Rainy day, even though its not cold, thankfully. My sweet friend and neighbor Kanika dropped by to share some good home made 'Pakoras' to dampen the spirit of rain. The bonding that Pakoras share with tea is unique and savored by all. As another evening settles down for yet another night letting my imaginations to wander, i am almost caught unaware until my baby wakes up and makes his presence felt.
The days, the month, the hours, the moments that have passed and are passing are all silently reminding me to do something worthy in my life. But what? Job, giving good upbringing to my child, leading a healthy family life, taking care of my families, setting my priorities skilfully in my life, being the better half in the real sense, connecting well with people, maintaing cordial relationships with friends and neighbors....what???? Perhaps i don't know! If in some way i can help somebody, someway i can bring smile on somebody's face, somehow i can be trustworthy of someone will it add some meaning to my life? Yes, but i do not want to sound boisterous. I want to play safe both with my feelings and words.
Just by turning pages of books, newspaper, visiting the websites can help us realize that sipping tea and having pakoras is not everybody's cup of tea! Well, i may not have any solution to any of the problems that people are facing while i croon with my own set of problems, yet realization and compassion are such vibes which i can send across to the people. Get up, face it, beat it! That's the mantra.
While my baby needs some attention now, i think i need to stop thing now and think what he is thinking so that i can provide the best to him. Stay happy!
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Philosophy....
Ah, finally back after a hiatus. This break taught me the most important chapter of my life-parenting. A child is perhaps one of the purest form of a human being. They are loaded with galore of innocence, purity which makes us fall short of words.. Their smile makes us go weak in our knees while their tears melts our hearts. What a beauty!
Life has been a stern taskmaster while i have been obedient student. There have been occasions when i been quite rebellious. While all these years have been spent learning the basic fundamentals of leading a good life, now its been more of self realizations. I can assure i am not turning philosophical, but the basic anecdotes of life is helping me to unfurl and associate my thoughts. Enough to wreckage my brain!
A sneak peep out of my window doesnt make happy since its raining outside. I can almost smell the cookies and the cakes that are being baked at the bakery. Meanwhile i can smell some coffee. Yes, it is ready.Would you care to join me? Trust me i wont turn you philosophical!!!
Life has been a stern taskmaster while i have been obedient student. There have been occasions when i been quite rebellious. While all these years have been spent learning the basic fundamentals of leading a good life, now its been more of self realizations. I can assure i am not turning philosophical, but the basic anecdotes of life is helping me to unfurl and associate my thoughts. Enough to wreckage my brain!
A sneak peep out of my window doesnt make happy since its raining outside. I can almost smell the cookies and the cakes that are being baked at the bakery. Meanwhile i can smell some coffee. Yes, it is ready.Would you care to join me? Trust me i wont turn you philosophical!!!
Monday, September 19, 2011
Festivals...
The winds are whispering that Autumn is just for a few days visit & will very soon pave the way for winters. The leaves are changing their color giving themselves a short makeover before wearing that barren look. My neighbors are busy digging their garden, cleaning the dried leaves & trying something creative for the coming Halloween. The kids after school join their Mom in digging their small garden & deciding where exactly each toy should be placed. The festive season is arriving. Ohh joy!!!
The festive season in India is brimming with colors, hopes, excitement all across the country amidst all political tension, inflation, natural turbulence and what not. Yet people try to find joy in these festivals forgetting all their mental anguish and soaking themselves in festivity. The rich culture of India allows every individual to participate in all the festivals and celebrate what we call 'life'. I deeply remember as a kid i used to call one of neighbors, whom i never remember had hair calling him 'Gardener Uncle' who had an enviable garden full of roses. All throughout the year he used to painstakingly collect the seasonal roses & cultivate them in his garden. The garden was always blooming & several times on my birthday he gave me a small bouquet of his exquisite roses. Nothing till to date can beat that gift. The garden is no longer there since his family moved but the aroma of those roses somewhat still lingers in my mind and heart. The point why i am remembering my 'Gardener Uncle' here is, he always used to say, 'I never celebrate festival, for me spending time in my garden is like festival where i always find joy.' Simple thought yet full of meaning. I wish i could take cue from his festive life where he almost danced in his garden whenever his roses bloomed.
