after months of extreme probing...the book has finally arrived home (madras)...and honestly...for some strange reason...I truly believe...that my entire outlook towards everything will change for the better...after I complete reading it !!
well...this outlook is the cognition of a series of events from my life and the lives of a few close friends...but...as 'Andy' from shawshank says...hope is a good thing...probably the best of things...
from...'what is the point really..??' to...'hope'...I must admit...its a good start for someone who is usually described as an avatar of pessimism...besides 'pyscho' and 'loser' !!
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Sunday, August 24, 2008
what is the point really...??
yet another week at work flies by...in less than 24 hrs...the weekend would be over...this really has been the 'business' for some time now...
friends getting married...friends becoming parents...friends eager to make more money....friends buying new cars...friends travelling overseas....friends returning home...friends setting themselves 'targets' on the bank balance when they retire...
honestly...hats off to them...for being so inspired in life...well...honestly...with each passing week...am finding it extremely difficult to find inspiration...
'what is the point really..??' has been the favorite question over the past fortnight or so...
anyway...I aint sure...if anyone is reading this...but whoever is...sincere apologies...cos..'what is the point really...??'
friends getting married...friends becoming parents...friends eager to make more money....friends buying new cars...friends travelling overseas....friends returning home...friends setting themselves 'targets' on the bank balance when they retire...
honestly...hats off to them...for being so inspired in life...well...honestly...with each passing week...am finding it extremely difficult to find inspiration...
'what is the point really..??' has been the favorite question over the past fortnight or so...
anyway...I aint sure...if anyone is reading this...but whoever is...sincere apologies...cos..'what is the point really...??'
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
on my way to setting some record...am sure...
when you are single...and staying alone...and more importantly...way too lazy to leave the house unless really warranted...there isnt much you can do...
what I did do and am sure will continue doing is watching movies...
I have seen over 30 movies in the past 10 days...some brilliant ones...and some not so brilliant ones...
casino royale...the recruit...the sentinel...are few which belong to the first category...
beerfest...atonement...are some in the second category...
what I did do and am sure will continue doing is watching movies...
I have seen over 30 movies in the past 10 days...some brilliant ones...and some not so brilliant ones...
casino royale...the recruit...the sentinel...are few which belong to the first category...
beerfest...atonement...are some in the second category...
Monday, July 28, 2008
dosa with daddy !!
well...I had the first guest over at my new place...Jagannathan Sr. dropped by enroute to hubli...where he has some work...he absolutely loved the place...and has promised a stop over on his way back...I was so happy to see him...we had dinner at one of the many 'sagars' in bangalore...the nearest one to home...and discussed one of the topics we never ever discussed before...life post retirement for him !!
He will retire in a year and three months...and when I asked him for plans...he replied "theres still so much time for it...we'll see then"...so typical !!
I have missed my family in the past...missed them the most in s'pore...I know I am just a few hours away...and more importantly just a few hundred rupees away...but I still miss them a lot !!
He will retire in a year and three months...and when I asked him for plans...he replied "theres still so much time for it...we'll see then"...so typical !!
I have missed my family in the past...missed them the most in s'pore...I know I am just a few hours away...and more importantly just a few hundred rupees away...but I still miss them a lot !!
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
powerful words...
A thorn in my side, a chip on my shoulder
A lump in my throat, the size of a boulder
The chill up my spine, can't get any colder
And you wonder why i can't smile
A knot in my gut, an ape on my back
In the heat of the moment, i'm knocked off the track
You drop the ball,i pick up the slack
And you ask me why my hairs gray
Twisting, turning
Losing all sense of yearning
Living and learning
The pressure keeps on burning my soul
I say it's green and then you tell me it's red
Keep your thoughts and ideas
Locked inside of your head
We've got someone
Who can think for you instead
And he sounds just like the last one
Twisting, turning
Losing all sense of yearning
Living and learning
The pressure keeps on burning my soul
Responsible thinkers
Throw caution to the wind
But i find myself
Speaking from within
I can't live my life
Walking on eggshells
To stay on your good side
Using your words
Controlling my life
Can't you see it's my words
That gives you your life
So i hurt your feelings
Well i'm really sorry
But i don't give a shit...
