Today is my Sweetheart's 23rd Birthday. What a coincidence she says...turning 23 on the 23rd?! She can be one stupid funny adorable cute baby sometiimes. And so lovably lovely!!! I wish such times would come more than just sometimes. I Love You! A lot. Lots of lovely times are there in store. Just wait a bit... :D v-23
:arrow: I have been featured in Blog Search Engine and they have told me to blog about them. So here it goes. Guys Blog Search Engine is a wonderful way to get featured in world blogs. To increase the traffic to your blog, get featured in the most amazing blog directory of the world. Now that I am featured in Blog Search Engine, featured blogs @ tBlog can go take a hike!
:arrow: Ironically, I have submitted my blog to get featured at tBlog (Well! Hehe!)! So ya'll go excercise your voting option and vote for the one (ME! ME!), who will represent you truly (Me! Me! please I beg!). God be with you.
Have not been writing for quite some time. Just chilling out I guess. So why not write a journal entry today! So here it goes ...
Was relieved of the exam pressure for the time being after my internals finished on the 30th. Quite some time before I start for the University papers starting from the 10th and ending on the 11th (hehe ... juss two papers). BTW the time has now arrived that I start preparing. So I catched up on the lost hours of sleep and had loads of dreamy time; all for me! And yes I got a CD writer and burned all my stuff on CDs coz we gotta leave this system with our hostel only once we leave. And imagine burning 3500+ mp3 songs. I just had a ball. I listened to so many new songs and refreshed on the old ones. So now I can boast of a huge library. I am even thinking of renting out the music. :P
Packed some of my stuff and did lots of laundry. Now I can atleast stay in some peace for the rest of the days here. These days all my friends are getting sentimental over the "another chapter in the life closes" stuff. So a lot of heart to heart talks are the flavour of the month. People seem as if they didn't "actually" know each other till now. The wondrous look on the faces shoots "Oh! And I thought the other way round!". Its fun to read expressions and my infatuation for facial expressions doesn't dampen that fun at all.
Today I have the last of my Internal examination of MBA. A tough one compared to others. Am almost done with the syllabus, just revising. After that a break of 10 days and then the two University papers.
This blog is to proclaim that today I saw one of the worst possible movies in my entire life. [b]Serving Sara[/b] (Elizabeth Hurley, Matthew Perry - 2002).
Though it is after almost two years of its release that I witness the [i]masterpiece[/i], I still am in awe of people who made it and those who would have gone to see it at the theatres. It is like a 10 mins documentary film, which is dramatised and exteded to over 100 mins of running time. During the movie, one wishes how one had not fallen prey to the impressive starcast.
The performances are to say the least [b]antique[/b]. Liz Hurley should better stick to her Estee Lauder and Mathew Perry should stick it to Friends. And on top of that I watched it to get some relaxing during exams. How I wish I had stuck to tBlog instead?!!
Now that the Convocation is over, I am sitting here searching for data on Mango exports. How cruel can this Mango distribution get. I never thought it while eating those juicy ones. The only thing that gives me some inner peace is the fact that this is THE last project of my MBA (rather MMS) curriculum.
And also that from tomorrow hopefully and finally, the final exams start; for the one final time. I never liked studies though. Its just a miracle that I spent the past 22 years of my life studying. Well the learning process doen't stop there. Does it? We all learn thoughout our lives. No end to that. But I am glad that my academic tryst is coming to an end.
You may call it self-realisation! But my previous blog made me remember some things "I" did, while doing it I didn't feel anything was wrong. But now when I recall, it seems so embarassing that it was ME who actually did it. You know the feeling that "OMG! How could I do this?"
Here is one of mine:
We were in grad college. Doing this stupid thing of welcoming all our friends who entered the class late. It so happened that I closed the door...and said whosoever has to come in has to knock...So people were knocking and everybody would stand up and say Good Afternoon Mr. X.
So, as u can guess, Prof. knocked. I didnt know that. So I went "Good Afternoon you Late Comer!!!!" Can u imagine ... the prof was embarassed, I was embarassed, and whole class was dying with laughter.
Yeah I know this happens to everyone. So why not share some "lesser embarassing" moments right here in comments. So go ahead and put it in there. C'mon, I know you want to. :wink:
Majority of happenings in our lives are a direct result of our own actions. I have been a very firm believer of that. Sometimes or the other we realise that it our ownself who was responsible for something. We may believe in luck, in God, in support from our friends or our loved ones and numerous other things and happenings like that. But ultimately isn't the onus on us?
