Thursday, October 7, 2010

Vivanta - And the reason behind it ...

Vivanta is the feeling of being alive. Vivanta is what I could die for.



Vivanta is what it was called,
A journey that left me enthralled,
In the mountains and lakes it started alone,
It had the walk, the pain, the sun, the moon.

Vivanta wasn't a normal getaway,
It was a search, in more than one way,
A search of separating wants from need,
A search of what one deserves from greed.

Vivanta was listening to silence within,
That took us thousands of miles in,
It was a lovely tangent from all that was on,
In life, at work and somethings beyond.

Vivanta is something that does not repeat,
It stays with you as long as that heartbeat,
The moments to be cherished have been etched in mind,
It gives you something, that helps suffer the grind.

Vivanta is not about speed, its about slowing down,
Not in physical, but in those thoughts,
Its just a blood rush out of nothing at all,
That changes many things if not all.

Vivanta is what I could die for, all over again...

Thursday, June 17, 2010

100 and beyond...





Someone said once, "Drive so fast, that the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death"

Many such driving quotes do come your way once in a while. The question is whether its bikes or cars or planes. What is this obsession with speed that keeps one going on and on and on...

I always give people the following example when it comes to speed.

To drive at 80kmph any vehicle would do,
To drive at 100kmph you need a good car,
To drive at 140kmph all you need is sheer guts!!


Any thing is good if you know how to control it. Be it boss,colleagues, subordinates, girlfriend or a car. And controlling needs practice...day on day...month on month constantly. And who doesn't want to be in control?
When they say, experience counts...it sure does in all aspects of life.

As far as my case goes, I drive fast, I drive rash and I am very good at it. Some people say its "Delhi style" driving.. others say that one day I will die like this, and I just think... Dying is not in my hands...but living like this definitely is... and as stated earlier, I'd rather like to be control than to think about future and wait for death which is inevitable anyways... I love when its all in my control :-P

So 3 cheers to Speed!! ;-)

Thursday, April 8, 2010

The day...

Standard Disclaimer: This poem is an act of fiction. I love my work, appreciate my boss. People around me are also ok ok types :-P

The day I joined Global Chemicals Strategy...
Thought I'll always travel around, be on tour
The farthest I could reach was Mithapur

The day I joined Global Chemicals Strategy...
Thought I'll do something that's new, something novel
The closest I came was to some models in Excel

The day I joined Global Chemicals Strategy...
Thought I'll put in long hours everyday
Never thought it would be on Andheri-Kurla way

The day I joined Global Chemicals Strategy...
Thought I'll work on some mergers, some acquisition..
Cash crunch was such that people called it my hallucination

The day I joined Global Chemicals Strategy...
Thought I'll get involved in critical meets
Mostly what I did was Orkut, Gtalk and Tweets :-)

The day I joined Global Chemicals Strategy...
Thought I'll be around people very busy..
Most of them work on an average for hours three...

The day I joined Global Chemicals Strategy...
Thought I'll always travel around, be on tour
The farthest I could reach at the end of this poem is still Mithapur :-)

Monday, March 15, 2010

The day I give you my name...

Just a passing short poem...

The day I give you my name
Things might not remain the same
It will change the rules of the game
And for that my dear, no one is to blame.

I will be more responsible, more caring
I will be protective, more daring
For the courage that in me you bring
Will make sure that I always honor that ring

The life will be such, such will be the trend
That I always earn more that you spend
You will know me more, better and new
In this journey that together we continue

People who will bear the brunt of this
Will be friends of mine, who I will surely miss
But they will I'm sure, understand
That more than friendship, its you that I cherish...

In all these years , a thing I've learned
Give more respect to earn some more
My love for you will always rise
To that I hope there is no price.. :-P

There are some things however that I do expect
For me, my parents the love, the respect
I will ensure that you have the time of your life
When you some day in future you become my wife....

Although this entire poem is kinda lame...
But the day when I give you my name
Things just won't be the same...

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Report kaad...

