To make me feel happy :D

Last Weekend

What started out from a lazy pizza for dinner on friday night ended up being one of the most interesting, satisfying and happening weekends :)

The pizza was followed by bambai bhraman (for the hindi challenged, roaming around bombay). Me and Rahul 'Bulleted' to marine drive via the eastern express for some eating n chatting at Bachelors (i want to open a all night place named, Singles :D) and cruised back via the western express taking the regular stops [;-)] at worli et al. The night that started late ended almost into morning, with plans of biking to Pune with Chaman and Rahul in the afternoon already in place. Ofcourse the planned afternoon ride to pune started at around half past six in the evening :P

The moonless highway was like every other time, spell bounding. With stops for fuel and bike maintenance and chocolate fudge at Lonavala we were in a pune pub (Toons) at 11 with the local dudes, Daddu and Chawla accompanying us. After what seemed like less than a minute we were told "last order sir", after gaping at each other for a while we placed orders as if it were the last meal/drink we would ever get. The quick drinks coupled with the taxing bike ride made us happy enough to be the favourites of the crowd that was pushed out of the place along with us as we went from one group to the other asking 'what shit is this :P' and if there would be any place open now. Our efforts were finally rewarded, however the details would not quite be suitable for public announcement :D

The night was spent at Chawla's place who lives in a rather neat apartment in a building with BMW and Merc and CBR owners!! and... beat this... pays exactly half of what I do for my humble (really) abode!!!! By day break most people were asleep and I was pretty much unconsciously, more like in a trace, listening to world space crooning away with music that mostly was unheard of but definitely good. The chilling morning and the quiet world seen from the balcony with trees and even birds presented a reminiscing moment. Chilly mornings in quilts and minimal activity outdoors, :-), its been quite a while. Makes me look forward to my trip home for Diwali. Obviously a lot of other things also do :D ;-)

Once everyone was up and wanting to get running (yeah, most people had someone or the other to go meet) we headed to Marz-o-rin. Having finally eaten something, it had been over 24 hrs since my last proper meal on friday night, we chanced upon the super bike showroom (which btw, was our excuse for planning the trip) in one of the back alleys which we were leisurely strolling about. Only to be told that its closed on sundays, we however were let in for a 'quick' peek after we detailed our story of having travelled 200kms on bikes just for having a look at bikes there. Luckily for us someone was taking the delivery of his (fair assumption, what say?) newly bought Hayabusa which was revved and cleaned and readied for hitting the road right in front of us. Need I say, w-h-a-t a bike!

The pune trip was ended with me meeting Neha for lunch and coffee and random evening walk somewhere near the Osho ashram.

Having left at six (I wanted to stay longer, but jobs!!) I was back home eating ice-cream and geared up for monday and the week, before the clock struck twelve. The week ensuing has been also pretty interesting but abhi ke liye enough of logging life :-)

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ps: Started writing this post wanting to write a lot of things that I felt last Sunday afternoon, but this has rather become a log of events. The thoughts will have to wait.

Wallah, Sakinaka!

I work in Sakinaka. SAKI-NAKA. Here’s a few responses to this workplace which magically conjures up eternal sunshine for the spotless minds everyday. The autowallahs are the best! You walk upto them and inquire whether they would want to take you to Sakinaka.

Me: Sakinaka?
AutoWala: Few seconds of silence
Me: Sakinaka chalnege?
AutoWala: jerks his head with a smirk, what he means is: NO

After some repetitions of the same event, for the lack of another passenger, some guy dejectedly agrees to take you there. I personally love the challenge, you know. I count everyday the number of autos that refuse to go to sakinaka and make lists. It’s a way to keep me grounded :P. Also it presents an opprotunity to be crative, like this time:

Me: Sakinaka chaloge?
AutoWala: nahi
Me: Singapur le jaoge kya?
AutoWala: with the stupid Joey look, wo kahan hai?!
And then I board the rick as I say, chalo main rasta batata hoon. :D :D Got ya! little cheap thrills and triumphs in life :P

Losing yourself

Closed places, mostly dark, flashing lights, infinite people, drinks and drunks, blaring music, the air conditioning trying to mind the heat. People trying to lose themselves in the sea of similars.

Water side, cool breeze, personalized music, staring into the infinite, kids playing familiar games, the setting sun in the background. People trying to lose something in the infinity.

Bustling - strolling, air conditioned - breezy, socializing - conversing, dancing - swaying, laughter - smiles.

:-/

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:))

Twenty 20

Looks like the future of cricket is here! after a tough day at office, you reach the stadium, witness an explosive match where the ball keeps flying all over the place into the stands. And while its being fetched you have the dancers to keep the rhythm going!

All in all amazing fun!

And the icing on the cake, India with some awesome batting (Yuvraj on fire) and not too bad bowling won it all the way!!!

Just a little idea I would like to get people thinking on, did Anil Ambani have anything to do with the phenomenal success?! :-? :P

Two months...

... thats as long as it has been since I started working at Deutsche Bank. Interesting times have ensued ever since. This is just a summary of what all should be documented:

Intercontinental - Final Presentation - Hawaiian Shack - passing out - Totos - people gone - Hard Rock Cafe - fussball - go carting - Naneghat - trying to be happy - Matheran - new people - old friends - highways (somehow those never go) - coffee - bandstand - hukka - the PDA - Ashok deluxe - calls and puts - interviews - demand (and supply) - Taj - VJs - money - movies - convocation - extravagance - London, NYC and Bombay - flat - books - very late nights - celeb brushes - The office party - .....

and to think there is still so much on the list to do!

Finished

Five years packed into five bags and not even five minutes to write five lines about it all.

Like someone said "Its the end of an era!" :-)

Catching up with myself

One more month to go at IIT Bombay. Will have my DDP defense (big words, I tell you!) on July 6 after joining Deutsche Bank on the 2nd of July. Hectic times I am supposing. Meanwhile I am still clueless about with who all and where I would be staying once out of here. BTW, five years (half a decade :O) coming to an end!! (mental note: this deserves an entire entry)

Am missing everyone at home. Looking forward to my trip to home from 8th to 17th of June. People in Jaipur, if you anyhow chance upon this... do catch up.

Loads of eating out these days. Among the notable are breakfast at Leela, frequent visits to Theobroma, Mocha and ghastly biking after a long night out at Sports Bar. Hukka's which have been out for a very very long time now are on the cards next. Working friends be warned, I would soon be asking for udhar :P

Thanks to CMU I finally know of a place that is by far the best sea-side in Bombay. TIFR. Reaching there (commuting) and getting in (security crap) is messy business, but the clean water, the fact that the only sound you hear is that of water crashing on the rocks which are neatly laid out to ease finding a good spot to sit and a walk along the cool breezy promenade make it totally worth the effort.

Moveez: Catching a new release every week has become a ritual and so has a movie a day on the comp. Next up are Pirates and Oceans. And like previous summers red lounge continues to be the favourite movie destination :D

And the rains are here :)

The washed roads, fresh green sparkling leaves. Hope the rains are as much fun and bring as much joy as they always have.

Though it means a lot more dirty clothes and footwear all wet even before the first pair dries up, but what the heck... get soaked people!!

...more

If it doesn't kill you it leaves you stronger.

ps: off late this blog has become a collection of fundaes :P
pps: need something to write about, suggestions?

Happy B'day

finally.... :)

Q.?

Did you ever try so hard, that your world fell apart?

In the end

Ive put my trust, in you
Pushed as far as I can go
For all this
Theres only one thing you should know...
I tried so hard,
And got so far,
But in the end, it doesnt even matter
I had to fall, to loose it all,
But in the end, it doesnt even matter