This one has too many sentiments/emotions...

:( :( :(
...
Okay .. this is crazy coz i have an exam tomorrow and hv no clue abt anything .. orkutting is the last thing i shud be doing!! butttttt

... just cudnt resist this!!..
I made a painfully shocking discovery a while ago.. ! a bolt from the blue!!!...

I owned a wonderful Bookmark... ohhh I loved it.. n carried it with me as a lucky charm, as a faithful friend... as a .. ohhh too many things...
Arps n Ritz had sent it to me once on my B'day, right before exams ..
it said ... " Keep a straight face, no matter how life treats you"... with extremely cute cartoons to convey the msg .. (and they looked hand sketched by arpita--evn tho they werent actually!)...
On the reverse, a tiny wish , signed by the pair of them....
That was MY Bookmark...
reserved for all my special books...
its mere presence in my bag wud be so comforting ...
anddddddddddd .... some silly goose mercilessly tossed it in the trash bin while i was in college today :( :( ...
And she is asleep!!...
I cannot evn wake her up and demand/protest/wail ... WHY?!!..
I can see it lying there in the pile of filth.. good sense stops me from digging it out ... Dunno how m managing to resist this urge tho!.. It's like defiling the sanctity of The Bookmark .. My Bookmark.. the only bookmark I ever cared to use .. n kept so very close to my heart! ..
(Before this one, I used self made scraps of paper-bookmarks for this purpose)...
I cannot bear the loss!! nooooo....
I'm sure u 2 dont evn remember this one.. evn im shocked at how a simple bookmark can evoke such strong emotions in a feelingless cold fish like me...
but what do i do?!...wish i hadnt discovered this until morning!! ..
great ..this is just great...
first I throw away an my 'scribbling register' along with the raddi .. and now THIS!! :x ..

:( :( :( .. *sobs uncontrollably* ...

frustrated beyond all reason....

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blog updated.
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Little George, where are you?

I looked for you all around…

Little George, give me a clue-

A wave of hand! A snap! A sound!!


I cannot call. How will that help?

And I dunno where you might be…

eyes watch me closely as I yelp;

I blankly stare at what I (donot) see!…


Little George, a nod will do..

Tho I see u nod once in a while..

It’s like I hold one Cinderella-shoe

I want the other, to hold and file.


If I had known!
If I could see!…

Nonetheless, So it would still be…


Little George, I hit the bricks.

Where are the Slaps, where are the Sticks… ;)
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PS: Orkut has just reminded me that CD's bday is approaching...
aaahh well .... i know for a fact that im low on the 'feelings' component .. n yet ... im looking forward to Dec 15 like anything!! ...
We may be miles apart CD(n u will never even read this i know), but in my heart, I pray for you ...
n thanks for being my Guardian Angel, whom I probably did not deserve!! ..
I never did anything to earn you, that I know... it was magical ..
It was a give n give from u, always ... n now ur gone...
n there will never be another you ...
(note: not getting senti !! )
just wanted to write this down ...
as a tribute to all the smiles u gave me .. in return for being me... :)
the comic hell that u gave me is a different issue, of course ...
I just wish u cud have made me cry , AT LEAST ONCE.... so that I cud console myself that I havent lost much ......
I wish I cud give u something back...
any tiny, solitary thing ...ever!!.....

(ufff... not senti-ing at all! ... just wondering .. pondering over the magic that u had brot into my life ...
cheeeeeeeeerrss ... God bless ...

When JKR declared that Dumbledore was Gay, they made a hue and cry about it ..

Its r choices not r abilities reveal wat v truly are..

Note: I'd updated this space only to clear the air on this whole "why did JKR trumpet the fact that ddore is gay" issue...

Excerpts from an interview with
J K Rowling

Q. Did Dumbledore, who believed in the prevailing power of love, ever fall in love himself?

JKR: My truthful answer to you... I always thought of Dumbledore as gay. [ovation.] ... Dumbledore fell in love with Grindelwald, and that that added to his horror when Grindelwald showed himself to be what he was. To an extent, do we say it excused Dumbledore a little more because falling in love can blind us to an extend, but he met someone as brilliant as he was, and rather like Bellatrix he was very drawn to this brilliant person, and horribly, terribly let down by him. Yeah, that's how i always saw Dumbledore. In fact, recently I was in a script read through for the sixth film, and they had Dumbledore saying a line to Harry early in the script saying I knew a girl once, whose hair... [laughter]. I had to write a little note in the margin and slide it along to the scriptwriter, "Dumbledore's gay!" [laughter] If I'd known it would make you so happy, I would have announced it years ago!



JKR --The Potter books in general are a prolonged argument for tolerance, a prolonged plea for an end to bigotry, and I think ti's one of the reasons that some people don't like the books, but I think that's it's a very healthy message to pass on to younger people that you should question authority and you should not assume that the establishment or the press tells you all of the truth.

For the ful transcipt visit

http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/2007/10/20/j-k-rowling-at-carnegie-hall-reveals-dumbledore-is-gay-neville-marries-hannah-abbott-and-scores-more



heres the link to all my ABOUT MEs

http://straight4mthehorsesmouth.blogspot.com/ ...

anddd .. here is the link to Arpita's Blog ...

http://arpita1586.wordpress.com/

and here is the link to Ritu's ...

http://thehealershelpmate.blogspot.com/
... Happy Reading ...

I recently posted a comment on a friend's blog..
it was not specifically addressed to her tho...
and i thought this piece of my mind deserved to go up on my blog tooo...


Hello XXXX (a friend@IMI) ...

okayy ... I will make this quick...
u write really well
I dunno much abt ur creative writing skills, but ur expression, well articulated thoughts, theories ..
innocent and thought provoking questions ...
I am proud of you!
I mean you are GOOD. Really GOOD. and I loooove the rhythm in ur bit of verse... and the subtle melancholic pleasure that it conveys .... oooooohhh..
ur good!! ..
seriously..

But I cannot resist saying more this time, unlike last time, when I deleted a lot of what I had typed for comments on your previous post..

I know exactly what you mean. Things that you say. And Things that you dont.

Howeverrrrrr...
{m=I think it is understood that I have written in the first person, but I here does NOT stand for me}
My feelings are my property- so are my tears.. my melancholy, my mourning... I can rejoice in self-pitying to kill my pain... I can chuck my tears and go on with life.. I can drown myself in an ocean of tears .. or a bottle of hydrochloric acid, for that matter.
Even though people may call it a defeatist attitude, I have full liberty to feel hurt and live with the hurt- or even- die with it!
I am answerable to no one, except my loved ones/family.

But trust me, I donot have any right whatsoever to impose my feelings upon any other- unless I know (honest-to-god) that such a bond had been committed indeed!..
I cannot put anyone on trial for being wonderful, for ushering light and joy and hope in my life!!
Certainly not!
they are wonderful, sure!!
Maybe the most wonderful soul I have ever known- but :
Can I claim the same about my presence in their lives?
Worse, Can I force/impose the same about my presence in their lives?

Can my right to finding the ultimate embodiment of my highest purpose/attributes in life, impinge on theirs? Or anyone's?

Can I punish anyone for being wonderful?
and wonderful towards me in particular?

Can I take it to the extent that they lose the innate goodness- the inherent, innocent quality that exuded the wonderful aura - the warmth extended to all by defualt?
The warmth and unattached affection of which I too was a natural beneficiary?

Can I make them regret the fact of being themselves?
Make them regret the first moment when they extended an innocent hand of Friendship towards me, amongst many others??
When I accepted the hand- did I not know what I was getting into??

Can I push someone like that to the verge of hatred towards myself, and therefore towards their own self?

Ultimately, can I do this to myself?
End up being broken in spirit at the total loss of someone, who by my standards, is a real gem?
Just coz I was bent on having it studded on my heart?.. rather than cherishing the treasure, as it was meant (and allowed itself)to be...

Maybe as I pine for this gem, someone else silently offers the same prayers for me every night?

Someone whom I know and like ..but who does not conform to my definition of The One- If such a situation did exist? Would I let go of my conception of the highest order/ purpose in life .. and settle for the mere Good .. just coz they are mere Good?!
No! Certainly not...
I know the devotion towards finding the Ultimate Truth for my life, and if given a chance I would never let go of it... even if that means hurting the other in the process (however difficult that would be)
Then what right do I have to deprive anyone else of the same right in their lives?

Remember, many people will have many opinions...
If there is a reason that you rated the one person above them all, then trust their position above that of the rest..
Search for an honest answer in your heart of hearts..
and you will find it there..
What you find outside, is likely to be less of truth.. more of lies masquerading as truth, meant to be music to your ears and a balm for your aching heart...

I know I have blabbered too much.. maybe more than I have the authority to.
Let me assure you, I think you are one of the better souls I have come across in life- and I hate to see you hurt yourself over such an inane issue- which a part of many people's lives.. it is a phase that will pass. It's in your hands, to make it a learning experience, or a dirty/ugly chapter in your life.
And this was addressed not only to you.. but to everyone else who must understand this
(I am sure it is not as easy to be in your/their shoes... easier said than done, I know, still..)
This is meant for everyone else who must know..
Dont crucify people for being good. Already, people are losing faith in the innate goodness of man.
Else,as they say,

Once bitten, Twice shy...

Cheers and God bless...

Alright... this is a very interesting story ....
Now, for a long time, Orkut had deprived me of this particular facility of typing scraps in hindi... (dunno why tho.. of all people/ things in this world.. Orkutting is something that I indulge in religiously; I certainly dont deserve such step motherly treatment!) *makes a face*
sooo.... it would tear a hole in my heart to receive hindi scraps from KanNOTchan ... (n her msgs...are like ..they really provoke me to respond, in the same vein..n here u go... I would be dying to hit back, but would be handicappped by the fact that I was not one of the Chosen Ones in the Orkut list of 'Users Who Get TO Type Scraps In Hindi'!!)

And then.. one fine dayyy ...(a FINE day indeed :)) .. wat do I see? A completely unexpected, pleasant surprise...

Orkut had taken me into its fold ; I was granted the option of typing scraps in Hindi ......

and of course, as usual I lost it! Went overboard with it.. scrapped everyone I could think of ...
and announced my BIG news with the lettered equivalent of a drumroll ...

