The following is intended as a narrative of chain of thoughts going through an idle mind....
"As the rains pour outside, as the wind strickes the window with all its might, I sit down on my couch, stuck at home. With nothing to do, nowher to go, I try to glance back at my life. It has been a decent one so far. I have achieced whatever I strived for, yet I have not achieved anything at all. I have seen, felt and heard everything I wanted to, yet I have not seen, felt or heard anything at all.. It is this feeling of numbness, of nothingness, of missing out on all that life has to offer that plagues my soul.... In short, I have no life.
What is life? How can I have one? many say " LOVE IS LIFE!" Maybe thats true!! Maybe your love for someone gives you the urge to live. If that is true, I had a life once, but that life went away with my love... Then my wife came into the picture. She started dictating terms..maybe its her life I am living..Maybe or maybe not!! Maybe I dont understand... maybe I dont know how to enjoy it... maybe this is what life really means!!
Do I have a life? I dont know!! I would love to go out into the rain right now but something is holding me back!! I dont know what it is!! Maybe it is my wife giving me ugly glances, maybe it is the fear, the fear of living according to my free will, maybe it is the maturity, maybe this is my life!
Should I live this life? Am I alive?? I dont know! Maybe I am already dead!! maybe the living dead like me dont deserve a life!! Maybe I deserve to die, to free my wife from the suffering of my existance, to be free!! Maybe this is the only way to get a life!!! Maybe I need to die to get a life!!!"
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Friday, June 5, 2009
The Beginning Of The End!!
"Destiny knocked on our doors on a Saturday evening..A phone call let me know Phoenix was selected for the semi-finals to be held in a month at a the best place for gigs in Kolkata,'Someplace Else'. We were all overcome with joy...IT was as if we were living out our dreams...Who knew that in a second it would turn into our darkest nightmares!!!
We had jam sessions and rehearsals nearly everyday...As the fateful day approached, the nervousness began to play on us....Booze sessions became more regular but none of them threw any surprises like first one!!! The only thing that happened in the interim was that Annie's parents divorced. Though this was bound to happen, she was visibly hurt but still she kept herself motivated towards the band....
The day of the concert arrived...I cant give you a show like you come to expect in the movies, but frankly we rocked and were in for the finals in a couple of days' time..That would be the beginning of the end...That night we all had a bit of booze to celebrate..AB was supposed to drop Annie off at her house but she never made it!!! They met with an accident...Annie was in a come..AB got a few broken ribs!!
I was too shocked as was her father...I forgot everything about the band until the day of the concert arrived...A phone call arrived at 10-30 pm informing that AB had sung a touching slow song as a sort of prayer for Annie and the judges had bestowed top honours for Phoenix!! A sort of happiness came over me which was wiped off in an instant as Annie breathed her last...A part of me died that day..The next morning I woke up to another bad news...AB had slit his wrists and had left us considering himself responsible for Annie's death!! That was the last I talked to anyone related to Phoenix!!! This phoenix would never rise from the ashes!! A group of friends who were inseperable were seperated by a series of events that might not have happened if we had not wavered from the beaten track!!! Society finally had its revenge!!!"
We had jam sessions and rehearsals nearly everyday...As the fateful day approached, the nervousness began to play on us....Booze sessions became more regular but none of them threw any surprises like first one!!! The only thing that happened in the interim was that Annie's parents divorced. Though this was bound to happen, she was visibly hurt but still she kept herself motivated towards the band....
The day of the concert arrived...I cant give you a show like you come to expect in the movies, but frankly we rocked and were in for the finals in a couple of days' time..That would be the beginning of the end...That night we all had a bit of booze to celebrate..AB was supposed to drop Annie off at her house but she never made it!!! They met with an accident...Annie was in a come..AB got a few broken ribs!!
I was too shocked as was her father...I forgot everything about the band until the day of the concert arrived...A phone call arrived at 10-30 pm informing that AB had sung a touching slow song as a sort of prayer for Annie and the judges had bestowed top honours for Phoenix!! A sort of happiness came over me which was wiped off in an instant as Annie breathed her last...A part of me died that day..The next morning I woke up to another bad news...AB had slit his wrists and had left us considering himself responsible for Annie's death!! That was the last I talked to anyone related to Phoenix!!! This phoenix would never rise from the ashes!! A group of friends who were inseperable were seperated by a series of events that might not have happened if we had not wavered from the beaten track!!! Society finally had its revenge!!!"
