December 30, 2013

3 down, 6 months more to go! :-)

Soon there will be new member coming to my family. I'm on top of the world even now after 3 months, as I was when the news came out and may be I'll be on top forever. I love babies and I had played and loved babies in my neighbours, of relatives, etc till now but now I'll be real Bua (aunt) soon. I'll have baby in our house for full time to play with me, with whom I'll spend as much time I would want, to whom I'll love unconditionally!
Wow! The thought itself make me feel so thrilled and happy that I can't imagine in reality how happy I'll be. OMG! :-)
But as always life tests your patience at each stage of it and so it is even now. Just can't wait for 6 more months but I have to, I know, no option! But I also know, Sabr ka fal mitha hota hai! :-)

Till then we have many issues to tackle one of is NAME! Yeah... There had been already fight going on between everyone as to who will give name to the new member? In this fight no one is favouring other, no one is ready to give away easily, no one is ready to sacrifice. Everyone feels that they have right being uncle, aunt, grandmother, grandfather, mother, father, etc etc... of the yet to born.
I tell you it's not going to be easy to win, I'm too a strong contender to this fight. And with this the World War 3 has begun! :-P

Who are you?

I'm a daughter to my parents. I'm a sister to my brothers or sisters. I'm a friend to my friends. I'm an employee to my boss. I'm a wife to my husband. I'm a sister-in-law/ daughter-in-law to my in-laws. I'm a mother to my children. I'm a helper to my neighbours. I'm an anchor to my sports team. I'm this... I'm that... But who am I to myself?  Yes?
This question had made me restless. I do this and that for others who expect from me for some or other reason called love and affection sometimes or sometimes it's some sheer responsibility of mine being associated to them. But what about things I've to do in life? What about things that I love to do, I would love to do, I had to do for me, my own happiness? What? Nothing! Huh...
In fulfilling desires and wishes and expectations of others around us we completely forget our own individuality, our own wills, desires, choices, aims, goals and everything else... Just because we can't hurt others, we can't crush their dreams, their hopes, their expectations, etc...
But this life of ours is also one na! What about it? In living for others one day our last day will come and then we'd regret on our death bed for not doing anything we desired. Though there will be thousands of people praising you being good to them but had you been good to yourself? This question will not cease with their fulfillment of desires.
Please know what's your dream, what's your aim, goal, what's your idea about your own life? What is it? Know it and follow it...
I will try it for myself hope you know yours.

December 29, 2013

The Last Note- Amrit Sinha

The guy in the story proposes the girl with following lines on his knees, 'Rain being the witness,
As it pours down upon us,
I confess my love to thee,
Will you accept my love, and me?'

A note saying,
'Me the fire, you the rain,
How does it matter whether we lose or gain?
So stupid of me to imagine us together,
Your downpour turned me to ash forever.'

Last words before he left,

Oft have I heard the preachers say, 'Time and thee wait for none.'
This is false, quite untrue,
'Cause time and tide do wait for some.

Memories flash, moments of joy,
A glint of smile, a fateful cry;
Your heart very well knows the truth,
Love is one hell of a sinful fruit.

And yet this fruit I silently tasted,
Fought with the devils, then I rested.
An eventful journey life has been,
Dreams so pretty I've always seen.

A jolly fate I do possess,
Meeting you again was beyond my guess;
Thanks for the company through this mile,
Just never give up on that sweet smile.

Time to say goodbye, a warm farewell,
Enjoy your life, truly, without any fail;
Someday, somewhere, we will cross again,
Perhaps on a sunny day or a night when it will rain.

The teacher still preaches,
'Time and tide wait for none.'
Yet I couldn't agree to it anymore,
'Cause time and tide has indeed waited for one.

Yet again from one of stories from LOVE STORIES THAT TOUCHED MY HEART!

December 28, 2013

In flash back of the year 2013

The year went through big swings of joy, sorrow and sometimes normal stereo type too! There were few deaths, few marriages and few births in the family as a whole.
There had been entry of new people in life which gave happiness and pleasure of being with them but on the other hand there had been exit of few, who went their way leaving us behind, which gave pain, sorrow and now only their remembrance left in  life.
Few things had remain same as ever. Few things have changed dynamically.
When tough times came I learnt to have courage and strength. When good times came I learnt to stay calm and obedient to accept happiness.
Old dreams fulfilled, new dreams emerged, few unfulfilled dreams still remain waiting in hope of new year being lucky to be able to make it attain it's fulfillment.
This year had been an average year which set off everything in the end. If there was sorrow there was indeed happiness too and so on... But I hope next year come with more of joy, success and containment...

A pair of shoes-Manaswita Ghosh

Was I never yours to save?
I wonder as I lie in my grave,
Why did your eyes brim up with love,
Were they for me? The tears that you shed?
Or were they because I was gone now, so dead?
Why did your lips touch mine?
Was it because there was a love that you once felt?
Or was it because you thought we finally parted, a final touch that made all boundaries melt?
Why did you turn to me with that longing gaze?
Or was it because you knew this was the last time we met?
I thought I knew love, or did I know something that you just framed?
Was it my fault to draw you among the stars, and dream with them as they came and went?
Is that love finally gone, the one you framed?
I do not know, but it still remains, hiding somewhere underneath.
Were there no hidden promises after all?
Not a single fake tale to read to my soul?
Not a single touch that silences my screams,
No forged dreams to make me sleep?
I know it's over now, you're gone and so have I
Now that I have a forever to think of you, in my grave as I lie...

