Some Songs Make You Lose The Equilibrium Of Your Mind.

Hallucinating ‘I Am In Love’ & That ‘Someone Is In Love With Me’. The Destination Is Reached, My Car’s Engine Is Waiting To Be Stopped; But I Am Not Present In The Car To Do The Needful. I Am Flying In My Imagination, Smiling, My Dreamy Eyes Are Fixed On A Chimera, Feeling ‘Beautiful’ Assuming The Singer-He Is Singing It For Me, Feeling Lighter On Peeling Off The Appearances I Keep & Being Just Me- Unalloyed & Pure, Feeling The Blissful Tickle Of A Rare Feeling- Unison Of A Happy Heart & A Happy Mind; Both Cooperating & Reciprocating To Each Other As If They Have Just Met After A Long Painful Struggle & Have Just Come To Life.

‘A Surge Of Adrenaline Until My Eyes Brim Up With Emotions…….’

Love Lullaby….

“Some Songs Make You Lose The Equilibrium Of Your Mind. But Isn’t It All Right?

 After All We Are All Humans…. We Can Be Dotty Sometimes”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ws-kuQBLa2E

‘I Am Ok You Are Not Ok’ High.

Unless Asked, Does Sharing Imply Seeking Feedback Or A Plan Of Action?

Is It Possible To Be On The Right Side Of Emotions All The Time?

Isn’t Sharing Only A Means To Vent When You Get Too Tired Of Talking To Self?

Why Do People Bombard Their Judgment On Us Or On Our Situation, Blabber Special Comments, Give Mindboggling Examples, Impose Acute Advice, Sing Motivational Sermons, Talk The Obvious, Do Our Character Digging & End-Up Using Our Plight As An Opportunity To Go On An Ego Trip When You Say ‘I Am Not Fine?’

HELLOOOOOO

I Didn’t Mean Lend Me Your YEARS (Of Experience), I Meant E For Ears (Listening) !!!

No Wonder No Matter What The Situation Is, Everybody Says ‘I Am Fine.’

Keep Stocking Not Talking To Avoid Giving Your ‘Listener’ Sorry Your ‘Analyzer’ ‘I Am Ok You Are Not Ok’ High.

Into Thin Air- "To The Base Camp & Back"

I Don’t Understand…..

Why Would One Want To Experience Breathing The Wispy Winds? Suffer From Amputating Frostbites, Feel Asphyxiated With Or Without An Oxygen Mask….

Why Would Someone Silently Permit His Own Body Eating Itself To Survive? Feel Groggy & Hallucinated In Mind Like A Slow Child….

Why Would Some One Want To Tempt His Or Her Own Death? Temper Its Ego, Irritate It, Annoy It & Challenge It To Play The Game Of ‘Who Prevails In The End’?

Why Would Someone Want To Leave The Warmth Of His Bed & All The Loved Ones Behind At Sea Level To Embark On An Expedition To Surge An Altitude Of 29000 Feet?

Why Would Someone Want To Reach The Roof Of The World?

Why Would Someone Want To Climb MOUNT EVEREST? The Book ‘INTO THIN AIR’ Quickly Gives Me A Rejoinder As If It Is Reading My Write “Neelam, Because It Exists.”

Is This Attempt An Outcome Of Indefatigable Desire For Public Attention? Months, Weeks & Days Of Slow, Arduous Maneuver To Reach The Mountain’s Top & Then Once You Attain The Goal You Spend Less Than Half An Hour Clicking Few Pictures Vetting Your Victory & Experiencing Exhaustive Exhilaration Coupled With A Trepidation Of Imminent Long-Haul  Descend.

Someone Has Rightly Said ‘It Is The Journey That Matters More Than The Destination’. But What Kind Of A Journey Is This? “An Obvious Triumph Of Desires Over Sensibility.” An Idea Of A Guilt-Stricken Maverick Human, Trying To Undo His Past By Enduring This Penance.

Before Reading This Book I Was Determined To Experience Mountain Climbing. (Not The Snowy-Chilly Ones But The Arid Brown Ones). But This Book Turned Out To Be A Scanner It Did A Reality Check On My Effervescent Idea.

For Starters I Can Walk Endlessly (Provided I Have Music In My Ears) But When It Comes To Climbing I Get Breathless On The 10^th Stair; In The Given Circumstance My Abode On 6^th Floor Is Nothing Less Than Mount Everest To Me & I Have Never Scaled It Yet. I Have No Desire As Well……

At An Altitude Of 18000 Feet And Above I Would Remain Immured In My Sleeping Bag, Become A Frostbitten Frozen Vegetable & Without The Supply Of My Staple Diet & Ginger Tea In My Dimming Mind I Would See Ghosts Walking Around Me.

As I Ascended Above The Clouds; Near The Stars, Sun & The Moon & Descended Abruptly On The Sea Level While Opening & Closing This Book I Have Made A Strong Resolve That If I Ever…Ever Venture This Shangri-La Like Place In My Life It Would Be ‘To The Base Camp & Back.’

Miscellaneous.......

