Hmm...been quite a while huh? Well, what do I say, life does get busy, with all the menial day to day things which need to be done for the "vehicle of life" to run. So many things are running in my mind and am running behind them all to get ahead of them to not end in places where I don't want to be. Now that am in a phase supposedly the golden phase of your life, wondering the toll it has on you. With due respect to all relationship guides, I don't find many reasons to go overboard. I would have preferred a few more days with my new found freedom here in the US of A, living my life the way I would given a freehand in all issues/decisions I make for myself. Really wished I had a set of friends here with whom I could spend quality time talking or doing some activity I would rather than just do talks which don't lead anywhere. I am tired of the small talks. I would rather, spend time on doing something new, atleast attempt. Wonder where my new life would take me. I wanted freedom. I remember the time when I came here and was in the initial days of enjoying the time I had only for myself by reflecting on how much I had gone through to be here. I felt I truly deserved it and more. If there is something in me which I am aware of that is how much committed Iam towards understanding those people and things happening around me rather than safeguarding my position always. Commitment does not pay much, not until you have someone to atleast rant about it later :P. Whatever happens, life goes on and I am proud that I have not let down my values at any point.
Well, wise men of yester years did say you need to bend like the reeds to survive the storms. Yes, may be true, but standing tall for what you believe does show what mettle you are made of.
Thinking of which, I can proudly say I am fine!!
Thursday, July 3, 2008
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Saturday, March 1, 2008
Katrathum Petrathum...
This is just an earnest and modest attempt at writing an ode to a great writer who has lived in our times in the thamizh literatti. S.Rangarajan aka Sujatha.
He was one of those personalities in the publicity of media, who truly deserves the celebrity status he was given.
He was a living example of how much we can acheive if we wanted to and how many ways there are to express your talents.
He was what you can call a genius by any standards. His scope of knowledge would span anything you can imagine under the sun. His writings could keep you enraptured for hours. It caters to all age groups. His style of writing is one of a kind and inimitable. The humor and irony with which he narrates his real life experiences might equal the genius of P.G.Wodehouse. The man had so many facets to his multitude of knowledge. Being an Electrical Engineer and coming from a traditional south Indian Iyengar family, he has gone places for sure.
His educational background had nothing to do with all the areas he had become the Jack of trade. His sharp perception and ability to get to the root of the issue is innate in his plethora of talents. He has left his works as a treasure trove of knowledge for any one with a kindered soul.
He was an Enigma! Irreplaceable and irrecoverable loss to the progressive mind.
Avarathu vazhvilirundu karkavum petrukollavum ennatra vishayangal irukindrana.. karpom kalam kadantha avarathu ezhuthukalilirundu.. inum sila nootrandugaluku.
On the same line of thoughts..
http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/feb/29guest.htm
His works are available @ http://www.writersujatha.com/index.html
He was one of those personalities in the publicity of media, who truly deserves the celebrity status he was given.
He was a living example of how much we can acheive if we wanted to and how many ways there are to express your talents.
He was what you can call a genius by any standards. His scope of knowledge would span anything you can imagine under the sun. His writings could keep you enraptured for hours. It caters to all age groups. His style of writing is one of a kind and inimitable. The humor and irony with which he narrates his real life experiences might equal the genius of P.G.Wodehouse. The man had so many facets to his multitude of knowledge. Being an Electrical Engineer and coming from a traditional south Indian Iyengar family, he has gone places for sure.
His educational background had nothing to do with all the areas he had become the Jack of trade. His sharp perception and ability to get to the root of the issue is innate in his plethora of talents. He has left his works as a treasure trove of knowledge for any one with a kindered soul.
He was an Enigma! Irreplaceable and irrecoverable loss to the progressive mind.
Avarathu vazhvilirundu karkavum petrukollavum ennatra vishayangal irukindrana.. karpom kalam kadantha avarathu ezhuthukalilirundu.. inum sila nootrandugaluku.
On the same line of thoughts..
http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/feb/29guest.htm
His works are available @ http://www.writersujatha.com/index.html
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Land of Freedom!
Brrrrrrr!! This would easily be the first syllable that most often escapes from me, every time I step into the cold breeze that keeps reminding you every second, that you are in a different continent. Kinda makes you resolved to brace yourself for all the weathering that you might encounter in the day :D!
What I like the most about this country is the discipline and sense of responsibility every citizen has towards their society. I can see here in real life, what they mean when they say, "With Freedom comes Great Responsibility". Nobody stares at you even if you wear your hair like a weaver bird's nest. For all you know you might be setting a trend! That should leave you wondering if you are part of a forgotten community, but no, that's not the reason. Its just that people respect your individuality more, than going with the group thinking which is so much a disease with us.
Every person knows what he does and if he does not, he does not do it. That makes things simpler and adds purpose to every activity done. The structure is very simple, in everything, though it comes with the risk of making the contents of your c(rust) :D, nevertheless making life easier. But all the same America has the most number of scientists whose inventions have enlightened our lives with many a bulbs!
