"Romantic" Nik

I have been thinking from long to write a post about all the Friends in my life. But, as it turns out, I was too lazy to even get started on that :( But when I do, you would notice that Nik was one of my closest friends for about 6 years. And today, I saw a whole new side of Nik and i was inspired to write about it before I lost the zeal again.

Now, Nik is this ultra-chilled guy, who truly "lives life king-size". He would always follow his heart, but its a different issue that his heart never stays in one place. Funnily, today I saw him in a ROMANTIC mood, and it was so unlike the Nik I had known till yesterday. It was like, nik and NiK - same, yet different.

Nik, this girl  - Aar - and I were students of Ramaiah (IIT Coaching) and it was where Nik first saw her. I knew she was his first crush, but thats all I knew. Apparently today, 27th January, was her birthday and he called to wish her. He now claims, hearing her voice was what brought about this change in him today and I leave his story to be told by his own "romantic" quotes. His quotes are in Italics and my comments, where necessary have been mentioned in {}

since one year i've been waiting for this chance.. i realised it when i heard her voice.. her voice.. her sweet voice.. saying "heyyyyy!! hiiii!!!" oh boy! someone awakened me.. i want to go to Mumbai.. NOW {She is in Mumbai now, for her studies.}

she was my first crush.. you know.. i still couldn't understand why?  serious.. this is one mystery unsolved.. i used to get tensed whenever i got to see her... i felt it was something different.. my heart used to beat fast and faster.. 

i dont believe in love at first sight, but... wtf was THAT {I think this is the best of the lot}

i forgot who he is when i met a new character in myself, ME  {When I told him he reminded of SRK, this was his comment.}

romanticists express, editors modify..  {This was when I tried to correct something}

serious ga cheppali ante, i have no reason but i somehow like her ra.. endharo chala chepparu.. she is bad.. she has attitude ani.. but i find her simple and really really perfect..  {"Seriously, I have no reason but I somehow like her... have heard many things about her - she is bad, she has attitude... but i find her simple and really, really perfect.."}

unpadd ko kale akshar bhainse ke barabar hai!  {This was shot at me when I told him I couldn't understand his love story}

Sorry Niks, its not like I can't understand your feelings... it was just to pull your leg... And I really hope you find the dream girl of yours (before your heart jumps over to some other girl).

Another Trip back Home

Girls Vs Boys

About an year ago, I wrote a few conversations, fictional ofcourse, to magnify the difference between girls and boys. Going through it again after so long, I didn't like it and wanted to make a few changes. But me being ME, i effectively re-did the whole thing which I'm finally publishing to my blog. The text in the ( ) speaks the unspoken words.

Disclaimer:  1. Whatever I write below is next only to the words of God.

   2. No cribbing or suing me allowed

   3. Point 1 survives in case you break point 2.

   4. It's all purely a work of fiction. It may or may not be true (but I think it is) and it's resemblance to anyone, especially guys, is not coincidence but purely proof that he is a guy.

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VERY EARLY DAYS

{Boy to Boy} 

Boy_1: Abe aaj Girl_1 ko dekha? Kya lag rahi thi yaar.

Boy_2: Haan bey. woh toh hai hi maal.

{Boy to Girl}

Boy_1: Hi... what are you doing?

Girl_1: Nothing... ("Nothing that matters you")

FEW DAYS LATER

{Boy to Boy} 

Boy_2: kyu bey, any progress?

Boy_1: Yea, we speak almost daily now. We have grown pretty close. 

{Boy to Girl}

Boy_1: Hi... long time.. no see..

Girl_1: Yea.. was busy.. ("I didnt have any work with you.. So didn't bother talking to you.."). So, how are you doing?

A FEW DAYS LATER STILL

{Girl to Girl}

Girl_2: Hi babes. *A peck on the cheek* Howzza doing?

Girl_1: Hey honey. I am doing lovely.

Girl_2: Heard you and Boy_1 are seeing each other. *A naughty smile* (How dare you steal him, bitch?)

