I sat at the back and let the breeze blow out all sound, while one of my friends drove the car, and the others contemplated on the evening.....11:25pm ...a little emptiness on streets...the streets where we grew up....became friends, bicycled, had endless walks and gossipped, went to school, went shopping, went to tuitions, went for birthdays and so on....But that one night, as the breeze embraced my face and tickled it....I sensed freedom....
Is the fact that we choose to be with our friends and are not born with them........is it synonymous with freedom....Why is a ride on a friend's scooty easier to ask for than asking your cousin to drop you somewhere?
Is friendship a branch of freedom? Could be, Its always easy to break rules when friends are around, even if that means misusing freedom :)
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Food and Relationships
If ever I were to win someone's heart, I would do it with food...
Ranging from the most exotic to the most fingerlicious butterlicious Or even Gheelicious
Food I announce, is the elixir of relationships
I cannot possibly erase food from any of the memorable moments spent with family or friends, somehow food just finds its way in..or maybe food has always been there and the rest just fits in
Lunchbreaks in school : Hands snatching at the last bit left of that Aloo Parantha or cold maggie, mouths stuffed, stomachs growling, stained neckties and happy hearts.....friends united
Tuitions: The poor packet of Chips (or more so hot air) being transferred from hand to hand, followed by strictly one sip each of Mountain Dew, Somehow the hands kept increasing, the packet never returned to its starting point...
College: Maggie Anda was the new Daal Chawal with the Chutney of gossip...'Ya, ..munch munch....so as I said, she actually said this you know!...ek bite dena zara.."
Chai before momos..followed by juice and perhaps momos again , was anything but normal when important things on mind ..such as : "Oh I forgot to tell you, you are supposed to wash your utensils"...."But I have already washed mine!!"....."No, No, you havn't..all the rice is stuck on to your plates!"...."But I dont eat rice!!!!"..."Arrey you eat your momos na! we'll see later....have you paid the bill?'.."Bill? Which bill?"
After Date: " Oh we had the most awesome time together! We went to this all night cafe and had thsi most amazing mousse and chocolate blah and hazelnut blah and then drank the most exotic blah at the most romantic swimming pool side...and there their special chef prepared this blah...and decorated it with a heart....and his sister sent these swiss chocolates for me and blah......."..
you almost feel that it is a food monster babbling in front of you....
Returning home after training of four months: "Oh It feels so good to be back home..sigh...I had my favorite badam milk in bed, then i had this awesome gobhi parantha with butter, mom made halwa for me, then i even had kheer because tayiji sent it for me, oh you must try the pickle my buaji makes, and then I had butter chicken at dhabha with my childhood buddy and had this amazing paan with papa....I really missed home....."
Ranging from the most exotic to the most fingerlicious butterlicious Or even Gheelicious
Food I announce, is the elixir of relationships
I cannot possibly erase food from any of the memorable moments spent with family or friends, somehow food just finds its way in..or maybe food has always been there and the rest just fits in
Lunchbreaks in school : Hands snatching at the last bit left of that Aloo Parantha or cold maggie, mouths stuffed, stomachs growling, stained neckties and happy hearts.....friends united
Tuitions: The poor packet of Chips (or more so hot air) being transferred from hand to hand, followed by strictly one sip each of Mountain Dew, Somehow the hands kept increasing, the packet never returned to its starting point...
College: Maggie Anda was the new Daal Chawal with the Chutney of gossip...'Ya, ..munch munch....so as I said, she actually said this you know!...ek bite dena zara.."
Chai before momos..followed by juice and perhaps momos again , was anything but normal when important things on mind ..such as : "Oh I forgot to tell you, you are supposed to wash your utensils"...."But I have already washed mine!!"....."No, No, you havn't..all the rice is stuck on to your plates!"...."But I dont eat rice!!!!"..."Arrey you eat your momos na! we'll see later....have you paid the bill?'.."Bill? Which bill?"
