An Eventful New Year Celebration 2011!

Just when i was wondering, bored and thinking its going be another stupid new year celebration at some pub/disc spending money for dogs. My friends, Arnab and Sanket initiated mail thread on new year celebration . Of course, there were loads of suggestions from everyone in our group. But then we zeroed in on Yercadu Gelen Rock Estates. To be honest, most of us and i was thinking Yercadu out of all the places for a new year celebration what on earth?. How boring was the thing running in my mind. We had like 70-80 mails exchanged, couple of phone calls and con c. Cabs that we booked canceled by the cab companies, telecon's, and swaring each other :) But then, the trip was finally on!

We are all set to have a rocking new year. We had to wake up at 5.30Am which was quiet challenging. While we managed to wake up all the lazy bum's in the group, and i picked up Arnab,Shilpa, Sanket &Daru . Oh how can i forget, "Tiny Maatha" AKA Kavita, who woke us up on time.We were off to Suntrupth's place. While we were waiting too get off to the highway, our darling suntrupth took enough time to make-up lol. He even manged to drink milk ;) kidding guys. Finally, we are off... we started off the journey with some funny moments reading the sexpert section of Bangalore Mirror. We managed to have some breakfast at A2B krishangiri. Ah, some relaxation, music it went on... It was New year's eve, I, Arnab, Sanket started off with beers.. Sneha was the best, she always apolozied for her drunk behavior for the future :) lol...

We, Followed it by some fun moments in the cab, Pit stops for Page 3 pictures, We reached Yercadu. We received a warm welcome. It was Hi- Tea followed by more n more beer :) Luckily for me, my capacity and cpapbility to drink was on its best! We decided to visit the nearby water falls. Small one but a really nice one though. We had Fun moments playing in the waters. We planned to return to our rooms, on the way we managed to pluck some fresh oranges, which would help us in our tequila shots. The Gang was all set, the ladies decked up, The guys manged to find a place on the hill top. This is when The Gang met Jithin & Dhanya. The to be Newest Members of our gang. Jithin Casually, initiated a coversation with me. I requested them to join us for the party. They, glady accepted our Invite:)

The fun moments started off with us arranging the mini bar like we'd like to call it. Thanks to all the ladies for the mini bar, We had fun moments opening up the wine bottle without a cork opener:) The party was set up nicely and every one had quiet a few page3 pictures. Me Doing the shiela dance, Arnab doing the Munni dance. And Bappu AKA Sanket doing his indigenous Oriya Dance:) Thanks to Jithin for his DigiSLR. Group snaps, Ladies nites, celebrity poses. What not. A picture's worth a thousand words, they say. You can see it for yourself in the collage. Best of all was Adarsh getting high, followed by he kissing and hugging the rocks. We had a whole new meaning set for a Rocking new year :) Adarsh i m sure u do understand what i mean.

The best pick's of the trip:

1] Chandu AKA Suntrupth Taking everyone's trip. We thorughly enjoyed it.

2] Sneha apologizing in Advance for her drunk behavior, and her eeeehheheeee Laugh.

3] Chill pa AKA shilpa having tense moments for made fun off by others.

4] Tiny Matha AKA Kavita for her caring and school teacher role: )

5] Arnab AKA The Bangali Bro for being the bouncer , Munni Dance waker of the group.

6] Bappu AKA Sanket the oriya baba for organizing and leading such a wonderful trip.

7] Daru AKA Darshana for being so friendly and fun loving.

8] Jithin and Dhanya, for joining the Gang a grand welcome to u guys. Coudn't have been a better day.

9] Adarsh for being the true Nature lover. u were ROCKing my boy. He he.

10] And for me... its for you guys to decide :)

We ended of the trip with a real high note. Thanks to one and all who made this possible. A Special thanks to "Tiny Maatha" For the chaampagine :)

Another special Moment that i forgot. Not really a special Moment. But People puking and puking on the ghat zone where we had too many hair pin bends :) Last but not the least, The vote of thanks where each one had to say some good thing and bad thing of each other :) Looking forwad to see more such trips.

Cheers,
Caty

Skandagiri, A night trek! And a Delightful experience!

