The LAG

Uncle, Grandpa, Kid and the Guest. They never miss any chance to celebrate and so they were at their favorite place, with dim light and half filled glasses, they hate to call it Bar.

Uncle had the habit of calling it all over! Kid and grandpa both frowned, even the Guest. But they silently obeyed Uncle.

“You don’t understand but the LAG is already in!”, said uncle.

“My lag starts from the very first peg….in fact the smell is enough” affirmed the Guest. The kid started humming something. Uncle confirmed it’s the kid’s favorite, the oldies of his youth, Dil aj shayar hain…

In no time uncle and kid were singing in unison, melody overflowed while silent faded, soon everyone forgot that they were done.

Uncle roared “ 4 large”, before he would command the attention , Guest added ”Vodka for me”. Till now he was having the same but this time he chose to differ.

Feeling more satisfied with is new move he added, “ who all are filling the LAG?”.

Uncle tried his best. With a huge smile he looked around. Everyone acknowledged the gesture. But the Guest wanted to start with grandpa, who never volunteered so far. Kid won’t volunteer, that’s how he was! No one was interested in Uncle; he has done it before many a times.

Grandpa started, “ I can feel it after the second but these days its the third one! ”. He added, “three large but!”. Everyone smiled.

Guest interrupted, “sometimes I feel this place hold mystery, light are the key. don’t they hurt?”

Kid interrupted “yes, only after the LAG and hence you feel early” he is known for sarcasm.

Guest was bold, he continued “ but everyone feels the LAG, only that you guys don’t want to admit”.

Seeing the mood Uncle started, “I never care, and maybe that’s why I don’t feel. You should talk more and think less. More so the easiest way is too sing, provided your voice is as good as mine”. He looked at the kid. Kid started humming again, this time a bit louder. All four joined and house got into the mode with their best oldies, again of his youth, huzoor is tarah bhi na itra ke chaleye… Grandpa enjoyed the most. This was his favorite.

All done, waiter came and placed the bill. Kid looked and said 1485, 1435 plus 30 for tip. All agreed as this was there last day at college and tomorrow they will be gone. they always shared the amount equally. But Uncle was restless; he was looking for a 5 rupee coin to make it 1485, for Kid does no mistake, he is beyond LAG.

While they were proud of themselves, kid performed the ritual, “keep the change”.

Into the new World!

I had been waiting for this day desperately, so were many!
that night at around 8p.m he came to me and said,"so missing IPL".
I promptly replied,"no, i like football".
with a smile he made the passing remark "that's the game!".
I was left speechless, i wanted to change my comment, may be possible my thoughts, habits and everything that would make him believe diffrently. i felt like shouting "no....i desparately miss ipl",but he was gone!
I recollected myself to conclude " one should not shout at his Boss!"
I turned my self to the same screen,but the geek inside me protested! i turned around and to see some faces. none noticing me,but i checked all. some giggling some munching, everyone enjoying. i possible wondered whats so different between Gates inside them and the geek confronting me?
Suddenly i noticed its 8.30, i can leave now. i asked my colleague, who happens to be my friend "shall we go?".
"now" he replied, even though he wanted to say yes.
with a sad face i said "yes", and he readily obliged!
while on my way i wondered whats really confronting me, or rather us?
why is that the bosses always looked culprit and staying at office a nightmare!
college to corporate has never been easy! everyday you look back to your college days and say "those were the days"! you easily identify your boss with hardhearted profs...who often try to ruin your four years party,which your parents proudly pay for. but that gala has ended!
and you suddenly realize that even though those exams were easy to bunk but office is not! a new world, a new life, which you wished for,but differently.
and now i realise all that is not so bad only that past few years had been so good, that i find hard to foot myself thesedays!
it proved when he come back again to ask "where do you eat? take care guys,you are new to this place!"
i smiled and said "sure". my boss continued working, but i left for home.

