The 3 nerds

Nerdy Chapter 14

2010-01-11T17:10:00.004+05:30

They say life hits you with surprises when you sleep and don’t expect any of them. Don’t make weird faces, I made this up; introduced Mehul, Kavya, Raghu and ahem Rashi, there was enough introduction about them, let us start the real part where it all began.

One fine day, Rashi pinged me at Yahoo messenger, and we had a long chat. Apparently, her parents were having another not-so welcome war of words in front of her few hours back and she had no one to talk to and express herself, so she logged in and found me online. She said “Hi” and I acted as I’m not online opened my notepad and wrote this “sorry was busy with some work, so how are you?” I waited 30 seconds and she types “you there?” I waited 5 more seconds and then did “ctrl+c” and “ctrl+v” from the notepad. She didn’t type for 10 seconds and then I got impatient and she explained that was busy with another chat window. I thanked god for not letting my act back-firing on me.

She went on describing about her father and mother; I kept on ignoring all her stuffs related to it. I was getting bored and joked, “Let’s write a Computer program to stop your father and mother yelling at each other.” and she started giggling not literally, she used smiley messages to convey her giggles, smiles and “laughing out loud” expressions.

She suggested meeting at a CCD near her place at 5 in the evening and I hesitantly agreed upon the idea. I had to complete all my pending chemistry and physics assignments but I thought thrice and couldn’t say “no” to the prospects of hanging out with a sweet girl like Rashi.
We entered the café coffee day with both our right foot at the same time in unison as we were programmed to do so. Rashi and I also saw that and exchanged smiles. Rashi insisted upon sitting on a seat facing the entrance, and without thinking too much I agreed upon.

She started talking about her school, career, parents and her first crush. I was almost sleeping but occasionally could see the animated facial expressions of Rashi. I finally decided to sit upright and started looking at her eyes while listening to her and that was more than a stimulant and I really needed to decaffeinate after that.

As I was suddenly gaining interest in her words, Rashi quickly ducked under the table for 20 seconds and rose again. I was perplexed but she said “we will have to leave the place as soon as possible”, I was not in a mood to go so early but I didn’t speak anything and came out of that place.

Immediately after getting out, Rashi apologized for her strange behavior and said her father had just entered the place and so she had to do that.
I was relieved; I didn’t want her parents to think that I’m her boyfriend.
We then went on a long walk to her place and I left her 100 meters before the entrance gate to her house as guided by Rashi.

As I was on my way back home, a SMS beeped “want to meet again?” to which I replied “Yes” with eagerness of a child, to which she said “come online @ 9 PM”.
This was just a beginning to a thing which shouldn’t have been started in the first place. SMSes, Online Chats, Phone conversations and my academic life was being continuously screwed.

One day the worst happened. Kavya started banging on my door and I quickly put on my pajama and opened the door.
“You are in a big trouble!” Kavya exclaimed and when I asked the reason, she said “fiitjee has sent mark sheets and Mehul and you have done very badly.” I was shocked and rushed downstairs with Kavya.
“What are you doing Gogul? Wasting your parents money here staying far away from them?” aunty asked with an expression never used by her before and I felt very bad looked down.
Kavya was also lecturing us. When you prepare for IIT-JEE, everybody has an opinion about your preparations. Mehul got irritated with Kavya and threw the glass bowl at her, which wobbled to hit at her head. She shouted and fell and within seconds blood came out and she fainted.

Mehul was shocked and kept standing with eyes wide open and expressionless!

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Nerdy Chapter 13

2009-12-10T07:14:00.006+05:30

“Hey! What’s happening guys?” Kavya was shocked to see us together in such an apparently awkward position...
I pulled my hands backwards and Rashi began to hide her so-obvious “Blush”.

Rashi adjusted her hairs and stood straight-up. I was totally confused to speak anything to cover up this but Rashi spoke. “Hey Kavya! Why don’t you play cricket with us …?”

“Come on! I don’t want to play cricket, I just love to watch it on TV.”
“Okay Kavya, I think I should leave now” Rashi waved a bye to me and I smiled back, the moment I turned my face towards Kavya I could see the grin on her face asking obvious questions.

I asked Kavya, “What?”
Kavya said nothing and left. I started wondering why Kavya behaved like this but some other thoughts started to make suddenly appear from nowhere. Was Rashi’s behavior normal? Rashi is a girl I’d known for just a brief period of time but there was something cosmic in it; whenever she was in front of my eyes I felt something unusual it’s not that I meet girls quite often so that may the only explanation for it.
I’d to prepare for my tests, I started to read physics. Rotational motion was the topic.

“The rigid body keeps rotating with the same angular speed unless there is some external torque”… in ways it’s just an extension of Newton’s first Law but this was more contextual in my case as my mind was symbolically rotating around Rashi, the first time we met, the Orkut friend request, the flying bat… oops that’s it now it is hurting me!

As Richard Feynman once explained that learning the laws of physics is like learning the rules of playing chess… in a similar way I was trying to know about girls and though I haven’t learnt a single rule correctly.

Kavya entered the room, “Lunch is ready, come downstairs.”… I was engrossed in one question; I didn’t notice her or pay any heed to what she was speaking so I said “hmmm…” and it used to happen most of the time with me, so she sat on the bed and looked at my notebook.
What she noticed didn’t help any of my cause; I was busy doing a problem but at the top of the page there was an ambigram which read Rashi from left to right and Gogul from right to left.

She pointed at the ambigram and tapped at it. I was drawn out of my concentration and given a question like that, how could I handle that…?
I tried to befool her turned the notebook 180 degrees and said that I was trying to write Gogul in different styles but realized the notebook is upside down, and when I started to solve problems I was astonished to see that it read Rashi… is it not amazing?

Sigh! I thought I had given a succinct explanation for it, though Kavya bought my explanation I could sense she wasn’t fully satisfied.

