The Origins:
In the beggining of the 14th century, around 1311 A.D, two young soldiers were taken prisoners from the central part of India (somewhere between Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh ) by the Moghuls. Forcefully converted to islam by the Moghuls and tortured heavily ( apparently for not surrendering to their regime ), these soldiers manage to escape from the Moghuls and head down south to seek refuge. Down south, they meet sage Vidyaranya who is desperate to establish a Hindu stronghold in order to protect the culture and to avoid the invasion of Moghuls down south. Vidyaranya, after learning the full story of these two soldiers, will have them reconverted to hinduism and appeal them to lay the foundations for a new Hindu empire. They selected the central parts of karnataka ( owing to the protection by the sarrounding hills ) to establish the empire. So in 1336, these two soldiers laid the foundations for the vijaynagar empire with Hampi as their capital. They were none other than Harihara and Bukka. They belonged to the Sangama dynasty. Hampi was typically ruled by Jains. Harihara and Bukka have supposedly requested the jains to move to the present day Bylakuppe region. After the jains moved out the empire was established and various dynasties ruled this region for over two centuries. Sangama, Saluva, Thuluva and Aravidu were the dynasties that ruled here.
The intentions of the Vijaynagar kings and their attitudes are not yet very clear. Some historians are of the opinion that the Vijaynagar kings were a lot more benevolent compared to their Bahamani counterparts. They had adopted the islam style in their architectures and had contacts with Persia. Abdul Razzaq was a very famous poet/traveller in the courts of Krishnadevaraya. Some other Historians write about the atrocities committed by the Vijaynagar kings over the Bahamani sultans. In one of the books it is written that hundreds of mosques were ransacked and women were humiliated and raped in front of their kith and kin. There has been no historical evidence to prove it, but the mere grudgery and the hatred that developed in the Bahamani rulers kind of answers about these atrocities.
Whatever be the reason, the empire was founded on the basis of vengeance, vengeance against the invading Moghuls and till today nothing that has born out of vengeance has survived. Vijaynagar and Bahamani empires were no exceptions. The glory of both the kingdoms were lost and the British took over. The British rule is well written and explained in the Indian history. Their rule also didnt last for long. Ultimately they had to give into Ahimsa, non-violence and love.
Thursday, January 29, 2004
Monday, January 26, 2004
Height of virus attack
Got a mail today with an exe as an attachment. Here it goes
Sender : security@microsoft.com
Subject : 'Use this patch immediately'
Attachment : patch.exe
Content : Dear friend , use this Internet Explorer patch now!
There are dangerous virus in the Internet now!
More than 500.000 already infected!
duhhh.. a virus infected email coming with the sender as 'security@microsoft.com' .. for a moment I was baffled ... Kudos to the creator of this virus ... :D
pssttt .. the mail comes addressed to the official group aliases and not individual mail ids... all the more reason to click on the attachment :D
Sender : security@microsoft.com
Subject : 'Use this patch immediately'
Attachment : patch.exe
Content : Dear friend , use this Internet Explorer patch now!
There are dangerous virus in the Internet now!
More than 500.000 already infected!
duhhh.. a virus infected email coming with the sender as 'security@microsoft.com' .. for a moment I was baffled ... Kudos to the creator of this virus ... :D
pssttt .. the mail comes addressed to the official group aliases and not individual mail ids... all the more reason to click on the attachment :D
Republic Day
On every other 'day', for instance on a new year, 'Valentine's day', 'Friendship day', 'Boss' day' etc etc there will be flashing messages on cell phones, happy this day, happy that day and some ppol who are freakin jobless come up with some snazzy slogans (which by default are crappy). However on the 26th of January, nothing of that sort happened. I got only one msg on my cell phone (the dude who sent this must be a real patriot ). Sometimes I question why this distinction ? Dont the Indian greeting card companies see a 'booming business opportunity' in celebrating Republic day and the like. Why dont people distribute cards ? why dont people get together and have a party ? Arent we supposed to have fun for becoming a republic nation? arent we supposed to have fun on a day when the constitution was framed ? All that matters for us is that 'one more holiday' and that too for us working folks 'a holiday on a monday, lets chilll'. May be in the defence world, parties are hosted and there is that spirit of patriotism but what about the rest of us? I was prompted to write this after seeing a commercial on doordarshan in which a one legged man, stands on his crutches in attention when he hears the national anthem.
