my-mindless-trip

Killer tendencies

2006-12-14T02:50:00.000-08:00

At work, when clients are rude, I want to kill them.

Uh huh?

2006-11-18T23:01:00.000-08:00

"My brother was dating this girl..She was weird man!"

"Weird? Why?I mean,weird in what way?"

"Oh..she used to cry and all if he hung up the phone on her..even if he was expecting any other important calls, she would insist that he talk to her and not take any other call... he just wasn't allowed to hang up!

"Ha ha... She might as well have strangled him! Would be the same thing!"

"How? Then how would he call her ?"

"Exactly ..... Solves her problem right? That way he would never hang up on her!"

Everyday

2006-09-27T07:14:00.000-07:00

Run
hurry
quick!
fast
jaldi
right now
on fire
asap
now!

Phew!

ho hum hummm...yawnnn

2006-09-15T21:47:00.000-07:00

Ho hum humm...
woke up at seven (that ..when done on a saturday morning, can amount to crime!)

dragged myself to office...

to do what? attend another of those blah sessions.

ho hummm hummm..
yawnn!

why am I made to do this?

The key

2006-09-11T21:08:00.000-07:00

The only sensible thing that this prof we had in coll ever said in the whole semester (about 20 lectures) was not related to the course work at all !

And when I think about it, lying down in silence, eyes closed, it seems like the key to all the happiness and peace I can ever find.

" The only thing that matters is knowing when to switch on and switch off"

Parallel Universes

2006-09-02T10:32:00.000-07:00

Monday morning!
She moves out of the door. Looks at the Sky and smiles to herself thinking it’s beautiful. Grey swirls in the sky promise another day of cooling rains.
She switches on the fm radio, plugs it into her ears and walks to the bus stop. She loves that five minute walk. It’s her time to herself.
The train is crowded today as usual. She can feel the enthusiasm in the air, see it on people’s faces. It’s a new day. Another bright morning.
The train starts. She stands at the door. Soaks in the stray drops from the sky. Feels the wind in her hair. Pulls the band from them and leaves them open to fly in the breeze.
Suddenly the sun peeks out from behind the clouds and she catches a few warm sunrays after so long. They feel so familiar. So desirable. She misses them in the monsoon.
The train stops at Churchgate station. She steps down from the train and heads for the coffee stall. She loves the aroma of the coffee in the morning. It isn’t exactly great coffee, but just the thought of fresh hot coffee is enough to make her feel happy.
Coffee cup in hand, she walks out of the station and steps onto the wet street. Looks at the long line of people waiting in the cab line to be taken to Nariman point. Most of them sulking.
She laughs out aloud and in her mind thanks the cabbies for making all those people wait. This has given her the perfect excuse to walk to her office. “Sorry ..I couldn’t do much. There was a long line and no cabs, so I decided to walk to office.”
She takes the marine drive route, walking on the wet cobbled footpath she lazily ruffles her own hair, hums a ditty that’s playing in her mind since the moment she woke up and generally smiles at nothing in particular.
That extra spring in the step, that tiny hint of a smile on her face, that warm glow inside her suggest that she is determined to be happy today.
Just as she crosses the road she bumps into him. "I am so Sorry" she says. And smiles at him. Helps him with his fallen papers...and continues on her early morning jaunt through the city.
As he sees her leave he thinks.."Damn! What a stupid woman!" Women are always stupid.
Specially that type.
Who smile. At strangers. On a Monday morning, who smiles like that?
Everthing seems to be going wrong!
Thank god the babe didnt push him over the sidewalk!He could have been killed!As if walking for so long on the stupid slushy road and the irritating wind spoiling his hair isnt enough.
I mean....what the hell...the damn line for the cab was long! Stupid people of mumbai.Why the hell does everyone work in Nariman point? Coz of them now, he had to walk..getting into a cab would have taken another 20 minutes.
God knows where all the cabbies are?
And before that that hellish station!What a dump! With all the crowds and the stink and the throngs at the stall!How the hell can people drink and eat all that stuff they sell at the railway stalls!yuck!
And the railway ride to work!Oh god!What a disaster! There was no seat available. So he had to stand at the door! What a mess!Stupid rain. Wetting his clothes. Ruining his hair.And when the train is fast, you cant do much about it!
And that damn sun! Why does the morning sunlight have to be so harsh, even if for a minute or two? Randomly shining into his eyes and blinding him. I dont need the sun and I dont need the Clouds and the rain. Why cant there be just the sky?
Specially in the mornings.
What a day!
Moreover because that five minute walk to the bus stop had ruined his trousers. The puddles on the road from the damn rain through the night leaves so much muck on the road and the skies so grey..its depressing!
Monday morning!