One of stories of LOVE STORIES THAT TOUCHED MY HEART had this poem that I loved very much!

December 25, 2013

Struggle to live

When I think about SUICIDE it only gives one thought to me, I've struggled so much to come on this earth, I had been trapped for 9 months into a womb. I had struggled so much and learnt to walk, talk, think, laugh, cry, feel... I had struggled so much to do so many things and just because something, I know this something meant big, it might have meant life for you, but in no way could it be more than your life. No! Cannot! Never! Just remember all the struggles you did to live till now and think whether this one thing can erase the efforts of all past struggles and make you lose everything including your self respect! Yes, indeed, none of suicider had ever been praised but always being tagged as a loser who cannot win over his/her own emotions. Decision of dying can surely not be easy but dying probably is than living. Face yourself, your situation, your problem, others and make your life worthy.

Disclaimer: I wondered all this after watching suicide scene in Dhoom-3!
Nothing serious guys, calm down! :-P

Dhoom: 3

After a long time I've watched some movie at multiplex, last watch was Bhag Milkha Bhag. Yesterday I happened to see, much awaited, much hyped, Dhoom 3!
Story wise, it had a base to the actions that were shown and not just vaguely few people were fighting, though Abhishek Bachchan and Uday Chopra's first scene was damn vague and overly done too!
It is story of revenge, again I felt it very strange to take revenge from bank, one robs it. But no bad intentioned or intentions can ever succeed and so was the result of bank but then revenge too is a negative feeling which can also not make one happy ever. Just for revenge sake they spent so many years of their valuable life, I couldn't believe it. They took banks or just one bankers view very personally which lead to all this drama as well as trauma to them. Aamir's father did suicide. Suiciding is also not a way to get ride of any problem.
There was also point about secrets. Every human being have some secrets in life, which is know to them only, I agree! There was friendship. Friendship is a very important relationship, I agree here too. B-)
There was suspense and bit of thrill in the movie which I would definitely not like to tell to kill your thought to ever watch it. Second half of movie is better moving story wise than the first half. In the first part where there was only run and chase between the thief and the police, the latter part was sensible and nice. Why the hell was police just chasing him I didn't know why they weren't using their super guns but were just showing off. Had they used it they could have caught the thief by one shot itself! May be then the movie would not have been made! :-P But our Indian police did it soon though failed to catch Aamir. I wondered, is it that British police is too decent to shoot? Don't know! ;-)
I liked these lines that is repeated many times in the movie,
Bande hain ham uske
Ham pe kiska zor
Ummedon ke sooraj
Nikle chaaron or
Iraade hain fauladi
Himmati har kadam
Apne hathon kismat likhne
Aaj chale hain ham

Music was good. Dance was also good. Especially that tap dance, I just loved it!

Uday Chopra had same cheap sense of humor and sexual appeal like other two parts. There was not an ounce of newness in his character except the only part I life was when Abhishek and he were at airport returning and then comes his dialogue to stop Abhi. It was a nice scene.
Abhishek Bachchan too was almost same, but this time less arrogant on Ali, may be he got used to now! :-)
Katrina was nothing more than a dancer, only not more than 15mins dialogue scene she had just to show she likes Aamir. But this was an action movie and not romantic, I reminded myself. She looked stunning. I did appreciate her dancing skills, her flexibility, her glamorous look, her hard work of doing circus stunts, etc.
Aamir looked good, nice body, and very nice acting, as usual! His character was strong. I also liked his childhood character by the child the artist.
BMW Bikes, I loved them! :-)

It is if not awesome then not awful too. It can be viewed once without regrets.

December 22, 2013

Driving passion

A week ago after attending the wedding of Sara's sister, I headed back to home but this travelling experience was different than a usual one for I was travelling via car, no not because it was a Volkswagen car (okay okay a bit because it was a VOLKSWAGEN!) but more than that because it was being driven by my friend Amu! I was mesmerized, amazed, transfixed, spell-bound and what not!? Amu took her heals off and pressing the accelerator and handling gear and steering wheel she drove the car with full confidence. My eyes were on her and hers on the road but sometimes on me too, for no offense I was caught spying on her driving, though I wasn't doing that intentionally but coz I was impressed! Phew! I explained it and relived we were. She was confident and controlled driver. I hope it was not because her Dad was seated next to her and her Mom behind her Dad!? :-P But I loved the confidence of her parents on her and to let her do what she desires.
There were people trying to break her cool by not allowing her to overtake from their right and she believed in following rules she learnt while learning driving and didn't overtook wrongly by their left. I'm proud of you Amu, coz you can drive a four wheeler, a bike, follow rules and make me always laugh by your bindas doings! :-P
:-D

