The Intruder, two

Continued from ..one

I moved-in closer to the adjacent room.. There was a faint streak of light shining in through the window and casting a wicked pattern on the bed. Keeping my eye on the light, I took one more step over the edge of the room.

From the corner of my eye, I caught a metal object glistening and moving fast towards me. My reflex took over and in one swift motion, I brought the rod in between the object and myself. It caught her on her forehead, she gasped and slumped slowly onto the bed. I took a careful look.. Thankfully nothing happened to the rod, it was pretty strong!!

She was clutching her forehead and a small lump had already formed there. I bent down to touch the sore area. "Aahh" She gave a shrill cry. I moved towards the switch and lit the room. She was wearing the sexy red saree and the matching frilled shoulder-less blouse. There was a knife in her other hand. I said to myself "She seems to have made up her mind.. to finish it today, one way or the other"!!

Should I continue?!

One post over the edge..

Well... for some reason (I guess I configured the time zone wrong), my blog time is some 8-10 hours behind my local time...

So, here is one more post to push the Aug posts' count over the 12 posts mark ;-)

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Oh ho! I just corrected the time zone and the post has also jumped over to the other side!!

Monday morning..

What am I doing.. blogging on a monday morning? welllll... there is no water at home. Probably the apartment security guys are on a strike or something... Can somebody send me a bucket of water?

The rains have also stopped.. otherwise I could have had an outdoor shower.. What happened to my guardian angel?!

Remember, use water preciously... Save water for a rainless day... Harvest the rain water!!
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Whatever happened to the judicial system... you see, we go by the context of "100 criminals can get away, but 1 non-criminal should not be punished" so... 1 criminal, who is the equivalent of 100, went free recently... And he was non-committal on seeking his cabinet post back, it seems... I suppose you know who I am talking about... These scoundrels... the dhadiwala.. I don't even want to mention his name

The Intruder, one

Had a tough time opening the door.. the lock seemed too tight today.. Finally, after about a couple of mins, I stepped inside. I didn't even have the time to switch on the lights. I had to run to answer the call of nature. While I was on the call, I heard the sounds of bangles clinging in the next room. Am I dreaming? Is it really her? But we just broke up last week. And she promised never ever to see my face again. And she had kept her word till date.. no calls.. nothing. How did she get inside? I had collected the spare key to the house from her. It was still in my office drawer. Was that really the sound of her bangles?

I strained my ear to catch some more of the sound. Ha! The neighbor and his blaring horn... at 11.30pm.. that bl#%dy b@#$%r.. Is he the Nawab or something, so people should keep the door open before he even reaches the gate? Anyways, let me focus... nope, nothing.. I tried to act normal.. Finished all the ablutions with the usual fanfare.. As I reached my shelf to pick up the towel, I also picked up the steel pipe that was small enough to be covered by the towel and long enough to be a suitable weapon of defense.

to be continued..

Pix

One of my school friends recently got married. He is in the US and he married an american. I just saw their wedding pictures. They do make a splendid couple together. Erin has reaffirmed my faith in finding a 'homely american girl' for myself ;-)

Here is a pic from the album... (well.. I havent taken their permission yet.. But I suppose they wouldnt mind ;-)

Arun_Erin

How to talk to Hot Women

My 2 cents in helping attractive BORED women find some fun in life.. (Well, I obviously cannot be there for all of you!! ;-) Credits: David DeAngelo

First, I'd like you to think about the last
time you saw a really attractive woman... you
wanted to go over and talk to her, but for
whatever reason you just didn't do it. I'm talking
about a REALLY hot woman.

Take your time if you need it. I'm not going
anywhere.

Good.

Now, let me ask you something:

Did you ever stop a day or two after one of
these situations happened to think about where
that particular woman might be, and what she might
be doing?

Did you ever stop to think about what the rest
of her day was like after she walked by you?

About the ten or twenty other men that saw her
that day who didn't have the nerve to talk to
her... and the two or three that did...?

About the, most likely, BORING job that she
went to, the same-old-same-old "Wow, you're
beautiful" lines that she heard from the guys who
got up the nerve to talk to her?

Did you ever consider that it might be useful
to take a little time out and consider what it
might be like to be an attractive woman, walking
through life having almost every man you see light
up with the "Whoa" look?

Hmmm...

What do you think we might be able to figure
out if we just took a few minutes to explore what
that attractive woman's PRIVATE life is like?

