September 2010
5 posts
How New Ideas Almost Killed Our Startup →
“Make time, not money.”
– My conscience
“They call him a Muslim for the same reason they call themselves Christians -...”
– JRago (via ngerakines)
Clearing the dust
I finally cleared the dust that had settled on my tumblog. Thought I’d start off this renaissance with a bang. Changed the theme around. Started by creating my own theme, but when I saw these beautiful pre-created tumblr themes, I thought WTH. Why put in double the effort?! So I found this cool theme and customized it.
Among other reasons, the dust had settled ‘cause I was busy with a...
August 2009
2 posts
Bookish Endeavours
How hard could it be to write a book?
My hunch is, it’s harder getting it published than to be able to compile one.
There’s a strong feeling in depth of my guts. I’m gonna try this one out.
July 2009
2 posts
1 tag
My Gaming Rig (with tips on building your own)
While it’s not the fastest of the lot, it serves me the purpose. I bought it 5 months ago, so the prices were very different back then. Ok, here it is:
Intel DG41TY Chipset (I wanted on-board graphics support as a backup) 4 GB DDR2 RAM (DDR3 motherboards were expensive! Tip: To make the most of 4 GB RAM, you’ll need a 64bit OS. I highly recommend Windows 7 64bit)...
A new chapter
I feel I’ve started a new chapter in my life. One that required me to speak less, and do more. Alas, that would leave very little for me to post on this blog then. Which is exactly why I intend on turning this into a more conventional home-page. Static pages, with stuff about myself. The tumblog would remain, however I’m thinking of unlinking it from jagtesh.com. It may become...
June 2009
1 post
1 tag
Who stole my mojo?
Everytime I fail to make a friend feel powerful, I fail. Everytime I fail to aid a friend become successfull. I fail. Everytime I fail to transform a dear person in my life, I fail.
Everytime I’m being someone to look good in front of others, I fail.
Everytime I take a stand for someone’s life, and give up on them, I fail.
It’s so easy to let go off people, just leave them...
April 2009
2 posts
1 tag
The coin that didn't like being flipped
“Hate, regret, anger and frustration are just one side of the coin.
Maybe, discovering what you never wished to discover is the flip side of going beyond one’s reasons.
But no matter what, it’s what one creates in such situations that makes one powerful or powerless.
I’ve been feeling powerless in a situation that’s my own creation. Although, the result of which...
March 2009
1 post
Awakened
Composed by yours truly, on an...
February 2009
2 posts
1 tag
Slumdog spectacle
In these semi-anxious moments before the Oscar’s begin, I’m pondering over how tightly has the Slumdog spectacle gripped the entire world.
Being an Indian movie buff, born and raised in New Delhi, I consider myself to be in an adaquate position to start a fresh argument. That there’ve been better feature films this year than Slumdog Millionare.
Of course, I truly appreciate the...
1 tag
For the one who hasn't..
Jag-ho re!
Of late, I’ve had a truce with myself. I felt this blog had lost it’s purpose with all the self-awareness I’d gained over the past few months; yet there’s something inside of me that constantly wanted others to read updates on my life.
In the past 2 weeks especially, I’ve seen a level of self-expression and open-ness with certain people that I never could...
January 2009
2 posts
1 tag
A Coffee With Myself
I did the most unthinkable thing today. Right after finishing meeting up with my LFIA group for our weekly meet, I came back. Saw nobody’s at office. Went to the nearest Barista, got myself a cappuccino with caramel and cream and went on a walk. Just me. It’s the best break I’ve had this entire week. I just wanted to be alone. Surrounded by strangers.
Let me repeat, I wanted to...
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A memorable year..
This a quick post. The New Year’s eve and the day that began thereafter was the best birthday celebration BY FAR! We had music, we had a great company, there was dancing, good food, plenty of stories and plenty of singing! Met a few really awesome people for the first time. Had a great time! Left with plenty of good memories and new possibilities.
All in all, last year has been extremely...
December 2008
15 posts
1 tag
HoHoHo..the fat man has the last laugh
Here I am. Doing unreasonable things. Writing this compeltely irrelevant non-sense post. Feeling no pain. No regret. Not even a sense of relief. Just present to the world around me. Present to my responsibilities and commitments. There’s no feeling of happiness, or sorrow. No guilt. No pleasure. No thrill. No chills.
I’m content. I can die this very minute and be satisfied with the...
1 tag
Warped realities
Or so happens to be the case. When I thought life’s good (which it is) and things are going fine (which they are) and I tried something different (here’s the deal), it all came back to me with a BAM! Old foggy memories. Feeling helpless. Unsure. Who’s the culprit? Is it love? Gawd I wish I knew.
