Todays the winter solstice!
the shortest day of the year!
And the moon today in the night sky is soo beautiful!!!
its soo big and pearly white today, right amongst a million stars!
and the sky is such a bluish heaven today!!!!
its almost like some kid who's really good at art just picked up his paint brush and drew the masterpiece....
to top it all off, its chillin cold outside....
with foggy breath comin out of your mouth everytime u speak!
tis the season of sweaters and warm nature!
the time of the year when u look around to find the world a beautiful place.....
its really dark outside, without a soul in sight..
its like the whole world is at peace!
and the moon just lights up the place
the wind is blowing through the grass with a gentle drag,
seriously , its such a wonderful sight....
the moon, the stars, the wind and the skies!
owls hootin as they watch the fireflies!
lonely hearts lookin at the sky!
the soft moonlight making u wanna soar and fly!!!!
the stars, they twinkle! they blink , flash and whisper,
they dance around the moon, who just sits and stares...
while the ground beneath, looks at the sky forever there....
the wind!, it blows, its silent and gentle.....
the grass moves apart, they are dancin at thier own jingle!!!!
the moon still shines, ever on.....
he's lovin the world , and he's lovin it big time!
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Sunday, November 28, 2010
boredom!!!
boredom!!!!
exactly what i've been experiencing in the recent days, weeks or maybe even months!!!!
there always comes a time when u r soo frustrated with the monotony around u , that u feel like going away from it all and appease your eyes on a better sight!!
but more often than not, its not that easy... !!! (grumble !@$!@$@% grumble! )
to put it straight, i am absolutely bored. bored to an extent where even boredom has started to bore me....
i believe that for a person to be happy and be mentally fit, he/she should be exposed to new situations and scenarios. persisting in the same settings and details not only causes lapse in your concentration, but also dulls your thinking and diminishes your brains computing powers..
in general, your brain/mind/sub-conscious whatever needs a change of scenery now and then.. if u keep your brains racking over the same thing again and again , and if u give it a moments escape to something else, and when u return your attention back to wht u were working before, u can easily observe that the concentration has improved.. so for concentrating, u need distractions.. lots of them!! as wierd and totally out of sorts this may sound, its true.
i badly need a holiday!!
exactly what i've been experiencing in the recent days, weeks or maybe even months!!!!
there always comes a time when u r soo frustrated with the monotony around u , that u feel like going away from it all and appease your eyes on a better sight!!
but more often than not, its not that easy... !!! (grumble !@$!@$@% grumble! )
to put it straight, i am absolutely bored. bored to an extent where even boredom has started to bore me....
i believe that for a person to be happy and be mentally fit, he/she should be exposed to new situations and scenarios. persisting in the same settings and details not only causes lapse in your concentration, but also dulls your thinking and diminishes your brains computing powers..
in general, your brain/mind/sub-conscious whatever needs a change of scenery now and then.. if u keep your brains racking over the same thing again and again , and if u give it a moments escape to something else, and when u return your attention back to wht u were working before, u can easily observe that the concentration has improved.. so for concentrating, u need distractions.. lots of them!! as wierd and totally out of sorts this may sound, its true.
i badly need a holiday!!
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
de ja vu....
Two months ago (approximately), me n my good friend vikram were sitting on the steps of DEVIKERE pond on top of chamundi hills. The dude was leaving the country in a couple of weeks, so we both were simply trying to simply sit, talk n exchange ideas, saying goodbyes n stuff etc etc. We both have a same wavelength of thinking, so i knew i was going to miss our wacky thoughts, discussions and conclusions about every freaking thing around ... ( he's presently goofing off in Florida right now!). And being the morons that we are, of all the things in the world, we ended up talking about time-line continuum and dejavus....
It was very windy that day, causing small surface waves on the top of the pond. it was fun seeing the algae on top move with the waves.. We both physics buffs couldn keep quiet, so we started taking small pebbles and throwing them into the waves to see how it would turn out, what we observed was this, the waves were as they were, but there were ripples forming too, on the waves. and these small ripples started spreading over the entire surface of the pond .. and where two ripples met, it was nice to see them cancelling out each other. Watching that scene got me started on talking about chaos theory, universe etc etc
Eventually, we started talking bout dejavus... (u know, that feeling that somehow u have been in the same situation before...) ( like meeting some random person for the first time and feeling that somehow u have already met that person in the past!). our thoughts then turned to time travel and we ended up discussing that in length a bit.... thats when i got an inkling of an idea that i am going to share with now..
