Good Job, keep it up!

The habit of Appreciating Others..............
“Accha likhte ho(you write well)………….keep it up”……………..This is the comment I got from Anurag Bhaiya on my blog for one of the posts I had written. I can’t tell how delighted I was after I read that. That remark may come across to you as a routine remark. You might be thinking what was so big in that it prompted me to write a piece on that one. Those 6 words mean a world to me. Not necessarily because of the person who has written this but what he has written about me. It’s a reward of my hard work, creativity and writing skills. It’s a testimony that I’m on the right path and my work is worthy of being appreciated. It has encouraged me to keep the blog-writing work going. It wasn’t that I would have stopped writing if someone had written any bad remarks or wouldn’t have written anything about my blogs. I would have continued unfazed even in that case because I’ve started writing that blog not to impress anybody but to express myself. The purpose behind starting that blog is to share my life, my world with you. It’s not only Anurag Bhaiya but one Rahul Bhaiya also who’s been always encouraging me to push the envelope and carry on with my passion for writing. Having said that, I apologize to those people whose name I’ve not taken here but have been instrumental in my life. I owe a lot to each and all of them. Be it my friends, family, relatives, critics, rediffiland friends ( the blog where I’ve been blogging since 2006)..everyone. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR FEEDBACK AND INTEREST IN MY WRITE-Ups.
How wonderful the term 'appreciation' is, isn’t it? Sometimes I wonder that how just a simple complement like “Well done” or “Good job” can do wonders to one’s self confidence. Today, while going through some of the back editions of the Times of India, I came across this interview excerpt of guess who???? CHETAN BHAGAT. It seems that I can’t have enough of CHETAN BHAGAT these days as the last few days saw too much of CHETAN BHAGAT featuring in my life. After going through “THE 3 MISTAKES OF MY LIFE” on the lines of a start-to-finish schedule for 4 days, I thought I have had enough of Mr. BHAGAT---the latest pin-up person in the Indian writing world. But today again Mr. Bhagat was there in my hands in an interview avatar. In an interview to the English daily, he had talked about his writing and message to the budding writers. He urged the budding writers or for that matter anybody who wants to make his/her a life a success story to keep the spark within oneself burning. “DO NOT LET THE SPARK FADE OFF”. Do not let rejections, disappointments get the better of you and your desires. One’s Chances of succeeding in one’s endeavour can be measured by one’s belief in oneself and one’s dreams.

POINT NOTED Mr. BHAGAT!!!!!!!!!!
I will surely try to inculcate those habits in my life and writing which is my life.

Happy Birthday To SONU NIGAM................

O Mere Sonu Re…………

May all ur wishes see the light of the day

This is Chandan wishing India's no.1 singer Sonu Nigam a very happy birth day.

My heartiest wishes 2 him on his birthday
“Tum jiyo hazaroo saal”, is what the heart of every Indian say.

I’m penning this poem on So-new Nigam
No mater how much I praise U, it will always be kum.

In ur early days, u stood the test of time with hard work,patience n perseverance
4 a determined person like U, chances of defeat were always dense.

Slowly but steadily, U got the name n fame u deserved
It was a testimony of ur exceptional work that u served.

During my childhood, I heard of only1 singer everywhere n that was U
Versatile n exceptional singer like U, in this industry r very few.

Besides singing, U r equally good at mimicry n adakaari(acting)
I’m sure 1 day as an actor also, accept karegi tumhe audience saari.

We are always by your side through thick and thin
God will punish all those who take undue advantage of U and indulge in activities of sin.

