UNSUNG HEROES

This is blogpost of mine is dedicated to the UNSUNG HEROES!!!

Unsung heroes are probably the most important characters in any film, book, match or anything… even our life.

In football , the goal scorer or the midfielder who creates the goals is always glorified. Well that is obvious as wayne rooney and ryan giggs deserve that kind of appreciation, but even the less known but equally important player like john oshea deserves the applause. I am not saying that the team mates don’t appreciate his effort, but come on he doesn’t get that limelight as the “stars” get. How many people do you know want to get hold of a oshea no.22 jersey??? Very few I would say.

Well this is just one example.

This happens in the books and movies too.

It is always Frodo Baggins who is the real hero whereas we know he is just more that mediocre. Nobody will look at Samwise , or Pippin. Well Gandalf and Aragon do appreciate all of them but the hero is always Frodo. All others are supporting heroes. Sidekicks.

Even in Harry Potter books (it’s obvious as they are pale copy of Lord of the Rings). It’s always “Harry Potter and blah blah blah”. That useless kid gets away with everything, all the glory and the limelight, whereas he is not even 1% as great as Dumbledore or even Voldemort. Lord Voldemort. Even Fred, George, Lupin, Tonks, Ron, Hermione and even Ginny are better than him. But this green eyed boy gets all the “awwwwwwww”.

Severus Snape!!! That man is god!! I mean everyone who has read the books knows. And we do appreciate him. I am not saying no to that but at the end of the day it’s always Harry Potter!

I recently saw the much hyped New Moon of the Twilight Saga. That is what actually prompted this blogpost. Even in this movie it is that stupid, stupid Edward Cullen who gets away with everything. Jacob Black doesn’t get anything. Even though the main hero talks in an undertone and as if he is constipated it is always he who gets the girl and the limelight. Poor old Jacob Black just doesn’t get anything in the end. And all this when is much better than the stupid hero who is dumb enough to leave the girl for an even dumber reason. (I really didn’t get why he left that heroine … didn’t really care.)

And the girl in this book/movie is a dim-witted female. I mean that Jacob Black made her an awesome bike out of scrap and was always there for her, but the minute she saw a flashy car…… gayi bhaage ke…

Your heart really goes out to such unsung heroes who don’t get the limelight/appreciation which they deserve or to put it in a better way…. People who are dumber than them get more admiration than them.

So this is your moment of glory… all you John O sheas, Rons , SamWises, Snapes and Jacob Blacks in real life… You are the Real Heroes and you are truly AWESOME!!!!!

God Proposes, Man Disposes.

It was the day when Sachin Tendulkar played his best innings against Australia when India was chasing 352. Sachin played a fantabulous knock of 175 but still India lost that match by just 3 runs. Every Indian was very upset that day and we all felt more bad for sachin than for India.

It was truly a day when GOD proposed but MEN disposed.

What happens the next day is actually funny.

People put all sorts of updates on facebook, twitter etc. but there is no formal discussion because it is like coming out of a bad break up. The more you discuss about it the more it hurts.

I went to my gym the next day and met all my friends there. Everyone was quietly working out. I decided it was best not to talk about the match as guys with big muscles are “presumed” to be bad with emotions. (infact all the guys… muscle or not… they are like mascara…. Start running at the sight of emotions)

After some time the guy on the radio said something about the match and then everyone just vented out their emotions.

One guy said, “ it was all fixed man. Otherwise who gets out when there are just 17 runs to win!! Sab satta hai !! “ ( he would probably take a break up pretty badly.)

Other guy cursed ravindra jadeja and the tailenders saying that they couldn’t even get 17 runs.

I pointed out that the top order got out in single figures. This turned the direction of the entire discussion on to Dhoni and Yuvraj.

Someone said Dhoni is useless and is more interested in commercials while our gym instructor made remarks about Yuvraj’s love life.

A ganguly fan who was still nostalgic about the time Dada lead the team said that Dada should be recalled to the team and made the captain.

It was so funny to see so many comment come up. It always happens. Whenever India loses a match every single Indian has a suggestion as to what should have been done.

This love hate relationship will always continue till the time cricket remains a religion in India.

Not to mention our workout for that day was neglected and our gym instructor had to interfere in our discussion to stop it.

But seriously, Wadda innings!!!

A Local Story…

I generally travel by first class from thane to matunga while coming to college. But my quarterly pass had expired and I had to come to college for hardly 10 days in that month. So I decided to take a second class pass for that month.

When you travel in Mumbai, you are frequently known by the train you travel. So even if you don’t know the name of the person, you always address him as, “ arey woh !! 8.19 wala !!” (8.19 being the Thane-CST train which departs thane station at 8.19 am). So like that I am a 8.09 guy.

