Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

Just went through the movie Shatranj Ke Khiladi ( Satyajit Ray ) came upon the following dialogue. Very Amusing and Educational to say the least! :-P Some British Officer: Also dresses up like a Hindu God, I'm told. His Junior: Yes, sir. He also composes his own operas. SBO: Doesn't leave him much time for his concubines......not to speak of the affairs of state. Does he really have 400 concubines? HJ: I believe that's the count, sir. SBO: And 29 muta wives. What the hell are muta wives? HJ: Muta wives, sir. SBO: That's temporary wives. HJ: Temporary wives. - Yes, sir. A muta marriage can last for 3 days, 3 months or 3 years. Muta is an Arabic word. SBO: -And it means temporary. HJ: No, sir. SBO: - No? HJ: It means, enjoyment, sir. SBO: Oh! Oh, yes. I see. Most instructive. Powered by ScribeFire .

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Okies...I have stopped bitching about 'Time'...either its crawling or flying...How would 'Time' feel? I have to consider its feeling also!:-P Enough PJ...lets jump into the pool...err...the topic! The first time I heard about Technical Writing was during my early college days...at that time I was totally disillusioned with a normal IT job and was looking into management. Deep down inside, I knew I was a techie and the conflict was always there. I searched around for freelance jobs and found some creative writing jobs or rather a website( Chillibreeze ) were one could quote for projects and get the job done. It sounded interested and I applied. They told me to do a write up on .net of all things! Being an open source aficionado it was a killing blow. Still I managed to write a very decent article and I was successfully placed in their pool. Next came the biggest block. I didn't have regular net connection and couldn't quote the projects on time. Also, there wer...

Not been posting anything for a while. I know I know! And didn't intend to do anything today also! Just been reading my posts and sort of felt a little guilty for not writing anything. Not exactly anything...I have been working on my first novel! In the kiln for over 5 (or is it 6?) years now! Finally started writing it after a long speech about what I was about to do and all with a friend...wrote a couple of pages and it sucked! Wanted to do a rewrite, but never bothered...I guess I need to have more control and focus... Anyways, back to business! Whats news? Apparently the new budget has come out, Indian cricket team left (leaving?) for the Caribbean to get that elusive cup, people are dying, people are being born...Life goes on just like that... Seems like I just cannot handle the pace of my life...its just too slow with obviously nothing great happening...then again I am not Indiana Jones to go on perilous adventures and make out with great women! :-P Ideas are there...but they...

Yippeee! After searching far and wide...I finally found a pic of my Dad's old bike...Jawa! Ofcourse, the colour was black...but the make is the same! The design is also the same... Lots of memories associated with this machine...too bad we sold it for 1000 bucks! Enjoy the picture!

The gates...gone through these for 14 years...bustle of people around...saw my last class teacher walk by...what to speak? Many familiar faces...waited for a friend to come...No sign of him. Saw a good friend after a long time... "Left Hyderabad. Looking for a job here. After this have to go to the Hindu job fair", he said to me. How we have changed! Seems like it was yesterday, when we were inside this compound wall, aspiring to become pilots, police and what not! Now...our lives are governed and dictated by the whims of people who sit thousands of miles away... As we entered the gates, Kichu said to me, or rather to himself, "How many times have we walked here?" Countless...the surroundings have changed..the buildings have changed...grounds have gone...trees cut down... But the path hasn't changed...concentrating only on the path, I can see myself... Me as a kid in LKG, with my Father, on the long walk to my small classroom... Me as a small kid, coming in a li...

Today is the World Hugging day! Been pestering a friend to give me something to write...after a lot of coaxing and cajoling and sighing...she finally said, "write about hugs day thoughts (good riddance!!!)" Yup...so I am writing...or rather trying to! What is there in a hug? A good feeling...don't know what...but still a good feeling... Warmth...thinking about the times when my mother used to hug me... Support and consolation....the time when me and my cousin hugged when my grandma died... Feeling of elation and joy...the time when we hug after winning a tight game of cricket... Feeling playful and pseudo"evil" (complete with the fingers ala Dr.Evil!)...when I bearhug my friends... Touch is such a powerful instrument...it speaks a universal language. Understood by all animals and even plants I daresay! One of the best touch? A Hug! Happy Hugs Day! P.S: I started writing this on 21st January! Its 12:01 AM on 22nd now! :P