How much we will Fall???

Today we have a question for all
How much we will fall? How much we will fall?
today we walk on the road of progress
still the progress is far from most of us all
we found the water on moon and we take proud
still millions of people drink the poison water around
we spend billions of rupees on making a missile
and the same is used against the innocent people and dies
one side of people never gets down from cars and planes
other side walk several miles to earn to earn few in pain

We go abroad and say proudly we are Indians
We follow all the rules and their regulations
but in the same country we don’t care about the policies
and when questioned we say we live in a democracy
we cry for all the rights we have got, but when comes to follow we hide in our house
we happily spend hundreds in our pizzas & burgers
but giving a rupee to needy is when our heart becomes baggers’
we say we the people of India are brothers and Sisters
But fights for the piece of land to build Masjids and Mandirs
we elect the wrong people for the wrong reasons
then we say all politicians are thieves and burglars
if we are happy we don’t care,
that’s what we have become in today’s affair
It’s not about an individual or a group,
but it’s for all to think what and where we are and which way to go
How much we can fall does not matter now
but how much we can rise does matter to many more.
today we have a question for all...
how much we will fall? how much we will fall?

Childhood is a Dream

Childhood is a dream when we realize after 18
no rules, no boundaries, we move wihtout regulations
No sense of selfishness and no sense of greed
we make friends wihtout any need
we love our parents and they love us more
we get nice and big bunch of lollys and cars
For us time is no limit and we are active from morning till night
Sometimes our mother runs behind to hide us in our bed

We make a group of 10 and play ice spice for hours
we play cricket and all sports wihout getting tired
we hide mud and chalk and eat when no one around
when caught we blame our friends for the shout
when we get slap we encashed with our father
the more we cry the more we get toys
this is so wonderful to realize our old days
Childhood is a dream when we realize after 18

The Twinkle Twinkle we still remember that we learned in our class
still we laugh when humpty dumpty falls
we question our teachers why baba had a black sheep
and smiles when Johny was asked to open his mouth
those moments were small but we remember them big
thats the beauty of childhood we now miss
there is still a child in you, its time in todays world when we see it through
Childhood is a dream when we realize after 18

Wake up!!!

It’s not just another day; it’s not just a holiday

It’s our Independence Day, It’s our Independence Day

How many of us realize the importance of this day?

How many actually feel to celebrate this day?

We celebrate our religious festival with joy & Cheer

But why can’t we celebrate the day which represents our identity?

Why can’t we think of raising our head high and salute to our flag?

Why can’t we distribute sweets and help people on this day?

Why we plan going out with our family to serve our personal cause?

Why we always want that day to come on a weekday? Especially Friday or Monday…

Is this what we should do? Is this we call ourselves Indians?

Wake up brothers & Sisters, Wake Up

We know how hard it was for the people, who got us this freedom,

How our freedom fighters cash in their lives for this,

How our forefathers are involved in the freedom struggle,

How the torture many people took with proud for our country,

It was so hard but they got united for a single cause,

The cause to have their children breathe the air of freedom,

To make our country stand on its own and compete with others.

The struggle not just started sixty three years back, but long

So for such a long struggle can’t we give one day?

A day for them, a day for the Country

Wake up brothers & Sisters Wake Up

We do love our country but we don’t want to spend time

We praise our country when we go abroad,

We follow all the rules there but the same we violate in ours

We criticize our leaders today, but don’t take time to go and vote

We curse our system but never take an opportunity to do something

We say India is going from bad to worse, but forget who is behind

In the name of Democracy we do all sorts of things

Today we criticize corruption but appreciate when it comes to you

To get our things done we cross all boundaries of illegality

We just think about ourselves and just ourselves,

So if we are like that then can we do something for our country?

Think & Wake up brothers & Sisters Wake Up

We have reached the moon but still follow the bad old custom

We are the most talented minds in the world

But still show stupidity when feed the division of castes

The girls are walking along with guys,

But on the same side we kill our sisters and burn for Dowry

We spend hours on the internet, but don’t care about our neighbors

We spend money on burgers but don’t care to give a rupee to the needy

We became so mean and we never care for it.

