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The Most important Game, and its point system.

In the world of romance, one single rule applies: Make the woman happy.

Do something she likes & you get points. Do something she dislikes & points are subtracted. You don't get any points for doing something she expects. Sorry, that's the way the game is played. Here is a guide to the point system... Simple Duties
You make the bed...................................................+1
You make the bed, but forget to add the decorative pillows..........0
You throw the bedspread over rumpled sheets........................-1
You leave the toilet seat up.......................................-5
You replace the toilet-paper roll when it's empty...................0
When the toilet-paper roll is barren, you resort to Kleenex........-1
When the Kleenex runs out you shuffle slowly to the next bathroom..-2
You go out to buy her spring-fresh extra-light pantyliners with wings.......+5
But return with beer...............................................-5
You check out a suspicious noise at night...........................0
You check out a suspicious noise and it's nothing...................0
You check out a suspicious noise and it's something................+5
You pummel it with a six iron.....................................+10
It's her father...................................................-10 Your Physique
You develop a noticeable potbelly...........-15
You develop a noticeable potbelly and exercise to get rid of it...+10
You develop a noticeable potbelly and resort to loose jeans and baggy Hawaiian shirts..........-5 Finances
You spend a lot of money on something impractical............-5
Something she can't use...................-10
Such as a motorized model airplane..............-20
And she got a small appliance for her birthday.............-40 Driving
You lost the directions on a trip..............-4
You lost the directions and end up getting lost..............-10
You end up getting lost in a bad part of town........-15
You get lost in a bad part of town and meet the locals up close and personal.........-25
You know them.........-60 The Big Question
She asks, "Do I look fat?".................-5
(Sensitive questions always start with a deficit)
You hesitate in responding............-10
You reply, "Where?"...........-35 Communication
When she wants to talk about a problem, you listen, displaying what looks like a concerned expression......0
When she wants to talk, you listen, for over 30 minutes..........+5
You listen for more than 30 min. without looking at the TV........+10
She realizes this is because you've fallen asleep.............-20 Social Engagements
You stay by her side the entire party..........0
You stay by her side for a while, then leave to chat with a college drinking buddy........-2
Named Tiffany....................-4
Tiffany is a dancer...................-6
Tiffany has implants...................-8
When mingling, you hold your mate's hand and gaze at her lovingly...........+1
When mingling, you introduce her as "the ol' ball and chain" and pat her on the rump..........-5
When your mate points toward a hot-looking woman and asks you if you think she is attractive, you say, "Yes, but nowhere near as attractive as you"................+1
When your mate points to a woman and asks if you think she's attractive, you say, "Yeah, but she's lousy in bed"......-6
That woman is her sister....................-90
You have one drink, and that's it................0
You have more than a few & perform the tango with a poodle.........-2
You have a lot of drinks, vaguely remember being fingerprinted....-18 Saturday Afternoon
You go to the mall together.....................+3
You go to the mall, drop her off at the entrance, then park the car....................+4
You go to the mall, drop her off at the entrance, then drive to a sports bar...................-2
You spend the day shopping for furniture and pretend to like it....+3
You spend the day shopping for furniture, and nap on a sectional....0
You spend the day at a wholesale club, buying in bulk .............+3
Most of it chips and beer ..............-6
You tackle a large household project, such as painting the den............+15
Or refinishing the floors......................+16
Or rewiring the basement....................+17
Or adding a second floor................+18
Or setting up a Nerf Ball hoop over the bathroom wastebasket.......-6
And you're tickled pink about it.....................-15
You visit her parents.....................0
You visit her parents and actually make conversation ..............+3
You visit her parents and stare vacantly at the television ........-3
And the television is off........................-6
You spend the afternoon watching college football in your underwear...........-6
And you didn't even go to college..............-10
And it's not your underwear....................-15 Her Birthday
You take her out to dinner....................0
You take her out to dinner and it's not a sports bar...............+1
Okay, it is a sports bar.........................-2
And it's all-you-can-eat night....................-3
It's a sports bar, it's all-you-can-eat night, and your face is painted the colors of your favorite team.......-10
You go to a nice, pricey restaurant & hire a guitar player.........+3
You go to a pricey restaurant, hire a guitar player and get up and sing.............................+4
If you stink.............................+2
If you're not half bad........................+5
You get up and sing a Barry Manilow song, and you're escorted out to much applause...........-2
You give her a gift........................0
You give her a gift and it's a small appliance.............-10
You give her a gift and it's not a small appliance ...........+1
You give her a gift, and it isn't chocolate..................+2
You give her a gift that you'll be paying off for months..........+30
You wait until the last minute and buy her a gift that day........-10
With her credit card...............-30
And whatever you bought is two sizes too big..........-40 Thoughtfulness
You forget her birthday completely.......................-20
You forget your anniversary.....................-30
You forget to pick her up at the bus station...........-45
Which is in Newark, New Jersey...................-50
And the pouring rain dissolves her leg cast.............-60 A Night Out With The Boys
Go out with a pal ...........................-5
And the pal is happily married ...................-4
Or frighteningly single ....................-7
And he drives a Mustang....................-10
With a personalized license plate (GR8 N BED)...............-15
You have a few beers.................-9
And miss curfew by an hour.................-12
You miss curfew by an hour and you didn't call....................-20
You get home at 3 am....................-30
You get home at 3 am smelling of booze and cheap cigars...........-40
And not wearing any pants......................-50
Is that a tattoo??.................-200 Her Night Out
You stay home while she goes out with her annoying friend from work...................+5
She goes out with her annoying work friends, and she comes home late.................+10
You wait up.......................+15
She goes out, comes home late and drunk, and you put her to bed..........+20 A Night At Home
You watch TV together.................0
You rent a movie...............+2
You rent a movie and it's SENSE & SENSIBILITY...................+3
It's SENSE & SENSIBILITY and you stay awake throughout.............+5
It's SENSE & SENSIBILITY and you fall asleep.......................-1
It's SENSE & SENSIBILITY and you fall asleep and drool.............-2 A Night Out
You take her to a movie........................+2
You take her to a movie she likes...................+4
You take her to a movie you hate ...................+6
You take her to a movie you like.................-2
It's called DeathCop 3.......................-3
Which features cyborgs having sex..................-9
You lied and said it was a foreign film about orphans...........-15 Flowers
You buy her flowers only when it's expected........................ 0
You buy her flowers as a surprise, just for the hell of it........+20
You give her wildflowers you've actually picked yourself..........+30
And she contracts Lyme disease....................................-25

