amazing last 2 weeks :)

the last few weeks have been really amazing here...literally have been having a ball..and enjoying myself....

first there was the trip to Kolli hills...amazing drive it was....then the college tour to Waynard and Coorg...4 days of pure fun n unwinding with almost the entire batch...all in all a good time spent out of the campus...

the day we got back it was holi...so prepared for it...and the next day we all got coloured...evidence in the pics in the Holi post...it was just splendid...

and then came the time for Farewell...our junior batch gave us a pretty good farewell...nice dance performances...some amazing videos dedicated by us to ur batchmates got played...mine was pretty funny...no effort was spared in pulling each others legs :D...for the first time i also dressed up in traditional south indian attire...wore a Veshti (we north indians call it the lungi.. :D)..it was a good experience to wear the veshti and be with everyone...was a happy feeling.....

yesterday night we had our thanks giving function...where we BIM23..23 represents the 23rd batch of my institute..thanked everyone from the college administration..mess workers..security etc and our junior batch for the splendid time we had in the last 2 yrs here....we gave our final dance performances...song performances..skits and plays etc...and believe me..it was amazing....we also prepared our group videos that are gonna b there as a memory with us for a lifetime...we had put in 2 days of effort in preparing our video...sleepless nights...early mornings...but it was all worth it...when the video was presented and everyone was cheering and applauding it....

so here's the video from Devil's Corner (my grp)...



for those who havent been able to see the video...please leave ur email id in the comments section..i can mail the video across to u :)

this video will be cherished by us for a long time to come..or rather forever...so enjoy it..and let me knw if u liked it or not :)

cheers!!

7 random things abt me :D

Jiggs tagged me to do the 7 random things abt me tag...and before further delay...here it is..

Rules:

Write about 7 random things which come to your mind
Tag 7 people

7 Random things

1) i like to watch war movies...especially the ones like Black Hawk Down, Saving Private Ryan, U-571, Crimson Tide, The Siege, Border (Indian movie abt 1971 Indo- Pak war)..LOC (indian movie abt Kargil war).and all...

2) i love playing football (soccer)...started off as a goalkeeper in school...became a defender during college days..and now during my post graduation i keep switching between the two..and its been fun to do so...i won the best goalkeeper award last yr :)..and my team won the tournament this yr :)

3) i like smsing...its fun..allows me to play with words alot...and thts something i enjoy doing... ;)..so any of u girls is interested...lemme knw :D

4) when it comes to food...ntn beats butter chicken and tandoori chicken..they are the best dishes that can ever be made with chicken :D

5) i like to drive fast..but not rash...im aware of the difference between the two...but driving my car fast is a passion.. :D

6) i like to read sci-i stuff...especially Micheal Crichton and also spy thrillers by authors like Robert Ludlum and Fredrick Foresyth...

7) i like eating Hot Chocolate Fudge sundae ..especially the one available at Nirula's and i ld rather ask out a girl for a HCF than coffee during summers for a date :D

enjoyed eh??lemme know :D

Well anyone who wants to take up this tag please do so and let me also know abt it :D...

NOTE: For those who havent seen the HOLI post..do check it out below this post...and temme abt your holi too :)

Rang barse bheege chunar wali...rang barse...Holi hai :)

We celebrated Holi yesterday in my institute campus and it was one of the best celebrations ever in my life...

HOLI is the festival of colours in India and it is celebrated mostly in northern India, so it was an important festivals for us north indians who are based in the southern part of the country.. Not wanting to miss out on celebrating the festival...we arranged colors and snacks for some 150 odd people who said they would play Holi this yr...

