Ek Anek aur Ekta

While searching for some, um, ‘stuff’ in Desitorrents, I came across the documentary section. I looked into it curiously and found some great stuff. Out of which one I downloaded instantly. It is a short movie by NFDC (National Film Development Council) titled, “Ek, Anek aur Eketa” (One, Many and Oneness). The film would be familiar those who have seen Doordarshan some 10-15 years back. It is an animation about the strength of togetherness and harmony.
It really brought in a wave of nostalgic emotions to me. I loved these kind of stuff and still do. The animation may be simplistic and drab but the emotion adds a lot of colour to it. I really feel that NFDC should dig up these forgotten treasures and put it up for download. At least they could put it as torrent download and there may be a lot of willing seeders if I am not mistaken. Embrace the medium of torrents and use it for some good purpose rather than simply downloading movies, songs, games, porn etc.
The university exams start tomorrow and I have to get some studies going. All the best for everyone writing the exams.
Signing off with the words from the documentary:
“Sooraj Ek, Chanda Ek
Thaare Anek.
Ek Dilhari,
Anek Dilhariyan
Ek Thithali
Anek Thithaliyan
Ek Chidiya
Anek Chidiya”

P.S:For those who don’t know Hindi (or forgotten it):
Sooraj-Sun, Chanda- Moon, Thaare- Stars, Dilhari- Squirrel, Thithali- Butterfly, Chidiya- Bird, Ek- One, Anek- Many
P.P.S: My next download is Nat Geo documentary on Kalari Payattu

Tagged Ya!

I had thought of tagging last time around, but I forgot after that looong post...
So here goes...
Me tag...
kickassso U wanted a tag? u got it
Duttan( I know he did in this one...but still)
all the people in the fellowship blog
Haris(this guy hasn't blogged for a long time and it wud be interesting...:-)
and anyone else who wants to do it...
ciao

10 commandments of being a goody two shoes...and why I am not one...

Disclaimer: I have absolutely nothing against my parents. I love them more than anything in this world and the reciprocal is more than that. These are just my take on the views of most parents and sometimes I think my parents share the same due to the intense pressure from their peers.
10. Thou shall study your lessons daily and go to the best tuition centre in the town.
9. Thou shall listen to melodious Mallu and Hindi music. Your taste may go up to the extent of listening to pop songs like that of Westlife, BSB etc and like the songs liked by your peers. Hardrock and Metal are strict no-nos.
8. Thou shall see good mallu movies and hindi movies. Only the hyped up english movies shall be seen.
7. Sports and games are essential only in theory. Thou shall take part in it at your free time and your vacation.
6. Reading is a good habit. Only if you score a lot of marks in your studies and you have set aside some time for reading. Thou shall read only goody goody books or the hyped books in the media like Harry Potter.
5. Thou shall respect your teachers and follow every word they say and write notes and complete your assignments before everybody else.
4. Thou shall not swear and berate others. No drinking and smoking.
3. Thou shall follow your parents wishes and their fantasies.Thou shall study hard and score 90+ in Xth, 85+ in XIIth and 80+ for graduation.
2. Your aim should be to do well in entrance exams and get into Medical College or CET. Then the ultimate aim should be to get through your campus placements and secure a job. Write CAT as part of a fad.
1. Thou shall not fall in love. If you do make sure the girl is your caste, not poor etc. Marry a girl of the parents' choosing and have kids. Then the raise the kids on the above principles.
THE VICIOUS CYCLE IS TO BE CONTINUED...

Hmmm, I don't think many parents are this way. But a lot of them are and most of them adhere to lot of commandments here.

Now why I am not a goody two shoes...
*drumrolls*
10. Daily studies?! But I wish I had gone to the better tuition centres.
9. AC/DC, Sabbath, GNR, Motorrrhead!!! These make my day!
8. Movies. I like movies that I like. A lot of them are english and my parents see me watching the english movies and sitcoms. SO I am misunderstood.
7. I used to play cricket on every holiday from morning till dusk and even at night, cutting tuition classes and making silly excuses. Nowadays its the virtual sports that take up my time.
6. I read a lot and read lot more during examinations!
5. Respect teachers? I sorely lack that quality. I respect those who teach well. After coming to college it has to be Gopakumar Sir, Tarun Sir, Rajarajeshwari Maam, Muralidharan Sirs(both maths and mech), Anitha Maam (unusual combination of beauty and brain. Damn, was she sexy!), Lekshmi Maam (Advanced MP)...There may be names I am forgetting...
4. I swear all the time. When I am pissed off extremely I swear in english and most of the other time its the vernacular. Drinking and Smoking???!!! ;-D
3.Those percentages I have not seen since,hmmmm, 7th standard!
2. Well I totally disagree with that and the educational system sucks!
1. I can't say much about that. I just hope the lady is good.

So after a quick analysis I score about 1/10. Am Surely going to hell!
*cymbals*

This is going to be my profile picture... 

Disillusioned...

