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Friday, December 09, 2011
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
The New Normal
Let stories be told and gossips unfold,
but love should not be disturbed,
together we'll reach for singularity,
till it becomes our new normal.
but love should not be disturbed,
together we'll reach for singularity,
till it becomes our new normal.
Friday, September 09, 2011
Sleepless Nights
A dozen dawns of sleepless nights,
Unrefreshed, but I still feel alright,
Budding dream that kept me alive
I'll not sleep till I make it realize.
* Met an Old-young lady this morning at the breakfast in Hotel Hilton. Rockaway, NJ. We got talking, she told about a project that she is working on apart from her day job at a leading chemical company...how hard she working to make it a success.
Unrefreshed, but I still feel alright,
Budding dream that kept me alive
I'll not sleep till I make it realize.
* Met an Old-young lady this morning at the breakfast in Hotel Hilton. Rockaway, NJ. We got talking, she told about a project that she is working on apart from her day job at a leading chemical company...how hard she working to make it a success.
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Saturday morning
Unusual silence of Saturday morning,
Wind chimes and musical monsoon,
Shabby sheets and lazy lovers,
Peace within and peace outside.
Sunday, June 26, 2011
I have hit a wall
Past few months has been …well the best word I can use is different. Yes, past few months has been really different. On the personal as well as on the professional front. But I had to post something, it has been so many months, so here are some of my observation from the current phase of my life:
First, I have hit a wall
Yes I have. It is a serious issue and hence the title. I just can't write, my attention is worse than my 8 year old nephew and it has become really difficult for me to complete a single task without making an extra effort and I have no clue on how to deal with it.
Second, A man's desire needs to attain a critical mass before it converts into a sustainable action.
It has been more than a decade that I wished to join a gym and do something about my fitness. I remember my first year in Delhi University, gifted with a lot of time to waste, I decided to join a gym …went into one but was intimidated by girls lifting more weight that I could ever imagine and the high cost and never went back. After three years, when I joined Symbi to do my Master's ...gym, yoga and aerobics was compulsory.. but I still managed to find a excuse for evading...I was just too lazy to get up at 6AM in the morning and I always procrastinated. After all these years…even after staying in a house in USA with well equipped Gym...I could never managed to turn my desire into action, until this year. I have spent 2 months, March and April, in a hotel in NJ, USA. All I did was to get in the car, go to work , come back, eat rice and sleep. For the first time I gained 5 Kilos in 2 months, I felt horrible. The first I did after landing in India that evening was to join a health club. Now it has been more than a month and I work out daily with no shame or fear… and I love to run on the treadmill
Third, I have stopped reading
I don't know why and when it happened, the last book I read was How the Mighty Fall by Jim Collins in March this year. After that I have bought several books and most of the them are lying around my bed, half read or yet to opened. But I have few books that I want to complete this year and here they are:
1. Operation Red Lotus History of 1857 written by the Tope family. I bought this book at the Rajiv Chowk metrostation and was impressed by the presentation and the abstract .. will surely read this by year end.
2. Digha Nikaya: The Long Discourses of Buddha
3. Majjhima Nikaya: The Middle-Length Discourses of Buddha. My interest in Buddha and his teachings continues and grows more I read about him.
4. Resonate by Nancy Durate: I bought this at JFK Airport last month, it is very useful book that focuses on creating visual stories that makes presentations better. I read few pages and want to go cover to cover soon
Fourth, there is no substitute to spontaneity
Particularly when you are writing, it takes the effort out of the task and makes the entire experience so easy and enjoyable. I wish to be more spontaneous. .
First, I have hit a wall
Yes I have. It is a serious issue and hence the title. I just can't write, my attention is worse than my 8 year old nephew and it has become really difficult for me to complete a single task without making an extra effort and I have no clue on how to deal with it.
Second, A man's desire needs to attain a critical mass before it converts into a sustainable action.
