It is hot as hell here. 103 Fahrenheit (~39.5 C). I just walked for about 100 meters, and I am feeling exhausted. My head has started spinning and my eyes are blurry... I am not falling unconscious (otherwise, I would become the first person to blog in such state :P ), but I feel lethargic. This heat literally saps your energy.
Weather department has declared heatwave for this week. The moment you get in a car parked in open parking lot, you come to know what its like to be in an iron furnace. To top all this, our housing assistants have organized a barbecue at 6 O'clock in apartment campus. Have they gone crazy? Who would do that?
I so miss Mumbai rains... Sea wind... and smell of wet soil... a cup of hot tea and bhajia. God, that is all one wants to live happily.
Friday, June 26, 2009
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Rudeness & Simon Cowell
Currently I am reading this book - I don't mean to be rude, But... by Simon Cowell (Yes, the one who verbally assaults every contestant on American Idol, Britain's Got Talent etc.) The man admits that he is egotistic and somewhat harsh at times, but he also says that his being harsh brings contestants to the ground and they need somebody like him. I do agree with him, although I am aware how hard it could be for somebody facing his criticism.
Given everything, I like the style in which he has written the book. He writes whatever he feels about things, without being politically correct.
Another interesting thing is this is one of many books I think I will read till the end. Now a days, I don't finish many books I pick up. Also, I don't enjoy the work of fiction anymore. I don't know why? I started reading this book - Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri. But then got bored after sometime. Its basically a collection of short stories. Quite nice stories. But not so captivating, to me at least. May be, I prefer simple and straight words from real people over detailed fictional accounts of some quirky characters.
Given everything, I like the style in which he has written the book. He writes whatever he feels about things, without being politically correct.
Another interesting thing is this is one of many books I think I will read till the end. Now a days, I don't finish many books I pick up. Also, I don't enjoy the work of fiction anymore. I don't know why? I started reading this book - Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri. But then got bored after sometime. Its basically a collection of short stories. Quite nice stories. But not so captivating, to me at least. May be, I prefer simple and straight words from real people over detailed fictional accounts of some quirky characters.
Saturday, June 06, 2009
Dedicated to a friend..
This post is dedicated to a great friend of mine, whom I respect for his sincerity and openness (and biting but unintentional remarks ;) ) Following are some incidents that show this guy's spontaneous wit. Actually, I had drafted this post long time ago. Somehow, I forgot to publish it.
Scene 1: Engineering examination room. Its a mid-term exam, so nobody is that serious. Teacher distributes answer sheets and a person seating in front of Siddhesh, looks at his answer sheet and because he got an answer sheet with fewer pages or something, he starts whining "I got a small answer sheeeeeeet". Siddhesh quickly replies: Tula Granth naahi lihayacha aahe.. (You don't have to write a storybook). Everybody cracks up, including the whining guy :)
Scene 2: We are lazying around in our Engineering lab, pretending to be working on some programming assignment during lab hours. A girl from our class, leaves her seat for a while. As usual, somebody quickly steals her chair. When this girl returns, she is little annoyed, and gets suspicious about the guy seating next to her (who was standing earlier). She tries to push him out of his chair. This grabs Siddhesh's attention, and he quips: Arey, Deun taak tila khurchi, nahitar ti tula khurchisakat khali fekun deil. (Hey, Give the chair back! Otherwise, she will throw you and the chair, both out of that window!). Now everybody is laughing and the girl is embarrased :)
Scene 3: A usual boring Engineering class and the attendance sheet is showing more than the actual number of students present in the class. One girl is taking little longer to sign her (?) attendance. Siddhesh is patiently waiting for the attendance sheet (he neither did this kind of 'social work', nor complained about it). Now this girl starts chatting with her friend, totally forgetting that she has the attendance sheet (and that Siddhesh is seating behind her :) ). There goes Siddhesh's fuse. He speaks up in slow but firm voice: Aga, dey ti sheet ikde, tichi puja kartes kay? (Hey, please pass on that sheet, are you worshiping it or what? ). Even in that soporific lecture, everybody starts chuckling :)
I hope you take all this in good humor, Siddhesh. I know you will.. :) Also, best luck to you on starting your MBA course at NITIE, Mumbai.
Scene 1: Engineering examination room. Its a mid-term exam, so nobody is that serious. Teacher distributes answer sheets and a person seating in front of Siddhesh, looks at his answer sheet and because he got an answer sheet with fewer pages or something, he starts whining "I got a small answer sheeeeeeet". Siddhesh quickly replies: Tula Granth naahi lihayacha aahe.. (You don't have to write a storybook). Everybody cracks up, including the whining guy :)
Scene 2: We are lazying around in our Engineering lab, pretending to be working on some programming assignment during lab hours. A girl from our class, leaves her seat for a while. As usual, somebody quickly steals her chair. When this girl returns, she is little annoyed, and gets suspicious about the guy seating next to her (who was standing earlier). She tries to push him out of his chair. This grabs Siddhesh's attention, and he quips: Arey, Deun taak tila khurchi, nahitar ti tula khurchisakat khali fekun deil. (Hey, Give the chair back! Otherwise, she will throw you and the chair, both out of that window!). Now everybody is laughing and the girl is embarrased :)
Scene 3: A usual boring Engineering class and the attendance sheet is showing more than the actual number of students present in the class. One girl is taking little longer to sign her (?) attendance. Siddhesh is patiently waiting for the attendance sheet (he neither did this kind of 'social work', nor complained about it). Now this girl starts chatting with her friend, totally forgetting that she has the attendance sheet (and that Siddhesh is seating behind her :) ). There goes Siddhesh's fuse. He speaks up in slow but firm voice: Aga, dey ti sheet ikde, tichi puja kartes kay? (Hey, please pass on that sheet, are you worshiping it or what? ). Even in that soporific lecture, everybody starts chuckling :)
I hope you take all this in good humor, Siddhesh. I know you will.. :) Also, best luck to you on starting your MBA course at NITIE, Mumbai.
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