i procrastinate a lot. 9 out of 10 times, i feel bad about it, and rightly so. But there's no better feeling than that one time, when i feel so glad for having procrastinated.
I feel glad i procrastinate my anger. More often than not, my anger dies fastly with time. The longer i procrastinate, the calmer i feel. It avoids me "suttufying" someone with my "naa" and thereby causing "vadu".
I feel glad i procrastinate vengeance for it'd otherwise crumble all the faith i have in, "innaa seydhaarai oruththal avar naaNa nannayam seidhu vidal".
I get a lot of time to think when i procrastinate and i feel that my way of thinking gets better, the longer i take to make up my mind about something(eventhough i do not keep thinking about it all the time).
Procrastination educates me. Procrastination ruins me.
I am nothing and I am everything if i do not procrastinate.
Here I am, still thinking whether i should click on the "publish post" button or not. I think I will...
Saturday, February 25, 2006
Wednesday, February 15, 2006
Logical Feelings...
just past midnight and she was lost in thoughts. she knew that opposite poles attract. but...
does the analogy hold good for people with contradicting views about most things in life?
****if yes, what is the binding force?
********physical appearance?
************if yes, is it not transient?
********if not, what is it?
****if not, what is this feeling inside her?
she was smiling at the way she structured her questions as if she were coding a program, something logical...
she knew one thing for sure. people with similar views get attracted to each other. but, for now, she only cared to know if the logical corollary was true. she knew she wished it to be false. but, is it? she was caught in a whirlpool of logic and feeling. the only problem was that her opposite was a logical thing and she was a feeling person...
"wish life had a simpler logic", she felt...
does the analogy hold good for people with contradicting views about most things in life?
****if yes, what is the binding force?
********physical appearance?
************if yes, is it not transient?
********if not, what is it?
****if not, what is this feeling inside her?
she was smiling at the way she structured her questions as if she were coding a program, something logical...
she knew one thing for sure. people with similar views get attracted to each other. but, for now, she only cared to know if the logical corollary was true. she knew she wished it to be false. but, is it? she was caught in a whirlpool of logic and feeling. the only problem was that her opposite was a logical thing and she was a feeling person...
"wish life had a simpler logic", she felt...
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
Happy Valentine's Day
to the millions of lovers and mere livers all around the world...celebrate love!
EDIT::::::Feb 17, 2006- 10 am:
changed the pic cos some of my readers thought the previous one was offensive and yucky!
EDIT::::::Mar 26, 2006- 5pm:
just realised that this pic is a beauty. It's tough to say whether the couple is walking towards the waves or away from it! My initial reaction when i posted this pic was that they were walking towards us and away from the waves, but now am not sure! Help me out on this, if you can...
Thursday, January 26, 2006
Sunday, January 22, 2006
Dictionary.com
Jealous
- Fearful or wary of being supplanted; apprehensive of losing affection or position.
- Resentful or bitter in rivalry; envious: jealous of the success of others.
- Inclined to suspect rivalry.
- Having to do with or arising from feelings of envy, apprehension, or bitterness: jealous thoughts.
- Vigilant in guarding something: We are jealous of our good name.
- Intolerant of disloyalty or infidelity; autocratic: a jealous God.
- Of or relating to ownership or possession.
- Having or manifesting a desire to control or dominate another, especially in order to limit that person's relationships with others: a possessive parent.
- Grammar. Of, relating to, or being a noun or pronoun case that indicates possession.
Thursday, January 05, 2006
Anniversary...
It's been a year since i started this blog. Interesting to see that it's still alive. What started off with(as) a beautiful dream is still going on reasonably strongly and has managed to be more than just a dream...
My intention behind this post though is not to look back and relive old memories or to celebrate a year of successful blogging or to thank my readers for their support. It is to apprise my readers about another blog, one that was founded by MJ recently and one which aims to bring all patriotic Indian bloggers to write under one roof, as a first step towards creating a social organization which works for the development of India. As the description of the blog says, it is a dream vision of a clean,orderly and progressive India.
You need not be a person who fits in perfectly into the idealistic expectations the blog prescribes. I know I do not. It is enough if you want to be one and would give your best. Anybody without a cynical view towards India is welcome to join the blog and voice their opinions.
