Making waves over the AIR..

Just didn't feel like doing what I was supposed to be doing... oops..that sounds weird. Anyways, here's a masterpiece of mine...after a long time..thanks for the patience.. :-)

Ever noticed, how integral a part of our lives has the radio become? The RJs chattering in between the numerous songs, used to irritate me slightly and especially all the funnily weird jokes (not that mine are better...but still..) that are cracked. But then there were the songs that pumped up the adrenaline, to wake me up while going to office or sing me a lullaby on the way back. I used to think - thats all that the radio has to it. But this feeling of mine changed recently.

I was made aware of the fact that how sound transmitted via the air waves can save lives. How a simple appeal can change the way people feel. I was amazed to see that there is so much humanity all around. I never knew the people around me cared so much for someone they did not even see or for that matter, did not even know.

An abridged version of the story - "A family came to India from a neighboring country. Someone fell ill and was to be admitted to a hospital. There was blood required urgently. A simple appeal made on the radio. A friend of mine, called up. The date and time were fixed. On the day the blood was required, turned out that the donation was not required. Someone else has already donated".

There was a race and it was not a race to win. It was a race of humanity.. (no pun intended). People turned up from all walks of life to help the family. And the best part, many of those were related to me in some way or the other. Feels amazingly good.

This entire piece was not to spell India - Pakistan unity or anything. Its supposed to mean much more than that. Its more about the unity among people than the name that binds them. I feel proud right now.


Proud of u Alok...and all those who helped... :-)

And of course there are many more instances that can be attributed to the way the radio can change lives, but this one sure changed my way of thinking.. :-)

Life - A Palindrome...

My routine these days...

Morning - office
Night - home
Next morning - office
Next night - home
Another random day - office
Another random night - home
Morning - office
....

and the story continues.. The Palindrome of life... read it anyways and the order remains the same.. (and please don't get into contradictions).. ;-)

I must be sounding so desperate..but naah..I'm loving every bit of it.. :-)

Credits :- Gautam. Thanks for the realization..

Mauja Mauja...

awesome..
amazing..
brilliant..

loved the day... enormous amounts of fun mixed with a dash of cold and lots of glitter.. After all, sajna hai mujhe...divesh ke liye.. ( right Jackie?? ) umm.. nothing scandalous abt that line intended..and also don't get wrong ideas.. :P

anyways...wanted to pen down a few of the days highlights.. ( though I've mentioned the most important one.. ;-) )
- my dad whistled while being amongst the audience.. (proud o' him )
- my scarves came out on time..and I didn't fall in in spite of wearing the amazingly flared flares.. (btw, we beat SRK's look in the first half of OSO )
- my dress did not tear though it took me a good 10 mins to take it off... (damn the tailor...)
- backstage songs = "aankh maare o ladka aankh maare" and "hawa hawa..e hawa.."
- mooli ke parathen.. (how could I forget..or importantly..how could Sikander forget.. ;-) )
- and my cell phone becoming the adda of new phone numbers.. and hopefully something materializing as well..

In short, the entire day was full of Mauja Mauja...

PS. Ashish said it was good.. (mission accomplished..)

My 6 minutes of fame...

Lights..camera..action..
and then starts the music..the DJ screaming and we howling... how the lights shall dance...my six minutes of fame shall begin with a blackout..
One bar to enter (oops and I dont mean the "bar" bar..i meant the 8 counts equivalent bar ) and then there's no looking back.. all the gold and green and purples shall shimmer away to glory..the feet shall tap..the parents shall be proud..the teachers tense..the atmosphere is going to be electric.. thats what I am hoping will be the scene.. :-)

the wait is gonna get over and that too soon..the early morning drives and sleep deprivations shall finally conclude..all the muscle aches shall soon be gone.. yo.. I am excited.. yo again...he he..

anyways...the updates on thursday please...till then lemme bask in the glory of my six minutes of fame.. ;-)

Sunlight is the best disinfectant...

" Sunlight is the best disinfectant,” a well-known quote from U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis ".
Damn!! My lack of knowledge. I actually thought that it was an arbit sentence when I first read it in a book. Luckily, I happened to remember it right now and figured that it was a legitimate one that probably meant something in the light of the chapter that I was reading. I guess I would have to re-read the book again to find out where it was.

Just thought I'd post this so that the sentence doesn't seem arbit to someone else like me.... :-)

0 ~ 1 or 1 ~ 0...the effect is always the same... ;-)

Toggling.... thats more than just a verb that tries to "switch" between two states... and all the ECE world that is reading this, naah, this is not about your favorite "NOT" gate. This post is a salute to all the "toggle" fundas of mine... Am sure for most of the readers this is as absurd as the lonely goatherd who kept shouting . .. Lay ee odl lay ee odl-oo...

Ha ha...anyways...thinking as far as I could, I came up with this hypothesis that there always is present this shadow of urs that is a perfect toggle...( and can u imagine...shadow = my namesake...what a coincidence!!!! gasp with wonder..).

Consider, in absolute terms, a shadow is so much a part of the toggling world. You are the 1 and ur shadow is the 0.. ( in case u've started believing or even milder, thinking about whatever I just said...what is wrong with u? ) The above was the weirdest comment I have ever made..

I had actually intended to write a very serious piece, but then it somehow slipped off my mind and here I am toggling away to glory all the buttons on my key board.. :-)
Yeah...so the main toggling affected areas –

- At sometime, you are the confused person and at the same sometime ur shadow is the most convinced thing around. U look here and there - confused, whereas the other is convincingly staring down at u...PERFECT

- Times when u are innocent and your shadow is naughty. Naughty as in….ur shadow playing around with u…and how in the world does that happen? Umm…don't ask me. The neurons in my head just compelled my fingers to type that bit of information.

- Days when u hate shopping and your shadow loves it… Don't curse me now. This post is meant to be full of absurdities for all those who are not up-to-date with current affairs. But am sure that is not a deterrent to most people reading.

- Hmm...Memory... Remember how once upon a time you could remember everything and how now it takes constant reminding and bickering to remember a few things. And if u thought the shadow aspect was missing ....duh uh...the shadow was the forgetful creature previously and now is the reminder. Role reversal.

Basically, on a very serious note, toggling can, in a very matter of factly tone, turn out to be one of the most rewarding experiences. ( I dont see the rewards yet, though... ;-) ). In the "down the memory lane" walk, the things you did versus the things you do, can reveal the subtle changes that you, as a person, have undergone. How you've started doing something that you despised and how u have started disliking what u loved (doing..). This is probably another piece of evidence that adds credibility to the fact that - "Nothing is permanent but change".

(WOW : I ended this thing on a serious note... :-) )

Dedicated to all those in love….

Love is…

Not just an emotion… it’s a thought…
Not a word…it’s happiness…
Not lust… it’s innocence…
Not about stating…it’s about understanding…
Not about remembering…it’s about reminding…
Not about the distance… it’s about being close…
Not about spoken words…it's about the things left unsaid…
Not about the attachment…its about the never let go attitude..

Love is…
When u never say sorry…


All those of you who know me enough might find this very typically not me…but then, that’s ohkay… :-)