the title says it all..
something very interesting happened yesterday..
will definitely share with u, when the timing is right..
Till then..
Happy Thinking!!!!
Friday, September 26, 2008
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Century!!!
My blog has just crossed its first milestone of having 100 hits.. i know its something very small in comparison to ppl who get around 300 hits everyday but nevertheless its big enough for me to celebrate.. :) but let me confess in these 100 atleast 20 hits must be mine, while i was fine tuning my hit counter..
A very interesting observation occured to me last night.. i named this blog "The Silent Reader" on the assumption that i was not speaking out much and was only reading a lot of stuff.. but actually it has been other way around this time.. because ppl who have read or are reading have become "The Silent Reader", cause i am yet to find a single comment :)
Paradox but true!!!
Right now i am working on my magnum opus (its ok.. i can call it.. after all its my baby).. thats something about my "cricketing memories".. which is right now lying in my drafts.. i will be enlisting every memory associated with this wondeful game of cricket.. its actually for my personal reference.. so i might never publish it as well.. but who knows.. one thing is for sure though... its going to be very volumnous..
There are lot many things to share.. but lets leave that for other posts.. For now lets raise a toast to the first little baby step of my baby blog :)
Its just the beginning!!!
Happy Reading!!!!
A very interesting observation occured to me last night.. i named this blog "The Silent Reader" on the assumption that i was not speaking out much and was only reading a lot of stuff.. but actually it has been other way around this time.. because ppl who have read or are reading have become "The Silent Reader", cause i am yet to find a single comment :)
Paradox but true!!!
Right now i am working on my magnum opus (its ok.. i can call it.. after all its my baby).. thats something about my "cricketing memories".. which is right now lying in my drafts.. i will be enlisting every memory associated with this wondeful game of cricket.. its actually for my personal reference.. so i might never publish it as well.. but who knows.. one thing is for sure though... its going to be very volumnous..
There are lot many things to share.. but lets leave that for other posts.. For now lets raise a toast to the first little baby step of my baby blog :)
Its just the beginning!!!
Happy Reading!!!!
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Usual
Ah.. so the "hit counter" is working.. it really took a while to get initialize though.. but all's well that ends well.. so no qualms..
Today i am really drained out.. dont feel like doing anything.. may be fasting is trying to catch up with me.. uptill now with little effort have managed.. but as ramzaan is coming to an end.. it is finally showing some inroads..
Today was also an uneventful day as it was yesterday and the day before .. and the day before.. so there was not much to write about.. so when u r not blogging it means theres nothing exciting happening enough for u to write down.. or u r too busy to spare time for ur blog.. in my case ..it was the former ..
Have started "Unaccustomed Earth" by Jhumpa Lahiri.. have gone thru some 40 odd pages.. so story is still building up.. but seems like a good read.. My daily dose of "Big Boss" am still taking.. (dont be surprised.. i do watch it.. :) ).. but i think i have started losing intrest in it now.. lesse how plot unfolds (if there is any)... the debate about reality shows and views , opinions ..lets leave it for some other post...
on the professional front.. got mail for BG is clear.. so process will speed up now for the next project.. only thing is I will have to operate from STC.. and that will be really very hectic.. anyways will have to manage somehow.. but.. u winsome u lose some.. so i can again start my swimming.. yippee.. so in a way looking forward to it as well :)
so lets stop here for a while.. "itne paise mein itna ich milega" :)
Happy Reading!!!!
Today i am really drained out.. dont feel like doing anything.. may be fasting is trying to catch up with me.. uptill now with little effort have managed.. but as ramzaan is coming to an end.. it is finally showing some inroads..
Today was also an uneventful day as it was yesterday and the day before .. and the day before.. so there was not much to write about.. so when u r not blogging it means theres nothing exciting happening enough for u to write down.. or u r too busy to spare time for ur blog.. in my case ..it was the former ..
Have started "Unaccustomed Earth" by Jhumpa Lahiri.. have gone thru some 40 odd pages.. so story is still building up.. but seems like a good read.. My daily dose of "Big Boss" am still taking.. (dont be surprised.. i do watch it.. :) ).. but i think i have started losing intrest in it now.. lesse how plot unfolds (if there is any)... the debate about reality shows and views , opinions ..lets leave it for some other post...
on the professional front.. got mail for BG is clear.. so process will speed up now for the next project.. only thing is I will have to operate from STC.. and that will be really very hectic.. anyways will have to manage somehow.. but.. u winsome u lose some.. so i can again start my swimming.. yippee.. so in a way looking forward to it as well :)
so lets stop here for a while.. "itne paise mein itna ich milega" :)
Happy Reading!!!!
