About Me
- DJ
- Seoul, South Korea
- A novice writer trying to re-assemble the words and think whether it changes their meaning.....
Thursday, December 15, 2011
My Inner Self
I live in a world of desires and unending fires....
Is it my fate or I can actually cut through these wires.....?
There is something inside me which makes me feel the feelings...
I do both the work.... the burns and the healings
Sometimes the door of my world opens up
Those delicate moments make me vulnerable...
I tend to be alone as the situation is unstable
It makes me think sometimes
Is that world also round ?
Does it also has a sky and a ground ?
Because some day I would love to stretch my arms and fly
Then I wonder who will save me from the eagles and lightnings
Am I a freak, or am I just too weak....
But then, who should I let into this world of mine
Do I get only one chance or is there scope for mistakes ?
Is it possible to keep eating the wrong cakes ?
When is eventually a destruction of this world destined?
Would that create a new me.. or would be a just a new picture pinned ?
Does the real self changes ever?
or is it just too clever !!
to fool us and create illusions
and nothing changes with the new fusions....
Friday, November 18, 2011
Digital ज़िन्दगी
कभी कभी अपने आप से भी मैं युहीं डरता हूँ ....
कल रात जब मैंने पुछा ज़िन्दगी से , की कैसा महसूस होता है तुम्हें
जवाब काफी अजीब था ...... उसने कहा - Digital ........
मैं कुछ समझ नहीं पाया , और थोडा सा घबराया
तब हिम्मत जुटा कर मैंने फिर से सवाल उठाया .....
ज़िन्दगी ने कहा , मेरा हर एक पहलु अब technical हो गया है
ख़ुशी की खबर को चिटठी से चुरा कर email ले गया है
अपनों की आवाजें अब केवल फ़ोन पर या chat पर ही सुनायी देती हैं
अब तो अपनी परछाई भी दुहाई देती है..............................
दिन का सबसे ज्यादा वक़्त कंप्यूटर को समर्पित हो गया है
इंसान उन्नति की होड़ में कहीं खो सा गया है
हर काम मशीन से होता है यहाँ
कभी कोई चैन से सोता है कहाँ ............!!!!
हर व्यक्तित्व एक internet profile का नकाब पहने हुआ है
हर बच्चा competition और पढाई से सहमे हुआ है
माँ-बाप का फ़र्ज़ भी अब कोई और निभाता है
बच्चा चलना शुरू करते ही play -school चला जाता है.....!
हम जब छोटे थे तो खेलना-कूदना बच्चों का गहना था
अब तो email , chatting , computer -games और play -station का ज़माना है
पर क्यूँ हम इंसान को आत्म-निर्भरता से दूर लिए जा रहे हैं
अपाहिज होने के ख्वाब मुझे क्यूँ आ रहे हैं........
सबसे अज़ीज़ कभी सिर्फ हम-सफ़र होता था
सबसे कम वक़्त अब हम-सफ़र के साथ ही बिता पाते हैं...
पर मोबाइल फ़ोन के बजते ही लोग दौड़े चले जाते हैं.....
ज़िन्दगी ने थरथराते लफ़्ज़ों में कहा, मेरे जाने का वक़्त अब हो गया है....
इंसान की भावनाएं और उसके होने का स्वरुप धुन्दले से और धुन्दला हो गया है...
Digital होने का अर्थ अब शायद तेरे ज़ेहन में भी उतर सा गया है .......!!!!!!
नया चश्मा पत्थर की शिगाफों से निकल न पाया..................
ज़माना करवट बदल के भी करवट बदल न पाया...................
