Top of the Mind

So this is like a rapid-fire quiz round. Shoot the question and pop comes the answer. Me Vs. My Alter. No second thoughts. So there goes question number...

01. What do you want to do now? Play Football.
02. What time is it now? 3.55 am.
03. What should you be doing now? Playing Football.. duh!
04. Grrr!? Err...Sleep?
05. Are you hungry? Yes.
06. What do you want to eat? Maggi !!!
07. Last Facebook status? JJ "is inspired by insomnia."
08. Last phone call to? Beep.
09. Last phone call from? Beep.
10. Favourite fruit? Lichi.
11. Favourite vegetable? Lady's Finger.
12. Favourite animal on plate? Rabbit (Bet! They're damn tasty).
13. Favourite fish? Tuna.
14. Favourite aunt? Elsa & Thankamma (can't choose between the two).
15. Lives to? Travel, Write, Build Boats/Ships.
16. And not play football? Stupid Question.
17. Would like to be? A Human Been.
18. Instruments you play? In ascending order of awkwardness - Keyboard, Violin, Drums, Guitar.
19. Song you last listened to? Candle in the wind.
20. Favourite Song? Stairway to Heaven.
21. Home Port? Cochin.
22. Home State? Kerala.. Duh!
23. First trip abroad? To Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
24. Last trip abroad? To Republic of Korea (not the rogue one!)
25. Wish to go to? Norway.
26. First Crush?  Beep.
28. Last Crush? Beep.
29. Best feature of the female anatomy? Eyes.
30. Favourite Language? German.
31. Number of Languages you speak? 3.
32. Star? Messi.
33. Football? Everyday.
34. Favourite band? Led Zeplin.
35. Part of a band? 3.4
36. Favourite Instrument? Violin.
37. Musician? Beethoven.
38. Classic? Canon in D.
39. Movie? Iron Man.
40. Romance Vs Comedy Vs Horror? Romantic Comedy.
41. Sister? One! Little!
42. Major? Mechanical.
43. Best Friend? Raman.
44. How many close friends? 5.
45. Gift girlfriend on her birthday? Lots of flowers.
46. Motor Cycle? Harley Davidson.
47. NY Vs. CA? CA.
48. Holidaying Location? Himalayas.
49. Lucknow? Kababs.
50. Expensive paraphernalia on wishlist? A Magnum Sniper.
51. Car? Lamborghini.
52. Never been kissed? Have been.
53. Watch? Swatch.
54. Cellphone? Blackberry.
55. Soccer Club? Arsenal.
56. Heartache? Sometimes.
57. Drink? Wine. Chardonnay.
58. Beer? Budweiser.
59. Food? Mugalai.
60. Occupation? Engineer.
61. Practice? Naval Architecture.
62. Currently? PhD Student
63. Specialization? Operations.
64. Weather? Humid.
65. Rains? Scent of the earth.
66. Loves getting wet? Yes!
67. Swim Strokes? Freestyle, Back & Breast-strokes. Not butterfly.
68. Swim for? Relaxing, overall body fitness.
69. Strongest Muscle? Calf.
70. Weakest Muscle? Shoulder.
71. Picnic? Beach.
72. Beach? Sun, Sea, Sand.
73. Read Book Vs. Waterscooter ride? Waterscooter ride.
74. Skin? Tan.
75. Eye? Black.
76. Hair? Long.
77. Physique? Slim.
78. Juice? Strawberry.
79. Season? Winter.
80. Cloud? White.
81. Wind? Storm.
82. Sky? Blue.
83. Hands? Prophecy.
84. Book? Good Omens.
85. Favourite Key? G.
86. Age? 25 (and counting).
87. Teacher? George Philip.
88. Nostalgia? CET.
89. Trees? Acacia.
90. Happiest Moment? Best buggy car @ iitb - techfest.
91. Saddest Moment? Grandma dies.
92. Favourite Colour? Blue.
93. Today? July 31st.
94. Day ahead? Chilled out
95. Day behind? Worked up.
96. First thing to do? Eat.
97. Must do today? Swim.
98. And now its? Dawn.
99. Ready? To rise & shine! :)

Isolated Inkblots

Already been 30 days in campus after the summer hiatus. Time, it seems has a penchant for pacing up when you really don't want it to. So many moments, each having a different story to tell, and yet clustered together, indifferentiable as an inkblot connected to other inkblots tracing a path. Curvy at times, it transgresses your imagination, takes you to places you never thought you would go, connects you with people of the weirdest kind - until - weird becomes familiar, more so when you look at the mirror.

To try to find meaning in this trail of dots, to see if it connects - a futile exercise in itself as I see it - except - of course,  when it comes to graduation commencement speeches - to inspire, to hold in awe, to entertain the bright systemic robots treading the tested track- hindsight is always right! Ain't it? Just in case, you begin to develop some hard feelings, I really love the Macbook!!!

And on the road that stretched till black asphalt blended into orange and red, we rode - 3 guzzlers and a lass - humoring our appetite to natures bounty disowned by mortal men. Basking under the rays of the twilight sun amidst the fields rendered in green, yellow and brown. The weeds inspired us. 4 kids playing on the Merry-Go-'round - laughter, fun and innocence. One of them looked like the kid in my mother's album. The scallywags with me thought just the same about the other kids.

There are some dots that are better left unconnected.