I am a great believer in friendship... much more than family... for the simple reason that i have chosen these people... who have stood by me and have cared for me.. i have spent the best moments of my life with these guys...
Tomorrow happens to be friendship day.. i am not sure friendship needs a day to be celebrated on... we should have a friendship year :)..
Anyways.. here it goes .. an ode to all my friends.. thanks guys.. you are my strength..
In the order of appearance .. here it is...
1. Rana -- The first semblence of a friend i ever had... an emotional wreck and my confidente.. he is style personified :)
2. Vishal - My carbon copy... literally and figuratively... and thats the reason why we know exactly whats going on in each other's mind.. just that i wish i had spent more time with him.
3. Gaurav- The original dude.. when i was in college... he was my style icon.. we connected ever so much in college.. i really like you dude... even though you pissed me off big time on so many occassions... somewhere even you will agree.. we are still alike in so many different ways...
4. Sumana- What do i say about you girl.. wish you someday realize what friendship truly means... god bless...
5. Srimoyee- The bong Bombshell... :).. I just adore the fact that she is what she is.. and that is what i have learned from her... to be what you are... to hell with the world.. you rock...and i love that about you...
6. Nidhi- If there ever was perfect girl... she is the one.. i have known her for 3 years now... and i cant pinpoint even one flaw in her nature.. and yes.. i have to say this... you have taught me what friendship truly means... what it is to have a true friend.. and thats you... thanks tapori :)
7. Anu-- My Mirror.. the one who person sings my life's story back to me... and keeps me grounded... i have never met a girl as strong as you...and yet as much senti as i am... Life would've been very different( and difficult) without you... Be around.. cant afford to let go... :)
so.. there it is... seven people in my life who have influenced me and have improved me as a person.. there's a long way to go... we all have just started we.. and this journey will be wonderful... bcoz you are gonna be with me..
Of course.. there are many friends who are my very close buddies... and they know how much they mean to me...
I love you all.
Saturday, August 4, 2007
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
One Year Later.. in the City of Dreamz
Date: July 11, 2006. Around 6.20 pm.
Place: 2nd class compartment of a Borivali-bound local, Jogeshwari Railway Station.
Sitting near the window.. Tuned into my Ipod… I was drowsy and tired after all the office commotion … waiting for my destination… the train had just left the station and was slowly picking up speed…I noticed a man standing on the platform (middle aged, a sikh) … and then I saw the most horrific scene I had ever been witness to.. the train shook.. and I saw the sardarji's lower half slump to the ground… while the upper half just blew apart.. the train stopped.. and then it dawned on me.. THERE WAS A BONB BLAST.. the jam-packed local was all empty within ten seconds… I jumped out of the train and ran.. ran until I crossed the 5 ft. wall adjacent to the platform ( something I thought and still think that I can never do… its amazing what adrenaline can do to you…).. and took a cab out of the station and rushed home I didn’t have the courage to even look back and see…. pandemonium ruled that day.. which changed the lives of thousands … and made this never stopping city to a grinding halt…
The Mumbai Bomb Blast ripped apart the first class bogies of 6-7 local trains… claiming lives of innocent people returning home after a hard day at work… subsequently.. the usual happened… stories of victims… and of survivors… who made it against all odds… staring death .. cheating death … the media went all over the place… saying this was the test of the spirit of Mumbai…
And how did Mumbai react to this… by getting back on track (quite literally, the railways worked through the night to ensure that the local trains—the lifeline of Mumbai.. was on track the very next day) … as if to say… " you hit us… and we will come back at you… Braver… Stronger… and Fearless.."
Its one year since that day… and tomorrow its 7/11 again… but only this time.. Mumbai is chugging fast .. there will be more 7/11's .. there will be more times when "the spirit of the people of Mumbai" will save the day… but what I want to know is… till when…
In the meantime… Things are the way they should be… loving life… living life .. in the city of dreamz…
Place: 2nd class compartment of a Borivali-bound local, Jogeshwari Railway Station.
