Opened my mailbox at work to find a mail saying we need to come up with something whacky or romantic as a part of Tata Tetley's valentine's day celebrations. The quote had to have the words free, tea, mind and better and this is what i came up with.. I dunno if its gonna fetch me anything.. but then i was happy with it;) Here it goes for you now..
Whenever in doubt,close ur eyes and have a cup of tea
it'll make ur mind wander wild and free
and in case that doesnt make u feel any better
open ur eyes darling, u ll be sure to find me;);)
Hugs, Love and Kisses!!
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Disappointment
A random 4 liner which i am very fond of..
The old tooth fairy cast her spell,
Promised the caravan of spices and eternal bliss
I treaded the path to find the elusive first kiss
The disappointment now, I just cant tell, I just cant tell..
The old tooth fairy cast her spell,
Promised the caravan of spices and eternal bliss
I treaded the path to find the elusive first kiss
The disappointment now, I just cant tell, I just cant tell..
The Magic mantra
A man is what he is for the choices he has made... and so is a woman:)
CHOICE... its a word with everlasting consequence. a consequence that determines you, and a consequence which actually has been determined by you..(Think about it) It seems logical that given any situation one decides to make the wisest and most pragmatic choice posible. according to the above inference, everyone should be living his/her dream life which is a utopia of sorts, but this seldom happens rather never. I am writing this because i just flung a random question to my good friend Nitin, asking him what the mantra to a happy life is.. and he replied "thers is no mantra.. its only the choices that u make that decides..." Fair enough i thought, but i still am not convinced.
one might have made the most astute decisions all his life but that might not guarantee a happy life..?? would it.. in fact.. i maintain that the ones who might have made the most foolish choices might be leading the most comfortable and happy life..!! it probably is necessary to goof up at times.. or is it..?? i can recall this one little chap called PRINCE who fell into a long ditch and was stranded there for about 48 hours. the decision to wander and play in the dark might seem stupid but its seemingly funny how he became an overnight celebrity for no reason.. so.. fault of his or blessing in disguise. what i want to emphasise here is that decisions whether smart or dumb might or might not guarantee a happy outcome yet they do come with an expiry date.. the results i mean.
remember Neo in The Matrix who was the chosen one. destiny had bestowed him with good fortune and being the maverick who caused the change, yet most of us are not blessed by such good fortune. that is not a deterrant, it seriously is n't because one might not be the chosen one, but one definitely can choose to be the ONE (wow..!! punchline.. rajini style;)). i am not sure where my monologue is heading but it was just an introspection time and its one thing tha i ve learnt. it is of utmost importance to be happy and if you cant be happy, be a reason for others to be happy... you will realise how beautiful life is actually is;);) dedicated to all those who ve brought a smile to my face.. at one time or the other... its payback time folks;);)
CHOICE... its a word with everlasting consequence. a consequence that determines you, and a consequence which actually has been determined by you..(Think about it) It seems logical that given any situation one decides to make the wisest and most pragmatic choice posible. according to the above inference, everyone should be living his/her dream life which is a utopia of sorts, but this seldom happens rather never. I am writing this because i just flung a random question to my good friend Nitin, asking him what the mantra to a happy life is.. and he replied "thers is no mantra.. its only the choices that u make that decides..." Fair enough i thought, but i still am not convinced.
one might have made the most astute decisions all his life but that might not guarantee a happy life..?? would it.. in fact.. i maintain that the ones who might have made the most foolish choices might be leading the most comfortable and happy life..!! it probably is necessary to goof up at times.. or is it..?? i can recall this one little chap called PRINCE who fell into a long ditch and was stranded there for about 48 hours. the decision to wander and play in the dark might seem stupid but its seemingly funny how he became an overnight celebrity for no reason.. so.. fault of his or blessing in disguise. what i want to emphasise here is that decisions whether smart or dumb might or might not guarantee a happy outcome yet they do come with an expiry date.. the results i mean.
