Tradition

Tradition is an important word, an important noun, something that defines my life -as it would yours, despite gender, age, nationality, religion. I realized this a coupla nights ago, watching How I met your Mother. The episode about “Wrestlers vs Robots” (Season 5, episode 22). Barney prematurely used the term, branding a first time event the group was going to do as a Tradition. And at the end, the event did become after all. And yes the everyone did drift away every now and then, but they never missed “Wrestlers vs Robots” cos it was tradition.

And THAT’S the thing about tradition, I realized. My and Vinita’s pact that Christmas is our thing, our tradition that we always will spend it together. Even sitting and wondering at times if we will be able to go on with it as we go on with our lives, and which is why the tradition is important. It makes sure that we meet up on Xmas and keep the tradition alive. We mused even, holi & Diwali, birthdays and anniversarys, New year celebration, are for family. Christmas is for us.

Strangely this all happened very close to Diwali (which is today), made me observe people around me, everyone running home for Diwali. It’s a tradition, every family spends Diwali- or their version of Diwali - together. Even my renegade nerd brother abided by it. He even gave us a special appearance today by being there at the Pooja, and staying thru the entire Aarti. Knowing him, would not been a big enough of a blasphemy for him to walk off during it! But he didn’t. Its Diwali. Its family. Its tradition.

Happy Diwali :)

Whats new?

Whats new? Eh?

I know I haven’t been blogging for the longest time, but good news (here is the morbidness of my nature) I‘ve been sick.. VIRAL !! Yep, Delhi monsoons finally got to me. Not that I celebrate me being sick, cos lets face it, being up all night coughing and fever-ing isn’t all that its made up to be. Also, acting like a 3 yr old and making my mommy stay up with me also, not good – or Adult people like. Which brings me to my other issue here, I am so not grown up and I need to do it fast!!!
Rambles some more, and she is back

Anyway, so for last 48 hours I have been sick and at home with nothing to do, I finally got the “doing nothing but relaxing” vacation I wanted. Not that being sick is a vacation…
Monologue ensues, and she is back

I picked up a few new hobbies and watched some movies. Please find below my Monica like list of things I have been up to.

1. Found out I wasn’t right in making fun of Vinu for learning things off the YouTube (don’t sue me YouTube people for using or name, or not using it correctly or whatever- I make a meager income which is then spent at shopping for things your tutorials brainwash me to buy, not that I am not thankful for learning the 5 different ways to do that “vampire girlfriend make up style” – PS, ladies this style is mostly applying a lotta white makeup and acting like a stuck up B****! Yeah Bella Swan you heard me! Grrrrrr)

2. Found out I loved the above said tutorials –since then, I have a fave YouTube tutorial person, who is also a vlog-er! Wont name her, cos I seriously don’t want her to sue me…!! I mean, she is awesome in teaching stuff and being all pretty and perky and pink, but does seem like the typical American who will do anything to get super rich, even sue us little people, so she can go out buy stuff and do a vlog on it, which will make little people like us then go out and buy the said stuff even tho we are bankrupt from the lawsuit, and thus drive ourseleves further into debt!)

3. Would have loved to started cooking more, but haven’t. cos I am so infested, that its not permissible. Whatever!

4. Watched various movies, Confessions of a shopaholic, Mean girls, Julie and Julia (AWESOME!), and other chick flicks alongwith my usual dose of sitcoms, HIMYM, The Simpsons, Big Bang, Glee (i know its more a dramodey, still, counts!) and of course Friends. Tho I officially do not like Gary unmarried, and Cougar Town. I love ya Courtney but what the freak!! And Gary (or whatever your real life name is), I am usually on the side of men in all such Gender based squabbles, but dude you making me wanna switch sides. Man up dude!! Like Seriously!
*After thot- maybe I dont like divorced people! :-\ Thinks... nah! I love George Clooney, he's been divorced! :D

5. Also, new habit, medicines. More a necessity than habit, but when I call it a habit, makes it sound so much more upbeat. I mean come on, Necessity means either you are sick or hypochondriac. Habit means,
a. You are a prescription addict
b. You are a starlet
c. You are an over the counter prescription medicine addicted starlet of the yesteryear!
d. You are an unsuccessful doctor, who got so bugged for waiting for human trials for his medicines to get the go ahead from the FDA or whatever, that he started experimenting on himself!
Agreed, that the last point can go under the heading of necessity, but is it necessary? Really?

