well
almost at the end of my leave..and i noticed many things while i was down here
life never stopped moving on here in mumbai...everyone has their own work..someone has to write applications for universities in the goraland
others have their jobs...some have made progress in their love lives(rajesh)...still others are not even here for most of the time(infy,hsbc,amdocs)...
and to top it all i am missing kolkata...9 of us living in the same house and having fun
i do not get sleep here in mumbai...roll around for hours till 1 to sleep..moreover in mumbai the tickets for movies are too costly..140..its a rip off..
in kolkata the sunday matinee is 50 rs...60 rs in a mall...what can i say...i could not even see 'taare zameen par'...hope my friends wait here for me in kolkata to see..
the weather in mumbai i unusually hot for december..when my plane landed it was 29 degrees and it was 930pm..
but mumbai is mumbai....
and i find out my friends have not waited...they have seen taare..in kol and i have to see it here with mom and dad..awesome movie..gives a great workout to the lacrymal ducts..
i have to leave tomorrow..spent the entire day at my cousin's place..it was her bday and i was the official photographer...
10 days have flown by..and except for the slow nature of kolkata..i am kind of happy to return..i actually refer to it as home..
have not been able to meet all my friends..tht is the only regret..
nehow..until next time...
Saturday, December 29, 2007
Sunday, December 23, 2007
vids from kolkata
here are some videos which i thot ull might enjoy
haba-dhubi at home
mornings in kolkata
haba-dhubi at home
mornings in kolkata
Friday, December 21, 2007
Kolkata update
Finally on leave in Mumbai... and the first thing I am doing is writing my blog... uploadig photos...have a lot to tell about kolkata...have been having fun recently.... last week there was a half yearly bash of my project...so took part in a skit there....just an extension of college... but now the real work will start..probably will be allocated ...others have started working properly...specially the SAP people....
neway..heres some snaps to look at..
neway..heres some snaps to look at..
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| Kolkata Through My Eyes |
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Setting up base....Kolkata
3 months since my last entry. And I am sitting and writing this one in a cybercafe with the guy next to me peeping into what I am writing.What has life come to? I am in a software company and sit on a computetr for the better part of the day but cannot update my blog. Such is the security in TCS. No gmail, no orkut, no yahoo etc.Either that or I have not found out the method to access it yet.
Kolkata.. what can I say, is the complete antethesis of Mumbai. If the latter is the city that never sleeps, then Kolkata sleeps all the time.For a person like me from Mumbai who is used to the rush hour traffic, the crowded streets, the late nights( I mean at home), it is something totally alien.Firstly, sunrise happens at 5am and sunset at 5pm. All shops close at 9pm. Which is funny given that they open at 8am and stay shut in the afternoon.
Apart from the slow life, the food is a big problem here. Vegetarian seems to be rare on a menu. 50 items and 3 of these will be veg. And there seems to be some obsession with Chinese.And their 'chowmin' is something out of this world. Wherever you go you will find roadside shops selling 'chowmin'. Also their spellings are funny. Mutter paneer is 'motor paneer' and pav bhaji is 'pao bhaji' and there is 'dahi bada' etc.Their chaat is not all that good and it is expensive. Mumbai chaat is better. Here they donot have the concept of meetha and teekha chutney. Just jhaal which is teekha masala.2 dishes I liked though, 'jhaal moodhi' and the famous 'puchka'. The sweets are amazing. Certainly living up to the expectations. Cheap too. Mishti doi comes at half the rate that it comes in Sweet Bengal(14/-).I have not had real authentic Bengali fish yet, but plan to soon.
Now, the more important part. Accomodation.We are 9 boys living in a PG bungalow. This may seem to you like it is cramped. But believe me when I say that space is not a problem. We have a Tv, DVD player, refrigerator and negotiations are on for gas and stove.2 attached bathrooms ensure there is no conflict in the morning.So, currently our life consists of going to office and watching TV, studying a bit and playing TT(table tennis). Those lucky to be in a project have training and I am the only one who has some little work. But it may start mounting soon.
Regular reports will keep coming. Keep checking.
One more thing, not all Bengali girls are Bipasha. I believe I make myself clear.
Kolkata.. what can I say, is the complete antethesis of Mumbai. If the latter is the city that never sleeps, then Kolkata sleeps all the time.For a person like me from Mumbai who is used to the rush hour traffic, the crowded streets, the late nights( I mean at home), it is something totally alien.Firstly, sunrise happens at 5am and sunset at 5pm. All shops close at 9pm. Which is funny given that they open at 8am and stay shut in the afternoon.
Apart from the slow life, the food is a big problem here. Vegetarian seems to be rare on a menu. 50 items and 3 of these will be veg. And there seems to be some obsession with Chinese.And their 'chowmin' is something out of this world. Wherever you go you will find roadside shops selling 'chowmin'. Also their spellings are funny. Mutter paneer is 'motor paneer' and pav bhaji is 'pao bhaji' and there is 'dahi bada' etc.Their chaat is not all that good and it is expensive. Mumbai chaat is better. Here they donot have the concept of meetha and teekha chutney. Just jhaal which is teekha masala.2 dishes I liked though, 'jhaal moodhi' and the famous 'puchka'. The sweets are amazing. Certainly living up to the expectations. Cheap too. Mishti doi comes at half the rate that it comes in Sweet Bengal(14/-).I have not had real authentic Bengali fish yet, but plan to soon.
Now, the more important part. Accomodation.We are 9 boys living in a PG bungalow. This may seem to you like it is cramped. But believe me when I say that space is not a problem. We have a Tv, DVD player, refrigerator and negotiations are on for gas and stove.2 attached bathrooms ensure there is no conflict in the morning.So, currently our life consists of going to office and watching TV, studying a bit and playing TT(table tennis). Those lucky to be in a project have training and I am the only one who has some little work. But it may start mounting soon.
Regular reports will keep coming. Keep checking.
One more thing, not all Bengali girls are Bipasha. I believe I make myself clear.
Sunday, August 5, 2007
A "Political President"
Pratibha Patil, has claimed that she shall not be a rubber stamp president, but a "Political President". What she does not understand is, that there is a very small difference between the two. While a rubber stamp president does nothing more than affix his signature under a legislation, the "political president" is hampered by his beliefs and his party, since he or she is political she has to belong to a party. Therefore he or she is bound to follow some ideals which may not be ideal for the country. In Patil's case the NDA's manifesto, which is really dependent upon maintaining a majority.
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