Okay, the last few days have been spent tinkering with my brain or whatever.. Life's good, and then when you get into the thick of it, its just keeps getting better and better still.
The viscosity this time, is due to my much awaited admission thingy.. Not much is happening on that front, Dad's hemming and hawing, and time's passing by.. One thing's for sure, It's now or never.. I've been calling to base the spirit of each rebel that I can think about, to inspire, enthuse, and egg me on, towards my dream of being.
I know there's got to be a word there, post being, but then that's all that I want to be, BE!!
I don't have much to write except for Sapiosexuality, a concept that I came across lately. Haven't thought on these lines, but now that I d0, this is my orientation, for today and for life.. Not much info available on it, but then if you are here reading this, chances are you'll share the thought.. read more here.....
Wednesday, March 28
Friday, March 23
Half Past Dead
Times have moved on.. I still haven't..Life's still the same bag of stray newspaper cutouts that I've read over the years.. The same old dreary bits and pieces of little nothings that convert life into the thing that it is.
Two quick trips over the last 2 weeks have been great fun.. The 1st one was a same day sojourn to Ajmer Sharif that I undertook with my buddy Rajat. Started off at 4:30 in the morning after sleeping less than a couple of hours that evening. We drove through the Jet Plane landing worthy Delhi- Jaipur Highway. We stopped at Le Meridien Jaipur for Breakfast. It was your run-of-the-mill Buffet Breakfast fare, cold cuts, porridge, stuffed omelettes at all.
What made it a little different was our c0-diners for the meal were Akshay Kumar, Paresh Rawal and Shiney Ahuja. These guys were down there for a Shoot, for a movie called BhoolBhuleiya( I think I've spelled this right, but I'm sure by the time it releases it will have some extra b's, o's and a's attached to it) The film also stars Vidya Balan and Amisha Patel, but the lovely ladies did not grace us with their presence.
It was almost funny the way these guys walked in. Initially, there was only 1 small time comic-actor, who used to play some role in Saas ki Bahu eons ago, and who I thought must've come for a serial shoot. In walks Shiny, complete in a skin tight Tee with his trademark unkempt look, but what the hell, it was 7 AM on a Sunday. Just gave him a look as you would any artefact in which you are mildly interested, while he surveyed the scenery with a disdainful look.
I told Rajat that we might just have someone Big walk in as the entire unit was coming up one by one... Paresh Rawal appeared, struck a conversation with the comic previously mentioned, and so began the wait for Amitabh Bacchchan, or so I had convinced myself by the way star value was increasing in the room, something I mentioned to Rajat. Can't really say was disappointed to have Akki join us next, he was right up there, star material to be gazed at, both a youth icon and a mature man.
The above two paragraphs were written just to check how badly I can write about arcane and mundane things. I will edit this post very shortly.. I think my Internet at home will start working. So this might be the last time you are reading this para.
[Edit]
Okay.. So I did not take that last para off, lets just have it there for the time being...
And the trip from then on was smooth as silk.. The road from Jaipur to Ajmer rocks!! This is the road to speed test your wheels, we sped Rajat's Santro to a top speed of 146 Km/hr. It would have been heady had I not been reading Robin Cook, all whose novels seem to me to fascimiles of each other. He has a fixation for Syndromes, all victims are people who've had elective surgery and are convalescing in the hospital, when a Psycho decides to kill them using Potassium and related compounds. If in case you are interested, read some of his books back to back and you'll know for sure what I'm talking about.
Moving on to the blast that I had last weekend, it was the office trip to Rishikesh. Our motley group has been servicing Canadians for so long that it was therepautic to be out there and see the stars. The view from my camp was breathtaking-
The night however, was something beyond an ordinary rememberance, I HAVE not SEEN a sky with more stars. It was pockmarked with constellations and solitary stars galore. Couple this with a bon-fire that required Kerosene to generate heat every few minutes, and we shall know where I stood, sat and pondered. No cell phones, no parents, no girlfriend, no thought process that had me raving or deadened, no photo ops; peace and just that, period.
