There was a big deal of hooplah about an event which was going to happen.Huge money was involved, and so it was a bigger bribe-giving chain ceremony that begun!And when work was almost done with exorbitant money spent.The clock was ticking away!!
And from the heavens came a blessing/curse in disguise, it rained!The downpour revealed leaks and damages in the preparations as well as the system.It revealed the low standards of materials and men involved in it...Finally, the rain managed to wear away
the national pride.Ran caused more expenditure and then one fine day tax payers realised it was their money which was spent and so they questioned ---Why conduct an event which is above capacity n a given time?And even when it was taken up, why drain all the money down the loo by spending unreasonably.
I would like to ask a question--Why was Marketing outsourced to an Australian company(which failed miserably, but enjoyed a treasure bounty)?
Maybe because they couldn't market India as an active sports-athletics nation...Well when the drama is over the fact would anyways be out...
Kalmadi was an obvious comedy..
Height of overspending was---buying a tissue roll for Rs.8000 each.May be they wanted us to know that we pay for cleaning shit!
Lets hope that our national pride remains intact after the event..Also lets hope we get no complaints on rats in the room,leaking stadiums and creaky chairs!
But a free performance by the Indian Maestro of music is definitely lesser burden on the huge budget :)!
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
When I remain silent....
There are very few things which make me shut up and keep my opinions to myself.This basic instinct of being argumentative has put me in a pickle a lot of times.But it gives me a sense of deep satisfaction.
When I remain silent it surely means its either one of these few things:
That I ve fought with someone.
I am bored of routine life.
And when I don't write in my blog it means:
That my college wifi sucks bigtime!!
Or I am holidaying in southeast asia :))....
When I remain silent it surely means its either one of these few things:
That I ve fought with someone.
I am bored of routine life.
And when I don't write in my blog it means:
That my college wifi sucks bigtime!!
Or I am holidaying in southeast asia :))....
Friday, May 14, 2010
The cobbler
I miss my grandpa a lot.When he passed away last year; it kindled a lot of old memories!!A lot of these memories had many subtle points which I never noticed.Upon further dwelling,they make me realise now,how myriad and beautiful is human life;however long or short it might be!!
I remember this one thing about my grandpa a lot.He lived in mumbai with us for a few years.Not knowing hindi so well did not deter him from befriending a lot of people.His friends or rather his 'Hi' mates, were usually common people whom we often miss out on.He used to wave a 'Hello' to the shopkeeper round the corner, the nariyal paniwala at the junction, a rather hefty autowallah (whos lazy enough to do only local business,so would often turn down my request to drop me down at west and would instead catch me another auto) and was quite a buddy to the corner cobbler.
This cobbler was an old guy who had a cheerful smile up whenever he waved to my grandpa.The cobbler lived in a small shackie most of the day time mending up shoes(some of them for free, including ours :P).During heavy rains he would be gone; we ll look at his shackie and hope he was safe.
Upon learning about my grandpa recently; the cobbler shed a tear. Such a strange world ; a complete stranger to whom you hardly talk feels bad about your grandpa passing away.
This is the reason why; we should acknowledge all the people who come into this weird journey called life!!They might not share any business with you!They might not be of any relevance to your day-to-day routine but it when comes to the fact of being a good person, you gotta be humble!Else you won't have 84 years with 84 millions of faces to remember and cherish!!
I remember this one thing about my grandpa a lot.He lived in mumbai with us for a few years.Not knowing hindi so well did not deter him from befriending a lot of people.His friends or rather his 'Hi' mates, were usually common people whom we often miss out on.He used to wave a 'Hello' to the shopkeeper round the corner, the nariyal paniwala at the junction, a rather hefty autowallah (whos lazy enough to do only local business,so would often turn down my request to drop me down at west and would instead catch me another auto) and was quite a buddy to the corner cobbler.
This cobbler was an old guy who had a cheerful smile up whenever he waved to my grandpa.The cobbler lived in a small shackie most of the day time mending up shoes(some of them for free, including ours :P).During heavy rains he would be gone; we ll look at his shackie and hope he was safe.
Upon learning about my grandpa recently; the cobbler shed a tear. Such a strange world ; a complete stranger to whom you hardly talk feels bad about your grandpa passing away.
This is the reason why; we should acknowledge all the people who come into this weird journey called life!!They might not share any business with you!They might not be of any relevance to your day-to-day routine but it when comes to the fact of being a good person, you gotta be humble!Else you won't have 84 years with 84 millions of faces to remember and cherish!!
Grade point marking?!?!knock knock is it me?
When theres a really screwing paper, I just sit back and relax at the thought that everybody would screw up; so a lot of C's and D's.Just keep arrear away!
Sometimes I unexpectedly land a grade i dont deserve; may be I was just hanging at the edge of that range.I am happy; is it fair for all those who did not sleep all night preparing for dat paper?who cares about others; they ll be happy with their grades too. A day then comes when one of my most coveted papers; in which Im really good at has a terrible semester question paper.Scoring in my internals, wasn't good enough to save me from sinking down the drowning semester ship! :(
Now I ask when I burn the midnight oil, why is everybody mocking at me?Why do I miss an S or an A by just 2 or 3 marks?Lifes a hell when you go to the other side of it!
