Dude Code

This is nothing new. It has been in existence for centuries now. Some of it in writing and most otherwise. Some of these codes have already been discussed elsewhere where as some are new. This is a recompilation with a special Commandment addendum.

Dude Code:

1. A dude shall always abide by the Dude-Code (A primer)
   
2. A dude's sister, mother, girlfriend, Ex-girlfriend or brother are strictly off limits no matter how hot they might be
3. Dudes don't buy birthday presents. Infact even remembering a dude's birthday is a sin. However they are entitled to a B'day bash at the pub.
   
4. A dude shall at all times say "Yes"
5. A dude shall at all times alert another dude of the presence of hot chicks (Clocking is the preferred mode)
6. A dude is intentionally or unintentionally forbidden from touching another dude in ANY capacity, including but not limited to: High-five, fist bump or the congratulatory pat
7. A dude shall, at no time comment upon another dude's attire
8. When questioned by a dude's girlfriend, you need not and should not provide any information as to his whereabouts. You rather deny that you ever knew him in the first place
   
9. A dude shall always reciprocate a round of drinks with another dude
10. A dude does not like to be talked at while in the urinal. An almost imperceptible nod is all the conversation you need.
11. When in the urinal a dude is expected to move into the geographically farthest urinal from another dude
12. In cases of break-up, A dude can only offer a "that sucks dude" and/or copious quantity of beer. Any other comment about the above mentioned break-up is strictly forbidden
13. Moaning about the brand of free beer in a dude's fridge is forbidden. However complain at will if the temperature is unsuitable
14. If a man's fly is down, that's his problem, you didn't see anything.
15. A dude never needs to hesitate to reach for the last beer or the last slice of pizza, but not both, that's just greedy.
16. Thou shalt not buy a car in the colors of pink, lime green, orange or sky blue.
17. Whenever a dude is in an ethical dilemma, HE SHALL ABIDE BY THE CODE NO.1
    

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Dude commandments are those that are unavoidable no matter what. This is still in the compilation phase and any other commandments are sincerely welcome.

Dude Commandments:

1. No matter how much you shake, the last drop always goes down the pants.
2. Gravity always takes toll on dudes' eyes when speaking to those of the opposite sex.
   

The Tankbund night-out

The only thing that was preplanned to what actually followed was the movie "The Dark Knight". Here is a chronological turn of events and we ended up staying all night!

5.30 pm: There we were frantic calls as nobody had an idea what the schedule was going to be.

8.30 pm: We initially went to the Seventh Heaven in Panjagutta where we kicked off with a chicken Cantonese soup and Chicken Tikka. Owing to the penchant for Chinese I suggested that we go to Peking palace in Ameerpet which serves mouth watering Chinese dishes. Moreover the fact that the food here wasn’t too great didn’t help the case either.

9.00 pm: Peking palace has the best seafood soup and is must try for any of you who adore Chinese food. After a sumptuous dinner, we suddenly got the itch to drink late at night after the movie and hence went to pick up some rum.

10.30 pm: we finally headed for IMAX. The dark knight was a brilliantly executed movie packed with a series of action scenes and powerful dialogues. Heath Ledger and Christian Bale were near perfect.

1.45 am: We headed home and started hogging upon the Snickers and Twix a friend got for us from US. After about an hour of fooling around, we got bored, tired and hungry all at the same time. So we decided to take a small trip in hunt for food at 2.30 in the night.

2.30 am: We knew a couple of places which were open at 3 in the night and on of them was a bread-omlette guy near PVR central mall. Somehow none of us felt like getting back home. So we thought we go pay the Necklace road and the lonely statues at Tankbund a visit. There were also a couple of suggestions like the shamirpet lake, gandipet lake, durgam cheruvu etc.. but finally we settled for the Tankbund

3.00 am: We sat on the wooden benches by the lake side and started discussing issues ranging from Life at USA to the Best of Hollywood. We spoke about gladiator, departed and matt demon and de caprio and the whole world. We didnt know how time passed and it was 5 before we knew it.

5.00 am: we then decided to walk the whole length of tankbund to and fro which was about 4 kms. By now we were completely exhausted due to lack of sleep and so we thought it was high time for some food again

6.00 am: we headed for Swathi Tiffins, near secunderabad railway station and had steaming hot sambar idly, dosa and a cup of coffee.

That is how we ended up roaming on hyderabad city streets, sleeping on tankbund and saw the sun rise!

P.S: tank bund by night courtesy : http://www.flickr.com/photos/harshapvss/232939128/

Hyderabad to Hampi -- A road trip

Hampi, about 450 Kms from Hyderabad, is a heritage town well known for ruins and beautiful temples. Embedded among the boulders is quaint little town with scores of temples dotted all across. Sitting on the banks of the Tungabhadra river, Hampi is a site with great historical and architectural importance.

We had an auspicious start to the journey by getting high on the highway. With 5 of us on board, the Scorpio turned out to be a pretty comfortable ride. We left the city at 10, though it was about 12 by the time we left the outskirts. After an eventful 7 hour long ordeal which essentially included playing 29 and listening to Chirutha songs, we eventually reached Hospet.

Owing to festive season, we found it really hard to get a hotel.The next day we set out to see the ruins and temples of Hampi. We visited various places under the supervision of an ass of a guide whose name I cant even recollect. Virupaksha temple, the aqueduct, King's bath, archeological museum, pushkarini, elephant stables to name a few. Vitthala temple really stood out among the rest with impeccable architecture and the musical pillars. It was about 3.30 by the time we completed all sight-seeing after which we proceeded to the mango tree restaurant. I wonder if it was the hunger or the exhaustion, but we just loved the food and the place. This place provides a wonderful view of river tungabhadra and the whole experience makes you want to come back atleast for this.

It turns out that liquor in Hospet is pretty cheap. So we had a small party going on for us and it was ... wait for it.. wait for it... Legendary!! Although it was just a 3 day trip, which included 2 days for traveling, it was worth it.