Arnab Sarker...find me out!

Teesra

2011-03-08T22:47:00.000-08:00

It was my home coming for the 3rd time, meeting 3rd crush of mine.

Life gave me a 3rd chance, a chance or a gift I am not sure, but it is mind-blowing. Never thought my city would look pale in my eyes compare to another city. I can’t help, I confess. This city gives extra amount of air to breathe, extra green to sooth my eyes and not so high hills to remind me that I may not be at the top of the world, but still there are people looking upwards at me.

Looking at the ceiling makes me numb, when I take the Expressway every day I see surrounding kissing the loneliness in immense pleasure. I worship that loneliness that I missed.

Life has thought me to stand tall, to perform, to show the World. This City whispers words of encouragement on my ears, urges me to move on.

I am moving, may be in the right direction. Life smiles at me as I sit tired and think of the people I wished to be with me. The moments I wish to dream every night, the dreams I wish to be real, they all wink, chirp and play hide and seek. I love them, may be because I have started loving myself more than ever I did.

Know you, know what is in you! Thanks life, thanks for the 3rd chance.

Hope Harbhajan Singh will start practicing the ‘Teesra’.

Happy Sleeping!!!

2009-10-15T04:18:00.001-07:00

zzzzzsssss!!!

Its mid noon here in Kolkata! Housewives are thinking of a post-work nap! Kids will sleep till their play-time.

The person beside me is sleeping as well!

A sincere thank to him, he has given me something to write about, its keeping me awake :)

Oh! this guy can sleep! Be it one hour after entering or 1 hour before leaving the office, you will see him falling over his desk or rubbing his red turned eyes!

Actually he reminds me of a similar person, incidentally he was also a colleague of mine in my ex-company. He used to sleep the same way!

Don't know, whether my company makes people sleep :(

I wonder how efficiently they make sleeping look easy! According to one of them its a blessing of long practice; in buses, in class rooms... practice has made them perfect! Devotion & dedication during the school & college days are really paying off after stepping into office.

Talent is everywhere, you just have to open your eyes to see them! Well, I see him, when he closes his eyes!!!

Hot LIPS !!!

2009-10-12T04:36:00.000-07:00

Hey people! Sorry, I lost my pen actually!

I was waiting for a chance to get going, well I have got back my pen :)

Call me a crazy or anything you want, let's celebrate the regained smoking habit of mine :)

Sorry girl! For you I quit smoking exactly one year, 10 months & 17 days back! Now again, I am enjoying 700 C at my lips :) you don't believe it? well check this...

Once I have started, I Will continue for sure!

Arrey... my writing definitely :)

I was really missing my pen!!! :)

Memories!

2009-03-05T10:22:00.000-08:00

(Left to Right ... Dadamani, Kutti, Anirban, Avik, Babai, Me, Babu, Ayan)

It is my birthday! I am having a photo-session with my friends!

...I feel I am outplaced! It's not my place where, once I used to belong! Old memories are like sweet dreams! I feel, I have lost all... I don't want to wake up, don't want to face the real world!

We urged our school buses to run faster! Like everyone, we cursed our routine exams! Sundays were made for both-half matches... we were best sweepers
while removing from our pitch! Those "4/5 Rs. SONY rubber balls" were treasures... Wickets were brick made!

... The lanes, the roofs miss us... we miss them too!

I had the most powerful voice among all! Sounds of "aviiiiik", "babaaaaai" , "chotan daaaaaa" used to tear the evening air! No wonder all the aunts of my neighborhood used to curse me :) Our left hands were efficient in picking up "drain"ed balls! Legs were ready to run, freedom saluted us...

... We find ourselves confined in 4walls... freedom miss us too!

That irritating dog, poor aim of mine, a piece of stone... I never intended to break that glass :( Neither I could stop myself hitting those juicy
half-volleys into sky... oh yes! I had a poor record of breaking glasses :(

We had a drama group, a music band! "Bijoya Sammilon"s were the only shows where we used to perform! Chotan Da had the worst memory... Babai was the
best actor... Dadamani was the best singer:) and me? I am good at everything :)

...I miss the stage, we miss the applauds... the support!

Things have changed now!

No one shouts at us! The lane in front my house remains empty, every evening! Chotan Da has forgotten how to climb the pipes! Kutti misses his "chili desserts"! Babai doesn't crack jokes anymore, Ayan misses the sprint races...

I miss those days...

Spring is ON!

2009-02-24T11:30:00.000-08:00

Spring is on!

...I curse my north-sided windows!

