Monday, May 29, 2006

i like to dance in the rain.......

The coefficient of correlation between the title and the content of the post is going to be from 0-0.005.I just put it there as i fancied putting it there.....
As i type the song Zombie - Cranberries is going on in my head.Its a confusing time of the day.I am done with most of the work i had thought i'd do.Its late in the day to start off with something else....yet i can't leave office at 4:45 in the evening.As I type I am also planning what all I would buy from the internship stipend. The list goes on.....changing...however the Digicam is confirmed.

And how would it be to present the final PPT to the CEO -Operations South-East Asia.I might get goose bumps,i might be self-concious, or might end up doing it effortlessly.I surprise myself all the time.Would i be ovecome by joy as it would get over finally.I get to go .I need a vacation.I mean the romance I associate with Bombay gets killed when I have to chew to breathe in the local train.Or even if the romance is alive.

I am wondering what should i take up as a major in the second year....as of now am royally confused.(After all its me).Does it make any differnce at all?If at all.

I am also thinking what all songs do i have to download before going to MICA as the here there is no firewall.At MICA on the contrary there is a treasure of music and all the other stuff i don't want to mention on the shared network.And all the movies under the sun...is that an adequate incentive?((((smirk))))
Well if you ask me do i miss MICA....well the answer is going to be no.But if you ask me do I wanna go back....I'd say yes. (sigh...)
Its that time of the year again...when i want to go for a vacation....i feel like packing my bags and hit the Himalayas....or go on a cheap expedition to a country like Vietnam(that is all i can afford with my stipend anyways.)

Its so funny....my office is located in the heart of the city...its where the old textile mills of Bombay used to be.The names of office areas are still Kamala Mills compound and all.Infact one of biggest Malls in Lower Parel is called Phoenix Mills.My office building is called the Big-Apple..i often wonder why..'cuz its neither so big nor does it resemble an apple any which way you look at it.But that is not the funny thing i was talking about.what is actually funny is its location.The street starts with a 5 Star Hotel -The ITC Grand Central.Right beside it is the most famous Bata Showroom- as told by the cabbie(there is no credibilty of the source of this information....) .Then you have the MTV office (well i would withold my comments on the MTV junta ...for now...as I am in no mood to be mean).Next in line is The Big Apple.Its shares its boundary wall with a Gujju Marriage hall.....(wherever i go their network follows)....Now the funny part is that every alternate day is a wedding in this Gujju Hall(i can't help grinning as i am reminded of how Satish Kaushik insists on calling it a "hole" in Kal Ho Na Ho).Well so for some reason they have all their Band and the procession at this time of the evening.Why is even Bombay infiltrated by Gujju's?Why do they choose to play their music loudest when i want to listen to Zombie....?Any answers...I am totally Zonked out... Still wondering what so funny about it?.....did i say needed a vacation?

Friday, May 19, 2006

shopaholics anonymous

Here's the list of places where i can shop till i drop.... (retail therapy is the best therapy to get rid of stress...and i use it to the fullest till i burn a hole in my pocket....)
  • Linking road ,Bandra,Mumbai- shoes , bags and accessories ...you name it...besides the street loot you also have Shopper's Stop and Crossword not very far away....and there's a Barista right across.While the peddlars on the foothpath offer amazing bargains.....the regular stores also offer heavy discounts....and you invariably run into small time T.V. actresses everytime you go....
  • Hawa Mahal ,Jaipur...oooh...i love to hang out in that area...if eveyone i ask refuses to accompany me to Hawa Mahal (as it is the most crowded area of the city).I go solo.Here one finds....the best Mojari's ,Mirror work and traditional Rajasthani textiles.My favourite shop is Gulabchand, it has the best cottons and yeah it could put many a Fabindia and Cottons to shame.Above all the place has a feel to it....a certain history attached to it...
  • Law Gardens,Ahmedabad, Where does all of Ahmedabad go to shop in Navratris ?Yesss its from Law Gardens that all the Chaniya Cholis and backless blouses are bought.Anyways if you're into junk jewllary you can strike good bargains.Also worth looking at is the amazing Kutchi work on garments .Prices go three fold during Navtratri Season..
  • Causeway, Colaba,Mumbai....I love it for it is right there lacing the Arabian sea...pirated books at rock bottom prices....it is again a bargainer's market......you can laze around at Mondy's....Cafe Leopold...or go to Kaala Ghoda where you have Westside and Fabindia....or take a stroll in the legendary Jehangir Art Gallery.....
  • Crawford Market,Mumbai...You get everything here from imported(read smuggled) cosmetics ...to processed food to fancy items(truly fancy)......cheap...but you'll have to buy a dozen at once....the bargains are alluring ...and one ends up buying stuff one doesn't need....but....ooohhhh i Lovee it...

Thursday, May 04, 2006

Bombay Blues...!!!

Well,the first time i stepped on the plaform from Gujrat Mail...i had come to attend the NMIMS Fest to present a paper there was a mad frenzy,a sea of people ....at the Dadar station....as early as seven'o'clock in the morning the station was teeming with life..Mumbai.. it drizzled....and the city almost pulled me towards it...it had rained that day in Mumbai after four months...that very day i felt that Mumbai is for me.