Girl_1: Aah, we have just been out a couple of times. He is a nice guy, great company.

Girl_2: That's nice. (Ofcourse, I know that. That's why I was with him before you stole him).

Girl_1: We were planning to meet sometime today. Where do you think we should go?

Girl_2: Why don't you try some disco or pubs. You know how guys are. Low neck, short skirt and a little attitude would do the trick. (Ahh, this would get interesting now. I know Boy_1 isn't a party animal and hates girls with attitude).

Girl_1: Aah, thanks babes.

Girl_2: Anytime honey.

{Boy to Boy}

Boy_2: Hey, I just heard that you are going to a disc with Girl_1 tonight. Is that true?

Boy_1: Yeah, I asked her to decide the place and she suggested a disc.

Boy_2: But you don't like parties na.

Boy_1: Yeah, but I like party animals. Kaam jaldi ho jaata hai *wink* Told you we have become very close now. I think she loves me. Maybe I should propose soon.

Boy_2: Wow. That's cool, man. And did you check out Elisha Cuthbert's latest video?

Boy_1: which one?

blah blah blah...

THAT NIGHT

{Girl to Boy} -- he has just dropped her home. Both are equally drunk.

Girl_1/Boy_1: A tight hug, a long, warm kiss. So not much talking done.

Boy_1: (Thank God, she is so drunk. She wouldn't have done this if she wasn't. She is going to wake up tomorrow morning thinking it was all a dream.)

Girl_1: (Hmm, I'm loving it. Thank God, my parents aren't home.)

He finally leaves. And within 5 min, she calls him.

{Girl to Boy}

Girl_1: Hiiiiii.  :*

Boy_1: Hey hiii

Girl_1: Gosh, I'm missing you already.

Boy_1: You want me to come back. *A grin on his face, a wish in his heart but still trying to make it sound like a joke*

Girl_1: Haha. No, it's OK. You carry on.

Boy_1: Ohh, no worries. I can come back.

Girl_1: So sweet. I love you. But you carry on. You're already getting very late. (ek aur bakra)

Boy_1: Love you too, babes.

Girl_1: So, aur batao.

and the conversation continues for a few hours till one of them simply drops asleep.

NEXT MORNING

{Boy to Boy}

Boy_1: (Aah, my head aches. But, what a night. It still seems like a dream.)

Boy_2: Hey! How was your night?

Boy_1: It was awesome man. And guess what, she said "I love you" first.

Boy_2: Awesome, lucky you.

Boy_1: Did you watch the next episode of Prison Break? I heard it's too good.

blah, blah, blah.

{Girl to Girl}

Girl_1: (Aah, my head aches. But, what a night. It still seems like a dream.)

Girl_2: Hey! How was your night?

Girl_1: It was pretty good. But he was being a little too proactive.

Girl_2: (What a loser, he is). Hmm, so you planning to proceed any further?

Girl_1: Naah, he doesn't smell good. I don't think he is the right guy for me.

Girl_2: Yeah.

blah, blah, blah.

NEXT WEEK

{Boy to Boy}

Boy_2: Hey, buddy. Howz it going?

Boy_1: Chatting with Girl_3.

Boy_2: Ohh, is she the new girl in our class? What's up with Girl_1?

Boy_1: Would you believe it, she says we were just friends.

Boy_2: But you said she loved you.

Boy_1: Yeah, now she says she loved me as a friend. (???)

Boy_2: (???) What does that mean?

Boy_1: I don't know. And I bet even she doesn't either.

Boy_2: Hmm, mind if I try her?

Boy_1: Nopes, here is her id - devil.in.disguise@GoogleTalk. And her phone number is 900xxx2365. But don't let her know I gave you her details.

Boy_2: No, never.

{Girl to Girl}

Girl_1: Boy_3 was looking so hot today.

Girl_2: Yeah, he was. (Not again, you bitch. I'm trying for him this time).

Girl_1: And you know what Girl_4 did yesterday? She was with Boy_3 the whole day. That slut.

