Lazy Sunday

Laughter.

Ma Room…
Kichu playing his remixes from Laptop,
Georgy doing his routine things with minimum energy and
Ikru dancing around with his same old steps singing the same old Ormakai.

What about me?
I am sitting in a corner with a book, fully relaxed, fully isolated from the world of tensions, reading and laughing at the same time.

When a song starts, Kichu shoots his usual question asking us to identify which song it is. Georgy’s prompt humorous reply usually follows that.

Laughter again.

Things can’t get better, I mused.
It’s nice to spend a Sunday afternoon like this away from the tensions of home, office and relatives. It’s really amazing to just lazily spend an afternoon in my bed with a book and roomies around.

Things will change soon. I can never just lie down lazily like this may be. I’ll always be filled with real life tensions, one or the other. Yes, Life has to change. It’s been almost 4 years I am spending a life like this. Yes may be it’s changing for better. But is it a bit early?

Next song has started and Kichu’s question is back. Each time he asks the question with the innocence of a kid. This time, Ikru is not ready to answer, He says “…..”.

Laughter again.

Desire and Despair

It’s said that “when you really want something to happen, the whole universe conspires so that your wish comes true.”

Sometimes things are like, the more you desire, the farther it will go. With your each step forward, you’ll feel like its taking two steps away from you. As it moves away, the harder you work.

Even with the mocking multitude, you still work. Even harder. Even more Harder. Harder than ever.

At one point, you’ll feel it’s lost forever. When your desire turns despair. When we leave it to fate saying it’s not my destiny.

And one day when you have lost all hope and have started feeling contented with what you have, you will receive it as a surprise Gift for all that you had done.

Life plays all such games. Our Life itself is a Game, which has to end today or tommorow. Our duty is to play it best, as we may not get a chance again and leave the rest to God.

As Time Flies...

As Time flies
As Relations fade
As new People come
As old People go
As Relations break.
As Wounds heal
As Love goes for a vacation
As Hate shows up from nowhere
As Friends come
As Foes come
As Darkness spreads
As Light glows
As we welcome Changes
As Time flies

You may meet many people sweeter than me
But never a "Me"

You'll always be special for me
Coz there is only one "You"

Books of 2007

Fantasy:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows : J K Rowling
Rating: 8/10

Eragon: Christopher Palloni
Rating: 7/10

Non Fiction:
Indira Gandhi : Pupul Jayakar
Rating : 8/10

Fiction:
A Thousand Splendid Suns : Khaled Husseini
Rating: 6/10

God of small things: Arundhati Roy
Rating: 8/10

Life Of Pi: Yann Martel
Rating: 7/10

Doctors : Erich Segal
Rating: 7/10

Guide: R K Narayan
Rating: 6.5/10

The English Teacher: R K Narayan
Rating: 6.2/10

Shantaram : Gregory David Roberts
Rating: 9.5/10

Children’s Fiction:
The Curious INCIDENT of the DOG in the night-time : Mark Haddon
Rating: 6/10

Literature:
My Name is Red: Orhan Patun
Rating: 7/10

Philosophy:
Tuedays With Morrie : Mitch Albom
Rating: 7/10

The Zahir: Paulo Coelho
Rating: 7/10

FountainHead : Aynd Rand
Rating: 7/10

Children’s Classics:
Anne of Avonlea : L K Montgomery
Rating: 7.1/10

Humor:
Carry On Jeeves: PG Wodehouse
Rating: 7.5/10

Very Good Jeeves: PG Wodehouse
Rating: 8/10