“Dil kaya kare… Jab kisise…”

Never knew my mobile can create sounds so romantic!!!

May be it always creates, who cares?

Jai Ho Rahman! Jai Ho Slumdog, it barked 8 times! Incredible!

I was reading the newspaper this morning! People are pouring with their heartily greetings, some are criticizing like a “Post-Mortem body”… a ‘British’ film… is that the reason? Do they envy those ‘simple yet outstanding’ thoughts? I don’t know… don’t want to know!

“Jo wada kiya woh…Nibhana parega...”

Loksabha election is on the cards! Everyone is busy! Wish they could devote little bit of time for some good cause!

My brother is coming back on 3^rd May (early morning)! I have promised him, I will bring a refrigerator to airport! He is comfortable with -14/-15C now days!

“Pal pal dil ke paas…”

Tomorrow is a new day! Another day to say… yes, I love you! Day to say… yes, I care for you! Hold my hand, wander towards wonderland! Love will never die! Each morning I will wake up, wake up with new hopes, leaves will dry, but that shining Sun will be there for me always… till I die!!!

“Yeah sham mastani…”

Evenings are passing by… with ‘jsp’ project: P yes, now days I am busy with a real-estate project! Nice learning exposure! Thanks to my friend ‘Aviiik’, it’s been a real fun… till date: D

“Pyaar deewana hota hain...”

Hmmmm…

Top-up card seller was teasing me few days back! Come on! I don’t use cell phone abnormally :) I have never seen someone teasing his own ‘Priority Customer’: P

Sounds of shouting are coming… those two poor souls… live behind my house!

Spring has no significance in the marriage (??) life…

To…all the mortals… "Feel the spring"…"Love is in the air"!

“Ajeeb dastan hai yeah, Kaha suru kaha khatam…”!!!

~ Paradise ~

2009-02-19T04:05:00.000-08:00

“Moon-lit night, put the reality aside!

Come with me, Welcome to the Paradise”

God has never created this Planet! ‘We’ the people have created it!

God is kind enough to nurse me day after day, night after night!

I can’t blame God! The nuisance created everywhere is all by us, the residents of this Earth!

Whom to believe, whom to trust? ... I was asking a friend yesterday!

The difference between Human-Animal is getting lesser! The evil souls are getting richer! … And people, who want to live for others, not finding a pure soul to live!

Have you seen the ‘evil mask’? I guess you haven’t! It’s invisible! People we see around are wearing the mask, the common faces!

It hurts… really hurts when a close one of yours camouflages! When you come to discover the real ‘him’… why do we live?

I am getting sick of this Planet! Don’t want to live! Our society gives less, expects more! We are machine, not men!

Have you ever dreamed of the Paradise? Know how beautiful is it?

I know that, the dreams know too!

A place where full moon glows day long- where butterflies envy the flowers-where the smell of love is in the air- where that ‘little fish’ is the ‘King of Water’- where a friend says I want to live in your heart!!!

Where the melancholy note keeps you awaken- where sleep becomes helpless- “I love you my friend” echoes down the valley- A cute girl smiles…

Where tear refuses to fall, ‘sorrow’ feels sorry- where freedom means happiness, every moment is a piece of bliss!!!

This is my Paradise! My world!

Throw the tensions, stresses away, damn the ‘common faces’… come and join me…let’s go to the place!!!

Are you ready?

Strange feeling... Strange way!

2009-02-14T08:08:00.001-08:00

You know where I am sitting now? On the top of my roof with a piece of pencil & my Drawing Book (book of secrets)!!! Its 1.45 in the noon!

“Pasher barir Kakima” (the Aunt, my neighbor) was asking few moments back, what are you doing in this heat?

After a pause, I am writing again, this time under a comfortable shade! No worry J

Another ‘man’ was peeping from his 4^th floor window! Smiling too! Come on! … I am not writing a love letter! Paper-Pencil, 2pm Sun… 14^th Feb… well I can’t blame him!!!

Oh yes! Forgot totally! Today is 14^th February! Two things to mention! 1> the foundation day of my school 2> Valentine’s Day!!!

Love is divine~

I was just rubbing off the last 2-3 lines I wrote! I just can’t express what love to me is!!!

May be I don’t want to express!!!

Last night someone asked me… how can she feel that she is in love?

Well my answer to her was spontaneous and flawless! But have I ever asked that to myself?

May be I am in love for sometime now… may be I am not in love?!!!

Who knows?

One thing I know… friendship is divine too!! Friendship can offer you everything, may be something more J well true lovers can argue! But tell me… honestly!

