Changes dont Change

it was a weekend.. so i come back again to spam ur mailboxes with my mail even if you dont read it.. sorry i will not spamming ... with such mails.. okie.. ;-)

nothing much great in this weekend.. there was 1 movie.. which i would like to share with u ppl... was seeing a Hindhi movie called STOP .. i thought.. itz gonna be yet another bakwaas(horrible) movie.. .. but start was interesting.. so just sat to watch the entire movie..

its about 4 friends who are working abroad... and they are staying together.. idhula.. 3 ponunga oru paiyan.. (Sanjana Tina Om Priya) thatz STOP-aam.,, these ppl are njoying life a lot over there.. their house is always filled with fun... so it was a real happy start to the movie..

suddenly.. it took a emotional divertion.. which i didnt expect from that movie at all..


what happens is.. the guy meets his first love .. (now shez married to another guy and has a kid.. and shez come there without her husband.. ).. this guy is stunned by their meeting.. and not able to ask.. what happened to your husband.. and unknowingly.. he starts spending more time with her..

in mean time.. another girl... falls in love with a flirt (a friend of that guy).. Om warns her saying.. that guy looks girls in a diff way.. and he is your wrong choice.. and obviously love is blind.. words come out of her mouth.. and a small misunderstanding.. grows big..

meanwhile.. other 2 girls.. also fall into some prblm.. and this brings a big distance btw them.. in this.. the last 2 girls.. dont want their gud frndshp to be broken.. they try their best.. but cudnt do anything.. they imagine.. of living together happily even after marriage. this that.. what all college students think..


at this time... its Dec 31st.. for many continouse yrs.. these 4 have celeberated each new year together.. but when the other 2 girls make plans for that celeb.. the guy has an apointment with his first love.. and the girl has date with that flirt.. this bursts out to a small fight..
the guy leaves to meet his first love.. but sees her with her husband.. he realizes his mistake.. and retuns back to home.. (no one in home.. sits alone starring)....

the girl in her date.. realizes.. the attitude of that flirt.. and returns back home.. and is surprized to see him.. and both start crying.. in mixture feeling of happiness.. sorrow... sorry.. kinda thing.. meantime.. other 2 girls.. who had gone out..comes inside..
after that.. senti tears.. and happy ending atlast..

gud timepass movie.. + says few practical things in life in being the same..

as life crosses few stages.. few changes are uncontrollable.. you need to accept it.. and change you according to it.. life and society is so rigid.. that it doesnt changes.. expects you to change.. so beautifull theme.. of that movie..


THE END..

Who to Blame ?

How intimate has the word Bribe has become to a Normal (!)? Indian Citizen….

Unless the intensity of it strkes you, you never feel it as your problem, rather you feel like its yet another news block in the newspaper (not even the headlines) or yet another news from the non-ruling party TV about the ruling party…

2 weeks back I had been called for Passport Enquiry as I had applied for new passport. I had submitted all necessary documents as mentioned, still I was asked to bring an identity of my father (either his passport or any document) … without understanding the real meaning… I went back and called up home to get the documents faxed. Next day got it and went to the office to submit it.

The aaapeecer (Govt Officer) who was verifying my documents asked are all these documents from your place. Since I hadn’t come out of Madurai (my birth place) till my college completion all my documents starting from Birth Certificate to the Degree Certificate is from Madurai (TamilNadu)

The hon. Aapeecer called me alone and told that, all documents you’ve submitted okay… but don’t you give anything else in your places?


Oh! Poor soul, then it struck me, what he was exactly looking among the documents. Hey you are in India man so you need not pinch yourself when asked for a bribe. (this is what I felt).

Then when I asked him how much does he needs, he didn’t hesitate to say 1000 bucks. Whew…! The passport application form itself 1000 Rs … he didn’t listen at all…

How many times I could tell him that, I am from a ordinary middle class family, 1000 Rs really means much to me, I cant afford that much. Then at last he privileged me by asking how much can you afford.

When I told 100 Rs, you should have seen his reaction…. Hhuutt!!!! Was his reply… a kind a noise you would make when you chase the stray street dogs when they come near you…


It was an moment when I felt my ultimate anger… am I ever denying his Money, or am I ever holding the money that he should get by his rights, no… I had just reduced the bribe amount (note it… I haven’t denied it… I have just reduced it)… for that his reaction is like that… felt like catching hold of his neck and kicking his a** and telling, “What the hell are you thinking man, do you feel this money which I give will bring you good will and happiness in your family? How could ever think of eating the food you buy with this kinda money?”


But nothing did I ask

He was bargaining till 500 bucks and at last told that… see this is the final amount, if possible give it or we’ll send the documents for verification down to south, we’ll see when you’ll get your passport.

Without knowing what to reply I came back.


Entire day I was thinking… this is not a new thing to our society right! This ritual has already been here for decades … no no… for generations, I’ve seen so many movies where hero’s raise against this. But why should I feel angry only now.


Thatz the damn mistake we all people are doing.


We don’t care for the stone on the street, until it strikes our legs. After it strikes we spend time in complaining about who had put the stone rather than moving it.

Is it the individual’s mistake? Or is the society to be blammed for it (is it not the individual who makes the society) or should the elders be blammed for not making the youngsters/kids realize that, this is not a formality to be completed, but it’s a thing that should be uprooted.


There was no answer from me!!!!

