The Brand New Bangalore Kid

Somewhere in a far off village in India, where the power comes once a week and internet connection only lasts for 10-15 minutes. There are 2 girls speaking to each other about a unique phenomenon.

Girl 1: (Whispering) I heard he is coming back.

Girl 2: Are you sure?. I thought it was a myth. He has been silent for so many months I highly doubt that he is even alive!

Girl 1: He always comes back from the dead don’t you know?!... He is the only reason I even have an internet connection in this god forsaken village. His blog posts are like the breath of fresh air. It livens me up from inside. They are… my way of life…

Girl 2: (Getting jealous): Yeah it is, but he is my way of life too, his writings, makes me laugh so much. I sometimes fantasize about him when I am with my boyfriend.. God.. His writings are so cool and amazing… I wonder how he is in person!!

Girl 1: I hear he is amazing, so hot, and handsome. The only sad part is he has been away for so long that I miss him so much, SO MUCH…..(breaks down in tears)

Girl 2: Don’t cry, he will be back… for the love of all his readers (secretly points towards self). He has to be back…

For your reference EVIL M is my EVIL MIND(EVIL M: Hell Yeah :P)

The sound of farting come from a far of background, as the laziest person in earth gets up from his sleep. BRRRRRRRRR..

EVIL M: (Are taliyaan to maro… Evil M is back :P) What the F is this Thousif, every morning? Every morning… sheesh

Me: Kya karoon yaar… acidity hai…

EVIL M: That’s what happens when you eat outside always, not eating on proper time, hmph I am fed up of your stomach and its rear exhaust.. Sheesh. Anyway.. what is the plan for today, besides going for work?

Me: Have to write a blog post.

EVIL M: DON’T YOU F**ING KID ME MAN, DON’T YOU F***ING DARE!!!!.

Me: Wo wo wo, whats up with all the rage?,

Evil M: do you even know when u visited your ‘soul space’ haan? Do u?

Me: What?? It has been like 2 months?!!

Evil M: 2 months… 2 freaking months… do u have any respect for yourself!!! Sheesh… Even FU seems like praise… god you are so lazy

Me: Hey, I wasn’t lazy ok, I work every day!!!

Evil M: Everybody works ok!!!, look at remya… that girl is so passionate about her life and blog, look at suruchi… my god that woman… she has a child, a husband to take care of and she teaches too!!, and she updates regularly.. What the hell is wrong with u, itna bhi to kaam nahi hai na?

Me: yes man, I feel bad

Evil M: You should be ashamed, people love you so much, those 2 girls in that far off village, quarrel with their boyfriends every day, fantasizing about you, unke liye to blog likh…

Me: hmph you are rgt…. I should write, and I will write a blog post rgt now…

BRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

Me: Oh shit yaar, bathroom jaana padega!!! Kal likhta hoon

EVIL M: !!#!%&&*$*$*%#&% wait!! Did I just praise him? That Ass****.

Hey guys hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii. (Dodges shoes thrown by, Arpit, Arpitha, Charu, Suruchi, Akki, and some other loyal followers) arey, marte kyun ho yaar!!! Aa gaya na!!

Arpit: (In blind Rage) Haramzade!!!, ab aaya hai ab??…2 mahino ke baad!!

ME: Arey arpit chill yaar, itna kyun gussa ho raha hai?

Arpit: Gussa na hun to kya karoon, kahaan hai meri gifts, kahaan hai mere awards? Is saal ke RAZA awards ko kya huwa?

Me: Wo funding may thoda problem ho gaya yaar, aur u know… Acidity problem!!!

Arpit: !#!$%#@^!^^%&

EVIL M: @#%$!#@%!#^!^

Thousif’s mother comes from the kitchen..

Mom: “Ya mere Allah, THOUSIF!!!, how much more will you swear in this beautiful house of mine, and make it dirty than a filthy pig sty.. What is wrong with you and that stupid friend of your’s….”

Arpit runs outs my house like his ass is on fire… there’s even some smoke like thing left behind… *maybe he farted*

ANYYYYYYYYYYHOOOOOOOOOOO… getting back to the issue… I am back yes I am, so let me tell you what I have been upto :)

I am now a trainee copywriter at Rediffsuion-Wunderman… and the job is amazing here…

First time I am all on my own in life, from making food to cleaning toilets and it has never been so eventful before, so many experiences. SO MANY and my god, it’s barely been a month… I thought I will feel alone in this lonely city, where everyone just runs after money and fame. I thought it dint have a soul at all, people would be self-centered. But I got a BIG sucker punch to my stomach.. This city is actually beautiful. It has its own personality, and it’s amazing.

Let me tell you how, first week out, I went to see Transformers 3 with some frenz of chavan(my roommate) the film was amazing (my first 3D film :D) and then we went to a pub.. I dint drink though!!

Evil M: Daddy’s lil girl he is toh, doesn’t drink, doesn’t smoke, I donno why he even lives his life…

ME: I live for the beauty of life ok, life is not all about boozing and smoking!!!

EVIL M: yeah rgt…. Anyways… please continue your gun gyaan :P

ME: I don’t need your approval..

EVIL M: !~!@$%!#%$^^^

Mom : THOUSIF!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT DID I SAY ABT THE LANGUAGE???!!!

EVIL M: Muhuhahahahaha

Evil to evil he rahega… anyways I went with them to the pub…

EVIL M: and they raped him…. Ha ha ha

ME: WTFF (i.e. what the f**ing F), that’s not what happened….

EVIL M: (sings in a 1950’s tune) Ram teri ganga maili ho gayeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. Ho gayeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee :P

ME: oh my god, you are a nightmare… F*** U…

Evil M: (eerie static sound…..)

