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Sneha Prabha Messey

Now this is the best incidents , well I take it back …one of the best incidents of my schooling life.

So here I was caught bunking school, I was in class 9th.One of my friends (Manoj Chowdhary, the deepest circles of hell are reserved for traitors and mutineers ) had betrayed me and told the teacher.This was not a small thing.I could be rusticated/suspended for this.

My class teacher a nice female, Sneha Prabha Messey,  she was the senior most teacher in the school and well she was the most feared teacher in our school.She, at times had more power than the principal herself.And to my luck she was my class teacher.

Now, this was the daily roll call .

Ther were 41 boys in the class and 9 girls. The devil himself had made this class…chose all the right ingredients ..A little bit a ginger, a little garlic (adrak) ,a hint  cinnamon (Tez paatte) cardimon (elaichi) clove (loung) and Bay leaves (Nilgiri patta). Of course  a lot of mirchi.

All “be a rebel attitude” hot blooded teenagers.I don’t think that you will be interested in our names so I will skip that part.

All you need to know is that yours truly, Tejaswy, was a part of it.And boy was I a part of it.!

Any way ….  I was the 10 number in the roll call…..

Messey:”Beta Apaaalllla aap khadey ho jao… aap se Principal baat karege” (Son appalllla Please remain standing the principal will talk to you)

After saying this she left to fetch the principal…I knew I was in trouble and in big big trouble.

The whole class was murmuring.My  friends showing their condolences to me.

“We will miss you appalla ”

“You were a nice guy”

“Do you want us to beat the shit out of manoj ?”

and in all these came out Prashant G.K, or better know as Malli , well because of obvious reason, he was a mallu.

“Appalla Appalla kya ho gaya ?” (What happened Appalla?)

I turned to him to tell my sad tale which was filled with betrayal but before I could do it Messey came and caught Malli

“Malli….early morning batey …. app aaj din bhar kaan pakad ke teachers desk te bagal me khade rahogey” (you have begun from early morning, you are to stand next to the teachers desk all day )

and to add insult to injury she also slapped him quite a fair amount …Bollywood style…

Phatak,

Phatak

Phatak.

Well Messey was famous for her combos.She will not slap once…she will slap in a combination, one to the face one to the back of the head and one more to the face, just like in the video game “Street Fighter”

Well poor Malli got what I deserved and well more.

The roll calls were over and she had to leave the class.She left the class and told me that I would be called in an hour or so as the Principal was in church. (Divine Intervention!!!).

Any way the Hindi teacher arrived and Messey gave her instruction not to let Malli sit in the class and he was to stand next to the teacher holding his ears all day.

Messey left and the Hindi class was about to begin.In the mean while Harris Khan, a fellow friend of mine came to the scene and went up to  Malli….

and asks him

“Arrey Malli….kya hua? Yaha kyu khada hai ” (What happened malli ?, why are you standing here? )

Malli who was apparently pissed at Messey,well he was given a combo at the start of the day,forgetting that he was standing next to the Hindi teacher shouts back

“Bhen ke lodi messey ka fuse ud gaya hai!!!!”  (Stupid bitch Messey’s fuse has gone out)

The whole class fell silent.

The hindi teacher stunned.

She turned back and replied

“Beta hummy to pata tha kee aap hamare peeth ke peechey boltey ho paar aab to had he hogaye hai..app to aab hamarey mauh pe bolne lagey ho”

(Son, we knew that you spoke behind our backs, but now a days you have become shame less and now you are abusing us in front of our face)

Now poor Malli….he dint know what to say…. “mam mam…mam mam”

Phatak Phatak Phatak Phatak Phatak

“Aap aise nahi sudhrogey, abhi principal ko bola ke le kar aate hu” (you will not change like this, I will call in the principal )

One more phatak on her way out to Malli,

She found one more teacher just at the door step and she told him the matter, She came in and  “Phatak”

Now listen to this song, the number of times the word” Fatak” was said in this song was the number of times Malli was slapped.Play this song thrice you will get the number of times he was slapped in the whole day.

Now all the teachers in the school would get the news one by one and they came and showed their appreciation for it by a “Phatak”.

Now Messey had went to the church to get the principal, but the principal had come back to the office. The moment she reached the office she got the news. ” Stupid bitch Messey ka fuse ud gaya hai ”

She came in and whack goes Malli.