Sample this scrap that I wrote in Arpita's Srapbook:

हे इ गोट थिस हिंदी स्क्रेप्पिंग ओप्शन नो!! इट्स अवेसोमे!!! (hey I got this hindi scpng option now)
ये!! yay!
ये!
ये!
वो! आईएम गोइंग क्रेजी! [:D] (I am going crazY!)

(I wrote the translations for easy reading :P )


To which she replied:

wow shruti... i've known it for yrs now..ki tere ko jyada stimulus nahi chahiye hota hai "crazy" ho jane ke liye....

or shld i say, तेरे को ज्यादा स्तिमुलुस नहीं चाहिए होता है "क्रेजी" हो जाने के लिए!!!!!








And then, While playing around with Hindi Scraps, the Pseudo-Columbus in my batch suggested to me that I could actually write in hindi on my 'About me' by typing stuff out in the scrapbook.

Lo! and Behold! .... in a flash of a second, u had this :D :D :D

वाह!! कितना कूल है यह!! :D :D

थिस इस सूओऊ एक्स्सितिंग!!!

(this is so exciting!!)

मेरा मतलब है की आज ही ऑरकुट ने मुझे यह हिंदी टाइपिंग की सुविधा उपलब्ध करायी है!
और मैं इसे लेके बहुत ज्यादा एक्स्सितेद (उत्साहित/excited) हूँ!!
और मुझे हमारे batch के नकली-कोलंबस (pseudo-Columbus) ने यह आईडिया दिया की मैं अपने "अबाउट मी"
पर भी इसका उपयोग कर सकती हूँ!!
शुक्रिया कोलंबस!!
वाह! इसमें तोह मैं बहुत सारी कलाकारी (read:creativity) कर सकती हूँ!!
बहुत जल्दी, मैं यहाँ कुछ अच्छा सा लिखूँगी!!
तब तक के लिए,
Happy Hindi reading/Typing!!! :D

..whoa! here is one of my fav poems by Maithili Sharan Gupt.
lemme type it down in hindi :D

-- दोनों ओर प्रेम पलता है

दोनों ओर प्रेम पलता है...
पतंग भी जलता है सखी,
हा दीपक भी जलता है,
दोनों ओर प्रेम पलता है.

शीश हिलाकर दीपक कहता,
बंधू वृथा ही तू क्यूँ देहता;
पर पतंग पड कर ही रहता-
कैसी विह्वलता है!
दोनों ओर प्रेम पलता है.

कहता है पतंग मन मारे
तुम महान, मैं लघु पर प्यारे
क्या ना मरण भी हाथ हमारे?
शरण किसे छलता है
दोनों ओर प्रेम पलता है

बचकर हाय पतंग करे क्या!
प्रणय छोड़कर प्राण धरे क्या!
मरे नहीं तो मरा करे क्या !!
क्या यह असफलता है?
दोनों ओर प्रेम पलता है...

दीपक के जलने में, आली
फिर भी है जीवन की लाली
पर पतंग भाग्य लिपि काली-
किसका वश चलता है...
दोनों ओर प्रेम पलता है.

जगती वनिक्वृत्ति है रखती
उसे चाहती जिसे चकती
काम नहीं, परिणाम निरखती
मुझे यही खलता है..
दोनों ओर प्रेम पलता है...

(hmm... in case you are wondering Arpita, Ritz and Shilpi, as to what-the-hell-has-gotten-into-her-head-that-shes-putting-up-sissy-
hindi-poetry-on PREM of all things :D :D, Well........
I actually like this one a lot.
Let me explain the context and meaning of this verse by Maithili Sharan Gupt.
It is a depiction of a scene from the Ramayana (again, a bit of imagination on the part of the poet.
When Prince Rama is ordered by his Father to spend fourteen years in 'vanvaas' or life as an ordinary bhikshu, in the forest, his wife Sita promptly declares that she will follow suit. Despite Lord Rama's entreaties to her that this sentence was meant only for him, and that there is no compelling reason for her to suffer with him, Sita does not relent. She would not be able to survive without her husband anyway, she points out; Mata Sita, of course is the ideal hindu wife - who would stand by her husband - in sickness as in health, in happiness or in suffering.
Then of course, Rama's brother Laxman insists upon accompanying them; after much resistance from the elder brother, He becomes a part of the troupe.
But then there is Urmila, Laxman's wife. She too insists, pleads with her husband to let her go with him. However, Laxman puts his foot down. One, he probably feels that he could not condemn her to a life of toil and suffering.Two, he reminds her that it is her Dharam to stay back and look after his family, as the daughter-in-law of the house.
Urmila's spent tears go unnoticed.
Here the poet tries to highlight the fact that perhaps Urmila's sacrifice was greater than that of Sita- since, for a (Hindu) woman, there is no greater joy, privilege or blesssing than to serve her husband and stay with him at all times. Separation from him is nothing short of a curse or suffering.
Here, Urmila is relating her plight to her friend (referred to as "aali" meaning "sakhi"/ friend) ..
however, with a blind devotion and reverence for her husband, which is so typical of a Hindu Wife, Urmila is justifying Laxman's decision of condemning her to this life of separation and suffering, by pointing out that his own suffering because of this separation is no less.
She draws an analogy with the relationship between a firefly ('patanga') and an oil lamp (diya or Deepak)
The attraction of the Firefly towards the flame of the deepak is said to be so intense that it cannot bear the pain of separation from the latter, and eventually it plunges into the fire, immolating itself. Urmila points out that the Deepak too reciprocates the love of the former and suffers in the process - for if the patanga burns itself to death, the deepak itself continuously burns too. However, the intensity of love and devotion is higher in the case of the patanga, and the manner in which both burn themselves eventually into nothingness, is also vastly different; One burns insignificantly into ashes, while the other at least spreads light and energy and hence is held in higher regard and esteem by the materialistic/uilitarian mindset of the society.

And of course, u have to actually READ the poem to get its depth and meaning.
Though personally, its the rhythm and rhyme of the poem that really strikes a chord with me.

Wow.. u must be thinking I have totally lost it....

but then..when did I actually "have it"?? :D Food for thought ?

On that note...
signing off,

Shruti

My Golden days r not lost yet! *touch wood*

Thxx to some nuts, who will never let me forget that golden age of innocence ... insolence and productive worthlessness :DTwo of them , shud get a mention here ... Ritu and Arpita ... my Confession Boxes, Grievance Cells, whatever u cud call them ....but well.. im just too thrilled abt the fact that we are now a team of three amateur bloggers ... sharing n swapping memories n sentiments .... :D :Dheres the link to all my ABOUT MEs
http://straight4mthehorsesmouth.blogspot.com/
...anddd .. here is the link to Arpita's Blog ...
http://arpita1586.wordpress.com/and here is the link to Ritu's ...
http://thehealershelpmate.blogspot.com/
... Happy Reading ... (Shilpi, u have got a treat here, havent you ? :P )

Continued from the post below - Part 3

and nowwwwww ..... Ritzzzzzz


“Do u realize that u feel guilty about a lot of things that u do, n y don’t u just stop doing them instead of feeling guilty abt them?”... she snapped at me 1 day, wen as usual I was cribbin abt how I was feeling “guilty” 4 havin ovr-overslept during our Boards… 1ce,Arpita called me, chuckling guiltily(yeah.. Guilty-ing was OUR Thing!) –wen instead of studying for her exam, she had been busy reading F.R.I.E.N.D.S scripts online .. Ritz had forced her to get offline…n made sure that she shut down her comp-w8tin rite until she heard the loud music of “Windows Shutting Down” .. (all over the phone!!) ..Ritu then was THE FORCE in our grp …almost always right, disciplined in terms of time/studies management, taking the WISE decisions instead of the EASY ones.. making those arnd her (much against their grumbling n protests) do the same …widout caring much abt them thankin her for saving their necks (Ritu-ism was taken 4 granted..as tho God made her to set her frenz’ lives in order wen their parents cudnt help!)

Positive, brimming wit confidence dat stems from 1’s hardwork n dedication..1ce she n I slept b4 Madan sir’s class, n wen he walked in n orderd tea for both of us -in jest-while I,bein thickskinned just eyed the teacup greedily(mere courtesy holding me back), poor thin actually cried out of guilt!!Ethical, Logical, well organized …FUN to be with—sum1 who appreciates/respects things that she may nt hv an extraordinary liking or taste/inclination/drive 4 but that is worth it (rem Arps, u hd jumped with joy wen Ritu discovered ur poetic leanings n actually appreciated it-her approval carries a lotta weight for her friends!) -I will never 4get ur genuine moral support during the Prez awareness campaign!!A compulsive Phone-talker!!—evn tho I’m infamous 4 my motormouth—THESE 2 GIRLS.. esp Ritz were the Phone-ey-ones!!.. I mean ..what AM I supposed to do wen given an opportunity to talk, but TALK!!

Always dialing some phone no. or the other, n (in those days) doodled –the weirdo drew benzene molecules durin the tele-convo..(wit me, she’d of cors, fill sheets lyk dat!! )I’m thrilled that she is now (unlike earlier) a fanatic Potterhead, F.R.I.E.N.D.S buff ...beating many of us in places...evn tho we had a head start [] []Tho I have heard 4m RELIABLE sources that OUR Ritu has sort of BIGDO-ED (gone astray I mean ) …2 the extent that Arps has to restrain her from going overboard(e.g, she ws hell bent on readin HP-part 6 on d day of it release -during her med-exams instead of waiting for a couple of days!!)B4 I 4get She was also HK Sir’s Ritu-jeee …Btw, Nachoo-ral si baat hai :D ,I must mention Ankita too here – these guyz actually helped arps n me patch things up a li’l bit once[] ..Gawdd I hv gone on n on.!! Signing off with.. Ritu n Arpita r again d kinda stuff dat Moony, (*N/A* ), Padfoot n Prongs are made of. Quote, unquote.


