Bike Ride to MCLEODGANJ :)

some of d pics frm my Bike trip to MCLEODGANJ, a tibetan village near dharamsala..yeah dats whr Dalai lama also lives...about 259 kms frm my place, chandigarh...a very peaceful n beautiful place..will blog about it soon..till den go thru d pics n enjoy :)

(start frm d bottom to c dem in order)

me such a god-fearin person na !!

at d falls in Mcleod :)

" Baba preeto ji"

Tibetan food - thupaa..i love it :)

Punjabi roadies

on d manja..at some dhaba..on way to Mcleod

all set n wEt ;)

Memories...Friends...somethin's stay forever !!

hmmm...

sometimes u jus wanna treasure d good old memories....dey make u cry ...dey make u laugh... dey make u so miss dem... still u luv to treasure dem.. don't u !!!!

jus met my 2 old school pals yesterday... jus bumped into dem somehow in sec.11 market.. hargyan (or harry..as he luvs to b called as)...n navi !! jus 2 people without whom my school memories wudnt be memories !!...2 guys i was in school wid for 10 whole years...jus so many memories...crazy things we did...endless pranks we played...don knw how many teachers we imitated...cyclin to n fro to school everyday..in even dead hot summer...bt didnt we so love it !!! ha...man..jus cant stop thinkin abt it....

times change...so do people....harry not still d guy, i cud jus talk to anythin abt...how much silly or serious it be... navi , still kinda dat cheerful, jolly kinda guy....bt yeh, dat sarcasm i noticed in
his tone dat day !! he's nt d same old guy, i used to look upto..realli !!!
bt still....can i forget dem..wud i ever want to...naaah !!!

jus gt a mail frm nina abt a few days back !! strange na..someone i met abt a year back...was in touch fr jus 3-4 months..bt even then a bond called friendship did develop...sittin in japan..pursuin her studies, still she cared to mail..i mean...somethins jus make u so glad, fr being wat u r..fr knwoin ppl still do care abt wat u r as a person....thnx nina, if u readin it :)

orkut..another blessing..ha..yeh !! gt in touch wid jus so so many old school pals, i didnt even think who wud've rememberd me...scrappin me...jus revives all dose good ol' memories !~!!

n best part of all...gettin to knw ppl u never met !! ha..n sometimes it jus clicks !!...parneet..someone i never met...bt she jus helped me so much fr d NID thing...kaval...another amazin person..always full of energy n enthu...always dere to cheer me up esp. wen i need it d most !!!

n esp...my good old AIESEC buddies...jus hw can i frgt dem...now toh d barsita coffee meet-ups hav gone up form once in a month or two, to once in 2 days !! ha...jus so damn addicted to each other !!!!!
keerti..ritam..yasho...kd..bhutani..vaibhav...jus can i be widout dem nw...ha..nt evn d coffee tastes d same widout dem !!!!....

sometimes..u don need alcohol to gt high...jus as i write all dis...jus makes me more high..."high on life"...don i jus love it...its been worth all d wait n sufferings...n i sure luv it....

"high on life...to all u guys out dere..u make dis life...a beautiful memory.."

Time jus flies by..............

wel....time jus flies by these days !! n even though i try to make d best outta each day..i'm really nt livin upto my expectations !!

hmmm.....sometimes i jus wanna go somewhere far away n jus rest ...atleast fr sometime..jus sit dere..do nothin...jus ist n relax !! bt yeh..i knw..dats not at all like me ! ha..i'm too retsless wid eveyrthin...want a change every now ro den...so no wonders, d past month i changed my cell phones twice..n also my new hair cut..oh!! i so love d short crew cut...finally i got one :)

bt still...so much more to achieve dan dese lil' materialistic stuff....so finally, i've cut down on my hangouts a lot...being absolutely regular wid my gym n guitar classes..hmnm..still to work on dat fr d vocal classes ! yeh..quite tough to wake up at 5.30 in d mornin every other day..ha....

i knw...everythin takes time to develop...n all d things i've started wid wud also take sometime...bt yeh, i gt to keep myself concentrated !!

n yeh..i guess i've made dis blog jus full of personal stuff frm my life..bt jus no action..so nw wen i've gt my new cam-phone...i'll make sure..u jus dn gt to read d sentimental stuff bt also gt quite some idea of wat all goes in my life !... :)

" keep watchin...keep hittin ;) "

Being Single !!!!

Is it all dat bad Being Single ????.........................................................................

Do u really need someone else to make u realise ur own worth ???...............

Can someone really decide the happiness in ur life ??? ....................................

Can someone truly love u ???? .............................................................................

.......hmmm..........
no don't think i had a break up or somethin !!! ha...coz i've never been in a relationship for d past 20 yrs of my life since i landed up.....n yeh, if i really introspect seriously..i don think i should b sad fr it !!!
i'm pretty happy abt d way i've lived my life till now !!! yupp !!! i am !!!

bt yeh....jus had some certain incidents....which really made me ponder upon dis thing :

Is it dat bad Being SINGLE !!! ?????

sometimes ppl jus odn wanna accept dat dey can't always have wat dey desire !!!!
sometimes we jus wanna fall fr someone jus coz we gt no-one !!
sometimes we jus tend to get frustrated of being single !!

bt y ??? y do we make oursleves dat dependent on others !!! ofcourse..i knw...eveyrone wants to be loved...wants to be taken care of...wants to be pampered !!

its jus so complex !! i'm jus so used to being single..being independent...i've had my own nights cryin fr dat special someone i've been waitin fr .... i've had my mood swings...had my share of
all dat shitty stuff !!! bt its made me a lot more independent...has taught me hw to be happy wid wat u gt !!

n i'm jus more dan content wid life !!....hav such awesome friends...a wonderful family...my guitar...my PUNJABI music !!!
wat more does one want outta life !!! ha....i'm lovin it !!!

gt no tensions...no cryin over beer !! no senti conversations over d phone at 2 a.m...no endless arguments over how i express my love !! ha.......

jus happy wid d way i'm livin it !! feels bad wen i find others/my friends not being able to live it d way i do !!!!!
wish i cud do anythin.....hmmm....

