friends on platter

Yet another msg describing just friends an”true” friends…

Every tym my mobile beeps, my mind start guessing what it could be..

1st choice would be..ofcorss my favorite..Rajnikant..
2nd would be some of my vendor asking for payment..(yea..in Voith I have learned that u need a justification for paying even after supply.)

& the 3rd choice would be, defining ‘just friends’ and ‘true friends’.

It really makes me wonder.. in a FB era, when people have an average of 200 friends count, one can actually differentiate all their friends with these 2 tags. Only a stupid FB application can rate your friends on 1 to 10.U can not compare a gulaabjaamun with rossgulla or Chicken tikka with Chicken tandoori. I find this prty unfair to compare friends like that.
Friends are like spices, and ur liking towards them depends on ur appetite on a particular day. If u get ur favorite chocolate brownie every day in ur meal, then where is d fun??

The thought just adds another flavor for tagging your friends as delicacies on the platter.

Cheese or Paneer Friends:
Well such friends go with any combination of preparations. No matter whether u njoy a punju preparation of mallu. They add more flavor in every dish on the menu. Paneer paratha or Cheese dosa, u name the dish and they give their flavor to that preparation.
Such friends are great fun for outings, parties and even on boring marriages. Reason is..they are absorbed by any group of people. Majority of so called “True friends” belong to this category. They wish u on friendshipday without fail. They exactly know your taste when it comes to opposite gender. They mark ur proxy when u are passing time in canteen. They skip the seat next to “ur”girl in a theater for u to seat. U can share every little secret with them knowing that it will remain secret with them. U r never hurt by any of their comments. FB makes no difference on such friends.

Chicken tandoori friends:
Well, these are those strong flavored friends who dominate the entire meal with there presence. Such strong personalities meet occasionally. When they are around, they take the centre stage and entertain you to the fullest. Your best buddies usually tend to dislike such friends. May b bcoz they overshadow all other preparations of the meal.

Another surprising observation is that such frnds will be least active on the social networking sites. Also, they never give you a call. Not even forward a msg.You’ll find yourself never sharing any personal issues with such friends

However.. it’s the spice in them that attracts you whenever they are around.

But you should also remember that such friends you can not get in every meal. It’s the rarity which preserves the spices of such friends.

Roti/Rice friends:
These are the old langotia yaars (mostly skool frnds) who provide base for every meal. No mater whether you are lady killer-town resident-football team captain OR a nerd looking-scholar-carrying backpack weighing tones. Every one is bound to have this variety of friend. Symptoms – They usually have access to all members of your family. They never send you friendship msgs. They always dial 1st your home land line. They can not hide your secrets. You do not discuss your luv lyf wid them. They can shamelessly wear ur shorts when they come for a nightout. They are not bothered even if you forget their bdays. U don’t remember when didya last fought wid them. They land at ur place without even checking if u r thr or not. N u r equally not bothered.

With thousands of complaints against them you still find them most approachable.

McDonalds Friends:

Well…u’ll find some of ur early college frnds in this category… they resemble with junk food coz u kno that they are harmful to ur health…but u still can not resist..

Syptoms: They smoke…They use the “F”/”Chu”/ “Bho”words too frequently irrespective of the surrounding people…They stare (read: scan) bottom to top of each female gender passing by… they are everything that ur mom had been warning u since childhood…so there is absolute no way u want ur mom to know tht they exists in ur frnd list at all..
Such friends cud be very informative… also thy come handy on FB since they keep ur wall entertaining by their comments…most importantly..they have access to al the pretty chicks in ur college

Green vegetable friends:

Most irritating characters of ur frnd list belong to this category. Like green vegetables, u would luv to ignore them, but in reality u can not. The so called Scholar distant cousin of urs cud be one of this kind. Also, u’ll find most of ur GF’s best frnds fall in under this category. Office colleagues who happen to be the big boss’s pet, prior n later roll numbers who come in help in exams, nerds who lets u copy those assignments in college, gay looking HR executive of ur company…all belong to this irritating breed of friends. U just cant get rid of them. U can not insult them even on FB, forget insulting in person. U cnt remove the tags of their idiotic FB applications. U even post “like” to their stupid most profile status.

Salad friends:
They are only useful for pumping ur friends count of a social networking sites. Their existence or non-existence makes absolute no difference in your meal. In orkut days, meeting a person was essential before adding him as a friend. But in FB days any person who has “Like”d ur post or comment 3 consecutive times within a span of a week becomes eligible for adding as a friend. And in turn increase your count in your menu.

Last but definitely not the least,
Red wine friends:
Well, this belongs to those tempting delicacies of your friends circle. Prettiest of the opposite genders whom u just cant have enough. U wish to have them in every dinner and even after the dinner U follow their profile updates every minute. Every new forwarded sms that u get is auto forwarded to them. U wish them even on d Republic day. U dnt let go any chance to reply their sms no matter even if its just a santa banta msg. U cant forget their Bday, even their parents anniversaries. Like a alcoholic, u fall for them without thinking about the consequences.