She called up Malli’s dad and he came in and bashed him black and blue…In all this commotion they forgot dear old me “Appalla” The sole reason as to why Malli  was getting bashed.

Messey came back and she got this ground breaking news “Stupid bitch Messey ka fuse ud gaya” and she forgot me.It was a pretty serious thing.

The whole school came asking…….How dare he say “stupid bitch messey has lost her fuse”? whack boom bang …

“Ye Malli kaun hai ?” (who is this malli?)

Malli became world famous in our school, from the principal to the school peon, every one knew malli now.

And I escaped the lime light.

And just to be clear, Messey never once lay a hand on him.She understood the whole incident and did not blame him.

Messey we love you!!!

And for poor old  Malli, “Quarbani Quarbani  Quarbani Quarbani allah ko pyari hai kurbani” (Sacrifice Sacrifice Sacrifice Allah loves Sacrifice)

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Sameer dev’s haridwar trip

Sameer and me were on a trip to Haridwar on a bike along with six of his friends …some where around 2/3rd the way, I was happily singing the song

“Dharti sunehri amber neelaaaaaa

O, dharti sunehri amber neelaaaaaa

Har mausam hai rangela

Aisa deh hai mera”

“Veer Zara Track”

The scenery was good. The sun was rising and the wheat crop were looking like fields of gold…this just gave me a feeling of being a king.

The sceneary was som what like this

The scenery was some what like this.

Sameer Dev..,,,,,,that ass hole was riding the bike, we were at a good speed of 80 kmph….far away I could see a truck coming…my favorite friend here, fell asleep….yes, he fell asleep riding the bike….I ,fortunately was awake……………..I didn’t know that he was asleep…….,I turned and looked at the field again …admiring the good mother earth which was spewing out gold and getting back to my song.

“O  Dharti sunehri amber neelaaaaaa

O, dharti sunehri amber neelaaaaaa”

I turned my head on the road again I could not believe my eyes, the truck was at a smelling distance from the front end of the bike….

WE would have become late Tejaswy and Late Sameer dev if it wasnt for me.

We would have become Late Tejaswy and Late Sameer Dev if it wasn't for me.

I will just pen down the thoughts that came to my mind

“What the fuck…….”

“What is Sameer doing?”

“Why is he doing this?”

“What wrong have I ever done to him?”

“Is he planning to jump over the truck?”

“Has he seen some Telugu move, like this one, where Chiranjeevi skids his  HORSE (yes horse) below the truck ?

Or even worse,

“Has he seen this BalaKrishna Movie  where he stops a moving train and makes it move back.?”

I am a Mithun fan, but let us differentiate between Reel life and Life under the truck

I mean the first one (Horsey one)  on a bike is still do able….but this one (BalaKrishna train stunt) is impossible to replicate….I don’t want to take chance with Sameer saying

“As god as my witness, If I am drunk let this truck move backwards”

Yes dude you are drunk, I don’t know about God but I am a witness, but I am pretty sure Newton will be pissed if God breaks all of his  laws of Physics,

Laws of Motion, Laws of Inertia,  Laws of Gravity (Some thing of this nature )

“Is he even awake??”

I some how gathered my wits and caught Sameer by his neck and shouted “SAMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEER”

That bastard had fallen asleep, his head was down and he was dozing off, by my violent shake and shout, he got up, saw the truck and thankfully to his reflexes (read as GOD at work) he turned the bike in the nick of the moment and we escaped death by a hair line…..

Well that’s not the end of it….he gathered his senses raised his left hand in an expression to say sorry…..

“What the fuck……Sameer have you lost it…….How can you fall asleep while driving a bike, And to add insult to injury you are saying sorry????????”

Hero Honda CBZ. Take your stride with you when you die

Hero Honda CBZ. "Take your stride with you when you die"

There was nothing I could say or tell him …….

Well that was the last time I sang that song riding on Sameer bike………

And that’s not it….Sameer was leading all the way while driving the bike…we are a a pack of 4….they had a hard time catching up with us…because they were safe drivers..unlike Sameer Dev here.

