Its 12:19 am and I have nothing to do, so I get down to writing another Random Musing. Only to realise I have forgotten the number but what the hell, it is not an action series is it.
So I start reading a classic and I realise how difficult it is to read one for a person who likes to finish books in one sitting. I happened to re-read a very beautiful poem recently, written by another unknown writer and I must admit I am as spell bound by the writer now as I was then. So much emotion. I don't think it would be write to post the poem here without the person's permission (don't want to get stuck in a plagiarism row frankly :)).
My roommate and I got into some serious cricket discussion this morning (ask my roommate what it was :)) and all he could say at the end of the day was "Tu kaali zubaan hai be".
I am in the last chapter of my student life , the last month, the last 20 days actually, but strangely I feel nothing like I felt when I was leaving my engineering college. I feel no sense of loss, no sense of achievement, infact I don't feel anything.
I ask myself the key takeaway of the two years, stangely the answer comes instantanously and it is not what I thought it would be.
I still feel like a rudderless ship which is lost and does not have its compass, don't know where I am going.
Have I enjoyed the journey? Every bit of it. Am I enjoying the destination? No. Am I ready for another journey, the next one in the real world? Ofcourse. Have I charted the course I am going to take? No.
Why I ask myself why? I can see it clearly. There are two paths I can choose between. The path that is agressive, which I always thought was my dream. The other one which is the chicken's way out. I am torn between the two don't know which one to choose. But now it seems destiny seems to be choosing the path for me and I have no role to play in it. Like a famous author once said "All world is a stage and all men and women are merely players", it seems there is a force just toying with my dreams, aspirations and choosing a path for me.
What also hurts me is that somehow there are lots of people suffering but many people blaming me for their suffering. How can I be the reason for their failures I ask? I don't get answers obviously.
Oh yeah, the book of love of Arun and Prachi is taking shape, and after friends telling me there should be masala for it to be a worthy read, I have decided lets do it. I have not added the "masala" to the original love story but have decided to continue Arun's journey. Lets see where it leads us. From Arun and Prachi's story its becoming a story of Arun, which has now become a story of love and dreams from just love, but it is still predominantly a love story.
Ofcourse let me remind you these are random musings, which are just well...random. Till next time let the randomness continue.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Thursday, March 11, 2010
A blurb of a book - a love story
This is a story of love. This is a story of love of the mango people -" the aam aadmi". This is a story of Arun and Prachi. A story of two people who complimented each other.
More than anything else it is a story of friendship. Yes, Arun and Prachi were friends. Best friends. It was not as though they did not need anyone else. They had other friends too. But there was something between the two of them. They felt incomplete without each other.
They grew up in different cities far away from each other but still were very close. They fell in love when they realised what love meant. Nothing mattered to them more than the fact that they were enjoying their today with each other. Ah! but this love story also was not meant to be. They were seperated.
They resisted but could not succeed as this was no fairy tale. But did the spark of love die down? Would their friendship die down? How did Arun react when Prachi went away? Did he truly feel love was the heart of life? Or did he move on to become the person his sweetheart would have wanted him to become?
More than anything else it is a story of friendship. Yes, Arun and Prachi were friends. Best friends. It was not as though they did not need anyone else. They had other friends too. But there was something between the two of them. They felt incomplete without each other.
They grew up in different cities far away from each other but still were very close. They fell in love when they realised what love meant. Nothing mattered to them more than the fact that they were enjoying their today with each other. Ah! but this love story also was not meant to be. They were seperated.
They resisted but could not succeed as this was no fairy tale. But did the spark of love die down? Would their friendship die down? How did Arun react when Prachi went away? Did he truly feel love was the heart of life? Or did he move on to become the person his sweetheart would have wanted him to become?
Friday, January 22, 2010
Characters of DAV-batch of 2003
Its been a long time since we passed out...Generally people write about it after a decade but what the heck its been 7 years thats long engh and some of the characters im talking about left school pre-2003 so that makes it a decade does'nt. Engh of justifications already , coming to the point. Here goes.
First and foremost the person who was responsible for me to write this, our very own Leander Paes, if it had'ne been for stupid university rules I am sure we would have seen him beating Fedex today and making the country proud. Never the less, Vasu would still make us proud. And yeah he is a person reponsible for a stitch I got thanks to fight with him in class 9. A champ in his own right.
