Wednesday, March 17, 2010
At the end of an era....
Sunday, March 14, 2010
At the end of an era....
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Just a thought....
The whole day i have been browsing through various blogs (this is the only thing which hasn't been blocked in my office till now), read a large number of posts and also went through my own archives. While reading the previous posts i came across this post of mine http://unltdtime.blogspot.com/2008/05/certified-engineer.html and i felt that this was the best i had posted till now. Then i remembered telling pallavi this morning that i had loved this post of hers http://humor-in-nonsense.blogspot.com/2009/03/thank-you.html .
I also read many more posts and i found that the ones i liked most, the ones which touched a cord inside me where the ones which had a tone of sadness, and then i remembered that adage "the sweetest songs are those which are sung in sad times". and also the poem by William Wordsworth 'The solitary reaper'
Behold her, single in the field,
Yon solitary Highland Lass!
Reaping and singing by herself;
Stop here, or gently pass!
Alone she cuts and binds the grain,
And sings a melancholy strain;
O listen! for the Vale profound
Is overflowing with the sound.
No Nightingale did ever chaunt
More welcome notes to weary bands
Of travellers in some shady haunt,
Among Arabian sands:
A voice so thrilling ne'er was heard
In spring-time from the Cuckoo-bird,
Breaking the silence of the seas
Among the farthest Hebrides.
Will no one tell me what she sings?--
Perhaps the plaintive numbers flow
For old, unhappy, far-off things,
And battles long ago:
Or is it some more humble lay,
Familiar matter of to-day?
Some natural sorrow, loss, or pain,
That has been, and may be again?
Whate'er the theme, the Maiden sang
As if her song could have no ending;
I saw her singing at her work,
And o'er the sickle bending;--
I listened, motionless and still;
And, as I mounted up the hill,
The music in my heart I bore,
Long after it was heard no more.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Politics in India....m loving it!!!
I never found Indian politics so interesting....never followed it coz it always depressed me so much.....only one thing used to come to my mind when i used to pick up tit-bits about the current happenings in politics in India..."kuchh nahi ho sakta is country ka". But suddenly I find it so promising. Well not suddenly...is it due to the clear mandate given by the citizens (must have heard it so many times on news channel...but this is the apt thing)...no i don’t think so..........after the amazing poll results i started really paying attention to the news and happenings in the political arena....a thing i had given up totally....and there's a good news.......there’s an undercurrent of change and a change for the better!!!....Indian politics is finally taking a new turn and it’s promising. And why do I say that.....oh to summarize in short (i can’t keep the excitement!!)
A seasoned diplomat, who has worked for 29 years for UN, had run-up for the post of UN secretary general, turned 53 years and could have easily had a comfortable and luxurious life after retirement has joined politics and won!!!.....u guessed it....Shashi Tharoor....is an MP (shouldn't we be proud of having him in our parliament!!)
And then there’s Rahul's army of young, educated people who could easily have led their own easy life in some foreign country but are here, ready to do their bit for their country...Well m just happy that we have at least a good representation of India (I was sick and tired of all those pot-bellied, uneducated politicians representing us...kind of felt ashamed at their stupidity and ignorance)...all that is set to change.....i really hope so it does!!!
Now a last word for the Gandhi family……Priyanka Gandhi…the ever-so enigmatic face …I really hope she comes into politics and Rahul Gandhi....great work.....the way he worked his way through the grass-root level to bring this phenomenal win for Congress and the understanding he is showing now...the way he's trying to cleanse our political system!!!..Hats off man
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Enuf of lazying around!!!!
The thing is I've wanted to revive blogging for so long, but kept postponing it. I had some very good excuses...but all excuses are over now and I really shouldn't postpone it any more. I like blogging so why do i keep cursing eth around wen i get bored.
I'll make the effort, organize my thoughts and write eth down. Its a pledge I am taking. I won't just keep whiling away.
P.S: its kind of a scolding m giving to myself. Please keep adding liberally to the list.
Friday, May 30, 2008
Photu time.......click click!!!
Certified Engineer!!!
I've kind of lost my writing ability but this post has to be written as an ode to the awesome time i spent last week....(its good that i m using my laptop........i dont know how many more trees wud've been cut if i had used paper........d 1st line took me 10 min to start.....aage kya hoga!!.....hope its worth the effort).
Last week was awesome.......no other word to describe it. Taking d 5:30 morning flight to reaching my beloved alma mater.....my BIT. There’s so much to write about that I am getting really confused where to start from. Right from the time our flight touched down at
But the best part was meeting all
We also got to stay in the hostel. All 5 of us....the ‘gal gang’ as one of my friends has put it, had occupied 2 adjacent rooms and had made one room as the bedroom, the other room was used as the dressing room and it was a total chaos…all things littered here and thr…but dats how its meant to be in any kind of fiesta. And I’ve got to mention my gang here……pallavi- d phone wali, par is baar phone pe bahut kam thi aur pehle se kaafi shaant ho gayi hai…….anu- d nautanki, ek no ki naatakbaaz, bilkul pehle jaisi bas pehle se bhi jyada cute ho gayi hai……dipsy- d gizmo gal, this time she was all excited for her new ‘Vaio’ she’s going to purchase……..nd vani- my roomy for 4 years, d most caring nd lovable person I’ve ever met in my life, nd this time also she was taking care of me….nd d last person……urs truly……nd many ppl said I’ve become a total mumbaiya…..aamchi Mumbai!!!
And then the convocation day. We all got up early to enjoy the BIT morning, walk on the OC road nd have sharmaji ka samosa…..we never seem to have enuf of those. And then the convo……..all dressed in those over-sized gowns but still looking good. We all looked as witches and wizards straight from the Harry Potter movies. After waiting patiently for 2hrs and braving all the heat ( we’ve got so used to ac…..hehehe) we finally got our degrees and ‘We’ became certified engineers!!.
And then it stuck us.... it was once again time to say goodbye……..next time pata nahi kab milenge…but till then….let the bond of friendship be strong and let it stand the test of time and be priceless…….though its clichéd, but this is the only thing which comes to my mind now…… keep in touch guys and don’t forget me!!