Thank god he is silent, so anyway we went to the pub, the guys ordered drinks, and when I said no to free booze…

Arpit: (jumps up from his bed) FREE BOOZE!!! OH MY GOD!!! Did someone say free booze… kahaan, where, tell me now!!!

ME: Arpit ji calm down… it’s here in Bangalore, and it wasn’t all free..

Arpit: (Inflates down like a sad balloon. purrrrrrrrrrrrrr :P)

So I said I don’t drink, and they respected me for it, they never forced even for second, except saying it tastes good, and making me feel like I was missing something good, at some points I wanted to try, but I have made a promise to someone, that I will not take any drugs of any sorts. So I wanted to keep that promise :). Not that I have drug abuse problems :P. just promised :)

EVIL M: that’s what all the drug abusers say :P

(Gives a stinky eye to EVIL M) But what followed in this session was, I felt the guys open up and talk about so many things.. The party which started with a PG rating soared onto XXX :P and what not… I have never laughed so much, I was so happy to be around… The feeling was so amazing, and I wasn’t even drunk :P

They kept asking me, am I enjoying myself?, you are not feeling bored? And were so caring, I loved the attention and at the same time saw them enjoying themselves, it was one of the best things I have ever been a part off…

I remember a joke from the night..

Chavan: how will you go back home man? What if the policeman catches you and asks you to walkin a straight line?

Sunil(one of the frenz): I’ll walk… I am good at walking on straight lines…(he sounded so drunk)

Chavan: (looking at others) This guys is so drunk, he will yell at the policeman saying… “Damn you man, first draw a straight line and then tell me to walk on it, drawing a crooked line and asking me to walk straight…what the hell is wrong with you, are you drunk?” :P

To top it off we went for a walk at 1 in the night and sat in front of Croma electronic store (no I am not getting paid to say that :P) and I just took a look at the city.. The guys were still laughing remembering some instances and I laughed with them.. I felt like I was always a part of their lives, and sitting there I felt like I am part of the city too… That day was amazing… it will always be in my memory, that when you are with Frenz nothing matters, and they became my frenz so quickly… In just a matter of hours I felt this instant connection with all four of them, I was so amazed, I loved it… it was so simple yet so very special, that just talking for a couple of hours could lead to something that is sooooo good. It made me see Bangalore, its culture, its people in a whole new way, and I loved it.

We are meeting again this weekend, and going to another pub, hope it is the same as last time, I know it will be :).

Well that just me giving an update… I have many more stories for you guys….

EVIL M: … from getting molested, to how he was ruthlessly beaten up with a slipper by a monkey… to letting out a loud fart in a very important business meeting… it’ll all come… don’t worry…

Well as EVIL M said… there are some things worth sharing… till then :) I love you all… have a very beautiful day ahead :)…..take care I have missed you all.. yes including those 2 girls :)… :).

P.S: A very special thank you for these people who would have kicked my ass, if I hadn’t wrote again and made me write these… Arpitha, Arpit, Suruchi, Anwesa, Viddhi, Remya, Saru(thank you for a very sweet email (*points fingers at other instructing a ‘see and learn gesture’:P*) and a couple other who’s names I forgot :P…. you guys are very special in my life… Thank you. Muaaaaaaaah (Dodges slippers thrown by you-know who ;)) bye guys :) :) love you….

The Return

“(Lightning sound) Muhuhaha....Buhuhahaha..... (Lightning sound)

Bow to me...Bow...You....F.......Fa.....Fabulous ;) people.....I am back. *smiles*”

That was EVIL M making a dramatic entrance as always....Hey guys how have you been?...I was out of blogging for a long time, as you might have noticed(You have noticed haven't you?)

Well as I said, I had exams and many different things to do in the holidays (Which I had planned for months), and different things I did, just not which I had planned of...

So this post is the update about what I was upto all holidays....So let’s begin. :)

Well to start things off, let’s start with the bad news shall we...

1) I dint go the internship as said, I know many of you would be going as 'Awww why?' (Say yes at least this time yaar!) Well i'm assuming you asked why (With an awww of course ;))... well our dear chairperson in the department got changed and with that the whole regulation changed.

She said “You go that internship young boy, and you will get your ass whipped till it turns red, blue and god knows what color”

Well no, she dint really say that, she just gave some boring reply that I should go at the end of my 2^nd year because the rules have changed or something like that, so I just paraphrased her words(In my way of course) (God, i'm gonna be one hell of a journalist :P)

Anyhoo, (I learnt that from choco ;)) so I dint go, and I thought that was the only disappointment i'm gonna have this holidays, but no, there was another one.

2) I decided i'll go to my best friend chavan's room in banglore, I go there whenever I feel low (and whenever I can, for that matter ;)), because we 2 have so much fun, my mom even asked one time, “Thousif, You spend more time with chavan that coming here to your real home in coorg, I hope chavan hasn't adopted you already?”

I was so so excited(as you know he has 24 hours Internet, a karaoke machine, 108inch LCD TV, no rules whatsoever), I wanted to give him a surprise by going to him unannounced, but something clicked in me

(EVIL M: It was me!!)

Yeah and so I sent him a message on the eve of going, saying 'i'm coming tomorrow', and he replied by saying, “Don't come, I changing my room this month”, putting another end to my well planned plan.

I was sad, I hopped onto my bed, rested my head on my pillow drank a cold beer, ate some wafers, and looked up to the sky, and asked god “Why god, why, why did you ruin my plans?”