" prefer waitin fr d perfect one..but how do u knw??? ;) "

back on track !!??!! or off ???

hmmm.....

life's gettin somewat.... complex... day by day !! but i'm fully enjoyin it !! finally...i've started livin d way of life i wanted to....yeh..obviously not exactly d same perfect life...bt still, atleast much better dan before....

i guess now...i am really on d right track !! atleast i guess so !!!....

finally...i'm tryin good enough to manage my college...my guitar classes...my indian 'classical' vocals (finally found a guru) ... n my gym !!!
its nt jus abt being able to attend all of dem...bt yeh..practice is needed too !! n i guess...if not fully...i've started doin dta partially..fr d start.....

still....some questions remain in d box !!
# should i go fr a core job in civil or shud i be satisfied wid my infosys job offer !!!
# should i appear fr GMAT dis year..seriosuly or not !!!
# should i really drink beer more dan once in a month !! (ha..i knw sounds stupid..bt i jus started it nw...n obviously..i dont think i'm keepin enough control on myself)
# is it her or HER ??!!
# should i gt a new haircut or nt ?!!

huh..life's jus too complex at times...even if its dese lil'-lil' questions !! dat jus bog u up !

hope i do find out d answers pretty soon !! huh !!!!

"nothin's complex....jus abt ur perception"

how to enjoy life ?? even a rickshaw ride cud help :)

hmmm....another mindblowin discovery frm my mever endin introspections !! hehehe...(yeh..i still cant stop laughin).

d story first :

about an hour back...had gone wid varun to Sec.34 market...to buy some stuff....almost dere, his bike broke down (nothin new!! ) ......well...after d shoppin n all was done..we gt a rickie (rickshaw) to go back home....excitedly we hopped onto d rickshaw (almost after ages were we sittin on it) ...............
bt den as we sat on it....a wierd idea came into my mind...obvioulsy had to be somethin crazy only...hehehe....
so d next instant...we both were wearin helmets...yeah...sittin in d rickshaw...wearin helmets...hahaha....
n NO....we weren't drink as u wud've thought...people jus gazed at us...n we also laughed back...coz yeh..our faces were toh anyways covered by d helmets...so wat's dere to hesitate...hah...
dis was a wonderful experience...really....we were enjoyin it totally n so were d ppl watchin us !! ha...
jus relaized...sometimes even d smallest or d wierdest of acts can make u so happy !!

bt yeh..it didnt end dere..after gettin back home...varun clicked a few pics frm his mobile...wid me drivin d rickie wearin a helmet....'m sure shahrukh wud've wanted to add d same scene in "main hoon na" too !! haha....

m sure...u too wud've dound dis act wierd n funny...bt wtz thr ?? u too can laugh !!!

jus wanna say...enjoy life...jus don care wat others wud think...coz i'm sure...d time's not gonna come back !!!

"life's too short to give a damn to wat OTHERS think !!!"

Life's beautiful :)) :)) ~!!

jus a phase....its gonna go....let it all be mine...till it's my time....let it be all mine.....

everythin's so beautiful....so calm yet so enthusiatic...so relaxed yet so pumped up !!!
well....do i know d reason...i do yeah...bt still i don't.....

life is jus full of crystal clear mysteries....

u knw dey r dere...bt u never kno dem...
u knw u gt ppl who u can count on...bt still u don....
u know ppl love u...still u don knw....

can i keep dese memories forever.....can i hold her forever....can i be wid dem all d time....can i jus put my life on a hold....can i always forgive dem so easily coz i'm happy....can i always be so nice to my family...can god always shower his blessings upon me....can i continue wid dis phase forever....can i stay on d top of my life's curve all d time...can i be high...can i live it high...jus can i .....can i ??

jus no compromises anymore....jus no hidden feelings anymore....jus no more tears hidden in d rain drops...jus no second thoughts....jus no harsh feelings...jus no hatred....jus no "no"...

"life's beautiful...dat's all i gotta say"

Chandigarh to Mcleodganj...Last part !!!!!

DAY 2 in Mcleodganj...:

d itenary seemed like :

• breakfast (at d same ol' Exile Brothers Cafe)
• Shoppin (yeaaaaaaaaah !!!)
• Visit to d Dalai Lama's Monastery
• Dal Lake
• D waterfalls

bt thnx to sushie n me !! after our breakfast (yup...again thuppa :) )....it was Shoppin time !!!!!!!! damn' d whole first half of d day...we wnet around shoppin like crazy.....bt jus cudnt find anythin perfect....yeh...me's perfect...so my choice too has to be perfect ;) ......

now....it was almost afternoon....so kiddo suggested we go to d "falls" ....was hardly 20 mins walk frm d main market area of Mc. LEODGANJ !!....sirius n kiddo were jus too too frustrated by noth of us shopaholics....

so yeh...it was time to go fr d falls....while on our way...it did jus seem like d usual waterfalls....huge moutains....green grass all around....stream fallin frm between d triangular mountains...wid rocks on both of its sides.....

bt as we reached d falls....or actually we didnt...we jus went halfway...n sat besides d stream....on dose huge huge boulders (will post up d pic soon) ~!....

