In soft gleaming night of stars,
May all your dreams come true.
May every star of every night,
Bring love and joy to you.
Happy Birthday
28 September 2007
26 September 2007
Sameerni click kelele sundar ganu
ok mazya kadun chukun hi post delete zali, sameer ragvla ahe tar me parat taktoy hi link, please saglyani he link bagha
http://www.flickr.com/photos/14119833@N07
http://www.flickr.com/photos/14119833@N07
25 September 2007
21 September 2007
Watch us for NZ-PAK semis tomorrow
Hey guys,
Finally we got tickets for semis between NZ-PAK match. So watch for a glimpse of me n aks ..
Aditee
PS ... Aks chya gharcha ganpati
19 September 2007
Kapil chya gavache photo
click link,gavche photo ahet, mobilevar click kele me, 10-11ch ahet samudadrache jaast ahet, slideshow karun bagha
http://www.flickr.com/gp/21227655@N00/iL4Md3
http://www.flickr.com/gp/21227655@N00/iL4Md3
17 September 2007
SO........
AS EVERY YEAR WHO ALL WENT TO MY HOUSE FOR GANAPATI ???.....
SPECIAL REWARDS FOR ALL THOSE WHO WENT
......FROM SOUTH AFRICA.....
MICCHAMI DUKADAM!! TO SHWETA
SPECIAL REWARDS FOR ALL THOSE WHO WENT
......FROM SOUTH AFRICA.....
MICCHAMI DUKADAM!! TO SHWETA
14 September 2007
Ganapati Bappa Morya !!!
Hi Friends,May lord Ganesha bless you all and fulfill all your dreams.
Have a great Ganesha Festival.
Below is the link of the Ganesha pictures clicked by my Sony Ericsson Mobile cam
10 September 2007
Design Yatra 2007
Hello, everyone. Just felt like sharing the experience at the Design Yatra 2007 with you all. With those who didn’t attend, so as to tell them about good things that we came across and with those who attended, so as to get their experience also as feedback.
I guess you all know now what is Design Yatra is all about.
Design Yatra this year was not as nicely organized as last year may be because there were more than double the number of people (1600) than last year (700). The hotels where people were put up were far from the venue, so lot of time went in traveling also. Food was bad at venue as well as hotel.
Now coming to the good part of it. The speakers that they managed to get this year were really big people. They are really big and famous even outside India. Not everyone out of them could give good speech and good presentation. But some of them were just mind blowing.
http://www.designyatra.com/2007/conference/Speakers.html
This link has the list of speakers and information about them. Go through them and their sites without fail.
Clicking on next will take you to the schedule of the 3 day conference. I will just tell you briefly about the lectures that we attended.
Day 1
Wally Olins was outstanding. Very nice work. Read about him. (click on his name on the first page in link.) and also check his work on site.
His presentations was very well made and to the point.
He spoke about how design can creat or change the image, in 4 different areas.
Product, organizations (like desiney), communication and services.
And also how the senario in market is now changing because now retailer has become bigger than the manufacturer.
He gave examples of how design created (or recreated) brands. Eg. Orange.
Also how brands changed their market strategy from selling product to selling service or experience. Eg. Cocacola. HSBC Pragati.
How brands can go beyond commerce, in charity, academy, nations and cities.
http://www.saffron-consultants.com/Home/Default.aspx
David Kester, who is a management guy had a high funda presentation which went bouncer for me. But have heard he has created good brands and promoted design in different n new areas.
http://www.design-council.org.uk/
Simon Sankarayya: I couldn’t get his work also actually. I just rememeber some installations that he had done, were good. The huge keyboard keys he had put in museum to play for kids. Which will light up when they climb on it. Actually just check his site.
http://www.allofus.org/
Stefan Sagmeister had all typo based work which was really good. Some of his typo and ideas were really really good. The way he had adapted those in installations were also very nice. But I dono how practical and functional his work was. And whether it was more of fine art kind of thing. Some idea were nice of using things like wires or leaves for typo.
http://sagmeister.com/
OneDotZero Film Screening : I didn’t attend this but some stuff that I saw on the site looked good. But I came across different opinions from different people about this session.
http://www.onedotzero.com/home.php
Day 2
Harry Pearce: ohhhh this guy was very nice. Looked good. Had good and down to earth personality. I like his work done for ‘witness’ and for the ‘dana center’. Actually this is what I remember right now. But do visit Pentagram site. They have some amazing work and amazing case studies. Site is worth keeping your favorites folder.
http://www.pentagram.com/en/
Itu Chaudhuri: I have no words to say that how confusing and pointless was this lecture. So not saying anything.
Piyush Pandey: well as we all know him, he as usual showed a showreel of O&M and added the work ‘design’ in place of idea. Though is ads are no doubt very nice. Some amazing ideas. And to a certain point he was right when he said that some brands like orange and hutch are created through design. But while he started off well by saying that “advertising has design and hence design is a vaste thing where adverting also comes”, later he made some statement saying something exactly opposite and so sounded very confused and unprepared.