I happen to cross a gift shop on yesterday. Was wondering about the large crowd inside. In the evening heard on radio something about friendship day. The day which had more value than the valentine day in d college was about to slip from my mind again this year.

Times have changed..Orkut hs died..himesh reshamia hs vanished..aishwarya rai-bacchan is pregnant..

Well,times have really changed.. Thanks to the RJ for reminding…erything..

Goan lyf

well..a 31st dec in goa was always on my wish list…but i never imagined it would happen so soon…may be bcoz i placed it below “owning a Rolex” or even below “killing that watchman of my society”(bloody he splits…stinks…n allows ppl to park thr cars behind mine…true ass hole he is…never mind)…angels should also be given thr variable pay targets i believe…atleast next tym thy’ll follow the wish sequence i wnt..
Goa..well this Land is simply divine…n am not saying this just becoz its my native..nor bcoz I had come from the dry land of NARENDRA MODI. But GOA is not just another state or place…its special…in here

* Alcohol consumption is more than petrol (the 2nd most famous brown liquid in mankind..n no..i am talking about Coffee…Coffee dosnt stand any place..petrol n alcohol tops the list from 1 to 10)

* Every 3rd wall along the road is painted red with Kingfisher’s advertise..i’ve even heard, more than 50% of the business of United Beverage comes from GOA.

* No hotel is tagged as “Restaurant & Bar”.. instead, all of them are called “Bar & restaurant”..well..sales always lead..isnt it

* U will not find a single place where “Gujarathi Thali Malse” ..(n I really mean this, man…Goa is the only land I feel which is untouched by gujrathis… a place where SU n SAARU still sound alien…Thank god

* You will not feel uncomfortable wearing a shirt with floral prints n go out in public place in daylight …even a shorts with sun flowers printed on it is perfectly normal..

* Sand covers most of the living land. However, this sand is way different than that of Rajasthan n Gujarat..mainly because it doesn’t fly along the cruising cars.

* Fish curry can be a part of any meal of the day & fry pomfret has a place as important as PAAPAD for Sindhis in any meal.

* PAV(bread) is consumed least although the population is largely dominated by PAVWALEs

* If u want to order the famous “butter chicken” in Goa,(butter chicken which usually tops the menu cards in rest of the india)..u literally have to go through the whole menu searching for it…However, pl. don’t dare to order it..coz person eating chicken in goa is treated no different than a person ordering tea in a coffee shop.

* Goa is a place where temples, churches and beer bars are equal in numbers.. just to get a feel..u see..the statistics says…For every man there is 1 bar, 1 temple, 1 church & 10 coconut trees.

* Firangs clad in 2 piece bikini are 2nd most common thing after topless firangs n ofcors Indians ogling at those fab bodies

* Although the firangs dominate beaches with their bikinis, the dusky Pavwali chicks in frocks steal the show in rest of the goa.

Well well..Yest I saw this movie “Dum Maro Dum”…starring Amitabh Junior, bips n few new faces and hot bodies..the story lingers around Goa, drugs, rave parties, & white skin dominance over all mentioned three. Sippy Junior has done some a nice directorial job but he couldn’t do any justice to Goan beauty the way he did for South Bombay in “bluffmaster”..for that matter..no director, till date, have captured the true goan b’uty for the silver screen.. may b they all get sooo busy in njoying Goa that they forget the capture it for people.

Sunny..rainy..cloudy..windy..I have seen goa in all possible seasons with all possible reasons ..Goa has lot more to offer than just beer, beaches and babes. India is blessed with thousands of kilometers of coastline with beaches thousands in numbers. Then what is so different in sun settling down in Goa…& y the same fried pomfret tastes like never before …y the sand pleases to your feet and waves tickles…Well if u’ve been to Goa, u already know the answers…Goa is not just a place. It’s a lifestyle. Just like Mumbai, Goa too has his own soul.

It is their culture that reflects from that every beach at the end of the road..

every tiny shack waiting to serve that chilled bottle of beer..

every single pomfret which land on ur table…

the only dialog that lingers in my mind ..

Aadmi marta hain to wo jannat mein jata hain..par jab wo goa mein marta hain tab wo kahi nahi jata…
Kynki asli jannat toh goa mein hain

Kutta “Yahi” kaa..

