Getting Hooked

This happens with me all the time. I start getting interested in something. I get really really interested. Then, I get hooked. I get addicted. Then out of the blue, I start hating it. Atleast, I get really really disinterested. Then, all of a sudden, I start missing it. And I get back to it. This cycle continues....

This has happened with me a lot of times. Keyboard, Guitar, Cycling, Social Networking are just a few of them.

Importantly, this happens with my friends which is the problem here. When I get close to someone, I get real close. Then, all of a sudden, there is this void. Half the time, it happens because he/she gets caught up with something. And half of the time due to my own faults. After this happens, there is this gap which is so hard to fill for a few days. Then, the cycle continues.....

Weekend Roundup - Jun 13 n 14

This was one of the greatest weekends I ve had in a long time. It had just about everything.
Saturday didn't start all that great. The cook didn't turn up and we waited for her till 1 pm. Then, my roomie and I decided to cook something up. The easiest thing to do was make egg curry and rice because the chopping would me minimal. So, the egg was put to boil and I chopped some onions and tomatoes. To my frustration, another of my flatmate who was not till then involved in the kitchen activities turned up and put off the stove when the eggs had hardly cooked for 5 minutes. This meant that the eggs were half cooked and soft and taking off the shell was a tough job. Then, the amount of water I added for the gravy was a little too much and so, we decided to simmer it for some time. Finally, when it was done, the Egg CURRY became Egg MASALA! It was tasty though (Obviously it had to be. I cooked it :P).
Then, I decided to go to my friends' place in Gurgaon. 3 of my coll pals live together. It was a 2.5 hour bus journey. At the bus stop, there was a decent looking female. She was well dressed too and was talking on the phone. All of a sudden, I saw her shouting on the phone and wandering hopelessly around the place. Poor girl must be mentally disturbed I guess. Boarded the bus and went to Gurgaon. The ride was quite uneventful except for the slight drizzle all through the journey.
Once at their place, we decided to get drunk. It was Vodka time. And with some pretty nice Chicken Tikka and Kababs, it was just awesome. I was pretty sloshed and did blabber a lot. I do remember most of it though.
Came Sunday and I started the morning by watching some stuff on TV. Then, we decided to go to a Mall and then to Connaught Place in New Delhi.
Grabbed a quick bite at McD and then, headed for CP. These guys wanted to eat at Saravana Bhavan, a pretty popular South Indian (Vegetarian :-\) restaurant chain, which had its branch in CP.
Saravana Bhavan is Over Hyped and Over Priced. I've almost forgotten the taste of Masala Dosa after eating there.
Kevenders lived up to its popularity though. Amazing milk shakes they make and the crowd there is proof to how good they are.
Oh forgot to mention the most important part of the CP visit. GALS!!! CP is the place to be if you want to bird watch :P Well, shy guys like me can only ogle at them and this is THE place. Felt good though :P especially, when your workplace doesnt have a single girl.(Hope my colleagues don't read this, else they ll think that I am a despo. :P)
Thats about it. A great week. Hoping that similar weekends happen more often.

And a very important lesson I learnt during the week. I hadn't had the time to call up my friends in a long time. When they did call, I was busy at work and when I called back, he told something rude and I disconnected the call. If I showed a lot more ego than I did at that time, this weekend of fun wouldn't have happened. So, from now on, no EGO.

Do Not Post!

I did it!! I did it!! XD

100% Made Up

I m sick of seeing those stupid statistics in the newspapers. The character "%" freaks me out. Why in the holy hell do they come up with such stuff? "Researchers say xy% of people who do 'ABC' will live longer and those who don't will die a little earlier." What the hell is that supposed to mean? Does that mean the people who don't do 'ABC' are doomed to hell? What happens if 'ABC' is an unknown thing in that part of the world?

For all I know, these are all marketing gimmicks. Researchers are paid insane amounts of money to come up with credible statistics. At one point of time, there were reports that Carrots, Cabbage, Tomato, Onion, Coconut Oil, Red Chilli etc etc all increase the risk of Cancer. So, that indeed means that all the vegetarians are goners! This I believe was at a time when supermarkets were growing in numbers across the country. At a time when they needed to publicise western eating culture in India.

For all I know, I ll do whatever I want to, whenever I want to and how much ever I want to. If these FACTS are indeed correct, they need an exception and I ll be the exception.

To sign off, here's an interesting statistic which I ve seen a lot of times. 100% statistics are made up!"

Why??

Why

• Do people try to impose their opinion on others?
• Are people hypocritical?
• Do they bug other's happiness when they know that the other person is not interested?
• Do people have very short memory when it comes to success?
• Do the TV channels show the same Movie over and over?
• and How do people never get tired of watching the same masala movies umpteen times?
• Codes work perfectly just until the night before a major release?
• Can't people understand that the whole of South India is not just Andhra Pradesh?
• Is it difficult for bachelors to find apartments for rent in a place where there is more unmarried population?
• Do people drive a car, which can carry 6, all alone and congest the roads?
• Do people in India not follow traffic rules?
• Doesn't Google have a Linux version of GTalk?
• IT HAS TO BE LIKE THIS???

PS : Last line courtesy Enigma - Why - Le Roi Est Mort Vive Le Roi (Album)

Wish You Were Here

Been tripping lately on the song Wish You Were Here. Floydian lyrics at its magical best. Such a misunderstood song IMHO. Simple tune, yet so captivating.

The Line "Did you exchange, a Walk on part in a war, for the lead role in a cage." has been giving me goosebumps.

A Random Check

I was walking back to the apartment after work the other day. At the junction near my apartment, a few policemen were present. It seemed like they were there to stop the vehicles and then demand money from motorists for some reason or the other. How was I wrong!! One guy held me by my hand and dragged me towards them

Police : Where are you going??
Me : Back to my flat Sir
P : What do you do?
Me : I am an IT professional
P : Open your bag and show whats inside
Me : (Opened my bag and showed them)
P : Show your ID Card
Me : Sir, our company doesnt give ID cards. I can show you my Voter's ID Card.
P : Ok, show
(I take out the card and show him.)
P : This looks like a Xerox xopy
Me : No Sir, this is the original. I was given this
P : What is the other language besides English on the card?
Me : Thats Malayalam Sir, I belong to Kerala
P : Why isn't it printed in Hindi? Is Kerala outside India??
Me : **WTF look**
P : Ok, I m leaving you this time.
Me : **WTF look again and walked away**......