Doodle

The Undertaking

2008-01-01T22:02:00.000-08:00

As a God Damned Writer I take it as my divine duty to write for you mere mortals out there.
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YooHoo Wimbledon

2007-01-26T23:16:00.000-08:00

"You can't be serious....The ball was on the line"
John Mcenroe takes you on a tour inside the players room and in the talk brushing on a bit on the best players,events Wimbledon has seen. I wasn't lucky enough to meet Mcenroe in person but the 3 D illusion created at the Wimbledon museum is amazing. So there was I at Wimbledon. Wow Boris Becker my most fav sports icon as a kid and guess still one of my fav's ruled here didn't he.

Recently some magazine published a list of 10 things that money can't buy.All England Tennnis Club membership happens to be one of them.They say the easiest way to be a member of the club is to win the Wimbledon Championship. The start of what is today one of the most charismatic championships was pretty modest and funny though.The club didn't have enough money to buy a new roller to maintain their courts so someone proposed to keep a chamionship to raise some money through spectatorship. It's come quite a long way since then hasn't it !!!

Also was cool to know where a few terms came from.The word "Service" came through because the rich guys who played the game got there servants along. The servant would toss the ball up in the air (served) for them so that they could hit it across to start the point.

Also Wimbledon is never complete without its stories on rain, fans,royalty ,players antics .Last game Mcenroe played there was against Agassi which he lost.While going out Agassi had to be reminded by Mcenroe to bow down to the royal box.In Mcenroe's words "Define irony,in my last match here I am teaching manners to the next generation". He plays for the senior circuit these days and i read his quote on his own behaviour somewhere "In my younger days i used to get fined for it and now they pay me extra for it ;)". A cue to be taken by the ICC i guess where people get fined even for nodding there heads in dissent. We all see sports for the skill for sure(Not tht Mcenroe or Becker had any less of it) but its the personalities that keep the game alive and kicking.

Clickin away

2006-04-06T06:02:00.000-07:00

Haven't written here for long now.Brain wasn't clickin at all so thght i'd use the cam instead.
Here are a few snaps from my Konkan trip.The first one is my fav.Look at the beach in the second photo so amazingly clean and abs no1 arnd.Seemed like i did own the place.Wud try writing something real fast and if nothing else wud atleast add a few more snaps ;)

Team India??

2005-12-15T22:17:00.000-08:00

This is highly unjust!!!!! I say why is there not a single Kashmiri in the team. Lets take tht Qazi fellow from Fame gurukul in it. Ok he cannot play cricket so what, he cannot sing as well!!!

What wrong has Gujarat done?? I say take Parthiv Patel in the team.....OK we've got Dhoni as a good wicket keeper so what we might as well keep one at both ends.

You guys have always neglected Bihar....damn u for that...Laluji now that u r free please stand for the BCCI elecsonva.

Don't tell me you did not receive Mulayam singh and Mayawati's joint application for reservations in the Indian team yet.

Talking of reservations the BCCI memebers should be allowed to induct atleast one player through the 'management quota'.

Its been a long time since i have read my geography book.Besides there have been many lines drawn and names changed on it (Does bengaluru really mean city of baked beans.....and u still want to change it to that name?). But it is high time India stands up and tells the ICC that we are a country with 29 states (i think so,besides this is as on December 16) and this bloody cricket team plays only 11.

"Gyarah se mera kya hoga ????????????"

Gadget bytes

2005-11-21T23:13:00.000-08:00

Read about this cell phone which can act as a remote control for the equipments at your place.It said you can start your washing machine using it.Now hang on why would i really want to wash my clothes using the cell phone.For that matter why would one even want to wash clothes at all(What are the deodarants and the perfumes for??).As if people chatting their hearts out whem i am trying to watch some movie in the theatre wasn't enough ,i'll have people turning their washing machines on and off now.

We were talking about how a coffee place has gone wi fi now. Unfortunately i was the only one in the group who thought that idea was hopeless.One i hate to have any waves floating around weakening my brains even further.Besides with all my friends putting their laptops on the table where would i keep my coffee.

