The day that was Good, Bad and Ugly!

Ah..what a relief. Its end of another week, which wasn't as long as the other weeks, since Monday was a holiday and last 4 days I was head to toe in work. Good actually, it should always be like that. At least I would not kill my precious time doing unnecessary and unwanted things. The day was a mix of good, bad and ugly.

To start with, it started bad because my lost temper on the transport department continued to rule my mind ever since my eyes opened in the morning and so I thought I might as well vent out all my anger on the head of the department, and so I did. I tried to call this transport head all of last nite, but in vain. This lead to further frustration and so the early morning outburst on him. However, I dint mean to hurt him or make him feel bad but I wanted him to know all that has been going on in his department which is leading to unnecessary chaos all the time. I bursted out all that I wanted to and then forgot about it. Haha..I dont know if that was stupid, but then I wasnt able to think about anything else until I did this great deed.

The day turned ugly when the news of an Indian student falling prey to Australian monsters came to my notice. How can these human beings act so dastardly towards fellow humans? Dont they understand that something similar can be done to them when they visit other countries? I fail to understand why do these people do such things and what do they gain out of it. Is it purely because of jealousy or is there some other element involved in the name of 'Racism'? Infact I was shocked to read that this was 4th such instance in a month's time. I had heard about it a few days ago but I dint know this was the fourth such case in less than a month, if Mr. Bachchan wouldnt have mentioned it in his blog. How ridiculous is it? I mean it's completely uncalled for and there needs to be an end to it. I myself do not have a suggestion to this problem, however, the only thing that comes to my mind is punishing the people involved in such cases. They should be treated in such a manner that anyone else thinking of doing it with any other human will think twice before committing such heinous crime. I extend my heartfelt condolences to the family of the deceased student. It was painstaking to see the family members of the guy crying their heart out to a son who will never return. It is completely unruly. And what is our and the Australian government doing? They are continuing to do, what they do best. Manoeuvring a sorry picture from both sides, with the Indian government condemning the attacks and the Australian government regretting over the entire episode. There is no end to it and at least I cannot see how it can be stopped anytime soon. Similar cases were happening in the US not too long ago and the end result was same. No one had an answer. Long debates on this topic are being carried out on all the national news channels, but the blame game continues.

Amidst the bad and the ugly arose a good news of another Indian making a mark for herself. The news is about an American born , Indian origin girl who won the National Spelling Bee competition. Wow, what an achievement for the second consecutive year. It can't get better for the Indian nationals and also for the girl who kept trying for the last 4 years and finally wore the crown. She ended up at the 10th, 6th, and 4th position in the last 3 years and finally the topper in 2009. Hard work pays and it really did for this young girl. I wish all of us learn from this little girl on how not to lose hope even if you lose the battle once, twice or even thrice. I Congratulate her and her family for the recognition.

The day was also good for me because it was end of another long month for me and that meant it was time to be paid for all the hard work done in the entire month. And so it happened. Just checked my account and was happy to see my account been credited with happiness. (That is how I define money sometimes ;-))

Finally, the Indian T20 "defending World Champions" left for the T20 World Cup Cricket in England. The team looks stunning with all the powerful performers and everyone at the peak of their cricketing careers, but the most important thing is to defend the title of "World Champions" which is definitely not going to be a cake walk. They have the capacity and capability, but I hope they do not lose the World Champions tag in over confidence. This has been the weakest point of all the previous Indian teams. After winning a title they become so confident that they continue to lose every other title that follows. I wish them the best, but then its they who need to play and face the uphill task of maintaining the momentum. Someone has rightly said: "Uneasy lies the head that wears the Crown" .

That's all for now. Gudnyte!

Its half past 2 in the night. Just prepared a couple of omelette's for my hungry stomach and thanking the person who came up with this whole idea of preparing this wonderful edible stuff. Easy to make and equally easy to digest. Did not write anything yesterday as I was too tired with the entire days hard work and wanted to hit the bed asap. The work load today was as good as any other day, however, I am managing to complete the portion that I decide every morning (rather afternoon) when I enter office. I am glad that I am able to manage my time at work these days as compared to how it was a month or a couple of months back. Thankfully, I am also managing to reach home well on time, almost by or before midnight, for the last few days and so I am also happily taking out time to blog and enjoy the newly fitted AC in my room. Though I have decided to enjoy the AC a little less, as the electricity bill at the end of the month is not going to make me any happier if I continue to use it as lavishly as I was using it for the first few days after installation.