To add to her suspicion, as we were walking down the stairs Rashi sent me a text message and at that point of time it was in Kavya’s hand.
She quickly opened it
It read
“How is your head Google? Oops Gogul :P”
Kavya mocked Rashi’s voice and started to make fun of my name…
She immediately flashed the screen of my cell to Mehul and they both started giggling.
“Lunch is ready kids” Aunty voiced from kitchen
I took my chair and started to fiddle with my mobile and it beeped again…

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Nerdy Chapter 12

2009-09-15T06:39:00.007+05:30

Rashi took an unusual but “typical girly stance”; Mehul delivers a full-tossed up delivery to which Rashi attacks like an excited Dhoni...

Before I tell what happened next, you must know a fact that a cricketer eyes the ball and then whips the bat and not in the reverse order. If you try to do that the consequences could be depending on your luck, I suppose you are not as lucky as Newton that you’ll propose some revolutionary law after you are struck by the ball.

Rashi’s luck in this case was somewhat better. She was able to connect the bat with the ball but unfortunately she couldn’t control the momentum of the willow and it flew from her hands to hit me on my forehead.

I immediately fell on the ground and became numb and motionless with agony. Raghu and Mehul, the coward nerds presumed that I was dead, ran away from the place. Rashi observed me and started coming close to me and I saw her thumping the air as she saw me moving; she also thought that I was dead.

Rashi sat beside me and asked, “Are you Okay?”

Obviously, I was not “okay”, “NO!” I replied.

Rashi started uttering some words, “...What should I do? We should go to kavya...” and then she asked me to get up.

I refused, “What? I can’t; don’t you see that my CPU has just been through a terrifying attack?”

“I’ll give you support but stop being acting like a kid and get-up” Rashi grunted
“Ohh! It’s paining!”

I tried to stand and fell down... “Rashi I’m not standing anymore”
“Come-on hold my hand Google” Rashi winked
“It’s Gogul and not Google!” another medulla oblongata reaction.

We started walking and I was in immense discomfort but realized that my arm was around Rashi’s shoulder. It was for the first time that I was so close to a girl. My emergency alarm was switched on. I moved my face away from her and closed my eyes.

The 20 metres distance felt as if it was 20 km...

“Gogul Open your eyes; I’m not going to kill you!” Rashi replied as we entered Kavya’s room to get the first-aid box.
“Sit here! Let me just search the box” Rashi removed my arm from her and it felt very awkward as she smiled.

“Whoa! Got it” Rashi shouted after locating the box.
“Let me now treat my patient- Gogul!” Rashi tried to sound childish and it was annoying.

....

“Wait! Wait! Wait! What is that ointment on the cotton? Is it Polysporin or Neosporin?” I raised her eyebrows with that question.
“What? Why?” two questions at the same time, which means she is not interested in the answer but is annoyed with me.

“I’m allergic to Neosporin” I replied.

“But, Neosporin with three components>>neomycin sulphate, polymixin B sulphate and bacitracin- may treat or prevent a wider range of bacterial infections.” Rashi with her naive knowledge about the two drugs even increased my pain. “Anyways it’s not Neosporin, I’m using polysporin.”
“BTW, we forgot to wash your wound!” Rashi exclaimed

Rashi came with a water-soaked cotton-ball and smoothly began swiping my forehead and again that alarm was switched “ON”.
Rashi moved my turned away face towards her and held it with her left hand and cleaned my wound. She then applied the ointment and announced that she’s done with the first-aid.

I opened my eyes and I straight looked into Rashi’s, no one batted an eyelid for 10 seconds and then I said “Thank-You”. Rashi smiled and held my hands and my heartbeat started racing like this VIDEO[must-watch!]

“Hey! What’s happening guys?” Kavya was shocked to see us together in such an apparently awkward position...
I pulled my hands backwards and Rashi began to hide her so-obvious “Blush”.

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Nerdy Chapter 11

2009-08-25T18:59:00.005+05:30

“Let’s play cricket” Mehul speaks to disturb me while I was trying to learn some animation so as to simulate some questions on mechanics.
“Yeah! We should play cricket, I’ve not yet played cricket with my new pair of sunglasses” Raghu snobs
“Can we not just make a computer-simulation of it?” just came out of my mouth; one of the few lines which are a result of knee-jerk reaction in which medulla oblongata orders rather than our brain and I was regretting over my words.
“Oh! Really?” Raghu showed some excitement which I didn’t give a heed to.
“Come on! Guys let us play a good game of gentlemen’s game” Mehul tried to grab our attention away from the computer screen.
“Are we not playing cricket?” Raghu enquired
“Yes, we are playing let us pad up and move to the field” I also made up my mind to relax.

Cricket is the best game to learn all the laws of mechanics. Momentum, speed, inertia, acceleration are a few physical phenomena we all notice every time we see a cricket match. In addition to this, two most difficult considered topics of mechanics, i.e., rotational and fluid mechanics can also be experienced.
“So are you guys playing cricket?” Obviously Rashi came to the lawn and asked this frivolous question which had no practical implications other than starting a conversation for which only I was interested but I couldn’t revolt against Raghu and Mehul.

“Let us decide our order of batting and bowling.” Pointed Raghu

“Can I join in” Rashi asked
“Really?” We asked in unison

Now, here’s the thing about playing cricket with girls:
1. They hold the bat like a broom and ironically can’t even play the sweep shot.
2. They won’t bat if you don’t bowl underarm despite your violation of the most fundamental rule of bowling.
3. They never do any effective fielding.

“Now, we are four and can team up” another knee-jerk reaction and I’ll regret it throughout my life.
“Yeah! Gogul and I are “Team: Birl (Boy + gIRL)” and you both are “Team: Boys” Rashi came out with the teams.
“Gogul and Raghu will be the captains” Mehul just speaks before Rashi could make a final verdict on this.

