Home

I'm staring out into the night,
Trying to hide the pain.
I'm going to the place where love
And feeling good don't ever cost a thing.
And the pain you feel's a different kind of pain.

Well I'm going home,
Back to the place where I belong,
And where your love has always been enough for me.
I'm not running from.
No, I think you got me all wrong.
I don't regret this life I chose for me.
But these places and these faces are getting old,
So I'm going home.
Well I'm going home.

The miles are getting longer, it seems,
The closer I get to you.
I've not always been the best man or friend for you.
But your love, remains true.
And I don't know why.
You always seem to give me another try.

Be careful what you wish for,
'Cause you just might get it all.
You just might get it all,
And then some you don't want.

The story of Vikram Pandit at Morgan Stanley

Interesting article by NY Magazine: The Most Powerless Powerful Man on Wall Street

There is so much politics everywhere. And we will be flung right into the middle of it all in less than an year.

मैं हूँ ना !

I have had these dialogues stuck in my head forever, so I tracked them down today after going through 13 parts of Main Hoon Na.

ज़िन्दगी निकलती जाती है, और हम सब प्यार के बिना जीना सीख लेते हैं |
क्यों प्यार को मौका नहीं देते, क्यों अपनों पर विश्वास नहीं करते?

लोग बदलते हैं, प्यार उन्हें बदल देता है |
तुम्हे डर है कि वो तुमसे नफरत करते हैं, शायद उन्हें भी यही डर हो?

क्यों हम अपनों से इतना डरते हैं?

ये ज़िन्दगी नफरत के लिए बहुत छोटी है |

Lean on me

Sometimes in our lives we all have pain
We all have sorrow
But if we are wise
We know that there's always tomorrow

Lean on me, when you're not strong
And I'll be your friend
I'll help you carry on
For it won't be long
'Til I'm gonna need
Somebody to lean on

Please swallow your pride
If I have things you need to borrow
For no one can fill those of your needs
That you don't let show

Lean on me, when you're not strong
And I'll be your friend
I'll help you carry on
For it won't be long
'Til I'm gonna need
Somebody to lean on

If there is a load you have to bear
That you can't carry
I'm right up the road
I'll share your load
If you just call me

So just call on me brother, when you need a hand
We all need somebody to lean on
I just might have a problem that you'd understand
We all need somebody to lean on

Lean on me when you're not strong
And I'll be your friend
I'll help you carry on
For it won't be long
Till I'm gonna need
Somebody to lean on

Lean on me...

20.10.2010

Coffee Art!

Everybody loves a winner So nobody loved me

Maybe this time, I'll be lucky
Maybe this time he'll stay
Maybe this time, for the first time
Love won't hurry away

He will hold me fast
I'll be home at last
Not a loser anymore
Like the last time, and the time before

Everybody loves a winner
So nobody loved me
Lady peaceful, Lady happy
That's what I long to be

All the odds are, they're in my favor
Something's bound to begin
It's gotta happen, hahaha-happen sometime
Maybe this time I'll win

Cuz
Everybody they love a winner
So nobody loved me
Lady peaceful, Lady happy
That's what I long to be

All the odds are, they're in my favor
Something's bound to begin
It's gotta happen,
happen sometime
Maybe this time I'll win

A-tish-oooo

So I just slept 14 hours straight. And now that I have woken up, I keep sneezing every 2 minutes :X

Thank God I have no classes today so I can lie in bed all day and 'recuperate'. Though I do have bucket-loads of work :(

Stupid flew

Vintery, mintery, cutery, corn,
Apple seed and apple thorn,
Wire, briar, limber lock
Three geese in a flock
One flew East
One flew West
And one flew over the cuckoo's nest.

Rail gaadi chuk-chuk chuk-chuk! CWG Closing Ceremony!

Verdict on the Commonwealth Closing Ceremony - I like it!

Just like uncoordination was the theme of the opening ceremony, the armed forces bands' display was so amazingly coordinated and awesome and colourful that it kinda made up for it. The Delhi kids once again outdid themselves. Some 2000 of them apparently were involved in it.

36 countries got at least 1 medal. 35 got none.

THE MOST SUCCESSFUL GAMES EVER for India. 38 Golds. 27 Silvers. 36 Bronze. 12 in Wrestling, Gold in 4x400m, Saina's Badminton Gold to get India to the 2nd place over England, clean sweep in Discuss, etc etc.

