So it finally happened; when I reached TGIFs at 7:30; I was the only one there and I was like shit man it seems I WILL be the only there.
Then suddenly calls started coming in: are you there who else is there and within ten minutes 12 of us showed up.
Thanks to Orkut; we knew how the other looked like and it wasnt that bad.
There was an initial hesitation as you didnt know what the others boundaries are and stuff but thanks to alcohol it all fizzled out.
It was a great time; good to know that even after 10 years when you meet people remember your school nick name (mine was easy though - tharki) and the last time you got suspended, who the "hot teachers" were (Don Bosco is an all boys school); was made to remember things that you hoped no one would ever recall.
We were in the end some 15 ppl and I hope in the next one; there will be many more.
But most of all; the best thing was the comfort was extremely high.
So high that you didnt feel like moving out but Delhi has this stupid rule of shutting at 12.
Thursday, December 28, 2006
Friday, December 22, 2006
The craziest drunken DAY ever
My best friend (Amit) is a maniac and his birthday falls on June 2nd; posisbly the hottest day in Delhi.
So we all plan to sit at a friends place in Delhi and have beer and chill.
Now the friends (Sid) place we chose has a gigantic St Bernard that thinks he is the mentor of Sid and has to keep an eye on everything he does; so when we walk into Sid's house he looks at us very disapprovingly and when he sees Roopak (another friend) walk in with the beer the St thinks enough is enough and takes matters into his own hand.
Anyways after a bit of tugging a screaming Roopak away from the St we deicde in the health of all to take the upper floor of Sids house.
So we get there and some 8 of us start drinking. Now Amit is a Catholic but he makes Jews look like Catholics ... he has picked up the cheapest beer from the Canteen (Army canteen) and when you are down 2/3rds of it; the damn thing becomes sweet.
Now imagine me; having fun and talking and slugging at the beer and suddenly the damn thing tastes like vanilla shake (not that bad, but you get the pic) and I keep quiet because this cannot happen as this is beer; but then you cant waste alcohol as well; and no one else is complaiing so group mentality; I keep at it. Then I see someone else flinching and the amount we beat up Amit for that was not funny.
Anywyas; now comes the FUN part; Amit to prove that it is good beer slugs some 4/5 bottles and now has to pee. The problem is that this floor we are sitting on is getting renovated; the St is sitting waiting for us because he knows beer=pee and he was sitting (absolutely honestly) just outside the toilets area.
So Amit has to go up to the "servants' section" and pee which is an open toilet as in has only 3 walls and an open roof and 2 of these 3 walls have a sheer drop of 4 storeys.
After 20 minutes I think I start missing him; so 2 guys go up and after 15 minutes they too dont return.
So hte stud (me) goes up; now the earlier search party Sid and Kunal are on the stairs literally and just laughing ... nothing happened; Kunal fell on the stairs; Sid found it funny and both ended up laughing for 15 minutes; still no sign of Amit.
So I go up and it is effing HOT; I call out his name and he is not responding. so I pull myself on to the wall (remember the remaining 2 walls ahve a sheer drop) and I see Amit puking away and he has puke on his shoes; shirt; in the bath; on the door everywhere except the fucking loo... so I slide myself down; take great pleasure in slapping him "to get him back to his senses" no response.
Then it became scary; so I rush back and we get guys to pick him and while on the stairs below we drop him 4/5 times; I think on the 5th time; it was a rather nasty bump and our man comes back to his senses.
Sid had these hotties living on the floor below his and they for some reason want to climb up the stairs and they see 6 guys bend over this one half naked guy and sort of slugging him and carrying him and the scene was very funny .. and I will never forget what Amit said ... he looked at those girls and said "yeh kaun hain?" (who are these?) and we head htem ran down and lock all 7 locks on their door.
It was fun; we were in college and the reason I remeber this is because all of us are meeting like after 10 yrs next week in Delhi and this will be one topic of discussion for sure for that was the last time we all were together.
I love you guys! If any of you reads this; you will know what part you played!
Next Blog: Drinking with owmen is NEVER fun when women get drunk and senti!!
So we all plan to sit at a friends place in Delhi and have beer and chill.
Now the friends (Sid) place we chose has a gigantic St Bernard that thinks he is the mentor of Sid and has to keep an eye on everything he does; so when we walk into Sid's house he looks at us very disapprovingly and when he sees Roopak (another friend) walk in with the beer the St thinks enough is enough and takes matters into his own hand.
Anyways after a bit of tugging a screaming Roopak away from the St we deicde in the health of all to take the upper floor of Sids house.
