Happy 2011!!!

i got new clothes, new bag, a new watch, and a new pen that day...
i was excited, heart thumping... nerves raised as i boarded the bus...
faces looking at me...
i was nervous like a li'l doe... feeling so tiny n puny out there!!!
how is it gonna be like?
wud i be accpeted?
how wud they be like?
had these thoughts all through my way...
then i reached the destination... picked my bag... got off the bus...
every step i took was like a ton as i proceeded towards the address that i had handy...
there it was...
big gate... n a long pathway towards my dream... my first love!!
i took a deep breath as i entered the huuugeeee building with a BIG glass door...
high roofed... black granite floor shinning bright...
a line of smooth cut sofas towards my left...
high ornamental plants in crystal clean pots...
big glass window rt there on the opposite wall... letting the bright sun in...
making the place all the more bright, warm n welcoming...
i went to the lady n asked for the name...
here he was... as if he was waiting for me already...
he made me sat in a comfortable room...
we spoke for a while...
n then i signed the papers...
My first joining papers...
Then he stood up... shook hands with me n with a big grin said:
"Welcome Aboard!!!"

8th Jan 2001... a decade ago... this was how my first day started @ Hughes Software Systems...
10 yrs gone since then but that special day is still afresh in my mind and can never fade off...
Time spent there was the best and I would always be bias towards it as that is and would always be my first love...
I have had and seen a lot in past 10 yrs...
These experiences have helped me grow not only as a person but as an individual too...
They all contribted to what I am and what I have grown up to as of today...
This is my l'il way to say thanks to everyone who has been a part of my journey (no matter how short or long duration has had been) throughout and would try n get in touch with them to say thanx...
I learned something or the other from all of you...

Thanx a lot for even reading this and being a part of my journey...

Happy n prosperous 2011 to u all n ur loved ones!!!

LIFE!!!

ज़िन्दगी ज़िन्दगी... क्या तेरा रूप है... तू कभी छाँव है ... और कभी धुप है!!!

Life...
lemme ponder a bit over what is it... it's purpose...
does she say anything to me... or tryin teach me something...
in its own sweet way... wants me to undertand something...
or is it my friend... always with me...
sweet to give me so many gifts to cherish...
frenz, family... everybody...


giving me experience and lessons to be thankful for what I have and relish that forever!!!
be it past, present or future to come...
giving me the sun of tests and then giving me the shade of rewards...
and so making me what i am and how i am...


circumstances... circumstances only are which make u feel superior
and overlook what she is and what are her powers...


I will always... always let you be my guide and help me determine the course
where I would go or rather...


where would you take me!!!

Retirement!

Retirement is something that people look forward to all of their lives. But, it is a lucky few only however, who truly get to enjoy their golden years.

Till now you never gave yourself any priority to give us everything... now its your turn to sit back n enjoy while we work to give you everything...

There could be number of factors and issues that prevent people from taking full advantage of their retirement years... and you are amongst those few who are lucky enough to really enjoy their "golden years" and are truly blessed.

So jus enjoy life now, Dad, while you can because you never know what is going to happen later...

And now since you have reached this another marvelous milestone of your age this year... I wont let this opportunity go from letting you know that I LOVE YOU and you n mom are my GOD!!!

May Almighty Bless you with the best and keep up the spirit with which u have lived your life...

change!

my mind poked this thought while i heard this very recent chart buster "dhan te nan" from the muvi kaminey... we were on our way back in the car @ night and were pretty fast... that's when i heard this song... i donno what actually triggered and set off in me... so i decided to penn down that struck me badly that night...

at that point of time i thought whatever i have right now... current state of items... where i am... circumstances... people... place... age... skin... face... mind... views... thoughts... these will never remain same... time will change everything... i have felt the change in myself... my thought process... my views... with me nothing is same if i sit back and compare to what i was 3 - 4 yrs back... i never imagined myself to go through such a drastic "change" :)

similarly today anything... whatever and in whichever form it is today will change from now on... that's when i realized the verity about the cliche: "only constant thing is change..."

then i went into another sphere... recollecting changes gone on around me... be it mom - dad... anuj... my residence... my car... my city... even they have changed a lot... well... lets not ponder over the kind of changes as of now (good or bad)... this is only about the things undergoing change "constantly"...

so... everything underwent the change... and is still going... and will keep going on...

that ride of jus about 10 - 15 mins bulleted soooo many thoughts into my brain that all the past 30 yrs or probably since when i snapped out of my reverie were rewind and replayed in front of my eyes... with all the changes that i went thru... be it my childhood... my schooling... college.. family... dad... mom... anuj... my frenz... everything... jus everything... that contributed to my tryst with the life were so because they were changing constantly... in the midst of all this change... the only constant was change... and that was it which was constant in my life...

now... on this occasion of me completing 30 yrs of my life this year... i would like to gift myself this piece of wisdom that everything will keep undergoing certain degree of change and will never remain constant for long...

me,myself n i

~~Do the right thing, rise above pettiness and grudge holding and grudge holders... ignore people who vilify you or your friends... rise above... take the high road, not just because it is the right thing, but because it will annoy your enemies more than any reaction ever could. Is this doing the right thing for the wrong reason? I don’t know, I am not a philosopher of any stripe, but I know it works for me. And when I forget to do this, I don’t feel good about myself and I don’t accomplish my own goals, I get caught up in petty B.S. and people who aren’t worth my time.-Alison Hymes~~

This is something which i always wanted to write on but was i think shying away from something unknown till i came across these lines from Alison. This inspired me once again to have courage to comeup n face this hardhitting fact myself.

