The FOSK Diaries..!! #1

Everyone would be keen to know, What is This FOSK? Don't worry i will tell you all about it in coming para's. everyone in life has his ambitions, dreams. We all, i.e., FOSK members, all had a dream of knowing somebody that would make our voices heard. We will meet someone, who would write something about the things that we think in our mind whether it's personal or professional. For us, that someone was a beautiful young lady, that can melt anyone's heart by her smile & can make you her fan with her simplicity. Now, i should tell you that lady is, Mrs. Sonal Kalra, the Editor of HT City & an Author. This is the first glimpse of her that you get. But, the second you meet her, it's all changed, because, when you meet her, she wouldn't treat you like a "FAN", she would treat you like a "FRIEND". So, FOSK stands for "Fans Of Sonal Kalra". But, we people take it as "Friends Of Sonal Kalra".

I've been in this for now 2 years almost, made some new friends & we all are like a FAMILY. Their is a ritual that we follow every year to do a FOSK Picnic, in which we all meet, who can come & join us for a day of wholesome entertainment & fun. We all meet, various times in a year, but this is the time when all of us meet at the same time. This ritual started in 2011, when the 1st FOSK Picnic held at Hauz Khas Village, New Delhi. At, that time i was not a part of it, as i didn't knew about this page & Sonal Mam. In March 2012, i joined this page & the rest is history. Sometimes in a group like this you feel as an "Outcast" but, No, in this group we all are equal, because we all know that "WE ALL ARE THE SAME" i.e., Insanely, Crazily Awesome People. Then, the day came when 2nd FOSK Picnic's date was finalized & that was the first time i was going to meet the whole of the "STAR CAST" of FOSK, was nervous & super-excited, to meet new people & most of all, Sonal Mam, it was like a "Dear Diary Moment" for me..  :P

I didn't knew how the picnic is conducted, so i go to FOSK page & i see posts coming from all FOSK members, to give attendance who all are coming, who will bring what, finalize the date, time & venue. It all got me toooooooooooooo excited. All the members, commenting that i'll bring this & i'll bring that, kept me wondering that i should also get something for all of them as this is my first time & it should be something special. Then, the day came & i still know the date, it was "6th October, 2012", when the picnic held. New faces everywhere, only few people i know. But, at th first instance i knew, they all are so nice people, the way they met me & they had conversations with me. I enjoyed every bit of it & we all enjoyed every second of it. But, the wait was for to Sonal Mam, to arrive. At, first you would think, will she really come, as the Editor-in Chief of HT City, they have to work continuously to bring up the news & also a person at this post, has really no time to go for a picnic on a working day. She came & as she spent time with all of us as it was first time for me & 2nd time for all of them, i was really surprised to see how grounded & awesome lady she is. Talking to all of us & spending a fun time of 2 hours with us. The best thing about picnic is "FOOD", the annapurna of our family, "Ritu Mam", always brings delicious food for all of us.Now, this is the story of the past, now i'll tell you about the present.

In recent times, FOSK has got a little low, as everyone gets busy in life, with work, family things. But, touch wood, we all have that intensity to be in touch with almost everyone, if not daily, but after every 1-2 days. This, the picnic was a little difficult to organize as many people were in-active from the page. But, we all thought, that now we should do this, we asked Sonal Mam, & we got a Green signal for picnic, now all we had to do is to write a post & invite people for it. At first, the intensity of the people was low. But later, all the people came out & got in this thing. Again, we all were seeing posts of who will bring what, who will be the official camera-man/woman of that day. So, at "28th December, 2013" we all gathered at "Lodhi Garden" to celebrate FOSK Picninc, as i call it "FOSK Picnic : Season 3". This time people were a li'l less, but the fun was still at its peak. We all were rally excited as we all will meet each other after a very long time. And, everybody turned up & some new faces even came & some faces that didn't came were badly missed. The cake was cut & we began singing, "Happy FOSK day to Us, Happy FOSK day to us". It was so delightful to see, all the happy people with a broad smile on their faces, laughing continuously as we talk to each other. But, the best thing that we all do is "Clicking Photographs" & mind it, lots of them. Different poses, Different places. We all wait for this day to come & we all say, that we don't want to go home. But, all things come to an end. This day, too. But, i just wish & i know, that this ritual of having "FOSK Picninc" every year, remains intact & one day we'll have "50th Annual FOSK Picnic".

They are all the most awesomest people in this world..!!

All the members are (Sorry, would have to write full names here) -

The Super Women's -

Sonal Kalra, Ritu Babbar, Nicky Kulwant, Isha Khullar, Ashu Gupta, Pooja Mishra, Ashna Banga, Ridhima Kapoor, Shalini Kaushik, Shalini Chaurasia, Priyanka Kapoor, Gauri Gupta, Apurva Uniyal, Gagneesh Kaur, Voronkova Tatyana, Prabhleen Chopra, Shakti Malhotra, Priyaa Arora, Isha Mittal, Rinkie Saini, Shivani Atri, Vineeta Sharma.


