Subah Jo Naa Ho

Log toh hai chaaro aour
Phir tanhayee see kyun hai laage
Jo maanga woh toh mila
Phir udasi see kyun hai laage

Kya chahe ye dil
Woh usse bhi naa hai pataa
Aise mein dimaag kaise chale
Aie rabb tu hee bataa

Roshni ki chakaa-choun mein
Jaise khade ho Surdas
Patri se utri hai gaadi
Aisa bhalaa kyun aabhaas

Bachhpann ki woh yaadein
Jawaani ka woh josh
Bade hokar kya hai mila
Neend ka nahin aaghosh

Boj toh hai bohout
Ek kandheka nahin aasraa
Palat gayee hai baazi poori
Jaise zindagi ne pheka doosra

Kapdon ki iss nagri mein
Hum nange hee hai chale
Aahista se saamne humaare
Suraj ki roshni hai dhale

Na chandrama na laaltein ki roshni
Raat ke andhera ka nahin darr
Vidhi ka vidhaan jo jaye toot
Subah jo naa ho agar...

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Woh The Tum

dekh rahee hai aankhein nazar
hai jo dur dur tak andhera
suraj toh abhi dhalaa thaa
lage kyun hone ko hai savera

tha toh woh ek jhonka hawaa ka
par lagaa kyun jaise baarish ka ho mausam
thi toh woh bijli ki ek kiran
par kiya suraj ko usne madhamm

kar salaam hai woh ab laa-pataa
do shabdon ki hai nahin fursatt
gulaab ke liye jo ho kaanta
neta ke liye jo ho jamuriayat

woh the tum... woh the tum... woh the tum...

Speaking Songs III

Some songs just speak to you... more than others do

Some right, some wrong...

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With time on hand and a blackberry for company

Life is like a stream
ever so often, it meanders along
we do what we have to do
some right and some wrong

Judged we are by our actions
the context never to be seen
care one should not of the world
as long as hearts are clean

Some of it black some of it white
most of it is full of grey
we remain true to ourselves
that's for all we pray

Listen to your heart
do what the head has to say
and you will live long and happy
not at war with self all day

The heart yet has its way
plays it havoc every other time
lest you let it get its way
You will pay for that dime

Self redemption is easy
second chances come few and far
the head slept in peace
the heart walked to the bar

So choose your steps carefully
think of what you do
not that village bumpkin in town
the one that has no clue...
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Somethings never get old...

Picture Source: Travellers Point
With time on hand and a blackberry for company


the child in her mothers eyes
the story of timeless laughs
the curry that nani made
a story that she always told

the pictures of us together
laughing loud, smiling wide
etched on rock, not in sand
unaffected by the tide

reflect and recollect
of times of the yore
watching the setting sun
sitting on the shore

Somethings are like good wine
they age, and age they well
and while they do age
they never do get old...

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Speaking Songs II

Some songs just speak to you... more than others do

Why we work

We work... to pay for our sins!

Speaking Songs

Some songs just speak to you... more than others do

The Tingling Charm

With time on hand and a blackberry for company

You just do not do it
When you don't feel like it
You just will look away
When you don't feel like it

Do that what you want
And not what you can
Do something different
And not what's the plan

Think of your self
Remember your dream
For no one else will
As selfish as this may seem

Always have a plan
Just don't stick to it
Do something different
Just go right for it

Life is not that long
Go chart some unknown path
In just toeing that straight line
Where is the tingling charm

Communicate

Picture Source: First Friday Book Synopsis
To misquote the late legendary Paul Newman in Cool Hand Luke,

What we had was a failure to communicate.
Some women you just can't reach,
so we ended with what we had then.
Which is the way it would finish in the end.
Well, you get it.
And I don't like it any more than you...

Dear Google...

Dear Google,

I truly and completely appreciate your stand on censorship and am in awe that you are okay with losing all that business that you will in the biggest market in the world. Not to forget all those relationships with channel partners that is now on shaky ground.

In the argument between corporate finance and professional responsibility, you have put your own ethics before any business decision. Kudos to Sergey Brin for standing by the principles on which Google was started. Power to you Sir for wanting to “do no evil”. Furthermore, for prevailing on Schmidt et al; it must not have been an easy feat to achieve.

BUT, forgive my naiveté as I question your methods. Is it not wrong for you to break the law of the land? You entered into an agreement with the Government of the PRC. You agreed to abide by their laws, however archaic may they be. You have rightly taken a step back and evaluated your stance given the current environment and decided that you cannot operate in this manner. It is truly commendable that you did that. In my humble opinion, I believe that if you do disagree, you should withdraw from the country and bring down the google.cn website. By your actions, you are imposing your ideas (however wonderful they may be; and I do believe that they are) onto others. Look at Go Daddy, they have stopped registering “.cn” websites because they are not comfortable with the documentation that is required of them (i.e. from their customers) from the government.

Having spoken to a lot of Chinese friends of mine on the topic, I realize that they value the freedom of speech and yearn to have this essential right back in their home country. They miss YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and the other simple pleasures of life. As for my beliefs, I too value this imperative fundamental right and its importance to humankind. I thank the Almighty for having given me the opportunity to have been brought up in a free liberal country and for having given me the opportunity to experience another. I wish everyone has this right someday.

Mahatma Gandhi famously said and I quote “Be the change you want to see in the world”. I completely agree with these thoughts. It would seem like Google does too. It believes in the freedom of speech and would like to champion the cause, vociferously and possibly at great personal difficulty. All is well and noble with that. There is just one minor problem that I have: One cannot take up arms against injustice. Google should leave the country if it disagrees; it should walk away. It should fight for its cause and fight it should hard. It should merely do what needs to be done within the ambit of the law.

Just saying. These are my two cents.

Peace be to all. Google: 8th wonder of the world. China: Respect, awe and envy.

Snakes & Ladders

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Snakes and Ladders must have been invented by a philosopher
It truly is the best metaphor for life there is...

Will

If you can't do the time,
don't commit the crime

If you will the end,
you should will the means

Sick Leave

Person A: When is a good time to write to the boss and tell him i'm sick?
Moi: Never and always!
Person A: Huh? How so?
Moi: Never for the boss, always for you!

Face your own wrath

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thy words so profound
thy words so deep
some maketh you smile
others see you weep

at the junction ye stand
unsure where to turn
take the road ye heart tells you
leaving else to burn

always been this far
yet never been closer
the right mind maketh the winner
all else sets you the loser

pick up the showel
choose the right path
and if ye so don't
face your own wrath

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