Life is:
Mysterious & intense & curious & mad & happy & crazy & devilish & angelic & careless & cautious & carefree & blithe & joyous & childlike & egoistic & self centred & lovely & sweet & charming & pleasant & buoyant & vivacious & merry & affectionate & cheerful & sentimental & touching & moving & family & dazzling & treasured & magnificent & picturesque & travelsome & meaningful & understanding & influential & humbling & mammoth & aggressive & awed & fearsome & glorious & vast & huge & noteworthy & warm & passionate & fiery & friendly & revered & admirable & considerate & imaginative & aesthetic & spiritual & physical & creative & inventive & believing & trusting & gorgeous & loud & calm & wonderful & delightful & fascinating & puzzling & blurry& attractive & cherished & spectacular & expressive & stimulating & colorful & flamboyant & salty & spicy & wicked & dumb & bitter & tired & bland & dull & soggy & sad & teary & ugly & stressful & dreadful & ostentatious & lethargic & listless & beautiful & serene & striking & extraordinary & godly & most of all; Love.
Life is all of it.. & this all is what at different moments, we define as a life what we live.
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Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Lag Jaa Gale....
While I didn't stick to my every-month-post-one-song declaration, they had been songs that I had in my drafts section, which I somehow never posted. Here's one of them.
I haven't seen the movie but I like Sadhana's poise & Manoj's undecidedly mixed emotions to her.
Another slow melody.
I haven't seen the movie but I like Sadhana's poise & Manoj's undecidedly mixed emotions to her.
Another slow melody.
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Aloneness
Between the interim of entering & exiting this world alone - Oh how difficult it is break the illusion that we aren't alone....
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Saturday, November 27, 2010
Back Up Backfire
Now-a-days, we have a back up for just about everything. Even before we venture into something, we pre-plan the back-up just in case the venture doesn't take off. Whilst its good in things,
Honest relations can never be formed that way. If you are constantly keeping in your mind that you have a back up to rely on.. looking over your shoulder; the relation is never bound to get strong enough. The first difficult waters...or even a slight lack in the relation is sure to pull your mind to your back up. Once can never be present in the current relation that way. Can't take totally, can't give totally, can't belong in the now fully.
Sometimes you have to close the escape routes to really give your best to something-- before thinking to give it up or even knowing if that is what you really want.
Not every back up is a good plan.
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Friday, November 26, 2010
Saaaar, Meee too!!!
I have to admit, I was no big Rajni fan till about a couple of months ago. I also admit that I haven't seen any of his movies in the cinemas till date. Whatever I have watched is on the small screen; on cable. Caught Sivaji too a month or so back.
While I liked him for all that I used to keep reading on & off about him, I never really understood the mass hysteria... (still don't as much..) I also remember having come across a newspaper space about him which I'd found hilarious then & I'd taken a pic from my phone. Never uploaded & forwarded it coz I thought it was amusing enough but not that good that I'd forward it. You see, I didn't understand his stature so well then. :P
Robot changed things. [Err.. I haven't seen that too yet...I'm going going!!] Suddenly, I started receiving sms'es about him since some time back. First I thought they were again a passing phase of the crazy things under his name, but I admit after the first 3 days, I actually looked forward to the messages on the 4th day. [that is when I decided to watch Sivaji on cable too :P] It actually grew on me. Now since I got interested in him, I obviously discovered more.
His simplicity, his philantrophy, his genuineness, his groundedness & most importantly, he as a father. [When a child talks about a parent in glowing terms, its THE biggest indicator for the kind of parent someone is.]
Coming back to the topic that actually made me go under his spell, are the impossible [Ohhh.. Possibly Only Rajnikanth! :P ] kind of sms'es I keep getting about him [I won't call them funny..coz maybe they're true!! ;) :P]
Putting up that not so clear image I have with me.. I am writing down that trivia about him for better reading too. Also, I've added a few of mine taking the total count to 50. I'm sure they're lots more..but I've mentioned my very fav ones that I haven't deleted from my phone from all these days. I'm sure it'll make better reading here!
Enjoy!! :D
1] Outer space exists because its afraid to be on the same planet as Rajnikant.
2]Rajnikant has counted to infinity twice.
3]When Rajnikant does a pushup, he isn't lifting himself up, he's pushing Earth down.
4]Rajnikant is so fast, he can run around the world & punch himself in the back of the head.
5]Rajnikant doesn't wear a watch, HE decides what time it is.
6]Rajnikant gave Monalisa that smile.
7]Rajnikant can slam a revolving door.
8] Rajnikant's house has no doors, only walls that he walks through.
9] Rajnikant grinds his coffee with his teeth & boils the water with his own rage.
10] If you google search 'Rajnikant getting kicked' , you will generate zero results. It just doesn't happen.
11] It takes Rajnikant 20 minutes to watch 60 minutes.
12]The Bermuda triangle used to be the Bermuda square, until Rajnikant kicked one of the corners off.
13] There are no weapons of Mass destruction in Iraq. Rajnikant lives in Chennai.
14] Rajnikant once ate an entire bottle of sleeping pills. They made him blink.
15] The only things that run faster and longer than Rajnikant are his films.
16]Rajnikant's every step creates a mini whirlwind. Hurricane Katrina was the result of a morning jog.
17] Where there is a will, there is a way. Where there is Rajnikant, there is no other way.
........& Some more,
18] Rajnikant woke up one day & decided he should share atleast 1% of his knowledge with the world... & Google was born this way!!!
19] Ghosts are actually caused by Rajini killing people faster than death can process them!!
20] Once Rajnikanth tickled a boy & a girl. they grew up to be Archana Puran Singh & Navjot Singh Sidhu.
21] Mission Impossible" was first offered to Rajnikant. he declined it.. & the reason he gave was, the title was insulting!!
22] Did you know, the pyramids in Egypt are actually --Rajnikant's primary school geometry project.
23] Once Rajnikant donated blood to a very small & thin child.. Today he is known as 'The Great Khali!!"
24] How did Newton die? He dies after watching Rajnikanth's movies as he couldn't bear to see Rajnikant breaking all the laws of physics which he made!
25] Once Rajnikant slipped & fell on the Indian species of crocodile; today they're called lizards.
26] Why did Rajnikant but 100 acre of land with 4 wells in each corner? ------ To play Carrom!!
27] In his childhood, Rajnikant once tossed some water in the sky..... & NASA has found traces of water on MARS!
28] Why 'Earthquake' occurs on Earth? Becoz at that time Rajnikant's mobile is on vibrate mode!
29] Once Rajnikant was on the hotseat of KBC; the computer needed lifelines to choose a question.
30] Once Rajnikant went to New Delhi.. ate a Pan & spat on a building... Today the building is known as the Red fort!
31] Rajnikant can write into a read only file!!
32] The Tamilnadu police now has a new bullet proof jacket. Its a T-shirt with Rajnikanth's photo printed on it.
33] What would've happened if Rajnikant would had been born a 100 years ago?? -- The British would've fought for their independence.
34] All those people worried about sea levels rising & drowning up small islands can breathe easy.. Rajnikant will soon finish his swim!
35] The world is not ending in 2012.. Rajnikant just bought a laptop with 3 years warranty.
36] NASA closed. -- Rajnikant bought all the rockets for Diwali.
37] Do you know what the numerical digits are repeated after the digit 9? Becoz 'RAJNIKANT's name is made up of 9 letters.
38] Paul the Octopus was asked to predict Rajnikant's death. -- Paul Died.
39] ] Facebook founder Mark Zukerberg was hospitalised... becoz Rajnikant poked him on facebook!
40] Rajnikant is thinking of changing his name to 'Rajni'. becoz he understands that there really isn't anything 'Rajni' 'Can't!'
41] Once Rajnikant participated in bike race.......... don't even try to guess what happened. Rajnikant won in neutral gear.
42] Micheal Jordan to Rajini: I can spin a ball on my finger for over two hours. Can you?
Rajnikant: Rascala; how do you think the Earth spins!?
43] When Rajnikant logs on to facebook.com, facebook updates its status message!
44] Once Rajini went for morning walk & in the afternoon police arrested him!! WHY? becoz he reached USA without Visa...
45] East India company left India in 1947 becoz Rajni was supposed to be born in 1949!
46] Rajnikant's calendar goes straight from March 31st to April 2nd. Nobody fools Rajnikant.
47] When Rajnikant looks in a mirror, the mirror shatters, becoz not even the mirror is stupid enough to get in between the two Rajnikants.
48] Rajnikant once shot down a German fighter plane with his fingers, by yelling; "BANG"!!
49] Once Rajnikant kicked a goat on the chin, the ascendants are called Giraffes today.
50] When Rajnikant enters a room, he doesn't turn the lights on, he turns the dark off.
& there's one Bonus too!! :P
51] Rajnikanth was once asked by a reporter how he felt about all the Rajnikanthers on the Internet & Sms'es? Rajnikanth replied: "Do u think they are jokes?"
Do you think these are all jokes?? ;)
While I liked him for all that I used to keep reading on & off about him, I never really understood the mass hysteria... (still don't as much..) I also remember having come across a newspaper space about him which I'd found hilarious then & I'd taken a pic from my phone. Never uploaded & forwarded it coz I thought it was amusing enough but not that good that I'd forward it. You see, I didn't understand his stature so well then. :P
Robot changed things. [Err.. I haven't seen that too yet...I'm going going!!] Suddenly, I started receiving sms'es about him since some time back. First I thought they were again a passing phase of the crazy things under his name, but I admit after the first 3 days, I actually looked forward to the messages on the 4th day. [that is when I decided to watch Sivaji on cable too :P] It actually grew on me. Now since I got interested in him, I obviously discovered more.
His simplicity, his philantrophy, his genuineness, his groundedness & most importantly, he as a father. [When a child talks about a parent in glowing terms, its THE biggest indicator for the kind of parent someone is.]
Coming back to the topic that actually made me go under his spell, are the impossible [Ohhh.. Possibly Only Rajnikanth! :P ] kind of sms'es I keep getting about him [I won't call them funny..coz maybe they're true!! ;) :P]
Putting up that not so clear image I have with me.. I am writing down that trivia about him for better reading too. Also, I've added a few of mine taking the total count to 50. I'm sure they're lots more..but I've mentioned my very fav ones that I haven't deleted from my phone from all these days. I'm sure it'll make better reading here!
Enjoy!! :D
1] Outer space exists because its afraid to be on the same planet as Rajnikant.
2]Rajnikant has counted to infinity twice.
3]When Rajnikant does a pushup, he isn't lifting himself up, he's pushing Earth down.
4]Rajnikant is so fast, he can run around the world & punch himself in the back of the head.
5]Rajnikant doesn't wear a watch, HE decides what time it is.
6]Rajnikant gave Monalisa that smile.
7]Rajnikant can slam a revolving door.
8] Rajnikant's house has no doors, only walls that he walks through.
9] Rajnikant grinds his coffee with his teeth & boils the water with his own rage.
10] If you google search 'Rajnikant getting kicked' , you will generate zero results. It just doesn't happen.
11] It takes Rajnikant 20 minutes to watch 60 minutes.
12]The Bermuda triangle used to be the Bermuda square, until Rajnikant kicked one of the corners off.
13] There are no weapons of Mass destruction in Iraq. Rajnikant lives in Chennai.
14] Rajnikant once ate an entire bottle of sleeping pills. They made him blink.
15] The only things that run faster and longer than Rajnikant are his films.
16]Rajnikant's every step creates a mini whirlwind. Hurricane Katrina was the result of a morning jog.
17] Where there is a will, there is a way. Where there is Rajnikant, there is no other way.
........& Some more,
18] Rajnikant woke up one day & decided he should share atleast 1% of his knowledge with the world... & Google was born this way!!!
19] Ghosts are actually caused by Rajini killing people faster than death can process them!!