A weekend, Yet another trip and an exhilarating experience. I was all set for a dull and a gloomy weekend. Anisha, my colleague, asked me what I was doing for the weekend. As I dint have a great agenda, I thankfully accepted her invite to go on a Night trek to skandagiri. It was Friday night on 12^th of November 2010. The trip, was quiet tricky as it was on and off for a while. People were backing out and wanting to come. Rather, it was like a dilly dally situation. Finally the trip was on. I picked up Dennis, Joel ,Satish, Rashmi all of Anisha’s friends. We met up at MG Road Bangalore at about 12.00 AM and zoomed off to our destination.

On our way, we had lots of chit chatting, music, fun and when we hit the feat of nandi hills, we pit stopped for a beer rather, an energy drink. We were little lost with our directions, and Anisha managed to hear people talking in those silent forests. Apparently, we all thought it could be the ghosts. Ha Ha Ha. Thankfully, we were able to locate your destination. We found few guides who can help us with the directions. Here we go, Onze, douze, treize, allez allez allez. This is where we take off. Started the trek, it was a long long way before we could actually experience the beautiful sunrise. It was a 2 hour trek. All I could feel through the trek was sweat, thorns and the eagerness to see the sunrise. The journey was quiet adventurous and treacherous. But definitely worthwhile when we saw the sunrise. The moment we reached the top we slurped few beers and felt like it was heaven. We even had maggi, chai and omblet! Can you beat that? Someone had a shop on the hilltop! Voila. We took a lot of pictures of the sunrise and enjoyed the moment! It definitely was a power shot (canon). Now we were all set for a trek in the opposite direction. Getting down was even more tedious. Once we got down with some struggle, we slurped some limca and water. Ah ! it felt like elixir of life! Yes we hit the highway and took the road to our respective homes. I thank one and all who made this trip possible.

P.S

Thanks Anisha, Carthik, Dennis, Joel, Kelvin,Rashmi and Satish ! Three cheers to you guys Hurray!

Will publish the pictures soon.

Bekal n Wayand an Amazing Trip :)

Festive season around, loads of holidays, goodies and time to burn some rubber and smell the roads. Yes ,its time to travel and explore places. It was 29th Of October 2010 when 5 like minded maniacs decided to drive to Bekal, Kerala from Bangalore. We all agreed upon driving in our car in the night. As usual, we started late, than the expected time. 10.30 it was when Carthik, Varun, Neeta, Jaya and Rajesh Met at raja rajeshwari Arch. We zoomed off to our destination. Bekal it was! we zoomed off to coorg in 4 hrs. Thanks to some amazing driving by our champ varun:) From then on we had bad roads, Ran out of fuel, and waited for the petrol bunks to open up. In the meanwhile, we realized that it was early in the morning. Neeta, our photographer, started to explore her skills, until we could get some fuel. Here's when we found a drink called Poopy! LOL! apparently it turns out to be a soda:) It's not what you guys are thinking :)

Now is the time for some good roads. Yes we zoomed off to Bekal. Quickly, checked into a hotel.I must say bekal was not explored much. We had a quick nap, freshened up, and were off to have our breakfast. Breakfast, as expected was a nightmare in kerala. Varun, ended up having and allergy. Then we go in rounds to find the local beach. After some hassles we ended up finding this beach. The beaches were beautiful. Aloof, Apparently we were the only ones to be on the beach. We clicked few photographs, and ended up sleeping on the beach like there was no tomorrow. All of a sudden we become like baby's in the mothers lap. We had solid fun at the beach, headed to our hotel, freshened up And Headed to Bekal Fort. This is where the famous song from the movie Bombay was shot. Apparently varun was too keen in finding the Aravind Swamy point :). We spent some quality time at Bekal fort shooting a couple of pics in Neeta's Camera. Oh Yeah Neeta is a pro photographer of the group and she carry's a huge kit of lens and a pro camera :)

Just when the evening was creeping in, we dint know what to do to kill time. We drove down to Kasargode a nearby town, hoping that we could get to watch a movie. But, we ended up eating street side chat, Ice Cream and milkshakes in a ice cream parlor. On the way back, we experienced a puncture. Yes, we had a flat tier. I and varun stepped in and fixed it quickly :) We decided to spend another day at Bekal. Surprisingly, we woke up early, the next day decided to explore the un-explored areas of the same beach. Interestingly, we found a huge fishing camp all gathered for the kill. Yes we experienced a hug fish catch. And Guess what? Thats not all. We even experienced, the fall of a 2 huge STING RAY Fish. It was sad to see the STING RAY suffer and die. But,we were left with no other options. But to stand and watch. Well, we decided to dive in for some action in the sea. Following which we headed to the fort and other beaches near by for some photography and action. Needless to mention ,Atul Kasbekar AKA Rajesh had some brilliant out of focus shots :) and sultry looks.

