The Dark Night !

Black clouds all around,

shadowing the moon,

with that devilish silver line,

and the wind gone all wild,

I stare at the dark night.

Lost in the labyrinth of life,

the soul searches for,

the peace of mind.

Beside the evil woods,

breaks a ray of light,

so bright so shiny,

that my eyes go blind.

The maverick in me calls,

wants to break free.

He steps his way out,

towards the golden streak.

But then he looks around,

countless streaks surround.

The destiny awaits a choice,

but so identical are the lights,
And he stares at the dark night.

9177449940

This number is really special to me.I have never craved for any other number so passionately.After seven embarrassing,utterly long,dull,lonely and sad days, i finally can say that i have it and you can call me anytime on this.Please do call.

We were supposed to take a post paid connection for official reasons and the whole batch gathered near the two red counters at our office building.One where you can express yourself and other which is always happy to help.But as i have been a hardcore follower of the former, i decided to continue.And there it was.The dark side took over and haunted me for a week thereafter.But the junta was with me.The popular vote was with me.Go Airtel ! We were promised an activation within 24 hours.Now when that person said this, what i heard was " We promise activation within 24 hours. Except you, loser !" .I bet no one else heard that.I really did.

That was a Thursday.Time passed by.I was expecting to hit the towers by Friday night.But was not aware of the trap they had it all laid for me.That weekend was probably the longest one of my life.I wanted to get connected so badly, I restarted my phone like a zillion times.Ergo got disappointment a zillion times.Almost everyone got the activation done by the weekend.But there were some unfortunate ones.The chosen ones.Others were busy exchanging their new numbers.Calling up friends and relatives.Smsing their love interests.And the chosen ones sat there watching them. Drowned in the pool of jealousy.I so wanted to exchange numbers.I so wanted to call up.Ahhh.Unfortunate times.

The fifth day passed by.Still sim-dead.But there was more to it.And sadly just for me.All other chosen ones got lucky.One by one all fell down.One by one all left me.I was alone.I was now the exclusive one.I stood still, staring at the mercy less screen of my mobile.Now was the high time to step up and rebel.I called up the manager under whose jurisdiction lied the fate of my communication asset.I yelled at him.I accused him.I even wanted to sue him for crying out loud.

Just tell me by what time I can expect my damn sim to work.It has been 6 days now.Are you kidding me or what? You gave a 24 hr limit right.Now I am giving it back to you.If you don't activate the stupid thing in 24 hr, you will see something you have not seen yet(really loud).

Sorry for the inconvenience caused but i would be needing your number ?

9177449940

I assure you it will be done by today.But on a different note, you got a really cool number !(trying to make the conversation light)

what? Are you nuts or what ? Listen you, don't get me started man.Do your job first you jackass.

The day passed by.Nothing.I decided to take the other option.Go vodafone ! But probably Airtel heard that.That evening it happened.I was on ! Bliss ! I was so happy that i forgot that i have been waiting to call people.I just can't explain that feeling. I would like to thank Vishal,Gunjan,Abhineet,Rishi and many more who stood by me in these desperate times.If ever in future you guys fall for this activation ambush, i will be there for you.

Hyderabad Blues

New City.New Dreams.New people.You can fall in love with this place as soon as you hop on.Big broad wavy curvy roads all around.If you choose to ignore the awful driving practices people follow here,its a beautiful place.And OMG, the weather here... Not hot,not cool ! So cool !

But then, its always about the people and not the place.I miss home for my parents.I miss KGP for my friends.I miss Mech Dep for the manu guys.I miss RP for rpians.And I miss my wing for those lovely people who inspired me,stood by me,laughed with me,consoled me at times.I miss you all.

Sometimes when you miss people, you have the option to call them.I was denied of that too.It has been five long and frustrating days since i got my post paid Airtel connection, but its still not activated.Sometimes i just hold my cell and stare in despair at those two painful words.Inactive Sim.Only when we don't have the technology, we feel like calling everyone.Damn irony and damn Airtel!

Watching a movie in an air-cooled theatre sometimes helps us fight with our personal problems.And there are times, when doing the same makes you want to kill yourself.Sadly, this was the later one.Kambaqt Isqk.Do i really need to elaborate on that? I don't actually.But still I will.There is no way you can make it worse. They did it all.So much money, so many actors ....all in vain ! It was like a glamour show by Bebo ! It was all about Bebo ! Bebo Bebo ..can a song get more crappy ! I was so depressed that even Rakhi ka Swayamber seemed to make sense.Desperate times.And you know what made it even worse, we got the tickets in black.

Its always great when we get an invite for a lunch.Specially when we are away from home and have been paying for it lately.And the fact that we don't even know where we are going, makes it interesting.So, my friend got an invite from some friend of his who also works in the same company as we.He asked me to go along.So we did.There we were having a talk with the family who invited us for a lunch.I skipped breakfast in the hope of Ghar ka Khana.A sudden knock at the door.Few more guests joined us.And then there it was.A trick question from aunty.You both are staying for lunch right ? I looked at my friend.He looked at me.Both feeling exploited,tricked and used.It was obvious that those guests were unexpected and they had a greater priority than us.And the food seemed limited.So, we had no choice.We pretended to have some engagements but our disappointed faces gave it all up.We came out.Looked at each other again.Laughing out loud this time.

It has been a shaky start.But, what the hell.Aku is right.As always.Its all about the two P's.Patience and Positive attitude.

The Last Flower II

Sitting beside the last flower,
the gardener wept,
and wept,
watering the red with tears.

The hope seemed lost,
lost in the blizzards of despair,
gone with the sad winds.
He wept and wept.

But one fine morning,
his love, the last flower,
came back to life,
sparkling like the lady in red.

It made him smile.
It gave him hope,
that the clouds will bless,
the spring will break,
and his valley will rejoice,
and it will be green.

He smiled at the rose,
grateful for the hope it gave,
and the love prevailed.
The good times came,
like never before.

How green is my valley !
said the proud gardener,
like never before !

The Last Flower

How green is my valley !
thought a proud gardener,
looking at his marvelous creation,
beaming all the way.

He sits among them,
nourishing with his own hands,
in heat, rain and storms,
shaping them into his dreams.

Desperate times came,
took away all the little ones,
and then the strong ones too,
except a tiny one with a red rose.

It was beautiful.
It was the hope.
It kept him alive.
It made him happy.

And then it was gone too.
The last hope of happiness.
The last Flower.