After Date: " Oh we had the most awesome time together! We went to this all night cafe and had thsi most amazing mousse and chocolate blah and hazelnut blah and then drank the most exotic blah at the most romantic swimming pool side...and there their special chef prepared this blah...and decorated it with a heart....and his sister sent these swiss chocolates for me and blah......."..
you almost feel that it is a food monster babbling in front of you....
Returning home after training of four months: "Oh It feels so good to be back home..sigh...I had my favorite badam milk in bed, then i had this awesome gobhi parantha with butter, mom made halwa for me, then i even had kheer because tayiji sent it for me, oh you must try the pickle my buaji makes, and then I had butter chicken at dhabha with my childhood buddy and had this amazing paan with papa....I really missed home....."
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Who is to blame?
It is but so convenient to put the blame on the other. Whom would you like to blame?
Debate Topic in school: Is the education system to blame for increasing pressure on children?
Television Talk Show: Is Reality Television responsible for increasing suicides?
Radio Discussion: Why do girls wear salwars underneath T-Shirts?
Facebook Chat: Why is everyone joining this Aircel Campaign, what do they do (joining it
nevertheless)?
Traffic Jam: Why do all these buggers drive a car when they can't..(CRASH) ?\
Evening Walks: These newage office goers, they strain their necks on laptops day and night, no
fresh air! I made my daughter join her office gym !
Mobile: I don't know why my mobile gets discharged so quickly, no no tell me more, i
have free talktime, blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah
Debate Topic in school: Is the education system to blame for increasing pressure on children?
Television Talk Show: Is Reality Television responsible for increasing suicides?
Radio Discussion: Why do girls wear salwars underneath T-Shirts?
Facebook Chat: Why is everyone joining this Aircel Campaign, what do they do (joining it
nevertheless)?
Traffic Jam: Why do all these buggers drive a car when they can't..(CRASH) ?\
Evening Walks: These newage office goers, they strain their necks on laptops day and night, no
fresh air! I made my daughter join her office gym !
Mobile: I don't know why my mobile gets discharged so quickly, no no tell me more, i
have free talktime, blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
A few unanswered ones...
Ever wonder how much are we answerable to the many who form our individual universe....
So much so, that we forget answering our own selves....
Such is the lust to prove our own worth, that we seldom grieve over the loss of what is worthy, for we do not have the time...
What value is the money earned that hurts even more when spent?
So much so, that we forget answering our own selves....
Such is the lust to prove our own worth, that we seldom grieve over the loss of what is worthy, for we do not have the time...
What value is the money earned that hurts even more when spent?
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Dreams
If I could build castles in day dreams, I would create my own happy Chandni Chowk, a Chandni Chowk where Ghalib and I would have karachi halwa together..and his haveli would be free from encroachments........
If I could look different in my dreams I would be Queen Gulnaar of Sarojini Naidu's imagination, for only my daughter would be more beautiful than I....
If I could do something I can't, I would sing in my dreams, and have nightingales as my friends...
If I could build my own house in dreams, I would build one with lovely flowers, seven dogs, next to Ruskin Bond's house, and share my cakes and muffins with him....
If only reality weren't such a nightmare, All dreams would have been true.......
If I could look different in my dreams I would be Queen Gulnaar of Sarojini Naidu's imagination, for only my daughter would be more beautiful than I....
If I could do something I can't, I would sing in my dreams, and have nightingales as my friends...
If I could build my own house in dreams, I would build one with lovely flowers, seven dogs, next to Ruskin Bond's house, and share my cakes and muffins with him....
If only reality weren't such a nightmare, All dreams would have been true.......
Friday, March 12, 2010
Verses on Kisses
She : "I kissed my boy friend :D"
They: "HAWWW sharram nai ayi??"
"Kids today..they just cant wait"
" OOOOOh..how was it ....haan haan..."
"He has spoilt your innocence......tsk"
" Please concentrate on work...all this can happen after marriage"
" DONT U DARE GO ANYWHERE without our PERMISSION!!"
" I am literally saving you by keeping you away from him, trust me, now solve these equations!"
" You really are shameless ain't you!"
" Hmm How did it feel ? pata naa!"
Guardian angel (adult ego): "I know it was lovely :)...congratulations"
They: "HAWWW sharram nai ayi??"
