tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12934803.post1641055366571155672..comments2023-12-22T00:26:36.056-08:00Comments on The Variegated Sky™: What Would You Do If You Weren't Afraid?Aparna Gangulyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08145595106647499958noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12934803.post-41067129444753457872007-11-17T15:31:00.000-08:002007-11-17T15:31:00.000-08:00Mine would to be a failure at any endeavor of mine...Mine would to be a failure at any endeavor of mine and not living upto my words!!<BR/><BR/>btw that plan of urs.. regarding junior.. how on earth do u girls get such ideas.. i have been bugged by the same for quite sometime now, by my girl!! grrr.... naywyz... does make one wonder though!!Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394200137631383145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12934803.post-89826535173338470412007-11-17T08:37:00.000-08:002007-11-17T08:37:00.000-08:00My greatest fears:-Having a job I don't enjoy-Waki...My greatest fears:<BR/>-Having a job I don't enjoy<BR/>-Waking up next to a girl I don't love<BR/>-Not traveling enough<BR/><BR/>When I read yours, I realised that if had been in a saner frame of mind I would have listed these exactly as they are instead of ranting about my focus ;-) We fear exactly the same things Appu. You're really my big sis, my Appu di.Abhinavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15760314837510920601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12934803.post-51362141707172900932007-11-17T07:23:00.000-08:002007-11-17T07:23:00.000-08:00so lemme clarify "not to settle for less that what...so lemme clarify "not to settle for less that what u can" since its colored everything we've said since...<BR/><BR/><BR/>all i was talking abt was ur choice in mba schools.... where u picked a school not as good as u could have got into had u not had other motivations colouring ur application.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12934803.post-15454548796913345732007-11-17T06:41:00.000-08:002007-11-17T06:41:00.000-08:00@backpakkerWow! I couldn't have been more honest w...@backpakker<BR/>Wow! I couldn't have been more honest with myself. Thanks for the link :)Aparna Gangulyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08145595106647499958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12934803.post-72708288954218067712007-11-16T23:34:00.000-08:002007-11-16T23:34:00.000-08:00ive written an entire post on this..pls read when ...ive written an entire post on this..pls read when you are free http://hermonologues.blogspot.com/2007/05/fear.htmlLakshmihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10131764134144215720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12934803.post-14115909634962025422007-11-16T15:34:00.000-08:002007-11-16T15:34:00.000-08:00@zahidAah! That is something which I feared someti...@zahid<BR/>Aah! That is something which I feared sometime back. The more I thought about it, the more I got engulfed in it until I thought of giving up blogging for good. And I did so for a while too. That feels like a long long long time ago. Many have said "keep writing" to me. I am sure that's one of the best wishes I can share with you too. :)Aparna Gangulyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08145595106647499958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12934803.post-43593523184150783352007-11-16T15:27:00.000-08:002007-11-16T15:27:00.000-08:00@arnabIt boils down to the concern of being caught...@arnab<BR/><BR/>It boils down to the concern of being caught in wrong time and space coordinates. Yet, it's not until several years pass before we realize that which we thought was wrong was actually "right". Coz in the end, it all makes sense. In the end , when the jigsaw is done or <A HREF="http://thevariegatedsky.blogspot.com/search?q=joining+the+dots" REL="nofollow">the dots are joined </A> and the picture is complete, It all makes bloody sense!Aparna Gangulyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08145595106647499958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12934803.post-16178684977599586062007-11-16T15:22:00.000-08:002007-11-16T15:22:00.000-08:00@ anon Don't be. I am not. Your comment spelled yo...@ anon <BR/>Don't be. I am not. Your comment spelled your name in capital letters. Though a friend would have rather chosen to call me up or mail me to express his concern.Aparna Gangulyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08145595106647499958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12934803.post-77516197207218816212007-11-16T15:21:00.000-08:002007-11-16T15:21:00.000-08:00@FireWhisky hahahaVery genuine fear! Sends shivers...