If there would have been no societal pressures, the common aim of everybody in this world would invariably to be happy. To be happy, one would want to do his/her bit and serve the purpose. When we set out to serve that purpose we encounter a path. In turn, the path may be easy or difficult and we would have to face levels of hardship to reach our destination. We may or mayn't have our luck's favour, may or mayn't have ouur friends favour or we may be totally alone. But does that mean, we stop, get frightened and turn back. The onus is on us to carry ourselves, to reach our destination and to serve our purpose.
Isn't it the "I" who set all the things right (or wrong!)? Isn't it the "I" who worked so hard to achieve the laurels? Isn't it the "I" who gave so much time to certain things that others just became hazy? Isn't it the "I" who didn't act the way I had to, and later repent? Yes! It indeed is the "I", who has all the power, the courage; to face all the obstacles and overcome them, to give love, be happy, have friends, live a peaceful life, serve the purpose, be famous, earn the money and most of all earn love - of one and all.
Always believe in your self. It is you who always CAN do it.
Yeah! The news it that Google has come out with [b]Gmail[/b]. It is a free e-mail service which gives you [b]1 Gig [/b]of online storage (for the laymen 1Giga = 1000Mega; all other free email sites give you only 2 to 5 MB of storage). But the problem is that they have not yet released the commercial version but are in the Beta Testing Stage. So they are giving free invites to people over the internet for testing and are then invitng feedbacks.
Now, all the Blog-Hosts powered by Blogger have either already got or are getting the invites. While we poor tbloggers are not.
Do you guys have any idea WHY?
BTW, if you want 100MB storage in free e-mail for a limited time, you can get that on
Go to [b]Google[/b], click on the [b]Language Tools[/b] tab. Then in the [b]Translate[/b] box type in [i]My Mom is nice and cool[/i]. Now in the [i]from[/i] box mark [b]English to Spanish[/b] and hit [b]Translate[/b]. Now copy the resulting sentence in Spanish and paste it in the [b]Translate [/b] box. Select [b]Spanish to Engish[/b] and hit [b]Translate[/b].
Wondered why we stammer so much sometimes. Inspite of knowing the right words at the right time. Juss coz the combination of words (or the phrase) that we speak at certain times do actually twist our toungue. This means that the shift from the last syllable of the first spoken word to the first syllable of the second "to be spoken" word is difficult.
I wonder however why there are always so many "s's" in almost all the tongue twisters. Here's my favourite one:
[u]The Sixth Sheikh's Sixth Sheep's Sick[/u]
Try it ... I am sure u will get your tongue twisted!! :P
I so remember the time when I used to just love walking. Walking alone on roads. Long walks they used to be. Whenever I had a problem, I would become my own agony aunt, tie-up my shoes, dress up clean and go for long walks. All charged up. Charged up to think, to ponder, to realise the worth of things around me. I should say I was a cynic at that time. When I felt so much hate towards anything and everything that went wrong for me. I still do.
But then I realised that I have two options in front of me when something goes wrong. Either to sulk over it, or learn from it. By learning I mean taking the good points or the positive aspects and using them to fight with more vigour and zeal. But then of late I have been experiencing this feeling of frustration accompanied with the same positive feelings. It has such contrasting effects on me. When I wondered why, I couldn't reason my doubts away, howsoever hard I tried. I could only feel a certain lack of balance somewhere in there. The lack of balance in the efforts I put in and the returns I get; in the efforts I take in understanding other people and the efforts they undertake; in feeling and understanding and getting felt and understood; and in many other things.
I have always had a love for symmetry, within me and outside. And I strive real hard for it. I wonder how wonderfully beautiful life would be if it just grew above the barriers of selfishness. And then of course I wonder how wonderful did walking prove in my growth.
As somebody has said correctly; even if peace and faith vanish from this world, don't fret; coz hope will always be there!
It was many years ago since the embarrassing day when a young woman, with a baby in her arms, entered his butcher shop and confronted him with the news that the baby was his and asked what was he going to do about it? Finally he offered to provide her with free meat until the boy was 16. She agreed. He had been counting the years off on his calendar, and one day the teenager, who had been collecting the meat each week, came into the shop and said, "I'll be 16 tomorrow." "I know," said the butcher with a smile, "I've been counting too, tell your mother, when you take this parcel of meat home, that it is the last free meat she'll get, and watch the expression on her face." When the boy arrived home he told his mother. The woman nodded and said, "Son, go back to the butcher and tell him I have also had free bread, free milk, and free groceries for the last 16 years and watch the expression on his face!"
