Valentine Blues - II

"US is the best place to be!!" my friend exclaimed suddenly..

"Why so?"i asked-unaware of what i was getting myself into..

"Look at their sex ratio man..there are more females there than males..about 1024 females per 1000 males to be precise" he poured out..

"So.....??" i wondered what he was upto now..

"So what!!" he barked "It means more options dude-it means females would have been in competition for me instead of me chasing them all the time"
"Simply put-it means if i would have been in US i wouldn't have been like i am now : helpless, hapless and hopeless : SINGLE" he added

I started laughing and rolling like a popcorn on a hot stove. He glared at me like an hurt animal so i started to talk some serious stuff to make him feel better.

"Its not like that man" i said "Love-Life-Luck : Its all about timing!"
"Your time will come-sooner or later and you'll find that perfect person" i added.

"Yeah and you'll live happily ever after...blah blah blah" he retorted angrily "There's no such thing as love..in today's world love is nothing but the license to sex"

Wow!! Now this guy really meant "business"-it occurred to me.

"Listen dude if you are nice then you'll find a good person-believe me" i said in an honest tone..

"Wah! what a crap" he shot back "Just look at you dude..you are a good person and on top of that you neither smoke nor drink and still you are single..aren't you?"

"Well yeah i am single but i dont know actually..i dont know if i'm really looking for love..frankly speaking i dont know which way i'm heading to..there are a lot of other things happening all the time dude.." i said measuring my words "And I don't consider smoking or drinking a vice-i just don't feel like polluting my body.."


"But i'm sure if you stay true to yourself and remain good as you are then definitely you'll find your soul mate" i tried to lift his spirits..

But he was in no mood to relent..in fact the things he said later zipped my mouth completely.

"Aaaahhh dont start again!!" he screamed "I'm still a virgin dude!! You know i feel like a loser each day i wake up!!"

"Good for you dude..you maintained your celibacy-your wife will be lucky indeed" i tried to comfort him.

"Virginity is not a virtue...it is just the lack of opportunity" he replied mockingly


Although I did'nt agree; I felt like laughing but i controlled myself and left it at that..Here's wishing everyone a very happy valentine day-i know it is belated but each day must be celebrated in the same spirit of love and affection for all! Keep smiling and keep loving!
Cheers!

One "Knight" at Raigarh

I've so far attempted plenty of adventurous stuff and thanks to the guys around we keep doing new things each time. The latest being the night trek at Raigarh.


This is the largest fort in Maharastra-as per my knowledge-and it was the capital of the Great Maratha warrior Shivaji Maharaj. This place is located in the heart of Shahyadri mountains-nearly 100 miles from Pune. We set out on our couple of bikes for the hunt and it is a beautiful ride all the way to the place.

We reached around sunset-left the bikes there and we started trekking to the top after having a light dinner. It was dark around but with full moon day around it was beautiful. The main fort is at the top-at the height of around 2850 meters from the sea level. The fort is surrounded from all sides by high rising mountains but this particular mountain is naturally cut-off from the rest of the giants-and thats probably the reason this place got the nod for the impregnable fort.

It was tougher to trek here-which we didn't expect and we ran out of "gas" every now and then-so we had to take plenty of stoppages. A steep climb of nearly 1450 steps and three and a half hours of extreme demands on your physical stamina, leaves you too exhausted. The cool winter night breeze proved to be a real boon for us as it negated all the sweating and it kept us fresh. Finally we reached the top and the feeling was worth all the stamina and effort spent.


We "slept" there in the fort-and those inverts over that word is because although my other two pals slept pretty well(i think you can snore only when you're having a pretty good sleep :D ) i barely managed to doze at all. Nevertheless we got up at the sunrise and saw the entire fort and its landscape-spread in over one acre of mountain top.

Views are breath taking and the design is amazing-considering that the fort was built over 350 years ago. Caught the glimpse of old-age "cubicles"(Image below: Left) built for the ministers and viewing one of the oldest attached restroom in india's history(Image below: Right)-the one that was almost talking to the clouds from where it stood was astounding!



There's a lot that can be described(but i think this much is enough as of now~isn't it!) about this place and its brave warrior who captured it at the tender age of 14! There's only one word to say about all this: "Fascinating"!

Hats off to the knight!

Republic Day Tribute

I know I'm a few days late to post this but i guess you cant do much with a running nose accompanied by world's most "beautiful" ailment known as conjunctivitis! phew!!

We recently celebrated our 59th Republic day on 26th January and there couldn't be a more apt time-for me personally-to remember the Father of this great nation. Although i differ to give him the entire credit for the freedom of India; i seldom have any doubt about his importance in the struggle.

Let me take you to the place which was-in a sense the cradle of freedom struggle-or a capital of the revolutionary movement-because the great man lived here. Yes I'm talking about the Sabarmati Ashram! Located on the banks of Sabarmati river in the city of Ahmedabad in Gujarat; this place still inspires millions of people and their thoughts around the globe who come over here to get enlightened.

I can only imagine how much history those spectacles have seen getting unfold first hand and how many ideas were created in this quiet room alongside the "charkha"..All i know for sure is how virtuous this great man was-who stood his ground amongst all odds..

Well about his principles..they are hard to follow in today's bad-bad world-especially the one's talking about Truth and Non-violence. But here's what you can do to "follow" them in these times:

Non-Violence : Dont raise a hand at anyone but bully everyone such that no one dares take a wrong step in your direction ;)

Truth : Someone said that "Too much truth is uncouth" but i don't agree-infact i feel truth is beautifull-as long as it is pleasant that is-Don't lie on stuff that you cant say truly-just try to avoid it!

And finally about those 3 principles; here's what i gotta say:

See no Evil : Avoid Baywatch / Desperate Housewives

Hear no Evil : Throw away those Eminem records you've got!

Speak no Evil : Now that you've thrown away his records-no need to sing his songs anymore!! ;)

That was said in a lighter vein. Lets try to follow his principles and lets be true to ourselves and the world-Let the peace prevail!