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I don’t know where you are, but I pray that you’re doing okay. Below are some of the things I wish I had told you, but couldn’t. I hope this helps you. Even a little bit is okay. Read it. Understand it. Apply it. Take care. Your buddy. Dear Cortana, Not always will things go like, How you wished they would, People who you call family, Will leave you, if they could. Know why? Cause they call you their bestie, You turn back, they say, Who the fuck was she? Dear Friend, Know who the real peeps are, For they will give up everything, They have for what you wanna become! They will be beside you, On your every war, Until death makes them numb. Dear You, Things have been tough lately? Two guardiangels who should’ve been, Aren’t together no more, Lost and confused, you don’t know where to go! Scared, yet you are here! Battling it out with your worst fear. Pat yourself on your back, Because you deserve good, And much more than that. Hey Cortana, Life is not what you think it is, For there is more darkness than good, More anger than the fight for food, People betray one and another, Don’t care about you, Not me neither. I’m being brutally honest, You think everyone knows you, Turn back, they ask Who the fuck were you? Hey Friend, I’m sorry if I couldn’t be the one, You thought I’d be, I ran too fast, yet couldn’t see. I know you need someone, To help you through your thick and thin, Support you and lift your chin! Hey You, Don’t worry cause the haters don’t matter no more, Find out the peeps who really care, And do keep them close, Because they are the ones, That truly matter, To you and me, do that And you shall see, That everything happens for the best, When you know with who you gotta be! – Aekansh Dixit. #commitments #kindness #world #humanity #belief #care #relationship #twisted #reflecting #realise #love #poem #brain #life #knowledge #affection #truth

I remember how scared yet excited I was when I decided to promote the petition asking for a revision in the laws of PCA, 1960. I had just sent a few important mails to the local and national organisations which take care of animal rights. I don’t know what triggered it. Maybe it was my deep understanding for animals, dogs especially, or the fire that was burning inside me when I saw a man take a puppy and throw her down the terrace for the sake of having some fun. In no way, and in no angle I found this justifiable. And I was right. It was a cruel act which forced us to question the humanity of us humans. It is extremely disturbing for me to even think, let alone believe, that a person can come across such a thought. In my head I was dead right this was wrong, and the only way to prevent this from happening was to spread awareness of this incident and give those two men the most severe punishment for doing this to an animal. Think of it from the animal’s perspective once. I think this is how she must have thought this all through: I wonder why he has brought me up here. It’s a wonderful scene from here but I’m scared of heights. I don’t need to worry, he’ll take care of me. Oh, he’s lifting me up! He knows me so well. I can’t see from down here that well. I’m so happy. But looking down gives me shrills. It’s so deep. I want to go down now. It’s enough. Why is he lifting me up? Why is he holding me like that? What is he saying? Why is he laughing? Aaaaaaaaa…. He threw me! He threw me! I see him laughing as I move further from him and my heart races and I am about to cry and I can’t speak and I am afraid of heights something is happening. Am I dropping? What is happening I am so scared! Help me! Someone help……. I tear down at this point every single time. No matter how hard I try to be a man, this part of the story always brings up tears. To imagine something like this to me where I am not allowed to talk or do anything is a nightmare which will give me sleepless nights. Something even horror movies cannot give. Yet this brave dog decided to fight it all and wag her tail when she saw another man walk up to her, pick her up and rush her to the hospital. This only goes to say that humans may be far more intelligent than animals, but they’ll never come any close to the loyality, kindness, and hope these animals carry with themselves. We are selfish. We don’t care. We ignore. But animals don’t. Even a lion is your savior if you’ve helped him sometime in your life. Everyone understands the meaning of love and care. By this time I was convinced that I needed to step up and do something about all of this. I decided to forward the link of the petition to as many people as possible and hoped for the best numbers to sign it. In the midst of all this, I had a number of animal-activists websites opened so that I could pitch in their support too. After all, this is what they work for. Deep down somewhere, I was scared. I was scared of doing the right thing. The only other time that I was scared of doing the right thing was when I decided to write an article stating the truth about our society. I learnt something that day – that if you’re doing the right thing, you don’t need to be scared of any power. Well, that’s true unless you want an angry businessman or a politician to be after your life – for the rest of the life. In that case, you need to be careful. I did send them the emails anyway, relying on the Almighty for the results and replies to them. After sending them, I wanted to be sure I did the right thing. It was the middle of the night, and I didn’t know who to ask. Luckily, my brother was online. I immediately decided to ask him if I did the right thing. And that sparked an interesting conversation which was about to take a turn in a way that I could never possibly imagine! After a while into the discussion of how things turned out in tonic incident, he said and I quote, “poor guy” for the guy who threw the pup. I blankly stared at the screen and prayed it was a joke. Apparently, it wasn’t. He felt that the punishment given to the two men (suspension from colleges) was too much! On the other hand, there was a much bigger petition started by one of the animal activists (which obviously got more attention for obvious reasons) that demanded that the two students were debarred from medical colleges. If this happened, they could never attend a medical college in India – a perfect punishment. Why? These two men were in the final years and they wanted to become doctors! If I heard that a doctor killed another man just for fun, I would think nineteen times before going to him for surgery or anything else too. What kind of a vet doctor doesn’t value the life of an animal? This kind of a behaviour forces us to think about our medical colleges and what they are really teaching their students! All of these thoughts were above my brother’s head. He simply told me, and I quote “nobody would be affected if that dog lived or died.” Yes, you’re right. It probably wouldn’t make any difference to us. But have you thought about this? Doing such an act and getting away with it only provokes such incidents in the future. There are a million people like these two men who don’t give a shit about animals. They would love to do something like this. And I’m sure, after seeing this incident, they will definitely want to try it out! But what can stop them? The only thing that can stop them is by telling them “Listen, if you do this – this is what you’ll land yourself into and there’s no going back! You’ll be banned for life!” Now, that’s a huge sentence which a much larger impact and will force at least half of those million people to think twice! We can’t prevent all of them from happening, but we can surely reduce them! Isn’t that something for a start? All of this didn’t bother my brother. He went on supporting his argument with facts that made me wonder how this guy even became my brother in the first place. The biggest thing that I couldn’t digest was that he was actually feeling pity on the guy! Not once in this conversation had he spoken about the dog and praised her for being so brave! He also went on to say that he doesn’t see animal life equally as human life, which to an extent can be okay, but when he said that he wouldn’t think twice to save a human life but he would not really mind letting the animal die was something that was beyond my comprehension no matter how hard someone tries to justify it. I am disgusted by people who be ignorant and not care about animals. Who don’t want to make a change and keep talking about doing something but never actually try to do something about it. And what’s more, when someone’s doing it, instead of helping them they try to pull them down! It pains my heart knowing my brother belonged to this category. That very moment I decided that I would have to end our ties right then and there because I will never forget what he said to me and how he was confident about what he’s doing was right. I grabbed my phone and decided to write him a small message: “The next time I decide to meet you, you’ll either be a changed man – or I’ll still be asleep.” Sending it almost tore me down. I had some of the best moments of my life with this guy and he was there for me no matter what. Stood beside me when everyone abandoned me, but what he said was unacceptable to me. I received a text from him (I had already banned him from WhatsApp and Messenger) saying, and I quote: “Better person? Changed man? Come back to reality dude. Nobody out there is gonna die for a fucking animal. I’m being honest. I don’t even feel wrong saying that. People just talk the talk but they can’t walk the walk. Fine, you don’t want to accept the me. I get it. See ya! Im done speaking what others want to hear. You’ll never have to see me.” I couldn’t help but think. Was I the one who was being immature? Am I to just pretend this of this is okay? Not give two shits about a poor animal? And above all that, he accused me of talking and not doing what I say – well, here is my answer. I was going above my means to try and spread this message and the petition. To make people understand the PCA, 1960 laws are