Food tasted extra juicy that night, the alcohol I couldn't have coz there were a coupla moderately, lazily, funnily drunk people for me to handle. All in all, peace at its worst, fun at its best, so will take this on any day!
Day 2 was rafting time, all geared up in life jackets, crash helmets et al, we were on..
Rafting was as much fun as anything can be, my team mate Chirag tagged up military style to effectively overcome and undertake what, now that I look back at it, was a tepid challenge. The best fun was had by those not on the oars, but sitting starboard side and getting the surf drenching them to the soul. Sample this-
Life's best moments go by in a flash, I'll just quote from an email forward that I got recently, read this and do something about the things written...
As we grow up, we learn that even the one person that wasn't supposed to ever let you down probably will. You will have your heart broken probably more than once and it's harder every time. You'll break hearts too, so remember how it felt when yours was broken. You'll fight with your best friend. You'll blame a new love for things an old one did.You'll cry because time is passing too fast, and you'll eventually lose someone you love. So take too many pictures, laugh too much, and love like you've never been hurt because every sixty seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.
Monday, March 12
S**t Happens
Okay Folks.. This one's been a long time coming.. So here you go.. Just little snippets of life since the last time I posted-
Feb 26, 2007.. the first time I flew... spanking new Aircraft, cool blue interiors, all said and done, a very nice experience, just that I was too tired for lack of sleep and rest had me prone to a neck pain like never before... Had a nice view of the Sea on my way to Pune, with the Sun turning the water into molten gold all over the place... When they say God's the better artist amongst all of us..it ain't a complete thought, after all, he's got the largest canvas to work on!
Pune's your regular bustling metro, complete with humongous construction projects, flyovers being built all over the place, and traffic that goes beyond your and my understanding... namely where are all the people going?
Nice food that I got all over the place was an added bonus.. But it's only the High-street places that do a good job. I visited Vaishali, Savera which are "the" breakfast and Lunch places. The 1st evening were spent successively at Kiva, a very nice joint with the best service to date that I've seen at a Bar/Lounge. Agreed that the place didn't have that many covers to contend with, even then it did a amazing job. Company for the evening was my freind from back in Wipro, Siddharth Franklin aka Frankie, who amazed me with his warmth since we guys weren't that thick all through the time that we worked together.
The next day was spent at Symbiosis, and was it a whack!! 1st up, the self introduction, something that I wasn't at all prepared for. People came in prepared with Musical PPT's, CD's with Videos of them, MTV Roadies ishtlyle, with parents and freinds talking about their qualities and how they will be successful at advertising got me hooked. I mean, look at all these people doing the stuff that they did, and what right did I have to be here, doing this and all. Then had the Group Discussion, where I fared well, followed by the Peer Interface, where current students asked me the time of the day and all, and last BUT not the least, the Stress Interviewm which I would like to dedicate an entire paragraph to, for reasons that will soon become apparent-
4 people in the room, 2 lecturers, your run-of-the-mill nice middle age ladies, with Cosmopolitan and savvy writ large all over their persona, and to complete the good cop-bad cop scenario, the Deputy Director of the Institute, a gentleman who managed to flabbergast me, something that no one has happened to do in my concieveable sense of recent history of life. We had started off the conversation with the usual, why not an MBA conversation and I managed to veer off the conversation to other corners of the globe. And then I managed to somehow make a point that Advertising combines Linguistics and Psychology in the best possible form.. something that I believe in. He then proceeded to give askance to my expertise with these two fields, and we got down to talking about semantics-Meaning and usage of words, and etymology-Origin of Words.
Mr. Deputy Director had the following say on my understanding of semantics and its semantics(if you get the drift good enough, else pass on to the next para, something about hot girls there)-
Per him, History is like [pause, hem, haw to think] Akbar drinking Tea!! Whoa!! I knew that it was a stress Interview and all, and they were to take me apart in pieces and all, but this surely beat it. I was speechless for lack of words, thoughts and ideas to tackle this one. Full marks to him for out-of-the-box thinking. Has sure made me think about the incident about a hundred times since, and put it down on paper here.
