My Engagement ♥♥

November 11 2012 was the day when ARJUN &  me exchanged our rings.. It's so great to find that one special person who'll be there for you for the rest of your life and I've found mine `ARJUN` ~ My Mature Understanding Friendly guy with deep eyes , a good sense of humor and caring  !!

The moment when I became WE ...

Neva believed in cinematic dialogues but today I feel this one was penned down for Us

"When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible"

Nothing more to say .. Here we are patiently waiting


It's been a very special Diwali indeed .. Thank you God mom & dad  (^_^)

Never seen conditions for Register Marriage

I guess these folks had no access to SPELL CHECK .... well this really cracks me up   XD

First time at a Cricket Stadium - Ind Vs NZ

Okay, this may not seem to be great to many people but to me it means great, awesome & a splendid thing to happen...
Now read on...


How excited can any cricket enthusiast get about their FIRST time at a Cricket stadium & watch a TEST match live  ??

I was damn excited to see the Indian team in action!!!

And that's why me and a friend ( Twinkle my hostel mate ) yelled and rushed into the Bangalore Chinnaswamy Stadium this morning to watch India Vs New Zealand Test match Day 3 with Bright light , fine weather ( unlike the previous day's downpour) and a terrific crowd that filled the stadium on a Sunday!

Then came Virat Kohli's ton followed by Captain Cool Dhoni's half century  & the 9 wicket scalp of NZ's batsman.. . there we were cheering madly , jumping wildly yelling INDIA India clap clap clap and of course making the Mexican waves blended with yeeaaaaaaah with the crowd at the stadium O-o

Seated at stands somewhere between the deep mid wicket & deep square leg position , here I was desperately trying to explain to my parents that I would be seen on TV if they focused Sachin Tendulkar who was fielding at deep square leg ..

Those moments where your excitement becomes more wilder when Sachin came for fielding near us , when Virat Kohli turned and looked at us & asked us to cheer, when Gambhir , SURESH RAINA ;-) (Capitalization Intentional ) and Zaheer walked down to field near us and waved .. !

At 5 when the umpire took the bails of with an over to spare for the day was a bit disappointing though.. fine I forgive him....



whoaaa man I loved this day ...

Some Spl moments captured .. L to R -> The first click at the stadium, Sachin Fielding ,
                                                               The last click for the day & match souvenir 

Over this weekend at Lalbagh

Should I call it a Proposal ??

Clicked on  June 3, 2012 at Pookot lake, Wayanad , Kerala

One year old SASIAN

This day I woke up to complete my One year stint at Sasken , the company that gave me my first job and welcomed me exactly one month out of college !!

To be truthful ONE YEAR sounded really amazing . . it had been like yesterday since I left home to kick start my career in Bangalore. With wishes pouring in from Parents, Friends , my own Batch mates who joined with me and Colleagues elated me. Having had one of those best days in office I travel back to my room as usual in one of those metropolitan busses of this city.. The traffic seemed to move inch by inch. I leaned over the window reminiscencing.. the year had gone like a blink of the eye. I had learnt a lot. This city had given me new and wonderful friends who I cherish till day and will do so in the future. It has introduced me to people who hug your heart and also to stand alone , battle and survive . My work place has been a wonderful place. It has always presented me with moments of pleasure. . there had been times that I wanted to capture those moments and retain them forever so I can keep playing them on my Mental Playist in a continuous loop. The man I work for , my CEO remains a man of inspiration to me. The days I walk in at 9.30 in the morning and he jogs in past me wishing me cheerfully though he only knows me as a fellow Sasian has taught me of being humble always .. The many encouraging pats and technical learning with people who make working a pleasure has done a great deal of re-structuring to my attitude. The city , its people and my work place has embraced me with all warmth and love . . .As of parents I have done my best to make them feel proud about me. Dad hasn't changed in all these years , he still keeps boasting of his little girl's success as he used to do when I won a fancy dress competition during my kinder garden. Mom feels I have grown to become a responsible young lady ! ! Perceptions of people have changed and ask me what I feel about them ? I don't know to be honest .. I hold on to my dreams and aspirations ... my quest continues slowly as my journey is not done yet. We (my training batch mates who joined with me and myself) had gone to Kerala during the beginning of this week to celebrate our one year of togetherness. God's own country as they call it has filled my jar of memories with sweetest candies ever. . Those lovely moments I had in each outing in this one year flash across my mind.

ahaa finally my stop arrives I hop down and walked the street that I've been walking for the past one year - CMH road , Indira Nagar . With the street buzzing with life and the metro training silently swishing above my head I walked to my room humming loudly. Strangers smiled acknowledging my happiness. .


And finally when I go to sleep tonight I have a few things to say ..