What happened to us? Wake up brothers & Sisters, Wake Up

It’s not all that bad we are and our country is the best

We have people on one side who help people

We are the only country that has so many great people

We had Gandhi Ji who taught us non violence & selfless

We had Vivekananda who was among the most talented person

We had Tagore Ji who taught us what love is

We had Mother Teresa who taught us how to live life for others

The list goes on and they all are the people we can learn from

Let’s take an oath on this day and do something for the country

Let’s bring our brothers & sisters together and fight against

Corruption, autocracy, terrorism, regionalism, selfishness.

Let’s take an oath to be the true citizens of India

And let’s pray that we grow and so as our country grow.

We salute to our freedom fighters and we salute to the soldiers securing our borders

We salute to all those doing good for our country and making one

We are one and each one can bring a difference to this Country

Share and teach, love and respect, care and comfort, that what we call India

Happy Independence Day to my brothers & Sisters

Happy Independence Day!!!

Idiyappam

It was an exciting and tiring visit for all four of us. Wondering what I am talking about, so you will get to know as I move on. Gang of Four was on a mission to conquer the south and realized its better off to be at home. Well let me disclose the names first of whom all are part of this story. It’s me Abdul, Karn, Sameer and Neeraj. The four studs from Bangalore planned to go on for a colleague’s marriage at Erode. For me it was my first outing with the team as such on some place apart from going for a movie and eating out. The marriage was on a weekday and in order to make sure that we all go, we finished our project work well in advance. We booked the tickets via train and there were few voices as to whether we go by train or hire a personal cab. But finally we all came to consent to go by train and also come back with the same means. The train was at 9 o’clock and we hired the cab from office. I and Neeraj got our bags to office so we started from there at 6:20 PM. On the way we got Karn and then Sameer along with us. But the journey from there till station was horrible. By horrible I mean there was huge traffic as expected but it scared us as the chance of getting to station and catch the train was looking feeble. But the driver was very good and he tried his best to make us reach as early as possible. We reached the station sharp at 9 and were just praying that the train would not have started. We got down from the cab and started running. We didn’t know to which platform the train was standing. It was on platform 5 we got to know and we pace up with our bags to rush quickly to the platform. Luckily the train was standing and we took a deep breath. We put all our bags in the train and hunt to get some food as we all were feeling very hungry. The train started by 9:20 and the AC looks good inside. We had our dinner and talked for about an hour before all of us had to sleep as the compartment went dark black. Still we talked for some more time in the dark and put our alarms for 2 in the morning. One funny incident that happens in the train was, we asked for bed sheet and we thought that in AC 3 tier it’s free. Neeraj told me to give him ten bucks as tip. He took that and waited for a while and told to give 90 more. We all were surprised and when asked got to know that the bedding is not free and need to pay 100 for four person. We all laughed like anything and the expression on that staff person face and ours won’t be forgotten for long.
We reached Erode around 2:30 AM early morning and we already got the address from our friend (who was supposed to get married the same morning, name Mythili) about the hotel and its location. We got ourselves in an auto and as it happens in all Tamil Nadu the autowala charged too much for a place that was just a kilometer from the station. Well I was not very much interested in arguing and we got onto our destination. All the people at the reception were sleeping and Neeraj with his bold voice alarmed all. The room for us was already booked and we took two rooms of double bed and check in to relax for some time. It was 3 o’clock in the morning but still I can feel the humidity outside. We decided to sleep for few hours so that we can be fresh for the whole day. We got up in the morning and fresh n up ourselves to decide what we have to do whole day. We tried to call Mythili cell but it was ringing. We decided to go out and have breakfast first and then decide what to do. After breakfast we checked with some local people in our broken English-Tamil accent to find any nearby place to visit. We got to know one by 70 Kms some falls and people told it’s good to spend time there. We then hired a cab and as we started to leave we got a call from Mythili’s brother to come and visit her place. We went there and the marriage was over and people had breakfast also. We told each other that we wasted money on breakfast but that was worth to spend as after a long time I and others had a nice and delicious breakfast. We met Mythili and her husband, he was good and talked with us nicely and we were at ease with him also. We were there for nearly 45 mins before we decided to leave for our outing. We also checked with Mythili’s brother about nearby places and they told we can go to one water theme park which is as good as Wonder La in Bangalore. We all four were on our way to that waterfall. It was very very hot outside and inside an AC cab it was just like heaven. The driver who was also the owner of the car had only one Hindi CD of AR Rehman songs and we managed to listen that only. We reached the place in about an hour and half and as we reached there it was a shock. It looked liked us a washing bay where people come and wash their clothes. All faces look black and we can imagine about what kind of people comes there. It was 11 in the morning and the sun was beating us with the heat. There were no shade and it was completely open and talking about the fall, it was just three meter high running water from a raised platform and a small dam built on the side. Overall we all were very much disappointed seeing that and was a complete waste of time and money. Well as we all were in shock, we were unable to decide whether to try something else or better go back home and sleep under the AC. But as we all were very much enthu to spend time outside, we decided to go to the theme park that was told by Mythili’s brother. We checked with the cab driver about how far it was and he told around 90 kims from the current place. We were off to the water park…
We reached Water Park around 1:30 PM and it was turning out to be another shock, but by the way of its look, we managed to calm our brain. The entry ticket was costly as we thought, but since we reached so far we thought to spend more and try to find some excitement. The place looked deserted as there were not many people in the park. May be the other reason is due to the fact that we came on a weekday. Also there were no good cheeks to follow and so we all got our gears and plunged into the water. There were only few rides that was working and that too was not very much exciting. We tried what all was open and then went to wave pool and spend some good time with the artificial waves and relaxing in the water. It was time our stomach was crying for food and we then directly went in hunt for a good food zone. No one was interested in having south Indian food and so we got a multi cuisine restaurant there. We had a nice heavy lunch there and during that whole course we clicked a lot of snaps. The others were having problem in handling the camera as for every click some adjustments needs to be done and I was so stupid to set the camera in Manual mode rather than on Program Auto. Finally the consequence came to me when none of my picture came nice, sad very sad :-(