I haven't been shaving for the last few days and have ended up keeping a stubble, which was looking bearable for the first couple of days but is looking shabby as of today. I am using adjectives like bearable and shabby because, almost everyone at my work place has questioned me as to why am I coming unshaven to work. I really dont have an answer to this, however, I have told couple of people that I like keeping beard (for a change) and that is the reason why I would not like to shave for few more days. After every few minutes, there was some or the other person asking the same question to which I just had a small answer in form of a SMILE and they leave without asking anything further. Someone has rightly quoted that "a simple Smile can do wonders". I haven't been able to gauge the fact why everyone had a problem with my unshaven look? Was I looking really ugly or was I looking too good, that made every one jealous of my deadly looks? Hehe..Just joking. I know it must be because I am looking shabby, but then I seriously want to keep growing my facial hair for some more time. Of course I will trim it from time to time to make it look less untidy. Let me see what happens tomorrow. If the situation turns grave I might have to do without it from the forthcoming week. :-(

Another annoying thing that happened today was an argument with the transport department while returning from work. I lost my temper today and was almost going to kill that ridiculous chap if he would have stayed in front of me a little longer. They provide transport, as if they are doing some favor to us and talk as if we are at their mercy. I and in-fact most of the people taking transport to ply back home or to work have similar thoughts on this. I was so annoyed today that I really felt like slapping those guys managing things cowardly, but I would better avoid. It might risk my job in that case, so I had to control my wild feelings. But I have made it a point to teach those guys a lesson, the hard way. Never mind, it was not a happy ending at work today.

As soon as I entered home around midnight, I saw my apartment pitch dark. I failed to realise, why my room mate is sacrificing his life to this ghastly humid weather, after working like a dog (this is what he says) the entire day. He is an engineer and there is no doubt he works much much harder than probably what I do, as his work needs lots of applications and involves enormous technicalities as compared to the work that I do. Every time I speak to him, he narrates the same old pain filled story that he faces at his work place, and then promises not to let his kids enter the engineering field. I laugh the very moment he says this, but that is actually the truth. Anyways, I was talking about the darkness in my apartment. When I tried switching on a couple of light emitting wonders in my room, I was surprised to see them not respond to my requests. I was wondering why was it happening to me at this hour of the night and when my mood is already out of normalcy. I tried to turn off and turn on the main switch for the flat, which also failed to respond positively. I felt like breaking all that comes my way. But I thought of checking the main line that comes to my apartment, which is attached with the electric meter situated at the ground floor of my building. I immediately rushed there to see that the main line was switched off. I immediately turned it on and returned to my flat to catch my breath. Thankfully, there was nothing major with the electricity, otherwise, I would have had a tough time tonight.

Well, that is all I have for now. Packing up and hitting the bed in less than couple of minutes. Gudnyte!

Its quarter past 2 in the night. Its been an hour since I returned from work and ever since I have been feeling really hungry. Unfortunately, that is all I can feel at this hour because there is nothing that I have at home which can suffice my hunger at the moment. I am not sure if I will get anything outside or anywhere close to my place. The only choice left with me is to complete writing and hit the bed straight away. Its tough to get sleep when you are hungry but I really dont have a choice at the moment. May be I will get something and stock it in my cupboard as a contingency measure. The problem with me is that, when I have something to eat I will never feel hungry, but when I dont have anything, I start feeling hungry. Huh..what should I do with myself I dont know. Anyways, no point talking about my nonsense. Let me start with something else.

