The party starts
the alcohol flows
the friends part
the difference grows.
The past is gone
the future's here
sit around with friends
and drink more beer.
The crowd moves on
upwards and away.
The friends that're left
are there to stay.
You stop and think
"is this really me"
there was no more
for folks to see!
The future's here
the future's now
The past's all gone
HOLY COW!
Couldn't be chowed to finish this 'pome'... too drunk? Maybe...
too far gone? Definitely...
too lazy? - Crap... you GOTTA know me!
Saturday, June 24, 2006
Tuesday, January 10, 2006
Weddings Ahoy!
They're all done at last. I've had an insane amount of fun in the last few weeks. Lots of weddings to go for and one or two that I missed. Was good getting back in touch with old friends and meeting lots of new ones.
Now I need to get back to work to get a bit of rest :)
Here's what's been up.
Wedding in Hyderabad - couldn't go for that one, but landed up at the bachelorette party before she left to get married. The reception was in Bangalore, so landed up at the reception knowing Mallesh (a good friend from the office who I went with) and Radhika (the bride who didn't want all the fanfare - and I don't blame her either). Drank a bit. Tried to mingle a bit. Drank a bit more... the usual. Next scene was when Bells got married.
Bells wedding was in Mangalore. After cutting lots of sad "Wedding Bells at Bells Wedding" one liners I met up with Karen (Mrs. Bells now) for a drink at Cosmo Village - it's been done up quite nicely now - not half as bad as the last rennovation. I still prefer the way it was before though. Bells landed up from the US on the 21st I think.
Met up with him and Lacy - a friend who'd come down from the US for the wedding - on Saturday (24th Dec) morning (just about afternoon) and went to Pecos for breakfast. A few beers, good conversation with the guys whose table we piled onto and quite a bit of food later we left. Had to rest up, pack and get ready for the trip to Mangalore. Was supposed to leave at night and still hadn't decided if I was driving down or taking the "Shaadi bus". Finally decided on the Shaadi bus or I'd be driving alone - NOT my idea of a good time. The bus was supposed to leave at 9pm. Two of his friends from the US (Mat and Deep) were supposed to land up from Delhi at 1. The flight got delayed. Arrival scheduled at 5. The flight got delayed. Arrival scheduled at 9. Decided I'd take the car after all if it got any later - which it did. Bells left by bus and I went to the airport to pick them up. The description that I got was "A tall white man with a short indian woman". I have no clue how I recognised them - don't think I would have if Deep hadn't looked all confused when she came out... hardly looked indian and she wasn't all that short - hey, I'm 5'5.5" (that .5" is kind of important when you're my height). Picked em up, took em home, made myself a drink and passed out.
Left the next morning at 7ish armed with a map of Bangalore, a map of Karnataka and a navigator (Mat) who despite never having been to Bangalore at all seemed to flawlessly point out the right directions (I've tried using the map since then and it just doesn't work). We reached the highway and the drive started. Brilliant roads. Good company. No decent food on the way, but hey, we were going for a wedding - plenty of food out there right?
Found one joint on the way that we stopped at for a "lite snake". The treatment we got was beyond great. Must have been the effect of a white man who spoke hindi :)
You wanna know how great? Before we'd finished ordering, half the stuff (whatever we'd ordered till that point) had arrived.
The drive down was pretty peaceful. Reached Mangalore just in time to make it for lunch with Bells.
Would you beleive it... all the pubs I knew in Mangalore have shut down! There's no Knightrider any more :(
Landed up at Hau Hau - a good chinese joint out there and stuffed our faces a bit.
Now I need to get back to work to get a bit of rest :)
Here's what's been up.
Wedding in Hyderabad - couldn't go for that one, but landed up at the bachelorette party before she left to get married. The reception was in Bangalore, so landed up at the reception knowing Mallesh (a good friend from the office who I went with) and Radhika (the bride who didn't want all the fanfare - and I don't blame her either). Drank a bit. Tried to mingle a bit. Drank a bit more... the usual. Next scene was when Bells got married.
Bells wedding was in Mangalore. After cutting lots of sad "Wedding Bells at Bells Wedding" one liners I met up with Karen (Mrs. Bells now) for a drink at Cosmo Village - it's been done up quite nicely now - not half as bad as the last rennovation. I still prefer the way it was before though. Bells landed up from the US on the 21st I think.
