Almost five years ago, I wrote an unsigned love poem to a girl I hardly knew. I told sha......, among other things, that life was a blaze of magnificence, that she made it even brighter, and that someday I would spend everyday with the prettiest girl in the world.
When she read the poem she got goose bumps, smiled from ear to ear, and daydreamed about the gentleman behind the poetic prose. She showed it to her sister who sighed and said, “How romantic… I wish someone would write me a poem like that.” Then she showed it to her parents. Her mom smirked, but her dad frowned and said, “Don’t waste your thoughts on a foolish boy hiding behind a silly poem.” Finally, she let her new boyfriend read it. In a grim voice he said, “Let me know when you find out who wrote it, because I’d like to give him a piece of my mind!”
Despite reactions ranging from enthusiasm to aggravation, she kept the poem and still has it in her possession today… nearly five years later. Her brother, recently found it neatly folded and tucked between two pages of a photo album she keeps in her den.
I know all this because some one told me. He and I met in school ten years ago and we have been best friends ever since. He was, frankly, the reason I wrote the poem.
The poem I wrote wasn’t good, gramatically incorrect, at least not in my mind. I wrote it because many doubted me. Sure, I thought shareena was pretty, but I wanted to settle down with her. At the time, I didn’t even know her. And as it turns out, she and I have almost nothing in common.
The last genuine love poem I wrote went to a girl I met a month before I met shareena. She was on the marriage function, and her beauty was majestic.
Our first date went well. But the next afternoon Shareena spoke to a few of her freinds, two of which I had previously known. Stupid me… When I read the poem I actually believed that I was being sincere! I thought I was special,” screamed! “I was… and you are,” I mumbled as she walked away.
I wasn’t trying to cheat her. I thought she was gorgeous. I thought she carried herself with amazing grace. I wanted to be around her. I wanted to be hers. She was the most perfect girl in the entire world… and I felt this way a hundred times before.
Friday, July 17, 2009
EXPOSED___NICE sitting on 7,000 acres excess land
Twelve years after the Framework Agreement (FWA) between the Government of Karnataka and the Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise (NICE) to implement the Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor Project (BMICP) was signed, startling information on the acquisition of excess land for the project has come into the public domain, thanks to the Right to Information Act.
It is now established that over these years, the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB) acquired excess land of nearly 7,000 acres for the controversial project in violation of the FWA.
The documents, obtained by many individuals and activists under the RTI Act, and in the possession of Express, disclose that the KIADB, as early as 1998-1999, notified 21,000 acres of private land as against the sanctioned area of 13,237 acres in FWA.
These docume nts have been compiled into a book titled “White Paper on BMICP fraud” published by the Dalit Sangharsha Samiti The KIADB, in 1999, notified 5,688 acres of government land to be given to the project as against the sanctioned area of 6,956 acres in the FWA. In all, the KIADB agreed to give 26,688 acres of land to NICE instead of 20,193 acres as agreed in the FWA.
Section A comprises 41 km of peripheral road, 9.8 km of link road and 13 km of expressway from Bangalore to Bidadi.
The documents also point out that KIADB notified 5,675 acres for peripheral road portion alone as against 2,193 acres required in FWA.
For the link road, the KIADB has notified 563 acres of land as against 278 acres required in the FWA. For the expressway, KIADB notified 6,348 acres against the requirement of 4,568 acres of land.
The NICE spokesperson said, “The expert panel formed to study this issue has given clear guidance. We are following the same. All allegations are baseless.
The matter is still in the court and we will adhere to the court orders given earlier.” Clause misused All these years, officials have buried these violations under the confidentiality clause in the FWA. The clause says, “Each party shall hold in strict confidence all confidential information received by it from the other party. The party receiving such confidential information shall not publish or otherwise disclose or use the confidential information for its own purposes.” Thanks to RTI activists and farmers, the issue came out in the open. Acting on this, the government on July 17, 2008, wrote to the chief executive officer of KIADB seeking explanation about the basis on which these lands were notified and in some cases, given to NICE.
In Section A alone, KIADB has notified 12,586 acres of land instead of 6,999 acres sanctioned. The then special DC had said that KIADB had admitted that land acquisition notifications were issued based on requirement indicated by promoter company and not on the basis of any technical drawings approved by the government or PWD or the FWA.
It is now established that over these years, the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB) acquired excess land of nearly 7,000 acres for the controversial project in violation of the FWA.
The documents, obtained by many individuals and activists under the RTI Act, and in the possession of Express, disclose that the KIADB, as early as 1998-1999, notified 21,000 acres of private land as against the sanctioned area of 13,237 acres in FWA.
