New Avenues

I moved out of my avenues to newer and "better" one.I am part of new organisation known for its tagline "Smarter Planet" i.e.,IBM. Within a month of joining a got oppurtunity to interact with other part of Bigger World. Hope this interaction would be fruitful.

Char Yaar... Char Rastee...

Hello my fellow buddies, long time tapri chai partner.....

It like just sometime back i should be have nice time with you guys over that cutting chai... and aaj ke date main we four are on four different path... which really do not looks like will meet at the next corner or so..... but still we can still cherries on the old memories....

Me: kehake tho aya tha US ki wapas ana hai 2 months main... do do karte karte it been 15 months already....
Kanchan: yeha mera India, i love my india bolte bolte, project is dragging her to land of "unpredictable rain" land of Queen... London
Rakesh: ufff Pune ka traffic uff Pune ka crowd, ufff pune ki ladkiya karte karte, this fellow spent 3 years and currently settled in dilwalo ka sehar "dilli" main
Manjeet: and this kuddi, came to pune 4 years back and did not looked back again on dilli, aaj ke date main hum sab se zyada punewale boletho she is...

Cheer to apni dosti... and this songs is just for our gang....

Navigator... Dadoo driving zooom!!!!!

Yes last weekend i played the role of a Navigator to my friend(we were roommates for nearing to 2 years, he kicked me out before getting married ;) )...

He got his US driving license sometime Wednesday, and trust me this guy had never driven a 4 wheeler in India.... Where as do have a Indian driving license (which cost him some 600/-) and he decided finally to take up driving lesson as his wife (this guy married 6 months back) had threatened him if he is not getting a license.. poor chap succumbed to the threat :)
As his wife is back in India for couple of weeks he finally got his license and on Friday he rented a car (for the wk end) so it was time for some drive over the weekend-- tighten your seat belt, take long breath and zoom!!! zoom!!! Here we go in and around the city)

After a few initially hick-up all the driving was smooth enough... if the driving distance from point A to B was 10 km, we managed to reach that place in less then 15km... Thanks to my superior navigating skill (trust me I am good in this, I would confidently point my right hand and tell him to take a left turn... (Later he got used to it and told ... "you mean the other right... and I would YES :-0)

However, by Sunday evening we had successfully completed 250km driving... and we were back on our own safe and sound... he is all exited to rent next week also... I guess this time it would be a more relaxing drive :) :) but still fingers will be crossed hehehe

Slumdog:Millionaire: A dismal end .... or a start

When Slumdog million was nominated for 10 academy nominee and happen to end up winning 8... All India was buzzing with happiness that a movie made on Indian slum managed to get 8 golden Oscar lady... we ended up with track "Jai Ho" was part of the election campaign... Every day i was able to see in all print and television media Freida Pinto and Dev Patel, they were chased by paparazzi every where, some time i felt that Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt will be having some breather time for paparazzi as they can easily stroll in any Shopping Mall...
But on the down side I really saw the bad news that "Azharuddin Ismail" (child character of Jamal) house been demolished... when i looked at those images its like he is still living in those tin roof top house which is part of Mumbai slum, it was demolished by Mumbai Anti-slum... It like the child character we were used and thrown away after all the glitz and glory of Slumdog was en-cashed by the Producer'sI saw some time back "Azharuddin Ismail and Rubina Ali " (child cast for Dev & Freida) walking the ramp during the Lakme fashion week... where as if you are a model and walking down the fashion ramp you can earn anything between 10k-100k... and look where are those kids leaving....
This time again... British’s came shoot a movie (making more mockery of Indian Slums) en-cashed all the CASH($343 million) and GOLD(8 Oscars) and living happing in the mist of glory.. And this kid is sill living in the mist of dust...
Jai Hind...
box-office collection -- http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=slumdogmillionaire.htm
Azharuddin Ismail House -- http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/1353-1.html

Gang Leader for a Day!!!

This one is a Non-Fiction novel written by "Sudhir Venkatesh", He is am immigrant from India who spent his childhood in California , and pursued his master in "Sociology" from UoC ( University of Chicago ) this is back in 1989
As part of the assignment, where he was assisting his professor in some research work (which was more on, Finding the life style of Black poor family, how they end up with no Job, and end up in drug)
Therefore, he happens to visit one such housing project, which is inhabited by black community, day One he held hostage... and then the drama unfolds... Sudhir ends up studying up the living style in this community for next 10 years... He was in the middle of many drugs sale activity, drive by shooting, and many more activity…

Sudhir does give a good description how, drug trade is been managed on a bigger level, the hierarchy which is in place... how people are motivated to work as drug peddlers... as per facts, the low level drug peddler do earns less the minimum wage...
Sudhir does discuss many community issues, hope people do try to solve them, more and more small narrative incidence....