The Shuttered Look Of Streets & The Silent Nivea Nights. Shiver Of Sardi & The Warmth In Sip Of Hot Soup Or Ginger Tea. Sumptuous Meals & Sweat-less Skin. Sneezy Nose & Sore Throat. Vicks Vaporub & Cough Syrup. The Sneaking Under The Quilt & Sweet Snuggle Of Loved Ones. Shawl, Sweaters, Jackets & Stole. Nasal Voice & The Company Of Handkerchief. The Shorter Days & Longer Nights. The Sleepy Head & The Ultimate Coffee Time. Basking In The Dazzling Sun & Cladding Self Completely. Watching Season's Movies Featuring Snow & Santa & Being Water Shy.

The Darkness Of Dusk & The Dawn!


Replace Robinhood Pandey With Kung Fu Pandey & Zandu Balm With Fevicol. Refurbish The Scenes Of Dabangg 1 Here & There. And Ofcourse Add The Remaining Usual. A Rogue Villain & Our Radical Cop On A Rampage, Ravishing Sonakshi, Few Rapchik Dialogues, A Raunchy Item Song & Something That Results Into Salman's Shirt-Off. That's The Receipe Of Dabangg 2.

Repeated Or Refined???

(Not To Be Read As Rave Review Though Ksha Watched With Rapt Admiration)

With A Pinch Of Pride & Feeling Of Pure Joy I Stand Pensive On The Porch Of My Pune Abode.

Performed Puja To Bless & Purify A Humble Place That I Now Possess On The Vast Plane Of This Planet.

Heartfelt Thanks To Friends Who Came To Pour Blessings.

Special Thanks To Mr. Amar Pethe!!!

I Am Touched .... Life From Here To There!!!

What Brings Me Back To This Place Again & Again Is The Fact That It Knows Exactly When I Stopped Updating My Music Collection

Reminding, Reliving, Relishing, Refreshing & Rewinding The Recorded Memories Of The Bygone Days In Pune. A Small & Significant Part Of My Life Lived And Left Behind. It's All Coming Back To Me Now!

" I Am The Reason For The Pain & The Gain. I Pave The Path Of Progress & Regress. I Invite The Bloom & The Gloom. I Am Responsible. I Am The Problem & I Am The Panacea ............"

Saddle Up The Sunny Side Of Life :-)

When Your Heart Fears The Near; Empower Your Mind To Fancy The Far.

Talked With A Long Lost, Tall & A Very Talkative Friend Far Off In Punjabi-O Ka Land Kaneeeda!!!!

Starting Exactly From Where We Had Left 7 Years Back. Talking About How Good/Correct We Are & How Bad/Wrong The World Is. How Beautiful Life Is & How Bad It Can Get. Gossiping/Updating About Him & About Her. Laughing Out Loud. Discussing The Little Triumphs Of Our Life & The Big Stories Of Surviving Some Really Nasty Days. Realizing That We Have Crossed Latitudes In Our Minds & In Our Respective Lives. The Girlie Screams & That Awkward Moment Of Speaking Together Followed By Pause Implying ‘You Go First’. (Uffffffff So Much To Talk)

Being Humbled On Learning Few Friends Were On A Operation Called “Where The Hell Is Neelam?” Which Was Called Off Terming Me As A, “Seasonal Friend.” (So CUTE)

The Joys Of Friendship & I Am A Such A Black Sheep!!! 

He Is More Of A Professional Than A Philanderer. He Focuses More On Stunts Than On Style. His Character Is More Real Than Surreal. His Act Is Plausible And Not That Of A 'Never' Fallible Guy. And His Show Is More Of Valour Than Of Glamour ......

Mr. Silent & Violent Daniel Craig In Quantum Of Solace. 

Talked With A Long Lost, Tall & A Very Talkative Friend Far Off In Punjabi-O Ka Land Kaneeeda!!!!

Starting Exactly From Where We Had Left 7 Years Back. Talking About How Good/Correct We Are & How Bad/Wrong The World Is. How Beautiful Life Is & How Bad It Can Get. Gossiping/Updating About Him & About Her. Laughing Out Loud. Discussing The Little Triumphs Of Our Life & The Big Stories Of Surviving 

Some Really Nasty Days. Realizing That We Have Crossed Latitudes In Our Minds & In Our Respective Lives. The Girlie Screams & That Awkward Moment Of Speaking Together Followed By Pause Implying ‘You Go First’. (Uffffffff So Much To Talk)

Being Humbled On Learning Few Friends Were On A Operation Called “Where The Hell Is Neelam?” Which Was Called Off Terming Me As A, “Seasonal Friend.” (So CUTE)

The Joys Of Friendship & I Am A Such A Black Sheep!!!

Couple Of Years Back, The Last Page Of Man Booker Prize Award Winning Book 'Life Of Pi' Left An Exclamation Mark In My Mind For Couple Of Days.

It Is Indeed One HELL Of An Outlandish Story.

Ang Lee Has Made A Master Piece Out Of Yann Martel's Blue Print.

Mr. Martel How On Earth Did You Fabricate Such A Story & Mr. Lee How Did You Bring It To Life???

Those Still Not Impressed May Watch 'Life Of Pi' For The Sake Of His Majesty 'Richard Parker', His White Whiskers, His Fiery Eyes, The Panache That His Body Language Emits & His I-Am-Mighty Roars Will Keep You On The Edge Of Your Seat THROUGHOUT.

PS: The 3D In This Movie Is VERY 3D.

Noisy Night.

It Was Like The Entire City Had Coordinated To Continue The Celebrations Of Welcoming The New Year's Sun. A BOOM Here & Then A BOOM There...... REPEAT!!!!!

Mr. New Year You Better Be Good!

