tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81785047886378242842023-11-16T16:04:53.732+05:30My Authorings!!My words trying to convey my heart, soul and underintelligence, that too rhymingly!!sudharm baxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05267161615281216261noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178504788637824284.post-61592918060130066032009-10-02T16:36:00.004+05:302009-10-02T20:32:12.080+05:30Knockout!!<div style="text-align: center; font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Raging bull<br />Lurching lion<br />Fearless dragon<br />Ali's ferocious scion<br /><br />Seeing him fight<br />was such a sight<br />Half a dozen from the left<br />Half a dozen from the right<br /><br />Blow after blow<br />his opponents went slow<br />Then that famous blow<br />that full-stopped the show<br /><br />Had received<br />multiple blows<br />but could not handle<br />that one blow<br /><br />Had so many<br />on head, but<br />could not handle<br />one on heart<br /><br />Always thought<br />he had a strong body<br />but never realized the<br />weakness of his heart<br /><br />A heart<br />that got crushed<br />at a single<br />betrayal<br /><br />The heart<br />that loved and<br />asked for no<br />explanations<br /><br />The same heart<br />now has stripped<br />him of all his<br />powers<br /><br />Leaving him<br />with an unseen wound<br />and enormous<br />memory showers<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">Life for him<br />was a roller-coaster ride<br /> and now he is thinking of<br />different ways of suicide<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">About his fate<br />he is still in doubt<br />Out of<br />umpteen matches<br />why this<br />particular 'match'<br />was chosen for<br />his <span style="font-weight: bold;">KNOCKOUT</span><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">--sudharm baxi</span><br /></div></div>sudharm baxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05267161615281216261noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178504788637824284.post-87651065443392981722009-04-24T10:24:00.006+05:302009-04-24T10:39:41.954+05:30Come out and Act!!<span style="color:#cc33cc;">If you are a <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg626SwQtCcJcTXowuq1s0vPPuKMtWCTe3Ut9xYIKsKRHmHGicQzil1LzYe_S6uRFlpNDJtzgJFlOYzuF8s5LzARbVvT4XSeAH4XdI5iV_d8yJIeffcN4hhICwJA4puL4NkrhWCDUOia9wJ/s1600-h/herd_of_sheep_311px1-300x203.gif"></a><br />part of the herd <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTkTPnfdHHrNE3whR3lA-kiqsTiVX370H904nUBXl465KEPJR1ZHZFZzt3BF4m-4dcoY556Dkz2Bc8xwEgMvHFb0T-O6vi7MBBULUD9CqGZE7dx4G3XZG4TxtYIExWlQiyPr_fAxggAP2f/s1600-h/herd_of_sheep_311px1-300x203.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328120562614056770" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 135px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTkTPnfdHHrNE3whR3lA-kiqsTiVX370H904nUBXl465KEPJR1ZHZFZzt3BF4m-4dcoY556Dkz2Bc8xwEgMvHFb0T-O6vi7MBBULUD9CqGZE7dx4G3XZG4TxtYIExWlQiyPr_fAxggAP2f/s200/herd_of_sheep_311px1-300x203.gif" border="0" /></a><br />I assure you, you'll<br />never be heard<br />Come out<br />Speak about<br />Share concerns<br />Learn lessons<br />Ask questions<br />Life is short<br />Take your shot<br />Or else keep regretting<br />if i had done this<br />if i had done that<br />History doesn't care about<br />those who regret<br />Praise songs are written<br />for those who beget,<br />those who initiate,<br />those who proliferate,<br />Unleash the<br />chains of dogmas and the<br />shackles of notion<br />Jump into the pool of<br />positivity and thus clean-off</span><br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;">every bit of negation</span>sudharm baxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05267161615281216261noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178504788637824284.post-6609094516577631722009-04-22T16:46:00.005+05:302009-04-22T17:00:08.883+05:30DeceitOCTOR<meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; 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color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal">Cleared exams <o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal">became a doctor<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal">Took the <b style="">oath</b> of<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal">being a protector<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal">A job near to God,<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal">with time became <o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal">more of a fraud<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Indulge</b>d myself<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal">in all the <b style="">deceit</b>s, be it<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal">a simple cesarean or my <o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal">other operational feats</p><p style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal">
<br /><o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal">These hands have <o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal">performed umpteen<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal">unnecessary operations<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal">On being paid enough<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal">have killed lots of<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal">God's pink* creations</p><p style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal">
<br /><o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal">Bleeding souls<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal">that fear death<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal">feed me with my <o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal">daily bread<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal">Yes i feed upon <o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal">fear and not<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal">compassion<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal">For me, they are<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal">mere products <o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal">on the assembly-line<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal">troubled by God, and </p> <p style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p>sent to make <o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal">my wallet shine</p><p style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal">
<br /><o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal">Public service<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal">Humanity, Love or <o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal">Altruism<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal">All subdued when <o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal">seen through my <o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">money prism</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:verdana;">
<br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"></span><o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p>*pink - girl (implying female infanticide)</p><p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal">
<br /></p><p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal">Another <a href="http://threewordwednesday.wordpress.com/2009/04/22/3ww-cxxxiv/">3WW</a>, the three words were Deceit, Indulge and Oath.</p><p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal">
<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-style: italic;font-family:verdana;" >--sudharm baxi</span>
<br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> sudharm baxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05267161615281216261noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178504788637824284.post-57337241414051054212009-04-22T13:20:00.015+05:302009-04-22T15:32:34.654+05:30Master Stocker!!<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-sJJj4lJJUUtBvciLC_VVCPla1bPvQFq9lEekjgpbhWEQ7qH42B12jjvN8oNTmrbpVNG5SwObBRUMYTj6I2WJKa__D5fSzF0HHYjT3rTuOlnD1R8FwNdwZpqWrGvw5Mi2Xvdr3q0ILHOg/s1600-h/warrenbuffett.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327429085737066178" style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; float: right; width: 200px; height: 154px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-sJJj4lJJUUtBvciLC_VVCPla1bPvQFq9lEekjgpbhWEQ7qH42B12jjvN8oNTmrbpVNG5SwObBRUMYTj6I2WJKa__D5fSzF0HHYjT3rTuOlnD1R8FwNdwZpqWrGvw5Mi2Xvdr3q0ILHOg/s200/warrenbuffett.jpg" border="0" /></a></strong></span></span></span> <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><strong>M</strong>agnanimous <strong>m</strong>aster </span></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><strong>I</strong>ntelligent <strong>i</strong>conoclast </span></span><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>R</strong>ejected <strong>r</strong>ewards<br /><strong>R</strong>ewarded '<strong>r</strong>ejects'<br /><strong>O</strong>ccidental <strong>o</strong>ffbeat<br /><strong>R</strong>ealistic <strong>r</strong>easoner<br /><strong>S</strong>anguine <strong>s</strong>tockist</span></span> </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">This acrostic is dedicated to Warren Buffet (b.1930), owner of the famous <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkshire_Hathaway">Berkshire Hathaway</a>, the best stockist of all times, known for his magnanimity and insight; a constant learner and a high-achiever. In these black days of credit crunch, recession and whatnot, his companies are least affected. I chose this acrostic (the word 'MIRRORS') to express my love for the best broker on the face of this planet.