rajeshvora’s blog

 

 

 

I had been pestered by a few friends to put up a post. So here I am putting up a post. The best part about this post is even though this is 'my' post ' it is NOT written by me. Foxed you guys yet again, dint I?

 

 

Well, this post was written by not one, but seven people. Lols.

My iLand friends had written me a testimonial for me on Orkut. I have just copy pasted it here. And voila, I have a fresh new blog. Pretty neat and clever, aint it? I have met each and every one of my friends mentioned here (except Mana). Except for Deepa and Tina, everyone has written this before meeting me.

 

(Note: I have deleted my orkut account, so don't try to add me over there. I am not going to join orkut again.)

 

 

 

Monu (http://reflections.rediffiland.com):

 

Well! True to my word here I m preparing to give my dear friend a big surprise.. Writing the first testimonial abt a guy with the special ability to strike the same cord with anyone he meets.. No pretentions, No opinions, Being absolutely non-judgemental, thats him.. He is a common string between many of us unrelated souls..His soft voice & chivalrous mannerism will leave you astounded.. A moving telephone directory; his huge sms bank never seems to exhaust.. He is an impressively interesting character; who i think believes in Living in the present, though off & on he likes returning back to the nostalgic lane of his past.. He is a motivator from whom I've learnt the true happiness in giving.. For me, his friendship is the opportunity given by God to realize that life is beautiful.. There”s a lot to learn from you dear friend & I look forward to you for helping me do that..

 

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Raghu Iyer (http://greatthinker.rediffiland.com):

 

 Rajesh Vora…Rajesh…you can keep on listening to his words who possesses lot many creative skills but would not accept…known as the SMS Guru and yes a great writer…has a sweet voice and mesmirizing one…could have been employed by radio mirchi …i always think of the RJ in Ahmedabad Radio Mirchi “Dhwanith” when i hear Rajesh speak…nice Jain and yes very religious…believes in karma….God Bless him in all his activities and i wish him happiness and prosperity….

 

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Deepa (http://waves.rediffiland.com) :

 

A man of many words, Rajesh Vora, is the president of SMS Inc Unlimited. I am sure all my iLand friends would vouch for that. Telephone directories have a limitation - they only have local telephone numbers. But Rajesh is a one stop shop for all your telephone number needs He began the tradition of meeting up with online friends though he claims he is paranoid about online relationships! Thanks to him, rediffIland is teeming with friends who have met each other or are eager to meet each other! Its amazing the way he manages to keep in touch with his umpteen friends and still have the energy to accumulate more. At times funny, at times serious, at times frank, at times apolegetic, at times touchy but most times talkative (hey no one”s complaining!)…yet a very easy and delightful person to talk to. One thing that amazes me is the way he is amazed about the people around him, the way he observes and appreciates! Down to earth, humble and loyal - thats Rajesh in a nutshell!

 

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Vidhya (http://thoughtz.rediffiland.com) :

 

A man who can talk non stop…in a good way though. He is very warm, friendly and ensures that everyone around him are comfortable too. He is adept in squeezing secrets out of people..So all those who are holding any must be careful around him. He has this amazing enthusiasm in him which is definitely contagious. With his amazing SMS collection and every smiling demeanour.. he's a great friend to have!!!

 

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Mana (http://memories83.rediffiland.com) :

 

Rajesh Vora is the name…Blogs and fun is his side-game…
Popularly know as “DON” the great…
SMSes pouring at Dollar”s Rate…
He is the 1 person maintaining relation pace…
Tieing up people and keeping them laced…
We admire him for his connectivity…
And that”s why I spread his publicity…
Keep blogging,rocking and messaging…
“Iland”s Charm”, thats ur renaming…

Cheers - Mana

 

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Tina (http://mactile11.rediffiland.com) :

 

Rajesh aka DON…doesnt really need a testimonial, but this my way to tell him thanks for being a wonderful and cool and great and caring and warm and sweet friendand….the list never ends here I have known him for year, have met him once…and he is really fun to be with if ur prepared to listen coz if its a person like me who also talk a lot then u will have to fight ur way so that he shut upd, lol…none the less u will never know how time flies by…he is a very kind and cool person…take care dodo

 

 

And this last one is not a testimonial on Orkut, but acts like one. It was one I
received from my friend

Deepaa (http://deepaa.rediffiland.com)

 (not the waves deepa but the other deepa…..lols).

i don”t like to be too personal with persons I don”t know well but you are an exception you have an ability to convince people as well as attract people to you because of your genuineness. What I have come to known through your blogs and scraps is you speak straight through your heart without any pretence which is a quality very few people possess.

take care. keep in touch. bye.