LAST PINS STANDING

In the alley of life, as the bowling ball of love rolls nonchalantly on the lane, setting its eyes on the 10 pins,who escapes and who gets hit is only a question of chance and destiny. For those who get hit,they are instantly thrown off balance. These pins flying all over the place banging their heads on the side walls, not able to control their actions anymore. The all eventually fall, hitting the ground with great force. And then life gets easy.You don't have to do anything anymore. you will be picked up my robotic arms and will be placed on the conveyor belts.From here its a smooth ride all the way,totally relaxed and totally enchanted by the magnificence of the ball that hit you.
As for the other unfortunate pins, still standing on the lane,the next ball is rolling towards you, and this time a bit heavier, with full force and determination. Hold on tight...if you can.

The biggest day of my life

How far can you go for the one you love?...
Even if it means to lose everything you got, even if it means to lose yourself.

February the 3 rd 2008, the biggest day of my life... it was on this day i lost everything i ever had...
...and got everything i ever wanted!

STALEMATE

You played the game. You played it right .From the start, you made the right moves. One coin at a time, you moved at the right pace. You predicted the opponent’s moves and planned well and did defend well. But a game is a game, with all its uncertainties .It has its own ways of surprising you, more often a nasty surprise .Still you manage to pull thru a trick or two. You always hoped to see it thru. Your mind thinking at the speed of light, some times you say "j'adoube, and live a short while on prophylactic moves sometimes on gambit. Still... there comes a point where the fight gets real dirty, especially when you realise that your opponent is getting as desperate as you are...you give your best shot and he gives his best. Now you have come to a point where you cannot make a legit move, you are stuck and you refuse to make a move. But your opponent is waiting for you to make one. You both are staring into each other's eyes, actually, you are staring into your own helplessness reflecting in his eyes. Its a stalemate,its your life...make your move.

God of War 3

The expectations...

Chasing a delusion

"Do you believe in this shit?" the person in front of me asked uninterestingly, tapping a cigarette on the table while his other hand was stumbling its way to find the lighter. The dimly lit ambience of this pub in Bangalore was inviting more and more sane people at the door agreeing to be frisked by strangers in safari suits. The trance and thumps played by the Dj were sending mild tremors across the wooden floor. At the eye of everything was the dance floor with light rays of varied wavelengths creating patters on the walls and floor. Lost in this illusion were men and women blown away by cheap spirits and weed, performing the ritualistic dance of the modern tribes. A few feet away from this stampede of high heels and designer shoes, were groups of people seated in random order. There were all sorts of people,men staring at women, women smiling at random men, men and women staring at girls dressed in minimal fashion. Some blowing smoke rings in the air while their friends are discussing their obsession on ‘the doors’ and Windows Vista. Amidst this intellectual, tech savvy tipsy gypsies were a loving couple, lost in their own indulgence of mild love-making, the sound of their feverish moans were lost in the air which was currently preoccupied with the sound of music. Across the floor, ten feet away from this sexcapade on a table my friend krish found his lighter and lit his cigarette. "Believe in what?" I said, turning away from these distractions…

who are you?

I was looking through the window of my new home in Bangalore when I saw a couple of construction workers at a building site, that is soon to come up in my neighbourhood. These men were at their mundane routine, checking slabs to see if they are in place for the concrete to stand, hammering down nails which will keep these scaffoldings in place for the next 30 days to come, where another bunch will be pouring ash coloured contents into holes to fill them up, so that someday, under this very roof some rich occupant can lead a life of luxury, in his living room which in turn will be decorated by an interior designer duly appointed by the builder who visits the site once a day in his maroon Mercedes S class which is often parked next to a brick pile. It is here, for a mere sixty bucks a day that a lady with a makeshift head cushion picks up a heavy load of bricks and carries it all the way to the fourth floor enduring steep, hard , concrete slopes which will soon turn into steps gladded with expensive ceramic tiles to please the resident's feet which will almost always prefer the elevator.

Whew! that was a lot of people in their respective social roles and I am just this guy looking out of his window. Now how insignificant is that? I should have been the guy hammering nails in the seasoned wood that wouldn't give way or the lady carrying dusty bricks on her head or probably the guy in the maroon Mercedes. Why am I not any of those people, why am I a BPO consultant looking out of his window? I really don’t know. I’m serious, why are you the person you are this moment, reading this blog? Why aren’t you someone else? A beggar to whom you just tossed a coin in a hurry, your mom, her childhood friend's neighbour's cousin or his dog? Did you choose to be this person you have become? Or was it thrust upon you and you had no choice but to accept?

