just happening... right now... why??

enough of testing craps... lets start something worth...
and what could be better than talking about something 'live', happening right now! what am i doing?? or... why am i not doing what i should!!??

me is sitting here on comp playing with the keys and in the monitor i can see 'her' reflection! no suspense intended, this girl was in the group of 48 Management Trainees, who had their induction in Udaipur at a resort in the outskirts for 9 days from 6th june... just a year back. we were inducted together before joining the Vedanta group.

I've never seen people mixing with each other so very instantaneously as in this period. Within a day, people formed their groups of 5-10 with whom they were comfortable and this girl was in our group of about 10ppl. She is South Indian, knows very less of Hindi.
We all used to go on trips during induction and while in the bus, we sung lots and lots of songs. Now, this girl, with whom i developed close friendship, knew some hindi songs! So i gave her company whenever she tried one and also explained meanings of many other songs which were sung and she couldn't understand! We had nice time with this translation game! She is very composed, confident and sweet!

She is posted at Tuticorin, a small place due south, and has came here in mumbai office today for some assignment. I saw her in the morning but never in eyes and still not even trying to bother her! We do converse on emails but right now, i dont know why i am finding 'fun' in not approaching and talking to her! I know she is leaving after sometime for Kolkata and still me sitting! There is nothing like hesitation or shy or anything and i never had offended her, no ill or 'extra' feeling existed at anytime and we parted friendly, thinking we would never meet again!

Still when she is here, 'Why Am I Not Talking To Her??!!'

ignore

if its in label creative than it shud have been something creative from me... but its not... this is just for some design change which requires more than one post in a single label... will later see why!

being from an IT backgroung and having done so many prorammings, i can understand that this is maybe because of some bug in the script.
its just to ignore!

but then why i wrote all this if this was supposed to be ignore?? i though that even if write ignore on the title and blabber anything over here, it still will be read!
:)

ye akhari alvida na ho...

have always loved Strings... one of my favourites!
Duur, Anjaane, Na Jaane Kyo, Mera Bichhda Yaar, Kahaani Mohabbat Ki, Bolo Bolo (Feat Hariharan), Mitti, Dhaani, Zinda... all are masterpieces from this band. Too very soothing, melodious, well composed and simple words and tunes!

Here's their latest offering, in Shootout at Lokhandwala movie. Again a superb song without much jazz and simple words enough to rumble the souls.
A part of the lyrics...

Dhadkane khamosh hain
Kuch kehti nahi
Yeh Akhari Alvida na ho

Chahte ankhon se Behti nahi
Yeh Akhari Alvida na ho

Is dard ko dil mein
Dil mein rehne do
Jo kauf hai Ankhon se
Ankhon se kehne do

Dukh ki Nadi chup chap Behne do
Jo kehna hai tum dheere se keh do
Yeh Akhari Alvida na ho

Akhari Alvida na ho
Dhadkane khamosh hai
Kuch kehti nahi
Yeh Akhari Alvida na ho...

a record of my own...

and i am proud to announce that... yes i am going to make a record. i think i had already made it and i just want to improve the number.
the record is 'number of times i had watched Lord of The Rings' movie! ya... all the three parts!
had seen it once before buying the dvd of the trilogy some 2 years back. since then, believe it or not, i had enjoyed this complete 8+ hours saga 21 times and the 22nd is running! phew!

me is not a patient guy and cannot complete a simple 3 hour hindi or even 2 hour english movie in one sitting except in halls. many a times it happened that i take 2-3 days to complete just one movie. i remember well when my roomie, ankur, introduced me 'Shawshank Redemption' and 'Forrest Gump'. since he knew how i treat poor movies, and these being his very favourite, he literally requested me to watch them or rather start them only if i can finish them in one shot! i did that!

coming back to LOTR! i want to do a 25 as soon as i can! well... definitely i had not finished the complete 8+ hrs thing in one go except twice! yes, twice i completed it in one spell! and what makes me seeing this grand presentation again and again?
the reason being, everytime i watch it, i discover new things! some scenes, some new meaning of some dialogues, some new thing which escaped my eye last time, and so, each time it is fresh for me! and the numbers are added more since i started the LOTR novel! i watch it more to compare it in the text and on screen!
one peculiar thing... if i am watching it for, say 22nd time, and i take a break of 1-2 days even in between of any part, when i get back, i exactly remember where i left it! and this happens even after i had watched it numerous times! its always fresh!

its an uncomparable movie. will prefer it over any other in my favourites list. each and every scene is at its best and superbly amazing!
my best scene is the lighting of the Beacons of Gondor!
will announce my 25th watch very soon! :)
and... i was thinking of creating 'movies' label for this post, but no...

best poem ever... "The Tyger"

i like poems. those were always almost 30% of the literature subjects (english and hindi) in school. amazing writings, and i always used to think how the poet thought all these??
remembering them was painful though, and so i dont remember more than 5-6 of them... that too not completely!
here's the best one, which i like the most! Read till the end... there's something more...
Its "The Tyger" by William Blake. Yes, the original was Tyger not Tiger...
here it goes...

