parveen



Friends:

Hi Folks!

Since i am on a long visit to Kodaikanal, I thought I'll do something worthwhile. My main purpose of starting this blog is to keep in touch with some old pals from college. As time passes by, each one of us gets caught up in his/her own personal lives, work etc and we just dont bother to keep in touch anymore. One very dear friend of mine is very upset with me and I suppose she wants to do nothing with me anymore. I would like avail of this opportunity to tender an apology to that person for all the pain I have caused her knowingly and unknowingly. A few years ago, I was a total wreck and on the verge of becoming an alcoholic. In one of those alcoholic binges, I did something so very stupid and wrong that till today it rankles. I know, no amount of words will compensate for my doings and no atonement is possible, but in one corner of my heart there still remains a thought that she might possibly forgive me for my betrayal.I cant even imagine the trouble she must have gone through on my behalf. I am truely very very sorry! The last few years have been very tough for me and my family, owing to my alcoholism and my nature of inviting trouble, but I am finally on the road to somewhere and hopefully I'll be able to maintain this phase.This blog will have some details about my friends, myself and some other things which interest me. I'll be including a few pictures too. My pictures are there at the very bottom of the page. Scroll down to view them. I hope to include everyone, other than this one person, and if I possibly missed out someone, please do remind me and send me some pictures too.It has always been my idea for a long time to have a house in a hill station, and now I do own one [or rather my dad does hehehe] and I rather enjoy being here. It's a very beautiful and unspoilt place unlike some of the other hill stations in India. Here's a pic of my house

Friends:

[1] Ashish Nagpal--> I met him on the first day of College and we remained good friends
till he graduated. We kinda lost touch in between, mostly because he was in some
godforsaken place called Sitapur doing his DNB . I attended his marriage in 2001 december and we also met in delhi in 2002. After that we met only in 2005, when he came to Hyderabad to do a fellowship in LV Prasad eye institute. He has a son now called Adi. He is also losing hair hehehhehehe. During College, he was always a dull child, slow and soft spoken, and now he’s become even more dull. He does’nt even bother to get a conversation going. I have do the talking. Fortunately, I am very good at that, if not at anything else. Nicknamed ‘Natya” for his small stature. Ashish now works in Ahmedabad, heading the Cornea department at his hospital.
Here’s a pic of Ashish with his wife Neelma, taken in July 2002 and one of him in 2005. Two pics of his son Adi also.

Click on the pics to enlarge them.


[2] Ashish Pathak--> A good friend and flatmate at “Sundernagri” the infamous residence of the most intelligent people in College. Nicknamed “Thas” owing to his tendency of emitting noxious fumes at the drop of a hat and reknowned for his flatulence. A very good natured person who always took things in his stride and never got angry at all the ribbing he got. I attended his Marriage also in may 2003. One fine day in febuary 2002, after a heavy bout of drinking, Thas decided that he was capable enough to drive the bike, and I was fool enough to sit behind him. What happened later was a broken tibia and fibula which still pains and only a broken clavicle for him, which never pains. Life’s not fair! Thas is a Psychiatrist [hahahhahahaha] who hands out free advice to friends like it is going extinct. He is especially famous for his counseling ‘gems’ after a round of drinks. Thas is also losing his hair rather quickly.

Some pics of Thas: one with his wife


[3] Matab Singh--> Hehehheheh! Where do I begin? Have u guys ever seen a sardar with a cockroach climbing up his beard? Guess what! I have had the good fortune of seeing one. The dirtiest person inhabiting sundernagri, I would venture to say. He used to have a bath once a week roughly, and if u had any clean shirts lying outside, they would’nt be around for too long. Matab attained immense fame and popularity for his ‘underwear marking” act. It goes like this. He had only one underwear apparently. So he hit upon an ingenius plan. He decided to wear the underwear on one side one day and on the other side the next day. In order to make sure he did’nt get it wrong, he would mark the dates on the sides. Some of Matab’s infamous quotes. “oye Nagpal tere paas koi dhuli hui undarweear hai” ? and one to the maid who used to do the cleaning. “oh baiiiiii mere liye kaam karegi? Pahe doonga mai pahe doonga”.Also Infamous in Sundernagri for his stinking socks, which would not only pollute the atmosphere in our flat, but also in the adjoining flats. The rumour goes that to get rid of the smell, his socks had to be washed and dried thrice in the sun before being handed over to dry clean. Another incident involving Matabi is, that one day in 1999, after getting piss drunk, he came over to Sundernagri to sleep and defecated in the bed while asleep. Though he says he puked and it was not excreta, no one believes him, and the kids in the building started calling him 'Tatti vaale uncle'. Matab is currently doing his residency[???] in Internal Medicine somewhere in New York. He calls me once in a while. He has a jewish girlfriend, I believe. The news is that she left for the promised land for good after spending a night with Matabi. Matabi also was nicknamed “Bittoo” for reasons I don’t care to elaborate, since this is a family blog. Matab probably has no hair left by now.

