A Year Gone By...

Back in time,

Thinking of the ride.

A year gone by,
Was an attempt to fly.

Flight seems high,
But that’s a lie,
For I've crossed only a mile.
But then it’s the genesis,
Beautiful are the reminisces.

The year gone by,
sure contributed to the fly.
Memories I capture,

As I march into future.

Long appears the drive,

A tryst with time,

Need to be brave,

To conquer the game.

But this is about the year gone by,

And the celebration it buys!

Chai Parle-G ka sang hain

There is a old saying 'Time and tide waits for no one'. So very true time seems to be running and its running fast. Many atimes I wish I could go back to my childhood, smile and laugh awhile..run and play around...just stand and stare at objects that look mysterious or even if they don't;)


I was having chai and parle G this evening with my roomates, and it reminded me so many things of my childhood and for a moment we went back to the golden days and discussed all those things we use to do as a child. I also ended up writing a few lines a tribiute to Parle-G, the biscuit we all have grown up with and I still love it:)
the poem is named 'Chai Parle-G ka sang hain'

Anko mein nend hain, fir b ek umang hain,
kaam ke bojh se jhuki hain zindagi,
bachpan mein fir jane ka mann hain,
Chai Parle-G ka sang hain.

Samay ki raftar se dar lagta hain,
kuch pal churane ka jee karta hain,
bachpan mein fir jane ka mann hain,
Chai Parle-G ka sang hain.

Kuch pal apno ke saath beeta le,
kuch purani yaado ko fir jee le,
bachpan mein fir jane ka mann hain,
Chai Parle-G ka sang hain.

Galtio pe mummy ki woh daat,
daat ke baat mummy ka woh dular,
bachpan mein fir jane ka mann hain,
Chai Parle-G ka sang hain.

Chai Parle-G ka sang hua khatam,
samay ne fir hain pukara,
bachpan se nikalne ka hain ishara,

fir laut ke auga,
kuch pal bachpan mein beetane,
Chai Parle-G ke sang.

ALL ISZZZ WELL!!!!!

It’s been more than 8 months, that I haven’t blogged.
You ask me why? And I would say I just don’t know. I didn’t know what to write, nothing motivated me to write...2009 was not a significantly great year for me. The less of high peaks and more of Low peaks marked the year an unsatisfactory one for me.

Yet again a year has passed by and I still stand at the crossroads, confused and baffled as to which road I should travel by...

I could say 2009 was not a great year but nevertheless it has taught me to be patient. They say whatever happens, happens for a reason. I haven’t found the reason yet, but I have learnt one thing for sure there is one force which is mightier and powerful than your force and at times you need to surrender to this force.

Each passing day teaches you something new…it teaches you how to deal with life..It teaches you to be happy…It teaches you to live your life.
The lessons could be through your loved ones, the unknown faces or the unfamiliar situations you meet each day, the chaotic world outside or person within you. The inspiring characters in reel life or lovely characters in your real life. Its upto us how we take up these lessons in our life.

Ranchodas Shamaldas Chachad is one such inspiring character. He has immensely inspired me.What a lovely and positive character..and a class movie.

I bet the most frustrated lot you’ll find in software industry, even I am no exception. But let’s not cry and complain about the sucking job, about lost opportunities, about the unfair world and not so happening life.

If your job sucks look out for a better opportunity, if you couldn’t crack your CAT/GRE or any other entrance exam, try again you will. If you have tried again and again and still you are not able to achieve your dream, leave it you have many other dreams to accomplish, look forward to them. If you have messed up your life, make all means to sort it out, crying over it is no solution.
It you are doing the best you can do and still you are unhappy or not able to reach your destination, then probably you need to catch up another train or change your route.
Lets make life happen!!!

Its 2010...A new year... A new beginning...new hopes and new aspirations…Let face the hurdles in life bravely and walk towards our dream. What is important is to be happy!!! And whenever you are low and troubles surround you..you know what you have to say..ALL IsZZZ WELL…as Baba Ranchodas says, the problem might not be solved but you’ll get the courage to face the problem

ON that note…Happy New Year…May 2010 be a blessed year for all of us!!!

Serendipity Again!!!