Shera finally makes an appearance! Shaan made an appearance and sang in his awesome voice too! Talking of singing, awesome choice of songs in the whole ceremony! Rail Gaadi Chuk Chuk Chuk Chuk which accompanied the volunteers' coming centre-stage was so awesome! Good job the 20,000 volunteers btw! Wish I was in India and could have been one of them!

Bravo to the Organising Committee. (Though it was still boo-ed). But they managed to pull it off without any major life-altering screw-up during the event. Salute to the defense forces. Apparently all flights were on time to ensure the Games could start on time as well.

This is how it all started in Melbourne. Ash looks a bit uncomfy standing there in the middle doing nothing, like a bait.

And now it has ended. Goodbye World! We (ok not me per se, but the people of Delhi and the whole of India for that matter, and me by extension) have really enjoyed hosting all of you at the Commonwealth Games 2010! Hope you have had an amazing experience in 'Incredible !ndia', and will come back some day to visit us again!

I feel almost sad and nostalgic seeing the flag folded and given to Scotland. But in light of "Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam" (the whole world as one family), I shall wish good luck to the next hosts, the land of men in skirts - Scotland. Let's hope they start preparing early enough! Their performance was certainly exciting and confident.

And it's still not over! Bollywood music is here finally, arguably India's biggest contribution to the world! With a long list of big names of singers/DJs. Great songs. Grand colourful dance. Rangoli dance floor (left by Delhi kids). What better way to end it!

And with a spectacular fireworks display, it is Thank You and Good Night.

CWG comes to an end....

And so the Indian contingent has fulfilled both its promises - 2nd position and 100 medals! Bravo Saina! GOOD JOB INDIA! Now for the Closing Ceremony :)

Do you ever feel that sometimes you missed out on being who you were supposed to be because you were so busy being who everyone expected you to be?

Maybe mistakes are what make our fate..

For without them what would shape our lives? Maybe if we had never veered off course we wouldn't fall in love, have babies, or be who we are. After all, things change, so do cities, people come into your life and they go. But it's comforting to know that the ones you love are always in your heart. And if you're very lucky, a plane ride away.

Am I a terrible person for wanting to regurgitate my lunch when some people go on and on about happy and perfect their life is?

Killing our dreams - Paulo Coelho

The first symptom of the process of our killing our dreams is the lack of time. The busiest people I have known in my life always have time enough to do everything. Those who do nothing are always tired and pay no attention to the little amount of work they are required to do. They complain constantly that the day is too short. The truth is, they are afraid to fight the Good Fight.

The second symptom of the death of our dreams lies in our certainties. Because we don’t want to see life as a grand adventure, we begin to think of ourselves as wise and fair and correct in asking so little of life. We look beyond the walls of our day-to-day existence, and we hear the sound of lances breaking, we smell the dust and the sweat, and we see the great defeats and the fire in the eyes of the warriors. But we never see the delight, the immense delight in the hearts of those who are engaged in the battle. For them, neither victory nor defeat is important; what’s important is only that they are fighting the Good Fight.

And, finally, the third symptom of the passing of our dreams is peace. Life becomes a Sunday afternoon; we ask for nothing grand, and we cease to demand anything more than we are willing to give. In that state, we think of ourselves as being mature; we put aside the fantasies of our youth, and we seek personal and professional achievement. We are surprised when people our age say that they still want this or that out of life. But really, deep in our hearts, we know that what has happened is that we have renounced the battle for our dreams – we have refused to fight the Good Fight.

When we renounce our dreams and find peace, we go through a short period of tranquility. But the dead dreams begin to rot within us and to infect our entire being.
We become cruel to those around us, and then we begin to direct this cruelty against ourselves. That’s when illnesses and psychoses arise. What we sought to avoid in combat – disappointment and defeat – come upon us because of our cowardice.

And one day, the dead, spoiled dreams make it difficult to breathe, and we actually seek death. It’s death that frees us from our certainties, from our work, and from that terrible peace of our Sunday afternoons.

CWG Update

Day 7: India completed a rich haul in wrestling with a total of 19 medals from 21 divisions, ten of which were gold. In doing so, they became the first country to win 10 gold in wrestling in any Commonwealth Games :)

In the morning, England took the second place from India for a while. Though then India regained it with 5 more Golds. With 4 more days to go, let's hope we can maintain that. As someone said, "they enslaved us for 200 years. What more do they want?!" :P

The more complicated life becomes, the better it is to learn to say nothing.

