The Fishers' Mind
A blog of our college gang that we have often referred to as the Matunga Fishing Club
Saturday, September 4, 2010
We have visitors from Malta
I just happened to open up the admin page for this blog and decided to click on the Stats tab.
Guess what I found, we not only have readers from India , US (of course) but even from the small country called Malta...
And google rocks for providing this kind of stats (although I was not necessarily looking for them)
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
The Ghostquake
Date and Time : around 1:07 am 17 Aug 2010
I am sitting on my couch in front of my laptop writing about one of my treks to a remote place called Harischandra Gad. I have just about finished describing a close encounter in the jungle. My brain is hyper on thoughts (read horror / suspense / thriller movies).
As I am contemplating the words on my next para, I have an eerie experience.
In a span of less than a second, I feel the rustling of trees outside the window of my living room, followed by the sound of the wind hitting the sliding windows and then a jerk on the couch as if some hit the couch hard. Startled I look around but there is no one.
Now my already hyper on thoughts brain takes two forms. First form the Rational brain (hereinafter referred to as "aaR") and second form the Paranoid one (hereinafter referred to as "Par"). Aar swiftly starts rationalizing the experience and comes up with 3 options in the order of rationale correctness.
1. A strong wind blew through the window and shook the couch.
2. An earthquake hit the area.
3. A burglar broke in and accidentally brushed a side of the couch before hiding in another room.
Before even Aar has finished ruling out options, Par supplies one more
4. Its a ghost.
I usually consider myself quite a rational person so Aar is always favoured to explain such experiences. So here goes the discussion between three (Aar, Par and me) of us.
Aar : Even though the trees rustled and the window shook, I could not feel the wind on my skin. Option 1 is therefore ruled out. It could be option 2.
Par : Earthquakes will usually mean a little more disturbance. I have seen enough discovery channel and I know that it usually involves at least sound of shaking utensils and crockery. I did not hear any of that. Besides since the whole experience lasted less than a second it is highly unlikely that its an earthquake.
Aar & me : Hmm ... In that case lets ascertain option 3.
I get up and check all the rooms, windows and doors. I even check on my mom (the only other person in the house at that moment) and she is fast asleep oblivious to my experience. I look out of the windows and nothing. Convinced that there is no sign of forced entry and that there is no one other than myself and my mom in the home I return to my couch.
Par : So it is my explanation. A ghost has entered the house.
Aar : No there are no ghosts. There is no such thing as God or Ghost. They are both creations of the human mind trying to blame the unexplained happenings of the nature on something supernatural.
Par : I am convinced that it was a ghost. If you can believe that there is ghost than like two sides of a coin you also have to accept the presence of God. Lets pray God and may the almighty give us strength to overcome the evil.
Me : Saalo AarPar ... Shut up both of you. You guys are scaring the living day lights out me. Ok its 1:00 am in the night, but that makes this whole discussion way too creepy. Lets go to sleep.
I then go on to switch of my laptop, relieve my bladder and come back to sleep on the same darn couch. I switch off the light and for the next 15 minutes or so I am lying there inside the sheets with only my face outside and my eye half closed. My eyeballs are moving to check out all corners of the room to spot any movement. Aar is still thinking option 3 while Par is convinced of option 4. The only light inside the room is the faint one coming from flashlight at a nearby construction sight. There is the shadow of the trees on the walls. No movement however.
Pretty soon I have overcome my momentary fears and am fast asleep.
Next morning at breakfast I narrate the experience to my mom (minus discussion with Aar and Par). My mom agrees with 1,2, 3 as possible explanations and dismisses all of them with similar arguments as AarPar. I stop short of telling her option 4 but then She adds a 5th explanation.
5. Since I was writing (and she is not particularly fond of my style) about some close encounter, my brain was hyper and I would have hallucinated.
Again AarPar get into discussions and Par likes option 5 better than option 4. Aar is still not convinced but with nothing rational in site keeps quite. I tell my mom to forget about it and carry on with my usual routine and go to office.
Towards the end of the day, just as everyone is winding up to leave for the day, a mail drops into my mailbox from the Firm's Corporate Security.
