Author: Subhash

Survival In Captivity…

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You’ve being exiled to a private island, and your captors will only supply you with five foods. What do you pick?

I used to maintain a book on quotations, metaphors and idioms when I was a kid, there was no internet kinda stuff.

One of the idioms that pops up is this one:

While others live to eat, I Eat to live. 

Eat to Live – Basically it means that eating should not be one of your favourite hobby, one should eat healthy and survive. At least I am not to finicky when it comes to eating. As a matter of fact we need to eat to survive else we succumb.

Live to Eat- on the other hand refers to the fact that eating for you is something beyond just survival.

Given the fact of captivity, do I need to bother what I have been given to eat once taken captive, still given the choice I would go with rice, tea, pulses, egg and bread.

In this age I believe having internet access will be much of a boon when in captivity. we can keep posting our daily update on social media.

Country Side Restaurant- typically called Dhaba serving Baked Stuffed Parathas(Indian Bread) - @http://agileopedia.com/
Country Side Restaurant- typically called Dhaba serving Baked Stuffed Parathas(Indian Bread) – @http://agileopedia.com/

The above image is from a country side restaurant in India when we were en-route to Agra to see the beautiful Taj Mahal. These are called Dhabas in India and they serve some real good traditional Indian mouth watering and relishing dishes.

So next time you come to India make sure you visit one.

What’s the best thing since sliced bread!

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What else, when we are belonging to this part of the century,

It’s keeping us busy without a story.

We are writing prompts, it is helping and entertaining us,

And Yes, at times it creates a lot of fuss.

From Obama to Osama all are searched,

No one is spared in this earth.

Stealing quality time from our family, friends and mates,

It taught us to socialize on Twitter, Facebook and Classmate.

What else on Earth is so crazy and overspread,

Internet is the best thing since sliced bread!.

Happy weekend all… keep posting.

A sensation — a taste, a smell, a piece of music — what that transports you back to childhood.

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 “The Childhood Transporter.”

Kids get tired after they enjoy at an all day out @http://agileopedia.com/
Kids get tired after they enjoy at an all day out @http://agileopedia.com/

Christmas Carols take me to my childhood. We used to take part in the winter concert and music fest.

Marbles draw my attention to childhood.

Candies take me back down the child hood lane.

Kites flying high in the sky pull my strings of childhood.

Smell of  freshly baked Cookies take me to my childhood.

The pitter patter of rain and sailing paper boats in the rain water take me to my childhood.

The fresh aroma after rain from the parched mud which was desperately waiting for some water, takes me back to my childhood.

Jon Bon Jovi, Def Lepard, Richard Marx, Pink Floyd, Bee Gees, Johny Cash, Cliff Richard any of their classics reminds me of the old days.

Above all spending time with my daughter, she is my childhood reborn and I relive my childhood with her.

First Blood

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When I saw the post this came to my mind immediately First Blood

They drew First Blood, Oh what a movie it was Rambo. The stout John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) and his baritone voice, having ghastly images of the Vietnam War which haunts him is provoked by the cops. Then whatever happens is worth watching.

So today Michelle drew the first blood by this prompt and I wrote about it.

Widening the Aperture of Life | Exploring Options

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Are we exploring ourselves or the various options available to us in the spheres of life?

We are busy chasing the moon and landing on the Mars, however we don’t bother or care for the plethora of opportunities or options floating around us.

I recently experienced something wonderful while sitting next to a kid when travelling.

He was the geek kid and downloading Apps from Google play, exploring them selecting some and rejecting others. I believe you all must be aware of mobile apps and Google play.

He was playing with the apps just installed as if they were there installed since ages, some required tilting of mobile to pour water. So out of curiosity I peeped this time to see how does he decide what to keep and what to bin and how does he know the app like a veteran when he had just installed it.

To my amusement each app had a video at the top and he would at the first check out the video and if it appealed to him in the next few minutes then he would go with the app, otherwise he would dump it.

Paperama: An App to master your origami skills
Paperama: An App to master your origami skills

As grownups we don’t open up or explore, I had always installed apps and then uninstalled after finding it disappointing. He was a kid 8 years old yet he was so sensible in choosing what to install.

This extends to all areas of life pertaining to us where we are presented to options however we have been so accustomed to routine than we forget to keenly observe what all options are available to us, rather I would say to change the perspective of viewing.

So the next time you have to analyze please try it from different angles and wear different hats rather than what you are used to.

Enjoy your day…. Have a blasting weekend ahead.