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">With time, he saw in the mirrors (spiritual may be), the originality of life and the minimality of money, and hence donated every penny of his hard and smartly earned money for the well-being of the downtrodden.<br /><br />I know i have breached many rules of ACROSTICS, but for Warren Buffet, i guess they are pardonable.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:Verdana;" ><em>--sudharm baxi</em></span>sudharm baxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05267161615281216261noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178504788637824284.post-12435087420062745072009-04-21T13:57:00.003+05:302009-04-22T10:20:53.893+05:30Acrostic 180409<span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:verdana;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Another <a href="http://acrosticonly.blogspot.com/">Acrostic</a>, consider it to be a slogan for a fictional social networking site called 'OPPORTUNITY'!!<br /><br />O</span>penness is good, but it</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:verdana;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">P</span>romotes</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:verdana;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">P</span>erversion and plagiarism, hence</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:verdana;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">O</span>ffer only</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:verdana;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">R</span>estricted</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:verdana;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">T</span>houghts and</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:verdana;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">U</span>pload only</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:verdana;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">N</span>ecessary</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:verdana;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">I</span>nformation,</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:verdana;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">T</span>hank </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:verdana;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Y</span>ou!!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 0, 51);font-family:verdana;" >--sudharm baxi</span>sudharm baxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05267161615281216261noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178504788637824284.post-82114108494985943422009-04-20T09:58:00.004+05:302009-04-20T10:35:12.124+05:30Egoistic Me!!<em><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#000000;">Read this slowly to get the insights of an Egoist!!</span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></em><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ff0000;"><strong><em>I patch </em></strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ff0000;"><strong><em>just to tear </em></strong></span><br /><strong><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#ff0000;"></span></em></strong><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ff0000;"><strong><em>I befriend</em></strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ff0000;"><strong><em>only for fear </em></strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ff0000;"><strong><em></em></strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ff0000;"><strong><em>I agree</em></strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ff0000;"><strong><em>just to break </em></strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ff0000;"><strong><em></em></strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ff0000;"><strong><em>I freeze</em></strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ff0000;"><strong><em>just to crack<br /><br />I sense</em></strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ff0000;"><strong><em>but never feel<br /><br />I fall in love</em></strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ff0000;"><strong><em>but never faint</em></strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ff0000;"><strong><em><br />I sketch<br />and never paint<br /><br />I think<br />but never dream<br /><br />I link<br />but never attach<br /><br />I mind trade<br />and never the dealings<br /><br />I have emotions,<br />but no empathic feelings<br /><br />Never a sharpener,<br />but always a good shredder<br /><br />In this life, full of trade-offs,<br />I am certainly, a very smart trader!!</em></strong></span><br /></span><strong><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#ff0000;"></span></em></strong><br /><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#000000;">Tried to portray the increasing ego, with the metres, as the poem progresses.</span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#cc33cc;">--sudharm baxi (my creation but not me!!)</span></em>sudharm baxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05267161615281216261noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178504788637824284.post-23637142519527401802009-04-08T19:06:00.006+05:302009-04-09T15:47:19.824+05:30Is she still mine??<span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:verdana;" >Buried all the differences<br />Wanted to start everything new..<br />Reached the party<br />when the people were so few..<br /><br />The diamond necklace on that<br />stunning black dress..<br />Beautifying the beauty as if<br />a dove in a cloudy mess..<br /><br />Mustering courage<br />with the hope of a new dawn..<br />Buttoning the suit<br />i was even willing to fawn..<br /><br />But my eyes signaled<br />something else to my mind..<br />She was with someone who<br />certainly was not her kind..<br /><br />Sam - the flirt,<br />is what he was famously called..<br />The dude with the<br />French beard and a shaven bald..<br /><br />She looked happy and<br />she looked calm..<br />She looked content and<br />still carried her charm..<br /><br />My colors faded<br />faster than i thought..<br />I blamed myself for<br />the lost jewel i sought..<br /><br />I was still sipping the un-cherished agony<br />when she approached with a glass of wine..<br />Told me about her ploy to open my eyes, </span><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:verdana;" >cleared</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:verdana;" >the clouds of lies with her lightening shine..<br /><br />My heart beats paced, </span><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:verdana;" >before </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:verdana;" >the heart could sublime..<br />Mind was still furious but the heart </span><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:verdana;" >pounced </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:verdana;" >with joy stating - She is still mine..<br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:verdana;" ><em>--sudharm baxi</em></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Thanks <a href="http://threewordwednesday.wordpress.com/">3WW</a>, the inspiration for this conventional poem, the three words were - Flirt, Ploy and Stunning.</span>sudharm baxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05267161615281216261noreply@blogger.com36tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178504788637824284.post-36556816068509401042009-04-07T14:52:00.010+05:302009-04-08T11:41:04.672+05:30Weeping clown!!<span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff0000;">The red nose and <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-_Vf3lrEmZoMlKjxIJchXQBNbbMBoDQsuZEPuybBW0Gb-eH1eO_1FbSsweIJs4E4U-uoPkZDGFwcDk2XfpoZQ1BRi_liMc0RiGk9aQQV0rthNNYiqzBEgUBULFWuJ65R_bEgLBe4Xo920/s1600-h/weeping_clown_mural.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322197558265700434" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-_Vf3lrEmZoMlKjxIJchXQBNbbMBoDQsuZEPuybBW0Gb-eH1eO_1FbSsweIJs4E4U-uoPkZDGFwcDk2XfpoZQ1BRi_liMc0RiGk9aQQV0rthNNYiqzBEgUBULFWuJ65R_bEgLBe4Xo920/s320/weeping_clown_mural.