(Lightning sound)

Suddenly everything went dark and I closed my eyes, after sometime I opened them, when a divine voice said to me “Get the hell up, it 11'o lock in the morning you ass”, That was SAM, my cousin bro, I woke up from my bed and was all sad, he asked me and I said the reason.

He looked at me resting his hands on my shoulders and said “Life happens when you are busy making plans”, I was amazed, my dumb bro, giving me knowledge(stolen of course ;)), I have got to be dreaming but my other bro FAR hit me with a tennis ball in my family jewels proving me, I was(painfully)awake.

And so I thought, I thought about SAM's stolen thought, and decided i'll not make plans,i'll just enjoy what comes along in my life, so now comes the happy news...Be prepared :)

1) As I couldn't go to chavan's home I decided i'll go to my own home, mom had been asking me for ages to come home, and I had just gone twice in a year, reason for it was mostly because, mom and visited me once a month.

And as I thought, I realized I was just wasting holidays in my aunt's home, why not go home! what have I got to lose.

But I did lose, I lost the loneliness which I was suffering from due to a break up(which happened when my exams were going on, so god knows how i'll fare in the exams) I came home, I mean really home, sitting beside mom watching all those hindi serials, (which are as long as the wall of china). Ah bliss ;)

I got so addicted to those serials; i'm watching them now, daily. See going home changes ya ;), but it was not the serials, it was the joy in my parents eyes which held me, mom wanted to make me all the special dishes she is renowned for(She makes the awesomest kheer, and biryani) but I couldn't enjoy that too, because of the acidity problem I was having. But beside all that, it was the love I felt, there were more rules than my aunt's house, like bath daily, get up early, Cut your nails(What am I? A baby), but as I said the biggest perk of all was being there to see mom and dad every morning smiling towards me.

Every morning I used to have the dreamiest of breakfast I have only dreamed of in my aunt's home, every morning it was a pleasure to wake up to, uh I loved it, and then while I was living the dream, another awesome thing happened by which I had to get back to Mysore (Enter a high pitched shriek here)

2)

I became a Chachu. Again ;)

Yes, my bhaiya and bhabi gave birth to a son, just kidding, well actually it was just my bhabi :P.

EHAN .The proud new addition to our family, you gotta see him, ah he is so cute. You know I dint like kids very much, in fact until I came to Mysore I had never held a baby, because of the fear that I would drop them. And with Ehan it was even more(I still haven't picked him up yet) but honestly, when I touched him, it was the warmest of feeling ever, The color of his cheeks, the innocence his eyes, the way he smiles, Oh, I loved him then and there.

Every day I look at him, it makes me fell so good. I imagine this was how I looked when I was born, this was how my mom and dad took care of me, the crying, the sleepless nights, the love which I got from my parents, i'm witnessing all that. And I feel so much more love for my parents, they were there when I was born, and are still there while i'm pursuing my dreams, I feel so blessed, and i'm so happy for everything god has given to me.*Cries uncontrollably*

Enter EVIL M.

Stop crying like a baby, thousif cries whenever he is emotional, let him enjoy his girly moment for a while. So let’s carry on the good news shall we, what did you think, that was it.... Nope there is still another one.

Well this one actually started before the holidays, during his exams. Thousif met a girl, well actually no, he hasn't met her after they have got to know each other, but its coming soon.

*Blows nose* Ok i'm back, hope EVIL M wasn't much trouble, so as he said, I've met someone. Before I start the 'goon gaan' about her, lemme just tell you some thing.

I'm assuming you've all seen Salaam-Namaste, so in that the heroine Priety zinta is frenz with Jugal hansraj in her college. Who have this awesome friendship between them (If you don't remember anything, go watch the movie again you IDIOT, no that’s became a nice word of late, lemme rephrase that, You STUPID), if you don't remember, here is a recent observation

I hope to god you've seen Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na, you have Na? ok in that film there is this friendship between jaggu (The weird hair styles guy) and Aditi's friend who is a girl (Not boms)(I forgot her name :P :P) who have this awesome friendship between them

So I hope you've remembered

(EVIL M: I have a headache, would you get to the point already?)

Point ok here it is, from my childhood I....

(EVIL M: Childhood, really?? from childhood!!, you hated girls till your 1oth standard remember...)

Ok not from childhood then, from my Pre university college days....

(EVIL M: Better....)

Ok from those days I wanted a to befriend a girl, who would be cool, with whom I could be me, With whom I would not pretend about things, with whom I could talk anything, anything.. With whom...

(EVIL M: Oh god, we get it, enough with the “with whom's” already, continue would ya...)

So as I was saying, a girl who would not pretend, with who you can have an actual conversation with, a friend who would be there when you are in trouble, a friend who would give you some real advice in difficult situations, whether its for buying sneakers or knickers for that matter :P.

A girl who would be just like Preity in salaam namaste, and that 'other girl' in Jaane tu....

(EVIL M: Kill me god, please kill me...)

Oh k, getting to the point, I have found the perfect friend, a girl with whom, you can talk anything, with whom you can crack the lousiest joke and she would still smile (Just to see you smile), a friend who you can rest assured, will be there when trouble strikes. (I'm talking about all sorts, girl advice, style advice, or any advice for that matter ;))

I have always been the guy who values friendships because of the comfort they provide to you, because they give the meaning towards one's life, and with her I found another beautiful meaning of what friendship is all about. Her name is Shruti (I call her pihu :)).

Pihu is the most good hearted person i've met till now, but she has a killer anger (So, i've been warned ;)) When I first looked at her, I knew she was nice person, but when I got to know her, I really got to know, how sweet and nice she really is. She is the person I can’t count upon any day and i'm proud to say, that she joins the elite club of my best frenz. *hugz*

P.S to pihu.