Tyger! Tyger! Burning bright,
In the forests of the night,
What immortal hand or eye
Could frame thy fearful symmetry?

In what distant deeps or skies
Burnt the fire of thine eyes!
On what wings dare he aspire!
What the hand dare seize the fire?

And what shoulder, and what art,
Could twist the sinews of thy heart?
And when thy heart began to beat,
What dread hand? And what dread feet?

What the hammer? What the chain,
In what furnace was thy brain?
What the anvil?What dread grasp,
Dare its deadly terrors clasp?

When the stars threw down their spears,
And water'd heaven with their tears,
Did he smile his work to see?
Did he who made the Lamb make thee?

Tyger! Tyger! burning bright
In the forests of the night,
What immortal hand or eye
Dare frame thy fearful symmetry?
-- William Blake

There was this one more poem by William Blake called "Little Lamb" and this was written before The Tyger. However, this was not as popular as The Tyger. Notice the contrast in the two.
Here's how it goes...

Little Lamb, who made thee?
Dost thou know who made thee?
Gave thee life, and bid thee feed
By the stream and o'er the mead;
Gave thee clothing of delight;
Softest clothing, wooly, bright;
Gave thee such a tender voice,
Making all the vales rejoice?
Little Lamb, who made thee?
Dost thou know who made thee?

Little Lamb, I'll tell thee,
Little Lamb, I'll tell thee:
He is called by thy name,
For he calls himself a Lamb.
He is meek, and he is mild;
He became a little child.
I a child, and thou a lamb,
We are called by His name.
Little Lamb, God bless thee!
Little Lamb, God bless thee!
-- William Blake

a tear and two...

subconsciously many times things happen which we dont believe at the first moment but then later when we think of it, a totally opposite reaction comes up!
we are not used to crying... i mean guys or men... i dont know whether we feel ashamed or insulted or weak to shed a tear or two! but then these moments come... uncontrolled, and then we are compelled to cry. most of the times, when its over, we feel good!!
i remember last time i cried, remember times when i cried before that, remember many other guy weeping... and while talking to one of my friend, i told her... "never look at a crying man. that pain is unbearable. its like what we say an eruption of volcano." yes... thats what... the feelings of pain burst out with immense tragic emotions. just because we prefer to keep and bury them inside us and dont express it time and again!
"but yes" i said to her "you can very well look at a cry out of happiness!"

i wrote this and the first line recalling last night's incidence. i saw "Blood Diamond" alone yesterday night. very very touching movie. the people, the region, children, family, a precious stone... all blended too very well. all the time i kept praising the makers. the plight of the people in the area shown was really very painful, worse than anyone can think. a beautiful line amongst all this was "... when there will be peace in here, this place will become paradise!"

and then, in the end, came up on the screen written, "Sierra Leone is at peace now"... an unexpected feeling of relief came up to me and my tears rolled out! i then slept very peacefully!

i think i'll write more in my next posts on same subject.

my first post on a test blog...

Thursday, May 24, 2007

is supposed to be test blog...
ya... and thats why i named it dodo... so that if me, a novice over here creates some sheepish stuff, it could go extinct before i go sheepish... or dodo-ish!i still have to learn basics... i dunno what will be happening to this writing once i click this button below... oh damn... there are two buttons... one is to save (yes i wish to save this) and other is to publish (umm... yeah i also wish to publish this!) so now me dodo-ish again! i sincerely dunno why i am insulting that poor creature who is no more in this world.ok... me off on further experiments with myself and this blog thing... wishing myself best!

testing done...

i did experiments with myself and this blogging thing creating a blog and i came to know that we can have as many blogs and in each we can have as many posts under as many categories... labels, and i can change how page looks, pics and all and what not! and that too in just 5 minutes!
aey... i am a quick learner!