Things to do

I am sure that there is more to life than making shallow, fairly obvious observations that I have accustomed my life to….

These days, i am thinking of making an A-Z list of all popular people….and also mark out all the schizophrenics. I intend to find out whether all geniuses were schizophrenics to some degree of extent.

Secondly, i am thinking of visiting every nook and corner of delhi and eat up its unbearable heat. I think that would be an excellent tribute to my home town. For the rest of my life, my last impression of this town would be that of the burning heat……..rather gud one to have (have often always wondered why there is not a song “dilli ki garmi”)

thirdly, i also intend to meet up with my old friends…..mostly because i have nothing else worthwhile to do

fourthly, i have to arrange all seasons of seinfeld…….but before that i wd hv to buy a portable HDD (80 gb preferrably)

i can’t think of much else now……

further in my next post

After a long hiatus

I had imposed a break on blogging for some time now….but am back at the request of some of my friends.

Now I was asked this question today: why do u not write serious stuff on your blog, connected to your emotions and feelings ?

I had a lot of trouble understanding the last 3 words of that question. had to take a dictionary out and read the following:

emotion – an affective state of consciousness in which joy, sorrow, fear, hate, or the like, is experienced, as distinguished from cognitive and volitional states of consciousness.

feeling - an emotion or emotional perception or attitude

finally, i got some hang of the question. But i waited too long. One of my friends came up with a great rejoinder “kucch feel hone ke liye dil mein kucch hona bhi chahiye”

hmmm…..that set me thinking. Do I really not possess any emotional depth ? [if u r wondering how i know the word, dont bother......i still dont know its meaning, but it sounds cool]

Anyways, i was wondering where did my “emotions” and “feelings” go……i perfectly remember having carried some of it into my first year. Did it go away with time ?

Were 4 years of college able to erase all traces of “senti stuff” i had ? Maybe…..but I am pretty senti when it comes to food.

also, i get pretty senti when “friends” is referred to as better than “Seinfeld” and when veggies criticize non-vegetarian food. Really irks me :X

I dont think I am doing badly at all…..

PS1: cd hv lengthened this post….wasnt in the mood

PS2: needed some topic to write on……

PS3: am goin to IIM C this summer (hopefully, if some ass**** doesnt fail me in my final year)

PS4: BTP ki bahut fight hai………

PS5: Some girl I like, messed my PRG end sem exam. With due credit to her, she also messed her own

PS6: Golcha started his own blog….writes lot of gud stuff

On Media, Celebrities etc.

The following post does not contain my own views. The information supplied is by a friend who is awaiting his IIM results and can’t get over the fact that Media is obsessed with Ash-Abhi wedding. A story in his own words :

” I recently made a call to the top executive at this media company – @#$%. Firstly, I must thank the guy for picking up the phone…..i am an ordinary man and he was not supposed to talk to me – bt somehow he did manage to. I will recount the conversation verbatim:

I : Sir, I have seen blatant disregard of certain burning issues on your news issue

D (Top Executive) : So??

I : ummm….well, it seems the only thing your channel can highlight is the wedding of two stars of the film industry. There are more burning issues at hand

D : I think you have gotten it all wrong.

I : So, you do plan to cover other burning issues ?

D : Not at all, I just meant that this wedding is the most burning issue.

I (confused) : But, its just a wedding !

D : Just a wedding ? How dare you ? These are the two most successful people in film industry !

I : but…….

D : No buts, do you know who all are coming to this wedding ?

I : why should I bother ?

D : What does that mean “Why should I bother ?” Listen kid, you are wasting your time – this wedding is a matter of national urgency.

I (getting irritated) : I did not see you giving such coverage to the plight of farmers in Vidharba !

D : What about Vidharba ?

I : An average of 10 farmers committing suicide everyday – because they are too poor to buy seeds

D (thinking) : I did not know that….(to himself) It might make for a good 10 min slot……Listen, Are these farmers connected to any political party ? Better Still, are they in minority ?

I (flabbergasted) : No !

D : Then, what use are they ?

I : But, 10 farmers everyday…..don’t you think that’s telling on the Indian Agricultural Scenario?

D : What good are dead people ? And what about the Agri…what ? Anyways, most of our time slots are taken by this wedding…we don’t have time to show deaths and misery

I (giving up) : And what about the IIM / IIT fiasco – the reservation issue ?

D : Too banal. We Have already covered it. Besides, it does not come under our policy of supporting minorities

I : What about the future of 1000’s of aspirants ? What about the standing of IIM / IITs as global leaders ? Wouldn’t their repute take a strong hit ?