Happy New Year People!!

Shoot Them Up, They Shimmer & Simmer Down.
Sanguine Scene ......Sporadic Sparkles On The Splendid Sky! 

Sight Of Splendor, Sound Of Diwali Siren & The Smell Of The Cracker-y Smoke! ! 

So Soul Soothing .....


Walking Is Such A Thing For "Baking Babies-Ladies". Let Your Feet Take That Leap To Scrub & Mob The Rusted Muscles Lying In The Dungeon Of Your Body. Let It Instead Fill That Space With Pain That Penetrates Deeper & Makes You Feel The Brittleness Of Your Bones. With Every Jog Believe That A Small Mass Of That UGLY, Redundant & Always Mis(Wrongly) Placed Fat Is Melting. Glow With Your Inner Radiance.....Sweat, Pant, Quiver, Stagger & Feel The Pain. Jogging: This Is The Real Stuff!!!

The Way He Talks & He Walks. It's A Treat To Watch His Blue Eyes Again And Again And Again ........!!!!

I Cant Guess What Could Be The History Of World........But Wondering What Could Possibly Be History Of India If HITLER Was Born In The Land Of Snake Charmers & Elephants!!! Among Many Other Things That Made Him The Infamous 'HITLER' Which Includes Water Shy Nature Of The Jews.....He Believed a) Parliament( Collective Responsibility) Is An Institution Filled By Cowardice & Ignorance. b) Press/Trade

 Unions Are Nothing But Propoganda For Political Education Rather Than Focusing On Amelioration Of Society.c) Human Rights Are Above The RIghts Of The State & Politicians(Dubiour Talkers) Didnot Have The Clear Concept Of Importance Of The Social Problem. d) Introduction/Allowing Foreign Religion In Your Land Degenerates Your Nation.

One Can Hear The Clear Sound Of Bugle Calling……….

On The Clock 6:00 PM Never Appears To Be So Divine. The Sun Is About To Go Down & Peace Is Slowly Engulfing Our Minds Like A Shadow That Gradually Covers The Monstrous Mountains.

Some Mind

s Are Devising Ways to Reward Per Se But For Many It’s Time to Heal! ‘Books, Movies, Marathon Sleep, The Cheer Drink…………Music Or Friends!!!
What Is Apt To Be Applied??

The Computers Are Unplugged & Shut Down & Kept Out Of Sight! Some Matters Will Have To Wait Till We Return Back With The Monday Morning Sun From The ‘No Work Zone’.

An Invisible White Flag Is Fluttering Up Around; It Is Sacrosanct. The War Fought With Emails, Concals & Meetings Has Been Halted For Two Whole Days!

The 'Weekday' Appearance Is Shed...So The Body Can Rest & Mind Can Relax!
It’s Two Day Of ‘Rejuvenating Retreat’!

Perhaps The Only Bollywood Movie Whose Success Would Be Determined By How The ‘Sensible Social Message’ It So Lucidly Conveys, Permeates Through India’s Diverse Religious Culture & The Number Of Holy Books That Will Go Off The Shelves Rather Than The Moolah It Will Make.

OMG…………..Act Of Mithun Is Such A Sight!!!

I Wish You Have A Traitor-Free Weekend.
Get Yourself Restored……..Thank God It’s Friday!

As The Music From The Gadget Streams Through The Wire That Plug Your Ears; Your Eyes Become A Rolling-Camera & Suddenly The Surrounding Becomes All A Part Of A MTV Music Video. Everything & Everybody Around Is Captured Involuntarily. And You Are Left With 2 Choices, Play The Cameo In The Video Or Lip Sync As If You Are The Playback Singer.
Bryan Adams Sings In My Ears, “ I Wanna Run To You.” :-)

Super Power? Heavy Dose, It Took Me Months & A Break From The Book Per Se To Finish It! All The GDP Spend Talk, The Highway Projects, Health, Education, Infrastructure Development………Phew!! In A Layman’s Language “The D’s Of India i.e. Democracy, Diversity & Decentralization Will Always Ensure That The Reforms & Development In Our Country Remains Lopsided. As Far As China Is Concerned, It Is Coercive & Is On A Hurried Mission. The Development Is At The Expense Of Its Own People Seemingly To Impress America & To Beat Down India. I Mean...... They Started This Hare & Tortoise Race. India By & Large Is A Country That Believes In Peace In Every Which Way!"

William I Want To Know What As Per You Is The Culture Of India. As Per Me We Have Not Been Very Careful In Picking Our Culture- What You Wrote Below; Poverty, No Sense Of Hygiene, Population, No Focus On Women Empowerment Etc Etc- Unfortunately That Is Our Culture. Every Nation Has It's Vices But These Are The Ones That Germinate In Mind And Our Thinking- Kind Of Etched. Difficult To Be Razed. We All Love India After All It's Our Home. Perhaps You Have A Strong Sense Of Belonging Here Than Pride. There's Nothing To Feel Proud About Our Culture. Just Like An American Can't Feel Proud Of It's Atrocities In Afghanistan. Watch All This Hollywood Movies- Real India Is Poor India- Dirty India! 

Between What Are The Ways Where We Are Far Off Better Than Others..... 
'Entertaining Movies Are Either As Real As Hell Or As Unbelievable As Heaven.'

