My Pensieve

The fire emergency alarm suddenly blared interrupting all of us from our work."Shit,man...not another darn fire drill...", I exclaimed with consternation. Anyway...hoping to get a head start for lunch and also spend time with Vani...I ignored the pending work I had to do, locked the system and proceeded to join the steady stream of humanity moving out of the SDB. I tried to reach Vani on her cell...but she was out of reach. It was only when I reached the safety point that I realised, this wasn't the usual fire drill...it was the real thing...huge clouds of thick black smoke was billowing from our SDB...the largest on campus!!! I tried to reach Vani again...but she wasn't answering. Panic grabbed me. I frantically started searching for her amongst the anxious on lookers. I met some of her friends and all they could say was that the last time they saw her...she was taking a rest-room break. I ran and told the fire fighters that there was someone trapped inside...but the...

"Dum de dum dum dum...la la la la...", I hummed as I put on my shirt, applied deodarant liberally and started combing my hair."Arrey...where are you off to,Akash??",asked Ashok,my roomie. "Todays the big day da... taking Mohini to the movies!!!",I replied with a huge smile,"...I have it all planned. We're going to a super horror flick...I'm sure she's going to cling on to me during the scary parts..and I've asked the manager to get me seats at the back row too!!!". Ashok let out a howl,started laughing and gave me two thumbs up!!! I got down from the bus and rushed towards the theatre entrance. Mohini was standing there waiting for me. She was looking great!!! I held out the crook of my arm to her and said,"Ready Madam??". She gave me her sweetest smile, did a mock courtesy, and replied,"Yes my dear sir!!!". We proceeded to the hall and I asked her to wait while I got the tickets. There came the first blow...th...

Customer service lady: This is the ***** customer service...how may I help you?? Customer : I am not satisfied with your service. Customer service lady:Which service is that,sir? Customer:Rs 30 for Caller tune has been deducted from my balance and it has not been activated despite the immediete activation you guys advertise!!! I want my money back!!! Customer service lady: Ok sir...let me check our records. (After a minute) Our records say we have activated your caller tune...it should be working fine. Customer: No its not...no its NOT!!! Customer service lady:How can you be so sure?? Customer: Well Ms Smarty Pants...I have called my own phone quiet a number of times,now and all I have heard is an engaged tone...no caller tune...can you care to explain this?? Customer service lady: (Sound of fainting)

I made my way slowly towards home. I had developed a habit of walking home from work for a long time now,listening to my Ipod. It was my way of unwinding from the days happenings at work. As time went by,the Ipod had given way to Lakshmi(Latchu)...my wife, who used to accompany me on these walks, chattering animatedly on silly as well as serious things. But now she was gone. After a year of blissful married life, that seemed to last forever, she had fallen prey to cancer. We spent a year fighting it and finally, 3 months ago, she had succumbed,bringing my life into abrupt darkness. I didn't know whether I could survive without her. I had lost the will to live but I wasn't cowardly enough to commit suicide. Today was particularly eventful.Some high profile personality had been assasinated and the police were on the lookout for the assassin. A shoot-at-sight directive had also been issued.I was troubled as they had shown a sketch of the assassin and he looked a lot like me. I tho...

I was fed up with life. Things have been going down-hill for quiet sometime now.The day started with terrible news. The sensex had crashed and my consultant said I had lost a major part of my savings.I had broken up with the girl I loved. I had done something reaaaaal stupid and I had accepted her decision to part ways with guilty silence. And there were rumours of an impending lay-off at the company...I was sure that I'll loose my job. I opted for the easy way out...suicide!!! I was standing beside the busy highway. This was it...I stepped in front of a speeding car. Horns blared and in that frozen moment, I could see the look of shock n distress in the driver's eyes, as he slammed the break and tried to swerve to avoid me. But it wasn't enough...the car slammed into me and I was flying through the air and soon slammed back onto the hard concrete!!! I heard loud screams and a huge bang...and then things started falling silent... I woke up. There was a blinding light. I sto...