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Phoenix!!!
"A lot of quarreling ensued between Rambo and Sam over what the name would be!! it even came to a stage where we decided to shut down the band in order to maintain our sanctity...In the end, one of them budged and gave up with a bruised ego!! 'phoenix' would be the name that everyone would know us by or so we hoped!
After this, life was as normal as can be and everything was fine with the band!! One day, Rambo, suggested a booze party...Hesitantly, we agreed...even the girls!!! Date set and our rehearsal room as the venue, Rambo arrived with 2 Jack Daniels...We were high..with Pink Floyd giving an awsome sensation! It was AB's turn to give us a surprise...he handed each of us a "special" smoke and told us this would be the best experience of our lives!!! We were high, we got higher!!! Most of us passed out....
I was the first to wake up along with Annie and were shocked to see Niru and Sam entangled in each other, naked with clothes strewn all over the place!! We decided to keep it under wraps...but it wasnt to be!!!! At one of our jam sessions, Niru entered late and dropped a bombshell announcing that she was pregnant!!!
She had become pregnant the day she lost her virginity....After a lot of thought, we decided an abortion would be the best option!!!It took place discreetly that night and I dont know if anyone else ever came to know about it!!!
Our jam sessions were on in full swing but we were not earning anything!!!! We decided to take part in a rock band competition in the city with a cash prize and a chance to record an album!!! By this time, we had around half a dozen songs of our own....We recorded one of them for the audition....the songs were good even though I say so myself....The CD was sent for the auditions and our destiny was in their hands!!!"
TO BE CONTINUED...Last Post of this tomorrow...!!!!
After this, life was as normal as can be and everything was fine with the band!! One day, Rambo, suggested a booze party...Hesitantly, we agreed...even the girls!!! Date set and our rehearsal room as the venue, Rambo arrived with 2 Jack Daniels...We were high..with Pink Floyd giving an awsome sensation! It was AB's turn to give us a surprise...he handed each of us a "special" smoke and told us this would be the best experience of our lives!!! We were high, we got higher!!! Most of us passed out....
I was the first to wake up along with Annie and were shocked to see Niru and Sam entangled in each other, naked with clothes strewn all over the place!! We decided to keep it under wraps...but it wasnt to be!!!! At one of our jam sessions, Niru entered late and dropped a bombshell announcing that she was pregnant!!!
She had become pregnant the day she lost her virginity....After a lot of thought, we decided an abortion would be the best option!!!It took place discreetly that night and I dont know if anyone else ever came to know about it!!!
Our jam sessions were on in full swing but we were not earning anything!!!! We decided to take part in a rock band competition in the city with a cash prize and a chance to record an album!!! By this time, we had around half a dozen songs of our own....We recorded one of them for the audition....the songs were good even though I say so myself....The CD was sent for the auditions and our destiny was in their hands!!!"
TO BE CONTINUED...Last Post of this tomorrow...!!!!
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
continued...
"We would usually hang out at Sam's place and we had decided just before our boards that we did not want to get into college at that moment..It was a difficult decision to take and even harder to explain as we had not yet decided on what we wanted to do!! Society i think never forgave us for dreaming and going off the beaten track...that's why it made us lose our ways in the end!
It was at our usual hangout place one day when somebody came up with the idea of taking the pain of using our stupid talented selves, except me, of course, and starting a band! The thought had really never come to our mind as we were all happy in just pursuing our traits of music as our hobbies! Now that we had time to kill, we decided to start the band!! Oh, and because I was the person who was useless, I was made the band manager..I frankly had no idea what to do!!
We needed a place to rehearse and well, Sam, our usual walking talking ATM was up to the task!!! He got a small place which his father had recently bought to lend and it became like our second home! Well, this is where it helps to have a spoilt brat with you!!!
We started with covers of other bands and within a month, we were quite good at them...The next hurdle which came was our song writing....all of the members tried but none succeeded...finally I gave a shot at it..I mixed the tunes of some songs...and well...there it was, our first ever song!! Hey, you have to take inspiration from somewhere...With our first ever song penned, we needed a name for the band!! Shakespeare had said " Whats in a name?" I got my answer then..egos and pride come in the name!!!"
TO BE CONTINUED....
