Mythology revisited.

The following blog is not intended to hurt anyone's sentiments.You might want to read this under the influence of a free mind and spirit which appreciates freedom of thought and speech.

I have a hobby of reading mythology. I have to tell you folks about some of the stories that we have all heard since childhood. This is all with respect to the recent culture wave we have in India going on.

Hmmmm...where do we start? Maybe when first man arrived on earth? No let me not give you a heavy dose right away. We should start with some familiar stories. We have a wonderful story to start with. Mahabharata. I am just going to write about the facts. Its upto you to judge.

So we all know Kauravas and Pandavas. And for those who think Pandavas are called so coz they were 5 brothers. No. They were 6 in reality. But their Father was Pandu. (Dont laugh at the name...its not the pet name of any cop in maharashtra) And hence son of Pandus are Pandavas. I once asked a question to a tiny tot to whom I was giving gyan about our culture...so what is common between the pandavas? Well...I was shocked to hear the following answer. Their Mother... :) Errr now the answer was so correct. (not very correct as they had 2 mothers) Lets see the family history a bit more in detail.

(Myth 1 in modern India: Brothers and sisters have common father or common mother. Others are not well respected in the society. All Pandu sons were born out of different natural forces except from Pandu, as he was cursed. We thought till date that this step sister and all culture is coming to India from the West.)

Where do we start? Have you heard of Shantanu? Well before you start scratching your brains...he was a king. He is the one who was married to Ganga. Yes the very Ganga, the river in the human form. Dont we have a fantastic past? If the guys who made Harry Potter knew sanskrit or hindi and ever read these stories...they would be able to make animated movies for centuries to come. Now there is a whole different story of how he married Ganga and why did Ganga come on Earth and all that. But ya note this thing. The king had gone for a walk or maybe hunt and came at the river side and he sees this damsel. Pretty damsel and he falls head over heels in love with her. (We have a parampara - tradition of falling in love at first site. Also for all those girls(not so pretty ones) who think how can guys fall for just a pretty face, know that its in our blood. In all our stories there are only pretty gals for whom the kings have fallen)So he asks her for marraige. Now I appreciate this. Guys please note it. He didnt know anything about the girl and without calculating if his parents would allow or not, if his sister is married yet or not, if he is settled well in life or not, if she comes from a well to do family or not. He is in love and he asks her for marraige. So next time before giving reasons, please check that all royal men have been bold enough to marry someone they loved. Hmm...The moment we species come to know that the guy is in love, we have our ways. So Ganga says that he should not stop her or ask her reasons for doing anything that she liked and they shall be ever happy. Wow...now when I tell that to my mom that I want a guy who wouldnt stop me from doing anything, they say its against our culture and that it doesnt work that way. I guess the conclusion is that I can only marry a king...only they respect the space for women.

(Myth 2: Wife has to listen to husband and he can ask her questions on what she is doing and its very normal and natural. It is expected of women to listen to their husbands.)

Hmm...so they got married and our dear Bhishma was born out of the wedlock. (**ya there were 6 more brothers born to him and therez a different story about it. I will narrate it some other day**)

Bhishma. We all remember him as Pitamaha Bhishma. (Bhishma - The Father...that would be the movie title if ever a movie was made about him. Like Dag....the fire eheheh how was a stain related to fire God knows!!!)Have you ever wondered? I mean he never actually fathered any child and he is the Father!! oh I still fail to understand why Mohandas is the Father of Nation? Dont ask me who is Mohandas. Those who dont know are paupers who havent ever seen a single Indian Note. So lets check about Bhishma. He has descended on Earth because of some curse. And is doomed to stay here for his entire life. If it wasnt for his father who asked Ganga why is she killing him, he would be in Heaven with his other brothers enjoying the music and dance n administration in Heaven. His real name was something like Devratha, meaning the chariot of the Gods!! Now is that a name? Tomorrow I shall name my grandchild as...maybe Audi? How about Mercedes..it sounds better. Ferrari? I guess all these carry only rich men in India. Maybe Sedan is the better name. SUV will be the pet name.

