nails

haha.. i remember i was cutting my nails when i thought about writing on my cleanliness habits here..well starting with nails, i am very cautious about them, especially now, because at my work i help a lot of people by writing something for them in front of them..or typing something on their computer..and if i have long nails..forget the person there.. i would feel uncomfortable..besides the hygiene..if you have observed..its really neat and comfortable typing when you have dont have long nails...try it out..try typing something before a nail cut..and then try typing the same once u have them cut..it is a feeling you should blog about.. ha ha..anyways.. i am very uncomfortable with people who have long dirty nails..well who is not..but then..obviously..girls do grow them..and i actually like it when they are neatly done and colored...but just make sure you know what you are doing.. keep them well.. guys.. no way.. you should not grow your nails..it is not cool..it is not hygienic..get a life... i cut my nails more for the typing thing i just wrote about..ah..it feels great..something about cutting nails that is very hard for me..is to know where to exactly put the nail cutter..it happens many times..infact almost always..since i want my nails to be finally cut.. i end up cutting them too short..and then my fingers ache..i have to still perfect the art of cutting my nails properly..adding to the same cleanliness issue.. i have a big issue with yellow teeth..eee..dont like it..and i make sure the person on the other side knows that i dont like it.. i remember telling this friend of mine about her teeth..and the instant reply "i am fair.. so i cant have white teeth.. my bones are pale".. i did not care even to check the authenticity of that statement..but what ever it is.. it is sad..dirty yellow teeth..every morning..believe you me.. i make it a point that i get that sqeeky sound from my teeth..yes.. quite similar to the ones that i have grown up listening to in all those colgate advertisements..squeek squeek..people who have seen me brushing me teeth know that i dance when i brush...it actually helps me get to that squeeky part..go ahead.. try it out..put some nice music on..and grooove to it... i know its weird..but i dont need music now..its for starters...kheekheekheekhee...im not enjoying typing that much now..because my nails have grown a little.. i mean havent yet reached the cutting stage..anyways.. oh yes.. i hate it when girls types with their nails...shoots..it makes this terrible "tic- tic" noise..i know its tough for them to avoid it..but i just wanted to mention it here..yennyways.. il make it a point to mention the next time when i write a post with "freshly cut".."neatly shaped"..."now with more energy" fingers !!.. jai shri ram !

driving...ego trip

yes.. that is true.. driving ..ego trip.. all makes sense, infact i have another name for it... ego drive..huge confession... my ego does come into play a lot when i am driving..driving in that ego mood.. doesnt happen always.. but yes.. does sometimes..and its really bad then.. i drive a 95 villager, a minivan, which has 140bhp engine.. decent..i love driving..and i drive almost everyday to work..thats about 50 miles a day..nice day to write the blog.. i should start with the almost accident that i had this weekend while coming back from work.. i was as usual cruising @ 65mph on Rt 1.. on the right lane..and this dumb driver..out of nowhere..just decided to switch lanes.. now i must say he did give the indicator..but i was way to close to his car and he should have seen me in the mirror..anyways.. mr camry.. seeing me come..and not stopping..decided to take the turn anyways..me..with my ego drive on..on full..decided not to slow down..hence..i just whizzed passed him..missing his car by a few inches..phew inches i must say.. stoopid driver..anyways.. like i said.. ego drive..the days when i am in that mode..i get very nasty while driving..actually nasty is more of a negative more.. so i should say..not-so-good driving.. i change lanes frequently.. i tailgate all those slow drivers on the fast lane.. i become this impatient driver...who does not like waiting at the signals..who hates it when people cut him off..and yes.. who has utter disregard about the traffic rules..i dont know why.. but i do it at times.. i mean.. i dont go breaking signals..but yes..my speed increases from 60 to 75 real quick..infact this one time when i was on my ego trip..a female driver was following me all the way..not following..but yes..was on the same route throughout..she hauled right next to me at one signal and gave a thumbs up to me for the driving..and i think she said something like..nice drive..i have observed that all my ego trips have sometimes resulted in rash driving..and very close to bad driving...almost hit a pickup truck once..i would not like to write about it..because again.. i think it wasnt my fault..and if i write another incident.. junta would think..my ego now is big too..anyways..so..what happens when somebody flies by me..and then comes flying back into my lane..well..i try doing the same..i say try..because i havent succeeded much there...my car cannot always keep up with these new acura's and beamers..so.. i do push it..but i know when to stop..i really love driving..and i believe i do it like nobody else..there are something that i do..which i people dont even think about...i..and i have mentioned about this..like to make a perfect exit turn..every time i exit a freeway..also..the best part..is watching those lines on the exit converge as you are about to enter it..ah..not even one day do i miss watching it in my left door mirror..aah.. i just lobe it..then again..the whole green light to red light anticipation..keeping a close watch on your speedometer and estimating the time it would take me to apply the brakes..or to pass it before it turns red..its the most commonly used one..so i think im getting better at it..anyways.. i said it was a good day to write this post..because i was on a partial ego trip..actually only for about 10 minutes..when this acura guy cut me off..damn.. i was back on my 75mph trail..but then..good sense prevailed.. and i was to my normal singing driving schedule.. ha ha.. i love singing and driving.. nobody in the car.. just me and the music..all my favorite tracks..and i am full on..great..hard to believe..now..but i am a good driver..i go on the ego trip only when i am alone..when i have company.. i can proudly say that i drive well..dont take my word for it..try me..and you would know.. oh yes.. my car is that old..it has 149k miles on it..but i love it..and i keep a piece of wood in my car all the time..everytime i see a car with fumes coming out of the engine..the driver standing helplessly waiting for help to come..i do a "touch wood"..for i am lucky to have a car that old..still taking care of me..but then.. like ive always said.. you take care of the car..the car takes care of you..ride safe..drive safe !! jai shri ram !

