What Kind of Shadow Are You?

Well, Checked out this amazing blog and took this quiz. This is what it figured out me to be..... Wonder how true this analysis is!!!

You are a human shadow. If a loved one needs you, you are always right at his or her heels! Your deep social connection with human beings produces your qualities of genuine caring and charisma. However, at times you are naive to the true nature of your loved ones. Remember that humans' gift of free will does not always lead them in wise directions. But your essence of love and friendship represent the other precious gifts of humanity. Overall you are a strikingly valuable and innocent being who has a lot to give.

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Da Vinci Code Or Angels n Demons -- Which one's better???

To HELL with Goofy start ups. Guess I am quite allergic to that. Ok let me start, so that I cut down on the Crap. I must admit I am not a voracious book reader. I was one, actually. Or so says my mom. When I was in my primary school, I used to read books that my mom bought for me... All at one go. That's what I often get to hear. And then I got my nasty sight defect and then all of a sudden I was discouraged from reading too many books. My parents were pretty sure my huge eye sight defect was due to my reading too many books and they were damn frightened that I would only worsen the defect reading too many books. Well, I cut down on books a lot.... Story books and novels became a strict no-no and Academic material was too boring to figure out. For me, listening in class was sufficient to top my class. Do I sound a bit arrogant??? Atleast this is what my classmates always wondered about. By the time I was in class 3, I had a penchant for quizzing and the ilk. I always dreamt of being on the TV in a quiz show. (Well, that never materialized). Or It would be apt if I said I was bitten by the quizzing bug. Now in order to become a good quizzer, one had to have a good knowledge of, say, everything. And this 'love' led me to magazines and newspapers. Well, you can pretty much call me a 'magazine lover', I guess. Loads of mags and lots of food stuff... You leave me on a deserted island.... Maybe I'll never call you back again.

I still remember, those days in 'Hostel'. Rush through my breakfast and run to the brother's quarters to read 'THE HINDU', 'Indian Express', 'Eenadu' and the rest, not to forget 'The Frontline' and 'The Sportstar'. And it became my unofficial duty... I was to deliver 'The Hindu' from The quarters to the Hostel every single day. When I was in class 8, the students favoured Deccan Chronicle over The Hindu. We were allowed just one newspaper to the hostel premises and almost all the students preferred the spicy, raunchy Deccan Chronicle over the "bulky, dry" Hindu. I just could not stand the yellow journalism offered by The Deccan and I had that heated argument with my warden... "Why the hell on earth would you replace the HINDU??? And do you think anyone is interested in the news they publish in the Chronicle??? Don't you understand that everyone is only interested in having a peep at those brash, flashy stuff from the fashion shows that the Chronicle publishes to woo the youth???" I guess he understood and we were allowed 2 papers everyday. Guess I won!!!
At home, the first thing I do as I wake up (Whatever time on earth it is) is get hold of 'THE Hindu' and 'Eenadu' as well..... Munch through each and every page till there's nothing left. All the while I am reading, one can find me ignoring my mom calling out "First Brush your teeth and then go through the paper" and my grandma pleading "Have ya breakfast... It's already too late". Well, I guess I cannot do without that.
I somehow make it a point to have a peek at "The Outlook", "India Today", "The Week", "The Sportstar" and the rest every week. Any train journey home, tag along these a car mag, mostly AutoCar or BSM and a "Filmfare" or some cheap movie masala talk. And I must admit I buy a few comics though I am not very much comfortable with them.

It had been quite some while until last autumn, that I had laid my hands on a novel. My last novel was something during my +2 days in Chennai. I guess it had been 2 years since I atleast glanced at a novel. Just magazines and newspapers for me for 2 years. It was while I was in Kgp that I heard of a novel going by the name "Five Point someone" -- by Chetan Bhagat, and that it was a rage all over the country and being an IITian ( a fresh one at that) I guess I was supposed to read that to get a feel of the place. I spent about a hundred bucks on that, finished it quite quickly in maybe 2 days. After that, Someone took that away from my room and I never got to see it once again. I really enjoyed that one because it had friendship, academics, naughty pranks and most of all, it had that "IIT LINGO" and "IIT Culture" written all over it. But then not everyone will enjoy it. There isn't a good plot, it's shoddily written and contains glaring errors . Sorry Chetan, but I will have to admit that it was plain mediocre stuff. Your book wouldn't have got off the shelves hadn't u been an IITian!!! I guess you know that pretty well too. I am sure that a non-iitian will loath reading the book except for maybe the spicy romp you deliberately forced into the story. And here I must warn everybody. "Don't ever lay your hands on Chetan's second book "One night @ The Call Centre"."
Gosh!!! I don't want to speak about that at all. If someone's really bugging you up and you are too timid to take your frustrations out on him/her, presenting this book to him/her would do you a world of good, I bet.

