For the Spring... I wait!

Just tuned in to a Radio station. "Ae Mere Humsafar"... hmm... nice song!

It is not the Spring, I try to find that Cuckoo singing at a branch beside my window - It is Winter... trees are naked... life is too perhaps, not dealing greatly!

...Those were some days, wish I could keep aside some works for future! Me worshipping idleness, I laugh! 

... She has stopped responding! God knows! Hope someday she will realize...

...No where to go man! No place to hangout! No friend to give company! People love themselves the most -- I realize!

...DOJ! Something beyond reach of God, something can be treated as an utopian!

...Global crisis! I don't know how a young man like me has helped to aggravate the whole thing! If I haven't done anything, then why the suffering?

...Politics! I am fade up! It sucks! Modi's hatred against Muslims, encouragement for Hindu terrorists! Where do we live? They use sentiments, emotions... even dead bodies to get votes! I live in a republic nation, I curse myself!

Radio station is playing a Rock ON track! What a time to stop here!

...Planning to break some rules!

~ That spring is not so far!

PAY TRIBUTE

Here is the profile link of NSG Sandeep Unnikrishnan...
visit his sracpbook... pay your tribute to the real hero... real superman of our nation!!!

http://www.orkut.co.in/Main#Profile.aspx?uid=5185304287748406909

JAI HIND

Cricket Match ... after a Decade!!!

Can't remember last time I played cricket with my mates! Probably at college corridor ( i miss our Eden :P )... 4-5 months or so, boredom was getting all over me... found an sudden escape from it :) Thanks to the game of cricket...

A series of three matches, unpredictable pitch of Milan Sangha ( opposite of Jaya Cinema), 16 young men (some of them did not possess any cricket skill :P )... stage was perfectly set for an perfect clash :)

line ups:- (/ = bat, O = ball, + = keeper)

Team Avra

1. Avrajyoti ( / + )
2.Arnab ( O )
3.Victor ( / )
4.Mrinal (??)
5.Tanmoy ( / O )
6.Sandip ( / O )
7.Sourabh ( / )
8.A local boy( / )

Team Prince

1.Prince ( / O )
2.Bikram ( O )
3.Anupom ( / O )
4.Sushruta (??)
5.Robot (??)
6.Abhra ( / + )
7.Kuntal( local guy) ( / O )
8.A local guy, friend of Bikram ( / )

1st match :-
Prince won the toss, elected to bat first. A superb bowling performance by me & Sandip, bundled them for only 21 :) In reply we lost only two wickets... job well done by our batsmen...Sandip remained not out for 12, me on 4* ... Sourabh, our lefty star was dismissed of an unfortunate run out :(... A commanding performance all-round :)

2nd match:-
Avra won the toss, we were batting first. Due to early blows, poor show by Victor ( who did not get rid of the affects, of a White Mischief file), some inspiring & sharp legspins from Bikram... We managed 30... Tanmoy batted really well for his 15 odd :)

Team Prince had a poor start, Sandip provided us an early breakthrough... It was the 3rd over... of Tanmoy's bowling, I took a blinder... probably the greatest catch of my life :) Diving towards right, covering 2-3 meters ground, inches from the ground... oh!! I was over the Moon!!! My joy did not stay too longer, when i saw 5-6 people were running towards me :( They were overjoyed I guess, jumped on me :( oh!! I was able to save my life, by a whisker!!! Next over, I went to bowl, my dream run continued, took 3 wickets of 4 balls, Avra took a blinder behind the stumps...We were charged up... Team Prince lost by 15 runs :)

Last Match:-

Prince won the toss, elected to Bat! It was an one man show!!! The local boy, Kuntal... utilized every bit of his experiences playing at his home ground! The boy really has great skills, one can say most suitable skills for half-hand cricket!!! He scored 40 odd destroying our bowling all over the park!!! Team Prince made 55.

55 (8 overs) runs on that ground... was just impossible to chase!!! They had a true great bowler in Bikram! We were playing steadily, but 55 runs were just too much!!! There was Victor, spreading his helping hand towards the opposition!!! He faced 30 balls (apprx.)... missed 20 of them!!! It was the last over... 22runs to win , from 6 balls... Avra on strike, Kuntal bowling...

1st ball- delicate late cut... 4
2nd ball- leg glance... 4
3rd ball- bit lucky... no slips in place... 4
4th ball- Avra came down the track... missed it :(
5th ball- again a delicate leg glance... 4
6th ball- lofted over mid-wicket... 4

Kudos to his Batsmanship, we lost by a single run !!!

An eventful day of cricket came to an end! We were overjoyed, not because the cricket we played was superb... because 13 old friends got-together and had a blast!!!

An amazing joy... some wonderful memories...

...got them after a Decade I guess :)

1 Month of My Blogging!!!

Yesterday, I celebrated one month of my blogging!!! 