dreams....faded

i dont remember why i wrote "dreams faded" as a todo blog here..what i do remember is that i wanted to write something about dreams...rather the evolutions of dreams...i have very less to say about "dreaming" because quite frankly.. i dont dream much..i would like to rephrase that.. i dont get dreams.. i mean very seldom do i wake up in the morning knowing if i had a dream when i was asleep..let alone what i dreamt about..but dreams to me are more about you last thought of the day.. and from the little but valuable experience that i have had.. i know its true..if i have really put in my last thoughts on some event.. i do dream about it in the night..and everytime.. i know what i dreamt about...pretty cool eh !!..but not always true..but then again..a dream is a dream..i do understand the phrase "realizing you dreams" but then i feel the magnitude of that statement is bigger than buying a nice car..or clearing an exam..one of which i have experienced.. i dont deny the fact that dreams can be big or small..but to me..its always been a concept which evolves with time.. tonight i might dream of meeting my dream girl soon..but then is that the end of the dream.. i mean shouldnt now i dream about having a great life with her..ah.. now i know why i put the faded part there.. you dream..you wake up all smiles in the morning..and the following week you forget about it..i thank god for giving me a great life..but i wish i remembered my dreams..because then i would be easily satisfied with what i have today..i still am..but it would be a nice panoramic view looking in the past.. ha ha.. it would be like red and green dots...green being things that i have achieved..and red ..well..on my todo list.. damn..i think i am obsessed with todo's. anyways just the other day i had a lovely dream of my life 10years from now..ah..what a scene it was..i dont really remember what i saw...rather i would now like to write about what i saw..but i should say..it was such a clear picture.. i literally saw faces of my dear ones...im trying real hard to think about something i can write here..well i was happy..and so were the people around me..ha ha.. im sorry.. i just crossed my path..technically..it shouldnt be a dream..because i know i will make it happen..but then.. that really proves my point that my dream would evolve from thinking about a good family.. to a happy family..and much more...i guess by that time..this dream would have faded..i hope with a green dot..but like i said.. it is important to dream..but dont express "dreams" as buying a car.. i feel it goes further than just being materialistic..its more about "time"..its more about "being there"... jai shri ram