6. Lastly, I realized I haven’t been blogging much at all. Which is why
a. You need to blog/ vlog etc very very often to get a huge fanbase! Like people blog/ Vlog every friggin day! And they are relentless in their allowing of invasion of their own privacy! *Shrugs!
b. I don’t have a large fan base
c. I don’t have a medium or a small or a miniscule fan base
d. My fan base is Shruti, and on most days, she hates me!
e. My best friends (read Karishma, Vinita, Priyanka, Devina, Ankit, Kavitha) don’t read my blogs, like ever! Grrrr.. hate them!!
f. I wont become famous cos of my blogs
g. I wont become famous cos of my writings
h. I wont write a novel/ poetry book (??)
i. George Clooney wont fall in love with my writings and marry me (yeah, that didn’t work on the Indian horny mortal men, would work on that half German, half American Greek God – who recently had back surgery!)

So, that’s that for now. Maybe I’ll write in more this week, since I have nothing better to do, and I do feel I am getting more acerbic in my replies than usual. Mite as well let it out here.

Cya around, fit people! :)

The day I met Dr. Kiran Bedi

I know this blog isn’t of literary excellence, is not even a attempt at investigative journalism. This is blog is just a simple statement of facts, sans my usual glorified words. This blog doesn’t need that.

The day I met Dr. Kiran Bedi -
And got a chance to "ride" with her

I always felt that there are some things that happen in your life, which change the kind of person you are or influence it greatly. Such opportunities come very few and far.

Meeting Dr. Bedi, would be one of them, but accompanying her from her home to our Office (where she had a lecture) was a break I was lucky to get. It doesn’t get any better than THAT!
Dr. Bedi (yes she has a PhD in Social Science) is a very down to earth, beautiful person. To think, that she actually took time to put me at ease, ask me how do I travel from Delhi to Gurgaon everyday for work in all this traffic – and whether I was safe doing so - was just one of the earnestly asked questions.

At our office, her speech was electric – people literally had Goosebumps – well, also because the AirCon was a little too high that day, but her demeanor was scintillating. She spoke in bits of Hindi and English both, she was funny, and cracked quite a few one liners thru out the one- hour session to a full house – a rarity for such lecture series that we are running.

At end of this session, when my HOD stated that she remembered how they all guffawed at the fact that Dr. Bedi “Ne iski bhi car uthwa li” remembering her Traffic Police days, Dr. Bedi without missing a breath said, “oh yes, that’s right, I had towed away Indira Gandhi’s car also” – much to the amusement of all of us who knew, and to the surprise of those who didn’t.

On the way back, she insisted that she didn’t need to be escorted as I would have to travel back and forth from Delhi to Gurgaon. Then asked me where I lived, was okay if I went straight home as it would reduce my travel time. Such was her motherly and caring attitude towards a total stranger. While travelling with her in the car- with untinted windows- I could see people turning and staring at her. However she was rather composed- to an extent it seemed she didn’t even notice the stares and the glares!

She inquired about my family, and it didn’t seem like one of those small talks that one does. She was genuinely interested in my history, she was very enamored by the fact that my father was also in HR, and that he was a mentor for me. I now understand her inters in this, as she took up tennis because her father played too. In fact at the end of the journey she asked me to “pay my regards to your father”.

Upon reaching her office, she invited me in to met some of her project people, she gave me a few books to read, and she gave me an insight into how Dr. Bedi’s office works. And when it was time to for me to leave, she came out to bid me goodbye as I left and the car backed out onto the road.
I did pay her regards to my father, only to see the biggest smile on his face ever, to think his baby girl got him “the regards” from a PIONEER, and a good citizen and beautiful person.

Chat Blogs!!

I had quite a few intersting chats today. First was with my southern sister, my alter ego, Kavi...!
The second was with my Soul sister, Co-JMCite, Tootie..!!
Read and Enjoy!!

Chat Blog # 1

Index
*xyz* : Names etc hidden to protect privacy, mostly for the writers sake :D
*Content Removed*: Names, places, instances that might lead to leaking for super private info, hence removed, again for the authors sake!! :D :D Yes, I am the God of this blog!!

