Most of the time, I suppress the negative side of me- the anger, jealousy, stubbornness, etc. etc.
Suppress them from coming into public view, that is.
Those close to me will definitely have atleast a glimpse of it, and maybe coz of it they are close to me.
All the years I've thought that being a "good" girl is a admirable goal.
But that goal has been so tiresome and depressing.
Its such a burden to be labelled a good person and look within myself to see all those negative traits.
Thanks to the books i've read and people i've met, i've come to realise that the so-called negative things are not so bad after all.
I can still feel them... I can see them but knowing that i can the control them (uhm, sometimes) is so self-satisfying, that am kind of proud to be myself.
I just keep one thing in mind.
Its tough to label myself as good and then notice and suppress the faults in me.
Instead, I see myself as bad and notice and be proud of the good in me :)
Twisted thinking, but works for me.
Kind of Glass half empty/full theory.
And the ultimate goal is not to be good or bad.. but to be myself.. the authentic ME. Right?
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Full Circle
In school Maths class, there were questions like, given two formula "a" and "b" prove a=b.
So we would start out operating on "a", and applying all the theorems we know, try to bring out "b" from twisting and transforming "a".
Sometimes the end result of those transformations lead back to "a"... Hence we end up proving, a=a. :)
It was worth the laugh to realise we spent all that time, effort and theorems, go full circle and come back to prove a=a
In search of God, i keep reading so many books, keep looking out to find Him...for some secret access code and it ultimately leads back to oneself.
Read any religious book, somewhere or other you'll find that statement, that God can be found only in oneself, and not outside...
Travel full circle, and back to oneself agn.
I don't exactly know whats the common point between the maths theorem and the search for God.
Somehow my mind links those two as similar.... perhaps its the point that start and end points were same in both context, so posted them here in same place....
So we would start out operating on "a", and applying all the theorems we know, try to bring out "b" from twisting and transforming "a".
Sometimes the end result of those transformations lead back to "a"... Hence we end up proving, a=a. :)
It was worth the laugh to realise we spent all that time, effort and theorems, go full circle and come back to prove a=a
In search of God, i keep reading so many books, keep looking out to find Him...for some secret access code and it ultimately leads back to oneself.
Read any religious book, somewhere or other you'll find that statement, that God can be found only in oneself, and not outside...
Travel full circle, and back to oneself agn.
I don't exactly know whats the common point between the maths theorem and the search for God.
Somehow my mind links those two as similar.... perhaps its the point that start and end points were same in both context, so posted them here in same place....
Friday, July 16, 2010
The road less travelled...
Yesterday eve, I was waiting to catch an auto home. Usual fare is Rs.80, which is 20 more than the auto meter charge BTW.
Few of autowalas ask 100+ which is not so surprising as the area I work is full of IT companies. And people usually have the impression that IT ppl will spend any amount uselessly, which is partially true ofcourse.
Finally this auto came and the driver after thinking a minute over the area and the fare I said, he accepted.
I got into it with relief coz the driver looked decent.
I observed that the more calm and decent the driver looks then the lesser they complain about the fare or traffic.
What I didn't realise then was how the drive home would turn out to be...
The normal routine shortest distance route is usually busy. Traffic jams common.
So when the driver took another route, I was not surprised and didn't ask him anything.
But the change of route didn't end there.
He took so many turns and totally unknown roads to me that I was wondering whether he heard me right about the address.
Still I decided to trust the guys instinct and didn't ask him.
Primary reason being the new route was so much better... Full of green.. Wild grass on the side of the roads, bumpy countryside roads, and trees all around.
Tough to spot such area in middle of a busy city.
There was no blaring music in the auto. The driver was silent. I was silent.
And blissful peace all around.
There were a few passerbys along the road-couple of bikes and cars here and there...so it didn't feel dangerous or risky.
I didn't see the time it took to reach home.
It was definitely a longer route. But totally worth the time and distance.
Not a single traffic signal all the way long.
I paid the money gratefully and complimented him on the new route.
As I write this, I silently thank the driver for showing me such a rich green route home.
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"...
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I--
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference
..."
((From the famous poem "The Road Less Traveled" by Robert Frost))
Few of autowalas ask 100+ which is not so surprising as the area I work is full of IT companies. And people usually have the impression that IT ppl will spend any amount uselessly, which is partially true ofcourse.
Finally this auto came and the driver after thinking a minute over the area and the fare I said, he accepted.
I got into it with relief coz the driver looked decent.
I observed that the more calm and decent the driver looks then the lesser they complain about the fare or traffic.
What I didn't realise then was how the drive home would turn out to be...
The normal routine shortest distance route is usually busy. Traffic jams common.
So when the driver took another route, I was not surprised and didn't ask him anything.
But the change of route didn't end there.
He took so many turns and totally unknown roads to me that I was wondering whether he heard me right about the address.
Still I decided to trust the guys instinct and didn't ask him.
Primary reason being the new route was so much better... Full of green.. Wild grass on the side of the roads, bumpy countryside roads, and trees all around.
Tough to spot such area in middle of a busy city.
There was no blaring music in the auto. The driver was silent. I was silent.
And blissful peace all around.
There were a few passerbys along the road-couple of bikes and cars here and there...so it didn't feel dangerous or risky.
I didn't see the time it took to reach home.
It was definitely a longer route. But totally worth the time and distance.
Not a single traffic signal all the way long.
I paid the money gratefully and complimented him on the new route.
As I write this, I silently thank the driver for showing me such a rich green route home.
******************************************************************************
"...
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I--
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference
..."
((From the famous poem "The Road Less Traveled" by Robert Frost))
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Vision of God
I love watching old telugu movies which have lots of 'maaya'. magic - good or bad form...
Esp. the ones with stories from religious books...
In all the movies, the part I loved best is the common ending... with the beloved Deity appearing before the devotee in shining form, with all bells ringing...
When I was a kid, i wondered how it would be if that happened to me.
I was humble and realistic enough even then to realise that it won't happen to me in waking moments.
So, just wondered if I can see God is my dreams if I keep chanting His name over and over throughout the day... Seriously, I believed that, if somehow I begged Him to bless me with a vision, He'll surely appear in the dream...
Arnd 11yrs old and full of curiosity, eagerness and excitement at such a thought. I finally fixed a day to think of God whole day. But somehow day was spent in playing, so i decided atleast an hour before sleep should be good enough time to chant.
I lied down on bed, closed and started thinking of Lord Shiv, and kept repeating the name silently in mind.
But after 10 min of doing so, a panic wave hit me.
What if really God appeared in my dreams??!!!
How will He look like. The bright image and bells ringing which looked awesome on TV, somehow sounded scary in that silent dark night when everyone else was sleeping.
Full of fear that i might actually get such vision, i stopped chanting and tried to go to sleep.
All the time, sincerely requesting God not to show me any such dream, no matter how great and wonderful it is.
After lots of tossing and turning in bed, finally went to sleep.
Routine dreamless sleep.
And woke up with relief.
When i think back of that day, i laugh at how scared I was that night...Seeing God scared me as much as seeing a ghost :) ....
Somewhere up above, God must have had a hearty laugh at my state too....
Esp. the ones with stories from religious books...
In all the movies, the part I loved best is the common ending... with the beloved Deity appearing before the devotee in shining form, with all bells ringing...
When I was a kid, i wondered how it would be if that happened to me.
I was humble and realistic enough even then to realise that it won't happen to me in waking moments.
So, just wondered if I can see God is my dreams if I keep chanting His name over and over throughout the day... Seriously, I believed that, if somehow I begged Him to bless me with a vision, He'll surely appear in the dream...
Arnd 11yrs old and full of curiosity, eagerness and excitement at such a thought. I finally fixed a day to think of God whole day. But somehow day was spent in playing, so i decided atleast an hour before sleep should be good enough time to chant.
I lied down on bed, closed and started thinking of Lord Shiv, and kept repeating the name silently in mind.
But after 10 min of doing so, a panic wave hit me.
What if really God appeared in my dreams??!!!
How will He look like. The bright image and bells ringing which looked awesome on TV, somehow sounded scary in that silent dark night when everyone else was sleeping.
Full of fear that i might actually get such vision, i stopped chanting and tried to go to sleep.
All the time, sincerely requesting God not to show me any such dream, no matter how great and wonderful it is.
After lots of tossing and turning in bed, finally went to sleep.
Routine dreamless sleep.
And woke up with relief.
When i think back of that day, i laugh at how scared I was that night...Seeing God scared me as much as seeing a ghost :) ....
Somewhere up above, God must have had a hearty laugh at my state too....
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Fresher in IT...
After almost 6 yrs in IT now, am trying to recollect the first few days as a fresher in IT...
Here's the list of memorable times for me as a newbie in IT...
Here's the list of memorable times for me as a newbie in IT...
- Seeing my first company for the first time: Reached Bangalore a week before the joining date. Then just to familiarise myself with the office area, went on auto and in passing saw the building... Glass building, 8 floors, uniformed security near gate, and with the name of the company displayed with logo on the front side of building... I was filled with awe and a sense of pride, which i doubt even if the owner of the building or company would have ever felt...
- First lunch at cafetaria: 2 roti, variety-rice, white rice, dal, curry, rasam, sambhar, curd, pickle, papad, sweet, salad. What more can anyone ask for, was my first thought. Looked as good as a marriage feast to me then. I thought i'll never be satisfied with simple home meal again after getting used to this kind of "luxury". (What happens later on, after months or days of eating at office, well, that you all know)
- First company badge: Oooh, this one should have gone for first in list, but let it remain here in sequence. Collected company employee badge, smiled at my photo and name on it, wore it round my neck the very next moment. The bride who is just having the sacred thread tied around her neck, similar kind of feeling, i should say. So proud and happy....
- Freshers Training: A carefree relaxed 40 days training. Get to be trained in so many applications and technologies. Awesome training material-the books still on proud display at home. The best time in freshers life to make new friends for Life. Plus Lunch free, free, free!!!
Monday, June 21, 2010
A Reason to Smile...
When someone smiles or says they are happy, the first question pops up is "Why? What happened?"
But do we really need a reason to smile.. to be happy?
A smile is something which comes naturally to us... noone ever teaches us that...
Look how the baby smiles.. the best smile ever... who in Heaven's name taught something so beautiful and breath-taking to a newly born baby!!!...
Years pass by, and the spontaneous free natural smile of a baby gets replaced by a more polished expression which comes once in a while when we have a proper "reason" to celebrate something...
A reason to frown, yes, needed... but reason to smile?
Next time you catch yourself smiling for no reason, instead of questioning 'Why', replace it with 'Why not?' and keep smiling...
But do we really need a reason to smile.. to be happy?
A smile is something which comes naturally to us... noone ever teaches us that...
Look how the baby smiles.. the best smile ever... who in Heaven's name taught something so beautiful and breath-taking to a newly born baby!!!...
Years pass by, and the spontaneous free natural smile of a baby gets replaced by a more polished expression which comes once in a while when we have a proper "reason" to celebrate something...
A reason to frown, yes, needed... but reason to smile?
Next time you catch yourself smiling for no reason, instead of questioning 'Why', replace it with 'Why not?' and keep smiling...
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Journey to Hell
Have you seen the tamil movie Anniyan (dubbed as Aparichit/Aparichithudu in Hindi/Telugu).
In the movie, Garuda Puranam is quoted to have a list of sins which will lead to Hell and the kind of punishments which the 'sinners' have to face.
Till date, I've not been able to figure out a consistent definition for "Sin".
One thing I know - the most terrible sin out there is not being true to oneself.
And the punishment for that? A lifetime of Hell.... until you realise and find out your true self and go back to Heaven.
Hell is a state of mind. And here's the list of common "sins" which leads to it:
1) Being depressed:
Depression is the mindstate where the longer you stay in it, the lower you sink..
Like quicksand... pulls you in and in...
Even if there are friends around willing to pull you out and extend their hands, its YOU who have to reach out and help yourself out.
Lose the will to get out, then noone, repeat, noone can really help you.
The secret mantra to drive it out is "This too will pass". No matter how tough the situation may seem, its not going to last forever. "This too will pass"....
2) Self-degradation:
The quickest way to reach Hell is to let yourself down all the time. Every unkind word you say and believe against yourself, is one step towards Hell. People say there's a spark of God in each of us. Blame yourself and you blame the spark too.
Stop the blame game, on yourself and on others and feels how it feels to be YOU. a happy, fulfilled, successful you.
3) Full of regrets:
A journey to past could be journey to Hell if you don't get over the regrets. There's no hard disk in Universe where our past is stored.
There's no trace of the past, other than what is playing in your mind.
If you want to carry the past, then pick the good times. Why stuff your mind with something bad thats no longer there. Leave space for happy moments and enjoy NOW.
4) FEAR
“The greatest barrier to success is the fear of failure.”
The fearful thought of facing a Tiger can be more torturing than facing the Tiger itself.
Fear can be a survival instinct, and we can use it to be cautious while living, but we don't have to stop living coz of it.
In a cartoon show, Fear was pictured as a Tiger made of fire.
The more you get scared and avoid facing it, the bigger and dangerous it becomes.
But face it with courage and the Fire tiger becomes smaller and smaller and poof, its gone and there comes your victory!!!
Enough talk about Hell.
The Hell you might be in right now is Heaven in disguise waiting to be unmasked by your true self...
H for Hell or H for Heaven. Its upto you to make the choice.
"'Heaven is not a place, and it is not a time. Heaven is being perfect" (quote by Richard Bach, my favourite author. )
And being perfect means being Yourself....
“Be yourself. Above all, let who you are, what you are, what you believe, shine through every sentence you write, every piece you finish.”
In the movie, Garuda Puranam is quoted to have a list of sins which will lead to Hell and the kind of punishments which the 'sinners' have to face.
Till date, I've not been able to figure out a consistent definition for "Sin".
One thing I know - the most terrible sin out there is not being true to oneself.
And the punishment for that? A lifetime of Hell.... until you realise and find out your true self and go back to Heaven.
Hell is a state of mind. And here's the list of common "sins" which leads to it:
1) Being depressed:
Depression is the mindstate where the longer you stay in it, the lower you sink..
Like quicksand... pulls you in and in...
