Cafe N v 17

Welcome to the 17th thread of the series.

About Us

Who we are
We are a group of fun-loving people interested in having unbridled fun and talking about the lighter side of life on Sajha.

We are unapologetic about what we say because we don't put too much thought into our words. We have come to learn after all these episodes that when your goal is unrestrained and harmless fun, you can only be so careful or thoughtful about what you say. We mean no harm towards anyone and welcome everyone to join the fun.

The Cafe series, as it has evolved over the weeks and months, is an effort to create a community of like minded people who want to have fun - or as SNDY likes to says - "be good and have fun". That is the only clause in our one-line constitution.
What do we do in the Cafe?
Meeting, greeting and sharing is what we do a lot of. As well as singing, dancing, needling (one another of course), opining, joking and anything else to kill time. Not to forget serving and partaking virtual lattes, biscottis, tea, coffee, samosas, jalebis and other tasty baked goods that we take out of the Google Images oven. We've also posted videos, dedicated songs, confessed our crushes, talked about weather, food, work, sports - anything that is fun.

History
History is never uncontroversial and ours too might not be free from it.This is version is subject to revision as members deem fit.

This whole thing was started by Hi Nanu and instigated by SNDY. Back in those days, SNDY had so many people to say hi to that she would go on each thread where her friends had posted, and say hi, regardless of what the topic was. It had a positive impact on the site, IMO, because it made conversations lighter and soon others started following that trend and we had several threads where the topic might have been something like the "Collapse of the European Monetary Union" but other than the first few posts, the conversation turned out to be about anything but that.

So one day Hi Dai opened a thread called "Thread for greeting each other". Little did he realize what he had created. That thread filled a vacuum in Sajha, as we saw it, for friendly conversation between people that was free of name calling, personal attacks and caste/creed/school/language prejudices. This was back in the dark days of the caste wars and turf struggles. That thread quickly filled up and reach it's maximum posts in a matter of days and another one was started. And then another and another ...

At that time someone jokingly (perhaps contemptuously) referred to us as the "Nautanki" group. We took on that joke and called our self the Nuatanki Briagade and fulfilled SNDY's long running desire to become a Brigadier. So there were several threads (or episodes as we called them) under the Nautanki banner. We got to a point where we ran the joke to the ground and thought it might be time for a name change. We figured a word like Nautanki can wear out after a while and we suspect it might have deterred some people, who would otherwise have posted, from posting on the thread .

We held a poll on whether or not we should change our name. We decided, by an overwhelming majority, to change the name. It was Juggy who came up with the name "Cafe N". The rest, as they say, is history.

Geography
As of last count, in alphabetical order of countries and US states: Alabama, Australia, Belgium, California, Canada, Connecticut, Denmark, Florida, Illinois, India, Iraq, Italy, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nepal, Netherlands, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, New Zealand, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, UK, Washington,Washington DC. Some of us haven't disclosed our locations and I might have missed some so the list is probably longer.



Languages
Languages heard in the Cafe: English, Nepali, Punjabi, Hindi, Newari, Sanskrit, French, German, Gujrati, Spanish, Esperanto and mixtures and derivatives thereof. The list is bound to grow as we plan to expand to all the corners of the world - although we haven't quite figured how.

Politics
Constitutional Assembly elections are slated for a some time the future, around NPL2US's recently announced wedding date. The Fun party and the Sun party are running neck to neck so we've figured we are in for some fun and sun regardless of the outcome.

But seriously we tend to leave our politics, class, caste, creed, schooling, religion, Indian idol preferences and anything that could affect the fun on the other side of our keyboards or for other threads. Thapap and Loote may battle it out like there is no tomorrow on other threads, but they've been good buddies here.

How do I join ?
Post something, anything, in the "be good and have fun" spirit and you are guaranteed to receive a warm welcome


Previous editions


(Folks, the above is just my interpretation of things done in the spirit of the Cafe and purely for fun. If there is anything you want changed, added or removed, please let me know)
 

Rythm nice song

LOL Udashi.. I got totally confised. I was like hmmm... I dont remembet KKHH having that song. its actually a song from Kal Ho na ho... LOL... Nice song though. And a nice movie too!!

