Sunday, November 15, 2009
Sunday, August 30, 2009
pictures anyone ??
Thank you Ra...i appreciate it !
I really have no words to describe how overwhelmed (again) I have become going thru your last posts...You forgot about the time we hid SPs bike on the roof of Rally's neighbors house, while putting up the New year eve bon-fire..and later that night KP and I with bottles of Canon 10000 get busted by Rally's sister...the list will go on and on..
Although I shall refrain from adding the "smitten by the kitten" sequel, lest the blog becomes objectionable. (All I can say is Razez lying "on his tummy" with sheer nylons...ha ha!!)
Guys we need pictures..I remember there were quite a few taken.. I think Ra had all the albums. I know its going to be a pain scanning all of that, but we have to have some on the site.
I really have no words to describe how overwhelmed (again) I have become going thru your last posts...You forgot about the time we hid SPs bike on the roof of Rally's neighbors house, while putting up the New year eve bon-fire..and later that night KP and I with bottles of Canon 10000 get busted by Rally's sister...the list will go on and on..
Although I shall refrain from adding the "smitten by the kitten" sequel, lest the blog becomes objectionable. (All I can say is Razez lying "on his tummy" with sheer nylons...ha ha!!)
Guys we need pictures..I remember there were quite a few taken.. I think Ra had all the albums. I know its going to be a pain scanning all of that, but we have to have some on the site.
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Smitten by the Kitten
Andu, your mention of 'Smitten by the kitten' led me to write the real story behind it - so here goes ...
I remember this day when me and KP stayed over at KP's place and we sat and watched some movies all night. We had been convincing Razzez also to join us the previous night but despite all our coaxing he gave some lousy excuses (something as lousy as saying I can’t finish my dinner without eating daal bhaat types) and refused to come to stay over. So me and KP decided next morning to pull his leg. We called him early in the morning (around 7:30 I think) and went on raving about this amazing pondy movie that we saw last night last night and it was just great etc. etc. We even coined a fancy name for it - “Smitten by the Kitten”. Razzez took the bait and was soon really tempted and feeling bad that he had missed something - but nevertheless, he acted cool and just said ‘Ok I will drop by at your place later’. We knew he was going to want to see the movie once he came. But when he came to KP’s place, we made sure we had something else on TV (I think it was a football match) and we kept watching it. He was waiting ki kab movie aayega and at the same time knew that we were avoiding showing the movie to him. Nevertheless he managed to keep his cool dude look of, ‘I-don’t-want-to-see-it-if-you-don’t-want-to-show-me’. After about half an hour of beating around the bush, Razzez could finally hold it no more and started looking around for the video cassette of ‘Smitten by the kitten’, saying ‘I will find it myself if you don’t want to show me!’ Needless to say, KP and I had a great time pulling his leg and with devilish joy telling him that it was all a fake story! Poor Razzez, I can almost remember his disappointment to-date :)
I remember this day when me and KP stayed over at KP's place and we sat and watched some movies all night. We had been convincing Razzez also to join us the previous night but despite all our coaxing he gave some lousy excuses (something as lousy as saying I can’t finish my dinner without eating daal bhaat types) and refused to come to stay over. So me and KP decided next morning to pull his leg. We called him early in the morning (around 7:30 I think) and went on raving about this amazing pondy movie that we saw last night last night and it was just great etc. etc. We even coined a fancy name for it - “Smitten by the Kitten”. Razzez took the bait and was soon really tempted and feeling bad that he had missed something - but nevertheless, he acted cool and just said ‘Ok I will drop by at your place later’. We knew he was going to want to see the movie once he came. But when he came to KP’s place, we made sure we had something else on TV (I think it was a football match) and we kept watching it. He was waiting ki kab movie aayega and at the same time knew that we were avoiding showing the movie to him. Nevertheless he managed to keep his cool dude look of, ‘I-don’t-want-to-see-it-if-you-don’t-want-to-show-me’. After about half an hour of beating around the bush, Razzez could finally hold it no more and started looking around for the video cassette of ‘Smitten by the kitten’, saying ‘I will find it myself if you don’t want to show me!’ Needless to say, KP and I had a great time pulling his leg and with devilish joy telling him that it was all a fake story! Poor Razzez, I can almost remember his disappointment to-date :)
How it all started ...
As of course great ideas come when great minds think ... and hence it all started with one great mind Andu writing a very nostalgic email to the inflated egos group after a 5 year hiatus and that instigated everyone to go back down the memory lane! (Andu, you owe me credit for giving u the great mind title, please remember). So here I am starting this blog summarizing some of the stuff that we had put in email so it stays here on record. Hope to see some of u using ur idle brains in this recession to add somethin' to this blog ...