The Dudes - 

Jatin Jamwal, Rexie, Ravi Kesarwani, Tanveer Nishat, Mohit Bhandari, Jigyesh Mendiratta, Amit Mishra, Usama Suleiman, Dipanshu Kaushik, Aman Budhiraja, Vinay Gupta, Vivek Anand, Rahul Roy, Aman Sharma, Gaurav Mishra, Himanshu, Manoj Kushwaha, Naveen Arora, Rachit Gupta, Sudhakar Chaurasia, Varun Vig & last but not the least, Aayush Sharma (Me).


Fosk is just incomplete with out even 1 of you & im sorry, i had to write full names instead of Bhaiya, Di & Sir, after them. I just wish all the very best to all of you & may you get all the happiness of this world. EVERY FOSK MEMBER WHO READS IT, SHOULD COMMENT HERE..!!  :D

THANKYOU SO MUCH, SONAL MAM..!! FOR BRINGING US, SO CLOSE TO EACH OTHER..!! :)  :D

What Have We Learned In This 1 Year??, Nothing!!

It's been a year that "Nirbhaya's Rape Case" happened, the brave girl who fought for her life for a hideous & brutal crime committed by our so called "Traditional" Society's jerks. It's been a year of the outrage, the people showed on this system of our country. People say, that "Our laws are not appropriate, that can provide tough punishment to these criminals or Police, doesn't do their work properly", to an extent it is Correct..!! That, If there would be laws that are strict & it would bring some fear in the minds of these types of criminals. But, I think that is not the whole story..!! Well, i'll come to this point ahead in this post.

Today, im not gonna talk about, how to deal with this & that, today i'm gonna talk about what "WE" got & learned after the incident. Do we really feel, the people of "INDIA" has learned something, after this?. It's like, Delhi/NCR region has become "Bermuda Triangle" for getting justice, if some crime has happened, Justice is just impossible for you to find. But, how can we find justice when the "POLICE" are also not on the people's side, i heard it somewhere, At that time, "TEHELKA" did a sting operation in various police stations in NCR region, a policemen in Noida, when asked why such things happen?, He said, "You see, Girls wear short clothes, to which it exhilerates & attracts people & their mind says that, "Just Do It" or like he said in hindi, "Ki Kardo Bas". Arre kya yeh koi, Raghu-Rajiv ke "Roadies" ka task hai ki kardo bass. This is the state of our Police & when we cannot say anything about laws & all, we blame it on the "West" or "Westernization" . We hear all the people saying, "We are relying & following the "WEST" too much, we are forgetting our traditions & culture. I just feel, We, Indians, know everything but still trying to be unknown to such things. What, Western culture we are talking about, We, Indians, gave the world a book on "Love & Sex" nd guys, if you are saying you don't know about, you are fooling yourselves, we taught the world how to make love, not just love, passionate love. So think that, "When this western world was busy in giving us beneficiary things like , "Telephone", "Light Bulb", Electricity" & even more, we were busy in giving the various permetations & combinations of human body. Did children were born, through some natural process like "Photosynthesis" or "Tyndall Effect" in India.

We also talk with girls, we see them too. but, it all depends upon the "mentality" of the people. A guy with a clean mentality will see a girl, but would never think to do anything against her. He will just say that she is "Beautiful" & i feel, all the beautiful things & people, they beauty of them should be appreciated. But, a guy with sick mentality would do anything to please himself or to get what he needs & this the main thing "Mentality" of the people. that was the thing i was talking about in the 1st paragraph. Strict laws & Police Protection, will solve the problem to only a mere extent to a level, but nothing cannot be done until people don't change their mentalities. You can provide police on the outside or we can know about such crimes which gets covered by the media. But, what anyone can do of such crimes being committed behind the closed doors, you cannot appoint police offices inside the houses of the people. Let me give an example & some of it, may not like this but it's the truth, "A small child living in a house where the male members of the family dominates the female members of the family, doing all the hideous things & thinking that if he also does like this, the girl he is going to get married with will also be, below her & not say anything." & THIS IS THE TRUTH..!!

It's been a year after that brutal crime was committed, people went out to the roads with slogans, with anger & i was also one of them, got bashed, bruised, everything, but didn't even bothered to held back as it's not just for that 1 girl, it was for all of us. Our sisters, Our Friends, Our Mothers & All Of Us. But, still these crimes are committed, just because of the "perverted" minds of the people & most of them are "illiterates". I don't know, when the people, who wear such modern clothes, will change their sick-old mentalities & would kill their girl-child, even before when they are born. They don't understand that they were also born through a  
lady & if that time she would have taken the decision to kill you, you would have not been able to see this world. I still feel angry, when someone says "Girls should wear proper clothes" or "They should not go out after 8pm", if that's the case, "Dress up a lady politician in same clothes & let her wander through the streets at mid-night, no one will dare to touch her, u know why, No, not because they are ugly, but because then, there will be "consequences".

At, last i would like say, "Girls", "Ladies", you have all the rights to do anything you like to do, anything you want to wear, anywhere you want to go. They have their brains, when to say "No" & when to say "Yes" for something, so anyone should not tell them to do or what not to do. We feel so happy to see, "India" getting forward, but time to time, we show that we still are in the backside, when such brutal crimes are committed.

WE HAVEN'T LEARNED ANYTHING..!!

Got Negative Feelings..?? Spit It Out..!!