Once again in cafe spirit

Everybody put smthing so here is from my side

face of Love: Eddie Vedder and Nusrat Fateh Ali khan(Original)

look in the eyes
of the face of love
look in her eyes
oh, there is peace
no, nothing dies
within pure light
only one hour
of this pure love
to last a life
of thirty years
only one hour
so come and go

jeena kaisa pyar bina [what is life without love?]
is duniya mein aaye ho to [now that you have come to this world]
ek duje se pyar karo [love each other, one another]
jeena kaisa pyar bina [what is life without love?]
is duniya mein aaye ho to [now that you have come to this world]
ek duje se pyar karo [love each other, one another]

I am such a DDLJ fan. Shah rukh absolutely rules!!!

You bet Audrey.H . Shah Rukh is totally the king of bollywood!! :D

Did u see the interview Karan johar did of
Gauri? It was hilarious!

Nah... you mean in Coffee with Karan? I would love to watch it though. What do you think of Gauri?

Rythm this one is for you. Turn off your lights and close your eyes and listen to this song. You will be in Soorga.... j/k

Gauri...? Well,i think they are both lucky to have each other. She remains a Sphinx's riddle though to me :) I adore her .

Udasi... I totally adore you now!! Thats a WONDERFUL song!! I use to love that song... still do. Awww you are sooo sweet.. thank a million for posting that song for me!

Audrey... I totally have no idea about Gauri... but I heard that SR was totally head over heels for her and did some pretty intense stuff to get her attention like crying out "I love you Gauri" in middle of the road and stuff!! Lucky her.

Hi All -

Thought I'd take a quick peek at the cafe to see what was going on - wasn't expecting much activity since the weekend's started but wow, looks like there's a party going on here !

Loote -

Nice number for DCH there. I am well - hope you are too.

Brig Ma'am -

LOL!! You have a good weekend and hopefully we'll get to see more of you next week. BTW, I have pretty hectic schedule early next week so might need to skip a day or two.

NKC -

Ha ha ha ... raspberry - LOL! You have a good one bro (californian style re kya)

Lovely Lady -

Me and phurkane? H ah ha ... I thought that was the exclusive domain of my buddy ole pal Loote.

So you have an eye for flowers huh? You like African Violets? I think they are great as they require less care and best of all flower without direct sunlight. We had a north facing living room once and that was the only plant we could really grow in there. Are you into gardening by any chance? What are some of your other favorites?

Nice song.

Rythm -

Thanks for sharing your day - sounds like it was fun. Mine was fun too. Had a pretty interesting day at work. Worked with someone 12 timezones ahead of me. They had to whisper into the phone for fear of waking up their spouse! Ha ha ...

Went out in the evening with some friends. Grabbed a quick bite. We were thinking of catching a movie but we couldn't get the show we wanted. Will prolly hit the gymn and swing some clubs tomorrow.

I have a couple of songs after this ... he he. If I dont 'talk' to you tonight, you have a great weekend and I'll see you when I do.

BTW, nice numbers - both Lukcy Ali and Niley Niley

Udashi -

Welcome back! Thanks for sharing those numbers. Have a good night.

Audrey H -

Good morning! Man, I miss KTM these days. I need to visit soon .. he he I had a great time when I was there last. I am sure there must be many new and nice places now. Where do you hang out, if you do, these days?

Good nite all.

Tuje Dekha to Ye Jana Sanam (DDLJ) - for all the Shah Ruk/DDLJ fans

Not sure if anyone in the Cafe is into Karsh Kale and that genre but here's GK2:



and a little intro to Karsh for the uninitiated:



And this from wikipedia:

Karsh Kale (pronounced Kursh Kah-lay), producer, composer and musician, melds the music of his Indian heritage, with the modern electronic club music of his American upbringing. Growing up in Stony Brook, New York, Kale showed significant promise as a traditional drummer as well as an Indian percussionist from an early age. While still attending high school, he played in a number of local bands, specializing in classic rock especially with a bend towards progressive groups such as Rush and Kansas. Kale often creates a unique blend of Indian percussion with techno music and drum & bass. Kale's compositions are often strident, loud, and energetic; they are heavy on the percussion and more focused on instrumental arrangements than vocals. In the style of Indian Fusion he is closer to Talvin Singh or State of Bengal than Bally Sagoo or Bill Laswell.

Kale is also a member of Tabla Beat Science, an "Asian Underground" type of group. He has collaborated with renowned artists such as the Madras Cinematic Orchestra and tabla masters, such as Zakir Hussain. One of his most famous compositions was entitled "Milan", named after his daughter, whose Sanskrit name means "meeting of two rivers".

Kale is a prolific artist, willing to lend a hand, and drum, to a range of musicians from Herbie Hancock to DJ Spooky. He has become a mainstay in Six Degrees Records' expanding series of compilation CDs of which six have been released so far.
Kale's third studio release, titled Broken English was released in the US on March 21, 2006 also under the Six Degrees Records label.

