Wednesday, May 31, 2006
History mite repeat itself
Every1 still seems to be very busy....anyways tu tu it is from me
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
I am here
I have a suggestion to make...lets stop using the word plan (at least on the blog). As it becomes a Moo Point (ala Joey). Whatever thts decided on this space never materialises. So lets stick to conventional mediums like phones and SMS to decide what we plan to do.
Anyways TC was good fun as usual great music. With regard to bumping into people, I shall leave it to Nidhi and Uncle to elaborate on that as they will surely have a field day describing it (especially Uncle).
TC needs bigger table and need to keep chairs far away from the table for Uncle. Poor guy cudnt fit into a chair! And not exaggerating..nidhi can be an eyewitness!
Mufti has given me strict warning of not mentioning baby on the blog anymore...he will sending out personal requests to people who make lewd but true comments about her.
Where is every1
But I think we shud learn from Uncle....he went for X Men - III alone....no coordination, no planning...just got up and went....way to go uncle....and thats the way I think all of us shud be....mayank also went yest with his dearest.....lil' bro tried but dint get the tickets....honestly I dont think that we shud plan so much for movies....it v diffi to get 9 ppl to agree on one show timing and one theatre....and we just end up missing on movies....
Saturday TC was apparently a lot of fun....I was playing good boy so cudnt go....but Uncle was supp to put in on the blog...my bro's meeting with Mote's "sister".....Motu are u reading...or still at the mantralaya ;).....and so was lil' bro....on why uncle had to change seats ;).....Bobby's friend Nonu, who became NoNo at Buzz got rechristened again on Saturday....this time it was Monu by Nidhi ;)
I,mayank and nidhi went for Fanaa that day....BAD movie.....if ur getting tickets for free then u shud go.....like we did....otherwise ghaati movie....I just cant belv that Aamir Khan did a movie like this....Mayank will write a review today....he has been planning since sat....its a case of
"blog-fright" I think ;)
Okay peoples....write sthg yaar....waise hi life itni boring hai....dont add to it by not writing :)
Friday, May 26, 2006
R.I.P. BPCL
Instead of Bihar Idol it should be called Kam ya Zyaada....and the choice of judges is bang on....I am ready to do PR for free ;)....
If last week she wasnt upto it toh this week it'l be even more diffi....woh din door nahi hai when v'l hear ki some1 at adidas was killed....her boss is treading some dangerous ground man...but this week no1 has written on the blog also....everything ok at the White House na...no posts from there....
Lets meet up this wkend but pakka....no more bhaav khaoing....
God Save BPCL!!
While talking on the phone with me...Birthday Man had a call on the other line..and he conveniently told the other person..."bahut garmi hai...mantralaya mein hoon" while he had parked his ass in his AC bedroom and was reading about Shevchenko's immiment move to the Russian Army.....Now this is what we call life!Khao piyo...aish karo Mittron!
Arre...Uncle has been missing for quite sometime now...Cant make jokes on ur appetite dude as u arent here...but still on ur recent visit to Bihar...hope u came close to beat the Bihar record of eating 70+ rossogollas after dinner! Mebbe you could sell the idea to a TV channel of starting a "Bihar Idol" on the lines of hogging as much food as u can! With Mufti and you being the judges and the role of Farah Khan can go to....ummmm....ur guess is as good as mine!;) And btw there is a race in France this weekend....mebbe we can see Nicole Kidman this time in Relault's pit!
I think its my turn to do some drama this weekend of not doing anything as in someone else's words "I am not up for it"..seriously i am too frickin tired...neways ppl who wanna come do come...no more cajoling and pattaoying to come somewhere.....jisko aana hai aao...nahin toh suit yourself!
Think i wrote too much...time to shut my trap and get back to work!
Baby's Boy
Kal Mamu called with info on a great quiz site...and m quite surp that he hasnt put the link on the blog...I was outta office the whole day yest and m levng today also....big time crisis on a client....so in case mamu doesnt I'l find it put it on....the 2 q's he asked me on the fone were awesome...bhasad quiz it sounded....