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />the unkempt green hair </span></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff0000;">The red lips and my<br />skin utterly fair, they<br />all try their best<br />to hide my tear but<br />for how long? Already<br />holding that tear<br />for centuries now<br />Holding it and trying to </span></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff0000;">keep it </span></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff0000;">always within<br />Never dared to share<br />Not because i was afraid<br />but only because<br />i am not supposed to<br />People say</span></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff0000;">You are a clown and </span></span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;color:#ff0000;">you can never frown, just</span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;color:#ff0000;">wear that silly gown and</span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;color:#ff0000;">accept the humility crown</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff0000;">Spread laughter,<br />Be full of fake joy<br />and never even think </span></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff0000;">of being thoughtful<br />But i am one, i too<br />have a family to run,<br />i too want to have some fun,<br />i too care for the poor<br />even though i am one<br />Barely i know where<br />to find my next meal,<br />barely i find clothes<br />that don't show something within<br />The excessive make-up<br />could no more hide the<br />wrinkles and the pain<br />And that one tear in my eye,<br />it refused to hold up<br />it rebelled and came out<br />leaving another ocean of<br />his mates to burn about<br />Life is harsh i know<br />for that very reason<br />i chose to be a clown<br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">coz</span> as they say a clown<br />has no burdens to lay</span></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff0000;">he is happy and gay</span></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff0000;">and is always required </span></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff0000;">to keep </span></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff0000;">his </span></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff0000;">tears and</span></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff0000;">his sorrows at bay...<br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color:#666666;">Thanks to the wonderful graffiti at </span></span><a href="http://poefusion.blogspot.com/2009/04/monday-mural.html"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" style="color:#666666;">Poefusion</span></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color:#666666;">, the root of inspiration for this abstract effort. (<strong>About the photo</strong>-'Weeping Clown' by Cesar Austudillo (a graffiti shot in Spain))<br /></span><em><span style="color:#cc33cc;">--<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">sudharm</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">baxi</span></span></em> </span>sudharm baxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05267161615281216261noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178504788637824284.post-578017746736330362009-04-07T12:24:00.004+05:302009-04-07T12:36:28.580+05:30Friendship<meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5C283840%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Verdana; panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:swiss; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:536871559 0 0 0 415 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">An attempt at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acrostic">acrostic </a>, inspired by <a href="http://acrosticonly.blogspot.com/">Acrostic Only</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">F</span>un filled summers at<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">R</span>iverside camps<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">I</span>nteresting relations with <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">E</span>ndearing romance<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">N</span>ever ending affection and<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">D</span>eathly departures<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">S</span>trongly felt love glued with<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">H</span>earty enthusiasm <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">I</span>ntermingled favors, all<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">P</span>ackaged as a gift called</span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);" class="MsoNormal">
<br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">FRIENDSHIP</span></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal">
<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">--sudharm baxi</span></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Previous immature pieces on similar topic at </span><a style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" href="http://baxiwrites.blogspot.com/2009/03/friend-indeed.html">Friends indeed</a><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> and </span><a style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" href="http://baxiwrites.blogspot.com/2009/02/friends.html">Friends</a><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">.</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">
<br /><o:p></o:p></span></p> sudharm baxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05267161615281216261noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178504788637824284.post-45643389766420130942009-04-06T14:25:00.004+05:302009-04-06T18:44:07.115+05:30Varied Intoxications!!<span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color:#cc33cc;"><em>I went to the bar<br />and sat on a chair<br />on being asked<br />I replied unaware<br /><br />Enough of intoxicating my mind<br />Please STOP!!!<br />Don't offer me more..<br />I have spoiled myself already enough<br />If you really wanna help<br />gimme something to <span style="color:#ff0000;">intoxicate my soul</span><br /><br />Instead of the bottled<br />let me taste my own spirit<br />Keep me away from whisky<br />and let me be a little more risky<br />Enough of momentary pleasures<br />Give me a pleasure that lasts<br />No more i wish to get smashed<br />nor find any pride in getting zonked<br />In fact<br />no more reasons i find to be proud<br />no more i wish to lead the crowd<br />All my ambitions<br />have rested in this ocean<br />the ocean that was always within<br />but always ignored<br />Ocean that always remained unexplored<br />But not anymore</em></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color:#cc33cc;"><em></em></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color:#cc33cc;"><em>Not anymore<br />i wish to be a part of the herd<br />Not anymore<br />i wish to be an enclosed bird<br /><br />Open up my cage and let me fly<br />Let me measure boundaries of the sky<br /><br />No more i want colored drugs to try<br />No more i wish to experience a high<br />All i wish is to be lofted<br />lofted into the eternity<br />lofted into the divine serenity<br /><br />This is not some drunkard<br />speaking after a couple of shots,<br />not someone who has had that in lots, but<br />someone who has drank a part of his spirit,<br />someone who doesn't shout at life - "I've gotit!", but<br />someone who has seen life in its entirety,<br />someone who has tasted the sweetness of spirituality<br /><br /></em></span></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><em><span style="color:#000000;">--sudharm baxi</span></em><br /><span style="color:#666666;">Another <a href="http://www.thefreedictionary.com/prose">prose</a>, i know, but could not help; </span></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#666666;">thanks for bearing with me and giving it a read..</span>sudharm baxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05267161615281216261noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178504788637824284.post-39895522335626200872009-04-01T18:00:00.009+05:302009-04-06T12:15:32.667+05:30My crush crushed with such knack!!<p><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><em>He knew some magic he knew some charm<br />Out of so many <strong>varied</strong> tricks he knew<br />My life's magician mastered this one too </em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><em>He had a particular knack for this kind of cheat<br />No devil could replace him from the top seat<br />He showed such unmatchable skill for that feat</em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><em>By the time i realized<br />my <strong>crush</strong> had shifted gears</em><br /></span><em><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">My prolonged longings<br />had become ever flowing tears<br />All i was left with were<br />a baby and all the worldly fears</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><br /></span></em><br /></span><em><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">My mind refused to work<br />my heart still facing quiver<br />My feelings succumbed to death<br />my soul died of an unknown fever</span></em></p><p><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-family:verdana;" ><em>Tears roll down my life<br />Emotions flood my world<br />Feelings long evaporated<br />leaving behind a life so curled</em></span></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><em>No one can find my trust now<br />none i believe anymore<br />You squeezed my sweetness<br />leaving behind a life so sore</em><br /></span><br />Smiles faded<br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Heart shivered</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Memories haunted</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Happiness crumpled</span><br /><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Relationship cheated</span> </strong><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Sentiments crushed</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Thoughts troubled</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Spirit dissolved</span><br />Tears befriend</span></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">--sudharm baxi</span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Though a sad piece, but i am happy that i compiled this.</span><em> </em></span></span><span style="font-family:verdana;">Another of <a href="http://threewordwednesday.wordpress.com/">3WW</a>, the three words to be used were Crush, Knack and Varied.