The Maintenance Secy

Why would you touch the two red knobs at the rear side of water cooler? As a logical person, while taking water, you would press the button to fill your bottle and one your are done, you would switch it off and go to your room. What I don't understand is why you have to touch those two red knobs and tell the world they have problem in them? Similarly, one guy reports his cycle bell is missing from the cycle stand and other suggests him (while aptly cursing the committee that they wont help in this regard) to put up wireless CCTV camera to catch the thieves.  Also, one guy wrote in order to rectify a water problem that existed some time back in our hall, that he has written an email to CM of the state Ms.Mamta banerjee since this is an "international" issue. The list have so many other interesting cases to tell but I would stop..

We are mature, we are educated and we are sane. Then, why does it take so much to talk sense. I have realized, some people always have complaints for you no matter how much and hard you try to help them. Being a Maintenance secretary of our hall for 2013-14, I think I have learnt a lot about people psyche's and totally understand how it is to be at a responsible and authoritative place. Let me tell you, it is not at all easy so now I relate myself whenever I see people mindlessly blaming the govt. or actors or administration. It is very, very easy to comfortably sit in your room and throw an email vomiting your problems but how to solve it is a real game. You will have no idea what it is to play in mud until your hands are dirty.  In this whole year, I am sure many would have talked ill about me on the back, some think that I haven't done anything substantial but  believe me when I hear appreciation from some real genuine people that I was good and brought a change, everything else doesn't matter. And then it feels that you can not make everyone happy, for your own happiness you have to be real, genuine, true and little selfish.

That's me!

I am mad, I am impatient, am not haughty but yes I am proud of myself, have a little ego, short-tempered, immature but I am playful, funny,have a good heart, adventurous and not boring, loves my work, ambitious, a bit conservative. You can be on either side of this but I know my side. And trust me I am narcissists on this. I love myself. I think I am lot better than many other people in my thoughts, understanding,personality, habits, mannerism and style. Therefore I am proud of myself. Though I do not much believe in sun signs but if you describe an Aries person, that is what I am. I might not reveal my emotions but I would expect you to understand me, I don't know how but you got to do it. This doesn't mean I am egoistic as I won't take the first step to start but once it has been taken I am IN totally. 

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Success has a price to pay

Ok, This is a copied text from somewhere but I found it to be so true.

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Most people want to be successful or want to win in their pursuits, be it exams, business or life, but only a few are successful. Simple reason is the fact that there is a price to be paid in terms of sacrificing leisure, sleep or sometimes sacrificing your entire comfort zone. Most people are success hungry but too lazy, too reluctant to pay the price and blame their bad luck which is the easiest scape goat. You lose because you simply are too lazy to follow your dream and you don't want to take risk or put the bet on yourself. You look for safe options and blame luck in the end. If you are looking for a magic formula and you hope it will work, trust me, odds are really against you. Think of athletes, sportsmen they sacrifice time in practice in childhood which you spent watching TV and then when they strike gold, I have heard many people complain that cricketers get it easy, is it so? I meet so many people every day and many are curious, many have ideas but only a few with intent and drive to convert thoughts to action.

Simply put to win there are prices to be paid. I will quote an often quoted line,"there is nothing like a free lunch."

One night and six amazing people!

Happy people :)

With a hectic schedule and days full of tiring work and responsibilities, I chose to hit the high side of life by accepting this proposal from one of my junior to join them for an exhilarating trip to the longest drivable beach i.e Mandarmoni.  A night before our journey we gathered at Lake Side, just behind Gymkhana to do the necessary planning, booking and the excitement began that time itself. So, I was the senior most in the group, others being B.Tech and M.Techs. Since I had been to the place earlier, I took the initiative to book the cab and divided other responsibilities with the rest. We started at 11:30 pm on 27^th June with some amazing tracks, thanks to Ritvik for the superb collection, it added elements of joy. The driver was a fun guy too since he was driving safely as well as by being a sport to all our non-sense. The only thing that was suspicious was the presence of Police every 4-5 kms in the highway road that we were travelling into. In a way I felt safe because of the presence of Police and on the other hand intrigued by the thought. A white Sumo following us and playing with the speed of car to match ours also added to the experience. I was li’l scared but I ignored it. Throughout the journey, we were cracking jokes, singing songs and feeling awesome. The roads were quiet and empty, cloudy sky, cool atmosphere was making me feel as if there is much more to the life than what I am experiencing already.