Sunday, September 21, 2008
मुझे याद दिलाये तेरी
मिट्टी की खुशबू
लहरों का हलचल
कंगन की खन खन
पायल की छन छन
मुझे याद दिलाये तेरी
मुझे याद दिलाये तेरी
नदियों का संगम
बारिश की छम छम
बादल की कंपन
बिजली की तड़पन
मुझे याद दिलाये तेरी
मुझे याद दिलाये तेरी
पेड़ों का झुरमुट
झींगुर की खुट खुट
भौरों का गुन गुन
इकतारे की तुन तुन
मुझे याद दिलाये तेरी
मुझे याद दिलाये तेरी
रिश्तों का बंधन
जीवन का मंथन
झरनों का कल कल
बीता वो हर पल
मुझे याद दिलाये तेरी
मुझे याद दिलाये तेरी
फूलों की बगिया
बहती इक नदिया
सूरज की लाली
हिलती हर डाली
मुझे याद दिलाये तेरी
मुझे याद दिलाये तेरी
हर पल की दूरी
टूटी कोई चूड़ी
नैनों का काजल
पागल वो बादल
मुझे याद दिलाये तेरी
मुझे याद दिलाये तेरी
बूंदों का सरगम
जीवन का हर ग़म
अमावस की इक रात
भूली जो हर बात
मुझे याद दिलाये तेरी
मुझे याद दिलाये तेरी
24-08-2001
लहरों का हलचल
कंगन की खन खन
पायल की छन छन
मुझे याद दिलाये तेरी
मुझे याद दिलाये तेरी
नदियों का संगम
बारिश की छम छम
बादल की कंपन
बिजली की तड़पन
मुझे याद दिलाये तेरी
मुझे याद दिलाये तेरी
पेड़ों का झुरमुट
झींगुर की खुट खुट
भौरों का गुन गुन
इकतारे की तुन तुन
मुझे याद दिलाये तेरी
मुझे याद दिलाये तेरी
रिश्तों का बंधन
जीवन का मंथन
झरनों का कल कल
बीता वो हर पल
मुझे याद दिलाये तेरी
मुझे याद दिलाये तेरी
फूलों की बगिया
बहती इक नदिया
सूरज की लाली
हिलती हर डाली
मुझे याद दिलाये तेरी
मुझे याद दिलाये तेरी
हर पल की दूरी
टूटी कोई चूड़ी
नैनों का काजल
पागल वो बादल
मुझे याद दिलाये तेरी
मुझे याद दिलाये तेरी
बूंदों का सरगम
जीवन का हर ग़म
अमावस की इक रात
भूली जो हर बात
मुझे याद दिलाये तेरी
मुझे याद दिलाये तेरी
24-08-2001
न तो पशचाताप ही कल का, न ही अभिलाषा कल की
जीवन के चक्रव्यूह में खो गया हूँ
अन्दर ही कहीं चेतनाविहीन हो गया हूँ
जीने की ललक अब शेष नही
भविष्य के लिए शेष कोई संदेश नही
न तो अब कर्म ही की जिज्ञासा है
और न ही है आशा फल की
न तो पशचाताप ही कल का, न ही अभिलाषा कल की
इच्छा थी नभ को नतमस्तक करने की
हाथों में नव विधान लिए
नयी सदी को दस्तक करने की
न तो जोड़ पाया स्वयं को ही
न ही तोड़ पाया अहम् को ही
न तो अब अमृत ही पीने की पिपासा है
और न ही है गरल की
न तो पशचाताप ही कल का, न ही अभिलाषा कल की
12-09-1999
अन्दर ही कहीं चेतनाविहीन हो गया हूँ
जीने की ललक अब शेष नही
भविष्य के लिए शेष कोई संदेश नही
न तो अब कर्म ही की जिज्ञासा है
और न ही है आशा फल की
न तो पशचाताप ही कल का, न ही अभिलाषा कल की
इच्छा थी नभ को नतमस्तक करने की
हाथों में नव विधान लिए
नयी सदी को दस्तक करने की
न तो जोड़ पाया स्वयं को ही
न ही तोड़ पाया अहम् को ही
न तो अब अमृत ही पीने की पिपासा है
और न ही है गरल की
न तो पशचाताप ही कल का, न ही अभिलाषा कल की
12-09-1999
Finally!!!