After lunch we came for a wash and cleaned ourselves and head off to hotel. We were very tired but it was not looking into our faces. We spent some time and then had dinner in the room and prepared to sleep. Our train to Bangalore was at 6 in the morning and I put the alarm for 4:30 AM. Well what could have happened we didn’t even imagine. There was bang in our door and I got up in a shock. As soon as I opened my eyes it was completely bright from the window and I said to myself ‘SHIT we missed the train’. Sameer opened the door and Neeraj and Karn was standing out seeing me with wild eyes. Actually I assured them to wake all of us in the morning but before I slept I changed the alarm tone and somehow when it rang I couldn’t realize. There the actual tiredness was shown by all of us. Well this was the second time I missed a train and now I was a bit scared and just wanted to reach Bangalore as soon as possible. We all got ready quickly and had breakfast, I went downstairs at reception to check for any bus to Bangalore and the guy told me about different timings for the bus which includes AC and Non-AC buses. When we went to bus stand it was horrible, first the heat and second no one knows about the buses and when checked with the enquiry person, he told that no direct bus to Bangalore in day. We all were shell shocked and didn’t knew what to do. We split ourselves to find ways to reach Bangalore and one person told that we can go to Salem and from there we can get a bus to Bangalore. Neeraj and Karn checked with local cab and it was charging way too high and I was not interested. Somehow we all came to conclusion to go to Salem and then from there to Bangalore. We got into a normal bus like BMTC blue buses in Bangalore and the ticket cost just Rs. 19 per head. It was very hot and we all were not very comfortable especially Neeraj. After sitting in bus he was still saying to hire a cab and go in peace. We reached Salem in about an hour and forty five minutes. When we got down again a shocker that no AC buses to Bangalore. Myself and Sameer went and checked if any buses going to Bangalore regardless of AC and got one which was kind of semi deluxe and we got the tickets without telling Karn and Neeraj. I went and asked them to come soon as the bus was starting and didn’t leave any option for them but to get in the bus. We started from Salem at noon and there was a break at 2 PM for lunch. It was an exciting journey overall if we count out the heat but worth to be pen down like this. In about one and half days we met the wedding girl for forty five minutes and the rest of the time spent on exploring and getting shocks, but well worth if we remember now. We reached Bangalore at 4:30 and from there I and Neeraj came to office and Sameer and Karn went home as they were completely exhausted and need a break to relax and recharge their batteries. Finally a worth visit in terms of adventure and some lessons to learn on how to cope such kind of new environment, new people, a different language and a kind of world that you will consider yourself as a foreigner. Happy Journey!!!