Simon Dixon and Aporva Baxi: actually we missed this lecture. I just attended last few minutes. But whatever I saw, I thought it was more of web and interactive design. And nothing I saw was extra ordinary.
http://www.dixonbaxi.com/
Neville Brody: he showed how they worked on ‘TIMES’ news paper logo. Also the work he had done for ‘FUSE’. And few more case studies. It was good. Check his work on his site.
http://www.researchstudios.com/home/006-neville-brody/NEVILLE_home.php
Day 3
Cary Murnion: He showed some case studies but I don’t remember much. I guess it was too esoteric for Indian audience.
http://www.stayhonest.com/
Kyle Cooper: there comes the hero of the conference……… he is a movie titles designer. He has designed for superman, seven, Spiderman, 300 and all those amazing titles. Just superb. I mean I also want to do titles design after seeing his work. The best was the Wimbledon (tennis wala) titles. I m sure those who attended will agree with me. Rt?
http://www.prologue.com/
Sonia Manchanda: I didn’t attend this one because I had attended her lecture in a seminar just 2/3 weeks ago. And I didn’t like the work very much. It was ok. They are very strong in business planning all. But work is ok.
http://www.idiom.co.in/
Erik Kessels: he didn’t come. he didnt get the entry to out country.
Stefan Sagmeister interviews Neville Brody : it was just entertaining and nothing much besides that. But it was fun because of their witty question answers.
Michael Johnson: this was the best and the gem of the crown lecture in the entire conference. You guys please do visit his site. The truly idea based design work that was simple but superb. The kind of work that makes u wonder, how they thought of such simple but brilliant idea. Very inspiring.
http://www.johnsonbanks.co.uk/noflash.html
Besides this we had fun in terms of going around on bikes in the evening after the conference. We all went to bagha beach for dinner at night because that was the only place where few places were open. Rest all was shut because it was off-season. I met dipali all the while on bike with his friend. Kapil came for dinner once or twice with us. And rujuta also came to meet us. But rajesh and diapli couldn’t come. And I guess everyone was with his or her respective colleagues so we all couldn’t get together much as I had hoped.
(now some gossip) Met few other people also from J.J. met gauri sohini. I forgot where she works now. But she is getting married on 21st October. Pradnya falari who works in kapil’s office was also there. Niklank jain works at ‘fig tree’. They had designed the whole design yatra event. There were these photographers also there: saish, kedar malegoankar, ashay kshirsagar. They all had put up their work on exhibition. It was all ok. I mean good.
And the last day beach party was 3rd class. There was no music. Bad food. (hardly any food actually).
Am I missing out on anything? I guess its already tooooooooo long. So people those who didn’t attend do visit the good sites and give your comments. And those who attended please add your views on this and add things that I missed out. Lets make use of our blog for some work porpose also.
I guess you all know now what is Design Yatra is all about.
Design Yatra this year was not as nicely organized as last year may be because there were more than double the number of people (1600) than last year (700). The hotels where people were put up were far from the venue, so lot of time went in traveling also. Food was bad at venue as well as hotel.
Now coming to the good part of it. The speakers that they managed to get this year were really big people. They are really big and famous even outside India. Not everyone out of them could give good speech and good presentation. But some of them were just mind blowing.
http://www.designyatra.com/2007/conference/Speakers.html
This link has the list of speakers and information about them. Go through them and their sites without fail.
Clicking on next will take you to the schedule of the 3 day conference. I will just tell you briefly about the lectures that we attended.
Day 1
Wally Olins was outstanding. Very nice work. Read about him. (click on his name on the first page in link.) and also check his work on site.
His presentations was very well made and to the point.
He spoke about how design can creat or change the image, in 4 different areas.
Product, organizations (like desiney), communication and services.
And also how the senario in market is now changing because now retailer has become bigger than the manufacturer.
He gave examples of how design created (or recreated) brands. Eg. Orange.
Also how brands changed their market strategy from selling product to selling service or experience. Eg. Cocacola. HSBC Pragati.
How brands can go beyond commerce, in charity, academy, nations and cities.
http://www.saffron-consultants.com/Home/Default.aspx
David Kester, who is a management guy had a high funda presentation which went bouncer for me. But have heard he has created good brands and promoted design in different n new areas.
http://www.design-council.org.uk/
Simon Sankarayya: I couldn’t get his work also actually. I just rememeber some installations that he had done, were good. The huge keyboard keys he had put in museum to play for kids. Which will light up when they climb on it. Actually just check his site.
http://www.allofus.org/
Stefan Sagmeister had all typo based work which was really good. Some of his typo and ideas were really really good. The way he had adapted those in installations were also very nice. But I dono how practical and functional his work was. And whether it was more of fine art kind of thing. Some idea were nice of using things like wires or leaves for typo.
http://sagmeister.com/
OneDotZero Film Screening : I didn’t attend this but some stuff that I saw on the site looked good. But I came across different opinions from different people about this session.
http://www.onedotzero.com/home.php
Day 2
Harry Pearce: ohhhh this guy was very nice. Looked good. Had good and down to earth personality. I like his work done for ‘witness’ and for the ‘dana center’. Actually this is what I remember right now. But do visit Pentagram site. They have some amazing work and amazing case studies. Site is worth keeping your favorites folder.
http://www.pentagram.com/en/
Itu Chaudhuri: I have no words to say that how confusing and pointless was this lecture. So not saying anything.
