The House That Built Me

"The House That Built Me"
Miranda Lambert

I know they say you cant go home again. 

I just had to come back one last time. 

Ma'am I know you don't know me from Adam. 

But these handprints on the front steps are mine. 

And up those stairs, in that little back bedroom 

is where I did my homework and I learned to play guitar. 

And I bet you didn't know under that live oak 

my favorite dog is buried in the yard. 

I thought if I could touch this place or feel it 

this brokenness inside me might start healing. 

Out here its like I'm someone else, 

I thought that maybe I could find myself 

if I could just come in I swear I'll leave. 

Won't take nothing but a memory 

from the house that built me. 

Mama cut out pictures of houses for years. 

From 'Better Homes and Garden' magazines. 

Plans were drawn, concrete poured, 

and nail by nail and board by board 

Daddy gave life to mama's dream. 

I thought if I could touch this place or feel it 

this brokenness inside me might start healing. 

Out here its like I'm someone else, 

I thought that maybe I could find myself. 

If I could just come in I swear I'll leave. 

Won't take nothing but a memory 

from the house that built me. 

You leave home, you move on and you do the best you can. 

I got lost in this whole world and forgot who I am. 

I thought if I could touch this place or feel it 

this brokenness inside me might start healing. 

Out here its like I'm someone else, 

I thought that maybe I could find myself. 

If I could walk around I swear I'll leave. 

Won't take nothing but a memory 

from the house that built me.

This time i found this post really interesting so just copied it and pasted.

Hope you'll also like this.

That is really a nice song.

PS : If you haven't listened to this song, please do!!

ऐ आसमान थोड़ा ऊंचा हो जा

Have confidence in yourself always. There is nothing you can't do. So why to worry from small miseries. Stand up and aim high. I just remembered few lines from speeches in my school-
"कौन कहता है कि आसमाँ में छेद नहीं हो सकता,
एक पत्थर तो तबियत से उछालो यारो।"
Here is my version:

मेरे उड़ने का जज़्बा देखना है तो,
ऐ आसमान थोड़ा ऊंचा हो जा।
मेरी रफ़्तार देखनी है तो देखो,
पर ऐ रोशनी थोड़ा तेज़ तो चल।
ऐ सूरज थोड़ा ज़ोर से जल,
तेरी चमक हल्की है मेरे सामने।
ऐ चन्दा तू थोड़ा और ठंडा हो जा,
तू तो मेरे दिमाग से ज़्यादा गरम है।
ऐ पानी कह दे अपने दरिया से,
मेरे दिल से गहरा होकर तो बताये।

Now, the bad news

India's medals tally is at an all-time high. So is its global hunger ranking.
Unlike the Commonwealth Games, there are no last-minute fixes for the latter. Can the new icons help?

October 11, 2010, was a day of glory, hope and shame for India. It was a day India touched -and would soon top -its best-ever medals tally at the Commonwealth Games. It was a day the money poured over 2010 into India by foreign institutional investors was set to touch a record R100,000 crore (or $21 billion). It was a day India was ranked 67 of 84 countries in a global hunger index.

The medals harvest cheered India like nothing else.
New sporting heroes, particularly women, emerged from every corner of emerging India. We stopped ranting against that symbol of old India, Suresh Kalmadi, and started raving about the new, like Deepika Mahato, gold medallist in archery and daughter of a Ranchi auto driver. We were right in celebrating the few hundred sportsmen and women who made the long journey from backwater to big stage, from penury to plenty. They had new stories for us, and we wanted to hear them, to be inspired, to feel good.

But there are older stories that we do not like to hear.

India's latest hunger ranking, delivered by the International Food Policy Research Institute in Washington D.C., did not make it to television news. In the newspapers, it was buried, just another bad news story in a nation that, increasingly, does not like to hear such news.