Well this blog is neither about the cutie pie Pomeranian of your neighborhood nor about the lovable fat lab of your GFs..not even about vodafone fame pug…it is specifically written picturising the typical Indian Street Dog..now if u are thinking y only Indian..thn its bcoz I don’t know how does a street dog outside india looks lyk ..I hv neva been to abroad…not even to Nepal… am bloody ashamed to carry my passport as a identity proof..thts d only reason y I hv not applied for LPG in baroda…mom dad been to Europe..di went to south east..all my fellow colleagues have been to abroad on company’s account.. even technicians have been to Germany…it was only me n the guy selling tea outside our company gate who were the only unfortunate ones till yesterday…when he told tht he got a Visa for Dubai..Bloody I felt soooo jealous..i stopped having tea in the evening..God knows when I am gonna get that break L …till thn I’ll keep hooting for Indian values, culture, tradition, and all that crap..

Back to the common “Indian street dog”…firstly how do u identify whether the dog infront of u is a street dog or is he of a genuine breed… there are some easy checks for that..

-          If u see his abdomen line between front n rear legs…it must be smooth parabola with two fixed points &varying radius from chest to lower abdomen… confused?? Well in simple words it’s a shape of hour glass sliced in two pieces…sumwhat lyk ths “ ~ ”

-          His spinal line is typically straight till their waist n then smoothly merges into abdominal curve.

-          The tail is not more than half of their length & usually curved irrespective of its length.

-          Jaws are firm & solid. Unlike cats, teeth structure is typically of wolf family.

Hmmmm… still confused??…it seems u r not very familiar with Animal planet..ok..i’ll elaborate a bit more in “India Tv” style..

-          He stands on his front two legs with his ass resting on ground n scratches a area behind is ear with one of his rear leg.

-          OR He stands on all four legs scratching near ass with his teeth.(yea yea..half of the day spend in scratching own ass..n the other half in barking)

-          While standing rest all the times, he barks.

-          He never barks when he is alone. If at all he does, it must be for asking rescue.

-          9 out of 10 times that he barks, he barks on fellow street dogs. Rest 1 time he barks on the person who steps on his tail. Until and unless hurt, he never ever barks on humans. If u have encountered any contrasting situation, then the dog must have misunderstood u with his fellow street dogs. Usually it happens when u skip a bath for couple of weeks & stink similar.

-           He is always multicolored, keeping his mother guessing for the real responsible father.

-          If u find them in couple, then they must be busy doing what other animals do in private. I think after Paris Hilton, dogs are the only shameless animals who enjoy publicizing their private moments.

-          If u find them in a group of three, then 2 must be smelling the ass of the third one.

-          Barking is the only thing to do when they are into larger group.

-          Spike from Tom & jerry is the only dog who barks on cat. I have not seen any street dog barking on a cat.

-          Even a female dog pee in a same fashion as that of male.(i.e.  by raising one of the rear leg) Hey wait…but that true for all the animals. Only in humans, females get fresh whereas males pee (although biologically they do the same thing)

-          If you see a dog while driving/riding, remember, they have a strong tendency of getting in ur way. Irrespective of whether u change ur direction, dogs have liking of getting killed by a vehicle. U turn left, n he will also turn left. U go right, n he will also take a right. No matter what u do, u just cant beat him.  In such situation, never change ur direction. Just head straight to him. The probability of having him in the same position would be least as compared to others.

-          If u talk about any national highway in india, everyday on an average a dog meets with a accident after every 4 km stretch. In every such accident 9 out of 10 times a dog is killed. Rest 1 time, the poor rider goes through a tough time. Thanks to dogs’ never ending skill of making love, their population remains the same.

-          However, it is just a myth that dogs who chase cars, do it because similar car rushed on his lady. Be it dogs or humans, no male can celebrate that long.

-          Dogs never bark on girls. Specially the good looking ones. (huh?? No Idiot…gud looking is adjective for a gal..not for a  dog)

-          All street dogs are vegetarian.. dont make a mistake of offering them eggs or chicken. And if u happen to feed them with pedigree, they will look as confused as person having seen “Raavan” in a theater.

-          Never curse dogs for barking in the night. They are doing what u and me do in the nite. They also socialize. Only difference is, we do it on facebook. Well u’ll all agree the comments on face book from frnds..frnd’s  frnds, the requests for farmvile, the invitations for finding perfect match, all are equally annoying as that of dogs barking in the nite.

-           Street Dogs are very expressive. They are extremely camera friendly..Mani ratnam has made a 4 hour long movie on a dog as a male lead.. I saw that on animal planet… surprisingly a week later it was released in theaters as “Raavan”… but unfortunately film critics misunderstood him with abhishek bacchan. Needless to say that the movie doomed.

Well these are some of the typical characteristics of a Indian street dog..after this I hope, an ordinary street dog will bring a smile to ur face.

PS: – Dogs, now a days, have forgotten their age old rivalry with dharmendra. They now have abhishek bacchan in bollywood to be more unhappy with.i am glad that dogs dnt access wordpress..else they would sue me for comparing abhishek bacchan wid them.

