The Siege Remembered

It's almost a year since the tragic day. The newspapers,television and magazines were rife with people recounting the horror of those unforgettable 62 hours of siege. As I went through those tragic experiences, I couldn't help myself from being pulled back into time. I even had nightmares at times. As I read the newspaper today, one news that really moved me was the interview of Major Unnikrishnan's parents. One of the papers quoted his parents saying, "We all want a Bhagat Singh, but only in our neighbour's house". A year has passed, how secure are we today? I for sure, do not feel any safer. The situation in our neighbourhood has deteriorated even further. As a citizen, I exercise my voting right and remain vigilant of my surrounding. I just hope our nodal agencies become more vigilant as well,our politicians start being more accountable and our government start acting strong. I don't want to take refuge behind the silhouette of the spirit of Mumbai. All my respect goes to the brave NSG commandos and police officers who laid their lives so that the rest of us can live in peace.

Nuptial Harmonica !!

It seems nuptial chords are in the air these days. We keep getting invitations day in and day out from near and far ones for their marriage. A very close friend of mine is getting married on 29t Nov and my cousin is seriously hunting for a prospective bride. At times, and these days most of the times, I find myself amidst these soon and hopefully soon categories. But where do I fit in? I've got no answers to this. My parents would obviously wait for another couple of years, thanks to my higher studies. I keep questioning this, In-laws meet in-laws policy. I mean, how does a guy marry someone his parents like without he himself knowing the girl completely and liking her? Seems and sounds preposterous, but that's the way things are. Au Contraire, I think arranged marriages are more successful. Last week, on a lazy day off, I happened to watch "Whats Your Rashee". The movie helped me kill my time but kindled this thought in me as to what's going to be my criteria for selecting a bride. I do not have a definite answer as yet. But I shall definitely have one pretty soon.

It's in the Air

It's in the Air. I do not know. But somewhere something, I do get a feeling that things are happenning and they are happenning for the better. So there goes my life. Office really sucks these days with most of my friends planning to move out. I am in the midst of my B school applications and hopefully should bag in a few admits..I guess one of the last thing an idiot like me can get. I took a day off today for some work but believe me, being at home without internet is really bad. Not that am a chataholic but it gives me a comfort of having too much of knowledge at my disposal. Now that the fourth light on my router has blinked, I am logged on to my laptop and on this blog. I guess, I spend a lot too much time with my laptop. Atleast, am sure that if I had a gf, she would have cursed my laptop for seeking all the attention that she deserved. So there...it is almost 7 and with the Shabarimala season having just started, I need to follow the routine of taking bath twice a day and perform the pooja at home. Have got an added responsibility these days of cooking food. A blessing in disguise I guess. Who knows if I end up being a cook five years down the line. I would mind the least if it pays me well...Life's fine otherwise with hell lot of things to keep me busy..but somewhere there is a link missing which is not helping my cause. For, it does not allow me to see it in entirety. I think, I will soon find this missing link. It should be somewhere..and am sure, it's in the Air...