The IFPRI's Global Hunger index ranks India in the `alarming' group (the categories: moderate, serious, alarming and extremely alarming), below many failed States ruled by tyrants and despots. The ranking considers the number of children under five who are underweight, malnourished or wind up dead, particularly girls.

In Asia, everyone, except Bangladesh, which is just one rank below India, is doing better. China is at number nine, Pakistan at 59, Nepal at 56. India is bested by a host of tottering States, including Guinea-Bissau, Togo, Burkina Faso, Sudan, Rwanda and Zimbabwe.

Hunger is particularly inconvenient bad news. Unlike an ill-prepared Games pulled together at the last minute, there are no last-minute fixes.

Lets just hope for actions by our government for the same task.

Feel it...love it...live it...

This post is just inspired and even a replica of a buzz by one of my friends Hitesh.
These lines touch heart so deep and they compel us to rethink what is life, what we are doing actually..
Now i don't need to say more those are self-explanatory..






Why is that a soldier dies happily in battle??

Why do we run to help a friend even after bitter quarrel??

Why do we love our loved one even when they hate us??

Why do we feel pleasure in teasing the one we love??

because

Some Defeats are Sweeter than Victory...

Life is sooo short to realize this...

Just Feel it..
Love it.. and
Live it.. :)

Saturday 9: Hush

1. In a social setting, are you more of a talker or a listener?
-->70-30%

2. Do you take compliments well?
-->Many times but if i think they are given for genuine cause.


3. Are you judgmental?
-->Yeah a lot of times


4. Do you think more about the past, present or future?
-->Hmm, i try to analyze them.

5. What do you hate?
-->Depends on the mood....but mostly if anyone try to irritate me for my i'm doing with my passion or interrupt me when i want to do my task with full concentration.

6. Use three words to describe yourself.
-->Happy, Friendly, Honest

7. Do you celebrate Halloween? Explain:
-->Naah

8. If you were mixing up a witches brew, what would be in it?
-->I'd mix all the books.What a new invention a soup of books...yippie...drink it before the exam...yuhuuu

9. If you're in a room with two beds, which one do you sleep on?
-->The one near the window..I like to see the moon.



Ah, this one was fast! Happy weekend folks! 

तेरे होठों से तो बस फूल ही बरसते हैं।

Yesterday, 2 lines came into my mind aevae.So again i thought to elaborate it and again so did i...[:)].
It could be even more lengthy but didn't have time so just ended it, may be in future i'll try to add more lines.

Tone is a bit slow, hoping you'll read in the same tone i wrote it and will get the same feeling,i had while writing.

तेरे मुँह से निकले तो गाली भी हमें कुबूल है,
तेरे होठों से तो बस फूल ही बरसते हैं।

तू बस चुप ना यूँ बैठा कर,
तेरी आवाज़ से ही कितने दिल धड़कते हैं।
तेरी हर एक अदा इतनी खतरनाक है कि,
होश वाले भी यहाँ बहकते हैं।
तू जो नहीं तो कुछ भी नहीं है,
तेरे होने से ही तो हम चहकते हैं।

बीत गया फ़र्स्ट ईयर हमारा.....क्या समा था क्या ज़माना था

This is all about my experiences about my first year[2 years ago], as we came here with joy and a lot more expectation but finally all our enthusiasm just go in vein.The system somehow  made us lazy and sleepy.At starting of sem many of us take oath to do something extra-ordinary but finally we all repeat the same thing each and every time.
Anyways my first year at this place was just awesome.
Enjoyed a lot.Yeaaaaaaaaah.

These lines belong to Alok.

He is a fantastic poet.You'll certainly like this.

