Wait and Watch

Coming days are going to be hectic and probably, if things go as planned then life will embark upon a new voyage in a new sea, like the sailors of the bygone centuries braving natural furies to find new waters and new grounds.

For now it is just a wait and watch and act when time permits 

Guilty/Innocence

Thank u very much Aishoo for tagging me. This is my 2nd G&I question series (first time being tagged by Shree). Some of the answers "improved"....hahahahaha

1. Asked someone to marry you? Innocent. Aisi kismat kahan (No luck yet :()!!!
2. Ever kissed someone of the same sex? Guilty. Many times: my brothers...(After all DOSTANA not allowed ;-))
3. Danced on a table in a bar? Innocent. A dream yet to live...hayyyeeee
4. Ever told a lie? Guilty. I'm a baggage of lie. Beware.hehehehe
5. Kissed a picture? Innocent. In dreams (this doesn't count as guilty, I guess)
6. Slept in until 5 PM? Guilty. Do 5PM falls within 24 hr clock?
7. Fallen asleep at work/school? Guilty. Uhhhhhhhhh....umpteen times
8. Held a snake? Innocent. After watching guys flirting with snakes in Nat Geo n Animal Planet....Hmmmm I can think of it some day :P
9. Been suspended from school? Innocent.  Always feared being thrown out... therefore behaved!!!
10. Worked at a fast food restaurant? Innocent. I am diet freak... my conscience would not have allowed to do so! 
11. Stolen from a store? Innocent. Not yet
12. Been fired from a job? Innocent. Not exactly
13. Done something you regret? Guilty. I have regretted so much that even regret is a small term..hahahhaha :P
14. Laughed until something you were drinking came out your nose? Guilty. many a times
15. Caught a snowflake on your tongue? Innocent. Is it same as keeping ice cream on the tongue? Then Yes Guilty
16. Kissed in the rain? Innocent. Nope (Actually kissed the rain Please do not make anything out of it)
17. Sat on a roof top? Guilty. Main, meri tanhai and roof top (I, my loneliness and roof top... Inseparable )
18. Kissed someone you shouldn’t? Innocent. I din't have the Golden opportunity to kiss (in right earnest and passion ;-))
19. Sang in the shower? Guilty. I am a Shower singer...lllalalalalllololololalalalala
20. Been pushed into a pool with all your clothes on? Innocent. Who can dare to to that to ME???
21. Shaved your head? Guilty – Almost guilt in first year of engineering as ragging protocol (it was called 1st degree cut):P
22. Had a boxing membership? Innocent. I am an ardent follower of Gandhi when it come to violence even in sports....:)
23. Made a girlfriend cry? Guilty. This is the reason I still do not have a GF :(
24. Been in a band? Innocent. band of fata dhol
25. Shot a gun? Guilty. on balloons
26. Donated Blood? Innocent. I strongly feel that as soon as the blood is taken out from me.... I'll need it back ;-)
27. Eaten alligator meat? Innocent. Compltely non-veggy turned veggy 
28. Eaten cheesecake? Innocent. What is this?
29. Still love someone you shouldn’t? Innocent. Hmmmm..... Uhhhhhhhhhhhh....Aaaaaaaaa..uhuhuhu....oooooppppssss..!!!
30. Have/had a tattoo? Innocent. For me tattoo is taboo :P
31. Liked someone, but will never tell who? Guilty. This question is making me little emotional...Blush..blush blush...
32. Been too honest? Guilty. Can't help it...God is watching
33. Ruined a surprise? Innocent do not remember ever doing this
34. Ate in a restaurant and got really bloated that you couldn’t walk afterward? Guilty. many times
35. Erased someone in your friends list? Innocent. not exactly.. but didnot respond to his friend request
36. Dressed in a woman’s clothes (if you’re a guy) or man’s clothes (if you’re a girl)? Innocent. there are many eager bodies to do that... then why take the pain! 
37. Joined a pageant? Innocent. Nope...but there is hope :)
38. Been told that you’re handsome or beautiful by someone who totally meant what they said? Guilty. Unfortunately by married girls while the single ones standing by their side and staring at me blankly.... pathetic :(
39. Had communication with your ex? Innocent. I do not assume x, y,z (as done in algebra)... I believe in SOLID FIGURES..hehehehehehhahahahahahahhohohohoho ;-)
40. Got totally drunk on the night before exam? Guilty. Drank 10 cups of coffee before my electrical machines exams in 3rd semester of engineering and didn't sleep whole night... the next day in examination hall the experience was similar to being drunk. ;-) 
41. Got totally angry that you cried so hard? Guilty. As a child many times.

Now its tagging time again....

Honoring 

Aishoo

Shree

Trisha

Cindy

BrokenSally

Life is a Search

From past few days a thought is lingering in mind day and night: life is a search. Taking forward I already wrote few lines in my English (Life) and Hindi (जिंदगी) poetry blogs but the incompleteness is quite evident. Is this because the search is still on? Yes.

Life is a never ending search for an end. How, when, where are questions which each one has to find for oneself. There is no one right answer. Neither there is one right path. 

