a case of mistaken identity

a typical south-indian can be merely a kannada, telugu, tamil or a malyali...not just a tamilian

as famously said..ek telugu aur tamil main itna farak hain..jitba ek punjabi aur bihari main...

to b contd...

my new fascination

well of late i have given a lot of tym...going down the pages of past...n trust me it was fascinating knowing few things..here are the excerpts from the study..

egyptian, indus, maya civilizations..

greeks and hellenic periods..rise of macedonian kings..alexander the great of greece....his conquests..his advanced military capabilities..

ashoka the great ..advancement of buddhist beliefs further east.. rise of mauryan empire..unification of india..

death of alexander..his satraps..seleucus nicator..indo-greeks...

rise of rome,downfall of greece....resemblences between greek paganism and hinduism...rise of christianity..pagans suppressed ..exile of jews..from alexandria..death of hypatia..death of mark anthony,cleopatra..augustus emperor of romans...

birth of islam...peak of abrahamic religions...rise and conquests of islam..arrival into india...spreading across iran, north west africa...and further west till turkey..crusades..fall of constantinople..

mughals in india..akbar the great..survival of hinduism. finally the ..wars fought on the name of gods..

n yeah bismark, unification of germany..causes of world war1...

rise of hitler, nazi germany...france defeated..englands survival..role of united states..japan's intrests in east..disintegration of austria n hungary empire..

rise of china n ussr...cold war..bipolar world..india's post independence era..n its relatively successful story..crisin in indian sub continent..from pak(internal terror),bangladesh(human rights), mayanmar(dictatorship), srilanka(ltte)...

der was a boy...der was a gal.....

aaah now how do i start...hmmmmmmmmmm...

like a setting sun amid clusterd clouds

a hoarding stood between us, me n her!

my eyes were searching for her

eager to see the god's gift for life

time stood still,seconds seemed ages!

then it happened, it appeared a dream

there she was, the first glance

left me in oblivion, the moment

dreamt all along, was rite der

bestowed upon me by herself

never felt that way before

no one made me feel the way! she did

she walked towards me with a smile

she was clad in that white attire

with those fairy long ear rings

she is the one, looking angel likes

i was in love with the most

beautiful gal, with a golden heart

i was lost in her charm/smile

words were falling short, i managed

to say 'you are pretty' whilst was

lost in a world of very own, two of us!

sitting beside her a realisation

how grateful iam, how graceful she is!!!


de were made for each other....hmmm;;)8->(fiction part-2)

101 truths bout me

1. Last beverage? coke...no hot r hard stuff for me:o

2. Last phone call? sen,my sister

3. Last text message? sima my friend

4. Last song you listened to? random telugu song..

5. Last time you cried? hmmmmm 2weeks ago remembering someone..bfr dat it had been ages..

6. Dated someone second time?..nooo

7. Been cheated on? yeah

8. Kissed someone & regretted it? hell yeah(xmas kiss with my 60yr manager..lol)

9. Lost someone special? no...thank god for that!

10. Been depressed? atyms

11. Been drunk and threw up? well..no not really ..ya mayb once!:P

12.LIST FOUR FAVORITE COLORS

1. Blue

2. Black

3. sky blue

4. orange

HAVE YOU:

13. Made new friends? Yeah always! am naturally ..very friendly:p

14. Fallen out of love? hm not really

15. Laughed until you cried? yeahh laughed like hell...lastly when i spoke to my best friend about my skool days escapades!

16. Met someone who changed you? YEAH i tend to get inspired from everytn dats good,but hardly hang on to it...so there are very few who really inspired me...sen,lavs,sandeep!

17. Found out who your true friends were? Yes i did..n felt gd about it

18. Found out someone was talking about you? ooh yeahh..lol..well they cant be blamed ..jealousy u c:p

19. Kissed anyone on your friend's list? naaah

20. How many people on your friends list do you know in real life?..almost all..hv made few ol frns who r so dear aswell..

21. How many kids do you want to have? ...hmm neva tht about it.but.not more dan 2..india needs population control!!my contribution:p

22. Do you have any pets?no neva got a chance..but i wud like to hav few..fish,dogs,horses!!,birds.not all one among em but..i prefer they hv a natural habitat so..dono nt sure

23. Do you want to change your name? hmm nope!

24. What did you do for your last birthday? ul not believe it but i went on a pilgrimage!!to srikalahasti..had few gd memoirs..from temple streets!..hmm no big celebrations..which am lookin forward to hv dis tym around

25. What time did you wake up today?I my system has been al corrupted recently due to exams ..so i slept at 8am in morning n wokeup at half past 12!

