Night watch

Another night finds me sitting alone in my workshop (I don't even know if that's the right word to use for the room I am using as my office, what about sweatshop??).

No work at the moment, waiting for more files to be processed. Medical transcription is monotonous I agree, but it has helped me earn my bread and butter for the last six years, helped me live with dignity in a world where my previous schoolmates have gone on to do their MBAs and BEs and moved on to wealthier paychecks. I think I am happy being where I am, maybe a tad bit disappointed with the paycheck, but not much really. I am at home, its a green town I am living in now. Isn't this what I had wanted all along? The early morning sun has a strange effect on our poorly manicured garden (its more of a wild overgrowth than a garden). The garden seems to obtain a peculiar yellowish glow in the light of the 6 a.m. sun. The sight is truly beautiful. And that's one of the things enticing me to stay put. There's of course mom and everybody else, and the luxury of not having to travel to work. That was torture!

Moreover, all the things on my to-do list scheduled well into the fag end of this year will keep me occupied. It's a shame though that I haven't been doing much with regard to achieving some of the goals I set for myself. Buying a guitar was a start at least, a late one nonetheless. The gym in town is still awaiting my arrival :p

Oh Yes! Started reading Wodehouse again, the book that I had left unfinished since September last year. There's still Amitav Ghosh on the shelf.

A dental appointment in the evening today kept me a little tense until I finally had my teeth pulled out. It wasn't much time-consuming nor very painful, thanks to the mind-numbing injection into my gums. I was a little apprehensive all right, but braved it without as much as a whimper. Looking forward to my new toothless grin :) The pain, however, is keeping me awake, not that it's very severe; it's more of a dull ache, but enough to be causing little discomfort. Hope, things will be better tomorrow morning.

Again, my thoughts keep steering towards the abnormal when I think about a certain girl. Does she not care for me? Am I just like any other guy in her life? Am I asking for too much from her?

These are the thoughts that drill into my mind everytime I miss an appointment with her. One moment, I am thinking I should stay away from her, and the next moment, I am back to missing her like anything. I don't really understand her or our relationship, or my emotions involved. I think I need to do some more brainstorming on this. Lets keep it pending for a more appropriate time.

Signing off for now!

Zarre Zarre mein usi ka noor hai

Zarre Zarre mein usi ka noor hai,

Jhak Khud me, woh na tujhse door hai,

Ishq hai usse, toh sabse ishq kar,

Ishq hai usse, toh sabse ishq kar,

Is Ibadat ka yahi dastoor hai,

Is me, us me, aur us me hai wohi,

Is me, us me, aur us me hai wohi,

Yaar mera har taraf bharpoor hai!!

 

Yesterday, while browsing the net, I came across this beautiful piece of poetry from the movie, Delhi-6.  Words set to life by Prasoon Joshi.  I must say, he’s one of the most talented new lyricists in Bollywood now.

Here’s my attempt at an English translation of this:

His light permeates each and every grain, everywhere,

Take a look into your own self, and you will find Him there,

If you love Him, then love Him in all His forms,

As this is the manual of prayer he adorns,

He’s is in you, them, and everybody,

Without my friend, I am nobody.

 

I know Prasoon would have done a much better job at translating, but I hope this isn’t too mediocre…..just a little tribute from my end to his amazing song-writing abilities!!

One little step

It’s been four months now that I shifted to my home from a busy existence in Kolkata.  The pace of life here is snail-like compared to what I am used to.  Nevertheless, I am relishing this change.  However, my one serious complaint with myself is my indolence.  Despite having had a world of time in my hands, I haven’t really done the things that were uppermost in my mind earlier this year.  Television is one of the biggest hindrances.  Each morning after turning off the PC, I tend to spend hours in front of the TV watching basically nothing, channel surfing.  I have really got to cut down on my daily doses of TV to get the things done that really matter to me.  However, a week ago, I finally got down to taking that first tremulous step to towards one of my goals this year – I bought a guitar :)

Its been adorning my workshop for the last week or so for the time being.  I plan to put it to good use soon.  Until then, best wishes!!!

HAIL MOZART

Here's a beautiful creation by the genius, Mozart.......more elaboration to follow!!

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Deepali is back

Yes, she's back. Her parents found it more profitable to let her remain with us with, I am sure, some helpful coercion from her. However, she is dearer to us by a hundred bucks more. Yes, that isn't much at all, but I feel they could have been a little more forthright about this whole issue of getting a raise for her. Nevertheless, the important thing is that she's back and we are all happier!!

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