Even if there are friends around willing to pull you out and extend their hands, its YOU who have to reach out and help yourself out.
Lose the will to get out, then noone, repeat, noone can really help you.
The secret mantra to drive it out is "This too will pass". No matter how tough the situation may seem, its not going to last forever. "This too will pass"....
2) Self-degradation:
The quickest way to reach Hell is to let yourself down all the time. Every unkind word you say and believe against yourself, is one step towards Hell. People say there's a spark of God in each of us. Blame yourself and you blame the spark too.
Stop the blame game, on yourself and on others and feels how it feels to be YOU. a happy, fulfilled, successful you.
3) Full of regrets:
A journey to past could be journey to Hell if you don't get over the regrets. There's no hard disk in Universe where our past is stored.
There's no trace of the past, other than what is playing in your mind.
If you want to carry the past, then pick the good times. Why stuff your mind with something bad thats no longer there. Leave space for happy moments and enjoy NOW.
4) FEAR
“The greatest barrier to success is the fear of failure.”
The fearful thought of facing a Tiger can be more torturing than facing the Tiger itself.
Fear can be a survival instinct, and we can use it to be cautious while living, but we don't have to stop living coz of it.
In a cartoon show, Fear was pictured as a Tiger made of fire.
The more you get scared and avoid facing it, the bigger and dangerous it becomes.
But face it with courage and the Fire tiger becomes smaller and smaller and poof, its gone and there comes your victory!!!
Enough talk about Hell.
The Hell you might be in right now is Heaven in disguise waiting to be unmasked by your true self...
H for Hell or H for Heaven. Its upto you to make the choice.
"'Heaven is not a place, and it is not a time. Heaven is being perfect" (quote by Richard Bach, my favourite author. )
And being perfect means being Yourself....
“Be yourself. Above all, let who you are, what you are, what you believe, shine through every sentence you write, every piece you finish.”
Friday, June 18, 2010
Forms of English
How many different forms of English do you know?
"British English and American English" - If thats your answer, then, Hello and Welcome to India.
Here each state has its own style of English...
Kerala English, TN English, AP English, Orissa English, Bengal English, Karnataka English..... (i've noticed only these varieties but i bet there are far more out here)
English flavoured with the native language spice.
When we were in school, we were under the impression that speaking "Perfect English" w/o any trace of local accent is the ultimate goal.
Years later, entered into the magical world of IT. The perfect meeting place for people from different states.
It was such a surprise then to realise that English can be pronounced in so many ways and still sound so perfect and musical.
If you don't agree, just stand back and listen.
Take out the nativity and English here in India will never be the same.
My personal favorites - the way "sh" is converted to "s" in Orissa style, and the pronunciation of words with "o" in Kerala style.
I hope that these native English flavours will remain forever and ever and ever....
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Panda, this one's dedicated to you, for letting me tease and laugh everytime at your accent and not teasing me back for my native English :)
"British English and American English" - If thats your answer, then, Hello and Welcome to India.
Here each state has its own style of English...
Kerala English, TN English, AP English, Orissa English, Bengal English, Karnataka English..... (i've noticed only these varieties but i bet there are far more out here)
English flavoured with the native language spice.
When we were in school, we were under the impression that speaking "Perfect English" w/o any trace of local accent is the ultimate goal.
Years later, entered into the magical world of IT. The perfect meeting place for people from different states.
It was such a surprise then to realise that English can be pronounced in so many ways and still sound so perfect and musical.
If you don't agree, just stand back and listen.
Take out the nativity and English here in India will never be the same.
My personal favorites - the way "sh" is converted to "s" in Orissa style, and the pronunciation of words with "o" in Kerala style.
I hope that these native English flavours will remain forever and ever and ever....
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Panda, this one's dedicated to you, for letting me tease and laugh everytime at your accent and not teasing me back for my native English :)
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Two new books
After reading so many, many suspense and romance novels, finally my mind signalled its time to read something sensible and refreshing.
So here's the two books on my immediate must-read list.
Always wanted to read them since many years but somehow postponed.
1) Gitanjali - Rabindranath Tagore
2) War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy
Hearing the titles itself sounds exciting and peaceful at the same time.
Off I go now to start reading.
Happy reading to me and See ya later!!!
So here's the two books on my immediate must-read list.
Always wanted to read them since many years but somehow postponed.
1) Gitanjali - Rabindranath Tagore
2) War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy
Hearing the titles itself sounds exciting and peaceful at the same time.
Off I go now to start reading.
Happy reading to me and See ya later!!!
Saturday, May 29, 2010
The Monkey Chase
It all happened when I was in school. When I was around 12yrs old.
My school was a pretty nice old fashioned big place with a spacious playground bordered with trees and lined with grass.
Girls school. Everyone from the principal to the gatekeeper were women.
Just thinking of that place takes me back in time and forget what i was talking about in the first place.
Focus now, and back to the current topic. The day of 'The Monkey Chase'.
It was a day like any other.
8 periods of academic blah blah with a 1hr lunch break and 2 breaks of 15min each, during morning and post lunch sessions.
During the breaks we used to run to the ground and play to the hearts content forgetting for a brief while about exams and homeworks.
And this day was no different.
We, a small group of 6 friends, placed a bet among ourselves as to who would be the first to reach the other end of the ground.
No sooner was it said, than we started racing each other.
My best friend and myself were in the leading when she suddenly stopped running, closed her ears and screamed.
I too stopped running and looked in the direction where she was staring.
And what i saw made me too scared to even scream.
A big monkey (i don't remember its exact size but it appeared really scary, a King Kong in 3D) was running towards us with a really angry expression on its face.
(BTW it was then that i realised how lively and expressive a monkey's face can be)
Turned out there were a group of monkeys scattered among the trees on the other end. The place where we were headed, there was a baby monkey and mama monkey was coming to shoo the intruders, namely my friends and me, away from the baby.
In that moment everything came flashing back.
The little things we missed noticing when we set out on our dangerous race.
The things like how the usually busy ground was empty at that time, how all the other girls stuck to the safe side of the ground, the shouts of warning and caution from the others when we started running towards the monkeys...
We were so lost in the race that we noticed none of this and focused on the goal... talk about determination and concentration!!!
Now, the race was still on - but in reverse direction and I was in last place... the farthest from the gatekeeper's (aaya, we called her) safe room and nearest to the angry mama monkey.
There are moments in Life, moments like this which test our faith in God.
I thought of Lord Hanuman and chanted his name over and over.
I closed my eyes and ran and ran as fast as my feet could carry me.
I didn't open my eyes till i fell down near aaya's room.
I got up immediately, even before my brain registered the fall and the bruise on the knee, and ran away from the monkey's straight path and towards the shelter of the room.
Mama monkey reached this side where we all girls were huddled together, bud didn't approach any of us.
She just went back at leisurely pace back to her side of the ground.
Maybe she couldn't identify her targets among the big crowd of girls dressed alike in school uniform of white shirts and blue tunics.
Maybe she just wanted to enjoy chasing us and didn't mean to harm us.
Maybe Hanuman ji heard my prayer and signaled her to stop chasing.
So many maybes, but what actually stopped the monkey when she could easily outrun us is still a wonder to me.
What happened next is all a blur to me now.
I just remember walking back to our classroom, with a huge sense of relief and the excited feeling of an adventuress.
To this day, every time i see a monkey, i feel the urge of wanting to close my eyes and run and run...
I control the instinct to run and walk steadily, with a mute replay of 'The Monkey Chase' in my mind.
And once i safely walk past them, i once again recapture the huge sense of relief and the excited feeling of an adventuress.
My school was a pretty nice old fashioned big place with a spacious playground bordered with trees and lined with grass.
Girls school. Everyone from the principal to the gatekeeper were women.
Just thinking of that place takes me back in time and forget what i was talking about in the first place.
Focus now, and back to the current topic. The day of 'The Monkey Chase'.
It was a day like any other.
8 periods of academic blah blah with a 1hr lunch break and 2 breaks of 15min each, during morning and post lunch sessions.
During the breaks we used to run to the ground and play to the hearts content forgetting for a brief while about exams and homeworks.
And this day was no different.
We, a small group of 6 friends, placed a bet among ourselves as to who would be the first to reach the other end of the ground.
No sooner was it said, than we started racing each other.
My best friend and myself were in the leading when she suddenly stopped running, closed her ears and screamed.
I too stopped running and looked in the direction where she was staring.
And what i saw made me too scared to even scream.
A big monkey (i don't remember its exact size but it appeared really scary, a King Kong in 3D) was running towards us with a really angry expression on its face.
(BTW it was then that i realised how lively and expressive a monkey's face can be)
Turned out there were a group of monkeys scattered among the trees on the other end. The place where we were headed, there was a baby monkey and mama monkey was coming to shoo the intruders, namely my friends and me, away from the baby.
In that moment everything came flashing back.
The little things we missed noticing when we set out on our dangerous race.
The things like how the usually busy ground was empty at that time, how all the other girls stuck to the safe side of the ground, the shouts of warning and caution from the others when we started running towards the monkeys...
We were so lost in the race that we noticed none of this and focused on the goal... talk about determination and concentration!!!
Now, the race was still on - but in reverse direction and I was in last place... the farthest from the gatekeeper's (aaya, we called her) safe room and nearest to the angry mama monkey.
There are moments in Life, moments like this which test our faith in God.
I thought of Lord Hanuman and chanted his name over and over.
I closed my eyes and ran and ran as fast as my feet could carry me.
I didn't open my eyes till i fell down near aaya's room.
I got up immediately, even before my brain registered the fall and the bruise on the knee, and ran away from the monkey's straight path and towards the shelter of the room.
Mama monkey reached this side where we all girls were huddled together, bud didn't approach any of us.
She just went back at leisurely pace back to her side of the ground.
Maybe she couldn't identify her targets among the big crowd of girls dressed alike in school uniform of white shirts and blue tunics.
Maybe she just wanted to enjoy chasing us and didn't mean to harm us.
Maybe Hanuman ji heard my prayer and signaled her to stop chasing.
So many maybes, but what actually stopped the monkey when she could easily outrun us is still a wonder to me.
What happened next is all a blur to me now.
I just remember walking back to our classroom, with a huge sense of relief and the excited feeling of an adventuress.
To this day, every time i see a monkey, i feel the urge of wanting to close my eyes and run and run...
I control the instinct to run and walk steadily, with a mute replay of 'The Monkey Chase' in my mind.
And once i safely walk past them, i once again recapture the huge sense of relief and the excited feeling of an adventuress.
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Goals in Life???
All my Life I've been looking for some higher purpose in Life... something which will define who I am...
When hindi movie 'Lakshya' released with caption "It took him 24 years and 18000 feet to find himself" .... Looking at that caption, I hoped then, that by the time I'm 24 yrs old, I would have some mind-blowing aim in Life and be passionately working towards it...
24th birthday.. came and left... and I still had no goals. :D
Maybe that 18000 feet is the key factor, should try that as last option and see how that turns out...
Dear God in Heaven, why do You tease me like this...
Look at my manager at work; he defines some goals for me and we have appraisal meeting every year, which gives me some idea what I'm doing (and mostly NOT doing) in office.
Why don't You, dear God, plan something on those lines...
Give us a goal sheet when we are born and discuss it every year, say in Dreams...
Please think about it ok, pleaseeeee....
I get really tired these days thinking about aims.
I ask my friends what my goal should be (its stupid, i know) and they say I should figure it out myself ((sigh !!!))
(Dear God, atleast give me some stupid friends who won't give such frustratingly wise and practical talk...)
Sometimes I wish I had a very old-fashioned, strict, tyrannical parents who would dictate me what to do and what not to.
In that way the choice would be off my shoulders and I would have had some kind of goal (even if its not my own) to accomplish...
But I have a very supportive family who just let me have the Freedom to choose - education, hobbies, job,... Everything, I'm free to choose... ((again, sigh!!!))
Freedom is such a heavy burden to carry, really...
Am running out of ideas and i guess its time to climb that 18000 feet and see if I can find myself...
When hindi movie 'Lakshya' released with caption "It took him 24 years and 18000 feet to find himself" .... Looking at that caption, I hoped then, that by the time I'm 24 yrs old, I would have some mind-blowing aim in Life and be passionately working towards it...
24th birthday.. came and left... and I still had no goals. :D
Maybe that 18000 feet is the key factor, should try that as last option and see how that turns out...
Dear God in Heaven, why do You tease me like this...
Look at my manager at work; he defines some goals for me and we have appraisal meeting every year, which gives me some idea what I'm doing (and mostly NOT doing) in office.
Why don't You, dear God, plan something on those lines...
Give us a goal sheet when we are born and discuss it every year, say in Dreams...
Please think about it ok, pleaseeeee....
I get really tired these days thinking about aims.
I ask my friends what my goal should be (its stupid, i know) and they say I should figure it out myself ((sigh !!!))
(Dear God, atleast give me some stupid friends who won't give such frustratingly wise and practical talk...)
Sometimes I wish I had a very old-fashioned, strict, tyrannical parents who would dictate me what to do and what not to.
In that way the choice would be off my shoulders and I would have had some kind of goal (even if its not my own) to accomplish...
But I have a very supportive family who just let me have the Freedom to choose - education, hobbies, job,... Everything, I'm free to choose... ((again, sigh!!!))
Freedom is such a heavy burden to carry, really...
Am running out of ideas and i guess its time to climb that 18000 feet and see if I can find myself...
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Links for books
Search and download for free - music, video, photo, files ,..
http://search.4shared.com/q/AgQD/1/text_office
http://search.4shared.com/q/AgQD/1/text_office
Thursday, May 13, 2010
My Tweety pot
Once upon a time, we had a pot painting competition in the IT company i was working in.
I always wanted to bring out the dormant artist in me to public view... and this sounded like a great opportunity.
Still I've never done pot painting before and the contest was just two days away.
So i checked the already enrolled participants list and was very comforted to find many guys names in it.
After all if a man can do it, i can definitely do something more than that.
Am not a feminist and I have healthy respect for men...
but come on, "Pot painting and Guys??!!!"
With that thought, I confidently registered for the contest.
The big day came and i was all tense.
It was held in our office cafetaria on top floor of the building.
We didnt have to carry anything as the paints and pots were provided for free.
