సర్వం....శున్యం.

స్నేహాన్ని నాకు పంచావు
ప్రేమని రుచి చూపించావు
కల్లోలం నాలో రేపావు
కడకు ఏ దరికి చేర్చేవో ?

నాలోని నాకు తెలుసు...

నా గమ్యం నువ్వు
నా గమనం నువ్వు
నిన్ను చేరాలని చేసే ఈ ప్రయత్నానికి దిక్సూచివి నువ్వు
నా బహుమతి నువ్వు

నా బలం నువ్వు
నా బలహీనత నువ్వు
నా లో సగం నువ్వు
కానీ నా సర్వం నువ్వు ..
ఈ జీవిని బ్రతికించే ఊపిరి నువ్వు.

ధైర్యం చేసి, ప్రియా అని పిలుద్దాం అంటే..
మనసు నన్ను ఆపింది
కళ్ళెం నాకు వేసింది

మనసులోని మాట చెబితే
నువ్వు నాకు దూరమైతే?
తలువలెను ఆ ఊసు....

కానీ...

ప్రేమని నేననుకొన్నాను...
చెలిమి అని నీవన్నావు..
సర్వం నీవనుకొన్నాను..
సూన్యం నాకు చూపావు..

ఇక
బ్రతుకను ఒక నిముషం
సాగాదింక ఈ గమనం

ఎందుకిక నాకు ఈ ప్రపంచం?

Life is all we make of it...

This is a poem written by one my very good friends, Mahita. Liked it a lot and asked her if i can put it up on my blog b'coz this is somewhat similar to my thought process.
Life comes at you fast and it only comes at you the way want to take it. Its something like a formless amoeba. You can attribute what ever you wish for. You want joy? Wish for it. You want success. Wish for it. Don't doubt. Just hope. Even in the darkest corner, hope lets you see. Here it goes.

Life is all we make of it...


Life is all we make of it
Struggle for some, Luxury for some
Smile for some, Tears for some
Success for some, Failure for some

Some sing it like a song
humming it all along
Some get deaf by the cries and howls
that tear apart our hearts and souls

Some learn to conquer it
with hatred and poison
Some learn to win it over & over
with hard work and passion

Some learn to rise
only when they have perfected their fall
Some prefer to watch others fall
while they climb on their broken backs to stand tall

What we make of our life
is all in the choices that we make
for we are only a drop in this vast ocean...called life


Comments? Thoughts? Questions?

Hoax - slayed!

The hottest status message of people on their IM window or buzzing mail to be circulated among us -
'UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)

Announces INDIAN NATIONAL ANTHEM as the BEST National Anthem in the World.

Please forward this to all the Indians.

PROUD TO BE INDIAN!...'

which is nothing but a internet rumour. I agree any national would feel that his/her national anthem is the best in the world. But a flash news claiming that UNESCO has officially declared this?? Isn't this a bit a too far? These internet spammers have tried to cash on our national spirit. Think once...an organization of such stature..why would it discriminate among its member countries and spark off a potential strife? After all its mission is to promote the feeling of unity amongst the makind and forge universal agreements on emerging ethical issues.
I've seen this 2 weeks ago. As soon as i saw it, tried 'googling' it. No use. There was no news what so ever on this issue, even on the official site of so claimed UNESCO. I was wondering at the pace internet rumours and mail forwards circulate amongst us. And that too this rumour was nudging the Indian spirit in everyone. People couldn't resist but share the news/rumour without even verifying the fact. Result - mails spamming everyone's inbox. More information on hoax here
Of course, spam mails are not new to us. Remember, the ghost photo at Sunderbans, Karnataka, or a mail claiming that some crack head multi-billionaire is sharing his wealth and you could be a part of this if you forward the email or say ' Pass on the divine message from great lord. Do not break the circle, for you will suffer seven years of bad luck. Pass this on and you will win crores.'
What crap. Are people such loopy to beleive in all this? I was frustrated at this kind of messages at one moment. I literally had to block my friends who usually send this kind of stuff. It could get on my nerves at times. C'mon friends lets show some responsibilty in forwarding mails to our friends. Do not play with peoples beliefs and sentiments.
Share. But do not spam. Even Unknowingly.

Comments? Thoughts?Questions?

And after many many years......

And after many many many years.....the 'brat' returns to the workshop amidst seriously hectic work schedule, stressful chores and some fruitful trips. I was planning on to update my blog since ages. I know ..i know...there is not much of a history to this blog that i can say ages. I've realized one thing, it is not easy to run a blog as it is to start one. Though i knew this from the very beginning, i assumed i'd never fall for that. Overconfidence, I guess. Actually, it is not tough to write but it is tough to get the initiative and pen it down or rather should i say key it in? To add fuel to the fire, along came a few weekend trips, some long workdays and a looooong awaited India trip, my blog took the backseat. Once i came back it seemed that my boss was having his revenge on me for the two weeks he let me off. I was made to work for 12 hrs a day straight for a week. For a moment i felt like i understood what my friends in IT companies complain all the time. Poor souls.. sometimes have to work on weekends too. I'm glad that there is no weekend work policy here in US.
For those of you guys who do not know, i was in India for two weeks in the last week of August.
India trip definitely filled new energy in me in spite of exhaustive two weeks i spent over there. There wasn't a moment i leisurely sat down and thought ' ahaaa...this is the moment!'. I was at the beach, my favorite place, only to meet up with some friend and only used it as a get together point to go elsewhere. So moral of the story....I definitely need more holidays.
India trip was a success in its own sense. After you spend time with your family and friends,attend a close buddy's marriage, a cousin's flash engagement, drive a bike which you are passionate about, and most of all get a positive break in some high priority issue that you have been pushing aside, can't you call that a successful trip?
On looking back at the trip, I'm glad that i met some old friends after years, sorry that i still could not meet some, thankful that there was some'one' to run along with me, angry that it had to be over in such a short time and extremely frustrated at my painstaking journey. it would take up a whole new post to give details about the memorable travel experiences. I think i should feel good that at least the trip was worth the screwed up-travel.
A special thanks to my bro for having let me drive his priced possession, 'Royal Enfield Thunderbird' which he bought it all the way from B'lore to Vizag just for my driving pleasure. It was awesome experience to drive a bike that powerful. A ride on that beast simply pumps that positive energy in you showing as a gleam in your eyes and contentment on your face. You simply have to ride it to 'feel' it.
Well...that's it. My only point in today's posting was to let people know that I'm still in the rat race.I'm back. I hope that i can keep this tempo up and keep my readers updated. There are still lot of experiences to share. Watch out for them.
Now i can have a peaceful sleep. Good night everyone.

