Monday 22 April 2013

Forty Things You Did Not Know About Me



1.     I was a very naughty and obdurate boy when I was young
2.     I felt studies are for stupid and sharp people get into business
3.     I used to work on the principle of, if you don’t get it- steal it
4.     Till date I am a very shy guy, feel so shy to even introduce myself to new people / group
5.     I was and will always be a comfortable back bencher; not a very social animal
6.     I started earning for me and my family very early in life, in my teens
7.     I was so afraid of fights, that initially I used to run away when ever fight broke, later on I gathered strength and used to fight for my right
8.     I am a very emotional person, will not speak out just switch off when my heart breaks or when somebody breaks my trust
9.     I am short tempered and get angry very easily
10. I lived larger part of my life under inferiority complex
11. I never studied too hard, given a chance would like to go back to school and work hard to score my marks
12. I was very fluent liar during my early days, till I realized the long term impacts
13. I go by my guts, don’t apply much of brain (I don’t have though)
14. I used to die for beautiful girls, they would never give a look at me, that made me frustrated and forced me to do well in life
15. Beauty still attracts me, one of my biggest weak link
16. I used to steal money to watch movies and used to watch them in two shows so that I don’t have to take permission from parents
17. I used to watch adult movies (bunking class) when I wasn’t even 18, morning shows, I miss them so much!
18. I used to cry in nights and fight with god during my trying timeS
19. I seldom went to classroom for studies after my 10th, I was just a visiting student
20. My worst day in my life was when I had to loan my mother’s only gold ornament to one of my enemies to get some money for my fathers financial woes, I died then and there
21. I still don’t own a car!
22. I did not go for my honeymoon as I did not have money!
23. I changed myself a lot after I left home at the age of 19, got the taste of reality
24. I was a very bad tutor, one of my first student failed in 5 subjects out of eight and I was thrown out of job!
25. I used to buy fairly used clothes from the footpath vendors to manage my wardrobe
26. I started smoking at 23! But left it by 33
27. Listening music and having a smooth single malt scotch wishky in dim lights is my best way to spend the evenings
28. Pain is my part and parcel, I love being in pain, I still cant digest happiness
29. I have very few close associates, very few, most of the people don’t know me
30. I don’t open up easily, I have opened up to just few souls
31. Most of the people know me as a sharp, brilliant, hardworking, intelligent, courageous, easy going, happy individual, the truth is I am none of the above
32. I am just a lucky person, who has been blessed abundantly by God, perhaps I fought him a lot during my early struggling days
33. I love change, I keep changing my room, my style, my interests, my behavior and my approach to life
34. Few years back I used to fear death, but now no more, I am so prepared to die any day, any moment
35. Its still hard for me to accept my mistakes, one thing that has cost me a lot
36. I feel wealth is to share with others, I love sharing in any form
37. The truth is that my heart has been broken so many times that I have no more interest in sharing my heart with anybody
38. I was a very negative minded and jealous person, I changed a lot in last few years (thought not fully)
39. I used to compete with rich and famous, imaginary competition, which I still do till date!
40. I have a dark side too as many others, one day I shall have the courage to reveal that too, then perhaps I will be redeemed!