20] Once Rajnikanth tickled a boy & a girl. they grew up to be Archana Puran Singh & Navjot Singh Sidhu.
21] Mission Impossible" was first offered to Rajnikant. he declined it.. & the reason he gave was, the title was insulting!!
22] Did you know, the pyramids in Egypt are actually --Rajnikant's primary school geometry project.
23] Once Rajnikant donated blood to a very small & thin child.. Today he is known as 'The Great Khali!!"
24] How did Newton die? He dies after watching Rajnikanth's movies as he couldn't bear to see Rajnikant breaking all the laws of physics which he made!
25] Once Rajnikant slipped & fell on the Indian species of crocodile; today they're called lizards.
26] Why did Rajnikant but 100 acre of land with 4 wells in each corner? ------ To play Carrom!!
27] In his childhood, Rajnikant once tossed some water in the sky..... & NASA has found traces of water on MARS!
28] Why 'Earthquake' occurs on Earth? Becoz at that time Rajnikant's mobile is on vibrate mode!
29] Once Rajnikant was on the hotseat of KBC; the computer needed lifelines to choose a question.
30] Once Rajnikant went to New Delhi.. ate a Pan & spat on a building... Today the building is known as the Red fort!
31] Rajnikant can write into a read only file!!
32] The Tamilnadu police now has a new bullet proof jacket. Its a T-shirt with Rajnikanth's photo printed on it.
33] What would've happened if Rajnikant would had been born a 100 years ago?? -- The British would've fought for their independence.
34] All those people worried about sea levels rising & drowning up small islands can breathe easy.. Rajnikant will soon finish his swim!
35] The world is not ending in 2012.. Rajnikant just bought a laptop with 3 years warranty.
36] NASA closed. -- Rajnikant bought all the rockets for Diwali.
37] Do you know what the numerical digits are repeated after the digit 9? Becoz 'RAJNIKANT's name is made up of 9 letters.
38] Paul the Octopus was asked to predict Rajnikant's death. -- Paul Died.
39] ] Facebook founder Mark Zukerberg was hospitalised... becoz Rajnikant poked him on facebook!
40] Rajnikant is thinking of changing his name to 'Rajni'. becoz he understands that there really isn't anything 'Rajni' 'Can't!'
41] Once Rajnikant participated in bike race.......... don't even try to guess what happened. Rajnikant won in neutral gear.
42] Micheal Jordan to Rajini: I can spin a ball on my finger for over two hours. Can you?
Rajnikant: Rascala; how do you think the Earth spins!?
43] When Rajnikant logs on to facebook.com, facebook updates its status message!
44] Once Rajini went for morning walk & in the afternoon police arrested him!! WHY? becoz he reached USA without Visa...
45] East India company left India in 1947 becoz Rajni was supposed to be born in 1949!
46] Rajnikant's calendar goes straight from March 31st to April 2nd. Nobody fools Rajnikant.
47] When Rajnikant looks in a mirror, the mirror shatters, becoz not even the mirror is stupid enough to get in between the two Rajnikants.
48] Rajnikant once shot down a German fighter plane with his fingers, by yelling; "BANG"!!
49] Once Rajnikant kicked a goat on the chin, the ascendants are called Giraffes today.
50] When Rajnikant enters a room, he doesn't turn the lights on, he turns the dark off.
& there's one Bonus too!! :P
51] Rajnikanth was once asked by a reporter how he felt about all the Rajnikanthers on the Internet & Sms'es? Rajnikanth replied: "Do u think they are jokes?"
Do you think these are all jokes?? ;)
Thursday, November 25, 2010
I Thank...
Its the Thanksgiving weekend. Although we do not celebrate it in India, we all know about it thro' the ever compacting distance the virtual world creates for us.
& though I'm not in line for discount stores online or otherwise, [India should adopt something like this..! ] I'm not going to miss the opportunity to the preeminent purpose of the celebrations. To thank God for the blessings bestowed upon me.
In the numerous many things I am thankful to God for, I'd state atleast the ones which may be very common, yet I don't thank him enough for. [Somehow I've always related to my god as 'He.']
I'm thankful:
& though I'm not in line for discount stores online or otherwise, [India should adopt something like this..! ] I'm not going to miss the opportunity to the preeminent purpose of the celebrations. To thank God for the blessings bestowed upon me.
In the numerous many things I am thankful to God for, I'd state atleast the ones which may be very common, yet I don't thank him enough for. [Somehow I've always related to my god as 'He.']
I'm thankful:
- for a complete family,
- for the additions in my family, who are lovely people as well,
- for my precious closest friends who understand me in & out & have accepted me for what I am,
- for getting back in touch with my school friends who are my best well wishers.
- for no physical defects whatsoever,
- for giving me a sheltered life,
- for helping me find my own person,
- for my education,
- for the good food I get to eat everyday,
- for my beautiful home,
- for the amenities of 2/4 wheeler that I move easily in,
- for my few priceless possessions,
- for the sensitivity that makes me feel for others making me relate to them better,
- for the people who care for me even when I'm non deserving,
- for letting me find the beautiful people whom I could love dearly & who encompass my world.. bringing an inexpressible joy in it,
- for making me a thinking person, which lets me accept things & evolve,
- for the luxuries of travelling places,
- & for all the numerous little things that I take too much for granted & may have missed mentioning here but which are huge blessings indeed.
In my on & off dissensions with you over so many things God, I'll never fail to be thankful for the wonderful things you have indulged me with. I know their worth & do value them.
Happy Thanksgiving.
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Marry Marry!!!
Oh uh! The marriage season is on again... & again I have an almost apprehending time replying to questions that I have no answers to. [& I can solemnly swear that it is not my fault for the 'no answers.' ]
Question being, "When are you getting married?"
I sometimes so wish I had a crystal ball somewhere, where I could just take a peek & have a roughish idea! Swear that would be enough for me to reply! I don't want the time & day & the mahurat please! Let there be some element of surprise too. [For me.] I know the people enquiring may be well wishers.. but sometimes it just gets to you!!
OK, so how difficult is that? I mean I see & hear of people start looking for partners...& within a limited span of time -- Bingo!! - They find their partners!
Question being, "When are you getting married?"
I sometimes so wish I had a crystal ball somewhere, where I could just take a peek & have a roughish idea! Swear that would be enough for me to reply! I don't want the time & day & the mahurat please! Let there be some element of surprise too. [For me.] I know the people enquiring may be well wishers.. but sometimes it just gets to you!!
OK, so how difficult is that? I mean I see & hear of people start looking for partners...& within a limited span of time -- Bingo!! - They find their partners!
However, I have obviously not been able to score in that limited parameter time slot. Recently in a discussion with a friend I heard, that there are two types of people. One who get married socially & ones who get married. [If you know what I mean.]
Now, where I fit in, is something that I have already shared in some earlier previous post.
Yet, I am still baffled at this very intriguing concept of how marriages are made. Seriously, are they made in heaven? Or we believe in that saying coz we want to skip taking the responsibility in case we are not that happy with it.
Or is it coz we believe, If they are made in Heaven, then we don't have to worry...it will anyways pursue us; in time.
Another friend's comment makes me laugh, "Marriages are made in heaven , to create hell on Earth!." But I know this couple is happily in love with each other.. so its was OK to hear this from her. This is her way of expressing love.
But I do wonder, what is it then which makes us look out tirelessly for this supposed hell on Earth then? Is it the same need we feel when we look for the other hell like emotion - Love..? [Naaah.. I don't totally believe love is hell... Love is very beautiful too!! & I DO believe the same about marriage too!]
But what if someone [here, me] does not find their likewise partner for a little longer than others? What if s/he does not want to give up the search for what s/he feels that is right to wait upon. What if s/he believes it is not correct in compromising becoz of various reasons..right from, peer/family pressure.. to the reason of time passing away.. to the reason of even aging by the day & the warning of slim chance of ever finding one! Is S/he wrong then?
There're quite a few more baffling reasons people come up with, trying to make you believe that its best to walk into the vows with the next available single person! [OK, that was a little exaggerated! ]
Though I do know I am right in holding onto my beliefs...; at times, these mentioned things have a way of getting in the mind make me think & think & think....
Uff! I'm all confused all over! Where am I again? Back to square one??© All rights reserved with Biraj 3Vedi. To re-print, prior permission required from the author.
Monday, November 22, 2010
Waking Up
So it took me a report card for me to get back here.
Report card of my blog rating which has been steadily declining from the past three months, took a dip into lowest ranges for the past month [It's ranked 31 for October! :( Well, what else can I get for posting only One single post in the entire month! ]
Not that I'm taking it as a given word on my blog...but well.. if I put it up there, it better score decent! [I'd actually dedicated a blog when I'd scored first class a while back!! See how seriously I take my grades? :P]
Anyways, the topic which also got me writing here was one which gets me thinking everytime I come across it, its just that I never bothered penning...blogging it down.
I have been catching glimpses of the serial "Balika Vadhu" on & off for a while now. Its a soap set in Rajasthan & tries to shows the culture & tradition of the place among the other whole lot of typical fooling the masses around thing.
Now, when it began, I was a bit enthu about it.. as it promoted revealing the truth about child marriages & the thing...
I DID also know that, that cause will be on the burner as soon as the serial progresses. So, in my way, I like to catch soaps when they're new..& still are under the spell of doing what they originally start out to do. Then when they digress, I stop watching them.
In this particular serial, it goes like, Its a matriarch who heads the family.. & whatever she says is the word. Nobody dare defy her or she lets hell loose.
& not one man from the family [read her sons] stand up firmly against her. What she commands has to be followed, even if its either about getting her 40 something son an 18year old bride or on some other instance getting the grandson remarried..etc... You get the drift. None can much raise even a word of protest -- even if she's wrong more often than not!
I've taken this soap just as an instance. But it is not uncommon to find such people still around, especially in towns & the interiors. While they're progressive ones too.. they're few & far in between. More often these bull headed are the ones commonly visible.
I also wonder how in the name of 'respect', 'tradition' , culture; most people..[may I add families in total too] end up becoming mute spectators to unjustness, injustice, harm done within families itself. How is it deemed to be called 'good' to be respectful even if families are being broken becoz of stupid laws...
& laws that are set by whom? Based on what?
No clue.
Most of the times these head of the families do not even know why they follow certain customs & traditions.
My understanding is people do recognize when something's going wrong, but the deep seated upbringing comes in the line of making them even realize they can & they need to stand up. That kind of thinking is sorely missing in most of the people unfortunately.
Also, I wonder if it is really then respect that makes people stay quite? Or is it fear? Fear. Fear of anything.. of not being supported, fear of standing up alone...fear of even being disregarded from the family or the family fortune sometimes.
Do people end up staying mute for this too?
I shudder to think of a few other alternatives. Not a very healthy place to be take my mind to.
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Report card of my blog rating which has been steadily declining from the past three months, took a dip into lowest ranges for the past month [It's ranked 31 for October! :( Well, what else can I get for posting only One single post in the entire month! ]
Not that I'm taking it as a given word on my blog...but well.. if I put it up there, it better score decent! [I'd actually dedicated a blog when I'd scored first class a while back!! See how seriously I take my grades? :P]
Anyways, the topic which also got me writing here was one which gets me thinking everytime I come across it, its just that I never bothered penning...blogging it down.
I have been catching glimpses of the serial "Balika Vadhu" on & off for a while now. Its a soap set in Rajasthan & tries to shows the culture & tradition of the place among the other whole lot of typical fooling the masses around thing.
Now, when it began, I was a bit enthu about it.. as it promoted revealing the truth about child marriages & the thing...
I DID also know that, that cause will be on the burner as soon as the serial progresses. So, in my way, I like to catch soaps when they're new..& still are under the spell of doing what they originally start out to do. Then when they digress, I stop watching them.
In this particular serial, it goes like, Its a matriarch who heads the family.. & whatever she says is the word. Nobody dare defy her or she lets hell loose.
