Games

Tales of Innocence;
All it took to melt her soul
was his reticence.

When

When you cannot pinpoint the feeling when that beautiful gaze engulfs you and a gorgeous smile follows, not far behind

When you think there's nothing more to something and turn to leave and a word of appreciation makes you turn around and smile

When you finally decide that a bond has to end and you see a new beginning

When you fold your arms tightly, unwilling to let go and someone reaches out for your hand

When you wait endlessly, impatiently and eternally for a knock on the door but what you've been waiting for barges in without warning

When your smiles make conversation

When you understand the meaning of every syllable and sound of the unspoken

When someone sends you a photograph of coffee and says, 'Guess who came to mind as soon as I laid eyes on this pic'

When you play a game of stare-frown-stare-make-monkey-faces with a child and suddenly he or she breaks into a smile

When the fire burns so strong that you willingly plunge in its heat and let yourself melt

When you wait for the day you can talk your heart out to him or her but when the day arrives, the words forget to arrive on time

When your laughter has no end or beginning

You know you've arrived at a blissful destination called The Unnamed. 

A Skyful of Joy

\m/ Bob Marley

“Only once in your life, I truly believe, you find someone who can completely turn your world around. You tell them things that you’ve never shared with another soul and they absorb everything you say and actually want to hear more. You share hopes for the future, dreams that will never come true, goals that were never achieved and the many disappointments life has thrown at you. When something wonderful happens, you can’t wait to tell them about it, knowing they will share in your excitement. They are not embarrassed to cry with you when you are hurting or laugh with you when you make a fool of yourself. Never do they hurt your feelings or make you feel like you are not good enough, but rather they build you up and show you the things about yourself that make you special and even beautiful. There is never any pressure, jealousy or competition but only a quiet calmness when they are around. You can be yourself and not worry about what they will think of you because they love you for who you are. The things that seem insignificant to most people such as a note, song or walk become invaluable treasures kept safe in your heart to cherish forever. Memories of your childhood come back and are so clear and vivid it’s like being young again. Colours seem brighter and more brilliant. Laughter seems part of daily life where before it was infrequent or didn’t exist at all. A phone call or two during the day helps to get you through a long day’s work and always brings a smile to your face. In their presence, there’s no need for continuous conversation, but you find you’re quite content in just having them nearby. Things that never interested you before become fascinating because you know they are important to this person who is so special to you. You think of this person on every occasion and in everything you do. Simple things bring them to mind like a pale blue sky, gentle wind or even a storm cloud on the horizon. You open your heart knowing that there’s a chance it may be broken one day and in opening your heart, you experience a love and joy that you never dreamed possible. You find that being vulnerable is the only way to allow your heart to feel true pleasure that’s so real it scares you. You find strength in knowing you have a true friend and possibly a soul mate who will remain loyal to the end. Life seems completely different, exciting and worthwhile. Your only hope and security is in knowing that they are a part of your life.” 

- Bob Marley

Here's to Friendship, Love and Marley.


=)

We Can Work it Out

i love working out.

walking (seldom jogging) on the treadmill, cross-training, stretching, cycling... i love it all.

i was always petrified of joining the gym with preconceived notions based on all that i had heard and assumed.

but i am glad (and how!) that i joined one.

i love how good i feel after a work-out. i like to push myself till the treadmill meter shows me '100% complete'. i like how nobody cares about how fat or thin the person next to him or her is. i like it that it just lets me be. i feel good.

of course the music sometimes is terrible but, well, tolerable. remixed versions of songs like 'Tose naina laage re piya saanware...' which are absolutely irrelevant unless of course there's a budding gym love story, which i highly doubt. i carry my mp3 player sometimes and succumb to the loud music when i don't.

and of course there are those ladies who can't stop complaining to their trainers about how much more they have to work out.

yes of course there are the guys who can't stop looking admiringly at every mirror they pass by.

and then some trainers who stand in a group and discuss their new year plans, failed relationships and hopeful new associations.

to those like me: i believe we can work it out. we can get back in shape and make all those who made fun of us eat their words and then put on weight too!

a note to myself this year would be: work out, don't burn out.

and with that, another pathetic version of a famous track plays: 'allll izzz wellll....'

Image off the Internet

*walking faster*

Fervent Prayer

Image off the Internet

at one past midnight

the craftsman fumbled
as he awoke from slumber:
'twas a die-cut dream.

Submit Yourself to Nothingness

Submit yourself to Nothingness.
Bury
your face in the calmness of white.


Revel in the sweet delight
There's no need
to hurry.


Take it slow;
Go on.


Forget everyone, everything.


Let your back be to the world.


Smile a muffled smile.


Breathe in the new.
Exhale.


Let the magic unfold
in the joys untold.


You've earned it.


Go on...
and get a back massage.

Couldn't Have Been Better Said

'I'm a miner for a heart of gold....'
Neil Young

I love....

... this quirky song/scene by Julie Delpy from Before Sunset

Two

Who'd have thought I'd stick around for two years at one organization?


From loving the job most of the time to sometimes, not so much, two years passed by as quick as a magician's trick.


But stick around, I did.


I'm two here and still learning.

Monotony

When the high point in one's day at work involves evening snacks.

Father and Son

Just noticed the two profiles on Twitter:

While the son says:

 

The father says:

Senior Bachchan is cool like that!

Whaaaa?

Now, one can't check a blog on blogger unless one is logged into their Gmail account.


Woah, good marketing move.


Or, is it?

Home is where the mess is.

Chillar

I found Rs. 26/- in change stashed away in my laptop bag, over time.

Small change. Small joys.

There are so many questions one seeks answers to:

How does an ambulance driver feel while wading through traffic to reach the hospital, hoping for resurrection of the dying?

or

Has one's 72 year old spinster aunt ever fallen in love?

Ambiguous guesses and probabilities in the mind do not suffice. But one lets them be.

Unanswered. Unquestioned.

Freak

Sometimes, we have unpleasant dreams.
Sometimes, those dreams come true.