Monday, March 8, 2010
Saturday, March 6, 2010
The Last Straw !!
Read this status update on my friend Saumya's Facebook Profile :
"Yesterday I was drinking out of a cup with a straw. As I went for a sip, the straw went to the other side of the cup, so I decided to not use it. I went to take a regular sip, when the straw swung back around and poked me in the eye. I'm sorry I offended you, Straw."
Awesome.And you "like".I know.
Point being,it got me thinking.I kind of instantly looked upon it as a metaphor.The straw signifying the unrest.......
This is what happened in Russian Revolution.It was the revolt of the hungry masses.They had enough of being sidelined,and they stuck the Tsar in the eye.
This perhaps is the way of of nature.Way of creation, to be more precise. Tranquil Chunk of Mass lay undisturbed before the beginning of time, and then suddenly there was the Big Bang ! and the creation of Time and Universe started.
"Surreal Depiction of Time-The orange clock at the bottom left of the painting is covered in ants. Dali often used ants in his paintings as a symbol for death, as well as a symbol of female genitalia."
So there we go, Is it that unrest always leads to creation????
What then.....leads to unrest?
A creation of something which is not acceptable, like creation of indifference and ignorance caused the straw to poke Saumya's eye, that was the same reason why Big Bang happened i suppose. Vicious cycle, no?
The disorder is necessary though. Time and again we need the disorders of disproportionate magnitudes to create a situation which "seems" appropriate at that point of time.Rebellions and Wars are glaring examples. It's like a Monk breaking his trance to protect what he perceives is worth the disorder.
What about us? when do we plan to get that disorder in our lives? We all continue to be the straws pushed aside.........Our aims, our ambitions, our likes, dislikes, love, need, wants, friends.......everything changing according to the fluctuations in time, our surroundings ! It's this thing called "Time" and "Circumstance" which prevent us from doing what we want to, always wanted to.
What we forget is.....even "Time"...which governs everything in our lives (not saying"every moment of life" on purpose :P).....had to "cause" an unrest as terrible as the "Big Bang" to come into existence.
Maybe it IS our time to poke the eye!!!
Maybe we've had our last straw.
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Rural Roars in Urban Utopia-A photo essay {Extreme Randomness}
Nostalgia at times forces me to observe things which otherwise nobody would. Some Random Roars in todays Urban Jungle.
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No Comments. Isi Mein hai Dam.
(JebKatri, ROTFL) All you feminists out there,does this offend you or please you? I'm curious :P
Good Looking people get special discount from a particular bhaisaab in the saloon.
This is my fave
Random Book at Station. :)
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
The Silent Wordsmith
I was reading Edward de Bono's Six Thinking Hats the other day.It basically assigns a particular emotion to each colored hat and that's used to takes decisions and blah blah. Point being, I was wondering whether it is always possible to identify an emotion?
Depends.
Most of the times we can, In fact we could break our day according to the way we felt at each point of time.
But there are times when you just can't describe what you feel? And it's not that I don't feel anything at that point of time, I'm swept by a sea of emotions, but i just can't put it into words!!
It's that intense feeling I feel, My lower jaw trembles, I feel cold, Eyes wide open.....Everything around seems to move in a slow motion, the sounds echo, I am closest to myself at that point of time.That....... in fact is all I that i can identify for sure!! being closest to myself.
I felt this way when I sang on stage the first time.I didn't want anything else at that moment,I could've died and wouldn't have complained. When I finished,It all went silent for a few seconds, and the light was blinding and couldn't see anything.And then i suddenly heard the roar of the crowd,I stood there Numb....totally incapable of grasping the feeling.
And I felt this way once in an exam, when my twin's seat was suddenly changed. It was a trade off, I was supposed to complete my paper before time and and show it her.She was supposed to be seated exactly behind me.I saw the paper,it was a MATHS paper for god's sake......all that which wasn't supposed to happen; happened.I was blank and Numb,the same kinda emotion which can't be described basically.Somewhere near fear maybe.
Anyways,when results came,i got 56/100, she got 78 !! Apparently even in class 4th she knew the importance of backups.
I felt this kind of trembling feeling,impossible to explain when I won the All Asia quiz by a tie breaker,I felt this when i heard suddenly that my buddy having rum with me on that chilly night lost his father.
Situations change,feeling remains the same.It sometimes hovers around sorrow,sometime near escalation !! Maybe the pursuit of Grand Unification Theory [Also called the "Theory of everything] should start from here.
She walked into the room that day,and I was instantly in the trance mode.I just stood there, unable to comprehend what was happening.It was like someone had increased the brightness suddenly in my life.That feeling,hovered around inadequacy.Everyone in that room felt sad that they belonged to the same species as her.She exudes that kind of superiority in her surreal humble way.Whatever pinnacle I had imagined for myself in my Utopian reveries.....would still not be able make me enough even to stand near her.I think the feeling of attraction inched towards reverence. And I so damn very knew that i'd still feel the same when we both would be old, and I'd be watching her from afar. I just know.