Nidhi has some passes for Fanaa tonite 7.30 show,courtesy Air India....but dont know if me and lil bro will be able to make it....mayank is very keen...so lets c....no news on Da Vinci...when r v watching it.....I'l be in del 2nd half t'row...and so will be minks...so maybe we can look at t'row eveng for Da Vinci.....
Wednesday, May 24, 2006
mubarakan....
Da Vinci please
Hope Kosal finds a kool place in c'garh....atlst v'l get a wkend getaway....btw sopke to mufti yest....swati has escaped but he says that the reason that he gave was ki wavelength nahi match huyi...10 min ki talk mein mota wavelength bhi match karna chahta tha ;)....and the 2nd reason is the obv one ;)....to which his family (obv his mom) said ki faltu baatein mat karo :))....
But mufti has a very valid point...lets go to kanha....10-11 june is a wkend....lets go then....ohh but the nidhi is in goa then....so mebbe v can plan for 17-18th....kaafi time hai lets do it yaar...everyone can plan their chutti too....if v can deci on the date then I can speak to Dad and try and get the stay free....or if not free then down to the minimum...so that'l take care of the costs also....
Party is defi due...although the massive hike sounds more massive than it actually is....but m not complaining at all :)....I toh was thinking of gng for a movie and then drinking at south ex...v can go out to a nice (read expensive) place when the money actually comes in i.e. in July....
Why isnt Mamu writing yaar....monkey toh is lazy but I'l get after him to write sthg today....come on pplz....write sthg...
Tuesday, May 23, 2006
congrats dude !!!
Welcome the Nidhi
da vinci code
for those who are wondering how i took time out in off ..pl note that i didnt blog from off.... im at home now so thought of blogging....
now to get to imp things..
da vinci is finally releasing this friday and after wasted eforts last week to see the movie , lets plan on who all are interested for the same this weekend... i am fine with both friday as well as saturday...please do let me know of your plans so that i can get the tickets, (hope it is not already fully booked... )
also who all interested in seeing fanaa..... we can catch that too incase we dont get da vinci....
pl keep me posted thru thi blog or sms..
Saturday, May 20, 2006
Another weekend...more plans
Next week Parikrama and some other bands are playin..If we have to go for this rock fest then going next weekend will be a better idea rather than going today. I don’t want to pay double the entry fee only to hear music that I’ve never heard before.. If its ok with evyone lets think of some other place plz........
Also, if ultimately there’s no plan like most other weekends (We have historical data to support this finding so nothing to feel bad about!) would be nice if at least the women are told about it instead of us having to chase all you guys to check if ya’ll be kind enuf to indulge us only to be told in the nite tht there’s no plan and da few good men are happy in each others company. Not nice!
Friday, May 19, 2006
Eleveth error ;)
And why isnt anyone writing on the blog yaar....every1 busy busy kya?
Wednesday, May 17, 2006
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
weekend plans
Its far off i know...but me and bro back on friday..and kaushal as well is cmng bak on the same day...lets go out somewhere...Da Vinci Code is releasin...i am not missing it!..in fact just turned down two passes for free show in DT...
and yeah if anyone gets the chance to see it...then dont miss it...if we start waiting for all us to watch it together..then it wont ever happen...so dont feel guilty or anything...go ahead and watch it!
Anyways mamu...motu not cmng on wed now..he is here on thu..so look for a place to watch the final!dont trust ur cable walah....goto Radisson and have uncle's company for the finale...he is good luck charm for arsenal...but the condition is he has to be enthu at 11.30 and should doze off by 12.10!!
