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Staying on Campus is like staying in a bubble... One tends to become complacent, lazy and disinterested... but most importantly it generates in one a false sense of security especially if you are a girl... Staying outside campus has a thrill of its own... it's easier to go out at night and also a lil dangerous. You need to be on your guard as we discovered when we decided to go out to eat last evening... We went to eat street around ten thirty... we thought it would be deserted but there were plenty of people milling about despite the late hour... While we were ordering our food we encountered a lil commotion... two girls were bravely facing up to two guys who had been taking a video of them without the girls' knowledge... On being discovered, the guys refused to apologise or even own up... the whole episode turned violent as the girls decided to take the matter in their own hands... what was surprising however was the delayed reaction of the bystanders... despite the commotion and the fact that one of the guys shoved at a girl and tried to hit her... nobody really came forward till much later... I admire the guts of the girls however who instead of shying away from a confrontation rose up to the occasion and put up a good defense of their rights... Bravo!!! Those guys sure as hell will think twice before doing the same thing again... We returned in high spirits and took the long way back home to celebrate! ;)

The evening out at Ohri's (courtesy Sarad) was a delight... Thanks again Sarad... and since Tali's B'day is nearing ... it brings back memories of his treat at Chinese Pavilion last year... Strange how intermingled with most memorable incidents is the memory of food (good or bad)... Talk about campus and you talk about repetitive mess food... bad Gops food and delicacies prepared in hostel rooms on hot plates... you go home and though you get bored to death you can't complain about home food... dieting is one of the toughest thing to do which only goes on to prove how much food matters in our lives... so I have come to the conclusion that why should we eat to live when we can live to eat...

Rakhi Sawant has done it again! She is on her way to acting out a "role" that conflates her public and private self almost seamlessly: she is hunting for a groom on televsion. It is easy to just sideline her latest "act" as a publicity gimmick, but Ms. Sawant's "performance" is really not significantly different from Karan Johar cracking in-jokes with his close friends over a cup of coffee, or Big B "interviewing" his celebrity beta and bahu. Playing out private lives in the public domain is at the heart of contemporary celebrity culture, and Rakhi Sawant's proposed search for a partner adheres to that money-spinning formula. In any case, the great Indian wedding is typically a "spectacle" that involves the expenditure of huge amounts of money, so it makes perfect business sense for the bride to claim her share of the moolah too!

Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge is celebrating its 700th weeks of love...
Smriti, Sarad, Abhinandan and I went for the movie this Friday. It was fun and we laughed our hearts out, especially Abhinandan and I went all out and laughed at every single dialogue and every scene... But I have to confess there were a few audiences amongst us who got teary eyed for the 200th or 300th time watching the movie.
The movie has been acclaimed as the longest running blockbuster in India. There is nothing new in the movie - Boy meets girl, they fall in love, girl's father against them, takes her away, boy follows girl, wins the heart of the family and ultimately wins her.
Even with the "corny" and cliched dialogues, the predictable storyline and the preachy melodrama, the film seems to draw a huge crowd every time it is screened...
Selling a dream!