The Great 'Shoe' Hunt

For quite some time, I was in need of buying some a new pair of sneakers.... But I loved my good old Nike so much that it was tough to find a suitable replacement for it... Then it so happenned that I was supposed to come to US... so I thought its better to buy it from NY as I have seen good collections here earlier.. plus you get what is latest in fashion and technology.... So before moving to onsite I gave my 'nike' a much deserved break and dumped them in bangalore office....

But never thought shoe searching will become such a big project in itself... I needed to buy then immediately as I could not go to gym till I have one... so I was looking for it almost everyday while coming back from office... But it is always tough to find one all alone by myself... So forced a colleague (Tabriz) to join me and help me out... so there we were in Footlocker...and Tabriz gave his choice... I said 'NO'... Then I pointed my finger to another pair... he said 'NO'... This went on for quite some time... and boy... we were not reaching anywhere... His and my choice dont even cross, leave matching... We moved from one store to another... But in vain... Finally we did agreed on 1 or 2 pairs from New Balance... but I thot I will come with my roomies to buy as I still was not satisfied...

But I wanted to buy a new pair ASAP as my fitness was going down... Tummy was knocking and peeping out.... So next day again we started from office... Went into different stores(Footlocker, Models, Shoemania ... what not) on way back... Found some but size was not there... Other, colors were not available... Then luckily we went to one fitness store near Empire State on 34th... I liked a pair by adi'das'... with some cushioning technology... tried it and checked with Tab... It looked pretty decent to him as well and there I go... Paid for it... Finally... phew

Though the pair I bought is suitable replacement to my old sneakers, and I dont regret buyin them but i wont forgive what Tab did to me... Later he told that thinking that we are not reaching on any conclusion, he just said like that on the pair which i was finding suitable... so that he can be freed from this 'Shoe' Hunting Operation... A real friend indeed.... Bugger :X...

jaat boyz

moi was sittin in the common room with my roomies.... i asked chiku what to search on chirkut (orkut)... 'man, look out for jaatzzz', was his reply... so there i go... operation jaatz started... I was not surpised when search for jaat returned results.... browsed different communities... found some interesting discussions... jaatz phrases like 'jaat re jaat, 16 duni 8'... 'ek jaat jaat, 2 jaat mauz, 3 jaat fauz'... 'jaat risky after whiskey'... reminiscent of my college days and people around me... qualities of jaatz discussed in some topics..... In one of conversation, one of the guy was reprimanded for saying something against them (this is reason i am not saying anything against them;))...

now as i can speak little of jaatu laanguage in jaatu tone ... so i was speaking everything and shantan (my bengali roomie) was simply laughing (like a dracula) listening to it... then i found really interesting topic which was tooooo funny... the topic was 'jaat log ladki kyun nahin pata paate'... or why jaat cant make girlfrnz.... replies and responses were too good... we just kept on laughing while reading all those responses... comic replies... their problems... ethics... naive nature... the way they speak... attitude.... all were there... some even said that jaat gals are reason for that... and the signature after the repsonses...
http://www.orkut.com/CommMsgs.aspx?cmm=11605744&tid=2491203408219837536&start=1
Statuary Warning: Browse this topic/commnity at your own risk

sadly shantan was so impressed with jaatz that now he has started teasing me by calling me jaat... now anything i ask him, he says that its coz of jaatz... will sure take revenge... till then let him enjoy... :)

In NYC again....

... but this time there is not much excitement like my previous trip... This time it feels like just another day... yeah, for 1-2 days, coped with jetlag... but thats it.. other than that, there is not much difference... but wait... there will be difference... need to mend my habits... 5 months in India... you tend to get spoiled... back in Bangalore, maids do the clothes, clean rooms and kitchen.... Cook used to come and prepare food... whenever we used to party at home, we never were bothered about cleaning the room... just leave stuff anywhere and be sure that next morning it will be at its place... think of going for long drive after party, rev the engine and there you go... zoommmmm....

but now... need to do all these household chores myself... cleaning.... utensils... food... remember to keep used cups and glasses for cleaning... noone will come and pick them up... this Sunday... I had to go for laundary... though it oesnt take too much of effort, but still 3 trips to laundry room... i need to plan properly... then having to cook food... man... life in India was so easy...

