Sunday, May 22, 2011

Something.


There are times when you want to be left alone,
There are times when you want to hurt yourself.

There are times when you don’t care, about the way you look, about that messed up hair,
You’re just sitting in your empty room, on your wobbly chair.

There are times when you’re searching for silence,
But unable to find it, only because your mind begins to rattle,
With thoughts you never wished would come by.

When you’re looking deep down into the sky,
Searching for something that was always yours to find,
But you don’t have enough time,
That’s when you think love is impossible to find.

When you’re gulping down the cold wine,
Thinking about whats on your mind, but the answer is difficult to find,
That’s when you think people were never by your side.

When you hear something that’s broken inside,
Something happens, and you suddenly wish you should give it one more try.
That’s when you know, success requires more than just time!

When you remember all those rough times, with a wish that you could conquer them once more,
That’s when you know, somethings can be overcome only with people on your side!

That’s when the mind stops rattling, and a sense of cam sets in.
That’s when you realize, some people stood by you when you were alone.
And that’s when you realize, your mind has stopped thinking, and the heart has taken over.

You may be lonely, but you are never alone. :)

 
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It is important to feel the aloneness, and equally important to not take people who’re standing by you for granted.
Gbye!





Wednesday, February 16, 2011

The Happy Ending.


It was a strange Sunday. It felt like those cold winter evenings throughout the day. The sunlight was missing, the air was still. She found it pleasing to the eyes. She felt the moistness in the air with her hands and enjoyed it. She was in love with everything around her. She had the perfect family, the perfect home, and today, it was the perfect weather. She could always be seen with that cute dimpled smile, which anyone could fall for, anyone would die for. She always kept smiling, she lived.

He woke up complaining every day. But this magical day offered him nothing to complain about. Still he complained about how something as perfect as this day could never exist, and something was bound to go wrong. He was shy, uninterested with everything, he never approached anyone for anything. He dreaded having a conversation with anyone, he kept talking to himself, and he kept writing stuff in his personal dairy. To be left alone, he lived.  

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She was standing near the entrance of a fashion store in the mall, wondering whether to go inside or not. Her friends were inside. She found the idea of coming to the mall on such a wonderful day as useless, but still she was here because her friends compelled her. Yet she was smiling.

She had this feeling that someone was watching her from the time she had entered this place. Some strange feeling crept inside her and she kept looking back, searching for the coward who, she was sure, was watching her from somewhere.

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He couldn’t help it. He had seen that mesmerizing smile the moment she entered. He never actually liked stalking anyone as he was the one who kept running away. This was the first time he was running after someone. Every time she looked back, he could see that smile, he kept longing for more.

*Heh! This is sure turning out to be a perfect day* his mind said. *Don’t be so sure you idiot* he said. *well, aren’t you going to talk?* / *no ways, let her be* / *well, you’re not letting her be, are you?* / *will you just shut up?* / *HAHAHA!! Talk to her you bloody coward!!*

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“Hi! I’m Nick, I’ve been watching you for the past 15 minutes…..and I think you’re really beautiful, that smile is mesmerizing!” *See? I’m not a coward, I did approach her* / *you surprise me! Well, go ahead, this is actually a perfect day* / *oh! Don’t be sure about that* / *Wtf! There you are, giving up already* / *what? given up? I’m here standing before her, no?* / *then don’t talk to me, talk to her you asshole!*

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As he was busy talking to his mind, he suddenly realized, the girl was quite surprised with all that happened in a split second. In a way, she was sure someone was stalking her, but this she never expected. He took the cue and said, “oh! Don’t get me wrong, I just felt like talking to you, that’s all!”
That cute smile widened to a small grin. Telling him, he had succeeded in his approach. *Yes this IS a perfect day* / *yeah, but….* / *that’s it, I’m leaving you with her, ciao!*

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“So…. you mind telling me your name?”

That small grin was getting bigger and more intoxicating by the second.

Then, she moved her hands and tried to convey something in sign language.

She said “*I’m so sorry….i’m dumb, I can’t speak……*”

*Where are you, you bloody asshole!* His mind didn’t answer, it was way too surprised to answer.

He felt sad for the girl; he wondered how she could be so happy! All those feelings of sympathy along with respect crept within him.

He smiled, “its oaky, you’re still beautiful, and that smile is even more mesmerizing”

She grinned from ear to ear, in appreciation, and gratitude. No one had ever talked to her like this.

“Coffee?”

“*erm…..*”

“only if you don’t mind….”

“*erm…. Okay…*” She said involuntarily.

