Monday, 3 July 2017

What is happiness?

Le bonheur, c’est quoi?
¿La felicidad es lo que?


Hoy reflexiono, pienso profundamente
¿La felicidad es lo que?
C’est qui me donne du bonheur?

Hay muchas cosas que me gusta hacer
como viajar, explorar lugares desconocidos
como leer, aprender idiomas nuevas
como comer, todas las fritas del mundo
como dormir, desde medianoche a mediodía
sin embargo, sin responsabilidades.

Pero a 25 años, me doy cuenta
las cosas de las que disfruto
no son las unicos cosas que me dan la felicidad.

La felicidad no es solo eso
es algo más profundo.

Voy a explicar es lo que siento…

La felicidad es cuando encuentres tu pasión
la manera de la vida
cuando esta misma pasión te da dinero
dinero suficiente para comer, viajar,
vivir en paz y dormir tranquilamente.

Pero la felicidad no es sobre cuando
hacemos cosas para nosotros mismo.

La felicidad es cuando ayudamos a alguien
para ninguna razón egoísta
cuando traemos una sonrisa en cara de alguien
una sonrisa para siempre

Pero la definición de felicidad
no termina con solo una sonrisa
o unos actos de filantropía.

La felicidad persistente es
una resulta de vivir una vida de significado
una vida completa de todas los emociones
una vida llena de locura y aventuras
con lágrimas mezcladas en risas
con dolor escondido en sonrisas
con esperanza detrás de ese dolor
con sueños incompletos
que te obligan a seguir viviendo
con energía, con fuerza
y lo más importante, la creencia.

Pero lo que mantiene el corazón ardiendo
es sosteniendo el mano de alguien
en el viaje de la vida

Aunque si los destinos son diferentes
Porque el camino caminó juntos te da recuerdos
Recuerdos que te dan fuerza
Fuerza para caminar ese resto del viaje
El viaje para llegar al horizonte
El viaje para encontrar a tu Dios

Un viaje para cumplir con tu amor por fin.

Monday, 17 April 2017

A veces yo pienso...





A veces pienso en mi vida, mi existencia
Me pregunto qué es lo más especial en mi vida
El amor, ganar dinero o las cosas que hago…

A veces pienso en quién es más importante para mí
Mis amigos, mis padres o mi novia?

A veces pienso que es más necesario
Tener una alma pura o una mente dura?

A veces me pregunto qué me da más felicidad
Amar o ser amado?

A veces pienso lo que me define
Mi comportamiento, mi trabajo o mis acciones?

A veces pienso lo que me da forma
Mi educación, mis viajes o las lecciones de la vida?

Yo reflexiono, creo profundamente…
Pero no tengo las respuestas


Y un día, alguien viene en mi vida
Ella me ama sin ninguna razón en absoluto


Y luego me doy cuenta
Lo más importante en mi vida son las cosas que hice para ganar el amor, no el dinero
La gente más importantes son mi padres, mis amigos y todos los que me enseñaron a amar

No importan la mente y el cuerpo
Tener un corazón puro es lo que necesito

Lo que me define y me da forma 
Son todas mis acciones, mis pensamientos, mis experiencias de viajar y trabajar,
desde mis lecciones de infancia hasta las feas fases de la vida


Ahora yo sé que amar o ser amado no es significativo
Lo importante es amar a alguien sin razón, sin expectativas y ser amado más de lo que tu esperas


Y eso...eso te da la mayor felicidad en la vida!

Monday, 6 March 2017

Soliloquy

Quand le monde dort
mon cerveau se réveille
je pense à ma vie en silence

J'aime la nuit
en absence du bruit de la ville
je me retrouve dans la paix
et je pense à toi

Je me rappelle
les belles histoires de l'Europe
les mémoires les souvenirs

Je me sens en sécurité avec la lune la lumière des étoiles
elles me donnent
de l'énergie pour mon être

Je n'aime pas les règles sociales
je préfère la solitude
j'adore être accompagné
par moi-même

Je m'aime fortement

Ils disent,
"S'aimer soi-même
est le début d'une histoire d'amour
tout au long de la vie"

Je n'aimais pas être cerné.

