BOOKS AND BANGALORE

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Pichle Saat Dino Mein


Being friends with books is quite a demanding task, especially when they are textbooks, the big fat ones, entrance exam MCQwalas, and right now frankly I do not have a choice! Argh!
When I see the monster pile, a short circuit happens in my brain cells  and I pull them out of the rack slowly, keeps them neatly on the table and I sit …staring at them…I think, think and think forever.So which one do I start today…hmmm…and after some time I finally decide.The last reaction is out of an eleventh hour realization that nothing else is gonna help!

Pichle Saat dino mein, immobilized between molecules and eyes, technical terms mein Biochemistry and Ophthalmology :P

Coming to the former, after a couple of days of retrospective and prospective thinking, the pros and [cons] of studying I finally decide to step in the battleground.A special thanks to the watermelon juices and mango milkshakes offered by Ma on a time to time basis, equipped with sufficient energy I fought with glucose, learnt the glucose synthesis and breakdown and I almost broke down!

But I did not give up.I made my journey through the alpha helix and beta pleats of proteins with zeal; I was tired but did not lose hope.My brain had never worked so much before, bahut bahuuuut gussa aya. But naa, I moved front, I crossed the land of enzymes, free radicals, fatty acids and what not, a few turned foes, and a few became allies. Across, Harpers and Lipincotts my armors.One last time and the warrior in me woke up.
And finally, the mystery molecule… Zindagi ki kahani…suno DNA ki Zubani!

  •    99.9 pc DNA among any two individuals is similar, so that makes us Bhai and Behens.PEACE! No more wars, I hugged the DNA!
  •  Bayz look at those curves and grooves…Hello!!!I am talking about your genes:P[Fact:DNA is a double helix with major and minor grooves adding an extra affect…beautiful isn’t it!]
  • The bases in DNA are four; A,T,G and C.Ab in mein se..A ka T se…G ka C se…Chargaff purohit hydrogen bond ke bandhan mein shaadi kar dete hain.Well the whole thing is like string of happy couples,Sacha pyar koi inse seeke!Watta bonding!
  • Come ‘Transcription’ and ‘Translation’, by the time I finish two pages of the book a million copies of DNA, proteins will be ready.Wish I hade their engines!
  • Inka degradation aur repair bhi easy nahin, hamare Indian Army ki thara strong!
  • And life mein kabhi kabhi,it calls for a change!Style se ‘Mutation’ bolo.Sometimes silent,sometimes just a point,sometimes poora frame shift,and the result you can hardly notice,but sometimes diktha hai par chalta hai,and if bad luck hai kharab;aadmi, aadmi kam kuch aur zyada!Performance highly corelated to the Indian cricket team.


        Before Watson and Crick yell at me for defaming their favorite molecule,I give up and stop.
For now, the DNA has won my heart, I bow down, but the battle is on…and am loving it!!! 




Kya karoon,Kya karoon,haule haule dil gaa raha hai…
Kya karoon,Kya karoon,dheeme dheeme se nashe mein jo hai zindagi ...






Raksha Bhat

Sunday, May 9, 2010

A Canary's Song



Allures the mind, a boundless beauty hidden and unseen
So much to do and learn amidst all the lovely green,
A journey to travel with milestones many to cross
Questions many and their answers not an easy toss.

Of the fire, dust and smoke the world is aware
A noble few think ahead and take the step dare,
Oodles odds many in the world, for man to deal
Not far is the day when he will be his own meal.

Of nature’s fury we have not an idea nor any fear
And the jungle melodies we do not want to hear,
Of dodos and the rest we could do the least
Bereft of mater is the man, the supreme beast.

Now we are behind the tigers, their kith and kin in count
Lest we forget our mistakes climbing the ladder surmount,
A tree we hide from an axe, and a rain drop that we save
Can always give a tiny hope for the zoos to reach a cave.

A mother she is, who gives us more than what we deserve
Her gift we know not how with gratitude to preserve
Fortune and prosperity we count in a dollar and a pound
We forgot to remember what goes around comes around.

It is not any late to think and act, and square our outlook
Or wait for the geographies to rest forever in the history book,
Enough we do talk, a difference let start a few
One among the good can be me, she, he and you.

Help not because it makes you different, nor for any need
But for the hunger for the wild in your heart to feed,
Of the maze and the dark everyone is always afraid
Forget not, for strive and sweat God has always paid.

For a purpose in life, on a quest soon embark
Wherever you reach, wish you leave a mark,
The road to your detiny remains far and long
But that is where you definitely belong!


Together all along…This is for you…Your Canary’s Song!!!



Hobbes has this crazy habit of writing poems for Calvin,this is a tiny attempt to keep him going.

  PS: the quote in the picture is from 'Into The Wild'


And to end…

“You can take the tiger out of the jungle, but you can’t take the jungle out of the tiger”
-Hobbes

Regards
Raksha

Jathu,this one for you:)



Today they call it the Mother’s day,       
You deserve more than words can say
Nothing can match what you give,
It is because of your love that I live.

My beating heart you will always be,
Through your eyes the world I can see
A daughter good I will be is a promise I keep,
Sorry I do not say this often, Amma I love you ocean deep.






Rashha!!!!