Wedding bells or War bugle ;)

(The contents of the blog might be harmful for adults planning to get married. The blogger will be solely held responsible if the contents makes the harm which is desired by them)

Morning 8.30…in d office…switchin on PC…waiting for outlook to update the mail box by forwards of software professional sent on odd hours(man, thy only send ths fwds on late nites n early mornigs…always on odd hours…no wonder IT industry doomed ) one of ths mail is from bibin..subject shows “Wedding Invitation”…without thinking much i open tht mail…

a kilometer long mail with lines in sentence case,  written in italic font, with no animated .gif image inbetween, n nt even picture nor smiley at the end….this,very unlike forward, seems more of hibru to me… still without stressing the brain muscle,  i click on the only hperlink decorated in the mail…by the time voith server opens the link, i hv already forgotten whr i had clickd…bt the new window is nicely decorated..it  says “welcome..wedding of pallavi & bibin  on decemb.$##%%^&*(%$^^…….hey hey..WAIT A SEC..wt d hell is ths…surprisd..rather shocked me, again go through the entire mail again….is it for real??…searchin al over if thr is any hitch..its on 6th-Dec.. Dec do hv 6th day… nt like 30-feb or sumthin…thinnkin of al such probablities in my dirty mind i finally came to the conclusion… Yes..BIBIN IS ACTUALLY GETTING MARRIED TO A GIRL…..

yea..1st one in our group..Bibin…is rather d 1st GUY in entire Sp-mech batch to get married(what?? what do you mean, snehal got married before bibin??…snehal was a girl u idiot…she used to stay in girls hostel…dnt u remember?)god ..he is gonna settle down in lyf…has found a lyf partner…n now takin d most imp step in d lyf…n we are still roaming around in a college mood..line maroing on prtty chicks…busy in doin a lukkha giri as usual… al of a sudden am feeling sooooo  soooooo miserable man…whole day ruins in d disgracing thots abt myself…

hey , bt wait a sec, y am i feeling bad abt myself…so wt tht i am nt tht committed in lyf…. i cn still do the basugiri.. i hv no strings(Read: wire ropes) attached… i can go grab a can of beer n spend a saturday nite on friend’s place(gosh..gone r those days whn d alcohol was available on evry corner of d road…this dry state policy of MODI sucks lyk anythin)…i can still spend the whole sunday doin nothin..its bibin whos gonna miss d late nite futbol matches…

he’ll hv to give explanations for smoky shirts…

he’ll be forced to get rid of this ipod whn she is talkin…

he cnt grow beard anymore…nt even a stuble…nt evn a goti…

he wl b forced to use deo of her choice…

he’ll b made to luv shoppin..shoppin evn whn sachin’s on 193 not out n he hs chance to beat saeed anwer’s record of 194 (y nt??… cnt i evn imagine sachin breakin this record?? he still hs 1 more wordcup to go remember?…sum tyms i feel BCCI wnt let him retire until he breaks this record…poor chap he is)

he’ll hv to keep his bike clean…wash her daily…

he cnt evn brush d way he used to…he’ll b made to think before pressing toothpaste tube..

he’ll b prohibited to admire the god’s creations while passing by thm… ahem ahem..

n lastly, he’ll hv to wear the washed,cleaned & ironed denims(yeeeek..god bless u bibin)

Frankly speackin, if ths is wt he wntd to do ..thn thr ws no need to get married for tht…he cud hv simply shifted to baroda…lyf sucks equally terrible in here…in baroda…away from home

any ways, it depends on wht choice one makes… sum get married…sum njoy lyf…others leave mumbai..(if u dnt undrstand d meaning of this sentence, tht only means u r part of d prior two catagories  ) 

any ways… bibin..this blog is abt u bt not for u… its for ppl who r plannin to get married… atleast thy cn re think the decision tht thy hv made…. (n i wl b publishing it only after u get married…so tht u wnt get a chance to rethink… (GM bro..heehehe)…coz if i dnt, pallavi bhabi wnt evn allow me to enter ur house any more..

now on serious note..i hope n  pray to god tht u’ll nt come across any of the shit detailed above… n i wish u both all d  happiness n success(success??…ahem ahem;) ) in ur married lyf…keep rockin bro…keeeeep rockin

P.S: hey BB.. thnx a lot man…u made u start bloggin again…thnx for bringing me back on track..