Here I am badly mauled by a kitty giving a lifelong hatred towards the feline kind. CAT was horrible and more horrible was the conflicting keys of our own TIME and Careerlauncher(does anybody go there?)
Anyway after being completely put off for a couple of days and 'blowing' away my frustrations I have picked up the pieces and stopped 'subliming' my self.
Now the realisation has struck. I have 3 exams to write next week in 3 days, 2 of which I have absolutely no idea of and 1 is a must win situation (criti paper from s5) and another 1 I know some things but I have a history of flunking papers of my favourite subjects and teachers. To compound the issue the weekend is gone as IIFT exam is there. I shouldnt have applied for it. Hell, what to do now?
Has to get some studies up and running and so far it is refusing to start. In fact I am not even playing games, reading or listening to music much these days, which are a staple diet during exams.
When I put my head straight I have a lot to blog: the remaining tou report (just scrached the surface), the tale of the kitty and more...
But I will be back after putting some work in the exams. Hope so...
"I'll BE back" as Guybrush Threepwood says :-)

Meoow!

The day of deliverance is here! On Nov 20 almost 2 Lakh are going to write the toughest management entrance examination in the world. I am one of them. Hopes are pinned on me by my parents and I am responsible for nurturing it in order to escape from other failures I had encountered. Well, am i prepared for it?
The short answer is NO. I don't know the long answer but it will also border on some shade of no as well. The prep for thequantitative section of the paper has been abysmal to say the least. I just lost my drive mid way through the preparations. I cannot pin why, though. The data analysis and logic part is also pretty ill-prepared and my logic never seems to find rest with the real answers :-(. I always thought I could score on verbal section, but the recent performance is not very promising. Earlier I used to score some 36-38 marks and out of it 30 used to be verbal alone! Needless to say quant would be a perfect anda. Nowadays, the score remains the same but I tend to score some 25 on the verbal part. Not good!
I heard from reliable sources that Nitin is working damn hard these days and giving 150% on the preparation. Here I am giving in a "third" of that effort. ( i meant the third number :-0)
Tomorrow we are leaving at 6:30 PM, Nitin, Santhi, Divakar and myself. Everything has been arranged and only thing left is to find the centres beforehanded.
My expectations? Well, I hope to score some decent percentile so I can qualify for atleast some low ranked institutions in TIME's list as a last straw.
I am expecting to do better in XAT, since it has more emphasis on verbal and there is an essay part and a GK section too. But the institution count is low :-(. Hope I can put my head straight by then. ( well not by then MUCH before then!)
I thank all my friends who have encouraged me and supported me. You people have done your part in playing the cheerleaders but now its up to me!
Pray for me people!
I say good bye till 21st with these lines from my favourite song Estranged by Guns N Roses...

"Young at heart an it gets so hard to wait
When no one I know can seem to help me now
Old at heart but I musn't hesitate
If I'm to find my own way out"

"When I find out all the reasons
Maybe I'll find another way
Find another day
With all the changing seasons of my life
Maybe I'll get it right next time"

Politricks...But Rock your Vote!

On 18th  November, Thiruvananthapuram goes to poll for the Lok Sabaha bye-election. This one is to fill the void created by the death of P.K.V a wonderful man but a rather useless M.P.
A person can’t even take his nap peacefully now. The blaring cacophony of the speakers screaming at the people to vote for his candidate. In the end the public says, “Ok! Ok! We will vote, will you shut that bloody thing off?”
It is almost comical the announcement jeeps of two candidates coming from the opposite directions and creating one hell of a noise and in the end it almost seems like this.
“Vote for the Sickle…vote for Sivakumar”
”Remember the symbol for Sivakumar is…the poor proletariat!”  
“React against the atrocities committed by UDF…So vote for UDF”
“Remember Indian National Congress is a party that helped India achieve independence…So please vote for the sickle…and don’t vote…on the day of the polls!”
Now let’s see the candidates. First of all V.S.Sivakumar of I.N.C. He is the former M.P who lost very badly last time. He is an advocate who has never seen the corridor of any court except may be Karunakaran’s courtyard. A real political eunuch. Spineless to be precise. He made a lot of money during his tenure by his liaison with Airport Authority of India by accepting bribes for arranging temporary jobs. Believe me these temp jobs are worth some 15k per month. He left his mentor Karunakaran on the lurch for an M.P ticket and a possible ministerial position. I am not going to vote for him personally. And his party INC is a gang of gung-hos. The decision to vote against Iran for some menial help from U.S is simply unforgivable. They alienated a long time friend and jeopardised the energy supplies for the next 30 years. Unforgivable offence.
Now for Pannyan Raveendran of C.P.I. The guy with most probability to win. A man of clean character. But that is not what matters here. It is said that he was engrossed in party work and wasn’t interested in parliamentary positions. If he worked hard for the party then congratulations Mister! Your party has some 20 members in it now from being the second largest party in Kerala. I would have to be born atleast a couple more times before I vote for communists. I was tempted to since my parents are going to vote for him anyway. The last straw was the announcement that left would work for trade unions in the IT sector. These people want to destroy whatever prosperity our country has gained. They lack knowledge about the sector and narrow minded (in fact closed minded!)
The third main candidate is C.K. Padmanabhan of B.J.P. Not much chance of winning but at least he is B.J.P. I may probably vote for him given my right libertarian political stand. But I am pissed of with the national leadership for the infighting and even the state leadership. Imagine fighting inside a party which has not yet made the mark in the state!
Those who are in Trivandrum please vote. If you don’t care about polls and you are an engineering student then shame on you. You study with the money of the people  (unless you are on a payment seat like me : - ) ) and its your obligation to vote. So rock your vote!

Skeletons crawl out of my closet...

