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Labels: Life

Sea Ahoy

10 days back, I made my way across the kaala-paani to the place where no one was to be seen regulary in the 40s - mumbai offshore.. off the west coast of india. Have been here for the past week and a half and have been moved from one platform to another, in a bid to understand, and learn about the place :)

So far so good, the bomb dropped last thursday, when an unexpected trainee (read me) moved over to the rig to just be a silent observor to a campaign, I was made the night supervisor - a display of dis-belief, nervousness, and dunno what showing up on my face at that moment. 5 nights post, I must say, it's been fun, though pretty tough, considering that you dont have much to do if nothing's happening. And slowly one needs to kill his time through those 12 hours... waiting, dozing, snoozing the dozing, taking the readings, and not to forget, eating at all the possible hours, that one'd eat at, just 12 hours of lag wrt indian time zone.

So much for my job et al. Going to be in delhi this weekend, and for the next few days to come after that. Hopefully will live after 14 days of offshore. Not a girl in sight. Well, almost. There's a woman on the rig. Highly unimportant. Now, I wonder if IIT was better! :P

Why this post at 1.50 PM? Well, just had a safety drill, and the sleep was mercilessly murdered, and now it will not come, come what may. So, life that it is, is sad for the moment. Just for the moment I must say.

Labels: job, Life, offshore

4 kinds of movies

with so much work to do in my office (that stands opposite Subway Powai), I today had a realization: there are 4 kinds of movies:

1. movies that are Friday night movies - one can watch after a boring sick week at office, and enjoy - e.g. Om Shanti Om, Jab we met, etc.
2. movies that are Sunday afternoon movies - ones that are good quality stuff, and are aimed at "a niche audience" - e.g. Khoya Khoya Chand, No Smoking, etc.
3. movies that one would always enjoy - like Sholay :)
4. movies that one'd never enjoy - like Ram Gopal Verma ki Aag ;) (saw this coming eh?) :)

So much for gyaan, and keeping this blog alive :)

Labels: Life, movies

4 in a row

Long time no hear! well, that's could be because of many reasons, I could be very busy at office, may not have an internet connection at home, or may be I didnt have enthu to blog. Well, it was a mixture of all the 3. But, now, after a 2 week induction at UK, a side trip to Munich and to the Oktober Fest, I am back in India, and am doing good time at office. Work / Life balance is crap, and have been working long hours on some good work otherwise :)

Other than that, this week I watched 4 movies, on 4 days :) A thing that I hadn't done since a long time!
Thu: Jhonny Gaddar, a flick that I felt was Ok, and nothing too great, considering the reviews I had got. Simple expected twists in what was supposed to be a thriller.
Fri: Jab We Met, a regular commercial cinema movie, but it did manage to get quite a few giggles from me after a 9-9 in office!
Sat: Shoot Em Up, a flick that was full of so much action, and the hero getting everything right, it felt like a video game, 3rd person, and all cheat codes in our favour!! Just about that! :D
Sun: No Smoking, a flick that was so much into symbolism, that it probably left few takers for it. A little too much of thinking, such that it was not digestable by most critics, but a movie that I'd like to watch atleast 3 times more, but now on a DVD :)

So much for now, I go and hog :D

Labels: Life, movies

The world of Lukkhas!

we have a domain.

Lukkhas.com

I have a home page now ;) vishnoi.lukkhas.com

also, this blog's moved there. which u can also notice :P

vishnoi.lukkhas.com/blog

Labels: Life

Bang-a-lore

In Bangalore for the past 7 days. Have had a blast so far. Lotsa fun with batchies, a few juniors, and some seniors. Food, party, and sleep is what I've been upto. Other than that, was in Pondicherry for the last couple of days, drove a bike around the place. Ate French food, swam in the sea, and enjoyed the sun, after a cool-ish, wettish bangalore. This summer's been good to me. Saw North India, and now got a flavour of south. Lovely :)

Labels: Life, personal

2 amazing flicks

Sivaji-The Boss fans: Renu, Iyengar, Anuj, I

Aap Ka Surroor The moviee - The real luv story. fans: Reetu, Anuj. mega fans: Shaggy, I

Seen both. Enjoyed both. Had a blast.

