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The best list for becoming a gentleman!!

The best I could find. Enjoy!! The following is not a list of rules. They're suggestions to encourage guys to be gentlemen. Take 'em or leave 'em.


0. There are always exceptions to this list. The foundational exception is when you actually talk to the her and she says something different than what is included within this list. These suggestions don't provide you with the holy grail of dating or offer you the Ten Commandments for the Ladies Man, they're simply a push in the right direction for being a gentleman.

1. Open doors when possible - whether it be to a building or the passenger car door. the classic example that's stood the test of time.

2. When in a place of worship (or other places that have aisles and pews), if a man is at the end of the pew, when exiting he should stand in the aisle and let all the females go before him. (This seems odd to some people, yet normal for others. If you don't get it, don't worry about it, okay?)

3. A man should tolerate the occasional chick flick, musical, opera, or ballet - whatever her preference is - *without* complaining about it! (Because the guy may just like it.)

4. Play one of the songs that would make any woman weep like the little girl she once was (but in a good way). A brief list includes, but certainly isn't limited, to:
"You & Me" by Lifehouse
Anything by Frank Sinatra
Any rendition of "Everything I Do, I Do it for You"
"Collide" by Howie Day
"Out Of My League" by Steven Speaks
And MOST IMPORTANTLY "Question" by the Old 97's (if you propose to a girl with this song, she is putty in your hands).
("Putty in your hands" is not meant to promote "using women" in any way. This group does not encourage guys to be polite in order to get her into bed.)

5. Talk! The strong & silent bit goes from intriguing to boring quite fast.

6. Find out what her favorite flower is and buy them for her randomly (regardless of the situation you might be in). A simple yet profound truth: a single rose says more than dozens of anything else. (I encourage the women to not allow a guy to "prove himself worthy" through gifts and flowers and such. Trust is a precious thing and it should take a good chunk of time before he gains it back in your heart.)

7. If you miss her, or love her, TELL HER! Even your friends like to hear it every now & again.

8. Re-enact Zales commercials (the ice is nice but certainly not mandatory).

9. Remember: the best gifts you can give are usually free of cost.

10. Leave a note (or send a message) just to say "hi".

11. Ask her questions about herself.

12. Dress nice every once & a while. Any girl likes to see her brother/friend/boyfriend/etc. in a well-ironed button-up with some nice slacks.

13. PRIDE & PREJUDICE ...that's all I have to say about that (I mean, that should speak for itself). (It's even more impressive if he has read the book.)

14. Tolerate small children as best you can. Meaning, put up with the things that can get annoying. They're children, after all. Show them love and care, teach them how to become a better man than you. (You were once extremely irritating. Get over the obnoxious kids and enjoy getting down to their level - not "for her", but for the good of yourself and others.)

15. Learn to dance! There is nothing sexier than a man who can dance really well. If God did not bless you with the grace of Fred Astaire, at least put forth the effort, it will be greatly appreciated. Always slow dance (even if it's just like you danced in middle school). Also, men, sing to a lady. Even if you're terrible, suck it up! They love to listen to it and will not care what you sound like. It's the thought that counts on this one. Unless you're just downright terrible, nothing sexy about that.

16. Kiss her on the forehead.

17. When she's sick, stay up with her. If you can cook (which is *always* a plus), make her some soup. If you can't cook, there's Campbell's soup at hand for you.

18. Pretend to throw her in the pool (or fountain/pond). If you really do throw her in, you'd better jump in yourself. **NOTE** There are some women who just hate this apparently, so you had better do two things: 1) Never allow your buddies be a part of it if you're unsure of how she feels about getting thrown in and 2) You had better know how she feels about it!

19. Hold her hand while you talk, drive, or just for the heck of it (it's the small things that win you big points).

20. LOOK IN HER EYES, NOT AT HER CHEST!!!!!

21. Stupid jokes = awkwardly adorable moments.

22. Tickle her, tease her, let her tease you back without getting all bent out of shape about it.

23. Don't call her hot, or pretty, or cute; call her beautiful, because that's what she is. (I don't think cute is that bad, but definitely stay away from "hot" [it's so overused and superficial] and step "pretty" up to beautiful or gorgeous or stunning or captivating or...)

24. Offer her your jacket/sweatshirt. (Note: you may not see that particular item of clothing for a while, if ever again).

25. Don't be too proud to apologize.

26. It's not stalking to watch her sleep if you fall asleep watching a movie. It is stalking to watch her sleep if you're standing outside her window with night vision goggles.

