Yet another call........

Ok here is the fourth call of the season......

I am not jubiliant anymore.....

I am worried if I will be able to convert even one of them.........

Carla, Kozy and Me

Updating this blog seems to be the last thing on my priority list. There is no girl standing outside my house with a bottle of poison, threatening to kill herself if I dont write a post!!! So its not going to hurt anyone if the blog sleeps for a while.

So whats been keeping me busy these days? Well I suddenly have a lot of things to do. At work I have taken up more activities than I can handle. Still I am trying to stick to the 9 hour schedule. I had my initial appraisal clarification meeting. There was nothing new to discuss. I am an invaluable asset to the organization. Or so I was told!!! Lets wait and see where I land in the bell curve.

Sarkozy is visiting India. Who is that you may ask. Its that guy with Carla Bruni, the lady who is pretty hot (or should I say pretty and hot) and you see her on news channels everyday, with everyone still confused if she will visit the Taj Mahal. Sarkozy also happens to be the French president by the way. And he is here to discuss foreign policy matters. But I guess the diplomats are more concerned about protocol issues with Carla!!!

The Arabs have played it safe though. They have asked the French not to get Carla as a part of the delegation when Sarkozy visits Saudi Arabia next. They claim it will hurt some religious sentiments. Blame God and play safe!!! I am sure the Indians cant do that. Which God will they blame. If they do it it may even give rise to communal riots!!!

I had thrown in a small quest in this post. I am not sure if anyone figured anything out!!! But I guess people have better things to do than playing with alphabets! I also think its time for me to write another short story.....

By the way I am going out of town this Sunday for a whole week. Lets see if the week can change my next two years.........

Calling again???

I think its time to get another shirt.......

Third call of the season.........

Maybe I should get another tie too......

Who is calling me now???

Looks like my name is going to figure on more than one list

Second call of the season!!!!

You cant see my name this time.........

Something about nothing

At times I have nothing to say. Now is one such instance. Yet I open blogger and click on the new post tab assuming I will cook up some story. Or there is one topic on which I can always write something. No points for guessing which one. Pathetic, I know.

But this time I spent some time reading my previous post. And then I started browsing through some old posts. And then I started providing links to some old posts of mine in the previous post. As much as I want to claim that it was 'random' selection and association, some bright people might find order in the randomness!!! You could go looking for it if you want to do some timepass. And its much simpler than the 'holy grail' quest!!! Pathetic, I know.

I realised something this weekend. I dont know how to tie the knot, or should I say knot the tie. For once I am not talking about marriage. I actually mean the 'tie'. I have never worn it. And I have never bothered to learn. But now its time to learn I guess. This is going to be on the list of things that I should learn this year. Pathetic, I know.

I went shopping this weekend. Now dont start imagining me going to a shop, picking up things, contemplating, putting them back and moving on to the next shop. I entered just one shop, picked up 3 blue shirts of different shades (that matched my blue tie), asked the shop lady to pick up the shirt that she thought matched the tie and bought it. 10 minutes is all it took. Pathetic, I know.

Lets see what pongal brings to my life........

If only......

I dont know what makes me to write these things. But then my blog thrives on wishful thinking.

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He was staring at the scene in front. The sun was just setting behind the snow capped mountains. There was a reddish glow in the sky and some clouds were cutting across the horizon. He turned his face to see Her sitting on the bench beside him. For a moment he wondered what was more beautiful - Her or the scene in front of him. He wanted to run his fingers through Her beautiful hair. His hand involuntarily went towards her hair, but he withdrew just in time. He couldnt do it. After all they were 'just' friends. He clutched the small box in his other hand....at least for some more time.

She was staring at the setting sun too. But her thoughts were elsewhere. Actually her thoughts were in disarray. She was sitting with a good friend of Her's and yet was feeling edgy. Maybe it was because of the turmoil in her heart. She knew her feelings towards him were more than just friendship. But something was stopping her from crossing the line. She also did not know if he felt the same way for her. And then she had already taken a decision today. Something jostled her out of her thoughts. She felt as if he was bringing his hands towards her. She turned towards him and felt as if he had just withdrawn his hand. Or maybe it was her mind playing games. After all it was in chaos.