This completes 5 movies in 7 days. Awesome :D

Labels: delhi, Life, movies

The Trip

27 days. On the road. Amritsar-Himachal-JnK-Himachal-Uttaranchal.

Highlights - photography, interesting food, cheap acco, weird company for travel, punctures, military convoy lifts, learnings on sex at an overnight tea stall, cold deserts, sand storms in cold deserts, falling rocks, friend falling off a cliff (almost), treks, 2nd highest motorable road, highest motorable road, Leh-Ladakh, Kashmir valley, rafting, holy dips in ganges - 6 times :P, hot women to see, none to date :(, and a memorable trip.

Enjoyed it :)

Labels: Life, personal, photography, trek

Shootout at Lokhandwala...

...based on true rumors.

May be their box office success will also be based on true rumors. God pray for the soul of the team that made the movie. A high starrer, will again not be a high grosser. Or so I feel. My 1st day 1st show - a sad movie I got to see. No regrets, I did get to meet up with my school chums - Anuj and Pratiroop. Movie done, the camera people were right outside the theater (PVR Rivoli) and Anuj did make a comment - Sad, sorry movie, piece of crap, holy shit. Well, a little strong, but if it comes on camera what the hell! :)

Other than that, nothing much on in life, trip finalized, well, almost :P And, I am now feeling nervous, a fattu that I am ;) Learning, trying to see what not to miss out. Praying. :)

Labels: delhi, Life, personal

No Title

More than a week gone by, I don't seem to be doing much preparation of my trip that I plan to do alone. All I do is eat out at places, make sure my tummy gains an inch or two, I sleep like a log, and watch movies on screen, or on the computer. Life. Aah. Nice.

Saw Life in a... Metro. Everyone bangs everyone - as put by Shaggy's friend Rustugi. The reason why I actually watched the flick, with Priya @ Priya :). At the end of the movie, all I felt was yes - everyone does screw everyone, and that's about it :) Life in a metro - all screwed up :)

I came from one metro to another. Life is screwed up :) Now I go and gobble something, coz my stomach craves for more home-cooked food :)

Other than that, I managed to use my camera on sunday, when I met Akriti over lunch @ Rajdhani, CP. I did some photography while in the auto. Will post some stuff on my photoblog as and when I manage to download some stuff.

Labels: delhi, Life, personal

Week

A week that's been loaded with R. All over it.

Monday: Cafe Mondegar - Colaba - SD, Ghaza, Honda, Karthik and I. Visited by Reddy, Avate and Sarmistha.
Tue: Train to Delhi
Wed: Dinner at home
Thu: Day out at market. Shopping with the ladies sucks big time. It was my sister this time round. Dinner at Hookah, Priya complex, Vasant Vihar
Fri: Day at CP. Gathering info, and doing some booking for my trip. Lunch at Subway. Movie at Rivoli. PVRs made it look real nice :) Dinner at home.
Sat: Out at IIT with friends. Subway, Barista, and finally IIT Nescafe. Dinner at home.
Sun: Like God, today I rest :)

Labels: delhi, Life, Mumbai

Kar-Na-La

Well, this post comes 5 days late, after the 2nd and hopefully last trek in the Sahaydris. Well, this happened after lots of mails among about 15 people, and 9 finally showing up on the eventful morning.

The morning - I wait for the woman

Just like any other morning, Sarmistha woke up when given calls at 5.30AM, the time we had hoped for leaving the campus, for the much needed maddu stopover. Having picked her up, we made it to maddu where the rest of the gang - 7 people - SD, SD Jr., Karthik, Jose - the old man, Sandhya, Nivedita, and Bachha were already getting some food packed for the journey. Vadas and a few idlis done, we got to Panvel thanks to the Mumbai local trains.