What did you say? Glance? Oh chance! Ok, so you say it’s a mere coincidence that we are what we are.

Imagine…

It is a coincidence that we are not dogs and dogs are not us. We are humans and we were created by God, stuffed with free-will and conscience. We have temptations and are capable of committing sins. Those who resist go to heaven and those who indulge will spend a good eternity in hell. If it’s seriously coincidence, then why am I not a tree , a stone, the cat on my window sill or the extinct mammoth? If it is pure chance, like seeds falling off a tree blown away by wind and washed away by the rains, then think of a possibility that everything is what it is or everyone is what they are just by a freak chance.

Then, by the same chance of creation and the psyched out coincidence I could have been an angel of the heavens or his colleague! Or may be born as Satan to think further of a possibility why am I not God?

Zindagi ke Safar mein...

Zindagi Ke Safar Mein Guzar Jaate Hain Jo Makaam

Vo Phir Nahin Aate, Vo Phir Nahin Aate


Phool Khilte Hain, Log Milte Hain

Phool Khilte Hain, Log Milte Hain Magar

Patjhad Mein Jo Phool Murjha Jaate Hain

Vo Baharon Ke Aane Se Khilte Nahin

Kuchh Log Ik Roz Jo Bichhad Jaate Hain

Vo Hazaron Ke Aane Se Milte Nahin

Umra Bhar Chahe Koi Pukaara Kare Unka Naam

Vo Phir Nahin Aate, Vo Phir Nahin Aate


Zindagi Ke Safar Mein...


Aankh Dhokha Hai, Kya Bharosa Hai

Aankh Dhokha Hai, Kya Bharosa Hai Suno

Doston Shaq Dosti Ka Dushman Hai

Apne Dil Mein Ise Ghar Banane Na Do

Kal Tadapna Pade Yaad Mein Jinki

Rok Lo Rooth Kar Unko Jaane Na Do

Baad Mein Pyaar Ke Chahe Bhejo Hazaron Salaam

Vo Phir Nahin Aate, Vo Phir Nahin Aate

Zindagi Ke Safar Mein...



Subah Aati Hai, Shaam Jaati Hai

Subah Aati Hai, Shaam Jaati Hai Yunhi

Vaqt Chalta Hi Rehta Hai Rukta Nahin

Ek Pal Mein Ye Aage Nikal Jaata Hai

Aadmi Theek Se Dekh Paata Nahin

Aur Pardey Pe Manzar Badal Jaata Hai

Ek Baar Chale Jaate Hain Jo Din-Raat Subah-O-Shaam

Vo Phir Nahin Aate, Vo Phir Nahin Aate

Woh Phir Nahin Aate...

THE NEGATIVE ETERNITY ! A MUST READ ! A MUST THINK !

PART 1

Fact. So far,

We have always referred to eternity as an expanse of time that has no end, commencing from the judgment day, where everything on this earth will be destroyed by the almighty GOD. Then came the concept of hell and heaven, where we will spend our eternities. We start our existence from Adam.


The Negative Eternity
I am extremely tempted to think that if we can believe that our spirits are immortal and eternity is a concept wherein time has no end, and people after their death spend eternity in hell or heaven, we should also think about the Negative Eternity.We can compare eternity with the concept of infinity, both have no end and you can apply infinity to time.

Question:1.
What was there before Adam?, Before the big bang? Before the nebula, what was God doing before the earth was created? The expanse of time runs in reverse too. Like BC, am talking about BE,” Before Earth". Let’s call it the Negative Eternity.
2. Human existence on this planet earth is only as old as 50000 years, with only 250 generations from Adam (Authentic information). So in the light of Negative Eternity, People,Earth,religion or anything else on this earth only forms a tiny spec which grows smaller and smaller day by day as the negative eternity couples with positive eternity.
We are not a significant thing at all!

PART 2

THE EVOLVING GOD!

We can apply the concept of evolution to God also in the light of eternity.Eg. Laws of God. Moses: Eye for an Eye, Jesus : Forgiveness , Muhammed Sal.: Eye for an eye but if you forgive you will be seen high in the eyes of God.We can clearly see the evolution of God's laws to mankind.2. Moosa,Adaam,Ibrahim, Eesa (peace be upon them all) were not a Muslim, Islam was not announced to Mankind until Prophet Muhammed (PBUH)). We can see the change in his messages and laws and his instructions to man kind. So can we say that God also evolves along with time? So if he can evolve so much in the last 50000 years then what was he like some 5000000000 years ago? What was he ruling? What were his creations then?

Eternity- When the earth is destroyed by God and we all are brought back to life on Judgment day. Some of us go to hell and the others to heaven. We will spend our Eternities in our respective hell and heaven. Then, what will be God doing? Won’t he get bored because people in hell cant do mistakes and people in heaven wont do mistakes? Won’t the people in heaven get bored in life spending an eternity doing nothing? Just imagine!

ETERNAL PUNISHMENT!

Punishments are derived from three doctrines.
1.Punishment should transform the wrong doer into a better person.(juvenile prison)

2.Punishment should deter the wrong doer from committing the same mistake again and should also threaten others and forbid them from committing similar crimes.(imprisonment)

3. Punishment should scare the society to an extent that they wont even think of committing a crime.(death sentence)

So, In the light of religion and eternity,The Punishment of hell does not fall under any of these doctrines.Because, everyone is dead and all have been brought back to life so either you are in hell or heaven. And..

