Saturday, February 25, 2006

$@#$@#Drinking@##@$

I have been thinking of writing about this for a long time now. But today I am going to say my heart out without thinking what others might say or whether it hurts them. Why do people drinik? I don't understand what are the pleasures they derive out of it. I have myself tried it sometimes but didn't get the "kick" poeple tallk about. Maybe I didn't have enough but then I didn't feel like. Why would people drink?
They may drink when they are sad. It makes them loose control for a while and have a gala time. But whats the point in doing so. If you are not satisfied with where you stand then its you who is responsible for it. It would be better option to have things sorted out instead of being in a "happy happy" state for sometime and then reverting back to where you came from. I mean what good is one night of so called "happy state". This seems to be a very coward way dealing with your troubles, not dealing rather escaping from them.
People drink when they want to say things of their heart to someone close. Poeple drink to open their mouths. What I want to say is that are you so weak or so coward that you can't face the other person in normal state. What is that you can't say when you are in full control of yourselves. If you don't like somebody, then tell him on his face, don't talk to him, but whats the point in coping with him and then resenting this relation at the end of the day. If you wanna tell anybody to go to hell then tell him at his face. No point leading a life which gives zero satisfaction. If you wanna confess something then do it when you are normal. But then you need to be brave. Most poeple dread what will others think if they would come to know these things about me. I say Why the hell u care abt them. Be brave and do what ur heart tells you and not your mind.
People drink when they wanna celebrate. Whats the point? If you wanna celebrate then do good to others. I have seen many "daaru treats". I dont see the point. If someone's happy for you them it shows in their face and not when they accompny you to your drinking spree. If you wanna celebrate, just give a call home and tell them that you are happy today. Call your sis or bro whom you love the most, even if she/he is sitting anywhere in the world, even if its 3 in the moring there, they will all be happy for you and will add to your state. If u really wanna do something "hatke" on this day, then call someone whose heart you had broken a long time a ago and you have this guilt of not breaking the ice from the then. Break this ice and you will be happier. If you want this day to be different than others then take a flight home, surprise your parents and come back the next day. Instead of spending huge sums on meaningless treats, have a simpler one and use the extra cash to ensure that someone out there who's begging for food is able to have it atleast for one day. Donate some amount when you are happy. You will never feel more satisfied. Do something for your community, something for your country, that will make a difference. If there's no tempo of doing the above stuff, then atleast watch Rang De Basanti!! I am sure it will make a difference.

I am not totally against drinking. But all this was meant for those who have started to derive pleasure out of it, or don't know the reason why they drink, but still do. Its my point of view, but will be rather interesting to know what others might have in mind.

*Although I have talked a lot, but I haven't done all the above mentioned things. This is what I think should be ideally done. I am not perfect. I try to be like above. Strictly my views. If any of you think that you are better off then I dont have a say in that. I am not asking you to change.

Wednesday, February 22, 2006

200 things you might have done

Here's a list of 200 things that I saw on many blogs. This one is mine. The things that I have done are in a different colour.
My score is 30/200 @ 20 which may be reagrded a "dull life". Got to do a lot of stuff :D !!!!!

01.Bought everyone in the pub a drink

02. Swam with wild dolphins
03. Climbed a mountain

04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid

06. Held a tarantula.
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
08. Said ‘I love you’ and meant it
09. Hugged a tree
10. Done a striptease

11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Stayed up all night long, and watch the sun rise

15. Seen the Northern Lights
16. Gone to a huge sports
game.
17.Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
18. Grown and eaten your own vegetables

19. Touched an iceberg
20. Slept under the stars
21. Changed a baby’s diaper
22. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
23. Watched a meteor shower

24. Gotten drunk on champagne
25. Given more than you can afford to charity
26. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
27. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
28. Had a food fight
29. Bet on a winning horse
30. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
31. Asked out a stranger
32. Had a snowball fight – hailstones, not snow

33. Photocopied your bottom on the office photocopier
34. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
35. Held a lamb
36. Enacted a favorite fantasy
37. Taken a midnight skinny dip
38. Taken an ice cold bath

39. Had a meaningful conversation with a beggar
40. Seen a total eclipse
41. Ridden a roller coaster
42. Hit a home run( equivalent anyway)
43. Fit three weeks miraculously into three days
44. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
45. Adopted an accent for an entire day
46. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
47. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
48. Had two hard drives for your computer

49. Visited all 50 states(or 27-28?)
50. Loved your job for all accounts
51. Taken care of someone who was shit faced
52. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
53. Had amazing friends
54. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country

