... computers & contradictions

Another day dawns upon us...
No time to smell the flowers :-( ...
We just log-in to our terminals
And linger on for hours!
Deadlines to be met... &
"Issues" to be "resolved";
Do we have other talents?
Or, have they all dissolved??
Its all sophisticated -
Hi-tech and pretty neat;
And though captive in our cubicles,
We remember to compete!!
Projects come and go,
With appraisals galore;
We get paid plenty,
But we're asking for more!
We're all just queueing up for kudos ...
Some, like me, aren't too bright :-( ...
But some of us have all the luck
And make our way onsite!
Now, I guess that's something
You'd equate with success...
Even though you're leaving home,
And your love-life's in a mess!
Access-cards & credit cards...
And online applications...
Meetings and long-telecons
To distant destinations ...
There's a client - someone, somewhere ...
Do they even know my name??
But as long as money's changing hands,
I guess its all fair-game... !
I'm a product of the system...
I'm really one of "them" !! (oh no!)
I'm a glorified slave & yet
"La creme de la creme"!
Hey! We also do a bit of work -
Its not all science-fiction;
I'm a software professional -
I'm a walking contradiction!!

... barandaey roddur (in bengali)

(A collage of memories...)

"Barandaey roddur",
Kintu tomra bohu dur…
Boshey achhi "Ekla Ghor"-ey,
Onek kichhui mon-ey porey...
"Phirbena ar", phirbey ki?
"Purani Jeans" ar "Maaeri"?
Adda-session "Din-er sheshey",
Mon-ey Mon-ey "Chokhar deshey".
"244" ar "Mary-Anne",
College ketey movie-r plan,
Holmes, Felu, Tin-tin,
"Juju", "Toker Jotno Nin".
Para versus Para khela,
Ar mor-er mathaey shondhey bela,
Pheley rekhey baki kaaj,
Bollywood ar Maharaj.
Cyber-cafe, Video-game,
Bhuley jaoa "Prothom prem"…
Hathey-natey dhora pora,
Baba-Ma-er shasti - kora!
Jhograjhati ar nirasha...
Bari-r ador, bhalobasha...
"Barandaey roddur",
Mon gaichhey "ghorey pherar shur"…
- Sourav

References:
"Barandaey roddur" - sung/performed by Bhoomi (bangla-band)
"Ekla Ghor" - sung/performed by Fossils (bangla-band)
"Phirbena ar" - from "Holud Pakhi" by Cactus (bangla-band)
"Din-er sheshey", "Chokhar Deshey" - from the song "Chokhar Deshey" sung by Bhoomi.
"Purani Jeans" - by Ali Haider
"Maaeri" - by Euphoria
"244" from "2441139", "Mary-Anne" - songs by Anjan Dutta
"Juju", "Toker Jotno Nin" - songs by Chandrabindoo (bangla-band)
"Prothom Prem" - from "Nilanjana" by Nachiketa
"...ghorey pherar shur" - "Pother Prantey/ Jamaica Farewell" - Harry Belafonte