As promised. Here are the snaps to Menon Mansion. Will take more and keep updating! :)
January 23, 2009
January 20, 2009
Menon Mansion!
For the longest time i have been saying that I am gonna be leaving 59PC. Well now its happened. I am officially no longer a resident of 59PC. I am curently residing at the "Menon Mansion". :D
People tell me its an upgrade. I don't disagree. However, there are certain mitigating factors which make this move bittersweet. I hope to cover most of them as I ramble on. Sure it's a bigger house but that's what it is, a house not home like 59PC. That's not to say that this won't become home sometime in the future. In the words of Bodo (Mr. Nair knows exactly what I am saying) "Yaar, feel nahin aa rahi!" My room is quite massive, but the way I see it, its gonna be tough to fit in the entire 59PC into 1 room. :P I am quite sure about one thing though, the bathroom, well in my case the bathrooms are quite the upgrade. Why Bathrooms? you ponder, well that's coz i have 2. W00t! :) Here's the thing, I have a big ass Bathroom, it has an Emergency exit and a connected toilet. But connected to that connected toilet is another full fledged washroom complete with a men's urinal (literally). The second bathroom is apparently for guests who are at the Garden Parties thrown at the premises :) Did i mention the sprawling Lawns and the OUTDOOR BAR! Hell yeah!
Moving on, the compound of the new place is quite the shizzle! Massive with a veggie field out back. Mom though was sceptical about how long it would take to get things in order and grow our own veggies. Carrie (short for Caramel, our dog) ofcourse is having a good time. When left outdoors, she has new places to explore. Luckily for us the compound is quite secure and she can't really escape to roam Anthony's or Vajpayee's place. Sorry to name drop, but i have quite the lot of neighbours. The name board outside commands a salute and i am filled with pride everytime i am entering the house! :) I shall be putting up snaps soon enough and will put up the link here!
Staying with me parents, is quite the task for a freebird like me. I do have quite the cool dude and dudette as parents but our ideas of what's good for arjun are quite varied and hence a source of tension. Cost savings is one thing which i will probably enjoy. After remaining broke for the longest durations, the thought of actually having money in my account at the end of month is really awesome :) The food is definitely way better now!! WAY BETTER!! Last night i had the BEST Biryani on the planet. Followed by some aweomse biscuit pudding. Probably second best. The one I have whenever in jaipur, that is the best :) Don't worry, if you ever visit me and my house, you shall get to enjoy the food.
Whenever i will be able to, the parties that i throw will be LEGEN.... wait for it..DAIRY!! Of course pretty much every weekend at 59PC was Legendairy! (In case you are reading this Anju & Mekh, i know the spelling is wrong) My commute to work as i have discovered the past 2 days has increased atleast 15-20 min depending on traffic. Last night, getting home was quite the drive because there were Jams everywhere! The one thing which is quite sad is that nowhere closeby is there a fricking shop. CP is closeby, as areKhan and Bengali Markets but ,christ, just to buy a pen, I will have to drive a good 15 min, pay for parking and what not. That sucks! Also the environment is a little too formal. I can't do anything in the house without somebody knowing.
One thing that I will definitely enjoy is playing my guitar. In case i did not announce it earlier, I now own an electric guitar. Mid may, or even before I shall be inviting people for a concert featuring the immensely talented Zinc. While i had planned this when my parents will be out of town. I was amazed when dad suggested this on sunday evening. I was like, yea sure why not!! Please visit http://myspace.com/zincdelhi and let me know if yall want a CD which these guys put out. Super stuff!! :)
I think this is enough rambling for today. Please Please comment on my writing. Say something please.