Mr. Color Plus himself, the champ of Unreal Tournament, the only person who keeps so silent that you would'nt know that he were in the room, no wonder the two of us got along like chalk and cheese.
Mr. Casanova, the IMT guy was one person who would be found with people from other schools in IIT-JEE classes and would be with a new girl everytime you saw him. You guessed it right, you know who it is.
How can I forget Chitra Nagesh's two loves- the two chics- Murg and Chic. The people who completed Chitra Nagesh's day.
Oh the most popular guy in school - Mr. Singh is King, an absolute sensation, ask songi, Naresh, BC. Their love was unparralled. Amazing dude though, what intellect.
Geek turned Marine Engineer-what a transformation. Compare his pics from what 6th standard to now and u'll know the difference.
Mr. Billi as a teacher would call him, was a person who would be a participant in every activity and was the person responsible for so many of my nicknames.
Memory Plus as we used to call him, was a Chatur of our class, the person who could mug like no one culd imagine, but he would say I don't mug. I guess he was right, after all Cornell did come calling.
Mr. Flirt master himself , deserves a special mention since he says I am his guru but in actuality he is and I am just on the first floor as he would call it.
The guy who used to come to school in Mercedes Benz back in 1999, the silent rockstar, absolute gem and the quitest guy you can meet.
He, shares his name with Kirten Stewart in Twilight, yes we called him Bella, an absolute champ.
The studious guy of the class, the guy who would study the hardest and had all the makings of an entreprenuer from day 1- MR. Doshi.
The smartest guy in class, amazing camradrie with evryone and the best part is no one would know he was that smart till the marks arrived- Srinivas Rangan
No other person can have a dextrous face like our own cake face- MR. Venkat
Gaudi Bum and Prathap where famous for their "FISHY" affairs.
Dr. Hari was a love of the life of a hindi teacher, she claimed he would top Hindi and "Hindi Bhasyi bachon ko sharam aani chahiye" with reference to me, whatever an absolutly great friend.
NCC gold medallist could never see eye to eye with any math teacher be it Kalpakkam or Parvatty Kriparam.
Kishore did the unthinkabble in 6th or was it 7th, he almost burst open another person's bladder mistaking the balls for cricket balls :). Vasu claims he hit him. Sid though is now a successful entreprenuer.
How can someone learn Japanese with such ease still beats me, but this guy could, the silent guy of the class- Anand
Mushy, a absolute icon at math and a body builder par excellence.
CL at one point was the shortest in class and had a squeskiest voice, ah but IIT-IIM none the less...Hopefully the next Bhagat
Who can forget Mr. Ghosh, he could eat any rodent on the planet and was the love of Songi's life.
Chou Chou as he was called was one person who cannot be forgotten for his huge waist size. It is rumored that it took two trousers to make one of his :).
Numerolgy changed his name from Shiv Shankar to Ambigainath( PS: my friends from the north please try to pronounce this name) but did it change his fortune no way. He was always the topper.
And last but not the least-Mua. Well what do I say about myself, but in the words of my dear friend I was the one and only "Tod Phod" of DAV.
I have just retained my list to people who were in DAV-"A School with a difference"- all their lives. Of course the list can't be exhausitive, I've just named people who I remember.
Of course, I bugged Vasu for an hour to scratch his head and come up with everyone's names, so he gets the largest space :)..Sorry if I missed anyone...Vasu is to blame for it, not me
First and foremost the person who was responsible for me to write this, our very own Leander Paes, if it had'ne been for stupid university rules I am sure we would have seen him beating Fedex today and making the country proud. Never the less, Vasu would still make us proud. And yeah he is a person reponsible for a stitch I got thanks to fight with him in class 9. A champ in his own right.
Mr. Color Plus himself, the champ of Unreal Tournament, the only person who keeps so silent that you would'nt know that he were in the room, no wonder the two of us got along like chalk and cheese.
Mr. Casanova, the IMT guy was one person who would be found with people from other schools in IIT-JEE classes and would be with a new girl everytime you saw him. You guessed it right, you know who it is.