My "desire-of-blogging"... is 32 days old now :) 

32 days of misery!!! many might say that... excuse me, I don't give them a damn!!! 

Thank you for all the appreciations I got, all the amazing(!) comments :)

I write what I feel, it may be something out of the world... may be something, which increases the irritation of an intellectual!!! still, I will write! If you don't like reading them, simply don't read :)

Thanks to all my well-wishers :) I promise you lots of  good posts in future!!

Artistic and Me??? no way...

3-4 months back, another lazy evening it was!!! got nothing to do, as usual!!!

No body was present that time except my idle mind...and... Yes, there were the clicking of mouse buttons!

Can't remember why the MS-Paint was open? Started to scratch randomly with the mouse! Why a fish?? No clue again, but I liked it! Big fish... then two more fishes at top & bottom! 

Suddenly found it bit interesting :) Added two-three triangles to make it look different :) Black border & dark-red background... finally complete!!!

An artist??? well I never claim that... but the picture I made that day, gave me immense joy!!! so found it worth mentioning :)

[ didn't make two pictures at the same time, top-one followed the bottom-one ]

210 minutes!!!

"Kolkata Film Festival" -- a pride of our city!

This year, in the 14th edition, cinemas from allover the world were shown in 11 different venues across the city!

Me and my friends went to 'Priya' on the 15th november! Show was from 2.30 p.m.


It was "Three Monkeys" (Üç Maymun) by Nuri Bilge Ceylan, a turkish director, who got the best director award at the Cannes this year!

Ismail is a young, aimless boy whose life undergoes rapid changes since his father Eyp accepts the blames for his bBoss's deed and goes to jail!
Ismail starts to live his life with his mother Hacer, who one day gets herself trapped into that Boss's physical intentions for the sake of money, which he promised to give to Eyp's family in his absence!

One day Eyp comes back! Boss denies Hacer's feelings, denies the past relationships! Ismail takes revenge, murders the boss!
Eyp, after knowing all these, goes to Bayman, a tea seller, to request him to take the blame for Ismail's deed and promises a lot of money!

... film ends here!

Film had everything!  A relatively everyday story, an unique exploration of the dark side of love... violence...uncomfortable silences, betrayal, broken hearts! We gather more from emotions & ambiance than the story! The inherent silence... unspoken tension... husband-wife/ mother-son relationships...3 monkeys! 3 people, who didn't have any other choice... a great film!!!

[109 minutes]

We gave ourselves a break, a few more friends joined us! Next show was from 5 p.m!


It was "Firaaq" by Nandita Sen, an impressive actress! Believe me her debut film is more impressive!

It's 2002, state of Gujrat! It is another riot, another conflict between Hindu & Muslims!
The film is very catchy from it's very start! Two Muslim men digging a mass grave for the victims, where one man goes wild seeing a Hindu woman lying on the ground, he goes to take revenge with the dead Hindu flesh!

Film basically shows the emotions of 5-6 people, directly-indirectly affected by riot. Hanif and Muneera, a Muslim couple with an infant (poor, one should say) return to their home they fled during the violence, they find it ransacked! The barbarism- the betrayal from their neighbors(???)...shatter their lives!

There are moral changes in Aarati, a wife of a middle class family! A little orphan Mohsin(Mohan??!!) comes to her house! She discovers the sufferings, that the 5-6 year boy is talking about... he has lost his family, still he is searching his father with his innocent eyes!

An old Ustad, Khan Saheb! Who doesn't believe in racism, his only religion being music! Suddenly finds his music hasn't got the power to omit the differences between casts!

Sameer Seikh, Anita Desai, intermarried couple find themselves strange in the civil society, faces the tension they have long suppressed!

Firaaq shows hell pity mentality of a class of people, of police, of the administration! It shows the struggle of the deprived men to survive! Sympathies-values are gone from today's life! It's a bold movie, hail director! Truly you have to see the film to realize the real world, the cannibalism in the name of racism! Well, the topic is nothing new, but the approach is really impressive! Hardly showing any violence, any blood...director creates a unique feeling in viewer's mind... Amazing...indeed!

[101 minutes]

~210 minutes... i spent there... worth remembering!!!

Taxi ... Corruption!!!

Taxi!

4 wheels - yellow color painted all over the body - ever increasing fare chart - an essential transport - a silent corruption!