The recent "decrowning" of Femina Miss India World Lakshmi Pandit became quite a news, though it has now disappered. She was "decrowned" after 4 days of winning the title on the allegations that she was married. She had apparently told her landlady that she was married just to get a cheap accomodation in an otherwise costly city of Bombay. Though she maintained the same, it could not be verified whether she was married actually or not. However, after 4 days she herself submitted the crown.
What comes to mind is the trauma that she must have gone through. First winning and then that sense of achievement. Then the plans which would have seemed so real and joyful. And then he sudden misery, the pangs and the remorse. The striking thing is that she did not get so much media attention when she was crowned; but when her personal life came into picture, she was on each and every news item. She had become infamous.
Here I wonder if the clause that females contesting beauty paegeants should be unmarried is actually necessary or not? Any Comments...
[i]The Pakistan Cricket Board has been forced to come out in defence of its embattled chief executive, Rameez Raja, as the hunt for a scapegoat intensifies in the aftermath of India's historic series victory. Rameez, who joined the PCB in 2000, enjoyed a spotless reputation as Pakistan's captain, a role he took on in 1996 when several other candidates were embroiled in match-fixing allegations. But during the recent series against India, he attracted raised eyebrows for his dual role as administrator and commentator for Ten Sports, and his integrity was subsequently called into question by some sections of the Pakistani media.[/i]
The above mentioned news-piece and its mutants can be found everywhere on the internet, splashed on newspapers and discussed widely in the other media. So the question is - Why is this happening to Cricket? Once a gentleman's game; its becoming a rougue's gallery more and more.
What is appalling is the treatment of cricketers, who have given so much to the game ' when they could have. And are even now trying to provide some assistance. Its not wrong to try and earn money. Anybody would do that if he possesses the talent and the required expertise. I know that the strict treatment is required to keep everybody at their best performing levels. But then there is a way to do everything. How about following that way?!
Australian Cricket Board (ACB) does it and so does the Board of Cricket Control for India (BCCI). Even the Zimbabwaens did it inspite of all the trouble in that country. The point that is being missed in that all the players who have given so much, should be respected to say the least. Their credibility should not be torn to shreds just because "some" measures have to be taken after a defeat. If they have to be removed, it should be done swiftly without much of a media involvement. Cricketers have earned respect over the years. So by washing dirty linen in public all they get is disrespect and a feeling of hostility and betrayal. Which self-respecting individual would then again dare to jump in and help out. The Pakistan Cricket Board and the Pakistani Cricket Team is suffering due to these stupid and asinine differences. Its high time that the power game stops and the actual one begins.
Today a certain friend of mine (at his cynical best) was commenting upon the Kashmir Issue (you can find a link to the left). The point he was quite concerned over was do atrocities happen on the civilians in Srinagar or similar terrorist prone areas. I being a Kashmiri myself quickly said yes.
[u][i]A brief history of lakhs of Kashmiri Pandits like me[/i][/u]
[i]After militancy intensified in Kashmir during 1989, and the Kashmiri Pandit (Hindus) were subjected to lots of atrocities (including killing of innocents, raping of women, burning of houses and property, and many such things); the Pandits started fleeing the valley. People left their houses, property and many possesions to go to safer havens. Many, in the hope of returning to Kashmir soon made some temporary arrangements at Jammu. Others went to Delhi, Bombay and Bangalore. Now after 15 years people still have not dared to settle in Kashmir or go back to their own homes. After a long an a dark struggle, they have managed to find a good living at places other than Srinagar.[/i]
Returning to the comment; Army was deployed in Kashmir as soon as militancy surged. This army in the city has still not been taken out due to continuous threats. the early years for the army were hellish. The Muslim majority supported the insurgents; so if armymen wanted to catch a suspect, the civilian would mention him as a relative and the foreign terrorist would be set free. At that time Kashmiri Muslims were dazed. They did not know what they were doing. What they were being lured into was something which was dark and to be dreaded.
They realised this when militants started killing them for their benefit. they harassed their families. Also the army had no other option to verify the mercinary's identity; so they took extreme steps. This might have sometimes led to human rights violation.
