diWali SpecIal...

Diwali..the Festival of lights is one of the most important festivals back in India...The festival is more so special for kids because of FIRE CRACKERS...Each and every part in India is lit up with fire works...Kids get lot of gifts from their parents and their relatives...
The festival dates back to centuries ago when Lord Rama returned from forest after killing the Demon Ravana...From then on the festival is being celebrated...On the eve of Festival every one burst crackers as a sigh of joy and happiness..Each and every street is filled with sale of fir works...As days passed by and coz of technology advancements there is huge development in the industry of Fire Crackers..:)....i remember the days when bursting a SEEMA TAPAKAI,datz how v coined it in telugu, is considered to be a big thing...

As i got up this day, i received a call from my parents conveying the festival greetings to me...My mother felt bad as her both sons are in USA on this occasion...
As "US rules" donot permit us to burst crackers i felt sad that iam not bursting the crackers...
In the evening Prof.Nanda Rangan invited us for Special Diwali Dinner...When v reached his house the first thing that caught our attraction is a 7 series BMW...Man ! a Beamer in Athens...Iam sure many of the US people must be envying Ranga's luck...The house is well decorated will lot of paintings from across the globe...The entire house was lit up diyas at entrance of evry room...

As i was thnkng abt burstng crackers back at home ,to everyone's surprise the prof and his wife asked us to burst the crackers along with his family...I was taken back...I was wondering where the hell did he get crackers from ?? though all of them are chotu crackers i felt happy in bursting dem...Somethng is better than nothng...Few rockets and few chotu bombs...
It was real delight...I used to burst shit loads of crackers...From Vanakaya Bombs to 10,000 walas...Itz been ages i bursted these chotu bombs...U c how better India is...Infact the smoke generated by these crackeres will kill mosqutioes..Unfortunately US is not developed...They donot have any of dem...:)haha..

Finally the most interesting part of the day..FOOD...South Indian Food...
V had Idly with Rasam...AAAAA...I was in 7 th Heaven...The rasam was so wonderful...I had 2 cups of rasam...I remembered my father havng rasam with curd...Pulihora,Carrot halwa,Gulad Jamun,3 types of curries....It was marvellous...After that my frenz played Atankshari in prof drawing room...

By the time v returned back to University Courtyard it was 11...The city is becomng so damn cold...But v did enjoy the day...It was wonderful...

Laptop

Almost a week over by now i didn't blog...Evryone is thinkng dat am busy..Well am ofcourse..
Bole to Naya Laptop Kharida...Ek Dam Jhakas..kya bola Ek Dam Jhakas...
Bole to Dell Laptop...
Kya potti hain moms..1 gb ram aur 80 gb hard disk..silver color...ek dam patli hain...

To sara din usike samne...arrre ! kya bolta usko..haan Lime Wire...itna gaane download kiya..itne gaane...phir bhi gaadi ek dam chal rahin hain...

Aur Norton ne sab ko No Entry board laga diya....Apun to koi tension bhi leta nahin...Koi pareshaan bhi nahin...

Apun ka poster chapa screen pe... Ek dam Chikna !

Itna ZOR se chillati hain moms...Kya bolu...Podese bhi sun sakte hain...Kabhi kabhi dimak Kharab ho jati hain...

Bole to Apun ka VAAT lag gayi mamu...

I Me n Myself....

The following snaps capture various phases of ma 22 years of life...fr being small naughty kid to an adult who wanted 2 become a gangster...
This is when i was a year..cute isn't it ?? :)

I too am capable of becomng Chachi 420..hehhee...

Guy next door...

The Corporate....

Dandha ke liye mein Marna ke liye bhi tayar hoon...

BobcAts..