1. Hell and heaven are places where people cannot do mistakes or sins. SO, no need for reforms or corrections.

2. People in heaven cannot change and get back to heaven.So there is no point in them repenting for their earthly sins in hell or heaven, because it’s of no consequence.

3. People in heaven will see these people in hell getting punished for crimes which cannot be committed in heaven, so it’s neither a threat nor a message for the others.

4. So these punishments do not help the people of hell or heaven. So, it serves no purpose what so ever.

And if someone will ask God , why didn’t you create me as an angel who is constantly, all his life, praying you?, why did you create me as a human with all weaknesses, then tempt me and punish me? In the Eternity of Space and Time Our knowledge of God is trivial.In my opinion, The Scholars of theology, collectively, know only less than a grain of sand about God or faith or even the concept of God or religion.

What’s your thought?

KING COBRA HATCHLINGS- THE LONG WAIT COMES TO A BEGINNING !

Gowri smiling at one of the hatchlings and welcomes the baby king to his kingdom!

AGUMBE HATCHINGS- THE LONG WAIT COMES TO A BEGINNING !

Gowri Shanker,herpetologist-Researcher at the Agumbe Rainforest Research Station was overcome with a mix of emotions of happiness and pure joy of seeing a new life begin in the woods of Agumbe where his strict vigil for three months paid off. He was tipped off by a local villager about a King cobra nest near thirthahalli in the month of May.Gowri, on visiting the nest found out that the mother had abandoned the nest due to human disturbances in that area.Since then , he kept the nest under his strict supervision, barricading it from the curious locals and recording the temperature and other vital data 4-5times a day for three long months. All his team's hard work had finally paid off on the 17th of July when the hatchlings came out hale and hearty.27 out of 28 eggs hatched successfully while one remained unhatched(unfertilized egg).He removed the hatchlings carefully, after measuring their weight and length he released them in wild, in a spot which has the perfect combination of temperature, safe habitat and prey.These are vital factors that will increase their chances of survival.

WHAT KEPT ME AWAY PART II ...

We were sitting in Thirivanmaiyur( Madhu's house) and watching the video we took on our trip.It had come out pretty well.It was fun watching the video the hump-Nosed Pit Viper, the trek into the forest and the whole experience with Gowri. Following the personal preview show rolled out the dinner followed by reminiscence of the events we wanted to call Gowri and see what he was up to, and we called..
"Hey! Gowri how are you! " i shrieked " I Am good Showkath ,How about you? hows everyone else? inquired Gowri, "i was about to call you guys" he added" Really" I exclaimed "why whats up? "Saying that i was able to see madhu's face lighten up with excitement and mystery "I caught a 14ft King Cobra this Evening, had a call from near Thirthahalli, I was wondering if you were would wanna taka a look at it?" All we remember after hearing that was we both were sitting inside the 'Chennai -Bangalore-Mangalore' Jet Airlines flights, which left 6 hours after Gowri hung up not hearing anything from us on the other side of the call!
DAY 1
By the time we even realized what was happening we were in a taxi climbing the hills to ARRS!
It felt like we belonged here, the country side, the hills, the wind and the trees were enchanting. We got to Agumbe, with short honks we entered the compound of our previous host- Jenny Pai's house (who was shocked to see us again, cos it was only two days back, that we were outside her house waving our hands, saying a million Bye’s, Take care’s and thank you’s...) We Explained her what brought us back her so soon, “Its really heartening to see the level of enthusiasm you people share, am really impressed” She said( What weird, jobless morons these are!, is what she would have really thought!) We settled down with our luggage and waiting in anticipation of the rattling of Gowri's Marshall jeep- The only ' Inter Forest Shuttle Service'...We heard the horn, Gowri was on time to Jenny's house we hitched a rtide on his jeep and headed to ARRS. We picked up the King Cobra and went off to release him in the wild. The pictures above were taken during the release. It was an awesome sight and experience to see the King at such close proximity. It was an experience that we will never forget. We were spellbound! The only one who ever spoke in the next fifteen mins was Madhu , and all that she said was” It was a crazy, crazy day" She kept repeating the word crazy so many times that Gowri and me took three hours to get the word of our minds! That night Gowri cooked Chicken! Mmmm.. Yummy, trust me when I tell you that his Semi gravy Chicken is the best , better than my moms or even better what the Chettinad restaurants have to offer! We headed back to our homestay with a full tummy and a great experience!

Day 2 continued…

WHAT KEPT ME AWAY !

AGUMBE –A Herpetologist’s Paradise

It all started with my friend's wedding in Udipi. We had to drive all the way from Chennai for this, so we thought we will club an exploration trip along with the wedding. Madhu identified this place near Udipi and vouched for it. These are the things she came up with when asked 'why Agumbe?'.
1. The wettest spot in south india, the Cherrapunji of south india,2.The place where Malgudi Days was shot 3,King cobra capital of the world! and that’s where our jaws dropped! Did you say King Cobra? we asked in awe,” Yes" she said " and a lot of them " she added....