unjust and need to change! And that these two men deserve a bigger punishment! I’m sorry, but I think I AM doing something. I’m not just sitting and arguing about it. I have contacted local activists to discuss the issue with them and get their views on this. I’ve done everything I could. And what did he do? Nothing! Yeah, other than feel pity for the wrong guy! Probably, this was another nail in the coffin of our brotherhood. It was still midnight. I got up and made myself a soda and went to the balcony amidst the calmness of the night. In the silence, I could think much clearer. Was I wrong about all this? Was I being too harsh on him? Was I being stupid? I don’t know. I kept waiting for an answer, but my heart told me that I did the right thing. And somehow that was the reason that I didn’t feel that bad either. I just decided to move on. I finished the soda and opened my laptop where I had a video of that same pup playing on the bed. I watched it. I smiled. My dog, Bruno, decided to check in on me thinking what I was doing up so late. He looked at me, wagged his tail and kept his head on my lap. And soon, he slept on my lap. I couldn’t help but think… “For me, a dog can just be another animal in the world, but for the dog, I am his whole world!” And that gave me all my answers, and I don’t regret doing that to my brother. I took a stand and he needed to realize that he was wrong and when you’re doing something wrong – you deserve all the consequences that come along with it. Please share and sign this petition: Change the laws of Prevention Of Cruelty Animals Act, and help give justice to a pup! (or paste this in your browser: https://goo.gl/IFKg12) And this petition too: Debarring the two dog abusers in chennai from medical colleges Cover image source: #BraveBhadra (An image posted on Shravan Krishnan‘s Facebook timeline.) #bhadra #unlawful #thrown #dog #injustice #animals #animalrights #love #diead #hatred #terrace #faithful #Animalcruelity #rights

DEMO click here I did a lot of digging around the net, and couldn’t find any simple feedback system which uses AJAX and PHP to do your job in a second. So, for everyone out there who wants a simple feedback system from their site users, I hope this comes in handy. Okay, so first of all, let me tell you what you NEED to know. To be honest, you can just get away with copy-pasting the codes I’ll be providing you with and the system will work just fine, but to really understand the stuff that’s happening, you’ll need to know HTML5, JAVASCRIPT, JQUERY (particularly AJAX), PHP and a bit of CSS. So, let’s get started. We’ll do the database first, since that’s easy – ya know. So go ahead, create a new table called “ratings” with 4 columns – rating_id (INT[size 11] AUTO_INCREAMENT NOT_NULL PRIMARY), rating (INT[size 5] NOT_NULL), feedback (TEXT NULL), by_user (INT INDEX NOT_NULL).TABLE – ratingsFIELDTYPENULLKEYDEFAULTExtrarating_idINT[11]Primaryauto_incrementratingINT[5]feedbackTEXTYESby_userINTIndex To make your job easier, here’s the code to make the table: CREATE TABLE `ratings` ( `rating_id` int(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, `rating` int(5) NOT NULL, `feedback` text, `by_user` int(11) NOT NULL, PRIMARY KEY (`rating_id`), KEY `by_user` (`by_user`), CONSTRAINT `ratings_ibfk_1` FOREIGN KEY (`by_user`) REFERENCES `users` (`user_id`) ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 Note that `ratings`.`by_user` is in a relation with `users`.`user_id` which is another table containing the users’ data. We need a foreign key to make sure we know who is giving the rating. You can make it anonymous, but it’s usually alright to know who gave you that shitty (or even awesome) rating. In case you don’t want to do that, just use this code: CREATE TABLE `ratings` ( `rating_id` int(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, `rating` int(5) NOT NULL, `feedback` text, `by_user` int(11) NOT NULL ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 Now that the database is ready, we can get ready to make the front end. We will start off by make the stars! Alright, so I would like to tell you that this code for the styling of the stars is not mine, but is Paul Shan‘s idea! Here’s the HTML part of it: How was your experience? 1 2 3 4 5 And then here’s the CSS part of it: form .stars { background: url("stars.png") repeat-x 0 0; width: 150px; margin: 0 auto; } form .stars input[type="radio"] { position: absolute; opacity: 0; filter: alpha(opacity=0); } form .stars input[type="radio"].star-5:checked ~ span { width: 100%; } form .stars input[type="radio"].star-4:checked ~ span { width: 80%; } form .stars input[type="radio"].star-3:checked ~ span { width: 60%; } form .stars input[type="radio"].star-2:checked ~ span { width: 40%; } form .stars input[type="radio"].star-1:checked ~ span { width: 20%; } form .stars label { display: block; width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0!important; padding: 0!important; text-indent: -999em; float: left; position: relative; z-index: 10; background: transparent!important; cursor: pointer; } form .stars label:hover ~ span { background-position: 0 -30px; } form .stars label.star-5:hover ~ span { width: 100% !important; } form .stars label.star-4:hover ~ span { width: 80% !important; } form .stars label.star-3:hover ~ span { width: 60% !important; } form .stars label.star-2:hover ~ span { width: 40% !important; } form .stars label.star-1:hover ~ span { width: 20% !important; } form .stars span { display: block; width: 0; position: relative; top: 0; left: 0; height: 30px; background: url("stars.png") repeat-x 0 -60px; -webkit-transition: -webkit-width 0.5s; -moz-transition: -moz-width 0.5s; -ms-transition: -ms-width 0.5s; -o-transition: -o-width 0.5s; transition: width 0.5s; } But wait, you still can’t see the stars! Hmm… what happened? It’s because of the “star.png” file which you do not have! Make sure you insert this image in the same directory as the css file! (just right click, and save the image!) Now, you can see your stars! Yay! But how will you make the rating actually work? Well, for that we’ll need a bit of JQuery and a bit of PHP. So, let’s get to it! In the same HTML file in which you have your stars placed, write this Javascript code inside a Once that is done, let us understand what else happens in that script. Basically, every time someone clicks a star, an AJAX GET request is sent to the server and the fetched result is appropriately displayed on the website. This means that everything happens without the page actually “refreshing”. Next create another file called “rating_backend.php” and write this code there: = 0) { $response_array['status'] = "success"; } else { $response_array['status'] = "Oops. Something went wrong. We'll try that next time! Promise."; } } else if(isset($_GET['feedback']) && isset($_GET['user'])) { $feedback = mysql_escape_string($_GET['feedback']); $user_id = $_GET['user']; $ratingq = mysql_query("UPDATE `ratings` SET `feedback` = '" . $feedback . "' WHERE `by_user` = '" . $user_id . "'"); if(mysql_affected_rows()>= 0) { $response_array['status'] = "success"; } else { $response_array['status'] = "Oops. Something went wrong. We'll try that next time! Promise."; } } echo json_encode($response_array); ?> Our back-end script will generate a JSON response which will then be read by the feedback page, and then it will be evaluated. If the status was a “success”, then appropriate steps will be taken, else an error message will be shown. We have already handled all this in our AJAX request! Technically, that’s it! But, to add more “decoration” go ahead and add this file to head of the page which uses the feedback! This is just to add the animations! If this doesn’t work, you can go ahead the download the file from here, and make sure import the file onto the page correctly! I guess that was the last step, and now you’re all set. Go ahead and see what your users think of you! All the best! #website #stars #css #ajax #star #tutorial #feedback #rating #simple #php #ratings #jquery #quick #html #javascript

Fandom, after all, is born of a balance between fascination and frustration: if media content didn’t fascinate us, there would be no desire to engage with it; but if it didn’t frustrate us on some level, there would be no drive to rewrite or remake it. When I first moved into the city back in 2003, I was just a little kid who barely knew anything about Bengaluru other than the fact that it is famously know as “The Garden City”. What else did you expect from a 6 year old? Ever since then my connection with this beautiful city as only deepened with time and now I can proudly say that I am a Banglorean. (the fact that I can’t speak Kannada, and though I understand it pretty well doesn’t take away that title from right?) Being from a family which literally worships Cricket, I could only imagine how pumped up a tournament like the Indian Premier League would get us considering the fact that all of the world’s best cricketers would be seen playing together and competing against their very own national team mates. Doesn’t that idea sound crackingly good to you? The IPL was launched at a grand-scale level way back in the 2008 and oh my, it has only been growing ever since. The only problem our family faced was which team to support now that we have moved into another city, and our home city, which happens to be Kanpur, doesn’t have a team of its own. Well, the unwritten rule stated that we had to support the city we were residing in and I guess everyone just stuck to that without ever questioning the other family members’ (which included my mom and dad) decisions. The stage was built and everyone was hyped up for the start of what now has become the most awaited tournament of the year! The RCB squad had some famous cricketers in Rahul Dravid (also our captain then), Jacques Kallis, Anil Kumble, the swing-king Praveen Kumar, and Zaheer Khan. Not to forget Dale Steyn, and Mark Boucher. It was a fabulous team and we had enough fire-power to beat anyone down. I still remember what a horrible start we had to the IPL. I don’t know what hurt