Today was indeed a horrible day. Sessionals came out and under sessionals for twp subjects.Much on the expected lines but DBMS I scored 25 out of 50. Now I never deserved that. Though I was a royal pain in her ass through out this semester. To think of it I scored the highest marks in university exams for the subject,Operating Systems, this teacher took last year. Very difficult to mount this terrain.
I went into an unusual but expected trip of depression in the afternoon. Not good. I should be upping my spirits now. Pretty important stuff to do in the next few months. I was relieved only in the evening after watching 'Crusades' on History channel. Don't know why but war can sometimes soothe your soul. And as you know more sorrow after I connected to net. All this started right in the morning.
Usually mom wakes me up in the morning. She calls me leave and I go downstairs at my leisure. Today though she waited for me and seemed hesitant.
I thought to myself, "Thats Odd!"
As I started to sip on my tea and my mother said, "I read something you had written."
I spilled my tea. If I wrote something and she got it then its certainly not good. My thoughts reached out to some pretty sleazy and downright vulgar cartoons I had drawn.
She continued, "I felt really sad and wanted to cry. You wrote that you are not good enough, fit enough etc for some girl and were wasting away..."
I had a sinking sensation. "When the hell did I write some shit like that? Am I a sleepwriter?"
I took the paper from her.
The title: Fairy
'She is the most beautiful girl in the world. She is so serene, her....... is like ......'(lucky that my handwriting was very illegible at that point, so she couldn't have comprehended the physical description). Then some tirade about my defects and some promises for change. Then in the end some pretty hilarious good byes to my various fantasy selfs. "GOOD BYE HITLER!" awww this is just horrible. "GOOD BYE ROCKSTAR!" more horror. Then "GOOD MORNING STAR???", what the fuck was that? Did I doze of by then?
I was still wondering when I wrote this piece of trash. I gave a pretty decent 'Oh this one!' look and laughed (I am a pretty good actor). "I wrote this long time ago (yeah! when I was in LKG!). Its a short story. See I have written my name in the bottom of it."
She wasn't very convinced. She said,"Then it is autobiographic!'.
" Oh to hell with it ! I am not this hopeless!" and I walked away.

Then I recollected. This stuff is from the years of depression. My plus two. And yeah I had this massive crush on this girl and was obsessed. But I considered myself to be subhuman then.
The current me is not him. This guy is completely different and strong. Is he?
A strong reason for me to blog. Years down the line the next me would probably laugh or cry after reading the trash I am writing now. That would be interesting :-)

And I am going on a penance( I am not getting an apt word, we call it vratham in malayalam) for 41days. No non-veg, no sleaze, no swearing, no fufu, no gugu etc. Pretty hard time ahead, but its worth it.
"Ninechathallam nadanthu vittal
Daivam Daivamalle"
An old tamil saying meaning, "If everything occurs as we desire then God is not God"

Eddie Guerrero - 9/10/67 to 13/11/2005 Viva la Raza!

I am huge WWE fan and I am can say that without any shame. Though I am not able to follow the programme on TV, I track it through the Internet. I hadn't checked on the fan site rajah.com for 3 days. I was shell shocked when I visited the page. It said Eddie Guerrero was dead. He was 38. One of the best in both wrestling capacity and entertainment factor. One of the few guys that made me laugh out loud with his antics. I am too numb to say more. my condolenses goes out to his wife and two young daughters.
Eddie you were the man...Viva La Raza

Childrens Day...Rockus reminisces

Children’s Day. The birthday of our first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru or Chacha Nehru as affectionately as he was called. I realised this was children’s day only in the afternoon while watching Headlines Today. I don’t really recall any celebration we used to have in school. I think our house activities coincided with this event. Being a very conservative school we celebrated these national events in a much disciplined manner. I think later on it became associated with our Science Expo. Really, the school days seemed so long and seems so long ago. These four years in engineering has stormed pass me. Just as our Principal had said in her opening address to us.
I have very fond memories of my childhood. The best life any person could get. Loved by many and many to love. Still it’s somewhat like that but reaching adulthood has exposed some things I wish would have stayed buried. The pressure of reaching adulthood removes a lot of charm and illusions from relationships. Well, whatever that I am now, whatever talent I have should be attributed to my childhood. I could go on a length here but I am reserving a lot for future posts or my autobiography (duh!).
The stuff did today though don’t pertain to children though, apart from a nap in the afternoon. I got to watch a little of my favourite cartoon from childhood. Talespin and that too the hindi version. I had really enjoyed that and Ducktales long back. Though the English versions don’t hold much charm for me. I also loved Jungle Book (again the Hindi version) and we use to play Jungle Book in school during the lunch break. Just running around and pretending to be the characters. I used to be Akru, the wolf brother of Mowgli. Lots of fond memories…

Facts...Really!

I thought I would make the blog useful by including some info that people care instead of the incessant bitching that I am now familiarised with.

Noted British science fiction novelist Arthur.C.Clarke has been awarded with the highest honour in Sri Lanka, ‘Sri Lankashreshta’. He resides in Sri Lanka presently.
An apt time for me to take his book from the British Library, ‘Garden of Rama’ co-written by Gentry Lee.. I haven’t read any of his books, even though the first book I had taken from the British Library was his, which I never read. Getting a bit confused. Did I read any of his books? Not sure. Has to check out…

Another news. This one most of the people may be unaware of. Intel has purchased 65% share in Grisoft. The makers of AVG antivirus. A move to include more virus protection at the hardware level? I don’t think the PC Hardware King Duttan is aware of this. (As of writing this article) :-).