Let's call the species that Alison mentioned above as "Malli(s)", the malicious ones.
I immensely believe in "me, myself and i". Not because of the fact that I have always met such people throughout my life till date, but this is a very commonly found species that exists anywhere and everywhere.
Be it school, college or the place where I am right now. I continue to find these creatures all around me. This used to disturb me alot initially, it still does, the only difference is that I hv now designed my own strategy to deal with them {something like Alison's but not exactly the same as I am not a philosopher of any stripe ;-)} also m not sure if it is the perfect one but i somehow manage with it :)

The first sign would be... Mallis will b offended with anything and everything said and done by you... no matter intentional (which is very rare untill unless you r in a real sadistic mood) or unintentional... you would not be even aware of... and it would be kept inside. Then would start the accumulation phase... to use each n every item of the stack against you later as per their sweet convenience.
They would be around you always... pretend to be very close to you and if you think that you can probably confide in them... booooooom!!!!!!!!! There comes the bang... And now you could see the Malli in all light, in his/her full beauty... and YOU are back to square one :)

Now here i m in the same state of mind as Alison talks about above but a bit differently ;-) to do the right thing, give it back to them with the same intensity or probably even more. But then comes a second thought that ultimately it is ME who is not able to judge the Mallis and not so Mallis... whatever... I am probably progammed that way and therefore I believe that this planet is free from Mallis... i really wish if it could be so!!

But, fact remains the same and Mallis carry on to roam and stroll about everywhere...
But, it is not needed at all, it doesnt have to BE that way... no-one is really needed to be sadistic enough...
But, finally this is how I am and how I feel about it... what say??
Do YOU have a Malli around you?? What is YOUR strategy??

Bye 2008!!! Welcome 2009!!!

I won't say TGIO (Thank God It's Over) for 2008, though it is about to be over... memories it is leaving behind are not to be forgotten but there are certain things it would definitely be remembered for...

IPL
Nuclear Deal
ISRO successfully launches Chandra Yaan
6th Pay Commission
Gold in Olympics (Shooting), Boxing
Sachin Tendulkar
Nano
Agitation over Amarnath
Introduction of right to Education bill in the Parliament
George Bush end... Barack Obama
Assembly Elections
The Global Financial Crisis
Sourav Ganguly retires from International Cricket
Blasts in Bangalore, Ahemdabad, Malegaon, Delhi
Flood in Bihar
India successfully test-fires BrahMos
Terrorists hold Mumbai to ransom for 60-hrs

The year with the mixed emotions. These were few things that happened last year that i wont like to forget. It brought the smile once and tears the next moment.

A year that happened to make me realize what do I want out of my life. I made certain decisions that were long time pending and made me achieve a different level. A year which was happening not only around me but in my personal life as well.
I planned so many things to achieve and attain and now by the end of THE 2008, I decide to start moving towards them and achieve my goals that I have now pushed further to stretch myself and work towards them.
I set the goals every year for myself and most of the times I am able to achieve them. Probably I always be leniant towards myself. This year I hv set a bit higher standards and would strive to reach the unreachable and attain the attainable.

GOD!!! bless me and be with me through out so that I could be able to look back in the mirror at the end of the 2009 :-)

22nd November of the Year 2008

This date of the Year 2008 is of the utmost importance to my mom n dad and to us as well.They would be celebrating their 30th wedding anniversary this year. 30 years of absolute bliss n passion that they cherished with each other. They have the love, bond - understanding and share the amazing chemistry which is everyone’s envy.

"हम बने, तुम बने, एक दूजे के लिए", song that describes them the best...

Life for them was never a cakewalk. And they have been tested most toughly at every point n times, believe me. No matter how tough and opposite circumstances be, they faced them with the uncommon zeal and exuberance.

Isn’t that awesome?

Be it becoming nuclear right after the marriage or financial crisis or losing their baby or the repeated health extremes for both of them. They confronted all the challenges strongly and came out as sheer winners. Their only and cohesive source of energy had been their love, bond, trust or whatever you name it.

I sometimes wonder they were mere strangers when they got married and by now have developed such strong, pious and sacred bond where there is no place for misunderstandings or misapprehensions. They sacrificed their lives, temptations and put themselves on the backseat to give us a home, family and kind of fostering that made us to be what we are today. Nurtured everything about it and hence became inseparable.

This is the beauty of their relationship!!

It’s not that they only love their family n kids. But their warmth and affectionateness spills over onto the surroundings. It does not need words or expressions. Most appreciated loved and respected couple in the family and friends because of this lineament of themselves.

I pray to god that they remain like this forever and keep spreading love in the same fashion. May god bless them and make them stay in never ending love and bliss… … …

Long Live Romance!!!!!!!!!!!