As a child I remember going to school…ya I’m sure I did.
It was like this white building, with long corridors, rooms full of benches with a blackboard….and a box of chalks. (I used to love writing with them…esp the coloured ones)….no don’t worry I’m not getting nostalgic on you. I have a point. (as always)
In this white building We were taught that man’s 1st invention was The wheel.
And then many years after that a man invented something that I believe surpasses all inventions ever invented. Alcohol!
I’ll call him Jack.
So Jack’s invention also like the wheel had the ability to turn things around or even set them rolling…occasionally.
It is the single most important part of those peoples lives who aren’t averse to the idea of consuming it. In fact I remember quite clearly a nursery rhyme that describes the importance of it. It goes like this:-
When you’re happy and you know it
HAVE A DRINK (clap clap)
When u’re happy & u knw it
HAVE ONE MORE (clap clap)
Wen ure happy n u knw it & u really wanna show it
DRINK FROM THE BOTTLE (clap Hic clap)
Ya ok I went to palm beach high.
But my point is that the after effects of Jack’s invention . although great, are different on different ppl.
I’ve seen many a drunk in my time.
Some of them are my best friends.
For instance Govinda (name changed) gets giggly and likes to dance with weird thrusts of the chest and pelvis. When sober he is quite uninteresting though.
And Tina (name changed) gets repetitive ( a la Big B in satte pe satta). She’s sweet so I listen…no wait I’m sweet so I listen.
Shanti (name changed) starts dancing to hindi item numbers. She dances with infectious energy.
Then there’s Tushar (name changed) who just can’t stop laughing…his eyes disappear at times.
One such observation happened last night at a friend’s Sangeet. One of my closest and dearest friends Monica (yes name changed) started to abuse me! For no apparent reason. In good fun ofcourse. But then the Tina syndrome set in! that’s it! I din’t know where to look! It’s like your cell phone hanging just when you’re about to delete an obscene image .
That’s when I had the observation …which is why I started writing this piece…and I want all 3 of you to learn from my experiences.
What I realised is that no matter how innocent a man maybe, there is nothing he can say or do that will make him look credible if a woman is abusing him…even if she’s laughing while doing so. It’s the 1st human instinct to believe the woman over the man!!! I was embarrassed and amused at the same time. Of course I din’t have the guts to turn around and look at my other friends- Govinda Tina Tushar and Shanti….what wud they think???!!!
Little did I know that they were happy and they knew it……HAVING A DRINK ! Hic.
Friday, February 20, 2009
Sunday, February 15, 2009
BMC- (Break My city)
Ours is the World's largest democracy (i think)
many religions, many languages, many sky rises, many slums, many political parties, many belief systems, many Gods, and above all many people.
It's all good.
In this many splendoured country is the commercial capital Mumbai. (formerly known as Bombay).
The name was changed by some Political entity to prove a point. (i think.)
personally i like the sound of Bombay anyday.
Just like Victoria Terminus has changed to Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus.
well it was constructed by the British.
(excerpts from various sites on the world wide web:-
The Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, formerly known as Victoria Terminus Station, in Mumbai, is an outstanding example of Victorian Gothic Revival architecture in India, blended with themes deriving from Indian traditional architecture. The building, designed by the British architect F. W. Stevens, became the symbol of Bombay as the ‘Gothic City’ and the major international mercantile port of India. The terminal was built over 10 years, starting in 1878, according to a High Victorian Gothic design based on late medieval Italian models. Its remarkable stone dome, turrets, pointed arches and eccentric ground plan are close to traditional Indian palace architecture. It is an outstanding example of the meeting of two cultures, as British architects worked with Indian craftsmen to include Indian architectural tradition and idioms thus forging a new style unique to Bombay. )
and then many years later:-
In 1996, in response to demands by the Shiv Sena and in keeping with the policy of renaming locations with Indian names, the station was renamed by the state government after Chatrapati Shivaji, a famed 17th century Maratha king. On 2 July 2004 the station was nominated a World Heritage Site by the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO.)
So i find this quite convenient. Instead of putting our energy into building something that we can be proud of....we simply name the things that have already been built.
Future generations will probably get the wrong impression ...don't you think?
But obviously i have no say in the matter. Inspite of it being a Democracy, there is no platform where any decision can be taken by a vote. It's all just happening and we watch. And learn to live with it. And adjust. Adjusting seems to be our greatest strength.
You might be wondering why i talk about something that has happened so long ago.
Well coz something else recently happened to make me wanna write. coz after all thats all i can do.
It's nothing too big that can make headlines....it'll all be forgotten in a couple of years or even months! Cos no one has the time or the patience to fight against the corrupt government bodies.
I am talking about the recent "noble" drive by the BMC to widen roads at Napean Sea road.
Their reasoning is to ease traffic congestion caused by the worli bandra sea link. hmmm i don't get that. they are quoted as saying that cars moving towards nariman point from haji ali will have to pass through napean sea road??? How and why would that happen?
What actually happened is that the BMC has let 5 new Towers come up in a narrow stretch.
