A tale of two cities.....& two fests....& two companies....& all that jazz..!!! ( 25th Jan - 19th Feb '07) Vol. - 3

SAARANG '07 vs
PRAGYAN '07..!!

Now why is that I choose to write Saarang in blue..?? After all, could there be any explanation whatsoever to suggest that it had more than enough reason to be called a BF (Blue Fest).. Was it just a coincidence that Mood Indigo & Unmaad (transliteration of "Ecstacsy") were other fests which sought to make their association with the various hues & interpretations of BLUE rather obvious..?? Yes....nothing but a coincidence of course (Did u guys think it was a deliberate attempt..?!?! How perverted..!!!)
But again...why do I call it a BLUE fest..?? Is it because the gals at Saarang are really hot..?? Is it because their attire betrays the reason I (& all other frustu males) stare at them..?? Is it because, for some unexplained reason, Gals here usually tend to shed their inhibitions on-stage & do things which would have u wide-eyed & gaping in disbelief..?? Is it because, the only issue which was thought to be worth musing over in JAMs, Extempores, Debates etc was S*X & the other four-letter, five-letter etc words which usually find their place in such "discussions"..???

Nope...Its simply beacuse..... I am an innocent little kid who likes the colour BLUE..!!! :D

Nothing that happened in Saarang took my mind off the blues...NOTthe Biz-Quiz which i braved alone (it was supposed to be a 3-man event) thanks to Shyam's interests in stuff beyond the blues & Ram's absence,during which a gal not-so-far-away giggled away to my constant wise cracks :P, NOT the so-called "hypnotism" workshop wherein all I could think about during the "hypnotic session to take me back to when I was 5 years old" was how I could get out of the cramped room & return to food & the "Round" world..!!! :P

With Ram anna finally reminding us of his existence (after his night of action..!!)after what was well-past our usual lunch-time...We then proceeded to...ASCENDAS..!!!!
I was told that Ascendas is a bigger, better & a fully-AC version of "Eat Street" (The Hyd gang will know this only too well :P)...& yes...It was a gr8 deal better than I had expected it to be...But I missed the tattoo parlour at Eat Street.. the realization of my dream of getting a tattoo...is long overdue now..!!! :((
With the ritual of eating like monsters done (Ram..that special faluda of yours was outta this world..!!!)...We then happened to notice (among the many loaded matter that demanded our attention)..that a matter in white...seemed to find us..very interesting..!!!! (I say "us" coz...well...all 3 "wannabe hunks" seemed to be getting the stares..!! :D)...She seemed to be in the midst of an all-round tour of Ascendas..but no sir...that dint stop her from checkin us out...(One must assume that Diff angles of admiration only helps the cause ;) )... Then, she goes & joins her mother at their table...Mother..!?!? Shit..There goes any hopes of prolonging this kadalai session ...But wait...she seemed to be lookin at us & saying something animatedly to her mom...& was I imagining her mom giving us a real smug smile..!?!?!? If I was...I certainly wasnt alone...Ram & Shyam cud swear to it too...& now mom & daughter take turns giving us inviting stares....WTF..!?!? Are even the gals(& their moms) in this place so frustu..?!? :O

With this lil kadalai adventure...it was time to say adieu to matter mama Ram with our traditional routine which consisted of...(well..u know what it must have consisted of..!! lolzz)..for what had been a really short stay for him coz of a schedule which only a retard( Hope u recognize urself Ram :D) cud have alloted himself..With Ram off to his war-on-gal haven...me & shyam anna then moved once again to Saarang to salvage some more matter for the day..& settled on the JAM finals...where the importance of perverted fetishes, & the serious matter of "fitting the Schrodinger Wave equation to serve the purpose of s*x" were discussed among many other such delicate issues...The JAMming (as well as loadsa other things) GOD "Ducky" was at his "serious" best..!!! :D
Resigned to the assumption that we had enuf matter for the day...Shyam & me went for a ride in the night..& feasted on some amazing paneer paranthas.!!! :P That....followed by a detailed description of some "important" matters ended the day for us... ;)

