Men are from Mars, Women are from Milan

*A casual conversation while strolling around in the mall*

Friend: You know I end up buying a lot of shoes.

Me: Thats cool. If you like something, just buy it. That's what I believe in.

Friend: But I have a lot of shoes and footwear.

Me: Hmm. How many?

Friend: ##

Me: 17!

Friend: 70

Me: 70! Oh. You mean in your entire lifetime

Friend: No. Currently.

Me: (Of course I could not respond immediately. That is too much data even for a guy.)

Friend: But I don't think 70 can be called the correct number. There are a few that I no longer wear - about 5 of them. (pause) So how many pairs do you have?

Me: 5

Jhabierville

I miss sleeping :(

I miss blogging :( :(

I miss you guys :( :( :(

yeM Bee yAy

Her: So you are leaving me eh?!

Him: *silence*

Her: Oh come on! Be a man! Blurt it out!

Him: It's not what you think.

Her: Oh! don't give me that crap. You are all the same. You come, you have fun and then you leave.

Him: But I always loved you with all my heart. I never cheated on you. I never even thought about anyone else when I was with you.

Her: And now what! You got bored of me!

Him: Don't say that. It's not like that. How do I explain myself. Its just that this is something I always saw myself doing. This was kinda my first love. But I will always remember the days we spent together. I will always have a special place for you in my heart.

*Veer-Zara music plays in the background*

Those table-tennis games, that mail fiasco, the annual parties, those SCJP sessions, system no **29, employee id **35, that 2 o'clock phone call, all those memorable luncheons, the gyaan sharing, all the pagalpanti, fultoo mastigiri and so much more. I will definitely miss this place *sigh*

People say 'Love your job.' I say love your company too. Aakhir pyaar baant ne se badhta hai :)

~~~~~~~~~x~~~~~~~~~

What's in a name

~ Urv Bhatt
(after all, what's in a name :P)

Over the 2 years that I have stayed in Bangalore, I have come across many a lovable people.

Package
Junk Leader
Terminator
iRobot
Vodafone
Niel Armstrong
Bhelpuri
Bobby
Merry go round
Cold water
Sheru
Screw driver
Question bank
Call Center
Server
The 3 Musketeers
Iron Man
Bachcha
Jagat
Patli kamar
Bewdi
Guru
Kkkrish

~~~~~~~~~x~~~~~~~~~

Thank you Bangalore for the awesomest weather.

Thank you Koramanagala for all the restaurants/coffee hang-outs.

Thank you Shantisagar (restaurant hai bhidu log. I am neither talking about any Shanti(although I would like to ;)) nor any Sagar.) for that morning cup of tea.

Thank you Mast Kalandar for all those yummy Fridays.

