April fool’s day prank from linked-in :)

:)

On awareness, learning’s & wisdom…

I am on the couch pulling the socks up my ankle, while my eyes wander at the book shelf in the opposite wall, scanning sub-consciously and to lock on the biography of che guavera.

Thoughts race fast in my mind about che, the idealist, revolutionary, and a flood of questions follow on things other than knowing his life & hardships.

IMHO, knowing about the lives of such revolutionaries (the “What” part), is akin to fiction at worst, while providing info., awareness at best.

It’s the “how” part, that holds the magic of their success :).

• What did they do to achieve what they did?
• How did the go about doing it?
• How was Che able to reach to the people? How could he win them over?
• What are the qualities to be consistent?
• What did they do when they were de-motivated?
• What kind of friends & support systems did they have?
• Were they all reckless eccentrics, ready to risk & sacrifice a few for the common good?
• What were their strategies & tactics?
• What was their Vision & how did they achieve them? the Missions?
• How did they develop their “organization”, the second line below them?
• Was it more hero worship & adoration? Was it the socio-economic conditions?
• How did they generate the bonding between their followers?

And the “Why” part is more of wisdom. The Need. The Philosophy, et. al.

So, knowing the “how” part is actual learning :) from any visionary. This is the core, pragmatic tips that i can apply in the real life. But, does the biographies are as vivid to capture the how part?

i need to find out more. this would be a project in itself.

Boy! oh…boy!

Boy! oh… boy!

Sometimes it could be tough… the dragging feeling when it happens to you - a jibe there, a punch here and a few snubs… (adichhan aana adikkale - valikkuthu … aana valikkale ;) ) – while you are consciously fighting on various fronts to keep yourself motivated against all odds!

This – i can certainly do without! no thanks! if only i had had a choice. :)

No, am not asking the almighty to get rid of this for me and put me in an ideal world, but hey … :) i could do with some help & support on my way to develop a little more of the thick skin & be resilient to the verbal assaults & retaliate too in kind without getting myself emotional or giving away myself in abysmal fury! (Thankfully & gratefully, he knows when i need the support the most and has never let me down!).

And sure maybe, some more of help (read: sarcastic) in being aloof & care less for things around, being less compassionate and more diplomatic and being selfish – why care about the common good and be passionate in what i do! Let things be the way they are and run the way they are run – These are wishes that kill my essence and wouldn’t want to come true – but now that he’s shown me a different view of the world around, he better help make me stone enough to handle things and yet retain my core values & passion.

OR

Simply, chill out, imagine myself as an elephant (if not a hippo / buffalo) in such circumstances, get myself to master in verbal warfare ;) & return the kindness in kind – with all my passion put to work! [Now, this is really evil… hehehe]

Two Adventures and a taste of 4 elements

yes - two adventures in a day and a taste of 4 of the 5 elements in play.
All in a day's time!
And god's grace above all.

Been para sailing - thanks to my cousin for a last minute call. Wind and sky. Though it was a few short minutes, it was a refreshing experience.

Ran up with the chute on tow, along with my other cousin by my side, up-wind until we were airborne. Of course i had to tuck my knees in during the ascend as the rise was low.

The next few minutes were a mix of liberation, a tinge of fear, awe and peace as we soared in the sky, hands stretched, with my wild cries of excitement filling the air.

Dad, mom, cousins and the others around, the trees, terra firma shrank to miniature art as we moved up, with the pure, pleasant wind cuddling us, providing up the real bird's eye view for the next 5 mins.

Just as we lowered altitude the wind picked up, moving us up and little more up, playfully, raising the excitement. That was an extension of our few mins of affair with the three elements - earth, wind and sky.

The descent was smooth with an easy landing. I did miss sathya throughout. Would have been nice to have her next to me in mid air.

The other notable thing was dad's flight. Yes, at 65 he flew, running and landing in spite of his age. Hats off to his spirits and the will. Touch-wood!

The other adventure was with earth and water, on our way back. But that is a quite a post in itself. So, it's to be continued... :)

தேடிச் சோறு நிதந்தின்று …

I’ve always been inspired by the stimulating, provoking words of bharathi (மகாகவி பாரதி).

நாடி நரம்புகளை முருக்கேற்றும் ஒரு பாடலை குறிப்பிட்டுச் சொல்ல வேன்டுமென்றால் … அது = இது….

தேடிச் சோறு நிதந்தின்று - பல
  சின்னஞ்சிறு கதைகள் பேசி - மனம்
வாடித் துன்பமிக உழன்று - பிறர்
  வாடப் பலசெயல்கள் செய்து - நரை
கூடிக் கிழப்பருவம் எய்தி - கொடுங்
  கூற்றுக் கிரையெனப்பின் மாயும்- பல
வேடிக்கை மனிதரைப் போலே-நான்
  வீழ்வேனென்று நினைத்தாயோ?

and i’ve wanted to find a nice translation of the same in english... but none of the english translations were effective & stimulating & provoking as its original rendition in tamil.

So, i decided to come up with my own translation - of course – with some help from “wordweb” and a couple of hours to chisel it down with the right words… ;) :D

here it is :

Doth ye reckon me a falling gull? ...