I was so much engrossed in reading this one... I manage to finish in a weeks time... which is a real bad thing for me as i would have to start searching for something new to read :)

More details -- http://books.google.com/books?id=8YTpGAAACAAJ&dq=gang+leader+for+a+day

Seven Years and still going!!!!!

Today “May 13”its been 7 years since I have started working…. To confess looking back still do not make me realize that its been such a long time span that I have finished my college days and been working for the same organization “Kanbay ” (currently know as CapGemini) its my maiden job and am still going strong on this one….

I would like to state how it all started, April 2002 we had finishes exams of Final year of Graduation (along which we were also doing a Computer course – 2 year) we were having our usual “BHEL” at our joined when one of our friend happen to mention that a company “Kanbay” is looking out for computer engineer for 2-3 months project, we 3 (Akshay, Vikraam & I) thought why to waste the 2 months (period when we were awaiting our result) lets earn some money and have some first hand experience in working in a IT industry…. So next day we showed up for interview we had a large company of people showing up 35+, and the end 8 were selected and joined in the following weeks…
We were still continuing our college life… and having nice time and by the end of 2 months we all were ready to leave when our Manager “Mayuresh” let go 4 of them and asked 4 to stay back ( we three & Val)… and that was the day we have completed 7 years in Kanbay (Vikram happen to leave and pursue in another company) where as we 3 are still holding our horses and working in different project and still going on!!!!

Looking back I still can still say that that we decided what we had to do on a BHEL J

The year 2002 was not a nice year to start any one courier as we had just starting out for the DOT com bubble which made sure that many batches of our senior left the campus without any offer letter… and looking at today condition thanks to the Financial Crises which has gripped from last year and half… many have lost jod and we will see many fresh graduates would be leaving campus with no offer letter… this seams more like a 7 year life circle…
I wish we do see next 7 flourishing years of jobs for all….

Missing those summer time!!!!

I loved the summer :)

Hey Hey please do not hate me for writing this..... but if you think on Summer is such a nice time... and it has it own sweet memories right fro our childhood...

How we all used to wait for the summer holiday during our childhood, as all the exams which would have be terrifying and tortured us for the last couple of months had came to an end.... starting summer we would have a long couple of months holiday... its the best time to play play and just play... and have some more new friends…

It’s like we have been waiting for 10 long snail paced months to pass over for the summer vacations...

As we were from Kerala (abhi a punekar) we used to visit our native place every alternate year... those time were real special as we used to et to meet out friend back in Kerala but with a small gloom of missing all the friends back in Pune... its like i used to witness finest things of both the place....

Okay other then all the play i used to love the Mangoes which we used to eat all the summer, and have those sugarcane juices to quest your thirst...
oh and more over how can i miss this, the ice scoops (we used to call it baraf golas) in all red yellow and glowing green...

But as time passed by and entered our college year and in our initial office slogging year... it seams like we have lost the beauty of the summer vacation.... ahhh!!!! i miss those summer vacation of my childhood, this are the time i feel science should have been really really developed and we could have that fancy time machine... i would have loved to visit back and re-live all those finest summer days...

I wish the we really do have those fancy gadget selling in Amazon :) in next 10 year... I bet I can run and hoop still at that age :)... thanks to this lazy IT job and sitting in office culture is killing all our sweet time....

Okay then on a sunny and hinny summer note... lets enjoying back the summer :)

Vishu (വിഷു) "Keralites New Year"

Its exactly a week before, All keralite across the globe happen to celebrate "Vishu" the good part is that it do not restrict any caste or religion from celebrating...

This is the second this in my life that i was not with my family to celebrate it... which is used to enjoy to celebrate... i bet all would love to with their family and loved once to celebrate on all festive occasions...

Just to give a small explanation... about the festive "Vishu"... its celebrated across Kerala, buy the north part of Kerala also do mark it as the new year also along with the harvest festival which i guess is shared with many other part in India say like "Baisakhi -- Punjab" "Bihu -- Assam" "VIshu -- Tamil Nadu" and so on...