Vagabond

2006-08-20T02:53:00.000-07:00

...and the earth becomes my throne
I adapt to the unknown
under wandering stars I've grown
by myself but not alone
I ask no one

...and my ties are severed clean,
the less I have the more I gain
off this beaten path I reign
rover wanderer nomad vagabond
call me what you will

...but I'll take my time anywhere
I'm free to speak my mind anywhere
and I'll never mind anywhere
anywhere I roam
where I lay my head is home ....................

dedicated to you....:)

My Someone

2006-08-20T02:23:00.000-07:00

Manu – My Anchor
From you I learnt to love, to respect and to express

Asmita – My Redemption
From you I learnt that it’s OK to be me, in the exact same way that I am.

Deepak – My sailboat
From you I learnt that there is great happiness in giving a part of yourself to others.

Rinu – My Impossible dream
From you I learnt that Life is not all about me, it’s about other people as well.

Alpina – My Reflection
From you I learnt to stand up firmly for something I believe in and fight for it.

Rohit – My Comfort
From you I learnt the meaning of friendship, Integrity and Devotion.

Kaddu – My Smile
From you I learnt to be OK with the world, to smile for it and to laugh at it.

Vaibhav – My Light
From you I learnt that knowledge is limitless and that the will to learn can help you accomplish anything you want to.

Waggy – My Inspiration
From you I learnt to respect what I have, and be thankful for it.

Manisha – My Ease
From you I learnt that it’s all right to change your mind, its all right to dream and its all right to want something very badly and go after it.

Amrish – My Liberation
From you I learnt that its possible to let go and be at peace in a way I never thought was possible.

Mayuresh – My Un-belief
From you I learnt that love can exist; that people can love with all they have.

Ritesh – My Possibility
From you I learnt to take be positive, to hope, to believe that good things happen.

Animesh – My Memories
From you I learnt that it’s important to keep the child in you alive, years after you have turned into an adult by age.

Vijay – My Opportunity
From you I learnt how important it is to give people a chance.

Aparna – My Dreamworld
From you I learnt that dreamworlds exist and you can actually be happy in them.

Kaustubh – My Calm
From you I learnt to be calm and think before I speak.

Meetu – My Acceptance
From you I learnt to appreciate, to open my mind, to evaluate, to be forthright and to really believe.

Amit – My Brother
From you I learnt be strong through adversity and always believe that the best is yet to come.

Dipesh – My Purity
From you I learnt that unconditional love doesn’t need a reason to be

Nikhil – My Argument
From you I learnt to help, to go beyond myself and step into others’ shoes and to see things through their eyes.

Packaged Noodles and Promises

2006-08-19T05:38:00.000-07:00

He said “Everything comes with an expiry date”. The list of things went something like this –

Airplane Tickets, Chocolates, Emotions, Chicken,Love, Promises, Attachments, Grenades, Friendship, Packaged Noodles, Prepaid cards, Smiles, Medicine Pills, Marriages, Car engines, People.

It struck me at that moment as…as what?
True? Unacceptable? True but unacceptable. True, unacceptable and ruthless.
Then if you spend sometime to think about it…its probably True and Ruthless and if you are able to Accept it then Comforting.

Probably.

I still haven’t been able to accept it. So the thought continues to be disturbing. Haunts me. In a way sort of goes against everything I have been taught. Everything that has been ingrained into my psyche.

I know its not something that I can accept and truly believe overnight.
Like lies.
Those are easy.
We believe them either because we really mistakenly think they are true or because its just easier to believe them than actually face and stand up to the truth.

To my Sweethearts

2006-08-15T02:12:00.000-07:00

To Asmita, Kaddu, Alpina and Manisha - Who are My only redemption from the world.

I love you all.

For being with you....
i dont haveto put up my defences..
i dont have to worry abt saying anything
about anything
just relax..
and smile
and feel alive
and feel happy to be me!

I have..I have not..I want to..

