Wednesday, March 08, 2006

Cold and beautiful

Personally , I don't like dark things , except Nandita das maybe . I know people have problems , but reading about them leaves me depressed and suicidal .So I don't really like poems about heartbreaks and music videos like "Accha Sila Diya" and movies where people have some type of cancer .I like funny stuff like watching Ganguly bat or reading my college gradesheets.However , sometimes I come across stuff which is dark , but in a consuming way . Something which is about death , yet very alive in its intensity. Something which is so brutally cold , that it just grips you.


When I was a kid , I went to a toy store with my dad and when he asked what I wanted , I pointed at the ugly guy who was a helper at the shop.So my tastes actually suck.But whatever , I loved this article :

Dark-page-from-her-diary

Also , I hope I find a job soon . I am not really in an emotionally relaxed and free state these days . I haven't watched a movie over the last four days and haven't even replied to the nice people with a lot of time to waste who left comments on the last post .My career is at an amusingly crucial stage and my mental state , though relatively cool , compares well with a father of seven who has just been fired from his job , robbed on his way back , and informed of his wife's next pregnancy on getting home . I hope to get back with some good news soon.

46 comments:

Shekhar said...

God is Great. Keep your trust in him. You'll get a fantastic job, believe you me...

And btw, congratulations! Your tastes have DEFINITELY improved since the time your Dad bought you toys...the article by Sunshine actually is awesome.

I didn't realise...ME FIRST !!! Yippeee..

Anonymous said...

Moi Silver second
Jai Bharat!!! :)

Amusing play on words as always.

All the best buddy.

In ur own words (actually churaye huye words from some Senti movie): Acche logo ke saath accha hi hota hai.
Err- sounds like ur goin on a war or something...

Ashwani.

Anonymous said...

best wishes,

~Pavan

Anonymous said...

All the best for placements!!

Suds said...

Hey buddy. Good luck. I am sure u will get something u like soon. So hang in there. Take care. Enjoy.

Anonymous said...

dude..no worries. u'll get a job soon, and a good one too. the current state of ur mind...do not worry about that. from my personal experience, a job u get after a li'l worrying and tension, is something u'll thouroughly enjoy. trust me! (if u dare)
:)
all the best pal.

Anonymous said...

Hey

Good luck with your placements :)May you get the best mar job!!

precise.movie.reviews said...

ham bhi good luck boloonga...

GOOD LUCK

jaao aur hamar naam roshan karo...jai ganganath!!

rachana said...

ganguly's batting,,funny stuff??
haha..may god help you to get a good job soon.you are not safe in kolkata!!best luck..

Anonymous said...

whats wrong about 'a father of seven who has just been fired from his job , robbed on his way back , and informed of his wife's next pregnancy on getting home'...

if he wants it, he still could dance his probs away with a smile...
kids are good, four of his kids are going to 4 of the 6 IIMs when they grow up,and the other 3 to AIIMS, good that he was fired, his job sucked anyways, now he can look for a better one,...and robbery,may be he is really xcited about the it, coz this was his 1st time, at last he knows what a robbery is all about.......and about his wife's pregnancy, well.....even after 7 children, see he still loves her so much and she loves him too.... cant u see.
u can always find reasons to rejoice.......i beleive theres nothing wrong in being stupid and happy.....if u cant be stupid then at least be happy.
so smile bachcha.

Anonymous said...

Hey abhi, you ll get a good job. dont worry about it. you havnt watch a movie for four days wow...how come you did that :P i dint watch movie for..hmm let me count..9-10 months..:P

anyways..you have lovely friends there..to support you in any tough moment.

so have a nice time..take care!!!

Niedhie said...

Hey Mr. Soul,its really painful to know that a person who daily brings in lots of smiles on everyone's face is in pain himself.

Don't worry at all, you will get the best pie.

Good luck.

arpana said...

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm :P

Anonymous said...

gud luck :)

and dont worry, the kids would be fine ;) =))

Shreyansh said...

All the Best Abhinav.
I hope u get what u need.

Shriedhar said...

Hi abhi.

had giggles a couple of times reading this post :)

yeah, ur frequency of posts tells the story. u must be damn busy.

wish u for a really lucrative offer:))

Anonymous said...

munnu sir, all the best for placements... im sure u will a very good one...
--------deepako------------

Life said...

chinta naa karo dost...
abki baar to sabki job lagegi..
aur ummed se behtar lagegi..
jab iit bombay mein hee dhamal ho raha hai to iim cal walon ko kya fikar

enjoy life only a few days left to do so

ak

Anonymous said...