WARNING : SPOILER AHEAD... DO NOT PROCEED IF YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS OF READING ANY OF THE BOOKS BY DAN BROWN

And then came along the frequent headlines about the controversies stirred up by this International Best Seller by "Dan Brown" -- "The Da Vinci Code". How much ever I tried ignoring this work, this always fell within my purview with it being in the news, in the best selling lists.. etc. And one day I happened to read the basic platform around which the entire novel was based on. No wonder the whole world was talking about this book. The very fact that Jesus had a wife named Mary Magdalene and not only did Jesus marry her but that she bore his offspring shook my booty.... It just shivered my timbers. The book further goes on to state that Jesus' daughter was named Sarah and the holy bloodline still lives to this day. Which means Descendants of the Lord Jesus Christ are amongst us. It also states that there is a secret society named "Priory of Sion" which safeguards this secret to this day!!!! Or maybe it wants the world to know the truth!!! You can look at it whichever way you like. I am not a Christian and yet this revelation had me shell-shocked. Wonder how the reaction a staunch Catholic would be like???
The story starts off with the murder of the Grand Master (The Head) of the Priory of Sion and Dan Brown unravels the plot at breakneck pace.

Click here for the Basic Plot of The Da Vinci Code

Having heard so much of the book and also the lengthy discussions with friends about the validity of the theory propounded by the book, it was high time I laid hands on the book. I bought the book on one of my trips to Vizag and I was almost restless on the way back home. It was too tempting to keep the book safely wrapped in my bag. I reached home and was off to my room in a jiffy... with ofcourse this one along with me. 2 sittings was all it took. Just the usual supper call in between. I was so much into the book I almost forgot the whole world. It was quite a fascinating exhilarating ride reading the book. The plot thickened with each and every page, the event unfolded in a very grand manner, minute details were covered immaculately... God!!! Dan Brown had got everything right. I must say he did his homework perfectly. This novel just blew me off my feet. It was my best ever read. Initially I thought the reviews printed on the book were just a result of the controversial subject that it dealt with it. Even as I started the book, I felt that it was quite over-rated. But then as things started falling into place, I began to like and enjoy the story. I had also bought a copy of "Angels & Demons" along with "The Code" but then I wouldn't have in my wildest dreams imagined that I would complete 'Angels' too the very next day.