As a school going kid, republic day and independence days were such happy occasions for us. I would polish my shoes, wash and press my white clothes, go for a hair cut and on the day would be so happy to participate in the parade, compete in the lectures and what not. Now that spirit is gone, its all diminished. Republic day is just any other holiday.
As a school going kid, republic day and independence days were such happy occasions for us. I would polish my shoes, wash and press my white clothes, go for a hair cut and on the day would be so happy to participate in the parade, compete in the lectures and what not. Now that spirit is gone, its all diminished. Republic day is just any other holiday.
Wednesday, January 21, 2004
SLR Photography, First attempt
URL : River Terns
Equipment : Nikon F65 with 28-80 AF Nikkor lens. ( Borrowed )
Location : Ranganthittu, a bird sanctuary in Karnataka.
Equipment : Nikon F65 with 28-80 AF Nikkor lens. ( Borrowed )
Location : Ranganthittu, a bird sanctuary in Karnataka.
Tuesday, January 20, 2004
Speed
No am not talking about the Keanu Reaves movie, its about a train. According to this article, Transrapid international, a German company has developed the world's fastest maglev train which attains a top speed of 501 km/h. The test was done in none other than our neighbouring rival economy, the mainland China. I hope someone from the Indian Railways is aware of this news :D.
On the other hand it is rumoured that a railway tunnel will be constructed between New York and London under the ocean bed by 2020. No clue as to the name of the company or whether its backed by the two governments. Is it a big deal ??? It is, cos trains in this tunnel will travel at speeds of 1000 mph.
On the other hand it is rumoured that a railway tunnel will be constructed between New York and London under the ocean bed by 2020. No clue as to the name of the company or whether its backed by the two governments. Is it a big deal ??? It is, cos trains in this tunnel will travel at speeds of 1000 mph.
Sunday, January 18, 2004
Hampi, Vijaynagar Empire, The Rise and Fall - Vol II
1509 to 1530 A.D - The Reign Of Krishnadevaraya :
Aptly termed 'the golden age of the vijaynagar empire', the regime of Krishnadevaraya took vijaynagar to the pinnacle of its glory. His victorious campaigns over the southern states of the present mysore, tamilnadu and kerala were a proof of his abilities. His kingdom extended from kanyakumari till orissa. So powerful was he, that when he won over kalinga, the king of orissa offered his daughter in marriage to the king. His vicotorious campaigns troubled the Bahamani kings as he marched towards Raichur. After the fall of raichur, the Bahamani kingdom was reduced to the states of Bidar, Gulbarga and Bijapur.
Krishnadevaraya was a connoisseur of art and literature. Bieng a poet himself, he had composed several works which were eventually lost in Hampi. His palace had eight renowned poets like Allasani Peddanna and Tenali Ramakrishna who were held in high esteem by the king. Beautiful temples were consturcted. Importance was given for all forms of art. In fact in the ruins we can still see some persian styles and Jain architectures employed in the construction of some of the temples and palaces. A very benevolent ruler but at the same time highly ruthless to his enemies. The reason for the animosity between him and the Bahamani sultans is not yet known. Such was his hatred that when the Sultans requested him to restore Raichur and restore peace, he is supposed to have said 'Let the Sultan come and lick my feet, if his territories have to be restored'. It was this hatred that led to the downfall of the great empire.
History has shown that hatred leads to hatred and war leads to another war. Nothing won out of violence and war is sustainable. The great city of Hampi is a standing example. The hatred between the Bahamanis and the Vijaynagar kings eventually led to the downfall of both the empires. Mosques and temples were ransacked, women were molested, beautiful and artistic sculptures were demolished. Such was the hatred that, the sultans who were busy fighthing amongst themselves united for a common cause, the downfall of the vijaynagar empire. Whenever a proposal for peace was made with the Krishnadevaraya, the proposal was humiliated. The envoys were sent back with insults. This behavior of the king, coupled with the atrocities committed by his predecessors on the Bahamani rulers eventually led to the downfall of the empire.
