Phase of Unemployment in Howrah

Reached at 6am

After breaking our fast with a big masala dosa,

We were clueless about spending our time

Our next train was scheduled at 1:35pm

And no sooner did we realised that we were jobless till then

The trains came and went, the announcer kept announcing with her tone sounding like the one suffering from loose motions

One hour passed

And we were still clueless

We tried to think hard

And were happy to  find out that we had an important thing which is extremely vital for our survival, brain…yes we had brains…

So we thought of exploring the “city of joy” in our own crazy way

In the month of late October, one can still find Kolkata to be hot although the humidity was  a little lesser in comparison to the summer months

We walked

And walked

And kept walking

Then we found the ubiquitous bus stand

Which was suggested by the moochhad waale rickshaw uncle who  answered our query  with a gentle and reassuring smile that “BADA BAZAR” was the nearest shopping zone and for us the nearest time pass zone…

It was 8am

and we were again clueless

we reached BADA BAZAR

actually the bazaar was seriously sooo bada that there were chances of us getting lost…

and the most funniest part of it was that we really did wanted to GET LOST…

the shops were closed

people were busy with the upcoming puja preparations

songs of bhajans were played in a loud voice

And infront of those closed shops, were found the sitting kinda thing which we considered as our privately owned SOFA SET..made of cement…it was fun…real fun..

We kept sitting

And sitting

And still sitting

Kept observing the increasing hustle bustle of the place

Each and every passerby stared at us as if we were the people from Mars

We too gave them the same look(as we believed in the policy of tit for tat)

It was 9:30am

We  saw a number of trams

And evrytime I saw a tram passing

I shouted “eeeeeeeeehhhhhhhhhhh” with excitement

As I have always wanted to travel in a tram

They were slow, steady, with only a handful of people travelling in it

I liked it

I like those things which are slow, which take their own time, understanding and feeling the moments with joy and simplicity

I hate the hsutle bustle life which I have in my institution

The robotic life

Tram was not a robot

It was slow, simple and full of anticipation

Waiting for people to travel in it

It gives time, it takes time in her own way

I fell in love with the tram

It was much like me..maybe..

Yes so it was 9:30am…

There were a mother-son duo sitting on the ground in front of the shop

With brooms and a heap of garbage bag in their hands

The adolescent son had a shining cell phone in his hands

A movie clip was being played

With the dialogues it was clear that the movie must have starred Johny Lever and the likes of Kadar Khan

But the expressions and emotions and happiness visible on the faces of the mother-son duo was equal to be watching an Oscar winning movie!

Ofcourse having a cell phone in hands, with an interesting  and funny kinda movie in it was no less than an Oscar selection…

We sat in the tram

It was fun..real fun..

Sitting in a tram isn’t a big thing..but it gave me immense pleasure…

An unknown happiness

We got down on the next stoppage..

The name of the street was unknown to us

The names of the shops were also unknown to us

The name of the next street was also unknown to us

The only thing which we knew was that we were still jobless

We wanted to enjoy our “No rat race day”..we took a dayoff from that irksome ratrace where humans become robots, emotionless, with no time to think about anything except winning the rat race..

We wandered in that unknown street

We felt like nomads who did not have any destination

The unknown street was crowded again

City of joy loved to be crowded

It was 10:00am

We returned to the station….

As we were extremely exhausted

Although the desire of being jobless for some more time in this way did not end…

We were back to square one..

But this time we had some clue

The announcer still had her loose motions

We sat in our train

And kept sitting..

This time we had a destination to reach….jobs to be done and clues to understand…

While sitting in the class

In the Third Semeseter,
the third period is going on
Its Jurisprudence
(Ya the name itself is scary !!!)

Trying my best to understand the nuances of "Natural Law"

Besides me, "Donut" faced fatty is sitting
and giving me a crookedly mischievous smile, like this- ;)
with an orange pen in her hands

The teacher just said.."YOU DONT CARE"
and I say.."I DO CARE"
even though our contexts were totally different!!!

I was actually lost in a trance
In fact, a mysterious trance
with an unexplained journey in my train of thought
building my own Ivory Tower

Now my sight goes towards the window with red curtains
The weather outside is driving me crazy
Its windy and cloudy and chilly
Just like "Ben and Jerry's Dark Chocolate Icecream"
Ummmmm.......

Now the thought of Rousseau is very much applicable,
"Man is born free, but everywhere he is in chains"
Just like me !!!! poor me...!!! Even my hands are tied now

Wow...the bell rings...!!! :))

STORY OF beloved BANDAR, cute COCKROACH AND CHUHIYAA the great

Once upon a time...oops sorry..these three characters still exist...! :p

Bandar is an extremely mischievous character who keeps irritating cockroach and chuhiyaa everytime they try to speak something...(lyk dis blaah blaah )

 But Cockroach is no less...

He also becomes very moody at times and makes a lot of fuss about every lil thing..

Today Chuhiyaa was veryy hungry..as she is a "rat" she has to be hungry all the time...:)

So she invited Bandar and Cockraoch to come with her..

They followed her..(wierd na? chuhiyaa being followed by Bandar and Cockraoch? but dis is reality)

Bandar and Cockroach had a fight..(nothing new)

Bandar said something to Cockroach and Cockroach got angry(lyk dis grrrrrrr..humph humph...!!!)

Then Bandar decided not to eat and rather go to his hostel

Cockroach was  a weird creature..he didnt wanted to talk to Bandar but definitely would not have gone anywhere without his "priya" or beloved Cockroach...( yeh dosti ham nahiiii chodenge...!!!)

Meanwhile Chuhiyaa got angry and pissed off..!!