Piyush Pandey: well as we all know him, he as usual showed a showreel of O&M and added the work ‘design’ in place of idea. Though is ads are no doubt very nice. Some amazing ideas. And to a certain point he was right when he said that some brands like orange and hutch are created through design. But while he started off well by saying that “advertising has design and hence design is a vaste thing where adverting also comes”, later he made some statement saying something exactly opposite and so sounded very confused and unprepared.
Simon Dixon and Aporva Baxi: actually we missed this lecture. I just attended last few minutes. But whatever I saw, I thought it was more of web and interactive design. And nothing I saw was extra ordinary.
http://www.dixonbaxi.com/
Neville Brody: he showed how they worked on ‘TIMES’ news paper logo. Also the work he had done for ‘FUSE’. And few more case studies. It was good. Check his work on his site.
http://www.researchstudios.com/home/006-neville-brody/NEVILLE_home.php
Day 3
Cary Murnion: He showed some case studies but I don’t remember much. I guess it was too esoteric for Indian audience.
http://www.stayhonest.com/
Kyle Cooper: there comes the hero of the conference……… he is a movie titles designer. He has designed for superman, seven, Spiderman, 300 and all those amazing titles. Just superb. I mean I also want to do titles design after seeing his work. The best was the Wimbledon (tennis wala) titles. I m sure those who attended will agree with me. Rt?
http://www.prologue.com/
Sonia Manchanda: I didn’t attend this one because I had attended her lecture in a seminar just 2/3 weeks ago. And I didn’t like the work very much. It was ok. They are very strong in business planning all. But work is ok.
http://www.idiom.co.in/
Erik Kessels: he didn’t come. he didnt get the entry to out country.
Stefan Sagmeister interviews Neville Brody : it was just entertaining and nothing much besides that. But it was fun because of their witty question answers.
Michael Johnson: this was the best and the gem of the crown lecture in the entire conference. You guys please do visit his site. The truly idea based design work that was simple but superb. The kind of work that makes u wonder, how they thought of such simple but brilliant idea. Very inspiring.
http://www.johnsonbanks.co.uk/noflash.html
Besides this we had fun in terms of going around on bikes in the evening after the conference. We all went to bagha beach for dinner at night because that was the only place where few places were open. Rest all was shut because it was off-season. I met dipali all the while on bike with his friend. Kapil came for dinner once or twice with us. And rujuta also came to meet us. But rajesh and diapli couldn’t come. And I guess everyone was with his or her respective colleagues so we all couldn’t get together much as I had hoped.
(now some gossip) Met few other people also from J.J. met gauri sohini. I forgot where she works now. But she is getting married on 21st October. Pradnya falari who works in kapil’s office was also there. Niklank jain works at ‘fig tree’. They had designed the whole design yatra event. There were these photographers also there: saish, kedar malegoankar, ashay kshirsagar. They all had put up their work on exhibition. It was all ok. I mean good.
And the last day beach party was 3rd class. There was no music. Bad food. (hardly any food actually).
Am I missing out on anything? I guess its already tooooooooo long. So people those who didn’t attend do visit the good sites and give your comments. And those who attended please add your views on this and add things that I missed out. Lets make use of our blog for some work porpose also.
07 September 2007
Bloggers at GOA !!!
Hi Friends,
Do you know that half of our blog members are now enjoying their stay at Goa?....Yes..Mahesh, Nital, Kapil, Rajesh, Rujuta and Deepali all are there in goa to experience a DesignYatra 2007.
Kyoorius Designyatra is an initiative to provide a platform for the design & creative fraternity in India. A platform ‘where creatives meet’ exchange ideas, share knowledge & innovate. Kyoorius Designyatra is an annual design event + conference organized by Kyoorius Exchange, a platform initiated in the Visual Communications space by Transasia Fine Papers and guided by top designers and creative heads. The event is implemented with thought provoking programming that stimulates the professional & student’s mind in exploring new boundaries of design and the values of design in society and business. The conference content celebrates the design excellence and creativity, imparting knowledge and future of design while at the same time reinforcing the sense of community among creative professionals.
Event got started on 6th Sep and will end up on Saturday 8th. Really these people are so lucky that they got a chance to visit such a great event and especially when all of your best friends are there with you..
It must be a great experience for all of them...and I hope we will get to read a lot from each of them about event and fun they had at Goa..just have to wait till Monday Morning...
Cheers!!
Do you know that half of our blog members are now enjoying their stay at Goa?....Yes..Mahesh, Nital, Kapil, Rajesh, Rujuta and Deepali all are there in goa to experience a DesignYatra 2007.
Kyoorius Designyatra is an initiative to provide a platform for the design & creative fraternity in India. A platform ‘where creatives meet’ exchange ideas, share knowledge & innovate. Kyoorius Designyatra is an annual design event + conference organized by Kyoorius Exchange, a platform initiated in the Visual Communications space by Transasia Fine Papers and guided by top designers and creative heads. The event is implemented with thought provoking programming that stimulates the professional & student’s mind in exploring new boundaries of design and the values of design in society and business. The conference content celebrates the design excellence and creativity, imparting knowledge and future of design while at the same time reinforcing the sense of community among creative professionals.