So we left to Agumbe... That’s where we bumped into Mr.Gowri Shankar, herpetologist Agumbe Rainforest Research Station. Founded by Mr. Romulus Whitaker, to study King cobras,Rescuse and release and to make The king Cobra the Flagship species of the western ghats.Gowri Shankar is a great (cool) personality. Everybody in Agumbe knows him( i swear everybody from village heads to the scavengers, from cops to theives he knows them all!) An extremely social fella, knows all South Indian languages. Rom's choice of Gorwi to run ARRS is commendable. Madhu's choice to get to Agumbe got a standing ovation!

The exploration at this herpetologist's paradise started off with my first Hump-nosed pit viper(Hypnale hypnale) in the wild, it was a great experience to handle a wild one for the first time, we did see some ltm's , langs’s, Grey Hornbill and some interesting amphibians(including caecilians). A stream cut through the forest adjoining ARRS, we trekked down following the stream along with Gorwi and Sharmila in search of Malabar pit vipers. Luck favored us with only a pit into which fell, one of the MIT students who came along with us.
We returned to Chennai due to time constraint.

The second time we got there in a hurry,

YES! somewhere in the bushes ,there was a 14 feet King waiting for us. Contd…

IF MEN ARE FROM MARS ... where did these guys come from?

Ok, this is really weird. For the record I’ am not a MCP nor a feminist, I am not taking sides here but just trying to analyze where all these people on this good earth came from and if they are still coming? To start with, if the saying "men are from mars and women are from Venus" is only a metaphor arising out of the fact that the associated words start with the same sounds, then lets kindly accept the little population who came from Uranus!

These are two different planets (heavenly bodies) millions of kilometers apart, I wonder how they even met? Were they like Olive Ridley turtles that come from different parts of the world to the Indian coast just to breed? Well, scientists all over the globe are still baffled about how these primitive creatures find their way back to the same place to breed every year. There could be only two possible reasons a) they have extremely sophisticated navigation system (better than the ones the USA uses to find oil wells in poor countries) tucked under their soft shells which guides them to their breeding grounds, or b) the Indian coast is so arousing to these turtles that they instantly decide to mate upon reaching the Bay of Bengal. I wonder why their shells don’t get a hard on while swimming along the naked beaches of the Caribbean? We are drifting.

So my point is that if Earth is the breeding ground of these aliens from Mars and Venus, how did they even get here in the first place? Did they have erstwhile state-of-the-art space shuttles with Turtle-tech-Navigation system (we have evidence of these 100000 B.C model shuttles being bought by India from the Americans) or were they, these hundreds of turned on aliens flying aimlessly in outer space? This does throw some light on Male chauvinism, that the men all over the world are spending millions and billions of their respective currencies to find if there is or there was, life on mars, but nobody bothers to find if there is any trace of sexy alien life on Venus. This clearly goes to prove that we don’t care where the hell women came from!

Since I’m running out of thoughts to continue typing on this topic I will stop here with just one social message, that the books on this topic must be banned , cos they are so powerfully influential that they actually make us forget what we were taught in our high school Bio-Geography that is " All men and women came and still come only from those two tiny twin planets hanging between the bipeds of the male species which forms the center of the universe of the female of this species... that explains the reprise of the big bang*!

* The big bang theory states that it’s not a single time event that occurred in the beginning of the creation of all things, but keeps occurring every time there is an urgency to create life on earth. The phenomenon has been evolving so efficiently that the bang got mightier day by day leading to many inventions like concrete walls in houses and hotels, sturdier cars, soundproofing techniques! And spinal injuries.

The Return Of The KING!

THE RETURN OF THE KING !
















Salaams to all!

Good to see you again. I know its been a while since my last update and am certain that you will be thrilled to read about the various things that kept me from updating this blog. Well, it would have been possible for me to manipulate the settings of the blog and date it to April and continue with the incidents as it happened. But, in the interest of the few frequent visitors of this site( i dont want them to believe that they just woke up from a 2 month long Coma) i would state the incidents with individual dates. The pictures you see above are only the beginning... Strap your Seat Belts up, as the story takes you into termite nests and rabbit holes , twisting and turning around river beds , taking you up the forest canopy. Get ready for an adventure, an experience that engulfs you completely sucking out your vital fluids... as the KING RETURNS!

Soon.

A Quarter Past Mind, A Quarter Past Life...

Sometimes a quarter past mind can take you to a quarter past life. I wonder how people deal with problems in life.The decisions people make at times leaves you baffled for the rest of your life,Like suicide. How severe a pain one has to go through to consider not living as an option.Is there such a pain on this good earth that makes people choose death over life?


A Rope.

If you consider life a rope , then knots are like problems. They are inevitable.But knots can be undone, its takes a lot of time and patience but definitely can be undone.Even otherwise they are just knots so let them be , how does it affect the rope, in fact they help in climbing better and faster, isnt it? And a knot helps to join two ends of a rope or to join two ropes together, they only make the rope stronger in many cases. We will come across many such knots in real life, especially in relationships.We should learn to undo the knots and occasionally to use them positively. Learn from them and keep them as reminders of the past mistakes.We should climb past the knots leaving them behind and expect new ones as we climb up.We should learn to move on...


Thats what a rope teaches man about life and the challenges it throws everyday. If only she would have thought for a moment when she looked at the rope... for that one last time.

A very sweet girl, a great friend of ours!

May God forgive her..May her soul rest in peace...

To Nikki.