The subject reads "Security Advisory - Earthquake Respone...."
The mails body starts as below
"A minor intensity earthquake, measuring 2.6 on the Richter scale, hit Mumbai and parts of western Maharashtra early morning today at 1.07 am with Bapsai (Thane District) as its epicenter."
Aar has a last muhaaahaahaaa laugh.
I am sitting on my couch in front of my laptop writing about one of my treks to a remote place called Harischandra Gad. I have just about finished describing a close encounter in the jungle. My brain is hyper on thoughts (read horror / suspense / thriller movies).
As I am contemplating the words on my next para, I have an eerie experience.
In a span of less than a second, I feel the rustling of trees outside the window of my living room, followed by the sound of the wind hitting the sliding windows and then a jerk on the couch as if some hit the couch hard. Startled I look around but there is no one.
Now my already hyper on thoughts brain takes two forms. First form the Rational brain (hereinafter referred to as "aaR") and second form the Paranoid one (hereinafter referred to as "Par"). Aar swiftly starts rationalizing the experience and comes up with 3 options in the order of rationale correctness.
1. A strong wind blew through the window and shook the couch.
2. An earthquake hit the area.
3. A burglar broke in and accidentally brushed a side of the couch before hiding in another room.
Before even Aar has finished ruling out options, Par supplies one more
4. Its a ghost.
I usually consider myself quite a rational person so Aar is always favoured to explain such experiences. So here goes the discussion between three (Aar, Par and me) of us.
Aar : Even though the trees rustled and the window shook, I could not feel the wind on my skin. Option 1 is therefore ruled out. It could be option 2.
Par : Earthquakes will usually mean a little more disturbance. I have seen enough discovery channel and I know that it usually involves at least sound of shaking utensils and crockery. I did not hear any of that. Besides since the whole experience lasted less than a second it is highly unlikely that its an earthquake.
Aar & me : Hmm ... In that case lets ascertain option 3.
I get up and check all the rooms, windows and doors. I even check on my mom (the only other person in the house at that moment) and she is fast asleep oblivious to my experience. I look out of the windows and nothing. Convinced that there is no sign of forced entry and that there is no one other than myself and my mom in the home I return to my couch.
Par : So it is my explanation. A ghost has entered the house.
Aar : No there are no ghosts. There is no such thing as God or Ghost. They are both creations of the human mind trying to blame the unexplained happenings of the nature on something supernatural.
Par : I am convinced that it was a ghost. If you can believe that there is ghost than like two sides of a coin you also have to accept the presence of God. Lets pray God and may the almighty give us strength to overcome the evil.
Me : Saalo AarPar ... Shut up both of you. You guys are scaring the living day lights out me. Ok its 1:00 am in the night, but that makes this whole discussion way too creepy. Lets go to sleep.
I then go on to switch of my laptop, relieve my bladder and come back to sleep on the same darn couch. I switch off the light and for the next 15 minutes or so I am lying there inside the sheets with only my face outside and my eye half closed. My eyeballs are moving to check out all corners of the room to spot any movement. Aar is still thinking option 3 while Par is convinced of option 4. The only light inside the room is the faint one coming from flashlight at a nearby construction sight. There is the shadow of the trees on the walls. No movement however.
Pretty soon I have overcome my momentary fears and am fast asleep.
Next morning at breakfast I narrate the experience to my mom (minus discussion with Aar and Par). My mom agrees with 1,2, 3 as possible explanations and dismisses all of them with similar arguments as AarPar. I stop short of telling her option 4 but then She adds a 5th explanation.
5. Since I was writing (and she is not particularly fond of my style) about some close encounter, my brain was hyper and I would have hallucinated.
Again AarPar get into discussions and Par likes option 5 better than option 4. Aar is still not convinced but with nothing rational in site keeps quite. I tell my mom to forget about it and carry on with my usual routine and go to office.
Towards the end of the day, just as everyone is winding up to leave for the day, a mail drops into my mailbox from the Firm's Corporate Security.
The subject reads "Security Advisory - Earthquake Respone...."
