……

[Kya kare zindagi isko hum jo mile,
Iski jaan kha gaye, raat din ke gile]
Raat din gile…
Meri aarzoo kamini,
Mere khwab bhi kaminey,
Ek dil se dosti thi, yeh huzoor bhi kaminey,
Kya kare zindagi isko hum jo mile,
Iski jaan kha gaye, raat din ke gile…

[Kabhi zindagi se maanga, pinjre mein chaand la do,
Kabhi laanten deke, kaha aasmaa pe taango]
Jeene ke sab kareene the hamesha se kaminey,
Kaminey kaminey kaminey kaminey,
Meri daastaan kamini, mere raasten kaminey,
Ek dil se dosti thi, yeh huzoor bhi kaminey…

Jiska bhi chehra cheela, andar se aur nikla,
Masoom sa kabootar naacha to more nikla,
Kabhi hum kaminey nikle, kabhi doosre kaminey,
Kaminey kaminey kaminey kaminey,
Meri dosti kamini, mere yaar bhi kaminey,
Ek dil se dosti thi, yeh huzoor bhi kaminey…

In pursuit of happyness!

It’s so strange.. one moment you are sad, depressed coz nothing is going your way, you seem lost…………
and right in the next moment – someone thrives in.. holds your hand.. calms you down.. and life seems so beautiful again!!
That is the affect of having that “someone special” in your life.. Life becomes so much more ‘live-able’ 🙂

“Swine flu”

I am not gonna write a techno-medical write-up on, what is swine flu? (rather H1N1) or its hazards or the number of deaths it has caused and the preventive measures one needs to take to avoid falling into its deadly clutches.. All of you, reading this blog, are intelligent people and must’ve figured it all out by now, if not, you are in trouble.. Buckle up 😉

Swine flu havoc in Pune caused my college to close down for some days..

I remember being in my hostel corridor when this news was announced..

There was a sudden sense of joy emerging among the ‘junta‘.. with slogans like “swine flu zindabad” echoing in the hostel all over.. trust me, this happiness was more contagious than actually the flu!! 😉

Within few minutes, everyone was seen at work.. the activity was high.. everybody was busy packing, booking cabs, flights to take off, like honey bees at work..

I too decided to leave for my destination! and boy!! what a fun ‘holiday’  it was!! You don’t expect to get such welcome breaks in an MBA college that too served on a platter !!

Had lots of fun!!

Cooking, blogging, travelling, biking trip, early mornings, movies, music at leisure, reading, sleeping till late, playing games and …living life!! I did everything which was somewhere missing in my life here.. or maybe I was not able to enjoy while being buried under assignments, case studies, tests, classes, events, etc..

To add to that the ‘vacation’ got extended by almost a week!! More fun, renewed enthusiasm!! chain mails raining like war planes in a dog fight!!

Finally it was time to come back here.. time to leave that life of fun, enjoyment, comfort.. I reached back to Pune.. met some people.. everyone was so phased out! The whole enthusiasm of MBA seemed to be fizzing out just after a couple of months.. tension creeping in with anxiety over ruling minds as to – what now? Will the college authorities screw our happiness due to this loss of valuable time?

By and large, I am not worried for all that.. will handle what comes my way! All I remember is the time I spent, so beautiful and comforting.. I know I want to go back to that life one day 🙂 Guess it is a U-turn for me now!!

For now – I am back to that place where I can define my destiny, make my own luck, my haven and fulfil my dreams. Things to-do – keep up the fight, maintain my focus and keep moving ahead… and wait….. wait to recreate those memories 🙂

Cheers!!

Back to the sales promotion assignment…………………………………..

….errrgh!!

So strange….

For the one thing –
I fought for, I toiled for, I prayed for, could die for….
at one time..

Now when I have it…
doesn’t seem important now..
my mind is somewhere else..

priorities change so frequently!!

… and so do we..
thankless! spine-less at times!!

my mind continues to play games with me!!

……

It is strange…

Sometimes when you expect the “only” person to understand you.. doesn’t !!

Your mind plays tricks on you……..

Smoking kills!!

SMOKING KILLS

Tobacco causes cancer

This is the new ‘visible’ satutatory warning on the cigarette packs these days..

The government had in August last year asked the manufacturers of cigarette, beedi and gutka products to display a skull-and-bone sign and a warning saying ‘tobacco smoking kills‘ on the packets so as to sensitize the public against smoking and consuming these items.

However, it could not be implemented at that time. The government then fixed December 1 as the deadline. The deadline was again missed after a meeting of Group of Ministers chaired by then External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee decided to further defer the deadline to May 31. The manufacturers had lobbied for the postponement of the deadline.

Now the warnings have come into effect from May 31, 2009.

However even after this ‘effort’ what do you think the people who smoke will give in?

The issue herein is actually the attitude of the person who consciously decides to smoke his way to death. We all are responsible people, we exercise our free will.

