Tuesday, October 16, 2007

THE INDIAN MENTALITY

Did you hear the latest news in town...There is 25% flat discount at United Colours of Benetton, and I have also heard that they are offering 10% Discount at the central.

What??

Wow...I gotta shop!!!

I am going to shop for at least 5000.

Oh, I will be buying myself three new jeans and four new tops. My dad is paying. Besides even I have saved enough..:)

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How much is this for?

Mam this one will cost you 1500

hmm,,,and after discount...

mam, I am quoting the price after calculating the discount itself...

please ...I promise I will buy two more tops, can't I get some more discount...


I am sorry mam.

:(


Okie...please pack them for me.

Thank you.


The phone rings....

Yes MOM..

Pick some milk and vegetables on your way back..

SURE MOM!!!

Excuse me...will you go to the market?

The auto guy..yes. It will be 40 bucks.

What?? what on earth. I am going to pay you just 25.

Sorry mam..40 it is.

Ok, let’s do one thing. lets make that 35. You are happy, and I am happy too...:)
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Why did you not buy the vegetables?

Mom, I did. but bloody these guys loot the common people. he was selling the vegetables and grocery for amazingly high prices..

that’s why I bought just 1 kilo of each vegetable. I thought you would get angry.

hmmm,,,,i am proud of you beta.

Mom winking...My girl...she is so smart!!!

Thursday, October 4, 2007

The Evil, The Beautiful....and the FOOL!!!

There is so much eveil in me,,,and its begging me to free it!!!!
Ha ha!!! get over it ....she said,,,,why do you like to show off so much???
oh come one....i can be mean...its just that i don't want to...
Really.....really...wow..i am impressed she said...and after that she said...Grow up kiddo!!! U can never be mean...all you can be is just an emotional fool....the hugest sentimental fool i have ever seen...
She likes doing that....and she knows i hate it...god!!!.....and then she rubs it in....oye sweetie,,,tera zodiac sign kya hai...
I half heartedly reply...SCORPIO!!!
Hey thats cool...i am a scorpion too....!!!
Her laughter reflecting the insanity that i wish i had on my face...
Drat...chuck it...now don't make that sorry face kiddo...chal lets go out for a drag!!!
I hate you..i hate you so much....
i know that..she replies...and probably thats the reason why i love you more than anyone else...
Hambug!!!
Kiddo....now can we drop the topic and go out...
ya ya.....as if i have an option...but you are going to pay...
ya ya...she replies,,,as if i had any options....!!!

A Tale of ONE City !

