for all of you reading this post, pass it on to everyone you know...
Let's not ignore something like this for once!
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Monday, February 09, 2009
The last time I spoke to Sunita was on Wednesday and was pretty relieved to know that her mum’s been tested negative for cancer…I told her to take some rest herself and that I’ll be calling her in a day or two…the next four five days went by quickly…work at office, planning out my action items after release from the project, attending a colleague’s wedding, sort of a farewell lunch for me over the weekend. I tried calling Sunita once but it didn’t go through. As a normal reaction, I thought of trying after sometime…and that sometime happened to be today…just messaged her to check when she’s gonna be back in office and how well is her mom responding to the medication...after sometime I got a reply from Sunita “My mother passed away early on Thursday”. I was just numb…didn’t know what to say. I have been feeling like a jerk for not calling Sunita since the last four days! Not that my call would have changed anything, but…I dunno…I have seen death very closely but each time it upsets me to the core…the eventuality of losing your loved ones someday suffocates me...For all those who are reading this post, feel lucky if you are with your parents…and for those who aren’t, just call them up to say you love them and you miss them…nothing else will make them feel happier!
Sunday, February 08, 2009
Daffodils
Watched The Namesake today…there are some movies that are simply beautiful…this is one of those…my favorite…its’ one of the movies that has done justice to the book (The Kite Runner was a complete disappointment!) Through the movie emotions just flow so effortlessly…watching the movie is an experience in itself…I first thought of writing down my favorite scenes in the movie, but then realized in case of Namesake, I’ll be covering pretty much the whole movie…after the movie, the first thing I did was googling the poem “Daffodils” by William Wordsworth…
"Daffodils"
I WANDER'D lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
Continuous as the stars that shine
And twinkle on the Milky Way,
They stretch'd in never-ending line
Along the margin of a bay:
Ten thousand saw I at a glance,Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.
The waves beside them danced; but they
Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:
A poet could not but be gay,
In such a jocund company:
I gazed -- and gazed -- but little thoughtWhat wealth the show to me had brought:
For oft, when on my couch I lie
In vacant or in pensive mood,
They flash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude;
And then my heart with pleasure fills,And dances with the daffodils.
And if anyone of you hasn’t seen the movie, then read the book first and then watch the movie. I can bet that you won’t be disappointed…
Monday, February 02, 2009
mixed bag...
Yesterday was quite a mixed bag of experiences and thoughts…gotto spend sometime in the kitchen cooking and I enjoyed that thoroughly! After a sumptuous lunch, I headed to catch up with a couple of friends. Met Sunita @ Barrista over coffee and OZ Open final…she needed the change to feel better…hope her mum gets well soon and test results for the scary diseases come out negative…whoever is reading this, pray for her…on my way to the coffee shop, had an interesting experience…I got into the local bus and was looking for a seat…managed to get one and sat there. At the next stop, a lady boarded the bus, and there was something very unpleasantly peculiar about her appearance…she had these weird and ugly boils all over her face… that I hadn’t seen before…but I instantly fell in love with her smile! She took a seat near me and we started a conversation. She turned out to be a pretty interesting person…educated, intelligent, working in LIC, happily married for 27 years with two kids were some of the things I came to know about her in our conversation…though I didn’t intent to eavesdrop but she had one of the sweetest and most romantic conversations I ever came across with her husband :) For a moment I felt so small and low remembering the last thought I had while getting ready…I had just glanced at the mirror before leaving for the coffee shop and brooded over the mark a pimple had left over my face…and here I was sitting with this lady whose face was nothing but ugly (that’s the crudest but most truthful way to describe her appearance...) who was so happy and content in her life…lesson learnt! :)
I said a goodbye to this lady when she got down and kept thinking…finally met Sunita at the coffee shop…where we talked about her mum’s illness, about writing as a hobby, about thoughts and ideas coming and evaporating before we think of using ‘em…but more than everything else, it was Fred-Nadal match!! Its’ a pleasure to watch these two guys play!!! Though I am a die hard Fed fan and so much wanted him to win yesterday…but whenever you see these two guys play, its’ always the game that takes the precedence over “who’s gonna win”! As always, great game between two of the best tennis players! Feddy breaking down in the presentation ceremony is going to be one of the most sentimental moments in the history of this game…nothing more than the love for the game, he lost his cool and broke down admitting how sad he felt on losing the game…! But then the best man won! Nadal deserved it, he fought for it and achieved it! With the game still on my mind, I met one of my old friends in graduation after a long time! With my stay in Chennai about to come to an end, I’ll remember this city giving me enough chances to catch up with some old pals…
