Oh brother

I just saw an episode of the wonder years about Kevin and Wayne... kind of made me think of my own brother..

The earlist memories I have of VJ are of him scaring me and telling me stories about various ghosts hidden in every nook and corner of the house. He would put a scary voice and I would be chased around the house, me shrieking loudly and him trying hard not to burst out laughing. Mind you, I had fun as well...like the time we went out with a brand new bat to play cricket and more importantly to show off to other people and left it on the ground somewhere.. We never saw the bat again.

Like all elder siblings, VJ has been on the receiving end of my parents wrath many times because of my fault. I guess I must apologize for being such a drama queen.
When I was three and he seven, he towered over me by miles, and was a sort of a hero for me. Now his height doesn't appear gigantic anymore(though he is the tallest in the family) his stature as a standard I measure myself against havent changed much. Strangely I have never called him 'anna' or big brother even though the age difference was big enough to warrant that, I have always called him by his name, somehow it felt more right and respectful.

I have always been compared with my brother and I know that I always will be, but I don't think I have ever told him that it has been a privilage to follow his footsteps during my childhood. VJ - a brilliant and an extremely creative being with many of his talents yet to be tapped.

My education, my schooling, my goals,(even my musical preferences) have been influenced by the guy. So here's to Vishu, the guy who bullied and beat me up many times, who teased me to tears as a kid, who cheered me up with his eccentricities, who slogged the hell to set a standard for others, who inspired many including me to aim high, who taught me how to succeed.
Wishing him the best in life.

-shrini

O yuva yuva

I posted this yesterday but as luck would have it...the posting disappeared... I don't have the enthu to type out all my comments again so heres the summary
Yuva- a fresh strong movie by Mani Ratnam

Abhishek Bachhan- awsome...Little B is reminiscent of the angry young man persona of his father. Good work

Rani Mukharjee - The only female lead with scope for character development..(script writers made sure that the other two were as shallow as possible) Fair job by the petite Rani.

Ajay Devgan- Understated as always..exuded a quiet confidence...but a student? no...could have made him a young proffesor..

Esha Deol- Looks very cute in her glowing skin and salwar kameez..

Vivek Oberoi- fits the character... competant performance.. unfortunately some of the dialogues with Kareena suck big time.

Kareena Kapoor- I am not a big fan of her.. but somehow she did not look attractive even a bit.. not much of depth in her character so she did what she could with what she got.

A special mention for the music... great stuff from Ar Rahaman. Hats off to u dude.
Oberoi's tam words and Om puri's bong accent were well done.. nice work...
The movie lost it somewhere near the end..but all in all a good fillum.

This movie experience was possible due to Adil,Mummi,Sairam,Niranjan,Munna,Prateek. Thanks all of you for a wonderful evening.

-shrini

Things you do

So what are the things that happened over the past ten days? Well I got to meet my senior sidey who was here on a brief vacation before his facchagiri in IIMA.

Golu left the insti on 21st and indeed the insti will surely be poorer by his passing out. Wishing him the courage to keep his cool under fire. And do go on that date golu.

and an important thing...smokin joes kicks pizza huts ass.... anytime...

I like the ambience of pizza hut but it tastes like bread with lots of cheese on top.

Am eagerly awaiting shrek2...

The Wonder years

No, I'm not referring to the TV series of that name. These four years I've spent in the institute really have been wonderful. I can only imagine how much I would have lost if I had not gotten into it.

One by one, most of my friends are now leaving for their homes, and though I still have one more year to go, it is a milestone for me too. (for one, I'll start earning now :D)

This year maybe the rain gods have decided to give us an early monsoon. I'm all for rains but I hate it when the nearly 100% humidity makes us want to peel off our skin.

I have been getting regular lunch and dinner at proper times after a long time, thanks to Bolli. I am yet to pay a visit to my aunt after my exams even though she lives just half an hour from the hostel. I know I will go there for dinner only when I run out of cash to buy food here.

The new blogger interface is cool. Feels great to use and is easier on the eyes.

I'm eagerly waiting for sidey to come to wing so that the long overdue IIMA treat can be vasooled from him.

-shrini

Mom you are the best

Yes, I confess. I haven't been the world's best son lately, surely my mom deserves better. The sheer happiness in her voice when I wished her happy mother's day was heart wrenching. I resolve to be a better son to you.
I'm sorry amma I couldn't give you any gift or even come home early for holidays.

She sang me lullabies to put me to sleep
She gave me love, never let me weep
Hats off to you. For all its worth
I salute thee, the woman who gave me birth.

She kissed away my tears when I scraped my knees,
She told me bedtime stories and filled my heart with glee.
She bore me through all the pain. She is none other
than the woman I proudly call my mother.