& not one man from the family [read her sons] stand up firmly against her. What she commands has to be followed, even if its either about getting her 40 something son an 18year old bride or on some other instance getting the grandson remarried..etc... You get the drift. None can much raise even a word of protest -- even if she's wrong more often than not!
I've taken this soap just as an instance. But it is not uncommon to find such people still around, especially in towns & the interiors. While they're progressive ones too.. they're few & far in between. More often these bull headed are the ones commonly visible.
I also wonder how in the name of 'respect', 'tradition' , culture; most people..[may I add families in total too] end up becoming mute spectators to unjustness, injustice, harm done within families itself. How is it deemed to be called 'good' to be respectful even if families are being broken becoz of stupid laws...
& laws that are set by whom? Based on what?
No clue.
Most of the times these head of the families do not even know why they follow certain customs & traditions.
My understanding is people do recognize when something's going wrong, but the deep seated upbringing comes in the line of making them even realize they can & they need to stand up. That kind of thinking is sorely missing in most of the people unfortunately.
Also, I wonder if it is really then respect that makes people stay quite? Or is it fear? Fear. Fear of anything.. of not being supported, fear of standing up alone...fear of even being disregarded from the family or the family fortune sometimes.
Do people end up staying mute for this too?
I shudder to think of a few other alternatives. Not a very healthy place to be take my mind to.
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Friday, October 1, 2010
Joy Of Giving
What is the easiest thing that you would joyfully give somebody?
If I was asked this, I'd instantly say a warm smile. It takes a fraction of a second, it doesn't require any effort & its free!! :)
This thought came to me when I knew it is the Joy of Giving week [Sep 26 - Oct 2] going on. I realised there are actually so many things that one can give away ...which is not only joyful to the recipient, but to the self as well.
I believe, there's nothing one cannot or can give. Whatever is worth giving can be given; only condition being, it should be from a willingness to give & not from a compulsion.
While this week is mainly celebrated to bring in awareness of philanthropy.... I personally think it would be so good if we extend it into our lives as well.
What would you do if someone came & gave you a warm hug? I'm sure you would be brought onto a big surprised smile. What if the one you have been hoping to see/hear from, got in touch with you? You'd be enthralled with joy..isn't it? What if someone you maybe saw daily but never spoke/smiled & came over to greet you? A joy would ignite itself in the heart!
Likewise, there are so many things with which we can spread joy... a look, a touch, a warm hug... a flower, a card, a long awaited book... Everything thougthful goes miles in creating ripples of joy...of happiness.
& then there are many other things touching philanthropy too, if you're willing. Stationery to kids, Blood to blood banks, Biscuits to beggars [Discourage giving direct money] your old clothes to anyone needy, books, slippers... they're just so many small things which can be given away with joy - for joy!
As the week ends tomorrow, I wish everybody who knows about this does something to add joy to the surrounding around theirs.
& Me, by my page & with a big grateful heart, give a warm hug to my very dearest friends for just being! Your being in itself has always been the biggest joy to me! :)
See, I'm already on my mission.... what are you going to start with? :)
Try it. Feel the joy of Giving.
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If I was asked this, I'd instantly say a warm smile. It takes a fraction of a second, it doesn't require any effort & its free!! :)
This thought came to me when I knew it is the Joy of Giving week [Sep 26 - Oct 2] going on. I realised there are actually so many things that one can give away ...which is not only joyful to the recipient, but to the self as well.
I believe, there's nothing one cannot or can give. Whatever is worth giving can be given; only condition being, it should be from a willingness to give & not from a compulsion.
While this week is mainly celebrated to bring in awareness of philanthropy.... I personally think it would be so good if we extend it into our lives as well.
What would you do if someone came & gave you a warm hug? I'm sure you would be brought onto a big surprised smile. What if the one you have been hoping to see/hear from, got in touch with you? You'd be enthralled with joy..isn't it? What if someone you maybe saw daily but never spoke/smiled & came over to greet you? A joy would ignite itself in the heart!
Likewise, there are so many things with which we can spread joy... a look, a touch, a warm hug... a flower, a card, a long awaited book... Everything thougthful goes miles in creating ripples of joy...of happiness.
& then there are many other things touching philanthropy too, if you're willing. Stationery to kids, Blood to blood banks, Biscuits to beggars [Discourage giving direct money] your old clothes to anyone needy, books, slippers... they're just so many small things which can be given away with joy - for joy!
As the week ends tomorrow, I wish everybody who knows about this does something to add joy to the surrounding around theirs.
& Me, by my page & with a big grateful heart, give a warm hug to my very dearest friends for just being! Your being in itself has always been the biggest joy to me! :)
See, I'm already on my mission.... what are you going to start with? :)
Try it. Feel the joy of Giving.
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Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Better Choice?
God knows what is correct, what is right to choose.
To be with someone who U are happy with....
OR
To be with someone who makes u happy.
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Sunday, September 12, 2010
Pyaar Ko Ho Jaane Do...
Saw the movie Dushman after ages today. I remember it have really moved me then.. & it did today as well. A touching story of a sister's fight for justice.
Whereas all the songs of this movie made a good listening, I used to love this song more when the movie had released. Still is as good.
Putting this up for my song of the month.
"प्यार को हो जाने दो...प्यार में खो जाने दो...." Guess I should be done with the 'ho jaanedo' stage & move ahead!! :p
Hope you enjoyed! :)
Friday, September 3, 2010
My M & B World!
I Admit!
Since the time I took my first Mills & Boon in my hand; more than a decade back, I have been stuck onto them. That fascinating fantasy world has kept me consistently captivated throughout the years...
To put it in a simple line for why they're irresistible for me; its for its happy endings!
Always.
From a century now M&B have kept women fascinated with the knight-in-shining-armour heroes to the latest urban Adonis.. & women have never gotten tired of creating these dreamy heroes!
The damsel-in-distress rescued by the TDH [Tall Dark Handsome, for the unawares] concept has been a hit for ages now! [Sounds SO cliched...but it works!! ;) ]
No wonder it is read in around 99 countries, including the latest addition of our very own India; having our very own desi authors penning down one romance after another. Am I looking forward to it? Maybe just!!
I personally call it my stress buster!
Whenever I'm in a good mood, I pick one to read...or whenever I'm just in the mood to read one, I pick up one ..& even when I'm too much under the bridge...& need a reprieve, a M&B is what I pull out. It instantly starts setting my frown straight.
Its like I don't have to think of wanting to read one or no. Its one brand, constant for all seasons, all occasions! ;)
Am I sounding hopelessly romantic?
Well, I don't mind it. Letting the sane overpowering side go for a holiday, I do let that hopelessly romantic side go silly when I am reading one happy fantasy to another!! :P
'Fantasies', which are not taken seriously. They very well don't exist in real life. Just one more reason for which I love reading these. Always makes me believe, that those too-good-to-be-true guys atleast exist in these books!! [ Do I hear the guys smirk? :P ]
Ofcourse, exaggeration plays a vital role in making these romances such lovable... where the hero is not only perfect to look at; but such a romantic devil, that will make any girl gladly jump off the Qutub Minar if he asks so!! The TDH concept of a guy is so droolworthy!! :P
& not to forget, the leading lady is So damn perfect & beautiful, that for a long moment it can sometimes lead you into semi depression wondering that why am I not like that!! Lol!
Between the span of 180 odd pages, the girl & the guy meet, get attracted, fight, restrain one another & finally realise they love each other & get together for a happy everafter!!
How smooth! Isin't it?
Novel after novel this is the same pattern followed...just like our Hindi romantic movies.
All the same..... just said in different ways. Some stories don't touch a chord...but some are sooo mushy...
Since the time I took my first Mills & Boon in my hand; more than a decade back, I have been stuck onto them. That fascinating fantasy world has kept me consistently captivated throughout the years...
To put it in a simple line for why they're irresistible for me; its for its happy endings!
Always.
The other reasons are as entertaining too!! :D
Like in the movie Inception, the plot is by someone else & some other goes to live it... likewise each book is a world which lets you imagine & live it your own way! How ideal! :PFrom a century now M&B have kept women fascinated with the knight-in-shining-armour heroes to the latest urban Adonis.. & women have never gotten tired of creating these dreamy heroes!
The damsel-in-distress rescued by the TDH [Tall Dark Handsome, for the unawares] concept has been a hit for ages now! [Sounds SO cliched...but it works!! ;) ]
No wonder it is read in around 99 countries, including the latest addition of our very own India; having our very own desi authors penning down one romance after another. Am I looking forward to it? Maybe just!!
I personally call it my stress buster!
Whenever I'm in a good mood, I pick one to read...or whenever I'm just in the mood to read one, I pick up one ..& even when I'm too much under the bridge...& need a reprieve, a M&B is what I pull out. It instantly starts setting my frown straight.
Its like I don't have to think of wanting to read one or no. Its one brand, constant for all seasons, all occasions! ;)
Am I sounding hopelessly romantic?
Well, I don't mind it. Letting the sane overpowering side go for a holiday, I do let that hopelessly romantic side go silly when I am reading one happy fantasy to another!! :P
'Fantasies', which are not taken seriously. They very well don't exist in real life. Just one more reason for which I love reading these. Always makes me believe, that those too-good-to-be-true guys atleast exist in these books!! [ Do I hear the guys smirk? :P ]
Ofcourse, exaggeration plays a vital role in making these romances such lovable... where the hero is not only perfect to look at; but such a romantic devil, that will make any girl gladly jump off the Qutub Minar if he asks so!! The TDH concept of a guy is so droolworthy!! :P
& not to forget, the leading lady is So damn perfect & beautiful, that for a long moment it can sometimes lead you into semi depression wondering that why am I not like that!! Lol!
Between the span of 180 odd pages, the girl & the guy meet, get attracted, fight, restrain one another & finally realise they love each other & get together for a happy everafter!!
How smooth! Isin't it?
Novel after novel this is the same pattern followed...just like our Hindi romantic movies.
All the same..... just said in different ways. Some stories don't touch a chord...but some are sooo mushy...
How perfect it would be if real life was like that too....
Well, I dream on........
Yes, I totally admit, I am an impossible Mills & Boon fan! :P
Sunday, August 15, 2010
I Pledge
To not wait only for Independence day & republic day to celebrate my Indianess.
To do my bit for a green India.
To follow right to information.
To promote overall education.
To be a conscious & aware citizen.
To show my respect in actions.
To not support corruption.
To apply, 'Be Indian-Buy Indian' policy as much as possible.
To be a better Indian.
What pledge did you take?
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Saturday, August 14, 2010
Proud to be an Indian?
On the eve of our 63rd independence day, when I see people flaunting t-shirts & badges of "Proud to be an Indian", I wonder if I would ever use that phrase.
I am certainly patriotic- very.. & I'll say I'm very blessed & glad to be born an Indian. But 'Proud to be Indian'? NAH. I can't claim that.
Proud is a word I would use if I have done something which brings me a sense of fulfilment, where I would want to be credited for
or something which is mine & I derive pride from.
Talking of my first point, I can say I am proud, as I DO do my bit in most small ways to make my country a better one.
But that contribution does not count much...as I am not a public personality that people see & follow. So its my own sense of responsibility I follow.
In regards to the second point, I can Most definitely say that I am not proud to be an Indian.
How can I be proud when the most vital things that represent a nation are disheartening in my country? I did not even have to spend any thinking time over this blogpost...as I usually do.
These noted elements are all over the place.
I am certainly patriotic- very.. & I'll say I'm very blessed & glad to be born an Indian. But 'Proud to be Indian'? NAH. I can't claim that.
Proud is a word I would use if I have done something which brings me a sense of fulfilment, where I would want to be credited for
or something which is mine & I derive pride from.
Talking of my first point, I can say I am proud, as I DO do my bit in most small ways to make my country a better one.
But that contribution does not count much...as I am not a public personality that people see & follow. So its my own sense of responsibility I follow.
