Tuesday, July 10, 2007

Mother Dearest


This poem on Mothers was forwarded to me in a mail. I think its really worth a glance n hence have put up the same on my blog.

An excellent poem on MOTHER, the greatest ever personality Almighty created for humanbeings and other living creatures:

I was a just-born and she was thirty-one,
Though we were we, we were one.
I would cry out in Latin and she would respond in Greek,
I would learn nothing but she never got tired to teach.

I was surrounded by monsters eager to pull my cheek,
But they would vanish the moment i was wet and weep.
She would come running and hold me in her arms,
As if i had won the contest of the charms.

Now I was able to walk and chew,
Hey, i was two.
I and she could now understand each other,
I was her everything and she needed no other.

I would try to walk and fall down,
But knowing she was with me, the fear of getting hurt was now gone.
We still could not converse that effectively,
But she would understand my needs so easily.

I could now roam about free,
Because now i have turned three.
I was ready to join a new world,
My academic life was now gonna mould.

She would dress me as best as a prince,
But when i would come back, she would need at least an hour to rinse.
I was now able to talk,
I was a ferry and she was my dock.

I still remember the child, whose shirt I had tore,
Hey buddy, i have turned four.
I now came home a little late,
Nevertheless finding her waiting at the gate.

She would hug me and carry me in her arms,
It felt like flying through the farms.
We now did the homework together,
I would spoil the home and she used to work.

Years passed and now i was fifteen,
And with each year i would forget to lean.
I wouldn't care for what she said,
Because now i had become mean.

She would ask me to study for a good future,
But i was busy in a different culture.
Now i had many shes in my life,
I dreamed of having one of them as my wife.

I changed a lot which she did not teach,
She would try to hug me but i was out of reach.
She still waited for me at the gate,
But i would look at her with utmost hate.

She would be awake till late in the night,
Because i wasn't home, i was in a fight.
She had so much to scold, but she never did say,
Hoping to find me better the next day.

Time went on and now i am grown,
Lost in the world of my own.
I and she, between us have a river,
I have left her for my career.

When i was young, for me, she sacrificed her ambitions,
But i don't care, i now have my own mission.
I am not with her now, i am in a different city,
She is so old now but i don't even pity.
She needs me now but i am nowhere to find,
In the race for appraisal, i have become blind.

In a few years from now, i will be two,
There will be in my life someone new.
Then i'll forget even to bother,
I am her son and she my Mother.

Friday, July 06, 2007

Janne hum kya payenge...


Socha na tha ki aise bhi koi din ayenge,
Socha na tha ki aise bhi koi din ayenge,
Ab aye ho itni door say tum, to chalo gaur farmayee.

Unko samjhate samjhate ham khud bhool jayenge,
Unko samjhate samjhate ham khud bhool jayenge,
Agar woh samhaj gaye toh shayad hum jannat payenge.

Project plan banathe banathe din kat jayenge,
Project plan banathe banathe din kat jayenge,
Patah nahi yeh plan implement karne ke liye waqt kaha se layenge.

Kehthe hai ki project accha ho toh pahnayenge tumhe har,
Kehthe hai ki project accha ho toh pahnayenge tumhe har,
Magar agar kuch galtiya hui ya pakdi gayi toh honge tum halal.

Thursday, July 05, 2007

Waiting for....

Rah mein ruke the hum unke,
Rah mein ruke the hum unke,
Woh nahi ayi or nahi hue hum unke.

Ladkiya kehthi hai ki bhaag khul gaye unke,
Ladkiya kehthi hai ki bhaag khul gaye unke,
Nahi hue woh hamare aur na hum unke.

Sunday, July 01, 2007

Nothings Gonna change....


Second weekend in a row it has rained so heavily,
And just as before all things came to a stand gradually,
The system in place here has hardly learnt any lessons,
And it’s the people who have to face the brunt of their inactions.

Before the monsoons arrived they went ahead and declared,
"We are completely geared for the rains" is what they proclaimed,
This statement is made every year much to the amusement of viewers,
As a huge per cent of the roads is dug up and waiting for completion.

It really doesn't seem like things are going to improve in any way,
As the corrupt officials have started taking the common man for granted in every way,
Not owning up for the mess is something everyone seems to be doing nowadays,
So Mumbai's days as a developed city, is being taken to the cleaners with every passing day.

Monday, June 25, 2007

How about some Maths in LIFE?

These are some quotes i received some time back in a forwarded mail. It sounded very interesting, and hence of thought of putting the same on the blog.

ROMANCE MATHEMATICS
Smart man + smart woman = romance
Smart man + dumb woman = affair
Dumb man + smart woman = marriage
Dumb man + dumb woman = pregnancy

OFFICE ARITHMETIC
Smart boss + smart employee = profit
Smart boss + dumb employee = production
Dumb boss + smart employee = promotion
Dumb boss + dumb employee = overtime

SHOPPING MATH
A man will pay $20 for a $10 item he needs.
A woman will pay $10 for a $20 item that she doesn't need.

GENERAL EQUATIONS & STATISTICS
A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband.
A man never worries about the future until he gets a wife.
A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend.
A successful woman is one who can find such a man.

