Go Goa....

Reader P.S "WE" here is for me and Rishi in this post (Unless otherwise mentioned)

Well I know this post should have come some time back....it has been more than a month now....Anyway....
The PLAN: Like all other plans this one was also a great time pass ( most of the times it is the PLAN which is more fun than the action itself, not this time though).......all those mails with travel checklists, route maps.....and as always the actual trip was nowhere close to any of these PLANS!!!
Train, Bus or Bike: We started of deciding the mode of transportation....and since both us wanted to avoid Mumbai-Pune travel we came up with our ideas....the options under consideration were to take a train but was ruled out since we knew we wont get any tickets....then it was Bus, which meant an overnight journey, which in turn meant just sleeping all along the way....and since we both had been to Goa before, we were not so much keen on spending lot of time in GOA...we actually wanted to have a nice time en route to Goa....well then we decided that it was time for my sweet and sexy FZ to have a nice outing at last (long after the first small ride to Lonavala).... Then we started of with the checklist and realized that the stuff that we were planning to carry had to be cut down drastically as there was no place to keep it on my SEXY (read naked) bike.....knowing that we will definitely require all that stuff we came back to square one just few days before our scheduled TRIP!!!!
Well FZs loss was ZENs gain....we wanted to be sure that the poor thing (10 year old car) wont ditch us midway and hence a thorough check up was done before we finally decided to take the BIG RISK.....so ultimately it was "WE" and the ZEN which were going to be tested.....

THE GUIDE: Even though a whole lot of Google maps were printed, a whole lot of people were asked about the route we still were sure that we would need a guide (as by now we were not even sure if we were going to Goa, or just going to any place on that route).....in came the magical GPS navigator, magical because it ensured that Rishi reached my home (from Mumbai).....and to be honest it really was a great tool all the way along...on the highway showing every curve, getting us out of Pune, making sure we reached our Hotel in Goa each night(though it made us go round and round one night), and ofcourse making sure that Rishi reached Mumbai from Pune....
Oh yeah the fun part was when we had to take a small 50kms bad road after leaving NH4....poor GPS aunty got confused and started talking rubbish..........

