Cricket has reached exciting levels with the introduction of twenty twenty. If the same thing was Infused into exams, it would have been something like this :-
1. Reduce exam duration to 1 hr and marks to 50.
2. Introduce strategic break after 30 minutes.
3. Give free hit, that is a chance for students to frame their own questions and write answers.
4. 1st 15 minutes power play, that is no invigilator in the exam hall.
(Wow I will love this!)
5. Introduce fair play awards.
6.Cheer girls to cheer for every correct answer written!
Just straight away from gym..all drenched in sweat..the only thing you will look for a quick shower…but today..things were not suppose to happen the way I perceived..Sampan went to take shower..lucky guy..got almost one and half bucket to wipe away his dirt …and then the ordeal started…
Sampan : ” Aish karo salo pani gaya…”
In chorus (me and Saurabh) : “WHATTTTTT???”….yes this is the way you tend to react when you have no water to take bath..and on the top of that you are getting late…..
Me: “Aub kya ho ga yaar…” (just scratching my head…before doing anything…) and as usual..that gave saurabh enough time to dodge me and run straight in that highly priced territory known as bathroom…
Saurabh: “ye ye..I still have half bucket water”…(shit man itni gareebi…that we are getting excited on just half bucket water)..
Me : “not done…not done..”
and the worst part was that water was still coming in the washroom….
Saurabh : “Yaar ek kam karte hai…washroom wale tap se pani bhar lete hai…(in teasing way)”
Me : “Sale…yahi bacha hai life mein abhi…”
now the hunt began for water…and finally we zeroed down upon our water filter….yes good old two chamber water filter of monolithic times…we came to an agreement that I will allow Saurabh to take water from the upper chamber ..and rest I will take water from lower chamber…(yo..baby..me going to take bath from filtered water… )..
never mind..saurabh finally took bath from that “PRECIOUS” half bucket pani…and came out frm the bathroom as if he has won silver medal for India in Olympics…(yeah GOld was left for me )…
Saurabh : ” Yehhh..naha liya…sabun (Soap) bhi lagaya…”
It was looking like as if some truth or dare game is taking place..and we had been given some kind of dare to perform…now the it was my turn to win that Olympic gold (I told you na that Gold was left for me)…with heart full of determination..and mind full of confidence..and…bus bus..jada ho gaya…I went inside..and after almost 20 minutes came out of war zone with similar feeling of victory..
Saurabh : “Ho gaya?”
Me: : “Yes…”
Saurabh : “To itna khush kyo hai???”
Me: “Beta…I took bath scrubbed my body with soap..and also shampooed my hairs (which I know are non existent now)…”
yes..I mean it…only half bucket pani…and I did all this..to my surprise everything was perfect…and all the way to my office I kept patting my back…that at least I have something to boast off…that I can lay my claim on that coveted title…that I can say…that..Yes..I am also a successful manager now…
Hmmmm..headphone clamped on the head..listening to different numbers mainly remixes to make sure that I am awake and alive while doing my office work..I bumped in this track by The-Corrs..named..”I Never loved you anyway”…wow..there was such an energy in this song..that played this song for two times more…couldn’t stop myself from posting the video and the lyrics of the track…I guess this song is priamrily aimed for girls..going through a heart break..but anyone can have their own interpretations..here goes the song….check it out
You bored me with your stories
I cant belive that I endured you for as long as I did
Im happy its over, Im only sorry
That I didnt make the move before you
And when you go I will remember
To send a thankyou note to that girl oh that girl
I see shes holding you so tender
Well I just wanna say…
Just wanna say
I never really loved you anyway
No I didnt love you anyway
I never really loved you anyway
Im so glad youre moving away
Valentino, I dont think so
You watching mtv while I lie dreaming in an mt bed
And come to think of it
I was misled
My flat, my food, my everything
And thoughts inside my head
Before you go I must remember
To have a quiet word with that girl
Oh that girl
Does she know youre not a spender?
Well I just have to say…
Just wanna say
I never really loved you anyway
No I didnt love you anyway
I never really loved you anyway
Im so glad youre moving away
Yeah, I am
Yeah, I am
And when you go I will remember
I must remember to say…
I never really loved you anyway
No I didnt love you anyway
I never really loved you anyway
I never really loved you anyway
I never loved you anyway
No I didnt love you anyway
Never truly loved you anyway
Im so happy youre moving away
Yeah Im delighted youre moving away
Now..that’s a news…Microsoft coming up with its new search engine called Bing.com,nothing great in that, experts are saying that Bing is more of spruced up version of MS’s already existing Live platform. Never mind…but what caught my attention was..that the word ‘Sex’..(one of the most tabooed one in India)..is completely prohibited..here’s the message which it throws up when you just type the word “SEX” in this search engine…
The search sex may return sexually explicit content.
