Friday, 28 August 2009
Things are changing
Apart from that the campus visit was fantastic, I managed to catch up with a lot of people and made some very good friends too... It was fantastic to visit the IIM Campus finally and meet the professors there... I'll ensure that Mehaan goes to IIM's too... It's a fantastic world out there...
but the scary part is that we have exams for the next 3 weeks and I need to prepare for them so let's get rocking on that...
Thursday, 23 July 2009
To IIM Campus
So finally, there's nothing much to write about... i've had a detailed conversation with his mom and it looks like status quo as of now... nothing's going to change, and I need to remain focused on what i want things to be..
I'm quite sure that it will turn it in that way... I'm planning to borrow a camera and carry it with me for memories, and am sure that'll come in handy :)
More and more things from me later... Cheers...
Wednesday, 1 July 2009
Back at Work
In addition, the rain gods finally decided to smile on us mortals... It started raining on Sunday and it's been pretty good so far.. The entire country was waiting for monsoon... But sadly, people have a short memory and have lost the relevance of water as soon as it started raining... I get to see people wasting loads of water... And it hurts...
I'm becoming quite a spender I guess... It's sad, but true... But wasteful expenditure is not cut out for me... I managed to buy the same design of shoes that were stolen at a 40% discount. Although, I did not get the right colour, I finally got the design... Yippee... And a brand new DVD player at home, which was good because the old one was almost dying... And I managed to save about 33% on that too... So couple of good bargains coming my way...
But I guess, things are going to be quite rocking this month, with loads of expenses and work coming this way... Let's see how it comes... Cheers!!!
Friday, 26 June 2009
Short Vacation
The trip to mom and dad's place was pretty eventful too... He was thrilled to go there after such a long time, and of course my parents were too... It was good to see him talk around the house... Try and show them how he's learning to swim, with his bottom up and him pretending to be in water... Chasing away dogs, as usual, in his own style by holding a stick which is invariably longer than him... Dancing in front of them and expecting a big round of applause when he stops... It was good fun... he also managed to enjoy fresh mangoes from the backyard... and a good time in the neighbouring garden, enjoying the slides and the swings... Mom had a good time cooking up all the delicacies for him, with him approving each and everyone of the dishes post a round of tasting...
The funniest part was watching him swim... His instructor seems to be a vey cool guy, and our man seems to be pretty popular there... The only problem was that our man was more focused on me than swimming that day... So when the time came for a jump from the high platform... He went into the water screaming "Dadaaaaaaaaa"... and landed on his bottom... Very unusual for he always lands pretty straight into the water... No problems tho', we had a pretty wet evening, with us going to a mall and buying one of his favorite "Giant Tennis Balls', which has become the favorite of all the kids in the society...
And talking about him talk... He is really picking up the words and their meanings... It seems when Minzie goes to buy mutton at our regular shop, he goes, " Mutton hai... Taaza hai... Achcha banega"... And in addition, the day when I was lying beside him just before he wakes up... he opened his eyes, saw me lying there watching him, said ," Eyesh Kloshe Karo"... and went back to sleep wrapping his arm around me... lol... funny guy...
Managed to buy a decent DVD player too, for Rs. 3000/-... which was alright, for the MRP was about Rs. 4500... So most of the things are falling into place quickly, which is good news... I also got the IT return from the department after 2 bloody long years... And now I can repay the money that I borrowed from Bro... This should leave me with only the Educational loan next december and probably I can start renovating the house too... So now it's abck to Nagpur in the daily rigmarole and let's see how things move...
Saturday, 20 June 2009
Water water everywhere, but not a drop to drink
So what can a common man do to save water?? A whole lot of things... to start with install WC's which require less water, the traditional Indian WC's are fantastic examples... You can effectively use 5 litres of water, and clean it instead of the 15-20 litres required for Western WC's.... Second thought would be to reduce the usage of washing machines, which in turn consume a much higher quantity of water, or use the water saver mode in the machines... Harvest water, by putting the pipilines out of the wash basin/kitchen sink in the ground... We really don't use too many checmicals in there... Effective management of underground water reserves is another key to solve this problem...
