Saturday, November 21, 2009

My 'Chai' My way.... Kitley


Professor:"And for the next two hours we would be discussing....."
Student(in mind):Kya pakkau lecture hai... aana hi nahi chaiye tha.. attendence ka panga nai hota to aata hi nahi.. kab khatam hoga ye lecture....
tik tik tik tik...
...
Seema bhi nahi aayi.... upar se aaj hi late hona tha.. ppiche ki seat milti to kum se kum soo to leta,1st bench pe wo bhi nahi kar sakta.. sala din hi kharab hai ....


Spent a boring lecture in class?? Have submissions ?? Exams approaching..??Tensed...??Hungry...got nothing to do...???
amidst all these events there is one particular activity which is probably most satisfying...
Its a magical one, one only needs to say the magic word '..........'and the rest is evident..
Followers of this clan are present in every nook and corner of the country, from a small college to a big university, form a university bus-stop to railway station, even the airports have traces of this largest unorganized service ....

Yes... Its "Kitley"

People who don`t drink tea find it really amusing how can a person drink so much liquid (for them its just a liquid). The fact is 'Chai' , although believed to be,by quite a few ;as an addiction is really not the case.
Its has many benefits of which i`ll mention a few (for medicinal one`s Google it yourself self)
  • Its better than any lecture
  • Helps you pass time very easily, you can sit there for hours just talking.
  • If you were just discussing something, Kitley does not force you to vacate seats
  • You can easily spot its followers just by saying the "K" word.(Not the Ekta Kapoor wala K )
  • Can relax even when one has tonne`s of pressure over one`s mind(submissions, exams , placements, boring lecture)
The list is non exhaustive.Some of the most important discussions take over at Kitley.The debates which goes on can be compared to "The Big Fight courtesy:NTDV". The knowledge which is shared here is far greater than one can get by googling.Here you can discuss almost anything without thinking of being overheard, be it anybody`s tragic love life, home dispute, faculty student wars, conspiracy ,hot girls(oooo....), cool boys(this topic is for the girls who come to Kitley!!)

One may argue that CCD`s Coffee Culture, Barista n bla bla are a tough competition to K but its not the case, no matter how much one visits these places with AC`s and comfort , they can never match " Kitley " (That`s all folks for a while,for now i have to go for a CHAI@Kitley.This will be eleborated more in the next post)

Monday, October 5, 2009

Amdavadi Roller coaster

How many of you have spent 100`s of rupees , waiting in the queue to sit in the Essel World`s rides or for that matter any Theme Park ride..???? Most might have gone specially to have this experience.
But for the aam Amdavadi(a.k.a A Mango Amdavadi ), this is almost a daily affair.Now for those of you wondering when the hell did an amusement park come-up in Amdavad... Its one of the best rides that you can get for price of partly few rupees and the experience .. OMG... even Disney theme park would not be able to provide this kind of an experience. Still wondering what I am referring to? Here`s another clue. It can be deemed as one of the longest rides that can be built and it spans to every nook and corner of the city.(still thinking!!! have a Chlormint and Dimag ki Batti shayad jale)

Here`s the answer A.M.T.S(Ahemdavad Municipal Transport Service)(aahhh.... and you thought you did not know this !!!)

For those who have traveled through the cheapest (in terms of money) transport, knows now what i am referring to.
Board any bus during the peak hours and you learn all the dance steps without even moving a single part of your body.All you got to do us just climb in it( don`t think I am kidding !!)
If you think you have managed to do it , don't feel relaxed, this is just a beginning , Step 2 next herculean task is paying for the ticket.(now what`s wrong in paying for the cheapest ticket??) The cheapness itself is a problem. You tender a Rs. 10 note saying you do not have change and you will promptly be asked to get off the bus( must be wondering what the hell just happened??what did I do wrong?) The conductor says he does not have change(he`s actually right though, tendering change to all the travellers is almost impossible)
Even after you scrap through all your empty pockets finding few coins and buy the fare, the fun does not end here.The real fun begins now.The Driver.. probably he has the loudest horn in the city and the only place he finds it to blow in is your ears,the way he drives the giant 6 wheeler in the narrow streets of Amdavad,one would feel as if a F1 driver is driving his Ferrari and the experience, like I mentioned earlier,even Disney will find it difficult to provide.The way the Bus moves , barely missing the passing vehicles by inches, you will probably start reciting the names of all the Gods in the world(no wonder god`s have sleepless "Baporia" , afternoon sleeps)

All the thrill mentioned above lasts only minutes(what!!!) yes minutes.The speed of the bus is breath stopping , no soul dare`s to overtake this mammoth.And when someone does, Just read the news paper next day to find his pic in some hospital ward.

Everything said and done ... AMTS is the lifeline of Amdavad,just like the suburban local trains of Mumbai, no matter how late it arrives, once you board it, it will surely drop you to your destination.(literally...)(phew!!!)

Saturday, October 3, 2009

Who am I?


Each morning when I see ET(Economic Times) and read news about some big merger or some some billionaire entrepreneur spending their hard earned money , like Ambanis spending crores of rupees gifting Jumbo Jets and Yacht`s to their spouses to Malaya`s fulfilling dream of India`s very own F1 team , I wonder 'Mera bhi din aayega' and then my next 10 minutes passes by wondering of how and what I will do to realize those dreams.But then a Questions comes and knocks the door of my empty mind and I ask myself... 'WHO AM I ?'

A track form ''SCRUBS" humm over my mind which goes....."I can't do this all on my own. No, I know, I'm no superman." That`s when the whole point comes of believing in yourself.And that`s the simplest and the most basic thing one needs to do.Readers often say ...... Easy to say, hard to do, and then I`m prompted react;hey buddy , even you are 'Saying' [:)]
So whenever one seems to loose his/her confidence and think 'Who am I ?'..... just remember all you got to do is believe and say this golden verse
"Karambhoomi mera aangan, Terrace mera yeh neel gagan, Ee poora duniya mera Watan, My name is Murugan........QuickGun Murugan !!!Mind it!! I say" oops !! u need to say your name :p