My dreamy delight - NDA Ball

I wish….I wish….I wish…….I kept saying this from the very time I was invited for the NDA Ball the very first time……For some reason, this one thing was jinxed for me! Due to some or the other problem, I could not make it! Oh boy! NDA Ball and the chivalrous treatment was one dream I had since Class 11th! The reference sources maybe couldn’t ever understand my desperation to be a part of this grand celebration (not for the fellow in uniform, but for the complete mesmerizing armed forces environment) …

Process Recording

After I’ve explained my earnest desire, I think I should move on! The time was here and now….Autumn 2008 NDA batch is passing out on the November 29th and finally I got a ‘bakra- Dearest Desai!’ who could surely work some wonders to find me a date for the evening. I wanted a tall guy (another filter) apart from him being an extra-chivalrous fellow. The mediator could just understand me so well and asked this one cadet to contact me. I was sure to get a call and I did! He spoke in this ‘ma’am’ type tone and I was floored even without him asking me out for the ball! I could see my dream materializing in front of my eyes! Whoa…

We were supposed to meet and get the passes from the cadet, but that never quite happened. I then got a call on the very same day of the ball and was asked to board the NDA bus at 3.30pm. The call was executed at 1.45pm. I’d to hit my friends’ place and we were expected to get ready there. The complete drama in the half-an-hour we were at her place is another long story to explain.

Girls’ Changing Room!

The both of us get ready, get into the bus and get to NDA. The girlie changing room as usual annoyed me to the core…. “Hey bitch, let me have that mascara”, “Excuse me everyone, does anybody have a safety pin?”, “Girls can anybody do up the hooks of my blouse”….Oh God! So much of a monkey business! The hot bods then ruled the ramp and struggled with their pea-brains to get some great answers…BOO!

Ball the Ball…as in Roll the Ball!

The time was here and we were expecting our partners to come take us….Unfortunately, nothing like this happened. I spoke to my partner almost 5 times on the phone, but all seemed in vain! Finally, we found them…..I found him…and the happy story continues!

My fellow for the NDA Ball….Cadet Anup Gadkari, India Sqd!

Okay…..Lets get to this quickly! The guy was really cute, quite tall, pretty much well-versed about fundas of life and very courteous. Poor soul must’ve been bombarded with so many things about this special night, but he came across to be a normal individual who could keep me engrossed in our talk. We danced for about an hour and then sat talking. Talking never ends for me and I somehow made the self-assumed recluse also open up about many things! That uncomfortable exchange of compliments was like the cherry on the cake. The two of us got along pretty well and the night was spent in a nice manner! God bless him……He’s off in the air to fly…..!

I do not wish to visit the NDA Ball again and spoil its charm. My dream would remain equally dreamy even when I hit the grave!

With all those details and many more emotions to put in, I close the post here! Some fantasies and experiences should just be left to be relished by me, myself..!

I'll never have a heart big enough to care- I feel...

11.15 AM…21st November, 2008....At Sassoon Hospital – SOFOSH

Sofosh is the counselling centre of Sassoon Hospital. The full form stands to be Society of Friends of the Sassoon Hospitals! This centre offers a lot of patient welfare service in the premises of Sassoon Hospital.

Without any more boring stuff, let me get down to the crux! Shreevatsa is the adoption and child care centre of Sofosh where children between 0days – 6 years find shelter away from their biological parents. These can be children who’re rescued by police, abandoned children, children of unwed mothers etc. The thought of world being brutal is natural to strike when you see these children playing as normally as the kids of Tatas and Ambanis with the broken toys that have been donated by many of the socially aware individuals.

The field trip was nice and short. There was a lady who was clued up totally about what she was talking and briefed us about the organization in great detail. I was feeling all empowered to pursue the Women and Development course and was happy that we were getting a chance to do all these things and expand our knowledge bank.

The moment of pride filled my heart completely and I was feeling like this winner from some pageant! Then suddenly came the disastrous shock, as if the judge said that you’re second not first in the pageant! We were taken to the room where the children aged between 0days to 3months were kept. Their beds were joined and they had cage-like separators with name plates in front mentioning their name, DOB and other information. All the children were wide awake in their beds and smiling away to God’s glory as if nothing in the world can stop them from being happy. Earth split under my feet as it just flashed, that these are the babies without their mothers, without the feed, without a family and with a put on identity. GOSH! I would have burst out in tears seeing their smiles and sparkling eyes –all telling me that – “Radz, be strong, we all are happy and enjoying!”