Hamaraaa Pick UP…

morning 7.45 AM ….

me..surprizingly..not searching for bike keys…neithr 4 helmet nor bandana….y???… bcoz….siemens transformers has “finally” startd company transport facility to their employees…

Mr. Bhinde announced that there will be company pick-up n drop service on few specific routes(hidden: there will not be 200% VCP given ths time….so be happy with ths)…. so sudenly…inspite of no VCP n terrible work load, all turned happy after annoucement, it was obvious that the 1st bus will start from Dadar(    )…n so it did…

my co-passengers on ths route were goin 2 b Parag, borse, prajakta, n shruti(in the sequence in wch thy seat)… as per announcement the pickup facility startd but thr ws no response 4m dadar route… simply bcoz p/u tym ws 7.00AM… now people who used to catch 7.38 Asangaon fast will obviously not opt for ths p/u…but thn we rescheduled it to 7.30…thn …7.40…thn 7.45…n now 7.50 Am… (thanks to Parag…who is the most active(Read: irritating, annoying, irksome)  member of our route…

talking bout the daily p/u…(btw,for those who are wondering,p/u implies pickup…the term used by Siemens EXIM people i.e. Ms.sethi…there must be 1000 odd abbreviation used exclusively by Imports people n thy xpect tht al the ppl in ths world must kno their meanin… evn after tht if u dare to ask its meaning ..thy’ll give u the luk wch TABU gave in HERAPHERI whn PARESH RAWAL’S dhoti gets on the floor)… coming to the point.. daily p/u starts from KABUTER KHANA whr Borse, parag n prajakta get up… thn the SUMO comes to Dadar TT whr i get in )… thn a Ghatkopar shruti gets up…tn directly to NTF…(btw, we have ths TATASUMO for p/u…TATASUMO is a car wch is TATA had introduced as a Family car for families bigger in size… but till date no SUMO hs run on the road with 3 or more people of same family…its a pure commericial vehicle…n definately not a SUV…not even a mile close to it)

all mentioned people have their typical characteristics…. starting with borse(married n father of 2)… very cynical kinda person… at the same time…very gentlemen whnit comes to females… people say(including him) tht he is lil uncomfortable whn it comes to females… but i dnt think so.. he is d one who breaks the ice evryday whn we start the journey… be it yesterdays match…or kareena’s song… he always lights up the situation…. he is a kool dude…

thn prajakta(not married…not sure whether single or not )…ths monitor lukin female is actually a matured gal with “junior college” kinda attitude… a typical podrait..(i.e. Podar coll student)…she cn talk on wat so evr topic…a very gud listener….n a gossip parner as well..

thn shruti(not yet married…but definately wl soon get married being a Manglorian… Manglorian females get married on 24… ref: clause 156 paragraph 14 of Indian penal code)… i hv not seen ths female getting upset on anyone..(other thn me… am the 1 who she wl hold responsible if she dsnt get her VCP coz of subcontracting stock @ vendor)… she keps on smilling…laughing… blushing… all the tym…god knos y… the tym she gets in, both these ladies start their usual gossiping….i seriously cnt figure out,wt topic thy get 2 discuss evn after doin same in the office hours sittin nxt to each other… but the real fun starts after shruti gets in…and parag changes the radio station to its favorite FM Rainbow ;)

THE Parag….sur sangeet ka diwana… Damn….ths guy is crazy for old hindi songs to the terrible extent…he is one of the few listeners of FM Rainbow(tht too i doubt… i seriously feel tht he is the only listener to the morning 8o’clock slot on FM RAINBOW…the so calld radio jocky who hosts SUR SANGEET KE DIWANOKI MEHFIL, actually does the monolog with Parag…with parag doin wah wah after every song…yawk).. the time whn all other radio channels are busy in playin all latest movie songs..ths channel air IODINE NAMAK advertisent twice after evry single song… n their songs selection is sooo damn pakofying…we seriosly feel lyk killin ths gentleman…howeva…Parag is the one who does al the plannin work…. lyk… hmmmm… well…. lets c…..hmmmmm…. ok……4get it yaar…. god knos wt exactly he ds…evn in the office…

thn we used to pick up “U Kno Who” Amit Rane… ths IT guy stays @ airoli… but sumhow he preferes our company so he leaves the company bus n waits for our SUMO… he is d true, geniune funny guy… he dsnt feel bad whn entire office claims tht he dsnt work… he dsnt evn try 2 justify or to defend…(its a diff story tht he dsnt hv any point to defend since he actually ds not work at all…belive me…only pallavi cn beat him in ths”i-will-never-work” contest…she is head and shoulder above all)…. however… he sets up the mood by his silly talks…altho he himself dsnt work….he cools off the mood tht’ll make u work more….irrespective of the level of the person in front, he keeps his level of madness maintained… beliv me…its a skill….not every person cn manage such a high level of proficiancy… he is truely gifted…but Mr. Bhinde ws pretty jealous of his skills and actually got complex…so he told him to discontinue our SUMO….wch ws reallly veryyyyy rude, unethical n definately non “SIemens”.