Event got started on 6th Sep and will end up on Saturday 8th. Really these people are so lucky that they got a chance to visit such a great event and especially when all of your best friends are there with you..
It must be a great experience for all of them...and I hope we will get to read a lot from each of them about event and fun they had at Goa..just have to wait till Monday Morning...
Cheers!!
04 September 2007
02 September 2007
31 August 2007
29 August 2007
WELCOME AKSHAY !!!
Hi, I just noticed today in contributors list, there is a new name AKSHAY BHISE , so I thought let's welcome a new member to our family . Hey Akshay, welcome to the family of "ALWAYS BE FRIENDS". Hope you will like our family and be the active member of it . We all know you as aditi's husband , but now we will like to know you as an individual person and as a good friend, let our friendship grow stronger day by day,once again welcome to the family and keep blogging..
seeya ,take care ,
CHEERS MATE.
-Shardul
seeya ,take care ,
CHEERS MATE.
-Shardul
21 August 2007
16 August 2007
Happy Birthday Bloggers !!!!
Hi Friends,
How many of you have noticed that today is 17th August and it's the first birthday of our blog. Yes guys, It was 17th August 2006 when we posted our first post on this blog page. We were very new to this concept of communication but we all adopted it well with open hearts and contributed with all of our thoughts, views and knowledge. Its really good to know that most of us still daily visit this blog page and post comments.
Its been a year and things have changed a lot. People like Shardul, Nusu and Aditee has moved out of country and this blog has become the only medium to be in touch with an old friends. Guys, you can just click on the August 2006 link under the Archive section on the right hand side of blogpage and see how we got started and improved day by day.
Friends, people at my office really appriciate the way we share things on blog and the way we all are still bind to each other..I really want to thank you all for contributing to this blog and keeping it alive. Hope we all will always be so close to each other and we will Always be Friends!!
How many of you have noticed that today is 17th August and it's the first birthday of our blog. Yes guys, It was 17th August 2006 when we posted our first post on this blog page. We were very new to this concept of communication but we all adopted it well with open hearts and contributed with all of our thoughts, views and knowledge. Its really good to know that most of us still daily visit this blog page and post comments.
Its been a year and things have changed a lot. People like Shardul, Nusu and Aditee has moved out of country and this blog has become the only medium to be in touch with an old friends. Guys, you can just click on the August 2006 link under the Archive section on the right hand side of blogpage and see how we got started and improved day by day.
Friends, people at my office really appriciate the way we share things on blog and the way we all are still bind to each other..I really want to thank you all for contributing to this blog and keeping it alive. Hope we all will always be so close to each other and we will Always be Friends!!
15 August 2007
Happy Birthday Nusu !!!!
IN SOFT GLEAMING NIGHT OF STARS
MAY ALL YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE
MAY EVERY STAR OF EVERY NIGHT
BRING LOVE N JOY TO U
HAPPY BIRTHDAY NUSU
14 August 2007
OLD MEMORIES
nice photographs all of them....n nice to c at least half of them together...good to hear about marathi bana too....finally u guys saw it...now go n see CHUK DE INDIA...nice movie...sameerla hi baryach diwasani athavan aali mhan un thanks...sameerla chashma laagla ka?...y is he wearing one all the time?...rajeshi baarik jhalay changlach...nital mahesh phugat chalalet...aani sharmila aajun aahe tashich aahe...jara tila khau piu ghala...kaay kela tumhi tila koknaat neun...
kaay kay baghitla te kalal...kaay kaay khalla te saanga...surmai?...chimbori?...mala khup athvan yete tyanchi...ithe maase khup mahag aahet...aani surmai, chimbori naahi milat...majhya navane majhi athvan kadhun konitari kha te sagla...mhanaje mala pan pochel...aani ho paanipuri...bhel...dahi puri...samosa...and anything u can think of...thik aahe mag...enjoy rain...enjoy CHUK DE....enjoy RUSH HOUR....
kaay kay baghitla te kalal...kaay kaay khalla te saanga...surmai?...chimbori?...mala khup athvan yete tyanchi...ithe maase khup mahag aahet...aani surmai, chimbori naahi milat...majhya navane majhi athvan kadhun konitari kha te sagla...mhanaje mala pan pochel...aani ho paanipuri...bhel...dahi puri...samosa...and anything u can think of...thik aahe mag...enjoy rain...enjoy CHUK DE....enjoy RUSH HOUR....
11 August 2007
Hassa aani latha wha
एका ओंडक्यावर पाच बेडूक बसले होते. त्यातल्या चौघांनी पाण्यात उडी घ्यायचं ठरवलं. मग ओंडक्यावर किती बेडूक उरले? ... पाच. कसे काय? अहो, काहीतरी ठरवणं आणि खरोखरीच तसं करणं यात फरक असतो!!!! दक्षिण भारतीय मंडळी वर्णाने काळी का असतात? कारण ती सनस्क्रीन न लावता सदोदित सन टीव्ही, सूर्या टीव्ही, उदय टीव्ही पाहात असतात!!!!
