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Few Reasons Why I Miss Bangalore
A couple of days ago, Naren (roomie) and me went out for a casual walk down the pleasant boulevard in Hiranandani (Powai) ... for some eye-tonic, of course (it's so great ... I can go on a blog and beat my chest as I write very honestly that we went there to see the girls ... that's the f***ing delight of singlehood)! While returning, we stopped by at the Natural's ice-cream place ... and that's when I seriously started missing the Lichee-with-Cream delight that I used to treat myself to at the various Corner House's (mouse:mice::house:hice ... no?!) across Bangalore.
Now, I am never tempted to put Bangalore anywhere in my good books, but there are a few things that only Bangalore could give me ... and a few things that I miss about Bangalore so much. I thought I would be able to list ten of those things here ... but all I could muster was six ... Bangalore, overall, *is* a shady place ... but here are those 6 things:
1) FCUK, and FCUK-ers.
The amazing football sessions with the reds (crimsons) and yellows (canaries) of the Football Club of Urban Koramangala ... and the post-session-juice-time ... FCUK would have to be at the top of my list ... anytime!
2) Friends, and Family
I must have seen almost all the ManUtd games at Bongi's place, seasoned with Garima's tastefully done cold-coffee's. It was fun to be with the IIT-hostel-and-batch mates (Parle, buddy, I miss you so much ... and Nikunj too) ... and common friends of ours (Shantanu ... that includes you)! Of course, it was always a stress-buster to visit Yogesh Bhaiyya, Tanu Bhabhi, and play kaka to my nephews.
3) The Weather
Yups ... the popular, now-almost-folklored weather of Bangalore. A Bombay guy would know the worth ... !
4) Litchee with Cream, Corner House
The least said, the better! I'll still blah, though! Sometimes, all I wanted in life was a Litchee-with-Cream... worth the Rs. 95/- that it came for in those days. Worth every single paisa ... every single aana ... !
5) My Bachelor Pad
8th Block, Koramangala. Living alone was depressing many times (yeah ... those were also the times when getting depressed was easy), but there were so many occasions when I just reveled in residing alone. By sheer luck, I got one of the best places to stay in K'mangala (for a bachelor, that is), and an amazing, amazing landlord. It was pity I didn't have anyone (bloody long distance relationships) to share that time with ... but, may be, it was a boon in disguise (every silly thing is, really).
6) Monday Morning Matinee Shows at Forum
Yups ... the perks of being self-employed! I would make sure that I started my week with a movie, and there was no better time to go to the mall than Monday mornings ... when all the mall-rats were back to their usual grind. Plus, a morning show was priced at Rs. 70/- only. I am looking to start doing the same thing in Bombay too ... but where are the good movies?!
7) The IITB Alumni Association Chapter
Oh stupid me ... how could i forget the IITBAA. One of the best pleasures I have received is to volunteer while working for the Bangalore Chapter of the IITBAA - there was nothing better than that, at times, really. Especially when we planned the entire "Kal, Aaj, Aur Kal" event. Thanks, Saumil, for intro-ing me to the group where I met some amazingly wonderful people-cum-alumni (Sameer Kumar, Sanjay Jain, Ashok Kamath, Ananth, Rahul Chaubey, Srikant Rao) ... !
May be I will get some more nice things to think about Bangalore (I doubt) ... i'll update this page when I do. Till then, go read something really worthwhile instead of wasting your time here, you moron :P Ha ha haha!
Now, I am never tempted to put Bangalore anywhere in my good books, but there are a few things that only Bangalore could give me ... and a few things that I miss about Bangalore so much. I thought I would be able to list ten of those things here ... but all I could muster was six ... Bangalore, overall, *is* a shady place ... but here are those 6 things:
1) FCUK, and FCUK-ers.
The amazing football sessions with the reds (crimsons) and yellows (canaries) of the Football Club of Urban Koramangala ... and the post-session-juice-time ... FCUK would have to be at the top of my list ... anytime!
