alice in wonderland

Well, our hyd chief quit yesterday. There was a town-hall to announce this and it was difficult for him. He had joined as a fresher and had stayed back for 17 years.

I don't attach any significance to this. We have seen bigger people quitting in the last one year. And i don't work under him anyways.

But then i do remember the first time he talked to me. It was our orientation session just after joining. His topic was careers in the organization. And he quoted this :

Alice: Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?
The Cat: That depends a good deal on where you want to get to
Alice: I don't much care where.
The Cat: Then it doesn't much matter which way you go.
Alice: …so long as I get somewhere.
The Cat: Oh, you're sure to do that, if only you walk long enough.

if you are still wondering, thats from "alice in wonderland".
And i think that was a very opt quote.
In-fact the whole book,claimed to be a children's book is full of thought provoking quotes for adults. And IMHO, it is the most ideal book, if you want to story tell a kid, like read five pages out, close it out, and then continue tomorrow - you know, i have been read hardy boys like that.

28th August 2003

They say you shouldn't trace rishi moolam nadhi moolam. Well, here's mine.

I was not yet 21 then. It was a holiday, i dont know on account of what.

Me,cock and Mugundhan went to IMS pillayar koil. Thats one of the most beautiful temples you would see. A single simple room with a statue and some place around it to do the rounds. All this set in the sidelines of a medical college. We used to go there as more of a peaceful get-away than to pray or anything.

So we went there and were coming back. We were about to enter our hostel. And then i wanted to buy a toothbrush. That proved, err, lets say, impacting.

I walked till NMB to get the brush. these guys were standing there. jagan and co. The famous super-deuce on their way to thendral. I was tempted. I joined. We went to thendral. I think i had some gin from ajay, some whiskey from someone, half a glass of beer,a sip of wine. we poured gin into jaffer's sprite. He found out.

i dont remember what else i had. I only remember saying the now legendary 'nalla irukkuda" a couple of times.

I think we were left with around 150 rupees. The quota was ten rupees for dinner and the rest for journey back to hostel. I am not sure here, but i think some cab-wala picked us up for whatever money we had.

Life has been different ever since. A lot of convictions shattered and new ones created.

But then we were a bunch of people who dint drink to crib about lost loves or work woes. we dint even rant about our marks or placements. Those were real care-free days.

happy birthday jagan.

weird

something really wierd happened.


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It was raining at spot 1. 2 and 3 are ten feet from 1. We were at 2,3. there was a sound,but we dint realise what it was. Its raining heavily at 1. We started running. Then it started raining at 1 and 3. 2 is dry as a desert. And then finally after two minutes it started raining at 2. It stopped in five mins. We came back. There was a small spot inside 2 that was still dry. Anybody ever saw something of this kind ?

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A walk back from office to home

It was around 10. I crossed a ice-cream vendor. i wanted to eat ice-cream. I walked on. Couples sitting in front of the closed air-tel counter. A vague thought that i am single. I crossed pizza hut. i wanted pizza. Image hospitals. The other guy was buying a cigarette. I wanted cigarette. hyderabad house. A car started. I wanted a car. I walked into my home. arun was watching a movie. I wanted to watch a movie.

how in heavens ?

U.S. beats 1-0 Brazil for soccer gold ????

I am not that serious a football fan, but still brazil is some name in football !

Then i followed the link

andha ponnu unnayae paakkaraada

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