Waving was I
The whole time
My whole lifetime
But none stood
Before me to show respect
All just stared at me
And left me to my motion
No respect for colors
Which were few
No respect for words also
Which were many
And you must be wondering
Why words will be written
On a flag??
Oops! Sorry for the confusion
In my frustration
I forgot to mention
Who am I?
I am not a flag
Because
I m perforated
Such a dishonor to a flag
Is not tolerated
I am a mere hoarding
A billboard
There at the roadside
Displaying who knows what
To who knows whom
But my lifetime is increased
By making holes
So that small trebles won’t consume me
Only the deadly of hurricanes
Can be the reason for my downfall
Or sometimes the previously
Important words become nada
And I am taken down
And someone similar to me
Takes my place
Waves with pride
Mocks at me
But seldom it remembers
That my present fate
Would someday be
Its future fate
And this is how life goes on..
Pretty good
You know what today I covered almost 100 hoardings or boards, will you believe it ?
ToI n Hindustan Times took up a initiate for clean Mumbai and they took over the entire streak of WE Highway and alongside shops. They upgraded the hoardings on the shop to the shop name and their brand name with trademark. So I read almost like a hundred board over 5-7 kms π
And I am always looking at hoardings and reading what they have to say, sometimes it is news, TV updates, offers, online shopping, loans banks and so on. I like this 30 min ride where I am away from everything and watching the world.
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Wow ! That’s something good to know π I also stay near about 40-50 mins away from my work and never stare outside, always engaged in the phone with reading/writing π So, on that day, I was not in a mood to do anything and while staring at the world outside my phone,I realized, there are so many wonderful things π Good to see new things and feel new things π
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Darshith your flow is amazing it impresses me so much.
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Thank you Mary for your appreciation π Everything has an impact on us and you also leave your positive impact on me π
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Billboard seems pretty uninterested in life, displaying who knows what to who knows whom. π
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Yes they are π No one seems to respect them and make holes in it π But, they forget the best moment of their life is when they are waving and people are reading who knows whatever written on it π
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Make holes ..yes π
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Yeah, that is what hurts the most to them π They also have life, just as us π Welcome to the auto-biography of a billboard π
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For a while I thought it was about the flag..hehe.. And rightly said we often fail to notice the billboard.. Interesting concept..!! π
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Thank you Deeshani for your thoughts and it’s good that I was able to disguise the billboard behind a flag π
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Wow this is really cool……autobio of a bill board, who would hv thought of that π
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π Me ! π Glad that you liked it π
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Of course you!! π It was so unique π
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Thank you Mithai π Yeah, let’s see what new thoughts pop up in our minds π
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I’m definitely waiting to read yours Darshith!! π
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And I am waiting for yours π tattoo nikal gaya hoga shayad hath se? π
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Yes yes….no sign of any tattoo lol π
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Yeah, plan for something permanent then π I am planning.. Let’s see where I land π
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Go Darshith!! You have my full support!! And when you finally get a tattoo, you hv to post it here π π
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Yes, sure I will write something on that too π But it may be months till I do it finally π
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Wow its gonna be really awesome!! π Get it as soon as you can…..decided on any design?
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Nope ! My sister insists on some anchor related but I don’t want that π Confused and open to options π
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I’m sorry for the late reply, the heavy rains blew off the cables π
And I don’t think there’s any other option better than what your sister said!!
You should definitely get one of those anchors. They look really cool. And if you want a bit of variation…..you go for a trishul with Sanskrit slokas……I’m sure you are gonna rock in all of them!!:D π
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Oh ! I so believe in Shiv ji and kind of a more than a usual devotee π Let’s see what I finalize, which can be done tomorrow or can take years π anchors are good but I find that very common and hence they are not much preferred π I hope now the net connection is stable π
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I’m also a firm devotee of Shivji and Lord Krishna!!
Yes eagerly waiting for your tattoo.
And the net….well, lets say that they are more unstable than an electron in fission!!