Ya so Bhishma is not the real name. But you see thats how things work in India even today. Indira Gandhi. She wasnt Gandhi okaie? So, Bhishma coz he took a very tough vow. To remain bachelor for entire life. :O Now that must have been tough then. But I know many of them who would not want to marry but not remain single as such! And guess why he did not marry? Well, so after Ganga bade farewell to dear Shantanu and went back to her rich father's house in Heaven, Shantanu was left alone. And why did she leave? Just because he stops her from killing their child. Well, so he is left alone now. Although he is king, he is lonely. So again, once he is gone to some seashore and he sees another damsel. She is also extremely pretty. And again, he asks her for marraige. What a mistake. Some men never learn. Thank God he is not born in this century and hasnt been to miami or any of those world famous beaches abroad.

Again I want to point it out especially to guys, that she was a fisherwoman and he a Royal King. Still again without worrying about anything he asks her for marraige. Now thats the guts boys!!!

(Myth 3: Intercaste marraiges are forbidden in our culture)

Again the lady refuses. Whatever the time, your in-laws will always want to loot your wealth. Its true for a girl as well as a guy. So now this new found love, Satyavati's father refuses to marry his daughter to the king saying that their children will never become the rulers coz Devratha (not yet Bhishma) is the crown prince. Refused by her, the king is heartbroken and sad. He is not able to enjoy anything..no hunting, no ffod, no administration nothing. Seeing his plight Devratha decides to sacrifice his crown. He goes to Satyavati and promises that he will deny himself any pleasure with any women(Myth 4: that it was necessary to marry to have children. This is repeated by Kunti and lots of others in many more stories) and hence only her children will be the crown prince and the rulers then onwards. So he pleads the lady to marry his father. And she married him. And Devrataha changed to Bhishma known for the difficult and strict vow he took.

Now what do I say on that? Any comments from you fellas? I mean I am speechless. Son pleads to a fair lady to marry his father and sacrifices his joy. Wow. Hatts off. Well, thats not all, he also fought some battle and got 3 wives for his half brother and ultimately that resulted in his death indirectly. Anyways, but after he decided to sacrifice so much, he shot to instant fame and he got a boon that he can decide the time of his death. :) I have a question now? What all will a man do without a companion to share the joy with? anyways he got the boon.

So then they married, Shantanu and Satyavati. Vyas was their first son. Rest I want to explan with the help of a diagram. A family tree, as it is tough to say in words. Please refer the diagram at the top of this blog. The Arrow head line denotes offsprings.

So you can see, Shantanu married twice. (Myth 5: Indian culture talks of Monogamy) Till then its still fine. But if you see well, Vyasa and Vichitravirya (what a name!!! Vichitra means weird :O) are 2 sons of Stayavati and Shantanu. Half brothers of Bhishma. Now Bhishma fights a battle and wins wives for the weirdo guy. And do you see? The sons Dhritarashtra and Pandu are also half brothers. And they are born to Vichitra's wife Ambika and Ambalika but not from him. By "YOGIC POWERS" of Vyas!!!!!! (And we wonder why is Yoga so popular in America. )

So anyways, rightfully whom did the throne belong to? Kauravas who are the sons of Dhritarashtra or to Pandavas who are the sons of Pandu (again not from him but by superpowers of the SUN, the WInd etc). And now these 5 brothers (3 by Kunti+2 Madri) marry only one Lady Draupadi!!!!!

(Myth 6: I do not know the name for this thing. But you see a lady should have only one husband. Is that what culture talks about? Here is see that like biagamy even woman can have more than one husband at the same time. And hey remind me later...there is wonderful story of why Draupadi has 5 husbands it is awsome heheheeh)

I dont know what to take out of it and whom did the throne actually belong to!!!!! So you see even then the candidates fighting for throne were not the right ones and we say that today the political situation in India is not good. The parties fighting for the throne are not worth it :). We should be used to it by now.

Answer me guys...who is wrong and who is right in this battle? WEll.....errrr I need to tell all these warriors for culture that thats the story "Gita" tells about. And my head is still spinning after trying to comprehend the family culture in ancient India :).....Hey if you have to say something anything on this feel free to write. This whole thing of drawing flowcharts and all this story telling is done after a lot of research over a period of few years and I just want to enlighten the minds of the young generation and want to know what exactly is our tradition or culture and what exactly do I take from it????????

