Wednesday, November 12, 2008

I see around

This is a piece of pure fiction, I wrote in my times of slumber in a boring lecture.

I see around and I see a guy who's very innocent at heart. I don't understand how he manages to smile all the time. Simplicity and humiliation are embedded into his character.He aims high but is down to earth. He's honest all the time, bothers about people and relaxes at leisure.His recent mis-happening has impaired him to some extent but he's determinant and I hope turns to normal very soon.
I see around and I'm in a different world. This is a city where my same old friend stays. Looks like its been years now since we have met.I'm received at the airport by his chauffeur who's dressed in the most royal outfit. The weather is pleasant and in no time we reach his great mansion.
I'm surprised to see that my old friend has turned into a successful businessman.I feel proud for him because I saw the glint of success in his eyes way back when we use to have meals at inexpensive restaurants in our country.

The scene blurs and I feel as if I'm travelling through time.
I see around and I observe a beautiful garden. From the smell of the soil I can make out that this place is in my own country. There's a swing besides me on which a cute looking boy is playing. His two front milk teeths are crooked but they only add to his childish looks. He also has thick straight hair with a fringe cut. Near the garden is a gorgeous bungalow painted in brown.
At the veranda are two of my old friends, grinning at me and their son.

I'm terribly hungry and they readily invite me inside. During the sumptuous meal, we talk about our past and long lost memories. The lady asks me about my whereabouts for the past couple of years and I reply, as I used to, blushingly. Both of them pull my leg as usual and I give into the spur of the moment smilingly.
Its great to see that their love is still intact as it was years ago and they look like a couple perfectly made for each other.I wish them luck and I set out for my future journey.

I'm walking on the road and suddenly a cool breeze starts gushing through my hair. I start losing control over my mind and within no time I fell unconsious.
I'm awake knowing not what happened.

I see around and I see a hill, looking green in a perfect sunny morning, with a stoney pathway encircling around it. I start walking up the hill and in no time I reach across chapel. The building seems to be hundreds of years old surrounded with wild grass and bushes. The nature is absolutely silent and all I can hear is the chirping of birds. I walk inside. The brown colored stoney staircase has ancient carvings on it. The huge walls, on both the sides, have magnificient
windows through which bright sunlight is gushing inside revealing the holy Lord.

I see around and I see a beautiful lady now turned into a woman. With the sound of my footsteps itself, she turns around to greet me with her perfect smile. I instantly recognise her as my very old sweet pal.A lavender color top along with a black skirt are looking perfect on her. The overflowing shoulder length curly hair are intact.
Next to her, on each side, I see two cute looking girls wearing biege color frocks. Their hair are jet black hair are tightened with ribbons. Both of them are holding their mother's hands and staring at me in bewilderment. I smile at them discovering that both of them are actually twins.
They smile back at me making me feel all the more delighted.

After our prayer,we walk across the hallway onto the brightly lit pathway.
She starts pestering me with questions and I answer in monologues. Around an hour passes by and we talk about people, friends, life, relationships, future and good and bad times.

Time comes to say her goodbye and I present her with a carnation and two chocolates for the girls. I start walking across the pathway alone with a heavy heart. Tears rush into my eyes and suddenly the scene blurs.

I see around only to realize that I just saw a beautiful dream.

Friday, April 4, 2008

The League of Extra-Ordinary Men

According to me, the world consists of three types of men! The boys, the ordinary men and lastly (a seldom kind) the league of "extra-ordinary" men.

I think men can be classified into these types based upon their thinking levels - heart, brain, testosterone.
Off lately, I've come across a lot of cases where men have been doing heinous crimes like molestation,child abuse,rape and even murder!!

You can come across this part of the news every other day and it is really very disheartening.
Since ages, men being more masculine and physically powerful have been the protector/bread owner of the family and the fairer sex i.e. the female kind was responsible for more delicate and house-hold work.

But across the time, things have changed and this scenario no longer seems to be applicable!
Unfortunately, some instances happen when men tend to think with their irresponsible testosterone rather than their developed brain, which ultimately leads to such unwelcome crimes.


They say a woman needs a reason for sex; a man just needs a place!

More than 90 per cent crimes of passion and sexually deviant behaviour are
committed by men. Normally, sex for a woman is relevant only after she is emotionally involved with a man; not so for a man.


To conclude on this I believe stringent verdict should be enacted upon men overpowering women with their power not only in case of rapes but also dowry harassment, molestation, physical abuse,etc.This can curb these irresponsible acts to a great extent ,if not eradicate them completely.