d water was jus so so chilled !!!!!! aw man...d first time my feet touched d water surface...gt d chills all thru !! haha...n sushie....she jus found d water so sweet...so all she did dere ...was drinkin d sweet water !! yeh...d same one in which me n sirius had our feet submerged !! eeeeuu !!!!

jus lyin dere....feet dipped in d cold rushin stream water...lookin up at d sky...so beautiful...so clear....u do realise..."life is beautiful"...even more dan dat !! wish i cud explain it !

nw dese kinda situations...jus get dis strong urge in me to sing!! ha...so dere i started again...wid jus enough volume to be audible to my ears :) .......maaaan !! i jus so loved it !!!! ....jus didnt feel like leavin dat place....wish i cud stay dere forever.....wish i cud make a small house up dere...yeh on dat huge boulder...ha...sounds crazy na ??? i knw...until u've beend ere...it does sound like dat !

bt yeh....evenin...started gettin dark....ws time to get back....walkin all d way back...d legs jus gave up !! after lot of effort did we manage to reach d hotel...as soon as d door of d room opened...sirius n kiddo stilll had some energy left to throw deir bodies on d bed !!! ha....bt yeh..me n sushie jus freshen'd up ! n yeh...back to d market....aur kya ?? was our last evenin in Mc leodganj....had to leave early mornin d next day (well, acc. to d plan)....

so d evenin was d only time left to shop...while i jus managed to find another decent tibetan print teeshirt...sushie toh managed to buy everythin...gifts fr her family..clothes fr herself...n yeh some jewellary too !!

so finally..me n sushie, after waitin fr kiddo n sirius..who were jus too busy in d dreamland..went fr dinner ...yeah...again "Exile Brother's Cafe"..ha...n yeh ...again ordered "thupppa" !! :) ...bt dis time it was different...as if we weren't already so amazed by dis place..d food...d ambience...d music!! n now..we noticed...dere weren't any electric bulbs here..so we had "candle-lite" dinner....now don say "aaaaaawwwwww...!!"...ha...though yeh it was like "aaaaawwwww"...hahaha....

jus wen we were comin back frm dinner...dere dey were standin at d market end..kiddo n sirius..so yeh..again "dinner time"...last nite,...n 2 things were planned...firstly..d dinner wud be at " Mc Leo's"...yeh. n den obviously..wid drinks, of course....

gettin drunk fr d first time..dat nite...jus made me feel so...so ....hmmm....so LIGHT !!! ha...yeah...really...i talked so much crap...did so much crazy stuff....ha..man...wud i ever forget it ???

i knw..it was hard fr kiddo to carry me back to d room !! den i don rememebr exactly...bt yeh..dere were some crazy conversations in d room too !!! haha...man...wud i ever frget dat nite !! naaaaaaaaah !!!!! ....so now..i've changed my perception..."beer isnt dat bad , also"...well...nt after u're down wid 4 mugs !!! ;)

......jus left back fr chd d next mornin...yeh gt late as always...has to be wen u're travellin wid 2 females (hmm...well yeh sushie was ready on time though :p)....well...travellin back was jus so so frystratin...thnx to d rickety bus...n damn' hot sweaty weather !!!!

bt still...i wud say...dis is one trip i wud never ever forget !!!!!!!! never..ever....!!! yeaah !!!!

"Mc. Leodganj...again...dis time on bikes...sooon....pretty soooooon !!!!"

Chandigarh to Mcleodganj....contd. - 1

hmmm....so where was i !!!

yeh....we'd gt a room...bt hey it was already 7 pm..started gettin dark outside....so without wastin anytime...me n sushie toh got ready ...as we didnt want to lose on d shoppin' time !!!
ha....finally, after managin to get Sirius n Kiddo outta deir sleep...we left fr d market....found a nice cool tibetan shop...where all d 4 of us gt some nice kool tibetan shirts fr a cheap bargain !!
d best part abt shoppin dere was...firstly, d big smile on all d shopkeepers face...not dat dey knew we were tourists n would shop a lot frm deir shops bt dats' jus d way dose ppl r !!! n moreover....d things r jus so cheap or atleast reasonable...dat u relaly don need to bargain !!! phew !!!!!!!
well....after a lil' bit of shoppin....we were jus searchin fr some nice place to dine !!! i toh, still wanted to go back to J.J's cafe (where we had lunch) n have some thupa !!!!!!!!!! bt naah....d others werent dat interested....
so we finally ended at some italian restraunt....d glass door of d restraunt read "delicious food...soothing ambience....n handsome waiters"....yeh so obviously, sushie n kiddo toh jus wanted to rush in !!!
nice place bt d menu jus consisted of 5-6 items ...half of which werent available dat time....bt d whole ambience...d place...d arrangement...was so good....
i'll post up a pic soon...of d place..n hey..dey also had dis playful pomerian "samba" as an added attraction...so until d order was ready (45 mins to be precisE) we preffered playin wid her !! she was jus such a cute pommie....actually all lil' dogs r !!
now...coz it was d first nite at Mc leodganj...n we hadnt done anythin crazy...Sirius was a bit adamant on takin some beer to d hotel !! hidin it in sushie's bag...we finally gt it somehow into our room...
i toh jus had 6-7 sips n dere i was ....all dyin to fall in d bed !!!! ha..i'm always like dat....jus a lil' bit alcohol in..n dere' i go !!! not jus used to it ;)
i really don remember wat happened after dat....bt yeh...d whole nite i cudnt sleep bcoz i jus felt so restless...to make it even more worse...all d windows of our 3m by 4 m cubicle/room were closed as sushie was down wid cold...n none of d windows had a wire mesh !!
poor kiddo had kept on massagin my head...so dat i wud sleep somehow !! bt noh !! jus couldnt....
n yeh.,...so finally, d next mornin i realised my mistake....n swore..."i wud never drink again" ......oh reali ???????

