Life Reloaded!!!

So lets have some ground rules going forward - Read at least one book per month Watch at least one movie per week Read at least 5 answers on Quora Call one friend daily  Write at least one blog post per week

With the lock-down continuing till May 3rd, I am planning to revive my blog yet another time. Lets see how this spans.

Met with friends from VJTI and Chikitsak yesterday. VJComps Chikitsak

During this year's Dasara , Trupti and I decided to watch the Ram Lila which is performed annually at Girgav Chaupati . Every year, Ravan Dahan is also celebrated at the place, where a large effigy of Ravan is burnt. Its a big event in Hindu calendar and since none of us had seen it live at Chaupati , we were very eager to see the ceremony. In the evening we started a bit late than we had decided. We had just started when we felt a strong wind in our direction. At that moment, I wondered if it was going to rain. Since it hadn't rained for a long time, we never suspected what was in store for us in our journey and did not carry an umbrella. We had reached mid-way when we felt drops of rain coming down. Since it was a light drizzle i suggested Trupti that we continue. I felt that this rain would be transient and we shouldn't worry much. Within 2 minutes the rain intensified and we were forced take shelter. I kept telling myself and Trupti that this is a temporary shower...

This is the weirdest thing about writing for me. Every time I get these topics in my head. I keep thinking about these topics, but when I decide to write a blog about them I seem to lose my creative touch. Even now, I was supposed to remember 3-4 lessons which I had thought earlier this week. But here I am! Can't think of much! Let me give it another try! If you disagree with your friend, better tell him upfront. The later you tell him, the more it will hurt him.  When life gives you an opportunity, make the most of it. Because when you don't, it hurts her bad. And when she is hurt, she will hit back, very bad. She will make sure that you understand what you missed. Sometimes it will mock you at a level you cannot imagine.  When life fucks you, it hurts. All you can do is just wait for that one moment of ecstasy! Arguing with your parents is usually a losing battle, but you still need to fight it out. Never accept any decision on the face of it.  People will usu...

Well, few years ago I had a conversation with a friend of mine. I might have even blogged about it, but I am not quite sure. The point of conversation was a set of events and how does one interpret them. What had happened then was that my friend used to like a girl and was trying his level best to meet her. Unfortunately (or was it fortunate?), whenever he made a plan to meet her, it was thwarted by some event or the other. So we were wondering if we had "link" these events, what would be the inference? There can be three inferences -  They are totally random events. Destiny is trying to indicate you that you are making a mistake and wants to avoid that path. Destiny is trying to test your patience. An Econ would infer first point. On the other hand, people like you and me who unlike Dr.   Sheldon Cooper from The Big Bang Theory have an emotional quotient and usually try to find pattern in things, would go for choice 2 or 3. But which one is it, depends on our own ...

We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect. - Anais Nin

"A genius, huh? What does that mean? "Genius"? So I was not born with a whole lot of natural talent, not gifted like Neji… but I work hard and I never give up! That is my gift; that is my ninja way!" -Rock Lee

Despite having slept just 3 hours in last 29 hours, I think it will be worth writing about my experience about yesterday's sky show organized by Khagol Mandal . To give you a little idea, as per their website, Khagol Mandal is - Established in 1985 by handful of astronomy enthusiasts, the organization has grown into a membership of 1000+ within past 20 years. Khagol Mandal is a registered organization under "The Societies Act" as well as with "The Charity Commissioner, Mumbai". Strong volunteer base and continual activity is one of the strongest point of Khagol Mandal. Very soon we will enter 30 year of services to astronomy enthusiasts and we will soon come up with series of lectures and workshops to meet everyone's growing thirst for knowledge. Source - Khagol Mandal - About Us I had earlier attended their sky observation session in December, 2008. It was a good experience then and it got better this time.  My friend and I started our journey ...

I think the writing of literature should give pleasure. What else should it be about? It is not nuclear physics. It actually has to give pleasure or it is worth nothing. - Stephen Greenblatt

Found this on Goodreads - People do not change, they are merely revealed. - Anne Enright

Last Saturday, I happened to watch the Marathi play " Mr. & Mrs. " at Shivaji Mandir, Dadar . Actually, I had gone there to watch the play " Lagnabambal " which as per m-Indicator was scheduled at 4.30 PM. After reaching the theater at 3.30 PM, I found that there were no boards for this play. Instead, the play " Mr. & Mrs. " was scheduled at 3.30 PM. Soon after my friend joined me, we decided to watch " Mr. & Mrs. ". The story revolves around a couple with Chinamy Mandalekar playing Amit - "once famous but now without work" type of actor and Madhura Velankar playing his wife Meera, who works in bank. Due to Amit's failure to bag any new work and his frustrating attitude, the married life of the duo is in a disarray. At this stage, Amit meets his old friend and producer Ashwin, who had produced Amit's first successful TV serial. He makes him an offer of a reality show. But this show is different - it will be sh...

My laptop for past few months is having following quote as background image -   The minute you think of giving up, think of the reason you held on so long... But my mind is always in spot of confusion. Despite the reason, should you always continue and never give up?  In fact, few years ago I had an interesting realization. Suppose, you try to do something and fail in it. You try again and fail. So for those who believe in God, there is a question - Is God trying to test you or is he telling you "dude, don't do it. It's not a good thing for you". Which is the alternative that should be considered. If you take the first interpretation, then you should try harder but if it is the second one then you should quit. It is pretty confusing, as you will never know what is in (so called) God's mind. Apart from the above reason, there are other situations where I felt the indecisiveness in choosing to give up or continue. Say, a guy has a start up. At what po...

You do have a story inside you; it lies articulate and waiting to be written behind your silence and your suffering. - Anne Rice

Ladakh Trip First and Second Posts. The final phase of our camp started with the journey towards Tso Moriri lake. It was one of the three lakes we were supposed visit and as per the verbal poll taken among the campers at the end of our trip, was the best of the three. Most of the journey was parallel to the Indus river. At some places the flow was so strong that one could hear the stream even in the car. On the way, we saw one more smaller lake (Google maps calls it Kyagar Tso) which was much more mesmerizing. As we reached the Tso Moriri lake, we saw a few Bar Headed Geese. We were told that the Chinese border is closer from where we had stayed. The view from my hotel room was amazing. We were strictly instructed to return by 7.30 PM if we wanted to roam around in the area. The place near the lake gets very windy and cold. Thankfully we didn't have to stay in the tents in such harsh weather conditions. However, this time there was no night sky watch. From my room I c...

Here is the first post . So let's start with my journey during the Ladakh trip. But before that let me introduce the group I was traveling with. My friend with whom I had booked the tour is an Architect, specializes in City Planning and was accompanied by her father who seemed to be a very avid reader. In fact, we had 4 architects in our group - my friend, a couple who have their own firm and a Pondicherry based architect who is originally from Mumbai. My roommate was a banker by profession but bird lover at heart. He was accompanied by his sister and niece, all of whom had traveled in BNHS camps earlier. There were 2 old ladies, one of which had come with same purpose as mine - enjoy the nature and its views! We had 2 elderly couples one of which ran a equity brokerage firm. One middle aged person who is wonderful photographer (His camera lens was so long and used to take so many pics at an instant, we used to call it machine gun). Another person from Gujrat had a great deal ...