Dear past : I'm glad you had taken the right decision... though it had hurt at times , it's okay cos you din't know it would. . still you gave me the best

Thanks to the almighty for everything :)

Pikachu & Scooby On a lazy Sunday Afternoon !

Body Building ??

For your information This product is strictly to be used for HAIR !! And its a GOOD one as far as I heard But I just couldn't resist posting this . . . 


P.S : I have nothing against the brand but couldn't stop laughing after reading this  (*_*) 

Star gazing

 I live as a paying guest in one of those many PG's in Bangalore. This day I had come back early from office in one of my best moods. Dad had called to let me know that tonight there were gonna be some different planetary alignments in the sky and we could watch it with bare eyes(4 planets could be seen just like the stars) . . . I decided to pull one of my best PG mate along with me for star gazing cos she was the only one who would put up with my crazyness and madness. Another buddy also offered to put up with the same and came along.  11.00 pm on the terrace I was trying to figure out which one of those million stars seemed brighter and different so that I can call them to be planets !! My Pg mates were trying hard ....I mean to control their giggles looking at my star gazing act. To my relief we did spot those unique stars or what were supposed to be the planets and suddenly there was a shooting star I screamed there goes a SHOOTING STAR MAKE A WISH !! Each of us had our own wishes... A sudden silence prevailed . . for once the loneliness in life had embraced us. . each wanted something in life but one common thought for everyone at that moment was missing our family and home. We sat there and suddenly talked about star gazing and sleeping under the sky as kids. A sparkle in the eye, a smile on every lip and those flooding memories of childhood flowed... I don't know what prompted me to ask but I did ask " hey guys what did you wish for?" and then one realized omg I forgot !! can I have another star that will fall now .... LOL .. I was sure she was gonna go on a star hunt for the next one week ;-)

    As I lie on my bed this night I realized one thing ~ Most often we never know the difference between our various needs and what we really feel about them . .We usually have a big list of WANTS but how many times have we attempted to stay aware of the ONLY thing we yearn for ?what it really means to us and then decide if it would be better for us to stay there to get it or just move on...  We always fail to realize this don't we ~ " Life is a change . Growth is optional. Choose wilsely ..."

    Even though we fail to understand certain things there is that mysterious SOMETHING in life that makes you realize truth in a moment just like that Shooting star had done for us :-)



One last thing .. I must thank priyanka and prats for putting up with my craziness that night (^_^)

Extension of enthusiasm

Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep
-Scott Adams


I'm not sure if Scott Adams was right but this was attempted after a long time . . a very simple piece yet it made me smile and relaxed after work :-)

INVICTUS

The title means “Unconquered” or "Undefeated" in Latin. For the warriors out there who are battling with their lives here’s some inspiration to keep you going. This is a wonderful poem by William Ernest Henley written in 1875. If this poem had the power to keep Nelson Mandela alive and going during his 27 years of  jail term it can also inspire everyone of us to battle out better !!

OUT of the night that covers me,
Black as the Pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.

In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.

Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds and shall find me unafraid.

It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.

Pausing for Patience

 Here comes my first post of 2012

“The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg, not by smashing it open.”

- Arnold Glasgow

Have you ever thought that our lives are made up of a series of activities and you need to streamline those activities in order to strike a balance and lead a stable life? How many times have you heard people around us or even our very own self say I don't have enough time? I need things to happen just this very moment. I'm losing my patience...  You are always in the stretch to get everything done by the end of the day. All those ASAP notifications and deadlines that are set for you. Why do you think they are called so? How many times have you let them take a toll on you??

Being mindful of all the pressure that keeps building on you leads only to two major consequences Impatience and Anger wherein you never think of the environment around you or the people around. The fire and hatred within you keeps building which ends up burning all the good in you and puts an end to many a relationships at work and home. The best way to overcome this is to take a step back and bring a Pause between yourself and your negative feelings. This creates clarity and brings about the required patience within you.  In that pause that you give you can release the inner turmoil and see ways to overcome unskillful actions. If you ever wondered why your grandparents or elders at home had asked you to count numbers when you were at the peak of rage.. well it was to give yourself a pause for self realization and regain some patience!! It's better to learn it in the easier way rather than learning it after a bad experience. . .


What are your frequent choices??  All those situations that come up to you every day. What do you choose to feel - when things get delayed, when they don't give you what you wanted , when no one understand , when someone irritates you.


What do you choose to feel ?
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Just Pause !!
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and you know what comes next :-)


Just wanted to share this thought with you, something that has helped me a lot in the recent times my friend  " The benefits of developing greater patience will be felt in all our relationships—intimate, casual, and professional—as well as that all-important relationship, the one we have with ourselves."