Gifts Of The Past...

Satutory Warning:Readers may please note that the events mentioned below are fictional to the best of my knowledge(of course going to school and college are not fictional..am a literate..or else how do i write this blog...sorry.. Bad Joke..!!).So as the events are fictional,any resemblance to any person is truly unintentional.

I turn back today..
just to have a glimpse at the past.
They say past is history,
So is it wrong to look at it?

Shouldn't I look at the day,
When i walked through the school gates,
shouldn't i be obliged,
for I went in a kid and came out a man!!
So what if I want to go back today
and say sorry to people I have hurt..
I know I can't!!

Shouldn't I look at the day,
when I had the first fight
shouldn't i be glad,for the fight
ultimately resulted in a friendship
which still goes strong..!!
So what if the fight ended with a broken bone,
and the bone belonged to me..!!

Shouldn't I look at the day,
when we went to see a cricket match
between Australia and India at the Ferozshah Kotla
Shouldn't I rejoice,for we had a gala time
predicting the number of ducks
by Indian Batsmen.
So what if India lost that match
and then the series too.!!

Shouldn't I look at the day
when we used to play football
on a rainy day.
shouldn't I be happy that I was the one
to score the goal.
So what if the next day
I caught cough and cold and then
could not play for the next two days.

Shouldn't I look at the day
when college welcomed me with open arms..
Shouldn't I smile for I made friends.
So what if I suddenly find moist eyes..
The tears are the trophies I possess,
for they remind me of the good times spent.

Shouldn't I look at the day
when I took the train journey,
that changed me forever.
Shouldn't I blush
that I met the girl of my dreams
and fell---fell in love.
So what if she doesn't like me,
I do and shall always..!!

I look at all these days and more,
Days that will never come back,
Days that will stay with me lifelong,
Days that will always be cherished,
as wonderful gifts of the past...!!!

Rab dikha kya??

Well..the psyche of Indian audience can never actually be analysed.When,how and what is acceptable to them is an unfathomable mystery.While on one hand they reject a movie like Saawariya(am not taking its side..it deserved to be a flop)they actually let a movie like Rab ne Bana di jodi become a big hit.Now all you SRK fans may please note that he is simply the best.I have watched DDLJ 25 times and even in RNBDJ he was awesome.But should he have done that movie in the first place is my question?I mean that movie deserves the OSCAR for the most irritating scripts till date in Indian Cinema.How can a lady not identify her husband is a question which has long been asked and I wont dwell on that fact.The second shortcoming is how can a person jinhone aaj tak kabhie ladies se baat tak nahin ki hain be such a natural flirt.I guess Vinay Pathak gave him tuitions.I mean when we are asked to shut our brains and enjoy a movie it is acceptable to a certain extent but this is pure crap.Poore movie mein heroine ko rab dikha hi nahin lekin picture khatam karne ki baari aayi toh Rab dikh gaya..arre telepathy hain kya?And this movie was the second biggest grosser of 2008 after Ghajini.
Talking about Rab,this was the only good thing about the movie.After that am seeing glimpses of rab in every second female..!! problem is kisi ladki ko hamme rab dikhta hi nahin...!!!
Help me Rab..!!

Peter Raja...!!

Now I just felt like adding this pic here..yesterday as we recieved the news of Jharkhand C.M Mr Shibhu Soren being defeated in the tamar by-poll by one Peter Raj..i was occupied with various emotions..one being Peter Raja..??I mean his name is Peter Raja..

Doesnt it resemble a name of a monkey who roams in the streets along with his master and entertains the general public..??I do not wish to hurt any sentiments here but Peter Raja??

The next emotion was when I saw the pic of Peter Raja..I am sure many of the newspapers did not print a pic of Mr Peter raja fearing that kids may actually face emotional turbulence after having a look at him.I tried but did not get a pic of Mr.Raja in the net.But mark my word..given a choice am sure people would consider Shibhu Soren as a gentleman in front of Rajaji.Mr Raja has those deadly looks,ekdum apt for a role in Ramsays new horror movie.

I pity the people of Jharkhand..they now have to choose between two murderers..its as if choosing the worst movie of the year..LOVE STORY 2050 or DRONA..??

And somewhere down the line am I thanking God for am no longer a resident of Jharkhand??..u bet I am...for although I have spent my best growing up years in Jharkhand,the present political scenario makes me feel disgusted that am a citizen of the same country in which there are individuals like Shibhu Soren and Peter Raja.

UNITE INDIA..

Sovereign,secular,democratic republic
Is that India..??Ask the Indian public..
Are we a sovereign nation,a secular state?
Is this the same India which Gandhi once said Great..!!

Why these bomb blasts??Why these wars??
Whose responsible for these permanent scars??
Innocent blood being shed,many more at stake..
Can someone please stop this rake..?

Dont point fingers for we all share the blame
now we need to ensure that conditions dont remain the same
not everythings gone,not all hope lost..
Normalcy can be restored at a minimal cost..!!

So Unite India for now is the time..
when newer heights have been attained by all sorts of crime..
lets sort out differences,let there be no suspicion..
lets eradicate fear..let that be our sole mission..!!