Now you understand why am I so confused about everything starting from which God to worship or which religion to follow?

Homeless in Bombay contd.....

Now you know the place where I stay and with whom I stay. The area is called 4 Bungalows...I have always wondered why is it called 4 Bungalows when I haven’t seen a single bungalow there. All apartments. In Indian English ...its FLATS but apartment sounds stylish you see. I am sure you have figured it out by now that I am a typical female particular about what sounds stylish. Now here is the description of my first day at my new home. I am least bothered to unpack. Living out for 8 years now has taught me that packing n unpacking is a waste of time.Now…about this new house. I chose which room I would like to stay in. I was given an option. Kiran's room or other bedroom. This is how I chose one of them.
Dev: Kiran you look like my sister. (Please stop laughing but its true...the facial features were like her. Its not necessary I always lie.)
Kiran: So you are happy now babu? Dev: aww#$%^&&...(whoz babu?....ooohhh its me lovingly...I have heard of dolly, dollya, dollu, dolldu, dev, DJ, Devdy, shemdi, and all sorts of rhyming words which are invented by my liberal and generous friends and relatives who have each conferred on me a name of their choice. It shows the closeness you see. The more slang it sounds the deeper the love. Its good to exercise your facial muscles and twist the tongue, make those chuckling weird noises however you want, especially while expressing love through names or anyways.....you know what I mean! We all love to end a name with any syllable with open mouth at the end...like yawning and then pull the word long. Like dollyaaaaaaa :O ) So now on I am Babu. "B" is no where related to "D" but its my name anyways..no one has patented usage of names.
Dev: Yes. Very happy. (For all those who have seen me with that fake 90mm smile you can picture me. For rest of them...well I have really BIG smile. I have a typical way of smiling where I stretch my lips almost to my ears and show my misaligned teeth. And hey remember my dentist? Well I have paid a bomb to maintain that smile. )
Kiran:You can stay wherever you want. I do not lock my room. The whole house is open to you. (Excuse my assumptions/ignorance but I thought I was paying equal share and the whole house is open to me)You have everything here. You want, you can watch the TV in my room(not that I don’t pay for it). Or if you want, you can stay in my room. See I have a double bed. The other room has 2 single beds. If you want we can share my bed. I have one cupboard and it is full. I come in any time during the day (later I found out the day has to be replaced by night. You see the F! Industry has adhoc timings). So you decide.
Dev:(No points for guessing which room I took. Ofcourse the other one.) Where do you work? As what?
Kiran:Creative Drector for reality shows. Well I have this thing for creative people and that makes me happy. Actually. I already build plans of how to learn something abt creative direction from her and how I will get to know more people from the industry. How it will help me in making a documentary. Scripting etc etc. I pass the entire day sleeping. Thats what I do when I am not seeing any guy and my poor phone has run out of cash or battery. All the while I hear her on phone making frantic calls for help. My curious nature or maybe my nature which always tends to search for trouble doesnt let me sleep. I go to enquire and find out she is in need of cash. Let me clarify...she didnt ask it from me directly at all. But I have been a jackass all my life..giving cash to any one who needs it and later listening to "I didnt for ask it". So I offer to give her a fat amount only for one evening. Now how brainless can I be!!!! If it was the question of one evening she wudnt need it at all right? But then remember? I told you she resembled my sister...and I have a weak mind when it comes to relationships. I go out walking, hunting for an ATM and withdraw all the amount and give it to her at the exact hour I promised to give!!! I think that I have helped someone and it matters more than anything and all that emotional spiritual debate I told you about..... Next day there is no conversation about the money. Nor the next to next day. Neither on the following days. ... (you must be wondering why was I even surprised!!! It was bound to happen)