I am very grateful to Kickasso for recommending QCD player. I had my experience with the same in my old PC and didn’t quite like it. But as I used it now, I really liked it. It simply rocked! Tremendous clarity and I had some noise issues with Winamp. Now, Mr.Haris my sound system is supercool.
The main factor is that I installed a plugin. iZotope Ozone. Man, alive this thing is wonderful! Every audiophile’s dream plug-in. It isn’t free though, and I am searching for cracks. ( for the naïve ones, I cannot afford the money, however low it is, by any stretch of imagination)
I recommend this player to everybody. It is free and it can encode files in ogg unlike winamp which has low quality encoders in the free version. It is a light download at some 2.5 MB and very intuitive. The most amazing thing is the resource utilisation. Even with the plug-in, which is resource intensive; the CPU and memory utilisations are at rock bottom. I’d recommend it to my friends who play NFS with music running in the back.
I had been looking for an alternative ever since I learned about the departure of Justin Frenkel (and his core team) from Winamp, the original creator, ousted due to the profit mongering business methodologies adopted by AOL which had bought Winamp for $ 50 Million. Frenkel used to be my idol once and a reason why I wanted to go for Computer Science. Make a kickass software like he did and load up on cash! Though now it seems very naïve. In this world money is good but it isn’t everything…

The Places I am fit to live!

Hmmmm! I am living in India alright! Don't know much about the US cities. But the other places I really wish to live. Especially Japan and Iceland.

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Your personality type is SCUAI

You are moderately social, calm, unstructured, accommodating, and intellectual, and may prefer a city which matches those traits.

The largest representation of your personality type can be found in the these U.S. cities: Providence, Austin, Denver, Salt Lake City, Charlotte, San Antonio, Albuquerque/Santa Fe, Indianapolis, Phoenix, Portland/Salem, Nashville, Louisville and these international countries/regions Turkey, Croatia, Slovenia, Caribbean, Puerto Rico, Iceland, Norway, Ukraine, Sweden, Denmark, Spain, Netherlands, Russia, Japan, India

What Places In The World Match Your Personality?
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I am a Utilitarian!

I think it pretty much sums up my philosophy in life. The bad side is (?) I am a bit too hedonistic. You scored as Utilitarianism. Your life is guided by the principles of Utilitarianism: You seek the greatest good for the greatest number. �The said truth is that it is the greatest happiness of the greatest number that is the measure of right and wrong.� --Jeremy Bentham �Whenever the general disposition of the people is such, that each individual regards those only of his interests which are selfish, and does not dwell on, or concern himself for, his share of the general interest, in such a state of things, good government is impossible.� --John Stuart Mill More info at Arocoun's Wikipedia User Page... Utilitarianism 90% Existentialism 80% Hedonism 75% Justice (Fairness) 65% Strong Egoism 60% Kantianism 55% Divine Command 50% Apathy 25% Nihilism 10% What philosophy do you follow? (v1.03) created with QuizFarm.com

Me & My Music

I have got a fairly cosmopolitan view of life and the same can be applied to music as well. I enjoy any music that my auditory senses like at that moment. I enjoy listening to Malayalam songs, especially the ones in the 80’s, a few Hindi songs ( most of the new ones suck) etc. But most of my airtime is used up Rock music. Rock in the sense can range from rock n roll to speed metal. My friends and family usually lambaste me for my taste in music. Especially my family who actually think I am some post modern geek with no attachment to our culture or family. Believe me it hurts me a lot! I have always felt this strange but beautiful attachment towards my family (not just my parents, my cousins, aunts etc) and I am a strong proponent of preserving the cultural values . People misunderstand me a lot.
Music has been my savior. I became really matured and level headed due to music only. I could went out my aggression by listening to music and I believe it has worked wonders on my character.
So far so blah…
Back to the music…
Here are five songs which I feel are my all time favorites…I have not included the Malayalam songs I like though…

5. Aerosmith- I don’t wanna miss a thing
I don’t listen too much of Aerosmith these days. But this song is simply special to me. It was made for the movie Armageddon and it won the Oscar for best song I think. Really brilliant lyrics and a touching song. I really want to be with my beloved when I listen to this song.
“I could stay awake just hear you breathing,
Watch you smile while you are sleeping…”
The lyrics can be found here
4.Scorpions- Still Loving You
A lullaby like start. But really it makes you feel the lethal sting of the Scorpions and Love. A great power ballad. Though many may call the lyrics too straight I really love it. It makes you crave for your long lost love. And the guitar work is simply sublime.
“Is there really no chance
To start once again?”
The lyrics can be found here
3. Metallica- The One
A lot of history in to this anti-war song. The first video song of Metallica and their first mainstream effort in their album”…and Justice for all”. The video is great with snippets from the movie "Johnny Got His Gun" which is based upon the book by Dalton Trumbo who also directed the movie in 1971. The movie is about a soldier who's arms and legs were blown away by a grenade during World War I. Metallica purchased the rights to this film to use it for the music video.
Really the best song by Metallica. Fantastic lyrics. The song picks up pace as the progression and the end is pure headbanging which you cannot resist.
“Back to the womb is much too real
In comes life that I must breathe…”
The lyrics can be found here
2. Jethro Tull-Waking Edge
I edited out Nirvana's song from here. I realised I had missed this song. Jethro Tull is an Alternative Rock band in its true sense. The lead man Ian Anderson plays flute as well (no pun intended!). This song is really really brilliant. Wonderful opening and terrific lyrics. The song is there in the only CD I ever bought! A compilation called 'Still Loving You' in which the eponymous song was also there. Really a classic!
The lyrics can be found here
1. Guns N Roses- Sweet child o’ mine
Most of the fans place November Rain as the best GNR song. But I love this song much more than any other GNR song. The lyrics are sweet and simple. The guitar solos are face melting. This song has the X-factor. This is the first hard rock song I ever listened to thanks to Asianet Jukebox. I am hooked since then to rock music. Habits die hard they say and so does this song. Really revitalises my mind.
I wish the original GNR never broke up. They made some awesome music (the one that made “Appetite for Destruction”, which had Steven Adler at drums instead of Matt Sorum who replaced him from the next album onwards and changed the sound of GNR from hard rock to heavy metal, though this line up also made some brilliant music).
“She has got a smile that it seems to me
Reminds of childhood memories…”
The lyrics can be found here
People not listening to Rock and Metal really are missing a lot…