It was at our usual hangout place one day when somebody came up with the idea of taking the pain of using our stupid talented selves, except me, of course, and starting a band! The thought had really never come to our mind as we were all happy in just pursuing our traits of music as our hobbies! Now that we had time to kill, we decided to start the band!! Oh, and because I was the person who was useless, I was made the band manager..I frankly had no idea what to do!!
We needed a place to rehearse and well, Sam, our usual walking talking ATM was up to the task!!! He got a small place which his father had recently bought to lend and it became like our second home! Well, this is where it helps to have a spoilt brat with you!!!
We started with covers of other bands and within a month, we were quite good at them...The next hurdle which came was our song writing....all of the members tried but none succeeded...finally I gave a shot at it..I mixed the tunes of some songs...and well...there it was, our first ever song!! Hey, you have to take inspiration from somewhere...With our first ever song penned, we needed a name for the band!! Shakespeare had said " Whats in a name?" I got my answer then..egos and pride come in the name!!!"
TO BE CONTINUED....
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
The story starts!!
"This story might sound like the Summer of 69 but it was one glorious year of my life when everything seemed to fall into place and yet, all of a sudden, it all fell apart!!
It was summer. My friends and I had finished school and decided to give ourselves a year's break from studies. All of us were decent students, none too intelligent, none really stupid..We were a group of 6- 4 boys and 2 gals. Let me start by giving you a backdrop of every one of them!!!
RAMBO aka Ram Banerjee was a simple guy who was outstanding on da bass guitar. His life was his guitar and alcohol. His parents ran a small medical shop and were hardly able to make ends meet!!
AB aka Ashish Bakshi was a die hard Bachchan fan...dunno how many silly Bachchan movies we had to watch because of him!!! Hardly anyone knew it but he was an extremely potent singer!!! Maybe it was because his mum had died from cancer that he was rather an introvert.
SAM aka Sambit, a spoilt brat from an upper class family was a guy who would always boast of his guitar skills...The guy had a Fender, goddamn it!!!
NIRU aka Nirupama, Sam's girlfriend were so different we wondered how they got along....She was always so quiet and Sam was da loudmouth!!! It was only at the end of our school days that we came to know that she was God-gifted and an extraordinary drummer. She led a simple life except for the fact that her mother had remarried after her dad died in an accident!!
ANNIE aka Anwesha, my girlfriend, the love of my life..A person who could make Yanni stand up and appreciate her...she was a maestro on the synth!!! Her parents would always quarrel and her music would be her refuge!!!
Finally, me, a worthless guy with no talent living with my parents who hardly gave a damn about my life. The only thing that would keep me in my house would be sleep, food and my collection of rock music!!!
Now that you know who we are, I feel you can understand the situation we were in...."
TO BE CONTINUED....
It was summer. My friends and I had finished school and decided to give ourselves a year's break from studies. All of us were decent students, none too intelligent, none really stupid..We were a group of 6- 4 boys and 2 gals. Let me start by giving you a backdrop of every one of them!!!
RAMBO aka Ram Banerjee was a simple guy who was outstanding on da bass guitar. His life was his guitar and alcohol. His parents ran a small medical shop and were hardly able to make ends meet!!
AB aka Ashish Bakshi was a die hard Bachchan fan...dunno how many silly Bachchan movies we had to watch because of him!!! Hardly anyone knew it but he was an extremely potent singer!!! Maybe it was because his mum had died from cancer that he was rather an introvert.
SAM aka Sambit, a spoilt brat from an upper class family was a guy who would always boast of his guitar skills...The guy had a Fender, goddamn it!!!
NIRU aka Nirupama, Sam's girlfriend were so different we wondered how they got along....She was always so quiet and Sam was da loudmouth!!! It was only at the end of our school days that we came to know that she was God-gifted and an extraordinary drummer. She led a simple life except for the fact that her mother had remarried after her dad died in an accident!!
ANNIE aka Anwesha, my girlfriend, the love of my life..A person who could make Yanni stand up and appreciate her...she was a maestro on the synth!!! Her parents would always quarrel and her music would be her refuge!!!
Finally, me, a worthless guy with no talent living with my parents who hardly gave a damn about my life. The only thing that would keep me in my house would be sleep, food and my collection of rock music!!!
Now that you know who we are, I feel you can understand the situation we were in...."
TO BE CONTINUED....