27. When she feels at her worst, tell her she looks her best.

28. If you're trying to get more than friendship out of the relationship, take it slow and never rush her.

29. Just because you're a guy doesn't mean you are completely incapable of calling when you say you will, it just means you are highly incapable of it. There are few acceptable answers to, "Why didn't you call?", & being male is not one of them.

30. Don't check out other girls in front of your female friends/sisters/mother, unless you are sincere when you later ask them if you think she could introduce the two of you for more reasons than you "want to get some".

31. Guys - always offer to pay for the date. No matter how expensive it gets, especially if YOU asked HER on the date. [if she is willing to pay now and again, don't let your "man pride" get in the way of her wanting to give back to you. she should understand money can be tight - especially when you're always buying]

32. Always do everything in your power to keep her as happy as you can. And cheer her up in any way possible. [if she isn't always happy - and i've never met a girl who is - don't be afraid of her and don't be stupid and always, unquestioningly, blame it on PMS. be there WITH her when times are tough and she wants you there.]

33. When walking on the sidewalk, always walk on the outside near traffic. (So everyone has a different opinion for how this started. For some, it's because of the human waste that was getting thrown out the windows when this was happening a century ago. The woman walked under the overhangings extending from the buildings with the guy in the open to take the mess if need be. Others say it's from the guy's scabbard/sword being on his left with the woman walking on the right. As for today, it's the traffic and puddles and what-not. Whatever it is. It's just a courtesy thing, if it seems necessary.)

34. At least do everything in your power to keep cursing to a minimum while around her. If you can, cut it out period while around her, or cut it out of your vocabulary. Women don't want to hear it, guys don't care about it, adults don't want to hear it, it doesn't impress employers, and you sure won't want your children or someone else's to hear it!

35. Sometimes you have to take the initiative. Don't always wait for her to come to you, because if that's how it always is, you're going to lose her.

36. If any lady is walking alone to her car in a dark parking lot/garage, or is carrying a heavy load, always offer to help walk her to her destination and carry things, if not the entire load. This may work a lot better and come off non-stalkerish if you at least know the girl you're trying to help.

37. If a woman says no, let that be her final answer with maybe one question of confirmation after her first answer. Do not pressure or force her in any way after that. Don't make her give in to something she doesn't want to do.

38. Always be honest with her. No woman wants or likes a dishonest man. If you can't be honest with her, she can't trust you, and shows you don't trust her enough to be honest. Trust, honesty and integrity are just as an integral part of a relationship and just as important as love.

39. A man should always genuinely listen to women; no matter how bored or busy the man is. Actively listening to the woman will keep him from pain (and bring the man and woman closer together). This works best, of course, when both the man and the woman actively and equally engage in conversation (this includes listening). For the ladies reading this, please talk - always talk - especially if you are having problems with the relationship and to also avoid making bigger problems.

Ah, young new bansaliites!!!

Ah, it's that time of the year when the toppers from all over the country congregate in kota, seeking admission into the famed coaching institutes here. And it's a fun time for us seniors, as we see all the mistakes that we had done last year being repeated in the next generation, and atleast I am silently amused by the state of kota during the 'peak' season.

I see the hope and high expectations that those inexperienced, poor children have in the high enthusiasm and sparkling eyes with which they roam around town, anticipating the brilliant classes that they have heard so much about, and from the impression that they get from the magnificient building that is Gaurav Tower. They are continually stripped of, from the moment they step out of the train station, from the rickshaw-wallahs, who charge obscene amount of rickshaw fare for even minimal transportation, e.g. normally the rate to the station is Rs.40, to the waiting bait, it's a really high Rs.100/Rs.120.
Then the hotel owners, who totally rip you off with the unwarranted pricing of the accomodation. In fact, this year I saw a really strange sight, which was really pitiful. Many ignorant parents had arrived directly to Gaurav Towers, kids, baggage and all together in tow. It was really funny to see parents expect everything from bansal, as if kota is bansal. I almost laughed out loud and embarrassed myself when I heard one of the above mentioned parent, innocently asking the bookstore clerk where they were supposed to have lunch.
And talking about the bookstore, even that's a loot for bansal. Buying books from bansal is made to appear mandatory, while it is not. The unsuspecting parents were actually handed a pretty big box full of books by bansal this year by which it makes an ENORMOUS profit, when in reality they can be bought for a much cheaper price if bought separately... which is what I do.
Then there's the question of a decent accomodation, which is increasing at a rate of 10% even for us old students. Most of the houses near the class buildings are built for the purpose of accomodating students, while also giving a home to the landlord, a steady income apart from the usual earnings, and the cost of the house is usually repaid within a few years. I see many new constructions near my home, with their bold signs proclaiming that rooms are for letting(the signs say 'to let' and don't go removing the space and adding a letter). As a result, this to(i??)letting is almost a business here, and the rooms that are made are pathetically small hell-holes in which someone or the other comes to be accomodated for the two years vanvas that he/she is about to do.
Then there's the question of food. Everybody(well almost) goes to a mess to eat, and apart from the peak season's the food is what the name suggests, i.e. a mess... lol.
So, amidst all of this jhanjhat quite a few of the students 'can't adapt' and luckily get to go home without the torture of 2 years.
The rest are then transported to the execution chamber, where they are converted to cold-blooded IIT-JEE passing machines, who will do anything to get into IIT and make there 2-3 kota-years fruitful.
But don't worry, i'm not one of those. I've resisted their attempts and will always do so, after all i'm an ex-geek and can access the internet from my cellphone, which are factors that motivate and embolden me.
Enough written. For more info, just visit kota.....lol, or email me from the link on the right side.
To check out where I stay in kota, check this out: My Google Map

