No luggage .... No room !!!!

Remember Om and Isha from my previous blog?? If no then you better read that before or else you won't understand much of this story. You can find that story here.

For those who are acquainted with the previous story this is a sub-story related to that. Om, my very good friend, was in love with Isha, another classmate of mine from school times, between March, 2007 to September, 2009. This incident was revealed to me by Om only about a week back when he had come here from Bangalore and after coaxing him a lot did I get his consent to put it here. Of course I no longer talk to Isha so I didn't take her consent and I believe it wouldn't matter much for most of you won't know who really Isha is.

Well as told by Om, this incident took place somewhere around February, 2008. Om and Isha were going around for nearly a year and for the first time they had been physically close (err ehm I am not to reveal anything more or else Om would be punching me hard on my nose). Om was pretty naive to even hold Isha properly let alone kiss her and yet it did happen. But it was clumsy and Om felt stupid of himself. They were on a date on that day when the following conversation broke out between them.

Isha: You want another kiss?
Om (flushing): Ya sure why not but please not in public. 
(It was too late and Isha had already landed one on his lips though it was kinda blink-and-you-miss type).
Om: What the hell was that? How many time do I have to tell you that I hate PDA (Public Display of Affection).
Isha: But I love to tease you.
Om: Someday I will punch you for doing this.
Isha: Oh Janu please be a game. you are such a spoilsport. God knows what will you do in private.
Om: That is a different case altogethar and I know what I will do.
Isha:Oh really. Ok tell me what all will you do.
(Silence from Om)
Isha: Oh Please tell me na what will you do.
Om: Oh nothing re baba. 
Isha: Please tell me na. Or are you incapable of....
(Om's ego got hurt somewhere)
Om: Oh please I am very much capable and I can do it right now itself.
Isha: Oh really. Ok lets do one thing, lets book a hotel room and .....
(Om was shocked.)
Om: Ok ok we will see it someday.
Isha: No not someday but today.
Om: but why today...
Isha: I dunno...it has to be today thats it ......

And so the stage was set. After vehemently fighting against this Om finally gave in. After sometime they figured out that. Paharganj near Delhi Railway station has innumerable cheap and good enough hotels. So they headed that way. Once they reached Paharganj they started searching for one and came across a good looking Madras Hotel right in front of NDLS.

Om and Isha went in and were greeted by a dark complexioned, skinny, south indian guy who spoke heavily accented Hindi.

Man: What room do you want sir?
Om: A room for two. For one day.
Man: It will be 500 rupees sir.
Om(reaching for his purse): No worries. Here it is.
Man: Sir where is your luggage.
Om(Stumped): Well it is at the station guest room. You give me the room and I will get the luggage.
Man: Sorry sir. No luggage No room sir.
Om: But why? I am telling you na that I will get the luggage once I get the room.
Man(Hardening his stance): Sorry sir. No luggage No room.

Isha pulled Om away from there.

Om didn't speak to Isha for a couple of days.

Last week when I met Om he revealed this entire event to me. And we laughed our hearts out. That, according to Om was the biggest embarrassment he had ever faced.

Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi !!!

There was a time in Indian Television when the number of channels were limited to one digit and the quality of serials were really good. Most serials used to reach a logical conclusion. Serials could be seen siting with your entire family and every one enjoyed. Those were in the bygone era.

Now we have serials of only one type: Saas and Bahu and a lot of Bitching.

I know I am going to be branded as antifeminist but frankly guys I have had enough of it. I can surely call it the EKTA KAPOOR effect or the EK effect.

Not that serials don't start with some really great ideas. For instance look at Balika Vadhu. Had a great idea against child marriages. And today it is reduced to nothing more than Saas-Bahu-Bitching story. In some serials Saas has been replaced by Sasurs who are shown as Asurs (Demons) and not to forget the Nanads (Sister-in-laws). It is really sad to see that every serial that starts with a great idea falls prey to the TRP trap and ends up becoming the same suspense thriller known as Saas-Bahu problem.

I can never figure out a few things.

 How come all nanads (S-I-Ls) always stay at their parental place even after  marriages??? may be just to do bitching.