Keep Blogging

It’s been such a long time since i clicked on something like … @blogspot.com, leave alone writing my blog. In fact when I look back I can’t even come up with a single good reason. I can never say I was lazy enough to press the keyboards. You know these days Gtalk would easily defy all such explanation. Also four years of engineering has given me enough time to think and try out activities which I would have never given a thought otherwise. ya you got it- I am not one of those who would love to begin their names with initials like Er even after completing four years of B’tech. In fact at times I need to make myself believe that I am entitled to do so still I truly wish I don’t have to use them….i can explain that easily but I don’t want to discuss those – this is not the right time nor the right place.

But the whole stuff of writing this blog has left me with enough of intros-retros and finally all I would figure out is- It needs courage to blog! Ya that’s true. A courage to drop your guards in front of anonymous critics who are best at their job. For most of the blogs I could see contained bloggers' account of their daily life. Now this might seems trivial at first but that’s what blogging is! All you need to do is make those trivial accounts readable to others; you know that’s where the say a pen is mightier than a sword.

So in case you are looking forward to blogging or want to spend some time in blogosphere then be ready to share your life and pass through others quietly.

Keep Blogging!

welcome to sajjanpur

Past few days has been quite relaxing! Periodicals over- means books will not raise its ugly head for the next 1 months. Minor project has also subdued for a week or two after its much hyped Ist evaluation ending in low profile- disappointing some of those who have made it an only affair after their placement. Everybody else is echoing the only question “any new movie?”, and I am no exception. That pursuit left me with “Welcome to sajjanpur ” of course with lots of statutory warning!

“Welcome to sajjanpur “start in a most rural background, tempting you to close it within minutes. I didn’t. Things happen every were, stories are made every second then why discriminate it on basis of background. Movie progress with most unassuming actors of bollywood- still tempting! Soon you will find it’s more like a theater drama pictured sequentially to form a movie- good enough to reconsider your temptation. The story which started as dull and boring laid down road for the most contemporary issues affecting millions. Unassuming actors soon become character. In the end it leaves you with various questions except why did you watch this movie.

The only complain you can have is why did he-Shyam benegal, left it without a commercial touch. I fell ideas and commerce gives way to business and He attempted a movie which can do much more than business.

A brave attempt!

COMEBACK saga

Sports are great! It fascinates, entertain and encourage. You may not have played it, but you follow it-You know all tricks and twists and can predict result as if it’s just a replay for you. It grows everyday! from individuals to team, from fans to media! It’s known for stretching its boundary everyday! It’s famous for celebrity status of sportsman, hefty packages, model girlfriends and the famous rumors that it creates.
Of late things have changed. Sport is and will be remembered for the COMEBACK saga!
What is history today will become sports best story tomorrow. Thanks to the new dimension of sports. Apart from the usual high profile drama it transcends Heroes. Roger federer is one such hero.
Fedrer was a story, more like a fairy tale, with 12 grand slam and more than 250 weeks of undisputed number one. He had accumulated enough to look beyond the materialistic approach of life. Money and reward may not inspire him anymore. You might argue no mortal needs to prove more than this. In fact he became a landmark which can inspire millions of sports person in their pursuit of fame and glory. He was standing in a position from where he can leave sweet memories for his fans and can make new promises to feature. This is what most have done in past! Modern sport is different. Modern sports not only create player, it give birth to Gladiators. Federer is a one such.

After having lost three successive Slam, his credibility was questioned! His fans were consoled. The time of perfect exit was speculated every now and then. One defeat and many rumors. Rumors grew and glory faded. But Federer moved rather crawled. What pushed him is debatable. What he did is modern sports. 13 grand slam and counting.
This year US open was not only the best slam for Federer but also the greatest for his fans. For it inspires everyone and reproves the age old definition of success as journey not a destination. In present era END is undefined because whereof one ends thereof he has to come back.
Thanks Federer for inspiring us.