** Happy Diwali **

** Happy Diwali **

Today's Fortune

My today's fortune says...
"Everything will now come your way"

And today i got the news that my senior/queue owner (who is the only other person working for this product) is moving to another team. So now am the only person left in this product. And two of the freshers are likely to join my team shortly.

Happy Onam :-)

News Headline

A man sees a woman getting chased by a dog in chandni chowk area of New Delhi .
When the dog is about to bite the woman, the man intervenes and kicks the dog.

A Times of India reporter was seeing all this.
He said "That was great. I'll definitely publish this in our newspaper.
Tomorrow the headline will be 'LOCAL HERO SAVES LADY FROM A DOG'."

The man replied "Thank you, but I'm not from here. I am from US".

Reporter said " OK. Then the headline will be US CITIZEN SAVES WOMAN FROM A DOG".

Man: " Actually, I live in US but I'm not a US citizen. I'm a Pakistani national by origin".


Next day, the headline in the paper read

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Pakistani Terrorist ATTACKS A LOCAL DOG.

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Love your nation, but do not let your love to turn as hatred towards other nations.
Nothing in this world is generalized and applies to everyone. Remember excpetions are always there.

What do we have/want !?

Few days back i was browsing through a website where we can create our own webpage and use it to increase our network both personally and business wise.

There i saw two interesting(or which i felt as interesting) questions...
what do u have?
what do u want?

I am not sure how these questions are in relation with the purpose of that site, but these got my attention.
I was thinking for a while, say for about 15 mins and then i realized that am thinking about something which i already have, but i could not make what it is. Does it mean i don't have anything? or I don't realize what i have?

Then comes the second question, what do i want? I was thinking for this question also. Again does it mean i don't want anything? or I don't know what i want? (I guess the second one is right!)

If someone asks me these questions today, i still do not have any answers for ready. But one thing i can say for sure is that.. i have few(be it one atleast) people who think/care for me. Isn't that enough?
What more do i want/need?

Hmm... i know am being a little philosophical here.

But still i guess i want something more... which am not sure what it is...
I feel so for the reason that, am not able to say "i don't need anything more" whole heartedly.
So what do i want?
More money? No... i dont' think i've ever cared/craved for it.
Then?

Don't know... have to find it out.
If i can find it out, am sure i found my trueself.

Did you !?

Ustad Bismillah Khan Sahib (March 21, 1916 - August 21, 2006)

Ustad Bismillah Khan was a shehnai maestro from India. The term "Ustad" or "Pandit" in relation to Indian classical music implies Master or Guru.

Bismillah Khan was born on March 21, 1916. Born as the second son of his parents, Paigambar Khan and Mitthan, he was christened as Qamaruddin initially, before his grandfather uttered Bismillah after looking at the newborn.

He is the third classical musician after Pt Ravi Shankar and Smt M S Subbulakshmi to be awarded Bharath Rathna, the highest civilian honour in India.

He was perhaps single handedly responsible for making the shehnai a famous classical instrument. He brought the shehnai to the center stage of Indian music with his concert in the Calcutta All India Music Conference in 1937. It was Khan Sahib who poured his heart out into Raga Kafi from the Red Fort on the eve of India’s first Republic Day ceremony, on January 26, 1950.

The applause that I get from children when I sing the bhajan Raghupati Raghav Rajaram gives me the greatest fulfillment.
~ said in 2004 while performing at a cultural programme in New Delhi to mark Gandhi Jayanti.

From wikipedia

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Mein aur Meri Shopping - Part II

Hmm.. as i couldn't get, what i wanted, in Central.. i went for shopping again the next day. My colleague who came with me the previous day got what she wanted and hence didn't come with me the second day. I was alone. I had never done shopping alone earlier.

Anyways... I've decided to go. This time i opted to go to Life Style, another famous shopping mall in the city. There was so much traffic jam on the way, and by the time i reached LS it was alreay 7 PM. Luckily i've met a friend there and he agreed to give me company in my shopping.

I have started my search for the top, which i was looking for... got one but it was not too great. So i thought i will look for a better one, but couldn't get any.
There are two other showrooms near by, so we thought we'll give a try there. We went to ShopperStop, but there was no big collection and nothing was great... atleast not of my taste. We returned and it started to rain by that time, but not heavily. We thought of going back to Life Style to buy that top which was looking ok. On our way back there was another showroom - Pantaloons. We went in to it. There was also a sale going on, and as u can expect the collection was not that great, may be bacause of the sale. But that place is a good choice for buying formals. After searching there for about 20 mins one person who works there showed us a top. It was good, and i've decided to take it. But then another person came and said that that was already bought by somebody else. And to my great luck, there was no second peice.
Hmm... We drove back to Lifestyle and bought that top finally. And also bought some earrings. By the time we came out of the showroom it was almost 10 PM.