Me: *Periamma*is also going home
buhahahahahah!!
m so freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!
lalalala
Kavi: :D
lucky dog
me: :D
bow wow
Kavi: lol
3:20 PM me: wish u were here.. or shalu was here...
wud hav had some fun then... lol
:D
Kavi: i know
y cant this ind of day xcome when i am there
me: i knowwwww
Kavi: actually i think it was better when u were in UG
floor
3:21 PM me: actually.. doesnt matter.. cos when u arent here *Periamma* is super nice to me
Kavi: i can feel people's eyes burning our neck in AA
me: thts only when we are together
on normal days im okay... :(
Kavi: exactly
my point
me: waise i dont care.. i used to get stares for hanging wid *Friend* also
Kavi: i like hotels
me: n we used to hang out a lot...
me too
ahh
the fun
3:22 PM and th boys
n the luxury
Kavi: yup
me: lol
Kavi: ok thats it
me: i miss taj mount
like hell
i jst remember how it used to smell..
Kavi: i miss everywhere like hell
me: how it use to feel everymoring!!
Kavi: really??
me: i do
it ws d best time..
Kavi: how did it smell
like mani??
3:23 PM me: hahahaha
Kavi: ;)
me: u sly dog u...!! :P
no re..
i mean.. i miss it
Kavi: i miss it too
me: my first job experience.. working outta taj... ws something else altogether..
gosh.. Kavi: can we go back there
me: yes
pls
lets
:D
and do/ be exactly like it ws then..
3:24 PM Kavi: then you come to chennai naa
me: haan
i want to re
i miss it..
:-\
Kavi: i hate academy for this one reason
no more hotels
me: and i m sure i havent visited all the markets there..
we never did mumbai
wich is bad
Kavi: if it was not open then we would have had the session in chennai
another one in mumbai
3:25 PM me: yeah.. instead of claridges mumbai
Kavi: actually calridges was supporse to be mumbai
me: exactly
Kavi: and AA chennai
me: yeah
marriott stays rite
Kavi: this sucks
me: cos i liked tht
Kavi: haan
that thou was delhi's turn to host
me: wow.. we shd start a blog.. life acc to kavi n meggie!!!
Kavi: but i doubt if it would have been marriott
3:26 PM me: taj mansingh... chalega!!
:D
Kavi: haan yaar lets start
of all the place that we werent able to make it
me: i know
u hav given me inspiration.. i ws looking to write abt something
Kavi: tak mansingh was super haan
me: i guess this is it :D
3:27 PM Kavi: if you were there then it would hav ebeen brilliant
me: i know...
Kavi: start writing abbe
me: i wud hv been had *BeardMan* nt been dere
Kavi: oh god that man
i feel like yanking his head off
3:28 PM you would have been so much help
trust me
i almost died at the end of taj man singh
3:31 PM me: brb.. on call..
3:32 PM i knoww
i gave my first interview on 18th march
imagine!!
march!!
4months wasted!!!!
3:33 PM Kavi: haan
but good
if you had come then
Kavi: i will be leaving home early tomorrow
cousin's wedding
early means 5
3:46 PM me: oh wow
its a morning ceremony?
like prashants?
Kavi: haan
but thats wed
3:47 PM kal tho we have the
what do u guys call it
bhaarath
me: kk
Kavi: one where the guy comes in the hourse
horse
thats type
3:48 PM me: haan
baraat
so thts th wedding day only
ceremony is thereafter...
Kavi: the welcome party for the dude... all our weddings are in the day
3:49 PM me: yep yep
Kavi: it will be some two hours... but will end before 10.30 am
me: oh cool
3:52 PM par itni subah
no north indian will b able to make it
lol
Kavi: lol
:)
and south indian will sleep off in north wedding
3:53 PM me: i knoww
Kavi: arent we a weird nation
me: i think both of us will do fine during a sikh wedding (is in d afternoon)
lol
Kavi: haan yaar
3:54 PM that too punjab is right at the middle of our country
fold india into half there will be punjab
north is night south is day and middle afternoon
3:55 PM superb
me: lol
someone did their geography well!!
noi!! haha
Kavi: lol
me: k
hee hee
3:58 PM amit writes na
hi mayank, how are yo
i shd answer... mayanks nt well actually, wich is why i m replying
lol
Kavi: lol
:)
amit is nice
3:59 PM me: he seems like
whos th bad guy there? IIHT
4:00 PM Kavi and Me’s dialogue: *Content removed*
Kavi: naa *Cute dude* was amit's jr
he has left *XYZ Co.*
me: ohhh
hain
Kavi: this guy i dont know much
me: hmm
4:01 PM *Cute dude* has left for where.. he ws supp to b cute na
Kavi: never bothered finding out
haan
yaar
before he blew
me: lol
Kavi: up like a baloon
me: i knw..at marriott...
Kavi: i was shocked
claridges he was super cute
4:02 PM hmmm good image
me: why did u nt make me see him den
grrr
Kavi: ya like i had the choice
if i had the choice it would be me and u
and not me and biatch
me: hahahaha
yeah
4:03 PM u me n al th cute guys bein interviewed
lol
i want to sit thru MS PPT tomo
:(
Kavi: then sit naa
me: u think
4:04 PM they will let me sit thru a training for 2 days!!!
*Periamma* mite
Kavi: haan babe
same problem
me: to show training teams dedication
Kavi: i want to sit thru too
me: wich one
Kavi: ppt
me: i want to sit thru MS excel
none of these behav ones tho
Kavi: it had awesome response in chennaio
none
its surper horrible
4:05 PM and after seeing the harvard standard
me: i know
Kavi: they look more like crapme: i knowww
and i wanna slap them..
Kavi: where is steve and helen'
me: I KNOW!!!!
Kavi: and where are these guys
me: wot all do they teach at MS ppt??
Kavi: horrible babe
4:06 PM everything is what i heard
and people didnt know so much was there in 2007
me: yaaaaaaaaar
i wanna
i wanna
Kavi: me too
me tooo
4:07 PM me: and do a thingie for movie makers also na
orrr.. jst get me licenses to a lotta softwares!!
had i had kasidy still na... i wud hav gotten dem softwares myself..
this stupid office one..!!
Kavi: hmmm
he was loyal
and efficient
me: he ws
4:08 PM now he lives with his mamaji.. ie my bro
4:09 PM sighh
Kavi: oh!!!
me: wohi
Kavi: ur bro had a diff one naaa
4:10 PM me: he had my dads old one.. HP.. now dad took tht to office dunno why
n forgot to bring it back
so...
now tht i hav this one.. kasidy goes there..
Kavi: oh!!! thats sad
hope he happy
me: its okay.. he is loved there also