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Kabhi Main Chala Tha.....
jaane kab that vo lamhaa jab main khud se mila tha
hazaaron rang hain zindagi ke... hazaaron pehlu... hazaaron pal...
koi kabhi kahin.... humein bhi mila tha...
chalte chalte jaane kahan aa gaye... kuch pal choote kuch saath aa gaye
kabhi na kabhi to main chala tha....
acche bure, nasamajh-samajhdar, chalak-bhole.....
har tarah ke logon se main bhi mila tha
kabhi na kabhi to main chala tha...
saalon ki zindagi ko samajhne chala tha...
khwab to sabhi dekhte hain..... unhein poora karne sabki tarah
main bhi chala tha... mushkilon se kabhi kabhi main bhi dara tha.....
dorahon pe pahuch kar... doston se bichhad kar...
khud ko dhoondte hue... tinke samet-te hue.. mann mein josh bhara tha...
har rah mein kisi tarah main bhi chala tha....
kya zindagi hai... kya log kehte hain... inse farq mujhe bhi pada tha...
insaano ki bheed mein kuch sachhe dost kabhi kabhi yuhin mil jaate hain
kabhi kabhi vo saath rehte hain.... kabhi kadmo ke nishaan ban jate hain...
Koi aake kehde mujhe... sab kuch to hai ek dhoke jaisa...
sach to hai mere mann mein chupa... use dhoond lun to dekhun zara
raaste mere sahi the... ya galat raaston pe bhi main chala tha....
kabhi koi dil ke kareeb aaya tha... par humne dil ko bahut samjhaya tha..
Us dorahe ka raaz main na samajh paya tha...
kaun jaane har faisla maine hi liya... kuch faisle na le kar bhi
pyaar bhara dil humne dukhaya tha.....
Jab main khud se mil paya.... bahut si baatein samajh paya....
par jo beet chuka hai us pal ko nahi chura paya...
sabse gehra sach jo main samajh paya.... is zindagi ko koi na samajh paya
har waqt sang rehta hai koi saya...
chalte chalo chalte chalo.... har ek lamha to koi bhi na jeet paya
Jeet jaane par bhi ... kabhi kabhi main samajh na paya tha...
kabhi na kabhi main khud se mila tha.....
kahin na kahin main to chala tha.......
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Pedestrian
there are always some turns
sometimes the road just bends downwards and things become easier
sometimes the road curves upwards and things become difficult
when the road splits into two...
those are the most difficult points..
The split is never between right and wrong is what I believe
its just the choice which determines the forthcoming twists and turns
We always get chances to amend and anticipate the coming bend....
one who seizes the opportunity emerges victorious
captures his moments and the sun of his life is always glorious...
There is no light on this road and its always dark ahead
Each of us is blessed with a ray of hope and belief
but not everyone is able to light it to the fullest...
Sometimes I think, Is there any end to this road or it just goes on
but then the question pops up, if there is an end then what would be the dawn
A new road waiting for me or is it the end of the journey of life
If its the end, then what's the difference as everyone is bound to reach the end?
I try to justify this with something I believe
Its always the struggle and the quest that matters
what you get or achieve is something you always knew
but people who enjoy the journey are very few
Are you among those ones.....???????
Shayari...!
par agar palat kar dekhne se ek hi parchayee dikhayi de to kya samjhein..?
kyunki kehte hain museebat mein to apni parchayee bhi saath chhod jaati hai...
Apne dil ko behlane ke liye .... tasallee pahuchane ke liye...
aur apne yakeen par sawaal na uthane ki wajah se hi
to ye yaadein kabhi kabhi chali aati hain.......
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
My Lazy Sunday
What it brings is peace… makes me feel like a beach in Greece
No work …no play…. Its my lazzziesst day….
Watching movies, tv and sleeping in the afternoon
It’s like an excellent movie…..”coming soon”
Talking to friends, talking to family… makes me feel connected
Sunday always makes me feel resurrected….!
My stressful week and going out on Saturdays…
When I am tired and broken, Sunday smiles with arms wide open….
Every week I plan and plan to organize on Sunday….
But destinations always seem far and I love sleeping on the way
Sleeping, waking up… eating and again sleeping….!
Ohh today is not Sunday and that makes me weeping
It’s the one seventh part of my life which I love from the bottom of my heart…..
It’s sad that it comes every week but cruel Monday makes it depart
It silently helps me recover from my hangover sometimes
By slowly pushing and pushing my morning rhymes…..
Oh my dear Sunday….!! Oh my lazy Sunday..!
I always wish I could be with you forever some day…………
Monday, August 8, 2011
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Switch to Diesel Engine..!
It can heavily pour, petrol can only drizzle….
