Chemistry

"How about a walk?",he asked.
She smiled and replied, "Sure."

Both of them started walking on the pavement.It was late night and the road was quiet.Neither of them spoke anything but the silence was not suffocating either. They enjoyed the silence and savored each passing second, spent in each other’s company.She held his hand after walking for some time.Both wanted to just keep walking.Walk into the stars they were gazing at.

It was cloudy.Her long,flowing,soft tresses gently moved with the cool breeze which was blowing.Suddenly,the weather changed its mind and rain started pouring!She started running and took the shelter under the big banyan tree nearby.He started laughing and stood right there, enjoying the feeling of the raindrops on his face.She gave him that smile again.He looked at her and suddenly saw something in her eyes.What was it?The same look of love, which he had in his eyes.For her!!

Both of them looked at each other, transfixed on the spot. He took a step towards her.She went a step back.He smiled and went near her.Slowly! Suddenly, she turned away,smiling to herself. He smiled and touched her tender hand.She shivered.Not because of the cold rain,but because of his warm and loving touch. Then she slowly faced him.Yes,he was right!

He could see the love in her eyes. Love for him!
He could see the desire in her eyes. The same desire, which he had!
He could see the longing in her eyes. It didn’t hint any lust, but mere passion!

Both of them came closer to each other.On one side was her shy face,passionate eyes and drenched body.On the other was his pure love,caring touch and muscular physique.It seemed like their souls were going to meet through the lips.

"OK,CUT",the director shouted,"Good Shot,both of you.I could almost feel the chemistry."

The hero and the heroine smiled at the director and went to their respective chairs, while the spot boys cleaned up the so called "rain" on the sets.

Other one

A friend called me in the middle of the night.He is in India,so did not find anything surprising about it.

Me:(sleepy drowsy voice)Hello
Friend:Hello,soya hai?
Me:Nahi,bol
Friend:nahi,soya rahega to bol,baad me karta hu
Me:M*%&$#@$* bol na (:x)
Friend:Me and her broke off
Me:What!!wtf!!??(sitting up in my bed)

This friend of mine was in a relationship with the girl for 7 years.They looked to be a sweet couple,looked destined to marry and start their own little family.I mean,you would assume that without thinking after a couple has been in a relationship for 7 long years.

Friend:Yes,that bitch dumped me(sob sob)
Me:Err...what happened?(I didn't know how to react)
Friend:She dumped me for another guy.What wrong did I do(sob sob).I am so hurt
Me:Yea.I understand

I was never good at offering condolences or apologies or stuff of that sort.I could listen to people rant about stuff for hours with :| expression on my face,laced with the occasional hmm,yea,ok in between.

Friend:No,you don't understand.She cheated on me.She told me about it when we met today.She said we cannot be together any longer blah blah blah
Me:Hmm(zzzzzz)
Friend:At the end,I parted her goodbye with a heavy heart.I asked her,"So is there another guy in your life?" She replied," Darling,you were always the other one,always"
Me:(ROFLMAO) Oh (I could not laugh at his face,but I seriously fell off my bed laughing my ass off) Don't worry,everything will be ok.Dude,I need to sleep,have work early morning.I will call you in the morning.Bye(hangs up)

HOHOHOHOHOHO.HAHHAHAHAHAHAH.other one....HAHHAAHHAHA

One either has to be blindly in love or be too foolish not to realize he was always the other guy in her life for the last 7 years.I wonder how many 'others' were there in her life though.Anyways,life moves on.Other one...roflmao

Disclaimer:The characters in the story are non-fictitious and any resemblance to persons living or dead is no coincidence

Kissed by a dream

I was kissed by a dream after I met you
The reason to live my life is nothing but you
To turn the dream into reality is all I care
I won't at any cost let it go up in a flare

Agreeing with you knowing you are not always right
Just to watch you sleep,I would stay up all night
Why would a rationalist like me do such things,you tell me?
If it wasn't for a sweet,sweet dream which I see

Dream....it is such a beautiful dream,what can i say
The sunshine glows in my heart like early month of May
The sadness and despair which once followed me like a shadow
Has been replaced by stars in the sky as seen from the meadow

I have known the peace of love,and the tumult too
They complete each other like sun and moon
And in their collected beam,I hold hands with you
I am kissed by a dream,but so are you.

