tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64510729313361579282024-03-19T17:46:10.026+05:30Life RocksCome join me through this journey called life!!Life Rocks!!!http://www.blogger.com/profile/03394378394292117217noreply@blogger.comBlogger156125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451072931336157928.post-25493460163681527702017-12-08T22:44:00.001+05:302017-12-08T22:44:31.564+05:30Life at 35. Just hang in there !<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
First things first, when I was younger I never imagined a day that I would be 35. My dreams were always I presume limited to till 30. I would have counted being done with my studies, a career, a family and being settled by the time I was 30. And even if I did think after that it would be what I wanted to do at old age. Never even once I imagined a 35 me. Well then Hello Life! Trust it never to go the way things are planned. Being married at 31 it actually meant a major portion of my life exists in the 30s.<br />
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Today when I look back there is one hell of a list of things I learnt in these 35 years of life. I would love to make a list that says "Top 3 things that I learnt at 35" but then I learnt something very early on. I love being lazy. So I just thought of putting together my top 10.<br />
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<b>1. Don't wish for an older self :</b> When I was younger I would always wish for the next stage to happen. In school, I wanted college. In college I wanted a job. In a job I wanted family life. But today all I want is to restart. I really wish I never wished myself away.<br />
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<b>2. You can not please everyone : </b>Learnt this may be the hard way during my work days (seems a century ago) but then kept this for anyone who then appeared in my life. Colleagues, bosses, relatives, parents, social media friends, other friends and even to my husband and son. Sorry I cant please you all the time!<br />
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<b>3. When you want something open your mouth and ask for it :</b> No one can mind read you, however long they know you for or how much so ever close they are to you. Most of your disappointments in life could have been avoided just by conversation.<br />
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<b>4. Look after your body as it's the only one you got :</b> I so wish I had realized this 10 years ago when I just didn't care what I ate or whether I worked out or not. Today when I chase my kid around literally for 12 hours a day I so much wish I was a fitter me. When I look into my mirror and wish for another me I come to my next learning.<br />
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<b>5. How you dress can change how you feel :</b> I was never really bothered about how I dress till at work place. Slowly I learnt that the way you dress not only projected your personality but also had the power to change your mood. So even today a new dress, sandals or any accessory just gives me that essential boost.<br />
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<b>6. Sleep is a luxury :</b> Even when I used to do shifts at work, I loved to sleep. In those care free years I could get back from work and sleep everything away. Work pressure, relationship stress, nagging parents, there was nothing that sleep could not cure. Entering family life with a small kid and a bigger one (my husband) I know that sleep is a luxury. Yawn...<br />
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<b>7. It's ok to love yourself :</b> There are times when I am selfish. I have been occasionally selfish forever actually. But today I am unapologetic about it. I love my "me" time. I could get up an hour before everyone else, put my kid to sleep earlier at times, make my favourite meal instead of everyone else's demands and not care. I want to love myself and feel that is the only way someone else could love me too.<br />
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<b>8. You can keep a child alive : </b>Yipee! what i thought was an impossible task when I saw my friends entering motherhood now seems possible for me too. And what I learnt after I became a mother, is a totally different post all together. But yes! I am surviving and he is alive and kicking the hell out of me each minute.<br />
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<b>9. Your home and parents our your ultimate holiday destination :</b> Plan a million trips around the world, it is always stress at some point or another. But being at your own home with your parents it your ideal holiday. They will still shower you with love, pamper your child and give you all the me time you need. And you get that much needed break from cleaning, washing, cooking and parenting! Yeah, I am selfish!<br />
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<b>10. Learn to forgive yourself for your past mistakes :</b> No one is perfect. You could have wronged so many in this past half that you lived on the planet. Forgive yourself and just learn from all those mistakes that you made. Just Chill. </div>
Life Rocks!!!http://www.blogger.com/profile/03394378394292117217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451072931336157928.post-31300767624146544912017-11-25T20:42:00.000+05:302017-11-25T20:42:16.665+05:30My experience with Ayurvedic Post Delivery Treatment<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Don't we all go through the face where we dislike our parents during our teens but then understand the bigger picture only when we are in our thirties. I guess this is also one of the kind. Those 30 days that I underwent this was pure torture as it seemed then but today three years forward I am thankful for the recovery.<br />
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Like most home in Kerala we had a home nurse booked for my post natal care. They are usually well trained in caring for mom and baby after they return from the hospital. And it is during this first month that the by then football ground size uterus shrinks back to its original size. Well does it really get to it is another story all together. Ok let's add a 5 to 10 kg window to it. Ligaments, muscles all work to getting back to normal. Most importantly the mother gets the time to regain some mental stability too. <br />
