The tale of 'V' becoming 'B'

It seemed to be very funny to me initially and I used to think that it is just one or two persons inability and laziness to make proper use of their lip muscles and in the process just pronouncing it as "bhee" instead of 'V'.
Slowly I started identifying patterns and came to a conclusion that it was only with the uneducated class or the pan and gutka eating ones or with the ones who are not properly exposed to good grammar and proper English concepts.

But the more time I spent here the more confused I have got, I still try to find patterns but I feel I should just give up now , coz it is everywhere. I talk about this with my wife and she thinks I am just exaggerating, although I know that she knows I am right.

Been here for more than two months now and I have found so many names change their pronunciation , over such long periods of time that today nobody would believe that it has been changed at all.

Let's see some examples
I write this from the city of Bhubaneswar which ideally should be Bhuvaneshwar, Vasant rutu has a festival called Vasant Panchami which is now gladly called Basant Panchami.
Vikram became Bikram and Vishal is now Bishal,  Dhruv is now known as Dhrub.
The list can go onn

Its as if you can observe Evolution in one lifespan. Initially one could only hear people mispronounce V as B and it was only in the spoken form but as time passed it became so prominent that today people even write it as B.
Its like people here want to phase out the usage of letter V.
I am still not able to figure out why ,but the closest reason I feel it could be is because to say V you need to use a couple of more muscles in your lip.

Its like people here are so lazy moving a muscle in the lip is also a pain. Although I could be wrong and there could be a explanatory reason but I am yet to find that.
Also I am still trying to find a word in the English language where this change has actually changed the meaning of the word so as to support my argument

The best example so far ,Biwi has now become Bibi and I think Punjabi's have a different meaning to that word they use it to refer to a lady.

P.S.: I could have been a lawyer
..

Moving ahead with past

Watching some of the old videos while sitting and doing nothing makes me realize the memories from the past are still so fresh. It has suddenly made me so nostalgic that I am starting to feel will I ever get to live that life again.

I sit here on this crowded street by the lake and wonder if ever I can get a chance again to be in the hostel with my room mates and once again if we could play the song " yamla pagla deewana" and dance to its tunes as if there is nobody watching and as if it doesn't matter if anybody may be watching.

I clearly remember , what we only cared for then is to dance and make a good video which we could later upload on YouTube, today when I just happened to come across it , all of it just hit me back.
I want to go back to my hostel just for a day, to my flat and I want to feel the life and I want to treasure it, the feeling somehow has so strongly gripped me that I wonder if I will ever be able to come out of it.
I have a good life now but I just feel like I want to relive all those moments. I deeply miss my hostel and the 2 of my best years I spent in SBS.
Only I know how much I would give to just relive one day in the exact same conditions and with exact same people.
However when I just come out of the nostalgia. I realize its of the past and what I have now is because of my glorious past, if I keep going back and dreaming of it I might not have such a great future.
Going forward
New role heading off to kolkata , bigger pay checks, bigger responsibilities , independent lifestyle, more work, more stress, this is what I have to worry about now. But I still wonder will all this give me the kind of memories my past has given me, coz when I made those memories I never once thought , I just had fun and I had lots of it and here I am on the street by the lake side sitting and wondering if I am making any memories.
I guess only time can answer that.

P.S.:Once you have resigned you don't really give a damn about work.
..

The reception

Waiting waiting and waiting some more, one thing which always happens and has happened in my life.

Be it on sales calls be it client meetings or for interviews both pre and post, today being another one of those days, lot of thoughts just racing through my mind, like a river all the water is just flowing I don't know how much of water can I retrieve.