Pihu here is the magnificent, majestic, maggi....no.... magical (and virtual: P) crown of my friendship which I gift to you :) You are officially my best friend now...*Cries uncontrollably*

Enter EVIL M

I.am.sick.of.that.guy, even a girl wouldn't cry that much. Right girls? So would any of you girls wanna adopt me....as your boyfriend* (wink)

*(Offer open only for beautiful girls ;))

I'm back... so that’s that guys, I had a holiday like i've never had before, and found many things, which i'm really proud of and happy for..... hope you have a guys awesome week ahead... :)

Take care, love you all :)

The Tag Monster

Hey guys, 2 weeks later, and the dude is back… hope you liked my story on the other blog (I just saw 3 comments though) anyways…… that’s for another day…. This week there will be no blabbering about how the week went by. I will just be talking about your favorite topic. ME ;)

Remya tagged me, and it’s been a year almost(9 months is a year rgt? :P) since I took a tag. And I kinda like the challenge this tag posed, so I took it up. Have fun

50 random things about me.

1: I am the sweetest (my mom and dad and my girl will vouch for that :))
2: I am an awesome bathroom singer (My brothers will vouch for that :))
3: Music is the one thing I am most addicted to.
4: If I have a headache, I listen to some heavy metal songs and it goes away. :)
5: I don’t drink any beverages, Tea, coffee, milk, beer, bournvita, horlicks. No nothing
6: If I drink tea I get a headache :P
7: I wanna learn Spanish. So that I can brag about it, and also because it’s so sexy
8: I hate travelling. But if it’s a train ride. Then yeehaw baby :)
9: I am very caring. If I trust you I would be ready even to give my life. But don’t ask for any money today, cause I’m broke ;) (And that’s the only answer you will get every time you ask me ;))
10: I am the best air drummer and air guitarist in the world.
11: I hate it when someone ignores me
12: I am scared of cockroaches :P
13: I love long hair.
14: I love to think about stories I am gonna write (There are currently 26 finding its way for an ending)
15: I love learning about new things(Correction: Exciting new things), talk about politics and law, and I would be like “English dude….”
16: I am allergic to shrimps. If I eat them the only place you gonna find me is the kitchen sink ;)
17: I like watching tamil movies, because they have slow motion(sky flying) fight sequences (Who needs star wars :P)
18: I love to take long walks.
19: I am very stingy :P
20: I have a thing for strange music band names.Bullet for my valentine, Zebrahead, Theory of a deadman, Cobra starship, Wolfmother. If it’s strange, it’s on my playlist :)
21: I love taking photographs.
22: I like being called an idiot (Maybe it’s the 3 idiots effect ;))
23: My mind is like a huge think tank. (It’s not larger in size though :P) Right now there are more than 220 thoughts going on in mind.
24: I am live in the moment kinda person. If you take me to a bridge and say jump, I would say You first ;)
25: I am very very lazy.
26: I hate to take baths.
27: I donno how to ride a bike :P
26: I keep a constant tab about fashion happenings.
28: I am addicted to reading blogs.
29: There are many persons in the blog world who I genuinely care about (No names though, I don’t want a fight ;))
30: I love listening to sad songs.
31: Poetry flows out of me if I am very emotional.
32: I don’t write stuff just for the heck of it. I feel whatever I write.
33: I wanna make a career in advertising.
34: I love making someone angry and then consoling them :)
35: If I make a mistake I am ready to accept.
36: My life is like a FM station, I associate every moment of my life with a song :)
37: I am the typical guy, who likes music, games, girls and all that stuff except one exception. I like watching desperate housewives :P
38: I hate myself because I am very caring, because of which I end up getting hurt every time.
39: If I see a music video or film which is crap. I think of my own ways by which I can make it awesome.
40. I doze off every time I enter my classroom. Sometimes so much that I fall down from my seat :P
41: I have a deep dark secret. Which I cannot share with anyone.
42: If I find some noteworthy quality in someone. I praise and appreciate him/her. Even though the person is my sworn enemy.
43: If I see a guy wearing purple Shirt/T-shirt. I think he is gay :P
44: If you wanna make me happy, just get me a pizza with some cheese cake and baskin robbins ice cream, and you will get the biggest smile you will ever see in your whole life.
45: I am a (junk) foodie (I guess you already knew that ;))
46: I competed in fancy dress competitions when I was a kid, and won every time. When I asked a reason my mom always said “It’s your face baby” :P
47: I love talking long hours on the phone.
48: I am feeling proud (I have absolutely no reason why :P)
49: I am my favorite ;)
50: I am awesome :P

Hope this torture was a worthy one for you…...

Thank you all for bearing with me. See ya next time for some more fun and frolic (EVIL M fun that is ;))

Take care have an awesome week ahead :).

Just plain old fun

It had been 2 weeks at least since the world had seen that aura…. An aura that defined what the meaning of life was, to the mortals living in the world. The reason for the late coming of the aura was, because …. It was…. Having FUN. ;)

Hey guys hii, intro was cool don’t you think..., man I wanted write this post from a long time, but the story on which I was working on, took a lot of time. I showed it to some critics, and got it corrected at some parts, and as I have taken a new digital camera (A Nikon L110 :)) I was also busy taking pictures.

Yeah I know you wanna see the photos, don’t worry they are all at the end (some are at orkut) so that you can marvel at them.

But that’s not all, these past 2 weeks have been very much fun, there were 2 of particular importance (if you can call it that ;))

One includes my 2 cousin brothers. Far and Sam.

It was 12.30 in the night and I was fast asleep, and suddenly (I still donno if it was a dream or not, but anyway), these 2 guys came bustling in my room, and woke me up… I got up in a daze and was like, “Don’t kill my cows… (I.e. in farmville) they are very precious, they give milk…”

Sam asked me “What??”