Rajita ....the first R in RRADSSS@JMC :D

Rajita- (I will begin it Mannat style).. is the Sexy Lady on the Floor …Yes.. the one with the style quotient.. she wud get all her things right.. from head to toe.. (once, Simi MOL n I actually went shopping for jewellery for my li’l cuz, n ganwaaars that we are, we missed her presence sorely n then ended up purchasing something only coz Rajita wore a similar one a lot herself—n therefore it HAD to be good!! )..A Great dancer, (with the proper naaz n nakhras of an Umrao Jaan :P)…Great sense of humour – actually appreciates my PJs .. somehow finds them CUUTE either by laughing at ‘em with gay abandon or by giving me a disgusted, “SERIOUSLY!.. was that supposed to be funny” look…nonetheless…laughing still…either ways, I miss her for all that..She wud tell me things like “shruti…plss.. We know u don’t have a reputation in public, but we do!..” wenever I wud be up to some of my embarassing shruti-isms in public places”….N that is the one ‘compliment’ that still rings in my ears [] …

A good actor- (khair nautanki toh humare gang ka takiyakalm hai ) .. I still remember her (comical ) role of the harassed father of a loser of a son—her mouth spewing the choicest of abuses at the latter..(icing on the cake-she wrote all her hindi dialogues in roman script :D !!)Ooh btw, she had a sexy voice too (again, im quoting CD – ‘particularly so over the phone’..)Also, her funda in life is to sit back n chill---what I like abt her is that she rarely uses the happiness/success of others as a yardstick, to measure her own..(I already explained that one to u naa?)..n has these ideal type concepts abt a lot of beautiful things in life…May all ur dreams come true, Rajita n may u rock the world of mass media in ur own charming way…shud be a piece of cake for u—being one of the ‘R’s in RRADSSS@JMC Tc, cheers god bless and YES! JLU

this one was for Kanchan... wrote it ages ago..but somehow, it got deleted .. n then luckily for kanchan, she had it saved on her mail!! ..well, she suggested that i cud re-send it to her again... n here u guyz have it.... :) happy reading....

Hear, hear!…!9th May,1987 the universe chose to blunder(BIGTIME)….and Bam! For the next 20 years, Many innocent lives lost their dignity n self respect n the right to be STUPID or cheesy/tacky in general, coz as their fate wud have it, they became associated with the accidental miracle of nature called Kanchan/KanNOTchan/ or Kan -CHAN!!An Objectivist(must concede, she’s more of that than I am~tho Roark is her IDEAL while, Galt (nah! Francisco) are mine~)-it’s been a pleasure to explore the philosophy, in our own li’l immature way, with her; excellent with words~SMSing n scrapping her has been a treat (I wud have lost all my fingers to SMS had exams not intercepted our SMS-ing spree)– n I plan to compile our communication n make big bucks out of selling it~ Great sense of humour-bit unique n maybe Ah! …harsh/unfair on the subjects of our jokes ~sardonic/sarcastic mostly, but hits the nail on its head and self-deprecating humour too – we (‘IT’ included ;)) revel in that!

hardworking- sets her goals n slogs to achieve them—sets the bar high for herself- deplores mediocrity(of which btw, I am a living embodiment!)…trust me,u don’t want to rub her the wrong way, if u value ur life/peace that is…Is this testi putting u off??Good..that’s how she’d like it best(btw, as 4 that, I am part of the same clan)~buzz us ONLY if u have something of consequence to say~Quality grey matter she’s got(n knows it well ;)), won’t suffer fools gladly(yeah, I have been an aberration- we were sort of stuck with each other with li’l choice), but her Chosen Ones (IT e.g, ) are well…the CHOSEN ONES…no doubts abt that…LOGICAL N ETHICAL- rem. How ___ Sir’s ‘Push n pull’ theory burnt a hole in our hearts? An Idealist~ Anna Hazare is 1 of her role models~ thankfully, shares my Passion for the ideals of Democracy, Harry Potter etc and my secret ‘runaway’ plans ;)~fellow ‘REBEL with/without a cause’ n ‘NOT-A GIRL’~ we wudn’t call each other intimate FRIENDs really,but jus ASSOCIATEs-PARTNERs(in crime?)

tho THIS association with me earned her a lot of notoriety (plzz don’t ask!) and envy , from both –my family n friends~the sport – she took her star-coding(K%^&$%N!) n other awful (tho hilarious if WE hadn’t been the BUTT of the jokes) things in her stride~I quote somebody (who is a SOMEBODY) “shes prone to laughing intermittently”..An Alec Smart(yup..not Smart Alec), our local Pink Panther(the SPY!), but highly IMMATURE wen it comes to certain things~haw! I know I never told u this kanNOTchan~I end with a ToashTT to our tryshTT with thish crappy shtuff thaTT we made a real world ouTT of…WhaTT wud have ONLY Shuti done, without ONLY-ier Kanshan, ~shudder~I mena(really mena!!), wudve bin ONLY shtill, buTT wud noTT have appreciated THE ONLY-NESH.. shigning off wiTT our MANT(r)A (wich I learnt the hard way, n u put into wordsh ):NEVER ‘ONLY’ THE SHEEMINGLY ‘ONLY’. PERIOD.


well.... will update the Blog with the Brills stuff soon ... :)
Cheers

Shruti

Continued from the post below - Part 2

now ... here's Mannat : (shes in mumbai these days :( :( ... im totally on my own.. n need i tell that im a mess :()

*Drumrolllll*….herein I unfold the greatest Mystery-(woman) Of all times…Ladies n Gentlemen, a Big round of whistles and hooting (applause wud be too sophisticated for a lowly being like her!) forrr CD aka Mannat…wen she told me in Our third(??) conversation with a mock-disappointed look on her face, “shruti, I don’t think we’ll get along with each other, I’m just too evil…”-I knew she was mistaken..for we are such similarly oriented contrasts!! We’re both equally Evil – Our Professor once called me a “Wolf in sheep’s clothing”, I’d say Mannat is “a wolf in a werewolf’s clothing”- in short, lesser of the two evils…Mannat in a nutshell: a great entertainer/performer/comedienne/actor-the world’s her stage; quite wise (or OTHERwise…); self-assured; secure and completely at peace with herself; she knows wat she’s worth n the best thing-a rare quality- in her that I RESPECT is: she knows wat she wants n deserves- good or bad- n takes all responsibility for all her actions n fruits of the same...

I respect her coz she respects her own self---subtly yet firmly!The F.R.I.E.N.D who put me “on the map” for all the wrong reasons in the past 3 years, n created entire fictitious families for me…have lost count how many!!...The one with whom I exchanged the choicest of insults n (gud-humoured) snide remarksWith such ease n fun…at times, her antics (n shes got every single person on her team) made me pull my hair in exasperation, all in vain….nonetheless, here I sit, talking abt her…Also, she’s sincere in all her dealings n goes all out to be that “friend in need” If she chooses to, that is, if she thinks ur worth it, right CD?? N I know I’m one of the CHOSEN ONES…Say “Positive” n think Mannat- I’ve NEVER seen her down, out, sad, withdrawnNO MOOD SWINGS AT ALL…I mean she’s human but she doesn’t spoil her supernaturally-evil image by revealing the lesser-mortal side..

As we bid adieu,(not really i mean!)For all the teeny tiny good turns uve done for me mannat, I promise that I WILL find u a good Kashmiri Boy ( u mite wanna reconsider that suicide bomber I suggested—that way, u’ll get ur other wish---“polygamy” one fulfilled..)God Bless you…

[My Brother .. with not an iota of gratitude for my classy testi which I had written in return for the crappy one he had written for me.]

This was long overdue and urgently so, Dear Devil's Advocate...for the world should know the phenomenon that is Himanshu Jailkhani-from an insider's point of view.The insider being ur err...Sister whom u had the cheek to ask upon meeting after 3 long yrs.."what have u grown into?"...*rolls eyes*btw, if u shud know...my first impression was tht u've grown into a well meaning --but slightly "frivilous" boy!(ha! all ur HP bashing contributed majorly towards this of course)..Butttt..today, I am actually proud of the person that u have grown into( i mite be the only one in the family tho!! no jk..we all know u enjoy a very well deserved high status amng all the kids)...Self-confessed libertarian--in his fanatasy world..."every one CAN/SHUD be free to do EVERYTHING...unless u can rationalise in terms of anything except MORALS"...so i found myself rationalising with him "why cannibalism is NOT GOOD/RIGHT..." amng othr weird things..but these are not silly theories of his--its becoz he
believes in ethical nihilsm...(see, did u know ur not a freak but actually a sophistticated philosopher?).Outwardly, he is a conformist- n a real good one at that...one of the better human beings i have known in all my life(wich is not much tho)..very rational, sensitive, a thinker, cool as mint--u have to be a monster to get in2 his bad books--a thorough gentleman( i wil quote 4m his li'l sis' "bhaiya chalisa"--has immense respect for women)..never loses his cool or raises his voice, great sense of (non-offensive) sense of humor--excellent timing..depending on ur perspective of course-his best one was outside our granny's ICU ward at 2 at nite! Verry humble-can suffer fools politely, if not gladly(1 of the favorite preys of "plss-stop-talking-shruti"-wil try all antics to make her STOP TALKING e.g plugging in his earphones,snoring loudly etc except ASK me to shut up(m not dumb,bro,tho i know i look it ;)), is nt afraid to speak his mind n is a real DUDE ...
altho..can reallyyy play devil's advocate in every debate( u can have a lot of mentally stimulating convos with him)...with tht all knowing..stupid, "wise" smirk on his face....wen u find u cant shut him up...here's a mantra...tell him ..."it's alrite, maybe ur rite....NOT A PROBLEM (COMMA)MATE"...watch him go red in the face, ask him why ;)..n sit back n enjoy ur victory... sorry cudnt keep it short yet again...signing off ...please-stop-talking shruti

noww.... Shruti Shah .. :)

You know wat, she does not need one- a testimonial, that is. Least of all frm me!(her gud 4 nothin namesake ). She’s one of those ppl who r way above this trivial business, n I mean it! Shruti is for me, one of the sweetest memories from school…b4 I begin, lemme tell u, we were never exactly close buddies@school-n yet I remember her, know her and god can’t get over her, ever! Bcoz that’s her:u don’t have to be verry matey wid her to get the best frm her. Sincere/childlike innocence/ fellow HP fanatic/ Oh-so-Positive/logical/ intelligent/extremely simple/unassuming/it’s the small, li’l things in life dat make her smile her sweet, genuine smile/ no concept of EGO at all—tho she commands loads of respect widout demanding it/never had any “face-offs” wid ne1/She ws my Granny at skool: rebuking ppl for their wrongs(switching off the lights, 4 instance wen the class moved out-uff she ws a stickler 4 these things)
)..mostly looking up at them very confidently tho(her height mite delude u into believing otherwise, but boy, can she command ppl to mend their ways)-hd this funny habit of hitting me wid her hand-towel(imagine) to set me rite—n it did hurt!! .. “keeping in touch”- she mite as well patent this concept, cuz no one beats her at it..Even now, I just have to hav to hv a word wid her- n life looks good again, no matter how down n out I have been she’s an integral part of my very b’ful universe (read: RKK- Hogwarts’no match for it!) tht I can never afford to lose..God bless u Shruti..this is cmng straight from the heart. Gluck and best wishes ......