Kale is currently composing the original score for the film ODE (2007) based on the novel Ode to Lata by Ghalib Shiraz Dhalla.

Last one for the night

Jhini - Indian Ocean




And this blurb from wikipedia about the album:

Jhini, the fourth album, was recorded at Kosmic Studios in Varadeipalyam, Andhra Pradesh, in the midst of fields and hills, a hundred kilometres north of Chennai. The first performance of the Jhini track happened at the IIM Lucknow campus. The album was released in May 2003, and the band had their first video made, were MTV Artists of the Month. They then went to compose music for their first major full-length feature film in early 2004: Black Friday, released in January 2005 but got banned in no time later releasing in Feb 2007, is based on the 1993 Mumbai bombings.

Source : Wikipedia

*knock knock*

now that i got ur attn ;oP..pls close ur eyes!save ur eyes! that said..i wont be taking any responsibility for any reactions caused by my words(or the length of it ;oP)

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capt..right place?guess wat?i always felt this place flowed with the right kinda ambience so wat does it say about wat i think about this place?yeah im really bad in answering straight!!;oP hehe..and its just that u know..jahiley timing bad :oS hehe..oh well thats life?hehe..and since u see me typing now..u not gonna take back ur words are u?;oP hehe...

and oh..think u were mentioning some international movies?darn i miss those stuffs..dun really follow movies nor tv these days..but do hope in the near future i get to catch up to them..esp international ones..always loved those international ones which depicts more realism(and weird stuffs ;oP) :oD hoped u enjoyed watchn it :oD..

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rythm sis..u did mention divya is a beautiful woman..so can u guess why she reminded me of u?and since ur my sis i wont spoonfeed u the "answer" ;oP hehe..yeah!such injustice!but alas!such a price u have to pay for being my sis but i believe u can do it!!(as in being my sis ;oP hehe so yeah!look up!!straighten ur back!no sulkn! )

and regarding the song..why i think its for u..u know wat ur da cant be..wat i feel is good..i wish it for my sis ni ;o)..get it?;oP..dun take all this as expectations tho ..just hope!tineeeee winnieee hopes :oD hehe..

and no wonder ur eyesight went a bit bad!!how many times must u be told that getto too close to shah rukh khan eyes on tv is not good for ur eyes!!yeah his eyes def drove u wild!shah rukh!salla kuttey kaminey!main tumhara khoon pijaunga!!mere behein ka lost eyesight power back deydey! ;oP haha..inspirations and the weird times it hits u!;oP hehe..

take care :oD

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sndy..how hve i been?wanna hear the boring truth?;oP hehe...

well errr stressed!and if u could see(not now tho..when im typing i seem to lose/forget all about it no wonder i cant seem to stop typing? hehe) it then..u def would have warned the metrological station to evacuate the ppl around my vicinity..why?toones of smoke was rising off the head..and yeah lookin like its gonna explode real soon..and def a really huge catospheric explosion!:o| hehe..

and i have seen how much hard work it is to be regular..opening the cafe in the morn..dealin with the truants regulars ..etc hehe..how do u all manage to do it?:o| hehe...are u all humans?:o| ;oP..plus u know how it is..the royalties rubs off?esp for a person like me?;oP...so do treat me like a pauna hai ..regular pauna?;oP haha..im in ur care..pls take care of me!!(yeah watch/read too much jap things ;oP.with subs of cos!;oP...isnt it in their culture..they bow and say that when they are new?:oD )..

but seriously speakin..i have seen the pace of this place when its on full motion..the way i am..the way i type(being succinct doesnt seem to exist in my dictionary yet..urghh :oS hehe)..i dun think i can be able to keep up and def will get lost :oS (talkn from expereince!esp that "person above me" game haha)...so do i..can i..get to be a regular pauna?say yes pls!if the brigadier agrees!who will dare disagree!;oP hehe..

hope all is well..and some lil bird told me u got the cutest baby!lucky bugger eh?to have such a mum ;o) hehe..oh of cos not forgettn the dad(but oh well we guys have adapted to being forgotten arent we?:oS ;oP hehe)
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flippu!!!

lie to me once and i believe..im a fool!lie to me twice and i still fall for it..im twice the fool!fooled thrice..thrice the fool!and so on and on...so yeah!wat does this equate to?stop!!!it just means im gonna be the biggest fool than u ever imagined/expected!!and truth hurts!


and "rofl" re?does humans do that too?i always used to wonder ;oP..i mean its just an expression but seriously..just sayn and not doin it..its not the same!!btw did loote bro teach u how to do it?he taught u well!;oP cos i can only remember canines rollin on the floor barkn.. and lookn so happy!:oD hehe..nice to see we conceited(referring to myself..how am i supposed to know wat u the reader are like ;oP) humans are learning from animals too ;oP..