The SP Story:
Buddha:
A question that we spent time trying to remember was "How did SP come into our group"? While I felt that he met Ra, Razzez in Kaulguds class, Rally thought you guys met up in Surya gym
Ra:
if I remember right, it was a mix of both that SP was in Kaulgud’s and in those days he was the only cool dude who had a ‘bhaun bhaun’ kinetic while we all poor souls used to be on cycle or barefoot in the hot sun. And then of course SP had all the cuts and biscuits, courtesy Surya gym which was the inspiration for Razzez and the likes. (due respect Potre from NCL gym who Razzez’s first coach and mentor). SP, please validate the facts that have been presented. Btw SP is now the owner of multiple flats in high rise buildings in Pune and is the has become the true zameendar of Pune.
SP: (full of lies)
Let get the facts straight I was in NCL colony much before some of you were born.I attended Kuku's barsa.
Kp and me were dushman some 30 years back when were in KG. He claims i threw stones..he has still not recovered.
The group was not much of a group untill i arrived.
Razzeez and Ra followed me to Surya gym that was the beginning really. We didnt really hang out after Kaulgud.
KP and me went to FC college together.
When i started playing Basket ball then some of you got zeeelous and started the hate SP group.Ra always hated me btw from the gym days :)... lots to recollect maybe i will write a book and dedicate it to the egos.. (pehle ek blog to likh)
KP:
SP renewedhis dushmani with me when we visited the museum in New Haven together bythreatening to throw stones at the sculptures. I have thus decided to visit himin his high rise and create a row under his nose when Iam in Pune next. Hope Ra& Razess are up to this.
NCL basketball court players (the Pashan Lakers):
Nikhil Sansare (hummmf.....deep breath before taking a shot, only to be blocked right away even by Kuku)
Boo (cheezy)
Joe (Georgie's bro, height disadvantage...hahaha)
Prasanna (Promod Nair's bro, predictable fakes)
Amit Naikare (fight....life is tough)
NCL team (Siddhu, Mani, Sakpal (Kuki fame), Jogdhan, etc.)
Loyola team (Prasanna, Hari's son, etc)
Mohit Kane (Buddha's friend)
Koshi, Archit Lal, Shastri & Ambrish
Unni (Senti)
Saby (Airforce ka garam khoon)
Hemya Tikhe
Vashya
John Paul
Manu Selot
Ghosh
Omkar (Amtya's friend)
Harsh (why is Kuku smiling?)
Adu (Aditya Rawal)
Dheeraj
Abhijit (What am I paying you for!!!! fame)
Avi
Naren Panse
Surabhi
Rally Uncle
Chana (Anurag)
Mukho
Nikhil (Bhaji)
Pugsy
Krishna (NCL team)
Bala (NCL team and whose gigantic foot landed on my barefoot taking me out of action for 1 week)
Badru
Paji
Ram (the metallica-fan, cricket-lover, guitar-scratcher)
Tooooshaaar
Sambo
Shouri (rapid dribbling)
Naru Gokarn (stiff)
Dileep - KP's cousin
Barnie (break dancer) and
Bobby Fernandes (pioneers of NCL BB)
Most memorable moments (from emails):
-Seeing couples on bikes during Bobby-walks and wondering "mera number kab aayega?"
-Writing applications to NCL begging for a new basketball.
-Razzez getting caught by Kelu (I still remember the look on his face while staring at Razzez'z muscles ).
-Some of us parking near Rallys home to avoid getting caught.
-Kelu dragging us for tea/sutta to Siddharth.
-Playing basketball/football right after Holi with soiled/colored clothes.
-Vaidhya from the NCL team. He was the "old horse" of the team and played with us for maybe a year or so...
- Chai at Siddharth,
- Soumya.. the undisputed king of PJ's ( not 3 pointers though),
- Speedo and his cosmetic surgery ( read nose job...funny how everyone missed that out ),
- I remember the first time Ra tasted meat was from the top of my scalp..that probably was the last time as well, huh?...
- Jal frazie at Samudra near nal stop..
- Buddha and the street cat, Walking the dog after basketball.
- SP breaking Boo's glasses after his reverse fling..
- unni firing sakat after he slipped and fell and badly messed up the tennis court..