Darn those coffee machines!!! I wasn't hungry enough to have b'fast today...instead I opted for a mug of nice steaming Cappachino from the CCD vending machine. I placed the mug beneath the filler, pressed "cappachino" and out comes only milk!!! I try once again...and again out comes only milk!!! I tell the person standing next in line that there is something wrong with the machine...he places his mug beneath the filler, presses Cappachino...and out flows cappachino!!! :( So here I am starting my day of with a mug of milk instead of a mug of great cappachino!!! Great start!!!

Here is a scenario. You have been given an anaesthetic and put to sedation while the surgeon starts a complicated operation on you. You wake up in the middle of the procedure...what are the things you WOULDN'T like to hear your surgeon say? Here are some of my inputs :) 1) Oops...!!! 2) Now where is that scalpel?? I could've sworn I had it with me before I stitched him up...(doc looking at the stitches,suddenly realizing something)...Ohh Oh!!! :) 3) This should finish him off... :) 4) Oh my god!!! What should I do next??... 5) This ones got great kidneys...have we got any buyers that need one?? ;) Care to add to this, anyone??? :) P.S: I asked some of my friends about this...here are some entertaining replies :) 1)you see the doctor sayin to your mom: I’m sorry ma’am, we did all we could…..(you sit up on the table and you look back only to see yourself still fast asleep) 2)(Surgeon asking trainee standing next to him) Want to try out something?? 3)Doctor saying…"this is th...

MAN IN THE MIRROR (Poem found on the prison walls - written by a prisoner, who was executed) When you get what you struggle for self And the world makes you King for a day Then go to the Mirror and look at yourself And see what the Man has to say For it isn't a Man's father, mother or wife Whose judgements upon him must pass The fellow whose verdict counts most in his life Is the Man staring back from the glass He's the fellow to please, never mind all the rest For he's with you clear up to the end And you've passed your most dangerous, difficult test If the Man in the glass is your friend You can fool the whole world down the pathway of years And get pats on the back as you pass But your final reward will be heartaches and tears If you've cheated the Man in the glass

When I dream at night-Marc Anthony I have been in love and been alone I have traveled over many miles to find a home There’s that little place inside of me That I never thought could take control of everything But now I just spend all my time With anyone who makes me feel the way she does [Chorus:] ‘cause I only feel alive when I dream at night Even though she’s not real it’s all right ‘cause I only feel alive when I dream at night Every move that she makes holds my eyes And I fall for her every time I’ve so many things I want to say I’ll be ready when the perfect moment comes my way I had never known what’s right for me ‘til the night she opened up my heart and set it free But now I just spend all my time With anyone who makes me feel the way she does [Chorus:] ‘cause I only feel alive when I dream at night Even though she’s not real it’s all right ‘cause I only feel alive when I dream at night Every move that she makes holds my eyes And I fall for her every time There are very few wh...

They aired "Khakka Khakka" in Jaya TV for Pongal. Here's the translation of a dialogue that caught my attention and which I absolutely loved :) Surya: Where were you all this time?? Jyothika: I was always here...YOU just weren't looking!!! P.S: Could someone post the actual tamil dialog?? :) P.P.S: Surya: Ivalum naal nee enga irundhe, Maya? Jo: Naan inga thaan irundhen,neenga thaan paakale.