me the most – McCullum’s 158 against RCB in the very first match, or that our entire team collapsed for an ordinary 82, or perhaps the fact that we ended up at the bottom of the points table. I would be honest with you, I really started to doubt my decision to support the Bangalore team. What saved me from changing my decision was this little dialogue I once heard in a movie. Everyone deserves a second chance. Time will heal all the wounds. Next year, we grabbed our popcorns and got ready for the biggest circket tournament in the world hoping that our dear team would perform if not good, then at least a little better this time. This time, Kevin Pietersen made his way to our team and that only raised our expectations from the boys. Our team saw various captains from Rahul Dravid to Kevin Pietersen and then finally led by Anil Kumble. We started our campaign with a win over the defending champions and then had a few dissapointments but ended up 3rd on the table. We made the knockouts! This was the season when I became the hardcore RCB fan that I am right now and my wonderful journey began as I saw my team defeat the Chennai Super Kings and move on to the first finals where we unfortunately lost to Deccan Chargers to become the runners up. Not to forget the brilliant century by RCB’s Manish Pandey who also became the first Indian to score a century in the IPL. The next season was a roller coaster which involved some of the highest run chases in the T20s by RCB, consequently improving our net run rate and pushing us into the knockouts. This time too we lost our way into the crucial games and lost the race to the cup. The highlights of this season were Kallis, and Uthappa, while the Steyn-Vinay duo tore apart the other teams. Now this looks like a Wikipedia post, doesn’t it? No! It’s just me taking time to recollect all the wonderful times we had with Namma RCB whether it was their worst season or the best. Fast forward to the 2011 season of the IPL. AB de Villiars entered our team, and later Chris Gayle was brought in as a replacement for Dirk Nannes. Little did we know that these men would make RCB the most feared team in the seasons to come. At this point, not everyone found RCB entertaining. Yes, we had a few fireworks from our batsmen especially when Kallis and Uthappa looked unstoppable. But now they were gone and our team was rebuilt from scratch leaving Virat Kohli as the only man to be retained. Only if we knew this was the best decision Vijay Mallya ever made. Daniel Vettori was made the new Captain of the team. In between all this, Virat Kohli was having an amazing calender year and was in the form of his life, coming from 2010 with an average 47 in the ODIs. Looking at how he was breaking all records on the international level, he was a player to watch out for in this short version of the gentlemen’s game. After a below par performance by RCB in the starting half, Chris Gayle marked his entrance in the team by making 108* in his very first match against Kolkata Knight Riders in just around 49 balls! This left the opposition dumbstruck as everyone just gulped and wondered how Gayle made it look so easy, it was almost as if he was playing with a tennis ball. The amount of confidence Gayle brought in the team saw us chase down high targets as if it were a piece of cake. This remained the best season for us till date as Gayle won his first orange cap scoring 608 runs and not behind was Virat Kohli who even surpassed the little master Sachin Tendulkar at 557 runs. We won 9 out of our 14 matches and raced through the Playoffs, where we lost to Chennai Super Kings and then faced them again in the final when we destroyed the Mumbai Indians wining by a margin of 43 runs. It was unfortunate that we lost again in the finals. Kohli and Gayle were in top form as we entered the finals of the Champions League making RCB the only team to enter all three seasons of this tournament. This was our third T20 final, and God knows why we lost to the injury-hit Mumbai Indians yet again. Questions were raised and a lot of fans were hurt because RCB had now become the team with the most destructive batting line up especially when you see Gayle hit 92 odd runs in almost every match in just 44 deliveries and having an average strike rate of 183.13 throughout the 2011 IPL tournament. It was impossible for us to lose. There were times when AB de Villiars showcased his enormous talent of hitting the ball around the park in every direction possible. Sreenath Aravind and Zak were consistently performing with the bowl as Daniel Vettori kept it tight with the best economy for the side. The next three seasons saw the burst of Gayle as Bangalore was now called “Ban-Galye-ore” and he became the top scorer for RCB in almost every season and AB showed his class and skills making him the most feared T20 batsman after Gayle because of his flexibility and inventive shots. It was impossible to bowl to him because he would hit your on-point yorkers to the 2nd tier of the ground and you can not help but wonder what a superman he is. Not behind all this was Virat Kohli who had now conquered the International World Cricket in almost every format of the game and he went on to brake many records. Being a cricket lover, I adore how Virat transformed from an angry young man to a much matured batsman who’s so passionate towards the game that you’d feel ashamed of yourself on the field for not giving your 120% every time you played because this guy had so much energy in him that he lifted every one around him and that is why he was named the new captain of RCB after Vettori retired from a brilliant career. Royal Challengers Bangalore were the most-watched team in the world as everyone found them entertaining. And why wouldn’t you? When you have Gayle doing Gangnam Style and AB hitting his national team mate Steyn for more than 30 runs in a single over, you are just bound to sit there and watch the game as if you were watching the nature do something that was beyond our limit to interpret. It moves you inside out and no matter which team you support, if you follow cricket, by which I mean good cricket and the sportsmanship that comes with it, you would love the way RCB plays because they play their hearts out everytime and no matter the result, they always manage to win hearts. Probably the only thing that was missing in our side was a good quality bowler now that Zak and his counterparts were out of the team. Mitchell Starc came into the rescue after missing a few games in the beginning and he turned RCB’s fortunes upside down! He had an economy of just over 6 and that is brilliant considering the amount of pressure this short format of the games puts on them. He took 20 wickets and now RCB was a complete side. Another shining star came in the form of Yuzvendra Chahal who became the highest wicket taker for RCB with 23 wickets placing him third on the Purple Cup chart just below Dwayne Bravo and Lasith Malinga. 2016 was a special year for us. Why? We had a terrible start, not to mention Starc was unfit for this season. We won our first game and then lost too many in the middle. What went wrong? We had no bowler! Starc was the only feared bowler in our side and everyone else was just average bowlers who weren’t scary and by scary I mean a Dale Steyn or a Brett Lee or a Malinga. We didn’t have anyone of them, instead we had Sreenath Aravind who had performed in patches but had leaked too many runs when it mattered, we had Varun Aaron who was extremely fast with respect to Indian bowlers but he didn’t have that consistency, we had Chahal who was the only bowler we could count on, but he too conceded run when the pitch favoured the batsmen. What came as a blessing to us, or put it this way – the last “good” thing that Vijay Mallya did before resigning as the Director of RCB – was the addition of Shane Watson in the team. He not only was a destructive batsman who would add to the woes of the opposition considering we already had the deadly trio of Gayle-AB-Kohli, but he also was a superb bowler who had a few tricks up his sleeves. The expectations were high but RCB failed to deliver. Yet again. Gayle lost his magical touch and didn’t cross the single digit score throughout the first half of the season and Kohli was performing every once in a while. Everybody lost hope as we were swinging at the bottom of the table placed second last, just above the newly formed Rising Pune Supergiants. The only way we could make the Playoffs was by winning 4 out of our last 4 games. An impossible task you say? “Challenge accepted!” Was the reply captain Virat would give. Match number 44 was the one in which we decided to wear our Green Jerseys to support Environment Friendly techniques and nobody would have thought that this change in jersey would also mean a change in our fortunes. A partnership of astronomical proportions and individual centuries by Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers were the highlights of Royal Challengers Bangalore’s commanding win over the Gujarat Lions on the Saturday evening. We broke several records and it looked like nobody wanted to face us after this match. But the task wasn’t over. We still needed to win 3 out of 3. Match number 48 saw the brief roaring of Chris Gayle as he blasted the mighty Knight Riders with a 49 of just 31 balls. The stage was set and the world was glued to their screens as AB de Villiars walked out to the center after his staggering 52-ball 129* in the last match against the GL. Virat was injured and he had a split webbing on his right hand and yet he showed composure and the 115-run unbeaten partnership between him and de Villiers – which came in 11.1 overs – was an exhibition in batting and a lesson in how to chase targets. Everyone was pumped up and no matter where RCB played, every ground was our home ground as I could hear the chants of “RCB! RCB! RCB!” go around the stadium. Why did that happen? Virat Kohli and AB de Villiars were now the most loved batsmen in the country! Their performances in the recent times looked like RCB could now very well make it to