social network web 2.0

its been a long time since ive written about anything except life..feels nice..i mean it feels nice typing when you cut your nails clean..hehehe..anyways.. this isnt about that..although im going to add that to my list too.. this is about social networking..orkut..my entry to this new and fascinating world online.. more of a you can run but you cannot hide situation..how much you deny not being is this world..you always know that if you are not in..you are not IN..like i said orkut.com was my entry to the social networking world..it happened sometime in 2005 that i found about a website that has a database with all my friends listed..well actually, me and my friend arpit..aka appi..used to think about something like that when we were in school..apparently..we wanted to start something like that..and the name was to be www.kaunhaibay.com .. kheekheekheekhee..that was out IN phrase then..anyways..now i was in college and thanks to gmail i didnt have to "make" a profile on orkut to login and know about people i havent met in ages..it was fantastic.. meeting my school friends..knowing where they are now..getting in touch with them..wow.. like i said..it was a new world..and now..well its saturating..filling up with people who "wants to do frandshift with you"..and who "likes your picture"..and of course the inevitable.. porn..nevertheless, i wont shoot down the concept that google came up with.. it was and is great..but now..it has added a new dimension to life.. especially mine..orkut i believe is more of a hangout..and something not to be taken seriously..but junta re junta..for certain people its their life..one wrong comment on their pic..and you are on the "ignore list".. ha ha... hilarious..i had made a sarcastic(obviously) comment on my friend;s pic..and boy o boy.. did she take it in the wrong way..phew..total escape macha !!! ... anyways..i dont care..they do their stuff.. i do mine.. i like it when friends post new pics online..and tell you that they are married now..and are having kids..its like a summary of their life there..now "single"..now "committed".. direct "divorced" kheekheekheekhee..and finally "married".. its fun..shifting on to a new network.. facebook..which is popular down south india.. well mainly in mumbai..people swear by it..and the information there..."what...she just changed her status to 'single'" damn it..she is?? " ...and then all those comments flowing in..and uff..the new quizzes..i should confess.. i have taken a couple of them myself..and they are fun..actually timepas.. i dont know much about facebook because i havent played around it.. i know orkut..and i think it is way simpler than facebook..then there is twitter...wooohooo..actually.. negative woohoo...its "mind blasting".. i dont understand the concept behind twitter..i signed up for it as i was doing a case study on "twitter firm" which i think is a decent marketing tool.. but the regular twitter...common guys..whos interested in "status updates".. mr ashton kutcher just became the user on twitter with the maximum followers..right..so you think he is sitting on the other side and updating his twitter page..yea..he has nothing else to do..actually i dont know..he's a producer..what do producers do ?.. not twitter..im sure about that.. anyways.. social networks are definitely web 2.0.. like i said.. my case study on them made me realize that its a booming marketing media stream..and has tonnes of potential...obviously with little or not investment..now thats pretty cool.. twitter firm like i said.. makes you aware about the company you have you eyes on..about how and when things are going to happen there..food for the curious mind i think..and thats how it should be.. not "deep is driving now"..actually that reminds me.. i havent checked my twitter page since ages.. for me..blog does it..i can live with it..write on it..and be happy with what i have done.. i know people who are still not on orkut or facebook..but have this curiosity in them.."whats inside? " ..and then they use my login to access the world..get a life people..use you gmail username and password..shhhh.. nobody's going to know..shhhh...well..like i said.. i am happy with orkut..facebook..more for my firangi friends..but what the hell..im not loosing anything...jai shri ram