Kavi: hmmm and ur close by
me: n bhaiya plays wid him every nite
yeah..
4:11 PM more masala for world acc to kavi n megi..
Kavi: lol
me: lol
wid evil lizards still adoning the walls of poor unsuspecting souls homes...
4:12 PM Kavi: those rested eyes know not what lies on the other side
:)
4:13 PM me: :)
we cn go on for hours cant we
Kavi: i am sure
for days too
me: hey
Kavi: we are pretty imaginative
me: brb
haha
brb
one sec
4:14 PM Kavi: ok
that too after 11 pm
he he

34 minutes later….

4:49 PM me: 11pm
dont remind me
lol
Kavi: good times
me: yep
how hot is it there?

And so goes on the aimless convo, overcoming the so-called North and South divide. HUH!! Go Chetan Bhagat, we are so with you, only on a platonic manner.Index
*xyz* : Names etc hidden to protect privacy, mostly for the writers sake :D

Me: *Periamma*is also going home
buhahahahahah!!
m so freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!
lalalala
Kavi: :D
lucky dog
me: :D
bow wow
Kavi: lol
3:20 PM me: wish u were here.. or shalu was here...
wud hav had some fun then... lol
:D
Kavi: i know
y cant this ind of day xcome when i am there
me: i knowwwww
Kavi: actually i think it was better when u were in UG
floor
3:21 PM me: actually.. doesnt matter.. cos when u arent here *Periamma* is super nice to me
Kavi: i can feel people's eyes burning our neck in AA
me: thts only when we are together
on normal days im okay... :(
Kavi: exactly
my point
me: waise i dont care.. i used to get stares for hanging wid *Friend* also
Kavi: i like hotels
me: n we used to hang out a lot...
me too
ahh
the fun
3:22 PM and th boys
n the luxury
Kavi: yup
me: lol
Kavi: ok thats it
me: i miss taj mount
like hell
i jst remember how it used to smell..
Kavi: i miss everywhere like hell
me: how it use to feel everymoring!!
Kavi: really??
me: i do
it ws d best time..
Kavi: how did it smell
like mani??
3:23 PM me: hahahaha
Kavi: ;)
me: u sly dog u...!! :P
no re..
i mean.. i miss it
Kavi: i miss it too
me: my first job experience.. working outta taj... ws something else altogether..
gosh.. Kavi: can we go back there
me: yes
pls
lets
:D
and do/ be exactly like it ws then..
3:24 PM Kavi: then you come to chennai naa
me: haan
i want to re
i miss it..
:-\
Kavi: i hate academy for this one reason
no more hotels
me: and i m sure i havent visited all the markets there..
we never did mumbai
wich is bad
Kavi: if it was not open then we would have had the session in chennai
another one in mumbai
3:25 PM me: yeah.. instead of claridges mumbai
Kavi: actually calridges was supporse to be mumbai
me: exactly
Kavi: and AA chennai
me: yeah
marriott stays rite
Kavi: this sucks
me: cos i liked tht
Kavi: haan
that thou was delhi's turn to host
me: wow.. we shd start a blog.. life acc to kavi n meggie!!!
Kavi: but i doubt if it would have been marriott
3:26 PM me: taj mansingh... chalega!!
:D
Kavi: haan yaar lets start
of all the place that we werent able to make it
me: i know
u hav given me inspiration.. i ws looking to write abt something
Kavi: tak mansingh was super haan
me: i guess this is it :D
3:27 PM Kavi: if you were there then it would hav ebeen brilliant
me: i know...
Kavi: start writing abbe
me: i wud hv been had *BeardMan* nt been dere
Kavi: oh god that man
i feel like yanking his head off
3:28 PM you would have been so much help
trust me
i almost died at the end of taj man singh
3:31 PM me: brb.. on call..
3:32 PM i knoww
i gave my first interview on 18th march
imagine!!
march!!
4months wasted!!!!
3:33 PM Kavi: haan
but good
if you had come then
Kavi: i will be leaving home early tomorrow
cousin's wedding
early means 5
3:46 PM me: oh wow
its a morning ceremony?
like prashants?
Kavi: haan
but thats wed
3:47 PM kal tho we have the
what do u guys call it
bhaarath
me: kk
Kavi: one where the guy comes in the hourse
horse
thats type
3:48 PM me: haan
baraat
so thts th wedding day only
ceremony is thereafter...
