Disc-o-Death

It's surprising , yet it's true; it's shocking, yet it's true; its like an end of an era, but its true and it is gonna happen pretty soon. Yes, I am talking about "Compact Discs" or CD's. The round discs have been with us for a pretty long time ever since they replaced the ancient and less effective floppy drives. May it be your DJ collection, holiday pics or marriage video, it all got stored on that round thing which you used to carry around and show the world, apart from viewing it yourself from time to time. Something that became a part of us so easily and so soon has now got it's existence threatened by a smarter, more efficient competitor- Flash drives(or pen drives as we say) It's small, comes in all sizes, more durable, endures our careless attitude in a better manner and comes in all sizes from a small 1GB to a mammoth 16 GB. Yes, that's 4 DVDs o 2 Blur Ray Discs. People might say that till the idea of home theater exists.. theses discs have a secured future. But with our desktop's screen getting bigger and bigger, faster broadband and Torrens at will will make sure you don't waste your precious money on those expensive DVDs and Blur Rays. I DO agree that the traditional players offer 1080i resolution full HD and 5.1 surround sound, but wouldn't a 22" screen and a 5.1 attached to a PC do it all...?? There can be different views on that though, and maybe the only reason of their existence. Did I forget piracy? how can I? Those "non-genuine" windows, those 15-a-buck software, and then of-course the benefit of watching the Friday movie on Saturday. But then again, torrents blow this one too! Fast and Large variety streaming allows us to download almost anything and that Blur Ray rip on that 22" LCD of yours! Where the discs were limited to 4.75GB or 8GB for blue rays, flash drives cut in with their efficient and huge storage. One time investment and you have over 16GB of data storage to be used again and again. The truth is undeniable, the flash drives and increasing "external hard drive trend" this sure has become a graveyard for theses discs and the coffins are ready already!

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Hollow...

Searching endlessly into the weary night, tired, but yet not sleepy, am waiting for someone, waiting for something. Am no longer sure whether it is an assurance to sleep or the reason for the opposite! The search seems so long as the clock ticks yet another hour, am eaten up by the hollow night and the scrounging thought. I lay down in a conflicting yet disturbed state. The night is hollow, the thought is hollow, the sleep is hollow...

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The Sleepless Night

It was late, probably midnight, but I didn't seem to get any sleep. It was drizzling outside and the beautiful moonlight lit the street giving it a glorifying touch, like what Leonardo gave to Mona Lisa. Sleep was something, that wasn't coming naturally, at least that night. The soft felling shower made the scene even more irresistible, let alone the thought of sleeping and forgetting it. I wasn't going to sleep last night, the sound of rain hitting the ground, the silver moonlight and the beautiful weather, all made me sit up all night. I went out, opened the door and entered my balcony. The street light looked different today. It was spectacular indeed. All quite, so serene I could hear myself breathing. The night was indeed a memorable one, one that I will always look out for. I enjoyed and absorbed the gist of it. Rejuvenated, I prepared to go back to sleep, with the silver moonlight shining on me, and rain singing soft shower-lullaby to me....

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Euphoria amid contentment

Writing in the midst of perplexity, am still thinking that I might be divested of the happiness that resided in me some time ago, beside the fact that now I have found people who are very much amiable and it has been going pretty well with them. Well am still wondering whether it is really the happiness that is missing or that after getting much of what I wanted, all at the same time, the curiosity for the near future has ceased, bringing that tinge of unhappiness. I am expecting though, next time when I write, I write amid Euphoria, but that would possibly happen only when I'll be able to take the thoughts out of my mind that neither am I chained nor have I been handed a Pandora's box. Well this sure sounds like paradox, but a little contentment can rage in you all the happiness that you wan. With thoughts flowing flagrantly through me, am bewildered and seemingly helpless in which one to give heed. Well the question I have been asking myself is that " can Euphoria be found without contentment?" and well with all I have got and all I know, I think the answer is a straight NO. I might be citing the story of those thousands, who have got almost everything in prodigious amount, still there is happiness that they lack. Contentment being the root cause of it. Indian philosophers have said it throughout, so have such thoughts hailed from Bible and Kuran, but it's like the Kohinoor, difficult to possess but pleasant to see. I'll continue the work i decided, whether I'll be feeling that "Euphoria" or not, but consoling my heart, I'll try to reach that level of contentment so that my happiness seeking mind may rest in peace amid happiness. A small suggestion from my side. even if you think that what you have is not enough, even if you think that your contentment meter is hitting an all time low, just look at the brighter side of it. Wouldn't being contented in the most needy situation make you even more contended? " I have got enough" can't this one statement soothe our raging mind? Halt, slow down a bit, add contentment as a new fuel to your life and feel how you fly without wings, and the journey ahead will only make you more amiable with whatever situation you are popped in. Leave those strands of perplexity and wear the coat of slumber. But, wait you! do not sleep in complacency as you still need to flap your wings when you are in mid air. Hope we have a happy a.k.a. Contended day.

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Argonaut : The Mark of Royalty

Must be wondering what that royalty means....Actually Argonaut was the name of the house boat in which I stayed while my stay in Srinagar. Man... that place is awesome.. a must visit... even if there is a little militant problem over there. Our house boat AKA Argonaut was the most special house boat in the whole Dal lake.It has to be... especially when three of India's Prime Ministers have stayed in it, those are Jawaharlal Nehru, Rajiv Gandhi and Indira Gandhi. The whole Nehru family stayed there in different years, no wonder why the boat was 125 years old. Luckily we had Abdul Gaffar Jogoo,the owner, Gul Hassan Abdul's son and even his son. Three generations living on something that marked the presence of three highly prestigious persons i.e. our prime ministers. Though the roof was closed and we couldn't go there as 125 years old could not hold weight, but the interiors were something that were preserved throughout the three generations. The food we got was very wonderful and also the pride to live where "Mahan" people stayed. Due to the strike we had to shorten our stay there and get out of there missing the special "Shikara" safari but we were able to eat our delicious dinner on the 125 year old dining table!!! I also learned some of chess with the help of my chess champion brother..(though the members of the Honolulu house boat were troubled as we played till 12:30!!). The house belonged to the Honolulu group whose owner were again Abdul Gaffar Jogoo and Gul Hassan. We saw the photographs of Abdul Gaffar Jogoo with Indira Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Rajiv Gandhi and even Rahul Gandhi(he looked cute with those round spectacles on!!) and even the signed letter from Rajiv Gandhi and Indira Gandhi. I will be posting some of the pics I have of the house boat. The photo above is our house boat with Gul Hassan on it, son of Abdul Gaffar Jogoo.

This is Abdul Gaffar Jogoo. the owner of Argonaut house boat.

















Abdul Gaffar Jogoo and his house boat.














Argonaut as it was 125 years ago.

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Holiday

Christmas holidays are starting and so are starting the days of wintry joys and the countdown to New Year!!
My holidays have started and I am very happy, after all I am getting off with those big books and going off course from studies. But the holidays are not just gonna be full of online hours, but I am going on a "Hilly Trip"!!
the thing I am not gonna forget is my Digicam, cuz I wanna capture those moments and maybe even share with all of you!!
I would be leaving tomorrow for my trip and after visiting several places, I would be going to my grandparent's place(that also on hills!!)
It would be a time when would be forgetting what's happening all over and would just be spending my day, with lots of fun!!

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