[Meghna Singh .. u guyz dont know her ...shes my batchmate at IMI .. I know IMI is quite infamous with you guyz ]...

Her Royal Highness Meghna Singh=F.R.I.E.N.D.S-yclopedia +MONICA+ motormouth +LOUDMOUTH +’HAHAHAHA’ +self-confessed attention seeking prat +in-your-face +out-WITH(not OF)-her-mind+ never 1 to hem n haw +GIRRLY(painted toenails-in shocking shades, n the like) +Ladylike/bright shades of feminity (talks Greek/Latin to me sometimes …about some beautiful sunset, sunrise, weird row-man-tick songs *shudder*) +ANTI-LADYLIKEness(dares the world to mess with her, lets them, then gets BACK-loud n clear…revels in this messing around :D ) + “LOOK-AT-ME” voice +‘LISTEN-TO-THIS’ tone + Looks like a rock+Wants to look like a bigger rock/boulder (an extension of that DONOT MESS WITH HER aura)+actually, is tinier than a pebble + an easy boulder to cross…I know that wudnt make sense for strangers..but then the-Meghna-u-think-u know 4m a biased/prejudiced eye ..from a distance, is very different from the-Meghna-u-come-to-know-wen-u-DO-come-to-know-her.

A useful tip: approach her with an innocent, non-judgemental frame of mind.. she is not one to be ranked/assessed/rated on an opinion scale (thts the last thing Meghna-ism wud demand of u) …she is to be laughed with/ LIVED the moment with/not to be LIKED, but to make u LIKE things/life in general… she will let u know, tht she is no WHITE LILY ..(as if u and I are!!) ..she doesn’t want to be known as a white lily!.. but yeah.. she is ABOUT a LOUD SMILE/A HEARTY LAUGH/AN OVERDRAMATIC JOKE/OVEREXAGGERATED EXPRESSIONS/about THE MOMENT LIVED n lived with a smile ..Meghna is an Intelligent woman (note: intelligent is Not=WISE :P)-talks sense, knows what she is talking abt… usually opens her mouth in meaningful public discourse, to add value.. Childish at times- confesses that she wants the stage to herself .. (WANTS it!!)… but Childlike too(will confide in u, let u know that she WANTS all the attention.. and wonder aloud abt her disappointments…)

We are two very different people in terms of mental/cultural orientation, but what keeps us together (apart from F.R.I.E.N.D.S n JMC :D) is our common policy of ‘U AND I- & no THEY/THEM/HE/SHE’…in other words- WE (n our SCREWED circumstances )are the SOLE subject of all our convos n discussions n Gossip –if u can call it that ’.. add 2 the list: Smart, Witty, Self-assured, Confident, Peace with her person—self love, bordering on narcissism ;) Knows herself-strengths and weaknesses, extremely well……dunno her much yet, for upd8s..as n wen… do watch this space…:)(n dear testi reader if by any remote chance, this character evokes a curiosity in u…u better pray tht I last at IMI at least long enuf 2 know her fully well )
********Continued in the next post***********

:D It just struck me the other day... Part 1

That I keep telling stories ... about someone I know... to someone I know...as a result of which ..everyone I know happens to know everyone else I know :D

(The other day, didnt Rajita get all excited to see Arpita on Orkut ... coz she had heard so much abt her ...she found the name extremely familiar ... n pinged her!! )

well, I just realised ...that these testimonials I have written for my friends (errr... yeah I do that a lot ...one, coz I love doing it ..esp: for those who deserve this profiling from me ;) and Two, coz well, testis from me are always in demand :P :P :P - now u see the immodest side of the the lowly Shruti..
I realised that these charcter sketches should not go waste ..... say for instance, Arps n Ritu u have heard too many evil things about Mannat from me.. I guess I never bothered to tell u that she was my Guardian Angel at JMC .. n how!!)
Ditto for all the others ....
well, I'm now compiling the Profiles of all these people ... written by me ... for ur benefit ... n mine!!
hope this will make some interesting reading.... :D ] ...

here goes... in chronological order...

errmmm .... here's the very first one I wrote ..this one was for Arpita ....

This is just to embarass u a bit on a very public forum..Here's a poem that we "co-wrote" with me..(Shut ur eyes arpita, it's one of those dirty skeletons in ur cupboard)I titled it....
An Ode To VJ's Metallurgy
This is the story I tell you...
Dirt in an ore is called GANG-YOO;
waSHING in water what you get...
is BLISHTER COPPER want to bet.
One thing you will totally loathe...
is that SICK-SICK, WHITE-WHITE FROTHE (rhyming with "loathe")
And the result is so TEMPTY-the whole furnace is IMPITY!!!!!!!

Need I remind you the sing song tone that goes with it( from a VERY POPULAR song) that'd make u cringe
Luv

[correction..this was the very first one I wrote ...for Kanchan ...
the day i created my orkut account..from her invite :D .. i thot i owed her one ...coz she was the one who encouaraged me to go ahead with Orkut...
It's easy to make out that we were just those "weekendaquaintances " with little idea about each other, back then ...]

Hiya Kanchan, You'd like to know this about yourself ..tho must of it is stale news really.I think you are dedicated,clear headed,eloquent, and sincere in whatever you do.Well, I'd like to say more but don't know you well enough( its been just a few "weekends" right?)..Oh, may I add to that list another trait of yours..(positive or negative can't say!)...obsession with details-if u know what I mean.Good luck in life..think you deserve it

(here's the one I wrote for my Best Friend (altho personally, she is not a friend at all...shes like a sis .... my family .. now wonder she gets the same "taken for-granted - coz she will always be there " treatment from me ..just like Di ..)

My BEST-est FRIEND Ladies and Gentleman....n I'm proud to introduce her to u(m the one who coaxed her into joining orkut, n it took sum effort,given the lazy bum that she is!)Let me make a correction, she does not count as my friend, but as a little sister..n wat a character she is, phewww!!A great singer, an extremely happy-go-lucky(sumtimes unlucky) person,(my mum loves her so much, that ever since i've left Jodhpur , she's become her "adoptive daughter shruti"- really shruti, mum said so herself once!She's beautiful(both literally n oherwise) n wears her heart on her sleeve- which is really why people think it's OK to exploit that li'l quality(m not sure abt that) of hers to their advantage...just coz the world knows she has a HUGE heart, where she can accomodate just abt anyone. This is not really a testimonial shruti, this is a very public appeal to you- u are too huge a person, to be affected by the riff-raffaround you- so plzzzz I want "my" shruti back-ASAP!Lots of Love n blessings!!!!!!!!!

[Heena khan, now better known as my Ech Kay ;) ... she is off orkut now ... she claims...FOREVER. I wrote it on a special request from her... evn tho the one she has written for me..makes me wonder...whther she evn remembers who she is talking about!! ... i mean seriosuly, arps, can u relate with the shruti she has described in that one- AT ALL? ..well, except the 'resourceful lab partner' bit :P]

Call her HEENA Khan, Heena KHAN, or HEENA KHAN….she’s ur 21st century “funky” writer- minus the “intellectual jhola” ..my sole supporter in taking up cudgels against BJP( we were the only two Congress supporters in a class of 60). Our Snape’s (aFavourite kid( arrrreeyyy beta..special treatment wud always be given to “my own “ kids, no?)n of course my better half in the chemistry lab-she knew exactly which reagent to steal, from whom n when ..the uncrowned president of our informal little Harry Potter Club..(we were all strong contenders tho)…only hens khan could have come to my place to do “the SOXHLET APPARATUS project n Practials” work..copy from my file, on MY bed-cum-table n then have the cheek to look at my “art” on my door n go..”what a cheap imitation of ARPITA!”…Hey I miss our “pseudo intellectual discussions” n what not…did I mention the “FALL “…she once enacted an Ash from Devdas in our classroom..followed our Physics teacher , running like crazy after him( who had no clue)…
n sumhow, fell down dhup! At the door!!was that a spectacle..*shuts eyes n reminisces*!!...a great friend, who was almost as vocal abt everything as I was, but yeah wid a lot more sense!! Will get back with more soon n sumhow, fell down dhup! At the door!!was that a spectacle..*shuts eyes n reminisces*!!...a great friend, who was almost as vocal abt everything as I was, but yeah wid a lot more sense!! Will get back with more soon

[Smitha !! - one of the RRADSSS@JMC]

To begin with, it's Smitha n not Smita mind you...I've known this girl for almost 2 something yrs now n yet there's a lot abt her that i'll try to put down in a nutshell...Extremely responsible, takes respnsibilities n mundane duties willingly, n discharges them with perfection---however mundane they may be...has been kind (n talented) enuff to play the role of THE UNDERDOG to perfecion in each of our plays...From Anarkali's nerdy salim, to Sita's Geeky Ram (with the sad n cute YOOOOO!!!)..n of course, our Class Representative, she has become a perfect but happy punching bag for us n our teachers alike!..she wont tell u wen shes down n out (she'll just be so..n ull know automatically)...cannot help breaking into a wide grin followed by a silent,supresssed laughter sitting rite under the teacher's nose...n helplessly looks around for others to share in her joke.I think she has the cutest little brother--do ask her some of his great stories--
Oh n Her mom amkes deicious dosas n shes kind enuff to bring them to coll on the few days wen I'm not fasting!..n I gotto say, in our group, only she bothers to keep in touch with all on orkut!!..God bless u Smitha, wherever u go n in watever u chose to do.PS: M thrilled u chose F.R.I.E.N.D.S as ur current profile name..mera n mannat ka kida lag gaya,...finally!