We just have to go there and pick a pot we like and collect the paints and get started.
Each of us was assigned a table of our own.
I already decided to draw my favourite Tweety with some nice background (what background, i had no idea but was hoping for some on-the-spot inspiration)
I was still looking at my pot and waiting for the inspiration, when i looked around and saw everyone else started painting already.
We were not supposed to look at others work in progress, but a quick secret glance around revealed that first we have to paint whole pot with some foundation color.
I choose Yellow and white and spread it across the pot.
I was still half way done when i realised the one beside me was already done with the background work and working on the main design.
This got me so tensed that i vowed not to look around and focus on my pot only till the time is up.
Two hours of solid hard work and loving attention and I was done with my masterpiece.
I resisted the temptation to look at others work and placed mine along with all the others in the corner.
There was array of art of different kind and all of them were unique and beautiful.
I was so embarrassed at my simple art and wondered if i could smuggle my pot away from the display.
But then couple of my friends turned up, saw my work and gave such a hearty laugh, I had to drop the embarrassment and join in the fun.
After all, who but me, would have the guts to display that??
The judges were going round the display and few other people were taking photos of it.
I secretly prayed they wont pick my pot and post it as the Joke of the Day.
And thankfully none did that. God is there and He listens to prayers, i tell you.
That day, the original pots were kept with the judges in a meeting room and we need to collect it the next day. But I didn't want to claim my pot as mine and left it there :-(
My dear Tweety pot, wherever you are, I hope you are in loving hands and please forgive me for leaving you like that... You really meant a lot to me, and dedicating this post to you...
And here's the photo I took of my beautiful, first and last pot painting.
Its a picture of Tweety holding an egg from which there's a little Tweety Jr. coming out with a smile and little hands held out.
In case you are wondering (like my friend did) whether the colors given to us were only yellow and white , then you are wrong.
We had the whole set of 6-8 colors and i still have them with me. (The yellow bottle is almost empty though :=( ....)
Why i chose those colors and that image is still a mystery to me :D
And hey, believe me, in the photo my sweet little Tweety doesn't look that good, but its really really really cute in 3D... my Tweety is just not that photogenic i guess..
I always wanted to bring out the dormant artist in me to public view... and this sounded like a great opportunity.
Still I've never done pot painting before and the contest was just two days away.
So i checked the already enrolled participants list and was very comforted to find many guys names in it.
After all if a man can do it, i can definitely do something more than that.
Am not a feminist and I have healthy respect for men...
but come on, "Pot painting and Guys??!!!"
With that thought, I confidently registered for the contest.
The big day came and i was all tense.
It was held in our office cafetaria on top floor of the building.
We didnt have to carry anything as the paints and pots were provided for free.
We just have to go there and pick a pot we like and collect the paints and get started.
Each of us was assigned a table of our own.
I already decided to draw my favourite Tweety with some nice background (what background, i had no idea but was hoping for some on-the-spot inspiration)
I was still looking at my pot and waiting for the inspiration, when i looked around and saw everyone else started painting already.
We were not supposed to look at others work in progress, but a quick secret glance around revealed that first we have to paint whole pot with some foundation color.
I choose Yellow and white and spread it across the pot.
I was still half way done when i realised the one beside me was already done with the background work and working on the main design.
This got me so tensed that i vowed not to look around and focus on my pot only till the time is up.
Two hours of solid hard work and loving attention and I was done with my masterpiece.
I resisted the temptation to look at others work and placed mine along with all the others in the corner.
There was array of art of different kind and all of them were unique and beautiful.
I was so embarrassed at my simple art and wondered if i could smuggle my pot away from the display.
But then couple of my friends turned up, saw my work and gave such a hearty laugh, I had to drop the embarrassment and join in the fun.
After all, who but me, would have the guts to display that??
The judges were going round the display and few other people were taking photos of it.
I secretly prayed they wont pick my pot and post it as the Joke of the Day.
And thankfully none did that. God is there and He listens to prayers, i tell you.
That day, the original pots were kept with the judges in a meeting room and we need to collect it the next day. But I didn't want to claim my pot as mine and left it there :-(
My dear Tweety pot, wherever you are, I hope you are in loving hands and please forgive me for leaving you like that... You really meant a lot to me, and dedicating this post to you...
And here's the photo I took of my beautiful, first and last pot painting.
Its a picture of Tweety holding an egg from which there's a little Tweety Jr. coming out with a smile and little hands held out.
In case you are wondering (like my friend did) whether the colors given to us were only yellow and white , then you are wrong.
We had the whole set of 6-8 colors and i still have them with me. (The yellow bottle is almost empty though :=( ....)
Why i chose those colors and that image is still a mystery to me :D
And hey, believe me, in the photo my sweet little Tweety doesn't look that good, but its really really really cute in 3D... my Tweety is just not that photogenic i guess..
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Old hindi songs
Posting links for few of the old hindi songs...
Aapki nazron ne samjha
Ajeeb dastan hai yeh
Anamika - Kishore kumar
Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se - Sachin & Ranjeeta
Bin Tere Sanam - Yaara Dildara
Chalte Chalte Mere Ye Geet Yaad Rakna
Chura liya hai tumne jo dil ko - Yaadon ki baraat
DO NAINA AUR(MASOOM)
Gaata Rahe Mera Dil - Guide
Gori Tera Gaon Bada Pyaara - Chitchor
Gum Hai Kisi Ke Pyar Mein -Kishore & Lata- Raampur Ka Lakshman [1972]
Hum Bewafa hargiz na they
Jab Koi Baat Bigad Jaye- Jurm (1990) HD
Kabhi Kabhi (Female) - Title Song
Kanchi Re Kanchi Re - Hare Rama Hare Krishna
Kiska Rasta Dekhe(Joshila)
Neele Neele Ambar par chand jab chaye
O Mere Dil Ke Chain - Mere Jeevan Saathi
Pyaar Hua Iqraar Hua - Shree 420 (1955) Engl. Subtitles
Raat kali - 1971 film Buddha Mil Gaya, Kishore Kumar
Rangeela Re (Prem Pujari) - Lata, Neeraj, SD Burman
Ruk Jaana Nahin Tu Kahin Haar Ke
Tera Mera Pyaar Amar - Asli-Naqli
Tere Bina Zindagi Se Koi - Kishore & Lata - [Azgar Khan]
Teri Bindiya - Amitabh Bachchan & Jaya Bhaduri - Abhimaan
Ye Raaten Ye Mausam - Dilli Ka Thug
Aapki nazron ne samjha
Ajeeb dastan hai yeh
Anamika - Kishore kumar
Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se - Sachin & Ranjeeta
Bin Tere Sanam - Yaara Dildara
Chalte Chalte Mere Ye Geet Yaad Rakna
Chura liya hai tumne jo dil ko - Yaadon ki baraat
DO NAINA AUR(MASOOM)
Gaata Rahe Mera Dil - Guide
Gori Tera Gaon Bada Pyaara - Chitchor
Gum Hai Kisi Ke Pyar Mein -Kishore & Lata- Raampur Ka Lakshman [1972]
Hum Bewafa hargiz na they
Jab Koi Baat Bigad Jaye- Jurm (1990) HD
Kabhi Kabhi (Female) - Title Song
Kanchi Re Kanchi Re - Hare Rama Hare Krishna
Kiska Rasta Dekhe(Joshila)
Neele Neele Ambar par chand jab chaye
O Mere Dil Ke Chain - Mere Jeevan Saathi
Pyaar Hua Iqraar Hua - Shree 420 (1955) Engl. Subtitles
Raat kali - 1971 film Buddha Mil Gaya, Kishore Kumar
Rangeela Re (Prem Pujari) - Lata, Neeraj, SD Burman
Ruk Jaana Nahin Tu Kahin Haar Ke
Tera Mera Pyaar Amar - Asli-Naqli
Tere Bina Zindagi Se Koi - Kishore & Lata - [Azgar Khan]
Teri Bindiya - Amitabh Bachchan & Jaya Bhaduri - Abhimaan
Ye Raaten Ye Mausam - Dilli Ka Thug
Friday, May 7, 2010
ANGERRRRRRRRRRRRRR
తన à°•ోపమె తన శత్à°°ుà°µు,
తన à°¶ాంతమె తనకు à°°à°•్à°·, దయ à°šుà°Ÿ్à°Ÿంà°¬ౌ
తన à°¸ంà°¤ోà°·à°®ె à°¸్వర్à°—à°®ు,
తన à°¦ుఃà°–à°®ె నరక à°®ంà°¡్à°°ు తథ్యము à°¸ుమతీ
For those of you who don't know the beautiful script above, its written in Telugu language and its a from Sumathi Satakam
The meaning below:
"His anger is his enemy,
His composure is his safeguard, kindness his kin
His happiness is Heaven
His sorrow is Hell, oh man of fair mind"
These words so simple and wise, and the poem and meaning i knew by-heart as a kid.
But back then, i didn't really understand their significance.
After all, who cares for anti-anger proverbs when you are a kid and free enough to scream, pull the hair, scratch, pinch and punch fellow playmates anytime we are mad at each other.
Fighting is just a simple healthy natural anger outlet and once its over, its over... the very next moment you are back playing happily with the same kids, the fight and wounds already forgotten...
Sorrow and anger never sticks for long in a child's heart.
But then we grow up, and this adult way of handling anger demands plenty of acting skills.
Smile plastered on face when talking about it, and choosing flowery words in speech when all you want to do is to scream out the worst words you ever know and let the anger out of your system.
Yes, am angry at someone at workplace since two days.
(No, am not going to tell what caused my anger here, coz its soooo silly, you'll laugh at me)
Two days over and I still keep thinking about it.
I can't go and have open fight with that Ms. X for three reasons:
1) Adults don't fight over stupid small stuff
2) My reputation as a calm, peaceful woman would be ruined after fight, and
3) Am afraid i would end up with more wounds after fight with Ms. X (after all, she's much more stronger than me :-( )
So i controlled my fighting instincts and here i am dealing it in more "mature" way
1) Letting out my anger in words by writing about it in my dear own blog.
2) Thinking about all those anti-anger proverbs which i have read till now.
3) Thinking of all the teasing and jokes from my friends at my silly unnecessary anger. (this one works best as it brings a genuine smile to my frowning face)
తన à°¶ాంతమె తనకు à°°à°•్à°·, దయ à°šుà°Ÿ్à°Ÿంà°¬ౌ
తన à°¸ంà°¤ోà°·à°®ె à°¸్వర్à°—à°®ు,
తన à°¦ుఃà°–à°®ె నరక à°®ంà°¡్à°°ు తథ్యము à°¸ుమతీ
For those of you who don't know the beautiful script above, its written in Telugu language and its a from Sumathi Satakam
The meaning below:
"His anger is his enemy,
His composure is his safeguard, kindness his kin
His happiness is Heaven
His sorrow is Hell, oh man of fair mind"
These words so simple and wise, and the poem and meaning i knew by-heart as a kid.
But back then, i didn't really understand their significance.
After all, who cares for anti-anger proverbs when you are a kid and free enough to scream, pull the hair, scratch, pinch and punch fellow playmates anytime we are mad at each other.
Fighting is just a simple healthy natural anger outlet and once its over, its over... the very next moment you are back playing happily with the same kids, the fight and wounds already forgotten...
Sorrow and anger never sticks for long in a child's heart.
But then we grow up, and this adult way of handling anger demands plenty of acting skills.
Smile plastered on face when talking about it, and choosing flowery words in speech when all you want to do is to scream out the worst words you ever know and let the anger out of your system.
Yes, am angry at someone at workplace since two days.
(No, am not going to tell what caused my anger here, coz its soooo silly, you'll laugh at me)
Two days over and I still keep thinking about it.
I can't go and have open fight with that Ms. X for three reasons:
1) Adults don't fight over stupid small stuff
2) My reputation as a calm, peaceful woman would be ruined after fight, and
3) Am afraid i would end up with more wounds after fight with Ms. X (after all, she's much more stronger than me :-( )
So i controlled my fighting instincts and here i am dealing it in more "mature" way
1) Letting out my anger in words by writing about it in my dear own blog.
2) Thinking about all those anti-anger proverbs which i have read till now.
3) Thinking of all the teasing and jokes from my friends at my silly unnecessary anger. (this one works best as it brings a genuine smile to my frowning face)
Monday, May 3, 2010
Beautiful homes
((Mad... this one's for you...))
http://www.home-designing.com/
Above site is the one which i like the most so far.
This has interior design ideas from all over the world.
Check it out.
Click here for the free eBook in that site, arnd 5MB size.
'Official' free book so you can download and share.
Its beauuuutifuuuuuulllllll....
Few videos on interior decoration and beautiful houses.
Youtube links below:
1) HouseToHome
2) Bedroom Design
3) World's Most Creative Flower Vases
4) Bathroom Design Ideas
5) Interior Decorating - New Life to Old Rooms
6) Living Room Design
7) Living Room Design 2 - home-designing.com
8) Living Room Design - Modern Concepts
http://www.home-designing.com/
Above site is the one which i like the most so far.
This has interior design ideas from all over the world.
Check it out.
Click here for the free eBook in that site, arnd 5MB size.
'Official' free book so you can download and share.
Its beauuuutifuuuuuulllllll....
Few videos on interior decoration and beautiful houses.