Feeling good, missing someone badly~ drives me crazy! Make me sail like anything! Yes, I am sailing! Is it love? I don’t know!

A night, when I will not be able to sleep! When all fatigue will ask me to stay awaken! When dreams will say, they can’t offer me anything sweeter than the reality! I will confess to myself… yes, I am in love!

Love will not be virtual anymore! Not via text or some messenger!

I have started the journey into time! A journey in search of love!

14^th February’2010… my orkut caption “ I have got everything” !

Another year of Puja...only Memories Remain!!!

2009-02-02T11:23:00.000-08:00

I was looking at the snaps I captured in last 2days! I was missing some faces badly! Wish they were here…

Another year, another Saraswati Puja … a more memorable one!

It wasn’t that chilling cold that one can expect at this part of the year! We celebrated the Puja at our locality for the 8^th time in a row! (We promised to ourselves, the 10^th one will be something!!!)

This time our committee lacked two Babai’s (they share same name + same birthdayJ ) else every one was the same. Oh! Yes, Rith joined us this year, as he turned 1.5 yearsJ (he can walk now!!)

So… me, Chotan da, Gopal, Kutti, Avik, Leon, Puja, Anuraag, Ayush, Ashutosh, Megha, Rith went for it (long list, but 6 of them are aged below 10: P). ‘Bowmani’ (Megha’s mom) had an invisible supervision… as alwaysJ

Chada (subscription) collection is always an attractive event, as we all have a good reputation at our locality! So residents never hesitate to give what we want (we are very polite & undemandingJ )

So, with the contribution from all the residents and some sponsorship from U.S … we got what we targeted!!!

Thakur kena (buying idol) is another exciting thing. It’s the main part of the Puja (as we believe). This time we chose an standing idol, standing on a lotus and ornamented with lucrative thermocol works!!!

Every one appreciated… it was the cutest idol in the cityJ

Pandal selection was a hectic one… size of idol, pandal cost… many constraints. At last, we tried something new, an 'open pandal' !

One should have a good bargaining capability, while buying fruits and flowers for a Puja… proudly we have that!!! Though we had to obey the price-hike… every where… no choiceL

Lighting… 3 halogens… Bapi kaku says “It’s the last year, I am not that young anymore to hang halogens from lampposts” … well he is not that oldJ that “last year” will never come…

There were some essential tasks also… cleaning the lane, the bricks individually… ordering chairs… not a big dealJ

So… we were ready to worship ‘Maa Saraswati’… were ready to rock!!!

… As always our Puja was a grand success… we laughed, we screamed… we bowed in front of the almighty!

… Thakur Moshai (the priest) was late by 1.5 hrs.

... The anjali was relayed to Boston (via cell phone)... well we are good techies after all!!!

… One dog tried to enter the pandal and disturb everything!!!

… We enjoyed every bit of India-Srilanka match… Ohh!!! What a finish!

… Dadhikarma was tasty… as always!!! This time the sugar was correctly added…

… Bhasan (emersion) was ok ok… we saw people queuing in front of our local lake to get their chance(!!!)

… Avik had to walk for 3mins with the leaked ghot (pot) on his head!!!

~ I pay all my homage to you, the almighty! Bless me, Bless us…

Today morning, I woke up and saw that bright Sun!!! It’s your blessing… never make me a deprived!!!

Come back next year… “Asche Bochor, Abar Hobe”

New Year! New Dreams!

2009-01-28T10:05:00.000-08:00

New! New! New! What is new in this year? What was different in last year?

Well if I say the truth… I never had a disappointing opening to a new year in my life!

What I dreamed & what am I seeing???

Someone calls me a pessimist! So, I will not utter a single word showing my sorrow & disappointment. I can do this bit for her :)

A Slumdog has won two billions recently!!! (both heart & money)!!! People are finding their lives in him!

2009 is the year of polling! The year of some development projects for the deprived, the poor! After all polling comes once in 5 years!

World is looking at the White House! The Blackman… can he make any difference??? Can he be the savior?

The men in blue! Can they get the no 1 spot? The dream… ultimate dream…

Everybody is dreaming! So am I! .... Imaginations, the good things I have done drive me forward! I have learned to dream big, learned to see me at the top!

Dream big, think high… it’s a new year! A year of new dreams!!!

Kuu Jhik Jhik...

2008-12-31T06:43:00.000-08:00

I heard somewhere, if you consider the total length of Indian Railway, you will reach the Moon. You start thinking going to the Moon; I am going to the land of RedSoil.