Tour Report- XI (One Wild Night!-II)

Now for the second part!
The next day was Pattus Birthday. ( no I didnt forget to use the nick). All of the guys decided to give him a good "kani" (refer the movie Meesha Madhavan) at the daybreak. All of them were sitting really hard not to fall asleep.
Ass time came nearer, oops!,as time came nearer Palmer and Arhie passed out. The others went and showed their "Softwares and Hardwares" and gave Pattu a pants as his gift.
Suddenly someone came and told that Palmer had thrown up. They went to the room and it was nasty. Rajguru cleaned up with the help of Garfield. Now everyone wanted to go to sleep.
The room mate of Palmer and Archie was left.
Rajguru asked him," You can handle things here, right?"
"right(hic!)"
"Ok then Iam going"
The mate made a bed out of a chair and sofa. He switched off the lights then tripped on a bag to fall, luckily into his makeshift bed and passed out...

Tour Report X (One Wild Night!-I)

Everyone was in really good spirits by now. A lot of noise and many declarations followed. "iam that. iam this. iam shit u are good" etc
Rajguru made an announcement.
"This is one of my last hangouts and I thank u all guys.U are really lucky.............So i make the complete expense of tonight on myself"
"Wah! Rajguru Wah!" ,came the encore.
The room was clear except the close circle.
Rajguru said," Who is coming to see Delhi at night with me?"
"me! me! me!", the encore.
"Ok lets go."
It was drizzling outside. They got an umbrella from reception.
Neo said," Da I want my umbrella. I'll get sick otherwise."
"Oh get it fast a$$****!",said Garfield impatiently and followed Neo.
Now garfield had to take the stairs as neo left by the lift. But Garfield was consipicously missing from the room.
"He was really paambu. Where did he go?", thought Garfield hoping he did not go into any strangers room.
When he came down. THere was Neo standing.
" I couldn't find my umbrella. Mom will scold me."
"Idiot go to your room first and not any others.And no need of any umbrella.At most u may die", Garfield dragged a whimpering Neo outside and they started to walk.
The destination was a bar nearby. All of us bought a round of beer. Gentlemanyan had a sprite. The guy drinks sprite from bars at 40-45 Rs for a glass! Apart from him there was Archie, Palmer, Hogan, Garfield, Kobra, Neo, Thirupaachi, Kattabuji and Rashtriyakaran. Suddenly Archie wanted throw up, went to the toilet to do that and came back. Now everyone was having a ball. They ordered a cauliflower manchurian and vegetable manchurian. More eating. Time came for the ordering second round. Garfield and Rashtriyakaran declined. The bar guys told they had to close at 11:15 and it will open again at 12:30, so they had to leave.
All of them were sober upon entering the bar. But now they were really on a roll. The Atmosphere was absolutely electric.
The roads were wet and mud puddles all over.
Suddenly Kattabuji had a revelation.
"Aliya, I want to take pushups." He tried to but fell flat on his face and lay there giggling.
"I'll show you how its done.", Palmer said and to his credit did a couple before going down.
Others were laughing their guts out. Lucky no Police came for rounds.
Non-Gugulites like Samson, Odie and Gaanagandharvan came and guided everyone to hotel.

Tour Report IX(Prelude to the decimation)

