here & there & going nowhere!!!

Politically incorrect...please excuse!

2006-09-28T22:19:00.000+05:30

Disclaimer: These statements are not intended to harm anyone's feelings or background. Be proud of who you are...you can't possibly change your heritage! Take this with a pinch of salt and a whole lot of humour! I don't want death threats after you read this!

Ok... as you have possible guessed from the title, this post is about all the politically incorrect, derogatory things people say about (individuals or communities). Now while most of you make not agree with this I think its damn funny and just had to jot down all the nonsense remarks people have passed (read: my friends, acquaintances and moi). Strangely (?) Biharis seem to be the brunt of most of the remarks!

Bloody Biharis...spitting pan everywhere!
Bloody North Indians...don’t have any brains!
Bloody Up-ites...populating like rabbits!
Bloody Biharis...populating like mosquitoes (the person behind this statement - who doesn't wish to be named - was later informed that mosquitoes have a very short life span and after much debate and discussion later modified her statement to...)
Bloody Biharis...populating like white mice (apparently white mice populate as quickly as rabbits)
I think that the four southern states should separate from the rest of India. Anyway we are the ones with all the brains!
Bloody North Indian capitalist b******s!

If you (or anyone you know) have ever made such statements or overheard such statements being made add them in the comments section...lol...again I stress... 'Don't take these statements / remarks to heart!'

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2006-09-06T18:18:00.000+05:30

ok....the reason this post has no title is coz i could not think of one that encompasses all that this post has to say...
of late i have had some really REALLY bad experiences when dealing with my editors...(will not mention names or organisation for fear of getting caught n fired!)
anyway there are certain characters who say 'hi baby' when they call u to give you an assignment...and the worst part is that they are people who are the same sex as me...the same said people also send messages starting 'Yo...wanna blah blah blah'...i mean really...talk bout extremes....strangely this does not happen with div n lak....i wonder why? its not like i give out 'oh so what if ur a girl come hit on me' vibes....do i?...well considering the fact that i study in an all girls coll n havent experienced anyone say 'hey baby'...yet...i guess it means i dont...so really what gives?

then you have other characters who when giving u an assignment refuse to explain clearly what exactly they want you to do...and in light of the fact that you have done a similar story in the past, it makes things quit confusing...grrrr

and then the coup of all coups....being told to profile people who have done absolutely nothing worth mentioning in 200 words let alone in a 450 word story for the sole fact that they have pushy moms' who call u at 8.45 in the morning and ask you if their son needs to do any 'homework' for the interview...i mean really woman...get a life!!!!

well thats all for now....eyes think they are faucets and leaky ones at that...thats what happens when u get a really really bad cold!

all ideas for a suitable title are welcome as well as ideas for further posts...if u feeling generous!

practical VS vanity

2006-08-11T18:29:00.000+05:30

Disclaimer: This is my first post after almost 2 months...so if i seem rustic and not so funny please excuse...i promise to practice and improve!

anyone who has ever known me knows that i am a complete shoe-holic....really...i loves shoes....all kinds....high heels, flats, jooties, chappals, anything...as long as they appeal to me...

most often i decide my clothes depending on what shoes i am wearing...and that gets decided based on waht kind of function it is....really, there are different shoes for different occasions and u dont, just DONT wear the wrong one ever!

this however leads me to the purpose of the blog...how some women wear the stupidest shoes ever...really...i know i am sound like a snob and a bitch but be that as it may...i just dont understand how someone can wear high heels to college day in and day out...really!!!

i know that even if i do wear HH to coll it would prob be coz i am wearing a saree...but with jeans?to college? that to an all girls college? jsut who are they trying to impress?

honestly when i see such creatures who are willing to suffer needless pain (believe me wearing HH after a point kills ur back!)....considering the fact that students are not allowed to use the life i think waling up and down 4 -5 flights of stairs in HH is insane...thats why u end up seeing girls suddenly triping and fallin...

and the way they fall......really...i wonder how they manage it...when i try and replicate it to show ppl (thats me being a B) i jsut cant...there was once this girl who wore this amazingly tight skirt to coll with HH...now walkin down the stairs she fell...but didnt go rolling down...oh no...instead she fell forward...so her feet were on one step and her knees were 2 steps down...ouch...that must have hurt...

then there is 'the chick' of the coll...she always dresses up and acts all stylish...and always always wears insane shoes...like roman style tie up to coll...when u have to keep removing n wearing ur shoes to go to the lab....non sense

and whats strange is that most of these 'unique' creatures end up being in Vis Comm...boy am i glad that no VC gals read my blog...u never know what might happen to me in coll...i might jsut find myself falling down the stairs wearing sneakers!!!

BNP

2006-06-20T14:55:00.000+05:30

lifted from divya's blog coz i was too lazy to type it out again...and it would have made no sense considering we are both sayin the same thing...

On a serious note, i'm sure most of you'll have heard about the Blank Noise project, and more recently it's Blog-a-thon. Those of you who don't, please visit www.blanknoiseproject.blogspot.com.
Well Jamseen who conceptualised the entire thing was in Chennai yesterday and a few of us(that's about 5 in all) met up with her. We've planned an intervention on the 24th, Saturday at around 5 outside Ispahani Centre. So if you're interested, please join us, or contact us or whatever's convenient. We'd love to have as many people as possible.
The last intervention at Chennai was on 28th May at besant nagar....Do get back to us at the earliest if you're interested and you support the cause.

PS - and if you have been against eve teasing all along do come...talks cheap...do something!

the city of mithai

2006-05-26T15:46:00.000+05:30

Disclaimer: This is not the most riveting piece that was ever written so if you are in a blah mood, don’t read! Also if you are a bong (Bengali) don’t take offence. This is just my take on the city. If you feel that you will most likely take offence then don’t read!

If you ever thought that driving in Mumbai was maddening then you definitely have NOT been to Kolkatta! And trust me i know what i am talking about...coz that’s what I used to think too!

This was the first time that I was visiting the ‘city of joy’ (should really be called the city of mithai) and it was a bit of a shocker. The traffic there is maddening (to be said like phoebe)! People have absolutely no driving/traffic sense. Really...Chennai auto drivers are angels at following rules when compared to Kolkatta taxi drivers. They drive over the tram tracks, on the other side of the road and don’t move until the tram is almost upon them. I really pity the tram driver. They can move at a decent speed but because of the unruly taxi drivers...well lets just say if you had to walk you would reach before the tram!!

Another really irritating thing is that half the roads in that city are one-way roads. I mean really you want to go to the next lane you will have to take a tour around the city to get there. Also two-way roads become one-way roads at a particular time and vice versa. Talk about confusing.