There was a Short Fiction writing contest "Ascension" @ http://www.clarityofnight.blogspot.com/. They had given a picture on which the participants had to write a story…

Though I was late to send my post, but nevertheless even I made an attempt to write a story..its my first attempt to story writing so would appreciate all ur valuable feedbacks...

My writeup :

Serendipity Again!!!

It was a stormy night. The wind roared, the sky turned black in fury and the nature sobbed vehemently.The night was furious; people did not dare to come out of their refuges.

The panic was clearly visible on people’s faces…It seemed as if the fear had made Sandra immune to all that was going around …

While everyone was running helter-skelter, she took the escalator to reach the first floor of the mall…As she moved up, she recollected the tempestuous night…That night she could never forget …

Four years ago, when the nature played mischief and it rained heavily, just like this night, she met Sam who, like others, was waiting for the clouds to clear. Together they managed to get into a partially done mall.

She did not refrain from getting into her business when Sam gave a peck on her cheek. That night she felt something that she had never felt before. She loved the deception. Though this was her job, she couldn’t remain professional. Emotions flowed as he made love to her. For the first time in life she felt she was loved for who she was, not for what she did.

She came back to reality as she ascended and reached the floor. Blood rushed through her veins when she saw Sam looking at her intently giving one of those –serendipitous smile. Both stood there for a moment looking in each others eyes…reliving the night…reliving the love that had no name…

It was evident that even Sam was equally glad and indeed this accident was beautiful.

In Sandra’s word it was Serendipity again!!!

Editing Credits: Yamini Murty

Life is how u treat it....!

Life is how u treat it..

The way we react to situations is totally in our hands...

We can choose to be happy and stay happy!!!

Recently I read an article on "The 90/10 Principle" by Stephen Covey.

The principle says" 10% of life is made up of what happens to you. 90% of life is decided by how you react."

This principle hit the chord and made my grey cells work....

Somehow I thought of trying it out and it really worked. Being happy is a conscious choice, it’s not an automatic response.

And its we who are totally responsible for our happiness.

I am a learner by experience.

And one thing that I have learnt from life is, there is no use cribbing and crying about things that didn’t work.

If things didn’t work it was bcoz either they were not destined to happen or you didn’t deserve it.

Being an optimist, ill say it didn’t work bcoz probably something better is in store.

I agree, at times, it’s inevitable to get depressed with all the negativity around and with the tough and testing times life brings along with it.

But these are the 10% of life on which you have no control, where you are helpless. But then when u know you are helpless and you can’t do anything, why think more, be depressed and worsen the situation?

I know its easy saying but when it comes to reality all these fundas/philosophies are nothing but crap.

Sometime back I had one such eventful day(eventful bcoz the events brought some good lessons with it)..Everything around me seemed so negative..I was helpless...and situations were sucking...

I was getting frustrated, irritated...These are the times when you either analyze as to what went wrong or discuss with a good friend.

I got great friends and with them come great philosophies (which are nothing but crap at that point of time)

But if I ponder on those philosophies I realize how much sense they make.

I mean see, life always has ups and down. All bad days have good days to follow, so always face the bad day in a way u can be proud of.

why cry and waste those days and regret later on, when u know u cant do anything about it. You ought to be helpless at times, you are not God to be all powerful.

We all know all these philosophies and we don’t tend to give a ear to it bcoz we find it very heavy.

So even I wont give much of these but then....

Okay coming back to my agenda...i was talking about happiness being a choice...

All I know is - Smile and the world Smiles with you...Decide for a day that you wont crib, cry and won’t get depressed and see the difference..Be happy and make others happy and I bet u can make all the difference.

Now, what about problems, testing times, responsibilities, losing your love, good friends…… All these are tough times..who doesn’t have all these problems...?

I know at times Life is a bitch, but we should learn how to treat it.

Love it and it will love u back, Hate it and it will make your life hell.

And then we all are just travelers, out on a journey. You meet some, and you lose some in this span.

Problems - they'll come and go. People will come and go… You’ll never have good times all the time..

But all we can do is Be cool and enjoy the journey..