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Well like most moms I was very excited about this royal treatment that would be exclusively for me. And so we started around 8 days after my delivery. I could see the lady heating up water in the traditional way with firewood adding Naalpamaram to it. She used to call me in to bath maybe an hour earlier. This was time for the oil massage with Ksheerabala Tailam. The pressure applied to the joints and muscles during this massage seriously gave you a feeling so heavenly. After the massage was rest for half an hour. I had actually planned to catch up on reading, online activities or chatting with hubby on phone. But I realised that after the sleepless nights and round the clock breast feeding , all I wanted was to close my eyes and be at peace.<br />
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But here ended the fancy ride. When she came in to wash off the tailam I had a shocker. The water was not hot, it was HOTTTTT!!Maybe it was because I had always had bath in cold water through my life, I just could not take it. And she would swing the mug of hot water at my lower abdomen. This it seems shocked the uterus to shrink faster. I would yell on top of my voice and curse too. Hell my c section was not even half this painful. When I got off the bath I felt as if someone had boiled me for lunch. Oh those 30 days ! I still shudder thinking about it .<br />
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Today most women go for the lumbar belt but she wanted this too the traditional way. She would tie a cotton saree around my uterus area that was just short of suffocating me. I would cheat once in a while trying to loosen it up but she would redo it through the day. I eventually gave up.The next in line was food. At the hospital all I remember having was black coffee, rusk and rice gruel. After maybe 10 days food returned to rice but with so many restrictions. There was hardly any salt or any spice. Yes lots of black pepper and turmeric to wash out all the waste from inside my poor stomach. And ghee just seemed to be everywhere leaving me feel like a ghee mysore pak at the end of the day!<br />
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And the funny part was that I was to be confined to my room. No dining outside, no watching TV ,just rest and rest only.Truthfully I hated those 30 days and just wanted to be over with it. At the end of it was the naming ceremony of my son, my first social contact event after the confinement time. And that was the day I thanked my home nurse. Everyone complimented me on my glowing skin, me returning back to my original me and also exclusively breastfeeding my baby. I was over the moon! I had no pains, no weakness and was up and going in those 30 days. I thanked my lucky stars for giving me the strength to go through the treatment. There were times when I felt I could not take it anymore and wanted to quit. But then took it one day at a time. Today I recommend the same to each and every new mom out there!</div>
Life Rocks!!!http://www.blogger.com/profile/03394378394292117217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451072931336157928.post-13330249934400051542017-11-25T20:18:00.000+05:302017-11-25T20:18:55.359+05:30Do Children Teach You To Control Your Temper?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
When this question is posed, the immediate reaction would be "YES" . Things however have been different for me. Having a child taught me what temper is.<br />
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Through my single years ( sigh...that seems like a dream today ) I was known to be a cool cucumber. I bet you would never find one person who said she is hot headed. In the most panic situations at work I always kept my cool, never broke down and loved challenges in my path. Be it managers or my team mates I never lost my temper with anyone. And yeah I was proud of it !<br />
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Fast forward a few years to when I got married. I was again riding that bubble. I was calm with my husband. We passed our honeymoon phase with flying colors be it with parents,relatives, in laws,friends, everyone. But then the bubble burst when I became a mom. I was introduced to Mr. Temper in my life.<br />
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I found it so difficult to keep my calm. Each day I was faced with situations that made me want to scream, want to walk away, made me think why I don't get it right or why is it that I got such a difficult toddler. Negative thoughts would flood my mind. I knew these were because of his growing need for independence. He would want to do the tiniest of things himself which we would not be able to and the next second would be rolling on the floor , yelling. He didn't want me to do it for him neither would he be able to do it himself. And I would reach the boiling point in minutes.<br />
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So now that I knew Mr. Temper has entered my life I knew it's time to show him Who's the boss. I just had to keep him on check. So I think positive. I make myself believe that it's ok as long as I'm trying, learning and wanting to be better. I picture the ideal me . I work to attain it but also keep in mind that it is not realistic to be that way all the time. I am not perfect. So I'm ok with it now. </div>
Life Rocks!!!http://www.blogger.com/profile/03394378394292117217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451072931336157928.post-36682646598703195052017-11-25T19:52:00.000+05:302017-11-25T19:52:53.360+05:30New Life,Old Passion<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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7 years.They flew by. I flew too. From the land of my career and craziness, Bangalore to the sands of the United Arab Emirates.Along that journey came my soul mate and then a little soul who I brought into this world.<br />
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Is there something that is the opposite of the 7 year itch?Where you start missing people or things that you loved most in your life after 7 years of being away? Well I don't know if there is . But yes, I missed myself. I missed being on this space where I connected with myself, where I expressed myself, where I penned down memories or where I just wrote what I wanted to, where I was me. Not a wife, not a mommy (ten thousand times a day) , but just me!<br />