Youtube links below:
1) HouseToHome
2) Bedroom Design
3) World's Most Creative Flower Vases
4) Bathroom Design Ideas
5) Interior Decorating - New Life to Old Rooms
6) Living Room Design
7) Living Room Design 2 - home-designing.com
8) Living Room Design - Modern Concepts
Nachle ve - 'Chane ke khet mein' song
One of my favourite Madhuri Dixit song:
'Chane ke khet mein' from Hindi movie Anjaam
Nachle ve with Saroj Khan Episode 5 Part 1
Nachle ve with Saroj Khan Ep 5 Part 2
Nachle ve with Saroj Khan Ep 5 Part 3
Nachle ve with Saroj Khan Ep 5 Part 4
Nachle ve with Saroj Khan Ep 5 Part 5
Nachle ve with Saroj Khan Ep 5 Part 6
Nachle ve with Saroj Khan Ep 5 Part 7
'Chane ke khet mein' from Hindi movie Anjaam
Nachle ve with Saroj Khan Episode 5 Part 1
Nachle ve with Saroj Khan Ep 5 Part 2
Nachle ve with Saroj Khan Ep 5 Part 3
Nachle ve with Saroj Khan Ep 5 Part 4
Nachle ve with Saroj Khan Ep 5 Part 5
Nachle ve with Saroj Khan Ep 5 Part 6
Nachle ve with Saroj Khan Ep 5 Part 7
Nachle ve - Aaja Nachle title song
From Youtube, among search results for 'Nachle ve' dance program:
Hindi movie Aaja Nachle title song
Nache Le Ve - Aaja Nachle part 1
Nache Le Ve - Aaja Nachle part 2
Nache Le Ve - Aaja Nachle part 3
Nache Le Ve - Aaja Nachle part 4
Hindi movie Aaja Nachle title song
Nache Le Ve - Aaja Nachle part 1
Nache Le Ve - Aaja Nachle part 2
Nache Le Ve - Aaja Nachle part 3
Nache Le Ve - Aaja Nachle part 4
The Secret - Rhonda Byrne
The book, 'The Secret' by Rhonda Byrne, is about positive thinking and about Law of Attraction in Life.
There's movie with same name based on this book.
Here's a 25 min video in Youtube
The Secret: 1st 20 minutes
There's movie with same name based on this book.
Here's a 25 min video in Youtube
The Secret: 1st 20 minutes
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Bhangra workout
Here's one workout where you can have a fun exercise routine and at same time get to know basic Bhangra steps.
2 birds at one shot.
Youtube links below:
Sarina Jain's Masala Bhangra Workout Vol 1
Sarina Jain's Masala Bhangra Workout Vol 2
Sarina Jain's Masala Bhangra Workout Vol 3
Sarina Jain's Masala Bhangra Workout Vol 4
Sarina Jain's Masala Bhangra Workout Vol 5
2 birds at one shot.
Youtube links below:
Sarina Jain's Masala Bhangra Workout Vol 1
Sarina Jain's Masala Bhangra Workout Vol 2
Sarina Jain's Masala Bhangra Workout Vol 3
Sarina Jain's Masala Bhangra Workout Vol 4
Sarina Jain's Masala Bhangra Workout Vol 5
Skin care @ home
Here's the list for skin care tips.
I've googled and selected only the simplest ones with ingredients which are easily available at home.
Will keep updating the list as and when i find something easy and new.
1) Yogurt:
Apply yogurt on the face every morning. Wash it off after a few minutes with cold water. This will keep the complexion smooth, healthy and fresh.
2) Cucumber:
Grate or blend a cucumber. Apply this over the face, eyes and neck for 15 to 20 minutes. It is a great tonic for the facial skin. Regular use of cucumber prevents pimples, blackheads, wrinkles, and dryness of the face.
3) Tomato:
Tomato, used externally, is good for getting a good complexion.
Apply the pulp of a tomato liberally on the face. Leave this for an hour. Then wash off with warm water. Repeat this daily. You will have a good complexion. It will also remove ugly-looking pimples in a short time.
4) Watermelon Juice:
The juice of water-melon is useful in the removal of blemishes on the skin.
Prepare a lotion by grating and squeezing the juice of a small slice of water-melon. Apply this lotion over the face and neck for fifteen minutes. Wash with hot water. Follow this by a splash of cold water.
5) Mint Juice:
Application of fresh mint juice over the face every night, cures pimples and prevents dryness of the skin.
I've googled and selected only the simplest ones with ingredients which are easily available at home.
Will keep updating the list as and when i find something easy and new.
1) Yogurt:
Apply yogurt on the face every morning. Wash it off after a few minutes with cold water. This will keep the complexion smooth, healthy and fresh.
2) Cucumber:
Grate or blend a cucumber. Apply this over the face, eyes and neck for 15 to 20 minutes. It is a great tonic for the facial skin. Regular use of cucumber prevents pimples, blackheads, wrinkles, and dryness of the face.
3) Tomato:
Tomato, used externally, is good for getting a good complexion.
Apply the pulp of a tomato liberally on the face. Leave this for an hour. Then wash off with warm water. Repeat this daily. You will have a good complexion. It will also remove ugly-looking pimples in a short time.
4) Watermelon Juice:
The juice of water-melon is useful in the removal of blemishes on the skin.
Prepare a lotion by grating and squeezing the juice of a small slice of water-melon. Apply this lotion over the face and neck for fifteen minutes. Wash with hot water. Follow this by a splash of cold water.
5) Mint Juice:
Application of fresh mint juice over the face every night, cures pimples and prevents dryness of the skin.
Aerobic exercise - Tae Bo Cardio
One of the best workouts i've ever seen - Tae Bo ...
Posting the Youtube links below:
Tae Bo Cardio Billy Blanks 1/5
Tae Bo Cardio Billy Blanks 2/5
Tae Bo Cardio Billy Blanks 3/5
Tae Bo Cardio Billy Blanks 4/5
Tae Bo Cardio Billy Blanks Part 5/5
Posting the Youtube links below:
Tae Bo Cardio Billy Blanks 1/5
Tae Bo Cardio Billy Blanks 2/5
Tae Bo Cardio Billy Blanks 3/5
Tae Bo Cardio Billy Blanks 4/5
Tae Bo Cardio Billy Blanks Part 5/5
Friday, April 30, 2010
C for Chicken
"Chicken"!!! - Reminds you of a tasty dish(vegetarians, please excuse) right?
And "chick", often used to refer to a stylish young woman, correct?
Well, now we are going to see a different meaning of 'chicken' and 'chick'.
A definition which we all know, but easy to forget in this world of Food and Fashion.
Chicken: The common domestic fowl
Chick: A young chicken
Hen: adult female chicken
Patience, please, let me explain first the reason for all this chicken talk.
Today morning, i was walking down the road and saw three hens outside a small house.
Everytime i see a hen, flash!, a childhood memory comes up in my mind.
----FLASHBACK START-----
Around 13 years back, i used to go for drawing classes everyday after school hours.
In the class, there were boys and girls of different ages... A few came to learn out of their interest and all others came coz of their parents' interest.
The teacher was very talented, patient and had good sense of humour.
For beginners, he used to draw a sketch on the book, and the student has to make a replica of it.
Sometimes he used to put an object before the class and asked us to draw that.
At times, he would think up of some simple subject and the student has to draw it out based on memory and observation.
One day, he asked few of the more experienced students to draw a hen.
I, among the newbies, was assigned the task of drawing the exact image of the mineral water bottle on his desk. (looks simple, but so tough to capture it on paper, you know)
The class was silent for a while, busy drawing, erasing and drawing again.
I was busy in my sketch when a deep sigh from our teacher made us all look up at him.
Standing beside him, was a girl student in late teens, with her sketch of "Hen" on the teacher's table.
We couldn't see her drawing from our places and waited eagerly to know the cause of our teacher's sigh.
A dramatic pause and pin drop silence in the class.
Then he asked her, 'When did you ever see a chicken with four legs?'
Oh the expression on his face - priceless!!!
We all burst out laughing.
She was a cool girl BTW. None of this embarrassed her.
She joined in the laughter and her answer was simple and honest - 'Sir, its been a long time since I saw a live chicken'.
----FLASHBACK END-----
Since then everytime i see a chicken, i smile and think of her answer and how true it is.
Even in towns like the place where i grew up, things change at a rapid pace.
As a kid playing on streets i remember hens, goats, buffaloes, donkeys (oh i miss them the most), stray dogs here and there in almost every street.
But nowadays... its such a rare sight.
The only form of chicken which we get to see is the one served in Chicken Biryani, chicken curry, soup, ... u name the dishes...
Am afraid that if i ask my nephew how many legs does chicken have, he might get the count from leg joints in a plate of chicken biryani.
Forget my nephew, maybe my own friends might do the same ;) Just kidding.
I don't think these kind of domestic animals are kept in Zoo either. So its so easy to forget how they look like.
Makes me feel sad that most people get to see them in poultry farm as just a source of meat and eggs and not as a household pet as they once were.
I am a strict non-vegetarian, but these thoughts make me think seriously about cutting down the meat intake.
The rate at which we are eating, chickens may as well be among the endangered species pretty soon...
Writing this in hope that, next time you think of chicken, you'll think of it as a beautiful bird and,yes, with TWO legs only :)
Hey! Look what i got on googling for chicken legs count...
Below is the relevant extract from answers.yahoo.com
Question (posted in 2009):
How many legs does a chicken have?
((---See i told you, people have already started forgetting how chicken looks like---))
Answers:
1) how many legs have u observed ?
cos what i saw was 2...
2) I think it has 3, but thats just the space chickens...
3) LOL
2...
and yum.. I love them with BBQ Sauce.. :-)
4) I've seen 2 legs but if you are including the wings I guess it would have 4
5) Mine's got no leg, its all on my plate. Or boiling in the soup.... my oh my, i love chicken and peanut soup.
6) They don't have legs they have drumsticks!
((---this answer is not my own, i swear, its there in that website only... but i would have thought on similar lines.. so same pinch to whoever posted that answer---))
And ofcourse they were many responses with the right answer
7) 2 legs
Thank God!!!
And "chick", often used to refer to a stylish young woman, correct?
Well, now we are going to see a different meaning of 'chicken' and 'chick'.
A definition which we all know, but easy to forget in this world of Food and Fashion.
Chicken: The common domestic fowl
Chick: A young chicken
Hen: adult female chicken
Patience, please, let me explain first the reason for all this chicken talk.
Today morning, i was walking down the road and saw three hens outside a small house.
Everytime i see a hen, flash!, a childhood memory comes up in my mind.
----FLASHBACK START-----
Around 13 years back, i used to go for drawing classes everyday after school hours.
In the class, there were boys and girls of different ages... A few came to learn out of their interest and all others came coz of their parents' interest.
The teacher was very talented, patient and had good sense of humour.
For beginners, he used to draw a sketch on the book, and the student has to make a replica of it.
Sometimes he used to put an object before the class and asked us to draw that.
At times, he would think up of some simple subject and the student has to draw it out based on memory and observation.
One day, he asked few of the more experienced students to draw a hen.
I, among the newbies, was assigned the task of drawing the exact image of the mineral water bottle on his desk. (looks simple, but so tough to capture it on paper, you know)
The class was silent for a while, busy drawing, erasing and drawing again.
I was busy in my sketch when a deep sigh from our teacher made us all look up at him.
Standing beside him, was a girl student in late teens, with her sketch of "Hen" on the teacher's table.
We couldn't see her drawing from our places and waited eagerly to know the cause of our teacher's sigh.
A dramatic pause and pin drop silence in the class.
Then he asked her, 'When did you ever see a chicken with four legs?'
Oh the expression on his face - priceless!!!
We all burst out laughing.
She was a cool girl BTW. None of this embarrassed her.
She joined in the laughter and her answer was simple and honest - 'Sir, its been a long time since I saw a live chicken'.
----FLASHBACK END-----
Since then everytime i see a chicken, i smile and think of her answer and how true it is.
Even in towns like the place where i grew up, things change at a rapid pace.
As a kid playing on streets i remember hens, goats, buffaloes, donkeys (oh i miss them the most), stray dogs here and there in almost every street.
But nowadays... its such a rare sight.
The only form of chicken which we get to see is the one served in Chicken Biryani, chicken curry, soup, ... u name the dishes...
Am afraid that if i ask my nephew how many legs does chicken have, he might get the count from leg joints in a plate of chicken biryani.
Forget my nephew, maybe my own friends might do the same ;) Just kidding.
I don't think these kind of domestic animals are kept in Zoo either. So its so easy to forget how they look like.
Makes me feel sad that most people get to see them in poultry farm as just a source of meat and eggs and not as a household pet as they once were.
I am a strict non-vegetarian, but these thoughts make me think seriously about cutting down the meat intake.
The rate at which we are eating, chickens may as well be among the endangered species pretty soon...
Writing this in hope that, next time you think of chicken, you'll think of it as a beautiful bird and,yes, with TWO legs only :)
Hey! Look what i got on googling for chicken legs count...
Below is the relevant extract from answers.yahoo.com
Question (posted in 2009):
How many legs does a chicken have?
((---See i told you, people have already started forgetting how chicken looks like---))
Answers:
1) how many legs have u observed ?
cos what i saw was 2...
2) I think it has 3, but thats just the space chickens...
3) LOL
2...
and yum.. I love them with BBQ Sauce.. :-)
4) I've seen 2 legs but if you are including the wings I guess it would have 4
5) Mine's got no leg, its all on my plate. Or boiling in the soup.... my oh my, i love chicken and peanut soup.
6) They don't have legs they have drumsticks!
((---this answer is not my own, i swear, its there in that website only... but i would have thought on similar lines.. so same pinch to whoever posted that answer---))
And ofcourse they were many responses with the right answer
7) 2 legs
Thank God!!!
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Dance, Dance, Dance till you drop
There are a few things in Life which i want to learn b4 i die. Dancing is one of the top three in the list. But I've been delaying it with some excuse or other.
Recently realised - 'There are no end to excuses if you are looking for them... and there are no end of opportunities if you go looking for them...'
So decided to take a chance today. My friend and I went to the institute near my office to enquire details about class timings and fee. And when the guy there mentioned the fee...he just said it once, but it kept echoing in my mind. I can still hear it ringing in my ears. Such a huge amount to which i was not at all prepared to pay.
After the initial shock wore off, i decided to go back to the online instructor, the ever reliable, Youtube.
Dwapara yuga Ekalavya (from Mahabharatha, remember?) learnt what he wanted from clay image of his guru.
Kali yuga Ekalavyas can learn what they want from online gurus.
Youtube has so many videos for different kinds of dancing.
Am posting few of the Nachle ve links i found. Will keep updating the list.
Ooh, hold on a sec, i found another website which has online videos from different Indian TV channels.
Omg, so many other things are there on the homepage http://www.parilok.org/
'Tv Channels Zone' is just a small section in this.
Anyways coming back to our dance videos... Posting the link from this site below
Search result for 'Nachle ve' in NDTV channel in below link returned 3 videos as of today.