Now..after a month and a half…situation is as follows,

SUMO n its driver keeps on changin…the timing keeps changing….the driver agency person keeps callin me evn after tellin him so many times tht i get up on the 2nd stop…i keep comin late on pick up….parag keeps on fighting with these agency people about SUMO iteriors… the only thing wch is constant now is ….females waitng for MASTEK pickup on the Dadar TT stop..(guys belive me….IT sectors rocks… evn i try style maroying al the tym with my patent goggle…but..as usual.. no luck…..am a true mechi u c )

P.S.:prajakta mite go to Komel’s route… she wont get tht affected by Komels “wo-kya-hota-hai-na” talks as she is trained, tested and approved by Parag’s company…. (tht means… no need to carry those ear plugs prajakta…hehehe)

Bhaiya in Mumbai

Location: ABC Station…

XYZ: bhaiya… JKL jaoge???

rickshawala Bhaiya: (in his typical arrogant style) Nahi…

In a situation above the variable station cud be any station…. central…western…harbor…

XYZ cud be of any gender…any age group…any religion…

and JKL cud be any place…closer or farthest from the Station..

the Only thing which is remains unchanged is the answer of  Rickshaw wala bhaiya… and his arrogance…

eventually the XYZ person goes to bus stop cursing rickshaw wala…

All mumbaikars are used to such daily encounter…but the increasing arrogance of “these” people… leads to the feeling of helplessness and dependency on a small group of people who do not belong to this place…. result is a Psychological block….all these n many other accumulated feelings of hate-red got burst and resulted in tragedy of Last Sunday (3rd FEB)

wateva happend tht day ws quite indecent and unethical…. a mob hittin a crowed of few is any wayz not ethical, irrespective of the regoinal issue… but again…before accusing RAJ THAKARE… one must analyze the root cause behind al this… a meeting of a UP leader can not be the only reason behind this… it has got many annexures full of such reasons

Mumbai is made up of many regions… many cultures… many colors…. it has its own religion… a Mumbaikar will remain mumbaikar where eva u put him on the back of this world… then y did he felt the need to make his present felt on 3rd FEB??

Maumbai feeds more number of gujrathis… south indians.. muslims for that reason …than Bhaiyas… but no mumbaikar complained on the existance of the rest…. the y only Bhaiya are accused??…. the reason being … Bhaiya community dont belong to mumbai mentaly… however educated he may be… however he may be earning… a bhaiya from any level of society will consider himself as a guest in mumbai… 

for an example… 26th july floods…tarin blasts… any disaster situation in mumbai…have u seen any taxiwala bhaiya getting down on road helping people??…. or for that reason , atleast  droping people at places when needed the most…. i remember a long queue of taxis at air port on flood day…sleeping in their taxis whereas entire mumbai ws on the road …helpin people who were stuck… Evn on the Train blast day…. mob at Plaza cinema hd to force these taxiwalas to drop people at respective places which actually is there job….

i am not saying bhaiyas shud be banned coming to mumbai…..coz luking at situation in UP if thy got to feed their familys … thy hv to luk for jobs….n whr else thy wl get these jobs other thn mumbai….UP leaders can not create job opportunities at UP… so supporting Bhaiyas to come to mumbai is the least that they cn do…. but in such scenario… a person must feel thnkful n obliged to the city that runs his family… showing arrogance to such city dosnt fits in the book of society… atleast i dnt think it does..

in spite of al ths i dnt support the last sunday incidence…. but it is js a signal to al… i only pray the right msg is  taken by al concern people…. n there will not arise a need to display this incident again in future…

n i only hope to c a lil more responsible rickshaw wala in a station que

TES 2

well…its ovr now….. 7 days of official TP r al ovr(tho i got 2 njoy only 3 of thm…thanx to (1)Manish who is njoyin his honeymoon…(2)deepak..who is down wid jaundice or atleast pretending to be…(3)n on top of it,…. its our boss… So being the only buyer around i hd 2 b thr in office for rest of 3 dayz..

talking about TES 2….it startd wid(along wid tht usual a siemens File n a diary n a pen) a very interesting topic as “commercal Concepts” n ended with the crap “Marketing” thing..whr a doctor was presenting a seminar on “marketing of FMCG goods to engineers…(funny??… isnt it… belive me, its possible only in Siemens) Non-veg Lunch, cookies in tea break n the presence of “XX” chromosomes were the only pleasing things out thr in worli….(for those who took vocational sub in 12th n wondering wat XX chromosome mean …well…XX chromosomes is the genetic term for a girl & XY for a boy)

coming back to Comercial concept thing… Mr.Malani & Mr.Apte delivered d lectures on ED n sales/Service taxes… thanks to Desai sir, half of those things i already knew …still it helped in clearing many basic concepts for sure…(the clarity tht Mr. Malani hd in his concepts ws really appreciable….specially with his over all look… i.e. white beard n shirt out … he ws very unlike siemens…. jus lyk his knowledge…. )

