6 months into job and I’ve learnt..

You never work as much for

• your interest,
• topping the Class,
• passing your College exams,
• getting through an Entrance,
• getting placed,

As much you do for

DEADLINES

PRAKIRTI

Let me introduce. Prakirti is my 3-year old neighbor. She lives in the opposite house to ours rented one. Me and my roomie.

We would say hi and bye to her everyday. When she goes her play school or when she’s playing around and we see from our balcony.

Couple of times she’s come up to play too. I’ve played catch-catch with her, talked to her, put colourful clips on her hair and eaten kurkure.

We went our home – both of us, me and my roomie and didn’t see Prakirti for a few days. Then after coming back we went office daily and again missed waiving at her. So there was a considerable gap of around say, 15 days.

This evening while returning from buying grocery we saw her running around with her brother. She missed noticing us completely. When we called to her, she looked blankly for a total of 2-3 seconds before recognizing and waiving excitedly. Then she hurried on. In a span of 15 days she had totally forgotten us. Out of sight out of mind!! Childhood. So sweet and enviable.

ALL IS WELL

Finally I saw it. the much hyped movie based on the much-much hyped novel.

Despite the superb performances by amir khan, Madhavan, Sharman, Boman Irani; qute some good number of laughs thrown in here and there, good share of emotions and drama, the very good amount of College – nostalgia and pangs thrown in; I still can’t help mocking at the over-fantasised and far-fetched plot.

1). Delivering a baby using a vacuum      cleaner?????????!!!!!!!!!!!!????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2). Madhavan (Farhan) too much into wildlife photography, OK, agreed. But just one shot of sending couple of photographs and Whoa! He’s offered to play Assistant Photographer to some National Geographic Channel hotshot? Now isn’t this just a bit over the top!

3). Hell, what crap was Sharman (Raju) giving at the Company Interview? And yeah yeah he got selected all right.

4). Did someone say at the movie’s end, that Amir (whoever Japanese scientist he was supposed to be) had registered 400 (FOUR HUNDRED) patents!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

All this in 6 years? Wait, minus 4 of Engineering.

So 6years => 400 patents

i.e. almost 1 patent every 6 odd days

now that’s truly amazing. Hats Off!

One more point, aamir somehow always manages to get the whole limelight onto himself. The movie was not about 3 idiots. It was only about Rancho and his pravachans.

One last thing. I am an engineer myself. I didn’t’ grow up adoring machines nor eletronic chips (me being an ECE student)  nor computers – H/W or S/W (me now working as an Software engineer). It was plain mob psychology I admit. Being an engineer. I ws an average student in College and I am not particularly good at anything (no photography or anything here). But I completely agree with Rancho’s view that we should continue to do only what we truly like to. Everybody should enjoy that kind of freedom.

But yeah yeah as far as the movie goes, noone can exemplify using average people and well this IS Bollywood. Hence would give the movie like at atlast 4/5 stars indeed. And if people are taking it well and learning that it is no good forcing children to follow some career when their heart lies somewhere else then hell no one should be complaining. And it did make up for some hearty entertainment.

So, as long a everyone is smiles…. ALL IS WELL!

the nothingness of memories
is so fragile.
the tiniest thing – a song, a taste, a place a feel
or rather a nothingness of all these too
ends it.

in a manner similar, to the tinging of vinegar on the tongue.

WEEKEND! :)

ZE BEST BIRTHDAY INVITATION I GOT!

Found it scribbled on a tissue paper in an up-town restaurant

Stayed up late night, overworking… tiring…

Slept a wink or two, not more

Braved the traffic.. ran the race..

Held on to that coffee only to stay awake

ALL THE WHILE, LOOKING FOR A PURPOSE.

WATER CYCLE

Got reminded of this old old diagram from childhood Science Class. wonder how many times did i draw it! did it again just for the fun!

How many marks would i get for this one?!!!

No labels though. Remember the major weightage is for that!

 

 

100 things I deserve -

the 101th one – I desire.

5 DAYS HOME

Slept till 10:30 A.M, everyday,

Went shopping for MA with MA,

Read the paper,

Saw Jodhaa Akbar, Race, Tare Zameen Par.

Saw Ap ki Antara, Balika Vadhu, Utaran,

Called up zillion friends – still some left,

Met couple of College friends J Was reminded I liked to read L

Went shopping for PAPA with PAPA,

Petted my doggy – missed taking him out for a walk,

Lit diya on Diwali, yes, put lights on the balcony too,

Patakhe phode,

Missed the Friday Market – Police not allowing that nowadays,

Cleaned the keyboard;Used my desktop,

Got shouted at for being lazy and slow (MA-PAPA se)

Haath mein mehendi lagvayi,

MA ke sath soyi,

Pados ki Aunty ke ghar pav-bhaji khayi

And now I am back.

Life is where work is.