The Journey Begun: I dont remember when was the last time I got up so early when I had the option to sleep.....anyway we got up early and started off with lot of stuff to eat and drink....surprisingly the car was running smooth (much to my pleasure and Rishis disdain)....since it was early morning the drive from Pune city to Highway flew off pretty fast.....and on the highway it just got better.......the weather Gods were happy too......
we took turns to enjoy the drive, and with lot of stuff to hog we did not stop over till the time we reached the dreaded beginning of road after the Highway......we stopped at Nippani, refuelled the back seat of car with lots to drink and started again.....although the condition of the road was bad the scenic view running alongside did not let us bother abut it.....then came the twists and turns of the hill(around 30kms)...and ofcourse there was a lovers point(or was it suicide point)....we had planned for an over night stay at Sawantwadi which was at the end of the hill.....well by now we realised that we were running atleast a couple of hours before time....our scheduled arrival at Sawantwadi was around 6 and we were there by 4...we still decided to stay there, and hence went to a DECENT hotel....we did a whole lot of TP(looking at different roams, yapping with the manager and other staff, bargaining for the room)....once we were sure that there was not much to wander around we decided to hit the road again and reach Goa the same day itself.....as it turned this was the best decision we took (secondly only to not riding on bike) on this trip .....when we were about to enter Goa, I just crossed a bridge and the end of it a traffic cop stopped us,the best part is I had taken off my seat belt around 5-10 kms back. Well it turned out that it was a no overtaking area with speed limit of 40, I was at around 70 and did overtake a car. Out came the tried and tested CARD from Rishis wallet(that CARD is a secret weapon and hence the details cant be disclosed in a blog) and we were asked to just leave without shelling a penny. We reached Green Park hotel before dusk....Rishi showed his negotiation skills and got the room at a cheaper rate than the Sawantwadi one......this place was in Mapusa which was not exactly the happening part of Goa.........
We went searching for a bike for rent or a rick and finally trusted the GUIDE and took the car out; went to the beach in the night where I had fish curry and the idiot along with me had TANDOORI CHICKEN (No comments!!!!).....the whole ambience was sooooooooo amazing.
While walking around we came across lot of Ravan like structures, and finally the curiosity got better of me and I asked a local guy as to why they were having Dusshera at the time of Diwali ( oh this reminds me to post that it was Diwali time)!!!! the guy told us that it was "NARKASUR....Another roop of Ravan" and that it was a big day in Goa and that next morning they were going to have these competitions of NARKASUR DAHAN (similar to Dusshera).....we were moving around BAGA BEACH and reached MAMBOS. We were following a few FIRANG Babes from baga to Mambos, because if in case we felt like going to Mambos we would have required Women ( GAY couples are still not considered COUPLES in India, not even in GOA!!). But looking at the fact that not even decent music was playing at 11:30 pm we decided not to go to Mambos ( P.S: I have never been to Mambos).
The next day we went to Auguda fort where we clicked classy pics....and yeah how can I forget that for the first time I saw a firnag going to PEE in the bushes (that too a WOMAN).....Auguda fort reminds of my profile pic on Orkut with my red t-shirt(that was more than 2 years back) and on this trip Rishi wore the same t-shirt (same as in same, not similar) and got a same snap at that very same location......then a trip to Panjim where we bought beach tees and shorts....the market was almost closed.....Oh did I not mention that this morning a bomb had exploded in Goa and one was deactivated before it went off.....Thank God that it was Diwali and television sets at home were closed.....
We went back to the happening beaches, got a tatoo, tasted lot of sat water.....then went and bought a couple of JHINTAAK t-shirts(GLOWING ones, still waiting to go to a disc to test the GLOW). That night I remember I had something with mixed sea food and Rishi had his usual north Indian food....
Next day early morning we started on our way back; we stopped at the same tapri on the lovers point (in the hilly road) and had Omlette.Our next stop was Mcdonalds at Kolhapur, where we emptied our tanks and then hogged Burgers.
The drive was really the most amazing part of this trip!! The strange part is that the worst patch of road was the best drive....
Waiting eagerly for the next ROAD TRIP.....destination???????

Special note of thanks: Dear Zen, Thank You!!!!

BLOODY SWINE.....

Oh no abusive language is being used here....its just about SWINE FLU!!!
It has been quite some time now that this word hit Pune, and the death toll has only risen since.
Well this post was long coming now, and the last nail was the news that I just heard. The person sitting 2 seats next to me in office got hit by Swine Flu!!!!
Well the HSE(health safety environment) head just came to speak to us, his words were "Pls. do not panic after listening to this, in case any of you guys have the slightest of symptoms of any trouble which may seem to be related to Swine Flu please inform me at the earliest". Till this point of conversation we felt that it was his regular activity which he probably was doing with all the employees. He continued," The lady who was sitting here at seat no. 109 has actually been admitted to the hospital and it seems she has Swine Flu , well she is pretty ill, and just to ensure that you people have not been affected as of now I would request you to please be honest and let me know of any such symptoms".
We were blanked out, that female was not coming to office for the last few days, but none of us ever imagined that it was because of the deadly flu. All the puneites have been at least a little scared about this epidemic, and we are no exceptions. We were taking quite a few precautions to ensure that we were at the maximum possible distance away from this infection. This has come in as a shock to us that we were so CLOSE to it.........the area has been sanitized properly and still most of us are feeling that HEADACHE which is more of the fact that we now know that there was infection around than anything else!!!!
I am sure these seats around are not gonna be occupied for some time now. Just wondering when that female returns how would be the reaction of people around. Well, due to some re-shuffling of teams I am going to move to new a seat from tomorrow, and actually I am already at a new place so I will be spared from acting WEIRD when the infected soul (oh I mean body) is back in office.
Time for using the HAND SANITIZER!!!!
All you guys pls. be sure of taking all the precautions, because it is quite likely that since most of us here in this area were taking extra precautions none of us got affected (till now).
There have been a lot of mails floating around on how you should take care and had a long list of Dos and Donts, pls. read at least one of them, stay hygienic and stay safe.