Girl_2: (What? Even she is in the line?) She is one.

and the bitching continues.

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Do not try to read too much from the above fictional conversations. But just know that they were loosely based on the following (facts?):

1) Guys always take the lead in approaching girls. But after the ice has been broken, the girl takes the lead and leads him all the way to the end of the cliff before dumping him.

2) Leave 4 girl friends in a room and 4 guys in another room, for one whole day. By the end of the day, the 4 girls would be fighting and the 4 guys would become friends however diverse their interests are.

3) Guys, by default, have an unadulterated mind and hence, are very easy to understand. All they care about is FUN, in the form of booze, toys (cars, superbikes, etc.) and definitely Girls. On the other hand, Girls are so complex to understand I can't write anything here.

4) As my friend once put it, "Guys fall in whatever-they-call-it (love) many times". True, guys follow equality and love every decent girl they come across. On the contrary,  girls have friends, close friends, even closer friends, a little more closer than even closer friends, a little more closer than even that, and so on and on. But they never really love anybody.

New Year

I wanted to start writing in 2009 on the topic I like most - GIRLS. But this new year, I had so much fun (and girls were totally missing from the picture), that I decided to write first about my New Year and New Year Celebrations.

I don't really believe in celebrating a day. Take the case of New Year, for instance - Why celebrate a day which marks the first day of a calendar, when the calendar could have started on any day. I mean, Feb 1st could have as well marked the beginning of New Year. Or take the case of your Birthday  - now why should you only celebrate it every year? You could just as well celebrate it every month, week, 59hrs or any such random time. Infact, for Brahmins (atleast my sub-sub-....-sub-sect of Brahmins) 60th birthday is celebrated very grandly - only for those who live long enough to see that day, obviously.

But following my current motto, "Ask why not, not why", I decided to welcome 2009 in a grand way. First plan was to party hard in Mount Opera which, like most plans, got cancelled. Towards the end of New Year's eve we (me and a couple of friends) ended up in Yellow Chilli in Banjara Hills. Unlimited booze, food and a dance floor - all for Rs. 1150 only. What a coincidence, they were also serving Red Romanov, which I had read about just that morning. The party was great - started with a couple of drinks, then dance, then drinks, then dance, then desserts, then drinks, then dance and so on. The party left me on a high and I had such a good time, that towards the end I was even dancing with the bartenders (don't trust me on that, I don't clearly remember what happened that night). But one plan did work out, and it worked out pretty well too - not because I had left it to God but because I had left it to my brother to pick me up at 1 a.m., so that I could sleep at his place. Next morning, I was back home all neat and tidy :) And with that ended the NYE party.

Jan 1st was relatively much sober. They say whatever you do on Jan 1st, you continue doing that for the rest of the year. Now, I don't know how that works out but if that were true, then I would be fooling around the entire year. Because the day started with me and my brother fooling a cousin and making him come over to our place. (The poor chap wasn't even in Hyd at that time.) After that was a really, really long drive within the city and hours of pulling each other's legs. I decided to give it all a fitting finale by making a call - a call to the first girl on my cousin's Phonebook. It was simple, make the call and say, "Hi, May I speak to Anil." and the conversation carries on. The day ended with a big, family dinner at the 4 Seasons. A great start to 2009, so far.

Jan 2nd, 2009: An occassion bigger than the new year, for me to celebrate. I was finally going to begin billing - no more bench, not anymore. The price - I had to survive an extremely tiring presentation during lunch time. But beggars don't dictate. But things soon became brighter, and as it was a Friday, as per the protocol i went for a movie (second-show) - Mahanagaramlo. Dumb movie - bad story, bad script, bad direction, bad camerawork, useless music, utterly useless lead actors, even worse "item" girls.. even a free ticket isn't worth it. And this movie sort of marked the end of the New Year Dhamaka.

But who knows. Tomorrow might turn out be a great day again.

Hard work

Work is never a problem...... Hard work is.