55. Watched wild whales
56. Stolen a sign

57. Backpacked in Europe
58. Taken a road-trip
59. Rock climbing
60. Lied to foreign government’s official in that country to avoid notice
61. Midnight walk on the beach

62. Sky diving.
63.Visited Ireland
64. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love
65. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them

66. Visited Japan
67. Benchpressed your own weight
68. Milked a cow
69. Alphabetized your records
70. Pretended to be a superhero
71. Sung karaoke
72. Lounged around in bed all day

73. Posed nude in front of strangers
74. Scuba diving
75. Got it on to “Let’s Get It On” by Marvin Gaye
76. Kissed in the rain
77. Played in the mud
78. Played in the rain

79. Gone to a drive-in theater
80. Done something you should regret, but don’t regret it
81. Visited the Great Wall of China
82. Discovered that someone who’s not supposed to have known about your blog has discovered your blog
83. Dropped Windows in favor of something better
84. Started a business
85. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
86. Toured ancient sites

87. Taken a martial arts class
88. Swordfought for the honor of a woman
89. Played Counter-Strike(game was D&D) for more than 6 hours straight
90. Gotten married
91. Been in a movie
92. Crashed a party

93. Loved someone you shouldn’t have
94. Kissed someone so passionately it made them dizzy
95. Gotten divorced
96. Had sex at the office
97. Gone without food for 5 days
98. Made cookies from scratch
99. Won first prize in a costume contest

100. Ridden a gondola in Venice
101. Gotten a tattoo
102. Found that the texture of some materials can turn you on
103. Rafted the Snake River
104. Been on television news programs as an “expert”
105. Got flowers for no reason
106. Masturbated in a public place :D
107. Got so drunk you don’t remember anything
108. Been addicted to some form of illegal drug
109. Performed on stage
110. Been to Las Vegas
111. Recorded music

112. Eaten shark
113. Had a one-night stand
114. Gone to Thailand
115. Seen Siouxsie live
116. Bought a house
117. Been in a combat zone
118. Buried one/both of your parents
119. Shaved or waxed your pubic hair off
120. Been on a cruise ship
121. Spoken more than one language fluently
122. Gotten into a fight while attempting to defend someone
123. Bounced a check

124. Performed in Rocky Horror
125. Read - and understood - your credit report

126. Raised children
127. Recently bought and played with a favorite childhood toy
128. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
129. Created and named your own constellation of stars
130. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
131. Found out something significant that your ancestors did
132. Called or written your Congress person
133. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
134. …more than once?
- More than thrice?
135. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
136. Sang loudly in the car, and didn’t stop when you knew someone was looking
137. Had an abortion or your female partner did
138. Had plastic surgery
139. Survived an accident that you shouldn’t have survived
140. Wrote articles for a large publication –Imzine :P

141. Lost over 100 pounds
142. Held someone while they were having a seizure
143. Piloted an airplane
144. Petted a stingray
145. Broken someone’s heart
146. Helped an animal give birth
147. Been fired or laid off from a job
148. Won money on a T.V. game show
149. Broken a bone

150. Killed a human being
151. Gone on an African photo safari
152. Ridden a motorcycle
153. Driven any land vehicle at a speed of greater than 100mph
(greater than 100 kmph anyway )
154. Had a body part of yours below the neck pierced
155. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
156. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
157. Ridden a horse

158. Had major surgery
159. Had sex on a moving train
160. Had a snake as a pet
161. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
162. Slept through an entire flight: takeoff, flight, and landing
163. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours

164. Visited more foreign countries than Indian states
165. Visited all 7 continents
166. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
167. Eaten kangaroo meat
168. Fallen in love at an ancient Mayan burial ground
169. Been a sperm or egg donor
170. Eaten sushi
171. Had your picture in the newspaper

172. Had 2 (or more) healthy romantic relationships for over a year in your lifetime
173. Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about

174. Gotten someone fired for their actions
175. Gone back to school
176. Parasailed
177. Changed your name

178. Petted a cockroach
179. Eaten fried green tomatoes
180. Read The Iliad
181. Selected one “important” author who you missed in school, and read
182. Dined in a restaurant and stolen silverware, plates, cups because your apartment needed them
183. …and gotten 86′ed from the restaurant because you did it so many times, they figured out it was you
184. Taught yourself an art from scratch
185. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
186. Apologized to someone years after inflicting the hurt

187. Skipped all your school reunions
188. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language

189. Been elected to public office
190. Written your own computer language
191. Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream

192. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
193. Built your own PC from parts
194. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you
195. Had a booth at a street fair
196: Dyed your hair
197: Been a DJ
198: Found out someone was going to dump you via LiveJournal –yeesh!
199: Written your own role playing game
200: Been arrested

I wish this list keeps on increasing :).

