The drudgeries of life
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Final Letters - 2010
Dearest M, D & S,
Happy now?! :)
Don't know about you folks, but I toh am! :)
Dear AC, SP, MP et al,
As promised, I'm coming! F-awesome!!! :D
Dear AS, PB and SR,
Thanks a bunch :)
Dear VK and VT,
Will miss our MT bakar :((
Hang in there!
Dear SG,
It's been what, over two years?! Must meet :)
Dear HK,
Sooo happy for you! No matter how busy you are, mademoiselle, one Sunday of yours in 2011 is mine ;)
Dear AS, TM and GJ,
So long, roomies... take care of Uncle :p
Dear Megz,
Life is cruel, kid... I know exactly what you're going through.
Wish I could explain it to you, but I've been lost for words for quite some time now...
You'll survive :)
Emotional Atyachar,
I have never seen a single episode of yours, but someone told me that people's lives are being prevented from heading towards eventual doom, courtesy your ilk...
Keep exposing!
Dear Dehli Winters,
You're way too cool *brrr*
Be it the bike rides on your chilly nights; the long walks at ungodly hours through the fog; those late night cuppa noodles and hot chocolate sessions; the early mornings spent inside the blanket refusing to wake up for either placement drills, classes or office; or that warm sunny afternoon spent on the lawns of one Heritage site... loved it all... :)
Packing,
I hate you!! Or make that 'doing you'?! :D
Dear JY and RY,
Sorry for thinking that you were wrong all along, and for typecasting you two as typical specimens of your clan. My bad. Can't blame you a bit for your mindset...
Loads of good luck!
Dear dc,
I know it's you all along (and you know that I know), but why do you have to Google search for me at all?!
Sighs.
Dearest Pune,
Here I come! :)))))
Dear 2010,
You shouldn't have ever happened... but you just did! Sighs
Dear 2011,
Come fast! And override your predecessor...
Monday, April 05, 2010
No pain, no gain...
There's nothing like punishing yourself to push your limits... helps you realize what all you're capable of!
And you can keep testing your endurance further... there's no stopping!
Funny how I seem to draw parallels between life, gymming, jogging, strumming, and so many other things in this regard...
All of these seem to be governed by a common set of principles.
It's a matter of motivation... you need to have the passion for something to take it up: be it living life to the fullest, hitting the gym, going for jogging, or simply picking up the guitar.
After that, it's all a matter of patience really, hanging in there and not giving up... appreciating things moving in slow motion is a skill, especially in today's fast moving world!
It's about countless repetitions before getting what you want... over and over and...
It's about hitting lows, looking up, and appreciating the climb that awaits you...
Plus the ability to tolerate pain... the climb isn't a cakewalk *ouch*
But yeah! Eventually the wait, the pain, the effort, everything for that matter is worth it... always :)
Labels: Endurance, Guitar, Gym, Life, Lows, Optimism, Pain, Patience, Random, Ranting, Wait
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Different Strokes
Not long ago I was this carefree guy with not a bother in this world. Managing work and fun was so damn easy then! So, everyone around me used to snigger at the mention of the name of the department I work in saying, "Testing guys have no work! You're getting paid to enjoy your life!". Ahem! Not totally true! I did have work, just that I had the knack of finishing it off pretty fast. People used to marvel watching me devour tomes in not more than a couple of days... yet another excuse for jealous folks to be sarcastic! As if I cared... instead I felt sorry for pals who had to work really late into the night, or who visited the office even on weekends! I felt smug, never expecting anything of that sort happening to me! How wrong I was!
All of a sudden I've landed such a lot of work that I still feel it's a bad dream, a nightmare even! Ok, the application that I have to learn is really neat, it has lots of scope, it involves a lot of interaction with the clients, development team and onsite coordinators! Fine! But it all happened so suddenly as if everyone was just praying for something os this sort to happen to me! LoL! Paranoia? May be! Could even be my dormant sixth sense!
Now I know what being emotionally drained-out feels like! Now I know how missing out on cherished activities hits you! How depressing walking out of the office and finding darkness all around is! How addicted one can become to coffee... 7 cups, and just the smell of it when I was filling up my mug for the 8th round wanted to make me puke! Yucky!
Well, the good news is that my habit of winding things up fast has seen to it that 5 miserable days are all I have to put up with, and the trauma gets over on Friday! Then, like they say, "Good times will be here again"!
Another thing... got a 659 page document in the mail yesterday titled "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows"! What say, Harry Potter fans? Is it the real thing? Well, I couldn't wait for replies, so I've started reading it! One thing is for sure, the writing style is just like JKR, the flow is smooth and you get the feel you're reading one of the books in the HP series! If it is a spoof, the author deserves kudos for pulling it off so brilliantly! Just one thing though... this is not kiddie stuff any longer... not with push-up bras, boobs, plunging necklines, a plethora of smooches, etc! Harry Potter has surely come of age :D! Anyway, the news that everyone's dying to hear... whether Harry survives the confrontation with Voldemort... well, now I know the answer to that... according to this version atleast! Won't spoil the fun by revealing it here, but if you're curious, do let me know :)
All of a sudden I've landed such a lot of work that I still feel it's a bad dream, a nightmare even! Ok, the application that I have to learn is really neat, it has lots of scope, it involves a lot of interaction with the clients, development team and onsite coordinators! Fine! But it all happened so suddenly as if everyone was just praying for something os this sort to happen to me! LoL! Paranoia? May be! Could even be my dormant sixth sense!
Now I know what being emotionally drained-out feels like! Now I know how missing out on cherished activities hits you! How depressing walking out of the office and finding darkness all around is! How addicted one can become to coffee... 7 cups, and just the smell of it when I was filling up my mug for the 8th round wanted to make me puke! Yucky!
Well, the good news is that my habit of winding things up fast has seen to it that 5 miserable days are all I have to put up with, and the trauma gets over on Friday! Then, like they say, "Good times will be here again"!
Another thing... got a 659 page document in the mail yesterday titled "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows"! What say, Harry Potter fans? Is it the real thing? Well, I couldn't wait for replies, so I've started reading it! One thing is for sure, the writing style is just like JKR, the flow is smooth and you get the feel you're reading one of the books in the HP series! If it is a spoof, the author deserves kudos for pulling it off so brilliantly! Just one thing though... this is not kiddie stuff any longer... not with push-up bras, boobs, plunging necklines, a plethora of smooches, etc! Harry Potter has surely come of age :D! Anyway, the news that everyone's dying to hear... whether Harry survives the confrontation with Voldemort... well, now I know the answer to that... according to this version atleast! Won't spoil the fun by revealing it here, but if you're curious, do let me know :)
Labels: Harry Potter, Ranting, Work
