Karma.....

I was never a big believer of past life, karma and philosophical stuff like that.. All my life, (of whatever I've lived so far) i have always believed, hard work always pays.. I am a believer in God, being born in a Tamil Bhramin family, that is the least my parents would expect..I thought God helps those who help themselves... Words like fate, destiny, the circle of life, what goes around..comes back around are nothing but excuses for not succeeding, and never had any significant meaning in my life.. I often ignored all this, thinking it is nothing but just another kitty party topic..

For those of who who don't know, i flunked my CA exams, in the results announced 3 weeks back... and i am not exaggerating, i had out my heart and soul into it.. For 1 year, i had studied as if my life depends on it... As it turned out, i flunked the exams when almost All my friends cleared and are employed.. I am not trying to say, that i flunked because of my karma, or whatever, my point is, i deserved better... the point is not the cliche', "why me?", maybe i may be flawed..i may have gone terribly wrong somewhere.. But i couldn't help my thoughts becoming so philosophical..

This might be the reason, elders usually say, Be good and Do good all the time... Maybe Karma will be a lesser bitch if we be so.. We all talk about Karma and how it haunts people.. so what is this so called ghost called Karma?? Karma is a principle by which a person is rewarded or punished in a particular birth, or incarnation, according to the deeds or actions of a previous incarnation..! Sounds more like, u don't have the licence to be bad ever..! if you are, well, watch out, someone is watching you...! I don't know if i failed in spite of disciplined efforts because of my Karma, i of-course don't know what i was and how i was in my so called 'previous incarnation'.. But i cant help but spare a thought for it... As the events are unfolding in front of me, my own life, the life of people around me, i sure do at the moment think, Karma is the biggest bitch..!!

It reminds me of the famous speech by Steve Jobs where he talks about, how the happenings of today's events may not make sense right now, but in the future, the dots will automatically connect... and the picture would be clear that day.. not today of tomorrow... Living today hoping to be a passing phase and wishing for a bigger brighter future..... As the saying goes... " If it's not right, it's not the end............"

Better off Dead.....

On this day, i cant help but remember a poem written by a friend of mine... I post this poem in memory of a  guy who passed away yesterday... May his Soul find Peace... This person happens to be my friend's boyfriend... i don't know him very well personally, met him a couple of times.. Truly a sad sad day of all his near and dear ones... Seeing Death so closely gives a person a higher realization of self and God..! Sometimes i wonder, Why are the Gods so cruel.... Death to someone SO young.. who has hardly seen anything in life yet... Cant even imagine the pain of his family... true to the line.. "the Gods must be Crazy..!!"




Bullets on the ground aside this dead boy i see,
blood spread over the walls, how could this be?
the gun in his motionless hand, letters on the other,
words of love left to read now for his mother,
papers on the ground aside this boy i see,
his hearts been left with a hole, his souls been set free,
he has written about this life his past and how his life lost its meaning,
the police come in now who are left for this cleaning,
they tell his mother it was a suicide,
they tell her about how many have done the same and died,
she spends hours awake to now see,
whether her son has left her, now she has to agree,
i cum across his face and i see a smile,
there is a sense of shock within me for a while,
as i read his stories and his words,
of how this boy saw life which was blurred,
this boy will never wake up to breathe,
finishing his writings he felt he was complete,
and finished his time in this world,
his words now seemed true,they began to swirl,
everything was shaky now, i see a light,
i try to move away from it, i try to fight,
it turns dark now, day turns into night,
i see a script on the wall now it is in sight,
about how this boy felt, how he bled,
                                                                and how i decided, i was better off dead.....

                                                           

The 27s: The Greatest Myth of Rock & Roll

Club 27: The price of Membership, was more than one could handle.......

When Amy Winehouse died last month, pop culture historians couldn't help but notice that she was 27 years old, thus joining a long line of celebrity musicians who have died at that age, including Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Brian Jones and Kurt Cobain. Call it "The Curse of 27" or the "27 Club."

As we all now know, these influential rock and blues stars all died at 27 and are some of the most famous members of the "27 club" (also known as the Forever 27 Club). The media's been obsessed with it since Winehouse died. But musicians are aware of it, as well. Kurt Cobain knew about the curse of 27: His mother, Wendy O'Connor,famously said after his death: "Now he's gone and joined that stupid club, I told him not to join that stupid club."

But though the curse might bring chills up your spine, all it takes is one look at someone like Mick Jagger, Lou Reed or Iggy Pop to remind you that death doesn't work in real life the way it does in the fatalistic "Final Destination" films. For every famous musician or artist who has died at 27, of course, hundreds more, many with personal problems just as significant, have not.