In regards to the second point, I can Most definitely say that I am not proud to be an Indian.
How can I be proud when the most vital things that represent a nation are disheartening in my country? I did not even have to spend any thinking time over this blogpost...as I usually do.
These noted elements are all over the place.
- Corruption: 60+ years...& we are STILL grappling with corruption. In every sector, in EVERY damn place, corruption is deep seated here. As I am writing this, I cannot help to mention the latest Common Wealth Games scam. HOW long does India need to battle this?? When will we have a day when our politicians stop thinking, "My money is mine & your money is also mine?!?"
- Disrespect for women: This country has loads of goddesses. I mean literally. Visit any part of the country & you will see different avatars of goddesses local to that region. & they are worshipped with fervour too. No discounts there. But look around & you will see less than the least minimal percent of respect, in actual, given to women. Disrespect, rape, assault, abuse of women is as much as a part of the elite as it is of the down trodden.
- Respect for people: Value of people is increasingly declining & only names are getting respected. People don't get respected for their individuality but for their social positioning. India was surely not like this.
- Non tolerance: Since independence, as a nation we have become the most non tolerant for any kind of issues which takes just a flicker & the country gets burning. Did independence do that to us? Weren't we together earlier?
- Accountability: What should naturally be taken care of, has to be either thrashed out from the government or drummed in at regular intervals for making them accountable. The easiest & oft used method of pushing-the-cart demonstrates the nature of out governance very well. The blame game is just not done!!!
- Punctuality: Visit any government office on the time it IS supposed to start working & you will most surely not find more than half the staff there. What is it going to take to make these people self liable? How is their mindset made??
- Education: Education does not ONLY mean a degree & a means to get a paycheque! Education means being aware of things around you & act! Education means the knowledge of sharing your true self. I wonder if it is taken like that anymore. We are so comfortable in ignoring things that do not help us personally, that the state of the country just gets worse.
These are only a few things which, when I think make me feel depressed over the state of the nation. Yet I very well know, it all comes from us. When each of us gets individually responsible, we can collectively bring about the change.
Easier said than done, but Yes, I trust it.
Being a believer in faith, I fervently pray, wish & hope that India does rise over these tsunamic ordeals...maybe very very slowly, yet surely & truly gets nationally on the progressive mode.
& then is when I shall truly feel "Proud to be an Indian."
Happy Independence day to all.
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Thursday, August 12, 2010
Its Easy!
People can make your day in so many ways if you allow them. Its wonderful.
You don't have to do anything. You just let yourself BE.
I had such a week & I'm so grateful to the nice people who make my day with the smallest of things...& those small things bring big smiles to me throughout; when ever I remember it.
Today while I was getting off my cab, the cab driver tells me " Madam I was so happy when I knew that I was dropping you today."
I was surprised coz I had not seen this guy earlier.. & the way he was driving, I thought he was a new guy in town.
So, I asked him, "aacha, aisa kyun? aap mujhe pehle drop karne aaye hai? ['Why so? have you come to drop me earlier?'] & I got wondering if I had interacted with this guy anytime earlier.
He replies, " No Madam, I have see you in the cafeteria at lunch times."
Strange I thought. For a cab driver to hang around in the office cafeteria... Anyways, I kept quiet & just smiled. There was ofcourse more to come.
Then he said, " tum hamesha sabse baat karte..hanste rehte, mereko bohot aacha lagta" [You talk to everybody & keep a smile whenever I've seen you & I like that a lot." [translated from his broken Hindi]
Honestly, for a moment, I was blank. I mean what else would I react!
Then switching to English he concluded, " I keep seeing you many times, So I was very happy to drop you today."
That was a sure surprise from nowhere. I smiled at him, said thanks & got off the cab.
It juts made me think, that though not consciously, I had brought a smile to someone & someone was made happy by me.
& how much did I make an effort for that? - Nothing.It really does not take much from us to do good actually; just being happy from your end brings about a change not only to you...but to others too.
A similar thing happened earlier in the week. I'd been to a restaurant with a friend, in regards to some work. We spent quite some time there. After we got done with our work in between snacks, at the end, the waiter gets us ice cream. When we enquired why he got it, he replied it was a compliment..on the house.
Now I have no clue as to why we were complimented that ice cream, we certainly spoke a lot to the waiter [comparatively] & a couple of other staff, as we were there for quite a while...but that didn't have to warranty any such treats!
It was a sweet gesture that made me believe there are so many ways by which your day is made, if you care to observe.
I'll end by quoting a quote apt for this post. " If you see someone without a smile, give him one of yours." Its pretty easy! Isin't it?
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Saturday, August 7, 2010
Monsoons
If there is a season that invigorates me, it has to be the Monsoons!
The breeze, the air, the atmosphere!
Awesome!!!
Everything seems to be alive then. The trees have fresh leaves grown on them, the birds & bees also come together.. it feels like you can actually hear the breathing of the season.
The wind dancing on the trees, the showers quenching the depleted Earth... Ah! A sight to behold!
Unlike Summer when its too hot & humid, Unlike winters when its too dry & brittle,
Monsoons bring just the right amount of Sun, coolness, moisture & life in it.
My heart erupts on a sing-a-song everytime I see the scrubbed look of the city's landscapes & lush greens.
& I can never get enough of the fragrance of the wet Earth, fresh grass & the vivifying air to breathe in...Its also the time my soul goes for a proper rinse..rather scrub [:P] regularly, gets washed everytime it rains & I can't help seeing the world & myself in it a lil more clearer each time.
Among all this, I agree, there is one glitch which is hard to ignore. The terrible conditions of the roads.. But it no way comes under Nature's fault. Does it?
Hmm... after all this descriptive defining, did I actually mention that I love the monsoons?
Do I need to??
;)
Happy Monsoons to all!
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Saturday, July 31, 2010
Tête-à-Tête
Quite a few times in my Tete-a-tete with God, I keep telling him,
Not all the experiences that he keeps giving me are needed.
I AM a better person without them too.
Those experiences only tend to take me down as a person rather than improve me.
But God just doesn't seem to listen!!
What to do?!?!?
Do you believe that all the experiences we go through throughout life, are needed?
Share it with me.
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Not all the experiences that he keeps giving me are needed.
I AM a better person without them too.
Those experiences only tend to take me down as a person rather than improve me.
But God just doesn't seem to listen!!
What to do?!?!?
Do you believe that all the experiences we go through throughout life, are needed?
Share it with me.
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Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Unexpected Conversations
Love can be expressed in such various emotions, It never ever ceases to surprise me.
On my way back home from work today, a colleague happened to mention something about guests coming over at his place & how he wished he had been home.
Then after a pause of a few minutes, he started how glad he was that his wife was there to take care of everything. He went on to add that how his wife did everything with such warmth & not becoz she has to.
In acknowledgement, I didn't feel like interrupting this heartful chat he was on upon then.. only added that he was a lucky person.
His immediate reply turning full 90 degrees me WITH the seatbelt, & saying "Yes, I am a very lucky person "; gave me such a smug feeling, that my appreciation for this guy was suddenly born.
Suddenly born becoz, he was always a colleague with whom I shared a cab. A sparingly English speaking..or rather a pure Telugu speaking guy, we hardly interacted much on our way.
But when he said, "Indeed I am very lucky. She takes care of everything..right from my tiffin box to the kids homework to this pressed shirt [pointing at his shirt] that I wear daily at work. I don't have to worry for anything happening at home."
I was really glad. I'd never thought about him... but if I would've been asked to, I would never have imagined him talking thus. He being from a lil orthodox background & roots deep in rural Andhra.
So while I was hearing him, I thought to myself as well, "its such a contented feeling to be loved such by your partner. Lucky are those people who get so appreciated & valued in a relation." He didn't mention what all she was doing... he actually mentioned what he was not doing.
He then added, "Right from taking care the impromptu guests which keep pouring in his home, to taking care of the children while they are ill, she handles every other need which suddenly comes up.. she is a very patient person."
He took me down his memory lane by telling me how he'd never even seen her till the day of the wedding.. how he'd not known anything about her & how his wife who hailed from a village, still settled in well, within his family & took such good care of them.
I think more than being with the guests he missed his wife then, & what he spoke was out of a deep care for her.
Listening to him was such a pleasant thing, that got me like, 'Lucky She!! '
But what I mostly felt was, If I'm to find a guy like this, I'd count myself damned lucky!
At the end of the day, dosen't matter if you speak a smatter of fluent English or speak the language modestly. Its how you convey that's important.
It even doesn't matter if you wear the best of clothes & have the best of appreciations from colleagues...
At the end of the day if you return home to someone who cares for you as much as you'd wish S/He to,
Life's Blissed.
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Friday, July 2, 2010
Faith & Hope
Increased visits to the temples...
Often helping the needy,
Few times resorting to the various future predictors to get a solution..
& at all times following all the superstitions which we trust to bring good luck & blessings... defying our own rules against them in the bargain;
When life seems to be at the crossroads, the soul in every way gets on its knees for blessings, for garnering wishes.
Hoping & wishing that something somewhere may work & someone's blessing may be granted & the wish gets fulfilled.
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Often helping the needy,
Few times resorting to the various future predictors to get a solution..
& at all times following all the superstitions which we trust to bring good luck & blessings... defying our own rules against them in the bargain;
When life seems to be at the crossroads, the soul in every way gets on its knees for blessings, for garnering wishes.
Hoping & wishing that something somewhere may work & someone's blessing may be granted & the wish gets fulfilled.
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Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Dil kyun ye Mera....
As the last day of the month's here, I'm adding the song that has not left me since the past week or so. Hadn't heard it earlier & I endured sitting through its movie, only coz of this one song.
Hauntingly Beautiful.
Hauntingly Beautiful.
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Chicken Soup... or was it Poop?!?
The rains had been rumbling in the clouds since morning & had decided evening was the time to unleash itself. It was pouring down since evening & the sky tanker just didn't seem to get empty!
By the time I managed my way the Bus stop; I was half drenched. ...& the lil space I could manage under the firestation near the bus stop was enough to get me full drenched!!
Ohhh! What a start. Am I getting cold feet already? I wondered.
My first trip with a group of total strangers ...correction, like minded strangers; yet strangers all. I didn't know what to expect.
Mulling over these very thoughts I stood under the firestation roof looking out for the one recognisable face to show up.
In the meanwhile, spotted a few members of the group & after the regualr hi's & hello's amid torrid rains, we waited for the others to arrive.
By 10:15 we all now collectively waited for the bus to arrive.
& as the bus arrived, all that was in my mind was, "Board the Bus! Then it'll be fine."
Little did we know that the adventure was waiting to begin rightaway!
One by one we all jumped in the mini stream running beside the footpath to make way into the bus....
.... & Yeeesssssshhhh! As I stepped my foot into the water... Oh hell....whhhhaaaattt! ..the water was upto my calves! Whhaaatttt the heckkk! What am I goin to do!!! My jeans is never gonna dry up!!
& I don't like it!
As if, that thought was not enough to get me slightly gloomy, as soon as I entered the bus, the stink definitely pushed me into it! The smell in the bus was pungent... of fish or of something similar.
"Oh God! I sure wanted adventure... & you sure are giving me one....." Only, I should have been more specific; 'Dear God, let me have an adventure MTO!" [Made to order] '
Will keep this prayer in mind the next time I promised myself.
Spending a night with clothes wet, luggage wet, bus smelling like a fish market... people I have no clue about...I was wondering what I'm up for in the next 2 days!!
As I settled in my seat, slowly we started acknowledging each other better in whatever limited way we could. Coz to our humourous horror, there were Onions & God -knows -what -else, sacks of veggies too stacked in there, onions & lemons escaping the jute knots & rolling out on the aisle!
Anyways, within 15 minutes or so of the journey, a senior member of our team commented that there was something leaking over her seat from up ...something which was definitely not water. It kept dripping at a constant ratio & soaking their seats & them up.
