he hears silence speak to him. he hears it out patiently. it is dark.

inside and out.

he sits on his couch.

wondering. what could have been.

what the future holds. and what it does not.

but there is a calm. no storm. no worries. no nothing.

it would soon be time to go.

he knows it. very well.

he waits.

Of cakes...professors...and lectures that were not!

This one takes the cake. And the pedhas. And ladoos as well.

As most of you would know, I am in my fifth trimester of MBA. Well, if you didn't, you did now. Plus, it also means you haven't been following my life too well. That is so not caring. Bloody Bull.

Anyways.

So, here I was, 5th trimester. Where people almost stop worrying about studies, lesser about exams, and mostly about the pay packages and profiles. Of the jobs. And the placements.

But I think I have broken all barriers today. I forgot that we had a subject taught by a particular professor in this trimester. Err no, I did not forget the name of the professor. Or of the subject. I forgot that we actually had this subject.

So here is how it peters out.

It is 12 in the night. I log out of my lap top last night. Tired and exhausted of four successive days, of being at home and relaxing. So had to sleep. Lights off. Cozily snuggle up my bed.

Ten minutes into my thoughts for the day, something strikes. I get reminded of a professor. Let's name him X. So, I remember Mr. X. For no apparent reason. Or rhyme. Didnt I hear someone say that he would teach us again this trimester. But then, I had not experienced him so far.

Huh?

I am awake now. Fully. Lights on. Laptop opened. Turned on. Not me, the laptop buddy.

Log in to my gmail. Search for the time table.

There it is. Shocker. I have missed 5-6 of his lectures so far. Out of 10 that is.

Because I didnt know we had such a subject this trimester. I groaned.

Damn.

My future is bleak.

Updates...and more!

As one would have noticed, the gaps, in terms of days between two articles are not as little as they were earlier. And that s for a reason. Not because I got that ever-so-famous writers' block. In fact writing is one of the reasons for the prolonged absence.

First of all, my first article's got published in a cricket magazine, Cricket Today, and it really feels good. Then again, there are miles to go before I sleep. Or rather, many deliveries to be bowled before the umpire calls it over.

The second piece of good news is obviously from M&M, but there is a story developing there as well, which I would post soon. Need to get certain things out of my way first. There are a couple of other things brewing as well, but given the paucity of clarity, I would get to them soon. Here itself (that's like they say, watch this space for more, it already seems like I am getting into marketing rather subconsciously!)

And now I also need to make a special mention of a dear friend, who's sms goes like this:

"Hey Sexy! Hope u had a BLAST in Diwali. Was bz with family and so couldnt wish u, but haven't forgotten u:-) Best wishes to u and ur family :-) Heard the good news, congrats :-) As for people who see the glass 10% empty, dont fret too much about them. Send them to me ;-)"

If you missed it, that is exactly, four emoticons in one sms. Yeah, this ain't a chat, but an sms that was sent to me. FOUR emoticons in one, and surprisingly only one exclaimation. And people who know him, would have guessed by now, who is he.

Deven, who else.

Unfortunately, I cannot share some of the e-mails that he's sent me, but I can assure you, that the count would then have been about the number of words in a sentence of exclaimations, and smilies and the rest. So you may end up saying that there were four words in that sentence full of smilies and winkies.

Sorry Deven, couldn't let that one go ;-)

Well, the placement season begins in....well don't know how much time from now. Actually noone knows. So I could be pardoned for that. But hell, I should be free to watch India play the Aussies and the Lankans in the tri nation tournament in Oz.

That is it from my side, should be back with more, till then keep reading my columns on
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Why does one do this?

This one has been playing on mind for a long time, and guess this is best place I could get it out. The trigger was obviously the behaviour of one particular personn, and that person's reaction to a situation which would have made anyone happy. Or should I rephrase that as "should have". The incident was a big one, and in all probabilities, a long cherished one, by the person in question.

The initial reaction was that of happiness and joy associated with it, with a tinge of pride, which is pretty normal. After that, the person also thought about the so called negative repercussions to the same. If at all one could term them as that.

And the same came out. The not-so-positive event associated with the incident came to the fore for that person. The person was sad. Not a lot, but enough for me to think about this behaviour. If not the back seat, happiness was no longer in the driver's seat.

And very frankly, I wondered why. Why did the person, and in general, why does the person behave in such a thankless characteristic. I use the word, 'does' here, because, I have observed the person for a reasonable period of time, and I can safely say that, the person belongs to the breed of people who look for negatives even the best of news. And that is what shocks me, surprises me, and makes me question the person.

There are tons of people there, out in the world, who lack the basic - by basic one means, the 'necessities of life' - amenities, who struggle to make their ends meet, and here we have someone, who, come what may, would always end up being the morose self, that the the person is always known for. I really wonder why. Why can't there be some more self contentment, a feeling of being relaxed with the good things, and a capability of seeing the glass, 90% full, rather than 10% empty?

I really wonder why. Feel sad about it.

In the end, I really feel sad.

Diwali Feast?

Tomorrow is Diwali. For me it is today.

Three matches, and a potentially explosive news.

The first one is on it's way, woke up at 5 to watch Aussies take on the Lankans. As I type this, my dull, deary eyes only get more red. One country I want to visit, and soon. Australia.

The other two matchs are between India and Pakistan (obviously!), and SA and NZ. Both at approximately the same time. Diwali at it's best.

But the biggest of them all is the appointment of the Test Captain of the Indian Team. This ones going to take reams of pages of followup. No two ways about it, especially now that Tendulkar has sprung a surprise on everyone.

I rub my hands in glee, and lick my lips in anticipation.

This is what they call Diwali Feast! ;-)

Another Review at Shvoong!

Second of my reviews at Shvoong.com

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By the way, I like that name, Shvoong! ;-)

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Black Jack, the Game

Roses are red....

On the Right Hand Side of this blog, you would find the "Funny Quote of the Day" section. Normally they are funny, the quotes, but this one takes the cake. Surely.

Roses are red, violets are blue, I'm schizophrenic, and so am I.

Instant laughter!

These days...!

The atmosphere is anything but positive. The vibes that come out, they say, are very similar to what usually happens at this stage, every place. Every time.

For some people's sake I really hope so.

The volatility right now compares with that seen in the Sensex before the Fed. announced their rate cuts. Just needs a spark to ignite it all. And it becomes all that more simple to get affected by these vibes, adversely.

On a personal front, life's pretty decent, the above scenario notwithstanding. It's almost akin to an extended vacation, with some lectures interspersed in between. A vacation that ain't getting too wasted, a set of holidays which is getting optimized, hopefully with some tangible positives coming out soon.

There are a couple of worries, none related to the impending placements, but then, what is life without a certain niggles. I am sure, I would be able to overcome them, later, if not soon enough.


To end this piece, an old picture, that sums up my mood perfectly well...