WORD-O-LOGY

Some jems from the good OLD ROORKEE days..

FOKI:
- adjective
1. something of the highest quality, the bestestest
2. out of the ordinary.. well... and foki
e.g. You know... like this was... like... the every other word in every sentence. Its a foki word man!

FOKIYAAP:
- noun
1. Some form of embellishment that makes something foki
2. content in submission that adds no new information

OKS
- noun
1. mental, emotional capability to stand up to competition, the professor or girlfriend

KHOLU
- noun
1. class topper for the year
2. the scapegoat

BAKAR
- noun
1. High intensity exchange of unconnected incidents and gossip between two or more roorkites

BAKAR SANKTRANTI
- noun
1. bakar session lasting more than 24 hours (location and participants remain constant)

LP
- noun
1. privileged permission for females to stay out doors after sunset

GP
- noun
1. ingenious technique of generating 25 sheets from 1

FOLLOWING CONTRIBUTED BY SHRUTI

Tut (pronounced: T-you-t): The assignments in every subject that we took, and the dedicated afti (afternoon) class for solving these..where we invariably slept.

bhasad: crowd, and generally the crowd of commoners

Ganda (noun): used to refer to the unique class of jokes and wisecracks that comes naturally to roorkee junta. Generally the jokes originate for "lateral thinking" but end up in absurdia. The sense of humour to appreciate such jokes is acquired and makes us stand apart :)

Senti Scene: any situation that a person lands himdelf/herself in which brings him/her to the brink of an emotional outrage. Most Roorkee students have experienced this especially during test series and thesis defence. A sure shot recipe to a senti scene is by sleeping eight hours straight when you have a defence presentation in 24 hours and more than half of the work pending ;)

Leaving New York

Leaving New York certainly deserves a post.
SomeTHINGS I will certainly miss....

1. The subway tops the list for me. Finding the train jam packed with people when returning home at 4 am makes the weekend feel limitless.
2. Street/Subway music. iPODS are junk once you get feel the beat of the energy of these enthusiastic gritty new york street musicians. The music always brings a bounce to my walk.
3. Food carts. Where else can you grab a freshly made smoothie when rushing to work, completely on the run.
4. The city has my favorite "Made in India" manhole covers.
5. Its safe. I have never felt stalked or lost no matter what the time is.

Waiting for winter.

Are you SERIOUS!!

On a dreary rainy lonely weekend I found comfort on my couch covered with a shawl, a warm cup of steaming tea in my hand... in May. For a moment I did not want it to bright and sunny. There have been days in the last few weeks that have given the assurance that summer is around the corner. The wait for summer began months ago, but I realize that there is a cozy and comforting side of winter that could be missed. Just something to keep in mind on a hot restless summer afternoon.