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  • of Love that is not that common, but IS !

    I was in college, and like most of the other college going lads would not leave an opportunity to show off my smartness at the drop of a hat !

    So I went to this marriage function and I saw her !!! She knew me and I knew her, we had met a few times previously, were introduced to each other too, but never got talking !!!

    It was her brother’s marriage, and she out of courtsey came and talked to me… and then the smartass mr. Prashant spoke, “आप अकेले अकेले chewing gum खा रही हो, मुझे नहीं दी !!!” (aap akele akele chewing gum kha rahi ho, mujhe nahin di)… and she simply takes her gum out of her mouth and offers it to me !!! I am stunned and She just laughs her ass off !!! and I still shocked ! Thankfully I am saved from any further embarrassment, and her friends come and take her away !! I am sure I was their laughing stock for the evening !!!

    However later in the evening, we met again and I took her number… I think she felt safe giving her number to a stupid guy… we cannot be much trouble, I guess !!!

    I did not call her for a while… weeks in fact, and after a month or so I gather enough courage and call her up, hoping that she picks up the phone… she does, and she says,” ओह, तो फ़ोन कर ही लिया आपने, मुझे तो लगा के फ़ोन नम्बर कॉल्लेक्ट करने का शौक है आपको “! (oh!, to phone kar hi liya aapne, mujhe to laga phone number collect karne ka shawk hai aapko) third encounter, second embarassing moment !!!

    That one phone call matured to a call a week and then, in not too long a time, our daily 1600 hrs 30 minute call… and then transformed into one of the most beautiful relationships of my life… It did not work out the way we wanted ( but that’s another story, and I rather not talk about it right now)

    Bhoomi and me went around for a good 4 years, and she, till date, is the only woman, who managed to pull my leg as often and leave me dumbstruck and in a state of shock like no one else… but her chuckle and more often than not a loud laughter at my state, made me happy…

    It was like I grew up with her, from college to masters, overdose of Theatre in Graduation, to loads of study and Basketball in Post Graduation, to the IT bubble burst and my hunt for jobs and the stress and struggle, and my first training/job and then the real fist job !!! I think it was THE perfect relationship… no point regretting now though…

    anyway, why was I talking about Bhoomi?

    because I was reminded of my second longest relationship ( yea yea, I have a few extra feathers in my cap, but so what!!!)

    Radha… another relationship that did not take much time to develop and only got stronger with time !!! My first and only “Love at first sight” as far as I can remember… here are a few pictures of her that I took on our first long drive together to Uttaranchal ( now uttarakhand).. More than 4 years now and her charm is still as strong as the day I first saw her !!!


    Some more pictures from the trip here and here. and if you are keen on reading about the trip click here.

  • a bLaSt a BuRsT and GiFTs !

    Radha completed her 4 years with me in the last week of September and I wished her a belated happy birthday with the following gifts 🙂

    – A set of 185/65 R14 Yokohama Avid H4s Tires
    – A pair of 300W/100 RMS 3-way DS Series Rear Speakers from Kicker
    – A Roots Wind tone horn !!!

    She is moving much better, sounds like a dream ( though my previous Pioneer 2-way speakers were and are fantastic, but just some loose connections and worn out cables and magnet were distorting the sound too much) and the horn sounds much better… the previous windtone horn had one of the two components bad !!!

    I also plan to replace the current Air-filter in my car with a K&N Air filter soonest ! Its a stock filter so I just have to buy it and replace the current filter with this one and its expected to increase the power of the car in addition to the fuel economy. Also whats interesting about these filters is that they can be reused after washing ! so you do not have to replace your air filter EVER !