ethnic look gul panag straight

ah...gul panag... ah... ethnic look..ah straight...nea.. not straight.. i mean the movie..not that cool.. but i obviously watched it for miss panag.. and the ethnic look that she carried in the whole movie..its a classic "you can run.. but you cannot hide" statement when you talk to me about indian culture..because i like every bit of it..be it a girl in a simple sari..or somebody like gul panag with nice traditional beads and jewellery. frankly speaking i dont know anything about the "latest" when it comes to jewellery, but i do advice people when it comes to dresses..especially when it comes to indian clothes..i have done my share of indian shopping with my friend in delhi.. no she is not my girl friend..actually that makes it simpler..and i have seen that there is simply so much to shop..and so much to wear.. i should confess..i do like the concept of dressing up the fairer sex..and i enjoy it..wait.. let me think.. is it just about the ladies..or do i like shopping with others..no..its about shopping for and with an elegant lady..anyways.. like i said.. i liked the look miss panag sported in the movie.. now that i think about it.. i dont really remember much..just her bindi..and a nasal ring i guess..ah.. and then there were these loooong ear rings that she had..those looked good too..anyways..like i said.. i should use this post to confess my liking for shopping with the fairer sex..and yes..im a little specific here..im talking strictly about clothes.. i mean generally about clothes...the "ghar ka shopping" is good..but not always.. i prefer "re-arranging" the furniture sometimes and believe me..it does give you house the new look you always wanted.. i remember.. i used to experiment with my hostel room all the time...ha ha.. its fun..so..let me start by listing my favorite "kurti" style..im in love with those collar kurti's.. i think they look very smart..and elegant..im sorry..but i like using the work elegant when it comes to describing women..its almost a replacement..women = elegant ..and no..rekha(the actor) is not elegant..anyways..so the kurti is done...sarees..anybody would concur..looks best when neatly wrapped with confidence and class...then..aha.. i like those tops with frills on the shoulders..i dont really know what you call them..but they are so very cute(lack of words)..nea..actually..cancel the lack of words..when it comes to ladies..cute does fit the description..also.. i love those salwar kameez..wait.. they are called churidaars..yes..pastel colors in them look good..the friend that i go shopping with a lot..did complement on my "skills"..actually, nobody would be bored if you enjoy what you are doing..and then..i was shopping with and for her..and the good part..she paid the bill..so im safe with picking out anything that would look good on her..going back to gul panag's character..obviously she had fashion designers working on her look..but i have always felt that an individual has the best knowledge of what would look good on her..her..especially the ladies..they are always right with looks..just perfect..so i guess.. some credit should go to miss panag for carrying the "character" with confidence..also i think weight or shape has nothing to do with looking good... i mean a couple of extra kilos..will NOT harm your looks..but then..its nice to be fit..i said...fit..shape..i dont know..for egjampul..miss natasha sinha..from roadies 6.0..i think she is pretty..and has a couple of extra kilos on her..but then i think she carries her self well..hence.. like i said..a couple of extra..no problem..you still look good..oh how much i hate people who are "size zero" freaks..get a life !! ... enough said.. like i have been saying in my posts..time to get the ball rolling..convert gyaan to action..when??? jai shri ram

someone like me

i have no idea why i put this topic in my to blog list..damn.. i should have written about it when it came to my mind.. anyways.. let us c(yashwant kanetkar) ha ha ...oh yes, i think i meant writing about the fear of meeting someone just like me..and when i say like me.. i mean 100 % color photocopy.. same choices..same likes..same dislikes..shoots.. life would be so boring then..imagine.. no conflicts.. no fights.. no more feed for my gyaan.. nea nea.. i cannot accept it.. believe it or not..everytime i guy or girl say they want someone like them..it aint cool..infact i think it would be awkward..any relationship i think is based on conflicts..until and unless you have conflicts you wont get to know the other side of the coin..and for me..knowing the other side is critical.. helps me make my decision with more accuracy.. i know it sounds like a war plan.. "know your enemies" but this is a little "off" the same concept.. i would hate if my partner to accepts everything i say or do..infact..i do feel restless in taking decisions without any conflicts..i always have this fear of missing some dimension of the picture..something that escaped my view..and my better half(seriously) would help me figure that out..when i say help me i mean even if she doesnt have her own opinion..she could help me look deeper inside..ah..now that would be cool..i with all sincerity support it when i meet people who have a stand on an issue and are ready to defend it..wait wait.. let me rephrase that.. people who have a logical stand for an issue..and are ready to defend it equipped with the correct set of tools.. i hate it when people say "it seems logical to me.. not to you.. just too bad"..whattttt... i mean what is that..its a shame that we are a couple if we cant put our thoughts to simple words in order for our better half to understand. today being a "normal day" as per mr hatwal and mr pichika.. i ask myself if i am ready to be the same..answer to which i can only get when i meet my better half.. writing better half so many times makes it sound so awkward..why.. dont know..anyways..like one of my previous posts..i have started asking myself questions before i shoot them at others..and its nice that i added it to this post too.. wah wah.. jai shri ram

turbotax..