तो फार सज्जन माणूस होता. त्याने कधी सुपारीच्या खांडाचेही व्यसन केले नाही. त्याने आयुष्यात एकही खोटा शब्द उच्चारला नाही. त्याने परस्त्रीकडे डोळा वर करून कधीही पाहिले नाही... ... तो मरण पावला, तेव्हा इन्शुरन्स कंपनीने क्लेम नाकारला... ... ते म्हणाले, 'जो जगलाच नाही, तो मेला कसा?!!!
ए सकिर्ट,' जाडजूड पुस्तकातून डोकं वर काढत मुन्नाभायने विचारलं, ''वो नॉर्थ पोल रहता है ना, उस पे जो भालू रहता है, उस को क्या बोलते है रे?'' डोकं खाजवत सकिर्ट म्हणाला, ''उसको क्या बोलने का भाई? बोल के फायदा भी क्या? इत्ते दूर उस को थोडेही सुनाई देगा?!!!''
जन्माला येताक्षणी बाळानं नर्सला विचारलं, ''एक्स्क्यूज मी! मोबाइल आहे का तुमच्याकडे?'' '' आहे रे बाळा! पण तुला कशाला हवाय?'' '' मी सुखरूप पोहोचलो म्हणून देवबाप्पाला मिस्ड कॉल द्यायला!!!'' ................................................................................. गुलाब हा नेहमीच गुलाब असतो भले तो सोन्याच्या कुंडीत फुलो नाहीतर उकिरड्यावर त्याचप्रमाणे तू माझा मित्र आहेस भले तू सेंट्रल जेलमध्ये असो नाहीतर मेंटल हॉस्पिटलात!!!
भिडे जाम अस्वस्थ होते. मटारची उसळ आणि श्ाीखंड या द्वैवाषिर्क 'मेजवानी'साठी मुलाला पाव किलो मटार आणायला सांगितले असताना त्याने ३०० ग्रॅम आणले होते. त्याला काटकसरीचं महत्त्व पटवून देण्यासाठी काय करावें, असा प्रश्ान् होता. तो त्यांनी मुलाला रानड्यांकडे पाठवून सोडवला. मुलगा रानड्यांकडे पोहोचला, तेव्हा रात्रीची वेळ होती. वीज वाचावी म्हणून दारावर बेल नव्हती. त्याने कडी वाजवली. निव्वळ एका पंचावर असलेल्या रानड्यांनी हातात उदबत्तीएवढी मेणबत्ती घेऊन दरवाजा उघडला. दोघे आत गेले, हॉलमध्ये बसले. रानड्यांनी मेणबत्ती विझवून टाकली. '' घरात अंधार का आहे, ते आलं का तुझ्या लक्षात?'' रानड्यांनी विचारलं. '' आलं. आवश्यकता नसताना वीज जाळून अपव्यय कशाला करायचा?'' मुलगाही 'भिडे'च होता ना! '' करेक्ट. आणि मेणबत्ती का विझवली ते कळलं?'' '' कळलं. नुसतं बोलायचंच आहे, काही पाहायचं नाही, तर कशाला जाळायची वीज!'' '' पुन्हा बरोबर! पण, तेवढंच नाही. आवश्यकता नसताना वापरून वस्तू झिजवूही नयेत अकारण. त्यामुळे, मेणबत्ती विझवल्यानंतर मी पंचाही सोडून बाजूला ठेवून दिला आहे घडी घालून!!!''
ब्रह्माज्ञान चुका सगळेच करतात. कुणी पाहात नसताना त्या करण्याची कला साधली पाहिजे. तुम्हाला आयुष्याची उजळ बाजू दिसत नसेल, तर किमान जी काळवंडलेली बाजू दिसते, ती तरी पॉलिश करून चकचकवा. नकार देणे ही कला असेल. पण, होकार देऊन काहीच न करणे, ही त्याहून मोठी कला आहे.
बाळू बिनडोक हा उर्मट सरकारी कर्मचारी होता (ही द्विरूक्ती होईल का?) एसईझेडच्या कायद्याखाली खासगी कंपन्यांना शेतकऱ्यांच्या जमिनी 'मिळवून' देण्याच्या कामावर सध्या त्याची नेमणूक होती. भैरू भिंताडेच्या शेताकडे जाणाऱ्या रस्त्यावरच त्याची भैरूशी गाठ पडली. '' या शेताचे मालक तूच आहेस का रे?'' बाळूनं दरडावूनच विचारलं. भैरू म्हणाला, ''हो. काही काम होतं का तुमचं?'' '' मला तुझ्या शेताची पाहणी करायचीये.'' '' ठीक आहे. करा. पण, तिकडे, त्या मळ्यात जाऊ नका बरं का!'' '' मला जिथे जायचं तिथे मी जाईन. मला अडवणारा तू कोण?'' बाळू भडकला आणि खिशातून आयकार्ड काढून भैरूच्या डोळ्यापुढे नाचवत म्हणाला, ''सरकारी अधिकारी आहे मी!'' मोठ्या तोऱ्यात बाळू, भैरूनं मनाई केलेल्या, मळ्यात शिरला आणि अवघ्या दोनच मिनिटांत जिवाच्या करारानं धापा टाकत धावत बाहेर पडला... त्याच्यामागे शिंगं रोखून भैरूचा तगडा ढवळ्या बैल धावत होता... दोघांमधलं अंतर क्षणाक्षणाला कमी होत होतं... ''वाचवा, वाचवा'', भैरूला पाहून बाळू केकाटला... भैरू म्हणाला, ''पावण्या, माझ्या बैलाला दाखव की रे तुझं सरकारी आयकार्ड!!!!''