Life in Bangaluru!!!

It’s been a long time I am out of touch with my blogs mostly because of work and my terrible memory. But after a long time I am posting this. I know only few of my friends read my blogs and I want the same as I shared many of my personal talks along with some of my friends in general. Well this post is about my relocation to Bangaluru from Chennai. If I had to describe this in one line, I would say ‘a good change but not very great’. Now people might be surprised saying me like that and considering me mad. But yeah that’s the truth at least for me. In Chennai I spent five years though not much happy with my company people, few of them but I had got some very very good friends with whom I can’t imagine to be surviving for so long there. I miss them all here and in Bangaluru there are only a couple of friends with whom I share my thoughts and talk. Though on paper I have quite a few from my old company, college and schools but since I didn’t get in touch with them for so long and not sure if they remember me, the best way to leave them happily. I did try to contact few initially when I came but they didn’t show any interest in meeting and I also left like that. Also those were not my type person and I want friends with whom I can enjoy and also them. It’s almost six months in Bangaluru and the best part is my new company and my new job. I am really enjoying my new work, with my new colleagues and the overall environment is far better than the previous one. Here the manager sits with the team and shares the status on a daily basis and we can approach to him at any time with the smallest issue to be handled and rectified on time. We had training for a week when I joined in November end and in that there were few good mates and despite being put in different projects, we share thoughts and go out for lunch, outing and I can say they are the best people in office with whom I can spend time with. My team is great, the small the better and it stands very well for me. I was on bench for three months, the first month went by doing training and playing TT and Pool and I was enjoying that period. But as time pass by I was getting a bit itchy and frustration was mounting up. I used to contact my staffing lady every two three days. Hence after long hard days I got into this project and now I am at least doing something worth and contributing with my knowledge to the best I can. The day I joined the team, I never felt I was a new member and all of them involved me from the beginning. I guess that was a major reason for me contributing to this project from day one. Well all going well if I say in short in my professional life. Need to set some goals and try to learn new things and I wish I will get time for that. Well I have time but after going home I am completely dead and don’t feel like doing something. I do one thing at a time, its good in most cases but multi-tasking is the Future and I have to gear up for that, “ha ha ha just joooooking…” (Famous dialog from the movie Housefull)
To come to the personal life, still I am not settled and there are so many problems here in Bangaluru. The first and the foremost is the power cut. Actually I am staying near to my office, not quite near but five kilometers and I took a single room so that I can stay alone peacefully. The decision to stay alone is only the fact that I spend five years in Chennai with the best people I ever met and they all are very close to me and best friends ever I can get. Hence I was not sure if I can get the same kind of people here and so I decided to stay alone and have freedom to do anything. The house which I am staying is okay and good for a single person. I don’t have anything in my house as I am planning to get few in future. The power cut kills my moral if I am at home as you can’t watch TV and if it’s hot then God helps. Also my laptop SUCKS as its battery backup is just ZERO and it behaves like a desktop PC. Also in my place no good restaurants available and so having good food is a big problem. But I am not much concerned with that as I can manage but it just spoils my taste and making it difficult for me to maintain my health. The best part after office is going to Gym and that’s the place in Bangaluru I like the most. Not because the Gym is very great and lot of good cheeks come, but I spend some quality time on my fitness and with my instructor and few friends there. Hence I try to finish my office work and then rush to gym and spend one and half to two hours there. I feel bad when I miss Gym sometimes because of calls and other commitments. But yeah being is gym is far better than being at home. On weekends if I am not going anywhere which usually happens and it’s very hot here this time around, my fate, I usually dig myself in watching TV serials and watching movies. Since on weekdays I sleep early so only time I have to watch movie is on weekend and I saw a lot here being alone and not many friends. So still I guess it will take a couple of more months to get settled and live a smooth life. Not sure when I will change the house and move to a better place, when I will get a bike, which is my dream to own one. So a lot more is there and a lot more to go, I will keep posting… Enjoy reading!!!
Love you All.................................................................................

Teri Yaadon mein!!!