"The Function Of Mind Is To Organize Our Life & The Job Of Heart Is To Disorganize It. In The Conflict Of Heart & Mind, We May Think That The Mind Is Winning But Heart Has A Way Of Catching Up."

Mind Says, " Quiet Me, Take Me On A Vacation. . Neelam, How About Meditation?"

Water Is The Elixir Of Life. But As My Mind Gets Consumed Admiring This Cosmic Mass Of Water, I Get Introduced To Its Lethal Element, “The Water Tempts Me…..It’s Almost Magnetic…It Invites Me To Experience It!!”

The Roads, Buildings, Trees & Every Other Living & Non Living Thing That Make Up The City Of ‘Ahmedabad’ Have Absorbed The Heat Of Scorching Sun In A Hope That One Day When The Clouds Will Reign In The Sky Over The Sun It Will Give Vent To It All.

That Time Is Overdue!

 But For Couple Of Weeks The ‘Sun’ Is On LEAVE Here For No Reason At All. As The City Gets Ready To Have Its Yearly Bath To Shed It’s Dirt, Dust & Dryness It Realizes The Overhead Water Tank Has Met With A Snag.

Pretentious Clouds, Simulated Rain-y Weather….& Rains? 

What Rains?????

Hi ‘Miss Discipline’ You Have Been Lying In The State Of Hibernation For Almost Three Months Now. It’s About Time You Shake The Drowsiness Off Your Sleepy Head, Get Fresh, Put On Your Best Shoes & Get On The Patrol. 

I Wish Gaining & De Gaining Weight Was A Part Of My Profession. That Workout & Lazy Muscles Could Take Turns To Be Counted As A Part Of My Job & Were Tangibly Rewarded.

Walking Is Still Fine But Gym-ing Is Such A Supreme Test Of Discipline. But If It Is Your Profession You Really Have No Option! 

Hrithik Ko Bolo Naukri Karke Weight/Waist Loss Karke Dikhaye...

Then, Love Said “Let’s Elope! I Want To Die With You.”
Now, Love Says “Let’s Wait! I Want To Be Sure About You.”

“I Had A Makeover”, Says Cupid,
“Love & All Is Cool, But Don’t Be Stupid”

Gone Are The Days, When ‘Tann, Mann & Dhann’ One Would Give-In,
Now Is The Era Of Convenient Live-In.

Yes……….It’s 14th Feb & Love Is In The Air, But Single Ones Don’t Be Despair,
Cause Erstwhile Love For Many Is A Nightmare.

Cheers To The New & Improved Love………….The Pragmatic Love.
Happy Valentine’s Day To All!

Keep Loving!!!

"Few Of My Friends Envy My Life. They Say My Life Is Fraught With ' Fun, Frolic & Freedom'. 
It Is Indeed! 
But Can They Even Slightly Fathom What Is It Like To Change The Gender In My Mind According To The Situation." 
Man, Woman, Mother..... Father- What Am I?

Human Labyrinth, 8000 Of Us! Smell Of Smoke, Liquid & Sweat..Normal People Gone Crazy, Hands Up In The Air & Some Lucky Chics Up On Their Boy's Shoulders... Boy Snug-ling Their Girls Well Everyone's Snug-ling Each Other... Show Of Love & Affection & David Guetta Is Playing ' Love Is Gone'....

Dear Alto,

Missing You. I Have Now Realized Your Worth. Your Four Doors Never Showed Me The Ugly Side Of Indian Roads- The Cacophony Of Honking & Engine Blare, The Air Pollution & The Wrath Of Sun God. The Cool Air That You Blew From Your AC, Kept My Temper In Place. And The Sony Xplod Box That Resides In You; Played My Favorite Songs -Mellifluous & Mood Elevating. They Kept Me Going Even After Not So Good Customer Calls. You Were Always There For Me. I Had To Just Walk Few Steps. You Never Made Me Experience The Road Fatigue, The Headache & The Burning Sensation In Eyes That It Generates. I Was Not Even Familiar With Tanning. But More Than Anything Else, You Helped Keep My Hair In Style.


I PROMISE........ I Am Going To Love You Even More & It Will Show In The Way I Will Drive You Henceforth.

Heartfelt Thanks To Almighty For The Alto Prosperity.



There Are Only Two Ways To Live Your Life To Fullest!
Live Life With Someone Whose Company Per Se Makes You Experience The Beauty Of Life Or........... Live Solo & EXPLORE The Goodness Of Life.
For Those Of Us Neither Here Nor There, "Better Luck Next Time."
© 

Just When You Feel The Ultimate Song... No... The Penultimate Song On Love Is Here & It Would Be 2nd To None.
A New One Comes!

'Kare Chand Taro Ko Mashhoor Itna Kyon, 
Kambakht Unse Bhi Khoobsurat Hai Tu' 


The Honking In Ahmedabad Is Directly Proportional To The Temperature In The City. When The Sun Soars The Level Of Decibels Also Goes Up. Especially The Noise Of ‘Peep Peep’-Courtesy Bajaj Scooter. It Sounds Like The Person Is Giving You Raw Desi Swear & Asking You To Get Out Of His Way.

Everybody Breaks. 
Some Make Noise & Some Just Stay Quiet. 
Some Lay It All Bare & Some Pretend That All Is Fine. 
They Tolerate & Wait Patiently For The Moment To Pass. 
Because What Lies On The Other Side Of Moment Doesn't Change. It Happens Irrespective Of How You Embrace It- You Collapse Or You Remain Composed!