Gives you more power, like freshly after shower
Its super cleaner, and when it comes to money it’s a little meaner
Easier to refine makes the engine shine….
Creates much less soot and contains less sulfur
“Save Energy” can be used as the new Metaphor….
Saves you from the changing “plugs & leads” and maintenance depression
being smarter and efficient, it uses air compression……
Economical, powerful and higher torque…
Giving you more reasons to love your pork….
It would make you feel divine…..
Switch to the diesel engine, gift your car with a new lifeline…!
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Wednesday, August 3, 2011
A call to all the Indians to stop the bloodshed in Syria
Syria is undergoing a crisis and the things happening there are seriously against the basic rights of any human being – “Right to live”
Innocent people in Syria tried to do peaceful protests against the President to force him step down to save their country and countrymen. But power is the feeling which every human enjoys, but it mostly destroys. The protests have been there for 4 months now and the response of the authorities has been cruel and severe towards people.
According to Amnesty International’s research, the human rights violations committed by the Syrian security forces and army since mass protests began in mid-March include unlawful killings and torture. They appear to have been committed as part of a widespread - as well as systematic - attack on the civilian population and, in some cases, to amount to crimes against humanity.
To counter this and to ease the situation, Amnesty International has called on the UN Security Council to refer the situation in Syria to the International Criminal Court (ICC), to impose an arms embargo and to freeze the assets abroad of the Syrian President and his senior associates.
But till now the UN Security Council has been silent on Syria – failing to take action to help protect peaceful dissent in the country.
Some members of the Council have decided to solve the situation and have introduced a resolution on Syria which could be a first step towards a referral to the ICC. However, voting on the resolution is currently blocked by six other members. We believe that, three of those six, Brazil, South Africa and India, could be persuaded to change their position with sufficient international pressure.
India aspires to become permanent member of the UN Security Council which would be for the benefit of our country and our people and, as such, I believe that we have an increasing responsibility to try to bring an end to the violent crackdown in Syria. Please sign this petition to help ensure that Brazil, South Africa and specially India do not shy away from their responsibilities. As an Indian we need to put pressure on our government to change its position. Please be a part of it and do something for the country. This could be your few chances to do something for the common good.
Sign here to let the government hear your voice.
Sunday, July 31, 2011
There is always light at the other end of the tunnel......
Problems in life…. A very sharp knife…
Most people think.. it’s a crappy life
Deep emotions… Extreme frustration
But still superficial consideration…
Responsibilities, confusion, obligations…
Are all life’s ramifications…
There is no one who is happy from the core…
Some have less problems and some have more…
Some blame others some blame themselves
But very few go deeper into their mind’s shelves
Is there a way…. That all the problems go away…
I still await that kind of a day…….
As that would make me feel alive…..!!!!
Some of us give up.. some of us battle…
But there are people like me who always believe….
There is always light at the other end of the tunnel…
It’s just the walk.. which is hard to survive……!!!!!
Monday, July 4, 2011
The First term of my MBA......
breakfast extinct from my life..! MBA became my newly wedded wife…..!
young boy trying to make a mark...! but class participation was not an easy shark…!
Less sleep more work is the MBA’s welcome drink..! unsuccessful to make my sleeping hours shrink :P
One and half hours of each class seemed like a decade……! after a few days of the MBA's intemperate raid….!
Battle to be awake all the time..! was my new favorite rhyme……!
Group work was fun..! but classroom looked like a cream-less bun….!
Some of the lessons were interesting & conceptual..!! Others seemed unending & perpetual…..!
Assignments started pouring in...! the study box became my nearest kin…..!
Trip to rome was the greatest gift..!! And it was quite swift….!
Calcetto, aperitivo, wine and friends..! were my life’s latest trends……….!
Marketing, Strategy and Finance..! always made me go into a trance……!
The coffee machine takes years to blend..! I was always waiting for the classes to end….!
The schedule was packed with studies, assignments and presentations..!
But parties were always the MBA’s ramifications…….!
MBA is fun MBA is fun MBA is fun………..! I assure you no intended Pun :)
The onset of the MBA Journey.....
