The Journey Within...

Shooting with Canon !

noreply@blogger.com (Fighter Jet) — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 20:55:00 +0000

This is what I shot this weekend!I intended to sketch,but the weather was too good to sit inside a room.May be sketching can wait a little longer :)

The TV antena at the top remineded me of my early days as school kid.Those days very few houshould used to had TV sets in our colony,and all the kids would sworm the house which would have the TV,on Sunday/Saturday evening to watch Bikram Baitaal or Spiderman. Good old Doordarshan days!

Urggghh..I Wanted It Sexy !

noreply@blogger.com (Fighter Jet) — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 11:30:00 +0000

I wanted to sketch a nude in a sexy pose.Beautiful and raunchy.Instead it turned out to be a sad looking miserable face :( .That's the difference between a greenhorn and an expert.I wish I had more control on my hands.Anyway,it was long time since I picked up the pencil.Hope to be little regular in my effort, now onward.

Learning to shoot!

noreply@blogger.com (Fighter Jet) — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 14:09:00 +0000

My latest adventure!Since guitar practise was getting a little drab,I picked my Cannon to shoot some random pictures.Like Guitar , you need a lot of practise and experimentation to learn. I am like an infant trying to crawl! Yet,the camera has began to make sense to me. Here's a few sample from my stable :)

Ungodly Godman

noreply@blogger.com (Fighter Jet) — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 12:35:00 +0000

Sathay Sai Baba dies at 85.The godman whom millions worshiped as incarnation of God succumbed to death.What an irony,the man who is touted to have cured hundreds of people of their incurable disease and miseries could not save himself rom the clutch of death.Ultimately the doctors had to give in to the demand of the Yamraj!

If anybody claims to be the representative of God,then he should not be revered.He should first be tried for the innumerable suffering of the living being,humans and animals in the hand of God.It is a well known 'fact' known by all believers that nothing can happen beyond the wishes of the God.

So any suffering to anyone on this planet ,is a direct consequences of the mechanisation of the God!And hence as a mouth piece of the God,he is equally responsible for all the miseries in this world.Or else he should at least by his immense power vested into him by his lord,( as they claim)the God,should and must help the mankind deal with and eradicate the problems of human being.

Instead what we see is ultimately all Godman either end up in prision,mired up in sex controvery or deathbed.The irony is in spite of the fact, there are millions,standing in the queue , reday to qualify and certify themselves as idiots.

The Road Ahead

noreply@blogger.com (Fighter Jet) — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 23:30:00 +0000

It has been raining job interviews for me this spring,monsoon style!Well almost,at least the calls from recruiters makes me believe that.Not one interview with any of the prospective employers,only with recruiters.Yet it makes me feel at least someone is aware of my online CV or my Linked in profile.

Tomorrow ,going to have face to face interview with head of economics and planning team of an Oil company.The interview is scheduled in a bar!Just hoping that the guy gets drunk and offers me the job :) no questions asked,how good is that.....!

By the way,I passed my MA Economics exam.What next?May be CFA.But after I switch my job and my son grows a little old,old enough not to distract.Till then just day dreaming,eyes wide open.

Breaking free from corporate slavery

noreply@blogger.com (Fighter Jet) — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 19:44:00 +0000

I want a new ' job'.Have been thinking about it since along time.But I don't want a one more new corporate job.I think I had enough of corporate jobs.Now I want to be my own boss.No slavery anymore.I dont want others to write my appraisal or beg for few nickles to people whom I deem not superior than me.

I want a life where I can plan my own holidays.A life where there are no 'Monday Blues' or TGIF.I want every day to be as pleasant as weekends.A life where I can plan a vacation for a month or two every year in different location.A life where I can spend time with my parents as long as I want to.A life where I dont have to earn a salary,instead the money comes from what I love doing.A life when I decide when do I need to wake up and when do I need to go to bed.

I like my present job.But it is not what I would like to do forever.It is nice,pays well,well almost!But imagine ,what it would be to be your own boss and may be employee others to work for you,instead of you working for others.Every time I think over it,it bring me immense joy.

So the only question for me is ,what is it that I have that others can find valuable.In other words what do I do be my own boss?And that is the million dollar question haunting me.