Suddenly got this idea of some more things that I have done and are not in the list:-
201. watched the same movie more than 30 times

202. stole money from mom's purse and then got caught

203. taking a nude picture of someone you know and live with.... by chance, but filming someone(s) naked, having a bath was intensional :D

204. listened to the same song more than 1000 times over a period of one week... actually did it with two songs

205. being a member of a gang of about 40 people, all of whom once went to a lecture wearing only black clothes and had the proffesor commenting on them.... it was really nice... the link for the pic is here.

206. 35 feet above the ground on a layer of tables and a chair.... see it
(its me in the white shirt)

207. had unusually GRAND sidelocks... here , well finally they were bigger than these

208. had hots for a teacher.... although a long time back...... wiredoooo

209. being dressed as opposite sex(in my case a girl) and performing on stage.... :)

can't think of any thing else right now... maybe tinni u can help :D, aneways the score goes to 39/209.... an uneventful life, but still a wired one.

Saturday, February 18, 2006

Examination

Well this word might strike terror amongst many of you but for an "general IIT chokra" like me it sounds like something bothreing, besetting, discomforting, disobliging.......... why??? let me tell you....
The story started an year a ago when my implausibly fat and wired looking wingmate MiSteR Google Mehra had written this blog. That time I was a chota sa sudhra hua bacha... and I didn't understood why do poeple get frust over exams.... but as the number of days left for me to live started decreasing since then, I am coming to realization with the terms. Since now I am in the same place as he was an year a ago I can feel the pain.... in the ass!!!
The courses this sem except AI are useless and the jaaaavvvvvaaaa( yes this is the way our prof says java :D, I wish blogger supported voice becuz then I would have made mangu, one of my classmates, do the act... ) course is totally driving me mad.... aneways these days I have been trying hard to stdy but no avail.... so heres a list of things i do to pass away the precious time....
  • Blogs, they are my favourite pass time... in the last few days I have read ample of them and my subscription list has grown double the size... and here i am sitting in the compu lab.....( came here to study :D) writing another one... while the 9.5's in front of me are busy studying.... pata nahin kaise magte rehte hain yaar yeh dono... I wish tinni u were a girl :), to fhir shayad hum dono bhi lab main saath saath baith kar pad rahe hote... he he

  • My sleeping habits have improved enormously.... I got to bed about 12.... wake up at 8 and then again take a nap in the afternoon... the typical acche bache ki tarah... my mom would be happy if I told her this.

  • now to while away time i have come up with this idea of having bath everyday!!!! don't be surprised... an average iitian doesn't bath everyday... hey SN hall doesn't count.... but I feel nice... I feel clean.... and now I don't have to hurry after taking a bath.... recently found the can of "ponds talcum powder" lying around in the almirah, I had bought it in first year but remained unused but now from the last 2-3 days I am using it every day... accha lagta hain be dinbhar..... even found that bottle of "brut"... bhaskie ke room se maari thi... see I am ek dum chamakta dhamakta aajkal

  • I finished 3 seasons of friends and there are two more to go... yes they are much better than those monotonic video lectures......

  • from the last two days it has been happening that I get frust by the evening nad with such mast wind blowing in the night.... it doesn't relly feel like studying... so day before yesterday played a prank on DPC on the dep mail and yesterday to hadd hi ho gayi.... Tinni bechare ki maar li... he he.... aur vo galat time pe galat scrap... aur vo fhir sahi time pe id hack hona... mazza aa gaya kal to yaar... vaise vi id kisne hack kiya tha yaar... i feel its arpit... aage pata nahin...but kamal tha yaar

  • hmmm I have been making it a point that since i am working so hard these days so I should have good food... so in the evenings I don't eat in the mess but try to go out... day before yesterday went to waldies... yesterday went to PD... and aaj to mess hi band hain... see aaj to legal bahana hain bhara khane ka :D....

  • library is also a nice pass time too but since i can't do it without music... that option is kaanta...but pata nahin log kehte hain ki vahan exams ke dino main bahut mazza aata hain... aaj vo bhi try karke dekhte hian...
Well mere itne acche vichar sunne ke baad to aapko lag hi gaya hoga ki mera padne ka koi mood nahin hian filhaal... abe kuchh karo mera varna kya hoga... abe koi to tempo de do.... :-<

Tuesday, February 14, 2006

Huh!!!!!