Twisting, turning
Losing all sense of yearning
Living and learning
The pressure keeps on burning my soul
obviously the words arent mine...dream theater - burning my soul !!
A lump in my throat, the size of a boulder
The chill up my spine, can't get any colder
And you wonder why i can't smile
A knot in my gut, an ape on my back
In the heat of the moment, i'm knocked off the track
You drop the ball,i pick up the slack
And you ask me why my hairs gray
Twisting, turning
Losing all sense of yearning
Living and learning
The pressure keeps on burning my soul
I say it's green and then you tell me it's red
Keep your thoughts and ideas
Locked inside of your head
We've got someone
Who can think for you instead
And he sounds just like the last one
Twisting, turning
Losing all sense of yearning
Living and learning
The pressure keeps on burning my soul
Responsible thinkers
Throw caution to the wind
But i find myself
Speaking from within
I can't live my life
Walking on eggshells
To stay on your good side
Using your words
Controlling my life
Can't you see it's my words
That gives you your life
So i hurt your feelings
Well i'm really sorry
But i don't give a shit...
Twisting, turning
Losing all sense of yearning
Living and learning
The pressure keeps on burning my soul
obviously the words arent mine...dream theater - burning my soul !!
Monday, July 21, 2008
my pride...
woke up...fairly late on saturday...I was home...and ofcorse I was feeling real lazy...turned the TV on...too lazy to even see what DVD was on...simply turned it on...it was season 9...disc 3 of ELR !!!
my bro has taken a liking to ELR and I believe it is his second cycle of the entire series...I watched a couple of episodes and as is always the case with all the mothers in this whole world...got a nice little lecture on brushing my teeth !! and so...I was forced to move my posterior...finally !!
coffee...bath...lunch...and I was all set for the remainder of the episodes of ELR season 9...and I dont know why I asked ma...where he was...but I did...she told me that he had a cricket match and was playing...my bro has been playing cricket from since he was 13...and there was a time I watched most every game he played...and honestly...I forgot when I watched him play last...so I decided that was the plan...
reached the stadium at around 3...and I couldnt believe I couldnt figure out which team was playing and I simply couldnt spot my brother...then after a while I did...by that time I came to know my brother's team was bowling and he had done his job extremely well...three wickets in a single over...and he was given the ball again...over one maiden...over two maiden...over three another wicket...that made it four wickets in this innings for him...over four...he got the batsman out...and started to celebrate with the rest of his team on getting his fifth wicket...but the batsman didnt walk...and the umpire didnt give him out...he walked back obviously dejected...came into bowl the next ball...it was a fast bouncer which nearly took the batsman's face off !!! man...aggression !!
he is a talented fast bowler...but well...I am not too sure if talent alone can get you places these days...unfortunately for my bro...he is just...my bro...!!!
I dont really pray or hope for things...but I cant help myself...I really do hope and pray he gets whatever he wants out of his cricket...because I know he is really good...and more importantly...he works real hard...I mean...can you imagine...running in and bowling in the hot and humid conditions of madras...I know I couldnt bowl a single over without just falling flat on my back !! He bowled 18 overs that day for his four wickets and felt bad about not being able to get his fifth !!
am really proud of him...his committment...his drive...his bouncer that took that almost took that guy's head off !!
my bro has taken a liking to ELR and I believe it is his second cycle of the entire series...I watched a couple of episodes and as is always the case with all the mothers in this whole world...got a nice little lecture on brushing my teeth !! and so...I was forced to move my posterior...finally !!
coffee...bath...lunch...and I was all set for the remainder of the episodes of ELR season 9...and I dont know why I asked ma...where he was...but I did...she told me that he had a cricket match and was playing...my bro has been playing cricket from since he was 13...and there was a time I watched most every game he played...and honestly...I forgot when I watched him play last...so I decided that was the plan...
reached the stadium at around 3...and I couldnt believe I couldnt figure out which team was playing and I simply couldnt spot my brother...then after a while I did...by that time I came to know my brother's team was bowling and he had done his job extremely well...three wickets in a single over...and he was given the ball again...over one maiden...over two maiden...over three another wicket...that made it four wickets in this innings for him...over four...he got the batsman out...and started to celebrate with the rest of his team on getting his fifth wicket...but the batsman didnt walk...and the umpire didnt give him out...he walked back obviously dejected...came into bowl the next ball...it was a fast bouncer which nearly took the batsman's face off !!! man...aggression !!
he is a talented fast bowler...but well...I am not too sure if talent alone can get you places these days...unfortunately for my bro...he is just...my bro...!!!
