tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916165334666003229.comments2019-04-26T23:25:00.063-07:00My life:A set of MCQsjhinujhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13936819592082469807noreply@blogger.comBlogger122125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916165334666003229.post-27430821092888153902019-04-26T23:25:00.063-07:002019-04-26T23:25:00.063-07:00Dear Sir, write more ! The hyperbolic language cou...Dear Sir, write more ! The hyperbolic language coupled with everyday humour of our Indian middle-class lives is a deadly combination here. I went to WH to find it there, but it ain't as much fun as this, keeping the Indian setting in mind. Thus , I implore you to write for such tastes of the reader.<br /><br />N.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16527084692231419623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916165334666003229.post-70591414741944461402016-12-24T07:11:50.114-08:002016-12-24T07:11:50.114-08:00Bhai, It is nice piece of creative writing but why...Bhai, It is nice piece of creative writing but why make it so tough and complex. Even Englishmen or Americans don't write/speak this way. Feels little contrived. It would be nicer if you could keep it little simple. Otherwise great stuff!Sangfroidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552594048459533101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916165334666003229.post-43057609696257382562012-09-20T12:26:30.023-07:002012-09-20T12:26:30.023-07:00Clicking the next blog button about thirty times b...Clicking the next blog button about thirty times brought me here (boredom blues). For somebody whose just moved back to India, this was a cute uptake on a almost monstrous yet humongously funny experience. You sound like a cynical Wodehouse.<br /><br />Write more Jhinu :)Truce. Truth.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02206357491495718696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916165334666003229.post-77305598914680334762012-06-09T13:36:17.455-07:002012-06-09T13:36:17.455-07:00@ppk Sir, Is this you from the Quantum Computing c...@ppk Sir, Is this you from the Quantum Computing class at IITK? If yes, truly an honor, Sir! Thank you so much.<br /><br />If this ppk is someone other than the ppk i mean, rest easy that you share your name with one of the coolest professors that I have known in my otherwise boring department in my erstwhile engineering institute.<br /><br />And thank you very much, whoever you are. :)jhinujhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936819592082469807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916165334666003229.post-49237140443453640072012-06-09T13:23:07.855-07:002012-06-09T13:23:07.855-07:00Dear Divyanshu,
A random google search brought me...Dear Divyanshu,<br /><br />A random google search brought me to your blog. I truly enjoyed reading it, you are funny. In fact I went back and read some of your older posts as well. Consider writing longer stuff, seriously.<br /><br />Regards<br /><br />ppkPiyush P Kururhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00018544782750721900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916165334666003229.post-3876546268976973902012-01-17T10:04:39.310-08:002012-01-17T10:04:39.310-08:001. _This_ _does_ _not_ _italicize_ _words_ _in_ _a...1. _This_ _does_ _not_ _italicize_ _words_ _in_ _a_ _blog_ . Ctrl+I?<br /><br />2. The next time, could we have FOUR periods per paragraph?<br /><br />3. What's smash-double-smash? Clash I remember.<br /><br />4. Owning the bat and the stumps is the perfect solution to your cricket conundrum. I even got myself into the tennis CPA program at the insti just by owning a racquet!<br /><br />5.JustTypingThisToProveHowIrritatingItIsToReadWhenThereAreNoSpacesBetweenWords. BabaBlackSheepHaveYouAnyWoolYesSirYesSirThreeBagsFull. SeeMyWhatIMean?Siddhartha Gorantlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05565797559978215533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916165334666003229.post-4575348798654169952011-10-14T00:25:41.153-07:002011-10-14T00:25:41.153-07:00So sweet:)So sweet:)seemahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13957056298367700666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916165334666003229.post-21739903101951299502011-05-08T23:37:35.969-07:002011-05-08T23:37:35.969-07:00Can't comment. Not today. :PCan't comment. Not today. :PAditi Yadavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17433996260788446222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916165334666003229.post-88357304487919388092011-01-20T04:57:14.256-08:002011-01-20T04:57:14.256-08:00this is absolutely lovely!!this is absolutely lovely!!shwetahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03644265270391484837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916165334666003229.post-50580651271662587612010-12-20T22:52:00.097-08:002010-12-20T22:52:00.097-08:00sweet blessed boredom
helps enclose
tears of the e...sweet blessed boredom<br />helps enclose<br />tears of the evening<br />in hard diamond of poem<br />:)Aditi Yadavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17433996260788446222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916165334666003229.post-69052413681046484302010-12-19T06:37:20.357-08:002010-12-19T06:37:20.357-08:00Very well delivered.Very well delivered.lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00979087691497172650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916165334666003229.post-30651760818465769602010-12-13T09:03:45.805-08:002010-12-13T09:03:45.805-08:00:D
too much time on your hands? at least you didnt...:D<br />too much time on your hands? at least you didnt cut your hair out of boredom, so thats good.<br />since then, i have put the remnants to the sword and it does look better this way, although my mum has issued orders not to parade in front of relatives/neighbours without an appropriate headgear, the appropriateness of which is measured in terms of how well it hides my scalp in the transitionary period.jhinujhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936819592082469807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916165334666003229.post-24538938737586236422010-12-12T22:01:57.551-08:002010-12-12T22:01:57.551-08:00If "snip snip" tale this swell
