Theory and Thoughts

VSS-6

2007-03-14T22:34:00.000-07:00

This is my sixth VSS (Very Short Story). Hope you liked the previous ones.
As usual comments and feedback invited.

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An adrenaline rush, followed by a dash and there you are.

Just Arrived.

Souls surround you. You put up a smile of satisfaction, followed by a grin and then dawns the "purpose".

The ground trembles beneath your feet, but you stand undaunted.

You survey the scene with a sense of eagerness. Looking around for "opportunities".

A short intuitive analysis coupled with prior experience draws your attention to the three people huddled at the end.

"ARE YOU WATCHING CLOSELY ? "

A guy in blue, a lady in uniform and a Sahib in formals.

The guy pulls out a cigarette, and burns your hopes. Recollect Rule #6 - A relaxed guy with a cigarette, assumes a buffered uninterrupted time of atleast 7 minutes.

The uniform is adorned with a company badge. You attempt a piercing look at it. To decipher the corporation. However , the faded colours betray you and success seems far. Also no characteristic accessory supports you.

The Sahib works at an organization. Red betel in his tongue confirms it a "Sarkari". A rugged suitcase and a "file" accompany him.

Recollect Rule #11- Any official papers associated with a Govt. employee throws more light than any other Rules.

You read the "file " cover. Beginning with a breathtaking speed but the local language snailing you down. Lack of any vocabulary mocks your understanding.
You feel piqued.

Suddenly you notice "it". You draw close to the "Subject".

In a minute, the Sahib wakes up and you take his place.

You sigh, " the whole cycle was worth it..!"

After all, its still 34.19 minutes left to reach Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus (Main) .

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ps: This story is Post-Titled: "Capturing a seat".

pps: Post-Title(def): A title given to a piece of prose/poetry only after it is read , in order to retain its suspense.

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Update : Here is an interesting slideshow on the topic by a friend of mine.

VSS-5

2006-05-21T23:39:00.000-07:00

Hi,

This is my fifth VSS (Very Short Story), Hope you liked the previous ones.
As usual comments and feedback invited.

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VSS-5

Let me tell u a piece of truth,
It wasnt my first visit.

Still I was shyer for two prominent reasons.
Firstly,
the one to one interaction with a total stranger in an abruptly lit
room is unsatisfying.
And secondly, I the client , had to sufficiently groom myself for the
success of the event.

Attempting to trace my requirements, a man takes me aside, carefully
opens an album and turns to page-7.

I stare.

The damsel on the page is attractive. Adorned with blakened eyebrows,
fair-skinned cheeks, she pleased my eyes instantly.
I needed this.
"40 for one" My neighbour quoted the price accented in a local dialect..!
I pretended to ignore.
"Do you have large ...." Rephrasing the interrogation wasnt necessary.
he smiled me right and flipped 3 pages.

The bargain ended soon and I was tiptoed to a semi-dark enclosure.

Succumbing to a chair, I tried to confident myself.
A voice mumbled, "Say Cheese"

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VSS-4

2006-04-21T02:00:00.000-07:00

This is my fourth VSS (Very Short Story), Hope you liked the previous ones.

As usual comments and feedback invited.

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"One Night Stand" viewers can relate better.

Only difference being, our "stand-up comedian" was a "Hero".

On the HOT chair,

He joked loud about not daring to buy the "packet" at the med store, laughed out the curse made to his "neighbour" over shared toothpaste and confessed the creepy proposal he made to "the gal" armed with a rusted borrowed ring.

I smiled, the "neighbour" laughed and "the gal" gave a wide blush at the camera.

Amidst the giggles, my signal brought everything to silence, and the mood changed.

Gloomy eyes stared at our hero ; and were finally answered. Expressions strengthened at the slow punctuated references. Its wasnt comedy any more, and before feelings could get better, tears overtook him.

He got a standing ovation and applause, and hugging friends comforted him aside.

And then, suddenly laughs were overheard,

Oh! our next comedian is up....!!

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PS: I am really sorry if many of you cd not relate to the event. Actually caters to a niche audience.

VSS-3

2006-02-23T22:25:00.000-08:00

Here is the third VSS( Very Short Story). Hope you like it.

Sincere feedbacks invited again...!!

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Sunita Nair was beautiful.
Sunita Nair had dimples.
Sunita Nair spoke fabulous English.
Sunita Nair chanced me to meet her.

"In Private"

"I am looking for a Creative and Intellectual man." she uttered last.
Earning this meeting had already egoed my intellectual prowess.

Sunita Nair said she wanted us to "Get to know each other."
Sunita Nair got my approval.