Hey dude....dunno what to say...b'coz the only respite is getting a confirmed offer....and these days are stressful .... specially in a world full of cynical 'crabby' MBAs....but what the heck....you are gonna do just fine.....saaf pani ya mehakta sabun...buddy you will be happy :)

And I won't say any 'accha hoga' kinda stuff....except....'sabka katega'

Lots of luck and keep the faith.

Planck said...

Lolzz... you never fail... never...

Planck said...

Lolzz... you never fail... never...

Ankit said...

oye teri!!!!!!
IIMC walon ki job nahin lagi??
i got it u are being extremely selective in picking up the companies..right?

Ankit said...

aise seriously wat kind of fan following you have. Amazing !!!

Kaps said...

his wife's next pregnancy on getting home . I hope to get back with some good news soon

hehe, ek baar to laga ki good news is abt the "ladka hoga ya ladki?" :P.

hoping that u get placed real soon.

i was expecting a funny interview post though..

Abhi said...
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Anonymous said...

Abhinav your posts are amazing man!! I am hooked to your blog. I suggest you need to think taking writing as a profession. Another Chetan Bhagat in the making.
Your tongue in cheek version of IIM grad's life makes me want to come there.
BTW I am from NSIT Comp Sci

Anonymous said...

hey common...play on ur strenghts..U a Flamboyant Bluffmaster!!!!...Good Luk Buddy:)

Anonymous said...

4got 2 rite my name:):)

Anonymous said...

Dude Best of luck 4 ur placements

TC

Phoenix said...

take a deep breah and smile...even the cold and the dark would become beautiful

believe in urself...
best of luck:)

Niedhie said...

He he he...or it should be rather "someone thank her English teacher for she has the guts to play with alphabets"...me kidding too:)

Do inform as soon as your flowery pain ends.

Abhi said...

@shekhu - haan be , that shoeshine can be a real good writer at times ! And thanks fr the luck charlie mamu !

@anon-haan yar , YES BOSS mein shahrukh unkil bolte hai juhi jee ko - 'acche logo kkkkkkke saath acchee hee hota hai meri jalebi'.And war se kam nahi hai janaab , just that this is fought in ties and suits.

@pavan - thanks buddy !:).in a completely unrelated query , do u plan to name ur son hanuman ? :)( no offence meant ! )

@ann - thanks ann.:)Job may take a little time , so my dad's black money is coming in handy right now.

@dkjariwala-yeah 'sarkaar' , still havent hitched a job.not that these are 'Black' times , but have been selective about my companies , and 90% of mar companies are yet to land here.so though am an unemployed youth on the brink of taking up the extortion business , my mantra remains - dont worry , be happppy !

@sudhir bhaiyya -thanks :).am hanging !

@amyth-yeah dude.you take a walk in the sahara , and a bisleri bottle looks like the liquid of paradise.I go without a job for 10 days , and ill be happy to be a driver ! ;)

@jaggu - ah ah , me being depressed is as likey as my dad making opening against england in today's match.and yeah , ill be remembering the placement days afer 20th , the day when placements end here.

@sunflower - :).it is a simple and classical case of nice people being kind towards just another lad.

@BHGHCN-arre mere butter naan , itna hindi filmi id kyun rakh liya ! :p.and yeah , mar companies need to pull up their pants , im gonna hit em soon.

@nipun - arre tu bhee market aane wala hai jaldi hee , tujhe bhee nest of luck fr ur interviews johnny baba

@rachana -sshhhh.Did someone dial 'Armed and well fed lovers of Ganguly association' ? I may need to dial an ambulance then.

@LD - uee ma ! sri sri sri sri lotus dew mataji from amritsar ! seriously re , what you say is delightful .am glad to see that people with such nice attitude exist and know me.baccha smiling.:)

@anon - thanks buddy ! And to keep oneself away frm movies for 9 months is as cruel as subjecting oneself to back to back anu malik tracks.go watch a movie brother !

@niedhie - hailla , as soon as i see ur name's spelling , i go "wow.someone sue her english teacher."just kidding.thanks buddy:).and am in no pain , have seen a lot of things , this is as troubling as a flower.

@arpz - here , let me congratulate you on actually typing more than 10 alphabets.hope u r feeling fine after all the exertion :P.japani gudiya , best of luck to bol deti !

@ashu - thanks bro.and sasur ee baalak logon ki chinta khaye jaat rahee hai humka.

