Jun 16, 2007

What’s My Identity…

Moving along the journey of life we have come across many check points where getting through to the next phase is based on our identity, whether it be our education, career (or) even union with old school pals..

What do I say my identity is, when the question pop’s out from somewhere.. Logically if it were an interview I would have thrown light on my educational and academic background...

But if it a situation involving government procedures ‘n authorities., my location and even my birth certificate. takes the lead cast., as along with Driving License, Passport.. Visa, Pan card, A/c Nos, School Certificates and everything else..

If it were a family function., my identity can be mapped from my parents n grand parents.. If it’s a get together.. then my friends., college and even the Bike I posses becomes my identity..

But when I though I’ve got everything to identify myself, I was dumbstruck before a couple of days, after a school mate of mine couldn’t figure out who I was.. Just opening one more door for thinking… n re-thinking… “ What exactly is my Identity..?”

I did try to “well u can say “ remind her.. But midway I got lost in my own thoughts.. but with what… I had nothing.. “ What was I exactly doing in school days..?” or for matter am I doing to today..?’ what would become my identity in the next few decades I’ll live..?

Now that’s a Brain Stormer… Guess I’m not intelligent enough to find an answer for than… well Guys n Gals.. can u pull this off..

Apr 1, 2007

Driving In Garden City..

Driving is one of the favourate things I do.., I’d really like to share a few thoughts I had cruising across Bangalore, Bangalore is an ever changing place it seems.., got to say it’s definitely got a better infra-structure than my home city…

The Blood stream of the city are its roads.. it lacks the local train advantage that many Indian cities have.. Thus has many heart attacks everyday.. though many By-pass Surgeries have been done, the ailment is incurable..

We can broadly classify the vehicle stream of this city in to

1.a.,The Known - The ones who know the way around.

b.,The Unknowns - The ones with a eye out for the right way. ( like me )

2.a.,The Drives - The ones who Drive. Because they can.

2.b.,The Drive - Nots - The ones who Drive, only coz they have a car. ( L – Boards.. basically )

The roads are featured with a Binomial distribution having the Expert Cab Drivers on one side and customary people on the other in a dynamic proportion., which changes with time. Of course with the sweet roar of engines n Not so sweet Smoke.,

A success of a typical commuting event from a source to destination is governed by many factors such the Type of Driver and the prevailing traffic distribution as in any experimental function.. but it is seen that most of the times the experiment is successful though many time barriers are breached.

Since I had the “drives, unknowns combo” and it was a hard time getting around the road. Was an real adventure, since I knew nothing about the directions. Seems Bangalore got a “Auto-complete feature” you have to be no expert in kannada., No need of grammar., Just say the name of the place the locals will just instruct their best route., which often seems to be the longest way the place., Just ask for direction, u’ll find that u’ll be directed to take a U - turn n tackle a fly-over or two., which on the other-hand can be done in a easy left turn., it can be branded as “The Bengaluru Way” around.

Extraa Shots : -

On my way to the fuel station, I learnt that fuel has an extra premium price tag when compared to other metro’s., I Wonder how fuel is priced., looks like some-one forgot to implement VAT on Fuel., Invest the tax on fuel on the road., and India will have Roads of F1 standards all around.

Fuel Economy is on a landside in Bangalore., “No wonder manufacturers put a USTC tag whenever taking about fuel economy.”, along with other prices, fuel expenses fall heavily on the pockets of poor motorist who are already struck by havoc in the roads.

Bangalore as along with many cities., not only fuels our economy n GDP., but burns a lot of fuel n power to propel itself economically., but forgets what it has emitted, a huge pile of Green-house gases and further a lot of heat.,

I don’t think its Garden City anymore n Driving there is No Walk in a Park.

Mar 10, 2007

Dream Come True

Not days but years passed since i wished,
That the day would come.,
The day when i would meet her.,
feel her slender curves.,
Go around her.. feeling the Fragrance.,
Breathe her to my soul.,

I have longed for it,
Since half a decade ago.,
But i always knew, the day would come,
when i would feel her chill with the warmth around,
Catching my breadth., i came around her.,

The moment i approached her.,
I felt my pulse go wild,
And wild she was all the time,
Oh i forgot how time sped away,
coz being with her made me a kid again.,

The wait was over,
The want complete,
So i left her the way she was.,
Hoping to return again someday fine...

----- Guess tats why they call her "Queen of Hills"

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Jan 26, 2007

What is Success...?

Success... a word ringing all around us... I'd like to know what it means really..,

What does this word mean..., Is it

- The marks or Academic Benchmarks we breach...

- The Career Objectives like Position., Profile etc you get yourselves into...

-Or like the Dictionary Definition..

1.the favorable or prosperous termination of attempts or endeavors.
2.the attainment of wealth, position, honors.

But real success is closer to Swami Vivekananda's definion..

1. "Success is a State of Mind"
2. "Success is to Know that at least one others life has breathed easier because of you "

Mere academic and economic achievement are percieved as success ., and if all efforts are dedicated towards these achievements, so what is the real essence of our existence...?

Money., power., Knowledge..? All these are important but., like they say "Too much of anything is good for nothing... " running behind these takes us Nowhere...

It'll be a lot better if our efforts are focussed in achieving " success " which is a perpectual Journey towards "a interdependent life" where "Living" makes sense...
where we care for People., nature., and things which are really important...

Coz Life is Not a F1 Race where u have a destination... to make it to the Podium... itz a journey where u make friends.., learn., teach., share., and ofcourse enjoy...

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Dec 1, 2006

My favourate Quotes..

Its about time i got into the  bizz of blogging.,
here’z how i start .. i'll quote the lines that
have amazed me and made me think, and have Refined me ....





1. "You're wounded!" "Nay", the soldier's pride
     Touched to quick, he said:
    "I'm killed, Sire!" And his chief beside,
     Smiling the boy fell dead.


lines from the poem " Incident in the French camp " – Robert Frost.

This is what loyalty and Commitment is ...


2. “ The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep. “

lines from the poem " Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening " – Robert Frost.

Reminds me of my duties..

3. “Above the steeple shines a plate,

That turns and turns, to indicate

From what point blows the weather. “

These lines come from the poem " The Jackdaw " – Vincent Bourne.

Realtime Awareness ...

4. "My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away."

From the poem “ OZAMANDIAS “ - PB Shelley..

Yap…. taught me where life ends and how not to live …


Besides these I’ve come across few fascinating quotes from real time Gurus …

“ Nothing comes Free “ – The harsh Reality..

“ Learn Something About Everything and Everything about Something ” – my hard learned lesson..


My own verse …

Last but my Own There is Nothing Wrong in Doing Things Right “ means a lot to me as I follow this as my ethic..

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