Monday, June 1, 2009
X
The next few posts will be updated daily and will be the continuation of this next piece of fiction!! I got an inspiration yesterday while watchin a movie...so you might find some resemblance!! well, here it goes....
"I am X. X is the epitome of all those people who are living somebody else's life. X is someone who is settled in life, has a family, is physically satisfied but mentally dead. X is someone who has given in and has lost the long battle to break the shackles of stereotype society. X is someone who has a job, a mediocre one, which provides him just enough to survive. X is someone who has a dream, a dream of living life in his own terms, a dream that was shattered, a dream which few ever realise in their lives! Unfortunaltely, I am X.
It is a Sunday morning, the only time I can get away from this life to one of my passions- music, though not any kind of music...Hard rock would take centrestage in my life on Sundays!! according to my wife, this was a futile attempt on my part to reach out to my past though I wouldnt totally disagree. It would always be Iron Maiden which started the ball rolling and today, the song I chose was "Dance of Death"...The lyrics started...
"let me tell you a story to chill the bones..."
I suddenly realised that I too had a story to tell though it wasnt really bone chilling but nonetheless it was story of how life takes away the things that matter most to you....."
TO BE CONTINUED.......
"I am X. X is the epitome of all those people who are living somebody else's life. X is someone who is settled in life, has a family, is physically satisfied but mentally dead. X is someone who has given in and has lost the long battle to break the shackles of stereotype society. X is someone who has a job, a mediocre one, which provides him just enough to survive. X is someone who has a dream, a dream of living life in his own terms, a dream that was shattered, a dream which few ever realise in their lives! Unfortunaltely, I am X.
It is a Sunday morning, the only time I can get away from this life to one of my passions- music, though not any kind of music...Hard rock would take centrestage in my life on Sundays!! according to my wife, this was a futile attempt on my part to reach out to my past though I wouldnt totally disagree. It would always be Iron Maiden which started the ball rolling and today, the song I chose was "Dance of Death"...The lyrics started...
"let me tell you a story to chill the bones..."
I suddenly realised that I too had a story to tell though it wasnt really bone chilling but nonetheless it was story of how life takes away the things that matter most to you....."
TO BE CONTINUED.......
Friday, May 22, 2009
RAT RACE
This is another piece of fiction which wanders into the dark side of a student's life!!
"I wake up from my slumber to the fateful day, the day that is supposed to be decisive in my life. It is the day I am supposed to take charge and take the lead in this rat race of life! I could never understand what it was that made this such an important event in my life. For me, it was just another exam that lakhs of people gave to get into a college!! For those who have not understood, I am talking about the IITJEE exam. Well, anyway, I had become a part of this rat race of life and I wanted to get out of it. It had made my life hell for the past two years. Tuitions, nearly each and every day, would mean my brain trying to work out non-sensical, impractical shit uttered by the teachers!! I was drained out, my life was like a prison cell with books. I needed to escape, I wanted to be free! Then, I fell in love...tuitions earned a new importance in my life..I knew I had to impress her!!
These thoughts are flooding my mind while I get ready for the exam! Instead of stupid, uncommon names I remember only my life, my urge to be free!! My dad enters the room saying that something important has cropped up so he wont be able to accompany me. Oh, what a pity!!!!! This will give me a chance to make a stop on the way. There is only one bar open at this time of the day and thankfully they had exactly what I wanted. I reached the hall drunk, almost falling down after each step...the only thing I remember is the stare that most people gave me... I had no idea where I was and what I was doing. Thoughts kept fluttering through my mind. I remembered the first time I had tasted alcohol. I was in love..but too shy to tell her. Some of my "friends" got me drunk and I proposed to her in that state. She never talked to me again which, most of you will feel, is quite expected. Since then, drinking replaced her as the love of my life.
At present, a short moustached stupid guy is talkin non sense........................
Some people are shaking me...what the hell do they want? they wake me up and "request" me to leave. Swearing at them, I get up and leave the hall. Suddenly, the thought came to me....I was finally free, free from the stupid exam, free from love, free from expectations. The new found freedom amazed me..then, I knew what I wanted...FREEDOM FROM LIFE!! I took a bottle of whisky from the offshop and here I am, standing on the roof of a multi-storeyed building!! Everyone was right...today I would take charge of my life...today was the day I got freedom from the rat race! Sorry, mom and dad, I cannot live like this anymore!! I have chosen to be free from all the hassles of life...Goodbye!!!"
