If this was true, I would be out of a job..!!
Friday, November 14, 2008
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Connections
She could not have been more than eight. Yet the girl displayed the athletism of someone who has undergone training for a long period of time.
The entire crowd in the train watched, mesmerised, as the little girl did backflips, somersaults and put her small body through an even more smaller loop and all the while, showed no signs of any physical discomfort or pain.
All the eyes in the train were on the little girl. Except one pair.
The mother, playing a steady rythm on a worn out drum, was resolutely looking outside at the fast moving shrubs. Her eyes were filled with tears.
One did not have to look anywhere else for signs of the little girl's pain. It was right there, in the mother's eyes.
The entire crowd in the train watched, mesmerised, as the little girl did backflips, somersaults and put her small body through an even more smaller loop and all the while, showed no signs of any physical discomfort or pain.
All the eyes in the train were on the little girl. Except one pair.
The mother, playing a steady rythm on a worn out drum, was resolutely looking outside at the fast moving shrubs. Her eyes were filled with tears.
One did not have to look anywhere else for signs of the little girl's pain. It was right there, in the mother's eyes.
Friday, March 14, 2008
The stillness amidst the chaos, the slight oblivion, it’s all because of you...
“Shoar main khamoshi hain, thodi si behoshi hain, tum se hi, tum se hi.”
Mohit Chauhan croones in his soft yet crisp voice. At first I thought it was KK. Anyways, irrespective of who the singer is, this song rates as one of the most romantic songs I have heard. To the heart that has felt love; the melancholy that is rendered in the song is evident.
Close your eyes and take a walk down memory lane. Think of someone who is dear. Who made a difference, maybe someone who is a part of you…
“Main tera Sarmaya hoon, jo bhi main ban paaya hoon, tum se hi, tum se hi.”
(I am, but your asset, whatever I have become, I have… because of you)
A song that makes me feel heavy and light, at the same time. That stirs something lost deep in me every time I listen to it.
Fall in Love. Video from YouTube (** Thank you Aparna, for pointing out the incorrect link**)
Mohit Chauhan croones in his soft yet crisp voice. At first I thought it was KK. Anyways, irrespective of who the singer is, this song rates as one of the most romantic songs I have heard. To the heart that has felt love; the melancholy that is rendered in the song is evident.
Close your eyes and take a walk down memory lane. Think of someone who is dear. Who made a difference, maybe someone who is a part of you…
“Main tera Sarmaya hoon, jo bhi main ban paaya hoon, tum se hi, tum se hi.”
(I am, but your asset, whatever I have become, I have… because of you)
A song that makes me feel heavy and light, at the same time. That stirs something lost deep in me every time I listen to it.
Fall in Love. Video from YouTube (** Thank you Aparna, for pointing out the incorrect link**)
Sunday, March 9, 2008
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Moments, Memories..and More
There are many changes happening around me. Some good, some not so good. Some of my friends are moving to new roles, some, to new organizations, to new things in life. I know I will miss some of the things that used to be. I hope some things will work out better this year, compared to last.
What surprises me, is the realization that I feel I am going to miss some people though I know I will still see them often. It is very weird, that a change, however minute, still affects us if we are attached to something and we don't want to let go. For some, it is people. For some, it is work. A role. A position, maybe a friend. If something changes, it affects us. The change may not trigger any other displacement in the sequence of events that happen in our everyday lives. Still, it affects us.
Sometimes, the most profound thoughts are formed when you are actually not thinking.
I know, that there are several incidents which make us feel sad on parting, quite a few moments that we want to hold on to forever. When we think of these moments, it makes us almost not go. But remember at these times, that the beauty of a moment, is in the fact that it is fleeting. As we try to hold on to it, it slips away from our hands..this makes us cherish the moment even more. Moments turn into memories, that remain with us forever.
This date may be our last in one chapter of our life , tomorrow may be our first in a new chapter. While dates come and dates go, Moments are forever. Dates are for strangers to remember, friends remember moments.
To all those friends who are moving away to new challenges, new roles, new organizations, new phases in their lives .. All the very best. Maybe we will be in touch, maybe we will not. But the memories of the moments we created together, will always remain!
What surprises me, is the realization that I feel I am going to miss some people though I know I will still see them often. It is very weird, that a change, however minute, still affects us if we are attached to something and we don't want to let go. For some, it is people. For some, it is work. A role. A position, maybe a friend. If something changes, it affects us. The change may not trigger any other displacement in the sequence of events that happen in our everyday lives. Still, it affects us.
Sometimes, the most profound thoughts are formed when you are actually not thinking.
I know, that there are several incidents which make us feel sad on parting, quite a few moments that we want to hold on to forever. When we think of these moments, it makes us almost not go. But remember at these times, that the beauty of a moment, is in the fact that it is fleeting. As we try to hold on to it, it slips away from our hands..this makes us cherish the moment even more. Moments turn into memories, that remain with us forever.
This date may be our last in one chapter of our life , tomorrow may be our first in a new chapter. While dates come and dates go, Moments are forever. Dates are for strangers to remember, friends remember moments.
To all those friends who are moving away to new challenges, new roles, new organizations, new phases in their lives .. All the very best. Maybe we will be in touch, maybe we will not. But the memories of the moments we created together, will always remain!
Monday, January 14, 2008
PONGAL NALVAAZHTUKKAL
Tamizh, Paal, Chatti Paanai, Tamizhar Thirunal, Thai, Maargazhi, Bhogi, Pongal, Sakkarai Pongal, Arusi, Manjal, Paruppu, Vellam, Mundiri, Draakchai, Sangu, Vadai, Thair Vadai, Murukku, Payasam, Maadu, Pushpam, Pattu Vezhti, Agarbathi, Kunkumam, Mani osai, Jallikattu, Naatupura Paatu, Karumbu, Kaathaadi, Kalanda Saadham, Kaakai, Mottai madi, Kootu Soru, Vaazhai ilai, Kolam, Kolaattam . . .
PONGAL-O-PONGAL!!!
So True!
I think there's something you should know
I think it's time I stopped the show
There's something deep inside of me
There's someone I forgot to be
Take back your picture in a frame
Don't think that I'll be back again
I just hope you understand
Sometimes the clothes do not make the man!
I think it's time I stopped the show
There's something deep inside of me
There's someone I forgot to be
Take back your picture in a frame
Don't think that I'll be back again
I just hope you understand
Sometimes the clothes do not make the man!
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