This is one of my friends messenger note... What is the secret of SUCCESS?? Ans: RIGHT DECISIONS How do you make RIGHT DECISIONS?? Ans: EXPERIENCE How do you get EXPERIENCE?? Ans: WRONG DECISIONS I'm confused...:-)

While everyone had their tongues wagging about the introduction of the new TATA Nano small car,did anyone notice the RK Narayan cartoon in yesterdays TOI?? It was like this...there was a huge pothole in the road and a typical middle class woman was looking down at it and admonishing, "I warned you not to buy the new small car until they fixed the condition of our roads!!!". For those of you who didn't get it...the new small car had fallen inside the pothole :) So contemporary...so absolutely hilarious :)

I couldn't get a better word for normal to use in the title.Anyway,here goes...!!! My take is that there are just two kinds of sports enthusiasts. The first kind are the ones who put their heart n soul into a match...they know every sporting detail there is to know, are capable of analysing and comment on the game and what not.To them the game is more than a game. A loss by their favourite team will break their heart and a triumph will make their day. A triumph by their rivals will bring out a explosion of expletives and words of outrage.Well, thats the first kind. The second are those who like the game and players,but for them its just a game...something that has to be relished and enjoyed...nothing more. They have a basic or more than basic knowledge about the game. They like the GAME to win and that happens if the better team or player triumphs. They don't carefully choose which team to follow...they just like to follow those who play the game well.It's much more simpler...

I got this pdf from a forward, that dealt with the traits of the various sun-signs. Here are some traits about the Leo(I am a Leo, by the way)...that are too true for comfort. 1)Leos are extremely sensitive but they hide that very well. 2)The secret of the Leo is that they need to be needed (so very true)!!! 3)The Leo man falls in love easily and it usually does not last(does it??). This is because his emotional ideals of a grand and magnificent love affair quickly turn into reality. Leo man needs a woman who is grounded and in-tune with the realities of life so she can help him keep his feet on the ground.(I mistook this trait to be a form of weakness...and I once even told someone I want a STRONG woman to keep me on track...guess the reason is now clear!!!) I love the person who wrote this :)

Dunno how many of you will find this observation true. The topic of this blog are conservative girls. I'm talking about those girls who like to stick with other girls...who,had it been left to them, wouldn't spend toooo much time with boys...doesn't like to depend on boys unless its absolutely necessary...who would most certainly not like having a coffee alone with a boy or be seen alone with a boy for that matter...even if he is just a friend. I'm not saying they won't indulge in this totally...it's just that they'll think twice or even thrice before doing it, unlike the extrovert girls!!!Guess its because they don't want to give society a chance to bad-mouth them...say things like "Look at her...charading shamelessly with boys!!!".But everything changes when their marriage gets fixed. They then start getting eager to mingle and even though they don't go all out...there definitely is a marked improvement in their performance in the afore m...

Saw this in another blog...modified it to my personal needs :) ************************************************************************** Now that I have seen almost 24 years of my life and most of it without anyone who I could in the true sense call as a friend…..I have been thinking now for a while as to how my spouse oughta be………… I am not only looking for a beautiful(in my eyes), not too slim and an intelligent girl……. The other traits that matter are: 1)The first prerequisite I expect --- no it isn't the ability to understand me, that's the second---- the first one's a sense of humour for me and all my nonsense. 2)She can sleep on my lap and allow me to sleep in hers. She must run her hand into my hair and fight me with pillows as often as she can :) 3)She must allow me to disturb her, which I will persistently…I’ll keep trying :), ---no matter how busy and serious she is and I am--- , while she goes about our household chores. 4)She must snuggle close to me when we wa...

Ok...I admit it!!! I snore when I sleep!!! I can't help it. Today my roomies were saying that my room sounded like an auto-rickshaw stand at night. Ofcourse, its not just me...theres another in my room too. He snores in every position!!!In my defence, I say...I snore only when I lie on my back and also I have a problem with my nose bridge :(. Can't help it!!! So...to girls who are interested in me...this is an ugly fact that I've decided to make a clean breast of:) FYI...one could just tap me or gently roll me on my side...to turn the motor off ;) On a related subject...my father used to snore a lot too. I remember when I was a kid and having sleepless nights...I used to just hear my old man snore. And then all of a sudden...he would stop and I'd think..."God!!! has achan died??". Then I would just tap him...and he'll start again and I would be relieved :)

