The Statement

The night wasn’t getting any younger, and neither were we. It was high time for us to assess our stand on what had come to be known as relationships. The word excitement summarizes our thoughts on the then newly evolved notion. Everyone, including us, was buzzed with the idea. With most of my friends way ahead in the race, my group didn’t want to fall back either.

So, discussing on the topic, and two of the four of us(including me) already committed, frustration was pouring out from the other two. We were discussing how a third one of us was hitting on an already committed girl. The fourth however, wasn’t on any girl’s list. He had a whole list of his own crushes though.

Right then the fourth, frustrated and desperate, with reference to the Indian Railway Reservation System, commented "Ok guys, this is the scenario, you two (pointing to the already involved ones) have a confirmed seat, this guy (pointing to the third) has a RAC and I, well, I am in Waiting”. We all had a good laugh for the next couple of days on that statement. It was, spot on!

Brand India

An Italian guy dressed in a Tiranga riding the name Force India. World over players playing under one banner – The INDIAN Premier League. Entertainment in the name of India. Wow!
Harsha Bhogle narrates an incident in TED India Talks about Dwayne Bravo in the IPL. I quote the incident.

Mumbai Indians (MI) flew in Dwayne Bravo(DB) from Trinadad and Tabago overnight and when he had to go back to represent the West Indies, they asked him
MI: When do you have to reach?
DB: I have to reach by certain time so I have to leave today
MI: No, no, It’s not about when do you have to leave; it’s about when you have to reach.
DB: I have to reach on date X.
MI: Fine then, you play a match on the day X-1.
So he played in Hyderabad, went straight from the stadium to the airport, sat in a private jet and he was in West Indies in time. Never would India have thought on such a scale before.

Brand India is now recognized world over. It is not the land of snake charmers anymore. However, India is at the edge of a precipice. It can now take off and soar, going ever higher; it can stay where it is; or it can suddenly begin to fall. Of which I hope the former is true. Jai Hind!

Great Expectations

Engineer Sudeep Sodani. That would be my title in some time. And every time I mull over it, the funnier it sounds to me. Did I expect life to be so? A big NO! Expectations are a part of life, and getting nowhere near them comes complementary. I started out with dreams of being a scientist at the age of 7. As I aged, so did my dreams, making their way through an archeologist, a businessman and a pilot, to being an engineer.
Am I happy? Or do I look back at my choices with dissent? I am glad that I have a real job at hand but the thought of being one of those professionals, fascinates me to the core. Boy o boy! Me as the next Indiana Jones? What a life it would be! Reality bites back to bring me to the truth, to make me realize the essence of the real world. But I guess that’s the way the cookie crumbles.
Great expectations aren’t that great after all when they turn that smile upside down. Life is a roller coaster ride. What is the point if you anticipate in life? Let it be the way it is supposed to be. So I believe, do not expect, just remember to hope.