This one's dedicated to my dear friend Tejas...
A friend who has been with me like a rock last 3.5 years, who has helped me in every little thing and made sure that I get things done rightly.
I am going to miss you, a lot! I never realized how much till today... and suddenly I wonder, whom I am going to call when I am in trouble at any time of day or just like that... I am sure gonna miss you. :(. :((
Friday, May 15, 2009
Source of Happiness
Just a small tip -
Don't make one thing your only source of happiness. With big things like work and relationships, enjoy the small little things in life. Those small little things can make you happy when the big things are missing in life or are not around. Enjoy when the grass becomes green, the sunset gets delayed, the river starts flowing, a friend calls, or when you eat a chocolate!
A good day at work... worked almost 8 hours with no time pass whatsoever... Feels good!
Have a good evening!
Don't make one thing your only source of happiness. With big things like work and relationships, enjoy the small little things in life. Those small little things can make you happy when the big things are missing in life or are not around. Enjoy when the grass becomes green, the sunset gets delayed, the river starts flowing, a friend calls, or when you eat a chocolate!
A good day at work... worked almost 8 hours with no time pass whatsoever... Feels good!
Have a good evening!
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Happy today...
I'm happy today... The only thing that was lacking in my life while living in US was not having a family... And that missing part is full now. I'm so glad to have a family here now. Though its a new one and I still miss my folks back in India, I feel attached to the new ones.
Its 5.30 am in this part of the world, I have not slept the whole night and I'm not even sleepy. And yet I'm feeling good. :).
Take care.
Its 5.30 am in this part of the world, I have not slept the whole night and I'm not even sleepy. And yet I'm feeling good. :).
Take care.
Status messages
Some interesting status messages that my friends in my gtalk lists have -
1. All you really gotta do is live and die, but I'm in a hurry and don't know why.
One of my friend has this as her status msg... and I so much agree to it... take it easy girl...
2. Your foot's asleep? I hate it when it does that! Now it's going to be awake all night!
I dont know what this means.. but the friend surely will know...
3. The only way we can be of any help to others around is by working on ourselves !!
I so much agree to this... and its self learned!
4. TGIF
I so much love this... fav acronym. :D
My status msg... naa I am invisible today and for the weekend.. ;-).
Have a great weekend!
1. All you really gotta do is live and die, but I'm in a hurry and don't know why.
One of my friend has this as her status msg... and I so much agree to it... take it easy girl...
2. Your foot's asleep? I hate it when it does that! Now it's going to be awake all night!
I dont know what this means.. but the friend surely will know...
3. The only way we can be of any help to others around is by working on ourselves !!
I so much agree to this... and its self learned!
4. TGIF
I so much love this... fav acronym. :D
My status msg... naa I am invisible today and for the weekend.. ;-).
Have a great weekend!
Monday, May 4, 2009
Month of April '09
I got engaged last month! That is the biggest step I have ever taken and most of it was my decision.
His name is Ashutosh. A game programmer working in Atlanta. His family is based out of Chennai. So far so good... :-).
We spoke to each other for more than a month. It all started with my Brother-in-law and his sister-in-law's match-making brains. They both are first cousins. It started with an email, followed by some chat and phone conversations. A's parents and my parents met and they liked each other (I find this statement funny. So, I am putting it here as well). And then we were supposed to meet. I convinced him to come to Boulder saying Boulder is very beautiful. On Thursday, the weather department forecast'd heavy snow blizzard in Boulder and areas around. Having experienced a snow blizzard just a week ago, I called A and told him about it and got the meeting postponed to next weekend. I had so much of guilt because it was me who convinced him for Boulder and it was me who was postponing the meeting. Mr. A was going to be super busy next some weekends and did not have enough time to travel, so I decided to fly down to Atlanta and meet him. Good that I did not have to play a host. :D.
Spent a day with him, had good time. And at the end of the day said yes. The decision was not a click decision. It happened gradually as the day passed. None of my family members have seen him or met him in person and I have not met any of his. I was very tensed to take such a big decision on my own. But, recently I had realized that you need to take risks and make things work and you are responsible for your own happiness. And I took the decision.
I was in a weird state for a week. I did not know what to do, how to react. Being in States, away from family it was taking time to sink in. I only felt some difference when I spoke to his family and my family. And they all were super happy and excited. I could feel that when I spoke to them. And they could not feel the same when they spoke to me. I had to assure them that it will take sometime.
And things changed when we met again last weekend. Had a really good time and now I feel that yes, I am engaged and there is this new person in my life whom I really want to talk to, know more about him and spend time with him. I love talking to his family. Its going nice so far and I am looking forward for more from life.