the later day we hd a lecture on communication skills @ tip top plaza hotel… Mr. Sunil …whoz Lata’s hubby(thinking who d Lata is??… well…am as clueless as u all.. but thts wt ws thr in his intro) took a day long session on communication skills…(2nd guy wid white beard in 2 days…. prty strange in siemens coz am the only person wid beard in entire Transformer…) but wat ws evn strange here, tht none of us got bored in this entire day which was rather expected in any communication seminars…his command on laguage… his lyf exp…skill of evaluating, judging evry person, evry incidances in lyf… n sply the Funda of “gifting Urself” on evry small lil achievment which in future reminds al such goldn memories….all this ws worth adapting…. also thanks to Ashish Khadse(agru Part 2) who  was unknowingly making fun of himself wid his innocent interaction wid sunil (thank god he ws not thr in SP-Mech… he saved us from making so many sins )  not to forget the 5course lunch n brekfast @ tiptop plaza,along wid dhaval’s PTV jokes(ths guy dhaval is not 4m PTV but he hs spent lot of tym wid this ppl…. hence the talent)

thn d very awaited saturday session on marketting skills strtd @ 9 @ worli…al wer excited coz of the interesting topic… but the entire day got wasted in the stupid FMCG marketing techniques explaind by a doctor… crap… a total fiasco…his stupid jokes n fundas(ths 50 yr old doc ,

thinks Maruti SX4 is ovrprized…

dosnt kno anythin about bikes…

neva buys a brand he lyks d most jus bcoz the tht perfume bottle got spilled in his bag…

 dosnt lyk TATA vehicles including SAFARI

calls Scorpio as SUV n rates Scorpio above Innova

i really dnt understand wt made our HR to chooose him as a marketing xpert… (jus a anothr evidance proving HR n Logic neva go 2gethr)

the only person who dint get bored tht day ws d Doc himself coz he made more money thn wt Siemens paid him 4 one day by collectin 50 Rs from evry late comer after tea break…(i jus hope our VP dsnt read ths )

tho we hd a gr8 fun downstairs, al thanks to Harshal n Shailesh Shere (lets not get into wt ws the topic of fun…  harshal wud kill me if i rite nething on net)

al in al …TES 2 ws a gr8 stress buster… meetin ppl.. makin nu frnds.. goin diff places…knowin lyf on a serious note… evrythin helpd for the much needed break on the season…. one thing is sure if Siemens wants GTE to stay wid thm for long….more n more such seminar must be arranged… thts a msg to al HR who anyways dnt listen to us…

P.S. : i dint comment on the lunch tht v hd @ kalwa works… js bcoz it ws not worth mentioning… hehehhe

road lyf…

no no ppl… am not talkin abt mahdur bhandarkar’s Traffic signal…nor abt FOOTPATH…. its abt those gudol dayz wen the day used to start wid kick and a gear shift…

yest i went to ameya’s place…actully i cud have gone by train as i was comin from office…but i decided to go on bike( damn….how cn i evn think of goin by train wen my bikes thr… this daily Airoli trip is makin me sick) …i took my helmet out n… man….. it was al covered with cobwebs inside out…makin me realise how loong has it been on highway… this 45 mins journey to Vileparle made me soo nostalgic abt the dayz wen goin to coll ws jus an xcuse to ride the bikiee

i startd takin my bike to coll in third yr tho i bought it in 2nd yr… an yr long took me again the confidence to hit the western express highway…. credit goes to my sis without her forget riding evn buying bike ws not poss..she only convienced mom n dad for the bike stuff…thn came the diff part of choosing wch 1 to buy… but without much hasitation al decide don HONDA… Unicorn ….. my black beuty

i wont talk abt learning bike coz it ws a yr long journey… so will jump to the 1t day wen i took my bike to coll….i rem…thr ws a DME viva…n BEST ws on strike…tht cudnt be an xcuse as neithr me nor my sis used to go by bus… but i chose tht day to take my bike to coll… me n my sis …. tht ws the only day wen i took S.V Road…bloody…. riding on SV road is as boring as attending “communicattion meetings” in Siemens…..

soon bike bacme the reason to go to coll… wiping bike in the morning…. wearing tht BANDANA n goggle…

makin tau pay for the petrol…(bichari tau)

waiting under the flyover…or those rare trees on high way whr al bikers stop n wear helmet…

setting hair in the coll parkin lot…

cleanin bike with som1 else’s cloth …

sharing daily riding xperinces with bhoite n ameya..( according to us….we are the only sane riders in this world)

trying to put the main stand on while sittin on a bike…

computing average of bike after evry 6months n feelin proud wen it exceeds 55

al these things i’ll neva forget…there hd been few unfortunate accidents also… but i came outa it safely… (i cnt forgive myself wen i sliped on bandra junction with my sis ws with me… luckily nothin happend to her… but after that day i neva exceed 50 ka speed with my sis)

but thn… sis got married… i missed her a lot while goin 2 coll alone in the morn… thn came the Siemens thing…  n riding almost became a sunday activity… shyaa…

lessons of lyf

for al working ppl… cribing is the day 2 day activity.. b it abt ur boss..ur job… local trains… etc etc..