I've called home to inform that am on the way and my Dad said they are going for some marriage function. So we've decided to have our dinner outside itself. By the time we finished our dinner it was almost 10 45. And from that place my house is around 10 KM away. I can go alone, but didn't want to take risk, so asked my friend to come with me till some nearest point. We both went by my scooty.
To our great luck, when we were almost near to my colony... my scooty's back tyre got punctured. It was on a high way but due to the odd hours, there was no single shop open to get it repaired. There was no choice left for us than to drag the scooty, till my house. But we both were already very tired and could not do it, hence parked it at a bank by road side and informed the watchman there. And went home by walk from there. He gave me company till my house and retured back. By that time it was 11 45 PM. My poor friend had to again walk back till mainroad. He took a bus from there, and it was around 12 15 by the time he reached home.

I felt guilty for dragging him into all this :(
Sorry my friend. The only mistake you did was to agree for giving me company, and for that you had to bear all these.

I should thank you for being there with me, otherwise i wouldn't know what to do at that hour with that punctured scooty on the highway. Thanks dear!

Mein aur Meri Shopping - Part I

Yesterday i have decided to go for shopping to buy a top. Was thinking where to shop and one of my colleuges suggested Central. She said there is a sale going on and the collection also is huge and good. Central is never my choice to shop as i never got anything there that i wanted. But as she said so, i've decided to try my luck for this time.

Had left office early with another colleague, around 5 30PM. She wanted to go her home once before going for shopping. It started to rain when we were almost near her home. She said "we'll park the scooty at her place and take an auto. By the time we return, it would stop raining and i can return home on my bike." I said "ok" though i didn't like the plan much(I prefer/like to drive). It almost stopped raining when we left her home, but we still went by auto.
It was 7 when we reached Central. Our plan was to complete shopping by 8 30, but it was 9 when we came out. As usual i didn't get anything what i wanted, but still ended up spending some Rs.500/- on some cosmetics, which i didn't plan for.We came out and started to look for an auto. It's not any tough to get an auto in Hyd, if you are ready to pay the amount they ask for. 30% of the auto drivers here love their auto meters very much and don't prefer to strain them much. Hence they themselves does the job of deciding the fair.
Believe me... we were standing on the road for 30 mins to get an auto, and it is one of the busiest junctions in Hyd!!It was really a surprise for me. We were ready to pay the fair howmuch ever they demand for, but still no one was ready to come, for some strange reason. The place where we had to go, is hardly 2KM away from the road we were standing on. We ended up asking some n no. of autos, but all of them preferred to go with empty seats. I was feeling hungry and was getting leg and back pains for standing so long. My colleague started to regret her plan of going by an auto. There were few other people praying on the road for an auto. I, now, know the importance of an auto, which i never realized!

Finally, one person(must've been an angel!) had agreed to come for the fair of Rs.30/-. It was too much for a distance of 2KM, but its ok...Thank God! At last we got in to the auto, and i could catch the expressions of those who were still praying there.
Aahhhh! Know how a Sugar patient who is not eating any sweets for years, will feel if we offer a Jangri to him...

Oh my dear great auto drivers! i bow to you all!

F - R - I - E - N - D - S

Friends are like flowers in the garden of life.
This is an old saying. But the fragrance of those flowers is always fresh.

I have got some cute nice flowers in this blog world too...
kiraN - haven't seen a man of that tall till now, otherthan Amitab in movies
Chetan - he always copies my ideas and calls me as copy cat
vanathi - looks a little confused to me

i don't know from where this little world has come but i admire it. we don't even know each other's face(ofcourse i know long man) but still we call each other, we listen to each other and we make fun of each other. Its all misty!

Thank you pals.

Friendship Day comes once in an year, but with friends like you everday is a celebration.

I am like you, Night!

"When the souls rise in the light of their joy,

my soul ascends glorified by the dark of grief.

I am like you, Night! And when my morn comes,

then my time will end."

~ from Kahlil Gibran's "The Prophet"

Priorities change with time.

Just wondering how fast can things change.

Something ,which was so precious, important and loveable till sometime back, is now nothing. Simply nothing.
Something, which was not wrong till sometime back, is now suddenly turned as a mistake.
Something, which you craved for in the past, is now simply avoidable.
Something, which you termed as your treasure, is now your liability.

"Is this self-realization? or was that just a play?"
Have you ever been in a situation where you had to ask this question to yourself or to someone?

