Habits?? Not me!!

When’s the last time you heard/said something like this…

-         Hey it’s Friday, time to booze. Let’s go!!

-         Its 3(pm), why hasn’t the tea come yet? My head will tear apart, I can’t work!

-         I need to fag. Too much tension today!!

-         Let’s have pan/gutka before going back to office.

-         Wake up, its 8!!!!! I always wake up at 6 sharp!! You are a lazy/good for nothing

-         Its 2(pm)! U haven’t had lunch yet?? I always do lunch at 1

The list can go on, but the point I am trying to make is, there are small small things we do in our day to day life and we, over time become so adamant over them, that we forget why we actually did it the first time or over a period of time.

Let me answer (back answer) each of the above statements the way I see it. Though I wouldn’t be able to say the same to someone on face, cos am not expected to be rude, but here I have the freedom to do what I like, so I better take advantage ;)

-         Why be so fizzy about a Friday night?? U have the whole weekend just in case u need to booze. U sound like, it’s the last Friday in ur life when u say u wanna booze cos its Friday! Life is yet to go.. Things are yet to happen! Booze as and when you want to, no ones stopping you!! And just to remind u there are 6 other days in a week apart from THE Friday!

-         Oh you mean if u don’t get the usual cup of tea at 3, ur brain stops working? Get a life! If u want a break ask for it… don’t blame the poor brain.. its anyways hardly used.. why waste a cup of milk and that black color thing into your body? Just go have a break!!

-         Go burn the buck in ur wallet if u want to. Why create imaginary tensions just cos u wanna burn some freaking thing and make some circles in the air? Anyways the tension u r talking about is not present now.. Will come soon, if things remain this way!

-         How will that betel powder help the delicious meal tat u just had? Or how much better will u be at work if u have that green leaf? Ur tongue deserves better things and do u still remember the last visit to the dentist? Guess ur planning another visit soon!

-         Now who is to blame if u aren’t sleepy past 6?? At least let me catch up a few more dreams! Anyways nothing great is happening in real life.. let me be happy in the dream world at least. Anyways will have to wake up once the happy dream gets worse…

-         In which book of history is it mentioned tat lunch should be done by 1pm? I guess we eat cos we are hungry and not cos something was cooked in the morning and is gonna be thrown out if I don’t eat by 1. So ill eat when am feeling like. What’s the hurry anyways?

Though the above back answers seem to be rude and stupid.. The point I am trying to make is, in life when we like to do the things the way we like to, then why condition our brain in certain ways? Why cant we be open minded always and do things the way we like at that very moment? Why fix things like ‘I booze only on Friday’s’, ‘I drink tea 3 times a day’, ‘I have 3 meals a day’, ‘I leave for office sharp at 8.37’. Why cant one booze on a Monday at times? Why cant one have tea as per the mood on a particular day? Why 3 meals a day? Cant I eat 4 times someday? Or 2 times when I don’t feel like? And why do we give this crap that I leave for office at X hour and Y min, why cant I leave for office as and when am ready and feeling like with some deviation now and then.

It’s good to be disciplined, I don’t deny that. But the point is, we condition our brain so much that we forget the basic motivation behind doing something. Life is not too long to be so adamant and rigid, lets be a little flexible. Let’s wake up at 6 some day, at 6.45 some day and if there’s not much to do at 8 that day. I think we kill creativity by being so inflexible, we kill our own likings and priorities in life due to our stiff attitude.

More over if one is used/ addicted to something; it brings a lot of disadvantages with it. For instance if someone has the habit of having tea 3 times a day, though its just a matter of 5 rupees per cup/time, it means one ends up spending 450 bucks for sure on tea in a month (tea is just an example, u can substitute anything else and calculate accordingly) which means 5400 bucks on tea in a year. Just for instance if I say, what if at times u have tea only 2 times a day or even once when ever u don’t really think u need it? What if u have coffee instead of tea sometime? And how about a pack of biscuit at times with the tea/coffee? Think how every other day would be different! U get saved of that boring cup of tea which even the person who makes it, makes it half hearted! U don’t even know if he/she made it long back and served u now.. Knowing for sure that ur anyways going to have it!

I think when we start thinking this way, we may end up saving a lot of money if we don’t get used to certain things in life. Plus we also get to have variety in life and anyways no ones really bothered if u r perfect or not in having tea at 3! I guess things in life should be done out of genuine need or wish and not because someone else does it this way

While thinking about all this, I just got a counter argument from some corner of my brain. Is it good to be moody? What about discipline? What about planning? Can being an instant person lead to disappointment in certain things?