  Down among the drolls - senesce,
    Turn gray to perish a hapless,
    helpless prey to Hades....

  Being a rove - feeding self,
    A gibbering tattletale...
    Psyched out in self painful distress – to

    ... Vex and chafe a nettle unto others???

Comments, Criticism welcome!

On obedience and the younger generation...

Watching neeya naana - the topic is obedience.
Change and communication are identified as the key. But personally it
is shattering to see the .attitude. of the younger generation. I only
feel that we are moving away from our core values. We have
successfully produced a selfish n materialistic society!

--
Sent from my mobile device

The Road goes ever on and on
Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
And I must follow, if I can,
Pursuing it with eager feet,
Until it joins some larger way
Where many paths and errands meet.
And whither then? I cannot say.
Bilbo
[JRR Tolkien, Lords of the Rings]

Express mobile

Posting from my e51. I need to write more.

kinda oddly named for an imaging portal...

http://www.auntminnie.com/ - somebody was mentioning (a colleague - i suppose) about auntminnie today (i was stumped kinda when i got him spell the name for me) - first glance tells me this is a treasure trove of info.

Yet to dive deeper!

in reference to: Radiology and Imaging News, Information, Education and Services (view on Google Sidewiki)

Another weekend zoomed past…

And i thought it was going to be difficult to kill time this weekend. and i proved to be wrong, thankfully!

#1. Working on my visual studio addin and reading – (simple..nothing hifi) helped on friday. And picking up dad from the railway station + some other small chores

#2. Saturday - dad’s birthday! & Sunday in puttaparthi –  a long bus journey (~5 hrs) after many months – and read through 3/4th of the first book of harry potter :) YES! me’s reading harry potter just now! Had nice dharshan @ parthi, met a kind lady who’s been a long time swami’s devotee & resident (thanks to dad) & got myself a swamy’s diary for 2010!

#3. Monday – back on to my comp. – with the addin & summarizing through the design school teachings & learnings, while working to complete the addin. By mid-day dad had developed a fever and took him to doc., by evening. He’s on medication, still running a temp. of 100-102. Late evening had the apartment owners’ meeting – and lo! this time, was better in control – not losing my temper / reacting much – in spite of the the usual provocations. And i’ve decided to hand over the maintenance responsibility to others. :)

But, too much of thoughts during the weekend, and felt more lonelier than ever (now too) (sathya & kiddo are at erode), the acute need for focus in priorities & a goal for self (thanks to other factors triggering these thoughts).

But anyways, as usual – getting over and finding things to keep me motivated! :) I Wish, really wish, i had/have friends close to heart! Hope this wish atleast comes true! :)

Test post

Hello world - from onboard vwada-ypr train - just off parthy!

On 9/20/09, Siva Rama Sundar <sivaramasundar@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello world from parthy rly stn.
>
> --
> Sent from Gmail for mobile | mobile.google.com
>
> The Road goes ever on and on
> Down from the door where it began.
> Now far ahead the Road has gone,
> And I must follow, if I can,
> Pursuing it with eager feet,
> Until it joins some larger way
> Where many paths and errands meet.
> And whither then? I cannot say.
> Bilbo
> [JRR Tolkien, Lords of the Rings]
>

--
Sent from Gmail for mobile | mobile.google.com

The Road goes ever on and on
Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
And I must follow, if I can,
Pursuing it with eager feet,
Until it joins some larger way
Where many paths and errands meet.
And whither then? I cannot say.
Bilbo
[JRR Tolkien, Lords of the Rings]

Negative waves…

Ask me how negative thoughts, a procrastinator and the “i’ve done my part” folks & ppl. who want to employ all their smartness in not taking ownership/responsibility but finding faults with others, even when we have a delivery the next day - can kill the waves of positive energy in and around them! Sigh!

But, am making progress here – certainly!

I Haven’t lost my temper, didn’t blow up and what more – was not even expressive of my feelings in the face (you’d know how much of a change it is – if you happen to know me personally :) )

But in spite of all this nonsensical (good) things, making me a balanced individual, I feel my passion has been dampened a lot.

No, by god’s grace, i haven’t let this affect me but only as a fuel for the fire to be on my toes and retain the best of the old ‘me’.

An energetic day…

A Wonderful day today … Very energetic start…

On an energetic day (such as today :)) – all the productive thoughts flood up – ideas, to-do's, best practices, wishes et. al, – all in one go! Way toooo many context switches i say!

I find it difficult in a way to handle such intense brain waves as they are very positive and i tend to lose them before capturing them in any form (as the successive waves come flowing in a torrent), so i can act upon them and track to completion.

How i wish to learn to master & control these thoughts, @ the speed of thought! :) :) :)

One memorable day @ ofc… :)

Second recognition, (or the step towards) i should say

I am nominated by some team mates, possibly from across teams (surprise, surprise) for the Best Employee of the month award.

But as the nominations & the result is announced at the same time, i get to see the nominees & winner at one go! :)

Well, NO i have not been awarded this time, but it certainly is a nice feeling to have been nominated.