</span></p>sudharm baxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05267161615281216261noreply@blogger.com36tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178504788637824284.post-78441177759083563532009-03-30T19:01:00.006+05:302009-03-30T20:27:06.602+05:30With love, for Tej<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhksRI6o0U1-dkTuNNI1yURdU_j48fMVNHdgaObWsSLplK_kM2SzhzOf443rw8S0W63JXv26o0qshQHQ_CxR8uDBybtqGd0GEIJ1azYYRyifUIhllOH58oLyMM4WFUvbLuVJtMl6nuzBvHd/s1600-h/Tej.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318994585285877762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhksRI6o0U1-dkTuNNI1yURdU_j48fMVNHdgaObWsSLplK_kM2SzhzOf443rw8S0W63JXv26o0qshQHQ_CxR8uDBybtqGd0GEIJ1azYYRyifUIhllOH58oLyMM4WFUvbLuVJtMl6nuzBvHd/s320/Tej.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">My cousin and his wife recently received a beautiful gift, a baby that would enrich their lives and open a new chapter in it, his name is Tejraj Baxi (Tej), so this is for you Tej,</span></div><div><br /> </div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#cc33cc;"><em>Your name carries that<br />profound glaze..<br />On your birth no one can<br />guage our craze..<br /><br />Life is so beautiful<br />and you are an example..<br />Life is full of colours<br />and you are a true sample..<br />Life is full of happiness<br />wish you get that in ample..<br />Don't let even a slight wrinkle<br />find a place on your sweet temple..<br /><br />While getting massaged<br />the expressions on your face<br />were a sight to catch..<br />And those calisthenics<br />suggest as if a gymnast<br />getting ready for a match..<br /><br />Seeing you truly makes one believe<br />that someone up there is surely an artist<br />Your dad wants you to be a surgeon<br />i would rather tell you to be a guitarist<br /><br />Grow up quickly<br />and decide on your own..<br />whether to play chords<br />or research some clone..<br /><br />Reach for the skies<br />but never be arrogant..<br />Search for the stars<br />but never be ignorant..<br />do things in life that<br />makes everyone jubiliant..<br /><br />Keep your head high<br />and the feet firm..<br />Believe in just one thing<br />and that is </em></span><a href="http://www.thefreedictionary.com/karma"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#cc33cc;"><em>'Karm'</em></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#cc33cc;"><em>..</em></span></div><br /><div><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#cc33cc;"></span></em></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#3333ff;"><em>with loads of love and goodluck...</em></span></div><br /><div><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#cc33cc;">--sudharm baxi</span></em></div>sudharm baxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05267161615281216261noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178504788637824284.post-67584192110735420132009-03-30T14:21:00.009+05:302009-03-31T15:39:16.906+05:30What is Victory?<span style="font-family:verdana;color:#3366ff;"><em>Victory is what i crave for<br />Victory is what i can kill for<br />Indeed for victory i can die for<br /><br />Describing victory is not a child's play<br />it's not like building castles with wet clay<br /><br />It is the net outcome of<br />a wholesome effort<br />and never-say-die spirit<br />at every step of the<br />extraordinarily initiated feat<br /><br />It is the profound pride that follow<br />It is the joy that fills the hollow<br /><br />But there are stories behind<br />the medal glory and pride curtain<br />about the life so left out and uncertain</em></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ff0000;"><em>torn wings* </em></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ff0000;"><em>broken limbs<br />crying mothers<br />weeping kids<br />open wounds<br />closed lids**</em></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">dependent life<br />mourning wife<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;">Past gracious glory is now<br />nothing but an unending story<br /><br />Not told to boast off or brag about<br />but just to re-live that daring life<br />and savor all those tiny bits of the<br />praise bestowed for the winning strife</span></em></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><em>.</em></span><br />.<br />.<br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><em>* spirit/ambition</em></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><em>** lesser options in life</em></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#333333;">Thanks to the </span><a href="http://everyphototellsastory.blogspot.com/2009/03/image-prompt-winged-victory.html"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#333333;">'Winged Victory'</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#333333;"> photo at </span><a href="http://everyphototellsastory.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#333333;">EPTAS</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#333333;"> for inspiration..</span><br /><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#cc33cc;"></span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#cc33cc;">--sudharm baxi</span></em>sudharm baxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05267161615281216261noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178504788637824284.post-47046370570033859082009-03-25T19:10:00.005+05:302009-03-25T19:26:34.387+05:30Earnestness required<div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><em><span style="color:#000000;">Response to </span><a href="http://threewordwednesday.wordpress.com/"><span style="color:#000000;">3WW</span></a><span style="color:#000000;">, the words were Earnest, Layer and Reactive:</span></em></span></div><div align="left"><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></em> </div><div align="left"><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></em> </div><div align="left"><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#ff0000;"></span></em></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ff0000;"><em></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ff0000;"><em><strong>Earnest</strong>ness<br />in relationship<br />is all i demanded<br /><br />i did not want<br />moon or the sparkling stars<br />i did not ask for<br />diamond or the luxury cars<br /><br />your poems were lovely<br />your talks were sweet<br />but hidden in those<br />a plethora of cheat<br /><br />now i understand you and your love<br />now your fakeness is un<strong>layer</strong>ed<br />standing naked with the torn shame<br />you can't even ask to be spared<br /><br />You tell me<br />not to be hyperactive<br />You tell me<br />not to be <strong>reactive</strong><br /><br />Don't suggest anything<br />or act overtly smart<br />Just leave my shattered body<br />with the bleeding heart<br /><br />In our relationship<br />i saw the gleaming<br />i should be punished<br />for all the dreaming<br /><br />This love should<br />have been crushed<br />in the bud<br />and my heart should<br />have been stopped</em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ff0000;"><em>with a thud</em></span></div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#ff0000;">.</span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#ff0000;">.</span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#ff0000;"></span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#ff0000;"></span></em></div><div align="left"><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#000000;">Also my first <a href="http://www.thefreedictionary.com/haiku">Haiku</a>, a japanese form of poetry with 5-7-5 pattern of unrhyming syllables and hidden meanings - </span></em></div><div align="left"><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></em> </div><div align="left"><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></em></div><div align="left"><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#ff0000;"></span></em></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#3333ff;"><em>Remove the outer covering <strong>layer</strong><br />to unveil <strong>earnest</strong> truth behind your hatred<br />relationships are <strong>reactive</strong> for sure</em></span></div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#3333ff;"></span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#3333ff;"></span></em></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#cc33cc;"><em>--sudharm baxi</em></span></div>sudharm baxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05267161615281216261noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178504788637824284.post-2265494607175466572009-03-20T14:05:00.005+05:302009-04-02T19:31:33.561+05:30a friend indeed!!<span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Inspired by a beautiful painting of 'a boy and his horse' by </span><a href="http://deanos-den.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Deano</span></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> on </span><a href="http://everyphototellsastory.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">EPTAS</span></a> - </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><em><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">'a friend in need<br />is a friend indeed'<br />is something we read<br />where ever we lead<br /><br />but why look for deed<br />break into this creed<br />a friend is a friend<br />and not a piece of need<br /><br />don't pay any heed<br />who is in the lead<br />sow that love seed<br />and pluck envy weed<br /><br />we have been freed<br />of all kinds of greed<br />we have been freed<br />coz we are same breed<br /><br />in wartime you are a steed*<br />for enemies you are a gleed**<br />making those fiends bleed<br />by being my armour n shield<br /><br />you are my daily feed<br />God this is what i plead<br />let me keep this meed***<br />for which i write n read</span><br /></em></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">*steed - A horse, especially a spirited one.