On hindsight, 2007 wasn't much of a breakthrough year for me. 2006 was...as I landed a job, got a nephew and all!! So what were the highlights of my 2007?? Here are some of them (not in any particular order) 1)Lets get over with the official,shall we?? There was a landslide of projects this year. Apart from a short bench period of 10 days way back in March...I was always under the project umbrella :( 2)Arun,Ancy and Me won the Dumb-Charades competition earlier this year:) 3)I never used to frequent quiz competitions until reaching Infy. Once here, me and Arun used to just attempt all the prelims...while all the others were gunning to get on the stage...we were always trying to get atleast 3 or 4 qs right in the prelim stage:). Well things changed during the infy entertainment quiz. We got through the prelims and narrowly missed 3rd place. WOW!!! 4)I took up Guitar lessons. But it's been a month since I attended classes :(...need to practice more!!! 5)Made trips to Ooty and Coor...

Christmas is really a fun season. I absolutely used to enjoy walking down the streets near my home and looking at the different types of mangers made by the christian houses. All had the same theme…an angelic baby Jesus sleeping peaceful while his parents and the three wise men looking on. And the weather would be absolutely great…cool with a light breeze and the sky looking like it just came out of the laundry…a perfect,flawless blue. Those absolutely used to fill me heart. So…what makes the Christmas season fun and magical? Here are some of the reasons, that I feel , make Christmas a great holiday SANTA CLAUSE Who can’t fall in love with this chubby old man?? Though most of us don’t believe in him…he still is an integral part of Christmas. Children stop believing in him at different ages, but until that happens, they absolutely adore them and believe that it is him who’ll bring them presents on Christmas morning…making it worth-while. The whole magic of him living in the north pole a...

I got this great forward. I'm not going to post the entire text as its only the last part of the forward that contains the message. The story is about a couple...Karthik and Abhirami, whose marriage has been fixed. They spend the days leading upto their marriage talking about life and kidding around. Abhirami admits on having a few crushes and when she asks the same to Karthik, he dodges the question. Why he does this is made clear in the last part of the story, which I'm about to share below...hope you like it :) ********************************************************************** Three weeks after our marriage, on yet another Saturday night, we had gone to yet another restaurant. This was a newly opened garden restaurant on top of a hillock and was not known by many. With candle-lit dinner tables in an open garden and a soft cool breeze drifting across, it was the perfect getaway for families as well as couples on any night of the week. Abhirami and I took a table in the fa...

I'm sure most of us out there are in search of someone to cherish forever...to give love and be loved forever...till death do us part!!! Below is a song from Westlife...it absolutely good :-) I Wanna Grow Old With You - Westlife Another day Without your smile Another day just passes by But now I know How much it means For you to stay Right here with me The time we spent apart will make our love grow stronger But it hurt so bad I cant take it any longer I wanna grow old with you I wanna die lying in your arms I wanna grow old with you I wanna be looking in your eyes I wanna be there for you Sharing everything you do I wanna grow old with you A thousand miles between us now It causes me to wonder how Our love tonight remains so strong It makes our risk right all along The time we spent apart will make our love grow stronger But it hurt so bad I cant take it any longer I wanna grow old with you I wanna die lying in your arms I wanna grow old with you I wanna be looking in your eyes I ...

Great song. I first heard it in an episode of ED...he makes a video of himself singing the song and sends it to the woman of his dreams :).The lyrics are as follows... You know our love was meant to be The kind of love that lasts forever And I need you here with me From tonight until the end of time You should know, everywhere I go You're always on my mind, in my heart In my soul CHORUS: You're the meaning in my life You're the inspiration You bring felling to my life You're the inspiration Wanna have you near me I wanna have you hear me sayin' No one needs you more that I need you And i know, yes I know that it's plain to see We're so in love when we're together And i know that I need you here with me From tonight until the end of time You should know, everywhere I go Always on my mind, in my heart in my soul CHORUS

If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. - Henry David Thoreau