Sathyam Heroes: PART TWO

Note: Read it only if you have read PART ONE of the Sathyam Heroes.


Continued...


Neo: There is only one fellow who can solve the problem.There is only one fellow who can fix things. Get me Moola Mu2.




Mu2: Hello


Neo: Hello


Mu2: Where are you?


Neo: Where the hell are you?


Neo,Mu2:  Am outside/near IRS(Institute of Remote Sensing)


IRS is a building in Anna University. Just a Building, nothing more than a building :)




Neo: What?


Mu2: I see you.


Neo: So do I. Click the damn phone!


Neo: So, the seminar is at 1400 hrs. Wat should we do?


Mu2: How many?


Neo: I don't know. All seem pretty interested. Someone has to take the initiative.
I ll make the calls, you gather the details on the theaters!


Mu2: Even if the show is near 1500 hrs, we can risk trying. But we'll have to skip the seminar.


Iyer: I still know you guys won't go :)


Neo: hey man, one more time, and my fist connects your jaw!


Iyer: Why do you want to go today?


Neo: Cause you challenged us. Cause you said it was not possible. Cause I.DON'T.WANT.TO.ATTEND.THAT.LECTURE.


Mu2: Lecture, what lecture! Am going. I cannot get sick again... Last time I sat for one of those, I couldn't get up. Bed-rest !


Neo, Iyer: LOL...


Mu2, Neo: Check it out... We have a show at Sathyams at 1630 hrs..


Iyer: In that case even I'll come, provided we all attend the seminar!


Neo: !!! You are so unpredictable... Okay, the seminar starts at 14:00 n the show is at 16:30...hmmm....


Neo: what say, Moola?


Mu2: I think your phone is ringing !


Avi: Am still in hostel! are we going anywhere!


Neo: get everyone to IRS! Mu2 will explain.


Avi: Seminar!!! you are out of your goddamn mind??


Neo: Click... OOPS... the line got cut :)


Mu2: Cash!!!


Neo: your ATM card will see to it :P


Mu2: yeah, and so will yours!


Iyer: Let's get in guys, shall we!


Neo: I swear if u don't come, you are history Iyer.


Iyer: Shall we...


Mu2: let's get in...


Sri: So you did turn up...


Neo: Wait... you'll be shocked...


In 15 minutes Avi, Mama, Hari, BJ, Yogu Sabbu, Mokka, and a lot of surprising faces were seated for the commencement of the seminar. Sri, Iyer, Mu2 and Neo were obviously present.


Sri: how is it possible?!
...


Iyer: !!


Neo: ??


Sri: So many of you have turned up. Are they taking attendance??


Neo: You see, Movies and Cricket unite people in India. :D


Sri: Madam will be shocked to see the bunch of you!


Iyer: everyone will be shocked to see the bunch of us!


Iyer, Sri, Neo: Rolling on the floor LAUGHING.


Ah, the air-conditioned auditorium with push-back, cushion chairs!  We were all happily seated, UNTIL...


SGL ---> Special Guest lecturer, the one who is to take us through the seminar!


SGL: Good afternoon, everyone.


Iyer: He is old.


Neo: He is boring.


Sri: He hasn't even started yet!


...
...


SGL: water....water...ground water....


Students: !!!???


SGL: ground water....ground water.... ground water....


Students: !!!!!!??????


SGL: RS(Remote Sensing)...GIS(Geographical Information        System)....RS....GIS...RS...GIS...


Students:  zzz...


SGL: Overlaying... Water resources... industries... Flumes... Plumes..


Students: zzzzzzzzz...


Iyer: What is he doing?


Neo: Apparently, he is doing a good job as a sedative to many! look to your right!


Half the juniors were oblivious of why they were seated so quietly in the auditorium !!! The others were sleeping like babies.




Neo: How tell me! Why suffer such painful things when we know we won't understand anything!


Iyer: You have the A.C. You have the push-back seats. Rest. We'll need it. For the movie that is.


Sri: These seminars are just to hint you, act as a guide. Not meant to be understood fully anyway. Even a short list can be helpful you know.


Neo: yeah. Absoultely. zzzzzzzz


Mu2: Time is 1500. Show is at 1630. What are we doing here!


BJ: zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz


BJ in deep slumber. The classic position- Legs stretched out, hands on lab, head slightly tilted to the left.


Mu2: !!!


...


Mu2: hey there, we are running late!