In Life, sometimes it just too easy to think that no one cares about you or having such bad-negative feelings, doubting that no one wants to hear to you, even when you are listening to everyone & taking time from your schedule to be with them or talk with them. Even, the most popular & famous people become insecure that, "Are People Close to Them, Really Care About Them?" Feeling unwanted & unnoticed, is a part of human condition, if you've got such feelings or you ever had such feelings, proves that you are a human with feelings & not a robot. But, What's really important to learn in such experiences, is realizing that everybody has their moments of doubt in their lives & when such things happen, you must learn to cherish yourself & your moments & should challenge the feelings that no body cares.

Firstly, You should pin-point such things or moments that made you feel such way. There can be many reasons for which, you felt left out, alone or ignored. Most of the reasons that come out in such moments are usually in our head. Some other reasons, may come from the things that has happened to you in recent times, like someone you trusted so much has broken that trust of yours or saying something about you on your back. Bit, if you can pin-point the reason for the feeling of getting alone or ignored, it would help you i understanding what really is going on. You don't have to rush your analysis of which things or moments has brought you these kinds of feelings & this is probably the most important thing to do, when you are feeling isolated, by pin-pointing such issues you can isolate them & prevent it from yourself to harm your imagination. But yes, "Some People Do Behave Like Jerks". It's really easy & human mind-set to think that everyone is so mean & doesn't care about anybody, but it's not TRUE..!!

Secondly, Help yourself to get over such Negative Feelings, Let It Go Out, Loud..!! Cry..!! It's okay, more than okay to Cry, to scream, pushing it out from your mind. A good cry or screaming it out where no body can hear you are some ways to let out your frustrations & sadness of your mind. Every person, has their own style of letting it out, some people take the course of MUSIC to get it out, some people just go out for a walk etc & if you're embarrassed that how you let go ( you don't have to feel embarrassed), go somewhere where it's just you, people cannot see you, hear you or notice you. But, just don't let your tears hold in, this makes the case even worse. It's okay, to scream & shout, when you're Angry..!! & you know, what you should be. Sometimes, its just not like you just have to. If you're upset it's important to let it out, in a manner, which you like.

Finally, the most important part is to finding out what matters to you & hanging onto it. Think of all the good things in life, how beautiful the day is or cherishing a moment when you felt special. Think of the times, when you were with someone & you smiled & laughed & had a good time, think of a time when you accomplished something you really wanted to do which made you the "Happiest" guy in this world at that moment. In the end, it doesn't matter what others feel about you, it's about you & it will matter, what you think of yourself, What you had done to your life.

In The End, When you've calmed down, now the real task comes, think again that what's been upsetting you. Just Ask yourself, "Was it the day that made your situation worse?", "Was it completely unexpected or has been going on for a while?", "Is it something that you can get away from?" Answer yourself honestly & 100%, you'll find out what has been bothering you. Now, you have to start fixing it.

The AAPPU Diaries..!! - #1

Well, you all must be thinking, what is this AAPPU?, I should tell you that it's a group of my friends & this group is made up of all of us, first name initials. We all are group of well-mannered kids, ohh wait-wait, that's just rubbish, we all are fun-loving, awesomely crazy people & yess, in real we are well-mannered. So, it all started with a meeting which took us to a level of warmness & love we have for each other, today. The four people of whom i'm talking about are: A, Adultni, Pr & Us. These are not their real names, but, still they'll know about this. So, it all started 9 months back, well, i knew "A" & "Us", but not that profoundly. So, for "Us" birthday, we get together to celebrate & i said, Sure, i'll be there & i know, that decision of coming that day is "One Of The Best Decisions Of My Life".

We all were meeting for the first time, like this, that it's gonna be only us. I knew, 3 of them but not much & the comfort level with them was not too good & the fourth one was absolute stranger, never heard name of that person. So, A & Pr, were waiting for "Adultni" & "Me" to arrive before "Us" comes to the scene. I arrived first & we all met & talked, the momentum was building. So, we are now waiting for someone, who i haven't seen before, so they tell me that she is coming for the first time in Delhi & coming in the metro & i thought, "First Time In Delhi & In a Metro", Woww, She's not gonna like that "bheed-bhaad". A & Pr, said that she's gonna wear blue & we have to look for her. So, we are standing above the stairs outside the metro station, & i'm looking on every girl that is coming in blue & i was feeling like a stalker & girls giving me weird looks, then i realise, of course they're gonna give me looks. But, somehow, i knew that she was not the girl we are looking for. Then , appeared a girl, in a blue top & i just said to them, that is she the one? & yess, she was the one. As i met, my "Adultni", i got to know that she is an introvert, doesn't like too much of people around her, just few people, her loved ones. She has her unique sense of liking things & is a child from within. Then, we all 4 of us began to roam into the area of Connaught Place, Waiting for "Us" to arrive & he is 2 hours late. -_-