It has been more than a decade that I wished to join a gym and do something about my fitness. I remember my first year in Delhi University, gifted with a lot of time to waste, I decided to join a gym …went into one but was intimidated by girls lifting more weight that I could ever imagine and the high cost and never went back. After three years, when I joined Symbi to do my Master's ...gym, yoga and aerobics was compulsory.. but I still managed to find a excuse for evading...I was just too lazy to get up at 6AM in the morning and I always procrastinated. After all these years…even after staying in a house in USA with well equipped Gym...I could never managed to turn my desire into action, until this year. I have spent 2 months, March and April, in a hotel in NJ, USA. All I did was to get in the car, go to work , come back, eat rice and sleep. For the first time I gained 5 Kilos in 2 months, I felt horrible. The first I did after landing in India that evening was to join a health club. Now it has been more than a month and I work out daily with no shame or fear… and I love to run on the treadmill
Third, I have stopped reading
I don't know why and when it happened, the last book I read was How the Mighty Fall by Jim Collins in March this year. After that I have bought several books and most of the them are lying around my bed, half read or yet to opened. But I have few books that I want to complete this year and here they are:
1. Operation Red Lotus History of 1857 written by the Tope family. I bought this book at the Rajiv Chowk metrostation and was impressed by the presentation and the abstract .. will surely read this by year end.
2. Digha Nikaya: The Long Discourses of Buddha
3. Majjhima Nikaya: The Middle-Length Discourses of Buddha. My interest in Buddha and his teachings continues and grows more I read about him.
4. Resonate by Nancy Durate: I bought this at JFK Airport last month, it is very useful book that focuses on creating visual stories that makes presentations better. I read few pages and want to go cover to cover soon
Fourth, there is no substitute to spontaneity
Particularly when you are writing, it takes the effort out of the task and makes the entire experience so easy and enjoyable. I wish to be more spontaneous. .
Wednesday, March 02, 2011
On a misty winter morning..
Inquisitive, She asked one day
"how do i make you feel?"
I said, "Dear, holding you is like
holding a warm coffee mug
on a chilly winter morning".
Again, she inquired
" Do you even miss me?"
I said, "Sweets, you're the movie
that keeps playing in my mind,
I wanna kick you out at times!"
She just won't finish, asked,
"How much do you love me?"
She asked with a twinkle in her eyes.
How do I quantify love?
In Kgs, pounds, watts or calories!
Perhaps time is the best way to do so,
"More than yesterday!" I said.
Hoping to end the conversation,
I grabbed her hands and walked,
She holded, smilled, ready with another
And asked "....
"how do i make you feel?"
I said, "Dear, holding you is like
holding a warm coffee mug
on a chilly winter morning".
Again, she inquired
" Do you even miss me?"
I said, "Sweets, you're the movie
that keeps playing in my mind,
I wanna kick you out at times!"
She just won't finish, asked,
"How much do you love me?"
She asked with a twinkle in her eyes.
How do I quantify love?
In Kgs, pounds, watts or calories!
Perhaps time is the best way to do so,
"More than yesterday!" I said.
Hoping to end the conversation,
I grabbed her hands and walked,
She holded, smilled, ready with another
And asked "....
Sunday, January 16, 2011
My wish list for 2011
I will always remember 2010 as year where I was tested...to the maximum. I failed. I sustained. I suceeded. I retrospected and I learned the importance of being truthful to oneself.
2010 was a beautiful gift from the creator...a true mixed bag which took me to the next level in life.
So what do I wish in 2011, a few things. So, here is my list dear God if you happen to bumb into my blog:
- I wish that traffic jam near Sec 62 and NH-24 in Noida be eased out and I should not have to travel more than 30 mins for work.
- May I become a better driver this year(I want to have a year without accidents).
- May I be content in my new job and new company.
- May all the people around me be healthy and happy, I realized how difficult it is to loose someone dear to one.
- I want to get rid of my anger and restlessness.
- May I become a better a listener this year.
- I wish that I experience peace within myself. That I can continue to practice the beautiful lessons learned in Igatpuri.
- A year free of natural or artificial calamities. Especially if the Mayans are correct about 2012 then we certainly deserve a peaceful 2011. No more Oil Spills. No more earthquakes. No volcano erruption. No floods. No natural stunts please
And That's it! As a resolution I promise myself to continue writing...for one more post a month .. for another year!
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