Guess both the places have their positives... but surely... i feel like going back.. may be coz of friends... may be coz of the fun i used to have every other day... coz of the long drive on my bike... may be i feel life there is less of plastic... hopefully my hunger to earn more will soon be overcome by willingness to lead life my way.... hopefully soon I will be able take some risk and reach new horizons...

Till then, I will not wait, but wil prepare for my next move....

Am left wondering :-/

As I am climbing the stairs and reaching out to greater heights, a thought or rather i hear a voice... the hushed voice which asks me if I have really enjoied the moment on this step... the effort... the sweat poured... should I relish this moment more or should I start preparing for the next step... which is even more steeper... more tough... Then I look up, towards pinnacle.. where the stairs end... And I see a pale shadow of mine... completely tired with no energy... just about to take one more step forward, beyond the stairs... which will plunge me into an unknown world... or even a realm which does not exist...

The stairs which i am talking about are the stages of life... we work towards making our future better.... a future to accomplish things which are dreams today... to fulfill those dreams... but do we really cherish that moment??? or we just take it as taken for granted thing and move to fulfil another dream... do we really enjoy that moment where our dream is fulfilled, however tiny it be??? Do we ever take a break and feel that moment??? Coz at the end of life.... (wont say more)...

Incomplete thoughts to make me think again...:)

Dont Cry

Life can be so lonely at times. Could not understand why I go recluse when I am disturbed. Feels like I am getting down in a deep pit whilst thinking on lines which has no end. Trying to show my happy face to the people around me as I am afraid to discuss what is going in my mind. Keeping myself busy with work... or with meaningless PJs ... reach home late... On weekend, go for movies... party with friends.. dine out... Trying to not be alone at all times...

Add to it the confusion of what my next step should be. Am I afraid to take the plunge? Or I am not yet ready for it? Or is it that I am in search of something which even I dont know? Some limitations.. some restrictions... Some boundaries.... Sometimes i see myself tied up in the ropes... just want to break free of this strangulation... Want to breathe fresh air...

I know I myself have to do things... For quite some time, I have allowed my life to take its own course... Have taken things as they have come... for granted... But now I will have to take decisions... I will have to remove the layer of sand which has accumulated over my dreams... Time is running out fast for me... Act... Before it is too late...

How to buy your way to Heaven

Just follow these simple steps to buy your way to heaven and come in good books of GOD (?)
1. Follow every blind tradition and superstition, even if it means fasting for days or even months 2. God will give you bonus points if you go to temple bare footed... I guess this practice might have started just because Nike and Adidas were not in picture to make comfortable footwear to last distance...
3. Give donations so that gold work can be done in temples... It can be made more huge and grand so that its popularity rises... even if it means you are not able to get roof at your house repaired
4. Give hardships to yourself, though there is no need... Pain here Gain there... You will get mercy points if you do this
5. Abstain yourself from Sex... You will hit jackpot (angles ;)) once you are there
6.

'Racist' Big Brother

Past few days have spun a big deal of money for news channels in India and Channel 4's reality show Big Brother is now followed in millions of households... All Courtesy the 'Racist' comments of Jade Goody and fellow housemates on Miss Shetty... It is a well known fact that Whites still see dark skinned people as lesser mortals or even sons of lesser God... as people who should not even think of matchin shoulders with them... Color Discrimination is very much existant in Europe and US of A... Having spent more than a year in US, I have seen clashes between Whites and Blacks in subways... on the streets... How Whites snub and make faces when Blacks sit right next to them... Blacks still feel that they dont have equal opportunities...