..[Awkward face]...Ahem....anyways......feels nice to run out of words at times.Why do we need to be able to clearly define everything in the first place? I have a problem with that.
I think the more profound a feeling is,the more difficult it gets to define it in words.
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And the sun.....it shines !!
Recently got the "Sunshine" Award from Miles of Style,One the most insanely awesome fashion blogs around.And perhaps the only one with brains!! Judging by way Persis has been literally pushing the lazy blogger in me to keep writing my blog by her ever encouraging comments, I think it's a bit too generous on her part to have given me the honor.I stand Humbled on the prestigious platform.
As for the Sunshine Award, The funda goes like this, i can now pass it on to 12 other bloggers, but i guess i'll take my time for all 12,But here are a few i will like to forward the award to
As for the Sunshine Award, The funda goes like this, i can now pass it on to 12 other bloggers, but i guess i'll take my time for all 12,But here are a few i will like to forward the award to
Curses and Verses is a blog about you and me.It's about what one feels everyday,but The entries capture the "complex" simplicities of everyday life and breath magic into it.Although the entries are sporadic, I wait for it all da time.This,is my favorite blog.
This one brings the much needed insanity to the platter.Written in a refreshingly different manner, Author brings out the best with her humor and deep sensitivity.Check out the epic like long poems here :P
From the Supremely Talented and Frighteningly Humble Rohini Singh, Solitude Sublime is one blog which is an implosion. It take you to your own inner world. Brutally Honest, Straight from the heart in a sense which is almost naive & magical. Solitude Sublime is a blog which generates an eerie supernatural silence around you when you read it. This blog inspires the knight. So much so that I ended up making a song out of one of the entries on the blog. This blog deserves Sunshine Award and all others out there :)
Khanabadosh means a vagabond.I think he is a maverick. This is perhaps the most original blogs you'll ever come across. Kartik is like a Knight Templar with his Nikon as his sword out to unleash the secrets of the world. It's an honor to pass this award to KHANABADOSH. A close friend, this man is as close to genius as it gets :)
There are blogs which challenge your thinking, There are blog which change the way you look at certain aspects. There are blogs which convey a certain message. Lo0p-Wh0lE is a blog which I suspect is out there to change the world. Here is a guy who on his enfield is out there in Himalayas to conquer it. He does things which you, your dad, your neighbour, you bike and alter ego always wanted to do. He does that and then goes on to do more awesome stuff. Doesn't stop.
One beautiful thing about this blog is that he writes a lot of his entries in HINDI. आज ऐसे बहुत कम लोग है जो स्पष्ट हिंदी में अपने आप को व्यक्त करने की क्षमता रखते है......ये मेरा सौभाग्य है की मैं ये ख़िताब तरुण को दे सका
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Premium Peril
[Random Excerpts from my novel...work under progress.....[6 pages so far]..it shall be on a bookstore near you by your grandson's 18th b'day :P]
Trrringg Triiinggggg....the cacophony engulfed the room.
He took his hand out from the blanket....searching for the damned phone !!
"Hello........" he somehow managed to take the words out from his sleep craving being
"We are dead !!!"
"Johnnnnyyyyyy........Saturday morning 10 AM...are you out of ur mind???.......this is like middle of night ....I'm soo gonna kick ur ass man"
"Broadband bill......it has come"
Long Pause. Both were scared. Petrified actually.Both of them just got new broadband connections.First in college to do so.Both thought they had the night 2 to 8 free plan. Sadly that wasn't the case.
In their ignorance they found the bliss of unlimited download.All new movies,Counter Strike Latest Edition,Tory Lane Mega Pack.....they were the stars of campus overnight.
"Fukkk......how much???"
"17900 !!"
"Death....."
"Go run find ur postman.....it shouldn't get delivered home at least "
He sprang up from his bed before the sentence was complete,Phone left hanging.
10:15 AM....that guy must be around somewhere........He was running on road in his bathroom slippers like a pig. Somehow managed to procure the bill safely.
He looked at his bill....15900 !!
Both sat on the fountain near campus....their usual spot. Rum in hand.......with their long faces.
"Mabbe we won't tell anyone"
"Yeah, Its one of those things "
Both looked at each other....and burst out laughing. This is how every problem was received in this group.
Nobody knows how these two managed to pay off the bill. Rumors say their families were disturbed about sudden rise in engineering college fees. But no one knows for sure.
Then one day a letter comes.It was from the telecom company. "We cordially invite our premium customers to join us for the dinner in the city palace". Both called each other again.The familiar roar of laughter followed.