Lights...Camera...Action...
90 yards...20 men...2 teams...The Clash of Titans...All it takes is a lil spark...
Go Bob Cats...Go BobCats..O.H.I.O...
WE WILL WE WILL ROCK U...
This song was being played when maself, anand n bincy entered the football ground yesterday @ 12 whch electrified the field...The local heros takng on Western Michigan...Michigan z one of the top rated teams in US...Tnx 2 Rajamouli whr he intorduced the game of Rugby..so i could easily follow dis game as it progressed...dis being ma first tme watchng an American Football LIVE...
Just before the match started @ 12 v went 2 hog...thr were small tents set up by colj departments...u hop in ur respective department n u can have breakfast wid beer, wine...unlimited n free...do u thnk indians will spare dis opportunity ? hahahha...v hogged nicely...
As v were checkng the surroundings...v heard some music...v turned back n saw Ohio Univ brass band...i immediately recollected ma UG days...whr our univ had Sai Symphony...dat was awesome...dis was gr8..abt 100 students playng music n dancng 2 their own tunes..it was real feast to the eyes...Fr trumpets, to Sax....fr kettle drums to Clarinets...u should go n watch the game only for these ppl...they were wonderful...marchng like an army of lions
fr thr v entered the stadium...
BAM...it was after 9 mins 13 sec...first Touch Down fr BobCats...the 88 yard run was school record too...it was the Triumph...the cheer leaders exhibiting their talents in accordance 2 the band...commentators praising BobCats, Cheer leaders dancng, Band, Roarng of Crowd...aaaawwww...u gotta feel dat...it was awesome...
Now i can c evryone's left eye brow gong up...hehhe...Yeah, they r the cheer leaders man...
At 1.15 the first half was over...by then bob cats were leadng 14 points to 0 by WMU...the crowd gave a standng ovation as Bobcats went in 2 take 20 min break...v were tryng 2 play wid BAM BAM...
n the match started after 20 mins wid WMU takng the ball...the match didn' draw much enthusiasm as it progressed..it became one sided...Bobcats stealng the show...i was remembering the movie Any Given Sunday, starring AlPacino and Jamie Fox...it was whn v wantd some real kick-ass show WMU,a.k.a BRONKOS started performin well n started gathering some points...the match suddenly became excited...the crowd z back on their foot...thy r sitting on the edge of the seats...the band was playng some real gud numbers..n cheer gals were performing some gud feats on air...it became interesting...1.30 mins left for the game whn Bobcats stealed another 7...the crowd was back...if it was inDia..the slogans like JEETAGA BHAI JEETAGA...IndIA Jeetaga...Askalakadi KalaKala..HOOHA HOOHA would have filled the air of the field...when v thought dat the game z over Bronkos(WMU) pulled another 6 pointer...it was 27-20...@ 3 the refrees cald the match wid BobCats winning...
fr thr i,anand, bincu ran 2 Uptown bus-stand...just when i was 2 feet away the bus started mvng...i ran fast 2 stop it n the entire traffic had 2 come 2 a halt...once anand n bincy hopped inside the traffic was back...v went 2 THE DEPARTED...it was awesome..while v were comng back v were discussing abt the movie n dat it should b remade in Hindi by RGV...finally after a lil shopng @ WalMart v came back by 8 in the nyte...had food n sloet by 11...
after a long tme i was kinda tired @ the end of the day....hahha..u c after i cmae 2 USA i became jobless..dis z the day whr i was occupied for the whole day...

Hey..Wat u dong here ???

I go to a movie..purchase the ticket....more often i go 15-20 mins ahead...
i buy popcorn n take a look at all the wall posters...As i walk across i hear a scream fr far end...."Sivankar...Sivankar"...i turn back 2 c ma old fren in same theatre...He comes running 2 me pantng...
"Sivankar...Itz u ??? Wat a stupid question...ofcourse itz me...itz not ma soul walkng across eatng popcorn..."ok neways ! nice 2 c u man...Wat u dong here ??? "i just thought i will buy some vegetables here...so i came al the way fr Kurnool...y will someone come down 2 a theatre...?? they obviously come 2 watch a movie..."

In one more incident, i go to buy some vegetables...i meet up wid ma old fren whom i lost in touch wid for years...n am really happy 2 c him aftre a long tme..i walk towards him 2 meet him..
He immediately asks me..."Sivankar...U here..??? Well...am i not supposed 2 come ?? Don't i like luk a human who eats vegetables...?? "

U had a very bad day at house wid ur wife...Now u come 2 super store 2 buy some groceries...inside ur mind each n evry scene whr ur wife was chasng u wid broom stick n makng u wash all the clothes n dishes is runng..n u r makng all the possible plans 2 take revenge on her...suddenly thr appears a very irritating n buggng fren of urs in same super store all of a sudden...he come 2 u n asks u..."Hey !!! how r u ?? how was ur day ?? btwn r u here 2 buy groceries ?? Wat will u do ?? he z watchng u buy some groceries...u r tryng 2 avoid him but still he sticks 2 u askng u agan n agan same questions...Suddenly u burst of the anger..Throw all the groceries @ ground...U shout in such a way dat the kid sleepng @ the end of the lane can hear..."Can't u c dat am here 4 buyng groceries...?? "
he slowly walks off fr u sayng...Relax....