Well in the mean while I told proudly about my deed to some of my good friends. After speaking to one of them I realised they wud scold me so I reduced the amoount to half while telling it to other friend. Guys if you are reading it...plz dnt search for your phones to call and curse me..I have got back the entire amount.
Remember Vivek? Well he was royally duped of hefty amount once. And I had made his life sorrowful and miserable to no limit since that day. And when I told this to him...he could'nt stop laughing. So now we both were in the same boat. And he sowed this seed of Fear in my mind. I wont get it back. And then all I culd think of was..how to get it back? You have an idea about my panick attacks related to less money? Oh you must not imagine it. Its very typical....too. I take a paper n pen or open an excel sheet(IT generation) and start putting down numbers...using all the mathematical formulae I was ever taught since school. Then I plan for an entire month...maybe quarter sometimes...also an year if I dnt see extra money at all. Basically...upto the time I can see some extra cash in the account. ***Please note that the day has not been seen in reality till date inspte of all the calculations for 4 years now*** Maybe I can take refuge in my spirituality and say...I am like that sparrow which doesnt carry food home for next day...You know I dont carry any cash to the next month. Whatever I earn this month I finish it this month I aint Selfish!!! So what precisely happened for next week was a financial panick attack. My prime activity every morning was to calculate and calculate and calculate......When tired of it..planning on how to demand for it. like maybe say my mum is ill, maybe say I need to pay for a class, maybe say its a loan EMI coming etc etc. And all the while...trust me folks..I pretended so calm outwardly. I am not sure if I managed it well. You see...I knew what I wud have to hear if I tell the correct amount I gave..so I pretended like nothingz wrong. Like when therez an ant in the wrong place when your are in public and cant move or do much . only you know what is happening!!!! Finally I managed to get the money in 2 weeks...let me not get into the details..but ya..I had to lie a lot!! I am good at that...many of you already know it. Well that was the first day at my novel apartment.!!! Bombay started teaching life since the first day.
And days went on and on. I started walking a lot in Bombay...and the result is visible. I don’t exercise but I am maintained and you have to agree to that. I am not inspired by the Indian models but only by the Firang models who I hear are banned from modelling if their BMI is low!!!! A little self obsessed you see. There have been a lot of funny incidences and revelations by Kiran on an ignorant small town gal Dev(who has been living in pune n bangalore for few years now) The more I came to know abt the F! industry the more my definitions change. Like: clothes---->hindrance in one's activities. Most precious and treasured articles which need to be safely locked in the cupboards as using them might spoil your image. We were born without them and must stay without them. They are objects to acquire but not use. Lemme say like an engineer...learns a lot of mathematics and then locks it up somewhere and loves to boast of it that he/she knows a lot but never use it nor do they need to use it for survival. I have compared it deliberately...coz we poor other profession people have intangible things like knowledge and it can only be compared with tangible things for the F industry people.
affair----> something remotely related to the word love. Where
An = T(nf+Xn)
Its a cyclic expression actually. Time taken to find another guy/gal with following conditions.
An=next Affair, nf=next's friend, Xn=the current which takes the value of constant X as best friend.
Please note that the (n-1) are removed from the list on a continuous basis. For all those who didnt get my equation...its simple...its only a short time you spend with one guy, find his friend, make his friend your boyfriend and amiably make your ex guy your best friend.
Accessories----->for guys its pretty gals and for gals ....correct its the reverse. No points for guessing this also. No one can go out without an accessory
IST---->Doesnt the day start at 12 in the night and end at 7 in the morning? And I thought its only the IT sector who have to suffer due to these Americans.