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Holi Hain !!! :D

Holi !! One of the most colourful festival of the world is omnipresent these days.
Celebrated all across India with much fun n frolic this festival has its own charm. Everyone in the family right from the granny to the youngest 'chotu' enjoys a gala time during this festive season :)

With the summer temperatures soaring high, Holi does mitigate the heat with its splashful colors and sweet 'bhaang'.

During my childhood, even I along with my cousins use to eagerly wait for this festive season. We kids use to have a gameplan ready a day prior to Dhulivandan ;)
After bugging all the elders in the family - right from granny (Badi Mummy) to 'chachaji' for financial support we use to run to the nearby 'rangvala' at the nukkad to buy colours.

Holi shopping was mostly done by my elder brother but we - the younger one's, use to brag him to purchase our favorite colour shades (especially the golden and silver being at the top of the list !). Colorful water 'pichkaari's' and water balloon were also on the purchase list.

On the D-day i.e Dhulivandan, we (i.e. the Bacchaa party) use to be out of our beds even before Mom would wake up !! This never happened during exams also... lolzz :D
First and foremost dad would warn us to apply the regular Mustard oil over the entire body which would help the harmful colour to go off easily. After changing into old clothes and a brief snack we use run to inflate our Holi balloon's with colourful water. This would finally follow with color splashing's on each other's faces and the hyperactive jumpings in small ponds of water like fools :D

Later, cousins and friends would visit adding more icing to the cake :)
Intoxicants like 'bhaang' were strictly prohibited in our family or in the celebration. Instead, we use to drink cold 'Roohafza' with milk !

After getting exhausted with colour and water we use to run indoors and bug mom for food. This would follow by hours spent in the bathroom removing the colour leaving the skin itchy and exasperated !

Now, those surreal images return more to haunt than to soothe. Telephone calls, Happy Holi SMSes can hardly fill the gap. I personally felt that penning down those memories would make them last forever ! Hence, this blog.

Happy Holi to all my friends ;D

Khush ho jao.... kyunki Holi hain !! :D

Sunday, March 2, 2008

My School !

On my last trip to my hometown, I managed to pay a visit to my Alma Mater - "St. Aloysious high School".
It was a visit filled with mixed emotions.

No doubt, I was glad to meet my old teachers and prinicpal who had grown old with course of time but on the other hand I was all the way feeling more nostalgic after seeing the classrooms, the blackboard, scribbled benches, huge playground and the school bell !

All these things took me back to my good old school days around 10 years ago!

When the school reopened on June 13th every year, we use to settle in our new desks and benches and get a new class teacher.
This would follow with a long queue at the book depot to get our new books and notes.

Everyday at the school use to start with the morning assembly at 07:45AM where we use to sing hymns and carols followed by the National Anthem.

At sharp 08:00 AM, the snake like queues formed by school children would rush to their respective classrooms for their first class. The school peon use to pick out those students who didn't had their shoes polished :)
I clearly remember getting caught twice by him. His name was "Bahadur", a tall and a huge person with a broad smile.

During our boring periods we use to eagerly await for our intervals or mid-breaks when we chased one another in the corridors and returned to the classrooms drenched in sweat.

We use to have lunch in classrooms, corridors, playgrounds, under the trees and even in cycle sheds.

I personally had a fascination for P.T. (Physical Training) periods in my school timetable. We use to play cricket with writing pads as bats and socks rolled into balls :)!! Football and basketBall were the other games we use to play.
Girls were more into games like "kabadi" and "Kho-Kho"!
P.T. periods would certainly follow by "Imli sticks", " kulfi", "ice creams" and how can we forget "jamuns"!

Sadly, gone are the days Of Sports Day, Independence day and the annual School Day and the one-month long preparations for them.
Also the days Of the stressful Quarterly, Half Yearly and Annual Exams and the most enjoyed holidays after them.

When We began drawing with crayons and evolved to Colour pencils and finally sketch pens.

when we played the role of teachers, during teachers day
we just played the role, but never tried to understand the role....

When we use to eagerly wait for the annual "Anand Mela" to buy sweets and have fun.

Gone are the days but not the "Memories", which will be lingering in my heart till eons......

