Sab kuch sametkar ek safar ki shuruat huyi
Lagta tha dar, zindagi meri hogi, kitni nayi
Sab kuch badal jata hai pal bhar main
Palak bas jhapkane der hain
Kadam badhe aankhon mein sapne hazar liye
Bojhal naino se intezaar zindagi ka hum kiye
Raste bante gaye, raahon mein kante bhi aaye
Kuch khushbu lekar, hum chal diye
Kuch bunde chalki badalon se
Khusbu bheegi si aaye baharon mein
Jharoke se haath badhte hi
Chooti hun boondon ki ladi
Waqt tham si jaati hain aisi hi kuch palon mein
Aati hain yaad un hasin lamhon ke
Lavz honton ko sil dete hain
Badhi hui haath vapas le lete hain
Palkein jhuk jaati hain
Dil sambhal jata hain
Sunti hun mein badalon ki garaj
Waqt lag sakta hai, par uge ga wo suraj
Madham si hava behti hui
Khwabon ko fir bunti
Aanchal ko lehrake hawa le gayi
Maine apne aap ko bahon mein le li
Ek sundar hasin sapne ki kaamna se
Jeevan naye sire se sajane hain
Monday, February 1, 2010
Friday, December 25, 2009
3 Idiots - My Verdict
As the movie starts off with very high expectations, I am all bucked up to see it, after paying a higher (than average) cost for the ticket. As the movie goes on, and hits the highest with the nerd’s speech in “Hindi” sequence, where I laughed my lungs out with tears in my eyes with stomach crunches and paining cheek muscles, I began to expect higher and higher from the movie. I was no longer resting my back in the cushioned seat, and curiously looked at the screen, anxious to know what next would happen. Every part of it was funny and a pun on the current education system though I was completely in disagreement with the few parts of the movie, which if edited would have taken the movie to a different height.
So, coming to the low points of the movie, the whole “Labor Scene” sequence was presented stupidly. Second, some places, Kareena and Aamir looked older. I wish young newcomers could have been taken, but may be the risk factor would have been a problem for the movie makers. And, finally, leaking out the exam paper and the friend not even having a glance at it was indigestible. Now c’mon, anyone would at least have look at the questions, though, might continue to prepare for the complete targeted syllabus, as, before getting the leaked questions. At least I did that, in my so called “Engineering Life”, just like a larger population of other students.
But, I would let that go, and forgive the story of the movie, and completely give all the credit to the humor put into it, which completely justified the movie, in itself, to be, a big release and a hit. I would rate “4 STAR”. I might be a bit harsh in bringing out the flaws in the movie which everyone would have loved, but I wanted it to be a “5 Star”, which it could have, if not for those parts. Well I just wish that the level of comedy in other Bollywood movies will also be made competent enough in the coming year.
With that note, I would say - watch the movie. It’s worth one watch!
Merry Christmas!!!
So, coming to the low points of the movie, the whole “Labor Scene” sequence was presented stupidly. Second, some places, Kareena and Aamir looked older. I wish young newcomers could have been taken, but may be the risk factor would have been a problem for the movie makers. And, finally, leaking out the exam paper and the friend not even having a glance at it was indigestible. Now c’mon, anyone would at least have look at the questions, though, might continue to prepare for the complete targeted syllabus, as, before getting the leaked questions. At least I did that, in my so called “Engineering Life”, just like a larger population of other students.
But, I would let that go, and forgive the story of the movie, and completely give all the credit to the humor put into it, which completely justified the movie, in itself, to be, a big release and a hit. I would rate “4 STAR”. I might be a bit harsh in bringing out the flaws in the movie which everyone would have loved, but I wanted it to be a “5 Star”, which it could have, if not for those parts. Well I just wish that the level of comedy in other Bollywood movies will also be made competent enough in the coming year.
With that note, I would say - watch the movie. It’s worth one watch!
Merry Christmas!!!
