Project "Pant Chronicles"

Hi there...
again....after a long time....I got time and motivation to write something on my blog.
The fact is....my life is not very happening...or....I don't see it as happening...that is why I don't have stories to tell on a regular basis.
But believe me...I don't stop....I never stop in reinventing my self...I come back...and I will keep coming back no matter how many times I have a loss of stories.

Today, however, I have few things to say.
Life is good....I am working...learning new stuff...continuously interacting with new people and experiencing a lot.
Some other things are secretly cooking in my life which would be too early to reveal...but there is  a successful progress going on.

I once posted a status message on Facebook :

I hate the fact that I was born in the rubbish era of 80's.... If only it

was possible to go back and re-born in 50's, 60's or early 70's...I 

want to scream while looking at Beatles...I wanna sway in the tunes 

of Simon and Garfunkel...and wanna cry when Peter, Paul and Mary 

sing "...a dragon lives forever, but not so little boys"....and feel 

elated when Pundit Ravi Shankar plays in the Monterey Pop 

festival...

September 30, 2010 at 8:14am

It is very very true that those 3 decades were the most beautiful decades last century has seen. I absolutely adore movies from that era or movies about that era. I mean...what can ever match movie Dr. Zhivago's cinematography....Lara's Theme....Yesterday...the song by Beatles...beautiful vintage cars...cobbled streets of Europe...Manna Dey...Kishore Kumar...Mhd. Rafi...Wednesday Morning 3 A.M by Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel...I mean I can keep on counting...

I got so fascinated by Simon & Garfunkel once in 2005 that I thought of making a pencil sketch of them (which is my childhood hobby...I rarely exercise it)......so....I went ahead and made it:

Copyright: Vibhor Pant

I mean to say....there are so many wonderful things about that era...related to art...music...poetry..cinema.. people...events....that I can keep on discussing which makes me utterly blissful!

When I was playing with Talaash in India...we used to sing many old songs...we were totally in love with that era's music. Frankly speaking...without being rude....people who don't understand these classics or the beauty of it...are tone deaf... color blind...gastronomically challenged....and don't have a taste...I will be honest here.

At that point of time...the universe was somehow making people do totally phenomenal work in their fields...and there is a spiritual similarity found in lots of masterpieces.. in very subtle aspects...the way V Shantaram highlighted his eyes in Do aankhein baarah haath...is very similar to Omar Sharif's highlighted eyes in Dr. Zhivago...There is a poetic similarity in 'I started a Joke..' by Bee gees and 'Fool on the hill' by Paul McCartney...etc.

The work that was produced in that era had a longevity in it that can't be matched...and it certainly doesn't mean that people are not producing good work today or were not producing good work in 80's and 90's..but it is and was seldom and rare. I can never stop praising Vishal Bhardwaj for what he has done in Indian Cinema...his movies induce honesty in storytelling. I can safely say that Indian Cinema is truly turning into a new leaf in the decade of 2011.

But, it will take a fortunate mix of people, atmosphere, world events and sensibilities in creating the magic of 50's, 60's and 70's again.

In the end, Japan is facing a great tragedy. Please do what you can and pray for people over there...that piece of land has been hit by too many calamities despite of the high level of progression it has seen. May god bless all the souls who lost their lives in the wake of this Godzillian earthquake.

Finally, I will rest my case here me-lord....yes..I truly believe that I was born in the worst decade ever..that was 80's...but I thank god that he gave me an eye to appreciate the glorious time I missed by a decade!

Cheers people....if anyone is reading this!

Peace.

Project : "Pant Chronicles"

Long time since my last blog...
thats how life keeps you busy sometimes...
A lot happened during the break-from-blog (i know nobody is reading it so it doesn't matter)..
However, I got hired by a very good telecommunications company...which is good.
I am definitely happy...because of a lot of good things happening...
My eating schedule is right on time...(with some ups and downs here and there)...
My tooth aches badly...I will go to the Dr. very soon.. ;-)
and yes...I got a 3 years long work permit!!! Yay!! big tension solved...and congrats to all my friends who got the same...(others must not get disheartened...god has funny ways)
I had a very good time working at Best Buy...learned a lot of good things (apart from the fact that Canada's cellular industry is ripping people over here).
I am starting a completely new tenure at Shaw from 25th Jan, 2011....and I'm excited about it.
Today I completely updated my finance records..(which was a pain too). Funny thing...as soon as you start saving ...there is this overwhelming feeling of counting your pebbles...again...and again...and again....human nature I guess.

There is no point in trying to satisfy everybody....because in the end there will be someone...trying to dilute your small wins...by calling them 'small'. I like winning in small proportions...it keeps me balanced...and somehow helps in appreciating and being thankful about whatever I have achieved. I believe that success is the only difference between action and inaction...and humility is the element which is instrumental in maintaining the action-induced success.
This year is going to be very important for me....there is a lot to do.
I don't worry about the results...or failures...I only hope and pray...that every time I fail...I am able to stand back again.....and that is what matters in the end.

Peace.

Project : "Pant Chronicles"

Days 4, 5 & 6

I am writing this post combining 3 days at once. This is because...not much happened in these 3 days. However, few important things happened.
Let me start with the 4th day, the day after my important interview. Nothing special happened on this day, except I was at my friends' place for the whole day as I always do whenever I am free and they are too kind to have me all the time. In the evening, the meeting with the trainer went well (that reminds me that I need to reschedule my next meeting with him). I also refilled my grocery stock with some important items.

