Wishes from the Monsoon

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I feel extremely lucky that I was born in India that too on 8th June.
It rains every year on the day.

As my b'day coincides with the onset of monsoon in India,
you might find it obvious and trivial.
But believe me, its a special feeling.
Ask all the others who celebrate their b'day in June.
Getting drenched in the cold showers of first monsoon rain on your b'day,
that's priceless.

The monsoon rain with its cold and pure water,some times accompanied by hail stones and
of course the sweet smell filling your nostrils when rain drenches the scorched earth,
offers a variety of physical enjoyment, as all the rain lovers know.

But as the years go by I've noticed its profound mental impact.

During my child hood, I used to wonder Why it rains every year on my b'day.
By the time I knew religious mythology and stories I knew the answer.
The Gods are paying thier respect to me, Just as they did when Ram and Jesus were born.
You might find this ridiculous, but believe me that belief improved my self confidence a lot.
Ofcourse, gradually I realized it was not the Gods paying tribute but the monsoon cycle in India.

As I grew up, I started treating the monsoon as my friend.
During my teens, One of my b'days I was so sad that one of my best friends did not call me to wish.
Of course it was a girl ;)
I went to my hostel's roof and was questioning what kind of a person I'm.
A person whose best friend doesn't even remember his b'day!
I was so distraught, tears started flowing involuntarily (Its not crying. I never cry. :P)
Then it rained! Rained heavily.
The experience was so profound. I felt like the rain washed away all my sorrows and everything will be fine.
I felt confident again.
Ofcourse my friend called an hour later to wish me!

I've some idiosyncrasies because of the Monsoon too.
I get very nervous that it might not rain on my b'day!
When I went to Gurgaon, They said it never rains here!
Some said Monsoon will come late because of global warming!
But my friend never disappointed me.
My friend came to wish me even in Gurgaon.
My friend was on time inspite of global warming.

So.. this rainy season I wish more of you start making friends with my friend.
Go .. get drenched every time you get a chance..
Throw away your umbrellas.. Dont listen to your mom when she says you'll catch cold ..
drag her along..
Enjoy the Monsoon..

Geekiest Proposal Ever!

This is my favorite proposal. I like it a lot, being a geek myself.

This is how Kumar proposes to Venessa, in the movie 'Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay'.

Do watch the movie some time and enjoy.

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I fear that I will always be
A lonely number like root three
A three is all that's good and right,
Why must my three keep out of sight
Beneath a vicious square root sign,
I wish instead I were a nine
For nine could thwart this evil trick,
with just some quick arithmetic
I know I'll never see the sun, as 1.7321
Such is my reality, a sad irrationality
When hark! What is this I see,
Another square root of a three
Has quietly come waltzing by,
Together now we multiply
To form a number we prefer,
Rejoicing as an integer
We break free from our mortal bonds
And with a wave of magic wands
Our square root signs become unglued
And love for me has been renewed.

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Finally found the reason!

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I was wondering since my 8th class, why are women so hard to get?!
Why is there so much competition ?!
Finally I found the answer!

Its because of sexual discrimination, female foeticide,infanticide!
Why are people so crazy!
I dont see any point in doing this!

Lets consider one of the standard reasons why people do not want a
female child.Dowry!

This might seem to be simple and straight forward,but people do not realise
the side effects they cause!

See the following example!

Rangaiah and rangamma are poor.
They don't want a female child as they are worried they might not be able to
pay dowry.

Rangamma has an abortion and later Rangamma has a son named Tinku.

By the time Tinku grows up, there are very few single women.

Tinku gets frustrated because of the competition!

Tinku kills the girl he loves and her boy friend!

Tinku's case cost his parents 5 lakh rupees, inspite of which Tinku is hanged to death!

Rangaiah now thinks a girl would have been better. He could have easily got her married with the five lakhs!

I can understand a father not wanting a female child because he is afraid of the future shopping bill! (pun intended!)
But I can never understand the dowry funda.