The rest of his friends were just following him,they account that we have had at least 6 near death misses.Well,I certainly do not remember any one expect this one, and as Sameer says”Takes everything in his stride……Sameer”

It was the morning after my bday.It could have become the day I died. (Yes, Wouldn’t that be nice)

I am just plain lucky to have a friend like Sameer………..With friends like him and Sandy (wait till I write a post about him ) ….I just don’t need enemies

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Leh Ladakh explained

There are essentially two ways to get to leh.

1.via srinagar
2.Via manali

I wanted to take the srinagar way but due to the amarnath band i could not.I went to
pathankot from jammu and from pathankot i went to manali.

The route via manali is called a Cannon ball trip. It is so called because you leave
manali early in the morning and reach leh in the evening.. you see like a cannon ball,
you find little time to enjoy the scenic beauty

On the other hand if you leave friom srinagar you have plenty of time as you have to
spend the night  at kargil. i have heard that this a better way but then it all depends
on the ground situation in srinagar.

from manali you get a room, the rooms are pretty cheap some where around 200 per night,
tell the reception that you want to go to leh, he will send a travel agent to you .I
don’t remember so correctly of how much it costs form manali to leh.. 500 per person,i
will ask and let you know.

Rest stop in  way to  leh

Rest stop in way to leh

Bargain is the key word, don’t be ashamed to bargain
I landed in manali on a monday morning and left for leh on a tuesday morning at 2am. beer
and wines are cheap in manali,ask for peace cafe.. it is a nice place to eat.Due to the
recession you may find hotels to be even cheaper.I haven’t been around manali much but i
am quite sure there is nothing much to see.(except dope,you do know what manali is famous for don’t you )

make sure you tell the agent that you will pay the next half in the bus when you are
about to climb it..this way you are sure that he comes and wakes you up …. other wise
they just leave..it is not their responsibility if you do not reach the assigned spot on
time… I mean 2 am in the morning and you are drunk …

O ya cops… himachal cops love tourist.. as tourism is the main stay of himachal…don’t
be afraid to approach them they are very friendly.. no really …manali is the heaven for
foreign tourist na .. so they are nice..if you feel cheated or robbed,.,,call the cops

Well i bribed the driver with a 100 rupees so that he does not make a fuss if i want to
take a piss or have a beer in the bus… you might find that to be a good idea.

get “Diamox” tablets.. … they help you slow your body
consumption ofoxygen and something like that.

You will have to stop at a lot of places in the way enjoy the scenic beauty… be
friendly with the driver,,,offer him a cigg…. no….  no…. no….. do not offer him a
beer to risky….you can offer him after you reach to leh but not before that.

Me inside my room leh in leh

Me inside my room leh

As soon as you land in leh.. you will find a person who will politely ask you if you need
a room. the rooms are cheap here too …150-250 … any thing within 400 is good enough.

If you eat break fast in the hostel make sure that you pay instantly as with me the bill
i had to pay for breakfast at the end of the trip made me go red..
you know i suspect that i did not eat 3 packets of bread in 7 days.
There are two atms there…one SBI and one PNB.. the PNB Never worked…there is a huge
line in front of the SBI one…take your money out in early morning

The only two cellphone connections working in leh are BSNL and airtel… and that too
post paid.. so you might want to get a post paid connection of airtel and that too soon.

I will give you the number of my travel agent in leh, just go to him and tell him you are
friends with me and he will beat and chase you out of leh like a lion chasing a deer. :D

no seriously he is a very near dear friend of mine,, i met him through a colleague  of mine
…had a couple of beers with him in jammu and then had chang in leh..THE IMPORTANCE OF BEER

Pang gong tso

Pang gong tso

His name is renchan….tell him you are friends of me .. and he will give a discount here
and there.

Leh is essentially a beautiful  and try to keep it that way.. bargaining is NOT a way to
go  as people here are simple and the first price they quote is the last price.. it is
more or less embarrassing to bargain here.

things to do

1.Brown water Rafting…Dangerous but fun… very long 30km if i remember
correctly…600-750 per person  i don’t remember…Ask renchan

2.Chang… the locally brewed beer…ask renchan …no don’t ask him threaten him …he
will arrange some for you ..he is the only one who can arrange it for you

3.Pang gong tso .. very nice place.. you might take into account that you might be stuck
there for one night  as the roads are closed after 3pm… fun though spending the night
there is fun. Been there done that.I had to stay there.I will can send you some pics if you want.