This is a bit doozy, so keep your concentration. OK, here goes, i bet everyone in their life has had that strange feeling of a memory or an experience or a scenario of a present event feeling as if they have already been in that situation.. like going into the class on a random day to suddenly feel in your brain that u had done the exact same thing and seen the exact same scene n felt the exact same way sometime before. but, it is impossible for that to have happened before because whatever u r going through is happening now, and there is no chance of it happening in the past. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT IS CALLED IN COMMON LANGUAGE AS dejavu!- the feeling that you have had the same feeling before!
so how do u explain this?
this is what i've come up with.... how do u remember a memory? u remember it in a million different ways, but always, when u recall it, u get a glimpse of that memory, in and whatever extent you want. in other words, u are picking up that particular instance from a huge database of your past instances or experiences. so our brain analogically opens up this huge file holder, flips through the different files, picks up the necessary one and displays it to our inner eye , or imagination or perception or whatever, and once we have used that file, puts it back and stores it away.
now, the conscious part of our brain has access to all these past events because, the conscious part has been through all those things. therefore it has access only to those things. thats why, only when you are perfectly awake, sane and not hight, u can remember and recall memories perfectly.
note that, at the same time, our sub-conscious part of the brain is always active. its the one which has direct access to the conscious part, but the transaction is not possible the other way around.
whenever we are sleeping, the sub-conscious part of our brain is active.
and this is my explanation of dejavus:
The human brain has access to all the memories of the past and the "memories" of the future. only thing is, that it has only access to the past because thats the only part the conscious brain remembers. however, the subconscious which is not under the control of the conscious brain, does have. sad part is that we can never voluntarily access these forbidden memories as they are under lock and key of the sub-conscious brain. this subconscious part of our brain has already seen and perceived these memories of the future. which is exactly why we sometimes get premonitions, good feelings and bad feelings about things which are yet to occur. the precise reason why you have dejavus. you feel that u hav been there before coz ur subconscious has already been there. and when your conscious part of the brain realizes that, u have a dejavu....
The human brain is a wonderful thing. its possibilities are limitless. the only problem is that everyone tries to run the thought process in thier own way. causing clashes between the free running subconscious and the in-control conscious and in this process, many of our wonderful extraordinary abilities are lost. why do u think ppl who do meditation, tapasya etc have such a clear perception and have such a right idea about the future? its coz thier brain is clear. there are no clashes b/w the conscious and the subconscious!
so, to let your brain work at its best and go beyond, let your conscious and subconscious work in tandem. which u can do by trusting yourself more and following your impulses!!!
anyway, thats enough for today...
and vikram , dude, seriously wish you were here! anyway, enjoy in florida, do something insanely awesome and make us proud!!! hope to see you soon in a couple of years!
take care you all senior blokes who are away in all your jobs or masters or whatever :)
It was very windy that day, causing small surface waves on the top of the pond. it was fun seeing the algae on top move with the waves.. We both physics buffs couldn keep quiet, so we started taking small pebbles and throwing them into the waves to see how it would turn out, what we observed was this, the waves were as they were, but there were ripples forming too, on the waves. and these small ripples started spreading over the entire surface of the pond .. and where two ripples met, it was nice to see them cancelling out each other. Watching that scene got me started on talking about chaos theory, universe etc etc
Eventually, we started talking bout dejavus... (u know, that feeling that somehow u have been in the same situation before...) ( like meeting some random person for the first time and feeling that somehow u have already met that person in the past!). our thoughts then turned to time travel and we ended up discussing that in length a bit.... thats when i got an inkling of an idea that i am going to share with now..
This is a bit doozy, so keep your concentration. OK, here goes, i bet everyone in their life has had that strange feeling of a memory or an experience or a scenario of a present event feeling as if they have already been in that situation.. like going into the class on a random day to suddenly feel in your brain that u had done the exact same thing and seen the exact same scene n felt the exact same way sometime before. but, it is impossible for that to have happened before because whatever u r going through is happening now, and there is no chance of it happening in the past. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT IS CALLED IN COMMON LANGUAGE AS dejavu!- the feeling that you have had the same feeling before!
so how do u explain this?
this is what i've come up with.... how do u remember a memory? u remember it in a million different ways, but always, when u recall it, u get a glimpse of that memory, in and whatever extent you want. in other words, u are picking up that particular instance from a huge database of your past instances or experiences. so our brain analogically opens up this huge file holder, flips through the different files, picks up the necessary one and displays it to our inner eye , or imagination or perception or whatever, and once we have used that file, puts it back and stores it away.
now, the conscious part of our brain has access to all these past events because, the conscious part has been through all those things. therefore it has access only to those things. thats why, only when you are perfectly awake, sane and not hight, u can remember and recall memories perfectly.