Speaking about the glory, the richness of Hampi was because of the trading relations the kingdom had with the Europe and Persia. Spices were traded for gold, diamonds and horses. There were some 7000 persian horses in the kingdom. Travellers like Abdur Razzaq and Paes travelled to this kingdom and wrote about its glory. However all this had to come to an end.
Krishnadevaraya, died of smallpox at a young age ( probably mid 30s ). The sultans were waiting in bated breath for his death, and 30 years after his death, they united and masterminded the battle of Talikota. They won the war, ransacked Hampi. It is said that Gol Gumbaz was built with the money ransacked from Hampi. The great empire fell to the hands of the Sultans and Hampi was plundered.
The origin of the empire, the founders and the reason for the birth of the empire in the next and the concluding volume.
Aptly termed 'the golden age of the vijaynagar empire', the regime of Krishnadevaraya took vijaynagar to the pinnacle of its glory. His victorious campaigns over the southern states of the present mysore, tamilnadu and kerala were a proof of his abilities. His kingdom extended from kanyakumari till orissa. So powerful was he, that when he won over kalinga, the king of orissa offered his daughter in marriage to the king. His vicotorious campaigns troubled the Bahamani kings as he marched towards Raichur. After the fall of raichur, the Bahamani kingdom was reduced to the states of Bidar, Gulbarga and Bijapur.
Krishnadevaraya was a connoisseur of art and literature. Bieng a poet himself, he had composed several works which were eventually lost in Hampi. His palace had eight renowned poets like Allasani Peddanna and Tenali Ramakrishna who were held in high esteem by the king. Beautiful temples were consturcted. Importance was given for all forms of art. In fact in the ruins we can still see some persian styles and Jain architectures employed in the construction of some of the temples and palaces. A very benevolent ruler but at the same time highly ruthless to his enemies. The reason for the animosity between him and the Bahamani sultans is not yet known. Such was his hatred that when the Sultans requested him to restore Raichur and restore peace, he is supposed to have said 'Let the Sultan come and lick my feet, if his territories have to be restored'. It was this hatred that led to the downfall of the great empire.
History has shown that hatred leads to hatred and war leads to another war. Nothing won out of violence and war is sustainable. The great city of Hampi is a standing example. The hatred between the Bahamanis and the Vijaynagar kings eventually led to the downfall of both the empires. Mosques and temples were ransacked, women were molested, beautiful and artistic sculptures were demolished. Such was the hatred that, the sultans who were busy fighthing amongst themselves united for a common cause, the downfall of the vijaynagar empire. Whenever a proposal for peace was made with the Krishnadevaraya, the proposal was humiliated. The envoys were sent back with insults. This behavior of the king, coupled with the atrocities committed by his predecessors on the Bahamani rulers eventually led to the downfall of the empire.
Speaking about the glory, the richness of Hampi was because of the trading relations the kingdom had with the Europe and Persia. Spices were traded for gold, diamonds and horses. There were some 7000 persian horses in the kingdom. Travellers like Abdur Razzaq and Paes travelled to this kingdom and wrote about its glory. However all this had to come to an end.
Krishnadevaraya, died of smallpox at a young age ( probably mid 30s ). The sultans were waiting in bated breath for his death, and 30 years after his death, they united and masterminded the battle of Talikota. They won the war, ransacked Hampi. It is said that Gol Gumbaz was built with the money ransacked from Hampi. The great empire fell to the hands of the Sultans and Hampi was plundered.
The origin of the empire, the founders and the reason for the birth of the empire in the next and the concluding volume.
Sunday, January 11, 2004
Hampi, Vijaynagar Empire, The Rise and Fall - VOL I
I happened to visit the ruins of Hampi yesterday. The visit prompted me to write about the erstwhile city, the kingdom which flourished there and its downfall. First a brief account of the visit and then the flashback, filmi style :).