So the stage was set...a fine Sunday evening was fixed(23rd...although Holi was on 22nd) because tht is the time when all of us were free from our classes...and as the clock struck 2000hrs...colors started to fly up in the air...we applied gulal (dry color) on almost everyone...whether he was a north indian, south indian, sikh, hindu, muslim, christian...ntn mattered...it was a time to celebrate and enjoy...we hugged each other...wished each other..and started having fun....people started drenching each other in water...and after 5 mins...u cudnt recognize who was who...we all were a different shades of the rainbow...the music was on...the stage was set...and we started to shake a leg as well...one of our professors also joined in for the celebrations...tht was way sporty of him...kudos to him...

once we all looked like colored ghosts and had finished applying dry color...we all had snacks to eat...samosa...jalebi...chips...and ras malai (typical indian sweets and salty snacks)...half the time what we ate had a lil bit of color on it was well from the hands...not too good eh...but what the heck...it was a celebration time....and then came the time of the water colors...the colors tht u apply by mixing in water...and the best part is that these colors stay on for a few days....caught hold of anyone in sight and just rubbed the color on their faces and neck n all...people were throwing bucket loads of colored water on everyone in the vicinity..it was fun n awesome getting drenched..colored...laughing...where jus the teeth remained white...n in some cases not even that..lol...but then we all were one..we all looked similar...didnt matter who was who...friend or foe...we all were celebrating together...

so till abt 2230 hrs..we kept playing holi...drenching each other...coloring each other...and then...wen the colors finished...we went back to the dance floor to shake a leg to some of the most famous holi songs such as rang barse bhege chunar wali n all...it was a fun sight i gues...20-30 pink..red..black looking guys n girls dancing on the ground like crazy..lost in their own world....got some pics clicked ....lol..if u look at them...u ld probably get scared...but for us...they are one of the best memories for us to cherish....finally we winded up the program at 2330...and decided to go have a bath...

i bathed for 45 mins to an hr...to get the color off....but unsuccessfully...still am pinkinsh red on most of my face and entirely on my neck...lol...its fun...lol...it ll take a few days for the color to go off completely...till then i can happily scare some ppl out :D

hope u all enjoyed ur holi...i sure did like hell :D

n here's a pic from this yrs holi celebrations...enjoy...


enjoy :D...so how was ur holi???

something stupid n daring i did a while back :)

well i dont knw from where this past memory came to my mind..probably it was because i was telling my sis about some daring n weird stuff i had done in college...so told her about this stupid n a lil daring act i performed during my engineering days...

in Jan 2006..i started talking to this girl whom i met online...she was doing her MBBS from manipal medical college in mangalore..yeah the same old girl about whom u ve read in the november 2007 posts..so we got talking...talked almost daily...n things started moving along...n then there was this mutual feeling that we should meet up...but how...she was in mangalore..n i was in pune...so wat to do???mangalore was like 20 hrs away...n it was easily a 3 day trip...so when should i manage it...this was the dilemma...

Help came in the form of the IIM Lucknow interview..i had accidently filled in the agri business course also in the CAT (the toughest MBA entrance exam in the world) 2004 examination form...and so i got a call to appear for the GD/PI at mumbai...this was my moment to go to mangalore too...so this is how the plan got formulated..

i roped in 3 of my friends...my real good friends to tag along with me with me till mumbai...they were aware of the situation..so they agreed...told my folks tht after the GD/PI i ll be going to mangalore as one of my frnds has to meet his cousins there and tht 3 of are going with him...im sure they knew something was fishy...anyways...asked them for some extra moolah to finance the trip....got the company guest house (where my dad works) booked in mumbai for 4 ppl..so that there are no deviations from my story...my friends were to come back the next day after my GD/PI and not come along with me to mangalore....bcos i needed them to b there in the guest house with me..or my plan could fail...

so 3 of us went to mumbai...stayed the night at the guest house...the guest house records were marked for 3 ppl staying put....roamed around mumbai that evening...went to the juhu beach...the marine drive..met up an old school friend...roamed around and raced around in his car...it was fun...

the next day i went for my gd/pi...and those idiot IIM guys didnt conduct it for most of us are under graduation qualification didnt meet their specification...n i knew this before hand...so i spent the day in mumbai...and in the afternoon..met up with my frnds...bid them adieu...they went back to college...n i boarded the train to mangalore...

reached there next day morning...she was there to receive me at the station...spent the most amazing 45 hrs of my life there...n then took the train back to mumbai...reached mumbai..changed trains and headed back to pune...

no glitches..no flaws in the plan...went off smoothly :D

but i told my mum abt this act after i had finished my engineering bcos i couldnt hide it frm them anymore..just didnt feel right to hide it anymore...

so lets hear what u ve to say :D

Something funny

Well my MBA is about to end..another 30 odd days to go...and we guyz are compiling our testimonials for our friends and batchmates here...