That day I went early to catch the train as soon as it entered the station. If you don’t want to stand and travel , this is what you have to do. The first class compartment generally gets filled up in 50 seconds of the train coming to a halt. I thought the second class would get filled up even faster. ( There is a general notion that Second class is more crowded; Its completely untrue… I was about to find that out.)

So I jumped in the train and to my surprise I found that I easily got the highly venerated window seat. (the one in the right direction , not the opposite). There was no middle aged gujju man from mulund who had occupied it. ( If there is anyone Thane people hate the most then it’s the people who occupy the window seat by boarding at mulund)

I somehow started liking this compartment inspite of the fact that there were no cushion seats. They don’t really matter, you know.

Then suddenly a group of 8-9 middle aged men banged into the compartment. They were normal working middle class men; mostly maharashtrians. They occupied seats next to me and reserved a few seats for their other friends. Then somebody from the other side of the compartment shouted out, “ JAI MNS!!!” to a guy sitting next to me. He smiled and said, “ JAI CONGRESS!!”. The election results were out the day before and Congress and MNS had badly beaten Shiv Sena and BJP. So this was going to be the hot topic to discuss and I could sense that.

All of them were supporting different parties and they had their reasons. The congress supporters said that they opted for stability, where as the MNS supporters claimed that the change was about to come. The shiv sena supporters were upset for more than one reason. But they were not the only ones who were upset. Even the congress supporters weren’t very happy about the results.

Somewhere deep down inside each one of them knew that things were not going to be different and they were more upset because they are the worst affected by all this. They do their bit by exercising their right to vote yet there is no drastic change in their situation. They still have to travel day in and day out in the overcrowded compartments, they have to work their ass off in their offices so that they will get a good pension that will help them lead a peaceful retired life, they have to educate their children and hope that they don’t face the same lifestyle as they do. Some of them might have had a fight with their wife or neighbour , kids not listening, boss is nagging, had fight with a guy on the way to station, and so many countless other things are there which can multiply the irritation and frustration they have.

Yet there is not a hint of frustration on their face.

It is like the look forward to meeting their friends in the train every morning. That is probably the most amazing time they have in the entire day. And they camaraderie they share is something equivalent to that shared by aamir, saif and akshaye in Dil Chahata Hai. Trust me. It is a treat to watch. They will poke fun at each other, crack jokes, plan outings and do so many things in those 40-50 mins they share together. It is this local train that brings them together and keeps them together.

The bomb-blasts taking place in train do not instill fear in them. They are not afraid of that. They government is impotent; it doesn’t affect them. 31 crores are being spent on a terrorist to keep him alive ; they are not bothered.

And why should they be bothered. They do everything they can do. But after one point you just get saturated by doing the right thing again and again. They won’t stop doing the right thing. But now it really doesn’t matter to them. They have all become indifferent and immune to everything. That is what Mumbai does to you. There is no time for emotions. It is a ruthless city. These people have a very strict schedule to follow and so they derive fun and laughter from anything and everything. Anything bad happens they just cover up the wounds and move on. They have got in the habit of getting used to everything. And its not just them. All of us to a certain extent can relate to this emotion.

Enough is enough and all that big talk is okay. But at the end of the day each one of us has some job to do and so all those things take a back seat.

And even though its saddening to see such indifference, we really cant blame ourselves. All we can hope that things will improve and a certain section of people will do what they are supposed to..

THIS ONE'S FOR MY AWESOME COLLEGE FRIENDS!!!

Okay.... So i am not known for writing fancy blogposts.. This one is another one of those "straight from the heart" posts...

Now here is a bit of background for all those who are not from my college.

I have been blessed by the most awesomest group of people around me in VJTI. ( I know everyone feels that they have the best set of friends... but so be it)

So today while studying a thought crossed my mind...( thoughts always cross ur mind when they are not supposed to be crossing.... anyways...) ... yes... i thought about all those people in my group around me and was thinking about their best qualities and i came up with an " IDEAL " person.

So here goes my definition of an " IDEAL " person

I am not being sexist but for our convinience lets assume that the person is a "He".

So here we go

1) He should have the physique of Aditya Nadkarni...( This guy's a total hunk.... everyone will agree)

2) He should have the looks, style and sophistication of Ameya Vaidya.... ( He is an Aristocrat!!!)

3) He should have the innocence and cuteness of Prasad Vaidya, Chirag and Aditya Nadkarni.. ( The "Balmohan" effect i guess!!)

4) He should have the brains of Ameya Joshi ( There is something in the name ameya joshi which makes them highly intelligent i guess.... i have 2 friends who are super scholars!!!)