So we get there and some 8 of us start drinking. Now Amit is a Catholic but he makes Jews look like Catholics ... he has picked up the cheapest beer from the Canteen (Army canteen) and when you are down 2/3rds of it; the damn thing becomes sweet.
Now imagine me; having fun and talking and slugging at the beer and suddenly the damn thing tastes like vanilla shake (not that bad, but you get the pic) and I keep quiet because this cannot happen as this is beer; but then you cant waste alcohol as well; and no one else is complaiing so group mentality; I keep at it. Then I see someone else flinching and the amount we beat up Amit for that was not funny.
Anywyas; now comes the FUN part; Amit to prove that it is good beer slugs some 4/5 bottles and now has to pee. The problem is that this floor we are sitting on is getting renovated; the St is sitting waiting for us because he knows beer=pee and he was sitting (absolutely honestly) just outside the toilets area.
So Amit has to go up to the "servants' section" and pee which is an open toilet as in has only 3 walls and an open roof and 2 of these 3 walls have a sheer drop of 4 storeys.
After 20 minutes I think I start missing him; so 2 guys go up and after 15 minutes they too dont return.
So hte stud (me) goes up; now the earlier search party Sid and Kunal are on the stairs literally and just laughing ... nothing happened; Kunal fell on the stairs; Sid found it funny and both ended up laughing for 15 minutes; still no sign of Amit.
So I go up and it is effing HOT; I call out his name and he is not responding. so I pull myself on to the wall (remember the remaining 2 walls ahve a sheer drop) and I see Amit puking away and he has puke on his shoes; shirt; in the bath; on the door everywhere except the fucking loo... so I slide myself down; take great pleasure in slapping him "to get him back to his senses" no response.
Then it became scary; so I rush back and we get guys to pick him and while on the stairs below we drop him 4/5 times; I think on the 5th time; it was a rather nasty bump and our man comes back to his senses.
Sid had these hotties living on the floor below his and they for some reason want to climb up the stairs and they see 6 guys bend over this one half naked guy and sort of slugging him and carrying him and the scene was very funny .. and I will never forget what Amit said ... he looked at those girls and said "yeh kaun hain?" (who are these?) and we head htem ran down and lock all 7 locks on their door.
It was fun; we were in college and the reason I remeber this is because all of us are meeting like after 10 yrs next week in Delhi and this will be one topic of discussion for sure for that was the last time we all were together.
I love you guys! If any of you reads this; you will know what part you played!
Next Blog: Drinking with owmen is NEVER fun when women get drunk and senti!!
Thursday, December 21, 2006
Fear Of Starting Something NEW
When I was on campus we had a very bad placement yr but I was dead sure that I only wanted one company and got that; I am sparing the intricacies though thats worth another Blog ...
So against EVERYONE's better thoughts and wishes I joined this securities house; initially when I told my friends and relatives that I work in a securities house; they linked it to doorman security and lockers and stuff; so I changed it to Equity Markets and that didnt help.
Anyways the point is that I was 23 young at heart and out to see what I can do; and things happened I swtiched my job profile in the same company some 4/5 times and ALWAYS picked up something that never existed; like we never did Mid Cap stock picking; so I along with 1 more colleague started it; then did a similar thing for Sales; then after setting up the salesdesk; created my erstwihle company;s first foreign sales desk and then went on to set up their first offshore office in Sg.
Now I am wroking with a French Bank (& thats another story) in HK and setting up their India desk; now the problem comes in ... its like I have been working for 4 years w/o having a base at all; so if tomorrow someon asks me what all have you done; I say look above ... rather read above but havent got anything to show it with.
And the worst part is that now I am in a field that I honestly dont know anything about and so at times I get scared and really really worried that fuck did I do the right thin in moving out of Sg where I was like being treated like a King for the work I did.
I famously believe in the "frog in the well" story and in the line that "kill complacency before it kills you"; but have I this time taken a much larger risk that I was ready for?
I know I will have to learn and learn I will; but now the Fear Of Starting Something New is settling in; and I need to kill it before it enlarges.
I see my ex colleagues and some of my ex batchmates and think that yeah well I am better off at least I didnt shut myself to opportunities when I was 24 and I am 27 now ... and I dont want to but you know how it can be; I need to kill this fear before it enlarges; so any suggestion guys?
Those who know me; know that I am not boasting; neither am I trying to sound like Alice in Wonderland but trust me when you take risks like these you need to know how much water runs below your feet.
So let me know what you think?
Cheers!
So against EVERYONE's better thoughts and wishes I joined this securities house; initially when I told my friends and relatives that I work in a securities house; they linked it to doorman security and lockers and stuff; so I changed it to Equity Markets and that didnt help.