HAPPINESS
To be happy with a man, you must understand him a lot and love him a little.
To be happy with a woman, you must love her a lot and not try to understand her at all.

LONGEVITY
Married men live longer than single men do, but married men are a lot more willing to die.

PROPENSITY TO CHANGE
A woman marries a man expecting he will change, but he doesn't.
A man marries a woman expecting that she won't change, and she does

DISCUSSION TECHNIQUE
A woman has the last word in any argument.
Anything a man says after that is the beginning of a new argument.

HOW TO STOP PEOPLE FROM BUGGING YOU ABOUT GETTING MARRIED
Old aunts used to come up to me at weddings, poking me in the ribs and cackling, telling me, "You're next." They stopped after I started doing the same thing to them at funerals.

Saturday, June 16, 2007

Life: Enjoy the Ride


I watched a movie called Along Came Polly starring Ben Stiller & Jennifer Aniston this weekend. It's a movie that released way back in 2004. Along Came Polly happens to be a very hilarious comedy. However even this comedy movie had a serious dialogue which delivered a message..

The line that i am talking about is this: "It's not about what happened in the past, or what you think might happen in the future. It's about the ride, for Christ's sake. There is no point in going through all this crap, if you are not going to enjoy the ride. And you know what... when you least expect something great might come along. Something better then you even planned for. "

These lines really means so much in terms of our daily life, don't they?

Saturday, June 09, 2007

Is that YOU?

A Smiling Face,
That could brighten up anyone’s Day,


Those stunning Eyes,
Which speak more than Words,


That Glance of yours,
Which could make anyone DANCE to your tunes,


That typical sound in your Laughter,
Which keeps coming in the mind thereafter,


That’s enough I can say about YOU,
Coz this is just another person who’s crazy about your Natural Looks.

Thursday, June 07, 2007

Written in the B.E.S.T Bus



Sitting in the crowded bus,
Here i am perspiring with fuss.
Traffic here only adding to the mess,
I am trying my best to overcome the stress.

Suddenly a girl dressed in yellow catches my eye,
With looks so simple, don't feel like saying goodbye,
After a while she gets up and makes a move,
That's when i start wondering what she's up to.

Realize a bit later that she just got up to purchase the ticket,
Coz she returned few seconds later just to find a comfortable seat.
Sooner than later she got up once again and my joy was short-lived,
As this time i guessed it right, because it's her stop that had arrived.

There is seriously nothing going on in my mind,
Just thought of writing a crap poem that would rhyme,
My stop is just about to arrive and i am making a move,
So till the next time you visit my blog, hopefully my poems would improve.

Friday, June 01, 2007

Testing of Your Faith

Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

—James 1:2-4

Saturday, May 26, 2007

Goodbye...

Some relations are doomed from the very start,
Hence it’s better to move ahead than break hearts apart.

The effort involved in maintaining the relation is really not worth it,
Hence it’s time to take a sensible decision, and then amicably split.

Such decisions are really not easy to take,
But it’s better than having a daily heartache.

So it’s better to thank the opposite person for the good times one has shared together,
And then continue living life, hope for better times ahead, and move on forever.

Sunday, May 13, 2007

Mother's Day


Most children will express their emotions to their Mom today,
Coz today across the world is being celebrated as Mothers Day.

Women around the world really have to go through a lot of agony and pain as compared to men,
And even the birth of a newborn which gives them so much joy is achieved only after tremendous labor pain.

Never knew my Mom was so strong as have seen in the last 8 months or so,
Coz before that had always seen her living her entire life in Dad's shadow.

The pain she had seen Dad go through is really very difficult to erase,
And tears are the only thing she expresses in front of us at Dad's resting place.

There is really something about these ladies which cannot be measured,
And words can hardly express the appreciation which they truly deserve.

Mothers across the world really deserve many blessings from GOD above,
Coz without them being around, we would have hardly understood the meaning of LOVE.

Saturday, May 12, 2007

Glimpse of things to come..


The last time round when i had written the article on Alistair Pereira, i tried to express my opinion on what i felt was a wrong verdict. The laborers who were sleeping on the footpath had become victims of this guys drunken driving. I have highlighted the word "Footpath" as that's where these guys were sleeping.

However with every passing day, it seems that some of these laborers are taking public anger over the judgment as a victory for themselves. After sleeping on the footpaths, these guys have taken their sleep a bit further and now have started sleeping on the roads. Nowadays while on my way to work, i see that a large number of these guys sleep on the roads. I don't think anyone would, and can justify this action of theirs. Just as I always felt, footpaths are one place where the person driving a vehicle should not stray on. Similarly i feel, roads are one place where these laborers should not sleep on.

It's true that firstly footpaths or roads are not for sleeping.. And that the concerned authorities may have given them some leeway by allowing them to sleep on the footpaths.. But if people start sleeping on the roads i donno what next...do we need flyovers everywhere, so that these roads can be left open for the guys to sleep. I just received a mail a couple of days back wherein the photo suggests a new test for driving license in Mumbai... I think that's just the way the scene may look like, when in the near future you apply for a driving license in Mumbai....

