Dearth of hobby

What's my hobby?

This is a question which I might have asked myself several times and most probably the first time was when I was in class seventh and was introduced to the concept of slam book. At that time, in a desperation to be cool, without giving it a proper thought I just scribbled something cool and I am still ashamed of my answer. It was - Bathing. Probably I took slam literally and went for a loud answer.

I faced the question time and again and every time I faced the same dilemma. Was there really anything worth compromising the comforts of leisure? The answer was - "who cares!" And with time, it became a self-addressed-rhetorical-question. My head had been trained to coin something which was in sync with the newest trend and cool! So, now I was prepared to take this question head-on. Be it my social network profiles or personal detail form, I always had my answer. Was it adrenaline or my perception of being-cool, I still do not know, most of my answers had something to do with sports. When in year 2000, Azharuddin ,who was my favourite cricketer (read sports person), was booked under the charge of match-fixing, I was completely taken aback. But thanks to the world which was so very full of cool stuffs, it hardly took me any time to get a central idea for my cool hobby.      

But life is cruel and at some point in time one realises that ones pursuit of being cool has no meaning and it is nothing but a trick to maintain distance from reality. So, does it mean that reality cannot be cool? Well, that's a different discussion but yes one thing I would like to say that cool is a short-lived sensation where reality lingers.

When I had my realisation that my pursuit of being cool had no meaning, I was so heartbroken. How come the "me", I was so much in love with, could disappear all of a sudden! And the reason behind this absconding was no one but my own realisation. It took quite some time to recover. And after the recovery, those questions which were swept under the carpet of coolness made re-entry. Few in disguise, few as it is. Among all those was the one which was going to remind me a lot of my being-cool days. The days when I could be blatant and at times even shameless. What's my hobby?

Again I asked the same question, what was worth the comforts of my leisure and this time the answer was -"No idea, just wait and watch". I did not have scarcity of time but waiting being inherently boring, I thought of cultivating some hobbies. Though I had my realisation that there was nothing like cool and it was all about your likings but in my case as I had no liking so the cool made a come back and influenced my choice. Reading, writing, photography...oh, I loved all! There was so much to read, so much to write and so much to portray. I was excited about finally getting some hobby and decided to pursue those religiously. In the beginning, it was fun. I could get to read whatever I wished for. Thanks to blogs. I could write whatever I wanted to. Thanks again to blog.  I could click whatever I desired for. Thanks to technology for coming up with cheap digital cameras. But these all were short-lived sensations and when I could afford to be critical about my writing and photography, I realised just one thing creativity required something more than just a need to cultivate hobby. The only thing which I could continue with was reading. But without a desire to know anything it was difficult to read. Would Antony get Cleopatra, how did it matter to me? How did Gregor Samsa transform in a horrible vermin, even Kafka did not know so how did I? How justified was Afganistan attack,  how could I know or why did I even need to know? So, reading also succumbed.

So, what's the status as of now? Do I have an answer of the big question? No, I do not have. I thank my job for robbing of my leisures and somehow helping me in postponing the act of cultivating a hobby. But someday I will definitely have a hobby. Till then, let's have a hobby free life; after all hobby is not the license to breathe!

No title

I am out to discover pain
please do me a favour, torture me
My life has been a cake walk
i don't know why no one ever impede me
no, i'm not a tough man who paved his way
may be i haven't done something to challenge me
now fade up of the quitessential life
I am out to discover pain
please do me a favour, torture me

A new genre altogether!

Thanks to myriad TV channels. In the scarcity of relevant stuffs to telecast, they are encroaching other's domain. I would not like to comment on the INDIA TV as it has been rated as a tabloid channel and it is making full use of the freedom.
I feel indebted for the blessing of movie channels like SET MAX, COLORS, STAR GOLD, etc. that telecast blockbusters of regional languages dubbed in Hindi. I bet if you do not have anything against your laughter, there is no another fun which can match these dubbed-movies.
Entire movie dubbed in two male and female voices each with occasional cameos! There has to be a villain or a comedian who speaks in a newly invented Bihari dialect (people who are not from Bihar call it bihari). Though I am getting off the point but there is a mystery with Biharis; others know more about their culture. Non-biharis have a complete sketch of Bihar and they will never let the Biharis distort it. They seem to have developed a phobia against Bihar and to nourish it every second is their sole aim in life. Sorry, let me come to the point.
Yes, these regional movies are inherently hilarious which is further complimented by amateurish dubbing. It's a fun of its own kind to watch villain and his coterie speaking in the same voice. And the translation, believe me, you will feel like drowning-him-in-booze! Whom?? The translator!! I know, you have to watch them to believe them.
So, what are you waiting for?? You can catch them on your idiot box and once you watch one of these movies, you will definitely feel that calling your TV idiot-box is derogatory.
FAQs:

On which channel you can watch these movies?
Nowadays, these movies are being telecast on every channel however on channels like SET MAX, STAR GOLD & COLORS and especially on weekends, you will definitely be blessed.

What should I look for in these movies?
Warning: Do not miss a single second of these movies. Though you can always catch the repeat telecast within a week but never forget that you always have limited opportunities to witness miracle.

Is it suitable for every age group?
These movies are highly encrypted and cannot be understood by mediocre and children; if they are not blessed. Songs appear to be 'highly' sensuous but again it depends upon your intention.

Are these movies a threat to my TV set?
Great! I am glad that this question has been asked. Of course, these are high voltage entertainment however for public viewing these have been regulated by in-built transformers. So, your TV sets will not have any negative impact.

