That li'l thing called courtesy

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It started when dad's cellfone broke down..
No, actually it started with the bacteria (or is it micro organisms?)
that infected dad with cold and cough..

And since then dad's gone on a spree of medical check-ups.
And the best part is he (and also me) believe in taking second opinions.

YES! EVEN ON DIAGNOSIS!

Such is life.

And now dat means u also gotta collect the numerous
reports, x-ray scans etc etc. from these labs.

I head to the lab on ma bike, park, go in and casually ask
"Am here for Mr. ABC's X-ray report" and leaf out the receipt.

Woman at the desk: [Nods]
Me: [Waits]

'coz she's on the bleddy phone.

1..2..3..4..

I mean hello isnt she supposed to be answering me?
She's the friggin' receptionist here!

Woman at the desk: [Hands over a larger than A4 size X-ray in an envelope]

Me: [Relieved]

On the packet: "Mr. XYZ "

Now we all know XYZ is different from ABC. Aint we?

Me: Hello, this isnt the same as the name on da (friggin') receipt!

Woman on the desk: [Blushing]

No, I dint make her go pink..It was da guy mayb on da oder side of da fone.

Woman at the desk: [Grabs the large envelope from ma hand..
yes GRABS! Leafs thru and gives me the right one this time]

Me: Err..Would you have a polythene cover, you see the
thing is I cant carry this envelope since am driving and..

Woman at the desk: NOOOOOOOO!

Me: ..and I cant fold it! Thanks!

I really needed an envelope now. I come out of the lab
and I find maself asking at a medical shop counter.

"Do you think you would have a polythene bag to carry this?", pointing to the X-Ray

The middle aged guy (with dirty hands) nods his head sideways..

"Thanks!"

"Do you know a stationary shop nearby?"

This time the man shakes his head off..so long that
I thot his head would friggin' detach from his neck.

I take to ma heels..only to realise the bleddy medical shop
actually camouflaged a match box size stationery store RIGHT NEXT TO IT!!!

I mean is this guy insane? I just asked him if he knew a friggin' stationery?!
Could'nt he hav jus' friggin' opened his dirty mouth (am sure his mouth was dirty.damn.)
and gave me dat li'l piece of info?

I bumped into a small guy working in da store.

"Hey! I need a polythene bag for this", pointing at the envelope.

The li'l guy smiled and went in to search for one.

"Old one will also do", I shouted at his back.

Jus' when a woman in her mid-fourties gave me "wot da heck" look.

She apparently was the owner, parked in a dingy corner of da store.

"We got no polythene bag!!!"

"I thought the guy said you have.."

"No, we dont" she cut me bluntly.

"Umm, so wots dat there?", pointing to 3 polythene bags hanging from plastic hooks.

"I cant giv dat"

"I think it has waste paper in it."

"I cannot!!!"

"Yes you can. Now how abt if i buy this pen here?", I say pointing to a pen behind the glass panes.

"I WILL NOT giv you a polythene bag", she snaps

I bent over and looked at the li'l guy who had gone in..

She screamed her guts at the guy.
"Dont give her any bag!!!"

Hmmm.
I sumtimes wonder. Wot is with Indians and the lack of courtesy?
Arent we a civilized society? Or is this still the dark ages?

Oh in case your wondering how I carried the X-Ray home.
Well, it neatly fitted in the front dicky of ma bike :)
Go ahead, call me dumb! duhhh!

Abt a good samaritan, damp weather and view from a balcony

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After a whole day without work, bored of sitcoms and no mood to read..wot do u do?
SOS!

I strutted to the sit-out and perched on an old plastic chair, looked around.
Plain old watching the roads! Realised how much I missed out on this whole affair
of sitting in a balcony and reading people walking on da road.

The weather was damp from unexpected showers.

And no! I neva gotto smell the earth before the rains:(
'coz it was unexpected. Few clouds huddled together from nowhere
and made the air more humid.


2 pretty looking school girls in pajamas raced behind a dachshund.

A middle aged couple on their ritual evening walk

A delivery guy on a cycle delivering local magazines in da neighborhood

A security guy in da opposite mansion drinking chai

And a fallen tree on da road..

The cars drove past..making its way thru the fallen tree..

The two wheelers chugged along..they did not hafta make der way thru it..it was easy for dem..

Innumerable cycles wheeled across..

People walking past..deep in der muddled thots..


My eyes drooping and almost breaking into a late evening trance, when I see
a limping figure, should be atleast 80 years old, his head with a turban and coughing,
bending on the road and lifting the fallen branch of the tree..

He struggled a li'l but showed no signs of giving up..slow n steady pushing it to the side
As much as possible to the sides..

Then giving a long look at da tree..deciding its now a safe world for all, silently
retreated into the dark lanes..

"Did you c dat????", ma dad called from the side terrace overlooking the balcony.

"Yeah!!!!!!!!", i smiled.

"We need more people like him", concluded dad.

The weekend that never ended..

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yo!
bak wid all da vigour and energy.!:)
longest weekend mus' say! far from the madding crowd:)
[read workplace]

It all began on a very eventful day at work..

Friday:
After a hard day's work..man(ju) heads to movie;)
Believe me, i was prepared for a lousy movie..until..
surprise surprise..Jaaneman is a pretty decent fare.
Yessir! it is! Partly, I wasnt too keen on watching
three middle-aged people(read preity zitna, akshay
kumar, salman khan) romance..(that reely isnt ma idea of
a romantic flick..sigh..)
But oh umm, it was good timepass.!
Credits to A for taking me to this movie..:)

Saturday:
Festive fare!!! Diwali..the D-day:)
Kickstarted wid all da pooja, sweets, savouries..
At one moment i thot i wud die in da kitchen..grounded
for da rest of ma life..;)
But who wants to die in da kitchen anyway?? lol.
It was sweltering heat getting to ma nerves
when god showed mercy and waved his magic wand!
lo and behold...!!! cool showers all over good ol' lazy Hyd:)
Shortly after dat, the burst of crackers..in every lane
and in every corner...
And whom wud i ne kidding if i said "i burst a a few crackers.."
No sir no! There were like tons of dem..
I would arrange a set of three bombs and lite dem
up..one after oder..and bang, booom! made the loudest
noise;)!!
Only with a occasional giving in to mum..looking forward
to sum space to burn flower pots..(i hate flower pots!! they suck!)
I went ballistic until late nite..until ma limbs ached..
Its a special feeling:) trust me.!