We reached Hampi yesterday at around 8 am in the morning. ( Previous night stayed in Hospet, a nearby town ). Assisted by a guide and started going around the place. First we visited the Virupaksha temple. This is the only temple where people worship the Lord. In all the other temples, the idols are desecrated and I believe, according to hinduism a desecrated idol is not supposed to be worshipped and it cannot be re-made into it's original form also. So its as good as a museum piece. Then we visited Kadalekalu Ganesha - an 18 ft stone idol of Lord Ganesha, Lord Narasimha, Jalakantheshawara, Lotus Mahal, the queen's palace, Elephant's stable and the Mahanami Dibba ( A stage for dancers ) ( all of these are in ruins , only the foundations can be seen and no buildings ) and finally the archeological museum. It took us nearly 4 hours to complete the visit. Came back to Hospet, had lunch and left for Bangalore at 2 pm. As I sat in the car, my mind was flooded with numerous thoughts about the ruins. I had picked up a book and as I sat reading that book, found answers to most of the questions I had. As I write, the first thought that came up to my mind was to write the fall, or the rise of the empire first. In history I always remember reading the rise of an empire first and then its fall. Its quite methodical and boring for many. So I begin in the reverse chronological order:
1565 A.D , The Battle Of Talikota :
On the banks of the mighty Tunga-Bhadra, on January 6th the combined forces of Bahamani rulers led by Ibrahim Adil Shah, attack the might of the Vijaynagar empire led by Rama Raja, the son-in-law of Krishna Deva Raya(He was 90 years old then). Rama Raja's army ( as given in the book Hampi Ruins by A.W. LongHurst ) consisted of 300,000 men and 10,000 horses. Ibrahim Adil Shah did not have such a big force but he was aided by guns and canons which wrecked havoc in the vijaynagar army. Rama Raja was slain in the battle and the Bahamani forces advanced towards Hampi, the capital. Some men from the battlefield, came to Hampi with the news. People had no option but to vacate the city. They gathered whatever they could, gold, diamonds, utensils etc and fled with 500 elephants to the city of Penukonda in Andhra Pradesh before Adil Shah could reach Hampi. Longhurst says, the items they took along were valued at 100 million sterling in those days. Later Adil Shah and his forces stormed the city of Hampi and thus began the plundering. For weeks they ransacked the temples and the city. All the idols were broken. palaces were burnt. Gold and diamonds were looted. It is said that one of the palaces took 15 days to burn down completely. The whole city was in left in a rubble. Later Adil Shah marched onto Andhra pradesh and by the early 1600s Andhra also fell into the Bahamani hands. The vijaynagar kings later sought asylum with the kings of Srirangapatnam. In 1700s Srirangapatnam fell into the hands of Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan and thus ended the regime of Vijaynagar. The Battle Of TaliKota stands as one of the fiercest battles ever fought in the history of India. One Italian author says, 'so fierce was the battle that the river Thunga-Bhadra flowed red with the blood of the slain soldiers'. The might of Vijaynagar thus fell to the hands of the Bahamani Supremacy.
What was the reason for such a fierce battle, such hatred that the whole city of Hampi was plundered and its richness looted. Was it hatred for religion ? culture ? animosity for the hindus ?
... to be contd
We reached Hampi yesterday at around 8 am in the morning. ( Previous night stayed in Hospet, a nearby town ). Assisted by a guide and started going around the place. First we visited the Virupaksha temple. This is the only temple where people worship the Lord. In all the other temples, the idols are desecrated and I believe, according to hinduism a desecrated idol is not supposed to be worshipped and it cannot be re-made into it's original form also. So its as good as a museum piece. Then we visited Kadalekalu Ganesha - an 18 ft stone idol of Lord Ganesha, Lord Narasimha, Jalakantheshawara, Lotus Mahal, the queen's palace, Elephant's stable and the Mahanami Dibba ( A stage for dancers ) ( all of these are in ruins , only the foundations can be seen and no buildings ) and finally the archeological museum. It took us nearly 4 hours to complete the visit. Came back to Hospet, had lunch and left for Bangalore at 2 pm. As I sat in the car, my mind was flooded with numerous thoughts about the ruins. I had picked up a book and as I sat reading that book, found answers to most of the questions I had. As I write, the first thought that came up to my mind was to write the fall, or the rise of the empire first. In history I always remember reading the rise of an empire first and then its fall. Its quite methodical and boring for many. So I begin in the reverse chronological order:
