Code for Life!!

In the darkest night, its you against you,

It's the passion that kills..

In the burning heart just about to burst,

The body cries- Stop|

The spirit shouts- NEVER|

In the warriors code, there's no surrender

It's the battle of wills

-inspired from Survivor (Rocky) sound-track

Let There be LIGHT..

A virus won a jackpot .
'a trip to budha's brain'!
But after some days
a crystal coffin returned.
the last words of the virus
were found in its travel diary.
" I died of insomnia.
How can I sleep
when there is always light?

NOTE: i read this on a blog maintained by "Man in Painting sees the world"

as NEW as GOOD.

the old feeling, is new again

I feel goooood

the lost track, is back in sight

I feel goooood

the tables are now turning,

I feel new

'the right' is now timing,

I feel new

P.S.: buri nazar valle tera muh kala

Bottom-less V/S Top-less

Fallen deep, fallen hard

faith gives creep, fate called retard

Swollen by luck, surrounded in crises

paddle-less duck, blame-less vices

Dumped in eyes, punched in back

swallowed the cries, covered the crack

Moving too fast, bottoming too soon

learning at last, disadvantage silver spoon

Going down, nothing more to loose

Heard enough, sympathy and abuse

You know you don’t belong here

Re-launch also has a planned premier

Use energy, this momentum will produce

Fight back, get to match-point duce

The worst enemy is none other

but your own hearted fear

Light yourself like a candle

and the darkness will disappear

The faster you have fallen

The sooner you know, you can fly

The depth has been measured

Now its time to measure how high is the sky

A STUDENT OF LIFE, Ch:1

Thy dont remember faces

shapes, features, color or size

Cause thy dont see the masks you wear

nose, hair, lips or eyes

Album covers fail to impress

the music is that creates history

Actors play a role in the movie

the character, creates the sense of victory

The paper quality and book covers can initiate sales

only the real story will live forever in the memory

Cherished is always the smirky smile

which gives the message 'with you thru this adventure too'

I can still feel the emotion you shared

when i slept and you stared

I will remember how you hold my hand

when we walk past the sea of people on unknown land

I tend to find respect in the attempt to start

not just once but after luck played its ill-part

"'JASHN'" by Faridkot

saarhado mai rehe gaye hai

chand patte pyar ke

jashn jeet ka mana lo

ruh aapni haar ke

Thame.. na.. bhujhe hai

jaane kaise hai yeh pyaas

malhar suna do

khuda se hai darkhuast

dhoop mai he yaad aayenge

din yeh bahar ke

nafrat bhula ke jeelo

char din udhaar ke

-This is a song written and performed by the band FARIDKOT from delhi, who were the runners up on Channel V, Launchpad..... Really liked the lyrics.....

CRICKERTAINMENT

Q: What is IPL?

A: Advertisement space created on the body of 22 persons who are going to be watched for 3 hours at prime time, while performing in a cricket based reality show.

Q: What attracts the viewers to the TV screens while a match is on?

A: Action hai, drama hai, tension hai, music hai, belly-dances hai, tycoons hai, stars hai aur cricketer bhi to hai.... everything a viewer can want is there..... everything that creates TRP's is there....

Q: Why is the player who hits the maximum 6's get a extra prize money?

A: Cause he took it on himself to help the TV channel squeeze in couple more promos.

Q: Do these stars really own the teams?

A: Yes they own a stake in the teams like 0.1% to 5% and get paid for their live performance thru the month of the series for giving interviews, cheering the teams, crying at losses, hugging their players and creating all the 'media' hype around the team and series. The actor / actresses also have their own reasons of giving a good performance, they too want to be in the media all the time, and what better way than to connecting your name with cricket.

Q: Would it not have made more sense to shift the dates of IPL before or after the elections? 

A: Neither were the elections declared out of the sudden nor were the IPL dates, it takes a lot of planning in positioning everything in such a convincing manner. If the match was in Mumbai, we would have had a jam packed stadium of 50-60k audience.... Even if that match was shifted to somewhere 95% of this crowd was watching the match on TV so the TRP would go up and this would the revenue and some crowd can sure be pulled in the stadium where ever the matches would be held. Also this way the newer broadcasters from various countries approached to buy rights for buying the coverage. And when in India the media always kept complaining about the length of the skirts of the belly dances (read cheerleaders).

Q: Who decides the winners?