But its also true that these societies are trying to ward off this evil from their society... Be it lot more visibility in society or the politics of vote or the economic status of dark skinned... Whatever be the reason of getting rid of this, but they are trying... But what are we doing over here in India... Few 'Racist' remarks in show and it became headline everywhere... Watch any news channel and you will think that there is no other news in World and no other issue... Reactions from every quarter of society... It looked that we Indians were highly offended by these remarks... But why so? We ignore the recent 'threat' by ULFA to Hindi speaking people in Assam... The recent riots in Bangalore... Why people in eastern states feels neglected... The north-south divide... Why words like bihari, tambi are accompanied with laughter on streets of Delhi... Still on December 6, there is heavy security all around... Hindus are living in fear for more than 15 years in Kashmir valley... Politicians still play cast card to win elections...

Just wondering why people are making such hue and cry over the evil there rather than concentrating on bigger problems in our society.. We dont have racial discrimination but catastrophic evils which we shud get rid of... We still play in hands of politicians who use 'Divide and Rule' every now and then... Makes me ponder when i watch these news items that are we interested in only masala news... We will watch and react to anything which is presented to us dipped in indian masala curry... Do these 'masala' news channel reflect the true opinion and face of Indian Society which was served to the public for a week...

Its time we shud realize that though we are progressing, we still are tied up at the hands of caste and regional discrimination... We should concentrate on warding off these evils rather than reacting needlesly to spicy dishes... Developed countries has all the means and capabilities and dont need our opinions... (might be touching red hot wire but thats the fact)... Rather than sending SMSs to Aaj Tak and likes(which just makes pockets of cell companies and media more heavier), we should try to make our society a better place to live... Only then 'India Poised' and 'India Shining' will look good...

Bak 2 Hell...

A post after really long time... somehow not getting right ideas or me going very buzzy (or lazy)... neways this is little info on my life bak in Bangalore... oops... Bengalurru ... Yeah... MEZ BACK, though not with a bang... Blr folks, dont kill me for comparing your city with hell... but every friend of mine got to know that mez bak once they read this caption in my Orkut profile... Its been around 1 month I have been here... Me wont be wrong if I say i have been njoin my life here.... The weekends till now have been fantastic.... hangin out with frnds... partyin... hoppin pubs... boozin... driving around... This was what I was missing in NYC... though my stay has been wonderful in NYC n esp last few weekends were pretty exciting.... but loitering around at 2 in the night with friends.. on bike.... with a little on high... at times sipping tea on a roadside dhabha... cant even think of doin this in NYC...

Though I wont say it has been all pleasant till now.... Office is kind of frustrating.... The speed of the systems we work on cant even beat the speed of Love stories of 1942... which sometimes makes you think MAINFRAME IS BETTER... Cant even try out ideas... at times think throwin that f***** laptop... OOPS again... desktop out of the window... me wants the machines to respond atleast a fraction faster than I can think... To add to it... there is no coffee partner yet... still remember how we used to cherish the coffee breaks Onsite.... here noone is even interested for coffee.... either something is wrong with me.. or people are really busy.... Search is still ON though...

People keep on askin me is it tuff to get back adjusted.... for me I will say, it has been really smooth..... coz my mantra has always been... When in Rome, behave as you normally do...:D... Though there is one thing I am still not adjusted to and prettty irritated with.... its the noise n sounds.. in the morning, i wake up with the sounds of passing Autos n buses... honking.... in office, the ringin of phones... somehow even the whispers in office are audible... the traffic on roads of bangalore... the 2 hr journey to office ... will have to get adjusted to all this soon... have no other option...