A Voice that has been silenced

As I sit in front of my PC to write my blog, a sad news has shocked the music lovers in particular and the big-dreamers in general. 2007 STAR VOICE of India’s winner (a singing talent hunt show) Ishmit Singh has met with an untimely death. Ishmit, who rose to fame and stardom after winning the crown in November last year, was seen as one of the best things to have happened to the music industry in India. With his versatile singing and sober nature, he had won several hearts and was going places before this tragedy struck him and his friends and family. He got drowned in a swimming pool and died before he could be taken to the hospital. He was in Maldiv for a show. Music legends of India like Lata Mangeskar, who gave the winning title to Ishmit in the grand finale of the competition last year has expressed great shock and grief over the death of this potential singer. One of VOICE of India’s judges, singer Abhijeet expressed shock over this news and couldn’t control his emotions. Well, no one who knew Ishmit could come to terms with the sad news of his demise as he has bowled over many with his honesty, innocence and impeccable talent. May God give strength to his friends and family to bear this tragedy. May his soul rest in peace………………………We’ll miss u Ishmit……………

U like Apple?? Must be a quick decison maker......Try These Personality tests

FRUITS REVEAL YOUR PERSONALITY
Some two years ago, when I first met CHAPTER, I didn’t know her well (Even today I haven’t understood her fully and it looks it will remain so for the rest of my life). Anyways, time is the best tool to know somebody inside out. But there are some quick-fix that can help you understand and know the other person better and quickly. Have you ever wondered that ur choice of fruits reveal a lot about you. How? Here goes the list of the fruits that stand for the following features: ----

Apple: Extra-vigilant, quick decision maker
Banana: Soft nature and self confident
Cherry: Sweet nature and social
Coconut: serious, thoughtful
Mango: Impressive, enjoys doing challenging tasks
Orange: Patient, determined and strong will power
Papaya: Fearless, Practical
Pineapple: Honest, a little impatient
Black Grapes: Good taste of style especially dress sense, energetic and friendly

So, which fruits are your favourite?
On my favourite ‘phal’(fruit)----- I like mehnat ka ‘phal’( fruit of hard work)


How good is Your Self-esteem?
While going through one of the leading English dailies of Patna, I came across this column on self-development and life skills that I would to share with you. The column contained a quiz which claimed to help one see where does one stand on that ingredient of life without which the recipe of success can’t me made. I also took the test and I scored…………..forget it!!!!!! Take this test by answering YES or NO to the following statements:--
1) I expect to succeed in performing important tasks.
2) I would change many things about myself.
3) It’s difficult to express my feelings.
4) It’s difficult to meet new people.
5) I often take the initiative.
6) I often spend free time in the company of others
7) I’m as nice looking as most.
8) I’m usually tense of anxious.
9) I’, more sensitive than most.
10) I enjoy receiving compliments.
11) People generally like my ideas
12) I don’t really know what values are important

SCORING
If U have answered YES for STATEMENTS 1,5,6,710,11 then allot urself 1 point for each.

If U have answered NO for STATEMENTS 2,3,48,9,12 then give yourself 1 point for each.

INTERPRETATION
· 0-4= Below average range. You need to work on being able to increase ur self regard and respect for urself. High time u change ur attitude.
· 5-8= Average range. This indicates that you respect urself fairly and feel that you are moderately capable, important and worthy.
· 9-12= Ur big scores indicates that you respect urself and feel that u r a capable, important and worthy urself.

DEAL YA NO DEAL?

“ Taarekh pe taareekh………… Taarekh pe taareekh, mili toh sirf taareekh, insaaf nahi milaa”, said Sunny Doel as I finished my 2nd packet of a popular potato-chip company( sorry I can’t the name as I’m in talks with another potato-chip manufacturer who might sponser my blog and naming its rival would surely not please my would-be sponser. Anyways, I love the other potato-chip brand as well but it wasn’t available in the market the time I went to buy the potato chips.)
Now the movie business thing. Sometimes, I get a feeling that my life is very ‘filmy’. The reason behind this is that many a times I find things turning out to be in the form a typical bollywood movie would progress--- full of twist,turns and melodrama. But finally ends on a happy note. But the KISMAT KONNECTION of the reel-life with my real-life differed on just the last front. There isn’t any happy ending in sight as far as my real life was concerned. As I admired reel-life’s BASANTI’s real-life son SUNNY DEOL in his lawyer avatar in the movie DAMINI, little did I know that SOMEONE WAS LOOKING for a good lawyer to sue me. What a timing to know of that thing,isn’t it? “Ulta Chor Kotwaal ko daate” is all I want to say. I mean…………I’m suffering because of others and others are threatening to sue me!!! I won’t mention her name here as slowly I’m learning the protocols of blog writing. Anyways, “Samajhdaar ke liye isaara kaafi hota hai”. But I would like to say just one thing to that person---- Sir, U suggest me the name of some other GOOD ‘CHAPTER’ and I’ll SUGGEST YOU THE NAME OF A GOOD LAWYER What do u say? DEAL YA NO DEAL?