Be it under Mamata Banerjee or Lalu Prasad Jadav, Indian Railway is always something… as an Indian you should be proud of.

Kharagpur is known for it’s IIT & longest platform. Never knew it’s Aloordom is so tasty!!! He he :)
I was having a “little heart” break! Writing again; traveling in train, with mouth empty… I cant think! Arrey you have to spend your time being engaged in something, don’t you? Be it Aloorchop, Coffee or Aloordom… train foods are delicious indeed!!!

Indian Railway is trying to gain some pennies selling train-walls for advertisement! I can see LIC launching “New Bima Gold” on my right side & Bhaichung Bhutia saying “Anmol Marie, na khele goti nei” on my left top! Tiger in Taminadu??? Have you ever heard of it??? Its not a Jatayu’s novel; it’s a Tamilnadu Tourism banner, hanging in front of my eyes! Incredible India! I admit!

Some men are playing cards, some are wandering in the world of music, the cute girl sitting beside me is busy with her teddy! She calls it “Bhaiya”! Vendors are calling “chaiyeeeee” … the most famous tone inside a train.

Next station is “Garbeta” , the land of Maoists! I am itching for some food, lets have a Cake…

Need Some Luck!!!

2008-12-27T23:32:00.000-08:00

Long winter it seems! Don’t know if I will be able to write again!

What we see from outside, may not be the same thing from inside!

I have lost my word. I don’t know what the reasons are, not sure whether everything will be same or not! Damn, anxiety is getting all over me.

Yesterday I met 5-6 old morons, different souls but pretty known to me!

Did we enjoy that Chicken Bucket the same, as we always do???

Did I find this panic in them, before? ... NO is the answer to both.

We are spending our lives through a tough phase, which I am finding hard to accept! Have I done anything wrong? May be life is not acting as an unbiased!

I was having a chat in Orkut! Friend said me to relax, not to worry! Mumma is saying the same! But it’s turning to a suffering! I don’t want to suffer!

I love to write! Love to express loudly! Is this me? Who didn’t feel to take his pencil for two weeks!!! I want a leave from these! The blue sky, lush green, one step to heaven—drops of rain!!!

Today, I am going to Bankura! May be a change will bring many changes in life! I am eager to meet the nature, the unaffected surroundings!

Hope New Year brings some luck in those poor souls! I shall be back on 2^nd January!

Till then stay safe!!! Enjoy!!!

To You, Mr. Ray...

2008-12-14T23:53:00.000-08:00

I can’t say, I don’t like your direction and movie sense! But I have an objection; I just can’t tolerate to see you making “Feluda-Remix”, one after another!

You see, there are two types of audience…

1^st category: - People who just love to see films in bigscreen! The director? Doesn’t matter here! They go, enjoy the action, comedies, come back home cheering!

2^nd category: - Who love to read Satyajit Ray's Feluda; who love to visualize the hero in their imagination! They can see everything happening in front their eyes. Oh! he was an genius!

When these 2^nd category people have gone to see your films… well, Mr. Ray, you have disappointed them, 3times in a row!!!

It hurts! It hurts when I see a new script, a new sequence, a new screenshot! I believe in keeping Satyajit Ray’s creation intact, I believe in purity. Every Feluda fan believes so!

You will say time has changed! Feluda should be modern, tech-savvy and all! But trust me; you have failed in this process! You have made a mockery of every story! You have tried to implements “your thoughts” (in Bengali: “Gojamil”), but you are mile away from success! It’s far better to show original Feluda, people love him, not your mockery! You can’t respect creations of a genius; unfortunately you are son of that genius!

A small suggestion to you Mr. Ray! Next time, if you make any movie based on Satyajit Ray’s Feluda; then please choose a completely different movie title and mention you movie is based on Satyajit Ray’s “that” story!

Please remember my suggestion, you can show this much of respect to the Great Man!

Can’t you?

… A fan of Satyajit Ray’s Feluda

Amra Adda Maari

2008-12-12T00:44:00.000-08:00

An Orkut community! Based on a common sentiment of us! Around 6000 members, many of them love their root; love the bonding with each other! Yes…

Amra Bangali!!!

I joined their chatroom two days back; unknown faces, unknown minds! God, they know how to accept a new friend!

I am trying to sketch some of those characters: -

Abhi: - Elder than me, still hates the word “dada”. An Oracle guy. A diehard, devoted member the community! Very popular among all! Thanks to him, he welcomed me for the 1^st time!