How can I forget Chitra Nagesh's two loves- the two chics- Murg and Chic. The people who completed Chitra Nagesh's day.
Oh the most popular guy in school - Mr. Singh is King, an absolute sensation, ask songi, Naresh, BC. Their love was unparralled. Amazing dude though, what intellect.
Geek turned Marine Engineer-what a transformation. Compare his pics from what 6th standard to now and u'll know the difference.
Mr. Billi as a teacher would call him, was a person who would be a participant in every activity and was the person responsible for so many of my nicknames.
Memory Plus as we used to call him, was a Chatur of our class, the person who could mug like no one culd imagine, but he would say I don't mug. I guess he was right, after all Cornell did come calling.
Mr. Flirt master himself , deserves a special mention since he says I am his guru but in actuality he is and I am just on the first floor as he would call it.
The guy who used to come to school in Mercedes Benz back in 1999, the silent rockstar, absolute gem and the quitest guy you can meet.
He, shares his name with Kirten Stewart in Twilight, yes we called him Bella, an absolute champ.
The studious guy of the class, the guy who would study the hardest and had all the makings of an entreprenuer from day 1- MR. Doshi.
The smartest guy in class, amazing camradrie with evryone and the best part is no one would know he was that smart till the marks arrived- Srinivas Rangan
No other person can have a dextrous face like our own cake face- MR. Venkat
Gaudi Bum and Prathap where famous for their "FISHY" affairs.
Dr. Hari was a love of the life of a hindi teacher, she claimed he would top Hindi and "Hindi Bhasyi bachon ko sharam aani chahiye" with reference to me, whatever an absolutly great friend.
NCC gold medallist could never see eye to eye with any math teacher be it Kalpakkam or Parvatty Kriparam.
Kishore did the unthinkabble in 6th or was it 7th, he almost burst open another person's bladder mistaking the balls for cricket balls :). Vasu claims he hit him. Sid though is now a successful entreprenuer.
How can someone learn Japanese with such ease still beats me, but this guy could, the silent guy of the class- Anand
Mushy, a absolute icon at math and a body builder par excellence.
CL at one point was the shortest in class and had a squeskiest voice, ah but IIT-IIM none the less...Hopefully the next Bhagat
Who can forget Mr. Ghosh, he could eat any rodent on the planet and was the love of Songi's life.
Chou Chou as he was called was one person who cannot be forgotten for his huge waist size. It is rumored that it took two trousers to make one of his :).
Numerolgy changed his name from Shiv Shankar to Ambigainath( PS: my friends from the north please try to pronounce this name) but did it change his fortune no way. He was always the topper.
And last but not the least-Mua. Well what do I say about myself, but in the words of my dear friend I was the one and only "Tod Phod" of DAV.
I have just retained my list to people who were in DAV-"A School with a difference"- all their lives. Of course the list can't be exhausitive, I've just named people who I remember.
Of course, I bugged Vasu for an hour to scratch his head and come up with everyone's names, so he gets the largest space :)..Sorry if I missed anyone...Vasu is to blame for it, not me
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Random musings of an absolutely free mind-Part Whatever
Ok so the time is 3 am ..Have nothing to do. Am bored of cribbing and writing memoirs for friends. So back to my own space on cyberspace.
Just wondering do I make up 0.00000000000000001% of the entire cyberspace. Wow that makes one feel so small does'nt it. But are we significant. Well from the head count of the people reading my blog, I certainly don't think so, but WHATEVA, I am significant in my own eyes.
So I had another GD and cleared it again only for the same story to be repeated. I positively screwed the interview and even the K-series Doyens don't want me. Well atleast my 80 year old institution has just begun opening its otherwise folded hands to me. Good sign, may be ; may be not. May be the wind is just guiding my sail towards my ultimate destiny. Or may be I am just talking like a sore loser. May be I am not a loser, may be others are winners. Just because others win, I don't loose, do I? In the pasrt few days , I have heard a lot that "You are good but may be this company does not fit you, may be the profile does not suit you". I sit back and contempalate after every interview and then say F*@# I&. Then I sit and post something on fb.
Now coming to the memoirs. I must admit , what i thought would be a dull drab activity has turned interesting. People have written good stuff about everyone . Ha A is so smart, he is a fin genius etc. and then my dear friend H writes that I am his dearest friend. Made my day.