TSO in ladakhi mean lake

4.Monastery… you need to go to atleast one monastery ….

Inside a Monastry

Inside a Monastry

you might want to miss the kings places…  i did…

5.Drive a bike…well rent a bike and go around the leh and ladakh… don’t go too
far…pick a straight road and start riding … when you feel scared or lost,turn back
and start riding back…. they take your debit card or atm card as a security and Rs.600
per day for pulsar and 700 for a bullet and you need to have a valid driving
license..Renchan will guide you where to get a bike

You cannot steal the bike as you have no where to go …you will be caught either in
manali or in kargil..that was what i was told :D

test drive a bike before you take it …you can do the local sight seeing on the bike…
you know fun and “Dhoom macha le”….. you might want to be aware of the military trucks…
as they own the roads there… better safe than sorry… when ever you see an army truck
you might want to go down on “dhoom macha le” as the truck driver might not reciprocate the
excitement and you may be under the truck.

5.Trekking… i haven’t done it but you might want to do it ask renchan …he is the best
trekking guide in leh.

6.Food…food is costly in leh…yes it is..very costly… a maggie can cost you 25-40
rupees,  so you might want to …i dunno get used to some chinese food …
irrespective…even they are costly… north indian food is costly too

You know what, i just got off the phone with renchan,,,he has made a hotel too so you can
rent some rooms there…that is if you want to .

The Lonely traveller ! Romancer of the Himalayas

The Lonely traveler ! Romancer of the Himalayas

You might want to cut down on smoking there… well you will cut down on smoking once you
reach there

The biggest mistake that you could possibly do is to go for rafting the next day you
reach to leh…the first two days you reach to leh should be taken safely..you have to
rest and let your body acclimatise…you might not feel it but your body needs it..it was
also the reason as to why Indian army lost  a lot of it troops in the kargil war…they did
not have enough time to acclimatise and hence forth  their brain and body could not get
used to the low oxygen level and hence high fatality.

If you don’t then water will start accumulating in your heart and  you will die.the only
cure for that is loosing altitude fast.

You don’t want to die on a holiday trip ..do you ?

So take me and harsh advice and rest for the first two days

Renchan has a bar too…go and hang out there…that bar is only visited by foreigners..
who knows you might get lucky ;) ””. and ask for “MONALISA” beer..it is available
there….remember Abhay deol from eek chales ke akhri local??? “Monalisa “…he was
right…..ASK FOR IT… I HAVE DRUNK IT AND  IF YOU DON’T DRINK BEEER,,, THEN PLEASE TAKE
A PICTURE OF IT AND SEND IT TO ME…NO ONE BELIEVES ME WHEN I SAY THAT I HAVE DRUNK IT.

The bar is closed on a Tuesday but with renchan… :D

O ya ,,,, you might want to rent a bike and go to the war memorial … the pather saheb
and the magnetic hill…. okay there is nothing called the magnetic hill it is just.. i
dunno …i heard  a lot about it …when i reached there.. well you tell me what you saw
there and then i’ll tell you what i saw.

Sindhu River

Sindhu River

Accha, i would recommend that you leave leh and come via kargil. I have heard a lot about
that route… it is very scenic…you leave on 1st morning and you arrive in srinagar on
2nd night…you get to stay at kargil and have a look at kargil shaheed

I have not been around srinagar but you might want to go to the shankrachayra matt there.Get on
the bus from srinagar to jammu..this again is a very beautiful route.. don’t be scared of
the militants.. there are no militants in J&K ..only the hurriyat…if you follow
politics you will know..if not then forget it.

Jammu …go to the shiv temple … there is a spatik lingam placed by the king of jammu

from jammu keep a couple of days as a rest time …you never know i would keep them  and
then get a train back to home…

You might want to pack a leather jacket for the cold in leh ….srinagar is not
cold…just one leather jacket is enough. you will be provided bedding where ever you
go.. i mean hotels,get some gloves and socks.. i hate dirty drippy socks… et clean
socks,,, two towels, undies…lots of undies….. a pair of jeans and 5-6 shirts…travel
light… that is the secret to a trip… the more clothes you have the bulkier…. get a
back pack kind of a thing.

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The Importance of Friends

Well the pics speak for themself…..

Very truely said

See for your self

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