6th January, The day "Mozart of Madras" Allah Rakha Rahman, The Lebanese-American artist, poet & writer Khalil Gibran & My dear greatest FRIEND Seriene celebrate their birthday.

This year there was not much planning & programming for the surprise birthday party or any kinda celebration. But he came into class, which was a bit of surprise for me & got enough birthday bumps. By afternoon team ostinato had somehow decided to go out in the evening to celebrate the birthday.

Mr.Richard took charge of organizing everything & we met at PMG, near Richard's hostel. But we were in a "SITUATION" due to his lack of communication. But we resolved it soon & reached our destination "ALL SPICE", our newest hangout place. Again another "SITUATION", "THE BIRTHDAY CAKE", had to wait for one hour to get the cake...

So we decided to fill our tummies till the cake gets ready. After one & half hour the BIRTHDAY CAKE was ready & looked like we cant finish the cake by ourselves so we decided to cut it at "TEMPLE", Seriene's house. So me & Richard went in Activa & Seriene and Ziyad left to take a bus.

8:30 pm, Me & Richard reached PONGAMOODU & a call came from my HOME asking me to get back HOME in 30 minutes, sheesh... spoiling our party. When i called Seriene to know their status, he said they are still walking towards Pattom from "All Spice". So i asked them to wait at PATTOM junction so that i can handover the cake to them.

As we reached PATTOM our plans changed... we decided to cut the cake at "THE PATTOM JUNCTION" itself... sounds crazy... so we plunged into the idea, another "SITUATION" arised there was no knife...!!! ZIyad said he will get it somehow & asked me & Seriene to wait. Richard & Ziyad set-out to fetch a knife, but Richard was so tensed thinking that our CRAZY IDEA will land us into trouble. Finally they came back after five-minutes with a knife... Ziyad came running holding a knife on his hand & an old man got frightened on seeing him. It looked like a PYSHCO running with a knife at the PATTOM junction. He got it from Baskin Robbins on a security of 100 bucks, he just entered the shop & explained the "SITUATION" but the shopkeeper was so reluctant to give, the 100 bucks played the trick & knife was in Ziyad's hand.

No candles & No cameras... The chocolate truffle cake on top of the Post-box... Four engineering students... A knife in hand... "Pattom Junction"... Nine at night... Wish the COPS could have also joined the party...!!!

Occasions like this never comes... So treasure those beautiful moments...

In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed- Khalil Gibran

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SERIENE
This one is dedicated to You...

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I am posting yet another tag just to BREAK THE ICE

A-Z of my life

1. A – Available/Single

Yeah... Very much single and available with experience.

2. B – Best friend?

Yeah a lot of them, but Best of Best are: Richard( My dear Gloria), Ziyad( Osti) & Seriene( Once upon a time PILGRIM but currently ROMEO)

3. C – Cake or Pie?
Cake, especially Black forest & Chocolate truffle


4. D – Drink of choice?
Hot cup of coffee & i prefer it while watching a beautiful rain outside sitting in a big couch.


5. E – Essential item you use every day?
Money...


6. F – Favorite color?
Blue


7. G – Gummy Bears Or Worms?
Gummy bears... better than taking worms


8. H – Hometown?
Ananthapuri

9. I – Indulgence?
Traveling, i love traveling a lot and taking pictures....

10. J – January or February?
February


11. K – Kids & their names?
I am still Single & Virgin.


12. L – Life is incomplete without?
Happiness & Love


13. M – Marriage date?
------------------------------------

14. N – Number of siblings?
One younger brother

15. O – Oranges or Apples?
Apples. When i was a young boy, my mother used to feed me apples daily & used to say " An apple a day keeps the doctor away"


16. P – Phobias/Fears?
Breaking Laws... Is there a phobia like this???


17. Q – Quote for today?
"An idle mind is a devil's workshop" thats why i m blogging right now...

18. R – Reason to smile?
Smile for NO REASON...

19. S – Season?
Spring


20. T – Tag 4 People?
Srivardhan, Dracuz, Drama Queen & Kavi chechi

21. U – Unknown fact about me?
Let them remain as unknown :P

22. V – Vegetable you don't like ?
Peas


23. W - Worst habit

Nail biting


24. X – X-rays you've had?
Only once, when i was in 3std i fractured my leg.


25. Y – Your favorite food?
North Indian & south Indian foods, especially spicy ones.


26. Z – Zodiac sign?
Cancer & I am a typical cancerian.

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All were eager to see the needles in their watches to reach 12:30Pm... Oh god... the tight scheduled seventh semester B.Tech exams came to a much awaited end... Phew...!!!