One really cute thing about the city however are the cops. They just look too adorable in their uniforms. They haven’t been changed to the khaki ones that the rest of the country wears but white. It’s damn neat!

But enough about bashing the city. i just loved the mithai! Not the mishti dahi however. I just don’t get how people can eat sweet curds! But the rossogolla.....ohhhhh......I’m lovin it! I ate so much mithai (went for a friends wedding – an irani girl marrying a Punjabi boy and the wedding in cal....how totally secular is that?).....anyway ate so much mithai that I kinda feel sick...but it wasn’t my fault...me swears!!!!

There were about 10 of us from the girls side and 350 from the boys.... anyway we had to give them 21 boxes of mithai and vice versa.... now they could finish all that among them themselves...but us? 21 boxes? No fridge! So what do we do.... eat mithai.....lol....

Anyway i went on a tram and a hand cart.... was loads of fun.....and i had nice fish!!! Lots of fish!!! Yummy fish....

So all my BONG friends...eat your hearts out!!! ;)

The art of distorting, faking and outright lying

2006-05-05T16:31:00.000+05:30

It ruins people, destroys relationships and breaks that fragile thread of trust forever. But people still continue to lie and lie even after seeing what it does. I would know!

I have lied a lot in my life... some small things, some big ones. That I finished my homework (as a kid), that in did not eat the chocolates in the fridge, that I did not cut my hair when fevicol got onto it (after my mom repeatedly told me to tie my hair up).... basically stuff like that. Stuff that I considered harmless.

But then there’s the big stuff as well. The important stuff. Things for which I should have told the truth but was either too scared or just blurted out the first thing that came into my mind and then couldn’t go back on later. At times I have either confessed later and got yelled at or I have been found out (much worse!)... At times like these I often wonder why people make a big deal out of it, why they just don’t forgive and forget and move on, why they want to ponder on the unpleasant thing... I have at many times thought that they were just over reacting and that if i was in their shoes I wouldn’t. But I just realized that maybe i would have done just the same. That coz I have never been lied to in the past but have recently. And it really messes with ur head...

But why do people lie? Why do I lie?

I don’t know and I don’t think I will ever know. But to all the people who i have lied to...i am sorry

And all the people who have lied to me...well I will try to forget but it’s really hard.... am really messed up in the head right now so it may take a while...

Ah life....it really knows how to bring you down when you on a high!

Sleep - O' Elusive Sleep

2006-05-03T14:58:00.000+05:30

Disclaimer – This is not meant to be read by anyone who takes politicians seriously! They are my own views so don’t go sending shitty comments or threatening to kill me! It wont work....

Politicians are the bane of my existence (along with teachers and exams).....actually they are the bane of all our existence, but mine especially....now I have no lost love for them even though I have one for a neighbour....maybe its because I have one for a neighbour!!!

Anyway before I deviate further.... recently they have started to interfere with my life again and be a royal pain in the butt... the person in question...one mr. mahajan

Shot by his bro for some reason that no one really knows why [some say it was for property others say it was coz he was sleeping with his bro’s wife ;)].... the dude is currently in hospital with most of his organs failing.... now its not nice to talk bad bout the dead.... but since he is not yet dead.... well.... he he....

Because of this dude I was forced to stay late at office last night.....why?....because the big bosses thought that he might kick the bucket any minute....really....how kind...

Anyway.... all of us were so thrilled that we could leave at the usual time and then we were informed that we had to stay till 11.30pm ..... After that statement everyone (director, producer, intern, etc) started praying that if he wanted to GO at least be considerate enough to GO after midnight...that way we would be home with our phones off and it wouldn’t make a diff....

Well....he did NOT pop...in fact he still hovers...(some think he is dead but they waiting for a good time to let the cat out of the bag....)

well what ever the truth may be....please PLEASE don’t let it out at like 9pm coz then i have to stay late again.....SOB

# in the past 2 weeks i have stayed late for so many breaking news – mahajan getting shot, sebi scam, boardrooms, mahajan going to die......#

Finally.....THE MELTDOWN is here at last!!!

2006-04-22T06:20:00.000+05:30

god i am so excited...the past two days i have just been bouncing off the wall with excitement and everyone in office is wondering what the hell is wrong with me...kai on the other hand is quite used to such nonsense....

anyway i digressed...the reason for this state of insanity? the release of ICE AGE 2......finally.....damn kicked.....went for the premier in bbay...it rocks....considering i love the first part ( i ahev seen it zillions of times) i totally digged to sequel....you HAVE to see it....of course lak, div and git dont trust my judgement when it comes to movies...but i loved it....laughed throughout...

anyway apart from that...bought a new phone...nokia 6280...it rocks...its a slide phone....so FINALY i have a phone which according to me is a girlie phone!!!

oh well thats all for now...quite brain dead....worked the night shift last night...reached home at 11pm....and am working the morning shift today...so had to get up at 4.30am.....half asleep.....oh well...am goin for ICE AGE 2 again today....thats twice in less than a week...lol...

the death of journalism?

2006-04-13T05:54:00.000+05:30

ok...all my friends have at some point or the other said that bbay is a very superficial city thats only itno sensational stuff....and for once i must agree with them(not like i dont other wise but ...)

anyway the incident that made me realise this was the arrest and sentence on salman, that was complete blown out of proportion!!!! i mean really....we get The Hindu - chennai edition - in office and comparing them was like...my god....

all (and i mean ALL) the papers in mumbai had the sentence of salman as the lead story and inside atleast four to six pages of the whole sordid story....the hindu on the other hand had the curfew tension in nepal as its lead story...which makes sense coz it affects the country...salman got an article that was all of 3 columns!!!

back to the mumbai papers...honestly....do u think it is remotely relevant to know what salman had for lunch and tea and dinner...n how he slept on the floor with only 3 blankets but was still bitten by mosquitoes....like the other inmates were in ac comfort...

come on...he committed a crime...maybe not on the scale of the jessica lal murder but still...a crime is a crime...and jsut because he is a star he expects better treatment and a lighter sentence....come on...be a man...

you do something wrong u gotta face the music...like everyone else!!! i really dont see this happen abroad....actors and models have both gone to prison for breaking the law...its only here that stars feels that they above it!!!

having said that....i think that if he has to be jailed for 5 years for killing a rare deer then people who hunt on a regular basis should be pursued with equal vigor that was put into this case!!! i mean i can just see the regular poachers sitting and laughing....i mean salman hunts once and gets caught...and they are out free!!!

anyway poor sallu (thats what they refer to him in papers and even on tv!) just had crappy luck...but it serves him right!!!!....at least if he is jailed then it will deter other...some however feel that he is anyway not going to end up serving his sent so jsut fine him a really huge amount as punishment...but then i guess people like pataudi whose case is also coming up will use his as an example!!!

anyway....one thing that is quite clear from this sordid episode is that journalism in bbay is completely sensational!!!....aleast the business channel that i am currently working at is not affected by this...other wise god only know what would they would play on air!!!!