Usual the celebration start a night before, when the elderly lady of the house "in my case my nani" would decorate the pooja roam, with neatly arrange all the idols with large number or brass lamp, with earthen vessel filled with "Rice" "Grain" "Pulses" plate will have any denomination currency & gold, plates filled with fruits and with some vegetables. And about the flower "semma konna" it’s a yellow flower which only glooms once a year during this 2 week time, and “Rangoli” made diluted rice batter.

And the usually the muharaat is at 4 -6 am when nani will wake us up but will make sure that we are not opening our eyes she would assist us walk to the pooja room and make us open our eyes looking at the great view, the whole room would be lit in oil candle (brass lamp as mentioned earlier) then we would be given some sweets, followed with "kai neetam" where in elders will gift money to all small and younger people, and which follows with "Vishu padakam" in short burning fire crackers.
And later in the afternoon we would have a gala lunch "Vishu Sadhaya"... just to mention half a dozen curries to names some (sambhar, aviyal"a mixed veg curry made with coconut milk", coot-curry" main ingredient is raw banana & elephant foot (suran)" pacchadi(lauki with coconut milk)" with a couple of chutney, acchar, and will follow with couple of payasam one is of rice.

Do after all this I guess its really fair enough to say that i am missing all this.

This is how usually the Pooja room would look

This is how a typical lunch "Vishu Sadhya" which we do have on for vishu celebration.

Coloring and Drawing... (childhood leisure)

Please do not stare at me by just reading out the subject line.... or rather do not assuming that i wanted a catchy subject line to start of with another story...

Okay Answer this one... When was the last time you have actually painted using those crayons or when was the last time you have drawn images using the dotted lines…

Ahhh!!! i should say that we are missing the greatest fun which we used you have during our early childhood days... when we all used to get indulged in doing all this activities....
I would say that i was a bit more luck for past some time as i had my drawing and coloring partner (Rishi -- he is 4 years old) when we all friends used to meet over the weekend... Rishi used to carry his big coloring box (I envy him during my childhood i used to have only 12 crayon and most of them would be in their final stage of life :) ) and this dude has a big box which would carry say more then 50 crayon color & color pencils....

So my drawing partner used to keep me busy in all his activities like while painting i had to paint a ear and then he would paint and i would have to agree in the last that "Rishi you were really great in coloring" he just had to listen that... and this smart chap would say "Anish no problem i will help you... :)...

But trust me I really used to enjoying those painting and drawing sessions...i guess i should get each one of you a set of coloring box and bunch of crayons... which would help you paint more images which you would have wanted to draw then!!!!

So when i am back do expect on odd weekend i am with by coloring book and paint :)

Cheers,
Anish

p.s. no need to picture your self as the kid from Taree Zamin par :)

Its Time to say GoodBye....

phew.... Its been a long time (rather 28 days) since i have written anything.... for a moment i was thinking am i short of writing something, but nothing like that..

Okay last week one Family from our group decided to wrap up and settle back to India, this move back did not came as a surprise but we were informed couple of months back over our usual weekly get together.... At that time no one were quite shocked but... as the day were coming near a different vibes started gripping with various thought "Things are not going to be same.." the weekly party would not have charm going ahead.... the laugh would not be any louder :)

Ramesh and Pallavi were the integral part of our groups... they were in all group hang out at what ever time it may be .. along with their kids (the youngest has just completed 5 month )

OKay just to make thing short and to the point... all the time we guys we were together we had a ball.. and as some wise human said all good will come to and end.. so that we can start afresh in a bigger bang... so having the faith... looking forward to have more fun time...

so me taking time to say good bye, which means a new beginning...

Movie Time.... 9-12, 3 -6 & 6-9

Me and movie always go hand in hand….

In my friend circle I am the person who drivers (forces) all to the theater for watching a movie….

If any movie “Hindi” do release… I do have to build up the story and spread news among the group and make the news do spread in the group stating the I have heard good review from multiple people…. And this should be one good movie for which we all are been waiting since some time…. as it usual that couple of people do complain after the movie is over that… this one was also the usual masala movie… the second half was a bit length… the songs were okay okay… the particular should not have acted in that way….

And I do have to play the role of listening all the review and comments in such a away that things do fall in such a way that… we all ended up having a good time….