Neo: don't worry... trust me... It takes less time to reach Sathyam during the afternoon.


SGL: (in a high pitch) GIS...RS....GIS....RS...


Neo: Man, am starting to hate those words- RS and GIS!


Iyer giggles. Sri undisturbed, still listening, only soul to be doing so. Director of IRS sleeping peacefully in the first row. Shame. :)


Time: 1530 hrs


Neo: Don't worry guys. Mu2 and I will go in 2 min and book the tickets. You all come as soon as possible.


Mu2 and Iyer possess a bike each! So, they are ones we solely depend on many times, all times. Saviors, they are.


Mu2: You are joking. You are still hopeful.


Neo: Yes, I am.


Mu2: So, we are to withdraw cash and then go to Sathyam and then book 10 odd tickets for a 1630 show!!! Comedy sir.


Neo: Okay... So we need money!!! any Sponser !


Yogu: How much??


Neo, Mu2, Iyer: ROFL


Yogu: How much? (in a furious tone)


Neo: let me see.. more then 500 for sure.


Yogu, like a magician, gives a single 500 rupee note!
Iyer looks at Neo. Neo looks at Iyer. Lower jaw going real low! Mouth, wide open!




Neo: Iyer, let us run for the tickets... To hell with the seminar!


....Seminar ends at 15:45!....




Neo: We'll need more money!




Yogu: How much!




Neo, Iyer: !!!!




Mu2: another 500 will be nice...




Boom! Yogu pulls out five hundred rupee notes...


Neo: what the!!!


Iyer: It is surely gonna rain today


Neo: Rain, u say. I say Tsunami !




Iyer and Neo go on Iyer's bike. Real fast. Mount road. They are nearly there.


Neo: See, we'll reach in no time. It is 16:09... that is bloody fast, u know..Bloody fast.


Neo: I read this book The Secret by Rhonda Bryne! It says if you think of something positively, real strong, you get it!


Iyer nodding


Neo: According to it, we are in control of things...


Neo: According to Rhonda, when a lot of people desire something, it happens. Just like that. We are definitely watching that movie...


Iyer still nodding


Neo: There is  NO STOPPING US!!!


KABOOM!!!!!


A policeman appears infront of our bike. Iyer doesn't stop. The front tyre is in between the policeman's legs :) and our beloved Iyer is bending his right hand inwards... trying to accelerate the vehicle to full speed... The policeman, totally disgusted, shows fast reflexes, does some stunt, and pulls the key of the vehicle!!!
Typical Bollywood style.




...to be continued...

Sathyam Heroes: PART ONE

Funny title eh, you will agree when i finish. It is always thrilling when you fight for something that is very uncertain. A short incident follows...




Day : Tuesday
Date: I DON'T REMEMBER
Time: 1200 hrs






TQM(Total Quality Management) class got over. Our gang, as usual, were merry and ready to freak out.




Avi : Hey, so what's on your mind?


Neo: A lot of things...


Avi : !!!


...


...


Neo: How many times am I to tell you not to disturb when.... 1400 hrs from my field of view, a blue and a red...


Avi: boy, the blue clearly wins. Yeah,clear enough...LOL...


Neo: yeah, so what were you saying??


Avi : damn man, We were discussing Quick gun Murugan...Are we going or not!


Neo: hell yeah...




Iyer begins his Iyerish talk!






Iyer: hey, we have our entire life in front of us. We can go movies anytime. We have to attend a seminar on 'Water Resources Using Remote Sensing' in an hour... blah blah blah blah....




Neo: Ironic... Delhi iyer, enlighten me... We are in fourth year, and we'll be god knows where in 8 months! And the seminar is gonna be too deep(water resources), too long.




Sri: I won't let you go. If you go, then he will, and then he, and then he....and eventually Iyer and I will be the only ones among the boys attending it.




Neo: SO!!! big deal...we bunked for cricket very many times... and moreover it is just a seminar, with no importance to attendance! You are so funny!




Sri: I need your laptop.




Neo: Man, this is unreal. Avi, you go have your lunch. will let u know.




BJ : hey, i ll be near the canteen. Let me know the plan




Mama: i heard it is a dum movie. should we go?




Mu2, Neo : Hey mama, we are talking big here.. SATHYAM CINEMAS with a bunch of us.. just imagine !!!




Mama: What if the movie is boring !




Neo: even better. we always enjoy commenting on a boring movie, remember!