Now...some glimpses...

Song from "Mass : Meri Jung"

Song from "Arya: Ek Deewana"

Song from "Don No. 1"

The Ultimate Bewafa Series!!!

Please empathize!

You and Me

I am not you, I am new
you would have seen this skin
but what about the sun which tanned it?
you would have seen this head
but what about the thoughts which it posses?
you would have seen these eyes
but what about the dreams which they see?
you would have seen these ears
but what about the words which they hear?
you would have seen this tounge
but what about the bitterness which it tastes?
you would have seen this belly
but what about the hunger which it witnesses?
you would have seen this back
but what about the backbone which keeps it upright?
you would have seen these arms
but what about the fate which they hold?
you would have seen these feet
but what about they path they walked?

you always had a world of your own
a world whose sophistication was the soul
the soul which vieled the real
the real was tormenting
it's nature was bitter
and so you decided to synthesize.
It's not that worse, they aggrandize
your interpretation became your reality
the reality which suited your psychology.
Turning you back to the world I live in
you bolstered your reality,
alas! your reality changed the world for you
but it could not change the reality
and for it to change, I have to be
the new and not you.

Digging the grave

I was digging my grave with a blunt shovel called fate
someone came to suggest, "It can be done after your death"
"Just want to give a hint to the lord", I answered
the man got puzzled "Hint??"
"Yes, he sent me here to get involved, he wanted me to aspire and to achieve",
"I tried a lot to imitate but never had a reason to pray for those induced-dreams to precipitate"
"The world here does not recognize the sublimate, everyone wants to substantiate."
The man said, "Aha! so it's your defeat, you are not able to assimilate it."
"Defeat?" I was flummoxed "HE sent me to live and not to compete."
"So you were not told, is what you want to say,
listen, if you are here, you must have something to do", said the man.
"Yes, but that can be done without the need to classify"
"why to keep on looking for your efforts to qualify?"
"Because it gives you a reason to try,
survival-of-the-fittest, and it is not me but Darwin, so please do not defy." the man retorted.
"Aspire to achieve and achieve to survive, it appears a vicious circle to me, sorry Darwin it is something I would not comply"
"Thanks man!, I have almost finished it"
"it's deep enough to accommodate the unfit"
"If you think it's defeat let it be, but all I want is to be set free."
"I hope God subscribes your view, Darwin and will wipe off my existence because of my incompetency"
"Oh! Lord, set me free from the labyrinth of dream and desire, just set me free."

I Love You!

I love you. A three-word sentence. A meaningful(???) assembly of eight alphabet of English, two spaces and a punctuation sign. The sign depends upon the tone of sentence. For example; if Kajol says this to Shakti Kapoor, the sign will be a question mark, if Ravi Kishen says this to Shruti Hasan, it will be a note of exclamation if Ajay Devg(a)n says this to anybody, you are supposed to assume a full stop after it. An assembly of eleven characters - it sounds too big to the chat savvy generation and toooooo smaaaalll to the girls. Definitely, a sentence which communicates Gigabytes (universally, accepted as unit of digital emotion)of emotion can not, should not be 11 characters long. At least love can not be a four letter word. It is "hate" which is a four letter word.
How do girls write "I love you."?
I loooooooovvvvvvvvvvvveeeeeeeeeeeeeee Yooooooooouuuuuuuuuuu!!!!!!
If they find it too big to fit into an SMS; they can write it a bit smaller but will always pronounce it in an elongated form. I always feel that for guys, this is an acronym. You need to be a girl to be able to expand it.
Okay, what does this phrase mean?
"I love you." (girls, please allow me to use the acronym) is an english sentence and as per the norms of english grammar every sentence should have a subject and a predicate. Here;
Subject is "I" and "love you" is the predicate.
This "love you" predicate has a three step mechanism.
Prey-decay-eat.
Yes, it preys you ego, your individuality, etc. decays them and finally eats them. Who is the "it"? Guess!! Yes, the subject - "I".
In legal terms, it is a legal draft which appears as a merger proposal but actually is an acquisition proposal.
Yes, when the subject "I" sees potential in "You", it drafts this proposal with an intention to overtake, acquire.
What are the required potential?
You should be eager to lose yourself and become someone.
You are not a person who knows who he is. (I think this criterion has been qualified by everyone.)
If a dog barks at you incessantly, you should not get pissed off and should try hard to decipher what he is trying to say.
You have no desire to win an argument especially if it is about hygiene, societal mind set, our culture, tradition and latest trends.
You should be smart but should have an ability to act insane sometimes; just to cheer up the subject.
You should know the basic etiquette such as in front of a girl one should not discuss politics, foreign issues (if it is not about Brad Pitt, Micheal Jackson, Roger Fedrer and Nicholas Surkozy), economic impact (until and unless it does not affect the demand-supply curve of cosmetics).
There are some more criteria which are not compulsory. They can make you more vulnerable. Some of them are;
If a big fan of SRK, Paulo Cohelo, Richard Bach and Nelly Furtado.
If you hate people like Rahul Mahajan, Shiney Ahuja, Anand Jon etc.
If you can keep on searching for a pair of matching trousers for you blue-vertical-strip-full-sleeves-shirt for half an hour and after finding one reorganise the wardrobe before leaving for your workplace.
If you wear a Cologne endorsed by John Abrahim.

Note: In the past, it was assumed that sports was a big no-no for girls but from last few years this trend has changed. Now they relish Dhoni, Fedrer and Hamilton with great enthusiasm. So, flaunt sports as much as you can, if you want to get h(a)unted!