Wednesday, May 02, 2007

Easier said than done...

Have heard all of this n more, but the fact is, its difficult.

You know u really love someone when u want him or her to be happy, even if his or her happiness means that you're not part of it.

If the person u love doesn't love u back, don't be afraid to love someone else again, for you'll never know unless u give it a try.

The greatest irony of love is letting go when u need to hold on and holding on when u need to let go.

Loving people means giving them the freedom that they choose to be and where they choose to be.

For all the heartaches and the tears, for gloomy days and fruitless years, u should give thanks, for u know, that these were the things which helped you grow.

Wat do u have to say?

Saturday, April 21, 2007

Life Moves On....


She Is Pretty,
She Is Smart,
She Is Quite Witty,
She Touches Ur Heart.


Life Is Adaptable,
Life Is Beautiful,
Life Is Not Foreseeable,
Life's Very Blissful.

She Is Full Of Life,
But Life's Not Only She,
So Life Just Carries On,
As Her Decision Was Foregone.

Sunday, April 15, 2007

Blood on His FACE


Alistair gets 6 month for killing 7 people

FRIDAY THE 13TH PROVES LUCKY FOR PAREIRA

The headline in yesterday's newspaper was worth a stare,
As this involved the infamous guy in news named Alistair,
7 laborers lost their lives after this guy's rash driving,
But just 6 months of jail term is what he got for his striking.

This is not the first time a rich brat has got away,
And this shows how our judicial system is unfair,
Officers involved screwed the case with their investigation,
And this has bailed out Alistair and brought him elation.

The persons who died in this accident involved daily wage workers,
Hence an appeal against this judgment is just not round the corner,
Everyone who has been following the case knows the trial was not fair,
However with the system in place right now its fun for guys like Alistair.

Sunday, April 08, 2007

PRICE FOR OUR SINS


"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life" -- John 3:16

Wednesday, April 04, 2007

PINK



Dressed in a colour which is so bright pink,
Here is a girl who will surely make you blink,
Strands of silky hair flowing on her face,
Certainly good enough for a male to give her a chase.

Sunday, April 01, 2007

What's Cooking... Contd


I had never eaten Rajma around 7 months back. However after staying in Pune for 6 months and trying out various vegetarian cuisines, this was one dish i enjoyed a lot. I prefer having it as a substitute for non-vegetarian food. So today i did try my hand at cooking the same.

The following is the recipe for Rajma Masala:

Ingredients:

Rajma = 1 Cup
Onion = 2
Tomato = 2
Ginger-Garlic paste = 1tsp
Cumin seeds = 1/2tsp
Green Chilly= 2
Turmeric powder = 1/2tsp
Coriander powder = 1/2tsp
Red chilli powder = 1/2tsp
Garam masala = 1/2tsp
Oil = 2tbsp
Salt

Procedure:

Wash the beans properly and soak it in water overnight.
Rinse and Drain the beans before cooking the following day.
Boil the beans in a pressure cooker till it gets soft enough.
Heat oil in a vessel.
Add cumin seeds and ginger-garlic paste and cook it till it turns brown.
Add finely sliced onion, chopped tomato, green chilly, red chilli powder, turmeric, coriander powder, and salt and cook for about 5 minutes.
Add the boiled beans along with its water and simmer for about 10–15 minutes.
Finally add the Garam masala powder and simmer for another 5 minutes.
Ready to serve with cooked rice or rotis.
So do try your hand at cooking this once.

Confused


Liking & Loving are two words that are related so closely,
That we end up confused while using these words mostly.

Liking someone generally takes a hell of a time,
While Loving someone happens instantaneously most time.

Loving a person after Liking is commonly heard,
While Liking a person after Loving sounds absurd.

Some say to love someone is to love unconditionally,
But the fact is that saying is not easy to follow actually.

After liking a person, one would definitely not want to be the cause of their hurt,
But to prevent it from happening invariably, one should always stay alert.

There's no point blaming the opposite person for any mess,
When the feelings to that person are not really expressed.

Liking a person is something i have felt and have expressed,
But loving that person is something i have left unaddressed.

Difference between liking and loving has left me confused.
And it really seems i have come out of this more bruised.

Sunday, March 25, 2007

Grow Up: Media


Don't know what one should say after hearing such crap. Passing the buck is fine. But not to this extent.

Who is responsible for India's loss in the first match of the World Cup to Bangladesh? Is it Dravid, Chappell, Sachin, or Sehwag. No it's Mrs. Indira Gandhi. How come? I thought she had died long back. Tell me how is she to blame? Fool, don't you know it was she who created Bangladesh!

However the way TV news channels and newspapers cover news nowadays, even this has earned its place on some channels and papers. What more can one say about way the media portrays itself nowadays.

Another news item i have mostly heard on some popular news channels. A person has died somewhere, the person hosting the news asks his news reporter at the funeral site, " Waha pe kya mahaul hai" (How is the atmosphere around there). Obviously the reporter would not say, "Yaha pe khushi ka mahaul hai" (People are celebrating his death here). Hearing such crap and breaking news inside people's homes has really showed the level of news coverage nowadays.