5) He should have the sincerity of Siddhi and Sneha... ( both of them are super sincere!!)

6) He should have the knowledge of HARDIK KOTHARE!!! ( This guys knows anything and everything... Find a 20yr old who knows more than him and i will do anything that u say!!!! open challenge!!!! )

7) He should have the Practical nature and the ability to "get the job done" of Priya!!! ( She is one smart chick!!)

8) He should have the street smartness and agility of Prathamesh!!!! ( This guy has awesome practical knowledge and he is lightning quick.....)

9) He should have the common sense of Swami!!! ( How much ever we curse this guy.... this is one thing in him that we all appreciate...)

10) He should have the daredevilry of Siddhesh and Prathamesh!!!

11) He should have the curiousity of Pranav Mahadik!!! ( wayyy tooo curious guy :P )

12) He should have the appetite of Kaushal and Vipul.... ( its insatiable)

13) He should have the "art to perfects things" like Prathamesh, Aditya, Siddhi and Priya

14) He should have the emotional quotient of Prasad Vaidya!!! ( I mean it!!!! P rocks !! )

15) He should have the "Bing"ness of Mihir!!!!!

I think thats all i can think of rite now..... Seriously i have been blessed with the awesomest people!!!!

u combine all the qualities together and then what u will get is an IDEAL person :P

Screw the ideal person part.... basically i just wanted to write this post for all my college friends...

and oh yaa on top of it all, all of them have one quality common... ALL OF THEM ARE DOWN TO EARTH AND GENUINE INDIVIDUAL!!!!! ( So girls if u come across any of them.... give them ur number :P :P ) !!!

Cheers to VJTI!!!!

Super Sunday..... Still in the HANGOVER of the WIMBLEDON FINAL!!!!

Sunday 5th of july........ i was eagerly looking forward to the wimbledon final and some free time spent with my close friends. Schedule wise i had a class in the morning with some dumb test taking place. Afterwards it was free time for me.

But nothing took place as it was scheduled.

I caught up with an old school friend on saturday and we decided that we'll watch the movie " The Hangover" on sunday morning. The decision was as spontaneous as the movie is. So we went to PVR to watch THE HANGOVER... Till that point i knew that its a comedy movie.. After reaching there i read it poster. It said " from the makers of ROAD TRIP" .. I was like "woaaahhhhh!!!" I knew what to expect from that movie.. It was going to be awesome. Road Trip/ Euro Trip all these movies are seriously gr8 movies to watch.. ( with frnds... and they are more fun if its all Guys!!!)

So even Hangover was similar... A total Guy movie with its "A" rating justified.

Now the crowd that had come there was also something worth paying attention.

Amongst the crowd was a 20 yr old girl who had come with her mother!!!!! That was something totally unexpected.... u dont watch such movies with ur mother...( maybe its fine coz she was a girl... but guys ... no chance)

Then there were two 60+ guys who had come to see the film... I bet they must have had some wild time in their youth and may be they thought they would relive some.... ( truly a touching moment)

Well the movie is AWESOME!!! It has everything u expect from movies like this.... Its total fun and a rollercoaster ride of 1 and a half hour..

It teaches u a few things too

1) No matter what happens.... always have a bachelor's party

2) Never let ur GF rule over your own HEAD

3) Atleast Once in ur life have a wild time which you will always remember for the rest of ur life

( For this u may not necessarily drink and have drugs..... but do something wild.... btw they drink and get drugged in the movie)

4) Atleast once visit Las Vegas and Gamble

5) Girls/ Gfs / Wives are all really essential and nice.... but its ur BROS who stick to u when in need :P

6) REACH YOUR WEDDING LATE!!!! OR ATLEAST JUST IN TIME

7) You should atleast once in your life pee in the swimming pool... :P :P

8) Get a bartender's liscense....... ( just in case) :P

9) Spend one wild night such that u dont remember anything the next morning!!!!!!

10) Once in Ur life....... Fuck up sumthing big time !!!!!!

Many of these points u will understand only if u see the movie. So i suggest u go and see it ASAP!!!!!

Now after the movie i came home and did the normal timepass... BTW I BUNKED THE CLASS TO CATCH THE MOVIE... :P

Then in the evening there was The Epic Wimbledon Final!!!

The match started and it was a cliffhanger as we all know. Me and my dolphin buddies were texting every one minute. Free SMSes naa......

I was giving point by point updates to my frnd who had a power cut at her place..

I sent almost 127 msges in those 4 hours!!!

Fedrer won the match as we all know and he was back to his number on position!!!!