Please end this pain soon

So today I thought I will read up a little on the Commonwealth Games, update myself on what's been happening results-wise. Well the first few headlines are focused only on how big a screw-up the whole thing is. This is the first search result.

Used condoms block drains at Delhi Commonwealth Games, which apparently has the Games chief Mike Fennell happy that so many of the 7000 competitors at the athletes’ village were being careful.

Organisers are clueless on where the Commonwealth Games tickets have gone, with large-scale hoarding seeming to be the only explanation. On one hand, a majority of seats at various Commonwealth Games stadia are lying vacant. On the other, people are not getting tickets through the internet, at the CWG headquarters or at kiosks. Why are there empty stadia even though people are hankering for tickets?

Swimmers sick at Games, organisers say water is all right. Of course they do. I hope they can continue to claim this even after the test is done on the water.

Everyone it seems is unhappy with the games.

The only good thing which can come out of this is if India get the 2nd rank and a 100 medals, as was their target. Though England and Canada are catching up pretty fast.

This cracks me up everytime. Hootsuite is adorable!

Ok I know next to nothing about football, but this is pretty neat for a 6 year old!

Kidney beats grades

I was thinking today how simple and easy our life is. How we have had everything from our childhood. Food, home, clothes, school, friends, family. When we crib about being broke, it's not like we won't have a way to get nutrition.

I've been feeling terrible about my midterm marks since yesterday. To make a long story short, karma of not studying came and bit me in the ass. But then I saw one of those many signboards along the NUH construction area today, which normally annoy me very much for how in your face they are, specially the little girl with a bouquet of flowers in her hand, and the mother's dialogue "I will be able to see my daughter get married". What if your daughter never wants to get married?!

Anyway, this one said, "with a kidney transplant, I will be able to need a normal life". And it struck me, how stupid and narrow-minded and short-sighted I am; all I need is better marks, not a new kidney. At least the former is something I can do something about.

2nd

So the India team is so far living up to its promise of being ranked 2nd, with 5 Golds and 11 medals overall.

The Organising Committee is also living up to its promise of screwing up, with venues still undergoing frantic construction, the website getting stuck for half a day, tickets being handed out for free after most venues look soulfully empty, no drivers to drive officials and delegates around, and Kalmadi claiming that Prince Diana was here.

Let's hope it doesn't get worse. And focus on our medal hopes. Will India clinch an athletics Gold, specially with a lot of top players not present?

Holy Crap!

2 Golds!

So that's 2 gold medals for India on the 2nd day in shooting, which brings the medal tally to 7 total, the highest in terms of sheer numbers. Though Australia is clearly leading with 4 Golds thus far.

Is it just me or do the Commonwealth Games have a gay vibe? "Come out" (of the closet) and "play"? :P

Opening Ceremony: Fiesta or Fiasco?

So how many of you enjoyed the CWG opening ceremony? It was certainly huge and grand and colorful. And truly Indian. And the huge helium balloon used a screen is purely genius! ("At the same time, spending almost £10m on a giant balloon in a country when so many try to live on less than a pound a day could only kick up uncomfortable moral questions.")

What I would ask more for is coordination, which was almost absent in the entire opening. I mean I get it, with that many people and that humongous-ly large venue, it is an incredibly difficult feat. However, Beijing showed that it could be done in the Olympics opening ceremony, which was amazingly coordinated and organised. But in the desire to be a melting pot of culture from all over the country, all I saw was a central theme of chaos.

The Rhythms of India got a bit monotonous in the middle, the dances were cool though the dancers looked highly uncomfortable coming down the stairs each time, and the ones who went on did it like they were in a school play. A Naga dancer during the Great Indian Railway journey actually fell. Cringe. Aren't you supposed to hire professional dancers who will not fall during a ceremony where you showcase how good you are to the world?

And what is with the theme song Jiyo Utho blah bleh. 5 crores went to THAT? Seriously? Are you kidding me? I think it is a testament to their own recognition of how incapable that song is of getting people on their feet that they had to play Jai Ho after that. I used to tell people that Jai Ho is nowhere in the same league as A.R. Rehman's other brilliant creations, but after watching these 2 songs in succession, I must say I prefer Jai Ho a thousand times more. And what was that besuri screaming that Rehman did at the end of Jai Ho (minute 13)???