<br />**gleed - A glowing coal; an ember.<br />***meed - A merited gift</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span><br />Someone knows a name for such a poem?<br />One with similar ending sounds all throughout..<br /><br /><em><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">--sudharm baxi</span></em></span>sudharm baxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05267161615281216261noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178504788637824284.post-41547745079950387612009-03-18T17:13:00.006+05:302009-03-18T20:15:56.914+05:30Ubiquitous Burden of being unnatural<p><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#666666;">This poem is in response to a fantastic site </span><a href="http://threewordwednesday.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#666666;">Three word wednesday</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#666666;">, the 3 words to be used were - Burden, Natural, Ubiquitous.</span></p><p><span style="color:#cc33cc;"><em><span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong>Burden</strong> in the mind<br />burden on the back ..<br /><br />Burden in the street<br />burden on the rack ..<br /><br />Kill the burden<br />be merry ..<br />Don't fake around<br />be a sweet cherry ..<br /><br />Artificial intelligence<br />synthetic clothes ..<br />Manufactured features<br />plastic growths ..<br />Hypocrite behaviour<br />creating moths ..</span></em></span></p><p><span style="color:#cc33cc;"><em><span style="font-family:verdana;">Shamming is taught</span></em></span><br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;"><em><span style="font-family:verdana;">forgery practiced</span></em></span> ..<br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;"><em><span style="font-family:verdana;">Nothing is real</span></em></span><br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;"><em><span style="font-family:verdana;">everything transfixed ..<br /><br />Be <strong>natural</strong> is all<br />i suggest ..<br />in order to put<br />your brain at rest ..<br /><br />Sooner or later<br />you will find The treasure ..<br />that was always<br /><strong>ubiquitous</strong> in nature</span></em></span> ..</p><p><em><span style="color:#666666;">--sudharm baxi</span></em></p>sudharm baxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05267161615281216261noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178504788637824284.post-58642928832767178342009-03-13T13:01:00.010+05:302009-04-15T19:09:16.042+05:30Ohh son!!<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><em><span style="color:#cc0000;">Oh God i always loved exploration<br />but not like this..<br /><br />I wished to admire him<br />but not like this..<br /><br />I wanted him to be strong<br />but not like this<br /><br />From where my son you gathered such courage<br />you even feared a tiny spider at an early age<br /><br />They said better<br />don't have a look at the body<br />but your mother was adamant<br />she felt what greater pain can there be<br />than knowing it was her son lying there<br /><br />She picked up the cloth<br />and my heart freezed<br /><br />Is it you my son<br />Ohh son!! is it you<br /><br />How in a father's life it could be tough<br />to recognize his own son<br /><br />How much you cared of your physique<br />how wakeful you appeared even being asleep<br />Ohh son!! look at you now<br /><br />You had duties towards the land<br />but what about your mom and dad<br /><br />Nothing moved you<br />Neither your mother's cries<br />nor my umpteen terrified sighs<br /><br />She applied herbs and creams<br />to prevent you from pimples<br />but could not stop those bullets<br />from hitting your temples<br /><br />How much your mother was<br />worried of your complexion and now </span></em></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><em><span style="color:#cc0000;">looking at your blood smeared face<br />is mad at your job selection<br /><br />Yes you were the one who<br />told her it is just another job<br /><br />You were the one who<br />amused her everytime sensing a sob<br /><br />Now son tell me </span></em><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><em><span style="color:#cc0000;">whose departure is going to make her cry<br />Tell me son</span></em><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><em><span style="color:#cc0000;">who is going to offer me a scotch to try<br /><br />Your birth was that one moment<br />for which i could gamble my whole life<br /><br />You were my medal my sense of pride<br />and you were the one who could calm my inner strife<br /><br />Ohh son!! where have you gone<br />leaving us all alone<br />in this so called <strong>post war zone</strong>...</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#cc0000;"></span></em><br /></span><em><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#cc33cc;">--sudharm baxi</span></em>sudharm baxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05267161615281216261noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178504788637824284.post-26230238917779981152009-03-12T20:05:00.020+05:302009-03-17T16:52:18.020+05:30Writing – From hot-pan walk to cake-walk<div align="justify"><span style="font-family:verdana;">There are a variety of readers with varying tastes; they have a reading pattern of their own, some like to read the old fashioned detailed writings, while others prefer crisp and to the point writings.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />A writer writes to be READ and hence he strives to improve everyday, with this thing in mind, I would like to share some points that may come handy to my fellow writers and to-be-writers who are willing to be read: </span></div><ol><li><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#3333ff;"><em>Keep in mind the <strong>target audience</strong>, anyone who is going to read your writing is your audience; he is going to see you perform throughout your article.</em></span></div></li><li><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><em><span style="color:#3333ff;"><strong>Never show off</strong>, your writing is not your attire but your attitude and hence carry it with utmost care and never ever show off.</span></em></span></div></li><li><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#3333ff;"><em>Have a clear picture of what you wish to convey, unless you are <strong>clear about the ideas</strong> you wish to share, it would be very tough for your audience to grasp the same.</em></span></div></li><li><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><em><span style="color:#3333ff;"><strong>Never make unnecessary assumptions</strong> which would eventually alter the entire style of your writing. For instance, don’t feed in a lot of details about some basic scientific phenomena when your target audience is scientists or take it the other way round, never write so much superficially that your readers are flummoxed and are even unable to comprehend the piece.</span></em></span></div></li><li><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#3333ff;"><em>Using thesaurus is good but it is <strong>no</strong>t meant to <strong>show off</strong> the language; to pick a precise word is one thing and to pick an unknown, uncommon word another.</em></span></div></li><li><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><em><span style="color:#3333ff;"><strong>See if your ‘writing’ interests you</strong> or not, if it can not interest you, there is a very high chance that it won’t interest anyone else; I tell you a secret – NO ONE READS TO GET BORED!!</span></em></span></div></li><li><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><em><span style="color:#3333ff;">If I want to get bored, I would never prefer reading over umpteen other mediums; hence never take chances and try creating <strong>a piece of work that could be anything but not BORING.</strong></span></em></span></div></li><li><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><em><span style="color:#3333ff;"><strong>Be specific</strong>, digression is good only if you know your destination, you digress and reach somewhere, which leaves not only you but also your readers confused, is unacceptable.</span></em></span></div></li><li><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#3333ff;"><em>Read your article a couple of times before actually publishing it, every time you would be <strong>beautifying your piece</strong> at least a bit.</em></span></div></li><li><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#3333ff;"><em>Neither feel contended nor complacent; you might have written a fantastic article but <strong>DON’T get carried away</strong>, always have the zeal to improve upon yourself, bring in consistency, bring in charm, bring in a new wave of magic in each and every article.</em></span></div></li><li><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#3333ff;"><em>Novelty is what we are all are looking for; bring in the variety and kill <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">clichéd</span></span> works in your article; this <strong>newness is always admired</strong> and talked about (This novelty made <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aravind_Adiga"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Aravind</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Adiga</span></a> win Booker for <a href="http://baxireads.blogspot.com/2008/10/white-tiger-aravind-adiga.html">The White Tiger</a>).