2006-08-12T22:18:00.000-07:00

I have..I have not..I want to..

In the list you have to make things, which you have already done red, and put an asterisk after things you want to do.

01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink.*
02. Swam with wild dolphins.*
03. Climbed a mountain
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive*
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid*
06. Held a tarantula
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone*
08. Said 'I love you' and meant it*
09. Hugged a tree
10. Bungee jumped*
11. Visited Paris************************************
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea*
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise
14. Seen the Northern Lights*
15. Gone to a huge sports game.*
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa*
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
18. Touched an iceberg*
19. Slept under the stars
20. Changed a baby's diaper
21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon***
22. Watched a meteor shower*
23. Gotten drunk on champagne******
24. Given more than you can afford to charity
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope*
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
27. Had a food fight
28. Bet on a winning horse
29. Asked out a stranger
30. Had a snowball fight*
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can**************
32. Held a lamb
33. Seen a total eclipse**
34. Ridden a roller coaster*****
35. Hit a home run
36. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
37. Adopted an accent for an entire day***
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
39. Had two hard drives for your computer
40. Visited all 10 provinces *****
41. Taken care of someone who was drunk
42. Had amazing friends
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country ***************************************
44. Watched wild whales **
45. Stolen a sign
46. Backpacked in Europe ********************************************
47. Taken a road-trip*********************
48. Gone rock climbing ***
49. Midnight walk on the beach
50. Gone sky diving ************************
51. Visited Ireland *****************
52. Been heartbroken longer then you were actually in love
53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger's table and had a meal with them ****
54. Visited Japan *******
55. Milked a cow
56. Alphabetized your cds
57. Pretended to be a superhero **
58. Sung karaoke ********************
59. Lounged around in bed all day
60. Posed nude in front of strangers
61. Gone scuba diving *******************
62. Kissed in the rain ****************************************************
63. Played in the mud *************************
64. Played in the rain **********************
65. Gone to a drive-in theater *******
66. Visited the Great Wall of China *****************
67. Started a business
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken ( or Travelled to Pluto,may be? bah!) *********
69. Toured ancient sites *******
70. Taken a martial arts class
71. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
72. Gotten married
73. Been in a movie
74. Crashed a party *
75. Gotten divorced
76. Gone without food for 5 days (3 days)
77. Made cookies from scratch *
78. Won first prize in a costume contest
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice. ********
80. Gotten a tattoo
81. Rafted the Snake River ***
82. Been on television news programs as an "expert"
83. Got flowers for no reason
84. Performed on stage
85. Been to Las Vegas **
86. Recorded music **
87. Eaten shark
88. Had a one-night stand
89. Gone to Thailand
90. Bought a house ***
91. Been in a combat zone
92. Buried one of your parents
93. Been on a cruise ship *********
94. Spoken more than one language fluently *****
95. Performed in Rocky Horror.
96. Raised children.
97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
98. Created and named your own constellation of stars
99. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country *****************
100. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over****************
101. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge **
102. Sang loudly in the car, and didn't stop when you knew someone was looking *
103. Had plastic surgery
104. Survived an illness that you shouldn't have survived
105. Wrote article for a large publication ***
106. Lost over 100 pounds *****************************************************************************
107. Held someone while they were having a flashback
108. Piloted an airplane *
109. Petted a stingray
110. Broken someone's heart
111. Helped an animal give birth
112. Won money on a T.V. game show *
113. Broken a bone
114. Gone on an African photo safari ********
115. Had a body part of yours below the neck pierced *
116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol *
117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
118. Ridden a horse
119. Had major surgery
120. Had a snake as a pet
121. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon *******************
122. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours
123. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states ************
124. Visited all 7 continents ********
125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days ***
126. Eaten kangaroo meat *
127. Eaten sushi
128. Had your picture in the newspaper
129. Changed someone's mind about something you care deeply about *
130. Gone back to school
131. Parasailed
132. Petted a cockroach
133. Eaten fried green tomatoes.
134. Read The Iliad - and the Odyssey *
135. Selected one "important" author who you missed in school, and read*
36. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
137. Skipped all your school reunions.
138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language **
139. Been elected to public office
140. Written your own computer language
141. Thought to yourself that you're living your dream
142. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
143. Built your own PC from parts
144. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn't know you **
145. Had a booth at a street fair
146. Dyed your hair
147. Been a DJ *
148. Shaved your head
149. Caused a car accident
150. Saved someone's life **

Found this list on Greensatya's blog.It just had so many fun things, I couldn't resist.
Feel free to carry over the list.Might just make you want to live life more.