Mama: A 120 for commenting ! that is too much, don't you think...




Neo: hmmm... yeah, as if we go movies often... you are gonna come anyway, so why are you bothering so much!




Iyer: You won't get the tickets




Neo: man, u are not even coming. what's with you.




Iyer: nothing.I want you all to attend the seminar.




Avi: dai.... have u ever, and i mean ever seen me in any of those seminars?






Neo: I didn't know you were so scared of Madam Someone.




Mama: you coward! Courage, the cowardly dog!




Iyer: Not like that. She starts questioning like a CID officer.




Sri: I still won't let you go!




Neo: man, fine... lets go to Science&Humanities and get the laptop work done with. Iyer and I will have lunch nearby and you finish the library-downloading.




Sri: fine.




Iyer: fine with me too.




Sri: Phew... let us move then.




Neo: What about your lunch?






Sri: didn't bring any. At home today.






Neo: Gonna be hungry till 3 something. Is this seminar all that important!




Iyer: I know you guys... you'll never make it. you people'll have to postpone it.






Neo: you think so.






Iyer: I know so.




Neo: maybe, you are right.




Iyer and neo had their lunch in a corner of a building that they wished they didn't.




Iyer: hey, everyone is watching us as if we are aliens from outer space.




Neo: yeah, sitting and having lunch in the most dirtiest place is one great idea!!!




Tring, tring!




Neo: hello, tell Avi..




Avi: where are you ? what happened? it is 1:10 already. am in hostel.




Neo: Just finished lunch. I thought you people were finding out the theaters where the movie is being screened...




Avi: And how are we to know that!




Neo: There is only one fellow who can solve the problem.There is only one fellow who can fix things. Get me Moola Mu2.




...to be continued...

Show off

Last month I was busy with the OS- Ubuntu. And I was also busy flaunting how superior my OS looks! It is not that big a deal, yet I feel I should have posted these screenshots a few weeks ago. Oh well, no hurry! I thought of scribbling why I prefer Ubuntu to Windows, but that has been talked about already by a lot of people and am still an amateur. Less than a amateur really, if that is even possible. Perhaps, I'll post on it some other day. I can happily say that I have stopped using The Three Finger Salute (CTRL+ALT+DEL) :and life is easy without the need of any Anti-virus software. Click to enlarge the screenshots.

Thank you

A note of thanks to all the people I have met in life. I have directly and indirectly learned a lot of things from almost all the people I have met in life. Observe and absorb all the goodness is the order of the day! Books, movies and the experiences of people can be one perfect combination to broaden your thoughts; and also your perspectives on various motifs. Briefly, nothing of me is fully original. I am the combined effect of everybody i have ever known! Thank you :)

Jottings on a Saturday:

1) Never be spiteful. It kills!

2) Expect less from people around you; they'll surprise you with something special!

3) Forgive. It makes one feel GODLIKE ! I will not recommend you to thank everyone you meet as everyone has read "You Can Win". Now, it is difficult to know if people are being genuine in their comments!

4) Peace! As a friend of mine always keeps saying, "Make Music, not War."

5) People around can be down, disgusted and depressed. Just listen to them with your ears open, that will do. Don't pretend. No sympathy. Just listen!

6) Keep challenging yourself with something or the other. You can always surprise yourself. It is easy.

PS

I loved Value Education(Moral Science) classes in my schooldays. So, I'll write such hackneyed things often. Read them! They might make your day :D

And yeah, I thank all the readers who unglued me from the T.V. Had it not been for you guys, I would have never thought about writing. A special note of thanks to Neeru and Srinath who consider writing as a constructive hobby.

You hate it, then you love it

No, no, no, nothing heavy this time. I have been getting complaints, so I'll scribble something light. I enjoy reading movie reviews in The Hindu's supplement- Friday Review(now, Cinema Plus). The initial idea of starting a blog was to pen my views on various movies. As most of the times, I gave up the idea as a lot has been said and written by millions of viewers worldwide already, and am impressed. Nevertheless, each individual can always flaunt his/her own style

No, am not here to recommend you a long list of must-watch-movies, nor am I here to give you my never-ending list of favourite movies. The title gives you a clue! It is very rare that we hate a movie first, and then after a while, after having thought about it, after pondering over the unconnected pieces, after having watched it again, we begin reconsidering our views. And finally we land up watching and enjoying the movie for God knows how many times!

