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Thursday, May 31, 2007
"quotes"...unquoted.
" The journey ends when lover's meet, every wise man's son doth know"~Shakespear.
"He who learns to obey knows how to command"~anon.
"Success does not consist in never making mistakes but in never making the same one a second time."~George Bernard Shaw
"An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind. "~M.K. Gandhi
"If history repeats itself, and the unexpected always happens, how incapable must Man be of learning from experience."~George Bernard Shaw
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."~Albert Einstein
"A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on."~Sir Winston Churchill
"I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have."~Thomas Jefferson
"The power of accurate observation is frequently called cynicism by those who don't have it."~George Bernard Shaw
"He who has a 'why' to live, can bear with almost any 'how'."~Friedrich Nietzsche
"God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh."~Voltaire
"I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them."~Ian L. Fleming
"Maybe this world is another planet's Hell."~Aldous Huxley
"There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it."~ Oscar Wilde
And i'll end with this...
"A witty saying proves nothing."~Voltaire
Thursday, May 24, 2007
signs...
Oh shit, ive overslept, or have i got any sleep, i wonder. No time for lazy stretches today. I tumble out of bed, not realising then that its the wrong side... No breakfast for mee today...shessh... In a hurry to reach my destination on time, i forget to take my cell along... My bike wont start..the @$@#% activa...did we pay 30 grands for this?? And suddenly it springs to life...The roads seemed deserted, with a few exceptions ofcourse...and i wondered and thanked god for it too....heheeh!
I now wonder why i missed soo many signs...
"Oye its sunday ya!!!....wheres the rush...hehehhe!!!"...he yells from top floor.
Embarassed as ever i pretend to look for my cell to check the date...i still dunno y i did that...but the only thing was: i cudnt find it...hehehehh!
Okay...a little dramatic isnt it...but trust mee i had totally forgotten the day of the week...pch pch...some sundays i tell ya...
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
The perfect match~~
My mother a softy, a person my friends are at ease with...
My father a coconut, a rough exterior,but a sweet inside...
My mother a gentle disciplinarian..
My father a strict teacher...
My mother a great cook...
My father a great coach...
My mother a believer...
My father a critic...
My mother... My father...
They think differently, both of them. But what astoundes most is...how do they make the couple they are?...perennially complimenting each other, making up for the things the other may lack...
Truly...seeing them makes mee a believer...in destiny, in love, in the match the almighty has created for us to find...
Here's cheers to the Great one for creating the mostest perfect match there ever could have been possible... for i cannot imagine them with anyone else or without each other...and i am not saying this bcoz i am their child...but bcoz i now seem to understand the schemes we are all meant to be a part of...
Sunday, May 06, 2007
hehe..one of those nosense-sensible forwards...
It's not the fault of the student if he fails, because the year has ONLY 365' days.
Typical academic year for a student.
1. Sundays: 52 Sundays in a year n you know Sundays are for rest.
Days left 313.
2. Summer holidays: 50,where weather is very hot and difficult to study.
Days left 263.
3. 8 hours daily sleep: means 130 days.
Days left 141.
4. 1 hour for daily playing-(good for health): means 15 days.
Days left 126.
5. 2 hours daily for food & other delicacies-(chew properly & eat): means 30days.
Days left 96.
6. 1 hour for talking [on phone maybe](man is a social animal): means 15 days.
Days left 81.
7. Exam days per year: atleast 35 days.
Days left 46.
8. Quarterly, Half yearly and festival holidays: 40 days.
Balance 6 days.
9. Sickness: atleast 3 days.
Remaining days 3.
10. Movies and functions: atleast 2 days.
1 day left.
11. That 1 day is your birthday: "How can you study at that day?"
Balance days 0
Therefore, How can a student PASS....
Thursday, May 03, 2007
what if it was real eh??
What happens if 1 rupee = 45 dollars !
Scene 1
Venue : Microsoft Corporation, New York , US
Some s/w engineers are seeing some photographs.
s/w engg 1 : What's that?
s/w engg 2 : Bob's photographs from India .
s/w engg 1 : Wow. Let me see. Which is this place?
s/w engg 3 : (Sees the photo) This is Ahmednagar, Maharashtra.
s/w engg 1 : Fundoo yaar! And what is this? He got Bajaj Pulsar also.
s/w engg 2 : Let me see (sees). This guy enjoys life maan...
s/w engg 3 : You know how much an Bajaj Pulsar costs?