Like mom says, "The Fourth World War will not be for oil but for water"... I agree with her... And it's high time we take immediate actions to stop Global Warming... Govt's should invest in better and more efficient Public transport, than providing sops for the automobile sector... Ban plastic bags, they clog up the water sources and make them toxic...Both the north and south poles are in grave danger... All this will result in an increse in sea level, leaving very less space for fresh, potable water...
Personally, I feel, it's also high time to stop selling carbonated drinks, which just add color and soda to regular water and is being marketed at an exorbitant price... Sorry Coke and Pepsi guys, but if we want our kids to see this planet in a better state of affairs, we have to start today...
Monday, 15 June 2009
Just yesterday
He was just chilling out yesterday with his new found friend, and a small beach ball that was bought for him... That reminds me, I'll have to buy something for Mehaan before I go home... Cause the time gap between my arrival in Pune and the time taken to reach home is quite less... Let's see what we can get in the time frame available... I always feel thrilled when i speak to him... it's always nice to hear him... too bad i'm not with him in one of the most expressive stages of life... I hope he'll forgive me when he grows up...
It's not difficult, but rather easy to realise that I have really not fulfilled any of the roles expected out of me... I've never been a good son, nor a good brother... I hope I'll become a good father...
These are difficult times... Times which create havoc, and can literally destroy a person... Let's see... Like a close friend says,"Only time will tell"...
Saturday, 13 June 2009
"The Fool"
THE FOOL
Since the wise men have not spoken, I speak that am only a fool;
A fool that hath loved his folly,
Yea, more than the wise men their books
or their counting houses, or their quiet homes,
Or their fame in men’s mouths;
A fool that in all his days hath done never a prudent thing,
Never hath counted the cost, nor recked if another reaped
The fruit of his mighty sowing, content to scatter the seed;
A fool that is unrepentant, and that soon at the end of all
Shall laugh in his lonely heart as the ripe ears fall to the reaping hooks
And the poor are filled that were empty,
Tho’ he go hungry.
I have squandered the splendid years
that the Lord God gave to my youth
In attempting impossible thins, deeming them alone worth the toil.
Was it folly or grace? Not men shall judge me, but God.
I have squandered the splendid years:
Lord, if I had the years I would squander them over again,
Aye, fling them from me!
For this I have heard in my heart, that a man shall scatter, not hoard,
Shall do the deed of to-day, nor take thought of to-morrow’s teen,
Shall not bargain or huxter with God; or was it a jest of Christ’s
And is this my sin before men, to have taken Him at his word?
The lawyers have sat in council, the men with the keen, long faces,
And said, ‘This man is a fool,’ and others have said,
'He blasphemeth;’
And the wise have pitied the fool that hath striven to give a life
In the world of time and space among the bulks of actual things,
To a dream that was dreamed in the heart,
And that only the heart could hold.
O wise men, riddle me this: what if the dream come true?
What iF the dream come true? And if millions unborn shall dwell
In the house that I shaped in my heart,
the noble house of my thought?
Lord, I have staked my soul, I have staked the lives of my kin
On the truth of Thy dreadful word. Do not remember my failures,
But remember this my faith.
And so I speak.
Yes, ere my hot youth pass, I speak to my people and say:
Ye shall be foolish as I; ye shall scatter, not save;
Ye shall venture your all, lest ye lose what is more than all;
Ye shall call for a miracle, taking Christ at His word.
And for this I will answer, O people, answer here and hereafter,
O people that I have loved shall we not answer together?
Tuesday, 9 June 2009
No Rain
Nothing's much has been happening around... I got lucky with my Statistics exam, and received a "Good" grade in it... Although I know I completely blew it off... Over-confidence... Ahhh!!!... And now that everyone's back in Pune... There's nothing much to do... Life's pretty quiet when you don't have anyone to talk to... I guess...
Well, seems like everyone has their own share of good times and bad times, and all of us will go through whatever we have to go through... lol... probably some with a smile and some with a frown... It is interesting to note how things are turning out to be tho'... the only consolation is that hopefully all the major expenses will be taken care of by the end of this year... That's a good sign... Cause then I can start saving for our man's education... which is going to be quite expensive i suppose... let's see... nevertheless, i will ensure that he has enough to spare....
this city will eventually ensure that I get bloated up... i've never felt so full around my waistline as i do nowadays... you can thump the belly... if i have to put it in a really crude way... lol... But then, there is this wonderful idea that I have come up... Probably we should visit Japan for a vacation next year... I think it'll be good for our li'l man to look at different cultures and enjoy them.. It'll probably be a life changing experience for me too... who knows... lol...