..me aint feeln that chatty(u know why!;oP hehe)..yeah if i type like this when im not chatty wat about when im feeln chatty?wahahaha ;oP..SCARY!:o| hehe..enjoyn the weeknd?i hope so :oD

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camo bro..so how was the humming the whole day?hehe..
me too am a hummer so its always great to know someone else does hum too hehe...lots of reason why i hum..lack of knowledge on lyrics and its best not to display the croakn around public ;oP..and also since u just seem to get into a new level when "participating" instead of just listening hoina?so lucky we can still hum!!:oD

have a happy humming weeknd :oD hehe..
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mave u just might be my savior!!!

*keching* *keching* hehe..

well yeah this idea popped in my head after reading wat u typed.
i dun think ppl gets to watch the wonders of the world for free hoina?so yeah will u be my manager?(plus in the 1st place ..its u who ihad that much "faith" in me to call me the 9th wonder!!i believe its only fair u reap from it too..the person who saw and acknowledge my wonders!;oP )

u only need to advertise me the 9th wonder!..once they come flockin..i show them the 9th wonder!im sure they will leave satisfied still wondering about the 9th wonder ;oP hehe..oh yeah..we share the profits 50-50 :oD

so...errrr when shud i start displayn my wonders for a charge?is today my last free show?;oP hehe

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*tags audrey*

tagged u for others sake actually!i mean i think im nearly done with my typings..u have to type more than me?;oP cos lots of ppl wants that!!!open ur eyes..open ur ears..open ur..errr i better not go into more openings wahhaah..sick!:o| ;oP hehe...but yeah do hear the voice of the ppl!!:oD ..

oh dun mind me intrusion but saw my sis and ur convo about shah rukh..but wats this?is it just for him?or for every guy?seriously do us guys have to cry in public before making the gal feel lucky?wats with making the guys cry bhaney!!!? hehe

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TL the peeping tom-ni?haha..

kaha bata re?btw tupluk tupluk is a sound/movement effect hoina?seems like ur in charge of the special effects here ;oP..anyways..if i had a choice..i prefer a "dung tung" effect when i make an entrance ni...u know the nepali madal sound hehe..nepali le nepali entrance dinu paryo hoina?

anyways dimak ni dung tung hundai cha :oS so around here i guess hehe..until ur next hello then hai ;oP...(tryn real hard to cut it short :o| hehe)

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did i miss anyone out?if i did..know u been missed re kya!now dun u feel more special?;oP haha..
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anyways last but not least(esp since fren is calln me for dinner :o|)..loote bro..u didnt have to put that much effort to say/clear that much things ;oP...darn u really are a guy arent u?just my bad luck eh?;oP hehe..hows it doin "down" and "under" re? want me to really answer that and create some controversy?;oP hehe...anyways i know i do miss things here and there..and i guess others will do too(its for their own good if they missed anything i wiritten for them ;oP hehe)...so dun worry about that :oD...
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ok really outta here...happy weeknd to everyone!:oD..and yeah might be my last "free" wonder ;oP...so wish me good luck ;oP..and do worry..i stil will give free wonder shows here (u cant get rid of me that easily ;oP) so dun think u can run away by sayn "good riddance ..not payin so thats the last we see of him" ;oP...

oh pls do know...i kept it way short!!!had to finish before u all came in and woke up and sped up the pace :oS hehe..

good day!:oD

*gone*

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Roll Tide! Wohooooooo! :-)

Seems like Friday night was a song-night. All good numbers.

Danny - You still are the sweetest friend even when you are the biggest fool of all. Take Care and not feeling chatty re? Haha that must be a total lie!;-)

Happy Saturday to everyone and enjoy the ball game to all ardent football fans!

Hi folks! nice weather for changa udaaing today!!!

Flipty Cafe owes us a big bucks for cleaning up Friday's mess, ho ki hoina? I am tired now. and outta here!!!

catch ya'll monday!!! Ya'll Have a wonderful September the 22nd!!!

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Georgia and Bama on OT? Can't go better than this!

Go Hommies, go!