the contrast

two friends, gods on thier own accord, walked dissimilar paths to reach similar upper echleons of the indian educational system, as students.

today both travelled to the city of thier alma mater. one made a thumping home-coming, the other decided time was not yet ripe to step in ...

such is life....

maybe, maybe not

the dream
i am in the lift of a scyscraper. i am on the 3rd floor and with a hydrolic-buzz the lift's going towards the terrace. a constant far away din starts to get 'closer' as the lift passes the 5th floor. i seem to think the bulding has only 6 floors. but there is a 7th floor. When the lift emerges from the closed walls of the 6th floor onto a 'morning light' lit terrace i realise it houses a 'Venkatachalapthy' shrine and there is a big crowd on the terrace. its an auspicious Vaishnavite day... and i step out of the lift to see many familiar people [i guess most of us do this in our dreams] .. my bro... a friend... a few mami's in 9-yards et all [mind somehow tells me its a 'porattaasi sanikizhamai' kind of day; might have been]. i step out of the lift, breathe in the ambience and step up in deference to accept the most amazing 'chakkarai pongal' i have ever had in my life.

the fact
i was trying to sleep hard to catch up on sleep lost due to changing shifts. in the next few hours, i had to take up my gmat. but i was in a quasi-concious state when i got up from the sleep and i remembered these vivid details. in my prep tests i wasn't scoring my best scores, but always held onto the belief i will come good in the final one. i considered the dream as a blessing i dint seek. anyway i came out with a decent score in the real exam.

my decelration: the One is Omnipotent. Yelaam Avan Seyal.

the muse: what i dreamt had anything to do with my performance? maybe, maybe not....

Expanding horizons....

I am entering unchartered terriroty with regards to the belts I use.

I have a slight paunch.