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
2 -states
Not being able to take out time from my regular schedule, has opened yet another option for me to stay late in the nights till 3 so that I can complete a book, and if the book is interesting, how can I resist myself?
After seeing a movie followed by dinner on a Sunday evening, I was in my usual trauma, of having to go to office the next day. But who knew that I will have an amazing 2 day read about an almost masala-movie-cum-novel – “2 States”. I had decided earlier that, I would sleep by 11:30, so that getting up @ 6:30 will not be as painful as it had recently become, because of my Late-to-bed habit. As I read, continued to flip the pages lying on my bed, rarely getting my eyes off the book, at a point of time, my eyes felt heavy. I wondered if I was fine. Then I looked at my mobile to a shock! It was 3:00 in the morning. I just had three and a half hours to sleep. Oh shit! I said to my self – “Sleep, otherwise you will have a tough Monday to fight” and as I turned over to face the wall on my right, thoughts of, what would happen next, pondered in my mind. Will Krish and Ananya, the lead characters of the story, be able to convince their parents who had just arrived IIM-A for attending the convocation ceremony of their children respectively. Next, I was overpowered by the temptation to know more about what “will happen”. And I opened the book. Somehow, I could no longer keep my eyes open after half an hour, as it had started hurting me.
Yesterday after I came back from office around 9, I was stuck with the book again. I had completely forgotten that, I had not had anything for dinner. At around 11, realizing I had skipped my dinner, I went to the kitchen. I thought for a while I stood there in a strange stupefaction, I came back to my bed again and let my laziness win over the hunger. I will put it better – “Let my curiousity win over laziness”. But I wondered if I was really hungry!
Story continued. I kept moving from one page to another, one chapter to another. As Krish, one of the protagonist of the story trying his level best to convince his girlfriend’s South Indian parents, bearing the brunt of their behavior and followed by Ananya, the girlfriend, looking up to getting her would-be-mother-in-law convinced to accept her to prove herself the perfect “bahu”.
I shed a drop of tear as Krish had stopped having his food and fell ill due to a small misunderstanding with Ananya, though not very sure, if tear drop was because I was hungry and I could feel his pain. I would go with the second option. :)
The story continued with the dark colored shades of cultures from respective states merged to end into a beautiful color of happily-married-ever-after ending.
Oh, how much I love happy endings... :)
After seeing a movie followed by dinner on a Sunday evening, I was in my usual trauma, of having to go to office the next day. But who knew that I will have an amazing 2 day read about an almost masala-movie-cum-novel – “2 States”. I had decided earlier that, I would sleep by 11:30, so that getting up @ 6:30 will not be as painful as it had recently become, because of my Late-to-bed habit. As I read, continued to flip the pages lying on my bed, rarely getting my eyes off the book, at a point of time, my eyes felt heavy. I wondered if I was fine. Then I looked at my mobile to a shock! It was 3:00 in the morning. I just had three and a half hours to sleep. Oh shit! I said to my self – “Sleep, otherwise you will have a tough Monday to fight” and as I turned over to face the wall on my right, thoughts of, what would happen next, pondered in my mind. Will Krish and Ananya, the lead characters of the story, be able to convince their parents who had just arrived IIM-A for attending the convocation ceremony of their children respectively. Next, I was overpowered by the temptation to know more about what “will happen”. And I opened the book. Somehow, I could no longer keep my eyes open after half an hour, as it had started hurting me.
Yesterday after I came back from office around 9, I was stuck with the book again. I had completely forgotten that, I had not had anything for dinner. At around 11, realizing I had skipped my dinner, I went to the kitchen. I thought for a while I stood there in a strange stupefaction, I came back to my bed again and let my laziness win over the hunger. I will put it better – “Let my curiousity win over laziness”. But I wondered if I was really hungry!