remember Neo in The Matrix who was the chosen one. destiny had bestowed him with good fortune and being the maverick who caused the change, yet most of us are not blessed by such good fortune. that is not a deterrant, it seriously is n't because one might not be the chosen one, but one definitely can choose to be the ONE (wow..!! punchline.. rajini style;)). i am not sure where my monologue is heading but it was just an introspection time and its one thing tha i ve learnt. it is of utmost importance to be happy and if you cant be happy, be a reason for others to be happy... you will realise how beautiful life is actually is;);) dedicated to all those who ve brought a smile to my face.. at one time or the other... its payback time folks;);)
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
THE MAGIC RING
Unleashing the poet in me..... Here i go...!!
In the good old days of the Judaean empire,
Who were gifted the land of ruby and sapphire,
Ruled a king who was David’s son,
He was none other than King Solomon.
One day the king, overjoyed by victory in a battle,
Summoned his courtiers and asked them to prove their mettle.
He came up with a task made in jest,
And instructed his ministers to start their quest.
“In some corner of this world lies a ring,
That can make a happy man brood and a sad man sing.
It is your duty to find me that ring,
I don’t want an answer ‘there is no such thing’ “.
The enormity of the task and uncertainty of the outcome
Bewildered the courtsmen and created a hum-drum.
They set at once to find the magic ring
That could make a happy man brood and a sad man sing.
Summer went by and then went spring,
But none could find the mystical ring.
A petty courtier who had also gone on the searching spree,
Was planning to give up and he sat under a tree.
He saw a blacksmith who toiled hard for a living,
But his face had a charm as if summer had been spring.
The courtier came to the wretched, yet hopeful man,
Narrated his errand and said “please help if you can”.
The blacksmith went in and brought a ring in his hand,
Etched a few words and called “Ye! Ring of magic land!”
The courtier got the ring and stood speechless,
For he realized that the ring was magical indeed and no less.
He thanked the pious man and was buoyed,
For his ordeal had finished and the king would be overjoyed.
The courtier reached his court and hailed the king with reverence,
And said that his task had been no less than penance.
The king had a look at the ring and was stupefied, Alas!
Were the words etched “This too shall pass!”
The happy king suddenly became quiet,
For what the ring said was right.
All his wisdom and all his wealth,
Would cease one day and come to an end.
The courtier explained the blacksmith’s plight,
Who believed that his wretched life would one day take a flight.
All his suffering was not for ever,
For life moves on and stalls, never!
Truly magical was the ring,
Which made a happy man brood and a sad man sing.
The mystical words for men of every class,
“This too shall pass, This too shall pass!”
In the good old days of the Judaean empire,
Who were gifted the land of ruby and sapphire,
Ruled a king who was David’s son,
He was none other than King Solomon.
One day the king, overjoyed by victory in a battle,
Summoned his courtiers and asked them to prove their mettle.
He came up with a task made in jest,
And instructed his ministers to start their quest.
“In some corner of this world lies a ring,
That can make a happy man brood and a sad man sing.
It is your duty to find me that ring,
I don’t want an answer ‘there is no such thing’ “.
The enormity of the task and uncertainty of the outcome
Bewildered the courtsmen and created a hum-drum.
They set at once to find the magic ring
That could make a happy man brood and a sad man sing.
Summer went by and then went spring,
But none could find the mystical ring.
A petty courtier who had also gone on the searching spree,
Was planning to give up and he sat under a tree.
He saw a blacksmith who toiled hard for a living,
But his face had a charm as if summer had been spring.
The courtier came to the wretched, yet hopeful man,
Narrated his errand and said “please help if you can”.
The blacksmith went in and brought a ring in his hand,
Etched a few words and called “Ye! Ring of magic land!”
The courtier got the ring and stood speechless,
For he realized that the ring was magical indeed and no less.
He thanked the pious man and was buoyed,
For his ordeal had finished and the king would be overjoyed.
The courtier reached his court and hailed the king with reverence,
And said that his task had been no less than penance.
The king had a look at the ring and was stupefied, Alas!
Were the words etched “This too shall pass!”
