31st December

31st December.

A year of life gone by...or a year of life gained?

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The Best Song of 2009

Some songs are just excellent. How many ever times one hears it, it never grows out. One such song this year was the one that I have put down here.

I really end up hearing it, everytime. If you know what I mean.

Thought should put it down here as how strong this song stays for me, I'll see as the years go by.

Beautiful!

Festivity

Festivity is in the air! Wherever you go, there's lights, brightness & bedecked ambiance all around.

There's a joy in the air & even if you are the non-noticer types, you can't help to sit back & notice the tinge of excitement in people & things around.

The whole world wears a festooned look at this time of the year.

I too love festivity... who doesn't? :)
It gives a message of joyousness, celebrations & something to look forward to.

The bling & the aura of the climate apart from the usual gaiety, also sometimes makes this thought in me to creep out; -
In earlier days, we used simple lights, candles & bare decor to mark happiness in the air.. & yet we felt it deep within our hearts.

That was evidently visible on our selves. Now even after the replete kind of shouting of the festival time from everywhere, do we really feel it in our hearts? Is it now an occasion for us to let ourselves realise that its time to celebrate? To pause & let the year go by & welcome a new one..so that we don't miss the passing & advent of a new one?

Earlier, simple diyas were enough to bring out the happy sentiment & mood, now even if we light up the city, we don't have that much light in the heart to feel that joy to celebrate...no time to feel the occasion, except spend a bit, do a few typical customary things & make oneself realise that we are supposed to feel joyful.

Is life slowly becoming lifeless?

Somehow, this year's parting has gotten me in that mood. Sometimes all this merrymaking gets to me in this way.

For few many other times, I'm as happy as you to bring in the new year with all the dazzle which outshines any philosophical thoughts as I churned out above!

Wishes for a Very Happy New Year to All! :)

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Does God also need a God?

Since the time I was very young I remember being rewarded or appreciated for any good thing I did.

From getting good grades in school to scoring well in boards.

From helping some positive thing to doing any deed which was worth getting appreciated.

There used to be a small or big reward everytime.

In teen years too, when individuality develops, we get appreciated, rewarded for turning into responsible people.

& so is the common pattern.

We may not always win jackpots as rewards, but small/big token rewards in the form of happiness, satisfaction or even some materialistic surprises, do find ways to the fine deeds that we practice. & it makes us feel good. This does not mean that people always do things in anticipation of rewards only...I'm mentioning the general human pattern.

At every stage we get rewarded as a form of encouragement.
Be it at any place.

Sometimes I wonder if God believes in it too?

He is constantly testing us..& sometimes those exams become so cumbersome that one feels that it is better to give up & fail rather than keep the attempt on to complete it.

But, he does not even accept that. You have to sit thro' those phases of the so called exams for the designated time he has decided upon; attempting to work on every question he's thrown at you.

Bading the time for every question you wish to pass, every effort that you wish it succeeds, makes me on occasion think that God has pretty healthy sadistic tendencies.

Else, he definitely would not have made good people guinea pigs & have this twisted testing system in place.

This definitely does not encourage in any way.

I'm wondering over & over, has God also got corrupted in this corrupt world, has his plan also backfired from what he originally set out to do? So is he showing his displeasure this way? What does he wish? Is he also lost at times like most of us?

Does God also need a God now??

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Tag

Took this tag from a random blog I was surfing. Looked very interesting to me. After pinching it a little, thought would try my hand too. Sometimes these questionnaires make one think about things small/big that make us up.

Thirty Three.