All breath choked, I moved out immediately to get some fresh air. I was speechless for the next three odd hours with just that room flashing in front of my eyes again and again….One experience that would never erase from my mind….

I close the post with tears and this anti-Radz type post is just directly from the deepest inside of my heart….

Bribe Me with chocolates…Ummmm….

I Proclaim to the World Today:

“Buy me chocolates, and you’ll never be let down….Wink…”

Neither do I lick chocolate ice-cream like a wannabe, nor do I finish a complete bar in one go! ‘Chocolates and toffees’ are something that you will always find in one of my pockets of baggage that I carry (reasons known later in the post)! I’ve always dreamt of eating chocolate, drinking chocolate….of being a chocolate myself actually! Maybe it runs in the blood, but a sweet tooth can cost you a lot! Trust Me!

Chocolates as they say are high in calorific value, should be consumed only in limits! Anyhow, when Toblerone stands tall when out of its packet and when you can see the golden/silver kisses lying right in front of your eyes, its way too difficult to resist! I keep wondering how the manufacturers come up with names that equally tempt you! The packaging is so darn attractive that when you enter a store and see the glittery corner, you just can’t keep your hands off the racks!

My philo corner…

I believe that chocolate and its taste mechanism can be compared to life! Chocolates are the happy times and should be carried along with you wherever you go! Another fact that I feel is important to consider is that chocolate should be eaten only in small bits as too much happiness can make you ignorant of the same! A chocolate can teach you just so many things like being intriguing, being dark yet sweet etc etc…..Period for now! I can go on with this for another 100 pages!

Radz – Choco connections…

Impressing people whom I meet for the very first time is a sincere endeavour of mine always. You won’t believe, offering a toffee after the first uncomfortable ‘HI’ sets the ground forever. I’ve tried this trick with many toddlers, grannies and even tweens and it works in a superb manner!

Chocolates have always filled up the empty spaces that I somehow could not fill with people! The lingering taste can keep me going for hours together. A kick, a punch, a high – I get all of those from chocolates! Even if your iPod battery runs out, mobile doesn’t catch network, a chocolate would always stand by.

I wish Mr. Cadbury was alive so that I’d have tried my luck once atleast!

I claim that humankind will be in shambles the day Radz stops liking chocolates! I’d love to be a “Chocolate Witch” in my next birth – Be cruel and steal the chocolates from everyone…You’ve got sadistic thoughts somewhere deep down inside, you see! Ha ha!

As air, water and light is to mankind, Chocolates are to ‘Radz’kind!

Amen…

Leave me alone....NO NO NEVER!

Someone told me in the strictest manner after a long fight we had – “LEAVE ME ALONE!" I just wish to draft a reply here…

However reclusive one is, doesn’t one like to be cared for? When I heard this phrase time and again at bus-stops, in cafés and on the streets, I realized that it is one sort of a jargon that is commonly used without even an iota of thinking. A rock solid fight and at the pinnacle of my wrath, I tend to say ‘get lost’! Anyhow, I take no time to say a regretful ‘SORRY’ which 99.99% times, I seriously mean! Time lapse – 10 seconds maximum!

There are many though who want to be left alone for long and real long hours! Enjoying one’s own company is the best thing in life, I truly agree, but what’s with the common usage of “LEAVE ME ALONE – L.M.A.” After being at loggerheads with a near and dear one, don’t you need more support? A lot of calm is derived from within, but so much more can be drawn if someone is there beside you to spruce your ruined mood! A word of conviction or a touch of someone who’ll be there – doesn’t it give you a different punch altogether?

If it is all about being alone - tell your thoughts to leave, plea to the tears to stay away and try being totally away from life! Tell life - “Dear Life, LMA”…..

Let me see how sustenance in this blind world of nothing flourishes…When you can’t leave life behind, why leave the people who are its very building blocks?

Just give it a thought folks…After all this LMA moral lecture(ML), I am off my chair that too LMAO(Laughin’ my ass off)…..Take Care!

Read the bold - Radz'z Palm Speaks...

Hi Radhika, yours is an alert hand type. You have a magical charisma about you. As a speaker, you can move your audience. Your aura has a soothing influence, relaxing those who interact with you. You are a die-hard perfectionist - anything short of perfection can ruin your balance. But you are an extremely 'feeling' person and reach out intuitively to others. Your index finger is short. This makes you a dependable team player. A position of command is justfor you. But you do have a keen eye for detail.