Sunita Nair questioned my work and weekends.
Sunita Nair bestowed interest in the tiny hobbies of mine.
Sunita Nair exclaimed at my future dreams.

Sunita Nair said my brilliance impressed her.
Sunita Nair said she loved talking to me.
Sunita Nair rejected me.

Sunita Nair was unimpressed by my Curriculum Vitae.

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PS: If still unclear , Sunita Nair is a fictional HR interviewer.

VSS-2

2006-01-26T12:00:00.000-08:00

In series of my VSS-1 , here comes my second story titled
"THE PROPOSAL".

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"I love u" .. Those were the exact words, and I stood still.

My princess froze..!!

I had no time to lose. I got on my knees and begged.

Finally, a tear-jerked smile said it all and she was sobbing in my arms.

I had taken a month to prepare the lines for this day and somehow I
knew she would say "Yes"

I felt it coming.

Infact she too saw it coming.

But none of the 700 boys and girls who clapped at the end of our play.

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Congos to myself...!!

2006-01-23T11:50:00.000-08:00

Yup...I finally did achieve it...!!

I had been spending numerous sleepless nights over this and finally its bliss when the surprise dawns upon you. Living will never be the same again.

All I can is MARK THE DATE..!!

As for treats, If u know me ,"catch me" ..it shall be soon..!!

" Life finally boils down to a few moments....This is one of them...!! "

VSS-1 (Very Short Story-1)

2006-01-18T10:42:00.000-08:00

VSS is a series of Very Short Stories and my kinda first attempt at short prose.
I hope I can churn out sufficient stuff with time. Do let me know any honest feedbacks.

Story-1
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Knock.

About 15 guys stood there, with a cruel smile. No anticipations.
Before realization, pleading cries roared the air,he was being kicked
and beaten with shoes.

Mercilessly.

It had been a year long wait.

Each chanced upon a kick and even the meekish boy prided on his action.
Insufficient sadism then led them to pour his dress with brown and white.
It all ended and he returned.

His mobile beeped a message "Happy Birthday"

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Happy New Year

2006-01-16T18:08:00.000-08:00

2 weeks past the New Year.. Yup I am late for the resolutions but never mind.

Resolution No.1
Blog more writings this time. Though my other blog Snappped is running well. This one seems facing serious wrath of commentators.

Resolution No.2
Try sleeping early. It feels lonely having no one to speak to at 4 am.

Resolution No.3
Mail my old friends. bahut din hue un logon se baat kiye.

Resolution No.4
Excel in my activities this year.They are damn important believe me.

"Working Hard " could have topped the list but considering my past adventures, I hated being shamed in public:)

Hey and u all do pray I fulfill all these.

Happy New Year to all.

BLACK : Is There Light In Dark

2005-08-31T08:49:00.000-07:00

Yup its aeons since the movie released, and innumerable reviews written and debated..!

I saw it a week back. On DVD. Primarily coz my earlier attempts to catch it on big screen always cancelled owing to lack of companions,or inappropriate knowledge of their schedules(read dates).

Finally I made it in my dark room.Alone.

BLACK was beautiful.

I was ever a critic for art, writing, movies and their offsprings and BLACK was a fantastic piece. However in lot respects it shook me.

I have always been the protagonist. It somehow resonates the complete feelings expressed when u travel through a movie. BLACK did that but somehow could not assimilate everything. Got me thinking that isnt the blindness represented only from the view of a man who has seen light..??

Blind have a world of their own..! A world of innocence. They are unknown to the fantasies of light as much as a year old baby to fancies of Integrals. While a baby learns this in course of time, unfortunately a blind never does. So where begins the concept of structure..??

Where the theories of dreams that are debated in her class when she knows of only one side of the debate..!!

Where is the concept of feeling sorry for herself being blind when she could possibly never understand blindness..!(Dont tell the BLACK BLACK wala crap...!! )

How could someone ever teach her that she is inferior to them preventing her from assuming that all world is similar..??

Reminds me of a story in my High School textbooks of a "Country of Blind" protected by hills which is one day accidentally visited by a dual-eyed-working guy. He notices strange customs like ppl working in nights coz it is cooler and sleeping in daytime like me. Blind ppl following smells as their paths(ants:)). He tries explaining sight to them but is always discarded as a lunatic coz he could never prove his ability. Finally, he falls for a beautiful blind gal, who was ugly and neglected with respects to others coz their definition of beauty comprised different facial parameters(maybe pimples) and sound. The marriage was proposed but the blind council accepted only after a solution to his lunaticism, which boiled down to his eyes(cause of stupid activities and claims) being removed.

Coming back,
Finally, maybe it is true that "Blind since Birth" is not actually "Looking from Closed Eyes".
They are probably different worlds. Like aliens, like different species, and one can probably never understand the other.