The happy king suddenly became quiet,
For what the ring said was right.
All his wisdom and all his wealth,
Would cease one day and come to an end.
The courtier explained the blacksmith’s plight,
Who believed that his wretched life would one day take a flight.
All his suffering was not for ever,
For life moves on and stalls, never!
Truly magical was the ring,
Which made a happy man brood and a sad man sing.
The mystical words for men of every class,
“This too shall pass, This too shall pass!”
Saturday, February 14, 2009
The BADILTAA quiz!!
1. He is credited with the translation of one of the most famous tales from the arab homeland, "One thousand and one Nights". Mystery still surrounds the origins of some of the most famous tales. For instance, there are no Arabic manuscripts of Aladdin and Ali baba which pre-date X's translation, leading some scholars to conclude that X invented them himself and the Arabic versions are merely later renderings o
f his original French. identifu X. Here is his picture..
Ans: Antoinne Galland
2.Dr. Theodore John Kaczynski also known as the X, is an American mathematician and critic who carried out a campaign of bombings from 1978-1995. his name X is actually a alias given to him during his course of investigation... and thats the name that made him infamously famous... what??
f his original French. identifu X. Here is his picture..Ans: Antoinne Galland
2.Dr. Theodore John Kaczynski also known as the X, is an American mathematician and critic who carried out a campaign of bombings from 1978-1995. his name X is actually a alias given to him during his course of investigation... and thats the name that made him infamously famous... what??
Ans: Unabomber
3. Picture representing what??
Ans:Delilah cutting Samson's hair!! (sorry if it was lame..!)
4.The phrase ............... is a principle with broad application that is not intended to be strictly accurate or reliable for every situation.It is often claimed that the term originally referred to a law that limited the maximum thickness of a stick with which it was permissible for a man to beat his wife. what is the phrase??
Ans: Rule of the thumb
5........... ..............(Spanish for "the golden one") is a legend that began with the story of a South American tribal chief who covered himself with gold dust and would dive into a lake of pure mountain water. ........ ...........is applied to a legendary story in which precious stones were found in fabulous abundance along with gold coins. The concept of ......... ............. underwent several transformations, and eventually accounts of the previous myth were also combined with those of the legendary city. The resulting ......... ............. enticed European explorers for two centuries, and was eventually found to be in Colombia. Sir Walter Raleigh, who resumed the search in 1595, described ......... ........... as a city on Lake Parime far up the Orinoco River in Guyana. This city on the lake was marked on English and other maps until its existence was disproved by Alexander von Humboldt during his Latin-America expedition (1799–1804).
Ans: El Dorado
6.X was a young man who set fire to the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus in his quest for fame on about July 20, 356 BC. The temple was constructed of marble and considered the most beautiful of some thirty shrines built by the Greeks to honour their goddess of the hunt, the wild and childbirth. The temple was also one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, 425 feet long and supported by columns sixty feet high.
Far from attempting to evade responsibility for his act of arson, X proudly claimed credit in order to immortalise his name in history. In order to dissuade similar-minded fame-seekers, the Ephesean authorities not only executed him but also condemned him to a legacy of obscurity by forbidding mention of his name under the penalty of death. This did not stop X from achieving his goal. Even today in english dictionary, Y(derived from X) means an individual in constant pursuit of fame. who is X?
Ans: Herostratus
7.The story of X's birth is recounted dramatically in Mahābhārata, Book I: Adi Parva, Sambhava Parva. Bharadwaja went with his companions to the Ganges to perform his ablutions. There he beheld a beautiful apsara named Ghritachi who had come to bathe. The sage was overcome by desire, causing him to produce a reproductive fluid. Bharadwaja captured the fluid in a vessel called a X, and X himself sprang from the fluid thus preserved. X would later boast that he had sprung from Bharadwaja without ever having been in a womb. who is X?