Ergo,let all religions unite for one single cause..
lets all have fire within us to fight the loss..
let us all know one incontrovertible decision..
War..never was and never shall be a solution..!!

For together we shall make the new Indian state..
and together we will write our own fate..!!!

Happy New Year.

Well,at the outset Happy New Year to one and all.Being an optimistic I was hoping that 2009 would see lesser number of terrorist strikes but on the 1st day of year itself,Assam was rocked.I pity the Indian Government.They can expect attacks from any quarters.If in west we have Pakistan which claims it is doing everything to ensure that its territory is not being used for any terrorist activities and that Mumbai attacks were carried out by non state actors(non state-they were aliens i guess)..it is actually providing bullet proof car to the head of Jamaat-Ul-Dawa(dont remember his name).Also in the East we have Bangladesh which has been causing sleepless nights to all our political honchos.Madam Sheikh Hasina...please are you listening to our pleas?
Plus there are internal naxals spread across the country.Just imagine the kind of country we are living in.Plus I salute the patience our politicians have shown after 26/11.Coz I am fed up of those top stories in news channels where be it Pranab Mukherjee or Manmohan Singh all they have said for the last one month is Pak must act and there's no time limit for that.Pakistan on its part has done nothing but said that in case of a war they will protect their sovereignity.Wasnt an attack on mumbai an attack on our freedom to live peacufully and an attack on our sovereignity?And wasnt it planned and plotted in Pakistani territory?This is a warning to our netas...Time's running away gentlemen and aam junta's getting frustrated.
Switching Gears...Well kudos to Mr Amitabh Bachchan to actually write in his blog regularly.I am writing after 2 months.Actually am too lazy to even think about switching my pc on everyday,forget about writing.Recently saw Ghajini and liked it.Indian film industry can proudly claim to have few cinematic geniuses with it and Aamir's surely one of them.Expecting many more Mr. Aamir.

Chicken Soup for the Soul..!!

Recenty read about Chicken soup for the Soul series of books.These consist of short inspirational stories and motivational essays.The first book had about 101 stories.Plus there are some 106 titles.

They are called Chicken Soup as chicken soup is used as a home remedy for the sick.They have been edied by motivational speakers Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen(never heard about them).But yes,motivational stories seem to be a good read.I mean human beings look for sources of inspiration and motivation all the time.If you have ever noticed,if you do any good or are successful one question people ask is "who is your source of inspiration?"

Well I have gone through Paulo Coelhos most of the books and I simply admire them.After reading The Alchemist,I remember that I made a time-table and followed it religiously for a week.Can you imagine..?If one fine day an award is being announced for the most indisciplined,most irregular student,I am sure that I will be nominated(nah..I dont claim I will win).So such a student making a routine and following it not for a day but a week??Hmmm..Good work Mr Coelho.Remember Alchemist said to follow your dreams.I did that too.Slept for 10 hours daily just to have dreams.(All I had was nightmares in which I was put behind bars and a bowl of Rasgullas kept out of my reach..!!)

So the point is I will like to read some of these chicken soul books.Whats intresting is that most of these books are directed at specific groups of people like Chicken Soup for The Prisoner's Soul,Chicken Soup for The Mother's Soul..Intresting.

So if you are encountering losses in business,if you have been dumped by your lover,if your son just ran away, just to come back after a week married,if you fought with your best friend,if your maths teacher threw you out of your class for not doing homework and if the new pair of jeans you bought last week doesn't fit you any more,its time to get some motivation.So grab your copy.

Waise on a more serious note,I won't be reading Chicken Soup for the soul to get motivation.If I ever feel low,I go and have a full plate of Chicken tandoori.That puts me in Seventh heaven. Sorry Peta India,I have no plans to turn vegetarian.

Finally few smiles...!!

After the bomb blasts,the past few days have brought about changes.People smiling and hopes rekindled..its like after so many days of black dark clouds even the sun was frustrated and decided enuf was enuf,it had to shine.While America received its first black president with open arms,there are talks that team Australia doesn't deserve the world champs title anymore,thanks to the beating it received from apna India.Saying anything conclusive on my part would be utter foolishness,coz australians have shown that they are true champs.They have in the past defied critics and have come back stronger and sharper whenever they have been put into such a situation.That's a different story that their bowling doesn't seem lethal anymore with the likes of McGrath and Warnie taking a bow and batting too looks lacklusture.So as of now lets play the waiting game!!

Coming to Chandrayan-1,credit is due to ISRO for its fantastic work.Where countries like USA and Russia could not make it to the moon in 1st attempt,we did.That too,by taking just 1/3rd the price taken by those countries.Talks are that ISRO is planning a trip to studying the outer surface of Sun as well.Plus the manned mission to moon.WoW...Hamara Hindustan Rocks bhai!!

Arre oh Obama Bhaiya..Mubarack ho.Thinking about a Black President in America,say about a decade before was like thinking of Madonna singing Bhajans and Jagjit Singh trying his hand at Qawwali.But then here we are..the 44th US president is a black.So as billions of hope rests on his shoulders,i sincerely hope that people dont get impatient and give him ample time to prove his worth.Policies can't be implemented in a day.

Waise when will Madonna sing Bhajans then??