    Last night when I was coming back from a friend’s place, the rear Tyre just burst into pieces and I do not really know why… and there is still some 30-40% tread left on it. All I know is that it could have been dangerous, but I was lucky not to get involved in an accident !

    and if you did not know it yet, every tyre has 6 small triangles on the outer side facing towards the tread… just next to these triangles there is some extra rubber between the grooves and the sign to change the Tyre is when your Tyre is used enough that the grooves match the rubber next to these triangles !!! A normal Tyre usually would stay with you for some 40,000 kms in India if you are doing regular city driving and occasional off roads !!! rest depends on usage ! my tyres lasted me for about 55000 kms and looked good enough for another 2-3K but I decided to get all replaced together and used one of the better ones for the spare !!!

    and a nice news (Thanks Amandeep and Priyanka) to end the weekend :

    One of my pictures was printed in the latest edition of Tehelka. (Thank you Nithin Manayath and Tehelka; using a picture and giving the photographer the credit for it is an excellent practice which some of the leading newspapers do not follow these days; you guys have just earned a lot of respect from me for this activity). The picture is in reference to the Delhi Photographers on Facebook with a few words from Dinesh Khanna who is a fantastic photographer and the administrator of the group.


  • 50000 and still going strong !!!

    A lot of people find me and my love for my car crazy… I don’t blame them for that passion is close to insanity anyway 🙂

    Li’il do they realize that this probably is the level of commitment that I set for myself 🙂

    About three and a half years after I bought my car, I still feel as great as I felt the first time I went out for a drive…


    and this Sunday, we reached a milestone of 50000 kms… a journey worth it !!!


    We met people during these years and kilometers, we lost some, we still have some… we saw people who loved us and understood us, and we also met people who did not understand the bond between the living and the non living… At one instance, I was even asked to go to hell and make babies with my car 😀 hahaha.. how I wish !!! A lot of my friends would not have to wait for the lakh rupee Nano then… I would have given them a lot of smaller cars for free !!!

    So me and her when look back saw a lot that has happened in the last 50000 kms and we smile together !!!

    It has been a life worth living !!!

    and hope it stays that way !!!

    God Bless !!!

  • and Heaven IS !!!!

    And I did not mention it before…

    Heaven is your darling (read Radha) with you… you two roaming around the roads for no apparent reason… just zipping past some traffic at times, or slowing time just to let some suckers move ahead and feel good…

    having the windows rolled up…

    listening to your favorite CDs one after the other like there was no tomorrow…

    Heaven is when you are with yourself and someone you love from the bottom of your heart… and you can’t figure out the different between the two 🙂

    all this really makes me feel that Heaven IS…

  • Radhe Radhe…

    Arobindo called me and this is how the conversation went

    Aro: I have something very serious to talk about!!

    Me : Kya ho gaya?

    Aro : I am thinking, what happened to Radha?

    (What the fkk, what happened to my car)

    Aro continues : Not your car idiot…(No points for guessing that the first thing I think about when I hear the word Radha is my car) the Radha Radha… the Krishna Radha, Radha…

    Me : What about her?

    Aro : What happened to her?

    Me : What do you mean what happened to her?

    Aro : Where did she go after Gokul? Do you know?

    Me : She never told me where she was going ! How the hell am I supposed to know?

    Aro : But there has to be a mention somewhere? She was with Krishna, and we all know what he was upto throughout his life… what happened to her?

    Me : Oh I remember, she got married to someone else.. and used to stay away from her husband and all…

    Aro : Really?

    Me : Nope.. I think that was Meera.. I don’t know.. maybe she transmorgified or something herself into my car and is with me now….

    Aro : Right, but what happened she broke up or whatever with Krishna…

    Me : I don’t know.. maybe she left or something… maybe she was a potential threat to Krishna and he hid her somewhere to save the world… but this needs an investigation… call Papa, he would know for sure…

    Aro : Krishna would not do anything for the world and not speak about it… everything that he has done was properly broadcasted… any act done to do good to the world cannot be hidden.. there has to be something else..

    Me : I guess so.. find out… call home.. and its their marriage anniversary today..