Met up with him and Lacy - a friend who'd come down from the US for the wedding - on Saturday (24th Dec) morning (just about afternoon) and went to Pecos for breakfast. A few beers, good conversation with the guys whose table we piled onto and quite a bit of food later we left. Had to rest up, pack and get ready for the trip to Mangalore. Was supposed to leave at night and still hadn't decided if I was driving down or taking the "Shaadi bus". Finally decided on the Shaadi bus or I'd be driving alone - NOT my idea of a good time. The bus was supposed to leave at 9pm. Two of his friends from the US (Mat and Deep) were supposed to land up from Delhi at 1. The flight got delayed. Arrival scheduled at 5. The flight got delayed. Arrival scheduled at 9. Decided I'd take the car after all if it got any later - which it did. Bells left by bus and I went to the airport to pick them up. The description that I got was "A tall white man with a short indian woman". I have no clue how I recognised them - don't think I would have if Deep hadn't looked all confused when she came out... hardly looked indian and she wasn't all that short - hey, I'm 5'5.5" (that .5" is kind of important when you're my height). Picked em up, took em home, made myself a drink and passed out.
Left the next morning at 7ish armed with a map of Bangalore, a map of Karnataka and a navigator (Mat) who despite never having been to Bangalore at all seemed to flawlessly point out the right directions (I've tried using the map since then and it just doesn't work). We reached the highway and the drive started. Brilliant roads. Good company. No decent food on the way, but hey, we were going for a wedding - plenty of food out there right?
Found one joint on the way that we stopped at for a "lite snake". The treatment we got was beyond great. Must have been the effect of a white man who spoke hindi :)
You wanna know how great? Before we'd finished ordering, half the stuff (whatever we'd ordered till that point) had arrived.
The drive down was pretty peaceful. Reached Mangalore just in time to make it for lunch with Bells.
Would you beleive it... all the pubs I knew in Mangalore have shut down! There's no Knightrider any more :(
Landed up at Hau Hau - a good chinese joint out there and stuffed our faces a bit.
Thursday, November 24, 2005
Bin awhile
Long time no blog. What else is new?
Funilly enough, I've had tonnes to write about. Every time I thought I'd blog it, I realised I didn't have net access at home... I'd put in one of those "Angry smileys" at this point of time, but I"m too lazy to do stuff like that.
Lots has happened
Lots to write
nothing's been uploaded
though I wrote lots last night.
I may as well just put this up as a reminder of what I've got to blog when I do get net access at home...
There's the Bangalore internet issue.
There's the Mauritius trip - if that's what it can be called...
The Citibank debacle
Asian Paints Home Solutions - Delhi edition
Friends who know more about my life than me (should I correct that to 'I'?).
Alcohol and cocktails - a whole new twist.
The De the Documents died... trouble with the machine every time I touched one of them.
The De the Music died... and took all the pics with it :(
The wedding season.
I think that's about it. I'll write these things sooner or later - probably later - but I'll push for sooner.
Funilly enough, I've had tonnes to write about. Every time I thought I'd blog it, I realised I didn't have net access at home... I'd put in one of those "Angry smileys" at this point of time, but I"m too lazy to do stuff like that.
Lots has happened
Lots to write
nothing's been uploaded
though I wrote lots last night.
I may as well just put this up as a reminder of what I've got to blog when I do get net access at home...
There's the Bangalore internet issue.
There's the Mauritius trip - if that's what it can be called...
The Citibank debacle
Asian Paints Home Solutions - Delhi edition
Friends who know more about my life than me (should I correct that to 'I'?).
Alcohol and cocktails - a whole new twist.
The De the Documents died... trouble with the machine every time I touched one of them.
The De the Music died... and took all the pics with it :(
The wedding season.
I think that's about it. I'll write these things sooner or later - probably later - but I'll push for sooner.
Wednesday, November 23, 2005
Interesting times?
May you live in interesting times.
- Old Chinese curse
I've seen the most interesting. It's said that most mundane story of any man on the earth would be more interesting than the most exciting novel ever written.
This could be true. I’ve come to realize that anyone who wishes can make life a bore or make it score. Where do you look for your way? Do you turn to life? Do you go out and look for a wife? What are you scared of? Is the threat of pedestrian so far a dread?
The lines I write are mostly golden.