Saturday, 25 June 2016

L'amour, encore une fois | Love, once more.

J’ai aimé jusqu’à atteindre la folie; ce que certains appellent la folie, mais ce qui pour moi, est la seule façon d’aimer. -Françoise Sagan
I have loved to the point of madness; that which is called madness, that which to me, is the only sensible way to love.
Ella y Yo
Elle et Moi
Her and Me



Elle aime le soleil, et je brille dans la nuit.
Elle s'endort pendant que je parle. J'ai du sommeil quand elle se réveille.
Ses yeux sont mon soleil pendant la nuit.
Elle m'appelle Murciélago.
Et je l'appelle mon amour d'été.
Quand elle me câline, je m'en sens sécurisé.
Cuando estoy con ella, no hace falta nada.
Cuando ella está conmigo, no quiero nada más.
Ella es como un sueño.
Elle parle pas l'anglais. Y yo soy terrible en español et français.
Pourtant, nous trouvons nos mots dans les yeux de chacun.
¡Dios mío! qu'ai-je fait pour trouver l'amour encore!

Même sans gravité sur terre, je tomberais amoureux d'elle.


She loves the sun, and I shine at night.
She falls asleep while I banter. I feel sleepy only after she wakes up.
Her eyes are the sun for me during the night.
She calls me Murcielago (The Dark Knight).
And I call her my Summer Love.
When she cuddles me, I feel like home.
When I am with her, I don't miss anything else.
When she is with me, I need nothing more.
O yeah, she's like a dream.
She doesn't speak English. And I am terrible in Spanish and French.
Yet, we find our words in each others eyes.
Oh God, what good have I done to find love again!


Even without the Earth's gravity, I would fall in love with her.


L'amour précède et succède aux besoins de la vie. L'émotion qui transcende les frontières, la vie et la mort, humain et non pas, l'espace et le temps, l'émotion toujours éphémère, potion magique de la vie. 

Love precedes and succeeds the needs of life. The emotion that transcends boundaries, life and death, human and not, space and time, the forever fleeting emotion, life's magic potion.
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Wednesday, 11 May 2016

Pata nahi.

सब अपनी धुन में गुम हैँ, 
किसी को किसी के लिए फुर्सत नहीं। 
किसे दोस्त कहूँ इस ज़माने में पता नहीं, 
क्या खुदसे कहूँ पता नहीं। 
ज़िन्दगी एक पहेली है, 
साथ है किसका ये भी पता नहीं।
अकेले निकले हैं हम मुसाफिर बनके,
रास्ता भटक गए तो भी पता नहीं। 
करते रहे एक मोड़ पे किसी का इंतज़ार, 
मोड़ है गलत ये भी पता नहीं। 
कहते हैं लोग रुक जाओ ठहर जाओ,
मंज़िल है कहाँ ये पता नहीं। 
चले थे हम दिल में कुछ अरमान लिए, 
पूरे होंगे या नहीं पता नहीं। 
चलता रहे साँसों का ये कारवां,
कदम कब रुक जाये पता नहीं। 
ज़िन्दगी और मौत का डर नहीं हमें, 
हमसफ़र मिले या नहीं ये पता नहीं। 
इन रास्तों पे है बस चलना सीखा, 
रुकना है कब ये पता नहीं।

Wednesday, 7 October 2015

London Diaries: with pieces of Oxford and Culham.


The excursion iaps4fusion, to Oxford University, JET (Joint European Torus @ Culham) and Imperial College, London, meticulously organized by the IAPS (International Association of Physics Students) was a great academic adventure. The reason? Find it below!

The four-day (27th September-1st October) event, officially started with assembling of the 40 odd participants at the Department of Physics, Oxford University.

Day 1: After a satiating breakfast organised by the Oxford University, we headed on for lectures on basics of plasma physics, viz. magnetic confinement fusion, laser-plasma interaction, laser-driven plasma accelerators followed by laboratory visits to see Plasma Astrophysics center, laser-driven plasma accelerators. Doing a Masters in nuclear fusion science, it is always good to brush up the basics in plasma and fusion physics. The lecture on Laser-driven plasma accelerators was quite new and unique for me. Also, the petit 5 cm working model of a GeV electron beam accelerator was fascinating! That was mostly the pedagogic part of our first day, albeit visits to the Museum of Natural History and the University Parks were fun and refreshing.