A Good Ball

I was looking through the grill of my helmet at the bowler, who was grinning at me with cruel eyes, his forehead scorched by the March sun of Chennai. The thigh guard I wore was covering a ligament tear, and the pads were protecting the numerous blood cots in my legs which occurred in the recent matches.
I was trained by my coach to stand the first ten overs of the match, which obviously had the fastest balls targeted to break the stumps, but they often take your abdomen and chest as alternative targets! I stood there nervous; my legs trembling as the bowler look his run up. I remembered the way I was sledging while we were fielding and how successful I was in irritating them. I was sure that their primary target was me, they swore to god to give it back to me when they entered the field for chasing. I had faced 9 overs already, successfully and proved myself worthy. I had done my job. As the bowler’s foot hit the crease and the supersonic ballistic interwicket missile was launched it swung wider than i thought it would, as i positioned my bat for a drive to the mid on, I saw the ball smiling at me, half a inch away from my bat and disappeared, I heard a cracking noise from the stumps behind me. I was bowled out. I walked with my head down gazing at the grass below sure was not trying to look at anything. As I approached the dressing room, the members of my team did not utter a word; normally they would blast the shit out of the batsmen who get bowled. I knew it was coming, i was prepared for such pace and precision, but wasn't quiet sure how to handle it.
As the others were cheering the new batsman who jogged his way to the pitch I was sitting there in silence, the replay was running in my mind constantly, the expectation, the ball, the way it went by smiling at me.. I had infinite empty boxes filling my mind , choking my ability to think, i felt a hand on my shoulder. It was my coach. He gestured me to come for a walk with him, and so i did.
As I was walking beside him with my head tilted down, ‘So’ he said with a smile, ‘did you see it coming?’ He asked. He somehow knew I was expecting a good ball from the tired yet determined bowler, I remained quiet. “It was a splendid inswing” he said breaking the silence, “it was a beautiful ball showkath, Nothing can be done about it” he continued as my eyes looked up. “You could have defended it, but I don’t think you wanted to” his words stunned me, “Yes”,I began thinking to myself “I stood there for long, I knew I couldn’t play it further , I had already started wasting overs, I knew I will not be able to do justice if I had stood there any longer, this is how far I could have come” He spoke exactly what was running in my mind.“It wasn’t a stupid high catch or a run out” he continued "which could have made you looked like a fool, “It was a good ball” he reassured me.” A very good ball indeed, You should be fortunate that you got out on a good ball, not every player would be this fortunate, they only lose my making mistakes, you should be happy” He said. I was normal now, I needed that so badly. I was shattered, I needed those words to gather myself. It definitely was a good ball, and I am fortunate, very fortunate than most of the other guys who played this sport. I had done my part, I did my job and it was time to go. I was happy that my dismissal did not put me in shame because everybody was talking about the ball and praising the inswing, and less about me. I heard the crowd cheer outside, it was the the happy voices of my team members…We Won!

It was a graceful end, I got up and walked out to the field with a smile on my face to join the celebration with three things in my mind

“I did my part well, it was a good ball and this is the best way it could have ended”

… for me.. and for all of us.

I am not talking only about cricket...

Rachel ! Eco's New Member!

Name : Rachel
Breed : Labrador Retriever
Age : 2 and a half months
Sex : Bitch
Color : Fawn/White
Location : Anna Nagar
Owner's Name : The Unbeleivable Story Continues.........

CRICKET HAS DEFINITELY STRUCK A CHORD!

My spinal cord!

Waiting along with the other visitors in the long row of lobby seats of the hospital, i was wondering if these patients were first timers or they have returned to complain that the treatment did not do any good to their ailments. It was a long wait , i was just about to to give up when the nurse called out my name as usual in her own pronounciation SHOWGAATH !, i am used to this by now , Since childhood, i was trained to wait in the queue keeping vigil for anyone who calls out some name which remotely sounds like mine Eg.Showkaath, shooogath, asokh, Swagath, sowkar and a couple of more variants!

Inside the doctors cabin, i was greeted by a medico who looked like a bird of ill omen. I was sure he was about to give me a bad news. My back pain was the occasion for the visit. I paraphrased the series of events from my Pune back ache experience to the recent cricket accomplishments. 'Turn around' he said, so i did. He kept his thumb firmly on the right side of my lower spine and presse.. AAAHHH! So it aches here han? he asked. Do you want me answer to this moronic question ? even after i let out a scream like the women in the serial killer movies! i told myself and stared at him in pain and anger, he took that for an answer. 'You have injured your ligaments permanently son" too bad" he added.

No Vigorous movements, sleep straight on your back, sit straight , physiotherapy and the string of advice rolled out like the sales men of nalli silks rolling out the sarees for the prospective buyers. God ! i exclaimed inside the sound proofed chamber of my brain. In the meanwhile my mom.. He goes trekking with his friends , despite my warnings". Ah exactly what i wanted to hear. And the doctor's eyes lit up and nodded in acknowledgement as usual , in an attempt to take sides with the parents. He said"No climbing ropes , No carrying heavy weights, no climbing trees, In short no monkey business! you need to take rest , there is no cure for this.. all you can do is not excite that part of your body , if you dont take care of, it is sure to affect your spine, this advice is for a life time son, do you understand? . Yes doctor, i said with a monotonous tone, with one eye staring at my mom, who, at that moment looked like an eye witness in a case against me.

So i came out of the hospital, carrying a gift on my back .... a gift of a life time.
My greatest Cricket prize!

If you are reading this with your back still in tact..please take care of it with your life.Nothing irritates like a pain in your ass!

Our dear Ambika!