Mehul tosses the coin, I called for heads and I won the toss; elected to bat.
As we were only 3 left after a batsman, we decided that batting side will also field. I thought Rashi would get out within an over and then I could bat for the rest of the innings without any pressure, so I gave the bat to Rashi.
Mehul started arguing that the ball doesn’t have the proper seam and will not be able to swing the ball but we all assured him that it’ll be of no use as the pitch will help the spinners because of its dryness and uneven bounce from rough patches.
Mehul agreed with us and started his first over.

Rashi took an unusual but “typical girly stance”; Mehul delivers a full-tossed up delivery to which Rashi attacks like an excited Dhoni...

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Nerdy Chapter 10

2009-08-01T10:05:00.009+05:30

Interesting!!!
“What’s so interesting” asked Kavya.
In my opinion, most of the things can be modelled as “bed-sheet” or a “table-cloth”.
“Have you gone nuts?” questioned kavya with a simpering smile. “How can you come up with such a crazy hypothesis?”
“Kavya! Let him complete what he has to say.” Said Rashi
So let me explain:
Are you familiar with surface tension?
(I continued after getting a green signal) The almost spherical shape of a water-drop, ascent of sap (the upward flow of water from roots to leaf), fascinating world of soap-bubbles or the flotation of a coin which is denser than water, all are the effects of surface tension.

Surface tension causes water surface to behave like an elastic stretched membrane or in my words “Bed-sheet”. An elementary physics student also knows that water is a fluid and it has no monopoly in the fluid kingdom. Air is also a fluid and the property of surface tension also applies to air surface but it’s not yet known to scientists but I believe it does hold true.
“It’s pretty baseless and ill-researched” joined Mehul
“Forget it dude!” Kavya said dismissingly
Whatever
“This bed-sheet hypothesis needs testing!” exclaimed Rashi
“What is a hypothesis?” asked Kavya with a simpering smile

“Ummm... an educated guess, in simple words” replied Rashi
Not exactly Rashi, it’s much more than that... and one more thing my hypothesis must not be correct or incorrect.
“Okay! BTW are you not forgetting something Gogul?” Rashi tried to end the discussion
Oh! I’ve to buy a headphone. Rashi are you staying or want to go home? I’ll drop you
“Hmmm... when did you start driving?” teased Rashi
Rashi you want to come or not?
“I’m coming” hurried Rashi
On the way we discussed a little bit more about my “bed-sheet hypothesis”.

While discussing these things with Rashi I could sense that at times she didn’t even pay any heed to my words but was still looking very attentive. I felt that she was not all interested in my crap but why was she listening to me? Why did she not remind me that we have gone 2 kms ahead of her home?
I know that men do enjoy the company of females but does a girl also has similar sort of feelings or is there something else?
What are the laws of attraction?
Sorry, 1 day 1 hypothesis!

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Nerdy Chapter 9

2009-07-19T06:09:00.005+05:30

Rashi: Meet me outside “Kutub Minar”...I’ll be waiting for you...bye
Me: Rashi...Rashi....
And she hung up.

“Do you believe in dreams?” asked Rashi while admiring the height of Kutub Minar. There was an inquisitive silence for two minutes. Frankly speaking, I didn’t believe the purpose of such foolish questions but you’ve to answer something to a hot girl. So, with utter intelligence I answered, “Yes.”
“What?” asked Rashi almost perplexed
“Yes, I believe in dreams.” I almost fumbled with words.
“I think dreams are the motivation behind our aspirations and goals, which are very important for a purposeful life.”
Rashi was almost furious with my scapegoat answer about dreams. Of course, she meant dreams which we see after closing our eyes during sleeping rather than my description of day-dreaming. I sensed her anger and immediately came up with another silly answer.
“Those dreams which we see while sleeping is just a manifestation of our imagination which is captured in our sub-conscious mind and it has no meaning, they are just for our entertainment while sleeping.”
“Just like a movie. Isn’t it?” said Rashi with an annoying smile.
“Have you come here to listen to me or speak non-sense?” asked Rashi angrily.
“Shoot” I finally decided to listen to her.
“Yesterday night I saw a frightening and blurred dream about a guy in his early twenties.” Started Rashi
“So, what’s so frightening about it?” I asked impatiently.
“Now, you’ll not speak until I ask you” Ordered Rashi.
“That boy was running and running frantically. He then stops almost the same place where you are standing right now. ”
I stopped my half-lifted left foot and stood there where Rashi’s fingers pointed.
Rashi continues...
“Then the boy thinks something climbs the Kutub Minar and jumps from the top and I wake up almost panting as if I was running while sleeping.”
I noticed a boy running towards us. I tried to use my sense of humour ,”Was that boy him?” and pointed towards that sprinting boy.
Rashi became silent momentarily and then spoke, “Yes!”
It was my turn to get angry and I said “Come on! Stop this right now or else I...” Rashi started shouting before I could complete my sentence, “Stop him! Stop him!”
She pushed me towards the boy and we both collided and fell on the ground. As we stood up I saw a group of policemen in front of us and they snatched that boy and handcuffed him.
A policeman came forward and explained us that the handcuffed person is a prisoner and tried to commit suicide in his cell and then escaped the Jail after he was sentenced life-term imprisonment recently.
“Anyways, Thank you for your cooperation” the policeman said.
“Our Pleasure” Rashi and I almost in unison; and then we gave a smile to each other.
“Look, my dream almost came true” spoke a proud Rashi.
Then Rashi started something about dreams which totally got over my head.
“...just like waves.” Rashi ended her lecture but these three words caught my attention. So, I asked her to repeat the last line once more.
Of course, she explained in detail and I got only one point of her that our thoughts are indestructible and travel just like any form of wave. So, our dreams are a result of numerous thought waves of thousands and millions of people.... (Blah Blah Blah...)

