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When everything goes wrong

noreply@blogger.com (Dodo) — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 09:16:00 +0000

When everything goes wrong

Not just a broken mirror

or adlibbing onstage, a forgotten song

silent words, my lips quiver

When everything goes wrong

I am more than a shame

A black sheep, called even by my own

Ignominy, I flush at my name

When everything goes wrong

Did I make a mistake?

At times I wonder, I ponder, I mourn

I wish life offered a retake

When everything goes wrong

If past was a wheel;

I’d have tried hard and long;

To turnaround, make a new deal.

When everything goes wrong

One last try, one last wait,

Hoping all might not be gone,

That luck’s smile still might change my fate

For you

noreply@blogger.com (Dodo) — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 11:16:00 +0000

My steps are heavy

My feet have lost their spring

Every smile an effort

Every moment a painful sting

In every place, every corner

I see a giggle, a prank, a chase

With very memory that rushes in

Blurring my sight, a new tear, a haze

Searing, body numbing pain

Lacerating and running deep

Consuming me, tossing me hard,

Tearing my soul apart with grief

Just a few hours left

And my life is going to change

I know for sure

Never again shall it be the same

All I can do is wait

For Time is my foe,

And wait I shall, every tick every tock

For every minute to come and go

till that day, when you will hold my hand

And when that moment comes

with a beating heart, I’ll smile back

and we will walk into the setting sun.

I wish

noreply@blogger.com (Dodo) — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 06:11:00 +0000

I wish I were small,

like a bright eyed little kid.

I wish Time flew slow,

like a snail crossing a long bridge

I wish I knew less,

like the times with little care.

Worry free and weight less

like snowflakes floating in the air

To dad’s thumb, mommy’s dress

I wish I still could cling.

Needn’t fret or fume or fuss

‘cause anxieties would vanish in a wink.

Remembering times, I ferried tiny ants

to distant lands on paper-boats,

I wonder to which unknown shores

right now my lonely ship floats.

Climbing walls, swinging gates

under the sweltering sun

I’m cozier now, yet I feel

was it then that I had more fun?

I wish I were an eagle.

I wish I could fly.

Back to those times

beating Time before it slowly crawls by.

വർഷ൦

noreply@blogger.com (Dodo) — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 13:46:00 +0000

തെന്നലായ് നിന്‍ കാതിൽ ഞാന്‍ മന്ത്രിച്ചു-
വെങ്കിലും കേൾ‍ക്കാതെ പോയതെന്തേ?
കുളിരായ് നിന്‍ മാറിലലിയാന്‍ കൊതിച്ചു-
വെങ്കിലും നോക്കാതെ പോയതെന്തേ?
മീനത്തിൽ മാഞ്ഞതിന്‍‍ കോപമോ?
മഞ്ഞിലലിയാതെ നിന്നതിന്‍ ദുഖമോ?
ഋതുക്കൾ മായുമ്പോൾ, മാസങ്ങൾ മാറുമ്പോൾ,
കാണാതെ പോയതിൻ വിതുമ്പലോ?
ഇഷ്ടമില്ലെന്നു ശഠിച്ചാലും
നിൻ നിശ്വാസമായണയും ഞാൻ
പരിഭവങ്ങളെല്ലാമലിയിക്കാൻ
അരികേ വാ, മഴയായ് തഴുകാം ഞാന്‍
അറിയാതെ നിന്നില്‍ സ്മിതമുണരും വരെ
കളി പറയാം കാറ്റിന്‍ മർമരമായ് ചാരെ
ഹാസം നിന്‍ കണ്ണില്‍ ഒളി വിതറും വരെ
സ്നേഹച്ചൂടേകാം നിന്നുള്ളം നിറയെ
വെയിലില്‍ തണലേകും മേഘമായ്
നിന്നിഷ്ട തോഴിയായ് കൂടെ നില്‍ക്കാം
ചൂടില്‍ കുളിരേകും വര്‍ഷമായ്
കുസൃതി ചാററലായ്‌ കൂടെ വരാം
ശീതത്തില്‍ ദൂരെ പോയാലും
ഓര്‍മിക്കുമെന്നും നിന്നെ
സമയചക്രത്തില്‍ അകലേണ്ടി വന്നാലും
വരും വീണ്ടും, നീ കാത്തിരിക്കില്ലേയെന്നെ?