Sorry for such pointless essays on semesters and stuff, I must say I am facing one of the toughest semesters this time what wid an additional paper to speed up completing my graduation(shouldn't it be smeting done gradually??); teachers who are stingy at giving internals,courses which make me go blah blah to just explain a concept,already screwed lab pracs,....but its worth the hardwork...Lets wait for the xams to end!! coming soon at your places is a holiday vacation,cant wait!!!
Sometimes I unexpectedly land a grade i dont deserve; may be I was just hanging at the edge of that range.I am happy; is it fair for all those who did not sleep all night preparing for dat paper?who cares about others; they ll be happy with their grades too. A day then comes when one of my most coveted papers; in which Im really good at has a terrible semester question paper.Scoring in my internals, wasn't good enough to save me from sinking down the drowning semester ship! :(
Now I ask when I burn the midnight oil, why is everybody mocking at me?Why do I miss an S or an A by just 2 or 3 marks?Lifes a hell when you go to the other side of it!
Sorry for such pointless essays on semesters and stuff, I must say I am facing one of the toughest semesters this time what wid an additional paper to speed up completing my graduation(shouldn't it be smeting done gradually??); teachers who are stingy at giving internals,courses which make me go blah blah to just explain a concept,already screwed lab pracs,....but its worth the hardwork...Lets wait for the xams to end!! coming soon at your places is a holiday vacation,cant wait!!!
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Wherever I go!!!!
It started with the kissing of my toes,
then went on up to the knees;
the waves are funny to keep up;
yet naughty enough to make you run after it and then away!
The wind is damp,
the sun makes the crests shine;
life is just infinite for these energetic followers!
I just want one thing every day and night;
why don't these waves follow me everywhere I go?
Come lets play in the salty water,
it is just nature and yet human!
Come follow, everywhere I go!
then went on up to the knees;
the waves are funny to keep up;
yet naughty enough to make you run after it and then away!
The wind is damp,
the sun makes the crests shine;
life is just infinite for these energetic followers!
I just want one thing every day and night;
why don't these waves follow me everywhere I go?
Come lets play in the salty water,
it is just nature and yet human!
Come follow, everywhere I go!
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Teasing.....
The universal teasing game has its own pro and cons....It is the best way to irritate some and the best way to make some people secretly happy...Opposites attract...People whom you dislike at the first shot may sometimes become closer to you than your closest ones!!!
Teasing should never be to disparage someone! Rather it should be a mellow to the occult desires of others; but you may not realize it till the end!
At my college teasing is a common habit(atleast among girls); we start linking off some XYZ with our friends and start teasing them!!!A small cute smile from a guy is enough to start of this business!A small little party-day confession of a crush may cause a bigger teasing era to start ;)!I admit teasing game is a long played one; right from our school days but in college we see the game transform into reality right in front of our eyes!Whoa!
Lemme tell u wat happened!Last year, we started teasing our classmate with a guy she hardly knows just because she borrowed his drafter (I admit we were totally bored and jobless)!!!!She shouted at us the first time!She whined a bit the second time!She seemed irritated a wee bit the third time..We gave her a dare to go speak to that guy for 2 minutes during a free hour...She refused at first,later after much persuasion and teasing she went ahead and spoke to him...Boom...Just a month later they were sitting(a bit too close for comfort) hand in hand under a tree on a stone bench :P !!!Cupid had stuck !! But were we the cupid????
We never knew how phone numbers got exchanged or how they spoke and started liking each other; but what we knew for sure is that we started the process!
One wiser tip for the guys out there, girls usually like to tease the guys they like with someone else just to make sure no one knows!!!
Teasing should never be to disparage someone! Rather it should be a mellow to the occult desires of others; but you may not realize it till the end!
At my college teasing is a common habit(atleast among girls); we start linking off some XYZ with our friends and start teasing them!!!A small cute smile from a guy is enough to start of this business!A small little party-day confession of a crush may cause a bigger teasing era to start ;)!I admit teasing game is a long played one; right from our school days but in college we see the game transform into reality right in front of our eyes!Whoa!
Lemme tell u wat happened!Last year, we started teasing our classmate with a guy she hardly knows just because she borrowed his drafter (I admit we were totally bored and jobless)!!!!She shouted at us the first time!She whined a bit the second time!She seemed irritated a wee bit the third time..We gave her a dare to go speak to that guy for 2 minutes during a free hour...She refused at first,later after much persuasion and teasing she went ahead and spoke to him...Boom...Just a month later they were sitting(a bit too close for comfort) hand in hand under a tree on a stone bench :P !!!Cupid had stuck !! But were we the cupid????
We never knew how phone numbers got exchanged or how they spoke and started liking each other; but what we knew for sure is that we started the process!
One wiser tip for the guys out there, girls usually like to tease the guys they like with someone else just to make sure no one knows!!!
Daily dose
One day you blink and its all gone...that's what Babaji said...I don't believe in every man's philosophy (especially a god man's; after reading Nityananda story I laughed out aloud; more people will join my league now)...
Look at the current trends and where do people who advice stand ????They are boring and snoring in their own ways ...but then a spark clicked.wats an advice? Isn't it just as unbinding as a suggestion?Friends suggest, so do parents...Does it make a difference if its called 'ADVICE' or 'SUGGESTION' ?????
Look at the current trends and where do people who advice stand ????They are boring and snoring in their own ways ...but then a spark clicked.wats an advice? Isn't it just as unbinding as a suggestion?Friends suggest, so do parents...Does it make a difference if its called 'ADVICE' or 'SUGGESTION' ?????
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