I am sorry to post this so late. My idea was to post this news first on my blog. But due to a cluttered brain at that time, nothing right would come out of it. Better late than never! :)
I will be writing a blog about my experience on how it goes for a girl in an arrange marriage. I had decided some time back that I will write about it after I get engaged. How all this changes a girl's mindset about herself and the world. Look for it sometime soon!
His name is Ashutosh. A game programmer working in Atlanta. His family is based out of Chennai. So far so good... :-).
We spoke to each other for more than a month. It all started with my Brother-in-law and his sister-in-law's match-making brains. They both are first cousins. It started with an email, followed by some chat and phone conversations. A's parents and my parents met and they liked each other (I find this statement funny. So, I am putting it here as well). And then we were supposed to meet. I convinced him to come to Boulder saying Boulder is very beautiful. On Thursday, the weather department forecast'd heavy snow blizzard in Boulder and areas around. Having experienced a snow blizzard just a week ago, I called A and told him about it and got the meeting postponed to next weekend. I had so much of guilt because it was me who convinced him for Boulder and it was me who was postponing the meeting. Mr. A was going to be super busy next some weekends and did not have enough time to travel, so I decided to fly down to Atlanta and meet him. Good that I did not have to play a host. :D.
Spent a day with him, had good time. And at the end of the day said yes. The decision was not a click decision. It happened gradually as the day passed. None of my family members have seen him or met him in person and I have not met any of his. I was very tensed to take such a big decision on my own. But, recently I had realized that you need to take risks and make things work and you are responsible for your own happiness. And I took the decision.
I was in a weird state for a week. I did not know what to do, how to react. Being in States, away from family it was taking time to sink in. I only felt some difference when I spoke to his family and my family. And they all were super happy and excited. I could feel that when I spoke to them. And they could not feel the same when they spoke to me. I had to assure them that it will take sometime.
And things changed when we met again last weekend. Had a really good time and now I feel that yes, I am engaged and there is this new person in my life whom I really want to talk to, know more about him and spend time with him. I love talking to his family. Its going nice so far and I am looking forward for more from life.
I am sorry to post this so late. My idea was to post this news first on my blog. But due to a cluttered brain at that time, nothing right would come out of it. Better late than never! :)
I will be writing a blog about my experience on how it goes for a girl in an arrange marriage. I had decided some time back that I will write about it after I get engaged. How all this changes a girl's mindset about herself and the world. Look for it sometime soon!
Friday, April 10, 2009
Motorcycle Diaries (with some random thoughts)
I just saw this beautiful movie "Motorcycle Diaries" and highly recommend watching it. I wont write much here about the movie, because I want you to see it. Just a little background, 2 guys on a bike set to travel the South Americas! Do nothing great but have a great experience.
Beautiful cinematography of one of my favorite destinations, South Americas! I have never been there but it is one of my most desired destinations to visit. Just love the tropical green, the vast amazon water, the beautiful mountain ranges, the non-commercialized land!
The other day I was thinking this - what if one day I lose everything? No job, no money, nothing in my hand other than couple of friends and family. Will I have enough strength to start all over again? Will I be able to live a life without the comforts that I have now? In short, will I be able to come out of this comfort zone? I was insecure that night. I tried calling my friends to find some answers, but I couldn't reach anyone. And I was lucky to not find anyone, because that let me search the answers within myself. I thought over it. And there is only one way to come out of that insecurity, to get out of your comfort zone! I have a solution for myself, start everything from zero. I would not go into details of how, when, why, but if there are no commitments, surely sometime in near future. I shall write more about it, when I do it and if I ever do it.I believe that would increase my inner strength and that is what a person needs more than anything else!
So, why did I write the above paragraph when I am talking about Motorcycle Diaries. Because after watching that movie, I felt more urge of doing it. Its difficult to convince your family when you want to do such things, and in my case that is the most difficult task, but think I can do it when time comes. I am writing all this to convince myself, so please do not mind it.
That is it, more random thoughts some other time. Time to write a letter to Mom. Yeah, I mean a hardcopy letter. She wants me to write it. And the lead hero in Motorcycle diaries writes letters to his mom, so another inspiration and have to do it today. This was on my to-do list since a week. My mom was telling me about a letter I wrote to my family when I first went to hostel, in my first year of engineering. Recently, my family sat after a dinner and laughed a hell lot when they read it all together. Oh well, I can imagine how funny that letter can be. It was meant to be funny, but with my writing skills, it is super funny. We have a tradition in our family of writing letters and the credit goes to my Grandfather, Baba. I have to write him also a letter. He is 83 and cannot hear very well now. So, letters are the best way to communicate with him. He loves knowing about what is going on and how its going on, and has 100s of questions. And the best part is, he replies back to the letters. He uses a type-writer to write letters. Yes, he still uses it. When I first came to US, he wrote me a letter and posted it by normal post which never reached me. So, he has given up on posting a letter, rather sends it with someone if someone is visiting me or emails me with the help of my sister. I personally feel, letters are better than telephonic conversation. You can enjoy them all your life. :)
Just too many random thoughts, rather a brain dump! Thanks for reading it if you are still reading. Dont forget to watch "Motorcycle Diaries". The two hours surely will add something to your brain and heart.