-KP's fight with Pramod Nair (who covered his left butt while dribbling)
-Bloody noses of Boo, Mukho, Razez, Amtya
-Nikhil Sansare was probably the most injury prone guy
-Soumya's (not sure) or KP's fight with Sakat
-Andu's tambakku style of rubbing hands, SP's robotic gait, KP's dribbling
-Drinking water on Soumya's swing and sitting on the circle with bikes around
-Contri for buying the ball (Cosco, Nivia - Rs 240-280), getting NCL to buy new rings and boards
-Playing barefoot or with kelachandra's, broken rings, rattling boards (which Ra had perfected for 3ptrs)
-Frustration towards the last few months when everyone moved out and ppl hardly met to play (Lone crusader born)
The SP Story:
Buddha:
A question that we spent time trying to remember was "How did SP come into our group"? While I felt that he met Ra, Razzez in Kaulguds class, Rally thought you guys met up in Surya gym
Ra:
if I remember right, it was a mix of both that SP was in Kaulgud’s and in those days he was the only cool dude who had a ‘bhaun bhaun’ kinetic while we all poor souls used to be on cycle or barefoot in the hot sun. And then of course SP had all the cuts and biscuits, courtesy Surya gym which was the inspiration for Razzez and the likes. (due respect Potre from NCL gym who Razzez’s first coach and mentor). SP, please validate the facts that have been presented. Btw SP is now the owner of multiple flats in high rise buildings in Pune and is the has become the true zameendar of Pune.
SP: (full of lies)
Let get the facts straight I was in NCL colony much before some of you were born.I attended Kuku's barsa.
Kp and me were dushman some 30 years back when were in KG. He claims i threw stones..he has still not recovered.
The group was not much of a group untill i arrived.
Razzeez and Ra followed me to Surya gym that was the beginning really. We didnt really hang out after Kaulgud.
KP and me went to FC college together.
When i started playing Basket ball then some of you got zeeelous and started the hate SP group.Ra always hated me btw from the gym days :)... lots to recollect maybe i will write a book and dedicate it to the egos.. (pehle ek blog to likh)
KP:
SP renewedhis dushmani with me when we visited the museum in New Haven together bythreatening to throw stones at the sculptures. I have thus decided to visit himin his high rise and create a row under his nose when Iam in Pune next. Hope Ra& Razess are up to this.
NCL basketball court players (the Pashan Lakers):
Nikhil Sansare (hummmf.....deep breath before taking a shot, only to be blocked right away even by Kuku)
Boo (cheezy)
Joe (Georgie's bro, height disadvantage...hahaha)
Prasanna (Promod Nair's bro, predictable fakes)
Amit Naikare (fight....life is tough)
NCL team (Siddhu, Mani, Sakpal (Kuki fame), Jogdhan, etc.)
Loyola team (Prasanna, Hari's son, etc)
Mohit Kane (Buddha's friend)
Koshi, Archit Lal, Shastri & Ambrish
Unni (Senti)
Saby (Airforce ka garam khoon)
Hemya Tikhe
Vashya
John Paul
Manu Selot
Ghosh
Omkar (Amtya's friend)
Harsh (why is Kuku smiling?)
Adu (Aditya Rawal)
Dheeraj
Abhijit (What am I paying you for!!!! fame)
Avi
Naren Panse
Surabhi
Rally Uncle
Chana (Anurag)
Mukho
Nikhil (Bhaji)
Pugsy
Krishna (NCL team)
Bala (NCL team and whose gigantic foot landed on my barefoot taking me out of action for 1 week)
Badru
Paji
Ram (the metallica-fan, cricket-lover, guitar-scratcher)
Tooooshaaar
Sambo
Shouri (rapid dribbling)
Naru Gokarn (stiff)
Dileep - KP's cousin
Barnie (break dancer) and
Bobby Fernandes (pioneers of NCL BB)
Most memorable moments (from emails):
-Seeing couples on bikes during Bobby-walks and wondering "mera number kab aayega?"
-Writing applications to NCL begging for a new basketball.
-Razzez getting caught by Kelu (I still remember the look on his face while staring at Razzez'z muscles ).
-Some of us parking near Rallys home to avoid getting caught.
-Kelu dragging us for tea/sutta to Siddharth.
-Playing basketball/football right after Holi with soiled/colored clothes.
-Vaidhya from the NCL team. He was the "old horse" of the team and played with us for maybe a year or so...
- Chai at Siddharth,
- Soumya.. the undisputed king of PJ's ( not 3 pointers though),
- Speedo and his cosmetic surgery ( read nose job...funny how everyone missed that out ),
- I remember the first time Ra tasted meat was from the top of my scalp..that probably was the last time as well, huh?...
- Jal frazie at Samudra near nal stop..
- Buddha and the street cat, Walking the dog after basketball.
- SP breaking Boo's glasses after his reverse fling..
- unni firing sakat after he slipped and fell and badly messed up the tennis court..
