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My Dear Blog, Happy New Year 2017. Today morning my friend's labrador woke me up from sleep around 8 a.m. Today morning I didn't watch Rangoli on Doordarshan. Instead I played with the dog for half an hour. Very friendly dog! Last night he was kept on the second floor while we partied on the third floor. In his heart he must have wanted to join in the house party. Poor baby! Since I was still in Salt Lake therefore I kept thinking about my first girlfriend. On 1st January 2003 we had met in front of RKM Library at Golpark. Then we went to have coffee at a coffee-shop named Caffeine opposite the library. That coffee-shop no longer exists anymore. Neither does our relationship. Anyways after having coffee we went to Rabindra Sarobar Lake and spent the entire winter afternoon there. In the evening I came with her to Salt Lake to drop her home. Today morning in my mind I kept going back to 1st January 2003. Bolo Toh Bolo Naa Bolo Zara Hota Hai Kya Pyaar Bolo Bolo Toh Bolo Naa Bolo Zara Kyon Hoon Beqaraar Bolo Kabhi Kabhi Baithey Baithey Kyon Kisi Ki Yaad Aaa Jaati Hai Ho Raha Hai Aab Mujhko Jaisa Kuch Zara Sa Tumko Bhi Waisa Ho Raha Hai Kya... Every year on 1st January I listen to the songs of Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai. I have been following this ritual since the year 2000. Today morning I listened to the Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai songs on my phone. On 1st January 2000 I had bought the audio cassette of Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai from Golpark Melody. In those days I used to listen to it day in and day out. My most favourite actor is Hrithik Roshan and I love him more than the three Khans combined together. Yeh Madhoshiyaan Yeh Tanhaiyaan Tasabur Mein Hai Kiski Parchhaiyaan Yeh Bhiga Samaan Umangein Jawaan Mujhe Ishq Le Ja Raha Hai Kahaan Kyon Ghum Hai Har Disha Kyon Hota Hai Nasha Kyon Aata Hai Mazaa Na Tum Jano Na Hum... Dhadakta Bhi Hai Tadapta Bhi Hai Yeh Dil Kyon Achanak Bahakta Bhi Hai Mahakta Bhi Hai Chahakta Bhi Hai Yeh Dil Kya Wafa Ko Samajhta Bhi Hai Kyon Milti Hain Nazar Kyon Hota Hai Asar Kyon Hoti Hai Sahar Na Tum Jano Na Hum... Anyways around 9 a.m. my friend woke up. We had tea together. Had a lovely morning adda with him. Ate last night's leftover food. I left his house around 11 a.m. and went to RCTC. Since 2004 I have been going to RCTC on 1st January every year. Its like a ritual which I try to follow religiously. I may have missed going there only a few times in between. The race course was packed to capacity. Everybody was totally decked up. Saw a lot of beautiful women there. Some of them were really ravishing and absolutely awesome. I was wearing a sun-glass therefore I could easily and shamelessly check out all the gorgeous women all around without getting caught in the act. I drank a can of Heineken beer there. I kept on losing money till the 5th race but then won three back to back tanalas on the 6th, 7th and 8th races. Made a nice little profit for the day. I couldn't bet on the 9th and 10th race because the betting counters were really damn crowded. I love betting on horses. There are elements of risk, thrill and excitement involved in the whole process. Nothing can be compared to the moment when the horses are running neck to neck in full speed and reaching the finishing line. And I firmly believe that spending my hard-earned money on horses is far better than wasting it on women! After the races got over, some of us got together and danced to the beats of the female DJ. She was pretty cute too. I came back home around 7 p.m. Had my dinner and immediately went to sleep. Looking forward to an amazing 2017. I want to get married this year. Hopefully I will find my Soulmate this year. If any woman reading this is interested in marrying me or is secretly in love with me from the deepest parts of her heart then please email me or message me in my Facebook inbox. Marriages are made in Heaven and/or Facebook. Lets see what the Heavens/Facebook have in store for me. By the way, Divorcees and Widows are also applicable! And hopefully this year my first girlfriend will come back in my life again as a friend. Just normal friendship. No hanky panky. She is now married to someone else and has given birth to a cute little baby boy just a few months back. I wish them all the happiness of this Universe. I want them to be the happiest family in the whole Universe. I really believe that ex-lovers could remain good friends too if both of them are really matured. Well, I am very matured and I hope that she is also up to the mark on the maturity scale. Keeping my fingers crossed. Shona, I am very sorry for whatever happened between us. You have punished me enough by avoiding me for the last thirteen years since our break-up. Now its time to come back in my life again as a friend. Looking forward to your return back in my life this year. Ab Naam Mohabbat Ke Iljaam Toh Aaya Hai Tum Jo Bhi Saaja De Do Sar Humne Jhukaaya Hai Tumne Hi Hansi Di Thi Tumne Hi Rulaaya Hai Kya Pyaar Mein Socha Tha Kya Pyaar Mein Paaya Hai... Good Night, With Love, Kisses, Moonbeams and Rainbows, Raj Gaurav Debnath
