उम्मीद

अँधेरा है दूर तलक
फिर भी दिल कहता है आगे रौशनी ज़रूर होगी
चलता जा रहा हू मैं कदम दर कदम
इसी उम्मीद में आगे हस्ती हुई कोई रूह होगी।

पहेली सामान जीवन
अपने आप का ही दोस्त
अपना खुद ही हमसफ़र
बुझाते बुझाते पहेली
लगता है  ख़ुशी ज़रूर मिलेगी ।

Times of Change

Its been a long long time since I've written my mind out. You see for the past year everything is happening so fast and quick that I hardly got time for myself. But for past week or so I am having some real quality time. I'm alone. I'm sans human company most of the time. I'm thinking all this time and analyzing thousands of things, problems, achievements, chain of events passed by...
Things which were a year back are now completely different. I have changed myself in many ways. I guess its what people call growing up. Things happen with you. You see, you go through them and by the end you learn how to deal with them, when they happen next time because at first it was just an eye opener. Every time a person does something for the first time, he or she almost rethinks his or her actions. Might have done this thing or that. Its always the same. Its the thing which makes us humane. We always look on for things could have been better, "Greener Grass". Has there been a moment in your life when you thought that " Ah this is what i always wanted to do and i wont think of any other way to perform the same." Personally speaking, I haven't. I always rethink the past moment. Although I say that I do not regret but it won't be a complete truth if I won't include the fact about rethinking my actions. You see my actions have costed me a lot. I could have had a completely different life if somethings I had done in a different way the way i did. I won't say i did wrong and things are not good right now but could have been different.
 And I will always be in my thoughts at such times "Alone times" thinking about what changes could have been. Just flipping some current pictures and swapping myself with people, swapping other people with some random faces. I don't understand at times why is it that hard to accept the reality and live with it. Maybe because in your dreamworld, you had expected a lot from life. And that is the main issue. Expectations!!! It always screws the mood, your mind and people. We expect something from something else or someone, It doesn't happens and then we think "Oh my god !!! why me always at the receiving end?? Why does it happens to me??" And the answer is simple because we expect a lot. It's like building your own threshold even before the experiment is setup. It's like deciding the taste before a thing is cooked. Isn't thins thing a hinderance???
It is said that you should have some expectations but what is the limit no one tells. Its a endless boundary. And if infinity is the limit that My friend you'll get the pinch of hurt from tiny little things too. Maybe still I'm expecting a lot from life, from friends, from people around me but i know it wont take me along distance. I have to move ahead from this and built a life of my own.
Now i don't feel like continuing this thing But i wont stop here...will write more when I feel like. 

Diwali

Initial Experiments

Hey Friends...these are some of my initial pics clicked..some stuff on my desk...enjoy!!!

Nothing more peaceful than this

 N this tooo...

Playing around wid focus n depth of field

I didn't thought this way but it can actually be a potential bookmark 

Stainless Steel not the strap :P

leather bound technology 

Damp Oscillation

This is something I saw that Two three kids playing with the rope at a site of construction and first thing came to the mind was "Hey!!! Damp Oscillations"

Mahaan Network

Anti Newton

Jealous

my first cartoon strip

Summers

This is my first summers outside India, and as they say the best time to visit Europe is SUMMERS.....Days are longer, sun shines longer than 16 hours n its bright windy coool summers...SIMPLY LOVABLE

In between this, got some time to capture some pics which caught the eye of the lens.

Its hardly a matter of time when weather changes here, but whatever the change is its simply picturesque 

 Pretty girl enjoying the sunshine :) 

 Beauty intact

 This pic ws taken at around 9:30 at night, sun setting and spreading its color in Himmel.

 Another one capturing sunset

 Germans.....what they are famous for 

 Experimenting with depth of firld and focus.

 My personal favorite

Proud sponsers of UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE :P :P

Ray at work

Every picture has a story of its own, a thought behind it or any purpose, but in our case stories are written after the picture is taken, thoughts are the ones which are random as next sound you'll hear and purpose is just  to enjoy the beauty which is everywhere around you. What you require is an eye to capture that and preserve it to cherish those as memories which, when you see after long time might just bring a smile and the gleam shine in your eyes. Here are some of those random things who caught the glimpse of Ray's Viewfinder 

1. First thing struck my mind was a childhood jingle "Chhipkali ke nana hai Chhipkali ke hai sasur Danasur Danasur Danasur......" 

