Irshaad...
" Hum purani raha kya chod diye.. ab hum ajnabee ban gaye !!!
Gairon ne toh mooh fira liye .. apno ne toh mehroom kar diye !! “
Saturday, September 6, 2025
Monday, August 11, 2025
Life lessons
Fall in love — you'll write with a sigh,
Get married — you'll question the why.
Have kids — you'll preach and you'll teach,
Stay single — you're just out of reach...
A legend, a loner, a god of your own with none to beseech!!
Monday, December 30, 2019
Question or Not ??
Life’s been daunting..
Lot of questions been haunting .
Is this what it seems..
Or may be just my absurd dreams.
Why is what my mind asks ..
Leaving many a reason that ponders..
While I list out all my tasks.
Retrospecting at all my blunders.
What is right what is wrong...
Understanding which is written in no song.
Should have or shouldn’t have...
Deducing which will leave me to starve.
As I pen this frivolous lines..
In my late personal confines.
I realize at this hour of the night..
That it’s time for me to shut it & sleep tight !!!!
Lot of questions been haunting .
Is this what it seems..
Or may be just my absurd dreams.
Why is what my mind asks ..
Leaving many a reason that ponders..
While I list out all my tasks.
Retrospecting at all my blunders.
What is right what is wrong...
Understanding which is written in no song.
Should have or shouldn’t have...
Deducing which will leave me to starve.
As I pen this frivolous lines..
In my late personal confines.
I realize at this hour of the night..
That it’s time for me to shut it & sleep tight !!!!
Wednesday, November 21, 2018
Wednesday, November 8, 2017
Just go with the flow..
Have a lot to say, a million things to convey...
But keen ears to heed me are always away.
Fettered thoughts and tormented tears....
Only fuel your morbid fears.
Draw a smile on that frown...
And mock the world like a clown...
For they too seem to be laid down.
These troubled times of our harmless lives...
Only makes us hope that luck arrives.
They teach us that it could be worse ...
like an everlasting curse.
The only resolve that'd be new..
to console your mind that has no clue.
Would be to stand tall and stand high...
and look back at the past and give out a sigh.
laugh that the moment is over...
its a thing of the past.
shun the thoughts that make you sober...
for until then your peace shall not last.
While we stand gazing at all man's glory...
we forget this tiny little story.
That this is how life tells you Hello !!...
testing times of your ego...
The only way out is to let it go....
& to always go with the flow.
This is my resolve, this is what I feel.
Just hoping to carry forward with the same zeal.
Friday, October 13, 2017
Doodling out of my mind...
My mind is like a bowl of noodles.. not sure what thought runs where .. and when i fell like it , I try to put it out as a doodle..So here are a few of my doodles that i drew mostly on a whiteboard @ work !! (talk about being industrious at work .. eh ??)
Tranquility !!!
Sprint reviews at work be like !!!
A bookmark führer
Random scribble on a smiley ball !! Basically says what i am deep within.. probably !! :D
To Rock & Roll !! \m/
A Tribute to the Rock & Roll Gods....
--voldeos
It just struck me now...
for a second my mind said wow !!
I've read the prayer verses ...
& mindlessly followed the divine courses.
yet I remain confused in my head...
looking for an answer instead.
Then I listen to the real gods...
who played with their heavenly cords.
It was rock n roll that showed me the light...
to get me out of my turbulent plight.
Be it Dylan or Doors...
they help me to my tranquil shores.
or from Zeppelin to Floyd...
my questions were made void.
All I have to say in these silly lines...
is that rock n roll have no confines.
The words they say...
or the notion they portray.
is what keeps me sane...
Wanting me to listen to them time & again !!--voldeos
My mindless rants !!
They say faith can move mountains....
I'm afraid it can't fathom the depths of oceans.
While in my pensive mood that I pen these lines...
Only to tell myself these are heavenly signs.
I'm sick and tired of being cheated all my life...
For I find my conscious to be in a strife...
I know I've gotta let it be to feel free...
Only to realize there is no one else to blame but me...