The central idea, in my opinion, is to get rid of the tentativeness most of us have in doing good things for our country. I believe that if it is acheived, half the work can be considered done. Working for the country without expecting anything in return, shunning the sense of embarassment one might encounter while failing, in an attempt to be radical and yet maintaining an optimistic view throughout the ups and downs are considered to be essential.
If you think you are someone who would love to spend some time and thinking for the welfare of India, please do send an email to MJ at LM20_iyengar@yahoo.com or to me at rammgopalt@yahoo.com or leave a comment to this post. We'll send you an invite that will let you post in our blog.
Every journey begins with a single step and I hope that this small endeavor of ours turns out to be helpful in some little way to our country...
Jai Hind!
New Blog URL:
http://myindiaasabeacon.blogspot.com/
My intention behind this post though is not to look back and relive old memories or to celebrate a year of successful blogging or to thank my readers for their support. It is to apprise my readers about another blog, one that was founded by MJ recently and one which aims to bring all patriotic Indian bloggers to write under one roof, as a first step towards creating a social organization which works for the development of India. As the description of the blog says, it is a dream vision of a clean,orderly and progressive India.
You need not be a person who fits in perfectly into the idealistic expectations the blog prescribes. I know I do not. It is enough if you want to be one and would give your best. Anybody without a cynical view towards India is welcome to join the blog and voice their opinions.
The central idea, in my opinion, is to get rid of the tentativeness most of us have in doing good things for our country. I believe that if it is acheived, half the work can be considered done. Working for the country without expecting anything in return, shunning the sense of embarassment one might encounter while failing, in an attempt to be radical and yet maintaining an optimistic view throughout the ups and downs are considered to be essential.
If you think you are someone who would love to spend some time and thinking for the welfare of India, please do send an email to MJ at LM20_iyengar@yahoo.com or to me at rammgopalt@yahoo.com or leave a comment to this post. We'll send you an invite that will let you post in our blog.
Every journey begins with a single step and I hope that this small endeavor of ours turns out to be helpful in some little way to our country...
Jai Hind!
New Blog URL:
http://myindiaasabeacon.blogspot.com/
Sunday, January 01, 2006
Happy New Year 2006...
"30%", said I. "0% chance", claimed 3 out of 8 people. "20%", claimed a couple. "15%", said one and "50%", said another.
The 8 of us were returning by BART(Bay Area Rapid Transit) train from San Francisco downtown after watching the fireworks there at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Day. PK started this idle discussion by asking, "What % chance do u guys give yourself for love marriage?".
It can be safely assumed that all 8 of us are single as of now and in all probabilities have never had a gf. Our ages span between 24 and 26 years.
My reasoning for saying 30% is the strong belief i have in love marriage. I said that marriage comes first, love marriage next and arranged marriage third :P. Two of the three people who said 0% were convinced and convincing that if nothing happened for 25 odd years, nothing was going to happen in the future! The third, PK, was against getting love married for whatever reasons. J, who gave himself a 20% chance did so because he was planning to get back to school for MBA in the future, and SSB gave the same reasoning for his 15%. SMS, who gave himself a 20% chance did so considering all possible outside chances he might be having in the future.
The 0%-ers were convincing in saying that it was near impossible for me to meet a "single" girl, who'd be to my liking, with whom i'd be able to spend considerable time to fall in love, once i start working. Thus, they concluded that if i were to get love married, then i'll have to meet the girl through orkut or blogspot- in essence, it'd be a long distance relationship.
Tonnes of pessimistic thoughts were floating in the air and i was beginning to feel let down when BG said that he had a 50% chance. We were surprised to hear that from him. He said, "When i am not sure whether it'd be a love or arranged marriage, the % chance has to be 50"...and the 7 of us couldnt stop laughing for quite some time...
The 8 of us were returning by BART(Bay Area Rapid Transit) train from San Francisco downtown after watching the fireworks there at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Day. PK started this idle discussion by asking, "What % chance do u guys give yourself for love marriage?".
It can be safely assumed that all 8 of us are single as of now and in all probabilities have never had a gf. Our ages span between 24 and 26 years.