 

 

 

(Monu, Raghu, Deepa, Vidhya, Mana, Tina and Deepaa,

Thanks for your wonderful, lovely and heart-warming words. I am deeply touched by you people's gesture and considering me a worthy friend too. God bless you people always.)

 

 

 

Wishing all my friends a very Happy Pongal and Makara Sankaranti.

I will be away till the month end. Hence i wont be able to read your blogs or post any myself. It automatically goes that i wont be able to reply to gbs or comments too. I shall do that after i come back in the first week of Feb. Thank you Friends.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I am an optimist hiding behind pessimism.But I am a pessimist hiding behind optimism too.
(if this is confusing enough skip the next stanza.)

I am an extrovert concealed in an introvert
I am an introvert concealed in an extrovert.

I am a very short tempered guy.
But I can also be as cool as a cucumber too.

I am quite adventurous.
But I can be as boring as a tortoise also.

I can address a thousand people with élan.
But I can also remain speechless before my wife.

I may be as tech-crazy as they come.
But I am quite humbled by my 6yr old nephew too for all things tech.

I am quite interested about all things under the sun.
But I remain quite aloof from all worldly matters too.

I exhibit a level of intelligence of a great degree.
But then that's all that I do.. only exhibit.. not quite am one.

I thought I knew half dozen languages.
But then Raghu, Laks and Ash know half a dozen more than that.

I did a SWOT analysis of myself.
SO scored zero. WT scored very high.

I thought I would make a difference to the world.
But I couldn't make a difference to myself first.

And Laks asked me to describe myself in one word. Jus' tell me how do I do it?

(p.s: b t w, nerd, moron, half-brained nit-wit, cretin etc. can also be used to describe me, which I forgot to mention.)

p.s2(not to be confused with the ps2 of nis.) - for those of who have missed the first part of i, me, myself, please click on dt.26.07.06. its set as visible only to friends. those who have visited it and posted comments… thanks to them except Vids and Deepa……for obvious reasons… which i dont have to tell… they are self-explanatory.)

 

I had spent a long time in confinement. Mostly upside down. My only link with the outside world was God. He appears in various forms. And "Mother" happens to be the most famous on Earth. One may follow any religion of choice. But none can deny the fact that mother is God for us. Any amount of sacrifice will be insufficient to repay my debt to Mom. She shielded me from all the elements when I was just a lump of mass, not yet ready to come into this world. She took utmost care when I was fragile and helpless. She nourished me constantly. She avoided junk food. She avoided unnecessary travel. She avoided going out unnecessarily. She avoided a whole lot of things ' the sole reason that I come into this world safe and sound. She had sacrificed her nine months of life for my sake. So does every mom in this world ' to a lesser or greater extent. I made slow but a steady progress. And was ready to greet the world. And finally that day dawned.

Dec.XX, 197X. India Pakistan war in full swing. People of both the countries were quite tensed. India was getting a decisive edge in the ensuing war. There was a mood of celebration going on in India ' for we were on the brink of victory.

In a distant corner of India, far away from the battlefields of the Indo-Pak war, another battle was raging. The river Vaigai was flowing in full spate. It had breached the banks at many places. People running for cover from both the rains and the floods. The para-military forces were called for to assist the police in relief and rescue operations. For the first time ever a boy was rescued with the help of a chopper from mid-river here. In another part of the town, a small package was to arrive into this world. Neither the best, nor the wisest, but fairly very close to what I am.

And finally at about sunrise, I entered into this world. Wow. Beautiful world, I exclaimed! I wanted to yell, "Freedom" and see my mom and give her a huge hug. I was contemplating all this while, as to what to do first. I was still brooding on that subject.

Seeing me silent, the Doctor gave me a slap. I started crying out loudly. Seeing my cries, everybody heaved a sigh of relief. Look at this world guys. If I remain silent, I am greeted into this world by a slap. What a crazy world. And then, when I started crying, everybody, including all those beautiful nurses, started telling "allulu, goody-goody boy,,,, aluga kudaathu (shouldn't cry)". I was absolutely baffled. First they slap me and make me cry and then they tell me don't cry. What a crazy world yaar.

So that was my entry into this world. And the world has come to terms with it, that they can't do anything about this guy. They are all praying that good sense prevails in his head and that he doesn't do much damage to the mental health of this world.

I still don't know how many years the world will have to bear with me ' so till then keep praying folks. Maybe one day God will answer your prayers. Ha ha ha.