Baatein woh teri Baatein
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Baatein woh teri Baatein
Yaad aane lagi hain mujhe

Subhein sardi ki subhein
Tadpaane lagi hain mujhe


Tu jo gayi hai to aisa lage jaise saansein gayi sang tere
Kyun tha ghumman ke tu meri pari hai, kya ho gaya tha mujhe?
Aaja, ab to aaja, hey aaja ab to aaja bhool ja saare shikve gile

Baatein woh teri Baatein
Yaad aane lagi hain mujhe

Subhein sardi ki subhein
Tadpaane lagi hain mujhe

Raaton ko jaagoon, jaagoon na so-oon, karvat badalta rahoon
Bistar ki silvat mein tujhko main khojoon, aahein bharta rahoon
Kahe, ki ye doori, arre kaahe ki ye doori, paas aaja tu lag ja gale

Baatein woh teri Baatein
Yaad aane lagi hain mujhe

Subhein sardi ki subhein
Tadpaane lagi hain mujhe

Phoolon se bhar de tu mera aangan, main tujhko dekha karoon
Tere nayan mein chamkoon magan main, khwabon ko poora karoon
Pyari, itni tu pyari, Hoo pyari itni tu pyari, tu mile to ye duniya mile

Baatein woh teri Baatein
Yaad aane lagi hain mujhe
Yaad aane lagi hain mujhe..

Hi All, wishing you a very happy warm and properous New Year.
Lots of things happened in the interim - I joined the Big Blue, went to Vegas and was the butt of jokes in a stand up comedy at NYC. Will fill in more , l8r..

ciao

Funny thing happened today. Was talking to some friends and the topic veered to a very interesting discussion on the candies we used to have as kids. This discussion evoked some nostalgic memories. I remembered how I used to buy the "rosemint" and "peppermint" candies for 50 paise a pack. They were small rectangular treats stacked in a pack. I've always wondered what happened to them ?
Also remembered the phantom "cigarette" candies. They used to be shaped like cigarettes, white body with a red end to denote the lighted end of the cigarette. We used to feel so self important "smoking" those candies. It was also discontinued !
We had so many other candies like "morton" (for the record, I hated the coconut filling, but loved the rest of it), "orange" toffee - it was a round and hard candy which you could suck on till eternity.
Then I graduated on to bubble gums. Imagine having a gum in mouth for all the waking hours ! Even while eating, the gum would be stuck on a cheek (from inside the mouth of course) ;)
Well, when you have a nostalgic thought like "childhood candies" suddenly overwhelm you, you think of just one thing "those were the days ! "

This story will illustrate the moral that one should keep dogs away while hunting for chicken. You never know what can be :)

If you have heard of Feynman, you'll love this. Amazing and hilarious.

Ok, here's the final version:

Wo Ek Lamha
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tanha tha wo ek lamha, jhijhak ke jo kahin chala
na jaane kaun si dariyaon mein bah ke kahin chala
abhi bhi hai nigahon mein, halki si chubhan uski
teri yaadon ne laaye kuch jo ansoo, wo jhatak chala

chala wo sar jhukaye aasmaanon mein ghtaon mein
kabhi khush ho gaya aur kabhi mayoos ho chala
teri ummeed ke saaye mein jaane kab kahan nikla
kabhi kuch khojne nikla, kabhi yoon hi bhatak chala

wo lamha ja raha shayad teri sanson ki sarhad tak
liye ek aas ka dhaaga na jaane kab nikal chala
charaag main jaloon kya, ki wo dekh aaye fir tumko
runansaa sa koi jazba mere dil mein khatak chala

nighahein door tak daudi magar lamha na wo aaya
tadap ke aur ek lamha jo haathon se pighal chala
yoon hi fir dard ke jaamon ke ghoont main peeta hoon
wohi ek pyaas ka lamha gale mein kuch atak chala

Wo Ek Lamha
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tanha tha wo ek lamha, jhijhak ke jo kahin chala
na jaane kaun si dariyaaon mein bah ke kahin chala
abhi bhi hai nigahon mein, halki si chubhan uski
teri yaadon ne laaye kuch jo ansoo, wo jhatak chala

chala wo sar jhukaye aasmaanon mein ghtaon mein
kabhi khush ho gaya, aur kabhi mayoos ho chala
teri ummeed ke saaye mein jaane kab kahan nikla
kabhi kuch khojne nikla, kabhi yoon hi bhatak chala


Still working on it .. let's see how it ends up..

Penned a lyric after a long hiatus:

Ummeedein
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Ummedein chhoot na jaayein
Tasveerein toot na jaayein

Aankhon ke aaeenon ne jo seenchein hain
Saanson ki in ooson se jo kheenchein hain
Lamhon ki deewaron pe kuch saayein hain
Deewarein toot na jaayein
Ummedein chhoot na jaayein .. ummeedein..

Badi yaad aati hain wo raahein jo
Tanhai mein mere saath chalti thhin
Meri sard subhon si kuch yaadein hain
Subhein rooth na jaayein
Ummedein chhoot na jaayein .. ummeedein..

Ummedein chhoot na jaayein
Tasveerein toot na jaayein

Ghata, dhoop, barkha mein main chalta hoon
Banjaron si kyun ye meri halat hai
Yahan tapte reiton si jo raahein hain
Raahein bhool na jaayein
Ummedein chhoot na jaayein .. ummeedein..