Beautiful cinematography of one of my favorite destinations, South Americas! I have never been there but it is one of my most desired destinations to visit. Just love the tropical green, the vast amazon water, the beautiful mountain ranges, the non-commercialized land!
The other day I was thinking this - what if one day I lose everything? No job, no money, nothing in my hand other than couple of friends and family. Will I have enough strength to start all over again? Will I be able to live a life without the comforts that I have now? In short, will I be able to come out of this comfort zone? I was insecure that night. I tried calling my friends to find some answers, but I couldn't reach anyone. And I was lucky to not find anyone, because that let me search the answers within myself. I thought over it. And there is only one way to come out of that insecurity, to get out of your comfort zone! I have a solution for myself, start everything from zero. I would not go into details of how, when, why, but if there are no commitments, surely sometime in near future. I shall write more about it, when I do it and if I ever do it.I believe that would increase my inner strength and that is what a person needs more than anything else!
So, why did I write the above paragraph when I am talking about Motorcycle Diaries. Because after watching that movie, I felt more urge of doing it. Its difficult to convince your family when you want to do such things, and in my case that is the most difficult task, but think I can do it when time comes. I am writing all this to convince myself, so please do not mind it.
That is it, more random thoughts some other time. Time to write a letter to Mom. Yeah, I mean a hardcopy letter. She wants me to write it. And the lead hero in Motorcycle diaries writes letters to his mom, so another inspiration and have to do it today. This was on my to-do list since a week. My mom was telling me about a letter I wrote to my family when I first went to hostel, in my first year of engineering. Recently, my family sat after a dinner and laughed a hell lot when they read it all together. Oh well, I can imagine how funny that letter can be. It was meant to be funny, but with my writing skills, it is super funny. We have a tradition in our family of writing letters and the credit goes to my Grandfather, Baba. I have to write him also a letter. He is 83 and cannot hear very well now. So, letters are the best way to communicate with him. He loves knowing about what is going on and how its going on, and has 100s of questions. And the best part is, he replies back to the letters. He uses a type-writer to write letters. Yes, he still uses it. When I first came to US, he wrote me a letter and posted it by normal post which never reached me. So, he has given up on posting a letter, rather sends it with someone if someone is visiting me or emails me with the help of my sister. I personally feel, letters are better than telephonic conversation. You can enjoy them all your life. :)
Just too many random thoughts, rather a brain dump! Thanks for reading it if you are still reading. Dont forget to watch "Motorcycle Diaries". The two hours surely will add something to your brain and heart.
Friday, April 3, 2009
Understanding
I have always felt that relationships are the most complex thing to take care of. But with time, I have realized that the crux of every relationship is "Understanding". If you understand the other person well, the relationship works great. May it be a Father-Daughter, your sibling, your friend, your boss, if you can understand or even try to understand what the other person is trying to tell or is doing, you have at least put a little bit from your side to that relationship. Do not always try to judge the other person.
My relationships over time have evolved beautifully with number of people, family + friends. And I would give full credit to the word "Understanding", understanding from their side and from my side. Some of those relationships have seen the worst times when there were arguments, cold wars, no talks, etc. but some of them still are the best ones that I treasure.
If you want to make something work, try to Understand!
P.S. - And as I write this, I also want to mention that I feel India currently has the best batting tail. Harbhajan and Zaheer have pull of the team a hell lot of time! And Zaheer has just hit 4 fours in a row to O'Brien in the India - New Zealand third Test match.
My relationships over time have evolved beautifully with number of people, family + friends. And I would give full credit to the word "Understanding", understanding from their side and from my side. Some of those relationships have seen the worst times when there were arguments, cold wars, no talks, etc. but some of them still are the best ones that I treasure.
If you want to make something work, try to Understand!
P.S. - And as I write this, I also want to mention that I feel India currently has the best batting tail. Harbhajan and Zaheer have pull of the team a hell lot of time! And Zaheer has just hit 4 fours in a row to O'Brien in the India - New Zealand third Test match.
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