i being an IT guy knows how much effort does it take to build an application which is easy to use, is self explanatory, and is quick..hats off to turbotax.. they have done a great job.. one fine day.. i discovered the deadline for tax filing was closing in..and i was missing my w2.. anyways.. did a turbo search and got it out..it had a long form attached to it..which was to be filled by me and sent to the tax people..it was 1 in the night..and i was in no mood to fill it up..but then..it had been on my to do list since ever..and i did not want to postpone it.hence..plan B.. how to file tax online..without spending much money..solution #1.. tax act.. my roommates upstairs just filed his return using taxact and recommended it to me..he said..its quick..simple..and cheap..cheap..well that works for me..after all i wouldnt want to pay more money than im getting.. anyways.. i started with tax act..and grrr.. was i confused..there were these questions they were asking me..and i did not have the slightest idea about the answers.. tried looking for them on my W2..but nea.. werent there either..then as usual.. i had to turn to my question bank..my "core" friends.. ha ha.. anyways... turbotax was a unanimous answer..and i then decided to start with turbotax this time..and woah.. it was as simple as it can get..obviously there were questions..but it also told me where to find the answers..most of which were on my W2..believe me..i was relieved when i started the process..turbotax people.. i really appreciate the effort you guys have put it... this is when consumer behavior class teachings kick in..WOM babyy.. word of mouth.. by far the best advertisement stream...anyways.. i finished the whole process in about 20 minutes..and was happy with the return i was getting.. got a simple email from turbotax telling me that my application was sent to the IRS..and they should approve it in 24hrs.. i get up next morning..and tada..another email..return processed..sooper..and what i really liked about the email was that it was to the point...to do now..do later..visit out website for this and that.. great..and its been about 15days since i filed the return..and thank fully..no "spam" from turbotax.. i would definitely recommend turbotax to all the people around me..except those who want more money return and go to the local tax consultants in Edison.. ha ha.. nea... im just kidding..but anyways.. im a student..so i guess things were simpler for me..the next time i write anything about turbotax..it would probably be when i am employed..full time.. i hope things are the same..even then...special thanks to "hatwal saab" and the "fighter plane". jai shri ram