DAY 2 : Jaane Tu...........Yaa Jaane Naa and My Dream run continues.........

Day 2
It seems that someone up is listening to my pending wishes. After getting to read Chetan Bhagat’s The 3 Mistakes of My Life, today I got to watch Jaane Tu………..Jaane Naa……… which I was longing to watch. I’m not going to give a review of the movie whether I liked it or not. I fail to understand why everything needs to be either good or bad. Can we just let things they way they are, going through them and stop being too judgemental? It’s quarter to 3 right now. I’m enjoying my Sunday afternoon. I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate myself because it’s almost 24 hours now by the last time I logged in and haven’t felt the urge to check my mails or ORKUT account. It may come across as a trivial thing for u but for me to stop the temptation to surf the internet for 24 hours is sort of achievement for me. Anyways, I’ve finished my lunch and going back to my novel writing task with Kaal Dhamaal playing on Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM. The mood is quite upbeat and refreshing. Before ending this piece, I would like to say sorry to CHAPTER for calling her at an awkward hour last time and asking her to go through my blog. Not a good time to call anybody, let alone a girl. But the excitement was such that I couldn’t stop myself taking that risk. I’ll get back to u guys at night…………have a nice weekend………….

Day 1: One of the most intriguing 'CHAPTER' of my life

Finally I got to catch hold of Chetan Bhagat’s latest novel The Three Mistakes of My Life. Nothing that I was too desperate to read that tome from probably the most loved and admired author by the youth today.I say ‘probably’ because someday I too want to see a young, talented and ambitious youth using the words “probably the most loved and admired author by the youth today” for me. Wait a minute! That person would do well if he doesn’t use the word ‘probably’ before the words mentioned above in quotation marks. I, too, am trying my hands at writing a novel. Well, no aspirations to be the next Chetan Bhagat . I just want to express myself and tell my story to the world. I wanted to see how the author has gone about his business of narrating the story and churning out plots to take the story forward holding the readers’ intensity and interest and ensuring there isn't a dip in the intensity and/or the interest. Mind you, no intention of copying the author’s style or plots from my side. I used the novel as a reference so that I could pick up a few tips from the latest pin-up boy(or rather should I use the word ‘man’ instead of ‘man’?). Of course, a good publisher, a little money or may be more than a little money in the form of royalties and a little fame in the process would surely not hurt. Anyway, let’s go down to the main business of writing this blog piece ,i.e. recapitulating the day that just bode goodbye to me.
I must say that piece(the novel) surely helped. It had to since it came from a person who’s a master at his art. I must thank Beauty, a distant relative of mine who gave me this novel knowing very well that the chances of getting it back on Sautuday,the 26th July(as promised by me) was as less as India’s chances of saving the 1st test match against Sri Lanka. Sadly, both the cases held true. Sri Lanka routed India and Beauty had to shot off a few angry and ‘once bitten twice shy’ sounding mails to me stating how I spoiled her weekends that she had planned to devote to this latest Chetan Bhagat product. A BIG SORRY & THANK U 2 Beauty.
