silent bell

There comes a mist of sounds
I hear them
sometimes they ruffle a few notes
other times, its white ghost
Was I really amongst them
The sprinkles, the splashes
abruptly
its merriment gone
desolate under thick fog
A lurch fumbles

silent bell

Catch me at Wordpress!

Since i could not log in from office (where i now spend 75% of my life wondering WHY THE @#!*&#@ hell am i here) to blogger and thus could not post, I Made another place at wordpress..

the new blog is - www.inklets.wordpress.com

CIAO! :)

Catch me at Wordpress!

Splashes in Chennai

It was a splash of many colors on a palate - all distinct - all mingling with each other - yet distinct! And now that we are back in our respective places - the colors we have within ourselves seem to have developed a shade of the others' during these 4 and a half months!
It hardly seems the bond we've developed is since the past 4 months only.. seems like a life long thing; at the same time.. the span of these 4 months now seems.. as if its gone with some waves that just kissed ur feet..
a few of those moments splashing here.. more will be uploaded soon.. Enjoy! :)

talli in mastio -totally soaked - Holi @ STARCITY :)
(from left -to right- ashita, "dip-tea", mannu,a.k.a manisha, neha.

the specky is our very Ramu

in the background - tht cowboy is varun.. and behind ramu's "Abhi-shake")

TRAFFIC in chennai! (like always - none of them following any rules!)

yellow guy - on "humara bajaj scooter" - Varun, on the chariot is Jakhar sa'ab,a.k.a Sandy, the lafanga whistling away on bike is Abhi-Shake.. and that down to earth fellow -obviously - Anandi!

Splashes in Chennai

Dragged Out Of My Hibernation!

Now, during one of those annoying times between the naps (that’s commonly referred to as Consciousness), I decided to, after all, utilize my office hours and hang out for some time on a few of the blogs – as most of you know – I love to criticize others’ work while not even beginning my own!

As fate would have its way – it landed me to this one blog which had an ADORABLE pic of a chap sitting with some 4 handsome Labradors! -> http://carpediem500.blogspot.com/

How I always wished to have ATLEAST 2 Dalmatians, a golden retriever, an Alsatian (or a German shepherd - any would do) and just one boxer!!!

How I wish and dream… that I wake up from the midst of the sleep to find one of the little pups whining, because of the dark of night, in the initial days, and doze off peacefully in my arms with their little ears flopping on my arms and tiny mouth making wet circle arbitrary shapes on my bed sheet.. or to be woken up by their licks on my hand or feet (I don’t even mind my face being thoroughly licked).. Or When I come out of my bath – find two of them busy in a quarrel over one of my socks and the rest joining them in their own justified participation of the fight (!)... take them a jog at the beach or a park or some marshy place and get dirty over some water sport.. or just lying on a Sunday afternoon watching some movie in my couch with them around – like that guy in that pic! Oh how jealous am I of him!!! :X :(

So gloomy was I missing my future pets that I actually took all the pains to post it here on my long dormant blog – where everyone else other than me have been posting their scribbling!

I hope the winter of my discontent would soon greet me!

Until then..

TRY to either stay good (that is – outside my vicinity)

Or adorably puckish

Aloha!

P.S.: ok… I confess! I penned it down on the 1^st of August – posting it only today. Now I can’t help but live up to my reputation of being a procrastinator, can I!?!

Dragged Out Of My Hibernation!

#1 Hypocrite

I love this title for my ownself (have grown attached to it, i guess, after recv'ing it for yrs in a row now!) & really appreciate those who recognize this quality of mine! And i do make sure that most of whom i come intouch with better realize and appreciate and compliment me for it - in whatever tone they choose to!
so go on.. happy cursing me! ;)

#1 Hypocrite

Haze

Shimmering fireburst colors, swirling yellow and orange
fall leaves fluster past windows, cupped in cold winter winds
glowing like gold from mountains, too soon they will turn to dust

brisk autumn rain the last rights, cleansing the earth for winter,
choked frozen stems break away, leaves fall from cold branches
half dead they blanket wet streets, the cycle of life repeats

I fell asleep nestled in down as part of a white world..
and woke up to water dripping from branches where snow had been.
it seems nature is as fickle as I, white is now grey

leading through to the shrine, stories stacked like dominoes
Spring sunlight seeps in, it's shadows repeat the pattern
a silent chant of color, an orange gateway to god.

{p.s: it struck.. it stunned me.. & so i finally decd'd to scribble it down here}

Haze

Better to rule in Hell than to serve in Heaven.

As far as the Hindu mythology goes, I find the working as well as the management of the Hell far better than the much-a-desired Heaven! And this is neither from a bird's view nor overlooking the big picture.. I stand by my survey and analysis over this topic from both a scrutinized look as well as when putting the tids-n-bits together and looking at it as a big picture.
To start with, an overview of the Chiefs of both these utopias of their respective fields will clear much of a mist.
Indra, much as i despise this chap, I wonder what made the mythologists crown him the king.. and even if they did, why the hell didnt they think of filling him with some courageous attributes and some character to be admired as well!

For as many tales that I've heard of him, he has not only been responsible for the misery but also of bringing ignominy to some impeccant saintly (damn the term "saintly", the operative term is impeccant) women like Ahilya, the very graceful wife of rishi Gautam, and then going down to the degrading level of accusing her of being the one who tempted him!

He's said to have a thousand eyes.. NOT so that he'll be able to look for any wrong-happening in such an important kingdom as The Heaven, or for similiar boring causes.. but 'coz he had this huge crush over a celestial maiden by name Tillotama! He could not bear to loose sight of her for even a minute!!
WOH man! way to go!

Many incidences call upon when he ran for help to the Trinity to save his kingdom from one of the demons at some point or the other..
An ideal scenario of his kingdom is where he and his fellow devs are enjoying some dances presented by the beautiful apsaras drowned over some exotic madira !

Lets sum him up..
He has been only an all mouth and trousers regarding his duties (often running for help), indulging in EVERY POSSIBLE temptaion available including womanizing and drinkning..
all in all, hardly someone to look upon as an ideal of his field! (Guys - notice.. i SPECIFIED - "of his field".. i know the 'sum-up' appears to be more a cool thing for a few of you dumb creatures.. but what we are talking about here is not of 'that-rich-brat-in-the-bar'!)

Now, The Devil!
Well, he's (or SHE ?!?! we'll leave this debate for some other time) got the best tunes, for sure..
He has his hand to a T in a way that only GOD can help you when he gets into his business with you!
NEVER has he drifted away from his job.. Condemns people, burns the fire for eternity, gets the craziest and the most briliant ideas of getting you off your track!
Glorifies.. infact, of lately, he has even Glamourised his job with the attitude that he wears and does his work!


In this era of working, I give the latter both thumbs up!

disclaimer: this is not to offend any religious feeling of any group whatsoever!

Better to rule in Hell than to serve in Heaven.