I said “No nothing.. Go on… and why the hell have you woke me up at this ungodly hour?”

He said “Listen, we are having an argument and you are the only one who can settle it…”

As soon as I heard it I knew I was in trouble, because earlier incidents where it involved me to decide among who was the best were not at all pretty, like when these guys came running in my room one day wearing only chaddies(Underwear), and I had to decide who’s was the ‘brightest’ one, or when both had a cold, and they came running to me showing me their bloated nostrils and had asked, who’s nose is bigger and more 'bright'.

So as you can see I wanted to refuse, but I couldn’t because I wanted to know what this was all about.

So I said “What is it, this time?”

Both of them lifted their shirts half way through and showed me their stomachs. Far has a beer belly, a smaller size, and sam has 6 packs (according to him ;))

I said “What the hell is this?”

Sam said “Ok, don’t panic, we just wanna know who has a better physique….”

I took a look at the two stomachs intently, it was tough decision, beer belly against 6 packs, hmmm well I thought 6 packs are in fashion now, so I gave my decision saying Sam has a better physique.

Far retorted back saying “I dint knew you were a sissy too, woman have flat stomachs, they worry about their so called figures, not men, because they have bellies like this” he pointed to his stomach.

Sam and I couldn’t help sniggering

Sam controlling his laughter turned back to Far “I had heard pregnant ladies were cranky, now I know for sure” he said and started running towards the door, Far ran just behind him screaming “Wait till I get my hands on you….”

I was about to go to sleep, when EVIL M got up from his slumber and asked “Was that a male version of belly dance that I just saw?” I smiled and he said again “I dint have horror memories till now, damn, now I have one” I couldn’t help but smile again.

The other incident includes our new neighbor, my aunt has shifted her home from the ground floor that we were living to the upper floor, and new tenants have occupied the ground floor now. And because of that my bhabi’s are reaping benefits. The new neighbor aunty is one skilled lady. Man I gotta admit she has the most skills that I have seen in a house wife.

Lemme just tell you what all she can do.

She can cook as I have heard a staggering 108 different dishes.

She is the local phunsukh wangdu because, she can fix any electronic gadget. And that’s not a rumour, I have seen her fix our fridge, T.V, sewing machine and what not, and that too at an incredible price.

FREE!!! :P

She even knows tailoring, and designs new dresses for her daughter. I have seen a couple she has designed, and I gotta say they are brilliant.

Not just that, whenever she cooks anything new, she gives a hearty share to us (I think she wants to experiment on us, but what the hell) and I gotta say, those are some of the delicious dishes I have tasted.

This happens every other night, (i.e. she cooking something new) and I wait like a hawk in my room, as soon as she delivers the dish I pounce on it, and finish almost half of it. Because of this ability of mine my bhabhi’s have gotten smart and have said to her, to deliver the goodies at afternoon only, as I will be in college.

I too have got smart, because from 2 days, I haven’t been to college, so that I can taste the new dishes. It has been utmost fun. And now because she knows I like what(ever) she cooks, she packs in a little extra. I still have a doubt that she is looking for a (handsome ;)) groom for her daughter and so is taking full advantage of the saying ‘a way to a man’s heart is through his stomach’. So I say to myself I gotta be careful, but damn it, she makes tasty dishes. :P

I gotta see where this will end, but what the hell, we have got a superwoman living just below us, who is perfect in every manner. I think I will give a thought about her daughter. Daughter is always like her mother they say, so who wouldn’t want a superwoman as his girl eh? ;) wat say? :P

So that’s about it, and oh yes I completed the story. It’s up on Crafted Fantasies now; the story is in five parts. I will be updating it once in three days (So that I get more comments ;)). I want you all to read it, and gimme your valuable opinion about how awesome it is. (Just awesome, or sooooo awesome, you choice ;)) Ok enjoy then….

Have an awesome week ahead…. Take care :)

And here are the photos I clicked.(Click for a larger view) Enjoy.

(Ever seen moon like this :P)

Valetine's Day :)

Today is a special day… a day we all humans love to celebrate, especially those, who suffer from a particular syndrome… The love syndrome :P

This syndrome has been there for over more centuries than one can imagine…….., it was there in the ice age, the stone age, and now in the concrete age.. ;) This syndrome’s main trait is, restlessness when you see that special someone, heart beat increases with a shot of adrenaline in the blood stream… which makes you blabber sometimes, which also include fainting sometimes….

Nobody has a reason as to why this syndrome occurs to anyone, but everyone wants to experience it, so that they can suffer from the symptoms it gives as stated above

EVIL M: Du hued… that’s too much science….. Even for me, the greatest genius the world has seen after Einstein… English puhleeze…..

Take-2

Love - The English version

I don’t need to explain you guys what is love, you know what is it, you would have felt something unexplainable in your heart for that special someone, once in your life, the butterflies in the stomach when you first proposed, the first kiss, ah the feeling… one cannot explain what love is but when you experience it, ah there is no better feeling…

Today is that day which makes love special, it makes us remember what love is all about, it’s about those sacrifices and feeling the pain of your loved one as your own, it’s about caring for one another with whom you always wanna be, because it makes you feel special…Some do it through singing, some do it through dancing, but for guys and gals who are not born with these special talents,(Like me ;)), words mean a lot…. Just say I love you to that person, and say how much you care for that person with all your heart, and mean every word you say…. And see that joy in the other person’s eyes, you will want nothing else.