The following is an excerpt from actual mail conversation between 2 colleagues. All characters mentioned in the mail are absolutely real and have stark similarities to some people somewhere...


Dear Anshumaan,

The day is almost gone,
Last month’s production is what I need,
And subsidiaries of mine pay me no heed,
Someone told that there is MD report,
That is fun to read and a cause they support..
Magadi, GCIP and India reports are a bliss
BMGL MD report is what I miss…
The months in question are November, December and Jan…
Pls give me those reports Mr.Anshumaan… :)

PS: Get me included in the mailing list next time you get the BMGL MD report.

Regards,

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Reply as expected wasn't poetic, rather pathetic it was...

Sorry I hv been caught up in urgent work.
I see you hv learnt smthing from ur predecessor!

Will fwd to u nxt time on.

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

In these 2 years...

It will be almost two years since I left the world of education and took the first steps towards the corporate life. Every manager does dream of such a life after completing their B-School education. In the job like mine, I cannot truly claim that there has been an expectation mismatch too. I like my work and I like the people around me...
However there is a void of some kind, which reminds me again and again that I am not here for the purpose I am fulfilling these days. I seriously don't know what I am going to do in the future. Its too blurred to become a reality some day. Hence I am taking it one day at a time. So I can even claim that I am living in "Today" if one wants to put it in decent words.
Its definitely not the money that is causing this void. Money is a by-product they say, and seriously speaking, I care the least about it now. I keep on doing different things these days right from participating in a Marathon to crazy late night drives to just watching drama to random cruises off Mumbai to giving endless gyaan sessions to people to just reading anything on the Internet, just to find that right fit, the right fit of what I want to do. Some cues I have, but nothing concrete as of now.
I am neither happy, nor am I sad with the things happening around me. I am just emotionless towards all worldly actions. Reason for same is not very clear. Somehow I don't want to react to anything. Everything is acceptable. This is lethal,crazy some may call it, but its true and I have no good reason to not accept it. This constancy in life is getting to me.
Some friends suggest that marriage is an answer. Believe me its not a quarter lif crisis.But they should realize that marriage brings nothing but another constant in life, which is not what I want.
I want something different, that I haven't been able to find till now. I want to break this cycle of "The usual". I don't want the usual hangouts, the usual work, the usual jokes, the usual gossip, the usual dinners, the usual talk or the usual life which is as of date.
Normalcy too soon is not what I desire. After knowing many people over the last 2 years, finally I want to know myself. I want spend time with myself. I want to see my actions through my eyes. I don't want to be emotionless anymore and neither do I want to learn from other people's experiences. I want an experience of my own, something unique, something strange, something that means nothing to others...
I hope I find it soon... :-)

Monday, January 25, 2010

Ek tha Manager!!

एक था अपना चतुर मेनेजर
फिरता था ना जाने इधर उधर
सवेरे जाता काज को, रात को मिलता समाज को
जीवन उसका अजीब था, पैसे थे फिर भी वोह गरीब था
सिमट गयी थी सारी ज़िन्दगी सप्ताहांत तक
इंतज़ार करता खुदका वोह एकांत तक
MS Outlook ने लेली उसकी जान
Orkut से था वोह हैरान परेशान
Gmail ने G1 करदिया बिगाड़
Gtalk ने बना दिया एक भद्दा मज़ाक
Facebook जो शुरू किया तो दुनिया भूल गया
क्या करदिया उसने जो सारा वातावरण ही बदल गया?

जब ना था यह मेनेजर, बादल को देख कर होता यह आकर्षित
झील झरने नदियाँ सब इसे लगती थी विचित्र
दोस्त तब थे सबके सब निस्वार्थ
जीवन में हर दिन निकलता था इक नया अर्थ
समय का ना पता चलता था जब
कहाँ गये वो दिन सारे अब?
क्यूँ होगया जीवन उसका 9 to 6 अब?
क्या मेनेजर बनना सबसे बड़ी गलती थी?
क्यूँ बना मेनेजर वोह जब बात यह उसे खलती थी?
आखिर क्यूँ?