‎'Business Suit' Is Not Just A Type Of Clothing. 
If It Strongly Connotes Power & Authority; It Also Silently Tells 'I Don't Belong Here... I Am From HO.' 

With So Many Powerful Features It Adds To One's Persona... Does One Really Care What The Temperature Is?

Good Morning Ladies & Gentlemen ‘The School Reopens’…

And It Brings With It The Shrillness Of Morning Alarm, One More Quarterly Review Meeting, ‘Hurry & Scurry’ Of Punctuality, Homework-Hassle, ‘Dabba’-Dilemma, Late Evening Episodes Of 'How I Lost My Pencil/Eraser?', 'Who Ate My Tiffin' & 'I Got Pinched'……….. But Mostly It Brings Into Action The Multitasking-Mothers; In Countless Roles.

"Like Small & Naughty Little Puppies The Bubbly & Bouncy Waves Come And Sniff My Feet. Then They Recede Even Faster As If Missing Playing Some Important Game With Their Waiting Friends; But Not Without Quickly Inviting Me To Join Them. As I Don't Abide, They Come Back More Stronger & Louder Almost Pulling Me In... 

Water, Water Everywhere! Divine Water In Clouds, Salty Water In Sea And Sweet Rain Water In Between. We Mortals Had 'A Time Of Our Life In The Rocking Party Of Nature' Listening To The Pitter-Patter Of Rain & Watching Pearly Rain Drops Fall On This Vast Mass Of Water.... — at Varca Beach, Goa.


God Manufactures Two Kinds Of People. 

Type ‘A’ Who Lives & Type ‘B’ Which Enables ‘A’ To Live. The ALIVE’s Thrive On ‘Energy, Experiments, Excitement & Experience’ & ENABLERS Obliviously Exemplify ‘Ignorance Is Bliss.’

A Lot Can Happen In A Day!

And On One Such Day The Crucified Mind & Body In The Daze Of Weariness Desires To Sleep. Not Just Any Kind Of Sleep But A Special Slumber. The One Which Un-Saddles The Weight Of Responsibility & Mocks “You Are Dispensable”
At The Mundane & Mortal Commitments.
A Sleep Induced By Soporific Fatigue Where The Threads Of Mind Would Stop Processing & Analyzing Every Sight, Every Action & Every Word In The Atmosphere. 
A Full STOP To The Constant Chatter. 
A Sleep That Facilitates A Recess From Human Race & A Break From Being Alive & Kicking........... But Only To Resurrect Back On A New Day With A New Life Just Like Jesus.
Night Night!



While The Few Fortunate Friends Are Mid-Way Through The Long Weekend; Relaxing In A New Land With Friends & Family. Flaunting The ‘I Am On Vacation Look’ In Sun Glasses (Even On A Cloudy Day), Shorts, Funky....Flowery Tops & Knee Length Shorts. Jabbering, Wining & Dining & Suffering From Temporary Amnesia Of Their Work Life.

The Unfortunate, Important & Busy People Who Can’t Escape The USUAL May Resort To VISUAL With A Choice Of This & That.

If Bollywood Directors Have Put Their Brains Aside & Dished Out Two Movies For Us, One ‘HOT’ & Another ‘COOL’ Hollywood Has Put Forth Two Movies That Show What A Human Brain Is Capable Of Doing & Thinking.

‘Total Recall’, Cool Movie, Hot Stars! Smart Choice!!!

It Was She Who Introduced Me To Me. She Was That Ingredient That Made My Tea So Special. 
She Was My Surrogate Dining Room, Music Room, Guest Room, Reading Room & My Meditation Room. She Made The Rains More Beautiful. She Was A Tranquilizer For My Messed Up & Distorted Mind. 

She Was My Home.

She, Me & The Wind Chimes- We Were Such A Company-I Never Felt Alone.

Sitting In Her Lap & Watching The Lush Green Trees; The Blue Waters Of Swimming Pool; Feeling The Perennial Cool Breeze, She Never Failed To Reassure That ‘My Life Is Good’.

“Dear Balcony Of All The Pune-Places That I Will Miss You Top The List.” 

‎'Some Day When We Will Flicker Through The Pages Of Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Bump Into The Word 'Punctual'. It Would Describe The Meaning Of The Word As ' A Person Who Is An Excited Soul; A Person Who Is Not Important Or A Person Who Has No Work At All."

Hello 'CLOUDS' Don't Depress, Detour Or Derail. Get Dark, Darker.. Darkest. Just Drain Yourself To Douse, Drench, Drizzle & Bring A Deluge On Desperate. — at Ahmedabad.

Hectic, Hectic..So Hectic, From Sun Up To Sun Down,
We Were So Charged Up When We Stepped Out To Hit The Work Town!

Talking, Walking, Responding & In Meetings We Spent Our Day,
Slowly As Our Batteries Started Dwindling We Got Selective & Kept Non Essential Communication At Bay!

Atlast The Day Is Over! My Blackberry's Battery Has Gone Blaring RED,
All Fatigued & Drained My Body & Mind Is Saying 'Hit The BED' !

‎"A Soothsayer & A Good Writer Makes You Exclaim Alike. If The Former Opens The Chronicle Of Your Life, The Latter Goes Verbatim On Your Emotions....." 

