Hi hi hi...and sorry, for not posting for a long time that is. It's a long story, but since we've got all the time in the world, i'll post it here. Well, it certainly began on a high note, with me finding the girl of my dreams.Well, atleast I thought she was the girl of my dreams. So as all love stories go, we had our moments in the sun. Heck, we even had a tree we used to run around singing (typical hindi philmi ishtyle). Then, tragedy struck...she dumped me. (**Sad song playing in the background** SMS me at 9894170234 and i'll send it to u). I was of course heartbroken....and what's worse, I couldn't even show my face to the tree.

Well, I did congratulate her on her catch...he's a double MBA from london (i told her he mustn't have found a job after the first one >:-) ). That done, I was absolutely heartbroken. But I had friends who made sure I wasn't as sad as i thought i could be. They made it worse for me ;-). That's coz first they got me drunk coz I was heartbroken. Then they made me senti coz I was drunk. And then, as I was senti, they made me drink again. Grand total...1500 bucks. Boy o boy...with friends like these...who needs enemies.

So u see, me's back to being a bachelor again. And totally at odds with the female of the species. I don't think i'm ever going to fall in love again. (Hey there's a hottie walkin outside in mini's. Hang on while I check her out. Did anybody say i didn't like females?? Heck I was just kiddin).

Where's that damn tree when I need it again!!!

   [ POSTED BY d_tox_ed @ 1:33 AM ] [ 1 comments ]

If I never run into him
I'll never see him smile.
If I never try to kiss him
he'll never drive me wild.
And I'll never feel the need
to say those three little words.
I know how to stay care free
letting no one put a hold on me
But I can't keep my hands off him
theres something different about this boy...
If I never let me love him
I'll never settle down.
And I'll never put roots
in this God forsaken town
And I'll never say I do.
Or step foot in a church.
If I never think about him
I'll never miss him at all
Never wonder want he's doing
never give him a call.
Never see him again
and I'll be free as a bird
But the trouble with never is
Never never works.

   [ POSTED BY d_tox_ed @ 6:14 AM ] [ 2 comments ]

So, my exploits this week. Well....started off with me meeting this really boooring female who told me that she knows someone who got married through "shaadi.com". So me thought, well, why go far. Rediff's got it's own matchmaker service right here. So I searched for a few minutes and found around 80000 eligible females....*grin*. What's next, I decided, I'll put up my profile online. So there I was, creating a profile for me using the wizard. Filed up my name, age, sex blah blah blah etc etc....until I came to the section where I was s'posed to describe myself. Well, put in a few modest lines which went thus....

I'm 20, funloving, happy-go-lucky, and a real live wire when i'm with someone. I like adventure sports, nature and wildlife. I've been trekking, rock climbing etc etc. I would love to be with someone who's caring, affectionate and who shares my interests.

To my delight. I got a reply pretty soon. Though it wasn't quite what I expected....read on...

Dear Joe,
My name is Karen and I fell in love with you the minute I read your profile. I share all your interests and more. I'm the most affectionate girl you'll ever find and I dont mind hugging and kissing you in public. And all the kids around me think I'm the funniest creature they've ever seen. Blah blah blah....

Boy o boy, was I in seventh heaven again (I must stop that though, it's happening every time I see a girl). Until I read the last lines of the letter

....I hope you like hairy females who love bananas and swinging on trees
Love Karen

Needless to say, I deleted the profile....and Karen, I don't like bananas.

   [ POSTED BY d_tox_ed @ 6:01 AM ] [ 0 comments ]

Hey guys. Back after a week I guess. Found a lot of visitors on my blog....including the incorrigible Ms SWNE (whatever that stands for). Now this Miss SWNE and me, we lead pretty opposing lives. Which means, that where Miss SWNE doesn't want to get married, I can't find someone to marry me. The other visitor is Miss Kash who just refreshed her blog and filled it up with forwards. Needless to say, my already bloated ego was filled with a bit more air ;-). Anyway, it was nice hearing from you and you're most welcome. Keep visiting.