[The first real testi for Arpita :) ]

I was waiting for your b'day to do this.....*drumroll* *Clears throat*...I donot know where to begin, coz it's hard to imagine that there WAS a time wen i did not know Her(note the captial H)..Firstly, she's like a hydrogen atom(duh!!)--needs to be paired to let her personality shine in all its glory, so it's always been Arpita-nita soni, Arpita-Shilpi, Arpita-Shruti Shah, ANDDD it'sArpita-Ritu....Her greatest strength is her Wisdom n Silence --she knows she cant always talk sense n therefore choses to listen n speak at appropriate times...n yet she Never looks down upon motor mouths like me..(cud it be Me??-maybe M JUST too good!!)Also, she's ethical-I actually respect her opinions u know(not that I'm a force to reckon with)...I've learnt dropping all inhibitions to get ur ANSWERS, from Arpita.She sleeps like a log n does okay in her life --so tht's a ray of hope for all the lazy bums out there..

for me, her brains(hehehe lets not elaborate), her amazing caricatures n wat not r just a minute aspect of her personality--her greatest quality is that she's all ARPITA from head to toe, at all times, there's a certain energy that she exudes-positive (or negative), but sooo "arpita"...Before u start thinking where does this Arpita-Chalisa end...not that one will not get hurt,angry or feel being unfair-ed with her around-not that she's all white(as tho anybody is..) but the good times with her more than make up for everything else---knowing her is a lifetiem experience, very fullfilling n mentally n intellectually stimulating(even tho r folks always thot we never talk abt nething other than F.R.I.E.N.D.S or harry Potter...it's NOT TRUE!!)..God Bless you Arpita..wherever u go, watever u choose to do in life..u deserve the best(dat is whyyy u have ME!--uh-oh wrong illustartion dat was,but u got my point, didnt u everyone's "BEST-BUDD"?)
********Continued in the next post***********

Of Ratpacks, Wolfpacks and Slapsticks..

"Geet Gaan mein sanchit mere paas,

tumhare vachan, tumhara haas,

tumhara sneh, tumhari srishti,

tumhara tark , tumhari drishti.

Aur main,

is sanchay ke bal,
hamesha vikal!

Hai re hai..chandmay param upaay"

- struggling to recall the name of the poet...in fact, dunevn rem the whole poem .. but one of my favourites :D

[Yes, again I come back to the infamous Tagline... Swati D (or Jaypeesee :P - I can call her all kinds of names here, she never reads this blog )] ..well she has been particularly irked with this encrypted tagline ever since I started using it ... but like I always tell her... this is not meant to be understood or explained.. it's just a cathartic expresssion .. n just that. Period.
Ooooohhh ....n this bit of verse... is just so apt ...for this sentiment. Besides, I love it..even tho I dun remember the entire poem. It's one of those open ended ones...u can use it to suit ur own meaning n purpose.... ]

Spoony!!! plzzzz answr:hv u quit bunking yet?

Spoony is bunking college ....

Spoony promised me that she would go to college the next day....
BUT SHE DID NOT!!!

n she knows its NOT good!!! ...
I know u are feeling guilty abt this spoony .... but STOP FEELING GUILTY N START ACTING!!...
I tell u , I will take this off only wen u tell me that u will not BUNK college anymore......

Goodluck and Godbless :)

(I have no other way of goading u into doing this, from such a great distance :( :( :()

[People, dont ask me who Spoony is... poor thing has suffered too much already.
In my defence, i can only say that I was just trying to help spoony ... ]

"The Library will be closed, on account..

..of Gandhiji's Birthday" :D This was the mail I got from my college today :P :DSomehow, I think Gandhiji would have expected better messages to go out on the occasion of his Birthday :D ...NOTE : this is just (a very non-judgemental) thought that struck me.No offence to the library in question(m just registering my amusement at the way things work in the system, of which it is a part)

** this note came after a batchmate took serious offence at our college library getting a bad name ...somehow ...even tho i myself see no real logic in that arguement!!..

Non-Obtrusive Existence is Bliss :)

Ellsworth Toohey : Why dont you tell me what you think of me?

Howard Roark : But I donot think of you.

(So much for the loser's pseudo-frivolous response to Keating's , "What do you think of Howard Roark?" -
Roark?.. Roak?? ..'Who is Howard Roark?')

:X WILL SOMEONE PLEEEZ TELL ORKUT DAT ...

I DONT WANT TO HEAR THAT 'MY "WIFE" N I WILL BE "HAPPY" TOGETHER', ONE MORE TIME :X!! ...
So much 4 these farji "Today's fortunes" :(

*on a silence retreat*
Arps,
I've spoken far too much ...
and far too long...
let me make amends before it's too late.
The Bulletin Board :
http://straight4mthehorsesmouth.blogspot.com/

[Orkut had shown me the following today's Fortune five times already:
"You are your wife will be very happy in life together."
I mean huh?...sorry??
... n it had already gotten on my nerves.. this day...it showed me the same thing for the SIXTH time, to my horror and disbelief! .... that was the proverbial straw that broke the camel's back..
As for the display pic- I made it myself..to capture one of my all time favourite quotes now :D]

'Dear Arpita ..my homework's done!!'

[this was the abt me that pronounced the creation of this blog. My display name, which was initially "dear Arpita...my homework's done!!" somehow embarassed Arps enuff to request me to take it off ..."pretty please", she begged :P --n then i swtiched at once to that BLANK again "___________." ..dunno why ppl blew it outta proportion tho... there was no great story behind it ..
but now she comes back home n logs into Orkut LEGALLY :P ..n tells me this ..

"Arp!ta:

oye... u can put in a name now...
the "dear arp" was better than this blank!! " ... prompting me to update my About Me again..
thy wish is my command Ma'am :)
btw, thx a lot shilpi .. i looooooouuuv you ... now i can rest assured that my blog is being read by someone other than THE ONE who made me create it n then took offence at being named in public *folds arms * hehe...jk arps..or maybe not..who knows... aaaaahh..did u just roll ur eyes ...'shut up shruti' ??
anyhow... this pic of course is that of our Kindergarten area- the playground at RKK...n was taken during my last visit home :D...
errr, as for the reference to Ritu (i know for a fact that she hasnt been reading the blog ... :D
she was acting silly one day n kept calling me a "Mooooooooooots".. just coz i didnt tell her what "homework from aprs" i was upto... n said that shed let me know whatever Mooooooooots meant (HEH....AS IF:P ) whenever she wud be told abt this Homework!!... ]



*Drumroll*
Dear Arpita ,
Finally... I DID IT!!
the blog that u had demanded from me has been created!!
See, I kept my word *puffs out chest with pride :P*
hehe... I'm really spicing this up, aren't I ..as usual :D ??
anyhow... check it out now

http://straight4mthehorsesmouth.blogspot.com/2007/09/drumroll-dear-arpita.html
(the disp pic is to draw ur attention of course ;) )
PS. Rituuu as for the testi that u wrote me ............................................. I ..donot...know...what....to...say..to you... ...

EXCEPT...

WHAT ON EARTH IS 'MOOOOOOTS' :( :( ??? :D

(2 more days of FREEDOM .. !!)

ABOUT ME- part 2

[the greatest tribute I can give to the sentiment in the verse below is by NOT EXPLAINING it! Btw, u see a SLAPSTICK in this picture below …]

Of Ratpacks, Wolfpacks and Slapsticks

An affirmative word,

A simple nod,

A “these-things-absurd

Make-you-prettily-shod”…

A thought for a spark,

A smirk at the inane,

Aiming the Higher mark-

Skipping the Shallow, the Vain…

Feet firm on the ground,

As they ought to be;

Each step profound,

An imprint to see…

Ages have passed,

the words still ring;

a mind unsurpassed-

none matched the wing.

Pearls retained from the Oeuvre;

Heartfelt blessings for each;

Solitary in this “genre”-

Compelled to screech….

Compelled….

And the knots breaking free;

Untangled the ropes ought to be…

Our Father, in heaven thou art;

Pray, set right the apple cart..

By….

An affirmative word,

A simple nod,

A “these-things-absurd

Make-you-prettily-shod”…

While one waits,

Look up the map,

And spot the Stick

And/or the Slap…!!

*who says Orkut is all evil—it has helped me remain sane this way, everytime…*

[when I uncovered a tiny little lie – (not tiny by my standards,though!) ..quite by a lucky chance]

"People may not be upset that you lied to them, but they may be upset that henceforth they can't believe you.. ”

******

[pained by Plagiarism .. from the most unexpected quarters!]

Respect was ALL she ever gave you.

Pity you had to lose that too..

Ahhh… if only you had humbly returned her the basket,

after filching the fruit that SHE had gathered…

*shakes head in utter disappointment*

Only IF....

I guess that makes another Pack in the list—

the highnosed-Simian-packs…

******************************************************************************

[On August15,2007]

AYE MERE WATAN KE LOGO…

Happy 61st Anniversary India!!
In the din of the celebratory drumroll and fanfare, an important message will be lost...
I think it's important that we hold up a mirror to our faces-- n pause to THINK.
recognize the man in my disp pic?? no??...
well, he was THE FACE of the bloody n heinous acts committed by 'US' in the Gujrat Riots...
a poor, common Indian..begging a mob of rioters...to be SPARED!!
crying .. with folded hands...
perhaps cursing his identity...
of being from community A/B ...
or worse....that of being AN INDIAN...
Happy Independence day, indeed!! ..
but before we hoist that flag tomorrow , n get swayed momentarily by pseudo-patriotic sentiments.... try to imagine, what DID become of this man??
Is he still alive?
What about his family-his wife(we wud never know...anyhow we all know, what was done to women is reprehensible enuff to melt down the camera lens )/ his kids/parents??
...
Did We kill Them all?
or did We spare THEM??(We=community A and They=Community B)
Or do we simply not care..??
Very true, u do have better things to read(esp: on Orkut!!)..
but this is not really about some abstract notion called "patriotism"...
it's about YOU---
how safe n secure as an Indian are you??
n how safe n secure your fellow Indians are, because of you??..
Gujrat-2 can happen anytime...
any moment..
ask ur neighbour his/her opinion on THAT section of ur country's population, n u will perhaps get hair raising responses..
n u mite find urself wondering...

WILL I BE NEXT??...

PS. I wud say celebrate Independence Day by watching 'AMU'.
Happy Independence day :)
... n I will rephrase a well known quote by John F. Kennedy..

"think not whether you can be proud to have been born on Indian soil, think whether the soil would be proud to have given birth to you."

[In response to Kanchan’s complaints that she does not have an ear to hear her heart out.. like my Heena K, or my guardian angel of a sister J.. her profile had read something like .. “I too want an Echkay(read phonetic version of HK or heena K..) , I too want angel.. sob sob sob”]

Y does everythin inMyLifeBoilDown2-"SCREWED"!