All said and done, I feel it’s worth giving ones brain a chance, to think and do even small things in day to day life. It’s at least better than blindly doing something without even knowing why! As far as we can do things as required without much deviation and without getting addicted to anything I guess its fair enough to let the brain decide what’s to be done and what not every now and then.

P.S – I guess I lost track of something I wanted to convey somewhere in between, anyways the main point am trying to make is, lets keep our life Addiction free!! Be it consuming habits or for that matter even people or money… Live life every moment…!!

Today’s Favorite Line – Sometimes u feel like giving a damn!! But when u feel tat way, tats not deserved!! Even tats too much to give!

Today’s Favorite Song – He could be the one (Miley Cyrus)

Nobel Peace Prize 2009 – Mr. O_AMA, why not?!

With the Nobel Peace Prize being awarded to the Prez of the US of A, the world seems to have changed to one, where one gets rewarded based on promises and manifests rather than performance.

Since when have we started trusting people just based on their words? Even corporate houses pay huge bonuses based on performance to their employees. Nobel Peace Prize being one of the top honors in the world, bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel. Such an honorable award being given just based on hope & expectations and not based on past work, and it now being justified by the recipient as ‘call for action’ is all really surprising.

Anyways you would have read a lot in the media about how surprising and blah blah this is. I have a different view on the total thing. Though even my view is of a critic but with a little out of the box thinking! Let me get to the point straight!!

How about giving the Nobel Peace Prize to Mr.Osama (yes u read it right ‘oSama’). Since Mr.oBama has been awarded the same based only on hope and as a call for action.

Can’t we start expecting that Mr.oSama and his troops would stop terrorism and will promote peace instead? Can’t this work even for Mr.oSama as a call for action to stop terrorism and start making efforts towards making this world a better place to live in?

May be such an award can work as some kind of a motivation for him and his camp as well. After all it is THE ‘Nobel Peace Prize’! Honor me with the same and I shall work all my life to make this world a better place to live in.

May be, just may be, it rings a bell in Mr.oSama’s head and he starts working towards peace rather than Jehad and all that. He must be having links with other top terrorists of the world and he can also help in dealing with them to promote peace. Anyways all this cant be expected out of Mr.oBama, cos he wont be having contacts and good terms with all such anti social elements. So I feel such an award for ‘call for action’ should be conferred on someone who really has the resources and capability to act.

I would rather have voted for Mr.oSama if the award had to be conferred on someone based on expectations and call for action (per se)! I guess he would act and act faster than Mr.oBama could! Remember, he has a lot to take care with respect to the US economy and the Wall Street turmoil, including giving jobs to all, health care, and so on. Where is the time to promote peace??

Today’s Favorite Line – If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion

Today’s Favorite Song – Iktara (Wake up Sid)

Wake up Sid!!

If you are thinking this piece of writing has got anything to do with the movie, then STOP right away. It was just a trick to catch your attention... Am not yet that smart to write a movie review (though I know your expectations about my potential are high ;) read on and am sure you are going to be disappointed)..

Now if as per the title if it’s not about the movie then what is it about..? Haha guess what? Unfortunately this time its about me (:P since am out of news for long now, thought may be this is some way to get back ;)). Anyways I am sure by now you’ve decided to close this page. But wait a min!! What harm if u go on reading a little more since you’ve already tolerated me for so long. So better stay tuned for a little more (I guess, now tats some marketing ;))

Now coming to the point. It’s been more than 2 months, since I am having the pleasure of dictating the terms of my own life. No pressure, no deadlines, no office (I know the first 2 take care of this.. Still.. Having to go to office itself is such a task!), to sum it up.. No control or discipline or monitoring of any kind.

One hardly gets such kind of an opportunity. I have never been so free and useless in over 2 decades of my life (as a kid I used to be controlled by my parents for everything I did, at least now that’s not applicable as much).

So what does one do when he has nothing to do??? No plans, no where to go, no commitments, and most importantly no immediate expectations!! You'd probably say.. I'd go for a vacation and have fun, refresh and all that... But I like always chose to differ (just for the sake of it to say so ;))

I preferred staying back at home.. Doing nothing.. Obviously if u wake up at the time when others are having lunch.. What do u think u can probably do??? Yea I know you'd suggest me to go and have lunch! Haha smart u r, tats exactly what I do ;) (Now don't start assuming I do that straight out of bed, I obviously do the basic things one does every morning). Now you must be thinking, woke up.. Lunch done.. What next??

Did I a few weeks back say I never spend time watching the idiot box?? Hah just for a change I‘ve started wasting/investing time watching the idiot box.. Sigh..!