Click here for The basic plot of Angels & Demons

Having had a great liking for the DaVinci Code, I sauntered into reading 'Angels'. As I started reading this, it had a similar feel to the Code... Both were of very similar architecture. It was kinda boring at first but again here the plot being Anti-Church, just drew me in after a couple of pages and I did not rest until I had completed it full. One helluva read and I must admit this was much better than the Code I had just finished the day before. Once I had completed these 2 books I was in a kind of spell... I desperately wanted to get my hands on all the other books Dan Brown had written. He seemed a Genius to me. I browsed the net and found out his 2 other novels.... 'Digital Fortress' and 'Deception Point'. I was just waiting to go to Vizag one more time and when I went I made sure I returned with 'The Digital Fortress' with me. I couldn't buy 'Deception point' as well due to money constraints. Actually I had to make a tightrope walk -- do a few savings on that trip -- in order to buy Fortress.
Well, back home I started reading Fortress and was it interesting?? Naah. It seemed just about ok. It sounded all too familiar and I could guess the ending so easily. So pretty much bland it seemed. And then the tempo to read Deception point diminished to a large extent. Back in Kgp, after the holidays, I managed to get 'Deception Point' from a friend but then the mood is never right to carry on with the book. Hardly did I read one tenths of the book.... It seemed too ordinary.
Well, What was it that made The Code as well as Angels my most loved books of all time??? First thing that strikes you is the controversial nature of the plot. Added to the controversial nature of the plot are the twists and turns associated with the story. One gets to see very few people in the entire story but these characters carry different sentiments and emotions. Dan Brown has done great research and has made use of every tiny detail he has got on hand. He immaculately uses all his knowledge to craft a masterpiece. The plot in all his 4 novels starts with a murder, and the hero, is sent to investigate or get a peek at the murder/murderer even though he is far flung to do that job. He has just about a day or two to do the work asked of him and the time constraint makes it all the more interesting. All along he is tagged on to a female partner whom he never knew properly earlier. While you are at one location during the course of a chapter you will invariably be somewhere else in the next chapter. Brown is very much successful in carrying on the narrative parallel without disturbing the flow of the narrative. And while narrating the story he discloses a lot of funda about various places like the Louvre, churches in Britain or about the Priory of Sion etc.. All that Dan Brown mentions look so convincing and real, that I wonder if anyone would ever again imagine them being fictional. One thing is for sure, Dan Brown look so convincing.
In the Code and Angels as well, Robert Langdon is the protagonist and you will surely end up loving this fellow. You can surely identify yourself with him -- not the quintessential hulkster -- but the average human being prone to errors and more importantly down to earth. In both these books you will love to break the codes that are embedded in the story. Sample this out.... The letters of the word "Oh! Lame Saint" can be rearranged to form "The Mona Lisa".(One clue for the Protagonists in the story). Just go ahead with this book and you will find many more such anagrams to rack your brain. Quite fascinating stuff. You get to know what a cryptograph is and also what a Caesar's Box is!!! And you also get to know a lot more about Christ than you ever did and the Holy Grail.
While The code deals more with code breaking, Angels is more about symbols..... Symbols form the crux of Angels. The way Brown showcases the Illuminati and discusses its works -- The ambigrams -- words that read the same when seen topside or bottomside -- FIRE, AIR, EARTH, WATER and the ILLUMINATI DIAMOND -- it's just a treat to the eye. One just can't believe such symmetry can exist. The path that Langdon charters is well etched out in Angels -- how he hops on from one church to the other breaking the clues he is provided with. Quite racy and superbly written stuff. I never felt like taking a break while reading this one. Once the hunt to find out the missing Cardinals starts the book is unputdownable. One also gets to know a lot about the papal elections -- the elections of the pope and the functioning of the papacy. And in both these novels, your suspect keeps changing with time and you will never have suspected the final culprit until you enter the last few pages of the novel.





Here I need to mention about 'John Langdon' - the creator of these ambigrams. These ambigrams create awe in the minds of the reader. You just cannot ignore them. Just check out his cool website and a few other ambigrams he has created.
And I also would like to say I am eagerly awaiting the release of the movie, "The DaVinci Code" -- starring my favourite actor 'Tom Hanks' as Langdon and the extremely sweet and lovable 'Audrey Tatou' (Remember her from 'Amelie') as Sophie Neveu. The first theatrical trailer has been out long back and seeing that has got me all pumped up for viewing this epic story on screen. Would love watching this on the IMAX screen at Prasad's, Hyderabad. Just waiting for 19.05.06 to arrive. Will never miss this one!!!

But then why did I not like Fortress or Deception Point? Well too much of anything gets quite annoying. Fortress went on very much similar lines to the Code and Angels. The same initial murder of the most revered in his field, the same shifting of places via chapters, the most knowledgeable person being the killer, everything was the same. Add to that a dash of hi-fi funda 'bout computer code breaking and this becomes incorrigible after a point of time. Once I could figure out N.Dakota was an anagram for Tankado, half the story was out and there was no chance I would enjoy the story. Everything looked plain and somber. I could painfully complete it anyways.
Later when I got hold of Deception point, I just could not brace myself upto read it. Well I think its time you changed your style Mr Brown. You have become monotonic and painful. I sincerely wish Brown changes his writing style. I am not going to buy "The Solomon key" (expected for a September 2006 release) until I can catch hold of some decent reviews wherein I can feel some distinctive change in his writing style.
I'd deliberately not blurted out the endings of any of the books even though I wanted to when I began writing this post but then I just do not want to spoil the fun you can have reading the book. Go ahead and Experience the thrill of The Da Vinci Code as well as Angels & Demons. And I will fall back into my magazines unless I can hear of novels with equally intriguing plots and deft writing. Adios until then.