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar-The first to score 200 in ODIs

Bow down to the CHAMPION,bow down to the GOD.The first man to score 200 in ODIs-none other than Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar.Wait,he is no human being,he is GOD(strikes man out from earlier line).YET another record for the greatest batsman ever to have played this game.A friend suggested that I had a great topic to blog about. But I said no,it would be blasphemy for a mere ordinary mortal like me to even write about God. This post is out of respect and celebration of his 200.Having seen him in Gwalior today,I feel I can die in peace.No other batsman deserved to score 200 first than him.Here is THE moment.

Sachin Tendulkar-World Record 200 Runs

Superstitions

I must be about 10 years old.Like all kids of that age,I followed cricket as if my life depended on it(and I still do).I remember it was India vs Australia match. Watching the Indian bowling performance,I was pretty sure India would win this one comfortably.India started their innings quite well.I got up for a glass of water.When I came back,I saw,to my dismay,that India had lost an important wicket.Disappointed.This sequence continued a couple of times.Every time I left my seat, India lost a wicket.I got desperate and fear of losing started grappling my mind.I decided not to leave my seat until the match gets over.With more ups and downs, however without losing any wicket, India won the game.I was probably more happy than than the Indian captain.However,I became a victim of the most incomprehensible phenomenon in the world.Superstition.

dictionary.com defines 'superstition' as
su·per·sti·tion
–noun
1.a belief or notion, not based on reason or knowledge, in or of the ominous significance of a particular thing, circumstance,occurrence, proceeding, or the like.
2.a system or collection of such beliefs.
3.a custom or act based on such a belief.
4.irrational fear of what is unknown or mysterious, esp. in connection with religion.
5.any blindly accepted belief or notion.

After this incident,I have always stayed put in a particular position while watching India play.Not based on reason or knowledge,but in significance of a particular occurrence.I always have my fingers and toes crossed when Sachin Tendulkar is batting in the 90s.An act based on my above belief.I am very superstitious about wearing my Arsenal jersey while watching the Gunners play.Blindly accepted belief in my case that Arsenal will play well if I wear the jersey.These are just a few examples.Its not just me or my neighbor who is superstitious.Great and famous people have been superstitious too.
Steve Waugh always carried a red handkerchief in his pocket when he went out to bat.It is well documented that Sourav Ganguly did not move from his position in the pavilion during that epic win against England at Lords,when he took off his shirt and waved it from the famous balcony.Not just that,it is said that he ordered fellow team mates not to move from their positions too.Michael Jordan(a graduate of North Carolina) always wore his blue North Carolina shorts under his Bulls uniform for good luck.John Terry and Tiger Woods have this superstition that cheating on their (own) wives gives them good luck during the next match or tournament.(OK,I made that one up,but can even be true,you never know :P).There also are the universal superstitions like Friday the 13th is unlucky,breaking a mirror brings 7 years of bad luck,black cat crossing your path is cursed,writing an exam with a lucky pen etc.

Indian traditions and rituals have a part in making the Indian society superstitious.Reliance on position and state of planets in doing some work is something I have never quite been able to come terms with.How can Mars affect what I am going to do on the face of planet Earth?Is there an alien monitoring my movement and affecting it remotely?Even agnostic guys do once in a while resort to weird practices like having a tablespoon of curd before going for an important exam.I won't even go into the hoards of people visiting temples right before an exam or the results.It is one thing to believe in God and having faith in the Almighty,and another thing to pray and give offerings just before the exam.There is a very fine line between faith and superstition,and that would be a separate discussion altogether.

Most superstitions are usually harmless,and that is the reason why people don't think about them.What difference does it make to wear my 'lucky' shirt or socks to the interview instead of any random one?
Right?So what exactly is the problem with being superstitious?It has forced people in believing in something which cannot be explained using normal equations of cause and effect.The root of all superstition is that men observe when a thing hits, but not when it misses.Superstition is so powerful that it leads you to attribute your successes to something outside yourself.This essentially means that you are held back from unleashing your own inner strengths and abilities.After a period of time,your superstition turns into an habit and that can damage your outlook and outcome.Also,one never gets rid of old superstitions,but keeps piling new ones as times goes along.You should not let superstition rule your mind.Instead,you should try your best to overcome your fears by inspiring confidence in yourself,inspiring authority in your decisions and inspiring trust in your actions.

However,that all being said,it is still not going to stop me crossing my fingers and toes when Sachin is on 93 or sleeping in my Arsenal jersey for 8 am kickoff :)

P.S. I would really be interested in knowing what your superstitions are if you want to share them :)