Wednesday, September 30, 2009

tu ahes tar

Tu ahes tar majja yete
Tu ahes tar mast cooking suchte
Tu ahes tar ek veglach utsaah asto
Tu ahes tar ek veglach naad asto
Tu ahes tar sajavasa vatate
Tu ahes tar arshaat pahavasa vatate
Tu ahes tar eka payavar naachavasa vaatate
Tu ahes tar karkash avajathi gavasa vatate
Tu ahes tar achanak pootkun hasavasa vatate
Tu ahes tar achanak laajavasa vatate
Tu ahes tar unch udavasa vatate
Tu ahes tar jag jinkavasa vatate

“Abhi tu ahes mhanunch mi ahe”
Asa nehmi vaatun ghyavasa vatate

tu ahes tar

Tu ahes tar majja yete
Tu ahes tar mast cooking suchte
Tu ahes tar ek veglach utsaah asto
Tu ahes tar ek veglach naad asto
Tu ahes tar sajavasa vatate
Tu ahes tar arshaat pahavasa vatate
Tu ahes tar eka payavar naachavasa vaatate
Tu ahes tar karkash avajathi gavasa vatate
Tu ahes tar achanak pootkun hasavasa vatate
Tu ahes tar achanak laajavasa vatate
Tu ahes tar unch udavasa vatate
Tu ahes tar jag jinkavasa vatate

“Abhi tu ahes mhanunch mi ahe”
Asa vaatun ghyavasa vatate

aaj barach vattay

bhayankar jhop yete....
screen kade baghat basle...
akshar distat pun kalat nahi
vachte pun samjat nahi

papnya tim tim karat ahe
kadhi ekda paach vajtat asa vatat ahe
aaj ghari jaaun lolavasa vatate...
kahi na karta fakt padavase vatate...

garam panyat mast shek ghyavase vatate
konitari mast tel lavun massage karun dyavasa vatate
ahaa...fakt araam karavasa vatatey...
nusta ani nusta araam karavasa vatatey...

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

i am lost today

i am lost today...
i can see the clear blue skies
yet i have this fuzz in my eyes that doesnt let me sway

i am lost today...
i have this festive mood in mind
yet i do not have the zest tat will throw me at the bay

i am lost today...
i have many folks around me
yet i miss the warmth that will drive me away

I am lost today....
I have everything in front of me
yet i feel this hollow that dreads me even in the day

i am lost today...
i cant think of anything that is just not right
yet i am lost today

I am lost today
I am so bored…
Yet a smile pops up from within when I think of my heart sitting far away

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Clemson Memories

Thought of writing something in English for my non-Marathi friends ;)
That doesn’t mean that I write or speak good Marathi :P

Clemson….
When I think of this word…a whirl of thoughts and fond and not so very fond memories ruffle my mind…
I wonder if I can pen down all of them….because as Great Minds say….somethings are better unsaid

This one is due long…and will take long to complete :P
But I gotta really talk bout it…because as 103 claims about my partial amnesia….I dnt want to forget even a bit of it..
So its safer for me to write it down…:P, its not for others but my selfish needs .

So lets start the journey….
After all the traumatic situations…that led me to take a decision to come to states…for my Masters….I landed up getting an admit in Clemson….and was all geared for it….

Yahoo World…./Freaky ME:
So you know…how it is like for first timers like me….and its ironical…but getting an admit for Masters in Computer Science, I was unaware about the famous YAHOO world….Yahoo groups….dont be amazed…I am not talking about the Stone Age….but early 2005.
Now I don’t want to give reasons as to why I was not too much of internet freak….but that was that.
So….one fine morning…I found myself standing in a queue of loads of youngsters with long faces, to apply for US visa….and being a part of the family…
Even I was standing….and was numb….being alone……(awww..poor vandy…..nah nah dnt get in that mode already :P, there r much more spicier events to happen):P

Suddenly I hit a conversation with a guy in front of me…he had lots of rings in his fingers…and turned out to be a gujrati….He was …I mean HE IS DEVANG…..(THE WANG, Koyal, Dev NAag-----related stories will follow sometime….but am not sure if you will reach it :P)
Then while talking got to know that he was also going to Clemson…..so I was kinda happy…that there is atleast someone I know of , who is going to Clemson. But no sooner, I had heaved a sigh of relief…when Devang mentioned…”Hey, I dnt recollect seeing your name in the list!”
THAT WAS IT…………….this statement….freaked me out to the core…so much that I was almost in tears…(yes yes….VANDY…VANDITA…was a frail kid, hmm let me see…..”WAS” a frail kid ????).
But before the DAM of tears broke in….and flooded Haji Ali…., there were still 4 more years for the Solar Eclipse to raise the tides),Devang took control of the situation…..and mentioned…that it is not in the ‘YAHOO GROUPS LIST’. Phew……

Well, after that it was Devang’s turn to lead me to my ultimate path…..YAHOO GROUPS, :P
Then I joined the group….and was all excited to meet the group.