FRIENDSHIP – THE FLAVOUR OF THE WEEK

It’s almost that time of the year when the seniors (4^th and the 5^th years) are busy job-hunting with the majority placed already by now. This is the time of the year where the sweet memories come rushing back. Strong hormone surges in the brain makes us wonder whether we can live to see such days again. Still having 2 more years to go with my stay here in KGP, I am anxiously looking forward to the day when I set out to attain loftier goals I have set for myself. Again, why am I drifting away from what I had to say?

Just wanted to say one of my personal favourites, something that plays quite a few times everyday on my Comp…, caught the emotions and piquant nature of the situation quite superbly in its lyrics. A must listen for every music lover. I like enjoying the emotions carried by the lyrics.

Here it goes

Song by VITAMIN C

Titled "Graduation (Friends Forever)"

And so we talked all night about the rest of our lives
Where we're gonna be when we turn 25
I keep thinking times will never change
Keep on thinking things will always be the same
But when we leave this year we won't be coming back
No more hanging out cause we're on a different track
And if you got something that you need to say

You better say it right now cause you don't have another day
Cause we're moving on and we can't slow down
These memories are playing like a film without sound
And I keep thinking of that night in June
I didn't know much of love
But it came too soon

And there was me and you
And then we got real blue
Stay at home talking on the telephone
We'd get so excited, we'd get so scared
Laughing at ourselves thinking life's not fair
And this is how it feels

[1] - As we go on
We remember
All the times we
Had together
And as our lives change
Come Whatever

We will still be
Friends Forever
So if we get the big jobs
And we make the big money
When we look back now
Will our jokes still be funny?
Will we still remember everything we learned in school?
Still be trying to break every single rule

Will little brainy Bobby be the stockbroker man?
Can Heather find a job that won't interfere with her tan?
I keep, I keep thinking that it's not goodbye
Keep on thinking it's a time to fly
And this is how it feels
La, la, la, la:
Yeah, yeah, yeah
La, la, la, la:
We will still be friends forever

Will we think about tomorrow like we think about now?
Can we survive it out there?
Can we make it somehow?
I guess I thought that this would never end
And suddenly it's like we're women and men
Will the past be a shadow that will follow us 'round?
Will these memories fade when I leave this town
I keep, I keep thinking that it's not goodbye
Keep on thinking it's a time to fly

For those of you who haven’t heard the song before, I recommend it’s a must listen. For those of you who have heard this before I guess you share the same feelings as me and that you echo my thoughts.

A Big THANK YOU

This is all I can say after the tremendous response to the post. “A BIG THANK YOU”. The concern everyone showed, the get well soon messages through the comments and the phone calls to SIVA makes me mighty satisfied. For all the love and concern each one showed, the prayers everyone made for his recovery, HE is discharged from B C ROY (THE INSTI HOSPITAL in KGP, for the uninitiated), is doing quite well and is ready to carry on. Last but not least, I thank “THE ALMIGHTY” for the valuable lessons we learnt, for strengthening the bon called FRIENDSHIP, for letting the world know the real ME and more importantly, for SIVA’s speedy recovery. Thankfully, The ALMIGHTY smiled on him and he could get through with the minimum possible injuries/damage. Now that everything is fine… Itz time we take him to TAMROLIPTO or GARDEN INN and demand our treat (hehe J) …. As I had already mentioned, I am just waiting for the BIRD FLU EPISODE to pass over.

An ODE TO THE 8 SHINING KNIGHTS

......Ajay,Aravind,Giri,Kiran,Ravi,Nag,Praneeth,Shankar..