Still waiting for him & waiting to give him a surprise that "Someone" has come to meet him, for the very first time. We are still, waitingg for him, eating "Oreo" biscuits on the roadside. After, 2 hours, he finally comes & A & Pr, says that go a little further & we'll introduce as a surprise for him, so me & Adultni, acting like we are not here for him & he met both of them, A & Pr. Then, A comes to me & say, "Up" & i stand up & meet him, with a big smile on my & his face, too. then, came the real moment to introduce the "Adultni" as she comes inront of "Us", he looked stunned, but with no expressions & we all felt like, "Woowwwwwww", no expressions at all. "Us" bhaiya, Kaise kare lete ho na aap, yeh!!  :P  But, we all knew the happiness & joy he was having inside of his heart, to see her & all of us on his special day. So, we decided to sit somehwhere, open the presents we have for him, eat something & talk out loud & enjoy..!! so, we finally sit & we give presents to him & i had nothing to give to him because, i was a surprise for him, so SURPRISE!! That was the gift from me, i.e., myself.  We all begin to like the company of each other, talking & laughing & smiling continuously, it was really turning into a day of fun, which me, in real never expected. Now, i must tell, what i got from that meeting & that day.


    ( From Left to Right :( "Pr", "Us" bhaiya, "A" & "Adultni") Me, Behind The Lens)

"A", a loving elder sister, who is not just beautiful from the outside but the most beautiful girl in the world deep down inside. Well, before that day, i thought she was like a typical & very intelligent girl with intelligent talks & i was afraid, that what should i talk to her as i cannot, i mean never-ever can talk in a manner in which she writes or she thinks, but when i met & talked to her & i found out that she is just the opposite, a fun-loving, a pakki-punjaban & filled with intelligence & has the power of writing to make her love, even more. You are one of the best things ever happened to me, in my life. YOU ARE SPECIAL!!

"Adultni", I just love this names of yours, being the youngest of our group, you have all the traits of a adultni, in a good way. You are a practical girl & doesn't take a decision just based on a thing you have heard. Everything, that i know about you, make me love & respect you more & more. You are my choti si cute si "Atta Bori" Behen.. I MISS YOU..!! Come waapis, Jaldi se..!!

"Pr", Although we talk a little less, but whenever we meet it's like 2 old friends are meeting. A Punjabi by heart, you are always an aweosme company to hang-out & talk. Whether, we talk less but my love & respect will always be at peak. And yess, sometime we really should do a punjabi dance.  :D  :P

"Us", Ab what can i say about him, a pure hearted guy, who is simple with a loving nature. I really, have to say that our bonding is getting stronger & stronger, every time we meet. I promise you, we will always be great friends like this. Bass, thoda zyada bola karo yaar..  :P  :P

Well, this was the first day when we met for the first time & now we are "AAPPU" & we will always remain like this & every time we will meet, it's gonna be a fun-ride always. LOVE YOU, GUYS..!! YOU ARE IMPORTANT IN MY LIFE!!

Live It Simple..!!

By the title of this post, most of the people would have known that what i am talking about, in our daily lives we rush through tasks, doing multitasking, trying to do as much as we can do & finish the work as much as we can do in 1 day. It's like having a journey in the car, speeding along to go to our next destination, rushing to do what are we supposed or destined to do there, then get in the car, get the hell out of that place & again speeding along our vehicle to get to our next destination. That's LIFE..!!

Not so fortunately, its often not until we reach our final destination that we start to realize what all this madness is. At the end of the day, we are all exhausted, feeling low & stressed about thinking of the way we are living our lives. We tend to forget that what really is important for us, what we should really be doing, for spending time with our loved ones, doing something that we love or we feel passionate about. why we keep check on other people's life, when we have so much of complications in our lives. It's like making this matter even worse. But, if you think positively, it doesn't have to be that way, we can live a much simpler life, a life where you can enjoy what you do, the things where you, your heart & your mind is present. You just need to keep it simple.

Firstly, decide "What's important to you?", You just need to take a step back & try to think about what you really be doing, with whom you want to spend your time with, what work you want to do, where you can say that yes, i'm happy to do this & what do you want to achieve with the work you do. Make a list of 4-5 things that you want to do, it can be anything & start initializing your plan, that how can i achieve my goal by doing these things.

You should really, look at your "Commitments", now this include a big part of our problems in our lives, that it is too full. Their is no way that we can do everything we have committed to do & then, if we can't do those things we feel terrible & it;s highly impossible to do everything & you won't even enjoy if you are trying to do everything. Accept that you cannot do everything & please try to eliminate, delete the commitments that are unnecessary & aren't as important as rest are.

The most important thing is to enjoy everything that you do. Yes, read it again. Whatever you are doing, whether you're doing some work, listening to music, dancing, eating or even brushing your teeth, you have to slow down. You know, why?, because, we think too much & because of it, we can't enjoy the things, the way they should be enjoyed. Try to enjoy what you're doing, try to pay attention to the present rather that thinking about the future. Be in the moment. I know, i know, this is not easy, you will tend to forget it easily, but find a way to keep reminding yourself. Like eat slowly, i know you would think that this is the thing we do everyday, but think that we all do work to get a satisfying meal in a day, so it deserves your full attention. Create some time for yourself, do a reality check, rather than thinking what is going on his or her life, try saying this to yourself, find some time to relieve your own stress.

Don't live in conflict with other people, this is most common & most dangerous aspect of our lives which make our life complicated & stressful, it hurts & we really feel guilty after a minor or major argument. Forgiveness helps in living a peaceful life.

