Hmmm...so where was i?....ya..the day when we finally gave our names for the tour..i think dat day was thursday and we were to leave on monday..n by this time the lectures abt what to do n what not to do on such tours had begun at home...i had to constantly remind my mom dat i am not a lil kid..but no..she wouldn't listen or maybe she din want to..result being i was told not to trust any strangers...i shouldn't eat anything they offer!!(as if i were some exotic monkey in a zoo!!! dat reminds me its been ages since i last visited a zoo...hmm..should make a mental note of it...) oh god!! it was annoying!! my mom went on n on...but i know it was for my own good..so i dint interrupt her much whenever she started off her tour trivia...i had to just grin n bear it..
The next 3 days went by painfully slow..i guess it was my anticipation for monday dat made those three days look like slow motion..meanwhile on saturday a few of my friends and i went on a peace rally for the victims of the blast..it was very tiring but we felt good abt it..then the next day sunday went away in a blur..i dont remember much..then finally came monday!!!!the day i was waiting for all my life!!(plaese excuse the exagerration..hehe..but dats how i felt at point of time)
I couldn't sleep the whole of previous night..so i woke up late dat mrng..i still couldn't believe it..we were actually going!! my friends and i purposely dint speak abt it much since thursday coz we thought talkin abt the tour is jinxed..i dunno how people come up with such weird superstitions..blame it on the human nature..but my imagination was on a overdrive..i was tryin to put on a facade of being calm n cool abt it but in reality i was all hyper n edgy inside..it was the same case with all my friends...Man!! was it exciting!!!..
My train was at 7 in the evening n we were supposed to be at the station at 6..i being the laziest person alive,started my packing at 4 much to the shock of my friends who were ready to leave for the station at any given instant..i wouldn't have been surprised if they did..hehe..i think i was online the whole time dat day..yeah..tellin everyone dat i was goin on a tour!! i was behaving like an idiot..meanwhile we were constantly smssing each other askin what snacks the other person was bringing to eat..my friends and i HUGE foodies...food is VERY important to us..so this ofcourse was very crucial..ultimately it was decided dat everyone had to bring some tid bits to munch on..2 of my friends took up the responsibility of gettin the dinner..so this major problem was solved at last..
My packing was another adventure in itself...my tour was for 5 days and i packed for a month instead..oh god my bag was SO heavy!!! I dint realise dat till i reached the station..both my dad and bro had come to see me off..my mom dint want to come citing emotional reasons..n i let her be...
The moment i reached the station i spotted my friend who had come with her cousin..the shock i got when i saw her bag was unbelievable..her bag was tiny in front of mine!! then i found my other friend who had come with both her parents..At this time i dunno wat happened but i just started laughin lookin at her..no she was not lookin funny or anythin...but i dunno sometimes i just start laughin..she too started laughin lookin at my bag..teasing me abt it..slowly all my friends started comin with their army of family members..i was missin my mom already..during all this i was constantly gettin calls frm my other friends wishin me happy journey...but i was more than happy..time was 6:45 and my friend prathibha was yet to come..we were gettin all tensed now..my dad asked me n the others to get into the train as it was gettin late.. my bro purposely made me carry my bag to show me how heavy it was.. i had to carry it all over the foot over bridge n dats wen i realised dat i had indeed packed a lil too much..
we started gettin worried coz there was no sight of prathibha..then all of a sudden we spotted her runnin like crazy on the other platform with her mom and aunts..it was such a funny sight!! we were relieved..and i massaging my completely red palm..thanx to my bag..my bro had a nice laugh..he had to take the bag midway through the footover bridge lookin at my expressions..and i was cursing my self for packin so much..
Finally we entered the train...
Sunday, September 23, 2007
Saturday, September 22, 2007
The Migc Tour!!!!!! Part 1
Its been a really long time since i last blogged..there r so many things to write abt but i think its best i recorded the memories of my tour before they dissipate frm my memory...so here goes...
I've NEVER and i mean never gone on a trip like this with my friends before this trip hence it holds a special place in my heart...because i will never get to go like this again..ok m gettin too senti here..hehe..sorry abt dat...but cant help it u see..ok ok i'll get to it now...