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They walked to the nearby coffee shop, sat on a table meant for two, ordered the coffee. And they looked at each other. For the first time, he noticed, that small & shining nose ring.


*Oh! How can she be so lovely!!* his heart said. His mind woke up, gave a loud laugh at his heart and said to Nick, *Dude, this ain’t right. You’re taking advantage. She doesn’t deserve this sympathy bullshit, she’s above it. Finish this crap and go home, I’ll catch up with you at home*.

They finished the coffee, got up, and started to leave.

“*Thanks….. I really appreciate it, but my friends are waiting…. I’ll have to leave with them….*”

“OhYesSureOkNoProbs” he said impatiently.

She smiled.

“Can you give me your eeeeemmaiii……..” He didn’t know why he said it. He stopped midway.

She smiled again, took out a note from her hand bag, wrote something on it, and gave it to him

It said “I thought you’d never ask, considering what I am…… but I’m glad, Nick. XXXXXXXX@gmail.com :)”

She was already at the exit gate with her friends. She was going. She looked back, smiled, and waved at him “bye :)”.

He was left behind with a mixed feeling. *Fuck it, she’s happy in her own world, don’t give her any hope and destroy it* / *Hmmm…. Yeah right!!*

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Gtalk.
*ping*
Nick: “hey!”

“Hey! I thought you wouldn’t…….”

Nick: “its okay, consider me as a friend, its not as if we’re dating, or as if we are going to…” | *Bingo! Good that you cleared this out first*

“:) yes, I know, you wouldn’t. I know that”
*SHIT!! This was not what I meant!!* / *don’t worry, its okay if you’re rude at the first instance, especially about this*

Nick: “well….”

“hey Chill!, I understand! :)”
*I hate you. I didn’t want to make her feel bad* / *chill dude! This was necessary*

Nick: “I’m glad you understand. So, what do you do?”
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Nick: “I’m surprised how you manage to stay so lively all the time!!”

“well, life gives you so many reasons to be happy and lively!!”

Nick: “Oh yeah? ”

“You just need to appreciate thing as they come! Stop being so damn pessimistic!”

Nick: “Its not that I’m pessimistic, things just don’t matter to me anymore, they just don’t affect me anymore”

“Oh yeah? And how do you manage to do that?”

Nick: “Don’t know yar, its just that I don’t give a damn about anything. I can’t go on caring about everything and anything that anyone say out there, can i?”

“You think the same for your family?”

Nick: “family is different; I can give my life away for them”

“Then its good. But, then if you give a damn about no one, why aren’t you happy?”
(*Erm….. erm…… WTF do I answer to that!!!*)

“And do you think I give a damn about anyone?”

Nick: “you don’t?”

“Haha!! Ofcourse not!  I can’t go on caring about everything anyone says”

Nick: “then, if we do the same thing, what the hell am I missing?”

“thats for you to find out. You lead quite a different life than mine! :)”

Nick: “you amaze me!”

“Haha!! :D”

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Soon, they became quite good friends. Those minute long conversations became hour long chats. He would keep giving “how-not-to-give-a-damn” lessons, she would always agree, but also make him feel he’s going wrong somewhere. What was it? What the hell was it?!?!

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As days went on, she started behaving a little differently. She would make sure she was around when he need to cheer up, to rant, to share any damn thing he had to say. Her I-have-got-to-go-nows’  became  oh-they-can-wait-you-carry-ons’. She was starting to give a damn after all. She wasn’t sure about what he felt about her. But she didn’t care about that anymore. She wanted to give a damn.

He did notice this change. He was getting quite uncomfortable with it. He had made it clear that nothing could happen between them. He stuck to his ground, why didn’t she? He started being rude again. He started running away again. He was sure something big was about to happen. He didn’t want it to happen. He didn’t want to destroy the relationship they shared. He kept running away.

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They had decided to meet again. She had already planned out everything. She knew him so well now. This time she made sure he wouldn’t have any excuses. He saw the d-day coming. He feared, what he was thinking might come true. He had successfully found out reasons to not meet before. He kept running out of reasons as time passed. This time he had to meet. And he decided to deal with it.

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He had reached early that day. He had rehearsed what he wanted to say, cuz he was sure she would have rehearsed it too. Both of them wanted it to be perfect, in their own different ways.
There she was, wearing a black sleeveless outfit, looking at her best. He couldn’t take his eyes off her. And she noticed that. She quite liked it. He hated himself for doing so.
Something wrong was going to happen.
She seemed quite confident and calm when she entered. That made him nervous.
He decided to speak first. He thought that would be easier.

