Every good male homo sapien considers his mother to be the best mother in the world(and also the best cook) and his wife as the best wife(he has to, for obvious reasons). If he doesn't have a wife and is living with a room mate, he has to consider his room mate as the best.
Presently I am living with a room mate, who is affectionately called "Champ" by all of us. He has a multi-faced personality laced with exceptionally electrifying dimensions. He has played a big role in bringing a lot of foreign students to our college.
If I go on raving about him, then this post of mine will invite several controversies, hence I will stop here.
One fine Saturday, he came to our room after doing some important administration work in college (he is an important personality in our college). He got fresh, and was about to call someone when he got a shock as if he was struck by lightning.
He realised that his cell phone was missing!
He took immediate action by searching for it in the room. He looked in his almirah, wash room, table, bag, etc. but in vein. He called his cell phone from my cell, but as his cell was on vibration mode he couldn't hear anything. I also searched my belongings, knowing that the result will be fruitless but with the hope that probability of anything is never zero.
As the room search returned zero results, he decided to go back to the college office from where he had just returned. As the office was closed, he got the keys from the appropriate person so as to continue with the Treasure Hunt. Again, the result was nil. He came back to the room, and started recollecting the places he had visited. He remembered that he had visited his department, and his cell phone might have been left there. We got the phone number of the Head of Department, called him up and requested for help. But he wasn't able to help us, as the department was closed, and wouldn't be opened till Monday morning.
In between we made several calls to his cell. Ring was going, but no one was picking it up. Had it been stolen, the thief would have removed the sim from the cell, and so we came to the conclusion that the cell wasn't stolen.
But then, where was the cell phone, where could it be?
Saturday went, Sunday came, Sunday went, Monday came. The department search didn't bore any new result. It was deemed that the cell was lost. But how could it be lost, we were clueless. Champ isn't that careless. Or so we thought.
Monday went, Tuesday came. Tuesday was about to go when Champ went to the wash room, saw his trousers hanging on the hook, wore them, and viola, the cell was in one of its pockets.
"YOU ARE HOPELESS!" "OH MY GOD, HOW CAN YOU DO THAT?!?!" "PATHETIC!" "NO COMMENTS!" These were the words that instantaneously came out for Champ from his friends, me included.
Conclusions -
1. The probability of anything is never zero. In such situations always look for things at the place where you least expect them to be.
2. Make sure that if your friend does such a thing then he should give a huge treat to you so that he won't repeat such incidents in future.
3. This is what is called as "Moronically Memorable".
4. Champ should continue doing such things, I am getting posts for my blog!
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
The Advantages of Being Single
Being single is one of god's greatest gifts to humankind which ironically happens to be something that a lot of people(almost everyone) want to get rid of.
For all those people who are planning to jump the bandwagon, here is a list of positive reasons to why one need not be engaged in order to lead a blissful life.
1. (a)You turn on the radio and notice that a romantic song is being played. If your love life happened to be blossoming, then you'd stop all your work, sit down and tried to feel that song so that you'll get a divine feeling. You'll try to relate that song's lyrics with your love story and while listening may blush, get lost in another world, smile as if you'd never smiled so much, etc..
(b)If you had troubles in your relationship, then you'll listen to all sorts of sad songs by the likes of Atif Aslam and Himesh Reshammiya and will feel eased by relating yourself with their sad verses.
If you were of the type (a), you won't like the songs that (b) liked and vice-versa. But if you were single, it wouldn't matter much to you what kind of song were you listening to, you'll enjoy a sad song having catchy rhythm as well as a banal romantic song.
2. Just count the amount of money that you'll save. You won't have to go to a multi-cuisine resturant everyday, buy flowers that will lose fragrance in a few days, spend money on things like jewellery and video games that you may consider useless, etc.. All your money will be with you only, and you can do whatever you want to do with it.
3. Your relation with your parents will be affected in a positive way(unless you are a couch potato who spends his entire time at home doing things considered useless by everyone but you) as you'll spend more time with them. We have seen how relations take a drastic turn after someone's daughter runs away from home or someone starts paying more attention to his wife than mother. These things won't happen if you were single.
4. A tension-free life will become a part of your persona. It's a universal fact that married people have more tensions than singles, so this point doesn't warrent any further explanation.
5. As you won't have to devote special time to your someone special, you'll utilize that time in doing productive things. Hence your performance will be affected in a positive way and you'll make a lot of progress, personally as well as professionally.
6. Most important of them all, Freedom. You can do anything you want, there is no restriction from whomsoever. You do not have to change yourself in order to please someone, you can take the decisions you like, etc..
There are so many good things in life, and bachelorhood itself is a boon. So why not make the full use of it?
Please note that I haven't criticised those who are committed or married. Once I myself get involved in a relationship I may write another post entitled "The Disadvantages of Being Single"....