On the whole it has been pretty interestin till now... New Year is round the corner... Lets c what plans get cooked... Goa is one option... Pondicherry is other... Kuch to final hoga.. kahin to jayenge... warna Blr itna bhi bura nahin hai.... :)

Many many happy returns of the day ;)

10th of Sep... here it was again... to remind me that I am gettin old... m I :-/... I will rephrase it... with evry passing year, I am getting more matured... Nonethless... this was not just any other day.... Have invited (or rather they invited themselves) some office frnds for dinner at my place evng before... One after other.. so it was like a large group was at my place... It was very thotfull of them to have stayed late so that they can wish me runtime in LIVE MODE... So as clock needle was nearin 12, all were gettin ready to celebrate... Forgot to mention.. Some wild beasts were also present.. Wont mention details abot bruises i got... Suddenly i found myself hanging in air... each one of my so-called frnds (Dushmano ki kise jarorat) gettin ready to kick me... And i was thinkin they wanted to wish me... Dont know this was their way of makin me feel special... So bumps started... was kicked like dogs... sorry.. dogs are treated much better in US.... it looked like they hvnt played football (british not american) in ages... so were practicing Goalie kicks... jiski jo bhi bhadaas thi, sab nikal li.. felt like m in a slaughter house... :((

Finally, taras aaya... n they left me down on floor... somehow got up and was ready for cake cuttin ceremony.... Cut the cake admist chants of 'HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU'... luckily had the first bite.. coz now i was ready for the world's best (worst) make-up... Whole face was smeared up.. then some gr8 mind came upo with a idea of shampooin my hair with cake.. n also some modern art on my T-shirt....so there I was... the test sample... Later, I went to clean it up .. and my f***** roomies.. came in the bathroom... smeared my fresh cleaned face again.. videotaped all the event...took censored fotos... :(... somehow managed to send them off, took bath :O (at 1 in night) and came out clean and fresh.. my face glowin after a wonderful facial treatment...

All went back home... And then there was a pleasant SURPRISE awaitin for me... Got a call from a frnd and she told me to come downstairs.. What.. At 1 Am in the mng.. what are you doin at my place... You shud have been sleepin in home.. Anyways went thr and there they were... to celebrate it at the riverside.. I cut the home-made chocolate cake and the cake was DAMN tasty... really dat was one special moment... with manhatten skyline in night on other side of river... we were njoin... in between lookin for some passer-by :O who can take snaps of 3 of us together... :D ...

All in all, it was a night which will be one of the memorable one.. Thanks a lot to each for making it so... Once again .. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME... AND I AM GETTIN WISE.. NOT OLD...;)

Pluto stripped of its status :(

What we have learnt all through our lives... in school... something will be proved wrong.. we will have to study again so that we dont have to be ashamed in front of coming generations... Another example where due to modern developments we will be speechless in front of our children and grand children... I am just afraid it does not become instance where we will be mocked around with the term 'Generation Gap'....

Read this shocking news 2 days back... Pluto... Ninth and farthest planet of our solar system.. is stripped of its planet status... In other words.. now onwards we have only eight planets... Not performing as per the expectations of the senior and reputed scientists and astronomers... The reason given is that if Pluto has to remain planet, then we might need to employ more planetary bodies... and give them Planet Status... So thats why it has to be demoted... Just like what happens in corporate world...

Though this will confuse minds... 8 or 9.. the influence of mighty Sun might reduce till Neptune.. But lets look at other perspective of it... Lets see how Indian public takes this... I will not be surprised if nationwide agitations are not held... PILs will be filed... Elections are round the corner in Northern States.. BJP stronghold... Surely will be used as a trump card under Hindutva banner.. (graha is no more)... A shot in arm for them... Congress, the party in power at Centre will be under backdoor discussions with president Bush to have this decision reversed or put on hold till elections are over... With India's growing influence in World and America's eagerness to develop good relations with India, I will say lets keep our fingers crossed...

Additionally I will not be surprised if we get to know that ISI is behind all this to cause unrest in the country... More than anything else... it will also cause a drain to exchequer as all books will have to be rewritten... poor kids will have to buy new books... which they will not be able to and they might just drop out of school... Will put India one step back on path of development... So all I can say is lets keep our eye on latest developments.. lets remain hooked to news channels... (could this be ploy by news channels to increase TRPs).... Many more interesting events might fold up...

And once again lets all keep 'maun vrat' for a minute to salute dear PLANET PLUTO... OOps Dwarf Planet Pluto...