A List

noreply@blogger.com (Dodo) — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 09:50:00 +0000

I think it is always a good idea to make a list by writing (or typing) down all the good things related to something you intensely dislike or irritates the hell out of you. The advantage of such a seemingly insensible task is that ,even if you don’t start liking the irritant by the end of it, you will surely be pleased seeing how creative and imaginative you are. And also those optimists who believe in the power of positive thinking or noetic sciences or whatever-it-is-that-they-think can’t blame you anymore for not trying to try. And for me it gives me a reason to blog (I know you are sticking out your tongue at me. But that’s not so lame, is it? )

And so today morning, I decided to take time from my not-so-busy-schedule-currently to contemplate on the positive aspects of my work/workplace J

And guess what all I came up with!

All that I love about my work/workplace :

1. Air conditioning!!! ( I too am surprised that I thought of this one first)

2. Sweets during the birthdays of my colleagues (I get sweets irrespective of whether I know them or not !!! That’s one aspect of my company’s corporate culture I truly appreciate)

3. Coffee machines (I have no clue what I’d have done without these wonderful inventions!)

4. Dormitory : The cozy bed and fluffy pillows and clean white linen and warm blanket and the huge luxurious bath

5. I get free coffee mug, water bottle, notepads and pens (yep..All things free bring so much glee..*smile)

6. And I totally love the voice-over-protocol aka free-calls-to-friends facility (The company knows how important personal relationships are)

7. Library : The magazines are mostly outdated and there are no books on fiction. But the library is not always about books alone, is it? (It’s also about the librarian..hehe)

8. Miscellaneous : there are some other things too (but I can’t put it down here because, in case my company monitors my outgoing mails, I am going to land in trouble *wink wink)

9. I can do what I am doing now J post through e-mail ( atleast until they find out that I am doing it *wink )

10. And last but not the least, the paycheck, on the last day of every month daring me to dream big and fat (till I pay my bills!)

I had never thought I could come up with this many reasons. It’s a 10 though far from perfect. But I guess it isn’t as bad as I had thought before I made this list. And there is a teeny weeny possibility that it might help me to try to bicker and bitch a bit lesser than usual J

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noreply@blogger.com (Dodo) — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 03:31:00 +0000

I am wearing black and in mourning

It’s a bright Monday morning

A Silent Prayer

noreply@blogger.com (Dodo) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:15:00 +0000

It isn't that I don't have much to say but some things are better felt with heart and treasured there than said with words..'cause nothing i say can do justice to the love, hopes and courage of a heart I met today.

He messaged me yesterday :
In His hands, God holds your life today.
In His grace, He holds you tomorrow.
In His love He holds you now and
In His heart He holds you forever ..Stay precious in Him..

And tonight comes his next message :
Dream makes everything workable,
Hope makes everything possible,
Love makes everything beautiful
Smile makes all of the above, so keep smiling..

I don't know if I'll ever again muster up the courage to write about this friend of mine who came into my life a short while back, yet touched it in a way I shall never forget. I don't know how long I'll have this friend with me. Hes battling against cancer and doctors say it won't be long.
But wherever you are, please say a silent prayer to that Mighty Power you believe in - that the strength and zest of my friend's heart shan't fail.

God..he is precious to us..hold him in your hands, in your grace, in your love, in your heart. Amen

Pebbles

noreply@blogger.com (Dodo) — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 03:45:00 +0000

Small oval pebbles.. Some smooth, some coarse... transparent, translucent, opaque...jaded green, reddish brown, aqua blue, deep black, lily cream..
They were strewn suspended all around me, floating in random motion. It was breathtakingly beautiful - out of this world. I ran around catching them, stuffing them into the big pockets of my overalls. I remembered vaguely that I loved collecting pebbles as a child. I had quite a huge collection. I was proud of it back then. But who cared about childhood. It was far away, like a blurry platform scene receding into the darkness as you travelled in a metro-train at night. My pockets were getting filled up quickly. But I didn’t want to stop. I needed to find a place to keep them, and I needed to do it fast. This was worrisome. Somebody inside was asking me to hurry up, that the pebbles weren’t going to last for long.
My temples were throbbing painfully. These awful headaches kept recurring. I didn’t know why. Blinding white light..screams..the pebbles were disappearing fast. What was going on? I covered my ears and closed my eyes tight. I had a splitting headache. After a while the noise subsided to a hum, like a buzzing lonely drone. When I opened my eyes I saw the old dusty fan whirring away in a dizzying motion. I tried to sit up. I was nauseous. There were beads around me.It had fallen out of my broken chain. I had taken it from Anne, before she left..yes..she had left me..silly kid..she left me..why couldn’t she stay at home..I couldn’t watch her all the time..i had asked her to stay in..i had work to do..work..it wasn’t important..because it is Sunday..Anne left on Sunday or was it today? Anyway nothing was important now..except..except what..? Nothing important remained..all that remained was me..hahaha..me!!!
I couldn’t breathe. Was it like this for her..? I snuffed in what was remaining of the colourless powder..and lay back on the floor.This stuff was good, just as he promised it would be.
The tightening feeling in my chest was going away. The fan was buzzing too loudly. Or was it a bee? Hmmm..it must be a bee. I could feel the pebbles in my pocket again. But where did the bee go? Oh! These pebbles were beautiful! I started collecting them. And Anne was helping me. She smiled at me and I winked at her, as we always did when we shared a little secret. I started stuffing the pebbles into my pocket again. Small oval pebbles.. some smooth, some coarse.. transparent, translucent, opaque.. jaded green, reddish brown, aqua blue, deep black, lily cream..

