Cha(n)t

Bird on the branch.
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There was never yet an uninteresting life. Such a thing is an impossibility. Inside of the dullest exterior there is a drama, a comedy, and a tragedy. - Mark Twain

A fantastic chat with a stranger! (I have many.) Like to talk, learn, discuss...

You're now chatting with a random stranger. Say hi!

Stranger: hi

You: hi

Stranger: Have you been in love?

You: y?

Stranger: just like that

You: don't know actually

Stranger: dont know?

Stranger: how old are you

You: 21

You: u?

Stranger: 26

Stranger: where are you from?

You: cool

You: india

Stranger: me too

You: m/f?

Stranger: whats ur name?

Stranger: m

You: manik

Stranger: you?

You: m

Stranger: okay

You: actually i don't like taking abt love

Stranger: why?

You: it's like every 6 months one can fall for different girl

You: just his wish

Stranger: well

You: biologically designed like that

Stranger: i guess thats not true of everyone

You: thats what m saying

You: one can choose to stay loyal

You: or one can simply choose to slip away

You: be loyal = love

You: strange

Stranger: if what you are saying is really true or many people, then there wouldnt be so many people who are depressed because they lost their love. they could easily find someone else.

You: they are actually trying to defend themselves

You: by being depressed

You: it's like they liked someone who didn't care for them

You: and they are depressed coz they are like lost

Stranger: im not only talking abt someone who dint care, maybe someone cared, but they died

Stranger: ofcourse you could be 'attracted' many people because its biologically designed that way, but loves way more thatn that

You: hmmm

You: died is a diff case

You: thats sad

You: m not denying existence of love

You: but it is rare

You: very rare

Stranger: well maybe

You: in general i feel people exaggrate

You: may be i do

You: :O

Stranger: haha

Stranger: yeah maybe

You: so for a guy like me

You: it is more of learnng

Stranger: but i guess love needs exaggeration, whats love without exaggeration!

You: learning

You: it's kind of telling urself that you like some1

You: again and again

You: and then u hate yourself when you find yourself lone

You: :O

You: crazy thing

Stranger: hmm yeah i guess

You: but then u r determined to do better things with new zeal

Stranger: yeah

You: as if u r doing it as a revenge

You: lolz

Stranger: haha

You: to show them that u can do without them

You: and they lost a great thing

You: haha

Stranger: but its perhaps better to have ups and downs and extremes, rather than have nothing

You: yeah

You: when u get some thing easily

You: u miss a lot more

You: and u do not get to try

You: compare

You: check out

You: evaluate

You: haha

You: m going to save this chat

Stranger: haha

Stranger: why?

You: will put it on my blog

You: show off

Stranger: nice!

Stranger: it was interesting for sure

You: http://sign9.blogspot.com

You: will put it here

You: check if it interests you

You: :D

You: in which city are you?.

Stranger: sure

Stranger: Bangalore

You: oh kool

Stranger: you can check my blog too blog.**************.com

You: my friend is visiting bangalore for training

You: nice

You: will check it

Stranger: ok

You: u do web designing?

Stranger: not designing

Stranger: why?

You: i do

You: :)

Stranger: thats nice

You: and ur blog layout looks professional

You: and domain name told that you have a site

Stranger: thats the standard layout of nucleus

Stranger: yes

Stranger: i do

You: and i got it

You: :)

Stranger: got what?

You: that site

You: what is nucleus?

Stranger: the blogging engine

Stranger: which ive installed on my site

You: ohk

You: tell me about some places to have fun at

You: in bangalore

Stranger: depends on what Fun means to you

You: we are young

You: so fun means anything and everything

Stranger: haha

You: culture art

You: rides

You: everything

You: bars pubs

Stranger: where do you live?

You: delhi

Stranger: okay

Stranger: you can find pubs and bars in Delhi as well so i guess thats not much use

You: well actually i don't visit them

Stranger: haha

Stranger: ok

Stranger: neither do I

You: k

You: but it's like

You: my friend and i were sitting in a restaurant

You: and he told me

You: that first time is best time to do anything

You: and i agree

You: so when in bangalore he would like to do everything

You: that's why

Stranger: yeah

Stranger: right

Stranger: thats true

You: Life is like software, one bit turned, one small thing missing or one broken link, and it can go horribly wrong. But even when nothing seems to work, you can, with perseverance, make it work and make it beautiful.

You: very true

You: just what i said

Stranger: haha

Stranger: yeah

You: but in a different way

Stranger: yeah

You: Trying to make my life interesting....Or is it already?

You: and this is 100% genuine question

Stranger: are you asking me that question?

You: nopes

You: it is very personal

Stranger: yeah

Stranger: maybe

You: today i started gardening again

Stranger: again

Stranger: ?

You: yup

You: in hostel i can't maintain plants

You: but in my home I can

Stranger: yeah

Stranger: thats good

Stranger: gardening is nice

You: yup

You: just mom has trouble

You: cleaning

Stranger: haha

Stranger: yeah

You: but when i will be in hostel

You: she will have to takwe care of the plants

You: she doesn't get a choice

You: even on mother's day

You: lol

Stranger: haha

Stranger: yes

You: u work in what kind of company?