I'm sorry for my tantrums that wore her patience lean,
I'm sorry for the stupid things I said but did not mean.
I love you. I don't know how to say it any other way,
Mom, Wish you a happy mother's day

-shrini

But it rained aka Paapi Peth ka sawaal

It rained yesterday.... giving us hapless souls a few minutes of respite from the torturous heat, the childish fun of getting drenched and a chance to enjoy mirchi bajjis.
The entire hostel empty with only us oldies left to crib about food and summer...
The eating patterns have drastically changed with me having tiffin for lunch and auntie's dosas for dinner.

So, why am I doing this? To put it simply, all the wing talk about food has made me incredibly hungry(that and the fact that I missed lunch and dinner) So this time its about the snacks I'd like to eat in the warmth of my room with a good book curled up inside a cosy blanket with the rain pouring outside.

I have always craved the savouries of all sorts but Aulakki/Pohe/Rice flakes it is for me. As long as I can remember, I have loved to eat this beaten rice preparation , Even when I was an infant, I would crawl to the person incharge of the kitchen and mesmerise them into making a plate of aulakki for me. (mind you I had no teeth then, so it was quite hard to swallow.)
Rava upma ..mmmmm..another of my favourites. Mom rules in making upma, though I rule in the sublime art of pohe-making.
And ofcourse, the above mentioned Bajjis, these are one of the unhealthiest deep fried oil drenched snacks ever but they taste like bites of heaven. Oh! I would give my right limb to have a plateful of those. And by mirchi bajjis, I mean real hot small mirchis, not those funny banana like huge peppers. Believe me , the serious 4th degree burns in the throat are worth it.
Bhelpuri and Panipuri are right up there with the rest of the yummies.
and to go with all these... Masala chai obviously. Tea goes with almost anything (even coffee).
So there, all ye people reading this, fantasize about your fav. goodies and let Mr. tummy growl.

-shrini

What's your poison

One of the last teetotellers of the wing succumbed to booze.... Mahesh is now enjoying sweet pegs of vodka chasing them down with whiskey.... Ali is the only one left now. As for me... alcohol has lost its appeal....
But this is not about alcohol...I just realized how much I like tea.. today was the first day after my hostel mess closed and my body is having big withdrawl pains... I finally accept that I crave for good cutting tea...
I notice that I use "by the way" a lot.... jumping from one idea to another...somewhat like my prof who taught me Industrial Engg and Operations Research.
Mithun finished his btp presentation today and golu's was over yesterday.... they finally completed what they came here to do.Here's wishing them the best for their future.
by the way my new timepass material Userfriendly comix
I don't know why I like comic strips so much..but I always have favoured comic strips over books. I always turn to the penultimate pages of newspaper to see what's up with calvin & hobbes or the piranha club ..the baby blues etc etc etc.
Speaking of cartoon strips the movie "American Splendour" is great..Do watch it.. Its a movie about a comic book creator writing about his own life. Quite well made and the actors did a terrific job.
Back in bollywood, Ram Gopal Verma doing a Godfather with the Big B. Will Sarkar pass muster.. Heck I don't care... Amitabh Bachhan as Vito Corleone is too good.

Happy summers people.
-shrini

Curioser and curioser

Main hoon naa released yesterday.... I dont know what gets into people when they go out to see a SRK movie...its like they have to announce to the world that they are gonna watch the movie.. They bathe...they shave...they even use their wingies aftershave and deo....why??? IS it some kind of compulsion???
by the way i just started this to write an ode to maddu..but........ some other time....have lots of time in the summer to get my juices flowing( creative on this blog... salivary ..in maddu :D )
VJ.... plz do come to the insti sometime.... u'll know what maddu mess means to us.
By the way...gave two exams today... I have never been sadder and more disillusionised in llife... I am supposed to be equivalent of an undergrad but the last few exams I've given certainly didn't give me that impression. I have written nothing but essay type answers written in a hazy rambling style repeating the same concept in as many different ways as possible... Infact I wrote the same answer in all my midsems... Anyways..I must be strong be British..not utter a peep...I've got my design project presentation and another endsem to go before I sleep...(due respects to Frost)

And hey ..I just realised many of my batcmates are now engineers... Way to go junta.... Enjoy real life... hope you have a better time outside than we ave inside this melting pot
Important news: Nishant got a schol from Virginia... Heres to the imaaandaar puleees afsar who acted as the moral police in his own treat at Ruby bar.... Fauji .... Reddy ...bad boys you.... Chee Chee...Maa bap kya sochenge?

And finally here's to Bolli...another founder member of Maddu jao andolan.... Keep it up dude... Inshallah tumhe gmail account zaroor milega..

ps: signal processing sux.... fourier suxxxxxx z-transform suxxxx

-shrini