Since i have nothing to write about, i will go on a trip down memory lane and find some exciting stories from my really really boring life...
When i was in 12th standard, while going to Kalrashukla Classes in Parle (east) all of us who stayed on the western side and close enough to make it by bus had to get off at a bus stop called Rasraj, with a scenic view of a huge gutter and squatting people every morning...
One day (what i thought was) an urban legend of the 'Sekchool Predator' reached my ears. Apparently two guys and two girls were standing at the bus stop on their way home ('Scream' director, i have a copyright for this story...) and some fat, middle-aged was walking up and down the length of the bus stop and whispering 'sekchool, sekchool' when he got close to the 4 of them. Now before they could do anything about it, their bus came and they thought 'better to just ignore it'. (or maybe they were too chicken to do anything about it...)
The Sekchool Predator laid low for a few days... Till one day he resurfaced and
came across his next victim... me!!! (not such an exciting twist, no?)
This time he approached his lonely victim from the side. i was listening to music for some time and failed to notice the fat, middle-aged man fitting the description of SP. Soon the music stopped and the earplugs came out. i could someone trying to get my attention with some words almost in a whisper. 'Sek, sek' is what the voice said. 'Sek'?? What was that? A unit of time, perhaps? i looked around and SP was pacing up and down the length of the bus stop (very repetitive story, but what to do?). Strange. Then he started using the word that struck terror (ok im over exaggerating) in the hearts of young people all over the world (ok this is definitely over the top): Sekchool.
And then my bus came and i hopped onto it and went home. Never heard from him or about him ever again.
Until of course, some people in college (PD for example) referred to similar incidents at the same bus stop, but that was four years later...
Theories:
1) Desperate guy looking for some 'sek' with anything that moves.
2) Pervert who gets turned on by using the word.
3) Pimp trying to advertise his whores.
4) Guy offering a place for young couples to make out (yes, this was one of the theories that stemmed from the first incident).
5) Prankster out to scare poor, innocent kids.
6) Some lout who has nothing better to do in life.
Moral of the Story: The long awaited bus always comes when the story is just beginning to get interesting...
2.6.07
Doppelganger...
Me as a South Park character...
This is a really fun site! i spent almost an hour trying to get myself right (in the process got South Park characters for lots of people i know, contact me if you think you are on the list).
Thanks to DG for the referral.
And yay!! i crossed the 4000 mark on my hit counter! That's quite a sucky number for 1.5 years of this blog, but still....
14.5.07
Numbers...
Got this forward on orkut. One of the many that try starting a revolution:
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Dear Friends!
Petrol in Pakistan Rs17 per litr
Malaysia Rs 18 per litr
In India it's 48 per litr
Why this difference in Asia itself? World Market CRUDE Oil is not the reason for this. It's all Gain for private owners? As we are the general public, or Common Man as R.K.Laxman wud hv said, we have to raise our voice, let's raise thru Emails.Forward this to all Indians who care.
IT HAS BEEN CALCULATED THAT IF EVERYONE DID NOT PURCHASE A DROP OF PETROL FOR ONE DAY AND ALL AT THE SAME TIME, THE OIL COMPANIES WOULD CHOKE ON THEIR STOCKPILES.AT THE SAME TIME IT WOULD HIT THE ENTIRE INDUSTRY WITH A NET LOSS OVER 4.6 BILLION DOLLARS WHICH AFFECTS THE BOTTOM LINES OF THE OILCOMPANIES.
THEREFORE "THURSDAY MAY 22nd " HAS BEEN FORMALLY DECLARED "STICK IT UP THEIR BEHIND " DAY AND THE PEOPLE OF THIS NATION SHOULD NOT BUY A SINGLE DROP OF PETROL THAT DAY.
THE ONLY WAY THIS CAN BE DONE IS IF YOU FORWARD THIS E-MAIL TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS YOU CAN AND AS QUICKLY AS YOU CAN TO GET THE WORD
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Notice the words "common man", "all indians who care".
Now take the population of India (1 billion plus and counting...)
Now take the number of people who own a car/bike/rickshaw/bus etc etc (Can't be more than 10% of the population)
Now take the number of people who own a computer, an internet connection and an orkut account (measly...)
Now take the number of people out of this tiny measly number who care to forward crap.
SO WHAT MAKES SOME FOOL THINK THAT PETROL WILL NOT BE SOLD ON THE 22ND OF MAY OR ANY OTHER DAY??????????