My Dear Blog, Today is the last day of 2016. Today I would like to confess that this year those whom I have hurt intentionally or unintentionally, 99% chances are that they deserved it. And those whom I have kicked out of my life this year, I really don't want to see their bloody faces ever again in my life. They are as good as dead to me. This year those who thought that I was unintentionally avoiding them, well, they were wrong in their thoughts, I was actually intentionally avoiding them. Last year on this day I met a friend of mine for lunch at Park Street. I took her to my favourite Dreamland restaurant. Had a lovely adda with her over lunch. After lunch we walked around Park Street hand in hand. In the evening we went to smoke hookah at Aqua Java in Wood Street. The above picture is from Aqua Java. Today she is no longer there in my life. We have drifted apart. I was missing her a bit since morning. Felt like talking to her again. Felt like talking about last year. On last year's Christmas we went to visit the Park Street Cemetery. Then we had a lovely adda at Au Bon Pain over hot coffee and pastries. Though she is still there in my Facebook friend list but I didn't send her a message in her inbox. I wanted badly to send her a message but my ego stopped me at the last minute. Today morning I went to my office. Had a lovely time there. In the afternoon I went to have lunch at Limelight restaurant which is near my office with a new friend. I just met her a few weeks back inside our office lift. She works in our office building but on a different floor. We actually met in a filmy style. Usually the lifts are crowded all the time. But luckily and miraculously on that moment we two were alone inside the lift. That gave me the courage to talk to her. Over the next few weeks we bumped into each other quite a few more times. We became friends and exchanged phone numbers. Today for the first time I asked her out for lunch and she agreed instantly. Over lunch we had a lovely adda. After lunch, we went to Park Street. Walked throughout the length and breadth of Park Street. It was so crowded. But I still loved it. We drank soft-drinks there. I drank Thums Up while she drank Mountain Dew. Park Street was looking so beautiful. I bumped into few other friends in Park Street too. From Park Street my friend went back home and I went to another friend's house in Salt Lake for the 31st night party. My first girlfriend's house was at Salt Lake. Even today whenever I go to Salt Lake, I always think about her. I start missing her very badly. Sweet memories come flooding back to my mind. Fifteen years back when we were dating then she used to come over to my place. In the evening she used to go back home. I used to go with her. We used to take the GLS-11 bus from Deshopriyo Park. We always used to sit on the back seat and hold each other's hand. We used to cover our hands with our school bags. Unfortunately we broke up after three years of dating. It was my fault. I was weak enough to let her go and not strong enough to hold her back. It was the biggest mistake of my life. Now I am regretting it. I hope she comes back soon in my life again as a friend. Saarey Vaadon Kaa Bharam Pal Mein Woh Tod Gaya Ghum Ke Jis Mod Pe Laakey Woh Mujhe Chhod Gaya Main Uusi Mod Ki Dehleez Pe So Jaaonga Umar Bhar Uskey Liye Aajnabi Ho Jaaonga Har Sitam Shok Se Muhjpey Dildaar Karey Usko Haak Hai Woh Mujhey Pyaar Karey Yaa Naa Karey Dil Mera Tod Diya Usney Bura Kyun Maanu... Anyways I reached my friend's place around 8 p.m. It was a lovely party. We all had a blast. I drank seven pegs of Ballantine's. The starters were yummilicious. The dinner was really delicious. We all had a lovely adda and also danced to the latest Bollywood numbers. At midnight a special someone wished me Happy New Year on Whatsapp. I was actually hoping against hope for her message. Around 3 a.m. we went to another friend's place in that area to drink tequila shots. After some time we came back to the previous friend's house. My friend was the perfect host. We partied till 5 a.m. Slept over at his place. 2016 was a rocking year. Had a blast throughout the year. Had those usual ups and downs but overall it was a good year. Hopefully 2017 will be equally rocking, if not more. Wishing a very Happy New Year to everybody, especially to the cute little Taimur. Good Night, or rather Good Morning, With Love, Kisses, Moonbeams and Rainbows, Raj Gaurav Debnath
