Monday, July 21, 2008

SWOT analysis


Dear John,

I never knew what is going in my mind; it’s a place where people are too much coward to accept their failures. It’s a place where every one wants to prove them overcoming their own people and sentiments. My friends call me that I am a sentimental fool, some say that I am trying to gel in, some say that you lack confidence; The trusted ones are busy finding out their long hidden grudges.

But guys where is that innocence which every one of you have is lost was it so difficult to keep it surviving in this competitive world. Why my friend you have become so complicated and would you stop exploiting others. Don’t put relationships on stakes for the sake of achieving your things.

Use your powers for good purpose to save others and not on the ones who care and love you. To be successful you need to be a good human being first. Why have the feeling that whatever you say is right and what others are saying is wrong. Have the guts to face criticism. Don’t exploit people on their weaknesses. Whatever you have done don’t boast about it always, it's not going to stay with you for long.

Anand


This is a letter that I found tucked away in one of the hard drives in my PC. Anand was my best buddy from school. He is in Kolkata right now after a short stint at Delhi. Perhaps, he is happy, perhaps not. I have lost touch with him. But wherever he is, he is still remembered.

Sunday, July 20, 2008

Huff, Puff...


Woke up at five in the morn, throat parched. I had a disturbed night’s sleep. Yesterday, I had rearranged the furniture in the room. The calculated risk didn’t pay off it seems. Risk?

Since, the fan is a wee bit skewed away from the bed; I had minutely calculated the sweep of the blades and the chances of the breeze hitting the maximum portion of my body. My legs missed out in the end. And all through the night, thoughts of wicked bloodthirsty mosquitoes feasting made beads of perspiration run down my temple.

Anyways, the point I was trying to make is different. Every dark cloud has a silver lining. Similarly, mosquitoes have their advantages. The crisp new running shoes I had bought a few days earlier made their debut today.

The dawn was just breaking when I made a break for the road—or was it my procrastination? I started walking, rusty knees creaking in protest. Chest puffed out, I put up a brave face as the skies muttered its approval with a sprinkling of gossamer rain. Dawn was spreading its clutches across the eastern sky. And I could breathe.

I walked faster. The ATM machine at CR Park wasn’t far away. The newspaper boy has become Dorian Grey. And today I was hell bent on wiping away the picture—at least, for a month.

There is another interesting incident that happened. While walking back, I thought what the heck—these are running shoes! Heart thumping against experience, I bent forward like a pro and started to run. Whoa…I had hardly covered 100 steps when a very unpleasant noise stopped me in my tracks. It was emanating from my throat. I felt the soft walls of my windpipe rubbing against each other…

That’s it boy—I told myself—you need a cool and balmy lassi. Mother Diary wasn’t far from where I was standing, bent over, trying to fill my raspy lungs with some nice morning air. I always believe in rewards you see, even if they come in tiny packages. How about bloodthirsty mosquitoes for a start?

Wednesday, July 02, 2008

Touch


There are 3 chat boxes open on my Gmail. All of them say the same thing. "Wat r u doin tonite?" Still waiting for answers.