Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Its Up!!! Finally.....
The long wait finally got over today....
In a way I sort of got webulished (published on the web) today!!!! :P My 1st photostory....about a special place...Mussorie....
What I am going through right now is tough to explain really- there is so much joy on having finally contributed something...something that I love doing
Read it, if you would and let me know what you feel about it!!!
Mussorie through my eyes and words is like......
Kicked and Awesome I feel....
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Random- ness
Blogging is addictive!
Ironical that sounds, coming from me, someone posting stuff like once a month or so. But the truth is I write, I just dont blog it all...no particular reason of privacy and all that...just pure laziness and the fact that there is so much to write about...
Every little thing happening in the world has to be judged, commented upon...known to the very last detail, opinionated...I wonder why!!
Why cant we just leave some things alone...just the way they are!! There are too many examples to pick and choose from, hence I will give none...but then just think about it...
Egypt's President steps down...some one in the farthest corner of the world will start opinionating on it, Pakistan's players are banned- fans have things to say...Sourav (presumably) going unsold even after Kochi's tries, in the IPL and Kolkata will scream for blood of God knows who...
People always have something to say about things that dont even remotely concern them.
Why?
What if people never opinionated at all....
Stayed mute and acted like dummies as the gov't or some authoritarian controlled everything....
I wonder...
I also wonder...
Why I am writing this post....
It has no clear purpose or flow of thought...
Its what Margaret Atwood was famous for....Stream of Consciencousness!!!
Sometimes being like this is good, atleast all the thoughts get out..
Or maybe this time I was too lazy to pen it down.
Laziness has a major role playing in my life. And it sucks!
I must get rid of it or else such pieces will continue and then I will be....you know what's coming right!!!???
Ironical that sounds, coming from me, someone posting stuff like once a month or so. But the truth is I write, I just dont blog it all...no particular reason of privacy and all that...just pure laziness and the fact that there is so much to write about...
Every little thing happening in the world has to be judged, commented upon...known to the very last detail, opinionated...I wonder why!!
Why cant we just leave some things alone...just the way they are!! There are too many examples to pick and choose from, hence I will give none...but then just think about it...
Egypt's President steps down...some one in the farthest corner of the world will start opinionating on it, Pakistan's players are banned- fans have things to say...Sourav (presumably) going unsold even after Kochi's tries, in the IPL and Kolkata will scream for blood of God knows who...
People always have something to say about things that dont even remotely concern them.
Why?
What if people never opinionated at all....
Stayed mute and acted like dummies as the gov't or some authoritarian controlled everything....
I wonder...
I also wonder...
Why I am writing this post....
It has no clear purpose or flow of thought...
Its what Margaret Atwood was famous for....Stream of Consciencousness!!!
Sometimes being like this is good, atleast all the thoughts get out..
Or maybe this time I was too lazy to pen it down.
Laziness has a major role playing in my life. And it sucks!
I must get rid of it or else such pieces will continue and then I will be....you know what's coming right!!!???
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Time and I
15/01/11
A whirlwind…
Brief yet tumultuous
Though quick it was enjoyable…
It just simply flew…
The time I spent at home!!
It’s as if I just entered the doors of my house yesterday,
…into the welcoming arms of my granny and granddad…
It feels like yesterday that I entered my room
And saw my room spic and span very unlike the one I had left…
It seems only like yesterday that I came “home”.
The constant hullabaloo, the running around
Everything was back, there was a constant buzz around the house
It seemed like ages when I had seen mom last frown.
But the last day arrived…
Sadness seemed to overpower all emotion…
The messiness of my room began to disappear, the noise in the hall decreased
I saw my parent’s faces fall and with a tear drop in their eye
They seemed unwilling but were forcibly saying goodbye
But all I told them was that even though I would be gone..
In every little bit of this house and within themselves my presence would linger on…
A whirlwind…
Brief yet tumultuous
Though quick it was enjoyable…
It just simply flew…
The time I spent at home!!