I sat down and decided to make my own memoir. Will post that soon and the story I was writing is finally complete and guess what the ending is still sad. I don't know why I can't get Arun and Prachi to live happily ever after. May be I'll add another chapter. On the other hand may be I'll let destiny takes its course
Just wondering do I make up 0.00000000000000001% of the entire cyberspace. Wow that makes one feel so small does'nt it. But are we significant. Well from the head count of the people reading my blog, I certainly don't think so, but WHATEVA, I am significant in my own eyes.
So I had another GD and cleared it again only for the same story to be repeated. I positively screwed the interview and even the K-series Doyens don't want me. Well atleast my 80 year old institution has just begun opening its otherwise folded hands to me. Good sign, may be ; may be not. May be the wind is just guiding my sail towards my ultimate destiny. Or may be I am just talking like a sore loser. May be I am not a loser, may be others are winners. Just because others win, I don't loose, do I? In the pasrt few days , I have heard a lot that "You are good but may be this company does not fit you, may be the profile does not suit you". I sit back and contempalate after every interview and then say F*@# I&. Then I sit and post something on fb.
Now coming to the memoirs. I must admit , what i thought would be a dull drab activity has turned interesting. People have written good stuff about everyone . Ha A is so smart, he is a fin genius etc. and then my dear friend H writes that I am his dearest friend. Made my day.
I sat down and decided to make my own memoir. Will post that soon and the story I was writing is finally complete and guess what the ending is still sad. I don't know why I can't get Arun and Prachi to live happily ever after. May be I'll add another chapter. On the other hand may be I'll let destiny takes its course
Friday, January 1, 2010
A new year
I had almost made up my mind that I would not celebrate the new year. Why celebrate it? Its after all just another day. There is nothing new that has happened. I have not become rich all of a sudden. Nor has my life changed in any way. All that has happened is that the clock has ticked further towards eventuality of human life.
But then I realised why it was a reason to celebrate. The new year brings hope. The clock goes back to zero, so it is a symbol of new beginning. A fresh beginning to correct the wrongs. A fresh beginning to welcome with some old and some new friends.
Ok so i thought what should I resolve to do this new year. And the answer was obvious. I need not have thought anymore.
But then I realised why it was a reason to celebrate. The new year brings hope. The clock goes back to zero, so it is a symbol of new beginning. A fresh beginning to correct the wrongs. A fresh beginning to welcome with some old and some new friends.
Ok so i thought what should I resolve to do this new year. And the answer was obvious. I need not have thought anymore.
Saturday, December 26, 2009
3 idiots- nothing idiotic about it
I saw another masterful movie by one of the greatest actor in Hindi film industry Mr. Aamir Khan. I can write pages about the movie.
Basically the questions raised in the movie are simple-The education system; y should i learn by rote, why are people around you following this system which tests the memory not concepts; why should i take a beaten down path; why should I not follow my heart; why should I do what everyone does. And how does it do it. Not by being preachy. No that is not Raju Hirani's style. He says it a light hearted friend. A journey two friends take to find their friends who set them on the journey of finding their destiny; finding somethin they were really passionate about. And all this is done in a comic way. Hirani questions the education system without blaming anyone. And ofcourse cinema being cinema has to have a happy ending.One of my favourite dialogues is about MBA's- Engineers becoming MBA's ; then going to work with a bank; why did they do engineering.
Even though i started this post with Aamir Khan, this movie is not only about Aamir. It is a movie which would not have been that had 3 people in their 40's not been able to play 20 somethings. Madhavan, Sharman do a great job. So does Boman Irani. What an actor. Kareena does another Jab We Met kinda role and does it with ease.
The thing is this movie got me thinking. I know this is not the time. I have priorities. But i have started thinkin what am I passionate about. Do I follow my dream. What if I fail. Do I take the leap. Don't know. Still thinking.
Basically the questions raised in the movie are simple-The education system; y should i learn by rote, why are people around you following this system which tests the memory not concepts; why should i take a beaten down path; why should I not follow my heart; why should I do what everyone does. And how does it do it. Not by being preachy. No that is not Raju Hirani's style. He says it a light hearted friend. A journey two friends take to find their friends who set them on the journey of finding their destiny; finding somethin they were really passionate about. And all this is done in a comic way. Hirani questions the education system without blaming anyone. And ofcourse cinema being cinema has to have a happy ending.One of my favourite dialogues is about MBA's- Engineers becoming MBA's ; then going to work with a bank; why did they do engineering.