Sunday:
Oh umm..thot it wud be jus' anoder lazy sunday.!
Again kitchen...this time i whipped the best dum biryani
ever;)!! It was finger-lickin' good.![Me modest;)]
And then i was sucked into da world of aft'noon siesta..
when in ma own goddam druken revelry, S calls up..

S: entraa..em peekthunaavu?? [wot u plucking? -->

literal meaning..hehehe]
Me: Hmmmmmmm...

S: huh?
Me: Hmmmmmmm...

T: hehehe, recognise me?
Me: Heloooo...Teeeeeeeeeeesu!!!!!

T: yeah..hahaha
Me: hows u??? how is u?????? hows u???
[I was repeating each word a goddam million times..wot

was i supposed to do..i was sound asleep..]

S: thaagochaava? [got drunk?]
Me: Yeah! yeeeeeeeeeah.!!

S: ila maatladlenu baaboi..! [cant talk to u like this]
Me: Teeeee...am drunk

S: nee...$^&#%*#%^*#%...paduko ra

babu..paduko..champuthunaavu
Me: huh? T's with u at infy now?? at ur workplace?

S: naaa..
Me: Then how can i hear him?? from ur number??
[I forgot theres sumthing called "conferencing"..lol.]

S: ehe! paduko [sleep..]
Me: nooooooo...tees nee kidnap cheskunaav nuvvu..
infy lo unaadu...ipudu..right??? right???
[u kidnapped tees..right?]

S: padukoooooo!!!
T: hahahaha...

*giggles*

M: Hmmmmmm...

S: naa vala kadu ra baboi..pettai fone..pettai
[helpless...hang da fone..hang it..!!]


Evening saw a rejuvenated me..figuring it out dat it was
a conference call..oh fcuk!!
Took a hike wid ma folks and off i went to da lake:)
Hearing the water lashing across..and da silent breeze
filled ma face:) i loved it.!:)

Monday:
Woke up to a bright Monday morning..
no Monday blues...no doldrums of any kind!
'coz it was a holiday!!!! yaay!!!!

I picked up this book long back..from a seconds book
sale.."The bridge across forever" -- Richard Bach
I sat down to read it..:)
It was one helluva senti thing.! Liked it:)
Abt perfect soulmate..blah blah..but good one.!
[Needs another post..i will make it a book review:)]

Few of ma frnds had landed up in Hyd:)
So was looking forward to spend some time wid dem..
A few fone calls here and der..until the whole plan was
called off..:(

I went shoe shopping after dat..For the record..I HATE
SHOE SHOPPING!!!
I made up for it by feasting on sum crispy pizzas at
pizza den:) yummmmmy!!
Headed bak home..ready to ravage da DVD shop.!
No sooner i entered..da DVD guy was jus then unsealing
"Khosla ka ghosla" CD
i almost jumped on his face..
"I want that!!!!!!!!!!!!! Giv it to me!!!"
hahaha.! it was gud one though:)
I love contemporary movies:) Appreciate that variety:)

Oh btw...I got ma ears pierced:)!!
It was traumatic to say da least..but i can handle da pain;) [modest again;)]
It was like a bee sting..painful..for one nasty moment..!
no make that two..two nasty moments..two piercings na..
Oh does dat mean am Manju Pierce? [Like Mary Pierce?]
bad joke..jeez!

And now...am waiting...in silence..to end da weekend..
or shud i say weekday?? lol.

Status: HAPPY..VERY HAPPY :)

Weekend!!!

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Well, its not absolutely necessary to have fun on weekends only..
But what's fun about weekends is you think you own it;)
You think you have worked your ass off
the whole week so you deserve a break..
You wanna pamper urself, have good food, sleep,
hangout and simply laze around.:)

There are lotsa things I wud wanna do..
But so short a life I think:(
I mean wot all wud u wanna do if u know
u wud die tommorrow?????
lol.
Not the brightest of ideas..it makes me sad when i think "death"
So lets' leave it at dat for now..'coz i dont wanna b sad:)

I caught up on 2 movies this week.
For a change both were gud in der respective genres:)

Dor (Nagesh Kukunoor's) --> 5/5

I cant stop talking abt it!!
I reely cant..i mean somebody stop me!!!
Ever since I have returned from the movie hall
I have been raving abt it to coupla friends
In fact i have bugged A to take me to the movie again:)
me happies abt it :)))))

I mean you surely cant come across a movie
thats so subtle when it comes to bringing out emotions..of all kinds..
a husband-wife relation, friendship between 2 strangers,
friendship between two diversely thinking individuals
To wot extent wud u go to care for ur loved ones??
Ironically, am happy after da movie:) [i mean its kinda heart-wrenching..]
K was almost in tears when the movie ended
I neva reely thought high abt Nagesh Kukunoor
but now I think admire him too much..wot a movie!!
It would be simply an understatement to tell the movie was
mind-blowing!!!:)) and so does the cast..:)

I mean there's this scene where Ayesha Takia is dancing to
"You are my soniya" number both pre and post her spouse's death
Its wot i call a strong direction sense. Kukunoor rocks!

Ok ok..its a must watch movie! Worth every buck i tell:)!

Pyaar ke Side Effects (Pritish Nandy's) --> 3/5

Rahul Bose in it..wot can u expect????:)
Very urbane and chic:) Its got these humor tones
to it...again subtle...not loud and not in ur face:)
A very yuppie cast!:) Impressive..
I mean Ranvir Shourey (Channel V vj) is reely gud too..
Mallika Sherawat for a change isnt putting on her
stoopid pout..she reely did carry off well as dis
Delhi girl who loves her boyfriend:)
I mean it was dis very casual movie..
Dontcha expect a lot from dis flick though..
These days if a movie doesnt leave u wid a heavy head
then its surely watchable:))
And pyaar ke...is one such.
Although I reckon it could be presented in a better way
as far as its second half goes.:)
Mayb dey were outta ideas..:( it seemed like it!

