The noise around,
the calm inside.
Happiness abound,
Still something inside me cried.
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Saturday, December 22, 2007
Ummritsar ..
No mistake .. it is Ummm-ritsar, thats what I say when I come to Amrtitsar .. Ummm ..
Ok, so there are the "glued to the horn" car drivers, the "just turned 13"motorcyclists, the weird traffic within the walled city. The village within the village. And the confusion that the 10 odd malls that are being made would bring to the city.
However, it has something that I cant get anywhere else. Sometimes its so obvious that it takes a question to get it out of you. Today, a guest at home asked me "Beta, isn't Amritsar colder than Delhi", right then without thinking I had to come out with "No! I find a lot more Nigg here." Loosely translated it would mean that Amritsar has a whole lot more warmth.
It is tough to come to Amritsar and tougher to get away from the Nigg.
Ok, so there are the "glued to the horn" car drivers, the "just turned 13"motorcyclists, the weird traffic within the walled city. The village within the village. And the confusion that the 10 odd malls that are being made would bring to the city.
However, it has something that I cant get anywhere else. Sometimes its so obvious that it takes a question to get it out of you. Today, a guest at home asked me "Beta, isn't Amritsar colder than Delhi", right then without thinking I had to come out with "No! I find a lot more Nigg here." Loosely translated it would mean that Amritsar has a whole lot more warmth.
It is tough to come to Amritsar and tougher to get away from the Nigg.
Monday, December 10, 2007
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
The real superstar ...
Crappy movie .. full time hamming .. and a full time pass .. with "Happies ending"
butttt .. Deepika Padukone ... WOW
Doe eyed, long limbed, delicate .. for me she was the only thing that made the movie watchable.
Wish we could see her in an Ultraviolet kind of a role, I am sure she would kick ass in an action flick.
See the movie to know what I am talking about. No not OSO but Ultraviolet ! :)
butttt .. Deepika Padukone ... WOW
Doe eyed, long limbed, delicate .. for me she was the only thing that made the movie watchable.
Wish we could see her in an Ultraviolet kind of a role, I am sure she would kick ass in an action flick.
See the movie to know what I am talking about. No not OSO but Ultraviolet ! :)
The guessing game ...
Q: What do you do .. ?
A: Ahem .. what do I do ?
Q: Yeah .. what do you do ?
I could have a thousand responses to this line of questioning, however sometimes its better to let your imagination and creativity get the better of you.
Tch tch .. you would know when you have to.
A: Ahem .. what do I do ?
Q: Yeah .. what do you do ?
I could have a thousand responses to this line of questioning, however sometimes its better to let your imagination and creativity get the better of you.
Tch tch .. you would know when you have to.
Monday, November 26, 2007
Somebody shook me ...
.. and it was God !
Early in the morning and everything shakes, the furniture, the bed, the fan and me. It was as if I had my house right next to a Mumbai local railway line. No make that in between two local lines. Mumbai Central anyone ..
The tremors were from a moderate earthquake.
What do I do, I go out on the terrace look around and walk back in just to see that it was not even 5 a.m. yet. Too early to stay awake .. !
Early in the morning and everything shakes, the furniture, the bed, the fan and me. It was as if I had my house right next to a Mumbai local railway line. No make that in between two local lines. Mumbai Central anyone ..
The tremors were from a moderate earthquake.
What do I do, I go out on the terrace look around and walk back in just to see that it was not even 5 a.m. yet. Too early to stay awake .. !
Sunday, November 25, 2007
I am back ...
Its been slightly less than a year when I last wrote here. So much has changed yet so little has changed. Didnt know where my next meal is going to be from then and dont know even now !
It was S'pore then .. and post Mumbai its Delhi now.
Must have been the good two day weekend this week which gave me the energy to post this. I need more weekends like this one !!
It was S'pore then .. and post Mumbai its Delhi now.
Must have been the good two day weekend this week which gave me the energy to post this. I need more weekends like this one !!
Sunday, March 11, 2007
Gourmet Dinner ...
Tonight I had a choice at dinner ..
I ask my swamp mates, "what would be a good thing tonight, junk food or junk food ?".
Puzzled looks and the wise crack; "to eat ?" :)
And then I settle for junk food and junk food.
Aaaah choices !
I ask my swamp mates, "what would be a good thing tonight, junk food or junk food ?".
Puzzled looks and the wise crack; "to eat ?" :)
And then I settle for junk food and junk food.
Aaaah choices !
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Bruises and lessons !
The basketball court attracted me today, like it never had before. Felt myself pulled to the court to play and was playing good ! (better than I usually do ... finally, I thought, I was getting the hang of the game).
I fell, no I didn't lose my footing and I don't recall being pushed .. but I fell .. some fancy unconscious moves and suddenly my body turns on the axis and my palms hit the floor ... bam !