After all We write BLACK on white sheet. They write "X" on BLACK .

What is "X" ?? We might never comprehend...!!

Tagged...!!

2005-07-27T11:17:00.000-07:00

Nah...No one dared to Tag me so soon and hence I take it upon me myself,with a extended tip from Arz000n. Though questions have evolved greatly with passing generations..My picks hail majorly from Arz000n's blog.

THREE NAMES YOU GO BY:

1. L....... - My actual name devoid of meaning, a strange thing in India
2. My family pet name which I think I shall not disclose
3.Shall think of a cute name and let u know later

THREE SCREEN NAMES YOU HAVE HAD:

1. firstname_institutename
2. firstname_secondname
3. (firstname)(secondname)

THREE PHYSICAL THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:

1. My head...Its big..and doesnt fit in most helmets
2. My hands and fingers.. I love the way they are fast when I type.
3. My legs...Ya u guessed it, I dont have a driver,hence no car.

THREE PHYSICAL THINGS YOU DON'T LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:

1. My tummy...It compells me to waste time 4 times a day...
2. My nails.. They grow real fast but still let me down in cat fights
3. My biceps.. However much ever I coax them , they do not imitate Hercules

THREE PARTS OF YOUR HERITAGE:

Hyderabad, My institute and my parents.

THREE THINGS THAT SCARE YOU:

1. Fear of goal unfulfillment
2. Fear that someday I might fall in love but never be able to confess it to her.
3. Fear of having confessed it but then cant decide what next...!!!

THREE OF YOUR EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS:

1. My keys ( Luckily I havent lost them yet)
2. My handkerchief. ( Somehow I consider it a necessity)
3. A pen with a folded A4 blanck sheet in pocket (Some important thought/observation might come my way and I need to take note of that )

THREE THINGS YOU ARE WEARING RIGHT NOW:

1. Jeans
2. A golden watch ( I mean the colour )
3. A jerkin...I m still shivering

THREE THINGS YOU WANT IN A RELATIONSHIP:

1. Brains..Should understand the joke I mention
2. Enthu..must be lively, and eager to walk a mile
3. Love... Anything after this???

TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE (in no particular order):

1. I havent seen any of LOTR series.
2. I havent read any Harry Potter book.
3. I can speak 5 languages.

THREE PHYSICAL THINGS ABOUT THE OPPOSITE SEX THAT APPEAL TO YOU:

1. Of course Smile
2. The innocence look
3. Patience to listen to ur crap all the time and still thinking it was interesting.

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO REALLY BADLY RIGHT NOW:

1. Eat something...am damn hungry
2. Call up home....Dodging homesickness has its limits
3. Finish my Project report...Damn it, When will it end.

THREE CAREERS YOU'RE CONSIDERING:

1. Hard-Core Researcher(The world of non-living entities and engineering is sometimes fascinating enuf )
2. Management (Tired of ill-managing myself , It is my responsibility to spread the disease )
3. Writer (Nah.. I do not fear competition from the next Harry potter, what I fear is if my first two career considerations fail)

THREE PLACES YOU WANT TO GO ON VACATION:

1. PARIS ( Had been for a day, Too romantic and compelling enuf for me to visit it again in future )
2. Italy ( Cant contain the descriptions from my labmates, heard that it has beaches that are -----)
3. Far East (Pictures of Cambodia , and Malaysia are eye-catching)

THREE KIDS NAMES YOU LIKE:

1. Pragya
2. Apoorva
3. Shruti

Dont know what exactly is meant by kid names but these names remind me of cute kids than anything else.

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE: (Make it - THREE FANTASY AMBITIONS)

1. Win a Nobel, Isn't that a feat
2. Build the World's tallest building...Ya I am amazed by the magnificience of them.
3. Make a movie, I mean a masterpiece(Oscar) .., Love the feeling from having ur work move millions

Statutory Warning: These are fantasy ambitions and may/maynot depict my capabilities in full light..!!

THREE PEOPLE WHO HAVE TO TAKE THIS QUIZ NOW:

Well I think I can pass it to a few ppl out there ..Let it be Panda , Karthik Ram Ramakrishnan for the moment. Shall add up names as I know.

Do take it up guys...!!!

2005-07-13T12:55:00.000-07:00

Couldn't think a better pick up idea than this to declare my beginning... People hold opening ceremonies...celebrate anniversaries of blogs ..all this giving me the worry that if I delay mine ..it will be too young later to survive among the old hulky blogs... and hence it better get some dose of experience.
Well for the readers , keep coming for I promise enough fodder for thought...!!!