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Nerdy Chapter 8

2009-05-08T17:15:00.005+05:30

Soon Rashi and I started chatting a lot about weird topics in even more weird times of the day/night. After Rashi’s phenomenal success in blogging, I also started a blog and soon it became a fun to post on the blog and read comments of blog-visitors. Mehul didn’t change a bit/byte or nibble; his romance with novels apparently seemed too overwhelming. Raghu started to watch “MTV Roadies”.

Raghu is not into TV serials or reality shows and stuff but his name Raghu drove him to watch that crazy show. His latest Sony handset was awesome. I also agree with Raghu that “Sony ericsson” has a very special expertise in sound technology. Everything was more or less as usual and the next 3 months passed in no time.
It was monsoon. It had started to rain heavily in most part of the country. I know rainy season is a big relief after the cruel Indian summer but I love summer season. There is something called personal bias and it is for summer season because of sweet childhood memories of summer vacation when I notoriously enjoyed every bit of it. There is one sweeter thing about this season: “Ice-creams” and “Mangoes”. So, my favourite season was over but that summer is memorable and I absolutely loved the intriguing experience of blogging and chatting with Rashi. I couldn’t solve the mystery of Rashi but yes it was a wonderful summer.
So one day, it was raining very heavily and I couldn’t even use the internet because of lightning and thunder-strikes. I was left with only one option to catch up with my JEE studies. Mehul, Raghu and I were IIT-JEE aspirants just like the rest of 2 lakh kids in India. My favourite subject was physics. I solved few problems of H C VERMA and then went to Mehul’s room. As we were preparing for the JEE, Mehul got interested in Chetan Bhagat and was reading his first book. People criticize CB for his novels but that didn’t affect Mehul. Mehul is a voracious reader and he reads whatever he sees, even 6 months old newspaper used by the “roadside-gol gapppe” vendor for packing the Gol Gappes.
“Mehul, what is the name of the book?”
“Five Point Someone - What not to do at IIT!”
“Dude! First get admission in IIT, and then read what not to do there....”
“Hey! The plot is quite captivating; there is also a girl in this who is very strange in her character. I’m soon anticipating something hanky-panky...”
Mehul tried to arouse my interest in the book but I wasn’t interested in it. Actually, I wasn’t interested in anything. It was months when I started learning “SQL injection- preliminary hacking skill” but still haven’t been able to learn it completely. These last few months have been completely unproductive; I’ve been doing things only related to Rashi’s. I started internet-chatting and then blogging...I’d started living Rashi’s life. As I was musing about this,my face was illuminated by lightening... oh wait it was Raghu with his brand new Flash-camera. I always wondered how this brat was allowed to spend so much and then came to our place for flaunting it. I never found him busy with books rather he never used to read books.
“My cell started ringing.....Rashi calling”.
I waived a bye to Raghu and quickly escaped to my room.
Me: Hi...wassup?
Rashi: Why are you offline? I sent you an offliner did u read it?
Me: Nopes...It was thundering and I can’t slay my favourite Laptop.
Rashi: Acchhaa Baba....listen! Are you free now?
Me: kind of...
Rashi: Meet me outside “Kutub Minar”...I’ll be waiting for you...bye
Me: Rashi...Rashi....
And she hung up.

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Nerdy Chapter 7

2009-04-27T22:29:00.009+05:30

“Phone rings.....”
Rashi: Hello.
Me: Hi! I’m Gogul.
Rashi: Gogul!

Me: Yup I need to talk to you about something.

Rashi: Everything is all right?

Me: Perfectly fine.

Me: hey...ummm... you forgot to sign out.

Rashi: Shit! Anyways you must have signed out...why are you calling me? You don’t need to take permission for it.

Me: Actually, it’s a bit complicated. I couldn't resist myself so went through your profile and it was really very interesting.

Rashi: What?

Me: So, without seeking your permission I added myself to your friend list.

Rashi: You...Is this the way to access a girls’ orkut profile. What else you did to my profile? I’m going to kill you Gogul. Why the hell you have to act in such a nerdy manner.

Me: Sorry, Rashi I'm literally very sorry but I couldn’t help it. Your profile is very fascinating, it caught my attention. I didn’t do anything else other than reading your “about me”, "personal" and.... "communities".

Rashi: So, what is that you liked most in my profile?

These girls, I must say the moment they are appreciated they reach to the, seventh heaven. Just 10 seconds before, she was fuming with anger. Although it's good for me, but still...

Me: Almost everything was adding to my inquisitiveness.

Rashi: Orkut should use “CAPTCHAs” to block guys like you.

Me: Hey! Come-on, “CAPTCHAs” are debatable, Orkut can’t use it and I also totally hate them. Actually Orkut uses “CAPTCHAs” for few things like posting links on scrapbooks, community forums and etc... But I oppose the use of “CAPTCHAs”. Orkut should have better ways to check spamming and related threats.

Rashi: Ahem... Agreed Gogul Sir! They are meant for smart non-lazy humans with good eyesight and smart spambots.

Oh sorry! I forgot to tell you about “CAPTCHAs”.

This is a CAPTCHA

A CAPTCHA is a program that can generate and grade tests that humans can pass but current computer programs cannot.

In a less nerdy way, it's like a girl (having sex) asking a guy to use his condom when he is about to...you might have guessed

Me: Hey Rashi! I also read your blog. It’s awesome and very informative. I never thought that girls could write such witty and well-researched blog-posts but yes most of the things were tangential to my level of perception.

Rashi: Yes, I’ve done few things for my blog to make it a “Google PageRank-4 blog”.

Rashi: Ok Gogul, don’t repeat this with any other girl. I have some urgent work to complete, see you later. Bye

Me: Bye.

After that the day was very uneventful and boring to describe. I ate, slept and again ate and then slept finally.
AFK!

