A Mauritian Holiday

 

Unusual  couples, brought together

Some by choice but all by destiny,

In the shared seclusion of Mauritian island,

Breaking the ice, bonding for life.

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.

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.

Saturday morning

Unusual silence of Saturday morning,

Wind chimes and  musical monsoon,

Shabby sheets and lazy lovers,

Peace within and peace outside.

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. .

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 "....

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:

1. 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.
2. May I become a better driver this year(I want to have  a year  without accidents).
3. May I be content in my  new job and new company.
4. May all the people around me be healthy and happy, I realized how difficult it is to loose someone dear to one.
5. I want to  get rid of my  anger and restlessness.
6. May I become a better a listener this year.
7. I wish  that I experience peace within myself. That I can continue to practice the beautiful lessons learned in Igatpuri.
8. 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!