But I would say… btw did you see the trailer of the new movie which is due to be released in couple of weeks… the trailer was impressive…. Was not able to understand the story line in details as the movie seams to be a bit suspense… what say can we think atleast in the back of the mind that why don’t we plan to watch this one….

So you see… watching a movie is all together different then making a group of people ready and convincing to watch the home is all together a different ball game…

So my fight is to make the first person part of my group who wants to watch the movie… so the chain continues and our gang do ends up watching one movie every 3 weeks (looks more like a major achievement)


The last one i saw in theters was Sonan Kappor (she was long good...hmmm) dance with the pigeon (Masakala)-- Delhi 6

This time their been a scarcity of movie (mainline Hindi) release… and it been 4 weeks on the taut….

All should ask oneself..."Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman...."

Okay people, and all of them who are in LOVE or have been once hit by Cupid's arrow...
This songs is my favorite song since when i relaly dont remeber (might be from my early college days ;-0)

"Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman...." This song is written & Sung by "Bryan Adams" and is really one of his great composition....

I would say each guy who fits any of the below condition should listen to this song...
- Who is in LOVE
- Who was in LOVE
- Who wants to be in LOVE

I guess i had covered all of them :-0

youtube link -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ATy4hA7dQY

The lyrics goes in this way:
To really love a woman to understand her
you?ve got to know what deep inside
hear every thought see every dream
and give her wings when she wants to fly
and when you find yourself lying helpless in her arms
You know you really love a woman

When you love a woman
you tell her that she?s really woman
When you love a woman
you tell her that she?s the one
She needs somebody
to tell her that it?s gonna last forever
So tell me have you ever really really, reallly
ever loved a woman?

And so on.....

A long long horriying evening....

Okay this is a true heart rendering real life story which I had to live on 9th mar..
I wish no one is drawn to this situation… this is true and, not a Fictional narration… So for all light heart i say should not read this as the written content would be in disturbing in nature….

So if you have dared to read this past… I would suggest take couple of big and long breath…

Okay enough of the drama….

This happen to me this week Monday (9th Mar) which I would remember for some time…Access to Internet is such a addiction while staying in US all alone that just thinking of not having net connection used to get Goosebumps, And my fear turned into really when My net connection was disconnected and I had to buy wireless internet connection and as usual it did not worked on day one….
So when I was back from office I was hanging my head down as the worst had hit (not connection that evening)…. I was running in the house as if you had let loose as hen in a cage( this is a old saying which my mom would have told me many time)That day to kill my boredom I ended up cooking food for me (2 sabji :-0)

Okay this way to much of a drama.. for writing which I should be banned with no Internet connection for a week :-0

Have a great day and week ahead….
Cheers,
Anish

Filmi Gyan....

Okay Okay...
- Ghar par behati hue meri Kanchan, jho aaj kaal ghar par aaram pharma rahi hai … (I guess your story is true) still spare some time when Prado is working on your office task…
- Mere purane train ke regular passenger ”Mishra sahab”(Jitna Laloo me train nahi start kiya utane bar in janab ne train main safar kiya hoga) Spare some time and do comment...
- And What to say about the Jalpari… lately start her day couple of hours early u should also find some time…

So all my filmi buff dost log.. time to scabble soemthing....

Some of the question would be fun to answer and some would be real stupid.. (if you feel some are real stupid... do apply the golden Rule... remoce that question :)

But sare question ko mat delete karns...

I would have answered all the question to start socha let you guys scrib something then i will dump in my witty but true answers...

1- Which was the movie that you had waited for with anticipation and turned out to be an utter dud?
-> Manjeet
-> Anish : Gajani: I was having so much anticipation from the great Aamir Khan... He ended up teaching up a leasson... Never trust on anyone :)
-> Kanchan
-> Rakesh

2- Which was the one most ridiculously stupid movie you watched in a theatre and then thought that you might as well have thrown that money in a well for all it was worth?
-> Manjeet
-> Anish : Wanted (English movie Angelina Jolie) this movie was utter nonsence, some how a cloth wowen m/c prints a name and this agents are to kill them... (and most interesting) the agents are not to question the oorder as no one know how the cloth wowen works ;)
-> Kanchan
-> Rakesh