Oh. I forgot to mention that the dream of taking up a course at EMDI has been scrapped as the the timings do not suit my requirements. So I have started looking for something else now and I hope to come up with something good in sometime from now. There are two courses that suit my requirement currently. One being journalism; because I like writing and love reading (of course newspapers / magazines and not Novels) and second thing that I would like to do is may be 'Law'. I like this subject law also but it needs a lot of mugging and somehow I hate it. My dream of doing Civil Services is still on hold. There are no good coaching classes in Mumbai for civil services preparation and I cant shift my base to Delhi currently as I have to continue with my job. I do not have any other source of income (to pay my fee for any course or feed myself in a city like Delhi or Mumbai) if I leave my job and start studying full time. So I think it will still take sometime before I get into the grove of taking up studies as my part time job. It is going to be really good, as I will be utilizing my spare time in gaining some additional knowledge; irrespective of what subject I take up. Its always better to do anything rather than sit and waste time before office or on weekends or any holiday.

There is another sad news that I got at the stroke of dawn. I got a call from my friend in Delhi to inform about her father's accident. I was shocked to hear the news from her. Just few hours before this incident took place, she was here with all of us, enjoying her weekend at Mumbai. Quite an unfortunate news, but I am praying, things take a positive turn for her and god give her and her family enough strength at this hour. She has also had a tough life since the time I have known her, but then that is something that makes her more responsible and keeps her closer to her family. I am sure she will sail through this also sooner than later.

I read this wonderful quote (below) in Mr. Bachchan's blog the other night. Quite a good one. I would like to wrap up for the day/night with this wonderful quote.

"Always be yourself; because the people that matter don’t mind, and the ones who mind, don’t matter"

Well Done Deccan!

I think I should start with a sorry to Mr. Vijay Mallaya, as I had tried to question his integrity by writing in my previous blog that matches were fixed and RCB will win the IPL season II. Since it did not happen the way I predicted, there are few things that are very clear: a) There was no fixing involved (at least in the semi final and the final) (b) Deccan deserved to win this tournament and (c) My prediction is not always right. So I would rather not comment from now onwards, at least on someone's integrity and malign the image of an international level tournament, till the time I am really sure about whatever I speak. I need to say sorry and I regret saying/writing all that I said/wrote.

Now, I would like to thank the almighty who answered my prayers and made Deccan win this tournament. I really wanted them to win from the very start of the tournament and finally they won. My heartiest Congratulations to Gilly and his wonderful team. The match was really close one and could have turned either ways with Deccan finally winning with a narrow margin of just 6 runs. It may actually not be considered narrow in a nerve-wrecking T20 game like this and especially when it is the Finale. It was Symonds who turned the game in the favor of Deccan with his sharp bowling skills. Frankly, if I have to say, it wasn't just one or two players who were involved in the victory march. It was an overall team effort with most of them performing at the crunch moment. For example Gibbs played a solid knock of 53 with Rohit helping him stabilize the score for Deccan from the other end. Then it was Ojha, Symonds, RP Singh and the young sardar Harmeet Singh who performed excellently well with the ball and showed some classic fielding in a stadium overflowing with patrons and their cheers. It is indeed an achievement for a team which ended up with a wooden spoon in the first season to come back and win the second one quite comprehensively. For Anil Kumble, as he rightly quoted, it was a classic case of "Too close, yet too far". The Bangalore team tried their best to win but it was the day of the Men in Blue, (as the Deccan team is widely known) who won in a thriller.

A happy ending to the second season, but it wasn't even over properly and there was another controversy that cropped up from nowhere. The chief of selection committee for the Indian Cricket Team, Mr. Kris Shrikkanth, gave birth to this wonderful new topic. Chika, as he is popularly known in the cricketing circle, announced his dream team for IPL, which did not have Dhoni in the list. He was the same person who kept talking Dhoni, Dhoni, Dhoni all the time non-stop. Just because Dhoni's team did not sail through to the finals, Chika disrespected the most wonderful cricket captain that the world had ever seen. All the news channels are running this report since morning to add more fuel to the fire. Of course its demoralizing for an established and seasoned captain like Dhoni. He is just a captain/leader. It is not expected that he will win every game single-handedly. But then, such is the thought of the members who have the power to select a team. I think with age most of these people are losing out on their senses. When I say most of these people it means people like Chika, Lalu Prasad Yadav (who tried to prove his supremacy by going against UPA in the recent elections and lost badly), etc. who dig the trench for their ownselves. I am sure if the Selection board continues to degrade a super successful captain like Dhoni, it may be inviting trouble for itself.