</em></span></div></li><li><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><em><span style="color:#3333ff;"><strong>Experiment with your articles</strong>; never be afraid of trying something new: it may or may not be liked by one and all, but it would certainly make you much wiser.</span></em></span></div></li><li><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#3333ff;"><em>In the journey of your article writing,<strong> bring in unexpected twists, turns and sharp curves; grave and joyous picturesque <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">sceneries</span></span> for the reader to admire</strong> and then leave your article up to the reader to praise, love and cherish.</em></span></div></li></ol><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#666666;"><em>""13 points is just a matter of chance, no <strong>voodoo</strong> attempts""</em></span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong>Comparing writing with the culinary skill</strong>, <em>some points garnishing this analogy are:</em></span></p><ul><li><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#3333ff;"><em>However good your dish may be, it <strong>has a scope for improvement</strong>.</em></span></div></li><li><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#cc33cc;"><em>All the best dishes in this world are <strong>a result of experimentation</strong>.</em></span></div></li><li><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#3333ff;"><em>Same kind of the best delicacy if eaten daily can lead to monotony and hence food merely becomes a daily bread rather than a piece of art<strong>, </strong>so <strong>bring in novelty.</strong></em></span></div></li><li><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#cc33cc;"><em>Be it a food connoisseur or your 10 year old kid, <strong>anyone can give you</strong> <strong>a tip or two to improve upon your dish</strong>, so listen to them.</em></span></div></li><li><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#3333ff;"><em>The content is certainly important but equally important is the overview of your dish; <strong>work on the overall presentation</strong> to ensure that no one makes a decision without even tasting it.</em></span></div></li><li><div align="left"><em><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#cc33cc;">Prepare <strong>food that can be digested</strong>, if the eater is required to take in something to digest it, you are to be blamed.</span></em></div></li><li><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#3333ff;"><em>Never prepare the food without the <strong>prior knowledge of those who are going to consume it</strong>, you serve the best sea-food to a bunch of veggies and end up receiving boos and shoos.</em></span></div></li></ul><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Unless you are very clear about the target audience, you can’t create a good piece of art.</span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color:#cc33cc;">Be it<br />a painting, a song<br />a poem, a dance<br /><br />give your best shot<br />and never miss a chance<br /><br />it should be appealing enough<br />even in the first glance<br /><br />it is a piece of your soul<br />and not a piercing lance<br /><br />it would bridge the distances<br />shorten the gaps<br /><br />it would narrow the lanes<br />put you ahead some laps<br /><br />Spread magic and charm<br />And make the cold life lovely and warm….<br /></span><br />So gear up authors, mould your thoughts into words and present them in a beautiful platter to be remembered and admired till eternity. </span></p><span style="font-family:verdana;"><p align="center"><strong><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">You will die but your writing won’t, it would see the times that even your last worn-out strand of DNA won’t be able to.</span></em></strong></p><strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;"><p align="justify"></span></em></strong>This post is primarily motivated by a </span><a href="http://confidentwriting.com/2009/03/group-writing-project-writing-lessons/"><span style="font-family:verdana;">writing project</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> on a fantastic site </span><a href="http://confidentwriting.com/"><span style="font-family:verdana;">‘Confident Writing’</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> to improve your writing skills by Joanna. Thanks Joanna for the inspiration!!</span> </p><p><em><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#cc33cc;">--<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">sudharm</span></span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">baxi</span></span></span></em></p>sudharm baxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05267161615281216261noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178504788637824284.post-2758715706841537522009-03-05T14:22:00.006+05:302009-03-05T16:20:40.145+05:30My darling talk to me!!<em><span style="color:#666666;">This is in respone to a </span><a href="http://everyphototellsastory.blogspot.com/2009/03/photo-prompt-tyranny-of-innocent.html" target="_blank"><span style="color:#666666;">beautiful photo </span></a><span style="color:#666666;">by </span><a href="http://www.louviereandvanessa.com/swfs/flash.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color:#666666;">Vanessa</span></a><span style="color:#666666;"> at a </span><a href="http://everyphototellsastory.blogspot.com/" target= "_blank"><span style="color:#666666;">fantastic blog</span></a><span style="color:#666666;">..</span></em><span style="color:#666666;"> </span><br /><em><span style="color:#cc33cc;"></span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#cc33cc;">Oh my love<br />where have you gone?<br /><br />leaving me all alone with<br />the never ending mourn<br /><br />i still long for our talks<br />i still long for your laugh<br /><br />i have always felt<br />we have never had enough<br /><br />there were places<br />to explore..<br />dreams<br />to share ..<br />castles<br />to make ..<br />dogmas<br />to break ..<br /><br />Come back<br />Come back my love<br /><br />or else ..<br /><br />for whom shall i find the best food<br />for whom shall i learn culinary<br /><br />for whom shall i pick my pen now<br />for whom shall i write poetry<br /><br />You have never been in my arms<br />the way you are today<br /><br />Why your body is so cold<br />why don't you ask me to hold<br /><br />why don't you grumble<br />about being hungry ..<br />why don't you complain that<br />i am always angry ..<br /><br />Oh darling shout at me<br />change my attitude<br />alter my dressing<br />improve my eating habits<br /><br />do something darling<br />do something<br />move a little<br />shake a bit<br />for God's sake<br /></span></em><em><span style="color:#cc33cc;">darling talk to me</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#cc33cc;">talk to me....</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#cc33cc;">.</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#cc33cc;">.</span></em>sudharm baxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05267161615281216261noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178504788637824284.post-696723626222586632009-03-04T19:57:00.010+05:302009-03-05T11:04:02.449+05:30The Grand Indian IT brigade<p><span style="font-family:verdana;"><em>India and IT are somewhat synonyms in one way or the other. India, being the leader in outsourcing (more about it later) boasts of high revenue from IT. Till 1991, India used to be a big importer. Only after a lot of amendments to the existing tacky policies, India could retrace all its past glory (YES! India used to be a lavish exporter even before the British came to India). </em></span></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;"><em>A lot of companies emerged and eventually flourished as a result. Companies like Infosys, TCS, WIPRO, Tech Mahindra, Satyam, Patni, LnT Infotech and umpteen other small Indian IT enterprises became the front runners amongst exporters in India. </em></span></p><span style="font-family:verdana;"><em><p>So what exactly do they offer? </p><p>They benefit from something called as <a href="http://www.thefreedictionary.com/outsourcing">outsourcing</a>. Now, what is outsourcing? It would be much easier to understand this strange business practice using certain analogies. </p><p><strong>Consider a shirt making company</strong> that makes variety of shirts. Now, is it required for this company to necessarily manufacture buttons, threads, collar material and other stuff? No not at all, pertaining to various constraints they avoid manufacturing all such stuff by themselves. </p><p>So, what they do is - They outsource (out + source) such material from some industry preferably devoted to manufacturing of that particular stuff. By doing this, they can focus on their core competence instead of thinking about other mundane stuff. This practice removes the pain off the shoulders of the shirt manufacturer and let them focus on their shirts. </p><p><strong>In IT scenario</strong>, the big organizations of US of A and European nations prefer to get their IT operations outsourced, so that they can focus on their core competency - be it Banking, Manufacturing, Marketing, Advertising, or whatever. </p><p>They could have a full fledged department for carrying out their IT operations, but in that case their focus would be diverted and also they would require a lot of skilled professionals to carry out miniscule works (Compared to their major business flows, IT is just a small section). </p><p>One more reason for not doing their IT operations themselves is – Transformation of the business knowledge into IT panorama. So vendors come into picture, these vendors provide that ‘IT competence’ for the businesses. And where are the major IT vendors based on this planet - Ofcourse India!! </p><p>Now the question arises - why India? Because we are cheaper than our western counterparts; we know their language very well and above all we have learnt the tricks of trade over the period of time. The internal competition has made us smarter and more practical.