Blind to the inside

The sky is painted the right colour

The tree’s a picturesque hue

I can see the word outside

The clarity magnified

The sounds of existence,

Reflecting through

But the barrier lies

Between the self

The imperceptible fortress

Confusion confronts

When I look inside

A total blindness within

The Art of Taking Photos

Tricky, the art of taking photos.It is associated with the travails of understanding that it is distinct from photography.With this understanding comes great responsibility, as someone once said.I'm thinking it was Uncle Ben, but I took the liberty to modify it.Meaning is pretty much the same though.
Photography is more of a science, and I'm not at all scientifically oriented.Im not sure which way I'm oriented apart from the usual sexual orientation which people are inherently aware of anyway.
So science, not being for me, I couldn't possibly relate to photography..the dark rooms, magnifications,lenses..the technicalities.So i just resort to the simpler version.Taking photographs.Its splendid really.You like something you see, you take out your camera, and capture it forever.Aah, such beautiful thoughts.It works even better, if something excruciatingly funny comes your way and you have photographic memories to revive the funnyness.

oh and the goats...i can still hear them bleating.

Judgy Van Holier-Than-Thou

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Dream

Its easy to follow norms,to adhere to conventions.Is there place in this world for those who dare to dream, who think beyond the black and white.Society, is a wuss really.Any element that doesnt fit into its framework or follow its protocol is deemed a misfit..an outcast if you will.
The pattern that life is supposed to follow is so conveniently set out for everyone to follow.The established reward system favours the products of this well charted system.Isnt that just peachy?
We live in a world where difference isnt appreciated, its positively shunned.And thats not a good thing.Imagine all the dreams, the aspirations, the desires that get trashed.The creativity that never comes to life.The thwarted enthusiasm.


10 things i want to do in my life(among thousands)..in no particular order

1) Travel..particularly Venice, Italy
2)Sing professionally...some day!!
3) Run a marathon
4) Play football for a league (:))
5) Learn some obscure language
6) Understand Human psychology
7) Watch Dream Theater Live
8) See Grease at Broadway
9) Learn Ballet
10) ice skate!

Conventions?

All through life we are guided by the collective consciousness, it tells us to shun those who arent academically 'bright', to smile at people who you know bitch about you(boy,is that familiar!), to look through people while walking, to not return a smile to a stranger....
I thought evolution was a state of the mind that developed from independent thinking and power of being an individual.Sadly though, I was wrong.I have come to know, that it is the change in the thinking pattern of the society from warped and stupid to slightly more twisted.For instance, a relationship between a man and a woman can not be platonic and not to forget, the modified corollary, if a man and a woman are seen together, they must be sleeping together.Right?Right!
(thats me rolling eyes)
Apart from the male female bit,there are other irksome conventions that need to be questioned.
Very few human beings are capable of multitasking efficiently,and even fewer have the capability of understanding this fact.Yet judgements are formed based on the non-performance of an individual in an arena in which he wasnt even interested in the first place.Okay maybe thats a really simplistic view or maybe all this is becoming a tad too preachy.
moe views later

Trust Mart

Trust me not
this isnt true
the surreptitious lies
the evil hues
dancing shadows
the dark days
mapping roads
for slanderous ways
Some light
but shades of grey
mar the beauty
foster the decay
faith,belief
the utopian truth

Travelogue: Ahemedabad,Dramatics and guchuk!

After an eventful 5 days including the train journey and the IIM A adventure return to normalcy is a little hard to come to terms with.
There are some trips which are pure fun...some which make u wish u were home..well, this one was not only a supremely fun trip but a meaningful journey in terms of realizations.yes, yes philosophical crap, but so frigin true.
So much for first impressions.Brandishing someone as an airhead in the first few minutes of interaction and letting that paradigm influence all the thinking and actions is something which can make you want to kick yourself later.Yes, my shin still hurts.Prejudice which is based on nothing but hearesay and a few misguided interpretations is dangerous, it makes u blind to all the good that may come forth.Fortunately for me, I recovered in time to make amends...being a judgemental prick isnt all that great too.
It wasnt only about abstract revelations but also about cheese maggi, coffee at ccd at 2 am, vada pao, banta and 5 beds in a single room...it was about hanging out of the train to get pics clicked,new abuses, scouting for 'stamina sticks', cribbing about roaming charges and so much about friendship!