Nearly 60K.....Say it in dollars... (60000*45 = 27,00,000 dollars)
s/w engg 2: Oops. We can't dream of such a thing here.
s/w engg 1 : Let's go to India & try for a job.
[Everybody excited.]
SCENE 2
Venue: Sun Microsystems, SanFrancisco , California, US.
s/w engg 1: I'm with you man. My Visa is expected anytime. Soon I will fly to India.
s/w engg 2: Ohhh.... When is the party?
s/w engg 1: When I get it on hand.
s/w engg 2: Where will you be working?
s/w engg 1 : I'll be working in Mangalwarpet
s/w engg 2 : Oh! Mangalwarpet. Great yaar. where it is...
s/w engg 1 : It is in Pune..not poona...too old fashioned...it pronounced poohneigh...get it right k..
s/w engg 3 : Fundoo place yaar. Nice climate Not like California.You'll love the weather yaar. One of my friends is in Aundh...He says it's the ultimate place to live in. Cool maan.
s/w engg 2 : Who is the client yaar?
s/w engg 1: You know Pune Municipal Corporation?
s/w engg 3 : Yeah. PMC. One of my friends is there in the Pot Hole Division. Most challenging job yaar. People are working in the cutting edge of technology there.
s/w engg 1 : I'll be writing software for the accounts department ofthe GCU.
s/w engg 2: GCU? what it means...?
s/w engg 1 : that is Garbage Collecting Unit.
s/w engg 3 : : Great yaar. That's what I like about that country. You can get a job which requires all your skill. Not like here. See I'm writing software for the space shuttle remote control.I hate this.
s/w engg 1 : Don't worry guys. I'll give you my Hotmail id. You can send your resume to me and I'll forward it to the HRD.
[Everybody takes down his Hotmail id.]
SCENE 3
Venue: IBM, New York, US(Conversation between a Male s/w engg. and Female s/w engg.)
Male : Hi!
Female: Hi. You know nah...I'm planning to settle in India soon.
Male : What??
Female : Yeah. My marriage will be here in America only. He is doing his Ph.D in J.N.T.U and he's coming here for a month. His study will be over in 2 months. He's already got a job in MSCB. We planned to settle in Pune itself... I'm also planning to work there. Let's see...
Male: Good luck... dont forget us & US...
SCENE 4
Venue: Intel Corp. US
s/w engg 1: Great news guys. Our George has got admission in the IGNOU with scholarship for B.A History. A great new field yaar...All are excited...
George : Got my Visa yesterday. It's all finalized now.
s/w engg 2 : Congrats yaar. So you are out of this country.
s/w engg 1 : B.A in Histroy...ohh. ..man, enjoy your life there!!
s/w engg 2 :Got full aid, eh?
George : Yeah. Got the UGC scholarship That will be 1200 Rupees / year.
s/w engg 1 : Great. Enjoy.
s/w engg 2 : (Thinking loud): 1200 Indian Rupees...!
that means 1200 * 45 = 54000 Dollars...with that amount I can buy a three bed-room flat & a Mercedes here...!!!
SCENE 5
A foreigner working in Hyderabad as Software Engg gets
a call from his Home ..
Father : What are you doing son ?
S/w Eng : Having breakfast ?
Father : what are you eating ?
S/w Eng: The usual dad...Coconut Sauce and Rice Bread i.e.,(Idli and Chutney)
I hope u donot fail to see the double standards...now ppl....would u like a job in the US?...if 1 rupee=45$...
R.S.V.P.
Tuesday, May 01, 2007
Its not "fare"...
Today im asking u folks...to simply go ahead answer these questions in ur brain if u can and see how many of the following situations u comply with...
It will pour during mid-summer when u have planned a wonderful evening out...
It will be extra hot esp. when u plan to excercise....
It will burn when it must caramalise....
It will come as a compulsory question only when u leave it for option...
It will close only when u suppose it must be open...
It will ask your best friend only when u have intentions...
It will appear only when ur totally bankupt and done with shopping...