Winky,Winky.. *shakes head*
do I look watered and fed??
I smiled a bit, though dunno why..
now, dont u cast an evil eye!!

So what if I got an ech kay..
she's not in my prison cell,nay!
Oh fine I got my Angel sis..
just 2 good things-all rest's amiss...!

mind you, I am stuck in Blunder-land..
a tiny brain- n no helping hand!..
pathetic, u know, when my heart flips..
My saving grace are "loo trips"..
where I drop a tear, or two sometimes..
a penance for some uncommitted crimes??

a smile was all i ever sought..
Ech Kay n di are all I got :(

While you simper, I only sigh..
don't u cast an evil eye :(

Winky, Winky *shakes head*
note these words, once wisely said:
(feel free to gimme a Wee-loo Buzz)
"a House-elf is , as a house-elf does" ;)

*New SP(R)EW Member Notification!!
Name: Heena K.
Nickname : Ech Kay
Occupation/Designation: House-elf

Other skills/interests/qualifications: Ragpicking

IDENTITY:FOBBY (Fred + Dobby)*

" I'm sorry, did my back hurt your knife?" - Rachel Karen Green to Monica Geller, F.R.I.E.N.D.S

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[a tiny tribute to life at JMC]

" Let there be no discrepancy between the lists that you give me and to the others. Let all the lists be the same. Let there be no confusion" - *nottakingnames ;*

CD n me :" Thou shalt be given the same list, Ma'am. Thy list would be the same :D "

a toast to my was-a-Guardian Angel....

I dun like this ... :(

No one to pick up things I drop/forget behind ..

No one to keep a check on my roll call...

n NO ONE to make my life a living hell.. or to help me make sense out of this messy affair!!

this is not fair!!!

Read this and fly on cloud nine CD .wenever u login that is ... :)

(I hope u need not be reminded Arps, as to who I’m referring to as CD and WHY!! )

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[during my end term exams—need I explain the context of the content ?? :P]

‘Rockbottom’ redefined

You know what,I had thought that I had hit rockbottom
when I had my first disastrous encounter with MBA..but nowwwww www....

THIS is rockbottom: __________

a....n.......d

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... HERE I AM !! :(


hey arps,ritu..I KNOW that u KNOW this is not an original one...
wat to do..I have run out of all originality :(
... dont worry tho.. m all :D these days.. :D :D

[this one is self explanatory… read: here, jaypeesee = JPC or Junior Placement Committee, referring to Swati D. J]

By popular Command(n demand),
tHE ROCKBOTTOM bit has been lifted (jaypeesee mortally threatened me,
HRH warned me against stealing her Drama Queen Tiara ;)
Gurgles/Winky Ma'am held up a mirror to me .. -tho how is Robby@rockbottom better than Winky@point of no return?? :D-
Arps n Ritu -- my pilllars of strength have been getting Hyper-activ(a) on the Ac tiva..
..
sooo here goes all I have to say....
"I promise, my sorrow wud show no trace..
im thrillled at being this waste-of-space.."

hehe, those who got it ..got it ;)
Arps, will do ur blog thingy now that i have the time to breathe.. :D
Ritz has broken her leg :( ... told ya ...she was hyper-activa on her activa..plss wish her a speedy recovery in ur hearts ...
..
okayy ..more later...
Bulletin ends thus for today..!

Un4getableQuotes from RRADSSS@JMC :D :D

Christy: (exasperated) Arrreyy Christy ko kya pata verma kaisa paper set karega!
Is question mein itna likhega toh kitna marks dega!!
Arrrrey Christy set karta hai paper?! Christy check karega?!!


Christy ko bolne mein hichkichawat(hesitation) ho raha tha …. :D


Oh St. Peters’ Square.. was just like the Jalaa-yun wala BAG massacre..

(on being corrected) … Oh..watever… JAll-yun wala …
(on being corrected again) … Gen Dyer wala massacre…ALRIGHT?!!

Simi :Wahan se chalo, mujhe kooday mein jaana hai
(intending to walk upto the dustbin)

Tune mujhe dhakka GIRAYA?!
(upon colliding with me, n falling back)

Classic ones from the Hon’bls ..

**** : So, Kaaaahhnn—zeee-kwent-leee, on un-a-li-sisss, we fah-ind that…
*record stuck* we Fah-ind, we fah-ind that… every thing becums TAAAAP-SEEE TURRR-VEEE… :D


“mannat….Prim-vaaadaaa” … (taking a roll call –note: Priyamvada :D- this slayed me n smitha every morning

***I don’t think I can put up the rest here … this is too ‘public’ a forum :D***

just a tribute to RADSS@JMC.... Haven’t done this one properly tho…
the Saturday thing has got me in full swing :D

... signing off for now.... Shruti :D ...

*Drumroll* .. Dear Arpita....

“ Arpita: ur abt mes are a whole another story unto themselves!!!

Arpita: i told u to make a blog!!

me: arrrreeeeeee haan.. i know..

i have been trying to!

Arpita: then u can pile em all up and make a book--my life in azkaban...lol!!

me: but time hi nahin milta kasam se!!

lolz!!!

10:54 PM me: if i die before i can get it published n all..promise me u will do the needful!

Arpita: u bet!!:)”

That was just one of the many times the request was made…

Dear Arpita,

You must be amused at my choice of the name of this blog which would document all my ABOUT MEs. Well, you happen to be the one who pestered me into doing this .. you (and Ritu!) alone happen to be bothered with reading my About Mes regularly (u may have noticed, most of these are addressed to the pair of you)…

In fact, It’s almost a crazy thing to do—to compile and document my About Mes—already products of a Crazy exercise themselves!! .. but dunno why you find them worthy of being documented –in a BLOG to top it all !!.. (many wud be of the opinion that one-time reading of these is torture enough!)..

Although, personally I’m kinda moved (whatdotheycallit…

TOUCHED ,infact!!) by the kind of interest you have shown in my otherwise insipid, yawn-inspiring life :D .. but then you have always been like that haven’t you.. laughing at my non-humorous PJs even before I articulated them… being my Source of strength and half of my army in all my crusades over utter NON-ISSUES…

Anyhow.. I remembered my promise to you .. n utilized this small break from embeeay *shudder shudder –semi-paralysed* .. to compile as many about mes I could find(with the display pix -many are lost, somehow!) *u see, I thought since u were really intent upon making me do this .. n my days seem to be numbered, thanks to a phenomenon called MBA, procrastinating it further did not seem like a good idea..*

Dunno if this would serve as a fitting tribute to our errrm .. F.R.I.E.N.D.SHIP , but well.. this is all I have to offer right now,

in life..

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Happy re-reading J

[My first ever About Me on Orkut… now I can only cringe in embarrassment over the childishness that the tone in this one reeks of..]

The parameter by which I rate people is sincerity -in thought, speech,work and action..I particularly admire hardworking people though not becoz I'm one of them but because I wish I were...
Give me that and a good sense of humour and you're already ranked pretty high on my list!
Of course, Why would anyone bother about where they rank on "my" list...
That's a different isssue..

[First About Me dedicated to the cause of Presidential Elections.. the IIM Awareness Campaign *solemn look*]

Friends, Indians, Countrymen,

Lend me your ears, coz I have no other way to grab your attention-make u sit up and take notice, n therefore can only plead!!
President Kalam's term ends this July n the prospective candid8s being considered to step into HIS shoes are..errr BIG B!,Somnath Chatterjee, n Veerappa Moily!!..for those of you, who're going.."here's another pseudo-idealist" or..are done with reading this "OH-SO-BORING" stuff, well,trust me, the very fact of your existence as a fellow-Indian ("youth"), makes me cringe in shame n horror..so u better move over without further wasting my precious time..
For those of you, who "care"- those whose hearts bled with the medicos on the streets, those who sought Justice For Jessica, n those who have the guts to say .."I care"..
We're starting a small campaign -we're NOT just some "silly" APJ Kalam fans..but bcoz we know that he is one of the last rays of hope in this country. He is the man who has dared to be more than a RUBBER STAMP, has a "vision" ..that goes far beyond his own CHAIR, n is the one who dares to say "NO".
Our campaign( meaning mine and yours)..calls for no taking to streets, but just spreading the word--understanding n coveying to otehrs,the gravity of the situtaion..n making ourselves heard in preventing THEM from making a mockery of the sanctity of the RASHTRAPATI BHAWAN!!..WATCH THIS SPACE FOR MORE---remember, we too have college, are juggling between classes n r trying to make a career ..it's equally hard for all of us...but we REFUSE to work for a country that signs its international deals in the name of Mr. XYZ from Bhatinda, with 10 masala movies to his credit!!..would u?? Well, recently a fellow MBA aspirant refused to sign on our campaign sheet- wich is nothing but a mere show of solidarity- NOT A BINDING AGREEMENT!!- WHILE expressing solidarity with OUR cause(not his) ..with a tinge of sympathy as tho, HIS great President lives somewhere on Mars!! well,shame on the FUTURE MANAGERS of this great nation who cannot evrn show the guts to lend their voice to a NATIONAL CAUSE!!..of course u mite have other capable candid8s in mind, but to say..."I dont know n I dont care"..!! well remember, next time the government of india passes a bill curtailing freedom of expression (bye bye ORKUT N BLOGS!!)..n Mr XYZ gleefully signs on it( it has happened during the EMERGENCY)..u shall have no right to complain--u surrendered it URSELF!!
visit the link below n sign in ur vote http://www.petitiononline.com/apj/

plzz at least spread the word around!!
You can also join the following community:
Together we can and we will

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[This verse was written in an outburst of frustration at the indifference of many Indians -young and old alike, towards the cause of the re-election of President Kalam..or rather- protecting the sanctity of the Chair of the President of India. Mainly addressed to my batch mates in RKK.... on whom I had pinned the highest hopes n expectations...]

DoNotReaD…XXX Rated

Oopsss u shouldn't have made that click;
'twas a trap, my clever trick;
to make u sit up, n note one fact:
it's high time,friend,4 u to act...
For I've tried pleading,warning n threats-
but none of u bothers,aye,no one frets;
Why, u have hours to surf online,
reading all mundane ABOUT MEs' fine
you've ten communities on ur list-
"just joining" 'em won't sprain ur wrist!
But GOD FORBID! I ask of you,
to pause to "think",yes it's true:
How DARE I waste ur precious time!
to 'sort out' issues is such a crime!!