"to be contd......."

Chandigarh to Mcleodganj !!!!

wow man !!! jus been to Mcleodganj (a small hillstation in himachal, inhabited largely by d tibetan refugees) ..............
if i get into tellin u all abt d trip...wud take 10-15 posts....bt yeh ii'll keep it short n crisp - dat's still 3-4 posts :p ....
initially atleast 6-7 of us planned to go...bt yeh, in d end, as always, many backed out !!! so dat left to jus 4 of us - sushie...sirius...me n my lil' kiddo !

now....coz u guys wont knw anyone of dem....let me share a few things abt dem :

P.S. - gt to knw all of dem, thnx to AIESEC...sirius was recruited wid me only while sushie n kiddo joined in d next recruitments !

1. sushie - all white wid red cheeks...she doesnt differ much frm d red apples dat grow in her orchards ! she's acts to be pretty mature n all...she is pretty ..yeh..bt mature ? well at heart, jus a lil' kid who jus cant stop laughin at d lightest jokes...or who jus gets happy wen u give her a compliment...a cutie grl who jus tries to live life on her own terms yet never crossin her boundaries !~! she is pretty mature at that !!...bt she's another shoppin freak, like me...who jus wudnt mind walkin around d market street 10 times in a day to find dat jus 1 lil' perfect thing !

2.sirius - dis freaky crazy friend of mine...who's jus so happy n content wid everythin... definitely knws how to enjoy life !! "jus enjoy life yaar..khao, piyo aish kar..chill maar..i knw" dats wat he says all d time...hahaha...a gr8 guy wid such a pure heart...n hates it wen ppl say d word "kash(i wish)".....!!! jus do it - is his motto !!...doesnt believe in regrettin afterwards !! totally pure heart n mind ....unless he sees a Blonde around - SYSTEM FAILURE !!!

3. kiddo - "awwwwww"....no one on dis planet can refuse to her wen she jus says dat !! haha...such a sweet n lovely kiddo !! yeh...she maybe in college bt she's still a lil' kiddo....n not to forget...her 'chumpies' have gt some magical touch fr sure !! always chirpy n bubbly...jus refreshes d whole environment around.....jus a magial kid...who knws all d desi remedies to nay kid of ailment...n knws wat's goin on in ur head even bfore u speak it out !!! our lil' kiddo :) !!

4.me - u knw only ???

back to d trip-----

well....leavin early in d mornin at 6.30 seemed to be pretty intelligent on our part until d bus gt a flat tyre jus after half an hour !!!! n all above dat dis crappy HARYANA Roadways bus jus wont go above 40 km/hr even if it was a straight empty road !! all jerky..messy n curvy...thank god, i still managed to be fine...as in didnt feel nauseatic n all !! d bus was jus till kangra...so we had to take another one to dharamsala n den frm dere one to Mcleodganj (fr which we had to walk another half an hour) bt finally..... we managed to reach McLeodganj by 3.30 in d evenin.....

totally dead n cravin fr food...we jus found such a sexy place named "JJI cafe" also called "3 Exile brothers cafe".....man ....amazin food....gr8 music...n obvioulsy an extremely beautfiul view of d valley !!! wat else wud one want ?? huh ?? n yeh..d food was jus so so cheaap !!!! "thupa's" ...oh man..its a tibetan dish...in desi form i wud explain dem as 'noodles mixed in soup wid loads of veggies' .....

ah.......so so so gooood !! after food, nw it was time to find a place to stay ! roti , kapada aur makan !! lolz...found many nice n affordable ones bt dey jus didnt allow more dan 2 in a room...whereas all 4 of us wanted to stick in a single room ! bt yeh.,where dere's a will dere's a way !

in d whole of McLeodganj, we finally managed to find one guest house dat gave us one room...again a small double-bed one..ha...we payed double bt yeh gt another extra mattress...bt yeh, we jus didnt use it at all !! ha...4 ppl on onbe double bed only !! ha....n as sirius described it, we discovered such new shapes to sleep in bcoz of d space constraints....S-shape....P shape...O shape !!! yea...was fun only :)

so finally...n officially now we were in Mcleodganj !! gt a decent (kinda) place to stay !!!! n yeah...it was already 7 p.m. !!!!!!!!
so now....we had exactly 1 n half day to discover as much as we cud of dis paradise ......hmmm....i knw 1 n half days were jus too too short bt yeh..couldnt help !!!

so....wat happened after dat ??? did we really go out !! or did it again start rainin !?? (as it was wen we arrived) !!!......wat all did we do d next 2 days ??? was sirius successful in his hunt for a cute...nice...sweet...decent....homely...blonde grl (dat combination's impossible) !! dis n many more mysteries yet to unfold !!!!

" so stay hooked !!! we'll be back soon....same place...same blog.... :) "

jus those moments.....

25th july.....10 p.m...

Electricity goes....Starts to downpour..............Sittin outside.....feelin d rain on my face....

playin guitar......Tryin to be in harmony wid d fallin rain drops...........Singin fav. song.....

dis time fr d most special heart on earth....- own..........

singin wid d whole heart n soul....yet so mesemerized by own voice.......

jus realized.......

in d search fr true love, don ever forget to ove urself !!!

no other heart can beat 24 hrs a day...365 days a year ......for u... !! no other........

PLACED !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

so finally......after a month since d campus placements started....sat fr accenture n TCS ...couldnt get thru !!! haa....bt dis time..it was d 3rd time....n u knw, as it's in bollywood movies, 3rd time its always lucky !!!