We have a common friend… better not mention about her :P

Deba da:- Lollipop guy! Funny! Jolly! Loves to pull other’s legs! Loves to interact with girls with his delicate dealings! Badly searching for a girl, hope he gets one :)

Abhishek: - Namesake guy! Cabin crew of Jet Airways! Dumdum ka public! Bindass… maintains a diet! We have 3 mutual friends!!!

Sudeshna: - People call her “Su di”! Works for an NGO! Has a long list of admires! Her “bonji” is soo sweet!

Arindam: - Resembles my brother! He He! Die hard Ganguly fan! Lives at Burdawan! Studies Economics! Wakes up early and yes, he is waiting for the winter fall!

There are also a few faces that are not prominent, may be I am not so prominent to them!

Someone loves to wear dark glasses all-time, some girl calls any unknown person “dada” ;) someone stings like a honey bee :P

Want to join us… join here… jekhane “Amra Adda Maari”

4 Mumbai'Kars

2008-12-05T05:59:00.000-08:00

A group of four friends, 4 Mumbai' Kars!

Gateway of India! The place, where they were chatting!
A cigarette, a cup of tea… they were discussing about their future. How old were they?? Around 20-22, I guess!

One said, "Fuck this study of Medicine yaar! Wish I could help dad in his business! Life is getting hell!"

Another friend said, "Architect! I thank God for giving me an opportunity to fulfill my childhood dream! It is not a piece of Bread & Butter though!"

Another one said, "My dad has helped me a lot man! He is just great! I want to be like him, a Lawyer! It will be laborious, indeed!"

Last one said, "I just want to finish my degree, as soon as possible! Want to share my hand in our paper mill. Dad is getting older."

… They were certainly dreaming big, dreaming to be a successful in their own domains.

One suddenly asked, "Where do you see yourself after 20years?"
"Together, chatting at the same place!" one joked!
"Hey come on man! We will be rich man! We will meet at a 5star I guess! What say?"
"Sure, definitely at Taj! What say Mr. Architect?"
"If you pay the bill, I won't mind"

They all started laughing!

"Did you hear Prasant is here for his Medical Conference?"
"Are you sure?"
"Yes! I am"
"Then mail him, ask him to meet us! Inform Barun also; hope he will manage an evening from his paper mill!"

…They come to meet on 26th November, 2008 at the Dinning Room of Taj! After a decade I guess!

"So! Here are we, together!"
"Yes, at last! Huh!"
"If you mind, I don't care! But first order something, I am hungry"
Everybody started laughing at Suraj's word!
"Our Architect is still the same, no change!" Anuj said!
"Why should I change? I am not like the price of Barun's paper, which keeps on increasing!"
"Ha Ha Ha! Ok Ok! Let's order something"

Suddenly… "Why so noise man?" They heard two-three big sounds!
"Same old Mumbai! If you are doing your marriage, then do it peacefully na?" "I don't find any necessity of busting crackers! Man! They sound really horrifying"

NEWS FLASH
At around 9.15 pm, some terrorist attacked Mumbai City! They chose to attack 4-5 prime spots! Hotel TajMahal, Oberoi Hotel, Nariman House, VT, CST! Terrorist were carrying sophisticated weapons, hand grenades! They started firing at their will.

… Suraj died! Prasant had bullets in his arm & right chest! Anuj & Barun escaped through the kitchen! They were safe.

Suraj's funeral was done on 28th! His daughter is too young! She has thought, her father has gone to a place. Someone said, he will return soon! She is happy, her father always brings a present for her, from wherever he goes!
Prasant was shifted to Nanavati Hospital, he is out of danger now!

It is 3rd of December! Anuj and Barun meet at the Gateway of India! Still there is a crowd of media! Taj is partially dark! Few people are standing still, looking at the Taj.

Some young boys are chatting…

" Ye dil hain muskil, jina yahan
Jara hatke, jara bachke, ye hain Bombay Meri Jaan"

[ This is a small tribute to all the Mumbai'Kars, who lost their lives at 26/11 incident. My heart goes out to them... ]

For the Spring... I wait!

2008-11-30T11:39:00.000-08:00

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

2008-11-28T23:42:00.000-08:00

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!!!

2008-11-22T10:52:00.000-08:00

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!!!

2008-11-21T02:02:00.000-08:00

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...

2008-11-19T08:05:00.000-08:00

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!!!

2008-11-17T04:59:00.000-08:00

"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!!!

2008-11-16T00:31:00.000-08:00

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~

2008-11-09T08:43:00.001-08:00

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 ...

2008-11-05T21:39:00.000-08:00

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!!!