2) Friends, and Family
I must have seen almost all the ManUtd games at Bongi's place, seasoned with Garima's tastefully done cold-coffee's. It was fun to be with the IIT-hostel-and-batch mates (Parle, buddy, I miss you so much ... and Nikunj too) ... and common friends of ours (Shantanu ... that includes you)! Of course, it was always a stress-buster to visit Yogesh Bhaiyya, Tanu Bhabhi, and play kaka to my nephews.
3) The Weather
Yups ... the popular, now-almost-folklored weather of Bangalore. A Bombay guy would know the worth ... !
4) Litchee with Cream, Corner House
The least said, the better! I'll still blah, though! Sometimes, all I wanted in life was a Litchee-with-Cream... worth the Rs. 95/- that it came for in those days. Worth every single paisa ... every single aana ... !
5) My Bachelor Pad
8th Block, Koramangala. Living alone was depressing many times (yeah ... those were also the times when getting depressed was easy), but there were so many occasions when I just reveled in residing alone. By sheer luck, I got one of the best places to stay in K'mangala (for a bachelor, that is), and an amazing, amazing landlord. It was pity I didn't have anyone (bloody long distance relationships) to share that time with ... but, may be, it was a boon in disguise (every silly thing is, really).
6) Monday Morning Matinee Shows at Forum
Yups ... the perks of being self-employed! I would make sure that I started my week with a movie, and there was no better time to go to the mall than Monday mornings ... when all the mall-rats were back to their usual grind. Plus, a morning show was priced at Rs. 70/- only. I am looking to start doing the same thing in Bombay too ... but where are the good movies?!
7) The IITB Alumni Association Chapter
Oh stupid me ... how could i forget the IITBAA. One of the best pleasures I have received is to volunteer while working for the Bangalore Chapter of the IITBAA - there was nothing better than that, at times, really. Especially when we planned the entire "Kal, Aaj, Aur Kal" event. Thanks, Saumil, for intro-ing me to the group where I met some amazingly wonderful people-cum-alumni (Sameer Kumar, Sanjay Jain, Ashok Kamath, Ananth, Rahul Chaubey, Srikant Rao) ... !
May be I will get some more nice things to think about Bangalore (I doubt) ... i'll update this page when I do. Till then, go read something really worthwhile instead of wasting your time here, you moron :P Ha ha haha!
My Current Fav. Number!
(before you read on, listen to this song here ... opens in a new window).
Idiots Love Idioms!
Play by Ear
When I first heard this phrase (that was yesterday, when I finally downloaded and watched the movie ... oops ... the brilliant Korean movie, "In Mood For Love" ... recommended vehemently by Parle urf Prateek Mehta), I thought that probably a word was missing. Grammatically, it should have been, "Play by the ear", no? I thought may be the subtitles guy had got it wrong ...
A little bit of etymology research revealed that the phrase was first spoken in the Shakespearean era ... and I would rather not talk about the grammatical ways of those times. So, "Play by ear" it is!
The phrase holds a similar meaning to the phrase, "Cross the bridge when it comes" ... as in, act impromptu as per the situation's demands ...
Neat, methinks! Next time someone asks me about my plans regarding whatever, I would probably be blahing, "Hmmm ... no plans ... I'll play by ear ... " ... and then show-off at length about my love for idioms/figures-of-speech ... :P
A little bit of etymology research revealed that the phrase was first spoken in the Shakespearean era ... and I would rather not talk about the grammatical ways of those times. So, "Play by ear" it is!
The phrase holds a similar meaning to the phrase, "Cross the bridge when it comes" ... as in, act impromptu as per the situation's demands ...
Neat, methinks! Next time someone asks me about my plans regarding whatever, I would probably be blahing, "Hmmm ... no plans ... I'll play by ear ... " ... and then show-off at length about my love for idioms/figures-of-speech ... :P