Her : Whats that in your hand?

Him (grasping it more thightly) : Oh nothing! How come you called me here today?

He could feel that she was hesitating to tell something. But he just let her take her own time. She replied after a long time.

Her : My parents received a marriage proposal for me........

She felt as if she saw his smile fade a little. Maybe a small frown appeared on his face. But he was back to normal in an instant.

His mind was now in bedlam. A thousand thoughts hit him at the same instant. He had never been able to figure out if she ever wanted to take their friendship to a new level. Now maybe he was going to lose out on an opportunity. He was desperate to find out the answer

Him : What did you say?

Her : I said yes.

His mind went totally blank. He was stupefied. Now he knew she shared no such feelings. If she did then she wouldnt have agreed to some random guy. Maybe she viewed him as just a good friend. He loosened the grip on the box. It was now redundant.

She looked at his face. She wanted to read his expressions. Maybe a tinge of disappointment on his face would reveal that he actually had feelings for her. But his face was inscrutable. Maybe he never had looked at her more than a friend. If he had then this would have been the time to tell. She felt saddened.

He turned his face to stare back at the scene in front of him. The sun had set. Maybe he had sensed sadness on her face. Or maybe it was just the twilight playing games.

Her (getting up from the bench) : I am leaving. Are you coming?

Him : Congrats......No you carry on......

She gave a quick smile and started walking away. She was crestfallen. Maybe they were destined to be 'just' friends. She turned back after walking some distance. She saw him throw the thing in his hand into the horizon. If only.........

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The year ahead.......

Man just needs a reason to celebrate. The repetitive calender is one outcome of this. Does the 1st of january make any difference at all. Is it not just another day. Or maybe I shouldnt delve into such philosophical questions and go with the flow. These were some thoughts I had in my mind as the new year dawned. And of course, I was sleeping!

I have already reviewed the year gone by. So lets see what I think I would do this year. I want to keep myself busier than usual. I have been involved in a lot of activities last year but all of them focussed towards one goal. Though I was not successful in it. But this year I intend to diversify my activities. I intend to take every step possible to enter the academic world at least in 2009. Every step that I take this year will be in that direction. Will I do something to confess my feelings to the girl I like is yet to be seen! Maybe I will, maybe I wont, maybe I will, maybe I wont, maybe I will.........

And with those thought I went to sleep.......

I turned on the radio on the morning of the new year. Predictions for star signs were being made by some astrologer. Though I dont believe in it I always listen if I happen to come across such things. Lets see what is in store for virgo (I have tried to reconstruct the words) -

Virgo - A very challenging year ahead. The most important words are time and responsibility. You will face many upheavals and it will not be smooth sailing. Its best not to take up new ventures as the possibility of success is low. It will be hard to maintain finances. You will face roadblocks in your career. Relationships will be in turmoil. It is advised not to enter into new relationships. To summarise its best to maintain a low profile this year. Important months are april and october.

WHAT THE ****!!!!

I waited to listen to libra. Sometimes people say I could be on the border and maybe its libra thats going to affect my life this year!

Libra - Amazing year ahead. The most important words are success and recognition. This year you must take some bold decisions and let luck play its role. You will achieve success in every venture that you take up. Worklife will be very rewarding. You will be duly recognized for your work and potential. Travel may be on the agenda. Relationships will bloom and official engagements and marriage may be on the cards. A year to look forward to. Important months are april and october.

WHAT CAN I SAY!!!!

Now if I consider myself to be a virgo and if the things said are true then I would like one thing (no points for guessing which one) in libra to be false. Thats a selfish thought, I know! But maybe if I am a libra then I would want everything to be true! Though I am still undecided on that one thing! If only some of the things in either are true then I would like to choose. Or maybe I will not have a exciting year ahead if I am a libra.

Yeah you heard it right! I am a virgo and whats life without some challenge........

Bring on the new year people...................