Pe(e)pal Cannot Stay Single!

The other day, someone I know emailed me telling that my blogs are being stress busters for people at their work place. “Glad u like them :-)”

And other mentioned in his email, only things that is keeping them happy despite their stagnant business is my blog. I was curious to know what's around. There goes his narration of a black cat residing in his new work place and this and that. I was just so amazed for the fact how that deprived tiny cat can impinge on someone’s bread and butter. Wondering if it was seriously a crisis. He consulted some babaji who suggests him to re-unite the banyan tree and peepal tree. “Damn... re-unite...mane...wedding... Seriously???”

Omg... Just imagine... are they gonna perform all the post shaadi rituals too?? If yes...How???I am still not getting...how?

Who would be the bride and the groom? And how would they be dressed...

To figure it out, I went there for the so –called nuptials...

“Raat ke dhai baje koi shehnai baje,

Dil ka bazaar laga, dhilak ta pai baje”
Midst rhythmic beating of drums and singing, a group of people married two trees in a specially organized ceremony on Sunday. The banyan tree's branches got entwined with that of a peepal tree, making people read a love story in it and to declare the two a couple.

The wedding was performed with a priest reading Vedic verses. The peepal tree was draped in a white cloth  made the groom while the banyan tree wearing a colorful sari was made the bride.

LOL … I am not kidding!

And then it followed by the announcements like this:


"Our forefathers did this. We are following their footsteps," said the Babaji’s priest, who played groom's father.

"We hope the marriage will last long, survive difficult circumstances and produce healthy off springs to carry on the tradition of hope and happiness," a middle aged lady, the bride's mother, said. 

“Off springs?? They would surely name it as peeban? Or banpee? Or would the nick name it as BP”... I was too excited …


Along with me, there were few dozens of people attended the ceremony. A feast was also organized. Kumar, who acted as the bride's father, said: "I arranged everything for the marriage. I spent nearly `1 lakh. I believe marrying the two auspicious trees will bring peace and prosperity."

Ok stop guessing... They did certainly serve the vegetarian food but not peepal and banyan dishes...

But this one was ultimate! They served us Rasgulla,  the best ones. K couldn’t resist asking for more. Kumar uncle serving us told  it’s the bride favorite food.

We actually went beyond the boundaries of laughing madly and fanatically.

And I am so  glad for the invite dude.. This is all dedicated to u :-) 

This is the best wedding I ever attended.

Have a hilarious Day :-)

A day without laughter is a day wasted



PS: On the other side, Peepal stands foremost amongst the sacred trees. According to common belief Lord Vishnu and other gods reside beneath them. In Sanskrit it is called Bodhi in Hindi, Marathi and Punjabi this tree is called Peepal in Bengal this is called Asvattha and Gujaratis call it Piplo. In Oriyan culture this is Mui Chifka tree. In the Deccan, Telugu-speaking devout call it Pippali and in Kanarese this is Arali. Finally, the Keralites call it Al or Aryal in Malayalam language. The ritual of getting the peepal with banyan is the most prominent in Orissa, West Bengal and Kerala.

Between thought and expression

Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power, and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free. ~ Jim Morrison.

“Sadda haq” has been the new sense of the youth since a while. I still don understand music with the verity, “Best music comes out from the pain” .Yeah, that’s the new promise from the movie Rock star. This is nothing to do with Rock star movie here. After watching it for twice, then I felt lemme talk of some about music too:-). Neither  was I a Jannardhan transformed to Jordan nor did I encounter someone like that. All that is common is the music making and singing.

I feel life without music is undreamed of. To me and 99% of the human race, music is an indivisible, requisite part of life. Who created music for the first time, I know not. But I can surely say that moment changed the way of life forever.

Sometimes I feel that if Jordan had been content with his music making in the city clubs, then he would have never been the ROCKSTAR. At the same time, why should he crave for that heart break? Damn... Not all best music comes from pain. Whatever... I not speak about it …I am just another singer like Janardhan .I sing...Better than 99% crowd around... May be cuz learning carnatic classical music just happened like any other things to me. I was very passionate and fanatical to learn all I could. From writing to sport to dramatics to art to graphology; I just wanted to do all I could.

Then came the phase when I had to fore go all my cravings to achieve academic goals. Two years I found it extremely difficult to detach myself from my old self that was very high on entropy, not ready to shut it all up inside a shell. I was at conflict with myself. Music was silently there all through.
Violins and drums played sorrowful tunes and revolting beats in alternation.

After a throbbing 2 years, there was a grand opening for that boiling passion to be vent out the creative energy inside me. Those also help me towards light singing at charity shows, @ college events, @ road shows, @ campaigning.

First performance by sandhya_datta

Honestly, I work with limited resources when it comes to music- from observing those innumerable sources of inspiration. It boils down to me then. Now that's something to feed on.