My Dear Blog, Today is 28th December 2016. On 28th December 2001 I had french-kissed a girl for the first time in my life. It was a Friday. I was then 19 years old and she was just 18. She was my first girlfriend. I was truly, madly, deeply, savagely, hopelessly and helplessly in love with her. That day we first met in front of Menoka Cinema and then I brought her to my home. Inside my bedroom I kissed her on her lips. She was feeling so shy. We had lunch together. That day she also filled up my Slam Book. I still have that Slam Book with me. Even today whenever I miss her, I read her Slam Book page. I read it today morning also. Fifteen years have passed since that winter afternoon. Unfortunately we broke up in 2003. Over all these years I have kissed so many other women. So many women have come and gone in my life. But that 2001 first kiss will always have a special place in my heart. I will never be able to forget that day. Today she is happily married to someone else and has given birth to a cute little baby boy just a few months back. I wish her all the happiness in life. I am sure she is now the happiest woman in this Universe. God bless you my Dear. Today morning I went to my office. Had a pleasant day in office. Had our usual fun and leg-pulling. In the evening I went to Au Bon Pain at Park Street to meet an old friend. Had a lovely adda with her. We talked about the bygone days. Things were so different back then. Park Street was so different back then. I talked about my first girlfriend. I am missing her today very badly. I thought about her the whole day. Couldn't get her out of my mind. It was killing me with each passing second. If someone gifts me a Time Machine then I would immediately go back to 2001. She talked about her first boyfriend. We both talked about our past relationships. I was feeling a bit sad and depressed since morning and she tried her best to cheer me up. So sweet of her! Good Night, With Love, Kisses, Moonbeams and Rainbows, Raj Gaurav Debnath
My Dear Blog, Merry Christmas. Today morning I woke up and watched Rangoli on Doordarshan. Went through the Graphiti and Robbar magazines. After Rangoli I started listening to the songs of Jim Reeves, Pat Boone and George Strait on Youtube. Thought of going to Territy Bazaar to have chinese breakfast but then felt too lazy. Also thought of going to Flurys to have their expensive 'English Breakfast' but then again felt too lazy to go to Park Street. Last year on Christmas I went to Park Street in the afternoon to meet a friend. We walked throughout the length and breadth of Park Street and then went inside the Park Street Cemetery. Clicked a lot of pictures there through our phones. From the Cemetery we went to Au Bon Pain and had a lovely adda there over hot coffee and pastries. Then she left. Another friend of mine came to meet me at Park Street around late evening. I again walked throughout the length and breadth of Park Street with her. Then I took her to Aqua Java in Wood Street. There I again had a lovely adda with her. The above picture is from that day at Aqua Java. Anyways today I took a shower around noon. A friend came over to my place. Had lunch with her in my bedroom while watching Gene Kelly's "Singing In The Rain". I just love Gene Kelly. Had a lovely adda with her. In the evening she went back home. I went to South City Mall to meet another friend. Had coffee and chicken sandwiches with her at Coffee World inside South City. We were planning to watch "Dangal" but then decided against it. The adda was more important to us. Will certainly watch "Dangal" very soon. Came back home and had my dinner. Spent some time on Facebook. Started listening to the nineties' Bollywood hits on Youtube. I just love the Bollywood music of the nineties. I get so nostalgic when I listen to them. If I have a Time Machine then I would surely love to go back to the nineties. Kept on listening to all the nineties' hits especially the Shah Rukh Khan songs. Love these lines very much which perfectly describe my present predicament : Jispey Hum Mar Mitey Usko Paata Bhi Naahin Kya Gilaa Hum Kaarein Woh Bewafa Bhi Naahin Humney Jo Soon Liyaa Usney Kaaha Bhi Naahin Aae Dil Zaara Soch Kar Pyaar Kar O Ho Ho Pyaar Kar... Good Night, With Love, Kisses, Moonbeams and Rainbows, Raj Gaurav Debnath
My Dear Blog, Today morning I woke up early and started listening to the songs of Md. Rafi on Youtube because today is his birthday. Took a shower, had my breakfast and then went to office. In office I had a lovely discussion about the great Rafi Saab with my colleagues. I was not in a mood to do any work since it is Saturday. We also discussed about our upcoming office picnic and about the upcoming India-England one day match at Eden Gardens. Around 1 p.m. I went to the Royal Calcutta Turf Club. I love spending a whole day at the races especially during winter. Had my lunch there and then drank a can of beer. I love betting on horses. There are elements of risk, thrill and excitement involved in the whole process. Nothing can be compared to the moment when the horses are running neck to neck in full speed and reaching the finishing line. Kept on losing