Mutterings that Matter

Friday, October 27, 2006

Shedding light through lit up thoughts

These are thoughts that have finally translated to words. There are thoughts that haven't. Maybe someday they will too. If they don't maybe I'm not thinking enough. Ofcourse, unless they are 'Mutterings that Matter' they will not show up here.

That's my introduction of this blog, these are basically thoughts that I have had, thoughts that appeared one fine day from no where and then coax me to pen them down, in the present context type them out. Better...my handwriting is not that great. I'm not a writer I must admit and it will not take a literary genius to figure that out. That is however not the purpose anyways. These are thoughts that have been expressed simply because they have been deserving enough in my mind to make them bloggable.

This is my 77th post so I have come a decently long way in the space of a little under 2 years in the blogarena. I have had fun writing whenever I could – though that has not been frequent enough – maybe I'm not thinking enough or maybe I've a tube light fixed in my head rather than a regular bulb. Time for a change methinks.

The bloginning… was good and nid-less to say I decided to give my Thoughts the Freedom and the Courtesy of Choice to Think Different – Make it happen as and when it said ‘Hey! I have an Idea'. I have been Attempting not to fail my thoughts in expressing the internal Conversation I have had. In this new Walk of life I have questioned myself often ‘Are you Competent?’ or is my fledgling talent ‘Used’ Less or ‘Use’ less. What if…in my inch by inch progress I would be traveling without moving and instead of being a celebrity blogger I would be a celeb-oddity. Yet I decided to take the same journey yet again and again till I was able to answer the question of Who am I?. I know I have miles to go…I’m still at 77…my tryst with destiny in blogspace still going north, reminiscing the remains of the taste of my favourite blog posts. Like they say if music be the food of life, play on…it's like that for blogs.

Though these are not all my blog posts I have loved everyone of them even those not mentioned here. Waiting to get to the 3 figure mark and be part of an elite club of some of my other blogmates.

Cheers!

Friday, October 20, 2006

Diwali Mubarak!

A while ago I read this anecdote in the Mumbai Mirror and it talked about a young man who had basically done better than his father did in the same business. When quizzed how did he manage that he said, "In life, it doesn’t matter how many Diwalis you’ve seen (Diwali being the start of a new financial year). It matters how many crackers you’ve burst."

Experience is obviously important but more important than that is the attitude it takes to be a go getter. Maybe someone has seen more sunrises than someone else - the only people who are successful are those who make the most of it till the next sunrise.

Happy Diwali and Idd Mubarak! May you burst more crackers and eat more sheerkurma than anyone else!

Thursday, October 12, 2006

Attempting not to fail

I have this quote by Robert H Schuller on my desktop now. He is a born again preacher who has written books that are essentially self help. I have read some in the days that I needed self help.I found this on Acqyr which has some inspirational quotes on desktop backgrounds.

Mind you this is not on my desktop because I am in dire need of self help again. The question fascinated me. A call to attempting something different or difficult or unimaginative or great and have no fear of failing. I tried hard to answer this question and I couldn't think of anything without having the fear aspect lurking at the back. There is a lot of unlearning that has to be infused in my system to think of attempting something without the fear of failing.

As I trackback to my early days the concept of failing came way back in school. Less than 35 marks was the dreaded number - I would be a failure. More than 35 marks and I had just scraped through yet still a failure because I didn't top the class or wasn't amongst the brilliant students who were upwards of 80.

I wouldn't want to be a failure and be ridiculed by teachers, family, and friends - Would I? Yet we forget so quickly that in the early years we spoke clearly after failing to utter them a million times, we walked after falling and hurting ourselves and we were able to read what looked like pictures a while ago.

Now to answer the question that I put to all of you - I would attempt to be a child - because only then will I attempt to do things that I think off.

Monday, October 09, 2006

Awaiting the Messiah

I was blogtised on Jan 20th 2005. Before that I was a pagan aimlessly shooting my thoughts anywhere. Till a friend who was a blogtian showed me the way. I wondered how he did it and I guess that is what impressed me. Along the way I met other blogtians who I shared my faith. It took me some time to be a staunch blogtian, but now I think I am pretty much there.

Recently some of my blogtian friends decided to move to another faith. They had been such staunch blogtians that it shook my foundation. They had become members of Wordism. Not very different from the blogtian faith but different for sure. I'm sure they are happy there.

Anyways not that I'm planning to leave my blogtian faith, still waiting for the messiah. Apparently in the beta phase! Keep the faith...