And loads more. But then I cant recollect all of them now. So Babu (dont forget its Me) is living her life well busy in the office on weekdays and at mom's on weekends. So you see...I get lessons on "Life in Next Gen India" during weekdays and on weekends "Life in Ancient India" And People ask me why am I so confused? All the while what hasnt changed is REX...He continues to be equally loving and growing fat at a constant rate. Now one fine day I go home (meaning my mom's place which is not in bombay) on the weekend as usual. And I am extremey bored of the pre-Neolithic beliefs and simple living practiced at home. So I jus decide to come one day early to bombay. Also you guessed it correct...Ofcourse there is someone I have to meet n go out for a movie or maybe a dinner. Saturday the 21st Feb 2009. I return back to Bombay.

Now guys....therez something I forgot to tell you. My hatred for Smokers. I have this taurean nature. If I get stuck on something I get stuck. Now I feel smoking is bad. Guess why? Well I have a theory of my own. We have all heard of our so called Gods drinking Soma Raas (isnt it alcohol?)And holding court programmes for dance n drama (isnt that like theatre or maybe ........I don wanna be really bad..who knows if one of the Gods read it and get pissed at me?) So we have heard of Gods doing lot of things...even that Dope kind of thing. But Ssmoke? NAHHHH mind you... hukkas came in later. And plus...taking liquid into the body is natural...but smoke inside the body and choke up oneself? Unnatural!!! This is a baseless assumption but I am like that. All you smokers...whatever explanations you give me..I aint gonna change my outllook. And how unreasonable I have been to smokers is only known by my smoker boyfriend and roomies. Kiran is a Smoker!!!! Does it spill the beans for the rest of the story? But hey read on...Therez something funny in that also. Kiran never stops amazing my little brain.

So when I came back home the house is full of smoke. Now I missed telling you earlier but then I am like an alarm clock..keep repeating/cribbing until things are done my way. I have been repeatedly reminding her not to smoke in the house. So when I enter the house I suddenly loose my temper. And God forbid the person on whom am angry. Picture me standing with eyes boiling with rage and all my commonsense and rationality shut down. And suddenly opens the door to my "not so good" language. I demand an explanation. The moment I am upset I am the Boss like every impulsive person from earth. And kiran utilising all her weapons (minus the brain coz it isnt there! you have figured it out till now...so its only looks and clothes and jwellery...which doesnt impress me at all)Well yes there is a weapon she has and that is “Repeat the same thing over and over again with a louder voice everytime”. And trust me it works. However strong you are in your arguments you loose it to someone who repeats the same thing. And there was a big round of questions and answers which you all can guess. And then Someone calls her. I have so lost it that I tell her to first clarify the things and then talk on phone. Well I denied the pleasure of little rest to the tired warrior the moment I saw I am winning. (Remember how Karna died? He asked for "Time Please" but Arjuna didnt allow and killed him, otherwise it was impossible to kill Karna. I learn a lot from mythology and errrr m talking of Mahabharata for those of you who dont know these hit characters. Pleasse don misunderstand I believe in it.I am sort of an Atheist). So I start cornering poor Kiran more. You know the bull. And I get to hear all sorts of explanations like someone else smoked in the house. Like where is smoke? When I point out that there is a cigerrette in her hand and the smoke is from that...she says where is the cigerrette? There is no cigerrette in the house.......................................
PAUSE. SILENCE.
You see m struck dead with that. Now I am lost between earth and mars. I have lost the sense of reality and illusions. Something wrong with my eyes? ears? smell? Where Am I? Newton, Einstien, Stephen Hawking all of you guys.... waste are you theories and works. Some say its particles some say its waves...but all agreed there is matter whatever form it takes. And all my basic science education is shattered to pieces. And am learning new lessons in spirituality. have you heard of the concept of Maya? Well yes...nothing exists its only maya. Like that...the cigerrette didnt exst..its just my imagination and its all maya. ahaahahah :) Well for a second I was speechless and there come those reserved words out of my mouth before I stop it..."F*** man!! I dnt even know why am I talking to you?" And I am lost... The moment Kiran realises that I am speechless she starts off and I dont remember anything after that as I have lost all sense of reality. But then I go and sleep for some time. I mean ya before that I call up the nearest friend and crib about it and take out my frustration. Feel better. And there comes the blow. I hear a knock at my door. And hear someone tell me...This is my house and I shall stay as I wan to...if you talk like this to me..leave this place. I am still okaie okaie confident coz she has to give me back some money and she never has money. But hey I cudnt let my ego hurt right? So I say fine I am going. And she says Fine herez your money.(**I forgot she has a lot of guy friends even if she doesn’t have money**)
Voila!!!!!!! Saturday evening I am standing on the road outside my apartment (sorry ex) with 2 suitcases and nowhere to go in this BIG BAD CITY full of crazy people......
Thats how I became Homeless in Bombay!