Anyways, I am off to sleep now. There is lots more to write about but that will come in tomorrow's issue.

Till then, Good Nite

Gilly - Wow. You cant get any better!

Phewwwww..whotta game of cricket we all witnessed...nerve wrecking and mind boggling...Gilly outdid every player in the IPL with just one belligerent knock. Everyone in the world who loves cricket and who watched him bat, would have been left astounded by the cracker that he played. It's by far the best that I saw in the last couple of years. May be the last such cracker that I saw was when Gibbs (175 runs) butchered the Aussie bowling attack to defend an impossible total of 434 in a 50 over game. And as I had been praying for Deccan guys to come up to the occasion and prove their mettle, so they did, with the captain (Gilly) himself taking charge. The start that he gave to his team defending a modest total of 145 odd runs against a formidable team like the devils (Delhi) was a dream to watch and a dream for every batsman in the world I am sure. He ruptured the entire bowling attack of the opposition and made sure his team returns victorious before he returned to the dug-out (a shorter version of pavilion for T20 games) just at the strategic time out. He left his team well in command to enter the finals of the second season of IPL with a belligerent knock of 85 runs in just 35 balls. It just cant getter better and more amazing than it did. A perfect start to my weekend at least. I love this guy Gilchrist, for what he has given to the cricketing world. I admire his sportsmanship and his attitude to no extent and more because of the leadership skills that he possesses. Wow... is what comes instantly when you think about a team reaching the finals of a very very special cricket league (for all cricket lovers) which was at the cellar in the first season. Simply amazing...

I am a couple of days late in writing about this genius but its better late than never. The second semi final that was underway last night between Chennai and Bangalore also came up with an unexpected result. Anil Kumble's Bangalore defeated the unbeatable Dhoni's team in a crunch game. I am calling Dhoni unbeatable because I haven't seen him losing since the time I he has been given the captaincy of a team (India's International Cricket Team) which was known to be the strongest but most inconsistent team and were known as chokers in the crunch games. And frankly, I personally dont like to see him on the losing side. Call it my emotion because both of us share the same homeland (Ranchi) or his efficiency or my confidence in his leadership. But he was a little unfortunate this time around. Never the less, he alone cannot drive his team to victory always. Anyways, Jumbo's (As Kumble is famously known) team has showed what no other team has shown in this tight competition so far. They started as clear losers like in the previous season with 4-5 straight loses and then ended up winning all the unexpected games against the most formidable (i love to use this word repeatedly it seems!) teams to reach the final of IPL season 2. A new star is born in form of Manish Pandey who played an amazing knock in the decider (last league game) against Hyderabad with a record century in just around 60 balls. There were few records that he created with his name as he became the first IPL centurion from India and I think the youngest at 19 years. Wow, watta feat!

Now the final which is supposed to be played tonight is going to be a game to watch. I dont know who deserves to win but I want my favorites Hyderabad to win the tournament with Gilly blazing the same way he did in the semi-finals against Delhi. But then, the way things have been moving in the IPL over the last couple of weeks and with rumors of fixing doing the rounds, it's quite a possibility that Bangalore-ans pull it off. There have been strong rumors that the matches have been fixed and that is the reason why the most unexpected teams, not because they lack the capability but because of their performance in the previous season, have booked their berth for the finals. I have been predicting the last few games based on my conscience and fortunately all of them have come out correct. So even though I wish Deccan Chargers win the tournament, I am assuming Royal Challengers will win this season.

I cant wait to see the game and the performances. Whoever wins, it should be an entertaining and electrifying evening with the likes of 'Katrina Kaif ' performing on some really hot numbers before the start of the game. Wishing my favorite team 'All the Best!'.

A day of astounding events!

