That's me

This is another blog-post after quite a hiatus. I've been wanting to write my blogs regularly, but I never really put in the time and effort to scribble down the wonderful moments that pass by. Drafts remain drafts, thoughts remain unwritten, dreams remain un-materialized, resolutions remain unfulfilled, yet, the precious time passes by lavishly spent. I wish I could change the verb to 'utilized' and the adverb to 'meaningfully'. Last few months of my life are being spent in quite some comfort. Having received a assistantship at grad school I didn't have to worry about my day to day expenses. Having received a good internship, I don't have to think much about spending with a loose hand either. But at the end of the day I do have to think about getting a good sleep. Now one would wonder why would this well-to-do person worry about his sleep. Its not about a sleep I worry, its about not having a smile on my face before I sleep I worry about. Life is providi

Most of my previous blogs have been about abstract entities and ideals and imaginations that reside in my head, but this one comes from the heart.  A confession before I say anything else: I really have not travelled a lot, but this journey I undertook was an experience that is beyond the bounds of expression in words. This trip began from Pune, headed to Delhi, soared till the heaven called Gulmarg and through the beautiful city of Srinagar commenced back at home in Pune. After meeting deadlines after deadlines and drops after drops of product release cycles at office, I wanted a relaxed holiday. But what I got was far more. It was an experience filled with awesome new friends, solace with nature, snowfalls, blizzards, snowy mountains, a few sparkling starry nights, ‘epic fails’ and roars of unrestrained laughter. What I am back with are memories, treasured and fun-filled, which bring flashes of smiles on my face when I sit at the office, travel with the PMT bus

The Introvert With an unsure mind I put down my pen, Like a goldfish swirling around its confined haven I know not where the way ahead leads, Where in this huge jungle I shall ever find complete peace Discouraged seldom by others and often by own, One  venturesome  leap ahead follows three back in the known. I gaze deep inside myself too often, Thinking of my actions and others’ reactions, Lost in thoughts of the least importance, Over time they delve deeper carving my subconscious Aware and readier, my mind becomes, For splashing disappointments from around, Fewer words I speak than what reside within, Surrendering to action-reaction thoughts that have me bound The thoughts still hammer me, Of what shall others think as they peruse over these lines, Now that’s enough already, I want to break free of those shackles and lies I look above and admire the Sun, Which shines on its will, Nonchalantly and merrily, Not hindered by

Lately I had an opportunity to visit Ladghar in Konkan district of Maharastra. It is one of the not so famous beaches in the state, where man is yet to fight against the natural beauty by commercializing it. Ever since my childhood, like many others who’ve spent their childhood far off the huge waters, I’ve had this strange attraction for beaches. The vastness of the sea and the soothing sound of the waves has always fascinated me and made me want to get amalgamated in that mystic beauty. This was the first time I had a chance to stay overnight by the beach.  I had only imagined how the beautiful sea looked like during the dawn! My wish list also had a point saying “Go for a morning jog by the sea” on it. This was my chance to have it marked it checked.  And that was done. Not only was an item marked “done” in my life, but also a metamorphosis seemed to take place! Mystical the sea is. Sometimes thought provoking, sometimes perplexing, but always consistent. Never does it fail to g

This would be my first android phone. Its been about 3 days since I am using it. As soon as it first arrived, the first thought that came to my mind was, “umm.. small is it?” But guys, let me tell you this little thing has lot packed inside. “Judge me by my size, do you?” The specification/price ratio is no doubt the best according to other products available in the market. Processor:       1 Ghz Snapdragon Ram:              512 MB Screen:           3” (Bravia Engine Powered) Battery:         1200 mAh Camera:         Single, 5 MP, with HD recording and LED flash Lets do the step by step unboxing. Firstly, thing that you would probably note is the touch sensitivity and it sure is awesome! The 3 inch capacitive display is a delight to use. It feels so smooth that you definitely play around with it for a while once you get hold of it. The ST15i does not have a QWERTY keyboard. This I thought would be a problem for my fat fingers while texting. But so far, I did not f

The world is a big zoo... full of animals usually humans. Every animal has some characteristic features like height, weight, structure, color and many other similar physical properties unique to the animal. There is another category of properties, lets call them the chemical properties, because those are technically chemical and they are visible by their reactions on other animals. These chemical properties are a result of the different fluids that run and get produced inside the brain of the animal. The interesting thing about the chemical properties is that they are absolutely unique. You never can predict the reaction accurately. To be precise, some examples of these properties are happiness, calmness, temper, mental cool, stress, tension, greed, lust, anger, favoritism, prejudice, forgetfulness, attentiveness, forgiveness, motivation, inspiration, focus etc. and infinitely many when they combine with each other. As a IT student I am tempted to think in terms of automata and say