“Good luck seldom comes in pairs but bad things never walk alone” - Chinese Proverb

I believe the happenings in Life are pre-destined. God’s will is ultimate and everything happens for a reason. It;’s high time I realise the importance of being a bit more careful and also taking life a bit more seriously.

After a dreadful trip to CALCUTTA… I had to take the mantle of sharing my experience with one and all… to let everyone know

“EVERYTHING DOESN'T GO AS YOU EXPECT ALL THE TIME”

Well, here is a conversation between someone (whom most of you think you know….neways keep guessing) and me. Again it’s upto you to decide whether this piece of work is fictional or factual…. Go ahead and have a look into the happenings of one day I will never forget in life………..ever. Without beating around the bush, let’s jump straight forward into the conversation.

ME: am jus back from Calcutta

“SHE”: yea ok...

“SHE”: ohhh nice

ME: And today has been one of the worst days I’ve ever faced... jus like the day I dint get thro my JEE......

ME: dumbest day I ever had

ME: and nine others’ day too was spoilt by jus a lil bit of carelessness on my part

“SHE”: ohh why........

ME: wait lemme tell ya

ME: Well 10 of us planned to go to Kolkata today. Just for some masti, Rang De Basanti and a dash of babes. Huge planning went in. We got up at 4:30 in the morning and made a dash for the train to Howrah.... a fast passenger.... how we never imagined the things that lay ahead

“SHE”: yea...

“SHE”: hey...no suspense...tell wat happnd

“SHE”: okay...

“SHE”: u keep tellin...

ME: and then

ME: we could catch the train at 5:40 and then we alighted at Calcutta at 8:30.

“SHE”: okay...then

ME: barely had I walked a few metres down, towards the exit gate.... did I realize that my mobile was missing

“SHE”: ohhh my god...

ME: this act of carelessness will weigh over my head for years to come..........

ME: I should have checked my pocket once I got up from my seat....but then things were destined to be different

“SHE”: ok ...did u really lose it...did ya find it...???

ME: we rushed back and all of us ran back to the passenger, which already was jus hooting for its return journey

“SHE”: ok

“SHE”: ohhh...

“SHE”: then...

ME: we made a frantic dash to the passenger train and each of us... I mean we were 10 in all.... got into different coaches of the passenger

“SHE”: ohhh...

ME: 4 of us ... Siva (U will remember this name for long), Kiran, Praneeth and me were in the same bogie.... and this passenger train doesn’t have vestibules for ur extra comfort.

“SHE”: ohhh ok...

ME: all the others who boarded the running train also could courageously check the seats of the coach they were in and get off at Howrah itself without any untoward incident happening

“SHE”: ok

ME: but the 4 of us stayed back in the bogie (the aforementioned 4) with the thought that we could get off the next station and check the remaining coaches.

“SHE”: hmmm....

“SHE”: haha...

Giri, Ravi n Kiran after a hectic day....

Is it the smile or the exhaustion???

ME: We started feeling tense........ And before a minute could pass during that terse situation... something really unwarranted, something unnecessary happened in an instant... jus like that.......... wham

“SHE”: wat was tht

“SHE”: Ur cell rang is it??

ME: Please stop foolin around and listen

ME: why would that ever be unwarranted?

ME: Siva was leaning outside the entrance and before he could realise, a huge steel structure from the back caught his head and he was on the ground in an instant.

“SHE”: yea ok ok...sorry

“SHE”: tell

“SHE”: my goodness...

ME: Before we could realise anything that utterly sonorous steel pounding on the head.... that made a whirr in the ears

“SHE”: okay...

ME: I made a dash to the pull the chains.... but it being a local train... (And that too a west Bengal local), neither the train nor the engine driver would respond to the emergency situation... and we were moving away from him(Siva) at full speed... without the slightest hint as to what had ever happened to this guy after he fell... My head was full of insinuations... and ugly thoughts as to what all could have happened

“SHE”: hmmm...ok

ME: I could not control my mind from wandering into the various possibilities that might have arisen as a result of his fall.

“SHE”: ok ok

ME: We got down at the next station with not much effort going into searching for the cell phone.... but much more concerned abt the person who, right before our eyes, had a heavy dose of steel thump his head....

ME: Various situations crossed my mind

“SHE”: okayy...