The two ends

2006-08-12T21:40:00.000-07:00

Two headlines in yesterday's newspaper caught my eye.

1. "200 new millionaires to be born" - The moment WNS listed their stock on the exchange.

2. "5 day old baby sold for Rs.21" - The mother didnt have food to eat and the only way she could buy any food was by selling the only valuable thing she had - her baby.

Both are about making money.
Both are about getting richer.
Both are about people.

One is about dreams being realised. The other about dreams being shattered.

Omkara

2006-08-06T10:09:00.000-07:00

Omkara.

What a movie!

Frame - to - Frame Othello. Brilliantly crafted. Amazingly narrated.

All of the actors have done their bit. Each of them did absolute justice to their role. Ajay, Saif, Kareena, Konkona, Vivek (he doesnt have too much of a role actually!). However when the movie ended, there was one thing missing .

I dont mean to take away credit from the film. Its a extremely well-made and brilliant film and will stay that way.

But somewhere in the whole movie, I didnt find that that individual flash of brilliance. There is not even one scene which after the end of the movie you will remember and say "Boss! kya acting kiya hai us scene main!" or "Damn! did you see that expression he had in his eyes?"

Overall a great effort. The direction/cinematography/characterisation...terrific.

But only one flaw. That lack of opportunity for any of the actors to shine. With that absolute momentary spark thats makes you hold your breath and whistle out "God! what a scene he delivered!"
Not the actors fault. They didnt get the opportunity.
That might be the only reason..all of them will miss out on an award for individual performance, while the film might still win for technical or Other entire film related ones.

But..a must see..

On my way to becoming Female Atul Kasbekar

2006-07-22T10:06:00.000-07:00

Feeling super happy type.
Generally.
No reason. Just like that.

That Happy-for-no-particular-reason-but-cant-stop-smiling feeling.

I joined fotografy class.
Why? To have fun.

I like that. ............Why are you doing this?Just like that..to have fun!
Sounds nice..doesnt it?
Should be done more I think...
By everyone....

One city and Two Stories

2006-07-12T10:14:00.000-07:00

Serial Blasts. Again.

Today mornings Times Of India gave the city its new title. "The Serial Blasts Capital".
How touching. Thank you , esteemed editors of the TOI, for giving us this coveted epitaph.
Just what we wanted. That’s exactly what we wanted someone to tell us, when people were crying for loved ones lost. The silver lining in our grizzly grey cloud.

And then the other story.

Every Newspaper, Every TV Reporter, Every Radio Jockey marveled at the "Indomitable Spirit of the Mumbaikar". They could not stop gushing about the “Incessant Energy” and the “Fighting Spirit” of the “Common Man” from Mumbai.
War cries of “We will show them” , “We will not take this lying down”, were repeated by all of them.
TV channels flashed films of crowded trains on “The Day After”. The sing-song sexy voice of the TV reporter saying, “Amazing spirit! Lets ask Mr.Whoever what he feels about going back to work today?”

My question is …. “Did he have a choice?”
I live in a city where, millions of people live on daily wages.
I live in a city where, if that man sleeping in the second class window corner doesn’t go to work today, he might not be able to afford a meal the next day.
I live in a city where, if that guy in the luggage compartment of the Virar local doesn’t go to work today, his job might be taken by someone else.
I live in a city where, that woman with the basket of vegetables on her head cannot afford to take a auto rickshaw to the market where she sells the them.
I live in a city where that nice looking crisp shirted young man rushing to his office has to submit his quota of reports today evening and might be screwed if he doesn’t.

Did they have a choice to not go to work? Not get into that train?

The rather romanticized “Indomitable spirit” is a farce most of us would like to believe in. What most of us would not stop to think and talk about is the underlying economic compulsions that drive this behavior.

But who cares! The “Fighting Spirit” is obviously more glamorous than the “Need to work”. Isn’t it?

So come on my dear Mumbai! With that courageous heart of yours and that tiara of “Winner of the Blast capital contest” on your head bow to the world, and thank all of those who made it possible.