& the guesswork began.
"What is the drip..What is that smell...what could it be....." Everybody got talking about thier assumptions.
Now that's when I discovered the bestest part, which started putting me to ease soon enough. I discovered the group I was with, was a lively & a sporty group. Immediately within no time, all were cracking up with jokes & guesswork with what the colourful water & the smell be.
For, even if any one person would have shown displeasure, it would'nt have been a right start.
Ofcourse, there were no answers there to our guesses, unless someone went to the roof of the bus & checked. Since that wasn't happening, we all tried to sleep.
Within a hour or so, the bus stopped for its usual break at someplace on the highway.
Now, I hated the thought of getting down in the wet clothes & all...but the stench was so bad, that almost all of us were down before the bus could even shut its engine well!
Hmmm... standing in the sides of another bus & trying to dry ourselves from the little breeze; suddenly somebody called out to look up our bus.
& There it was!
The reason of the stench right in front of our eyes.
Stacked in baskets by the dozens, the whole roof of the bus was lined with chickens being taken to our common destination.
I really thought, OMG! We were accomadated on a goods bus [if there was anything like that!] I've NEVER had an experience like this!
Now the confusion started making sense.
The smell was of the chickens & the veggies combined together. To top that, the chickens had a free bath & that water was being showered on us too, from the windows, with added fragnance!
Again free & unasked.
Morning looked really far away....
Between the rains on the roof & the wet trails within the bus, the night passed by with a couple of more eventful things.. yet nothing as eventful as the mystery we were trying to solve:
"Was it finally the Chicken soup... or ... was it the poop?? "
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Saturday, May 22, 2010
Gaata Rahe Mera Dil...
A new section I'm adding to my blog from this month on.
& I'll continue this atleast till the next May.
Song of the month.
There's usually a song I get consistently get hung on for days together & ofcourse & it is hummed for days together.
Isin't necessarily a latest to catch onto me..but mostly they're some old favs which I discover in my stored music .
They may be stupid to imagine now... but they've been songs I've liked when I've heard them at different stages & ages of my life, hence hold an attached charm for me.
Thought some musical notes on my wall would be good too. :)
So, here's the song I've been humming the most part of the last 10 days or so.
Cutely romantic! I like! :)
& I'll continue this atleast till the next May.
Song of the month.
There's usually a song I get consistently get hung on for days together & ofcourse & it is hummed for days together.
Isin't necessarily a latest to catch onto me..but mostly they're some old favs which I discover in my stored music .
They may be stupid to imagine now... but they've been songs I've liked when I've heard them at different stages & ages of my life, hence hold an attached charm for me.
Thought some musical notes on my wall would be good too. :)
So, here's the song I've been humming the most part of the last 10 days or so.
Cutely romantic! I like! :)
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
First Class!
After a good four months, today's Indiblogger mail brought a big smile on me.
From the past four months since the time I've joined Indiblogger, my ranking has consistently been 50.
Last month when it brought in the same ranking yet again, I was amused & bemused at trying to figure out how it worked. :P
This morning when I opened my inbox, I was grinning away noticing my progress atlast!
- & that too by a good jump of 10 points!!
I still have NO clue of how it works & is calculated, yet I was glad & am adding it here as a small sign of my progress.
Feels like I'm showing off my report card! :P
It's good to touch first class! ;) :D
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Nine Five
After my meagre dinner, as I was pretty tired of the previous night's travel, so had semi crashed out by 11:30 or so.
In between Power cuts & calls from home, it was finally 2:00 by the time I slept.
While sleeping a thought was to go for a walk in the morn...but later that....'m finally drifting to sleep ...
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Though I'm generally not lazy in trips, I didn't want to rush today. It was a Sunday!
... & Sundays are by default lazy!! So my walk did happen.... except that it was in my dreams! :D
A quick run over the newspaper, a few calls again, my morning had started good. A surprise call from a friend whom I was speaking to almost after five months just added to the pleasant surprises!! :)
By 10:45 I was out of my room waiting for the taxi I hired for sightseeing to arrive. Fresh, Bright & happy. :)
Going thro the sightseeing brochure while waiting for the taxi, again the thought was reaffirmed that Yercaud is indeed small. I thought I would be done by a couple of hours...
Ohh!! & there I'd planned to spend quite a part of the day in nature's lap, in peace.
Decided to just go along for now, next things next. Will enjoy whatever few places this place offered.
Good for me the taxi I hired was an official Tamilnadu tourism one & felt lucky as the driver could speak broken English!
Later realised, actually I got thrice luckier...on a good day.
Why?
Coz this driver guy was also a guide & pro active photographer! :D
Not only did he show me small interesting places, he also volunteered at beautiful scenic points to click pics.. Lol. Was good for me! :D
Started off my day with the visit to 'Lady's seat'....followed by the 'Gent's seat.'
Now I have NO clue why they were named so! I did try to find out, but alas, there was just no info on it there. & what was, was in Tamil! English was just about present a little to identify the places I guess.
Asked the driver too. With his limited English & my limited understanding of that, I could not make anything out...so I let the mystery of the names be.
BTW, these two places are the view points of the ghats from which one travels upto Yercaud.
One gets to see the snake curves & the beautiful winding roads of the ghats from these two, nearby but different places. Being camouflaged by the fog.. even in the peak of May, the ghats looked beautiful.
Next was the Rose garden on the list. I got dropped off at the top of the hill & was told by the driver that he would meet me at the exit of the park. You generally have a common entry & Exit for parks, isn't it? Honestly, I got did not understand what he meant then. I thought he was about to run away!
After making sure he wasn't, I left him at that point hoping that when I reach the exit, I do find him there!
Walked inside the park & slowly realised what he meant.
The park had a walk which led downhill & probably to the exit at some other point down the pathway.
Full of silver oak trees & long manicured paths, this garden was scenic & was a very pleasant sight to the eye. it was also pretty green & shaded. As it was a Sunday, quite a few people were out on the day & I made friends with a cute little girl whom I had met earlier at the lady's seat. Meeting kids is always absorbing, they bring life with them.
One amusing thing I did note was that even if the place was called Rose garden, there was just a small patch dedicated to the roses & that too weren't much in bloom!
Lost in thoughts taking in the place, I drifted off in some off path ...& as I was just wondering if I'd gotten lost, I spotted my guide cum driver.
Wandering near the exit with a feeling of getting lost? How often does that happen!
One thing I did notice while to & fro'ing from one place to the next, was that Yercaud has a lot of ups & downs. Could make that out from the taxi ride too. Wondered about the people who stay there, they must be getting so tired!
From there was a quick visit to a freedom fighter's home & then to the oldest British built church of the place, I was on my way to the place I'd find most beautiful.
Moved to Pagoda point from the church. My most fav place in this hill station. This place was housed within a Christian religious college of learning.. Now most tourists miss the actual sight seeing point, that is way inside the college grounds. I liked the peace there so went off to see what more the place offered.
I thought that was beautiful, but as my guide led me to the end of the grounds. It was AMAZING! The sights from that point, from where the city of Salem & a couple of other places nearby are visible, giving a broad overview of the towns below was amazing.
Even at 1:00 in the peak noon, a cool breeze blew in the air making it more perfect. I defined this place as the perfect place in this hill station. I also discovered a time measure unit here. A unit by which the time is measured using the sun's rays. A first for me, it sure was intriguing.
After spending a considerable amount of time at the Pagoda point, we moved to Don Bosco school. A very old & a pretty famous one, I was instantly awed by its hugeness. Obviously again a British built school, the school housed some pretty amazing playgrounds, the hostels & a small bird sanctuary too. [If I could call it that.] Had a close one to one with our national bird. & Ohhh... I can safely say its the most beautiful male ever!! ;)
Only thing I felt bad was it should've been in its own wild surrounding..or atleast had company. Peahen please! Company of Ostriches & few other birds wasn't ideal company for it, right?
Last, but not the least, visited two very old temples of Yercaud. One Rajarajeshwari temple & the other the Shevroy's temple, which is built inside a rock. One needs to duck & go within to pay tributes & duck your way out too. BTW, this temple was at the highest altitude of the place. However, I felt, the temple could do with a little outer structure development.
& it was time to get on the way back to the resort after my day out! No food did make me Hungrrrryy & unfortunately the cake I picked up on the way, was not great & did not help at all!
The bright side was that the weather & the ride back to the resort were too good & I almost didn't miss my being hungry.
Here ended my tour of Yercaud. I missed the Killenjeri falls..but that's OK. Once you've missed something...it better to forget it from the place too! :P Well yes, I did remember it here...I love visiting falls in the hillstations!
Next day with the same way 35Rs. taxi ride to the bus stop & 12Rs bus ride to Salem ended my too short yet blissed journey to a small calm place called Yercaud.
In between Power cuts & calls from home, it was finally 2:00 by the time I slept.
While sleeping a thought was to go for a walk in the morn...but later that....'m finally drifting to sleep ...
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Though I'm generally not lazy in trips, I didn't want to rush today. It was a Sunday!
... & Sundays are by default lazy!! So my walk did happen.... except that it was in my dreams! :D
A quick run over the newspaper, a few calls again, my morning had started good. A surprise call from a friend whom I was speaking to almost after five months just added to the pleasant surprises!! :)
By 10:45 I was out of my room waiting for the taxi I hired for sightseeing to arrive. Fresh, Bright & happy. :)
Going thro the sightseeing brochure while waiting for the taxi, again the thought was reaffirmed that Yercaud is indeed small. I thought I would be done by a couple of hours...
Ohh!! & there I'd planned to spend quite a part of the day in nature's lap, in peace.
Decided to just go along for now, next things next. Will enjoy whatever few places this place offered.
Good for me the taxi I hired was an official Tamilnadu tourism one & felt lucky as the driver could speak broken English!
Later realised, actually I got thrice luckier...on a good day.
Why?
Coz this driver guy was also a guide & pro active photographer! :D
Not only did he show me small interesting places, he also volunteered at beautiful scenic points to click pics.. Lol. Was good for me! :D
Started off my day with the visit to 'Lady's seat'....followed by the 'Gent's seat.'
Now I have NO clue why they were named so! I did try to find out, but alas, there was just no info on it there. & what was, was in Tamil! English was just about present a little to identify the places I guess.
Asked the driver too. With his limited English & my limited understanding of that, I could not make anything out...so I let the mystery of the names be.
BTW, these two places are the view points of the ghats from which one travels upto Yercaud.
One gets to see the snake curves & the beautiful winding roads of the ghats from these two, nearby but different places. Being camouflaged by the fog.. even in the peak of May, the ghats looked beautiful.
Next was the Rose garden on the list. I got dropped off at the top of the hill & was told by the driver that he would meet me at the exit of the park. You generally have a common entry & Exit for parks, isn't it? Honestly, I got did not understand what he meant then. I thought he was about to run away!
After making sure he wasn't, I left him at that point hoping that when I reach the exit, I do find him there!
Walked inside the park & slowly realised what he meant.
The park had a walk which led downhill & probably to the exit at some other point down the pathway.
Full of silver oak trees & long manicured paths, this garden was scenic & was a very pleasant sight to the eye. it was also pretty green & shaded. As it was a Sunday, quite a few people were out on the day & I made friends with a cute little girl whom I had met earlier at the lady's seat. Meeting kids is always absorbing, they bring life with them.
One amusing thing I did note was that even if the place was called Rose garden, there was just a small patch dedicated to the roses & that too weren't much in bloom!
Lost in thoughts taking in the place, I drifted off in some off path ...& as I was just wondering if I'd gotten lost, I spotted my guide cum driver.
Wandering near the exit with a feeling of getting lost? How often does that happen!
One thing I did notice while to & fro'ing from one place to the next, was that Yercaud has a lot of ups & downs. Could make that out from the taxi ride too. Wondered about the people who stay there, they must be getting so tired!