"I wake up from my slumber to the fateful day, the day that is supposed to be decisive in my life. It is the day I am supposed to take charge and take the lead in this rat race of life! I could never understand what it was that made this such an important event in my life. For me, it was just another exam that lakhs of people gave to get into a college!! For those who have not understood, I am talking about the IITJEE exam. Well, anyway, I had become a part of this rat race of life and I wanted to get out of it. It had made my life hell for the past two years. Tuitions, nearly each and every day, would mean my brain trying to work out non-sensical, impractical shit uttered by the teachers!! I was drained out, my life was like a prison cell with books. I needed to escape, I wanted to be free! Then, I fell in love...tuitions earned a new importance in my life..I knew I had to impress her!!
These thoughts are flooding my mind while I get ready for the exam! Instead of stupid, uncommon names I remember only my life, my urge to be free!! My dad enters the room saying that something important has cropped up so he wont be able to accompany me. Oh, what a pity!!!!! This will give me a chance to make a stop on the way. There is only one bar open at this time of the day and thankfully they had exactly what I wanted. I reached the hall drunk, almost falling down after each step...the only thing I remember is the stare that most people gave me... I had no idea where I was and what I was doing. Thoughts kept fluttering through my mind. I remembered the first time I had tasted alcohol. I was in love..but too shy to tell her. Some of my "friends" got me drunk and I proposed to her in that state. She never talked to me again which, most of you will feel, is quite expected. Since then, drinking replaced her as the love of my life.
At present, a short moustached stupid guy is talkin non sense........................
Some people are shaking me...what the hell do they want? they wake me up and "request" me to leave. Swearing at them, I get up and leave the hall. Suddenly, the thought came to me....I was finally free, free from the stupid exam, free from love, free from expectations. The new found freedom amazed me..then, I knew what I wanted...FREEDOM FROM LIFE!! I took a bottle of whisky from the offshop and here I am, standing on the roof of a multi-storeyed building!! Everyone was right...today I would take charge of my life...today was the day I got freedom from the rat race! Sorry, mom and dad, I cannot live like this anymore!! I have chosen to be free from all the hassles of life...Goodbye!!!"
Monday, May 18, 2009
Someone Special!!
I have a new someone in my life, everyone!! She came into my world last week and has turned my world on its head!In a way, I had never expected to have anyone like her. her mere presence is enough to cheer me up. Though she demands a lot of my time, each and every moment spent with her is a beautiful moment!! She is a great listener and frankly, I cant imagine my life without her..I guess you can understand how special she is for me!! Well, let me tell you how I met her!!
It was Sunday evening. My friend had been invited to his friend's place and he asked me to tag along. I agreed, though hesitantly, as I had met this guy only once before. But, as soon as I reached his house, I knew I had made the right decision. She was standing there in all her beauty and grace which she obviously had inherited from her mother who stood there right beside her welcoming us! I didn't get to see much of her until my friends went out for a smoke and I decided to stay in! Suddenly, the door was slightly pushed aside and she crept up to me warily. I knew it then and there that I wanted her, rather I needed her. Within moments, she was on my lap. It was simply amazing. I felt as if God Himself had sent me to this house to meet her. She was fair like the snow and I remember how happy she was with me alone...
It was Sunday evening. My friend had been invited to his friend's place and he asked me to tag along. I agreed, though hesitantly, as I had met this guy only once before. But, as soon as I reached his house, I knew I had made the right decision. She was standing there in all her beauty and grace which she obviously had inherited from her mother who stood there right beside her welcoming us! I didn't get to see much of her until my friends went out for a smoke and I decided to stay in! Suddenly, the door was slightly pushed aside and she crept up to me warily. I knew it then and there that I wanted her, rather I needed her. Within moments, she was on my lap. It was simply amazing. I felt as if God Himself had sent me to this house to meet her. She was fair like the snow and I remember how happy she was with me alone...
But, suddenly, our rendezvous was cut short by her mother literally barking out her name. But, by the time, I knew what I had to do! As soon as my friends returned, I asked the guy whether I could have her and well, though reluctant at first, he agreed. Since then, my world has just been revolving around her!! Oh, btw her name is Princess and she is my cute, little puppy!!
