ANI...what does that stand for?

Now after months of making fun of everything under the sun (including myself) I thought maybe I should stop and look at myself again so that I can make some more poor jokes of the specimen that is fondly known as ANI. Of-course ANI may stand for many things, his friends, his family, his values (yes even I have values) but one thing that is totally evident to one and all...its ANI stands for...AMBITION NOT INCLUDED....right? Well that is how it is perceived and yes sadly its now as evident as the 'M' sign of McDonalds!

(Please note Project ANI will be addressed as it....so dont get freaked out)

Well Project ANI had a lot running on it from day 1....13th of August 1986. It was supposed to be the beacon of light in the family. To some extent ANI turned up during its early years....as all kids were....even ANI made everyone smile a lot. To add to this...it was witty as well.

Intelligence was in abundance as informed to us by 'sources'....but there was always one statutory warning....ANI did stand for Ambition not included.

ANI's creator in chief....its mother is an amazing woman who has sacrificed a lot for the family and naturally after one experience with her hubby, who even though is a gem of a person.... wasn't exactly well settled; she had great hopes from ANI....as any mother should...alas ANI was slowly turning out to be a creation who just didn't want the same things.

ANI had some disgusting ideas of writing books and his 'ambition' so to speak was to be a 'good person'....yeah I know you're probably laughing at this excuse to avoid hard work....yup that it probably was....ANI was always lazy...but guys....tell me if ANI had intelligence.... wouldn't he come up with a better excuse apart from the very laughable and debatable and extremely subjective 'being a good person' excuse? (Another thing I didn't tell you...Project ANI came with a high doze of argumentative skills...so really that excuse could actually be true...right?

Project ANI did manage to become a banker...not a very good one...thankfully also completed its graduation....but was lacking the seriousness to get the one thing left on the agenda....a post graduation degree.....ANI didn't have the guts to tell its creators that it had no interest in accounts, banking or anything that dealt even remotely with numbers.....Project ANI wanted to be an author, script writer, dreamer (we all are...hehe) and his silly good person thing.

Right now neither was it a great banker....not a post graduate (failing in the same exams 5 times)...neither on the right track to writing novels...so that just left one thing....yeah the silly good person thing....oh it was trying mighty hard at that...atleast thats what 'sources' tell us!

Project ANI always regretted that it couldn't make its creator...its mother happy....Project ANI wanted to buy a house now...he felt he could make an investment and rise a little in the eyes of its creator....but who would blame the creator if the creation had produced so many duds in the past....which creator would trust its little one again....Its mother is a wonderful creature....she still does forgive the creation for all its shortcomings and always appreciates the little things...but the sorrow of not having seen its creation at least scale the logical heights....always kills a small part of her everyday.

Project ANI on the other hand has nothing to complain....it knows that its mother wants the best for it....although finance and other numbers stuff is boring and it cant fathom any of it....sources say ANI will try earnestly this time....so that it can rise up again....so that none of its friends or family members get too far ahead in the race of life.....

An extract from a recently released song describes where Project ANI stands at this moment...at a crossroad.....

"Raahein aisi jinki manzil hi nahin
Dhoondho mujhe ab main rehta hoon wahin

Dil hai kahin aur dhadkan hai kahin
Saansien hai magar kyun zinda main nahin"

Project ANI may never take off and disappoint till its bitter end....or maybe...just maybe....just like it gives 100% for its family....it can throw out the crap of being a writer/author/good person mumbo jumbo and get that post graduation and better job....so that it gets to see the one thing it longs for more than its so called ambition.....the satisfied face of its creator....its mother...and then he can say with that long forgotten child like glee....."Ma....I made you proud na?"

Yaadon Ki Baarat and all that Jazz!

Alright.....I have returned from a self imposed exile....just like Dhai Kilo Deol did few months back....only his comeback was a flop and my chances dont look so promising as well.

Anyway, the 31st of December saw a few ups and downs.....one of my favourite colleagues....very senior to me....retired and we all had our moments when everybody spoke at his farewell function.

Spent the evening drinking a lot of rum...and watching men behave in weird ways when the clock struck the 12 am.... of course neither were they as irresistible as Lara Croft or as sweet as Cinderella....but still shook their so called booty to Sheila ki jawaani and Munni Badnaam....like there was no tomorrow (Oh well they were into tomorrow....sorry today...bad one...please ignore)

For a while it was fun to watch...then we decided to leave before we threw up to a sight of men dancing to Kaanta laga (they didnt...hopefully)

Ofcourse, later that night.....heard the most simple song which really got me into the new year with a new zest....Yaadon ki Baarat nikli hain aa dil ke dwaare...I was walking with my bro...Pratik Khopkar....and heard this song....2010 had gone...like 2009 and 2008 before....it....here I was still walking into the new year....with my bro at my side.....I didnt know what it would bring...and what I'd end up losing but I knew....sure as hell I'd want to hear that song on 31st December 2011 as well!

ofcourse the babe's were all safely on their beau's bikes.....and we 'changoo mangoo' were loitering around. We took a trip down memory lane whilst passing MLDC...the place that made us brothers...We remembered all the silly things we did and laughed about it. Life was going to bring in new surprises this year and while we are always ready for a fight.....we cant forget what went by...

Ofcourse....our transition into the new year would have been even better if we had Renee Zelwegger and Catherine Zeta Jones dancing on that number....."All that Jazz" with those amazingly sexy outfits....but I guess thats as illogical as 'day dreaming at night' which we were doing...lol (another bad one...u see...I'm getting to old for blogging)

Anyway.....2010 was a fun year....I thought I made a difference to myself....although stats prove otherwise....failure at exams proving to be a very strong contender.....but then life is also about numbers.....and hopefully 2011 will bring in the necessary 5's and 6's before those 0's that I come up with at the exams

My return has been less irritating I hope...but thats coz I am still rusty from the after effects of watching a Mohd Kaif type guy dancing on Sheila ki jawaaani...instead of his more desirable namesake!

But rest assured I will come and irritate you (if u wish to read this) in the near future.....May the force be with you....(Thats for Star Wars fans.... OR constipation patients OR both!)

Dhanyawad!