Up till now my aim was to learn driving scooty but now it's also to learn driving a four wheeler! Oh how I wished I had a vehicle! :-|

The wedding day

Today was the wedding day of Sara's sister. It was my first South Indian wedding that I attended. Everyone around me looked draped in silk and dripped in Gold! I was mesmerized by the gold everyone wore. Though in my traditions too gold get preference but not this much. I've heard about it in past but experienced today. Had attended wedding from start and saw all the rituals. It was bit common but few things were new. It was shorter with regards to ceremony of wedding, ours last for 2-3hrs at least. I loved the look of the bride. It was awesome. But brides sister was too well dressed. Finally she agreed to wear the jewellery I suggested. Sara, you really looked Cinderella! ;-)
While everyone, all friends of our group, came straightening their hairs while are bit curly, Sara took efforts to curl her straight hairs and I didn't do anything and got Sara's company for my curly ones. But next time I wanna experiment with straight ones, everyone looked awesome! All my sweet babes, you all looked gorgeous! :-)

I left before the bidai, it wasn't planned so but happened like that and I think if not always but sometimes what happens happens for good for I would surely not have controlled my emotions looking everyone get emotional at that moment.
I just hate this one fact the most. Why should girls leave everyone and everything and go forever for someone? Everyone looks so happy every since the wedding gets fixed till it is done but at the end remains the emptiness everywhere... :-(
There is no solution to this cliché!

December 20, 2013

1234 get on the dance floor!

Sunday is Sara's sisters marriage and today was mehndi function for which there was dance program too! We, I, Sara, Atti, Vrush, Amu & Babbu had been practicing hard since last one week for todays dance and finally I'm happy that it happened successfully and we rocked!
B-)
We danced in synchronized way and no one forgot steps! :-P

For a change my parents wanted me to participate into it, so I could give enough time to practice and they're happy that I danced after so many years. As a child I always participated in cultural programs at schools or festivals but over a period of time I divorced extra curriculum and adopted academics! But I'm happy being back to my original self, dancing, singing, playing...
Also today was a memorable day for I met my school teacher in the function. Sara being closely accustomed to her she came to the function and I was hesitant to approach her, thinking whether she remembers me or not? I looked at her from far and couldn't gather courage to greet her finally she came to me that and called me by my name, that was surprise, and then I felt embarrassing for not approaching her first but she being down to earth came to me and talked. Later we talked for an hour or so and shared our contacts too. Her first batch of school was our class in 7th standard and I being front bencher Mam could remember me! I am glad for it. :-)
Sara, it was a rocking day am looking forward to attending South Indian marriage on Sunday, for the first time coz of you I could see these different traditions! :-*

December 18, 2013

Ups and downs of day!

Even though the start of the day was bad, yeah it was really bad and sad as well but then I dropped the stereo thoughts and moved on to other moments of the day but towards the end the day was made!

In the morning, I was walking towards my jogging track and I just placed my hands inside my pocket to protect them from cold. All of sudden I stopped noticing that my pocket felt empty while I remembered keeping a hundred rupees note in it! I turned back and one Aunty immediately asked me, noticing my puzzled look, what happened? I told her about it and decided to go back to home from same route from where I came, hoping to find it back. I walked by keeping my eyes on the road but I found nothing! Of course, so many people and school going children walk on this route and we know how people take anything from road even though that may not be belonging to them, isn't it? Irrespective of thinking that the person might come back in search of her belongings! How could we think that anything that we find on public place, just because we found it, it can belong to us? No, dude! It's not the right approach.
Never mind. I was sad initially for my irresponsible behavior. I should have been more careful. I will be in future. That's my learning from this incident. I hope the money has reached right person deserving it than me. Actually it's not about hundred rupees but about our integrity! Of course with hundred rupees neither will I go poor by losing it nor will other get rich by finding it!

The thought evaporated later with the learnings that I had to learn!

In the evening when I was chatting with my BFF, suddenly and surprisingly at one reply of mine she said happily that I've started behaving maturely!
Wow! Receiving this comment from one who would always say I'm immature and childish, is thrilling and joyous too! Though, I purposely behave childishly :-P but of course I know when to behave maturely and when can I be immature! Also, she said I should always remain the way I'm caring & understand. That's genetic actually! :-)
Not that I am any great person but I just try to make things simple around me, though at few times I do mess up things more than anything! In all I was happy that she recognized my efforts of maintaining our friendship together forever and may we remain friends forever and ever and ever.
Sometimes, we are indirectly and unknowingly attached to few person in our life beyond our imaginations. Few relations are very special and you feel it's since lifetime and not just from few years! There is an invisible knot that tie you with that person, no matter how fuzzy it gets at times but the tie never get freed but along with tough times the relations grow more stronger and you realise the importance of happy moments and that remembrance embraces the real relationship that you share!

Friends are important for life and good friends are much more important.
Cherish your friendship!

December 17, 2013

If you decide to do something you can do it!

