Sunday, January 30, 2011

first post of the year!

So this is the first post of this year. And mind you, its still January, last day though. Lol!

Well then, here's to another year of hard work, poor pay, multiple responsibilities, little acknowledgement, viciously short-sighted politics, rampant hysterical ignorance, rape torture and murder, and worst of all, a bland diet thanks to soaring grocery costs.

And also to small pleasures. Cha on the stairs, adda on campus, people who think, greasy fish-fries. Luck, hugs, solidarity and of course, friendship!

2011 seems like a great year so far. No disasters reported, no coups, tsunamis, recessions or even a major scam. There has been at least one uplifting event already, so the year has started well.

Oh, but it might not be a fair thing to pass judgement on 2011, rather, I must retreat to the dim and distant past. Specifically, to 2010. Which seems to have been a good year on the whole. Except perhaps for the Democratic Party in the USA. Or marine life in the Gulf of Mexico. And Ricky Ponting’s Umpire Education Policy. And Arun Nayar, who found that safety-pins cannot hold a marriage together. Or the Indian Railways in Uttar Pradesh, where 6 accidents were reported in January 2010 alone. And the General Post Office, Kolkata, where employees were taken to task at year-end because they could not achieve unreasonable targets (such as delivering letters on time, specifically a letter from the Home Minister of India). Further, this was not a good year for bond salesmen and stockbrokers in Greece, or for that matter in Iceland or Portugal. There was some talk of an economic crisis in Spain as well, but all calls to their Ministry of Finance yielded only a recorded message at about 98 decibels that went “OLEEEEEEEEE!!! GANAMOS!!!” (We won). Apart from these, 2010 seems to have gone off well.
It was also a very moving year. The earth moved early and often (no, I am not referring to intimate experiences.) In January, an earthquake in Haiti touched 7.0 on the Richter Scale. In February, there was an earthquake in Chile that touched 8.8; since the Richter Scale is logarithmic, that means it was nearly 100 times as powerful as the Haiti earthquake. The earth wasn’t done yet – it moved again in April in Qinghai, China; in June off the Andamans; and in October off the coast of Sumatra. And these were only the major ones reported! As a result, People magazine and Times Now had to change their definitions of movers and shakers.
2010 also saw major advances in scientific inquiry. Psychics and clairvoyants in india examined the possibility of grafting on six more arms apiece, but were baffled when informed that an octopus also has a beak. Later, conspiracy theorists had a field day when Paul the Octopus died. The most popular theory was that somebody had asked him to predict Rajnikanth’s death. In related news, Diego Maradona finally stopped throwing players off the team when it was pointed out to him that he had himself been thrown off the team. Elsewhere, scientists declared that they had developed a car that can run on water. As long as the water came from the Gulf of Mexico. On the other hand, some scientists expressed fears that if the oil spill got worse, we would have to start drilling for water. Unless the oil spill was diluted by melting ice caps, because global warming seemed a very real menace in 2010 (though trains tangoed in the fog in January and monkey-caps bloomed all over jaipur in December). The issue had come to public notice much earlier, when almost-President-of-the-USA Al Gore won an Oscar for “An Inconvenient Truth”, the highest-grossing PowerPoint presentation in history. Unfortunately for him, that did not cause any significant change in US public policy, such as declaring him the President.
The year that saw the rescue of the Chilean miners ended with a different kind of digging out. Julian Assange caused consternation when Wikileaks spilled the dirt on many governments, but allegations of an entirely different kind of leak dumped the dirt on him.
India has had its share of drama in 2010. The most heartening aspect was the spirit of innovation. Such as the provision of snakes in the Commonwealth Village, purportedly to make athletes from wilder climes feel at home (there is no truth in the rumour that the snakes story was really all about Gujarati catering). Or the proposal to solve one of India’s most contentious political issues by commissioning a temple-cum-mosque on the site – under the able stewardship of the CWG Organising Committee. Lalit Bhanot, poor man, caught some flak with his comment about Indian standards of hygiene; so much for speaking the truth. In related news, the External Affairs Ministry learnt of the existence of some countries only when these countries threatened to pull out of the Games.


All in all, 2010 was a rich period of history.

it has been an eventful and difficult year. With the things moving back and forth, my life too seemed to be in a constant state of upheaval. Specially for the memories of someone who used to talk on the phone for half an hour every day apart from having long leisurely conversation until we fell asleep--it nearly tore me alot in those good nice memories. Shanaya, wherever you are, i’m missing you.
Ah, never the less, Yet I had so much to be thankful for, and like we all know, its life, which just keeps moving.