P.S. I just wrote this as a teaser...dunno whether you all will be teased or not!!! I dont own a puppy!!!
Friday, May 15, 2009
A poem!!!
Well this is not composed by me!! This is a bilingual poem composed by my friend Apurba...Hope you like it!!
"Yeh hua kaise, hum yaha aaye
Aur aake hi hum ban gaye hai khushi ke saaye
If its destiny its divine
The future seems to be all mine
Life is full of spark and shine
My heart says,"Hold back this time!"
Yaha har pal hai sunahra
I am lost in the sweetness of this chime
Kamiyabi pe apna pehra.
Happiness is mey heart's rhyme
The race towards the goal has begun
Armed with the dreams that we spun
With passion stronger than the sun
And to stop us there is no one
Yeh hua kaise, hum yahan aaye
Aur aise hi hum ban gaye khushi ke saaye"
"Yeh hua kaise, hum yaha aaye
Aur aake hi hum ban gaye hai khushi ke saaye
If its destiny its divine
The future seems to be all mine
Life is full of spark and shine
My heart says,"Hold back this time!"
Yaha har pal hai sunahra
I am lost in the sweetness of this chime
Kamiyabi pe apna pehra.
Happiness is mey heart's rhyme
The race towards the goal has begun
Armed with the dreams that we spun
With passion stronger than the sun
And to stop us there is no one
Yeh hua kaise, hum yahan aaye
Aur aise hi hum ban gaye khushi ke saaye"
Thursday, May 14, 2009
A STORY!!!
The following is just a made up story...it has no resemblance what so ever with my life or anyone else's!! Please have a read....
"I am lying here seeing whatever shit is coming on TV when i start to ponder over how my life became such a shithole! It was not always like this, though. Once I had a life, a real life- one with true friends and one where enjoyment took the front seat!
Back in class 12...
I was a popular kid, friends would flock around me. I was average at studies, even had a girlfriend whom i really loved! I was studying my ass off just to get into IIT! Life was parties, dates, phone calls and study!! All this had to change...and change it did when suddenly came one stupid school exam which i flunked badly! Around the same time that bitch I used to call my girlfriend gave up on me and started sticking to my closest friend. That f**king bitch could be seen cuddling up with the guy in search of gifts and in her attempt to rob the guy's purse just like she would do with me! By the time I managed to get over her, my bloody results came out! Mum n dad were pissed off big time and I was informed everything would be off limits till exams!! My only excursion out of my hellhole of a house would be my tuitions!!
All this marked the start of a new life for me. My main motto in life became " WHEN LIFE F**CKS YOU, YOU F**K IT BACK". So I became friends with a different group of people and started skipping tuitions and started going bar hopping!! I hardly remember going to tuition for the last 3 months. Then, one day, one of the guys introduced me to coke( coke = a kind f drug for those who dont know) and I took to it like fish to water! Time flied, life was good again though in a different way. I had friends, i had fun and didnt give a damn about the world!! Again, someone had to put some shit exams in my way to ruin my f**king life. I managed to scrape through my boards exam but engineering remained a distant dream! The results f**ked up my mind even more...
Suddenly I wake up one day in this shithole. I am locked in this room I cant do anything...I desperately need something, the thing that took away my sorrow!! Coke-I need coke!! Doc says I barely managed to survive from drug overdose!!! Doc, you are wrong dude, I am dead...This is not life..I dont need in this life you say I have!!! Life is what I had before all this!! Goddamn it..either give me that life back or let me die in peace with my coke!!!!
Friday, May 8, 2009
IPL
Well, The IPL or the Indian Premier league is almost half over for this year! 8 franchises from 8 cities in India slogging it out in South Africa! It is so sad that the IPL could not be conducted in India because of the elections which itself is a major farce because if it had been conducted. more people would have been able to empty their pockets a little more and waste some money along with the time that they are already wasting!! So sad!
What is it with Indians and cricket?? People here believe that it is a religion! Right, even in this game, even with all this "craze" India has not been able to become the champions among a handful of countries that play this game! You can see hundreds of young kids ( most of them basically unfit ) going for cricket coaching classes with their entire cricket kits! Kids, dont waste so much of your parents money! They work hard for it...only go to these classes if you have some talent!! Or else you will be bragging all your life about playing at the local level only and never making it big!
