I am jobless these days,
learnt to waste time in many ways.
Lot of work to do, such as GMAT and so,
but am putting it off for tomorrow.

My brain tells me to apply,
Alas! my heart refuses to comply.
Whiling away in blogsville and orkut
Oh God! When will I shape up and act?

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Arjun was waiting in the Chatrapati Shivaji Airport lounge for the arrival of visiting students form Karachi University to participate in the cultural fest in his college. Not known to be a student participating sincerely in the college activities, Arjun made the cultural secretary raise his eyebrows in shock when he volunteered to pick up the student coming from Karachi. Little did the cultural secretary know that Arjun had seen the pics of the Karachi University students including the pretty Asima and Rheena.

He greeted Javed and Wasim and of course, Asima and Rheena warmly and took them to their accommodation. On their way, Arjun feeling the need to break the ice, asked, "So! They let girls out on their own, hah?” feeling his questions silliness rather too late. Asima, laughed and replied, "We are also from the same planet, Arjun! There isn't much of a difference between here and back home", and the rest of her gang nodded in agreement. In spite of his initial stammering, Arjun, achieved a good rapport with everyone by the time they reached their college.

The girls went to stay in the Girls hostel and Arjun took Javed and Wasim to his hostel building. There he introduced them to his buddy Vishal. They sat together for a cup of tea and biscuits. They started chatting about the similarities between Mumbai and Karachi, about traffic, pollution, the craze for cricket, bollywood films and fast foods. Arjun can sense the camaraderie growing between him and his new friends and laughed at himself on his anxiety to meet them that morning.

Arjun had a great time in the week the Karachi gang was there. He took them around the town, helped them with their stuff and bonded very well with them. Soon it was time to exchange email ids and say good byes. Arjun bid farewell to them with the words, "Till we meet again!".

Years rolled and Arjun graduated from college. One day he hanging out by the mall and chanced upon an Army recruitment booth. He went in casually to see what it has to offer and came out after one year from with an officer commission in the Army. As fate would have it, the war clouds soon loomed over some border dispute and he soon was sucked into it.

One day he was ordered launch an attack an enemy position. He closed in with the enemy and positioned his men. As he was about to give the order to attack, he saw a familiar face through his binoculars. It didn't take long to identify the face, its Javed, with this captain's bars on his shoulders and giving instructions to his men. In a moment of pure joy on seeing a long lost friend, Arjun stood up and yelled "Javeeeedddd!!” His men, primed for a battle, froze in absolute shock, and so did the enemy soldiers. Now every one is up on their feet; scores of men, facing each other with their nervous fingers on the trigger of their automatic weapons. A slight provocation will trigger a blood bath. Sensing this, Javed, shouted, "Don't fire" and asked them to stand down.

Arjun approached Javed and shook his hand, but he couldn't sense any warmth in that. He sensed a nervous energy in Javed's face. Javed in stern voice asked, "Arjun! I don't want to see any blood shed, Do you want to surrender?” Arjun was taken aback but regained his composure to reply with a stout, "No!” Javed added, "I can't back down either Arjun!” Faced to choose between duty and friendship, Arjun chose the later and ordered his men to retreat.

Sometimes it’s better to lose than to have so much blood in your hands.

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It's wonderful being your brother;
there is nothing I would be rather.
I learn a lot watching you;
its confidence that you imbue.

we grow closer everyday,
No matter how far we stay.
Brief periods of silence bother me no more,
For I know its each other that we adore.

you read my blog the most,
it motivates me to post.
The interest you take in my work
gives me the much needed perk.

you have completed a challenging year
on your way to a purposeful career.
Take a day to forget everyday strife,
Go out and celebrate your life.

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I had a busy weekend visiting D.C. Still continuing my (mis?)adventures in the Gym,because of which my GMAT preparation is suffering. Today is a day off from Gym, so hopefully I will drag my butt to the Barnes & Nobles book store and do some reading. There has been some gain for the pain. Now I weigh 2 pounds heavier than the beginning of March. The 6 months - 10 pounds goal seems to be on track.

I am not very successful in formulating a good diet schedule. At least I am keeping track of my protein intake. Here is the split.

Breakfast :
4 raw eggs(1 whole and 1 egg whites. You don't want to gulp down too much yolk since its has lot of cholesterol). 20 gms of protein.
1-1.5 cups of oatmeal cooked in 1 cup of milk - 15-20 gms of protein.

Snack 1:
a handful of roasted assorted nuts. 7-10 gms of protein.

Lunch:
Turkey or Chicken sandwich usually from Subway. 40-45 grams of protein.

snack 2:
An apple or banana or both. Not significant source of protein, but I think it should have some other good stuff.

Snack 3:
Protein shake(2 scoops of whey protein in 1 cup of milk). 45 grams of protein.

Dinner:
Turkey or Chicken sandwich. 20-25 grams of protein.

The total comes to 150 grams of protein a day approximately. I am getting tired of eating these sandwiches day-in day-out. There must be some simple stuff I can make fast which is high in protein. I am going to look for a recipe book.

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Spring has arrived in all its glory;
whats better than to celebrate in Washington D.C.

click here for pics

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