Just when the night crept in, we decided to hit the roads and travel to wayanad :) Thx to some brilliant night driving by Carthik and Varun. We reached our destination early in the morning, with a lots of confusion and wrong turns. Yes Wayand it was. we decided to go to a falls. But, we had to trek to reach the place. The total distance of a trek was 3 kms. But we were all exhausted when we were done with the trekking:) Oh, yes the name of the falls was Meenumutti ;) which translates to fish had a head bang :) lol! We ended the trip with an amazing high! Thanks to my suggestion of having Toddy and Kappa :) We, all had lunch and rushed back to bangalore. By the time everyone were dropped in their respective places, it was 1.00 AM when we reached my place. Ofcourse, we had a lots of LOL, ROFLMAO moments on the way to Bangalore. Thanks to one and all who made this possible. Hip Hip Hurray!!!

PS:

1] Atul Kasbekar AKA Rajesh Is releasing few books, with the experience form this trip

Out of Focus - By Mr Santhanam, Dummies guide to Sultry Looks- By Atul Kasbekar AKA Rajesh

2] Neeta Will never strangle goats and will not jump from great heights

3] Varun will improvise on this head banging driving:)

4] Jaya will never leave her facebook account unattended

5] And for Me, i will make more fun of Atul Kasbekar AKA Rajesh lol :)

Cheers,

Carthik AKA Caty

The Journey From A College Guy To Working Professional!

L - I - F - E

Often used amongst people, Hows life? Hows life treating you ? Blah Blah Blah.

I was just sitting and wondering how life could change being a happy man to mourning looser ass :(
When at college, all that one need to do was to sit and read. Textbooks, Online Training etc. All for what ? To get a decent job, thick pockets, and have fun in life. Unfortunately things don't work that way in reality. Off late i realized that the more money you start earning the less the happiness and more the worries :) Which is so ridiculously true. Often wondered...

At College there were times i smoked bidi(Indian cigarette) And i was happy. Money was a concern, but i had no worries

Now i am a professional. I earn more than descent money to support a family. I smoke premier cigarette, I drink premium beer, quality of my living has raised, I have things of my own. I am independent! No-one asks me what i should be doing in life. But i lack happiness! that big ton smile on my face is missing :(

At college a pair of new port jeans was wow! a pair of Levis Jeans was Rich kid. But i was happy with a Rs 350 Stylish Jeans

Now, branded stuff are no less in my wardrobe! Levis, Lee, Tommy etc.. the list goes on.. The moments that i've been happy is less!

Sometimes i feel money makes a man Greedy! What should i do? Donate all stuff that i have say good bye, serve some NGO? Millions of thoughts running on my head :) Of course, i just a normal human being like u! Where do i go? what do i do ? when will i be happy?

I Jump jobs to buy new gadgets! Heights of being crazy! I want an extravagant life. I want everything in the world! I also fail to understand that one day i am going to the grave! Who's gonna enjoy all that i have earned? my kids? why should i give them an easy life? Why cant they make their own... To many thoughts and unhappy moments. I wish i was a school kid again! Want to get innocent! No relationship pains, no money worries, nothing at all! I wanna be a free bird!

Finally i'd like to end this short blog... The Journey from an kid to a man or a kid to a woman is not so easy though they say Life is Short! As if it's Just like a Fart! No my friend. Its a Journey. Its a Lesson. School, College, Professional, Boyfriend/Girlfiend, Husband/wife, Uncle/Aunty, Grandfather/Grandmother WOW! Life is shot. Its upto u to decide whether its cruel or wonderful!

Cheers All!

Masked!

Ever Since this Deadly H1N1 Virus was off from Mexico, Its become a nightmare here in Bangalore the IT Capital of India. 17 Deaths of the Billion Population now! and people are already Panicking! yes why wouldn't they in country like India anything is possible. specially Bangalore is a too much hyped up! I could see people in the streets, educated, uneducated Auto wala , Rikskaw wala. Pan wala , Medical Shops .. Every 1 Wearing masks! I went to the medical they mentioned sorry sir we are out of stock! I felt like i was in a alien land . People were masked! The question that was running through my mind was should i be masked as well? Pls see the picture to find out the answer for yourself. Yes I was masked!