It will dissapear from the shelves [and market for that matter] when ur looking for it....
It will be in sale only when u dont want it....
It will be too small or too large....
It will not work when u want it too....
and u can go on and on if u must...
but i rather not.....
For i know i have had my lucky moments which as human nature, many people who agree with most of wat ive written, tend to forget....Because im not the "its not fair" kinda person....im the person who faces the sunshine and lets her shadow fall behind, i perceive the glass half full and not half empty....thus i win the old arguement....now tell mee people isnt this just fair!!!
Monday, April 23, 2007
Les vacances...
Monday, April 16, 2007
im loving it!
Although i cannot say that my pprs went good, coz majority of them are subjective and ToTally depend of the examiner's mood....i can say that i could have done better.
Leaving aside the MMS syndrome, i want to write and dedicate this blog to all my friends who do not like :
a} studying for exams
b} giving exams
c} getting results.
When desperate friends ask mee to explain the "necessity" of having these tests, i actually have been dumbfounded. Then ive been explained that There is no point just judging by the means of marks which are obtained by cramming/mugging and vomiting right?...wheres the actual learning curve?, etc, etc....
But the only thing i want to say is that exams are a way of life in our country... all of us have got to accept that and give them...No EScape route!!. Our lives and our parents lives are engulfed by this exam-phenomenon.We plan fun holidays around it, weddings are organised keeping these schedules in minds and leaves are arranged by working parents to coincide around their child boards.
Howmuchever one may hAte it, it does not matter.There is no choice right??...is there? So there is no point in cribbing...
I write all this inspite of being known as an exam-cribber.But I've learnt it now: Give the exams with the right attitude and those horrible days fly past.The more one cribs, the more difficult it gets for them to get thru....
SO Smile ppl,WE loVE exams, isnt it!!
Friday, April 13, 2007
Jeepers Creepers..its Fd13!!
During the dark middle ages, the Knights of Templar, who were the guardians of the catholic faith against the increasingly spreading Islam, were slaughtered in mass numbers by the devout catholic priests, on the order of the reigning king as they were known to posses some dark anti-church information. Sad, don't u think....u kill for them and then u get killed by them!Anyways, a letter was sent to all the churches in Europe and a date...yes Friday the 13th, 1313...was decided was the day for the complete annihilation of the now perverse Knights. It is believed that they were tricked,caught, tied and burnt alive in groups in front of villagers. This sight, was later passed from generation to generation, by word-of-mouth technique, as being an unlucky day for the do-ers of good....and Hence Friday the 13th is feared by many...
However in today's world, i have rarely met people who are aware of the true myth attached to this date...they just think of the day as unlucky.Well it was unlucky....but only for those unfortunate knights...and not for us common "non do-ers of good"!The Knights have ceased to exist...but the myth of their valour and misfortune remains...Now have they ceased to exist for sure?...the question remains...
Monday, April 09, 2007
my refuge...
Friday, April 06, 2007
The debacle..
How can one live the perfect live??...who decides whats perfect btw??...and even if u live correctly, fulfill all moral n social obligations possible, u will still feel unaccomplished.I guess that's the reason why we have been brought here...to live this life and keep trying to make it perfect...however,there is no perfect...now, what a disappointment!
Speaking of perfection, which i know is hard to define... what if ppl live imperfect lives and still feel happy??...does this situ ever exist in our humane society??...so what if i missed something which was imp to someone else...so what if i dislike someone who i am expected to like...am i allowed to be happy???
That is not left in my hands...its for them to decide! Plz excuse my inquisitive nature...its in mee to ask questions ...i guess thats what I've learnt from this seemingly superb gift...its unanswering nature!
Maybe death brings in its wake something to behold??...can we learn something from this "ceasing to exist state"??...maybe somethings need not be answered now... maybe there will be a right time , place ,occasion to bombard all my questions....and maybe just maybe there will be someone with enough of patience to answer all of them till i believe...
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
fables...
All the other frogs gathered around the pit.
When they saw how deep the pit was, they told the two frogs that they were as good as dead.
The two frogs ignored the comments and tried to jump up out of the pit with all of their might. The other frogs kept telling them to stop, that they were as good as dead.
Finally, one of the frogs took heed to what the other frogs were saying and gave up.