EDITED BY: Yashika Chandna

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Nerdy Chapter 6

2009-04-15T10:59:00.009+05:30

So, I closed my physics book and got up to get the Chemistry one...I noticed something strange which didn’t belong to me...I soon realized it was Rashi’s...It was her “Orkut profile”. She forgot to “Sign Out”...

I immediately realised that this is the time. Gogul Rocks!
I went through the albums, communities, and scrapbook. Almost everything in the profile was sounding like a girl who is a mystery. She has varied interest which I couldn't even think about. The question which was pertinent at that point of time was “Does an orkut profile skew the personality of the owner?”
However, the profile of Rashi intrigued me to know Rashi as a person. That was the first time in my life I was curious to know about somebody. Her interests range from Photoshop to literature, from psychology to algebra and from eastern music to the rock metallic bands it seemed as if whole pallete of colors was laid there.
I soon sent a friend request from her profile to mine. Then, I logged her out and signed in to my profile to add her to my list. Wow! She made my female friend list to double digit; still only 10 female orkut friends isn’t a figure to boast about.
The door opens again and guess who, Rashi enters to say “Good bye” to me.
I also did the same but I realised that was it necessary for her to come and tell me that she is leaving. This gesture of her made me conscious may it was her psychological trap for me to leave her profile signed in. However, I’d to complete my assignments, so I stopped thinking about it. I opened my chemistry book but after 30 minutes I realised that if she opens her orkut homepage she’ll easily figure out my misdeeds. I picked up the phone and called her. Oh No!!! Wait!
I didn’t have her cell number, so I had to rush to Kavya. Kavya and her mother were watching “Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi”. It was “DND-Do Not Disturb” time of the day.

I didn’t understand why they watch the same episode twice. First in the prime time slot and then around lunch time, do they need to give a test? Why are they revising the same thing? I decided not to disturb her before the commercial AD. Another question which came to my mind was that how come Rashi and Kavya are good friends. They are very different. One is commanding and the other is very sweet. One is a daily-soap addict and the other has a lot of interests. This further increased my curiosity in Rashi.
The much awaited commercial break interrupted their concentration and I called Rashi. It was not easy, I shouted: “Kavya, I’m taking your Pencil box.” As expected Kavya was there within few seconds.
Kavya: What are you....?
Me: Hey! Nothing; I need Rashi’s Cell Number.
Kavya: Why do you need her number? For What?
Me: Hey Listen! It’s important...huh!
Kavya: I’ll not give you until you tell me the reason.
Me: hmmm... It’s very trivial.
Kavya: Whatever...I won’t give you her number unless...
Me: ahem... Rashi left her orkut profile “signed in” in my laptop and...
Kavya: Oh my God!!!
“Kavya, the break is over and the important scene is just about to come” Aunty reminds kavya by shouting from the living room.
Kavya: Go ahead! I’m listening Gogul...
Me: So, I added her to my “friend list” without her approval. So, I need to tell her this.
Kavya: You flirt! Despo... why did you target my friend only...
Me: Its nothing like that her profile is interesting.
Kavya: 98********, It’s her number. I’m going to watch the serial but stay away from Rashi!
Me: Sigh!
98********
“Phone rings.....”
Rashi: Hello.
Me: Hi! I’m Gogul.
Rashi: Gogul!

EDITED BY: Yashika Chandna

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Nerdy Chapter 5

2009-04-06T04:54:00.008+05:30

Rashi was finally smiling for the first time today. I don’t know why but I felt nicer after observing Rashi’s smiling lips. I have a message to all the parents: “please don’t fight among yourselves; it leaves a very wrong impression in your child’s memory”... and yes of course if your daughter is as beautiful as Rashi don’t ever try to hurt her or lose her smile.
“Kavya! Cook the special dish I’ve taught you for Rashi” -Kavya’s mother.
“Me?” -Kavya
“Yes dear! You... now you’ll be tested today...Rashi is the judge and if you fail it’ll cost you something.....” -Aunty speaks smartly
“What?” -Kavya
“Bad dish= no school picnic” Aunty made me happy after this line... I just love her for this.
Finally, Rashi starts giggling...

This eventful day ended after some tribulations and Kavya's somehow edible dish with Rashi still smiling.

Everybody was in the living room when Rashi said “I’ll have to leave now”....at that the same time Raghu switched on the Television and it was airing something which seemed quite familiar...I realized that it’s in Delhi...and as a matter of fact I was very correct.
The reporters of “AaJ Tak” were hiding him somewhere and reporting live from “Chandni Chowk”...where a local violence had triggered a state of tension and police were deployed there.
“Hey...wait Rashi!!!...You can’t go” Aunty stops Rashi when she was about to open the door.
“Why?” as if Rashi always wanted not to leave from here...
“Something awful bad has happened near your home and things are not normal...you can’t go now...stay here for a while.” Aunty explains Rashi
Rashi pounces on the couch and starts watching the television as if she is not going to her house for eternity. Anyways our (three of us) heads were saved because of this Rashi event. Who says Girls are troublesome? Sometimes they are blessing in disguise...but only sometimes...strictly sometimes!!!
As usual, bored by watching the regular stuff at television and listening to non-stop commentary of daily soaps I decided to follow the paths of Raghu and Mehul and leave the women at their condition. I walked upstairs to catch up on my already pending assignments and some movies I’ve paused just because they were not so interesting.
I started with my Physics assignments but soon fell asleep...as usual the best medicine for insomnia...Books!!!... I should get a patent for this Idea!!!

“May I get in?” Somebody woke me up by banging on the door.
“Yes...Coming wait a sec”
“Oh! You...” I was surprised to see Rashi still at our place and upstairs at my doorstep.
“I just came in to check my e-mails and probably play some games as Raghu isn’t allowing me to disturb his “downloading-songs for I-pod” thing...I hope you are not busy with your laptop...right?
“Absolutely not...you can use it” I am a bit friendly too...
Rashi takes my not-so comfortable chair and struggles to switch on the laptop...so I helped her...I’m a helpful guy too...
What does this "welcome note" mean...?