The best part of this exercise is the compilation of funny quotes n incidents that have occured over the last 2 years...and here are some of them...

1) Me sitting in my friends room and during the conversation..i start to make a point n blurt out.."u knw..yesterday the best was ultimate..." ...n i am like what did i just say..n everyone is laughing...

2) Me n my friends were at a guest house resting for a while..our flight was late in the evening..so we were just hanging out..n i ask my friend for her face wash...n this is how i ask.. " can i have ur face wash i need to FACE MY WASH"... :D

3) One of the best oxymoron's tht u will hear... i said this to a frnd.. "i am a normal sardar"...n the reaction was unbelievable...n he started laughing hysterically..we still laugh on it till date :)

4) Dinner time conversation between a grp of frnds

G: Aaj to kele se kaam chalana padega :( (As there was idly in mess G says..told i ll just ve to make do with bananas..he meant for diner)
S: Roz kisse se kaam chalata hai (Replies mockingly..what do u use everyday)

(Banana here means.....u know wat :D)

5) Once at lunch time S (an innocent girl who didnt anything double meaning when she came here n now we have taught her so much double meaning stuff) innocently says "ladke kele ke saath kya karte hain.. :D (what do guys do with bananas)...and we all started laughing...

6) Again another statement from S...in a group of 10 guys...she innocently asks again.. "what is gang bang"...all we could do was laugh...n we laughed our guts out :D

7) A conversation between B n S ... B n S got placed in the same company and M is B's boyfriend...so this is how the conversation goes...

S: " B, i ll never let u feel alone in Mumbai...whatever M does with u..i ll also do that "(S meant all the fun stuff)...

B: (scared to death says)..."get lost, i am straight..dont even come near me...."

There are so many more...will put up another post later..

Hope u guyz enjoy reading them..

PS: Do read abt the Kolli hills post below, see the pics and checkout the videos :)

Trip to Kolli Hills.

On 8th march 2008, me and four of my friends decided to go to a place called Kolli Hills in Tamil Nadu. A distance of about 144 kms from my hostel..driver...me..vehicle...my car...time 4am...and so the journey began...

By the time we hit the highway and started off the journey it was like 5am..or so...and still pitch dark...the highway stretch for about 40 odd kms was on the banks of the Cauvery river and the road was pretty misty....paddy (rice cultivations on either side of the highway added to the misty morning...and to the slow speed of driving....we took our stops in between at a place called Musiri..had some stuff to eat and then moved on again untill Namakall which is about 95 kms from my hostel and about 82 kms from Trichy city...the sun had risen, the breeze was still cool...and we drove on...gossiping our way thru..listening to some awesome music from Floyd, Linkin park etc...and also took a wrong turn and went 20kms extra.. lol... :D...finally around 9am we reached the foothills of Kolli...

foothills of Kolli...see the mist rising in the morning..

a variety of rice that grows once in 40 years at Kolli foothills

now the grind began..25kms up..and 70 hair pin bends to negotiate and my first time driving up hill...was i scared..hmm..a lil..as i didnt ve an idea of the slope gradient here..but then what the heck..n we drove on...one by one the hair pin bends came...some steep and some a lil more steep...but it was fun...n i was enjoying taking the car up...almost no traffic...lush green hills and just 5 of us in the car...stopped the car on route..posed here n there...clicked a few snaps

awesome view..n dats my car :D

on the way up

and kept moving on...arnd hair pin number 55 we met a grp of my college frnds who were returning from Kolli hills...so we stopped...said our hi's shared a few laughs n then moved on....and then came bend no 58...and my car overheated..the engine temperature shot up..and the fumes frm the engine started to rise...a bit scary eh...parked the car away frm the next turn and then started engineering with it...opened the bonet..then the radiator cover and poured in alot of water...allowing the engine too cool down...after about half n hr there and with the cooled out engine...another 12 hair pin bends to negotiate..we moved on...reached the resort arnd noon driving slowly and steadily...