money from the first race itself but luckily won a big amount on the 6th race which eventually evened out my losses. Anyways I firmly believe that spending my hard-earned money on horses is far better than wasting it on women! From RCTC I came to Park Street to meet a friend. Walked with her throughout the length and breadth of Park Street. Had a lovely conversation with her. I really like her knowledge about english literature. Park Street was looking absolutely glamourous. It was so crowded but I loved it. Nobody wants an empty Park Street on Christmas Eve. Saw a lot of beautiful girls in the crowd and had those ethereal nano-second eye contacts with most of them. My friend noticed my wandering glad eye and elbowed me a few times. We also went to our St. Xavier's Church and prayed there for some time in front of Jesus Christ. Had dinner with her at my favourite Dreamland restaurant. Over dinner we talked about the present Tughlaq and the newbie Taimur. It is really strange how so many people are having a problem with this name and creating Facebook memes over it. Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor got married. They had sexual intercourse. His sperms and her eggs got involved in the process. One brave little sperm swam valiantly through her inner channels and successfully fertilized her one special egg. She gave birth to a baby boy. Now whether they name him Taimur or Tughlaq or Mahmud of Ghazni or Ahmed Shah Abdali or Hitler or Mussolini or Mao or Stalin or Pol Pot or Saddam or Gaddafi or Kim Jong or Osama or Bush or Dawood or Buddhadeb Bhattacharya or Laxman Seth or Majid Master or Tapan-Sukur or Haat Kata Dilip is absolutely their own prerogative. Who the hell are we to comment and criticize on this matter? I really feel very sorry for the poor little baby. Its such a cruel world! Anyways wishing a Merry Christmas to the cute little Taimur. After an hour or so, we finished our dinner and I paid the bill in cash, not through any plastic card or PayTM. She insisted on paying half the bill but I didn't let her do so. Dropped her home and came back to my place and started listening to the songs of Md. Rafi on Youtube again. Listened to the song "Yeh Duniya Yeh Mehfil Mere Kaam Ki Nahi" multiple times. I especially love these lines which always remind me of my first girlfriend who is now married to someone else and has given birth to a cute little baby boy just a few months back : Dil Tarsey Jismein Pyaar Ko Kya Samjhoon Uss Sansar Ko Ek Jeeti Baazi Haar Ke Main Dhoondhun Bichhrey Yaar Ko... Good Night, With Love, Kisses, Moonbeams and Rainbows, Raj Gaurav Debnath
My Dear Blog, Today morning I woke up and watched Rangoli on Doordarshan. Then I started watching the India-England test match. I watched the match from the first ball till the last. I just love watching test match Cricket on a lazy winter Sunday. Felt really sad when K.L. Rahul got out at 199. In the evening the initial plan was to go to Allen Park to watch Usha Uthup's performance. But then felt too lazy to go there. A friend came to visit me at my place. Had a lovely time. Drank Old Monk rum with Thums Up. I just love Old Monk rum. Good Night, With Love, Kisses, Moonbeams and Rainbows, Raj Gaurav Debnath
My Dear Blog, Today morning I woke up, had my breakfast, took a shower and went to Office around 11 a.m. Didn't do any work. Just chatted with friends on Facebook and kept an eye on espncricinfo. Around 3 p.m. I went to meet a friend and have lunch with her at Peter Cat. I really wanted to eat Chelo Kebab very badly. But sadly we were told that we would have to wait for more than an hour to get a table for two. So from there we went to Mocambo. There we were told that we would have to wait for atleast forty five minutes. I was hungry and didn't want to wait any longer. Therefore I decided to go to the On Track restaurant. We sat inside the train compartment. The food was good. We had a great adda till 5 p.m. From there we went to Allen Park. The whole of Park Street has been decked up beautifully for Christmas. Saw the performances of The Messengers, Kolkata Youth Orchestra, Shayne Hyrapiet and Hype. Usha Uthup will perform tomorrow evening. Clicked some pics at Allen Park. My secret desire is to dress up as Santa Claus and roam throughout Park Street and give toffees and chocolates and toys to little children. One day I will surely do it. After the musical performances were over at 9 p.m. I came to Some Place Else. From there I came back home. Uploaded the On Track and Allen Park pics on Facebook. Started binge-watching Californication on AXN. Good Night, With Love, Kisses, Moonbeams and Rainbows, Raj Gaurav Debnath