We all love festivals and these festivals makes us more closer to our family members and friends who comprise our lives. Lets all welcome this festive season with a thought to spread some cheer, to extend a helping hand, to be a blessing in somebody's life. I know you will certainly agree with me. Cheers!!!
The festive season in India is brimming with colors, hopes, excitement all across the country amidst all political tension, inflation, natural turbulence and what not. Yet people try to find joy in these festivals forgetting all their mental anguish and soaking themselves in festivity. The rich culture of India allows every individual to participate in all the festivals and celebrate what we call 'life'. I deeply remember as a kid i used to call one of neighbors, whom i never remember had hair calling him 'Gardener Uncle' who had an enviable garden full of roses. All throughout the year he used to painstakingly collect the seasonal roses & cultivate them in his garden. The garden was always blooming & several times on my birthday he gave me a small bouquet of his exquisite roses. Nothing till to date can beat that gift. The garden is no longer there since his family moved but the aroma of those roses somewhat still lingers in my mind and heart. The point why i am remembering my 'Gardener Uncle' here is, he always used to say, 'I never celebrate festival, for me spending time in my garden is like festival where i always find joy.' Simple thought yet full of meaning. I wish i could take cue from his festive life where he almost danced in his garden whenever his roses bloomed.
We all love festivals and these festivals makes us more closer to our family members and friends who comprise our lives. Lets all welcome this festive season with a thought to spread some cheer, to extend a helping hand, to be a blessing in somebody's life. I know you will certainly agree with me. Cheers!!!
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Food for thought...
While sipping my favorite lemon drink,I realized that I didn't jot down any of my thoughts in the last one month. While it has been a hush hush month yet i guess I have been a good manager. I know you will say I am blowing my own trumpet, but situations in life helps us realize our capabilities. In any case I am not talking of any serious issues. In the morning when I flip through my newspaper, I feel there are thousands of issues for the government and the common people to deal & overcome them. We just sip our cup of coffee and turn the pages. Strange, yet true!
Yesterday,one picture of a malnourished child moved me and ran thousands of questions through my blood. How can we ameliorate their pain? How does that mother feel when she cannot feed her child who cries in hunger? Only a mother can describe how these feelings tears her apart. Living in such a far flung area the picture of that child just sends across one message. Please do not waste food. There are lot of people who are deprived of basic two square meals a day. We bribe our children with chocolates to drink a glass of milk or have a serving of vegetables which they find ridiculous, yet the unfortunate ones plead for some food. Every child demands love, care and it is perhaps their birth right but they perhaps pine for.
I don't want to end on a note of despondency,yet I can hope and pray that no children across the world ever goes hungry to bed while the helpless mother just prays for some sleep on the eyes of her hungry child. We can help a bit in this regard by teaching our children the importance and the respect they need to show towards their food. Let every child be blessed and have a happy childhood.
Yesterday,one picture of a malnourished child moved me and ran thousands of questions through my blood. How can we ameliorate their pain? How does that mother feel when she cannot feed her child who cries in hunger? Only a mother can describe how these feelings tears her apart. Living in such a far flung area the picture of that child just sends across one message. Please do not waste food. There are lot of people who are deprived of basic two square meals a day. We bribe our children with chocolates to drink a glass of milk or have a serving of vegetables which they find ridiculous, yet the unfortunate ones plead for some food. Every child demands love, care and it is perhaps their birth right but they perhaps pine for.
I don't want to end on a note of despondency,yet I can hope and pray that no children across the world ever goes hungry to bed while the helpless mother just prays for some sleep on the eyes of her hungry child. We can help a bit in this regard by teaching our children the importance and the respect they need to show towards their food. Let every child be blessed and have a happy childhood.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Dine-in-out
As a rainy and a gloomy week comes to an end, I am hoping for a fresh sunny week ahead, hallmark of English summer. Summers are a welcome relief from the grueling & ruthless winter. Even a brief stroll at a nearby park on a hot summer weekend is sure to rejuvenate your senses with the aroma of barbecue. Don't worry if you are a vegetarian,you can always have those fresh corns, baked potatoes or vegetables with your favorite dipping. Ah, I don't want to deep into food issues, they always make me go weak.