And also these days audience does appreciate movie's
dat arent fairy tales (Karan johar's sick man!!)
and are closer to everyday happenings:)
It strikes a chord wid da audience u know..

okkie..am already a li'l guilty abt pulling off a
long post!! But certainly, if you would wanna know da stories..
you can catch dem here

Dor:
http://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/sep/22dor.htm
[Oh! btw...how come imdb doesnt have "dor" in its listings????? how come???? and how dare..am peeved!]

Pyaar ke Side Effects:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0480572/

ciao!:)


Karaoke

Yeh honsla kaise juke
Yeh aarzoo kaise ruke

Manzil mushkil to kya
Bundha sahil to kya
Tanha ye dil to kya

Ho hoooo...

[OST : Dor]

Shafaqat Ali Khan(playback singer of this song)...where were you till now??????

'Chicken'ing out

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Honestly, I prey on sea animals.
ewww! not a nice way to put it..sorry:(
I meant I love seafood more than any other non-veg dish.

But..like A says..vegetarians are often fond of chicken;)
lol..yes they are..and they swear by it.
And I don't blame them if they say it tastes like
paneer..A says its more like mealmaker (ugh!!)

So here's this quaint li'l restaurant that goes by name
'nanking' in the quaint li'l secunderabad:)

I mean you should take a look at it.
Its neva changed in the past 25 years:)
Well, one of the oldest, but definitely not the finest
as it used to be..

But then who cares about lack of plush interiors
or the pathetic service..if u gotta eat,u gotta eat!

I mean if its Chinese, its gotta be nanking baby!;)
Ok I now sound more like am marketing for it;)

So the deal is..there's a lot of strange things that
happen..I mean..u shouldn't mind u know..

Things that could appall you..

There's only a single guy who takes ur orders.
*sigh*

Your appetizers arrives after a good half hour
*sigh*

They would'nt be anyone around to serve you.
That's ok..but what would'nt be ok is this..

The same guy who takes the order will very unabashedly tell you
"We do not serve fries..you gotta adjust in here.."

hahaha!!!
Its only short of telling you "if you wana eat good chinese you better dont throw tantrums here;)"

You may have to wait @45 mins for a table:((

So u might ask wots da deal wid dis place..chuck it!?

Its da food...its so truly, madly, deeply YUM!:)
Its authentic chinese at its best.!

http://www.fullhyderabad.com/scripts/profiles.php3?section=Restaurants&name=Nanking

Okkie dokes..enuf of chicken run.

Am on a high;) (uh oh..am ain't doping. its that li'l bastard called "satisfaction")

Am satiated:)

Karaoke

Raat akeli hain
Bhooj gaye diye
aake mere paas
kaano mein mere

Jo bhi chaahe kahiyeeeeeh
Jo bhi chaahe kahiyeeeeeh

OST: Jewel Thief

aaah..the trip..

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Yeah..true..am reading ma own post (of ma old blog)

http://manjuvijay.blogspot.com/2005/08/that-trip-from-delhi-to-pilani.html

why u may say? jus' for da heck of it..

I know what u did last 6 months..

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[Warning: This post is a product of a sleepless nite. So read at your own risk]

Hmm..I have been masquerading ma feelings for a long time..
like for 6 months now..thats long long time!
Not that am gonna unleash them now on ma blog;)

But did you ever come across this feeling to do "something"?
To do something pathbreaking?
To chase your dreams and yet there's this unseen force stopping you?

[Ok i know this is getting kinda boring.But i do not intend to stop..am in a flow:)]

So that's the thing..
For the last 6 months I have indulged into this huge mass of thoughts..
voices in the head are multiplying @1 million per sec.

Ma productivity at work has gone from worse to worser to worsest
(Statistics and time has proved it)

I have been hugely impulsive of late.

I have been sleepless from i dunno when.

Is there a solution to ma wavering mind?

Am still thinking..:)

And am almost about to nail it..

Enough of anguish and discord in ma life!!
Lets make a new beginning..

If there's a will, there is a way.
yeah baby!! there is!!

The ultimate heaven is contentment and am gonna have it!:)

Its 9th Oct and reely a day to reckon:)

Karaoke

Manasavaacha - Godavari
Get it here:
http://www.musicindiaonline.com/p/x/7rp_-03hgt.As1NMvHdW/

Unni Krishnan rocksssss!!!

2 + 2 morons

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The thing with phool patta gobi (flowers and leaves) is dey rnt living u know..
i mean not living in dis big bad world..full of phonies and morons..

ok dont be very shocked..am not on a philosophical drive..
i mean u need a break from junk like dat.

hmm..so am not too keen to get bak home after i catch a flick wid A.
I wud rather mince words wid D i thot.
So, i gave her a call pronto..and der she was in her sweet ass voice on da fone..

D: Heloooooo
Me: duhh...wots wid da fake throaty voice..it doesnt
make u sexy..get outta da goddam home..we are gonna walk
the talk baby...walk the talk..

D: u psychotic bitch..u always spoil da fun for me.
Me: wots fun..? putting on dis fake voice? i loathe
phonies...and world is fulll of phonies..like u

D: okk okk..gimme sum time..to change into shorts..and
head to da junction..ok? freak!
Me: okkies dokes baby...okkie dokes..get sum dough..jus'
in case..over n out..

So we meet up...and then walk like a mile..
ogling of course on da way;)...apart from da junk talk..

D is talking excitedly abt her new..err..sumthing..i
don't remember..she's excited and thrilled to bits for
every goddam thing dats new...even if it happens to be
da new billboard in town! damn her..

So we waver from the new radio station in town..to da
bitch who ruined D's life by finding her love in D's love interest...
at dis point ma mouth's raging wid swear words...
tch tch...world is surely full of morons..

Then voila...like a thunderbolt from da heaven we decide
to head to dis hotshot restaurant we neva went to..

Me: "Lets go...giv it a shot...get drunk n all..;)"
D: "shut ur foul mouth for once, will ya? lets go gorge on food.."
Me:"Yeah..dat shud do baby..dat shud do.."

So its dis nice homely restaurant..pretty gud ambience
(as if i care for ambience, but anyway..)..and dey are
waiters in neatly tucked shirts and a jack..

o boy! me n D surely dig da clean shaven, trim dressed
men...and if dey r tanned we love dem and wanna wed dem too..;) lol!

