Greeting cards

Lately, I have been trying to find some nice greeting cards for my Fiance... and I figured that there are hardly any nice cards that you get in US.
I am a big cards person and used to give cards for no reason (ask my best friend Priyanka). I realized that you get such nice cards in India of any occasion or just like that cards that I always got more than one card whenever I went to the card shop. Archies, Hallmark, and etc. say the right feelings whats on your mind. But here, I have been so many times and hardly get a good card. I end up buying a card just because I like it but dont end up giving it.
And when I was trying to find a reason why dont I like the cards here, I found that its culture difference. The way we think is a little different than the way people think here. The expression style is different. Plus, since arrange marriage is part of our culture we get cards for every phase of this period... here its not like that...
And, the cards are way more expensive.. starts from $2. I dont know what are the rates in India now, but I could have bought 5 cards in $2. And the nicer, little decorated cards are around $5. Now thats a lot!
Anyways, if you know of some better card shops in US, let me know! I need cards to express myself... :D :)

A quote worth remebering all the time...

A friend once wrote to me this - “Say you write a really bad code and I say to you that, wow, this is amazing work. Is that going to make you happy? I bet not. Similarly when you create an amazing thing, and I say that I don’t like what you did, how would that affect you? Apart from the fact that I did not show my approval. Say, I am a person who you hardly care about…then what? Would it matter to you? Things bother you today in office because, these are people who you attach importance to – your peers, managers, etc. But, when you do that, you are getting trapped into an illusionary circle right? If we decide that we cannot live without caring about what people think or say, why don’t we apply the same concept to the top most level and care about what our heart feels. Because, once we answer to the calls of our hearts, the rest does not matter. They will settle down by themselves.”

I agree to this completely... Gotta train the brain... :). Thanks :).

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I sometimes wonder... why dont I learn from my past experiences and try to improve. Is it because I dont care? No, but I do care, I think I dont give it due importance.

Learning from past experiences is important. I need to learn to keep them in RAM rather than in the hard drive, so that whenever a situation comes, I dont forget about it. It would have been really cool if I could register a signal, and the signal would have called me whenever a situation like that occurs. God, give me a computer brain with some awesome Operating system.

Sorry, too much of geeky post... could not help, too much of geeky work caused this. So, blame the work I am doing, not me. Anyways, back to some doc... till then, CTRL+ALT+DEL->Lock this computer.

You matter

A very nice post by Seth Godin - http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2009/06/you-matter.html

* When you love the work you do and the people you do it with, you matter.
* When you are so gracious and generous and aware that you think of other people before yourself, you matter.
* When you leave the world a better place than you found it, you matter.
* When you continue to raise the bar on what you do and how you do it, you matter.
* When you teach and forgive and teach more before you rush to judge and demean, you matter.
* When you touch the people in your life through your actions (and your words), you matter.
* When kids grow up wanting to be you, you matter.
* When you see the world as it is, but insist on making it more like it could be, you matter.
* When you inspire a Nobel prize winner or a slum dweller, you matter.
* When the room brightens when you walk in, you matter.
* And when the legacy you leave behind lasts for hours, days or a lifetime, you matter.

And reading this one has made a good start of day for me. Only when I was trying to figure out the reason of my existence, I so much needed to read such a post. Thanks Seth Godin!

Good Luck Federer!

We all know this is the biggest match for you and can imagine the amount of pressure you are going through now... and how its going to be during the match. Keep cool, keep calm and like you have done last three matches, just make Soderling play, let him do the mistakes, and get him tired. You have that stamina which no one has...
I am praying for you! Good Luck! Om Namah Shivay!

Admirer,
Poonam.

AND FEDERER WINS!!!! I am sooooo dammnnnn Happppyyyyyy! Awesome!!!! Loved it! :) :) :)

Mumma...

When things dont go in the way you want them to go, you only remember one person... Mummy... you want to be close to her... and the song on my mind is -

Main Kabhi Batlata Nahin
Par Andhere Se Darta Hoon Main Maa
Yun To Main,Dikhlata Nahin
Teri Parwaah Karta Hoon Main Maa
Tujhe Sab Hain Pata, Hain Na Maa
Tujhe Sab Hain Pata,,Meri Maa

Bheed Mein Yun Na Chodo Mujhe
Ghar Laut Ke Bhi Aa Naa Paoon Maa
Bhej Na Itna Door Mujkko Tu
Yaad Bhi Tujhko Aa Naa Paoon Maa
Kya Itna Bura Hoon Main Maa
Kya Itna Bura Meri Maa

Miss you Mumma... :(

My current state -

I need some strength, some confidence, some concentration and a lot of motivation and faith in myself...
O God... please help me!