And then there is a strange problem of ageing. Most mothers or mother-in-laws don't look much older than their daughter-in-laws.


And how about plastic surgery, cancer and amnesia. These three medical terms are the backbone of the Saas-Bahu serials. An actor is playing tough, the director decides to create an accident and do a plastic surgery and bring in a new actor.

Or else how about a little amnesia. The moment TRPs start falling a new character is introduced. I lost count of the number of children and husbands available to our Bahu in the famous serials like Kyunki Saas bhi kabhi bahu thi and another one which I can't recall right now.

And how about bringing someone to life? People holding hands around the 200 year old Baa of Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi and everyone chanting we won't let you go and Viola!!! she is back to life.
Boss medical science needs to be re-written.

Why 200 years!!! With so many fast forwards and jump forwards Baa did not change. If in the beginning Baa's age was 80 then with 5 jump forwards of 20 years each her age should have been around 180 if not 200. Sorry for adding an extra 20 years.

Now how to forget the COMEDY series. Crass, cheap, sexually perverted ..... that is the content quality of our comedy serials. But more of it in another blog. This one is exclusively for Saas-bahu serials. 


Over the years the content and story of serials have become so stupid that it is impossible to watch it with your family. It doesn't have that appeal. Gone are the days of IMTIHAAN or SURABHI or TURNING POINT ...... now it is about TRP and sadly TRPs are controlled by home makers(read house wives). That is why the producers are also doling out things that they can change at their whims.

Anyways I have long stopped watching TV. I watch things on the internet. You tube is there and I watch my favorite Discovery and Nat Geo serials there. Atleast I don't believe in overloading my head with junk and fighting with my mom or wife about the serials.

Caught in the cross fire: The tale of a poor husband

Apart from the eternal truth that every human being would one day meet death; I recently stumbled upon two other eternal truths. Yes, two more. And probably these two are greater truths than the truth of death itself. This truth can be felt and understood only by a husband, and no one else. So in case you are not a husband, which means either you have not married yet or are a divorcee or a widower, you may not accept this fact; hence, stay away.  For ladies, this is one fact with which 99.99% married women will agree, and the ones to disagree are the ones who have never tasted the in-law's relations.

Well you must be wondering what those two eternal truths might be. They are

1. No mother-in-law can ever agree with her daughter-in-law
2. No daughter-in-law can ever agree with her mother-in-law.

And between them is the ultimate fool created by mother nature- Husband.

There are many cases of daughter-in-laws (hereby referred as DIL) being subjected to cruelty by mother-in-laws(hereby referred to as MIL) and husbands. These cases come forward when either the DIL is dead (or has been killed) or the DIL takes up enough courage to protest and lodges a case or walks out. At times there are cases of MILs who have been killed or rendered homeless by their DILs.

But there is a third category of people who are at loss from both ends. Mother and Wife, the two tug boats continuously keep on pulling the Husband towards opposite ends. The Husband, if of level head and mild mannered, gets badly stuck.

If he goes with the wife then the world stamps him to be cruel towards his parents who have toiled hard to bring him up and blah blah blah .....

If he goes with the mother then the world and supreme court pulls him up and even throws him in jail for cruelty towards his wife and blah blah blah.

So where is the husband supposed to go when caught in the crossfire between Wife and Mother??

There doesn't seem to be any rule or law in justice system for that.  Some of you might say that it is better to be diplomatic. But I am sorry to tell you that diplomacy fails when it comes to Mother-Wife war.

The role of a husband is somewhat like a punching bag. Get punched from DIL as well as MIL. No matter how hard you try you can never really escape.

There does come times in between which are of relative calmness but don't get carried away by it, you see there is always a lull before the storm.

Connecting DU

Finally the time has arrived when we are going to launch the website we have been working on for a long time. 

This is what all you can do and much more.

1. Create Free Account.

2. Interesting Profile Questions.

3. No Mutual Friend concept.

4. In-built Messenger which allows you to Chat with Friends and Strangers,

    just above the Task bar(bottom of your screen).

5. Share important Documents in the Notes and Assignment Section 

    and Upload & Download them.