1565 A.D , The Battle Of Talikota :
On the banks of the mighty Tunga-Bhadra, on January 6th the combined forces of Bahamani rulers led by Ibrahim Adil Shah, attack the might of the Vijaynagar empire led by Rama Raja, the son-in-law of Krishna Deva Raya(He was 90 years old then). Rama Raja's army ( as given in the book Hampi Ruins by A.W. LongHurst ) consisted of 300,000 men and 10,000 horses. Ibrahim Adil Shah did not have such a big force but he was aided by guns and canons which wrecked havoc in the vijaynagar army. Rama Raja was slain in the battle and the Bahamani forces advanced towards Hampi, the capital. Some men from the battlefield, came to Hampi with the news. People had no option but to vacate the city. They gathered whatever they could, gold, diamonds, utensils etc and fled with 500 elephants to the city of Penukonda in Andhra Pradesh before Adil Shah could reach Hampi. Longhurst says, the items they took along were valued at 100 million sterling in those days. Later Adil Shah and his forces stormed the city of Hampi and thus began the plundering. For weeks they ransacked the temples and the city. All the idols were broken. palaces were burnt. Gold and diamonds were looted. It is said that one of the palaces took 15 days to burn down completely. The whole city was in left in a rubble. Later Adil Shah marched onto Andhra pradesh and by the early 1600s Andhra also fell into the Bahamani hands. The vijaynagar kings later sought asylum with the kings of Srirangapatnam. In 1700s Srirangapatnam fell into the hands of Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan and thus ended the regime of Vijaynagar. The Battle Of TaliKota stands as one of the fiercest battles ever fought in the history of India. One Italian author says, 'so fierce was the battle that the river Thunga-Bhadra flowed red with the blood of the slain soldiers'. The might of Vijaynagar thus fell to the hands of the Bahamani Supremacy.
What was the reason for such a fierce battle, such hatred that the whole city of Hampi was plundered and its richness looted. Was it hatred for religion ? culture ? animosity for the hindus ?
... to be contd
Thursday, January 08, 2004
Stupidity
Something happened while trying to connect to one of our comps .. here it goes
I Enter : < connection command >
Response : < some blah blah blah > Do you wish to continue yes/no ?
I Enter :y
Response : < some blah blah blah > Do you wish to continue yes/no ?
I Enter :y
Response : < some blah blah blah > Do you wish to continue yes/no ?
I Enter:y ( slightly losing my patience )
Response : < some blah blah blah > Do you wish to continue yes/no ?
Me wonders for sometime ... n then it strikes ... ohh.....
I Enter:yes
Response : Authenticated !!
Pheeww !! tht was some stupidity aint it ? Typing 'y' when the screen asks u for 'yes/no' :D
I Enter : < connection command >
Response : < some blah blah blah > Do you wish to continue yes/no ?
I Enter :y
Response : < some blah blah blah > Do you wish to continue yes/no ?
I Enter :y
Response : < some blah blah blah > Do you wish to continue yes/no ?
I Enter:y ( slightly losing my patience )
Response : < some blah blah blah > Do you wish to continue yes/no ?
Me wonders for sometime ... n then it strikes ... ohh.....
I Enter:yes
Response : Authenticated !!
Pheeww !! tht was some stupidity aint it ? Typing 'y' when the screen asks u for 'yes/no' :D
Tuesday, January 06, 2004
India Down Under ... The test series
Am not a die hard cricket fan. But this test series had me glued to the television and the online score cards. I had a highly jaded perspective of the Indian team, which was plagued by politics and money. From the beggining I was damn sure that Indians would be wiped out with the bowling attack of Lee and Gillespie. Our team proved it wrong. They proved that they can play without the might of Tendulkar. They literally thrashed the Aussie bowling attack. Commendable performance. The men who drew the attention in this series :
Rahul Dravid : Undoubtedly, regained his position as one of the best test batsmen in the world in the ranks of Ponting and Lara. Extremely stylish batsman. His strokes were a feast to the eyes. He lived up to that Hutch ad :). He stood undettered, when the team needed him the most, played a higly responsible innings every match. No doubt, he was the Man of the Series.