I made a freind in Pune, Dominic. He plays the Guitar for one of Pune's most prolific Band, Purple Patch, and without a preamble, played host to me on my stay there. My first memories of Pune will be sitting on his bike and cavorting through little-known streets, as he made me look at life from a new perspective. I know I'm 23 and all, not reached that age yet where I cant be a sage and all, but this guy amazed me with his quick wit, ingenuity and way with words. It's not many times that you meet a worthy one, and he's right up there. The days were spent exchanging quick-witted one liners, ones that I miss most in my conversations out here. The girls were piping hot out there (This last line is just to keep the promise, so ignore if you can please.
Day 3 was a 7 hour wait for a 15 minute interview, where I was asked again why did I want to frustrate my self, by the same director in the Delhi episode. This round went smoothly and on I was, to another night on the town. This was spent at 1000 Oaks, Pune's premier watering hole, my memories of the night- Smoke stung eyes and great conversation on western music. Franklin, me and Dominic were joined by Vishal, Purple Patch lead singer. Good Fun!!
For another account of this mind-boggling experience, click here to read Dominic's take on it. It's a little narcissistic on my part to put it in, as he's harped about me a little too much, but then, those wings on the neck don't feel too bad. :-)
Two consecutive nights out on the town is not something that I've done ever in my life.. and if you leave the smoke out, did enjoy myself to the hilt. It's another thing I must've smoked a pack and half, based on the ciggies that I lit up and the passive smoking that took place. 1000 oaks, heard of air purifiers yet?
The flight back was absolutely uneventful. So much for the facts. I resisted writing this post coz I wanted to be in the know of my results. And Ladies and Gentlemen, in case you did not know-
I AM IN!!!
Out of 4800 total applicants, yours truly is one of the 36 chosen ones for an admission. Don't know what to say or do... Now's the time to take the rap, the proverbial plunge from a cushy job to the unknown world of studies, and this will be the 1st time in my teenage-adult life that I will be studying full time, having spent my college years selling taps all across north India.
Life's come a full circle for me at this juncture, dunno what to do. My parents and my gal have a single thought in their minds, "Tu na, Dilli se MBA karle"
After going through all that I did, this is good! Things are going just as I planned, as they say..."Shit happens"
I'll keep ya all posted in case I manage to go to Pune and onto the big bad world of Advertising. Keep watching this space for more.
Next few days are going to be spent in office, and days trying to get a student loan. Phukrapanti, here I come!
Ciao.
Feb 26, 2007.. the first time I flew... spanking new Aircraft, cool blue interiors, all said and done, a very nice experience, just that I was too tired for lack of sleep and rest had me prone to a neck pain like never before... Had a nice view of the Sea on my way to Pune, with the Sun turning the water into molten gold all over the place... When they say God's the better artist amongst all of us..it ain't a complete thought, after all, he's got the largest canvas to work on!
Pune's your regular bustling metro, complete with humongous construction projects, flyovers being built all over the place, and traffic that goes beyond your and my understanding... namely where are all the people going?
Nice food that I got all over the place was an added bonus.. But it's only the High-street places that do a good job. I visited Vaishali, Savera which are "the" breakfast and Lunch places. The 1st evening were spent successively at Kiva, a very nice joint with the best service to date that I've seen at a Bar/Lounge. Agreed that the place didn't have that many covers to contend with, even then it did a amazing job. Company for the evening was my freind from back in Wipro, Siddharth Franklin aka Frankie, who amazed me with his warmth since we guys weren't that thick all through the time that we worked together.