    (Laughter from the other side)

    Me : Not Radha Krishna’s idiot, mom dad’s… make sure you call them and wish them too…

    Aro : Ya i know 😀 hehehe… i will call.. send me the numbers again will you?

    Me : Roger that…

    Aro: Chal tata..

    Me : Ok Bye…

    This is exactly how the conversation would have went if I was in India or on Mars for that matter… its amazing how a few things don’t change… I am blessed !!!

  • The Itch to Drive…

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    18060007, originally uploaded by ~OM~ ॐ “FoTo-SoFiCaL” Bhardwaj.

    A = Accelerator
    B= Break
    C = Clutch
    D = Drive
    E = Exciting
    F = Fkking Exciting
    G = God, when do I drive again?
    H = Hoping to Drive soon
    I = I want to drive
    J : Jab I drive, tab I have fun
    K : Kabhi na kabhi, I will drive from JK to Kanya Kumari
    L : Long Drive
    M : Mornings are the best time to drive
    N : Nothing else but Palio
    O : Ooops, i forgot one CD.. damn..
    P : Phull Time Masti
    Q : Questions on the rules here…
    R : Raring to Go
    S : Speed thrills, but kills…
    T : total funn…
    U : U turns to boring places not allowed
    V : Very nice thoughts
    W : Whole of India..
    X : Xciting
    Y: Y wait…
    Z : ZZZZ never while driving.. but i like if the rest of the gang is sleeping and i am driving 🙂

    and one song that I have to have to listen to when I am out on a drive is All Star by Smashmouth… check out the lyrics below… its been my favorite for ages now…

    Somebody once told me the world is gonna roll me
    I ain’t the sharpest tool in the shed
    She was looking kinda dumb with her fingers and her
    Thumb
    And the shape of an “L” on her forehead

    Well the years start coming and they don’t stop coming
    Back to the rules and I hit the ground running
    Didn’t make sense not to live for fun
    Your brain gets smart but your head gets dumb
    So much to do so much to see
    So what’s wrong with taking the back streets
    You’ll never know if you don’t go
    You’ll never shine if you don’t glow

    Hey now you’re an All Star get your game on, go play
    Hey now you’re a Rock Star get the show on, get paid
    (And all that glitters is gold)
    Only shooting stars break the mold

    It’s a cool place and they say it gets colder
    You’re bundled up now but wait ’til you get older
    But the media men beg to differ
    Judging by the hole in the satellite picture

    The ice we skate is getting pretty thin
    The waters getting warm so you might as well swim
    My world’s on fire how about yours
    That’s the way I like it and I never get bored

    Hey now you’re an All Star get your game on, go play
    Hey now you’re a Rock Star get the show on, get paid
    (And all that glitters is gold)
    Only shooting stars break the mold

    Hey now you’re an All Star get your game on, go play
    Hey now you’re a Rock Star get the show on, get paid
    (And all that glitters is gold)
    Only shooting stars…

    Somebody once asked, “could you spare some change for gas
    I need to get myself away from this place”
    I said yep what a concept
    I could use a little fuel myself
    And we could all use a little change.

    Well the years start coming and they don’t stop coming
    Back to the rules and I hit the ground running
    Didn’t make sense not to live for fun
    Your brain gets smart but your head gets dumb
    So much to do so much to see
    So what’s wrong with taking the back streets
    You’ll never know if you don’t go
    You’ll never shine if you don’t glow

    Hey now you’re an All Star get your game on, go play
    Hey now you’re a Rock Star get the show on, get paid
    (And all that glitters is gold)
    Only shooting stars break the mold

    (And all that glitters is gold)
    Only shooting stars break the mold

  • back to her…

    the same touch…

    the same romantic sound…

    the same comfort in her company…

    no words spoken… non heard either… we knew we were together again…

    for once the distance did not make a difference… not talking for so long did not make a difference… while i was away she knew i think about her.. and i am sure she missed me too…

    I love her…

    and I am sure… Radha would be happy to read this too, only if she could…

    🙂