Quite interesting I must say...IPL has finally entered the semi-finals stage and a couple of teams are surprise entries to the last four. Surprising I say based on how they have been performing since the first season. Just came back from work and turned on the TV to find the status of the Bangalore vs Hyderabad game and was surprised to see Bangalore at the doors of victory. When I had left from office, it was looking apparent that Hyderabad will sail through this game easily, the way Herschelle Gibbs was batting, but then in the span of 25-30 minutes things turned the other way round. So the semi-finalists are Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad. Now it will be interesting to see what happens in the first semi-game between Delhi and Hyderabad tomorrow (i.e. Today, as it's past 12/midnight). There have been rumors about match-fixing in this season of IPL, as the most unexpected team has made it to the semi's slot and some of the really strong ones have missed out with quite a margin. I wouldn't really agree that there has been any kind of fixing involved as Cricket (especially T-20) is game of super surprises. But then, no one can say whats the truth till the time anything substantial comes out to prove, if things were actually planned. If Late Hansie Cronje can be part of match-fixing, then anything is possible in the world of cricket. I was such an admirer of Mr. Cronje that I literally tore of the newspaper the day it published the news that 'Hansie Cronje' is part of match fixing. It sounded utter crap to me and I still sometimes can't believe that he was involved in something gross and as dis-respectable activity as that. I still feel he was victim of circumstances, however, there is nothing that can prove what is right or what was wrong. Afterall, that amazing leader (Cronje) is no more in this world to throw some light to this dead topic and prove his point (if any), which left ugly stain and deep scars in the heart of each and every cricket lover. Quite an abrupt end to a wonderful cricketer's life.

Anyways, let me not discuss about him. I can go on and on and on talking about him. I really adored him.

Another interesting piece of news that I just happened to read through was: 'Sanjay Dutt quits politics'. Haha..I really dont understand how things work like this. Its hardly been any time since he joined. There was news all around, that Mr.Dutt wants to carry on with the legacy that his respectable father left behind. And it wasn't too long ago, and now a sudden change in stance? Quite surprising I must say. I personally feel, that a person with Sanjay Dutt's caliber cannot lose hopes so easily. I mean there were so many other news doing rounds in the last couple of months as far as his interest towards politics and love for Mr. Amar Singh is concerned. Just because his party lost and he wasn't allowed to contest elections for whatever nonsensical reasons he should change his ideology. He was the one shouting at the top of his voice, in front of people and media that he wants to prove himself a changed man, he wants to do what his father did, he wants to change the life of people, etc etc. Now, suddenly what happened? Well, if this piece of news is true, I feel sorry for Mr. Dutt who is known for his strength and positive mindset. I personally like him, but its up to him. Another abrupt end I must say, for a start who could have had an extremely exciting career in the world of politics.

There were couple of more news articles that caught my attention today. The most distracting of them was about this young lad from a well to do family who has been convicted on charges of rape and molestation. And not just in one such case, it's two cases and that too within a fortnight. Huh...I again fail to understand what makes these guys do all that they shouldn't even be thinking about. It's a shame and if proved guilty, he should be hanged. I don't know if something as harsh as the capital punishment is applicable for a case like rape and molestation, but if given once, I am sure everyone will fear thinking about something as pathetic as that. It's the heinous of all crimes and the accused should be given the strongest treatment so that it sets an example in front of every youth in the country.

I think, that should be all for today. It's time say good night as I have to get up a little early tomorrow morning for the office off-site (outing). I hope it turns out to be a good one.

Dreary Life...I want a CHANGE!

How I sometimes wonder, when the time flies like a bird. These days, I dont even get the time to realize what I have been doing all day and what is it that I have been missing out on. If I were to think over my daily routine, I wonder if I will have anything to write besides office and home (just to sleep and nothing else), as I have actually had no time whatsoever to do anything else. Complains from everywhere, from home, from family and some close friends, and people; everyone singing the same tune of not giving enough time or remembering them off late. And yes they are right and it's absolutely true that I have been too engrossed in office and have had actually no time for anything else. I have to send the tickets to my cousins studying in Nainital so that they can return home in June. I have the tickets with me but have had no time to post or Fax them. But I am hoping, that by this weekend I will finish that work off. No more delaying. And when in situation like this, I wish I were some Ambani or Bachchan who would have a battery of workers around me all the time, who could do these petty chores for me as and when required. But thats not the case. So no point thinking about it.