Yes, finally it happened...
I was very much worried about my hindi poetries..actually i didnt know how to preserve it.. thanks to blogger i know now.. since to write hindi poetries in roman script is a pain in the neck.. apart from that, it looses it charm as well.
But yesterday i was in the mood to experiment and for a change my net connection was also in good mood.. so i was able to write it in devnagiri script as it should be... :)
But it wasnt a smooth ride from any stretch of imagination.. there were many words which the program was not converting into hindi.. then had to struggle a bit and with some "jugaad" was finally able to fix it... so wat i will do from now on... is that.. i will try to upload one by one whatever stuff i have with me.. this will atleast take some pressure off.. and at the same time will also deny me the excuse of not writing in hindi... smart na ;)
one more thing which i have observed bout my writing... is that i write it too formally.. as if i have to submit these blogs as some sort of assignment and someone has to check and allot some marks for that.. so from now on.. no complete sentences deliberately.. will write as it comes out.. rather than arranging it to sound better or formal.. !!!
I was very much worried about my hindi poetries..actually i didnt know how to preserve it.. thanks to blogger i know now.. since to write hindi poetries in roman script is a pain in the neck.. apart from that, it looses it charm as well.
But yesterday i was in the mood to experiment and for a change my net connection was also in good mood.. so i was able to write it in devnagiri script as it should be... :)
But it wasnt a smooth ride from any stretch of imagination.. there were many words which the program was not converting into hindi.. then had to struggle a bit and with some "jugaad" was finally able to fix it... so wat i will do from now on... is that.. i will try to upload one by one whatever stuff i have with me.. this will atleast take some pressure off.. and at the same time will also deny me the excuse of not writing in hindi... smart na ;)
one more thing which i have observed bout my writing... is that i write it too formally.. as if i have to submit these blogs as some sort of assignment and someone has to check and allot some marks for that.. so from now on.. no complete sentences deliberately.. will write as it comes out.. rather than arranging it to sound better or formal.. !!!
चलो, चलें अब क्षितिज के उस पार
जहाँ न हों जीवन की चिंताएँ,
न हों जहाँ कोई संताप
जहाँ न कोई भाग्य को कोसे ,
और न ही कोई करे विलाप
निर्मित करें उस पार पहुँच हम,
एक नूतन संसार
चलो, चलें अब क्षितिज के उस पार
सत्य ही जहाँ मार्गदर्शक हो,
विजय का जहाँ विशवास अटल हो
कर्तव्य मार्ग से विचलित हों न,
मार्ग में चाहे क्यों न अचल हों
जहाँ जीवन के प्रत्येक निर्णय का,
सत्य ही बने आधार
चलो, चलें अब क्षितिज के उस पार
तड़ित के हर एक तड़प पर
जहाँ वर्षा जल से मोतियाँ बिखरें
परस्पर अनुराग वशीभूत
जहाँ मृग व्याघ्र भी साथ में विचरें
प्रेम के सुंदर जगत का,
दिव्य स्वपन करें साकार
चलो, चलें अब क्षितिज के उस पार
न्याय रक्षा हेतु कभी भी,
पाँव न पीछे हटने पाये
शत्रु कभी आए भी लड़ने,
तो प्रेम रंग में वो भी रंग जाए
जहाँ शत्रु को भी गले लगाकर
मित्रता का दे उपहार
चलो, चलें अब क्षितिज के उस पार
यह मेरी पहली कविता थी जो मैंने ९ क्लास में लिखी थी
हिन्दी साहित्य से यह मेरा पहला परिचय था
न हों जहाँ कोई संताप
जहाँ न कोई भाग्य को कोसे ,
और न ही कोई करे विलाप
निर्मित करें उस पार पहुँच हम,
एक नूतन संसार
चलो, चलें अब क्षितिज के उस पार
सत्य ही जहाँ मार्गदर्शक हो,
विजय का जहाँ विशवास अटल हो
कर्तव्य मार्ग से विचलित हों न,
मार्ग में चाहे क्यों न अचल हों
जहाँ जीवन के प्रत्येक निर्णय का,
सत्य ही बने आधार
चलो, चलें अब क्षितिज के उस पार
तड़ित के हर एक तड़प पर
जहाँ वर्षा जल से मोतियाँ बिखरें
परस्पर अनुराग वशीभूत
जहाँ मृग व्याघ्र भी साथ में विचरें
प्रेम के सुंदर जगत का,
दिव्य स्वपन करें साकार
चलो, चलें अब क्षितिज के उस पार
न्याय रक्षा हेतु कभी भी,
पाँव न पीछे हटने पाये
शत्रु कभी आए भी लड़ने,
तो प्रेम रंग में वो भी रंग जाए
जहाँ शत्रु को भी गले लगाकर
मित्रता का दे उपहार
चलो, चलें अब क्षितिज के उस पार
यह मेरी पहली कविता थी जो मैंने ९ क्लास में लिखी थी
हिन्दी साहित्य से यह मेरा पहला परिचय था
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Mumbai Meri Jaan
I never thought i would write a review "Mumbai Meri Jaan"... but after watching it last night on my pc, it really stirred me from within.. i was about to write something last night itself but as always my net connection again let me down..