A: Last year the team from Rajasthan were the 'under-dogs' they won (apparently only after the tournament we came to know that the team was co-owned by Mr. Lalit Modi the creator of IPL). This year Hyderabad and Bangalore were the 'under-dogs', Hydrabad won the tournament..... now if we consider that the maximum big bucks betting would happen before the start of the tournament on 'which team would win the tournament?' Thus the team least betted on has been the winner in both the seasons.

Q: How did Bangalore manage to put up such a stunning performance?

A: 4 hours of air-time, media attention and newspaper headlines all creating top of mind recall for Kingfisher and Royal Challenge was the key to pumping in enough muscle power to make sure that the team doesnt get out of the tournament early. If Bangalore would have not reached the semis and the finals, meaning Mr. Mallya would have missed 8 hours of air time branding space on prime-time with TRP's not only very high in India but also in countries like Aussi, England, Pak and South Africa.

Q: Why South Africa?

A: UB Group has big tie-up in beer and wine manufacturing in South Africa.... They are the only airlines to fly directly to S.A. except South African airlines is Kingfisher.... Kingfisher has some 4-5 holiday resort properties in S.A...... Kingfisher is launching some new wines in the Indian market which are made is South Africa...... UB Group partially owns the most popular beer in S.A...... Brands of UB group were to be seen on each and every team playing on the IPL and South Africa is a very beautiful place with a top of the line travel and tourism promotion budget.

Q: Why Bangalore didn't win Finals?

A: As much air time possible has been hogged, winning or loosing doesn't matter. And if bangalore had won there was a very heavy possibility that media would have come up with the headlines that the tournament was fixed and bangalore had set it up. Instead it was well established from the start of the tournament that Hyderabad team was in great and super form this year and can be the contenders of winning the tournament.

Illegal Notice:

- Bangalore was the team i wanted to win, even when i thought they will loose i didn't bet against them, out of the respect that the team is owned by the King of Good Times.

- When a Gilchrist hits a 85 of 35 balls or a Malinga bowls 5 yorkers an over or a Hayden does the effortless hittting...... "Performance gets a new meaning"

- All the words written above are not to be trusted, like 99% of the things you read online are a point of views of someone or the other.

Re-again

Replay | Remember | Repay | Regain

Re-Today 

Re-reason the thought you always bray

Re-listen the music you used to sway

Re-touch the hearts, you have lost on the way

Re-kiss the mirror, a confirm recipe to make your day

Re-breath the air, missing the ashtray

Re-build the base, only you know your brain's x-ray

Re-think the definition you put have at stay

Re-learn the perfection, even time will decay

Re-cheer the drink, it wont sound cliche

Re-virgin the morning, new is this today

Re-color the palette, brighter than just black white and grey

Re-look into the eyes before you walk away

Re-write the thought, before the end of the day

Re-end the day with atleast a smile, for public display

Looking for something....!!

am looking for something

i know, i had....

it was with me

left it somewhere i guess....

always had it in excess

i guess someone snatched it....

i used to distribute it

now i want it....

i used to help ppl find it

been searching since forever now it seems....

many at times it was all i had

even then supply was in abundance....

it was my biggest strength

cant let it be away for long....

help shall be required to find it

but only i can start the hunt....

i will get it back today

i declare to myself!!

That's how winning is done!

Let me tell you something you already know.

The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows.

It's a very mean and nasty place and I don't care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it.

You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life.

But it ain't about how hard you hit.

It's about how hard you can get it and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward.

That's how winning is done!

Now if you know what you're worth then go out and get what you're worth. But ya gotta be willing to take the hits, and not pointing fingers saying you ain't where you wanna be because of him, or her, or anybody!

Cowards do that and that ain't you!

You're better than that!

-from ROCKY BALBOA

-everytime i read or hear these lines i get goosebumps....

Philosophers Stone

In my sleep i heard a lot of hush hush movement around me,

Opening my eyes half wide i saw few ppl searching for something..

Only realizing after a few moments, the solitaire had fallen off mom's ring,

As if lightening struck, my soul jumped out of bed

and started shouting keep looking keep looking...

Do not stop looking, one more try

i know you will find it...

Checked the bed where she had slept,

the bathroom where she had bathed,

the kitchen, where she is mostly found

the study-table, where she organized some books....

None luck yet,

she had gone for a walk with my sister and niece in the morning,

"if we couldn't find it in the house how will we find it on the road"

i rubbed my still sleepish eyes,

and left for a stroll where mom would have walked..