Day 2: The most awaited part of the event- visit to CCFE (Culham Centre for Fusion Energy) to see the JET. Ever since my undergrad, whilst studying plasma physics and interning at the prestigious Institute for Plasma Research, India, I have been enamoured by the promise of future energy via sustainable fusion in Tokamaks. JET, being the biggest working model yet, was a long time contender to tick off my bucket list. After a brief presentation on the working and technology of JET, we got a guided tour of the JET facility. However, as the device was operational that day, we could not get a closer look to the diagnostics and the confinement vessel. The tour anyway, was really satisfying and encouraging to see so many scientists and engineers dedicating their careers for a promise in future energy via fusion.


Day 3: Having returned from Culham to London the evening before, we had sufficient time to relax, explore the maximum city by night and prepare for yet another amazing day. As the visit to Imperial College was scheduled after lunch hours, we visited the nearby museums viz. Science museum, Natural history museum and the Victoria & Albert museum (filled with antiques taken from India). We were welcomed with introduction to the PhD application process there, followed by presentations on theory research and inertial fusion confinement, especially, my favourite field on Dusty plasmas. We were fortunate to see the Blackett laboratory which included the CEREBRUS (100 TW laser system) and MAGPIE (Mega Ampere Generator for Plasma Implosion Experiments, 1.4 million amperes in 240 nanoseconds)

I talked to various professors about research opportunities and future projects at Imperial college during the tea break. The awe inspiring infrastructure indeed makes me want to apply there for further studies. Well, that was all the academic bit from the amazing and flawless event organized by the IAPS team (Francesco, Danielle, Steven, Kelvin & Deividas). The fun, however continued with the group moving towards the College Union Bar for dinner and drinks and me taking up as the Spotify DJ for the night. Also, with the next day comprising of a planned visit to the Greenwich Royal Observatory. 

The fusion team with me third from left.
Photo credits: CHOI Tsz Hei (Kelvin)
In a nutshell, it was a delightful gathering of like minded physics enthusiasts, resulting in a lot of friendships and knowledge sharing, for which, I would once again like to thank the organisers, and not to forget, FuseNet for funding this excursion and making it possible for me to be part of such an amazing experience.


For those who scrolled down without reading a WORD:

Crossing the English Channel enroute London (Ferry from Calais to Dover)

Tower Bridge


Trafalgar Square

London Eye

Westminster & Big Ben

Westminster bridge

Chinatown, London
Picadilly
British Library, King's Cross
London skyline as seen from Greenwich. Francesco everywhere!

Last one for the nerds.
T-rex's Galore @ Museum of natural history, Oxford.
P.S: I always knew I had a Ross Geller in me.

For more pics like these, stay tuned to my blog or simply find me on Instagram @myeuropediary!

Pictures shot using Nikon P600 and Sony Xperia M2.

Wednesday, 13 May 2015

The Last Goodbye

"She left me for a better person.
She left me a better person.

She left me for happiness.
She left me happiness.

She left me for a better life.
She left me a better life."

Two years have passed since I last heard that voice. I question my own existence without knowing about hers. Happiness has evaded me since. I feel like a body breathing without a soul. We promised each other to walk side by side in the  journey of life. But now the memories have become the fuel for rest of the path I have to tread alone. Love was what had kept us together. But she fell out it just like the dead leaf parting from a tree in the autumn.  I wonder what made her love me and I wonder what drove her away. Maybe the concept of 'us' had nothing more to offer.
Her face keeps fading from my head day by day. The voices that echoed in my head are long gone. But the laughs we shared are fresh like the morning dew. We were totally inseparable in our days. The morning wake up calls. The never ending day time banters. The night long romantic talks. She was the world to me. Since then, the book of my life has turned a blank page. While I was just a chapter in hers.
I wished to say a last goodbye when she parted ways. I was ready to give her anything and everything for a one last time. She just asked for freedom.