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So this is an attempt just to get to know the new me. So sure that my thought process would never be the same as 7 years back, my life experiences never the same. Maybe this blog will just turn out to be a space for a stay at home mom to rant out her feelings but it will be me. So well "marhabaan"</div>
Life Rocks!!!http://www.blogger.com/profile/03394378394292117217noreply@blogger.com0Ajman - United Arab Emirates25.4052165 55.51364330000001225.1757235 55.19091980000001 25.634709500000003 55.836366800000015tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451072931336157928.post-42694227422022124342010-03-22T06:33:00.003+05:302010-03-23T12:26:27.528+05:30Twilight...<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px; font-family:verdana, tahoma, arial, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0.7em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.7em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.6em; ">After the Harry Potter series, I wondered if there was a series that would grip me so strong. I spent the last few years reading Harry Potter (HP) so many times over and over again and I loved each one of it for the heights of imagination that it would take me to. Now I am blinded once again by the “Twilight” Series.</p><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0.7em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.7em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.6em; "><img src="http://blogs.pioneerlocal.com/entertainment/twilight-movie-book.jpg" alt="book" style="padding-top: 4px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 4px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; background-image: url(http://blogs.hp.com/myspace/wp-content/themes/mistylook/img/shadow.gif); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: solid; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-top-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-top-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-left-width: 1px; background-position: 100% 100%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; " /></p><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0.7em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.7em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.6em; ">When I got the space to sit back and enjoy the first book and it was definitely “Love at first read.” The author Stephenie Meyer has hit the right cords as the series has the correct blend of romance and suspense. It shakes the gory images of vampires and makes you want to fall in love with one desperately!!</p><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0.7em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.7em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.6em; ">The romance in the book is very heartwarming, one that goes through all turmoils, confusions and its own innocent highs. The suspense is very plot oriented and the book is hard to put down. (Thank God I had the weekend to finish it). I read all the books over 2 weeks and watched part 1 and 2 in the movie hall. now looking forward to the next release in June!</p></span>Life Rocks!!!http://www.blogger.com/profile/03394378394292117217noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451072931336157928.post-67194113334836560172009-03-09T12:32:00.000+05:302009-03-09T12:33:51.155+05:30No change???Sometimes life gets adjusted to no change at all. They say that change is the only thing in life that is constant. Wonder if that is so. Now life has become so stagnant that I am adjusted to the fact that nothing happens.<br /><br />I am actually scared of change now. There are so many possibilities that change can bring that I am anxious about it. I am afraid that I may not live up to the expectations that it demands. There is one cult of people who say what happens in your life is what you do. Depending on your actions life goes forward. There is another cult who says that there is fate above all that decides your path.<br /><br />I have always been confused as to which category I belong to. I believe in myself. I believe that I have the ability to change my life or do things according to what I want it to be. I have faced life in such a way that I have brought myself into just the scenarios that I wanted both personal and at work.<br /><br />But still there is some force inside me that believes in fate. Fate that has bought me here. Fate that has brought me to where I am and what I am. I still am stuck at the crossroad where I don’t know whether I want to turn life to where I want it to go or should I leave fate to take its stride and wait for what it has in store for me.Life Rocks!!!http://www.blogger.com/profile/03394378394292117217noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451072931336157928.post-70682117313221148282009-02-17T17:14:00.002+05:302009-02-17T17:21:54.717+05:30To write or not to write....<p>I have been bored or maybe plain busy. I think about my blog every day (or precisely night I should say) and think that why the hell am I not writing anymore. </p><p>No it is not that nothing is happening. Lots of things are happening on the professional and personal front. There are so many thoughts in my head everyday that I get psyched thinking of them everyday....but still I don't write..</p><p>I further <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">ponder</span> as to what the reasons could be. I think that life is transitioning. i feel that rather than talking what is on your mind and causing debates, keeping mum is the easier way out. Being like that in every day life has affected my blog as well. I feel I don't have to share anything with anyone. (Maybe I should try <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">anonymous</span> blogging) . sometimes I feel no one would be interested. Sometimes I feel that I don't feel anything at all. </p><p>But again when I think of this space something inside (and by now it's very deep inside) makes me want to write again. If not for anything else <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">at least</span> for lightening the thoughts that run through my head everyday. And thus I am back as a first step!