In 2011, I want to try more consciously to improve my life, to not wait for circumstance but seek out what makes me happy. So I started with some of the lessons I've learned over the last year (and should have learned long ago really, and some of them I had and then forgot.

Hoping to have more bonded connection with you in this year.
Let me stop typing before i get wet in tears.
Wish you a great remaining year ahead!

Thursday, December 16, 2010

completely uninteresting useless things!

Given that I have nothing interesting to write about, I’ll do the next best thing – write completely uninteresting useless things. If I can waste some precious minutes of my life, it’s only fair that the rest of the world does too.
So,
Most human beings, with the exception of certain specimens who I know to have nothing but clay on the top part of their anatomy, have brains. Inside this
amazing organ are little thought processes that sometimes can become one huge thought process finally dissipating away to just a thought or one huge thought
process that manifests itself as a related action with serious (or radioactive, as the case may be) repurcussions to the sustained well-being of this planet.

If you understood the last sentence, tell me. If you haven't, well, that’s two of us.

This is how a typical ‘thought’ progresses in yours truly’s brain (enough proof that I have one and it’s in a somewhat good condition) -

“Is that my phone ringing? No, my phone is right here and I don’t see it ring. Cool, I have nokia n96, but I spent 33 k on this.
Humph! You’d have to believe, am not joking.
Oh, but i not at all regret, at least because I’ve spent just about double on calls from it.
Valid, valid, when did I get that much of time to splurge this amount? I guess this cost includes the money I spent during my London and Tokyo trips.
Not bad, I say. I’ve flogged the money well. in any case, I’ve still spent pretty less then girl, she shopped a ring just about my total expenditure on call of whole year.
See, we boys are still so economical. Oh, this reminds, its been long I’ve seen those “college life” type serials, like “mile jab hum tum” or that on bindas, unable to remind the name. I didn’t watch TV much (except cricket matches), but mom did!
Oh man,she watches n number of daily soaps, I wonder how does she digest all those. Personally, I’ve been digesting quite a lot of food during days. Actually, have eaten range of stuff while traveling in different parts of world. Wonder what Mom made for dinner today, should call up and ask her. Nokia n96, all because of dad. He works so hard in office, travels a lot, do meetings, and actually does all these things to carry out what I need. Really, he is so good, oh, more then good, he’s best. Yep, but it reminds me, dad’s gonna be on TV on next Saturday. Though its just a lil interview with that stunningly hot anchor, but anyways, it matters a lot. After all, it’s the first time dad’s gonna be on TV, mom was once shown in a kitty party based show though. Hmm, parties, Weekend is approaching, oh, new year is approaching too!”

If you think you had a tough time reading that, imagine me – thinking all that! No wonder I’m losing it.

have a good time. Peace be with you.

Amen.

P.S: Please feel free to consider a Monday-blues post. I seem to live in a parallel universe where Friday is Monday. And Monday is still Monday.

Saturday, October 16, 2010

a poem that caught my attention

The poem written below has caught my attention, and I just wanted to share this fantastic piece with you guys as well.
It’s a real short, yet one of the sweetest definitions of friendship, a method, a process that’s true!
Hope you guys will enjoy it.

I haven’t composed it, but a truth, I have memorized it and typing here the same, rather copy pasting.


Build a Box of Friendship
by: Chuck Pool,

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Into a box of friendship
To insure that it is strong
First a layer of respect
On the bottom does belong
Then to the sides attach
In the corners where they meet
Several anchors full of trust
Devoid of all deceit
The height of friendship can be measured
By the sides of four
So make them all a larger cut
And the box will hold much more
Now fill it up with courtesy
Honor and esteem
Understanding, sympathy
And passion for a dream
Add to that your honesty
Emotions joy and love
And since they're so important
Place them up above
But leave the box wide open
So all can see inside
To learn what makes a friendship work
From the box you built with pride!

hurray! that's what is the friendship, really!

Monday, August 2, 2010

cyber love, does it work?

As we all know that internet has already taken us lots of benefits. We can do the things that we can’t image before. Like some of my friends says, “we will not live without internet.” Of course we can study and gain the latest news and relax ourselves and communicate with our friends or strangers through the internet, but there are other things as well which are being done very frequently, one of those things is cyber love.
Many people want to make friends from the internet, so they always chat online. In the first place, the people who sit before the internet do not know each other. And then they can talk everything freely. Therefore some of them will fall in love with the net friend after talking for a long period.
If a single is deep into their religion they will be able to share their beliefs instantly with conflicting singles. This saves time either prior to a relationship that has started or even worse after it has started, of having to explain their religious beliefs to a new partner. Although not the worse thing
in the world to tell someone, it by all accounts could come as a bit of a shock to a small minority.