Just out of my interview been waiting for over 20 mins now, it seemed to have gone well and I also fell on a couple of accounts but I did recover well, my mind is just trying to hold up thoughts in place and analyze the situation the words just seem too less to put it together. Sonali and Harshal , two of them I tried to prove I am good and they listened.
She asked me what I liked the most, I said "I like when somebody listens, when somebody gives me their undivided attention and I speak and everybody in the room just listens to what I have to say, this right here is what I enjoy, and I enjoy this a lot."
Yes I came up with that instantly and that to so good..
And they listened to all that, lot of questions she asked me to which I gave an instant answers these were totally strange questions but then I could duck them very well,I wonder if I have become experienced to handle such situations.
Give answers instantly which will still please the listener.
I read somewhere a good decision is good because it has come from experience and experience comes from the past mistakes and the more the better decision the more the number of mistakes done, so basically it means I have by now appeared in lot of interviews and have got a knack of how to get through such situation.. I am just saying:-)

Still sitting at the reception and my mind is racing but I am glad I have unloaded a few thoughts at least.
The reception the reception I wonder how long this wait will be for, and will it be worth the time and energy, what offer will they give if they give at all, racing mind.

Just when I was drifting towards the negative side the HR came, took me for lunch and told me that I would be having the second round.

P.S.: I have a feeling this might be it.
..

Triumph of good over evil.

http://www.scoopwhoop.com/inothernews/ramayana-actually-happened/

..
P.S.: Happy Dussera to all

On the highway

After a quick dinner of peculiar junk food and some other stupid pickup foods felt very hungry at night...specially because of late night train to the native...shifting from s11 to s3 was a tough task considering the number of people traveling without ticket...

Finally at Jhalki the upma ...aahhh the pleasure and the tea was just wow...good enuf to make me drool and write over it...
And making me realize how we miss out appreciating these small things in life...without which our life could most certainly be nothing worth living for...

A small cup of tea....the data connection on your fone....whatsapp for instance...have you ever given a thought as to how convenient our life is today and why it is?...

Anyways...the tea was amazing and so I had to click the pic...maybe someday I will be remembering it over another cup of tea and tell a tale to my partner who will soon be a part of me in every small detail which ever will be.
..
P.S.:  Sent by WhatsApp

Marriage Invitation - Sagar-Niharika

Dear Friends, peers, colleagues, seniors and my mentors,

My day has come..
I hereby declare to the world that my tenure as a bachelor has come to an end..I have enjoyed my stay in the phase for approximately 2 decades (considering I was just a kid before that) and now I feel the time is right.

For my single friends I would like to make an apology in advance because from now on I would more often be absent from our usual tafri's and give you reasons just so that I can spend more time with my dearest wife(almost there)

With that done i now declare my entry into this beautiful institution called Marriage.

I request for your gracious presence at my wedding which is going to be a once in a lifetime event and be part of my happiness as I step into a new world.

Find attached herewith my wedding card with dates and address.

Please treat this as a personal invitation from myself.

Regards,

Sagar Deshpande.

9930426007

The beat of my heart

Things are moving fast very fast indeed Very soon we will be married and be together..I wish to dedicate a page to all those wonderful moments which we shared which has today made possible this sacred institution between us and our families.
Firstly I love you sweetheart more than ever...its like a avalanche which is snow balling everyday...

I still remember wen it all started and how it did...not a first time charmer myself took time to cement my place in your heart but u sure are one angel who made my eyes blister...
I was thoroughly impressed on the new year's eve when we had dinner and discussed about you...till then I never knew you really...
I wanted to be with you all the while...used to find reasons but you did give me plenty...however even I dint know it then...time flew we chatted and chatted with friends around us...sometime by sms sometimes by writing on pages...
I miss it all now....be it the way I used to pull u everyday just before you left for you hostel at 9.30pm or be it the countless occasions when I sent courier with food to your room at night when you were hungry....the way u used to guess who am I and where I am standing from the distance between boys and girls hostel...the little things which you did for me like bringing my daily breakfast to taking spare notes for me...our various outings at 6am in the morning just to be together and the sessions at gym the way you watched while I pumped iron...honey I miss you soo much..

I know you are afraid...you have a 100 questions in your mind...each day as we inch closer to our wedding you are feeling more tensed and worried....our arguments over things hasn't helped it either...but I assure you dear you will be fine...I am there for you and you alone...I promise to make it as simple as possible for you...
We dreamed of this together and today we stand high...I support you no matter what...for its for that little smile on your face I strive...you being cheerful is my responsibility your happiness is my aim and I will never let you down...

I love you sweetheart ...you will never be alone because I am always at your service