I reach home and catch up with one of my all time fav Jab we met…I can watch that movie any number of times…(will write another post on my all time favs! :) )After I got tired of zapping channels, and reading through each and every word of the news paper…thought to go online and chat with some of my friends…but for some reason I didn’t get into the mood of hanging around for long on the messenger…saw the watch and it was only 23:30!! Tried getting back to my book…but naah, this time the idea was not inviting…so there I lay in bed thinking, where my thoughts wandering in all possible directions! It amuses me at times on the extent to which our brain can think and thought-hopping it can pursue! My thoughts yesterday night included topics all over the place…going back to Mumbai, terrorist attacks on Mumbaià people who lost their dear ones in those attacks-->Moshe, the Jewish baby-->history of Jews-->my limited knowledge on Israel-Palestine conflict-->Israel’s attacks on Gaza strip-->Hitler-->his hatred for Jews-->Mein Kamph-->recent article on the popularity of the book in India that mentioned a statement by Bal Thackrey before the ’92 riots where he stated “Replace Jews by Muslims in Mein Kamph and that’s what I feel about them”-->the fundamentalists--> Raj Thackrey and his illogical idiotic fanaticism on the Marathi manoos-->me going back to Mumbai-->starting from scratch there-->looking for a project-->the sky rocketing rents in the city-->gotten completely tired of packing bags and moving around alone-->idea of settling down-->(call from a friend-->call to another friend wishing him on his Birthday…a BIG and HEARTY laugh when he tells me the story of bags and mobile phones getting stolen on his trip to Simla with his friends. The hearty laugh went on and on after he told me about the status of the hunt-for-the-thief. As per the police officials, they have got hold of “one shoe” of the thief that he left behind during the chase and got his name-address details through the PAN CARD that he had left behind!!! Some food for thought---Indian thieves paying taxes! What more can a country ask for!!! LOL)-->(back to my chain of thoughts)--> excitement of shopping stuff for the new place-->renovation that needs to be done to my home in Dewas -->missing mum n’ dad-->childhood memories-->fun with cousins-->my cousin Vipula in Mumbai-->her sudden call the day before saying she remembered me:) followed by a call from another cousin Mita -->realizing how unexpected things as these make you feel good-->instances when Imade mistakes expecting something, wanting something and it not happening-->feeling tired and checking the time-->getting surprised when I see its’ 3 in the morning! And finally drifted to sleep just to get up in the morning for a new day!
I said a goodbye to this lady when she got down and kept thinking…finally met Sunita at the coffee shop…where we talked about her mum’s illness, about writing as a hobby, about thoughts and ideas coming and evaporating before we think of using ‘em…but more than everything else, it was Fred-Nadal match!! Its’ a pleasure to watch these two guys play!!! Though I am a die hard Fed fan and so much wanted him to win yesterday…but whenever you see these two guys play, its’ always the game that takes the precedence over “who’s gonna win”! As always, great game between two of the best tennis players! Feddy breaking down in the presentation ceremony is going to be one of the most sentimental moments in the history of this game…nothing more than the love for the game, he lost his cool and broke down admitting how sad he felt on losing the game…! But then the best man won! Nadal deserved it, he fought for it and achieved it! With the game still on my mind, I met one of my old friends in graduation after a long time! With my stay in Chennai about to come to an end, I’ll remember this city giving me enough chances to catch up with some old pals…
I reach home and catch up with one of my all time fav Jab we met…I can watch that movie any number of times…(will write another post on my all time favs! :) )After I got tired of zapping channels, and reading through each and every word of the news paper…thought to go online and chat with some of my friends…but for some reason I didn’t get into the mood of hanging around for long on the messenger…saw the watch and it was only 23:30!! Tried getting back to my book…but naah, this time the idea was not inviting…so there I lay in bed thinking, where my thoughts wandering in all possible directions! It amuses me at times on the extent to which our brain can think and thought-hopping it can pursue! My thoughts yesterday night included topics all over the place…going back to Mumbai, terrorist attacks on Mumbaià people who lost their dear ones in those attacks-->Moshe, the Jewish baby-->history of Jews-->my limited knowledge on Israel-Palestine conflict-->Israel’s attacks on Gaza strip-->Hitler-->his hatred for Jews-->Mein Kamph-->recent article on the popularity of the book in India that mentioned a statement by Bal Thackrey before the ’92 riots where he stated “Replace Jews by Muslims in Mein Kamph and that’s what I feel about them”-->the fundamentalists--> Raj Thackrey and his illogical idiotic fanaticism on the Marathi manoos-->me going back to Mumbai-->starting from scratch there-->looking for a project-->the sky rocketing rents in the city-->gotten completely tired of packing bags and moving around alone-->idea of settling down-->(call from a friend-->call to another friend wishing him on his Birthday…a BIG and HEARTY laugh when he tells me the story of bags and mobile phones getting stolen on his trip to Simla with his friends. The hearty laugh went on and on after he told me about the status of the hunt-for-the-thief. As per the police officials, they have got hold of “one shoe” of the thief that he left behind during the chase and got his name-address details through the PAN CARD that he had left behind!!! Some food for thought---Indian thieves paying taxes! What more can a country ask for!!! LOL)-->(back to my chain of thoughts)--> excitement of shopping stuff for the new place-->renovation that needs to be done to my home in Dewas -->missing mum n’ dad-->childhood memories-->fun with cousins-->my cousin Vipula in Mumbai-->her sudden call the day before saying she remembered me:) followed by a call from another cousin Mita -->realizing how unexpected things as these make you feel good-->instances when Imade mistakes expecting something, wanting something and it not happening-->feeling tired and checking the time-->getting surprised when I see its’ 3 in the morning! And finally drifted to sleep just to get up in the morning for a new day!
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