We all carry our own pasts with us. We ourselves have to unburden. Life is an iterative process of unlearning and learning.

In one glance everything I have said above looks disjoint. But it is not so. 

We have a question and we start searching for the answer. By the time we find the answer the question loses its significance. The answer in itself becomes a question and the search starts all over again till the life ends on this physical plane. If life is considered to be a form of energy then end of life in one plane is a beginning in another plane. May be the search which was incomplete in previous plane starts afresh in next plane.

A never ending search!

Long Time... No Say

Hmmm...
Was not in slumbers.... just in a different location, in a different mood...
These days my love for poetry, both for Hindi and English, is increasing... 
Or is it just an intermittent state of awakening?


Sometimes (rather most of the times) I wonder what is poetry?
Surprisingly, all most always I do not have any answer...
I feel I do not understand poetry! 


Can I say, what I write is poetry or just rhyming sentences?


Uhhhhhh... Thoughts leading nowhere! Give up


Let's keep rhyming, if it is one or writing poetry, if heart feels so...
Good Night or a Good Morning??? 01:06AM
(Another confusion... another thought)
    

Innocence/Guilty Q&A

Shree tagged me for this Innocence/Guilty Q&A.

This is something which I find very interesting..with equally interesting rules as well.

So the rules are,

RULE 1- You can only say Guilty or Innocent.
RULE 2- You are not allowed to explain anything unless someone messages you and asks!

But RULE-2 can be broken (after all I am not the 1st one).

Asked someone to marry you? I. NO Never got a chance .

Ever kissed someone of the same sex? G. Yes, many times my brothers on cheek and forehead only (NO DOSTANA ALLOWED or EVER ATTEMPTED)

Danced on a table in a bar? I. Danced:Yes.... In a bar: YES... unfortunately not on a table

Ever told a lie? G. Innumerable times... My Birth right Yaa..

Had feelings for someone whom you can’t have back? G. Yes... but can't name her (if she happens to read this blog!!!)

Kissed a picture? I. (Plz specify or else I'll take the benefit of doubt )

Slept in until 5 PM? G. 24x7 (I guess, 5PM comes within it )

Fallen asleep at work/school? G. Yup... countless times...

Held a snake? I. Planning to in future (after seeking guys in Nat Geo and Discovery channels flirting with these creatures)

Been suspended from school? I. I feared suspension..therefore, never attempted something bold with CAPITAL B.

Worked at a fast food restaurant? I. Still on my wishlist

Stolen from a store? I. Never dared to... feared GOD

Been fired from a job? I. Not exactly.

Done something you regret? G. innumerable like the stars

Laughed until something you were drinking came out your nose? G. Yes many a times.

Caught a snowflake on your tongue? I. No chance so far.

Kissed in the rain? I. (Kissing the rain would do??????)

Sat on a roof top? G. I and my loneliness always on the roof top (Mei aur meri tanhai)

Kissed someone you shouldn’t? I. BTW,whom we shouldn’t kiss????

Sang in the shower? G. Notorious for shower-singing

Been pushed into a pool with all your clothes on? I. Naa..

Shaved your head? G. Almost in engg. 1st year as ragging protocol (but it was called 1st degree cut)

Had a boxing membership? I. Execuse me !

Made a girlfriend cry?G. veteran in this field... want some tips?

Been in a band? I.

Shot a gun? G. Yes at the fun fairs aiming at balloons.

Donated Blood? I. feared that I may need it back once I am done giving

Eaten alligator meat? I. Never got an option in menu!

Eaten cheesecake? I. Not yet.

Still love someone you shouldn’t? I.

Have/had a tattoo? I. I fear skin-cancer.

Liked someone, but will never tell who? G. Can't name her in public

Been too honest? G. Can't help it... (God is watching)

Ruined a surprise? I. Hmmmm...

Ate in a restaurant and got really bloated that you couldn’t walk afterward? G. I am a gluttonous pig

Erased someone in your friends list? G. Not exactly erased but ignored his friend request!

Dressed in a woman’s clothes (if you’re a guy) or man’s clothes (if you’re a girl)? I.

Joined a pageant? I. So far nothing,has fascinated me

Been told that you’re handsome or beautiful by someone who totally meant what they said?G. Unfortunately, by married girls while the single ones standing by their side staring. Yaaaak....

Had communication with your ex? I. Never had any Ex kinda relationship in life

Got totally drunk on the night before exam? I. I don’t even drink Tea

Got totally angry that you cried so hard? G.

Hmmm... Result was pretty predictable (24 Is and 18 Gs) ... and my interpretation is ....Dude, u have done nothing in life (yaar life mei to kuch bhi kiya nahi)

Shree it goes back to u dear...Too tired to tag someone else...

Uhhhh... Breathless

The Song Of The Free- Vivekananda

Surfing through the internet I came across a beautiful, thought-provoking poem written by Swami Vivekananda in 1895.

The wounded snake its hood unfurls,

The flame stirred up doth blaze,

The desert air resounds the calls

Of heart-struck lion's rage.

The cloud puts forth it deluge strength

When lightning cleaves its breast,

When the soul is stirred to its in most depth

Great ones unfold their best.

