BLESSED!!!!

There have been times when I’ve wondered “God, why did you have to do this to me?” and believe me there have been many times I’ve asked this question.

But everytime I asked this question, GOD gave me one simple answer: “ I might have deprived u of luck, I might have deprived you of wealth, I might have deprived you of instant success, but instead, I gave u two gifts that would support and stand by you through all these tough times.”

How true he was.

Those two gifts am referring to here are my mom and dad, two truly great individuals who’ve sacrificed so many things to see me grow. A dad who sacrificed his promotion offers because he didn’t want me to travel alone with my heavy kit bag[he often did 100 kms a day on his bike, travelling from his office in manali(north madras) to santhome(south madras) just to pick me up from practice] and a mom who spent most of her time in the ground, dropping and picking me up from practice during my schooling years, well should I say more? Nah, I guess am truly BLESSED!!!

P.S. I know mom and dad will not even be aware that am posting this on my blog. But I want all those who read this blog to know that one day, their patience will bear fruit. And I just have that gut feeling that that DAY is not too far away.

Will surely make u proud,

Love u mom and dad. :)

Until next time,

Keep smiling,

Adios.

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Define FAILURE:

"Failure is the only opportunity to begin the same work again with more intelligence."

so dont get bogged down by failures, keep working towards your goal.
cheers.
until next time,
adios..

EASY? YEAH RITE

A couple of days back, i was having one of my usual late night chat sessions with a few of my friends and the idea for this post sprung up when one of my friends commented on how easy it was to be a cricketer doing his engineering at SRM, India's no 1 private university.

Alrite, being a cricketer, i get to attend a maximum of one month of college because of matches. So that means i get to be away from 2 months of boring lectures. But unlike wat people think, the fun ends there. twhen i do come back after those to two months, i end up completing 3 months worth of portions in 3 weeks, i say 3 weeks because the 4th week is allocated to running across 250 acres of campus, from department to department, shuffling between classes and tests( i once ended up doing 5 exams in a single day!!! :S) and not to forget, spending half my fortune on getting my OD forms photocopied. and if this is not enough, i sometimes get to meet and submit separate letters to HODs of respective departments to finish my lab work. wow, cool isn't it. And when i am finally done with that, the management of SRM, India's no 1 private university tell me four days before the exam that i had forgotten to submit the hall ticket form and that i wont be able to write the exam this sem. the day before the exam, after i've run around half the campus and spent a fortune on telephone bills, the same staff gives me a O-M-G YOU ARE SO DUMB look and says "son, i was jus joking, why did u have to make n ass of yourself. here's ur hall ticket!!!!!!" oh the bloody @$%%$@#

Then comes the fun part- the exams. 2 weeks of maths, physics and their genetically advanced offsprings that could leave any normal person with severe brain damage. but guess what, am a cricketer doing his engg(that automatically makes me one abov the rest) so i dont get affected by this neuorological syndrome. i finally get done with my exams and after a month, when the results are out, my friends give me a pat on the back and say "what, u are a sports quota student. they would have given u high internals, that explains ur good score!!!!!!!!!" :S ftw, i get to slog out for one full month, i spend sleepless nites completing assignments, lab records and studying for n number of tests and when i finally get a good score, they say "YOU GOT IT EASY"

EASY?!?!?!!? yeah rite. try giving it a try. :P

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If u cant find the brighter side of life, then polish the darker side.
Attitude of adjustment is the only instrument to live a life.

until next time,

ADIOS!!!!

MARLEY AND ME

I've firmly made up my mind that this post is not gonna be a movie review.

This movie is definitely a tribute and a must watch for all pet owners, current and former alike.

This is the only movie so far that has moved me to tears, Agreed, THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS was equally scintillating but this movie had that extra something that moved me to tears. guess animals have that thing with people. this movie is a perfect example of the unconditional love u are entitled to when u own a pet. the last few scenes which show marley dying really moved me as i could relate back to the times i owned a pet. yup, when i was small, i owned a german shepherd by the name of NANCY. she died at the age of 8 cos of liver failure. we had to move to kolkata at that time and couldnt take her along. so when my grandpa called up to inform of her demise, all i could do was sit on the sofa and cry away silently, so silent that even my mom and dad never knew i was cryin until they saw the tear stains on the sofa. anyways after watchin the movie today, i got all nostalgic.i know that i've never been a good bro to nancy. i let her die alone but i couldnt help it, fate separated us. but that's not a reason. i know i've not done justice to u. am really sorry, love u nancy.

DESTINY

One thing i noticed about me was that ever since i was young, nothing came easy to me. No its not about home, i've got the most supportive parents anyone could ever wish for. its about my life.

Anything and everything i did in my professional life, be it college or cricket was never complete without an initial period of struggle. And it hasn't stopped, it still seems to be going that way. Whenever i start something new, something fresh, there's this initial period where i seem to be cruising and then suddenly someone or something comes and spoils the fun. I undergo so much mental stress and then all of a sudden, things fall into place and it seems as if there was no storm at all.

well guess that's how my life is. A period of struggle followed by a sudden rush of luck and performance, almost makes me feel like a phoenix rising from the ashes.

At times i've wondered, why does it always have to happen only to me. there are so many people out there who seem to get everythin easy. But then i realise that with each struggle i face, i just become stronger.

I am not someone to be bogged down by such failures but at times, i do wonder, why me and why all the time. Well guess that's how god has written my destiny. But he's been kind enough to reward me with success after every struggle. So i guess everything is gonna end well.

The phoenix waits in the wings, waiting to rise once again.

until next time,

ADIOS!!!!!

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"Anything that happens is for a good reason.

And anything that doesn't happen is only for a very good reason."

Trust these words, u'll love ur life.

until next time,

ADIOS!!!