Life at Snail's Pace

noreply@blogger.com (Fighter Jet) — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 12:17:00 +0000

It looks like looong time.Was i dead or what?I wonder!Nope :) I am alright,sound and kicking.Had nothing worthwhile to add here.Was some what unusually busy in work and some non-work.Anyway,the new year is already a month old now.I am glad,I am following on my resolution,not the new year resolutions.

Have been practising on and off on my guitar.Still light years away from playing anything sensible.For the time being its just that good old boring scales and chords change practise.At time I feel like breaking the Guitar into million pieces from the frustration out of the failure to improve.But soon realise I cannot afford a single penny more to lose.And that keeps me sane,though irritated.

May be few more months and then my neighbours wont feel like hitting me.Who knows they might like the sound of strumming and picking!Possibilities are endless,as I say to myself.But I will be traveling again and my practise will be interrupted again.Second time in a last few months,for a month.Sigh!

I had nothing better to do on last weekend.So out of bordom decide to put myself on Youtube.Its boring nerdy stuff.But if it interest you,here's the link .

One month and going....

noreply@blogger.com (Fighter Jet) — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 15:32:00 +0000

It has been more than a month now!I am glad my interest is still intact.Have been practising my Guitar almost every day.I am light year away from playing my first song.Don't want to rush to it only to find it horrendously difficult.Just want to go slow and steady and nice.

So far just able to remember few basic chords and make some chord change as well,albeit nasty,I believe with more diligent and regular practise it will get smother withing next few months.Just the thought of smooth chord change makes me feel so happy.Imagine when I start playing my favourite songs :)

I am loving it..umm :D

Guitar

noreply@blogger.com (Fighter Jet) — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 12:02:00 +0000

I have been thinking of learning to play Guitar for last two decades.I always wanted to play it and play it well.While I could not do it during school days,I deliberately avoided delving into this while engineering.

Bihari parents are not that much into extra co curricular activities!Though I was allowed to actively take part in sports ,music was not encouraged.After all board and entrance exam were far more important to be fiddled with!

Engineering college was diff rent.You could do what ever you wanted,free from the parental constraint.My deep seated desire to master Guitar once again started rolling left and right in my head.I saw few of my friends with exactly same desire.I saw them buying and even practising.But after few semester and few songs I saw them giving up ,probably overwhelmed by the difficulty level of Guitar.

I did not wanted to end up like them.I never start anything ,if I have faintest doubt of not achieving the target meaningfully.So I gave up the idea,shelving it for some future date.Probably after a settled career.

I had been seriously contemplating about buying a Guitar for last few years.The same question would pop up again and again.Will I be able to learn it so that I can play any song ,or will it end up just like a fleeting hobby,daunted by its difficulty level .Do I have the time and passion?Is Guitar the right instrument for me,do I really have it in me to play Guitar....and many other self doubts.

I finally bought one,at 33.And from second day(not day one!) have started practising it.Its two weeks now.

My left hand fingers are sore,getting toughened each day.And that means I am on the right track.I must say learning Guitar is indeed overwhelming.Its incredibly difficult.Changing from one chord to another itself looks like climbing mount everest.

Sometime I feel it will take ages before I will be able to play anything recognisable.But,I am not giving up.It is hard,but I like it.Oh,I forgot to add,its electric guitar :)

Nude again !

noreply@blogger.com (Fighter Jet) — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 23:01:00 +0000

In less than half an hour.Not as well as I would have liked it to be.Needs devoted practise,which I soon hope to revive.

CWG-The Great India Laughter Challange

noreply@blogger.com (Fighter Jet) — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 12:37:00 +0000

Long time!
Have been away from the blog, since quite few weeks !!!And not without reason. The only reason is probably I have lost interest. Or may be because I have someone else now to focus my attention to. A brand new test tube baby !

Or probably, I have nothing new to write .Day in and day out I keep reading and listing the same old affairs of apathy and corruption in India .CWG, the latest shit on the face of Indians, to say the list. As an Indian I feel truly despaired, hapless and cheated by some third rate criminals running the show called Indian democracy. Manmohan Singh, the spineless Sardar, a blot in the name of “Sardars” to say the least.

Anyway, there are millions Indians, if not billion, who feel the same way. So I keep the finger crossed and wait for that tryst with destiny, when we can hold our head high and look into the eyes of developed nation and not feel ashamed of ourselves.