Fake Steve Jobs, and my improving self-control.

Confused by the heading??
Visit The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs and transform all that confusion
into laughter.
Ok, what may above seem like an advertisement, isn't 1. I've written
it. I was recommended that site by my friend Chirag, and my first
visit blew me away. That guy's absolute genius man!! He's usually
really funny and outdoes himself in his gr8est hits. I literally fell
from my bed on reading the Clintstones...lol.
Do visit the above site if you're even a little technologically
inclined and are having a bad day!!
Ok, I would like to apologise for the irregular posts....you see, I
had recently skipped all my classes and was only attending the
cybercafe, which is really bad for a student like me who's sole aim
here is to attend the classes, and finish the homework. With a little
help from a few faithful friends, i'm sort of back on track, and now
finishing my backlog. And that brings me onto the next topic, my
increasing self-control.
I'm not sure the readers(there are atleast 2) of this blog would like
me to divulge personal information, so if you don't like it, do simply
comment.
But for now, I guess it's ok.
The dark days that I had earlier are thankfully gone now and will
never come back, which may be the reason for my newly-found
self-control. I have stopped going to a cybercafe for consecutive 5
days!! Maybe you're all 'Big Deal!' but it is 1 for me, because I am a
computer addict and really need to satisfy that urge from time to
time. The other thing that's really boosted my resolve is that I had
an almost 'perfect' day. By that I mean I followed all of my parents
rulings, orders, and suggestions for a day and felt really good!! It
was like there was this lot of positive energy around me. Speaking of
energy, i've resumed a lil' bit of psionics again, and hope to have a
little success in it in due time.
There's not much going out there in the country right now, or atleast
the Delhi Times reports that there's not much going on out there in
the country, so I guess there's not much to write about. Even in my
own life, which is the most boring in the world, there's only 1 thing
that's going on, and that's the inclusion of the 11thers into Bansal,
to which as you might see, there's another post dedicated to it, for
it deserves 1.
I plan on writing this post today before I sleep, but man proposes and
god disposes, so we'll see.
Hope to see another post here soon...

Khushman.

Injustice in the IIT's!!

Ok, I don't know much about cricket and I sort of dislike sports, as
you might know from here
so I have sort of out-sourced the writing of my post about the recent
win of India over South Africa to one of my good friends who's a fan
of cricket, and thus more well informed than me. So in this post I
write about the 50% reserveations in IIT. So, let's begin....

As you all might have noticed, there's a general unrest among the
engineering students after something the Supreme Court of India did.
In exact terms, it did a very horrible and partial thing for us
general class students. It decided that we would get only 50% of the
total seats, and when argued against that decision, also decided that
to make the number of seats the same as earlier, they would increase
the number of total students. And after this announcement, i'm
dumbstruck and like wtf!?! This ain't fair. As it is, the IIT's are
short-staffed, which are leading to unbearably large classrooms,
increasing the student:teacher ratio, and in turn leading to a lesser
standard of learning and teaching than is expected of the IIT's, which
in turn lead's to the dilution of one of the world's most respected
and admired brand of engineers, the IITians, which i'm sure none of us
Indians would like, as they are something that are truly
world-class(or maybe even higher), but are still made in India. How
many such things can we account for??

So I would really like to tell the chief justice please do what you
guys are supposed and called upon to do, that is give justice. I hope
instead of just helping the 'backward' classes, many of whom do not
have the required skill-set or required maturity, and especially now,
due to the reserveations, will get even more lazy, do concentrate a
little on us poor creatures and have some pity.