An old man lived alone in an American town.
His only son was in prison. The old man wrote a letter to his son

Dear Son,
I am feeling pretty bad because it looks like I won’t be able to plant
my potato garden this year. I’m just getting too old to be
digging up a garden plot. If you were here, all my troubles would be over. I know you would dig the plot for me, if you weren’t in prison.
Love,
Dad

Shortly, the old man received this telegram:

‘For Heaven’s sake, Dad,
don’t dig up the  garden!! That’s where I buried the GUNS !!’

At 4 a.m. the next morning, a dozen FBI agents and local police officers showed up and dug up the entire garden without finding any guns.

Confused, the old man wrote another note to his son telling him what had happened, and asked him what to do next.

His son’s reply was: ‘Go ahead and plant your potatoes, Dad. It’s the
best I could do for you, from here.’

MORAL: NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE IN THE WORLD, IF YOU HAVE DECIDED TO DO SOMETHING DEEP FROM YOUR HEART, YOU CAN DO IT.
IT IS THE THOUGHT THAT MATTERS, NOT WHERE YOU ARE...

December 16, 2013

मनुष्य की क्या कीमत है ?

मनुष्य की कीमत !
लोहे की दुकान में अपने पिता के साथ काम कर
रहे एक बालक ने अचानक ही अपने पिता से
पुछा – “पिताजी इस दुनिया में मनुष्य
की क्या कीमत होती है ?”
पिताजी एक छोटे से बच्चे से ऐसा गंभीर सवाल
सुन कर हैरान रह गये.
फिर वे बोले “बेटे एक मनुष्य की कीमत
आंकना बहुत मुश्किल है, वो तो अनमोल है.”
बालक – क्या सभी उतना ही कीमती और
महत्त्वपूर्ण हैं ?
पिताजी – हाँ बेटे.
बालक कुछ समझा नही उसने फिर सवाल
किया – तो फिर इस दुनिया मे कोई गरीब
तो कोई अमीर क्यो है?
किसी की कम रिस्पेक्ट
तो कीसी की ज्यादा क्यो होती है?
सवाल सुनकर पिताजी कुछ देर तक शांत रहे और
फिर बालक से स्टोर रूम में पड़ा एक लोहे
का रॉड लाने को कहा.
रॉड लाते ही पिताजी ने पुछा –
इसकी क्या कीमत होगी?
बालक – 200 रूपये.
पिताजी – अगर मै इसके बहुत से छोटे-छटे कील
बना दू तो इसकी क्या कीमत हो जायेगी ?
बालक कुछ देर सोच कर बोला – तब तो ये और
महंगा बिकेगा लगभग 1000 रूपये का .
पिताजी – अगर मै इस लोहे से घड़ी के बहुत
सारे स्प्रिंग बना दूँ तो?
बालक कुछ देर गणना करता रहा और फिर एकदम
से उत्साहित होकर बोला ” तब
तो इसकी कीमत बहुत ज्यादा हो जायेगी.”
फिर पिताजी उसे समझाते हुए बोले – “ठीक
इसी तरह मनुष्य की कीमत इसमे नही है
की अभी वो क्या है, बल्की इसमे है कि वो अपने
आप को क्या बना सकता है.”
बालक अपने पिता की बात समझ चुका था .
Friends अक्सर हम अपनी सही कीमत आंकने मे
गलती कर देते है. हम अपनी present
status को देख कर अपने आप को valueless
समझने लगते है. लेकिन हममें हमेशा अथाह
शक्ति होती है. हमारा जीवन
हमेशा सम्भावनाओ से भरा होता है.
हमारी जीवन मे कई बार
स्थितियाँ अच्छी नही होती है पर इससे
हमारी Value कम नही होती है. मनुष्य के रूप
में हमारा जन्म इस दुनिया मे हुआ है
इसका मतलब है हम बहुत special और
important हैं . हमें हमेशा अपने आप
को improve करते रहना चाहिये और
अपनी सही कीमत प्राप्त करने की दिशा में
बढ़ते रहना चाहिये...

Received this as message, liked the thought! :-)

Health is wealth

I've always believed in this saying and I've always given preference to my health over anything else. I love doing workout and love morning walk. It's been a satisfactory. Starting day early in the morning is what I love the most. The winter breeze when it enters the system it gives a pleasure that one should experience to know. Looking people come otta bed early in morning from the warmth of bed into cool air is inspiring. Mind you, it's a tough job to do it but I can and I will always. As I love challenges I fight with this challenge too and hit the track for jog! It's inspiring to see old people come for walk. They come in group and laugh, talk, enjoy their walk. Do stretching after the walk and on their way take fresh grocery for home. You should be young at heart. I love health conscious people for I'm one.
But dogs are hurdles sometimes. Early morning I don't know why they come up in centre of the road and fight, bark on bikers, bark especially on people collecting wastes from garbage for recycle, and, if you happen to pass by near them they will bark on you too! This is terrible. Yesterday itself a herd of dogs literally barred me somehow I managed to escape before they have bite of me! But dogs can't stop my passion. I need to learn how to get rid of dogs. I really don't like this animal! :-\
Stupids!

