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25 Things About Me (You May Not Know)

Posted by Rahul Desai on Tue, Apr 06, 2010
 
One of my closest friends - Tanya - once ‘tagged’ me in a note (on Facebook) unfolding some of her secrets. The idea was to write some equal number of random things about me as well, tag her with all the other people I wanted to read these 25 things about me. And so it finally comes to a shape today! (In this Facebook-age, the better suited title would be "25 Things On My Mind".)

Here’s my story (barely random and significantly long - I spent almost an hour to list them all):
  1. I love reading. I read absolutely anything that comes handy. Of all, my favorite book is “Indian Muslims – Where Have They Gone Wrong?” by Dr Rafiq Zakaria. With all that in place, I feel my vocabulary is limited to a very small set of words.
  2. I have full faith in Indian government, their initiatives and efforts. I know the future is even brighter.
  3. I some times feel people (/Indians) not living in India should not be allowed to crib about issues in India. (If you can’t see the brighter side, be equally blind to the darker one.)
  4. I wish India and Pakistan were never separated. I would’ve loved supporting a cricket team with opening batsmen like Sachin Tendulkar and opening bowlers like Wasim Akram. (And Sania Mirza could marry Shoaib Malik with peace - without making any political news. Shashi Tharoor could also mind his own business.)About Me
  5. I hope Indians do equally great in other sports (than Cricket) in future; in Hockey to start with. We are better than China in many ways. Why not in Olympics then?
  6. I love Banana milkshake. Any day, any time. 
  7. The cook at my parents’ place is just great. But I specially go home, just that I can wake up to the tea my Mom prepares.
  8. Pune is the best city I’ve ever lived in. I just wish the citizens had better traffic (and civic) sense.
  9. I don’t like pets – dog, cat, fish, birds, just any of them. They’re better off to their nature-defined habitat.
  10. Believe it or not, I’m quite shy. And I don’t lie, as far as possible. With the spread of world wide web and people’s momentous presence online (Facebook, Twitter, FourSquare, etc), I feel it's practically impossible to lie about anything. Nobody, but Rajinikanth, can hide from Google's Search Engine Spiders.
  11. My family’s my life and my friends are my life-support. No wonder I’ve survived not-so-pleasant phases of my life, so effortlessly.
  12. I’m quite selfish (and self-centered?) compared to my friends. I guess my friends know that too. They still love me!
  13. I owe my financial and social independence to my teachers (/trainers) and my employer. (My parents are my teachers. My sister, is like my mother.)
  14. I’m not a foodie. I can barely sense/differentiate tastes. I’m just not into junk-food and given a choice, I can live with all-boiled, no-spice food (satvik aahar) for the rest of my life.
  15. Something’s terribly wrong with the way I speak/talk. Somehow, on first, most people feel I’m arrogant/have an attitude problem.
  16. My likes of profession is pretty unrealistic. It's a mix of some random things I’m good at.
  17. I love writing with fountain pens. (It’s one of many other things I try and copy from my Father.)
  18. I am not superstitious. But there’s certainly some magic in the shooting stars.
  19. I have an OCD for hygiene – especially that in toilets, kitchen and the dining area. I guess I also have an acrophobia.
  20. I prefer: Facebook over Orkut, Tea over Coffee, Pune over Bombay/Bangalore/Surat.., Windows over Linux, Red Wine over White, Test-match over ODI/T20, Vada-pav over Burger, Scotch over Vodka/Rum/Beer, Animated over SciFi/Action flicks, House over Hip-hop music and Sambuca over Tequila.
  21. I believe in Karma and the ‘Karmic Law’.
  22. I hate cooking. I hate it more, when people expect me to cook.
  23. It really surprises me that some people are still stuck to hard cash, and worse, they believe that plastic money/cheques are bad.
  24. Internet (on Mobile phone) is the best invention ever. Swimming is the best exercise ever.
  25. I do play Tabla and Harmonium. I’m formally trained in Indian Classical Music (vocal) and my personal favorites are Raag Kaafi and Bhairavi. I’ve turned to the western music now. Starting with Saxophone.
  26. I sincerely feel people should wear helmet/seatbelt without any exceptions. We’ve lost some precious lives due to this ignorance in the past, and I hope everyone understands that her/his life is much more important than s/he thinks.
  27. I can’t compromise with my ‘space’. I get quite upset (and annoyed) if the entropy of my house changes. I love my freedom at my new ‘home’. But I do feel quite lonely on times.
  28. In my free time I like making random changes to my website. I’ll always be obliged to Pritesh (and Dharmesh-bhai) for this great gift!
  29. I always over-do things, like I couldn’t limit it to ‘25’ (or '15' in Quick 15 Books...).


I’m a narcissist. I feel I possess a perfect human life, with no regrets for the mistakes in past. I’m blessed, in many ways.

But I really want more. 