saturation vs satisfaction

so..where do you draw the line..a recent happening made me think about the thin line between them.. when do you stop because you are saturated and not satisfied of trying...or when do stop because you are satisfied but not saturated..events that happen every now and then at my place here make me realize that certain things require more satisfaction than saturation..wait..let me put it this way..do you stop applying for jobs when you are saturated..or do you stop applying for jobs when you are satisfied of all the effort you have put in to looking for jobs..yes..this was my question of the weekend..drawing the line..finally coming to a halt..my personal choice is satisfaction..when i go to bed in the night.. i want to be satisfied with my day..and keep my goals clear for the next morning..this is when my todo list comes to use..i have it on my phone..and believe it or not.. i update it every night..every time that i think of something new to be done.. i add it to my list..that way i know im done for this day..but have more to come for tomorrow.. i personally like to have a sound sleep..which i only get when i have peace of mind. with people loosing their jobs..and new graduates not finding anything new..i have people around me who are getting frustrated.. i dont like asking them about their condition because it is none of my business..besides..its a very sensitive topic..before posing a question to that individual..i try to come up with a solution for me in the middle of a crisis..its been a regular practice for me..and i think i am getting good at it..hence..what will i do if i dont get a job when i graduate..i have loans to be taken care of..not to mention starting a career again..this time armed with another degree..i would definitely chose to satisfaction path..easier said than done..but i am writing about it here because i know even i can make a wrong decision under those circumstances..one parameter that is not processed by my brain is the option of going back to India and trying things out there.. i seriously feel..the impact of recession is very "cushioned" back home.. but then i have people who dreamt about having a big house in amrikka..driving a fancy car..and living life the american way.. i have no problem with that.. i think it is good.. i am enjoying it..but again..my enjoyment is because i am satisfied.. i am satisfied with my work.. my car..my room..my life..its 3:51am now..and all i expect from me is to be what i am..for another 5 years..live the same life..maybe with a partner.. who i hope would not mind the stay..coming back to the S vs s debate..saturation is a factor that is not always controlled by you.. everytime i say saturation.. i have this playback of my teaching putting salt in a glass of water and explaining the concept to us..once the water is saturated..no matter how much salt you put it..nothing changes.. similarly here..this dimension of the current situation is not in our hands..hence..lets play it safe..let us be satisfied..and when we are satisfied of the saturation in the market..let us try harder or pack our bags..let me give special to the "pack our bags" part..you are not a loser if you do that..no.. never.. you are just trying a new scenario this time..and if things work out..you would succeed..blogging helps me a lot when i dont have anybody to talk about things that happen around me..off late i have realized that there are very few people who step down to my level and put an effort in knowing my views..and when they are not around.. i blog..a lot..not to make things complicated..but i would like to add the dimension of "priority" to my battle.. for me.. my priority is my family..my country.. my home..but..to my surprise i have met people..who dont really have the same list..i must clarify again.. i have no problems with that..anyways.. like i said.. adding priority does make it a little complex..because now satisfaction is not longer in the picture..priority if getting a job..makes you try harder and hence reach saturation(desperation may be)..i have a very neutral feeling about the job seekers..and i have nothing to say to them except..try hard..or go back to india and try harder...yet again..easier said than done..but i myself have had sleepless nights when i am not satisfied with my work..and have saturation the situation.. i remember didi always used to say to people during my board exams "itna time se padhe hee jaa raha hai..itne saare tests ho gaye hain.. toh uske baad.. thoda saturation bhi aa jaata hai"...and ha ha.. how can i forget takla's say "abey subah tak itna kuch ho gaya.. ki dimaag fir kuch le hee nahi raha hai andar".. me and takla used to study through the night for the exams..like i said..draw the line..know where to stop..are you saturated..are you satisfied..or are you still confused as to what you priorities are...and if you are confused.."Contact PREM JYOTISH for ever lasting success".. jai shri ram

doosra..

how much did the class score...will my car shine more than his...is he wearing armani jeans...damn it.. he has a pretty girlfriend... how many time in a day do we ask questions about others(doosra).. thing that dont really matter to you..but are just there..how about simple funda of co existing...how about just being happy with what you have..and not comparing it with the others around.. i do understand that the competition needs to be studied well for you to succeed..but please..lets keep it within limits... this post is important to me because i was one of them.. one of those people who have everything that you would want..but was unhappy by what others have..its a part of my "graduating in life" station..you know how life is a journey and how you have stops... the last time i wrote about stops.. i was talking about being @ love... this time.. im @ graduating in life..and believe me.. its a long halt..i cant leave without graduating....anyways..i am a sochu.. i do think a lot..one day.. i decided not to think about things that do not matter to me...and then..life was great.. i mean..life is always great..it was en greata.. ha ha.. en greata tela...but yes, you do add a new dimension to yourself when you stop thinking about what others have.. what others do..what others think...again.. im not talking about the daily thoughts here..you are a human being..you do think about society and "log kya kahengay".. but its about the post "log kya kahengay" thought.. think about it...get over it..end of story.. dont make it your life goal to be where someone else is.."work to become..not to acquire" ..the first thing that i noticed when i stopped thinking about others was that i was very comfortable with me..everything that i do..apparently..van..here is a family car..so the "thinking" here is van=family guy, married... and i wasnt comfortable with that..i used to drive slow..like a family guy..now.. i drive a van..its my suv..and that whole feeling of driving a van..is not history... this is just a small change that i have mentioned here..there are many others which i would not talk about here..because they involve other people around me...and no..its not that im "caring about their thoughts" just that i wouldnt like to mention my side of the story... what ever it is...getting rid of the "doosra" syndrome is definitely a giant step.. i no longer care how much my friend scored in the exam..or if he got more tax return than me..how did he do it.. if his presentation is longer than mine.. no no no no no ... i have my presentation.. i have my taxes.. i have my scores.. why would i care about his.. i am happy with what i have... im not talking about running away from competition here...neither am i telling you to not measure your performance with the people around..but do it when .. when you have to... not all the time.. believe me..there are better things in life..stop thinking about things that you have no control on.. you lost your job.. he still has it.. go ahead.. start thinking about it day and night... stay depressed for a week..ask him how he did it.. why... why do you want to know his tricks..when you know their was nothing wrong with you..its simply..cost cutting..wake up..and smell the fresh air..live free..he has a girlfriend.. you dont.. why do you care... you likes a girl.. girl doesnt like you.. ha ha.. you dont have any control on her thoughts do you??.. why do you care.. i have given special mention to these events because apparently..people get depressed by them a lot...and i hate it.. anyways.. the final word... "ram ka naam leke kaam karo... baaki sab raja ram pe chod do"... jai shri ram