Coffee CAFÉ DAY:
Already excited about the fact that, wow there are people going to Clemson and its not just me….
As if I was travelling to the moon.:P, isn’t that thought not justified….???? I cannot handle the gravity of the earth …and here I am even imagining me being on the Moon…
Anyways, finally the day arose….and I took my favorite…Churchgate fast local….to go to Dadar…
Let me write a line about the adventurous ride…in Virar/Churchgate local trains……I bet Six Flags is not all that…of excitement and courage…that you need when you travel in VC trains.

Oh BTW….let me warn you….(this is the confidence A Taurean will have…when she says “let me warn you”, she knows someone is reading her crap :P) I have a bad habit of digressing topics….like in this line :PPPP, probably it is a way to not forget things :P due to my so called partial amnesia…;)

Yeah so I finally reach Dadar Station…..there are some parts in this….meet which I would really not like to mention, but if 103 remembers….some incidences they might realize what I am talking about.:P
So here in coffee café day….I see some super excited enthralled group of people ready to reach the Moon…in their space shuttle….
But the name of space shuttle has yet not been declared … I will talk about it..in a while…
I meet Sudeep from Pune, Devang my messiah who was the one who told me bout this group….Anup the dude, Prasad the Macho man, Akshay the silent Lamb, Hiren the Shaw…with such an amazing confidence…oh well when confidence comes let me take Poonams name as well…these 2 characters…had got admits in the Space shuttles a.k.a Visa, before getting the Gear for heading up. Leena the studious geeky looking girl…Gulshan Shetty…an acquaintance. So alls well till now….everyone smiling talking…then suddenly…there was some need for my heartbeat to go up…so talks about roomies started….and then I know that Poonam, Leena and some girl from Kerala..will be staying together…



Well, now I was almost ready to work for the house and stay with them :P, so somehow I kept pestering Leena and Poonam….about the fact that I am also gonna share….the room with them….so talks started.
The meet was done….and now there used to be constant talks with all…to decide what when how we are travelling…..
Yes you are right, now comes in the Space shuttle Launch.
So one fine evening all of us decide to come online for a while in conference….

Sudeep the Chavar --- guess was a dearest fan of British Airways, but no one understood his feelings for BA…and he had to sacrifice his feelings for the world…..this is what he is known for btw….”do everything for people..and least think about himself….”
The above line is a history now…after lots of ups and downs…I guess he has realized where to offer a cup of tea and where to offer a dinner…ahh when it comes to dinner beware…because if you ask him….what he is making…I doubt if he knows…and has all the shelves open…so he can throw all the spices….that he gets on hand…and cook something…but inspite of all this….we had a yummy veg biryani too spicy…just the way I like food.
He is one of the dearest friends whom I met in Clemson….long live those days !!!!


Suddenly the dude, Anup got wild because of all the confusions that we were having on the chat…..and apparently Anup and Devang both of them had reserved seats in the same flight through 2 different agents….so on this XYZ flite…there were 2 devangs, 2 anups, 2 prasads….and so on….
But inspite of all this, some of them were not convinced that their seats are reserved :PPP and so Mr. Anup flared up and left the conf chat….i guess that was the only time when I sw him flaring up….:)

But at some point we all had to agree and take a stand….so finally 13 of us….were gonna fly on 26th July 05…..that was THE DAY for all of us…
The shuttle was named “Luftansa” flying through Frankfurt and then flying United to Washington, Dulles.




--- to be continued

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Jhanjhanit vada paav chi receipe…

Hya karita…teen goshtin chi garaj laagel
Ektar vada paav Khanyachi Talab laagel

laagel vada paav banvaychi samagri….
Ani laagel Vada paav banavnari vyakti

sarvaPratham kaanachya kaanthalya fute paryant….
Kiva navra…,”kiti tya shitya” ase orde paryant….

Mast gol gol gobre gobre batate
panyat meeth ani haldichi chimut takun ukdave

cooker thand hoi paryant thoda time pass karava
Ek mast Marathi cinema laavava

cinema baghat baghat….
5-6 Hirvya gaar kothimbirchiya paklya mojat mojat

1-2 lasnacha dhamaak vaas botana lavat lavat
4-5 mirchya laambunch pakdat pakdat…

Mixer madhun ghurrr ghuurrr karun ek paste karun ghyave
Tya avajat, koni pahat nastana…chance pe dance karun ghyave


Hushhh damle re bua…..
Cooker chi vaaf geli re bua….

Tari sambhalun,putur putur garam panyat khelat aslele
Ani ata gobrepana kami jhalele

Batatyana…kaljipurvak…plate madhe kadhave…
Tyatun yenarya vaafene chasma saaf karun ghyave ….:P

Batatyannche EKDUM shant pane kapde kaadhave…
Ani parat, chance baghun tya batatyanvar botani…dance karave….