Cheers
Important Dates to remember: May 11th and June 4th
The duration when my parents are out of the country and Menon Mansion is open for business :)
People tell me its an upgrade. I don't disagree. However, there are certain mitigating factors which make this move bittersweet. I hope to cover most of them as I ramble on. Sure it's a bigger house but that's what it is, a house not home like 59PC. That's not to say that this won't become home sometime in the future. In the words of Bodo (Mr. Nair knows exactly what I am saying) "Yaar, feel nahin aa rahi!" My room is quite massive, but the way I see it, its gonna be tough to fit in the entire 59PC into 1 room. :P I am quite sure about one thing though, the bathroom, well in my case the bathrooms are quite the upgrade. Why Bathrooms? you ponder, well that's coz i have 2. W00t! :) Here's the thing, I have a big ass Bathroom, it has an Emergency exit and a connected toilet. But connected to that connected toilet is another full fledged washroom complete with a men's urinal (literally). The second bathroom is apparently for guests who are at the Garden Parties thrown at the premises :) Did i mention the sprawling Lawns and the OUTDOOR BAR! Hell yeah!
Moving on, the compound of the new place is quite the shizzle! Massive with a veggie field out back. Mom though was sceptical about how long it would take to get things in order and grow our own veggies. Carrie (short for Caramel, our dog) ofcourse is having a good time. When left outdoors, she has new places to explore. Luckily for us the compound is quite secure and she can't really escape to roam Anthony's or Vajpayee's place. Sorry to name drop, but i have quite the lot of neighbours. The name board outside commands a salute and i am filled with pride everytime i am entering the house! :) I shall be putting up snaps soon enough and will put up the link here!
Staying with me parents, is quite the task for a freebird like me. I do have quite the cool dude and dudette as parents but our ideas of what's good for arjun are quite varied and hence a source of tension. Cost savings is one thing which i will probably enjoy. After remaining broke for the longest durations, the thought of actually having money in my account at the end of month is really awesome :) The food is definitely way better now!! WAY BETTER!! Last night i had the BEST Biryani on the planet. Followed by some aweomse biscuit pudding. Probably second best. The one I have whenever in jaipur, that is the best :) Don't worry, if you ever visit me and my house, you shall get to enjoy the food.
Whenever i will be able to, the parties that i throw will be LEGEN.... wait for it..DAIRY!! Of course pretty much every weekend at 59PC was Legendairy! (In case you are reading this Anju & Mekh, i know the spelling is wrong) My commute to work as i have discovered the past 2 days has increased atleast 15-20 min depending on traffic. Last night, getting home was quite the drive because there were Jams everywhere! The one thing which is quite sad is that nowhere closeby is there a fricking shop. CP is closeby, as areKhan and Bengali Markets but ,christ, just to buy a pen, I will have to drive a good 15 min, pay for parking and what not. That sucks! Also the environment is a little too formal. I can't do anything in the house without somebody knowing.
One thing that I will definitely enjoy is playing my guitar. In case i did not announce it earlier, I now own an electric guitar. Mid may, or even before I shall be inviting people for a concert featuring the immensely talented Zinc. While i had planned this when my parents will be out of town. I was amazed when dad suggested this on sunday evening. I was like, yea sure why not!! Please visit http://myspace.com/zincdelhi and let me know if yall want a CD which these guys put out. Super stuff!! :)
I think this is enough rambling for today. Please Please comment on my writing. Say something please.
Cheers
Important Dates to remember: May 11th and June 4th
The duration when my parents are out of the country and Menon Mansion is open for business :)
January 15, 2009
Breaking News
You know, the past few days I have been wondering how I could give 59PC a great sendoff. How could it be memorable. Well last night/early this morning all that became irrelevant. My dearest friends are engaged and believe it or not, 59PC had a big hand to play.
Arjun Mohanrao and Tanya Thamburaj are officially engaged. Arjun sprang the surprise on krishna (my brother) and me last night. No, I don't mean that he asked Krishna to marry him :P He asked her and once he got home gave us the guarantee card for the ring but had to still spell it out to us coz we weren't about to believe it anytime. Well played my friend. Well played. He's has been in for quite a bit of flak this past few months over his indecision regarding this issue but while nobody was looking he popped the question and surprised us all.
CONGRATS to both of yall! I can safely say, I am going to be part of the wedding. (You don't have a choice in the matter)
I do hope that atleast one of you reads this! :)
Edit: I know Arjun has read it so I am :D. Have a good trip my friend. Be safe and I shall see ya...... ONLINE for AA baby! Yeah! :)
Guava!