Stranger: i work at amazon

You: awesome

You: today i met a honda emplyee

You: and amazon guy

You: and an australian navy officer

You: great day

Stranger: haha

Stranger: thats good!

You: they all are lucky

You: that am so free

Stranger: haha

You: anyways one thing

You: do help me if amazon doesn't pay me

You: :)

Stranger: haha

Stranger: sure

You: m just too scared after seeing your profile

Stranger: why?

You: have to work a lot

Stranger: haha

Stranger: whats scary?

You: so many big names

You: and qualifications

Stranger: haha

You: how much time it took to get them all?

Stranger: what do you mean by how much time?

Stranger: do you mean how much work?

You: mean so many associations and work

Stranger: I think i havent worked too hard

Stranger: but i have always done what is necessary, no shortcuts, thats all

You: u mean smart work

You: good

Stranger: smart work yes

Stranger: but more than doing what is necessary

Stranger: even the small tihngs

You: but tell me one thing

You: do you believe in enterpreneurship?

Stranger: yeah

Stranger: ofcourse

Stranger: im trying to start something of my own

Stranger: lets see how it goes

You: yeah

You: thats great

You: full freedom

You: :)

Stranger: yeah

You: wish you the best

Stranger: thanks

Stranger: Wish you the best too!

Stranger: in whatever you do

You: thanks

You: yup

You: i will revolt

Stranger: against?

You: against many simple people

You: like my teachers

You: :D

Stranger: India needs people who revolt

Stranger: in the right way

You: they are good and knowledgeable

You: but they don't know how to teach

Stranger: yeah

You: doesn't affect me

You: but revolt is kind of fun

Stranger: yeah

You: and must do some good

Stranger: yes

Stranger: India needs change

You: happy doing my bit

Stranger: yeah

You: k time to leave

Stranger: ok enjoy!

You: have fun and enjoy

You: :)

You: bye

Stranger: Have a goo dlife

You have disconnected.

A Forwarded E-mail

An electronic mail.
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World is a fine place and worth fighting for. - Ernest Hemmingway

In the evening I log into my e-mail account to find a forwarded mail on top of the inbox heap (actually it is the only one recieved today). The e-mail contains a speech by Chetan Bhagat, a guy who studied at IIT and IIM, served at several multinationals and wrote sexy novels (...all four of which I like, because they do not preach...). The speech was delivered by him at another great institute called Symbiosis. I read it and later forwarded it and a little more later regretted doing both the acts. Though I recieved two replies telling me that it was nice speech still I differ. Because I liked view of a close friend of mine - "Who this guy is to tell us all this blah blah? We know what we actually want to do, this guy just gives us crap, forcing an idea on us. And this in turns kills diversity of thoughts. The worst part is we kill our thought." Anyways I usually forget whatever I read in 10-15 minutes, any amount of things (leaving the useful bits) and so I did this time also, after I was in a rather lovely chat. And yup all those who recieved that forwarded mail, ignore it if it causes trouble...

Signing off. Liking the rock beats being played in some room of hostel, some alien tongue though or may be hybridized english...

Wordle - Digital Grafitto

Well the title and the image tells it all! I like this art called Graffito (plural Graffiti) a lot. It is an expression of masses, willing to leave their impression on things they consider to be theirs but probably lack resources and means to claim them and thereby resort to getting hold of them by means considered unethical and anti-social but still exceptionally creative and eye-catching!

Above you see a Wordle created out of my Twitter posts! Click it to have a better view. You can also create your own at - Wordle.

Unwind

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You wake up late, 11:02 AM, to find no newspaper being delivered in the house, Diwali break! Make your bed and arrange your laptop and stuff. Its time for the 'morning walk'. Headphones in your ears and you are busy walking round the garden footpath, listening to that English punk, romance, soft rock and electronic stuff while letting your brain fantasize about the drifs along some nice boulevard, a coffe cup in Central Delhi, walk down South Delhi malls and that stage performance ending in a proposal to your dream girl.

Suddenly a call breaks the fantasies and you are back in real world! Guddu asks you to come to another park, you should walk some rounds with her. As we walk the talk and discuss some 'serious' issues the phone rings again! It's Abhishek, still recovering from dual heart-break. He asks to get ready to leave for Divya's house as we have to meet his father who is just out of hospital after getting treatment. You argue over the timing but can't borrow more time than 12. You quickly call Piyush and ask him to reach your home by 12 and meanwhile take bath and brunch.