We choose dis corner table so dat we can gloss over the
cricket match on LCD between Lanka and Bangladesh (in
case we run outta topics..but well dat happens seldom)

Me: So waddya want? There's lotsa dope in here [eyeing the menu card]
D: I want S bak...u shud look at dat moron..he's all eyes for P :(
Me: O damn get over it, will ya? lets get stuffed..food's
a great pain reliever u know?

D: yeah..lets!!

So we fed ourselves till we wud puke..but da whole
goddam floor was so shiny and clean we dint feel like;)

Dey were whole lot of kids at da place..to ruin da
ambience...li'l monsters. Families started pouring in...

Me n D had dis deep urge to go upto da first floor
bar...but then we were stuffed..too stuffed to even
imagine da steps upstairs..and then we knew a lot of
morons wud hang up der...so we dropped da idea anyway..

We did talk a lot of philosophical shit..
i mean if men get drunk and talk senti..we do da same
thing after eating good food;) a lot of good food.

So finally we got da hell outta here..
It was like 9 sumthing..it was a beautiful nite i thot for sum strange reason..

Me and D passed along..like two lady-like figures..
dats easy..dats reely reely easy..to act all lady-like..:)

and here's da scene dat happened

It so happened we jus' kept to ourselves, all silent and
walking..when...on a not-so deserted road..2 guys on a
bike..passed thru..shouting (and also waving) a "hiiiiiiiii"

Me:[silent]
D:[also silent]

And i broke da silence.

Me: Ignorance is bliss u know.
D: So whom do u think he said "hi" to?

Me: whaaaaaaaaaat? r u even in ur senses..
D: I mean i think he wanted to tell u hi..not me u know..

Me: Oh dont gimme dumb ass crap like dat..spare me..
D: I think da guy meant u..

Me: oooohh..aaah...am so hot..happie? now lets get da heck
outta here..ok?

I jus' abt finished foul-mouthing da pranksters when dey
swooped by again..

Bike guy: "laal baby..laal maal.." [and a wink after dat]

D: dammit! he means u...u r in red..!!!!
Me: u too..!!

D: no, i aint...dis is maroon for godssakes! r u color blind??? goddamit.
Me: Oh shuddup will ya..even am in maroon...its dat bike
guy whos color blind..not us..

D: ya two girls in maroon...marooned on dis road..hehehe

Me: oh shudddup! wisecracks n u...were u born wid dem?
D: So let's ask dem whom dey meant..ok?

Me: wtf..am not asking dos morons..nothing..u get it
D: no am serious..i wana know..lets' c..

At dis point D turns 180 degrees..and watching incessantly over da neon lights..

Me: [walking ahead] u r sick..sicckkkk..
D: [standstill]

Me: r u coming or not???
D: [doesnt even respond..some 5 mins pass and she gives up]

Me: u r sick! dats wot u r...sick sick sick! u retarded thing..
D: Do u think dey wud be here same time tommorrow? u think?

Me: Shudduppp!!
D: Hmm i think i kinda like him already..

Me: whom? da one whos' riding..or da pillion?
D: lets make a deal...u keep da rider and me da pillion..

Me: aha..! ever so generous u...da pillion was a lot cuter..
D: seeee...so u actually were eyeing dem..

Me: he was kinda eye-candy u know..i jus' glanced..i swear..
D: who's talking..now enuf lets get home..i wana catch T online..

Me: ooooooh..
D: shuddup...he's jus a friend

Me: ooooooh..

D screaming "shudddduppp" over da dark we headed bak home;)

Karaoke:

http://www.eurotrip-themovie.com/karaoke/index1.html

Scotty doesnt know - Euro Trip

Work as it seems..

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So u love ur job?
U think ur work jus' cant better?
Are u the best employee of the year?;)

unless...you are a wannabe..

Fresher (new kids on da block)
This kind is the epitome of enthusiasm, zeal..all dat;)
They move around *starry* eyed..
They scribble on the work board "work..work..dont waste time"
They love der desk, dey love der fone, dey love
der paycheck (no matter wot dey get paid), dey love der desktop
and dey love to impress the fourth kind (read boss)
And this is the bouncer.."They loooooooooooove work!!"
They cant help calling up friends/family and tell all da above.:)
They are glad to do wot i call "dawg work" and are proud of it too!!

*trumpets*

Middle-of-the-road (the majority)
This kind doesnt reely think too much about dropping in
late to work.."why should i?", dey think...
Dey spend hours on gtalk,yahoo,orkut..send good morning mails..
and if dey feel like it..maybe gloss over da work..later..
Dey have mastered da art of procrastination;)
"Life's a routine..I slept da whole weekend..I went to a
late nite show..Food sucks in here..meeting was a pain.."

If you heard urself say any of da above..then you belong here;)

*trumpets*

WMAO (work ma ass off)
Very often found mushrooming in and around fellow workaholics..;)
dey lurk around da workplace at odd hours of da day
dey are dressed to kill (pun intended:))
dey are what i call "anti-social elements" (not in da true sense of da word;))
anti to social life(oh have dey got one?)


*trumpets*

Boss (need i say anything?)
errr...
Oh a lucky few(haha!) would get married bosses.(newly
married ones..mind u!) but then they get back to da grind..nd
then boss is a boss!! *Beep*

Hmm..all said..lets hear some of ma frnds now..

T says "There's no such thing as job satisfaction.Its an illusion"

S blurts "Yassynments(followed by a double frown)"
[*yassynments = assignments]

A says "tp (followed by a smiley)" on asking wot he's doing?
[*tp = timepass]

AP says "pehle kaam karna padtha tha, ab kaam karvaana padtha hain"
[Before we had to do work..now its to make others do..]

S says "life's a bitch hune..gets fcuked up again and again"

J says "Enougghhhhhhhh"

K says "podhum paa saaaaaaami, pesaame kalyaano katikitu
pursheneku samachi podulaam"
[Enough of it God, wanna jus' get married and cook for ma
husband:)]

Anonymous says "Hullo..sai tiffins? single plate idli,
single plate vada..extension # XXXX"

Karaoke

Hum, rahen ya na rahen kal
Kal yaad aayenge ke ye pal
Pal, ye hain pyar ke pal
Chal, aa mere sang chal
Chal, soche kya
Chhoti si, hai zindagi
Kal, mil jaaye to hogi khush-naseebi

Hum rahen ya na rahen yaad aayenge ye pal

[Pyaar ke Pal - KK]

'Activ'ity

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Yeah! Have'nt caught a wink since 5 in da morning!
Since then I hav been jumping, hollering and calling the shots;)

I dont believe maself..!! Been active..on a goddam saturday!
It kills me..'coz activities have dumped ma crumby laziness! Makes me sad..real sad..
Laziness is ma forte, u see ;)

So i have been running around..in an open field..(read below post;))
Been der dun dat!:)

I have been secretly videoing ma frnd;)
When she's actually gulping down tons of fud! haha! gives me a kick to blackmail her;)
Now she doesnt trust me when am horsing arnd wid ma cellfone...she thinks evry goddam minute am videoing her! haha!