Sitting near the window.. Tuned into my Ipod… I was drowsy and tired after all the office commotion … waiting for my destination… the train had just left the station and was slowly picking up speed…I noticed a man standing on the platform (middle aged, a sikh) … and then I saw the most horrific scene I had ever been witness to.. the train shook.. and I saw the sardarji's lower half slump to the ground… while the upper half just blew apart.. the train stopped.. and then it dawned on me.. THERE WAS A BONB BLAST.. the jam-packed local was all empty within ten seconds… I jumped out of the train and ran.. ran until I crossed the 5 ft. wall adjacent to the platform ( something I thought and still think that I can never do… its amazing what adrenaline can do to you…).. and took a cab out of the station and rushed home I didn’t have the courage to even look back and see…. pandemonium ruled that day.. which changed the lives of thousands … and made this never stopping city to a grinding halt…
The Mumbai Bomb Blast ripped apart the first class bogies of 6-7 local trains… claiming lives of innocent people returning home after a hard day at work… subsequently.. the usual happened… stories of victims… and of survivors… who made it against all odds… staring death .. cheating death … the media went all over the place… saying this was the test of the spirit of Mumbai…
And how did Mumbai react to this… by getting back on track (quite literally, the railways worked through the night to ensure that the local trains—the lifeline of Mumbai.. was on track the very next day) … as if to say… " you hit us… and we will come back at you… Braver… Stronger… and Fearless.."
Its one year since that day… and tomorrow its 7/11 again… but only this time.. Mumbai is chugging fast .. there will be more 7/11's .. there will be more times when "the spirit of the people of Mumbai" will save the day… but what I want to know is… till when…
In the meantime… Things are the way they should be… loving life… living life .. in the city of dreamz…
Wednesday, July 4, 2007
Love...
Coming from a guy.. this has to be a absurd topic to talk about... but remember.. i am a piscean... we are supposed to be the most passionate and romantic guys around... :)
i just came across this worderful piece of poetry somewhere... and i just had to share it with the world.. I wonder that if love is excatly what is written here... how many of us are privileged to get this love...
here it goes...
If you love some one because you think that
he or she is really gorgeous ...
then it's not love ..
it's ~* Infatuation *~......
If you love some one because you think that you shouldn't
leave him because others think that you shouldn't
then it's not love..
it's ~* compromise *~.......
If you love some one because you think that you
cannot live with out his touch ....
then it's not love ..
it's ~*lust*~......
If you love some one because you have been kissed
by him ...then it's not love..
it's ~* inferiority complex*~......
If you love some one because you cannot leave him
thinking that it would hurt his feelings ..
then it's not love ..
it's ~*charity*~....
If you love some one because you share every thing
with him ...
then it's not love...
it's ~*friendship*~...
but if you feel the pain ofthe other person more
than
him even when he is stable and you cry for him ...
that's ~*LOVE*~ =
if you get attracted to ther people but stay with
him without any regrets...
that's ~*LOVE*~
If you let him go knowing that he has to go but he
doesn't want to ...
that's ~*LOVE*~
Think abt this guys....
i just came across this worderful piece of poetry somewhere... and i just had to share it with the world.. I wonder that if love is excatly what is written here... how many of us are privileged to get this love...
here it goes...
If you love some one because you think that
he or she is really gorgeous ...
then it's not love ..
it's ~* Infatuation *~......
If you love some one because you think that you shouldn't
leave him because others think that you shouldn't
then it's not love..
it's ~* compromise *~.......
If you love some one because you think that you
cannot live with out his touch ....
then it's not love ..
it's ~*lust*~......
If you love some one because you have been kissed
by him ...then it's not love..
it's ~* inferiority complex*~......
If you love some one because you cannot leave him
thinking that it would hurt his feelings ..
then it's not love ..
it's ~*charity*~....
If you love some one because you share every thing
with him ...
then it's not love...
it's ~*friendship*~...
but if you feel the pain ofthe other person more
than
him even when he is stable and you cry for him ...
that's ~*LOVE*~ =
if you get attracted to ther people but stay with
him without any regrets...
that's ~*LOVE*~
If you let him go knowing that he has to go but he
doesn't want to ...
that's ~*LOVE*~
Think abt this guys....
Friday, June 22, 2007
Random Thoughts on a Random Day
1. I am Bored, in office . Period.
2. I want to change my job. Asap.
3. Today I get to go outta office at one! yes yes yes!!! J
4. I just read a beautiful blog… of a fellow blogger… trust me.. the most beautiful things in life are the ones which we take for granted… and worry for the stupid intricacies of life.
5. Everyone hates Himesh "torture" Reshammiya… but cant be amazed at the thought that inspite of this fact .. every where its his music that plays… ( ps- I loved his music in Namastey London).
6. I am feeling alone.
7. I really feel that there is a need for me to prune down the number of friends I have. I Have too many… sounds bad… but it’s a fact (hey that rhymes!!)
8. I want to have pizza…
9. I am missing a friend… really am.
10. I hate the fact that I am so senti… but yet I feel that its my biggest strength.. "I FEEL"
11. I love my parents.
12. I am wondering what they will get for me from usa J
13. Two of my very very close friends are getting married … I am so happy for them.. touché!
14. I am wondering …. is it possible for someone to have more than one best friend???
15. I wonder when I will get my first comment!!! J
16. I want to reduce… and very soon too…
17. Tomorrow is Saturday … yayayay!!!!
Adios Amigos!!
