Note on a Note

This was to be given for valet parking at Coccos -Banjara Hills (awesome place for chicken kebabs and Mexican food).
This was to be given to an auto walla who dropped us @ Mayur Marg.
But this was given to me.

By our very own Muneem Ji.

" नोट नोट पे लिखा होता है उसकी पोककेट वाले का नाम "

And all I could decode was this

1st line- में

2nd line- को रुपया

3rd line-

4th line - होता है

10 points for each word .Try figuring out.

PS: Next post on , why I hate(read dislike) dogs .
PS1:Yes , you heard it right , dogs in particular –Comet.
PS2: Now don’t get carried away ,stay focused .Personal access to that 10 rupee note will be given on demand .It’s in safe possession of the author.

In search of roots

Alongside the Ghats:

A beggar and a tourist in playfull mood

And those on Facebook can react once more.
Round trip : Delhi>Banaras>Sarnath>Delhi.
Dilli ki sarrdi was not on its peaks and compared to last year’s valentine, this Feb was warmer. But for a (1/2th Hyderabadi+1/4th Banarasi+1/8 Delhite+……. ) It was good enough to hibernate. Home visit surprisingly involved hometown visit. And this time I insisted ,I wanna go as a tourist , stay in a hotel and see the Ghats.The time otherwise spent visiting some relatives was rather saved for tourism .
Suggestion: everybody should visit their native as a tourist. One will end up with less complains and the usual around will be perceived as marvel. It’s all perspective you know. In future thyself shall visit Hyderabad on similar grounds.
Varanasi , cherished by many , in the early years failed to impress me in terms of infrastructure and facilities. My bad, was trying to find the ease of metropolis in the oldest city of Nirvana. Seldom I knew then, only mother nature in its crudest form, away from citified concrete jungles will solve the ultimate veraciousness. This time years later , it was soothing, so calm , so pure, so relaxed. The rickshaws causing traffic (read Human) jams in Vishwanath Galli(the most congested galli on earth) were far better than the toxic ones of cities. You will find innumerable hippy looking foreigners, wandering rakishly in and around Ganges , fiddling music instruments and such .So did I , treasured some moments of peace on Tulsi Ghat .But was sad to see the diminishing levels of water , which otherwise was volcanoes.
Sarnath pushta bhumi of Pa was much more of historical interest , The Stupas , Museum , Ahsoka pillars , Buddhism, Jainism and such.
With us telling every auto walla “Bhaiya hum yanhee se hain , itna charge kissliye”?

Listen to "O Saya" to feel Rahmania when on a long drive. That man surely knows how to get music out of life and Vice versa to resonance .

Delhi was mostly long effortless jet drives on well connected expressways .
Of course there was Lajjpath nagar , Connaught place ,Janpath holy Darshan for the most holiest act - shopping .Ironically the author was not on a buying spree.

Sarnath :

Ashoka Pillar-remains of the shaft

Dhamekh StupaBuilt in the 5th-6th century a.d., the Dhamekh Stupais the tallest of them. The fine quality of brickwork is more than evident in this stupa which has a high cylindrical dome.


Deer Park -Sarnath :

Blackbuck

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Sarus Crane

Pigeon Pigeon everywhere

Pigeon Pigeon everywhere
In the kitchen , on the roof , in the air

I don’t stay alone
Nor do I have a single roomy
A birdie couple stayed along , honeymooning.
Their family often flutters around ,crooning

I tried hard to shoo
Holy cow ! , they just can’t figure the way out
All they do is poop.

Pigeon Pigeon everywhere
In the kitchen , on the roof , in the air

I literally talk to them , naah me not a kin ,
To demo the way to use their own wings,
To fly back through the same window they came in

Oh Christ! , dumb they are.

Creating all the mess,
They nest there for frees
I ask “why my home”
They cooed “where are the trees”
They cooed “where are the trees”?

Corollary: Traffic Jams are [directly proportional to the] population of pigeons in cities [inversely proportional to the] Tree density.

There are around one million of them in New York, and Venice has the highest pigeon density with an estimated three birds per human inhabitant. In most big European towns, there is around one pigeon for every 20 citizens.

The terrorized flock of Mumbai .

PS0: Another point to put forward ,when debating age old topic from School -GDs and Essays “Urban development bane or boon to the society “.

PS1: And slums being their by-product.Btw, Slumdog Millionaire is a must watch.

Wahan Se Kiya Hai Telefoon

Time has come to choose , to make decisions . Time has come to move on.
Finally! After months of dragging , author has zeroed –in for four options and has already developed a soft corner for the first .

As they say, “Better late than never”and as they also say, “Looks can be deceptive“.(I don’t know who *they* are but if you do, do drop a comment. I’ve got a bone to pick with them).

1. Sony Ericson W595i .
It’s sexy be it feature , performance, looks. That’s what the reviews rave about.

2. Nokia E51
Is a safe buy .(Ok, if readers wondering why the hell do I need a business phone……….why not haan? why not ?..after all one already has some business ideas lurking around -A tiffin center ….likewise a community washing machine....likewise a matrimonial site using QR engine to filter (remember this even won me an award @ YTOP) . :D
Coming to point. This is the only Nokia phone which is sleek and has all basic features within my budget .