Ok so lets call ma frnd 'ABC'..She also has this three-letter pet name;)
Okkie...no more clues..coz i will rot in hell if i divulge her identity.

Then i went n booked a car..jus' like dat;)
The sales guy was kinda hot..haha!! Sum new guy i think at da showroom.
(..been to dat goddam showroom like a dozen times..thank god he was new..else guys
at showroom neva take me serious der!)

aa..so..dis hot guy..was 'zero' enthu!
I mean he's supposed to market da goddam car!
He was as lousy as the goddam toilet seat..He was'nt even a li'l courteous..
he was like dis guy wid smoky eyes..dreamy eyes..
and so me n ABC think he's hot!:)

After dat..i got ma hunger pangs..ABC was so starved that she wud eat da hot guy
if we horsed around even for a minute more..

So i dragged maself nd the glutton to da nearest restaurant..
it was dat predictable *thali* sorta hotel...but we wud'nt care more..

We ogled around at middle-aged guys..and gobbled fud...a lot of fud;)!

And then we were summoned to home..u see we were
out of home like from 5 in da morning! hahaha!

Then ABC's friend was getting married..lucknow style;) [we are more concerned abt the biriyani we will get to eat der:) jeez!]
ABC's been showering since like 3 in the noon for the goddam shaadi at 7 sumthing..ass!

..and i read up 'the catcher in the rye' and then caught this flick on Sony..
gyrating saif n giggly kajol in "dillagi"
another predictable fare..at the exact scene..u cud so goddam predict..

He stops da car on a cold nite..fakes a breakdown..
Goes and schemes dis evil plan at a nearby motel so dat he cud get her laid..n all dat crap..
he's tipping the reception to mix sum drug in d drinks.
goddammm..cant hindi movie makers think of anything

else??? *sigh*
makes me depressed..dammit..
Then there is dis sexy number dat kajol does..
"Hoton pe bas tera naam hain.."
And saif in his long hair..(he seems to hav a lot of hair more than kajol's)
cant control his horny ass..

And all dat is a dream..not even real! so phony!
*sigh*

so i stopped watching old bull like dat..and started bloggin' this corny post;)

So ders this shaadi..abd ABC's is hysterical at me..since i havent even started dressing up
after da function..we plan to daandiya d whole goddam nite!!!

Update:
5:40 pm.ABC is applying mascara right now..

Karaoke:

ohh..i dunno the lyrics..its this song i heard first on [V]
Since then have been humming/whistling or sumthing like it
and ABC's been screaming her guts out at me..i like to make her mad;)

Get this song here:

http://www.musicindiaonline.com/p/x/ZVxwdGqwe9.As1NMvHdW

Its got this retro feel to it:)
Shud be a gud club number already..

chow!

Hap hap happy !! :)

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Anoder FM in da city! go hyd go!
Hyddie rocks:)!

hmm..me's got three days leave..free! jus' like dat!;)
..and a friend coming over ma place:)
its a happy world out here!:)

Am goin to her farm house...
Been der like a million light years ago..
Its this calm place where you can hear to the voices in ur head;)
Wish it was on a hilltop!!

*silent prayer* (to add a hill up at dat farm;))

hehehe! aa..so there's this nice green house
at dat farm place where you can get up early morning
and soak up the sun! (its an amazzzzing feeling!!)

and lots n lots of green lush around..and theres
this place beside the farm...its an open field..
you can race thru the field and feel the wind
all over ur face:)

okk!! it gets ma hair into messy knots!
but then i dont care!!:)

did u hear me???
I JUS' DON'T CARE!!!:))

And i remember sumbody drove a tractor der
and we sat on dat tractor...!!
(dunno wot excites me abt sitting on a tractor..
duhhh!!)
Hope that tractor soul's still hangin' around:)

..And ders also this garden...u can sit down
and dig ur hands into the soil...and
plant those li'l saplings..:)
pour water all over..cold water splashing across!:)
and there's this lingering sweet smell from
the adjoining pumpkin farm:)

oh god! heaven beckons me!
yaaa-hoooo!!!

Boy! Am i happy or wot?!
Somebody stoppppppp me!

Hmmm!!! i simply love that place
(more than ma friend;) haha!)

tra-lala! ru ru ru ru ru (humming;))

O boy! i love maself;)!


Karaoke:

Its amazing how you can speak right to my heart
Without saying a word, you can light up the dark
Try as I may I could never explain
What I hear when you dont say a thing

The smile on your face lets me know that you need me
Theres a truth in your eyes saying youll never leave me
The touch of your hand says youll catch me when ever I fall
You say it best..when you say nothing at all

[OST: Notting Hill]

Jus' a decision

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Three friends deciding on to do sumthing "different" on the weekend;)
Paraphrasing the conversation..

A(calls me): Conferencing...S on line..

A: So, wots d scene for weekend?
Me: Lets go for a treat..
S: Am not coming. I plan to abstain from any treats wotsoever

A: Has he gone mad?
Me: psycho
S: This is a li'l experiment..wanted to do this long bak..neva been able to realise it..so nows the day...go without treats for 2-3 months

A: Wots happened to u? alright?
Me: Ok A, we shal go to Anand..who needs him?

S: Ya...A and Manju...only u both go to shoddy movies like dat...waste fellows re u are..

A: rey...wots happened to u? whrs the S i know?
Me: I think he hated the fuckin' treat last time..he told me he hated it..he dint enjoy..nodoby enjoyed...except for u..dat too a li'l bit

S: yeah..all we do is eat..i dont wanna eat out..i hate the outside food

Me[thinking aloud]: ab aaya oont pahad ke neeche (now the camel has come under the mountain)

A: Ohhhh!
Me: So..? Ok then..its ma treat this time..
A: dont sweat u rnt spendin' the money..
S: Its not abt the money.