the playoffs and not only just that – might win the Vevo IPL 2016 too! The fact that we were now favourites to win the IPL meant that we would clinch our maiden IPL trophy! Only RCBians knew how emotional this statement meant to us. We have been there for the time through its thick and thin, when the team was still figuring out the best combinations of the squad and when everybody called RCB only entertainers and the team “that underperformed all the time”. Blames were quickly thrown to us saying the rich lifestyle of Mallya influenced a lot of players as there were after parties and the team celebrated after every match like they had won the finals. Some of the excuses the media made up were so deeply saddening that I sometimes wonder if RCB is truly RCB only because of the superstars in the team? The questions have now been cleared. We won the next two games comfortably as Virat and AB were in top form and now were supported by Chris Gayle who came to the party sooner rather than later. We broke a lot of records too, in that process and the most memorable one would be how Virat scored a century in the rain-affected game against the Kings XI Punjab when the match was reduced to 15-overs each. Who would have believed that RCB would reach 211/3 in just 15 overs and would witness a century by Virat. Kohli now also becomes the first batsman to score 4 centuries in a single season. Can you believe that? This guy had everyone feeling blessed that they could watch him play. Such was his skill. We finished second on the table due to our superb net run rate, which meant we now had two chances to reach the finals in case we fall short in the first attempt. Phew! In the Qualifier 1, our bowlers did a fantastic job as we restricted the Gujarat Lions to a small 158. This looked like an easy target considering how our batsmen were playing. If we only knew that 5 overs into the second innings RCB would be 29/5. Yes you read that right. Royal Challengers Bangalore were 29 for FIVE. Not all hopes were lost as AB was still there in the center closely watching and analysing his next move. Within moments, two brief partnerships with Binny (21 from 15) and Abdulla (33* from 25) saw us cross the line. Even Virat couldn’t believe we actually won the match. “I think this settles as to which is the best team in the world.” As Kohli rightly said in the presentation ceremony after the match. What this also meant was that we were the first finalists of the tournament! Who would have ever thought we could make it this far? We were at the bottom of the points table and now we were the first team to enter the finals! This was some crazy moment for the fans. After a long 5 day wait, the moment finally arrived. It was Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore in the final of the Vevo IPL 2016. RCB were the favourites to win, but SRH were consistent throughout the season and this was going to be a cracker of a game. It was, after all, the best bowling side vs the best batting side of the tournament. I do know everybody has watched that final, and if you haven’t watched the Vevo IPL 2016 final, then all I can say is this: A moment of silence for those who have missed the IPL 2016 final Anyway, a Google search would tell you that SRH are the champions of the 2016 IPL and I do not care what people think about Royal Challengers Bangalore and what they call our team. “Chokers” was the name which was going around the next day on Facebook, I think. You know, what people fail to realize is that if your opposition scores 200+ in the FINAL of a tournament, the chances that you win drop by 80%. And not only that, the probability of your entire team collapsing before 160 is 85%. This is due to the enormous pressure on the team which has to not only chase the target down, but also WIN the cup! And the very idea of WINNING THE CUP can make a lot of lads nervous. Yet, the Royal Challengers managed to make 200/6 in the 20 overs quota. This meant that we lost by a margin of just EIGHT RUNS! Yes, how much a difference does eight runs make is now clear to all. People call Watson as the villain simple because he conceded 61 runs in 4 overs without extracting any wickets. Considering he is the third highest wicket taker for us in this year’s IPL, I think it is too harsh to blame him. Yes, he gave away too many runs, but come on, anybody can have a bad day out there. Cricket is funny game, remember? I personally feel that the reason RCB lost was because Virat decided to lead the chase after hitting a few boundaries that just managed to cross the fielders. He didn’t look at his best tonight, but he was getting there. I think he decided to go for the attack too early. AB de Villiars had just walked in to the center after the Gaylestorm, and it was only sensible to keep rotating the strike because the required run rate had now come down to 9 point something from a 11. It was pretty chasable. But no, Virat decided to attack and as a result he got bowled soon. AB, for God knows what, decided to attack the spinner and threw away his wicket as if he was least bothered about today’s game, which of course, I know is abosolutely NOT the case, as we saw him lifting the team up before the match began telling them, “WE WILL WIN NO MATTER THE COST”. Even if either Kohli or AB would have stayed, the cup could have been ours. But nevertheless, SRH were a better team from the start and they deserved the cup more than us, no doubt about that. Kudos to the entire team, and especially to David Warner who brought out his Captaincy Skills such craftedly. IPL will be back next year and it is said that all players would go into the Auction Pool. If that happens, we would lose Gayle, Virat, and AB. I do not know how that would feel. As I said, we have an emotional connection with the team, especially these three and no matter which team they go to, we would always back their team. And that doesn’t mean we would forget the rebuilt RCB. We are true RCBians and we stick together no matter what. I hope they don’t finalize this decision. Instead, they could just stick with the maximum retainment policy of 2 Indians and 2 Oversees players. In any case, we just want RCB to win the cup, at least once. We love you, and will always do. Thank you for playing the most bold, passionate, and entertaining cricket out there, and thank you for not losing hope and always giving your best. May God allow you to win next year! Let’s appreciate how RCB turned things around and managed to reach the finals. Thank you to all the fans who have cheered for us & supported us always. I am indebted to your love. Thank You Bengaluru #RCBForever (2/2) — Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) May 30, 2016 If Leonardo can finally win an Oscar, then even RCB can win an IPL season. Source: RCB Official Website #t20 #Villiars #RoyalChallengersBangalore #ChampionsLeague #Kohli #ABdevilliars #Virat #IPL #de #Chris #IPLFInal #Vevo #VevoIPL2016 #IPL2016 #Final #RCB #Gayle #ShaneWatson #SunrisersHyderabad #AB #RCBvsSRH

The last time I found a game so breathtaking and immersing was when I played The Last Of Us. And to my surprise, just like Until Dawn, it was a PS exclusive, too. The first PlayStation exclusive that caught my attention was Heavy Rain. With a beautiful story-line and choice making, the game was well supported with intense cut scenes, action sequences and the back-then best graphics. Then some years later, following the success of Telltale’s The Walking Dead, which was based on the zombie apocalypse comic written by Robert Kirkman, came a game with far more enhanced graphics, story-line, and intensity in the form of Last Of Us which boosted the sales of the PS3 through the roof since it claimed to be a PlayStation exclusive. While some of the reports claimed that they were thinking of making a PC version of The Last of Us, they later shunned the idea, sticking to their exclusivity promises. (Like they always do) And that’s what makes the PlayStation brand different from Xbox. Even though I’m a PC Gamer, I always get caught in a dilemma over PC or a PlayStation, and to be really honest, Xbox is never in the picture. Sorry Xbox lovers. Coming to the point, I watched PewDiePie play Until Dawn, and I couldn’t help myself but be overawed. The game play, it’s physics, storyline, choice impact, cut scenes, and even the controls, are absolutely mind blowing. What I can assure you is that the game takes full advantage of the PS4 controller. (DualShock, if I’m not wrong) The controls are easy to use and understand, especially when we are asked not to move the controller when the character(s) in the game is/are hiding. The storyline, to be frank, is the real pillar of its success. I have come to know that the game ends in 264 different ways! And which ending you get totally depends on what decisions you make. The game successfully makes you connect with the characters and allows you to love some of them, and at the same time hate a few of them. The story starts with a prank played on Josh’s sisters resulting upon their death due to a fall from the hill. Later, it is revealed that one of the sisters didn’t die immediately. She survived the fall and waited for someone’s help, but nobody showed up. Dying of hunger, she decided to eat her own sister (yeah, that’s exactly what you read) which results in cannibalism and this in turn triggers the curse on this hill. There are monsters on this hill which eat humans. And they have a weird body dimension and I loved them. (Actually, no) They apparently can see humans only when they move, and that’s when the PlayStation motion sensors come into picture. They are afraid of fire and the only way to kill them is by making them burn. I love the acting of the cast and especially Dr.Hill who plays the role of Josh’s hallucinated psychiatrist. It is really amazing to see his office transform based on Josh’s mental condition. All in all, I would give this game a 10/10.  And this makes me jealous that all exclusives of PS are so breathtaking. New games to watch out for: Telltale’s The Walking Dead: Michonne, Metal Gear 5.

