Princess and the Frog

Heard of the story of Frog and Princess? Well, I saw a girl who believed in it TOTALLY today..!

So, how it works out is.. The Princess sees a Frog.. Remembers the story. Kisses the Frog. But the Frog, remains the Frog. But Princess decides to give the Frog time he needs to turn to Prince, and continues to kiss him..

As days go, Princess turns schizophrenic. She starts believing that the Frog is actually a Prince. So when the actual Prince (ME) walks by, she thinks of Prince as a Frog and the actual Frog as a Prince.

The fairy tales totally ruin my life!

The Best Day

To my sis. Richu

Ravi was having a horrible day!!

It was his first day at school. His mother had left him at school. He cried so hard. He kicked, he wailed, he pleaded. Still she left him at school. The lady (Headmistress Sinha was her name) reminded him of Lion which comes before Tom & Jerry Cartoon. There was girl who came to sit next to him. That girl smelled like that irritating powder mother uses. She must be knowing mother for sure, and will complain about him. He is better off staying away from the girl. Then a teacher came to class. Told him he was Roll No 32. 32 was the number of NDTV. The channel which his father always wanted to see when it was time of The Road Runner Show.This number can never be good.

Teacher was treating him like a kid! He is 5 years old for Heaven's Sake!! Not a kid anymore. There was a professor who roamed with cane in his hand! He reminded Ravi of Mr Ramesh, his neighbor. Mr Ramesh had huge and bushy mustache and always scared him by stories of long and black snakes! He made no new friends. Also, he had missed out on so many Cartoons during the day!!

As soon as he reached home, his 2 years old sister came flying towards him and gave him a Huge hug, and squealed "Where were you all this time! I missed you my Best Friend"

I Wish

I wish
I dint love you the way I do
I want my thoughts back to myself

I wish
I dint hate you the way I do
I dont have the power anymore

I wish
I could see you one more time
Before I forget what you look like

I wish
Never to see you again
I wont know whether to strangle you or hug you

I wish
To make you laugh
Cause thats the best sound on earth

I wish
To make you cry
Cause thats what I did

I wish
To hug you one more time
To relax in your arms

I wish
To let you go
Cause thats the only way I can live

I wish
To wipe your tears
I wish
To be reason of those tears

I wish
I could love who you are,
and not
Who I thought you are

Schrodinger's Cat

Those of you are pretty much into scientific blogs and Big Bang Theory (The TV show), will know this term for sure. But for others,

Schrodinger's Cat refers to an experiment by a scientist. He put a cat inside a box. Performed some experiments around it. In the end, the cat could have been alive, or it could have been dead, with equal probability of both. How do you find it out? By opening the box.

The brilliance here is, that u cannot know about the status of life of cat without opening the box. No scientific equation, or previous history can lead you to the answer. You just have to take the plunge.

Keeping this in mind, there is no question of experience. There are certain things, which you just have to try.. You cant know if you could be a good swimmer unless you jump in the water. You cannot know if you will love booze unless you try it. You will not know the thrill of walking in dark unless you try it.

So, you think if you can do a certain new kind of job? I think the answer is pretty obvious!

Arise... and Fly!!!

His mom always said
Arise..
Arise and open your arms
Embrace the air

His dad said
Breath
Breath as you are the only person
Breath in your senses

His friend told him
Run
Run as its your destiny
Run for its your freedom

His coach taught him
Fly
Fly and let yourself rise
Fly cause its freedom

"And he has done it! The world record for Olympics is broken. And its truly amazing that the new Long Jump Champion is blind..."

Based on a true story of pole vault champion.. My bro told me once... but i dont know the details...

My Dream

I once had a dream
A small wish
It was simple, it was innocent

With years, the dream grew
Inch by Inch
Brick by brick

The dream is huge
Stands like monument
It's no longer small

It's no longer a dream
It's my passion, It's my reason
It's my breath, It's my soul

The dream has clashed
The dream is broken
The dream is shattered

There was no brick
There is only glass
And the broken glass hurts

I collect the pieces
Piece by piece
Wound by wound

There will be new building
In the same place
Taller, mightier

I start afresh
Inch by Inch
Brick by brick

I love my life.