Even though i started this post with Aamir Khan, this movie is not only about Aamir. It is a movie which would not have been that had 3 people in their 40's not been able to play 20 somethings. Madhavan, Sharman do a great job. So does Boman Irani. What an actor. Kareena does another Jab We Met kinda role and does it with ease.
The thing is this movie got me thinking. I know this is not the time. I have priorities. But i have started thinkin what am I passionate about. Do I follow my dream. What if I fail. Do I take the leap. Don't know. Still thinking.
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Enough!!!
For the past couple of days cribbing has been the order of the day. I have been cribbing about everything and anything- The world, luck, no job, placements, future. I feel lost. Then i thought Luck. Common!!! This is the same guy who said he writes his own destiny so stop WHINNING. Ok you are not on top today. Someday you would. It's not your greatest day, so what? It's not the end of the world. 2012 is still a couple of years away.
So since cribbing has become our favorite passtime i decided to do something to pass my time apart from cribbing. My favorite dialogues. I got down to searching them. They are not in any particular order, but are of movies I can't forget
1)First up Sly in Rocky
Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It is a very mean and nasty place and it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't how hard you hit; it's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. How much you can take, and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done. Now, if you know what you're worth, then go out and get what you're worth. But you gotta be willing to take the hit, and not pointing fingers saying you ain't where you are because of him, or her, or anybody. Cowards do that and that ain't you. You're better than that
2) Next up The Matrix
"What is "real"? How do you define "real"?"
There is a difference between knowing the path and walking the path
3)Forrest Gump
Mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get.
4)My Best Friend's Wedding
George: It's amazing the clarity that comes with psychotic jealousy.
5)Sorry All Love Story fans- What's up, Doc?
Love means never having to say you're sorry.”
“That's the dumbest thing I ever heard...”
“Th-that’s all, folks!”
6)And of course who can forget the famous Mr. Bond- The Name is Bond, James Bond
7)How could i miss Gone with the Wind
Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn!
8)Ok one from A lot Like Love
If your not willing to sound stupid,
you're not worthy of falling in love.
9)A Beautiful Mind
I'm mortified, petrified, stupefied by you.
10)And Finally one line by Jack Nicholson in A Few Good Men
Nicholson: You Want Answers?
Cruise: I want the Truth
Nicholson:You can't handle the truth
These are of course some I could write ..And since the post is getting too long will stop now, have wasted too much time on it already
So since cribbing has become our favorite passtime i decided to do something to pass my time apart from cribbing. My favorite dialogues. I got down to searching them. They are not in any particular order, but are of movies I can't forget
1)First up Sly in Rocky
Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It is a very mean and nasty place and it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't how hard you hit; it's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. How much you can take, and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done. Now, if you know what you're worth, then go out and get what you're worth. But you gotta be willing to take the hit, and not pointing fingers saying you ain't where you are because of him, or her, or anybody. Cowards do that and that ain't you. You're better than that
2) Next up The Matrix
"What is "real"? How do you define "real"?"
There is a difference between knowing the path and walking the path
3)Forrest Gump
Mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get.
4)My Best Friend's Wedding
George: It's amazing the clarity that comes with psychotic jealousy.
5)Sorry All Love Story fans- What's up, Doc?
Love means never having to say you're sorry.”
“That's the dumbest thing I ever heard...”
“Th-that’s all, folks!”
6)And of course who can forget the famous Mr. Bond- The Name is Bond, James Bond
7)How could i miss Gone with the Wind
Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn!
8)Ok one from A lot Like Love
If your not willing to sound stupid,
you're not worthy of falling in love.
9)A Beautiful Mind
I'm mortified, petrified, stupefied by you.
10)And Finally one line by Jack Nicholson in A Few Good Men
Nicholson: You Want Answers?
Cruise: I want the Truth
Nicholson:You can't handle the truth
These are of course some I could write ..And since the post is getting too long will stop now, have wasted too much time on it already
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