To get results, change your search terms.
The worst part (for parents it might be the best ) is that these kind of self censorship used by MS is applicable in few countries including our own land of Kamasutra-India along with countries in middle east region and many more…Now what to say..I mean in this era..when every one is accepting that we as Indian have moved on to except the under hidden things as part of our day to day life..then why this?? I was seriously shocked when I saw this..but but but…there’s a catch again…if you are really hell bent on searching “SEX”..then no problem..simple way to do this is change the country, like change from INDIA to US or UK and turn the filter off..and then your staple diet of this three letter dish..will start flowing in…sounds ridiculous…I am still smiling..I don’t know what lies in future for Bing..but one thing is sure..that it will heat up the search engine market dominated by Google and Yahoo!..
On look wise..although not doing a review here..but I must admit that the front page is really catchy..there’s something which even I can’t figure it out..which catches your attention immediately…still in beta version, there’s long distance to cover for MS’s baby…hope to see some shaking up of monopoly of Google’s hold in market..(not because I don’t like GOOGLE, but its like I wan’t to see some change)..Interresting time to come..enjoy sexing up with Bing…BINGooooo
After two years of “Hard Work” (don’t laugh ha..)….today finally I got the news which I was waiting since ages…I passed my 4th sem MBA exam..and finally bringing the curtain down on this eventful show called ‘life at SCIT’…no more apprehension for exam result..no more slogging hard on the eve of an exam…no more looking for those shortcuts to learn a long answer..everything will only be a tale now to share sometime later in life…
It’s making me a bit nostalgic…(what’s new in that..I am always..;) )…once I heard my result…in my words..it was officially end of my student life..for some it was finally they got there value for their four to five lacs..:P…sitting in front of my desktop..staring at this mundane screen..I wonder that..is this what I was aspiring for…??? Am I fit for such a routine like a machine…really no idea, still trying to figure out an answer, lets see.
Nothing much, I just want to say congrats to all my buddies..specially my roomies..for coming out of this journey called MBA successfully…I will just pray..that slowly we reach our goals (although that’s never possible..as goals keep changing..and so is your destiny..)…what more to say..it’s been almost 48 days since I have started working…and just getting hold of things…feels like running back again to that tension free comfort of hostel room..but its all history now….never mind…the show must go on…god bless us…
4th June 2008…around 9 PM I came running from office…to campus..as one of my junior was waiting to interact with me…it was after long one month time almost..when we started interacting as a senior and junior..and then finally 4th June I was meeting her..
Me :- (Sweating…)..Hey hi….and rest is history….no junior senior…nothing..100% pure frenship..frm the moment I said hi to her…I still can’t believe that there are people in this world who so quickly adapt themselves just to make sure that you feel comfortable…and so is my cute fren..today I am updating my blog after so loonng..was actually waiting for this day….bcoz it her birthday….today…and I just can’t stop myself to write my heart out for my powerhouse of life…I was bad in handling a relationship..just bcoz of problem of my temper…my ego..and so many things…but my fren told me..that this is not the way things work…she unknowingly taught me so many important lessons of life..which u can’t learn in any intitutes…I still remember..that how she supported me through my bad patch of life..when I was out and down..she came..she sat..listened me..cried with me..and then placed her gentle hand on my head and told me..that Rahul..this is the way how life works…she made me realize that I am not alone any more..because I have someone as a friend..with whom I can share anything on this earth..no matter what I am stuck into..she will be one person..whom I can always take for granted to be standing on my side rock solid…..have you ever heard about angels..???? I always misunderstood that what angels are all about…she is my real angel..guiding me…helping me…supporting me…taking my care…doing everything what you can expect from a best friend to do for you…yes she is Shubhra..and I am proud today..that god gifted you as my friend….I am blessed to have you in my life as my guiding star…no flowers..no cakes..no gifts..nothing…its only my feelings which I can gift you on this beautiful day of yours…thanks for walking into my life..slowly..and then making me feel as if I am the best person..thanks..for all those precious moments..you gave to me..when I really needed some support…and overall thanks..for making me feel..that in this rough world..I am not alone..because I have one person with me..to whom at the end of the day..I can tell every thing..whose mere smile..only washes away all your fatigue….and its you Shubhra…..many many happy returns of the day…J
Its almost one week (correct me if I am wrong..) since IPL-2 started off amidst lots of fan fare and confusion prevailing over 2nd edition of the game. To be very clear..I have always been a hard core Basket ball player through out my student life ..and never liked cricket as compared to the cult like following this game commands from an Indian. Still..somehow I feel that people like me who are restless and want quick result..T20 is the best remedy…I hope this shrinking of overs dosen’t continue anymore else one situation will come like TOSS-TOSS where captains will come do the toss and whoever wins the toss is the winner..I know I know a good hard joke..but just think how much fun it will be..and ofcourse so much of time will be saved of our country men..anways..I don’t want to sing song about my crap philosophy…this time some how I am following IPL-2 and felt that cricket is not that bad as a game…but every time I watch a match..I feel that I am lost..with every one playing in everyone’s team.I just don’t know which player is playing in which team..for a novice like me..Ravi Bopara can be a player from some part of UP when suddenly I am scolded by my flat-mate that “sale yeh to England ka player hai…”…eeesssshh..sorry sorry Mr.Ravi Bopara..your name sounds more like Irfaan’s character in Dil Kabaadi where he was called Sweety Bopara by his beloved….