Though they must be congratulated that after all the media hoopla about unpreparedness and safety and hygiene, they have pulled off what is being hailed as a major success. "There have been delays and many challenges but we have managed to rise above them all", as Suresh Kalmadi put it, after being booed by the audience, 'reflecting the embarrassment many had felt over the crisis-hit preparations and worldwide headlines of the past fortnight, the same mortification that had led the Tribune newspaper to refer to "a national shame" and the Deccan Chronicle to "a bunch of inept, inefficient and corrupt administrators".'

So have we forgotten all about the shame now? Have all those who said "cancel the games" now all for the Games? Just like the Mumbai Taj attacks led to boiling blood for a few weeks, and then inaction, it seems that a similar future awaits the Games.

We all seem just so pleased that no major screw up happened, that through the Great Indian method of "jugaad", we actually "pulled it off" and are very pleased with ourselves for it. Though I am sure the thousands who have been displaced from their homes to make room for the venues and now live in less than hospitable conditions disagree. Now that everything has been swept under the rug, seems like it will all be buried in the rubble afterwards too, when the temporary bandaids begin peeling off.

We  need to be better than that. We need to expect more from ourselves.

Taken from TOM FORDYCE'S BLOG
A Commonwealth Games that at several points over the past two years had looked perilously close to being stillborn finally sprang to kicking, caterwauling life.

The numbers are vast - 28,378 policemen, 5,000 paramilitaries, 100 anti-sabotage teams, 300 sniffer dogs, 80 radiation meters and 15 bomb disposal squads - and if the organisers cannot be blamed for the wider political problems that require such measures, it can only be an unsettling sight at an event known as the Friendly Games.

These games as a whole will cost India somewhere between £3bn and £4bn, depending on which estimate you prefer, a staggering 60 times the original budget.

When Kalmadi looked up and stated, "India is ready," the derision turned to roars of approval. When he followed that by reminding those watching that, "We have the second fastest-growing economy in the world," the cheers got even louder.

Big multi-sport events are as much about showcasing the host nation as they are about mere sport. Two summers ago in Beijing we kept hearing that the Olympics were China's coming-out party. These Commonwealths, and the Olympics that the organisers hope might follow in 2020, are meant to serve the same purpose for a similarly booming nation.

"INDIA! INDIA" yelled the thousands around the stadium in unison as Prince Charles rose to read the Queen's address. The message could not have been clearer.

This was a night for forgetting the painful gestation, for postponing any worries about the quality of the sport we might witness over the next 11 days or the importance of the Commonwealth Games in a rapidly-changing 21st century world.

All those issues are still there. Come Monday, Usain Bolt will still be in Jamaica, Jessica Ennis in Sheffield, David Rudisha in Kenya. Muhammad will still be stranded in Bawana.

What's changed is that, along with the comical tales of cobras under athletes' beds and sobering stories of corruption, collapsing bridges and missing stars, there is finally a genuine sense of excitement in the Delhi air.

Unanswered questions of the world

Aren't the 'good things that come to those who wait' just the leftovers from the people that got there first?

Why do bullies always ask "what’s your problem" when they're obviously not going to solve it?

If you swallow a burp does it turn into a fart?

How come French fries are not considered vegetables, since they are just deep fried potatoes?

If someone's peeing and halfway through they die, would they keep pissing or stop?

Do the actors in the re-enactments on Americas most wanted, ever get arrested (because they were seen on TV portraying the criminal)?

If you rented a movie and were late returning it and then you died would someone you knew or a family member have to pay the late fee?

Do bald people get dandruff?

How do "do not walk on grass" signs get there?

Doesn't a lightning rod on top of church show a lack of faith?

How come only your fingers and toes get wrinkly in the shower and nothing else does?

Why does the Easter bunny carry eggs? Rabbits don't lay eggs.

If a pack of gum says that each piece is 10 calories, is that amount just chewing the gum, or also for swallowing it?

If a General is a higher ranking officer than a Major, then why is a major illness worse than a general illness?

If a stripper gets breast implants can she write it off on her taxes as a business expense?

Do you wake up or open your eyes first?

Do suicide hotlines have hold?

MLID

Today, I realized that we are saving this world from global warming - we rarely turn on air conditioning or heat; we use lota instead of flushing down a bucket full of water; instead of throwing away empty plastic containers, we use them to put other food in; we use less fuel because we're hardly allowed to go anywhere (i mean, we are always studying). GO DESIS!! MLID.