Senior singles are also enjoying the benefits of their adventures of finding cyber love. There’s no it’s essential to have for them to get out and about
any more, they have all they require good at their fingertips. They’re giving younger generations a lesson in going after what they want, and getting it.

Cyber love gives singles the chance to find love across oceans and seas as well. There’s no boundaries, they don’t have to find another single in the local
stop. Long distance relationships have expanded ten fold since to launch of online dating. Singles no longer limit themselves to local dating when the
total world is favorable at their keyboard. The world has many beautiful countries, so there’s no conflicting easier cleverness to explore them than online.


Some says cyber love is as pretty as fascinating dream in which we are unwilling to wake up. Though personally I’m not a buff of cyber relationship, but still, I won’t say that I don’t trust on them.
I know, the cyber love is a whole different approach, but I’ve never experienced it as of now, so don’t know how does it work.
What I could understand from a few experience of my friends, that In order to succeed with Internet dating, an online romantic interest should be seen as a potential dating partner. Once it is established that there is
a potential for a relationship, the focus should shift to meeting on the phone and then meeting in person wherever possible.


There is a difference between reality and virtuality. We people all live in the real word and we should face the reality. But when you feel tired and when you have pressure
you can find your internet friends to say out what you can not speak to your friends
around you.
Everything has its limit,so as cyber relations too.
You need to be honest and trustworthy from your end, and mindful too at the same time.
Like any serious love relation, you should give a deep consideration before falling into cyber love as well.
be a judge for your own, before you pamper into any dilemma.

Sunday, August 1, 2010

happy friendship day!

A single candle can illuminate an entire room. A true friend lights up an entire lifetime.
Thanks to all of my friends for the bright light of your friendship.
Guys, Friendship is not about “I m sorry “ its about “abbe teri galti hai “

Friendship is not about “I m there for u “ its about “kahan marr gaya saale “

Friendship is not about “I understand “ its about “sab teri wajah se hua manhus“

Friendship is not about “I care for u “ its about “kamino tumhe chhod ke kahan jaunga “

Friendship is not about “I m happy for ur success “its about “chal party de saale“

Friendship is not about “Get well soon “ its about “ Itna piyega toh yehi hoga“

Friendship is not about “All the best for ur career“ its about “ bahut hua, abhi toh switch mar saale“

Its not about words, but its all about heart.

Once again, very happy friendship day!

Saturday, March 27, 2010

say it! that's the best way out

What have you been saying to the one you love? Do you tell
him or her how you feel, romantically, I mean? Many of us find it
hard to express our romantic or sexual feelings. We are afraid to
seem too needy, too infatuated, too pushy or too horny. Meanwhile,
inside we are filled with desire, passion, and a need to be as
close, as intimate, as we can be to the one we love. So what do
we do? What do we say?
Words come hard when we are face to face with the person we
love. Words come a bit easier on the phone. And they seem to be
easiest to express in writing. Cards, E-mail, letters are a lot
easier to compose. When you write to someone, you can take your
time putting into words exactly what you want to say. Many times
when you are face to face or on the phone, your nerves get in the
way of you thoughts and your tongue. You might say the wrong thing
or say something you feel but which comes out all wrong. One
positive aspect of saying it live is that you sometimes get instant
feedback and you can quickly correct any misstatements or
misunderstandings. If you send something by mail, your words sit
there in your loved one's face and he or she is left wondering what
you mean by them.
It's good to talk. If you feel good about what someone has
said or written to you, or how their affection and attention have
made you feel, try to let him or her know. There's no need to go
overboard. Just drop a hint. If you say nothing, your special
someone will wonder if he or she has said something you do not
like.
I have tried to figure out why some of us are so afraid to
express our innermost feelings, our most intimate emotions, why we
are terrified to respond to the loving feelings others express
toward us. Of course, one reason can be that we do not share those
feelings and would just rather not tell the person that such
feelings are not mutual, thereby hurting him or her. That's not
a good idea. It leaves the person, who is expressing his or her
heartfelt emotions, confused, hanging, wondering.
Another reason for not responding to words of love can be
fear. Fear that we are not really that good. We feel we don't
deserve all this praise or affection. This might be because,
throughout our lives, we were never seen as loveable, handsome,
pretty, desirable, or sexually appealing. But when you are loved
by someone, for whatever reason, you become desirable to that
person. And he or she needs to know you have feelings for him or
her, too. Love is a two-way street.
You have to try to give little gifts of love. I don't mean
things, objects. I mean words. Words from you heart. Just
something to let the one who loves you know he or she is making you
feel loved.
Too often when someone says he or she wants to hug us or kiss
us, we might think this is just a need for sex or a desire on the
other person's part to feel reassured that he or she is sexy. But
is that what all this is really all about? It very well might be.
But if you are a pet owner, how often do you hug and kiss your pet?
My cat is always getting hugged or kissed by me. This isn't about
sex. It's about love. My cat and I are very close. We respect
each other and show affection for each other. There is a need in
both of us for that closeness that has nothing to do with sex. I
agree lovers are not pets or animals. Well, not all are. ;-)
Maybe some are some of the time. It does get confusing!
Seriously, we need to try to show our feelings for each other.
We need to open ourselves up to the man or woman we love, and who
loves us. I know this is not easy. Many of us have been badly
hurt by those we thought we could trust. We have been used and
abused. Some of us have been emotionally and sexually exploited.
All I can say is we have to go slow, get to know the one who says
he or she loves us, and try to develop trust. Trust for him or
her, and trust for our own feelings. I don't mean you have to say
things like, "I want to tear your clothes off and make passionate
love with you." But try to say things like, "You make me feel
loved." Your man or woman friend needs to feel he or she is making
you feel good. A good man or woman will probably stop saying these
affectionate things to you if he or she doesn't get some positive
feedback from you when he or she says them. Without that feedback,
he or she will assume only he or she feels that way. And you do
not. So if you share these feelings of love, say what's in your
heart. By doing so, you'll warm the heart of the person who cares
deeply about you. And he or she will continue to warm yours.