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noreply@blogger.com (Dodo) — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 03:01:00 +0000

I’m glad God created memories..to cherish some beautiful feelings, sweet emotions , unsaid words, breathtaking moments that would otherwise be impossible to hold onto..to lock them in my heart safely forever J

The Other Side

noreply@blogger.com (Dodo) — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 07:03:00 +0000

I see her looking at me.

She smiled. Yet I felt she was trying to stifle a sigh and that her calm demeanor was a mere facade. Her eyes were tired, but they spoke louder than anything she ever said. I remembered what my friend had once remarked about her – an enigma. Sure she was one. I had been with her since the day I could remember, but I still couldn’t possibly guess what thoughts lay shrouded behind those small keen eyes. And she knew that.

She was giving me a crooked smile now.

I wish I could tell her how much I liked her. I loved her pranks, her sense of humor, zest for life, the way she alternated between her dreamy and pragmatic selves and the stupid things she did so often. I even loved her defiance, her total arrogance, bitter sarcasm and fiery temperament. I wish I could tell her all that I loved about her. She couldn’t possibly know. Even if she did, she didn’t seem to take notice or acknowledge or reciprocate. Sometimes she was so cold, detached and harsh that it hurt me. I couldn’t help, but wonder how the laughing girl pulling my leg could suddenly transform into someone grave and reticent. It scared me. But there was something about her that wouldn’t let me give up.

For me, she wasn’t weird. But special. And very special indeed.

But I couldn’t bring myself to tell her. I didn’t know how she would take it. And anyway I had little doubt it was going to change anything between us. Most probably she would laugh it off and forget it, if she was in a good mood. Else she would raise an eyebrow, shrug and rudely dismiss it saying she needed no sympathies.

She was watching me with amusement, like a critic confidant of finding flaws. I knew she wasn’t very impressed with the way I looked - unruly hair sticking out weirdly here and there, the carefree way I wore my clothes, my glasses that was nearly a decade old. But there was warmth in the way she looked at me, before she turned and walked away from the mirror.

Bad Mood: Part 1

noreply@blogger.com (Dodo) — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 05:49:00 +0000

I think I’m stressed out.

I can’t find any other possible explanation as to why I’m whiling away time this unproductively. Not that all my days are very productive always. It’s far from that. But the distinct difference between my usual spells of wasteful days and the current period is that quite unlike the former times, I now have this irksome desire within me to do something fruitful..which as I already mentioned is proving to be a nuisance for me.

Let me tell you what’s behind this irritating motivation..CAT..yeah..I am writing it again this time. One of my friends (he’s like Hamlet) managed to convince me to give a try. What I didn’t realize at that point of time was that contrary to what he usually claims, he is a believer in miracles. I used to be, in my college days, when I ,who has no merit to my credit, inexplicably cleared exams. But nowadays, I don’t see many a miracle. Life of a software engineer is very predictable, even more when one is a female working in a conservative society (I can handle dumb people. But very educated yet narrow minded people are simply intolerable!!!). As I was saying (I have a huge tendency to digress) I’m nearly 99% sure that I won’t make it even if I work for CAT. So my conscience (my conscience is usually very passive) right now keeps poking and prodding and pricking whenever I’m doing nothing. And it’s happening very often lately. The result being that its getting on my nerves and I am freaking out. As a result of this I am not studying a word, which brings me back to the beginning of the unpleasant ironic cycle.

I thought I’d calm myself a bit by reading a book. But the book I chose was the kind that would trigger a whole lot of conflicting sentiments even in the calmest person. So I’m worse off than when I started.

And so here I am, blogging away, trying to figure out what exactly my bad mood is all about. There’s actually more to it. But I don’t think neither you or I can handle it right now. So I will keep it for the next post.

Signing off, not so cheerfully,

Au Revoir

PS : Don’t expect this post or any of its sequels to make sense.

