#10 The day I realized I could talk on the phone for 8 hours
When I look back I wonder how I could pull this one off. My telephonic conversations barely extend beyond a couple of minutes at present. The very fact that I could talk at a stretch on the phone about nothing except books and songs, gives me the right to give myself a pat on the back. Yes! it was in early 2001 and No I wasn't too much interested in the fairer sex then. Neither was the person on the other side of the phone. The record that we held was broken by my friend when he "obviously" started talking to his girlfriend.
#9 The day 'we' stalked a girl and ultimately became objects of ridicule for the next few months
Oh I could never forget this hot, sweltering day of summer 2001. Incessant phone calls of my friend with claims that he had fallen in love with some girl in our tuition classes. It being my first class, I was advised by my friend to block the entrance gate(with him) so that he could evoke a coveted Excuse me! from her. Apparently, he had done his homework. Apparently!! Neither did we get an excuse me. Nor any form of humanely conversation. She blew her horn to get past us. And my friend who had already confidently assured other friends of a possible success was red faced. That was not the end. My friend managed to perform a full 85 degree standing wheelie in front of the full audience. Audience who was laughing uncontrollably. No that was not a wheelie. That was classical demonstration of how not to release the clutch of a scooter.
#8 The day I beat my friend on my 70cc gear-less scooter in a dash-to-home race from tuition classes
Some time in 2003 there was this group of friends, which still retort to believing that the roads of Rourkela is no less than a race tarmac. So, on a rainy evening, there was this challenge of dash-to-home. As it is who would be interested on a Friday evening Math tuition class. My friend on his overpowered 125cc Vespa had challenged my minuscule 70cc scooter. I consider the power to weight ratio, for my friend must have weighed about 40 kilos then.
I won. Period. Still a talking point during gatherings. Definitely a to-remember moment. Some say I cheated. I don't see how :P
#7 The day I did a power slide, bang in the middle of the road risking the life of 3 co-passengers
God save the souls of the 3 friends who decided to risk their lives. It happened so fast at more than 100 Km/hr during peak traffic hours. All I could hear in the next 10 seconds that followed were groans and plentiful of expletives. Nevertheless, I would like to call that an elaborate power slide. My friends were in good hands. I wish somebody could have videotaped the moment. Or my friends would have been good enough to go back and have a look at the tire marks.
#6 The day(rather night) Rahul lost his baggage in Pune
Enough of days. This was a night to remember. My first outing to night clubs and pubs and night life. Yes I did have soup in a pub, but that is the way it is. So, with 4 friends too drunk to walk, we had to receive Rahul from the Pune railway station. While the 4 friends again got back to drinking near the station I went on to do receive Rahul. After the customary hugs and gali-galoch we head our way back home.
Nobody, till late next morning.. call that afternoon, realized that Rahuls baggage was missing. Reason? As fate would have it, he had his luggage in the auto rickshaw which held 3 drunk people.
What makes the day memorable? Rahul carried about 200 bucks with him. He lost 3 new shirts. And my hung over friends were trying to remember how the auto driver looked like.
When I look back I wonder how I could pull this one off. My telephonic conversations barely extend beyond a couple of minutes at present. The very fact that I could talk at a stretch on the phone about nothing except books and songs, gives me the right to give myself a pat on the back. Yes! it was in early 2001 and No I wasn't too much interested in the fairer sex then. Neither was the person on the other side of the phone. The record that we held was broken by my friend when he "obviously" started talking to his girlfriend.
#9 The day 'we' stalked a girl and ultimately became objects of ridicule for the next few months
Oh I could never forget this hot, sweltering day of summer 2001. Incessant phone calls of my friend with claims that he had fallen in love with some girl in our tuition classes. It being my first class, I was advised by my friend to block the entrance gate(with him) so that he could evoke a coveted Excuse me! from her. Apparently, he had done his homework. Apparently!! Neither did we get an excuse me. Nor any form of humanely conversation. She blew her horn to get past us. And my friend who had already confidently assured other friends of a possible success was red faced. That was not the end. My friend managed to perform a full 85 degree standing wheelie in front of the full audience. Audience who was laughing uncontrollably. No that was not a wheelie. That was classical demonstration of how not to release the clutch of a scooter.
#8 The day I beat my friend on my 70cc gear-less scooter in a dash-to-home race from tuition classes
Some time in 2003 there was this group of friends, which still retort to believing that the roads of Rourkela is no less than a race tarmac. So, on a rainy evening, there was this challenge of dash-to-home. As it is who would be interested on a Friday evening Math tuition class. My friend on his overpowered 125cc Vespa had challenged my minuscule 70cc scooter. I consider the power to weight ratio, for my friend must have weighed about 40 kilos then.
I won. Period. Still a talking point during gatherings. Definitely a to-remember moment. Some say I cheated. I don't see how :P
#7 The day I did a power slide, bang in the middle of the road risking the life of 3 co-passengers
God save the souls of the 3 friends who decided to risk their lives. It happened so fast at more than 100 Km/hr during peak traffic hours. All I could hear in the next 10 seconds that followed were groans and plentiful of expletives. Nevertheless, I would like to call that an elaborate power slide. My friends were in good hands. I wish somebody could have videotaped the moment. Or my friends would have been good enough to go back and have a look at the tire marks.
#6 The day(rather night) Rahul lost his baggage in Pune
Enough of days. This was a night to remember. My first outing to night clubs and pubs and night life. Yes I did have soup in a pub, but that is the way it is. So, with 4 friends too drunk to walk, we had to receive Rahul from the Pune railway station. While the 4 friends again got back to drinking near the station I went on to do receive Rahul. After the customary hugs and gali-galoch we head our way back home.
Nobody, till late next morning.. call that afternoon, realized that Rahuls baggage was missing. Reason? As fate would have it, he had his luggage in the auto rickshaw which held 3 drunk people.
What makes the day memorable? Rahul carried about 200 bucks with him. He lost 3 new shirts. And my hung over friends were trying to remember how the auto driver looked like.
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