I have put my first foot across the doors of my MBA journey and things seem to be pretty new and different for me. It is the first time I am outside my own country and I feel lost sometimes as it’s difficult to survive in a European country like Italy without having a basic knowledge of their language. I know some basic Italian and am able to manage my stuff somehow.
Getting into an international b-school with a globally renowned program was like a dream come true for me and I came with the intention to extract as much knowledge I can and to transform myself into an improved person both on a personal and professional front. I got admits from two colleges - one from Simon school of Management (Rochester, NY) and the other was SDA Bocconi school of management (Milan, Italy). I had a tough choice to make, but finally after doing some analysis I chose SDA Bocconi over Simon.
The program here is a one year program including internship which makes the schedule quite tough and it’s really hard to cope up. Time is really flying by and I need to catch up as I spent my initial days just roaming around, meeting people and trying to adjust into the new city - fixing my house, my stuff etc. Now I really feel the need to pull up my socks and get into the real world of business. Every other day we have some company presentations and it almost takes up the whole day leaving a very little time to study. The main thing I believe is to prioritize things and make your schedule to be in time for things and not to miss out the important ones. One good thing about the place is that people here are very friendly and by saying this it reminds of a very sweet incident - One fine morning it was raining and I was getting late for school and I dint have an umbrella, so I decided to borrow it from the neighbor.... and in the evening there was a nice new umbrella with a chit on which it was written "A small gift from a sweet old lady who stays next door".... and I felt overwhelmed.......!
Most of the people in class look to be pretty much strong in terms of their experience and abilities, some are bankers, some are consultants...................................... But along with there are many fun people. One more great thing to mention here is the "Apertivo". It’s sort of a party where you just need to pay for the drinks and you get free food.... cool..!!! And every other day we have an apertivo for something or the other and its great fun. About the clubs there are many fun clubs like the Wine club who are most of the times busy in exotic Wine tasting Events, the Motor Club have great events like “the Ferrari driving experience”, “visit to the Maserati factory” etc. I joined the Management Consulting Club with a dream of getting into the consulting industry.
First term really went great and it was the time when everyone was trying to know people, making new friends, feeling the new MBA experience. People were divided into study groups and every group was having group lunches to be comfortable with each other and trying to know each other more than others because those were the people with whom we had to work with. Four of us moved into a really nice apartment in Milan and I loved the apartment, the only thing was that we had to share rooms.
Reaching to the morning 8:30 class was little bit of a trouble to me but I could somehow manage to reach there with my sleepy eyes and hastily dressed appearance. I did not attend the pre courses, so it was difficult for me to break into the groups of people which were already formed from the pre courses. But I had to know new people, new cultures and understand them. This was first time in my life when I came out of India and I was desperate to know about new countries about new people.
There were already many Indians in the class, 13 out of a class of 98 and it was not so difficult to make friends with the Indians though. I already had some because I almost talked to everybody over the phone or chat before coming here. I got some new friends and it was a nice experience for me. Although Milan turned out to be little disappointing as I had a fantastic image of the city in my mind, but it sometimes happens. When we expect a lot from anything, it always turns out to be a disappointment. That is mainly because we raise the bar of our expectations too high. The food was not as new to me as I knew about the Italian food from before but it was really different from what I tried before in India.
I was a little nervous in the beginning as almost all the people including the Indians were all like, they have travelled to different countries and all were like international people and I somehow felt little inferior when I compared myself with the others. But on the contrary it even gave me a feeling of an achiever of being there even though not so high in experience and other things. Honestly speaking I was proud of myself being there. We started going out meeting people, going to parties and always thinking about how to make friends with people from other countries. I was always trying to take the first step to get into the groups, trying to talk to people and things like that. I was worried about class participation, studying hard, attending all the classes and try to get most out of my MBA experience. This was the onset of the new experience of my life and the initial few days of my SDA Bocconi MBA experience…………..
Sunday, July 3, 2011
My Goodbye Email at Onmobile Global Ltd.
take all the learning and welcoming the new stage of life
good times, bad times, best times, worst times
its really hard to forget all the personal and professional rhymes.....