Few steps i took and got a natures call,

let me search little more, till little further ahead....

went till the turning outside my house,

no luck and the pressure dwelling,

i turned back and rushed to the bathroom

As i left, i said one more try, we shall find it.....

Precisely five steps further from where i took the U-turn last time

on the main road, in middle of stones, pebbles and mud

i bent, i picked and shouted "got it!!"

Words came from within,

"See i told you, try once more and you shall find it"

"If you keep wanting for long enough, you get it"

"Few more little steps, you can find a diamond, even on the streets"

Holiday -rated Shooting Stars

A perfect holiday is when you don’t remember,
under the dark sea blue sky of December,
For how long at the stars you gazed..?
Spotting each constellation as a kid you had crazed!!

If just spotting was not enough
Discovering my own also was not tough..
‘The Footballer’ I drew with my imaginary lines
V neck t-shirt and dressed to the nines.

Talking to stars, as if I understood their language
Anyone who tried to contact- please leave a message
"I want to see a shooting star" thee said
As if spontaneous, I pointed: "quick, look behind ur head"

The diamond studded sky was my personal drawing board,
the breeze and the waves, played the music in silent mode..
the sand in my feet, soaking my weight away,
the candle on the table, reminding me to burn and light today.

It was morning only when my lips kissed the chilled wine..
N/A was the answer when asked ‘last night where did we dine?’
Clicking pictures of the view was such a waste of time,
Never seen a picture that captured the beauty of a sunset the way I saw
the sun the ship the water the beer and me in a perfect line.

There was only one rule thy followed,
Plan less do more,
Swim less, lazy on the shore
Brain less, heart to the core.

Note:
-they say if you wish on a shooting star, your wish comes true.... if that is to be believed and this holiday was for real, i assume i was caught in a METEOR SHOWER..
-i have actually been able to spot 'The Footballer' on a clear sky night.... its next to the Orient (the hunter) and the small dipper forms its cuffs.

Money Matters.

-The point is, ladies and gentleman, that greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right, greed works. Greed clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit. Greed, in all of its forms; greed for life, for money, for love, knowledge has marked the upward surge of mankind.

-Sun-tzu: If your enemy is superior, evade him. If angry, irritate him. If equally matched, fight, and if not split and reevaluate. 

-The Art of War. Every battle is won before it is ever fought.

-The most valuable commodity I know of is information.

-I don't go to bed with no whore, and I don't wake up with no whore. That's how I live with myself. I don't know how you do it.

-Money's only something you need in case you don't die tomorrow...

-We are smart enough not to buy in to the oldest myth running; love. Diction created by people to keep them from jumping out of windows. 

-Man looks in the abyss, there's nothing staring back at him. At that moment, man finds his character. And that is what keeps him out of the abyss.

-Life all comes down to a few moments. This is one of them.

Quotes from the movie: WALL STREET (1987)

Addicted is nothing….

Is it yesterday already?
When I thought, I was asking for too much;
had never dared to even dream for anything such.

Is it yesterday already?
When it added flavor to the movie;
music needed it to sound more groovy.

Is it yesterday already?
When I feared I was weak..
the feeling was terrible, funny and unique;
my world that was sound proof, detected of a leak.

Is it yesterday already?
When I wanted to run from my shadow,
such was the result of the afterglow..
surely could have sold a scoop to the radio.

Is it..?
When I contemplated needs and wants..
When I was color-blind to right and wrong..
When in my dreams I thought I cried….
When all my luck I thought had dried….

Is it yesterday already?
When 3 months looked like ‘A Misson on the Himalayas’.

Is it yesterday already?
When…

YES, it is tomorrow already|
Am standing at the peak of Himalayas, enjoying the view,
Looking at the trail I made, Repeating “God, thank you”!!

It is tomorrow already.
Am standing at the peak of the Himalayas, enjoying the new high,
Just standing won’t be enough, I am ready to fly!!

Last day

31st March 2009,

last day of the financial year....

-balancing

-hiding

-saving

-correcting

-calculating

1st April 2009,

start of the new financial year....

-forecasting

-targeting

-planning

-developing

-calculating

Today we toast..

A celebration was more cheerful, when you didn’t understand why the party,
all u cared about was, you have the knife that will cut the cake…
all u knew was, that no one else gets to open the gifts….

A meal was more satisfying when you didn’t know the nutrition value,
all u cared about was, you have to finish your food before your sibling….
all u knew was, you have to chew 32 times per bite….