And not just today, let it be a celebration for your whole life, for everyone who is in love, I congratulate all of you, may you love flourish like a perennial river, which never goes out of water(Was that a lil cheesy?? :P) may you experience pleasure and delight in every second that you both live, and for guys who are single(like me :)) wait.

It’s like my friend jasmine says, your soul mate is praying hard to god that ‘let there be no girl in my man’s life, until I come in his’ :P

Its valentine’s day…. And I wish everyone out there, Be happy and gay (Not literally :P)

Love who loves you…. And make them smile always….. And I pray to god…. May there never be a sad moment in your lives….

Happy Valentine’s Day every one….Love you all :)…….Take Care

A Little Consience Clearing Session

I wore my first “Armani” T-shirt when I was in my 8^th standard, and everyone was totally impressed seeing me in school, I took in the moment though I never told them that it was fake :P and it had just cost me 80 bucks at that time :P

Well life is sometimes like that isn't it?, when you get praise for something that you don't deserve, you stealthily take it, As much as you conscience tells you to tell the truth, your tongue just doesn't let it. An age old favorite “Quote” of my friend comes to my mind “Free ka maal babuji ka maal”.

I have passed with the exact situation a couple of times, where I have took in praise for free, without actually deserving it, I wanted to tell them that its not true and sometimes have even told them, but they are so adamant that they wont believe me, it makes me feel guilty that I am stealing something that is not my own. And it hurts, not much, but just a little, like a thorn stuck in your finger, the pain is not much but still its nags you real bad, and till that thorn is out of your hand you are not at peace.

Well as the name of the post suggests I am here for a lil conscience cleaning session, well the secrets that I am about to let out may seem down right silly, I can already see your answer after reading the post saying “Dude thats not even a secret, you are just being silly”, well maybe I am, but I somehow today I felt that I should clear out a couple of secrets, so here goes......

The one thing that has always nagged me and still sometimes does is that, when my family thinks I am a Big Computer geek, they think I am the Mahamahim of computers or something like that, and always praise me and say “Thousif, Ah he is a wizard with computers” and when I promptly say that I am nothing of sorts and that I just know the basics, they don't believe me itself and say “Oh Thousi stop being so modest, you know you are too good at it”, if only they knew the truth that I couldn't even pass my basic C programming practical exams (That computer language went straight over my head, rather going into it :P), I was like the least scoring student in computers, and when I tried saying I am more interested in writing i.e Novel writing and short stories, they were like “That doesn't have a definite future where as this does Thousif, so concentrate upon this”.

When I flunked in my science Exams in my 10+2 which included failing in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics (You must be wondering how I passed my degree right? :P) but miraculously I had passed in my Computer science subject, and that made their belief more strong that indeed I was a “Wizard”

My god they told me every time when they caught hold of me, that “You should join Jet king”, “you should join IIHT, it will make a future to you”, as much I tried to convince them they were adamant, but due to my so called satyagraha's I finally made them realize that I was more into writing than the computer world, so they let me pursue my dream, but still the belief remains that I am “Computer Wizard”, and I just take in the praise with out actually deserving it.

Another was when they said “He cares about you, But talks a lil less thats it”, truth was I never really cared, the reason for that was, my so called relatives were only interested in gossip, ughh I hate that word itself, even when I wanted to to tell them I am not interested, my cousin sisters were like, “listen to this, that girl in my class is a total bitch blah blah blah, that guy is so hot blah blah blah” and I had to pretend that I cared because they would literally tie me to chair and make me listen, oh the torture, when I tried to say I just don't give a damn, they would get all teary eyed and would say “You don't care about us na” and as I hate tears I was forced to so “I was just kidding ya” with a fake smile of course and they would say “How sweet of you, you really care about us na” and I was like..... you can guess right..... :P

Well even till today the “whiz” and the “you care about me(Read:Gossip)” comment goes on and I just take the “praise”, I don't know how much more I can take it, and I cant even open my mouth also, because if I do they will get hurt, damn that thorn hurts, hmm lets see when I will find a nail cutter to pick it out.

Wanna help me out on this?, or blast me with your comments, you are most welcome :)

P.S: If you think this post resembles choco's writing, i am missing her posts so that might be it ;)

Till next time this is the “Whiz kid” signing out. Peace. :)

The Theatre Act

“World is a stage and we are all actors playing our part here” wow what a cool saying na, do you know who said it?, cause I don't, so if you find out temme too ok... :P

Well you might be guessing, back after almost a week and what is thousif talking about??, well my frenz first of all apologies for being so late, cause my journalism course is sucking out life from my body. literally, reason is I have to report dussherra events as assignment for my class and believe me, covering the world famous MYSORE DUSSHERA is a tough job.

All was not bad from this reporting job that my ma'am put me in, actually other than the hectic schedule, the experience is awesome, I mean I haven't experienced life as much as I am experiencing it right now, and I am absolutely loving it..

So here I am today to share another one of my life's most memorable experience that I will never ever forget for as long as I live....

Our ma'am put us on assignments from the 2^nd week of our college itself (i.e 4 days back), the assignments were to cover the ongoing dusshera events to be held in Mysore and report in, I was told to cover the Flower show along with trade exhibition and my frenz were put to other events, where one event was the theater play festival which would go on all week.......

I was covering my events and was busy in that, but on 22-09-09 usha my classmate said to me...

“I watched a play yesterday which my friend suggested, and I loved it, well if you are free today we can watch another play today, I heard its worth watching, Others are coming, Wat say? you up for it?”

Confession: I am not a “play” person, I am more like the cliqued “Movies are for me” kinda kid.

So when she said play, I instantly thought, serious performances, screaming by actors along with despair and desolation, I immediately screamed “Nahin” on top of my lungs like kirron kher shouting in dostana when she gets to know abhishek is gay :P.