Story continued. I kept moving from one page to another, one chapter to another. As Krish, one of the protagonist of the story trying his level best to convince his girlfriend’s South Indian parents, bearing the brunt of their behavior and followed by Ananya, the girlfriend, looking up to getting her would-be-mother-in-law convinced to accept her to prove herself the perfect “bahu”.
I shed a drop of tear as Krish had stopped having his food and fell ill due to a small misunderstanding with Ananya, though not very sure, if tear drop was because I was hungry and I could feel his pain. I would go with the second option. :)
The story continued with the dark colored shades of cultures from respective states merged to end into a beautiful color of happily-married-ever-after ending.
Oh, how much I love happy endings... :)
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Why -
1. do i wish to have something and can never have it?
2. do i not have the power to revert time back?
3. do i think too much about what is "past"?
4. do i not take my decisions seriously?
5. do i sometimes think "if this would not have happened"?
6. do i sometimes take things too much to heart?
7. do i make mistakes and repent over the spilt milk?
8. do i smile when i repeat my mistakes?
9. do i yell at small things and keep mum for bigger things, when actually required to be yelled?
10. do i always expect for everything to fall in place?
11. do i sometimes like rains, even though i don't like it other times?
1. do i wish to have something and can never have it?
2. do i not have the power to revert time back?
3. do i think too much about what is "past"?
4. do i not take my decisions seriously?
5. do i sometimes think "if this would not have happened"?
6. do i sometimes take things too much to heart?
7. do i make mistakes and repent over the spilt milk?
8. do i smile when i repeat my mistakes?
9. do i yell at small things and keep mum for bigger things, when actually required to be yelled?
10. do i always expect for everything to fall in place?
11. do i sometimes like rains, even though i don't like it other times?
Friday, November 27, 2009
(-No Topic-)
Lately, the number of people who are discussing about my plans of marriage in - direct or indirect way has increased exponentially. Well, do I hear the wedding bells ringing, or is this a sign that I soon will be shopping, all kanchi pattu sarees and gold and… Okay, I will stop my scary dream there… :)
It has been a year, since I have started with my job, and the next thing that comes to everyone’s mind is “Wedding”. And the maximum of these conversations come from none other than, people of my age group. Now can you beat that!!! Oh lord!! Save me. Just because I stay alone, does it mean, I need to get married to someone who can take care of me! I CAN take care of myself. And, thinking of yet another option, I can keep a full time “Domestic Helper” to accomplish this concerning task, of taking care of a 22 year old girl!!!
I guess, I am exclaiming way too much, but I hope, every girl of my age would surely freak out at the very mention of “Marriage”. And so do I.
Though I don’t know, what will happen in near future, there are some things which I really want to do before getting cuffed, into the chains. I have a long wish list, which needs to be fulfilled. I just hope I can hold on and get away with at least half of them.
In the meantime, I will continue to keep my cool, with all the sort of direct and indirect questioning. :)
It has been a year, since I have started with my job, and the next thing that comes to everyone’s mind is “Wedding”. And the maximum of these conversations come from none other than, people of my age group. Now can you beat that!!! Oh lord!! Save me. Just because I stay alone, does it mean, I need to get married to someone who can take care of me! I CAN take care of myself. And, thinking of yet another option, I can keep a full time “Domestic Helper” to accomplish this concerning task, of taking care of a 22 year old girl!!!
I guess, I am exclaiming way too much, but I hope, every girl of my age would surely freak out at the very mention of “Marriage”. And so do I.
Though I don’t know, what will happen in near future, there are some things which I really want to do before getting cuffed, into the chains. I have a long wish list, which needs to be fulfilled. I just hope I can hold on and get away with at least half of them.
In the meantime, I will continue to keep my cool, with all the sort of direct and indirect questioning. :)
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Responsibility towards nature.....
A good way to shake up from the regular work schedule is to take a decent break from work. Entertaining ourselves with movies, games, TV, surfing, hanging out with friends has again been customary for me. But some things not only help you get away from the monotony of life but also give us a different dimension to our persona. 
