Vindication

April 2005
RK HALL TEA PARTY FOR THE INCOMING BATCH

Screaming Seniors. Their unending devotion for the hall showing. Devotion, teetering on the edge of Jingoism. Endless Gyaan. Speeches and unending Homilies concerning the General Championships, Hall Traditions and Hall Tempo. Chaos and Hullaballoo.

Amidst all this, I can't help but notice the Awards boards perched alongside a portrait of Dr.RadhaKrishnan. And what a difference these boards made to the ambience of the entire place. The entire foyer though rustic, seemed awe-inspiring. I remember standing there reading a few names immortalized on those boards for posterity and I quietly wondered.......

Circa April 2008
RK HALL FAREWELL TO THE OUTGOING BATCH

Best Outgoing Technology Student.
Surprise, Elation, Satisfaction.

A 3 year old dream come true.

It's been one hell of a ride in RK Hall. Thanks for the accolade, mates and this award also futher vindicates my belief that if we discharge our duties to the best of our abilities, the recognition and the adulations will automatically follow.

The plaque besides my Lappy :)

Checkmate

Ever heard that every relation is a gamble.
Ask me and I'd say it 's more of a chess game than Russian Roulette.

For every relation,
There exists a first move - the opening.(One of them has to do it)
The advantage will lie in the hands of player 1 if he can make an intelligent opening.
Make a faulty opening and you surrender all advantage.
Player 2 can seize the advantage if he can counter attack.
If both don't relent and play hard, you have a stalemate situation.
You got to make sacrifices to ultimately WIN.
To come out unscathed you got to play smart.
Or else you will be CHECKMATED.

Staring down the Abyss

Hermetic.
Claustrophobic.
Petrified.

Couldn't find "One word" that could embody all that I am feeling right now. The English Lexicon still needs expansion. What's your say???

Just like with every other semester ending, I see humongous deadlines, submissions, exams and coupled with these, the rat race to stay ahead of competition. Just fathom this -- BTP, Grand Viva and EndSems. And with the kind of preparation that I have had so far, it doesn't need a psychiatrist to figure out the state of my mind right now.

Just imagine staring down the Abyss and waiting to take the (inevitable) plunge.

P.S : Did I hear Exequies, anyone???

B'coz

Not everything is as fine as it seems.
Because beneath that calm exterior might lie a Maelstrom waitin' to explode.

Not every relation is what it appears to be.
Because there still are certain emotions that haven't yet undergone the christening process.

Not everything you've heard is as dulcet as it sounds.
Because there are words that have more than a singular meaning.

Nothing is as patent as evident.
Because you can never be fully sure of anything in LIFE!!!

-- inspired from some scribblings on the walls of Dave's room

I think I maybe beginning to disappear.

“I think I maybe beginning to disappear.”
–
Fiona in the Movie Away from Her

Ah, What grace Dame Julie Christie!!! How wonderfully well she carries herself through this poignant, touching tale of how an elderly couple deals with Alzheimer’s.

Coming to the point, I found this particular quote very pertinent to our own lives. In the movie, the reference is to her fading memory as a consequence of Alzheimer’s. But I seriously think each one of us metamorphoses into newer selves as we grow over the years – the innocent child in us disappears for the burgeoning of the egotistical megalomaniac, who then further makes way for the venal mercenary and the evolution continues. Each of our selves has a latency period before we begin to grow out of them – at least that’s what I think. Anyways, the point is, I think I maybe beginning to disappear.

Falling Slowly -- Once

I have just realised that I have the HOTS for soulful haunting melodies. Wow!!! What can be more soothing than a simple and delicately lyricized hummable song........

If you had watched the telecast of the 80th Annual Academy Awards, you’d understand what I exactly want to say. The soulful rendition of “Falling Slowly” from the movie ONCE by the lead performers – Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova – caught my eye(or ear, is it???) and I have been basking in the warmth and the honey dipped innocence of this lovely song. (It’s been blaring from my speakers ever since. :) ) That the song went to win the OSCAR for best song speaks volumes for itself and limits my use of further eloquence. Just listen and enjoy .

"Whenever a door closes, there's a new one that opens."

It's upto you to find out which one and where. Period.