Moreover, since the time this AC has been fitted in my room, the number hours dedicated to sleeping has increased by almost 30 to 40%. I mean earlier I used to sleep just for 5-6 hours per day (or should I call it night?), but for the last 3-4 days I have been sleeping for almost 8 hours. So this luxury is making me more lethargic day by day. Hopefully, I will get back to normal hours, otherwise I am sure I will have a plethora of work pending under my head. And this is not just one headache in life; a new headache in the form of"Marriage" has been planted in my over burdened brain. Every other day I am pestered in the name of this wonderful institution called marriage, which am completely against at this point. I mean I am just 24 years and 5 months old, and my parents and other senior family members are calling this a marriageable age. I just cant understand, what is the hurry. I think I still need to wait a couple of years before I get into this entire mess called marriage. And to tell the truth further, I have been unsuccessful in explaining either of them (my Mom or my Dad) that I really dont want to get into all this now. But then, as I told you, I have miserably failed in convincing them. Again, I wish I was some celebrity, I wouldn't have had this tension for sure. Lord! Save me. Infact, I am looking for ideas to get out of this. I hope something strikes soon otherwise I will definitely get entangled in this uncontrollable scheme in the journey of life.

Luckily, I saw this new ad in todays newspaper regarding some new courses in this institute called 'EMDI'. The courses are related to communication, journalism, public relations, etc. I have been thinking over it since morning and am planning to enroll myself for one of them so that I am busy for at least another 6-12 months. But then again, it's me who is thinking. My thoughts take ages to get converted into my final plans and it takes another century to get into the implementation stage. That is why, I sometimes think I am the best planner in the world but worst when it comes to implementing that same plan. I keep thinking and thinking and thinking and thinking and that goes on till eternity. I feel I just have another couple of years in hand in case I wanna do something on the academic side. If not now, then probably never. So, I am looking for best and the most lucrative option that can add some value to my dry 'CV' and almost dead brain. I am calling my brain dead, not because there is nothing in it; it's because I have become like a robot which does same thing each and everyday with no change in any of my plans.

In the coming days I am planning to engage myself into something new, and catch up with some long lost friends and colleagues, before I get trapped in the rubble of monotonicity. I am sure it will definitely help me relax to an extent and make feel better than what I am feeling these days.

Hoping for the best!

Yet another day...

After a long and tiring day at work, I am back to my business of blogging. I am actually trying to make this a habit which I think is a good one. The few positives about blogging that I can immediately count on my fingers are: a) I will be improving my writing (typing) skills, (b) I will be simultaneously improving my vocabulary (c) I will be able to give myself more time and think more (d) Most importantly I will be able to give some shape or face to my thought process. And last but not the least, whenever anyone reads all that I write, I am sure I will keep getting some or the other feedback in terms of how to write better, or think better or may be portray all that I think in a better manner. So, these are some of the positives that I can take from this habit of blogging.

Well, just before I started writing, I read one of the blogs of Mr. Amitabh Bachchan. I had been thinking about reading his blog from a long time, but then as usual I have been too lazy to do so. But finally, I did it and now I would want to follow it on a regular basis and understand the nuances of his writing. I would also like to follow few more blogs so that I understand what and how to write in a crispier manner. While I am writing all this, I am also thinking, why is this called a 'Blog'. Why not a personal diary or something else? I mean I understand that personal diary is something that wouldn't be kept in open for public, but this is more like putting your thoughts in open and expressing your feelings....Anyways, may be I will get an answer to this question also sooner or later like so many other questions that keep running through my mind.