These suggestions can make your life simple. Don't play hide & seek with your life. Make It Simple, Keep It Simple, Laugh & Smile Everyday..!!

DO COMMENT ON THIS POST, I'd LOVE TO HEAR WHAT YOU THINK..!! Cheers..!!  :)  :D

Some Memories Of My Life

Memory #1-

Umm, well it's been a while i posted something here, so i thought why not take you to a journey of my regular days, when i was in college. The story takes place, 1 & a half years back when we were practicing for a play we had to do in our college. We were thinking to set the bars high now, we should do something that's not been done till now. What i had in my mind is a idea & also a passion to do a role, which i think has never been performed on stage. I gave that idea to my friends & my sir, my friends completely loved it, but my sir, asked, Can you really do it? to which, i said, we will try our level best. then, we got the permission to do it. The play was based on the novel & the movie "American Psycho", the story of a guy named "Patrick Bateman" who is a investment banker & his life mainly revolved around expensive dinners & keeping up his appearance with his fiancee & his other wealthy friends. but, he's got a dark side too, he is a complete psycho, loves to watch porn, kills ladies & anyone who comes between the things he wants. the movie & the novel were a hit & got a "cult" rating attached to it, since their release. The hardest part, was to maintain the consistency the novel & movie maintained, because till now, theatre has never shown such bold scenes in a play. I cannot tell, about foreign theatre, but in India it has never been done.

So, we studied all the facts of the movie & the novel, to get the same intensity in the role & in the play. After having, enormous of meetings, we finally thought of casting. So, all the people shouted my name to play the lead role, i was happy & was very happy, that it's been my dream to play this role. So, when all the things were done, the script was ready, the dialogues & everything. We were ready to practice. So, as we started the practice, a call from our colleges' director comes, that they are calling all of us into her cabin. We went & as we went in the office, the first thing she told us "Are you guys, mad??", we were like shocked, we asked "Why, mam?", She said, "You're going to do a play in which, you have shown everything, you mean everything?. To which, i said, "Yess, mam..!! We are going to do it & we are not showing everything, not any intimate body parts, Nothing. It's a complete Adult play, with no such things. But, we call it adult because, you will not see the things we are doing in this play. She was astounded, shocked & said, "Can you really do this, in front of an Indian Audience. To, which my friend said, "Mam, our audience is much more evolved than we think. They're gonna love it. Mam, also said "Yes" & we got back to our practice.As the days, went by the scene which i had to first, is to stand under the shower in which whole back is exposed from toe to head, i said i'll do it & i did, to which one of my teacher said, "So, you are really gonna take it higher this time" & you're gonna kill some women in the audience, when this scene appears, to which i laughed  & said, haha, yess mam, sure..!!  :D

Then, after some days, we were rehearsing, then a scene a came upon where i had to kiss my partner. I was really, nervous at that time, obviously, kissing in front a public is frightening. But, had to do it. So i said, to my partner that, i've never kissed anyone before, to which she said, don't worry i'll show you & i just kept looking at her face & well, as we proceeded to this scene there was stunned silence in the auditorium & for the first time i kissed somebody, whether it was a play scene or anything, i kissed a girl  & for an hour, i kept on thinking that "Did i really do that??". But, that was just the beginning. But, the biggest challenge was yet to come, in the role, as i said he is a psycho, kills ladies, so i had to kill a lady with an axe, with half of my body in blood, well in real it was just red paint, i had to run before a girl with just an underwear on & as i come to my character to seriously & start shouting, the girl begins to cry & says, "Don't Do It..!! Mom, look he is trying to kill me..!!" & i just got back, threw my axe down & came near her to console her that im just acting, she just moved back saying, "No, don't kill me".. I was in complete shock.  All the people said, please step aside, she'll get normal in sometime. As, i step backwards, one of my friend said, that she gets nightmares of this scene & she feels like you'r really going to kill her. To listen to this i felt astounded, i was speechless..!! At one hand, i was worried for that girl, but on the other hand, i felt did i really got too much in the character that she thinks, im really gonna kill her..!! After, some hours, i went to her & told that, i am just acting & if i don't do it with my intensity, then there is not point of having this scene..!! Next day, we did that scene again & she had to fight back, as she did, she just punched me straight in my face literally, so hard that i got down & was literally, seeing stars in broad daylight & i said "Now you tell me, that i was trying to kill yo or you were?" to which all laughed, but there was red patch on my left cheek, i still get that "Owww" feeling when i even think of that.

The rehearsals were in its last phase, we just had to do our last scene in which, i had to look miserable & crying, so i had to put some glycerin in my eye & i shouted oh god, what is it, is it redd chilly that you have put in my eyes. But, it gor mixed well & i did, the thing was i didn't needed glycerin & some tears came from glycerin & but other came naturally, from heart, by feeling the misery of this man, trying to get into a normal life with normal people..!! As we finished, we were proud on ourselves that we had done this boldest thing on the indian stage.

This is how my life revolved when i was in my college doing plays & all..!! Having the best moments in my life..!! We all have such moments in our life. Some are thrilling, some are intimate, some are happy, some are sad..!! It's all about how to tackle these problems..!! But, please don't go & try killing ladies or people.  :P

Go, Live Your Life..!! Have Fun..!!  :)  <3  :D

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The Day My Heart Skipped A Beat..!! My Icon, A Legend..!!