Frankly speaking, cricket is one of the sports where the people playing are most unfit! Some people hardly have to move!! Take other games which are more renowned globally and recognised as well like hockey, soccer, tennis etc and see the fitness level required in themand also the state our country is in!! Hockey the sport that our country once dominated the world over has no players other than people from Punjab thanks primarily to the rise of cricket! Our soccer team was amogst the top 5 in Asia and was a huge craze among people all over India but now, hardly a few people play the beautiful game and those who want to pursue it as a career are deterred by lack of sponsors which flock to the cricketing arena!! In tennis, two shining gems of India have only been able to hold our flag high.. the rest have purely failed!!
Take into account the number of countries that play the game of cricket regularly and you come to know the popularity of it worldwide! Basically it is less than 10...while most will argue it is well over 50! Now consider games such as hockey and soccer..
Hockey has over a 100 teams that can play and can upset any team on its day!
Soccer has always been the most popular sport..to prove which FIFA, the governing body has more countries registered than the UN!
Frankly, it is humiliating to know that our country cant even be the best in a sport that is played by a minority and how crores of people here are so proud of our sporting achievements in this game!!
What is it with Indians and cricket?? People here believe that it is a religion! Right, even in this game, even with all this "craze" India has not been able to become the champions among a handful of countries that play this game! You can see hundreds of young kids ( most of them basically unfit ) going for cricket coaching classes with their entire cricket kits! Kids, dont waste so much of your parents money! They work hard for it...only go to these classes if you have some talent!! Or else you will be bragging all your life about playing at the local level only and never making it big!
Frankly speaking, cricket is one of the sports where the people playing are most unfit! Some people hardly have to move!! Take other games which are more renowned globally and recognised as well like hockey, soccer, tennis etc and see the fitness level required in themand also the state our country is in!! Hockey the sport that our country once dominated the world over has no players other than people from Punjab thanks primarily to the rise of cricket! Our soccer team was amogst the top 5 in Asia and was a huge craze among people all over India but now, hardly a few people play the beautiful game and those who want to pursue it as a career are deterred by lack of sponsors which flock to the cricketing arena!! In tennis, two shining gems of India have only been able to hold our flag high.. the rest have purely failed!!
Take into account the number of countries that play the game of cricket regularly and you come to know the popularity of it worldwide! Basically it is less than 10...while most will argue it is well over 50! Now consider games such as hockey and soccer..
Hockey has over a 100 teams that can play and can upset any team on its day!
Soccer has always been the most popular sport..to prove which FIFA, the governing body has more countries registered than the UN!
Frankly, it is humiliating to know that our country cant even be the best in a sport that is played by a minority and how crores of people here are so proud of our sporting achievements in this game!!
Monday, April 27, 2009
"FRIENDS!!!"
FRIENDS - This word has a lot of significance to most people including me!! Everybody knows that stupid proverb but well that is not always what friendship is about!! I have listed the types of friends you may have in this post!!!
Close friends - These friends are people whom you share your world with!! These are the people for whom that proverb is suited. These people will help you out even if it causes lots of problems for them to do so. These friends are very rare and well when you find such people try not to jerk them away!!
Enjoyable Friends - These are people who are fun to be with, whose company you enjoy!! But these people will hardly stand by your side when you really need them!! They are only there when you are happy and you wont ever have their shoulders to cry on!!
Work friends - These are the people who are your friends only because they need you or your stuff or your contacts for their improvement!! They dont give a damn what you think about them as long as they can get their job done!!
Completely Fake Friends - These are people who have crocodile tears when you are unhappy, fake smiles when you are happy, loads of appreciation for whatever you do! They will be always be there and yet never really be there!!!!
Girlfriend/Boyfriend - Well in most cases it is just one person if you have one!! It is that person whom you care about more than anyone else, the person you love more than anyone else ( other than your parents, usually)!! Of course sometimes this person also turns out to be fake, but that is your problem!!!
Close friends - These friends are people whom you share your world with!! These are the people for whom that proverb is suited. These people will help you out even if it causes lots of problems for them to do so. These friends are very rare and well when you find such people try not to jerk them away!!
Enjoyable Friends - These are people who are fun to be with, whose company you enjoy!! But these people will hardly stand by your side when you really need them!! They are only there when you are happy and you wont ever have their shoulders to cry on!!