note that, at the same time, our sub-conscious part of the brain is always active. its the one which has direct access to the conscious part, but the transaction is not possible the other way around.
whenever we are sleeping, the sub-conscious part of our brain is active.
and this is my explanation of dejavus:
The human brain has access to all the memories of the past and the "memories" of the future. only thing is, that it has only access to the past because thats the only part the conscious brain remembers. however, the subconscious which is not under the control of the conscious brain, does have. sad part is that we can never voluntarily access these forbidden memories as they are under lock and key of the sub-conscious brain. this subconscious part of our brain has already seen and perceived these memories of the future. which is exactly why we sometimes get premonitions, good feelings and bad feelings about things which are yet to occur. the precise reason why you have dejavus. you feel that u hav been there before coz ur subconscious has already been there. and when your conscious part of the brain realizes that, u have a dejavu....
The human brain is a wonderful thing. its possibilities are limitless. the only problem is that everyone tries to run the thought process in thier own way. causing clashes between the free running subconscious and the in-control conscious and in this process, many of our wonderful extraordinary abilities are lost. why do u think ppl who do meditation, tapasya etc have such a clear perception and have such a right idea about the future? its coz thier brain is clear. there are no clashes b/w the conscious and the subconscious!
so, to let your brain work at its best and go beyond, let your conscious and subconscious work in tandem. which u can do by trusting yourself more and following your impulses!!!
anyway, thats enough for today...
and vikram , dude, seriously wish you were here! anyway, enjoy in florida, do something insanely awesome and make us proud!!! hope to see you soon in a couple of years!
take care you all senior blokes who are away in all your jobs or masters or whatever :)
Saturday, September 25, 2010
A deep blue reverie
So many times I sit and wonder,
what lies beyond the great blue yonder!
a perfect place with everything right?
everyone happy as the moon welcomes the night...
where oceans roll in a blissful sleep,
toying with emotions, hidden deep..
where the birds are blue and the grass is green,
the trees are tall with a lustry sheen!
water falls from a mile high creek,
melodies rolling when frogs try to speak..
the rocks are big and stony too,
I wish you could see what i want you to!
A gigantic moon rising out of the deep blue sea,
as I sit and watch you stare into me..
You speak to me without a sound,
what's this connection, so fleeting yet so profound?!
All I do is sit and think,
how in heaven my thoughts turn to ink!!
Am I dreaming or plain enthralled?
cast in a spell over years evolved!
An illusion that runs beyond imagination,
or are these my thoughts, in all their perfection?
dolls we are in this great story,
who's toying with us we cannot see!!!
Oh! what lies beyond the great blue yonder!
a million times you sit and wonder!
Of rolling hills and clouded skies,
birds soaring with their joyful cries!
Blue mountains with white crowns,
a land where there are no frowns!!
All of this I dearly want to see,
but I guess in reality, this is exactly whats inside of me..
One day I'l cross the great blue yonder,
move to the land beyond like lightning's thunder!
To the land where beauty speaks,
which my heart so dearly seeks!!!
Friday, May 21, 2010
The bonds that hold us all!!!
Hey guys, long time.... busy with my college schedule....
Lets fast forward to the present... the sky is cloudy and it looks as if its about to rain, the winds are blowing strong and fast... and i'm dozing off into my thoughts and memories, lost in time... lost in thoughts....
The topic i'm about to discuss today is very deep.. dunno if most of u can make out or keep track of what i'l be saying coz today i'm talking bout human bondings and relationships, the very depth of it. Coz in todays world, every human interaction seems to be materialistic. most of the friendships i see around me are just for the sake of conveniences and for the sake of returns.. not solid, not forever..
lets start.. how often is it that u start liking a person without actually understanding them? everyone listens to all the hype, rumors, gossips and news about a person and draws conclusions there itself!!! they don't wait to find the truth.. they rush along with the crowd, doing what the majority does... fearing the society, with everyone trying to act saintly, forgetting that everyone's human and everyone has their flaws.... no ones perfect.... once a person seems to be the eye-candy of the crowd, everyone likes the person. suppose the same person becomes the crowds scapegoat, everyone ditches the person.. playing safe, forgetting all the other good things about that person....
our whole perception seems to be based on the surface nature of things... a pseudo-image of a person...
and its no surprise that these kind of relations and acquaintances fail... coz there was nothing solid in the beginning itself...
lets shift to the other end of the spectrum- here we have relationships built on understanding in depth. there seems to be a telekinetic understanding between the individuals, no bickering, no dissent. and this is very rare.. why? because people just rush into things without thinking, without even bothering to give things a second thought.. and in the end just keep blaming everything... this is not a true bond my friends..
