Hai Shaabash!!

Hai shaabash …. It's a deadly dialogue delivered in perfection by our very own shatrughan Sinha whenever he is elated…. A few months ago, me and some of my roomies were enjoying the episodes of funny men of laughter challenge on youtube… the dialogue was delivered and everyone went bonkers… it was the word on mouth everyday… be it anger..be it sarcasm..or be it extreme joy when someone else bought the groceries….
After a few days… tats posted this mail to a few people that we should form a community so that everyone should be in touch with a click… whatever the information be..regarding the money to be collected for rent… responsibilities allotted for household works…and utter disrespect towards the cooking style of our master technician mambo … a yahoo group was created titled hai shaabash… I had this eerie feeling that it wont last long and will just be another dead ppol after a few weeks… but am amazed to see the level of participation and the information exchanged on it ..its increasing…day by day… so much of interaction is there that we don’t miss each other though we have mostly separated..tats in gurgaon..me in delhi.. juggu in noida..cheeka in…welll … that doesn’t matter…. Hitesh and tj in some remote sector.. he he … but the bond still gluing us is hai shaabash….
Coming to the topics discussed on hai shaabash….. it can be anything from what mambo cooked today and how lazy he has become watching mahabharat on zee Bengali every night at 2 … to… the impact of Taliban on US and India ( sorry guys exaggerated a bit to drag the group in a serious zone)….
The topics are discussed with zeal and enthusiasm… lets take an example of hitesh … when he is making a statement it looks like he is fighting the paki’s on the border… and side by side as stressing and emotional as the mother of hero in a senti hindi movie… its fun to see his enthusiasm cut short by a loud “O WAA YAAR” by some other member who just ridicules his point and leaves him fuming…
This group has survived the recession threats… the parting homes… the boring jobs… morning pangs…afternoon naps… and boss lookouts… its going strong… more than ever…
All the participants are not only connected via words..but the emotions behind each and every line is very well understood by each one of us…. We can imagine how hiesh must be reacting when he sarcastically says “bahot sai”..and when juggu says..”banta hai”… when virat writes those big sentences when he is pissed off… when tats get super angry and hyper..and types all the shit… we know how his face looks like… and that’s fun… identifying the emotions behind the words……

I have so much more to write.. but I have to attend a so called meeting.. which will be about deciding when to conduct next meeting… with the added accessories of tea,coffee,yawns,snores,droopy eyes…and god knows what else….

Anyways………………. I hope we all stay on path of success…going by the tag line of HAI SHAABASH….amen

chelsea after hiddink!!

when the going gets tough the tough gets goin.... i so believed this saying ... but such is my passion towards the blues that i began to doubt the saying rather than the team itself... it all started after scholari seated himself in the chair well warmed by avram .... a few wins and it made me sure that they forgot the penalty shootout last year... but than, something went wrong... they fumbled... they looked drowsy.. they drew when they shud ve won .. and lost when they shudve SURELY won... i thought it to be another "patch" .. but the patch continued to be so long that it ruined the whole dress... there was unrest ... i even skipped some games and preferred drinking coffee instead... the crowd was silent.. the blue was turning pale... then scholari was sacked... i was wondering... who else it can be... jose wont come.. scholari was sacked.. but than the last option in my mind .. GUUS HIDDINK... there was something about him... the way he watches them play ... the keen eyes following every pass in every corner... since then till last night..barca against chelsea.. its a reformed team.... its a team... they are fighting... they are winning.. they are playing to win ... crowd is cheering once again since jose left.. they know something is in store for them... the pride... i am not thinking about The champs league or the FA cup or the league.. but the pride..the respect... but what after guus ... what if he leaves after FA cup finale... will they find someone who ll fill the team up with unity and mutual appreciation rather than individual heroism... it was like losing half of chelsea when jose left .. guus has refilled that spot.. it ll be sad to see it halved again... i would like to see JT crying again... holdin the european champions league trophy high up.... and it would b eso appropriate to say that time.... when the goin gets tough..the tough gets going....