5-7, 7-6, 7-6, 3-6, 16-14........ A W E S O M E !!!!!!

That was a match i could never forget and i pity those who didnt see the match for some dumb reasons like "IIFA awards" or "I dont like sports"!!!!

All in all it was a Gr8 day which I enjoyed to the hilt!!!!

as i said " I am Still in the HANGOVER of the WIMBLEDON FINAL!!!! "

PS: Even India won the ODI series in WI !!!!

Sad Result, A long Bike Ride and turbulence!!!! A day of mixed emotions!!

Today was the birthday of my "mystery girl".......  it hardly makes a difference... but still.. somehow i thought today should be a bit special.

 but as murphy has stated... if something has to go wrong. it will!!! 

I got my results yesterday... and they were crappy... My friend had told my result so i went to college today to check them out again. Somehow u always want to see the result urself to believe it.

Therefore in the morning i went to college on my new bike!! That was the only nice part of the day.... lonnnnnnnnng bike ride...

I saw my result.. It read a shitty 6.2 only 0.2 greater than last sem. It was depressing and frankly speaking i felt very bad about it... more than wht i generally am...

Scoring low can become a habit i feel.. I mean it can happen due to bad luck... or u just lose confidence in ur abilities. No matter what u do.... u just dont score...  I always used to wonder why kids in my class are stuck on 60 odd % .. in school days haan... that time when i was scoring pretty decent marks it never struck my mind what they must be going through..

Probably now i realise what they must have felt. What they must have been going through....

Once u score less u become kind of an outcast... more than the people discriminating against u.... its U urself who discriminates... U dont feel proper to hang out with people who score marks much more than u...and u tend to find solace amongst people who score the same marks as u do .. people try to cheer u up.... they tell u set realistic targets and try to achieve them... even i had done such things in school... telling a 60% guy that set a target of 65 or 70%  and work towards it...

Thats bullshit u know..... coz it wont help....... it doesnt help... u end up scoring 60% only if u set ur sights on 70%........ if u believe in urselfgo for 90%... aim for the top..... i mean come on.... what the harm in doing so...... "if u aim for the stars..... u will reach the topmost peak"..... "U R the BEST UNLESS PROVEN OTHERWISE!!!"

most of the times it happens that u fall badly on the ground or are time and again proven that u are not the best...... but things happen and u have to move on

And if u have to move on u should move on with a positive intent...... JUST ASSUME THAT U R THE BEST!!!! 

This is the most confusing post i have written and i dont know wht it looks like... its just that i am taking out the day's frustration out here. 

The Day I Created History....

I know the title is highly funky and BIG!! but today was special ..

The day started with a boring EPS lecture. After the lecture we went to play cricket at the 5 Gardens. This is becoming more of a routine these days. We play almost thrice a week. 

So we were playing a 6 over match and i went out to open our innings. We were batting first and so there wasnt any kind of pressure on my and Rahul, who was opening alongside me. We had a good steady start and our run rate was pretty healthy. We were scoring like 9-10 runs per over. In the third over, i committed a stupid mistake which resulted in Rahul running out. Afterwards Pranav joined me and we played the next two over pretty well. At the end of 5 overs our scorecard read 56 runs. It was a good score as it is.... But what followed next was something of miracle which everyone of us must have dreamed of. 

In the last over i hit 6 sixes!!!!!!! Not only that ... We scored 40 runs in that over!!!!!! 

(hey 6*6 is 36..... so how come 40???.... i will explain)

Ball one: It was a juicy half volley and i dispatched it over the mid-wicket boundry... First Six

Ball two: Similar ball..... this time it crossed the 5 gardens and went into a taxi...

Ball three: A low full toss.... blasted it!!!! \m/  18 runs from 3 deliveries..

Ball four: A DOT BALL!!!!! i swinged and missed....

then my friend bowled 3 wides!!!!! so now it was 21 runs from 4 balls..

Ball five: A full toss above waist height which was hit for a six !!!! 7 runs... 

   

So it was 28 runs from 4 balls!!!!

Ball 5 (again): A short pitched delivery . I pulled that one like a tennis shot. Surprisingly even   that went for a six!!! ( 34 from 5 balls)

Ball 6:  A simple short ball which was again pulled for a six... ( 40 runs from 6 balls!!!!)

i agree that the bowler was bowling pretty lame deliveries but 40 runs from 6 balls was like truly AWESOME!!!!!

we posted a huge total of 96 from 6 over ( 16 rpo!!!!!) 

It was indeed a memorable day for me...!!!!! I actually did something worth remembering!!!!! 

Cheers!!!!

PS: If u think what happened of the match.... we did win it :P