</p><p> </p>Life Rocks!!!http://www.blogger.com/profile/03394378394292117217noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451072931336157928.post-76958174273439511612008-12-23T11:49:00.002+05:302008-12-23T11:51:55.176+05:30New Year thoughts!!<p>Am I busy?</p><p>Am I bored?</p><p>Am I just plain lazy here?</p><p>New Year's coming..</p><p>This year about to end.</p><p>What have I done?</p><p>What will I be doing?</p><p>All awaiting answers..</p><p>And I am still thinking!!!<br /></p>Life Rocks!!!http://www.blogger.com/profile/03394378394292117217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451072931336157928.post-40066199672207429342008-11-04T09:49:00.001+05:302008-11-04T09:49:56.716+05:30Chenda Melam @ Forum<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/vt8ncWshWEE' name='movie'/><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/vt8ncWshWEE'/></object></p><p>As a part of Diwali celebration there was "Chenda Melam" by a group in Mavelikara. It rocked!!!</p></div>Life Rocks!!!http://www.blogger.com/profile/03394378394292117217noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451072931336157928.post-56473584043426551742008-10-08T11:10:00.002+05:302008-10-08T11:57:56.589+05:30Day without computers...<p>Once in a while I have sat back to think what would life be without computers. I know that I should never evne dream of such a think working at HP but still liberty of thought you see. I dream of the umpteen oppurtunoties created in the "Computer Free World" where there will be more man labour, there will thus be more employment, thus better living standards and so forth. </p><p> </p><p>Whenever I fantasised this would happen I really never wished the tooth fairy would make my dream come true atleast limited to me. My system at office crashed and that due to a roaming virus!!! Can you imagine at office , so much data at stake, there pops up a devil virus. Amd there began my saga of reformatting the computer, setting up the everything from scratch and there goes a day! It shattered all my wishes. I freaked out thinking of all that data I could have lost, those photos that hold memories, those important mails...</p><p> </p><p>And now here I am with my computer looking all fresh. I don't have my old wallpapers thus the feel of this system seems alien. I feel as if I have just entered a new home. I guess it'll take time to get adjusted!!</p>Life Rocks!!!http://www.blogger.com/profile/03394378394292117217noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451072931336157928.post-33548578220712242532008-10-02T10:41:00.003+05:302008-10-02T12:02:43.256+05:30Random thoughts<p>Sometimes you find yourselves in such situations that you don't know what to do. You seem to have pros and cons on both sides. Even after your head does the rational thinking you are unable to make up your mind. For most Indians the heart rules your head. Occassionally I find myself at a point that my heart also does not choose any (not even secretly ;) ) </p><p> </p><p>I am really not sure what people do at that point of time. I am not the type who ask others for opinion and go ahead and do what they suggest. I just let time be and when the last moment of decision comes I just do what I feel at that point of time. Somehow I have come to know that this is what I have desired all along!!</p>Life Rocks!!!http://www.blogger.com/profile/03394378394292117217noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451072931336157928.post-6578809948169179292008-09-29T12:21:00.001+05:302008-09-29T12:23:16.963+05:30Rock On<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPWJo1EjZDN9PZmpWKXeNHVWxReEoZ2zpGw24IcRgz3b9AJ0cXAVfbx4s43Bee-_aAoUef5Aqnm-6k8cFywoALRob26vAZt2Xm3JdRw8hyphenhyphenYDvffp8d1vKqHZc9BpmL8QzNvni0kLV6qXg/s1600-h/rock-on_1b.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251332425496461442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPWJo1EjZDN9PZmpWKXeNHVWxReEoZ2zpGw24IcRgz3b9AJ0cXAVfbx4s43Bee-_aAoUef5Aqnm-6k8cFywoALRob26vAZt2Xm3JdRw8hyphenhyphenYDvffp8d1vKqHZc9BpmL8QzNvni0kLV6qXg/s400/rock-on_1b.jpg" border="0" /></a> Hey I am promoting the movie....not just because the movie is good but also it reminds me of my blog- "Life Rocks", so "Rock On" guys!!!<br /><div></div>Life Rocks!!!http://www.blogger.com/profile/03394378394292117217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451072931336157928.post-72749756848620173232008-08-25T12:43:00.002+05:302008-08-25T12:47:55.389+05:30Nokia to MotorolaDear Friend,<br />I miss you so much.<br />I have had such a great time with you over the years.<br />I miss talking to you.<br />I miss holding you tight.<br />I miss playing with you.<br />I miss the times you would not respond to me.<br />I miss the times I bruised you when you fell.<br />I miss all the emotions attached to you.<br />I miss you my Nokia 3310.<br /><br />Yes, finally it has happened. I have changed from my very first Nokia 3310. The battery died and I was given the option to either change the battery or go for a new one. I gave it a thought and it was a huge decision. This is the very first phone I bought with my money. I have shared a lot of emotions with this phone and also stood through all those envious eyes of people around when I said proudly that I have been using the same phone since 6 years!!<br /><br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238351035550775794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZJnPDRcNF4ZZZ78InKnednPIyy-nbpoe-UZ2FPuCqWqk3TgO5H8gLTljW4EteGNpEly-LcEiIJOnNAX5pi6LrRO5_GkqF4GuLb6RhoejJZ1zDMw74r7mXIu6fnRS6mvJQLzRroyX_zZg/s320/motorola-w270-01.jpg" border="0" /><br /></p><p>Now that it was time to change, I thought what the heck let me go for a complete change over. I bought a <a href="http://www.motorola.com/motoinfo/product/details.jsp?globalObjectId=220"><span style="color:#990000;">W270 Motorola</span> </a>with a 2GB expandable memory. It took me 3 days to shake off my comfort zone and accept my new companion. Now I am cool enjoying listening to the radio and music on the player and truly speaking that’s the only things I would do other than speak on my phone. Whatever, I’m loving it!!!