Water, Water Everywhere! Divine Water In Clouds, Salty Water In Sea And Sweet Rain Water In Between. We Mortals Had 'A Time Of Our Life In The Rocking Party Of Nature' Listening To The Pitter-Patter Of Rain & Watching Pearly Rain Drops Fall On This Vast Mass Of Water.... 

After Spending 3 Days In Impeccable Hotel Ambiance, Breathing The Cool, Collected & Conditioned Air In Always Beautifully Curtained Walls, Eating The 'Consistent In Taste' Hotel Food ... Feels Good To Return To 'The Casually Usual'. Happy Sunday At 'Home Sweet Home'....

After Pune & Mumbai Some Showers In Ahmedabad. The Sweet Smell Of Soil & The New Wave Of Cool Breeze Is Saying, "Hold On To The Heat, Tolerate It For Some More Days. Enjoy The Mangoes Before They Disappear For One Whole Year.... Rain Is Just Around The Corner & Here's The Teaser."

"10,000 Steps A Day Keeps The Doctor Away." 
If You Dont Have A 'Pedometer' To Keep You Walking. Get 'Indovative'. Get Yourself Assigned To A 'Nagging' Girl Friend. She Keeps 'Talking', You Keep 'Walking'. No Luck There... No Worry, Subscribe To Plan B.... 'Concals'. They Keep 'Talking', You Keep 'Walking'.

Scorecard Is Your 'Call History'. 10 Mins= 1 Km (10000 Steps = 8 Kms) & Let It Be Brisk.

Dont Be Still, Keep Moving!

Some Authors Are Great Story Tellers & Some Just Articulate Mundane Stories Beautifully.....

Read Erich Segal's "Oliver's Story". I Haven't Read Shakespeare, But This Guy Surely Knows How To Play With 'English'. His Writing Not Only Gives Your Mind A Sense Of Deja Vu But Also Helps You Express In The Precise Exact Manner Things As You Must Experience Them.

‎" I Find Anna Hazare & Aamir Khan Old Chips Of The Same Block. Both Are Trying To Use Plebiscite; Ironically In A Country Than Runs On Democracy. This To Bring A Revolutionary Change To Ameliorate Our Society. Unfortunately Our System i.e Red Tapeism, Bureaucracy & No Such Thing As Fast Track Mechanism Makes It Sound Like One Is Trying To Glory Self & Other Is Trying To Fill His Coffers.” Somebody Has Rightly Said, “ Efforts Are Always Rewarded.”

Sometimes It's Good To Feel Small!
Whenever I Will Feel 'Too Good' About Self Or Should I Have A Trifling Sense About My Life, I Will Watch 'Satyamev Jayate'.

Awareness Is A Clutter In Your Mind Unless & Until You Make It Useful.

Ishaqzaade: Don't We All Want To Be Ishaqzaade?

It’s A New Day. The Little Sleep Of Last Night Has Not Done A Proper Job. It Should Have Cleared The Clutter Of Yesterday But I Am Having A ‘Hangover’. The Images Of ‘Ishaqzaade’ Are Still Lingering In My Thoughts, The Music Continues To Vibrate In My Nerves & Pareeniti’s Performance That Came Out From Every Molecule Of Her Body Keeps Flashing In My Mind.

Don’t We All Want To Be ‘Ishaqzaade’?

Silently, Secretly …Deep Down Inside ‘Live & Die For Love’. The Only Emotion That Gives You The Feeling Of Being Alive & Undoes The Fear Of Death.

Isn’t It The Heart That Lives & Dies And Not The Mind?

Then Why Does Mind Matter More Than The Heart?

Perhaps, Cause Mind Has Got A Strategic Location In Our Body.

It Sits On The Top! And The Boss Is Always Right!!

The Movie Is So Beautifully Garnished With The Language Of Music.

I Wish In Real Life Too We Would Have Such Suitable Music Playing In Backdrop.

Life Would Be So Much More Dramatic, Motivating & Easy To Deal.

If I Am Sad, Music That Helps Me Cry.

If I Am Happy, Music That Accentuates & Spreads The Joy.

If I Am Beat, Music That Alleviates My Spirits.

With Nothing That I Can Possibly Change, I Am Happy Screaming Along With The Singers These Magical Words ‘Mein Pareshan Pareshan…Pareshan’ & ‘Ishaqzaade’. It Lets Me Vent Out Some Of The Unsung Emotions Of My Heart, & Here Goes The Mind. It Interrupts, “Neelam, It’s Time To Upgrade Your Music System”.

Boss Ne Bola, Ab Karna Padega….. :-)

Summer Of 2012 In Ahmedabad !

Come & Experience The Authentic Summer In The City Of Ahmedabad. The Sauna Belt Of India.

Sweat, Honking, Irritation, Burning Effect, 24 Hrs Hot Running Water, Scorched Skin, Hot Breeze, Frequent Pedicure & Homesickness ….All This With No Power Cuts Guaranteed.

We Recommend Before Arriving You Learn How To Play The Game Of ‘Sun & Shade’( Run/Walk As Fast As You Can On Finding Shade) & Also Get Your Body Acclimatized With An Abrupt Dip(20 Degrees) & Increase(43 Degrees) In The Temperature.

When The Sun Will Scorch You Up We Ahmedabadis Will Offer You Colorful, Sweet & Sour Ice Balls & Ice Laden Masala Butter Milk That Will Run A Chill Down Your Mind & Body.