ಒಂದು ಸಣ್ಣ ಜೋಕು ..-- ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು ತಮಾಷೆಗಾಗಿ ಮಾತ್ರ !!!
ನಾನು ಈಗಷ್ಟೇ ಬರೆದ ಜೋಕು ...
ಗೆಳೆಯ (ತುಂಬಾ ದಿನಗಳ ನಂತರ ಭೇಟಿ ಆದಾಗ) : ಏನೋ ಮಗ. ಹೇಗೆ ನಡೀತಾ ಇದೆ ಜೀವನ ಮದುವೆ ಆದಮೇಲೆ .
ನಾನು : ಐಯೂ ಎನ್ ಹೇಳಲಿ ಮಗ. ನನ್ನ ಹೆಂಡತಿ ನನ್ನ ದೇವರು ತರ ನೋಡಿಕೊಳ್ತಾಳೆ ..
ಗೆಳೆಯ : ಹೌದಾ!!?? ಸೂಪರ್ ಮಗ !!
ನಾನು : ಹೂ ಮತ್ತೆ !!!.. ದಿನ ಬೆಳಗಾದರೆ ಮೊಕ್ಕಕ್ಕೆ ಮಂಗಳಾರತಿ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಾಳೆ.. ಮತ್ತೆ ಕ್ಯಾಕರಿಸಿ ತುಪುಕ್ ತುಪುಕ್ ಅಂತ ಅಭಿಷೇಕ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಾಳೆ!!!
Thursday, May 21, 2009
DEJA VU.. a point less ponder :) :)
Deja Vu .. I’m very vague as to what the word really means, but I do refer it every now and then whenever I encounter a really strange incident happening to me, so I guess I can consider my life as a synonym for deja vu :D .. but any ways I guess the word really means or relates to an
incident or instance that repeats again exactly in the same way or a you might have pictured a particular incident in your imagination and some time later you will observe that it just repeats that incident exactly in real life, much similar to a precognition. This has happened to me a number of times. All in all it could well be a illusion that you really experience.
So how do we differentiate between an illusion and a deja vu?? A confusing topic.. I guess an illusion being experienced can be a deja vu, but I am a little bit skeptic about it. I feel an illusion in other word is much simpler to address, for instance I believe fear of heights is rather a mere illusion whilst it is the fear of falling down that really plays the role there (And both do have a difference). End of the day it still remains a bit weird, rest apart the scientific definition for the same.
The reason for me to write this blog is very much related to my previous blog about my visit to Kerala. At the time I was at the beach I slipped and landed flat on the ground hitting my head while I was performing some crazy antics and it is at that time that I realised that either I have experienced this before or had an illusion about it ( there you go again confusing) and I realised DEJA VU !!! And has been at the back of my head since then. Or else I guess hitting my head was just showing its result as this blog :) :).. But as my frends say.. How much more can an already tossed up mind get screwed.. eh !!! :) . There are many more such instances that have happened to me. Some serious enough and others silly to the core, from meeting new people to seeing people injured..
..
Perhaps i was abducted by an alien in my early childhood...no wonder my bath toys were a toaster and a radio.. Just kidding :) :)
Do let me know if any you faced such a situation or is it only me ... :)
Friday, May 15, 2009
A visit to God's own country !! Kerala
A visit to God's own country !! Kerala
Last week I had the most memorable time of my life while I had been to my best Friend Varun's native, a place called Kotakal ( Beach Road ). I must say that the whole trip was filled with the best of my time and as told by my Friend Chandan, I really enjoyed the place rather than just liking it, (as both make a difference, enjoying a place is more of an experience while liking is just natural.). I had been planning to go to Kerala for quite sometime and every time varun called me I had something or the other in my way, but this time thanks to his continuous pestering and also as a part of my resolution to travel as much as possible I decided to go to kerala at any cost and i must say it was a worth while experience and realised what I had missed previously and wat I was gonna miss if I hadn't taken the trip. No wonder they call it the God's own country. The beauty is just impeccable.