Talking about trying food, I recently visited a local restaurant where their food, drinks and the ambiance is highly appreciated. To satisfy my curiosity, I persuaded my husband to take me there. Once the hostess greeted us with a happy smile knowing that we wanted a table for two, she escorted us to a nice comfortable area where the noise wasn't loud and there was no chance where we could smell what the person seated at our back was having. The waiter happily provided us with the menu and threw some additional information about the days specialty which included the fresh 'Mai Tai' fish and a special soup. My husband considers me to be crazy enough to order a soup on summers but my love for soup is eternal. As the waiter left us to quarrel over what we should eat, an elderly couple sat opposite to us smiling perhaps thinking about their bygone days. Finally we settled for a soup followed by the main course. The waiter was polite enough to make us aware of the quantity of food that would arrive gently dropping a subtle hint that we should order a dessert perhaps later and not make any rush. Even though I understood it pretty later that may be going by built he must have guessed it I would have tough time to complete my main course. Trust me he wasn't wrong either. After having a bowl of soup, I wasn't ready to embrace main course right away.The waiter came to enquire about our well being, perhaps he could gauge my situation and suggested to pack the remaining and jump at the dessert. By that time my stomach was screaming for leniency and my husband was in a satirical mood. I couldn't complete my dessert & left it in midway. The waiter arrived happily with my packed leftover and collected the cheque. I was pretty quick to realize that the dishes weren't meant for people of my stature even when you are almost dead with my hunger.
I learnt my lesson of that day which was first try to have the ability to accept, rest everything will follow. I wanted to try the dishes but couldn't create enough space in my stomach to fit my order. Similarly , in life if we want something first we should have the capacity to bear it and not get bogged down. Life will be perhaps lot easier then!!!!!
Talking about trying food, I recently visited a local restaurant where their food, drinks and the ambiance is highly appreciated. To satisfy my curiosity, I persuaded my husband to take me there. Once the hostess greeted us with a happy smile knowing that we wanted a table for two, she escorted us to a nice comfortable area where the noise wasn't loud and there was no chance where we could smell what the person seated at our back was having. The waiter happily provided us with the menu and threw some additional information about the days specialty which included the fresh 'Mai Tai' fish and a special soup. My husband considers me to be crazy enough to order a soup on summers but my love for soup is eternal. As the waiter left us to quarrel over what we should eat, an elderly couple sat opposite to us smiling perhaps thinking about their bygone days. Finally we settled for a soup followed by the main course. The waiter was polite enough to make us aware of the quantity of food that would arrive gently dropping a subtle hint that we should order a dessert perhaps later and not make any rush. Even though I understood it pretty later that may be going by built he must have guessed it I would have tough time to complete my main course. Trust me he wasn't wrong either. After having a bowl of soup, I wasn't ready to embrace main course right away.The waiter came to enquire about our well being, perhaps he could gauge my situation and suggested to pack the remaining and jump at the dessert. By that time my stomach was screaming for leniency and my husband was in a satirical mood. I couldn't complete my dessert & left it in midway. The waiter arrived happily with my packed leftover and collected the cheque. I was pretty quick to realize that the dishes weren't meant for people of my stature even when you are almost dead with my hunger.
I learnt my lesson of that day which was first try to have the ability to accept, rest everything will follow. I wanted to try the dishes but couldn't create enough space in my stomach to fit my order. Similarly , in life if we want something first we should have the capacity to bear it and not get bogged down. Life will be perhaps lot easier then!!!!!
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Chatting
While chatting online with a friend of mine who has an obnoxious habit of finding faults with others started her own story even before i could probably greet her. We have grown together so i am no stranger to this distinctive feature of hers. Her off late complaint has rather been very amusing. She describes how she has politely sent friend requests to her long lost pals who have over the years separated but only to be found on the various social sites. She excitedly sent them requests hoping to be accepted in their respective friend lists only to be rejected after a point of time.
Funny as it may sound to anyone as it sounded to me, she gives me a long list of people who rejected her friendship proposal whom she was already familiar with in her childhood. Well, this isn't strange i guess. There are people whom despite knowing them intensively or having spent our years of education we politely turn their friend requests. A lot of people, if by any chance go through these lines would perhaps agree. Now there are people who want their friend list to grow as rapidly as a businessman would like his business to grow. Every photo they upload of their vacation of any any special dish they cooked over the weekend needs to be uploaded. A visit to the nearby grocery store or new curtains and upholstery, every moment is captured and allowed for their friends and family to shower their comments. Well, it doesn't end there! The person has to individually thank the people who have been benevolent enough with praises if time permits else a collective thanks should be appreciated.