2008-11-02T11:04:00.000-08:00

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...

kaali puja, diwali aur Winter!

2008-10-27T00:02:00.000-07:00

5-6 days were still remaining before the ending of the month , Diwali preparations all over the country was under way...well the "Winter God" had something different in mind, so he started blessing us...what a mistiming!!! :(

"KALI PUJA"

Maa Kali is usually shown with her feet on the chest of Lord Shiva, wearing a "garland of skulls"!!! she symbolizes the darker side of life and epitomizes “Shakti”!!! Ma Kali is worshipped on the dark night of kartik amavasya! we believe worshipping Kali will destroy all evil both that lies outside world and within us!!!

"DIWALI"

the actual name of this festival was "Deepavali" [ came from lighting rows (avali) of lamps (deeva) ] !! but in due course, became Diwali in hindi !! it is the homecoming of Lord Ram after a 14-year exile in the forest, after he defeated the evil & demonic Ravan! --- though according to Sikhs, Diwali came to have special significance from the day when amritsar was illuminated on the return of Guru Hargobind from the captive of Badsah Jahangir. after his release he went to the "Golden Temple" , where he was welcomed in happiness by the people who lit candles & diyas to greet the Guru! ( my Gk is awesome)!!!

the significances are still the same, but i doubt if this shivering cold was there before at the Diwali time! every single day we are playing with the environment, well she cant speak but can react! she reacts creating floods, thunderstorms, droughts!!! i hope she isn't doing any wrong! we are cutting plants, destroying ec0 balances, changing the proportions in the air! we just cant deal in this manner!!! it is our Earth where we live, our Air which we breathe! guys, stand tall & fight for greenery, fight for our environment!!!

who knows next Diwali will welcome some snowfall!!!

[ title is inspired from "sash, bahu aur SenSex" :)]

roll 55...yes Sir!

2008-10-24T00:49:00.000-07:00

it was not the school...where i was roll-1...

it was not the same place, faces were also different! "roll 1-69"-- some were my friends!

roll-1 --> Mr. Bikram! soft spoken & fabulous carom player! tried to learn t.t... no success :(

roll-2--> Mr. Happy in Chaddi! mero had a great heart, a great human being! though never justified his "original name" :)

roll-4--> Mr. Tommy! well go to him...he will teach you "how to take chaapzz"! god knows what happened to him during 3rd & 4th yr...if you are reading this--Tanmoy, we missed you a lot!

roll-6--> Mr. Basu! one day sourav came to common room( as usual it was the 1st prd.)...put down his bag on the carom board...lit a cigarette! said "aj amar babar ..."! ahem ahem :) :( ...anyway...always had some feelings for certain persons ;) his lab mates were so beautiful :P...a great friend...our sachin!

roll-7--> Mr. Bhaduri! a news maker, a person who used to say "ami pori na" but studied regularly! 'confusions', 'contradictions'-- never left him! a true member of our "masti" group, i must say he enjoyed his college life!

roll-8-->Debi! such a sweetheart, such an innocent person! guupi-baj, bhaat-baj, adda-baj! very simple...kind hearted!

roll-10--> Mr Durjay Biswas! spent maximum time with his cell phone! he hardly showed all the good qualities he had!

roll-12-->Anup! the most inspirational figure among us! the most misunderstood person! my love & passion for the college mostly came from his inspiration! many people see the darker side of his activities but believe me you will not get a friend like him!!! 'khujli's',' Eid',' 1st yr girls'...well some memories will always remain unforgettable!

roll-26--> Mr.Subhankar Deb! the most talented guy among us! C++ to Microprocessor...he was the best! due to over ambition? or undecided mind? i don't know, but i am really disappointed how he ruined his bright future! if you are reading this-- Subhankar, i just cant see you doing marriage consultancy & those bollywood lyrics!!! realize your talent man!

roll-29--> Mr.Ghosh! hehehe;Abhra;;; hehee;;; [well this is the way he writes!] a person who always smiles! a true friend in all respect! never gives an inch while playing cricket & cards :P had many unforgettable moments with him!

roll-31--> Mr.Sayantan Hore! our hore da! nice & humble! always with a school-boy attitude! has a different taste of liquor! ha ha! :P i can write a book on "IIT days with Hore da" :)

roll-37--> Rhino! my oldest friend! used to bring delicious tiffin's for me :P Abhishek & i had a thing in common--the 'simplicity'! we rocked the common room with our forehands-backhands & occasional carom strokes :) cracked worst jokes in serious situations! irritated each other with out reasons! just pyaar-se gave each-other lots of treats! did many things which are "not mentionable" :P think what ever you like, but i am honored to get a friend like him!

