shopping experience with a girl - part 1

A friend asked me to come for shopping for her birthday ... (Well today is her birthday) ..

I agreed to give her the company ... The only past experience of my shopping with any female was with my mom ... Once I had gone with her for some sandal shopping ... After visiting some 5-6 shops & trying more than 100 sandal , she didnt like a single one & we came back empty hand..

What a coincidence , this time too, the 1st thing to hunt for was sandal...

Shop 1 - lots of rush , so we came out ..

Shop 2 - window shopping , no good design so we didnt enter ..

Shop 3 - Enter the shop ... told our choice ...he was not having it , so we again came out ..

Now think what must be going inside my mind ... I told her, u shop like my mom ... She replied all females shop like this ... But frankly speaking till now I too havent found anything good...

We searched few more shops but in vain ..Some were extremely high heels, some totally flat, some colors didnt attract ....About the heel height I have to say few word ... As an ex-designer i know that every design possible in this world has got some tolerance ... But for a female sandal its not the case... if a girl wants 2.75 inch heel then it should be 2.75 only not 2.749 or 2.751... females keep on searching until they get that perfect size...

By now i lost my counting of shops ..

Finally , in one shop she liked a sandal golden in color ... I thought the hunt is over when she asked me how about if the same design is in black color ... I was dumb momentarily & finally nodded favoring her ... we came out of that shop too ... Fortunately a nearby shop was having the same design in black color ... I thanked God a million times in my heart ...That moment I felt that God really exists & finally he got pity on me... She wore it & instantly I said its perfect, buy it ... I dont want to take any chances so I said keep it wearing & pack the old one .. Who knows if she tries something else & her mind changes... This whole situation reminded me of LOVE AAJ-KAL scene...

After working hard from one shop to another I felt hungry , so we ate some snacks ... The good thing about guys is that if u fill their stomach & keep their mouth busy , they can accompany for hours ... I think there is a strong connection b/w a guys mind & his ever empty stomach..

Next thing to buy were typical ladies accessories - earings, bangles so on, so on ..its an endless list ... We went to some other market ... There were females of all ages in that market ... The male population consisted mainly of shopkeepers & people who follow these females ..

to be continued in part 2...

Experiences in Bangalore

Firstly, let me wish you belated Merry Christmas and a very happy New Year!!

Bangalore (or should I call it Bengaluru?), officially known as the Silicon Valley of India, is the city of dreams for many a software professional. What entices all the more is the temperate climate in the city, thus earning it another name, Switzerland of India.

Landed in this mega city on the 30th of November, '09, and the first thing I was greeted with was the 'jalebi' language. Yes, that's how I address the Kannad script. No personal offence meant, just a light-hearted jab at the way Bangaloreans show utter disregard to both English and Hindi, pasting every single sign board around the city with the jalebi language. They didn't even spare the buses. How in the world is a common man supposed to figure out where a bus is headed to?

However, I must admit, my ride in the city has been much smoother than what I was led to believe, by my peers who had visited the city much before. The utmost scare of mine was the notion that the common man in Bengaluru always refuses to converse in Hindi, even if they know how to. And that they are highly intolerant towards those who are oblivious to the native language. However, the very first day in the city and I found people actually responding back in Hindi, even when I talked to them in English. I couldn't believe my ears. What more, even among the common men, I have found almost as many non-natives as the other ones. The very cigarette vendor round the corner, my regular one, is from Uttar Pradesh!

The food! How can a discussion about a city conclude without the mention of the kind of food it serves? Firstly, I must warn you that if you plan to visit some of the roadside food joints, which are quite rampant here, then you must forgo the idea of getting a whole table to yourself. Here, people just get their asses comfortable at any goddamn seat they find empty. It doesn't matter whether you were there first or whether you are still having your food at the same table.

