I am in office early, I am on leave, and so, that doesn't necessitate me to be working. I am reading the newspaper over the internet. I absently open the calculator and do a quick calculation. Oh WoW!! I am over 10000 days old!! Do I take a bow?!!?

And those of you who are feeling guilty of not wishing me on my birthday (28th of March); my words to you are - You are absolutely right in feeling that way!! You are damn right guilty!!!

But a few did indeed, and here are some of them and in no particular order -

• Happy Birthday! Many happy returns of the day! God Bless!
• kut-kut!! party!! party!! party!! party!! party!! party!! party!! party!! party!!
• ee nan mobile nan hatra-ne idre, varsha-varsha-noo ide time-ge wish maadteeno; reminder haakittideeni.. (translation : If I have the same mobile, I will be wishing you same time every year.. I have a reminder set for it)
• Hey buddy, if I am not mistaken it's your bday today...
  
• wish ki baat chod!! party kab hai?!!?
• dude... you rock!! you reached middle-age already?!!?
• so.. what plans???
  
• so I wished.. now you HAVE to invite me for the party...
  
• Came to know late about your birthday man! Having a beer in your name!!

And those of you who knew; and didn't... Please to be wallowing in self-pity and guilt... PLEASE do!!! I insist!!! :o)

Some day... Way in the future... When my brother pays me a visit... I bet this is how it's gonna be!!!













Bro!!! Really!!!!

Naa... This is not a movie review at all.. Nor is it a take on my thoughts about it.. The whole blogger world is littered with reviews and opinions on Aamir Khan's latest giving - **Taare Zameen Par**, not needing me to add on to the pile.

This is about : how we choose not to be children, though we want to; how we choose not to be mavericks, though we want to; how we need to go to a movie and gush water through all possible rivulets to be reminded of all this, though we all know; how we all know, but choose to be ignorant.

Oh what the heck!!! Look at the cartoons.. and enjai!!!

As for all Calvin fans out there!!! Yo!!!!

If you have a phone, then you surely must have been at the receiving end of "saar... one credit card... if not for you, then for your wife..." calls. Over time, I have learnt how to politely end the chat with a sweet "thanks. but no thanks". But, if you think sales calls are to have fun, then you must follow what my colleague used to do.

taak and enjai !!!

Conversation 1
Caller : "Sir, You have been selected out of many people to register for our credit card"
He : "Oh really!!!That's wonderful!!! Out of how many people did I win? That's simply superb. I should go and buy a lottery. I think this is my lucky day. Thank you. Bye!!"
click!!!

Conversation 2
Caller : "Sir, would you like to go for our gold credit card? We have fabulous offers like ...."
He : "Madam, would you like to go for our platinum credit card? You don't need to provide any proofs at all. Nice no? And you can get fabulous loans like car loan, cow loan etc."
Caller : "err... Cow loan?"
He : "Yes.. Yes.. We offer loans even if you want to buy a cow, dog, cat, sheep, horse or pig. Also, we ...."
click!!!

Conversation 3
Caller : "Sir, would you like to go for our credit card? We have fabulous offers like ...."
He : "Before all that, I have a query."
Caller : "Sure Sir..."
He : "Select fld_id from contact_master where fld_pid=2000"
Caller : "!!?!??"

Conversation 4
Caller : "Sir, would you like to go for our credit card?"
He : "Well!!! Do you have a violet coloured card?"
Caller : "errr.. Let me check with my manager, Sir.." (brief pause) "No Sir.. We don't have violet, but we have gold coloured card, Sir..."
He : "Gold? No thanks.. You see, I want to have cards of all the colours of the rainbow... I have the rest 6.. this violet no.. I have been searching since long... You really don't have?"
click!!!

Conversation 5
Caller : "Sir, would you like to go for our credit card?"
He : "abba!!! Thank you for calling... Do you do balance transfer from another credit card?"
Caller : "Of course Sir. We do have that option."
He : "That's really wonderful!!! You know... I have received this credit card bill of 75,000.. jeez.. How do they ever expect me to repay that? Will you transfer that balance if I take your card??"
loud click!!!

Everyone has a wishlist... Things that they want... Things that they want to do... "C'mon.. It's Christmas..." - they say, "Blend in..." So... Here I put down top ten things I have already seen/done, and wanna see/do again...

1. go to Alkapuri with college friends and hear Shailu wail - "where's my white lee t-shirt and black chappals".
2. have Kit bowled behind the legs again... A la Warnie...
3. have a school re-union and make Shashi foot my share of the bill(again)...
4. go to Ideals and have a Chocolate Dad, a Gadbad, a Parfait, and a Dilkush back-to-back...
5. go to B.R. Hills and click a photo with the baby elephant.
6. Watch 2 movies for 15 Rupees at Luis.
7. put up dummy college exam results and flunk the class toppers in 7 papers.
8. stand for Class X elections, and pummel the guy who didn't vote for me (had lost the election by a single vote then).
9. go back to Class VI and draw up secret routes and maps to raid the rich jeweller's house (ohmigod... that was total total fun).
10. go go GoA....
    

I wanna... I wanna.. I wanna...