1. What is your current obsession?
Going on a holiday. Even if its for the weekend. I'm due for one since quite a while now...esp as I had a very hectic year.
2. What was for dinner?
Khichdi, Bhaakri, Tomato curry & Dahi.
3. What is the meaning of your name?
Biraj means Welcome. :)
4. What are you listening to right now?
Silence of the night. Actually, I can hear the fan throwing its breeze & occasional vehicle sounds.
5. What do you think about the person who tagged you?
No one did. I picked it from my random flipping through blogs.
6. If you could have a house totally paid for, fully furnished anywhere in the world, where would you like it to be?
A cottage among the hills of Munnar......Wishhhhhhhhhh!! :)
7. What was the last thing you bought?
Face wash.
8. If you could go anywhere in the world for the next hour, where would you go?
Where Else.
9. Which language do you want to learn?
Spanish. Near home, I wanna master speaking Telugu... after all I can read & write the language! Would like to learn Bengali too. Its a sweet sounding language.
10. What’s your favourite quote?
Really can't pick one! I am a quote aficionado. the latest to become my fave, I'll put here:"The grass is not, in fact, always greener on the other side of the fence. Fences have nothing to do with it. The grass is greenest where it is watered. When crossing over fences, carry water with you and tend the grass wherever you may be."
11. Who do you want to meet right now?
My dearest friend ...................
12. What is your favorite colour?
Tough! Umm..Wine red.
13. What is your dream job?
Where someone pays me for travelling!! Or a child psychiatrist. Or an editor for some meaningful magazine!
14. What’s your favourite read?
No permanent fave read, pick whatever frame of mind I am in. But can read Mills & Boon anyday! Total stress busters! :P
15. If you had $100 now, what would you spend it on?
Save it.. for something I plan soon enough.
16. What do you consider a fashion faux pas?
In Girls, Innerwear peeping out of the low jeans & not knowing how to carry certain clothes!! Yet, they go about wearing them. Looks very cheap.
In Guys, there's nothing much to judge on, but yes, dressing in clashing colours is a big NO NO.
17.What are three cosmetic/makeup products that you love using? Name them.
Deos/Perfumes: Lily of the valley deo is my current fav.
Lip colour ...Earth Matte & Pink rose.
My dolphin earrings & pendant something I really love. I'm quite possessive & frugal in using it.
Smile is another best cosmetic I use a lot! :)
18. What are you going to do after this?
Post midnite? Ponder...till I crash out. That's the general pattern.
19. What are your favourite movies/songs? Name upto 3.
So many movies & songs....
Ye lamhe.. is an all time fav song from Lamhe & the movie is among my favs too.
20.What kind of haircut do you prefer?
The one that I wear! Maybe a lil longer... for Guys, Short hair please!
21. Who according to you is the most over-rated style icon?
Shahrukh Khan, Bipasha Basu & Aishwarya Rai.
22. What inspires you?
Anything, Children, Nature, People.

23. Give us three styling tips that always work for you .
Be yourself. Be sincere. Be clean.

24. What do you do when you “have nothing to wear” (even though your closet’s packed)?
Pick whatever comes in hand in the 3rd attempt!! :D
25. Coffee or tea or milk?
Tea. In the morning.
26. What do you do when you are feeling low or terribly depressed?
Ponder, write, listen to songs, Basically like to be left alone then.

27. Which other blogs do you love visiting?
Apart from the fave list of blogs that I follow, I generally like random surfing.
28. Favorite Dessert/Sweet?
Laapsi... & home made Fruit Salad, Chocolate Bomb...quite a few actually! :D

29. Favorite Season ?
If you have read my earlier posts..Do I need to even mention this one?
....Monsoons....
30. If I come to your house now, what would u cook for me?
Depends if I know your taste or no. Else, simple ghar ka khaana. :)

31. What is the right way to avoid people who purposefully hurt you?
Depends on Who is hurting you....you can't ignore everybody.....

32. What are you afraid of the most?
Losing the relations that are dearest in my heart.
33.Is it possible to be in love with two persons simultaneously?
Love as in 'Love-Love'? - No.
Else we do love many people who make up our life.
I'm tagging Abhishek....Mayuri, you mail your replies to me!Anybody else wanting to try..just tag on...its fun! :)

Tra la laa la laa!!

Ever know how it feels to get rid of a guilt & finally enjoy what you really wish to do?