From there was a quick visit to a freedom fighter's home & then to the oldest British built church of the place, I was on my way to the place I'd find most beautiful.
Moved to Pagoda point from the church. My most fav place in this hill station. This place was housed within a Christian religious college of learning.. Now most tourists miss the actual sight seeing point, that is way inside the college grounds. I liked the peace there so went off to see what more the place offered.
I thought that was beautiful, but as my guide led me to the end of the grounds. It was AMAZING! The sights from that point, from where the city of Salem & a couple of other places nearby are visible, giving a broad overview of the towns below was amazing.
Even at 1:00 in the peak noon, a cool breeze blew in the air making it more perfect. I defined this place as the perfect place in this hill station. I also discovered a time measure unit here. A unit by which the time is measured using the sun's rays. A first for me, it sure was intriguing.
After spending a considerable amount of time at the Pagoda point, we moved to Don Bosco school. A very old & a pretty famous one, I was instantly awed by its hugeness. Obviously again a British built school, the school housed some pretty amazing playgrounds, the hostels & a small bird sanctuary too. [If I could call it that.] Had a close one to one with our national bird. & Ohhh... I can safely say its the most beautiful male ever!! ;)
Only thing I felt bad was it should've been in its own wild surrounding..or atleast had company. Peahen please! Company of Ostriches & few other birds wasn't ideal company for it, right?
Last, but not the least, visited two very old temples of Yercaud. One Rajarajeshwari temple & the other the Shevroy's temple, which is built inside a rock. One needs to duck & go within to pay tributes & duck your way out too. BTW, this temple was at the highest altitude of the place. However, I felt, the temple could do with a little outer structure development.
& it was time to get on the way back to the resort after my day out! No food did make me Hungrrrryy & unfortunately the cake I picked up on the way, was not great & did not help at all!
The bright side was that the weather & the ride back to the resort were too good & I almost didn't miss my being hungry.
Here ended my tour of Yercaud. I missed the Killenjeri falls..but that's OK. Once you've missed something...it better to forget it from the place too! :P Well yes, I did remember it here...I love visiting falls in the hillstations!
Next day with the same way 35Rs. taxi ride to the bus stop & 12Rs bus ride to Salem ended my too short yet blissed journey to a small calm place called Yercaud.
Saturday, May 8, 2010
To Yercaud!
A few blogs back I was contemplating to visit some place; as had been one of my this year resolutions.
I wasn't sure I could make it anywhere as I hadn't prepared anything for it .. like in finalizing a place, researching it, locating accommodation, tickets etc.
However, I believe, if the desire's deep, it gets you moving! [Atleast in certain things!]
So on May 1st I decided to check out to a place called Yercaud.
Most are not aware of this place. It is a small hill station, about an hour's drive from Salem city in Tamilnadu.
Its also called the poor man's hill station. [My finances were not great... so this sounded good! :P ]
Since I have not been to Tamilnadu much, I was a lil apprehensive as for the MAIN language problem there.
Yet, I thought, what the heck, I am visiting some place in India, I should manage.
I wasn't sure I could make it anywhere as I hadn't prepared anything for it .. like in finalizing a place, researching it, locating accommodation, tickets etc.
However, I believe, if the desire's deep, it gets you moving! [Atleast in certain things!]
So on May 1st I decided to check out to a place called Yercaud.
Most are not aware of this place. It is a small hill station, about an hour's drive from Salem city in Tamilnadu.
Its also called the poor man's hill station. [My finances were not great... so this sounded good! :P ]
Since I have not been to Tamilnadu much, I was a lil apprehensive as for the MAIN language problem there.
Yet, I thought, what the heck, I am visiting some place in India, I should manage.
So, with a couple of days frantic search on the net, on phone on maps, on Lonely Planet ... & after making a few reservations, off I took on the 7th May.
Reached Salem 6:30Am! Didn't expect that early to reach as the ticket mentioned 8:00. Nevertheless, obviously was glad then.
Got down & walked my way to the local bus stand AFTER just about managing to get the direction to there. That first experience did give me a lil jitter. People there really do not either understand even sign language or they don't believe in helping foreigners! [Yea, made me feel like one then.]
Wandering back to the pleasantness, its always a different feeling to observe a new place in the crack of morning. the various people out on the roads at that time of the day give you a reflection of the city's soil.
& you actually get a chance to absorb it too...as the place is not fully awake yet. I love the impressions that I form like that.
Soon enough I was on my way to Yercaud in a local bus...which was pretty crowded at 7:00 in the morning too! Learnt many people ferry up & down Yercaud - Salem for work & jobs.
Reached Yercaud & was aghast in the first 10 minutes itself! Nooo..not for the place; but I was aghast to pay 35Rs. for the taxi to my hotel as compared to the 12Rs. that I spent on the bus fare!!! Lone travelling always pinches a lil harder. Not that I'm really complaining though. :)
The first impression I had of the place was that it really looked a small place...& unfortunately was becoming a victim of expansion. That shouldn't be allowed as the hill station is not that far from the city; exploiting it would lessen the charm & take the temperature up due to globalization.
Musing on that I decided to have a low key day; i.e wanted to explore a bit on my own rather than jump on the sight seeing band. It would anyways not take long to cover this place!
So after spending a leisure morning & noon reading by the window sill of my room, at 4:00 I set off to the Big lake. One of the main centres at Yercaud.
When there, I noticed at regular distances there were these Tamilnadu tourism 'promote green environment' placards/ banners & advertisements in simple & effective ways.
Really appreciated that. A nice effort that they're making.
Spent some time there...met a few interesting/non interesting/over friendly people & moved away to catch a magic show nearby.
Wow! It felt so good to feel the awe at tricks that I thought I was done with enjoying only in my childhood. Pretty much enjoyed the show & walked back to the hotel with [suspiciously too nice!] an uncle. Told you na, met a varied lot there. People getting over friendly in the first go? Nah..Not my style! Shrugged him off politely & ended the day with books, sandwiches & tea. :
Breakfast had given me a preview of the food buds of the place..& they didn't suit mine. :(
Here ended day 1 of my 3 day trip. Ofcourse day 2 is where all the action lies, so day 2 will be up once it happens.
& Its goin to be tomorrow. Look for it!
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Thursday, May 6, 2010
My Morning Cuppa
"Are you a morning person?"
If someone asks me this, my reply would be in the negative. I need that little time in the morn to settle in for the day...its not that I'm grouchy or anything such, its just I like to start the day on a lil quite note..with my own company.
& With One more thing.
My Morning Cuppa.
If someone asks me this, my reply would be in the negative. I need that little time in the morn to settle in for the day...its not that I'm grouchy or anything such, its just I like to start the day on a lil quite note..with my own company.
& With One more thing.
My Morning Cuppa.
Since the time I left school, I got onto the chai habit... & chai only what Ma makes. Its a habit which has been stuck onto me & makes me feel like a dependant at times.
Its just her tea I'm addicted to..& I can make out if anyone else...just about anyone else makes it.
I also have my special glass in which I enjoy my daily dose...which you see in the pic. :D
& so, I dread the even few days she goes outta town...
Last 10 days, Ma wasn't in town & I missed my morning revitaliser... had started getting withdrawl pangs of not getting my daily dose after a few days!
Even if I make my tea, it just does not taste that way..the way she makes. & how much ever I try!, I just come a good close version to it.
I guess this is what's called, "माँ के हाथ का जादू। "
Today she got back...& so recharged I am again by her tea, that I just knew my day would be good. I knew that I had my batteries charged full!
.. & sure it was that way. :)
This is just a lil note to say, "Thanx Ma for the cup of life that you provide me with every morning... ofcourse, apart form the tonnes of other things that you do...."
Love you.
Sunday, May 2, 2010
A Virtue?
Being honest doesn't seem like a great virtue to have; when someone else does not understand it & you end up paying the price of being truthful. © Except for image, all rights reserved with Biraj 3Vedi. To re-print, prior permission required from the author.
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Drenchers & Soakers
Have you ever consciously noticed how people you meet in your day-in-day-out life effect you? Without them even saying a word, you connect/inconnect to them.
Drenchers are the people whose presence, whose company makes you feel happy, alive & enriched. You pick up good things from them. They are people with positive encouraging attitudes. Even on their bad days, one still does not feel the rubbing off of negativity from them. Such do they powerfully weave themselves with their constructive character.
They Drench you with comfort & happiness, hence the term Drenchers.
On the other hand,
They are some people who, the moment you meet them, you feel sapped. They seem to drain the energy from you. It could be by the way they even just look at you, to the way they butt into your personal life, asking uncomfortable questions... or by filling you with unnecessary tales of others lives..or again by simply being the discouraging whining types. Rarely anything meaningful comes out of a meeting with them.
They Soak you of all your energies & hence I call them the Soakers.
Whereas the Drenchers always prod you on, the Soakers always pull you down.
Everybody has their share of Drenchers & Soakers in their lives..& goes without saying who is the preferred lot from these two.
On that note, here's a big bow of acknowledgement to all the fine Drenchers of my life.... Thank you for being there. :)
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Have you noticed, when you meet certain people, you immediately like them..instantly feel good...find an easy camaraderie in their company.
Likewise when you meet some other people, something immediately puts you off them, you get a distinctly uncomfortable run down feeling?
I'm sure we all do feel that.
I trust people give out vibes about the kind of individuals they are, & depending upon the matching of these vibes with the DNA of our beliefs, we relate to them accordingly.
I trust people give out vibes about the kind of individuals they are, & depending upon the matching of these vibes with the DNA of our beliefs, we relate to them accordingly.
Broadly, this can be classified into two main categories.
Drenchers & Soakers.
Drenchers are the people whose presence, whose company makes you feel happy, alive & enriched. You pick up good things from them. They are people with positive encouraging attitudes. Even on their bad days, one still does not feel the rubbing off of negativity from them. Such do they powerfully weave themselves with their constructive character.They Drench you with comfort & happiness, hence the term Drenchers.
On the other hand,
They are some people who, the moment you meet them, you feel sapped. They seem to drain the energy from you. It could be by the way they even just look at you, to the way they butt into your personal life, asking uncomfortable questions... or by filling you with unnecessary tales of others lives..or again by simply being the discouraging whining types. Rarely anything meaningful comes out of a meeting with them.They Soak you of all your energies & hence I call them the Soakers.
Whereas the Drenchers always prod you on, the Soakers always pull you down.
Everybody has their share of Drenchers & Soakers in their lives..& goes without saying who is the preferred lot from these two.
When life's happy, Drenchers always double up the joy..& when life's down & queasy too, they're the ones who help you pull up fast.
Either ways, they're the ones one should surround oneself with.
On that note, here's a big bow of acknowledgement to all the fine Drenchers of my life.... Thank you for being there. :)
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Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Something to Grin & Bear!
This latest Tanishq adv gets such a big grin to me, that it got me writing about it the moment I first saw it. A well thought out ad this one is.
Shopping for jewellery is one of the biggest highlight in the other various preparations of the wedding, for a female.
Jewellery, for decking up & pretting oneself is safely one of the tried & tested temptations a girl is charmed with to get married, by the family ... i.e IF she does not have any other non-negotiable temptations! ;)
On a serious note, it Ofcourse it is NOT the reason on which the decision is based. Uh..uh..I'm am not getting into that line of thought now....
As for now, Enjoy the ad...& don't miss the last line![The sms] :P
Smart concept & execution.
As for us females, it's something we have to grin & bear...as it is pretty true to an extent!!
Don't you agree? :D
Shopping for jewellery is one of the biggest highlight in the other various preparations of the wedding, for a female.
Jewellery, for decking up & pretting oneself is safely one of the tried & tested temptations a girl is charmed with to get married, by the family ... i.e IF she does not have any other non-negotiable temptations! ;)
On a serious note, it Ofcourse it is NOT the reason on which the decision is based. Uh..uh..I'm am not getting into that line of thought now....