She is one of our dearest of pals, kind enough to provide us with an A/c Tea shop, we will never forget her contribution to Eco.An exxxxtremely sweet girl, very very very caring, very nice at heart. During November, last year she got married to an equally sweet guy "Vikas bhai", she now lives in gurgoan..Happily! A very sweet couple "Ek se Badkar Ek" Masha allah. I dont know why it took me so long to blog this.

Anyway, We wish them a very very happy married life....
Let the Insanity and the romance never die!_)Abridged for RDB

We miss you Ambika

Happy birthday Shaan!

Yesterday was Shahin's birthday, somehow it slipped my mind and i got severely punished for the same. I had no idea what the day was! Sad , but this is kinda a common syndrome among people involved in the ITES industry. Their days and nights are governed by different time zones especially, eastern, central, mountain and pacific.
But will your innocent sister buy this as a reason for forgetting her birthday?
No way! As a punishment for coming late i had to eat the part of the cake that had the most of the melted wax!
And for those cool brothers who forgot to wish her....God save them!

Happy birth day DEAR SIS!, Have a great year ahead! -From all of us at Eco.

THE CIRCLE OF LIFE!

Chennai, 8th March.
A brand new black Honda City V-tech ZX decorated with a garland and a lime under every tyre , rolled out of the delivery counter of Sundaram motors. Behind the wheels was the hero of the day KRISHNA!
As the lime was crushed under the wheels of the car....the evil of bad fortune was crushed under the wheel of time ! As Krishna got his family back all that they lost few decades ago! He proved his Aukaadh!
I hugged him with joy and pleasure, we left the showroom and we hit the road! As the new sedan cruised the wide long lanes of mountroad, He realised that"He had come a long way" !
Sheer hardwork, focus and determination are the three key ingredients that kept krishna close to success and away from women. His grandparents have a great story to tell, like general managers of brittania, parry and many more companies! As his family lost the comforts of life during the last generation, no one thought that this seed of the family is the one destined to rise as the banyan of his heritage.
Sure, this day he reminded his relatives ..where he came from!
The throne is where the king is!

ECO CONGRATULATES KRISHNA ON HIS NEW CAR ! MAY GOD GUIDE HIS JOURNEY !
(AND PROTECT THE OTHER MOTORISTS! lol)
SEE MORE KRIS ...DO MORE. ALL THE BEST!

ITS A HONDA!

WOW !












WHAT A RELIEF! NOW WE DONT HAVE TO GET CRAMPED INSIDE HIS OVER ENTHUSIASTIC MARUTHI 800, THAT STUPID SMALL CAR WITH A MIDSIZED ATTITUDE! IT TOOK US TO TADA A COUPLE OF TIMES(SUCCESFULLY) AND STARTED ROAMING AROUND WEIRD TERRAINS THINKING ITSELF TO BE AN OFFROADER!

But it was our only source of transport for long, so lets not talk like namakharams, and pay due respect to 3030 for being with us all this while. Take a bow!

Now, to the present.
A honda city 1.3cc, 16 valve is what it its. Our dear Ph's obsession with "Honda" lead him to go for this baby, which crawled just 68000km in the last 7 years, maintained in good condition(till we took it on a test drive to our farm house in vandaloor), where the silencer was anything but silent . A weird rattling noise came from the bottom of the vehicle which made Ph shit bricks! the "New car" happy face slowly turned pale and wet! water droplets oozing out from his pores like a cold water bottle kept in the sun! Krishna and me had the same feeling , but were too busy in observing ph's reactions!.
Luckily we found a mechanic who wanted to know where the noise came from and drove the vehicle at 80kmph on a road which resembles the surface of a golf ball! And Ph's face further turned into rare shades of pale and white!( and we were jumping on the road with joy, cos thats what he normally does to our cars! now was his turn)kiddin. After the nice drive the mechanic diagnosed the problem and fixed it.Now the silencer was silent and so was ph. Still not recovered from the depression of having used his new car for a dirt track ride. But he recovered soon and played music in his Alpine music system which came along with the vehicle! The power steering was amazing , "No Pressure" steering, sweet horn and good pick up. This car did to Ph something which we never thought was ever possible,Ph respected other cars !(especially the ones which came too close to his)now thats something new!. If i say anymore, i would probably never get to see myself in his honda, so i will shut my gob.

Nice colour, Nice deal $, nice memorable drive, nice car! and he bought it out of his "OWN" money . Congratulations Ph, way to go man......we are really proud of you!

(:-) Especially me)

THE RISING OF THE PHOENIX !

ECO PHOENiX RISES FROM ITS ASHES !

THE FIERY TRAIL OF THE BIRD CONTINUES AS IT EMBARKS UPON A JOURNEY TO REACH THE SUN... A STORY OF HOPE , FAITH AND DETERMINATION GOING HAND IN HAND TO PROVE THAT THE POWER OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT KNOWS NO BOUNDARIES, KNOWS NO LIMIT AND KNOWS NO FEAR !

BURNING EVERYTHING THAT COMES IN THE WAY........ THE JOURNEY OF THE PHOENIX CONTINUES...... 

THE DUNE ..Paradise on the shore.....

Cruising down the East coast road from chennai, 15 kilometers before pondicherry, we came across a toll plaza. On the right side of the booth we noticed a huge hoarding which says"The Dune" Beach Village . The name was deceptive.One would imagine that it would be a Beach resort with sand and sun ( have to mention the scorching summer sun of pondicherry), french tourists in two piece lazing around the shore, but that was one big misconception! 9 kilometers from the toll plaza the board reappears , but this time its small, below the hoarding there is a painting of a man who i assume points his fingure to the left. So we turn left.
Man, It was a real test for the Octavia, the road(i wouldnt call that a road) i guess was tortured for years by the lorries involved in illegal sand quarrying, but better than few roads of the chennai city. the trauma did last only for a few mins, we saw a red gate on the right-"The dune".