I did not, till a while back...
...Merrily, I know that now! :))

For the longest time now, I had been into consciously trying to eat right, counting my calories...trying & exercising when I can, follow healthy food habits [well, that is more becoz of a passion..] in order to reach THE perfect weight [in my eyes] for ONCE...& hold that on for atleast 6 months time at a stretch.

Being a true Gujarati, I have this sweet tooth..[which seems a bane sometimes... :(] & I more than less had a problem containing the perfect weight on the correct needle for a consistent amount of time.


But the effort did finally pay off.....Hurray now!!! :D

I have somehow, miraculously [Touchwood!!] been able to hold onto THAT desired weight, THAT desired inch measure on the measure tape for a successful 6 months now!!!
Feels as if I broke the jinx of FWS. [Fluctuating weight syndrome! ..Yep, I've termed it so! :P ]

Can't express the exhilaration I'm feeling over this gleeful fact. :D

The result of which has been that I have been able to enjoy my most fave desserts, Laapsi/ chocolates/cakes/ice creams with relish ...& without a trickle of guilt!!

OK, before you think of letting me know,if I continue that, I'll be back to the FWS; lemme assure you, I do have that mental note very boldly etched at the back of my mind...so I won't trip! :D

As for now, let me just INDULGE!!!! :D :P

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Happy Day!

Life seems to be in such a rush these days..that everything else; except for a few very wanted things, are happening like stars that twinkle galore in a village sky.

I try to pause, try to catch a few breadths only to find that my mind though exhausted, has already reached the next 'to do' place & is waiting for me to catch up.

Among such zombie days, when refreshingly comes a day that suddenly takes you back to a past event, enjoyed happiness, in years gone by, that is when for a brief while, life suddenly looks up again & we automatedly reach out to that sphere where that particular delire was enjoyed.

Today is 1 such day. & though I am too tired & also unwell; to rejoice that happiness, my heart has been smug all day & I am with a shimmer smile about me.

Happy Day! :)

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Which Way?

Just because a relation/idea doesn't mould in the shape we desire it to,

Should it be abandoned or should it be allowed to take a form of its own?

I often ponder over this question. Whenever there is something that we see not going right...the way we had anticipated it to; should we put in more efforts to improvise it...[& in the bargain, ALWAYS be prepared for it to misfire & break...]

...Or should we just let it Be... & let it embody in a unique [Wishfully, delightful] cast of its own?

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What Scrabble Taught Me.

Offlate, I have been addicted to playing scrabble on the net. That is what is taking up my whatever li'l free time these days.
As I had gotten back to it after a really long time, expectedly I was out of sync. & so when I lost all of the initial 9 games like 9 pins... the modest plume I'd feel on my word power also got lost with that!


Now, armed back with a few forgotten tips from my friend & scrabble partner, I am getting better again.
Scrabble for me always was a game to test & improve my word power & I concentrated on just that- Improve my word power. - By trying on forming new words all the time.

If you have played scrabble on the net, you would know that it has a word dictionary where you will find 2 letter words, [which most of the time I have no knowledge of!]
There are also premium squares which help in scoring more by suggesting where one can place the high value alphabets. Those boxes do win games if used well.

So, along with enhancing word power, it is also important to balance playing on the right squares with the right letters to score more & win.

So far so good. But when I set off on scoring high & on 2 letter words, the word formation took a toss.. & vice-versa. Getting both of them working was requiring quite some practice!

That is when I learnt a profound lesson. Life is so similar to this game.

Where making words & improving vocabulary is important, it is also important to score fast & high even if it is coming from meaningless words! :)

Likewise in life too, its good to strive for an anchored life, but it is also necessary to know what it means to let loose & live life off the edge & enjoy that ride.

Commonly, while attempting this, most of us sway & fall & then stick on one side only.

Scrabble re-taught me how to play right to get the game well. The word game as well as the life game.

Yes, it needs loads of practice, but once got right, it'll fall in an euphonic rhythm.

...I'm off to practice... Chao!

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