“Hey!”

She smiled. *Oh! That smile!!!*

“Look, I think we both know what this is about. But I’m so sorry this can’t happen. I don’t feel like that for you. I just want us to be friends. I don’t want to destroy this relationship we share.”

She smiled again. She facepalmed.

“*oh no! its nothing like that. I can’t understand what made you think so. And you had cleared that out in the beginning itself*”

He was dumbfounded. He couldn’t believe what just happened! She tried to make him feel comfortable, as she always did. She knew him so well.

Those few moments of awkwardness were then forgotten. She managed to brush it away like she always did. He felt alright again. She knew him so well.

As they finished having dinner and it was time for them to leave, that sense of wrongness returned to haunt him again. He quickly recollected what had just happened. It didn’t feel right.

She sensed it. She came forward and gave him a gentle hug. And told him nothing was wrong.

She handed him a note. “*Read this, you’ll feel alright! But read it when I’m not there. Please?*. She knew him so well.

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He sat there on his bed, crying. He cried for the first time because nothing ever bothered him like that note. He had read that note.

“I’ve always liked the way you handle situations. I liked the way you approached me. You are very true and soft at heart, however hostile you might be to the outer world. You noticed the change in my behavior towards you. I realized I had changed only after you did that. I knew, you were sure something was going to happen. I trusted you the day you said “nothing will happen between us”. I trusted that you’ll stick to your ground. You did. I liked the way you were true to me all the time. I liked the way you didn’t pretend. We’ll stay friends forever. Love you.”

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*Why did you do this to me?*. His mind didn’t answer. It was too ashamed to answer. *WHY THE HELL DID YOU BRING ME TO THIS STATE?*

*You’ve been listening to that bastard for so long, isn’t it?* his heart spoke.

*please go away, leave me alone, I’ll be alright tomorrow* / *Listen to me you idiot, your bastard mind has shunted me for so long. I won’t take this anymore. Why the hell do you come to me everyday if you want me to go away?* / *When did I come to you?* / *What? Don’t you ever read that diary on which you pour me out every night? That’s the only time you remember me!!*/ *what?!?!?*

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He sat there on his bed, speechless. He read what he had written in his dairy.

His heart was laughing at his mind. His heart was finally laughing at his mind at some place outside that diary. The diary knew, where he had gone wrong all this time. It knew, why she didn’t give a damn about anything and yet stayed ever so happy all the time. It knew, she listened to the heart. And the best part was, that beautiful dairy knew how much he loved her!!

There was calm on his face. For some reason, everything around him was so pleasant. For some reason, he smiled. For some bloody unknown reason. He had never felt so happy! He had never felt so FREE!!!

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It was a strange Sunday. It felt like those cold winter evenings throughout the day. The sunlight was missing, the air was still. She found it pleasing to the eyes. She felt the moistness in the air with her hands and enjoyed it. She was in love with everything around her.

She remembered what had happened yesterday. She hoped he was doing fine.

Her dad was sitting in the hall, reading the newspaper. She sat beside him. Her dad used to read out the news to her everyday. That was their daily routine.

Today, her dad seemed upset about something.

She asked “*what happened, pa?*”

“Youngsters these days! Don’t even know how to drive properly. This young man met with an accident at the highway yesterday. Looks like a pretty ugly mishap. Sigh!”

She casually looked at the news report…… and………….

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She woke up. The day was quite sunny. She hadn’t been sleeping for quite sometime now. But even if it was for those few hours, she slept quite well, she slept quite deep. Every night, she would read a page from that dairy, and remain lost in that day’s thoughts. That dairy made her stronger every moment she had it with her. That dairy, in which he had poured his heart out. She lived with him every moment.

He was gone, but she had his heart.

And yes, she still didn’t give a damn.

:)

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It’s not as if your mind is wrong, but tell it to agree with your heart. Love your life, and don’t give a damn, from the heart. :)

Saturday, February 12, 2011

A Bittersweet story.


Yes, quite a while since my last post. But its not as if you were eagerly waiting for it anyways. So without further ado, I give to you, a bitter-sweet story which many might connect to. 

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She entered into the classroom. She knew everyone was watching her. Not because she was half an hour late, but because she was hot, obviously. She knew how to use it to her advantage, obviously. She was smart; she could differentiate the looks of appreciation from the looks of lust, not quite obvious. She knew how to choose her friends, definitely not obvious.


