Tides envelope me
even though i walk back
struggle and fight them
They manage to get me where I fear them the most!
Monday, December 27, 2010
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Empty-ness!
Sometimes....one finds himself/herself in a different world altogether!
There are times when we find several reasons to crib and sulk and there are times when we just cannot stop smiling with joy. Its almost like its in the air that we breathe - we breathe life in different ways notwithstanding all the dust/aberrations around.
But then jus like u made a choice, sometimes life breathes out - breathes u out - so hard that ur completely out of breath. Its almost a feeling of sheer helplessness - you want it, you know you cant endure it, you cant let go, you cant hold on, you cant move around, you cant give up - your choices just do not remain choices.
Your choices become those catch 22 decisions, the veracity of which u simply cannot test.....
but
U know one thing for sure - whatever you do - however you reason out - your decision is gonna leave you unhappy for the rest of your life!!
There are times when we find several reasons to crib and sulk and there are times when we just cannot stop smiling with joy. Its almost like its in the air that we breathe - we breathe life in different ways notwithstanding all the dust/aberrations around.
But then jus like u made a choice, sometimes life breathes out - breathes u out - so hard that ur completely out of breath. Its almost a feeling of sheer helplessness - you want it, you know you cant endure it, you cant let go, you cant hold on, you cant move around, you cant give up - your choices just do not remain choices.
Your choices become those catch 22 decisions, the veracity of which u simply cannot test.....
but
U know one thing for sure - whatever you do - however you reason out - your decision is gonna leave you unhappy for the rest of your life!!
Monday, September 6, 2010
Direct Access!!
So here's a post for someone who never understands my poetry. So this is jus plain boring prose.
Taking those long walks at different intervals kinda refreshes one completely. Its like splitting a boring day into 10-20 smaller days with peak activity-no activity-peak activity..... cycles.
Walks and conversations....and those walks and conversations.........
They really help in one long life with millions of days filled with a multitude of mundaneness.
(I simply cant believe I managed to write such lame stuff !!! Disgrace!!!)
Taking those long walks at different intervals kinda refreshes one completely. Its like splitting a boring day into 10-20 smaller days with peak activity-no activity-peak activity..... cycles.
Walks and conversations....and those walks and conversations.........
They really help in one long life with millions of days filled with a multitude of mundaneness.
(I simply cant believe I managed to write such lame stuff !!! Disgrace!!!)
Filaments!!
Tiny
strands of vertical solids
Tender
owing to their miniscule radii
Grow
in the affinity of heat, fire and
Bend
their old ways back and forth like
Men
who need some tempering and asperity to
learn new ways and yet again
Bend
and imbibe a newer form of matter, mind and mint to
Grow
and sustain success serially in the cold; unlearn and fall back on those
Tender
little hands and feet that were superficially formed from filaments that were
Tiny
strands of vertical solids
Tender
owing to their miniscule radii
Grow
in the affinity of heat, fire and
Bend
their old ways back and forth like
Men
who need some tempering and asperity to
learn new ways and yet again
Bend
and imbibe a newer form of matter, mind and mint to
Grow
and sustain success serially in the cold; unlearn and fall back on those
Tender
little hands and feet that were superficially formed from filaments that were
Tiny
Friday, July 16, 2010
Fascination!
Salvos of cheery sighs,
Resounding thumping on the desks,
Encore, kudos & sounds that applaud bravura -
As the crowd cheers the obvious,
i sit in silence -
partly in astonishment at the wordly wisdom or the lack of it
and partly in awe of what u've managed -
with
zero pomp
minimal firecrackers
zero swearing
sans playing to the gallery
subtle undertones
elusive analyses
pleasant eccentric style
insane noises
uncanny body language
wordless tranches.
I confess, admit, concede and yield -
You charm me
Your lectures transfix me
You enchant my intellect
You (simultaneously) encroach & contribute to my space of silence
You prompt soul searching
and make everybody else seem like a garish wannabe!
On the much awaited (at least by me) end to the strategy course that reinforces yet again my faith in the BP&S course last year and the prof who made all the difference!