The audience is waiting.

That Airport feeling

2006-07-08T01:26:00.000-07:00

I felt it for the first time when my little Appi left.
Crying. Eyes puffed. Red.
Those puffed red eyes on a white pale face.
That face which always used to laugh. Only that evening, the laugh had left its home.

The neon lights outside the airport glared at me angrily. At all of us. A bunch of little people, sad because a person we loved was going away.To a larger world, to a wider future.To an unknown horizon called New York.Maybe to return Maybe to not.
Crying.Eyes puffed.Red.

And then again when Appu left.
Our funny appu with the-prince-of-my-heart dreams.The girl with the linda-goodman book.The girl who would not travel alone to vile parle from juhu, was going to New Jersey.Alone.
Crying.
Mom Crying.Dad Crying.Cousin Crying.
Soon the friends crying too. With that Airport feeling down in the base of our stomach.

And then again when Bunty left.To Australia.Only this time we didnt cry.
But that Airport feeling was lodged right there. Deep down there.

And then Rishi. Our "Uncle-Happ- Holi-Your-Wife-is-very-bholi" shouting Rishi.He who spoke so fast that we never understood what he said. Flew off.Just like that. To beautiful beaches and sunny lands in Mauritius.To working away from family and friends and not to return for three years. To somewhere else.
Again - That Airport Feeling

Harshal.When he left,everyone cried.Everyone.
The beautiful ones with the make up on.Not waterproof.The mascara ran down.The carefully applied compact streamed away. But the tears could not stop.
The guys with the tough image.Laughin and Dancing one minute and crying away the next.Break down.
Each one with his and her own version of that Airport feeling.
Canada was no longer cool.

Those huge airplanes.They take them all away.Somewhere.To a larger promise, I think.
To distant visions.To newer worlds.

All that remains with me is that Airport Feeling.

20 Random things about myself

2006-06-24T23:55:00.000-07:00

Got this idea from someone else.. 20 random things about myself. thought I would give it a shot.

1. I love libraries.
Specially the ones that have really old volumes kept in those dusty wooden shelves. The musty old-world smell of those old books, their yellowing delicate pages and the quaint little pictures in them conjure up for me an old world which I have never seen.

2. I love the sun on winter days.
When the rays are just warm and do not burn you, when you can easily look up at the sky and close your eyes and lie down on the grass and just soak in the warmth.

3. I hate cockroaches.
I think they are the worst/dirtest type of creatures arond. I start screaming and jumping if I see one around. Am terribly scared of them.

4. I love Ice-CreamTerribly fattening.
Yes.I know.Yet irresistable.For me, choosing an ice-cream flavor is one of the most difficult choices in life!

5. I love being alone at home.
When there is no one around. That feeling of total comfort.Total bliss.Solitude.Lying on my back and staring at the fan going around in circles.random thoughts flying around me.

6. I think Tea is not a beverage, it's a religion
Not my original line.Read it on someone's profile.Loved it.Agreed with it.No Tea, No Me.

7. I love to walk.
Walking through the old buildinngs of south mumbai. Walking on the beach with the sand flirting with my toes. Walking on marine drive, soaking in the sweep of the sky and the neon lights.Walking through grass on rain drenched hillsides.

8.I loved "God of small things".
Most people I know could not stand it. The descriptions didnt end. The language was twisted. The examples were unthinkable. Those were their complaints. Those were my reasons to love the book.

9. "But strangers we were then, we stood for five long seconds and held the stare, while all the parallel worlds, all the parallel lives that might have been and never would be,whirled around us"
This line sent me into raptures. Can you guess which book?

10.I wish I could paint really well.I wish I could use colours to say what I want. Brush Strokes would be conversation. Canvas would be life.

11. But then there were so many things I could have been.This might sound funny. But I wish I was a writer, a music writer, an architect, a sculptor,a dancer, singer, could play tennis, etc . Maybe I should try!

12. I am very surprised when people ask me, Do you know where you are headed to?Does anyone?I have no clue. Absolutely none. Do you?

13. Three things I want to see.
The Pyramids. The Great Barrier Reef. The Louvre.

14. I am a total Fish-terian.Anything Fish is a great meal.
Actually if I think about it..anything (excpet veggies!) is a good meal.