Well, this post i can also write in my "Sports" blog because it is related to someone who is related to sport. But, for me this guy was more than just a "Sportsperson". I think, you must have known till now who i'm talking about, The Man, The Legend..!! SIR "SACHIN TENDULKAR". Well this degree of "Sir" has not yet been given to him, but for me he was, he is & he will always be Sir Sachin Tendulkar. He is been playing for the country for 24 years continuously, some of us were not even born when a 16 year old boy, made his debut in Pakistan, against a formidable side "Pakistan" who had names like Waqar Younis, Imran Khan, Abdul Qadir, those who don't know, "Abdul Qadir" is known to be One of the greatest Leg-Spinners in Cricket, World has ever produced, the guy spinned a ball like a cyclone spins it's course. It was an exhibition match which happened side to side with the official series in 1989, he played Abdul Qadir like he already knew which ball he's gonna ball, a player would doubt to go out of the crease when Qadir bowled as he can spin the ball on his own terms, Tendulkar hit 2 consecutive sixes in the first 2 balls he faced from the leg-spinner & the leg-spinner became a fan of this young man & also when he played his 4th test he was hit on his nose with a bouncer from Imran Khan, but neglected any medical assistance & played on & moved on to make 53 crucial runs for his side. That proved that, this guy had some guts in it, to become a great player.
     

This incident happened in 1989, 3 years before when i was born. But, still everbody who seen him playing, he has made him a fan of his batting. I still remember, i was just 15 years old when i was picked up for my school cricket team to play in the inter-school tournament, i had a poster of the master blaster in my room which i got signed from him & i still have that poster hanging in a frame, its been 10 years now. I looked onto the poster & thought that, now i have to play like this man, well it was a silly thought, but yes, everybody wants to play like him. Next day, i went on to the field, as i was an opening batsman for my side, the first ball i faced was a bouncer which got on my shoulder & i went down as it hit me with a great force. I just thought, what happened with the young man who took a ball on his nose & was bleeding vigourously & still continued to play & i got up & i went on to make 112 runs in that match. So, Sachin's sheer commitment to the game made a million people like me to play with the same passion, well we can never match the passion he had for the game, but we can walk on the same path. I still remember, when that Ball Tempering case happened, when Sachin Tendulkar was accused of doing something with the ball & the matter was so hyped that, it was  believed that, he may suffer a life-ban from the game, but was cleared of all charges against him, when all the investigation was done. The country was relieved that their "God Of Cricket" has been cleared from all charges & he was back in his courtyard.

My personal experience is that, whenever Tendulkar came to crease for batting or on field, my face had a mysterious smile on it. I mean, it felt so much of pleasure to just see him on the screen, even if he had just come on screen & he is sitting outside in the dug out, my heart would feel 10 times happier than what is going on the field. These are some of Tendulkar's Innings which are Best for me :

1.  114 vs Australia in 5th Test, Perth  (1992)

2.  241 vs Australia in 4th Test, Sydney (2004)

3.  103* vs England in 1st Test, Chennai (2008)

4.  143 vs Australia in Triangular Series, Sharjah (1998)

5.  117* vs Australia in Commonwealth Bank Series - 1st Final, Sydney (2008)

6.  175 vs Australia in 5th ODI, Hyderabad (2009)

7.  163* (retired) vs New Zealand in 2nd ODI, Christchurch (2009)

8.  200* vs South Africa in 3rd ODI, Gwalior (2010)

9.  193* vs England in 5th Test Match, Headingley (2002)

10. 116* vs Australia in 2nd Test Match, Melbourne (1999)

These are only some of the best innings that i've ever seen so far. Some of the awards that Tendulkar got were "Padma Vibhushan: in 2008, "Padma Shri" in 1998, "Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award" in 1998, "ICC Player Of The Year" in 2010, "Wisden Cricketer Of The Year" in 1997 & "Wisden Leading Cricketer Of The Year" in 2010, "Order Of Australia" in 2013.

Some of the World's Leading Cricketers said some of the best things about Tendulkar. All were fans of his style hwether on the field or off the field. Some of those comments were:


"I saw him (Sachin) playing on television and was struck by his technique, so I asked my wife to come look at him. Now I never saw myself play, but I feel that this player is playing much the same as I used to play, and she looked at him on television and said yes, there is a similarity between the two...his compactness, technique, stroke production."
                                                                                                 "Sir Donald Bradman"

I have seen God, he bats at no. 4 for India" 
                                                                                                 "Matthew Hayden"


"The only batsman I would love to see by paying for the tickets and sitting in the stand just to watch him is none other than Sachin Tendulkar" and "Sachin is a genius. I'm a mere mortal" 

                                                                                                       "Brian Lara"

"When you bowl at him you are not just trying to get him out, you are trying to impress him. 'I want him to walk off thinking 'that Flintoff, he's all right isn't he? I feel privileged to have played against him"                                                                                            
                                                                                                          "Andrew Flintoff"


"I was fielding in the covers when Tendulkar came out to bat in his debut Test at Karachi. I still remember Waqar Younis was in peak form at that time. Tendulkar tried to drive Waqar through the covers off his very first ball in Test cricket but was beaten all ends up. But I walked to captain Imran Khan and told him 'this kid looks very good' and Imran agreed with me."
 