Two such movies are Fight Club and The Prestige. The former, being highly controversial for its satirical nature and obscenity, is one movie with the most memorable quotes. Though the movie is a complete opposite of a fairy tale and is dark in many ways, it is very new and I must admit that the crew must have had some crazy time on the sets! A true classic for having broken many grounds. I cannot write more on the movie as the suspense will be revealed! I must warn you though, that certain parts of this movie are very disturbing.

The Prestige, a movie by Christopher Nolan, is a mystery with a lot of magic in it. As always, Nolan with his inclination to unconventional, non-linear story-telling, leaves us spellbound. The portrayal of the characters is truly amazing having depth in them; and it is difficult to judge who is more wronged and whose actions are justifiable to be pardoned. The movie, with its catchy prologue and a brilliant epilogue, has to be watched very carefully. A rare treat and definitely an underrated movie. As Caine puts it in the beginning- Are you watching closely?

I recommend The Prestige to anyone above 14. Fight Club fans will raise eyebrows if I say anything on the age as viewer's discretion is highly required. Definitely above 18 and viewer's discretion is a must. Skip it if you are confused! :)

Sadly, You are Selfish

NOTE: Not for those few who live in a fairy land and certainly not for those who are easily offended.

Selfishness is an attribute that is common to all of us. If we don't agree, we are simply deceiving ourselves. Every living soul is selfish. The perspective of people with regards to the word differs and yet I stay with my viewpoint- 'Every living soul is Selfish'.

My writing a post on selfishness reveals a certain degree of selfishness. I write this particular post with a belief that a few people read and notice it; and out of the few, maybe a very few even appreciate it. There lies my selfishness. Crazy me. Why are we humans dominating this world? Humans are the viruses who love multiplying and if possible, take control of everything that is considered matter. There lies the selfishness of humans as a whole. We are ready to shift places to study, to work and to move on in life. There, again, lies our selfishness. We are ever ready to score the best grades possible leaving no chance whatsoever for the not-so-intelligent lot. No, that is not selfishness. That's how differentiation works. Most of us, in short, are pretenders who pretend that we aren't selfish.

The first argument you'll chuck at me is- 'What about all the social workers and the Mother Terasas out there!' Tricky one. Well, they are/were fed up with the happenings around them. Chances are that they sat for a while and analyzed the world as it exists and devoted their lives for the better being of lesser fortunate people. They felt they would make a difference. A sense of selfishness still exist in that that they wanted to feel better and some wanted to set an example for the posterity to follow. "I (WANT TO) feel better helping others"- truly selfish with a sense of selflessness. Selfishness, which of course, is exempted on the basis of being good. Simply admitting that everyone is selfish makes the adjective lose its inherent value. True. Selfishness isn't atmospheric pressure to be measured using a barometer, not at all; yet we have certain degrees of selfishness- a little selfish, very selfish, extremely selfish, etc.

I still don't like the way the world is moving. So rapid, so very confusing. And please don't tell me all those- "Nature is Beautiful and Wisest of all" stories. The place I live in, from my room, I see a tree outside my window crying every time when rain pours. So strange is the world and the people who live in it; there is one group trying to save Mother Earth, in vain and the other trying to destory it! We have also mixed Science and Religion and made this world so uncomfortable to live in. Is it uncomfortable? I am comfortably sitting here, no doubt, but what about the millions who are being miserable and ill-treated at this very moment! I cannot be sure, for history reveals that misery has been a part of our world right from the very beginning. But again, history is written by us humans. State of Devaju- I think I already discussed this.

We humans can love. Love and Selfishness sound very bad together. May they get betrothed. Yes, we are selfish, but we can love as well. And love is more powerful a tool than any other. Being selfish is different from being spiteful. And being selfish is definitely different from being egoistic. Why get annoyed and agitated at people being selfish! Not always necessary. So, next time someone tells "You are Selfish", smirk and give a sneering look, and then tell them to go see their-selves in the mirror. People who live in places with glass windows shouldn't try to break the windows of their neighbours! We are imperfect and that is the beauty of us, Humans. Though we are dark, there is room for light. Ah, it is morning already!

PS

I couldn't conclude it properly because I have thought about it a million times and moreover, I am getting late for college ! Totally enjoyed writing this post ;)    

I, Nitin, a selfish fellow dedicate this post to a not-so-selfish, dear friend of mine.