“Yes,” she gulped “actually, my husband Mathew, was supposed to show up, but since he will not be able to make it today, I don’t mind.” He quickly pulled the chair, and sat down. Immediately, she kept her handbag behind the scarf in an effort to hide it from the stranger. She was somehow unable to determine the reason for his restlessness. “Are you okay?” came a question from a woman who herself wasn’t sure. “Yeah,” he instantaneously replied “actually, life’s been messy lately.” Not quite sure what he intended, she decided to pass. She gazed back at his bracelet. There was a time when this young woman, just like every other beautiful girl, knew the power of being beautiful – that intoxication a woman can make a man spin in. It was then only natural for her to take advantage of this mysterious yet impactful power, and rule over the gullible. Nevertheless, she believed in being optimistic and had a tendency of leaving behind things in the past. Often in the rapid adolescence, she found herself carelessly breaking a million hearts just for the sake of being the queen of the one she assumed the king. Surrounded with so many people, the next one always better than the previous, she hardly found time to review any of her actions. It would be rather harsh to judge her too soon, because not everything in the world was her fault. Just when she slipped into the age of sanity, she was taken aback by the occasional raging that her father showed towards the family of four, her sister included, which deeply affected the personality of this teenager. To her horror, the violence only grew by the passing of time, and she was forced to stay away from him. With her, the sister and her dear mother stayed in a small rented home until they were financially stable. Expectations grew, and soon she transitioned into a little more beautiful, young woman and held a position of pride in her software company. “Oh this?” came an interruption from the man as he found it uncomfortable for a stranger to stare at his bracelet for such a long time. She immediately looked at him, her head staying put, and eyes moving only a few degrees to make a loose contact with those of his. READ THE FULL STORY HERE!

“The change doesn’t come when you realize you’re right or wrong. The change comes when you start rectifying the wrongs you have done.” The boring Chemistry class got over, and it ended with a dull conversation with my best friend about life. I jumped over the desk as soon as the teacher (sir) left and decided to go visit my friends in the next class. But no sooner had I stepped out, than I saw this teacher (ma’am) scolding a few of my class mates at the far end of the corridor, and another Chemistry teacher (sir) walking towards our class. When I asked him if we had Computers instead in the last period, he replied with fearful eyes that it didn’t matter and the best move for me right now is to go back to my class. I sensed something strong in his eyes, and looked over that far end of the corridor. I instantly judged her character and went running inside the class shouting “Damn she’s strict!” and sat in my place and had my Walkman and earphones hidden deep inside my backpack and myself comfortably placed before she walked in with utmost confidence. As soon as she walked in, she started demanding the girls to sit in the center row and the guys to occupy the either rows left. We all were shocked and confused as we didn’t even know this teacher and she’s acting like she’s the boss. The first impression, or rather first thought in my head was “Who is this?” and mind you, it was “Who is this?” and not “What the hell is she thinking of herself?”. I wish I had that thought. But I didn’t. Then, as we settled she began addressing us. As the lecture on life progressed, I started growing my respect towards her. She told things which I had known before and nothing new, but it was the way she told it. It was her confidence. It was her orating skills. It was her attitude. That attitude a person develops over a long period of time by doing good things all the time that they have nothing to lose and are living their life with pride. And she told it. She’s living her life with pride and has all the success she needs. As soon as she left, it was the voice she took with her, but it was the words that stood there echoing in the walls of the class in few of our friends’ minds. It was her sayings. While coming back to my home, I was dull and hadn’t spoken a word to my bus mate. He waited for fifteen minutes but soon got worried and was tempted to ask me what exactly had my mind so engrossed that I’ve been staring at the chair in front of me for good fifteen minutes. And then it started. Welcome to this “kind of personal” diary entry probably for the first time in my life. This is a lesson I learnt, and thought it might make someone else’s life easy too. Welcome to “The Eye Opener”. *** Consider the below as my reply to the question my friend asked because in the whole one hour trip, it was only me who was talking, and all he did was listen and then later said bye and got down *** I don’t know. I feel like everything I have done in my life so far, is wrong. I don’t know what makes me feel this way. I don’t want to be this. I want to change. But I don’t know how. There’s this teacher who came today. And she told some pretty good stuff and it influenced me. I knew it all along, but had no one to tell it to me. I’m not the person you think I am. I’ll tell you how I was in school. I was disciplined. I was aware of my culture, my ethics, and my rules, and my limits. I was in control. Everyone had respect for me and that is how I always wanted to live my life. I have always believed that at the end it’s not how many people you met, it’s about how many lives you changed for the good. And I was on my way. I was this guy who cared too much about his own set of rules. Yes, I always had a few set of rules for living my life. I always followed them. I was this guy who enthusiastically wanted to do something for the society. I was the one who started the Save Environment Group on Facebook and made sure everyone of my friends knew the importance of saving the nature. With the hard work of my friends, and my own, we grew our reach from 3 members to over 350 members today. I was this guy who never took a leave on any National Celebration especially Republic Day, and the Independence Day, because I felt even if I can’t do a lot for the country at the moment, I can show my devotion to the country by doing or performing at least something on those days to make a small change. Not a big one, a small tiny one. I was this guy who used to eat chips packets and used to keep the wrappers of my chips, and my friends’ who threw it on the street in my pocket and carried it all the way to my home to dispose them well. Not to litter. I was this guy who respected teachers for their position and for their person. Never in my life had I even thought ill about any teacher both consciously and unconsciously. I was this guy who believed in ideals and believed in Gandhi’s words that “Be the change you want to see in this world.” Yeah, you might be thinking what a boring guy I used to be. Well, apparently you’re wrong on this one, pal. I used to have the same amount of fun that my other “funky” friends had. I too had a girlfriend, I too used to watch many movies with my friends, I too used to go out for dinner, and used to attend every field trip and flirt a lot and everything that makes you look cool. But I used to also be the one begging around for clothes and some money so that the next time our school took us on the Orphanage Trips, I wouldn’t have to see the sad “lost-hope” faces of the old women and men when I say, “I’m sorry, I’ve run out of supplies.” But I used to also be the first one to stand up and contribute. I also use to be the one to sacrifice everything I am doing right now just to help my friend. I used to fight with my parents just to make sure my friend sleeps a peaceful night. But I used to also be the one sacrificing my seat in the city bus just to make sure that old tired man from his work at least helps his leg carry him home. But I used to also be the one to make sure I respect everyone – women and men equally, and that one day, there will be a change in the country and there will, trust me, be a better world. Now what has happened? Until my school life, I was exactly how I described above. Now in college life, everything changed. And if you honestly ask me, it changed for the worse. Everyday the same routine – get up in the morning, send your close friends a good morning message and if time permits, chat a little too, then get ready, face the college for eight hours and come back home and chat again, then think about studying, but never study, and then it’s too late, and I go back to sleep. No learning, no fun, no knowledge, just stress. What life is this? Are you still listening? I’m sorry I’m boring you. But I need to talk. Honestly, what life is this? I don’t belong here. I know I keep talking about prioritizing stuff and working accordingly, and not that in my life I have never learnt to prioritize – I had. And it was only my discipline and my passion to do something big that I managed to get the marks I got in my tenth. And that’s what is lacking. The discipline. Do you know when my mom used to tell me in tenth that you aren’t studying, I used to take it up seriously. Even if I didn’t make a timetable on the paper, I used to mentally calculate my time and always stick by it. It was my discipline. I honestly don’t recall any fights with either of my parents regarding my studies during my tenth grade, They knew I was studying, I knew I had what it takes. And now? Not even a single day passes without my mom scolding me for not studying, for stop chatting, and not a single day in which I don’t shout, or scream, or throw and break stuff in the house. Somewhere, something is going wrong. I know it. And I’ll tell you something interesting. In Bhagvat Geeta, there is a reference to a Mahabharata incident. When Krishna asks Duryodhana that what he’s doing is wrong, Duryodhana gives a very interesting reply. He says, “Don’t tell me what’s wrong or what’s right. I know what’s wrong or what’s right. Tell me why I can’t stop doing wrong even when I know I’m wrong.” Even though Krishna came up with a rather psychological answer, it was worth a thought. We all know what’s wrong or what’s right, and yet we fail to stop ourselves. One