That said, i’d have loved the reason for the nominations be more solid than what it seemed to be this time.

Let’s wait and watch!

Romantic weather and happy day(s)…

Oh Yes. Today certainly is romantic. Thanks to the beautiful weather.

Cloudy Blanket of Grey, a mildly cold wet breeze, pinhead drizzles … Just awesome!

Feels very European!

And a drive on the ORR, zooming in 80s, with nice songs from VettaiyaaduVelaiaadu & Unnale Unnale!

:) Gets be back to the dreamy old days, bitten by the travel bug … carefree and fearless!

And it was a happy nice weekend @ home too… Thanks to the kiddo with his cute chirpy blabbering & all that non stop jumping around. Ssssssssssoooo adorable!

Is it a crime to be a person not easily convinced?

Well, the question is about being penalised for being a person not easily convinced with things that happen around.

Be it at the office or at home! (Ahem! Looks like am on that ‘being the old bulldog’ path well in my 30’s than in my 60’s)

Am kinda dazed even as i write this.

{ Whenever am forced into a situation to think the way am doing now, this is the first question pops out to myself – “Am i what (even partly) that what i expect others to be?”

and me thinks that am not very unreasonable about that – as i don’t comment on things which i fundamentally don’t practice! And even when i do miss and get a googlee, am quick to accept & take the value out of it.

}

Oh, how much i yearn to be among people with fire! and be convinced about what am listening to and doing about!

Who’d be devoting all their smartness & intelligence in not finding ways to evade a task or challenge but to be game enough & have the guts to take the bull by the horns!

Who’d be not that cunning and conniving to not do things yet want the fruit of the same or even worse – being a ram (as in shaking the heads in acceptance) and sleeping over things.

Who’d not be whining about time and the complexity – even before giving a whole hearted try!

Who’d expect a pat as if they’ve done something great by getting the bag of garbage from their own homes to the bin out of the door?

Who can shamelessly point others’ faults while they themselves lie in the reeky stench of their own faults! - B**t***s!

And there’s this kind of wise ass cracks who wants to stick their neck out (always! if not ever) and be the god of finding faults while they don’t move a nail themselves!

If things aren’t the way they should be – ask and more importantly come up to the table & be bold enough to suggest a way out of the shit & follow the agreed solutions – walk the talk to reality!

Depend on others for every damn thing – and feel proud about their smartness - even for cutting vegetables?

Get a life losers – move up! It does hurt to be snubbed on the face with all your intelligence employed for the sake of nothing! Use it elsewhere! Make a difference!

Bull to Mediocrity!

{Please Imagine the gesture yourself! :) or may be i’d fish out an image for the same!

}

No, i’ve got to vent it out somewhere, sometime!

and This is it!

I feel so f*****g handicapped, not usually, but certainly in the state of mind that am in now!

Feels good to be …. Alive! :)

Yes – Really! After all these medicines & visits to the doctor and the uncertainties, coming to the office and getting back to do the routines is like … bliss! seriously!

A subtle reminder on how we take the life for granted!

Its good to be … Alive & Kicking! :) :)

A Time when Buddha would have killed himself…

So ironic that a single seat of power displaces the quotient of right & wrong! When an army massacres it becomes an act to protect its homeland & suppress the insurgents & cleansing & what not - while the same being done without the seat of power is rebellion and terrorism and what not!

Spite to thee – to that ethnic majority – a heartless mass of barbarians acting on the fury of ethnicity  – calling themselves the followers of a noble saint who loved peace and could never stand brutality let alone to kill a life form.

Not that such a thing is happening or happened elsewhere in the world – but this – this is happening to your own people. The ones who speak your language – and hardly a few hours’ away from you!

A Different kind of loneliness…

I have it all…

A generous share of happiness, an emotional rollercoaster of a family, equal share of concerns & issues… and the most precious of all, a rational & inquisitive mind – ever in search of knowledge and the ability to contemplate and accept, with a heart that places others before self!

It’s like being in multiple planes … of existence all at the same time.

1. A very physical & emotional web of people -  family, friends & relations – a mixed conservative arena with well set bounds!
2. Another plane of objective creativity – work, futuristic things et. al. with no bounds whatsoever.
3. And finally this plane of self-realization, a space for myself where am left alone myself and with my thoughts. This is where it happens … the more i realize, the more i look inwards, the more lonelier i feel. All the books & writings point to a very simple fact of finding god within self and experience the oneness.And i just want that …. No more! But, am not even able to feel let alone “experience” – not even the distant presence of the vast oneness within me!

That calls for a still mind perhaps! :( In which case, am not even a toddler in that direction).

Oh but, how i would love to have a companion through this journey if not for the guiding spirit!

But something tells me, that I'll find what am looking for… if only i keep myself from straying away from the focus!

From akilan & nasar on the death howls of eelam…

கடைசிச் சவம் வீழ்ந்த பின்பு

கட்டாயம் அறிவிக்கப்படும்

வெற்றி பெற்ற கடவுளின் பெயர்!

- s.a. nasar

(From the article on akilan’s book – from the anantha vikatan 2nd March Issue)

Heart wrenching!