A Thought

Every life is like a raindrop falling from heaven and ending up in the pond of earth. As it comes to life, each raindrop creates ripples in the water; ripples being the journey from end to end. Sometimes one ripple encounters another ripple, generally of opposite currents, which creates small whirlpools of friendship. As the ripples move about, they encounter many such friends who either complete them or destroy them. And drops like these, all around us, makes this journey the exciting and the unpredictable ride we call life.

Happy Bday Mom

Your unfailing love is beyond logic,

it is boundless; engulfs me, protects me

I will try to love You the same

Though I know, I cannot

As You caress my hair

You take away all the pain

I am lucky to have shared my life with You

Rain or Sunshine; You have been the same

I know I have not been with You lately,

I have missed You a lot

Now finding my own self

I need You ever so more

I am sorry if I ever hurt You,

I am so naive; I am ashamed

I promise to be there for You

as You have forever been

It will always be the happiest day of my life,

'coz it destined me to You

it insured me Your warmth

it ascertained my my haven

It will always be the luckiest day of my life,

the day You were born

the day You came to this world

to cradle me in Your arms

The day has come over again,

to celebrate the miracle that You have been

Please, stay this way forever and ever

Please, never let go

I wish and pray You a long, healthy and prosperous life

I wish You a very Happy Birthday MOM

10 Things I want to do before I die..

Although some of the following things may seem utterly impossible and crazy, I would love to do them. Who cares about the possible. Dream On!! 

1. To attend a Metallica or Iron Maiden Concert: I have had this dream  for a 3 odd years to attend a good rock/metal concert. I hope one of them comes to India and I am there.
2. To drive a F-1 car or any car for that matter at speeds in excess of 300Kmph: First things first. I need to learn how to drive and posses a valid driving license. Moreover, hope that either F-1 comes to India or I go and watch a Grand Prix. I still have my fingers crossed.
3. To orbit earth in a spacecraft: One of the absurd fantasies of almost every human being; to watch earth, glowing blue in color, spinning. Watch the cloud cover, the lights lightening cities like fireflies twinkling in the backyard. To gawk at the moon, to stare at the countless stars. To be humbled by the beauty of this universe and the power of its creator.
4. To go to a 7 star hotel and stay overnight: Seems far fetched now. But I would love to dine at a 7 star hotel.
5. To witness snowfall: I come from central part of India where it hardly rains these days. I am yet to see actual snowflakes falling from the sky.
6. To own a beach house: Another common fantasy. A house by a river or pond or sea. It would be awesome to own a place where I can go and relax whenever I want.
7. To win a lottery: As a child, I collected all those Britannia wrappers, cold drink lids etc., scratched gazillion cards, but never won a thing. So the wish still remains. I would like to win something for a change.
8. To tour India with my parents: This is the most achievable one. It is the one which I want to check off of my list ASAP.
9. To find my soulmate: This is a tricky one. No progress whatsoever.
10. To watch Sachin make another double century: He has done it once, may He do it twice. 

I might have left out some of the things like traveling, visiting wonders of the world, watching a WWE wrestling match, start a company of my own, snipe a mannequin, jump off of a really tall tower, play poker at a really big casino, visit a strip club etc. I did not give this list a lot of thought. The more I think about it, the harder it gets. So better it remains spontaneous. :)