I dont really pray or hope for things...but I cant help myself...I really do hope and pray he gets whatever he wants out of his cricket...because I know he is really good...and more importantly...he works real hard...I mean...can you imagine...running in and bowling in the hot and humid conditions of madras...I know I couldnt bowl a single over without just falling flat on my back !! He bowled 18 overs that day for his four wickets and felt bad about not being able to get his fifth !!
am really proud of him...his committment...his drive...his bouncer that took that almost took that guy's head off !!
trip to madras...(includes dissonance in the train !!)
Obviously I am not against having fun during the course of a five hour long journey...but seriously...when this ‘fun’ is shockingly inconsiderate behavior I think I have a right to be pissed off!!
There was this ‘fun’ gang of colleagues who I had the ‘privilege’ of traveling with from Bangalore to Madras last weekend. The gang was a mix of young women and men and not so young women and men!! But having watched them for whole five hours...I can safely say that their combined IQ would not exceed that of a five year old...
Well...I got onto to the train never suspecting that I would be doled out such penalty...after a night of searing headache combined with regurgitation!! Things started off pretty slowly...until breakfast was served and then…they just let loose...thanks to one of the ‘smartest’ members of this gang...who proposed the brilliant plan of playing anthakshri!!
Its one of life’s real cruelties...when all you hope for is a peaceful journey home and what you are actually dealt with is abominable...
Well...it wasn’t just the noise that was being created…but they all just stood in the middle just blocking the passage to the lav...I excused myself…the first time and I was given exactly the space of two fingers to squeeze through...the second time the same happened…and I had to speak out...”Its extremely flattering that you guys think I am so thin but the reality is I need some more space!!” to which the girls just looked at each other and giggled and gave me another finger’s space to squeeze through again...
There was this ‘fun’ gang of colleagues who I had the ‘privilege’ of traveling with from Bangalore to Madras last weekend. The gang was a mix of young women and men and not so young women and men!! But having watched them for whole five hours...I can safely say that their combined IQ would not exceed that of a five year old...
Well...I got onto to the train never suspecting that I would be doled out such penalty...after a night of searing headache combined with regurgitation!! Things started off pretty slowly...until breakfast was served and then…they just let loose...thanks to one of the ‘smartest’ members of this gang...who proposed the brilliant plan of playing anthakshri!!
Its one of life’s real cruelties...when all you hope for is a peaceful journey home and what you are actually dealt with is abominable...
Well...it wasn’t just the noise that was being created…but they all just stood in the middle just blocking the passage to the lav...I excused myself…the first time and I was given exactly the space of two fingers to squeeze through...the second time the same happened…and I had to speak out...”Its extremely flattering that you guys think I am so thin but the reality is I need some more space!!” to which the girls just looked at each other and giggled and gave me another finger’s space to squeeze through again...
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
samosas sent to airline offices..?!?!?!?!
well...well...well...this is the land where creativity reaches unexplored heights !!
ticketing agents whose main revenue is obviously the commission paid by the airlines have sent hot samosas to airline companies' offices...
reason...the airlines had decided to cut down on the commission paid to these agents and they decided to 'protest' this way.
A letter stating "Please accept a sample of delicious samosas which is a new line of business we are getting into, after our travel agency days are over. Later we will be offering one samosa free with every ten that you buy, with no other hidden costs or surcharges." was sent with the samosas !!
creative indeed !! well done !!
ticketing agents whose main revenue is obviously the commission paid by the airlines have sent hot samosas to airline companies' offices...
reason...the airlines had decided to cut down on the commission paid to these agents and they decided to 'protest' this way.
A letter stating "Please accept a sample of delicious samosas which is a new line of business we are getting into, after our travel agency days are over. Later we will be offering one samosa free with every ten that you buy, with no other hidden costs or surcharges." was sent with the samosas !!
creative indeed !! well done !!
back to where it all started...
you can run but can never escape...you can only postpone but never avoid !!
am back in Bangalore...the place...where my ‘exciting’ career as a business analyst kick-started!!!
