the ballad completed

the dinner goes great
and all seems well
unknown to me in the shadows
does a suitor dwell

step back and quit
or should I hover
dubious characteristics
of a surreptitious lover

forget it all ?
or share it with the muse!
win or no win
what do I lose?

a decision taken
makes me deranged
her best choice
a marriage prearranged

jindagi main hota hain
inshallah wahi
tu nahi
to teri dost hi sahi

Non Literal Translation
(god willing is all
that happens in life
if not you
maybe your friend
as my wife ? :P
)

the last para suggests
am an optimist core
but now I choose to close
a chapter in this lore

the incomplete ballad

just another day
what the heck!
gotta goto an event
tuesday biotech

middle of a talk
my mind goes slack
whos she
the girl in black

go introduce
i tell myself
shy by nature
I need some help

inch by inch
i shuffle my feet
garner guts
go up n greet

impending vacation
month of a wait
might make things
a bit too late

point of contact
is what i can use
add her on facebook
what do I lose

msg by msg
line by line
a simple hello
builds a conversation divine

ask her out
my roomies shout
a full two months
it takes me about

she suggests
a classy place
wanna know more
just watch this space

Philosophy of education

So the other day, I went and met Peter Terry of the Boston Learning Center. In my application for employment for a few hours of pro bono work, I had to write a short essay on "Philisophy of education". The following is my submission


I look back and wonder where I would be if my family did not have the means or the resources to educate me. Would I be living in abject poverty? or would I be a little better off and be one one of those dropouts who became a millionaire? Upon analysis, I realise, education is not only a factor that influences a rags or riches story, but also has a lot more to it.

Education does not mean appending a list of degrees to your name, but it is the practical application of learning which makes a person educated. Rationality, common sense and modern outlook are the results of an input called education. These things broaden your outlook, make differentiation by caste, creed, color or religion look passe, and open you up to a far greater good called humanity.

The best thing anyone could do with education is spread it. Being literate and application of literacy for the benefit of the underpriviledged makes a person truly learned. It is one of this things which makes a homo sapien, a human being.


Dedications: To all those who tried to pull my leg over my intention to work for the BLC. I wish you more luck next time. Also, the people who turned up in boston and made my weekend enjoyable viz. Abhi, Ashish, Rohan, Sara. Thanks for coming here.

Realisation: I still need to improve my writing / vocabulary and what not. I need to improve my english by atleast 50% more to be comprehensible.

Saying of the day: Attitude, not aptitude, determines your altitude.

Time .. Samay ... Kaal ...

Happy and in love
I am with you
life right now
is nothing but true.

life goes on
and things go bad
times with you
were best I had

the moments are gone
and does time fly
all I can do
is sit back and cry.

how much i love
realise one day
get her back
to myself I say

I make an attempt
to set things right
earlier twas easy
now its a big fight.

shudve acted fast
i feel like a retard
getting you back
was a bit hard

just this time
lucky was I
just one way
does time fly


Saying of the day:

bamb phate
log mar gaye
koi gal nahin yaar
pandhra aur paida hue

start ...

early morning
standing for the bus
reading in wall street
the downfall of
credit suisse

bored by the news
i glance around
stunned and dazed
am stuck aground

listen to music
in her hand a book
there she stands
with a desi look

inch by inch
i shuffle my feet
gathering guts
to go up and greet

word by word
line by line
the hello becomes
a conversation divine

destiny shines
the bus is late
for once in life
dint bitch about the wait

talking to strangers
one of the arts
precisely how
a friendship starts