Rio & Jewel !

The inspiration that I had for this poem came from two lovely birds, Rio and Jewel, from the recent movie Rio. The movie was infact my first 3-D experience and it turned out to be a great one. The beginning was so colorful, the vibrancy, the charm, breathtaking sights of picturesque Rio de Janeiro, the lively Brazilian samba, everything was just mesmerizing and captivating and kept me glued to my seat from the beginning till the end. The only thought that came to my mind when I left the theater was "If I were your Rio and you were my Jewel..." and what followed next goes like this :

If I were your Rio and you were my Jewel,

We could fly high, up above the sky,

Witness the clouds swell, and the nature just revel,

Feel the soothing breeze, putting everything at ease,

Watch the giant sun, spreading colours of fun,

Feel the lovely moon, wishing night to not end so soon,

Dive into the seas, feel the waters that freeze,

Listen the trees rustle, forgetting times we had a tussle,

Climb the lofty mountains, and capture the loveliest of fountains,

Fly into an alien land, as wonderful and mystique as Peter Pan’s Neverland,

Lovely, indeed, it would be, with you by my side,

Happy, indeed, I would be, when together we take a stride,

Bright, cheerful, happy and everything would seem so well,

Only If I were your Rio and you indeed my Jewel.

100 days

Well the name of this post reminds me of the riveting Bollywood thriller starring Madhuri Dixit and Jackie Da and also one of its songs which till date serves as a classic cliché for all of us “Gabbar Singh Yeh Kehkar Gaya....Jo Dar Gaya So Mar Gaya”. True Indeed !

But to be honest this post bears no resemblance to the aforementioned movie or even the song, though I wish I had that magical ability to conjure up such thrilling scripts catching the imagination of my dear readers. Without digressing any more, 100 days here refers to the longest hiatus in my blogging history. A time span even longer than the duration between two Aamir Khan movies !!  Errr, a matter of concern or a thing to pride ??

Well to be frank I only wish those 100 days were just as thrilling as the movie itself, or even if not thrilling, then indeed not as prosaic as they have been. Monotony is what filled up that vast space frame with splashes of excitement and celebrations filling up the voids. If it was the Office-Home-Office-Home schedule that formed the monotony part, then it was the 31^st December celebrations, the regular departmental parties, the occasional visit by a dear friend of mine, the sporting month of February, the eventful month of March with Holi celebrations back home and those never-ending-ever-so-wonderful conversations with the dearest friend of mine that added some colours to the otherwise grey canvas of life.

How many times did I introspect as to what I was and what I am now in the past 100 days. A different person all together or the same person responding differently to different situations. Well the later seems more befitting.  Perhaps, there also have been many worthwhile lessons to learn in the past 100 days, the prominent of them being to have control over my emotions, to letting things go when they are not worth it, to believing in only what your eyes see, to always being honest to yourself and going hammer and tong for things that I believe deserves all that I can give.

Now to venture into the finer details of the events of past few months let’s start from the start.

January, 2011 the month when my frustration level peaked to its maximum owing to the tedious nature of work which plagued my daily schedule. As I retrospect today I believe it was that particular period that helped me to realize the importance of learning from scratch, deriving something from nothing and understanding the importance of believing in yourself.

Then came February, 2011 the month which saw the cricketing giants battling it out for the “Cup that Counts”. From pre-match cricket shows featuring the ebullient Siddhu, the fluent Harsha and the effervescent Sourav Ganguly to selecting players for my Fantasy League Team, the World Cup turned out to be the best thing to happen and I enjoyed every bit of it.

February was followed by the month of March, the month which certainly brought with it some moments that will be etched in my memory for the rest of my life. There were moments of discomfort, moments of anger, moments of regret, moments of relief, moments of excitement, moments of disbelief, moments of silence, moments of playfulness, moments of happiness and umpteen other moments that indeed made March a month to remember.

Well, the month of April is only in its incipient stage and we have already witnessed the biggest spectacle of our lives, Team India becoming the “World Champions” in Cricket. I just hope that the days to come would be just as exciting as the days gone-by.

For the time being just rejoice in the Glory of Team India !!

Adios !!