He fell down and died.The other frog continued to jump as hard as he could.
Once again, the crowd of frogs yelled at him to stop the pain and just die.
He jumped even harder and finally made it out.
When he got out, the other frogs said, "Did you not hear us?"
The frog explained to them that he was deaf.
He thought they were encouraging him the entire time.
This story teaches two lessons:
1. There is power of life and death in the tongue. An encouraging word to someone who is down can lift them up and help them make it through the day.
2. A destructive word! to someone who is down can be what it takes to kill them. Be careful of what you say.
Speak life to those who cross your path.The power of words....it is sometimes hard to understand that an encouraging word can go a long way. Anyone can speak words that tend to rob another of the spirit to continue in difficult times!
Sunday, March 04, 2007
Self-flatterry...???
Pisces (Fish)
{ Born February 19 - March 20 }
1.A Pisces cannot live without lies and treachery. They often get so wrapped up in their own tall tales that they can easily forget which of their stories are true and which are not.
2.A Pisces constantly contradicts herself, and is always trying to wriggle out of a lie somebody has called her on. She will generally not profit from such fruitless tasks, but that's fine by her - she's doing it for the art.
3.Additionally a Pisces loves nothing more than to stick her nose into someone else's dirty laundry. Pretending to be a self-taught psychoanalyst she will pry into people's secrets, which she will later manipulate and trade through her own self-styled network of spies.
4.Incapable of working, or for that matter doing anything remotely useful, a Pisces has no interest for acquiring such abilities. Forcing her to do so is nearly impossible - she will simply wriggle out and disappear.
Thats a piscean for you! !Whole and soul!!
NO nO dont laugh, i would love if you ppl would come up wid similar stuff abt yourselves.....Now thats true CouRaGE!!whadouthink haa??
Thursday, February 22, 2007
Define...

Well this is not to disappoint u ppl...esp.guys who i know for sure are really "fond" of Madame.Jolie-Pitt.The idea for this blog is to make people aware that "Food is the essence of life"....and thats what makes Angelina...her!However i don't wanna patronise her so im gonna move ahead.
Being a dietitian does leave one retrospecting their own diets.And believe mee this is not a very blissful thing,esp. when i see my brother dear buttering up his toast for breakfast!!
According to moi,people in general can be divided into Three categories{of course speaking non-professionally}The ones who are nourished, The ones who are malnourished,And the third lucky group who eat,enjoy,exercise and live life minus health worries.
However in the techno-gizmo world of today, the third catagory ppl have ceased to exist, i mean when the phone and the Internet are at thy fingertips why will neone wanna move their behind??Its pointless when we can get food without tilting our heads from the screen of our new L.C.D. tv/PS2!
However i would love if ull told mee how ull define Health??What according to u ppl is The lifestule one can opt to be in the Third catagory.....Till then,
Cheers to good health!
Shirin.
Monday, February 12, 2007
Overrated?wat do u think??....
mAN truly "love is blind and makes u act like a blind man too"
I've even heard cases where ppl are shelling out loads just to send a "box of chocolates" for some adorable person they feel is worth it...who currently is far far away!!Now wheres the sense in that right!?! "
Two senarios....tell mee which one appeals the most? its obviously the second one! But dontya ppl think this blissful feeling is overrated?!!
Ppl visiting this page plz care to put in an opinion...id really love to know!
Monday, January 29, 2007
Fodder for ya brainz!!
2. Before borrowing money from a friend, decide whether you need more.
3. Death is hereditary.
4. There are three sides to every argument: your side, my side and the right side.
5. An expert is someone who takes a subject you understand and makes it sound confusing.
6. Many things can be preserved in alcohol. Dignity is not one of them.
7. Never argue with a fool. People might not know the difference.
8. When you're right, no one remembers. When you're wrong, no one forgets.
9. Cheer up, the worst is yet to come.
10. Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.
11. Well done is better than well said.
12. Everyone makes mistakes. The trick is to make them when nobody is looking.
13. Always borrow money from a pessimist. He won't expect it back.
14. If you can't see the bright side of life, polish the dull side.
15. Where there's a will there are five hundred relatives.
16. Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die.