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He was already sitting inside the class, doing his usual stuff, which was checking out the other girls and passing comments. But the girls knew he was good at heart, they didn’t mind, they took it in their stride. They enjoyed laughing with him, and at him. He enjoyed being laughed at. (Erm… Obviously?)


But, he had a problem. Nobody actually knew who he actually was. Nobody bothered to identify the real him. Nobody bothered because he always had that smile on his face and a clam and satisfied look. So, the moment he got surrounded by people, all he longed for was to be left alone. The moment he got attention, he wanted to run away from it.


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He never talked to this girl. He was afraid of giving a fucked up first impression. And he never really had to approach anyone, such was his personality. But this girl wouldn’t. she just wouldn't.


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“How can this guy be such a hypocrite?” he overheard her for the first time, as she said it to her friend. Yes, he was stalking her, obviously.


His brain froze. He couldn’t think.


“This guy is just an attention whore, who wants to be surrounded by people all the time.”


He felt angry. Here was a girl, no matter how irresistibly hot, passing judgment about a guy who had never talked to her. He felt like confronting her in front of everybody, he felt a new found hatred for her. How can this girl say he always longed for this life he kept running away from?!?

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He went straight to the girl. He faked that famous limited edition smile of his, looked right into her eye, and said “I’M GONNA RANT ABOUT YOU ON TWITTER, YOU BITCH!!!!”

   

Oh! By the way, they are quite good friends now. 

:)

PS: Were you actually expecting a sensible story? :D



Wednesday, December 29, 2010

10 ways to act like an utter asshole!

Its been quite a while since I wrote my previous post..... Well, its pretty hard to think of topics to write and I’m facing the same blogger’s block that every beginner faces. NothingMan provides me with a topic once again, and i manage to write something about it. 


The world out there is brutal.“Survival of the fittest” is given a whole new meaning with every passing day. Now, it’s called “survival of the assholes”. When with assholes, behave like one even if you’re not one. Else, you’ll literally end up being an ass. And beware, there’s a big line of difference in being an asshole and pretending to be one. Because other assholes out there have sharp eagle eyes and you’ll be pounced upon the moment you show a sign of weakness. Assholes always have it their way. Always.

Here are some some ways to become an asshole!! 

#1:  Remember the shit that comes out of your mouth:
You might forget what you might’ve said, others will not. And you’ll be surprised when things turn against you. Don’t be surprised, be prepared instead.



#2:  Compliments need timing and scarcity:
If you appreciate everyone, no one will appreciate you. Be a bit reserved with your compliments. It gives more meaning to the words you say. Reserved compliments are deserved compliments.



#3:  Uncertainty:   
Unpredictability makes you special. Don’t be reluctant to stay uncertain. Those who’re close to you and know you will understand you anyways. Those who’re not, don’t need to understand you.



#4: Everything is Over-Rated:
Things are best when kept simple. Everyone exaggerates and gets ignored. Don’t over-do anything. That’s when people will respect your opinions.



#5:  Fewer words:
Express yourself in fewer words to avoid your ass from the pain of taking them back.



#6:  Ignore. Don’t forgive:
Ignoring is the best form of self help. When you won’t react, others will screw their minds making out what you’re thinking. And they’ll fail at it with flying colors. Ignoring doesn’t mean forgiving. You’ll get your chance to hit back. They’ll themselves provide you with it.



#7: Love Vs Ego:
Humans are hungry for love. Hungrier for ego-feeds. They find it as satisfying. Do things that give you an ego boost. Joke about people, and be joked at. Joking doesn’t mean hurting. And if they don’t take it in the right spirits, then they actually deserve it.



#8: Indifference:
 Being indifferent is much better than choosing a side. It’s more peaceful than anything else.  It doesn’t mean you’re being diplomatic, it just means you don’t give a flying fuck.



#9:  Leave Loopholes:
It so happens that when you’re being uncertain, you’re also leaving loopholes at the same time. Loopholes for others to fall into, and loopholes for you to get out. It helps.



#10: Admit your Mistakes:
This is the toughest thing to do. But when you do it, it’s the easiest way to get out and be done with. When you admit your mistakes, others don’t have a point to argue about. You’ll surely have to bear the consequences. But hey! You enjoyed making the mistake, now enjoy paying for it.



I can go on and on about it, but I guess now you’ll figure them out yourself! And when you do, you’ll realize that now you’re closer than ever to the people you care about. And far away for other assholes around you.

Do comment you assholes, I’ll thank you for it and feed your ego.

Gbye! 

Saturday, December 18, 2010

Why do women expect so much from men and vice versa!