I would like to imagine that I have come a long way since then…but well…I try being as honest as possible in this blog...so...the truth is...NOTHING has changed in bangalore....except the house rentals have touched the sky and the autowalas have become a little more insensitive !!
am back in Bangalore...the place...where my ‘exciting’ career as a business analyst kick-started!!!
I would like to imagine that I have come a long way since then…but well…I try being as honest as possible in this blog...so...the truth is...NOTHING has changed in bangalore....except the house rentals have touched the sky and the autowalas have become a little more insensitive !!
Thursday, June 5, 2008
remorse...
oh yes...remorse...last weekend I had visited a good friend of mine...he stays a bit far from the main part of singapore...in a luxurious condominium...this was the first time I had been there in almost the two years that I have spent here...
it was exquisite...the view from the living room...picturesque...and yes...the most comfortable couch that I have sat in...which induced sleep in less than five minutes after I got my posterior on it...brilliant television set...DVD player...oh it was bliss...ofcourse you would think...I am exaggerating...but if you have actually seen my room...you would instantly realise that the reason for my awe for simple things like a television set and a DVD player is justified...I stay in a shack...in possibly the worst part of singapore...
anyway, the visit to this friend's apartment has had a depressing effect...I should have just done that...shared a condo...with some friends/colleagues...and had a good time...and right now its too late...as I am scheduled to return back home in a few days...
well...yes...the resolution is ofcourse...given an oppurtunity like this again...LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST !!!
it was exquisite...the view from the living room...picturesque...and yes...the most comfortable couch that I have sat in...which induced sleep in less than five minutes after I got my posterior on it...brilliant television set...DVD player...oh it was bliss...ofcourse you would think...I am exaggerating...but if you have actually seen my room...you would instantly realise that the reason for my awe for simple things like a television set and a DVD player is justified...I stay in a shack...in possibly the worst part of singapore...
anyway, the visit to this friend's apartment has had a depressing effect...I should have just done that...shared a condo...with some friends/colleagues...and had a good time...and right now its too late...as I am scheduled to return back home in a few days...
well...yes...the resolution is ofcourse...given an oppurtunity like this again...LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST !!!
Friday, May 30, 2008
ministry of sound
am not really into clubbing...well...come to think of it...am not really into anything !!
anyway...this good friend of mine...decided that he would show me this most happening club in singapore...its in a place called clarke quay...now clarke quay is this place...where most of singapore hangs out during the weekends...fine restaurants...pubs...clubs...live music...the place is vivacious...
ok...back to this club...yes...ministry of sound...is an interesting place...very nice decor...excellent acoustics...really enjoyed the thirty minutes we spent there...
guess am just getting old...well...not really old...but may be just in that phase...where I just prefer watching raymond at home...
anyway...this good friend of mine...decided that he would show me this most happening club in singapore...its in a place called clarke quay...now clarke quay is this place...where most of singapore hangs out during the weekends...fine restaurants...pubs...clubs...live music...the place is vivacious...
ok...back to this club...yes...ministry of sound...is an interesting place...very nice decor...excellent acoustics...really enjoyed the thirty minutes we spent there...
guess am just getting old...well...not really old...but may be just in that phase...where I just prefer watching raymond at home...
Thursday, May 29, 2008
why the title..??
just in case...you are wondering...why this blog is titled...the way it is...the movie shawshank redemption is one of my all time favourites...and 'get busy livin or get busy dyin' is what tim robbins tells morgan freeman...after he talks to him about his wife and how he was indirectly responsible for her death...
just watch the movie...I know I will (yet again)...over this weekend...honestly lost count on the number of times I have seen it...
just watch the movie...I know I will (yet again)...over this weekend...honestly lost count on the number of times I have seen it...
everything and a kite
well...ever since I discovered that ray romano had written a book and whose title was 'everything and a kite'...I havent been able to think of much else other than getting my hands on the book...for those of you...who do not know ray...you may want to check out www.rayromano.com
anyway...as luck would have it...this book is not available in any of leading book stores here in singapore...however...after 'googling' for it...I found a person on the website www.bookcrossing.com who had purchased this book from a used book shop here...ofcourse I wrote to her immediately and she has very generously offered to lend it to me....there are nice people around after all....
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