AFTERMATH

We've all read 'The World Is Flat'. Good book. Organized, descriptive, interesting anecdotes, almost inspiring. Do I hear biased?

'Globalization' as a subject for bestsellers is great. And, so is, selective reporting of facts and a positive bias, after all, even writers have mortgages to pay. So all that synergy and equal opportunity, faster internet, outsource, outshore, insource, in-form is fine but on what costs? Is that all that there is to having the small grow smaller?

Extremism/Radicalism/Fanaticism however you call it breeds out of intolerance. Modernization buys for each of us 'noninterference'. Then how come when on a personal level we seek independence and noninterference, on a broader spectrum we're forced to bind together and agree all?

What gives the more scientifically advanced nations the right to dictate and impose their so-assumed higher moral structures on others?

What I'm trying to say is, from my small cluttered window, as I view the world, 'Terrorism' is an outcome of forced socializing in the big global family. An aftermath of Globalization.

Even when we build houses we know that we shouldn't peep in others' houses. That we respect the fences and each others' privacy. How well we define 'their business' and 'my business'. Well, yeah.

Isn't indifferent a much preferred state to be in than living the terrible consequences of intolerance?

I personally think none of this (read Extremism) would've existed if we all just stuck to our business? No social structure gives any of us the right to make others live to our terms and repair something which isn't broken yet. Advise which is not asked is also not appreciated, not personally, not nationally.

The Eskimos would've rejoiced in their Sushi and Igloos. The Sub-Saharan people riding the camels, coming home to their belly dancing wives. See, such authentic culture would've been retained too.

I'm sick of Terrorism, the world my friends, needs more genuine problems.

P.S. Anyone having access to Television, do watch 'The Business Quiz', its on CNBC TV-18.

I realized while writing this that Comma is my absolute favourite punctuation mark. Its... hopeful.

Hola!

If I ever live to have kids, the one thing I want to consciously inculcate in them would be - honesty. Even if it turns out to be the only thing they'd ever learn from me.

Aur kuch kehne ka hain nahi besides, I'm bored now. Bye.

सुकून

खुशियो की कगार पर खडा खडा
कभी मन यू भी विचलित होता है की
ये सारा सुख सारा सुकून
कही किसी पल एकाएक खो ना जाए
गर्म रेगिस्तान मे बालु की तरह
दुर कही उड्ता हुआ बिखर न जाए
मगर ये सब खुशिया आपकी मेहनत की कमाइ है
आपके प्यार की सिचाई है
तो फ़िर सुकून आपसे परे कहा जाए

मन जिनका इतना साफ़ हो
उनकी निश्चिन्तता की तो कोइ सीमा ही नही
हर उल्झन से अछुता
हर खला से विभूत
दुनियादारी मे तो सब माहिर हो जाते है
मगर प्यार, रिश्ते, अच्छाई, इन्सानियत
के हुनर कौन सिखाए
जब कर्मो से इतना उट जाए
की नज़रे लिहाज़ से नीची होती चली जाए
तो फ़िर सुकून आपसे परे कहा जाए

कोइ चाह कर भी कहा कर सके आप सी उडान
बेसबब कहा ले सर कोइ इतना इम्तेहान
जिनकी दुनिया सिर्फ़ नर्म मुस्कुराहटो से रौशन हो जाए
तो फ़िर सुकून आपसे परे कहा जाए

:) Wrote it for Nanaji on his 80th Birthday. Hindi/Urdu, just however the words came. No set standard, hence sub standard ;)

Khair, had too much fun writing it, so worth it all. Ta ta.

:)

Hussain's sms made my day. Here-

अब तो घबरा के ये केहते है की मर जायेन्गे
मर गये पर ना लगा दिल तो फ़िर किधर जयेन्गे

If you want to read the full version, look up Ibrahim Zauq at UrduPoetry :)

Logic

All people must fail once.
Some who fail, learn.
Some fail twice.

SOL

Wtf, am I doing? I'm sure everyone goes through this phase, so its all cool in a very zen-ish big minded way, but lets not rule out the pent up frustration and frequent sudden urges to just - SOL viz. Scream Out Loud.

Ever since I've started to know myself, I have wanted to write. For a living and for living. Thats a good start I thought, I know what I like to do.

Reality Bite: I'm studying for CAT. Why? Because writing apparently doesnt 'really' pay your bills. Especially so, when you intend to travel across historical places and take resolute pride in some grand epicure. Hence the mix-up with numbers, graphs and cases. Anyway.

So we had a test at my MBA Prep Classes, the results were very distressing, this was also expected. But the reason I was taken aback is - I 'even' failed English. So what does that say? That says - No help! If I had failed one section or two, I'd know what to work more on, how to divide up and where I stand. But failing in ALL, means working equally hard at all. WTF. Now, I have to work hard-'er' in 3 sections out of 3. Great. Thanks. This was helpful.

On other fronts, I cant wait to get my hands on the still digi, the rains are here and all I wanna do is sit on the terrace and click away.

I miss Priya so much. I'm miserable without her screaming in my ears, more so without her dense, loud obnoxious laughter filling the house. Some books done with, some movies later, life is pretty much at the same speed as when she left. Just a little airy maybe, since there isnt her big ass rolling around my house. Even my house misses her. Come home, man. We need to watch the rains and write some poetry.

Does 'Miserable' in any way spring off from 'Missing'? Just curious. And since you got me started, what about 'Curious' and 'Cure'?

Anyway, here's to .. good ol' memories :) Love ya, chica!

HAIL HAIL INTERNET!

The TOPMOST reason I absolutely love internet, is, it takes investigative journalism to one level WAYYYYY up. What awesome fun.


P.S. "Top Ten Reasons Why Geeks Are Better Lovers" Now did you ever think you'd find a story such as this.


I personally think it just doesnt get any more 'factual' than this. Agreed 100%. My top ten reasons -


1. Foremost, the really smart guys are less likely to be threatened by smart girls. ( that's right, this is my blog and ofcourse I'm allowed to use my very own assumptions about myelf ;-) bracket close.


2. They type all day, think.


3. I'm absolutely certain they are aware of quality over quantity. Realtionships and people per se.


4. I like men when their talks have content and varied subjects. Its so much more intriguing than having to talk about JUST cell phones.


5. Hehe, just as the writer said, "They are not socially equipped to cheat on you! ( wanna bet?)"


6. They really research - 'Everything'. Its not even funny. And its all good, detail oriented, you see. Ofcourse, we've all researched sex (and related terms) in dictionaries in high school, but these guys have really got it going.


7. Most of them wear glasses. Enough said.


8. No cheap flirting. And even when they try, its lame and super cute.


9. They Observe. They Experiment. And They Infer. Very Quick learners.


10. They are very very fun company. They talk sense, read, know good music and they play scrabble with you.