Today, since it's Sunday, I figured it would be a nice relaxing day. But no, at 6 in the afternoon my mom finds out that her sister's neighbor's daughter is getting married. The wedding begins at 7 and it is now 7:30. I'm sitting in my khamiz waiting for my parents to get ready. -sigh- MLID.

Today, my uncle saw me in my basketball shorts and gasped. He hurried me inside the house and told me to wear some fullpants on my chaddi. MLID

Today, I was getting ready to go to the movies with friends. I was brushing when my dad walked into the bathroom and said I couldn't go anymore. He thought I wanted fresh breath to make out with some guy. FML. MLID

Today, we bought a new store. I was the first one to enter and as soon as i first stepped into the store my mom slapped me across the head. Puzzled by her violence, i looked at her. "Vat" she said "You stepped in with your left foot you idiot. now you'll bring us bad luck" MLID

Today, my dad came back from India. Earlier in the week, my mom had asked her sister to send us a jar of Nivea face cream from India because it's apparently cheaper there. We found four tubes of Fair and Lovely when we opened the suitcase. MLID.

Today, my mom was applying Vicks VapoRub to my brother's chest and back. We've had the jar for quite some time, so I picked it up to read the label. It had expired in 1998. MLID

Today, my little brother asked my mom what love was. My mom replied, "its a mental disorder in the brain, don't fall in love". MLID

Today, as my two younger cousins were leaving they bent down and touched my grandma's feet for ashirwad, she wished for both of them to get wonderful wives. They're 10 and 1...MLID

All my old clothes are potential "pochas" for my mom. MLID.

Today, I saw that my cousins profile picture was actually of him and not of a random bollywood star. I've never been so proud. MLID

Today I finally realized that all those stories about 15/16 year olds getting rishta proposals at desi gatherings, are actually NOT fake. I got 4 in 2 days while I was at a jilsah (religious gathering) in VA. One of them is a 25 year old doctor, and my mom actually considered the proposal. She's asked the guy's mom if the are willing to wait a few years until I finish highschool. I'm terrified. MLID

I have just realized that whenever Desi parents receive a call, they stare at the caller ID for far, far longer than anyone else would, and then pick it up. MLID

Today, my mom bought salt and pepper shakers because they were cheap, 87 cents each. When we got home, she then proceeded to tell me to fill one shaker up with salt, and the other...with chaat masala...MLID

Today, the answer to final "Jeopardy" was 'Kama Sutra'. My dad blurted out the answer, then seemed unsure as to whether he should feel proud that the answer was Indian, or whether he should be ashamed it's considered "erotic literature". MLID

Today, I brought with me an Indian sweet to eat during break. One of my gori classmates started panicking before i put it into my mouth because she thought i didn't fully remove the aluminum foil. MLID.

Today, we had to turn around and go home on a family road trip because my Mother sneezed and that is apparently bad luck. MLID.

Today, my mom slapped me because I was standing in the way of Dance India Dance. MLID

Today, I was forced to go to group counseling by my parents. We had to introduce ourselves, and say why we were there. It turned out everyone else was in there for hardcore drugs, running away from home, and one guy for stabbing someone. I went last, and had to stand up to say I was there because I got my first C in school. MLID

Leisure

By William Henry Davies

What is this life if, full of care,

We have no time to stand and stare.

No time to stand beneath the boughs

And stare as long as sheep or cows.

No time to see, when woods we pass,

Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass.

No time to see, in broad daylight,

Streams full of stars like skies at night.

No time to turn at Beauty’s glance,

And watch her feet, how they can dance.

No time to wait till her mouth can

Enrich that smile her eyes began.

A poor life this if, full of care,

We have no time to stand and stare.

Tonight's the night!

Trivia:
Shera, the official mascot for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, represents the modern Indian, proud of his nation's ancient heritage and a fierce competitor but with integrity and honesty.

Jawahar Lal Nehru Sports Complex
Distance:12 kms
Capacity:60,000

The complex has in its heart the showpiece stadium for the Games, which will host both the Opening and Closing ceremonies. A look at the facilities and design is enough to make every Indian proud of this gigantic structure which originally hails from the 1982 Asian Games that the city hosted.

Wisdom from university

The last 3 years have passed by so quickly. Sometimes, it feels like I've had 3 lifetimes - the India part, the JC part and then everything after that.