Huh, never mind I'm happy more for following my passion passionately! :-D

No time

It's been an era it feels that I last logged in to Facebook! No, didn't even today when I'm talking about it! Don't have time actually. Busy meeting with friends in person, hanging out with them, talking to them, dancing with them, helping them and so many things. But I know there are friends with whom I am not in touch with personally and Facebook is the place where I can know about them. I get to listen from others about what they see about mutual friends and I wonder at least once in week or month I should log in! Truth is I don't even remember about it ever and that was the time when I had created my account, I would be online most of the time and today is the day I don't log in even once in month. Many who expect me to be there do complain and I feel sad for their expectation. This is the reason I've not even thought about making account on twitter. I may sometime in future but I'm not interested now in it!

In fact I don't have time to even watch movies and read books! Could you imagine it? No na... Even I can't contend this thought. Books, my lovely books I'll soon take out time for you if not for any thing else then!

I need to plan my day now to do things that I wish to along with things that I need to.

December 13, 2013

More about love!

Coming back to fiction world, it feels different yet it brings in mind or for that matter heart new thoughts or feelings. Love stories, I have always had special place for this genre. What you don't get into reality you always try to find it in imagination. Love is over hyped, over rated or over criticized but we can't deny it's existence. Even though fictional stories they may be but what a mind can think while writing could possibly be something otta life's experience. There are so many lives in the world, probability of that fiction being reality for someone cannot be less! Human being is a social animal and without socializing life cannot be complete and to live life optimally one have to read all stages of life and also cross them successfully. Skipping even one of it would mean less value to the human life than others!
Of course love comes to many and it remains with few! But those who are destined will meet and others will get separated unknowingly and unwillingly. Sometimes "TIME" plays very important role! If it's not your time to have it you'll lose it but if it'll be your time of love you'll definitely get it in this lifetime itself otta blue moon may be, but you'll get it! :-)
So, have faith in you, your love and your destiny!
Keep patience, keep living and keep loving! ;-)

December 12, 2013

Winter walk

For safety reasons, like every other woman I'm too bound to do things that are considered safe by myself and my parents. It involves thousands of things to be considered coz no one want to take risk of lifetime regret. Hence my willingness of going on a morning walk was at halt since I didn't had any company coz my company was on vacation post exams. Finally when she returned we planned the timing and thankfully our parents agreed to let us go out early in the morning out in each others company. Gathering too much crowd I don't like hence I didn't talk about it to anyone else but Sara! We were excited that one of the to-do-list particular will get marked as done yesterday. Just after exams I was engaged in the process of gathering accessories of comfortable morning walk. I bought track suit, shoes I had, socks and now since it's winter, my favourite season, I had jacket too with me! Everything was set and I set the alarm of 6am for I had to left at 6.30am and we were to meet at common point at 6.45am! I was excited and curious too. After sleeping for late till at least 8am I was a bit worried about getting up at 6am again! Though like all my lazy friends I'm not one who can't get otta bed early, in fact I'm a morning person and I love getting up early and doing something energetic, but there should be some work only then I find it reasonable to sacrifice sleep. Where as my friends are too lazy and not at all morning person. I also feared whether she'll wake up on time or I'll be left waiting at home, in ready to leave condition, for her call assuring that we are going. Since it's been long I've not slept early coz I am use to sleeping at around 1-2am after reading book. I was not sleepy and decided to read my current novel. Finally at 1am I forced upon to sleep so that I can wake up as I was equally worried to not leave my friend in that waiting condition. Even before alarm could ring I got up thrice and watched time. It's still time to wake up, I said to my worried brain and ordered to sleep till alarm rings! Alarm rang and I got up at a stroke. It was cold. Finally winter has knocked in Mumbai! Nothing is more happy moment than enjoying cool breeze of winter early in the morning. I got ready and messaged for assurance. I got a call back from Sara who sounded just-otta-bed like but thankfully I was wrong and she was to left from her home. I waved good-bye to Mom and left too. We met at discussed point of meet and went to the road where I knew people in large amount come for walk.
Cool breeze was entering into my system making me chill! For a start we walked for half an hour or so and had our genuine talk while walking. We noticed the surrounding, different types of people who come. It was inspiring to watch so many people caring about their health to wake up early and take effort to live life in a healthy way. There were many old age people too. I loved the scene. The walk was more enjoyable than I had thought. It was very thrilling from inside. Finally, I made one of my dream come true today that too safely.

On return journey, there was one seller selling oranges looking at which my dear friend was too tempted to eat them. I had money thankfully and I helped her in fulfilling her small wish against her help of fulfilling my big wish.
Thanks Sara, again, I know! :-P

Tomorrow morning it will be day-2 hoping to pick up pace and walk for more kms too!

Oh winter, I love you! ;-)
I wished if you could last forever! :-)

December 10, 2013

Few quotes

It is better to stay silent and be thought wise than open your mouth and be proven foolish.

Time is heartless. When you want it to move slower, it flies and when you are waiting for something important, it crawls.