After a few scheduling, re-scheduling & planning we reached Kabab restaurant at pattom to take our lunch & celebrate the day. Me, Seriene, Richard, Osti , Melvin & Sandy. After the lunch we dropped Melvin at Hostel & had to pick up Noble, who was standing at the PMG Bus-stop after a big THEPP from Richard... lol...

Then we headed towards EASTFORT in Ostinato's very own wagon(My car). Reached EASTFORT & parked the car inside GANDHI-PARK & as we were heading towards the bus-stop... Seriene, Sandy & Richard ran on seeing the Low-floor bus...

Yeah the Newly introduced KSRTC's lowfloor bus, riding on it was our "PLAN OF THE DAY". Those guys ran like small kids running behind ice-cream vans...!!! By the time we managed to reach the bus-stop, there were two buses one going towards Technopark-Kanniyapuram & Other towards kowdiar, even though i wanted to take Kowdiar bus, others insisted to take the other bus. So without much arguments we entered the bus.

Bought tickets to Kanniyapuram, the last stop, for 38 bucks...!!! Me, Noble, Sandy & Osti stick to sit at front section(the low floor section) & Richard & Seriene moved to back seat(The upper section). On the way Mobin boarded from University, even though it was not a stop the conductor stopped the bus for us.

The Bus's worth 80 lakhs for that you can buy a Benz S-class, but you never expect such head-turning. Everybody's eyes are on the bus, from the small kiddies, ladies, motorists, old people each & everyone on the road cant take eyes out of the bus. Yeah the bus has "THE ENVY" factor, no wonder a KSRTC bus tried to hit the bus intentionally(FOR more details read METRO MANORAMA) .

The bus drove through university, GH junction, detoured from pallimukku towards Kannanmoola, through Medical college, ulloor, sreekaryam, Technopark & Finally reached kanniyapuram.

On the way at ulloor, the bus had a narrow escape from getting scratched, but an alto car had to face that brutal faith...!!!

We the reliable engineers on-board were closely examining & evaluating this engineering marvel from VOLVO. Starting from Driver's dashboard, it has almost all the controls of the bus. A camera at the rear, at the entrance, the clarity of the video is simply awesome. Infact it has the features of a luxury car on the dashboard. The seats are very comfortable, audio system, display panel etc... Should give 10/10 for the accessories in the bus. The conductor & bus driver were also friendly, they were sharing their experience in the new bus & was talking about the bus fares & all. For hospitality also 10/10.

From kanniyapuram we bought tickets back to EASTFORT. The bus started after a 10 minutes halt. The return journey was so romantic as it was raining outside. You can feel as if you are traveling in a SUV. The journey from kanniyapuram to Eastfort was 1 hour long. As per the conductor there are enough commuters in the bus all the time & 25% of people are like us who board to experience this new journey. As the bus is air-conditioned you wont feel tired even after a 2 & half hour journey...!!!

Better catch a seat infront, its like the business class with regard to comfort.

USP: Redefining city bus travel...

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The gate was wide open & i was sitting inside the car. Just returned home & was getting out from the car. It was almost 8:15pm. There was no one in the road & KSEB street lights were flickering forming that extra topping to the Night scene.

I saw something moving into my car shed through the wide open gates. It was pitch black in color. I recognized the creature as it slowly came near to me. It was the black stray dog from my neighborhood, which has become a menace. It has already bitten many people & kids in my neighborhood. I slowly ran to backside of the car & searched for something big & heavy, finally my eyes caught a broken piece of brick & i didnt waste much time thinking. I Ran towards the beast, when the beast saw me with a brick in my hand. He realized what is going to happen next & ran away...

I threw the brick with maximum acceleration & BULLS EYE... it hit the beast with great precision...!!! Bingo...!!!

Happy saves the Neighborhood from the beast...!!!

Next day Morning...

When i got out of my house to take the newspaper, i saw that someone has messed up the garden & its evident that it has been done by a dog... The wounded beast has returned...The beast is still alive & has returned for vengeance...

& he has taken revenge on my slippers. One of the slipper is still missing... :(

Will he return???
Anyway his end will be in my hands... muhahahahahahaha...

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Kerala Cafe... A film with a difference... the word difference wont fit in aptly, its so vivid in every aspect of a film. A big experiment in the deteriorating Mollywood. An out of the box movie by Renjith & his friends.

The movie revolves around a cafe in railway station, named Kerala cafe. The movie has 10 parts or 10 short films all of them starts, ends or continues in this Kerala cafe. Lets have a look at each part of the movie

Nostalgia
Director: PadmaKumar
Lead Actors: Dileep & Navya

In this film Dileep plays a well settled NRI in dubai & has a wife & 2 daughters. His character is a selfish & cruel guy who has interest only in money. This story shows how he cheats & neglects others for the sake of making money.

Story is good, but Dileep's acting is waste & casting also not good.