Rapunzel ...If "snip snip" tale this swell<br />Rapunzel was to tell<br />Her knight in shining armour<br />Would gallop straight to hell<br /><br />Then fairy Godmother<br />in swish n flick n bother<br />would sure send for a chopper<br />'stud'ded with showstopper<br /><br />Our hero flies on metal wings<br />He rocks n rolls n yoodling sings<br />"Come on hop on, Rap, my dear<br />You look so brill sans your hair ;)"<br />He flings his hand and swings her in<br />Kisses and hugs and sweet nothings<br />So much and more for happy endings<br /><br />And as for your "tale-o-trim"<br />A tragicomedy-oh-so-grim<br />Bury the dead in its grave<br />n jump in for a clean head shave. :DAditi Yadavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17433996260788446222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916165334666003229.post-37611427532826767052010-11-15T17:36:07.450-08:002010-11-15T17:36:07.450-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.My-st(o)ryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17093770767202838942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916165334666003229.post-86591473367083689072010-11-15T17:32:56.434-08:002010-11-15T17:32:56.434-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.My-st(o)ryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17093770767202838942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916165334666003229.post-48181290591626317782010-11-12T07:06:15.472-08:002010-11-12T07:06:15.472-08:00What kind of person doesn't end a sentence wit...What kind of person doesn't end a sentence with a period, Amritha? We, who are in the Queen's land shall demand the strict enforcement of Her rules.<br /><br />(MuPHry's law strikes again!)<br /><br />P.S., How are you all?Bhaskarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09904363580445673932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916165334666003229.post-4993072721551015062010-11-09T09:34:19.687-08:002010-11-09T09:34:19.687-08:00@amritha you should find a copy of "finnegan&...@amritha you should find a copy of "finnegan's wake" in the library in the 823 series, top floor. J was kind enough to suggest that book to me. I am merely passing on the suggestion. You will find it quite to your tastes <br /><br />or take a look at page 1 on http://books.google.co.in/books?id=CTrT6wh172AC&lpg=PR17&ots=e2CUxz7Vdw&dq=finnegan's%20wake%20first%20page&pg=PA4#v=onepage&q&f=falsejhinujhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936819592082469807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916165334666003229.post-15152198604616171622010-11-09T08:23:46.419-08:002010-11-09T08:23:46.419-08:00What in the world is es-coned you miserable illite...What in the world is es-coned you miserable illiterate Bal Tuckerey's cousin thrice removed's father in law's aunt would have been's only son? Ensconced is the word you are looking for and if you become so snobbish as to suggest you can write meaningless gibberish and call it a word, I would remind you that it is the Queen's language. So I suggest you leave the creation of new words to her. Thank you very muchAmritha Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15214437742338805427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916165334666003229.post-80854056526020775752010-11-06T21:28:46.359-07:002010-11-06T21:28:46.359-07:00@aditi why,thank you. screwed up my morning , it ...@aditi why,thank you. screwed up my morning , it has.jhinujhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936819592082469807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916165334666003229.post-46673856568592724902010-11-06T21:26:53.743-07:002010-11-06T21:26:53.743-07:00@piyush :) of course. read it. loved it. and dearl...@piyush :) of course. read it. loved it. and dearly wish i could quote it as and when required.<br />Just to be safe, the post wasn't meant to be a list(neither exhaustive nor ranked)jhinujhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936819592082469807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916165334666003229.post-46420930471511555902010-11-06T13:25:02.332-07:002010-11-06T13:25:02.332-07:00o mah gawwdd!!thisss 'snob snub stub' has ...o mah gawwdd!!thisss 'snob snub stub' has me in splitsssss. Hellya,now go Eugrrrh,Divyanshooo:P (ho! ho! hoo! hooo!!) :D:DAditi Yadavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17433996260788446222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916165334666003229.post-60182097229834283762010-11-06T12:43:17.892-07:002010-11-06T12:43:17.892-07:00Talking of Hindi poets, how did you manage to miss...Talking of Hindi poets, how did you manage to miss this? If you are unfortunate enough that you haven't been to The Tavern yet, here are two of my favourite offerings from there, just to get you started:<br /><br />उस प्याले से प्यार मुझे जो दूर हथेली से प्याला,<br />उस हाला से चाव मुझे जो दूर अधर से है हाला,<br />प्यार नहीं पा जाने में है, पाने के अरमानों में!<br />पा जाता तब, हाय, न इतनी प्यारी लगती मधुशाला॥<br /><br />मदिरा पीने की अभिलाषा ही बन जाए जब हाला,<br />अधरों की आतुरता में ही जब आभासित हो प्याला,<br />बने ध्यान ही करते-करते जब साकी साकार, सखे,<br />रहे न हाला, प्याला, साकी, तुझे मिलेगी मधुशाला॥<br /><br />And lest you start getting ideas, there is also the diclaimer:<br /><br /><br />स्वयं नहीं पीता, औरों को, किन्तु पिला देता हाला,<br />स्वयं नहीं छूता, औरों को, पर पकड़ा देता प्याला,<br />पर उपदेश कुशल बहुतेरों से मैंने यह सीखा है,<br />स्वयं नहीं जाता, औरों को पहुंचा देता मधुशाला॥<br /><br />PS: You would notice I have roughly the same attitude towards this that you have towards PGW:-)Piyushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14033598694488139120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916165334666003229.post-7136582087060531412010-11-06T12:37:15.160-07:002010-11-06T12:37:15.160-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Piyushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14033598694488139120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916165334666003229.post-64419830481459318562010-09-09T08:44:07.122-07:002010-09-09T08:44:07.122-07:00I reply:
http://bookclubiitk.blogspot.com/2010/09...I reply: <br />http://bookclubiitk.blogspot.com/2010/09/good-day.html<br /><br />Thanks!Peeved Puneethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083146379563934718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916165334666003229.post-13222340951706510722010-09-08T01:30:29.826-07:002010-09-08T01:30:29.826-07:00je ne comprends pas, mon ami! :) Itne bade bade sh...je ne comprends pas, mon ami! :) Itne bade bade shabd humne samajh nahi aate :DShwetankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15550919628952677038noreply@blogger.com