Nothing secret Rashi...just not so important...you’ll not get it.
“Hey...look if you don’t want to tell then its fine but don’t say that I won’t get it” Rashi was almost angry.
Let me explain...
It means
“Hi
I’m Google and not to be confused with Google.”
That’s it and it’s leetspeak as they say... Also known as hakspeak, leetspeak is a type of communications where a user replaces letters for numbers or other characters. For example, "leet" in leetspeak would become "1337".
“I know it...leetspeak ah!!!....pathetic, you use leetspeak to write such simple line. ” Rashi tries to sound smart.
“I’ve checked my mailbox...and your games are quite silly so I’m leaving...bye” Rashi goes
I took a sigh of relief as I’d to do a lot of things and her presence though was not so boring but was nothing special.
I again looked into my books and I was reminded of my Chemistry teacher who was angry with me the last time I saw him due to my negligence in his subject.
So, I closed my physics book and got up to get the Chemistry one...I noticed something strange which didn’t belong to me...I soon realized it was Rashi’s...It was her “Orkut profile”. She forgot to “Sign Out”...

EDITED BY: Yashika Chandna

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Nerdy Chapter 4

2009-02-07T01:29:00.008+05:30

Door-bell rang!
“Yes or No? It could be Mom at the door.” Kavya was in no mood to let this opportunity go.
“Yes, yes, yes” we all finally had no other option.
“You?” Kavya said after opening the door.
We shuffled to find out the reason for Kavya’s surprised remark.

It was Rashi standing at the door. I don’t know why Kavya acts like an inane. She kept ogling at her. Finally, Raghu acted in a less nerdy manner and asked Rashi to come in. I must commend Raghu for this, as he is usually busy with his gadgets and not interested in such “welcoming-the guest” thing. Rashi comes in with a dejected look which was still inexplicable.

“Why do they have to do this all the time?” Rashi said with a sense of resentment in her voice, which added more to my curiosity.

I was almost going to ask her,” Who?”...but my less nerdy part of grey cells held me back from taking any further step towards it. However, I knew that Kavya would finally discuss it with us when Rashi spills out the beans to her.

“So, what is the matter Rashi?” I was happy that Kavya is also unaware of at least some general facts. This happiness did not last for much longer time.

Kavya asked,”Are they still ...?”... Rashi nods her head to tease us further.

I tried to google, I failed...I searched the gogulopedia, once again it didn’t yield any result. However, they opened up after Rashi broke into sob.

“Why my mother cannot be with my father? Why do they have to always fight? Why are they seeking divorce?... I’m the only person in the world who has everything the opposite her wishes. I always feel lonely at my home, as I don’t have a brother or a sister to be with. Who says that being the only child is a gift and it’s a pampered life? It’s all bullshit!” Rashi spoke with such repentous that it silenced everyone including Kavya. That was a rare sight. I’d a strong urge to click her dumbfounded like that so as to tease her later but it was an appalling thought. How could I do that? There’s a girl who is unhappy about her life and parents and I’m planning pranks. This was me “Google...oops Gogul” who could only think of such things at sensitive moments like this. Kavya is an expert in dealing such situations where she requires to control her emotions and comfort and support the person who really needs it.

Kavya was sitting beside Rashi. Then, there was a girl moment to be captured. They both hugged each other like lost sisters. This is very common with girls. Its beauty lies in its sweetness and simplicity. It is very sublime and pure. I hope it could have been same with a boy and girl hugging each other but forget that.

Kavya started to rub her back with her hands so as to make her comfortable and to facilitate her in her cathartic act. Yes, sometimes people need to cry. Everyone needs to cry at some point of the time or the other. It really helps. At the moment, it’s humiliating but after that the mood changes, you feel lighter. Do cry sometimes!

Well, this piece of cry fact is not my knowledge to you but I just retrieved it from my Gogulopedia which had an article on “Benefits of Crying-by Kavya.”

The door bell rang again...and no prize for guessing that the person was Mehul’s mother. She looked very tired and exhausted so ordered a glass of water to Mehul. She also noticed Rashi’s pale face.

“Hello Rashi beta! What’s the matter with you?”

“Nothing much Aunty...everything’s fine, perfect and smooth.” Rashi replied and believe me it is never this way when you use three or more adjectives to answer this type of question. Again this was an article from Gogulopedia by.....have a guess??? Yes Kavya!!!

“Mummy! Your water” Mehul gave the cold glass of water to her mother. Delhi’s summer is really awful, it makes you crazy. If you don’t get a glass of cold water at the right time it could lead you to commit anything... anything means anything which has no boundaries.

After drinking that divine drink, aunty regained her senses and asked Rashi the same question yet again. This time the answer was certainly different. These girls!!!

She started crying like a child. After repeated enquiry she gave the complete information to aunty.

As mother as daughter, both are great agony aunts. She tackled Rashi very elegantly. This is the reason I consider aunty like my mother. She is really an indispensable part of my life.

Rashi was finally smiling for the first time today. I don’t know why but I felt nicer after observing Rashi’s smiling lips. I have a message to all the parents: “please don’t fight among yourselves; it leaves a very wrong impression in your child’s memory”... and yes of course if your daughter is as beautiful as Rashi don’t ever try to hurt her or lose her smile.

“Kavya! Cook the special dish I’ve taught you for Rashi” -Kavya’s mother.

“Me?” -Kavya

“Yes dear! You... now you’ll be tested today...Rashi is the judge and if you fail it’ll cost you something.....” -Aunty speaks smartly

“What?” -Kavya

“Bad dish= no school picnic” Aunty made me happy after this line... I just love her for this.

Finally, Rashi starts giggling...