12:20, Piyush is here and you have no time, even to discuss his 10 month effort growing those lovely shoulder length curls as he strives to correct popular opinion of IIT people being nerds, geeks and dorks, since Abhishek must be at bus stand and you as usual will be target of his blames for being late. Leaving apart the 'tension' of being tagged 'late-comer', you and Piyush talk things. And it is going to be a sexy day, as you brag having knocked 6 or may be 7 hapless night-owls during single chat session last night. Abhishek is obviously target of pranks before you meet him. Reach the meeting point and this time Abhi is smart enough to not wait for you and make you walk towards his house, time teaches. As you meet this estrogen starved hunk, you are all but praise for him as he looks smart in that black ironed shirt and blue denim. :D

You take route 801 to Dabri Mod. And obviously it in itself is an experience to have a ride on almost endangered, rickety, 'no horn' old DTC buses. Get tickets and sit to talk. Chocolate you got is still not eaten and Divya should be given his share! We reach the place soon, nobody noticed but the bus probably made no noise. You call Divya to recieve us as you learn that volleyball was a game invented, or probably designed for athletic old guys and not teenagers neither young adults! :( As Divya comes with two guys you are terrified at the thought of being beaten in an unknown territory, but for the time being you are pleased that your favourite game is no more being humilated in a modest way.

In Divya Prakash's house its time to get a bit serious as it is learnt that it was a major health care issue that his father has gone through and prevention is always better than cure! Learning all the details, RBCs, WBCs, plattelets and ECGs and all those big things that only those white coat wearing big docs know better than you but all pretend to have learnt them over years. You share your concerns but are obviously hapless as the best you can do is to advice or better let the person have rest and not visit them frequently. Enough of Sanskaar TV, guys make move to have some chat with Mr. DPS.

Well cricket is hot discussion topic, not scores but play! Mind it you don't know who Andrew Symonds is but an off-spin is what you know how to throw! There are ingenious talks about pads and l-guards and then talks are about football and yeah the room has a PC with an 'active MTNL' internet connection! Broadband means minimum 256kbps, but if you are able to log into Gmail and chat fluent, its a nice deal.

So here you go, happy-go-lucky. It surely is not a good start for Miss Raj Laksmi, teacher's-most-obedient-student-in-school-day-girl, as Abhishek pranks her by coming up with quite bold and assertive talks, engrossing all in the thing and later pranking us too! She downplays the things to the best but soon it is out-of-her-wits to stand the wicked things as her statement, "Shastri sir is not OK abhi bhi? Or is he out of home?", tells that she is not able to take more of it!

Well here is this girl, one of the heart-breakers, online and Abhishek just gets you into the things because of your so-called experience at wooing girls online! Well you must confess you are not good at it as you just know to have simple chats that are amusing but thrown to a challenge you had to do it, and as you are supposed to be good at it, it ought to be fun! This girl in some NIT was quite kool in start but went hesitant in later parts of chats as she probably was convinced that Abhishek is really serious about her and the group had to act out fastly to not let things go too haywire! Soon she was reassured that it was all prank and it is supposed that she must be happy that you were good fun and she got so many admirers, though Abhishek was worried a bit too much, and obviously he must be. Well almost forgot, but Piyush and Abhishek try to dupe you of the whole packet of Dairy Milk as you are 'busy' setting a girl for later.

On way back to home you talk all things but girls, you have to make carriers so GPAs, placements, prospects are to be discussed. Get to meet Abhi's parents. It always is fun to be with this really frank family :) Lovely are these people as you need not listen to those daily big doses of serious talk and obviously you learn that you are someone to be trusted upon! You love that Kaju-Katli and cold drink. Abhi you are great at making sketches and it is still unknown if Emma Watson was more beautiful or, being formal, you were more cute in childhood.

Back in home you are again aloof not knowing what to do. Having newly learnt patience and practiced happiness you enjoy this lazy day, checking laptop, talking and doing almost all things you hardly expect of yourself! :D

Creative Friend

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A very hip begining of the day. Niyati, a very good Orkut friend of mine showed me her creative work and I promised her to post that on my blog. So here it is. Cheers to my very good friend, who has always been distinct because of her lively and cheerful nature in all this time.

Sometimes i feel so lonely
As if all are gone
Who were sittin next to me closely
I found nothing when I turned around
In search of something I turn round 'n' round
Something has changed
As if i m exchanged
Exchanged with a lonely soul
Who has nothing but tears n all
I miss those days when I was small
When I used to hide myself on mummy's call
Gone are those days when i was happy
Now my loniless follows me to make me unhappy
Many times I tried to friendship the world
But no one responded when I called
Still some hope is left in my heart
To get back all my sweethearts
But when I get my happiness
I am gonna miss you my loniness.

In exception to my blog policy the poem featured on this post is not copyright free. The poem has been used with permission from Niyati, the author of this poem.

Cross Connection

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Last night while chatting my friend, Nilabh, shared with me his SMS chat, with his mobile girlfriend. In the chat while his words were quite cautiously crafted, the girl emerged boldly to take lead. She was not hesitant in talking about smooches and public display of affection and thereby Nilabh was taken off-guard. She seemed to be the girl who everyone would desire. Their chat showed how well they could communicate, understand and solve each other's problems and insecurities. It was difficult for me to believe that a mobile prank, of sending a random message to a common friend's acquittance, will result in such serious commitment. Even unbelievable is that they haven't met in real till date. Even though I am still doubtful about it but still happy for him as after a long spate of about 5 "serious" crushes he is in for some stability in life.

Dedicated to my dear friend - Nilabh, of frog-dance fame, a hip-hop fan, a foodie and little-bit roadie too... ...its enough now lets come back to reality, actually a psycho senti, emotional guy.

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