</p>Life Rocks!!!http://www.blogger.com/profile/03394378394292117217noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451072931336157928.post-63754594255790065822008-07-28T06:44:00.002+05:302008-07-28T08:21:08.946+05:30When the blasts rocked Bangalore!It's Monday morning once again and today I am actually glad I am back at my desk in front of my comp. On Friday when I ran out of office, I had a blank mind. I don't remember if I shut down my PC, I don't <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">remember</span> if I saved my data...at that moment nothing mattered at all!!<br /><br />It was probably 2.30pm on Friday afternoon when we were alerted of the bomb blasts. For a second I was numb. I tried to call home immediately <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">coz</span> I was sure they would panic as soon as the news gets flashed on all channels. As expected the lines were jammed. The news was around that the transport from office was cancelled.<br /><br />The next thought was not to stay in Electronic City and reach home as early as possible. Ironically I stay in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Tavarekere</span> that is walking distance from the places the first blasts happened. But I had stayed long enough in the area to know how to get back without touching those areas. I joined the guys who were leaving to get a drop to the nearest place accessible by auto. I reached home within half an hour that day thanks to deserted roads ;)<br /><br />There was this feeling of unrest throughout the day of which most of it was spent watching the news. I was surprised to see how life went back to normal in no time. In fact at hostel the night shift girls were picked up to go to office as early as 6pm that was hardly hours after the blasts. The next day all seemed to be calm except the reduced traffic on the roads. I went out to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Banshankari</span> and Forum that day.<br /><br />When I saw that there were still people going to the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">PVR</span> Cinemas, shopping at the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Westside</span> sale etc on Saturday I knew that it takes a lot to take the spirit of a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Bangalorean</span> out of him. this is the only way we can combat terrorism too. <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Stand</span> as one voice against it and be brave. What has to happen will happen. But it should not happen while we succumb to terrorism in fear!!!Life Rocks!!!http://www.blogger.com/profile/03394378394292117217noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451072931336157928.post-25759138782632171332008-07-25T12:23:00.001+05:302008-07-25T12:26:08.483+05:30In a relationship, then flaunt it!!The latest trend in Bollywood seems to be stars going public about their relationships. These may be within industry or outside it. Way back in times it used to be a very hush hush affair. The love affairs used to be just rumours or denied by the stars saying “We are just friends!”<br /><br />Of late relationships are more open. I guess it began with John and Bipasha who started accepting their relationship. This was followed by Shahid-Kareena, Preity Zinta-Ness Wadia etc and the latest among them being Deepika-Ranbhir Kapoor and Imran-Avantika. Flaunting the fact that one is in a relationship seems to be “in” now no matter how long it lasts for later. ;)<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226841775607892706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil0nCEI8ugRBQOHO9XJ4UqUAA8rKA9mGJocIIByxCelHcwwVE-hxSmkHT0i1aLPo20hvWLvsxaSWfuDiHIu9Cb_nigiCrIP0QT17tbhMa-jjI61JDQ6k2qdbCA-hj7ktNO4irixWV8Zvg/s320/Deepika+Ranbir.jpg" border="0" /><br />It just seems to be a reflection of our society itself. Parents seem to be accepting the fact that their sons have girlfriends or the other way around. The better half is taken home and introduced to the family in the early stages of a relationship itself. Celebrity couples seem to be behaving just like normal couples.<br /><br />Whenever I spend time at Forum Mall in the weekends and see teen couples moving around, watching movies together, shopping or just sitting and talking I realize that the society has moved far beyond what I saw in my teens. There were hardly people in love when I was in school. There used to be just rumours and many of them just remained so. Not many had the courage to bring up a relation to the public or family front and many loves were just buried with time. Times change!!Life Rocks!!!http://www.blogger.com/profile/03394378394292117217noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451072931336157928.post-5221708409539454472008-07-09T14:35:00.001+05:302008-07-09T14:37:47.140+05:30Jaane Tu..Ya Jaane NaI have a hum on my lips today. I feel all bubbled up. I am chirpy and happy. Now don’t have a misconception that there is something “special” happening. This big “smile” is all due to “Janne Tu..ya Janne Na”. I seem to be smiling remembering the instances in the movie and humming “Pappu can’t dance Salla!”<br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220938287974157714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbkDHyKJnwn_zMPmEKU6cvce-Qx75t1vE-9pWwXCRNz6oztMQWchyphenhyphenfOzQoM6o_WmU6HA6NXLOxyhld4mhqJgMdt0G3nRAvGV7U8UJaFZfj9lPuI3X3mDtSuar7xtvZFeoFPK0VIDyB3Ss/s320/jaanetuyajaanena.jpg" border="0" /><br />I have always been a movie freak. I never miss an opportunity to watch a movie at any time available. There are times I feel like seeing intelligent cinema and there are times I just want to push back and watch something that makes me happy! The reason to land up watching this movie was the songs that are already a hit. The reviews for the movie in papers have not been good but I was reading a few blog reviews and I found a majority to have liked it. So I thought “What the heck! Let me check it out!” </p><p><br />I loved it from the beginning till the end. The story line maybe cliché and predictable but the treatment is fresh and good. As I watched the movie I could so much relate to the characters I saw on screen. I saw my college mates and office mates at various instances in the movie. There were those silent, unspoken crushes, thick friend who move apart when they fall in love with other people, couples having a special song, and so many more. </p><p><br />I looked around me and there was