These are few quotes I found worth sharing while reading the book.

Next read...

Finally I've completed reading The Alchemist. Though I took unexpectedly more days than I could to complete reading 177pgs. But it was because I was involved into other things as well and read it in installments. For me understanding what I read is more important than counting no of books read for name sake.

I believe into loving and enjoying the journey than dreaming about the end and hurrying to reach it.

Next one that I've started with today is, Love Stories that touched my heart by Ravinder Singh.
Oops! I'm back with fiction and that too love Stories! :-D
I'm on pendulum sometimes I prefer non-fiction and sometimes fiction. May be I should keep combo of both. One fiction and another nonfiction! :-)

There are 24 short stories in this book that were selected through a national competition! :O
When did that happen?! :O
Better luck next time, for me! :-(
It's been edited by Ravinder Singh. In the editors note he has written about his journey as writer. It's inspiring. From writer to editor how he failed many times but still tried to accomplish his dreams and have very well succeeded as well.

As soon as I complete this book I'll come up with the review! Till then enjoy reading!

P. S.: Any good read suggestions are most welcome!

Think before you quit...

There is this short story in the alchemist.

There was a miner who had abandoned everything to in mining for emeralds. For 5 yrs he had been working a certain river, and had examined hundreds of thousands of stones looking for am emerald. The miner was about to give it all up, right at the point when, if he were to examine just one more stood-just one more- he would find his emerald. There was one stone that rolled up to the miners foot. The miner, with all the anger and frustration of his 5 fruitless yrs, picked up the stone and threw it aside. But he had thrown it with such force that it broke the stone it fell upon, and there, embedded in the broken stone, was the most beautiful emerald in the world.

My moral: Never quit, you may not know that had you swimmed for few more minutes you might have reached the shore than decide to sink after swimming for hours.

The alchemist by Paulo Coelho

Few sentences that I would like to share from this book.

Here it goes,

Everyone, when they are young, knows what their destiny is. At that point in their lives, everything is clear and everything is possible. They're not afraid to dream and to yearn for everything they would like to see happen to them in their lives. But as time passes, a mysterious force begins to convince them that it will be impossible for them to realise their destiny.
Mysterious force appears to be negative but actually it shows you how to realise your destiny. It prepares your spirit and your will, because there is one great truth on this planet- whoever you are, or whatever it is that you do, when you really want something, it's because that desire originated in the your soul. It's your mission on earth.

If you start out by promising what you don't even have yet, you'll lose your desire to work towards getting it.

Everything in life have it's price.

When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.

I'm like everyone else- I see the world in terms of what I would like to see happen, not what actually does.

Every blessing ignored becomes a curse.

When someone makes a decision, he is really diving into a strong current that will carry him to places he had never dreamed of when he first made the decision.

We are afraid of losing what we have, whether it's our life or our possessions and property. But this fear evaporates when we understand that our life stories and the history of the world were written by the same hand.

When you possess great treasures within you, and try to tell others of them, seldom are you believed.

Anyone who interferes with the destiny of another never will discover his own.

Everything that happens once can never happen again. But everything that happen twice will surely happen a third time.

No matter what he does, every person on earth plays a central role in the history of the world. And normally he doesn't know.

Indeed it is a nice read. I liked it more, for the main character in the book and I had one thing in common, we both love travelling. He wanted to see the world and I too aspire to see if not whole world but at least famous places. I love travelling and visiting different places knowing about them and meeting new people and knowing about them as well! :-)
Though as the story proceeded further I deviated from the main character. But everyone have different story!
I loved the storyline and more or less everything about the book. There is even love story involved. I guess life and it's learnings are incomplete without love in anyones life!
:-)

P. S.: Thanks to my friend Sara who thoughtfully bought this book and shared with me.
But Sara, I understood the story in once! :-P
May be because I always read books or watch movies or mostly do anything when I can concentrate properly so that the means of learning something from it is never lost and the purpose get served and not lead to waste of time. :-) It can also be because I'm use to reading such type of books!
Never mind I'm thankful to you for giving me such a nice book, I hope this much of buttering is enough to receive more good books in future! ;-)

December 9, 2013

Gratitude flushing over me!

Whenever I pick up any new novel and start reading it all I observe is how it starts, how the author tries to plot the story and how it is carried on smoothly and sometimes the turning rides do impress. But what kills me is the vocabulary they use! I literally can't explain the hostile feeling that emerges for not knowing the meaning of that new word that I read, forget about not using it before myself. Soon I look for my dictionary and fish for the word and feel thrilled for now knowing about it. Though my timid brain hardly could register it forever and for future use. Never mind, I shall read more and more times same things may be to get use to it. Envious I'm of all those great authors I've read but equally thankful to them for whatever I could learn from their writing. Sometimes I learn new ways of thinking, sometimes new ways of living, sometimes new ways of reading, sometimes new ways of writing, sometimes new words and sometimes new storyline! I feel blessed that I can read and that I read good books, that those authors could write good books.