Meg varsha nu varshe vaaparlelya kadhait…
Thodya telachi ani morichi mangalashtaka karun ghavi

Meg aaple sumdit kombdi aslele hing…taakave…
Nehmi pramane…"padlo ki nahi" hyacha…bhaas hingala hi na dyave…

Meg taakyachya kartabgaar Kadipatta,…fridge madhe…asle tar
ani valimiki ramayan lihiel tyavar ashi sukhleli parisithi jhaleli nasel tar…

Tya nantar, gurrr gurrr karun kadleli khamang paste… Tya fodnit taakavi laagel
ti paste tya kadhait…janu…kaidatun sutlela kaidya saarkhi…bhangra karel…

meg bicharya batayavar ankhin thoda atyachar karava…
tyacya zakhmevar…paanidar limbu meeth ani ala lasoon pasrava…

ani tya…kadaitlya bhangdyalla…
Ekdach ha batata taakun shant karava…

Ata thodya vel…hya mishranatlya
Samagrikanchya bhavna samajnyacha FAKT PRaYATNA karava…

Pun kalunahi nakalat ase chehryavar bhavna deta
Mishranacha lahan lahan chendu banvava….

Baajula ankhin baba adam chya kaalachya kadhhait Tel taapvat thevave,
chenduna neet anghol ghalta yeil itkech tel ghyave

meg gavachya nadit…..eka baakdyavarun…lahan lahan pore jase maartat udya
tase kade kade ne….chendunnchi anghol karun ghyavi, tambus rang chadhu dyava

meg eka plate madhe…..swacchh anghol kelele chendu kaadhun ghyave….
Tapore paav vaatch baghat astil…changlya changlya porina baghayla…mhanun tyanchya bajula jaaun thevave…

Ani itka saglyanacha vichar kelyanatar…ata vel aalli swatahaca vichar karaychi
Mhanun lasnachi chutney sahit…chendu(vada) ani paav…jeeb bhajeparyant, hyanchi pratibha anubhavavi.

FRIDAYS...

Friday is going just fine….
Spending the afternoon passing time….

Waiting for my sweet heart….
Its just so difficult to stay apart….

Yet we smile…and wait
For another weekend which would be great….

Someone ask us…how do we do this…
Our hearts could only tell….a story bout this….

The only thing that we both know…
Souls are gelled together always….to ever let us feel low !

one dazzling spicy afternoon....

one afternoon being asked what I am upto.....

"Bhangra karte
With a pinch of kathakali in it
With some sizzling tadka of dandiya
Boiling it till it splits with break dance
Garnishing it with laavni
Serving it with completely Indian grace on a hot afternoon!"


jus an imagination to make the afternoon awesome :)

paus, tu ani mi :)

Aaj ithe musaldhaar paus padat ahe….
Chauhi kade hirvegaar jhale ahe….

Kaachevar pausache tushar disat ahet….
Baher pahilyvar saarkhi tujhi athvan yet ahe….

Asa vatate…apan ektra asto
Tar doghe….pausat bhijlo asto…

Pausache kovle themb aplya chehryavar dhadakle aste
Olser dole ek mekana bhidle aste…

Pun hya saglya goshti aaj fakt shwasat ahe
Fakt kalpanet ahe….

Ki aaj apan ektra asto
Tar doghe pausat pushkal ranglo asto…

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

A hot Wednesday afternoon

Doka jam dukhat hote…
Vichar kela…ek iced mocha gheun yete..

Gele tevha….saglikade college chi pore disli
Chahal pahal disli….

Man ekdum khush jhale…
Ki chala…ata tari gaav bharle…

Parking saathi jaagach sapdat navhti…
Shevti ek jaga milali….

Park karun…rastyachya kade kadene…
Dukanat halki nazar takat..majet jaat hote…

Starbucks la gele mast iced mocha order kele
Go easy on ice…and some whipped cream with some chocolate

Baher baghun manatlya manat khush jhale
Clemson che divas athavle, javacity athavle…

Meg vichar ala….ki kadhitari ithe yeun basin
Mast coffee and athvani taaaze Karin…

Hya saglya goshti manat thevun nighale
Car cha revesrser gear taakla….ani he bumper la scratch aale….

Tya saglya goshti manatch thevle
Ani scratch che dadpan gheun Parat office la aale….

kay kartey

Sakali baaher padle

Tevha sagle ole chimb disle…

Sarvatra dhagaal jhalele hote

Surya kuthe hi sapdate navhte….


Ata halu halu malele dhag sarkat ahe…

Surya maharaj …dokavun baghat ahe


Pakshyanchi raang jhaleli disat ahe…

Chiu chiu karat pakshyani gholka ghatla ahe…..


Ani mi computer samor kaam karat

hya prakrutichya nazaryachi haluch ekhadi jhalak ghet ahe….