AM OFF.....WHEEEE.....

2006-04-01T11:53:00.000+05:30

ok...for all of you who like my new template....well... its all thanks to anna-banana....think its a bit too girlie....so lets see how long it last...lol....thanks a bunch however anna....

for those who have been sayin its difficult readin a light text against a dark background...well this should be better...no?

lol

anyway am damn kicked today....am off to the b of the bay....bombay for those of you who did not get it....

shit i am goin to have a ball....so many place i have to go, so much i have to eat, so much shoppin to do....plus internship of course...lol....

div will miss you...you could have kept me company eating!!!....lol....

but u will keep lak company.....sob....

anyway might be out of touch for a few days people so please the understand(cheri lang!..lol)!!!!

leave your comments however...gives me a kick to see new comments when i log on...i know i know...i need to get a life....i will shortly...until then please humour me...

tata....

DUH WHAT?

2006-03-29T16:37:00.000+05:30

ok...after reading the comments on divya's latest post and then checking my mail i must say i agree with MM....apparently only married is a deterant on hi5 and orkut...single and commited are treated alike...this is a Testimonial i got recently from someone i dont even know...i mean how the hell can they give me a testimonial if they dont even know me? i dont get it.....this is what he had to say....(be ready to laugh really hard!!)

hai sur, how life in chennai, i think its too hot.

what do u do?. i like your snapes r u into

Modelling ? . see my photo to u will like it

i would like to know more about u..............

be in regular touch.

bye have a nice day.

tc

vino

byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.....................
98435-11111

oh god!!!....OH NO!!!...whats with guys today????really...are they just sooooo despo? all ladies who visit this site ....please feel free to give mr.vino a call...i am sure he will be only too thrilled!!!!god!!! insane!!!

but i really dont understand how they can send some vague person they dont even know a msg like this when it clearly says 'commited'????are they dense or just plain blind???

oh n if u think this was bad u just have to check out these three links

link 1
link 2
link 3

this babe rocks...totally trashes the losers!!!

the perfect guy!!!

2006-03-29T15:43:00.000+05:30

oh well...i have FINALLY got around to completing my third tag courtesy aytida....i however am taking the easy way out thanks to megha....she was also tagged for the same set of Qs and since she has basically stated all that i look for in a man i am just goin to post the link to her post....now the only difference is that she is 5'10" while i am 5'6"....but the rest is the same....so those interested read on....copied it exactly as it is from her blog so make the changes in ur head as u read......(Courtesy: Megha....thanks babe)

Sex of the "lover": Must be MALE. Now that we've crossed that hurdle lets move on...

1. First of all he must be tall. Not tall as in "Im 5'7"...Im very tall!". He must be at the very least six feet tall. No exceptions. Why, do you ask? Well because Im a munchkin and Im in awe of the titans who defy gravity. If you believed this smack, well you must be on acid too. The answer(pin drop silence as suspense kills you) is : Im tall! Im freakin 5'10" so really give me a break if I demand a tall guy. (i however am much shorter but still like tall guys! *winks*)

2. Must know how to cook(and NO, toast does not count). I love cooking, but Im not a Bawarchi and I simply refuse to slave away in the kitchen, while he sits around on his ass after a TIRING day at work:sitting around on his ASS. I would absolutely LOVE cooking with him, as there is nothing more romantic than cooking together on a rainy day and settling down in front of a movie...*SIGH*

3. Must know how to argue. Must be endowed with utmost patience to argue with me on feminist issues, politics, religion, animal welfare, fall fashion trends and the list goes on. AND must argue without going off into fits of anger(that will be reserved only for me).

4. Must not letch at other women in my presence. Any letching will be rewarded with a resounding slap. He can eyeball women discreetly though. And he must not go ballistic when I eyeball other guys(Im pretty discreet).

5. Must LOVE travelling and trying out new things. I was born with an innate curiosity to try and experience as many different things as possible so I do not want a sourpuss. He must be as ebullient about life as I am.

6. Must not judge me, change me, try to make me over, whatever, by the movies I watch, the clothes I wear, the length of my hair, the language I speak, the amount of alcohol I drink....must not judge me, EVER.

7. Must love movies. Not just Indian movies, but must be tolerant enough to endure a barrage of movies : from Danish to Korean to Japanese Anime.....and of course English. Duh.

8. Must grow long hair a la Aslam(Kunal Kapoor)in Rang De Basanti, every once in a while....and absolutely MUST NOT have a moustache. A clean shaven face would be perfect, but a little bit of stubble may be allowed ocassionally.

So there you have it. My "perfect lover". The above post was a delusional outing into the realms of fantasy, so if there is a species on earth which fits the above description, call me.

for those of you who would still like to check out megha's post click here

issues + biryani = ?

2006-03-27T21:37:00.000+05:30

i am so happy that i am not losing it...i thought i was going crazy for feeling blah when exams got over...i mean is that insane or what...but now i realise that i was unconsciously blah for other reasons...not that thats ok or anything...

but really...have u ever had one of those days when everything would have wanted to happen or do just happened or came true on the same bloody day...i mean talk bout exhausting!!!

last night we threw a surprise party for my gran coz she was turnin 89 today....talk bout old...i would not want to live for so long!!!

anyway...so slept late last night...got up early this mornin n from the time i left the house with anna at 10.30 i was on my feet so feeting hurtin now...very understandable....

so like i was saying before i digressed...left at 10.30 and got back at 7.30......

was a productive day though i had to deal with frustrating,lazy, insane, unreasonable people....

just felt like banging their heads against the wall...it was that bad...it got to a point when i could not pick up my phone any more (coz i was getting so many calls n that totally frustrated me) that anna became my personal secretary...thanks anna...

anyway the only bright spark (not a light...it was too tiny) was the food for the party...ordered nice biryani...mutton n veg...both were YUMMY!!!...i know coz i tasted both...lol....

but really...i just totally love this lady's food...i think muslim biryani rocks!!!totally...without doubt...havent tasted hydrabadi biryani but till now i think nothin can beat muslim biryani....they so good at it!!!

now come the sad part....the biryani is almost over.....thats the down side of parties....!!!!

i love biryani....wish there were more leftovers....but considering the fact that we all had it for dinner last night, then for lunch and dinner today n there is still a bit left i think i should not complain....too much!!!

blah

2006-03-25T20:23:00.000+05:30

i dont know why but suddenly i am feeling really REALLY blah...the best part is i dont even have a reason to feel like this...exams over...internship confirmend at CNBC for 2 months....got loads of stories to do before i leave for bbay( i dont even know if i am going to find enough time to finish it!)...and loads of really nice movies have released so can watch them....

but no.... instead i am really blah n disinterested...now some ppl are going to think this is an attention seeking stunt....frankly i am sound like a snob n bitch when i say this but i really dont need to seek attention....wokay.....

so thats that....blah....

advice to become unblah is welcome as is advice on time management considering i have to do some 7 stories before i leave n 3 are really REALLY long!!!!

till next time when i am not blah!!!

disturbed!!!