That said, I find the food really cheap. Just the other day, I had visited quite a decent pub, with a friend of mine. After starter, drinks and dinner, we managed to rake only Rs 1,200! Yes, I was ecstatic :-) Plus, Bengaluru has a tradittion of serving Meals. It is basically an assortment of roti, rice, rasam, daal, 1 dry and 1 wet vegetable, curd and a banana. Banana? Yes, I know what you are thinking. Apparently, Bangaloreans love bananas. Even the road side paan wallah here shall sport a bunch of bananas, that's up for sale. I have noticed a lot of my colleagues to just grab a fruit or two, after their lunch's done. 'Must say, a great alternative to after-lunch smoke! Anyway, speaking of Meals, there are two kinds of meals available in most of the restaurants - Mini meals and Full meals. The only difference between the two being Full meals is unlimited while Mini meals is not.

The city, I have found, is a lot tolerant to alcohol. While one shall find a lot of people drinking right on the roads, most of the wine shops here have an extension where people simply get seated and enjoy the drink. Even if any wine shop doesn't have an extra room, you shall find people drinking right in the shop, giving two hoots about other customers.

Bangalore is an early sleeper. Hailing from Mumbai, I had always found Delhi to be devoid of a night life. Sadly, Bangalore sleeps even earlier. 10pm, and you'd find most of the restaurants already scurrying for the last orders for the day. I was most surprised when all the outlets in Forum, one of the best known malls in the city, started closing down by the time it was 9pm!

Anyway, despite everything, I think I like the city. Every city has a charm and quirks of its own, and Bangalore is no different. 2 things I dig for, the most, is the city is one of the cheapest I have been to, and the weather is simply mind blowing. I doubt if anyone ever buys an air conditioner, here.

(Cross posted from Shayon's Labyrinth)

Hi Idiots!!!

Normally when I go and watch a movie minus Shayon, I miss him like crazy.. but today, I missed each one of you. And as I am writing this post- I feel like giving each one of you a hug... a big bear hug.

I went to see 3 Idiots today, and trust me, from the moment I sat in the theater and the movie started I felt that I needed to call each one of you and tell you that go and watch this movie now, coz, all I could feel in the movie was you all. And it totally reminded me of the crazy things that you guys did back in college.

Yeah, the movie also talks about following what your real passions are etc etc... but mostly it is about the joy and warmth that friendship is. I mean, I could really visualise, how Mannu took the case of Gandhi, or how Karma would try and put some sense into Shayon or how mad you guys went without any reason...

I know, for a fact that how so far you guys are from each other, the true blood friendships still pull your strings in your hearts...

So my dear idiots-

Wake up, and here are Christmas greetings to all of you...!!! :)

Love you guys...

PS:GO AND WATCH THE MOVIE!!!

the jrs hav made us proud....

By this time most of u would have known about this NIT car (i call it by this name)..Check this out...

But this all to happen jrs need some help from we alumni ... Below is the mail which I got from them ...Also the had called me....

Dear Sir,

We take extreme pride in the fact that we, a group of 22 students from

National Institute of technology, Jamshedpur, the DAKSH team, have

been selected to participate in BAJA SAE ASIA 2010, a Mega Off Road

Vehicle Race to be held in NATRAX site at Pithampura, Indore form the

29th -31st, January 2010. We were one of the four teams from the

Eastern zone to be selected and appreciated for our design by a judge

panel consisting of who’s who of the automobile industry out of a

total of 165 teams. We are glad to inform you that we are also the

only Indian team to be participating in BAJA SAE Washington, to be

held from the 19th to 22nd of May 2010.

We are delighted to inform you that as a result of the tireless and

diligent working of our team, we have completed the fabrication of the

vehicle. Now that we have reached the final stage of our project and

we are determined to make it to the pinnacle by making our design

competent in the international level where teams from all over the

world would participate. Sir, as you are the alumni of our Institute

in a very influential position, we are hoping to gain your invaluable

help and guidance in materializing our dream.

Our team is in need of financial help for both the events and it would

boost our morale if you, as valuable ALUMNI would lend us your

support. The DAKSH team looks forward for your keen interest and

support as it tirelessly works, keeping the glory of our institute and

above all, our nation in mind.

Yours Sincerely,

Joshua C. V.

Team Member.

+91-9507511235

Hostel G, Room 309

Following is an letter from Mech HOD asking from help all the college Alumni..

So what we are going to do for this ???

Knock- Knock...

Knock- Knock?

Who is there?

No, one!!!

Then how did I hear a knock...

Coz- you are going crazy...!!!

PEOPLE WAKE UP.