Music tagged along.

Saxophones and trumpets all the way!

‘Great music is that which penetrates the ear with facility and leaves the memory with difficulty. Magical music never leaves the memory’~~ Sir Thomas Beecham

Miss Those Days'..

 Where....

....‘Kya scene hai!’ means the glimpse of sunrise

....'Perfect curves 'means drawing a great circle.

.... Decisions were easy to choose by eni, meanie, mini, mo.

....Clothes didn't need to match.

.... Only thing that hurt was skinned knees.

.... Goodbye only meant until tomorrow

.... The only thing you smoked was the tires on your bike.

.... Your worst enemies were your siblings
.....War was just a card game.

.... Uttering cuss words were the worst thing you could do.

.... The only race issues was who ran faster.

... Sucking a lollipop wasn’t awkward.

 ...A promise was a high five.

 ...The only things that could get broken were your toys."
 ...Mommy and Daddy were real heroes.

 ...Strong means dad’s arms.
....Greatest love was mom's womb.

 ...The only sort of drama in my life was when someone stole my crayon,

 ...Getting high meant you was swinging high on the swing set.

Miss those days when we were completely care-free.

I miss those days when we were young and innocent.

I miss those days when we could pretend to be anything we wanted to be<3.

Na wo din wapas aane wali ha..na wo innocence… Bas ..Happy living with those memories and make it more lovable with what you have..
After all,

All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on.

Henry Ellis

Why this Kolaveri di... ...Pa..pa pa paan

"Kolaveri di” is quite the rant and rave right now, everybody’s humming it, Even I!..All day..all night .. Even at my work. This has gone heaps and bounds ringing everywhere around. I am doing a piece of it too ;-)

Of course, with my Iphone da!! Yea..its is my ringer tone..As loud as it can be...

When I posted this link on my Gtalk.. Messages popped like ..."Killer!!" -  I was like - me?*Rolling eyes*

 ,"Dhanush ..of all??" - My guy ? Certainly not...;

"Maaaaki... it did beat the Hyderabadi estyle too.."  -Ha ha ha ...Rajni Kanth over there...:-P, 

" Kya tho bi he.. dil hi nahi utra"...." Sexy " -.Kaun mein???

And mid aged people "...Thanks girly ...U made my day .." - Hey baggu, I din make this song ! 

"Best virus ever heard.." - I see, Virus is also heard .. thankfully I am enlightened now !! 

Ok ..bakwaas in the bin for now..

While most of the song needs no translation, here’s an attempt at translating it from Madras Tamil to English, with all nuances included, while keeping the meaning intact.

Play the song while you go over the lyrics. Trust me, it is definitely a "Virus"...:-P

Here it goes,

Yo boys, I am singing song…

Soup song, flop song.

Why this killer rage, killer rage, killer rage, girl?

Why this killer rage, killer rage, killer rage, girl?

Rhythm correct. Why this killer rage, killer rage, killer rage, girl? Why this killer rage, killer rage, killer rage, girl?

Maintain please.

Why this killer rage… girl?

The moon is in the distance, the moon.

Moon’s color is white.

Night’s background is white,

the night, Night’s colour is black.

Why this killer rage, killer rage, killer rage, girl?

Why this killer rage, killer rage, killer rage, girl?

She’s a fair-skinned girl, girl,

Girl’s heart is black,

Her eyes and my eyes met, My future is now dark.

Why this killer rage, killer rage, killer rage, girl?

Why this killer rage, killer rage, killer rage, girl?

Buddy, take notes, and take the saxophone in your hand.

 “pa pa paan pa pa paan pa pa paa pa pa paan”

Play it right. Super, buddy!

Ready? Ready? 1… 2… 3… 4…

Whoa, what a difference buddy!

Alright buddy, now tune changes… “Kaila” glass…

Only English, eh!

Glass in hand, Scotch in glass, Tears in eyes, Life’s empty,

Girl shows up, Life’s going downhill.

Love, love, oh my love, You stood me up.

Cow, cow, holy cow, I want you here now!

God, I’m dying now, But she’s happy, how?

This song is for the soup boys, We don’t have a choice.

Why this killer rage, killer rage, killer rage, girl?

 Why this killer rage, killer rage, killer rage, girl?

 Why this killer rage, killer rage, killer rage, girl? 

Best Interview ever.... read it till the end

Interviewer : Tell me about yourself.
Candidate: I am Rameshwar Kulkarni. I did my Tele Communication engineering from BabanRao Dhole-Patil Institute of Technology.