VVS Laxman : I had no appreciation for this man, before this series began. He was just an item of mockery in all our discussions, but what a turn around he did for the team. Absolutely mind blowing strokes all across the stadium, esp in the Sydney Test. Not a single irresponsible stroke, fantastic batting. Geoffrey says, "when u face a bowler bowling at 140 kmph and just slice the ball to the boundary with the least possible effort, do u expect the bowler not to be demoralised'. Thats what Laxman did, pure timing and accuracy were the key to his success.
Irfan Pathan : That yorker to Adam Gilchrist, in the Sydney test just explains the talent of this young man. This young bowler, won the accolades of every commentator in the final test. Deliveries of perfect line and length. His style is very similar to that of Akram. A talented young bowler who needs to mature a bit.
Ricky Ponting : One of the most respected players in test cricket. 2 double centuries to his credit in this series, he is simply an adorable player. Playing in absolute style and stamina, he ripped the Indian bowling attack. Some of his on-side shots were mind blowing. He proved his ability to take on the team leadership from Steve Waugh.
Steve Waugh : Need I say something about this guy. The 'ice cool' guy as he is fondly called, lived upto his name. Though he didnt play a great innings throughout, his final innings at SCG was a class of its own. Any loose delivery will be sent to the fence. Apparently sunny said that was bcause of the bad field setting by Ganguly . C'mon thats bieng pessimistic. The respect the cricketing world has for this man is awesome. Very touching moments in cricket as he bid adeiu, and each and every cricketer who went to the podium had words of praise for him.
The camraderie shown by both the teams were awesome. Lee apologizing to Dravid for that bouncer, Lee congratulating Tendulkar for his double century, Ponting bieng congratulated by Indians on reaching his double century, Langer taking a catch in the slip and declaring it not out as it had hit the ground, these were some of the incidents that showed the respect both the teams had for each other. The final test was somehow marred by bad umpiring. Keeping that aside, it was a fantastic test series, although it ended in a draw. One of the most memorable cricket series in my life.
Rahul Dravid : Undoubtedly, regained his position as one of the best test batsmen in the world in the ranks of Ponting and Lara. Extremely stylish batsman. His strokes were a feast to the eyes. He lived up to that Hutch ad :). He stood undettered, when the team needed him the most, played a higly responsible innings every match. No doubt, he was the Man of the Series.
VVS Laxman : I had no appreciation for this man, before this series began. He was just an item of mockery in all our discussions, but what a turn around he did for the team. Absolutely mind blowing strokes all across the stadium, esp in the Sydney Test. Not a single irresponsible stroke, fantastic batting. Geoffrey says, "when u face a bowler bowling at 140 kmph and just slice the ball to the boundary with the least possible effort, do u expect the bowler not to be demoralised'. Thats what Laxman did, pure timing and accuracy were the key to his success.
Irfan Pathan : That yorker to Adam Gilchrist, in the Sydney test just explains the talent of this young man. This young bowler, won the accolades of every commentator in the final test. Deliveries of perfect line and length. His style is very similar to that of Akram. A talented young bowler who needs to mature a bit.
Ricky Ponting : One of the most respected players in test cricket. 2 double centuries to his credit in this series, he is simply an adorable player. Playing in absolute style and stamina, he ripped the Indian bowling attack. Some of his on-side shots were mind blowing. He proved his ability to take on the team leadership from Steve Waugh.
Steve Waugh : Need I say something about this guy. The 'ice cool' guy as he is fondly called, lived upto his name. Though he didnt play a great innings throughout, his final innings at SCG was a class of its own. Any loose delivery will be sent to the fence. Apparently sunny said that was bcause of the bad field setting by Ganguly . C'mon thats bieng pessimistic. The respect the cricketing world has for this man is awesome. Very touching moments in cricket as he bid adeiu, and each and every cricketer who went to the podium had words of praise for him.
The camraderie shown by both the teams were awesome. Lee apologizing to Dravid for that bouncer, Lee congratulating Tendulkar for his double century, Ponting bieng congratulated by Indians on reaching his double century, Langer taking a catch in the slip and declaring it not out as it had hit the ground, these were some of the incidents that showed the respect both the teams had for each other. The final test was somehow marred by bad umpiring. Keeping that aside, it was a fantastic test series, although it ended in a draw. One of the most memorable cricket series in my life.
