Shah Rukh Khan!!

King Khan....its a treat to watch SRK, the way in which he gets beneath the skin of the character is wow. Potraying the diffident guy in RBDJodi, the silent determination in Chak De, the inner turmoil in Swadesh, the savvy n cold Don, the guy who accepts reality in Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa.....its a treat to watch him.
Like Al Pacino, who can play the composed polished military officer in GodFather, the maverick in Scarface, the impatient cop in Heat, the confident teacher in Scent of a Woman....SRK does bring in a new dimension to the roles.
Waiting for the day when he returns to playing the baddie.Nevertheless, my personal favourite remains Sanjay Dutt- Billa of Musafir.

Office!!

Office...the place where we spend Lions share of our day.Interacting with same people for quite some period, but somehow make very few friends in office.Never understood the reason, its one place where we are gonna be spending more time after college than any other place.

Office is the place which gives u money to do all of your activities, buying food, EMI's, clothes,pursuing hobbies ......everthing, but its looked upon with disdain and disinterest.Why? Coz people are always judging you??.......mostly its the other way round, the individual always asks before doing anything in office "wats in it for me". Before helping a junior, going out with ur bosses, even while making friends.Tat kills half of the joy then n there.

In my first job at Times of India, waz fortunate to meet people who were not of the kind and really made friends for life. It was an office which i really looked forward to go every morning, they waz work and mostly stretching to 10 hours every day, no holiday on saturday and sometimes even of sundays.But it waz a place where office folks were like real friends. Roaming together, pulling each others leg, partying together and having food at each others place. Man i really miss the time spent in Times.

After MBA, my second job waz in Atos Origin..... along with me , 26 other B-school grads where picked. We chilled together and used to wonder, even from IIMs and top B-schools how Atos managed to find people who are total timepass . It was like college after college. After sometime one by one started to leave and i waz begining to interact more with other people.Suprisingly, most people looked tense, atmosphere looked mundane and as the saying goes "A merry heart spreads joy, but a worried soul drieth the surroundings", the atmosphere was really dry. Even after earning good amount, having a good life why the worry ?? thinking if the other person will get more increment, if the other person will go abroad earlier, if i do this how beneficial it is to me and my career.Dont know??In Atos too, made some real good friends and used to fool around and i miss the time spent with them.
Infosys, my 3rd job and am waiting how it will turn out to be..........
But i still wonder when office will be like a college.....or is it too wishful?? Don't know.

Shiva.

Shiva- The Rudra (feared one), The Mysterious, The Destroyer, The Celestial dancer .

The name always inspires awe and respect.
Shiva is both feared and respected for the tranquility and anger He posses.
Hindu mythology has such wonderful stories which are slowly being ignored by the new generations. Most, if not all the stories have direct relation to the tradition and customs followed in India. Shiva, was and is my fav God from Hindu mythology. The God who is the last resort for things beyond control, the calmness with which He puts fear and awe in the demons and Gods alike is so powerful.
The God worshiped by Demons-Gajasura ( the demon who's elephant head is attached to Ganesha), Ravana, Apasmara ( the demon on whom Shiva is show dancing in His Nataraja statues) were all ardent followers of Shiva. Apart from these He leads other demons smoking pot, drinking bhang and on an eternal high which reaches its cresendo on ShivRatri.
The master of astetic yoga, music and wisdom- He is followed by majority of the sadhu sects.

Shiva-serene, in solitude, in eternal trance is the Hindu God who is truly magnificeint.
I really wanted to be in Benares for few weeks to know more about Him and on a Shivratri -hope am able to tat soon.

-jeevs

Cats n Dogs.

Cats n Dogs....the enemies from ages. Not many people like cats, i always wondered why. Dogs are as they say, Mans' best friend. Why, becouse it alwys eager to please or listen? Just observe a dog, look in its eyes....its always unsure of what to do or what am I. Constantly begging for recognition, just a snap of fingers or "chu-chu" n it jumps as if its life mission is fulfilled.
All the time, looking here n there not minding its own self, dog is the ultimate nagging creature. Never understood why a dog chases a car or bike...what it intends to do if it catches..... just for the heck, it runs behind n don't knw if it really gets a kick out of it. As the joker says in Dark Knight " Its the dog in me who makes me chase things, I do not know what i'll do if i get them".
Cats, wow...most consider them as evil..mostly becoz they are it doen't listen to any one and partly becoz of Egyptian mythology in which cats are the gatekeepers of hell.Cats are cool, not tense or hungry for recognition and are timepass. I still remember my cat-Rocky. One moment it used to run among the flower pots, jump here n there and if you tried to call it, jus a nonchalant look saying "pls don't disturb, am busy". Man, one fine day when i returned from college, it was lying dead....it drank paint and my mom took it to vet n all....but it died.
Just see a cat when it is walking, full of grace n no hurry.Its as if a tiger has been shrunk in size.Best part are its nails, they are hidden so nicely and used only when essential. I almost had a cat in symbi hostel, but it did not work out. Well now that am back in H'bad....if u visit my place anytime, be sure to find a nice little kitty running around.