finally we reached the 70th hair pin bend

searched for a car mechanic to check if there was some isssue..didnt find one..so not wanting to risk the car..hired a cab and proceeded to the water falls 12kms away...Kolli hills is famous for this waterfall...reached the location where the falls are...but now comes the interesting part..to reach the falls one has to walk down 1000 steps...and trust me it sounds not so easy...but it is fun...

a part of the 1000 steps going down to the waterfalls

the Kolli waterfalls

and we all had a good time...stopped on the way..took a few snaps..caught our breath n moved down towards the falls...and finally we reached there...and it was an amazing and breath taking site...so...wat were we waiting for..changed into my swimwear and headed for the falls...damn the water was amazingly cold...waded thru the small pool and went and stood directly under the waterfall to feel the water falling on u with such intensity....it was an amazing experience...just the cold water falling on u and making u shiver and u enjoy it...fun aint it...so after spending an hr under the falls...we moved up back again...

a view of the Kolli hills while climbing back up

climbing a 1000 steps to reach the cab...i enjoyed climbing the steps..didnt have to halt much..just 2-3 times to catch my breath...im happy my stamina is improving....lol...it was arnd 6pm and we moved back to the hotel where we were gonna put up...went out with a few frnds to search for some good non-veg diner..and finally managed to get a good chicken dish for ourselves..walked on the roads of Kolli in pitch darkness..it was fun...n a lil scary...but more fun..ate my diner..and finally slept arnd 11pm...i was dead tired...

paddy fields on the way back

the view...

next morning we got up at 7..and decided to head back to the institute by 7.30..so we checked out at 7.30...i also wanted to get the car checked up in Namakal for knowing if anything was wrong or not...took a few snaps on the way and then started our descend..negotiating the 70 hair pin bends again...this time down hill...i put the car in neutral and drove it down almost the entire 25kms...something u shudnt do..but it was fun...

the final hair pin bend on our way down

reached Namakall after driving for about 50kms..got the car checked up...thankfully there was ntn wrong n it had just over heated...so having had that assurance..we headed back to my institute in Trichy...drove at arnd 110kms...for the next 80kms going thru villages, paddy and banana plantations...and along the banks of Cauvery..finally reached my institute at arnd 1.30pm..just in time for lunch...amazing drive it was...enjoyed it to the core...

Video of the drive up to Kolli hills..



First video of the drive down hill



Second video of the downhill drive...amazing scenery :)



PS- went to class after that at 4..came back at 6.30...there was a cultural event here..and after that danced on the dance floor that was setup for about an hr or so...had fun...dead tired again..driving..classes...dancing..n its 3.30 am now...i ll go hit the bed...

Some things i hate about girls - tag

i was given this tag by D Sinner to write up on 10 things i hate about the opposite sex.
Well so here it goes...

Some things i hate(dislike) about girls...

1) They claim they havent watched/dont watch porn..cmon..who are u kidding......be honest..wats the big deal

2) Not being on time...more often than not...they are like 10-15mins late a minimum for the prescribed meeting....b a lil punctual at times...i knw dressing up takes time..so start 10mins before than the usual...

3) Dressing up weird..i mean..if u ve the figure...wear clothes that carry u off..i ve seen women wear tight clothing jus for the heck of it..and all the fat spilling over frm the remainings...

4) Wearing low waist jeans and not being able to carry it off...damn dont even want to explain...

5) One thing i dont understand...why do women drive at 40kmph in the overtaking lane????i mean cmon ladies..use the middle lane...where u can drive comfortably at 40...leave the overtaking lane for the purpose its there...(this goes out to alot of drivers..not just women)...

6) Not waxing off the body hair...well it does make a difference...especially ladies down south in India..please pay heed to this...

Well couldnt come up with more as of now..will update it if i come to realize of anymore points tht can be added here...till then enjoy :)

kaatil aankhein ( killer eyes)...

He climbed up the stairs...she was there...standing there at the end of the steps...she took the overcoat he was carrying...and led him inside...She hung the overcoat on the hanger and he proceeded towards his abode and took his seat...he leaned over and looked out of the little window....the sky was glittering with the infinite stars..it seemed like shiney sparkles on a dark coloured bedsheet...so calm and yet amazing...