                                                                                                               "Abdul Qadir" 

These words are encouraging for any player. Tendulkar, never thought that he should retire when he is at his peak because he said in an inerview "That If i'm on top of my game, why should i retire? I should play for my country, so i can contribute more.". Sir, You Will Always Be Missed, Cricket is really incomplete without you. You're the Man, The Legend. SIR SACHIN TENDULKAR..!! I wish you all the best for 200th Test & we all will be cheering for you. You are my Icon, You are my GOD..!! :)  :')   
AN ERA ENDS..!!  <3  <3





Regards..!!

Aayush..

A Date With... LIFE..!!

Most of the people would feel, what kind of title is this..?? Well, they can be right at their part, as we have only thought of going out on a date with other people. Sometimes, it's better to go on a date with yourself too. Do a reality check on yourself. A very dear friend of mine, who is working in some MNC, i saw him everyday getting ready for his office, but somedays, he would look like he has put on his clothes straight after  coming out of the bed. But, sometimes he would look like a prince, who is all dressed up to see his princess in the royal kingdom of "Far Far Away". My curiosity, for asking him, that why somedays he looks awesome & while, on the other day he looks hopeless, i got an which i had in my mind, he said "The day when he is well dressed is because that day his girlfriend would come & has lunch with him, so mean like a date." I said, well that was an obvious answer. But, then a question striked to me & i asked him that what if your girlfriend surprise you by visiting your office when you're dressed, im sorry to say, "Awfully", he began to think what answer he should give.

Well, i had nothing against him, i say he can do whatever he wants to do & whatever he wants to wear, but why only we people dress superbly, while we are on a date with someone. Like, on a date we dress up so nicely, trying to look the best we can to the other person & we act in a way that our best is shown to the person who is sitting infront of us. But, why do we keep forgetting this in our normal days, in every moment of our lives. Another friend of mine, who works in a Call Centre, spends highly on his girlfriend, like for non-sense things but still spends highly & gets a salary of 15000 per month & not qualifying for MBA too, but still wears clothes which costs a fortune & also buys for his girlfriend, i said to him, "That if he would have studied better & not just ran before clothes & girlfriend, he would be having a much better life, that he has now". On other days, we wear almost anything, most of us even wear underwear with holes in them, this particularly follows for boys. Why cannot we behave like we behave when we go out for a date, on normal days? Like, when we are on a date, we go to an expensive restaurant, we sit & speak so gently with the waiters & even say thankyou & sorry to them, while on the other days, you are continuously screaming at them for getting late in serving of food, even when you know, that the dish you've ordered takes double the time but still you just scream & scream. When we are on a date, we first place a napkin on our thighs that shows how much table manners we have, while on the other days, we don't even see when something gets dropped on our clothes & we don't even care. Most important, how we try listen carefully to our date when he speaks but we dominate when we talk with our family.

By staging all these facts, which i've seen & some which i've only felt not seen, i seem to have make this conclusion that we look our best when we are on a date. But, i feel so-so sorry for the people, who are not our soulmates or we say, girlfriend's & boyfriend's, because we take them for granted. You need to be at your Best, everytime, to make a great impression on everyone. Anyone can fall in love with you, if you stay like that & then, you don't have to pretend to be someone else.

Just Be, who you are..!! LIVE LIFE FREELY & HAPPILY..!! KEEP SMILING ALWAYS..!!

"I would love to hear from all of you, what you think..!"

The Day That I Stood Still..!!

There are certain moments in life, where you just think that life has just taken a pause & only you can feel what is really happening around you. Even when you're really happy you seem to think that or you wish that, life should pause at that moment & you want to live it completely. I believe, there is a need of such moments or that "pause" moment in our lives. Well, actually the reality is, when that moment comes you really begin to see & feel, what exactly going around you, because all the other times, you're in a hustle doing this, doing that & you seem to forget that what is going around you or behind you, what are people talking about you. Well, i'm a believer that don't think about what others talk about you but still you cannot let others talks rubbish about you, you know this thing, that let them talk "It means you're one step ahead or making you famous", these type of thinking & saying only look good in movies, not in real life. If someone says, that you've done something bad to somebody & that person is spreading rumours about you, you need to confront it not just sit & see about it. You need to pause & see what you can do.

But, what to do when you don't get this moment? Umm, that's like a hard question, as life give this moment to all of us. Like, this title, you can see, it states that the day "I" stood still. So, i think i should talk about me.. :P

Yesterday, just an ordinary day as my college  has just ended & form 2 weeks now i'm just sitting idle & was just chilling, nothing else & i get a call, which i didn't thought that would just jolt me & would freeze that moment for me. I just, figured out that my result has come. My heart just skipped a beat. I just got ready & went to my college & i see happy faces. I moved forward to the bulletin board, i thought there'll be no surprises & when i saw my name there, again that pause moment came into my life & after 5 mins, i saw my jumping in the air & screming the college's corridors. I felt like, dancing, but couldn't as all people would laugh then. Haha, i think, the thing i told you was not the thing as big as, some moments in life in which you feel, that moment should pause & you can correct what you've done or you could just enjoyy this moment, a little more. That's why, if you feel, that your life is in a "Pause" stage, make that moment count, do what you feel that can corrected or than can be enjoyed.