A Passion... that was... that is...

guitar... this was my passion for long.. a dream which I wanted to fulfill from, I dont remember when... trid my luck in b'lore.. but sadly the guitar school near my place closed some time before I tried... tried to look for it at its new location but all in vain... so again the dream was buried... though I loved the songs like 'neele neele ambar par' or 'Welcome to Hotel California' and whenever I used to hear such songs, passion used to reignite... Whenever I hear Metallica, I used to thought that someday I will play something.. not like him.. but yeah I will atleast try some songs... I loved the way Metallica butchers Guitar... though mostly its electronic guitar...

Okie.. enuf of my passion... So sometime, while sitting at a friend's place and listenin him play guitar, we struck a deal that he will teach me guitar... I looked at sites.. and finally I bought a guitar... a good one... not just one for begineers.. so I started my lessons.. and was going very well... initial session.. and man. i was loving it... in between went to a show of Indian Ocean.. and the passion multiplied... but then the main training started... was told to play some G, C- chords... I tried it many times... but I couldnt figured where I went wrong...

my fingers were touchin the strings below... and above... or the sound was not coming proper... cut my nails to minimum.. still could not play that simple chord... shame on me... somehow I felt that my impatience will win here... after trying lots of times.. i just gave up... a passion... a dream... which has been for years.. and it took just 2 months to evaporate :(( ... it was just kept in a corner... in between I tried again.. but i guess what was it.. may be my fingers.. or my impatience... or may be am not that persistant... used to look at it daily and then thot ki forget it beta... but then a friend asked me for it.. he said he wants it andf will take it... and one day he indeed came and took my heart... my passion.. which was my soul till sometime back...:((.. But its still a passion.. but a failed passion... and one which i tried to fulfill.. so now no regrets that I cant play one...:)

A Step Ahead OR a Step Back :-/

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1669466.cms
Just now read this news in Economic Times that Infosys will train 100 Software Engineers from SC/STs list of whose will be provided by the Ministry with an expenditure of 1.36 crores!!!

Not sure of what is the motive behind this step by the Software Giant but the action proves one unstated point... it proves that the engineers from SC/STs lack the basic engineering skills and need special training of six months... This despite the fact that the list of 100 such engineers cud b d top notch amongst SC/ST quota... Does this shows that an engineer frm SC/ST quota takes twice the amount to learn things which a normal engineer takes (3 months regular training)... If they are Comp Engg, it is even more shame... So shall we have double the period of education for Sc/ST...

But such move will force other private institutions to take similar step and pacify the protets... There is no doubt that you dont need much skills once you are selected into infosys... Ctrl+C Ctrl+V... So definately they are going to clear the training... But this move will affect areas where specialization is needed.. areas of research... areas of medical...

I am sad to say but such a move was not expected from a company which is a Brand name in itself... which is respected throughout the world... which has a name in every household... unless there is some other... Infosys should have taken a step and set up a primary school especially for SC/STs rather than spendin cool 1.36 crores on this... That would have helped better....

Just hope that there could be some hidden motive in this to make Central Ministry realize their mistake... Else we all will regret soon :(

Reservation?

Reservation... This topic has surfaced again and as of now this is the hot topic of discussion.... heard that large scale protests are being organized against the proposal to reserve seats in highly prestigious IITs and IIMs.... the institutes which are face of Indian intellectual to the world... I and every other person atleast 2 requests a day for joining a community or signing a petition... Also herad that people have started to sit on hunger strikes all over the country...

But Is this of any use? So many innocnet souls were lost during mandal commission in 1989... but still the bill was passed... it did not had any effect on the political society of India... So which is reason why these lawmakes dont listen to protests from we people... If we look deeply, there is one simple reason.. votebank... Despite constituting majority of population, our vote share is dismal... So which effectively means there is noone to listen to us.... Why should they listen when they are not going to get anything from us... We will keep on protesting like this for days but we cant take out time to vote one day in 5 years... this is the biggest power we have and then these silly and dumb(though they r intelligent enuf to ignore us) politicians will make sure that all decisions are kept taking us in mind... and so such stupid bills are put on table for discussion...