All 3 are parts of song 'Crazy kiya re' from Hindi movie 'Dhoom 2'
Warning: Its just like watching on TV.. be prepared for lots of ads in between :) ...
http://ndtvimaginevideos.magnify.net/search/?search=nachle+ve&sort=recent&ente=1-5&info=1-5&fits=1-5&reco=1-5
Will be posting similar videos in this blog under same category 'Dance'.
Recently realised - 'There are no end to excuses if you are looking for them... and there are no end of opportunities if you go looking for them...'
So decided to take a chance today. My friend and I went to the institute near my office to enquire details about class timings and fee. And when the guy there mentioned the fee...he just said it once, but it kept echoing in my mind. I can still hear it ringing in my ears. Such a huge amount to which i was not at all prepared to pay.
After the initial shock wore off, i decided to go back to the online instructor, the ever reliable, Youtube.
Dwapara yuga Ekalavya (from Mahabharatha, remember?) learnt what he wanted from clay image of his guru.
Kali yuga Ekalavyas can learn what they want from online gurus.
Youtube has so many videos for different kinds of dancing.
Am posting few of the Nachle ve links i found. Will keep updating the list.
Ooh, hold on a sec, i found another website which has online videos from different Indian TV channels.
Omg, so many other things are there on the homepage http://www.parilok.org/
'Tv Channels Zone' is just a small section in this.
Anyways coming back to our dance videos... Posting the link from this site below
Search result for 'Nachle ve' in NDTV channel in below link returned 3 videos as of today.
All 3 are parts of song 'Crazy kiya re' from Hindi movie 'Dhoom 2'
Warning: Its just like watching on TV.. be prepared for lots of ads in between :) ...
http://ndtvimaginevideos.magnify.net/search/?search=nachle+ve&sort=recent&ente=1-5&info=1-5&fits=1-5&reco=1-5
Will be posting similar videos in this blog under same category 'Dance'.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Pardes - Jahan Piya Wahan Main...
Freedom.. In search of Freedom, I've been seriously thinking about long term stay outside India. So many traditions and social customs, uff, i felt i needed a break, a big big break...
While searching through some job portal, found this link somewhere in the corner and clicked on it:
India Tourism - IndiaWeek SIUE
Somehow seeing the video about few places in India (and the backgrnd song, a lovely flute instrumental one), moved me to tears (yeah right, i cry at every small opty).
Made me think, what am i doing? I haven't even seen my own country which i love a lot.
What am i running away from?
Made me think again of what my friend asked me - "What do you mean by Freedom?"
I didn't have an answer for that but felt that whatever it is, it is calling me from abroad... Freedom is calling out to me from somewhere out there, from some other country with lesser restrictions...
This song came to my mind, describing my mindstate in this context
Pardes Song - Jahan Piya Wahan Mein
(For translated lyrics - scroll to the end)
Just replace "Ganga" with my name (it rhymes too!!) and replace "piya"(my love/beloved in English) with Freedom... and the new lyrics describe exactly about what i was feeling and thinking about Freedom.
Then i mentally fast forwarded the movie and drifted to the movie ending...
I live in movies and books half the time :D ...
And I try to relate reel life and real Life and get the advice from there whenever possible.
Anyways, where was i, yeah got it, ... in the movie ending, Ganga's destined to find what she seeks back in her own country.
And then i thought, why to waste my time and money to get the similar lesson in life?
After all, i don't have the job offer anyway, so nothing to give up :) (thank God, no need to prepare for interviews now)
So THE END to all the working abroad thoughts.
Moral of the day:
The Freedom am looking for.. is within me... nowhere else... i carry it within me...
None can give it to me, and none can take it from me.
Its upto me to follow the traditions i like, and break the rules i don't believe in.
So am here to stay in my dear own country.
There's always option to travel abroad on vacation if i need to widen my perspective on Life, right?
AKS, hope this definition of Freedom is practical enough for you :)
and Ash you are right, am never going to work abroad :)
-----------------------------------------------------------
Heres the song 'Jahan Piya Wahan Main' from movie 'Pardes'.
are ganga tu kaahe jaaye pardes
O, Ganga, why are you going abroad?
kaahe jaaye pardes
YWhy are you going abroad?
chhorke apna des...
Leaving your country?...
ganga chali kahaan qasam torke hamein chhorke...
Ganga, where are you going, breaking your promise, abandoning us?
piya mere piya
My love, my love
jahaan piya vahaan main
Where my love is, there I must be.
des chhudaaya pardes bulaaya...
He made me forsake my country; he called me abroad.
sandes yeh aaya mere naam
This letter came with my name on it.
jahaan piya vahaan main
Where my love is, there must I be.
mere piya vahaan main
I must be where he is;
main kya karuun mere raam
what can I do, my God?
jahaan piya vahaan main
Where my love is, there I must be.
mere piya vahaan main
My love is there, so must I be.
aisa lagta hai ki dil ke andar kuchh tuut rahaa hai
It seems as though something is breaking inside me.
baabul ke aangan mein mera bachpan chhuut rahaa hai
In my father's courtyard, I am letting go of my childhood.
main khush bhi huun udaas bhi
I'm happy as well as sad,
nadiyaan mein jaise pyaas bhi
like being thirsty amidst rivers.
main kya karuun mere raam
What will I do, my God?
jahaan piya vahaan main
Where my love is, there I must be.
mera piya vahaan main
My love is there, so must I be.
chaandi ki katori sone ka pitaara...
A cup of silver, a box of gold...
laa de maiya meri mujhko saasu ne pukaara
Bring them, mother; my mother-in-law has called me!
laali kaajal "powder" bindiya...
Blush, kohl, powder, bindi...
laa de meri maiya mujhko saiyya ne pukaara
Bring them, mother; my beloved has called me!
andekha anjaana sa ek sapna dekh rahi huun
I am looking at an unseen, unfamiliar dream.
apne man ke darpan mukh apna dekh rahi huun
I am looking at my own face in the mirror of my heart.
yeh main huun yaa koi aur hai
Is this me, or someone else?
sanjog pe kiska zor hai
Who has control over unions of the heart?
main kya karuun mere raam
My God, what shall I do?
ganga chali kahaan qasam torke hamein chhorke
Ganga, where are you going, breaking your promise, abandoning us?
wahaan main...
I go there...
jahaan piya vahaan main
I go wherever my beloved is.
wahaan main wahaan main
I go there, I go there.
While searching through some job portal, found this link somewhere in the corner and clicked on it:
India Tourism - IndiaWeek SIUE
Somehow seeing the video about few places in India (and the backgrnd song, a lovely flute instrumental one), moved me to tears (yeah right, i cry at every small opty).
Made me think, what am i doing? I haven't even seen my own country which i love a lot.
What am i running away from?
Made me think again of what my friend asked me - "What do you mean by Freedom?"
I didn't have an answer for that but felt that whatever it is, it is calling me from abroad... Freedom is calling out to me from somewhere out there, from some other country with lesser restrictions...
This song came to my mind, describing my mindstate in this context
Pardes Song - Jahan Piya Wahan Mein
(For translated lyrics - scroll to the end)
Just replace "Ganga" with my name (it rhymes too!!) and replace "piya"(my love/beloved in English) with Freedom... and the new lyrics describe exactly about what i was feeling and thinking about Freedom.
Then i mentally fast forwarded the movie and drifted to the movie ending...
I live in movies and books half the time :D ...
And I try to relate reel life and real Life and get the advice from there whenever possible.
Anyways, where was i, yeah got it, ... in the movie ending, Ganga's destined to find what she seeks back in her own country.
And then i thought, why to waste my time and money to get the similar lesson in life?
After all, i don't have the job offer anyway, so nothing to give up :) (thank God, no need to prepare for interviews now)
So THE END to all the working abroad thoughts.
Moral of the day:
The Freedom am looking for.. is within me... nowhere else... i carry it within me...
None can give it to me, and none can take it from me.
Its upto me to follow the traditions i like, and break the rules i don't believe in.
So am here to stay in my dear own country.
There's always option to travel abroad on vacation if i need to widen my perspective on Life, right?
AKS, hope this definition of Freedom is practical enough for you :)
and Ash you are right, am never going to work abroad :)
-----------------------------------------------------------
Heres the song 'Jahan Piya Wahan Main' from movie 'Pardes'.
are ganga tu kaahe jaaye pardes
O, Ganga, why are you going abroad?
kaahe jaaye pardes
YWhy are you going abroad?
chhorke apna des...
Leaving your country?...
ganga chali kahaan qasam torke hamein chhorke...
Ganga, where are you going, breaking your promise, abandoning us?
piya mere piya
My love, my love
jahaan piya vahaan main
Where my love is, there I must be.
des chhudaaya pardes bulaaya...
He made me forsake my country; he called me abroad.
sandes yeh aaya mere naam
This letter came with my name on it.
jahaan piya vahaan main
Where my love is, there must I be.
mere piya vahaan main
I must be where he is;
main kya karuun mere raam
what can I do, my God?
jahaan piya vahaan main
Where my love is, there I must be.
mere piya vahaan main
My love is there, so must I be.
aisa lagta hai ki dil ke andar kuchh tuut rahaa hai
It seems as though something is breaking inside me.
baabul ke aangan mein mera bachpan chhuut rahaa hai
In my father's courtyard, I am letting go of my childhood.
main khush bhi huun udaas bhi
I'm happy as well as sad,
nadiyaan mein jaise pyaas bhi
like being thirsty amidst rivers.
main kya karuun mere raam
What will I do, my God?
jahaan piya vahaan main
Where my love is, there I must be.
mera piya vahaan main
My love is there, so must I be.
chaandi ki katori sone ka pitaara...
A cup of silver, a box of gold...
laa de maiya meri mujhko saasu ne pukaara
Bring them, mother; my mother-in-law has called me!
laali kaajal "powder" bindiya...
Blush, kohl, powder, bindi...
laa de meri maiya mujhko saiyya ne pukaara
Bring them, mother; my beloved has called me!
andekha anjaana sa ek sapna dekh rahi huun
I am looking at an unseen, unfamiliar dream.
apne man ke darpan mukh apna dekh rahi huun
I am looking at my own face in the mirror of my heart.
yeh main huun yaa koi aur hai
Is this me, or someone else?
sanjog pe kiska zor hai
Who has control over unions of the heart?
main kya karuun mere raam
My God, what shall I do?
ganga chali kahaan qasam torke hamein chhorke
Ganga, where are you going, breaking your promise, abandoning us?
wahaan main...
I go there...
jahaan piya vahaan main
I go wherever my beloved is.
wahaan main wahaan main
I go there, I go there.
Monday, April 26, 2010
Stranger in the mirror
There's a scary movie(Hindi movie, Naina) in which the heroine looks into the mirror and screams out in horror.
No, no, no, she's not screaming abt her make-up or appearance (she's beautiful!!)... its bcoz instead of seeing her own reflection, a stranger's face stares back at her from the mirror.... Oooooohhh.. the scariest thing that can ever happen in my opinion.
I would have a massive heart attack if i look into mirror and find Aish(no matter how beautiful she looks ;)) in my mirror reflection.
Ever since i saw that movie, i felt thankful to find my dear own familiar face in the mirror and noone else.
Years passed by since i saw the movie and then something happened which reminded me of that scene and the words "Stranger in the mirror" kept playing on and on in my head.
I lost my so called identity that time...
We define ourselves with few things in life like job, relationship, wealth, beauty, possessions, skills and so on. When one or more become so important to us, such things becomes an identity... something to define who we are.
When we lose that part of us, then comes the identity crisis.
When i used to look into the mirror during that time, i no longer knew the person looking back at me.
The smile is different, the eyes are different, the thoughts are different, everything... in short, a stranger in the mirror.
I used to stand before the mirror, looking at my reflection, hoping it would give back my definition or atleast redefine who i am. (Its not crazy, our mirror images do talk to us, don't u ever watch movies??)
Anyways nothing of that sort happened.
Every time i looked into the mirror, used to silently say hi to the stranger in the mirror. Maybe that should have been the point to go for psychotherapy, but friends therapy worked out all right for me.
Best medicine and diet when you are depressed or lost - its the brain of your friends. Keep eating it and you'll be perfectly fine over a period of time (Can't say the state of your friend after that though).
I talked and talked till i got the drama out of my system (i still keep talking, too much drama inside me).
And here i am - Happy and Healthy.
Alls well that ends well.
I still don't know the woman in the mirror, but i love her anyway.
Discovering myself day by day and refuse to define myself with any external factor. My identity is under construction, and i guess it'll always be.
'The day i stop changing is the day i start dying.'
No, no, no, she's not screaming abt her make-up or appearance (she's beautiful!!)... its bcoz instead of seeing her own reflection, a stranger's face stares back at her from the mirror.... Oooooohhh.. the scariest thing that can ever happen in my opinion.
I would have a massive heart attack if i look into mirror and find Aish(no matter how beautiful she looks ;)) in my mirror reflection.
Ever since i saw that movie, i felt thankful to find my dear own familiar face in the mirror and noone else.
Years passed by since i saw the movie and then something happened which reminded me of that scene and the words "Stranger in the mirror" kept playing on and on in my head.
I lost my so called identity that time...
We define ourselves with few things in life like job, relationship, wealth, beauty, possessions, skills and so on. When one or more become so important to us, such things becomes an identity... something to define who we are.
When we lose that part of us, then comes the identity crisis.
When i used to look into the mirror during that time, i no longer knew the person looking back at me.
The smile is different, the eyes are different, the thoughts are different, everything... in short, a stranger in the mirror.
I used to stand before the mirror, looking at my reflection, hoping it would give back my definition or atleast redefine who i am. (Its not crazy, our mirror images do talk to us, don't u ever watch movies??)
Anyways nothing of that sort happened.
Every time i looked into the mirror, used to silently say hi to the stranger in the mirror. Maybe that should have been the point to go for psychotherapy, but friends therapy worked out all right for me.
Best medicine and diet when you are depressed or lost - its the brain of your friends. Keep eating it and you'll be perfectly fine over a period of time (Can't say the state of your friend after that though).
I talked and talked till i got the drama out of my system (i still keep talking, too much drama inside me).
And here i am - Happy and Healthy.
Alls well that ends well.
I still don't know the woman in the mirror, but i love her anyway.