Interviewer : BabanRao Dhole-Patil Institute of Technology? I had never heard of this college before!
Candidate : Great! Even I had not heard of it before getting an admission into it .
What happened is - due to cricket world cup I scored badly! in 12th.I was getting a paid seat in a good college.
But my father said (I prefer to call him 'baap') - "I can not invest so much of money".(The baap actually said - "I
will never waste so much of money on you"). So I had to join this college. Frankly speaking this name - BabanRao Dhole-Patil, can at the most be
related to a Shetakari Mahavidyalaya.

Interviewer: ok, ok. It seems you have taken 6 years to complete your engineering.
Candidate : Actually I tried my best to finish it in 4 years. But you know, these cricket matches and football world cup, and tennis tournaments. It is difficult to concentrate. So I flunked in 2nd and 3rd year. So in all I took 4 + 2 = 7 years.

Interviewer: But 4+2 is 6.
Candidate: Oh, is it? You know I always had KT in maths. But I will try to keep this in mind. 4+2 is 6, good, thanks. These cricket matches really affect exams a lot. I think they should ban it.

Interviewer : Good to know that you want cricket matches to be banned.
Candidate : No, no... I am talking about Exams!!

Interviewer: Ok, What is your biggest achievement in life?
Candidate : Obviously, completing my Engineering. My mom never thought I would complete it. In fact, when i flunked in 3rd year, she was looking for a job for me in BEST (Bus corporation in Maharashtra) through some relative.

Interviewer : Do you have any plans of higher study?
Candidate: he he he.. Are you kidding? Completing 'lower' education itself was so much of pain!!

Interviewer : Let's talk about technical stuff. On which platforms have you worked?
Candidate : Well, I work at SEEPZ, so you can say Andheri is my current platform. Earlier I was at Vashi center. So Vashi was my platform then. As you can see I have experience of different platforms! (Vashi and Andheri are the places in Mumbai)

Interviewer : And which languages have you used?
Candidate : Marathi, Hindi, English. By the way, I can keep quiet in German, French, Russian and many other languages.

Interviewer: Why VC is better than VB?
Candidate : It is a common sense - C comes after B. So VC is a higher version than VB. I heard very soon they are coming up with a new language VD!

Interviewer: Do you know anything about Assembly Language?
Candidate: Well, I have not heard of it. But I guess, this is the language our ministers and MPs use in assembly.

Interviewer : What is your general project experience?
Candidate : My general experience about projects is - most of the times they are in pipeline!

Interviewer: Can you tell me about your current job?
Candidate: Sure, Currently I am working for Bata InfoTech ltd. Since joining BIL, I am on Bench. Before joining BIL, I used to think that Bench was another software like Windows.

Interviewer : Do you have any project management experience?
Candidate: No, but I guess it shouldn't be difficult. I know Word and Excel. I can talk a lot. I know how to dial for International phone call and use speaker facility. And very important - I know few words like -

'SEI-CMM','quality','versioncontrol','deadlines' , 'Customer
Satisfaction' etc. Also I can blame others for my mistakes!

Interviewer: What are your expectations from our company?
Candidate : Not much.
1. I should at least get 40,000 in hand.
2. I would like to work on a live EJB project. But it should not have deadlines. I personally feel that pressure affects natural talent.
3. I believe in flexi-timings.
4. Dress code is against basic freedom, so I would like to wear t-shirt and jeans.
5. We must have sat-sun off. I will suggest Wednesday off also, so as to avoid breakdown due to overwork.
6. I would like to go abroad 3 times a year on short term preferably 1-2 months) assignments. Personally I prefer US, Australia and Europe. But considering the fact that there is Olympics coming up in China in the current year, I don't mind going there in that period. As you can see I am modest and don't have many expectations. So can I assume my selection?

Interviewer: he he he ha ha ha. Thanks for your interest in our organization. In fact I was never entertained so much before. Welcome to INFOSYS.

The fellow was appointed in a newly created section 'Stress Management' in the HRD of Infosys.

Of the last few years...

I made blunders,

But again, my mistakes are my best lessons.
I had my flaws,

Which put me at least in trail of precision!
I had never been fine at following diktat,

Yet I was not the same forever.

I may not be perfect,

Yet I never left a prospect

I may not be a pristine,
But, I am not the fiend.
Its me , raising up with the new sun.

I tried the dream of desire,

But could not face the defeat.

Sometimes I am hasty,
When I am lost.
I may have peccadillod,
But now I come clean,
Forgive my audacity,
I am a baffled friend.

If you have the heart,

And the desire to exonerate,

And yet not to set me gratis,

From the belief you masked,

Even in adverse conditions.

If pardon is your word to break the silence,

I am loyal is what I stand dependable.

The new me which u left behind...