The reason why those new constructions are untouched is obvious. (i think)
Instead more than 100 year old compound walls have been brought down. in a matter of hours the entire road was changed to rubble.
it's so sad to see such a beautiful stretch lined with trees on either side of the road is now nothing more than a concrete jungle.
But hey what can one say.....but......
i'll adjust.
Disclaimer-this is purely a work of fiction/imagination
and is by no means intended at harming any person
living or dead.This blog is only meant for private
circulation.If you have received this link at random
please ignore the user comments and all it's contents.
many religions, many languages, many sky rises, many slums, many political parties, many belief systems, many Gods, and above all many people.
It's all good.
In this many splendoured country is the commercial capital Mumbai. (formerly known as Bombay).
The name was changed by some Political entity to prove a point. (i think.)
personally i like the sound of Bombay anyday.
Just like Victoria Terminus has changed to Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus.
well it was constructed by the British.
(excerpts from various sites on the world wide web:-
The Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, formerly known as Victoria Terminus Station, in Mumbai, is an outstanding example of Victorian Gothic Revival architecture in India, blended with themes deriving from Indian traditional architecture. The building, designed by the British architect F. W. Stevens, became the symbol of Bombay as the ‘Gothic City’ and the major international mercantile port of India. The terminal was built over 10 years, starting in 1878, according to a High Victorian Gothic design based on late medieval Italian models. Its remarkable stone dome, turrets, pointed arches and eccentric ground plan are close to traditional Indian palace architecture. It is an outstanding example of the meeting of two cultures, as British architects worked with Indian craftsmen to include Indian architectural tradition and idioms thus forging a new style unique to Bombay. )
and then many years later:-
In 1996, in response to demands by the Shiv Sena and in keeping with the policy of renaming locations with Indian names, the station was renamed by the state government after Chatrapati Shivaji, a famed 17th century Maratha king. On 2 July 2004 the station was nominated a World Heritage Site by the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO.)
So i find this quite convenient. Instead of putting our energy into building something that we can be proud of....we simply name the things that have already been built.
Future generations will probably get the wrong impression ...don't you think?
But obviously i have no say in the matter. Inspite of it being a Democracy, there is no platform where any decision can be taken by a vote. It's all just happening and we watch. And learn to live with it. And adjust. Adjusting seems to be our greatest strength.
You might be wondering why i talk about something that has happened so long ago.
Well coz something else recently happened to make me wanna write. coz after all thats all i can do.
It's nothing too big that can make headlines....it'll all be forgotten in a couple of years or even months! Cos no one has the time or the patience to fight against the corrupt government bodies.
I am talking about the recent "noble" drive by the BMC to widen roads at Napean Sea road.
Their reasoning is to ease traffic congestion caused by the worli bandra sea link. hmmm i don't get that. they are quoted as saying that cars moving towards nariman point from haji ali will have to pass through napean sea road??? How and why would that happen?
What actually happened is that the BMC has let 5 new Towers come up in a narrow stretch.
The reason why those new constructions are untouched is obvious. (i think)
Instead more than 100 year old compound walls have been brought down. in a matter of hours the entire road was changed to rubble.
it's so sad to see such a beautiful stretch lined with trees on either side of the road is now nothing more than a concrete jungle.
But hey what can one say.....but......
i'll adjust.
Disclaimer-this is purely a work of fiction/imagination
and is by no means intended at harming any person
living or dead.This blog is only meant for private
circulation.If you have received this link at random
please ignore the user comments and all it's contents.
Saturday, February 14, 2009
RAP SONG FOR MA VALENTINE :))
Got new shoes
Ma wife rulz!
In love I'm a fool
But she is uber cool!
Ma shiny new shoes
Gonna make you drool
It's ma latest tool
To assist ma intent that's so cruel...
PEACE
Disclaimer-this is purely a work of fiction/imagination
and is by no means intended at harming any person
living or dead.This blog is only meant for private
circulation.If you have received this link at random
please ignore the user comments and all it's contents.
Ma wife rulz!
In love I'm a fool
But she is uber cool!
Ma shiny new shoes
Gonna make you drool
It's ma latest tool
To assist ma intent that's so cruel...
PEACE
Disclaimer-this is purely a work of fiction/imagination
and is by no means intended at harming any person
living or dead.This blog is only meant for private
circulation.If you have received this link at random
please ignore the user comments and all it's contents.
Sunday, February 8, 2009
traygedy! traygedy!
I have many friends who are pregnant or were pregnant recently. No, don't get me wrong... i am not claiming responsibility. pregnancy leads to a serious limitations in the options for recreational activities. hence they watch a lotta movies. ok the point that i'm trying to make here is that i have been watching a lot of movies lately. ... ... err.....ok that din't come out right.
moving on ...i've recently watched some brilliant movies and have enjoyed watching them.
that's all.
just wanted to share with you'll my filmi experiences.
have u
seen DevD yet? if not go watch! phew what a ride. awesome is an understatement.
i know many of you won't agree with my point of view. but screw that. where else can u imagine lyrics like "bol bol yaar y did u ditch me? whore" ?? and dialogues like " randi bolna out of fashion ho gaya hai" or "tere bade baal hain"......it's full of crazy coked up messed up splendour in the head of an arrogant rich prick. And the soundtrack is spot on as is the cast. Must watch for all those with an apetite for alternative cinema.
and ofcourse The Curious case of Benjamin Button.Simply Brilliant.