Enough for today, Khushman over and out.

Maddening Mathematics!!

Like I promised you all(whoever reads the blog) yesterday, I will now
proceed and write on the state of the IIT-JEE paper that aspiring
IITians just gave today.
Before proceeding, two words: VERY TOUGH.
Like you all know, two of my friends have
this enigmatic entrance exam, and i've given a sort of twist to
today's blog by writing from their different viewpoints.

1st case:
Chirag Sangani,
Ex-Bansal 31st ranker,
Hopes of getting a top 50 rank for computer science.

As you can see from the above short description, Chirag's a scholy(in
mumbaiya), and a 'fodu'(in kota-speak). He's a total genius, and
unlike me, has a body which responds to his will, thus helping him
become even smarter. He was online today at around 6:30pm and I could
wrest the condition of today's paper from him. According to him, the
paper was quite good(meaning a lil' on the tougher side). But for him,
the math in both the paper's was tough when compared to the other
subjects, with the math section of paper two being 'amazingly tough'.
That's all that I could wrest out from him before the topic of the
conversation changed to something far less interesting, i.e. him
trying to acquire from me the address of this blog, which he did
manage to get after some struggle. Ok, enough blabbering.

Let's move on to the next guest of honour, Raj(esh) Agrawal.

Ok, maybe his CV till now is not as impressive as Chirag's but two
viewpoints are better than one, so here goes:

Raj(esh) Agrawal.
Ex-Bansalite,
Is a repeater due to a poor rank,
Hope's of getting into IIT with atleast a moderately good rank, from
my perception.

Now as you can see from the above description, Rajesh is one of the
not-so-special students, who only have a little intelligence and a lot
of hard work at their command. His expectations from these papers are
approximately of 235 marks. Atleast according to our teacher's here at
Bansal, the cut-off marks for this year's selection is expected to be
around 150 marks in both the papers. So I fully expect him to be
selected atleast with a tolerable rank. He's a pretty decent guy, and
I wouldn't wish him any ill luck.


Well, this much seems enough for today, as it was just written to tell
you people about the question paper.
About the next post, well I already have two topics on which to write.....
The recent surprising win of India over South Africa, and the case of 50% reservation in the IIT's.....

The awe-inspiring Count of Monte Cristo and Terrible Tommorow

Yup, I am a chip of the old block, and just finished the full version of this masterpiece by Dumas, which I got from the Gutenberg project.
But don't worry, I'm not wholly an old chip, as I love modern novels too, excepting maybe a few which are pure romances, for I find that my mind can neither understand them nor bear them.
Hehe, ok maybe im not making any sense, but I warn you that I rarely do, and if I do, it is most probably not the meaning I intended.
To get back to our count, the story probably deserved the title I gave it(awe-inspiring), for it was truly a thrilling, touching tale to be thought upon of the admirable protagonist, Edmond Dantes, also known as the Count of Monte Cristo, Abbe Bussoni, Lord Wilmore, and Sinbad the sailor.
Alexandre Dumas quite got the effect he wanted for his hero of this classic, that is that of a cold-blooded avenger.
When we(atleast I) read of such a person whom we may take to be a sort of role model for ourselves, we immidiately, though involuntarily compare ourselves to him/her and so did I.
I was pleased to discover quite some likenesses between him and me, which was well, suprising, considering that our upbringings that have been very different e.g. cold-blood.
Now I have bored you all enough about this stupid count..........so on with the next topic: Terrifying Tomorrow.

Yes tomorrow's a very terrifying day...... and guess why.

No, most of you got it wrong. Tomorrow's a terrifying day for engineering student's all over the country....... as tomorrow's the day assigned for the most difficult exam in the world..........IIT-JEE.
Yes, that exceedingly tough exam has been known to make mince-meat of even the calmest and most prepared student.
Here at Kota, Rajasthan where IIT-JEE coaching is the primary aim of the vast student population, you can almost cut the exam tension with a knife. It was a strange sight, the streets which are normally filled with students frolicking around, was almost deserted, like that of a ghost town. It was an astounding sight, for imagine the 3rd largest city of Rajasthan's streets almost entirely devoid of humans.
Two of my friends are giving that exam, and I was surprised to see them both of them calm and collected, serene almost as if they had just given the exam, which I guess is due to their thorough preparedness.

I promise another post tomorrow, on the state of the question paper e.g. if was tough, somewhat easy etc.

Till then, buh-bye.