our domain of entire day is limited upto the irritating rickshaw stand fights… stinckin ppl in local trains… arguments wid bus conductors ovr change.. etc. thts how v describe our day.

but,,, 

hav u ever noticed rainbows of the spilled petrol on the wet roads??

n the street lights on a rainy night wch makes us wonder is the sky rainin or is it those lights tht shower??

or the power lines along side the railway track wch come close n again diverge in thr own rythm from a moving train??

well….u must hav seen thm…but rarely njoyd thm. y?? bcoz v ourself hs creatd defination of havin fun in our mind…. n v sumhow 4get 2 pull the fun out of things wch may appear very small n not evn close 2 our pre-defined “fun”.

well guys… dnt wait for ne humar or wit 2 come up…. ths topic isnt those regular types…. its for those who mite hv 4gottn the way to njoy the lyf.

my nu job hs tought me a lota things 4 sure…..but initially it felt as if am goin farthr farthr away 4m the gud ol “fun” dayz. no training….on the job 4m the very 1st day… typical boss… no frnds around… couligues not ready 2 b frnds….n top of al…tremendous work load. lyf ws totally messed up. the journeys from office 2 home wer gettin more n more difficult…physically n psychologically as well.

but wen lyf takes evrythin 4m u …it in a way, leaves u in a company of urself … it brings u closer 2 the inner u… n the things wt it teaches u, r worthy thn ne masters course. n thts the tym wen colors of petrol, raining street lights n closing powerlines draws ur attention. the same thing happend wid me.

travellin tym… late workin issuies got settld down. things for wch v used 2 crib…hv now bcme the sourse of fun. makin fun of our own probs is the best way 2 handle thm i feel. stupid convo wid arshat n komel hv bcome the daily sourse of entertainmnt. monster boss is now the figure of curse… short tea brks hv bcum the nxt imp thing after the post-lunch walks. popin emails pops up the fun durin stressed workin hrs. cursing core industry n praising softwre n the ppl in it hs proved 2 be the best  de-stressing option.n the teletalks wid diff vendors lightns the wrkng atmosphere… deepaks convos with his vendors further brings the crisp…

now the irritatin rikshaw wala r the obj of disscussing crickt… stinkin public in trains makes u conrol ur breaths better thn baba raamdev… n the fights wid conductor ovr change gives me tht xtra kink in the routine lyf;)

The Italian Job

(dnt get confusd wid the title…hs nothin 2 do wid sonia gandhi’s italian connections) 

wht a weekend it ws… seemd lyk the racing season of 2004 is bck..the only diff ws … schumi n barri wer replcd by kimi n massa.

on sat..in moto GP…doctor showd his class again… on his fiat-yamaha tead, doin not so well so far, he managed a victory at Assen(ned). it ws sheere driving skill tht took him on podium. he startd off from the 4th row n did wht his best at. stoner still is 21 pts ahead of doc in world champ standin but he cn still manage( remem…its moto GP..n not F1, whr 21 pts lead almost asures u tht WC tag )

 talkin abt F1… again it ws italy who lead the front by its 1-2 finish at french GP. ferrari after 11 months managed 1-2 victory( yup..last tym it ws in germany 2006 i reakon)

but a ferrari victory at france is alwayin pleasing(remem last tym schumi held renault-michellin’s winnin hourses at france GP??… n yr b4 tht wen Barri ovrtook Trulli on the last corver of last lap n managd the podium finish??… frnch GP alwayz brought best outa us… i mean ferrari here ….hhehhe) n if it is 1-2 thn… tym 4 celebratns;)

massa who lead from the start n who managed 2 get kimi bhind him, blockin hamilton who ws 2nd on the grid. kimi later controlld the pace of mclarein n evn managd 2 get in frnt of massa after 2nd pits stop. ( thnx 2 ferrari strategy… who put kimi on 2 stop strategy after confirming the wheathr) hamilton sadly hd 2 stop thrice for pit n still managd the 3rd plc n 8th consecitive podium finish in his debut season.

much talks r goin around abt hamiltons driving skills being ovrshadowing alonso’s performance. but acco 2 me hamilton hs not shown his so calld “skills” newhr in ths season… its jus tht he hs a best car n he knos how 2 driv it. wid not a single race without front row grid he hs neva evn ovrtakn ne drivr… he jus goes light on the machinery n manages the podium finish…alonso, on the othr hand, hs shown his champ qualities evry tym in ovrtakin or pressurisin while attemptin overtake. he is a true spaninard… he jus neva gives up ( lyk tht blooooody Rafa Nadal…. who still is crusin in wimbledon….hopin 2 beat Feddi ths tym around in semis…haaaaaa)

newayzz…lets hope,v’ wl get 2 c hamiltons skills wid his home britesh GP scheduled ths wekend n wid ferrari bck in form!!