Tolerance is something that we should learn from these people. Here we are eating their opportunities, but definitely at a large scale leaving them more to gain, but still a sore in the eye of an average American. No wonder Indians here waddle together like penguins as someone observed today in our own colony, more out of fear than any kind of kinship.
What with the Afro-Americans, its the Desi-American crowd that these people are getting to learn to tolerate now. Now that's the kind of globalization I like! Tolerance! Which we still have not learnt in our country even amongst our own states!
The community welfare attitude gives you a sense of security which we can only dream of in India and would be dismissed as Utopian dream even if suggested. Roots might seem to be like the selfish attitude of our community superficially. However, if we dig further it could be because of the depths of spiritual knowledge we have inherited over the thousands of years of civilization to which we belong,which makes us think materialistic gains are not for us and lets us be happy with what we have, never making us stretch for the kind of dominance which the USA tries to achieve all the time.
Ok..guess I have rambled enough and long enough to keep you all bored and to come to a point where you start wondering what is the moral of the story, huh? :)) Duh..nothing much. Just my rants and babbles. :D feel free to spare me a couple of eggs :P
Life goes on, despite all the upheavals you face. No better place to spend in reticence than here, where no one bothers what you do, except your manager of co
urse :P.
Few things make me feel bright about life though. First of them being, my self earned sense of freedom and respect for myself. Have always wanted to be totally independent and away from the binds of home and get around a bit. Has happened at last. Dreams do materialize. Gives me hope.
Secondly, good company makes this phase of my life even more worthwhile. Its nice to get to know people, with whatever limited communication I do. But guess have opened up a lot more than I used to be and that makes prospects better :D . Still trust does not come easily. But enjoying whatever life has got to offer me.
Though money was the only thing that was on my mind untill I came here, I find a point everyday to appreciate this Country for more than just the dollars it is giving me.What I like the most about this country is the discipline and sense of responsibility every citizen has towards their society. I can see here in real life, what they mean when they say, "With Freedom comes Great Responsibility". Nobody stares at you even if you wear your hair like a weaver bird's nest. For all you know you might be setting a trend! That should leave you wondering if you are part of a forgotten community, but no, that's not the reason. Its just that people respect your individuality more, than going with the group thinking which is so much a disease with us.
Every person knows what he does and if he does not, he does not do it. That makes things simpler and adds purpose to every activity done. The structure is very simple, in everything, though it comes with the risk of making the contents of your c(rust) :D, nevertheless making life easier. But all the same America has the most number of scientists whose inventions have enlightened our lives with many a bulbs!
Tolerance is something that we should learn from these people. Here we are eating their opportunities, but definitely at a large scale leaving them more to gain, but still a sore in the eye of an average American. No wonder Indians here waddle together like penguins as someone observed today in our own colony, more out of fear than any kind of kinship.
What with the Afro-Americans, its the Desi-American crowd that these people are getting to learn to tolerate now. Now that's the kind of globalization I like! Tolerance! Which we still have not learnt in our country even amongst our own states!
The community welfare attitude gives you a sense of security which we can only dream of in India and would be dismissed as Utopian dream even if suggested. Roots might seem to be like the selfish attitude of our community superficially. However, if we dig further it could be because of the depths of spiritual knowledge we have inherited over the thousands of years of civilization to which we belong,which makes us think materialistic gains are not for us and lets us be happy with what we have, never making us stretch for the kind of dominance which the USA tries to achieve all the time.
Ok..guess I have rambled enough and long enough to keep you all bored and to come to a point where you start wondering what is the moral of the story, huh? :)) Duh..nothing much. Just my rants and babbles. :D feel free to spare me a couple of eggs :P
Saturday, January 12, 2008
Well, well...
Okie, dokie..here Iam doing the thing everyone else seems to be doing with so much zest these days, though I have tried blogging even before the word became so common. Not many knew what I was talking about then. So had to abandon the activity. Now, that eventually everyone else has zoomed up to my discovery, thought might as well join the club. :))
Fine, so whats with blogging that draws ppl to it.It was introduced as a public diary or a forum to publish one's thoughts for public discussion and so on. So what other forums do we have like this in our times now..lets see..hmm..it all boils down to one basic technology the INTERNET!
And let me stop with this , lest I be branded as a geek , if i go gaga about the amazing facts about the internet. :P
So wat else guys, this is my first scribble on this other new passtime of mine...Keep watching out..might find a thesis on some subject or an award winning write up someday :D
Fine, so whats with blogging that draws ppl to it.It was introduced as a public diary or a forum to publish one's thoughts for public discussion and so on. So what other forums do we have like this in our times now..lets see..hmm..it all boils down to one basic technology the INTERNET!
And let me stop with this , lest I be branded as a geek , if i go gaga about the amazing facts about the internet. :P
So wat else guys, this is my first scribble on this other new passtime of mine...Keep watching out..might find a thesis on some subject or an award winning write up someday :D
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