Unlike a normal movie review where the reviewer starts with a little background and story and then on performances and then to technicalities.. i would rather adopt a random appropach.. because this review is not meant to coax people in watching this movie.. and secondly i just want to let my emotions out .. thats it.. so please do not expect some high funda review with all the finess attached :)
To begin with, as one critic had put it.. this movie really had its "heart in place"... its a story about Mumbai train blasts and how it effected life of few people.. people who are living entirely different lives altogether.. but are connected through a common thread "Mumbai"... To tell you the truth.. i have never particularly liked this city.. whatever images i have is of crowd, crowd and crowd... But leaving aside my personal prejudice apart, the way Mumbai was portrayed really touched me...
More than a city , this movie is more about common people who come from diffrent backgrounds.. there is this TV journalist (Soha Ali), for whom every event is just a news footage untill her fiancee is killed in the blasts... and then her outlook changes.. she is treated merely like a news article on a program on the very news channel in which she used to work..
then there is Suresh (KK), who is a normal guy but has some radical thoughts against a particular community which becomes more evident when blasts rock Mumbai..
So there are many stories going in parallel but never losing the sight of the real premise on which movie is built up... as for performances everyone was brilliant, but one actor who stood apart was Paresh Rawal.. this is one of the better performances in the recent times.. the ease with which he handles his character of a policeman, who is goin to retire in a week's time when blasts happend, is just remarkable.. never going over the board but nevertheless conveying his feelings.. the best part about the movie is that every character is well sketched.. with a very well defined boundaries for them.. this movie doesnt give u half baked characters... there is always a caveat for such movies, to either to turn into a documentary or to become very preachy.. but director very dexterously handles the scenes.. it sends a message across without becoming too obvious about it..
There were many touching moments in the movie as well... one being,when everyone is observing silence for 2 minutes..and the way city stops.. it really touches your heart.. Mumbai or no Mumbai its more about human emotions.. More about a country where people may differ in views, opinions and many other issues but they unite in grief.. When Suresh sits in the cafe and the other guy comes and asks for matches and events after that, is very well portrayed...
Now, the parts where in my opinion it could have done better.. the visuals of blasts are very gory.. personally i had to take eyes off the screen.. some vivid details could have been avoided.. it was too much of blood and bodies all around.... and in the first half these images really linger with you..
All in all a very thought provoking movie.. and icing on the cake is when the movie ends with the song.. "Zara hat ke, zara bach ke , Yeh hai Bombay meri Jaan"-- that sums it all..
Happy Viewing!!!!
Unlike a normal movie review where the reviewer starts with a little background and story and then on performances and then to technicalities.. i would rather adopt a random appropach.. because this review is not meant to coax people in watching this movie.. and secondly i just want to let my emotions out .. thats it.. so please do not expect some high funda review with all the finess attached :)
To begin with, as one critic had put it.. this movie really had its "heart in place"... its a story about Mumbai train blasts and how it effected life of few people.. people who are living entirely different lives altogether.. but are connected through a common thread "Mumbai"... To tell you the truth.. i have never particularly liked this city.. whatever images i have is of crowd, crowd and crowd... But leaving aside my personal prejudice apart, the way Mumbai was portrayed really touched me...
More than a city , this movie is more about common people who come from diffrent backgrounds.. there is this TV journalist (Soha Ali), for whom every event is just a news footage untill her fiancee is killed in the blasts... and then her outlook changes.. she is treated merely like a news article on a program on the very news channel in which she used to work..
then there is Suresh (KK), who is a normal guy but has some radical thoughts against a particular community which becomes more evident when blasts rock Mumbai..