Kavi: the welcome party for the dude... all our weddings are in the day
3:49 PM me: yep yep
Kavi: it will be some two hours... but will end before 10.30 am
me: oh cool
3:52 PM par itni subah
no north indian will b able to make it
lol
Kavi: lol
:)
and south indian will sleep off in north wedding
3:53 PM me: i knoww
Kavi: arent we a weird nation
me: i think both of us will do fine during a sikh wedding (is in d afternoon)
lol
Kavi: haan yaar
3:54 PM that too punjab is right at the middle of our country
fold india into half there will be punjab
north is night south is day and middle afternoon
3:55 PM superb
me: lol
someone did their geography well!!
noi!! haha
Kavi: lol
me: k
hee hee
3:58 PM amit writes na
hi mayank, how are yo
i shd answer... mayanks nt well actually, wich is why i m replying
lol
Kavi: lol
:)
amit is nice
3:59 PM me: he seems like
whos th bad guy there? IIHT
4:00 PM Kavi and Me’s dialogue: *Content removed*
Kavi: naa *Cute dude* was amit's jr
he has left *XYZ Co.*
me: ohhh
hain
Kavi: this guy i dont know much
me: hmm
4:01 PM *Cute dude* has left for where.. he ws supp to b cute na
Kavi: never bothered finding out
haan
yaar
before he blew
me: lol
Kavi: up like a baloon
me: i knw..at marriott...
Kavi: i was shocked
claridges he was super cute
4:02 PM hmmm good image
me: why did u nt make me see him den
grrr
Kavi: ya like i had the choice
if i had the choice it would be me and u
and not me and biatch
me: hahahaha
yeah
4:03 PM u me n al th cute guys bein interviewed
lol
i want to sit thru MS PPT tomo
:(
Kavi: then sit naa
me: u think
4:04 PM they will let me sit thru a training for 2 days!!!
*Periamma* mite
Kavi: haan babe
same problem
me: to show training teams dedication
Kavi: i want to sit thru too
me: wich one
Kavi: ppt
me: i want to sit thru MS excel
none of these behav ones tho
Kavi: it had awesome response in chennaio
none
its surper horrible
4:05 PM and after seeing the harvard standard
me: i know
Kavi: they look more like crapme: i knowww
and i wanna slap them..
Kavi: where is steve and helen'
me: I KNOW!!!!
Kavi: and where are these guys
me: wot all do they teach at MS ppt??
Kavi: horrible babe
4:06 PM everything is what i heard
and people didnt know so much was there in 2007
me: yaaaaaaaaar
i wanna
i wanna
Kavi: me too
me tooo
4:07 PM me: and do a thingie for movie makers also na
orrr.. jst get me licenses to a lotta softwares!!
had i had kasidy still na... i wud hav gotten dem softwares myself..
this stupid office one..!!
Kavi: hmmm
he was loyal
and efficient
me: he ws
4:08 PM now he lives with his mamaji.. ie my bro
4:09 PM sighh
Kavi: oh!!!
me: wohi
Kavi: ur bro had a diff one naaa
4:10 PM me: he had my dads old one.. HP.. now dad took tht to office dunno why
n forgot to bring it back
so...
now tht i hav this one.. kasidy goes there..
Kavi: oh!!! thats sad
hope he happy
me: its okay.. he is loved there also

Kavi: hmmm and ur close by
me: n bhaiya plays wid him every nite
yeah..
4:11 PM more masala for world acc to kavi n megi..
Kavi: lol
me: lol
wid evil lizards still adoning the walls of poor unsuspecting souls homes...
4:12 PM Kavi: those rested eyes know not what lies on the other side
:)
4:13 PM me: :)
we cn go on for hours cant we
Kavi: i am sure
for days too
me: hey
Kavi: we are pretty imaginative
me: brb
haha
brb
one sec
4:14 PM Kavi: ok
that too after 11 pm
he he

34 minutes later….

4:49 PM me: 11pm
dont remind me
lol
Kavi: good times
me: yep
how hot is it there?

And so goes on the aimless convo, overcoming the so-called North and South divide. HUH!! Go Chetan Bhagat, we are so with you, only on a platonic manner.





(This chat mite actually see itself being turned into a full fledged blog.. Named "The world according to Kavi and Meggi)

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Chat Blog # 2



(this document has no indexing or content removal :D Njoy a censor free world!!)