Train journey

At Panvel, Bachha cut us a deal with the autos, 9 people in 2 autos, for Rs. 150 per vehicle. A 20 min drive, and we were right infront of the starting point at as early as 7.30 AM. A princely sum of Rs. 20 ph, and all of us trodded right over the saying that I always had upheld so far "Vishnoi Doesn't Trek". A few hundred meters up, we saw the map of the complete place. A 3km trail to the fort, or a 6+km trail that showed us some birds (hopefully) and a long walk to go. With three non-trekking people, we chose the "stroll in the park" was what we had hoped for, what it turned out was not bad either. With too much exposing of the newly wed Ash - our trail had burnt leaves on both sides - we had a pleasurable route while we had expected a hot sunny day. Clouds were what did come to our rescue :)

The entry into the bird sanctuary

The map we read

SD at his antics :)

Karthik at his antics :)

Sarmistha and I at the Drinks Break ;)

An anthill on the way :)

At around 9.30, we were atop the fort, and encountered nice views, had some food, while SD and Sandhya tried their hands at some rock climbing. Lots of Sriram over the place made us crack loads of Emani jokes, and a happy affair done, we started to walk down the trail we had walked up. Then did the slipping of people, and the injuring of ankles happen, with quite a few slips and a couple or so sprains.

The fort on the top

And we are over that :)

SD - Desperate little kid on the top of the fort :)

The "erection" that SD and Sandhya tried to mount :P

All this happens while we eat :)

And SD poses on the rocks ;)

The Srirams all over the rock

A peacock in the cage

Done with all this, at around 12 noon did we arrive at the start point of the Karnala Bird Sanctuary, with no birds sighted but in the cages - a peacock, and a couple of parrots. Then came the tough decision for the group minus Karthik, Sarmistha and I - who had decided to head back to IIT with a stopover at Karthik's place. The choice of proceeding to Alibag, or to Karthik's place where we'd order pizzas and his mom's hand cooked food? All chose the latter, and to Karthik's place we headed. 1.30 PM in there, we all gathered up in his library, some washed, some not, and the pizzas in front of us. Dosas also were made soon, and all gobbled up, one by one we all fell down like a house of cards ;)

Some 2 hours later, we all managed to get up, and snacks down the stomach, and a bus ride to IIT home sweet home we were by 7 PM. I made a dash to hostel, picked up the money that'd been lying in my suitcase for long, and to Dadar I went to buy my latest prized collection - Canon 350D. :) Yes yes, I own it now :)

Labels: IIT, Life, Mumbai, trek

Done

well, almost with life here. Just a few more days to go. Today, I went and met the dean for the n^th time for the film society. He said that the registrar had managed to form some ad hoc committee, which would look into the closing of the affairs of the film society. And, this letter had gone to the director for approval. I just out of curiosity checked the Director's office, to realise that they hadn't received any communication actually! I reconfirmed with the dean, and he shouted on the PA to the Registrar, with the registrar actually absconding for a meeting in Mantralaya!

Other than that, I had today plans of South Bombay, with Karthik and Sarmistha, which I ditched coz of a headache, and some useless talk by people. Trying to sleep, I didn't get any, and I convinced Doodhi to come with me to Cafe Churchill after his job. Job reminds me, that I need to go for a full medical checkup at Lilavati Hospital tomorrow morning at 8.30! All this for my job requirements. Coming back to the food, we drove on Anchal's khatara Pulsar, and got there in record 1 hr! :P Had pasta and lasagne, followed by cheese cake and mango tart at Theobroma's. Then a customary stop at the marine drive, and back drive to IIT in 45 straight minutes. Fun outing. A change of mind. Good for me :)