2006-03-19T18:32:00.000+05:30

i hate hospitals....

its not a new hatred...as long as i can remember i have disliked hospitals....the smell, the pain, the death....i guess i somewhat connect hospitals to injection n needles....i hate injections...

anyway went to the hospital to see that lady who was beaten up by her son...god...she looks sad...she has been in a coma for almost 20 days now...slight improvement in breathing but does not recognise anyone yet...its was such a sad sight...

apparently she has alzhimers...so when she was getting beaten up she just stood there...god i really cant believe her son...its just so disgusting...it makes me wanna get violent with that dude!!!

n whats worse is the hospital is really costly n they (her retired husband n daughter) cant really afford it...so they plannin to shift her to a military hospital coz her husband was in the military...
now how someone who was a distinguished person in the military could have a son like that(extreme opposite) beats me!!!REALLY!!!!

extremely disturbed right now....keep seeing her face...n i gotta study n i just know that thats not going to happen now!!!GOD!!!!!

i hate hospitals, injections and drunken, abusive sons!!!

tag 2....50 things

2006-03-18T17:31:00.000+05:30

Time of starting? 5.12 pm

1. Were you named after anyone? No. Thank god!

2. Do you wish on stars? Yes, I do.

3. When did you last cry? Really long ago…can’t even remember!!

4. Do you like your handwriting? Ya. It’s huge! But legible. Its ok I guess.

5. What is your favourite meat? Hmm…its hard to say considering I love food in general.

6. What is your most embarrassing CD on your shelf? No cds on shelf. Everything on come. But the most embarassing CD i ever owned was given to me as a gift…AQUA…yuck !!!

7. If you were another person, would YOU be friends with you? Of course. I rock!

8. Are you a daredevil? Oh Yes!!!

9. How do you release anger? Loads of ways… Pregnancy breathing… counting…crying…u name it!

10. Where is your second home? Used to be lak’s place…not any more…I really don’t know where my second home is…just about anywhere I guess…

11. Do you trust others easily? Ya…not sure that’s a good thing

12. What was your favourite toy as a child? Feefee…my hippo stuffed toy…it has a zip on its belly n when u unzip that there were 6 baby hippos inside…miss u feefee…

13. What class in school/college do you think is totally useless? EVS of course. It’s a unanimous decision!

14. Do you use sarcasm a lot? Ya. So so…not so much…but I do!!

15. Have you ever been in a mosh pit? I'm not too sure I know what that means.

16. What do you look for in a guy/girl? Ah…the million dollar Q…too much!!!

17. Would you bungee jump? DEFINITELY!!!

18. Do you untie your shoes when you take them off? Nope…not jobless

19. What's your favourite ice cream? Caramelita…yummy….n then there is vanilla n butterscotch…

20. What are your favourite colours? Red, pink, blue,…..

21. What are your least favourite things? Hypocrites, completely self centered people, quota for chocolate, people who gym (make me feel guilty!)

22. How many people do you have a crush on right now? Ok..the list is long but topping the list is john Abraham…he is just tooooo hot…check him out!

23. Who do you miss most right now? Hmm….my bf…

24. What are you listening to right now? A r rehaman

25. If you were a crayon, what colour would you be? RED

26. What is the weather like right now? Hot. Sweaty. Need I say more?

27. Last person you talked to on the phone? My bf

28. The "first" thing you notice about the opposite sex? Body, voice, eyes,….loads of stuff….if he manages to catch my attention in the good way…usually just critise.

29. Do you like the person who sent you this? Annama?want to hit her for tagging me but she is ok…nice girl…good friend…a blab…but then aren’t we all?

30. How are you today? Ooook….finished EVS exam…got a burnt thumb…but ok on the whole!

31. Favourite non-alcoholic drink? Sweetlime juice

32. Favourite alcoholic drink? Rum. Raspberry vodka.

33. Natural hair colour? Brownish black…

34. Eye colour? brown

35. Wear contacts? Nope!

36. Siblings? *sigh ... NO

37. Favourite month? Any month when I don’t have exams.

38. Favourite food? Its me…get real…anything edible will do!!!

39. Favourite day of the year? My birthday? I don’t know…no particular day!

40. Have you ever been too shy to ask someone out? Well…….

41. Scary movies or happy endings? Happy endings any day! Scary movies only if they are funny n not super scary or gruesome.

42. Summer or winter? Winter…a nice drink, good food, cuddling up n watching tv…nothing can beat that!!! Summer also not bad…can shop!!!

43. Do you want your friends to write back? Those who I tag…u better reply…

44. Who is most likely to respond? They all better…

45. What book/magazine are you reading? eldest

46. What's on your mouse pad? Don’t use a mouse pad…its screwed up!

47. What did you watch on TV last night? Didn’t watch TV last night. No set top box. Sob sob. Anyway exam today!

48. Favourite Smell? Food!!!!

49. Have you ever regretted breaking up with someone? Ask me no questions n I will tell u no lies!

50. Most tiresome thing you’ve ever experienced/done? Bringing out business magazine for coll….some of my team mates were…what to say…irritating, bloody b*****s!

Time of finishing? 5.30 pm…finally!!! Thank god!!!

I tag - wispy, punkster, buddha, manny!!!...dont kill me!!!

oh god...tag 1

2006-03-17T21:04:00.001+05:30

Ok here goes…the answers to my first tag from Wispy…Four things…

Four jobs I’ve had:

Intern at TOI – Mumbai

Freelance journo – ET madras plus

Modelling – too many to count

My mom’s helper in the house (unfortunately I don’t get paid for this!)

Four movies I could watch over n over:

Gods must be crazy – all three parts

Shrek

Lord of the ring – series

Ice age

Four places I’ve lived in:

Chennai

Pune – apparently when I was a baby

That’s it…I don’t get around much!

Four TV shows I like:

Friends

Who’s line is it anyway?

Hmm…well considering the fact that I don’t have set top box, it been ages since I have watched star world…so there…it sucks I know!!!