बी.टेक. करने आये थे हम,
मन में थी कितनी आशायें ।
धीरे धीरे समय जो बीता,
कुछ ना हमको समझ में आये,
भूल गयी अब सारी दिशायें ।
 

सोचा था हम खूब पढ़ेंगे,
नयी ऊँचाईयों पर चढ़ेंगे ।
अच्छे अच्छे शिक्षक होंगे,
बन कुम्हार वो हमे गढ़ेंगे ।
मिल गये हमें सब रट्टु तोते,
जो हैं साले फ़र्रे लाते ।
टीप टीप कर उससे पूरा,
ब्लैक बोर्ड हैं भरते जाते ।
अगले दिन की क्लास जो अपनी,
उसकी कापी पढ़ती जपनी । 
कैमिस्ट्री हो या हो ईडी
घोंट के हमको जानी पड़ती ।
फाईल छापो लैब में जाओ,
नहीं हुआ तो रीडिंग बनाओ ।
वर्कशॉप भी करते थे हम,
बिन वर्कर के डरते थे हम ।
कुछ ना हमको समझ में आये,
भूल गयीं तब सारी दिशायें ।
 

कुछ दिन यहाँ जो बीत गये,
मिले जुले कुछ मीत भये ।
प्रॉक्सी ने तब खूब बचाया,
मास बंक का फंडा आया।
 

तब पहला इक्ज़ाम जो आया,
हम पर गहरा संकट छाया।
संकटमोचन पॉन्डी आया,
पेपर बुक वो पुराने लाया।
भीड़ लगे,
जब पॉन्डी आये।
कुछ ना हमको समझ में आये,
भूल गयीं तब सारी आशायें।
पहली बार तो खूब पढ़े हम,
तो क्या साला खाक उखाड़ा।
धीरे धीरे समझ आ गया,
कॉलेज का सब फ़र्ज़ीवाड़ा।
कुछ लोग यहाँ होशियार भी थे,
सब कुछ करने को तैयार भी थे।
कॉपी बदल लो डेस्क पे लिख लो,
ये सब कारनामे करवाये।
कुछ ना हमको समझ में आये,
भूल गयी तब सारी दिशायें।

 
धीरे धीरे डर बढ़ने लगा था,
रैगिंग का भूत सर चढ़ने लगा था।
हम तो बड़े नादान थे उस बखत,
साला सीनियर भी अकड़ने लगा था।
उनके सामने जो हमारी फ़टती थी,
सुबह बुला लिया तो रात नहीं कटती थी। 



 
पर अब हम बहुत कुछ सीख चुके थे,
कुछ खुशी कुछ गम की बारिश में भीग चुके थे।

 
फिर वो रात फ़्रेशर की आयी,
लुढ़क गये पी के सब भाई।
लड़की के पीछे कोई नहीं भगा था,(लड़की होगी तब तो)
सबका ध्यान तो चिकन दारू पर ही लगा था।
 

कुछ खट्टे कुछ मीठे लम्हे आयेंगे ना अब दोबारा,
इसके साथ ही बीत गया फ़र्स्ट ईयर अपना प्यारा।





P.S.-Alok reached national level of BaalShree for his poetic skills

Are we like this??

Today is October 2nd there must be something related to politicians.So here is.

An old poem.

लोकल बस से उतरते ही
जैसे
हमने एक दोस्त से माचिस मांगी 
हाथ बढ़ाकर |
कर देख रहा था एक भिखारी,
उसने भी हाथ पसार दिए |
हमने भाषण झाड़ते हुए कहा
' भीख मांगते हुए शर्म नहीं आती ' ?
वह बोला ....
मगर भिखमंगा तो यहाँ हर एक बंदा है |
आपको आई थी क्या बाबु जी ,
माचिस मांगते हुए ?
माँगना तो हमारे देश का
केरेक्टर है |
जो जितनी सफाई से मांगे ,
वह उतना ही बड़ा
एक्टर है |
सच तो यह है बाबू जी
छोटे मांगे तो भीख बड़ा मांगे तो चंदा है ?
भीख माँगना ही आज राजनीतिज्ञों का धंधा है |

Do you really know me???

KNOW ME MORE!