Presidential elections are up, so u were told;
Kalam will be sacked,his chances are sold;
Silly me I thot, the GENTRY that's here,
would rack their brains-all i got was SNEER;
Very few worried about "WHO'S NEXT??"
Who's got time for the finer text??
They do a fine job widout you,
No? our "leaders that there are;
And wat can LOWLY u do,to the ones in heaven afar!!!
All BIG things done n said,
wat good can bring A WORD that's spread...
Fellow Indian, I cringe in Horror and shame,
at ur double standards, n excuses lame....
But u know wat CRUSHED me all INSIDE??
Dear RKKians,now I know we LIED...
To others n ourselves, all along,
Oh! screw every grandiose 'plan' n 'song'..
I ask of u, i ask each one,
whatever happened to Seasons in the sun??
Was it just a fad, our "IDEALSIM TALK'?
We chose different paths 2 "praise" n "walk"...
Oh Know its jus not ENOUGH to FEEL,
U need to ACT,set rolling the wheel,
To THINK n ACT's not just "in fashion" ..
Wat good is a life sans constructive passion??.....
I'm still hopeful a thought u'll spare,
To come out in open to say "I CARE!"
visit the link below n sign in ur vote http://www.petitiononline.com/apj/ ...n plzz at least spread the word around!!
You can also join the following community
Together we can and we will,
by clicking on the link below
http://www.orkut.com/Community.aspx?cmm=28443121 if u believe in the cause that is...

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[This was just a tribute to Francisco D’Anconia – one of the protagonists in Atlas Shrugged.. in my own understated rebellious manner]

"The most depraved type of human being... is the man without a PURPOSE"
-Francisco D'Anconia
(Atlas Shrugged)
I would beg to differ....
"The most depraved type of human being is one who measures his own happiness/success by using that of others as the yardstick.And one who blames his own failures on others' success"....Shruti F
Orkut does not have space for this so here goes...
My Favourite Quote(one of the smartest ever):
"It is not advisable James, to venture unsolicited opinions.You should spare yourself the embarassing discovery of their exact value to your listener"
- Francisco D'Anconia (again ;))

*I'm sorry ppl for this dampener...may not come home after all - this plan was doomed from the start- having originated in my stupid head*...~sobs uncontrollably~

[Kanchan’s Birthday.. my low cost, house-elfish greeting to a fellow ragpicking house-elf :D]

Robby is smiling Sir, very happy he is today ...
Robby, the House-elf is wanting to tell you something SIRs n MA'AMs:
He hasn't been given clothes yet, but is happy today... WINKY is having her b'day today(May 19),Sir. and Winky is giving Robby his IDENTITY sir..winky is being very wise Sir, wiser than Robby. She is telling him, " u is a house-elf robby(Ron+ Dobby, winky is sooo creative!)n will be doing what is suiting a house elf"
but, winky is also lettings him down, Sir...first she is telling him she is wanting CLOTHES too , now she is getting cold feet...she is saying,"Robby...Winky is a good house-elf, she is happy with her tea-cosy...Robby is to be doing the same"..Ahh...winky is hurting him always...
Robby maynot be a "good-er" house-elf Sirs, but he is being a good elf-friend...So I is asking you to wish Winky a very happy B'day...

http://www.orkut.com/Profile.aspx?uid=1302530135460693671
..tho I is telling u ...winky is not liking strangers wishing her..nor is Robby !!..so just praying for winky in ur heart will u Sir/Ma'am?
(robby hears,THEY-her masters is giving her a new tea cosy today!!)
...Robby is paying off Winky's debt this way Sir..Winky is wishing Robby on his B'day-she sents him a scaring music message which scares Robby out of his wits sir..
Robby is still liking Winky - she is the ONLY house-elf Robby is knowing in this city Sir..thts why.
Robby and Winky(and Winky's not-a-house-elf friend) is taking pains
to writing this blog u reading the link above sir....we asks u to read it sir...we is being very happy if u is doing so...we is doing it for ALL of us u know..

*Robby is not escaping from a mental asylum u know Sir...he is just *hic hic* high on Butterbeer and mineral water...not even tea sir...THEY is giving Robby tea cosy but not tea!!*

Is Winky liking robby's b'day greeting..? Robby is not caring...
Winky is too big for her dirrty tea-cosy

[I was really frustrated this day… dunno how my natural non-responsiveness got misconstrued as ARROGANCE by someone I could not even afford to be arrogant with—even hypothetically… again, hey.. arrogance was nevvver a word in my dictionary ..anyway!]

Someone wisely said:

"Be not disturbed at being misunderstood; be disturbed at not understanding" .. EASIER SAID THAN DONE HUH!!

Sorry arps, ritu..

nothing here this time...

*frustrated beyond all reason*

-- naah not MBA this time..

**frowns/folds arms**

THIS IS NOTT FAIR...!!

[Beating homesickness (home=jodhpur) during the Summer break..]

Nothing very consequential happening in life these days...so here are some of my all time favourite real life quotes from RKK:

"Gass.. gass... Keep Gassing.."
- Mr. M (playing Mr.
Mysterious in the comp lab)

" Kintu, Parantu, But aur Lekin...."
- Moonface(this was his takiyakalam)
"I will not repeat this again...and ..again and again..."
-Moonface again,defiling the sanctity of the word "repeat"

"Arrrreey Betaaa...aap ke liye toh main stage laga deta hoon--jake naach lo. AB padhai karke kya teer maar loge.."
- Prof Snape (king of sarcasm to me, wen i ws cribbing abt Exam Sysllabus)

" Omg! I Kent beleevit" -
(don't frown Arps) --u no who...
-Prof. Vector ;)
"Awlraaaeeet...*as nasal as nasal can get*...question KAHming to youuuu...get crackkingg"...

-----no guesses *solemn look*

"Plss understand S$#%@, you are always in MY EYES " ;)
-- Phy teacher No. #$% wen asked by the girl "Sir, why are you always aftr my life- of all ppl!!"

"I throws the ball...the ball going....going...GONE!!"...
- SAME GUY...teaching Projectile motion

"arrre betaaaa....Dash laga ke likho...."

"fine betaa if thts what u wish. I'll tell u only one thing :
Goto hell betaaa!!" (can u beat that!! Neha got this..)
- Snape again..

"Kapteeen , Vice Kapteeen saawdhan"
*dil dehla dene wali whistle*- PowerHorn Sir..(Oooh temme u got that)...

this one:
Lab Asst. : C'mon class 9, P Sir is waiting for u in the class
*class moving reluctantly*
S$%^#: thank u sir..aaj aapne humko uthaya hai, kal bhagwaan aapko uthayega.."

these quotes have meaning only for the RKK-ians esp: the senti ones like US...
the GOOD ones of course cant go here...had to be censored...
wat else...*looks arnd lazily*
time flies eh...??
well it soooo is not doing that these days...!! *grunt*
can boredom be fatal i wonder...
Ah...well read the papers in a few days n u'll know....

watch this space for more (I do have nothing better to do, u c..)

** RKK-IANS, hope the disp name rings a bell .

Look at Me !! I am the Court Jester at IMI L

What have I done to deserve this!!...

See… my hunch was right!! They picked me for their Management course only coz :

Every class needs an official court jester right?? (however reluctant n unwilling…just somebody who can be MOCKED AT for their abysmally low IQ levels..n all other low stds..)

Sooo enterrrr ME L

A Day in the life of a MISFIT:

Day one… slept thru two classes ..right in the Profs’ faces--- prompting them to launch into sermons abt how “MBAs cant afford luxury sleep..” while I SLEPT merrily… in beatific oblivion of the fact that other people had OPEN EYES n they were watching…

Day two… reached late for first class… preferred to make a dignified exit myself, to being kicked out…so SKIPPED the first lecture on the very second day of college…

(the taunts abt my SLEEP DEFICIT wont stop for a longg time..)

Day 3…late for first class again .. the stupid Pepsi bottle saga to top it!!..

N then of course, one fiasco after another in the classroom ….

CASE STUDIES… L .. such a drag!! … what have I landed myself into!!

A course in MISMANAGEMENT is more like my cup of tea!.. not THIS!!!

But I guess the fate is stamped, sealed.. n DONE !! … maybe my purpose in life was just this: to make others feel better abt themselves by looking down at where I am !!

Two long years to go?? Aaaaaaaaannnn… God plss see me through this…

[the night the Graduation results were out :D]

Welcum US Aboard, comte, weber, durkhiem et al

We are officially a part of ur clan now...

'THE SOO-SEE-AW-LUH-GISTS'

Aaaahhh...still can't get over the

'SOCILOGISTS' COCKTAIL PARTY'

*All are here....Mrs. Durkheim-- where are u ??

:( .. I'm on the verge of commiting Egoistic Suicide--or wud tht be Altruistic --i will surely do the world a favour by BECOMING HISTORY u know..oh watever ..im talking crap as usual*

# Lost in her own Pattern Variables# - Mrs. T. Parsons

** have given it a decent closure- on the blog i mean...didnt like leaving it hanging

http://toomanycooksrefinethebroth.blogspot.com/

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but then it's human aint it??>>

[the above was an extension of that frustration at being misunderstood]

[This was my helpless response to the first ‘Party’ at IMI]

>> "I see it as being a part of the society's rebellious n reckless immaturity".... *truer words were never spoken..but THAT once..God bless the Speaker..*<<

[my weird encounter with Real Politik (Politics) – n highly coded response to it in the form of this about me, as usual]

Ray-al-paw-lee-teek! *Eeeks..*

Robby is comings back here Sir/Ma’am.. he is always coming
when he is not likings his elfish life one bit.
Robby is not knowing where to find an elf-ear, Sirs/Ma’ams
(Wobby Sir/Winky Ma’am, u is beings beezee cementing ;) in ASK-A-BAN no.1)
non-elfs not speaking elfish Sir, they is not understanding Robby’s pain…
Masters (They No. 1 to 5, Winky ma’am) is asking Robby to doing things that is not suitings a House-elf Ma’am.. They is asking him to be wearings a Bee-zee-ness Suit Sir..wen all Robby is wanting to wear is his dirty old tea cosy!!..

Robby is wanting to join SP(R)EW to be happy with fellow house-elf-like-creatures… but he is finding Ray-al-Paw-lee-teek there too!!

