Belated Pujo Posts :: Ponchomi

I had no plans for Ponchomi, was woken up by Tathagata, only to be informed that Anjan and Ranabir are taking us out to lunch? So, we promptly skipped breakfast and donned a newly acquired pair of jeans ...

Hey! I had other business to attend to. I called them up again ... I have to write my TIFR application ... Should I write it in Latex? ... Use word ... I have never used Word apart from stupid exams ...

My phone rings again... I'm at it ... You're late ... I'm typing ... We are coming over to HELP you ...

They arrived promptly and I gave them my handwritten letter and went in for my bath. I came out to find it nicely typeset. Friends in need ...

Since I didn't have a printer, and BroadBand was not working, we transferred the file from my computer to my cellphone to Tatha's computer. Tatha's didi seemed amused at these geeky activities. I left a copy of Chandrabindoo's Tanana Tana Nana Na for her on Tatha's computer.

By this time, rest of the gang is already at Ranabir's house. Phone rings. Tora kothae? ... Ei rastae ... Ki korchish ... Ekta form courier korei ashchi ... We are getting hungry ... One of the sponsors is with us. Ha ha!

We try to pack all the stuff and just before we manage to hand it over, phone rings again, I pick it up and make a deal. We are to meet them directly at Sanjha Chulah, not the Kinnilworth one, but the Bypass one.

We get a S9 bus from Jadavpur and suprise, suprise, we have another South Point gang on it... They find out that Anjan is the Bali-ka-Bakra of the day.



So, they decided to rob Anjan. But, we managed to save him (and our treat) in due time, and get off the bus.

We had arrived before the rest. So we occupied the largest table, and informed the waiters that we have lots of people still to come.



Here is Nilushua. (For the Uninitiated: Nilushua = Niladrish + Anushua, simple enough, eh?) They are the longest surviving couple in our groups history.



Here are Anjan and Rudrajit. Anjan has till now kept his smoking habits hidden from Kaku, but, that leads to a lot of blackmailing on our prts ... Mr Dutta on the other hand is currently busy in the business expansions of the Dey & Dutta Group of Companies at Kharagpur. As to the activities of this clandestine organiation, I hope Tathagata will provide further information...



So, I present you Tathagata and Ranabir. Tathagata seems to be conducting Linux "tuitions" at night, only for girls, or so it is rumoured ... Or is the class only open to penguins? Anyway, he is too busy to update his blog. The other guy in the pic... The name is Dey, Ranabir Dey. Needs no introduction, co-founder of D&D Group of Companies... Has recently acquired a passion for carbonated nicotinated polluted air, much to the anguish of Tathagata, the president of ASS, the Anti Smoking Society.



And at last Shamashish and your's truly. Shamashish has a nice excuse for looking so grave. Our future revolutionary and benevolent dictator is going through some problems of the heart. And I had my excuse for loosing eight kilos of weight too, but trust me those reasons have been cured.

After a nice lunch, we took a walk down the Bypass, much to Anushua's dislike.



Tatha and I ended up at BCL while the others headed for Hobby Centre for some icecream. We joined up later but had to return pretty soon.



I was supposed to go out with Mehuli the next day, but she called up to inform me that she has to attend a marriage reception. Sayam-M called me, Sayan-N, up.

M: Boddo Chap!
N: Keno?
M: Kaal ekta biebari jete hobe.
N: Sheki! Kothae?
M: Tor barir kachhei.
...
N: Amae tor shathe nie jete parbi?
...
M: Amar mamato bhai bole chalano jete pare.
...
M: Beshi barabi hoe jachchhe!

Stay tuned for the Shoshti chronicles, same place, same time. OK, I correct myself. Same place, sometime during the next week, if my readers seem to be interested, or if I have readers at all!

Belated Pujo Posts :: Choturthi

For the uninitiated, Choturthi or Chaturthi, means the fourth of the 10 day festival. But, festivities dont really take off before the 7th.

Anyway, I was talking with Sayam when we realized that neither of us had any decent clothes nor had we bought anything for Pujo. (Note To The Uninitiated: This is THE festival in Kolkata and you HAVE to buy clothes, at least to keep your mom happy!)

So, we informed Shamashis, who had already been gifted a lot of clothes, of our grave situation. So we went shopping!


I went and met them at a Reliance shop near Gariahat. Sayam was getting a new Reliance connection while Shamashis was checking out Sayam's new digital camera.

We went over to Pantaloons. Shamashis dutifuly informed us that the things to buy were Short Kuttas, err Kurtas ... We got tired soon enough and headed for food. After some exchanging some food and lots of advice, Shamashis left us and went home.

Now, it seems Pantaloons had run out of Jeans of our size. So, we headed for the new shopping complex which has magically appared opposite P. C. Sorkar's house.

The building looked nice enough, I took out my cellphone, Sayam took out his new digital camera, and ..... we were immediately confronted by one of the Security Officers. Photography is Prohibited ... Really? ... we have to confiscate your devices ... We wont give them to you ...

Anyway, we got an Autoickshaw and reached Gariahat at 11 pm. Most of the shopkeeper were under the impression that we are twins... No their fault actually, we have the same waist sizes, very similar names, and even the same model of cellphones...


We came out of the last shop at around midnight. I was planning to spend the night at Sayam's, but we got two Taxis at the same time. The most surprising thing was that we had indeed done some shopping. We have this picture, of Sayam carrying the stuff, to prove ourselves!

The Bloodbath

Our CU Part I results have been announced. Need I say more?

The Last Supper

Its almost 2AM here. Our Part I results will be announced within the next 15 hours. Am I worried? Yes, I am. But, some people have been giving me a lot of encouragement.

Anyway, it has been a very funny day. I woke up on a missed call. I peeked through my window and found lots of water in the streets.



Being stuck at home, I started thinking about the upcoming results and got really worried. I really wanted to go out. I was feeling horrible at home!

Then Sayamindu called up, we was going out to get a new Reliance connection. He wanted a reunion. So, I called up Shamashis, who hadnt yet wahed his hands after lunch, but was ready to leave in minutes. So, I went to Tathagata's home to pull the Newbie Hacker away from his computers.



After convincing Tatha, that he can complete his project in the night, we got out. Got an autorickshaw and reached Golpark.



As usual, we were late. We found Hacker Lord Sayamindu and Presidente Shamashis waiting for us.



We proceeded to have a nice and long adda session at Grub Club.



We did'nt really stop at that. How could we? We are the founding members of the Official Hengla Association. But, if I write all about it, what will Tatha and Sayamindu write? Happy Blogging.