EDITED BY: Yashika Chandna

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Nerdy Chapter 3

2009-01-26T23:38:00.008+05:30

“Oh! No” I soon added up after discovering something really unexpected.
We all knew that now we all are in a serious trouble...

“Trouble, trouble, serious trouble!” Kavya screamed.
We all could have screamed in different ways or in the same way as Kavya but it was not a time for competition between us. The matter was serious. We really needed a repartee rescue from this situation. Well, what was the “Trouble”?
Kavya’s mother. Yeah! Unexpectedly everything was going miserably awful. Kavya’s mother was just spotted crossing the road 5 metres away from us there was no way she could have missed us.
“Who is the culprit?” Kavya questioned.
“You three! I’ll tell everything to Mom. I’m safe.” She answered her own question.
Kavya’s mother is a nice lady but who would’ve tolerated such rowdiness. How could her renter, minor son and daughter enjoy car drive in her absence?

For the next 30 minutes we all remained silent and fabricated our own story to explain this nuisance. We reached our destination after a really dramatic pause outside our home. Raghu parked the car with great expertise. Kavya jumped out of the car and went staright in. I was very nervous, whole blood from my body was drained out. We used the stairs to reach our destination. It was me who gathered some strength to press the “Call bell” thrice before kavya opened the door. We squeezed our way in to the room. Actually, we all had our motions tuned into a common frequency like identical twins. So, our sense went to “hibernation mode” while entering the room and we all walked coherently into the room in tandem making it appear like a scene in some “Sci-fi” robot movie. Our robotic movements were intercepted after a while.
“Where is Mumma?” Mehul had to ask this for us.
Kavya was prepared with this answer “Are you guys so eager to get the thrashings from her?”
Kavya smiled and giggled. Now, this was horrifying and terrifying. The silent atmosphere of the room and Kavya’s giggle added to our tension. Kavya’s facial expression was like a butcher. We’re going to be slaughtered.
“You guys are safe! Mumma is still not here.” Kavya shocked us with her life saving speech.
We all hugged each other. It felt as if we had win some battle.
However, clever kavya was still not happy to see our smiles. She started blackmailing us again. This time it was more forceful and strong as we’d sensed the “trouble” from very close.
We finally settled to an agreement with Kavya.
Agreement
1. Kavya would take Raghu’s i-pod to her School picnic.
2. Mehul would allow Kavya to have a look into his exclusive book-shelve and she can take any book for a week.
3. I would’ve to allow Kavya to chat with her friend at least 1 hr daily.

Raghu had no problems with giving his i-pod as he was no more interested in the old fashioned gadget anymore.
However, I and Mehul landed in another dilemma after agreeing to these terms with Kavya.
Mehul’s exclusive book-shelve had some exclusive books which only Mehul, Raghu and I were entitled to read once in a while. I don’t think I need to explain any further about the genre of those exclusive books. Do I?
What was the problem with Kavya using my laptop for chatting?
Big problem!
My laptop had some folders which contained videos, and documents of the genre of mehul’s exclusive books. While she uses my laptop, she might be tempted to open some unprotected files and then I could land in some serious trouble.
“NO, I won’t allow you to do that” Mehul and I disagreed after imagining the consequences.

Door-bell rang!
“Yes or No? It could be Mom at the door.” Kavya was in no mood to let this opportunity go.
“Yes, yes, yes” we answered in monotone, had no other option.
“You?” Kavya said after opening the door.
We shuffled to find out the reason for Kavya’s surprised remark.

EDITED BY: Yashika Chandna

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Nerdy Chapter 2

2009-01-13T21:55:00.009+05:30

...“I’m Rashi and end this here. Bye" The girl finally introduced her. However, the next moment I landed on the floor after surviving a heavy punch by...

“You?” I was surprised to see the person who punched me. It was a paltry situation the person was none other than Kavya. It was a horrendous at least because of two reasons. Firstly, Kavya must have discovered about our unsuccessful plan. Secondly, I couldn’t face a blow, that too from a girl.
Shame on me!
I know that I don't have that strong built but still she was a girl and that too two years younger to me. Here I may sound a bit chauvinist but every guy would agree that it is too hard to take a blow from cute feminine babe, finally I gathered all my strength and got up.
“I’ll talk to you guys later. Meanwhile, wait for me on the next table till Rashi and I finish our talk.” Kavya commanded us.

Inspite the blow arrival of Kavya favoured me; Mehul and Raghu forgot about my dare. However, we had bumped into another trouble. Kavya would definitely blackmail us for our stupid idea and she is very good at it, this is not at all her special attribute as all girls have this unique eminence of blackmail their brothers, friends and boyfriends. Raghu and I were busy planning a narrow escape, that too by engaging the eagle eyes of Kavya. However, Kavya's brother was not at all worried. He is hopeless! having scandalmonger sister and still unperturbed, busy reading some stinky novel. I don’t know the name of that novel. Even a voracious reader wouldn't have came across a novel like that, which had kept Raghu engrossed all through. Finally we broke into his peaceful virtual world,so as to bring him back to reality, to design an incredible plan to escape evil’s eye.
Soon our order was laid and we pounced on to it like a hungry demon. The whole purpose of our lunch at this very restaurant was much away from the picture in our mind. We paid the bill and tiptoed our way from that place. As we reached the car we had a victorious smile spread on our faces, finally we were able to fool an adroit.