Now this is a question which all men and women are faced with. And the answer is always biased and never conclusive.  So firstly, don’t expect me to give you an answer to such utterly inconclusive bullshit cuz I’ll be the last one to care about. I’m just going to leave this post open ended and let you decide for yourself. And again, being a guy I’m obviously biased. No matter how hard I try. Even the die hard Capricorn Diplomat in me fails to do so. 




It’s a general tendency among women, that a men should read their mind. It’s a very huge thing to ask, and men miserably fail at it. I think the only reason behind it is that men tend to think logically. Now before you go “Oh-Don’t-Give-Me-That-Logic-Shit” on me, let me tell you, this post is written on the assumption that MEN ARE PRACTICAL and WOMEN ARE EMOTIONAL. I’m kind of generalizing it a bit if you consider today’s scenario, but its still a majority. So you're free to disagree with this basic assumption and save your already useless time by not reading any further.




Now going back to the reason, what I think is that men treat women like men and try to gauge their mindset by reading the linear logic of the interaction and basing their conclusions on that, because that’s how they correctly analyze interactions with other men. So, even when they are using their linear logical analysis flawlessly, it doesn't help because they are approaching the job with the wrong tools.

Women being emotional are able to read other people’s emotions much more easily and expect men to do the same. This is like asking men to wear a tiara and flaunt it like it’s the best thing that’s ever happened to them. 




This is how the logic/emotion thing works:



                          Why why why???? 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

I thought for a very long time about how men expect too much from women, couldn’t think of any. Then I thought why not google it?? And this is what I got:


              Gaaaaaahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!



                                      
It seems women are busy bitching among themselves and about themselves!!!!  




But all said and done, we can’t blame women, can we? Women being the physically weaker sex, they need to compensate for this physical weakness by being better in other areas, like reading and manipulating emotions. Women didn’t have the legal and societal protections they have now. They were subject to the whims and physical brutalities of the men they encountered.




And thanks to our society where everyone is assumed to share the same strengths and weaknesses, we are less likely than ever to consider that some people are just naturally built for some things and some people naturally aren't.



Nobody’s perfect.



 (*Damn! I’m a bloody diplomatic asshole!!!)

Topic credit: NothingMan
Comments are welcome. Suggestions to improve the blog are most welcome. Still an amateur blog. Do share with others if you like it!

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Hey guys!

This is where i start. After giving it a thought for quite a while, and giving up a number of times, i'm finally here with my blog. This is where i ramble about any random thought that comes to my mind. This is where i shout. 

Its been almost three months since i joined Twitter, and it has been one Helluva journey. From being twitter-atheist to being person with almost 75 tweets per day, my journey has been a blitzkrieg! And i must say, i've been tweeting like hell only because of the amazing people i follow on twitter. Even though the first few days were boring as hell and i kept ranting about what a fucked up place twitter is, things started becoming interesting when i started following some amazing people with amazing/witty/humorous/screwed-up/mysterious views on random things. Views that made me think, laugh and enjoy!! And mind you, none of them were the usual good for nothing celebrities who used twitter as a means of promotion of their utter nonsensical run of the mill bullshit movies and albums. They were all writers, columnists, bloggers, successful businessmen and all such people who had a successful life. The "been-there-done-that" kinds.


And that was when i joined in, with what i wanted to share, in ways and words i never knew had existed within me. Still, i wasn't satisfied. Something was missing. There was a certain sense of urge within me, to reach out, to follow more people, and be followed by more people. 


Thats when i started following and got followed by people who came from the common spheres of life. A loser/Struggler/yet-to-do-anything-worthwhile but on the way to something, always chasing something. People whom i could really connect with. Thats where all the fun started, thoughts and ideas were exchanged, new things were learnt and an exhilarating insomnia was experienced. And enjoyable sleepless nights were had. 


And the more i got to know them, the more i got inspired to write my own blog. 



This being my first blog post, i decided to write about what i felt about twitter and the amazing people i follow. 
I am not giving out any names, you guys will know if i am talking about you. You are the guys i interact with. If you're disappointed with this, you do have your own blog, go ahead crib about it there!!! :D 


Right now, i have absolutely no idea what i am going to write about. But i have made a start. I might think of some new ideas and I might steal some ideas. Whatever the topic. So, it will be utter uselessness on your part to make a fuss about it if you've already read about any of my ideas in some other blog. 


One thing you can be assured of is that whatever i write about the idea, will me mine, neither stolen nor inspired.  


If this blog looks a little amateur, which it obviously will, do point it out. If your suggestion is worthwhile, i might listen!!