Four places I have vacationed:

Mumbai

Cochin

Bangalore

Delhi

Four of my favourite dishes:

Steak at Leopold’s

Dal & rice – I know…I am easy to please

Anything at Theobhroma

Lemon cake top pudding

It me - Anything actually will do!!!

Four sites I visit daily:

Gmail

Yahoo

My blog

Anna’s blog

Four places I’d rather be right now:

Mumbai

Delhi – weather is supposed to be really good now

Mauritius

Cardiff – will go there soon…hopefully!!!

Four books I’ve read recently:

Eragon

The day of the jackal

Icon

Eldest – still reading

Four people I am going to tag (please forgive me!):

Anna….hahaha

Megha

Reppy

Akki pops (you know who you are!)

Well…that’s that….finally…one down…two more to go…some other time!!!

PS- i really dont see the point of this however!!!

HELP

2006-03-13T15:16:00.000+05:30

ok, am goin divya's way but please.... listen up...this is important...am writing an article on the blank noise project so i need to know if i can quote u ppl from ur blogs..please reply asap...will be mentionin ur opinions n suggestions if you have any...this is my first step towards speakin out!
if you want anything particular mentioned please mail me or comment on the blog...also PLEASE include your full name, where u are, what u are doin, etc. THANK U!!!
if you could do this by wednesday (15 march) it would b great....

Mr. Darcy....Where art thou’?

2006-03-12T19:21:00.000+05:30

Ok…. to move away from the dreary and depressing here is something light…

The other day I went to watch ‘Pride and Prejudice’. Now I have never read the book coz I was always under the impression that it was boring…I don’t know why…all I remember is seeing some movie when I was a kid where there were a bunch of people having a picnic and someone told me it was P&P…well it was a bloody boring movie so I was put off reading the book…

Anyway…I loved the movie…thought I was really well done. The acting by the entire cast was great. And I fell in love with Mr. Darcy. Not with the actor who played Mr. Darcy but with the character itself. So manly, rugged, charming, chivalrous…

And I felt sorry for all us women….y?

Coz there are just no more Mr. Darcy’s in today’s world!!! SOB SOB!!!

Oh well…. I think I will read the book and hope! (Bf dearest…hint hint)

Currently reading ‘Eldest’…. I am in love with the dragon Saphira!

I know…I love strange things!!! But they are just so unique and wonderful!!!

take some action

2006-03-12T10:59:00.000+05:30

Was having a long chat with my bf this morning bout all our blogs especially the posts on eve teasing and what he had to say really made sense.

“All you people blogging on eve teasing. What you are doing is nothing but crying. What you need to do is find a solution yourselves. And then if you want to get rid of the problem you need to communicate it to other women”

He actually had a point. Really…the guys who indulge in eve teasing are most likely NOT going to read our blogs. And since they are the ones that need to change…well that’s not going to happen.

Women need to come up with a solution to this. But we also need to tell other women and spread the word. “I know all you girls can make a difference if you want to. You can change the situation. But simply blogging about the issue is not going to help”

Really…what are we going to do? How are we going to do it? Are we going to become proactive or are we just going to cry out ‘its not fair’ and do nothing?

Ideas people…rack those brains! Lets do something worthwhile for once in our lives. Something that benefits other, rather than ourselves for a change (this includes me!!).

And let not just restrict ourselves to eve teasing. Lets tackle other issues as well. If we can convince even one person then we have achieved something.

Recently there was a new party formed in TN. It consists of all youngsters who are planning to contest the elections. If they can do that, we can most certainly do this!

how much are we valued?REALLY?

2006-03-11T19:18:00.000+05:30

Ok I must warn you before you read this that this blog is on the same track as the other. We have been going on and on about how badly women are treated. But it really doesn’t strike a cord until someone you know is dished. Something happened the other day that really made me realise how much all of us value the women in our life.

The other day my dad’s friend, who lives abroad called to ask my dad if he could find out in what state his sis was. Apparently she was in hospital because her son beat her half to death. This SON of hers apparently used to get drunk every night and beat up his wife, mother and father every night. And the last time it was so bad. He hit his mom on the neck and she is now in the hospital in a coma. And the deadbeat son is in jail. But a little too late if you ask me.

What really shocks me is that no one opened his or her mouth earlier. You let your son beat you up, night after night, go on believing that he will change? Ya right! And now that poor lady is in hospital with god only know what brain damage. He may be your son or father or brother or husband, but lets face reality. If he does not change after the first time, well he is NEVER going to!

What is really sick, is the way the son treated his parents. How could he do this? To his own mother?The guy also has a daughter. Imagine what she is going through... what is worse is that he was allowed to get away with this till now. Though what happens to him now remains a mystery. Knowing India, he just might get off. And that makes me even more sick!!!

And all this in a country, which professes to worship its women. Put them on a pedestal. Where women are supposed to be pure and godlike. What a load of bull!!!! Some one tell that to that poor lady and the hundreds like her!!!

What I really wish is when stuff like this happens, people OPEN their mouth and yell out. They do enough and more talking when it comes to others problems but when it comes to stuff like this, important stuff, stuff that matters…. everyone shuts up!!!

Women, you DO NOT need to take shit from anyone!!!

i have survived!!!

2006-03-08T16:45:00.000+05:30

Ok…its been a long time since my last blog but was really busy with coll n assignments n shit…finally finished YS today along with business journal…I must say I am quite proud of me…finished the journal on time…. plus I have been running on so little sleep it’s a wonder I did not meet with an accident…this is a person who needs min 8 hours sleep to function properly…anything less than 8 hours makes me cranky!!!

Anyway…been catching up on my blog reading…lots of posts on eve teasing…my say I totally slam guys who indulge in eve teasing…u lowly, cowardless, spineless creatures!!! U are SLIME!!!…. Anyway thought Anna’s and megha’s blogs were absolutely great…

I really cant believe some people when they say that you probably invited the attention…what crap…u can look at me…but who the F gives u the right to touch me? Huh? Or even those ppl who say girls need to dress a certain way…y? Do guys have to dress a certain way?

Even dress codes…. the girls are forced to follow dress codes of the coll coz the coll does not want their name to come in the media for unsavoury things like eve teasing…only for good things like launch of an FM channel or shit!!! What crap!!!

Guys are forced to wear proper clothes to make them used to wearing formal clothing for when they start work…check out the difference!!!

Society us still trying to control women…and the best part is we are allowing them too….

My family is not any better…my dad “you need to wear longer clothes, no sleeveless, no short tops. No that does not cover your butt its too short!”

WTF!!!! I mean if u want to look you are going to do it anyway…y should I change what I want to wear just coz u cant control ur self? Really!!!

