After 007, who services were availed by Her Majesty, now its the turn of Mr. Peter Parker to do some magic..

Calling Peter Parker
The California State Highway Patrol wants researchers to develop a "spider gun" that would quickly extrude a web, which could serve as an ad hoc safety net for stopping suicidal jumpers on the Golden Gate bridge.

Happy Weekend!!!

Going through a lull period these days, as far as "creative thinking" goes. Work as always is hectic, and the most to suffer is my reading and blogging, something which is of equal interest to me. And to add to it like a icing on the cake is my laziness...makes me think, Do I need a break? Away from the machine world? In the mountains, under the trees beside a stream....?????

Today is World book day...here's a toast to all the book lovers...:)

Yahooooooo.....i got my first name as my email id on Gmail :)

It was a whrilwind weekend, but one thing remains....my laziness :)

Laziness has taken over me.....big time...though there are quite a few things i want to write...but ...some time later maybe.

Have a good weekend and be good!!!!!

Whats life without surprises, and most of the times, the surprises are such...U jump with a "eeeeegggggggggaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrdddddddddddd"..Similar thing happened y'day with me. At about 8 a.m, I got a sms from my service provider which said "Dear Customer...Many Many Happy Returns of the day". I had to pinch myself, check and recheck and re-re-check the calendar to see what date was it and how did I forget my b'day....a most unlike phenomenon. Laughed it off saying...galti se mistake hogai hai...Episode forgotten.

At 10 a.m, the mobile rings, number not displayed...Withheld it says...me worried whether its from the underworld...aab meine kya kiya...picked the call and the recorded voice which said "Happy Birthday dear customer"..Press 1 to hear the message again, 2 for blah blah...aab enough was enough.

Called customer service, told them, appreciated service, but why don't you do that on the right day? Surprise again, Ma'am, says the lady at the other end, ur b'day is listed today, Happy Birthday....(a silent eeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrr...went out again). Told her thank u but no thanks, my b'day is in Dec. Please change...and the case came to rest.

Phew!...so much for surprises and value add services.

Haas Ke Gham Sehe Le Magar Gam Ko Mukadaar Na Bana
Dil Ko Har Haal Mein Dil Rahene De Pathaar Na Bana

Khawaab Toh Khawaab Tutega Toh Dil Tutega
Jhoote Khawaabon Se Koi Zakhm Toh Dil Par Na Bana

Ek Mein Hoon Joh Wafa Karke Bhi Badnaam Hua
Ek Woh Hain Ke Sitam Karke Sitam_gar Na Bana

Aaj Muh MoRh Liya Usne Toh Ehasaas Hua
Dil Yeh Kaheta Raha Har Ek Ko Dilbar Na Bana

"I cried for shoes, till I saw a man feet-less".

This is by no doubt a quote which tears ur heart. A mention of this brings in a smile, which is very enigmatic and takes u to those moments of life when things were bad and u just smiled and waded through it. The subtle notions of life which are to be lived with.

If you are wondering what making me speak so much of funda's. Here is the background to this sojourn of mine.
Our company has a Voluntary Club, which is a recreation club, which works for doing some good work for the society. As part of its activity, a collection drive was organized at office, where employees contributed, things of daily use, which are useless to them now. Collection done, the big question of what do we do with 6 huge cartoons filled with useful stuff. After a lot of deliberation, a Blind School was suggested. A few of us visited this place y'day and gave away he stuff. What we saw was something which did dealt us with a blow. Not as in eye-opener to the sufferings of the world. The surprises were more of the girth and determination of people who take u the task of giving people life, giving their life to the battered souls. Sri Rakum School for the Blind, is run by Mr. Rakum, who shelters 175 (present count) underprivileged boys and girls, both sighted and visually impaired. Free food, clothing, shelter is provided to them, all this possible only though donations. No major publicity campaigns to donate. Everyday Mr. Rakum puts a white board, which spells the needs of the inmates.

Students here are trained at karate, Yoga, music, arts, crafts, computers, languages. I felt there are more privileged than us, for they have company of loved ones who will go any length to prove their needs, all with a smile. They may not be self-sufficient as far as materials are concerned, but they sure use all the resources they have to fulfill their needs.

Someone once said "Eyes don't see what the mind does not know" this was proved y'day. The place where this school is located is the road on which I go everyday, and not one day I bothered to stop and enquire. In the future, I hope to spend sometime with these special kids, whom God may have deprived of sight, but has sure blessed them with special strengths which possibly u and me can never think of.

A good start to this Good Friday weekend, I just cannot stop propagating this Blind School, and I have resolved to be a helpful part to this good initiative started 5 and half years back by Mr. Reagan.

Happy weekend fellas.

Change is in the air....

Music and Life

Music has been an integral part of our life. Music of every kind, popular, instrumental, classical always hits a chord in our daily life. sometimes when u hear a particular song, we immediately identify our selves with the character whose mimicing it on scene.

Among the many songs, Hemant Kumar's music in Khamoshi was amazing, which has haunting numbers, "Woh shaam kuch ajeeb thi...", is an unmatched composition. All Raj kappor movies had great numbers, the rain song, "Pyar hua ikrar hua" can put to shame all the rain songs of the modern days, where the emphasis is more on the wardrobe. the ever green Kishore, Rafi, Mukesh, Lata, Asha numbers take us into a world of its own. Dont we smile when songs of the yesteryear are played? An era where we didn't exist.

Moving to movies of our times, "Phela Nasha.." from Joi jeeta wahi sikandar", was an amazing song. The Sharukh Khan starrer "Chand tare tood laoo...sari duniya par mein chaoon...Bass itna sa khab hao" from Yes Boss. In short it summed up that whatever high our dreams our, that's all we yearn for. There are many such songs etched in memory, but this one kinda stands out for its simple meaning.

Off late, the quality of lyrics has graduated from the khatia, choli days to some good numbers. "Dil Deewana..." from Pardes, "Kaisi hai yeh rut..." from Dil Chata hai, bring out the pain, agony, excitement very well...and we smile to ourselves, saying How true. Amongst the latest is this number from Woh..."Upar wale yeh toh bata..." I find this song very simple but very strong in its meaning. Dont we all think that the creator has a small grudge against us?

I can go on and on with my Ode to the Bollywood music industry...I think I should do that once...a list of my fav songs...