One such recent activity was, a social event held with the team in office, where we went to this beautiful lake of Kasavanahalli with an astonishing sight of birds, greenery, trees, butterflies, dots of colors sprayed by the flowers in the greenery.
We too went green (by wearing green for the event) with dots of colors here and there… :). As we
went on to clear up the plastic waste in and around the lake, within half an hour, we could hear people coming back with loads of garbage competing with each other and making feeble remarks of giving prize to the hugest garbage bag formed by the sub teams… Well, that was not in the plan. But something more effortful and useful was yet to follow. We made sure that this physical work could be accomplished by having a fresh cup of beverage with pakoras to heighten the energy level and to continue with the excitement level. As few people were planting the tree saplings in the already dug pits, while some were dripping their sweat off, from their forehead with their spade trying to dig in a pit to plant the sapling. Targets achieved as the team got over with all the saplings brought in to be planted and posing for that final sense of accomplishment into the camera. This was followed by a “Gyan” sharing session by few scholars in the field of environment and ornithology, which made us relax after the hard work plus getting to know different birds and their behavioral pattern, making me realize that humans are so similar, whether it be trying impress the other sex or the husband-wife relationship that they share. Streaks of jokes and the insight into the conversation of trees for the whole ecosystem, took us to a different level of achievement in contributing to the nature. Lunch was like a boon, as everyone eagerly awaited their turns and catching up with the usual talks, hardly guessing it to be work related though. Hogging continued for an hour satisfying ourselves with the basic, but yummy food, as there’s more of fun to follow. The nest building activity took place, which would help birds to find a readymade house. As all the sub teams tried to put in their best foot to make the house as beautiful as possible for the birds to get attracted along with the some carpenter skills applied in building it, while some show the talent of mimicking different birds, making people surprised and smile. As the team gradually showed a drop in the level of energy, well not at all in the excitement level though, nest building activity was followed by pledging to protect the environment. As everyone tried on their M.F.Hussain skills on the chart paper to remember the event, after which the team slowly started dispersing after the event ended.
But for me was it the end? Well it boosted my confidence level and made me more happy for doing something useful, compared to the time and money I spend in watching movies, coffees with friends, unnecessary shopping ( which is only sometimes that I do), seeing TV. Ok, I stop here, as I am now feeling guilty to write the list of useless work that I do :). Let me see now how this stepping stone helps me do something for the nature and take a step further and do my bit, in order to save nature.
First step would be to stop using plastic covers…..
One such recent activity was, a social event held with the team in office, where we went to this beautiful lake of Kasavanahalli with an astonishing sight of birds, greenery, trees, butterflies, dots of colors sprayed by the flowers in the greenery.
We too went green (by wearing green for the event) with dots of colors here and there… :). As we
went on to clear up the plastic waste in and around the lake, within half an hour, we could hear people coming back with loads of garbage competing with each other and making feeble remarks of giving prize to the hugest garbage bag formed by the sub teams… Well, that was not in the plan. But something more effortful and useful was yet to follow. We made sure that this physical work could be accomplished by having a fresh cup of beverage with pakoras to heighten the energy level and to continue with the excitement level. As few people were planting the tree saplings in the already dug pits, while some were dripping their sweat off, from their forehead with their spade trying to dig in a pit to plant the sapling. Targets achieved as the team got over with all the saplings brought in to be planted and posing for that final sense of accomplishment into the camera. This was followed by a “Gyan” sharing session by few scholars in the field of environment and ornithology, which made us relax after the hard work plus getting to know different birds and their behavioral pattern, making me realize that humans are so similar, whether it be trying impress the other sex or the husband-wife relationship that they share. Streaks of jokes and the insight into the conversation of trees for the whole ecosystem, took us to a different level of achievement in contributing to the nature. Lunch was like a boon, as everyone eagerly awaited their turns and catching up with the usual talks, hardly guessing it to be work related though. Hogging continued for an hour satisfying ourselves with the basic, but yummy food, as there’s more of fun to follow. The nest building activity took place, which would help birds to find a readymade house. As all the sub teams tried to put in their best foot to make the house as beautiful as possible for the birds to get attracted along with the some carpenter skills applied in building it, while some show the talent of mimicking different birds, making people surprised and smile. As the team gradually showed a drop in the level of energy, well not at all in the excitement level though, nest building activity was followed by pledging to protect the environment. As everyone tried on their M.F.Hussain skills on the chart paper to remember the event, after which the team slowly started dispersing after the event ended.