The mails body starts as below
"A minor intensity earthquake, measuring 2.6 on the Richter scale, hit Mumbai and parts of western Maharashtra early morning today at 1.07 am with Bapsai (Thane District) as its epicenter."
Aar has a last muhaaahaahaaa laugh.
Monday, February 16, 2009
Rocking in cradle of death
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Monday, November 17, 2008
A classic mail by Pagoz
Sahani - AIR Radio jockey giving Krikat commentary!
"Jee haan bhaiyoon aur bahno
match ek romanchak daur pe hai...
group ke lagh bhag sabhi khiladi ke wicket ghir chuke hai!
ab ek bahut he jabaaz ballebaaz ADI-pag bhi pavilion ke aur laut rahe hai......"
score hai is tarah!
Matunga Fishing Club Championship
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Viral lbw 22
Baa Hit Wicket 22
Roopa Bhai out Red carded ;) 25
AbhiShag stumped 27
Babaa ct in front 27
Ramya ct behind 27
(then they caught each other LOL)
Aye Shivani! running between wickets 28
Vutha retd hurt 24
Sunil not out 28
Protik Mukherjee kacha limboo 26
(double batting)
Chetan out ..on advt campaign 28
for protex @ NY
Phatti not out(allegedly not out) 28
JT ct @ silly point today 28
Shanpattibhag! looking for the right 28
stadium to flash
Nalgy Match Fixing ;) declrd out 28
ADIPAG BREAKING NEWS! 28
googlied out to be stumped
soon
fdgfdsgsdfgfddffgaewrrhfdvbfdfdfd......noise....!
Yo Dudes and Yoer Dudettes!
Time to uncork some champagne! Fishing rod has found fish ;) Feeling lucky to find some one who can take my bak bak and crap load of shit!
Ding Dong! Sing a song!
I found the ONE...(not jet lee) ..not a bong
Duniya nahi hai ulti
Yes Yes! She is a GULTI!
Had been talking/chatting/mailing and seeing her since some time now! Was trying to make this arranged thing a bit more interesting than it seems :D
Finally ma and pa met the enlaws to be ma and pa and they have decided we are both capable of taking care of each others toothbrush and baggage !
Long storyy cut short! Apun shadi karne ko ho rahe la hai! Time to party!
The lucky one - me!
The luckier one - She! Shez Shilpa! heheheh!
La femme Shilpa est belle fille!
She is working with Willis an insurance firm @ Nariman Pt Mumbai since 4 yrs I think
Fortunately when I say CONTROL she does not say ALT-DEL! She is completely diverse from us techies!(am i one nowadays..arguable! I file help tickets to configure even my outlook on my lappie!)
Alpha Release - urf Engagement!
August 15th 2008.
(Jawaharlal Nehru's words never echoed louder than now when I heard I am gonna get engaged that day....."my tryst with destiny ;)"....)
For propriety sake we have decided te leave the BETA release for some time (at least 9 months I think) later after marriage! Who knows we might decide to do a BETI release too....! che che gandhe bacche sab!
Gamma Release! - urf ...
The Happening - Marriage
November 5th 2008!
Bhai log please book your tickets soon
Shaadi shall be in Hyderabad! The land of the Nawabs! It's gonna be a morning marriage!
www.easyjet.com
It's called gamma bcos of all the gamma like radiations one has to endure alll day long sitting near the pyre! Worth it I guess!
The launch urf ...The Reception
November 9th I think
In RCF Mumbai!
I'll kick ur ass if anyone turns up here! If u can come on the 9th u better well can come on the 5th to HYD! Moreover you can do some sight seeing in hyd too :)
Sorry guys..I couldnt call or inform anyone earlier! If someone can sell time I'd buy it ! Really struggling to manage 24hrs in a day!
With this I now hand over my beloved Ass to the forum so that they can start beating it arnd!
Thanks for all your wishes! Please please please try to grace the occassion!
Cheerz! God bless the humble new turning and and chapter in my eventful life! Welcome - THE WIFE!
(Its getting shit scary man!)
AdhiPeg!
Sahani - AIR Radio jockey giving Krikat commentary!
