Kids are the best.

Kids. What do I say about them. They are the best. We all were kids at some point in time. Some of us still are ;)

There used to be certain jingles/phrases/whatever which every kid knew. Who started it? Where did all this come from? Nobody knows.

It wasn't even like -- Only a particular locality knew it. EVERYBODY knew it. On growing up, when we talk to people who come from different cities/towns/states/whatever, we are overwhelmed when they sing the same kid-song with the exact same words and also the same tune!

I am just writing a few of those jingles/phrases/whatever here. They were all so cool!

These are the ones in which everyone stands in a circle and one person says this to eliminate people and find out who is going to be the Bakra.

1. In pin safety pin, in pin out. Khelna hai toh khelo varna get out.

2. Once a buddha met a buddhi under a mango tree. Said the buddha to the buddhi, "Will you marry me?" Say yes or no.

"NO."

N-O, No and you may go free!

3. Ip dip dip, my blue ship. Sailing in the water like a cup and saucer. Ip dip dip.

4. Oh God please tell me who should be the 'Denner' in this very fairy game. A-E-I-O-U and that falls on to You.

5. Inky Pinky Ponky. Father had a Donkey. Donkey died. Father cried. Inky Pinky Ponky.

Some kids(like Me!) were very smart. They would count before hand and stand at that spot where they knew they won't become the Bakra. :D

These are the ones in which two or more people clap hands amonsgt themselves in perfect synchronization. There used to be some patterns too.

1. Aa Meena. Super Seena. Lazy Boys. Good Girls. (This was slower. And then...)

Aa Meena super seena Lazy boys Good Girls. STATUE!

2. Ham cheese burger. Sauce potato chip chip chip. Sause potato chip chip chip. Cream roll. Mutton roll. Chicken roll. Yum.

3. Miss Marie jab chhoti thi tab uski haalat Aisi thi. Baba aisi thi. (They do some action.)

Miss Marie jab badi hui tab uski haalat aisi thi. Baba aisi thi. (They do some action again.)

Miss Marie jab School gayi tab uski haalat Aisi thi. Baba aisi thi. (They do another action.)

Miss Marie jab College gayi tab uski haalat Aisi thi. Baba aisi thi. (They do some more action.)

Miss Marie jab ki jab Shaadi hui tab uski haalat Aisi thi. Baba aisi thi. (They do some action.)

Miss Marie jab ko jab Bachche tab uski haalat Aisi thi. Baba aisi thi. (They do some action again.)

Miss Marie jab Budhhi hui tab uski haalat Aisi thi. Baba aisi thi. (They do another action.)

Miss Marie jab Marr gayi tab uski haalat Aisi thi. Baba aisi thi. (They do some more action.)

Miss Marie jab Bhoot bani tab uski haalat Aisi thi. Baba aisi thi. (They act as if they are killing each other.)

Phew.

4. Uma Joshi yeah yeah yeah. My mother told me sixty years ago. There came a lady knocking at the door. With a, "Ooh. Aah. I want some flour."

"The flour is sweet. I want some meat."

"The meat is tough. I want to go by bus."

"The bus is full. I want to go by bull."

"The bull is fat. I want my money back."

"The money is green. I want some cherry beans."

"The cherry beans are red. I want to go to bed."

"The bedsheet is blue. God bless you."

5. Who stole the cookies from the cookie shop?

I think Mr. 2 stole the cookies from the cookie shop.

Who me?

Yes you.

Couldn't be.

Then who?

I think Mr. 4 stole the cookies from the cookie shop.

Who me?

Yes you.

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(This goes on)

Aah. Childhood was a bliss. No worked up mind. No stress. No deadlines. No 'Oh-my-god moments.

Just keep playing and singing these lame things, and your childhood is over.

What fun. :D

Tag of Four.

I returned from a short vacation to blogger. Saw Umpteen number of new posts by different people. Went through all of them. Commented on some. I was thinking of selecting one of the events that I've noted during my journey, for writing a post. That's when I went on Hary's blog to read his Tagged post. That's when I saw the following:

Tag four people who will respond
1. Jyoti - My gud blog friend
2. Cute Cadre - funny chennaite :)
3. Gayathri - An Awesome blogger !
4. Sowmi - has a gift for writing..

Thank you Hary. This is the first tag I've ever got. :) Though I know that this is quite an old tag. But meh. Now I feel that the blogosphere has considered me as its eternal part. :D Which feels great, by the way.

So let me just come to the point(s).