I didn’t know it back then, I sure as well don’t know if it is now. When...
1 tag
I’ve spent the day listening to awesome...
U2 - Mysterious Ways I’ve no clue what...
U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday
Sunday Bloody...
Post visibility on Tumblr
There are many things I’d like to share with the readers here about my personal life. Off late though, I’ve been extremely concerned about post visibity on Tumblr.
To counter the post-overflow problem - where a lot of reblogs push orignal content off the first page, I’m gonna try and make use of tags. I’ll be adding a new link at the top called “my life” which...
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Lovely awesome people!
If it weren’t for lovely awesome people, where would I be?!
Just had an awesome talk with a friend and feeling helluva lighter :-)
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The beginning is the end is the beginning
After talking to Q for 3 straight hours, there was a sense of sadness, a lot of uncertainty, a heavy heart and a everything seemed a bit unfair. Yet I felt strong. Or so I thought.
I’ve only just begun distinguishing between this feelings strong, and actually feeling strong. This is more like denial, or blissful ignorance. Escaping the reality of things. This isn’t feeling strong....
again and again and again and again
a tumblog is born again, just as i am.
“Your ability to stop and think, about what you think, is the most important gift...”
– (via: I wrote this for you) (via kari-shma)
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Jagtesh who?
Hi! I’m Jagtesh.
This blog is a running commentary of any significant events/interactions in my life.
Everything here is my own personal view unless otherwise mentioned.
The alphabets in my posts are real people. These are randomly chosen aliases to protect their privacy, unless they’ve explicitly allowed me the use of their names.
I was living in Bangalore until February 2009,...
November 2008
11 posts
“Hit the road Jag, and don’t you come back no more..no more..no more..”
– On my past
Wednesday Gust
As I sat on the desk next to the window, a cold yet comforting gust of win hit against my face. There was a hidden message in nature’s doing so. One that I couldn’t decipher.
Just one of those days. Don’t know why this weather has that effect on me.
Superheros →
I agree with everything Jason talks about (which comes from my personal experience, having founded letshead.to), especially :
Superheroes Always Get the Job Done
Superheroes Are the Best at What They Do
Superheroes Do Not Seek Glory…But They Get it Anyway
Superheroes’ True Strength Comes From Their Character
Superheroes Can Do it By Themselves But Are More Powerful in Teams
...
Did he who made the Lamb make thee?
When the stars threw down their spears, And watered heaven with their tears, Did he smile his work to see? Did he who made the Lamb make thee?
Beautiful words of William Blake, the English poet. I think this piece shows his pure brilliance as he questions the source of human existence, and existence in general. For the uninitiated, this piece of philosophical poetry was written in the 18th...
“To see a world in a grain of sand,
And a heaven in a wild flower,
Hold...”
– William Blake (thanks Shai)
Proof, that I'm no longer sane
I came up with this a few minutes ago:
To shoot yourself in the foot
you don’t need a long barrel
so make yourself a marmalade
and dip ur finger in to taste!
What was I thinking?!
Okay, another one:
To shoot yourself in the foot
you don’t need a long barrel
to fly away in the moutain sky
you don’t need a rocket ship
So go on Just go on There’s still so...
Super Mal ft. Luciana - “Bigger Than...
“Choose to do what you can do best, and be the best at what you choose to do.”
– Me
“Logic alone never satisfied my soul; what did was logic with feeling. If bad...”
– Me
Tux taught me how to kung-fu
Breathe. Inhale. Breathe. Exhale. Concentrate. Focus.
You are the centre of all Jedi forces. The undisputed master. The Yoda who’s graduated from a Yodha.
Among all the skills you’ve attained, one supersedes all others.
Controlling the aXe in a Cave. You bend it like a wave. Instant death. A split second being an eternity against your sharp move.
Altering the eXistence of your...
October 2008
9 posts
Musings on flight IndiGo IE 601..
I reached Bangalore earlier today. It’s surprisingly cold out here! But if you’re out in the sun, it’s a completely different story. The sunlight is sharp and hits the skin hard.
I took the early morning flight, which took off on time (being 10-20 mins off schedule is apparently on-time for them). I’d spent a good 1/2 hour inside the plane, reading today’s Hindustan...
Heading home...
…to Bangalore. The place I’ve come to call my second home. Gonna miss Delhi. More than that, gonna miss the royal treatment I received at home. Argh. Can’t have everything, can we?
The Story of Philosophy
Currently reading: The Story of Philosophy by Will Durant