P.S. Yes I might have pictured Kiran a villian here but I hope you understand that that was not the point. It was about the funny side of the story and the incidents might have shuffled a little bit here and there as I don remember much. I am still in the trauma and homeless state right now. And Guys therez a lesson for you in that....dont ever have the F! Industry gals as girlfriends unless you also practice the affair wala equation. Hey and those who know me are sure that I have managed somethng or other...so don worry.
**Some names in the story have been changed. The story is real...but names changed for obvious reasons**

Homeless in Bombay!!!!!!

Doesn’t the title say it all? Well Yes!! This is a story of how I managed to get homeless in this Big Bad City called Bombay! (No offence Shivsainiks...you may read it as Mumbai) You see some numerologist told me someday that Mumbai isnt a lucky place for me and since I have landed here I prefer to call it Bombay. Not that the population, the area, the slums, the filmstars, the lifestyle, the seashores, the seldom delayed/mostly cancelled locals, the property rates, the shopping costs, the self proclaimed stars on streets, the dacoits- auto walas, the crowd or anything will change. All in all Its Bombay = Mumbai. But hey, doesn’t Bombay sound better and stylish eh? So with the onset of the new year (2009) I came to Bombay. I came here in a messed up situation (as expected). I didn’t come here because I wanted to come here but because I didn’t want to be where I was and like usual no preparations...I jus came here. Thank God!!! My company(C2) gave me a guesthouse for few days and I had a shelter. The place they gave was good enough. And thats where it went wrong. I thought this is how I should live! I deserve to live in a place like this! I have this typical spiritual mood which I normally use to justify my weird behavior. And this is how my mind went about it.....Dev why do you earn? You earn because you wan to live happily. How much will you save on housing cost? And for whom? For tomorrow...for your children....But didn’t all scholars say..live in today? I recollect a story where in it says man is selfish because he stores food in house...a bird finds food daily n eats it and doesn’t carry anything home. **here my other mind is trying hard to ignore the story of the Grasshopper and the ants*** Life is so short....Didn’t you see so many people die suddenly and what happened to their money? I mean they died without enjoying life. When you came to earth God didn’t put a burden on you for someone else. Each one comes here with a Destiny. I earn pretty good **again the definition of that changes with every story...here it was better to say I earn good**And I decided I don care how much I spend but I need to stay in a good area, in a good house. So where is a good area in Bombay? I work in Andheri...so I found that nearest good area was Andheri west. And my usual risky nature.....I put an add on sulekha and found lots of people searching for a roomie. Hey I literally live my life with help from the net. I search salons(mind you I am pretty even without a parlor), the dentists(I pay more than half of my salary to them), the buses, trains, places etc etc. Except friends. So I go to see the house. Here's my roomie. Let me describe her profile.
Kiran.
Zodiac------? Do Marsians have zodiac signs coz I am an Earthling and dont know much of Marsians.
Age---------? Now we have to consider it 2 ways...physically its 27 (although a marsian...she is a female and I am sure whichever planet a girl comes from she will lie about few things like relationship status, age, makeup etc etc)Considering a lot of factors(guys might judge it better) I assume it to be 27 only. Now comes the hardest part.....Mentally how old is she? Well have you heard of Sigmund Freud or someone like that?(Please google abt him. One of the guys I knew once told me that Freud thought everything we do is somehow related to sex)But for those...who have not yet googled it inspite of the X word in there..He is a Psycologist. And I read it somewhere he can understand the mentally disturbed ones better. Me being a poor normal IT Engineer, although weird but not yet out of mind, cant guess her age mentally.
Vital Stats -----? Well I am thin and hence for me anyone else is FAT. But in this case I must say she is good. Okaie so she works in the Industry. ...Hey are you thinking whats this industry now? Thats exactly what I was thinking when she had said those words to me. Well for all those illitrate unsophisticated people out there(including me) Film Industry is industry. But after knowing a couple of the industry folks in Bombay I think its better to abbreviate it to F industry. And F is exactly what you are thinking. If it wasn’t for meeting her...I wouldnt be bothered about the Vital stats..but that was one of the primary topic of discussion when Kiran is around. Education------? After being with her for a couple of days I wondered which school takes such special children? St. Xaviers!!! Hail Mary....My children shall run, skip, hop the streets illiterate but not go to St. Xaviers! Amen! Well but I so well remember the way she said "I am highly educated. I am a post graduate. I worked in the IT industry before this." If it wasnt for my pride that I asked more details...I would have quit the IT by now. She added that she was a ramp model since 19 and did 11 onwards education external (I agree...to the decision).She also has a lot of knowledge on Medical Science, Networking, History, Fashion etc etc. All I came to know is name a field and she has a degree in that. Well then I shall always remember the moment!! She took my hands and led me to a tinnnnieee winniieee book shelf made of cane. Thats where all her books were. The secret behind all her knowledge. I was instructed to hande all books carefully and it is "LIBRARY". Well in french a library is a place where you buy books but in English it is where you rent books. So I guess I fail to tell you which language she speaks coz neither of them fits in a tiny 3 rack cane shelf. After all due instructions I was also given the previlidged access to read some of the "Bed time stories" Well thats enugh abt the education and kiran ....coz whats the point in thinking of building a bridge between north n south pole....you know how impossible it is.
Relationship Status -----? Engaged about to be married...the only thing that varies here is "To Whom"? But thats okaie considering the other points in the profile ney? Well.....I am new to Bombay. The area is amongst one of the posh areas of Suburbs and rent is also good..deposit is fine. Plus a roomie from the "Industry" So I Take up the place.
----------------------------------Lunch Break------------------------- Might continue tomorrow or today post lunch ....Lemme know if you wanna read more.........

