In the event that people came and asked me what I really love about my life, I am most likely to be clueless. A little introspection and deliberation might help me list out a lot of things I like, but eventually I am sure I wont be able to present anything concrete or satisfying for an answer.
Family? Who doesn’t love their family?
We are not looking for clichés here. All of us have a bunch of people we can claim to love.
This is more about the loving our decisions, looking back and smiling a content smile.
How many of us are really able to do that?
Why is there always an iota of doubt left?
The trip...and some gibberish
Gujaratis are sweet people! Make them eat as much as you want to. That’s the reason you won’t find any eating joint in Ahemdabad that’s not flooded with people. :D
My trip to the Modi-land also, was very sweet!
Incidentally, the day I set foot in the city, it was celebrating this festival called Uttarayan, which is some kite flying festival. And man, do they take it seriously! All you could see there were kites….and you didn’t even have to look up in the sky for that! I think I’d be able to illustrate it better with this pic:
I know…amazing!
What I liked about the city was the weather. Delhi was freezing at that time…and it was so good to be able to see the Sun! :D
What did disappoint me was this hyped Science City which apparently has been proposed by Mr. Modi himself. I say that’s a lot of precious land wasted. We don’t need a Science City wherein the scientific models do not even carry a label telling what they are :|!!
But I loved the lakes of the city…and of course shopping! :)
What started with an almost-hijack and an awesome day that followed ended up as one of my most special trips.
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The FM channels are in for a makeover! And I guess it’s for the good…they seem to have realized that listeners had had too much of nothing on air. Repeating two songs ten times in a day is not cool...good now they know that. These days, you can hear all sorts of old and new songs on FM, which I must say is very refreshing!
So, all those who stopped pressing that button on their car stereos, go tune in!
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Ladies,
I’m sure you hate it as much as I do when any one from the male community says “Women can’t drive”.
I know it hurts, but how about trying not to give them a reason to!
I tell you some women think their car is the most important thing on the planet!
The other day, this noble lady pulls her car out of the parking lot, not waiting for another one coming from the opposite direction, and blocked the whole lane and just sat there. Like “I wont move…it’s so obvious that you have to reverse ‘your’ car…I’m a lady!”
Believe me it was embarrassing!
So please ladies, unless you know the rules and can handle your car… DO NOT touch that steering!
Can't stop smiling :)
Been a crazy month!
Finally relaxing…and going on a vacation too!!! Yay!!
Can’t believe haan?
I know….even I couldn’t when I got the leave! :D
And the moment I got the approval…I didn’t leave a single second in booking my tickets…which I booked, then re-booked, then cancelled, then re-booked :P
But that was because of change in schedule…no one can be unsure about a holiday for God Sake!!
So here I am…all set for spending a full week with masi in
For those who are going to be working while I’m away holidaying, better luck next time :P
And if I sound like a sadist…pardon me…’cause I’m too happy to care right now! :D
Our office team visited an NGO in Nithari village in NOIDA (yeah the same one where the Pandher controversy happened) for some fund donation to a school for drinking water supply. I couldn’t go because of a sign off that was lined up in the same week. The team went to that school, distributed chocolates and food to the children there and clicked pictures with them.
Now, all this is usual…as in, nothing special.
But what was special for me in there was this:
While browsing through those pics, I came across one pic wherein a few of our team members were sitting in a classroom with these children, and right in the front row was a little girl smiling a very cute smile.
This girl is Durga, daughter of one of our previous maids.
She used to come to our place with her mother and sit outside on the stairs. She didn’t go to school then, but she did like studying. Mom gave her a few coloring books and she would sit there on the floor and color them while her mother finished her work. At that time, I had offered our maid to teach Durga, but she was reluctant because she wanted Durga to learn the household work and start helping her with a few houses and bring in some more money.
When I saw her in that picture, sitting with other children in a uniform of her own and books in front of her, I felt an unconscious wave of relief and joy spread inside me.
I cannot explain the feeling. I am just extremely happy that Durga goes to school and is finally doing what she likes.
One more girl child saved!
Thank You!
With the satisfaction of launching a successful advertising campaign for this post even before it was written, and considering that a decent number of people are eagerly waiting for it…I finally sit down to complete it :D !!
The next 4 lines are written with the intent of justifying the possible ‘sentimental’ tone of the post.
Last one month has been slightly difficult, both at personal as well at work front. Losing important things at a crucial stage, facing some dirty politics at work and constantly being in a dull mood…the only thing to looked forward to was my birthday, which was aweeeesomeeeee!! :)
At a time like this, when everything is not the way you want it to be…you realize that there are some things which are better than you even thought they would be!
This one’s to all those people…who made me feel needed at some point or the other…who make this otherwise dreary phase of life look bright! Go find yourself in there :)
This one’s for someone who is as old a friend as new, who makes me nostalgic about school every single time I talk to him, to whom I talk to more than anyone else each day, with whom I spend a hell lot of time saying ‘okaaayys’ and ‘hmmmmsss’ and yet every time we keep down the phone, we start the countdown for the next call, who’s the only person I’ve ever really fought with, and still do everyday and yet with every passing day, the bond becomes stronger, who loves to tease me with every chocolate brand he knows and who’s reaction to this post I can guess this very moment, even when I’m writing this! :P
This one’s for someone who has been there with me in everything since the day we’ve met, with whom I can discuss just about anything, with whom I don’t have to care about being sophisticated, with whom I can be the silliest me and yet be comfortable and whose love for good food is enough to charm people around him!
This one’s for someone who is far away and yet the first person I feel like informing about any new developments in my life, with whom I can be a child getting scolded as well as the care-taker, scolding her, who is so easy to talk to that she is one of the very few people I can open up to without the risk of being judged! This one’s for my munchkin….whom I miss a lot!
This one’s for the crazy guy who I never expected would be happy being friends with me, who is almost diametrically opposite to me in temperament, with whom I don’t feel the need to keep in ‘constant touch’ to maintain the friendship or the ease, who’s compliments for my voice always leave me flattered and whose one of my best buddies!
This one’s for the sweetest guy on the planet, who is there to give you that Jadoo ki Jhappi whenever you need it the most, who is too good for this age and this world and my baniya friend!! :P
This one’s for this buddy who claims I’m the first girl he ever talked to that openly, who doesn’t hesitate in calling me in the middle of the night when he is in another world (:P) and one of those people for whom I really really wish all the happiness in the world!
This ones for the silly girl who’s been my friend since I can remember, who is always full of life, with whom I exchange pleasantries in the form of reprimands, with whom I know I am friends for life :)
This one’s for the smart guy who is sitting there making a lot money, to whom I go when I have to vent my anger, who never tells me what should be done, lets me do what I want to, who fondly calls me a family member, and makes me believe it!
This one’s for my oldest friend, who remembered me when I was sure she had forgotten me, with whom I used to eat mud when I was 4 years old and whose thought is enough to bring a smile to my face :)
This one’s to all these people who are important to me, with whom I can crib about not having a life, with whom I can celebrate my good moments!
This one’s for my crazy colleagues who make going to office fun!
And last but not the least, this one’s for those beautiful people I have never seen or met, yet there’s a connection because this blog connects me to them!
This one’s for all these people I love immensely and cannot think I would be able to do without!
Thank you to all of you!!
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