roll-41--> Mr. Mrinal Kanti Nath! he has one word dictionary of his own! "bindass"! he doesn't know what is chaap? he does not know how to say 'no'! one should learn from him how to live your life with out hazards & complexities!

roll-42--> Ms. Moumita! my sweetest sister! very talkative, always come up with lots of daabis! :) loves sleeping & music! many a times drives me into problems with her problematic PC & Lappy! :) very innocent, simple & bit lazy too :P!

roll-43--> Ms. Parna! well she said not to mention my first crush during college days, well i am gladly dodging that topic ;) a rarity, both as a friend & a person! totally frank & clear about what she wants! sports fanatic :P she has excessive grey matters than all of us! i spent the best part of my college life while we, the fab-4 were together! we are still together, but something is missing! we will cherish every bit of our friendship, till we die!

roll-47--> Patai! best friend! we are always ready to fight, we are always ready to misunderstand each other! still we miss each other in other's absence! we never keep 'secrets' to ourselves, we never forget to criticize or praise each other! an example of a friend...well as usual feeling short of words :(

roll-48--> Mr. Subhomay Roy! a person with unbelievable figure & heart! cigarettes, soccer, mehak-e-punjab, PC... the few things he likes! a true friend, most introvert & shy among us!

roll-51-->Mr.Saha! saha da has always been very cool, calm & introvert! always keeps himself confined among his close proximity! a great philosopher is his own way :) always decent & humble, a great writer! though his lab partners made his life horrible, still he... ;)

roll-54-->Mr.Somdev Sarkar! spent most toughest, tensed times with him! no wonder, he used to sit beside me during exam times :) together we did wonders! answering full marks with limited knowledge, writing some topic we never heard of :) always 'bindass', helpful, mature...an amazing friend to have :)

roll-56-->Mr.Joydipta Sengupta! ( though he has been treated as "Ms." during college time) A Prayer :- "Please God, next time make a JD with lesser daabis & without possessing any knowledge of Karate" ! a true friend, very understanding guy, a true struggler!

roll-57-->Mr.Sett! learned how to "Make it Large"...never do anything with less mind & soul; do every thing properly(guchiye)! there are certain things which gumbutt only can do! there are certain limits only he can touch, certain jokes only he can crack, certain words only he can say! he is unique! unique at heart! he loves his friends & hates the people he dislikes!!!

roll-60--> Mr. Soumya Sinha! dictionary doesn't suggest me what to call a person who is " More than a Friend"! we never waste our time saying we are best friends, true friends...etc. we never go to realize the bond in our friendship! we always go with our business, where we influence each other a lot! leg pulling, fighting, shouting, joking, cursing-- the main things we do :) we don't give a damn what others say! we may argue on some topic, still we choose what is best for us! understanding & trust, two things we always maintain!

roll-61--> Mr.Aindrik Dutta! a darling of mine! a person whom i scold still love the most! an example of kind heart! lazy, liar, full of bloody excuses...still you just cant stop loving him! i am fan of his hilarious activities, i miss him the most after leaving the college!

i end here, some roll numbers were deliberately not mentioned! everything i wrote above is just a realization, my feelings for my friends as a student of that class!

please reply me back if you liked it or not...

i miss my class! i miss that moment... >teacher calls "roll 55"...me, replying "yes Sir!"<

[ i think i haven't written anything rude! but unconsciously if i have done so...then simply digest the words or try to hack my google account ... :)]

Make some good movies yaar!

2008-10-22T08:04:00.000-07:00

22nd august, 2008 "Mumbai Meri Jaan" came and played with our emotions, sentiments! one week later "Rock On!!!" came and rocked the whole nation! 2months have passed away, that sound of Joe's guitar is getting blurred! that beat of KD's drum is fading day by day!

can u suggest me any bolly movie you liked after Rock On!!! ??? i hope u cant!

flop...after flop...after flop... what's happening yaar? its almost 2months, i last went to a cinema hall!!!

"Ru Ba Ru", "Mahadev ka Sajjanpur", "Saas bahu aur SenSex"... aaye aur geye...they came & increased flop-list...

"Drona" & "Kidnap"...two most awaited movies; well Small B is still in mood to continue his 10% hit ratio & Imraan??? jaane tu yaa jaane na, par mujhe maloom hain...Imraan, you are a chocolaty hero, these dhisoom-dhoosoom don't suit you!