Now it was time to raise the ‘spirits’. Unfortunately the booze shops were closed that day. A cycle rickshaw guy promised us to get to a ‘single window’ shop to buy the stuff. So Rajguru and Hogan went with him.
Now Garfield was out walking with Samson and Neo. He bought a packet of More cigarette which he was eyeing for a while. The cigarette was long and brown in color. Suddenly someone wanted to try a puff and four cigarettes were lighted. Someone left after a single puff saying he wanted only one puff. Garfield was stranded with two cigarettes, one in each hand. The people on the street were eyeing him with disgust.
They walked along and found Mr. Perfect, Ilayaraja and Daddy cool on the opposite side. Garfield waved at Mr. Perfect and handed him the extra fag. They were now smoking and arguing with a hawker about the price regarding a short.
Neo suddenly wanted to drink some Cappuccino coffee when he heard about it from Perfect. Garfield and Neo went to the Nescafe shop and bought a Moccacino and Cappuccino respectively.
“Uggh! This is disgusting”, said Neo. Garfield took it from him and tasted it. “It’s good if not a bit strong”, Kattabuji had come he took the coffee and finished it off. “Idiot Neo! It’s really good!”
They headed back to the hotel room. The Aabhaas Kendra had started functioning. There was a cloud of smoke from the inside. As the smoke cleared there were 4 bottles of Bacardi Breezer, one 8 PM and a Bacardi white rum and couple of bottles of breezer was over.
Now the ‘spirits’ started to descent…”Rrrrrrgg!” the calling bell screeched. Odie opened the door and shut it at the same instant and screamed, “Teacher! Teacher! Teacher!”
Gentlemanyan went outside to speak with them. Garfield, Kattabuji and Rastriyakaran burst into the toilet and burst back to get their glasses. The teachers were literally crying with the smoke effect and really wanted to go back to their rooms. The dust had settled then and KB wanted to go to the Bathroom. They drank for their college and it was decided that the guys with jobs would sponsor the booze for the trip and that it would be taken in Delhi as taxes are higher in Himachal. Protest followed bit settlement was made.
Now followed a one wild night!

Tour Report VIII(First Evening at Delhi)

In Durbar Hotel our first task was to assign rooms. As we were late in booking we couldn’t get rooms in the same floor. After taking care of the girls and most guys, we were left with two rooms and seven of us. Me, Sreenath, Panackal, Anand, Divakar, Kiran and Rakeshettan. We got rooms at the top most floor. The condition of the room was horrific. Really small rooms and no ventilation! They were supposed to be A/C rooms but converted later on. The workers quarters was nearby. The only breath of fresh air came when we saw a gorgeous chick walking around. We didn’t see her later though   : - (.
I went to call home (the train was late by some 4 hours) as I hadn’t spoke to my parents since leaving TVM (I don’t have a cell phone). It was raining heavily and I and Sree borrowed an Umbrella from the reception. We saw a Pan shop nearby and got the urge to try pan. We did not know any thing about the varieties and only wanted something very mild. I blurted Meetha Paan and the guy made us that. We started chewing. It was very good and really sweet. But the problem was that mouth got really full due to the juices and we had no way of spitting. We ran for our rooms and the lift was not working. Murphy’s law at play! We dashed up the stairways and got to the room and grabbed a couple of mugs and spit right into it. Oh boy! What a relief! We went to the next room and Rakeshettan asked us what we were chewing. We told about the paan and our struggle to spit it. We asked what paan and we told meetha.
“ Nincompoops! Meetha paan is to swallow and not spit.” No wonder I felt nothing as I accidentally swallow some of it.
We had told the girls to get ready and they were really punctual and got out about 1 hour late. We were to have the dinner outside as the prices in the hotel were damn high. The girls, teachers and a few guys got into a vegetarian restaurant. We guys walked to a dosa corner that Rakeshettan knew. There was some rush there. Nibin and I decided to walk on find some Delhi special. He is always ready to try new things and so am I. We walked on and found the place to be a bit unfriendly and got back to the original position and ate a couple of Samosas from a shop.
Nibin knows to speak zero hindi and my knowledge is rather bookish. An utter confusion over payment and they were speaking some Kaattu hindi. In the end it was resolved and they were happy to serve us. Then we had a couple of dosas and headed back.

UT 2004: Me the Champ!

This study leave has been pretty long. Though the study part can be safely eliminated. My time has been spent sleeping, reading (or both) and gaming. First, it was Farcry, then Diablo II and then Civilization III. But I grew tired after a while and stopped playing thse games. One day, I dusted out UT2004 and I started playing. I had started a single player campaign long time back and I continued that.
I really had a blast with the game. The graphics are awesome and the physics too. But the most significant thing is the gameplay. It simply rocks! You have a pretty decent qualification round and then you are to play four modes to unlock the championship. You have to do some management here by hiring and releasing your team members. As the game progresses you do gain access to some pretty good bots.
The four ladders are CTF (capture the flag), Double domination, Assault and Bombing run.
CTF was pretty easy though I lost one match owing to my carelessness.
Double Domination was a refreshing update to original UT’s domination. Here two control points are there and you have to capture and hold them both for 10 seconds, instead of capturing control points which would increase the point as in UT. This really increased the tension with some brilliant last minute saves.
Assault was cool as usual, but as usual there are not many maps. Some of them are way up there in the cool factor.
But the mode that blew me away was Bombing Run. It is your regular rugby with some twists. There is a ball in the Arena and you have to take it to the opponents post to score. Simple enough isn’t it? Nah. You can’t shoot while holding the ball and your mates have to protect. The stellar AI actually disappointed in this area though. The bots were really dumb. Anyway, I really enjoyed the mode.
There are some additional matches like challenges from other teams and bloodrites were your mate is challenged in an instagib match. If you lose you lose your mate. You can refuse though for a price. Instagib matches are really adrenaline pumping. One shot and you are dead. The score can really tilt in any situation.
I finally finished the ladders with 2 losses and unlocked the championship matches. I was anticipating a lightning deathmatch ladder as in UT but only two matches and you are the champ! The first is a team deathmatch and a real pushover. But the second is a one on one with Xan in the Hyperblast2 map. The match is a royal pain in the ass. The map is big and Xan is one hell of an S.O.B. I lost once and quit once but the next time I fragged his ass 4 times and was sitting pretty. But he came back slapped 4 on me. I was afraid and was hiding most of the time to bide time. We met for a final battle as the clock started the final countdown. I knew it was hopless. I had no armor and he had a lot. Amazingly, I could strafe-leap his rockets and fragged him with 2 seconds to spare!
I was disappointed with the ending cinematics though. UT had better ones.
I loved the game and it was a great ride. But my wrist needs some rest now as it is badly bruised. Can’t afford a comfy and expensive mouse!