आपत्तींची मालिका २००२ : दहशतवाद २००३ : पूर २००४ : त्सुनामी २००५ : भूकंप २००६ : जलप्रलय आणि आता २००७ : आप का सुरूर!!!
एका झाडावर पाच पक्षी बसलेले असतात. तिथे एक शिकारी येतो आणि गोळी झाडतो. एका पक्ष्याला गोळी लागते. तो खाली कोसळतो. गोळीबाराने घाबरून तीन पक्षी उडून जातात. एक पक्षी मात्र झाडावर तसाच बसून राहतो... ... का? ... अंगात मस्ती, दुसरं काय?
पुपुपा... अर्थात पुन्हा पुणेरी पाट्या - रिसेप्शन हे सार्वजनिक वाचनालय नाही. कामाशिवाय तेथे बसू नये. - या खोल्यांवर पैसा कामासाठी खर्च केला आहे, तुमच्या गप्पांसाठी नाही. - ही लिफ्ट अ ाहे, लोकल ट्रेन नाही. सुटली तरी चालेल. - ग्राहक देवो भव. तुमचा पगार यांच्या खिशातून येतो. कंपनी काही देत नाही. - गावच्या गप्पा घरी. - ही जागा तुमचे तीर्थरूप येऊन साफ करत नाहीत. तुम्ही चैतन्यकांडीचा (सिगारेट) वापर करत असाल, तर तिचं बूड विझवायला विसरू नका. कोपऱ्यांतले पॅन शोभेचे नाहीत. त्यांत थोटकं विझवा. - शांतता राखा. हे ऑफिस आहे, मंडई नाही. -( ही पाटी गुजरातीत भाषांतरित करून मुंबईच्या प्रत्येक लोकलमध्येही लावा यार कुणीतरी!) हळू बोला. आपले पूर्वज माकड असले, तरी आपण आता माणसे झाले आहोत
घर घ्यावं 'पाहून'! नवं घर घेताना तुमच्या इस्टेट एजंटकडून कधीही कानी पडू नयेत, अशी काही विधानं... छे छे! तुम्हाला कुणीतरी चुकीची माहिती दिलीये. तुमच्या बिल्डिंगचा फक्त मागचा भागच एका दफनभूमीवर उभारलाय! ........................................................................... अहो, एका बाथरूमच्या फ्लशमधून पाण्याऐवजी रक्ताचा फवारा येतो, इतक्या फुटकळ कारणासाठी हे घर भुतानं झपाटलेलं ठरवणार तुम्ही?!!! .................................................................................. हे पाहा! तुमच्या आधीच्या भाडेकरूनं अगदी स्पष्टपणे सांगितलंय की या घरातल्या माशा चावल्यावर फक्त दोन दोन इंचाचे फोड येतात. पू होऊन ते फुटतात चार दिवसांत. पण, त्या विषारी नाहीयेत अजिबात! ........................................................................................................................ अहो, मृत्यू प्रत्येक घरात होतो, या घरातही झाला. आणि सरकारी वकील तो खून होता, असं सिद्ध नाही करू शकले कोर्टात! ... आणि हो, तुमच्या शेजारीच हिमेश रेशमियाची म्युझिक रूम आहे!!!
तो फार सज्जन माणूस होता. त्याने कधी सुपारीच्या खांडाचेही व्यसन केले नाही. त्याने आयुष्यात एकही खोटा शब्द उच्चारला नाही. त्याने परस्त्रीकडे डोळा वर करून कधीही पाहिले नाही... ... तो मरण पावला, तेव्हा इन्शुरन्स कंपनीने क्लेम नाकारला... ... ते म्हणाले, 'जो जगलाच नाही, तो मेला कसा?!!!
ए सकिर्ट,' जाडजूड पुस्तकातून डोकं वर काढत मुन्नाभायने विचारलं, ''वो नॉर्थ पोल रहता है ना, उस पे जो भालू रहता है, उस को क्या बोलते है रे?'' डोकं खाजवत सकिर्ट म्हणाला, ''उसको क्या बोलने का भाई? बोल के फायदा भी क्या? इत्ते दूर उस को थोडेही सुनाई देगा?!!!''
जन्माला येताक्षणी बाळानं नर्सला विचारलं, ''एक्स्क्यूज मी! मोबाइल आहे का तुमच्याकडे?'' '' आहे रे बाळा! पण तुला कशाला हवाय?'' '' मी सुखरूप पोहोचलो म्हणून देवबाप्पाला मिस्ड कॉल द्यायला!!!'' ................................................................................. गुलाब हा नेहमीच गुलाब असतो भले तो सोन्याच्या कुंडीत फुलो नाहीतर उकिरड्यावर त्याचप्रमाणे तू माझा मित्र आहेस भले तू सेंट्रल जेलमध्ये असो नाहीतर मेंटल हॉस्पिटलात!!!