Playlist of life

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In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Playlist of the Week.”

1- Monday begins with it just another Manic Monday -Bangles

2-After heading home its like” lts been a hard Days Night and I have been working like a Dogs”- Beatles

3-Someday will be Saturday Night – Jon Bon Jovi

4 -It’s a miracle Hysteria – Def Lepard

5 -NewYork city shaking and everybody breaking Stayin Alive – Bee Gees

– What’s Your take 5 –

When the going gets tough

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It was Friday, a weekend, I had a many commitments on hand to accomplish.

In no means I wanted to have a bad day ( because of Friday and a weekend) however because the fixtures of the day meant a lot to I and I had worked day and night for this day.

I left for office and the car stereo played Another Brick On the Wall – an amazing Pink Floyd number which I love for their guitar work.

I had an hour to go for the meeting, it takes me approx 15 min to reach work, so an hour’s time was well enough to go ahead and plan my day.

The conference was well ahead the start of the business and people around the globe were to dial in, it was organized by me and the who’s who from my client was involved. It was considered rude if I was unable to make up for the call.

We can only plan, but we cannot plan unplanned activities, at times plan B doesn’t work at all.

As I steered I ended up in a log jam and a traffic mess, and the clock started to tick like a time bomb.

This song turned out to be an omen for me, I won’t play it again.

I had 45 minutes in hand, and things seemed worse, there was indeed a lot of speculation in my mind, do I leave my car and in the mess, do I call or send a cancellation?

I waited in the log jam, took a deep breath and decided lets steer, if I clear the 600m in next 30 mins then still I will be able to make it.

I finally made it to office and started to line up the meeting, to my surprise an email popped up with one of the board of directors saying to reschedule it, and I was like Argghh….

I was not rushing hitherto to get it postponed, however I thought I could drive it and change directions.

I called him up to explain that I had managed to get the time of many on board and it would again take another decade to line up all of them, he agreed with me and we had the call as scheduled and all went well.

Why am I sharing this bit with you, I wanted to make you realize that the movie is not yet over, give it your best and stay positive in adverse situations, this will lead you out as a winner.

Don’t start blaming and creating myth, this song is cursed for me, this road is bad luck avoid it, won’t wear this shirt again.

We can always plan for events, create a plan B however not for unplanned events, unplanned events are surprises thrown our way, it is us by our experience and ability to manage unplanned activities are at test.

When in deep shit, don’t get bothered, remember this is the worse and now it is going to be better forget everything and take a deep breath and take some time to think, recollect your facts and previous experience, there are no thumb rules in life.

So at the end of the day all’s well that ends well and always believe in the saying:

When the going gets tough the tough get going.

I believe you had a lovely weekend, make it your best.

To end despite all odds I believed in myself and all was right in the world.

Coming to terms of An Amazing Reality

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Today I discovered a natural phenomenon although I and almost all of us has heard this many times before.

Children exploring a mall @http://agileopedia.com/
Children exploring a mall @http://agileopedia.com/

So my wife insisted that we go in the nearby shopping mall over the weekend, she wanted jacket and winter wear, it’s spine chilling cold here after all. So I agreed and we were soon at the mall.

To my surprise the mall was so crowded and I saw people buying stuff like crazy.

It led me to conclude:

Women were doing the shopping as if it were the end; there won’t be any stuff available after this day. The jackets, pullovers, bedsheets, tops, bottoms, skirts all are going to be extinct from tomorrow. It’s in the female DNA to shop till you drop.

As a counterpart when it comes to the other sex: Men who hang out in the bars and booze they keep on repeating  this is the last one, as if this is the end of the holy liquid and they  will be deprived from tomorrow. So they would take until they cannot hold themselves, break the crockery, mess with people and puke.

 So what alcohol is to men shopping is to women.

This reminds me of another snippet:

Man texts his wife who is away from the last 2 weeks and here is what happens:

Husband:  Darling, how you doing?

Wife: I am good, are you missing me.

Husband: Yes

Wife: And what do you do when you miss me.

Husband: I eat your favourite choco fudge ice cream with extra nuts and watch your favourite movie, and do you miss me.

Wife: Yes

Husband: And what do you do when you miss me.

Wife: I take 4 shots of Johnie Walker, complimented by 2 Marlboro and then I don’t remember what happens thereafter.

This post was intended to be written in humor, with no allegations to any male/female/alcoholics/smokers/shopaholics and to husbands and wifes.

My wife is going to kill me after she reads this … Enjoy your week ahead.