She left both the crazy beings to fight and continue their "new found nautanki"

And she got lost in the world of yummy and hot samosaas..ummmm....

Seriously..Indian snacks are the best in the world!!! (dont u agree wd me guys?)

While Chuhiyaa returned, she saw both the crazy beings coming towards her..(she ws sooo happy!!! :) :) 

But Cockroach was still upset with his beloved Bandar..!!!(nautanki u see...!!)

  

So then Bandar and Chuhiyaa tried their best to make their cute Cockroach smile(eeeehhhhhhhhhhh )

But in vain....:(

 Finally our Cockroach smiled automatically after listening to the conversation of Chuhiyaa and Bandarr..!!!

Moral of the Story- Jo hota hai acche ke liye hota hai...Alls well that ends well...and happieesss endings...

                               And do whatever..ur true friends will always be with u even if u shout at them for no purpose..or slap them or tease them or kick them...they will always love you....bcz they are your true frnds........!!!! :) 

IN THE PREMISES OF A TEMPLE

Sitting near the garden

There are some priests in white- clad dhoti-kurta, listening to the Aarti goin on

Then there are some who are busy chanting Krsihna hymns

And there are some who are sitting on the staircase of the temple entrance

Busy gossiping, some are thinking, some are smiling, some are laughing, some are lost in their own world

Near the edge of the boundary of the temple, where the beautiful and picturesque view is available, there stands a young couple in their 20s, holding hands, smiling at each other, the girl is whispering something in the ears of her man

Beside the cheeky couple, a little far away stands a group of 5 middle aged men most probably in their 40s, discussing about their neighbour’s argument with his boss regarding the loan which the former had asked for

In the green garden lush full of tiny tots with broken teeth and a handful of tension prevailing on their innocent faces about the yummy Prasad which is about to be finished by their counterpart kiddos

Exiting the kiddos, come the teenaged girls with camera in their hands and a heavy ‘Shehnaz Hussain kinda makeup on their fair or to say “appearing to be fair faces”

Clicking the pics of each other and deciding the poses to be uploaded on FB

Now the group pic is going on, I heard a loud” cheese”

Tardily the music played for the Aarti is increasing

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krsihna Krishna Hare Hare

Hare Ram Hare Ram Ram Ram Hare Hare

From the boundary, the huge signboard of AIRTEL with a red background and a sign of  ” C” written in a rear position is visible to me

The diyas are being lighted

Its evening prayer time

Coming to the deities, they are dressed in flashy pink and blue

Looking adorable

The fragrance of the incense stick is being felt now

It’s of sandalwood, or maybe of jasmine, hard to tell

Whatever it maybe, it smells sweet

Has made me forget all my stress

I love it

My phone rings now

Its my crazy roomie

Searching for me

I did not attend the call

I am hungry

Want to leave the temple premise but the sweet incense smell is not allowing me to go

I am missing my grandma

She was the one who used to bring me to the temples

I am getting late

I must leave

I must leave the sweet unknown fragrance behind

I must leave the bitter memories behind which are making me senti right now

I must leave the negativities behind

I must leave the stress behind

I must leave the gloominess behind

I must leave the melancholy behind

Its high time, I must leave

Rather, move ahead in life

Create my own path

Choose my own destiny

Make it mine

I want to win and loose a little

I want to laugh and cry a little

I want to think

think\and think

Want to go far away  from this madding crowd

In my own world

World full of dreams

World full of positivism

Wolrd full of promises which are always kept

World full of emotions which are never hurt

World full of relations which are ready to battle any tide

Let me first make such a world...
This religious institution has allowed me to search for the "ME" 

A Conversation in the moonlit night...

Let it be a moonlit night
Along with silence accompanying it...

 Without listening
Without uttering even a single word
Let us have a conversation..

When the sleep is lost....
By withdrawing the sadness of your face....
In the blanket made of dreams
let the night be yours and mine...

After listening to the silence
the night fell asleep
Without listening,
Without uttering even a single word
Let us have a conversation....

Like a piece of ice
looks the half-moon tonight...
Taste it slowly..deliberately.....
innocently....
Its just there..
to make you cry a little and smile...

The moments which we have tonight
Let me get wet with these moments
in these moments....

The eyes have maintained an unknown silence
Let me learn this art of unknown silence...
yes, the unknown silence....

This unknown story..
This unseen glory...
Without listening
Without uttering even a single word
We had a conversation...you see..!!!!

Good Morning World

Gooooooooooooooood Morning World......!!!!! hiiiiiii....the time in my lappy shows 3:14 AM.......n i am still awake............!!! tomorrow is my International Relations Seminar.......have to present a powerpoint...or to be literally precise in hindi (as pointed out my frustrated friend) shakti bindu pradarshan..!!!! Do i need to literally translate this to you....????????? oops its 3:17 AM.......our topic is "Relations between India and Myanmar Diploamacy: Friends in Need?.."  huh..well...can  i call Miss Aung San Syu Kii right now????????? ya ya i know...i cant call her...!!!! phew..!...wat d heck man.........!

Well.....right now am also listening to songs of "Barfi".......they are lovely...music is d only thing which has kept me alive in dis mad mad world.......;)....waaaaaatttttt........oh yes...FB...kudos to Mark Zuckerberg........!! hmmmm n also OXYGEN.......hahaha....LOL..... :d

hmmmmmmmmm wish cud do some more blaaaaaaah n blaaaaaaaah......................

okieees...gudni88888 world...............ham hain raahi pyaar ke..fir milenge...chalte chalte.............!! sorry SRK.....! HOPE U WONT MIND........n even if u.....! then m helpless.........!    hehe......