BITCHING......

Some MCP must have coined the term BITCHING!!!!
What would you call when 2 or more guys " BITCH "......see those guys are DOGGING.....nah nah sounds Pervert!!!
I have seen most of us (men) telling women not to yap meaninglessly. Women world over are known for talking crap about friends, acquaintances and absolute no body's.
It so happened that two guys(p.s guys not gAys) were together in a bed and were uttering absolute nonsense about every tom dick and harry they knew. They spent 4 LONG hours speaking their heart out and slept away to glory all satisfied that all the grudges and all the ill-feelings that were dumped inside for YEARS were finally out.
Why do we have certain things only for fairer sex, why is it that MEN cant talk ill about people!!!
I am looking forward to analyze this, and all those guys who have ever done this before or plan to do this in future, let me know, NO NO I am not interested to listen what CRAP you have to say about your friends foes or anybody, its just to MONITOR and Understand what really is BITCHING!!!!

Yes or No

Don't say 'Yes' if you don't understand the consequences and don't say 'No' because you may not get the chance to say Yes again."Maybe" is the worst option because the indecisiveness would never let you achieve success!!!!!

So what the hell should I do????????????

Relax kid.....................Everyone wishes to have the right answer to every question one faces in life.....everyone wants to know what would happen IF.....

Its true you can be fired if you go an extended leave, its true your gf would beat the hell out of you if you drink out at a friends party, its true your neighbour will complain to the society if you go to flat late night with lots of friends, yes its true.........

But then you may end up getting a better (new) job which you never realised, you may get a GF with bigger ..... bigger heart( you pervs) or maybe the old one will start enjoying drinking with you and you could both have fun, your society may have chicks and dudes who were never aware of your parties and will actually end up enjoying with you.......

You don't know at the beginning of any movie what the end will be (actually in most of Hindi movies you do know)....its actually the curiosity which makes you stay till the end of the movie. Of course we all anticipate that only good things should happen to us or to the ones we like/love.
But what is the fun if you know the right answer to every other question life throws at you....
Just imagine a life where you don't falter at all, the meaning of getting happy on any success would be lost, because you know you are not going to fail.
The point is make sensible (sometimes emotional) decisions and regardless of the consequences or end result, LIVE IT, it is all part of the GAME.
Read it in school " Success is counted sweetest by those who have never succeeded"; its not that you should necessarily aim to lose, but what its always better to enjoy the journey rather than waiting for the end (which may or may not be how you want it to be).

Why did JOEY not get a MATCH....

Why Joey.....the one stranded alone could easily have been any Phoebe, Ross, Chandler, Monika or Rachel.....why JOEY!!!!
Lets see if he was dumb then I would say Phoebe was dumber.
If he was funny, Chandler was funnier.
If he was too choosy (which he was not,lets assume), Monika and Rachel were definitely moree choosy!!!
Ross was probably the only one who had the least impact on the show, so he could have been left stranded!!!
I guess JOEY was the JERK who sought meaningless (adolescent) SEX and hence was not the BF or a Couple material......

Moral: Be dumb, be funny, be picky, be anything, but dont be a JERK .

All of you who hate jerks, stop reading.......people who love JERKS read on....

Why JOEY......
Probably because he was the one who was most sought after and a huge fan following....who would have wacthed a ROSS, MONIKA, PHOEBE, RACHEL or CHANDLER. People did follow JOEY (the series)....and he again got to flirt around with a hell lot of more Women (including Lucy Liu)......No matter how dumb he was he always got an awesome chick, he never went for second best (like monika, rachel or phoebe), yep he did have a thing for rachel, but lets see she was the best out of the three chicks available in friends....

So all you jerks be proud coz not only you get the best chicks, but you get them in plenty!!!!! Moreover the girls secretly always want you rather than the nice ones.....but dont fall for it, just get in and get out, because this is what you are best at, being a JERK!!!!!

POKER FACE!!!!