of my chemistry teachers in Deeksha, popularly called TVS Sir was shouting at us for not paying attention in the class and randomly gives this mind blowing quote. He said, “To reach another level, we will first have to leave the level we currently are in.” It struck my mind, actually, you know, knowledge is like air. It’s everywhere. And I’m not shameful from soaking knowledge wherever I get it – maybe it’s from my seniors, maybe my batch mates, or even juniors for that matter. Knowledge can be taken from anywhere. I really don’t understand what’s happening. Something must have changed right? How did a guy who was so good suddenly turn like this to something messed up? And all of my close friends reading this blog post, don’t think it is because of me falling in love. I’ll proudly tell you that I have fallen in love before too, but I didn’t let it affect me. Yes, this time it’s more serious than ever, but it still is love, right? Then what’s wrong? I’ll tell you. It’s prioritising stuff. That’s where all the planning fails. We do wrong things at the so called right times. And then wonder our whole lives what went wrong. And honestly, me thinking about my life so deeply and this teacher’s lecture on me will not change anything much. Anybody knows of  Sandeep Maheshwari? In one of his seminars, he is seen quoting something really powerful. He says, “After the end of this seminar, nobody will remember anything I said. It will just be a temporary change in all of you, and then from tomorrow you are back to living your life. Then is this seminar a waste of time? At the end of this seminar, if I ask the audience to raise hands all of them who are paying hundred percent concentration to what I’m speaking, I’ll get ninety percent of the people raising their hands. But if from that ninety percent I ask one of them to requote what I said just in the beginning, I’m pretty sure after one hour of the seminar nobody will remember my words. But if I ask the same crowd to briefly explain the meaning of this seminar, everybody will have their say.” That’s interesting right? Why can’t we remember what he said? And to be honest, after the hour’s session, I actually wasn’t able to recollect what he said. But I knew what he meant to say. It’s definitely got to do something with his orating skills no doubt, but it also has something to do the way our minds works. Anyone seen Inception? It’s the same thing. We see our favourite actor Leonardo DiCaprio tell this plane simple line, but it leaves a mark on the people who think about it deeply. He says, “What’s the most resilient parasite? An idea. A single idea from the human mind can build cities. An idea can transform the world and rewrite all the rules.” That’s what Sandeep wanted to convey too. And this was a little before the movie came out, so I actually respected what Sandeep said. It’s not what I say that matters, it’s the meaning that stays. Why am I writing all this? It’s because I want to find out where I am going wrong. Maybe the idea is not clear in my head. Maybe my brain hasn’t yet measured the damage I have done to my future by wasting one year of first PUC. And as I continue to write, I remember another of my Deeksha teachers, known as AR Sir, quote something interesting too. He said, “We do difficult things in our life with utmost care and perfection. Yet we fail to do simple things in our life.” It had me wondering, and as my habit goes, I asked myself why we can’t perform the simple things? Is it because our mind is too tuned to complicated things that it makes a simple problem a complicated one? No. It’s simply because we take the simple things for granted. That’s right, We all know two plus three is five. But when we get our answer sheets, we hang our head in shame because we wrote two plus three is six. We multiplied instead of adding. It’s because we took that double line symbol in between the two numbers for granted. We did not care to see whether those two lines are straight (add) or diagonal (multiply). I need to make a change. And I’ll tell you my New Year’s resolution. “Make small commitments than big promises.” And maybe that will help me. Maybe I should start small. Everyone knows one good speech and one good thought can not really change everything if we don’t build on that idea. Okay, let’s start small. Let me start by prioritising stuff. And of course, studies should be the main priority. And then, how do we go about studying if we have a person running all over our head and so many problems and pressures? Let’s start small. Let’s start by a page. Yes, today, I’ll study a page. I’ll make sure I understand everything. And then tomorrow two pages, then five, then ten, and then a whole lesson! We need to keep growing. We can’t get stuck. At the end of the day, everyday we should learn something or do something productive that will change our life and that’s what is life all about. I want to apologise to my dad. For all the times I have let him down. I want to be honest with him. I really don’t belong here. And I really don’t want to go where they want me to. I want to be something else. You are seriously bored no? Let me talk, please? I want to start small. Maybe a good start will be by not doing anything wrong consciously? Listen, the good habits aren’t gone. It’s just subdued. Know how it feels when you stand up and wish your teacher in the class and no one else does that and then they start laughing at you because you were singing that “Good Morneeeeeng Maaaaam” song all alone? Sometimes it’s the people around us. Yes, one more point. Company does matter too. I have a lot of friends. But I have only few “good” friends. It’s true that the type of friend you make is most likely what you think you are. That’s how we connect right? Remember? “We become best friends the moment I do something crazy and I don’t have to explain why I did that.” Interesting. I hope this blog post helped you. In some way or the other. It’s never too late to start something good you know? And honestly, if you ask me why I want to earn money in life, I’ll reply: “I want to earn money in life, so that I can give it.” Help others. Be good. Be you. Lead a life with example. Know where you come from. Respect your country. Respect everyone. Keep your culture and ethics with you. Be in your limits. Stay fresh. And make small commitments than big promises, and I’m sure all of us will change one day. *** “Dude, my stop is coming!” my bus mate tells. “Sorry man. I must have bored you like crazy with this random stuff right?” “No da, it actually made sense!” “Oh, thanks.” “Bye!” “Take care.” #ideas #patriotism #commitments #belief #facts #feelings #culture #conscious #help #personal #ethics #realise #brain #life #knowledge

“The tragedy is not that the people do not love us but because we fall in love with those who are not able to love us.” “WHAT???” I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. The phone slipped from my hand. It fell down with a thud so loud that my heart skipped a beat. My eye sight blurred. The very thought of imagining her in that condition left me dead inside out. Panicking was the only thing I could do – and did. I reached the spot in an impatient fifteen minutes. Those fifteen minutes were probably the most, the most, THE MOST longest fifteen minutes of my whole lifetime. “Where’s it? Where’s it?” I asked every random stranger my eyes could see “Where’s the fucking emergency room?” I couldn’t keep sight of my direction as I was walking clumsily. Somebody held my hand and directed me towards that room – don’t remember who that person was. I wish I could thank him – but I had better jobs to do. I looked at her. Covered in blood. Her eyes as wide as a church door, but probably suggesting something completely opposite. The idea wasn’t clear – my mind couldn’t interpret it. I looked at her – and just couldn’t stop looking. I couldn’t and didn’t think of anything. Didn’t talk, didn’t believe, didn’t ask, didn’t move – just looked. My eyesight was blurred again as my knees lost the power to handle my weight. Somebody picked me up, but I punched him. I was angry. This couldn’t be happening. No, not at this time! Not when everything was going to be fine! Not when she promised me she’ll be there. Not when I found my love. Not, just not now! I shouted, I cried, and she just looked at me – expressionless. I felt dizzy. I punched the wall. “This couldn’t be happening!” I scream but my voice died inside my throat. Too scared to even reach her ears. “How the fuck did this happen? What happened to her!!! REVIVE HER! FUCKING DOCS!!” I shouted, looked at the doctors, even pulled one’s collar, the guards ran towards me to stop me. I punched one of them. Someone grabbed my left hand –  I kick him and fall to the ground as I hear the bullet pierce through my tibia. I cry. I cry. I cry. I look up, and see the bright light fade into darkness. The light bulb on the top wasn’t bothering me any more. I try getting up. I look at her. I want to touch her. I collapse. *** No, I didn’t die. No – I didn’t lose consciousness. No I didn’t faint. I collapsed. Mentally. All my brain cells were so tightly tangled inside – and on top of each other that I couldn’t do anything about it. I was thinking, but I couldn’t move myself. I was listening – but couldn’t respond. I was seeing – but couldn’t believe. I gathered all the strength I had, and tried to get up. The blood loss wasn’t bothering me. The guards had me on a stretcher. I broke through them and just before slipping from my own blood, I managed to grab hold of the bed’s corner. I get up. I look at her. Into her eyes – like I had never seen them. They were telling me something. They were scared. They weren’t closed. They had fear written all over them. They needed someone to make them believe in life again. They needed somebody to love. They needed me. They loved me. They needed me. And when I’m here for her – she’s not. Now when I need her, she’s not. Now when I need to re-believe, she’s not here. Now when I need to love her, she’s not here. Now when I’m giving it my hundred percent, she’s not here. This is not fair. Life is not fair. It never was. I finally fall on the ground for one last time. My eyes shut, and my heart beats dropped. Later, my body was placed right next to hers. I had to. I couldn’t evade it. It was the promise I made to her. To be there for her till the end. It was the promise I made to myself. To be there for her, even after the end. And after all, “I was just following the map that leads to you!” #death #afterdeath #good #human #belief #idea #consciousmind #feelings #care #concepts #confusion #cancer #heaven #God #heart #affection #fiction #ignore #curse #arguments