Discovering myself day by day and refuse to define myself with any external factor. My identity is under construction, and i guess it'll always be.
'The day i stop changing is the day i start dying.'
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Boy friends??!!!!
Here's the topic of the day "The cons and cons of boy friends" (in case u didn't notice, there are no "pros"... all "cons" only)
First let me start off with definition of boyfriends and boy friends. Go ahead, yawn if you must, but please finish reading the definition first. It'll take a load off my head and make me feel more clear. Boyfriends vs Boy friends... A space beteen the words makes a lot of difference.
"...There is a significant difference between boyfriend and boy friend. In a strictly grammatical sense, a boyfriend is an 'individual of significance' with whom one shares a relationship. A girl friend or boy friend, however, is simply a friend identified on the basis of gender...."
Boy friends... I used to think that having n number of boy friends was all a woman can ask for a happy independant life.. You get all the freedom and fun. No rules, no expectations. All play and no work. Etc. etc. I used to think all that for many years, but now???!!!!. I've few of the most awesome/awful (can't decide which word to pick, but i know u'll understand) guys as friends. They make me so mad at times that its a wonder i've not injured any one of them. Not yet anyway.
Won't believe me? Here i've the list ready, based on real life experiences.
Cons of having boy friends:
1) No support when you are sad.
When am sad they give some one-liners like 'It happens', 'It'll pass', 'Its ok' with the kind of empty face devoid of any kind of emotion. If my pride hasn't stopped me, i would have screamed and said 'Buddy, i don't want you to cry along with me, but atleast act like you are almost about to cry at my misery. A tear drop or two welling up in your eyes, is it too much to ask for. A woman needs her drama you know...'
2) No support when you are feeling senti.
When i feel senti or attached to them, they say people come and go. Make new friends and be happy wherever you go. (Hello, are you agreeing with them?? You are reading my blog and so you are on my side. Agree with me ok) Be practical they say. How stupid is that. Hit them on the head and that should fix their wierd way of thinking.
3) No support when you feel talkative.
If i chat for a bit longer(ok way more longer) than a sentence or two at a stretch, there will be no response from the other side. I panic at that point wondering if they ran away somewhere to hide and keep checking with "U thr?" after every few sentences or so. If they respond with "Yes", i sigh with relief and continue my monologue again till the next "U thr".
If i go and see my chat history, it will be full of my dialogues with the response from the other side very very rare, scattered here and there, i need to search very keenly that. Its 99.99% solo chat. I could as well be talking to myself.
But there are times, more often than not, when it feels really so wonderful to have them by my side. The fun time together and the kind of support they give... Its so wonderful, that i feel like going back and strike off all those cons above.
If not erase those, then atleast rephrase them as pros below.
1) The times when i felt sad - Their stupid one-liners made me stop crying and made me strong (No use crying when noone's joining you anyway)
2) The times when i felt senti - Their practical advice, somehow filled with unspoken care sounds so soothing... made a mature, practical (hmm, almost practical) person out of me.
3) The times when i felt talkative - Their patience in hearing me out (lets forget about their silence part for now, i don't need their response anyway, i just wanted to talk).. it makes me feel that even if they are slowly going crazy with all my incessant chatter, they will never shut me up(ok, there are times when they ask me to keep quiet, but i don't stop even then, so lets ignore those times also for now). Makes me feel they'll always be there even when am being silly and stupid.
((yawn)) Reading my own list makes me sleepy.
Lets end it here for now before the list increases...
Dedicated to all my stupid boy friends about whom this was written.
And ofcourse to all my girl friends, without whose calming presence, i would have killed those guys by now.
First let me start off with definition of boyfriends and boy friends. Go ahead, yawn if you must, but please finish reading the definition first. It'll take a load off my head and make me feel more clear. Boyfriends vs Boy friends... A space beteen the words makes a lot of difference.
"...There is a significant difference between boyfriend and boy friend. In a strictly grammatical sense, a boyfriend is an 'individual of significance' with whom one shares a relationship. A girl friend or boy friend, however, is simply a friend identified on the basis of gender...."
Boy friends... I used to think that having n number of boy friends was all a woman can ask for a happy independant life.. You get all the freedom and fun. No rules, no expectations. All play and no work. Etc. etc. I used to think all that for many years, but now???!!!!. I've few of the most awesome/awful (can't decide which word to pick, but i know u'll understand) guys as friends. They make me so mad at times that its a wonder i've not injured any one of them. Not yet anyway.
Won't believe me? Here i've the list ready, based on real life experiences.
Cons of having boy friends:
1) No support when you are sad.
When am sad they give some one-liners like 'It happens', 'It'll pass', 'Its ok' with the kind of empty face devoid of any kind of emotion. If my pride hasn't stopped me, i would have screamed and said 'Buddy, i don't want you to cry along with me, but atleast act like you are almost about to cry at my misery. A tear drop or two welling up in your eyes, is it too much to ask for. A woman needs her drama you know...'
2) No support when you are feeling senti.
When i feel senti or attached to them, they say people come and go. Make new friends and be happy wherever you go. (Hello, are you agreeing with them?? You are reading my blog and so you are on my side. Agree with me ok) Be practical they say. How stupid is that. Hit them on the head and that should fix their wierd way of thinking.
3) No support when you feel talkative.
If i chat for a bit longer(ok way more longer) than a sentence or two at a stretch, there will be no response from the other side. I panic at that point wondering if they ran away somewhere to hide and keep checking with "U thr?" after every few sentences or so. If they respond with "Yes", i sigh with relief and continue my monologue again till the next "U thr".
If i go and see my chat history, it will be full of my dialogues with the response from the other side very very rare, scattered here and there, i need to search very keenly that. Its 99.99% solo chat. I could as well be talking to myself.
But there are times, more often than not, when it feels really so wonderful to have them by my side. The fun time together and the kind of support they give... Its so wonderful, that i feel like going back and strike off all those cons above.
If not erase those, then atleast rephrase them as pros below.
1) The times when i felt sad - Their stupid one-liners made me stop crying and made me strong (No use crying when noone's joining you anyway)
2) The times when i felt senti - Their practical advice, somehow filled with unspoken care sounds so soothing... made a mature, practical (hmm, almost practical) person out of me.
3) The times when i felt talkative - Their patience in hearing me out (lets forget about their silence part for now, i don't need their response anyway, i just wanted to talk).. it makes me feel that even if they are slowly going crazy with all my incessant chatter, they will never shut me up(ok, there are times when they ask me to keep quiet, but i don't stop even then, so lets ignore those times also for now). Makes me feel they'll always be there even when am being silly and stupid.
((yawn)) Reading my own list makes me sleepy.
Lets end it here for now before the list increases...
Dedicated to all my stupid boy friends about whom this was written.
And ofcourse to all my girl friends, without whose calming presence, i would have killed those guys by now.
Monday, April 19, 2010
The Perfect Cube
Today is my 27th birthday.
This is the number i've been eagerly waiting for - 27 - Kind of sounds magical to me.
3 cube. and digits sum to 9 (which i consider lucky)
When the clock was about to strike midnight, I've had a very strange but familiar fear.
Was that excitement? Maybe so, maybe not.
Looking at my family, felt comforted and fell asleep.
Note to my sis:
Thanks sis dear for coming down for my b'day. I know i don't say it often, but hope you know that having u as my sis and friend is having a constant source of strength, care, fun and comfort for me.
Ofcourse, on a complaining note, there are times when its so frustrating to have someone know me as well as you do, reading my thoughts and predicting my actions... But thats expected i guess between people as close as we are... Pyar ke side effects, which we have to live through with loved ones :( ... But you know one more thing- Knowing that you can see through my stupid thoughts and feelings and still have you by my side with so much love, gives me the freedom to be myself and know, for sure, that i'm always loved, no matter what...
I slept in peace but woke up in a state of dread in the morning.
But then came home the teddy, red roses and yummy cake.
And along with that, a beautiful message which i'll treasure always.
Coming from you, dear Mad, it means a lot.
I'll carry that note with me as a reminder that no matter how mad people can be, there will always be madder friends around to love and be loved ;) .
Thanks for being such a wonderful friend and staying by me all along. I couldn't call you back to say thanks coz I felt so touched and senti and a phone call then meant so superficial. Hope you read this and know how much it meant to me.
After eating such cake its tough to stay awake.
On top of that, eating all day long whatever mom prepared at home.
Didn't want to begin my new year sleeping and lost in Dreamworld...
I called upon all my will power and though sheer determination managed to keep my eyes open.
And finally the day is over. Such a relief!!!
Did i mention, festivals and birthdays always make me feel so restless that i can't wait for the day to end.
Maybe am bit queer to feel that way, but thats ok.
I got my friends and family who takes me as I am, queer or not. Lucky me!!!
This is the number i've been eagerly waiting for - 27 - Kind of sounds magical to me.
3 cube. and digits sum to 9 (which i consider lucky)
When the clock was about to strike midnight, I've had a very strange but familiar fear.
Was that excitement? Maybe so, maybe not.
Looking at my family, felt comforted and fell asleep.
Note to my sis:
Thanks sis dear for coming down for my b'day. I know i don't say it often, but hope you know that having u as my sis and friend is having a constant source of strength, care, fun and comfort for me.
Ofcourse, on a complaining note, there are times when its so frustrating to have someone know me as well as you do, reading my thoughts and predicting my actions... But thats expected i guess between people as close as we are... Pyar ke side effects, which we have to live through with loved ones :( ... But you know one more thing- Knowing that you can see through my stupid thoughts and feelings and still have you by my side with so much love, gives me the freedom to be myself and know, for sure, that i'm always loved, no matter what...
I slept in peace but woke up in a state of dread in the morning.
But then came home the teddy, red roses and yummy cake.
And along with that, a beautiful message which i'll treasure always.
Coming from you, dear Mad, it means a lot.
I'll carry that note with me as a reminder that no matter how mad people can be, there will always be madder friends around to love and be loved ;) .
Thanks for being such a wonderful friend and staying by me all along. I couldn't call you back to say thanks coz I felt so touched and senti and a phone call then meant so superficial. Hope you read this and know how much it meant to me.
After eating such cake its tough to stay awake.
On top of that, eating all day long whatever mom prepared at home.
Didn't want to begin my new year sleeping and lost in Dreamworld...
I called upon all my will power and though sheer determination managed to keep my eyes open.
And finally the day is over. Such a relief!!!
Did i mention, festivals and birthdays always make me feel so restless that i can't wait for the day to end.
Maybe am bit queer to feel that way, but thats ok.
I got my friends and family who takes me as I am, queer or not. Lucky me!!!
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Review - Mane'a - The Salon
I've been to this place today for hair cut.
Mane'a - The Salon
Really good and worth every rupee.
There's something sinfully delightful in pampering oneself.
Having my hair shampooed and conditioned with such care(that too by a cute guy ;)) makes me feel like a princess.
Hmm thats it for now.
Got to run and see my hair again in the mirror.
Can't help it, the mirror wants to see my hair again and again :)
Mane'a - The Salon
Really good and worth every rupee.
There's something sinfully delightful in pampering oneself.
Having my hair shampooed and conditioned with such care(that too by a cute guy ;)) makes me feel like a princess.
Hmm thats it for now.
Got to run and see my hair again in the mirror.
Can't help it, the mirror wants to see my hair again and again :)
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Music world
1) SHOUTcast Radio
Free internet radio - Thousands of Free Online Radio Stations
2) Bollywood FM
Movies, music, trailers, lyrics, ...
Free internet radio - Thousands of Free Online Radio Stations
2) Bollywood FM
Movies, music, trailers, lyrics, ...
Last (Lost) Weekend
I was supposed to read some poetry or classics last weekend.
But lets face it, so many years passed since i last read such stuff(high school days), and with no English teacher to encourage (read "force") me to do so, its really tough.
And i've skipped it.
One point in my defence, i don't have such books at home.
Time to buy new books.
And as usual, i spent the weekend stuck to laptop, watching movies online.
Time to break this addiction.
Am losing so many weekends this way. I can almost hear my laptop scream 'Get out. Get a life. And give me a break!'
Lappy, i know what you are trying to say... i'll think up of something to do in weekends and give you the break you deserve...
But lets face it, so many years passed since i last read such stuff(high school days), and with no English teacher to encourage (read "force") me to do so, its really tough.
And i've skipped it.
One point in my defence, i don't have such books at home.
Time to buy new books.
And as usual, i spent the weekend stuck to laptop, watching movies online.
Time to break this addiction.
Am losing so many weekends this way. I can almost hear my laptop scream 'Get out. Get a life. And give me a break!'
Lappy, i know what you are trying to say... i'll think up of something to do in weekends and give you the break you deserve...
Saturday, April 10, 2010
All about words
Subconscious spell check.
We do it all the time.
Just a while ago, i created a Label "Journal"...
Its been a long time since i've seen that word in use, but the spelling comes automatically to mind.
I typed it down and this sudden thought "Is this a really valid word".
It sounds stupid now even to me, but for a few seconds there, i truly doubted the existence of such a word.
So i went ahead and asked my reliable friend, Google. And yes, there is a word called "Journal".
Thing is, the English I use on daily basis these days, its the same as my 5th grade nephew would use.
The hidden reasoning behind that is, if we use complex vocab when we talk, we run the risk of being a social outcast in the very near future(like the very next minute).
Forget about society, even personally, if i hear someone give the kind of speech which my nephew wouldn't understand, i would run away screaming (if i had a choice to do so) rather than sit there listening.
But when it comes in written form, am a die hard fan of Literature - idioms, double entendre, ...(oops, i forgot what else is there, so lets go with 'etc'...), etc... all sorts of stuff, that you normally wouldn't encounter in regular spoken English... those words are a feast to the eyes and food to the mind.
Dust settled down on the unused words which i collected from books across the years and stored lovingly in colorful closets in my mind. Time for some spring cleaning, wipe out the dust and freshen my mind with some rich literature.. How about Shakespeare.. or R.K.Narayan... or John Keats... or William Wordsworth... (can't think of more names, i blame it on the dust again :) )
Coming up next, 5 posts with the summary on the stories/poems i pick this weekend.
We do it all the time.
Just a while ago, i created a Label "Journal"...