These docume nts have been compiled into a book titled “White Paper on BMICP fraud” published by the Dalit Sangharsha Samiti The KIADB, in 1999, notified 5,688 acres of government land to be given to the project as against the sanctioned area of 6,956 acres in the FWA. In all, the KIADB agreed to give 26,688 acres of land to NICE instead of 20,193 acres as agreed in the FWA.
Section A comprises 41 km of peripheral road, 9.8 km of link road and 13 km of expressway from Bangalore to Bidadi.
The documents also point out that KIADB notified 5,675 acres for peripheral road portion alone as against 2,193 acres required in FWA.
For the link road, the KIADB has notified 563 acres of land as against 278 acres required in the FWA. For the expressway, KIADB notified 6,348 acres against the requirement of 4,568 acres of land.
The NICE spokesperson said, “The expert panel formed to study this issue has given clear guidance. We are following the same. All allegations are baseless.
The matter is still in the court and we will adhere to the court orders given earlier.” Clause misused All these years, officials have buried these violations under the confidentiality clause in the FWA. The clause says, “Each party shall hold in strict confidence all confidential information received by it from the other party. The party receiving such confidential information shall not publish or otherwise disclose or use the confidential information for its own purposes.” Thanks to RTI activists and farmers, the issue came out in the open. Acting on this, the government on July 17, 2008, wrote to the chief executive officer of KIADB seeking explanation about the basis on which these lands were notified and in some cases, given to NICE.
In Section A alone, KIADB has notified 12,586 acres of land instead of 6,999 acres sanctioned. The then special DC had said that KIADB had admitted that land acquisition notifications were issued based on requirement indicated by promoter company and not on the basis of any technical drawings approved by the government or PWD or the FWA.
Friday, November 07, 2008
Life is full of joys and sorrows but all things are endurable when some one who loves me with me. I find strength and peace and love with her. I am glad that I know this and that I have learned that there is no need to worry because my hope is found in her, there is nothing I can't do with her. Apart from her I can do nothing but with her the possibilities are endless. It will all be fine..Thats my hope...........
The tsunami started when she began to to see things from apart, where I was not there. Earlier I wondered, thinking that can she think like that about me...I made myself believe that still she is with me..then I made an imaginary son, I have uploaded in orkut, but things didn't turn well.
I was not unhappy, when I lost more than lakh at share market, I took it as a business. But when she hated me I was stunned, next to nothing.....spent whole time at marine Drive, which gave me her, which gave me her love, passion, I became a guy of her imagination. Hey, who thrown the stone to my beautiful nest. Now it got scattered.....i don't know who did that........Time will tell..
Do i need to reveal this story to some one....I do not have any body near to me. As I am now far away from the marine drive......all fell apart..only calls and SMS....I rarely sit with friends.....I really scare to sit..except with some...how many, ver y few.....I think five peopole..Thats what ultimately Bangalore has provided me...three guys and two gals..........will they understand the pain of that guy...they will not ...because no one know about this......................every one thinks I am happy.....who listen the cry that is inside...let this be inside only.........
The tsunami started when she began to to see things from apart, where I was not there. Earlier I wondered, thinking that can she think like that about me...I made myself believe that still she is with me..then I made an imaginary son, I have uploaded in orkut, but things didn't turn well.
I was not unhappy, when I lost more than lakh at share market, I took it as a business. But when she hated me I was stunned, next to nothing.....spent whole time at marine Drive, which gave me her, which gave me her love, passion, I became a guy of her imagination. Hey, who thrown the stone to my beautiful nest. Now it got scattered.....i don't know who did that........Time will tell..
Do i need to reveal this story to some one....I do not have any body near to me. As I am now far away from the marine drive......all fell apart..only calls and SMS....I rarely sit with friends.....I really scare to sit..except with some...how many, ver y few.....I think five peopole..Thats what ultimately Bangalore has provided me...three guys and two gals..........will they understand the pain of that guy...they will not ...because no one know about this......................every one thinks I am happy.....who listen the cry that is inside...let this be inside only.........
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
I am Back with blogging
I remember when i started doing blogging, at that time I thought its stupidity. Later, I happened to visit Singapore last year, for fur days I just explored Singapore, without even attending the Conference for which I was there. During my exploration, I heard noice from behind,,I moved without even caring who was that, again the noice continued, then I turned back, he rushed and laughed at me and said, I know you........I said..you r mistaken..he said know...He said I have seen you in the blog..he gave me the blog address..that is the time when I realized that I had one blog, that had nothing, except my photo......So that was the day of realization..later I thought to update,,,,however, ever lasting laziness has made me so moody....i could not...now i have to,,,as I see many PR executives blogging..then being a professional writer if I don't, then it would be bad........The track is on..just need to put pen on...it will be on till my death................
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