Arjun Mohanrao and Tanya Thamburaj are officially engaged. Arjun sprang the surprise on krishna (my brother) and me last night. No, I don't mean that he asked Krishna to marry him :P He asked her and once he got home gave us the guarantee card for the ring but had to still spell it out to us coz we weren't about to believe it anytime. Well played my friend. Well played. He's has been in for quite a bit of flak this past few months over his indecision regarding this issue but while nobody was looking he popped the question and surprised us all.
CONGRATS to both of yall! I can safely say, I am going to be part of the wedding. (You don't have a choice in the matter)
I do hope that atleast one of you reads this! :)
Edit: I know Arjun has read it so I am :D. Have a good trip my friend. Be safe and I shall see ya...... ONLINE for AA baby! Yeah! :)
Guava!
January 9, 2009
CAT Chronicles II
Well good day to you folks. This morning as i was going to get ready for work, i realised the date was 9th January. It is doomsday. My head began thinking of the verbal abuses i would be receiving over the next few weeks and months. I had to still find out how much i had screwed up so i went to look for my admit card. After a few minutes of searching, during which caramel (my dog) kept looking at me funny, i found it and cursed my luck. At first I assumed that why torture myself now. Lemme check the scores in the privacy of my cubicle at work.
On second thoughts, "Why embarass yourself at work?" Check your scores now and dont have to tell anyone.
What happened next well, lets just say, I came to work and can't really go home for a long long time.
email me for more details :)
Just kidding. How do I feel? Check out the video!
I am in the top 3% of people who gave the CAT!
Thanks!! :)
Peace out! Please pray that i get into a good college and call this series to a close :)
On second thoughts, "Why embarass yourself at work?" Check your scores now and dont have to tell anyone.
What happened next well, lets just say, I came to work and can't really go home for a long long time.
email me for more details :)
Just kidding. How do I feel? Check out the video!
I am in the top 3% of people who gave the CAT!
Thanks!! :)
Peace out! Please pray that i get into a good college and call this series to a close :)
January 6, 2009
Time for a change!
Lets start out with the usual HAPPY NEW YEAR! In case you did not receive my "Greetings" email, i would like to take this opportunity to apologise.
I hope to take this blog in a different direction from hereon. No more posting other authors articles. I shall try and stay indegenous from now onwards. I will probably have to take leads from others and gather information from wiki or imdb but i shall consciously try and keep that to a minimum.
India has been screaming "be the change" off late. While we can't all be activists, i shall do as i see fit to bring about change wherever i can. Polls show that indians are choosing the Unnamed and unknown soldier as the Indian of the year. Well personally, the indian soldier has always been and will always be the indian of the year.
I am terribly happy to see Omar Abdullah take over as CM in J&K. Its a step in the right path. Yesterday I saw the press conference held by the Foreign Secy Shiv Shankar Menon. If only all diplomats were as well spoken and learned as him, i think we would be so much better off. Following SSM we had Pranab Mukherjee giving a statement. The difference in delivery was massive. With all due respect to Mr. Mukherjee, I think compared to SSM he sucked big time!
Things are changing. I think we are moving in the right direction. Sure we have roadblocks like the recession, corruption, pakistan and what not standing in the way but there is still a hope.
Jai Hind!
I hope to take this blog in a different direction from hereon. No more posting other authors articles. I shall try and stay indegenous from now onwards. I will probably have to take leads from others and gather information from wiki or imdb but i shall consciously try and keep that to a minimum.
India has been screaming "be the change" off late. While we can't all be activists, i shall do as i see fit to bring about change wherever i can. Polls show that indians are choosing the Unnamed and unknown soldier as the Indian of the year. Well personally, the indian soldier has always been and will always be the indian of the year.
I am terribly happy to see Omar Abdullah take over as CM in J&K. Its a step in the right path. Yesterday I saw the press conference held by the Foreign Secy Shiv Shankar Menon. If only all diplomats were as well spoken and learned as him, i think we would be so much better off. Following SSM we had Pranab Mukherjee giving a statement. The difference in delivery was massive. With all due respect to Mr. Mukherjee, I think compared to SSM he sucked big time!
Things are changing. I think we are moving in the right direction. Sure we have roadblocks like the recession, corruption, pakistan and what not standing in the way but there is still a hope.
Jai Hind!
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