My dream is to ever write my own book! Mind you, I've not even stepped on first stone on this path yet! This life of mine would be incomplete if I would ever die without writing even a single book! New desires emerging to give life new means and meanings. Whether these dreams will be fulfilled is matter of future but work of present. For now I've to learn many many things, for I don't just wanna write a book for a sake of doing so but to be a best seller as well and to fulfill desires of readers as I seek to learn something from the book I read so shall my book be a satisfaction to others who would read it.
I must start working on it or is it that I've already started working on it by reading so many books (I must start listing names for record! :-P ) and observing things around and by writing few blog posts I do practice writing! ;-)

May God help me like he helped others to accomplish their dreams.

Dual identity

Being Mumbaikar you are not necessarily a Maharashtrian in fact mostly you're either born in other state but you belong to Mumbai coz your parents are settled here or you are born here but your parents who belong to different state are settled here in Mumbai hence you are other state person!
But even though you are born or born and brought up in Mumbai still your origin does stay with you. The mother tongh that you speak and the state to which your parents or grandparents belong do have importance for you. You stay connected to both places, one as your birth place or origin and another as your current place of dwelling. Being Indian regionalism of course doesn't affect us much, except few people bringing cheap politics into it otherwise we always feel proud to be as who we are born and also of place we are brought up. Similar is case when we have IPL or elections or any other occasion we do show special interest in it even if elections are not held in Maharashtra but at state where you are born, where your relatives stay you do belong to it and of course where you stay everything happening here will matter. Unity in diversity in India, I had studied in schools but it's importance and meaning is felt once you experience it.
I'm proud to be an Indian, a Mumbaikar and Rajasthani! :-)

Stickers

Received these three stickers from a friend found them worth sharing with my reader friends.

Enjoy! :-)

December 8, 2013

New turn into Indian politics

I'm surprised even though it could have been possible as to what we saw from the results of Legislative Assembly elections of Delhi, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh & Chattisgarh. Except Delhi, Others were clearly and proudly been won by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) but the real time twist that was witnessed was of Delhi results. It was nail biting moment throughout the counting period. Sometimes BJP got the lead and sometimes AAP, Congress got the deserving response from all places. I hope these elections will become an eye opening elections for them and for others too that people are not deaf, blind and dumb to not notice what they are doing and what they didn't do!
As far as AAP is concerned I'm happy for their collection of votes. They have indeed proved their strength and hope that they now stay firm on their ideologies and make real Aam Admi happy in future. Though the question of whose governance will form in Delhi is in question but I hope they stay with their decision of not taking support from others no matter even reelections take place. Because the same people who have given them votes will in future question their identity if they will take support from the one whom they criticized all time and the opposition too can take this matter against AAP!
Phew! I tell you politics isn't easy job. Yet, to all those who think why Arvind Kejriwal has entered into politics, I think those are most dumb for you would have been same person who would have pointed your finger on their future andolans saying they can only do this but not enter into political system and try bringing change into it! What's harm into it if they've entered then?! I don't understand it. Never mind I feel they've decided to change the system by being part of the system and in very fictional way as we see in movies they've won it into reality. I'm proud of them! They've given new hopes to so many people and it is very inspiring!

December 7, 2013

Waasup?

Oh please!
I just don't know answer to this one question which is repeatedly asked by anyone I meet, talk or chat to!
Aur what's up?
Nothing is up!
Normal just like that, I have to say.
This question is really irritating me real time!
I don't know what to say coz I really don't know what is up with me these days. I'm at home post exams I don't have studies and due to unemployment I don't have any work too. I just do some time pass on computer and sleep and watch TV and sleep and read books and sleep and eat something and sleep that's it! :-P
What's there to tell about it!?
I'm at COMPLETE AARAM (Coz I'm doing CA!)
Phew! Hope now you got it wassup with me! :-\

December 5, 2013

Periodic period is back

Now almost on every channel there is one or more periodic shows coming up.
First it was, Prithviraj Chauhan then the trend continued with Devon ke dev Mahadev, Maharana Pratap, Jodha-Akbar, Mahabharat, Buddha and now it's Haatim!
Prithiraj was my favourite and now I follow without fail Mahadev and Mahabharat! But I'm excited about Haatim too. Buddha I wanted to see but I've read book about him so not much excited but have seen few episodes.
This is also change of preference for me. I always preferred normal love stories or family drama soaps but now I prefer periodic shows over all others! They give us knowledge I think and also tell us about our history and many more things to learn from them. :-)

December 4, 2013

Day full of fun and surprises

Sometimes you don't expect much from a normal day but it turns out to be full of fun and joy unexpectedly! :-D
Today was that day, it was full of enjoyment, joy, fun, happiness and fulfillment.
I wish if each day of life would so so thrilling and enjoyable with lots of fun time with family and family members.
I love my family, my brothers, my parents and my sister-in-law! :-*
My life would not be what it is without them. They understand me and I them. We help each other, we have fun together, we share joy and sorrows together! I wish we and our love for each other remain as it is or increase with time and the bond we have strengthen with each passing day!
I love my family and am sure everyone of you too! :-)
This is too a blessing that we born in a family that help us and understand us! :-)
I'm blessed and I hope everyone else should be too...