INFOSYS it is....or yeh, to put some jazz element "INFY".......i really wanted it , esp. after watchin deir presentation n watchin d pics of deir Mysore dveelopment cnetre where we'll undergo trainin fr 4 months !!! sexy centre !!! has to be...it's d dveleopment centre of INDIA's No.1 IT Company !!!!!!!!!

life seems so calm n peaceful now !!! now atleast i can live in peace fr a year..until i join d company in August 2007....till den...no lectures frm mom-dad !!! no taunts abt studies n all !!!

d evenin i gt placed, i mean after d results came out !!!! mom - dad were jus so happy !!! haha....mom jus cundt stop huggin n kissin me !! ha....now she cud also tell her friends abt her son's outta world acheievements !!! hahaha.....ladies n deir stories !!!!!!!!!!!!

feels good now.....now i can enjoy my hwole 4th year !!! no tension.....life's suddenly so beautiful !!!! i can really concentrate on my designin n music now !!! pheeww !!

"time fr some action"

adios AIESEC

ohhhhk !!! i knw ....i havent posted up anythin d whole past week !!! bt yeh...dere's so much dat happened in d past week !! n i jus cudnt get time to blog it up here fr all of u (dose who do care to read it :> )......

first of all....d week started wid some serious introspection.....fr dose of u who dont knw, i've been in dis amazin student organization knwn as AIESEC !!! a org. dat provides u such a hug n diverse platform to develop urself , as u want to !!! n all dis comes wid an amazin culture, dis org. has...i'd been in dis wonderful org. fr almost d past 2 years....d best of my pals, i made thnx to dis org...d best moments of my life i had, thnx to dis org...d best of d crushes i had, thnx to dis org..lol !!!! bt seriously...d best knowledge experience...d best exposure...everythin jus d BEST !!! all thnx to dis org. called AIESEC !!!!! dese 2 years had been jus so amazin...
still love all dose endless memories....cryin all nite wen linda left :'( ....supreet n me makin all dose endless startegies wid tatsuya to impress natalie...carol tied me a 'rakhi'.... comin frm parties at 6 in d mornin n gettin caught by dad on comin frm d backdoor !!
endless 'ducth pasta' dinners at 36 trainee house thnx to karlijn....baris n his security issues....luisa n her "preeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet" shout ~!!! sanni's expressions...n yeh, adriana..one of d warmest trainees i ever met !!
oh man...so many , memories !~!!!!!

bt yeh....time to move on...all dese memories r gonna be there...forever !!! jus wanna thnk all of u who were a part of my wonderful experience in dis wonderful organsiation ....startin frm d recruitemnts in 2004 to JNC 2006 !!! all d ppl i met....all d trainees....eveyrone...i wont be able to forgot anyone of u !! coz without anyone of u, it wud'nt have been d same !!!!

"adios"

Mumbai - one day i'd never forget...

jus termed as "d rudest city in d world" sometime back, d mumbai blasts have surely turned d image upside down....all d time on d news d channel, u cud hear d news correspondents praisin d city's general public fr comin up wid all deir support - physical n financial as soon as 8 serial blasts rocked Mumbai, d financial capital of India ,leavin almost 190 ppl dead n around 650 injured..d 8 blasts occured in d local trains on 7 diff. stations on d western line of d city....

well...i guess its high time, we seriously took some action against terrorism..bt yeh, wat can u do, wen its dere mixed wid d whole system only !!! obvioulsy, each one of us feels proud to be a part of dis gr8 nation...bt wat to do, wen u gt d whole nation runnin in hands of some corrupt ppl...its jus pathetic...n things like dese jus make me feel like "y ???"...

ah...dis post wasn't supposed to be fr d "mumbai blasts" or abt "terrorism n politics"....jus wanted to share my experience abt d day we were comin back frm d conference in goa...d train, back to chandigarh was late at nite...n we reached mumbai at around 8 in d mornin...
now dis wasn't any other day...atleast nt fr me !!! it was rainin like hell in delhi...n yeh, d news channels had already exxagerated d whole thing n flashed across their screens "mumbai flooded again"......n dere i was wid a few other friends...standin outside d railway station...don knw where to take shelter fr d day ??? n yeh..fooood...damn..we were jus so hungry !!!
n d best part of dis story was !! i jus had 80 bucks in my pocket fr d whole day !!!