“Hey! I told you guys to wait on the next table and not outside the car.” Kavya shouted with a glint of sarcasm in her eyes. Once again a belief was resurrected that, "we", “three nerds” cannot fool a smart girl. She wasn't alone a bewitching surprise awaited US. .
Rashi, the other girl we met that day was with Kavya. Oh! Did I tell you about Kavya and Rashi?
No, I didn’t.
So, Kavya and Rashi were sitting next to us inside the restaurant, but why was she with kavya?
This question continuously troubled me and I googled my brain. I know googled is a new term for most of the readers but better be prepared to learn more words and phrases while you keep on reading the nerdy chapters.
So, googled meant I searched my brain for finding the reason of Kavya and Rashi being together. My search engine is not that efficient but forget about that.
Kavya and Rashi crashed into the car without our invitation but it was least we expected. Raghu an expert in driving took the driver seat. He is not a seasoned driver but is surely better than what we are.Actually, Mehul and I don’t know to drive.
“So, you guys tried to fool me with that DVD?” This line reaffirmed our belief in kavya’s intellect.
“Rashi is my friend. So,please take the car to her house; I’ll tell you the route” Kavya ordered Raghu.
So, kavya is Rashi’s friend. The reason of tears on Rashi’s cheeks was still unaware to me . I also couldn’t afford to invite more trouble by inquiring such a lame question. We reached Rashi’s place.
Rashi left us and we were expecting Kavya to burst out on us. Kavya erupted without any initiation, which was quite obvious. She blackmailed us but soon her mood shifted.
“Do you know why Rashi was crying?” Kavya threw a ball on us.
I couldn’t believe my ears. “Rashi is seriously upset with something.” Kavya stated the obvious.
“Oh! No.” Mehul, Raghu and Kavya exclaimed in unison while I was thinking about Kavya’s tears.
“Oh! No” I soon added up after discovering something really unexpected.
We all knew that now we all are in a serious trouble...

EDITED BY: Yashika Chandna

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Nerdy Chapter 1

2009-01-08T10:01:00.022+05:30

The room came to life with Books, study-material, mobile and the most pivotal OF THE objects’ in the room, "Gogul's laptop”, were sleeping a fast beside me. Yeah! I'm Gogul. I have one request don't confuse my name with "Google".

So, Mr.Gogul was in a deep slumber after a long, bewitching encounter with a girl lying next to him on his bed. This was not a new experience for Gogul, he usually enjoyed online-chatting with girls reclining on his bed. I must clarify one thing. Hey did you misinterpret my previous lines? I intentionally framed it to confuse you; this is my age old habit of exaggerating my online conversations to misguide my friends.

However, I was sleeping with all articles and my better half...err best half, i.e. my laptop, my laptop is just like my partner. Suddenly, I felt something hot around my left middle finger. I was still indolent to find out the reason. However, it got hotter and my fingers were feeling like they are being treated with sulphuric acid. I tried to open my eyes, as Delhi doesn't get such sweltering summer that it can burn fingers.

"Damn! Kavya what are you doing?" I yelled at her, as she had dipped my finger in steaming hot cup of tea. "I was just trying to wake you up" Kavya retorted with a simpering smile. "I know Gogul that you don't wake up easily".

"Ok! Where's aunty today? And what brings you here?" I questioned her.

She explained that her mother was out of town and Mehul was engrossed with a novel.

Before something simmers in your mind, what we all are best at, and linkups so, I must clarify, that Kavya hates my presence as their tenant. Yeah! Her mother is my landlord (or landlady). She is a lady with a golden heart and treats me like her own son and feelings are mutual on both the sides. Kavya’s mother’s feelings for me are in total contrast to her.

This is the only thing which keeps me going in Delhi. Wait!!!
How can I miss my friends, they are great. Mehul and Raghu are best of buddies and more than friends to me.
We had planned our lunch out together. I'd to quickly rush to Mehul's room.
Mehul, Raghu and I decided to use Mehul's mother's car for our escapade. We just needed to make Kavya a little busy to make our plan a success. It is an arduous task so as to put, to make kavya busy. My body's CPU suggested an exceptional way to escape Kavya's eagle eye. I kept a DVD of "Kuch Kuch Hota Hai" on Mehul's Computer intentionally to catch Kavya's attention. As like any other girl she is smitten by chocolaty looks of Sharukh and a mills and boon’s love tale.

She acted as we thought, who says girls are difficult puzzle to solve. She got totally involved watching the film and we succeeded. We chose a decent looking Restaurant and made ourselves comfortable. We ordered our usual, which we generally did at a so-called good restaurant. We knew that it'll take at least 45 minutes so we started to play "Truth and dare". I know this is the oldest and most common time pass.

I was first to fall prey. I chose to dare, as, I don't like to lie so I'd chose TO “Dare". Mehul and Raghu putted their thinking caps, so as to come up with weirdest of dares’.
However, it was after a long time they were giving someone a dare.

Meanwhile, I realised that there is a girl sitting beside our table and her eyes were red crimson. I thought it to be conjunctivitis, but her cheeks were shining as if diamonds studded on them. How foolish I was, it wasn’t conjunctivitis instead it were her flowing emotions which made her eyes red. Then, I looked at both of them to confirm they didn't see what I savoured, as it could have me landed me up in a serious trouble.

"No! No! No!" I cursed my luck as they had already planned my "dare".
No prizes for guessing that I'd to start a conversation with that
Strange girl and it had another peculiar condition attached TO IT. I couldn't end the
conversation before 5 minutes. I'd no other option but to say
"Yes". With all my strength and wits i dashed towards her.

“Hi! I’m Gogul”
The girl gave a blank look. It was not unusual or a new experience for me but still it was an insult. The girl looked more pale and she gave clear signals that my presence was not appreciated to say in good words.
“Hi! I’m Gogul. I desperately need to talk to you.”
“What? I don’t know you.” The girl still sounded uninterested
“Listen Google! I’m a bit upset and I don’t want to talk to anybody as of now so please.”
"Sorry but my name is Gogul and not Google" I repeated this line for the gazillionTH (if this is a legitimate word) time in my life.
“Ok! But still what’s your name?”
“I’m Rashi and end this here. Bye" The girl finally introduced her.
However, the next moment I landed on the floor after surviving a heavy
punch by...

EDITED BY: Yashika Chandna

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