Flaunting and flattering doesn't work always :-P

Remembered old days, came across a pic of mine and one of friend of GMCS, and the story behind it. I couldn't stop laughing after looking at that pic. :-D
It was traditional day and all the boys came dressed in Sherwani/Kurta sorts and girls in Saree!
It was a great struggle to wear Saree and travel in trains and auto, walk and climb stairs! But I succeeded along with all others! ;-)
During lunch break everyone was having photo session. GMCS was more of photo sessions and less of communication skills! ;-)
There was one boy in the class who was very mischievous, in fact the most mischievous person I've even see of 20's age group! :-P He was asking each and every girl for a personal pic with him and not the usual group pictures. After every click he seemed to be flaunting that no girl can deny me ever in front of his friends. I found it fishy! I was noticing him saying that to his friends. Soon my turn came to bring him down to earth from the sky where he was flying with his pride of being able to impress girls! ;-)
He came near me and I said, NO!
His jaws fell to earth and I just couldn't stop laughing looking him like that! He pretended to look sad, tried to flatter me but I was firm. At the end of the day after making him realise that he isn't hero, finally I called him and we got pic clicked together.
It was FUN!
I never did that to anyone but then there is always first, more so if anyone flaunt the joy of bringing him back to reality is awesome! ;-)
:-D

December 2, 2013

Change of choices

As the change knocks my door, I welcome it by it's acknowledgment and accept it happily for it's the policy as an old tradition to human life. Past changes has made me today what I'm, and new changes in me, my life and my choices will hopefully make me for what I perceive to be in future! It could not be judged whether the change will be bad or good but we can be just hopeful for better future and reduce anxiety in present. As future is always uncertain no matter how much we try to plan but it'll be unpredictable so better live in best hopes. :-)

For time being I'm getting detached with fiction genre from novels, serials and movies and my heart seek for non fictional matter to read, see and know!
This sudden change is a surprise for me. I've never thought that I'll ever get bored of fiction genre but may be this is life and it's unpredictability! I've witnessed it and have accepted it happily.
But what will I do of all those new fiction books who are waiting in unread section? :O
May be in between non-fiction I'll go to them and read it, for matter of factly! :-|
Now I need to search good books of non-fiction genre!
May be GOOGLE can help me better...

December 1, 2013

Parents are the God we can see

I mostly obey my parents opinions. I most of the times tell them truth. They support me maximum times possible. They understand me for I've grown up in front of them. I too understand them for they have taught me almost everything that I've learned today.
I always ask permission for anything I have to do. I always ask for their opinions for any decision I've to take.

But...
Still there come times when we don't agree on few matters. We have complaints from each other. Indeed we love each other but difference of opinion can always take place between two person.
As they say, where there is love there is fights too! :-P
We love, we fight, we argue, we enjoy, we smile, we cry but at the end of the day we are family and we remain as loved ones forever together.

Always respect your parents forever until your last breath.
Not necessary that they'll always be right but make yourself understandable to them and try an understand them. Talk to them.
Love them forever for they have always loved you and will always do as well! :-*

Follow your heart...

I quite often end up being into an argument. I many times hold different, ok according to them very different opinion about many things and I never hesitate into putting forth my point of views with my valid explanations as well. But sometimes it's not possible to have a right or wrong answer, it's matter of perception. What you perceive as right might be wrong in my eyes and what you perceive as wrong might be right in my views. Being young many times you don't find proper opportunities to put forth your views but I feel that's unfair. Everyone should have equal right to speak! :-\
But I tend to stop myself as soon as I realise that it's not needed. I don't believe into wasting my time behind deaf ears. You should know worth of your words and should speak only for those who know it's worth and only when it's worthy!

But where you are involved into it and you get trapped I hate this situation. I prefer being silent. This silence remains for as long as one could expect it from me. My past experience has taught me never use harsh words in your defence coz later on even if you win you'll end up being in regrets for what you said! :-|
So I remain silent...
Things take time to get back to normal but they indeed get back to normal. But does this normalcy means that things are really fine?! Not always. It's not possible that you've started interacting normally with everyone means things are normal now. You do hold grudge in your heart for you are being misunderstood or not allowed to explain yourself.
Sometimes you may fill the cracks from above and it may also show you that it has been fixed but you never know that this might sometimes cause you more harm for you'll not be able to know when it get deepen but you think it's cured and may not be prepared for the deeper cracks that get developed.

It's true, either you can remain happy or you can make others happy. Very rarely can anyone make others happy and be happy himself/herself and vice versa.
Moreover you can hardly ever make others happy forever and no matter what you do for them it'll still be considered less. Your sacrifices might be nothing for them. Your hard work and sacrifice might get unrecognized and then situation will be neither you were happy but nor others are for whatever you did. I think it's better to live your life for your happiness. You can never make others happy some or other person will definitely one day point their finger on you and then all your sacrifices as on that day would be waste. Instead at least you'll be happy if you would follow your heart! :-|