D : The country is committed to protection of minority rights – As for general candidates, they have been rich and educated for centuries. Surely, they need no protection.

I : but…..

D : Listen, its a very complicated issue. You can come to our channel for the weakly debate and express your opinion. I am sure we would be able to change it.

I : What ? Change my opinions ?

D : Ya….of course. That’s what we have been doing for decades now – shaping and re-shaping public opinion to suit our interests.

I : Your interests ?

D (Hastily Adding) : No, No – I meant the country’s interest

I (confused and angry) : You don’t understand ! The problem is that THIS WEDDING is attracting too much attention

D : What is your problem ? The whole country is tuned in. Why do YOU bother ?

I (angry) : Because, this is a f***ing news channel , for god’s sake ! You should report NEWS- not a goddamn wedding !

D (losing temper) : If you had any idea how much I got paid to cover this wedding……..

I : So, thats the deal ?

D : Yes, that’s the deal. Do you think we are in the least bothered about the plight of poor people or of the country losing hundreds of talented students ? What good are these issues ?

I : What’s wrong with you ?

D : What’s wrong with me ?  If anything is wrong, its with your whole goddamn country ! We need news items that the whole country watches with bated breath ! We just show them what they want to see……..

I : Well, to an extent……

D : Hey listen, I have to go….Some new footage of the wedding has come up ! One of our reporters climbed atop a tree and took exclusive pics of aishwarya’s cousins’ pet dog. Of course, he broke a leg in the process , but getting exclusive pics of the pet dog……..worth the effort !

I (giving up) : sigh

D : (hangs the phone)

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PS 1 : While he was recounting his conversation, I was busy watching exclusive pics of aishwarya’s cousins’ pet dog…..I might have added or left out a few things by imagination.

PS 2 : My own view on the topic is one of continued, sustained indifference.

PS 3 : I have nothing against the media. However, my friend believes that it is a bunch of idiots.

PS 4 : I believe the media coverage is extremely warranted in cases where children fall into potholes, men drive their cars while sitting on passenger seats…….. and the latest is this wedding, of course !

PS 5 : Media is doing a great job by advertising the wedding…people are really concerned about this grand wedding

PS 6 : It is in general public interest that the filth and squalor of society be ignored…..and instead, focus be on grand weddings where we can see celebrities getting high and wild

PS 7 : Why do I not see a single dollar being paid in charity by ” celebrities “. I guess their desires are much more than that of 60% of our population which lies below poverty line.

PS 8 : Oh, I have nothing against celebrities too…..My friend though, believes they are all a**holes.

PS 9 : The views expressed in this post are those of my friend. I am merely responsible for the exclamation marks.

PS 10 : Everybody has an agenda. Except me.

how THUSS pervades and prevails….

Remember this famous line ?

It was right in everyone’s face. We just made it visible. It was on the tip of everyone’s tongue. We just gave it a name.

Dunno ? doesn’t matter…….I am using it to give impetus to a social revolution undergoing in my college.

Chiefly related to 4th years, who are more or less at peace with the world and realized its useless fighting luck…..and better cribbing about all the other things life offers / does not offer…..and having nothing else to do in their spare time…. have developed a sense of spiritual belonging with this revolution……..we call it THUSS.

Many people confuse THUSS with idleness…….i’d beg to differ. THUSS is more than idleness…….it encompasses everything that universe has had to offer. in fact, idleness is a subset – for THUSS includes talking on nonsensical matters, talking parkour, talking crap, talking seinfeld, talking GTR, talking nasal blocks, talking spiritual disintegration, talking of how life isn’t going anywhere, talking chinki movies……now, don’t confuse it with bakchodi……..for it also includes

1) Exercise for no purpose

2) Roaming with no purpose

3) Studying Greek History (obviously, purposeless)

4) Pursuing Astronomy as a means to livelihood

in short, anything that is desultory and not going to benefit you in your “CAREER” [never really knew what the word meant......]

for, if it is intended for a purpose – it is not THUSS.

THUSS = {bc, vella, idleness, aimlessness, crap,……..}

where

bc, vella etc. etc. are all individual sets.

and, Time (THUSS) -> infinity

PS: Now, THIS post was THUSS.

PS2:  Me and Saini (credited with having invented the word) are planning to get the word published in a journal.

PS3: PS2 so that we get the word into Oxford Dictionary.

PS4: come forward in supporting us…….