"Jee haan bhaiyoon aur bahno
match ek romanchak daur pe hai...
group ke lagh bhag sabhi khiladi ke wicket ghir chuke hai!
ab ek bahut he jabaaz ballebaaz ADI-pag bhi pavilion ke aur laut rahe hai......"
score hai is tarah!
Matunga Fishing Club Championship
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Viral lbw 22
Baa Hit Wicket 22
Roopa Bhai out Red carded ;) 25
AbhiShag stumped 27
Babaa ct in front 27
Ramya ct behind 27
(then they caught each other LOL)
Aye Shivani! running between wickets 28
Vutha retd hurt 24
Sunil not out 28
Protik Mukherjee kacha limboo 26
(double batting)
Chetan out ..on advt campaign 28
for protex @ NY
Phatti not out(allegedly not out) 28
JT ct @ silly point today 28
Shanpattibhag! looking for the right 28
stadium to flash
Nalgy Match Fixing ;) declrd out 28
ADIPAG BREAKING NEWS! 28
googlied out to be stumped
soon
fdgfdsgsdfgfddffgaewrrhfdvbfdfdfd......noise....!
Yo Dudes and Yoer Dudettes!
Time to uncork some champagne! Fishing rod has found fish ;) Feeling lucky to find some one who can take my bak bak and crap load of shit!
Ding Dong! Sing a song!
I found the ONE...(not jet lee) ..not a bong
Duniya nahi hai ulti
Yes Yes! She is a GULTI!
Had been talking/chatting/mailing and seeing her since some time now! Was trying to make this arranged thing a bit more interesting than it seems :D
Finally ma and pa met the enlaws to be ma and pa and they have decided we are both capable of taking care of each others toothbrush and baggage !
Long storyy cut short! Apun shadi karne ko ho rahe la hai! Time to party!
The lucky one - me!
The luckier one - She! Shez Shilpa! heheheh!
La femme Shilpa est belle fille!
She is working with Willis an insurance firm @ Nariman Pt Mumbai since 4 yrs I think
Fortunately when I say CONTROL she does not say ALT-DEL! She is completely diverse from us techies!(am i one nowadays..arguable! I file help tickets to configure even my outlook on my lappie!)
Alpha Release - urf Engagement!
August 15th 2008.
(Jawaharlal Nehru's words never echoed louder than now when I heard I am gonna get engaged that day....."my tryst with destiny ;)"....)
For propriety sake we have decided te leave the BETA release for some time (at least 9 months I think) later after marriage! Who knows we might decide to do a BETI release too....! che che gandhe bacche sab!
Gamma Release! - urf ...
The Happening - Marriage
November 5th 2008!
Bhai log please book your tickets soon
Shaadi shall be in Hyderabad! The land of the Nawabs! It's gonna be a morning marriage!
www.easyjet.com
It's called gamma bcos of all the gamma like radiations one has to endure alll day long sitting near the pyre! Worth it I guess!
The launch urf ...The Reception
November 9th I think
In RCF Mumbai!
I'll kick ur ass if anyone turns up here! If u can come on the 9th u better well can come on the 5th to HYD! Moreover you can do some sight seeing in hyd too :)
Sorry guys..I couldnt call or inform anyone earlier! If someone can sell time I'd buy it ! Really struggling to manage 24hrs in a day!
With this I now hand over my beloved Ass to the forum so that they can start beating it arnd!
Thanks for all your wishes! Please please please try to grace the occassion!
Cheerz! God bless the humble new turning and and chapter in my eventful life! Welcome - THE WIFE!
(Its getting shit scary man!)
AdhiPeg!
Viru_being_operated_by ELectronics_Engineers
DrProtik to Dr Abhi: Please pass me the soldering iron, the eyes need to be soldered
Dr Chetan: Ill hammer the nose to perfection
Dr Abhi: I'll tape up the mouth piece, think we will have a ready robot for our IIT mumbai hardware contest.
Dr Chetan: Ill hammer the nose to perfection
Dr Abhi: I'll tape up the mouth piece, think we will have a ready robot for our IIT mumbai hardware contest.
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