People have their own loyalty..like some one is following Mumbai Indians..some one is vouching for Delhi..and so on..idiots like me..keep changing their loyalty with every match..I get a good stare from my flat-mates..if even by mistake also I land up saying that “Mumbai Indians to har jayegi..”..but really I haven’t decided my loyalty yet…in fact I sometime really hate that there is no team from UP and Bihar…really its so sad that there is no team from you home state (in my case its UP)…just imagine..like Kolkattas knight riders..competing UP’s Bhaiya XI..or Bihar’s DubeyXI….never mind…I will surely try to launch one if get that much of money sometime in future..coming to the point now…IPL2..ummm…this time I feel that I am pitching for Rajasthan Royals..although I know that they are not the hot favourites this time (neither they were last time)…but still what I like about them is the way they Marshall their resources…no big-big names (as compared to other teams)..some how I feel that they are the one to upset any team at any point of team…anyways…I want them to retain their title..Come on..HALLA BOL…
Well its one week since I have donned cap of an employed person, since last month or two..two things driving this whole nation crazy is IPL and IPL…yeah..don’t worry not a repetition mistake..one is of course Indian Premier League and the other one is Indian Political League, hold on that’s not my discovery of IPL..it’s all media given..I don’t have much clue what I want to share with you all regarding these two phenomenon sweeping every nook and corner of country…but I am sure that I am always interested in stats related to politics and various political parties, taking each other head-on in this dirty political arena..Watching after poll analyst has always been somehow catching my attention…never mind…everyone should get their part of fame..so are these election analyst…who spring out of there hidden adobe after every five years…make their prediction and then fade away……just like frogs come out in rain.
This time also I am as usual interested in result of elections that which party will form the government??…but one thing is strange this time..I just can’t make it that which party is in which alliance…unlike previous version of political saga..this time around every where there is a situation of mayhem…in the news I watch in the night..I come to know regarding some ABC alliance..and when in the morning I read the newspaper..I again come to know that there is some new ‘Re-alignment’…bosss…who is with whom….this flirting of political parties with each other is really funny…but who gives the dam to these elections…right???…if your answer is Yes…Then I am sorry..that you are one of the most irresponsible citizen of this country…time and again our hopeless kind of attitude towards Indian politics has led to mushrooming of these small time parties which now will be playing role of kingmakers in the centre…every time a government is formed it gives you a feeling as if one new patient with plasters all over the body has been admitted to this hospital of democracy..With each bone broken…that’s how I look towards the politics of alliance…
Worst part is that we all who are part of great Indian middle class..are always complaining about problems, problems and only problems…and somehow..I feel that this segment of society just feels itself as an insulated class from problems..(Worst part is that they are the most affected…) the only point I want to make out of this post of mine..is that go out and vote…stop appeasing yourself that “Kya farak padta hai….”..I know everything sounds like a cliché..but ..this thought was going in my mind since quite long…that..what’s the value of one vote..for some, day of election is just another holiday to enjoy…I don’t know what I am writing here is right or wrong…but by not voting..I feel we are doing injustice to ourselves…ok ok..feeling like an activist now…but seriously..its high time..to come out of our comfort zone..and think for the future of this country…(no matter even if it’s a negligible thought of small gravity..but what matter is that at least you are thinking..) else you never know that next terrorist attack might happen under your nose….with many more Kasab’s ready to injure you…vote for a secure nation..vote for any cause close to your heart..but do vote….
