San Diego life!!

I know It was due since pretty long time. Now the writing bug has bitten me again and before it goes back to hibernation I wanna write about this.

San Diego. This city has lot to offer. Amazing weather, lined palm trees on the both sides of boulevards, plenty of beaches waiting to be explored and lots and lots of hot chicks! Yeah, this city has everything you can ask for.

Now let me go back to 16th August 2008. I was sitting in the back seat of Guli’s Toyota Prius and watching this beautiful city. For the first time, we opened the glasses of windows and I could feel that ever-flowing soothing breeze of San Diego. The weather was entirely different from highly erratic North Californian weather. We followed directions of Ms. Know-it-all aka GPS receiver’s directions towards 4981, Catoctin Drive. We reached and what I saw was a wonderful entrance of our apartment community Corinthian. Till, then I loved everything about San Diego. Now the twists have started to occur. We reached apartment # 20 and I swear that was one of the dirtiest places I had ever seen. I just don’t know what made my roomies stay in that deserted and dirty apartment. They could have surely looked for a better place. Anyways, I unloaded my luggage there and then started what I call a living hell life!!!

I started settling down in San Diego. I went to see SDSU on the same day and my all regrets went away. What a place it is! It’s surely gonna be among the list of my favorite places on earth forever. I absolutely loved it. I thought it’s worth compromising by staying in that apartment if I am getting this wonderful institute in return. We gradually moved to another apartment, which was in the same community but lot cleaner than the previous one.

Apartment life was something totally different. Those toilet cleaning sessions, those trips to Ralph’s , those cooking Khichdi or rice everyday, tea 5 times a day, those movies on Bhejafry, those g**nd me danda songs, watching those Gujju matrix and spiderman spoofs, sharing secrets while lying on the same mattress, those fights and those compromises, those innovative dishes, those *cough* breads and lot more..It was really tough but fun at the same time.

Lot more is coming soon in this section so please keep checking this space!!!

A generation awakens!

Lot have been said and written about Mumbai attacks and this post is gonna add to the kitty. 26th November. Pride of the nation had been attacked. This time those spineless creeps attacked the souls. This slap was harder than ever. As lot of people have already said for the first time I too was not feeling proud to be an Indian on that ill fated night.

3rd December. Gateway of India. At least half million people came out of their houses not just to light candles to pay tribute to the great sons of this land but to make their sacrifices count for the nation. Without any involvement of any goddamn politician, people just followed their hearts and demanded a change. Yes, Change is the new flavor baby!! AND YES, EVEN WE CAN!! This time India is all set to get a complete makeover. I was pleasantly shocked to see that enthusiasm in people of Mumbai.

I was a little bit upset as we didn’t have anything like that. But today, I saw first a bunch of young teens coming with candles and tricolors in their hands. First, I thought some college kids were having fun. But with the time that little group became crowd and I could really see that admiration and intent for our nation. When they gathered in front of AMA and started singing our national anthem, I too joined them, I could feel something on my right chick and before I could understand anything I realized it was a drop of tear. It was really heartening to see nation’s youth gathering for a cause without any political motivation. I must say beware all, India is coming and we are not gonna be considered among third world countries for long.

This time we are gonna bring the change and YES WE CAN!!! Enough of those “convicts will not be spared” promises. Enough of freaking blame games. Enough of fucking oldies who have nothing left in their lives. We want change. We need leaders who can take this country to new heights. We need us. I mean it’s us, who are needed to come out to challenge the world. We are very much here and have whatever it takes to fight all the challenges. We will kick your stinking asses if you fuckin dare to look at our country with any bad intentions.

Let’s lead, teach, clean and improve INDIA!