2. This one being my personal favorite......"True bond true beauty n this is the things which is not bounded by religion "

3. "Colorful ride"

4. One among the Crowd

Viewing the world through a Viewfinder.....the story behind my Ray

Before I start my blabbering, I'd like to thank you KK for inviting me to write a piece on ur blog. You've motivated me more ways than one, and taught many things, out of the box-y stuff....thanks for being a silent inspiration.

Now going ahead with my Blog:

I had to attend my best frenz wedding outta delhi, so goes widout saying, I wanted 2 do maximum 'touristy stuff" possible in d new land....one of which was taking pictures.....around mid dec 2010.... I borrowed my uncle's point and shoot camera for 4 days for d trip.....

Bad luck for the camera, good for me!!!!!!!

I shot everything I cud.....e.v.e.r.y.t.h.i.n.g!!!!!! Most of my pics of d wedding, have me with d camera in my hands!!! almost all I think......

A LOT of mishaps took place wid d camera! A.LOT!! right from slipping outta my hands once to getting sat on once, to getting lost at d reception venue to b found again in d groom's car!!!! Heaps of tension!!!

Somebody else's camera, u r supposed 2 b extra careful and responsible blah blah blah!!! true also!!! I mean I wudn't give my camera to any x,y,z myself!!! I'd b paranoid ( may b partly coz I know how I handled their camera)!!!!! hee hee indian hypocrisy!! :D

A fotographer fren (Dev) then casually said u shud get a DSLR of your own....thats wen d idea started growing on me.....bak in delhi, I shared the idea with KK, and started researching more on the subject...photography, SLR, parts of camera, blogs of photographers, youtube videos of how to play around with the DSLRs, and then market surveys......I shortlisted nikon d 3100 and canon eos 1000.....then I took reviews from all the fotographer friends I have....asked them for their advice, suggestions, things to look for in a DSLR to decide on one....

I decided on Nikon...it had better features and suited me better......thus the wait started...meanwhile I found a shop at CP, Dass Photostudio where I used to go n use the nikon on display, click pics, keep d camera back n get out of d shop hehehehehhe......initially the idea was to get a job, save up n buy, but things took a turn, dad had to visit India at a short notice, so finally I took him as well to show him my new found love.....he just went in, saw it and paid up 4 it..... normally m not into dates but THIS I remeber, very clearly, 5th Mar'11!

Thus started d mania of my dslr, initially it was such a high to own one, hold one, but now I got down to clicking with it, learning new tricks every day...thanks to my fren Dev and KK obvsly...plus the user manual which I mugged up in a night or two :D

I clicked n clicked n clicked, normal mundane things through the viewfinder of my Ray(yep, m geeky enough to actually name my DSLR :D) seemed amazing, view from my balcony, a cloudy sky, 2 dogs sleeping in a corner on one of d many lanes in CP, dad buying a pair of socks off a stall.......an old uncle sitting in d middle of Janpath market watching the crowd pass him by.....things I wud've never noticed....but I did, through d viewfinder....

My philospher friend jokingly asked me, Is it your baby(the camera)? I replied,"No its not, its my Teacher, my companion.....

Thanks for taking out the time and reading this :)

Have a great day ahead

a smile for you all..... :)

Shilz

Smille

Things were dark and I was lame

coming out of a disasterous game

Almost lost everything 

what was at stake

things were creeping into my mind

to negate those needed a break

I came home took a bath

while in shower

thoughts weren't willing to be apart

Then something flipside took place

outside the window saw a lovely face

....why i couldn't be the same

why to burden myself

just to grab never lasting FAME....

why i can't smaile 

just like  a kid i saw

it was a glorious site

defying nature's beauty and law....

Thank You

Relations...the sweet bond of love

Pencil: I'm sorry
Eraser: For what? You didn't do anything wrong.
Pencil: I'm sorry because you get hurt because of me. Whenever I made a mistake, you are always there to erase it. But as you make my mistakes vanish, you lose a part of yourself. You get smaller and smaller each time.
Eraser: That is true. But I do not really mind. You see, I was made to do this. I was made to help you whenever you do something wrong. Even though one day, I know I'll be gone and you'll replace me with a new one, I am actually happy with my job. So please, stop worrying. I hate seeing you sad.
I found this conversation between the pencil and the eraser very inspirational. Parents are like the eraser whereas their children are the pencil. They are always there for their children, cleaning up their mistakes. Sometimes along the way, they get hurt, and become smaller (older, and eventually pass on). Though their children will eventually find someone new (spouse), but parents are still happy with what they do for their children, and will always hate seeing their precious ones worrying, or sad.
 This is for all our parents out there.