The 5th day was a bit tiring and stress-full. I was at my present job and the first bad-day at job happened. I learned and revised some important things. Training is an important aspect of HR....and HR is 'the' most important aspect of any business. I have read that...but now I am experiencing that. Lack of training at your job can end up in serious displeasure with your self. It is not a conducive state for a better performance. Let's say the 'self-confidence' is the first bicycle in the queue of bicycles, a single kick onto that can result in the fall of the whole stack. Training insures that the first bicycle can take all the kicks and still stays upright. In the end Rajma Chawal (Kidney beans with rice) came to my rescue. Felt good after cooking it.

The 6th day, today, brings me to a very simple yet great realization. We all talk about God, some from a believer's perspective, some non-believers and some from agnostic's. In the end it seems difficult to agree upon a single perspective. For believers, God is always a tool...a savior against all their difficulties. I don't know about non-believers and agnostics but I am sure that if we isolate God from all the surrounding beliefs around him created by man, for example religion....he cannot be too bad for non-believers and agnostics too.
Let's just say...God is a great idea....all the beautiful and great things in life created by man started with an idea. A great invention, a beautiful piece of art...a splendid movie...they all live in the form of an idea before they take the shape of reality. May be God is not a reality for everybody, but he surely can be a great idea for anyone, with a possibility of blooming into reality with time.
And the most beautiful thing is.....your reality will be unique...may be in the form of success...may be love...may be peace.....but unique from others!

Cheers!

Project : "Pant Chronicles"

Day 2

The first day itself was full of activities. I made a meal planner, a prep-sheet and fixed my appointment with the trainer at the college gym.
The next day started with an early Riyaaz  in the morning. It felt nice after a long time, practicing in the morning. Now that I have time, I can do it more often.
Secondly, I had a very important interview...which went well, despite of ugly rain in Nanaimo.
Everyday has its ups and downs....this day was full of several small downs and few big ups. In the end, it all went good.
One thing that I learned....Patience is the key...to unlock peace in life.
Thanks for my first comment Meetu :-)

More later...

Cheers!

Project : "Pant Chronicles"

Day 1

Today I am starting this series of blogs which will reflect my effort of improving different aspects of my life throughout the upcoming year.

There are different sections to improve upon in my life. These sections are:

1. Music : Practice and Learn more!
2. Food & Health: Peace in stomach, peace in mind!
3. Fitness: Exercise the fat out from the wrong places!
4. Organization: My life organized!
5. Finance: Save where you can and spend where you must!
6. Career: Do your best and excel with full interest!
7. Family: Get married by the end of 2011!

7 is a magical number and these 7 aspects of my life are definitely going to improve me as a person.

I am excited about them! I want to share my journey with anybody who wants to help themselves in finding the right pace of life.

Cheers!

Vibs.

History: The Torchbearer!

History entails what we as human beings have done in the past, and are capable to do in the future; from the dark bunker of a dictator who finally shots himself out of complete paranoia of loosing power, to a physically weak man's triumph of pushing a nation towards its own independence by the means of only non-violence and then getting shot in the chest by one of his own countrymen accusing him of misjudgment.

Despite of all the bloodbaths in the past, all the great events have some very specific messages to learn from. I personally believe that while human kind is still struggling with astrology (as a half science) in one hand and Stephen Hawking's A brief History of Time in another, in order to derive or ascertain what future might be, it should always come back to take a look at its past. An individual, by every means, should strive to know what all happened in the past on this planet because, whatever happened in the past, shaped the future which became our present. If one can understand the pattern, then one can also understand the natural track of events and thus a better decision making consciousness can be achieved.

I reckon, the History of this planet is the torchbearer for all our futures. We must take this torch and look into our future and present as well with a great sense of responsibility. We must derive our decisions based on calculations that stems out from the history, calculations that are in tandem with todays scenario but based on past events.

Nevertheless, the great sense of responsibility should not belittle the joy of delving into a great story and the learnings within.

Fourth Week - 1

Failure:

Failure is one of the most common happenings in our lives. Only the magnitude of failure makes it bearable or unbearable. In either of the case, one has to fight through it in order to succeed. Failure's properties varies with person, for me they can be:

1. Weakness : Failure all of a sudden makes me weak and vulnerable, suddenly I feel as if each and every eye is on me and I am the weakest link in the process.
2. Delusions: It induces delusions in me, which means the difference between fact and fiction becomes hazy.
3. Procrastination: I tend to waste more time, it forces me into the vicious cycle of procrastination.
4. Depression: I go into deep depression and tend to dwell more and more about the failure I faced.

These properties are the most common in me. Good news is this that I can register them and can easily identify them.

Still, what happens when you fail in front of peers who took you as their sub-mentor? What happens when a teacher fails? Well, this situation is really embarrassing and puts more pressure on the failed one.

I was supposed to help few of my peers in a particular subject as they were not able to understand it. Somehow I grew overconfident and as a result I myself failed in the mid term exam of that course. This happening forced me into a lot of stress and pressure as
I was embarrassed heavily. Eventually I came out of it by removing all the emotions from my head and analyzing things in a realistic way i.e. by comparing my strengths and weaknesses in this subject.

This thing also made me realize that the best thing I am learning in VIU is how to be specific, how to be exact while doing an analysis and how to reflect it in clear words.

Acceptance of failure is the key, we must understand the need of right amount of confidence in our lives and how we should keep on re-assessing our true potential regularly.