Rating:4/10


Island Express
Director: Shankar Ramakrishnan
Lead Actors: Prithviraj, Jayasurya, Rehman, Manian Pilla Raju & Sukumari

Prithviraj is an Artist & is launching his book. He is launching it at a place & on such an date that every character of this film meet together. The movie shows how each characters played by Manian Pilla Raju, Sukumari & Rehman are attached to the specific date.

Prithviraj looks cool & also did his part well. Infact everyone did a great job. This one was a great relief after the crap Nostalgia.

Rating: 7/10

Lalitham hiranmayam
Director: Shaji Kailash
Lead actors: Suresh Gopi, Jyothimayi & Dhanya Mary George

Suresh Gopi is married to Jyothirmayi, Lalitha, but he falls in love with another girl, Hiranmaayi. He confesses about his affair to lalitha & its consequences forms the rest of the story.

Over acting by Suresh gopi & Jyothiirmayi & Poor direction. Shaji Kailash could have come out with an action movie

Rating:4/10

Mruthyunjayam
Director: Uday Ananthan
Lead Actors: Thilakan, Fahd Faazil & Reema

Fahad is the host of a TV show, where he shares his experiences about the spooky places in India. He comes to Thilakan to get the keys of a "Maanna", which is haunted. Rima is Thilakan's granddaughter.

Story isnt fresh, direction is average. Doesnt feel like an horror movie. But Rima's acting brings you goosebumps. Her character was totally unnecessay. Thilakan & Fahad have done justice to their roles.

Rating:5.5/10

Happy Journey
Director: Anjali Menon
Lead Actors: Jagathy Sreekumar & Nithya Menon

Jagathy is an all-time flirt who is travelling from Kochi to Kozhikode on the weekend. He creates discomfort for his co-passenger, Nithya. Story reveals as the journey advances.

Hats off to Jagathy for such a wonderful acting. Nithya, simply gorgeous & reminds you of Kanghana Rauhat. Anjali Menon, conveyed the message well in this short span of time

Rating:8.5/10

Aviramam
Director: B.Unnikrishnan
Lead Actors: Siddique & Swetha Menon

Siddique & Swetha are happy couple & Siddque owns an IT firm and is in a crisis after the recession. How they manage this situation is the story.

A well said story. Siddique did a well job.

Rating:7.5/10

Season
Director: Shyama Prasad
Lead Actors: Suraaj Venjaramood, Frank Pietropinto & Marie Muscroft.

Suraaj plays a local in kovalam who does anything to earn few euros. Story is what happens after he meets a Portuguese couple.

A comedy flick from Shyama prasad, very unexpected one. But he made it with a difference. Felt like watching a French comedy film. Music is very catchy. Shyamaprasad has utilised Suraaj's full potential.

Rating:7/10

Bridge
Director: Anwar Rasheed
Lead Actors: Saleem Kumar, Kozhikode Santhadevi & Kalpana

Two stories are told simultaneously were a character from each story is a burden for their families & what happens to them is the story.

I just froze by the end of this film, such an heart touching story & well directed. The best movie out of the 10 films. Not a single flaw in the movie. Santhadevi was so natural, she reminded me of my great grandmother.

Rating:10/10

Makal
Director: Revathy
Lead Actors: Sona Nair, Augustin, Srinath, Sreelakshmi & Archana

Story is about selling of girl child & about sex rackets.

Expected much more from the Director Revathy, but the work is good. The character played by the girls's mother did justice to the character by delivering her best.

Rating:7.5

Puram Kazhchakal
Director: Lal Jose
Lead Actors:Mammootty & Sreenivasan.

Mammooty & Sreenivasan are fellow travellers in a bus. Climax reveals the reason why Mammooty behaves strangely.

Mammooty did a splendid acting in the climax scene, else he didnt have much to perform. Lal Jose narrated the story in a novel way.

Rating: 7.5/10

Great effort by all the Directors & Technicians. A novel idea that should be well applauded. Best short film: Bridge Best Actors: Santhadevi(Bridge), The lady who plays the mother in Makal, Jagathy Sreekumar & Nithya Menon (Happy Journey), Siddique(Aviramam), Boy in the film 'Bridge' & Prithviraj(Island express). Best Director: Anwar Rasheed (Bridge) Kerala Cafe worth watching...

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Time, 5 minutes past 9:30 am & i m five minutes late to the exam hall. The exam is on in the drawing hall, Room No.315. Kept my bag outside & entered the hall with a happy face, got the papers & walked towards my seat. Oh...!!! I remember this seat, this was my permanent seat during s4 drawing hours. Good to be back to my seat...