2days back, i was traveling from baguiati to alipore (near national library)... took a taxi; route was pretty simple & hazard free-- vip- bypass- park-circus- AJC Road Flyover- racecourse- alipore! i have traveled atleast 50 times in that route! taxi fare usually gets up to Rs.200 (+/- Rs.10)

reaching ultodanga, an electronic meter generally ticks to 23/24! road was traffic-less, smooth... still the meter reached 29! i asked the driver, what was happening? as all drivers do-- " bhaja mach ultote pare na"-- driver denied, said his meter was tested 'OK' ...blah blah... no point of arguing with them...i stepped down...giving him Rs.50! (what should be the actual fare!)

then took another taxi from ultodanga stand-- the meter had some horse's instinct-- ultodanga to alipore-- meter showed 99! ( no traffic, no halt...nothing) same story again-- one should learn from them, how to lie??? i was just fed up... gave him Rs.200!

taxi is almost a necessary in our lives-- a silent corruption is creeping day by day-- which is not something new-- something you-me aware of, police- administration aware of-- but still, i don't know why police never steps? it's a problem we face regularly, still administration doesn't show any urge to prevent it!!!

~ there is no difference in doing crime and allowing someone to do crime!

A Tribute To My Hero ... ~ SOURAV~

you just got a duck in your last inning...
you will never wear that blue helmet...
you will not bring tears in our eyes anymore...
my love for cricket will never be the same without you...

Dada!!!

month of june,1996,Lord's! you made the bangali's all over the world believe -- yes, we can play the gentleman's game too!
... that was the start dada... rest is history!

we have witnessed the greatest story of Indian cricket, story of a leader, of a fighter!
we danced when you scored! we cried when you failed! we made your success our own, that's why your failures gave us so much pain!
we have learned how to fight, how to lead -- not only in sports, in our lives too!
... a moment without you??? we can't imagine! you reside in our blood, mind, soul!


'unpredictable' - this word suits you the most -- bowling changes, strategies, taking off your own shirt at Lord's -- no one could guess your next step! you decision of quitting was no different -- that's you!!!~

you are our inspiration, dada! your determination, focus, fight & struggles teach us new lessons! we never break down in our failures! we admire how your bat did the talking, not your mouth! carry on in life with friends & enemies -- you are an example!!!~

life will never be the same! thank you for those 11,363 & 7,127 runs you scored, the matches you have won for us! thank you for the immense pleasure you have given, which is a hundred times more!!!~


... you provide me strength & willingness, you are my Idol!!!~

If We Could Hold TIME ...

that banyan tree is the oldest resident of our locality, people say it is 200 years old!

the tree has the oldest relationship with time than any one of us! what would the tree do, if it could hold the time? i don't know... a tree cant speak!

things are not the same! building, roads, trees, that smell in the air -- everything has changed! And u? what you feel? are you the same? are those feelings still the same? is your mind still virgin?

well, we are changed!

but you will love to hold time, love to cherish the sweetest moments -- you are walking for the 1st time, people around you are clapping! ; dad is giving you a surprise gift, a cycle on your 5th birthday... oh that smile! ; fighting with sibling... yes, mumma loves you the most! ; bell rings, it's recess, you run to your favorite basketball court! ; college days... a last bencher, a desk drummer, the canteen- the play ground! ; the blue sky- the green field! ; those eyes... that smile! ; 1st crush-- 1st date-- 1st love! ; -- things you want to hold for ever!~

i love to ride on time machine -- i love to see myself an innocent! our cricket matches in the afternoons! ; the problem solver in school, whom teachers loved a lot! ; those summer vacations at granny's house with all the love & affection from her! ; those fights with dada for a biscuit, chocolate! ; the fun i had at my uncle's marriage! ; those birthday parties at our hall room... those late night rehearsals for our functions...those hard fought football matches -- i miss them!
... wish i could hold Time!~

Robibaar... 'Dokan' bondho!!!

i didn't say the above line, neither any shop-keeper said it! 

my uncle had  "varicose veins", so it needed to be operated urgently! we took him to Genesis Hospital ( near Rubi Hospital)!  after entering the hospital, you may forget-- where am i ? inside a hospital or a star hotel??? well the experience we had there was certainly unforgettable!

uncle was taken to the O.T ( well equipped, as we heard!) around 9 a.m! the surgeon was a close relative of us, a renowned professional in his job! door was closed, light above the door was switched on! 

Operation started!

we all were waiting at visitors' room! at around 9.15, a staff came & asked us to come to O.T! we were worried as we knew the process would take around 2hrs! we went there & saw the gloomy face of the surgeon! :( "what happened"? we asked... he said " i gave the hospital staffs, a list!... things i need (instruments) for the operation & they have forgotten to arrange them"!!! " it will not be possible to operate him again before monday 3pm. ( 30hrs later)" he added! 

we asked a medical staff, why tomorrow? why not today at 3pm? we just couldn't believe what we heard... "Robibaar...'dokan' bondho"! 

we claim we are fast developing, we take pride in our city, in our state!!! but have you ever heard anything like this before??? a patient is taken to O.T, then one finds there is no instrument to operate!!! you may find the hospital building looking like a hotel, but the basic system is still the same crap! 

i am just stunned!!! 

[ my uncle was shifted to another nursing home, where the operation was done with success! he is fine now]

curse the irresponsibles & let me know if you have any horrible experience like this...