Ans: Dronacharya
8.X's embrace of Christianity was unpopular with some of his fans and fellow musiciansShortly before his murder, John Lennon recorded "Serve Yourself" in response to X's "Gotta Serve Somebody". By 1981, while X's Christian faith was obvious, Stephen Holden wrote in the New York Times that "neither age (he's now 40) nor his much-publicized conversion to born-again Christianity has altered his essentially iconoclastic temperament. X has been nominated several times for the Nobel Prize in Literature although he has never won one..!! he has also been voted in TIME's list of 100 most infuential persons of the century apart from being the second most popular musician to have a profound effect on the people.
Ans: Bob Dylan
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
The Rajdhani blues...!!
Have you ever thought of the traits your life partner must possess... I am sure you must have... one wishes that he or she must be smart, good looking, good sense of humour, intellectual, understanding, a good physique et al... is n't it?? Well yes of course.... but did you ever ponder as to how many characteristics do you yourself actually fulfill?? I did think over it... and came up with an introspection that revealed the unfathomed. I barely fulfill any of the above features or do I??
Hmmm... every time I had a train journey I wished that there was some hot female with her cleopatra like looks, charming smile, a demeanour unparalleled, in short 'the miss congeniality' of my life would happen to meet me finally.... although no such thing happened it set me into thinking as to what would the other females think had I happened to be their co-passenger??
Would i be considered handsome enough?? Would i be passed of as a silly little vouyeur?? or would i be thought of as the 'Greek god' of their dreams?? WOW!! that would be awesome!! but unfortunately good things don't happen to good people right?? But it did happen once!! Yes it did!! Let me begin the brief anecdote that at least left a fond memory in my mind if not a full fledged relation as I required...!! (sad).
I had just finished my school and I was supposed to join my college NIT kurukshetra.... I had barely heard of the place except in myths and fables!! ok... so my dad booked a ticket for me in the royal Rajdhani express... it was indeed royal for me as i had never travelled by AC prior to that. The train was supposed to leave Chennai central early in the morning so I left at about five in the morning. My grandma had passed away just at that time so neither my dad nor my mom was with me.. my uncle took me to the station and I felt depressed as I was leaving my family... and travelling alone for the first time! Since I was alone I was more apprehensive than excited.... anyway i took my seat ... it was side lower and found that there was no one yet on the upper berth. I waited patiently until my uncle bid goodbye and left. As I was standing at the door I saw a girl hugging some guy... I was filled with jealousy as usual... you know how guys are..!! She was pretty actually! must be about 23!! I was 17 then!! I let the incident get out of my mind.. only wishing...."mera number kab aayega??" as the train took off i found that the same girl occupied the upper berth.... holy shit!! Now this was goodluck indeed!!
Since AC was on it was kinda chill. I waited for an opportuunity to strike a conversation but it was misfortune that the lady went directly to her upper seat and put on her covers and bedsheets and went to sleep. I cursed my stars... why the heck did n't she sit down for some time... but it was a long journey and nothing to worry. I sat staring out of my window thinkin about my college, my grandma, my family and this mystery girl..!! "Will I be able to strike a conversation?? will she talk to me freely?? gawd!! dont do this to me" I thought...!! then suddenly there was a thud... the lady's mobile phone fell down.. it had that plastic cover on it so nothing actually happened to it. I lifted the mobile and gave to that lady.. and she said "thanks". oh my god!! what a lovely voice...!! If her voice was so sweet how would she be as a whole... as a person i meant!! lol!! anyway... my cerebrum set into thinking and my thoughts ran wild.... already!!
Hmmm.... it was almost an hour after she got down and sat on the lower berth... now I sniffed my chance and asked if her phone was alright!! well this set the ball rolling and we broke into a genuine conversation!!Iit was nice that we gelled well instantly. I remember her name was Rahu Urbashi and she was an air hostess by profession working for Kingfisher airlines. She was going to Delhi to visit her parents and that her work was demanding and required cnstant travel. She lived in chennai for the last six months I suppose but she said that she didn't like chennai though... the autowallahs and shopkeepers especially..!! My friends say bong chicks are supposed to be hot.... i could n't have agreed more.. lol!