So, GunnGunna le, muskura le...Zindagi mein kush reh le:)

Sing, dance, and laugh...Keep the child in u alive...Be happy and be wild:)

And yes Love yourself!!!

I feel very positive about everything, as I end this post…

hum hain rahi pyaar ke, phir milenge chalte chalte.... :)

What’s next is an enigma…

As I walk through the days of ma life,

As I look into the future ahead,

The path looks blurred,

The future looks uncertain,

For what’s next is an enigma,

And what’s present is all I can trust.

With days so bleak,

With future so gloomy,

Ma heart goes downbeat,

And ma mind goes unconstructive.

For what’s next is an enigma,

And what’s present is all I can trust.

With heavy cross to carry,

With many a promises to keep,

Ma corpse seems tired,

And ma soul quits to respond,

For what’s next is an enigma,

And what’s present is all I can trust.

With opportunities turning upside down,

With every promise being dejected,

I’m left alone with many in the field,

To fight ma battle for existence.

For what’s next is an enigma,

And what’s present is all I can trust.

But I’m a warrior,

Who knows not to quit,

Will tussle through ma battle,

And emerge a victor.

For what’s next may be an enigma,

But in me and my abilities is all I trust!!!

Doing Nothing is very hard to do…U never know when u r finished!!!

It all started as usual morning..opened my eyes to see the time…
fish($#&@) it’s 8am and I have to catch the bus at 8:30am…late as usual…
the last one to get up in the morning…feels like kicking my roomie’s ass…y the hell can’t he wake me up in the morning??…
Without saying a word to anyone I brushed my teeth and did a quick polishing only to remember I have to iron the clothes…rushed the iron through my clothes and I see my roomies leaving for the bus…bang varu, u are late again…
Ran to the bus stand to catch the bus and I see everybody waiting…and I was relieved to see that I didn’t miss my bus…It wasn’t a bad start afterall..

So starts my day:

8:40am: my bus arrives, I take the last seat and again time for some nap..
Pune traffic!!!-- cannot reach before 9:20am to office…and when it comes to sleeping I don’t miss a chance…how much I love doing it…u bet I am best in this job…
9:20am: I reached office as usual. Or was it only 9:10?? Unusually usual!!!
Booted my computer, Tried to open my igoogle home page to read my horoscope, (that’s the first thing I do)…but the server was down. Damn..
Okay forget it…
Next thing… I thought of checking my mails…. but fish (#$%^)!!!??!!
my account just wouldn’t open…
so here, I was helpless, sitting in front of the computer unable to do anything…
Was it for this that I got up early today (8 am is early by Indian standard times!!) and rushed to office…???

Raised some requisitions (zzzz yawn zz) and went up to cafeteria for breakfast…
came back to see no progress in the situation…
made a few calls to the help desk and finally my account was unlocked and then the flow of mails started… (peace…!!)
but darling!! The server which could help me serve my clients was still on hibernation. I was still not able to do anywork….

Some said time to celebrate…
and I nodded…
but soon I realized I had work to complete…. (duh –uh)
and without the server I was helpless…
work will be pending… but dekh lenge yaar…
so I joined in the bakar sessions…
read some e-paper...
Took extra breaks than usual… (just 5 more than the usual 5)
mailed and e-mailed and sent mails…(luckily this worked!!!)
and then what??…
I was getting bored doing nothing…and what struck me was my desktop background
It said, “Doing nothing is very hard to do…you never know when you are finished”
I thought- how true!!…
(Ting tong) -Time to write some crap…
so came into life this post about ‘doing nothing’…
So the big question is ‘for how long can one sit and do nothing….?’
I know the answer!! (:D)
I wonder how do people, who sit on bench for months doing nothing, survive…
I mean, I would have gone crazy!!!….
But I guess it’s all about increasing productivity even when you have nothing to do…
Look!! 1 and ½ years in IT and I speak IT…
What next????
Ummm….timelog!!!
TIMELOG: Date: 15 sept’08
Total hours: 8 Hours
Description: ???????
(shhhhhhhh… can’t mention it!!.. You know what I did today, guys!!:P)

PS: The server should take rest sometime too. My blog was idle for almost two months!!

Editing Credits: Yamini Murty