I forgot about those people who find it crude enough to turn down the friend requests of people with whom they studied in the same school but rarely spoke to them. Years after they do not mind including them in their friend list or sharing their photographs but find it strange enough to enquire about their well being. It's mostly," I am fine", or "thanks" when wished on their birthday that u can occasionally get response from them. Quite strange!!
While my friend may have complaints complaints and only complaints but she is yet to understand that simply finding a place in somebody's friend list doesn't mean u get closer to that person. Its just perhaps as acknowledgement of recognition. I tried my luck explaining her but i am sure my words went to waste. I am certainly hopeful that she might have found a better person to share her weird grief!!!!
Funny as it may sound to anyone as it sounded to me, she gives me a long list of people who rejected her friendship proposal whom she was already familiar with in her childhood. Well, this isn't strange i guess. There are people whom despite knowing them intensively or having spent our years of education we politely turn their friend requests. A lot of people, if by any chance go through these lines would perhaps agree. Now there are people who want their friend list to grow as rapidly as a businessman would like his business to grow. Every photo they upload of their vacation of any any special dish they cooked over the weekend needs to be uploaded. A visit to the nearby grocery store or new curtains and upholstery, every moment is captured and allowed for their friends and family to shower their comments. Well, it doesn't end there! The person has to individually thank the people who have been benevolent enough with praises if time permits else a collective thanks should be appreciated.
I forgot about those people who find it crude enough to turn down the friend requests of people with whom they studied in the same school but rarely spoke to them. Years after they do not mind including them in their friend list or sharing their photographs but find it strange enough to enquire about their well being. It's mostly," I am fine", or "thanks" when wished on their birthday that u can occasionally get response from them. Quite strange!!
While my friend may have complaints complaints and only complaints but she is yet to understand that simply finding a place in somebody's friend list doesn't mean u get closer to that person. Its just perhaps as acknowledgement of recognition. I tried my luck explaining her but i am sure my words went to waste. I am certainly hopeful that she might have found a better person to share her weird grief!!!!
Monday, May 2, 2011
Success....
With sunset as silence creeps upon me, i am flooded with thoughts, memories, dreams and engrossed in my world. But what am i thinking? Dreaming? Well, we all do that consciously or subconsciously. Nah!!! I know some people will deny. "We do not have time breathe properly, how can we dream", "this is beyond our thoughts, we cannot even dream", "these things aren't meant for us, we don't even dare to dream", "i didn't even dream of coming, but don't know how i made it". Haven't you heard of these lines before? I am sure you all must have, if not, then i have.
Dreams are the narrow lanes that slowly makes ways for us to achieve our targets. When dreams meet hard work, success is sure to follow. Each one of us have different definition or interpretation of success. A friend of mine had once jokingly said, "Success for me will be the day when i will master one particular traditional dish and the icing on the cake will be when my mother-in-law will give me a hug." The line often brings a smile on my face.
Currently, in the midst of rush rush schedule i somewhat feel even my outlook towards success has changed. Different jobs at different times makes my adrenaline pushing yearning for various levels of success. It gives me immense pleasure when i can successfully pen down my thoughts, or see my plant bloom or any accomplished job. Well, we all differ that's the reason we who we are or what we are. Happy Weekend folks!!!
Dreams are the narrow lanes that slowly makes ways for us to achieve our targets. When dreams meet hard work, success is sure to follow. Each one of us have different definition or interpretation of success. A friend of mine had once jokingly said, "Success for me will be the day when i will master one particular traditional dish and the icing on the cake will be when my mother-in-law will give me a hug." The line often brings a smile on my face.
Currently, in the midst of rush rush schedule i somewhat feel even my outlook towards success has changed. Different jobs at different times makes my adrenaline pushing yearning for various levels of success. It gives me immense pleasure when i can successfully pen down my thoughts, or see my plant bloom or any accomplished job. Well, we all differ that's the reason we who we are or what we are. Happy Weekend folks!!!
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