भिडे जाम अस्वस्थ होते. मटारची उसळ आणि श्ाीखंड या द्वैवाषिर्क 'मेजवानी'साठी मुलाला पाव किलो मटार आणायला सांगितले असताना त्याने ३०० ग्रॅम आणले होते. त्याला काटकसरीचं महत्त्व पटवून देण्यासाठी काय करावें, असा प्रश्ान् होता. तो त्यांनी मुलाला रानड्यांकडे पाठवून सोडवला. मुलगा रानड्यांकडे पोहोचला, तेव्हा रात्रीची वेळ होती. वीज वाचावी म्हणून दारावर बेल नव्हती. त्याने कडी वाजवली. निव्वळ एका पंचावर असलेल्या रानड्यांनी हातात उदबत्तीएवढी मेणबत्ती घेऊन दरवाजा उघडला. दोघे आत गेले, हॉलमध्ये बसले. रानड्यांनी मेणबत्ती विझवून टाकली. '' घरात अंधार का आहे, ते आलं का तुझ्या लक्षात?'' रानड्यांनी विचारलं. '' आलं. आवश्यकता नसताना वीज जाळून अपव्यय कशाला करायचा?'' मुलगाही 'भिडे'च होता ना! '' करेक्ट. आणि मेणबत्ती का विझवली ते कळलं?'' '' कळलं. नुसतं बोलायचंच आहे, काही पाहायचं नाही, तर कशाला जाळायची वीज!'' '' पुन्हा बरोबर! पण, तेवढंच नाही. आवश्यकता नसताना वापरून वस्तू झिजवूही नयेत अकारण. त्यामुळे, मेणबत्ती विझवल्यानंतर मी पंचाही सोडून बाजूला ठेवून दिला आहे घडी घालून!!!''
ब्रह्माज्ञान चुका सगळेच करतात. कुणी पाहात नसताना त्या करण्याची कला साधली पाहिजे. तुम्हाला आयुष्याची उजळ बाजू दिसत नसेल, तर किमान जी काळवंडलेली बाजू दिसते, ती तरी पॉलिश करून चकचकवा. नकार देणे ही कला असेल. पण, होकार देऊन काहीच न करणे, ही त्याहून मोठी कला आहे.
बाळू बिनडोक हा उर्मट सरकारी कर्मचारी होता (ही द्विरूक्ती होईल का?) एसईझेडच्या कायद्याखाली खासगी कंपन्यांना शेतकऱ्यांच्या जमिनी 'मिळवून' देण्याच्या कामावर सध्या त्याची नेमणूक होती. भैरू भिंताडेच्या शेताकडे जाणाऱ्या रस्त्यावरच त्याची भैरूशी गाठ पडली. '' या शेताचे मालक तूच आहेस का रे?'' बाळूनं दरडावूनच विचारलं. भैरू म्हणाला, ''हो. काही काम होतं का तुमचं?'' '' मला तुझ्या शेताची पाहणी करायचीये.'' '' ठीक आहे. करा. पण, तिकडे, त्या मळ्यात जाऊ नका बरं का!'' '' मला जिथे जायचं तिथे मी जाईन. मला अडवणारा तू कोण?'' बाळू भडकला आणि खिशातून आयकार्ड काढून भैरूच्या डोळ्यापुढे नाचवत म्हणाला, ''सरकारी अधिकारी आहे मी!'' मोठ्या तोऱ्यात बाळू, भैरूनं मनाई केलेल्या, मळ्यात शिरला आणि अवघ्या दोनच मिनिटांत जिवाच्या करारानं धापा टाकत धावत बाहेर पडला... त्याच्यामागे शिंगं रोखून भैरूचा तगडा ढवळ्या बैल धावत होता... दोघांमधलं अंतर क्षणाक्षणाला कमी होत होतं... ''वाचवा, वाचवा'', भैरूला पाहून बाळू केकाटला... भैरू म्हणाला, ''पावण्या, माझ्या बैलाला दाखव की रे तुझं सरकारी आयकार्ड!!!!''
आपत्तींची मालिका २००२ : दहशतवाद २००३ : पूर २००४ : त्सुनामी २००५ : भूकंप २००६ : जलप्रलय आणि आता २००७ : आप का सुरूर!!!
एका झाडावर पाच पक्षी बसलेले असतात. तिथे एक शिकारी येतो आणि गोळी झाडतो. एका पक्ष्याला गोळी लागते. तो खाली कोसळतो. गोळीबाराने घाबरून तीन पक्षी उडून जातात. एक पक्षी मात्र झाडावर तसाच बसून राहतो... ... का? ... अंगात मस्ती, दुसरं काय?