3- If you had to be in a movie or a scene that you would want really really to be something that happened in real life, which would that movie or scene be and which character would you be?
-> Manjeet
-> Anish : i have raather 2 choice:
1. where in i am adopted by a old person and who leaves me a 9digit will (excluding decimal and starting with 1)
2. Baggar Singh: most would have hated but i loved this character :)
-> Kanchan
-> Rakesh

4- Write three songs that would tell me what you lovvvvvvvvvve to do in your spare time...
-> Manjeet
-> Anish : Main eisa kyon hoon!! Main Zindagi ka saath nibatha chala gaya!!! Jise dhoonda tha hun har ghadi woh mili nahi hai kahi!!!
-> Kanchan
-> Rakesh

5- Name a movie you actually thought was better than the book or atleast did justice to the book...
-> Manjeet
-> Anish : Pass i all the movie for which is have read the novel, Movie was BAD
-> Kanchan
-> Rakesh

6- You are on a desert island... you found the island genie who granted you on wish that he would bring one person to join you on your exile... You have told the genie who you want that to be... apparently the genie isn't all that magical... he went to get that person and you are waiting for the procrastinating genie to get back with that person... What song do you sing while you wait?
-> Manjeet
-> Anish : The famous Amitab Bachhan track "Inteha ho gaye Intezar ki..." and their she come as soon i finshed the song :)
-> Kanchan
-> Rakesh

7- One song on your IPOD/mobile that was a huge hit a few months/years ago and the radio stations used to play every hour and seem to have forgotten all about now that you tend to listen to often enough
-> Manjeet
-> Anish : Dhoom Picck Dhoom (Palash Sen) Ek Omkara(RDB), Allah be Bande(Kailash Kher)
-> Kanchan
-> Rakesh

8- One song that reminds you of somebody or a group of people... Do inform why it causes you to reminisce...
-> Manjeet
-> Anish :
-> Kanchan
-> Rakesh

9- The one movie you saw most recently and which lived upto all your expectations if not more...
-> Manjeet
-> Anish : Delhi 6 (many did not liked) but i really liked this one, as ended up touching many social issues... in a better way and they managed to cover the sensitive matter (Hindu - Muslim drift)
-> Kanchan
-> Rakesh

Love Songs.....(which you really like)

Some unforgettable Love Songs.....

Okay Something interesting to do... let see how much we can increase this list... i guess all of you would and still be listening some of the our personnel favorite Love songs... So why not share them so we are able to sing more :)

I did manage to add few below.... but most of them are OLD... i guess you all would be able to add more and more to the list...

1. Ek Ladki Bheegi Bhaagi Si (Madhubala & KK) its been 50 years since its release.... its still go great... if my grand father would have been in Mumbai at that time.. he definitely would have sung this song for her ;)

2. Pal Bhar Ke Liye Koi Hame pyar le(Dev Anand & Hema Malini) by god they looked so amazing in that song... and the way Hema Malini wanted Dev to leave her house...

3. Yeh Dil Na Bechra (Nutan & Dev)... I still remember the plastic fish which was hooked and Dev Anand was waking nowhere in mid day :)

4. Abhi Na Jaoo ChodKar (Sadhna & Dev Anand)... Sadhna, i bet she was such a beutiful lady...and how can one forget her great hair Style

5. Accha Ji Main Harri (Madhubala & Dev Anand)... The lovely lady, sorry to admit she had the best smile i guess...

6. Tasveer Teri Dil Main (Mala Sinha)... Another beutiful song, Mala Sinha is another great actress...

7. Pyar hua iqrar hua (Nargis & Raj Kapoor)... i need not write anything for this song... i guess the greated hit love song in Hindi films

8. Yeh Raat Bheegi Bheegi - Choori Choori (Nargis & Raj Kapoor).. another best song

BTW who said we did not have love songs lately...

1. Pehla Nasha - Jo Jeeta Woh Sikandar: This one i can sing, sing and sing for ever...

Okay i guess i am falling short of songs... please do help me in building the list.

And please do strike out if you do not agree on any of the above songs...

Three Cups of Tea....

This book is on a mountaineer ”Greg Mortenson” who failed his attempt to climb K2 (Second highest peak in the karakoram ranges standing tall at more then 28,000 ft) who turned to a humanitarian… and have build more then 50 school in northern Pakistan (Baltistan)

Three Cups of Tea…. Its an old saying in the Balti province:
" The first time you share tea with a Balti, you are a stranger. The second time you take tea, you are an honored guest. The third time you share a cup of tea, you become family... "

The story starts in 1993 when decide to scale K2 to honor his deceased sister “Christa” who had dies at the age of 23.


