The Blackout! (ver.2.0.3)

NOTE: Another of my co-authored works .. this time with my dearest dearest mate :D
This is her version .. while the following is mine :D
HAPPY READING! :D


One sunny afternoon on my way to the lab...


Two strangers, A and G, towards their respective destinations, completely unaware of the shock fate had in store for them. And then it happened.... the lights went off... the elevator stopped mid-way with a jerk.

G,A in synch: ohhhh shittt!!!

G: * after few seconds of silence and after their pupils adjusted to the dark * Ok!! Do you have someone's number?

A: No... I really have to go.. I am feeling so suffocated!

G: K wait... I'll call someone.

G: * on phone with Chandu, her project partner *....Yaar hum lift mein atak gaye hai.. please call someone...

Chandu to Sh sir: Sir lift....

Sh Sir(SS): चलो बचाने चलो ...!! (lets go help!!)

SS: helloooooo

G: hellooooooooooooooo

A: I am really scared. I have to go jaldi se. I can't live in a suffocating environment.

G: (and I can!!) Its ok... they're here. Wont take too long.

A: Thank god you're with me... I dont know what I'd have done without you.

G: (yea yea....)

Chandu: कौनसे फलोर पे अटके हो ? (which floor are you guys stuck on?)

G: yaar... how the hell will I know???!!

* Meanwhile... G and A getting introduced. *


A: Didi, I am never gonna travel in this lift again. I hate suffocation.

G: (yea... like I'm loving it!) hmm

* SS meanwhile trying his best to open the door stuck between 3rd and 4th floor *

SS (screaming): कितने लोग हैं अन्दर ?? (how many of you inside the lift??)

G: अब्बे उस से तुमको क्या बे .. lift को खोलो !! (what the f*** do you care .. just open the damn lift!! )

SS: excuse me! this is sh sir .. who was that??

(Chandu thinking to herself .. what the f*** was G thinking .. साली खुद तो मरेगी , मुझेभी मरवाएगी .. how can she talk to sir like that?! )

G to A: listen .. u dont wanna die na?

A (sounding anxious) : no didi .. i hate suffocation .. (screaming) please heeelllllppppppp someone!!

SS: how many of you???!!

A(almost crying): sir its two of us in here.....

* meanwhile G shuts A's mouth lest she says anything further *

G to A(muffled voices): listen .. and listen carefully .. i will not repeat this .. by the way .. which branch are u in??

* G loosens the fingers around A's mouth *

A: *sob sob* Info Tech

* A's mouth sealed again *

SS: darna mat bacchon .. everything will be fine .. we are trying our best.

G(muffled voice .. A's mouth still sealed): good .. listen now .. if sir asks again who it was then you say you were the one .
He is my project guide and never going to cross paths with you because you are not from his department .. badle mein i will treat you at the new pizza corner that has opened near the college.

If you decline this proposal AND if we happen to get out of this godforsaken lift i will as it is skin you alive .. or you will anyways die of suffocation and probably so will I.

* meanwhile a bright light shone into their eyes .. the lights were back .. the fact that A didn't die after seeing G's bloodshot eyes was a miracle .. she quietly agreed to obey G's orders .. the lift arrived exactly two seconds later on the 4th floor .. the door opened and G ran for her life .. away from that maddening lift and the maddening girl .. SS arrived 3 seconds later on the scene *

SS to A: are you alright??

A(still recovering from the shock): huh-uh .. yes .. i th-think so .. (zapped look)

SS: where's the other girl?

A: uh-huh .. sir .. what sir .. which other girl??!

SS: the other one .. there were two of you no??

A: n-n-no sir .. there was only me in there .. you must have heard me talking .. i have a
habit of talking to myself when stuck in enclosed spaces.....

SS: hmm .. i thought i heard two different voices ..

A: sir .. i dont know .. it was only me in there ..... * faints *

SS to Chandu(who had followed SS to meet G): just help me pls .. who had called u up?? do you know this girl?

Chandu: uh-uh .. yes sir .. she is my distant cousin .. she had only called me up .. sorry sir but she has a little mental problem ..
(before SS can open his mouth) ..... sir pls dont ask about it .. we in our family do not like to talk about it ..

* meanwhile Chandu spots G(who has caught her breath and looks like she's been hunting for someone) *

Chandu to G: G.....where were you .. give me a hand, will you .. she has fainted again!

G: Ohh My God .. sure ..

SS: girls u need any help??

G & Chandu (in unison): NO SIR!! we'll take her from here ..

Chandu: thank you sir .. thank you very much

SS: no problem girls .. my doors are always open to you ..... * pause * ..... you may take
the day off for today .. get back to me with the project updates tomorrow morning .. and take care of her (pointing suspiciously at A)

G & Chandu: yes sir .. thank you sir

* a few moments pass *

Chandu: man G .. your neck was saved!! all thanks to this woman!! (looking adorably at her)

G: yeah .. damn .. Chandu I'll need to borrow some money for tomorrow if she becomes conscious again .. although she looks like she's in coma.....

Chandu: what?!

A(opens one eye): no ..... she's not in coma .. she's with the drama club (a smirk on her face)

Chandu and G(in unison): WHAT??!

A to G: and that treat better be good (stands up .. brushes off the dust from her salwar kameez .. picks up her bag and walks away gracefully .. Chandu and G looking at her with their eyes wide open and jaws dropped down)

Heaven don't hear me :(

   When I read this, nostalgia crept back in.

Its been more than 13 yrs since I parted with my beloved Del, my birthplace.
We've been to approx. 3 cities post leaving Delhi and each time I was actually pretty excited at the prospect of discovering something new. And not for one moment I ever thought about going back to Del. Maybe I was too young to realize anything.
But since the past 1.5 years the feeling of “going back” is getting stronger. This is both surprising and heart-wrenching.