Yet something about this legend persists even today with Winehouse's death, despite the fact that the majority of the infamous 27 Club members died within a two-year span in the late '60s and early '70s. (Creepy footnote: The two bookends to that period -- Brian Jones and Jim Morrison -- both died on July 3 ... exactly 24 months apart.)

No person, no matter how many demons they had at age 27, would want that club in their obituary. I've seen some people who think that these deaths are intentionally timed. Like Kurt Cobain intentionally killed himself at that age simply to be in that club. You know, he suffered from depression, drug addiction and numerous other issues. He tried to kill himself at 17, 25, 26 as well, so it's not like he did it just to join a club. It's unfortunate that as a grieving mother, [O'Connor's] quote about the "stupid club" is what made it into the press, because now that's what we think of when people die at that age.

So no, I don't think there's a curse. I think the number is meaningless. What we're talking about are extreme accounts of extremely troubled young people, which I don't think is a phony category at all ... I don't think it's hogwash to correlate people who fit into that "burning brightly" cliché; I think that means something. But the number itself is meaningless.

You could draw parallels here -- and I'm not trying to be funny at all -- that as certain drugs have become way more potent in the last 10 years, fame itself became much more potent. I do worry that this new speedball combination of fame, talent, sensitivity and a chemical predilection is something that most people won't be able to handle. Fame looks like literal torture these days.

So does this club 27 exist?? or is it just an urban legend?? i don't know. Well, they say, it kicks in, when it kicks it. It has been more than 40 years since the death of some of these rock stars, but people still strive to pay respect and tribute to them when the time comes.Many of today's rock artists have followed club 27 members and many play their music as a respect of their own. the number 27 is a major deal in the rock music genre, as an astounding number of legends passed away at this age. It is a club not many can afford the membership of..........

Demi Gods to Fallen Angels.....

Skirting the boundaries of a humdinger, India set foot in the land of colonial cousins to play a Test series that besides being their sternest test since being christened No. 1,  could be the recipe to rekindle Test cricket.

While the Facebook 'likes' for the series continue to grow, it comes on a platter that is running out of space to accommodate the historic moments that may befall.

Going by the numbers, this series started with  the 2000th test being played in the game's 134 year long history and it also marked the 79year old rivalry between Ind-Eng grow 100 tests old..And no one could have asked for a better place for this historic match to happen than the Mecca of Cricket itself.. 

The cynosure was undeniably Sachin Tendulkar, who stood a chance to shake hands with his 100th international century. Doing that, which none other can or will ever achieve in this sport. But  misfortune hit his innings, never the less, Sachin at Lord's is like God in His Temple, which is seldom observed.

Under such fancy limelight, the series unfolded.. Everyone expecting a cracker of a series..  It was the always the battle between the English bowlers and the Indian batsmen..The Englishmen looked promising with an all round battery of bowlers.. Swing, Seam,Pace,Spin.. u name it and they had the best in the world. 

3 tests down, the English not only dethroned the Indians from the #1 spot, but also made sure, the Indian tigers went back home with their tails between thier legs.. with every match, the win margin of the englishmen just kept increasing and increasing.. and now, india looks good for a 4-0 whitewash..

This is not only the first series loss for MSD as a captain, but also an indication of the dark days ahead.. India have failed to socre even a team total of 300, and on the other hand, Alister Cook, their opening batsman  scored almost a 300 all by himself.. 

Lets just pray India salvage atleast a  draw in the final test, a win is very unlikely seeing the present state of the team..  India came to England like Roaring Champions with Superstar reputation, but returning like Loosers, with bruised egos and fallen angels... None the less, We will work harder and try again, afterall, we are the World Champions..! and we have faith in our abilities..

A legend..?

Anna Hazare.. a name perhaps every kid on the street knows today.. It truly is surprising what one man's will can do to an entire nation... Our nation saw the power of the will of one man 65 years back.. today we remember him as M.K.Gandhi.. Following his teachings, this 74 yr old Gandhian, is doing which no one would have ever thought, a second freedom struggle.. freedom from corruption! His calls for transparency..the govt is not bigger than the people.. govt officials including the prime minister should be answerable to the 'aam janta'.. It is in this view that he calls for the passing of the Jan Lokpal Bill. the Lokpal . for those who don't know will be empowered to register and investigate complaints of corruption against politicians and bureaucrats without prior government approval.. It truly would be a memorable sight of the prime minister coming out in public and apologizing for the blunders he has committed.. wouldn't it? Well, i really don't know if the Lokpal would end corruption in India.. But what Anna has done is, he has put a thought, a HOPE in the hearts of our people, that Corruption free India is possible.. It is not just a fairy tale dream.. i for one, have FAITH in this thought.. and i believe in Anna..! and this fight against corruption will go in the history books as a landmark movement and Anna Hazare is going to be remembered as a Legend.....