She was taken aback and said “Just give it a try dude, you got nothing to lose and don't worry its a comedy act so at least you can have a laugh, you are the only one out, don't play a spoil sport now”

I dint want to go but somehow agreed due to her's and my friends pressure, as I reached the place named 'Rangayana' (where the festival was being held) and when I entered it, I was greeted by the sight of gallery of photographs of the veterans who have performed there, I was just beginning to like “theater” when usha broke my trance by suddenly calling me and said “The play is about to start so we better get in the theater”, I followed her and sat in.

The play started and I got to know it was actually a kids play named Ajjiya Kathe (A Grandma's tale), I thought “Kids doing theater oh where have brought myself into”. But I was slapped right on my face by the performance which started from the first minute of the play, the acting, the screen presence, the confidence of the kids who acted, I mean those kids didn't have the slightest fear in their eyes, no stage fear at all, I mean I still get scared (just a little ;)) when I talk in front my class some times, and these kids acting in front of a live audience was some thing words fail me to explain to you guys.

The overall theme of the play was “How even a woman can do things what men can do, and how she can sometimes even beat men at their own game”, it was so effectively told that you had to see it, the act was so perfectly directed, so well acted, that I was just sucked into the play, and I was the first person clapping when the event ended wiping tears from my face.

Tears+Thousif, that means it had to be something big, so the reason for my tears had 2 reasons, one was how I had missed some very memorable experience which I could have gained earlier, but dint have the resources to, and the 2^nd reason was when I heard, when the kids said which school they were from....

The kids said they are from Deena Bandhu school, and that hit me as I had thought looking at their performances that, these kids might be from some fancy art school, the specialty of Deena Bandhu school is that, the school is a sponsorship school, where a person sponsor's a child for their studies and also for their living which includes food and clothes, as these children cannot afford it because they and their parents are so very poor.

When I looked into the prospectus of the school about what its doing, I was so impressed that I made myself a promise then and there that, when I get a job, not matter how tough it gets I will sponsor a child for his/her education,...

I came out of the play and was thanking usha from left right and center, if not for her I would have missed some thing very important in life, and because of her I am now a fan of theater plays and guess what I am also acting in one, nothing is final yet but plans are going on, but there is hope.

I just hope I wont make a mess of myself on stage by my stage fright :P, wish me luck guys loads of it.....

Moving on from there lemme continue, I went to see a play the next day by forcing everyone and I was in for shock as it was so awful that I came out half way through it, but today I saw one again which was so very good that it even beat my likes of the 1^st play that I saw..... So......

In the end I just wanna say, don't think doing just one thing which you like will do you good, even if you don't like something, give it a try, it may bring you happiness or it may be a waste but it will be a experience none the less, so you have nothing to lose right??.

And take this as my humble request to all of you, Puhleeze watch a theater play if one is playing in the place where you live, cause it will show you what real acting and real screen persona is all about, rather than the fake that they show in movies, sure movie actors “act” too, but its nothing, I mean nothing in front of theater artists.........

Saying that I bid adieu to all of you, I wish a very very HAPPY DUSSEHRA to all of you, have fun kicking ravana's ass ok :P, and I thank for all the guys who wished me in the last post, thank you guys I was really touched by your words :).......

Some guys told me they had problems with the comments section being hidden, so here is the link for you : Link.

100 "Fabricated" Truths ;)

Well i looked back at all my posts from the start, and there hasn't been a tag which could help you know me better, So i decided to face the truth, and took up the "Sach Ka Samna" kinda quiz which i stole from some plce :D, So here goes.....

1. Last beverage: Pomegranate juice(And it tasted like tonic, yuck)
2. Last phone call: Vodafone customer care(I hate them as much as you do)
3. Last text message: Again customer care, I tell you these guys should be shot, drowned and quartered.
4. Last song you listened to: Kanye west-Heartless (Awesome song that)
5. Last time you cried: I cry when I get sad, to answer the question, It’s been a week, I guess….

HAVE YOU EVER...
6. Dated someone twice: Recession is going on, So No.
7. Been cheated on? Yeah, my friend stole 2 rupees from me and he is still hiding........

8. Kissed someone & regretted it? No......
9. Lost someone special? Yeah when my frog Sammie was kidnapped......

10. Been depressed? I have lost count of that......
11. Been drunk and threw up? Never have, Never will….

LIST FOUR FAVORITE COLORS:
12. Black
13. Red

14. White
15. Black again :P

FIRSTS:
16. Made new friends: In virtual life yes :), In real life No :(
17. Fallen out of love: Not exactly, I donno, Maybe
18. Laughed until you cried: Many many times, most of the times watching F.R.I.E.N.D.S(its an awesome show na??)
19. Met someone who changed you: Yes, Rakhi Sawant. :P
20. Found out who your true friends were: Other than my pet frogs Tammie and Pammie, yeah they are many ;)
21. Found out someone was talking about you: Yeah Tammie and Pammie were talking y'day it was so awful, that I cant tell you...........