ME: Luckily Kiran and Praneeth too had mobiles and we could intimate the other 6 in the station abt the freak accident... I wonder if I can term it freak..... Things like these would have been averted jus with a slight dosage of common sense... And we were walking back to Howrah on the rails.... to the person we expected to be lying on the rails... I would never think of putting on paper the range of thoughts that crossed my mind... One could make plethora of Final Destination sequels with just the thoughts that swirled and swooned in my head for roughly about 20 minutes... I must admit those 20 minutes of my ignorance about Siva's condition was the maximum limit if tension that my brain could withstand, the pressure in the blood inexplicable

“SHE”: wat happnd ra...I’m not gettin ur messgs....don’t write long ones...

“SHE”: okayy..........

ME: We called Siva (Luckily for us..... He was having a mobile too) and he was able to speak.... His being able to speak lifted a huge burden of our heads. I admire Kiran for the calmness he showed at such an odd situation. Always figuring out what best to do next

“SHE”: ok...

ME: we completed one fourth of the required length we needed to go to reach Siva on the rails when we had a phone call saying that Siva had been shifted to the first aid room with the help of the six guyz out there

“SHE”: ok ok...good

ME: I instantly heaved a huge sigh of relief.... But then I was still worried abt the extent of injuries that might have occurred... both internal and external

“SHE”: hmmm...ok...

ME: We walked all the way back to Howrah station... a good distance I bet

“SHE”: yea then wat...ok....

ME: When is saw that guy lying so helplessly on the cot at the first aid centre... I instantly felt something was wrong... Hardly do my intuitions turn out true... but then one cannot ignore everything everytime

“SHE”: okay....thenn...

ME: Blood was oozing from the back of his head and let me tell you the sound of the steel on his head was running through my ears so clearly and the whole event was moving like a tape right in front of my eyes.

“SHE”: hmmm.....looks so cinematic ra...then wat happnd...hope he is fine

ME: he had scratches on his face, his back, a lot of flesh removed on the hand and he was so pathetic looking

“SHE”: ohhh...

ME: Such an energetic, vivacious, bubbly person seemed totally out of life... His gait suggested that he was too weak to do anything

ME: We allowed him to rest for a while

“SHE”: ok ok

ME: and then later took him to a nearby Private hospital where the doctor did preliminary tests and asked us to go for a CT scan to determine internal injuries to the brain if any

“SHE”: ohhh ok ok...

ME: We were referred to the Govt. Medical College... and it was almost 12:30 by the time we reached there

“SHE”: ohhh...

Glimpse of the Howrah Bridge from the taxi

on the way to Govt. Medical College.

ME: The CT scan was done... and after some doses of ELECTRAL and a few biscuits... this guy started feeling better... The CT Scan report was out and it read no DISCREPANCIES or ABNORMAILITIES.......Things started looking better (let me not call it rosy). We were beginning to feel better until a medico in the clinic spotted a white lobe in the CT scan and suggested that there might be internal bleeding in the brain... in which case it would be really dangerous for survival in the first case

ME: But he wasn't sure of his findings because the patient was awake and was able to recall all the things properly and was looking fit.

“SHE”: okay...

“SHE”: oh my...

ME: But the seeds of doubt had been planted and we had to head to SSKM hospital where we had to meet a neurologist for his final opinion.

“SHE”: hmm...ok

ME: After a lot of waiting for the neurologist, he finally had a good look at the CT scan and then decided that nothing was wrong... That there were only external injuries and the doc talked quite well (He was in IIT for 4 months... was a Patelian it seems) and informed us not to worry at all

“SHE”: ok...good

ME: All through this none of the nine members had anything to eat since morning... It was one sincere dedicated show of unbounded friendship... and I truly salute the spirit everyone showed in carrying on each one’s duty responsibly during the time of such adversity.

ME: I knew how jaws dropped when we were told that there was internal bleeding in the brain…. The emotional stress everyone was in

Giri, Ajay n Aravind..... Jus b4 the storm erupted

Relief after recieving the CT Scan report

ME: how some of us started praying God for a speedy recovery

ME: how some cried for all the shit that was happening to us

ME: how some were looking forward to resolve the issue at the earliest possible and provide the patient ample rest

ME: how some were fighting adversity as though they had been stabbed in the back by fate several times in the past... like seasoned campaigners

“SHE”: hmm...cool

“SHE”: yea...things happn together...

