Revenge of the Mooer

Author's Note: The following piece of writing is based on true events. Resemblance of any of the characters involved to any living person/animal, may be a possibility. Some facts may have been exaggerated though.

“Yaaaaaaawn...”.. I stretched all four of my limbs..Fronts first then the backs...
Man I didn't sleep well last night. All my neighbors were partying and creating a ruckus last night.

Sadly I wasn't invited to the party. You see I am not from this territory.

Any how..

Looks like its going to be a wonderful day.. Just look at these wonderful two legged creatures jaywalking and heading towards nowhere. Now this is called going back to nature.

sniff.. sniff... thud... thud... thud...

“I smell food”.. I thought and wagged my tail aimlessly banging it against the USE ME bin right next to my bedroom.

“woof”.. I let out a bark in excitement. It wasn't the kind I use during mating season to hook up with all the ladies.. wink wink.. It was one of those “me-do-you-no-harm-infact-me-going-to-lick-you-if-youfeed-me” kind of woof. I do have a lot of 'woofs' in my media library. One for every occasion. I would say that its my USP.

“Woof” I said again.

I see one frail two legged creature coming towards me.

Swishh.. swishh.. swishh...

My behind started moving to and fro in a total frenzy. I don't know really why that happens. Maybe I have a thing you know. Like Elvis.

I got up, stuck my tongue out – I couldn't contain my drool in my mouth any more, so I thought it was best let out. I started jumping with joy. I jumped forward and then I jumped backwards. All the while hitting my behind against the USE ME. It might have been painful at times, but who knows. My only sensation active at that particular moment, were my nostrils.

The creature bent down and dropped something right in front of me.

“Woof”.. I thanked her.

“Oh boy oh boy!!! foooood!!! woof woof!! I love you!!” I ran in circles like a mad dog, wagging my tail and letting out all the extra drool and of course now banging my behind on the two legged creature.

Man was it upset.

Any how..

Just then I saw another four legged creature standing right in front of me.

It said “Mooooo”

Out of towner I guessed.

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I was staring into the horizon and just then I let out a “Mooooooooo” in frustration.

Something had been bothering me since I got up. There was a decision to be made and it was a matter of life and death.

“Where should I stay put today.. At the big light crossing.. or on this pavement where I am standing right now.. hmm..”

Then I remembered, I had had a bad accident just the day before. I was just simply sitting at one of
those crossings and doing absolutely nothing. I mean really. Just then there was a war of noise blasts and some two legged creatures jumping out of their four legged bodies and saying things to me I couldn't understand. I mean a cow can't even sit in peace now or what!?

Any how.

“Maybe I should stay put right here. Nice little place. Some small four legged creature near by.. no harm in sight I guess”

Now that one thing is solved, I have another matter to divert my attention to.

“Should I relieve myself on this clean pavement in front of this nice departmental store, or should I stick to my usual place, which is the crossing of course..”

Life is full of tough decisions.

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That Moooo was still looking into the horizon. I wonder what it was thinking.

Just then I saw the most horrifying thing that could ever happen to a dog!

That two legged creature took the food away from me, dropping me only a few nibbles, while the rest were given away to the Moooo!!!! They say every dog has its day, today was definitely not mine.

I didn't know what to do. So I whined.. again and again.. but no luck.. the two legged creature wouldn't even look at me! As if I were some street dog!

I was not going to let this happen to me, I thought. I need to get my food back... from this BIG FOUR legged creature. Man.. that did require guts.. All of it..

So I thought of a strategy.

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“Woof”

I heard. The small creature suddenly got up alarmed. “Woof” he said again with this chin up and nose pointing towards something behind me.

My instant reaction should have been to turn. But then I thought, why should I go through all this effort, I have other urgent matters at hand.

I looked down. “Hey what's this! Something edible served in something inedible.. hmm.. should I bend down to eat, or should I just wait for somebody to pick it up and put it in my mouth..”

The little guy said “woof” again. Now he started to jump forward and backward as if asking me to turn my neck and head to see what's behind.

Eventually my curiosity got the better of me. I turned.

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“oh boy oh boy!!” it turned!! I almost let out a woof.. But I stopped it before every effort went down the drain.