See ya ppl on the weekend....hopefully
Off to bhopal
Uncle mite go home this wkend....lagta hai is baar shaadi pakki ho hi jayegi....which reminds me Mota is also here on 17th....I heard Mota is very upset with Kosal for what he wrote about Baby on the blog...."Kaushal se baat karne ka toh toh matlab hi nahi banta yaar,tch tch tch" is what he was heard saying ;)....m sure after he reads my post he'l +vely hate me ;).....come on Kop Anfield....u've got enough footage on the blog..mission accomplished na ;)....ab kuch likho bhi
Where is the Adidas yaar....agreed that u cant post from office but make some use of the 22k u spent on ur comp at home na....or maybe she is just busy speed dialling ;)....waise bhi talk time offers are getting better by the day ;)..... Hope u are not angry or sthg....even if u r write na :)
No1 has written nethg abt the wkend plans....actually no1 has written nethg....come on guys thoda sa time toh we can take out na....btw just wanted to check with u guys if I can invite Bobby and Pallavi to the blog as members.....I know no1 will object but was just trying to live up to the spirit of democracy ;)....so lemme know....
Ok, Tu Tu till fri then....plz kuch plan karo wkend ke liye :)
Monday, May 15, 2006
lovely lovely monday morning :)
Masters of the Mind
Monday blues
Uncle is still here, after postponing his departure twice....and must say his post shud have had a bibliography in the end ;)....come on uncle buck up man.....
Vid dont take offence but no1 knows who ur boss is and who her boss is, and I dont think ne1 is interested also ;).....I agree that u have to get it out of your system but u can drop "God is in detail" when ur writing such things....
I know why Mota isnt contributing....m sure he is too disturbed with the "sexplicit" scenes baby is doing...Ankahee looks like a brilliant business deal but....the director just bought all the tapes of Aftab and Esha making out ;) and made a movie out of it....too bad none of us will sympathise with him....but Kop Anfield is in town from 17th onwards....apparently he is coming to reject a girl ;)....so lets plan sthg for this wkend atlst....HS peoples can u find the sthg the about the Elevate ;).....
BTW a friend of mine is looking for a job in the telecom sector...he has abt 4 yrs exp with the Bharti group...so in case any1 comes across sthg, plij let me know.....
What news on appraisals for all of u guys...the scene in my office is very similar to Laura's.....appraisals are supp to happen....since 1st week of may they have been p'poning....lets hope it happens this week.....
Saturday, May 13, 2006
th one who played cyrus
som HS ppl mite b finding ths blog too cheap to write bak, thts y they came up wid those lame excuses. btw guys, nidhi "cry baby" gulia has thanked me 'n' numbr of times for givin her NKM's fone nmbr. yeah, i met NKM whn in hyderabad n took his nmbr for nidhi. vidya, in case u dont kno who ths hunk is, aabhas can provide u wid the reqd masala.
dear kopanfield, plz dont wtch "ankahee". ur baby has lived upto her image n has givn som slutty scenes. we told u she n aftab had somthng brewing between em.
Friday, May 12, 2006
truth,lies and little malice
my boss..no..my super boss... as in the Associate Editor.. who never bothers to talk to 'keeda' reporters like me.. physically came in and yelled at me!! why? because my boss decided to make her boss happy.. but her boss (the asso editor)was not happy with what my boss made me do.. so..eventually.. sabne mujhe aage kar diya jab gaali khane ki baari aayi!!!
tch! did you guys read abt the medical students' strike? well, most of our editors were stuck in the traffic jam because of the strike.. so ..my boss told me re-write my copy, and focus on how the students brought the city to a standstill... which i reluctantly did. At 10.30 .. the asso editor ..came in and told me..that main point about the strike and health services being paralyzed is in the fourth para!! and my immediate boss didnt even bother to say that she made me do so!!! aarrrgghhhh
Masters of the Mind
With Malice towards one and all
had been reading your posts and must appreciate that all have been contributing well ...except
Firestarter to start with
Georgy (abhaas..anubhav remember uncle's weather forecast)....and nidhi...thts due to talktime
Double Sandwich
charges having shot up....i will be in delhi tomm morning engaged in the first half of the
Triple Dosa
day ....guys lets plan something for the evening pleeeeaase. Nidhi for all the days tht u reach
Baby Faced Assasin
home early and exploit ANIL (poor kid from bihar) kindly get active...so lets have ANOTHER
Getting Nasty.....Annie's Song
PLAN from you as you've been the one making all the plans.