As for now, Enjoy the ad...& don't miss the last line![The sms] :P
Smart concept & execution.
As for us females, it's something we have to grin & bear...as it is pretty true to an extent!!
Don't you agree? :D
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Happy B'day!
90 Posts, Much lovely encouragements & a whole new page layout today!
Its a year to "Notes on My Wall" & am I not happy!! :)
Looking forward to more years of,
" Life, Love, Nature, Travels, Relations, Philosophy, Politics, Nonsense, Random, Images, This, That, Everything, Anything... & ME. " :-)
Its a year to "Notes on My Wall" & am I not happy!! :)
Looking forward to more years of,
" Life, Love, Nature, Travels, Relations, Philosophy, Politics, Nonsense, Random, Images, This, That, Everything, Anything... & ME. " :-)
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Sunday, April 25, 2010
Where To?
May is almost here & my heart, mind & soul is nagging me, "Where are we travelling this May?"There has been a resolution to try best & definitely make a trip in May, however short or long I can manage to plan out.
Till now I haven't decided on the options.
Well, I did had decided on one perfect option...an adventure club I am a member of, takes off to Pench Tiger reserve for the weekend I am planning a holiday on.
I remember having mentioned wanting to visit this to a friend, not so long ago.
Crazily, due to some very irrational personal reasons I could not opt for this one. How I've kicked myself for letting this go!!
Anyways, Maybe whatever happens, happens for the best. [In this case, no happening is for the best...? Maybe...Dunno!!]
....Ok, moving from the philosophy & now back here again, I am thinking of options for a weekend trip or a li'l more.
Have any suggestions anyone?
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Wednesday, April 21, 2010
This IS surprisingly accurate!
Sometime back I had taken this personality test...& today while I was reading the detailed report, it was surprisingly accurate at the kind of person I am...Well, this is the closest best definition I found.
Per the personality quiz, I belong to the INFJ [Introverted, iNtuition, Feeling, Judging] personality type.
Reading that, surprisingly I did find myself identifying pretty much with the description, compared to the other random quizzes I have embarked upon at times. & among the occupation most suitable to my types,
I have had my fingers in least 4 of the things in the category.
- Psychological counselling.
- Interior Designer.
- Have been on & off involved in social work..
- Am fond of Nutritional eating... do that for my passion
&
- I am a certified alternative medicine practitioner [Reiki comes under that.]
Some info on the INFJ people:
"INFJs, making up an estimated 1% of all people, are the most rare type (males even more so). They are introspective, caring, sensitive, gentle and complex people that strive for peace and derive satisfaction from helping others. INFJs are highly intuitive, empathetic and dedicated listeners. These traits tend to act as a "tell me what's wrong" sign on their forehead, hence the nicknames Confidant, Counselor or Empath. INFJs are intensely private and deeply committed to their beliefs. "
Popular careers include:
Writer
Career counselor
Psychologist
Teacher, humanities
Librarian
Special education teacher
Social worker
Public health educator
Documentary filmmaker
Religious worker
Clergy
Playwright
Poet
Interior designer
Desktop publisher
Legal mediator
Chiropractor
Occupational therapist
Nutritionist
Alternative medicine practitioner
Human resources manager
Corporate trainer
Fundraising director
Organizational development consultant.
Hmmm...Very Interesting!
So, my random browsing & playing quizzes on & off, does sometimes get me to some irrefutable sites too! :D
If you wish to try that too, here's the link:
http://www.mypersonality.info/
Try it & let me know the result too!
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Winds for Change
Its just a few days short for a year to my blog now.
& since day one, I stuck onto this template since I wanted something which reflects my personal signature.
I like everything representing me having my personal touch.
That was the first time I realised what a task putting up a blog was. Thinking of a right name for the blog, selecting the proper scheme of layout, changing the right colours for text..& finally adding the blog background, which is generally the most impressionable; apart from the words ofcourse! :)
Now that was so tough! I remember to have searched thro' so many backgrounds before I settled onto this one.
I wanted the background to be dark, as dark consumes less power...& that went well with the environmentalist in me, as well I wanted splash of colours to be onto it too, since I can't imagine life without colours. Bright, vibrant....adding layers to life.
So, after quite a few of mixing & matching & experimenting, I was finally satisfied with the result.
Brought a BIG smile to my face.... & I still love my template as much. It's like your baby, your own work, which no matter how tiresome & difficult it becomes at times, it still gets nothing but satisfaction & happiness to you. :)
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Last week one of my new acquaintance friend suggested I should change the background as it is 'too straining to the eyes', has got me reflecting on changing the template.
Sure I love my template, but if there is a suggestion of it being straining to someone who'd like to visit my page, then I should be a good host too! :)
So, here I am, in the search of another suitable template..& My My its sure a task again!!
To take a break, I ended up writing about it!! :P
Thankfully, I had originally planned to change the template after one year of my blog...so in a way its happening just at the right time.
Lets see what my search & efforts bring me to...after all this can't be as difficult as so many other things we invariably deal with on a day to day basis! Would it?
Wish me luck & watch this page out! :)
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Thursday, April 15, 2010
Blessedly Good
How blessedly good it feels when the relations you value in life understand you, without you saving a word, understand that you need to speak, yet if you don't, will never force you to.
Will just offer the silent support. That is very comforting in itself.
Thank God for such relations.
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Wednesday, April 14, 2010
We Blog & Therefore We Are.
Guess I am the last one to capture the moments of the indiblogger meet Sunday last. Could'nt help! Had two very hectic days..& among bits of notes on the mind & draft here, I finish it now.
Sunday, 11th April 2010. Hotel Manohar, Begumpet.
Got in the hall & checked the time.2:30 sharp. Thank God! Just on time. I hate to be late.
Looked up to see smiling faces in black tees...the Indiblogger team as I noticed. One lead us to the registration counter, which after done, I caught my name on the projector screen as, Biraj "Walked in". Made me think we were live updates..like in live cricket scores! :P
Done with that, turned around to see quite a good turnout. By the time we settled in our seats, it was almost turning out to be a full house.
People..bloggers were still coming...& by around 2:50 or so, the meet kicked off.
It began with an introduction of the indiblogger team & a very interesting video. The lines & presentation of characters in the video was very neat. A hilarious spoof actually!!
Me was getting comfortable.
This was my first Indiblogger meet & though I was looking forward to this one, I didn't know what to expect!
Then was the "30 seconds of fame". As I had expected when I'd read the email, this was the introductory round of all the blogger attendees.
I called it the round of interesting introductions from varied age groups to varied interested bloggers & from varied backgrounds!
Discovered quite a few hardcore Google fans & one pronounced Microsoft Windows fan.
Realised one thing, there is nothing one cannot blog about! From cartoons, to movies, to poems to cookery to techie things to just jokes to about anything!
One particular thing I did notice was there were so many techies.. so many geeks! I mean when that quiz happened in the last part of the meet, I felt like a kid who was lost among the class of high school!!
Apart from the feeling of getting lost in the quiz... I enjoyed drifting into the crowd in the 'Scratch-my-back activity' which was the 'know everyone' activity. We had to move around with a chart on our backs, with bloggers coming in & sharing anything they'd like to. [Mostly it was Url's to their blogpages. :)]
It was the easiest way to approach & meet co-bloggers whom one may have found interesting in the "30 secs of fame" round.
I had a very interesting chart, thanx to some very exceptional comments...... :D
Then after so much mehnat, there had to be chai - naashta for the hungry souls. So, there was more mingling at the High tea. [Why is it called High Tea btw??]
Thus ended my first Indiblogger meet.
Made quite a few acquaintances & am looking forward to dropping in their pages.
...& till we meet again hopefully soon at some other blogmeet, Happy Blogging!!
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Sunday, 11th April 2010. Hotel Manohar, Begumpet.
Got in the hall & checked the time.2:30 sharp. Thank God! Just on time. I hate to be late.
Looked up to see smiling faces in black tees...the Indiblogger team as I noticed. One lead us to the registration counter, which after done, I caught my name on the projector screen as, Biraj "Walked in". Made me think we were live updates..like in live cricket scores! :P
Done with that, turned around to see quite a good turnout. By the time we settled in our seats, it was almost turning out to be a full house.
People..bloggers were still coming...& by around 2:50 or so, the meet kicked off.
It began with an introduction of the indiblogger team & a very interesting video. The lines & presentation of characters in the video was very neat. A hilarious spoof actually!!
Me was getting comfortable.
This was my first Indiblogger meet & though I was looking forward to this one, I didn't know what to expect!
Then was the "30 seconds of fame". As I had expected when I'd read the email, this was the introductory round of all the blogger attendees.
I called it the round of interesting introductions from varied age groups to varied interested bloggers & from varied backgrounds!
Discovered quite a few hardcore Google fans & one pronounced Microsoft Windows fan.
Realised one thing, there is nothing one cannot blog about! From cartoons, to movies, to poems to cookery to techie things to just jokes to about anything!
One particular thing I did notice was there were so many techies.. so many geeks! I mean when that quiz happened in the last part of the meet, I felt like a kid who was lost among the class of high school!!
Apart from the feeling of getting lost in the quiz... I enjoyed drifting into the crowd in the 'Scratch-my-back activity' which was the 'know everyone' activity. We had to move around with a chart on our backs, with bloggers coming in & sharing anything they'd like to. [Mostly it was Url's to their blogpages. :)]
It was the easiest way to approach & meet co-bloggers whom one may have found interesting in the "30 secs of fame" round.
I had a very interesting chart, thanx to some very exceptional comments...... :D
Then after so much mehnat, there had to be chai - naashta for the hungry souls. So, there was more mingling at the High tea. [Why is it called High Tea btw??]
The quiz round after the food round did actually make sure no one got inert &most of us were on the learning side rather than the answering side! :P
Lastly the not so quick photo session round was fun & getting us all together in one frame was sure a task for the photographer! Though he did manage it pretty well! Have to thank him for sharing the pics ...
...& so with that, we were done for the day.
Oh yes, just before we bid adieu, we did not forget to collect the indiblogger T-shirt! Thanx to the sponsors Univercell for that.
Thus ended my first Indiblogger meet.
Made quite a few acquaintances & am looking forward to dropping in their pages.
...& till we meet again hopefully soon at some other blogmeet, Happy Blogging!!
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Sunday, April 11, 2010
Fear
Fear is the response to an anticipated outcome to a certain thing we are very concerned about.
Fear only comes when there is either an unsurety of self... or the negative mental follow up thoughts to a certain action, we are so affected about.
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Fear only comes when there is either an unsurety of self... or the negative mental follow up thoughts to a certain action, we are so affected about.
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Saturday, April 10, 2010
Suiting Thyself
We desire something, we are on a quest.
We desire something very strongly, the more stronger is the drive for it. More difficult also it usually is to attain it.
& then if when we achieve it, we call it "Hard work paid off."
Fair Enough.
But when we don't, we are made to believe, "It was not meant for us."
How easily we glide our situations to the answers that we seek to hear in different situations, different scenarios?
Human mind is the complicated of them all.
[Not that I know of any other mindsets as such.]
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We desire something very strongly, the more stronger is the drive for it. More difficult also it usually is to attain it.
& then if when we achieve it, we call it "Hard work paid off."
Fair Enough.
But when we don't, we are made to believe, "It was not meant for us."
How easily we glide our situations to the answers that we seek to hear in different situations, different scenarios?
Human mind is the complicated of them all.
[Not that I know of any other mindsets as such.]
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Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Ignorance is Bliss
In regards to happiness, many a times, the statement, "Ignorance is Bliss" certainly holds true.
Because the moment you start knowing things & start comparing, Happiness starts diminishing.
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Because the moment you start knowing things & start comparing, Happiness starts diminishing.
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Sunday, April 4, 2010
Life is Beautiful ***
Life is beautiful -- Conditions Apply***
Heard this quote? If you are someone who loves quotes, I'm sure you have. I think its a superb one.