The morning, which begins at 10 AM since 15th July thanks to RJ Shristi who has just joined Radio Mirchi and hosts the last show of the day ‘Dil Chahta Hai’ from 11 PM to 1 AM every Monday to Friday. Any need to say that I’m a big fan of hers? But RJ Shristi wasn’t the only reason behind my ‘jagraata’ on Friday Night. I had taken part in a story hunt contest by Mirchi Movies and the last date for submission was fast approaching and I still had half the story ready. ---That too in my mind. Not on the paper. I had to courier the typed story by Saturday, the 26th or else regret all my life for not checking the company’s website for latest updates on the story hunt even once in a month against my 15 visits a day to ORKUT. Most of the day went in going through the 258-page literary delight called The 3 Mistakes of my life. Yes, every now and then I took my ‘orkut’ breaks and see if there were any new developments on my as well as CHAPTER’s scrapbook. Well, in case you don’t know who this CHAPTER is, U don’t need to know her. Aaj tak main usse nahi jaan sakaa toh aap kya jaanogay? I had almost finished half the book when Manish, a friend of mine came with his list of mp3 songs he wanted to upload in his cellphone from my computer. I reluctantly decided to oblige him as he’s one of my closest friends and we are like-minded person. Little did I know that this like-mindedness would foray into my ‘half-friendship-quarter l**e and another quarter of undecided mess’ relationship with CHAPTER.
Before his lists of songs, he did not forget to mention the content of the latest scraps sent to him by CHAPTER. I wish you were there to see the delighted face of his whenever he mentioned an adjective written for him by CHAPTER. I wasn’t jealous! But I fail to understand why girls need to so be so nice and sweet to people like Manish and Anurag Bhaiya (yes! Another AUTHOR in my CHAPTER’s life who in fact did this ‘name karan’ task of hers and threatening to make my CHAPTER a full-fledged SYLLABUS as many more ‘AUTHORS’ like these two nice gentlemen seemed interested (or rather it was the other way around) in studying and contributing to my ‘CHAPTER’( I hope I can say ‘my CHAPTER’!!). Let me make it clear that both these people are very sweet and held in high regards by me. But the problem is that CHAPTER thinks on the same lines too. Maybe a bit more than I do.
Soon Manish was busy checking if all the songs had been uploaded to his cell. I must admit that whole CHAPTER issue was getting out of my grip. Like a true devotee, I paid another visit to my ORKUT account and straightaway visited CHAPTER’s scrapbook. No wonder I saw Anurag Bhaiya’s scrap in her scrapbook which had totalled to 440-odd scraps in double quick the time taken by the Sri Lankan team to rout India in the 1st test match of the ongoing series. In case u r not a cricket buff, let me put it this way--- Patna might not have experienced rains on a day in the last month or so, but none of the day passed without these two people(CHAPTER and Anurag Bhaiya) sending messages/scraps to each other. It didn’t matter who among the two took the initiative. For me the fact that it was happening was a matter of big concern for me. More than what AJANTA MENDIS was to the INDIAN cricket team players and team management. Add to it, the other ‘authors’ who were giving me enough reasons to send sleepless nights…….err……..I mean sleepless afternoons as I’ve become a night-bird for the last few days.
I couldn’t bear any more. I logged out and shut down the PC. Manish left soon after going through one of my poems. He did pass a compliment before leaving. But it appeared to be sarcasm more than a compliment. It was back to the novel reading exercise. Meanwhile, I shot off an e-mail to RJ Akansha asking her the e-mail ID of RJ Shrsiti………………..This is 2:16 AM by my wrist watch at this moment……….I think I should put brakes on this blog write-up of mine. No offence intended to anyone throughout this write, I repeat! Nor do I intend to throw them in poor light. They all are special to me and I know that too are just pulling my leg on the CHAPTER front. Well, I hope that’s the case!!!!!!!
Anyways, I promise that the forthcoming blogs recapitulating my day’s proceeding would be shorter. Bye folks………………………..see u tomorrow……..oops it’s already 2:21AM now……….so see u tonight…………….take care……….