Monday, January 05, 2004
Cribbbb...
This is something that I've noticed over the past few months and thought over it a lot last nite. What's friendship all about ? Sharing thoughts ? I think so. During this thought sharing process, if we discover that some of our thoughts match with those of the other person/people we tend to develop a liking for that 'group'. I used to be in such a 'group' and slowly that group is diminishing. What I cannot understand is .. 2 years back every member of that group liked to be there, meet up regularly, everyone wanted to share ideas do this, do that, it was fun. Now it looks like all that was a farce. It looks as if people were part of that group just for the heck of bieng there without any other alternatives, and now when they ve found the greener pastures of life (like marriage, getting into a better position at work or wotever) they ve just said 'to hell' to the rest of us so called friends, me in particular. This has been the case with most of my friends. I sometimes feel, am I so bad ? I dont know whether to term it as good or bad, but this attitude of people kinda hurts. Looks as if people talk to you and share their ideas just because they dont have anyone else to do so. When they find that 'someone else' or some other means of venting out their thoughts, they just forget about you. In essence people dont seem to have any 'gratitude'. Such behavior of my friends hardly affects me but sometimes, I tend to think about these things. I did some introspection and to the best of my thoughts, all I could decide is am gonna be there for whoever has listened to me or shown some care about me or tried to solve my problems or been with me during my days of crisis (In the very true sense ). Am gonna listen to them whereever I am, however I am (barring some time zone differences ), n do my level best to comfort them. At the same time, I wont give a damn for anyone who's had a ungrateful attitude towards me ( irrespective of the circumstances) and been the source of any trouble in my life. Realized about a lot of mistakes I did in the past 2 years, and I feel its time now to get back, take on that baton and turn things around. Sounds selfish, revengeful .. yes of course .. me no Gautham Buddha plz :)
Friday, January 02, 2004
New year, i-bar, dance, scotch, champagne ..
is just the perfect way to describe the ushering of the new year 2004. I-BAR, a small disc/bar/pub in the heart of B'lore was the chosen venue for the celebrations. Entering the place at arnd 9.30, we jus felt cosy on the bean bags .. n they the liquor poured. Till then I could see the place thronged by some of the best dressed women in town (quite obviously with their respective guys ). The music was like .. duhh .. "ya ya ya coco jombo ya ya ye" ... :) gimme a break guys .. that was a happenin number in the last century .. I guess someone went n swore at the DJ or I donno wot happnd .. by 10.30 - some ppol started sashaying to the dance floor .. n me siezed the oppportunity ( by then already was a bit high with scotch ) .. the music started blendin then .. n I was jus closin my eyes .. gyratin in all possible means , sometimes tripping, sometimes falling, somehow managing to do some itsy bitsy dance steps, finally someone started the countdown, someone shouted happy new year ... the clock had struck 12 .. I opened my eyes n then realized I ws the only single guy in the dance floor amidst some 100 or so couples .. :D who cares .. went wished my friends... gulped more of scotch followed by some cocktails, some champagne .. got back 2 the dance floor .. danced, danced and danced .. in between had more drinks .. rested for sometime .. then some girl walks up 2 me n says "dude, that ws some dancin, u fell on me a lot of times" .. me jus looked at her .. n said 'am drunk' (as if she could'nt make that out) .. some guy told me "pal there r two girls out there .. grab em" me said "I don care" ... finally at 2.30 the lights turned on .. n the party was over .. oopph .. one of the most memorable parties I've ever had .. I was just lost with the music .. by the time I went to my car it was 4 .. I jus slept in my car ..didnt want to risk driving .. 6 am woke up said gud bye to my friends .. reached home arnd 6.30 ...
yesterday bieng a holiday, jus slept n slept n ate (giving some rest to my ailing neck and thighs ).. and today came 2 work. Fortunately work meant just checking a few emails :). How I wish the whole year is just like this :).
yesterday bieng a holiday, jus slept n slept n ate (giving some rest to my ailing neck and thighs ).. and today came 2 work. Fortunately work meant just checking a few emails :). How I wish the whole year is just like this :).
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