I love toys
They are sharp
They cut my hand
They break my heart
I still love toys


I love rains
They make me sneeze
They make me sick
They make me ill
I still love rains

I love my best friend
He smokes weed
He breaks chairs
But he calls me a bro
I do love my best friend

I love that girl
She breaks my heart
She keeps me dark
She makes me weak
I still love that girl

I love my life
It gives me Lemons
It gives me Cheats
It is all litters
I still love my life

PS: sorry for the noob attempt... but thats just spontaneous

That Pretty Girl

How many times have you seen a really cute/hot/pretty girl sitting across you in a food court or something like that! And how many times have you wondered how wonderful it will be if you could just approach her like the hunk of the millennium and ask her out for a date, and then make out...

Well, Fantasies apart, such things, as far as i have seen, happen only in Movies. Admitted, I haven't seen many girls as it is, being in Nagpur (the fashion is to cover your face whenever you are outside with a long scarf. You are lucky if u get a glimpse of eyes!), Calicut (Coconut Oil is a BIG turnoff!!) and Trivandrum (The only good thing here is TCS training Centre!!)

Anyways, by some miracle of Almighty, I saw a really pretty girl the other day here. The cogs in my brain started doing overtime, and I imagined an entire scenario

"Hi"
"Hi"
"I am Sanyam"
"I am Katrina"
"Katrina! Wow, nice name. But I bet the famous version of you aint as pretty"
"Blush"
"Will you like to join us"
"I will be glad too"
At this point, I just move over, imagining that i get her, (and friends, if any) rolling over from laughter with my witty sense of humour. Details you ask. I don't know.

Soon, but tooo soon for my liking, its time to leave. This time I look at her, and she says first
"Wow, you are really funny"
"Thanks" and some witty line.
Sweet sound of her laughter and "Was nice talking to you."
Now even in imagination, I hardly get the guts to say the next line
"Would you like to go out with me some time"
"Yeah sure. Note down my number"
Whippie!!!!
Then I strut off, and all her friends converse how really awesome I am!!

But what really happens is
"Hi"
Disgusted Look
I walk away

or

"Hi"
"Hi"
"I am Sanyam btw"
"So?"
I Walk Away

or

"Hi"
SLAP
I RUN Away

or

"Hi"
"Hi"
Too Tongue tied to say anything after this
*Stammer idiotically*
I walk away with the fact that at-least she replied!! :P

In any case, in practicality, none of the real scenario might go on for more than 20 secs.

And thus the entire evening in food-court is spent calculating the probability of a successful talk. Its 20 minutes since the entire thing started, and a Funky Joker comes, and sits next to her, whispers in her ear, gets a smile.

And my friends Guffaw themselves to Death!

He is the love of her life

"Just because someone doesnt love the way you want them to, doesnt mean that they dont love you with all they have!"

He is the love of her life
She feels heaven when with him
She feels like that for no one else
She knows he will never fall for her
She knows she will be rejected
She never confessed her love
She calls him and his phone is busy He must talking to Niti.
She feels lonely
She can see him walking with Priya. He must be flirting with Priya.
Priya is smart and funny. She is plain old her
She can see him available on gtalk. And he hasnt pinged her yet.
Obviously he doesnt have time for her
She sends him a text later. They used to text a lot.
But he doesnt reply for couple of hours. She switches off her phone and cries out to sleep
She is feeling rejected
She ignores him next day in class
She catches him staring at her and feels there is some hope afterall.
She ignores him further to get more attention.
She talks flirtatiously to Ravi when he is watching. He should be jealous.
He will come to her so that they can walk home together. They always walk home together
She watches him go away. She knows that now he does not want her company. She feels rejected
She thinks its a mistake to love him.
He is completely selfish.
She still wants to talk to him once.
But he is no where to be found.

She is her best friend
He can talk to her for hours
He trusts no one else
He knows she loves him to death
He knows he will hurt her like hell
He never needed confessing
He likes Niti. But he lies to her.
Lying is sin. But truth will break her heart
He is talking to Priya. She went on a date yesterday.
He was teasing her about it.
He is signed into chat. But is he watching a movie.
He reads her text. He was out with his friends for a drink.
He decides to call her up later. He calls her later that night. Her phone was switched off.
He feels they havent talked for long
He notices she is down and is clueless what to do
He sees her turning her face away. He is clueless to what he has done to be avoided
He sees her talking to Ravi and smiling. It is good she is talking to other guys and flirting.
Atlast she can getting over him. He starts walking home. He should give her the space
He walks back home alone. He is sad.
They always walked home together. Something is missing in their friendship.
He thinks he has to get away from her. He is hurting her a lot
That is the selfless thing to do.
He starts hiding from her.
But she manages to catch hold of him

She asks him what his wrong.
He says nothing is wrong

Things are not the same
Things will never be same

He was the love of her life
She was his best friend

Teachers

To my Teachers.. The Reason I am here.