the entire crowd enjoying each minute of the movie. Everyone was having a roller coaster laughing session. There were also those “Oh so cute” moments in the movie. I seriously wonder whether they make those romantic and honest type guys anymore. </p><p><br />Overall the star of the movie is Abbas Tyrewala! He wrote the story, script, dialogues, and lyrics and directed the movie. Hats off to him! Imran Khan is good for a debutant. He looks like Aamir in the song sequence where he dresses up in a big mustache ( Remember Aamir in RDB) Genelia seems to have perfected these roles with Bommirillu(Telugu), Santosh Subramanian (Tamil) and now this one. Nasurrudin Shah and Ratna are perfect and hilarious. All in all, I loved the movie and I came out with a smile that still lingers when I think about it. A total entertainer! </p>Life Rocks!!!http://www.blogger.com/profile/03394378394292117217noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451072931336157928.post-42517582957573019032008-06-27T13:56:00.003+05:302008-06-30T11:30:37.861+05:30Getting geared to another year!!<p>Life has been yet so static since a few weeks. I haven't done anything much at all. Yeah you can actually count out watching "Dasavatharam". I lost interest in writing a review for the movie. Too much has been said for and against the movie. So I leave it to each self. I mean I liked the movie even though I hought some characters were just to increase the number to 10!!</p><p> </p><p>I am looking forward to my birthday. Yeah I know..What's great in a birthday especially when you are (secret) and not married!! Well I just don't care. I still look forward to my birthday as I used to 10 years ago. I look forward to how to treat myself, what to give those around me and what would I get from those around me! ( ;) That's the best part)</p><p> </p><p>As a part of "Oh my Gosh! I am growing a year older" blues I have started hitting the gym since the last month. I have been regularily going except for Friday when the weekend laziness hits me. So just to boost my ego, I feel good and fit. It comforts me to feel as young as my heart thinks! I am keen to stick around to this 1 hour gym routine till my laziness takes over atleast. I have a colleague of mine who is my gym mate. She inspires me to keep at it and so I do!!</p><p> </p><p>So as I always say "I am 24 till I get married!!" and if that doesn't happen I am 24 forever...That's it..So I better get back to deciding what to do tomorrow!!!</p>Life Rocks!!!http://www.blogger.com/profile/03394378394292117217noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451072931336157928.post-48669467199691139202008-06-10T10:08:00.005+05:302008-06-10T12:57:56.231+05:30Cool trip to KrishnagiriLife in Bangalore City sometimes gets very monotonous. Everyone is cribbing about the traffic, the heat, the rush at the malls, the prices going high...The list is just never ending! Getting a break from all this is what I desire very often. And that's just what I got last week when I went to Krishnagiri Dam.<br /><div><div></div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210150038392491842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj75SiE6S-qKD1173p0a1SFT_PRmkmT3ONNUPK3SNSgsmzxzZ_6LR1Eqn4BRJ0Zj4wZpebJKfrCwpMHgxWBJv7N24zwgCVidkGiOg4t95FUtEvfjrx7hnl6rf39XLTTxJEQXcoD-EsERC4/s320/Picture+095.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div>The drive to Krishnagiri is one of the best attractions of the trip. The road from Hosur to Krishnagiri is wide and straight. They are well maintained with trees on both sides. There are flowering plants between the double road too. Some portions of the road are cut through the mountains and thus are a beauty when travelling through them. The stops in between like Shoolagiri are breathtaking just to watch those towering hills!</div><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210150259152019154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCr4Vv2TGBSulIbX3Xk0CFkYqt1OP8a2kdo5ISNRU86AN-3_LUcFusF3hS8uptwArBIbgEkJtOIxhY11HwP2SSvAxcsOe08RNfZoErLtbXLfSeIJ-LHkGZnapg4mi3EeKL1CTkOZ2Po9I/s320/Picture+091.jpg" border="0" /></div><div> </div><div>The dam didn't give me a notion of much electricity being generated from the units. The water flow seems to be pretty less. But the reservoir is huge. Now for electricity generated and such trivia I would say who cares. I enjoyed the walk through the dam. I enjoyed the breeze. I enjoyed looking at the water before me. So I recommend this place to anyone who wants a break!</div><div> </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210150640944540322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHC1F1UWgWquRtlUJLbevk4Y0e8wY2QrYmebJx9oXrgOUs3xKp6xGm6BM-cw_ZJlNedWAAfTLToEqM4SzJtL35fWg5SSIVJ6ULhRP7qaMRdKgX5StlyL0QEU612cJAgTlGEBkFwOgDkR8/s320/Picture+100.jpg" border="0" /> <div> </div><div> </div></div>Life Rocks!!!http://www.blogger.com/profile/03394378394292117217noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451072931336157928.post-25843266338027703522008-06-05T11:21:00.000+05:302008-06-05T11:22:44.872+05:30"Badi Mushkil" at HPLast weekend was a memorable one in my life. We had a party at office for giving rewards to the top performers in the first half year. We won the trophy for being the “Best Team”. This was truly a moment of elate for our team. However there was something else that brought a sense of personal satisfaction.<br /><br /><br />After leaving engineering college I had not danced on a stage. I remember the last event being dancing for the farewell partied and ECE club activities. After that I have never danced for a crowd. Not that I haven’t wanted to, because I love dancing any time, any place..just that opportunities in office life are less. I do shake a leg once in a while on the dance floor when the DJ plays but that doesn’t count for a proper performance.<br /><br /><br />Last week, a colleague of mine and me, danced to “Badi mushkil” from Lajja and had a great time. When everyone in the audience cheered and clapped I was on top of the world. It gave me a kind of high that I had forgotten since a long time. I slept that night in that happiness!!Life Rocks!!!http://www.blogger.com/profile/03394378394292117217noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451072931336157928.post-45241452130578508832008-05-29T12:54:00.002+05:302008-05-29T13:13:10.526+05:30Tagged after a long timeWas tagged last week by <a href="http://asoulsjourneythroughlife.blogspot.com/">Soul</a> . It's been a long time that I have taken up a tag so I thought time to dig me up again!! So here goes...