introducing these people. This is also due to the utter need for a lighter post on my blog. I'll try to acknowledge that this appraisal of mine is purely subjective based. Those having problem with this, I would assure them that 'next time' its going to be bed of roses for them. And that too whole 3 and a half inch matress of it. Ok!! On this post some of the things that cannot be published on my very respected and widely read blog are purposely avoided fearing national uproar and sonia's resignation.
Rohit
So lets start with Rohit, my room mate. He is the co founder of the secret travel organisation which I will call raj tours and travels only in our circle. They gave a fancy name but It has slipped my mind. I think I will come to this travel part after I tell about Kapil. So the most noticeable (or un-noticeable) thing about him is his age. Rexona people should pack their bags as I can vouch he uses only dove and still has beaten any Rexona college model by a margin of 10 years. I don't know if you people can figure out maths and physics but he was born on 29th Feb and counts himself 7 and a half years old only. But believe me in a recent dinner a girl voted me the oldest of the lot :). A great project manager as he can manage atleast 4 windows of chat at a time. Oh forgot to mention, on atleast 4 different messengers ;). He also possesses a different ability with the camera. The category if I call is people photography and I have not seen my photographs clicked by him. I have posed many a times though but when the photo is downloaded god knows why I am never in it. Some supernatural phenomenon maybe.
Kapil
Kapil could have been the best girl on bike. The way he leans over you at every break you press, every bumper you cross or practically mostly except when your bike is accelerating. Unfortunately he is not a girl and fortunately he owns a car. So we don't get this feeling all that often. Has hidden talents like singing and dancing together when fully reloaded. I remember last time I saw this was on a highway where we stopped and he sang and he danced. I think most of us could dance to his tunes. Has the best songs suggestions in Antakshari (only rule is that kajrare should be allowed 4 times)
Now the travel part. When Kapil combines with Rohit they make a dangerous mixture for getting insane ideas of travel. They can make programs like "kal ka breakfast ooty main hoga", almost like Alexander would say to his army while capturing a territory. Though we had their predecessor in Jitenrdra Pandey who fortunately did not have such execution skills. So the latest is.. 'yaar Singapore chalte hain'. Bhagwan hi maalik hai ab.
Suprabhat
Jeda naam haiga 'Su' or 'Suppi' as most would call him. Ranks second in drinking.. water. First is the most health conscious Rahul Bakshi. Suppi has the extreme privilege of learning guitar with me and is most supportive in following my pace of learning. So in total we are at the bottom of the class of guitar. We recently did however beat 2 joinees in playing Jana gana mana of course with I starting from where Suppi stopped and vice versa. He can be called the most serious person on the group. The sane balancer to the travel organisers, though his controversial video was caught in 2005 new year which did shake people's opinion a bit.
Bakshi
He is an occasional into our outings. I think he knows its better to avoid it than to get sucked in. Rank one in what Suppi is second. Holds national records for that. Can tell sher-o-shairi on occasion. A married man. That's all, what else can I tell about a married man.
Vikas
Vikas PK roj office aata hai. He does not come drunk or something, its his name and I got inspired from 'Chupke chupke'. Mostly we have contention in the matter of girls. Somehow we like the same girl and we are still friends only because of our collective incompetence in such matters. He is master of PJs. Is infected by his cubicle mate (or I think he has infected him) but they run the biggest factory of PJs in our department. Its to the level that we sometimes warn people like 'Vikas type joke mat maar yaar'. One of the weekly PJ is that if you say you're lucky he would in a reflex say "no I am vikky" and you'd just bang your own head. He also became famous after his 2005 new year party video was caught and seen by a few girls.
Vivek
Or Kandya as we know him. Sleeping is his basic biological limitation. And he watches movies remotely made in Siberia with English subtitles. I think both activities aid each other. Movies put him to sleep and so he can watch the movies fully even without subtitles. Only unexplained phenomena is that he can discuss about them the next day. Has the lethal weapon in smile, use it when someone puts you in difficult situation and stand with that. Vikas sure can recall when we had seen this scene at the Food court birthday party. Speaks fundoo hindi with gems of slips of tounge, latest one was when he was talking about something on Elephant's anatomy. He is the first person who has taken permanent subscription to the Raj tours and Travel agency.
Who all ask this???
Anshul
Now he is in Bangalore and has capacity to talk hours to guys. Incidentally he used to claim that he cannot talk to girls that much till recently he surpassed his own records. I can actually write more interesting stuff for a few more pages about him but sheeshe ke ghar main rehne waale doosro par patthar nahin pheka karte (he was my schoolmate/collegemate/stuggle etc)
Rishi
Bhappaji or bade bhai in punjabi. He lives up to his name. Ram chandra in modern days. 'Sakoon ' lover. Good cook.A good fellow till he recently got married :). Again can't say anything more about married people. Can write loads about him but as he was my collegemate/strugglemate etc the same rule as Anshul applies to him.
On a realistic note, the ball is not there to last. Globalisation has its fallouts after all. So before I end, one picture is most apt for remembrance (not because it contains all of the mentioned but because our photogenic faces are saved public scrutiny)
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