PS5: I hope you enjoyed being bored to death…..AMEN

Friendship Gifts (2)

I’m tired of pretending to be excited every time its somebody’s birthday. I mean, at 21 years and more, what’s the big deal ?

how many times do we have to celebrate that someone was born? Every year, every person, over and over?

All you did was not die for 12 months……..

This is the big accomplishment ?

frankly, i don’t like being sung “happy birthday” to. I don’t like those frosting cakes too…..and i don’t like pretending that i liked a gift.

“did u like this tie?”

Lie – “of course, I did” Truth – Actually, i don’t know y u cud not get me a pen drive…….it’d certainly have been cheaper and i cd hv used it, who needs a stupid tie anyway?

“Are you sure?”

Lie – “yes, i love it” Truth – i just said it, Moron!!

“I cd hv gotten u a shirt too”

Lie – “no problem” Truth – yes, prolong the agony….i’m sure ur shirt would have matched this ghastly tie.

“I knew you’d like it”

Lie – yeah, its perfect Truth- i don’t like ur gift, its stupid….i already knew u were an idiot, bt this is beyond anything u have ever done.

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PS1: got through SUNY buffalo, ranked 14 in my dep 

PS2: no funding though

PS3: got hold of this book “the inheritance of loss”

PS4: mental note……hv to dwnld stuff tonight

Friendship Gifts

just the other day i was going through a friend’s profile…..lots of requests frm unknown guys “hi, can we be friends?”

what is the thought process behind such requests? Do they really think a girl would be impressed……probably they flood 100’s of girls everyday with such messages and think aloud to themselves “Maybe today is the lucky day…. ” maybe some girl wd reply back

“hey! i know ur profile is fake bt somehow ur words have had the greatest impact on me. I know its only a frndship request……..bt i have fallen in love with u. Can we hook up?”

to me, frnship requesting is the orkut way of spamming…..maybe someone, somewhere is so desperately in need of friends,  they’ll fall for the spammers.

the human obsession with creating new friends out of thin air is perplexing…….we think of ourselves as magicians, cha-ching, kazzam - hey i made a friend, can u do that sir (of course, u can’t….my gregarious is well documented )

discs, pubs, bars….

yes, been there.done that and hated it…..

people are unquestionably enthu abt visiting any kind of “happening” place…….some of my friends would love to spend the rest of their lifetimes in a pub with hard music blaring into their ears

I have gone to every possible “abode” earlier at bangalore and now at Delhi too…..somehow, i dont share the enthu. It sux bigtime, i end up getting bored and wonder how clean the glasses are? and how much do these guys make per day? and would i be able to arrange this music at a VHP/RSS convention ?

i am normally able to tolerate extreme envoirnments  (I can stay alive on KCN for 0.3 sec more than the national average) and thus actually act like i find the place really cool…..my friends are happy and i wd nt like to destroy their illusion.

which is precisely the reason i blog…..now i will tell my friends to make a point to read this post, they won’t (Its called Anti-suggestion paradox) and i wd happily make more derogatory comments

general bakwaas

I hv succesfully avoided orkut for almost 20 days now (yessss!)  and feeling rather gud with myself….infact, i see no reason y i shd hv joined orkut in the first place

On a more philosophical note, life as usual rocks and sux simultaneously its a blissful feeling when u have been handed a failure bt u know tht this ws the worst possible outcome and u cd nt get any lower…..gives u real perspective :O

One must never lose sight of the goal. As one philosopher aptly remarked-

after each failure….. comes the great sulking

AMEN

And that thing called “ending my life”

I recently heard of someone who had tried to commit suicide. It was a girl/boy issue. As sorry as i feel, i cannot help admiring how people who try commiting suicide and are unable to do so, stop trying??

Why quit trying? Is your life any better? NO, infact now you know that you are failing at one more thing. Does that not make you a bigger loser??

One shouldn’t stop trying…………the satisfication u get at having reached a set target is amazing!!

PS1: hate to discuss this morose topic in a lighter vein.

PS2: otherwise, had a gud day today……coz it was my bday

PS3: leave comments

On Boredom……

and once again, i am bored…….

so turned bck to blogging………its a stress buster. only i don’t have stress or rather i don’t take one

I ws askd this question : u know wht u wanna do if u have a million dollars in hand, coz thts wht u’d really do

Answer: Nothing. I wd just sit on my ass and do nothing.

well, no. i have many professions in mind – a writer perhaps, or as a songwriter or a scientist or a politician.

bt ultimately, i’m gonna sit on my ass one day and realize……i shd hv been lending support to my bum before makin a milion dollors.

PS: i am screwing with my own brains