Some historical incidences and beer time stories from Hyderabad, Saket and Rshikesh will be quoted in the next Post. Cya tomm.
Air Supply
Anyways lets find a sasta sunder place to eat...uncle is coming tomm. morning i suppose...he woke me up at 8 by asking "aaj ka kuch plan hai kya"..i dont remember what i told him or what he said...but i faintly recall he said he will come tomm. morning!
Thursday, May 11, 2006
Masters of the Mind
bahut it boring din hai aaj ka..and khatm bhi nahin ho raha!! just 7.30!! aaj meri byline story mein idiots on the desk gv a wrong headline... basically arth ka anarth ho gaya! and that doctor (jisne stroy di thi) called me at 7 in the morning to say dat 'aapko atory samajh nahin aayi thi toh aap pooch lete'!!
anyways.. m trying to get in touch with this fraud NGO..Khushi.. jo rahat fateh ali khan ka concert org kar raha hai... if something works out tis great.. warna.. tkts saste hue toh khareed lete hain.. i mean..after all NGO hai..
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Another excruciatingly long and boring day is thankfully coming to an end. George is coming to Gurgaon but we're going for the Air Supply concert thanks to the free passes that his company has donated...incidentally George has 4 extra passes but I heard that the rest of the Gang in this part of NCR was too busy to come along.You plebeians will never learn to appreciate the finer things! Par Air Supply itna dheela band hai...ki woh hamesha rote hi rehtein hain. Will tell you tomorrow how it was.
No plan for Saturday yet...I'm ok with Ice Age unless the macho dudes have some other option.
p.s Aabhas..your version of the George and Laura story sounds more believable. Bhai's story was too diplomatically correct to be true..knowing our jingbang, they can't have such a well thought out reason behind these crooked names;-)
btw...went to Sartori last week, ok food..bloody expensive..I think we should rule that out. Bernados' in Gurgaon is a good option but strictly for extra chicken eaters...For the veggies not much variety really. Will speak to some of my HS colleagues and come back with some restaurant options tomorrow.Lets try and go to a place that has dal chawal on the menu. My Nanu is not supposed to have any spicy food for the next two weeks atleast as per the doctors recommendation. And i'm going to get killed for writing this:-)
Some bhasad happened at office also..one of the partners has quit and the other two are busy explaining to all and sundry that it wasn't because of them and was an amicable separation..Crazy times..one partner suddenly walks off and leaves! Useless piece of gossip...just felt like tellin all of you. M off to the concert now..time to shut shop here...hope thoda kam rona dhona karenge Air Supply log...Catch ya'll tomorrow.
We havent got any ideas on saturday which thankfully is coming closer :)...one more day 2 go...although t'row is really bad for me...the entire day m in a training workshop for a client....so pleej think of wat we can do...
Btw George is coming to gurgaon today i think...he called for some directions....maybe we can meet in g'gaon today then....wat say Laura :).....
Some Gatesian Thoughts :)
Amazing for a man who does not have a college degree, having dropped out of Harvard to establish Microsoft. Here are some memorable Gatesian observations:
The ones I liked are in Bold and Italics :-
- "I wish I wasn't (the world's richest man). There's nothing good that comes out of that. You get more visibility as a result of it."
- At a chat show for a television channel in New Delhi in December 2005, he shared the platform with Infosys Chairman N R Narayana Murthy. When the mike was handed over to Murthy to test, he said, "One, two, three..." into it and gave it to the Microsoft czar, who promptly said, "One billion, two billion, three billion..."
- "My success, part of it certainly, is that I have focused in on a few things."
- "Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose."
- "If you think your teacher is tough, wait until you get a boss. He doesn't have tenure."
- "Life is not fair; get used to it."
- "Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life has not. In some schools they have abolished failing grades; they'll give you as many chances as you want to get the right answer. This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to anything in real life. Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you find yourself."
- The world won't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something before you feel good about yourself.