Teri yaadon mein jaaga raha raat bhar

Na jaane subah kab ho gayi,

Tu agar mujhko mil jaaye umr (life) bhar

Na maangu khuda se kuch aur main,

Tere har pal ko khushiyon se main bhar du

Tere aanchal mein taare jama kar du,

Gar Khuda ne banaya hai tujhko sanam

Mein us Khuda ke kadmo ko chum lu,

Agar mushkile raaho mein teri aa jaaye

Tu pukaar na bas mere naam ko,

Har musibat mein aage rahu main tere

Main tujhko phoolon ki raho mein lekar chalu,

Kya likhu tere baare mein aye saaye mere

Tere har mod par mein jo saath rahu,

Kya husn (beauty) tujhko mila hai sanam

Tere husn pe lakh bar kurbaa sanam,

Yeh chaand sa roshan hai jo chehra tera

Mere ghar mein yeh chandni bikhero sanam,

Tere naazuk jo haath mere saath ho

Aur kisi ka saath na chahu sanam,

In baalon ko khula jo rakha tumne

Badal ne bhi apni ghata gher li,

Yeh pairon ko jo choomti hai zameen

Main kahu kitni khushnaseeb (fortunate) hai yeh zameen,

Saari qayamat mein hai nahi

Mere mehboob sa yaaron koi nahi,

Bas itna hi kehna hai mujhko

Mere pyaar ko apni baahon ka bosa de do,

Teri yaadon mein jaaga raha raat bhar

Na jaane subah kab ho gayi

A usual day @ Office!!!

I usually get up at 6:30 AM with my mobile alarm, but that day I didn’t knew what happened and my eyes opened in a flash. I saw it was quite bright outside by the window glass and I understood that I am late. Now a day there is no custom to keep an alarm clock near by. Today almost all the working professionals usually bachelors use their mobile as the alarm and for almost everything possible to be done. Well I rushed quickly from my bed, switch on the geyser and went to get fresh. By the time water got heated I was done with my brush. I quickly had a 4 minute bath. When there is not much time I customize my bath in terms of minutes. It doesn’t means that I don’t bath completely but quickly. Well after bath I had a quick Namaaz and all the readings I made and dressed up quickly. It usually takes 10-15 minutes for me to dress up but again as I said I was getting late and I was already late with my usual time I quickly finished all and rushed to bus stop. Got the bus within few minutes and after 15 minutes I entered the office gate. I said good morning to the security person with a smile. I feel you start your day happily so that even if something goes bad during the day atleast you have some moment of happiness earlier. Well I tug my iPod off and kept in my bag. I always have music on the go concept as it also lightens your worries and tension. As said music can be a great cure and I follow that strictly. Finally I got in my slow lift that takes nearly 40-50 seconds to reach 6^th floor where I sit. Entered the gate and it was 8:20 AM and what best I can expect I saw my receptionist sitting at the reception desk and I glance at her once and approach to my cubical. One of my colleges already came and I greeted him with Good Morning and switch on my system. Well for the next 10-15 minutes I checked my company mails, Gmail and some top news for the day. It was 8:40 and we few people went for break fast. Since I didn’t had much work or rather no work it was a long break fast with lots and lots of talks about the current situation about our project and what next for the day. Then I went along with few colleges to play pool and Table Tennis. Finally after an hour long I came back to my desk. Again check mails if any new came, read some mails from my friends and did some work brushing my skills. It was again time for tea and we all went together for another break. Came back and again read some articles and few other things. After a couple of hours it was time for lunch and again our team got together and went in a herd. Had lunch, I wont a nice or heavy as the varieties that we get in lunch sucks. It was getting bore as not much to do and not finding interest in doing something without a purpose. Finally went again in the evening for a cup of coffee and played few games of pool. The only good thing sitting idle without a project was I started to enjoy pool and learning day by day. Also playing nicely TT which I used to scare previously as its very fast game. I am still a new comer in those two games but I am enjoying it. Also one bad thing is that there is no fitness center in office or campus and I am so desperate to join that. And also the place where I live don’t have such facilities and I am staying just because it’s near to my office and easy to commute. Finally it was approaching five in the evening and I am starting to pack my stuff. Checked my mails and other stuffs and finally thank God for another successful day at office. One thing that taught me everyday like this is even if you don’t have any work, you can still make your day happy. Doing something new like playing games or reading few stuff can keep you busy and that small learning will be with you for long. So that’s my day in office and hope these days will pass over soon and I will be working as usual with full determination and passion as before…