The readers digest had an intersting article written by a man who talks about the gadgets around.He wrote "forget the features its a problem for me to use the Volume and channel surfing controls these days".I myself often wonder how many parents can use the child lock facility and how many children can not break one.

"Since there no apple trees on the moon,there is no gravity too".
No No i am not Sir Isaac Newton ,but this theory holds true right? Just wanted to share a joke/fact with you.The astronauts from NASA had problems taking the readings with pens since the ink didn't flow down.The americans put in loads of money for a e-pen and solved the problem.The russians faced the same issue and they solved the issue in their own way "Their astronauts carried a pencil with them:)"

But i am not anti gadgets or the e-somethings.Infact i got this amazing e-Puja software.Since appraisals are around the corner i have already put it in a loop.Hey goD!! i just hope your inbox is not full.

Arrrrrggggghhhhhh

2005-10-09T03:10:00.000-07:00

Do you hate the character "Becker" on Star World for sulking all the time. I say why shouldn't one.
Over 10 minutes to start the pc +15 minutes to connect to the internet .Truck load of viruses.Norton sucks.
One ram chip gone bust and XP can't work on 64 MB. Microsoft sucks.
I bang the helpless mouse on the desk and put the TV on .The cable guy's up on some maintenance work and it ain't working. Is Sunday the day for maintenance work. The cable guy sucks.
I think i'd call some of my friends.Up comes the tone "unreachable network". Orange sucks.
Wow the doorbell.Lemme check out who it is. OK,Give me all the Phenyl you have lady infact I wish to drink it all by myself.hmmm....hmmm....hmmm.... ya the doorbell sucks.
Call the other friend up and he says he can't talk cos he's caught in traffic. The Government sucks.
I turn on the darned pc again.Turn the volume up and tune in to Metallica
"So you walk into this restaurant, strung out from the road.
And you feel the eyes upon you, as you're shakin' off the cold
You pretend it doesn't bother you,
but you just want to EXPLODE.................."

Damn everyone else, Metallica rocks
"There i go Turn the Page............."

Startin off a Brand New Day

2005-09-27T11:27:00.000-07:00

The other day as I talked to Smita she was telling me as to how,as a school going kid she was a Michael Jackson fan and getting any english songs then wasn't that easy. But when you got one it was damn good fun. Seems it all comes too easily now and I miss the fun.

Well true in a way, I still remember the good ol school days. We all friends had our brand new cycles then and it took heavy convincing at our homes to let us take the cycle to the garden. The distance till there by the cycle is not more than 5 min but it wasn't any less thrilling than winning the Tour De France(Ok don't ask me how do I know how it is like winning the Tour De France)

A pepsi cola costed just 50 paise and the Jumbo one ,a rupee. But we had to decide a day before that everyone will get a rupee the next day so that we can buy one :) And then if you felt like buying one more :(

Now the ringing telephone annoys me at times.But i can remember the day the MTNL guy put the box at our place and there was no dial tone for the days to follow.We used to pick it up now and then to check if there was dial tone.hey and the first ring was exhillarting.I remember who it was, it was a hoarse voice from the telephone exchange announcing that the phone had started. So my first conversation ever with a woman on my own phone wasn't that pleasing but anyways........

I think its true that we still do a lot of crazy things but may be don't appreciate it as much. Guess we don't appreciate the power of the words "Hope you never lose your sense of wonder".

Breaking News

2005-09-14T01:40:00.000-07:00

Its 2 am ,as I am woken up and I move to my balcony to check out what’s happening. Yes indeed they are out to bring the Ganesh Idol to their place. Like it happens many times the people paid for playing the African beats outnumber the people in the procession.
Well unable to sleep in that noise I turn on the TV. News channel has a breaking news "Showers in Mumbai". Please people its monsoon and it always rains in Mumbai and everyday is not July 26.
Often they ask people caught in building collapses, Accidents, Bomb blasts, floods “kaisa lag raha hain aapko”. I wish someone answers some day “Bahot acha lag raha hain.Bhagwaan kare aapko bhi jald hi aisa din dekhne mile”.
Then the next breaking news "Aishwarya visits the SiddhiVinayak temple". Correspondent does not forget to mention how beautiful Aishwarya looked in her white dress and of course her brand new ear ring .The man in the studio asks "Kya lagta hain aapko kya mannat mangi hogi Aishwarya ne?". I switch on.
Karan Johar to launch a new movie soon…….OHHH NO !!! Not Again.
Where is Bin Laden these days .He’s not released his latest Video for days now. Veerappan audios and Bin Laden videos rock big time.
And then the news flash "India loses in the cricket finals". Is it even a news?