3. Nokia Navigator.
I will rather prefer to ask auto wala, bandi wala , watch man or Hawaldar or just any passerby for the routes than wait to figure out the complex menu options to see an even more complex map to know where on earth am I and which route leads me to destination.
But again it’s a safe buy in terms of Battery life. Please note that the camera sucks! Not that I am expecting a cool quality , but at least it should outshine my previous buy .
It's slightly sleek.
At times those maps are useful ,but one needs to pay for them and they are just for cities .India mein nahee chalta ! gully-nukkad-konaas gyan comes with experience.
For this am surely expecting outrage from Com.
4. Nokia 5660

Initially I planned to buy a sasta handset , coz all I majorly do is talk!(By talk I do NOT mean … Reliance to Reliance free “couple” talk , I mean the genuine required quantity).
But then the desired basic features listed below hyperbolized the requirement and eventually the budget.

1. Camera 2 MP , so that I can capture sudden, funny , admirable, rare moments(what if I witness spaceship with aliens .The probability of having a phone than a digi at that cosmic moment is higher :D )
2. Mp3 player , so that I can dance or get consumed in a song without disturbing my roomy. (The Mp3 player I had earlier is dead , errrr the dancing tremors might itself wake up the neighbors na , silly! )
3. Bluetooth ,so that I can immediately transfer that alien pic taken above to someone with wi-fi enabled service.
4. Games , so that .. fustian
5.FM ,speaker, so that ..blah
Etc ...

But what about my phobia?
I have this strange fear with all battery operated devices , that the charge will go down as soon I need them the most. Thanks to my current phone for worsening it.
MP3 players , cameras running out of charge is still passable, but what about mobiles?..what if I am lost somewhere and I need to call urgently...what if I consumed all its power in listening music and clicking and when finally I need to make/receive a call , it bulbs.
OverAndOutRed!Red! phobia(just now named it) makes me realize that this all- in-one thingy is not such a great deal, unless backed with a powerful battery .
May be each gadget should be bought and used separately so that events can surpass mutual-exclusiveness in extreme situations.

PS0: Drop in suggestions

Khuch Khaas Hai

I bet you can’t resist seeing it more than once .
Especially first one.








So what am I getting?Of course I won.
Oh! come on , hints are above.
Dimag ki bati jalee?
Arreh, all I want is a Cadbury. Show some generosity! at least for the sake of those forgotten commercials.

Concerts and such
Live music is like dessert to the ears .The gadgets just cannot create that magic.
We audienced Pandit Ravi Shankar and Anoushka Shankar’s sitar Jugalbandi concert.
The event witnessing who ‘s who of Hyderabad page 3 circuit , hosted at HICC Novotel and to our surprise was for free! .
May be the publicity was a clandestine affair :D.
A display somewhere said No to photography and Video(we read –silent video) and indulged in some minor audio recording .(To be published soon).
Never break rules !
And people who make them –Never assume !
Followed by Russian ballet –Jan 14(Over , gave a miss) and Rajat Kapoor ‘s play -Hamlet (Jan 24 ,check) .All for free!

Aptdc guys are attempting some serious and productive ways of promoting such events to gather dandier response from Hyd crowd , to catch up with Delhi-Mumbai-Bangalore metropolis culture.

So before such artistic events give rise to economic dependencies and require networking skills for paid passes , keep a watch on the hoardings for the ads .Silly ! not when you are driving or crossing .Silly , Silly ! you can always Google .

An open book bet one can’t read

Years of illusion
a world of my own, I built in delusion

Where there is an ease
Self sufficient nuff ,a convincing bluff

Where there is hope
Reality is fake n facts are vague

Years of illusion
a world of my own, I built in delusion

Like a cocoon woven around
Cushioning against the blows
Deafening the noisy sound

Like a baby in mother’s womb
Shielded for growth
Away from noxious, blooming so pure

In pursuit of innocent Joy ................
Years of illusion
a world of my own, I built in delusion


P.S0: So sorry I feel , forgotten my blogs first birthday .Was so much engulfed in one’s own mile stone in Jan.
P.S1: “Random Thoughts” successfully completed an year on 6th Nov 08 , hmmm it’s a Scorpio :D
P.S2: Jokes apart , it feels good to be able to devote oneself and survive here for such short-long . I hope the ebullience stays to write in continuum.
P.S3: And thanks to most of the readers for their encouragement , criticism, comments/compliments .
P.S4 : Ok , now do not forget about the author’s poem above…hmmm , wow! I can kind of dedicate it to RT..........though it wasn’t composed in this context.

Ghazal from roomy and Marley

Oops! this is still popping up in your RSS?
voila the link works .
I remember .Tried 5 new strings but all are already taken , sob , sob :(.
Will be on the old address till a new/original URL is finalized .

Well nothing much though , have found another Ghazal - Ranjish hi sahi by Ahmed Faraz…………which on listening , bet one can’t stop appreciating (only if one has similar taste). Earlier, heard it in Anuradha Paudwal’s voice . Seems it was sung by many others , of which RunaLaila’s is a master piece .

Listen
Download

Wish you all a very Happy New Year .

PS0: Tried singing it.
PS1: Failed miserably . The ups and downs came out blunt n straight , just cannot get those waves .Was able to get the depth in the voice though .
PS2: Man! the lyrics are totally senti and touchy , not all decodable .Few Urdu words even thyself dint understood.

Btw, Wanna see how crazy Comet has been ? - Marley and Me
Good , didn’t read the novel , will see the movie now :D