Today my day dint start and go the way I had thought it would actually go...I wanted to get up early and get ready and leave early for office so that I could come back home early in the evening as I was expecting my chacha-chachi to come to Mumbai from Surat to pick up their son (my younger cousin brother) who will be reaching India, from the US after completing his studies. But that dint happen and I got a call from one of my senior office colleague in the morning that he is in my society looking for apartments, as he is willing to buy one soon. So, I was with him for sometime in the morning and by the time he left I realized it was time for my office cab to pick me up. So basically the plan to leave early and come back earlier got demolished before noon. Once I was at work I got a call from my chacha informing that they wouldn't be coming in tonight and will straight away reach the airport in the morning to receive my brother. So my routine remained the way it normally is...no changes at all...I want to go to the airport in the morning to meet him as well, but I am sure I wouldn't make it on time as its already late and by the time I sleep it will be 3am in the morning. So, I think I will get to meet him only when he comes back to Mumbai, as he is actively seeking a job in Mumbai...

The day at work was, as it normally is, each of these days..Nothing new, similar burden of work and similar faces to look at all day. Oh! I missed out on one important thing; finally, Mr. SRK's team KKR won a match, after losing almost a dozen games at a stretch, and that too against a sturdy team like Chennai which has a mentally strong captain like MS Dhoni, who doesn't lose hope till the last ball is bowled. I am sure Dhoni must be tensed with the team's performance, whereas on the other hand SRK has something to cheer about. Even though the result was negative for Dhoni and his team, I am sure, with the kind of cool temperament that MS has, he will definitely come out stronger in the games to come and will not get bogged down (as he always says) with this defeat. All the best MS!

The Indian Political League!

Another weekend passed by and I am still trying to recollect all that I did in the last 48 hours. As far as utilizing the weekend is concerned, I finally gifted myself an AC. This will bring an end to my hue-n-cry, related to humidity and temperature in Mumbai but, in return will bring in additional tensions like maintaining it and paying more every month for this added luxury. But its ok to shell a little extra per month for this luxury rather than abusing the climate god every night after returning from work. Other than that, I cannot recollect anything great that I did during the weekend but the most important thing I did was thinking about a good topic to write upon...Since Politics and IPL are the most talked about things I was thinking about writing about one of them. Politics to be more precise, as there is nothing much that I can discuss about IPL, barring the new rumor about 'match-fixing' in the last week.

Finally as I discussed in my previous blog, election results came out and as expected 'Congress' won the elections and is all set to form the government in the coming week. I had always expected Congress to win these elections and with a huge margin, which I discussed with my office colleagues the day before, to which they laughed saying "It will not be as easy for Congress as you are saying". I thought not to comment further and wait for the results. And as I had rightly predicted, Congress won with a huge margin (number of seats). Not that I am a big supporter of any of these political parties but I think Congress was clear winner even before the elections started as, it is the only party which has maximum young (Youth) netas and most of the people in the country would like to believe that its better to take a risk by voting for these young netas (who haven't done anything as yet or haven't got a chance to prove their mettle) as compared to voting for a party with leaders approaching 60's and 70's and even 80's and have not done anything in these many years. So, I am hoping that the 55-60% population of my country who have decided to bring back the Congress into power get some positive returns (in terms of health, education, infrastructure and less corruption) for the faith that they have shown in the 125 year old party.

More importantly, I am really happy contemplating the fact that finally as I thought and as most of the sane people in the country would have wanted, Mr. Raj Thackrey who was trying to become the 'James Bond' of Indian Politics (especially in Maharashtra) lost the elections. He dint just lose the elections but his party was battered at all the constituencies. Of course, candidates representing his party (MNS) did get some votes but that was just because those people who voted for his party, fell prey to his nonsense talks/speeches and dirty politics. But that wouldn't matter as long as literate people in the country know whom to elect and whom not to. His dreams of reaching the "Parliament House" are shattered and at least for the next 5 years I don't think he will have a single MP from his party.

However, I am also certain about a fact that he will continue to do what he has been doing best, even after profusely losing these elections. He will continue to create communal bias, ill-treat the poor, and make the city of Mumbai, which was once a peaceful city, a hell to live in. I would still suggest Mr.Thackrey to change his attitude and approach so that people accept him well. At least, I used to think that he will prove to be a great leader and do great things for the people when he broke all ties with his Uncle, Mr. Bala Thackrey's party and formed his own party. Alas! that was not the case. I was wrong. In fact, I think he proved everyone wrong by doing what he has been doing. He has successfully ruined his image in the eyes of common people and left no space for his survival among the literate class of the society. I do not say what he is thinking is wrong, but I am saying that his approach to achieve his targets and the way he is giving shape to his thought process is absolutely wrong. It's not just wrong, it's completely pathetic and against the law and culture of the country. I am sure anyone and everyone would agree to what I am saying barring those few supporters, who are part of his party and belong to the same school of thought. Whatever, be the case, I just hope that he learns his lesson soon and do something good for the sake of his party and people.

