Me, My World, My Musings » Life http://blog.debajit.com My Mad Blog: My take on life, technology, philosophy and just about anything else that whet's my fancy or tugs at my heartstrings. Thu, 17 May 2007 08:10:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Those Wishy-Washy Wishes… http://blog.debajit.com/2005/12/wishes/ http://blog.debajit.com/2005/12/wishes/#comments Sat, 24 Dec 2005 10:29:07 +0000 Debajit http://blog.debajit.com/?p=14 “I grant you three wishes!”, says a happy green genie floating in front of you.

What would you wish for?

I don’t know if genies are for real, but dig up all those hazy (and devilish? ;) ) wishes languishing in the labyrinths of your mind, start to write them down, and you’re in for an exercise in serious fun :)

Here are two of my wishlists:

What does your wishlist look like?

What color is the sky in your world?
]]> http://blog.debajit.com/2005/12/wishes/feed/ 9 Memoirs of Yore http://blog.debajit.com/2005/09/memoirs-of-yore/ http://blog.debajit.com/2005/09/memoirs-of-yore/#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2005 10:33:05 +0000 Debajit http://blog.debajit.com/?p=39 It’s another frazzled Friday evening, and as I’m catching up with an old friend on the phone, amidst a lot of laughter and chit-chat, I can see that although we’ve gone our different ways and now live in different parts of the world, the vibes still ring as good as ever.

Distance may make the heart grow fonder… but only so much. Any more, and we’d all be a richer dozen, phones would ring more often, and the likes of Cupid could have their jobs heartily jeopardized :D

Come to think of it… somewhere between rushing through life and reflecting on a glorious past, are these little sweet nothings… the little frissons that color everything a happier hue… all the ribbing… all those endless talks over coffee… the parties… the silly repartees over emails and sms’es… waking up in the middle of the night to see a new constellation… swotting late into the night… all those trips…

Maybe things are a little different now… maybe life never really comes full circle after all…

Strolling along this rush street of life, however, I can often listen to the unequal music of the street cries ebbing away in the cacophony of existential angst… the fading street cries… the little reminiscences of those fond memoirs of yore… that somewhere down the line… at least for a fleeting moment… I had touched the sky.

I feel taller already.

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Its late evening. A star-spangled sky… the glow of the streetlights in the distance… a light breeze… everything seems shrouded by an aura of serenity.

…some of our neighbours are listening… Hmmm… so we have an audience, goodie :D (Ah, for the lesser informed, our neighbours have complained twice about us being too noisy — but that was at other times, for other reasons, never mind)… Another friend Vinay comes in, and we’re a good chorus now ;)

We play on for about an hour… a good medley of mellow tracks: The Eagles’ Take It Easy, Pink Floyd’s Lost for Words (one of my old favourites)… the works.

You should listen to Kushan’s rendition of Country Roads, with cute “Ha ha’s” thrown in for good measure — a la John Mellencamp. (And don’t you even listen to my Hindi singing — I have a horrible anglicized James Hetfield twang, that my friends like pulling my leg about)

No one seems to be good at remembering lyrics… No one minds either. It’s getting late… we head back inside. I sneak a peek downstairs: our neighbours are playing Ludo below…

Nighty night, nutty neighbours ;)

]]> http://blog.debajit.com/2004/04/jam-session/feed/ 9 Done with Prac Submissions! http://blog.debajit.com/2004/04/done-with-prac-submissions-at-college/ http://blog.debajit.com/2004/04/done-with-prac-submissions-at-college/#comments Fri, 23 Apr 2004 17:50:35 +0000 Debajit http://blog.debajit.com/done-with-prac-submissions-at-college/ Finally done with practical submissions at college today! Yoohoo! … feeling upbeat again… Goodie … Am listening to Aerosmith’s Dude Looks like a Lady.

Excitement aside, it’s been kinda funny — the whole past week. Had the college farewell last week… Filled some more slam books today… Its kinda weird, just when you’re getting to know most of the people better, you realize its bye-bye time …

Hmmmm… suddenly I’m not feeling upbeat at all. Too bad…

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I hit the street. There’s a cute little white kitten precariously perched atop some rubble in the neighbourhood. She’s peacefully asleep, oblivious to the rising din and bustle outside. …funny how such a simple sight can seem so endearing. I move on.

Behind a building I spy a tower top gleaming golden in the rising sun: a little tiara for a staid building, a silhouette in gold. …Like my sister would say…

Heaven is a place on earth

You bet, sis. You couldn’t have been more right.

The sun is up, shining with all its might, painting the city a different hue altogether. The enchantment is wearing off… I turn around heading back home, elated in my joie de vivre.

A bird twitters in the neighbourhood. I hasten my pace — have some homework to do, a different serenade altogether.

…The end of yet another matutinal odyssey.

Sleep well, kitty!

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