exactly one year...

hurray... it is already one year after i entered iisc... 27th july 2005, one of the memorable days for me... the first feeling i got after entering this institute is a big 'wow'... so many interactions, so many new lessons, so many shocks, ups and downs and so on... this place is always been a confusion for me... sometimes, i feel it's just heaven... and the next moment, i feel exactly the opposite... but still, i feel very much fortunate to be here to enjoy the beauty of nature at its best clubbed with the beauty of labour... hoping to get many more pleasant and surprising encounters in the coming year!!!

hazaaron khwaishein aisi...

Last night, i watched the movie 'hazaaron khwaishein aisi'... It was a really touching, sensible, and emotional movie... The way the relations are focussed is excellent... i dont know whether somebody can love a girl that much... but, it was a nice feeling after watching the movie...

here, i am writing the lyrics (english version) of one of the songs...

The silly heart is setting off to see a dream...
The heart has words sillier than itself...
The heart beats are sillier and so are the thoughts...
So, why do you shy away for the silly movements in the sleep?
The silly eyes wish for happy moments and to see the beautiful nature...
The silly heart is setting off to see a dream...

There should be some silly mate in this silly world...
And, it should be just your hand in the hand in this smart rush...
The tune should be something silly; and similar should be the rhythm...
The silly leg will then long for a silly beat to dance...
The silly heart is setting off to see a dream...

The darkness should be silly and similar should be the tranquility...
The sound-wave should be soft; and the magic should be likewise...
There is a silly moment that gradually spells out the time...
It teaches the silly face to live with the times...
The silly heart is setting off to see a dream...

a few updates...

spent 4 continuous days in sleep on a basis of 16hrs/day...
worked three consecutive sleepless nights to finish project report in time...
gained 4 kilos in last three weeks and successfully enjoying "dumbu" status...
still struggling to maintain regular timings to prepare for GRE...
watched few golden movies like 'life is beautiful', 'american beauty', and 'someone like you'...
having good time with blogspot since 3 months and exploring a lot...
learning hindi, to relish the taste of beautiful lyrics of good old songs...
tried cigarette... i couldnt understand why people smoke... it tastes so bad!!!
tried a glass of wine too... wow, it's really so nice!!!
started reading 'life of Pi'... it is soooooo good!!!

a trip to nandi hills... really memorable!!!

after a week long busy work of project report, i went for an outing to nandi hills with some of my batchmates... it's a perfect place for nature lovers... had lot of fun there with them... here are few snaps taken there...

somewhere, something went terribly wrong...

a happy weekend...

for the past few weeks, i was just idle... doing nothing useful and sleeping all the time... weather in bangalore is too cool and it is raining continuously these days... we feel like sleeping all the time tucked in the rug... we could hardly see sunlight since a week...

after a long period of hibernation, i have resumed my work yesterday and pulled up the gears... could finish some part of my simulation work sitting whole last night... it was an awful sight of the fresh greenery while returning back to my room early in the morning... oh my god!! so many people are going for morning walk even in this chillingly cold weather... i think i missed all this for the past so many days..

at last... it is sunday, and sunny day too... it is so good to feel the warmth of sunlight after long... and fresh energy to go ahead...

a happy weekend indeed!!!

life is beautiful... a touching story!!!

yesterday, i watched the movie 'life is beautiful'... it is one of the best heart-touching stories i have seen... the story starts in a hilarious way giving an account of how joyously one can live his life... slowly the story line gets into serious situations where the hero and his fellow people are captivated by nazis... the way our hero tries to hide the facts from his son to make him happy is really touching... at the end, the hero dies and makes sure that his wife and son are alive...

the story is a perfect example of how to live with hope under dreadful conditions!!!

i am here... i am still here... waiting for you!!!

it is been long since when we see or talk to each other... time has brought many changes... professionally, mentally, and personally... here i am with my deepest feelings which are left unexpressed to you...

you are the one who entered into my life when i was in deep distress... you are the one who understood me so perfectly than anybody else... you are the one who made my life so pleasant than ever... you are the one who can bring smile onto my face... you are the one who made a difference in my life...

when i listen to a beautiful song... when i feel a pleasant evening breeze... when i see the charming moon in the night... when i read a meaningful article... i remember you... i remember only you... i wanted to share all these things with you... immediately, i realise that you are not with me... very far from me...

i remember those days when we used to talk for hours together... i remember those days when we used to share every silly thing on the earth... i remember those days when we used to make fun of each other and yet feel so close to one another... i still remember those sensible letters we exchanged... i remember wonderful dreams we talked about...

but, all of a sudden... without a reason... forget about explanations!!! why did you run away from me? did you ever realise or doubt that you are trying to run away from yourself?? priorities change... yeah... right!!! priorities change in life... but not emotions, i believe...


i am here... i am still here... waiting for you to talk... waiting for you to open your heart... to listen to your voice... even if we are not going to meet again in life... even if you have decided not to talk to me ever... not even to think of me ever...

i am here... i am still here... waiting for you!!!

when the truth hurts!!!