Have Fun..!! Live your life, to the fullest..!! Keep smiling always..  :)

Would really like to hear, what you feel..  :)

The Forgotten..!!

In life, we all want to save all the good moments that we have witnessed till the day we are alive & we want all the good people to stick to us, till the very end. But, has anybody ever wondered, Did we really had all the good persons with us?? No..!! People, tend to forget that, the people who are with them, at the given point of time is only because they love them. What about those, who really cared for us? Who never went onto sleep at night, because you didn't had your dinner, But, it's in the human mentality, that we corner the person who care for us, for the person, who we care about. I still remember, one of my friend was really annoyed at a friend of her's as her friend kept on bugging her to eat something & even told me to please give her something to eat because her health was not good, but when for the 5th time she called & said that, she just shouted on her that leave her alone, she can take of herself & blahh!! blahh!! & on the other side, She is talking to her boyfriend that she is so hungry that she cannot find a thing here to eat & calling him to take him out for lunch. First of all, i thought of giving a tight slap to her face to what she did, then i realised, that we take things for granted, we never think that how precious things we have in life, even choosing the people around us.

People say, WHAT TO DO??, I say, People, who feel like they have care for someone so mucch, has given them so much of their time & everything & still you get is nothing. Then, their is no point of maintaining that friendship with that person. What is the point of that friendship, where you don't get that sense of respect, that you've giving & getting nothing, instead of ignorance. Some would say how can we just forget them, i just say to them, Don't forget them, just maintain some distance from them, you cannot forget them, completely. That's the rule of life, once you've made someone part of your life, to an extent where you tell everything to that person, it's impossible to forget them. But, try to maintain some distance from them & still care for them. We should not get sad. Because it was not your fault, even after loving them so much, if you still get a cold behaviour, then it's better to just sit on a side & watch, you cannot do anything else. Remember, you were not put on this earth to entertain someone. Care for them, Love them but do not watch them, make you feel like a clown.. & remember if you do something like this with anybody, one day, someone would do the same to you & that day you'll feel, what it feels like to be secluded by someone you cared..!! Just remember, if someone cares for you, hold them tightly.. Don't let them go, because if you won't, you might end up getting nothing..!! Never disrespect someone's feelings..!! & You, yes you, never let someone take advantage of you, let that person, treat you like Okay, he is here, So, what??
In the End, i would only like to say that:

Cheer up..!! Live your life happily..!! Keep Smiling Always..!!  Love & Care for those who deserve it..!! :)

Regards,
Aayush

Do tell me, What you feel?? I'll be happy to hear you..  :)

The First One..!!

Well, if you may know, that this is my 3rd blog & the first two are giving me all the strength to write more & more. So, i decided why not write about myself, well not entirely on myself, but also the people around me & all the happenings of my life, whether good or bad, happy or not-so-happy. Life doesn't had to be taken so hard that we keep on forgetting the  life's most important thing given to us i.e., "Happiness". Well, many months ago, i heard a guy saying that "He cannot be happy because he lost his loved one, not died or something, but his love went away from him", I know it's not easy to get back into your system when, loved go away from you. But, that's all part of the living, you cannot wait for things to get bad again. If he/she left you, it means, you were not destined to be with him/her. Yes, I believe in Destiny. Some would say you should be practical, but sometimes it is better to believe that some thing drives us & make us craving for wanting more good in our lives.

Well, i know-i know, it's easier said than done, but why to sit alone everytime & keep on cursing your"life". I know, it feels hurt when you get some bad moments in your life, but you keep on cursing your life for those moments, but you never said "Thankyou" to your life, when something big thing happened in your life which changed your landscape of life for good. Their is a quote i read somewhere, it says "In the end, it's not going to matter how many breaths you took, but how many moments took your breath away". So, we gotta enjoy everything. That doesn't mean that i haven't faced anything in my life, there were moments in my life when i got secluded, i never felt that i can come back to the real world as the same guy, i was earlier. But, due to good company of good people & strong thoughts in my mind, i took myself up & came up in life. The thing we need to remember that it's "LIFE" you have "Great" moments & "Bitter" moments & they both are equally important for us because, if you won't feel bitter moments, you cannot cherish the feeling of joy & happiness to its core. You will never value it. Each day, everyone of us experience somethings that are new to us, it can be anyting, playing football for the 1st time, watching a musical concert, riding a bicycle, reading a great book, even a small baby gliding his or hand to your face etc., even these little things can change your life to a great extent. Enjoy the little things in your life. Good-Bad, Happiness-Sadness, these things are opposite of each other, if there would be good, bad things would also be there but, it;s destiny, that what life gives you first. We always get what we deserve at that point of time, But in the end, we all have happy endings & in the end you get what you deserved & not more, not less from that. So, Enjoy your life, keep fighting the battle & believe that you're gonna win.  :)

Adios..!! Take Care..!!  :)