13th April 2009…first day of my office life..feeling great to have job in such tough times.. specially when everyone is trying to save themselves from stings of recession..nevermind morning 9 A.M and I am sitting in the simmering hot dabba (PMT buses in Pune)..suddenly I started feeling so grown up..no more snoozing off the alarm..no more rushing to mess for the breakfast..no more asking the roomies for what lectures we are having today..no more fixing time to meet your special one..only thing remains is rushing to office..in quest to reach on time..first day of my corporate life..hmmm..what to say..reached office on time..felt as if I have entered into my enmies territory because of the look everyone gave..but its natural..it happens..then you start looking for someone you know..no roomie, no class mates…only pairs of eyes staring at you with so many questions..anyhow..I kept waiting for almost for 30 minutes..after which I got my desktop which will be my battlefield for coming months…got my outlook configured, messanger ready, official id done (it gives you so much sense of pride to have an official mail id)..and then finally got the documents from induction point of view..Rahul beta ho ja shuru..you know what..its hell lot of difficult to sit continuously for so many hours on that same chair..specially when you are straight out of the college..with me it was like after every few minutes I was reminding myself that boss this is the life now..teach ‘them’ to rest on the chair..or perish…:(..no other option..lunch time came..went out for lunch..came back again kept reading the same document..and trust me afternoon time should be kept as best employee competition..I mean to say that if a company has to judge who is the best active employee then this is the time..boss aise neend aati hai na..that, only that person knows who is straight out of lunch and sitting on the chair…some how I handeled myself from falling asleep..and kept reminding that student life is over..its Rahul 3.0 now…evening came, time to gulp cup of tea..then again after 1 hr one more cup of tea..its 6 PM time to wrap up..and day one is over….frankly speaking it was an ok type day..nothing great..but one thing is sure..that student life is over…but every now and then I was missing that special one..without whose support my success was not possible..today when I have entered into this new phase of my life..I would like to dedicate this important day of my life to that special one..:)…now..its time to enjoy the corporate culture..time to remould myself..time to get pushed in this hustle-bustle of the city buses..over all time to realize your new dreams..welcome Mr.Rahul…time to change your gears…and time to say thanks to my life…for making this journey a beautiful one..
It all happened on 18th October 1983…I don’t know what was the alignment of planets when I was born..but I can bet that they must have conspired against me like hell..either in my previous life I must have committed some deadly sin because of which for a guy like me for whom studying is just like bringing India and Porkistan..oops Pakistan on negotiation table.
Trust me I never thought that I will go on to complete MBA that too from a good institute like Symbiosis. I can vividly recollect that after every final exam of a particular class I use to come back home (no matter I was about to fail in exams) rejoicing about my exams getting over, planning about things to do after exam….”Papa..chalo movie dekh ke aate hai..” Papa:- ” KYAAAA….[with echo effect and background voice from my mom too...]” (as if he has been hired by Ekta kappor to act in one of the serials from Balaji telefilms)…..Papa again:- “Tumhe degree mil gayi kya..jo itne khush ho rahe ho..(are mere bapu..2nd class ka bachha kaha se degree khatam kar lega)…kul se next class ki padhai start kar do..”…..but dad..today my degree is over..yes I have completed my formal education…yes I have done it…cheers to all those scolding I got after every annual results of school…cheers to all those failures in mathematics..cheers to hiding those marks from mom and dad…
I have always been an OUT-Standing student..with most of the time spent in basketball court…I still cant believe that I have completed MBA…god knows how I have done it..but still at this moment of saying goodbye..I am feeling happy..that the path I chose for myself..I successfully completed that journey..without any regrets…within 7 days of this post..I would be on the next side of the fence..I just wanna say thanks to my mom who kept beating me till the point I use to pass exams of every class..and to an extent that it became a good luck charm for me..”Yaar ma ne pitayi nahi lagayi abhi tuk..exam nah gadbad ho jaye..”..thx ma….thx dad..for always having faith in my decesions (although I did fumbled many times..but you made it smooth sailing)…thx sis..for cooperating so well with me that every time when a comics use to pop up out of my course books she use to run to mom as if Indian parliament is again under attack..and use to shout..”Mummy bhaiya ne comics nikal li hai”..and then Rahul singh use to become string of viloin and my mom use to become that vilion player…sis..tu to reporter ban ja India TV mein…
Never mind…all those scary days of exams are over..all those chit making will be missing…study is over now…its time now to jump on this bumpy road of life..to face the real world…to feel the heat..time to change the gear..and enter in a new track of life…alas…my padhai is over…thanks god..
…and then the ordeal started…