Guys…its high time you changed!!! We have been putting up with a lot of crap from u for centuries…cut us some slack!!! Get a grip on ur hormones…u don’t see us grabbing a guy’s private parts if we think he is hot!!! We have class n standards!!! GROW UP!!!

going down the drain...

2006-02-21T15:45:00.000+05:30

life is general seems to be goin down the drain... n not just for me incase u think i was on a trip again...really for almost everyone...

NDTV is certainly down in the dumps...ever since rajdeep left to join CNN-IBN the ratings of big fight are dropping...the others who host the show just cant do as good a job...n now that arnab something has also left to join Times NOW it seems that the channel is really floundering...its no wonder that you hear stuff that they are looking for interns...that to from a channel whose policy was NO INTERNS!!! seems like someone is quite desperate for help...

the country is basically goin from bad to worse...just when u think things are goin to pick up something comes along to squash all ur hopes...in this case the flu...seems like its goin to take a nice trip around the world (the flu)...ppl stopped eating chicken (anna what are you going to do?) but something my gran said made me wonder...is it possible for the flu to affect other birds? i think it might be able to...in that case it can spread all over the country...then what we goin to do?

my coll is already down the drain...it cant go any further...

and as for my life...well...the less said the better...

so if any of you also feel that things are generally down in the dump..well check out this site for a couple of laughs...damn funny...

http://www.wimp.com/kicks/

red day comes to a close...

2006-02-14T22:15:00.000+05:30

ah so after my last post lak came home...we then left to send off my gift to my bf...via courier...i think the courier guy is goin to wish my bf "belated happy val day sir"...lol...am losin it...went to beach with lak...real beach!!

ate nicely...bajji n corn n manga(with chilli n salt)...YUMMY!!! was soooo happy...it was so long since i had all that...the only sad thing was that there was not even one person selling masala peanuts on the beach...really...not one!!! i wonder why!!!! the beach is imcomplete without them!!!

anyway went for 4 brothers after that...was nice....except we had wierd guys sittin next to us...2 wierd ones next to me n 2 next to lak...n throughout the movie they just kept starin at us...very unnerving...the plus point was that we got free RED BULL when we entered!!! was good...i like!!! anyway...sleepy n bored so goin to crash...

shit my YS starts tom...damn...why i ask u why??? WHY ME???

i swear.. if it is not included in the mark sheet i will not be responsible for my actions....sush u better see that we are not working for nothin...i dont do charity for the coll...outside i dont mind...but not for coll...if we are not doin it for marks then they better pay me...grrrr....u are the union leader dont forget...or was that sharadha? i get confused...but whoever it is...standus for us...i dont want to do this YS forget another one!!!SOB

red day....

2006-02-14T14:32:00.000+05:30

yes today ( according to my coll) is red day...not val day but RED day...they decided to celebrate it by have games in the coll...games such as best friend n shit...in an ALL GIRLS...celebrating val day under a diff name!!!.....what ever man....

not that i am complainin though...it gave us free classes n we got to bunk coll n go buy our respective val's gifts...i got mine 2 shirts...thought they were quite classy!!!

anyway other than that (n the fact that git n her bf were overly mushy n i blew a lot of cash) it was a pretty routine day...not special...so all my darling single friends dont fret...u not missin much...in fact it is a cheaper option to stay single...n more fun...n less headache...so cheer up...

everything at the same time!!!

2006-02-13T16:28:00.000+05:30

i remember reading the alchemist ages ago n there was one line which really made an impact on me..it went some thing like "when you really want something the entire universe conspires to make it happen"...at that point of time i really thought such things could happen....now however i have revised my opinion n it goes "when u really DONT want something to happen the entire universe will conspire n make it happen and when you really want something to happen...well just forget about it happening"....

wondering why such a cynical view?...well...we (read my group in class) have to make all our submissions at the same time..at least other groups have got YS of their heads...but guess what...i have to submit projects and finish the YS by 1 march...and to top it all off we have exams for a week in between all that...

plus there is the added tension of the various stories i have to submit for both the ET n now the new mag i am writing for...and the shows that i have already commited to before knowing that i would have to do all this...like rep said i really think i have bitten of more than i can chew...but now that i have bitten it i gotta finish it....so any and all advice on time mamagement will be most welcome...

set apart

2006-02-11T21:05:00.000+05:30

ever had a time when you are in a huge crowd of people you know but still feel all alone and lonely? well i have...recently...quite often!!! and let me tell you its not such a nice thing...

i wonder why that happens? i mean i love my friends n i know that they love me too...n its not like they exclude me from talks or any such thing...its just....i dont know...

even when i am talkin to them, my mind wanders n i go to a place in my mind where i am alone n generally retreat...

its wierd...i dont know how many of you experience this...but if you do, what do you do?

get off your ass...

2006-02-11T12:23:00.000+05:30

i was speaking to a friend the other day bout the environmental organisation she works with and the work they do and what she told me really shocked me...i always had the image that when environ orgs went to villages they had to educate the villagers from scratch bout pollution n the works...well app not...the villagers may not have the proper scientific knowledge bout the chemicals but have learnt to identify which plants give out most pollution n all....really impressive...

another thing she told me which i was really happy to hear was that the survivors of the bhopal tragedy were organising a walk to delhi soon for justice denied...FOR OVER 21 YEARS!!!!

i am all for them...n i really dish the US govt for protecting Warren Anderson, former chairman of Union Carbide...they claim that they dont know where he is...ya right!!!they know exactly what we are doing every mi but dont know where he is...in fact when they made this ridiculous statement a journalist just went to WA's house n guess what...the MOST WANTED person in india was sittin in his living room in the states watchin tv...the bastard....

anyway as you can see i am feelin very proactive right now...so goin to go finish my article on this subject...meanwhile if you have the time check out this site...i think its worth it...

http://www.sipcotcuddalore.com

and one more thing...lets all get off our asses and start doing something ourselves instead of sayin 'what diff will it make...no one else cares'...well if you care it will make a diff...so dont litter...dont use plastic or try n reuse the ones you have...and for heavens sake...GUYS PLEASE dont piss on the roads!!!!

the bane of my existance

2006-02-08T18:11:00.000+05:30

i must say that though delhi is a rocking place n i alwasy have a blast when i go there i always come back really really ill...this time was the worst...i mean i always go in dec n its winter but this year was really really bad...came back with a really bad cough n cold...friends thought i was goin to pop suddenly...like i would rid them of myself so easily!!!

but still...it took ages for the bloody thing to go n now its back...u'd think it missed me or something...

i mean i have never been so sick ever before...the extent of my illness has been a cold once an academic year...n that too it lasted for only 3-4 days...thats it...

always been an extremely healthy child...god...what is college doing to me? draining my health!!! someone save me...come up with an alternative for college!!!!and soon...before my nose falls off!!!!

