Mexican Sambar

Hunger struck, I fumbled and stumbled with a medium pan pizza, which had a double layered cheese. One may say, that happens, buddy! Had you known me you would have empathized in a different way... Rewind back … 20 odd yrs … I am eating a snack, my sister is eating a snack... 10 minutes later because of me watching her eat … I would end up eating both of ours. Few days later … I am eating an ice cream, my sister too is eating or about to eat an ice cream, 10 minutes later because of me watching her eat … I would end up eating both of ours. Few months later … I am eating a favourite meal, my sister is eating a not so favourite meal, but 10 minutes later I started to eat what she had, well after completing what was mine. So, you see, I was born to eat and enjoy food unfortunately (or fortunately for the animal kingdom) the only thing I always ate was clean vegetarian food. And my vegetarian occasionally had eggs in some other form – cakes or mayonnaise. I was known for what and how I eat....

Yes, the topic says so. I thought I'll relax a bit and write about these amazing instruments after forgetting how to hold them and write on a paper. Today, I completed five long years (and some days) of working/existing in one company, right after college. While in college, I wasted less paper, but more notebooks – shabbily put marks on papers. Well, I am talking about the notes that were vomited out of my lecturer's mouth – yes, the same slimy thing. I knew how to write. Write fast - almost like shorthand language which the journalists prefer. I switched between pens (ballpoint pens and fountain pens and sometimes ball-less as well ;)) and sometimes fell in love with pencils. These switches happened after first year, until then I was still a school kid and wasn't unshackled from the rope around my neck to be disobedient. Not disobedient, but a little subtler. Five years! I tried in-between to write - with anything - but failed. I type, though. Got used to it! Not long bac...

Episode 1 – It is late evening and you and your nephew (a 4 or 5 yr old kid) are on a crowded road. The kid is the most dreaded kid known ever, known for his adamancy! Let’s call the nephew as S. S spots a road side shop and the seller of it sells choppu saman – basically it is the stuff which is kind of a kitchen set for kids. As they approach the shop, S turns to his uncle S: Mama, I need it. Mama (knows about the kid, but still tries his luck): No, S. We can buy that later, we have already bought enough. Your mom would have already bought you this, and I think I have seen it as well. S: Yes, I do have one, but you see it is old, and the set here has many more that I do not have. Mama: No, S. Not today. Let’s leave. Sometime later. S: No, I need it. And I need it now. Mama: Sorry, not possible. S: Mummy! I need it, I need it, I need it! (Sits on the road next to the pavement where the shop has spread out) Mama: You can do whatever you want it, but the answer is “No...

What are the odds of betting “God Exist!” against “There’s no God!” well there might be the other odds which says “God exists, but he does not have influence on our lives!” or wait, “He exists and we are the coins on his chess board!”? I always liked to debate on His existence. I liked the topic very much – GOD! And when I started to read about “The Blind Watchmaker” by Richard Dawkins, the stir started again! Anbe Sivam emphasizes on the concept of God in a different meaning. Now, there’s always the point when the atheist and the theist are cornered and on the similar question – Atheist: Can you prove the existence of God? Theist: Can you prove not His existence? It is the similar to the forward “Dialogue between the Prof and a student”. It is not necessary that if you cannot see it, it does not exist. Though the thought here is, we can always prove its existence, can’t we? Life started from where? It was not a just like that! It was not by chance, it was continuous evoluti...

Been a while since I had inked my experiences as a blog. Now is the chance to do it, sitting in a hotel called StudioPLUS, using their broadband wireless cable connection. Yes, I’m in the land of Americans . My assignment: On-site coordinator, to operate from Charlotte , North Carolina . (By the time I completed this, I have moved into an apartment. I took exactly 21 days to finish this!) I was informed about my travel well in advance, but the confirmation on the surety was done a day before I’m to leave. This left just a day to be with my folks – a day – less than 12hrs. I traveled to Madras , the day before the travel, packed and left! A sentence to finish the entire trauma is very unjust! There was lot of emotional stuffs, physical tiredness and everything, even as I re-collect, it is very painful. I couldn’t express it, but everyone else did. Reached Airport to take a flight to Bombay , flight got delayed by an hour, which helped me in staying close with my family for some m...

I'll Do Anything for Love, by Meat Loaf - And I would do anything for love I'd run right into hell and back I would do anything for love I'll never lie to you and that's a fact But I'll never forget the way you feel right now-- Oh no--no way-- I would do anything for love But I won't do that I won't do that Anything for love I would do anything for love I would do anything for love But I won't do that I won't do that Some days it don't come easy Some days it don't come hard Some days it don't come at all and these are the days that never end Maybe I'm crazy But it's crazy and it's true I know you can save me No one else can save me but you As long as the planets are turning As long as the stars are burning As long as your dreams are comming true-- You better believe it!-- That I would to anything for love And I'll be there until the final act-- I would do anything for love! And I'll take a vow and seal a pact...

According to my room-mate’s suggestion, I came up with this. These are purely his ideas. Your position: You are an onsite coordinator for an Indian Software company with whom lies many projects out-sourced from the US of A. Situation: Explain the concept of Bandh to your peers, there. All are Americans. Over the phone – Off-shore team: ONC, there’s a bandh declared here tomorrow, and the company is closed tomorrow. Can you please tell our Architect that our deliverables will be postponed by a day? Please talk to our client about this as well. ONC: What? Why is the bandh? Off-shore: Bandh was called to protest against the Centre's decision to change its affidavit in the Supreme Court on the Maharashtra Government's writ petition demanding the merger of Belgaum and other Marathi-speaking areas with that State. That’s it. ONC: Oh OK! Will talk to them and let them know about it. At onsite – ONC: Architect, off-shore will not be working tomorrow. And thus, ...

Something to think, I guess. Yes, yesterday's stuff. Is it that I have not grown yet, or He has? He had always tolerated jokes on him, and all of us had tolerated other's nag. Quite alarming, that I cannot sense other's comfy factor. Or not realised that times have changed, and everyone has and I've to as well! I am yet to, as my manager quotes "Show maturity", show signs of it. All these years, I thought I had known people enough, but yesterday’s incident was revelation that I was wrong. Little devastating, it was for me! I think, I was roaming around with wrong ideas about people and their attitude towards me. I was wrong in taking people for granted. Yes, that is the mistake. Like the Old English folks, I should address people with respect and never should expect in return. Never take anything for granted, respect other’s opinion, give room to their emotions, respecting every bit of it. Distance – something that needs to maintained even with your folks, c...

Where do I start? Hmmm… Yes, Surya – Jyothika combo’s much awaited movie. Well, let us watch it (despite the bad reviews posted everywhere), was the general feeling in the air. Reasons aplenty – Rehman, Rehman, Rehman… and eventually the much-awaited Surya and Jyothika’s marriage. Date decided and tickets booked in advance in Madras ’s most premier theatre group – Satyam Cinemas! Neatly guided to our seats by the hosts, we sat and gaped at the screen for the entertainment to begin. It began well. An hour into the movie, it was beautifully done and well handled. Then, came the tragedy in the name of ‘flashback’! Illogically introduced and pathetically misfit into the mainstream of the theme, it spoilt the whole show. The film showed a bad implementation of a good theme. Logic was absent at every aspect of flashback. And finally, Jo’s idea of re-uniting the lost loves stole the limelight! With all doors tightly shut, dogs!, including the ‘Emergency Exits’ sealed from outside, we ...