Labels: IIT, job, Life, Mumbai, SFS

Enlightenment

Before I came to college, I was in school (Duh!). There, I did have a similar sense of humour, but not the fundaes. So, I'd hang out with studs, and then gain them. Then I scraped through JEE and entered IIT. Still a fool, I did maintain my sense of humour, till came sophomore year. I gained the right to give fundaes, to the bechara freshies. When in the wing, I gained enlightenment, much like our very own ~~Rahul~~ Sid - Lord Buddha - gained under a tree. Only difference being, that I gained in a room, filled with more-than-half-naked gults. Something, that I didn't realise in the scene was the nakedness.

Come a few years down the line, I am known for my fundae-giving-skills, which are not adhered to (I wear a t-shirt, and jeans mostly). Now, here's the problem, as pointed out by a Delhi woman, today (DCs may be bekaar, but are brainy too :P). All the enlightened ones - Lord Buddha, Gandhi and my wing seniors gave fundaes in more than half-nakedness. The 1st 2 in loin cloths, and the last of all in undies - the latest in thing. I was the fool to give in full clothes. So, now, I wondered what'd happen, IF I gave started dressing up in a lungi, for 2 reasons - 1. the heat is getting to me. 2. it adds to the effect, when I give fundaes. I'd walk into the class, and then like a tam, lift my lungi to knee length, and then give the tips of a life time. Exciting huh? :P

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Labels: IIT, Life

situation change

i have a stalker no more :(

Labels: Life, personal

Lunch

@ maddu - sai, sarmistha, and karthik. sleep after that. that's all i do. and its fun :D

job update: will join sometime in 3rd week.

before that, will embark on my trip, even if its all alone. :) and also go to banglore between the 7th and 16th of july. 10 days for lukkha :) good :D

Labels: job, Life

Down

1. to go: 4.

April 15, 2007. Promise made. They are made to be broken :P

Film society not going anywhere :( nor am i :P

Labels: IIT, Life, SFS

Ole Ole

Valfis over. Relax now :)
Submission postponed. Better :)
Lukkha for sometime. Even better :)
Had malai icecream with fresh mango pieces. (courtesy Sarmistha Pal and naturals :P). Heaven!

Now thinking of sleeping. Bliss! :)

Labels: IIT, Life, personal

Situation

Ego: Hurt
Trust: broken
feelings: played with

wtf, life's sad.

valfi time. no booze. life's real sad.

whoever u are, come back please.

Labels: Life, personal

Fat

I walk into Subway with a junior. Start ordering a sub. See Nangi - H6 senior. He's also ordering veg. Weird, i think. I ask - are u veggie? He says: haan, why, can't I be?
Amazed, I say, interesting... you don't look like one - big bulky man. How can u be a veggie. Then the examples - whale, elephant, and all the prehistoric huge dinosaurs are/were veggies :) Veggies are huge :)
So, much for people saying ki indians are thin, lean coz they are majority veggies!

Labels: Life

I am Write!

Monday, 28 April 2008

Blog Moved

Tuesday, 15 April 2008

Sea Ahoy

Wednesday, 12 December 2007

4 kinds of movies

Sunday, 28 October 2007

4 in a row

Friday, 14 September 2007

The world of Lukkhas!

Sunday, 15 July 2007

Bang-a-lore

Saturday, 30 June 2007

2 amazing flicks

Wednesday, 27 June 2007

The Trip

Friday, 25 May 2007

Shootout at Lokhandwala...

Tuesday, 22 May 2007

No Title

Sunday, 13 May 2007

Week

Friday, 11 May 2007

Kar-Na-La

Friday, 27 April 2007

Done

Saturday, 21 April 2007

Enlightenment

Thursday, 19 April 2007

situation change

Wednesday, 18 April 2007

Lunch

Monday, 16 April 2007

Down

Friday, 13 April 2007

Ole Ole

Saturday, 7 April 2007

Situation

Fat

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