Four places you have lived

1. Haridwar: Just for a couple of months. Though I was born in Delhi, my parents lived in Haridwar. We shifted to delhi after a few months of my birth. So obviously, I have no memories whatsoever.
2. Delhi: Spent my early childhood there. Had some close friends. Now I just remember them by their name and the kid-faces which must have changed by now. We still have that Delhi house though.
3. Mumbai - Andheri: Came here in Grade 2. Lived here till Grade 5. Had some friends who lived around. We used to be at each other's house all day long. I've played a lot with them. Random games like Ghar ghar, kitchen kitchen, teacher teacher. Seriously. We danced on Random songs. We fought like cats. Some of those friends are still in touch. I was Katti with some while I was shifting. So haven't been in touch with them. Kids also had Ego ha.
4. Mumbai- Thane: Came here in grade 6 and I'm still here. This is the best place to be. The most important part of school life was spent here. I got some sense and didn't fight with many people. There were SOME though. But that was in the early years. Been through the pangs of teenage life here. Had first crushes here. Been in love here. Been heart-broken here. Have had amazing friends who have always been by my side here. I'd be really sad if I'm asked to leave this place and go elsewhere.


Four TV shows you love to watch

1. Friends: Can watch this over and over again. This is the only show I still watch when it comes on TV. I'm not a TV freak otherwise.
2. Different Strokes: I've been watching this since I was a kid. It still comes on TV :D
3. Small Wonder: I don't think this comes on TV anymore. There was a hindi show which tried to copy this one, but that simply sucked.
4. Full House: This was one of my favorites. Even this doesn't come on TV anymore.


Four places you have been on vacation

1. Dubai: I ran away from school after attending the first two lectures, I remember, to be on time to catch the flight. Thinking that I will deal with the consequences once I return from the amazing trip. I've always been practical. No point sitting and wondering what will happen. Whatever has to happen shall be dealt with later. Okay so talking about Dubai, it was a lovely place. Desert Safari. Camels. Cars. Big Birds. Belly Dancers. It was fun.
2. Toronto, Canada: I've been here 3-4 times. Got my cousins there. It is a beautiful place. So peaceful. Coming from a city like Mumbai -- where people are like ants, this place with minimal population was so alluring. Would love to live in this counrty.(Oh, would this increase the population of this place?) Niagara Falls -- Stunning.
3. Munsiyari: This is in Himachal Pradesh. We were 3 families. We had gone for a 3 day trek on the Himalayas. We would fix our tents every night on an even land and sit by the bonfire late till night. It was mighty cold. Watching the sun rise and set behind the mountains was a bliss. We managed to reach the snow-capped peaks too! It was an encouragement to climb Mt. Everst. :P
4. Bangkok, Thailand: The environment there is so lively. Love the place.


Four of your favorite foods

1. Butter Chicken: I could live on this for my entire life.
2. Kebabs: *Slurp*
3. Rajma Chawal: I love the ones my mom makes :)
4. Let me put all the junk into one single point. Lays, Kurkure, Pizza, Pastery, Hot dog, Pani Puri, Sprite, Ferrero Rocher, Ice gola, Chaat, Lasagne, Pasta, Maggie, Orange Candy, Candy floss.


Four movies you can see over and over again

1. Andaz Apna Apna: AILA! UIMA!
2. Taarein Zameen Par: The most adorable movie.
3. 50 First Dates: Adam Sandlar. No other description required.
4. Pursuit Of Happiness: Do I really need to say why?


Four things you hope to do before you die

1. Play basketball at International level.
2. Being swallowed by a huge-ass snake. (I would die after that.)
3. Act for a lead role in a movie where the top hero and heroines are supporting actors.
4. Get married to Hrithik Roshan.

Tag four people who will respond

1. Zlaek: Because I LOWE you.
2. Shweta: Because you could make it an interesting read.
3. Pulkit: You need a break from all the intense stuff.
4. Blunt Edges: Just felt like putting your name in :)
5. Shanu: I hope you haven't taken this tag already.

(OOPS I tagged 5! Intentionally. :P)



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1. Link the person who tagged you.
2. Copy the image above, the rules and the questionnaire in this post.
3. Post this in one or all of your blogs.
4. Answer the four questions following these Rules.
5. Recruit at least seven (7) friends on your Blog Roll by sharing this with them.
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7. Have Fun! Questions & Your Answers:

1. The person who tagged you: Hary
2. His site's title: http://ribtickle.blogspot.com/
3. Date when you were tagged: 27th July 2009
4. People you tagged: Zlaek, Shweta, Pulkit, Blunt edges, Shanu.

The Stalker.

All the girls out there must have had their share of being stalked, I'm sure. There is more to come, I'm sure of that too. We all have given them their share of curses, which they all deserve. Whenever something like this happens, we all remember the famous Hindi film dialogue -- "Ghar mein Maa-Behen nahi hai kya?!" It is outrageously annoying.