One hour before: Sitting on Sandy's bed, reading the DME-II's problem that was done in the class. Managed to read all the problems that was done in the class within a span of 1 hour...
Back to present: Got the question paper & my eyes moved to the B-Part(Problems always comes in the B-part).
Answer any two questions from B-part(out of 3)

After reading the B-part I thought to myself, at least i can answer 1 question correctly...

Great i'll do the question from Journal bearing & Ball bearing, dont even know from which part the other question came...!!!

All set... started with A-part Answer Any 5 questions from A-part(out of 6)
Answered 3 & moved on the B-part...

Didnt even read the question, right away i picked up the Given data & wrote it... & moved on to read the question. Oh god...!!! Screwed up... this is not the type of Ques i READ...!!! Kept the pen & Qp aside & had a look around...
Rilshid sitting with popped up eyes...!!!
Rizwan scriblling something very fast nervously...!!!(As usual)
Everyone around me are writing this stupid second series so seriously...!!!

Then my eyes met the scribblings i have done on the drawing table... Could find lots of HappyNuts on the table... my mobile numbers... my ex-gf's name... & much more... & I realised that i have done more scribblings on the table than i have done on the drawing sheets in S4...!!!

Slowly i came back to question paper & the bulb lightened up...!!!
Voila...!!! I have cracked the question... Hurray...!!!
I jumped(literary), chair broke & i was in Air doing the balancing act...!!!
This balancing act made enough noises to attract the exam taker's attention...!!!
& there i stood embarrassed...

Blush... Blush...

Slowly got one extra chair & continued with exams cracking both the problems with correct answers...

At the end of the day, Happy Feels Happy after designing A journal & A ball bearing...!!!

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Today evening i was reading the blog "Confessions of a born drama queen", its been long since i read a blog other than mine. I was just scrolling down & happened to stop at the post "tagged... hmmmm" & was suprised to read at the end that i have been tagged. So didnt waste much time thinking, so here i go...

1. When you looked at yourself in the mirror today, what was the first thing you thought?

The Goatee is indeed suiting me, anyway will have a shave tomorrow.

2. How much cash do you have in your wallet right now?

300+ few coins(donno how much)

3. What’s a word that rhymes with DOOR?

Bore...

4. What is your favorite ring tone on your phone?

The flute bit of the song "Khadal Rojave" from the film Roja

5. Who is the 4th person on your missed call list on your cell phone?

Geena

6. What are you wearing right now?

3/4th & T-shirt

7. Do you label yourself?

No way...!!!

9. Bright or Dark Room?

Bright room...

10. What do you think about the person who took this survey before you?

I donno know much about her, even her name. But her blogs are gr8, she is improving day by day. I follow her blog...

11. What does your watch look like?

I have got 3 FAST TRACK watches

1.Trapezoidal(the oldest watch, blue color, 5 years old)

2.Circular ( Chain type, 3 years old)

3.Rectangular (Chain type, less than a year)

12. What were you doing at midnight last night?

Was in the Dream world...

13. What did your last text message you received on your cell say?

"Dont make life's critical decisions on the basis of your mood... A mood is a dangerous state of mind cos it can crush REASON under the weight of feeling"

From: Kumar Vijay

Sent: 18th oct 2009 18:52

Received: 18th oct 2009 18:56

14. What’s a word that you say a lot?

Oh My God...!!!

15. Who told you he/she loved you last? (Please exclude spouse, family, children)

My best friend, Seriene... a few weeks back...

16. Last furry thing you touched

My pet, sweetie...

17. Favorite age you have been so far?

16... My life in Tenth class... The good old school dayz...

18. What was the last thing you said to someone?

Ok...

Bye...

Gudnite...

was talking to Siraj ikka over phone...

19. The last song you listened to?

Fairytale by Alexander Rybak

20. Where did you live in 1987?

Didnt existed on earth...

21. Are you jealous of anyone?

Naah... I m happy with what i have...

22. Is anyone jealous of you?

Dont know..can be..

23. Name three things that you have on you at all times

My smile, Gold chain & mobile(not when i m sleeping)

24. What’s your favorite town/city?

Kowloon city, Hongkong

25. When was the last time you wrote a letter to someone on paper and mailed it?

To Kerala university, last week...:P

26. Can you change the oil on a car?

Yeah, i m a Mechanical engineer.

27. Your first love/big crush: what is the last thing you heard about him/her?

Her mother's & Her photo came in paper, They were contesting for "Best Mother & Daughter" contest in Metro Manorama...

28. Does anything hurt on your body right now?

My whole body is paining, i have been sleeping a lot today...

29. What is your current desktop picture?

A country side scenery...

30. Have you been burnt by love?

Yeah ofcourse... was really torn apart crushed grilled & burnt...

But i was Reborn as H@PpY NuTs...

Now, I am tagging Rockstar, Sri & Kavi chechi...

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