The journey to the place was really great and the best i've ever had, we took the only bus to the place Vatakara the closest town to kotakal on KSRTC Bus ( its Kerala Road T.C), considering that its the only bus for the place the crowd was relatively less so we were able to occupy the last 2 rows for ourself :). I was cursing Varun as he suggested not to wear 3/4ths for the journey due to the hot sun, but once we hot Kasargod it started raining but lasted only for a few kms but wud resume again after a few kms again. it appeared as though the rain was playing hide n seek :). We finally hit the beeautiful terrains of Wayanad and thanks to the rain whihc added to the beauty of the place,we were just amazed at the pleasant scenery of the vayanad forest the lush growth of trees and bamboo shoots and the road neatly paved and washed by the rain was a wondrous sight. We were lucky enough to spot a herd of elephants amidst the forest and a couple of bears and of course monkeys through out the journey, but the driver was in no mood to stop for us and rushed passed the jungle and me and varun were performing circus antics in the bus to take a few snaps from the moving bus. And whilst we were in the Ghat sections, thanks to the rains the climate was damm cold and i realised wat my plight wud have been if i had opted for a 3/4th. We reached vadakara by 9.30 pm and were stranded in the heavy rain near the bus stand and found that there was no sight of any one in the roads nor any shops open that was a reality check that i am no longer in bangalore and i decied to make a last call to my home and then wud switch off the mobile. As i had decided to keep my self away from any tech for the entire week. We finally managed to get an auto and reached his native place Kotakkal Beach Road by 10 Pm.
The next entire week was the best time I had in my life. From the typical kerala cuisines to the life style of the people and of course the beaches.... could never forget these days ever. The major activity every day for the next week was eat , roam , sleep. Right from hunting for fresh mangoes and tender coconuts from trees to extracting cashews & catching crabs and oysters to pigeons and turtles etc etc I did all those things that I think I would have never done any where else. It happens that there is a Turtle conservation unit at this place and here I had a chance to get close with baby turtles and the rare star back turtles, it was 1 heck of an experience. the food there was my favourite giving a chance to relish on all coastal cuisines this was a part of my daily dosage of protein enriched food and of course the mangoes, thats the 1 thing I observed apart from the coconut trees is that every house has a minimum of at least 4-5 mango tress of different varities, so much so that mango trees grow in the road very much like the parthenium in bangalore :) and the same with pineapples and jack fruits tooo :) :).
Stranger more is that there are no street dogs in the place instead I could find mongooses running around streets and every house owning at least a family of cats :). At first it was like .. Wow ! there's a mongoose but by day three it was pretty common, unfortunately I couldn't get 1 of them on my camera,, feisty buggers !! :). The humidity there is horrifying, I couldn't stay fresh with out taking bath at least 5 times a day. I wud have just finished my bath and wiped myself clean and I would find sweat dripping from my forehead. by the end of the week I was so much so attached to the place and the people there that I extended my leave for another couple of days and reached Bangalore by Tuesday. Fortunate enough, i had a chance to witness the 1 of the Kerala form of art called the muthappa similar to our muneshwara..
Finally the entire trip was on of the best time I had in my life and would cherish the same for ever, these memories are the best souvenirs
I could have.
A few things in specific are
Tea is like bear here.. gr8 @ any time of the day and ppl have like a pint of it every time.
The beautiful back waters and its wild life where I got to see, rays, flying fishes, turtles, crabs etc..
The scenic beauty of the greenery surrounding all around you which is a combination of ghats on one side and sea coast on the other.
There is this one huge rock which ppl are breaking for construction since 15 years but still stands tall
The turtle conservation unit
and obviously the food !! :)
With heart felt nostalgic moments.. I definitely hope to visit the place again...
Last week I had the most memorable time of my life while I had been to my best Friend Varun's native, a place called Kotakal ( Beach Road ). I must say that the whole trip was filled with the best of my time and as told by my Friend Chandan, I really enjoyed the place rather than just liking it, (as both make a difference, enjoying a place is more of an experience while liking is just natural.). I had been planning to go to Kerala for quite sometime and every time varun called me I had something or the other in my way, but this time thanks to his continuous pestering and also as a part of my resolution to travel as much as possible I decided to go to kerala at any cost and i must say it was a worth while experience and realised what I had missed previously and wat I was gonna miss if I hadn't taken the trip. No wonder they call it the God's own country. The beauty is just impeccable.