@shreyansh - thanks man.maybe I already have what I need :)

@sridhar - thanks man.and lucrative offer..umm...have applied to only the 'lucrative' places , lucrative for me , that is.

@deeepako - :).thanks bhai.Nahi to I will write the 'complete idiot's guide to being more idiot' handbook ive been thinking about.

@anon - yeah job ki to chinta nai.bott paise hai dad ke paas.dubai mein apne patients ki kidneys and intestines bechte hain , neembu daal ke ! :P

@nids - chill re , I believe worry is not something which the world makes us do.its something we do without realising its uselessness.

@sneha - I failed in my class 3 hindi grammar test.2 marks out of 10.I failed.

@ankit - haan re , hum bhee mallaya ke bete jaise selective ho chale hain ,most of companies i applied to are yet to come over.And these are no fans re.And thats coz am not a celebrity.just normal people with their normal lives connecting to each other.

@kaps - arre job lag jaane de , uske baad apne interviews GDs sabka repeat telecast karunga.:)
@divs - will beam a special job bulletin as soon as i get one .wait till the 20th.after that , im takin up arms.

@amida - right.except an unemployed youth maybe ? ;)

@anon - wow.a junior from NSIT !i have this extra soft corner for juniors frm my college dude.if I ever write a book , you are getting a perfumed copy.that way atleast someone one soul will try to read it.

@neha - after the bluffmaster thing , you dint have to write ur name.I knew.:)

@holidevil - thanks bhai.

@phoenix - thanks buddy :)

@lolita - koi to fansegi , kahin to fansegi , aaj nahi to kal.

@niedhie - sure niedhie .aapko zaroor bataunga jaise hee fulwari dard over hota hain.

arpana said...

Bhidu, tereko Best of luck bolne ki koi zaroorat nahin... ache se acha job hi milega aapko ! :)

Wanderlust said...

Are bhaiyan ...tussi tension na lo ..We will all get together and form an All India Idiots Association ...Aapko vice president banaunga ...
If youre interested , spread the word across Joka ...others may apply too...but only at their own risks of prematurely losing sanity and a few frowns as well..
Chill buddy...

shreya said...

...And then it turned out that this father of seven won Lottery, had a daughter who turned Einstein's Theory of Relativity on it's head, and the stolen money turned out to be fake anyways...

Cheers, dude! It'll work out.

Anonymous said...

i am amazed at the amount of gibber you're capable of writing dude!!! you should put this 'talent' of yours to some good use...like joining the advertising industry..its tailor made for guys like you...u shld leave selling soaps and financing projects to the less creative souls...ATB for ur placements!!!

Ammey Kesarkar said...

These are flavour of life that none can avoid...
All the best for your job hunt.

(NB: If targeting jobs in Mumbai, please feel free to send me your resume)

Regards,
Ammey Kesarkar

Fursat said...

"@anon - thanks buddy ! And to keep oneself away frm movies for 9 months is as cruel as subjecting oneself to back to back anu malik tracks.go watch a movie brother !"

that wasnt brother, that was me

MS said...

***I like funny stuff like watching Ganguly bat...
Arey bhai, Kolkata mein rehke Ganguly Da ki batting ki Gilli..err i mean khilli uda rahe ho :) I guess U can certainly watch him, though not on TV (and certainly not in all those Prime-time Ads of his!!) but for a change, practising a lot nowadays @ Eden Gardens :D

Wish U good luck in all your endeavors buddy!! N hope we hear the good news about your placement soon too :)

Cheers!!
MS

Anonymous said...

hey Bro,What with all the wishes , what else do i add ?
May you find the best Humorous place around.
Regards,
John shyam

Anonymous said...

Hey Abhinav (I hope i got the name right),

This is the first time i am writing a comment. Your posts have always provided the much needed relief from a long stressfull day at work.

I know what it seems like in this campus placement but dont lose hope...During my time, i actully did get a campus job, finally to get a kick on my butt (thanks to Osama for bringing the WTC down, along with a long recession and a pink slip at my doorstep). But that was not the end...one year struggle and now i am in Asia's biggest software consulting firm....(India's No 1 ..and that is NOT Infy..FYI)

Hey do you see that ray of light ahead...go grab it....All the BEST....and thanks....

Vidhi said...

hi abhi...i hvnt shifted the planet...only the country!

glad to knw u remember me pal!

God Krishna said...

awesome metaphor in the end dude.... abt the college grade sheets... can ya let me know whats soooo funny abt em... mine is quite horrible.. have had 3 backlogs actually and have written one paper 3 times before clearing it...

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