1993 --- He attempt along with 4 other people after 70 days of trekking and with only 3000 feet to reach the summit they were forced to call of their expedition due to bad weather and injuries…. And on his way down he got lost and trek all alone and end up reaching a village (Korphe) by the time he reaches he is barely breathing and frequently collapsing due to lack to strength…
The villagers do take care of the unknown climber and get him back to health…

The village headmen “Haji Ali” took him to the village school, which was on open ground (with a backdrop of K2) with 78boys and 4girls studying math (4th grade) most of them using a twig and writing on the dirt, and few fortunate to have slate and using twig dipped in muddy water to write…..and the teacher was shared between 2 villages as Pakistani government could no afford to pay $1 pay day for a teacher, but was able to maintain a standoff with India at “Siachen glacier” (highest battleground located at 18,000ft)

So Greg finally return back to Montana (USA) with a promise made to Haji Ali (headman of Korphe) that he would return and build a school…

Once back he start his nurse jab and in the quest of saving money end up sleeping in his car daily… he do send on 580 letters and 16 grant petitions to all famous and rich, but end up getting one check of $100… his mother help him to speak in front of her school where children start a cent (1 paisa) and end up collecting $680…
Finally he get help from “Jean Hoerni”(who himself a mountaineer and been to karokoram range) who helped in with $12,000 check (that the amount estimated by Greg to build a school) with a note “don’t screw up”

1994 --- Finally he reach with all the material and supply, but the Korphe had a separate problem as it was connect only by a rope bridge “with basket” spanning 400 feet above Indus (which is roaring down)… so know he wants a bridge to be build….

1995 --- So Greg return back to Montana(USA) and calls up “Jean Hoerni” for more help he agrees ask him to get him a picture of the bridge and school once complete… so in the next summer and end up building a bridge of 400ft length, and promises he will come back again next year to start the work of school

1996 --- Greg returns to build the school, but faced with a new problem there been a landslide 40kn before Korphe, and his supplies had to be carried. So the villagers determined that their children’s be educated, trek to and fro (3 days each time) carrying all the material on their back (cement, wooden planks)… so finally after 3 summer and lot of determination the school is build…

Meanwhile “Jean Hoerni” is on death bed get to see the photo of his school and is happy end up making Greg Director of a new organization to help people and a million dollar sponsorship….

I have just finished to this far… will scrib more one I do finish the book..

Hope you also end up reading the book…

/Ani

Before Sunrise ----- Before Sunset

This is a two part movie staring by “Ethan Hawke & Julie Delpy”

The first part was release in 1995 and the second part was release in 2004
This movie follows along a young American Jessie and a French girl Celine,

Before Sunrise – 1995
This start when Jesse is travelling form Budapest to Vienna and Celine is travelling from Budapest to Paris… They happen to sit across each other… and the conversation begins between, their discussion is all about human / feeling / love / emotions… and it just carries on… after couple of hours the train reached Vienna (As he is having a flight back to New York the next day) where Jesse is to get down, but is hate to discontinue their discussion and ends up asking is it possible to her also to get down at Vienna and if she is not interested in the discussion she can board the next train to Paris… And he tells her that he does not have money to stay in a Motel so they will roam whole night and just talk…

Funniest moment: Celine agrees to get down at Vienna, and they do realize that they have not introduced themselves till know….


The movie do have a real good discussion among them on all the above mentioned topics…at midnight they end up sleeping in a public park… and in the morning they are not able to say good bye….

But they do wanted to meet again… so they do decide to meet after 6 months at the same place… but they do believe not in sharing number or address as it might loss the meaning of the relationship they shared…


Before Sunset -- 2004

9 Years has past… and they never happen to meet during this time…
Meantime Jesse (and currently Jesse has married and do have a 4 year old kid) has written a book which narrates their first meet and how they spent their time…. his book is released and do get real nice fame… and for publicity he does visit many cities only in the quest he might meet Celine… and in one of the reading they do meet… And the story do continue they talk about hoe they meet and they again continue the discussion… and this time also Jesse has to travel back and has 6 hours before his flight departs…

So this time will Jesse to able to catch his flight is left for the audience to think over….

p.s.
The nice part of the movie is show only 2 unknown people can have such a intense conversation
Julie Delpy -- She was in People Magaznie, list of 25 most beutiful wonmen (this ins not the only reason i am so ga ga for the movie)

/Ani -- Celine also do have a spot in my list of people whom i love :-) (please do not share this secret)

One evening walk by the crematory….