A: then? ok lets plan sumthing nice then..we hav a whole week to think..we shal go to a far off place..we have to spend Manju's money remember...*chuckles*
S: farrrrrrrr away! ya! and only home food..

Me: whr?? far off place boletho?! and wot abt the food? we shal go to S's place...i loooooooove his mom's food.:)

S: Manju,this time we will hav d treat at urs.:)
Me: mine??? u mean i shud cook!? glad to...seafood then!

A: errr...i neva tasted it.
S: ya...fish fry..naans..biryani..*yummm*

Me: shuddup...i dont know how to cook naans..it shal b rotis..or phulkas!
S: Waste fellow re u r..waste...tch tch.

A: errr...me neva eats seafood.

Me: oh ya! he doesnt...dilemma?? not so gud wid veg cooking here..
S: i want fried prawns too....

Me: shuddup!!! A is a veggie...
A: ya..seafood stinks..cant bear d stench

S: also i want sum desserts..gulab jumans..*slurp*

Me: heloooooooooo!!!! dint u hear it? A is a veggie
S: A, hav it...u will love it..

A: ohhhh...okkkk...wot if i dont like it?:(

M: skip the food! wot abt the place..? how abt dropping by n visiting ur workplace?:) from der we can go to this farrrrrr place!!?

S: ya! me too was thinkin the same! dude..A...waddya think?
A: ohhh..wot abt transport??
S: ya...then roam around all day...go walkin' at necklace road..

Me: me loooooooooves walks!! yay!!
S: anukuna.. (i thought so..)

S: hmm..wot say dude? we can also peek at who's behind the bushes!! hehe!

Me[thinking..]: damn..S's jokes stink..

A: when will we find u der?? behind the bushes???

Me: hahaha!!! way to go A!! waste fellow..S!!

A: ok so wots d final plan?!

Me[thinking]: i cant believe this!!! close to 2 hours on fone..talking nonsense and we dint stil settle on d place...leave alone the food.

S: ok so here's the plan..u and Manju come to ma home for breakfast..and from der we can go to ma office..its a 10 km highway stretch..then we go to Manju's place for lunch...and then to roam...necklace road...

A: dyooood!! cool it...who knows ur place?
Me: Me knows...its a goddam winding road to his home..*sigh*

S: ok then...sumbody is watching me...me going..
*bliiiiiiiinnnnnngggggggg*

A: he cut the fone?
M: ya mus' b his manager!;) hahaha!!!

[after 2 days]


A's sms: "So where are we going this weekend????"

Back to sqaure one;)!

Karaoke:

Laagi Tum Se Man Ki Lagan
Lagan Laagi Tum Se Man Ki Lagan
Lagan Laagi Tum Se Man Ki Lagan
Lagan Laagi Tum Se Man Ki Lagan

Gali-Gali Ghoome Dil Tujhe Dhoondhe
Gali-Gali Ghoome Dil Tujhe Dhoondhe
Tere Bin Tarase Nayan
Lagan Laagi Tum Se Man Ki Lagan
Lagan Laagi Tum Se Man Ki Lagan
Lagan Laagi Tum Se Man Ki Lagan
Lagan Laagi Tum Se Man Ki Lagan

OST: Paap

Rahet fateh ali khan's alaap in this song rocks!!:)

fish tales..

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ramblings from a recent telefone conversation..

X: hi whore
Me: hi u pimp
X: hi fathead
Me: hi dickhead
X: hi satan
Me: hi ma angel
X: cut the shit, will ya?
Me: who's talking..u started it..
X: ok ok...wots wid u? no calls..no mails?
Me: well, u aint exactly available these days..
X: yeah, am having this stormy affair wid brad pitt..dont gimme crap..gimme updates.
Me: oh yeah? last heard jolie n pitt are fighting for gay rights..
X: you want me to come n kick u..shut the crap..for godssakes.
Me: Okkie..peace!

X: theres a new *fish at ma workplace..
[*fish = guy]

Me: omg! u hell of a lucky ass..
X: yeah...ass ma middle name..

Me: so u preparing the *bait?
[*bait = invite a guy to coffee]

X: sumthing like it..such a cuuuuuute dawg he is.
Me: whoa! nice catch..

X: lotsa fish in the *pool..but no one *hookable..
[*pool = planet earth, hookable = worth the dating effort]

Me: hmm..you need to keep this fish under observation
X: cmon..am doing it already..

Me: so wot are the results? needs *calibration?
[*calibration = flaws in guy the girl dislikes]

X: sorta..dis fish is ultra polluted..
Me: oh my..
X: there was this anniversary celebration of the company..and few culturals were planned..
Me: and?
X: he was dancing for this *beedi song..and got like carried away with a female fish
[*beedi = song from omkara]

Me: o damn! such a dick..
X: yeah..well then..waddya think i did?
Me: u devil...
X: hehahaha..u are soooo right...i was d organiser..
Me: aha..the evil event manager;)
X: evil part is so true...listen u idiot..i threw tantrums...that this whole beedi show is very unkool...wot wid families and chota bacchas are also gona come
Me: hahaha! mission accomplished..

X: hmm..not quite..he carried on wid the flirting offstage..uff..such a prick.
Me: ya..needs no bait..this fish goes in search of bait..!
X: dont wana talk abt this..depresses me..
Me: yeah..it does..am sure there are lotsa fishes waiting 4 u..waiting to get hooked..
X: who cares...
Me: ya who cares!! btw..if a fish cries underwater..can we see it cry?
X: shuddduppppp...


Karaoke:

I believe the sun should never set upon an argument
I believe we place our happiness in other people's hands
I believe that junk food tastes so good because it's bad for you
I believe your parents did the best job they knew how to do
I believe that beauty magazines promote low self-esteem
I believe I'm loved when I'm completely by myself alone
I believe in Karma what you give is what you get returned
I believe you can't appreciate real love until you've been burned
I believe the grass is no more greener on the other side
I believe you don't know what you've got until you say goodbye

Affirmation - Savage garden:)

Things i do when bored..