I have an ACE high straight draw.....but you got FLUSHED dude.......
this is what I said last night while I was awake late night playing poker with unknown online Poker Buddies.....I won a huge pot and flashed it. Little did I know what was in store for me ahead......After winning at a lot of tables I felt as if I could actually go and play at WPT. Since that was not possible I left the ordinary tables and went to try my hand at SIT-n-GO...i went down at the 6th place(out of 9) and lost a fortune (as table fee) by playing bad. Well I had collected a million e-dollars in around 10 days and lost almost 20% of it in one tourney. This did not deter me and I felt like giving it another shot, and don't know what got into me went for an even bigger stakes table....I wont say I am too good at poker but yeah I have learnt it pretty fast, or so I felt before what happened next. Out of 9 people at the table 5 were out, which meant I had to see one person go out and I was going to get something out of this table....well my hole cards were pair of 9 (clubs and diamond). I saw two people fold in front of me and wanted the Chip leader to at least call, he actually did call, I checked. The flop came 9, 9, and King of clubs. I had hit four of a kind, trust me its a Huge hand. The chip leader put a heavy bet, which is sometimes done to bully the person with less chips out. I was loving it as I felt he was a dead duck to be shot,there was no hand which could have beat me with those many cards lying at the table. Most people would have called and lured the other person to play more. I did not, I went all feeling that even if the other guy folded I was still going to easily sail through into the last three. The ass he was he called me, what did he have in his hands: an Ace and 10 of clubs, i was actually thinking that since he was calling me he probable had two Kings (which would have still meant that I had the upper hand). But to call with ace and ten with just one club on the board was not the best call. The turn card was a Jack of clubs, which meant that he could have hit a flush if it was a club on the river card, but still he was lying dead because even the flush would not have beaten my four of a kind. The river card was the Queen of clubs, the only out for that guy to win. He had hit the royal flush, the ultimate hand of poker!!!
I lost all my chips and felt real bad......Just wondering how would people feel when they play with real money....what happens to them when lightning hits them for REAL!!!!
Hmmmm moral of the story: Don't just put everything on stake with the second best thing (in my case it was probably the 4th best thing). At least don't do so in life.
Actual moral of the story: Take risk(like the other guy), who had nothing, coz KHUDA MEHERBAAN to GADHA PEHELWAAN......

WPT is World Poker Tour.

P.S: I don't play Poker any more.

Oh yeah: I have started to play a new game: Mafia Wars....join my Mafia....

Just another 50Rs note.....

Just now bought a big bottle of Thums Up and when I was handing over a 50 rupee note to the shopkeeper an old memory struck me......
It was way back when i was i guess in standard 10th.I used to do lots and lots of MASTI and by no means any less than the biggest spendthrift around;used to fill in petrol in my hero puch and used to roam around whole day long gallivanting in the streets of Bhopal (thank God dad bought me a hero puch which had an average of 70km pl), spent so much on eating out, those coke cans, chocolates and all those show off stuff; not to mention that all these resulted in pocket money finishing within a few days,even then I never borrowed from anybody(thanks to Bros pocket money and those coaching classes I never paid for)......lets get back to the 50rs story though..... I was coming out of school(as in bunking and going out) and realised that I had no money to curb my hunger for absolutely unnecessary something (don't exactly remember what, and that's not the point anyway). That was when a very good friend of mine offered me a 50Rs note which he had kept for something and mentioned something which really touched me.
I still remember from his place I went straight home and kept that 50Rs note in my diary enclosed in a paper on which I wrote what he said.
I still have that currency note along with the bookmark note as a cherished memory of those days. That 50 Rs note is just worth a Thums bottle bottle which is already half finished (started having it along with the start of writing this post). Or is it just worth that much or much much more!!! I have read the time value of money and it has only deteriorated because that money was given to me 10 years back and I never invested it, so the value has actually reduced, right? Wrong!!!! Sometimes there are things which you don't read but learn from experience. One can evaluate the value of money by knowing as to much can you get in lieu of it, but how do you know the value of the feelings behind that gesture of GIVING!!!!!
Let me know if there is a measure!!!!

P.S: the words uttered along with the 50Rs note were not so senti , still here you go " Tujhe to de diya hai par pata nahi ab mei kya karoonga".