<br /><br />1) <strong><span style="color:#990000;">LAST MOVIE U SAW IN A THEATRE?</span></strong> The Chronicles Of Narnia : Prince Caspian. It was awesome.<br />2) <span style="color:#990000;"><strong>WHAT BOOK ARE U READING??</strong> </span>Mills and Boons : The Italian's marriage demand ;) Just recalling those teen days!<br />3) <strong><span style="color:#990000;">FAVOURITE BOARD GAME?</span></strong> Monopoly<br />4) <span style="color:#990000;"><strong>FAVOURITE MAGAZINE?</strong></span> Hmm.. I don’t read any now. Reader’s Digest when I get hold of one!<br />5) <span style="color:#990000;"><strong>FAVOURITE SMELLS?</strong></span> Tandoori Chicken smell…Yum Yum!!<br />6) <span style="color:#990000;"><strong>WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD?</strong></span> The wait to uncertainity<br />7) <span style="color:#990000;"><strong>WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN U WAKE?</strong></span> Oh no..I wish I could sleep some more..<br />O9) <span style="color:#990000;"><strong>FAVOURITE FASTFOOD PLACE?</strong></span> “Stop n Joy” bakery (Tavarekere Road)<br />10) <span style="color:#990000;"><strong>FUTURE CHILDS NAME?</strong></span> Mallu or else Surya<br />11) <span style="color:#990000;"><strong>FINISH THIS STATEMENT---'IF I HAD A LOT OF MONEY I'D</strong></span>'....buy a flat of my own in Bangalore and fully furnish it<br /> 12) <span style="color:#990000;"><strong>DO U DRIVE FAST?</strong></span> Well I don’t at all…<br /> 13)<span style="color:#990000;"><strong>DO U SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL?</strong></span> Yeah..a dog…His name is Febu<br />14)<span style="color:#990000;"><strong>STORMS--COOL OR SCARY?</strong></span> Scaryyyyyyyyyyyyyyy<br />15)<span style="color:#990000;"><strong>WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CAR? </strong></span>None so far<br />16) <span style="color:#990000;"><strong>FAVOURITE DRINK?</strong></span> Chekku Milk Shake<br />17)<span style="color:#990000;"><strong>FINISH THIS STATEMENT-IF I HAD THE TIME I WOULD</strong></span> ....watch TV forever!!<br /> 18)<span style="color:#990000;"><strong>DO YOU EAT THE STEMS ON BROCCOLI?</strong></span> no<br />19)<span style="color:#990000;"><strong>IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY OTHER COLOUR, WHAT WOULD BE YOUR CHOICE?</strong></span> Dark Brown<br />20)<span style="color:#990000;"><strong>NAME ALL THE DIFFERENT CITIES/TOWNS U HAVE LIVED IN?</strong></span> Tellicherry, Kasargode, Changanassery, Trivandrum, Bangalore<br />21) <span style="color:#990000;"><strong>FAVOURITE SPORTS TO WATCH?</strong></span> Cricket<br />22)<span style="color:#990000;"><strong>ONE NICE THING ABOUT THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU?</strong></span> ..He is a bit weird, with a weak heart but a jolly good fellow!!<br />23)<span style="color:#990000;"><strong>WHATS UNDER YOUR BED?</strong></span> A small Krishna idol<br />24)<span style="color:#990000;"><strong>WOULD U LIKE TO BE BORN AS YOURSELF AGAIN??</strong></span> Hmm..Yes with a few changes!!<br />25)<span style="color:#990000;"><strong>MORNING PERSON OR NIGHT OWL?</strong></span> None.Get up late, sleep early person. Is there a name for that??<br />26)<span style="color:#990000;"><strong>OVER EASY OR SUNNY SIDE UP?</strong></span> Sunny side up!<br />27) <span style="color:#990000;"><strong>FAVOURITE PLACE TO RELAX?</strong></span> In front of the TV<br />28<span style="color:#990000;"><span style="color:#333333;">)</span><strong>FAVOURITE PIE?</strong></span> Chocolate..chocolate anytime!!<br />29)<span style="color:#990000;"><strong>FAVOURITE ICECREAM FLAVOUR?</strong></span> I am a chocoholic man!!Life Rocks!!!http://www.blogger.com/profile/03394378394292117217noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451072931336157928.post-16257919005931572662008-05-13T12:36:00.000+05:302008-05-13T12:44:33.648+05:30Friends!Sometimes there are some relationships that cannot be termed and classified. I am sure that we have all definitely come across one such person on this journey called life. I have never encountered any such person till I came to Bangalore.<br /><br />As for introduction, his name is Surendar (Suri) and he used to work with me in my previous company. Just throughout my time in Bangalore he has become an indispensable part of life here. He has been a part of the Ups and oh so many DOWNs as well! And I have never had an opportunity to thank him for any selfless deed he has done for me! Not that he would ever accept one too.<br /><br />I always wonder as to how we manage to find someone to support us along life’s way. There may be periods in which we find ourselves alone in a crowd. We feel there is no one around us to empathize or sympathize with us. But often within a short while we find comfort in someone or something that takes our attention away from sorrows. Is it an intervention from a “power above” or is it a rule of nature that equalizes sorrow with happiness?? Don’t know!Life Rocks!!!http://www.blogger.com/profile/03394378394292117217noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451072931336157928.post-771371949949703802008-04-29T12:16:00.003+05:302008-04-29T14:00:33.766+05:30Week Review<p>Been a long tme that I haven't blogged. Two weeks maybe. Not that I never had the time, just that I was lazy. Now thinking about it, what have I been doing since the past weeks? Nothing much other than cricket, cricket and more cricket!! </p><p> </p><p>Life revolves around IPL and its many controversies. I have been thinking about the matches, the gorgeous players, the cheerleaders, the BJP comments about them, Bajji-Sreeshanth hussle and Shah Rukh Khan!! Oh what entertainment. I never wanted to post any comments on any topic because enough have been said and forgotten ;) </p><p> </p><p>That brings me to next enertainment - Shah Rukh Khan. He's all over TV . He's at IPL, he has a new show on Star TV on which he is absolutely lovable! I am just lapping up all I can get of him. I don't think he has any movie releases this year . </p><p> </p><p>Work has been going good. changes everyday and thus new challenges. Keeps the energy kicking! Didn't go anywhere, no shopping done, no exploration done...hmm...now it sounds boring!! Let's see time to bring some excitement into "Life Rocks"</p><p> </p><p> </p>Life Rocks!!!http://www.blogger.com/profile/03394378394292117217noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451072931336157928.post-80650078767393585132008-04-07T12:26:00.002+05:302008-04-07T13:49:40.464+05:30"Big Brother"Sometimes I do think that blogging <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">publicly</span> does expose onself to the outside world a lot. Then at times I think who the hell cares. Lately I was reading about this so called software called "Big Brother" (Yeah!Yeah! I don't blame you if you think of Shilpa Shetty) developed for tracking personalities of employees by scanning through their emails and sites visited.