-Jeevs

PUBS!!

The word itself is so relaxing. Jus step into a pub on a hot afternoon or after playing a good game of football, it instanatly dissolves the tired feeling inside.
The first time me n my friends entered a pub was in 9th standard when we were out for 6 days from home on a NCC camp. Sneaking out from the camp in night and roaming around, we landed near JukeBox, one of the old pubs in Secunderabad. The feeling we got when we went in, was as if we landed on some other planet. It was awesome.....the music, i still remember, they were playing Tears for Fears-Everybody Wants to Rule the World song,. But the cashier shooed us away saying school kids get out from here, but somehow managed to get a bottle of beer. The first sip was horrible, hated it first time when i sipped, it tasted like crap. After that it became our fav pub in college.
As soon as i moved to H'bad, me n my friends went out to check out the place, we hadn't been there in ages.And the place where JukeBox stood, there stands a saree and jewellery store. Yuck, thanks to teetotallers with money.Something in me also shut down when i saw JukeBox shut.
Whenever in a pub, its soothing n so peaceful.Just the music, sipping your fav drink and the worries, rat races of the world seem so futile. Its like Metallica's "Nothing Else Matters". I always ask to my friends, what makes a pub so good....is it we that are bad?Well,no one knows yet.

Purpose of Life....

The Purpose of Life- this question never ceases to trouble me. What are we here for? To study, get a good job, earn money, become old and die. The answer to this question is something i keep looking for. Like Morpheus asks Neo " If you are dreaming and never wake up, how will you know its not real?", the world around is like a myth.People working harder and harder but not finding joy, people speaking without meaning any of things they say.
This reminds me the story of the small town railway station master who once asks a Sadhu "What should i do to find the purpose of life". Sadhu tells him " Speak the truth, only the truth and do not be selfish for 6months". The Station Master starts doing it, in 6 months he loses his job as he tells truth about small bribes to superiors, lose his wife-he tells he no longer finds joy with her and loses his whole past life. At the end, he wonders "What is this,I speak the truth and lose everything?" Then on the 1st day of 6th month a post man comes to him with a letter. It says your long lost aunt in England has died and you are the sole heir for her wealth of 10million pounds. He almost gets a heart attack and then says to himself , if a short period of 6month gave me so much riches, what will i get if i live like this my whole life. He leaves the money to his wife and relatives and continues on the path.Wow.....
The pure bliss as kids, after playing football in rain, collecting money in charanas and athanas and having coffee at the cafes, the joy in roaming around on your bike in rain,why do not we get it now or even expect it. The purpose of life, once beautifully told by Mother Theresa is to serve humanity, that is the ultimate purpose. Well, am too lazy and too selfish yet to do that but the joy which it would give would be something ultimate.The happiness which you get by hanging out with friends and spending time is something which, i believe, comes little close to this.

Traffig Signal.....

When i think of M'bai, one image that vividly comes to my mind is the traffig signal at chincholi bunder ( funny name for the most important place in Malad-W). There is the chai wala, the pan shop, the lounge bars, all in 100mts around it.

One person who stands out is the man who sells cleaning cloth at the signal. He is there in rain, hot sun and at all times. He sells with dignity and bearing. I always think how much would he earn at end of day, 400 Rs or at most 500 Rs. And what goes on through his mind when he sees people spending that much, without batting a eyelid, on one drink in the lounge bar just across.Is he angry? frustrated?annoyed? don't know.

The difference in money is so vast in Mumbai that it would make ur mind numb.One hand you have the society watchmen who earns 3000/-PM and there are people in same society who blow that much on one pizza orgy.What goes on these people minds? I always ponder. Just think a while and look at their eyes, they took have dreams, hopes for their kids. We need to do our bit to make them happy, but how?each one has to find thier answer.

Blogging!!

Hey,

I wonder why i started to blog....this is the second time am doing it. I always thought it was for losers who don't have anywhere to hangout except their comps.
When i was a kid in std 6th, i started to write a diary and over years it became a part of me. I wanted to see if i am comfortable with the comp as i am with my diary, so am waiting to to find out.....