Here are a few things that I've come up with:

1) Most attractive women are BORED OUT OF THEIR
MINDS by most men. One of the reasons for this is
that guys have NO IDEA what to do when they run
into an attractive woman, so they do the same
default thing: Dumb look, compliment.

2) As I've said before, and I'm sure I'll say
many, many, many times in the future: You can't
BORE a woman into feeling attracted to you. If
she's most likely got a boring life like everyone
else, and you do something that every one of the
other 499 guys she's going to walk by this month
did, then you're probably not going to attract any
special attention.

3) If you just start with the idea of NOT DOING
WHAT OTHER GUYS DO you will be WAAAAYYYY ahead of
the game.

Wow, this is fun, isn't it? Bet you never
thought you'd be thinking like a woman, did ya?

So, what are a few things you might do to?

Maybe NOT be like the other 499 boring,
predictable, "nice" loser guys she encountered?

And maybe BE interesting, attractive,
attention-getting in a way that makes her feel
like you might actually be someone to provide her
with a pinch of spice in her life?

I thought you'd never ask...

And, as you may have already predicted, I have
a few more ideas of my own (but don't let that
stop you from thinking about this on your own as
often as you get a chance).

To start with, you'd probably want to get rid
of the "Wow, you're a beautiful woman, and I'm
just an average guy admiring you" vibe. That's not
helping.

Next, you could take a moment and think about
how a guy that she would feel ATTRACTED to might
act... then choose that style.

My experience is that if you take an attitude
of "I guess fate has good taste putting us in the
same place, now let's see if you have a
personality to match your looks", then stir in a
generous portion of Cocky & Funny, you're likely
to do well.

Here's a variation of something I've used
myself once or twice:

YOU: "Hey, can I ask you a quick question?"
(leaning back and playing it cool, talking cool
and slow)

HER: "Sure"

(pause.. pause.. pause for suspense)

YOU: "Are you single?" (stone cold straight face)

HER: "Well, um..."

YOU: "I'll take that as a yes..." (nodding, sly
smile)

HER: (Laughter)

YOU: "Well, I just happen to know someone that I
think might really like you... if you're more than
just a pretty face, that is... He's funny, has
great taste, and I think you'd like him... I'd
love to sit down and get your life story, but I'm
on my way somewhere... do you have email?" (very
cool, calm tone of voice)

HER: "Yes."

YOU: Great... (takes out pen)... write it down for
me, and I'll have, uh (clears throat) HIM send you
an email."

(Get email and wish the lady a good day.)

Now, let's talk about what just happened here.

First off, did I give her any compliments? Did
I act like the other 499 guys? Did I instantly
communicate that "I'm not worthy"?

HELL NO.

I said, "Hey, can I ask you a quick question?"
in a very laid back, almost too relaxed and
mysterious tone of voice (your body language is a
VERY important component of this approach...

Anyone will respond to that with a "yes".

Next, I did something kind of fun: I asked her
DIRECTLY if she was single.

LOL... I really love this one. It's so fun.
Most guys will say, "Uh, I'll bet you have a
boyfriend, huh?" or "So, do you have a man?" or
some other lame thing.

The question, "Are you single?", takes women
off guard. It's great. And then being assumptive
when she hesitated with an answer... in a cocky &
funny way... magic.

Next, I followed up with a cocky, funny, semi-
confusing little bit about "knowing someone" that
might find her interesting. Now, she might think
that it's really ME, but she won't know FOR SURE
until she gets the email.

And even then you might play with her a bit...
"So, what did you think of my friend? I think he
might like you..." etc.

The point is, I can pretty much guarantee you
that this particular sequence hasn't happened to
her lately.

She's still trying to overcome her sheer awe
about how many guys in a row can ask "Don't I know
you from somewhere?"

This kind of fun approach will be a welcome
breath of fresh air.

Now, I want you to do something. Go back and
READ IT AGAIN... VERY CAREFULLY. Imagine it
happening exactly like it's written. Try to
imagine it in a few different settings. Work on it
until you can clearly see it happening in your
mind's eye. (The reason I can see it clearly is
because I've done it so many times in real life!)

OK, so now you know how to approach women.

So, go on... have fun... but for God's sake, do not compliment her ;-)

Twitter?