It’s as if I just entered the doors of my house yesterday,
…into the welcoming arms of my granny and granddad…
It feels like yesterday that I entered my room
And saw my room spic and span very unlike the one I had left…
It seems only like yesterday that I came “home”.
The constant hullabaloo, the running around
Everything was back, there was a constant buzz around the house
It seemed like ages when I had seen mom last frown.
But the last day arrived…
Sadness seemed to overpower all emotion…
The messiness of my room began to disappear, the noise in the hall decreased
I saw my parent’s faces fall and with a tear drop in their eye
They seemed unwilling but were forcibly saying goodbye
But all I told them was that even though I would be gone..
In every little bit of this house and within themselves my presence would linger on…
Friday, January 14, 2011
Of The Old and The New....
14/01/11
We are all gathered here…today…in remembrance of the recently replaced laptop…a huge impossibly “portable mini desktop”!!
In its fondest of recollections I have a few words to say…
Whoever said letting go was the toughest thing on Earth was pretty correct. It is very had you know. It sucks- now be it people or anything else in the whole wide world…
In my case it’s a laptop!! My Vaio laptop was a huge 17inch “mini TV” as I used to call it. As much as it was liked for its size…that turned out to be its weakness as well. The laptop weighed more than 5 kgs and after carrying it around for more than a year and half…today I have to let it go….
As they say…
Small is the new BIG…
And now I welcome my new HP DM4. It has huge expectations to live up to…I hope it does!
My Vaio shall be missed.
For all those good times.
Thank You.
And…
Size DOES matter…!!!
......
We are all gathered here…today…in remembrance of the recently replaced laptop…a huge impossibly “portable mini desktop”!!
In its fondest of recollections I have a few words to say…
Whoever said letting go was the toughest thing on Earth was pretty correct. It is very had you know. It sucks- now be it people or anything else in the whole wide world…
In my case it’s a laptop!! My Vaio laptop was a huge 17inch “mini TV” as I used to call it. As much as it was liked for its size…that turned out to be its weakness as well. The laptop weighed more than 5 kgs and after carrying it around for more than a year and half…today I have to let it go….
As they say…
Small is the new BIG…
And now I welcome my new HP DM4. It has huge expectations to live up to…I hope it does!
My Vaio shall be missed.
For all those good times.
Thank You.
And…
Size DOES matter…!!!
......
Monday, January 10, 2011
Knowledgeable Fun…
These 2 days that just went by (Saturday and Sunday, 8th and 9th of January) have been mindboggling, amazing to say the least. And not only because I met some amazing people but because I learnt so much…
And as they say…sharing is the best way to enhance one’s memory!!! So here goes…
I will begin with yesterday (Sunday) since that’s fresh in the head. Rajesh Uncle is an ace photographer, they say that words can weave a magic web around a person…I say, with his photographs Rajesh uncle breaks all barriers of magic…calling him a magician with the camera seems like an understatement…
Come to my place in Kolkata and you will know what I am talking about…our entire house is filled with photographs (of us of course, a narcissistic family….naah we just appreciate God creating such handsome and beautiful human beings….US!!!) that he has clicked of us!
There is a lot to admire from my dad’s friendship with him, firstly the fact that they are the best of pals-they have such a good strong bond, which you see rarely in the world today and secondly, if the camera is what Rajesh Uncle uses to weave a magical web…words is what my Pop uses effortlessly…it’s like poetry hangs from his tongue the way his tummy hangs from his belt (:P just kidding, a better comparison wasn’t to be found!!)- a thrilling combo these two. There is always so much to learn from the both of them!!
Anyway, my college is hosting a fest- Maadhyam and comes up with these crazily creative contests- a promotional activity of course, but with a cause!! Anyway, their second contest was about something that I hold close to my heart and have started to love- Photography. There had be an entry from my side, I couldn’t know about a photography competition and just let it go…I knew I had to enter…
My ideas, sometimes stretches all limits and this one I think, did! There was need of lights and the one person I could think of going to was Rajesh uncle. And he was gracious enough to help.