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COMMENTS

Maa Kasam Maza Aavi gayi.....!!!!! :-) aa vaanchi Diwas sudhri gayo........Bharat Uncle's comment is the best of them all......few things i wanna write here which i know you love doing them are 
1.Throwing cell phone in anger..... 
2. you prefer test match over 1DAY/T20 but don't have that patience to watch it for 20 overs... :-D 
3. you take minimum 1 hour to drink a cup of tea. 
4. you can go for trekking in any season at any time.... See More 
5. you love dancing in baraat especially in friends' wedding....

posted @ Sunday, April 11, 2010 12:12 AM by Janak

Quite a convenient escape, I must say! @dipple

posted @ Wednesday, August 04, 2010 12:40 PM by Rahul Desai

1st of all thank u for sharing these with us.now I cn say I know u better.my fav was last comment abt perfect life although ironical that u want more. and u forgot to mention u are Honest as well. 
At last Nice to know u buddy.will love to return this favor someday.God bless u.:-)

posted @ Saturday, July 30, 2011 6:40 PM by Shivang

@Janak: I didn't realize I missed acknowledging your precious inputs. Kind of 'completed' my 'small' listing of narcissism. ;) 
 
@Shivang: Thanks for your kind words. I hope to see more comments/inputs from your end.

posted @ Monday, August 08, 2011 8:23 AM by Rahul Desai

*Shivang Patel  
I feel i have some what same things in mah mind exept the exercise thingy ;) ...  
April 6, 2010 at 10:19pm  
 
 
*Rahul Desai  
‎:D  
Great people think alike! ;)  
April 6, 2010 at 10:23pm  
 
 
*Tanya Deshmukh  
Love point 20...Sambuca over Tequila - love that myself, we need to do shots soon....  
April 6, 2010 at 10:58pm  
 
 
*Bharatchandra M Desai  
Well,I can only say: I love Vaishali & Rahul the most,but I see them in all youth of that age and don't hesitate to love them more.  
April 6, 2010 at 11:25pm  
 
 
*Yogesh Harsukhrai Trivedi  
I would not agree to third point entirely. Indians, at least until they do not accept citizenship of other countries, have the right to CRIB about India,no matter if that makes any difference or not.:)  
April 7, 2010 at 4:14am  
 
 
*Shilpi Jain  
testmatch over ODI/20-20,is everything all right?;)  
April 7, 2010 at 9:38am  
 
 
*Shilpi Jain  
and on point # 19-how did u survive with pritesh;)  
April 7, 2010 at 9:40am  
 
 
*Rahul Desai  
‎@Yogesh: I knew this was coming from you... Chill dude! It's just an opinion. Just learn to chill! Guess one of many other good things you can pick from the Americans! ;)  
April 7, 2010 at 11:47am  
 
 
*Rahul Desai  
‎@Minu. LOL. Tagging has nothing to do with the comment. I just wanted to tag all the people that mattered, you were on the list, but I happened to miss tagging your name. So, the correction. "I possess a perfect human life, with no regrets for the mistakes in past." remember?  
April 7, 2010 at 11:59am  
 
 
*Rahul Desai  
Papadi! I fixed my mistake, so that I don't feel guilty about it in future. "No regrets for the mistakes"!  
April 7, 2010 at 12:06pm  
 
 
*Rahul Desai  
I see. Thanks for making this thread 'livelier'.  
@Shilpi: Thankfully you're married to Pritesh and not me, and I hope you don't have any issues with 'pets'. :D  
April 7, 2010 at 12:21pm  
 
 
*Kaushal Suthar  
well....great interesting read...its not just about U....its about everything around U it seems. But well written. your reply to comments is even better. And people think they know you........  
April 7, 2010 at 4:29pm  
 
 
*Twinkle Parmar Chauhan  
Well Most of the things I know ...  
May be that's y u are all time favorite(one of the) folk of mine ! ♥  
April 7, 2010 at 6:45pm  
 
 
*Rahul Desai  
‎@Tanya: March's gone and your visit to Pune is due. Lots to catch up on. High had a face-lift. My house too looks all different now.  
April 7, 2010 at 6:46pm  
 
 
*Rahul Desai  
‎@Kaushal: Thanks for this 'surprised' comment... for the fact that you had 'previewed' the article long ago.  
April 7, 2010 at 6:47pm  
 
 
*Twinkle Parmar Chauhan  
And I forgot to mention u rate highest in my crush list though ... ;) Nevertheless You make me admire everything best in u ... they are many Right !  
Aww I feel great having friend like you :) Thanks for being the one!  
April 7, 2010 at 10:16pm  
 
 
*Vaishali Akash Naik  
‎:)  
April 7, 2010 at 10:29pm  
 
 
*Janak Panchal  
Maa Kasam Maza Aavi gayi.....!!!!! :-) aa vaanchi Diwas sudhri gayo........Bharat Uncle's comment is the best of them all......few things i wanna write here which i know you love doing them are  
1.Throwing cell phone in anger.....  
2. you prefer test match over 1DAY/T20 but don't have that patience to watch it for 20 overs... :-D  
3. you take minimum 1 hour to drink a cup of tea.  
4. you can go for trekking in any season at any time.  
5. you love dancing in baraat especially in friends' wedding....  
April 7, 2010 at 10:50pm  
 
 
*Rajesh  
wow, some of the things even i haven't not known it. Well i too know few things.  
1. To get irritated easily.  
2. favorite words "dhor" "dhamal" and few more in list  
3. Kumbhkarna  
4. will always stand by his friends, will do anything for friends.  
5. believes in ethics and follows it.  
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.  
.  
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this list will never end...  
April 10, 2010 at 10:00am  
 
 
*Rahul Desai  
BOY! Am I a CELEBRITY!  
April 10, 2010 at 12:42pm  
 
 
*Rajesh 
We wrote pages for you. all you have to say for it is only one line!  
Came to know one more thing- you are not good at showing gratitude to people. :P  
April 10, 2010 at 2:44pm  

posted @ Friday, November 30, 2012 4:41 AM by Rahul Desai

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