26. What were you doing at midnight last night? ..off work! so had dinner at frns place..n laughed cutting jokes about each other!

27. Name something you CANNOT wait for : i hate waiting for anything n any1:p..cos am always late..so neva had a reason to wait for anytn in life..lol..be it my frns,proffs,managers(had to explain each single time dou:P) all wait for me..no partiality:p

28. Last time you saw your father? this wud have been a nonsense question 4months bak..wud have said tday morning..but its a while now..i miss home..hmm

29. What is one thing you wish you could change about your life? nothing..am what iam..da way iam,it comes as a package;p

30. Most visited webpage? Orkut,google.gmail,facebook,yahoo.youtube,wikipedia,azlyrics,bharatmovies...it wud b lyin if i say ieee:p

PERSONAL

31. What's your name? mani ram palanki..

32. Nicknames? ram,jun,mani,ramzin,knight:P(virtual kingdom/orkut),ramy,dega,recently named after a vegetable!!...n few more which i dont prefer mentionin..

33. Relationship Status? SINGLE !! for now..:p..

34. Zodiac sign? pisces

35. Male or female or transgendered? male.

36. Elementary school? sidhartha public skool,hyderabad

37. High School? naagarjuna high skool!

38. Colleges? guru nanak eng. college,hyd..uni of the west of england,bristol

39. Hair color? Black.

40. Long or short? il cal it tall:p

41. Height? 6'' huhuh!

42. Do you have a crush on someone?.crush ya skool ki hai...par abh ni hai

43: Ever been in love? tricky!!

44. Piercings?nope

45. Tattoos? I love them, maybe in near future!

46. Righty or lefty? Righty...wanted to be ambidextrous but eventually convinced myself its better to master one..instead being jack of all!

FIRSTS :

47. First surgery? not yet!

48. First piercing?nope

49. First best friends?k.sandeep,Ashwin rangarajan,sirisha..hav no contacts with any1 of em..but part of my gd memoirs again..

50. First sport you joined: ..like anyother indian middleclass boy..cricket was introduced to me in streets:p when i was hardly 8-10

51. First pet? a smalll fish,hen i used to play with when kid!

52. First vacation? my dad's/mom's native place i guess..fertile lands on banks of river godavari..where am a complete stranger!..but awesome place

53. First concert? hmm skool annual days r college youth fests! if u count em in!

54. First crush: skool frnd...who recently got married:p...sad not really..lol

Miscellaneous:

55. Last date? hmm had never been on a date officially..its not in our culture:p

56. If in a relationship, who proposed to whom? no idea! hm

57. Present best friends? sima

58. Last vacation? a 3day vacation in london for new year..was awesome

59. Given a chance to settle anywhere on earth, where would you go? hmm it changes from time to time...before it was mumbai! now i wud want newyork for a while maybe:p..but end of the day hyderabad anytime..cheers:D

60. Biggest fear? hmmm non stick pans as in form of a gift! okie on a serious note hmm fear of loosing some1 close..i dont want that at allllllllllll..hv seen very closely how painful it wilbe!

61. Last fist fight: i rarely get into!!:p..ok if u insist!!...with my brother..lol.

62. Craziest thing you ever did in your life? did a lot of crazy things in my life..giving an international english based exam for a friend on his behalf!!(huh HAA SO U THT U DID DA CRAZIEST THIN HAA:P)...i neva regret anytn but one...crashin my dad's car:p

63. Hidden talents? they are better hidden...

64. The best moments of life? skool lyf,,frns bak den bring smile on my face instantly..even my gang n da crazy memoirs of engineering life! included.....for 8months when my sister flew down to hyderabad just cos i was there when she was on da verge of breakdown!..best moments

65. Things you'd like to change about yourself? hmm nothinh much..maybe my puntuality,seriousness bout da thins dat shd be dealt wid..accordingly

66. Party animal or couch potato? in between..depends on my mood

67. How do you like to spend weekends? sleep late..wakeup late..movie,shopping wid friends. partyin atyms

68. Hobbies? movies,musicccc,,,cricket...writing...reading few of very gd books

69. Latest movie you watched?om shanti om first bollywood film in uk on air....for me:p

70. If your girlfriend/boyfriend cheated on you, what would you do? I will give her a second chance. Life is all about making mistakes!