Anyways the point is that I was 23 young at heart and out to see what I can do; and things happened I swtiched my job profile in the same company some 4/5 times and ALWAYS picked up something that never existed; like we never did Mid Cap stock picking; so I along with 1 more colleague started it; then did a similar thing for Sales; then after setting up the salesdesk; created my erstwihle company;s first foreign sales desk and then went on to set up their first offshore office in Sg.
Now I am wroking with a French Bank (& thats another story) in HK and setting up their India desk; now the problem comes in ... its like I have been working for 4 years w/o having a base at all; so if tomorrow someon asks me what all have you done; I say look above ... rather read above but havent got anything to show it with.
And the worst part is that now I am in a field that I honestly dont know anything about and so at times I get scared and really really worried that fuck did I do the right thin in moving out of Sg where I was like being treated like a King for the work I did.
I famously believe in the "frog in the well" story and in the line that "kill complacency before it kills you"; but have I this time taken a much larger risk that I was ready for?
I know I will have to learn and learn I will; but now the Fear Of Starting Something New is settling in; and I need to kill it before it enlarges.
I see my ex colleagues and some of my ex batchmates and think that yeah well I am better off at least I didnt shut myself to opportunities when I was 24 and I am 27 now ... and I dont want to but you know how it can be; I need to kill this fear before it enlarges; so any suggestion guys?
Those who know me; know that I am not boasting; neither am I trying to sound like Alice in Wonderland but trust me when you take risks like these you need to know how much water runs below your feet.
So let me know what you think?
Cheers!
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
I Loeevvee Sleeping
There are times when I wake up at 6:30 and reset the alarm to 8 and then get up and say da*m 9and worse adjectives) late gain! Then while I leave I promise myself that I will come back by 8:30 tonight and be sleeping by 9; which can never happen; but it has today; so without much ado I am going to crash out and have a sleep of at least 10 hours if not interrupted by anything except a call from home; because well that has to be attended.
So whosoever is reading this at 11 and is in India; well guys I have been sleeping for 4 hr by the time you read this!
Essentially getting ready for the party next week when I hit DELHI!!!!!!!
Cheers!
It may seem surprising to you all but one BIG reason I look forward to Delhi is that my lcohol intake will come off by 80%.
So Amit, Z and the remaining; no drinking!
So whosoever is reading this at 11 and is in India; well guys I have been sleeping for 4 hr by the time you read this!
Essentially getting ready for the party next week when I hit DELHI!!!!!!!
Cheers!
It may seem surprising to you all but one BIG reason I look forward to Delhi is that my lcohol intake will come off by 80%.
So Amit, Z and the remaining; no drinking!
Saturday, December 16, 2006
Why am I single?
Good Q.
A friend suddenly asked me why I am still single and not seeing anybody etc.
Well my sexual orientation is "still" straight so its not that I am confused; but I really never felt the need to "be" with someone; but as all women are this friend kept plodding with Qs and statements like "why are you still single?"; "you should see someone you feel better in life" and the likes.
So it got me thinking; so much that on a Saturday evening (after a night out at Macau) I thought lets think this over and not go out with the guys for a beer ... wait a sec friend calling; ok it seems I am going out for a vodka now (technically still not beer); so will come back and fill this in.
I am still drinking less than 3 times aweek (I just change the Hindu and Christian way of looking at the week to my advantage ... refer to previous Blog "Things to ... 30")
Anyways in the meantime I had a bit of a chat with my friend (mentioned above) and it seems she is worried about me because well everyone we know is married and have kids (including her) and I am the odd one out.
So I am thinking out aloud and writing it here where ppl who know and dont know me can comment.
By the way just getting back to the travails of my night; as I mentioned this friend (above) is like a close one and so if she is concerned then I need to mull on it; so I sit with another friend (guy) here in HK and we talk about what all men mean by relationship and what women mean by it and so thought its not worth a night and watched some good movies and cartoons and headed back; okay ... I confess we finished half a bottle of Red Label but hey c'mon this is a Saturday night right.
But even after talking with my babe friend and discussing ends over some Red Label (maybe we should have had Chivas); I really couldnt hit upon the subject; that I think maybe its not worht all that thought.
Or is it?
What about you guys? You think being single at 27 is an issue? Comments awaited.
A friend suddenly asked me why I am still single and not seeing anybody etc.
Well my sexual orientation is "still" straight so its not that I am confused; but I really never felt the need to "be" with someone; but as all women are this friend kept plodding with Qs and statements like "why are you still single?"; "you should see someone you feel better in life" and the likes.