- You will not make $40,000 a year right out of high school. You won't be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both.
- "In business, by the time you realise you're in trouble, it's too late to save yourself. Unless you're running scared all the time, you're gone."
- Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your grandparents had a different word for burger flipping - they called it opportunity.
- Television is not real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.
- "There will be 'two societies' in the future: high-paid knowledge workers and low-paid service workers."
- "If you're asking whether I intentionally mess up my hair, no, I don't. And certain things, like my freckles, they're just there. I don't do anything consciously. I suppose I could get contact lenses. I suppose I could comb my hair more often."
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
hmm..so u mean m lazy!!
George and Laura ka credit is fine....but I think Condi and D Cheney came from me...Kosal will be the arbitrator ;)....
Hamas sent me the msg as soon as he met Yuvi I think....and the first thght that came to my mind was 'retaliation'....dont blame the guy....no1 is supp Israel....US, India and even Kop Anfield is taking pot shots.....Prez started defending him but Israel being Israel, doesnt trust US ;)....
No news from Kop Anfield....heard that the poor guy is having heat strokes...'coz it is so garmi everyday in raipur...must have forgotten to close his bedroom window, coz there is no other way he is exposed to the heat ;).....
So lets finalize on a dinner place....heard a new italian has opened in VV ;).....Sartoria or sthg like that.....or there is Bernardo's in Gurgaon......but in case we r planning to head to S.E. for m'mind then maybe we can go to Stone or Lil'Italy in Def Col....hope by t'row mrng we have some more options....
Howz this for Saturday
Yuvraj Singh spotted at the airport!
all crappy movies releasing this week...ice age is a passe for me...would rather sit home and watch qualifying than go for ice age!i am sure mamu will be with me on this one...so me not interested in tht one...
bobby cant be here for the weekend...as in her dad will be here so she wont be able to out late...but we can still go if there is a consensus for a place!and i think we will run outta convos at south ex! so should go out someplace for dinner..and come back home!
Btw...the story behind george and laura started with uncle being scared of mamu for some weird reason! so we started teasing that he is acting like Dick Cheney as if Mamu was George...and Divya u got named Laura by default.....and yours truly came up with the names...hope that explains everything!
and everyone dont have this impression of Bro having his office nearby means he enjoys..poor guy works a lot and he also does a lot of home work which enhances my BAD BOY image but still its a blessing in disguise for me!
no blogging in office!thats strange...mebbe uncle can help by contacting HP back office ;)
welcome aboard, First Lady
Masters of the Mind
Welcome Laura
I am sure you'l get to know why u r the 1st couple, but dont u think it suits u ;).....but lemme give the diplomatically correct reason....you guys are the 1st ones who'l get married and become a couple officially in the group :)....
So keep on posting....and suggest some movies if u r ok with the movie plan
Greetings from "Laura Bush"
Btw...if Bobby is here this Friday then can we go dancing this weekend itself? That’s what we guys were planning yesterday (aabhas/ kaushal/ “george & laura bush”). Others plz make your opinion known…Otherwise our temp party place is always good.
Am rotting away in office…this week doesn’t seem to end…junta lets try and plan an exciting weekend plz!
Masters of the Mind
Masters of the Mind
Its just wednesday
Why isnt the White House contributing.....heard George went to the doc yest....Hope ethg is fine buddy....or was it just too much shopping that did u in ;).....
And what about 'the adidas'...no news from her also....howz ur boss doing?? I am sure everyone on the blog would like to know about him ;)....
Tuesday, May 09, 2006
For those who missed seeing warne in action
PS: PUHLEEEZE office mein mat kholna (pure-personal-first hand experiecne)
We are back
Uncle is in Agra so obviously we wont get anything from him today....he returns late tonite and leaves for L'now again t'row afternoon.
Why havent George and Laura started contributing.....Condi is also abstaining....Hope the blog is not a threat to national security gentlemen ;)
Gaylord is back....or should i say bi-bi (pun intended) to gaylord after today evening's events!
dude let us know how ur "date" went with ruchika!hehhe....nice talking point i am giving u all
and with uncle and kaushal being in town this weekend....make some plans people!
nidhi...just read Rs 100 mein 500 ka talktime!...especially for u!
