My best friend's wedding.

I wonder what took me so long to write this. Let's just say I've been busy living my life.

Gona and Sonali got married on the 16th of Feb. I'm glad I was there. The way things were working out, I was very close to missing it. I missed Tarun's wedding (not that it stopped him from getting married) and I think he would have liked me to be there.

Gona was always the most sorted of us (Vikram, him and I). I'm not surprised that he was the first to take a nose-dive into marital bliss (hopefully). Back in the days all of us had something or another going for us. It made us stand out from the rest. Gona was the type that stood out among people that stand out. I remember thinking that all people have atleast one flaw. Not him. While I have wasted many years with very little to show for, he had his goals set very clearly in front of him (being a footballer may have helped a little here though). Now soon he'll have his own family. Awesome Gona!

Gona also happens to be one of the few close friends of mine that doesn't follow my blog and that I guess helps right now.

I don't think seeing Gona get married affected me in any way. I didn't feel wierd or anything. Maybe when Vikram gets married I will throw that fit! I'm actually sure I will.

Sonali and Gona, All the best for your life!

P.S. I've now known Gona for 17 years. That - is disturbing! :)

It's over!

I've quit my job, finally! After all those months of whining about it. I now go to Bombay (oh sorry MNS.. Mumbai) to join Maersk!

3 1/2 years have gone by quickly. When I look back now, I realise it wasn't so bad after all. I landed myself the most coveted job in a BPO (no, not the CEO) and have certainly learned a lot more than I would have in any other role.

My company did not take it too well though (at least that's what it looked like). It started of quite well actually. My boss, the gentle person that he is, was okay with me leaving. His boss was not. So I had to go through a couple of rounds of retention talk, which I must admit was very tempting and still is and I think I will still stick to my decision of leaving.

Now I need to look for a place to stay in Mumbai and I only get my next salary in the begining of May and considering that the last time I got paid was in the begining of Feb - it sucks! But the final dues should be a whole load of money and the wait is worth it.

It's a new begining. I hope it's as good as I imagine it to be.

February 5, 5:43AM

...Yes it has been ripped off from the Bon Jovi Song.

I can't sleep - it's way too warm and yesterday was freakin' cold. I don't even have anything to say. I've read all of Vikram and Rashmi's blog - nothing new (please update!). Natasha's blog.. hmmm.. now at least someone can keep coming up with interesting reading almost each day - good one! What ever happened to Diyva & Aniruddh? I apologise for the last statement if you've been in a state of comatose since the year began. Barkha - Kebab factory??? Really? My next post should be about the cigarette shop!

I met Gona and Vikram together for the first time in more than a year on Tuesday and it's better I say no more about this. It was a crazy night. No we didn't do anything to make it that way.. it was a series of events that made it like that. So let's just say there was someone very drunk, someone else who had found a person lying in a pool of blood in the middle of road and decided to take them to the hospital (where the first someone also went), someone who dropped his phone somewhere on the road and the cops found it and last someone whose mother was still awake when they came back home trashed! It was all worth it...

The sleep is now setting in...

Oh.. It's my Dad's birthday! Happy Birthday Pa!

Now.. now..

I think my ability to offend people without doing a thing is incredible! I'm beginning to see things around me where I haven't done a thing and people are pissed off. Okay, I may have done something really tiny and unimportant, but the shit works!!

It's so easy to watch people act as if they don't care and you know by some of the stuff they do - that in their heart, what they really want is to rip your head off!

So my friends, try this next time. If you want to piss someone off completely - do nothing, say nothing in fact don't even talk about them. Act like they don't exist. It's called indifference, I know. But believe me - a conspired indifference is a hundred times powerful than the real one!

Kick ass!!!

Finally watched it!

I finally saw Avatar today. I'm sure the earnings talk for themselves but apart from the 3D and cinematography I really thought the movie was okay.

I'm not a great movie critic or anything, actually the very fact that I'm probably the last person to watch this movie in the world (leaving out the people who are below poverty line) should tell you that I'm not a very avid movie watcher either.

This post is just about that!

P.S. Will try to practice some restraint on writing posts about my work. I realise how bad they've got!

Here we go again!

My work's been hell in the two weeks of Jan 2010. It's gone from bad to worse to being in a pool full of shit and you can't swim (yes, I know. That's shitty.). It's really become intolerable! It's one of things that makes you give up on hope. Each morning (afternoon) when I get ready to go to work my body starts starts failing on me. Just the other day something came up and I was so tensed that I actually ended up having loosies!!

My attempts that finding another job have hit a wall too. Somehow nothing seems to go my way. I've even tried prayer (this is being said in a very non blasphemous way)! One option is to screw everything and join Vikram (who is man enough to take the risk and setup his own "creative shop"), but then I know jack of what he does and plus I'm just not the type who'll take a chance (I told you - I'm boring).

But this whole thing has brought out one great quality in me. Ahimsa (Mahatma Gandhi would be so proud)! I've become non-violent, non-reactive, non-responsive, non-man! Not saying Gandhi was non-man - he took out the British and I can't even deal with my fellow country men! Being patient is like knowing that you're still stuck in the pool of shit, you'll eventually get out alive but the smell will stay on you forever! But what the hell, at least you're still alive. So what if you've changed a "little bit". If something doesn't happen fast - that'll be me!

Well, tomorrow is another day towards attaining nirvana through ahimsa (some shit like that).

P.S. I thought this would be good if it reached out a lot of people (not my post, but what I'm saying below)

Vikram as you know is starting his own "creative shop" which will do everything related to creativity. Yes, you guessed it. Ads, write-ups, photos, interior decoration, etc. etc. All he needs is a name. You see when babies are born, they don't come out being "Martin". You first make the baby then the name!

So, be kind and suggest some cool names. You will not receive any royalty incase he picks something you suggest. But surely if you suggest something stupid, Vikram and I will sit next weekend and bitch about you! :)

Resolutions and something like that.

There's not a single person who can say they've never has a resolution. I'm not talking about new years resolution. Just resolution in general. I've made mine. Some I've stuck to, most I can't even remember.

2010 is here. I have no resolution. No sir, not a single thing that I think I need to especially do in this year. Should tell you how satisfied I am with life or how lethargic I've become.

See now I said there isn't something I'd like to "especially" do. Which means there is stuff I would like (people) to do. Top 3 below.

First, I want people to stop having so much pity for themselves. Too many people I know that are feeling too sorry for themselves. I hate having to deal with them (unless I really care, which in my knowing is only 1 person). The attention deficit disorder is fucking giving me a headache. Maybe if your life is so bad you should kill yourself! I'll even try to make it to the funeral!

Second, (I've said this before) stop being pseudo! I'm not a cool person and if I don't try so hard why are you trying so hard with me?? I've accepted with grace that I'm not all that fancy and I'm happy! I spent the new years eve at Vikram's place with people I love most and that is my idea of fun!

Third, because we have the same problem doesn't make us brothers (it's not a fucking club)! I'm just a nice person for listening to you. That doesn't mean you start expecting Christmas cards from me. I have problems and they're as unique as everyone else's and I will deal with them. So thank you but I do not need advise (when I do, I will ask for it).

Tell me, is this too much to ask for?