2. I want to change my job. Asap.
3. Today I get to go outta office at one! yes yes yes!!! J
4. I just read a beautiful blog… of a fellow blogger… trust me.. the most beautiful things in life are the ones which we take for granted… and worry for the stupid intricacies of life.
5. Everyone hates Himesh "torture" Reshammiya… but cant be amazed at the thought that inspite of this fact .. every where its his music that plays… ( ps- I loved his music in Namastey London).
6. I am feeling alone.
7. I really feel that there is a need for me to prune down the number of friends I have. I Have too many… sounds bad… but it’s a fact (hey that rhymes!!)
8. I want to have pizza…
9. I am missing a friend… really am.
10. I hate the fact that I am so senti… but yet I feel that its my biggest strength.. "I FEEL"
11. I love my parents.
12. I am wondering what they will get for me from usa J
13. Two of my very very close friends are getting married … I am so happy for them.. touché!
14. I am wondering …. is it possible for someone to have more than one best friend???
15. I wonder when I will get my first comment!!! J
16. I want to reduce… and very soon too…
17. Tomorrow is Saturday … yayayay!!!!
Adios Amigos!!
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
Weighty Issues
There comes a time in everyone's life where a person is forced by nature to take a break from the routine – mundane issues of daily life and pause and look at himself. Now, a similar thing happened to me quite a while back… the fact that I haven’t done anything about it is a different story.
I am overweight.. by around 15 kgs… the primary cause of this crime can be traced back years ago , when as a kid , I was given generous dozes of ghee and milk and later on ice-creams, sweets and other similar devilishly enticing stuff by my grandma. This was followed by a systematic introduction of chicken and beer.. which has only multiplied my weight, and that, accompanied by the fact that I am one lazy lump who does not want to exercise… has made things worse…
and to make matters even more worse.. we are living in times where u have picture perfect people strutting their six pack abs in public … god help me…
Gosh!!! this is turning out to be a page from Bridget Jones diary J….
Adios… more later….
I am overweight.. by around 15 kgs… the primary cause of this crime can be traced back years ago , when as a kid , I was given generous dozes of ghee and milk and later on ice-creams, sweets and other similar devilishly enticing stuff by my grandma. This was followed by a systematic introduction of chicken and beer.. which has only multiplied my weight, and that, accompanied by the fact that I am one lazy lump who does not want to exercise… has made things worse…
and to make matters even more worse.. we are living in times where u have picture perfect people strutting their six pack abs in public … god help me…
Gosh!!! this is turning out to be a page from Bridget Jones diary J….
Adios… more later….
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Happiness
An empty mind is devils workshop. . And when the mind is empty strange thoughts come into my mind. . And its during one of my empty mind days . . Travelling in an overcrowded local train. . That i thought of happiness. . Now you may ask. . What about it. .
Now. . I am not a philosopher. . But i have a very vague idea of happiness. . And this basically starts from my own happiness . .
Happiness is a state of mind. . Hence the age old hindi idiom called dil khush ho gaya. . Doesnt actually work. . Different people have different perceptions of what happiness is. . Its strange. . But i have seen people who have either lost everything they had in life. .and are yet as happy as anyone. . And the reason is simple. . They dont have any expectations. . So no expectations leads to happiness. . And then there is another breed. . People who expect so much from life. . They go on and achieve what they expect. . And that gives fulfilling happiness. . So. . Either you have nothing to loose. . Or you have everything aplenty.. But that does not always happen does it? So what is the happiness mantra.. Many people find happiness in the minutest of things. . I once had a fwd which said went something like this . .
4 friends. . One packet maggi . . One hostel room. . 4.30 am . . Is happiness . .
Quite frankly. . I am astonished. . If happiness is so easy. . Why is everyone chasing it? . . Maybe therein lies the answer . . Probably if we dont chase happiness . . It will come to us. . What say? Rote rote. . Hansa seekho. . Haste haste. . Rona! So laugh. . Till you cry. . Adios!
Now. . I am not a philosopher. . But i have a very vague idea of happiness. . And this basically starts from my own happiness . .