“SHE”: hmm...Ok

“SHE”: yea...can understand

ME: All this while I am narrating to u... I salute the true spirit of friendship.... Though in retrospection, This will be a day where a lot of bad happened... I will surely remember this primarily for the Essence of Spirit of Friendship.

ME: All through this... I had forgotten to tell you about my mobile phone

Finally, The MAN in question himself... SIVA

Cooling off at Victoria Memorial after the entire fracas

“SHE”: yea...definitely...things happen for a reason...

“SHE”: yea tell...hope u got it!!!!!!

ME: Some b@$t@rd picked up my phone... every time I called from someone else’s cell he used to lift the phone and speak nothing other than Bengali (Am I beginning to hate this language??? Hope I do not earn any brickbats for saying this)

ME: Finally we could get a decent looking educated man in Howrah to talk to the guy in BONGLA (Bengali for the uninitiated)... by calling up my cell number

“SHE”: okay...

“SHE”: hmmm...

ME: He was reluctant to give any info abt where he was or who he was... and it was quite clear that this guy would trouble me/us a lot........It was quite straightforward and obvious

“SHE”: yea...

ME: Through a wingie of my friend Prem, We could find someone who could converse with this guy in Bengali and finally I could get some info out of the bastard...

ME: will be back

“SHE”: okay...

“SHE” : come soon ra...atleast tell the endin and go

ME: yeah… back ….. it was the milkman

“SHE”: ohhh...

ME: I am going nowhere until I tell ya all that happened

ME: So where was I?

“SHE”: ok

ME: First I need to know Prem's wingie who helped us a lot by talking with those guyz in Bengali and keeping us informed of what to do

“SHE”: ok ok...

ME: I need to thank him a lot for his help.... This bloody SOB who had my phone started demanding 2000 bucks in return for handing over the phone and that we could get the phone at a station named BAGNAN.... he was very reluctant to come over to Howrah... he knew he would be in a soup if he would come over to Howrah

“SHE”: yea ok...

ME: Finally we fixed a meeting at 5 in the evening at the BAGNAN ticket counter... He would hand over the cell and we were supposed to give him 2000 bucks in return

ME: We left Siva in Calcutta with Ravi, Giri & Kiran. The rest set out to BAGNAN... an hour’s throw from HOWRAH on the way to Kharagpur....

“SHE”: ohhh..so far

ME: We were quite late and got stuck up with Siva that we could board the train at 5 and reached BAGNAN at 6... And that b@$t@rd wasn't there... On contacting him again through Prem's friend.. He was reluctant to meet us.... and he made us wait for an hour promising that he would be there soon

“SHE”: ohhh ok...

ME: later he disclosed he wasn't coming and that we could have the mobile phone only if we could go to his residence.... and that was about an hour from the station we were at. The worst part was that he is member of the ruling CPM party and there’s not one thing that can be done…. Hope IITians are reading.

“SHE”: hmmmm...then

ME: All this looked like some trap – with all that political hullabaloo- and we decided to stay out of it... So I finally decided that I forget about my cell.

ME: and get the sim blocked at the earliest. Got the sim blocked. Now I need to contact the NOKIA customer care to block the cell piece.

“SHE”: ohhh...okay...

“SHE”: so u don’t have the cell now???

“SHE”: my God...thts a bad

“SHE”: endin

One for da Album: Picturesque VICTORIA MEMORIAL

ME: Dead Tired, with no more fluidity in our limbs, we boarded the train to KGP and lo we are here

ME: We went to Kol with the hopes of seeing Rang De Basanti n I also wanted to make a few purchases.. certain camera accessories.

ME: But then the whole trip turned into a nightmare... but hey there is always the right side of the coin, the brighter side of life

“SHE”: yea...

“SHE”: always

ME: No masti, No partying, No MOBILE tooo.... But loads and loads of wisdom

“SHE”: wisdom of life...