My Dear Blog, Today morning I woke up around 8 a.m. and watched Rangoli on Doordarshan. Went through The Telegraph and Sangbad Pratidin quickly. Took a shower and had my breakfast. Went to see the Marble Palace in north Calcutta with friends. Its a huge palace and it really has many old and rare paintings and sculptures. Unfortunately they don't allow to click pictures inside the palace. The last time I had gone to the Marble Palace was like a decade back. From there we came to hang out at the Sienna Cafe at Hindustan Park. Its a cosy boutique cafe and I really loved it. Had a lovely adda there over lunch. From there we went to the Horticulture at Alipore. Loved the greenery there. The flowers were pretty too. From there we went to the Prinsep Ghat. Had a long walk by the riverside. Saw the Ganga Aarti. Went to Scoop and had french fries. From there we came to Park Street. Went inside Some Place Else for some time. Went inside the Biswa Bangla showroom. Bought some stuff from there. Went inside Oxford Bookstore too. From there we came to The Conclave. We all shared a bottle of red wine and then ordered dinner. After dinner we went on a long drive to the Airport to drop off two friends. From the Airport we came to Lansdowne Road to have gundi-paans. I had five gundi-paans. I just love these paans. Came back home after midnight. Good Night, With Love, Kisses, Moonbeams and Rainbows, Raj Gaurav Debnath
My Dear Blog, Today morning I woke up around 9 a.m. Had my breakfast and took a shower and reached office around 11 a.m. Everyday the first thing that I do when I reach my office is to log into Facebook. Today also I did the same. Did a bit of work but mostly was occupied with Facebook. Yesterday afternoon I bumped into John Abraham in front of Taj Bengal. As I was going in, he was coming out. It was so nice to see him out of the blue. I have always liked him and his dimpled smile since the days when he used to act in music videos. This was in the pre-Jism era. I wanted to click a picture with him but he was surrounded by many girls who were all crazily clicking selfies with him and poor John was getting late for his flight back to Bombay. So I just clicked a picture of him from my mobile phone. Today in office I uploaded that pic on Facebook. Immediately a few girls inboxed me and told me that I was lucky to have seen John Abraham in person. Apparently they all have wild massive crushes on him. Good for them! Apart from Facebooking I also kept an eye on the live scorecard of the India-England test match through espncricinfo. On Saturdays we have a half-day office and it usually ends around 2 p.m. But you are also free to stay back till 6 p.m. and just surf the net or do your own stuff. From office I went to the Vivada cruise office which is in front of Millennium Park with a colleague. I am planning to go on a boat trip to Belur Math and back most probably next week. From the Vivada office we went to have lunch at a hole in the wall restaurant which makes tasty food. After lunch I came back to office and did some more Facebooking. In the evening around 5:30 p.m. I went to Kala Mandir for the Kabir Suman concert. I have been religiously going to the concerts of Kabir Suman since 2003/2004. In all these years I think I have only missed four or five concerts which happened in and around Calcutta. Throughout all these years we have formed an unofficial Kabir Suman fan community. Today evening it was so nice to meet all my friends who are all die-hard fans of Kabir Suman. Clicked a few pics at Kala Mandir. Will upload them on Facebook on Monday. Today Kabir Suman was at his majestic best and sang beautifully and played the musical instruments magnificently. Usually he ends his concerts with 'Tomakey Chai' but today he ended the show with 'Aamader Jonnyo'. The programme ended around 9:15 p.m. After the show we all had a lovely adda. We all were mesmerized by Kabir Suman's brilliant performance. Came back home and had my dinner. Went through the news channels and logged into Facebook. I am really addicted to Facebook. Started binge-watching Californication on AXN. I just love David Duchovny as Hank Moody in this series. Good Night, With Love, Kisses, Moonbeams and Rainbows, Raj Gaurav Debnath
My Dear Blog, Today morning I woke up around 8 a.m. Switched on my TV and started watching Rangoli on Doordarshan. Read the Blondie comic in Graphiti magazine. Started watching the Australia-New Zealand one day match. From 92 for 4, Australia batted really well to finish at 324 runs. Smith batted beautifully for his 164. Took a bath and ate my lunch around 1 p.m. Around 2 p.m. I went to Rabindra Sarobar for a photo-walk session. Met all my friends there who are all passionate about photography. Had a lovely adda with them. Clicked many pics too. Then went to Gallery Gold to see a photography exhibition. Around 6 p.m. I took a cab and went to Taj Bengal to attend an Engagement party. It was a great party. Enjoyed to the fullest. Drank six pegs of Jack Daniels. The music was good. Had my dinner there and came back home around midnight. Good Night, With Love, Kisses, Moonbeams and Rainbows, Raj Gaurav Debnath
P.S. : Here is the link to my Blog Post on Sundays.