Its been a long time since i've seen that word in use, but the spelling comes automatically to mind.
I typed it down and this sudden thought "Is this a really valid word".
It sounds stupid now even to me, but for a few seconds there, i truly doubted the existence of such a word.
So i went ahead and asked my reliable friend, Google. And yes, there is a word called "Journal".
Thing is, the English I use on daily basis these days, its the same as my 5th grade nephew would use.
The hidden reasoning behind that is, if we use complex vocab when we talk, we run the risk of being a social outcast in the very near future(like the very next minute).
Forget about society, even personally, if i hear someone give the kind of speech which my nephew wouldn't understand, i would run away screaming (if i had a choice to do so) rather than sit there listening.
But when it comes in written form, am a die hard fan of Literature - idioms, double entendre, ...(oops, i forgot what else is there, so lets go with 'etc'...), etc... all sorts of stuff, that you normally wouldn't encounter in regular spoken English... those words are a feast to the eyes and food to the mind.
Dust settled down on the unused words which i collected from books across the years and stored lovingly in colorful closets in my mind. Time for some spring cleaning, wipe out the dust and freshen my mind with some rich literature.. How about Shakespeare.. or R.K.Narayan... or John Keats... or William Wordsworth... (can't think of more names, i blame it on the dust again :) )
Coming up next, 5 posts with the summary on the stories/poems i pick this weekend.
Filhaal song lyrics with translation
Here's a beautiful song from Hindi movie 'Filhaal'.
When you are feeling sad, but don't feel like ruining your eyes with tears, try this song.
In sync with the sad mood, yet inspiring at the same time.
A peaceful acceptance of What is, What you are, right here, right now...
Posting this song as the first one here, coz it makes me "feel" (for the moment) like Sushmita Sen :D...
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(Click here for Filhaal song on Youtube)
zindagi yeh lamha jii lene de
(Let's live for the moment)
pahale se likhaa kuchh bhi nahin
(Nothing in life is pre-determined)
roz nayaa kuch likhtii hai tuu
(Every day you write a new fate for yourself)
jo bhi likhaa hai dil se jiyaa hai
(whatever is written is lived whole-heartedly)
yeh lamha filhaal jii lene de...
(For the time being, let's live for the moment)
filhaal...
(for the moment...)
maasuum si hansii bevajah hii kabhi
(Sometimes, for no reason, an innocent laugh)
hothon pe khil jaatii hai
(blooms on (your) lips)
anjaan sii khushii bahatii hui kabhi
(A strange happiness sometimes goes flowing)
saahil pe mil jaatii hai
(to meet the shore)
yeh anjaana sa Dar ajnabii hai magar
(This unfamiliar fear is strange, but)
khuubsuurat hai jii lene de
(it is beautiful; embrace it)
yeh lamha filhaal jii lene de...
(For the time being, let's live for the moment...)
filhaal...
(for the moment...)
dil hii mein rahata hai aankhon mein bahata hai
(It resides in the heart, it flows in the eyes)
kachcha saa ek khwaab hai
(it's an unfinished dream)
lagta sawaal hai shaayad jawaab hai
(It seems like a question, but perhaps it's the answer)
dil phir bhi betaab hai
(Even so, my heart is restless)
yeh sukhuun hai to hai
(If this is happiness, so be it)
yeh junuun hai to hai
(If this is obsession, so be it)
khuubsurat hai jii lene de
(it is beautiful; embrace it)
yeh lamha filhaal jii lene de...
(For the time being, let's live for the moment...)
filhaal...
(for the moment...)
pahale se likhaa kuchh bhi nahin
(nothing in life is pre-determined)
roz nayaa kuchh likhtii hai tuu
(Every day you write a new fate for yourself)
jo bhi likhaa hai dil se jiyaa hai
(whatever is written is lived whole-heartedly)
yeh lamha filhaal jii lene de...
(For the time being, let's live for the moment)
filhaal...
(for the moment...)
When you are feeling sad, but don't feel like ruining your eyes with tears, try this song.
In sync with the sad mood, yet inspiring at the same time.
A peaceful acceptance of What is, What you are, right here, right now...
Posting this song as the first one here, coz it makes me "feel" (for the moment) like Sushmita Sen :D...
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(Click here for Filhaal song on Youtube)
zindagi yeh lamha jii lene de
(Let's live for the moment)
pahale se likhaa kuchh bhi nahin
(Nothing in life is pre-determined)
roz nayaa kuch likhtii hai tuu
(Every day you write a new fate for yourself)
jo bhi likhaa hai dil se jiyaa hai
(whatever is written is lived whole-heartedly)
yeh lamha filhaal jii lene de...
(For the time being, let's live for the moment)
filhaal...
(for the moment...)
maasuum si hansii bevajah hii kabhi
(Sometimes, for no reason, an innocent laugh)
hothon pe khil jaatii hai
(blooms on (your) lips)
anjaan sii khushii bahatii hui kabhi
(A strange happiness sometimes goes flowing)
saahil pe mil jaatii hai
(to meet the shore)
yeh anjaana sa Dar ajnabii hai magar
(This unfamiliar fear is strange, but)
khuubsuurat hai jii lene de
(it is beautiful; embrace it)
yeh lamha filhaal jii lene de...
(For the time being, let's live for the moment...)
filhaal...
(for the moment...)
dil hii mein rahata hai aankhon mein bahata hai
(It resides in the heart, it flows in the eyes)
kachcha saa ek khwaab hai
(it's an unfinished dream)
lagta sawaal hai shaayad jawaab hai
(It seems like a question, but perhaps it's the answer)
dil phir bhi betaab hai
(Even so, my heart is restless)
yeh sukhuun hai to hai
(If this is happiness, so be it)
yeh junuun hai to hai
(If this is obsession, so be it)
khuubsurat hai jii lene de
(it is beautiful; embrace it)
yeh lamha filhaal jii lene de...
(For the time being, let's live for the moment...)
filhaal...
(for the moment...)
pahale se likhaa kuchh bhi nahin
(nothing in life is pre-determined)
roz nayaa kuchh likhtii hai tuu
(Every day you write a new fate for yourself)
jo bhi likhaa hai dil se jiyaa hai
(whatever is written is lived whole-heartedly)
yeh lamha filhaal jii lene de...
(For the time being, let's live for the moment)
filhaal...
(for the moment...)
Friday, April 9, 2010
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Animation Articles
1) Learning 2D animation
Articles by 2d artist on how to best learn 2d animation
2) http://questforanimationglory.blogspot.com/
Articles by 2d artist on how to best learn 2d animation
2) http://questforanimationglory.blogspot.com/
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
With Love, Emma
Once upon a time, there lived a little girl Emma in a cozy cottage by the riverside.
Every morning she ran to her hideout among the trees near the river, and read aloud her favourite tales.
There were no other folks around to listen and nod their heads.
But the flowing river and the swaying trees, buzzing bees and the pleasant breeze made a wonderful audience to little Emma's stories.
One fine morning, Emma, lost as usual in her fairy world, heard a sound and looked up startled. There stood a little boy, a little boy named Eddie.
Emma knew not where he's from and why he came.
But looking into his eyes, it felt like being at home.
The world seemed more colorful, brighter, cheerful and magical.
Hand-in-hand they walked along. Humming a song all way long.
Day after day, they met at the hideout.
Emma read aloud to Eddie, mixing up stories or making up her own.
And this is how Happily Ever After feels like, thought little Emma.
But one day, little Eddie did not come.
That day, colors seemed less bright and the scents less intense.
Emma felt that magic came and left with Eddie and world seemed like a faded book.
For days and days, Emma looked around here, there and everywhere, but couldn't find him.
Emma knew not where he's gone and why he left
Emma felt lost and lonely. 'Yes', thought Emma 'there are other kids around... but none are like Eddie'.
Crying herself to sleep in her hideout, Emma had a dream.
And in the dream was dear little Eddie.
Hand-in-hand they walked along. Humming a song all way long.
They walked near the river and Eddie asked her to look into the river.
Emma saw their images in the river and smiled at him and lo! Eddie was gone.
Tears welled up in her eyes when Eddie's voice rang out clear and pleasant, 'Look into yourself and see what you find'.
But Emma's eyes were full of tears and she couldn't see anything.
Then said Eddie: 'Wipe your tears for then only you can see Magic'.
Emma did so and what did she see!
In her reflection, she could see Eddie in her heart, smiling back at her.
She bent down in wonder to touch the image and woke up with a start.
So this is a dream. thought Emma.
Yet, it felt so real than anything else that Emma decided this is Magic.
From that day on, Emma always smiled.
She knew noone else can be Eddie but she saw him in herself and everyone around her, and spread around the magic, love and joy that Eddie had shown to her.
And this is how Happily Ever After feels like, thought little Emma...
'Tears have no place in world of magic, hmm, only exception being tears of joy' - Emma :)
Every morning she ran to her hideout among the trees near the river, and read aloud her favourite tales.
There were no other folks around to listen and nod their heads.
But the flowing river and the swaying trees, buzzing bees and the pleasant breeze made a wonderful audience to little Emma's stories.
One fine morning, Emma, lost as usual in her fairy world, heard a sound and looked up startled. There stood a little boy, a little boy named Eddie.
Emma knew not where he's from and why he came.
But looking into his eyes, it felt like being at home.
The world seemed more colorful, brighter, cheerful and magical.
Hand-in-hand they walked along. Humming a song all way long.
Day after day, they met at the hideout.
Emma read aloud to Eddie, mixing up stories or making up her own.
And this is how Happily Ever After feels like, thought little Emma.
But one day, little Eddie did not come.
That day, colors seemed less bright and the scents less intense.
Emma felt that magic came and left with Eddie and world seemed like a faded book.
For days and days, Emma looked around here, there and everywhere, but couldn't find him.
Emma knew not where he's gone and why he left
Emma felt lost and lonely. 'Yes', thought Emma 'there are other kids around... but none are like Eddie'.
Crying herself to sleep in her hideout, Emma had a dream.
And in the dream was dear little Eddie.
Hand-in-hand they walked along. Humming a song all way long.
They walked near the river and Eddie asked her to look into the river.
Emma saw their images in the river and smiled at him and lo! Eddie was gone.
Tears welled up in her eyes when Eddie's voice rang out clear and pleasant, 'Look into yourself and see what you find'.
But Emma's eyes were full of tears and she couldn't see anything.
Then said Eddie: 'Wipe your tears for then only you can see Magic'.
Emma did so and what did she see!
In her reflection, she could see Eddie in her heart, smiling back at her.
She bent down in wonder to touch the image and woke up with a start.
So this is a dream. thought Emma.
Yet, it felt so real than anything else that Emma decided this is Magic.
From that day on, Emma always smiled.
She knew noone else can be Eddie but she saw him in herself and everyone around her, and spread around the magic, love and joy that Eddie had shown to her.
And this is how Happily Ever After feels like, thought little Emma...
'Tears have no place in world of magic, hmm, only exception being tears of joy' - Emma :)
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Must Watch Movies
My Neighbor Totoro
Shrek
How to Train Your Dragon
Mad, as per your comments, included below the links to watch movies.. :)
1) Watch Movies Online For Free Full Movie Downloads
http://www.movies-links.tv
2) Watch Anime Movies Online :: English & German - Subtitles & Dubbed Streams
http://www.anime-movie-site.com/
3) Free Videos Online - Watch TV Online - Free Video Clips | Veoh
http://www.veoh.com/
Shrek
How to Train Your Dragon
Mad, as per your comments, included below the links to watch movies.. :)
1) Watch Movies Online For Free Full Movie Downloads
http://www.movies-links.tv
2) Watch Anime Movies Online :: English & German - Subtitles & Dubbed Streams
http://www.anime-movie-site.com/
3) Free Videos Online - Watch TV Online - Free Video Clips | Veoh
http://www.veoh.com/
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Foodie Zone
1) BringMeFood
Order Food Online (Hyderabad, India)
2) Sanjeev Kapoor Recipes
Recipes from Sanjeev Kapoor, Celebrity Chef
3) fullhyd.com
The Hyderabad Restaurants, Pubs, Bars and Nightlife Guide
Order Food Online (Hyderabad, India)
2) Sanjeev Kapoor Recipes
Recipes from Sanjeev Kapoor, Celebrity Chef
3) fullhyd.com
The Hyderabad Restaurants, Pubs, Bars and Nightlife Guide
For Shopaholics only...
1) Inorbit Mall
One stop shop for Hyderabadis
2) Indiatimes Shopping
Online shop for Books, Gifts, etc..
3) Fastrack
Watches, Sunglasses, Belts, Bags, Wallets, Wristbands
4) Fossil
Watches, wallets, handbags & Clothing
One stop shop for Hyderabadis
2) Indiatimes Shopping
Online shop for Books, Gifts, etc..
3) Fastrack
Watches, Sunglasses, Belts, Bags, Wallets, Wristbands
4) Fossil
Watches, wallets, handbags & Clothing
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Quotes
Here are few of the quotes which i like.
Posted here in no particular order.
Yet to reorganise them into categories...Until then just keep scrolling and read whichever quote catches ur eye...
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Life is 10% of what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it.
If we're growing, we're always going to be out of our comfort zone.
If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.
Don't wait. The time will never be just right.
If you do what you've always done, you'll get what you 've always gotten.
When you judge another, you do not define them, you define yourself.
You're lonely only if you're not there for yourself.
Don't let someone else's opinion of you become your reality.
There is no failure. Only feedback.
He who has a why to live for, can bear almost any how
Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way
What you have experienced, no power on earth can take from you
Greatness is not in where we stand, but in what direction we are moving. We must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it -- but sail we must and not drift, nor lie at anchor
The most beautiful thing is to see a person smiling and even more beautiful is knowing that you are the reason behind it. Be a reason for others to smile.
Every man dies… but not every man really LIVES...
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
Have a mind that is open for everything, and attached to nothing
If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking
Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors for you where there were only walls
While we try to teach our children all about life, Our children teach us what life is all about.
Kids go where there is excitement. They stay where there is love.
A child can ask questions that a wise man cannot answer.
No symphony orchestra ever played music like a two-year-old girl laughing with a puppy.
A single rose can be my garden...a single friend, my world.
There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face
An animal's eyes have the power to speak a great language.
Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms.
Tip for single women: If you want to sacrifice the admiration of many men for the criticism of one, go ahead, get married.
A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.
Writing a novel is like driving a car at night. You can see only as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.
Part of being sane, is being a little bit crazy.
What you are is what you have been. What you’ll be is what you do now.
In our dreams we are closer to our real self than in waking life
Life is not what happens on the ourside, it is how we perceive it on the inside
Happiness is a choice, not a reaction
Life is drawing without an eraser.
Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known
Live out your imagination, not your history
The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed
Wherever you go, go with all of your heart
Laugh at yourself and life and nothing can touch you...
When diet is wrong, medicine is of no use.
When diet is correct, medicine is of no need
Once you have felt the Indian dust, you will never be free of it.
The world makes way for the man who knows where he is going.
The best glimpse of heaven on earth-baby's smile
The free man is he who does not fear to go to the end of his thought
Sometimes things go worse before they get better
If you are looking for a Saviour, look into the mirror....
If God sends us on stony paths, he'll always provide us with strong shoes
The lesson for us today is that when we change ourselves to the point that we're willing to do whatever it takes to change - we won't have to. Facing our greatest fears - banishes the negative traits that causes us to commit our misdeeds.
Today, Jump into something unknown. This life goes by too fast to stay stuck in being stuck.
Love is not learned because there never was a time in which you knew it not
Nothing real can be threatened...Nothing unreal exists.
It is the privilege of the forgiven to forgive
We know that this matter is continuously changing, what is forming the sun one day, the next day may form the matter of our bodies
We required none else to make us happy, for we are happiness itself
There's a song in every drop of rain...
You are a living magnet, attracting what you want
In order to discover new lands, one must be willing to lose sight of the shore for a very long time
Who has never tasted what is bitter does not know what is sweet
Leap and the net will appear
The harder you fall, the higher you bounce
Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail
It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare,
it is because we do not dare that they are difficult
Take a leap into the unknown today. You may just find yourself.
Good friends are like stars... You don't always see them, but you know they are always there...
The greatest religion is to be true to your own nature. Have faith in yourselves!
You were born an Original, don't die a Copy
God doesn't throw dice
If we want to know the Universe, we have to simply know ourselves...
Live life in such a way that even Sorrow smiles with you...
The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide that you are not going to stay where you are
When death approaches, we may look back on our life and wonder if it was just another dream
This, too, will pass
The “voice in my head” is not who I am. Who am I then? The one who sees that
The solution exists before the problem. We just need to find it.
There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so
Life is the dancer, and you are the dance
Life isn’t as serious as my mind makes it out to be
If a man does only what is required of him, he is a slave. If a man does more than is required of him, he is a free man
Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live
Even the largest goals are obtained one step at a time
For want of a nail the shoe was lost.
For want of a shoe the horse was lost.
For want of a horse the rider was lost.
For want of a rider the battle was lost.
For want of a battle the kingdom was lost.
And all for the want of a horseshoe nail
-"small actions can result in large consequences"
The truth is we can have anything we want if we'll give up the belief that we can't have it
Everything is possible. The impossible just takes longer
If you can't change your fate, change your attitude
Your fear is like a toothless tiger—it seems ferocious but it has no power
You cannot believe in God until you believe in yourself
Truth can be stated in a thousand different ways, yet each one can be true
That is a lesson for all life—face the terrible, face it boldly ..the hardships of life fall back when we cease to flee before them
Neither seek nor avoid; take what comes. It is liberty to be affected by nothing
The idea of perfect womanhood is perfect independence.
We reap what we sow. We are the makers of our own fate. None else has the blame, none has the praise
All the powers in the universe are already ours. It is we who have put our hands before our eyes and cry that it is dark
Our words and thoughts are the hands of the sculptor, giving shape, form, and dimension to our reality
Courage is fear that prays
The only solution is to forget a past of uncertainty and create a new history for oneself
A child can always teach an adult three things: to be happy for no reason, to always be busy with something, and to know how to demand with all his might that which he desires
The light is IN you. Darkness can cover it, but CANNOT put it out
If you knew Who walks beside you on this way which you have chosen, fear would be impossible
It is impossible for you to be angry and laugh at the same time. Anger and laughter are mutually exclusive and you have the power to choose either.
How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours
Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it's always your choice
If you go looking for a friend, you're going to find they're very scarce. If you go out to be a friend, you'll find them everywhere.
If you learn from defeat, you haven't really lost...
Its the silence between the notes that makes the music
Go out in the world and work like money doesn't matter, Sing as if no one is listening, Love as if you have never been hurt, and Dance as if no one is watching
Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.
No one else can dance your dance, no one else can sing your song, no one else can write your story.
Run towards ur fears. U hav to face them someday, so why not today...
We all die. The goal isn't to live forever, the goal is to create something that will
Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending
Once you have flown, you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward; for there you have been, there you long to return
I swear by my life and my love of it that I will never live for the sake of another human, nor ask another human to live for mine
The real magic wand is the child's own mind
Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.
Every blade of grass has its angel that bends over it and whispers, 'Grow, grow.'
God gave people a mouth that closes and ears that don't, which should tell us something.
Jump, and you will find out how to unfold your wings as you fall
Whatever comes our way, whatever battle we have raging inside us, we always have a choice...It's the choices that make us who we are, and we could always choose to do what's right - Spiderman :)
Posted here in no particular order.
Yet to reorganise them into categories...Until then just keep scrolling and read whichever quote catches ur eye...
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Life is 10% of what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it.
If we're growing, we're always going to be out of our comfort zone.
If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.
Don't wait. The time will never be just right.
If you do what you've always done, you'll get what you 've always gotten.
When you judge another, you do not define them, you define yourself.
You're lonely only if you're not there for yourself.
Don't let someone else's opinion of you become your reality.
There is no failure. Only feedback.
He who has a why to live for, can bear almost any how
Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way
What you have experienced, no power on earth can take from you
Greatness is not in where we stand, but in what direction we are moving. We must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it -- but sail we must and not drift, nor lie at anchor
The most beautiful thing is to see a person smiling and even more beautiful is knowing that you are the reason behind it. Be a reason for others to smile.
Every man dies… but not every man really LIVES...
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
Have a mind that is open for everything, and attached to nothing
If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking
Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors for you where there were only walls
While we try to teach our children all about life, Our children teach us what life is all about.
Kids go where there is excitement. They stay where there is love.
A child can ask questions that a wise man cannot answer.
No symphony orchestra ever played music like a two-year-old girl laughing with a puppy.
A single rose can be my garden...a single friend, my world.
There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face
An animal's eyes have the power to speak a great language.
Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms.
Tip for single women: If you want to sacrifice the admiration of many men for the criticism of one, go ahead, get married.
A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.
Writing a novel is like driving a car at night. You can see only as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.
Part of being sane, is being a little bit crazy.
What you are is what you have been. What you’ll be is what you do now.
In our dreams we are closer to our real self than in waking life
Life is not what happens on the ourside, it is how we perceive it on the inside
Happiness is a choice, not a reaction
Life is drawing without an eraser.
Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known
Live out your imagination, not your history
The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed
Wherever you go, go with all of your heart
Laugh at yourself and life and nothing can touch you...
When diet is wrong, medicine is of no use.
When diet is correct, medicine is of no need
Once you have felt the Indian dust, you will never be free of it.
The world makes way for the man who knows where he is going.
The best glimpse of heaven on earth-baby's smile
The free man is he who does not fear to go to the end of his thought
Sometimes things go worse before they get better
If you are looking for a Saviour, look into the mirror....
If God sends us on stony paths, he'll always provide us with strong shoes
The lesson for us today is that when we change ourselves to the point that we're willing to do whatever it takes to change - we won't have to. Facing our greatest fears - banishes the negative traits that causes us to commit our misdeeds.
Today, Jump into something unknown. This life goes by too fast to stay stuck in being stuck.
Love is not learned because there never was a time in which you knew it not
Nothing real can be threatened...Nothing unreal exists.
It is the privilege of the forgiven to forgive
We know that this matter is continuously changing, what is forming the sun one day, the next day may form the matter of our bodies
We required none else to make us happy, for we are happiness itself
There's a song in every drop of rain...
You are a living magnet, attracting what you want
In order to discover new lands, one must be willing to lose sight of the shore for a very long time
Who has never tasted what is bitter does not know what is sweet
Leap and the net will appear
The harder you fall, the higher you bounce
Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail
It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare,
it is because we do not dare that they are difficult
Take a leap into the unknown today. You may just find yourself.
Good friends are like stars... You don't always see them, but you know they are always there...
The greatest religion is to be true to your own nature. Have faith in yourselves!
You were born an Original, don't die a Copy
God doesn't throw dice
If we want to know the Universe, we have to simply know ourselves...
Live life in such a way that even Sorrow smiles with you...
The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide that you are not going to stay where you are
When death approaches, we may look back on our life and wonder if it was just another dream
This, too, will pass
The “voice in my head” is not who I am. Who am I then? The one who sees that
The solution exists before the problem. We just need to find it.
There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so
Life is the dancer, and you are the dance
Life isn’t as serious as my mind makes it out to be
If a man does only what is required of him, he is a slave. If a man does more than is required of him, he is a free man
Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live
Even the largest goals are obtained one step at a time
For want of a nail the shoe was lost.
For want of a shoe the horse was lost.
For want of a horse the rider was lost.
For want of a rider the battle was lost.
For want of a battle the kingdom was lost.
And all for the want of a horseshoe nail
-"small actions can result in large consequences"
The truth is we can have anything we want if we'll give up the belief that we can't have it
Everything is possible. The impossible just takes longer
If you can't change your fate, change your attitude
Your fear is like a toothless tiger—it seems ferocious but it has no power
You cannot believe in God until you believe in yourself
Truth can be stated in a thousand different ways, yet each one can be true
That is a lesson for all life—face the terrible, face it boldly ..the hardships of life fall back when we cease to flee before them
Neither seek nor avoid; take what comes. It is liberty to be affected by nothing
The idea of perfect womanhood is perfect independence.
We reap what we sow. We are the makers of our own fate. None else has the blame, none has the praise
All the powers in the universe are already ours. It is we who have put our hands before our eyes and cry that it is dark
Our words and thoughts are the hands of the sculptor, giving shape, form, and dimension to our reality
Courage is fear that prays
The only solution is to forget a past of uncertainty and create a new history for oneself
A child can always teach an adult three things: to be happy for no reason, to always be busy with something, and to know how to demand with all his might that which he desires
The light is IN you. Darkness can cover it, but CANNOT put it out
If you knew Who walks beside you on this way which you have chosen, fear would be impossible
It is impossible for you to be angry and laugh at the same time. Anger and laughter are mutually exclusive and you have the power to choose either.
How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours
Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it's always your choice
If you go looking for a friend, you're going to find they're very scarce. If you go out to be a friend, you'll find them everywhere.
If you learn from defeat, you haven't really lost...
Its the silence between the notes that makes the music
Go out in the world and work like money doesn't matter, Sing as if no one is listening, Love as if you have never been hurt, and Dance as if no one is watching
Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.
No one else can dance your dance, no one else can sing your song, no one else can write your story.
Run towards ur fears. U hav to face them someday, so why not today...
We all die. The goal isn't to live forever, the goal is to create something that will
Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending
Once you have flown, you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward; for there you have been, there you long to return
I swear by my life and my love of it that I will never live for the sake of another human, nor ask another human to live for mine
The real magic wand is the child's own mind
Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.
Every blade of grass has its angel that bends over it and whispers, 'Grow, grow.'
God gave people a mouth that closes and ears that don't, which should tell us something.
Jump, and you will find out how to unfold your wings as you fall
Whatever comes our way, whatever battle we have raging inside us, we always have a choice...It's the choices that make us who we are, and we could always choose to do what's right - Spiderman :)
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
World at a glance...
1) Around the World - AmO Images: Capturing the Beauty of Life - AmO Images: Capturing the Beauty of Life...
http://amolife.com/image/around-the-world/3.html
2) Photos across the world... http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Asia/India/North/Jammu_and_Kashmir/Srinagar/page2.htm
http://amolife.com/image/around-the-world/3.html
2) Photos across the world... http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Asia/India/North/Jammu_and_Kashmir/Srinagar/page2.htm
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First day in Cocoon!!!
Finally decided to take up this new hobby.. blogging...
(Frankly speaking i don't even know what blogging really means... need to google on its real meaning...)
Friends who have been victimised by my long emails or chats, have suggested that writing articles could be a option to explore... and more recently...blogging..
And so here i am...
Where did the writing interest begin...Hmm, reading and writing go hand in hand...
And am a voracious reader...
If each person can choose how Heaven should look like, for me it would be an old public library full of shelves, and rows and rows of books old and new...
well if not the whole Heaven, then atleast a room in Heaven should have such library...
The smell of newly purchased book... smell of old books... each book, its distinctive scent...
You know what i mean, how wonderful it feels like... Just breathe in the scent...
Next time you get a book, check it out yourself...
A book once read, becomes a part of you. It spawns so many thoughts in mind, that the only outlet for it is writing a book again. Did i say write a book, well, writing a blog is a good alternative too.
"To read a book for the first time is to make an acquaintance with a new friend; to read it for a second time is to meet an old one." ~Chinese Saying
(Frankly speaking i don't even know what blogging really means... need to google on its real meaning...)
Friends who have been victimised by my long emails or chats, have suggested that writing articles could be a option to explore... and more recently...blogging..
And so here i am...
Where did the writing interest begin...Hmm, reading and writing go hand in hand...
And am a voracious reader...
If each person can choose how Heaven should look like, for me it would be an old public library full of shelves, and rows and rows of books old and new...
well if not the whole Heaven, then atleast a room in Heaven should have such library...
The smell of newly purchased book... smell of old books... each book, its distinctive scent...
You know what i mean, how wonderful it feels like... Just breathe in the scent...
Next time you get a book, check it out yourself...
A book once read, becomes a part of you. It spawns so many thoughts in mind, that the only outlet for it is writing a book again. Did i say write a book, well, writing a blog is a good alternative too.
"To read a book for the first time is to make an acquaintance with a new friend; to read it for a second time is to meet an old one." ~Chinese Saying
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