The moment you actually read it, your motor reaction would be a smile in agreement. It was the same for me. & after that was the accompanying thought.
How we grown ups add 'Conditions Apply' part to almost everything that is available to us is something which never ceases to surprise me. We have been blessed with so much as with no other living soul [& God has created so many of them]
Yet, when we get something, instead of taking a moment & being thankful for it or stopping to enjoy it, our mind immediately upgrades to the next desire we wish to achieve & we jump to get that into motion. I remember another good quote which goes;
"There are two things to aim at in life: first, to get what you want; and after that, to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind achieve the second." ~Logan Pearsall Smith.
There are very few among us, who actually sit back & enjoy what's achieved & then get back to the chase of the next goal. Those are the truly blessed ones who know what life is all about.
As children we never had the thoughts of applying conditions to anything. Life was beautiful, how ever it was. Even if we did not have the best of things, chocolates, clothes, toys, best of friends, school boxes, fancy pencils, conditioning ourselves to term life as beautiful or not never occured to us.
As we grow up, we are supposed to get more understanding, more mature..more in tune with life. Somewhere it seems we have forgotten the basics & to attune ourselves. We seem to have rigidly stuck onto things which make us so mindful & questioning of everything. Conditions started appearing everywhere!
Then is it because we become so mature that we start questioning the existence of the beauty itself.. & that too not becoz it has vanished somewhere or has ceased to exist... but because we are too busy to notice it.
Doesn't it make one wonder was it good to remain a kid or is it better to be a grown up?
Ofcourse both has its pros & cons...yet I personally favour the time when we just wished to grow up. Wished for a whole lot of things; whether they were realistic or not.
[Me thinks, there should be a reverse button in life to change atleast one thing we really wished for! Would'nt that be great? :) ]
Its good to have goals, to look up, to grow further in life..but is it always necessary apply conditions for whatever we have NOW.. just because we do not have what we aspire for at that moment?
Aspirations will never end.. & nor should they. The thing is to remember how much to aspire & when to get content after achieving them.
This was what my Sunday brought me to think about.
Life is all about moments, what you do now is what you have in future. & I would like to look back & have a range of things that I can see in my past. Not just materialistic things.. labels... or possessions only. Life is surely more than that. Isin't it?
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Heard this quote? If you are someone who loves quotes, I'm sure you have. I think its a superb one.
The moment you actually read it, your motor reaction would be a smile in agreement. It was the same for me. & after that was the accompanying thought.
How we grown ups add 'Conditions Apply' part to almost everything that is available to us is something which never ceases to surprise me. We have been blessed with so much as with no other living soul [& God has created so many of them]
Yet, when we get something, instead of taking a moment & being thankful for it or stopping to enjoy it, our mind immediately upgrades to the next desire we wish to achieve & we jump to get that into motion. I remember another good quote which goes;
"There are two things to aim at in life: first, to get what you want; and after that, to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind achieve the second." ~Logan Pearsall Smith.
There are very few among us, who actually sit back & enjoy what's achieved & then get back to the chase of the next goal. Those are the truly blessed ones who know what life is all about.
As children we never had the thoughts of applying conditions to anything. Life was beautiful, how ever it was. Even if we did not have the best of things, chocolates, clothes, toys, best of friends, school boxes, fancy pencils, conditioning ourselves to term life as beautiful or not never occured to us.
As we grow up, we are supposed to get more understanding, more mature..more in tune with life. Somewhere it seems we have forgotten the basics & to attune ourselves. We seem to have rigidly stuck onto things which make us so mindful & questioning of everything. Conditions started appearing everywhere!
Then is it because we become so mature that we start questioning the existence of the beauty itself.. & that too not becoz it has vanished somewhere or has ceased to exist... but because we are too busy to notice it.
Doesn't it make one wonder was it good to remain a kid or is it better to be a grown up?
Ofcourse both has its pros & cons...yet I personally favour the time when we just wished to grow up. Wished for a whole lot of things; whether they were realistic or not.
[Me thinks, there should be a reverse button in life to change atleast one thing we really wished for! Would'nt that be great? :) ]
Its good to have goals, to look up, to grow further in life..but is it always necessary apply conditions for whatever we have NOW.. just because we do not have what we aspire for at that moment?
Aspirations will never end.. & nor should they. The thing is to remember how much to aspire & when to get content after achieving them.
This was what my Sunday brought me to think about.
Life is all about moments, what you do now is what you have in future. & I would like to look back & have a range of things that I can see in my past. Not just materialistic things.. labels... or possessions only. Life is surely more than that. Isin't it?
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Friday, April 2, 2010
Go Charge!
It's that time of the year when any crazy cricket loving individual of the country sacrifices all other pleasures & religiously sticks to the TV/Radio/Web modem to stay clued to the taking-India-by storm IPL series.
Sadly, this year has not been going that great...yet apart from it being my home team, there are couple of more reasons that I love & root for the Deccan Chargers.
Did you know that everytime Gilchrist hits a six, apart from the whole lot of clapping & cheering & seeti maaroing, each time a handicapped child gets a modified push bike? & that has been a regular feature in all the seasons of the game. Now, that is such so applaudable.
Also, DC is the only team that does not have any really great glamour to advertise it that every other team has; except for Gilchrist & Symmonds maybe....the team does not even have a single strong Indian player to talk about.
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I am no great kooky of the game... just catch up whatever games I can & keep up with the progress of the tournament up-to-date.
But when Hyderabad is playing, I am mostly all glued & tuned in to what's happening. Understandably so. :)Sadly, this year has not been going that great...yet apart from it being my home team, there are couple of more reasons that I love & root for the Deccan Chargers.
Did you know that everytime Gilchrist hits a six, apart from the whole lot of clapping & cheering & seeti maaroing, each time a handicapped child gets a modified push bike? & that has been a regular feature in all the seasons of the game. Now, that is such so applaudable.
Also, DC is the only team that does not have any really great glamour to advertise it that every other team has; except for Gilchrist & Symmonds maybe....the team does not even have a single strong Indian player to talk about.
Yet from being the down to dumps team in the first season, it went on to become Champs in the second season. That's enough reason for me to find it rocking. Sure it fizzes more quicker than a glass of soda at times, but that doesn't stop you from ordering one the next time right?
Very simply, on that note,
I'd wish the team to know, So what DC that it seems that you are following the pattern of the first season now. The result certainly does not have to be the same!
Go Charge & get booming!
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010
March.ing Past
Its been a very important & busy month...a very busy month.
There had been a 100 things to attend to.. top Priority being Me.
I tried to be extra careful, extra mindful of what I did, said. Tried a total leash on my expressions, words & temper in that order. TRIED.
Didn't know where to take my line of thoughts to... where to begin with.. as all were things which deserved equal importance.
I went with the flow of days, the went on the flow of the winds..& attended to the thing that came to my mind in the mornings first.
On top of that there was always the mind talking a 1000 things at a meteoric speed, half of which as usual fell away like the dust of the galaxy stars...
Anyways, as for now, I am trying to sort the month gone by & trying to understand a certain aspect of the rigmarole of it.
March always seems the longest month to me. Wherein from my teen years it used to bring in a sense of excited anticipation for the end of the month, as finally the holiday season would begin soon...& the Mango season would start!... As of now it still seems long maybe coz its the first summer month..& the heat makes it look too long to pass through.
What am I writing this for? I dunno. Was jogging my head to write a blog for some other topic, for which today was the last day..& ended up writing this.
Feels its been a long time since I wrote something meaningful. Not that this is making any sense too......Just gave in to the itch to write.
Wishing the coming months are uncluttered & more refined.
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Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Passing Thought
In the first season of IPL, when Ness & Preity were together, the team did great... just missed out on winning the title.
The second year, when they split, the team fumbled.... yet weren't as bad.
& this year when they don't seem to be seem within 5 ft of range together,
the Punjab team is Downnnnnn & looks like on the way out!
Comeon both of you lovely couple, get back together & get the spirit of your team fired!
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Tuesday, March 23, 2010
The Alphabet Game
Got an email couple of days back. "Know me" it said.
That took me to the time of my teens when we used to play all kinds of silly games, know me games, test your general knowledge games. It was total fun... how I miss the innocence of those days......!
That got me nostalgicising [you got the meaning, right?] & then put out this one of the most played & liked games of the years gone by.
The Alphabet game. Heard of it..?
I'm sure!
The one in which we use the first letter of an alphabet...generally your name; to answer a set of common questions.
I ofcourse twined a few of them to add a little more fun to it, than it was then. Generally it is a 10-15 second time thing per question & the answers have to be all true..not made up or peeked from here & there!
There cannot be two common answers & you cannot use any word twice.
B is what I'll begin with, as my name begins with it. & So it begins,
1. A name apart from yours: Brinda. [love that name..it means 'The incomparable one'.] Basanti too... :D
2. A boy's Name: Birbal! The intelligent. hehe..
3. Something you love: Babies!
4. An Animal: Bears...Panda bear! So cute.
5. A thing : Balloons!
6. A City name: Bangalore. Have great memories.
7. A street in the city: Begumpet.
8. A Country: Bermuda [Of the triangle mystery.]
9. A Colour: Brown..the colour of Earth.
10. Something you wear: Bright colours.
11. Food stuff: Biryani! [Hyderabadi! :)]
12. A Drink: Bournvita....once upon a time, for many years. Buttermilk.
13. A fruit: Berries. Strawberries.
14. A flower: Birds of Paradise.
15. An occupation: Book reader. :)
16. A sport: Bungee Jumping!!!
17. A movie title: Biraj Bahu! :D
18. A Song: Now this is really tough!! "Bade aache lagte hai..."
19. Something found in the bedroom: Bed.
20. Something found in the bathroom: Bucket!
21. Something annoying: Bad traffic! Burping out loudly! Bad breadth/odour, even from a safe distance!
& the game's done.
I put it up here for remembrance...the next generation may just not be ever knowing these...!
Btw, how long did it take you to play?
Monday, March 22, 2010
Experience
The best part of experience is, it not only makes you realise & understand things better, it also gets you empathizing from then on. You relate & react better when likely times arise.
A humanising experience altogether.
The worst part of experience is, that not all experiences are necessary for growing up.
Those useless experiences negate the growth rather than making us positive.
A humanising experience altogether.
The worst part of experience is, that not all experiences are necessary for growing up.
Those useless experiences negate the growth rather than making us positive.
Do you agree?
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God S M S
God,
When I really am annoyed with you & don’t believe that you are really doing any work up there, there come up messages like these… & not in my mailbox…right into my extremely limited phone inbox; sms'es at the most aptest of times, when I’ve really needed them. Like you are sending a Save My Soul message just for me.
Makes me bite my tongue & grudgingly accept that you Indeed are doing things up there. [First, by playing, then trying to correct the wrong moves...!??! ..I know I am being sarcastic. Helps at times!! : ]
Coz though I don’t feel like trusting you…my heart forces me to acknowledge your care. [I mean I don't understand why you make us fall on sticky grounds & then pull us up?!?!]
Moving away from my heedless ramblings; these are the Save My Soul messages that poured in my inbox along with quite a few other Women's day messages. Hadn't realised it was Women's day till then.
I knew for sure that these were sent to me for a purpose. Three messages of one kind in one morning! Doesn't happen usually.
- "Do not count what you have lost, Just see what you have now...
because past never comes back, but sometimes future gives back what you have lost." - A prayer to start your day with, “God when I lose hope, help me to remember that your love is greater than my disappointment & your plans for my life are better than any of my dreams.”
- “May God give you what you deserve not what you desire, because your desires may be few, but you deserve a lot more.”
Though I still have no clue of what I was being made understand, [Coz sometimes deciphering the codes Does get difficult! ] So I will end here with one of my own prayer for now. It's actually another one of my favourite quotes.
"I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish that He didn't trust me so much."
[ I hope he reads & remembers this. ]
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