What was surprising then was that she had attended a party at some discotheque and had a few tequilla shots ( i had n't even sniffed booze by then.. duh)... so she had been feeling kinda tipsy she claimed... I asked her she could sleep if she wanted to ... and that it was n't an obligation to talk to me but she declined... and I could nt have been happier. I constantly broke into brief bouts of dreams thinking of her and me... and lovely landscape all around when she told that she had a boy friend. Heartbreak.... god!! Anyway now we broke into a serious banter when she told me about her relationship with her boyfriend, it was an interesting story. According to her alleged boyfriend was in love with another girl who was older to her.... but she considered her to be a bitch who was n't supposed to be with him and that they were supposed to have broken off but she constantly called him and cried and nagged over the phone... she used to advise him to keep away from this female but unfortunately he did n't.... she asked for my advice... but what would i say... I was n't in a relationship as of then!! Then it struck me... " See anyway your guy does n't want you , and I dont have anyone... why don't we hook up?? and that age does n't matter in your case .. after all I resemble Ashton Kutcher and you look a bit like Demi Moore... what say??" duh... I wish I could have said that!! we did n't realise how time flew past.. I swear there is no better time pass than listening to others troubled relationship stories....!! it was night by then and I realised that this was the last few hours we were gonna be together... and that too we were moving off to sleep now... shit!! not that I could have changed it anyway... now there was just one final thing to do.. I wanted to give her a final parting hug... just the way she'd given it to her friend at the station.... god please... i did not want to miss this oportunity...!!
It was morning... the train was due to reach at 10.. we got up and spoke about things here and there... New Delhi was nearing and my time left was drawing to an end... how could i ask her for a hug when we leave?? would she mind it?? finally new delhi arrived and i saw my nanaji waiting at the station... even she found her dad.... a well groomed gentleman kind. It was time and I could n't gather any courage to do what I desired.. instead I even forgot to take her phone no. or any other means of contact...!! Sad!! it was a nice little encounter... which never repeated..!! Every time i board a train I look for the people around me in the chart provided outside your coach but god never wants to help..... if not an air hostess... atleast a model would do god... why are you so unfair... lol!! anyway.... I am on the prowl... who is the next one??
Whats interesting is to think what Rahu must have thought of me...!! I am sure she was n't all that desperate as I was but did I impres her.. not really I guess... otherwise she must have asked for my number or something... or may be she considered me to be too small for her... whatever it is I can never figure it out... but lets hope for the best... what say??
Hmmm... every time I had a train journey I wished that there was some hot female with her cleopatra like looks, charming smile, a demeanour unparalleled, in short 'the miss congeniality' of my life would happen to meet me finally.... although no such thing happened it set me into thinking as to what would the other females think had I happened to be their co-passenger??
Would i be considered handsome enough?? Would i be passed of as a silly little vouyeur?? or would i be thought of as the 'Greek god' of their dreams?? WOW!! that would be awesome!! but unfortunately good things don't happen to good people right?? But it did happen once!! Yes it did!! Let me begin the brief anecdote that at least left a fond memory in my mind if not a full fledged relation as I required...!! (sad).
I had just finished my school and I was supposed to join my college NIT kurukshetra.... I had barely heard of the place except in myths and fables!! ok... so my dad booked a ticket for me in the royal Rajdhani express... it was indeed royal for me as i had never travelled by AC prior to that. The train was supposed to leave Chennai central early in the morning so I left at about five in the morning. My grandma had passed away just at that time so neither my dad nor my mom was with me.. my uncle took me to the station and I felt depressed as I was leaving my family... and travelling alone for the first time! Since I was alone I was more apprehensive than excited.... anyway i took my seat ... it was side lower and found that there was no one yet on the upper berth. I waited patiently until my uncle bid goodbye and left. As I was standing at the door I saw a girl hugging some guy... I was filled with jealousy as usual... you know how guys are..!! She was pretty actually! must be about 23!! I was 17 then!! I let the incident get out of my mind.. only wishing...."mera number kab aayega??" as the train took off i found that the same girl occupied the upper berth.... holy shit!! Now this was goodluck indeed!!