Last year i.e, when i was in my first year there was a trip to kerela but we dint go becoz of multiple reasons..so we had made up our minds dat no matter what we wud go this year!! Finally the day arrived when they announced abt the tour..we were ecstatic!! they had given us a choice of places like chennai,pune,mumbai,palampur b'lore and delhi..A few of my friends and i wanted to go to chennai as i've never been there..also we wanted to meet our friend there(dis was da main reason of our wanting to go there)..but sadly it was dropped..reasons unknown to us..we were then told dat there were going to be 2 different packages for the tour..one was b'lolre,mysore n ooty and the other one was delhi,shimla,chandigarh n some other place...i've already seen all the places i've mentioned here so i din really care where we went as long as we were goin somewhere...but all my friends and i decided on the b'lore trip as none of them had seen ooty before and it was not so far away frm home unlike delhi n those other places..we all excitedly went n gave the names for the tour..almost the whole of our class gave the names...But one day to our utter dismay.. it was announced dat ooty was being dropped..instead we wud be visiting some 11 research institutes in 4 days!!! now dats too much!!!!!!!! i mean who in their right sense frame of mind wud be able to go to so many research institutes in a such a short time frame!!!!!this was a huge blow!!! a sort of anti climax...we all decided to drop out...everyone except some 2 guys withdrew their names(these guys r not human..seriously i dunno what they were thinkin..maybe they wanted to show off how serious they r abt their vocation..whatever..its another blog in itself ;) )
Seein the sudden drop in the names they made some changes in the plan..i wasn't in the college dat day when this happened..i was in the Times Of India Youthopia college fest..(my experiences in this fest deserve another blog!!) I was on the main road outside the college where this fest was takin place when i got a call frm my friend tellin me abt the changed plans of the tour askin me whether or not should we go...it was the last day to register n they were waitin for me to decide..i impulsively said YES!! i dint care..i just knew we had to go..my friend warned me again tellin me dat we had to appear for exams immediately after da tour but i was adamant demanding her to give all the names..she gave the names hesitatingly but i knew everyone wanted to go..so now we were goin..i had mixed feelings abt it..
Now dat the names were given..the excitement began all over again...
I've NEVER and i mean never gone on a trip like this with my friends before this trip hence it holds a special place in my heart...because i will never get to go like this again..ok m gettin too senti here..hehe..sorry abt dat...but cant help it u see..ok ok i'll get to it now...
Last year i.e, when i was in my first year there was a trip to kerela but we dint go becoz of multiple reasons..so we had made up our minds dat no matter what we wud go this year!! Finally the day arrived when they announced abt the tour..we were ecstatic!! they had given us a choice of places like chennai,pune,mumbai,palampur b'lore and delhi..A few of my friends and i wanted to go to chennai as i've never been there..also we wanted to meet our friend there(dis was da main reason of our wanting to go there)..but sadly it was dropped..reasons unknown to us..we were then told dat there were going to be 2 different packages for the tour..one was b'lolre,mysore n ooty and the other one was delhi,shimla,chandigarh n some other place...i've already seen all the places i've mentioned here so i din really care where we went as long as we were goin somewhere...but all my friends and i decided on the b'lore trip as none of them had seen ooty before and it was not so far away frm home unlike delhi n those other places..we all excitedly went n gave the names for the tour..almost the whole of our class gave the names...But one day to our utter dismay.. it was announced dat ooty was being dropped..instead we wud be visiting some 11 research institutes in 4 days!!! now dats too much!!!!!!!! i mean who in their right sense frame of mind wud be able to go to so many research institutes in a such a short time frame!!!!!this was a huge blow!!! a sort of anti climax...we all decided to drop out...everyone except some 2 guys withdrew their names(these guys r not human..seriously i dunno what they were thinkin..maybe they wanted to show off how serious they r abt their vocation..whatever..its another blog in itself ;) )
Seein the sudden drop in the names they made some changes in the plan..i wasn't in the college dat day when this happened..i was in the Times Of India Youthopia college fest..(my experiences in this fest deserve another blog!!) I was on the main road outside the college where this fest was takin place when i got a call frm my friend tellin me abt the changed plans of the tour askin me whether or not should we go...it was the last day to register n they were waitin for me to decide..i impulsively said YES!! i dint care..i just knew we had to go..my friend warned me again tellin me dat we had to appear for exams immediately after da tour but i was adamant demanding her to give all the names..she gave the names hesitatingly but i knew everyone wanted to go..so now we were goin..i had mixed feelings abt it..
Now dat the names were given..the excitement began all over again...
Friday, June 22, 2007
To cry or not to cry..