For all those people who are planning to jump the bandwagon, here is a list of positive reasons to why one need not be engaged in order to lead a blissful life.
1. (a)You turn on the radio and notice that a romantic song is being played. If your love life happened to be blossoming, then you'd stop all your work, sit down and tried to feel that song so that you'll get a divine feeling. You'll try to relate that song's lyrics with your love story and while listening may blush, get lost in another world, smile as if you'd never smiled so much, etc..
(b)If you had troubles in your relationship, then you'll listen to all sorts of sad songs by the likes of Atif Aslam and Himesh Reshammiya and will feel eased by relating yourself with their sad verses.
If you were of the type (a), you won't like the songs that (b) liked and vice-versa. But if you were single, it wouldn't matter much to you what kind of song were you listening to, you'll enjoy a sad song having catchy rhythm as well as a banal romantic song.
2. Just count the amount of money that you'll save. You won't have to go to a multi-cuisine resturant everyday, buy flowers that will lose fragrance in a few days, spend money on things like jewellery and video games that you may consider useless, etc.. All your money will be with you only, and you can do whatever you want to do with it.
3. Your relation with your parents will be affected in a positive way(unless you are a couch potato who spends his entire time at home doing things considered useless by everyone but you) as you'll spend more time with them. We have seen how relations take a drastic turn after someone's daughter runs away from home or someone starts paying more attention to his wife than mother. These things won't happen if you were single.
4. A tension-free life will become a part of your persona. It's a universal fact that married people have more tensions than singles, so this point doesn't warrent any further explanation.
5. As you won't have to devote special time to your someone special, you'll utilize that time in doing productive things. Hence your performance will be affected in a positive way and you'll make a lot of progress, personally as well as professionally.
6. Most important of them all, Freedom. You can do anything you want, there is no restriction from whomsoever. You do not have to change yourself in order to please someone, you can take the decisions you like, etc..
There are so many good things in life, and bachelorhood itself is a boon. So why not make the full use of it?
Please note that I haven't criticised those who are committed or married. Once I myself get involved in a relationship I may write another post entitled "The Disadvantages of Being Single"....
Sunday, April 29, 2007
Let's Enjoy(?)
One of the first notions that comes to a person's mind after coming to college (and especially when its away from home) is to enjoy life.
Generally speaking, enjoying life means being happy, to have fun, to feel cool, and to try out a lot of things that couldn't be possible at home.
I won't talk about the first three as I myself believe in them, but its the fourth one that I don't completely abide with.
The point that I am raising is, why are you doing something for which you feel regretful telling others about it? You might be taking pride in doing something in front of your friends, but in front of your parents you might be behaving like a, well I guess you got the point.
You may say that life is short, and so you should try to make the maximum out of it. But can you have everything in life? You can never have, and should be thankful about it.
Its common that you are doing something and you feel that what you are doing isn't right but you want to enjoy life. Is enjoyment getting a regretful feeling? Even if you don't do one particular thing it won't change the fact that you can't do millions of things in this world. Isn't it wise enough not to do that one regretful thing when there are many other things that you can't do? Living a honourable life gives a feeling of peace and compassion, and everyone isn't able to possess it.
Back in school, from 10th till Plus Two, I did some things for which I have a lot of regrets. They were mainly related to my thinking which has changed a lot now, but still I curse myself that I thought of such things. Back then I was happy that I had such a thought process without realising how wrong I was.
It might be long ago, but I haven't and will never forgive myself for that.
When I was in second year of engineering I started becoming serious towards life as I realised my actions are taking toll on others instead of me. I used to spend a lot of time recollecting things I had done in the past and as a result I started hating myself. I used to get upset thinking that hadn't I been like that these things wouldn't have happened to them. I made up my mind not to do things for which I will have regrets later on in the future. I still follow this, and think multiple times before making a decision. Its not that I don't take incorrect steps, but whenever I take such a step I feel bad, ponder over it and think how could I have made the correct decision.
If I feel that there is something wrong in me and I have to correct it, then I do that. In 2nd year B.E. I realised a lot of shortcomings in me which had developed as a result of cumulative negligience of my actions over the years. I was afraid that it would be difficult to correct them, as the procedure was long and time-taking. And I needed a lot of patience for that. A start had to be made, and I was reluctant to do that. But I made the start immediately as there was no use delaying because ultimately there was going to be a start. Though apprehensive regarding if it will work or not, I slowly and steadily continued the process.
What motivates me behind my actions isn't me, its others. I always feel that if I am not serious then my actions will have a negative impact on others, and it actually happens. When I blame others for their wrong-doings I am always able to relate that incident to something that I did, and then I try to make sure that I correct myself and don't repeat such an incident in the future.
You might be wondering why I am saying all this. Well, my actions take toll on others, and similar case might be with you also. Unknowingly you might be affecting someone's life.