Resounding thumping on the desks,
Encore, kudos & sounds that applaud bravura -
As the crowd cheers the obvious,
i sit in silence -
partly in astonishment at the wordly wisdom or the lack of it
and partly in awe of what u've managed -
with
zero pomp
minimal firecrackers
zero swearing
sans playing to the gallery
subtle undertones
elusive analyses
pleasant eccentric style
insane noises
uncanny body language
wordless tranches.
I confess, admit, concede and yield -
You charm me
Your lectures transfix me
You enchant my intellect
You (simultaneously) encroach & contribute to my space of silence
You prompt soul searching
and make everybody else seem like a garish wannabe!
On the much awaited (at least by me) end to the strategy course that reinforces yet again my faith in the BP&S course last year and the prof who made all the difference!
Friday, June 11, 2010
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
First Showers!
As the
Fragrance of wet sand
storms gently into my bronchi
and settles invisible layer by visible layer
lung by lung,
and gentle whiffs of strong air brush past me,
the past passes me
and
night daisy
like night rain
flowers at a pace,
jogs me down
memory lane,
when once i was
right there
in the middle of nowhere
reminding me
where i am
in the middle of nowhere
between
me, u and nothingness!
Fragrance of wet sand
storms gently into my bronchi
and settles invisible layer by visible layer
lung by lung,
and gentle whiffs of strong air brush past me,
the past passes me
and
night daisy
like night rain
flowers at a pace,
jogs me down
memory lane,
when once i was
right there
in the middle of nowhere
reminding me
where i am
in the middle of nowhere
between
me, u and nothingness!
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Its B for Bangalore!
Its now been a week in Blore and god alone knows how time flies here...Of course working 5.5 days a week is a great explanation to the aforementioned phenomenon but thats jus half the story...
What have I managed already?
1. Adigas Masala Dosa - S U P E R L A T I V E - whatay dosa I say....brown crust coated with red garlic chutney and the aloo palya filling garnished with the 'benne'....man o man whatay creation!
2. Barista Hazelnut Mocha - Tasty, Yummy, chocolate topping n all that....overpriced at Rs.84 but worth having once in a while!
3. New Shanti Sagar North Indian Mini Meal - Whoa! Great Spread, great volumes and most important - Great taste!! Must have at least once in a fortnight!
4. Davangere Benne Dose - Its the Benne - that makes all the difference....dripping in butter....need I say more???
5. The inimitable capsicum and chilli bonda - Yeah so there's a shop abt 5 min away from my place that makes these awesome bondas....earlier I had to go all the way to Malleswaram to get it....but now my prayers have been hearddddddddddddddd :D....
6. Krishna Sweets Samosa - 6 bucks and almost 6 inches....this is a living example of all that v study as 'value' and 'value creation' in MBA...this embodies marketing, finance, strategy and org behaviour for me....
7. My beloved Yelneeru - tender coconut water - Mumbai mey aisa kuch nahi milta....
8. Last but not, definitely not the least ---the one and the only.............
FILTER COFFEE - what the heck! I mean just what the heck do they mix in to make this....bangalore coffee ROCKS 200%!!
Never mind the bad cold I have, all the sneezing, the dust, the incessant cough....sab ek taraf and this city ek taraf...I mean anything for Bangalore.....Kuch Bhi Yaar….
THIS CITY HAS ITS OWN UNMISTAKABLE FRAGRANCE ...Mmmmmmmmmmmm!!!
Welcome home A!!! :D
What have I managed already?
1. Adigas Masala Dosa - S U P E R L A T I V E - whatay dosa I say....brown crust coated with red garlic chutney and the aloo palya filling garnished with the 'benne'....man o man whatay creation!
2. Barista Hazelnut Mocha - Tasty, Yummy, chocolate topping n all that....overpriced at Rs.84 but worth having once in a while!
3. New Shanti Sagar North Indian Mini Meal - Whoa! Great Spread, great volumes and most important - Great taste!! Must have at least once in a fortnight!
4. Davangere Benne Dose - Its the Benne - that makes all the difference....dripping in butter....need I say more???
5. The inimitable capsicum and chilli bonda - Yeah so there's a shop abt 5 min away from my place that makes these awesome bondas....earlier I had to go all the way to Malleswaram to get it....but now my prayers have been hearddddddddddddddd :D....