So there are many stories going in parallel but never losing the sight of the real premise on which movie is built up... as for performances everyone was brilliant, but one actor who stood apart was Paresh Rawal.. this is one of the better performances in the recent times.. the ease with which he handles his character of a policeman, who is goin to retire in a week's time when blasts happend, is just remarkable.. never going over the board but nevertheless conveying his feelings.. the best part about the movie is that every character is well sketched.. with a very well defined boundaries for them.. this movie doesnt give u half baked characters... there is always a caveat for such movies, to either to turn into a documentary or to become very preachy.. but director very dexterously handles the scenes.. it sends a message across without becoming too obvious about it..
There were many touching moments in the movie as well... one being,when everyone is observing silence for 2 minutes..and the way city stops.. it really touches your heart.. Mumbai or no Mumbai its more about human emotions.. More about a country where people may differ in views, opinions and many other issues but they unite in grief.. When Suresh sits in the cafe and the other guy comes and asks for matches and events after that, is very well portrayed...
Now, the parts where in my opinion it could have done better.. the visuals of blasts are very gory.. personally i had to take eyes off the screen.. some vivid details could have been avoided.. it was too much of blood and bodies all around.... and in the first half these images really linger with you..
All in all a very thought provoking movie.. and icing on the cake is when the movie ends with the song.. "Zara hat ke, zara bach ke , Yeh hai Bombay meri Jaan"-- that sums it all..
Happy Viewing!!!!
Monday, September 15, 2008
Forgotten Diary
I havent decided the title of this post.. and am just starting to write bout it.. not even decided
what i am gonna write right now... hmmm .. sometimes i really dont understand whether a blog
is a kind of e-diary or is it something more than that...
At times i have read certain blogs where people have written about their daily routine in such a way that makes up for a very interesting read.. or at times just about any particular
topic they have felt strongly about.. as for me.. hmmm.. well, i am still confused.. or may be its a
combination of both the stuff.. actually i do remeber a time when i used to maintain a diary..
it was very different from "Hello Diary" types... it was more of a chronology of events which took place on any particular day...
Specially, on my birthdays i defintely used to write about the events of the day...how it went.. .. how many cards i got :) etc.. i mean i was in class 5 at that time.. so a lot of childish stuff went into its making.. that doesnt mean whatever i am writing right now, is make any sense either ;)
Nevertheless, it used to be a very exciting affair.. i wont go in details about how i used to celebrate my birthday.. lets leave that for some other blog... and to tell u the truth the page i used to write mostly came in the middle of the night .. when i wanted to make sure .. that yes... the day really has finally ended... and i continued this ritual for many more years to come..
i did have a diary in which the events of my birthdays was very honestly jotted down.. and i read it only the next year.. somehow or the other never got time to write anything else... or may be i had made diary writing a ritual, only to be performed every year on my birthday.. like some secret clan :)
That diary, i am afraid, is lost or may be i have hidden in some secure place which i myself am not able to hunt down :) ... But i think its still there... rather i hope it still is..
So, coming back to the eternal question of diary writing .. i really hope these posts are something similar to my childhood ritual.. except.. its not done once in a year.. and this time i am really praying i do not forget "webaddress" of this blog :)
ciao for now...
Happy Reading!!!!
what i am gonna write right now... hmmm .. sometimes i really dont understand whether a blog
is a kind of e-diary or is it something more than that...
At times i have read certain blogs where people have written about their daily routine in such a way that makes up for a very interesting read.. or at times just about any particular
topic they have felt strongly about.. as for me.. hmmm.. well, i am still confused.. or may be its a
combination of both the stuff.. actually i do remeber a time when i used to maintain a diary..
it was very different from "Hello Diary" types... it was more of a chronology of events which took place on any particular day...
Specially, on my birthdays i defintely used to write about the events of the day...how it went.. .. how many cards i got :) etc.. i mean i was in class 5 at that time.. so a lot of childish stuff went into its making.. that doesnt mean whatever i am writing right now, is make any sense either ;)
Nevertheless, it used to be a very exciting affair.. i wont go in details about how i used to celebrate my birthday.. lets leave that for some other blog... and to tell u the truth the page i used to write mostly came in the middle of the night .. when i wanted to make sure .. that yes... the day really has finally ended... and i continued this ritual for many more years to come..
i did have a diary in which the events of my birthdays was very honestly jotted down.. and i read it only the next year.. somehow or the other never got time to write anything else... or may be i had made diary writing a ritual, only to be performed every year on my birthday.. like some secret clan :)
That diary, i am afraid, is lost or may be i have hidden in some secure place which i myself am not able to hunt down :) ... But i think its still there... rather i hope it still is..