"Kids today..they just cant wait"
" OOOOOh..how was it ....haan haan..."
"He has spoilt your innocence......tsk"
" Please concentrate on work...all this can happen after marriage"
" DONT U DARE GO ANYWHERE without our PERMISSION!!"
" I am literally saving you by keeping you away from him, trust me, now solve these equations!"
" You really are shameless ain't you!"
" Hmm How did it feel ? pata naa!"
Guardian angel (adult ego): "I know it was lovely :)...congratulations"
Thursday, March 11, 2010
process
We said: W e can't simply make what we want to. We know what we are thinking is right, but we need to prove it. For we cannot be selfish, we want to satisfy a customer, consumer, user, buyer, an audience.
They say: Ok then, lets do a survey
We said: Yaay
They say: W e have done the survey, some audience wants a, some wants b, but none said so for c, and c is what u want to give.
We said: oh they cant even think of c, because c does not exist, c is an option that we have thot of, they will certainly love it.
They say: Prove it
We said: Lets do a workshop
They say: Excellent!!!
We did a workshop with prototype , for making the actual c is costly
We said: The workshop gave us some useful insights, now we are planning to make d.
d = a+b+c
They say: Prove it!
We do another survey, another workshop and end up with e.
e=d+suggestions
They say: Prove it!!
We come up with f.
f=e-a +Suggestions
They say: Prove it!!
It continues...when we reach z
we realize:
z = c
They laugh.........
They say: Ok then, lets do a survey
We said: Yaay
They say: W e have done the survey, some audience wants a, some wants b, but none said so for c, and c is what u want to give.
We said: oh they cant even think of c, because c does not exist, c is an option that we have thot of, they will certainly love it.
They say: Prove it
We said: Lets do a workshop
They say: Excellent!!!
We did a workshop with prototype , for making the actual c is costly
We said: The workshop gave us some useful insights, now we are planning to make d.
d = a+b+c
They say: Prove it!
We do another survey, another workshop and end up with e.
e=d+suggestions
They say: Prove it!!
We come up with f.
f=e-a +Suggestions
They say: Prove it!!
It continues...when we reach z
we realize:
z = c
They laugh.........
Saturday, March 6, 2010
The Disconnect
In school- You should always address those you respect as "Sir" and "Ma'am"
In institute- Will you please not act as a sissy, You know I have a name! Stop being so formal yaa!
At Bank- Bas, SIRRJI , MALIK ho aap to, ab to aap hi kuch karva sakte hain......ji ..ji....haan ......Sir you are the boss, now only you can do something..yes yes...(by the way the concerned locker is yours not Sirji's)
At Office- Sir I was wondering if you liked the presentation (Unnoticed, Sir is too busy gazing, he must be trying to learn human anatomy one would guess!)
On Roads- Sir, listen you keep this (Rs.50) I wont park here again, promise, please Sir, its the first time
In institute- Will you please not act as a sissy, You know I have a name! Stop being so formal yaa!
At Bank- Bas, SIRRJI , MALIK ho aap to, ab to aap hi kuch karva sakte hain......ji ..ji....haan ......Sir you are the boss, now only you can do something..yes yes...(by the way the concerned locker is yours not Sirji's)
At Office- Sir I was wondering if you liked the presentation (Unnoticed, Sir is too busy gazing, he must be trying to learn human anatomy one would guess!)
On Roads- Sir, listen you keep this (Rs.50) I wont park here again, promise, please Sir, its the first time
Compulsive complaining syndrome
Its caused by a bug, the bug in the mind
Every generation as it starts ageing physically, starts creating this bug in its mind....I am just 21 but even I do it at times!!
It leads to neverending complaints about the younger generation---- they are crazy, they have no discipline, they are more dishonest, they follow no rules, they eat such rubbish, they work all night, they want to follow their own will, they dont follow our culture, they dont read what we used to, they have lost the tradition...........and to top it all "when we were young........", "in our times....".................."Oh this is nothing! during the days of my great great great grandfather..........................."