To tell the truth I have never walked down a crematory… This happened today 14th Feb what a day for many lover’s to celebrate and be together and the way I spend was totally different….. Worth not spending for a person who will ever be in love….

I was walking to the grocery shop (shop rite) which is just 5 minute walk from my apartment… And on the way I do have to pass a crematory (please, please do not get scared it not a horror movie narration)
As I had all the time on earth I was talking down I was just reading the details which were inscribed on the tomb stone, (like year, name and a line about the loved one)

And for my amazing part most of the inscription was more then 50 years and i was able to find few with more then a century old…. All had one or the another story this they were telling or wanted to tell..
Few were kids teen and some were really old the same I remember was 85yeras (John) and the youngest I saw was Mary (1899-1900),
- One which cough my attention was where in this person has seved in 2 wars (includes WW-11) he was a commissioner for 40 yrs , Mayor for 28 years
- One was of family name ”Flemming” where in most of the family was resting in peace
- Few of them just had their First name engraved
- Few of them did not mention any details
- At couple of spot I did saw Happy birthday card for he loved
By the time, I saw a family arriving to pay respect, A man, women & their teenaged daughter, They walked slowly to the spot, and started removing weeds / dried grass laying around… waited to couple of minute and drove by

And I did saw a father and his teenaged son, I guess their visit was just like mine, passing by, as that Dude was talking some snaps of old and nicely engraved stone which are telling a tale more then a century.

The best which I witness was a felling of free, calmness and peace for what al reason I am not sure… I really do feel some time its way to hard or impossible to express your thought… I felt that I should be visiting just in case I want to divert my thinking process or just to spend some time lonely among many unknown people…

/Ani
btw.. Happy Valentines Day, I guess you would have spent the day with your loved one…

Mere yaar ki Shaadi hai…

Courtship (Mere yaar ki Shadi hai…)

My this time stay in NY had a very different experience…. Which I would say I would remember for quite a while… and for some different reason… : )
In the last 7+ months since i am in US… I have shared apartment with two guys…. And in both the case they were engaged and were on their way to get married….
During this time I did realize… life really do get changed, when you are in the stage.. it can be also be called as a trans state… or as said in MATRIX 2 (wait at the train station.. for where you cannot go neither ahead nor backward but do just have to wait till the time do come)

In both the case my roomies had their fiancee located in India.. so naturally you can see the day or night never used to end… either its day in India or day in US or its night in India or night in US (its like the constant 24 hr cycle when day never used to end or the night never used to end)
I was amazed when they used to be up whole night talking, talking and talking and during the daytime in office… :-)

I always felt, the apartment where I stayed was not occupied by 2 but rather by 3 people (the 3 person was always superficial as the presence was not felt by ME, but both of them you to feel) humans are really crazy i guess.... :-)

But starting this week, my current partner is on his way to get married….

The funniest part of all this is that I happen to know both the guys from past some time… before this transformation(living in the wonderland.. hope that wonderland do survive reality :-o)…. But where different kind of person… and when this phase (courtship period) of their life started I saw common changes taking place in both of them… the way they talk, the way they run away from friends.... I guess my perception did also changed by observing them(agaionst all the person who is about to get married)… and a question used to hunt me… do all guys (as i never happened to share apartment with a girl who was to get married hahaha) end up on the same path and the same way…

Hope reading this you guys do not run away... this is just a passing thought... it will fade away.. and i should be back normal :-0

Cheers friends, for my roomie(Manish) getting married (fortunate or unfortunately both my roomies had the same first name)

/Ani

Anish I read your blog about Mahatama Gandhi and Luck By Chance. I agree with you that we always forget our History or I would say we never get time to look into history and recall some people who gave us freedom. Not sure if its human nature or we are still scared of our school history books. I dont even remember that 30th jan was Gandhiji's death anniversary :(.

About Luck by chance, even i heard its a good movie and I want to watch it. But lets see when will i go :))))

Now to other 2 musketeers.. kahan ho tum log... you people are supposed to comment...
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-- Manjeet