Well the title is what I say to someone when he says its Valentine's Day. Seriously even before KGP I was like this andI haven't changed any bit.
But then I was thinking of writing something about this so called "special day". Just a few moments back I stumbled onto Prakhar Da's blog and found it in perfect harmony with what I had in mind. So here's Prakhar Da for you. Do read , evaluate yourself, get inspired and enjoy!!!

Tuesday, February 07, 2006

Why?

Why is it that I always stop myself from commenting on certain blogs. I usually comment when I like the post... when its of my type... thats its no deep kavi... or shero shayri types... just the fun stories... or senti insights... may be I am afraid of restarting that thing all over again....
Its better to remain quiet and observe as compared to doing something and then expecting a result...I feel its more peaceful this way... yes I feel better now... I am doing the right thing and I will continue doing it... its hard to resist the temptation but then I know what I want and thats peace of mind... good going Udit
Aneways I have got bored of this template... its too old now... I had thought of giving a new template as a gift to my blog on its B'Day last week but didn't have enough time... If any of you know some links to nice templates then please do leave them in the comments section

Sunday, February 05, 2006

People

Well I have been observing for long now and have come up with the following:

There are people:
  • who know their weaknesses, but still hope that they will get the best and get disappointed when the obvious happens.
  • who know there weaknesses, but are satisfied with what they achieve
  • who know there weaknesses, are satisfied with what they achieve, but always strive to achieve better
  • whom you call friends, and they are. They are the ones whom you can except to be by your sides when the situation demands.
  • whom you call friends, but neither you nor he may remember the other one after say 20 years
  • whom you call friends, just for the sake of it. You are just acquainted and pass a smile when ever you happen to see other.
  • whom you call friends, but are not. I mean that there is a constant sense of competition between the two of with no one leaving a single chance to disprove the other. There is a constant thought.... Will he or will I.....
  • whom you may call friends, but you admire them, you respect them and always try to learn from them.
  • whom you call friends. You always try to help them out but then that feeling of bonding is not there
  • whom you call friends, but this tag of friendship is due to some reason, which makes it just a burden.
  • whom you despise that first look
  • who get frustrated at the look of you doing something, try to imitate you, try to out do you and in the process never thinking what this may do to the relationship between you two.
  • who are my favorite, in the sense when they get the above attitude from someone, they remain cool and help this other guy in doing what ever he wants to.
  • who know their long term aims, but have no idea about what their short term aims have to be and thus in the end get lost.
  • who don't know what their long term aims are but they know exactly what their short term aims are
  • who have a clear idea about both, long term aims and the short ones.
  • who give a hell to these aims and enjoy what ever comes their way
  • who thinks that particular set of people should always do what he says, because he is the one who is always right
  • who can go to any extent to get what ever they want.
  • who get inspired and then succeed in their goal
  • who get inspired but don't try hard enough
  • who get inspired but that vanishes away very soon
  • who observe the above types, mapping each one to a category above and then when they talk to this person they have a part of their brain constantly nagging them... He is of type number 27... talk to him like "this"...... and don't tell him "this"...... blah blah......
Well I am of the last type for sure :D!!!!!!!!!

Wednesday, February 01, 2006

Happy Birthday


Happy Birthday Blog!!!! Although its belated wishes but I knew that you wouldn't mind my being late by a day or two. And as its your birthday I will take this oppourtunity to let you know that you are now an integral part of my life and to me you are same as any other friend or wing mate. You have always been there when I needed you and you have been a really nice listener. Even when no one's around I have the consolation that alteast you are there, willing to be on my side all the time. Its through you that I can freely express my thoughts, whether they may be about the people whom I miss or things that touch me or when I am really happy and even the times when I am really down. You give me the freedom to be Sarcastic and Reflective at the same time. You serve as a log whereby which I can look back upon the sunny days of my life and have a nice laugh. Thanx Blog for being there. Hope you have many many Birthdays to come.

Well on a different note I would like to say that I have been really busy from the start of the semester but now its all over. I can back to normal now. It really feels nice to blog after all that hectic days. But still theres a long way to go. Assignments pending, class tests and what not. But thats a part of the IIT package. You got to enjoy what you have without desiring for every other "thing" see but then theres nothing wrong in aiming for the stars. All I want to say is

Before the right Time and without Effort you will not achieve anything. But then its your responsibility to keep trying and work hard because eventually your time will come.