One day while a family sat in the den, the youngest son who had just turned two, took a plastic child's bowling pin, turned it upside down and hit his two older brothers in the head with it.

Both his mother and father were in the room at the time, mother chose to handle this one and father chose to let her.

She took little son and had a talk with him.
Father listened in, intrigued at how this was going to go.

His mother asked him, "What were you thinking hitting your brothers in the head with that pin?"

"Were you trying to get in trouble?"
He answered "No."

"Did they do something to you that you were trying to get back at them for?"
He answered, "No."

"Are you playing some kind of game that requires you to hit them in the head?"
He answered, "No."

"Do you just need some attention?"
He answered, "No."

Frustrated and tired mother had given up on her questions and the father's curiosity was just about to explode.

She figured she had better let him say why so she asked him, "Well why did you hit your brothers in the head with a bowling pin?"

Father had already made up in his mind, honey this is a waste of time, maybe daddy should have handled this one. A child barely two doesn't understand all of these questions and can't give you an intelligent answer.
Just then the little son looked at his mother with the astuteness of a Ph.D. and answered the question as honestly as anyone have ever heard a two-year-old answer.

"Because I like it."

*****

PS : We as adults many times make all kinds of excuses of why we behave the way we do. Sometimes we just need to be honest with ourselves and admit that we do some things in life simply because we like it.

~Source Unknown (cut-copy-paste ;~)

gopal... with the largest flute ever seen!!!

my autograph... very sweet memories!!!

today, while applying for some exam, i suddenly realised that i have spent 20 years of my time in classrooms and with books... still, i am not done with... many more such years to go i guess!!!

it is really sweet to recollect those good old memories!!!

i remember those days when we go to school in neat uniform dress (that too with tucked in short pants!!) and return back after making the dress so dirty...
i remember the days where we make boats with paper and splash all over in the puddle formed by rain water...
i remember those sad days when my drill master used to wake us up early in the morning with a goad stick in hand and commands us for a morning run...
i remember those days where i jealously competed with my newly arrived classmate (a girl ;-) plump and round) in fifth standard...
i remember the day when my father has beaten me like anything for stealing one rupee coin from his desk...
i remember my cute little sister who crying for me (of course, i used to enjoy when he beats her) when my father beats me...
i remember those wonderful hours spent with my grandma (hey, she is my first love!!) who used to be my best friend during those days...
i remember the dreadful days of my residential school days, where we used to wait for a week long to see our parents...
i remember the day when i stood first in the school and how i felt like i am at the top of the world...
i remember the days when i am in deep infatuation with my sister-in-law (she is two years elder to me!!)...
i remember my first kiss at the age of 16... very sweet in fact!!!
i remember my first college, where i relished the taste of good friendship and tried all sort of funny things whenever a chance came...
i remember the saddest day, when my grandma died and all the house is silent for months together and her abandoned room...
i remember the victorious day when i topped state level entrance exam and saw tears of happiness in my mother and a feel of pride in my father's face...
i remember the day whem my sister got married and went to her husband's place, and i got tears in my eyes to miss her...
i remember the horrible day where i tried to commit the biggest mistake of my life (shhhh.. secret) and made my parents worried about me...
i remember those beautiful days of b.tech life where i enjoyed each and every moment and where i got a recognition for myself...
i remember the day when my best friend cried for me at the railway station when she gave me send-off after my graduation...
i remember the day when my mother cried for me while i am leaving my place to join iisc to pursue higher studies...
i remember the day when i joined iisc, my dream place to study...

20 years of classroom education out of 25 years of life!!! still, many more experiences to come and relish... and to add to the list of sweet memories...

dont look how it looks outside.. try to look what is in it...

once, a businessman is in loss and in deep distress. on his birthday, his little daughter came to him and presented a neatly packed box as a gift. the man accepted it while cursing her for spending so much money on the gift in the time of loss. when he opened the box, he found nothing in that. immediately, he got angry and slapped his daughter. and said that you should not gift an empty box to anybody. then the daughter, wiping her tears, told her father that she has kept so many kisses of her in that box. the father realised the real concern of his daughter and hugged her with joy.

never just decide upon anything based on how it looks from outside. come to a conclusion only when you know what is in it!!