Kopanfield who???
For the uninitiated, read ladies on the blog ;), here is a brief on what is Kop Anfield.....Mote please read the part in italics carefully
Kop or Spion Kop is the name for a number of stands at football stadiums in England and abroad, named after the South African mountain Spion Kop, scene of a battle in the Second Boer War where a majority of the Liverpool Regiment had died, hence Liverpool FC calling the home section of the ground the Spion Kop in 1906 in tribute
The definition of what constitutes a Kop is subject to much conjecture. The size and location of the stand in the stadium varies, with most being located beind the goal and being occupied by its club's most vocal supporters. For example the largest terrace to be used in English football was the East Bank at Charlton Athletics stadium 'The Valley' with a capacity of approximately 50,000 stretching along the side of the pitch. This stand was not known as a Kop. However Chesterfield's stadium the 'Recreation Ground' has a Kop with a capacity of only a few thousand.
The first was at Woolwich Arsenal's Manor Ground and many English grounds have a Kop. The most famous one is at Anfield, home of Liverpool, which is the only club to give their stand the official name of 'The Kop'. Built in 1906 and named 'Spion Kop', it could hold up to 24,000 rabid 'Kopites' (supporters placed in the Kop) however it was not the largest terrace built (behind a goal) at an English ground, that honour belongs to Villa Park's old Holte Endclosely followed by the old South Bank at Molineux, both regularly holding crowds in excess of 30,000. Hillsborough's kop had become the largest roofed terrace (at that time) in Europe, with a capacity of around 25,000. The funding for this work was not only done be the club itself but through the fans, who held a number of money making ventures including a fun run.
'The Kop' is also a collective name given to the loyal supporters of Liverpool Football club.
So this is from where Mota got his name...but gd start dude :)
Monday, May 08, 2006
Bravo
Dint know George missed out on the fun over the weekend, but its good he's getting used to it ;)....As far as the "HS" people go, no matter how much garmi it is they can sit in the comfort of their AC's and still write.....btw we still havent found out ki Suresh raina is joining Adidas at which level ;)
And Ms. Vidya KrishnanYum Yay, the blog has been started so that we can write and then talk about things when we meet ;)
Britney Spears spotted at Grand Prix!
My sympathies with George Bush out here...poor guy spent the weekend shopping rather than watching a fantastic race and missed the Highbury Hoorah as well. No offence to Laura though! She is just doing the right thing as the big day is only 4 months away.
And yeah.....It is so Garmi today...;)
Vidya
:p Vids
Welcomes!!!!!

Like most of our ideas, this one also came out when liquor went in. Uncle, Minks and Mayank were drinking with me B&H'ing while watching Man U play. Constant calls from Footage were on as usual and Minks threatened him with putting his 'Baby' romance on ISF. That did not stop Footage from calling, but made me ask these guys if we should have a blog.
After the usual questions on the members, topics etc etc ('coz noone wants another "ISF", with all due respect to ISF) we came to deciding the name. After intellectual questions from Uncle on whether it should be an individual's name or a group of people, Mayank asking whether a hindi name would do and me saying that I havent actually thought of a name, Minks said Master of the Minds, and all of us said YESSSS!!!! Then with some refinement, we settled on Masterminds. But like most of our ideas again, that name was already taken.
Long intro so lets come to the point now. What we thought while deciding on going ahead with this blog yesterday was to have basically have a place where we can connect, without meeting daily, and talk about anything and everything from bollywood, music, food, liquor, party places, sports, computers (Uncle will chip in on this), photography, holiday destinations, general issues, interesting forwards, quizzes etc etc. In one line, everything from bhasad to TP to knowledge.
As usual ideas to refine it are welcome but just one request lets try and make this work. One main reason why I am serious about it is because I think it'll add something worthwhile to our otherwise so 'interesting' lives.