71. The most embarrassing and the most proud moment of your life? Embarrassing--i slept on a acquaintance's shoulder in plane ,till here it was fyn haa:p..n was showed dat video by her..mann dat was embarrassing:p

RIGHT NOW:

72. Eating? Nope

73. Drinking? Nope

74. I'm about to? write a mail..to my gd frnd who is gettin married day after tomro..wishing her al da best

75. Listening to? dil se ek awaaz aati hain- sona

76. Waiting for? hmm fr my results..

YOUR FUTURE :

77. Want kids?..hmm din think bout it..but nt more dan 2,my contribution to indian population control!

78. Want to get married? abhi picture baaki hai mere dost! aur bahut tym hai

79. Careers in mind? ....as a telecom/mobile comm. engineer

WHICH IS BETTER WITH THE OPPOSITE SEX?-

80. Lips or eyes? Eyes...shd b like spending a lyftym watching em

81. Hugs or kisses?..a hug

82. Shorter or taller? in between...

83. Older or Younger? my age

84. Romantic or spontaneous? Romantically spontaneous

85. Nice stomach or nice arms? uhuh arms

86. Sensitive or loud? sensitive.....

87. Hook-up or relationship? Relationship leading to a future !!

88. Trouble maker or hesitant? Trouble maker better

HAVE YOU EVER :

89. Kissed a stranger? ??!!?!?!??nnaahh

90. Lost glasses/contacts? like evry otherthin

91. Sex on first date? Hell no!

92. Broken someone's heart? intentionally neva

93. Had your own heart broken? hmm no

94. Been arrested? No ..my encounters used to b wid traffic personal normally fr no license..

95. Turned someone down? Yeah!

96. Cried when someone died? yeah...

97. Liked a friend that is a girl?...yeah i did just liked

DO YOU BELIEVE IN:

98. Yourself? Yes i do!

99. Miracles? yeah

100. Love at first sight? not actually it mite trigger somtn bigger who knows.

101. Heaven? mayb

102. Santa Clause? yeah sure

103. Kiss on the first date?...hmm peck on cheek nothing less or more..lol

104. Angels? how cant i..one among em:p

105. God? - ya...a supernatural force above us..wid different names

106. Devils - there is a saying if god exists...so does devil...but to b true i dono..never seen 1

ANSWER TRUTHFULLY:

107. Is there one person you want to be with right now? really not sure..

108. Had more than one boyfriend/girlfriend at one time? No

109. Wanted to kill someone ever? - nope maybe my hindi teacher in 8th grade!..she used to hate me:p

110. Wanted to steal your friend's boyfriend / girlfriend? - LOL NO

111. Posting this as 111 Truths? Yes. everything is truthful,, u hv my word

ek anjaan ladki(joh mujhe achi lagi) ko dekha toh aisa lagaaaa:d.............<.on da eve of her bday..>


it was ur bday, it was ur bday

i didnt even knew,how ironic

how pathetic,you din bother to

lemme know,oh wait aint ur

fault!maybe we r'nt that

close now,but lemme tell you

something dellilah,in my surreal

world you are right besdie me

all the while,close ur eyes hold

my hand and get wet in this

rain of love for once! iam

already drenched!! oh dellilah!

come away with me just you n me

far far away from here,i promise

i'l make you smile!!make u feel

special from rest of da slot!

it wud be a memorable day

to remember,never forgotten

i wish its gonna be ur next birthday!!

oh dellilah....dellilah oooooh!!

set out with a numb mind

a journey to a strange land

bonvoyages along wid a hand

ful of memories,lil curious and

a lil doubtful,thoughts beyond

comprehensions,leaving behind

few dear ones,caught amid

conflicting emotions,i reached

the destination,welcomed

by three acquaintances!

god knows what lies ahead

now these are supposed

to be my family indeed!

hardly a week,i have friends

to feel home,shallow spaces

are filled with new faces

as if i knew them for ages

so here iam with new hopes

shedding off all the creepers

putting aside my inhibitions

here i come bristol!it seems

it was al written!!

allurin rain~~~

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

it comes down like a shower

of blessings,clad in the rigorous

days of sun it descends

to satiate a seeds thirst

to accede a small girl's wish

to soothe a peasants scourge!!

like the heavens have come

to the mother of mortals!

when the first drops bestow

upon us soaking us in its

sheer bliss, god's way

of benevolence,it is seen

everywhere from blossoming

flowers to blooming meadows

portraying the attire of mother

soulful!

in the cheerful shrills of children

in the leaping frogs

in the dancing peacocks

the soul of life comes

alive,here comes the long awaited

the most

alluring of all, drenching us

in the almighty's tears of joy!

here comes the rain!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~~~~~~