So, coming back to the eternal question of diary writing .. i really hope these posts are something similar to my childhood ritual.. except.. its not done once in a year.. and this time i am really praying i do not forget "webaddress" of this blog :)
ciao for now...
Happy Reading!!!!
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Random Thoughts
Thankfully today blogger is opening on my home pc... last time it didnt..
i was refused my right to a thoughtful blog which never came..
it's ok.. its never too late to do a good work..
Actually i had to write about my day today.. or the reason why i was still
on my pc, and as a result i again tried to open blogger and it did open this time..
but since i gave title of this post as "random thoughts", so i better not write about it.. in the due course of time anyways i eventually will..
Few days back i happen to go through the blog of a friend of mine.. and trust me.. it really give me complex whether i should really write a blog..
the language on the blogs was too refined.. thoughts very original.. and a lot of
stuff went over my head.. if i compare myself i really fall a lot behind in all
those departments.. but nevertheless.. i dont think anyone else apart from myself is going to read all this rubbish stuff ....so who cares :)
Actually the title of this post is inspired by a book by Allama Iqbal.. the cover of that book read "Stray Thoughts" and "Stray" was struck off and finally it was titled
"Random Thoughts".. so this name just struk with me.. and automatically appeared today..
One more thing i have observed, in the last few days is that, if u really plan to write a blog you wont be able to do it.. it just comes out anytime.. but its really difficult to come ...if u decide once u get to home or in my case get to office (since i am really vella these days), and will write a blog.. believe me 9 out of 10 times it will never happen.. and even if it does.. i really doubt if it would be of the same
stuff u expected... i have been trying since last three days to write something...
but to no avail..
Today itself i was going through some "motorcycle diaries" on net.. and yep.. it really pumped me up.. only thing which is holding me back to go on my odyssey ,is my camera.. which ..yippee.. finally has been bought and is on its way back to India on 22nd of this month.. only trouble is.. its coming to Mumbai.. and i havent yet thought of some way of bringing it from there.. seems i will have to make a trip to mumbai myself.. lesse how it works.. by the way my camera is "Canon S5 IS" , its a bridge camera .. which is something in between a "point and shoot" and a"digital SLR",
.. I just hope it lives up to my expectations.. trust me.. for 3-4 months i googled a lot bout the type of camera i wanted .. or the one which suited me.. and finally drilled down to this one... i am really excited to get along with it.. and i hope it will be my companion in many of my endeavours to come.. inshallah!!!
So lets call it a day or if u like, call it a night (which it actually is)
Happy Reading!!!!!
i was refused my right to a thoughtful blog which never came..
it's ok.. its never too late to do a good work..
Actually i had to write about my day today.. or the reason why i was still
on my pc, and as a result i again tried to open blogger and it did open this time..
but since i gave title of this post as "random thoughts", so i better not write about it.. in the due course of time anyways i eventually will..
Few days back i happen to go through the blog of a friend of mine.. and trust me.. it really give me complex whether i should really write a blog..
the language on the blogs was too refined.. thoughts very original.. and a lot of
stuff went over my head.. if i compare myself i really fall a lot behind in all
those departments.. but nevertheless.. i dont think anyone else apart from myself is going to read all this rubbish stuff ....so who cares :)
Actually the title of this post is inspired by a book by Allama Iqbal.. the cover of that book read "Stray Thoughts" and "Stray" was struck off and finally it was titled
"Random Thoughts".. so this name just struk with me.. and automatically appeared today..
One more thing i have observed, in the last few days is that, if u really plan to write a blog you wont be able to do it.. it just comes out anytime.. but its really difficult to come ...if u decide once u get to home or in my case get to office (since i am really vella these days), and will write a blog.. believe me 9 out of 10 times it will never happen.. and even if it does.. i really doubt if it would be of the same
stuff u expected... i have been trying since last three days to write something...
but to no avail..