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Dear Friends!
Petrol in Pakistan Rs17 per litr
Malaysia Rs 18 per litr
In India it's 48 per litr
Why this difference in Asia itself? World Market CRUDE Oil is not the reason for this. It's all Gain for private owners? As we are the general public, or Common Man as R.K.Laxman wud hv said, we have to raise our voice, let's raise thru Emails.Forward this to all Indians who care.
IT HAS BEEN CALCULATED THAT IF EVERYONE DID NOT PURCHASE A DROP OF PETROL FOR ONE DAY AND ALL AT THE SAME TIME, THE OIL COMPANIES WOULD CHOKE ON THEIR STOCKPILES.AT THE SAME TIME IT WOULD HIT THE ENTIRE INDUSTRY WITH A NET LOSS OVER 4.6 BILLION DOLLARS WHICH AFFECTS THE BOTTOM LINES OF THE OILCOMPANIES.
THEREFORE "THURSDAY MAY 22nd " HAS BEEN FORMALLY DECLARED "STICK IT UP THEIR BEHIND " DAY AND THE PEOPLE OF THIS NATION SHOULD NOT BUY A SINGLE DROP OF PETROL THAT DAY.
THE ONLY WAY THIS CAN BE DONE IS IF YOU FORWARD THIS E-MAIL TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS YOU CAN AND AS QUICKLY AS YOU CAN TO GET THE WORD
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Notice the words "common man", "all indians who care".
Now take the population of India (1 billion plus and counting...)
Now take the number of people who own a car/bike/rickshaw/bus etc etc (Can't be more than 10% of the population)
Now take the number of people who own a computer, an internet connection and an orkut account (measly...)
Now take the number of people out of this tiny measly number who care to forward crap.
SO WHAT MAKES SOME FOOL THINK THAT PETROL WILL NOT BE SOLD ON THE 22ND OF MAY OR ANY OTHER DAY??????????
16.4.07
Vice Versa...
Where does the whole aggression in cricket ads come from? As a culture we are quite benign about things in general, a feature used by many a fundamentalists to evoke some concerns about our masculinity. But ads like 'ladega to jeetega' with all our cricket stars as tigers or the one where Anil Kumble inspires Irfan Pathan to hit the middle stump in pouring rain seem to be totally opposite of what we seem to be.
i still remember ads like Pepsi's 'Nothing official about it' series and the one with Tendulkar, 'Main kahan hoon??' Two things about them: They seem to look at the lighter side of the sport, and they both featured pre-2000. In fact i can extend this argument to how sports channels push cricket series as 'Qayamat', 'Badla' or whatever else, again seemingly post-2000.
Correlate this with the recent increasing inflaming of passion of cricket fans, effigies being burnt with a few losses, baying for their blood, security outside Tendulkar's house for the first time in his 18 year career and i begin to wonder: Does life inspire the media, or does the media inspire life??
i still remember ads like Pepsi's 'Nothing official about it' series and the one with Tendulkar, 'Main kahan hoon??' Two things about them: They seem to look at the lighter side of the sport, and they both featured pre-2000. In fact i can extend this argument to how sports channels push cricket series as 'Qayamat', 'Badla' or whatever else, again seemingly post-2000.
Correlate this with the recent increasing inflaming of passion of cricket fans, effigies being burnt with a few losses, baying for their blood, security outside Tendulkar's house for the first time in his 18 year career and i begin to wonder: Does life inspire the media, or does the media inspire life??
1.4.07
Post-jury nothingness...
Bhojpuri movie titles as seen near Juhu Beach:
1) Tu Hamaar Hau
2) Kab Kaha Ba I Love You
3) Ganga Ke Paar Sajna Hamaar
4) Ravi Kishan (starring Ravi Kishan as 'Ravi', 'Kishan')
5) Hamaar Se Biyaah Karab De Do
Why do all of them remind me of crappy Hindi movies from the 80's?
And why do all of them have such a huge fan following? Apparently some of them make more money up north than all of that week's Bollywood movies.
1) Tu Hamaar Hau
2) Kab Kaha Ba I Love You
3) Ganga Ke Paar Sajna Hamaar
4) Ravi Kishan (starring Ravi Kishan as 'Ravi', 'Kishan')
5) Hamaar Se Biyaah Karab De Do
Why do all of them remind me of crappy Hindi movies from the 80's?
And why do all of them have such a huge fan following? Apparently some of them make more money up north than all of that week's Bollywood movies.
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