Thursday 30 October 2014

October ends!

Everything in the world has a pattern. I was fascinated big time by this when I discovered about the divine proportion. This happened when I was reading the Da Vinci Code and the facts I discovered were so intriguing that the novel had me scampering to measure the distance between the nose and the navel, or the fingertips to the elbows, some such crazy stuff. And after I was satisfied to an extent, I declared that I believe in it. I'm extremely proud to announce today, that my blog pattern this year has been in the following months - Jan (1), May (5), August (8) and October (10).

1 - 5 - 8 - 10.

Not really related, you'd think? But come on, a dud in math like me can see this. Look at the duration between each blogs - 4, 3, 2. So, that's quite a discovery in itself!

Bottom line was still - Not enough blogs, but hey, I made a designer pattern! Well, to keep the track record, as always, I've begun with no idea in my mind.

September 2014 was bittersweet in a way. The world of music lost the legendary Mandolin U Srinivas. More than his work, I've always been enamoured by the style of his playing, by the immense degree of practice that had gone into, to develop such kinds of playing. The sheer determination to break the barrier of hitherto unexplored territory by getting a western instrument into carnatic playing. Sheer balls! Well, look at it the other way, we have a lot of documented and recorded stuff to get back to and to get inspired from, each passing day. This man oozed humility and commanded respect thus. Rest in peace!

To sound like an astrologer (although some fake guy who would talk about a event that's already passé), "Things on the personal front were pretty good and some news will bring about great joy to you" :P

October, my luckiest month. I don't know, somehow, all the time, the month gives me good vibes. It better did, that way. October marked the end of a 3 year 8 month stint of mine at Jain. Good friends, good memories to ponder over and a mind boggling 1.27 lakh km travelled. That number is minus the trip to Roorkee, to Nashik, to Pune and Chennai. There was an attempt to manage quite a few things along with it all the while, I faltered, gave up and started again. So, more than anything, the travel will be 'missed' if I may say so.

Nope. Still no luck. I generally start off and hope that my typing speed would overtake the thoughts and the words would just flow, didn't happen.

I'll just close it on this thirtieth day of the tenth month in 2014 then instead of ranting.

So long!