I proudly salute my school for all the priceless values it has embodied in me and I hope all of you reading this have equal gratitude and respect for your Alma Mater too ! :)


P.S. --> I still remember the names and faces of all my class teachers from 1 to 10 std.!!! :D

More in my next blog... :)

Saturday, February 16, 2008

My Parents

I have always believed in God ! My philosophy has been "Do your best
and leave the rest at his will."

Connecting with God at times has really
helped me in maintaining my inner strength and will.

Never in my life will I forget what my father told me - "Son, Look for
the best and get for the best.Leave the rest to God.Also, if you want
to stand apart from the crowd then prove your mettle." These words
always had a powerful impact on me. Whatever is beyond our control is
HIS will. As the Nuns at my school always rightly said, "God helps
those who help themselves." But now at this stage of life I understand
the veracity of these words!

Happiness,sadness,Success and failures are different aspects of life.They are transient and ever changing.What remains constant is the spiritual strength.

My father has been a great influence in my life. He's very recital by nature but like him, I believe that all religions in this world teach us the same basic truth and Goodness. Recently I read a miniature version of Bible and to my amazement I found that the teachings in it were no different than what our Guru's preached in the stories which my mother told me in my childhood. No doubt, she still tells me a couple of stories whenever I meet her.:)

My mother is very religious and innocent by nature.A house-wife by profession she has no aspirations other than looking at her children happy. This touches me a lot!
I just can't describe the happiness at her face whenever she gets to see me after months. It's priceless for me and I think I'll do anything in this world to keep both Mama and Dad happy.

We have a maid who comes to our house for cleaning from the past sixteen years! She has grown old now and even her daughter got married. Though they are very poor by condition, I can't remember any instance in my life when my mother taught us to discriminate us from them. It is the maid's loyal nature that has kept her attached to our family for so long.

Another important thing I learnt from my mother is the importance of prayers.She always said that more than doing for good, its prayer's that matter the most, because prayers cannot be bought. It helps us from the unforeseen and unfortunate circumstances of life.


I guess I have revealed a lot about my family today but I guess it's worth to be known by all.:)

Friday, February 8, 2008

Long lost friend !

Aaaaaahhhh... an old friend of mine called me up today all of a sudden.
I really felt glad talking to him after years . we chatted for like half an hour :)

I had lost track of him since long and dunno from where he found my number ?

I can say,the call made my day :D

Monday, January 14, 2008

Veer_shayaring !!!

Read at your own risk !!! :)

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Main Veer da puttar infy se,
Dil ki diwaron se bahar dekhta hoon;

Aasman se aayi hui,
ek nayi pari ko dekhta hoon;

Kehti hain khud ko ******,
aur mujhko veer bulati hain;

Hain bilkul begani si par,
apno si zidd wo karti hain;

mere khwaabon ko poora karte karte,
apne khwaab bhul chuki hain woh;

mere logon ki seva karte karte,
apne logon ko chod chuki hain woh;

uska daman mujhko ab,
khushiyon se bharne ko ji karta hain;

uske liye ek aur zindagi,
phir jeene ko ji karta hain;

Wo kehte hain wo koi nahin teri,
phir kyun mere ghar wo rehti hain;

wo kehte hain main uss jaisa nahin,
phir kyun mujh jaisi woh lagti hain;

Main Veer da puttar infy se,
Dil ki diwaron se bahar dekhta hoon;
Din mahine saalon ko,
yug mein badalte dekhta hoon !

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OK OK now don't bother if you find this too boring or PJ types....but I really like it, so I guess thats why I put it up here :)

Emotions ko samjho yaar ;-)..lolzzz!
I am bit fond of decent sher-o-shayari also.. Please share if you know some....

PS : PJ shayri's strictly NOT allowed !! Trespassers will be prosecuted ;)

Saturday, January 12, 2008

Weekend !!! my rejuvenator :)

Hmm... Its been quite sometime now, since I've changed a thinking in my life.
How's Its good to give yourself sometime alone !!


Life is moving on and I work in an IT company, so as usual like everyone even I
am busy with office work from Monday to Thursday.

We stay at a flat around 10 kms from office.I stay with 2 roomies who are from Mumbai.
Since, we have holidays on saturday and sunday both my roomies go to mumbai on friday evening
after office and the next time when I see them is on Monday!!

So, this way most of the weekends I am alone at the flat with a lot of leisure time.
Previously, as I am restless person, I use to be bugged and bored with this solitude.
I couldn't get how to pass time..... things just started going difficult for me. I use to pray
that atleast one of my roomies stays back on any weekend to avoid my boredom.