And ..and.. ohh Robby is being reminded of Sir Fudge and Sir Scrimegour and Umbridge Ma’am ..for many reasons .. wen all he is wantings is a set of house-elf tasks to do…

Robby will laugh his way to being Avada Kedavra-ed by Them Sir/Ma’am..
But they is beings cruel and is using the Cruciatus Curse :( …Which He is not likings at all!!
Aaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnn…
Robby is wanting CLOTHES!!!... Set Robby FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



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Once upon a time, there lived a happy child...
until THEY fed her a bottle of poisoned honey ..(read: MBA )
... and she hasn't smiled since. Period.

[HK = Heena K. .. fellow Potterhead/RKKian .. n my chem. Lab partner...need I say more!! .. moved to Delhi recently]

HK is BACK!! n HOW!! :D...

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[The day I accidently discovered that AYN RAND had been in an extra marital relationship with her own student – an Objectivist…and that this relationship was acknowledged and accepted by the spouses of both—ALL OBJECTIVISTS themselves!!]

I-ine Rand.. another Let downer ?? confused/hurt/mind=a tabula rasa

"Do you know my greatest reward for 'The Fountainhead?' You." (Ayn Rand to Nathaniel Branden) **

Dont I have enuff let downers already!!!

Ms. Rand.... I know u wud care a fig about MY opinion of u..
In fact, I dont evn have one..
but wud still ask...
W-H-Y...???**

[The day I finished reading Half-blood Prince .. breaking the infamous, self-imposed Oath of Abstinence from Harry Potter. Albus Dumbledore’s death was a serious blow!! .. ]

“Severus….please…” *shudder*

The Last words of THE MAN … whom we all (the non-muggles I mean) look up to for EVERYTHING… still send a shiver down my spine!! Ddore PLEADING L

The Role Model for ADULTS n aspiring ADULTS —a man GREATER than every lay person by every standard: be it intellect, wisdom, talent with tons of humility, feet firmly on the ground, AN OPEN MIND, an eye for talents other than the “OBVIOUS,CONVENTIONAL” ones, an amazing sense of humour, child like innocence,

Every word uttered by Professor Dumbledore is Gospel truth for many of us!!

Which is why….we trusted his faith in HIM!! Like Mc Gonagall, we all thought that there was some iron clad reason, n we knew somehow it cudnt be wrong!!

Dumbledore’s judgement cud not be questioned!!!

N YETTT!! .. did he falter, when he trusted HIM?? His belief in the innate goodness of man – did it let him down??..(No, we still cannot believe this, can we!! There’s got to be an explanation!!)

PS: He died saving the morons like Fudge, Scrimegour who wud simply never listen to him!! Only if they had, in time…

N He died saving Malfoy’s neck!! What the heck :x !! if HE is not a KILLER at heart, then WHO IS!!

The only funny excerpt from HBP:

“"Do you remember me telling you we are practising nonverbal spells, Potter?", glowered Snape
"Yes," said Harry stiffly.
"Yes, sir."
"There's no need to call me 'sir,' Professor."

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“Differences of habit and language are nothing at all if our aims are identical and our hearts are open."

“It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities”

"I will only truly have left this school when none here are loyal to me.”

“To the well organized mind, death is but the next great adventure.”

- Albus Dumbledore

[On the occasion of I termed as the Black Day- the day Congress Candidate Pratibha Patil stepped into the Shoes of Dr. Kalam ..or Our Kalam Sir. This was addressed to Kanchan- who seemed a little disillusioned and dejected – just as I was.. of course, she callously brushed aside my toast to her with a “ I am NOT dejected/disillusioned, just ANGRY!’ tone :D Note: For the uninitiated, IIMs= Ignited Indian Minds .. our awareness campaign which came into existence for the cause of protecting the sanctity of the office of the president of India…]

Winky ma’am, look here .. *a toast* hav sum butterbeer..

Robby Sir is back, SIRs and Ma’ams… he is always comings back, when YOU/THEY is

Is makings him doing it..

And ahhh..winky ma’am being forcing him to speaking up again(I missed u only-ier gurgle, wen the bomb was dropped!!)…

You see Sir/Ma’am, both the house elves is now coming to accepting the fact tht IT’S NOT EASY in a nation of house-elves to attempt a S.P.E.W(u is being the only one who is getting this, ma’am..) ..for them house elves are HAPPY with their dirty tea cosies…

Or they is simply not caring, Sir!! – “born a house elf n will die one- the mark of every I-N-D-I-A-N”

But I is raising a public toast to you Winky… the spent tears.. the exasperation…the running around … the elf-ing in general..it is not goings down the drain ma’am..

CONSCIENCE (The Masters is giving Robby Sir a BOOK OF FANCY WORDS -watdodeycalit- for Xmas ma’am..) was stirred.. .. many elves is now KNOW-ing AND CARE-ing(his good elf frnds is being telling him so)!!... those on the Dark Side ..is n will always beings there , is not they??

*a tumblerful of bubotuber pus on them :X*..

It is one step at a time ma’am, next time, we is being not-so-elfish ma’am…n the next time is everytime…all the time!!...

CONSTANT VIGILANCE as impostor Moody Sir is always tellings ma’am..

It is NOT being over ma’am…I was being thinking so too—wen my elf-ish heart was being breaking ma’am..*Kalam sir sayings a firm NO*..

But now I is tellings you—it is NOT being over!!

“IIMs will never DIE..

next time, if not this year…

on that note, I raise a toast,

here, have some butterbeer”

-Robby The Liberated House Elf …(MBA-ing these days… breaking all codes of elf-ish decency!!)

[Before the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows!!]

Alright... this is it...
the coundown has begun...as many HP fanatic-orkutters ;) have been trumpeting since the past one month...
(hehe..but i got the best disp pic huh?? ... ritu..btw, urs is better than arps' ..she's got a very DARK one...)
just 4 days to go...!!!!!
omg..it's almost frighteningly unbelievable...
so many unanswered questions...
too many .."hows", "whys" .."but..what ifs.."... it's painfully addictive isn't it...!!!
...but plss..this is a very public appeal to ALL OF YOU...
PLSS DONOT REVEAL ANYTHING FROM THE BOOK... NOTHING AT ALL..THX TO SOME PPL (READ: U, only-ier one, n HK :x) my HBP was ruined...
plss donot DISCUSS A WORD ABT THE BOOK ... BEFORE I PUBLICLY DECLARE...THAT I KNOW--THAT I HAVE READ IT--- ps.. i will be reading a passed on book this time again :(..plss understand..
plsss...im begging with outstretched arms..if u dont co -operate ..al have to cut myself off from Orkut for a whole week!!

Shilpi..im sry abt the "sirus" thingy... n beg ur pardon...
wont do such things ever again..
it was a rotten thing to tell u , who dies ..so much for my cheap thrills!!!

alright... so ...
we wait...with baited breath...
in the hope that.. ..
Potter will live..
Snape killed Ddore on HIS orders.....n that he IS NOT on the dark side...
n WHAT NOT...
**harry is not a horcrux btw--i can bet on tht...


... (Dominique??--what parallels?? *heartbroken... *... I hate the sound of her!!)
....
** have given it a decent closure- on the blog i mean...didnt like leaving it hanging
http://toomanycooksrefinethebroth.blogspot.com/

[just another about me :D]

** joke of the century...
can u imagine ME talking on Self-MANAGEMENT?? ... well such miracles do happen @ IMI--where i lead a life of struggle as a MISFIT :(

[had deleted most sections od my profile, out of sheer uninterested frustration]

on a silence retreat..
but last time i went all BLANK , too many "friend requests *throws up*" from STRANGERS poured in.
So, if u r a stranger- with no "strict business" here....kindly donot scrap/add me ... n save urself the otherwise embarassing consequences ..
God bless.

[Finished reading Detahly Hallows]

Done reading Deathly Hallows....
Overcome with a whole lot of emotions .. !!
WORDS fail me .. n thats saying something...
will update this space once I regain my composure n coherence...!!
** arps, ur earnest request/warning for a blog on ME *shakes head* has been registered, but i think that can wait... i need to do HP first!!
until i get time to put my emotions into words... lemme put the link 2 urs for the benefit of our fellow potter heads.. :D

http://www.orkut.com/ViewFeed.aspx?feedurl=http%3A%2F%2Farpita1586.wordpress.com%2Ffeed%2F&uid=13994057036161641248

gotto do a bit of embeeayy for now... wil be here ASAP with sumthing GOOD!!

obbySir,PrissyU ish?Robby=MentalyChallenged

[The display name was because Wobby Sir/Winky Ma’am/KAnNOTchan/Kanchan.. told me that she was being labeled as “prissy” at the place she calls her Ask-a-ban (reference to the horrible prison in the Wizarding world, Azkaban).

As for the about me, I was going crazy about Professor Snape…

His character as it comes out in the final book.. this was a tribute to him.. I composed a verse on one of the most interesting scenes in the book…]

WARNING: POTTERHEADS WHO HAVENT YET READ THE BOOK.. MY PROFILE IS FULL OF HP SPOILERS..SO LAY OFF !!

A toast..to the Fall guy
... who really was the TALL Guy!!


“ ‘For HIM?’, He croaked, and swung it so-
His wand; and out flew the Doe.
he watched, through the half-moon eyes..
at The One, who had ‘paid a price’..
stirred he was, sombre and sublime;
softly he asked, “after all this time..?”..
…
the Doe glided across, till she lost His gaze…
fiercely-tender, He breathed , “Always……”

- --- says the Free Rider, who never rode FREE(read: me)...alas...

aaaaaaahhh....!
that scene which will remain etched in my heart for ever and ever...
forgive me :( arps n ritu ..
but i have to get it "out of my system".. the others just need to hurry up with reading the book dont they :x !!
but coding it in poetry, is the best thing I could do...
cannot contain it anymore...
anyhow..those who DONOT KNOW...will not KNOW...
*ur Black= my Snape !! ..*
n heena echoes my sentiment mind you.... :D
a toast to the Anti-Hero...
to The Half Blood Prince...!!

(note: how I earned the tag of a Freerider is an interesting story unto itself!!... one of my display names was.. “The Freerider who never rode free” :P )

By the way, pardon the coded, cryptic manner of writing

….. as I have told you many times before Arps, the best part about writing these about mes is… it is a good cathartic exercise wherein I can pour my heart out..while ensuring that the junta is not really privy to my personal life