6. Share Photos and Videos.

7. Upload Songs, Listen Online and Download in Music Gallery. 

8. Update  your Status.

9. Send Friend Request.

10. Share Important Links 

11. Discussion Forum to discuss latest controversies in DU.

12. Write you own Blog.

13. ConnectingDU-Webstore.Here you can Shop for Cool T-shirts. 

14. Confession Page, Non one comes to know about you.

15. Chat_For_DU. 

      Here you can chat, create your Own Chat Room and Even Chat in the Chat Room of DU.

16. Accommodation/PG where in you can find Accommodation.

17. ConnectingDU Official Account.

      Where you can tell us your Suggestion,Advices and Complaints. 

      We promise to act swiftly. We will be at your service to help you as soon as possible.

18. Invite Your Friends in Find Friends section.

19. Integrated Google Search bar right below the slideshow.

      Where you can search  Everything and Anything being on this website itself.

20. Last but not the least. Lets "ConnectDU" and "RockDU"

Click 

www.connectingdu.in

Hope you have fun !!!!!

Connecting DU

After a lot of toil and brainstorming me and my friend Sagar are going to launch our website Connecting DU. This is an informative website, an educational portal and a social networking site, all rolled into one.
On 18th of May 2013, at 10 pm in night we will be formally opening our website for public. Hope to get a good response.
Further information can be found here.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/ConnectingDU/107880889399049

Female Ego -- Part 3

Well now you must be grumbling, and may be calling me an anti feminist because of my series called Female Ego but what to do, I keep coming across these types and I believe let me publish. Ok. Promise I will write one series on male ego too. Ok?

Well this incident happened a few years back in the office bus in which I was coming. My office, where I worked, was full of ladies. In fact I was the only insignificant male candidate in the entire office. Sometimes it used to make me feel so puny. Nonetheless that day we were waiting for the bus to move from office to home. The sun was beating down hard and it was too hot inside to sit properly.

Now there were four ladies sitting inside with me, let us call them A, B, C, and D. And one more lady E was sitting in the office who was also supposed to join us. For some reason she was getting late and A, B, C and D were progressively getting restless. So finally came a time when I suggested them to call up E to know the status of her return. God only knows why I suggested that. A flurry of chit-chats and PNPC began.

A-- Why should we call? It is her (E's) responsibility to keep us updated.

Me-- That is ok but may be she is in some work and not finding enough time to call us.

B-- If she doesn't have the time to call us then will she attend our call??? I doubt.

Me-- But what is wrong in giving a call. May be she will not attend but at least we can try.

C-- No way. No point in calling her up. I agree with A.

A-- Really how careless is she, that she can't even be responsible enough to call.

Me-- Oho .... it is possible that she is just trying to wrap up the work fast ... so why argue...just call na.

On this A, B, C and now D also jumped up on me.

D-- Why don't you call her yourself. Or better just go out and escort her to the bus. We are not going to call.

Me-- I don't have her number, else I would have called her long back instead of fighting about it.

Well I soon realised that this statement was a big mistake.

B-- What do you want to say? We are not beggars or downtrodden that we cannot afford to call. We can but we won't. Why should we. She should have called back.......Blah Blah Blah ....

I had enough of it. I just walked out of the bus and went to meet E to see what had gone wrong.
I had just reached E's workstation when I saw her wrapping up her work. Seeing me she apologised for being late and assured that she will be back in 5 minutes.

I went back to the bus only to be greeted in an extremely sarcastic way

B-- Kya hua, Princess ko escort nahi kiya aapney? (What happened you didn't escort the princess??)

That sentence blew the lid off my head. I just looked up at B and she immediately fell silent.

No body spoke to me for the next few days.

Till date I couldn't figure out what was so wrong that I did.
And I couldn't figure out why those ladies were so adamant at not calling.

This thing got cleared up a bit a few days back when a similar incident happened in our school bus except that this time I chose to be a mere spectator and kept listening to the PNPC that went on in the bus. That story will come up on some other occassion.

For the time being I can say that I saw a new type of ego in females. One which is closely related to PNPC.