Ummedein chhoot na jaayein
Tasveerein toot na jaayein

Kabhi kya main choo loonga akaashon ko
Jahan chaand taarey gungunate hain
Kahan khushk raaton mein hum chalte hain
Raatein beet na jaayein
Ummedein chhoot na jaayein .. ummeedein..
Ummedein choot na jaayein..

http://www.xtrememedical.com/games/xtreme_speartoss.asp

Try beating 527.98 , my score ....

Check out this game here
The best I got was a 593.5 . Lemme know if someone beats that :))

Wishing you all a sparkling new year !

Jaane kya dhoondhta hai mera dil
Tujhko kya chahiye zindagi ?

Recently a friend of mine from IIT K started a music band - Goonj. Check out the scores ..

Here's a good article on Green Card and labor processing.

A good thing about blogging is that you needn't explain your absence !

What's gonna be the Killer App of this decade ?
- Machines "intelligently" talking to each other
- Revolution in the way we travel (fully guided cars)
- Biological chips ?
- Human Cloning to make super humans?

Any clues ?

Guess what happens when introverts talk? It happens often to me when I call up my very good friend U in LA. Goes something like this:
I: Hello !
U: Hi
I: Guess who's here
U: Yaar thoda aur bol to maloom padega
(Point to note - I am probably the only friend who calls him and asks him to guess and that happens everytime and still he takes his own time to try to identify me)
I: mumble mumble
U: Oh! X ?
I: Nahi yaar ek aur guess..
U: Y ?
I: Nope, it's A. :(
U: Arre !!
I: Aur kya chal raha hai ?
U: Bas theek
I: Anything new ?
U: Nothing yaar
10 seconds of continental static
U: How about you ?
I: Bas mera bhi theek chal raha hai
U: Hmm..
I: Hmm..
I: Aur sunao
U: Kuch naya nahi hai yaar
I: Suna bhai ka engagement ho gaya ?
U: Haan yaar last week hua
I: Achcha Achcha
U: Haan
I: Aur koi nayi khabar ? Job search kaisi chal rahi hai ?
U: Kuch nahi yaar, general chal raha hai
I: Hmm
U: Haan
20 seconds of intercontinental static
I: Aur aaj ka kya program hai ?
U: Kuch nahi yaar
I: Oh! Achcha Achcha
U: Hmm
I: Baki sab kaisa ?
U: Bas theek
I: Hmm
I: Uncle Aunty kaise hain ?
U: Theek thaak
I: Hmm
U: Hmm
I: Hmm
U: Hummmm
I: Aur batao
U: Bas chal raha hai yaar, tum sunao
I: Mera bhi chal raha hai
U: Hmm
I: Hummmmm
I: Chalo fir baat karte hain
U: ok
I: ok bye !
U: bye

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The case is even worse in case of family on my Father's side. My dad and my uncle are the deadliest of introverts. Imagine meeting your brother after 2 years and what do you have to say ?
Nothing!
They'd sit in 2 different corners of the room, searching for words to talk.
Each one diving deep into a chasm of ideas to look for topics to talk about.
Suddenly there would be a stacatto burst of a few words on a topic and then a silent mutual consonance.
Sometimes I really wondered if they had telepathic abilities and that they just communicated in muteness!

When young, I used to laugh at such a scenario !
Not anymore though.

Everytime after talking to my friend U, I realize the eloquence of muteness : how important it is to listen for thoughts in silence rather than words that ring hollow.
Now I realize what my dad and uncle used to do.
Now I know when introverts talk.

To Procrastinate or not to Procrastinate, that is the question.

Date:	2003-07-29 14:43
Subject:	Lady with Ermine - Leonardo da Vinci
Security:	Public
Mood:	content

I'm reading a book about Leonardo da vinciThe mind of Renaissance. Came across the story about this amazing painting and so decided to share the painting ...

Date:	2003-07-24 11:41
Subject:	Na jaane tum kahan ghum ho
Security:	Public
Mood:	listless

Hui madhdham si baarish hai
tumhein choomoon ye khawhish hai
tumhare honth hain kyoon namm
na jaane tum kahan ghum ho

Jo inn phoolon ke girne se
baje hain taar dil ke jhamm
isi tanhayi mein teri awaaz laaye hain
na jaane tum kahan ghum ho

inn ankhon mein chhupe badal
ye kyun barsaat laate hain
kahin bijli si kaundhi hai
na jaane tum kahan ghum ho

koi tasveer aankhon mein
jo dhundhli si sulag jaaye
main us-sey tumko bunta hoon
na jaane tum kahan ghum ho

teri ye yaad hai khanjar
jo chubhti hai rulati hai
lahoo ki boond mein tum roshan
na jaane tum kahan ghum ho

main rukhsat ho to jaaon par
ye kya zanjeer hai teri
main tumko dhoondh loon to, par
na jaane tum kahan ghum ho


© Abhi

I've seen and heard so much about online love.
Personally I feel that there's nothing like love in real life.(because for one, the phrase Love at first sight goes for a toss in online love)

What do you guys think ? And if you are not too lazy, then do write why do you think what you think.