All it would take for my grief to displace is to hug you and cry my infant heart out. Those days of spring ,those times of joy will forever remain though death plays the leveler, what you were to me might not have been told but I’m sure you know. Things would surely be different if you were around, but I rest in your memory that you live in a better place .I’m sure you know and like you always said ,we joyfully part ways only to reach where we belong. But can I still say I miss you? I'm sure you know, what I learnt from our childhood stories were more than just words, what I learnt at the uncomfortable yet warm shade of yours will remain with me though the world may call me names. Can I get just one moment with you and just tell you once how much you meant and knowing you the way I admire. I’m sure you will say you are already here and here to stay with me. Trust me, you can never be replaced not even your memory or that beautiful watch u gave me on our last FRIENDSHIP’s day that I wear every day. If ever I have a daughter of my own and she asks me a story to put her to sleep I would tell her of young lass who gave her entire to see a smile in my life. I would tell of that lady who grew up to work more than all his buddies would do at a early age, I would tell her of a tall dusky woman burnt by living and experiences. When I tell her of the day she held me and taught me this language, I write in - I would stop and bid her to sleep for... I don’t know what and why I write but I’m sure you are my first critic for anything :-)

Happy Birthday Anita :-)

This is totally dedicated to u ! With all smiles that you put up to compose me the way I am today.


Gone though you have, I heard your voice today.
I tried to make out what the words might mean,
Like something seen half-clearly on a screen:
Each savored reference, each laughing bark,
Sage comment, bad pun, indiscreet remark.
Gone since you have, grief too in time will go,
Or share space with old joy; it must be so.
Rest then in peace, but spare us some elation.
Death cannot put down every conversation.
Over and out, as you once used to say?
Not on your life. You're on this line to stay`Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away'.

Why is it .....

Tell me does it feels the same
when I sit like a alien without a name!
Tell me does it move you once,
to let me go from your presence.

Tell me does it justify
that the wave may live sans its shore.
Tell me from your soaring sky
on an unseen land my rains may pour.

Tell me did you spare a moment
to spend on me a single thought.
Tell me will you spill a fragment
to fill my buoyant dwelling drought

Why I write when no one's listening,
only that sea's silence may know.
Why I paint to no one's mooring,
only my muted care would show.

That's Life

Awesome definition of life:
When I Got Enough Confidence,
"The Stage Was Gone!"

When I Was Sure Of Losing,
"I Won!"

When I Needed People The Most,
"They Left Me!"

When I Learn't To Dry My Tears,
"I Found A Shoulder To Cry On!"

When I Became Busy,
"I Got Friendz!"

When I Mastered The Skill Of Hating,
"SomeBody Started 'LOVING' Me!"

Thats life!
Simply Unpredictable 

Hilarious NR-I's

This month of the year is always the best for me, at least for the fact I bump into most obvious people of my life who make me laugh. It’s kind of a reunions of the families, friends and also may be the crushes’ (on the abnormal note).

This is dedicated to all my NRI friends specially PAVAN and VISHNU…..

Here are 22 of the most identifiable idiosyncrasy of an Indian who's just returned from the US - See if you can identify someone from your circle with some of these!
22. Uses 'Nope' for No and 'Yep' for Yes.
21. Tries to use Credit Card in roadside hotels (will at least attempt!)
20. Drinks and carries Mineral Water and always speaks of health consciousness
19. Sprays so much Does that he doesn't need to take a bath!
18. Sneezes and loudly says 'Excuse Me'
17. Says 'Hey' instead of Hi
Says 'Yoghurt' instead of Curd
Says 'Cab' instead of Taxi
Says 'Candy' instead of Chocolate
Says 'Cookie' instead of Biscuit
Says 'Free Way' instead of Highway
Says 'Got to Go' instead of Have to go
Uses 'Oh' instead of Zero (For 704 - Seven oh four - instead of Seven Zero Four)
16. Cribs about Air pollution each time he steps out
15. Says all distances in Miles instead of Kilometers and counts in Millions instead of Lakhs
14. Tries to figure all prices in Dollars
13. Sees the fat % on the cover of a Milk Packet
12. Instead of Zed (Z), will say 'Zee' and will keep repeating it as Zee even if people don't understand!
11. Will complain about Jet Lag even after 2 months!
10. Writes in MM/DD/YY and calls the traditional DD/MM/YY as 'Oh! British Style'
9. Will make a lot of fun about Indian Standard Time and Indian Road conditions
8. Avoids eating Chilli!
7. Tries to drink Diet Coke instead of the normal one
6. Complains about everything India as if he's experiencing it for the first time
5. Produces Schedule as 'Skejule' and Module as 'Mojule'
4. Looks suspiciously towards Dhaba Food!
3. Will not remove the Airline stickers from luggage even 4 months after arrival
2. Takes a trolley on trips in India and tries to roll the bag on our Roads and Platforms!

And The Ultimate Check -
1. Will begin conversations with 'In the USA'!!!!
No harm meant guys :) You make the country livelier!!