Today itself i was going through some "motorcycle diaries" on net.. and yep.. it really pumped me up.. only thing which is holding me back to go on my odyssey ,is my camera.. which ..yippee.. finally has been bought and is on its way back to India on 22nd of this month.. only trouble is.. its coming to Mumbai.. and i havent yet thought of some way of bringing it from there.. seems i will have to make a trip to mumbai myself.. lesse how it works.. by the way my camera is "Canon S5 IS" , its a bridge camera .. which is something in between a "point and shoot" and a"digital SLR",
.. I just hope it lives up to my expectations.. trust me.. for 3-4 months i googled a lot bout the type of camera i wanted .. or the one which suited me.. and finally drilled down to this one... i am really excited to get along with it.. and i hope it will be my companion in many of my endeavours to come.. inshallah!!!
So lets call it a day or if u like, call it a night (which it actually is)
Happy Reading!!!!!
Friday, September 5, 2008
Perception in Sports
Hi all,
Its been sometime since my last post now.. Actually i get most of my ideas while i
am driving to and from office. Again there is an "issue" regarding whether am
i right in saying "driving" or not since i ride a bike.. so in the real sense its "riding" only... but driving comes automatically while writing.. so please dont assume otherwise unless specified.. fuuh..
Last night i was watching the match between Federer and Muller, a US Open quarter final match.. needless to say i am a big Federer fan... Eventually Federer prevailed but not before a hard fought match was in offing...
So, coming to the issue why i like Federer so much.. I think my reasoning goes beyond how good a player is. I dunno about others but my liking of a player sub consciously also counts the type of person one is on as well as off the court..Over the period of time the type of humility and gentlemanship shown by Federer is remarkable... Its very easy to be lost in the fanfare and glitterings when you are on the top.. But to remain groundfooted is an Herculean task..
I dunno whether its right to judge a sportsperosn on these parameters or not...But I do judge like that only..
Coming to another sports ie. F1.. more than i liked Schumacher, i hated Alonso... No denying the fact Alonso was a great driver and even world champion at that time.. But the way he handelled himself was not which u like much.. Many a times he came out like a sore loser.. Although Schumacher also had his share ov controversies.. but the way he handled himself in his last season was really nice. Alonso episode was more evident in the next season when he had to compete with his own team mate Hamilton...
Now, coming to the greatest sportsperson (in my humble opinion), which India has produced ie. Vishy Anand.. After a loooong time Chess has an undisputed world champion in Vishy. He took India to a different level altogether on teh world arena.. The same respect is shown to Indian players now, which was only reserved for Russians at one point of time.. But may be because of the nature of the sports he has not got the type of response which is reserved for a World Champion. But nevertheless, his commitment to spread the popularity of the game has not taken a back seat. And many of the new creed take inspiration from him... i only wished had chess been a sports in Olympics , we might have got that untill now eluding gold long back!!!!!
So, enough for today.. we might take up this topic some other time as well..
Happy Reading!!!
Its been sometime since my last post now.. Actually i get most of my ideas while i
am driving to and from office. Again there is an "issue" regarding whether am
i right in saying "driving" or not since i ride a bike.. so in the real sense its "riding" only... but driving comes automatically while writing.. so please dont assume otherwise unless specified.. fuuh..
Last night i was watching the match between Federer and Muller, a US Open quarter final match.. needless to say i am a big Federer fan... Eventually Federer prevailed but not before a hard fought match was in offing...
So, coming to the issue why i like Federer so much.. I think my reasoning goes beyond how good a player is. I dunno about others but my liking of a player sub consciously also counts the type of person one is on as well as off the court..Over the period of time the type of humility and gentlemanship shown by Federer is remarkable... Its very easy to be lost in the fanfare and glitterings when you are on the top.. But to remain groundfooted is an Herculean task..
I dunno whether its right to judge a sportsperosn on these parameters or not...But I do judge like that only..
Coming to another sports ie. F1.. more than i liked Schumacher, i hated Alonso... No denying the fact Alonso was a great driver and even world champion at that time.. But the way he handelled himself was not which u like much.. Many a times he came out like a sore loser.. Although Schumacher also had his share ov controversies.. but the way he handled himself in his last season was really nice. Alonso episode was more evident in the next season when he had to compete with his own team mate Hamilton...
Now, coming to the greatest sportsperson (in my humble opinion), which India has produced ie. Vishy Anand.. After a loooong time Chess has an undisputed world champion in Vishy. He took India to a different level altogether on teh world arena.. The same respect is shown to Indian players now, which was only reserved for Russians at one point of time.. But may be because of the nature of the sports he has not got the type of response which is reserved for a World Champion. But nevertheless, his commitment to spread the popularity of the game has not taken a back seat. And many of the new creed take inspiration from him... i only wished had chess been a sports in Olympics , we might have got that untill now eluding gold long back!!!!!
