This is our home in Vivekanandnagar in Mysore since my 4th standard. it has been 15 year since. Daily, my parents go for a walk in the evening, and today, my dad had literally dragged me along with them. I usually tend not to go for a walk when there is a big rush of people everywhere.
The area Circle is very near our place. We were one of the first homes who had moved here after the layout was formed. It is a nice feeling to see it grow along with us. The circle has become a market place with lots of shops, vegetable vendors, chat vendors, cows, people making bargains. Everyone must go through this place to come to our area or to Shreerampura and further layouts.
There are some shops which have existed since the beginning...one was Kumar Stores, he still sits in the shop with his wife. Kumar's brother who also sat in the shop parted with him and opened his own one along the same road, but never made such business as his brother did. Shops when they exist for a long time become landmarks and Kumar Stores was one such. I did not really like to buy items there...Kumar to me seemed like arrogant and caring less for the customer.
There are a few other shops like Sudarshan Medicals and a hardware store. 'Hardware' now takes a completely different meaning to me..but this hardware shop sells water tubes, paints, taps, wires etc.
The circle has a big area in the centre. MUDA messed it up making weird, complex paths for traffic. There are big sodium lamps liting the entire area. When you move to quieter roads with homes, neighbors usually gather and talk. And they rarely miss to study a passer-by...as if scrutinizing them from top to bottom is their duty.
There is a Ganesha temple too...which I used to visit earlier...but have stopped going there..due to insecurity of my chappals. I have been unlucky, have lost 3 pairs of chappals in temples in a span of 2 months. I had also planned with the help of friends to catch the thief red-handed...but it never got executed.
Lots of pujaris have come and gone...but the current one has been here for atleast 4 years. He is a misfit for a pujari...first of all, he has a good and well-built body, he doesn't have a big belly and comes by Bullet!!
It would be nice to see this place 10 years hence...hopefully.
Tuesday, July 20, 2004
Tuesday, July 06, 2004
What do you want to do?
Long time since I came here....lots of things have happened in these days....well...nothing very great....most of them uninspiring things....
Yeah..I have started living alone now. It was so tough and mentally disturbing for my brother, vyini(my sister-in-law), maybe my parents...but I feel I have taken the right decision.
Life is very different and calm nowadays. I am less angry at people...basically ignoring people...not sure whether this is right or wrong.
Among other things ..after-thoughts of 'Lakshya'...RK Narayan's autobiography...I also did draw an image of my former colleague....started exercising and going out for jogging...something which I dreamt from a very long time...but too lazy to execute.
I think when you like something and work for it...one does not mind/feel the pressure or hardwork he puts in. If it is something which does not come naturally to you..like work :)...you should be greatly disciplined to get things done.
It is so hard to see that people in marketing feel themselves proud about lying to the customers. Wonder whether they do feel guilty at all anytime?
Narayan's book 'My Life' is a small book...told in simple terms for people like me. I feel people do "great" things when they have gone through a very tough stage in their lives...as if going through a stress-test or a agni-parikshe. More and more examples have been proving only this.
Take this for some thought :
* Nagesh Kookunoor was a chemical engineer for 10 years until the age of 30 before he switched over to film-making.
* Farhan Akhtar had spent two years doing just "nothing" apart from watching 2 films everyday before he made DCH.
* RK Narayan had failed in English during his school which was his fav. subject. He didn't take a job which he doesn't seem to fit in, inspite of critical difficulties at home. He knew what he wanted to do...right from the beginning!
So, what do you want to do?
Yeah..I have started living alone now. It was so tough and mentally disturbing for my brother, vyini(my sister-in-law), maybe my parents...but I feel I have taken the right decision.
Life is very different and calm nowadays. I am less angry at people...basically ignoring people...not sure whether this is right or wrong.
Among other things ..after-thoughts of 'Lakshya'...RK Narayan's autobiography...I also did draw an image of my former colleague....started exercising and going out for jogging...something which I dreamt from a very long time...but too lazy to execute.
I think when you like something and work for it...one does not mind/feel the pressure or hardwork he puts in. If it is something which does not come naturally to you..like work :)...you should be greatly disciplined to get things done.
It is so hard to see that people in marketing feel themselves proud about lying to the customers. Wonder whether they do feel guilty at all anytime?
Narayan's book 'My Life' is a small book...told in simple terms for people like me. I feel people do "great" things when they have gone through a very tough stage in their lives...as if going through a stress-test or a agni-parikshe. More and more examples have been proving only this.
Take this for some thought :
* Nagesh Kookunoor was a chemical engineer for 10 years until the age of 30 before he switched over to film-making.
* Farhan Akhtar had spent two years doing just "nothing" apart from watching 2 films everyday before he made DCH.
* RK Narayan had failed in English during his school which was his fav. subject. He didn't take a job which he doesn't seem to fit in, inspite of critical difficulties at home. He knew what he wanted to do...right from the beginning!
So, what do you want to do?
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)