ME: That’s true

“SHE”: it wud hav been good if u wud hav got the mobile....

“SHE”: feels bad

ME: Learnt a lot today...... But then I did not have the courage to tell mom all that happened...

ME: I made it known to her... the two facts that I needed her to know..1) My Mobile is missing 2) Siva got badly injured

“SHE”: ohh ok ok...

ME : But in order for her to take the pill easily (better said to save myself and my integrity) I told her that Siva was pushed off a moving train and that My mobile got lost as a result of it being in his hands at that point of time.

“SHE”: ohh...nice twistin bluff....

ME : Finally that makes me guilty.... All this wouldn't have happened had it not been for my hint of carelessness. It feels bad that I am the one responsible for that huge injury... Everything would have been fine had I put my cell in place.

“SHE”: u dint do it wantdly na....things which had to happen ...happnd thts all...

ME: Lying to mom is another difficult thing... but I had to do that to make the pill taste a bit better. I know mom wouldn't have scolded me much for my losing the cell... but then I would have got a lot of reprimand for Siva's actions... Lying to Mom makes me furthermore guilty... But as they say all that happens is for our good... and I hope I can carry forward from today "the memento of priceless friendship"... Beat it if ya can??? Friendship can never be matched. Friendship is ultimate.

“SHE”: yea ra...exactly

“SHE”: even I don’t tell many a things the same manner it happens to my mom...cos ...they think from heart rather than mind...

“SHE”: so it wud become lot more emotional...

ME: ok so telling ya all this reduced a heavy burden... I feel more relaxed... though that remorse feeling still persists... I feel a lil bit better

“SHE”: yea good...

“SHE”: I too feel I hav finished readin a novel

“SHE”: much better effect than tht

ME: is it a compliment or................?

“SHE”: of course a compliment....

“SHE”: unexpected twists and turns...

ME: thanx a lot

ME: after the juggling in and around hospitals, dispensaries and railway stations my whole body had reached the maximum permissible stress strain levels.

ME: So I need to catch up on some valuable sleep

“SHE”: yea sure carry on....

ME: Ok i will use this chat transcript with ya in my blog.... I do not have the time resources to reproduce the entire stuff again... Would ya mind???

“SHE”: no probs...

“SHE”: use it...

ME: ok say somethin else

(continues......)

So that’s it folks. Hope this could teach ya thing or two. Essentially we need to learn from life and make a few changes to our outlook and carry forward in life. As for me.... Though i lost my cell phone, I gained a lot of wisdom. (Hope thats clear from the chat). Some bitter sweet memories. Tonnes n tonnes of friendship that I hope can last for an entire lifetime if not more. Do feel free to post your comments after you complete reading though I am sorry for the length of the post. I could not have made it any shorter. And always remember…. LEARN FROM LIFE & THE WORLD WILL FEEL INFINITELY BETTER.

SF mein MASTI

I am uploading a few photos (obviously taken with my new prized DigiCam) from SPRINGFEST 2K6.... The few days IIT KGP really rocks. But this time around there was dearth of excitement in me....... maybe beacuse i had seen it all once last year. Anyways it is the most happening event in our KGP Life.





The INSTI GATE made in tune to the JUNGLE theme this year around.... Last year was an indian village theme and i was one of the fine arts volunteers.... though i ain't a good hand at drawing or painting... hehehe











Euphoria was the first evening's higlight... though i felt that it was dampener of sorts













The lead singer of Euphoria -- Dr.Palash Sen!!!!
Treat to the ears or..................... Torture????










Shankar Mahadevan in full flow... Man did he rock??? He was simply awesome.. You had to be there to see it.













DA GANG.... Cooling Down after a fiery red SHANKAR MAHADEVAN NITE












DA GANG.... at V G S o M

Yipeeeeeee!!!! My Cam's here

The wait is finally over....... Managed to purchase the CAm of my dreams. I have been waiting for long to purchase a digicam and right now am ecstatic with this sleek creature in my hands. This is a SONY CYBERSHOT DSC - T5 and boy, oh boy, did I love it. It was like love at first sight. The moment my eyes fell on this gorgeous babe... I knew it had to be mine. Now just wish me happy photo-hunting with this.