@FireWhisky <BR/>hahaha<BR/>Very genuine fear! Sends shivers down my spine to think that someday I will have kids too. And after I have one, I can ask my husband to carry the second when he wants it ( like Arnold in "Junior") Tee hee hee. Would be cray too watch. But yeah, I don't know what happened to the pregnant man Lee Mingwei though.Aparna Gangulyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08145595106647499958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12934803.post-14984039796847040662007-11-16T15:14:00.000-08:002007-11-16T15:14:00.000-08:00@abhinav"Being too focused is my bitch..."The othe...@abhinav<BR/>"Being too focused is my bitch..."<BR/>The other day we were talking about auditors. They are so young (most of them below 25) and they burn themselves out working insane hours. Same holds true for I-bankers who are into trading. Mostly because they are unmarried and have no social life and would rather spend time in office. I came across a postcard in "A Lifetime of secrets " which says "I lost all my friends because I spent too much time at work. Now I spend too much time at work because I lost all my friends." Simple yet painful. <BR/>You might argue that they can quit after they have bundled an amount from their high end salaries but it is so difficult to give up a lifestyle you have become so used to. (Forget the catch that you have the money but no time to spend it)<BR/><BR/>I for example, would like to do full-time blogging as my job. But the average salary for a blogger in Boston is not more 40K. Is it enough? No. Until I figure out how to make real dough with my passion.Aparna Gangulyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08145595106647499958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12934803.post-16592796092641620162007-11-16T08:10:00.000-08:002007-11-16T08:10:00.000-08:00If I were not afraid, I would accept the fact that...If I were not afraid, I would accept the fact that giving my life a sense of activity isn't really necessary. Then I would take a pile of my choicest, most-loved books and alternate reading with watching some very good movies - old and new - munching on popcorn or biting into a steamy mouth-watering samosa all the while...<BR/>Okay I know I'm going nowhere. But that is what it ought to be. I wish I had a little less focus in life and some more time to smell the roses.<BR/>I'm afraid of losing my focus and what may happen if I do. Being too focused is my bitch...<BR/><BR/>In fact I did something like that. I went and watched Saawariya while my boring exams are on.<BR/>@Aparna:- Check out Saawariya if you get the time. It's splendid for its cinematography and for its understanding of fragility of the moment, though the songs and dialogues are sometimes drab. It has even been compared to Puccini's La Bohoeme! What the heck!!!Abhinavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15760314837510920601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12934803.post-17891251815713510042007-11-16T04:10:00.000-08:002007-11-16T04:10:00.000-08:00ummm have quintuplets??? [:P]ummm have quintuplets??? [:P]Occasional Brilliancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01920938071016465521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12934803.post-60306074031441783592007-11-15T17:46:00.000-08:002007-11-15T17:46:00.000-08:00ok i missed the word NOT in m y first comment... i...ok i missed the word NOT in m y first comment... i always miss this NOT when i type and i donno y...Arun Srinivasanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14679645524404959397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12934803.post-60996333200858260432007-11-15T17:42:00.000-08:002007-11-15T17:42:00.000-08:00oops i replied directly for ur prev same post... w...oops i replied directly for ur prev same post... with ur blog i read others comment on the second after commenting first... so jus saw the comment by the anon and then ur post again... anyway the answer is nothing and may be cockroach :-)Arun Srinivasanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14679645524404959397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12934803.post-54056878239093122572007-11-15T17:35:00.000-08:002007-11-15T17:35:00.000-08:00I will be doing same wht i am doing now... eventua...I will be doing same wht i am doing now... eventually which means i am not afraid of anything now!... know the noble words? "Fear is death, fear is sin, fear is hell, fear is unrighteousness, fear is wrong life. All the negative thoughts and ideas that are in the world have proceeded from this evil spirit of fear."... It's not the failure in anything which funk the people in their deeds rather it's the fear of failure... so far to the extent i know abt myself i am feared of anything... may be how abt cockroach? :-PArun Srinivasanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14679645524404959397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12934803.post-52890136156535353332007-11-15T11:30:00.000-08:002007-11-15T11:30:00.000-08:00looks like u updated ur post after my comment....s...looks like u updated ur post after my comment....