I was watchin this movie "300" yesterday( some scenes were too gory for me so i simply walked out of the room n it was many times i did dat...an advantage of watchin movies in the convenience of ur home..)
It had a very interesting story..many would say inspirational..but dats just the superficial analysis..while watchin this movie i got an oppurtunity to take a sneek peek into the mind of a man..a man who believes dat love is a sign of weakness,crying is an act of cowardice and expressing ur feelings is the deed of the faint hearted ... In short,any man found exhibiting any of the above mentioned traits was not considered manly enough..To put it in the other way...only a man who shows no fear when faced with his worst adversary,who never expresses his feelings no matter what..who would never ask for help no matter how badly he needs it..and most important of all..who considers a woman a weaker sex..One can argue dat it was a period film where such notions existed..I completely agree..but if u look around, such men form a large chunk of today's so called modern society..
At the risk of being sounding feminist,lets examine this word "weaker sex"
If u say dat in terms of physical strength,then yes there is some amount of truth in dat statement and i have no qualms in admitting dat but then again,its not entirely correct and i have women like karnam malleshwari to corroborate my arguement although i admit its more of an exception than the norm..so u see dat statement isn't apt anymore..infact its the other way round..
Women can cry whenever they feel the need for it but a man cant thanks to the society,for such men aren't considered "macho"..a woman can freely express her feelings,her emotions,her fears etc but then again majority of the men cant,even if they want to,they wont..they think such things are "girly"..actually i can go on n on like this but ultimately my point is simple..in this rapidly changing and evolving society there is a desperate need to eliminate such ancient regressive conventions about manlihood after all just being physically strong and emotionally blocked isn't what defines a true man..a real man is someone who accepts change,who accepts himself for who he is,doesn't mind sharing his feelings with people close to him and most importantly considers women as equals..
I am writin this because i felt really sorry for all those men in the movie nad also also in our society...i mean whether u like it or not,sometimes crying ur heart out(ofcourse dat doesn't mean one should turn into a crybaby..hehe..) or sharing ur feelings with ur close friends is a huge relief and u always end up feelin much better..this has been considered as a sign of weakness for generations but if u ask me..its a sign of strength,coz it gives u courage to accept ur weaknesses and failures..and not many men can do dat and i feel truly sorry for them,for they lead a life of "false pride" and end up living a clastrophobic life..
So here i am sippin my cup of coffee(its cold now,thanks to all this typing..) and humming the song "strength of a woman" by shaggy..nice song..and i think i should go and heat up my coffee...
It had a very interesting story..many would say inspirational..but dats just the superficial analysis..while watchin this movie i got an oppurtunity to take a sneek peek into the mind of a man..a man who believes dat love is a sign of weakness,crying is an act of cowardice and expressing ur feelings is the deed of the faint hearted ... In short,any man found exhibiting any of the above mentioned traits was not considered manly enough..To put it in the other way...only a man who shows no fear when faced with his worst adversary,who never expresses his feelings no matter what..who would never ask for help no matter how badly he needs it..and most important of all..who considers a woman a weaker sex..One can argue dat it was a period film where such notions existed..I completely agree..but if u look around, such men form a large chunk of today's so called modern society..
At the risk of being sounding feminist,lets examine this word "weaker sex"
If u say dat in terms of physical strength,then yes there is some amount of truth in dat statement and i have no qualms in admitting dat but then again,its not entirely correct and i have women like karnam malleshwari to corroborate my arguement although i admit its more of an exception than the norm..so u see dat statement isn't apt anymore..infact its the other way round..
Women can cry whenever they feel the need for it but a man cant thanks to the society,for such men aren't considered "macho"..a woman can freely express her feelings,her emotions,her fears etc but then again majority of the men cant,even if they want to,they wont..they think such things are "girly"..actually i can go on n on like this but ultimately my point is simple..in this rapidly changing and evolving society there is a desperate need to eliminate such ancient regressive conventions about manlihood after all just being physically strong and emotionally blocked isn't what defines a true man..a real man is someone who accepts change,who accepts himself for who he is,doesn't mind sharing his feelings with people close to him and most importantly considers women as equals..
I am writin this because i felt really sorry for all those men in the movie nad also also in our society...i mean whether u like it or not,sometimes crying ur heart out(ofcourse dat doesn't mean one should turn into a crybaby..hehe..) or sharing ur feelings with ur close friends is a huge relief and u always end up feelin much better..this has been considered as a sign of weakness for generations but if u ask me..its a sign of strength,coz it gives u courage to accept ur weaknesses and failures..and not many men can do dat and i feel truly sorry for them,for they lead a life of "false pride" and end up living a clastrophobic life..