Generally speaking, enjoying life means being happy, to have fun, to feel cool, and to try out a lot of things that couldn't be possible at home.
I won't talk about the first three as I myself believe in them, but its the fourth one that I don't completely abide with.
The point that I am raising is, why are you doing something for which you feel regretful telling others about it? You might be taking pride in doing something in front of your friends, but in front of your parents you might be behaving like a, well I guess you got the point.
You may say that life is short, and so you should try to make the maximum out of it. But can you have everything in life? You can never have, and should be thankful about it.
Its common that you are doing something and you feel that what you are doing isn't right but you want to enjoy life. Is enjoyment getting a regretful feeling? Even if you don't do one particular thing it won't change the fact that you can't do millions of things in this world. Isn't it wise enough not to do that one regretful thing when there are many other things that you can't do? Living a honourable life gives a feeling of peace and compassion, and everyone isn't able to possess it.
Back in school, from 10th till Plus Two, I did some things for which I have a lot of regrets. They were mainly related to my thinking which has changed a lot now, but still I curse myself that I thought of such things. Back then I was happy that I had such a thought process without realising how wrong I was.
It might be long ago, but I haven't and will never forgive myself for that.
When I was in second year of engineering I started becoming serious towards life as I realised my actions are taking toll on others instead of me. I used to spend a lot of time recollecting things I had done in the past and as a result I started hating myself. I used to get upset thinking that hadn't I been like that these things wouldn't have happened to them. I made up my mind not to do things for which I will have regrets later on in the future. I still follow this, and think multiple times before making a decision. Its not that I don't take incorrect steps, but whenever I take such a step I feel bad, ponder over it and think how could I have made the correct decision.
If I feel that there is something wrong in me and I have to correct it, then I do that. In 2nd year B.E. I realised a lot of shortcomings in me which had developed as a result of cumulative negligience of my actions over the years. I was afraid that it would be difficult to correct them, as the procedure was long and time-taking. And I needed a lot of patience for that. A start had to be made, and I was reluctant to do that. But I made the start immediately as there was no use delaying because ultimately there was going to be a start. Though apprehensive regarding if it will work or not, I slowly and steadily continued the process.
What motivates me behind my actions isn't me, its others. I always feel that if I am not serious then my actions will have a negative impact on others, and it actually happens. When I blame others for their wrong-doings I am always able to relate that incident to something that I did, and then I try to make sure that I correct myself and don't repeat such an incident in the future.
You might be wondering why I am saying all this. Well, my actions take toll on others, and similar case might be with you also. Unknowingly you might be affecting someone's life.
Sunday, April 1, 2007
Boy-caught
I don't think guys will laugh much on this incident, anyways, here goes.
Few years ago, one fine day(these days it seems that all days are fine when you are at home), I was talking to my neighbours, both girls, one senior to me and the other junior. We were discussing about our schools, and after sometime touched the topic of our respective maths teachers.
We started discussing the similarities between them. Their teacher, a male, was the vice-principal of the school. My teacher, a female, was also the vice-principal of the school. She used to give preference to students who used to take tutions from her, and same was the case with their teacher. Also, he literally used to harass students not taking tutions from him, and similar case was with my teacher also. Both used to refer a particular book extensively and were the most discussed teacher among their fellow students.
Then the girl who was junior to me told the other girl that sir's wife has a boycut. Hearing this, I said that my teacher's husband also has a boycut.
Few years ago, one fine day(these days it seems that all days are fine when you are at home), I was talking to my neighbours, both girls, one senior to me and the other junior. We were discussing about our schools, and after sometime touched the topic of our respective maths teachers.
We started discussing the similarities between them. Their teacher, a male, was the vice-principal of the school. My teacher, a female, was also the vice-principal of the school. She used to give preference to students who used to take tutions from her, and same was the case with their teacher. Also, he literally used to harass students not taking tutions from him, and similar case was with my teacher also. Both used to refer a particular book extensively and were the most discussed teacher among their fellow students.
Then the girl who was junior to me told the other girl that sir's wife has a boycut. Hearing this, I said that my teacher's husband also has a boycut.
Saturday, March 24, 2007
Cricket - Its just a game
At the time of writing, people across India are furious over their performance in the cricket world cup(they lost to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka). What was touted as a campaign that will end with Indian team returning with the gold seems as if now they fear returning to India. After all, when you have people who throw stones at your homes, who won't be scared?
I was wondering...
--> There are many corrupt people in India, and their incidences don't get publicised. Even when TV Programmes like Sansani(Star News) shows beurocrats taking bribe, how many of us go outside their homes and protest?
--> We ourselves are responsible for giving Cricket so much importance. In shooting, India has performed better than Cricket but how many of us actually pay attention to that sport? Their aren't academies to improve shooting skills of aspiring shooters and most of us won't buy a product if it hasn't been endorsed by a Cricketer or a movie actor/actress.
