Was just persuing through our blog roll and saw that the last blog was way back in October. Yes, a lot has changed since then. Many are busy making their better halves "comfortable", some with shorts and some without (pun intended). Though we all are equally culpable for this lack of activity, a stark observation is that, the man who lives and swears by our blog didnt get a chance to add his two cents and I hope that we dont have to wait more for his third offering after Lust and Wrath which were true gems in my mind.
So much for the rant, I wanted to just kick off some new year activity, to add something to the archives of Feb 2008 which truly is what my blogs are worth. Not an excuse, but here are the significant happenings over the past three or so months due to which Freaks Inc was inactive.
Best of the best: A full day with Vani, Goli, Shruti, Balls, Vcd and Jhadiya just roaming around on the streets of Bombay and a dinner in this itsy-bitsy but awesome Chinese restaurant in Bandra reclamation. Sheer co-incidence.. but well worth it.
Now individual honors:
1. Balls - His Orkut profile once read " Its my way or the highway".. the man has settled down..kyunki " yaar.. settle ho jaana mangta hai" ( with a beer in hand on the beaches of Outer banks, NC). All set to be married in May of this year, he makes quite a pair with his significant other Ramya, a fact that was put forth in his engagement ceremony in Bombay. May God bless the couple ( read Ramya) good luck for days to come. Way to go brother !
2. Kausum: The man was so busy with his thesis that he forgot eating, enjoying, blogging and plagiarising ;-). But nothing can debate the clinical approach with which he completed his second thesis in a row ( both he and Balls know which was the first one :-) ). So, Kausum is finally Masters in Electrical Engineering from the Univ of MD, Baltimore County and will be taking the walk this May. Congrats Kausum....in anticipation for a vice-versa from you Circa 2014.
3. Marw: Was busy with the ATP Masters and master-minded Federer's fall at the hands of Djokovic at this years Australian open, walking the talk in his autobiography " balls.. they are over-rated"
4. Vcd: Still checks the blog on a regular basis but cannot comment because there are no blogs. Vcd managed to be in India and multi-task ( Marw style) and attend multiple marriages and engagement ceremonies. Also played a gracious host cum driver when Vani, Goli, Shruti and I were at his place before Ballsy's engagement ceremony
5. Todd: Is coping pretty well after a three year live-in relationship with Balls. Feel for you bro.. while you were in and out of the relationship both. Apart from that managing work and his musical shows while churning out Kabab stories by the dozen.
6.Jhadiya : Umm..aargh..ummm..aaargh..aaarggh.. Sachin..Prathmesh..IBM.. ummm.... aaargh.. ummm..aargh.. enough said !
7. Bhaiyya: Comfortable sa hai.. he has found a good charger for his Motorola V 810 finally. Set up an aquarium at his new place. Never blogged so lets leave it at that.
8. Goli: Well settled and happy..the Pitamaha of our group continues to baffle everyone with his logarithmic and exponential age and experience. Still working on getting a sense of humor !
9. Mike: Bore ho gaya to Green Card ke liye apply kar diya.. got his Advanced Parole and now is vacationing in India.
And finally urs truly.. got married on 6th of December and since then doing two sets of laundry ( whites and non whites), cleaning the house, washing utensils and ironing clothes while relocating to Saddle Brook, NJ.. second relocation in the past year, meanwhile churning out yet another worthless blog. Coming to terms with a life I had no clue about and adjusting well.. I assume. Waiting to play a good host next weekend to Ballsy, Todd and Kausum. Will surely have champagne to celebrate our achievements.
- Aup
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Thursday, February 07, 2008
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12 comments:
Ahhh ... finally ... it's feel so nice to comment!!! It's an orgasmic feeling ... pathetic I know ... but can't help it :-)
Nice recap Aup ... Sab log settle ho raha hai dheere dheere.
We should plan one Freaks reunion in the US ... it's been long overdue.
Hilarious!!! Ek Gotadhaari rox!!
marw hows the work on the cancer hospital coming?
Another fact that I need to add here is that vcd never learns (Gujjus never do...so I shouldn't be surprised). He promised to meet me 4-5 times before I was to leave back to the US. Never made it...still keeps messing up with promises!
Glad I was able to make it to Aup's wedding. More than that I have to count myself blessed to have so many close friends attend my engagement ceremony. With KK, Goli and Kateem set to attend the wedding its a BIG deal for me.
Phenomenal trip all in all. While we were roaming around the streets of Bombay, Goli quizzed us..."Will all of us ever be able to meet up again". The silence that ensued after that gave away the answer.
Nice Recap Aup - Looks like you are getting nostalgic :)
A Freak's Reunion is a great idea! Lets plan for it!
Well.. a mini reunion with you guys at my place next week would also be a great deal. Guys make it happen.. lets take it step by step. Sure a reunion in the US is a great idea. Raleigh ? Baltimore ? New york? Seattle?
Seattle, as there are 2 Freaks here :-)
Koi neutral place me bhi mil sakte hai ... Texas or maybe Calif or something like that
ussi bahaane thoda ghum bhi sakte hai ... Yosemite or Yellowstone me camping sahi rahega with a large group
Yeah! I would support going camping with a large group.
Raleigh hai next stop (or should I say "nessus stop"). There are more people here on the East Coast than the West. If not Raleigh anywhere on the East Coast is fine.
What about the old stamping grounds of Baltimore???
I am in favor of renting a cabin at Assateague Islands, MD or camping over the beach there? If its on the east coast then there will be 2 Freaks travelling instead of 3 Freaks and 2 Freak wives. Just my two cents !!
Have we completely counted Bhaiyya out of this Aup??
My bad.. I havent counted Bhaiyya out of this today but his time expires 15 days from now after which the offer expires. Lets see if he reads and responds.. let him earn it.. what say?
Lets face it...Vcd mostly India chala jaayega. Apne ko milna padega woh jaane se pehle. Bhaiyya ko ek ultimatum de sakta hai...biwi ko leke aa karke.
I think we have discounted Mike too from the West Coast!
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