You can be impulsive; not all your moves are quite rational. Look out! Stress could get the better of you. Your index finger being longer than your ring finger points to you being realistic but aggressive at the same time. Yet, you are not able to stand your ground at times. Your sense of judgement is finely balanced. Your middle finger being longer than the adjoining fingers in length signifies an even view towards life.

You are extremely organised; seldom ever do you 'come apart' in any situation. You seem to have all stages of your life worked out to the last detail, and possess an unbiased and sagacious personality. You evaluate and analyse all your actions towards achieving your goals in life and get there through sheer dedication and will power. The top of your ring finger is in level with the base of the fingernail of your middle finger. You are a sweet talker and can seduce most people and bend them to your will. Your little finger is set evenly at the base with the middle finger. The scrupulousness in your personality is your finest asset. It leads you to take rational decisions.

Since your little finger is even with the first flexure line (joint) of your ring finger, you are a blunt and outspoken person. You are extremely forthright in your views and nothing discourages you from speaking the truth, unpalatable as it may be. yours is an alert hand type. You have a magical charisma about you. As a speaker, you can move your audience. Your aura has a soothing influence, relaxing those who interact with you. You are a die-hard perfectionist - anything short of perfection can ruin your balance. But you are an extremely 'feeling' person and reach out intuitively to others. You have a long life and will live to up to about 70.

You are a wanderer. You cannot be emotionally tied down to one place. Familiar surroundings have no meaning in your life as you can adapt to all places with ease. Your headline is totally in contact with your lifeline. Your headline ends in a fork. You contemplate deeply before executing plans. This trait is usually inherent in lawyers and authors. Your headline is medium straight. You are a highly rational individual. You are thought oriented and never act before thinking it through. You are a highly energetic person who emotes with physical touch. Your personality is marked by a strong sensual presence. You demonstrate your feelings freely - be these feelings of affection or otherwise. Your fate line is centered. This indicates that you are a perceptive individual. You tread carefully in life owing to past negative experiences

Wake Up call for the Young entrepreneurs

“The young do not know enough to be prudent, and therefore they attempt the impossible, and achieve it, generation after generation!” Mr. Pearl S. Buck has left us to ponder over this marvelous thought but unfortunately the recent readings tell us that the latter half of this statement is not quite true.

Personally, I really don’t know what to comment. I always felt that the untapped potential that was endowed to humanity in form of youth was unsurpassable. They had the zeal, the brains and the street smartness to get down in the market and set excellent global standards. Just when all these thoughts came to me over a cup of coffee, I read this article in Business Report that seriously questioned the absence of innovation in the youngsters. People have conducted surveys to actually prove that the youth is not as informed and educated as the previous generation and hence, creativity and innovative ideas are dying out at an astonishing rate.

Anyhow, that was that! I still couldn’t come terms with this fact and I sat pondering over the same. Thinking about my close friends who’ve established businesses like production industries, CA firms and hardware solutions – even after years of struggle are still around the point they started! We hear the “Think-out-of-the-box” idiom time and again, but where’s the new element disappeared??? This is when the bells rang and I understood that only a good USP and potential investment are not the pillars of success anymore. The people who’ve carved their niche in the market came with an idea that struck no one else but them and they just materialized it!

An unconventional business idea is all that one needs to shoot to fame in no time. An idea that is supported by intelligent leadership traits can be called the success mantra in the corporate world. Corporate complacency doesn’t come with profits, but a hallmark success story that can be sung like that of a national hero does. Generic businesses are out and a mind-blowing creative idea is the “in thing”. We may feel that small ideas are dumb and leave them aside, but it is these very weird ideas that actually become a super hit in the market.

Abhinav Bindra who is an ace shooter has his dad behind him who’s really just hit it right at the right time. Dr. Bindra who started as a food-processing entrepreneur succeeded beyond everyone’s expectations and his curries and other foods are famous internationally. He’s even stepped into the world of providing vermicompost and has fulfilled his duty as an environmentally aware citizen and has made tremendous profits through the same.

I’ve understood one thing from the complete research that conventionality is out and creative ideas that may surprise everyone are here to stay. Where’s our youth heading and are they listening to me? Take the path not taken and stay away from the path that has already been booked…

Finishing with my coffee, now I feel maybe even I should put on my thinking cap and come up with something that “you” out there in the market have never even imagined…Wait and watch!

(Just for the books)