Since AC was on it was kinda chill. I waited for an opportuunity to strike a conversation but it was misfortune that the lady went directly to her upper seat and put on her covers and bedsheets and went to sleep. I cursed my stars... why the heck did n't she sit down for some time... but it was a long journey and nothing to worry. I sat staring out of my window thinkin about my college, my grandma, my family and this mystery girl..!! "Will I be able to strike a conversation?? will she talk to me freely?? gawd!! dont do this to me" I thought...!! then suddenly there was a thud... the lady's mobile phone fell down.. it had that plastic cover on it so nothing actually happened to it. I lifted the mobile and gave to that lady.. and she said "thanks". oh my god!! what a lovely voice...!! If her voice was so sweet how would she be as a whole... as a person i meant!! lol!! anyway... my cerebrum set into thinking and my thoughts ran wild.... already!!
Hmmm.... it was almost an hour after she got down and sat on the lower berth... now I sniffed my chance and asked if her phone was alright!! well this set the ball rolling and we broke into a genuine conversation!!Iit was nice that we gelled well instantly. I remember her name was Rahu Urbashi and she was an air hostess by profession working for Kingfisher airlines. She was going to Delhi to visit her parents and that her work was demanding and required cnstant travel. She lived in chennai for the last six months I suppose but she said that she didn't like chennai though... the autowallahs and shopkeepers especially..!! My friends say bong chicks are supposed to be hot.... i could n't have agreed more.. lol!
What was surprising then was that she had attended a party at some discotheque and had a few tequilla shots ( i had n't even sniffed booze by then.. duh)... so she had been feeling kinda tipsy she claimed... I asked her she could sleep if she wanted to ... and that it was n't an obligation to talk to me but she declined... and I could nt have been happier. I constantly broke into brief bouts of dreams thinking of her and me... and lovely landscape all around when she told that she had a boy friend. Heartbreak.... god!! Anyway now we broke into a serious banter when she told me about her relationship with her boyfriend, it was an interesting story. According to her alleged boyfriend was in love with another girl who was older to her.... but she considered her to be a bitch who was n't supposed to be with him and that they were supposed to have broken off but she constantly called him and cried and nagged over the phone... she used to advise him to keep away from this female but unfortunately he did n't.... she asked for my advice... but what would i say... I was n't in a relationship as of then!! Then it struck me... " See anyway your guy does n't want you , and I dont have anyone... why don't we hook up?? and that age does n't matter in your case .. after all I resemble Ashton Kutcher and you look a bit like Demi Moore... what say??" duh... I wish I could have said that!! we did n't realise how time flew past.. I swear there is no better time pass than listening to others troubled relationship stories....!! it was night by then and I realised that this was the last few hours we were gonna be together... and that too we were moving off to sleep now... shit!! not that I could have changed it anyway... now there was just one final thing to do.. I wanted to give her a final parting hug... just the way she'd given it to her friend at the station.... god please... i did not want to miss this oportunity...!!
It was morning... the train was due to reach at 10.. we got up and spoke about things here and there... New Delhi was nearing and my time left was drawing to an end... how could i ask her for a hug when we leave?? would she mind it?? finally new delhi arrived and i saw my nanaji waiting at the station... even she found her dad.... a well groomed gentleman kind. It was time and I could n't gather any courage to do what I desired.. instead I even forgot to take her phone no. or any other means of contact...!! Sad!! it was a nice little encounter... which never repeated..!! Every time i board a train I look for the people around me in the chart provided outside your coach but god never wants to help..... if not an air hostess... atleast a model would do god... why are you so unfair... lol!! anyway.... I am on the prowl... who is the next one??
Whats interesting is to think what Rahu must have thought of me...!! I am sure she was n't all that desperate as I was but did I impres her.. not really I guess... otherwise she must have asked for my number or something... or may be she considered me to be too small for her... whatever it is I can never figure it out... but lets hope for the best... what say??
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