India was all about academics, JC was trying to figure out how to survive on your own, and uni, well, has been uni. Late nights watching TV shows, going for movies in groups of 20s, looking at notes for the first time in reading week, watching people change and grow apart/closer every semester, it's been a hell of a rollercoaster ride. And now that graduation seems just around the corner, considering the way time passes here, the feeling that life as we know it is going to change again. Work life is nowhere near as fun, crazy, random, spontaneous (read disorganised) as uni. Anyone who's done internships/IAs knows that. So now, as I am supposed to be doing job applications, and inspired as I am by Akash's "Things I learnt in uni", I'll come up with a list of my own.

1. They're not lying when they say friends change in uni - both who your friends are, and what they are like, and what and who they like will undergo major transformation.

2. You change even more than your friends do. Whether you are a local, moved from another city/country for uni, or have been around for a while, it is a whole new experience, incomparable to any other in your life.

3. No matter how much you fight/deny it, you will learn some pleasant, and some not so pleasant things about yourself.

4. Other than a lucky few, none of us will know what we want in life, in a job. Figuring it out can be as hard as finding the answer to the ultimate question of life (whose answer, incidentally, is not 42, despite what the Hitchhiker's Guide would have us believe.)

5. You will realize that learning about life is so much more important than learning about graphs.

6. People all around will start getting married. It will petrify you at first, but then you will learn to accept it as something as inevitable as a PGP dryer not drying your clothes.

7. World events will feel a lot closer to home. Maybe it's the elevated intellectual levels or something, but things like world (US Presidential) elections, terrorist attacks, natural disasters, Ris Low, sports, CWG will become normal conversation topics.

8. You will know 100s of people, but when you need someone to talk to, there are very few you can actually approach. Though the remaining will be good for letting off steam by whining about the hardships of your life and commiserating over theirs.

9. Blogging will become cool. More people will know your blog than know you. And sometimes its the only way to keep in touch.

10. More people will like your Facebook status update than like you.

11. You will develop a love-hate relationship with Facebook. It will be a necessary evil, like friction. Staying off Facebook for an entire day in Reading Week will be something to be proud of. After which your reward will be to go to every update on your home feed, and go through every new album and video posted.

12. More than NDTV or BBC, Facebook will update you on world events. Ball-by-ball, goal-by-goal, set-by-set updates will clutter your news feed. I found out about Bombay Taj attacks on Facebook before I saw the news. (I started my blog because of those attacks by the way. The first post I wrote was Saluting Martyrs of the attacks.)

13. The only way to show someone you don't know much that you care about them is to wish them Happy Birthday on Facebook, which by the way, will be your only way to know when someone's birthday is near.

14. Most of us realize that working last minute is something to be found in our genes, and is indeed the way God meant it. And we will marvel at the dedication of the locals in printing notes, taking down copious notes during lectures, by doing something unheard of among Indians - listening in lectures!

15. Every year you see a new crop of freshmen come in, with hope and big dreams shining in their eyes; you will miss those good ole days of the honeymoon period of the first month of uni, where hanging out with your "close" group of 50 friends day-in, day-out in a tiny room with 1 square feet per person was the way to go; where uni had not ruined your hopes and dreams and made you feel like an incapable arse (I just saw Bridget Jones Diary 2nd part yesterday night).

16. You will miss the joys of first year even more when you have to apply for jobs. Job apps are a pain, no other way to describe them. Why can't they just make 1 standard application and then they all take candidates from that?

17. Some people are better at interviews and jobs than you are. Accept it.

18. Everyone has a competitive streak. Will become more evident nearer exam results time and job app time. Understandable.

19. Maggi will become a cereal. Uncle Chips will become a rare delicacy.

20. First to second year transformation of gals will be an interesting sight to see.

21. Deadlines will begin to define your life, when you sleep, eat, go out, live, die.

22. TV shows will be a constant topic of discussion and FB status updates. The return of a show with a new season will mark a new beginning of these so make sure you are updated. Else you will feel miserably left out when people complain about how much time they wasted in watching back-to-back episodes.

23. Release of an interesting Bollywood movie or one with Priyanka Chopra will be a batch scale event, where you will go in a group of >20 and pass comments throughout the movie, which you will, of course, be shushed for many times.

24. You will struggle to understand why some people are better than you. And you will come up empty handed.

25. Talking about sex/making innuendos 24-7 will seem cool to some people. I have one thing to say to you - grow up.