</p><p>Before presenting another analogy about this scenario let me throw light upon some of the familiar IT companies: </p><p></em></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><em><strong><span style="color:#3366ff;">Oracle</span></strong>: the Giant Database</em></span></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;"><em><strong><span style="color:#3366ff;">SAP</span></strong>: the ERP pioneer</em></span></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;"><em><strong><span style="color:#3366ff;">SUN</span></strong>: java fame, open source giant</em></span></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;"><em><strong><span style="color:#3366ff;">MICROSOFT</span></strong>: who on earth has not heard of MICROSOFT</em></span></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;"><em><strong><span style="color:#3366ff;">IBM</span></strong>: the real hardware giant, much into software </em></span><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;">development </span></em><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;">n</span></em><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;">owadays </span></em></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;"><em><strong><span style="color:#3366ff;">YAHOO</span></strong>: the pioneer search engine, email provider</em></span></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;"><em><strong><span style="color:#3366ff;">GOOGLE</span></strong>: the Giant search, the API/code provider and much more</em></span></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;"><em><strong><span style="color:#3366ff;">ADOBE</span></strong>: .pdf fame, front end beautifier (particularly with FLASH) </em></span></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;"><em>All of these are the driving forces of the IT. I would like to do a little more detailing with the aid of another analogy that would explain the IT scenario as a whole.</em></span></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;"><em><strong>Consider all the companies mentioned above as car manufacturers.</strong> They manufacture both customizable as well as non customizable cars. They design, innovate, and refurbish these cars from time to time.</em></span></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;"><em><span style="color:#cc33cc;">And all the Indian companies (IT VENDORS) are either <strong>drivers or mechanics or both</strong> for these cars. As IT vendors, we drive the cars manufactured by some of those WESTERN car makers, we also <strong>modify, service, maintain, beautify, manage, buy/fix accessories</strong> for the owner of the as per his needs.</span></em></span></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;"><em>Now the drivers can also be put into varying categories based on their driving styles or the kind of car they prefer to drive:</em></span> </p><ul><li><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#3366ff;"><em>Some are good at driving the robust and reliable JAVA cars (INFOSYS, TECH MAHINDRA)</em></span></li><li><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#3366ff;"><em>Some are good at driving and customizing the automatic SAP cars (TCS, LnT Infotech)</em></span></li><li><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#3366ff;"><em>Some like to drive the legacy vintage cars (<strong>Patni</strong>)</em></span></li><li><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#3366ff;"><em>Some like to do a mix of all (<strong>WIPRO</strong>)</em></span></li><li><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#3366ff;"><em>Some are significantly into servicing (<strong>SATYAM</strong>- yes after all the ups and downs it is still a major player)</em></span></li><li><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#3366ff;"><em>Some provide stylish chauffer driven services (<strong>MINDTREE</strong> and many other small companies)</em></span></li></ul><span style="font-family:verdana;"><em><p>Some prefer to drive big cars, some small; some drive petrol cars, some diesel; some drive ready-to-use automatic cars; some others modify them according to the needs of the end customer and some offer chauffer benefits. The entire-grand-Indian-vendor-brigade is like a driver to the cars manufactured by US or European companies (particularly German and English).</p><p>All of these cater myriad of customers, aiding them in various IT tasks related to various business processes and existing at various stages of the business-process-life-cycle, in brief their operations can be pointed out as: </p><ul><li><span style="color:#3366ff;">they modify and customize the ERP systems as per their needs, </span></li><li><span style="color:#3366ff;">they provide support and maintenance for the existing systems,</span></li><li><span style="color:#3366ff;">they provide solutions to ease out the businesses using latest technologies</span></li><li><span style="color:#3366ff;">they help customers to migrate from an old car(some legacy system) to a new one (some new technology).</span></li></ul><p>But the only thing that trips me is being a Vendor - we don’t really get into R & D and bring up new products on our own.<br /><br />I am not suggesting that the driver is not important. The driver is certainly an integral part of this complete process because the customers are unwilling to drive/service the car themselves; they have to have a driver cum service guy to do all this as per their needs. But how great it would be if our own IT giants (vendors) also try their hands at some R & D and develop newer technologies for themselves to work upon.<br /><br />This is not like Indians are not a lot into product building but they do all this being in one of the ’car making companies’. Most of the guys in those western companies are Indians only but not in any Indian company that could develop such new technologies. </p><p>Have a look at the ‘credits list’ of Acrobat reader: </p><p>HELP- >> ABOUT ADOBE- >> CREDITS </p><p>And you will find every third name in the team is that of an Indian. So, ultimately Indians are driving everything everywhere in IT, but not the way that can help Indian companies come out of the garb of being a service provider. </p><p>The car manufacturers do listen to the drivers extensively because ultimately they are going to drive the cars and not the manufacturers or the real Customers. </p><p><span style="color:#cc33cc;">But my urge to the Indian IT vendors is to spend more on R & D and develop newer technologies to cater the clients more ergonomically; provide solutions that help them in planning and creating a clearer picture of their businesses and ultimately helping them gain benefits where they actually want, that is - the BOTTOM LINE (i mean in monetary terms).</span> </p><p><span style="color:#666666;"><span style="color:#000000;"></span></span> </p><p><span style="color:#666666;"><span style="color:#000000;">P.S.-</span> Please put in your thoughts to provide a new direction to this debate.</span></em></span></p>sudharm baxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05267161615281216261noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178504788637824284.post-42055430155500609892009-02-27T11:14:00.004+05:302009-02-27T11:56:34.967+05:30Fly bird fly<span style="font-family:verdana;"><em><span style="color:#3366ff;"><span style="color:#000000;">Fly bird fly<br />the sky is waiting<br /><br />Fly bird fly<br />horizon awaiting<br /><br />Fly bird fly<br />There are boundaries to merge<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Fly bird fly<br />With your profound upsurge</span><br /></span><br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;">Go about<br />with courage in your heart<br /><br />Chase mountains<br />with the well learnt art<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Cross seas<br />Cross continents<br />Cross the mighty earthly gown<br /><br />Act as that shining beacon<br />that doesn't<br />let us settle down<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;">Go bird go<br />Ignite the spirits<br />Burn procrastination<br /><br />Coz you are the one<br />who give us that<br />sense of satisfaction<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;">That someone up there<br />is faithfully<br />playing its part<br /><br />That someone up there<br />knows how to merge<br />duty with art</span></em></span><br /><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#cc33cc;">.</span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#cc33cc;">.