Me: yellow
:D
Tootie: red!
Me: yahooooo!!!
Tootie: yeah.. that song ws really written in ur honor
anywho... what is it that u wanna flaunt today? :P
Me: wot song... yee-haw??!!!
i wanna flaunt a funzie eve.. ride home i had
my god.. i do love my cab mates..
Tootie: hehe ... what happened
!
Me: they take all me stress away man.. i laughed so hard tootie.. my cheek muscles actually hurt!!!
Tootie: hehe ..
details pls!
:D
Me: okie.. so
there are 2 routes from our office to Vasant kunj
one is MG road
other is a shortcut.. goin halfway thru MG then take a short cut thru sanjay van.. to the back of vasant kunj - a farmhouse area.... and then going into the colonies..
also,, our big cab got changed to this smaller "eco" cab... wich has no power at all..
and our cab driver is such a shumacher.. he cnt work in nething under 4th gear
thts th background
Tootie: hmm...
Me: so in our small little car (its like a vespa.. only smaller) with plush purple velvet/ furry interiors(i dubbed it as our pimp car!!!)
we decide to take th short cut thru sanjay van
its a bad road to say th least.. hillly jerky no real road..katch road
so first bump on this road our car goes THUPPPP
stops
in th mid of SV (sanjay van from nw on)
Tootie: hahaha
Me: and i hav told my cabbies abt Sv being super haunted etc etc
Tootie: lol
yeah yeah!
Me: sabki lag gayi
and i ws lol-ing like crazy
now poor panic striken men..5 of em haan... had to show "oh we r soooo cool man.. we aint scared"
they starting brain storming whot to do
so idea.. rahter joke came.. lets tilt it 45degrees n see
u wud think its a joke n ppl wud laugh it off.. bt noooooooo nt my cabbies
Tootie: the car?
Me: yeah!!
Tootie: okie!
Me: next thing i know.. 2 of em on each side standing.. shaking.. rather roving the car making it go side to side
u knw like a babies cradle
n i m still inside the car haan... wid 2 other boys
Tootie: haha
Me: they were in th backseat.. decide to help a lending hand.. so frm the inside they start to shake the car...!!!
tht... much to their dismay.. didnt work...
Tootie: hehe
strange!!
:P
Me: i know
tht ws such a sure shot
anyway
the manly men were nt to give up on tht...
they decide to push th car
this time our dear cab driver is pushed aside n one of the cab mates takes the wheel
now... this is how th communication went..
Arvind (on th drivers seat): they will push the car and i will take to the side n park it
Rest of the Gang: lets push it so tht it starts running n we cn go home
Me: hahahahha... this is gonna be fun to watch
Tootie: haha
Me: they start pushing n arvind starts to turn the car to th side
rest of them are scared he is gonna crash.. well nt joideep..he actually found time between all this chaos to lite his ciggy...
rest of th gang screaming.. arvind seedha kar
arvind thinking- jackasses
hillarious!!
finally!! finally sense prevails.. arvind puts his head out n screams.. arre engine start karna hai kya??!!
Tootie: :O :O
he hadnt started the engine!
Me: rest of them... @#%^%Q@#$ @!$#@$
yeah
he thot we were pushing it out of th way n to park it
Tootie: bright kid!
hahaha
Me: anyway.. finally.. dejected we all ask the cab driver... bhaiya hua kua
CNG n petrol dono khatam ho gaye kya
cab bhaiya : aare CNG subah khatam ho gaya tha.. par mein petrol bharva ke office laaya tha
us: accha.. aisa kya..
cab bhaiya (in glory, tht he done such a brite task of ensuring there ws petrol in d car) ..haan haan.. poore 100 rupaye ka bharyvaya tha
deepak: yaani.. 2 litre sirf
cab bhaiya (Still smiling) haan
rest of us (sans me ofc)..bhaiya fir milage 15 kms hogi na
bhaiya: haan
us: toh 30 km to ho gaye na
cab bhaiya: oh yanni mera PURA 2 litre petrol use ho gaya
us: sigh
the pride he had in saying: Aare poore 2 litre bharvya tha
:D
Tootie: wow ..ppl driving without starting the engine...
drivers expecting to run miles on 2 litres ... educated lot !! :D :D
Me: :D
hell yeah
damn proud too
Tootie: u guyz must have died laughing at the cabbie
was it his first day at work?
Me: no re
he been there for a while
we call him schumi
aare once wot he did...
joideeps in marketing.. so his new product had launched tht day with great success haan
Tootie: brb yaar phone!
Me: okie
Tootie: back
only for a few minutes tho....my friend will call again :(
Me: so to celebrate these guys decided to go for beer.. get a can n drink as we drive to home.. the cab bhaiya threw such a fit... equivalent to any of th boys wife...he first refused to talk.. mainting nothing is wrong.. after much cajoling.. he opened up.... "main mana nai karta yaani aap log kuch bhi karenge"
Tootie: hahahahaha
awesome!
Me: :D
Tootie: on the other hand..we have a sad news .. one more mt quit .. is joining foster and sullivan !
will miss him
Me: :(
Tootie: yeah..good for him tho.. still ... and these guyz discovered a pattern -in our of our induction pics, 3 of them are sleeping in a line - on the couch... the first two have quit :P
the third one ..he's the one left with me in sugar ...hehe ..i hope the pattern doesnt hold!
Me: execptions only prove the rule further
he shall b tht exception
i think i'll blog today
got 2 major inspirations!!