(really unlikely that a cure for a cold is goin to turn up anytime during my life span!!!...so much for development in medecine n research...all they doin is sittin on their ass while ppl like me suffer...god!!he's not much help either...dont know why i keep sayin 'god'!!)

my pesonality...

2006-02-07T17:26:00.000+05:30

Your Personality Profile

You are pure, moral, and adaptable.
You tend to blend into your surroundings.
Shy on the outside, you're outspoken to your friends.

You believe that you live a virtuous life...
And you tend to judge others with a harsh eye.
As a result, people tend to crave your approval.

The World's Shortest Personality Test

all my friends...tell me what you think of this...is the test right?...hehe

as you can see i am totally jobless now!!!

how abnormal i am...

2006-02-07T17:23:00.000+05:30

You Are 28% Abnormal

You are at low risk for being a psychopath. It is unlikely that you have no soul.

You are at high risk for having a borderline personality. It is very likely that you are a chaotic mess.

You are at low risk for having a narcissistic personality. It is unlikely that you are in love with your own reflection.

You are at low risk for having a social phobia. It is unlikely that you feel most comfortable in your mom's basement.

You are at medium risk for obsessive compulsive disorder. It is somewhat likely that you are addicted to hand sanitizer.

How Abnormal Are You?

HELP

2006-02-07T17:04:00.000+05:30

ok i must admit it...i suck at blogging...esp when it comes to jazzing up my blog...will someone please tell me how i can activate anomymous blogging? also how i can place a hit counter on my blog...i did something and i get mails saying how many ppl visited my blog...thats NOT what i want...want it on the blog...also khatta...i like a clock on ur site...how did u do that? someone...anyone...please help me...and when replying please think you are explain to a kid...coz i suck at html...even though i learnt it!!

the verdict!!!

2006-02-07T16:50:00.000+05:30

ok....we lost...
it was an interesting but painful experience(pulled a muscle!!)... the participation sucked...only two colls took part in the dance comp..the ethi girls were damn pissed coz they spent 3.5 lakhs on it an only 4 out of the 20 odd colleges invited turned up and that too only in a few events...

so anyway...since only 2 colls taking part they decided to have only first prize...the other team was really good i must say...their costumes were great and their energy levels were so high!!!

when we saw them we know we did not stand a chance...our costumes sucked and we goofed up on stage...but i must say for 5 days of prac it was quite good...but our costumes really sucked!!! well what do you expect when coll gives us a budget of 700 to get costumes for 6 girls???

i must say however..this entire experience had made me really appreciate classical and contemporary dancers...its a painful life!!!!

anyway apart from that... micromysore i totally agree with you...i mean the first impressions i have made bout quite a few people are totally wrong...and i realise this when i actually meet them... but then again quite a few times i am right when i say someone is a bitch!!! (lol...thats just me being a bitch myself!!!)

but really...

ok as comments i would like to know what people's first impression of me was...

just not cut out for it

2006-02-06T20:22:00.000+05:30

inter coll culturals...contemporary dance... i am just not cut out for it... i mean i really like dancin n have taken part in various dance comps over the years but never contemporary... all the jumping n falling and getting up and falling again... painful!!!! its hard on the knees...my poor knees all bruised n black n blue...god... well i have learnt my lesson...next time let professional dancers (people who learn dance regularly) to take part in all this...they quite used to the pain me thinks...

n then after all the pain n prac we have to come home n stitch sequins to a tee..in a particular design...god...so jobless...actually not but not like we have a choice!!!

all those of u out there who have gone thro this before could have at least warned me...

n for those of u who have not....DO NOT EVER MAKE THE MISTAKE I MADE!!!

of first impressions and pocket money

2006-02-06T20:10:00.000+05:30

was discussing first impressions with two of my best friends in coll the other day and i discover something...first impressions are not always right...dont judge a book by its cover n all that...

app the first impression i gave everyone was that i was a snob n a bitch...it was only when they came to know me did they realise that they were wrong... but its kinda upsetting that the first impression you give people is a negative one... wondering what exactly it was that made people have this impression...?

another topic that stemmed out of this session was pocket money...you know i realised that i have never EVER got pocket money from my folks...the one time i wanted PM coz all my friends got, my mom sais tht everything i need i had to get from that... n considering that i was like anna losing stuff all the time that was a BAD deal...even i knew that...so no PM...ever...

n now there is no chance of me gettin PM...

damn... jsut did not have a normal, profitable childhood...oh well...

too awed for words

2006-02-04T16:45:00.000+05:30

If you are wondering how a person like me is just so awed that she turns speechless…well the cause has to be really phenomenal…and it was for today I met Dr. Kiran Bedi, IPS (that’s how people address her like its part of her name!!! But it’s ok in my book)

Anyway we were sitting in the auditorium, damn bored, ready to go to sleep n suddenly she walks in and the air just gets sooooo charged!!! I mean really…you see people perking up and the whispers “she is here, she is here”. Damn!!!!

Anyway I have seen her on TV quite often but always pictured her as a very stiff, strict person…very rigid and frigid actually!!!! Well she certainly proved me wrong!!!

She looked so feminine…I mean more feminine than me…actually than most girls…. but at the same time so stiff…. damn she is one amazing lady!!!

And when she speaks…. I thought she would give advice in the same boring way as most people…. was wrong again…actually could not be more wrong…. she had the audience in splits from the start…

But the questions that some people were asking her made me want to go up to them and slap them for asking her crap… I mean here is a bloody amazing person and you go and ask her shitty questions… and those of us how had sensible Qs to ask her did not get the chance or had to ask just one…

Really…. Well that’s for now…. Still too excited… feel like I am bouncing off the walls… lol….

Watch out for my next post… its going to be something interesting… hopefully…its interesting in my head so lets see how it turns out… some of you might just agree with what I say… ;-)

its my blog

2006-02-03T19:27:00.000+05:30

yes i know...you will b thinkin whats wrong with this female..of course its her blog...well considering that we have got the fact established let me just say "since its my blog i will write what ever the hell i want"...n if u dont like it too bad...deal with it..no one forcing u to read it...they not holding a gun to ur head n sayin read this blog NOW!!!

so now that i will say what i want on my blog n i can name it whatever i want..if u dont like it or think i am being corny or cheesy or "wanna be"...well just F off!!!

n for all those of u who are like minded as me....i am just glad that u are out there!!!!

extremely tired after a day n coll n then dance prac for culturals...quite a blah day on the whole...thats the source of this agitated blog...

hopefully will come up with something entertaining in a while....

till then cheers!!!!

drifting away....