So it got me thinking; so much that on a Saturday evening (after a night out at Macau) I thought lets think this over and not go out with the guys for a beer ... wait a sec friend calling; ok it seems I am going out for a vodka now (technically still not beer); so will come back and fill this in.
I am still drinking less than 3 times aweek (I just change the Hindu and Christian way of looking at the week to my advantage ... refer to previous Blog "Things to ... 30")
Anyways in the meantime I had a bit of a chat with my friend (mentioned above) and it seems she is worried about me because well everyone we know is married and have kids (including her) and I am the odd one out.
So I am thinking out aloud and writing it here where ppl who know and dont know me can comment.
By the way just getting back to the travails of my night; as I mentioned this friend (above) is like a close one and so if she is concerned then I need to mull on it; so I sit with another friend (guy) here in HK and we talk about what all men mean by relationship and what women mean by it and so thought its not worth a night and watched some good movies and cartoons and headed back; okay ... I confess we finished half a bottle of Red Label but hey c'mon this is a Saturday night right.
But even after talking with my babe friend and discussing ends over some Red Label (maybe we should have had Chivas); I really couldnt hit upon the subject; that I think maybe its not worht all that thought.
Or is it?
What about you guys? You think being single at 27 is an issue? Comments awaited.
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Love going home
I remember when I was a kid I used to be like so thrilled when I would see my dad come pick me up at the bus stop when I would return from school and I would rattle off like any 8/9 yr old as to what all I did and stuff and my dad would listen to me patiently and when I'd see mom I'd have the same enthusiasm.
Then as we all grow old the kiddishness vanishes but now that I have been living awayfrom home for nearly 6 yrs ... and about 10 months away from India; when folks come over or I go home I feel so thrilled; the excitment that I had had when I was a kid is nothing compared to now.
I love sitting and talkling to my folks and my aunts and uncles and being with friends ... but mostly I just love sitting with my mom, dad and brother and we just talk nothing just getting to know each other even though we have been there thru life.
But there is nothing like mom's love ... My folks visited me when I was in HK about amonth back; so when they were leaving the idea was that I would drop them off at the Airport Train and go back; so they sat in and all the hugging and khaana theek se khana got over and I just saw them go into the train. Then I am like what the heck yar and got myself a ticket and rushed to the train as only 2 minutes remained and then I saw my mom standing at the door trying to look for me where I was standing earlier and the moment she saw me her face lit up like ... so much ...
Its been almost 2 months that they have been gone and in 10 days I will be in India and I am so thrilled.
Just thought I wanted to write about it.
Love going home.
Then as we all grow old the kiddishness vanishes but now that I have been living awayfrom home for nearly 6 yrs ... and about 10 months away from India; when folks come over or I go home I feel so thrilled; the excitment that I had had when I was a kid is nothing compared to now.
I love sitting and talkling to my folks and my aunts and uncles and being with friends ... but mostly I just love sitting with my mom, dad and brother and we just talk nothing just getting to know each other even though we have been there thru life.
But there is nothing like mom's love ... My folks visited me when I was in HK about amonth back; so when they were leaving the idea was that I would drop them off at the Airport Train and go back; so they sat in and all the hugging and khaana theek se khana got over and I just saw them go into the train. Then I am like what the heck yar and got myself a ticket and rushed to the train as only 2 minutes remained and then I saw my mom standing at the door trying to look for me where I was standing earlier and the moment she saw me her face lit up like ... so much ...
Its been almost 2 months that they have been gone and in 10 days I will be in India and I am so thrilled.
Just thought I wanted to write about it.
Love going home.
Things To Do Before 30
When I was a kid of the age 13/14; I was a nice little guy who never created a ruccus and always did the right things! Then I think I turned 15 and life went mad; dunno what happened got into fights and stuff and all sorts of useless things; but having been blessed with a good family and solid friends I got out before matters went real bad!
I remember when I was 18 I wrote a list of things I would like to do by the tiem I am 25 and I just got hold of the list and I hit a 75% strike rate; so keeping on that and on an arbit conversation I had with a friend recently I decided to post a list on Things To Do Before I reach 30!
1. I have to turn 27! (Done)
2. Have to beat my father in chess
3. Have to own a Harley Davison Fat Boy, Special Ivory edition.
4. Have to see the pyramids and visit the village Corleone in Sicily (Godfather fame).
5. Have to learn how to cook! Getting there
6. Have to give up drinking more than 3 nights a week (Done till now)
7. Want to stand in an airport in front of all and just raise my hands with the sense of achievement as Tom Cruise did in Jerry Macguire!
8. Have to go to the Himalayas all alone and spend 3 nights there in absolute solitude
9. Have to pass thru the Bermuda Triangle
10. Have to sit at Lords and watch a cricket match
11. Have to participate in a marathon (I did run the StanC chapter in Sg; though only 7 kms; look at doing the 21 definitely and 42 hopefully!)