5 days from now, we have Teachers Day.. 5th Sept. I wonder how many of us remember the day.

Even I dint... Yesterday, a cousin of mine wanted some song for Teachers Day, on which he can perform during assembly. I was amazed that Google failed me miserably. The Search related to "Hindi Teachers Day Song" churns up miserable results (and related searches too)

It got me thinking... How much importance to we give to teachers in any case.. In the best case, once meeting an old friend, we might recall a teacher "Abey woh Physics ki maam thi na... Sahi Padhati thi".. But other than that.. almost nothing...

Hence it is not a wonder that Teaching is not that high on priorities of Individuals these days... As a career, it is not that attractive.. True, there have been some positive trends with many professionals opting for teaching as a line.. But the numbers still remain quite dismal.

For me, Teachers have been a guiding hand for every step of my life, both personally and professionally.

Be it in primary school when I was just out of home and teachers calmed and consoled me, or when I was taught the basics of maths-something I am proud of till date, or when the world opened to me via Social Studies and Science, or when in class VIIIth a teacher guided my parents when I was stepping into teens, or when in IXth when I thought studies are the last priority, or in XIIth when my ego got better of me, or during engineering for some of the best stories ever, or during Interview time of mba when a teacher helped me see who I really am, or during mba when a teacher guided me to the career path.

Not all the teachers were actively involved, and I learned a lot by just observing them.. A way almost all of us have been influenced by them

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all my teachers, no matter if you remember me or not and convey that you are the reason I can look in the mirror, and recognize myself.

Lets go South!!!

Once upon a time in Mumbai
"Pak raha hai be... Weekend ka kuch karo"
"chal bahar nikalte hain kahin"
"Kidhar"
"South Bombay chalte hain... raste mein decide karte hain"

And its quite obvious... South Bombay is blessed with all the awesomeness... Beach, marine drive, pubs, bars, discos, babes, malls, class...! U name it. "North" Bombay is more of boring weekday kind of place...

Onto Delhi..
"Abey!! South Delhi ke discos be!!! Its a crime you dint go to South Delhi while you were there... Has to be the best location ever"

For Hyderabadi Miya, North Hyd is just a place where Paradise is (and hence the coveted Biryani).. Otherwise, they just prefer being in southern part of city! Am not talking extreme south, but the location around Hussain Sagar Lake which many prefer.

Even in Bangalore.. baring the MG Road area (in central part of city), Kormanagla (Forum) and BTM Layout are among the best known chill-out places..

In Kolkata too, South City Mall is more famous than any other mall (barring City Center 1) and South Kolkata is supposed to be Posh compared to the Dumdum or other "northern" areas

Aint it too much of a coincidence!!!!

email ids

Dedicated to so many contacts I have!!! You know who you are after reading this!! :D

Have you ever noticed how funny some people's email addresses are! When I say some people, I too am a part of the whole thing... But thats besides the point

1. The most common email address... Simple and boring... Name and Surname.. like my active one..

2. Name of celebrity.. I really hope this incites some of the characteristics in you.. I would really love to bat like Sachin, Rahul, Saurav and Bowl like bhajji and Zaheer at same time!!

3. Self Proclaimed Hunk.. handsomemale1990 is now busy!! I wonder with what!

4. Self Proclaimed Sweetheart... tanutheheartbeat is now offline.. My condolences!!

5. Random Years.. gautam_2003.. Ok I get it.. 7 years since you heard yahoo.com

6. Proclaimed Age.. satish23_4ever.. Thats so.. girly!! "How old are you?" "Check my email address" "uh... sweet_16 got a sex change!"

7. Playboys/Playgirls. loverboy2006 is now available.. Girls!!! Are you listening!!!

8. Last one.. To cheer you up! smilewidsakshi is now online! life4meenal are you listening?

PS. To all the perverts.. None of the email addresses are real... names are changed... So dont go on adding them on gtalk!! :P

PPS. No offenses meant..

History Repeats Itself

Was just talking to a friend of mine.. His parents are thinking of getting him married....

I asked him... wat kind of girl is parents looking for...

"I just want some one who is matured and talkative types.."

"Mom-Dad want her to be well educated and pretty, and from a family of our stature"

"Dadaji says she should be UP brahmin"

This is pretty usual these days... right?