Dancing was more passionate when you didn’t know about the forms,
all u knew was, that you didn’t care who was looking….
all u cared about was you can hear a beat that tell your body to move….

Sleeping was more refreshing when you didn’t know how many hours make a ideal sleep,
all u knew was, that you didn’t care when u have to wake up….
all u cared about was you have a hand patting on ur back….

We crawled, as infants…. Bruising here and there
We ran, a toddlers….  Falling here and there
I swam, as a kid…. Gasping now and then
I drove, as a boy…. Bumping now and then
You expected, as a adult…. Failing here and there,
You expected, as a man…. Failing, Bumping, Gasping, Falling, Bruising all the time.

The same bruise today, horrifies us
The same fall today, embarrasses us
Gasping today is unacceptable
Bumping today is not allowed
The same expecting today is not expected..

Love was more romantic when we didn’t know when valentines was,
all u didn’t know was, what expectations meant….
all u didn’t care about was, what you get in return….

Lived yesterday like there is no tomorrow,
try to live tomorrow like there was no yesterday..
in the mean while learn to Live today|

Expressions - a run in the woods

Control

the volume of light and brightness of the music..

Adjust
the transparency of a painting and the color of the mirror (glass)..

Observe
the beauty of the bulls-eye and the focus on the peacock feather.. 

Absorb
The rays of the wind and the chill-waves of the sun..

Differentiate
The freshness of a morning coffee and the addiction of a morning jog..

Learn
the self-control of technology and the shelf-life of the brain..

Forget
the kissing of your wounds and the healing of your love..

Relish
the side-effects of a heavy balance sheet and the beauty of the make-up box..

Capture
the motive of the diamond and the glitter of the walk..

Respect
the stubbornness of the beautiful sunflower and the magnetivity of a cute ass..

Acknowledge
the high (trance) of the super-natural and the powers of alcohol..

Balance
the darkness of our democracy and the voice of our shadow..

Imagine
…… but nothing

WISH / HOPE / WANT / REALISE-
You enjoy life or Life enjoys you..
You control habits or Habits control you..
You lead the way or the Way leads you!

WANT

Life is not so bad after-all,

if you know what you want..

and you know what to want.

Listen to the silence,

Beat without fear;

buy without a license,

smell of the ones so dear.

Too much for a want

Too less for a no you CAN'T.

every|

Every word has a hidden meaning

Every hidden meaning has weight

Every weight has its own special place on the scale of self-interest|

COLOR..

रंग् तेरी आखों मैं है,

गुलाल् का कोइ रंग् नहीं....

ना खून् को पता,

न गुलाब् को पता,

न किसी से पुछा कभि..

सिर्फ़् काटों ने है रखा है ये हिसाब् सभी.....

Color knows no color.... everything becomes invisible after crossing the range of sight!!

HO GAYA HAI..

Maana ki jo hua hai
Wo tune bhi kiya hai
Inhone ne bhi kiya hai
Unhone ne bhi kiya hai

Maana ki tune..haan haan
Chahaa nahi tha lekin
Tu jaanta nahi ki ye kaise ho gaya hai

Lekin tu phir bhi sunle
Nahi sunega koi
Tujhe ye saari duniya kha jayegi
Nigal ke.

-lyrics from RAAT KE MUSAFIR, song from Gulaal

where

Lost am i..

Beyond what meets the eye.

Everything that has a dead line

i seem to be allowing to die.

i keep the music so loud

that i cant hear my own thoughts,

i try and look so far

that i cant see the step called "next"

2009, the year of change

It’s a week n little more into this new year
too new than anything I could have imagined
been weak n little more
too strong than I had even imagined

Change is the only thing constant in life,
I always believed strongly
didn’t know a day will come when
being constant will be the only change

The captain of the ship
is the most saluted man on-board
not because he has the maximum stars on his uniform
but cause he has the maximum control load

I will be the captain,
of this vessel called ME
am still looking for the controls,
direction is not yet a choice

I can see the star which I wish to follow n be
that is all I am sure off
this ball of light, is the power house
which I keep drifting away from
while trying to get closer by the moment
the waves of time and the turbulence of wants

I don’t leave a trail, I foresee no path
decimal degree of error, not welcome
fractional changes not easy to make
am a sole traveler each time I divert off the path
lucky to find atleast the voice of A navigator at times……

the current was strong,
already been drifting off, for quite long
not anymore