My take

noreply@blogger.com (Dodo) — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 11:10:00 +0000

At times its good that bad things happen in life..don’t get me wrong here..I’m not out of my mind..I’m completely sane..and no, I’m not attending any philosophy classes..I still hate it..

But it’s true. At times its good that things go totally wrong..and you are left without choices..and you can’t possibly think of a time when you were this screwed..because those times teach you a zillion things more than a whole month of goody goody times.

And after a while, you learn to ignore it..and yet be happy and smiling and calm within..

What Meera (my best friend since sixth grade) said is true..she said theres a peak beyond which it will stop hurting..yes, very true..after you scale the peak..the journey down is kind of calm..like a white cloud..a rippleless lake..lucid, serenity could be the words..

I know it ‘cause that’s where I am..and I did learn..

It’s ok to like the people who hurt me, though it doesn’t make sense, because it makes me happy..it makes me feel light (though it doesn’t show on the scales..aww.. now that was a bad joke :P )

And its ok not to mourn at times even when people find it weird and makes them doubt my integrity..because it makes me feel like a rubber ball..the stronger I’m thrown down, the higher I bounce back.

It’s fine not to say daily prayers at times and get lost day dreaming about Tibet or Rio during the sermons in church..as long as you truly love the Guy who created you.

Its ok to make plans and have them ditched, and make plans again..it means I will never cease dreaming.

It’s alright to be confused and crazy and silly even when you know it isn’t one of the wisest and most prudent ways to be..because other people’s judgments don’t matter much. What matters is how I feel and how I am going to feel as long as it doesn’t hurt others.

This is my take on life..this is being me..

I just want to live fully..because after some 50 years, I’ll think of these days and remember all those moments brimming with happiness and love and tears and will smile toothlessly through my wrinkles J

One wild guess

noreply@blogger.com (Dodo) — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 03:40:00 +0000

What is this feeling?

Desperation..? Loneliness..? Uncertainty? Or fear that I’m left without a plan? It’s like reaching a crossroad..with no signs to guide..no people to ask for directions. And even if there was somebody I could ask, I can’t be sure he knows where I should be going..

*sigh

So, what is it that I’m feeling?

Confused? Lost? Well..is there a single word that can actually explain it? May be I’m feeling it all..

And the next inevitable question follows..Gosh! What do I do? I can’t stand here.. I need to go on..but to where? How do I decide?

It’s like going to a boutique. You see that perfect salwar..you go near it, you touch it..hold it close..smile at the dress, at the walls, at yourself in the mirror..you like the way it brings out the colour in your cheeks..and you look for the price tag..and Ouch..! you can’t afford it..so you ask the salesperson to show you those salwars that won’t make your purse unbearably lighter. After going through the entire collection..you decide..Na.the one I want is not here.

It’s all about compromises. But how do you compromise wisely without compromising heavily? That’s the trick..

Which road should I choose so that I wouldn’t regret later? I have no clue. After a while desperation takes over..I can’t stand here and see my life walking out on me.

So I make one random wild guess..yeah this ought to be the one for me..And I go down that lonely road.. scared,yes..but smiling too, that I finally did choose a way and I’m gonna walk it till the end.

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noreply@blogger.com (Dodo) — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 04:19:00 +0000

What do I look for in a job? For me its satisfaction or appreciation.

I’m gonna quit, the day I can’t find both.

Lure of Freedom

noreply@blogger.com (Dodo) — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 08:14:00 +0000

Oh dear, don’t make me wish more

Don’t make me hope for…

Can’t stop dreaming

My heart wouldn’t stop yearning

I’m weak in the lure of your call

Don’t stir up emotions in my soul,

Waking memories, freezing times flow,

Melting darkness as embers of hope glow.

Oh dear, I don’t know me anymore

Lost I’m, is this love?

I catch me smile,

Even in lonely whiles.

The twinkle of the stars up high,

I see in my lustrous eyes.

Did I hear me hum a song?

Was I thinking of you all along?

Oh! It makes no sense, my wild lass

Yet; Freedom; I doubt my love for you would pass…

check..check

noreply@blogger.com (Dodo) — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 08:01:00 +0000

Hi..

Checking whether I can blog through this mail id..

Keeping my fingers crossed.. :/

I hope it works..

Hiya!!!!

It worked J

You are gonna see me more often hereafter J

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noreply@blogger.com (Dodo) — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 15:58:00 +0000

You become a loser only when you lose hope.

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noreply@blogger.com (Dodo) — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 15:58:00 +0000

Can't get a grip on my feelings,
wish they were plain black or white.
The greys leave me reeling,
can't make out,whichs wrong,whats right.