Monday, January 15, 2007
When ppl behave DuMb
What i see here is they find it to be an opportunity to escape THEIR boredom simply by stating a nod even when one does NOT comply or concur wid the situation.However this act of knowing does saves time and energy for both the info. giver and the Pretender, along wid other human n man made resources like patience and money.
But.... sheesh...it does get irritating when U are the on the giving end...!! I mean WHat???....y the hell am even taking the trouble??!!Anyways the main reason for writing this blog is to make Les gens aware that no one can always be on the blissful side always...so SOW the Stuff U want to Reap!! n if u seriously are getting Bored OR are genuinely uninterested Just say soo!!...Is it that difficult!
Disclaimer: the blog is only a perspective k....and it also happens that the author has been received by pea brains ~~
Saturday, January 06, 2007
Its the season to be jolly..lalalala
JANUARY: Last year began wid a blast...at Athena & Merlot....its a lovely place owned by Karen Anand!!We were home by 2:30am though...coz i forgot mes cles.....
FEBRUARY: Don't remember much but im sure i must have written some exam or the other!!...{how predictable}
MARCH: K....birthday month....and i celebrated it thrice this year...which is once more than the usual!!
1.wid family
2.wid Andy and gang
3.wid college ppl!!
and by the end of the month i was begging for money here and there!!!heheheh!!!TREATS CAN GET EXPENSIVE!!
APRIL: A tough month it was...wid finals and all....but yes....the last days were Jolie!!
thats coz all my ppl...exclusive of folks...landed up in Alibaug for a good week !!
MAY: Another interesting month during which mee and my family travelled....but this time it was GO GOA!!....and we reached well before the rains...so there we were soaking up our tan...swimming in the sea...and eating yummy foods along the vast coast!!
JUNE: A month of RAIN RAIN AND ONLY RAIN!!....OK i don't adore getting drenched esp.when i have to go to college which is on the opposite end of town!!....but i managed with a lil cursing!!heheh!!!
JULY: Units took up our time along wid subs which were lined up all the way!!...ohh how i missed May then!!
AUGUST: I was bored wid life and decided to enroll for french...this was basically done to wake up in the mornings and move my butt out of bed!!So there i was wid Mademoiselle Ruchi at sharp oh eight hundred hours learning the alphabets and numbers in french!!It was fun bt i missed the earlier company of Cresspo n all....however i had fun basically coz it ws sumthing i liked!!
SEPTEMBER: French took its toll wid my second units and i had to multitask ....which i don't like coz i land up doin nothing well!!....ok i may sound like a PERfectionist...bt whats the pt of doin sumthing if ur not gonna do it well???
OCTOBER: Subs SUBS and more subs....oh...being a nutritionist doesn't come easy!..bt thinking of it....WHAT DOES?!!... this was also the time for 1B in french!!...an upgrade from the nos. n alphabets! it was time for verbs,tenses...n other intensive grammar stuff wid monsieur Hamish!!sheesh...{no offence to monsieur...i guess he did tRY to teach}!!...and yes i did miss my ol batch a lil!
NOVEMBER: Time for french final + college finals!!....y mee i asked god??....however i had to go thru wid it....and there after some cursing , praying and criticizing... this torturous month was over!! AND the bEST part is I Passed and did wookay too!!!{inclined to be modest}
DECEMBER: 2A in french wid monsieur Kaustub {and han 2A isn't easy k!!}...at 6:00 in the eve....so there it was...Mornings began wid subs and evenings ended wid french....i.e.....i had no life!! But in the end All was worthwhile...as Dad says,"No oNe ever died of Hardwork now....did they??"
Thus ends my year…and respecting Bob Dylan’s words…”I do take care of all my memories for I cannot relive all of them!!”
Love,
Shirin.
Friday, December 22, 2006
No news is Good news!!
je sais je sais je sais....
Imagine one day a stong wind blows your face...
je sais je sais je sais....
Imagine one day u think your gonna fail...
je sais je sais je sais....
Imagine one day your results bring u grace....
je sais je sais je sais...
Gave my semis in nov.....and results not out yet....however the next exam timetable is up already??? This bought a feeling of deja-vu wid it....they clash wid my fav cousins wedding....now didnt something like this happen during my 12th std prelims???...k...moral of the story:GOD hates mee....and takes special effort to show it!!