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- clean up ma home directory and ma outlook

- daydream (or something like it)

- ping ma frnds that am bored and engage them in an insane conversation

- focus at the pencil on ma desk hoping to move it with ma psychic powers (lol!)

- leave a few comments on forums

- call home and ask "wots cooking for lunch/dinner?"

- give few missed calls

- twirl the pen between ma fingers

- read music reviews and blogs


Karaoke

Haan maine tere liye hi..
saath rang ke sapne chune..
sapne suriley sapne..
Kuch hansee ke..kuch gum ke..
Teri ankhon ke saye churaye rasili yaadon ne..

Maine tere liye hi saat rang ke...

Choti baaten..
Choti choti baaton ki hain yaadein bani,
Bhoole nahin bithi hui ek choti ghadi,
Janam janam se, aankhen bichaaye, tere liye in raahon
mein,
Maine tere liye ...


[OST: Anand]

what do you do...

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...when someone comes to you and says "from past one and a half month you have not been your self" :(

...when the tailor makes you wait for an hour and a half becoz he cant find his scissors?

...when the neighbour barks at you to reduce the volume of your music system even if its so low that you cant hear it urself.?

...when some one calls you on phone and never talks?

...when your late grandmother appears in your dreams and reprimands you for speaking crude, illegible Tamil.hehe;)

...when you wave at someone (over and over again) mistaking he/she as ur friend and they give u a "have u lost it?" look?

...when grown-ups pinch you and say "new pinch" when you wear a new dress?

...when your manager directs a question at you during a meeting while you are busy peeking outta the conference room at a camel taking a stroll on the road, wondering why should a camel have a hump?

...when you hav apples for breakfast, apples for lunch, apples for an evening snack, apples for dinner and you declare a day without apples as holocaust?

...when your dad chides you for staying awake late hours and you find himself lurking around the kitchen past midnite;)

Karaoke -

With their tanks and their bombs,
And their bombs and their guns.
In your head, in your head, they are crying...

In your head, in your head,
Zombie, zombie, zombie,
Hey, hey, hey. What's in your head,
In your head,
Zombie, zombie, zombie?
Hey, hey, hey, hey, oh, dou, dou, dou, dou, dou...

[Zombie - Cranberries :)]

Jupiter Colony..

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Years of ridicule.
Years of humiliation.
Naa..not anymore, I wondered aloud..
Today, I shall crack the fundaa..abt why the place where I live is called "Jupiter Colony"

--Flashback--

At school:
Kid1: I stay in BHEL colony.
Kid2: I come from Marredpally.
Kid3[Me,hair tied in ribbons!]: Err...Juuuupppppiiiittter Colony..

*guffaws*

At college:
Lecturer: So you stay far off?
Me: Yeah!
Lecturer: Hitech city? Mahendra Hills? blah blah blah
Me:Err...Juuuupppppiiiittter Colony..
Lecturer: [Gives me a u-must-be-kidding-me look.]

*Sigh*

At work:
Teammie: What...what is this address? [pointing at ma IT returns form]
Me[unabashed!]: Jupiter Colony! Thats right!
Teammie: ye, neengaala earth range ilaya...Jupiter daa na?
Me: Cursing the founder of the colony..may god *not* rest his peace in soul..

--FlashBack ends--

At home, dinner table..

Me[with a sullen look]: So wots for dinner?

*Silence*

Mom serves macekerel(fish)..

Me[sullen look transits to gluttonous look]: Mom!!! You are the grrrrrrrrrrrrreatest!

Dad: Ya ya, it takes a grilled fish to make her great.

Me[gorging on food]: Say,dad..werent you ever embarrassed abt telling u r from Jupiiiiitttttter Colony?

Dad: Naa..I always thought it was kinda kool.

Me: Wot?! Look there should be some reason to this whole Jupiter-Vupiter fundaa...
Think about it..
SBI colony - becoz bank families live there.
BHEL colony - coz its BHEL employees inc.
Railway Colony - its railway employees again..

Dad:
Old city - coz old ppl live there?
S R Nagar - coz Sanjeev reddy's soul looms there?
Cmon! wots the bleddy point?

Me: Dont jack ass me!

Dad: U seen "DoubtFire"(english flick)? Robin Williams makes up dat name, remember? Jus' like that..mayb jus ran outta names.

Me: Its a billion plus population for godssakes..how could they run outta names? Or mayb he was a fanatical scientist..or meteorologist?

Dad: Or mayb his ancestors discovered Jupiter?

Me: Or mayb aliens ruled here?

Dad: Hmm. Mayb he was born to aliens...? alien child? hahaha:)

Me: Or mayb he had a girlfriend by name "Jupiter"?

We agreed to disagree..

Karaoke -

I don't know what it is
that makes me feel like this
I don't know who you are
but you must be some kind of superstar
coz you got all eyes on you no matter where you are

Superstar - Jamelia :)

The Chronicles of Insomnia(c)

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"At the stroke of midnite hour...
When the whole world sleeps, India awakes.." ~Nehru

Jus' wondering..what abt the timezones??? hehe:)

Hmm. Its 12:30 AM.
Armed with the remote and propped up on the couch, I gingerly surf the TV channels.

Glad that Discovery was back in all its flavor :)
[Coupla sluts at I&B ministry made Hindi narrations mandatory for nearly a year..dumb!]
They were running a documentary over the assassination of JFK.
Expected a rivetting video..

5 mins..10 mins..

All they ran was a black & white video with people waving gleefully at Kennedy & wife
and them waving back with equal zeal..

And then baam!!!!!!

They captured the exact moment when he was shot..!
But wait a sec...Why the heck is Mrs. K jumping outta the car????

Trrrrrrrring! Ma landline in the living room screeched..
Who's calling at this hour?

Me[with one eye on the TV]: "Helo?"
Phone(y): "Sssssssh!"
Me: "Eh?"
Phone(y): "Sssssssh!"
Me: "Shivaram? Arun? Bastards, go sleep.."
Phone(y): [Some muffled tone]

I slam the phone and go back to ma quest.


*Switch*

Star Gold: Rajni, Meena, Vadivelu, Sharad Babu...Muthu...in Hindi!!!! duhhh!!

*Switch*

CNN-IBN: A reporter waist-deep in water reporting on flood situations in Kalina..
The price news channels hafta pay for maintaining TRP's..tch tch!