I was looking at the data of 2001 statistics of India and found them very disheartening!
The ratio is only 933 women to 1000 men!

This is the over all ratio.
If we see the data of never married population its more disheartening.. :(

Of the 512,667,639 persons who are never married, 289,619,359 are men and 223,048,280.
So atleast 66,571,079 guys would be with out a girl friend!

This is only an optimistic estimate.
I'm not considering other factors like Indian girls marrying better looking foreigners, dudes like Ranbir Kapoor who like to have more than 1 girl friend,female trafficking, divorced/widowed older men marrying younger women and many more!

So please dont practice/support sexual discrimination,female foeticide or infanticide or dowry!

We have to connect.We just have to.

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'Franky and Jhonny' is one of my favourite romantic movies.
The movie is based on a play 'Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune' written by Terrance McNally.
Al Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer play the lead Roles.

The following is one of my favourite conversations in the movie.
This is for all those who feel trapped inside this body that only bumps into other bodies without connecting.
Please do watch the movie some time and I hope people start connecting more.

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Franky: Why do you want to kill yourself sometimes?
Jhonny: I want to kill myself when I think I'm the only person in the world and that part of me that feels
that I'm trapped inside this body that only bumps into other bodies without connecting to another person
in the world trapped inside of them.
We have to connect.
We just have to.

F: I feel... very...
J: Say it.
F: I don't know what.
J: Say it anyway.
F: Protective.
J: Good. That's very nice.
F: I'm looking for somebody
to take care of me this time.
J: Aren't we all?
F: Why do we keep going from one subject
I don't like to another?
J: What is this?
Suddenly the armour's up?
F: What about your armour?
Besides, I wasn't talking about you.
Not everyone thinks life is a picnic.
Some of us have problems.
Some of us have sorrows.
People like you are so busy telling us what you want
you don't notice the rest of us who aren't exactly singing Yankee Doodle Dandy.
J: Hold it, how we getting into this now?
I've done nothing but notice you.
F: You don't, you smother me.
I'm not giving up everything
for someone I don't know.
I can't repeat the same stupidity.
J: Who says you have to give up
anything? We're talking about love.
F: We're not in love.
That's what you think.
J: I think we are. Just because
you've given up on that possibility,there's no need to drag me down to that level.
F: I think you better leave now.

Mysterious Girl

The first time we met, I didn't notice how beautiful she is.
There she is .. in front of me ... wearing a green churidar..
just like an angel .. her eyes .. so deep...

'we shud eat cheese burst ' I say.
'I know what u r trying to do! trying to make me fatter and decrease my options. :P '.. she blushes..

It was first time she looked into my eyes.
I dont know what happened .. but I was at loss of words...
believe me, happens to me very rarely...

'I want to become an IAS officer desperately' she says with a glint in her eye...
'It would be the end of my life other wise '...

'Ahh don't worry, u'd do it easily' I grumble with a piece of pizza in my mouth.

'No rey .. I have to study harder. I'm not studying these days'
'U know u shud bug me all the time to study.. If u see me online drive me away ..
Get mad at me... ' she says.

'Sure' I say.
'How could I get mad at u my angel!' I say to myself.
'In fact if you fail to get through, ur punishment will be to marry me :P '

'ahaa .. nice try ' she blurts out, her cheeks pink.

I can see the joy in her eyes. Ofcourse, I can see a little mistrust too.
We dont know each other for long.
I dont if I was pressing too hard for her attention.
I could not resist it. I'm loosing my cool. Her eyes are enough to weaken me..

'My previous boy friend cheated on me' she says.

Why do all great girls fall for stupid guys! I say to myself.
How would some guy think about some other girl when he has such a beautiful,passionate,intelligent gal with him!
hmm, it's true, people don't realize importance of something they have.

I don't know if she would love me.
I don't know if she would even like me!

I only have hope ..
Let's see where life's ship takes me...
I just hope we travel in the same ship....