Thought Crimes

I'd honestly thought you were supposed to wear floaters when donning a kurta and a Nehru jacket. Apparently, closed shoes are the norm.

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Caffeine is the kind of place in Hauz Khas village that is the pride and joy of those who frequent it. There's barely space for 20, and you usually find yourself sharing a table (or two) with a set of complete strangers. There are a couple of young 'uns playing the kind of music that gets you in a trance- the kind of trance that makes you hobnob affectionately with the hitherto strangers you were sharing a table with, and after a pint or two, makes you bff's. It was a brilliant idea to have Caffeine perform at Sector 44. Perhaps too brilliant. No one told them where to draw the line. Some songs are better left unplayed.

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Broadly (and I mean very broadly) there are 4 kinds of whiskeys- single malts, blended, bourbon and Irish. The first 2 would probably account for ~90% of global whiskey consumption. I've realised that while I may claim to be a single malt aficionado, when it comes to gulping with the best of them, there's something about JD and coke. The spirit of the farmhouse was missing- a man needed a best friend. 

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Weddings are traditionally family affairs. Sometimes however, you don't feel out of place not sharing a surname with the 6-odd people who're sitting on the dining table when everyone else has left. Memorable visits to all Hangover destinations might have something to do with it. Or perhaps it's the independent bond (however tenuous) that you share with each of the co-survivors, irrespective of the groom, that makes you feel you belong.

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Broadly (and I mean very broadly) there are 4 kinds of whiskeys- single malts, blended, bourbon and Irish.Where the hell are you supposed to classify RC and RS then?

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It's incredibly sweet when people ask you why you've turned up alone for a pre-wedding function. It's a million times more embarrassing when Caffeine plays Raabata, couples start dancing, and your thoughts stray to someone other than the beautiful girl you met not less than 3 months ago. There were so many songs that would have been played during those stolen nights at the Farmhouse...

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Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar retired from test cricket as 2013 drew to a close. People who considered themselves adults shed more than a tear. Yours truly might have been one of them- there was a definite realisation that childhood had come to an end. Lives changed that day. One life realised that a greater change had probably dawned a couple of hours ago. Tears shed were insignificant compared to when 2013 drew to a close. Nothing more or less than a rounding-off error.

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Tutun tutun. Talent*. Ohhhhh and Aaaaaah. Paradox. Seemingly non-sequitur.