a true bond is one where a single object switches your memories to the person in question, where you come to understand without words, its total synchronization of minds. and the best part, these bonds have no names.. they don't fall into the categories of love, liking, friendship, hatred or loathing!!! they are just there.. you cant associate those feelings and responses with any names, just people... these are the real bonds that define our life... not the plastic smiles and goodwill that we are served just for the sake of courtesy or convenience.. coz truth is all that stands in the end and true feelings will come out sooner or later. so, there's no use in masking things and acting normal.... you are what you are and what you think deep down actually counts a lot more than you can ever imagine...
so strive to find these true bonds, forget all fear, go for the truth and be yourself. respect yourself and respect everyone... cause in the end, its not the money or the name that you make, its the number of people who will actually whole-heartedly miss you and remember you when you leave them behind and go away to the other world..
this blog is dedicated to all those people with whom i have such strong bonds. thank you people , you made my life worth it, whether you stuck with me or left me, you've left a part of yourself with me and that is something i'll treasure forever....
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
An Ode to Engineering!!
here's a ballad dedicated to 3 years of engineering:
I was 18 when i stepped in,
excited I was and all smiling!
To learn engineering we all had come..
on the first day, i dont remember anyone being glum!
A room full of strangers was what i first saw,
everyone silent, as if they had lock jaw!
faces were blank as they all looked around,
when the lecturer came in, you couldnt here a sound!!
fun were those days in the first year,
a million smiles and a handful of tears!
New new people and a whole new life!
who would think it would turn out to be such a strife!!
oh, those were the days, full of fun and frolic..
no sign of fear, no hint of panic...
lazy were we and so were the days..
it was like going through a little kids play!!
alas my friend, it wouldnt last forever,
365 days were all there were...
2 months of holidays were like heaven!
no single worry, nor any problem...
september came, along with the second year,
that was when many got the first taste of beer!
excited we were, full of enthusiasm,
in our horizon, there was no chasm...
then began classes and labs galore,
we then saw a few teachers, bout whom we had only heard in college folklore!
welcome to the department, they all screamed aloud!
when we heard it, we all felt proud!
it was a blindman's game, the second year...
going from pillar to post, learning unknown fears...
internals came and labs kept visiting..
when we got through them, we had stopped smiling!
we learnt the harder side of engineering,
fun was'nt the only thing we were chasing!
marks were necessary but so elusive!
enjoyment turned from active to passive!!
But we struggled through and made it somehow...
we learnt the art of explaining 'bout the tree by tying it to a cow!!!
we learnt the lessons of hardwork and nightouts..
got through crunch sessions, despite all blackouts!
it was quite an experience this year was,
the whole class momentarily came together, forming one single voice!
it was a new lease of life to many a soul..
and this helped keep away the worry ghoul!
we learnt to obey and hold our words...
coz we learnt that banging your head against the wall is very absurd!!
sarcasm and cynicsm came along...
they became our friends before long!!
But somehow again, we got through!
scoring marks by hook or crook.
again came hols and were like an oasis...
'coz we had just come out of the exam crisis!!
Before long, 3rd year came along..
the teachers said:
"our role is now reduced, its your call!
study study and work hard , you'l sure have a ball!!"
but amart as we were we lost track of life...
classes became an attendence call!
fed up we were of long nights and records,
many swore that when they got through,
they would burn these same records...
bags were weighed down with tension and books,
no one had time to take care of thier looks!!
internals became a 3 day show...
life became the story of the thirsty crow!!
but spirited as we were we didnt let it bother..
kept filling ourself with hope and laughter!!
now we are three quarters through with a year to go,
there's still something left in this show...
a stunning climax or a twist in tow,
what will happen, we donot know!!!!!
[dedicated to all prefinal year students!!]
I was 18 when i stepped in,
excited I was and all smiling!
To learn engineering we all had come..
on the first day, i dont remember anyone being glum!
A room full of strangers was what i first saw,
everyone silent, as if they had lock jaw!
faces were blank as they all looked around,
when the lecturer came in, you couldnt here a sound!!
fun were those days in the first year,
a million smiles and a handful of tears!
New new people and a whole new life!
who would think it would turn out to be such a strife!!
oh, those were the days, full of fun and frolic..
no sign of fear, no hint of panic...
lazy were we and so were the days..
it was like going through a little kids play!!
alas my friend, it wouldnt last forever,
365 days were all there were...
