Mera Pratham Prayas!

Wokay....This can very well be called my 1st attempt on hindi poetry...Here goes....

उनके कदम डगमगाए....
और हम गिर पड़े...
उन्होंने ललकारा धर्मो को...
और हम आपस में लड़े...


दिया इसे एक विचित्र नाम...
और कहा उसे उन्नति....
खेल गए वो हमारे साथ...
शायद वो ही थी उनकी राजनीती...

न करेंगे कोई गलती...
ऐसा एक शपत लिया....
तोड़ दी शपत और कर दी गलती....
जो मिलाया हाथ हमारा तो उससे ही मोड़ दिया...

अन्दर से आई आवाजें...
चीखती चिलाती, ये क्या कर दिया हमने...
रख दिया अपना ही देश कैसे लोगों के थाली पर...
ये तो अपना ही सर कटवा दिया हमने....

दिया शायद उन्हें तोह हम ही ने बढ़ावा...
तो हम ही उन्हें सुधारेंगे...
अगर न सुधार भी पाए हम उन्हें....
उनकी जगह तो ले पाएंगे!

I dReAm!

I dream of House…
Far away on the countryside…
A balcony with plants on the sill…

And A harley for a long ride…

I dream of a Job….
Where I’d make decisions on a toss…
Where I’d work at my heart’s desire…
And be my own boss…

I dream of a woman…
To be there with me..
To laugh and to cry…
And walk with me along the sea…

I dream of a life…
As wonderful as this…
Sans any sorrow or any grief…
Marred by euphoria and eternal bliss!!

FlYiN HiGh!!

20??????

Oh damn..its almost here...the killing feeling of turning 20 and the excess baggage along with it...

So...as anyone else in my place, I begin to wonder, what exactly does turning 20 mean??...

Does it mean anything at all??...Does it mean I have to get more "Serious" with "Life" and think about my "future" more seriously...Does it mean I have to have a better answer than "I've not yet decided" or anything on those lines when I'm asked about what am I going to do with my life...Does it mean I can start taking my crush(es) seriously??[Yeah Yeah..I just needed a reason! :D:D]...Does it mean I have to stop fooling around like I do now??.....Why are almost all the questions that are coming to my mind so negetive??? Is it a part of turning 20??? Am I beginning to freak out because of the fact that I'm turning 20?? [Naaaah]...Does it also imply that the next decade is going to be the most toughest phase??? Am I going to be scared of it?? How would my blog know that??[Hehe]...Does it mean I should stop getting excited everytime I eat a chocolate??Does it mean I have to stop eating too much of chocolates??[The best possible Answer for the last 2 questions would be :NoT eVeN In YoUr WiLdEsT DrEaMs WoUlD I Do ThAt]....Does it mean my room can't have posters anymore?? Does it mean my room can't be messy anymore???[My mom would have high hopes on this question but even she knows its going to end up being only hopes and NOT reality] Does it mean bruising my knees would become a thing to laugh about??? Does it mean I won't have time for anything I love??? Does it mean I'm going to get so engrossed and entangled in my own life,that I won't have time for all those friends that I made in the past 18 years, be it the ones from the same apartment...or same school..or even the same college ??[Has to be my biggest fear]...Does it mean I have to have all my fun in my last few months as a "teen"??[This I seriously intend to carry out]..Am I over reacting to something that can merely be passed on as "its just a number"?? [I'm pinning my hopes on this one.. I hope this is exactly how it is]

Over reacting or not, the fact that I'll turn 20 exactly 7 months from today isn't very encouraging....I can very well say, this marks the end of what I call the first quadrant of life, and without any doubts,this has to be the best one!...bidding goodbye to it is surely not going to be very easy but then I guess I'll do it in style by doing all that I've been wanting to do for a while now, in the next 7 months! [So, I've got myself a deal here...let's try and stick to it]...

That's about it I guess...its too early to have a countdown and besides I don't want to have a countdown...I only pray that the next 7 months take a lifetime to arrive and by the end of which I would have successfully completed atleast half of the things that I want to do in this period!

PeAcE!!

*****P.S. ::: Okay...I over reacted...I freaked out [in simpe words]...but then...I'm sure it would feel really strange from the inside*****

43 AnD 1!!

Match : India v/s NewZealand
ODI #3!
India into batting first and what just followed could very well be described as sheer genius.

The last time the "MeN In BlUe" toured the kiwis was back in 2002.
The series back then saw very low scoring totals and saw us succumb to one of our worst series defeats.
Came 09, and "Dhoni's Boys" are in the kiwiland and this time the anticipation of a series win was as high as it could get. Dhoni's boys seem to have beaten all odds in the last 18 months and have been successfully pulling off unusual performances, but then all said and done, God still remains the God!

He retired hurt on 162 of 135 balls just 2 and a half overs ago and I still can't stop admiring the pannache with which he played through the 45 overs of the innings!

Forget the stats, forget the injuries, forget the "if-he-scores-a-ton-India-loses" theory,forget everything else, because what you just witnessed can probably termed as the World's best batsman at his devastating best...not a very healthy combo to bowl to for the opposition and that was totally evident today...

Just when his critics stooped to worst possible levels and expressing their wish for his retirement, he went on to almost score back to back tons in the CB series finals against the Oz.

Those innings surely reminded all his fans across the country of his knock against the Australians in Sharjah in 1998!...

The field piercing square cuts and the cheeky lifts and the devastating slog sweeps...and besides all this the mere presence that could lift the rest of the squad and make them give 200% on the field...Humbly human and technically machine-like..this man is probably the most loved Individual in our country and there is no denying that!
I'll end with two quotes..1 by Sanath Jayasurya and 1 by himself...
After an IPL game in which Jayasurya was the man of the match, he said in the presentation " seeing Sachin standing at the other end, I knew I could play my shots and even if i got out, he was there to stand and stabilise the innings"
Sachin, on critics and columns written on how he has lost his "touch" and should consider retiring
"I get calls and messages after every innings where I'm told about what went good and what didn't. I have my wellwishers who tell me things,they don't go around writing"
Indian Cricket will go on for generations to come...and Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar will remain in the hearts of every ardent cricket fan India has ever had...Sach is life :)