"Karzzzzzzzzzzzzzz"...!!! feeling sleepy...may be another time...zzzzzzzzzzzzsss'''

please make some good movies yaar!!! itching to see a blockbuster! hope Ramu isn't aware of my blog! :P

DaakNaam

2008-10-21T10:20:00.000-07:00

"naam er ami, naam er tumi...taai diye jaai chena" well with due regret i just successfully transformed Sukumar Ray into my own form! our parents gave us pretty cool good-names, but nicknames??? i doubt :)

our human society is totally undivided with respect to "naming"! never found any name strictly for the rich people & not for the poor's! really interesting :)

what are the common nicknames you have heard? babai, papai, pinky, rinky, pappu, mimi, diya, riya, chotan, bukai, tushi, rumi, pupai, takai, babu(the most famous) etc. have you ever tried to figure out the meaning of a nickname? well, nicknames in general don’t possess any meaning! these names are sometimes embarrassing you know... suppose accidentally you come across your childhood friend at a office party, "hii ghotka, how are you? kemon achis?" well, that may turn out horribly embarrassing!

suppose i have a bad nickname( bad= i just don't like it somehow)...one day a friend asks me "what is your nickname?" (that friend may or may not be a girl)...i reply to her ->"i don’t have any, people call me by my original name"...many of you have done this! right? (fortunately my nickname is not that bad).

some nicknames keep you evergreen, some make you old at child age! some make you a pretty one, some make you ugly! that is the credit of a nickname :)

well my nickname is burai, what is your nick name? please let me know!

Yahoo Geocities!

2008-10-20T07:43:00.000-07:00

i was a webpage developer, yeah really i was! with all the limited knowledge's of HTML acquired from Mr.Byaross's book i hosted a webpage in Yahoo Geocities! it was more tamojoy da's inspiration rather than my enthusiasm :)

during the vacation after the 3rd semester, i found a spare week to work with codes,pictures,pages! initially it contained a few pages like ' about myself ', ' my college ', ' philately ', ' credits ' etc. later i added an album, a photo album--my family, near ones, my home etc. people really appreciated my work!

then came a particular phase of my life, where i didn't get any time for myself! i indulged myself into the college & related activities, as a result that webpage went into vain :(

2-3 months back (i don't know how!) again i got the urge to redevelop that page, but alas! my account was expired! thanks to yahoo customer service, specially the guy named ' Brett '! i was able to regain my account.

now when the stage set to recreate something, i am bit confused ! what to add? what to modify? may be i have lost some of my creativity!!!

please suggest me something! ... here is the link :)

my dvd-writer screwed up :(

2008-10-19T11:23:00.000-07:00

oh my lappy! :( guys my dvd-writer got screwed up 2-3 days back! now i cant play any discs! tried to play movie dvds for several times, but no success! boredom is getting all over me as i am forced to exclude movies from my daily routine!

it will take minimum 3k bucks to get a new writer (or 2k to repair it) how can i manage dad? well i have to do that horrifying task for the sake of my writer! do u believe in miracles??? well i do...lets see if it starts to function again, by a MIRACLE!

please pray for my writer!

Dhoni's men got moral victory!

2008-10-19T08:31:00.000-07:00

Can u believe it??? India taking over 200 runs lead in the 1st innings against mighty Aussies!!! bravo boys! you have done 1 of the most unachievable thing in the game, which has happened only 3 times in last 1 decade!
It is the 2nd occasion India has taken over 200 runs lead in 1st innings, worth saying " toughest competitor of Aussies"! (only England had this glory in 2005 @ Nottingham... click here for more info)

Credit goes to one man...rookie leggy Amit Mishra ! taking a 5'r ( the sixth Indian bowler to take five wickets in his debut Test, the first since Narendra Hirwani )...they say its easy to score a ton in debut match rather taking a 5 wicket haul! so kudos to Amit!

The audacity that Indian openers showed in the 2nd innings was truly impeccable. 100/0 in 23 overs...well you cant ask for more! We have certainly got moral victory by bundling them out so cheaply...now it's just a matter of time before India draws the 1st blood!

cheers!

score-card of the match so far

1st time ever...

2008-10-18T12:55:00.000-07:00

blogging for the1st time...want to make it a habit from now,which millions have already made! today is a special day u know... not that dada made his 16th ton, not i found a childhood friend of mine in orkut after a decade, not that the egg roll i made for my evening meal ; its because i am exploring a new world, a world of creativity! ... i can write here anything, no one will ask me to stop...no one will question my skills! i am free...happy blogging to me :)