<br /><br />The softwares checks for words drink, love, depressed, lonely, break-up, divorce, suicide, kill, penniless, or phrases like "workplace sucks". Hmm.. I wonder if ever my manager reads through my blog or even my Emails (not that I write out many personal ones) , how would he create my emotional profile??? Sounds creepy! But seems a little funny too. He would classify me as absolutely crazy, pendulum of emotions and what not!<br /><br />I know that there are millions of people out there who blog. Sometimes I seriously wonder if we really have the time to connect to people across the world when we find so little time to connect to people around us. As for emotional profiling it's a great idea but aren't there people who don't let their personal life interfere in their professional life. Let me speak for myself; I am one. So how could I be judged by scanning my emails? And the case of someone spying you and tracking your activities is a real put off too! I don't know for others but I kind of erform best when I'm let go! So "Big B" could you just drop me off ;)Life Rocks!!!http://www.blogger.com/profile/03394378394292117217noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451072931336157928.post-21005432927088932802008-04-02T11:32:00.003+05:302008-04-02T14:51:38.911+05:30Distance makes the heart fonder..I know that if I were to tell one of those madly in love couples, they would never agree with me, but I do believe that "Distance makes the heart fonder." I have noticed this in many occassions right from the years I start knowing what emotions are. I wouldn't say that phase existed when I was studying abroad. At that time life was just a turmoil for studies. I don't remember a time I felt deeply for anything else. But life changed once I came down to Kerala.<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184575456628474674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqSXaY4KEGVJTMvWKsiEiiJwKZppJwEkS0cr9vq5xaWW2kOsPiIr25lFOAzu_OM2uBZC8iqlc1hMQBQqxymlk2PDfoEef4FlEutqkeZfJXGjn25TGbNlY0wAHRp3EkinB9WruWpu0nr_8/s320/d114.jpg" border="0" /><br />The first I missed was family. In the first few years when I met them only once a year, I used to long to be with them. I missed mom's cookig and even complimented her for the first time in 19 years. I felt I realised their importance and place in my life. I also realised that they treated me very different from what it was when I was with them. They always loved me but this time they were expressive about it.<br /><br />During college times, as I stayed in hostel far away from home and went down every 2 or 3 months for a short period, again I felt the same affection! I have experienced the same with friends. I miss them occassionally but know how much I actually missed them when I see them after a long time.<br /><br />Even now I experience this feeling in another sense. When I am with a group for a long time I don't feel the emotions what I actually feel for them. It's only when I don't talk to them for a long time does my heart grow fonder. As it is I have never been able to maintain friend ship by a continuous every day contact. I prefer my space and give them theirs, and love them all!!!Life Rocks!!!http://www.blogger.com/profile/03394378394292117217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451072931336157928.post-44625741013407016682008-03-27T07:46:00.005+05:302008-03-27T12:50:01.523+05:30"On the lonely bench.."<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNTiIR2TBV9Gbe9hgdflC7npd1pUpWL6wX3ayU_lkXtQ4UOgzgjIJo1rL6qWxV2gZKMGIWlKrynvBT8rK4-xKNExakeFBj262AaTVq4WjQu6jsCbIRTj8QZJGpOJq1PyPHtFDPtk52a6s/s1600-h/474226996_2b8f07050b_o.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5182317386162537250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNTiIR2TBV9Gbe9hgdflC7npd1pUpWL6wX3ayU_lkXtQ4UOgzgjIJo1rL6qWxV2gZKMGIWlKrynvBT8rK4-xKNExakeFBj262AaTVq4WjQu6jsCbIRTj8QZJGpOJq1PyPHtFDPtk52a6s/s320/474226996_2b8f07050b_o.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I usually have pictures of Lord Krishna on my desktop. I keep changing the pictures once in a while. This week I have a new desktop wallpaper. This is a photogragh taken by one of my blog friends, <a href="http://myphotoattempts.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#cc0000;">Dhanya</span></a>. I loved the snap at first sight itself. Now that I have it on my desktop, I am falling in love with it each moment. This photograph brings a torrent of emotions to my mind.</div><div></div><br /><p>A lonely bench..Under the vast blue sky...Among the green grass. </p><p>Is it me who sits there on that bench?.....</p><p>Am I alone or is there someone sitting along with me?....</p><p>Am I facing the green planes or am I facing the depths beyond the cliff?....</p><p>I wonder what I would be thinking when I sit alone on a bench like that?..... </p><p>I don't know whether I would think of the past with fond rememberances and say "What's happened, happened for good" and look forward to more peaceful times like these. I could probably sing one of those old sentimental Hindi Songs too. Or else would my mind turn to the back and look at the cliff below. Would I feel that a jump from this bench would solve a lot of problems, could elevate me to eternal happiness...Maybe this thought may cross my mind if I sit on the bench for a long time but otherwise "Na".. I am too strong to not face life on its face!</p>Life Rocks!!!http://www.blogger.com/profile/03394378394292117217noreply@blogger.com4