Pics of Matabi


[4] Sunka Shridhar--> Nicknamed ‘kaali’ for his rather dark skin complexion. Sunka and me had a blow hot blow cold friendship. We were always at loggerheads over something or the other. I got very mad at him one day , when after a good nap I woke up to find my socks missing, and I saw his dark feet in them. Sunka in his younger days, like me, was rather ambitious and he was going around with Vandana, not realising that Kunkulol was also in the rat race and in fact was racing ahead. When Sunka came to know that i was encouraging Kunku , his deep rooted anger turned into a wild rage and he started throwing tantrums, but he achieved precious little by doing so. Sunka also gained recognition in College thanks to his black backside, which is why he was named “kaali”. Hailing from Vilasagar village in Karimnagar district, where the norm is to go to the fields when the pressure arises, Sunka's childhood days spent in the sun this way have had a bad effect upon his youth. When on a trip to Bombay in 1999 to attend Amit Sharma’s engagement to Lakshana. The guard outside sun and Sand hotel [the venue] refused to let sunka inside. Sunka now is married [2005] and works as an ophthalmologist [who’s patients run away after taking one look at him] in Bombay.
Sunka is not losing any hair, neither is it graying. With a face like his it does’nt matter anyway hehehehhe.

A pic of sunka with his wife and one with Rashmi parab


[5] Nikhil Agarwal--> The most loveable and liked person in Sundernagri. Everyone just seemed so fond of him and his facial expressions. Nicknamed ‘Hag-arwal’ because of the permanent constipated expression on his ugly face. His expressions remind me of Bobby Deol in the movie ‘Dillagi’. It’s like someone wants to defecate desperately but is not able to do so. Hagarwal finished his MD in Surgery. As expected, he specializes in operations of the rectum, so that at least his patients don’t carry the same expression on their faces as he does. Hagarwal is engaged now [ what a lucky girl his fiancée is] and is on a visit to Australia, for what purpose, god knows. I believe during immigration, Hagarwal was strip searched for drugs. Owing to the expression on his face, customs authorities in Sydney had a doubt as to whether he was smuggling cocaine. I prefer not to name the orifice they suspected him of using as a hiding place.

A pic of Hagarwal in a snazzy suit.

[6] Vivek Jadhav--> What a lucky guy he is. He falls in a pile of garbage and ends up smelling like roses. After an affair with Pooja for more than 7 years, she decided to dump him. He was very heartbroken and took to heavy drinking for a while, a la ‘devdas’ and a la me too heheh. The problem with us ‘Devdas’ type people is that we cant maintain this image over a period of time, because when the doctor shakes his head and says ‘fatty liver’ a panicky, sinking feeling of doom descends, and we decide to cut out the ‘Devdas’ act. Anyway, back to the topic, Vivek sulked for a while and then one fine day in May 2004, I got a call saying Vivek’s gotten married to Vandana. I was like “vandana? Vandana Shinde?” Then I proceeded to do a couple of somersaults and only after hitting the ground did I realize that it was actually true. So Vandana finally found true love in Vivek. As they say, try, try and try till you succeed. I am sure Sunka, Kunku, and Kiran gaekwad will agree. Apart from that, Vivek is the only guy I know, other than my brother, who’s shed more than 15 kilos and has maintained it over a long period of time.

An old pic of Vivek with his ex flame Pooja, and one of him dancing in sheer joy, at his own wedding!

[7] Amit Sharma--> I have not been in touch with him so much over the last two years. He was in belgaum with his wife Lakshana for 4 years. Now he’s back in Bombay and they had a child last month, who’s name I forget. Nicknamed ‘uncle tux’ for his balding pate. I still have very fond memories of Sharma’s engagement in March 1999. All of us had so much fun that day, and I was missing this one person so much. None of us was willing to leave the bar so much so that, even after the Bride and Bridegroom left we were all celebrating the engagement.
I last met Sharma at “thas’s wedding, where his receding hairline was on full display.
Sharma probably has very little hair left by now. Last I heard, Sharma was inspired by the Feroz Khan look in the movie 'Janasheen', and decided to adopt the look.

Pics of Sharma: New and old

[8] Santosh Kumar Devidas Shinde--> Nicknamed “Bappya”, for what reason, I am not sure. Coal black in colour. A tinge of black so dark that it would put niggers [should I call them African Americans] to shame. Bappya was unable to find a wife till February 2005. He was on the hunt for a wife. I recall that whenever I wanted to see a movie of Mithun or Dharmendra, since no one would be willing to give me company, I would make an offer to Bappya that I would buy his ticket and even get him ‘chana batanas’ during the interval. Santosh Shinde also has another nickname ‘qayamat’, due to his tendency of emitting fumes which smelt like tear gas. In this regard, he was Ashish Pathak’s master, and I doubt if anyone could compete with him. He attained this nickname after a night of tremendous exploits, during which he let nobody sleep. Being from the Dalit Panther association, his dietary habits were not very healthy.