Monday, 1 June 2009
Our man has joined swimming classes, and it seems he's thoroughly enjoying himself... good... it's always nice to see him enjoying things... i am planning to buy a Handycam to make sure that i capture all his li'l movements... it'll be quite interesting to see how he reacts to it when he grows up... lol...
Monday, 18 May 2009
Weekend snapshot
Well, i'm hoping that the Microeconomics examination was not conducted, because the QAM session went without one...
Nevertheless, lo and behold, Congress won a majority in the Great Indian Elections 2009... ow the hell did that happen? Well, the answers are pretty simple... 1. Things can't get any worse from what they are now... 2. The Middle class voted this time... 3. There were only a few leaders that people can look up to... 4. To a certain extent again, the way the Petroleum and Truck Driver strikes were handled by the Government...
Back to our li'l man, who is just happy with himself... It happens again and agin, but he has this telepahtic ability of knowing when I have arrived, and he comes jumping down the stairs.. And this time in addition, to the enthusiastic exclamation of my name, I was warmly invited when he said, "aaiye, aayie, baithiye baithiye"... lol...
When you know you have an exam to write, and you have your son jumping around you... It calls for crisis management... lol... So what do I do, I take my son out to the Petrol Pump close to Suman Vihar, and we mutually decide on which ice cream flavors to eat... (well, when I say mutual decision... He decides the flavors and I agree to pay :):):P).. So after a nice and short trip... we settle down in front of the TV to watch the latest episode of "Dance India Dance"... And I really enjoyed the dance by Prince and Salman on "Chal mere bhai"... After Mehaan went to sleep, I managed to catch up on some sections of the QAM module so that I can atleast clear the examination...
Sunday, the day both Minzie and Mehaan were travelling back to Pune... I tried to spend as much time with him as possible... I know that it's sometimes crazy to compromise on certain things which impact you in the long run for immediate gratificaiotn... but spending time with him was more important than anything else... I know he'll miss me once he goes back, and i'll miss him too... In fact i feel very alone... difficult to explain...
But he ensured that he left his imprints on everything before he left, whether it was sitting naked on the bed and eating ice-cream with a wooden spoon, or trying to fill water in cooler and making a pool of water on the floor... lol... he does everything in style.... Well, now it's back to the daily grind... I'm waiting to take leave for a few days, so i can set up a couple of things at Pune... Let's see how it goes...
Friday, 15 May 2009
Clients, wedding and weather
As always, our man has some sort of telepathic ability of announcing my name when i'm at the door... So i was greeted pretty enthusiasticly by our li'l man.. i also got to see some newly learnt dance moves by him... and a small training session was also conducted by the li'l master for yours truly...
Well after that it was just playing around with Mehaan... batting and bowling seem to be his new past time along with makeshift creation of meals, where he adds a lot of oregano... lol... oh btw... when i entered the house, he offered me a glass of water saying... "yeh lo, take, pijiye"... lolol
Rest all seems alright... the wedding was fine... i guess Bhaskar uncle would have really liked it if Dad and Ma were around.. Nevertheless, i hope they remember that i attended the wedding.. but the wedding per se was arranged pretty well... with a live band, just like my wedding... speaking of which, my colleagues in office were wondering as to why men forget the wedding dates... i don't think i want to answer that ;)
Tomorrow is a day with one of the first examinations of SMP coming up... let's see what happens... i'm quite sure i'll get thru tho'... so signing out for the day...
Thursday, 14 May 2009
Missed out on meeting Mehaan yesterday
But what do I do about the other problems that I face consistently... I'm glad that he understands what i speak, and that he listens to what i say.. But, how can you explain your turmoil to a child... I hope he never faces a similar situation in his lifetime...
It was a good day... the Y&DB team got an extremely personal note from the clients.. I'm glad we're touching them as individuals, than as an organisation....
Mom and Dad must be pretty upset with the fact that I moved to Nagpur... they have their obvious reasons.. let's see what i can do about that...
All said and done, today is a big day... the evening will probably be hectic with one of the weddings... And then rushing off to Suman Vihar... To be or not to be is the question...