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I would probably be posting some of my new drawing here,hopefully in next few weeks :)

Art of making Art

noreply@blogger.com (Fighter Jet) — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:13:00 +0000

I thought I was the only idle person in the whole organization.But the huge pile of forwarded mails points to contrary.Others are also not much busy.I received this from a colleague.Sharing to you all guys.Anyways, soon you too will be getting this forwarded mails.Or may be have already seen it :)Still enjoy the creativity :)

Wasting colors.

noreply@blogger.com (Fighter Jet) — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 06:41:00 +0000

I tried my hands painting.I know I am not good at it.But just thought of giving it a chance.
It was long time sinceI painted anything.The last time I did was some fifteen years ago,when in school.If you cant figure it out,let me tell you I tried painting a sunrise :)

I know I am not good at it.But I just wanted to play with colors,and experiment.I was actually in mood to sketch some nude,could not find anything to copy.So just let my imagination run riot.And this is what I had at the end of session.Now dont say what a waste of colors :(

No nude this time :(

noreply@blogger.com (Fighter Jet) — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 07:32:00 +0000

This time I could not sketch nude :0
So I decided to copy the face of a hero from the newspaper advertisment of a film named "ACCIDENT".Its a regional langauge film.Next weekend will do some nudie ;)
I will have to scout for some good stuff in advance,so that I dont get handicapped next weekend :)

Sketching Nude at Midnight

noreply@blogger.com (Fighter Jet) — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 07:51:00 +0000

I had planned earlier for sketching on weekend.But Saturday turned out to be totally chaotic.Totally out of control.No time for sketching.In fact this Saturday was like no other Saturday.I got busy from the moment I steeped out of bed,and that was from 1'O'clock in the midday!

Finally I got some time in the midnight of Sunday,and drew this one.Yeah I know it need lots of improvement.But that's OK.Some day my sketching will improve..till then I will keep trying and enjoying the pursuit :)

Sketching a Sexy Nude.....At Last ..!

noreply@blogger.com (Fighter Jet) — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 06:55:00 +0000

I was planning to sketch for a long time.But I was unable to do any sketching.Some thing or the other kept coming and my plan kept derailing on all past weekends.But not this time!I had made sure come what may,I will sketch a nude on this weekend,and I did that...at last....it was long due.

Any way better late then never.I know I have to learn alot.Practise a lot.Next Monady too ,again I will put some thing new here.But this time I will try my imagination instead,instead of using some model :)
Lets see!!

Sketching nude

noreply@blogger.com (Fighter Jet) — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 14:49:00 +0000

It has been long time since I sketched somethings.Its not that I have lost my interest.Far from that.Actually,I I do not have access to net these days at my home,unlike earlier months.

Availability of Internet at home makes it that easier to draw or sketch nude.All I need is to visit some art or nude painting site.Choose a picture and try copying it.No need to ask anyone to sit nude in front of me so that I can draw them.

The other option is to buy a book having lots of nude painting or pencil sketches.But they do not come cheap.Other option can be to take a print out of the painting/sketching in the office,and carry it at home.

And that's what I am going to do right now. :)
I will take a print out of this picture that you see above and use it as reference to sketch something worthwhile :).Lets me try.

Rangoli...in 10 minutes flat!

noreply@blogger.com (Fighter Jet) — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:45:00 +0000

I was asked to draw a 'Rangoli' by my office colleagues.As there was competition going on,I decided to do my little bit to aid my team mates.Hiding my apprehensions I took up the challenge and drew the basic outline in less than 10 minutes flat.I think,it was a pretty good effort!

Some more nudes sketching !

noreply@blogger.com (Fighter Jet) — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 14:48:00 +0000

My next model :)

noreply@blogger.com (Fighter Jet) — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 18:20:00 +0000

Found my next model...who will pose for me during my next session on nude sketching!So this Sunday..will have fun sketching her ;)Ohhhhummm am waiting for Sunday like despo!

Nude sketch

noreply@blogger.com (Fighter Jet) — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 19:50:00 +0000

Honey, I drew the nude!

noreply@blogger.com (Fighter Jet) — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 20:13:00 +0000

This is what I drew ,last time I felt like drawing on paper.I wish I had some one in front of me!Its so difficult to imagine everything,on your own.Specially when one is poor in recalling the details.Any way,this is not what I was supposed to do.I had thought of start reading the new book ,that I bought from the pavement(pirated)And see what I chose instead.Do a nude drawing instead!