“Only the very weak-minded refuse to be influenced by literature and poetry.” ― Cassandra Clare Sarcastically ironically probably, The things she thought she said magnificently, Scared scarred stared like a star, Cautiously carefully cured by her chocolate bar, Moved grooved huffed and puffed, Lovingly lover love was who she loved, Doubt crowd fear and tear, Things she said saying sayings that I hear, Ignoringly ignoring me like ignoring her ignore, Knowing the knowledge she knows, Winding wind winding around her skin as the wind blows, Twisting turning tumbling and tossing she gets me in the bed, She’s a troublesome troublemaker causing troubling trouble in my head, She’s a twisted turbulence! – Aekansh Dixit. P.S: Just a random effort at writing something new. This blog was never meant for any poetry, but I felt like this is worth sharing, I guess. Hope you had a good read! #hurt #idea #twister #concepts #confusion #twisted #love #poem #tongue #ignore

“You know you’re in love when you can’t fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.” ― Dr. Seuss Look, I’m sorry I didn’t pick up writing blog posts for a long time, and I’m pretty sure you will not be looking forward for this subject as much as you did for my other “inventive” short stories. So, if you have already started reading this, why not finish it? I’m going to straight away start from the basics – The Definitions. Lust – strong sexual desire. Infatuation – an intense but short-lived passion or admiration for someone or something. Love – (n) a strong feeling of affection. (v) feel deep affection or sexual love for (someone). Well, there is a lot of difference between each one of them. And that is something really complex to find out what kind of feeling we’re “actually” feeling. Of course, every guy who’s in infatuation says that he/she loves the other person just as much as a person who’s “actually” in love. But what’s that cuts the ice? It’s the feelings – in itself. All you got to do to figure out all of this is to sit in a quiet place, and have some peaceful time with just you, and your mind. Doing a bit of research, I found out this interesting comparison – might as well share it here: Love develops gradually over time. Infatuation occurs almost instantaneously. Love can last a long time. It becomes deeper and more powerful over time. Infatuation is powerful, but short-lived. Love accepts the whole person, imperfections and all. Infatuation flourishes on perfection – you have an idealized image of your partner and you only show your partner your good side. Love is more than physical attraction. Infatuation focuses on the physical. Love is energizing. Infatuation is draining. Love improves your overall disposition. Infatuation brings out jealousy and obsessiveness. It causes you to neglect other relationships. Loves survives arguments. Infatuation glosses over arguments. Love considers the other person. Infatuation is selfish. Love is being in love with a person. Infatuation is being in love with love. So are you in love? Or is it just an infatuation. Let’s find out. Infatuation deals with that happy face of love. It gives you a million reasons to smile, it gives you day dreams, and it gives you another dozen reasons to be stupid. It is, of course, a short lived feeling for someone and is often termed as “crushes” towards other mates. Infatuation is a wonderful feeling as long as it is not mistaken for love. Infatuation is when all you see is your crush’s perfections. All you do when you see him/her with others is get jealous. All you care about is seeing him/her again just so that you can get that rush of adrenaline. Infatuation is when you get all possessive about him/her. You love him/her for the reason why you fell for them. You don’t really acknowledge him/her for the way he/she actually is. You try to hide faults, and show only the perfect side of yours. You see butterflies when he/she walks past, and well just everything that is shown in the movies. It’s when you start becoming obsessive about that person. But all that hardly lasts for a longer time. Some day, it’ll just end. And that. Precisely that, is what separates it from love. But love, it’s something totally different. Love is a serious thing. It’s a really serious thing that grows gradually as the time goes by. It’s when you accept the other person with all his/her flaws, all their perfections, and imperfections. It’s when you don’t care who he’s/she’s talking to, you don’t really get jealous, but you look for his/her happiness instead.  You can sacrifice everything of yours just to make her/him feel better about themselves. It’s when before you taste something good, you think about your love’s reaction towards that happy incident – you’ll think about how happy he/she would feel if they tried this out. It’s when you put him/her before yourself. It’s when you devote your entire life to the person you love the most. Love is all about security, trust and loyalty. In infatuation, there will be a lot of reasons for you to break up. But when you’re in love, even if there’s only one reason to hold on, it’ll be enough for you to not break up. Love is when you purposefully lose an argument against him/her just so that you both don’t fight. Love is celebration. Unlike infatuation, which drains you out if you don’t get to see that person you desire for, love keeps you happy. Love keeps you going. Love is when you do little sacrifices and never let your pride take control of yourself. Love is when you start changing for the better. Love is the fuel, and mind is the vehicle. Love is commitment. Love is when you choose “we” over “me”. Love is when you both work together to build a good life. Love is that strength which keeps you going when everything around you goes to hell. Love is that feeling which keeps you in check. Before you do any action, you think the consequences that would affect “we” instead of “me”. It’s when you lose all those selfish thoughts about yourself and make sacrifices for the person you love and you would really not boast about these sacrifices because boasting is not what you did them for, it’s the care and affection you’ve got for them that made you do the sacrifices. Love is when you have confidence in him/her even when you both might not be together. It’s about holding on tight when everyone tell you to leave. Love is when you panic if you aren’t aware of what your love’s condition is. It’s when you start crying (being a guy or a girl, never be shy of crying) over the thought of your love getting hurt. Love is that feeling which makes you who you are. Love is experienced in the present moment. It makes you forget all those sad memories and tension of the future, and just let’s you be who you are. Love makes you complete. So, that was about it. I know, a pretty long post about “love”,”infatuation” and all, but hey, lust is still left out. But, that is not a very big deal either. Lust is basically a strong desire towards the opposite gender because of their physical attraction, and nothing more. It lasts for a very little time, and can sometimes grow into infatuation. That’s all. So all my lovers out there, happy Hallowe’en! Cheers! #business #good #belief #whatis #awesome #consciousmind #energy #care #confusion #deep #love #infatuation #teenage #heart #affection #awesomeness #lust #arguments

“Count your blessings. Once you realize how valuable you are and how much you have going for you, the smiles will return, the sun will break out, the music will play, and you will finally be able to move forward with the life that God intended for you with grace, strength, courage, and confidence.” Did you ever feel like being a God? Do you know what it takes to be a God? Do you want to know how it actually feels when you are a God, and have the power to control everything? Do you want to be God? Well then, You be the God! So now, you are a God. We will now give you a Super God Name. We will  now call you “Lasier”. (The name doesn’t mean anything, so don’t break your head into that!) You are given your special chariot in which you can visit any place you want. You are shown your personal cloud where you can stay, get fresh, and look around the rainbow. You are given a computer system which analyses every human’s fate and destiny, name, ID, what each human is doing, and much more. You get to meet other Gods. You have 24/7 food supply, angels flying around you, and you can order just any fast food and soft drink you want. The other Gods first test your potential. They give you a office where you have to control the world, without anyone’s help or advice. That’s cool, right? Well, if you are thinking you can kill anyone you want with just a click of your fingers, or you can grant someone’s wish just by smiling, you are going to be kicked out of your job. It is not that easy folks! You quietly sit on the chair provided to you, and you have a huge SLED (Super LED) filling up the entire wall with various kinds of information. You are confused, so you just sit there. Suddenly, a beep sound is heard by you, and it looks like you have a notification. You look at the light blue square on which “1” is written, with your eyes, and the square expands and fills the screen up. You see a man praying, asking you to help his sister get married. He promises to give you sweets. You smile, and look at the bottom right corner. His name is “Shankar” and he is 31 years old. He is from Mangalore.  