The government has taken measures to curb tobacco consumption however are they enough? or rather genuine?

The tobacco lobby is strong enough to keep these prohibition measures at bay. The fact that we all know that even the government finds itself rather handicapped in front of these lobbyists as it gains a huge revenue from them in the form of taxes.

They have tried their bit to portray societal concern however the number of people still smoking has not reduced even though the union budget for every fiscal year has seen a significant price rise in tobacco products.

Today if I want to smoke, I can just take a casual stroll to the nearby pan-wala and buy my pack of cigarette without any hassle. The future lies ahead in the hands of the people and there is very less the government or any regulatory body can do about it in this democratic country (in every sense of the word!!)

Think about it!!

Relationships

For some, the most complex word of all timez..
For many, the most uncomplicated of thingz in life..

It can be a matter of support, survival for some..
It can b disastrous even, as many of my frenz here could identify wid..

We are blessed wid most of the relationships, however only few can be nurtured..
Relationships wid frenz & Love are the onez we can develop nd nurture on our own.. I’v had both.. an awesome lot.. love is one thing–

People say–
” LOVE HAPPENS only ONCE in Life….”
I am afraid I disagree to it..
Actually LOVE happens as many times as we “want” it to happen..

Life is not as simple as it seems..
We need a partner at all timez, however head-strong we seem to be..its a blatant truth!!

Men, as a matter of fact, are emotionally weak, thats the whole story!!
However strong they may seem physically, they desperately need emotional support..
(Some biological funda…!!!)

I’v had my experiences with relationships, both good and worse..
just have to say- u need it n u dont!!

Just hold on guys, keep trying, keep your act together, dont let it go, or ruin u..
dont let it affect the other nuances of your life, its more important..
dont make ur life a mess, be practical nd rational..
I know, it hurts, but trust me, it will hurt more later…

Cheers…!!!

…..

I wished a wish that all my wishes come true, I wished for happiness but nothing came through… so i have stopped wishin and its only me and the rest of you!!!

The Hegemony of Life!!

Life is a ‘game’ that everyone has to play and lose eventually under the realms of destiny…

Many a times we feel as if we are losing…!  Still ought to stand up, Play and try to win…

I don’t proclaim to be a Philosopher but definitely a Philanthropist…
I sometimes find it overtly amusing  that we all are actually fighting an already lost battle..!! a fight against Destiny.. thrilling isn’t it? 😉
But rather than looking at the negative side of it… One should be an optimist…

“Life answers u in 3 ways:
it gives you what you ask for…
It refuses to give you what you ask for nd gives you better…
It says wait……….. nd gives you the best…”

It’s just the wholesome perspective that we have towards life…
Past my adolescence, I can say I have had enough experiences (bad) to give up on this fight…
At times it seemed nothing was going my way nd then it was so frustrating, I felt like pulling my hair apart…
Must’ve happened to many… but friends “this is the time of adversity, your true test of perseverance…”.

Who the hell says “boys don’t cry…” it has happened to us all..It happens to me..sometimes though.. When I am too ‘off’, I go on the portico of my hostel… shout it all out, loud… give a vent to my anger nd calm down…

I try to connect to GOD, The Almighty, talk to him as a friend, share, and seek help nd guidance… I believe He has always shown me the right path!!
It really helps… maybe many will think it to be cynical but that’s the way it works for me..
What I’ve learnt in life is “to let go what doesn’t belong to u…”
just give it your best shot, ur 100 %, till when you can…

I am a firm believer in Destiny… it’s all imminent… just wait n watch… do ur part well nd leave the rest to the master above!!

LIVE LIFE KINGSIZE, with a big ‘K’…
and u’ll find “ZINDAGI ROCKS man!!”

Cheers!!

The psychology of being in love!!

It’s difficult to write when you are heart-broken.

It afflicts pain, when your heart is already in pain.

Why do we feel the pain when the love ‘ends’ when

Inside your heart, it actually does not end!

You can feel the pain and agony inside your heart accompanied by…

The love you feel for the person who is no more by your side!!

I sometimes wonder how we humans are psychologically built.

When in love we are busy living up to the moments of laughter, romance, stupidity, childishness and even pain!

Then why not when ‘she’ is gone!

How stupid are we at times, how impractical.

But that’s how life is, and so are we!

How love can change you…

I always believed in the fact “Never fall in Love, Rise in Love”

So does it still stand?

Maybe Yes, Maybe No!

I can proudly say – I have Risen in love.

I feel –

It’s our decision in life when to fall in Love and to whom to fall in Love with.

So it’s implied whatever the repercussions your decision will inflict upon you,

You got to take it with no regrets!

But does it happen like that? Do we accept it??

Not always – how hypocrite of us!

Love is a wonderful feeling that few understand and even fewer live with.

I read somewhere – 90% of people who fall in love actually, eventually are left heart-broken.

So what if I was a part of the 90%, I am still with the majority!!

Quite thoughtful, isn’t it?