Work friends - These are the people who are your friends only because they need you or your stuff or your contacts for their improvement!! They dont give a damn what you think about them as long as they can get their job done!!
Completely Fake Friends - These are people who have crocodile tears when you are unhappy, fake smiles when you are happy, loads of appreciation for whatever you do! They will be always be there and yet never really be there!!!!
Girlfriend/Boyfriend - Well in most cases it is just one person if you have one!! It is that person whom you care about more than anyone else, the person you love more than anyone else ( other than your parents, usually)!! Of course sometimes this person also turns out to be fake, but that is your problem!!!
Quizzing and the problems faced by it!!
What is quizzing?? Most people think it is just a test of all the knowledge you can gain from a variety of fields. I tend to disagree!! Being interested in quizzing myself, I feel it is actually the art of using what God has gifted most of us in a proper manner which increases your knowloedge in all the general aspects of life. In fact, most of the questions asked in a quiz are less knowledge based and more dependant on how fast and hard you can make your brain work! This misconception is one of the major reasons for the decline in interest among the general public for quizzes. As a matter of fact, the quizzes are the best places to learn and increase your genereal knowledge in an interactive manner. Even when you are in the audience, you get a chance to enhance your IQ andsee how great minds work. What most people dont understand is that questions emerge mainly from our daily surroundings!
For example, one question i heard in a quiz some time back whose answer should be known to anyone who uses one's brain is "WHICH BRAND HAS THE TAG LINE "ONE AND A HALF GLASS OF MILK EVERY POUND"?"
The Answer is Cadbury's Dairy Milk! Do check out the wrapper the next time you buy one for yourself or for your girlfriend!!
Most of the people I have come across feel quizzes are meant for "geeks". Rather, it is meant for those who real good observation skills. Mindless entertainment and pissing other people off is the favourite form of entertainment for most of the youth. Hardly a few people seriously try to sharpen their instincts, which is regretful because its just too sad to know that our age group is nothing but a bunch of people who have harly any use for their brains!
For example, one question i heard in a quiz some time back whose answer should be known to anyone who uses one's brain is "WHICH BRAND HAS THE TAG LINE "ONE AND A HALF GLASS OF MILK EVERY POUND"?"
The Answer is Cadbury's Dairy Milk! Do check out the wrapper the next time you buy one for yourself or for your girlfriend!!
Most of the people I have come across feel quizzes are meant for "geeks". Rather, it is meant for those who real good observation skills. Mindless entertainment and pissing other people off is the favourite form of entertainment for most of the youth. Hardly a few people seriously try to sharpen their instincts, which is regretful because its just too sad to know that our age group is nothing but a bunch of people who have harly any use for their brains!
LIterally Abused!!
India is a land of unity in diversity! We all believe that we Indians can live peacefully with each other if not agitated by others! That is in some ways true, but there will always be some sort of friction between people as a result of the diversity. Hindi is the national language of India but this does not give the right to the Hindi speaking community ( I am speaking about the mass public in general ) to make a laughing stock of other languages!! All languages other than their own are jeered at by most of the people here! This is truly embarassing for us who take pride in the fact that we have such a diverse culture and yet it is we, ourselves who pick on the most basic symbol of the culture - their language! I know that the mass I am talking about will hardly ever read this blog and even if they do, most of them will hardly be able to understand it! These people are so proud to be able to speak Hindi, they are never able to completely cope up with English, the language that is universally spoken and which is the most useful in the working arena!
Being a person from a non-Hindi speaking community, I have tried to learn Hindi without formal education but sometimes, grammatical mistakes occur, and people cling on to these mistakes rather than seeing the correctness of the Hindi spoken most of the times. These sort of incidents I, myself, have seen making people frustrated! Thus, as a result people end their attempt to properly learn this language and go back to their roots and their mother-tongues!! This further results in vernacularism! I personally have nothing against Hindi but it is the superiority complex of these people that does not go well with me!!
Being a person from a non-Hindi speaking community, I have tried to learn Hindi without formal education but sometimes, grammatical mistakes occur, and people cling on to these mistakes rather than seeing the correctness of the Hindi spoken most of the times. These sort of incidents I, myself, have seen making people frustrated! Thus, as a result people end their attempt to properly learn this language and go back to their roots and their mother-tongues!! This further results in vernacularism! I personally have nothing against Hindi but it is the superiority complex of these people that does not go well with me!!
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