I never really thought that I would ever be blogging and the best I could ever do was to sit with all my patience and attention and read someone’s article or views, but then everything changes. And so did I. So here I am writing my first Blog, wondering what I should write on. There are so many things right now in my mind, all jumbled up, my mind redefining the whole meaning of what is called CONFUSION. Right from jobs, to further education, staying away from home to freaking out in the night, almost everything has made a home at some corner in my mind. Like people say. I am going through the “Twenty Something Crisis”. Anyways, there is still a lot of time for me to talk about all these things, and besides so many people have written something or the other on these aspects of life, that I just don’t feel like talking about these things anymore.
My good old friend, Sahil Jain says, that “Happiness is relative, sometimes you spend your entire life looking for happiness and still you find yourself unhappy at the end”. (Don’t really know whether he came up with this quote or simply copy pasted it from some place!!). And thus I asked myself the question – “Am I Happy?” and the answer to this question also came spontaneously. No prizes for guessing what my answer was. More than half the times my mind comes up with the same reply for every question that is popped to me – “hmmm,,,,I don’t really know!!” So that’s my situation. Working in Gurgaon for the past 7 months for a research company, I don’t really know whether I am happy or not!! Anyways…that’s really not what I will write about. Don’t think there are people out there who would be interested in knowing about a stranger and to be speaking more specifically, about whether someone is happy or not. But what I will be surely writing about is something which many a people like me can associate themselves with. I will be writing about “Gurgaon”.D(["mb","\u003c/span\>\u003c/font\>\u003c/p\>\n\n\u003cp\>\u003cfont size\u003d\"3\" face\u003d\"Times New Roman\"\>\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:12.0pt\"\> \u003c/span\>\u003c/font\>\u003c/p\>\n\n\u003cp\>\u003cfont size\u003d\"3\" face\u003d\"Times New Roman\"\>\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:12.0pt\"\>Gurgaon is not situated in the National\nCapital Territory\nbut is still considered to be a part of the National Capital Region and is one\nof Delhi's four\nmajor satellite cities. It is considered to be one of the fastest growing\ncities in India.\nTall mighty structures and large flyovers and not to forget the countless\nnumber of Shopping malls that this city provides. One does get mesmerized by\nits scenic beauty (I am talking about Infrastructure here!!) . It was around\nSeptember last year ( I think it was 9\u003csup\>th\u003c/sup\> September !) that I shifted\nfrom Hyderabad to\nGurgaon. Before coming to Gurgaon, I was studying in Pune. My friends had told\nme that I was one lucky chap, and that I would be having one hell of a time in\nGurgaon. I had done my primary education in Delhi,\nso even I was kind of excited to shift to Gurgaon (Delhi makes me go Nostalgic). So here I was\nin Gurgaon, ready to begin my career and start one of the most important phase\nin my life. I was equally excited to have some good fun and make my stay in\nGurgaon really memorable. Something which I could cherish for the rest of my\nlife. And then, I got the shock!!!\u003c/span\>\u003c/font\>\u003c/p\>\n\n\u003cp\>\u003cfont size\u003d\"3\" face\u003d\"Times New Roman\"\>\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:12.0pt\"\> \u003c/span\>\u003c/font\>\u003c/p\>\n\n\u003cp\>\u003cfont size\u003d\"3\" face\u003d\"Times New Roman\"\>\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:12.0pt\"\>Back in Pune and Hyderabad\nI remember complaining ( not to civic authorities, but more of criticizing the\nGovernment to myself ) that the public transport was not really up to the\nlevel. Now I don’t do that anymore. I have realized, thanks to the\neye-opening situation in places like Gurgaon and Delhi,\nthat I have realized, how good the transportation facilities were available\nback in Pune and Hyderabad.\u003c/span\>\u003c/font\>\u003c/p\>\n\n\u003cp\>\u003cfont size\u003d\"3\" face\u003d\"Times New Roman\"\>\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:12.0pt\"\> \u003c/span\>\u003c/font\>\u003c/p\>\n\n\u003cp\>\u003cfont size\u003d\"3\" face\u003d\"Times New Roman\"\>",1]);//-->
Gurgaon is not situated in the National Capital Territory but is still considered to be a part of the National Capital Region and is one of Delhi's four major satellite cities. It is considered to be one of the fastest growing cities in India. Tall mighty structures and large flyovers and not to forget the countless number of Shopping malls that this city provides. One does get mesmerized by its scenic beauty (I am talking about Infrastructure here!!) . It was around September last year ( I think it was 9th September !) that I shifted from Hyderabad to Gurgaon. Before coming to Gurgaon, I was studying in Pune. My friends had told me that I was one lucky chap, and that I would be having one hell of a time in Gurgaon. I had done my primary education in Delhi, so even I was kind of excited to shift to Gurgaon (Delhi makes me go Nostalgic). So here I was in Gurgaon, ready to begin my career and start one of the most important phase in my life. I was equally excited to have some good fun and make my stay in Gurgaon really memorable. Something which I could cherish for the rest of my life. And then, I got the shock!!!
Back in Pune and Hyderabad I remember complaining ( not to civic authorities, but more of criticizing the Government to myself ) that the public transport was not really up to the level. Now I don’t do that anymore. I have realized, thanks to the eye-opening situation in places like Gurgaon and Delhi, that I have realized, how good the transportation facilities were available back in Pune and Hyderabad.
“Don’t dare to roam around after 9 PM. Forget about all those night outs, those coffee breaks and the long drives at night” That’s the advice that I got from my cousin when I had arrived. Back then I had hardly given it a thought. But the truth has slowly crept in me now.
It’s a routine now to hear about the murders and the robbery. The mobile and jewellery snatching, the innumerable theft and the list just goes on. You get scandalized every day. And believe me, it’s a totally different feeling everyday. A feeling that makes you wonders. Is there anything else which is left to happen?
Security is shocking!! To be very clear, this place is a living nightmare during the night. You can’t see anybody moving around after 9-10. You will be lucky if you can find a grocery shop open. You will be even luckier if you can find the street lights on. No buses, no auto rickshaws, absolutely nothing (For the people who don’t even have a bike, Cycle rickshaws are the only way for commuting).
Gurgaon is for those people who have a big bank account, who have even bigger cars, and who can spend money lavishly. There are only two types of people surviving out here. The extremely rich and the extremely poor.I have adjusted to the place now. I know the places and the people. I know when to move and when not to. But I miss my life of Hyderabad and Pune.
Summing it up, it’s wildlife out here. And it is surely the survival of the fittest. Till then I am signing off, and hopefully will be back with something more interesting to share next time. J

Saturday night fever!!!

It was saturday, and my friend had come back from her EURO TRIP. she called up.(as usual!!) she asked" so whats ur plan for the nite?""nothing!!" came my reply and i was surprised how fast the answer came out of me."lets go clubbin', we'll have fun" she said.I said, "ok" eventhough i ain't a great dancer and i really don't enjoy the "disco weather"But there i was, out with my fren, on a saturday night, in a disco, where ppl come to have some real great fun. ( i had come to escape from my isolation) ...In the start i thought it was a good idea, rather than sitting all alone at home, doin nothing......and then i met those 3 ppl. (yes, i observed that there are 3 kinda ppl who come to the discos)kind 1-- well these are the real party maniacs, who just love to move their hips, shake their body, ppl who just want to have fun. ppl who want to break away from the usual monotonous life ( though all won't fall in this category, coz there are some ppl who have enough money and freedom given to them by their parents to come everyday)...most of the dance floor was covered by these ppl.then i met the second kind,,these were the ppl who were trying there best to be more like kind 1. either they didn't have the money , or the looks to get a partner, but desperately wanted to have both. these were the wannabe's. there were quite a few of these kinds too....and then i finally met the kind 3. these were the ppl, who were totally lost. ppl who were either pulled by their friends, or brothers and sisters. ppl who really didn't want to be there, but somehow found themselves stuck in a place which made them totally uncomfortable and lost!! these were the ppl who were eager to go back home. who wanted the party to get over soon. so when the DJ announced the last track for the night, to the dismay of kind 1 and kind 2, i found that i fell in the third category, who were more than glad to leave. so i left, with my fren swearing on me, shouting that she would never call me again, or hang out with me.i didn't reply to her. i quitely dropped her back home. i don't have "too much of money", neither do i find myself in the "wannabe" category.I think i am more than glad to spend my saturday night in my room, sipping coffee, watching television or listening to music or simply reading a novel.just want to take this moment to apologise to my dear fren who came back from europe. i am sorry, i don't suffer from the saturday night fever!!! :)

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