But for me was it the end? Well it boosted my confidence level and made me more happy for doing something useful, compared to the time and money I spend in watching movies, coffees with friends, unnecessary shopping ( which is only sometimes that I do), seeing TV. Ok, I stop here, as I am now feeling guilty to write the list of useless work that I do :). Let me see now how this stepping stone helps me do something for the nature and take a step further and do my bit, in order to save nature.
First step would be to stop using plastic covers…..
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Anathematized Phrases
I recently realized that, there were some very commonly used English phrases, which just doesn’t make any sense to anyone, whatsoever. Oh, they are not the “F” words by the way, which really has no sense (only according to me) :).
Coming to the phrases I was talking about, how many of you use the phrase - “What the hell!” frequently? Well, at least I do. Though not being anything more than a gesticulation exclaimed, when you don’t like a particular thing or as a replacement to “What is it?”
Googling “what the hell” gave me this as the closest answer –
The earliest use in print recorded by editors of the Oxford English Dictionary comes from the 1920s. From a story handed down in my family (U.S.), I know the phrase was used in the late 19th century, if not earlier.
It might have come from "what IN hell...," similar to "what on earth...." That's speculation, though.
Doesn’t seem like the answer to my question!!! :) Still…
I got to read in another blog, talking about similar such phrases which makes no sense but was an interesting read.
That’s “Exponential Increase”. An exponent as we read, in our lower grades is “to the power of” something. Now if, 10 to the power of 2 equal to 100, similarly, 10 to the power .5 is 3.17. Both of them are exponentials yet so different. So, even the very word, “exponential increase” is so relative.
Business, when says we are aiming to increase our profits or revenue or anything, exponentially, it really doesn’t mean anything much. There’s nothing which gives you any idea of what does the business really aims at.
The whole intention of me to write this is why do we use such phrases, without much sense, especially when we use them in our conversation so liberally? Well I would just leave the topic here, and add on other such phrases which I come across and meanwhile try to stop using such phrases. ;)
Coming to the phrases I was talking about, how many of you use the phrase - “What the hell!” frequently? Well, at least I do. Though not being anything more than a gesticulation exclaimed, when you don’t like a particular thing or as a replacement to “What is it?”
Googling “what the hell” gave me this as the closest answer –
The earliest use in print recorded by editors of the Oxford English Dictionary comes from the 1920s. From a story handed down in my family (U.S.), I know the phrase was used in the late 19th century, if not earlier.
It might have come from "what IN hell...," similar to "what on earth...." That's speculation, though.
Doesn’t seem like the answer to my question!!! :) Still…
I got to read in another blog, talking about similar such phrases which makes no sense but was an interesting read.
That’s “Exponential Increase”. An exponent as we read, in our lower grades is “to the power of” something. Now if, 10 to the power of 2 equal to 100, similarly, 10 to the power .5 is 3.17. Both of them are exponentials yet so different. So, even the very word, “exponential increase” is so relative.
Business, when says we are aiming to increase our profits or revenue or anything, exponentially, it really doesn’t mean anything much. There’s nothing which gives you any idea of what does the business really aims at.
The whole intention of me to write this is why do we use such phrases, without much sense, especially when we use them in our conversation so liberally? Well I would just leave the topic here, and add on other such phrases which I come across and meanwhile try to stop using such phrases. ;)
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