Young hearts went crying when....

Young hearts went crying last week when Swades fame Gayatri Joshi, a celebrity from the fashion and glamour world, tied a knot with some Mr.Oberoi. I recall days when Madhuri Dixit, the then Bollywood girl, got married. ZeeMusic, a television channel, was showcasing people’s comments about the event. A nariayal-pani wala, who claimed to do his business on his haat-gaadi outside an Andheri building, where Madhuri spend her pre-Bollywood life, with deep emotions said “Madhuri ne Shaadi kar li, ab hamara kyaa hoga ? ”.

I found these things foolish !

But today after seeing the much tempting, romantic blue smile of Gayatri (unfortunately in the form of a digital image), my heart too went crying -

“Gayatri ne Shaadi kar li, ab ….”.

Babbar Sher .......... hasti hai

For those who don't know, babbar sher is a short clip aired daily on FM Radio. Babbar Sher ke laakhon deewane hai.

Here is one of the classics -

aate vaqt hasti hai, jate vaqt hasti hai
uthate vaqt hasti hai, baithate vaqt hasti hai
sote vaqt hasti hai, jaagte vaqt hasti hai
tu kyaa samajhti hai janeman, kyaa tu akeli daat ghisti hai ?

The forgiving "avenger"

These days a new motorbike ad is being telecast. It advertises a motorbike named "bajaj avenger". I feel closely associated with the ad for the word-content of the ad aptly articulates my revolt against all the people depicted in. The ad says -

I forgive my Father

Do I?
I do, for some reasons!

I forgive my Boss

Yes, having revisited the previous blog, this seems to be absolutely true. Why blame him when conditions make him to act so.

I forgive Women

Well, the clip during this line pictures a bride with her expressions speaking loudly “hey man, I feel sorry for you. But I cant do anything more than that.” I, too, had a tough time listening the same. I really forgive HER.

I forgive the Government

For the discomfort I have each day traveling to the office and home back. For the regular power cuts we have. For the lack of service during deluge.

I forgive my Barber

Yes, charging 25 bugs and doing very little (I mean hair-cut) in turn.


I forgive my past

For being in the organization that doesn’t provide onsite opportunity or even appreciable pay-packs. I should have quit much before. But then I really forgive myself.

I forgive them ALL

I feel like GOD!

Yes, to the extent my name goes.

"Onsite" Uncertainty

“Any news?” my colleagues and I used to ask each other every morning. Onsite opportunity is such a thing that cannot be managed like the “opportunity management” being practiced in the industry. And this onsite had reasons to get one into dreams – the place was California.

Every one was waiting for the news after our manger’s first client meet. But things were uncertain even at this stage – or were being made uncertain was my obvious doubt. Everyday new things popped up, building our eager to be at the client site.

The news finally broke out. Four out of the six team-members were selected and asked to make arrangements to leave for the assignment. There was a big smile on their face with the four-mates enjoying their time - they really deserved it. But for the fifth one who was left out with me had tough time, as was seen from his expressions.

I, on the other hand, was not at all grieved to hear the news of having lost the chance to go to California. The only grief I had was that along with the onsite chance I had lost the opportunity to take a tour to Sikkim with my friend the man and others, the coming October.

I recall one hindi kahaavat - dhobi ka kutta na ghar ka na ghaat ka !