2006-01-31T20:27:00.000+05:30

my life sucks....

thats really not a new realisation for me or anyone who knows me...its just something that had to be stated...

i am not really sure what aspect of my life sucks but it just does...

when i really contemplate i think it is the fact that everyone is so rudderless n drifting away...

not really sure when this though struck me but i suddenly realised that i was drifting away from so many of my friends...or many be its the other way round..or may b they just leaving...or i am driving them away...not sure

as u can see i am not sure bout quite a lot of stuff but i am sure bout this...i dont like losing friends or losing touch with friends...

over the years i have distanced my self from acquaintances, lost people who i though were my good friends but were not, made a few lasting ones(very few) and now i find that even the people with whom i can share my deepest, darkest secrets are drifting away...

dont know if it is something i am doing or if life is just pulling us in different directions n we just dont have time for each other anymore (thats really sad if true) or what....

school friends, general friends....even best friends....

all just drifting away....i dont know if things will ever go back to what they were...if they can go back...or if we have all changed in a very fundamental way that is just irreversable....

its just sad that time changes things and people...in such ways....

that things have come to such a stage when u are too busy for friends...

things (in my opinion) just cant get any worse!!!

stress....a stressful killer

2006-01-23T19:37:00.000+05:30

god....stress i am sure u will all agree with me is the worst... n today i had quite a bit of it...bunked coll to go for a press con...thought my hod would not notice but app she did n someone blabbed sayin i left for a press con...she got all upset coz i did not inform her n leave...so was stressed out as to what will happen in coll tm n broke my head thinkin of a good excuse(am still breakin my head by the way...all good, feasible, believeable ideas are welcome!!!)

then went to IIT for the press con...god that place is amazing...the hall where the press con was, was just fab...i mean for a coll, the standards were great...had a nice lunch...a big thali...yummy(the only highlight in my otherwise tirin day)...anyway went to office after that only to get lectured by the person who has taken over charge...n for no apparent reason...thats just the way he talks...very borin...i mean the paper i write for is a feature..all the ppl who have been in charge so far have been chilled out, relaxed, YOUNG ppl...n now we have this oldish, boringish person takin over...n he supports advertorials.. i mean encourages us to write them...i mean really!!!!

then rushed for dress fittings for a show...saw this girl from my coll there...someone who i just CANT stand... i mean she is pretty n all(if u insist!!!) but she can be really snooty at times...i mean i have been on the ramp for almost 5 years now n i dont have any aires bout being a model...i mean i am as sloppy as the next person...now this chick...she just got into modellin...i mean i think she would have done a sum total of 2 professional shows n she thinks she is the cats whiskers n sooooo hot...i mean really....

anyway rushed home n then rushed out for another interview...after that i had to go for a very imp appointment...very personal but very imp...n the cause for most of my stress....anyway it is also causing me to pray a lot...that to for a person who very rarely prays...so all u ppl out there who do pray regularly n to whom god is likely to listen...please pray that what ever i am praying for does happen....thank you my dear friends...n strangers....

well...that was the stressful day today...hope i dont get jacked by hod....hope that what i wish for happens....hope..hope..hope....

prayer...prayer...is it s futile thing we developed to make us feel better or does it actually work?

indian bureaucracy...the pits

2006-01-10T17:58:00.000+05:30

today i learnt first hand why we are still a developing country when we have the immense potential to be developed n giving the US, with their foolish people a run for their money......i mean its not like i have never ever deal with the government or anything controlled by them...i have...but trust me nothin has ever been this bad....

today i went for my licence....yes i know....the light bulb comes on in ur head....now u understand why i am sooooo distraught.....

really the entire process is a frace.....let me flashback to a little over 3 months when i went for my learners test....i actually went through the book about the different road signs...but when i went for the test my instructor stood next to me n dictated all the answers froma key that he had before i could even read the question and attempt to answer it myself....me mean REALLY!!!!!....n u want to know the best....the person who was supposed to be invigilating (from the government) was in the same room, which was a really small one so there is no way he could not have been aware of all of this....

present......that same wonderful, contientious person was my driving instructor, who very nicely kept us all waiting for over 2 hours (i mean really, does my time not have any value???)....n asked me to do jack shit!!!!!i mean really....had to go in first, second, third n then stop right at a cross road in the middle of the bloody road...i was so shocked i asked he if he wanted me to turn n only then did he say ok turn n reverse n stop...i mean really.....everyone just had to change gears n stop....n the best part.....all this wasn't even on a proper road...it was in a small bylane near the RTO....n u want to know who we had for spectators?.....take a WILD guess....i mean really WILD..........

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we had bloody goats watching us!!!!!i mean really......

well that was done n it was back to the RTO, an extremely dirty building which looked like a fire accident waiting to happen....it also looked like no one had lifted a broom or any kind of dusting equipment there since it was last painted!!!!!

they took our pic there...n somehow they have the talent of making everyone look really really bad in the pic.....well that was that by about 1.20pm n now we were in for a really really long wait.....

i mean really long......

had to wait jobless, in the hot sun, doin absolutely nothin till 4pm.....

i mean if they are goin to be soooo bloody slow n move at slower than a snail's pace at least they show have a rest room or at least cover the yard....had the hot sun bearing down on us.....was almost getting a major headache when they called us in...finally......n guess what.....it gets better....

i finally get my licence only to notice that my surname has been spelt wrong...they made me NINA R. MEHRA.........

had to go running around to get that changed....me running around for their mistake considering i very clearly spelt me name correctly......
got that changed, signed it n gave it back for the silly official to sign.....n guess how long it too for that stupid man to remember his name?

over an hour.............thats how long....FINALLY GOT MY LICENCE.......n ran like hell out of there...........

needless to say i got an up close n personal view of the indian bureaucracy......n it really scared me....it also made me realise that if i ever fail at everything in life i can always get a job with the government n do absoutely nothin n get paid for it.....so remember...

if all else fails the govt is always there.....

rank no. 7

2005-09-25T23:05:00.000+05:30

for no solid reason i rank yesterday as no 7 on 'my worst day ever list'!!!...started out bad all because of anna...the fool....got up n the first sms i get in the day is anna's very happily informin us that internships have been cancelled...then i get irritating smses from other friends..n then i could not talk to my boy friend n really wanted to...but the lucky bum is in Las Vegas having a ball....without me!!!!anyway, so there was that...and i was to start driving classes yesterday..but after all that tell me...who would really be in the mood???...so on the whole nothin earth shattering or really depressing happened...but it was just a very BLAH day...if u know what i mean!!!