Joy's un-Joyous occasion

This blog is dedicated to my friends dead laptop.. to pay homage to what was once his best frd : though for a very short time of jus about a year.. the very first time he saw it.. oh wait a minute!! for all the emotional and psychological stress he s gone through I really think I should just personify the Laptop so we ll talk about "HER" , she was someone else's but he knew in the heart of hearts that he somehow had to conquer all the odds to have her.. to just hold her in his hand.. to just place her in his lap.. i mean the laptop :-) he did conquer all the odds.. he brainwashed his friend and he was successful in becoming the wedge that separated the laptop from his frd.. that is how they found each other.. Joy and the Laptop.. He got her.. and to make this piece more comprehensive lets do the monetary statistics alongside.. because thats the highlight of the whole "love story" so he got it for 26K after selling his previous laptop at 8k..

Then the problems started.. it was first the motherboard.. for ard 11K but hey for the returns he thought he ll get outta it he found it worth the investment.. so now the debit sides at 29k.. then it was the battery.. and the constant problems he had with it.. jus around a month ago he got a new battery for 5 k..now the expense is at 34k.. and then the "CRASH" happened.. now she s nothing but a few pieces of electronic devices put together without an output.. and its value now?? PRICELESS :-) :-)

So Joy for all the trouble you went through.. both financially and psychologically.. the world just had to know it, thus this blog.. Joy we join you in bidding farewell to her.. with the deepest regret we see her soul depart.. Adieu Joys Laptop.. We wont forget you and obviously Joy wont forget or as a matter of fact.. forgive you:-)

Why go "Go G I Joe" ???

I had assumed I am bidding farewell to my stint at blogging.. but then I stil had some worhtless thoughts which simply had to be put in paper.. so that firstly I gauge my intensity towards it and secondly cos hey!! the topic is worth it!!

Yesterday I watched G I Joe.. one hell of a movie with all its action n the special effects.. totally worth watching.. but i couldnt help but appreciate the US s smartness in its toys too!! Jus imagine.. It gives its kids toys.. and what are the toys? the Almighty army men.. and what are the implied features of these tiny soldiers? that they are the best armymen in teh world.. one hell of a smart move.. the kids are brought up with this thought.. they re inspired by their own army men.. and its natural for them to start wanting to be one too.. and the best part is all thanks to their marketing, kids all over play and worship the G I Joes.. translates to: kids all over play with the US Soldiers! hatsoff to the US once more.. Its high time we launch an Indian army superhero.. it seems like such a fantastic thing to happen though.. lets just wait n watch:-)

i jus dont get it..

i jus dont get it.. the controversy of teachers being the worst students!! i dont mean the teachers of physics/chemistry/maths etc etc.. i mean the teachers of values.. I ve hardly seen a person whose asked me to be honest when i was a kid not break it even once.. there are always these ''circumstantial" reasons to not be honest.. aint tat funny.. i ve seen people break rules n take risks on the road while asking me to drive slow.. i ve seen people impatiently asking me to be patient.. i ve heard people shout tat i should speak politely.. n asking me to be successful but not letting me tread the path cos its too risky.. 

i jus dont get it

I saw this wonderful ad.. an insurance ad.. it was abt a dying to-be father who makes a video for his not yet born son.. and how the mother prepones her delivery and runs to the fathers deathbed so that the son can be with his father for a few minutes.. its not the first of its kind ad.. tonnes of videos and instances we see in our own personal experience depicting wat love means.. and how illogical love is.. the beauty of it.. so many actions in our lives which are driven by this single emotion.. i ll never ceasse to admire the effect it has on people.. and the most priceless thing in this world comes absolutely for free.. how awkward.. best depicted in the title piece of teh movie "love actually" love actually is everywhere.. u dont even ve to be a part of it to make u feel good abt it.. jus seeing someone doing something outta love is such a pleasure that it makes u smile.. 

added on 22nd april- found the title!! its in teh i jus dont get it series!!

the comeback blog!!

I started blogging cos of the love for writing..then i realised in the world of billions of netusers.. wat difference does anything i write make? but nevertheless I am back.. and this time with the realisation that I really dont mind if anyone doesnt read this.. but i do love to write.. and this way ill aatleast keep in touch with writing.. and the next issue.. choosing a topic.. i never really understood how people can keep writing.. that shows a streak of confidence thats quite admirable.. but that ofcourse doesnt apply for me.. I ve 6 posts on my drafts left off at different stages of incompleteness.. 

so here I am dear blog.. I ve come back to writing..  So things are going smooth..

BUT gettting worried abouth things is in my system.. jus cant take it out.. so now I ve found a different reason to worry!! My worry patterns are quite entertaining.. even to myself actually.. cos to put it in simple words.. when things are not fine.. I worry about why they are not.. and when things are fine.. I worry about why they are!! When things are smooth it feels like its boring.. and trust me.. god sooo hears me cos he puts it on to the not fine mode as soon as i make a wish for it!! 

not kidding at all.. all the things i worry about now or at anytime have all been about things that I ve wished for in the back of my head at some point.. ha... the intricacies of the human thought process.. but again.. if only i had teh comfort of knowing tat this happens to everyone.. Why on earth would anyone bother wishing for more rough patches in their own life though!! 

My greatest mystery for now..

If someone gets even an inch closer to solving this.. plsss let me know..

why i loved 2008!!

