Survival for the fittest

On the bustling roads of Delhi, I come alive like an insecure zebra that trespassed into the lion country. The rule of the jungle applies on the roads. Survival is the privilege of the fittest. The meek shall always struggle to see what tomorrow brings.



And I, a meek scooterist, have to co-exist (with just a helmet as my line of defence) with those merciless, gigantic monsters that are the DTC buses.



The jungle puts your skills to the toughest test. It's been a month of driving in and out of Delhi. And I took some time out to thank my Gods and Goddesses (Ms. P. Chopra included) and appreciate the fact that the zebra has survived in the lion country. It is heartening indeed to note that some angry, semi-drunk Haryanvi driving those buses has not run me over already.



I pat myself on the back too. I must be exceptionally good a driver to survive those DTC buses! ;-) We shall live to see another day!

Looking back it some things, I see that it was better to have rocked the boat and feel awkward about it later than to not have rocked the boat at all.



"Until they become conscious they will never rebel, and until after they have rebelled they cannot become conscious"



- George Orwell, "1984"

This and That

Kobain Cobain was right. It's better to burn out than to fade away.

Arvind approves of this post. Kill him too! :))

Arvind: ok cool

Arvind: anyways...so wat u upto/

Me: hey man

Me: the funniest thing happened

Arvind: wat wat wat?

Me: i went into the loo to take a crap

Me: and when i sat on the commode

Me: it broke down and fell sideways

Me:

Arvind:

Arvind: damn...boy..wat have u been eatin?

Me: but i hadnt even started

Arvind:

Arvind: damn

Me: its like... i sat... and it got thrown of its fittings

Me: with broken pipelines and everything

Arvind: ok did u like crap on ur pants out of fear or sumthin?

Me: i almost did

Arvind:

Arvind: cheee cheee cheeee

Arvind:

Me: alright... i just went to fix it

Me: and it turns out that...

Me: the flush is broken too

Me: which means... if i press flush... the water falls down on the floor

Arvind:

Arvind:

Arvind:

This and That

There's something absolutely hilarious. About 3 guys, all of them extremely hungry, riding on a khatara scooter through the endless, uninhabited jungles of JNU, desperately trying to find their way to the nearest canteen.



Add to that, a lovely windy and overcast afternoon, the fact that you have completely lost your way in those jungles and are begining to enjoy the greenery, and that one of the guys is carrying a radio in hand, playing some of Rafi's best.



Aaah! That would be one nice way of remembering this new found life.

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Acting's overrated! I have officially debuted as an actor (a lousy one at that). I played a reporter who got whooped by a corrupt hawaldar. The experience was fun and I received some very positive feedback. And it was quite, quite liberating because of all the screaming and shouting I got to do. I suspect it was more fun for 'A' coz he got to throw me off the stage for everytime we rehearsed.



Theatre was one thing I wanted to dabble around with. The opportunities were not there in college. It's great to make a start. Let's see where this goes to.