-KP's fight with Pramod Nair (who covered his left butt while dribbling)
-Bloody noses of Boo, Mukho, Razez, Amtya
-Nikhil Sansare was probably the most injury prone guy
-Soumya's (not sure) or KP's fight with Sakat
-Andu's tambakku style of rubbing hands, SP's robotic gait, KP's dribbling
-Drinking water on Soumya's swing and sitting on the circle with bikes around
-Contri for buying the ball (Cosco, Nivia - Rs 240-280), getting NCL to buy new rings and boards
-Playing barefoot or with kelachandra's, broken rings, rattling boards (which Ra had perfected for 3ptrs)
-Frustration towards the last few months when everyone moved out and ppl hardly met to play (Lone crusader born)
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Indonesia on the horizon
I reckon I am the first one here...shubh kaam mein deri kyo?
You guys probably are familiar with the term FOSLA, arguably coined in 1999 when I was studying in Chennai. For those ill-informed...this stands for the elite, the untouchable...the one and only "Frustrated One Sided Lovers Association".
think about it and wonder...you graduate from an Inflated ego into a FOSL, what on earth could be a better upgrade?
Yeah so I met a fellow FOSL yesterday after 9 long years....He still lives the same dream!! Talks about the same woman (not) in his life...very touching! The only one amongst the five of us...and he is now the torch bearer. (The emperor finally got married Feb 2002 after doing plenty of justice to his name...although between you and me, he stays a closet FOSLA, aah maybe we all are...doesn't matter)
Torchbearer Lathish has been out of the country since 2000, romanced quite a few countries...and has been in Indonesia for the better part of 5 years. Also in the darzi trade..
Before I go any further....my latest obsession ( well for the most part of this year) happens to be hi-end audio, and mind you very hi-end. And as probably most of you know, I usually realize my obsessions...and this latest one is surely going to burn a hole in my pocket. Well not just the pocket! When you crave for something thats costs you close to Rs 5 lac...you know what I mean.
First thought..a-la "Inside Man"....ROB A BANK!!!, too many variables though...Diwali Bonus...not happening! and so and so forth I have been contemplating methods to rake up the moolah. I have set myself a deadline...May 2010, I shall own my "rock concert at home"
Then Comrade Lathish came along...talked about this and that..marriage apparently is not very far away, the good old days etc...and then the conversation settled on a wonderful land called Indonesia. Gotto give it to the guy... for someone in the production field, awesome sales pitch. Got Liza interested as well...and then got me engaged into this super feisty discussion. ranged from work-life balance, personality traits, deep sea diving, light drizzles...the good life etc etc. A very engaging conversation ! And I think I am, after all these years, atleast inclined to explore that side of possibilities.. which otherwise would be casually shrugged off without any respect or remorse.
Set the ball rolling today morning...
Lets see how goes...I shall keep you posted.
Andu
You guys probably are familiar with the term FOSLA, arguably coined in 1999 when I was studying in Chennai. For those ill-informed...this stands for the elite, the untouchable...the one and only "Frustrated One Sided Lovers Association".
think about it and wonder...you graduate from an Inflated ego into a FOSL, what on earth could be a better upgrade?
Yeah so I met a fellow FOSL yesterday after 9 long years....He still lives the same dream!! Talks about the same woman (not) in his life...very touching! The only one amongst the five of us...and he is now the torch bearer. (The emperor finally got married Feb 2002 after doing plenty of justice to his name...although between you and me, he stays a closet FOSLA, aah maybe we all are...doesn't matter)
Torchbearer Lathish has been out of the country since 2000, romanced quite a few countries...and has been in Indonesia for the better part of 5 years. Also in the darzi trade..
Before I go any further....my latest obsession ( well for the most part of this year) happens to be hi-end audio, and mind you very hi-end. And as probably most of you know, I usually realize my obsessions...and this latest one is surely going to burn a hole in my pocket. Well not just the pocket! When you crave for something thats costs you close to Rs 5 lac...you know what I mean.
First thought..a-la "Inside Man"....ROB A BANK!!!, too many variables though...Diwali Bonus...not happening! and so and so forth I have been contemplating methods to rake up the moolah. I have set myself a deadline...May 2010, I shall own my "rock concert at home"
Then Comrade Lathish came along...talked about this and that..marriage apparently is not very far away, the good old days etc...and then the conversation settled on a wonderful land called Indonesia. Gotto give it to the guy... for someone in the production field, awesome sales pitch. Got Liza interested as well...and then got me engaged into this super feisty discussion. ranged from work-life balance, personality traits, deep sea diving, light drizzles...the good life etc etc. A very engaging conversation ! And I think I am, after all these years, atleast inclined to explore that side of possibilities.. which otherwise would be casually shrugged off without any respect or remorse.
Set the ball rolling today morning...
Lets see how goes...I shall keep you posted.
Andu
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