Never Forget Your Roots

It don’t matter what happened in the past Because what we have, it’s gonna last You make me smile, Your worth my while You let me see, what you mean to me Without you, who knows where I’d be? When I’m not with you, I feel blue Whoever knew, our love would be true? When I think of you There’s no other clue How much I care for you In so little time, I made you mine And we’re gonna last, til the end of time!! Ron felt like having a lot of needles stuck into all parts of his body. He felt unbearable pain. Slowly, and with great difficulty, he opened his eyes. He wanted to shout out that he was unable to breathe. He tried, but there was no voice. Through the corner of his eyes, he saw the figure of an angel; a nurse. He moved his left hand in an attempt to call her. She rushed over to him. Ron told her that he was unable to breathe. She looked excited. Ron was bewildered at her expressions. She ran off to the table, picked up the phone and dialed a few numbers. Within no time, the room...

Anyone can give up. It's the easiest thing in the world to do. But to hold it together, when everything seems like falling apart; That's true strength! Ron loved suspense ; only when he was the one providing it. He hated being kept waiting. He read few books where in the protagonist was ready to wait till the end of his life for a reply from the lady love. Ron thought : don't these guys have feelings..?? How can they possibly do that..?? Ron expected an answer in a couple of days time. But about half a dozen days passed without any response. Laura did not ping; nor did she mail. Neither did they have the chance to meet, though they occasionally passed each other, lanes apart, in the cafe. Laura's eyes didn't seem to have the usual spark; her smile did not have the usual charm. The more Ron saw this, the more mad he got and the more hair he started loosing. Days passed quickly. It was next monday before Ron actually knew it. Ron was dressed up in ill...

Let others lead small lives, but not you. Let others argue over small things, but not you. Let others cry over small hurts, but not you. Let others leave their future in someone else's hands, But not you! Ron did not know how to spend that weekend. He wanted to time to fly but it appeared to move slower than a snail. Thoughts about the Friday didn't help either. He tried sleeping for a while, but would wake up from a bad dream. He tried playing cricket (it was Ron's favorite game, and he was a pretty good player), but he consistently miss-hit the ball, as if he was playing cricket for the first time. Bowling did not help him either. It took him19 balls to get one right. If there was anyway the batsman could've reached any of these balls, he would've saved Ron of the embarrassment, even if that meant hitting Ron for sixes. He tried watching T.V; his eyes were on the T.V, but his mind was somewhere else. Never in his life would've Ron wanted a weekend...

Life's battles don't always go to the stronger or faster man. But sooner or later the one who wins, is the one who thinks he can! There was an aura about Ron that day. His eyes sparkled like turquoise stones (he had bluish-green eyes) and they showed a definite intent. Ron's entry to his floor made a huge impact. Cubicles turned silent and eyes popped out from most of them. "Is that Ron.??" was the common reaction. Some felt that their hearts have been stolen while some others turned green (jealous). Meanwhile, Ron seemed to be moon walking (forward though) towards his desk. He seemed little aware of all this new-drawn attention. Life came back to him as he sank into his chair. He turned on his PC, and anxiously stared at the messenger list. No one was online.!! Where was everyone.?? Ron woke up to the hot discussions around him. He overheard bits and pieces of their conversation. To his surprise, he was the subject of their discussion. Ron felt a shock r...

Do not think that you are weak.Stand up and reach all that you wanted to.You can do anything and everything.You've it all that is required to change the world around you Ron was a great biker, only when there were no vehicles on the road. But today, it was all different. Ron was swift, agile and cut through traffic like a knife through a slice of butter. He swiveled and turned like a pro, made 'S' curves as if it was his normal routine and rode with intent. He was all focussed on reaching his destination before 9.00. Rossi would've been proud of the way Ron rode his Yamaha today. The Red signal at the junction was the point which broke the flow. He looked around, for there was ample time before it would have turned green again. Ron looked at his Cartier watch... Damn, there are only few more mins to go.. Screw the one who invented timers.. He turned off his bike and looked at the window of the car parked next to him. Aaahhhh.. My hair.. He flipped his hand through his...

There are two eternities that can really break you down. Yesterday and Tomorrow. One is gone and the other doesn't exist. So Live Today! " Ron.. Its almost 8... Are you not going to office today..?? " It was for the umpteenth time that Mom's voice shook up Ron that morning.. How can it be 8.? Ron turned around to get a glimpse of the wall clock.. It took some time for him to figure out where the needles were.. Oh, Shit.. !!! and that said it all. Ron spring-boarded from the bed, and it took him a while to figure out that he was draped in the bed sheet and not his dhothi. Arrr... He was already late, the office pick up would have left, he has to get dressed (it was dat special day), have breakfast and drive for god-knows-how-many-kilometers, and punch in before 9.. Aahh.. Couldn't the clock tick that lil bit slower..?? It took him a while to realise that he was still dreaming holding the toothbrush in his mouth.. He was rushing through the rou...

The Title of this blog is a bit ambiguous. It was purposefully left so, since I didn't want it to be explicitly offensive to any of the companies/clients here. The title, when expanded will say, Why is this happening to everyone at the lower level of an IT industry...?? I have been in the Industry for the last 2+ years, like many of my batch mates. But there is a difference.. I'd been working for a Hardware Firm and on a challenging and interesting work domain. It has been slightly different for me. The work ex has been too good, and by far, the best that anyone could have hoped for. The work-life balance has been excellent. For this, i have to thank everyone of my peers, my seniors and my organisation for the support and employee friendly and caring atmosphere. However, it has not been all this good for my mates who have joined other companies, esp those in the IT/ITES sector. Their work-ex has been grilling, work timings odd, and to make matters worse, a bunch of non-supporti...

Perhaps the best part of life is your bachelor life.. It is a time when you start to stand on your own, start to take decisions on your own, feel the confidence that you are bold enough to face the challenges the world has to offer. Most people will perhaps be very confident, and at times a bit too confident for comfort. It is as though you have come out of shell, out of dormancy and have achieved enough strength to conquer the world. But it ain't always easy. We'll be complacent most times.. It is very easy to fall into pits, be tricked, and so on.. The world is cruel and most times during this period, you would face the ugliest face of this world.. Esp if u are in a metro.. You would get everything here, as long as you have money.. And people would do anything for money as well.. My intention is not to highlight the dark phase of any metro.. no ways.!!!! It is about the phase of life, people of my age are passing through.. This is a tough time, and at the same time, the mo...

This post is about a song, which i noted recently. It is from a Tamil movie, Sillenu Oru Kadhal, which was noticed for its beautiful songs.. and moreover because it was the last movie of Jyothika, before she decided to quit acting and become Surya's own Jo... Whatever be that, this post is about a song from that movie, Newyork Nagaram... It can be called as one of Rahman's all time best vocals.. Just listen to the way he begins the song by humming.... The more important factor about this song is its very meaningful lyrics.. It has been long since someone has put in such strong and meaningful lyrics into a song.. and that too, beautifully composed and sung by a genious... It is not very often that all these factors come together in a song.. But when they do, it produces a marvel.. just like this song.. A few of the verses i liked from this song naangu kannadi suvarkalukule naanum meluguvarthy.. thanimai thanimayo.. and then the first and second stanza's ... I havent seen a...