I just joined twitter... At the outset, it seemed like just another web2.0 application... but i was intrigued when i got to know that i can enrol my mobile and get updates for free on my mobile. And then, i wanted to follow the 'Lets Go' guys on their Pondy trip this weekend... so, here I am on twitter!

https://twitter.com/sbhaskar77

I shall also check out facebook and billmonk soon...
fyi... facebook is supposed to be the next gen of orkut.. and that much more sophisticated..
And billmonk... allows bills to be shared among friends/room-mates and also to catalogue and track your DVDs

Another day.. Another dollar...

Well... dont ask me about the title!!

Some pics from my Kaigal falls (near Kolar) outing today.. There was not so much of a water falling but it is not so bad either... unfortunately, I didnt capture any uncensored pics of the falls ;-)... Anyways, the climb down was good!! (BTW, thats my cousin's daschund, Milan)

Battle of Kruger - Buffaloes Vs Lions Vs Crocs

Have you guys seen this? This is amazing!!!

This is a battle between a pride of lions and a heard of buffaloes. When the lions capture the baby buffalo, they think the battle is over - but really it's just begun. An army of buffaloes come back in a mobilized front to take the baby back. For good measure, a couple of crocodiles join the foray, but don't make much of an impact.

See the Video!!

Why now??

Why now of all the times....

Why should the dollar to rupee conversion rate come down now when I am planning to go to the US?

Why should the stock market go down now when I want to make some money?

Why should it be raining so much now when I want to go out on some long trips?

Corollary: Why should it stop raining now that I am busy with work?

Why should all the girls start proposing to me now that I am not looking for a serious relationship?

Corollary: Why should the girl that I might be a li'l interested in get a boyfriend now after all these days?

There are so many such whys.... sometimes, an entire lifetime gets spent trying to unravel the puzzles of such 'why's...

Nevermind.. Just for fun!!

The Porn Myth...

"So Dworkin was right that pornography is compulsive, but she was wrong in thinking it would make men more rapacious. A whole generation of men are less able to connect erotically to women—and ultimately less libidinous.

The reason to turn off the porn might become, to thoughtful people, not a moral one but, in a way, a physical- and emotional-health one; you might want to rethink your constant access to porn in the same way that, if you want to be an athlete, you rethink your smoking. The evidence is in: Greater supply of the stimulant equals diminished capacity.

After all, pornography works in the most basic of ways on the brain: It is Pavlovian. An orgasm is one of the biggest reinforcers imaginable. If you associate orgasm with your wife, a kiss, a scent, a body, that is what, over time, will turn you on; if you open your focus to an endless stream of ever-more-transgressive images of cybersex slaves, that is what it will take to turn you on. The ubiquity of sexual images does not free eros but dilutes it."

I totally agree...!!


For the full article...

Tragic

A picnic by the Choral River near Indore turned tragic when two students of IIM-Indore drowned after they went for a swim on Saturday (August 4, 2007) afternoon.

http://www.timesnow.tv/Newsdtls.aspx?NewsID=1810

Really unfortunate an end to two young lives.. I can only pray that their near ones have the courage to get through this.

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Dear Alumni

Since there are many media versions of the unfortunate incident that
took place on Saturday going around , we thought you should know what
happened.

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Two participants of PGP 2, Nitesh Agarwal and Neha Singh, lost their
lives at Choral River picnic spot. While sitting near the river, they
were caught in a sudden flooding which came with such speed and force
that onlookers were unable to fish them out.

Search and rescue operations began at about 6PM, and went on till late
in the night. Their bodies were recovered only the next day, and the
media were behind the rescue teams all the while long. The grieving
families were comforted by friends of Nitesh and Neha, and later by
the director and the PGP chair.

The participants deeply mourn the passing of Nitesh and Neha, and had
organized a condolence meeting to honor their memory on the 6th of
august, a day after the awry incident occurred.

Media and PR committee, IIM Indore

A good drive..

As I said, I spent a quick saturday at my native village, Kuruvi Malai (literally, sparrows' hill) It was a good trip down the memory lane, to the place where we (almost the entire family tree of my great grand mother) used to assemble every Pongal (the festival of harvests in the month of January) in the '80s and early '90s.

There was a puja at the Kaaraikandeswarar temple there and I did catch some of the pics of the country life.












I mean.. of all the things... a cot as an election symbol! ;-) Jokes apart, a cot has a probable aspirational value to the villagers who are used to sleeping on the mud floor.

For more...

One day..

I shall be out on a one-day trip to my native village tomorrow(saturday).
Let me try and capture on lens the beauty and serenity of the place....