Carthik The Oracle DBA or The Standup Star!

My Career was always a dileama . I really dint know what be in life! Here i am sitting at Oracle Corporation the leading enterprise software company as a slave to computers. I really don't know whether its by choice or force. As humas we'd want to do N things in life. But how many are we efficiently able to do is a question mark!

I started off this post with all enthusiasm but, it took me over a month to get back and start writing this post. Well, to tell you more... I have had this unique talent of creating small jokes in a jiffy. My colleagues always suggested that i was in the wrong place doing the wrong thing in life. I should Rather be a stand up star. Someone like Russell Peter's , Sugar Samy, Chris Rock etc etc... I always felt good. Not one or 2 millions of them suggested me a career move. But Kya kare... Like the Old Hindi Saying Goes "Papi Peth Ka Sawaal Hai" Meaning All for a smooth living i cant quit my job. I was so much into stand up comedy that i went on to research for Stand up schools in London. Well the research ended there.

But then this spirit is rekindled in me now because , i have a Innovative manager now who's popularly known as Jigs you could otherwise call him Mr Hillary. You know Hes one of the Kind. If you ever want your kids to give an example of how Mr Edmond Hillary or Tensing Norgay look and behave like you could always quote him! You could probably video tape one of his speech's. When i think of all i do and want be in life. YES the answer lies in or rather my heart tells me that i m More Of a Stand up Star than a self sucking Software Engineer. The feeling of making 10 ppl laugh is simply amazing! They want more stuff from you. Your only motto in life is to find stereotypes in life. Quote them and they'll laugh! Mind you ! you get paid quick bucks for it!

So for now i m stuck to "Papi Peth Ka Sawaal Hai" leading a dogie style life. Making some one richer and richer shattering my dreams. One Day i m sure i ll be on my own as a Stand up Star! I can only imagine my Guru Russell Peter's Quote! If i Go to America and get White Women Then I am ahead of the Game!

Cheers,
Carthik

Bangalore To Chennai A Sucker Of A Journey!

Again Its been a while that i did my favorite thing yeah, Blogging it is. Yes my friends, i m back again sitting at home, fed up with the kind of work i do. Writing this blog, hoping this relieves all the pressure that go through. I was traveling to Chennai from Bangalore city on the 17th Of July 2009. My destination was home! The Rail boxes were kinda empty. I was hoping that i could relax, sleep like a log and then read some magazines on the way to chennai. Stations's Passed by... I was again fooled by the Indian population , crowd started coming in. I was getting restless and irritated as usual. I believe we reached KR Puram Junction. Where a 3 yr old kid Malawika gave a guest appearance along with her parents. Time went on slowly.... Mind you it was a 6 hr journey. In the next station 2 huge a double rhino sized aunty's entered the compartment. My Luck was so bad, they sat next to me! The last thing that i could remember after they sat next to me was "I was their piece of Meat" I dint get enough space to sit in my seat. They would buy some shit smelling flowers, start tying them on a thin rope, Aewh! It was awful! I never had such a horrific experience in a train journey! while my train Journey had already become a sucker of a journey! I decided to take a U turn...

Here's what the U turn is. Malawika the Kid who was sitting bang opposite to me, I started to converse with her, asking few things about her name school.. best friends etc.. it was when i had traveled 4 hrs and i had 2 hours in my bag. The conversation became interesting, The kid started liking me and she looked at my guitar and asked what it was. I explained her and she wanted to play the guitar! WOW... I thought her how to play a D chord :) The kid would ask me Uncle this is too big for me will i get a small guitar ;) Yeah u will i said... So the last 2 hours of my Journey was entertained! Wow wat a difference form a sucker of a Journey to a Pleasant memorable experience. I really felt refreshed and nice by the time i reached chennai. I narrated this whole incident to my family members and they had to laugh about it :) Finally when it was time to say god bye the kid tells me why don't u come with us to our place ;) Indeed it was this kid who changed my mood from a Sucker of a Journey to a memorable , pleasant , and fun filled one!

Cheers,
Carthik