GOOF

ghar office orkut facebook...hence classifying people who are "boring"..and dont usually like to go out and have fun..people who do "orkut programming"(venkat's terminology) and are apparently update their facebook status more than they update their life..i cannot help it but say.. me and my friend were talking about post marriage life the other day..and how she fears being with someone who is "GOOF"... ha ha.. its a cool word.. i like it...its not goofy..its goof..anyways..why im talking about goof here is to see the other side..the good side of goof.. what is exactly wrong with being at home..every weekend..and spending time online..doing things that we usually do not do at work..usually..mind it!! .. anyways.. i have access to all the goof sites online..so i dont care.. i can live without goofing on weekends and yes, not updating what im doing with my life on fb..anyways..goof is not wrong for somebody who has not many friends around..sure you have your wife to take care of..and to "entertain" but then why not..why cant he go online and touch base with friends he could not talk all week..month..year..you never know..it would be nice to chat with somebody in India..or somebody with whom you spent a lot of time with in yesteryears...also..i dont really understand the concept of "going out" every weekend.. i personally do like going out on weekends and staying away from the 15' screen i stare at everyday when i work..but why do i have to go out.. i wanna sleep the whole day..watch a nice movie and just stay indoors..i wont call that goofing.. goofing would be more about doing things as you.. borrowing similar terminology from my previous posts..its again about us.. goof..but goof as "us".. no that does not mean you being online from you login and she doing the same..but showing pictures of friends you havent met..talking to people online.. i dont want to be all diplomatic about it..but it comes back to balancing the goof factor with your life..its about how much time you spend online..rather how much of your brain you use thinking about things that no longer matter to you..ah yes, about people who take social networks very seriously..guys..get a life !!.. funny thing..the other day..as usual.. i left a sarcastic..yet funny comment on my friend's photo album..and woah did she freak out..i have no idea why..but she was pretty upset by the whole comment thing.. it was one of those times when i had to climb up the "intelligence ladder"..get up to her level..and apologize.. i still dont know why i did it..but then.. like i said..it was up the ladder.. and i usually dont climb it..nevertheless.. i dont mind it.. we are friends and things do happen..getting back to goof..let me think more about it.. how about if he thinks you are too hyper for him..and playing tennis on a hot summer day would be boring..tennis..aaaah.. last week i finally hit a couple of backhand shots like mr federer..well pretty close..so..what if he does like playing tennis..or some other adventure but on a perfect day..not much of the pack-your-bags-and-go kinds..thats not wrong..he wants to do it..just not everytime..another good reason..would be work..poor guy..he's slogged through the week..his job makes him drive 50kms a day..he likes it..he does it..but he would not want to do it the whole week..no driving..sit at home..and goof..then again..we dont really have something like that every week..how much hard i try to justify goofing every weekend i must say.. it is pretty tough.. i mean not if you are the "send friend request" type.. ha ha.. i lobej it.. "i wants to do fransift with ya.. this is mah.. mee and mahsalf" , " i thinks you look pretty in green..you are the queen..mausam hai rangeen..be mah frand..dont be mean" wah wah.. i am good at it.. mujhe bhi karna chahiye.. me..me has graduated in life..and me knows what to do on weekends..and woohoo..now that hatwal saab hai got the TT table for us..home is where the tt table is.. oh, there it is..another reason to stay home.. how about playing some TT..is that not a sport..cant we just play(and not update that on FB)..anyways..i blog.. i say..i think..but you dont know until you do it..im not married yet..and i am pretty confident that i wont marry someone who is a goof..believe me.. i know..i have a brain..i dont use it much..i conserve it for the big decisions in life..and this one..would be a biggie..i would add to that..goof would be a reflection of you.. ask yourself..are you a GOOF ?..my answer... NO.. jai shri ram