</span></em>sudharm baxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05267161615281216261noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178504788637824284.post-48531429510208453802009-02-26T11:57:00.005+05:302009-02-26T19:30:47.016+05:30Friends<span style="font-family:verdana;"><em><span style="color:#666666;">From the pen of a kid (my keyboard <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">of course</span>) who wants nothing but his friends around wherever he goes, whatever he does.<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;">Life without friends....<br /><br />Industry without shifts<br />Building without lifts<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#ffcc00;"><span style="color:#cc33cc;">Father without heed<br />Moral without deed<br /><br />Restaurant without food<br />Bike without hood<br /><br />Shadow without light<br />Democracy without right<br /><br />Sun without heat<br />Body without feet<br /><br />Sleep without dream<br />Cake without cream<br /></span></span><br /><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;">Life without friends is unimaginable<br />Lessons without them are incomprehensible....<br /><br />Straight from the gut i declare<br />These are the guys on whom i swear<br /><br />But in pain and in sorrow<br />When i have no choice but to borrow<br /><br />They are the one who say<br />cheer up baby<br />This is just a rough time<br />don't go crazy<br /><br />I know this life is full of<br />ups and downs<br />But my friends are here to<br />up the ups and<br />drown the downs<br /><br />To narrow the lanes<br />Between love and care<br />magic and charm<br />and make my cold life<br />lovely and warm.</span></em></span><br /><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#3366ff;"></span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#666666;"></span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#666666;">Thanks to all those who came into my mind while penning this.</span></em>sudharm baxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05267161615281216261noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178504788637824284.post-15956804305302603422009-02-24T15:49:00.006+05:302009-02-24T16:22:56.279+05:30Goodbye - salutations<span style="font-family:verdana;"><em>It is always tough to part from your loved ones. Hence, the English language takes care of it through so many adopted words, phrases and idioms from various languages.</em></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><em>Some of the most appealing and widely used ones are briefed here, all of them suggest a meaning very close to goodbye:</em></span><br /><ul><li><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color:#3366ff;"><em><strong>Ciao</strong> - <span style="color:#3366ff;">Italian (pronounced <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Chao</span>).</span></em></span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color:#3366ff;"><em><strong><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Hasta</span> la vista</strong> - Spanish (meaning: until next time) (remember Terminator 2).</em></span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color:#3366ff;"><em><strong><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Sayonara</span></strong> - Chinese.</em></span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color:#3366ff;"><em><strong>Adieu</strong> - French.</em></span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color:#3366ff;"><em><strong>Adios</strong> - Spanish.</em></span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color:#3366ff;"><em><strong>Au <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">revoir</span></strong> - French.</em></span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color:#3366ff;"><em><strong><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">auf</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">wiedersehen</span></strong> - German.</em></span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color:#3366ff;"><em><strong>ta-ta</strong> - British (informal).</em></span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color:#3366ff;"><em><strong><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Do svidaniya</span></strong> - Russian.</em></span></span></li></ul><p><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#3366ff;">And the regular ones - <strong>See you later/soon/tomorrow(<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">cya</span>), goodbye, take care, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">b-bye</span></strong> etc. (</span></em><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#3366ff;">Origin of Goodbye - God be with you). </span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="color:#666666;">OK so bye for now!! More coming up soon, keep crawling (a term used by Google to look for your search items in the web pages worldwide).</span></span></em></p>sudharm baxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05267161615281216261noreply@blogger.com45tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178504788637824284.post-53050466079573587432009-02-23T15:41:00.005+05:302009-02-24T12:00:16.668+05:30<div align="center"><em><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0);font-size:130%;" >Each one of us is both a sinner and a saint,</span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0);font-size:130%;" >the difference lies in the ratio.<br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(153,153,153)">-sudharm baxi</span><br /></span></em></div>sudharm baxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05267161615281216261noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178504788637824284.post-7050772538462165832009-02-23T11:48:00.009+05:302009-03-02T16:44:18.969+05:30Writing - my endearing romance!!<span style="font-family:verdana;">This blog is like my baby. I once heard somewhere - किताबो से तो शादी करनी पड़ती है </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">(One has to get into a wedlock with the books). But my engineering books never found me worthy enough as a life-long soulmate, hence i could just manage short term relationships with them (short term implies one semester).<br /><br />And no traces of anything studied in that semester could be found in the rarest-remotest corner of my brain post that semester. Still, somehow i managed to clear engineering and ended up in an IT company. Here the ghoulish coding languages were awaiting my welcome to this graveyard (sorry for being harsh - i know this is my PRESENT EMPLOYER - making me a PAST). Somehow i managed to finish off with the gruesome training and right now doing something that earns my company some dollars.<br /><br />During this whole expedition, i came across the world of blogging. And here i could deliver this baby - i was expecting ever since i came across linguistic communication. I could give shape to my thoughts, my ideologies, my understanding and as per my title - my underintelligence.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">So why do you write?<br /></span><span style="color:#3366ff;">Because i love writing.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">And who gave you the right to impose this writing upon others?<br /></span><span style="color:#3366ff;">I never imposed anything</span>...<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Yes you did..you forced them to read and admire your so called 'baby'..</span><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;">Nooo!! i just send the link and if they wish they read it...</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Don't send the link even - this is like forcing them to read..<br /></span><span style="color:#3366ff;">I don't force them, i share it only with the selected few and that too i stop sharing if i feel they might not be interested in it.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">This is like showing off, displaying your ego..<br /></span><span style="color:#3366ff;">Showing off- i can't believe this, i have stopped using a capital 'i' ever since i started writing and you accuse me of showing off.<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Ok Ok!! Still stop telling them that you have added something on your blog, stop imposing your love of writing upon others - Be humane, you should not trouble others because of your love. Should you?<br /></span><span style="color:#3366ff;">No i should not and i will try that i do not.<br /></span><br /><em><span style="color:#cc33cc;"><strong>But let me assure you of one thing - i will never let this baby grow old. Right now the baby is maturing with time, it is going through the vicissitudes of life and once it attains adult-hood, i would stop the process of its ageing (Yes, i can do that, but don't ask me how?). Because if my writing grows old it is bound to die, and i can't let it die. </strong></span></em></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><em><span style="color:#cc33cc;"><strong></strong></span></em></span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#000000;"><em><strong>I would die but my writing won't, it would see the times that even my last worn-out strand of DNA won't be able to.</strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></em></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></em></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;">.</span></em></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;">.</span></em></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;">.</span></em></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></em></strong></div><div align="center"></div>sudharm baxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05267161615281216261noreply@blogger.com3