The journey to the place was really great and the best i've ever had, we took the only bus to the place Vatakara the closest town to kotakal on KSRTC Bus ( its Kerala Road T.C), considering that its the only bus for the place the crowd was relatively less so we were able to occupy the last 2 rows for ourself :). I was cursing Varun as he suggested not to wear 3/4ths for the journey due to the hot sun, but once we hot Kasargod it started raining but lasted only for a few kms but wud resume again after a few kms again. it appeared as though the rain was playing hide n seek :). We finally hit the beeautiful terrains of Wayanad and thanks to the rain whihc added to the beauty of the place,we were just amazed at the pleasant scenery of the vayanad forest the lush growth of trees and bamboo shoots and the road neatly paved and washed by the rain was a wondrous sight. We were lucky enough to spot a herd of elephants amidst the forest and a couple of bears and of course monkeys through out the journey, but the driver was in no mood to stop for us and rushed passed the jungle and me and varun were performing circus antics in the bus to take a few snaps from the moving bus. And whilst we were in the Ghat sections, thanks to the rains the climate was damm cold and i realised wat my plight wud have been if i had opted for a 3/4th. We reached vadakara by 9.30 pm and were stranded in the heavy rain near the bus stand and found that there was no sight of any one in the roads nor any shops open that was a reality check that i am no longer in bangalore and i decied to make a last call to my home and then wud switch off the mobile. As i had decided to keep my self away from any tech for the entire week. We finally managed to get an auto and reached his native place Kotakkal Beach Road by 10 Pm.
The next entire week was the best time I had in my life. From the typical kerala cuisines to the life style of the people and of course the beaches.... could never forget these days ever. The major activity every day for the next week was eat , roam , sleep. Right from hunting for fresh mangoes and tender coconuts from trees to extracting cashews & catching crabs and oysters to pigeons and turtles etc etc I did all those things that I think I would have never done any where else. It happens that there is a Turtle conservation unit at this place and here I had a chance to get close with baby turtles and the rare star back turtles, it was 1 heck of an experience. the food there was my favourite giving a chance to relish on all coastal cuisines this was a part of my daily dosage of protein enriched food and of course the mangoes, thats the 1 thing I observed apart from the coconut trees is that every house has a minimum of at least 4-5 mango tress of different varities, so much so that mango trees grow in the road very much like the parthenium in bangalore :) and the same with pineapples and jack fruits tooo :) :).
Stranger more is that there are no street dogs in the place instead I could find mongooses running around streets and every house owning at least a family of cats :). At first it was like .. Wow ! there's a mongoose but by day three it was pretty common, unfortunately I couldn't get 1 of them on my camera,, feisty buggers !! :). The humidity there is horrifying, I couldn't stay fresh with out taking bath at least 5 times a day. I wud have just finished my bath and wiped myself clean and I would find sweat dripping from my forehead. by the end of the week I was so much so attached to the place and the people there that I extended my leave for another couple of days and reached Bangalore by Tuesday. Fortunate enough, i had a chance to witness the 1 of the Kerala form of art called the muthappa similar to our muneshwara..
Finally the entire trip was on of the best time I had in my life and would cherish the same for ever, these memories are the best souvenirs
I could have.
A few things in specific are
Tea is like bear here.. gr8 @ any time of the day and ppl have like a pint of it every time.
The beautiful back waters and its wild life where I got to see, rays, flying fishes, turtles, crabs etc..
The scenic beauty of the greenery surrounding all around you which is a combination of ghats on one side and sea coast on the other.
There is this one huge rock which ppl are breaking for construction since 15 years but still stands tall
The turtle conservation unit
and obviously the food !! :)
With heart felt nostalgic moments.. I definitely hope to visit the place again...
Do check out the album at : http://picasaweb.google.com/venugopalnv/AVisitToGodSOwnCountry#
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