nw..bfore we cud decide whether we shud take a room in some guesthouse near d station or we go to khsitij's relatives place...d first option was better bcoz it was jus near d station..n if, as d news channels said, wud get flooded ..we wudn't have much risk of loosin on d train at midnite !!
bt den, d second option (khsiti's relatives) was free !!! included some yummy foood tooo...waah !!
bt den bfore we cud jus analyse n make a choice....hordes of taxi drivers surrounded us in a sec...askin us where we wanted to go..whether we wanted some room...food...or a taxi ?? waaat !!! n yeh, dese mumbai taxi drivers reallly gt up to our nerves....dey jus didnt understand dat we cud handle things on our own !! wateva we wanted to !!!...bt yeh thnx to dis "sikh" driver..who was a bit annoyin as others in d beginnin..bt den he gave us a nice option..coz we didnt have enough money, he suggested we cud go to d gurudwara nearby...d accomodation n food problem wud be solved !!! ahan !!
well d others weren't dat convinced bt i wanted to !!! coz yeh, i thought it wud be excitin !! gurudwara n excitin ?? yeh, atleast somethin different, i thought....
even though dey offered to lend me some money .,..i thought 80 bucks wud be enough to spend a day in d gurudwara....ha..wat wud i need money fr ???
so, without wastin anytime, i picked up my luggage my left fr d gurudwara !!! jus abt 15 mins walk frm d station, dere it was...after registering myself there, dey gave me a small cupboard where i cud keep my stuff...jus threw my suitcase n bag there...changed my clothes n den i was like "hmmmmm......still gt 14 hrs to go, wat do i do ??"....well surfed net at a nearby cybercafe...roamed around in d street enjoyin mumbai's drizllin rainfall, watchin it make d traffic go all random !!!
ah..finally it was lunch time..n i surely love d langar (food dey make in gurudwara..also called community kitchen)...i rushed back to d gurudwara to only find dat dey were still cookin !! huh....
bt wud dey let me jus have it !!! naaa ~!! everyone stayin dere had to help in makin d langar..kinda "earn ur bread" thing..haha..jus jokin...
d old man wid a big belly, was obvioulsy d main incharge of d gurudwara's kitchen as i'd guessed bfore only...bt man, he was jus so organised...makin sure eveyrthin's goin perfect rite frm cookin d food, cleanin up d place, settin up d utensils n all !! i chose to help in d cleanin..coz yeh, as most of u knw, i love cleanin...gives me so much satisfaction !! lolzz !
after havin d langar..i was still left wid abt 9 hrs..man..i'm jus so bad at killin time..i was hardly left wid around 60 bucks. now....
so i thought i wud see a few places around here !!! in 60 bucks ?? yeah.,..i was enjoyin it actually...living up a day as an INDIAN...coz here, money's not d factor to achieve wat u dream..u shud hav d will !!!
took d local train n left fr churchgate...thought wud be kool to spend an hour or two along d sea side....wow..
bt yeh, it's mumbai..so ur "perfect plans" jus never fall in place !!! i had jus walked half a kilometre to reach d marine drive..was jus startin to d enjoy d sea side..even though i hate to be alone....so dere it came again..bt dis time..it was more quick n a heavy one..."downpour"...
aaahhhh....man, i'd spent 7 bucks outta my lil' pocket to come here n d rain spoiled it all !! huh ....bt hey hey, d rain gods were in no mood to care fr dis lil' guy over here....rain..rain n more rain...wud it ever stop !! didnt seem so !!!
i was already drenched in water..bt still, i was lovin it !!! i jus love to experience new things..don't i ??? well, if i have an umbrella, i surely do love it !!!
bt here...i hardly any money to buy one ! !! man...i was regrettin so much, i didnt borrow some...bt den again, i was like "hey..dis is life"..i was like dis fr jus a day..wat abt dose u gt to spend 364 days more dan me, like dis in d whole year...!!!
bt den i gt a cheap bargain fr a raincoat-kinda-jacket..nw atleast, i cud save d upperhalf frm dis rain !!! n it was fr jus 30 bucks...in d rags!! hey hey..jus 30 bucks to go !!!! hahaha....
i was really laughin at myself, hw much i was carin abt money !!! wish i was dat careful all d time....
jus passin thru Cafe Coffee Day, i so much wished to go in n have some hot coffee...listen to some nice music...n jus relllaaaaax !!!!! i wish i cud !!! bt hey, don i wanna spend d day as an ordinary INDIAN !! who's gt to think 50 times bfore spendin a buck !! coz it's all a matter of priorities..
so dere, i jus gt happy seeing d ppl inside Cafe Coffe Day njoi deir coffee...wat else cud i do !! bt hey, i cud still afford d famous "vada pao of mumbai" frm d roadside halwai !!! jus 5 bucks..ha..bon appetite !!!
comin back to d gurudwara...i again went down to d kitchen...dey were preparin fr dinner...helped dem fr sometime until it was 7 pm....ahhh... nw it was time fr Kirtan (singin of hyms in d gurudwara by d baptised sikhs)
n guess wat !!! i gt to knw dat later though..dat dere was a special KIRTAN DARBAR dat day !! lucky me !!!
i thought sittin n listenin to d kirtan was d best option, i had...considerin d bad weather outside..n my pocket too :p ....
n hey, it was actually d first time dat i actually sat fr so long , listenin to d kirtan..actually 3 hours...wow !!! n i loved it so much dat day !!!! i really enjoyed it ...n as my mom says "ruu nu lag jaanda hai" (it really touches d soul)....dat day, i definitely realised d importance of listenin to gurbaani....its jus so soothing !!! man...nw i gt 1 thing less to argue wid my mom on !!
dis was jus d most perfect endin to d day, i ever had..n certainly, i never expected it to be like dis...
had langar(dinner) after dat...n left fr d station..was gud to c everyone again...bt den, i surely did enjoy d whole day..all alone...n yeh, u do need a break esp. wen u're comin frm a conference where u've been livin, eating n sleepin wid ppl..ppl.. n ppl everywhere...!!!
n yeh, a piece of advice fr all dose who forget to carry enough cash while travellin n who want dose "different kinda" experiences..jus enjoy wateva u do...to kill time...even if its jus moving frm one platform to another ..coz yeh, u cudn't think of anythin better !!!!! jus njoi !!

"surely, a day worth rememebrin..."

Snapshots...contd..

5. well d best moment of all was definitely d time, we all wrote sugarcubes...fr dose of u who dont knw wat sugarcubes r !! generally at d end of our conferences, we've got an envelope for every person at d conf. with their names on it, stuck on d wall of d plenary hall...somethin like a letter box..so..if u wanna write somethin to someone, jus scribble it on a paper slip n put into their envelopes....
now dats d time, wen ppl really comment on u !! surprsingly, u get sugarcubes (messages) frm ppl whom u jus gt to knw abt a day or two back !! tellin u how much dey appreciate u or like u !! n dat really gives u kicks !! does it ?? fr sure man !!! it's not only d time to get to knw wat ppl think abt u !! bt fr vice-versa too !!
to let others knw wat u think of dem !! n believe it or not..we tend to get emotional, even wid dese small chits of paper....everyone does treasure dem..i've gt d sugarcubes frm my last conf. too, kept safe in my study table !!...man !!! it's ironical ..coz it's d last nite...u're sad it's endin...on d other hand, u're a bit happy too wen u get dose nice-nice compliments !! bt yeh, an emotional moment !! 'sob-sob' i'm missin it already ..'sob-sob'....