(And Here I Am :D :D :D)





Hope you enjoyed reading this as much as I did copy pasting it... :D

Incredible

Incredible I love that word. It means something that is so out of the ordinary, that it cannot be believed, in fact, it is beyond credit, beyond credence. The meaning of the word, etymology is as follows:

incredible
early 15c., from L. incredibilis "that
cannot be believed," from in- "not" + credibilis "worthy of belief”

I first understood the magnitude, the enormity of this word when I was reading a book given by my father, “Word Power Made Easy” by Norman Lewis. It’s a particularly fascinating book as it gives the etymological (roots, origins, history of words, where they came from) references and discusses them as they are used today. For example, another word (and another of my favorites in the etymological area) is Disaster.

disaster

has its roots from Italian disastro "ill-starred," from dis- "away,
without" + astro "star, planet," from L. astrum, from Greek. Astron.

The word is derived and emphasized heavily in an astrological sense, of a calamity blamed on an unfavorable position of a planet. The word conveyed the idea that a catastrophe could be traced to the "evil influence of a star or planet".

We certainly do not mean to blame our stars these days, when we say disaster, but that’s where it was birthed from.

Anyway, without further digression from ‘Incredible’. We sure tend to use it in a very nondescript manner, using it as an objective for things like a great chocolate cake, or a match won. And we use it with great elan, as if we know exactly what we are talking about.

But recently I really, really did understand what actually feels to be in an incredible moment. My friend, post our lunch together, decided to show me something. A pic of someone. Who? Well, that was my question to him. After a bit of “ahem” and “uh”s he said, it was the photograph of the person (and he said person and not girl/ woman/ female), the person he was going to marry.

And he didn’t mean it in the “soulmate”, “the one” – for whom he had been waiting his entire life, person he was going to marry kinda way. Rather it was an awkward, she isn’t my girlfriend (its an arranged marriage), she isn’t my fiancée (the ‘ring ceremony’ or sagai is in March), she is the person my parents chose for me and whom I will marry way. I guess that’s why it took him a couple of breaths of uhs and ahems to spit it out, probably was doing this math in his pretty little big head.

Even after seeing the photo I was in a state of disbelief. Yes, here is where the incredibility comes in.

I will confess, I was a bit disappointed that the photo wasn’t mine and that this wasn’t one of the great romantic movie scenes where the hero confesses his love for the heroine in a corky yet loveable way. Because the “person I am going to marry” did seem to trigger off that kind of a feeling of a great drum roll sequence coming up where the officer and the gentleman would come in and carry me off to the sunset. I am not particularly fond of him in that manner, but the dialogue deserved a better ending. Sigh!

Anyway, even after the photograph confirmed it wasn’t me, and even after 10 minutes of straight shooting of question of who, how and where, I still couldn’t believe he was getting married! After office, I even messaged him, asking him to confirm the same, to which he didn’t reply. I am not surprised, my messages do tend to catch him in the worst of moments. Like when I messaged, “hey you didn’t take my call, I guess you must be driving the new car back home :D” only to discover the next morning that he didn’t get the car loan and the car purchasing and brining home bit never materialized. It was like a hit below the belt, that message. But hey! I didn’t know.

Anyway, it took me a good nights sleep to finally digest the fact, that yes everything was happening very fast and yes it is INCREDIBLY INCREDIBLE, but he is getting married. And soon!

I wonder how he is coping with this situation, for I am complete freaking out. Well one of us should. And by us I mean me, the groom and the bride, and the brides’ counterpart for me.
Sigh, anywho.. incredible. It is.

And that’s how, Meghna Singh really understood what Incredible means. Now only if I get to truly understand what disaster means. Hey, maybe my wedding will help me do that. :D

You were always on my mind- PART II

Sequels always work, right!! :D

Tell me, tell me that your sweet love hasn't died

Give me, give me one more chance

To keep you satisfied, satisfied…

(Would implore you to go read the first part, and then come to this blog. Esp the disclaimers and the “please bear with my imagination” bit)

So (btw that is my second fave way to start a blog, first being Well)… like I was saying, So..the “divorce” is definitely happening. And just like any good divorce or break up worth its salt, one party was completely oblivious to this fact. And yeah, that party was me. It wasn’t till the “replacements” started being interviewed that I realized that I was being politely asked to buzz off, and to leave my copy of the key behind!!