--> Are cricketers better than the people who come to our home to wash our dishes or clean the house? You must be baffled seeing the comparison, but the thing is, both are simply doing their job, as they dutifully have to do what has been assigned to them. Who knows, some of our domestic helpers were really good at cricket some time ago, but due to financial constraints couldn't make it big.
--> Are we really as expert in our fields as them? Ok, our team might not have won, but atleast they reached this stage. Can we claim ourselves to be the best in what we are doing? We ourselves know that there are people doing a better job than us and at times are hurt by comparisons. So why are we comparing others?
--> The time that is spent in watching a cricket match can be put for other activities also, and we all know that. Watching TV is one of the easiest things to do, and we can switch channels any time.
--> Finally, cricket is just a sport. There has to be a winner as well as a loser. According to my ideology a real sportsperson plays for more for enjoyment than winning. If you enjoyed whatever you were doing, then you won. I can't go on the field and practice foul play simply for winning the match.
I will be watching India's next match. Old habits die hard, I guess. Or,like many others patriotic supporters, I am still optimistic that one day India will be at the top, .
I was wondering...
--> There are many corrupt people in India, and their incidences don't get publicised. Even when TV Programmes like Sansani(Star News) shows beurocrats taking bribe, how many of us go outside their homes and protest?
--> We ourselves are responsible for giving Cricket so much importance. In shooting, India has performed better than Cricket but how many of us actually pay attention to that sport? Their aren't academies to improve shooting skills of aspiring shooters and most of us won't buy a product if it hasn't been endorsed by a Cricketer or a movie actor/actress.
--> Are cricketers better than the people who come to our home to wash our dishes or clean the house? You must be baffled seeing the comparison, but the thing is, both are simply doing their job, as they dutifully have to do what has been assigned to them. Who knows, some of our domestic helpers were really good at cricket some time ago, but due to financial constraints couldn't make it big.
--> Are we really as expert in our fields as them? Ok, our team might not have won, but atleast they reached this stage. Can we claim ourselves to be the best in what we are doing? We ourselves know that there are people doing a better job than us and at times are hurt by comparisons. So why are we comparing others?
--> The time that is spent in watching a cricket match can be put for other activities also, and we all know that. Watching TV is one of the easiest things to do, and we can switch channels any time.
--> Finally, cricket is just a sport. There has to be a winner as well as a loser. According to my ideology a real sportsperson plays for more for enjoyment than winning. If you enjoyed whatever you were doing, then you won. I can't go on the field and practice foul play simply for winning the match.
I will be watching India's next match. Old habits die hard, I guess. Or,like many others patriotic supporters, I am still optimistic that one day India will be at the top, .
Sunday, March 11, 2007
What is love?
Last month, I didn't feel like eating at all, didn't used to get sleep at night and wasn't taking any interest at all in my activities.
When I told this to my friend, he replied that I must be in love. I said that no, love is just a normal thing.
Two weeks ago, my apetite increased severly, was sleeping quite a lot and was taking active interest in all my activities.
When I told this to another friend of mine, he replied that I must be in love. I said that no, love is just a normal thing.
Today I told all this to another friend of mine. He asked me how are things going with me now? I replied saying that everything is fine, I am eating properly, sleeping on time and regular stuff is going on.He said that it means you are in love, because everything is normal!
What do you feel exactly is love? All of us love in various forms, sometimes we exaggrate a few things and at times don't realise quite a lot of things.
When I told this to my friend, he replied that I must be in love. I said that no, love is just a normal thing.
Two weeks ago, my apetite increased severly, was sleeping quite a lot and was taking active interest in all my activities.
When I told this to another friend of mine, he replied that I must be in love. I said that no, love is just a normal thing.
Today I told all this to another friend of mine. He asked me how are things going with me now? I replied saying that everything is fine, I am eating properly, sleeping on time and regular stuff is going on.He said that it means you are in love, because everything is normal!
What do you feel exactly is love? All of us love in various forms, sometimes we exaggrate a few things and at times don't realise quite a lot of things.
First Post
I don't welcome you to my blog if you came here thinking this was something great, because the purpose of blog is to waste time. I have started this blog as I don't feel like studying(I never feel like, even during exams!), and wish to do something creatively constructive(this blog should be better than my normal activities!). So if you wish to do useless timepass and have got nothing to do(like me), then this is the right place for you(I hope!).
I haven't tasted success for a long time, and this blog is a desperate attempt for achieving success. How is that, I am not exactly sure, because doing useless stuff isn't considered a success....
Anyways, for formality sake, welcome to my officially unofficial blog!
I haven't tasted success for a long time, and this blog is a desperate attempt for achieving success. How is that, I am not exactly sure, because doing useless stuff isn't considered a success....
Anyways, for formality sake, welcome to my officially unofficial blog!
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