The next day was spent at Symbiosis, and was it a whack!! 1st up, the self introduction, something that I wasn't at all prepared for. People came in prepared with Musical PPT's, CD's with Videos of them, MTV Roadies ishtlyle, with parents and freinds talking about their qualities and how they will be successful at advertising got me hooked. I mean, look at all these people doing the stuff that they did, and what right did I have to be here, doing this and all. Then had the Group Discussion, where I fared well, followed by the Peer Interface, where current students asked me the time of the day and all, and last BUT not the least, the Stress Interviewm which I would like to dedicate an entire paragraph to, for reasons that will soon become apparent-
4 people in the room, 2 lecturers, your run-of-the-mill nice middle age ladies, with Cosmopolitan and savvy writ large all over their persona, and to complete the good cop-bad cop scenario, the Deputy Director of the Institute, a gentleman who managed to flabbergast me, something that no one has happened to do in my concieveable sense of recent history of life. We had started off the conversation with the usual, why not an MBA conversation and I managed to veer off the conversation to other corners of the globe. And then I managed to somehow make a point that Advertising combines Linguistics and Psychology in the best possible form.. something that I believe in. He then proceeded to give askance to my expertise with these two fields, and we got down to talking about semantics-Meaning and usage of words, and etymology-Origin of Words.
Mr. Deputy Director had the following say on my understanding of semantics and its semantics(if you get the drift good enough, else pass on to the next para, something about hot girls there)-
Per him, History is like [pause, hem, haw to think] Akbar drinking Tea!! Whoa!! I knew that it was a stress Interview and all, and they were to take me apart in pieces and all, but this surely beat it. I was speechless for lack of words, thoughts and ideas to tackle this one. Full marks to him for out-of-the-box thinking. Has sure made me think about the incident about a hundred times since, and put it down on paper here.
I made a freind in Pune, Dominic. He plays the Guitar for one of Pune's most prolific Band, Purple Patch, and without a preamble, played host to me on my stay there. My first memories of Pune will be sitting on his bike and cavorting through little-known streets, as he made me look at life from a new perspective. I know I'm 23 and all, not reached that age yet where I cant be a sage and all, but this guy amazed me with his quick wit, ingenuity and way with words. It's not many times that you meet a worthy one, and he's right up there. The days were spent exchanging quick-witted one liners, ones that I miss most in my conversations out here. The girls were piping hot out there (This last line is just to keep the promise, so ignore if you can please.
Day 3 was a 7 hour wait for a 15 minute interview, where I was asked again why did I want to frustrate my self, by the same director in the Delhi episode. This round went smoothly and on I was, to another night on the town. This was spent at 1000 Oaks, Pune's premier watering hole, my memories of the night- Smoke stung eyes and great conversation on western music. Franklin, me and Dominic were joined by Vishal, Purple Patch lead singer. Good Fun!!
For another account of this mind-boggling experience, click here to read Dominic's take on it. It's a little narcissistic on my part to put it in, as he's harped about me a little too much, but then, those wings on the neck don't feel too bad. :-)
Two consecutive nights out on the town is not something that I've done ever in my life.. and if you leave the smoke out, did enjoy myself to the hilt. It's another thing I must've smoked a pack and half, based on the ciggies that I lit up and the passive smoking that took place. 1000 oaks, heard of air purifiers yet?
The flight back was absolutely uneventful. So much for the facts. I resisted writing this post coz I wanted to be in the know of my results. And Ladies and Gentlemen, in case you did not know-
I AM IN!!!
Out of 4800 total applicants, yours truly is one of the 36 chosen ones for an admission. Don't know what to say or do... Now's the time to take the rap, the proverbial plunge from a cushy job to the unknown world of studies, and this will be the 1st time in my teenage-adult life that I will be studying full time, having spent my college years selling taps all across north India.
Life's come a full circle for me at this juncture, dunno what to do. My parents and my gal have a single thought in their minds, "Tu na, Dilli se MBA karle"
After going through all that I did, this is good! Things are going just as I planned, as they say..."Shit happens"
I'll keep ya all posted in case I manage to go to Pune and onto the big bad world of Advertising. Keep watching this space for more.
Next few days are going to be spent in office, and days trying to get a student loan. Phukrapanti, here I come!
Ciao.
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