So, im going to write about my exploits in bangalore.. First off, I'd like to thank all the auto drivers for
1) taking me around the city
2) charging me the earth for taking me around ONE city
3) their politeness

Coming to Forum Mall
way over rated. its okay. maybe it wouldnt be so over rated if i had enough money to spend. but i think even if i did, i doubt it would make that much of a difference. Landmark is fine.. McD's is great.. the Food Court is fab.. but the others are meh..
Of course, Nike was fine. The loser (Nishanth) fatso (adarsh) and I walked in.. and we were looking at our respective team's jerseys. I was hanging round the Manchester United section. so this girl and some guy were having an argument. the guy goes "Manchester United sucks" .. Nishanth says "I agree". the guy acknowledges him.. and then the girl says "No they dont." and I said "No they dont"..

and then the girl, who is cute (in case i didnt mention), smiles ..
when a cute girl smiles at you.. you're happy

so otherwise. Forum is over rated


Garuda Mall - didnt get enough time to observe this

Shit Valley - where we play football! Alright! now THIS place is bangalore!!

Bangalore (or.. Bengaluru)

So, left madras at 3 in the morning to reach bangalore at round 6. Air Deccan provides easy service very early in the morning. its a good thing it exists too, otherwise i would be pretty lost.. wouldnt have known what to do.. i came to bangalore to get my applications down to christ and josephs.. have done all that.. now awaiting my CBSE results (damned shit)

the journey here was pretty.. yea.. pretty. i mean, i left madras early morning, so most of the lights were still on there.. mind you, this is like the 3rd time or so im travelling by flight, and the first time in darkness.. so it was kinda cool..

anyway.. the aircraft itself looked like it could be transported back to its real era (probably the 1990's).. anyway.. but i amused myself by looking out at the sprawling city of madras in all its "luminosity"...

while flying though, we had a good looking stewardess, so i was kinda confused as to which direction i should look..... i decided for the 50 50 option.. in the end.. sunrise is magnificent to watch from the air!

anyway, the plane landed and each and every one got out of their seats before they opened the doors.. i was listening to my mp3 player.. so i thought we were asked to get our butts out of there (especiially me, maybe for staring a bit too much).. but i was relieved when the good looking stewardess came back and ordered everyone's butt back into the seat.. everyon sat down..

ive been running around with adarsh and bhavna over here.. im a bit clueless as to WHAT i should do... bhavna is right about my being aimless, but i like it this way.. im sure ill figure out what i want to do when i do my PG (hopefully) ... so i applied for BA courses at Josephs and at Christ.. we'll soon find out which benifits from having me as a student... owe bhavna a lot of thanks.. cause me and adarsh wouldve been quite lost otherwise....

anyway.. colleges apart, i met yatharth and neil.. and got back here (Kamanahalli) right now am at a Sify I way and im so dead tired.. a nightcap a nightcap a nightcap!!!

the most ultimatest poem of all time is typed out below
its gonna kick ogden nash's butt

The Heat

The extreme heat makes me think
"The more I stand outside, the more I stink"

Madras


I've only been here for 4 hours.. and its HOT! HOT HOT HOT HOT!

HOT

did i mention

HOT!?

anyway.. so i came here and after breakfast lazed around for sometime watching "Here We Go".. after that went for my bath and realised something.. in this place, anything that comes in contact with the air becomes hot automatically.. i realised this when i turned on the tap.. it was cold water (not really) at first, then it became hot!!
argh

anyway, after which i decided to venture out into the intolerable heat..a brave gesture.. for it is ..

anyway, as I had fixed my mind on it.. here i am, trying to download the loyola form at a cafe.. anyone who's at loyola and reading this.. please note.. i cannot download the form..

but this means.. i have to go to the COLLEGE AND PICK IT UP!! ARGH! THE HEAT! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

TO THE TEMPLE!

Well .. with the arrival of the results drawing closer.. ive decided to become more spiritual, religious and devoted.. so me and Nishanth went off .. off to Guruvayur (for all who're reading.. its a Temple town.. Lord Krishna's remains were buried here).... those who havent been there.. let me tell you

the temple is small... but the complex is big.. so what you get is disaster.. anyway.. we got inside (im not going to go in how).. so we get in.. im sure there are atleast a cool 1500 people in.. and we're all pushing and pulling to get a glimpse of the idol..

Suddenly, nishanth and I feel our (natural) football instincts grow back.. and we shoulder push and rough tackle everyone in sight.. from the 60 year old lady to the 2 month old baby.. we were like Patrick Vieira (Nishanth) and Roy Keane (me) ..........

So we punch and push and get to the Ganpathy temple area (Ganesha for all you northies reading).. and there we push and pull.. and we finally get out...

we get out.....................

and there's a long journey back.. by BUS!..
i hate road journeys. i suffer from motion sickness. this compounded by the fact that the bus driver obviously was a lunatic made me feel worse.. but on the bus journey, me and nishanth discussed some interesting things..

1) Football

I concluded that Manchester United rules and he said Manchester United sucks

2) Girls

Our second favourite topic after football.. he was telling me some rot about devotion and faithfulness and etc. etc. and it brought to mind a saying "im not going to be a slave to them, they're gonna be my slaves".. and i said it out loud

and nishanth bursts my bubble by saying.. "i dont know who you're talking about.."

always great to have a friend to bring you back to reality eh?

3) Why each other sucks

4) Why adarsh sucks

5) Cursing the board exams

6) Football

So, the season's over.. Premier League season that is... and here are my favourite goals



Robin Van Persie
Charlton Athletic versus Arsenal

http://youtube.com/watch?v=pwurf1DGYOM


Paul Scholes
Aston Villa versus Manchester United

http://youtube.com/watch?v=UdP8Qb-VHSQ

Matt Taylor
Portsmouth versus Everton

http://youtube.com/watch?v=40f0JVMKn4A

Michael Essien
Chelsea versus Arsenal

http://youtube.com/watch?v=2QAZI-rtOQ8

Xabi Alonso
Liverpool versus Newcastle United

This one was written in Feb 07

Rain

The first drops hit the earth
And the smell of heaven is given birth

The sky turns grey and darkens in fear
Your awesome power is imminent, I hear

I long for the purity of the rain
To free me of my pain

The sins trapped in me since birth
Take me away, let me leave this earth

When it rains, my heart dances with hope
For liberation, my soul gropes

I pray for it never to end
The darkness makes my soul to bend

I forget my earthly woes and leave
For this insane world I grieve

For those who never look to the skies
Those are the ones with venemous cries

Rob the earth of its beauty
And forget their sacred duty

Look to the skies on a rainy night
Look into the streaks of lightning burning bright

Salvation and hope lie ahead
Not for those who keep the earth dead

And for those who let her be
Divine light, you will see

My version of spiderman. click on each picture to enlarge..

Well.. travelling in a car and listening to metalcore isnt my idea of fun.. throw in the fact that i have motion sickness..

well.. metalcore.. it was 4 against one.. but luckily Cecil's IPod was there.. which i, with my lightning quick reflexes, took from him.. and started listening to Kamelot

I love Kamelot.. i love everything.. from Roy Khan's voice to Youngblood's guitar work.. of course Hareesh doesnt like Power Metal.. he prefers the heavy riffing of Metalcore.. Death Metal.. Thrash Metal.. etc etc.. along with Cecil.. David and Zakaria would listen to anything.. so it didnt matter to them

I cant stand growls.. it gets a bit tedious after a while.. i mean.. i do like a few songs.. (very few)..

but well..... im not too sure ill grow into it either..