6.last bt not d least...d momnent i wud treasure forever...n while writin abt it too, i can recall n visualise it again !!!
after d conf. was over..we'd gt jus half a day fr goa...even bfore checkin out..rishab, rajat n me rushed fr d beach (yeh, we gt late fr checkout !! n fr sure, everyone was angry wid us fr dat :p)..was d first time, i was gonna see d beach...n moment i reached dere...it was like "aaawwwwwwwww man"...."wat've i been doin fr d past 20 yrs"....d view was jus so amazin...coz all u cud see was water...water water everywhere, not a drop to drink !! ha...reminds me of albatross !!!
anyways, d view was jus so amazin...d sea jus seem to be so magnified !! n dats wen u realise, how small a part you are of dis world !!! n u jus get dat urge to have it all !! somethin like d scene in 'titanic'..standin on d edge, wid ur arms up..u feel like d whole world's at ur feet !!!
seriously, i jus had dat kinda feelin....standin infront of dose huge waves..it felt like dey were givin all deir energy to me !!! ah man !!!! jus so amazin !!!!!

"anyone lend me a time machine ?...i wanna go back"

Snapshots !!

okie..so jus few of d moments frm JNC dat i wud never forget !!!!! jus wanted to share even though u wudnt understand d gravity of those moments..LOL...nothin dat serious yaar...jus some treasured moments..'pal..yaad aaenge ye pal'...

1.jus about 1 hr. far frm madagaon railway station..already entered goa..train glidin smoothly under d cloudy sky...green n blue is only dat i cud see....all green all around...wid d backwaters makin a perfect contrast to d pic !!! amaizngly beautiful ! hardly any traffic...or any kinda congestion..evrythin at peace..so calm...so..so..beautiful !! wish i cud explain it better...suddenly it starts drizzlin den..me jus sittin on d window seat..my head on d sill...cool breeze flowin thru my hair...it was jus 'perfect' ..dats wat all i can say !! n den..i don knw y..bt i cudnt resist myself frm singin my fav song..rabbi's 'tere bin'...man...i sang it jus so slowly..n i was lovin it..i loved d view..d raindrops..d song...jus perfect...wudnt ever forget it ~~~!!!

2. at d Parthiv's discharge...man..wasn't i happy..coz i really hated dat guy fr his sarcasm n attitude !! bt i guess, i had been jus too judgemental !!! jus while endin his speech he quoted "today AIESEC'ers need to focus more on the character part dan d personality one"...one sentence n it changed it all !!! man..dat was jus so rite...even if it was straight frm Steven Covey's 7 habits...it jus had such an impact !!! surely, dat man's gt some charisma !

3.don remeber which party it was...rishabh n me were gettin bored...while goin back to our rooms, rishab gt dis crazy idea of sittin besides d pool..he said "puttin d legs in d pool" was jus so relaxin...so after 5 mins...both of us sittin dere..legs dipped in d pool..n here it agains starts drizzlin..dat was d funniest thing abt goa..jus starts rainin any sec...next sec its as if it never rained !! jus too abrupt !! anyways ! now..we wanted to observe how d rain drops fell !! so we lied down on our backs on d floor...was jus amazin..watchin dose raindrops fallin..wid such a high velocity towards earth...jus to make it more perfect..we started singin !! yeh..n dose of u who havent heard rishab..good fr u !!! haha...bt still...was so much fun..we sang eveyrthin frm bollywood classics like "pyaar hume kis mod pe le aaya" to greenday's "boulevard of broken dreams"...n yeh ofcourse...i had to add "tere bin" in btw !!! another moment treasured !!

4.now..dis didnt happen jus once bt again n again....d whole day durin d conference i used to wear my turban..n durin d parties at nite..i wud jus go without it !! not many knw dat i had my hair cut !! so dey jus didnt recognise me....dis is d best one....d whole day i talked wid anoushka abt d learnin events n plans of @ mumbai....durin d party at nite, i jus went to her n said 'hi'...n she turns around...gives dat 'look' like i was a serial rapist who jus landed out of jail..ha...n dey she says "do i knw u"...man !!! dat was funny..fr me !! ha..den obvioulsy wen i told her..it was d same old question..."y do u wear a turban"...now y do u need long hair to tie a turban !!! i dont get it !!

....to be continued ~!!!!!!! .....srry fr d break up !!!

"keep watchin dis space fr more.."

Australian Breakfast !! hmmm...

now..dis is another one frm d JNC kitty !!

last day of d conference...already 9 a.m. n me still in bed !!! my room mates were all rushin fr d plenary hall in such a hurry... as if d tsunami was gonna strike again..dis time goa !!
bt hey..did i care abt it ?? naah !! i wud've if i knew dat dey're gonna serve me some excitin 'australian breakfast' if i gt late fr d plenary !!
now...9.30 am..gt nicely dressed..tied my turban..n left fr d plenary...all to realise dat i wasnt d only one bt 3 more guys were dere..who jus cudn't get deir lazy bums outta bed in time fr d plenary !!
now i knew, d chair wud obviously have some nice n embarassin punishments (or 'presentations' as dey call in aiesec) fr d late comers...aha !!! dere it was...i cud see dat smile on paris's face (d chair of d conference).....
very eagerly he introduced d four of us to d plenary !! wow !! 'applause' !!!! as if d plenary was jus gonna see some 'belly dancers' performin ~~!!
so...planned already...our stuff was ordered !!! yeh !! fr being late, we were to be served 'australian breakfast' !! yeh...u still wonderin if dat was a punishment or wat ~!!??
guess it fr urself !! d breakfast consisted majorly of beer !!!! we had to consume half a mug each !!!
yeh yeh...don get dat excited....coz it was 'australian breakfast' so it had to be "healthy" as quoted by paris !! so..in dat mug of foamy beer went 2 raw eggs...yup...2 raw eggs...den some chopped tomatoes..wid some pieces of cheese...into d beer !!! yeh !!! n to garnish it all...put some ketchup on d top....now mix it up all !!!
so if u forgot, here are d ingredients..i wud strongly recommend all of you 'please do try this at home'...