1. Last beverage? 
    Milk :P

2. Last phone call?  
    Papa[just to check whether i am not outside the campus]

3. Last text message?  
    Ratnam [just to ensure is everything alright]

4. Last song you listened to?  
    Hume jabse Mohabbat ho gayi hai, Ye duniya                   khoobsoorat hogayi hai. [Somebody forced me to listen  this]

5. Last time you cried? 
   Today.[i was upset hearing that body of 3rd drowned  student has not been found yet and still no effort is being done by administration.]

HAVE YOU EVER:

6. Dated someone twice ?  
    Yeah [;)]

7. Been cheated on? ?  
    Nope [:)] 

8. Kissed someone & regretted it? ?  
    Never [Why regret??]

9. Lost someone special??  
    Nopes

10. Been depressed??
      Hell yeah. Many times when people close to me are in grief and i can't do anything.

11. Been drunk? ?  
      NEVER been drunk.

LIST FIVE FAVORITE COLORS:

12. Blue

13. White

14. Pink

15. Grey

16. Sea Green

THIS YEAR [2010] HAVE YOU:

17. Made new friends ?  
      Yeaaaaahhh. 

18. Fallen out of love ? 
      Never.Fight and then hugs followed by a sorry thats just love and truly love.

19. Laughed until you cried ?  
     When somebody close to my heart achieve something which makes him/her feel good.

20. Met someone who changed you?  
      Yep.My life just changed and ofcourse i am a happy man.

21. Found out who your true friends were?  
      Why not??I know those people....i know who are they...[:)]

22. Found out someone was talking about you?  
      Yeah and i am happy.lol.[:P]

23. Kissed anyone on your friend's list?  
      Nooooooo.

24. When do you want to get married? ?  
     After completing my UG. Don't look at me like that i actually mean it.lol.[:D]

25. How many kids do you want to have?  
     Two.A girl and her younger brother.Even i planned for their names.

26. Do you have any pets ? 
     Yaa for some days a puppy stayed in my room.

27. Do you want to change your name? 
      Naah its good.

28. What did you do for your last birthday?  
      Went out for dinner my best chums. yeah, i know.Saw a movie.And you know onething i forget its name..[:P]

29. What time did you wake up today ? 
    9:21. for last few days this is my time to leave my pretty bed.Actually I'm lovin it.

30. What were you doing at midnight last night?  
    Searching for comments threading facility in my blog[could not find [:(]]

31. Name something you CANNOT wait for ?
    Anything. When i want something, I want it NOW. I'm the most impatient person ever.

32. Last time you saw your Mother?  
     She's just never outta sight.

33. What is one thing you wish you could change about your life? Life itself. Everything! There, that's one thing, right?

34. What are you listening to right now ?
     CWG  theme song

35. Have you ever talked to a person named Tom ?  
     No. Is it prerequisite for something???

36. What's getting on your nerves right now? ?         Blogging...blogging.....and blogging

37. Whats your real name ? 
       Arvind. \m/

38. Relationship Status ? 
      Happily/Woefully(depending upon mood) committed!

39. Zodiac sign ?  
     Aquarius. And proud to be one.

40. Male or female? 
     Male. proudly! [:D:D]

41. Elementary?  
Saraswati Shishu Mandir.

42. Middle School ?
R.R.Saraswati Vidya Mandir and after that B.N.S.D. Shiksha Niketan Kanpur[it actually changed my life]

43. Hair color ? 
Black so general.

44. Long or short ?  
Somewhere in between them but tending towards LONGGGGG.

45. Height ?
5 and 10, I'm proud of it :P.

46. Do you have a crush on someone? ?  
Ya when i went to a C0-Ed school for the first time, I had a crush on a girl....*shy*

47. What do you like about yourself? ? 
I'm a happy person. 

48. Piercings ?
Naah.never liked this taporipan

49. Tattoos ?
No to that too.

50. Righty or lefty ?
Righty as generally people are.[:|]

FIRSTS :

