Are we going to lose it?

The problem of beggary is too common to be discussed i feel. Every one of us would have at least thought about it, either when our peace of mind after coming out of a temple session is disturbed by them or when they hover around in trains and traffic signals.
Yes it feels sickening to know that there are people out there who are so much in need of help. The way they ask for things just appeals to your human side. You feel that there does not exist anything else worth so much attention.
But how many times? You find that person sitting at the same place everyday. Asking and screaming blatantly. The newspapers further overwhelm you with information that they earn 30 grand per month and then you think is it really worth all your attention?
The professionalization of beggary has started eroding our humane instincts. It is true. But the question is, should we surrender to their exploitation of our weaker and softer side or hold a strong stand and ignore them so that some day they realize that this isn't going to work. That might prick our conscience a bit because we might be ignoring the ones in actual need. But something needs to be done before our entire race becomes blind to actual misery because of the ones faking it.

My days with rain in Chennai

I wake up to see coconut leaves dripping water and falling right on my face. The place I am staying is kinda spooky that way. You never know which corner will flood and when.
I am in 'Mad'ras. The point I wish to emphasize here is not the ambiance of my stay, but what has rendered it so horrible. The rain.
Every morning , lazing , trying to avoid rain and procrastinating till limit tends to infinity and falls down from there, I wake up and start on my 'journey' ( i always wonder how it wud have been if i went on some salt satyagraha instead) . I have to cross more rivers than there are in Konkan railway. My feet drown sometimes in colorful waters and then re-emerge to my happiness. Oh God! I thought I was going to be an amphibian! Relief.. Then I get showered by the generous creepy crawlies on the road. Dude! I already had one in the morning. If you thought that wasn't enough you could have explicitly told me! Too much. After numerous such incidents, fighting wit the evil rain and traveling along with my new travel mates the frog, the insect, the err i dont know what to call it.. hmm larva seems good... I reach my destination. All schools and colleges are closed today thanks to the extra sensitive (to light :P) MK government. I am here typing my experiences in a place that boasts of being what it is due to people who do not bother about above stated conditions and still come and work.

P.S. Those who read this, Please pray that it stops raining. :(

"Black" Shift

Oh my god.. I cant believe this is happening. My sleep timings are shifting to what they were when i was in school!! God knows what is the reason.. :O Just that it feels weird, being in NITK . :)
Anyways it might be due to lack of interesting things on LAN to watch, or just that nothing is good enough to catch my attention. Easiest reason to come up with is i love sleeping and prefer to get few extra hours on that! Or... those damned 8 o clock classes can be blamed too. Lets see how long this continues. May be i will post again when i get back to being a normal 'NITKian'.

P.S. Black Shift corresponding to Red/Blue Shift :D

Whats in a name?

I am now quite used to what people call me, as in my nick name, and i assume if u know me, u definitely know what it is or at least what i am talking about. LOL. It was a hell lot of embarrassment when i had just come to know what it means over here. People had advised me to change so many profile entries in orkut. It took ages for me to find out what was wrong.
Anyways, time just makes things better. I was wondering what if I am the last one to have the 'privilege' of being called that? Sad. Now after being in this college for two years I have come to know the general beliefs associated with my 'nick' name..
1. The person must know java.
2. The person is some god level nerd...
3. The person is ob in IT.
Nothing to do with the name, just that it usually turns out to be true... What to do??And maybe many more i am not aware of yet. Its so taxing to live up to some of these beliefs. But then advantages accompany too. Its a rarer name than Shruti!! Sigh. Lets see if i manage to convince myself to sport it on my tee too!

Vicious Blah!!

I wonder why..

- We wash clothes, wear them , and wash again.
- We sleep, to get up,and sleep again.
- We climb four floors, to come down again. :(
- We write tests, to pass, and write them again.
- We eat, digest , and then eat again.
- We oscillate between the days and nights again and again..

Why is everything so monotonous???

More Smiles Per Hour

I keep looking at faces. When they pass by in malls, on roads and so on. Its literally impossible to remember all of those tiny little faces , which, though have the same features, differ and reflect the personality. What i remember is the people, who are strangers, yet seem familiar because of that smile. Yes, Smile is believe it or not, one of the tremendous powers human beings possess. In addition to the biological and scientific facts that it relaxes facial muscles and also exercises them, it really pleases the person on the other side.
Like today. The lady who cleans our blocks, had come to my room and i had to ask her to mop it. I generally, feel sad to see the section of society which has been kept away from opportunities which are available to us. And hence, to see someone do something for me, when i am capable of doing it myself pinches. I am for equality in standard of living . Now, to say why all this is related to a smile, I smiled and expressed my gratitude to that lady and she smiled back at me. Ok its not a great thing maybe. But yes, it did ease my unknown guilt. To see her smile, maybe because of the satisfaction she derived from her work. That says it all.
Smile as it means a lot. ( I don't really know what more, but yes it does. ) :)

Lock 'em Up

People say dreams are what we want to do and our unconscious mind reminds our conscious through dreams. So I just love watching legal stuff, criminal cases and mysteries and above all fiction and supernatural things. Obviously i dream about things i would never do.
Recently i got to know about one of my weird wishes. I want to see a police station from inside, as well as see the jail. Now I am sure what i have been watching in TV isnt what it really looks like.
So I have come up with small and harmless ideas.

1. Break traffic signal and hide license. They will take me in there.

2. Say I want that corrupt inspectors interview for my err college or club magazine. (CSI wont allow though :D)

3. "Sir, that constable is my uncle. I got him food." Let me go in.

4. Become a social worker.

5. Pick something up from road and run. The crowd will take me there.

6. "Oooh Sorry!! I thought this was my ummm (scratches head... Oh yes! ) tailor's shop!!"

And then i will stop getting dreams of me going in there! C'mon im not gonna be a ghost just because this one wish of mine wont come true. So ppl please suggest better and feasible ways u have any.