Let eyes grow dim and heart grow faint,

And friendship fail and love betray,

Let Fate its hundred horrors send,

And clotted darkness block the way.

All nature wear one angry frown,

To crush you out - still know, my soul,

You are Divine. March on and on,

Nor right nor left but to the goal.

Nor angel I, nor man, nor brute,

Nor body, mind, nor he nor she,

The books do stop in wonder mute

To tell my nature; I am He.

Before the sun, the moon, the earth,

Before the stars or comets free,

Before e'en time has had its birth,

I was, I am, and I will be.

The beauteous earth, the glorious sun,

The calm sweet moon, the spangled sky,

Causation's law do make them run;

They live in bonds, in bonds they die.

And mind its mantle dreamy net

Cast o'er them all and holds them fast.

In warp and woof of thought are set,

Earth, hells, and heavens, or worst or best.

Know these are but the outer crust -

All space and time, all effect, cause.

I am beyond all sense, all thoughts,

The witness of the universe.

Not two nor many, 'tis but one,

And thus in me all me's I have;

I cannot hate, I cannot shun

Myself from me, I can but love.

From dreams awake, from bonds be free,

Be not afraid. This mystery,

My shadow, cannot frighten me,

Know once for all that I am He.

- Swami Vivekananda

Uhhh...

Working from last 3 days on updating my blog(s) with new widgets and plugins. In the process came across many new and interesting things. These have renewed my interest in blogging.

Ideas are plenty... just need the right attitude to go ahead.

Hopefully, the nourishment will cater to the demand.

Ending it here.

PS: This post is more of a test post.

Hi 5 Tag

Shree, thanks for tagging me.... It took me considerably longgggg time to respond. U were right... I was tired of writing poems with "empty" feelings (or fillings :P). It took me some time to acknowledge it . Therefore, this delay. :)

Ok... now getting down to some business...

5 Pathetically horrible movies you’ve seen :

1. Kabhi Na Kabhi: Great cast but flop show... I didn't understand what the movie is all about. (Priyadarshan has a knack for making terrible movies. When he is not in his "own" self, he makes Hera Pheri!). I saw this movie in a cinema hall in Ranchi in 1998 (see... the traumatic experience leaves behind an indelible trail)

2. Hello Brother: It seems Khan brothers have bought the copyright for making some cheap movies with Salman Khan doing the finishing job so well. Worse, I had all the time in earth (and in heaven) to watch this movie in a cinema hall way back in 1999. (another example of a traumatic experience)

3. One, Two, Three: Ya Shree... agree with u... Only Paresh Rawal was the USP of the movie... everything else was Bakwas..

4. & 5.: Gosh!!!! I do not want to recall any more (they do not come alone... bad memories follow too :P)

5 Accessories you can create out of food

1. Round Chapatti earring.

2. Map of India Chapatti earring.

3. Moon-like Chapatti earring.

4. & 5. In short specialized in Chapatti earrings!!!

5 Places you won't be seen dead at

1. Temples: I have stopped begging long back therefore, stopped going to temples. :P

2. Gutter: Never drunk enough to reach there.

3. Cloth Shop: Get instantly intoxicated as soon as I enter one!!!

4. Multiplexes: unless someone sponsors... hehehe

5. Top of a water tank: A Basanti (of Sholay movie fame) will never intrude into my life.

5 People you'd love to hit anytime, anywhere:

Well I am a follower of Gandhi, the Aandhi... (totally) non-violent in my actions (sparing thoughts; who has seen it!!!)

And bible says: Hate the sin and not the sinner... I agree... after all, some of the heinous sins are committed by some of the most beautiful people!!!

Therefore, no hitting business.

5 Things you'd do to scare anybody:

1. Recite my poems...

2. Sing a romantic song on my very first date!!!

3. Volunteering to make Chapattis... hehehhe...

4. Ravana like-laugh...

5. Jump in front of someone unexpectedly and shout at top of my voice.

Finally, at the end... done with the test paper...

Now time to pay back...

Tagging 5 people

1. Shree

2. Shree

3. Shree

4. Shree

5. Shree

It goes back to you.... Check out..

Rise Up

Just few minutes back I cam across a beautiful song Rise Up on FaceBook... felt like sharing with all my friends.

We all dream of rising so high in the direction of the sky... over the rainbow... on the rain

BeautifuL!!

Rise and Fall

Lots of development in last few days. Some rise to glory, some fall to humiliation.

In IPL CSK won the trophy. But India is out of T20 World Cup.

In UK, Gorden Brown resigned from the top post as the Labour Party was not able to strike a deal with Lib. Dem. David Camaron is the new Tory PM. Welcoming UK into an era of coalition govt.

Jairam Ramesh is courting controversy over his China remarks.

The battle between Lalit Modi and BCCI is going on apace.

Bill Gates is going to adopt a village in Bihar!

Viswanathan Anand retained his world championship title...

and there are many more.

Some of the happenings/events seem to be a consequence of utter foolishness of individual(s) and some bear deep afterthought.

The mind is either a fickle enemy or a calm partner; whatever we choose it to be. Even God can not play with the free will He has bestowed upon the humans!