6. Krishna Sweets Samosa - 6 bucks and almost 6 inches....this is a living example of all that v study as 'value' and 'value creation' in MBA...this embodies marketing, finance, strategy and org behaviour for me....
7. My beloved Yelneeru - tender coconut water - Mumbai mey aisa kuch nahi milta....
8. Last but not, definitely not the least ---the one and the only.............
FILTER COFFEE - what the heck! I mean just what the heck do they mix in to make this....bangalore coffee ROCKS 200%!!
Never mind the bad cold I have, all the sneezing, the dust, the incessant cough....sab ek taraf and this city ek taraf...I mean anything for Bangalore.....Kuch Bhi Yaar….
THIS CITY HAS ITS OWN UNMISTAKABLE FRAGRANCE ...Mmmmmmmmmmmm!!!
Welcome home A!!! :D
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Cross Over!
Rivers and their tributaries -
branch out yet stay connected.
As you dive in from one end
and yearn to reach the other,
sometimes,
if not all the time,
you don't want to achieve what you set out to -
you'd rather
swim, float, wiggle,
butt in and out of water,
rest on some (nearby) rocky terrain
before making your way right back in.
Sometimes,
if not all the time,
its mighty hard to let go of
the road
once you reach the destination.
branch out yet stay connected.
As you dive in from one end
and yearn to reach the other,
sometimes,
if not all the time,
you don't want to achieve what you set out to -
you'd rather
swim, float, wiggle,
butt in and out of water,
rest on some (nearby) rocky terrain
before making your way right back in.
Sometimes,
if not all the time,
its mighty hard to let go of
the road
once you reach the destination.
Friday, February 19, 2010
Filthy Hitch!
Just run ur fingers around any newspaper and its unlikely that you wont find an article on the game of cricket....
Now, this country called India is frenzied. And it fanaticises this 'gentleman's game'.
Lets look at some key statistics:
1. I dont get the TV 9/10 times at home when there's an IPL match going on
2. In 0/10000000000 cases, I find a laptop in my vicinity that does not display cricket scores on any given day
3. There's no way I can get past browsing a TV channel for 10 min without laying my eyes on a cricketer (often awful looking!)
4. Out of at least 15 friends I have, only 3-4 are not cricket lovers. And perhaps in this mileu, I'm the only staunch cricket disliker!
So why should we not, at any cost, like this game or whatever it is? Why is it hazardous to human existence? How will its annihilation eradicate world problems? Read on and you will know:
5 reasons to stay away from this muck cald bat and ball and white, blue shirted rogues:
5. World Peace - The world's at peace when its pieces are in harmony. Now, if all human beings in the world watch cricket, and each one supports a given team, and within that each has his/her favourite player(s), there's bound to be conflict, hatred, anger and wrath among individuals. So, say bye to cricket and support world peace!
4. Balanced channel development - On the days that cricket matches are telecast, nobody watches other television programs. There is an unfair distribution of wealth in the hands of the 'Cricmighty' and this leads to skewed development of the nation/world.
3. Complete usage of the dictionary - Now, this is important. Cricketers coin words that dont fit into the dictionary and hence cannot help in vocabulary development. How u ask? Well, they only say things like a********, b*******, c******, d*******.....undecipherable (ahem!). This is also a serious threat to the future of India (my children!!??)
4. Solid waste management - Cricketers are:
a. Gross
b. Smelly
c. Filthy (among others)
Have you ever watched a game closely. I have (I've had to a coupla times) and hence I know that in no other corner of the world will you see so much spit/saliva being rubbed off on an inanimate object. Wait! There's sweat also from the forehead. And then there's saliva again.....To top it, they spit on the field and then they chew those gross gums and spit them again.... and again and again.....yesss thats a vicious circle....one thats unmistakably filthy. They hug their sweaty teammates at the drop of a hat and believe it or not even share abdomen guards (this is 100% authentic info!).
So would it do nature and mother earth a great deal of good if cricket was wiped off its existence? I dare say yes!