2008 was soooo goooodd.. so many exciting things happened... jan was taken over by the results of all those MBA entrances.. satisfactory month. RIVIERA!! one of its kind as an event.. party all along.. and me and my friend did a salad dressing which was ohh the best 'cos we did win the competition.. yay!!! and oh the project we did in our engg how could i forget tat? again a pleasure to have worked for it.Our dear teacher even told she ll send it to an international journal.. but i dont think it ever got anywhere out of her cabin, but still atleast it was a possibility:-) Feb.. oh yeah the interviews.. very interesting again.. was quite a lot of fun meeting new people and giving the interviews. The month also had one of the most important annual events for me;-) but unfortunately it was not the best cos of some circumstantial reasons.. but what the nech.. was a lovely month again.. 

March.. went to Mumbai after 8 looong years and ohhh how i love the city!! People who ve got there have all got there to make it big.. high on aspirations and high on energy.. Especially after being in chennai for 4 yrs, and vellore for the other 4 yrs of the 8.. the energy of Mumbai is so obviously visible..March went whizzz.. loads of activities.. and realisation struck tat we all will be leaving college in two months.. and reacted to this realisation by having more fun than ever.. i ll definitely declare that engg was the max fun time of my life!!! The roommates were THE best.. and since all of us believed in doing anything for the love of it.. and sincerely meant it.. we had fun in anything and everything we did.. Miss my roommates like hell.. not cos i ve not met anyone like them but cos the level of comfort we shared after 4 yrs is unbeatable..

Aoril.. Realisation hit super hard that we were parting.. and so we did more partying.. happy comfortable days.. perfectly in the comfort zone..

May.. Finished all the formalities an left college.. VIT is one hell of a place.. would recommend it to anyone..

June.. out of my comfort zone.. in a new place. new ppl.. and missing frds and spl people.. wow.. those were definitely one of the best lessons of my life.. evolved to be a better person.. and definitely to a more understanding person.. how much ever i tried.. the idea of it still being new jus dint fade away.. missed every inch of my comfort zone.. I ve never been a missing my family person.. but i think i missed it for the first time.. and above everything was put into a long distance relationship in the blink of an eye.. had not thought about its implications, or even accepted it as a possibility.. and suddenly i was in one.. I have absolute respect for all those who actually sustain a long distance relationship without it affecting any other aspect of their life.. super difficult according to me..

June, July Aug and Sept.. all went in a flash.. was soooo busy with something or the other all the time.. loved every minute of it though.. to be busy.. best part about it is that you know your task at hand and its upto you about how you get the work done... love being busy more than anything. especially the feeling of completion tat follows finishing a task.. how i am loving my course.. 

first sem started and its over.. second sem started and dd some hopeless partying.. loadsa firsts in the second sem which are best left censored..:-) 

On the whole the second half of my year was my time of experiences and lessons.. and meeting some of the greatest people.. and meeting some of the cheapest people.. but at the end of it.. every person gave me something to learn about and learn from.. thanks to them all!!

My 2008 was happy, a learning experience.. and DEFINITELY my year of a lotta firsts.. and seconds and thirds.. and do i have any regrets in 2008??  nope NONE at all.. every experience especially the bad ones seem to belong exactly there... the bad ones made me realise how awesome the good ones are.. 

As a year.. LOVELY, FUN and EXPERIENCE.. 2008 you rocked!!

Another war?????????:-(((((

I just read an article about both the Indian and Pakistani Army forces stepping up the border action.. and all i could think of was NOOOOO not another war!!! I am more than jus proud to be an Indian, and i know for sure that India will win the war AGAIN if Pak chooses to go offensive. According to the aforementioned article - "Pakistan has stepped up its war moves by cancelling all military leave, sharply increasing deployment of its troops along the border adjoining Punjab and Jammu, and building new bunkers along the border near Barmer, Jaisalmer and Ganganagar." If there s a war and if it is inevitable, I hope India chooses to go first.. If our Brave Army has to let its life down let it be to scare the attackers and not jus in defending our country. I believe in Non-Violence but all these bomb blasts have made me loose my conviction on it.. Is it still right on our parts to jus do nothing and sit quietly? and more importantly is it really right on our parts tat the whole country takes more notice of the happenings only when MUMBAI faces teh attack, the ones in our parliament needed a louder alarm clock than the bomb blasts, whereas the point to be noted is if they had woken up for the distant sound of 9 bombs in Bangalore the other places wouldnt even ve got to the plight they did. I agree I do not expect an MP to go stand at every police station, and every airport or rather every waterway too.. but the actions taken after the Mumbai attack is manifold when compared to what was done after Bangalore. It has to be realised that there s never a greater level of tragedy. If any event has caused teh life of even one of the public it is the worst level of tragedy. But still there are the lower level security who really dont check, esp the ones in the malls, the theatres etc where the need for security is greater than anywhere else. They re busy chatting, not even looking deep enouhg to see whats below the first level. It is jus asked "What is in it?" and they don't even bother listening to the answer. Even if someone says "There s a time bomb" it wont make a difference to them because they ve not heard it in the first place.

Million such instances can be stated. Oh dear god!! Pls spare my country out of all this vengence, we are busy attacking each other in terms of caste, or offlate the distinction of mumbaikar/non-mumbaikar. We have enough people to deal with within the country. Pls spare us another war.

I am sure there are a million other people who share my opinion, some have voiced it and some have not, but the feeling is the same. It hurts each one of us to see our harmless country being taken for a ride by anyone.If there is a war I salute the army, but I also hope that if our country comes to know for sure that there is a war going to happen, it should attack atleast a day before what our ill wishers plan for.oh how simple I make it sound.. if only it really can happen!! I want our army to offend and not just defend. JAI HIND.