The Sight Of Gulmohar & Garmalo Trees Bathing In The Afternoon Sun Would Delight Your Otherwise Smoldering Eyes. The Only 2 Green Living Species Appearing To Be Happy On The Smoky Roads Of Gujarat.

Should You Decide To Travel In Your Own Car, We Would Want To Inform You That The Sun Maybe The Brightest In This Part Of India But Our Rules & Regulations Do Not Permit Dark Films On The Windows Of Your Vehicle.

Dark Windows Suggests Dark Acts. Please Bear The Heat With Us, This Is A Dry State & All Women Here Are Our ‘Ben’.

We Also Want To Warn You That Sometimes The Heat Will Put Love For Your Automobile On Test. Either It Is You Who Walks Down On A Sunny(Negative) Road So That Your Car Is Parked Under The Shade Or It Would Be Vice Versa.

Choice Is Entirely Yours, You Burn Now Or You Burn Later !

Otherwise, If You Decide To Experience The City In It’s Raw Form Through The Eye Of An Auto Rickshaw. You Will End Up Saluting The Spirit, Diligence & Tolerance Of Our Auto Rickshaw Drivers.

Their Eyes Which Have Grown Red, Old & Wrinkled More So Due To The Sun; Functions As Their Biography.

People Who Are Sick Of Traffic Jams & Long Commuting Hours..... You Are Invited Here To Witness How An Empty Road Looks Like. This Especially On A Sunday Afternoon.

Few Facts About My City, The Honking In Ahmedabad Is Directly Proportional To The Temperature In The City. When The Sun Soars The Level Of Decibels Also Goes Up. Especially The Noise Of ‘Peep Peep’-Courtesy Bajaj Scooter. It Sounds Like The Person Is Giving You Raw Desi Swear & Asking You To Get Out Of His Way. So Don’t Feel Bad- We Display Our Temperament While We Drive. That’s How We Really Are.

If You Feel Like ‘I Am The Chosen One & That Life Has Not Given Me Enough’. If  There Is A Sense Of Inferiority And That Of Being Less Blessed Compared To Your Colleagues Or Friends Please Have A Look At The One’s Who Commute On Two Wheeler's Here In Ahmedabad. At The Temperate Of 43 Degrees & Still Rising It Is Nothing Less Than A 3rd Degree Torture - They Look Like -The Children Of Lesser Gods-The People From Third World Countries-The Citizens Of Developing Nations. 

We Guarantee; You Will Regain Your Self Esteem & Confidence.

Though Our Weather Is Ideal For Hard Drinks. We Regret To Inform You That ‘It Is Not Permitted Here’-OFFICIALLY. People Of Other States May Discount ‘Beer’ As A Hard Drink But That Is Not The Case Here. We Are Different. Any Percentage Of Alcohol Contaminates The Purity Of Liquid & Changes It’s Type.

So Even If The Heat Here Makes You To Desire Soaking Your Face In A Pitcher Of Beer Let Alone Drink It.

Let Me Reiterate We STRICTLY Do Not Permit Use & Consumption Of Hard Drinks.

But………..You Are Welcome!!!

We Promise You That You Will Remember Every Bit Of ‘Summer Of  2012’  Just Like You Remember Every Word & Beat Of Bryan Adam’s ‘Summer Of 69’.

I Flew Over The Arabian Sea To Land On Another Ocean Called ‘Mumbai’

The Salty Sea Water Was Shimmering In The Sunlight. 

From Above It Looked Like A Huge Water Bed Tempting Me To Take A Walk On It.  From An Altitude Of 31000 Feet I Saw Tiny Ships & Vessels Floating On This Vast Mass Of Volatile Yet Calm Water.

The Sight Of The Deep Blue Sea From The Clouded Blue Sky.

What A Breathtaking Sight Of ‘God’s Work’!

Childlike, I Wanted To Pick Up These Boats In My Pinch & Place Them Wherever I Felt.

I Flew Over The Arabian Sea To Land On Another Ocean Called ‘Mumbai’; An Ocean Of Fun, Opportunities & Struggle. Since The Time I Have Relocated, I Am Feeling Fun Starved. This Is Quite Unexpected, As Factually I Am Not A Party Animal. But Succinctly Speaking I Don’t Want To Miss Any Opportunity To Unwind Myself.

Well….Here Or There ‘Life After A While Becomes A Drag’. My Experience Says, “Don’t Make Any Drastic Attempts To Change Your Life Or As A Matter Of Fact Change Others. It Is Far Too Tedious A Job. Let Them Be The Way They Are. Instead Do Some Self Makeover. If You Feel Flustered & Fed Up. Give Your Eyes A New Sight, Give A New Smell To Your Nose, You Could Savour New Food Or Make Your Ears Listen To New Clatter Or Resonance. Divert Your Mind From The Regular.

When You Will Get Back To The Same Old Usual Business You Will Endear ‘The Normal’ More. And If You Can’t Do Any Of The Above, Simply Go To The Salon & Have A Haircut. Change The Appearance Of The Face In The Mirror.”

Going By This Mantra I Had Me, Mumbai & One Evening In My Hand Till I Had The Luxury Of Having My Next Break.

           

The Synonm Of Desicion Is Inevitable.

I Was Determined. So The Party Began.