Surprising because I have spent only 1st seven yrs of my life there and the visits back home have considerably reduced for me, reason being my studies and exams which always find way into days when there are functions like नाना नानी की golden anniversary being celebrated or one of my cousin bros getting married. So I am the ONLY one who stays back while everyone else makes their presence felt in दिल्ली।

My last trip to Del was approx. 4 yrs back. The 3 weeks there consisted of meeting known and unknown relatives, finding out my 12th board marks, getting my 1st ever सलवार कमीज़s stitched in 3 different styles (churidar, patiala, parallels .. never wearing them more than once each .. not too fond of them .. they take away a certain part of me and I’m not too comfortable with that), going to CP (Connaught Place for the uninitiated) and other places. And ofcourse नानीs place was awesome as usual.

Also met my 1st ever childhood friend. We’ve been catching up a lot lately. Listening to my rants about Del she has resolved to find me a nice पंजाबी मुंडा residing over there. She made me list down my specifications and she is on the lookout.

But I am not too sure if I ever want to live the rest of my life there.
However, I DO know what I want to do/not do the next time I visit Del.
I don’t want to meet unknown/long-lost relatives (unless there are some cute cousin bros) … only the closest family. I don’t want to sit at home watching TV … I don’t want people to say everytime they look at me "हाय! कितनी बड़ी हो गयी है !"

I want to visit every nook and corner of the city … from the ढाबाs to the discs to the smallest दुकान to the malls alike. I want to SEE Delhi. I want to FEEL Delhi. I want Delhi to treat me like her own … a Delhite! I want to see the night sky in Del … to me it will certainly look different. I want to experience Del to the last drop of my blood so that I never ever forget it.

I don’t know why I have been feeling so strongly about going back considering I haven’t really spent much time there. And it’s a heart-wrenching feeling. I feel pathetic thinking about it. All I know is that the harder I try to make my trip a reality the harder it is to realize.

I am waiting for the day I will get to go back … go back to look at the house where I was born (the place has been sold now) … and I don’t even have a photograph…………..Go back to meet my friends ... see the city on my own … probably make new friends.

Delhi beckons me and I am desperate to stand on that ground again that I once called home…

Million dollar Q.!

The million dollar Q. that I'd like to be answered right now is:

How does one judge a man??

:x

That's it!! I am NOT going to blog for ..... let's see how long I last!
Such a hectic time .. project suddenly stopped working  * waaaaaaaaannhhhhh *
This happens ONLY when the project competitions are a day too close!! :((

And 14 hours per day outside the house .. that's just getting to me .. not to mention .. the travelling even more so!! 
And I'd like to kick a few people in the arse.   :|

Ohh I loved it! :D

I'm looking and I'm liking! ;)

I just loved John Galliano's theme!
The first British designer to head a French haute couture house LMVH, he loves theatre and feminity and states: "My role is to seduce!"
Till date i wasn't aware of the designer .. my ignorance, I accept.
And I just landed on this page because of meaningless navigation. But I liked what I saw and just wanted to put it up for all to see! :)

And now that my cable provider is no longer airing Fashion TV I will have to satisfy myself with the pix from various creative shows on the net :(

And in case u're thinking I am an fashion freak, the answer is NO!
I am just an ardent admirer of art in any form :)

This is down right ridiculous!

Trapped in a pop-up haze.

Read the above article and you'll know why!

It is highly preposterous to know that some people choose to remain ignorant in today's world. Even when specialists belonging to the field come forward to testify!

Anyone who uses the Internet fairly regularly has, on more than one occasion, had the unfortunate opportunity to be bothered by the innumerable 
popups. 
Even more so on a machine that is NOT guarded by a firewall!!

And in this case the institution DID NOT have a firewall (because apparently they hadn't paid the bill!!). And it all started with two kids visiting a harmless hairstyle site and were redirected to the  porn sites and the pop-up shower followed. And so the teacher (who was not even present there) was to be blamed!

Ofcourse the teacher could have switched off the comp .. but while panicking she didn't.
But does a 40 yrs in jail for this supposed "offence" sound fair enough??
Jeez .. they can't even prove whether it was a deliberate mouse-click or a mere redirection to the porn site!! And they claim to be law makers who provide justice!!

I say .. innocent until proven guilty!! And shame on that ignorant sect of body of law!

Saure Gaure .. to keep you waiting! ;)

Okay .. so I didn't want to write anything at all. But with the pestering I was showered upon by my dearest dearest jaan (its not what you think!!) I just had to ..... :|

So I was thinking what I would like to write about. And I thought that listing out my options here would be a better idea instead. So in case my jaan or anyone else for that matter would like to pester me for writing in the future, they would also have an option of choosing a topic! :P

So here goes:

• A new fiction
• Lovey-dovey convos with my jaan ;) (aight .. I know you will hate that gau, won't you? or do you secretly wish for me to do that? :D)
•  Why I am pissed nowadays
• The dude who proposes and me who opposes
• My amazing taste in music, movies, food and absolutely everything!
• My recent loss in appetite :| (very shocking indeed!)
• My daily hectic schedule
• The prof who gave us a re-do for our ppt
• Strawberries and passion or vice-versa
• Serendipity - the movie and how it applies to real life
• The old uncle I've seen roaming around in my locality every single day!
• My new found love - my laptop
• My arguments for why I need more clothes, shoes, accessories etc. but sadly my mom doesn't read blogs!

That's it man .. I don't think I can come up with any more topics other than these at the moment!

And hey, Happy Holi to you all! :D