You look down at your keyboard. There is a button for “Grant Wish”. You click on it, and the notification square goes back to the its original size. Just almost instantaneously, there are two more notifications. By now, you understand that the SLED screen works with eye gestures. You again look at the notification square, this time a split screen fills the screen. A guy from Taliban, and the USA, comes up. One of them wants his terror plans to work, the other wants his salary increased. You sit there confused. You like helping people, so you grant the other one’s wish, and the split screen closes, and now you can only see the Taliban guy. You do not understand Arabic. So you look at the keyboard, and press the “Translate” button. He wants to plan a terror attack in his area, and he wants your blessings. Certainly, you do not want him to succeed, so you are confused. While you are busy thinking, five notifications pop up with very little delay between each of them. You do not understand which to choose first. You look on the summary option on the screen, and it shows you what the humans want in one sentence. The first one, as we know, need his terror plan to succeed. The second blames you for his son’s death. The third one wants you to deal with her husband. The fourth one wants you help him in his exams. The fifth one wants you to stay there by his side while he is fighting his life. The sixth one is telling the world that you will be happy if he spreads terror. You are confused and do not know what to do. You do not understand why people blame you for good, and bad stuff. You grant the fifth one’s wish, and sit there unmoved. By this time, your screen is filled with more than thirty notifications, and increasing per second. You search around the office for help. You find a switch called “Relax”, and you press it. Immediately, the screen changes into a beautiful scenery from the forests of Africa. You see a elephant sitting with his calf. You feel better. While you are looking at the cute relationship of the animals, you realise how dependent the humans are on Gods. While you are busy thinking, you hear a gun fire, and just the next second, the elephant is dead, and the calf runs away. You feel really angry. The screen shows you six hunters trying to take away the dead elephant. One of them is heard by you saying, “This animal will make us good profit!”. You feel really sad. You decide to give them a punishment. So, you press the “curse” button. You come back to your normal job, and to your surprise you have more than ten thousand notifications just in ten minutes. You close your eyes, and you hear a sound saying “Gesture Approved” , to which you respond by opening your eyes. You see random judgements to random people. To your surprise the people who deserved their wishes to be fulfilled, they are denied, and the other ones’ are fulfilled. You immediately stop the random judgements. Your notifications had come down from “10,233” to “346”, in just a matter of seconds. You are stunned to hear all this. You put the system on “God mode” and come out of the office. Some one calls on you, and you turn back. “What happened, Lasier? You’re not supposed to come out of that office!”  You reply by saying that you are tired, and that you cannot take this any more. You tell him that there are so many problems to be handled in such little time, and that people take his name for every small thing. A mosquito bites someone, your name is called. Somebody dies, your name is called. Someone fails, your name is called. You did not know what to do. He then replies, “That is why this office is always kept on ‘God Mode’. Let the humans decide their own fate. They know to create their own destiny, and it is not our jobs to correct them. We have to show them the path, not walk with them. They know that what they give, they get. We gave them enough knowledge to understand that the nature helps you, if you are willing to help the nature. We do not have any special things to do here. Life is very boring and irritating here in heaven. You must have understood by now, right?” You reply, “Yes. I kept wondering that what ever I did back there as a human, I thought it was Gods who made me do it.” He replies, “No, certainly not. I do have a book written on each and every human on the earth. But, I have also given the pens to you humans. You can decide what to write, what not to. Do you still want to continue, as a God?” Next day, you are back as a human, and your memory is erased. Keep thinking! Cheers! P.S: All the names of the people, country, and the story is purely fictional. No real harm or bad intention intended. #people #lawofattraction #humanity #facts #care #problems #help #friends #money #nature #God #affection #wishes #curse #arguments #astrologist

“Treat your body as your best friend, and you’ll never be alone!” How many of us have had those classic ‘Heart-Mind’ battles in our lives. Well, most of us do have it everyday. Let me guess, its the heart which mostly wins, right? That is not true for some people, but mostly it is our hearts which leads from the front. Leaving alone the fighters, how many of us have felt lonely at times? How many of us felt like we were all by ourselves in this earth? Did anyone of us felt like no one bothered about us any more? Regardless of the situation which causes us to produce such thoughts, everyone of us did, at least once, think about this stuff, right? But, if I tell you that you are never alone. There is always someone with you, no matter you see them, or not. They are there, and they will listen to you.What if I tell you that they go everywhere you go, and that they will always be with you, and are ready to do anything you want? Shocking right? Honestly, who doesn’t want a friend like that! Then, folks, there are a few friends like that. Yes, you read that right, friends and not just a single friend. Well, they will not certainly be around you physically, nor will they speak to you normally, but they will certainly be there by your side, if you are willing to accept them. So, the time has finally arrived. Let me introduce you to the four best friends of yourself. Meet the Heart: He is a polite natured person. He loves to give love, and will certainly not do any bad to others. He always will find ways to do things in a polite, and peace full way. He is a hard working, selfless friend who is willing to sacrifice himself for you! Meet the Eyes: The eyes are twins. We do not know their individual names, but they are always referred in a pair. These are soft, and emotions run through them. They help to see visions, and beautiful sights of the world. They are really kind, and often end up shedding tears as they are sensitive. A little care has to be taken to ensure that they do not cry! They can certainly be the best friend anyone ever wanted! Meet the Hands: Like the eyes, they too are twins. They are a master of touch, and help you feel things. They do not speak much, nor do they ever complain, but they can be brutal if they are not given much importance. These are polite, but they are one of the major friends among the other three. They can be your friend and would rarely complain, just like a friend who is ours! Meet the Life: He is the head of all the three friends. Even though he doesn’t actually behave like he is proud to be the head, he is a grateful person who would do good to you if you are willing to do good to him! He is like a mirror, and would always give you the kind of emotions you ever wanted. The secret to being in a healthy friendship with life is that, if you ask him anything with full heart and belief, politely, he would readily give it to you, and trust me, even if he is late, he will still manage to provide the things you love! So there we go, folks, those are you’re best friends for ever! Oh yeah, I know you’re wondering how can you talk, interact, or even greet them? Well then, its a hundred percent possible. Remember what I told you? Its possible only if you are willing to accept them. Tips to meet your heart: Well, the main trick here is to readily show gratitude towards everything you love. Once you start having the feeling of gratitude towards everything around you, you will certainly catch the heart’s eyes. He’ll be more interested in you. Honestly, he hates people who do not do things what they love and are not willing to show love to everyone around! Once you start showing gratitude around you, you will be more happy and satisfied. That is when your heart will himself come and meet you. You will get to know that your heart has become your best friend when you start giving love to everyone and accept every good and bad thing, positive and negative thing, beautiful and ugly creature, and more of all, you will be satisfied by the way you are. With that said, you will become the best of friends with your heart. Tips to meet your eyes: To attract your eyes, the best thing to do here is to try to feel the sensitive things of the world. Feel in the sense absorb the way a thing looks by opening your eyes to have a quick glance of that thing, and then closing your eyes and feeling it. For example, take a look at a beautiful scenery.  And then close your eyes and imagine that you’re actually there. Present right in that valley of beautiful scenery. You have two beautiful mountains beside you and you can see a clean narrow stream flowing right in front of you. Honestly, the more better you imagine, the more you attract your eyes. And once you start accepting the beauty of the nature, you will indeed feel a lot better and then, guess what, you made another best friend, the eyes! Tips to meet your hands: The only thing which probably can attract your hands to take a look at you is the way you treat others. If you use your hands to punch people, or to hit them, or do any sort of violence, my friend, it will certainly not help you to make your eyes your best pal. So secret trick which has to be taken care of when you are willing to become best friends with your eyes is that, you do not make any unnecessary gestures which your hands, and always use them to help others and keep them under control. Soon enough, they will come to you. And when you feel happy helping the blind fine their way, and feel grateful when you earn something when you work hard with those hands, you will successfully become a good friend to them! Tips to meet your life: The best part of this friend is that he has helped you even before you knew him. Great, right? There are several ways you can become best friends with your life. Most of the people think he is bad, and then they start hating him before even knowing who he actually is. Please do not do that mistake! There are too many ways to make life your best friend. I will type them later because I already think this post has become long enough to qualify for a “Boring” rating. So I will conclude by telling you that if you successfully become good friends with your heart, eyes, and hands, you will certainly come under the notice of the fourth friend, life. Might sound like it is some crazy stuff written above, but trust me, you will feel a lot better with these four best friends than when you have to face life all alone! #besties #best #treatment #hand #loneliness #care #reflecting #friends #eyes #brain #life #heart #affection