With Absolutely No Clue About The Topography Of Mumbai We Sat In An Auto After My Excitment Filled Desire Of ‘First Time Drive In Black-Yellow Taxi‘  Was Quashed By An Equally Insipid Driver. My Friend Put His Sony (Or Was It A Samsung) Gadget To Use- ‘Google Maps‘. It Read We Were 1.5 Miles Away From The Destination Which Tantamounts To 4 Minutes Ride. The World Giant ‘Google‘ Has No Knowledge About Indian Traffic. It Needs To Introduce Day Timeline To It’s Findings. Nevertheless We Challenged The Auto Driver With Google‘s Claim & Manged To Reach In Approximately 20-25 Minutes – Not Bad!

Pubs  Are So Deceptive. It‘s Ambience Makes All Present Not Only Appear More Cooler But More Richer Too. And What‘s With Loud Music, The Liquid & The Mindless Talk!  It Always Works! We Sipped & Munched Masala Peanuts, Fries & Cheese Toast While Awaiting Others. The Idea Was Not Pub-ing, It Was Drumming. Gradually The Crowd Gathered & All Took Thier Positions In The Circle With Their Respective Drum. It Looked Nothing Less Than  A SceneFrom The Movie ‘Hare Rama Hare Krishna‘(Minus The Smoke) - All Vagabonds Lost In Making Music.... With Nothing Better To Do In Life Than Drumming & Infrequently Screaming. Ocassionaly I Would Exchang Smile & Stop To Give Rest To The Sore Nerves Of My Palm. I Aped The Veterans When My Rhythm Got Dearailed. The Decibels Coupled With Loud Screams Would Touch The Sky & Gradually Die Out Only To Get More Louder In The Next Beat. We Made Music For One Hour & As We Got Into The Groove We Sang African Tunes.

This Experience Left Us Exhilarated & Exhausted.

Energised In Mind But Devoid Of Bodily Energy!

It Was Time For Mid Night Eat; And It Ought To Be Different!!

We Picked Bade Miyan!

To Me It Was Just  A Famous Road Side Eatery; But To My Friend Even The Thought Of Going There Worked As An ‘Appetizer‘. We Got Into A Taxi, Smelling Full Of Human Sweat And Got On To The Destination Food. The Place Welcomed Us With Pungent Smell Of Cooked Steak & Heavy Barbecue Smoke. Waiters Running Helter-Skelter With Their Badges On To Serve The Starving Customers. People Ordering Food Inside Their Automobiles, BMW’s & Mercs, Many Converting The Bonnet Of Their Car Into A Dinning Table & Few Managed To Get A Chair & Table. The Food Lived Up To It’s Hyped Expectation, Especially The Roti- So Hot & Soft. My Friend Made Savouring Noises Till The Last Bite Of His Meal. Desire Of Munching Best Non-Veg Food Satiated.

On The Way Back We Passed Marine Drive & It Goes Without Saying I Had To Take A Walk & Feel The Midnight Sea Breeze. Alas, There Was No Breeze. The Wild Sea Barricaded By Beautiful & Well Crafted Stones. I Love These Stones- They Make The Whole Thing Look So Tidy & Organized. It Was An Envious Sight- People Relaxing Under The Starry Sky Lying On The Platform & Listening To Their Favourite Music- Some Were Also On Health Walk. Oh God, What A Luxury!!! On A Thursday Night I Found It All Brightly Lit & Quite Crowded. I Wondered Dont These People Have To Catch Up Some Sleep And Struggle In Trains To Go To Work Tomorrow?

 My Friend Remained Glued To The Phone Speaking To His Wife(How Cute!), And I Ambled For Sometime Thinking About The City & It’s Bizarre Pace. Feeling Jealous Of Passers-By Who Seemed To Have Adapted It’s Pace To Leverage This Strategic Indian City Of Mumbai.

Now Came The Last Leg Of Fun. How Could I Come Back Home Without Having A Drive On The Worli-Bandra Sea Link. India’s Shinning Example Of Modern Development-Mumbai’s Makeover. And That Too Around Mid-Night. WOW!

My Expectation Of The Bridge Being Lit-Up & Adorned Was However Dashed. Yet The Whole Drive Thing Was Such A Filmy Experience! We In Santro Or Something (Taxi) Racing Along With Jaguars, BMW’s & Mercs Of The World. Perhaps The Best Time To Put This Hit & Run Killers To Use. They Roared Pass Us Leaving Us Guessing The Coffer Status Of The Owners. I Starred At The Symbol Of Big Cat As Far As I Could. After All I Was Seeing One For The First Time. On The Sides Of The Bridge, I Could See The Black Sea Water Peeping Through The Holes Of Concrete Railings. It Looked Arrogant & Deadly. Me Too .....Not To Be Hit By Those Big Names, I Carefully Peeped Outside The Glass Window To Feel The Speedy Breeze & Gazed Above At India’s Marvel. Indeed An Exotic Sight Of Development.

The Distance Of Around 5 Kms Didnt Take Long To Complete; It AlsoEnded My Selective Mumbai Darshan.

I Have Always Travelled In Mumbai In AC Cabs, This Time Around I Preferred An Auto And A Taxi. And That Made The Difference. The Former Was Touring, The Latter Is Travelling.

To Know The City As It Is Your Eyes Must Be Coordinated With Your Nose, Ears & Mouth.

I Have Liked Mumbai For The First Time & I Now Understand Why Those Who Live Here Cant Live Anywhere Else Despite It’s Odds.