1. Minority Right Protection - I, 'A', hereby cross my heart and pledge that if my rights are not taken acquiescence of, and my interests not protected, I will........
Sigh! wot cannnnn i do? Nothing much (sigh sob)....
But I will defame this game on every forum I can....Junta take note....Cricket Murdabadddddd!!!
Lets shun cricket and -
Heal the world.....Make it a better place
For u and for me and the entire human race....
Amen!
Now, this country called India is frenzied. And it fanaticises this 'gentleman's game'.
Lets look at some key statistics:
1. I dont get the TV 9/10 times at home when there's an IPL match going on
2. In 0/10000000000 cases, I find a laptop in my vicinity that does not display cricket scores on any given day
3. There's no way I can get past browsing a TV channel for 10 min without laying my eyes on a cricketer (often awful looking!)
4. Out of at least 15 friends I have, only 3-4 are not cricket lovers. And perhaps in this mileu, I'm the only staunch cricket disliker!
So why should we not, at any cost, like this game or whatever it is? Why is it hazardous to human existence? How will its annihilation eradicate world problems? Read on and you will know:
5 reasons to stay away from this muck cald bat and ball and white, blue shirted rogues:
5. World Peace - The world's at peace when its pieces are in harmony. Now, if all human beings in the world watch cricket, and each one supports a given team, and within that each has his/her favourite player(s), there's bound to be conflict, hatred, anger and wrath among individuals. So, say bye to cricket and support world peace!
4. Balanced channel development - On the days that cricket matches are telecast, nobody watches other television programs. There is an unfair distribution of wealth in the hands of the 'Cricmighty' and this leads to skewed development of the nation/world.
3. Complete usage of the dictionary - Now, this is important. Cricketers coin words that dont fit into the dictionary and hence cannot help in vocabulary development. How u ask? Well, they only say things like a********, b*******, c******, d*******.....undecipherable (ahem!). This is also a serious threat to the future of India (my children!!??)
4. Solid waste management - Cricketers are:
a. Gross
b. Smelly
c. Filthy (among others)
Have you ever watched a game closely. I have (I've had to a coupla times) and hence I know that in no other corner of the world will you see so much spit/saliva being rubbed off on an inanimate object. Wait! There's sweat also from the forehead. And then there's saliva again.....To top it, they spit on the field and then they chew those gross gums and spit them again.... and again and again.....yesss thats a vicious circle....one thats unmistakably filthy. They hug their sweaty teammates at the drop of a hat and believe it or not even share abdomen guards (this is 100% authentic info!).
So would it do nature and mother earth a great deal of good if cricket was wiped off its existence? I dare say yes!
1. Minority Right Protection - I, 'A', hereby cross my heart and pledge that if my rights are not taken acquiescence of, and my interests not protected, I will........
Sigh! wot cannnnn i do? Nothing much (sigh sob)....
But I will defame this game on every forum I can....Junta take note....Cricket Murdabadddddd!!!
Lets shun cricket and -
Heal the world.....Make it a better place
For u and for me and the entire human race....
Amen!
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Meta-Me....
Fingers
On sweaty palms
clenching nothingness,
marking in strange patterns
the damp skin that conceals what is within,
seemingly altering fate through lines that never were
or cutting into destiny and its marks on me and life and other such,
strain -
the me that you know
and the you that I don’t!
On sweaty palms
clenching nothingness,
marking in strange patterns
the damp skin that conceals what is within,
seemingly altering fate through lines that never were
or cutting into destiny and its marks on me and life and other such,
strain -
the me that you know
and the you that I don’t!
Monday, January 18, 2010
The SAC Thing!
However controversial its been, SAC's been a great experience!
I know I'm not over with it yet, but I had to blog abt it today coz somehow the day was rather mundane and boring without the SAC activity....and getting back to classes is like a little unsettling....
Same lessons learnt - some ppl rock, others suck....there're ways around every system....blah blah....but there's sumthing to the experience that makes it special, feel-good and fulfilling - I dont know what that is though....
Nonetheless, this post has been random to the hilt, I know; but then it was kinda necessary!
*SAC - SPJIMR Academic Conclave 2010 http://conclave.spjimr.org/
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