This was a write up a frend of myn wrote on her facebook note. A big thanks to her for a lovely piece of write up. Being thousands of kilometer apart I can still feel the warmth n love from them.
Love you ma n pa :)

vantage point

I saw u in million different ways
sumtymes black n whyt
sumtyms full of colors
n sumtyms fade........


coloring it in greyscale was fun
even playing with all those shades ......
n brightening it as sun
enjoyed makin sketches of the same
if u find it not good 
here i am for the blame

every new thing came vibrant n blue

a thought then ran into my mind

reason was not the picture

it was, cos that pic was of U.......

but say anything
i wont back off now
whether u bribe 
or u bow 


random paragraphs........... :)

Life turning other way round

The following collection of words came upto me encountering a situation not very pleasant indeed very sorry phase for me to see how we have started changing our priorities....
Critics welcomed



Wat I'm writing isn't related to me....
It's about the things wat m able to see
Machine has gain emotions
N who made it has lost
Paper termed as money 
Is all we hav got
But ask this query to urself
Is that only thing left to satisfy u my friend
Or there are loads but
Are hindered by latest trend
Man's life is a learning curve
N it should move in ryt direction
Wat ever comes n goes by 
Only money should not lead to satisfaction
Values n emotions they mean a lot
It differs wether u r a human or
An animal wid just humanly mind u've got
But widout a heart wat will u do
Life will be lavishing....
Ull be rich....
N u myt loose people to be there with u




Thank you

In search of peace

Early mornin my thoughts raised an objection...
M I heading toward right direction.....
Then onwards was looking for solution
N wat I found was self motivation

Searching for solution turned toward ryt
My key to calmness 'Gita' was beside...
Went thru some thoughts
Some preachngs n sum explanations....
Although wasn't fully satisfied.....
But can foresight the right direction

It demands a lot.....
Challenges evrytym 
As if everything I was doin was a part of some crime....
Now need to rectify a bit
Alter the thought process
Just I want bak is 
Mind wid calmness

The Italian Job

So finally all bags packed...let's hope for the best that the flyt is on ryt tym
This myt be the most unorganized n random trip for me cos traveling whole of a country n that too one which is integral part of history of the world will take a toll...
Jounery will start tomorrow from Milan n still no clue what all it covers in it's duration
I'm personally eyeing venice cos it has been my childhood dream to see that city n will look forward to encash the opportunity of capturing moments spent there n will bring them here in different colors and shade.
Rome being high on ancient history n world's most visited place will also be fascinating to view....the colosseum nd ancient roman empire will be dream come true.
I will certainly miss many people whom I wish could have been wid me in this Italian Job
But as Salman Khan said " there is always a first time....there is always a next time.......NEXT TIME nd U Tooo"
ciao bbye see you sooon

gajar ka halwaa

1 o'clock in nyt n u wont even guess wat are we upto.... yess we are preparing Gajar Halwa although without khoyaa but its taking a lot of time....it has been more than an hour. Anticipation is just creeping like a fast bullet train....
issi baat pe chand lines


mehkaa hua hai kitchen humaara
khushbooo se ruki hai saanse sabkii
kab banegaa  kab pakegaa
gajar ka halwaa wid creamy rabri :)
chuhe bhi olympic ki tayyari kar chuke
bhook ke maare pakdii raftaar
"jaldi bnaao....bhai jaldi bnaao"
humaare liye GAJAR ka HALWAA YAAR


bas abhi ubaala aata hi hogaa  padhne ke liye dhanyawaad

To be or not to be

It's been a long long tym since I hav sumthng on my blog.....kind of dying out...yaa new place new environment and loads of new things in front of me....but finally came up with sumthing while sitting idle at 23:08 in dark doin nothing and in mind still deciding wat to do....Hope it goes well cos it is random 'no blueprint...no scraped sheets'

Today I was wondering where would u be
Today I am peeping inside what I could be
Today mix n match is there where should I be
Yes today I am in dire straits....
To be or not to be

That's it mind still refusing to write more for blog....maybe next tym
P.S my first blog from Deutschland