train and plane

yes yes..as usual the other day we were discussing how much we miss India..and its obvious Indian railways did become the final topic...there is something about trains that i love...the long journey..the fact that for the time you are in travelling you have you own tiny little world..you own circle of friends..and the day you reach your destination..you happily say "bye, see you" and deboard..what caught my attention was how trains were becoming more like aeroplanes and how the aeroplane travel is learning more from the trains.. frankly speaking i did like the idea of having a nice "english" breakfast on a flight..although i still dont understand the concept of serving meal in a journey that lasts only for a couple of hours..no.. you are not hungry 6 in the morning..and no.. you are not hungry anytime in the evening..there is food all around you.. just because you paid for it doesnt mean you are going to hog.. but then like i said.. i have done it... i like the whole concept.. so i eat on board..anyways.. like i said.. planes learning from trains..trains were initially catering only to specific customers..plane is doing that too... trains had/have those little kids selling chatpata chaat...bhelpuri..planes have the same kids..wearing "western" clothes and basically doing the same thing..now for the flip side..planes have a variety in their meals.. veg..non veg..continental...and tada...so do trains.. i really really like it when the caterer guy in train asks me for the food type..you ask him for the menu "bhaiyya continental main kya hai"..and tarrrrrrr he goes..bread hai chicken hai soup hai eshk kreme hai... ha ha.. i really miss it...besides trains give you so much comfort..you get to sleep anytime you want.. you dont have to bloody sit on a chair all the time.. you can connect you laptop to the power supply...hehehe.. and then you have to remove it when there are 10 people standing with a mobile charger in their hands.. then one smart guy does " arey sirjee.. sabke phone nokia hee hain... humara charger use kar lo"...aha.. like i said..its a completely different experience altogether...then oh yes..the way we have to act subtle on a plane.. engliss engliss.. once i asked an Indian air hostess in Hindi about the food that she was offering..she gave me the dirtiest look.. like i was didnt belong there... ha ha.. it was funny..because i did it with my pucca bihari accent..well then talking about booking tickets...you can do it online now...oh..the whole upgrading process... yups..trains have learnt that from planes.. believe me.. upgrading is pretty cool... once i was boarding my train from chennai and got upgraded to 3AC.. yet again.. i loved the reaction of the people around..."what a luck, enjoy da"... another thing about trains that is worth mentioning is the significant different in the "fun factor" in an AC and a Non AC compartment.. the regular sleeper class travel is the way to travel..the people...the junta..the talks the crowd..the issues...the long discussions on Indian politics... our cricket team..the weather outside..."gharelu mamla's"... A W E S O M E ... i will admit that i like to travel in the AC coaches when I am alone, because i like to spend some time with my thoughts then..and its not that i dont talk to people there..but i just mind my own business..i like it that way.. but eh eh eh..its Indian Railways dood..the AC compartments too are a gyaan portal..once i was travelling from chennai to calcutta in 2AC and had a bangladeshi uncle aunty..and a german dood as my co passengers.. oh..that was something i can remember..how i was acting like the interpreter there and how i was trying to convince that aunty that in Germany it is ok to live with a girl before marriage... hahaha.. i still remember that german dood took a picture of us and said "Im going to tell people back home,travelling in 2AC is the best".. anyways.. my talk was more about railways and less about planes.. cant help it.. i like travelling and I like observing people..by far the best timepas anybody could get.. ah..special mention to the trains in Bihar,Jharkhand and West Bengal..unlimited..yes unlimited entertainment..unlimited spicy food.. unlimited lemon tea(with or without) lemon in it..the jhaal mudi people..its magic..everytime you try a new guy..its going to have its own taste in it..fantastic !!!...i dont care how much an air travel "takes care"(no longer) of you..the experience of travelling in a train is unbeatable..jai shri ram