The Protagnists-The Plots-The Times

Devyani. That should literally translate to Confused Character who manages to land in a mess everytime .......somehow..... magically even in clear situations. Always searching for something....hasnt yet figured out what is it?! Creating comedy with the worst tragedies of life for an independent gal in 20s.A TAUREAN
Rex. T-Rex. Named after the dinosour type T-Rex by her one time crazy boyfriend.Labrador Retriever. 2 years old now. Extremely cute n sorce of unlimited joy for anyone who comes in tuoch with him. Can eat anything and everything. The straight way to Dev's heart is to love Rex. Most precious possession for Dev.
Vivek. You got to learn from him the Art of Lying so flawless!!!! A SCORPIO
Yo, Teju, Chetan, Saby, Sanny, Vinu, Niru, Neha etc etc...long list of friends who have greatly influenced n helped me realise my potential to mess up things and listen to my cribbings n stories without complaints..mind you helped me out of the mess or were with me in the mess.
Mom-The Idealistic Principled Lady who was to be born in Satyug but mistakenly in Kalyug now and who has developed immunity by now for minor heart attacks caused by her daughter's crazy problems. Suppports when there is something daring/outrageous/rebellious thing to be done by me (Dev).Strangely loves me for the very fact that I am weird!!Arien.
N Number of Guys.I dont have a count of them and many stories will contain these guys who have each contributed to my funny stories section. I think there will be all...Northies, Southies, All zodiacs. These are typically either my Crush List or I am on their Crush List :)
Engineering. 4 years of fun and mastering the art of writing papers n books heavier than me without reading them ..sorry ... without looking at them. All I recollect was there was a BIG BORING building which I visited once a month maybe which was called College. But thats where I met most of my friends.
KC aka Monti aka Babu.Librain. Has this creative worm in his head. Loves to make short videos..those crude ones. The only person who keeps reminding Dev of her Left brain!!!
C1 -First Company. Thats where I got the enlightenment that you can get paid for Talking and acting intelligent if you have some common sense (i dont have much of it but I manage it at workplace)Thats where I started writing a new dictionary of modern heavy words which can help you survive in the IT Market...Place where I learn the art of Pretending Busy and Important. Met a lot of characters and have some wonderful stories to tell.
C2-Second Company that hired me for the above Qualities.Exploring the characters here still but its a fertile ground for the seeds of humour with plenty of Characters..including me.
Preinciple Business of Dev n friends - Network with each other. Loyalists of the internet generation who utilise all the facilities - blog, chat, orkut, facebook, mail etc etc to kee this world going.....