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Bored

He was bored. It was last term of his MBA. Placements were still at least a month and a half away. Number of subjects in this term were very few. He sat at the local canteen nibbling a samosa and leisurely chatting with a friend who was apparently having a hot cup of coffee, but had actually become cold coffee in last 25 minutes. He was not so bored, and wished that his bored friend becomes not so bored.

"Why are you so bored"
"I have nothing to do"
"Nahi yaar. Kuch to hoga? Classes"
"Yeah. I have one at 3: 30 PM"
"What you'll do till then. Still 4 hours to go"
"Dunno"
"Have you read the Harsha Bhogle Article on India's tour of Down under? Those cheater Aussies"
"Yeah. I read it on internet yesterday. Seriously ... Too much hai yaar ... But seems that notheing else is happening int he universe in last 2 days ... hadh hai "
"No. A different one came in today's newspaper"
"I haven't read it. I have stopped reading newspapers. Got bored of it. I read the sports page and gossip page in the class. That's all"
"Have you read any novel of late"
"Yeah. Read one yesterday. Was extremely boring. So abandoned it midway.Suggest me some good novel yaar"
"Pata nahi yaar. I don't know much. Which kind of novel are you looking. Fiction or non fiction?"
"Pata nahi yaar. Got bored of all that. But suggest something interesting"
"Yaar. Tell me what kind of?"
"Pata nahi. I may not read any. Mood nahi ho raha. Even the internet sucks. There is nothing to do. An occasional mail from friends. Clicking on refresh page of orkut every 5 minute hoping for someone to scrap. Clicking on refresh of news site. Kuch nahi bacha hai be karne ko. Saala koi ladki bhi bhaav nahi deti. Kuch time pass hi nahi ho raha. Kal baith ke main wahan ke 2 week old puppies ko khilaa raha tha. Bakar ka bhi koi topic nahi bacha ... Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!"
"Yeah .. those puppies are cute. But they are shivering in cold. But in general I hate dogs"
"Wow! A dog hting dogs. Sahi hai"
"Ha ha ... bahut hasi aayee"
"Dekhte hain yaar ..."

[Pause for 5 minutes. Both were bored.]

"Have you seen any movie lately?"
"Yeah., Since one month have been watching 2 movies a day"
"any interesting movie of late"
"Na yaar. Most of the good ones i have seen earlier. Not much good stuff left on LAN. Don't know why they don't download good movies. Yesterday I had to watch Rocky 1,2 and 3 for the second time. Itna bore ho gaya tha"
"Any TV series of late?"
"Nothing after second season of Heroes"
"What ? You have watched only 2 seasons?
"Yeah. Got bored"
"Have you seen Friends. I am watching for the 4th time now"
"Na yaar. i watched it once. Loved it. But can't watch it again"
"Hmmmm ...Chal let's go for a movie today. We can ask few junta of our class"
"Which movie? i have seen many of late?
"Hanuman returns"
"Na yaar. Heard some real bad reviews about it"
"Hmm ... as you wish. I may go for it. Not that I am interested to see it. But I am getting bored"
"Sahi hai ..."
"To kya karega yahaan ?"
"Dunno. Maybe I'll go and sleep. But I have been sleeping 12 hours a day., I can't sleep more. Wanted to eat Pizza today. But 2 din se bahut paise spend kar chuka hoon khaane mein"
"OK. Let us roam about"
"Kahaan jaayega. Wahi Hazratganj, wahi Fun republic. Bore nahi hua kya?"
"Try playing CS"
"Na yaar. I don't play computer games. Actually i am too bad at it. Every time i tried to play, i came last. So no use, you see."
"Waise, what do you think about Narendra Modi winning elections in Gujarat?"
"Yaar. We have wasted lot of time discussing this. Bahut ho gaya yaar. Topic change kar"

[Another Pause for 5 minutes. Both were badly bored.]

"Taking part in any B-School competition."
"Na yaar. I never win. So have stopped taking part. Yaar. There is no motivation you see"
"Then go and study?
"Hehahahaahahahaahahahahaahahahahaahah"
"Aur kya karega. You are bored of everything?"
"Pata nahi yaar. Dekhta hoon. I would rather get bored than study"
"So placements ki preparation kar ? CV banaa liya?"
"No. When the deadline comes, Ii'll see it then. Waise bhi there is hardly any CV point. Even Academic results would be 'awaited', such bad is my CGPA"
"Dekh le jo karna ho ..."
"Chal yaar. Kalti maarta hoon"
"Ruk yaar. Kya karega"
"Pata nahi"
"Wait for 5 minutes. Lunch might be available in mess?
"OK. Let us move. Waise bhi food sucks"
"Chal yaar"

[After 5 minutes of "chal yaar", "Kya karega be" and some random noise etc. they make a move and begin their semi-perpetual fight against boredom]
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  1. Anonymous7:52 AM, January 11, 2008

    Arre yaar... classes nahi hai masti maaro!!! Yahi to aish karne ke din hai... Aise bore hoge to kaise chalega??

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  2. Nikesh Rathi11:47 AM, January 11, 2008

    Yeah ... there are many things to do. But as they say, glut of anything (even aish!)is bad, or as I say ... It is boring.

    But it is not as boring as it appears to be (.. isiliye third person mein likha hai :)!!!)

    BTW ... Somehow I am not able to see my comment posted on your blog ... don't know what is the issue :(

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  3. Anonymous2:20 PM, January 11, 2008

    Yap! I thought so... :) And with manfest coming up, things should hotten up :)

    Oh is it? I am unable to check it from office at the moment...Will check soon and let ya know!

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  4. Munmun12:57 PM, January 15, 2008

    hehe. yeah even i am sometimes bored on the weekends with no work and minimal social life. but honestly, are you really this bored? :P

    ReplyDelete
  5. Nikesh Rathi1:43 PM, January 15, 2008

    Somewhat true, somewhat fictitious, mostly exaggerated (like cinematic liberties!) ... but bhavnaon ko samjho!

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