Some Couple of Thousand Years back, all a father wanted was

"My daughter in law should be from well-educated family"

Just that today we call that "well educated family" as brahmin, and that father as propagator of caste-ism..

PS: I am sorry if I offend anyone. This is just a thought...

Corruption and Us

Common-Wealth-Games... Twitter and Facebook are littered with jokes of CWG, and rightly so. India is hosting an international level event, with funds worth Rs 50,000 Cr (nearly 10 billion USD) exchanged, and we are seeing bureaucracy at its best!

Corruption, as I see is a perfect example of Principal-Agent Problem. There is a person, who is an agent (or representative) of government. He, in ideal eyes, should act in the best interest of Government.  But he is also an individual. He has a family. Salary, for govt officials, is never too high. His son wants to attend a Public School, wife wants foreign lipstick. So, he takes slight leeway and indulges in taking govt decisions which favour him slightly.

Now, on larger scale, salary is never enough. And we expect a person earning 60k a month at max to handle dealings worth 500cr plus. And that too with 100% efficiency. Isnt the idea a bit too far-fetched? Specially since he got to that level by bribing a few officials, dealing with a few judges and all?

I personally have accepted Corruption as Integral part of our society. All of us are corrupt at certain level. How many of us nominate for being in committees in graduate college so that we can get access to funds?

Then, what is the solution? Transparency? Too broad a term for me!

The thing is, no1 wants to make themselves accountable. So govt, who is incharge of change, wont make the change. And that is where our vote counts. The middle class and upper class should realize the importance of their vote. This can be done by atleast going to vote. When a prospective MP/MLA sees a sizable population from urban area coming out to vote (say 70-80%), his policy will change to suit them! This is a slow process.. But nonetheless will ensure change in atleast 20-30 years.

Our govt has given us One basic right. Vote. And we should always make total use of it!

Don

Inspired the movie "Once upon a time in Mumbai" I started researching a bit on so called Dons in Indian History. We have had plenty... But Majorly 2... Their story resembles movies in every aspect... Dawood Ibrahim and Chhota Rajan.

Both the names are quite famous... but the striking thing was reason for their rivalry.

Dawood was the mastermind of 1993 serial blasts.. and this was the reason of rift. Chhota Rajan considered this to be against the nationality of India. Killing Civilians was not his business... But then, how many lives has his drug business cost..? And then there was Haji Mastan... Smuggler, but he donated loads to Anti-drug campaigns!

That got me wondering.. what is the business of these people.. Is it really all drug trafficking and murder, or as many movies have suggested, helping out the needy.. Bending government rules where necessary... Smuggling to meet the arbitrage by taxes...

Lets see a bit of history of major crimes...

till 1980s, smuggling was the major anti-govt act... but then the historic deregulation happened... and u can almost trace of net value of these dons decreasing in late 80s and early 90s...

Then in 1990s, came the era of betting... again very much illegal, along with sponsorships of movies... which has been driven down in recent times due to stricter regulations on match fixing and transparency in movie investments.

Almost at the same time came video piracy.. (and fortune of Chhota Rajan)... But it is also decreasing these days because most movie CDs are available at 50-100 Rs...

Currently, we are running high on Software Piracy, Games, etc... Some one in the backlines must be making huge money out of this... Only to come out in open maybe 5-10 years.... as the next don.. perhaps the next Dawood...

Wonder what the next big anti-government act will be!

But the question is.. Are these people really as anti-India as we portray, or are they anti-government, but nationalist none-the-less... If its later, I believe that it is a big, and repetitive failure on the part of government...

And if they are really anti-government.. are they supported by political parties? Or maybe some bureaucrats? And are the actions and inactions against certain Dons merely government's way of forwarding their agenda?

My Take on Apple (contd)

I am just continuing here from my previous blog

Just the other day, I was wondering what does Apple Signifies. For me personally, it means Steve Jobs. I idolize that guy. He is one man who has had dreams, vision and all his life, has stood by them. He has made revolutionary products. and made them a hit!

But for a consumer, Apple mostly means being a trend-setter, and in some cases, exclusive. True, some of apple products like iPod Nano are quite frequently seen. But one cannot deny the innovation behind each apple product.

But often, we mistake Apple to be high-quality. Steve Jobs in his latest interview again reiterated that fact, while he was dealing with the bugs in iPhone 4.