10 CREATIVE Ways to use a pig

1) to get the prfect pink colour while shopping for paints

2) stick some flowers in its mouth (provided it does not show a preferance to eat that particular type of flowers) and use it a decorative item.

3)people with big heads can send the pig along with their servants to buy headphones.Thus it can be targetted as a model for such an audience.

4)the flat nose can be used for block painting.Applying some paint and then asking the pig to run headlong into a wall can give rise to innovative decorative patterns in the room.

5)A game competition can be organised keeping in mind the circumfrence of the pigs gut.The person who is able to wrap his or her arms aroung the pigs stomach completely.wins!

6) in case the car/2 wheeler/cycle horn malfunctions the pig can be messed with to extract the charasteristic "oink" sound, which is almost like the "honk" sound we associate vehicles with.

7) a cute pig dressed in ribbons and bows can be presented to pork eaters to support the cause of PETA.

8) Useful in soap commercials like lifebuoy and Dettol: Dirty pig-Clean pig transition can be shown.

9) use it to crap on ur enemies.Hold the pig high above the enemies head preferably on a balcony.distract enemy with hot member of the opposite sex(ha) and then after having force fed the pig enuf food to feed an army, tickle its stomach.these deft motions will cause bowel movement and propel it to shit on the target ie: enemy

10)Big pigs can be promoted as a mode of non polluting transportation for little people.

11) when mean creatures run out of mirrors show them a pig.

ola new year!

okay so new year and all..this is supposed to be a post commiting myself to resolutions, but im not ready for that.Yet.
Resolutions are conventional and passe.Moreover they are meant to be broken and pave way for mutated resolutions next years.Its more effective if you actually dont make resolutions and then fall flat on ur face owing to ur vice and then have to rectify things.In such a scenario you know u cant falter, unlike the option of faltering on a resolution which always is very inviting and inevitable.:D

So 10 reasons why today sucked:

#1 lousy presentation
#2 no food
#3 everyone seems to be leaving
#4 battery running out
#5 excess baggage
#6 traffic jam
#7 getting kicked in the shin
#8 McDonalds shut
#9 burnt my tongue
#10 no movie

Wish i had slept through today!!!sigh!!

the year roundup..

Similar ending
the same fate
burning pyre
lonely grave
road that leads..
..the same conclusion
difference in perception
diverse and divided
momentary reality
in the end united…

Life is so simple,the concept of living even simpler.Everything has a beginning and an end, the end is always the same.Whatever path ,whichever course is take, the ending is inevitable.

Another year draws to an end..the cliches countinue, so the does the party planning, resolutions that I hope to sustain till january end;) and another gory week at college.Its been quite eventful,2006.Lots of changes,revelations,experiments,oodles of realisations and discoveries.It will probably go down as 'year of great importance' if i'm allowed to dish out year awards ever in my life.

2006 listings!

Top 5 Songs(not those released in 2006, but which blared off my speakers for a chunk of it)

1)Wonderwall-Ryan Adams
2)Losing my religion-REM
3)I am the Highway-Audioslave
4)So far away-Staind
5)If everyone cared-Nickelback

There are like a million more, and probably a million more which I cant remember now which NEED to be there on the list..and to these songs i express my heartfelt apology, for they are the reason I am what I am today and all that hogwash:P

Top 5 Books (again i shall mention the same disclaimer,not the books released this year but only those which i happened to read ..and boy was i some aeons late getting there..:))


1)Tuesdays with Morrie-Mitch Albom
2)The Tipping Point-Malcolm Gladwell
3)The Godfather-Mario Puzo
4) A walk to remember-Nicholas Sparks
5 )Past reason hated-Peter Robinson


Top 5 movies ( my memory fails me...so I will end up listing movies from the last 4 months..sigh..oh and the same disclaimer applies here too..)


1)Goal-the dream begins
2)The Departed
3)Casino Royale
4)X Men-The last Stand
5)Eragon(for reasons unknown to me, or maybe not;))


My Top 5 TC selection

1)Numb-Linkin Park feat. Jay Z
2)Sweet child o mine-GnR
3)Losing my religion-REM
4)Iris-Goo Goo dolls
5)pour some sugar on me-Def Leppard


I would like to thank Aaron for his valuable support in 2006 movie search.
More listings coming soon!

-M