More Polls...

You scored as Beyonce. Maybe you don't like her. But she must be your kind! Beyonce 83% Jennifer Aniston 78% Jennifer Lopez 78% Cameron Diaz 61% Britney Spears 45% What sexy actress would you date? (Now bigger pictures) created with QuizFarm.com

I would have Jenny Aniston though. But I am happy with Beyonce. And plz no J Lo or Britney.

You scored as Jimi Hendrix. You are Jimi Hendrix! The pioneer of electric guitar and inspiration to all great guitar gods! Jimi Hendrix 85% Slash 70% Billie Joe Armstrong 60% James Hetfield 50% Ozzy Osbourne! 35% Kurt Cobain 30% Tommy Lee 15% What Bad Ass Rock Legend Are you? *with pictures* created with QuizFarm.com

Ya baby! Me the man. The one guy who started it all. I am in a 'purple haze' now! Who is this Billie Joe Armstrong anyway? Slash is cool, Hetfield, Ozzy, Cobain too are gr8. Don't know much about Tommy Lee except his love life.

You scored as Air Force. Cross into the blue, soldier, because you belong in the U.S. Air Force. With technology that is years ahead of anyone else, your service has reigned supreme and undefeated in the skies since the late 60s. But you tend to be looked down upon by other branches as elitist and even a little cowardly. Air Force 79% Marines 68% Navy 64% Army 46% Coast Guard 21% Which branch of the Military are you? created with QuizFarm.com

I wanted to be in Airforce when I was a small kid. I think that desire has been reflected here...

Tour Report VII (Arrival at Delhi)

Upon the arrival at Delhi Railway Station it was confusion galore. We had called Panicker’s Travels, our tour operator, from the train. Now we got down at the station and had no idea what to do next. Paru’s uncle had come there too. After a few frantic calls the travels guy told us to come to the entrance of the station. This platform was the 12th one and we had to walk to the 1st. Pretty easy, when considering the luggage we were carrying and extremely easy when we take into account of the girls baggages too. The boys took whatever luggage as possible and started towards the entrance. The girl’s followed with the rest of the stuff. It would have been easier if the railways had kept a taxi service in the platform. Believe me it is that distant!
So, torn and wearied us, dumped our bags at the entrance. What greeted us was not a pretty sight. The humanity here seemed to come from the lower echelons and there were quite a few suspicious characters. The roads seemed to be waterlogged and the heat was unbearable. The man from Panicker’s had come. A tamilian, settled in Delhi. He was to be our guide. We were not impressed by the bus. Really bad when we consider the buses of the past tour. We hoped it would be a pick up and nothing more. But our inner fear proved to be right. Our accommodation was arranged in Hotel Durbar, the bus started to there. We, the guys, took of our shirts as the heat was escalating, and Paru’s uncle had told the weather was pleasant! En route we saw many sites of Delhi like the Big Hanuman statue, the Delhi Metro Rail (pity we couldn’t get into one) etc. The bus stopped in a pretty ugly place. We were alarmed, where was Durbar? The kili of the bus told us it was in Karol Bagh and as it is a market place we had to walk there. Not much distance though. We got the bags down and I confess I was the one that put Rakeshettan’s bag into mud. Only Thampi new it and he kept his word of not telling anybody( I think so!) We got to the hotel in no time and we proceeded to our rooms, to get ready for a one wild night!

Tour Report VI (Decadence on Rails-I)

Now is the time for a little hide and seek. I am going to present a report on the decadence on the rails. I am not going to use the real names of the concerned. You have to guess who is who. Just in case…
Most of them had the dreams and aspirations to be decadent for a lifetime and then stop the vices completely (duh!). So burdened by these aspiring thoughts, the boyz boarded the train. All was alright for a long time. The Rajguru was quiet. Major guguholics like Thirupaachi where down with fever or pretty contented like Garfield, Archie, Kobra, Kattabuji in incessant sugar beating.
After some time Garfield found the class Gentlemanyan’s behavior to be quite odd, laughing in a peculiar manner and other odd expressions. Suddenly he felt that irresistible pull towards a magnetic force and found Archie, Palmer and Kobra had recharged. Rajguru was all in smiles. Garfield had his recharge as well.
Chota Recharge! Full Talktime!
Rajguru asked others, “Hows our Gentlemanyan and Gaanagandharvan? I gave them sprite mixed with Smirnoff vodka?”
“ But didn’t they know?”
“Avan kallan njan kallanu kanji vachavan. I used a syringe to get the spirit in and broke the seal of the bottle in front of them!”
“Wah Rajguru Wah! Aapne Kamaal kar diya!”
"The lucky guys to start with Smirnoff, I started with Blue Ribband Vodka", said Garfield. "Me too", affirmed RashtriyaKaran.
The protagonists were having a real good time! They thought of breaking the news in Manali... But the spirits never rest peacefully...
Now kattabuji had also recharged. Mr.Perfect and Thirupaachi stayed away from the spirit. I am too sleepy to think about others.
As said in the movie The Mummy “Death is only the beginning!” we can say
“Berth is only the beginning!”
P.S: Want to know who these are? No need!

