The Madras Mail

My friend wrote on BMWs a while back. I wholeheartedly disagree.

Germany has BMW. We have SJ.

There are certain specific things that translate to thrills when driving.

• Speed. We, the 3 of us and a myriad of illegal substances, averaged 100 kmph in a car that was designed to do 40 kmph with 2 people.
• The Road. Chennai – Dindivanam – Pondy is a 6 lane montrosity that is for the most part inhabited by fiercely protective locals who engage in a challenging sport known as TVSChamp Thillalangadi. This sport requires unsurpassed skill in handling the machine itself- a lean, built-down, racing version of the ubiquitious and rather popular TVS50.
• The Driver. Clive Owen did the Hire series for BMW, SJ will soon be acting in the KenaPundai4U series, which would involve SJ and some Mc. Unconfirmed reports suggest that Scarlett Johannson is to make her debut in Indian cinema alongside SJ.
• Efficiency. We managed a trip, Pondy and back, in 3.5 litres of petrol, at an estimated mileage of 85.7kmpl. Al Gore is purported to have offered SJ a multi-billion dollar deal for his next movie.
• Collateral Damage. One Toyota Qualis, assorted lane dividers and markers, one leg, and 2 cows.

Bottomline: An Alto, dum and SJ driving has produced more adrenaline in one trip than all the BMWs ever did since World War II.

I’m sitting here at my computer trying to figure out what to write and simultaneously fighting a losing battle with these mosquitoes which have been steadily drinking my blood for the past hour. Anyway, am down to almost 3 months for CAT, haven’t started studying seriously still (in spite of whatever George might say). What I’m hoping for right now is that I somehow get my ass into a good college for my MBA. Two more years of college and then into the wide, wide world. Will probably be the youngest guy ever to join for MBA I guess. Also it kind of feels really weird to be working right now. Am still a teenager for crying out loud. Anyway the whole point of this job thing is that by next year when I join MBA, I’ll have a year of job experience, some contacts in the industry and hopefully (If I work my ass off this year) some good references. Can’t believe that I’m in a situation where I have to think about my future, career and stuff. It still seems like yesterday when VG, SJ, and me used to go after IIT class and do all sorts of crazy stuff. Can’t believe that school life is behind us and that sort of fun can now exist only in our memories and we are now too old to do that kind of shit and get away with it. Koshal and VG are in some land far, far away that is run a by a stupid fucker who gets his kicks out of blowing up countries. SJ is in a godforsaken place in central India that in all probability has cannibals running around with leaves tied around their waists. Montu is probably the only guy whose whole outlook on life has changed and has become a whole different character (no offense intended Montu), in spite of whatever he might say about him still being the same and he is just putting his feelings out in the open more than he used to in school. In spite of all that Montu is still Montu and will always remain Montu. Sundeep, George and me are spending most of our time talking about this kind of stuff and yes, our discussions also venture in what might be said as the unpredictable, scary future.

Wow, things are changing pretty fast. What wouldn’t I give just to be sitting in Doctor’s Mechanics class, getting shouted at by her. VG in all his ’singam’ style messing with his hair. Koshal playing with Sundeep’s cell phone. Sundeep laughing his ass off looking at the antics of Montu and Cali. George and SJ doing god knows what at the last bench.

Hmmm…..

I donno..i was jus sittin at home…simply surfin when i decided to read vg’s blog….was goin thru his entries when i came across one called ‘i wish’…donno….it triggered a lotta emotions in me….reminded of all the fun we had together….the gang of 7….the fuckin trouble we caused..the amount of fun we had…man times were good then..we had no fuckin worry in the world…IIT classes…total freak out sessions….that auto driver tellin vg that he’ll kick his ass whenever he sees him again…foodworld and the stuff we flicked for the heck of it…the culturals we went to where me vg n sj didnt have anything to do but bunked school and roamed the city….the iit classes at school i the night..the extinguishers…the ‘velai’ we used to do….the terrace at school….our fucked up computer science projects…doctor the bitch and george in all his silent manner making her life miserable….george scarin that junior girl out of her wits….vg in all his glory messin with his hair all day….koshal and his shouting at people on the road…sj and his drunken gay shit…sundeep with his ‘zaras’ plans…george and his ‘girlfriends’..montu..do i need to say anything…me n vg on his kinetic roamin the city….vg and his cycle…i miss those times….the fun we had when we jus hung out together and simply whiled away the time talkin abt stuff….i mean me n sundeep went to Mocha yesterday…we were thinkin abt all those times…actually whenever we get together we generally do that….memories are pretty funny na….especially the ones where u had fun like there was no end….they kinda embedd themselves in your brain and fills u with emotions whenever u start thinkin abt thos good old days….jsu hope that all of us get together once in a while….man….life was good….