Now getting to the main point, Apple for me is more of a Marketing Company than a product company. It has been clear on its positioning for a long time. And everything it does, is around that. That positioning I believe is "Exclusive" and "Snobbish"

If you have a iPhone or iPad or Macbook, you always show it off! (I even showoff my iPod a lot, but thats besides the point.). If you have Apple product, you shop at itunes store, you buy original of everything, you are decent with money, and hence every right to be "Exclusive" and "Snobbish"

(And this is why, I believe Apple goes for only one operator. It, at certain level maintains the Exclusivity and Snobbishness)

And I believe that there will always be space for such products. The upper middle class will want that brand. These people cant afford a BMW to flaunt. But they can always afford a Macbook. Open it at Airport just to play Minesweeper. Take out their iPhone to click away the world!  Bring out iPod Touch and scroll thro songs while making faces as if you are enjoying every bit of it! Even if it comes at a cost. You cant show-off an Android based phone when some of them are available for 5-10 k rupees

And that is why Apple is so insistent on designs. All the versions of iPhone have to look the same. Why unnecessarily strain mind of people making them recall every new design as Nokia does. Keep it simple. If you see something sleek with a long screen and half eaten apple at back, its an iPhone.. If a laptop is having white glow from a half eaten apple from its back, its a Macbook. Simple.

"Any customer can have a car painted any colour that he wants so long as it is black" is what Henry Ford said while mass customization of cars. Steve Jobs is saying something similar to bring exclusivity.

He is definitely a Marketing Genius to me!

My Take on Apple

I was just going through this piece from ibnlive

TOP 10 cool things about Android

Like any other article, this just talks from the application user perspective. Yes, as user, we dont like censorship. We dont like to pay for everything. We like many more choices.

But I have hardly seen any article talk from Developers perspective. In apple store, you can not do piracy. And piracy is the biggest deterrent for any quality application. Every one wants revenue for their hard work. and that is what Apple gives developers.

And this is where strength of Apple Lies. Every quality developer would rather work on IOS Platform. (assuming Apple has considerable market). And Apple Users will get quality, licensed products

Another Advantage is that the cost for license will be much less... you can still see a lot of good apps for as less as $3 on Apple Store. This happens because the number of people buying it is much more.. Application development is more of Fixed Cost... Thus, greater the number of people buying an apps, lower the cost is..

There are drawbacks with Apple too... Like Operator dependence. I dont know the reason Steve Jobs has behind this, but there should certainly be a good one.

Then there is this question of choices. But look at the current offerings. We have iPod, iPhone, iPad, iMac, Macbook.. (iPod, iPhone and iPad are truely pathbreaking..) we can easily expect 5 more within next 10 years from Apple. So that would definitely remove the question of choices. And with products like iPhone 3Gs currently @ $99, cost wont be that huge an issue.

Hence I do believe that in Products Market, and Net based Applications, Apple still has a lot to offer. We should not declare Google as the winner just yet!

More on Market of Apple in coming blog

One in the Million!

Dedicated to Atty!! A considerable part here is from a msg u sent! 
And Frooty... My lovely little sister! :)

I saw sand turn to castle
Back of hand change a tussle

Destiny written on the face of palm
A simple answer for all our qualms!

I have seen people change their fate
Felt love turn into hate

Known People look younger with age
and a crab stuck in an open cage


I have seen princesses fall for a toad
People owning half the town hit the road..


Met People devasted inside but outside funny
Seen Love Sold out for Money

I have seen victory come out of unexpected
Defected striving for being perfected

Some just hide the signs.. but everyone cries
For Gold in Fire, Time never flies

For world, you are a speck in billion
but for some, you are one in million!!

Mission in Life

Dedicated to all Sensible Men, equally harassed by fake football fans and Twilight!!!

Of Late, I have just two missions in my life!!

1. Finding a girl who absolutely hates Twilight and Edward

2. Finding a girl who loves football for the Game and NOT for the Players!!!

and ofcourse, once I discover she is pretty, My ULTIMATE mission is to pataofy her!!!

wonder if Mayati Langer likes Twilight!!!

Hamara Bajaj

This is more of my thoughts than a proper blog... Not very well thought of.. just something i wrote to pass my time

Recently Bajaj was on top of many marketing blogs... which reminded me of this age-old ad..



Where as, few months ago, Bajaj came up with this one..