But things actually didn't turn that way. Hence, I decided to change myself rather than cribbing :)
Now-a-days, my weekends go so smooth and full of fun :) Even though I'm alone !

Ok, I'll tell you in brief about what I do on weekends!!!
Friday evening, after office I come home, relax and have a good 10 hour sleep :D

Then saturday morning, generally am awake by 7:00AM but I drag it to 08:30AM :)
just chilling around and enjoying every moment in my warm blanket :D

then slowly get up, brush my teeth, collect the morning newspaper and make the morning chai!
Let me tell you that I'm totally addicted to this bed-tea thing.I guess my MOM has cultivated
this habit in me :-O

But thats ok, moving on.... I start reading the newspaper, this is mostly done by 10....then I go down, take a
morning drive on my bike and find some or the other place for breakfast.

Most of the times, it has to be IDLICIOUS - a small Tamil restaurant near our place where
you get all sorts of south Indian snacks :) I just love that place and the aunt over there
now kinda knows me very well now... :)

Then I come back home, take a shower and start checking mails.A bit of orkutting is always a
part of my net-surfing.. no doubt :)


Time passes by, the maid comes makes lunch, I eat and then rush for my dance class at around 3 !
At the dance class, time passes like anything. The class ends by 05:30 and I feel hungry and tired again :)

So snacks are most welcome at one of the man restaurant at FC road.... :)

Then I come back home, totally exhausted just like the way I am now.... yes, this is that exact time when I'm writing this blog.
Then i put on some soothing music of whatever I have on my laptop... Vow that really helps :)

lastly, have dinner and drink milk or bournvita:)
Chill maadi, before sleeping I make sure the flat is in proper condition and no things are
pending for the day!

Of course, in this whole schedule, I make a point to call home/friends whenever I miss them.
This happens generally in late morning :)
And one weird thing I didn't mention... while making tea or doing some cleaning stuff....
i just plug my music player, put up some dance tracks and start dancing in the kitchen or bedroom..n dat too alone...lolzz


See isn't that a good weekend now.... :D

But I think I can do some more better things...
like......errrr

Washing my bike..
reading a magazine ...
bog.. which m doing nw :)
or may be adjusting my cupboard...

or organising data on my PC
n many more....


More in my next blog...
See ya,
YOur friend Veer :)

Sunday, January 6, 2008

Vaccination Camp !!

There was a vaccination camp in our campus today !
The docs over there were providing vaccines against Hepatitis A/B and chicken pox.

Did you people know that there are in all 4 doses in the hepatitis vaccination cycle?
Yes, the first three doses are to be taken in a span of three months (i.e. after one month each) and the final i.e. the Booster dose after a span of 6 months to 1 year.

Regarding chicken pox, If you have had in the past or in childhood then you may not take the vaccine now.

I had already taken the three doses for Hepatitis in the past - I guess sometime around July 07. So now I opted for the Booster dose. :)

Actually I hattttttttteeeeeeee being sick and unhealthy, and since childhood, my dad always had a lot of concern over mine and my siblings' health. :)
Hence, I am always prompt on such issues!

P.S => The vaccination for chicken Pox costs a bomb :O, 1050 bucks !!

More in my next blog :)
Alohaaaa...

I'm Sorry !

As life goes on I'm starting to learn
more and more about responsibility....

And I realize everything I do is
affecting the people around me....

So I want to take this time out
to apologize for all wrong things
I have done to you all
And things that have not occurred yet...

Now here comes something special..!
This is something I would say to my wife (if any) in my forties
when she'll get angry at me... :)

Sounds weird na ? lolzzz :) but something interesting n which I like!

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I'm sorry for the times that I left you home
I was on the road and you were alone
I'm sorry for the times that I had to go
I'm sorry for the fact that I did not know
That you were sitting home just wishing we
Could go back to when it was just you and me
I'm sorry for the times I would neglect
I'm sorry for the times I disrespect

I'm sorry for the wrong things that I've done
I'm sorry I'm not always there for my sons
I'm sorry for the fact that I am not aware
That you can't sleep at night when I am not there
Because I am in the streets like everyday
Sorry for the things that I did not say
Like how you are the best thing in my world
And how I am so proud to call you my girl


I understand that THERE'S some problems
And I am not too blind to know
All the pain you kept inside you
Even though you might not show
If I can't apologize for being wrong
Then it's just a shame on me
I'll be the reason for your pain and you can put the blame on me

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Listening to this will she be calm again ? What say ?
:)