पुपुपा... अर्थात पुन्हा पुणेरी पाट्या - रिसेप्शन हे सार्वजनिक वाचनालय नाही. कामाशिवाय तेथे बसू नये. - या खोल्यांवर पैसा कामासाठी खर्च केला आहे, तुमच्या गप्पांसाठी नाही. - ही लिफ्ट अ ाहे, लोकल ट्रेन नाही. सुटली तरी चालेल. - ग्राहक देवो भव. तुमचा पगार यांच्या खिशातून येतो. कंपनी काही देत नाही. - गावच्या गप्पा घरी. - ही जागा तुमचे तीर्थरूप येऊन साफ करत नाहीत. तुम्ही चैतन्यकांडीचा (सिगारेट) वापर करत असाल, तर तिचं बूड विझवायला विसरू नका. कोपऱ्यांतले पॅन शोभेचे नाहीत. त्यांत थोटकं विझवा. - शांतता राखा. हे ऑफिस आहे, मंडई नाही. -( ही पाटी गुजरातीत भाषांतरित करून मुंबईच्या प्रत्येक लोकलमध्येही लावा यार कुणीतरी!) हळू बोला. आपले पूर्वज माकड असले, तरी आपण आता माणसे झाले आहोत
घर घ्यावं 'पाहून'! नवं घर घेताना तुमच्या इस्टेट एजंटकडून कधीही कानी पडू नयेत, अशी काही विधानं... छे छे! तुम्हाला कुणीतरी चुकीची माहिती दिलीये. तुमच्या बिल्डिंगचा फक्त मागचा भागच एका दफनभूमीवर उभारलाय! ........................................................................... अहो, एका बाथरूमच्या फ्लशमधून पाण्याऐवजी रक्ताचा फवारा येतो, इतक्या फुटकळ कारणासाठी हे घर भुतानं झपाटलेलं ठरवणार तुम्ही?!!! .................................................................................. हे पाहा! तुमच्या आधीच्या भाडेकरूनं अगदी स्पष्टपणे सांगितलंय की या घरातल्या माशा चावल्यावर फक्त दोन दोन इंचाचे फोड येतात. पू होऊन ते फुटतात चार दिवसांत. पण, त्या विषारी नाहीयेत अजिबात! ........................................................................................................................ अहो, मृत्यू प्रत्येक घरात होतो, या घरातही झाला. आणि सरकारी वकील तो खून होता, असं सिद्ध नाही करू शकले कोर्टात! ... आणि हो, तुमच्या शेजारीच हिमेश रेशमियाची म्युझिक रूम आहे!!!
07 August 2007
Fresh Memories!
Hi Guys,
This post is especially for those with whom I havent spoke since last entire month. How are you all? Nusu, Shadru, Shweta, Rujuta, Aditee, Dipali, Manasi..Where are you all? and hows life? Hope you all are doing best in your life.
Friends, last entire month was like a bonus for us. After many tries, finally Mahesh got tickets for a great marathi show "Marathi Bana". ..Yes, The show was ultimate..and very well organised. After a long time I got to see something good in Theaters..It was the real show..Thanks Aditee for suggesting us about it.
As you all know We are just back from a short but sweet trip from Konkan with lots of memories. It was a good break for all of us from our daily boring routine and we all utilised it at the fullest. We went to Ganapatipule and Ratnagiri and visited some good places like Ganapatipule mandir, Jaigad, Pale Caves, Thiba Palace, Thiba point, Keshavsoot and Tilak houses, Parshuram Mandir etc. But best of all was Marleshwar..It was a lifetime experience looking at Huge mountain range with lots of small and big waterfalls falling from all sides..cold air..and a lord shiva situated inside a small cave....really friends we missed all of you..It was so pleasent place...
Bytheway Overall trip was toooo good...we had lots of gapshap and zagdas too..had special Konkani food...and stayed a MTDC sea resorts..enjoyed rain..travel...You will come to know about all these things...by looking at the pix clicked by each of us...let us know if you like those.
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Friends, We remembered all of our old college days...We remembered you all...We missed you a lot.
This post is especially for those with whom I havent spoke since last entire month. How are you all? Nusu, Shadru, Shweta, Rujuta, Aditee, Dipali, Manasi..Where are you all? and hows life? Hope you all are doing best in your life.
Friends, last entire month was like a bonus for us. After many tries, finally Mahesh got tickets for a great marathi show "Marathi Bana". ..Yes, The show was ultimate..and very well organised. After a long time I got to see something good in Theaters..It was the real show..Thanks Aditee for suggesting us about it.
As you all know We are just back from a short but sweet trip from Konkan with lots of memories. It was a good break for all of us from our daily boring routine and we all utilised it at the fullest. We went to Ganapatipule and Ratnagiri and visited some good places like Ganapatipule mandir, Jaigad, Pale Caves, Thiba Palace, Thiba point, Keshavsoot and Tilak houses, Parshuram Mandir etc. But best of all was Marleshwar..It was a lifetime experience looking at Huge mountain range with lots of small and big waterfalls falling from all sides..cold air..and a lord shiva situated inside a small cave....really friends we missed all of you..It was so pleasent place...
Bytheway Overall trip was toooo good...we had lots of gapshap and zagdas too..had special Konkani food...and stayed a MTDC sea resorts..enjoyed rain..travel...You will come to know about all these things...by looking at the pix clicked by each of us...let us know if you like those.
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Friends, We remembered all of our old college days...We remembered you all...We missed you a lot.