I crouched and tipsy toed towards the four legged creature. I looked up with my head bent and my behind moving vigorously than ever before. I dug my teeth into the food material placed in front of the four legged creature, and cautiously pulled it from underneath.

“Oh boy oh boy” I thought. It didn't even come to know!

I went near the USE ME and ripped open the pack of food, disbursing all of it on the floor, so that I could prioritize on what I wanted to eat first.

Splut.. splat.. splat.. splat..

What's that.. I thought..

I tried to concentrate on the food placed in front of me. Glorious food!

Splut.. splat.. splut.. splat..

hmm.. This doesn't smell as good as it tastes. Grrrr.. I looked around, but nothing.

What could it be??!!

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Ok so I have decided. It's the pavement for now. See right there? Near the USE ME.

“Hey my food has disappeared... hmm.. maybe I should wait for it to reappear...”

Change: to be or not to be

Change is difficult.

Change is relative and uncertain.

Change may not be in my best of interests.

Change is scary.

Why should I change? It is going to change the way I work, change the way I think, change the way I behave with people; It might change my life. One of my wise friends' once explained the concept of change to me with a simple example -

An Atom goes on to become an Element depending on how much energy its electron exhibits to be able to jump from the inner orbit (of the Atom structure) to the outer orbit.. to be able to interact with its environment or surroundings.

You know, the same set of electrons can make Diamond or a graphite. So the deal here is that if that stupid electron kept roaming about its comfort zone (read existing orbit), it would never know what it is capable of becoming.. and to move out of your orbit or comfort zone you need that much more photon "energy".

Of course I did not understand this when I heard it. I did not quite remember what an Atom was, or what an Element was. I never really paid any attention in Chemistry class.. or was it Physics?!

So I did a bit of research; just to understand the basic concepts of Atoms, Elements etc. and voila! Woww. Such great insight. Why didn't I think of it before? Things fall into perspective when somebody explains with an example. Don't they?

So in short I will have to put in much more effort than I think I will have to.. for the change to be successful.. and to decide how the change is going be .. positive or negative.

Maybe I need a change. Maybe change is good. Atleast it made me think and ponder - that's a good sign.

What a wonderful world

This recording is pretty old. Never really got an opportunity (or the way) to upload this on my blog. I was going through someone else's blog, where I found the solution to my problem. :)

So here it is.
Song: What a wonderful world
Original Music: Louis Armstrong
Location of recording: Girl's Hostel, AIMK, Kolkata. The file may take some amount of time to buffer.

Chicken pox

It's all his fault! I was not supposed to get it. I even took the 1500 bucks vaccine! So did my sister.. sigh..

It all started when we came back from our trip to Pondicherry. Beautiful place, if you know where to go and what to do. Getting lost is quite probable if you don't ask for directions. Anyway, Tarang had just recovered from chicken pox, or so the doc told us. So we decided to travel with him sitting right in the middle of the back seat, so that me and my sis could get the window seats.
We had a fun time in Pondicherry. Ate a lot of good food.. that's all that matters. When we came back, I had a slight headache and a few mosquito-bite type marks on my hand. I panicked and ran into mom's room.

"Mommy look!! I have chicken pox!"
She just waved her hand in disinterest and said "No you don't have chicken pox. It's just a mosquito bite"

Ok.. that was a relief. My mom herself has never had the pox before.. How does she know that this really isn't THE pox?? hmm..

The next day there were more 'mosquito bites' on my back and neck. I didn't panic this time. After all these were just mosquito bites.

I went to office. The day was going to be just like any other day. Lots of work. But it was different. I felt really feverish and wanted to rush back home (well that's not something new). I came home, had one crocin, and slept for some time. In the evening I was feeling much better. So my mom was right. It was only mosquito bite, which for no reason, were multiplying.
Next morning, finally my mom gave in. We went to see the doctor, and she confirmed that it was indeed THE pox!

I have been at home since then. Its been around 5 days now. Have to take 4 tablets, everyday for 5 days. Of course there's itching, but it starts only from the third day. Never scratch even if you feel as if you are going to die of the itch. Sleeping and bathing helps.. so that's what I am doing throughout the day. :)

The only silver lining is that now I'm immune to the virus for life long. this is also a 95% probability.