Expectations

How often we expect things in our life... We expect our friend to give a call... we expect a good salary hike... we expect some appreciation mail from client... we expect some gift from company every now and than... we expect people close to us to do things for us... if we do some good for anyone, we expect them to reciprocate the same...

Newton's laws in Software...

Today's mantra by 1008 Antaryami Topi waale Baba (registered trademark)

Now we all know about the great Scientist Mr. Newton who gave us 3 laws of motion... When I analysed them deeply, I figured out that those laws hold true in software field too... I hope someone recognize my contribution and give me Nobel Award for this... So dear friends, here i present before you the 3 laws of Software:

1. Any software application will continue to work smoothly till you touch it. Never try to improve upon any application which has been working smoothly. You will never succeed and you will end up degrading it...

2. The amount of bugs and degrading depends on the level of improvements planned... If you want to improve performance drastically, the application will give you severe headaches... End result will be more drastic...

3. To every change planned, there will be equal number of bugs introduced...

Hope you will understand these mantras and will never try to take up any improvement activity in any application which is working in whichever way...

-Janhit main jaari... apne sab jaan pehchaan waalon main ye soochna faila dijiye...

Main aur Meri Tanhai

tanhai, my sweetheart... am again with you... for how long I could be far away from you... for how long I can avoid you... for how long can I resist you... I have to finally give up again, for the umpteenth time... I tried everything to keep myself busy... joined health club... tried my hand at guitar... Chirkutting most of the time of the day... bugging other team members whenever I am free... or chatting on yahoo.... or if nothing else i write a blog... most of the days i dont get time even to breathe, but I dont know how somehow you find ways to come near me... Again I am feeling some emptiness in my life... a feeling where there is no purpose of life... feeling when you thing you are alone in this world... I hate to love this feeling... I dont know how to get rid of you...

But let me also tell you one thing... I will again desert you... You cant be in touch with me for long... Somehow I will manage to throw you out... You also know this is a never ending battle... kabhi tum.. kabhi main... tab tak hum aur tum aapas main baatein karenge... guzre din yaad karenge... :)

Will miss ya...

...Sanhita... today came to know from a friend that she has met with a tragic accident in Chennai and has succumbed to injuries... She was one of the few people who has made my Infy training at Bhubaneswar memorable... her fun loving and carefree attitude... chit chats during the day... enjoing coffee every morning... still remember the Diwali we all celebrated together at BBSR... she was the one who did 'pooja' at my place... Though the interaction with her was not much after the postings but we did have chats at times and call each other on special occassions and festivals... her absence will definitely be felt... will miss ya Sanhita... May her soul rest in peace...

For lazy bums... thought of the day

Today's mantra by 1008 Topi waale baba (registered trademark)

Now this post is for the lazy guys (gals also included) like me who like to achieve things in life but dont want to work hard to get them... Now people dont get disheartened whenever things seem to be going higher than what you can achieve... Me also used to get depressed untill I read Newton's Law on gravity... A great physicist who invented gravity and a law when he was hit by an falling apple... Its another matter sometimes I think of making a suit out of it... then I will have a lawsuit... Now dont tell me that I am digressing from topic.. how can we not discuss about Newton who is my inspiration for achieving things...

Now he said or wrote or told that any thing which goes up will definitely come down... This is called Newton's law of gravity... So I also believe that if I would like to get a thing and it seems to go up my range, I just wait n watch... coz my guru cant be wrong and it will come down.. Once it comes down, the you can grab it... So why to spend that extra effort on trying for that.. instead relax and spend time in doing quality work like sleeping, snoring, day dreaming... So dudes and dudesses, just chillax... you will get what you want... just give it a time...