Many a times v all encounter such kind of awkward situations whr ppl ask some obvious questions @ theatres, markets, stationery's....well...datz the human psychology...

dis blog z 4 all those who were embarassed by these embarassing questions...

One last thng...u r sitting @ india n u need 2 go 2 delhi fr hyd..itz very imp or else ur wife will throw u out of the house,though officially u r the head of the family...u board on the flight...15 more mins,flight takes off....u r very happy n proud of urself 2 reach delhi on tme..u r thnkng how happy ur wife gonna b 2 c her hubby on tme....u c all the flight attendants, stewardess n technical support seriously searchn 4 some thng...u dunno wat they r searchng 4..but fr their luk u figure out dat they r searchng 4 somethng imp...u wait for 5 mins..u get up n reach 1 of the attendants...u r abt 2 ask her a question when suddenl u hear the announcement..."Ladies and Gentlemen..Iam afraid v have a serious prob...Now wat ??? Iam very sorry to say dat i forgot the flight keys in ma apt n ma wife locked the house n went 2 her dad's house 4 a week...Iam sorry 4 the incovinence..."
Now in a situation whr ur life z at the mercy of Pilot, he z apologizing 4 the "INCONVINENCE"...hhahaaaa....How will u pacify ur wife now ???

all these r work of fiction...so donot worry...have fun..

Gone Days -2 ...

Gone are the days!!! My Friend...
When school reopened in June,
And we settled in our new desks and benches!
When we queued up in the book depot,
And got our new books and notes!
When we wanted two Sundays and no Mondays and yet
Managed to line up daily for the morning prayers.
We learnt writing with slates and pencils, and
Progressed To fountain pens and ball pens and then Micro tips!
When we began drawing with crayons and evolved to
Color pencils and finally sketch pens!
When we started calculating,
First with tables and then withClarke's tables
And advanced to Calculators and computers!
When we chased one another in the corridors in Intervals,
And returned to the classrooms Drenched in sweat!
When we had lunch in classrooms, corridors,
Playgrounds, under the trees and even in cycle sheds!
When all the colors in the world,
Decorated the campus on the Second Saturdays!
When a single P.T. period in the week's Time Table,
Was awaited more eagerly than the monsoons!
When cricket was played with writing pads as bats,
And Neckties and socks rolled into balls!
When few played "kabadi" and "Kho-Kho" in scorching sun,
While others simply played "book cricket" in the Confines of classroom!
Of fights but no conspiracies,
Of Competitions but seldom jealousy!
When we used to watch Live Cricket telecast,
In the opposite house in Intervals and Lunch breaks!
When few rushed at 3:45 to
"Conquer" window seats in our School bus!
While few others had "Big Fun", "peppermint",
"kulfi", " milk ice !" and "sharbat !" at 4o Clock!
Gone are the days
Of Sports Day, and the annual School Day , orchestra
And the one-month long preparations for them.
Gone are the days
Of the stressful Quarterly,
Half Yearly and Annual Exams, And the most
Enjoyed holidays after them!
Gone are the days
Of tenth and twelfth standards, when
We Spent almost the whole year writing revision tests!
We learnt,
We enjoyed,
We played,
We won,
We lost,

We laughed,
We cried,
We fought,
We thought.

With so much fun in them, so many friends,
So much experience, all this and more!
Gone are the days
When we used to talk for hours with our friends!
Gone are the days
When we played games on the road!
Gone are the days
When we saw stars shining at Night!
Gone are the days
When we sat to chat with Friends on grounds!
Gone are the days
Where we studied just to pass!
Gone are the days
Where we had no money in our pockets and yet the world
And our hearts were full of happiness.
Gone are the days
Where we shouted on the road!
Now we don't shout even at home
Gone are the days
Where we got lectures from all!
Gone are the days
But not the memories, which will Linger in our hearts
For ever and ever and
Ever and ever and ever .....


Donot want to spoil the readers mind by writing anythng...
Tnx 2 Sarat...

Cheli fever...