I knew I had to plan and go and I have a habit of just planning in my head and leaving it at that. But not this time, I was going to learn a lesson and a lesson I learnt.
Just for one photograph, I saw the amount of preparation that was needed…the light setting (a barn door light along with a snoot light), a proper composition, proper and clear ideation of the entire idea among other things. It was a crazy affair, so many ideas…such a huge setup…but you know what, I enjoyed it. And I can understand why photographers are obsessed with clicking…its the joy of the final result that gives you ultimate satisfaction…and all I can say is…I am satisfied today.
Before going though both him and Pop told me ,"Doing something because your passionate about is good, but once you get into that particular act deeper you will know the level of your passion and that will make you improve by leaps and bounds. Don't just skim the surface, get into it and gain as much knowledge about the subject as possible."
I hope I win the contest, but that is later…for now I earn myself a good night’s sleep before the rigors of Monday hit me.
Thank you, Rajesh uncle for the valuable lesson.
Do visit his site and you will know what I mean.
http://www.rajeshguptaphotography.com/
And as they say…sharing is the best way to enhance one’s memory!!! So here goes…
I will begin with yesterday (Sunday) since that’s fresh in the head. Rajesh Uncle is an ace photographer, they say that words can weave a magic web around a person…I say, with his photographs Rajesh uncle breaks all barriers of magic…calling him a magician with the camera seems like an understatement…
Come to my place in Kolkata and you will know what I am talking about…our entire house is filled with photographs (of us of course, a narcissistic family….naah we just appreciate God creating such handsome and beautiful human beings….US!!!) that he has clicked of us!
There is a lot to admire from my dad’s friendship with him, firstly the fact that they are the best of pals-they have such a good strong bond, which you see rarely in the world today and secondly, if the camera is what Rajesh Uncle uses to weave a magical web…words is what my Pop uses effortlessly…it’s like poetry hangs from his tongue the way his tummy hangs from his belt (:P just kidding, a better comparison wasn’t to be found!!)- a thrilling combo these two. There is always so much to learn from the both of them!!
Anyway, my college is hosting a fest- Maadhyam and comes up with these crazily creative contests- a promotional activity of course, but with a cause!! Anyway, their second contest was about something that I hold close to my heart and have started to love- Photography. There had be an entry from my side, I couldn’t know about a photography competition and just let it go…I knew I had to enter…
My ideas, sometimes stretches all limits and this one I think, did! There was need of lights and the one person I could think of going to was Rajesh uncle. And he was gracious enough to help.
I knew I had to plan and go and I have a habit of just planning in my head and leaving it at that. But not this time, I was going to learn a lesson and a lesson I learnt.
Just for one photograph, I saw the amount of preparation that was needed…the light setting (a barn door light along with a snoot light), a proper composition, proper and clear ideation of the entire idea among other things. It was a crazy affair, so many ideas…such a huge setup…but you know what, I enjoyed it. And I can understand why photographers are obsessed with clicking…its the joy of the final result that gives you ultimate satisfaction…and all I can say is…I am satisfied today.
Before going though both him and Pop told me ,"Doing something because your passionate about is good, but once you get into that particular act deeper you will know the level of your passion and that will make you improve by leaps and bounds. Don't just skim the surface, get into it and gain as much knowledge about the subject as possible."
I hope I win the contest, but that is later…for now I earn myself a good night’s sleep before the rigors of Monday hit me.
Thank you, Rajesh uncle for the valuable lesson.
Do visit his site and you will know what I mean.
http://www.rajeshguptaphotography.com/
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Happy Birthday Neela :P
A special friend, one of those close ones you cant do without!!
I had been told of an angel…
An angel that would come pay a visit
I didn’t believe it
It was beyond the realm of my imagination
But then you came…
With the soft smile playing on your lips
All I saw was carefree innocence and…
I think I started believing again!!!
Keep that teen alive in you.
Happy Twenteen Shalini!!!! : D
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