Trrrrrrrrrrring!

Me[slight aa irritated]: "Helo?"
Phone(y): "Sssssssssh!"
Me: "Dude, have you seen the movie "Hawa"? Winds even rape you? Did you know that?
So dont mess with winds."

Slam the phone!

*Switch*

Sony: Vaidehiiiiiii....some "anoder-woman-in-ma-husband's-life-and-ma-mom-in-law-hates-me-so-its-revenge-time" crap

*Switch*

Star movies: Seen the movie..skip!

*Switch*

Teja: Teja main Teja! Ravi Teja! Ok, bad joke..Ravi Teja shaking to "idiot" songs

*Switch*

HBO: The Lord of the Rings..!!!!!!
wtf!! When did it start..? O damn!! when when!??

Mythical creatures attacking the castle..

How much did I miss?
*Sigh*

Trrrrrrrrrrring!

Me[all cool..ready for the challenge]: "Helo?"
Phone(y)[in a whisper]: "Talk to me!"
Me: "Wait a sec"

I fish out a CD of heavy metal..
"Paranoid" by Black Sabbath guzzles outta ma music system.
I pick the handset and drop it nearby.

Now...where was I...


Karaoke -

"Bad Boy" (Pyaar ke side effects)
Nice hip-hop...Alisha Chinai's voice is a charm:)

Splash.. :-)

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It poured and how!!
Wet to the bone and loving it :)!

Driving on the road in the downpour, it occurred to me that..
Yeh world hain na world..isme do tarah ke log hote hain!
Ek jo "patient" hote hain
Aur doosri jo "impatient" hote hain

Impatient drivers:
- Are ones who are anger driven. (me, me, me!!)
This variety mouths foul sumthings, shouts swear words and thinks "meri road meri marzi"

- Are ones who are *ishtyle* driven.(not me, not me, not me!!)
This variety is found not only among the teens but also increasingly among middle aged uncles with receding hairlines and halos (read "bald") on der head.
Snaking through the traffic is like winning an olympic medal for them. Go try F1, uncle!

*Sigh*


Patient drivers:
- Are ones who are *thought* driven (sometimes me!)
They have these infinite thoughts running in their heads..
Someone's jus' bore the brunt of his/her mom/dad/wife/boss (not necessarily in that order) and are busy lamenting.

- Are ones who are uncles, aunties, granddads, grandmoms, old chachas, old mamas, old mamis, old nanas, old nanis..need i say more? :)

- Are ones who are extra cautious, extra careful, extra slow!! (definitely not me..!)
Total losers...driving at a snail's pace in the middle of the road.
"The traffic may honk like mad behind me..I will go at ma own pace (< 20kmph)" variety.

- Are the singing variety. (Ya! They exist..! definitely me :))
Some of them hum songs..some others howl songs(damn!) !!
Exampli Gratia:
Dude on bike caught hollering in the rain
"Where's the party tonite?! Sumwhr down the hill"
Jus' wanted to stop him and tell --
"Dude, its road and not hill" (Swell!)

Well wot can i say?

"Yovadi picchi vaadiki anandam." -- Telugu saying
(Whose mental his happiness)


Karaoke -

Ek Nazar main bhi pyaar hota hain
Maine sunaa hain
Do baaton main bhi ikraar hota hain
Maine sunaa hain

(Taxi # 9211)

KK's voice - kick ass!:)

There were times..

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..when I used to fail in Hindi first language, ma Hindi grammar was "ped ko upar" [instead of "ped ke upar"] and later I became the Hindi topper :)

..when I was broke and a 100 bucks would mean the world to me and now I could lend some dough maself :D
[Ok ok I still borrow dough! Confession!!]

..when I used to write to a children's mag incesstantly and ma dad was mad at me for wasting ma time until one fine day(s) I got cash prizes for the same :)

..when rains meant sitting at home, getting cozy wid a blanket, chai and pakodis and now its sitting at work, getting cozy with code, coffee and bug fixes :(

..when sketching meant attempting to draw trees,rivers,clouds etc. only now its replaced by doodling at boring meetings :(

..when getting to watch/hear ma favorite Hindi music meant waiting for Chitrahaar, Rangoli..and now its as easy as switching to FM, ipod..

..when Saturday meant "hurrrrrrrrray" [since Saturdays were half days at school] and now its Friday evening !!! still hurrrrrrray :)

..when Sunday TV watching meant Ramayan,Mahabharat etc..and now its HBO, Star Movies 24/7 :)

..when writing crap like above was possible only in ma diary..and now it is possible to publish online and call it "blogging" :)
[But i still *publish* in ma diary :)]

Yay! Times change..

Karaoke:

chanda chamke cham cham chikhen chaukanna chor
chiti chaate chini chatori chinikhor..

..pakke ped par paka papita paka ped ya paka papita
pake ped ko pakde pinku pinku pakde paka papita
[This is the best part of the song! Aamir's rendition rocks!:)]

The Wake up call

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Just want to scream ma lungs out now!

Last nite, I was like a zombie..like a brain-dead person..with the TV switched on..and the Ger vs Italy match goin' on..but my mind transcending a different horizon..

Without sleep and several thoughts in ma head. I went up to ma terrace and stood out in the cold, gazing at the stars, reflecting..

* I never cared or bothered much when ma parents did not pamper me ever. They never do. Its good they do not for several reasons..But I want to be pampered now :(

* I had this abyssmal feeling of not being cared/loved by anyone. And the feeling sucks.

* I have this yellow smily (a ball) at ma desk. I want to be like it. Ever-smiling and never hav depressing thoughts..Not even for a second.

* I was driving today morning to work..and someone tried to overtake me from the left..I shouted "Cant you fcuking wait for a second?" and felt terrible the next second for having said that :(

* There is so much to do at work. And it kills me to be way behind schedule.

* I know am cut out for bigger things..But I never take the initiative..I only dream..and so it remains jus that.."a dream!"

* Everything is so pseudo in this world. Nothing is for real. Nobody is for real.
To each his own..

* I want to give up everything..whatever it is am doing now and go hide sumwhere..in deep woods..and neva come back..Not that I fear the world..I fear myself more than the world around me. That everything I do/say is jinxed.

Yeah I am fooling maself..


Karaoke - *blank*