I entered the new job with passion coupled with apprehension
but the ambience at Onmobile relieved all the tension
listening to music and going outside with friends for tea & coke
was the perfect painkiller for the work pressure and deliverables' stroke......
complicated KPIs, KRAs, JIRA and appraisal structure
always made a perfect conjuncture
last minute changes and the bulk of deliverables kept work always on the fullest flow
can't avoid, can't delay, can't look for help as the promotions should always go!
never buckling under pressure and coordination are the qualities I instilled
like a raw chicken which has now been grilled......
Working in the team called business intelligence
It was a boon to my marketing knowledge and business sense
response & revenue report convulsions cladded with the review meetings
had a unique resemblance to the perdition greetings......!!
AMs, PMs and BMs always troubled with target and sales
"Mailbox Full" and "Birthday" were always the morning mails
less leaves, bad food and survival on maggi or burger with a shake
"Working from home" proved to be the best escape
intelligent promotions and perplexed analysis...
time to go home felt like a bliss..!!
At Onmobile, Curve of knowledge and experience takes a huge upturn
but the enablers are pro-activeness and willingness to learn...!!
With the enriching experience and memories in my heart
I feel sad as its time to depart
as it's time for me to put new things in my cart
but the experience at Onmobile has become an inseparable part.....!!!!
Endless Mind
It’s all in the mind…. heard this phrase recently in a movie…!
Sounds very interesting and questions the very natural fact.
Is it all in the mind that we all need to unwind….
There are always some decisions, which we take on the spur of a moment
Most of the times those are the best ones
So do they come from our heart or is it always the mind…!
Some people say that thinking and planning too much about anything is bad
It always kills the fun and makes your life lag behind…!
Why do we think so much and why do we plan….
Planning makes sense sometimes but not for personal things
Plan and implement at work, but when you off leave the planning behind..!
We plan to avoid the hick-ups & loss of time….
But that’s the fun when taking a break, when you don’t know what’s next…
There is no fun when your mind always knows the context…….
How deep is one’s mind, is it mechanical, when it comes to emotions does it turn blind….?
We control our mind or is it the vice-versa, is there a role for the heart?
Or is it just like any other body part…….
There are stories about the mind, specially the sub-conscious part…
Experts say not everybody can use the sub-conscious part, it’s an art….
Which very few can do and there is huge power to be unlocked…
An immense source which can ease your life, but it’s blocked….!!
Will it really ease your life or complicate things more….
Is really a myth and there is much more….
Human mind can do wonders is what everybody says…
Saying doesn’t help, we need to know the ways….
I always think of doing something great
But nothing of that sort has ever come to my plate…. L
I believe I need to search within myself……
KHUSHI
Ae khushi ab to lag jaa gale……
Sahi rah pe to na the hum hamesha chale….. par kaun janta hai ???
Kaunsi rah sahi hai aur kaun si galat, yahi to sawaal hai....
Har waqt aaj mein jeene ki koshish karte rahe…. Par kaun jaanta hai ??
Vo aaj mein jeena aane waale kal ke liye tha, ya ye sirf mera khayaal hai…
Dil ki gehraiyon mein hamesha sahi dhoondne ki koshish karte rahe….
Par kaun jaanta hai ???, ktina gehra hai ye dil aur kahan tak jaana hai…..
Bahut se log zindagi mein aaye, kuch thaire aur kuch chale gaye….
Kabhi aawaz lagane ka khayaal aaya par hum sochte hi reh gaye….
Akelapan kabhi accha lagne laga to hum usmein kho se gaye…..
Par kabhi lagne laga ki ye dost kuch achha nahi hai….
Par kaun jaanta hai, hum to bas apne mann ki karte chale gaye….
Sachi khushi kise kehte hain, ye shayad hum kabhi samajh hi nahi paaye
Isiliye jhooti khushiyon ko bhi hum hamesha sachha hi maante chale gaye….
Bahut se sawaal hain par ek jawaab to jaanta hun…..
Vo khushi sachi khushi nahi jab talak aankh se aansun na nikale…
Isliye hum hamesha apna carvan sachhi khushi ki talaash mein chalaate chale gaye………….!!