Okay, fine, will kill the drama. I have been shifted to a better profile, which is more academic and high exposure. And wouldn’t say I was offered this, but this was decided for me. Seeing that this is what I wanted and want, I am more than happy. Of course, with great power (or profile) comes great responsibility! But I am soooo up for it. So, how did it all happen.. well...

The decision of my move, was taken by the elders of the family (again, like any good marriage in India, the decisions is always taken by the elders of the tribe!!) and was only communicated to me after being asked of from the boss et al. fair enough.

But what I have been realizing now is that this move was always planned. I guess I never paid much attention to the subtle hints. Ah, poor oblivious me. I understood it only when the entire wall came crashing down onto me. Which was when my replacements were waiting outside for an interview and I was curious as to why they were here. And the answer was they are here for your job. Of course, true to my nature, I wanted to call dad crying that I have been fired!!
One haphazard discussion with my boss and HoD later, I was good to go to the next role.

Of course, typical to any divorce, breakup, my boss uttered the ultimate words which reminded me of the ever- green statement from your very recent ex “we will still be friends”, (he of course said, we will still be team members and work together!)

Well, I am happy to where I am going to. But also wary, lets see what the future brings. And like they say, first love shall always be your first love. I guess same goes for bosses. :)

Meghna

10.01.10

A Fairy Tale: Part II

So… part two haan? Here it is..

Enchanted in Jai Maharashtra!!

Part II

The princess and the squirrel landed in the far away land of possible evilness, with great hope. But before they could set foot onto this land of magic and manipulation, they were reminded of the tough task ahead of them.

The land of far away was made of many kingdoms, all reeking of the devil himself. The first district was ‘MAYHEM’, followed by ‘I-HIT-YOU ville’, not to forget ‘Parelysis’ and ‘Darkness’.
The land, of far away, was surrounded by water, high seas blue as can be. The king of the seas, was a good man, known for his fairness. His name was MAN-SEA. And in all fairness the fair Man-sea, gave the princess a warning:

Let it not be obvious, let it not be foretold, let your actions have no plans, and let your motives have no gains,
Let thyself be free, of opinion and dreams, of thoughts and worries, and you will win your love for ever more,

And the princess followed it. She made no plans to meet the prince, she tried not contacting him, for If she even thought of it the evil witch would have her foretellers gage it and poison the princes’ mind more. So she waited, hoping the wind would catch her scent and take it to the prince. And he would be reminded…

So she waited.. she waited for a full moon and another.. her friends, the squirrel and the bird saw her withering away. So they decided to take her to the bear, for a hug to rejuvenate her senses again. On the way to the place of rendezvous, they stopped to munch on a bite of appley sugary treats, at the tree of fortitude, in the forest of bangles.

There she got a scroll, wondering nothing, she opened it. Lo and behold, the scroll was a scribble from her love. He had sensed she was here, and so he asked her, if she was warm with happiness to be here… she sang as she read the scroll and her song reached the prince.

The prince in his castle awaited, his heart pounding so loud… and he understood not why. But as he heard her voice, he decided it was time. He must meet her. So he asked, if she would consider him worthy of her company that evening. She would ofcourse! Answered the princess elated.

But what they all forgot in that moment of sheer jubilation and euphoria, the simple advice the seas had given her. She planned! At that moment, as she uttered the words YES, the witch was already concocting her next spell onto the young white prince. His innocent eyes couldn’t see what was obvious to rest all. His eyes were blackened by this dark cloud of misery.

And so, when the princess showed at his door, her hair smelling like the first day of spring, and her loyal friends by her side, and Man-sea watching over her from far away, he did not know what to do. The spell made him want to put his sword through her heart right now, but somewhere the real prince’s heart fought these thoughts away. He knew if she stayed for dinner, he would do this unspeakable act.

He instead did what he thought was second best. He would make her go away, by using harsh words. He didnt know, it would have been better to pass his sword through her heart. Unaware of a lady's heart, he said;

“O fair lady, I know you came from far, and I know not why you travel the seven seas,
But leave me now, for I know not you, and I love not you, I shall not foster any such disease.”

The pricness was shocked, at the hatred she heard in his voice. The same mouth who used to smile at her everyday was badgering her. The same hands that used to hold the chariots door open, were pointing at her with indignity. She couldn’t take it no more, and returned crying to her forest.

There she decided, to take the next ship sailing to home.
But the land was evil. The witch was even more. They did want her to go, but forever and ever. So they thought to capture her and keep her locked away. As the princess walked to the ship, the ground began shaking and the distance between her and the ship began to grow. She ran, waving her hands in the air for the ship to not leave without her. She ran and ran and sprinted towards the slowly moving ship…

END OF PART II
Will the princess make it to the ship, or will she be swallowed by the witches’ spell?
Will there be a PART III??