Callously ignoring the fact that every new generation grows up on the aftermaths of the explorations, creations, expectations and understandings of the older generation....
If your son plays too much on the play station....remember, someone from your generation probably conceptualized it for him.......What is new for you, is perhaps normal and obvious for your child like the many activities and objects of our daily life
Its most pacifying to complain and most natural to be anxious about their future...however its best to let them cope with it the way they can.
p.s. trying to imitate them to understand them better generally leads to identity crisis
Every generation as it starts ageing physically, starts creating this bug in its mind....I am just 21 but even I do it at times!!
It leads to neverending complaints about the younger generation---- they are crazy, they have no discipline, they are more dishonest, they follow no rules, they eat such rubbish, they work all night, they want to follow their own will, they dont follow our culture, they dont read what we used to, they have lost the tradition...........and to top it all "when we were young........", "in our times....".................."Oh this is nothing! during the days of my great great great grandfather..........................."
Callously ignoring the fact that every new generation grows up on the aftermaths of the explorations, creations, expectations and understandings of the older generation....
If your son plays too much on the play station....remember, someone from your generation probably conceptualized it for him.......What is new for you, is perhaps normal and obvious for your child like the many activities and objects of our daily life
Its most pacifying to complain and most natural to be anxious about their future...however its best to let them cope with it the way they can.
p.s. trying to imitate them to understand them better generally leads to identity crisis
Friday, March 5, 2010
Is something missing?
Little Raghav was found masturbating, his mother threatened him with dire consequences on repetition of the activity, the boy grew up considering it to be a dirty act, something to shy away from, to be secretive about.
Raghav was now 12 years of age, he was sent to a boarding school. Sexual explorations, queries about pubertal changes were met by either warden's strict adherence to rules or seniors' unhealthy understanding and games on sexuality.
When 18, Raghav went to college, had his first dating relationship and had absolutely no clue of appropriate sexual behavior. Deep inside he had a fear that he might end up doing something that his girlfriend might find dirty just as his mother did. Contradicting the fear was his unmet desire to explore sexuality as a growing man...........
Little Pallavi saw a packet of sanitary napkins and asked her father what it was. With visible discomfort, he said she would learn as she grows up.
When Pallavi started with her menstruation cycle at school, her mother was embarrassed in explaining to her how babies are born...no more could she tell that swans dropped them..... As years passed, Pallavi wondered why waxed feet were linked with longer skirts and trousers...
As a young working woman, she went on a holiday with the man she loved, Raghav. She was unsure of sex before marriage.... She feared that asking her mother would mean an early marriage. She was embarrassed in asking her best friend whether contraceptives actually work, and thought that emergency pills were just as good....Unfortunately Raghav was no help either.....
Three months later they got married. Raghav had forgotten (he said so) to carry condoms. Pallavi was too sceptical of contraceptive pills. Pallavi left her job on maternal leave.
Raghav was now 12 years of age, he was sent to a boarding school. Sexual explorations, queries about pubertal changes were met by either warden's strict adherence to rules or seniors' unhealthy understanding and games on sexuality.
When 18, Raghav went to college, had his first dating relationship and had absolutely no clue of appropriate sexual behavior. Deep inside he had a fear that he might end up doing something that his girlfriend might find dirty just as his mother did. Contradicting the fear was his unmet desire to explore sexuality as a growing man...........
Little Pallavi saw a packet of sanitary napkins and asked her father what it was. With visible discomfort, he said she would learn as she grows up.
When Pallavi started with her menstruation cycle at school, her mother was embarrassed in explaining to her how babies are born...no more could she tell that swans dropped them..... As years passed, Pallavi wondered why waxed feet were linked with longer skirts and trousers...
As a young working woman, she went on a holiday with the man she loved, Raghav. She was unsure of sex before marriage.... She feared that asking her mother would mean an early marriage. She was embarrassed in asking her best friend whether contraceptives actually work, and thought that emergency pills were just as good....Unfortunately Raghav was no help either.....
Three months later they got married. Raghav had forgotten (he said so) to carry condoms. Pallavi was too sceptical of contraceptive pills. Pallavi left her job on maternal leave.
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