The next morn ushered in prolly the best breakfast I have ever had in...(man..this aint supposed to be a flashback session)....!!! Rice...with that delightfully aromatic ghee & sambhar( Sorry dude...I forgot what its supposed to be called..!!)...man oh man...no wonder i out-ate Shyam by atleast double of what he ate for breakfast...& Shyam..the next time I am in Chennai...plz repeat this gourmet feast & i shall show just what a true gourmand is..!!!! :P
We then moved to Saarang..& with nothing interesting on...& with me not in any hurry to check out "workshops" after the gr8 "hypnotism" ordeal..!!! (Duhhh..!!)...it had to be MATTER again that kept us busy...(yes..I graciously accept the charges of being stupid, shallow & narrow-minded to be so blinded by good-looking gals, but enuf talking...lemme concentrate on matter :D)...& what follows when u get high on matter..?? Of course...FOOD..!!!! (Oh man...I shall never forget those divine frankfurters..Even matter will have to wait for this..!!)
With the formalities completed..We then moved to the Buzzer-Quiz Finals...I am sure it must have been extremely exciting, enlightening, exhilirating..blah-blah...& perhaps, had I managed to stay awake during the quiz,I might have definitely agreed...but the only thing I do remember is one of the most wacky & ingenius pick-up intros I will ever come up with, & which I ended up using for a half-known fem acquaintance...!! :D
& yes...we now come to the Prahlad Kakkar Show..!!!! After seeing thru his brilliant ads of Pepsi, Maggi tomato sauce, Kitkat et al..one enthusiast asks him whether a brand can survive without ads...To this..Prahlad Kakkar gave a response..which, by far, has gotta be THE moment of Saarang'07...He says "lemme give u an example of when advertising may not be necessary..I started a restaurant chain by the name 'Papa Pancho'..now how does a brand like this spread..?? Note the similarity of "Pancho" to a word we Punjabis (& now pretty much all Indian males) use...So pple wud come to the restaurant just to chk how a restaurant came to be called 'Pancho' (mind u...NOT b***nc*o..!!)...& it wud always stay on in their minds...coz after their meal they wud either say.."Baaanchoooo..!!!"(outta sheer delight) or "Bhak Bencho..!!!"(outta sheer anger & repulsion)"
{ Plz note that guys have to assume that "Baancho" refers to "B***nc**d" & gals(if at all any are still reading this blog)...plz assume that "Baancho" is just an innocent word which carries no particular relevance..!! :D }

Saarang '07 "climaxed" for us with Ducky & Ranjeev's sublime brilliance in the extempore competition...& which also featured an ash-wannabe...who began moaning & riding the mic to enact the alter-ego of a bar-girl (hmmmm...is "that" what a bar-girl does..!?? arent there enuf pple doing "that" already.???) to which the judge promptly responds "I hope she doesnt actually end up using the mic as a 'toy'..!!"..yup..definitely the BLUE moment of Saarang '07..!!!!

With Saarang done...all that was left to be done the following day was to check out Spencer's (My T-shirt...well...Its different..!! :D ) & spend ourselves on the sands of Bessie beach..
I started off for Trichy that night with a "cool"bus which looked way better than its fare suggested...however, It dint appear all that "cool" when it took me more than 10 hrs to reach Trichy (usual time = 7-8 hrs)...
All that was left to do now was to waste myself away for the day & Pragyan would be ON the next day..!!! (2nd Feb '07)
So what happened in PRAGYAN '07 ..?? Hmmm...good question indeed, what did happen in Pragyan'07..???
Answer :How do u expect a person who is too busy being the chairman of 3 committees (Orkutting, eating, sleeping) of Pragyan' 07 to spare time to know whats happening elsewhere..??
But yes...I shall NOT talk about those amazing pizzas...I will NOT talk abt those irresistibly melting, dripping, cheesy Domino's pizzas that made u feel like the luckiest human around..I sure had built a gr8 acquaintance with a couple of the Domino's pizza crew...after all...noone else's mess account had filled up their coffers more during Festember'04, NITTfest '05, Pragyan'06, NITTfest '06, Summer of '06 (The Domino's Pizza guys were 4m their franchise stall in Coimbatore...which of course I graced during the weekends during my summer intern @ ITC..!! :P),Festember '06 & now Pragyan'07...Guys...its been gr8 knowing u..but remember...I only like u coz u gimme gr8 pizzas...so quit smiling & get my pizza ready..!!!!!!
Aaaah...Gluttony...how divine...how pure...how peaceful...& how satisfying..!!!! :P
Pragyan thus passed away silently for me...with 12 pizzas, probably 10 or more sundaes, noodles etc etc being feasted upon in 3 days flat..!!! Thank you..NITT..I loved celebrating the spirit of technology..!!! I shall again oblige you with my appetite when our cultural talents have to be celebrated in NITTfest'07...!!! :D

So which fest wins the battle..?? Shall it be the blue SAARANG '07 with its amazing babes, decent food, & the opportunities that Chennai offers...or will it be PRAGYAN '07..the fest where u can outeat more than what 4 Saarangs together can offer without spending a buck off your wallet (only for NITT junta & their frds who make bakras outta them..!! :P)..???

Well...is it even a contest..?? What should make u think that a battle was ever on..??
Shouldnt matter & food go "hand-in-hand"..??? :P

& so...I hereby declare that...the winner of Saarang'07 vs Pragyan'07 is.... ME..!!!
(Hmmm....why am I in blue now..??)


Coming up : THE GRAND FINALE`...!!!!!