of course, that's my view, and you are encouraged not to agree. yeah, just let me know either or not you agree, via your comments of course.

Thursday, March 25, 2010

expensive click

we all love to click photo and get our photos clicked.
here's a real story of an incident happened just recently with a friend's friend.

recently, a friend's friend, (Mr. Aditya Suresh Joshi), age 19, studying in 1st year of engineering, died in Keshvani Hospital, Mumbai. He was admitted in Keshavani Hospital as burned patient.

Reason

4 days back this boy had gone to Amravati (One of the district place located in State of Maharashtra) on study tour. After their study was over, he, his classmates & his teachers, all of them were standing on "Badnera" railway station to catch the train. "Badnera" is the name of the railway station for "Amravati" city.

As soon as they arrived on Badnera Railway station, many of them started taking pictures of their friends using "Mobile Phones" and/or "Digital Camera". One of them complained that, in his camera, he was not able to capture more number of friends in one frame. He was not able to catch the angle. Another boy suggested that let's climb on train boogie and take picture so that all of them can be accommodated in single frame.

At that there was one goods wagon (all of them were oil tankers) train resting between 2 main railway lines.

Kumar Aditya climbed up oil boogie. Above his head, 40,000 volts electrical line was passing through. As soon as he clicked the digital camera? 40,000 volt current passed through the camera flash light to his camera and then from his camera to his fingers and then from his fingers to his body. All this happened within fraction of minutes. Next moment he was thrown from the top. His body was half burned on the spot.

At that time, his father was traveling in Bangkok. His many friends in Pune came to know about this via mobile SMS. They instantly arranged air ambulance in Amravati and his burned body was brought to Keshavani Hospital, Mumbai. i was told that this is the best hospital in Mumbai. For 1 and 1/2 day or so he was talking to his relatives. When he was admitted to the hospital, at that time only, doctor informed his relatives that don't keep great hopes. Because of lot of complex issues in half burned body? He died yesterday morning.

* Now how many of us are aware about this technological threats & dangers? Honestly, Kumar Aditya and his father was not aware. His family was not aware. Our entire friend circle of more than 12,000, we were not aware. Now should we call ourselves as fully educated and fully knowledgeable people? Think of it. Please avoid mobile phones on petrol outlets. Please avoid talking on mobile phones while driving. i also know many of my friends who do not bother about this good suggestion and each one of them have opted for "Chalta Hai Yaar Attitude". Please avoid talking on mobile phones while they are in charging mode. Avoid charging mobile phones near Your bed and/or near wooden furniture. Avoid mobile phones near high voltage electrical lines like railway stations and use flash lights. My friend, his family members and we all friends learned our lesson with loss of young life. Now Would You like to empower Your friends about this accident so as to avoid future accidents? We can save human life by empowering all the IT users who are in Your network? i have done "My Karma {with deep pains & tears in my eyes}" by empowering You about this horrible experience.