The Search for the reception.

As the gates opened , we entered a long drive way which curved and turned into mysterious paths, till we were lost in a forest of ornamental flaura and foliage. We were able to see a few huts scattered around, no sign boards no arrow marks! So we looked for the reception.It was a petite cottage, the interiors looked like the humble office space of the Auroville or of the Spastic society.Mr. Wheeler, handed over the keys to Mohan( one of the guest relation officers) and said "to the dome house"..

Thats when it dawned upon pavan and me that this place was meant for poets, artists and other people involved in creative writing , who require a quiet place to let loose their creative horse to roam around and for those "just married" couples who spend their honeymoons here , will never see their marriage break!. We were Awestruck!
Your own thematic bungalow,a private garden, a cute dalmation to guard you , in case you wander off inside this massive 24 acre beach village, extremely courteous hosts, everyone speaking good english, we were impressed. The long white waves breaking its silence on the shores near by,the wooden floor that vibrates mildly along whith the roar of the shore, the never resting breeze pampering your skin every time you step out in to the foyer dock and the chirping of the birds.. rejuvenates every cell of your body, purifying your sense of sight,smell,sound,touch, especially your soul ....

COMING SOON...on Eco Talkies.

'"This Classic movie will ensure An Oscar nominee from india this year" -RSJ

"What a movie, What an Actor!" -Bad movie Reviews

"A quick transformation from an Elite Pilot in Rang de Basundhi to the Dusky innocent Kaal center cow boy! BOY ! only a few seasoned actors can handle such a role change!"-The Bindu


" Two thumbs up his ***" - Bum TV

Madhavan , in the sets of "Rang de Basundhi"

Here Comes The Hero of ECO !

After the monstrous Success of his recent movie Rang de Basundhi, the heart throb of the young chicks of the call center comity, has planned to launch himself in a big way in his upcoming movie KALL CENTER KAAMADHENU'.The movie which is scheduled to hit the screens all over the galaxy in the third week of march this year, is the first largest production from the house of FILMFARE awards sponsorors Manickchand Group Of Companies, co produced by ITC. Directed by three time Oscar winner GUY RICHIE, the director of many of Madhu's favorite movies like two barrells in a smoking room and Tall Walking.

When our media crew asked him to say a few words about this most expected movie he said in his own words "Does your father know you smokes?" well, whatever that means , we wish Madhavan(alias Madhu) a very good luck in his endeavour!

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A Mistake, Excess in transaction, Recovery... and VOILA BANGLORE !
Just the reason we wanted to take off to this Garden city for the week end.We drove to banglore that day just to hit the streets of b'lore on Saturday night...and you know what would have followed...
This picture was taken few seconds before a truck hit my car door which was left Ajar by these rascals on the screen.Ph and Kris.

Wear a helmet, or dont follow F1

Please take time to notice, the mysterious blue railing our man ph is leaning on. Well thats his new found Crutches(his new style) . Well i'am sure he remembers everything after that Unknown day(as he explains) when he forgot everything that happened.The accident, his bike, his watch and our favorite "his helmet".He suffered from temporary amnesia, when our dear Rodeo romeo of chennai city- "An Auto" tried to run over him, and his Suzuki Samurai. Well...In the hospital , ph was under the impresion that he met with an accident when he took his ferrari out for a spin!(the doctor reassured us that it was a common symptom among amnesia - affected ferrari fans!)
Moral:Wear a helmet.

Was he stoned ? or was he Making it up?
Well this pic was taken minutes before our man of the day"Madhu"(on his B'day) got stoned over a tequila, and pretented to be tipsy,out of his mind what ever you call it ...and blasted the shit out of us!...It was this day when the Phrase "you shut the fuck up " was reinvented. 

AKKA"S GRAHAPRAVESAM
From the left...
Me,Ph,Ganesh,Krishna,MMMMAAADDDDDY,Vijay
Jose and Anand anna.

This was the dreaded day when my world became smaller than ever...when my friend moved in next door. 

the one in shorts is me, to my left is Pavan(ph) the great,
the Jacket guy is Vijay(kitappu),The cranks ...1 pointing his fingures down is Sameer(sam)
, the leper is Madhu (maddy) 

TODAYS CHANGING WEATHER

Earthquakes, Tsunami, Unprecedented Snow Fall and change in world temperature..... whats next? where is this all leading to? what are the factors responsible for these changes in the world weather?

Global precipitation? more fresh water flowing into the oceans? global warming? or just a coincidence of events? or is that we are approaching Armageddon?

punch in your comments..

Who the hell am i ? you are welcome to join the confusion.

When some one is not sure of what they wanna do in life and what they wanna become, they stop and blink at themselves and at everything around them.Some go about trying different things in life and play the game of luck.Some go about talking to people they know,hoping that they might come up with some brilliant ideas to work life out. And some.(like me).. try all the above options, all at the same time !. At that moment one must be careful of his company, cos they are the ones who make the biggest impact on your fate. How wacky and how crazy a journey your life embarks upon from there depends on how wacky and how crazy you and your friends are. Lets see how weird a proposition i got my life into and the villains who were and are responisble for it!

Soon...