51. First surgery ?
None yet. Thank god!

52. First piercing ?
Naah. but once when i was 6 year old a needle of sewing machine pierced my finger [:(].

53. First tattoo ? 
Never had one.

54. First best friend ?
Dushyant and Somansu[when i was in 3rd Standard].

55. First sport you joined ?
Carom [but not Cricket :P]

56. First pet ?
A puppy..remeber? dat was the first one.

57. First vacation?  
I am fond of vacations now..don't have a count now [:D]

58. First concert ?
Naah.i'm not indulged in music [:( ]

59. First crush?
Sorry...it was in 11th standard so can't disclose as it is a recent matter :P 

60. First alcohol drink ?
Naah....didn't taste a one...even one of my senior wanted me to taste Vodka in fresher's party.

RIGHT NOW:

61. Eating ?
Bati Chokha [:P]

62. Drinking ?
Water.

63. I'm about to ?
Doze off. This list is not getting over at all [:|].

64. Listening to ?
My roomie is playing "Hearts"....listening that sound [by the way a heart is broken]

65. Waiting for ?
8th of Oct...intra-semester break is waiting for me..

YOUR FUTURE :

66. Want kids? ?  
Yep.

67. Want to get married? ?
Sure sure [;)]

WHICH IS BETTER WITH THE OPPOSITE SEX!!!

69. First thing you notice ?
Charm and attitude.

70. Hugs or kisses ? 
Both.

71. Shorter or taller?  
Size doesn't matter [:D]

72. Older or Younger ? 
Older. I wan't to be the young and spontaneous one sometimes. And an elder sister is such a must-have!
But if you think in some other way [;)] then no restriction.

73. Romantic or spontaneous ?  
Spontaneous. 

74. Nice smile or nice eyes ?
Nice Smile. 

75. Tattoos or piercings?
Piercing...just in ears not in nose...and no tattoo ew!!

76. Sensitive or loud ? 
Sensitive.

77. Hook-up or relationship ?  
Relationship.

HAVE YOU EVER :

79. Kissed a stranger ?  
Nope. Don't have courage to do so.

80. Drank hard liquor ?  
Nah. Once some friends mixed it in soft ones but i spat that out. 

81. Lost glasses/contacts ?  
Loads of times.

82. Sex on first date ? 
Rule out sex for now not before marriage. 

83. Broken someone's heart ?  
Yep. But don't actually did i do that really???

84. Had your own heart broken ?  
Naaah...

85. Been arrested??  
Nope.Not till now...but once in train while magistrate checking was on they grabbed my hand before i paid them a fine.

86. Turned someone down ?  
Hmm.Many time..even my closed ones

87. Cried when someone died ? 
Yea...when my grandfather died...it was just worst feeling..

88. Liked a friend that is a Guy? ?
This is such a void question. Like is like. What does it matter if its a boy or a girl? .lol.[:P]

DO YOU BELIEVE IN:

89. Yourself ?  
I do. Really. I believe that i can do anything if I'm determined.

90. Miracles ?  
Happen. They do. Have faith and keep your eyes open.

91. Love at first sight ?  
Noway! Its not love, doofus! Its attraction, infatuation. [:)]

92. Heaven ?  
Exists.Otherwise there won't be a hell and i know there is hell on our earth.

93. Santa Claus ?  
Nope. I believe in the guy who always acted Santa even once he gave me some toffees when i was with my aunt in Delhi [:)].

94. Kissing on the first date? ?
Naah...feel shy....

ANSWER TRUTHFULLY:

96. Is there one person you want to be with right now? ? 
Yes.I always think to be with that  person always.

97. Ever felt like you're lacking something/someone important in life? ?
Don't know and you see this is bad.

98. Do you believe its possible to remain faithful forever? ? Faithful, sure.

99. What's the one thing you cannot live without? ?  
My family

100. Define life ? 
Cliché

Your life is too good

Came across this pic on another blog.

I just had to share it with you guys.

and to whomever it may concern...

this is not "copying"

this is "SPREADING AWARENESS"