Hunt for Food

Hi ppl,

South Calcutta.. is quite far away from our place.. and hence we hadnt put much visits to that place.. in this more than a year stay at Cal

so seku and me decided to spend some time yesterday to explore South Cal... in mean time.. we heard that there is a south indian restaurant out there (The Bannana Leaf).. so that was a another boost to our expedition ;-)

left the house at around 4 in the evening.. and reached out the main location at South Cal... it was a bit clean and organized from the heart of Cal.. and lots of roadside shops.. bustling with energy.. of the shopkeepers,bargainers.. and esp the pairs moving out there.. it was a nice place to freak around.. but i guess.. we were the only guys without a pair ;-)

yet without being startled by it.. we choosed a road and started walking towards it.. no aims.. no plans.. we didnt know where we are going.. and how were are gonna come back.. (indeed that kinda thing was real nice u know..) since yest was a republic day.. not much shops open.. and the city seemed to look dull in this winter and early sunset.. in the areas we proceeded..


suddenly we encountered a railway track.. you'l never believe it.. not only both the sides of the railway track were full of huts but.. ppl.. were cooking very very close to the rly track... a huge group of ppl scattered throught the track..were chatting.. and all of this... was not just on a abandonded rly track.. may be their senses were too sharp to find out when the train comes.. the peak comedy was .. few ppl were cooking adjascent to the rly track.. and many many many clothes were hanging on cables.. tied.. in between rly tracks...
cmon..

what else strange you could see in this place.. so we moved back towards our next target.. The Bannana Leaf..


we were so hungry after that loooong walk... and once we saw that hotel.. we rushed into it.. and the items in the menu there werent much varieties (hey.. something is better than nothing.. thatz what we told ourselves and started ordering.. ;-)

there was that aapam in that menu.. wow.. one of my favourites.. and coconut milk was also available along with it.. never minded the cost.. ordered it with extra cup of that milk.. had a couple of apaams.. then ordered those mini idli's (hey this is what i ate a lot in TVM near Libra)... ordered a cup of ghee and an extra cup of Sambhar (hey ganesh.. how we used to drink sambhar in college canteen.. i got remembered that da)..

the waiter looked at us very strange... when we ordered things extra.. and smiled and went.. (cauz.. we were the only tamilians out there in that restaurant.. others were all bengali's tasting the south indian cuisine)

we didnt notice or give importance to anything other than enjoying our food..
after a diwali days.. had some the lovely food i was missing a lot ;-) then came the bill comedy.. the bill was 150 and when we checked our purses.. we didnt have that much amnt... when we decided to scratch a card.. the minimum limit was 200 bucks..


have u ever ate extra to increase your bill.. WE DID IT.. WE HAPPILLY DID IT.. gulped in an extra aapam with 2 cups of coconut milk ;-) .. rounded off the bill to 196 + 4 rs extra.. managed to scratch the card and escaped back to home..

so much walking and a real heavy food + a happy mind = damn tired + fall on bed = dead sleep.

LOVE is not propieratory for Humans

Yest night i had to stay back till late night to finish of some pending work. Have you ever seen a person wanting to toch his nose with his hand around his head, instead of simply directly touching it.. you could see a lot in our field... huff... itz real timepass to work with such ppl...

now thatz not the crux of this went late to home.. started serving the cold food and switched on the TV. as usuall my habbit of switching channels... i stopped at discovery to see a kinda diff program.. it was abt a Orphanage for Chimpanze (dont mind the spelling yaar..) ..

ya... Orphanage .. there.. they find chimpanze's being tortured in diff laborataries.. save them.. heal them.. teach them... how to survive in a jungle (its really hurting when you are taught what you are :(

and then atlast leave in jungles.. there... now they have a mother and a kid.. the kid is a prematured one.. so they seperate it from the mother .. and the caretaker is a lady and she takes care of that kid so so so caringly.. and brings it back normal.

now comes the most interesting and difficult part.. the mother hasnt seen the kid after its birth.. and neither the kid too.. the kid so far has thought the care taker as the mother.. and its so close to her.. and now the caretaker tries to put back to the mother in her cage.. so they sedate the mother monkey.. (just to ensure that it doesnt hurts the kid it seems .. what all ppl think in precaution).. the sedatation is in amnt that.. it could recognize the kid..

now is the most sentimental part..

then.. the caretaker enters the cage and puts the kid over the mother.. but the kid is scarred of its actuall mother (the monkey) .,.. screams and not going to it.. but jumps back to the caretaker.. and catches hold of her shirt.. you should have seen it scream and struggle when the caretaker tries to put it back to the mother monkey.. it was... like.. no words to describe.. then atlast.. somehow.. the caretaker manages to put it back.. and comes out of the cage.. the kid.. runs behind the caretaker.. and its holding the cage bars.. and screaming.. the mother monkey is sedated so its not able to move... the caretaker is too much touched. and still she doesnt wants to go near.. so she moves away.. and suddenly bursts into crying... (haiyo.. namma bollywood,tamil pada directors paarthu irundha..they would have made a film out of this..)


atlast.. slowly.. the mother monkey gains consious.. and recognizes the kid.. and takes it hugs it.. it takes couple of days for the kid to get accustomed.. then after few weeks.. when the caretaker returns.. the kid runs and jumps over her.. whew.. that much senti dose was enuf for the day.. i had to go for sleep..

i felt this very interesting and wanted to share with you all.. nothing else guys..