So here i am sippin my cup of coffee(its cold now,thanks to all this typing..) and humming the song "strength of a woman" by shaggy..nice song..and i think i should go and heat up my coffee...
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Exorcism of emily rose.....its scary..
Do i like watchin horror movies??..NO!!..i'm shit scared of'em..when i was young wheneva there was a horror movie being watched on the tv,i would either run out of the room,hide behind the sofa or crawl under the bed and close my eyes n shut my ears real tight..but i would still get scared n be the laughin stock of the family but i couldn't help it..they scare the daylights outta me..god help those who sit next 2 me while watchin a horror movie coz if i have forgotten to cut my nails(which is rare) they'll have scars for the rest of their lives!!
My friend wanted to watch a horror movie real bad dat too exorcism of emily rose..i told her it was a bad idea..but she was adamant saying dat its based on a true story..somehow she managed to convince me(something i'll regret a lot later!!) she said she read abt it in a community in orkut n wanted to watch it by hook or by crook..after a lot of searching n unsucessful attempts of downloadin it..we finally managed to find a dvd in a cd shop...i was gettin scared already..but she wouldn't listen saying she cant watch it alone..
We came back n put it in the pc n watched it covered faces..we constantly had our faces covered with our hands,peeping through the fingers..at this point we saw each other n burst out laughing..we were looking ridiculous,the slightest sound was scaring us...somehow we managed to watch the movie completely...
I came back home expecting dat i wouldn't be scared for a change but i was wrong!
everything seemed fine until bed time..i have a room of my own now..n dat day everything looked sinister and eerie including my bed..i was panicking like crazy so i decided to do something to take my mind off the movie..i decided to start painting something dat i hadn't done for years at 1 o'clock in the night...it worked i got lost in my painting but then i cant paint the whole night..so i decided to sleep..but i couldn't it was already 2:30 in the morning by then..i sent an sms to my friend wondering whether she was able to sleep..she wasn't able to sleep either..she was listening to music on her ipod n was finding everyone's voice including shaan n atif aslam's voice scary..hehe..we chatted like dat for a while but she fell asleep midway leaving me all alone still wide awake..i think i chanted all the mantras i knew and sang all the devotional songs i knew dat day..i dunno when i fell asleep but i did thankfully..obviously i got up really late in the mornnig the next day...
I took oath to not watch any more horror movies..but now my friend wants to watch the Exorcist!!!!..here we go again :( om jai jagdish hare...i think i should learn more devotional songs...
My friend wanted to watch a horror movie real bad dat too exorcism of emily rose..i told her it was a bad idea..but she was adamant saying dat its based on a true story..somehow she managed to convince me(something i'll regret a lot later!!) she said she read abt it in a community in orkut n wanted to watch it by hook or by crook..after a lot of searching n unsucessful attempts of downloadin it..we finally managed to find a dvd in a cd shop...i was gettin scared already..but she wouldn't listen saying she cant watch it alone..
We came back n put it in the pc n watched it covered faces..we constantly had our faces covered with our hands,peeping through the fingers..at this point we saw each other n burst out laughing..we were looking ridiculous,the slightest sound was scaring us...somehow we managed to watch the movie completely...
I came back home expecting dat i wouldn't be scared for a change but i was wrong!
everything seemed fine until bed time..i have a room of my own now..n dat day everything looked sinister and eerie including my bed..i was panicking like crazy so i decided to do something to take my mind off the movie..i decided to start painting something dat i hadn't done for years at 1 o'clock in the night...it worked i got lost in my painting but then i cant paint the whole night..so i decided to sleep..but i couldn't it was already 2:30 in the morning by then..i sent an sms to my friend wondering whether she was able to sleep..she wasn't able to sleep either..she was listening to music on her ipod n was finding everyone's voice including shaan n atif aslam's voice scary..hehe..we chatted like dat for a while but she fell asleep midway leaving me all alone still wide awake..i think i chanted all the mantras i knew and sang all the devotional songs i knew dat day..i dunno when i fell asleep but i did thankfully..obviously i got up really late in the mornnig the next day...
I took oath to not watch any more horror movies..but now my friend wants to watch the Exorcist!!!!..here we go again :( om jai jagdish hare...i think i should learn more devotional songs...
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