The people I fight are mostly lost.
The response I get when I open my heart
Is the same as the one as when I break a fart.
The story continues.
The jerks that happen
Are gaps in the flow
Of the music play
Of the way to go.
Random thoughts
They come to mind.
The first ones that decide
That I should find.
Documentation is not where it’s at
The farther you get,
The more you get fat.
There’s not much happening
In the head these days.
The work that’s done
Is all in a haze.
I need a change now
I need a change fast.
All of my thoughts
Are stuck in the past.
People who came
Folks who left.
The ones that went on
Have left me bereft
Of any cold reason
Of any clear path
Of things left unsaid
Toss it now… I’ll go to bed.
Blog it all…
I must I must.
And it is to you my friend
This URL I entrust.
- Old Chinese curse
I've seen the most interesting. It's said that most mundane story of any man on the earth would be more interesting than the most exciting novel ever written.
This could be true. I’ve come to realize that anyone who wishes can make life a bore or make it score. Where do you look for your way? Do you turn to life? Do you go out and look for a wife? What are you scared of? Is the threat of pedestrian so far a dread?
The lines I write are mostly golden.
The people I fight are mostly lost.
The response I get when I open my heart
Is the same as the one as when I break a fart.
The story continues.
The jerks that happen
Are gaps in the flow
Of the music play
Of the way to go.
Random thoughts
They come to mind.
The first ones that decide
That I should find.
Documentation is not where it’s at
The farther you get,
The more you get fat.
There’s not much happening
In the head these days.
The work that’s done
Is all in a haze.
I need a change now
I need a change fast.
All of my thoughts
Are stuck in the past.
People who came
Folks who left.
The ones that went on
Have left me bereft
Of any cold reason
Of any clear path
Of things left unsaid
Toss it now… I’ll go to bed.
Blog it all…
I must I must.
And it is to you my friend
This URL I entrust.
Friday, March 18, 2005
Stranger De by De
What do I do?
There's lots of work.
There's plenty to handle.
Maybe I should get to it.
Everything's going so well... so smooth... this hasn't really happened for a while. Down to all the petty little things I generally write about (or have once or twice on this blog). I just haven't had much to complain about.
Have a look at the previous post (Even AirTel toDe won't stand in my way)
Even the phone guys seem to be against hassling me at all...
Maybe I should put that in a separate post.... hang on... I just did that.
Don't get me wrong... I'm enjoying the "smoothness" of the way life's going, but then it's sort of eerily quiet. Everything's going right - more or less. I'm happy, but depressed...
There. I've said it. I'm depressed. Things are probably going to screw up sooner or later - I'd rather later. I'd hope for later, but this is like the calm before the storm. I've got a feeling that somethings about to blow up. Some THINGS in fact. There's not too much I can do about em - the ones that I know of that is - it's going to happen, I'm going to be miserable for a few days then I'm going back to "happy" happy mode (as against "depressed" happy mode)
Weirder yet... I'm looking forward to the storm. It means things'll get ruffled up, change'll happen. I love change, but I'm scared of it. I think I can confidently say I've been through quite a bit of change and all the change I've been through has been for the better.
There's lots of work.
There's plenty to handle.
Maybe I should get to it.
Everything's going so well... so smooth... this hasn't really happened for a while. Down to all the petty little things I generally write about (or have once or twice on this blog). I just haven't had much to complain about.
Have a look at the previous post (Even AirTel toDe won't stand in my way)
Even the phone guys seem to be against hassling me at all...
Maybe I should put that in a separate post.... hang on... I just did that.
Don't get me wrong... I'm enjoying the "smoothness" of the way life's going, but then it's sort of eerily quiet. Everything's going right - more or less. I'm happy, but depressed...
There. I've said it. I'm depressed. Things are probably going to screw up sooner or later - I'd rather later. I'd hope for later, but this is like the calm before the storm. I've got a feeling that somethings about to blow up. Some THINGS in fact. There's not too much I can do about em - the ones that I know of that is - it's going to happen, I'm going to be miserable for a few days then I'm going back to "happy" happy mode (as against "depressed" happy mode)
Weirder yet... I'm looking forward to the storm. It means things'll get ruffled up, change'll happen. I love change, but I'm scared of it. I think I can confidently say I've been through quite a bit of change and all the change I've been through has been for the better.
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