Now when I think, I do not know for sure if atrocities because of Indian army have happened or not. There may have been some instances when army had to resort to extreme methods to get the information out. Its just that Islamic organisations around the world should stop creating a ruckus over human rights violation in Kashmir and witness the plight of both Kashmiri Muslims in Kashmir and Hindus who still live as refugees in migrant camps at Jammu.
Your dominant hues are cyan and green. Although you definately strive to be logical you care about people and know there's a time and place for thinking emotionally. Your head rules most things but your heart rules others, and getting them to meet in the middle takes a lot of your energy some days.
Your saturation level is medium - You're not the most decisive go-getter, but you can get a job done when it's required of you. You probably don't think the world can change for you and don't want to spend too much effort trying to force it.
Your outlook on life is very bright. You are sunny and optimistic about life and others find it very encouraging, but remember to tone it down if you sense irritation.
Oh God! Help me please. Please tell me the cure. I have got myself so screwed up!
Its nothin serious though. Juss for me. The thing is that I can't sleep at night. I mean I fall asleep only at around 8 in the MORNING. As much as I try to strengthen my resolve to go under covers by midnight, something or other happens which just doesn't let me go to sleep. And then, I juss can't seem to get even a whiff of sleepy thoghts and dreamy eyes.
I do feel that way these days. All the time! Having done so much of the study stuff (or not ACTUALLY done it!!), the question props in my mind "Was all that actually necessary?"
I know it is stupid and these feelings do get to you sometimes. But thinking about the same yesterday night, I felt that there was a possiblity of not doing all this stuff and still being happy. Happiness is so much simpler, than each one of us thinks it is. It is being content with what you do and getting the time out to actually savour that sweet taste of contentment. But then, this mankind is so full of greed, that everybody tries to get ahead in the rat race. Race for what? Ask a 100 people and only 2 will say yea we know.
I juss want a change from this routine. I juss want to break off from the society that's surrounding me. I juss want to feel happy and satisfied.
Guess for that will have to fight and win the aforesaid race. I so miss you Pikoo. :(
I saw Zoolander. Yes the silly movie! Yeah the one which has Ben Stiller all over. The point is that I liked it!! Did any of u guys also like it. Coz whoever else saw it thot it was sick. To say the least.
Great times for International Cricket. A good day for Indian Cricket.
What an innings! After 10 happening years in International Cricket, the master has again defined a new summit. The true greatness of any sportsperson (or any individual for that matter) is the ability to set the standards. It is as simple. If you can set the standard, you are a legend. There is no word to describe the joy that any cricket enthusiast all over would be under; thanks to the awesome 400*. What matters is not that BL has crossed 350 twice, but that he is the first one to reach the 400 mark. A mark of greatness and a dawn of a new era.
As opposed to the popular belief, I don't think Indians put up a great performance. Yes, it was good. But then there are many things that are good. As I said before also, the greatness is in stretching yourself and achieveing new heights. That attitude makes you a legend. Like the Australian Cricket team. They outdo themselves. They rise to the occassion. They do that and that's why they are #1.
The thing I am pointing to is the inability of the Indian bowlers to wrap up the innings, when they seem so much is controlled. The Pakistani tail, like the 2nd test wagged and resisted the Indian attack which seemed mediocre. I don't seem to find any reason as to why this complacency has persisted for so long. The other thing wa the decision to send out Parthiv Patel. No justification from the dressing room would support the seemingly bold decision. When you have people who are so very qualified for a job, why use people who best seem as amateurs for that profession. Let's see what happens...
That just reminds me! We have the decider with Pakistan starting tomorrow. So much has been discussed in the media about the possible composition of the Indian team that is going to play tommorrow. This all leaves me flustered when I myself begin thinking over the same. Everybody does seem right with their own logic. Critics, critics galore ...
Which now brings me to my favourite topic - Why does one have to criticise? I know criticism is positive and good for your health and all that blah, but still. Let them figure that out themselves, the conditions, the composition, the game and all that. You do what you are supposed to. Watch the game and then comment on performance. The media treatment of Akash Chopra's issue is nothing short of appaling. The guy is being treated so badly.
BTW, I juss witnessed a gem of an innings from Brian Lara. His 313* on the 2nd day proves that he still possesses that finesse. And boy! What an innings this has been!
