People

No two persons are identical in their thoughts n opinions. A person's thoughts are highly influenced by his family, friends, community, society and also the books n movies. I've come across people with variety of attitudes.

Some hidden traits in people are jealousy, greed, ego, anger, fear, etc. Sometimes they try to hide them so much that we understand how insecure they feel. I know somebody who shoots fake smiles to every stranger, tries to mingle with ppl n act as if he heads a group, who shows off that he knew everything we tell him well in advance, who is totally intolerable. In reality, he's nothing but a braggart. Some are chatterboxes who can keep talking forever caring a li'l about the listeners' interest in the topic. Some others keep praising us for whatever we do but actually they wait for the right time to pull us back. Some ppl intentionally try to drag u into arguments n finally prove "I won over you. You are nothing". People love to point fingers, show ur mistakes. But they forget that nobody is flawless. Not many are so rude to tell u that u r bad on you face but every person who speaks to you in sweet-words isn't always good either.

No offences meant. I've written what I've observed.

P.S.: Couldn't stop using the words 'some' n 'people' too many times.

Memoirs of GP’s place

Thinking of peaceful life, I remember the days when I was at my grandparents' place in a small town (Vizianagaram) near Visakhapatnam. We used to go there for few days during the summer vacation. The place is so simple n calm that it gave us some time to live peacefully. It is not any famous tourist place, but the fresh n unpolluted air to breathe, unfiltered but pure water to drink, no school-no books, not much of luxury.. gave us a whole lot of happiness. The serenity of the place was more enjoyable as compared to the city we lived in. We preferred long walks over travelling in the noisy automobiles. We made friends with the neighbours' kids and played until Mom called us to eat. We spent the evenings in counting stars n gazing at the moonlit sky before falling asleep. (Here, 'we' implies me n my brother :))

I know that all of us have such memorable flash backs. But in my case, I can't go there now, 'coz my grandparents don't live there anymore.

P.S.: I wrote this only out of boredom. Ofcourse, I love that place :)

Originality

Good morning :)

Yeah, that's a fake smile. Who'd wish to go to office on a Monday morning and give a smile? Not me, for sure.

These fake smiles n formalities have become a part of our life. Actually, we got used to being pretentious everyday. Reasons could vary from person to person but the basic idea is that we want to be seen as 'well-behaved' in the society. The society as I see is a group of people with (sometimes without) some common ideas, thoughts or beliefs. Being a part of the society has its advantages but I can't stop talking about the disadvantages (don't know why). The society has its own rules n expectations which we are bound to follow. Most of us are not aware that our thoughts n actions are influenced by the society in such a way that we've forgotten being ourselves.

People say "Be yourself. Be original", "Originality never goes out of fashion", etc. But, trust me, nobody is ready to see the 'Originality' in others.

Love you Dad

He spent sleepless nights before we parted each other for the first time. He didn’t want me to leave him, but he let me go for my better future. I’ve never seen him crying before that day. He told me a 100 times to be careful. When we were separated by a distance of miles, the phone kept us together.

He took pain in my tears n he gave me the happiness of his smiles. He showed me the right path when I was lost. He taught me how to live, love, walk, talk, learn n earn. He happily made some sacrifices for my pleasure. Now, I know, it’s my turn to give him whatever I can.

He is the inspiration for whatever I am today. He is my Dad. Today’s his B’day.

Happy B’day Dad. Lots of love to you. :)

P.S.: He's 57. Three more yrs to retire from official service.. :D

The wedding excitement

I've observed that the weddings have got a lot to do with the lives of so many families (Yeah, not just the bride, groom and their families). Money is spent lavishly for the great ambience, the food and entertainment to give a wonderful experience to all the invitees. Though the bride's parents take it as their responsibility to treat the guests at their best, every person who attends a wedding has his/her own role to play.

The aunties look around for the young unmarried girls and guys and start pestering them that they are the next in the line to get married. Some of these aunties look for a good match for her son/daughter by promoting them among the crowd of aunties as the most eligible bachelor/bachelorette. The young girls and guys, who are seen in traditional wear at such occasions, look hideously for a good-looking partner in the crowd, they try to keep these aunties away and they want them to stop pestering. The kids have new friends whom they’ve never met before and might never see again, they are all busy playing games and they are happy to be left free. Their Moms are busy showcasing their jewelry n sarees to each other. The old uncles are busy in discussing topics like property, politics, cricket, etc. while the young uncles are busy with their laptops or mobile phones. Despite the presence of a professional photographer, few cousins of the bride/groom show interest in photography. The food lovers can be seen only in the dining hall, eating endlessly and praising the taste of the food. Every person has something or the other to do, everybody is busy. There are very few people who actually pay attention to what rituals are taking place and these are the ones who are very close to the families of bride n groom.

In short, the wedding is special not only for the bride n groom but to everyone present there.

P.S.: It is only an observation. This post has nothing to do with me n my wedding. :)

The drenching experience

Tuesday, 30th August, 2011

I was near the main gate, very happy to leave the office by the first out-going bus. There was no rain.. not even a drop, it was a little cloudy, I thought it might rain today. I went past the turnstiles, it started raining and by the time I crossed the main gate which was just a few steps away, it was raining heavily. The umbrellas were of no use as everyone standing there was half-drenched in rain before getting into the bus. We had to wait for 20-25 mins in the heavy rain for the Infy bus to arrive. In the struggle to get into the bus soon so that we can be seated, all of us were totally drenched. Sitting in the bus, I could feel the water under my feet just by looking at it. There was water everywhere! If I lived in a place which is close to office, I would have enjoyed the drenching experience but I had to travel for 2 hours in the bus that day to reach home, crossing the waterfalls, rivers n vehicles that flooded on the road. By the time I reached home, I was completely devoid of energy.

The heavy rains in Hyd give it a look of a place which has just recovered from floods. Actually, it hasn't yet recovered.

P.S.: Thank God! After all this, I didn’t fall sick :)

Be informed but..

The media, I think, should be restricted to providing us with the happenings around the world. These days they not only give us the info, but they also try hard and almost force us to accept everything they tell us.

When it comes to politics, no channel or newspaper is unbiased. Each supports a different political party. For example, when they say "Y S Jagan is corrupted", we should be wise enough and think "Which politician is not corrupted, after all!" Its bcoz of his bad time that he is the one in focus. (I'm not his supporter in any way :)).

"Sonia Gandhi is getting treated for cancer, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi are the future politicians from the Nehru family." This is enough for us to be informed about the situation. But they add to this, "Rahul acts as Rajiv Gandhi and Priyanka as Indira Gandhi". Well, I think they should leave that for us to decide.

They tell us that the world ends in Dec., 2012 and give explanations as end of Mayan calendar and pole-shifting as predicted by scientists like Einstein. They also ask us to be eco-friendly. If the world is anyway going to end in 2012, why do you want me to be eco-friendly? I don't understand. Does it change the things in any way?

I've developed a kind of hatred towards these news channels and newspapers. I'd better stay away from them.