So, enough for today.. we might take up this topic some other time as well..
Happy Reading!!!
Monday, September 1, 2008
The Diet Control
Well well well...
This is quite an interesting thing going in my life right now..
better share it with u all.. to begin with how it all started..
on my last visit to home ammi was quite upfront about this ie. my waist line..
unlike typical indian mothers where the sadiyon se wala trademark opening is..
"kitna kamzor ho gaye ho, thik se kahte kyon nahi" se the dramatic change was--
"i think u should take care of ur waistline" , then i decided time has come to do something...
that coupled by a childhood friend of mine who in our half an hour meeting about 57th time
said " kitne mote ho gaye ho, pahle kitne patle the" -- i decided , its time to wake up ...
so that was the "tipping point" as Pranjal put it, was for me..
it all began about 2 months back..
in the beginning it satrted on the wrong note which came to know later.. where i was
starving myself to death.. and having calory filled "twister" in lunch... it all went on for about 10 days..
in the meanwhile i started looking for "the enlightment" on net.. and ya after going through
tons of pages i came to know some basic facts which i followed and which i am going to point it down.. its no secret but very simple things to follow.. and i can swear by it since i got the results..
--- count your calories.. if u start doing that half the battle is won
--- say a total goodbye to sugar or anything sweet-- in the beginning it might seem a bit difficult but trust me it really works
--- run or do something physical atleast for 45 mins a day-- i went for a combination of jogging and walk on alternate days
--- have minimal oil in your food
--- forget rice altogether-- convert to chapatis
--- drink water at regular interval througout the day-- that will meaning rushing to loo quite a lot as well :)
--- have frequent short meals-- prefereably fruits
Now the best part-
Result-- i lost 2.5 inch of waistline in one and a half months and 3 inch of abdomen waist
Sounds encouraging-- well it worked for me hope it does for u as well -- in case u need it..
and one more principle to remember is LIFO ie. Last In First Out..
so if u have put on weight around ur waist in the last -- u will lose it from there first--
so this fact helped me in my case-- this will of course vary from person to person..
so am i sounding like some Diet Guru :)--i think so.. But i know how worried i was about the whole thing.. so i can understand what goes through the whole time..
so lets stop it here for now..
Happy Dieting!!!!!!
This is quite an interesting thing going in my life right now..
better share it with u all.. to begin with how it all started..
on my last visit to home ammi was quite upfront about this ie. my waist line..
unlike typical indian mothers where the sadiyon se wala trademark opening is..
"kitna kamzor ho gaye ho, thik se kahte kyon nahi" se the dramatic change was--
"i think u should take care of ur waistline" , then i decided time has come to do something...
that coupled by a childhood friend of mine who in our half an hour meeting about 57th time
said " kitne mote ho gaye ho, pahle kitne patle the" -- i decided , its time to wake up ...
so that was the "tipping point" as Pranjal put it, was for me..
it all began about 2 months back..
in the beginning it satrted on the wrong note which came to know later.. where i was
starving myself to death.. and having calory filled "twister" in lunch... it all went on for about 10 days..
in the meanwhile i started looking for "the enlightment" on net.. and ya after going through
tons of pages i came to know some basic facts which i followed and which i am going to point it down.. its no secret but very simple things to follow.. and i can swear by it since i got the results..
--- count your calories.. if u start doing that half the battle is won
--- say a total goodbye to sugar or anything sweet-- in the beginning it might seem a bit difficult but trust me it really works
--- run or do something physical atleast for 45 mins a day-- i went for a combination of jogging and walk on alternate days
--- have minimal oil in your food
--- forget rice altogether-- convert to chapatis
--- drink water at regular interval througout the day-- that will meaning rushing to loo quite a lot as well :)
--- have frequent short meals-- prefereably fruits
Now the best part-
Result-- i lost 2.5 inch of waistline in one and a half months and 3 inch of abdomen waist
Sounds encouraging-- well it worked for me hope it does for u as well -- in case u need it..
and one more principle to remember is LIFO ie. Last In First Out..
so if u have put on weight around ur waist in the last -- u will lose it from there first--
so this fact helped me in my case-- this will of course vary from person to person..
so am i sounding like some Diet Guru :)--i think so.. But i know how worried i was about the whole thing.. so i can understand what goes through the whole time..
so lets stop it here for now..
Happy Dieting!!!!!!
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