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noreply@blogger.com (Dodo) — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 15:58:00 +0000

I wish someone could convince me that it was alright to give up on some things in life, that its alright to stop trying after a while

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noreply@blogger.com (Dodo) — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 03:03:00 +0000

Charity is more than a deed. It is an attitude.

For all those who are in love

noreply@blogger.com (Dodo) — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 11:28:00 +0000

Love..the very word triggers a gamut of emotions within..each one unique yet inexplicably intertwined,dissolving into each other..maybe a dimpled blush..twinkle in shy eyes..tears giving way to a heartfelt smile.. Love..soft..tender.. caressing.. yet strong..deep.. ovrwhelming.. like a ripple,tiny the first second but all over and all around the next moment..
i bet you know how it is to be in love..everyones been in love atleast once or more probably, more than once..i have been in love many times..with my dear loving mom, my caring dad..my ever doting sister n brother..my sweet angel cum bestfriend cum study-buddy,my crazy friends..god!how deeply im in love with them! :-)
This Valentine's Day is for all those who are in love and all those who love being in love..for Love..

Labyrinth

noreply@blogger.com (Dodo) — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 08:40:00 +0000

I wandered off in thoughts
got lost in a labyrinth of sorts.
Every turn,whether left or right,
brought me back to the very same sights.
On either side walls loomed high,
stifling even my deepest sighs.
Confused,tired,i wondered,
tears or despair-which left me blinded?
Though hazy,i began to see,
pictures of her and then of me.
There was happiness, there was pain,
but there also was love,all the same.
I sat numb,was it cold or regret?
Had i really tried my very best?
I wished this day was in the past,
i wished time hadnt flown so fast.
I had loved,with all my heart and mind,
But,did she see in me, what she hoped to find?
I shook my head,trying to toss memories astray,
i closed my eyes shutting painful sights away.
I felt her touch my cheeks,
i opened my eyes, she hugged, said its a dream.
It took me a while to recognise,
those were fears of my labyrinthine mind.

All thats New and Nonsense! :-)

noreply@blogger.com (Dodo) — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 04:34:00 +0000

Was going through a couple of posts that had piled up in my blog reader..thats when i realised i had forgotten my usual-never-lived-upto-yet-always-taken-resolution-post! Well,anyway its too late for a new year post now.Jans almost over,though i dont seem to be able to remember the date..i keep track of only fridays,saturdays and sundays..and 29th of every month (Yaaay!Salary day!:-)).. although,mondays keep track of me..(yeah you got it,i still hate mondays) So,erm..what was i talking about..?!
*blink blink
Yeah,resolutions..thinking about it led me to realise something about me - im totally (i could say happily as well) incapable of keeping any resolutions!;-> Ahem..thats the highlight of this new year for me..self awareness,you could say B-)
Something else too,is new..all that hard work and dedication in gastronomy finally paid off..incase you didnt get it yet,i meant that being a glutton never felt better:-P i gained a few kilos..for the first time in my life,my mom feels im not thin..my friend even said i looked prettier..:-) i'd have liked it better,had somebody else noticed it ;-) lol..but never mind..
I also learnt to play counterstrike but i found out that its better to read books in between training sessions than gaming..because the system maintenance dept of my company likes to snoop into the system files once in a while and if you get caught gaming you'l be fined upto 2000 bucks..sorry,but i dont have that kind of money to be spend on anything other than food..so,i have turned into a voracious reader.If i dont want 2 read,another option is blogging..hehe..yeah,now you know why im typing away on a monday morning :-)
Im in a very chatty mood today (courtsey java class thats going on now). But my fingers are aching.. Nokia X2 keypad isnt upto the mark..so,im off on a short break..:-) hoping to be right back :->

Goodbye 2010, Welcome 2011!

noreply@blogger.com (Dodo) — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 17:31:00 +0000

Cherishing those moments that made me smile..when my eyes twinkled with the stars through the dark night..filled me with a cozy warmth like a crackling hearth..tears that made me realize how much i loved you and me,our lives..laughter that made my insides ache with happiness..few losses that will remind me to hold onto my treasures...
...thank you dearest dad and mom,my sweet sis n bro,my loving angels ,my crazy friends,unknown nameless kind hearts..and last but never the least, my love above-my God who gifted me a wonderful 2010.. :-)

Wishing all an Awesome New Year...:-)
All set for another great year..Welcome 2011!!!:-)

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noreply@blogger.com (Dodo) — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 10:30:00 +0000

Every time life pushes me into a ditch, God lends me His wings