July the 27th:A friends day out

2005-09-13T09:53:00.000-07:00

It’s raining heavily and Sameer honks his bike’s horn as loudly as ever. He’s on the hate list of all the Uncles and Aunties in my apartment for that .He then shouts out my name loudly declaring that all this noise is being made for me .Yes now they hate me too. We turn our march to Dhaval’s place. “Ok good morning Dhaval ,It’s time lets go out and enjoy the rains”. Dhaval has never seen till date how 10 am in the clock looks like. Never mind as his mom cooks us some snacks and hot coffee for our wet souls as he gets ready. We gotta pick up Praful too. He makes us wait for another half an hour(no snacks this time :( ) and comes all dressed up and the umbrella tucked in his hands. No Praful we are not here to help you to reach office. Swapnil’s a man of strong beliefs. And he believes that nothing other than Hindi Movies qualifies to be nominated in the entertainment category. Ok I know what you are thinking but we aren’t an all boys group by choice. I guess its partly ill fate and mostly bad looks. So we 4 reach a hill near by and its amazingly beautiful there with heavy winds blowing and rain pouring in. Every one of us is attempting to stay behind the other though. FYI This place has registered incidents of leopard attacks. We move out of this place and keep biking aimlessly. Can’t believe we were the same guys cribbing about the fuel price hike the other day. Sameer’s hunt for some Kabab’s begins. But luck ain’t helping him nor are we since we bloody veggies are searching for some hot Samosas instead. Finally we get it “The Samosa never seemed any tastier than this ever before”. Overall a great day out. Only one hope remains though “Could my office not consider this as a holiday?”

And the Oscar goes to...

2005-09-12T02:07:00.000-07:00

Ever since I won the Best Performance in the Oscars I have been flooded with questions. Ok I know it was in the "Worst of 2005" category so what, An award is an award. People often ask me now what is my dream role.
Well the first character that comes to my mind is Jerry Maguire. Yes I'd certainly like to be him. This leading sports agent starts feeling one day that something's just not right. He starts chasing satisfaction than the green paper. He has to quit his job for this and faces a bad time as everyone deserts him. I love the way the character is portrayed and the script "Remember the first time you stepped on the field, it wasn't for the money or the fame. Think of the joy you felt and try to revive it " tells Jerry Maguire to the only guy he's left to represent . I think one thing most of us tend to lose over time is to appreciate things we do.
Hmm I'd love to play either of Chandler/Joie from Friends too. Hats off to these actors and more importantly the script writers who made them .10 years of amazing humour is definitely something.
How can I not be Jim Carrey in Dumb and Dumber. Amazing 2 characters who're just too dumb to know their life’s all messed up. I just love this movie. I read this somewhere "The problem is not that you have problems ,The problem is thinking otherwise and thinking that having problems is a problem"
Finally writing this blog makes me feel like "Tom Hanks" as i speak to Mr Wilson. Wonder if anyone ever listens to you, but you should speak nevertheless. I am still to meet a single person who didn't feel bad when Mr Wilson falls off in the water in "Cast Away". They were planning to keep a narrator at the background initially when someone came up with this brilliant idea "Mr Wilson"
Would love to know if anyone reading this(if any) has any dream role in mind?

Laluji Ki PathShala

2005-09-11T21:35:00.000-07:00

(This one is "Inspired" from one SMS i got)
Jackva aur Jillva,
Went up the Hillva,
Pani bhari ke vaaste,
(Goodbug) Jackva gir gava,
Uska matha phut gava,
Aur Jillva avat piche ludkan ludkan