Lesson No. 1: Basketball is a contact sport
Lesson No. 2: Think before you play basketball on a Tar Road surface, the rocks scratch real hard. The palms of my hands are badly bruised up
Lesson No. 3: My reflexes are still ok !
Post the first aid .. couldn't find anything to get over the shock so went off for a jog, treated myself to a nice dinner at IKEA and visited Raka at the hospital getting the infected screw (implant) in his right leg treated.
Raka got describing his accident 2 years back where he was on a mobike on the Mehruli Road in Delhi and doing a 110 (kms not miles) in the middle of the night and out of nowhere this man pushing a cart crosses the road ... wham .. he hits the cart !
He is lying in the pool of blood, no help from the cart wallah (he ran back and left the cart in the middle of the road the moment he saw the bike) and no help from the cars crossing (dilli walon ka dil .. right!). He finally did get some help from some other bikers on the road but it was chilling the way that he described his helmet breaking into two, he not being able to move his leg and him seeing the cars whiz past without stopping.
What would I have done .. I don't know ! I really don't know .. !
Coincidence ... reading about something similar in this blog today.
I fell, no I didn't lose my footing and I don't recall being pushed .. but I fell .. some fancy unconscious moves and suddenly my body turns on the axis and my palms hit the floor ... bam !
Lesson No. 1: Basketball is a contact sport
Lesson No. 2: Think before you play basketball on a Tar Road surface, the rocks scratch real hard. The palms of my hands are badly bruised up
Lesson No. 3: My reflexes are still ok !
Post the first aid .. couldn't find anything to get over the shock so went off for a jog, treated myself to a nice dinner at IKEA and visited Raka at the hospital getting the infected screw (implant) in his right leg treated.
Raka got describing his accident 2 years back where he was on a mobike on the Mehruli Road in Delhi and doing a 110 (kms not miles) in the middle of the night and out of nowhere this man pushing a cart crosses the road ... wham .. he hits the cart !
He is lying in the pool of blood, no help from the cart wallah (he ran back and left the cart in the middle of the road the moment he saw the bike) and no help from the cars crossing (dilli walon ka dil .. right!). He finally did get some help from some other bikers on the road but it was chilling the way that he described his helmet breaking into two, he not being able to move his leg and him seeing the cars whiz past without stopping.
What would I have done .. I don't know ! I really don't know .. !
Coincidence ... reading about something similar in this blog today.
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Sunday, January 07, 2007
Boat Ride to a different time !
How does it feel when you lose something that you create ...
Wrote a blog .. a detailed travelogue of Batam - Indonesia ... it was intense, interesting, informative ... and well ! Picture this ... you write something ... use the shift and arrow key to select the complete text ... and suddenly your right ring finger gets a mood of its own and from the up arrow likes to move to the enter button .. and no Ctrl Z does not work !!
Now rather than that blog which went in line with the title of this blog .. I leave with this ....
Wrote a blog .. a detailed travelogue of Batam - Indonesia ... it was intense, interesting, informative ... and well ! Picture this ... you write something ... use the shift and arrow key to select the complete text ... and suddenly your right ring finger gets a mood of its own and from the up arrow likes to move to the enter button .. and no Ctrl Z does not work !!
Now rather than that blog which went in line with the title of this blog .. I leave with this ....
Thursday, January 04, 2007
Eye of the Tiger ..
.. Rocky for the last time .. saw Rocky Balboa, the sixth (and the last) in the Rocky series.
Stallone at his vintage best .. he is old ... but plays the part with a panache. Portrays the part of a fighter fighting with his own demons.
And then he decides to fight them out the very last time .. the fight scenes are a bit muted .. the training sequence duller than usual, but what shines is belief in himself and his strength of knowing when to listen to his own heart with conviction. Enough conviction to beat some sense (verbally .. no punches here) into his son. And then there is the woman (isn't there one behind every successful man .. or in this case every successful Rocky) it was Adrianne before and this time around happens to be Marie. Marie, an old friend who he bumps into, is the turning point in his life .. giving him the push ... the push needed over those crucial moments that one feels a little unconfident and which only a woman who really loves you can give you.
Nice play of emotions between the son and father, Marie and Rocky, Steps and Rocky ...
Even though he doesn't win the bout, he wins the bout !!!
An interesting watch.
Wednesday, January 03, 2007
the pits and falls ...
... the story goes on though
stumble on a rock
... deja vu
haven't I been here
... me and you
the moment I forget
... the path leads back to you
it would have been painful
... if it wasn't this true
stumble on a rock
... deja vu
haven't I been here
... me and you
the moment I forget
... the path leads back to you
it would have been painful
... if it wasn't this true
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