It is one of the very few times when we, girls, wish that we weren't girls. We HATE the presence of each and every darned Male-human-species on this planet, even if they were monks from the Himalayas.

There have been many. This is just one of them.

It was the day when 3 Lakh people scratch their brains off to crack a State Level Exam. We had an Examination called MHT-CET (Maharashtra Health and Technology Common Entrance Test) on 12th May, 2009. My Examination Centre was not-so-close to my house, and none of my acquaintances had got the same Centre. I reached the place independently. The people there were pretty non-appealing, so I didn't really socialize with them that much.

The dilapidated desk which had my Roll Number on it was first in its row. I sat there. There were very few girls in the class, I noticed. But I didn't care. There was nobody in front of me and I obviously had no business behind to turn and look at people.

We were instructed in PURE Marathi(half of which I failed to understand) to keep the hall ticket on the desks so that it's easier for the invigilators to come and check the details without disturbing us while we write our oh-so-important Exam.

I, being the first person in my row, was asked to go forward and sign the sealed question paper packet before they were distributed.Bell rang. Exam started. Brains racked. Bell rang. Exam finished.

I got up. Walked out of the class. Walked out of the centre. Sat in my car. Came back home.

3 hours later

I get a call from an unknown number.

Me: Hello?

Some Guy(SG): *With zero fluency in his language* Hello, is that Jyoti?

Me: Yes, who's speaking?

SG: How was your paper?

Me: Errmm.. Pretty good...

SG: How was Physics?

Me: Good..

SG: How was Chemistry?

Me: Good..

SG: How was Math?

Me: Better than the other two...

I kept talking because I was curious to know who it was!

Me: But who's speaking?

SG: Guess karo.

Me: Ummm.. I really don't know. Can you please tell me?

SG: *In a playful tone* Not so easily! Keep guessing. Just remember who all did you meet today?

Me: Siddharth? *Because he's a friend who keeps giving me strange prank calls*

SG: No! Guess guess guesss!

This happened for quite some time.

SG: Okay you keep thinking. I'll call you in an hour or two to tell you who I am.

Hangs up.

I try hard to figure out. But then I forget about it after some time.

An hour later

Phone rings. Some different unknown number.

Me: Hello?

Same guy(SG): Hi!

Me: *Confused because last time it was some different number* Where the hell are you calling from?

SG: Different sim.

Me: Okay.. So tell me who you are?

SG: Your name is Jyoti, right?

Me: Yes..

SG: Your Father's name is blah blah and blah blah's name is blah blah, right?

Me: *All suspicious. But somewhat relieved because I thought if he knows everything about me, he is certainly not some random stalker.* Yes..

SG: Aha! It's so sad. I know everything about you and you don't even know my name! Ha ha.

Me: So please take the pain of telling me. Let the secret be out.

SG: Okay. My name is Aman. I was sitting right behind you in today's Exam. Why didn't you look around? You didn't even help me with any answers.

Me: Oh. *Trying to remember if i saw the guy behind me, even by mistake.* And how do you know my name and my NUMBER?! :O

Aman: The hall ticket! I could see it so clearly from my desk. :D

Me: HOLYSHIT. I didn't even dream of that.

I checked. The hall ticket actually had every darned thing on it, including my cellphone number and my residential address!

Me: *Pissed* And why exactly did you note it down?

Aman: *Changes his tone* Because I felt like calling you up and talking to you sometime..

Me: Aha.. So why didn't you talk to me then and there?

Aman: Because you looked very stubborn. I was scared to talk to you. And you left right after the exam got over. I tried to follow you, but the car was just too fast.

Me: Oh myy. So how did you suddenly get the balls of calling me up now?

Aman: So, would you like to do friendship with me? I'm looking for new friends.

Me: OMG you're one of those orkut guys!

Aman: Huh?

Me: Look, I really don't appreciate this. You shouldn't have taken my number in this way. If you really wanted it, you could have asked me. I was right there! Please don't call me ever again. You will not be entertained.

Thud. I kept the phone down. (Though you can't really do that with a cell phone)

How could he even dare to do that?! Unbelievable. The guys these days. No shame. Nothing.

I was scared for some time. He had my home address too. It was a freaky thought.

I told my brother about it later that night. He said, "Hmm.. Next time he calls, just let me know." He's my Macho man. :D

I told my mother about it the next day. She said, "Dekho ladke exam dene aate hai aur dhyaan kahaan kahaan hota hai." (Look, these boys come to give an exam and have their mind at all the wrong things.)

:P

I told my friend about it. She said, "HOLYCRAP. This is outrageous!"

Hmph. There was SOMEONE who thought like me. :)

Some guys are such losers I tell you!

Note the bold word in the above statement. :)