<BR/>sorry for the direct judgement.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12934803.post-69837626549032923312007-11-15T08:31:00.000-08:002007-11-15T08:31:00.000-08:00i won't call it fear, but my greatest worry is to ...i won't call it fear, but my greatest worry is to be stuck with something i don't like, be it job, relationship or geographical location :-)<BR/><BR/>i am not sure that i completely agree with your reply to munmun, and by extension with her comment about fear being a necessary guiding force. there is no doubt that fear is the standard instrument for imparting morality in most cultures, but there are contrasting views on the evolution of morality. dawkins has been claiming for quite some time now that the fear of an unknown entity, like god, for example, is not necessary for the the development of morality among humans. but i haven't read enough on this to really comment.<BR/><BR/>what i can say though is that i wish to live in a society where people are not guided by fear of any kind. maybe some societies will implode under such a condition, and i would say, let them be. because the alternative is just not appealing enough :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12934803.post-6975573089601229512007-11-15T08:01:00.000-08:002007-11-15T08:01:00.000-08:00every small thing done by us is a result of fear.....every small thing done by us is a result of fear....every thing would have been either worse or better had we not succumbed to it..... <BR/><BR/>my biggest fear is 'facing a day not being able to write'Zahidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13366170643278776813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12934803.post-15912938936929856422007-11-15T07:05:00.000-08:002007-11-15T07:05:00.000-08:00@raven Do it more often then :) That's the whole p...@raven <BR/>Do it more often then :) That's the whole point of having a public blog. I want to know what u thinkAparna Gangulyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08145595106647499958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12934803.post-55590140415256202182007-11-15T07:03:00.000-08:002007-11-15T07:03:00.000-08:00My greatest fear:-Having a job I don't enjoy-Wakin...My greatest fear:<BR/>-Having a job I don't enjoy<BR/>-Waking up next to a guy I don't love<BR/>-Not traveling enough<BR/><BR/>In short, when I am about to die- discovering that I could have lived life differently.Aparna Gangulyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08145595106647499958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12934803.post-16419469025287911032007-11-15T07:01:00.000-08:002007-11-15T07:01:00.000-08:00ahh... when did i leave? have been reading ur rss ...ahh... when did i leave? have been reading ur rss feed regularly... just didnt comment!Adi Oso-Groot Finchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00980063102678080522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12934803.post-90240640375328429102007-11-15T06:56:00.000-08:002007-11-15T06:56:00.000-08:00@ravenAah! Glad to have you back after a loooooooo...@raven<BR/>Aah! Glad to have you back after a loooooooooong time. :)<BR/>Well, what can I say? Take off your sprint shoes buddy and walk on the grass.Aparna Gangulyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08145595106647499958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12934803.post-81351868493975544712007-11-15T06:52:00.000-08:002007-11-15T06:52:00.000-08:00@abirWe all have that urge once in a while to stop...@abir<BR/>We all have that urge once in a while to stop doing what we are and go to the woods to live a simpler life. :)<BR/>All the best with the girls. But I thought you already had one :O Must be miscommunication *confused*Aparna Gangulyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08145595106647499958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12934803.post-78762587208269209862007-11-15T06:51:00.000-08:002007-11-15T06:51:00.000-08:00quit running, start living.and travel, at leisure!...quit running, start living.<BR/><BR/>and travel, at leisure!Adi Oso-Groot Finchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00980063102678080522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12934803.post-33205493328914171112007-11-15T06:42:00.000-08:002007-11-15T06:42:00.000-08:00@intelligent_bacteria Sounds familiar ! Did you tr...@intelligent_bacteria <BR/>Sounds familiar ! Did you try and jump into a crocodile park too? :D<BR/>But I'd rather say- if <BR/>I did not have the faith, I'd not have been alive by now. :)<BR/>In the croc scenario: the faith that the croc jaws are stronger than my bones :PAparna Gangulyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08145595106647499958noreply@blogger.com