15. My digicam has become an extension of my hand.
Where I go, my digi goes. I love taking pictures. The favoured object of my digital affection is the sky. Have you ever seen anything as versatile as the sky?I paint different pictures for you:When the sun goes beyond grey clouds have you ever seen the way the edges of the clouds are set afire?When the sun is dipping at the horizon have you observed the way the coulours change from Bright yellow to gold to flaming orange to a mellow scarlet to deep crimson?I could go on...

16. I crib. like crazy. Its fun sometimes. Crib Crib Crib like old man Scroogie.Its quite therapeutic.17. I think "You are weird" is a compliment.

18. I cannot tolerate people who ask too many questions. Some just dont know when to stop asking. I have no qualms about telling them to shut up.In that language.

19. I love Blue.
Blue is my favourite colour. I default tend to pick up stuff in blue when I go out.Most of my clothes are blue.My bag is blue.I write with only blue pens.I am thinking of getting blue streaks in my hair.Wherever colour choices are involved, blue always wins.

20. Today, I promise myself at least one blog post every month. Its a cool thing.

My Amazing Friends

2006-06-24T12:48:00.000-07:00

I believe I have the coolest set of friends. The best that anybody in the world can have.But in their own ways, each of them is mad.Completely, utterly raving mad.

Some of them even come up with some really awesome lines. Sometimes in the right context, these lines can make you sigh and cry or laugh your heart out.Some cracker ones are given below as a tribute to the madness of each of these super people.

Girl 1 - "Ignorance may be Bliss.but Acceptance is Nirvana."
When the guy she loved just was not ready to accept that he loved her too.

Girl 2 - "I like him.But its not like I can't survive without him."
When we asked her about how she felt when the only guy she had ever liked (she insists its not love) said he did not feel the same way.

Girl 3 - "And now that you are gone, Just wanna be with you."
Whe she heard the Enrique song.That was when the only guy she had ever loved left for another woman.She realised she loved him only after he left.

Girl 4 - "This rickshawalla is making me dead"
When she thought an auto ten feet away was headed for her and she lost all her grammar.

Girl 5 - "Why are we static?Lets be dynamic"
When she got bored of standing at one place. All she wanted to say was..lets go someplace else.

Girl 6 - "No"
That was her standard and only response to anything new that anyone wanted to do.

Girl 7 - "Who is John Galt? ....Who knows ...Who Cares?"
Thats her attitude to most things.She believes, allowing anything or anyone hurt you is just not worth it.

Back to Unreality

2006-06-24T12:09:00.000-07:00

The wind lashed against my face. A yellow neon blur dimmed and brightened alternately outside the metal frame of the window. The long forgotten yet familiar drone of vehicle honks, piled up traffic on a busy street and cars whizzing by stirred distant memories.
The brightly lit up signboards, familiar signs,known names and faint recollections of memories associated with each of them flew past me.

Three years.Thats the amount of time,after which I met her.Her a smile hadn't changed much.Still the lost funny look in her eyes.Still the loud hearty laugh.But it was a different person.Gone were the prejudices and strong opinions about whats right and whats wrong.These were replaced by an acceptance of other people's lifestyles,ideas,outlooks.An acceptance that even though someone does not agree with your views, they are not wrong.

Its ironic.
Ten minutes is the road distance between the six of us.It took three years and three days of her coming back for the rest of us to meet each other.Funny how we so completely ignore those that are close till they leave.Once they are not with us,we keep hoping they will be back someday.It takes someone to come back from across seven seas to culminate into I meeting someone who stays a stones throw away.

But guess thats facts.Thats reality.Her coming back,meeting them for dinner and then the much loved customary drive through the well known lanes of our homes before we aid good-bye... I loved every minute of being back to the Unreality where i belong,where I lived and wherein my past sleeps.

2006-06-23T11:31:00.000-07:00

Why should anyone suffer because of other people's decisions?
Specially when that someone had no business taking that decision for you. When you were the only person who knew what you wanted but it was decided by someone else that you are not capable enough to take your own decision. So they took it.
I would rather suffer from my own decisions than live with other people taking it for me.

2006-06-18T05:59:00.000-07:00

Right now there is so much thats happened and there is so much yet to happen.

Dont know if I should look at the past to decide tomorrow's direction or to just forget everthing that has happened and take on tomorrow like an entirely new voyage.