Thank you Tandoor Hut for Tandoor Hut.

~~~~~~~~~x~~~~~~~~~

Somebody told me "Urv, don't change as a person." Hence I shall continue to be my evil self. Muahahahaha :D

*devilish laughter echoes in an infinite loop in the background thread*

PS: In case you did not understand what the post is all about, Sherlock Holmes aur Dan Brown ko bolo ki tumhe adopt kar le ;)

6 x 6 = 36

There are two kinds of men:

1. Those who openly admit that they adore Tendulkar and
2. Those who do not openly admit that they adore Tendulkar.

Period.


The Little Master turns 36 today. In a career that spans across two decades, he has been the best 'coz no other icon has even come close to knowing the expectations of a billion people. He has been the best 'coz he has been a benchmark for batsmen around the world. He has been the best 'coz he is revered by people the world over. He has been the best 'coz this list is endless.

There are a very few occasions when a sportsperson becomes bigger than the game itself. Tendulkar, unknowingly, through sheer genius, has gone eons ahead of that.

He is the best 'coz, well, he simply is.

Dhiskiaon dhiskiaon

Oyye Shatab Shatab oyye. Here's the tag :)

1. What does your user name mean?
It means 'baadal'.

2. Elaborate on your user photo.
It is a JPEG image by yours truly which says 'you are we'. Its a play of words on my first name 'U R V'. I used to do a lot of drawings in MS Paint when I was young. I mean main abhi bhi jawaan hi hun, par ab fursat nai milti.

3. How many comments do you have?
I am not gonna count mate. However if you want any web analytics stats, I can pull 'em out of my statcounter.

4. What's your current relationship status?
Single.

5. What exactly are you wearing right now?
Blackberry trousers and a John Miller shirt. Shirt ka size hai 42. Trousers ka size main nahi bataane waala :P

6. What is your current problem?
Analysis and estimates for a color editing tool

7. What do you love the most?
Being with my family and friends

8. What makes you most happy?
Lil kiddos :) aren't they adorable

9. Are you musically inclined?
Err.. I listen to music.

10. What would you do if you woke up one morning and found out you were on coccaine?
Eject the Dev D dvd playing in the dvd player.

11. If you could go back in time and change something, what would it be?
World war - III

12. If you MUST be an animal for ONE day, what would you be?
Owl. And sleep all day long :P

13. Ever had a near-death experience?
No bubba. I have not yet met Paulomi ;)

14. Name an obvious quality you have.
I can be obsessive.

15. What's the name of the song that's stuck in your head right now?
Aye dil hai mushkil jeena yahaan, zara hatke, zara bachke, yeh hai bambai meri jaan.. I miss home..

16. Are you happy today?
If it does not rain in South Africa, I will be.

17. Who will cut and paste this first?
We shall come to know. Patience naam ki bhi cheez hoti hai yaaron :D

18. Name someone with the same birthday as you.
Plato, woh philosopher tha na.

19. Do you have a secret crush on anyone
Yo.

20. Do you have a garbage disposal in your kitchen sink?
As a matter of fact, I do not have a kitchen!! I am staying as a paying guest :D

21. Have you ever been in a fight?
Nahi. But I might soon get involved in one with a certain h.o.d somewhere!!!

22. Have you ever sung in front of a large audience?
Yes. During my company's annual party. I pity the ones who stayed through the "performance" ;)

23. What's the first thing you notice about the opposite sex?
Eyes

24. What's your biggest mistake?
You mean till now?

25. Say something totally random about you.
I am in a very cranky mood right now.

26. Has anyone ever said that you look like a celebrity?
Yep. Friends and relatives are of the opinion that Abhishek Bachhan looks like me :P

27. Are you comfortable with your height?
Yeah.

28. What is the most romantic thing someone has ever done for you?
Fallen in love (?)

29. What are your favorite smells?
Bheegi mitti, food..

30. What's something that really annoys you?
Long tags. I don't think a tag should have more than 20 questions/points.

31. What's something you really like?
Blogging.

32. Do you give random hugs and kisses?
Only to hot girls ;)

33. What's the latest you have ever stayed up?
5:00 am. I neither had exams nor was I partying.

34. Have you ever been rushed to the emergency room?
Nope.

35. Whom would you tag?
Nobody. Very few people actually take up the tags. Not everybody is vella like me :P Still feel free to be a sport :)

IPL

Just as I relish watching a masterpiece like The Shawshank Redemption, so do I get captivated by a Matrix Revolutions.

Just as I find bliss in classics like O. Henry, so do I enjoy a frivolous Five Point Someone.

Just as I cherish the nuances of Test cricket, so do I immerse myself in the pleasures of Twenty20.

Evenings, for the days to come, shall no longer be dull and boring. The IPL 2.0 shall finally get rolling this Saturday.

You are the Bhai

Happy yappy budday Bhai :)

In the blogger, all over blogworld,
you are the Bhai,
you are the Bhai,
you are the Bhai ;)

By the way, you want shoes for your birthday. How do you want them delivered Bhai? George Bush style mein ya Chidambaram style mein :P And you want them at the bus stop or something :P

I started blogging after I became a regular at her bar. Thanks Sanch for introducing me to her blog :) I still love hanging out over there. Maybe we can meet up sometime at a real bar. Whassay Sash ;)

You rock Sash! Hail Sayesha. Or rather HEY Sayesha ;) :P

What would you pick?

Monica: (really excited) Mmh... this cake is amazing!

Rachel: My God, get a room!

Monica: I would get a room with this cake. I think I could show this cake a good time!

Phoebe: If you had to, what would you give up, food or sex?

Monica: (with no hesitation) Sex!

Chandler: (looking at her) Seriously, answer faster!

Monica: Oh, I'm sorry honey, you know, but when she said "sex" I wasn't thinking about "sex with you"!

Chandler: (to Phoebe) It's like a giant hug.

Phoebe: Ross, how about you. What would you give up, sex or food?

Ross: Food.

Phoebe: Ok, how about... uhm... sex or dinosaurs?

Ross: Oh my God. It's like Sophie's Choice.

Rachel: Oh God. What about you, Joe? What would you give up, sex or food?

Joey: Uhm... oh... I don't know, it's too hard.

Rachel: No, you gotta pick one!

Joey: Oh... food. No, sex. Food! Sex! Food! Se-I don't know! Good God, I don't know, I want girls on bread!

First act, then crib

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I hope the font size is legible and the message clear.

अतिथि डाक

Here is a guest post in the form of a poem by our super talented Tinni. Iss blog ki shobha ab aur bhi badh gayi. Thenkoo so much babes ;)

wings of poesy
soar into the sky
colours of the rainbow
enlighten even the night

blessed indeed are poets;
artists, lovers and friends
they may die, shrivel and wither
n still live through the gems they penned

oh how i wish to immortalize this life and times in rhyme
the verse is weak; the poet unknown
and yet i hope to raise the rhythm divine.

~ Tinni

After reading her poem, I got inspired and penned down one myself. Ekdum spontaneous on-the-spot types. So you guys have to now pick a winner out of the 2 poems. Here goes mine:

Twinkle twinkle little star,
How I wonder what you are,
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.

So go ahead and pick a winner. You can use parameters like originality, literary depth, blah blah, bleh bleh ;) And remember while choosing the poem, mine is the latter one. The 2nd poem. Nichu waala. The one 3 lines above ;)

A new year resolution

Do not take credit/debit cards when going for Window shopping!

I had earlier mentioned my love for shopping. Its gotten a lil out of hand now. Owing to my heroics, species of the fairer sex are finding it difficult to keep pace. Malls and shopping complexes are running out of new stocks. And John Abraham is going to stop acting :P

I nevva make resolutions. None this year as well. Shall try to keep things simple. Do less of planning. (Most things don't go according to plan) Be wild n crazy. Act zany n wacky. coz after all, its better to surprise Life rather than letting Life surprise you. Whassay :)

Happy new year! aur Happy ko bhi Happy new year :D

The chosen one

In response to Stupidosaur's comment on the previous post:

Yes, the header pic was taken after I joined the IT industry :)

And lately I have been inspired by the Bolly guys getting various sized packs. Aamir survived on some 16-18 odd egg whites per day. I too am following suit when it comes to the diet. Me n my roomie hogged 18 eggs - whites, yolks, everything - in the form of omlets and egg bhurji for lunch!!

However when it comes to Aamir n me, there is one small difference. Aamir went for the eight packs. I am concentrating on just one pack ;)

PS: I think I will have to start doing some serious workout (read light jogging in the beautiful Bangalore weather) before people start rolling me over for games of football :(