HAVE YOU

:22. Kissed anyone on your friend's list: lemme ask my frenz itself, guys I am ready whats your opinion???? ;)(girls only ok) :P
23. How many people on your friends list do you know in real life: Except some of my Blog mates, All

24. How many kids do you want to have: 3 maybe 4, I am not sure yet. ;)
25. Do you have any pets: 2 frogs, A cat, 6 kittens, and uncountable cockroaches......
26. Do you want to change your name: Naaa, A Genius is known by his original name you see ;)
27. What did you do for your last birthday: As it was in coll, had a tanker load of fun, it was the best b’day ever
28. What time did you wake up today: Exactly @ 10:36:42 :D
29. What were you doing at midnight last night: Listening to Songs, while my mom was screaming @ me ;)….
30. Name something you CANNOT wait for: The day when my frogs will grow up to be responsible citizens in their community. :P

31. Last time you saw your father: He’s here, watching TV.
32. What is one thing you wish you could change about your life: My dreams are so big that I wake up from my sleep everyday, wish my head was a little bigger so that they could fit in, :P

33. Most visited web page: Of course my own, knowthousif.blogspot.com.

Whats your:
34. Name: Thousif Raza
35. Nicknames: Gamer, Music freak, Sweeto, Pagal, Blog addict etc etc
36. Zodiac sign: Capricorn with 2 big horns, beware you non commenter's on my blog :P
37. Male or female or transgender : Definitely Male.
38. Elementary: Sri Rajeshwari Vidyalaya
39. School: Same as above
40. Colleges: Field Marshall K.M Cariappa College
41. Hair color: My fav color Black
42. Long or short: Short an spiky(my hair that is) :D
43. Height: 170cms I guess,
44. Do you have a crush on someone? I think so...
45. Ever been in love? As shaggy sings, what's love gotta do with it?? eh ;)
46. Piercings? If stitches count then yes, 3 :D
47. Tattoos? Lemme check..................... No :P

48. Righty or lefty: Lemme check............ Mouse is in my right hand, so I must be right handed, so righty :P
49. First surgery: None, but I got couple of stitches from my childhood adventures ;),
50. First piercing: When I fell from top of my house gate, I got 3 stitches in the back of my head :D
51. First best friend: Vinod. Best and always will be
52. First sport you loved: Truly Indian on this, Cricket ;)
53. First pet: Cat, couple of Hens were also there I think;)
54. First vacation: Whole of Mysore, Still remember it….

55. First concert: Still to…….
56. First crush: She was the cutest and also 2 years senior when I was in school, Sanchan :P

RIGHT NOW:
57. Eating: My nails :P
58. Drinking: Other than my saliva nothing.......
59. I'm about to: Freak out after answering so many questions
60. Listening to: My mom begging me to take a bath :P
61. Waiting for: Water to Boil, So that I can take a Bath, its been a week you see :P

YOUR FUTURE :
62. Want kids? A whole bunch of em.....
63. Want to get married? I am still having my thoughts on that :D
64. Careers in mind? Journalism, or Photography or Advertising

WHICH IS BETTER WITH THE OPPOSITE SEX?
64. Lips or eyes: Eyes
66. Hugs or kisses: Both,
67. Shorter or taller: Medium Is good ;)
68. Older or Younger: Obviously younger yaar
69. Romantic or spontaneous: Spontaneous is always good
70. Nice stomach or nice arms: Both
71. Sensitive or loud: Sensitive

72. Hook-up or relationship: Relationship
73. Trouble maker or hesitant: Trouble maker, just like me :D

HAVE YOU EVER:
74. Kissed a stranger: Lemme check the list and tell you........................ Hmmmm No.
75. Lost glasses/contacts: Mujhe char anhke nahi chahiye dekhne ke liye(I dont need four eyes to see), I have two and they work just fine
76. Broken someone's heart: Never have, Never will.
77. Had your own heartbroken: I am still picking up the pieces.........
78. Been arrested: Lemme check and tell.......... hmmm No...........
79. Turned someone down: Maybe yaar, itne sare proposal the(i had so many proposals), I don’t remember :P
80. Cried when someone died: For a month, and I still do sometimes, it was my sister.
81. Liked a friend that is a girl? Hmmm Yes.

DO YOU BELIEVE IN:
81. Yourself: Yes very much
82. Miracles: Yes, otherwise I wouldn't have passed in my exams you see ;)
83. God: With all my heart.
84. Love at first sight: No, because she may also be a psycho you see.... :P
85. Heaven: yes, and just like Eddie money sings, I got two tickets to paradise, one for me, one for my 2 frogs ;)
86. Santa Claus: Lemme ask and tell..... Santa Claus showed the finger to the guy who prepared this tag :P
87. Kiss on the first date?: Yes, and I would say make it a double please, :D
88. Angels: Yes.. My mother is one of them.
89. Devils: Have got many as my ‘Frenz’ ;)

ANSWER TRUTHFULLY: (what was i doing until now then :P)
90. Is there one person you want to be with right now? : Yes, my friend who stole my 2 rupees..........
91. Had more than one boyfriend/girlfriend at one time? : Ek hi nahi milti, dusri kahaan se laoo??? (I cant find one itself, where would I find another one????)

92. Wanted to kill someone ever? : That 2 rupees guy….
93. Among you blog mates, who would you like to kiss? : Everyone of them, boys included, because everyone writes so awesomely....... :)
94. Committed a blunder and regretted later? : I have committed one by taking this tag, and I think if not me, you guys will be definitely regretting after reading it.......
95. Wanted to steal your friend's boyfriend / girlfriend? : Stealing is a bad habit, dint your mom tell you not to steal????.

Associate with something you wear:
96. White: Nice to see.
97. Black: My favorite color
98. Pink: Girly, So don’t have anything of that color
99. Red: Another favorite color, I got a real good T-shirt, Fav of all
100. Posting this as 100 Truths? More like hundred fabricated truths :D

For the people who sat through these hundred questions, I worship you literally, for those wondering why I have written Hindi lines in English also, that's because I got couple of international readers too you see, (if you think I am showing off, then you are absolutely right :P)

And i pass the tag to whoever is courageous(Read: Stupid) enough to take it

Hope you had fun, take care cya soon............