This is a very significant shift over the years in the marketing strategy of Bajaj, and it can be traced step by step.. Pulsar has over 50% market share in premium segment, and Discover has 20% in the 100-125 cc segment, eventhough priced slightly higher than splendor..

Over last few years, Pulsar has been the icon of Bajaj auto. So much that the hits on "Pulsar" on google exceeded that of "Bajaj Pulsar". Thus Bajaj had decided to drop the name "Bajaj" from Pulsar (some 6 months back) and is due to do the same for Discover shortly... Other two-wheelers will have the "Bajaj" label though...

M not a genius enough to comment on that... Analysis of this step can only be done in hindsight.. But I cant help but feel that this is done to save the most selling product Bajaj has produced

With Mahindra entering last year in this market, it is becoming imperative for Bajaj to safeguard its stronghold in three-wheeler market. Recent years have seen extensive usage of auto-rickshaws... We can always expect other giants like Tata or Hero Honda to enter this market, but maybe under different name...

Maybe Bajaj will go back to its traditional branding.... That still remains to be seen..

Football, Cricket and us

Dedicated to Fifa (the game).. I would be absolutely jobless without it!!! :D

Just the other day, I was wondering what makes football that is today.. And what makes cricket what it is. Luckily for me, from my balcony, I was watching 7-8 kids playing "tag" with the football. Some of the tricks they were doing were quite brilliant.

It reminded me of my childhood days when each evening, 4 30 to 6 30 was dedicated to cricket (3 matches of 8 over each) and 1 hour for discussion and bitching on other players... And the kind of hype around the games.. The post of "pellu" was the most coveted one. The best batsman had the coolest group (should mention Rudresh Bagchi here!). A member of school team was extremely revered!! I still remember how my entire school lunch sessions were spent watching class VIII bhaiyas play while I joined the group with other class V, VI to watch it.. hoping one day I will be on that pitch..

This hype makes Sachin the brand he is today.. Dhoni the icon he is.. This is what makes us idolize Ganguly when he guides India to World Cup Near Success in 2003 and curse him when he scores straight ducks...

It is this kind of passion that makes Indian Cricket team one of the best in world stage. And this is the kind of passion needed to see India in World Stage of Football... We need to encourage kids to run around that ball for hour and half, then stop and analyze themselves...

But therein lies the major problem.. We Indians, are inherently very LAZY... no offenses meant.. But we prefer keeping the wickets than to field on the boundary.. We prefer coming down one floor by lift rather than stairs.. We prefer to cross the tracks than take over-bridge..

And I believe that this very mentality has lead to India's less than impressive performance in world of sports.. For us, jogging is always an exercise and not a recreation.. Swimming a way to keep ourselves fit than to clear your mind..

And this is where parents come in.. It is how they behave in front of kids that molds them.. Mother's hatred to anything involving friends, Dad's curfew of reaching home before him.. This is what needs to be changed... Otherwise Football will just remain four-year passion for us...

Milenge Milenge

Dedicated to Pooh... wrote while talking to u!

Nopes... i havent seen the movie... i mean, it had Himesh's song in its promos!!! definite signaling of wats in store!!! there is also another reason of it NOT releasing in Trivandrum.... But again, contrary to what most of my friends think, i do NOT watch each and every movie!!! :|

I always thought Shahid as a good actor.... but his last few movies including Pathshaala, have left me horribly disappointed... As for Kareena, Jab we met was the only bright spot... she did look hot in a few... but well, we have priyanka, shilpa, bipasha... wrong market... she looked gud in Punjabi type role.... but sadly, now Deepika has firm control over that!!

BTW.. this is kind of random... just blabbering... :D

Almost missed

had a really happening trip to mumbai... had my flight at 1110... was meeting my sister at Mithibai.... then around 1010, i realized i misplaced my
ticket print out.... rushed and took one around that place... after finding a taxi who wheedled 150 bucks out of me!!! :(

somehow reached airport wid 20 mins to dept time... 30 mins before dept, they close the window... went to the main reporting officer or some1.. he got me boarding pass... then proceeded to security check/...

across security check saw my luggage, found my laptop missing... then realized some1 else had a similar bag, and mistook mine as his... airport authorities were not able to trace him... somehow, 15 min later,he realized bag was not his... (meantime, HDFC bank insisted i bought a health insurance) He came and returned to me!!
that had my laptop, hdd, passport and so many other things!

and all this, after i had slept just for 2 hrs!! (3 to 5). (world cup finals!!).. Slept the whole way... even though it was Kingfisher Red!!