Pics of Bappya taken in 2003[I was with him in one pic, but I edited myself out]

Check out Fat Bapps and Fat Sunka in 2003

[9] Anuj More--> “Pagal More” very well known for his famous exploits. A
total crackpot and crazy whacko. The only person stupid enough to stick his hand into a live wire because he likes the sensation of getting shocks. Of all the NRI’s [ I used to call the non required Indians, but since someone has acquired this status, I changed my definition] he was the biggest ‘bhikari’ NRI. He would step off the plane from New York and go to Mauli’s tea shop and eat Vada Pav , while watching the pigs and stray dogs roaming about. His sense of clothing also left a lot to be desired. He had some tendencies of Matab Singh. He would also swipe clean shirts. Mostly he would be dressed in unkempt clothes and would hardly shave.He also had a weird taste in women. He liked this chick called Smita Bhatt [who had a moustache]. They also had a rip roaring affair which ended as soon as it started. Now, being modest and all that, I do believe that this chick had the hots for me, but I could’nt tolerate the moustache. He did a good job as a bank for me during my last few days at Sundernagri in 1999. I had just spent all of my money in February 1999 and I squeezed him dry too. I last saw More in April 2000 during Sharma’s wedding.

Unfortunately I don’t have a pic of More currently, but I’ll scan one soon.

The upcoming two people don’t have a special place in my heart, but they do deserve mention here, for trying to make my life miserable whenever they got the opportunity.
I’ll try not to be too harsh because I know ‘someone’ does’nt like me talking ill about her friends.

[10] Kirti Chadha--> A midget measuring 4 feet and 2 inches. I wonder if ‘size does matter’. What she didn’t possess in terms of height, she possessed in cunning and intelligence. She also has traces of a French beard, which I deciphered through keen observation. Kirti and her current husband dr Zubair Kazi [ Al Jehad], for some reason started spreading a rumour in 2002, that I had expired after being afflicted by cirrhosis of the liver. Unfortunately for them, I did a ‘Jesus’ and rose from the dead. I am only the second man in history to achieve this feat. I have vague memories of the ‘card day’ in 1995, during which, I had written a beautiful letter to Kirti, which she finally managed to receive despite protective gestures from her close friend. This pocket sized, diminutive, bearded, sad excuse for a human being, had to flee from home [hahahhahaha] in order to get married to the Al Jehad chief Zubair kazi. I wonder what attracted guys towards her. I know for a fact that Nikhil Hagarwal and Ashish Pathak were her former admirers. I guess, the skin show held them awe struck. Kirti used to wear short skirts to display her flabby, totally out of shape legs, which would end as soon as they began. Zubair being single, lonely and desperate had no other choice. They now have a son who is named ‘Lashkar Bambal Khan Kazi’, who has been granted admission in a top madrasa in Peshawar, Pakistan.

An old pic of Chaddi

[11] Neha Nanda--> A favorite target of mine during the bygone era. Remember the advertisement ‘ aap kaunsa shaving cream istemaal karte hain’. Neha was initially approached for the Gillette advert also, but she declined it. I always wanted to ask her how she keeps her beard in shape because I find it hard to keep mine in shape. Please yeah! It’s only a question no yeah! She’s married to Amit Kunte, who after his MBBS, grabbed the opportunity to go to USA and do a PHD in Genetics. A hideous couple if I ever saw one. I only pray that due to some miraculous genetic mutation, their progeny is not subjected to the same outward appearance. In late 1999, Neha started sending porno pictures via email to a lot of people. I wonder what made her take out her frustrations this way. I would suggest her to henceforth keep her innermost desires to herself , and if she finds it difficult to do so, I would request her to make an appointment with dr Ashish Pathak {DNB Psychiatry} for a counseling session. I am told by my friends that her husband Amit kunte bears a strong resemblance to some of the buffaloes in Punjab.

Pics of Neha and Kunte

[12] Deepak Swaroopchand Kunkulol--> Goes by with the nick names of ‘kunku’ or kunks’. A very magnetic personality with a sense of humor that makes me crack up every time I meet him. A fine example of the fact that anyone can become a doctor, if only he uses his money wisely along with his brains. I first saw Kunks in the Anatomy Lab, where he was cutting the cadaver’s beard. I realized that, standing before me was a human being of extraordinary capabilities. We have been very good friends right from the first year and we still remain good friends. One of the few people with whom my equation remains more or less the same as it was during college. I must admit, though, that after his marriage, we find it very very difficult to spend time together. We usually get together for a round of drinks when his wife has emergency duty. Only a couple of weeks ago we were making hay, while his wife was in the hospital, and suddenly the doorbell rang. I immediately hid under the cot, fearing the worst, but it was only a false alarm. Also called ‘Lottery King’ for his famous debacles in instant lottery, in which he squandered his college fees and was up to his neck in debts. He works in Hyderabad now as an Orthopedist while his wife is doing DNB Gynecology. I could not attend his wedding, due to some unforeseen circumstances. His hair and beard are graying very rapidly.