My reasoning for saying 30% is the strong belief i have in love marriage. I said that marriage comes first, love marriage next and arranged marriage third :P. Two of the three people who said 0% were convinced and convincing that if nothing happened for 25 odd years, nothing was going to happen in the future! The third, PK, was against getting love married for whatever reasons. J, who gave himself a 20% chance did so because he was planning to get back to school for MBA in the future, and SSB gave the same reasoning for his 15%. SMS, who gave himself a 20% chance did so considering all possible outside chances he might be having in the future.
The 0%-ers were convincing in saying that it was near impossible for me to meet a "single" girl, who'd be to my liking, with whom i'd be able to spend considerable time to fall in love, once i start working. Thus, they concluded that if i were to get love married, then i'll have to meet the girl through orkut or blogspot- in essence, it'd be a long distance relationship.
Tonnes of pessimistic thoughts were floating in the air and i was beginning to feel let down when BG said that he had a 50% chance. We were surprised to hear that from him. He said, "When i am not sure whether it'd be a love or arranged marriage, the % chance has to be 50"...and the 7 of us couldnt stop laughing for quite some time...
Wednesday, December 07, 2005
Baasha...
Honesty "will be" rewarded. Check this out. Unfortunately, people react only when someone suffers for being honest, failing to see, or sometimes shunning the responsibility of playing a part in implementing the bigger picture behind such a suffering...let's think positive...all the time...
The Story of My Experiments with Truth- An Autobiography
I finished reading this book a month ago. The book left me in awe.
This is the first autobiography or for that matter, any biography that i have read. I am not sure if the others will be anywhere near being as candid as this one. Experiments with Truth- nothing less, nothing more.
All of us might have different opinions about the political correctness of this man. That is beyond the scope of this blog and the book. What's impressive is the way he lived his life. So simple, so selfless and so so tolerant! He was passionate about a lot of things, but that never affected his decision making. In his view, all men were equals- there was simply no villain worth hating.
I'd recommend this book for anyone aspiring to be a tolerant person and just for them. The book tries to emphasize that we should look at only the positive side of a person. Needless to say, it preaches a lot about being truthful to our self. A great book, overall.
PS: People who dont like the man, please dont read the book, for there are quite a few points which will make you hate him even more. The penalty he pays for being candid...
This is the first autobiography or for that matter, any biography that i have read. I am not sure if the others will be anywhere near being as candid as this one. Experiments with Truth- nothing less, nothing more.
All of us might have different opinions about the political correctness of this man. That is beyond the scope of this blog and the book. What's impressive is the way he lived his life. So simple, so selfless and so so tolerant! He was passionate about a lot of things, but that never affected his decision making. In his view, all men were equals- there was simply no villain worth hating.
I'd recommend this book for anyone aspiring to be a tolerant person and just for them. The book tries to emphasize that we should look at only the positive side of a person. Needless to say, it preaches a lot about being truthful to our self. A great book, overall.
PS: People who dont like the man, please dont read the book, for there are quite a few points which will make you hate him even more. The penalty he pays for being candid...
Wednesday, November 23, 2005
Feel proud!
"You are back again. Is there a problem?", the lady behind the counter was concerned.
"No. I took my driving test and I am back now to get my license", I said.
Her face showed genuine surprise. Only an hour had passed since I got my temporary license permit from the lady sitting next to this lady and now I was back having passed the maneuverability and road tests, to get my Driver's License. That must've been a record shared by very few.
"Wow. That's great. Congrats", she said surprised by my efficiency and talent.
"Thanks", I said smiling with a feeling of achievement, shamelessly.
Little did she know that I had let my previous license expire beyond renewal date and so had to go through all the procedures again like a rookie.
When there's some easy pride up for grabs, why let go off it? :P
"No. I took my driving test and I am back now to get my license", I said.
Her face showed genuine surprise. Only an hour had passed since I got my temporary license permit from the lady sitting next to this lady and now I was back having passed the maneuverability and road tests, to get my Driver's License. That must've been a record shared by very few.
"Wow. That's great. Congrats", she said surprised by my efficiency and talent.
"Thanks", I said smiling with a feeling of achievement, shamelessly.
Little did she know that I had let my previous license expire beyond renewal date and so had to go through all the procedures again like a rookie.
When there's some easy pride up for grabs, why let go off it? :P
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