Friday, October 06, 2006

Sing Song Tag

Atul tagged me to do this, another tag. This time it's about music. Someone once said, "If Music Be the Food of Life, Play On", I can't imagine a world without music, maybe then it would be better for all of us to be deaf.

Moving to the tag, I think it is difficult to really be able to do this tag as effortlessly that I have done others. This is like an open book test. I have preferred to stay within Bollywood so that my open book test is limited to some chapters. I'm not so much of a lyrics person as much I'm a tune person so these songs are all that I have loved the tunes off and by the way have great lyrics.

Your favourite lyricist and the lyrics you remember the most:
Gulzar; Chhod aaye hum wo galiyan (Suresh Wadkar, Hariharan, Vinod Sehgal); Maachis, 1996

Your favourite song on friendship
Yaari hai imaan mera yaar meri zindagi (Manna Dey), Zanjeer, 1973

Best song portraying life’s emotions; about life, full of life
Neele Neele Ambar Par (Kishore Kumar); Kalakaar, 1983


Which song are you humming today?
Bheegi Bheegi (James); Gangster, 2006

One song which brings tears to your eyes?
Roothkar Hamse (Jatin Pandit), Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar, 1992

A song which gives you hope, reason to try again and again, a reason to say that life is beautiful
Chale Chalo (A R Rahman, Srinivas); Lagaan, 2001

When you want to be with yourself, silent and content but with music, with song would that be?
Aye Zindagi gale laga le (Suresh Wadkar);
Sadma, 1983

If you have to express your love for someone with a song which would that be?
Kya Yehi Pyar Hai (Lata Mangeshkar and Kishore Kumar);
Rocky, 1981

Five songs which you listen to/love the most
Aaya Hai Raja (S P Balasubramanium), Appu Raja, 1989
Surmayee Ankhiyon Mein (Yesudas),
Sadma, 1983
Kuch Mere dil ne kaha,
Tere Mere Sapne, 1996
Manzilen Apni jagah hai (Kishore Kumar),
Sharaabi, 1984
Jaag darde ishq jaag (Hemant Kumar), Anarkali, 1953

Wednesday, October 04, 2006

Work Life balance II

A continuation to the Work Life Balance post. While that gave you a Proper life, success at managing and balancing both well will let you...

(PROFESSIONAL : SUCCESS : PERSONAL)

Else there is no need for work life balance. Go ahead succeed at the balancing...if you don't or can't... get back to work or life.

Tuesday, October 03, 2006

Work Life balance

People are becoming more and more informed on the issues of work life balance globally. Here is my simple recipe for work life balance.

Take a part of your professional life in a bowl.
Take an equal part of your personal life.
Stir with a dedication spoon, till both parts mix well till you have a proper mix for life. That's your recipe for work life balance.

Didn't get it? Let's look at it visually.

(PROFESSIONAL + PERSONAL) LIFE

:) - Need to put my free time to better use. tsk tsk.

Sunday, October 01, 2006

I 'eight' it up.

Tags are sometimes difficult sometimes simple, like most things in life. Alright I'm stating the obvious, but that's an important trait. Maybe I can make money out of it someday. Commentators make a lot of moolah doing that if you have not noticed. I have the gift of the gab, so much so that I was born with a name as well that went with it. Check my blog address if you don't believe me.

Actually tags that make me talk about myself are the most difficult. I'm not a shy guy but they are difficult to write and talk about.

I have been blogging for a while now, though I think I am either lazy or less creative than most others I know. Maybe I suffer from chronic writer's block. If you don't believe me check out my blog on poems Mi Poemas that I have written and my other blogs listed here, Myopic Lens and My Take on the Movies. Unfortunately I am neither a writer nor a poet so I cannot pass on the writers block as an excuse, besides neither do I live there.

I wished however that I lived on rock street. I'm like the Clark Kent who never wore the Superman suit when it came to being a rock superstar.

I think I have said a lot and if it doesn't meet specifications (I've been tagged you know - by Atul) then read between the lines you'll find a lot more. When will you bloggers read between the lines. Just Kidding.

Now this is the the best part, reminds me of the game we used to play in school, hit someone and say pass it on no return. So Viral, Ganga, Vicky, Cynnocent, Mihir & Sushma, you have been tagged.

All you need to do is this.
1. Name the person who tagged you.
2. Eight things about you.
3. Tag six more people.

Play the game - this is fun.