Pics of Kunks

[13] Bhushan Jadhav--> He was my best friend in College. His untimely death in 1995 was the starting phase of my alcoholism. A very genial and jovial personality, who would always keep people in splits with his sense of humour. We have had some good times together. I believe Ashish Nagpal has an audio tape that all of us recorded in 1993. I still have’nt heard it. I’ll upload it to this site once I get it. I cant believe it’s going to be 10 years since his demise, this month.

Some pics of Bhushan and one of the ugly bunch in 1995

[14] Hina Singh---> No pictures of this person will be added, neither will any details be shared. I just want to say that she is most beautiful human being I have ever met, both from inside as well as outside. The best thing to have ever happened to me. Though she hates me now, I can’t ever imagine hating her. It’s just not possible to even think of it.
I do wish she forgives me and also realizes that I don’t wish to spoil her life or stay in contact with her. I only want her not to hate me, that’s all. That’s enough to make me go on. I don’t know what else to say, I’m just blank. Oh, I almost forgot, I want to wish her a very very happy 30th birthday. Aren’t we all getting old!

Some Other Funny Pictures



I, Me, and Myself--> I resumed drinking after all that mess, but now I make sure I do it only once in two weeks. Being an alcoholic it’s not possible for me to stop after 2 drinks like most normal people do. So I leave long gaps in between, but when I do drink, I consume at least 8-9 large pegs [or doubles for NRI’s]. Things have been pretty good the last year, except for one incident. I found out that my girlfriend was four timing me behind my back. Hence I did the decent thing, I gave her the heave ho and then hacked her mail and sent copies from her mail to her boyfriends' hehehehehhe. Actually I was drinking about twice a week in that phase, but I still managed to come out of that too.
I am not blaming anyone for all this but certain incidents in life can have far reaching effects. I, now, realize that I was totally unstable mentally during this period. Though I have many regrets, my biggest one is hurting the dearest person in my life. I don’t even remember what all I did, but I made a call that I know. I still get nightmares regarding this. If she forgives me it’ll be a big monkey off my back.
When a person keeps wallowing in the past, his present, and future are badly affected and that’s what happened with me. I used to keep thinking of events and people from the times gone by, while none of them bother to even keep in touch. Regardless of what happens life should go on. Eeks am I moralizing here? Maybe I should become a philosopher hehehehhe.

About girlfriend’s I had only 2 so far [leaving out the first]. One was a pakistani, with whom I had a short lived affair when I was in UK. It lasted till she asked me to convert. Now, despite assurances from Zubair Kazi, that he would include me in Al Jehad, I was forced to decline. I am not religious, but I believe we are born what we are, for a reason, and one shouldn’t change that.
<---- Pakistani Slut [she's gorgeous is'nt she]
The second one was a Punjabi from Malaysia, doing medicine in Sydney. I dunno why I get attracted to medical students all the time. I knew her for a very long time, since 1999, I think. She was 8 years younger than me, but the ‘grown up’ type, who likes to dish out advice and I like such women. I really liked her, but somehow she stopped liking me when I decided to go sober. Weird huh! Maybe I am irresistible when drunk hahahah. Actually I think the fault lies within me, because when I am drunk, my smooth talking alter ego takes over, and when sober I am pretty reserved. Most of you must have noticed that.

Ok I guess that’s enough about me. Here are a few pics of mine, dated from 1998 to 2005. I am also adding a couple of videos of mine taken in October 2004, and may 2005. I'll add more later. I am currently adopting the John Abraham look hehehe, since neither am I losing any hair , nor are they graying much.

Me in chandigarh 1998

1999[with my baby fluffy, he was with me for 14 years]--->

---> 2000 [in Malaysia with gurmeet, his wife and kids]

2001 [ with some ugly gals on my 25th b'day]
2002 [with Kunks]

2003 [with qayamat] what a colour he has! makes me look as fair as kareena kapoor----->

2004[with my lil sis, (well not so lil since she is only 23 and keeps telling me not to do this and that), on the way to agra]

2004[with raghu, my cousin bro]

2005 end [with long hair and beard in kodai hehehe]

2005 september again

Click on the links below to view my videos. I was zonked when I took both of these.

Me in 2004

Me in 2005

I hope you enjoyed the blog, though it was made mainly for one person. When I have time on my hands, next, I’ll add a few more interesting updates.
Cheers! Drink but don’t get Drunk!