• one mug beer
• put 2 raw eggs in it..
• some chopped tomatoes
• pieces of cheese
• some ketchup to garnish
• mix it up all !!!

yeh !! now drink it up !! it felt like i was in some 'fear-factor' show !! don knw y, bt i still felt..i wudn't be dat bad !! so i went ahead n picked up d glass !! first one to go !!

4-5 big sips n half of it was down my throat !! bt d tomato pieces were still dere im my mouth !!! eeeyuuuccckk !!!!!!!!!!!!! bt still...i gt dis big smile on my face after i knew it was done !! 'mission fateh' !! yuu huu !!!

to be honest..most of it jus tasted of beer !! d rest of d stuff was jus dere to scare u psychologically..or cud be bcoz i drank d first half...d upper one !!

d whole day i had ppl askin me 'how was it' ...'how was it'...!!! if dey were jus so curious, y didnt dey jus make one such cocktail fr demselves !!!

so again..i'd suggest u all :

'please do try dis at home'

Change -- dat's wat life's all abt.....

13 days away frm home...livin wid guys u knw bt u don't !!! couldn't figure it out ?? even i cudn't....ppl r jus too unpredictable...too mysterious at times...n dis randomness jus increases exponentially wen instead of jus 14 d number becomes 240 !!! some of them u think u knw....some of them - ur friends...some strangers..some u jus tend to hate fr no reason...some - u jus get attracted to !!! strange ! strange ! strange !
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i knw but dat's how i've been feelin durin d whole of d confernce !!! JNC aka June National Conference 2006....in Goa !!! - well doesnt matter where it is coz u can't go out of d venue durin d entire conf. which leaves u to jus half a day for packin up ur stuff....checkin out...den convincin everyone dat we shud go to d nearest beach n enjoy wateva time we gt ...den u gt ppl who jus won't sit at d beacj bcoz dey don wanna get wettt !@!!!!! oh man !!! dey cud'v gt those pics wid d sea in background by photoshop tooo !!!!
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yeh...ppl do act strange at times !! n so do i !!! bt hey, d learnin i gt frm d conference has been jus amazin .....not dat it was all about aiesec...bt of course, wen u get to interact wid so many ppl...frm diff. parts of d country...diff cultures...diff thought levels....jus so different !!! it jus amazin !! n yeh, sometimes shockin !!!!!!!!!
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thnx to my almost introvert nature, i cudn't interact wid d most of d ppl i wanted to !!!! n now i'm jus too tired of dis !!! don knw y i feel so shy at times !! be it d 12 yrs i spent in a boys school or wateva !! i jus cant spend whole of my life like dat !!!! boy !!! it's time fr a change !!! a BIG one !!!
ha...sometimes i jus laugh at myself !! haha..seriously...jus 1 compliment frm a grl...n here mr. Preet goes all red n pink !!! even sayin a "thnk u" in return takes more effort dan liftin up the 50kg. rod in bench press ~~...
y ???? y am i like dat.....chal...wateva be d reason...bottomline : time fr some change...or rather i'd say modifications...coz ya..don think i'm gonna be some flirty arrogant bastard now !! naaaah....dat's jus not me !!!
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so yeh....dere's a lot to share abt dis conferences....abt d travel....abt d ppl...abt d grls ?? ha...u wanna knw dat fr sure...yeh kd ???? ....u'll get to knw everythin yaar...don get dat excited :) ...

dis conference fr sure had its own impact...somethin dat i'd been thinkin abt....plannin abt....bt yeh, like aiesec.....nothin's done if it's not implemented !!!

so hope dis time...i do dat !!! i knw no one's perfect ~!! bt yeh, i'm gonna strive hard to make dat margin btw preet n perfect infintesimally small !!!!!!! yea --- u bet i will !!!!!!!!!

"time to make a CHANGE"

beaches !! palm trees !!! blue sea !!!! ohhhhhhhh......

hey ppl...me off to another AIESEC conference (actually my 2nd one ;>)... so yeh no bloggin till 5th july !! bt u bet ! i'm gonna have loads of stories, gossips n some amazin moments to share wid u all (dose who care to read it) wen i come back....leavin at 6.30 tom mornin (tooooo early !!)...chd to delhi..den delhi to mumbai ..n den on sunday, we wud finally reach GOAAAA !!! yeh, d conference is in goa !! oh man..i'm jus so excited ..i knw its gonna be f*ckin hot in goa at dis time of d year !! bt who cares..an AIESEC conference it is !!!!!!!!! loads of fun in n d travellin part too i hope :) ..oh ya' i jus can't write anythin else...gt to shop bfore i leave..some beach wear ;) ;) ....take care..i'll be back soon !!!!n as kd puts it - adios !

ME HAPPY !!!

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still need an explaination

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jus sorry, jus smile

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dat song made

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happy..happy..

words..no more..

jus a smiley :)

in d core

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" random post = me happy :) "