Some more polls....

Cant keep my hands of these stufff...
here goes some more...

You scored as Neo, the "One". Neo is the computer hacker-turned-Messiah of the Matrix. He leads a small group of human rebels against the technology that controls them. Neo doubts his ability to lead but doesn't want to disappoint his friends. His goal is for a world where all men know the Truth and are free from the bonds of the Matrix. Neo, the "One" 100% Indiana Jones 96% Lara Croft 79% William Wallace 79% James Bond, Agent 007 79% Batman, the Dark Knight 75% Maximus 71% Captain Jack Sparrow 63% El Zorro 63% The Terminator 58% The Amazing Spider-Man 54% Which Action Hero Would You Be? v. 2.0 created with QuizFarm.com

Of all people, i got the sissy boy. Its Ok but I loved to be Jack Sparrow or Jones...

You scored as Metallica. You are a Metal Licka! You are one cool, oldschool dude! You love the raw beauty of greats whether it be an appreciation for a fine wine, or a fine lady. You have the rythem. Mudvayne 100% Metallica 100% System of a Down 94% Static-X 88% Rammstein 69% KoRn 63% Marilyn Manson 44% Slipknot 19% What Metal Band Are You!? created with QuizFarm.com

Cool!!! I am 'The One' after all! Havent heard Mudvayne . But I love S.O.A.D!

You scored as New Democrat. New Democrats emphasize fiscal conservatism, and have a strong preference for the free market. They believe in small-scale programs that provide targetted help to those in need, while working with the business community. New Democrat 100% Old School Democrat 100% Green 100% Foreign Policy Hawk 60% Pro Business Republican 55% Libertarian 45% Socially Conservative Republican 40% What's Your Political Philosophy? created with QuizFarm.com

Pretty Much sums up my political philosophy! New and Old and Green and Democratic! BJP anyone?

You scored as Gryffindor. Congratulations, you scored Gryffindor! You are courageous, nice, loving, and have a HUGE knack for adventure and fun, you love a thrill. Gryffindor 79% Ravenclaw 71% Hufflepuff 67% Slytherin 54% HOGWARTS SORTING HAT!!!(PICS) created with QuizFarm.com

I love the history of the Gryffindor and the elder guy. But I would have ousted that Potter though!

Last set of Polls(hopefully) for now...

Se7en S1ns

You scored as Pride. Pride 94% Wrath 69% Sloth 69% Envy 56% Gluttony 56% Lust 56% Greed 6% Seven deadly sins created with QuizFarm.com

i am not that proud...and wrath...plz comeon i forgive everybody...and sloth-true very true... Expected more on lust though...

My Death...

You scored as Disappear. Your death will be by disappearing, probably a camping trip gone wrong or an evening hike you never returned from. Always remeber that one guy who was hiking alone and got in a rock slide. He could have died, but he cut his own hand off to save himself. Don't end up like him (or worse, dead). Posion 87% Disappear 87% Stabbed 73% Cut Throat 67% Gunshot 67% Suffocated 67% Drowning 67% Disease 60% Suicide 53% Accident 47% Eaten 47% Natural Causes 40% Bomb 40% How Will You Die?? created with QuizFarm.com

Probably true...but who is going to poison, shoot and stab me? I am a harmless creature...

Harry Potter Character!

You scored as Albus Dumbledore. Strong and powerful you admirably defend your world and your charges against those who would seek to harm them. However sometimes you can fail to do what you must because you care too much to cause suffering. Albus Dumbledore 95% Remus Lupin 90% Harry Potter 80% Sirius Black 80% Draco Malfoy 70% Lord Voldemort 70% Hermione Granger 65% Severus Snape 65% Ginny Weasley 65% Ron Weasley 55% Your Harry Potter Alter Ego Is...? created with QuizFarm.com

Dumbledore??? I wanted Sirius Black! And Potter at 3? I hate that little brat! But I guess i can live with Dumble though!

Me according to some polls!

This Is My Life, Rated
Life:	7.5
Mind:	7.5
Body:	5.7
Spirit:	9.6
Friends/Family:	3.7
Love:	2.9
Finance:	5.5
Take the Rate My Life Quiz

I think a pretty good rating. Dhanya said she scored 8.2. I would have liked a bit more on lovelife and friends/Family!

Your Birthdate: June 12

You're a dynamic, charismatic person who's possibly headed for fame. You tend to charm strangers easily. And you usually can get what you want from them. Verbally talented, you tend to persuade people with your speaking and writing. You are affectionate and loving, but it's hard for you to commit to any one relationship. Your strength: Your charm Your weakness: Your extreme manipulation tactics Your power color: Indigo Your power symbol: Four leaf clover Your power month: December

What Does Your Birth Date Mean?

By Jove ! It is very true. Verbally talented, manipulative, non-commital...

On Average, You Would Sell Out For

$1,101,587

Who wouldnt sell out for this amount of money? But honestly, I may not.

Compatible???

People I have kept a link in the sidebar. Please check it and check my compatibility with you! If any cool chicks out there are compatible, you know where to find me ;)