Kandisa

Yes... You guessed it right... This is about Indian Ocean, India's biggest and most widely known band... I first heard songs from this band's album 'Kandisa' at a friend's place... but after that day I became a fan of this band... Would you believe me if I say I used to listen to this single song 'Kandisa' in office for days.. Some people call me crazy... One thing I like about this band is that they put stress on music... infact most of the songs you will find are without much lyrics... And they present a perfect blend between modern music and sufi music of past... Or in other words a fusion band...

I came to know on Orkut that this band is performing live in NYC... I booked the tickets... And I was there with some friends... It was in a restaurant cum bar and some guys came up with idea of sitting on the floor... so all followed suit and there all were sitting on the floor in NYC... reminded me of india wen i used to go for listenin to pravachans.. :)

The band started with a prayer om sahanaavavatu, sahanau bhunaktu.... beautifully sung by Asheem... Infact his voice hits you at mind... You are just lost in the music... searching for yourself... I was sitting on the chair but soon I find myself joining the people sitting on the floor... Then there was a song on Shiva's Tandav... Infact I get to know the meaning behind most of the songs at concert only... Then Jhini Jhini... Ma rewa... Hille Le... Leaving Home (Tum tum nana.. tum nana)... All were presented with perfect blend.. Then in between there was a jugalbandi between flute by Amit and tabla by Asheem... sometimes between Guitar by Sushmit and flute....

And how can I not mention the song Boll Weavil presented in a unique way, so different from the album... Asheem was using Rahul's electric guitar as tabla... and the sound of it... Must say it was the best performance of the day... Each one was dancing(of course while sitting) and swaying to the tunes.... The energy which the band exudes in presentation is tremendous...

After the break there was the song from Black friday... Bandeh... This song touches you at heart.. there is a force in Rahul's voice which strikes you at , you know where... And how can the show be complete without the 'Kandisa'... song which made them famous... I got to know the origins of the song... Thats another thing, I still dont understand the language it is sung in... :D.... And that was the last performance of the day....

All in all a wonderful concert and live performance... If you haven't listened to this band, I recommend you to listen atleast once to the songs... Especially the songs Kandisa, Bandeh and Ma Rewa.... you wont be disappointed... :)

Total Timepass

Simply hilarious...

The following gems of wisdom were gleaned from test papers and essays from elementary, junior high, high school, and college students

1. "Water is composed of two gins, Oxygin and Hydrogin.
Oxygin is pure gin. Hydrogin is gin and water."

2. "Blood flows down one leg and up the other."

3. "Dew is formed on leaves when the sun shines down on them and makes them perspire."

4. "Mushrooms always grow in damp places and so they look like umbrellas."

5. "Momentum: What you give a person when they are going away."

6. "To prevent milk from turning sour, keep it in the cow."

7. "The parts of speech are lungs and air."

8. "The inhabitants of Moscow are called Mosquitoes."

9. "A census taker is a man who goes from house to house increasing the population."

10. "Most of the houses in France are made of plaster of Paris."

11. "The spinal column is a long bunch of bones. The head sits on the top and you sit on the bottom."

12. "Iron was discovered because someone smelt it."

13. "Syntax is all the money collected at the church from sinners."

14. Beethoven wrote music even though he was deaf. He was so deaf he wrote loud music. He took long walks in the forest even when everyone was calling for him. Beethoven expired in 1827 and later died for this.

15. The sun never set on the British Empire because the British Empire's in the East and the sun sets in the West.

16. Gravity was invented by Issac Walton. It is chiefly noticeable in the fall when the apples are falling off the trees.

17. Finally Magna Carta provided that no man should be hanged twice for the same offence.

18. After his death, his career suffered a dramatic decline.

19. Bach was the most famous composer in the world and so was Handel. Handel was half German, half Italian and half English. He was very large.

20. The Greeks were a highly sculptured people, and without them we wouldn't have history. The Greeks also had myths. A myth is a female moth.

21. The invention of the steamboat caused a network of rivers to spring up.

22. Queen Victoria was the longest queen. She sat on a thorn for 63 years.