P.s: No, I will not have maggi three times a day.

Comments? Thoughts? Questions?

Ungodly hours

Agent Name: Vissu a.k.a Devil a.k.a idle brat a.k.a newbie blogger
Time: 2:00 A.M Sunday night.
Status :Caught on the crossroads of ' I'm not sleepy' and ' OMG, It's Monday tomorrow...I need to get up early again!!!'

Not that I'm not used to these graveyard shifts, but off lately haven't seen the clock hands in this position. Trust me, the last thing you would want your employer to remember about you is that you are a drowsy dullard. And I definitely can't afford that within my first six months, at least. I've been in this situation when my exam invigilator had to wake me up during my engineering first year exam. FYI, it was Engineering Drawing. Now, you tell me, what would you have done when you had to appear for and exam at 9 in the morning after your sisters wedding at 3 in the night? A typical Indian marriage,toil for a week before and after, brother of the bride- the last person to receive but first to render services would be phrases i would pick to defend myself. Well, luckily for me , that was the last exam and had a great time with the marriage crowd later. But couldn't avoid the lecturer giving me sly looks now and then during my four years.

35 blog views in a single day. I'm not much of this numbers man but,I would definitely consider that as a above average performance on my behalf. There were compliments, comments and suggestions flowing in from all directions asking me to do this..don't do that, try this and stuff. I'm really glad that I've got some friends to give me honest feedback. Many said that what i wrote was too good for a first timer and were expecting more like this. Now, this really increases my responsibility in the form of expectations which i am starting to enjoy. Ideas about what to write in my next article have been swarming in my mind all the time. I don't know if you can use the term 'adrenaline rush' for this, but if you can, I'd like to use it. All through the weekend i was rattling my brain for the next article, what to write? I was literally framing my sentences in my mind, erasing them, replacing them. Literally i was running a MS Word editor in my mind. I'm also glad that people could see a different 'me'. This blogger 'me' was always shadowed by the lazy 'me'. It's payback time and revenge, my friends, is a bitch. In McDonald's way 'I'm Loving It!!!'
I was thinking why didn't I take up writing earlier? I feel like i have a lot to write. Hopefully this josh continues all through my blogging episode.

Agent Name: Didn't change.
Time: 2:47 A.M Sunday night.
Status: Caught on the crossroads of ' I'm not sleepy' and ' OMG, It's Monday tomorrow...I need to get up early again!!!', with and addition of ' Shit...It's 3 already, I better sleep.'

Comments? Thoughts? Questions?

P.S: Thanks to all who have had the courage of reading through my blog and post your comments.

Who?...What?...and Why?

Who?
Me. As simple as it can get. ME. Not you. But ME.

What?
Blog. (read : a medley of my arbit musings). For all those who are familiar with the Harry Potter terminology, this is a sort of my 'pensieve'.A small window to my triumph, ecstasies, glum, mood swings, observations, experiences and what not. Wholly said...a bit of this..a bit of that.

Why?
Unfortunately, this small question cannot be answered as simple as that. Or can I? May be now is the time to mention that my blog's url is idlebrat and title is devil's workshop. You might have got an idea by putting the pieces together. Yes, you are thinking on the right lines. I'm just having some free time after my mundane chores and thought this blogging would help overcome the boredom. When your fourth grade teacher was talking about an idle brat's mind would be devils' workshop, this blog is exactly what she was talking about.

Not convinced? Well here's a more logical explanation of Why?
Ever heard of 'quarter life crisis'?. You know you are in it when you are done achieving a Master's degree working for some xyz company in the so called 'abroad' staying all alone, having nothing to plan but the week ahead's grocery list. Its been sometime since I've been diagnosed with QLC. Not to worry. Not a serious problem. This QLC is prevalent in the men and women of age 20+ and below 30.The only cure that research could identify for this is 'just don't have any free time'. I have prescribed myself the medication of hosting a blog and exterminating the 'plague' out of my system.

On the bright side, I can see my urge to show the world how i feel about things. How i see things. How i like to do things. How i hate some movies. A sincere attempt to bring MYSELF out. Don't be alarmed that this guy is damaged beyond repair. I am very much sane and I think logical. (Is what i feel)

It's been sometime since I wished to write a blog. But to get over my inherent inertia and get lazy ME to work? It takes some effort. Not to mention sandy’s influence to start up something like this. I guess he himself does not know this. Coz I’ve never talked to him about this. But, how could I let go off the untold ‘competitive’ bond between us. In school we always used to compete for our ranks and always ended up with adjacent ranks. If I win the race one time, It was him the next time. This time he has taken the lead in the blog episode. Here you go my friend, the race is on.

There, I've answered my questions correctly. Hope all you chaps have a great weekend even after reading this.

Comments? Questions? Thoughts?