Not to forget one most important thing: Mr. Lalu Yadav who was also trying to become a Hero by forming a separate group (namely, the 4th Front) and was standing against Congress, got a nightmarish response, which has finally opened his and his other partners like Ram Vilas Paswan, Amar Singh, Mulayam Singh Yadav and many more such hero's (political zero's) eyes. I don't understand why do these guys try to experiment so much so that they trouble their own lives and leave no scope for their survival. I am sure they have all learnt their lessons (the HARD way). Now, they are trying to get back to Congress and Sonia Gandhi is having the last laugh.

Lets wait and watch whats kept in store in the coming week as far as the 'Indian Political League' is concerned.

After a long time...

After a long time I made up my mind to get back to writing...so here I am. I have been just too lazy over the last year as far as blogging is concerned. so many things in between today and the last time i penned my thoughts, have happened. My office routine kept me so busy over the last 7-8 months that I havent been able to do anythin literally. But now, since things are lookin to fall in place (not sure if it is actually happeneing but just a gut feeling), I have decided to spend as much time as I can with myself and develop the hobby of reading and writing as much as possible...for starters I read through my friend's blog and now I am writing also.

I have been wanting to write about so many things like to start with; about Mr. Raj Thackrey and his filthy 'marathi vote bank' politics, my short stint at KPMG (and why was it short), the Mumbai attack (26/11), the current political scenario, elections, mudslinging by 'netas' on one another and few more things...these were the first few topics that passed thro' my mind just now. may be many more things. So if I become a regular with blogging now, I am sure I will write about all that I think and can try 'n give a lot of 'gyaan'.

The most important thing thats gonna happen today is formation of new government in my country (India). I have immense interest in politics but with the kind of netas that are exisiting in the Indian political scenario I feel, its better to keep away from it. Afterall, I dont want to make a fool of myself by getting into the dirty politics that these bunch of 'idiots' are playing. I feel there is no point in thinking about all that has been happening in the country, which is a wrong thought. It's surprising to see young leaders from the family of Gandhis, Pilots, Scindias and Mahajans, not been able to take a much needed step towards improving the overall (political) scenario of the country even after getting the best of education from the most prestigious institutes in the world. Forget about the well-being of the country and its people, these young'uns are involving themselves in, what we call, third grade politics and dismal thinking for their own benefit. One thing is very clear from all that has been happening, that if things in the political world continue to be like this, the day is not far when we (India) will be in a situation similar to what countries like Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh are in right now. Actors (like Shekhar Suman, Jaya Prada, etc.) who have no jobs/offers in 'Bollywood' are trying their luck in 'Polly-wood' (Read: Politics); afterall Recession has hit every industry in the world, barring politics. God knows what good will these new breed of politicians do for the country, but I just hope that someday all of these guys realise that its high time, and the country needs to be protected from disasters like Mumbai Attack and Raj Thackrey.

I fail to understand, how can a government be formed with just 50% voting, I fail to understand why is voting not made mandatory for the people of our country, I fail to understand, why even after so much of technological advancement the election committee fails to issue voter cards to individuals and why people fail to see their names in the final list of voters, I fail to understand how criminals turn into eligible candidates, I fail to understand why all this nonsense happens! I wish the government could understand all this soon, and also understand that the amount of money which is wasted during elections in campaigning and buying votes can easily be utilised in improving the life of less priviledged. But 'NO'. Why will they understand all this? Afterall its all about their own self, its all about selfishness, its all about coming to power and showing who is more powerful.

The country needs a change, the people need peace and prosperity along with jobs and security and I just hope that this new government 'which is supposed to be formed today' will take a step towards positivity. Expectations are high but we do not have a choice. We can just live life hoping for a positive change.