Thursday, October 22, 2009

Funny Facts About Chandigarh





Hello to everyone.As u can see from the image above today I am going to write about city beautiful. These days I am getting enough time to use some part of my imagination and write something. And this time, I am going to write some wonderful and funny facts about my favorite city "Chandigarh". Although I too read them from somewhere but would love to share them with u all.
The following things are just true about city beautiful and few of these I am used to see daily:

1. University elections become more important than MLA, MC elections (SOPU, PUSU burrrahh)
2. You always have a 'pind' to goto every month.
3. You always have a separate budget (after buying a car) for bigger tyres, alloy wheels, stereo, woofer.
4. Shopping in guys' vocabulary refers to buying daru from Jugnu Ahata and soda, glasses from any confectionery.
5. Names like Neelam, Nirman, Kiran, Jagat, Batra, Piccadily(No more available though) aren't just names but entertainment centers.
6. Car-o-bar refers to drinking with glasses on the dickey of the car in sector 8 market late at night
7.Paranthe wale are the chefs who come out late at night at sector 16 to make paranthe and chai for late night party goers.
8.Abbreviations like GCG, MCM mean a lot without knowing their full forms.(Their full names are Govt College for Girls and Mehr Chand Mahajan DAV college for girls though :-h)
9.Guys speak in loud Punjabi when a group of girls passes by and girls start speaking in English every time a group of guys passes by.
10. The traffic cops start the challan drive in the last week of March to end the year in good numbers.
11. Everyone has a 'massi' in Canada, and a 'bhua' in UK.
12. Once upon a point Valentine's Day meant tractors on Gehri route and speeds of only 5 km.
13. A new year's bash is incomplete without a fight
14. Everyone has some political connection.
15. Stu C(Student Center Panjab University) is more popular with non students.
16. You are proud of being from a particular school and a passive member of its alumni group (YPS, Vivek, Sna, GNPS, Carmel, SJOBA etc.
17. Going to the dog show means checking out the girls more than the dogs
18. Owning a Bullet while still in school is an achievement.
19. Spending upto Rs 2 lacs on number 1 for a car's number plate does not raise any eyebrows.
20. Kinetic Honda scooter is referred to as Kiney and Bullet bike as Bullt.
21. You are proud of being a Punjabi.
22. 'Mallo Malli Khadak Piyan' sticker is found on many cars.
23. Guys are called by their surnames, (Brar, Sandhu bai, Dhillon) and followed by "Kiven aa, Kidaan!!
24. 22g, 62 is only understood by you.
25. You are shocked to find out when someone doesn't drink and is a vegetarian.
26. Many people are 'vella' when asked what they do.
27. Everyone's been to the Rock & Rose Garden and hate to show it yet again to family friends/relatives from other cities.
28. One hand, while driving, is on the 'muchh' and the other on the steering wheel.
29. A new car, bike etc. first comes to the Gehri route n later to the gurudwara or mandir.
30. Coke and Pepsi come in small 'Sheeshee'.
31. Your every sentence has a " Ma Di" or "Bhen Di".
32. Anyone and Everyone has had food at "Pal Da Dhaba" and "Giani Da Dhaba (Dharampur)"
33. Everyone has listened the song "Chandigarh kare aashiqui" by B21
34. Bikers are challaned even if the rider is not wearing a helmet and girls are allowed to ride without one.
35. While in school everyone waits for tuition time to finally talk to the special person (not in a uniform)
36. Very few ppl know about the Mosque in sector 20 and the Church in sector 18
37. Most ppl have been challaned more than once (for speeding mostly)
38. And most ppl have gone to the district courts in sector 17 to get their challans cleared (as it is cheaper than paying the fine at sector 29 police lines)
39. A good looking car turns more heads than a pretty girl
40. English speaking girls are usually referred to as "chinkan" or "jhankan"

Aren't these funny and interesting?? Yes they are. I laughed quiet a lot after reading all these, hope they will too make u laugh.

Keep Smiling and give your valuable feedback and suggestions.

Cheers
Munish Sharma

Thursday, October 15, 2009

The Happy Time

It's now really long long time since I have written something here. But feeling very happy and relaxed while writing today. Happy because life has taken U-turn suddenly and from nowhere i am feeling like settled somehow. Plenty of things happened in very short period of time but those all are not only surprising but pleasing too. I got a new job and guess what in the city where I have always dreamt of spending good time. Yes.. In City Beautiful(Chandigarh). I am working at smartData Enterprise as a Software Engineer. Although working in night shift but I am loving work in night shift this time around.I have so many people to thank for this new job. First God, Monster.com (Job Site from smartData people pick my Resume) and a special thanks to Solgens Corp. It always feel good to do the work you are aiming for quiet while and I am really feeling good these days. Perhaps the best time of life. Hope it get carry on like this for sometime now.
Now would love to talk about the happy time I spent in the month of September. I got selected on 9th of September in smartData and since then have spend very good time. I am happy to sharing room with Gagan and Akhil with whom I spent three very good years during my hostel stay at lovely. I visited holy shrine of Naina Devi for first time last month and felt quiet good. The whole schedule has changed since new job. Its like wake up time at 5 in the evening, bath, some junky food, and then get ready for the office. And after spending 9-11 billing hours in the office from 8 to 6 in the morning, its almost exhausting. And then back to room after having breakfast.



Life has got more busier then it was earlier. Have very less time for myself but weekends are entertaining as have holiday on Saturday and Sunday usually. And there is no better place then Chandigarh to spend weekend. Shanti kunj, Rose Garden, 17 market, Sukhna lake and many others.
Sister's marriage is near at home(2nd December) and have very less time left for shopping and other things. But hope to get everything complete on time. Tonight would be living for home for Diwali Festival. Wishing you all Happy & Prosperous Diwali..

Keep Smiling :)
Munish Sharma