Trrringg Triiinggggg....the cacophony engulfed the room.
He took his hand out from the blanket....searching for the damned phone !!
"Hello........" he somehow managed to take the words out from his sleep craving being
"We are dead !!!"
"Johnnnnyyyyyy........Saturday morning 10 AM...are you out of ur mind???.......this is like middle of night ....I'm soo gonna kick ur ass man"
"Broadband bill......it has come"
Long Pause. Both were scared. Petrified actually.Both of them just got new broadband connections.First in college to do so.Both thought they had the night 2 to 8 free plan. Sadly that wasn't the case.
In their ignorance they found the bliss of unlimited download.All new movies,Counter Strike Latest Edition,Tory Lane Mega Pack.....they were the stars of campus overnight.
"Fukkk......how much???"
"17900 !!"
"Death....."
"Go run find ur postman.....it shouldn't get delivered home at least "
He sprang up from his bed before the sentence was complete,Phone left hanging.
10:15 AM....that guy must be around somewhere........He was running on road in his bathroom slippers like a pig. Somehow managed to procure the bill safely.
He looked at his bill....15900 !!
Both sat on the fountain near campus....their usual spot. Rum in hand.......with their long faces.
"Mabbe we won't tell anyone"
"Yeah, Its one of those things "
Both looked at each other....and burst out laughing. This is how every problem was received in this group.
Nobody knows how these two managed to pay off the bill. Rumors say their families were disturbed about sudden rise in engineering college fees. But no one knows for sure.
Then one day a letter comes.It was from the telecom company. "We cordially invite our premium customers to join us for the dinner in the city palace". Both called each other again.The familiar roar of laughter followed.
Random Excerpts
[Random Excerpts from my novel...work under progress.....[6 pages so far]..it shall be on a bookstore near you by your grandson's 18th b'day :P]
He looked on to the boy in his tattered clothes struggling with his rickshaw.The view from his top floor plush office was handpicked so that the regal lords could gaze on to the ocean.He,however, couldn't take his eyes off from the young boy fidgeting with his tools in vain.
Audacity of his plush office was annoying. Appalling in fact.As he stood on the granite floor,the contrast between the man and the surroundings was loud. Yet it seemed as if maybe it was the room which deserved the man, not vice versa.
The elevator opened,the suave business clad man was headed straight to the street.He squatted besides the boy.The contrast, was almost amusing.
The boy gave a blank stare.Man was looking straight onto his broken chain of the rickshaw.
"See this??"
boy took a long grease stained plier in his hand.
"I'll hit you with this.I'm like dead pissed anyways and i dont want another NRI to use me for a "HANDS ON" experience with India"
"Can't fit the screw there?"
Boy Gasped.Such precise diagnosis?? This guy know a thing or two about rickshaws allright.
"Ji Saab, Broke from here.Now it just won't fit."
"2 Rupees"
"Ji Saab??"
"It'll cost you 2 bucks"
"You'll repair it?"
"Nah, Jugaad ! "
"Then 2 Rupees is very expensive actually !!"
Both smiled at each other. Man took out his business card and folded it several times.He then fixed it in the Gap which was causing the problem. The screw fitted like a dream.
"Tea?? You're paying"...the man pointed towards the small shack on the roadside.
The two sipped on as the evening faded out to the chilling night.
He looked on to the boy in his tattered clothes struggling with his rickshaw.The view from his top floor plush office was handpicked so that the regal lords could gaze on to the ocean.He,however, couldn't take his eyes off from the young boy fidgeting with his tools in vain.
Audacity of his plush office was annoying. Appalling in fact.As he stood on the granite floor,the contrast between the man and the surroundings was loud. Yet it seemed as if maybe it was the room which deserved the man, not vice versa.
The elevator opened,the suave business clad man was headed straight to the street.He squatted besides the boy.The contrast, was almost amusing.
The boy gave a blank stare.Man was looking straight onto his broken chain of the rickshaw.
"See this??"
boy took a long grease stained plier in his hand.
"I'll hit you with this.I'm like dead pissed anyways and i dont want another NRI to use me for a "HANDS ON" experience with India"
"Can't fit the screw there?"
Boy Gasped.Such precise diagnosis?? This guy know a thing or two about rickshaws allright.
"Ji Saab, Broke from here.Now it just won't fit."
"2 Rupees"
"Ji Saab??"
"It'll cost you 2 bucks"
"You'll repair it?"
"Nah, Jugaad ! "
"Then 2 Rupees is very expensive actually !!"
Both smiled at each other. Man took out his business card and folded it several times.He then fixed it in the Gap which was causing the problem. The screw fitted like a dream.
"Tea?? You're paying"...the man pointed towards the small shack on the roadside.
The two sipped on as the evening faded out to the chilling night.
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