Selfie :P

After some time, we reached to a place that was desolated, as if there lived no people yet there were constructions. We saw at a distance, there were two cars and some people. When we reached there, we were told to stop. It immediately filled us in suspicion. Thank God, there were two policeman and they were looking for something. But still we were in doubt, as to why at 2 am this kind of thing is happening. The guys went out to speak and we were sitting inside. One of the policeman who was smoking, constantly trying to look at us. We were wishing to scurry from this place asap. But our stupid driver, who was fond of talking, was talking to them for unnecessary amount of time. Anyhow we started from that place to continue our journey. By the way, there was a loot in bank on the same day, that’s why this kind of search was going on. We covered 110 kms and were about to reach our destination. We were talking about ghosts that time and god knows what happened to our driver when he suddenly put off the lights of moving car and said,”Dayan bulaun kya” (Shall I call the ghost?). We realized it was all dark, we did not know where we were that point of time. It looked as if we are amidst some forest where there is no civilization. For once we thought he was joking and he put on the lights, we burst into laughter but he did the same again, and everyone got suspicious (Beacause of my love of horror movies, I thought he is possessed or something). We changed the topic and praised him for driving nicely and he got going. Phew! We reached our lodge. The place was good and we could hear the sea waves but did not go to see it as we planned it to go during sunrise. So it was 2:30 am and we did not want to sleep. For 1.5 hours we talked and had some fun. We played games and had a great time. The time flew in seconds and there we were at the amazing view of nature. The vast sea, cool winds, mad clouds and we were there alone. From dark, it was becoming light.

The view was mesmerizing. 

Limitless boundries..

The peaceful atmosphere brings a sense of relief to one’s soul.  The vast sky and unending sea shore made me feel like I am nothing in this universe. My existence is inversely proportional to the expanse of this sea or this sky. The mad clouds were at their best sometimes channeling out the rays of sun at a distance looks like it was a cosmic experience. We lolled on the sand, played Frisbee, did some crazy things. Listening to the waves crashing on the shore, I could drive away all bustling pressures. I felt life. 

On the contrary, I think I am getting to understand the meaning of relation more as I am growing up. I was always a family person, but with time I think I feel a bond which is so strong that as soon as I think of it I become emotional and tears fills up my eyes. My family means everything to me. My father, mother, sister and brothers are the strong pillars of my being. If not for them, my life would be nothing. I can say confidently, I can go to any heights for them. 

Apart from this relationship, other relationships also teach you a lot. Whether it is a friendship, love, enemy, student-teacher relationship, all of them teaches you many things. I think everyone should for once in life live alone, as a bachelor. This way, he will get time to ponder a lot and make meaning out of so many things. It not only makes you strong emotionally but also gives you the knowledge you can not acquire otherwise. 

Black and White-As you say it!

I don’t understand why people crib so much specially the so called “whites”. If you move out from your comfort zone, you will sure experience a change. The change can be a good one or a not-so-good one, but then you chose it. So you have to go through it. A white man coming down to India will experience lot of things different, you-have-never-seen in your country. So why the crib, as how things here are this way and not that way. Obviously they cannot be same as that in your “Time zone”. If you find same conditions prevailing here like those in your country, then why the hell would you travel to this side of the globe? The beauty is to accept the things the way they are and try to collect new experience from everywhere. Don’t be a cry baby all the time. If a cycle is called a cycle here and not bike, then you call it a bike and not  a cycle. Why is it so hard to understand? 

Rahiman dhaga prem ka..

rahiman dhaga prem ka 

matt todo chhitkay

toote se phir na jure

jure ganth padh jaaye…

Quiet meaningful lines. Relationships are wonderful. Some relationships are for short time and some permanent. Some which are never meant to be yet we desire them. Some we have with us, but no longer interested in. Usually the one we have with our family is the strongest. One that is for life time. But in this world and changing time, is there anything which remains permanent. Is the relation you are having with every member of your family remains the same? Obviously your answer would be yes. But the sad truth is..no. Every relation gets the drift. The old bonds weaken the new forms. When you were young, your family meant everything to you. Your mother and father was world to you. You could die for your siblings. But then you grow, you add people in your life. Some of them become dear to you. Your closeness with them becomes more than with your family. It does not mean you start hating your family but you start caring for others more. You make new bonds with them and your life gets a new turn. And this cycle goes on. So, what is it? Is it meant to go like this? Is this how life is lived? Is it just changing your priorities with changing time?

Why are you living? To have a good career, good money, big house, big car and a happy family? You will die one day like everyone else. Why do we come then if we were meant to die one day? Is there something I am missing out?