Maddy, MAddy...OO..HO...Maddy...
As i sit in @ ma desk in Alden n i browse thru Desivideos.net i c dis amazng movie..RHTDM...Rehna Hain Terre Dil Mein...A remake of Tamil Super Hit MINNALE...it introduced a new music director, Harris Jayraj, previously assisting Rahman...
well in ma previous post i mentioned abt the significance of Holi back in ma SriChaitanya days...well this would be the 2nd part of it...
i normally prefer watchng an action or a comedy...romantic movies are far from ma reach...but for movies like Maine Pyar Kiya n DDLJ...i grew algeric to dem watchng Karan Johar's direction...
comng back...i was actually very anxious 2 watch dis movie as v heard the songs, say like, 10 times in a day...during study hours in the corridors of Sri Chaitanya hostel...v heard during lunch break...v also heard just before v slept 2 get some sweet dreams...;) i,praneeth n kiran danced during farewell for 1 of the numbers fr dis movie...
the movie z all abt a HINDU BRAHMIN,palyed by Madhavan,a.k.a Maddy, fallng in love wid a Christian gal, played by Reema Sen..Reema z a typical South Indian gal..She z shy, she z beautiful,she z independent...Reema's parents want her 2 get married 2 Sam,played by Abbas...Abbas n Maddy r rivals durng colj days...u shouldn't miss the begng..i always thought dat the director should have increased the time slot 4 these colj fights...Maddy enters into the life of Reema as Sam...he wins her heart in a week...Just after dat Abbas returns fr USA n movie z all abt how these 2 finally get together..
the most amazng part of the movie z first half...whr Maddy wins heart of Reema..With Harris melodious music behnd n wid Maddy's actng the movie defintely inspired many a youth like me to do cranky stuff...hahaaa...the scene whr Maddy taks Reema out 4 a date thkning dat 2 b her b'day z mindblowing...the entire set up...Reema n Maddy havng food @ Dosa point wid back grnd..NANNU EDO CHESASINDANTA..LOVELY BANAM GUCHESINDANTA...oooohh...it was mindblowing....the entire movie was directed very well...
the main asset of dis movie z Harris Jayraj...he produced some awesome numbers like MANOHARA, VENNELA SONA, KANNULU NIVE...the movie was sensational hit in Tamil, the original version..it was big flop in Hindi n was average in Telugu...but i seriously didn't understand y it didn't run in Telugu...it was much better than it was in Hindi...but the numbers fr dat movie r even 2 dis day r heard by many...esp the song DILKO TUMSE PYAAR HUA..
it z a must watch movie..preferably in original version or in Telugu....

CMH Airport..

it was on ofe those sunny, bright afternoons i took lakefront bus fr Oasis, Athens to reach CMH airport in Columbus..it was jus 1 day after i landed in States...by the tme i reached CMH it was @ 3 in the aftrenoon...n my flight was scheduled @ 4.30 in the eve...i was movng fr East 2 Central...i reached ma terminal well in advance..an hour before after i went thru all the security...unfortunately ma flight 2 Houston was delayed by another 30 mins...i just sat down in one of those empty chairs...i left ma carry on n went 2 pee...on the way back i thought of buyng some junk food n i was lookng at all eatries 2 buy some thng...but unfortunately i didn't get anythng gud 2 eat but some popcorn..i grabbed it n was reachng ma terminal, thr comes dis ung beautiful lady wid all make up n her aroma, of her perfume, stretching a mile...hehe...she comes up to me n conversation goes on...
"Does the Red Baggage out there belong to you... Yes Ofcourse...Well..the co-passengers are a little apprehensive about the fact that you left your baggage without a notice...well, actually i went out to pee...wat ever Mr...we advise you to take your baggage whereever you go..Don't leave your baggage unattended...there might be some security concerns...iam sorry about it.."
for the next 1.30 mins i constantly here to the announcements made by the airlines authorities..."Attention every one...Please donot leave your baggage unattended.."
i was wondering how easily people get paranoid in this country...though the country is well developed the people out here are very paranoid...they are very worried about teh security...more so after 9-11 attacks...i immediately compared US with India...and how easy gong ppl r...v do leave our baggae n go out 2 buy magazines...sometmes if luck z bad our baggage will b found missin..datz different...but v r more secure...
i sit @ Alden Library writing dis whn i am left wid a week 2 go 2 Florida...n i need 2 go CMH agan...wondering wat would happn dis tme..!!!