2 months of holidays were like heaven!
no single worry, nor any problem...
september came, along with the second year,
that was when many got the first taste of beer!
excited we were, full of enthusiasm,
in our horizon, there was no chasm...
then began classes and labs galore,
we then saw a few teachers, bout whom we had only heard in college folklore!
welcome to the department, they all screamed aloud!
when we heard it, we all felt proud!
it was a blindman's game, the second year...
going from pillar to post, learning unknown fears...
internals came and labs kept visiting..
when we got through them, we had stopped smiling!
we learnt the harder side of engineering,
fun was'nt the only thing we were chasing!
marks were necessary but so elusive!
enjoyment turned from active to passive!!
But we struggled through and made it somehow...
we learnt the art of explaining 'bout the tree by tying it to a cow!!!
we learnt the lessons of hardwork and nightouts..
got through crunch sessions, despite all blackouts!
it was quite an experience this year was,
the whole class momentarily came together, forming one single voice!
it was a new lease of life to many a soul..
and this helped keep away the worry ghoul!
we learnt to obey and hold our words...
coz we learnt that banging your head against the wall is very absurd!!
sarcasm and cynicsm came along...
they became our friends before long!!
But somehow again, we got through!
scoring marks by hook or crook.
again came hols and were like an oasis...
'coz we had just come out of the exam crisis!!
Before long, 3rd year came along..
the teachers said:
"our role is now reduced, its your call!
study study and work hard , you'l sure have a ball!!"
but amart as we were we lost track of life...
classes became an attendence call!
fed up we were of long nights and records,
many swore that when they got through,
they would burn these same records...
bags were weighed down with tension and books,
no one had time to take care of thier looks!!
internals became a 3 day show...
life became the story of the thirsty crow!!
but spirited as we were we didnt let it bother..
kept filling ourself with hope and laughter!!
now we are three quarters through with a year to go,
there's still something left in this show...
a stunning climax or a twist in tow,
what will happen, we donot know!!!!!
[dedicated to all prefinal year students!!]
Thursday, March 25, 2010
wandering thoughts!
Well, long time coming in my latest blog, but i was held up! lots of things happening in a very little time!
And that brings me to today's topic, "TIME"!!!!
This is that simple 4 letter word that has driven everyone bonkers throughout ages. what is time, what does it do? where did it come from? where's it going? what the heck is it? how did it all begin?
It's an enigma of sorts! we always keep talking about time, it's management and usually the lack of it, but truthfully, what the heck is it?
Isn't time a RELATIVE mumbo-jumbo that we humans have cooked up to keep things in check? isn't it just a frame of reference between two events? see, again, these questions just keep popping up! For some reason, I'm possessed about time today! I dont know why...
Every time I look up at the sky, I start wondering a lot. in this huge universe, to think that we are the only living beings is sheer stupidity! it is just not possible that only we on this tiny speck of a planet in the gigantic universe are the only living things! what's out there? surely, more than what we can ever imagine! just try to imagine the vastness of this universe! and think, what if there is more than one universe?what if there are multiple universes existing parallelly?! but then again, what is universe? isn't it just a sort of a mental map we've drawn to satisfy ourselves bout what little we've learnt about this existence of ours?
so, in the end, what is time again? whats it doing with our lives? we are on a one way course into the future. but suppose, just suppose, if we could just pause time for an instance, what would happen? would the universe fall into itself? or could we just for a small period, understand the inner dynamics of our existence? or, for that matter, the reason for everything being as it is!!!
i don't know how many of you know about this amazing theory called CHAOS THEORY, but i think its the best theory ever proposed. it just makes a simple statement - "random discrete happenings which seem disconnected, all in a chaotic manner contribute to the occurrence of another seemingly random event which after a long period of time, seems to have been inter connected"
think, how many times have you done one thing instead of the other , resulting in a different result, which in turn led to another occurrence, which results in a whole new different occurrence! imagine a whole such cycle unfolding into a totally new end result! which in turn is actually a minor happening, leading to another huge cataclysmic occurrence!
so, even if one person somewhere in some corner of the world makes one different decision, the pattern follows and affects another person in some other part of the globe! so, if some single speck of an atom in some deep depths of the universe breaks up, we here on earth will face some sort of an effect.
going by this, i think we can say that every action of ours is resulting in one huge event in the future. it may be right or wrong at the time being, but nobody knows what it'll be in the future. so, we can actually say that there are no wrong or right moves, there are only moves...
and time, is actually a catalyst in making any of these so called 'futuristic' events coming into fruition! isn't it wierd that sometimes, things just happen! as if it were pre-planned and excecuted! but who's doing this planning? thats where this huge void in our understanding opens up... we humans have devoted ourselves to understanding bout everything. we may have learnt a lot about the physical world, but when it comes to questions like these, everyone just makes a blank face and says random abstract stuff which has no meaning whatsoever! no wonder time is so elusive when you need it the most!
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