We live in tumultuous times. Everything is fleeting. I don't quite know if the world will end in my time, or a more wrecked version of it will be there for my children to see. Or if I will be proved a pessimist and things will actually get better. It is heartening to place yourself at the disposal of cinema that transports you out of your current frame of mind and takes you someplace else. You drown yourself and you emerge a little better than before, having been touched by the beauty of people you may never meet and lives that will never cross your path. Ironic? Well, such is life...
moving on ...i've recently watched some brilliant movies and have enjoyed watching them.
that's all.
just wanted to share with you'll my filmi experiences.
have u
seen DevD yet? if not go watch! phew what a ride. awesome is an understatement.
i know many of you won't agree with my point of view. but screw that. where else can u imagine lyrics like "bol bol yaar y did u ditch me? whore" ?? and dialogues like " randi bolna out of fashion ho gaya hai" or "tere bade baal hain"......it's full of crazy coked up messed up splendour in the head of an arrogant rich prick. And the soundtrack is spot on as is the cast. Must watch for all those with an apetite for alternative cinema.
and ofcourse The Curious case of Benjamin Button.Simply Brilliant.
We live in tumultuous times. Everything is fleeting. I don't quite know if the world will end in my time, or a more wrecked version of it will be there for my children to see. Or if I will be proved a pessimist and things will actually get better. It is heartening to place yourself at the disposal of cinema that transports you out of your current frame of mind and takes you someplace else. You drown yourself and you emerge a little better than before, having been touched by the beauty of people you may never meet and lives that will never cross your path. Ironic? Well, such is life...
Monday, February 2, 2009
matakalli matakalli
masakalli masakalli.....matakalli matakalli....smoking smoking nikle re dhuaaaaaaan......gaaawre baawre jao re.... o saaaayaaaa ayo aaayaaa ooo saayaaa oyeee mayoooo....
for those of you'll who're not "with it" let me clarify that these are'nt gibberish scribblings. This is the latest moojhik thats playing everywhere. i mean there's no escaping these sounds buddy. na ah. from radio stations to railway stations, from auto rikshaws to cars , from slumdogs to millionaires, from humans to pigeons..... everyone is hearing/ humming these tunes baby!
So the observation is more often than not when you're just chilling or dng something that does not require you're full attention (like when you're at work and stuff ..hehe coz lets face it ppl have a lotta spare time these days;) shhhhhhh!) one of these tunes will be playing in the back of your head and it is quite pissing off! i'm on the way to wrk and suddenly i have emosanal atyachaar playing in my head! it's ok at first but most of these songs get stuck in your head if u know wat i mean.and that can be quite a frustrating feeling! so it's tauba tera jalwa tauba tera pyaaaar tera emosanal atyachaaar buzzing in your head and it's getting to you. so wat u do is put on the radio...and masakalli masakalli , change the station cuz u knw that this song too will get stuck... tu hi toh meri dost hai...aaaja main hawaaon mein tujhe le chaloon....switch to..... baaaawre gaaawre baaaawre.....switch to....chic chic chicaa chic chic chicaa rig rig ringa rig rig ringa.......chhua chhuaa chhuaaa...ayyy ayyyyaa !
enough said.
thats why nowadays i hum older numbers.... my current favourite is bhishan chacha from yaarana. i know i know....
for those of you'll who're not "with it" let me clarify that these are'nt gibberish scribblings. This is the latest moojhik thats playing everywhere. i mean there's no escaping these sounds buddy. na ah. from radio stations to railway stations, from auto rikshaws to cars , from slumdogs to millionaires, from humans to pigeons..... everyone is hearing/ humming these tunes baby!
So the observation is more often than not when you're just chilling or dng something that does not require you're full attention (like when you're at work and stuff ..hehe coz lets face it ppl have a lotta spare time these days;) shhhhhhh!) one of these tunes will be playing in the back of your head and it is quite pissing off! i'm on the way to wrk and suddenly i have emosanal atyachaar playing in my head! it's ok at first but most of these songs get stuck in your head if u know wat i mean.and that can be quite a frustrating feeling! so it's tauba tera jalwa tauba tera pyaaaar tera emosanal atyachaaar buzzing in your head and it's getting to you. so wat u do is put on the radio...and masakalli masakalli , change the station cuz u knw that this song too will get stuck... tu hi toh meri dost hai...aaaja main hawaaon mein tujhe le chaloon....switch to..... baaaawre gaaawre baaaawre.....switch to....chic chic chicaa chic chic chicaa rig rig ringa rig rig ringa.......chhua chhuaa chhuaaa...ayyy ayyyyaa !
enough said.
thats why nowadays i hum older numbers.... my current favourite is bhishan chacha from yaarana. i know i know....
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