Ahem Ahem.. Clarification...

I seem to have given a very depressed and dejected image of mine in the last blog...
Many friends stopped by and asked if I am ok.. :D
One gal even asked if i am gonna write something once she gets married in coming Dec..
So just thought of making it clear that all the scenes occured in a matter of 2 days( and no more than that!! )
Rest assured - I am blissfully damned with office work...
Amen

Missing pages of life - May to June

Wish you happy ganesh chaturthi.

It's been a while since I could write anything at all. Quite a lot of things
occured in these three months. A few good times and few other just forgettable ones.

June - My one time companion got married. To my surprise, she called me up and invited too :) I was not sure how my presence would be seen by the fellows who knew us. However, that situation never realized, thanks to a change of shift of work time, I could not attend. I thought that this wouldn't be a hard news to chew for me.
Hell no, it's amazing how old relations though broken tend to retain a few strings undiscovered. There was a kind of hollowness for a couple of days after that. Never could I find the reason for that feeling and didn't have the courage to unearth buried history. I just wish her very best and I would remember many occasions spent together...

July - Seems to be the season of all my pals (especially gals) getting married!!!
This time it was one old friend from my previous work place. I had to go to Trichur, alone. But how right I was - I had a fantastic time attending a Catholic wedding for the first time, mix with people whose language I could barely manage and saw some scenic beauties...
Catholic wedding is a very winzipped one. The couple stand, stand and stand for one and half long hours, while the priest reads out the 'something'. Then the groom and bride hold hands, kiss the holy book and finally get blessings from the elders.
Now comes the best part - lunch :D A vegetarian I am, fortunately it was arranged. Also found a lot of Oracle guys from the groom's side and all our policies were thoroughly discussed..
After wishing the couple, I went to this famous temple of Guruvayur.. I believe in praying whenever, wherever I feel like rather than visit temples. All that crowd, jostling,stink of body odor and the ultra business minded processes make me sick.
But I had to see this place to check out the fame it stands for.. Hmmm yeah, temple is magnificent, agreed.
Next day, I started to a waterfalls called Athirapally falls. You can find a bus easily from the Shaktan Tamburan bus stand. It's about 60 Km drive from Trichur...
Buses are badly conditioned and the journey of 3 hrs makes one exhausted. This is when I adored BMTC buses of Bangalore - why do we fail to appreciate things/people in life that are near to us, so often?
I reached the place at 13:20 and Wow!!! - the place is so beautiful.. I took a couple of long distance shots, took a 15 bucks pass and started the walk towards the base of the falls. To add to the glamor, it started drizzling and I forgot the whole damned bus drive.
At the base, you actually can see the fog caused by the roaring water falling down.
Taking photographs is too difficult, for the fog just clouds the camera shutter..
I made some quick pals over there and got couple of shots of mine with the falls in the background ....

But ah yes, in the end, all that remained in my mind is that one more gal(sorry, it' two) got married :P

The weekend(weakened?) story...

Yet another weekend just went past in a blitz - Not entirely a worthless one though..
I had a stye in my right eye which existed for long that people hardly ask about it :)So, on Saturday, I suddenly decided to get rid of that lump(thought it wud help me shed some weight!).Then I went to the hospital and the nurse put some antibiotic drops a couple of times...Finally, the Doc enters the room like the Pope comes out to the balcony in Vatican. It was amusing to see the nurse's expression when he was working on my eye with blade and tweezers!! Few minutes later, I was the soldier in Valkyrie movie - right eye closed shut with bandage.
I picked my helmet and an old woman had an unbelievable look on face and she comments - "He is driving bike with one eye!! What a freak!!" I could hardly contain my laughter... One thing I love doing stuff people call stupid/crazy. Single-eyed bike riding was one of those I guess :) I did well except at one point when I totally couldn't make out a speed breaker. Well, the 3-D sense was impacted and reflex sluggish with one eye disabled.
It's always better off in having those body parts in pair, in tact ;)

I also happened to pick my guitar after long time and did some rigorous practice. The pain in the fingers felt so dear and comforting that I was happy happy.. For the time being I am day dreaming seeing myself as an expert guitarist!!

Me and an old friend engaged in a SMS chat and somehow the topic wandered to date(guy-gal date). She mentioned about the boy's age being/should be less than the girl's. It's always puzzled me that why age is such an overwhelming factor in relations. Suppose, the boy is older than the girl, does it mean that he's better positioned than her in any way? Well, I disagree. A person's age need not have any implication on the superiority of emotional or intellectual height( nor physical height :)). Why, do you think any couple would bother themselves with talking about age everyday? Isn't it the sheer genuine liking for your soul mate, also called "frequency match", that decides the fate of a relation? Beauty is surely skin deep but we cannot deny that it's the initial attraction. A few years later that layer just erodes and there are only photos to show up the past "glory"... It all makes me think age is just one of those mental blockades that can ruin the most beautiful happening of a lifetime....
What you say pal?

It's recession.. but I guess I am still happy..

Everyday I wake up, I am not sure what lurks in the office.. Insecurity - be it in job or love, I think, disturbs life immensely.
The first time I felt this was when I had two campus offers in my hand but both didn't give the joining dates. It's a long time since and now when I look back, can't believe how edgy I was..
Had read something which said there's no need to fear anything at all - for most of those things we feared in the past never realized. When I was a kid, I flunked in so many tests that I wondered if I will ever get into a college!! Once in college, used to think how badly I had screwed my life by choosing a plain, vanilla bachelor's degree while my friends ran for fancy doctor n engineering courses. Then, miraculously, I fell for MCA and gosh- completed it too..
Makes me believe there's a master mind up there who made a jigsaw puzzle out of my life n now it seems how well the pieces fell into their places neatly.. (not sure if I flicked a few pieces :))
So, am I happy now? I guess yes.. Because
1. Happy to have got good education when I see so many children toiling hard for
bread everyday..
2. Happy to have got both good dad n mom, together :)
3. At 24, I am employed..
4. This is my favorite - I have learnt to save. Till a few months back, I just knew
spending but never saved a penny(read 'paisa' in case you r extremely patriotic).
Now, I have saved a neat figure and it gives such pleasure to have some money.
It's so easy to save once we start doing it. You should give it a try too..
5. Health is wealth - even a good drench in the hardest of rains wont give
me a cold. Aint that good?
6. Got my body in neat shape ( though stupidity is written all over my face )
7. Friends who make me laugh irrespective of the situation..
8. Lesson learnt from failed relation..
9. Still have not completely lost the ability to enjoy subtle joys of life..

Not knowing future is such a good thing.. It keeps me guessing my next turn in life..
That's one thing which ensures hope in life..
So.... What makes you happy?

my first blog line ..

The only constant thing is Change...

Well, i hit upon this truth at 5:00 AM in the morning at office :)