Then what?? Since eyes are tired after having watched living Dracula’s on the stupid box (why call it idiot always??) its time for a quick nap! (Does 2hrs also mean quick?? ;), to me it does!)

Now since u know almost everything about my usual day... Let me tell you one incident that triggered this post... One not so fine evening (about 6pm) my phone rang. Dreaming big time, during a usual quick nap. I thought it was a Saturday, then realized no it’s not cos I went for a movie on Saturday. So I concluded it was a Sunday. But then got reminded that on Sunday I wasn't at home at all!! So how can I be having a nap?? Now with no other option left, had to assure myself that it was a freaking Monday!

Getting back to the ringing phone, I took the call. It was from an authoritative person and I picked it after it rang for long, that too after so much confusion about what the day was (and why & how was I so free that I was having a nap?!). I ended up saying 'Good Morning Sir'!! The dumbest thing I ever done in my life!! Though the authoritative person was dumb enough to care or pay attention to what I said. I felt freaked out! And thought its time to 'Wake up Kid', enough of the laziness. Also recollected that I was doing things I hated most when I used to be occupied.. Including watching the idiot box and taking a stupid afternoon nap! Cos am some one who believes, afternoon nap is an indication that either you have gotten old or you are a housewife or a kid. And since I got my senses back, I thought I’d post this thing here!! And hence it’s titled Wake up Kid!!

Today’s Favorite Line – Being frank is always better than being falsely sweet.

Today’s Favorite Song – Hey there Delilah (Plain white T’s)

Mind your LINGO!!

No am not talking about interpersonal conversation.. use whatever language u want to.. uh uh… sorry pardon me.. use only marathi when ur in Maharashtra!! (Apologies to the ones whose sentiments got hurt when I said ‘use what ever language u want to..’ ) I forgot that though we have the freedom of speech we still have ardent leaders (don’t be surprised am calling such a loser, a leader. he/she is still the leader of some front) who insist we speak the language they want us to when in their territory or context.

 

Infact one is also not allowed to use old names of their own city when the new name is in existence. Poor Mr.Coffee with diKAshAN (now don’t tell me the spelling is wrong!!, I know u r smart enough), was witty enough to apologize immediately (obviously he dint want any of his latest films getting banned or whatever, mind you I used the word banned and nothing else tat is illegal ;)… I have to play safe too u see :P). So better watch your words, you never know when, where, who is listening to your crap!!

Now this was about anyone speaking and one person retaliating. And then you fear for life and livelihood. There is another place and context where you need to measure each and every letter you communicate.. And in this place one person speaks and a thousand retaliate… ironic but that’s the fact of today’s high tech life we live…

No business class tickets for the ones who guessed it right! Yeah.. am talking about our dearest Mr.Twitter!! ( I don’t think anyone else whom I know/heard of ever deserves this name more than this person). One thing that he could do to increase his pay cheque every month is ask twitter to pay him some royalty/goodwill.. for the publicity and name that twitter got cos of him. It is just tremendous!! (though it generally is the other way round.. but in this case he helped promote twitter more than the marketing honchos sitting in that multi storied headquarter)

 Anyways getting to the point.. Does any other top official in the country have the GUTS (in bold) to speak their mind in a public forum? Tat too in writing?!! This person does, obviously thanks to twitter for such a facility and a fraction of a million people following each and every character he writes. Be it a humorous comment on austerity or on the teachings of the father of the nation or on the amount of work pending in his office… ( is any of tat ur business??!! Get a life!)

But does that mean we also need to draw a line somewhere? Not necessarily!! We are a democratic country with ‘freedom of speech’ (at least tats what I learnt in my civics classes!). As far as one is not hurting anyone (obviously that doesn’t mean you can’t say what u feel cos someone else feels otherwise), not just ending up doing just the talking and no work at the end of the day!

By the way before I close this piece of writing, I must make you aware that am not following this person on twitter! I feel its too much an effort for me to log on to twitter and follow the process to follow him, I’d rather get the latest updates with the latest comments on those updates and the analysis of all this in the leading dailies every morning (how convenient you see!! Thank u media! ;) ). Sometimes I just wonder, is it the media using Mr.Twitter to fill their slots or is Mr.Twitter using the media to be one of the most well known Twister.. oops Minister!!

Anyways all I would say is “Mind Your Lingo!!”, someone somewhere is watching you and u never know when u get bashed up for any word tat u blurt out intentionally or otherwise.. Hope some media takes notice of me too… I ve not been careful at all!! Why would one be if that increases the probability of getting free publicity ;)

Today’s Favorite Line - You try from your side... If you feel they are not responding then chuck it.. they just don’t deserve it…

Today’s Favorite Song – More than a friend (Michael Learns to Rock)