12. Have to learn how to listen
13. Have to work in Manhattan and definitely before I get married!
14. Have to learn how to play the violin
15. Have to get a woman to give me a rose .... the converse has happened, but this is something else! (Done)
16. Have to get married (Ruchi listening?)
17. Have to sai
lLets see how many I get done' any comments or suggestion on anyone who reads this?
I remember when I was 18 I wrote a list of things I would like to do by the tiem I am 25 and I just got hold of the list and I hit a 75% strike rate; so keeping on that and on an arbit conversation I had with a friend recently I decided to post a list on Things To Do Before I reach 30!
1. I have to turn 27! (Done)
2. Have to beat my father in chess
3. Have to own a Harley Davison Fat Boy, Special Ivory edition.
4. Have to see the pyramids and visit the village Corleone in Sicily (Godfather fame).
5. Have to learn how to cook! Getting there
6. Have to give up drinking more than 3 nights a week (Done till now)
7. Want to stand in an airport in front of all and just raise my hands with the sense of achievement as Tom Cruise did in Jerry Macguire!
8. Have to go to the Himalayas all alone and spend 3 nights there in absolute solitude
9. Have to pass thru the Bermuda Triangle
10. Have to sit at Lords and watch a cricket match
11. Have to participate in a marathon (I did run the StanC chapter in Sg; though only 7 kms; look at doing the 21 definitely and 42 hopefully!)
12. Have to learn how to listen
13. Have to work in Manhattan and definitely before I get married!
14. Have to learn how to play the violin
15. Have to get a woman to give me a rose .... the converse has happened, but this is something else! (Done)
16. Have to get married (Ruchi listening?)
17. Have to sai
lLets see how many I get done' any comments or suggestion on anyone who reads this?
Where is the Love?
Pick up any magazine or go onsite to any major news article and you will see that 3/4ths of the printable are is all about conflict ...
If it is not Isreal; its something in Asia or Africa or some radical Islamist group talking of blowing the world up or something like that.
Maybe its that now the newsflow is becoming increasingly seamless and one is getting very readily and easily available information on anything disruptive or Shock Value is picking up and ppl are focusing more on that as it may be getting ready viewership; but is so depressing ...
But htere are times when I feel that what I am doing in this world when there is no way that I can contribute to help people or make this world a better place for myself and hopefully when I have kids; then for them togrow up in.
But mostly I am puzzled and anguished at the pain people readily caus onto others provoking the name of religion when that is the one thing that all religions preach against.
How can it ever matter whether I am a Hindu, Christain, Jew or Muslim when to start off wiht I am an evil person who wants to force himself onto the others using violent measures? In short I am an evil man and no evil man deserves to be given (either self or otherwise)
How can anyone decide for others that this is a thing or religion that one should practise when the entire conceptis based on spreading and being disharmonious?And what is shocking is that increasingly well educated ppl are coming into the throes of this religious disharmonious spread ... and thats when you think there is no hope ... because one can understand if it happens in countries and regions where unemployment and thus disdain with the existing system is high; but not so in case of an educated and well informed populace.
Maybe we are all in a structural shift in the environment and being part of it; we have to see all this ... but there has to be a way to end this nonsense.
If it is not Isreal; its something in Asia or Africa or some radical Islamist group talking of blowing the world up or something like that.
Maybe its that now the newsflow is becoming increasingly seamless and one is getting very readily and easily available information on anything disruptive or Shock Value is picking up and ppl are focusing more on that as it may be getting ready viewership; but is so depressing ...
But htere are times when I feel that what I am doing in this world when there is no way that I can contribute to help people or make this world a better place for myself and hopefully when I have kids; then for them togrow up in.
But mostly I am puzzled and anguished at the pain people readily caus onto others provoking the name of religion when that is the one thing that all religions preach against.
How can it ever matter whether I am a Hindu, Christain, Jew or Muslim when to start off wiht I am an evil person who wants to force himself onto the others using violent measures? In short I am an evil man and no evil man deserves to be given (either self or otherwise)
How can anyone decide for others that this is a thing or religion that one should practise when the entire conceptis based on spreading and being disharmonious?And what is shocking is that increasingly well educated ppl are coming into the throes of this religious disharmonious spread ... and thats when you think there is no hope ... because one can understand if it happens in countries and regions where unemployment and thus disdain with the existing system is high; but not so in case of an educated and well informed populace.
Maybe we are all in a structural shift in the environment and being part of it; we have to see all this ... but there has to be a way to end this nonsense.
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