Happiness is a state of mind. . Hence the age old hindi idiom called dil khush ho gaya. . Doesnt actually work. . Different people have different perceptions of what happiness is. . Its strange. . But i have seen people who have either lost everything they had in life. .and are yet as happy as anyone. . And the reason is simple. . They dont have any expectations. . So no expectations leads to happiness. . And then there is another breed. . People who expect so much from life. . They go on and achieve what they expect. . And that gives fulfilling happiness. . So. . Either you have nothing to loose. . Or you have everything aplenty.. But that does not always happen does it? So what is the happiness mantra.. Many people find happiness in the minutest of things. . I once had a fwd which said went something like this . .
4 friends. . One packet maggi . . One hostel room. . 4.30 am . . Is happiness . .
Quite frankly. . I am astonished. . If happiness is so easy. . Why is everyone chasing it? . . Maybe therein lies the answer . . Probably if we dont chase happiness . . It will come to us. . What say? Rote rote. . Hansa seekho. . Haste haste. . Rona! So laugh. . Till you cry. . Adios!
Friday, May 25, 2007
Life ... In a Metro
Can get more filmy a title than that right...???
Yes... it takes me approximately 6 months to feed in a new post in my blog.... and this is what has inspired me ... this awesome awesome movie....
Its time to take stock... of my life... where i stand after 25.something years....
I am in this mad mad city called bombay... where everyone is running... where ??? i doubt if they themselves know... nothing is constant here... except the running of course...
i liked this qoute from metro " morning walk nahi hai.... to bhaagna to padega hi..."
totally exemplifies life in bombay...
but i after one year in this mess... i am starting to love it.... why??? firstly... bcoz i have no other choice... secondly... this is the land of opportunities unbound... yeh shehar mujhe khane ko pizza aur peene ko beer deta hai....
i am working... in a bank.... where i dont remember the last time i did anything creative or knew... everything is a template .... just like old school times.... fill in the blanks....
i have a great set of friends... they are my support system.. ( some more than the others)...
but i am not the best person in this world... and like all of us.. i too have my shortcomings... but i am what i am.. i know this is cliched...
I feel i havent done enough for my family... the expectations are hugh... and its burdening... and besides... there are the hugh footsteps of my bro to be filled....
I feel i am lonely... and the fact that i am stupidly emotional really does not help... one of my dearest friends says that the one stop solution for all my woes is matrimony... :) ... well... thats one thing to look forward to...
life in this metro is monotonous.... same train...7.47.... same ppl in the train ( a grouchy old uncle who is kind enough to save the seat next to him)... same work... office.. again train...
mom and dad are going to usa for four months.... for the first time i will be alone... psycologically this matters.... i still need that comforting hand....
berang si hai badi zindagi kuch rang to bharo,
main apni tanhayi ke vaaste,
ab kuch to karun...
jab mile thodi fursat... khud se kar loon mohabbat....
Yeah... life is like that.... but if i were to say the only positive thing in this otherwise negative post.... It possibly cant get worse than this right???
Yes... it takes me approximately 6 months to feed in a new post in my blog.... and this is what has inspired me ... this awesome awesome movie....
Its time to take stock... of my life... where i stand after 25.something years....
I am in this mad mad city called bombay... where everyone is running... where ??? i doubt if they themselves know... nothing is constant here... except the running of course...
i liked this qoute from metro " morning walk nahi hai.... to bhaagna to padega hi..."
totally exemplifies life in bombay...
but i after one year in this mess... i am starting to love it.... why??? firstly... bcoz i have no other choice... secondly... this is the land of opportunities unbound... yeh shehar mujhe khane ko pizza aur peene ko beer deta hai....
i am working... in a bank.... where i dont remember the last time i did anything creative or knew... everything is a template .... just like old school times.... fill in the blanks....
i have a great set of friends... they are my support system.. ( some more than the others)...
but i am not the best person in this world... and like all of us.. i too have my shortcomings... but i am what i am.. i know this is cliched...
I feel i havent done enough for my family... the expectations are hugh... and its burdening... and besides... there are the hugh footsteps of my bro to be filled....
I feel i am lonely... and the fact that i am stupidly emotional really does not help... one of my dearest friends says that the one stop solution for all my woes is matrimony... :) ... well... thats one thing to look forward to...
life in this metro is monotonous.... same train...7.47.... same ppl in the train ( a grouchy old uncle who is kind enough to save the seat next to him)... same work... office.. again train...
mom and dad are going to usa for four months.... for the first time i will be alone... psycologically this matters.... i still need that comforting hand....
berang si hai badi zindagi kuch rang to bharo,
main apni tanhayi ke vaaste,
ab kuch to karun...
jab mile thodi fursat... khud se kar loon mohabbat....
Yeah... life is like that.... but if i were to say the only positive thing in this otherwise negative post.... It possibly cant get worse than this right???
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