   [ POSTED BY d_tox_ed @ 5:27 AM ] [ 0 comments ]

Was just going through a few headlines today....same old stuff day after day. Read one "BIG FISH ELUDES U.S. IN IRAQ RAID". (CNN 3/12/2003). Boy.....do these guys ever know when to give up?? I mean fishing in Iraq??? It's a goddamned desert. Where's the fish??? Errr...it's much later that I realised that the fish was supposed to be some big assed former top deputy of the erstwhile Sadman Hussain. Big deal that. I bet the US was without targets for a long time and found someone stealing candy from a kid......bang....you're Sadman's deputy. You better start running coz you're most wanted. But that's not unusual for Uncle Tom. Reminds me of the time they claimed that they....I'll quote them here "We've taken down the entire Afghani Airforce" on day one......which in reality meant that they had taken down all of 2 hang gliders. The second days claim was even better.... "We've destroyed their anti-aircraft early warning systems" which most probably meant that they had killed poor Mustafa standing on top of a pole armed with a binoculars and a slingshot !!! But it's not all fair to blame the US for everything. People say they can see no reason for the US to attack Iraq.....gee....now that's not right. As someone very rightly put, I can see 3 of them right now....Shell, Mobil and Castrol. It's worth the Oil and Rubble....I mean the toil and trouble..... ;-)

Guess I'll stick to better headlines now "How Many blondes does it take to milk a cow"(PHILADELPHIA TRIBUNE, 03.12.2003) ..... lol ;-)

   [ POSTED BY d_tox_ed @ 5:45 AM ] [ 1 comments ]

Guess I'm losing my mind....but that's nothing new. It started simply enough. As u all know, I was in Delhi, bride hunting (Matrix Style....which means I took my hard disk along. For the not so computer savvy, a hard disk is a rectangular box like thingy which among other things holds your fav songs etc etc.....no, it's not a cd wallet.....errr whatever). So when I got back I connected all my peripherals to my system. To my relief (which means I needed to go relieve myself).... the damn thing wouldn't run. There we go...I was quite thrilled. Now this was a challenge someone as techno savvy as an engineer (well almost) like me would relish. So I got down to disassembling and reassembling the whole thing (yes the hard disc too). I thought it simply needed a bath....it was too dirty...but of course, I'm not that foolish....i know you can't bathe electronic chips. So I cleaned up all the bits. That done, all that was needed was putting it back together again. Did someone say putting it back again??? Gee....Anyways, make the best of the situation they said....so I got down to the task as best as I could. When I was done, I only had 1 chip and 4 screws remaining, so I must've done pretty okay. Anyways, the system still wouldn't work. Just too bad....well, I swallowed my pride and called a guy from the next room. Luckily he managed to put it back together (I showed him the left over parts and said I must've forgotten to see those while I was putting it together *wink*). That done, I politely asked him to leave (with a gracious but jealous thanks mind you). Damn....the thing still wouldn't run. Kay...swallowed my pride a second time....twas gettin easier by the minute. I finally admitted to him that I couldn't get the darn thing to run. He looked around for a sec and said "Put on the power switch....lets see what the problem is." Errrr......power switch ;-)

I guess I'll do engineering all over again.

   [ POSTED BY d_tox_ed @ 5:06 AM ] [ 0 comments ]

Sorry guys, couldn't post for the past few days. Was taking a train journey down south to Coimbatore, the place I study....errr...I mean I'm s'posed to study. Don't wanna get into the details of the journey (I hope most of you are familiar with Indian Railways). Suffice to say that it was quite uneventful, and would've been quite boring cept for the company of an "Elderly Lady" from Punjab (A sardarni at that).

I hope you know a bit about sardars....they're the most delightful people on earth. Most of em think they're an endangered species, and hence they tend to stay quite lest they attract a lot of attention. But don't be fooled....observing a real sardar going about his/her daily affairs is anyday better than watching Laurel and Hardy reruns. Concluding remarks, they're hilarious. (I apologise if I've stepped on a few toes. I was jus kiddin. No offence intended)

   [ POSTED BY d_tox_ed @ 4:47 AM ] [ 0 comments ]