Pretty crazy. Losing connection every now n then……
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Oh wow! Good to know another devotee of Shiv ji π do you do any special kind of prayers or fasts or anything? π tattoo abhi ane me time hai π
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No not really……no fasting…….we have idols at home and he’s a very favourite god of ours along with Krishna. We are the life members of Iskon. So we generally have 3days veg food. We celebrate Janmasthami though.
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Oh wow π hamara b janmastami celebrate hota hai. Iskon k life members, sahi π Idol of Shiv Ji at home? Good grace. So glad to know all this π
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Yeah we have idols at home……not too big but they are really beautiful!! π Glad to share all this π
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Haan we also have small idols π I imagined a big idol at the centre of the room and all, but the size hardly matters and its good to know this too π you can write on that or share the image of the idol π
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Sure!! That is a great idea!! I’ll definitely do that someday. we have big idols of laxmi and Ganesh. That’s actually the main puja we have, twice a year. All relatives n friends come over. Its really fun. Specially my friends enjoy it a lot π
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Yeah, hamara b laxmi Puja hota hai π dusshera is the main, the navratri and the dandia and garba π wow, talking about all these divine things is actually good and feeling me with happiness π
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Yes you seldom get to talk about festivals and pujas…..one of the new things I experienced in the blog, thank you!! π
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Yes that’s true π We can always start a trend and let others follow it π now you have to write on Ganesh chaturthi π
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Yes I would love to!! π π
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Good, then I am waiting for sure π
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And I’m also waiting to see what I write π π
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Let the wait end soon π
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Amen!! π :p
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What better than festivals and with friends? π ganesh Puja is sometime near only π
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Yes ganesh chaturthi is pretty nearby!! π π
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Wow, then I think preparations must have started then π
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Its still sometime away…..but I am always prepared for every festival!!!!! π π
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Always prepared? How? Some magical spell π
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Arrey wah, you are absolutely right!! π Festivals are nothing short of magic, just the thought of them makes everything so fun!! π
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That’s so true π The times of festivals are just starting and I am also filled with joy and excited π
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Exactly the season of festivals is just starting!! From then on its like full on holidays…… even if not officially, but you know na how everyone loves mass bunks in Engineering colleges π
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Haan engg colleges and mass bunks are synonyms π you can have fun at home and with friends and even @ Android classes π
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True that!! π
Long live mass bunks!! π
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Yeah, mass bunks have long lives. May be they will be immortal π
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Jab tak Engineers rahenge, mass bunks bhi amar rahenge haha!! :p :p
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Haan wo to hai π Hail the Engineers π
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Cheers to that!! π π
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How are the vacations going on?
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Vacations over!! College started…..endless labs n theory classes!!
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Oh is it? Then you are also now in the same category as me, weekends are free and weekdays are packed π
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Yes totally!! Weekdays are very packed and I tiredness also extends to the weekends……then I hv to attend a tuitn cls….not blogging as much as I used to.
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Yes that’s okay. Studies and classes are important. Tiredness also extends to weekends sometimes. Ain’t you feeling sleepy? It’s the best time to ward off of the tiredness π
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Yes I am almost asleep really lol…..nowadays I’m going to sleep early due to college, good night to you :))
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OK good for you π Good night & have fun π
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Well dishonoring our flag is a crime. Thank you for expressing it so well for making us realize our mistake.
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Thank you Saloni for your views π This is a message for flags, yes but also a life story to hoardings, which we overlook in our daily life π Random thoughts π
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Well these random thoughts rock π
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Yeah, I also think the same π
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Waiting for your response on my blog
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I am using the app and I am always redirected to openshackles instead of salorocks π¦ I will visit your site, once I am in laptop.
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Oh thanks for telling me. Will see to it
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Yup thanks π
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Interesting read! π
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Thank you Soumya for your interest π
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When I read the title, I had no idea that this was about a hoarding…of all the things. π
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Yes, I tried to hide it and hopefully it paid off π I was thinking of LIFE STORY OF A HOARDING, then decided against it π
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It did. π
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Yeah π
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