She tapped him on the shoulder...he came out of his own world and looked at her....and then at the glass of water in her hand...she had a slight smile on her face...he took the glass from her and took a sip...she moved off...but he kept looking at her...the glass with half the water still in there...he was jus waiting for her to turn back n look at him again....as soon as she reached the end of the corridor..she turned back to look back..n then her hair fell over here face..covering one eye..n she looked through the hair...n he knew ...that she knew he was looking at her...

He looked away towards the window...and then picked up the magazine kept on the desk in front of him and started browsing through the various articles...some were on politics..talking about international and national issues..some talked about sports...some about fashion...but he wasnt reading them..he was thinking about her...the way the hair came up on her face n covered her face...he was thinking if he was with her on a vacation..spending a calm evening on the lonely beach with just the sea to give them company and the camp fire....

As lost he was in his thoughts...he didnt see her come up to him...she told him..."dinner is ready"...and she brought some food over...she wasnt feeling hungry so she served him the food and went back...he ate a few pieces of the chicken..it was good...after all she had served it to him..how couldnt it be good...he was thirsty n the glass in front of him was empty..he thot there was water...but thirst had taken over...he called for her to get him some water...she brought some water over...she started pouring the water in the glass..he looked at her...she looked at him...their eyes met for the first time..it seemed the time had stopped for a few seconds...the glass filled up...n before it could spill out..the trance was broken..she looked down..the hair covered her face..n then in a split second she backed off and went back to the end of the corridor to her room..to her abode...he just kept looking..and then finally drank a sip of the water..

He threw the tray in the trash can outside...and went back to his seat...closed his eyes and just relaxed...time just seemed to drift away.....he was lost in his world...and then there was a voice calling to him...he opened his eyes...it was her...she was there..standing with the hair falling over her face ever so slightly..made her look like a dream...and then she took up the onboard mic and said....."Ladies and Gentlemen, we will be landing in a few minutes...thank you for flying with us...hope u had a great flight and look forward to serving u again"...



He smiled to himself...he didnt even get to realize how time had flown by...and he knew he should have told her "you have the most amazing eyes" when their eyes had met...but now he was climbing down the steps of the aircraft..and she was there inside...lost in her own world..and he didnt know if he would see her again...he smiled...and looked back...she was there at the gate..smiling....this is what he had been waiting for..to see her smile back before he goes off in off in to the swarm of people at the airport..and he looked at her and said to himself...."yes..."...he knew he cud fall in love again...

guys this is my first attempt at trying to write a story..so pardon the inconsistencies...hope u like it...:D

btw ur views on the 2 posts below are still welcome..hope u contribute :)

sachin the god

imagine this scene....

Knowledge management lecture going on...time 1600hrs on a Sunday...India Vs Australia first final at SCG....someone says India 194/3...sachin on 96..a murmur starts...and then the the Prof says.."Thats great news..hope we win soon n Sachin scores a ton..."...n then the class starts asking for a break...a 15-20min break for tea/coffee....the prof wants to continue...but then he looks at the faces of the students sitting in the class pleading for the break....and the Prof says ok.."its 1610 be back at 1625"....and then...


a group of bikes like a pack of wolves on a hunt after seeing their prey..head to the hostel..top speed...1km distance..n people are topping 100kmph...and we all there in the TV Room and Sachin is on 99.....all of us..watching the TV..not even missing a single nanosecond...



holding our breaths..praying..and then the Lee finishes his over...Sachin is still on 99...James Hope comes on to bring some hope to Aussie bowling attack and Sharma takes a single...Sachin on strike again..99..n the praying starts again..80 of us...packed in a room...heavy breathing...silent prayers...and then he takes a single....and there it is...his 42nd century...80 of us...all from different religions..cultures..regions...etc etc..n are up in the air...shouting...whisteling...congratulating it each other...happy faces..everyones smiling...yippppeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee ...cricket is one thing tht unites us all..it unites a billion people in a country..hard to believe...come down here :D



and then we see our watches...1624...gotta head back..so now the entire wolf pack drives back to the KM Class...

SACHIN IS GOD....

PS...We are also the Under 19 Cricket World Cup champions now :)