Do you ever think something like this is possible at all?
It is very much possible... both with things and with people.

Priorities change with time.

Happy Birthday Mom :-)

... and my dearest mother don't even remember that its her birthday today, till i wished her in the morning.

World Music Day

The Fête de la Musique also known as World Music Day takes place in France, Switzerland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Britain, China, Morocco and India on June 21, the summer solstice. It is spreading out, also taking place in many other countries across the world.
It was thought up by French Minister of Culture Jack Lang in 1981 and first took place in 1982.
It is the occasion of a mass celebration which has grown more and more successful over the last two decades.
Its purpose is to promote music in two ways...

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Here is one of my all time favorites...

Please Forgive Me

It still feels like our first night together
Feels like the first kiss and it's gettin' better baby
No one can better this
I'm still holdin' on and you're still the one
The first time our eyes met - it's the same feelin' i get
Only feels much stronger - i wanna love ya longer
You still turn the fire on...

So if you're feelin' lonely ... don't
You're the only one I'd ever want
I only wanna make it good
So if I love ya a little more than i should...

Please forgive me - i know not what i do
Please forgive me - i can't stop lovin' you
don't deny me - this pain i'm going through
Please forgive me - if i need ya like i do
Please believe me - every word i say is true
Please forgive me - i can't stop lovin' you

Still feels like our best times are together
Feels like the first touch
We're still gettin' closer baby
Can't get close enough
I'm still holdin' on - you're still number one
I remember the smell of your skin
I remember everything
I remember all your moves - i remember you
I remember the nights - ya know i still do

So if you're feeling lonely... don't
You're the only one i'd ever want
I only wanna make it good
So if I love ya a little more than i should

Please forgive me - i know not what i do
Please forgive me - i can't stop lovin' you
Don't deny me - this pain i'm going through
Please forgive me - if i need ya like i do
Please believe me - every word i say is true
Please forgive me - i can't stop lovin' you

One thing i'm sure of - is the way we make love
And the one thing i depend on
Is for us to stay strong
With every word and every breath i'm prayin'
That's why i'm sayin'...

Please forgive me - i know not what i do
Please forgive me - i can't stop lovin' you
Don't deny me - this pain i'm going through
Please forgive me - if i need ya like i do
Never leave me - i don't know what i'd do
Please forgive me - i can't stop lovin' you

Written by:
B. Adams
R.J. Lange

Second tag... huh!

Actually, first KC wanted to tag me but i was not back by that time. I thought am safe. But then this kiron... didn't leave me :(

Childhood friend : had none (!)
College friend(s) : they didn't say anything much as i was just a fun element for them. (never mind)
Hostel friend : haven't been in hostel till now (but i love to :( )
Close friend : ok... am doing copy paste from a mail by my close friend - "You’re so nice. One has to be fortunate to have a friend like you. Really." (hmm... but am not fortunate enough)
My brother : when we were together we didn't have enough time to fight itself and now he is away.

few other categories added by me... :D
Blog friend(s) : "you are a very good pal" (am i!?)
Colleague(s) : have just asked a collegue to say something about me ;) and he said this - "chaaaaaala manchi ammai... allari ammai... andamaina ammai... kaani baaga moody" (hmm!)
Myself : I still trust people even after having some bitter experiences with closed and loved ones. I should change myself.


no, am not tagging anyone. have fun.

Happy Birthday Kiron :-)

Happy birthday to you...!
Happy birthday to you...!
Happy birthday dear Kiron...
Happy birthday to you...!

Many greetings to you...!
Many greetings to you...!
Many greetings dear Kiron...
Happy birthday to you...!

Lovely times ahead for you...!
Happy days all life through...!
May all be yours dear Kiron...
Happy birthday to you...!

Kiron's blog

Back into game

Yes, am back. Nothing great ofcourse.
First things first...
Why did i leave the blog world?
No great reason to mention actually. I just realized(?) that all that am writing here is nothing but crap. Why to waste my time in writing crap and others' time in reading that. It makes no sense. So stopped blogging.
Good enough. Then why did i come back again?
I, now, again realized that all this crap is needed to divert myself from the usual tensions that i face both at work and at home (is it convincing?) ;)

So finally the conclusion from this confused story is that... you have to bear me again :p

Logging Off...!

Hello all,
You might've noticed me not being active in blog world for quite some time. One reason for that is being a little busy with few things at work and as well as in my personal life.
These days am trying to concentrate more on one of my favourite hobbies. But that's of no reason to stop blogging.

Well... i decided to stop blogging, for no specific reason. Not sure if this will be for a period of time or forever. I might comeup with something later at some point of time, if i feel like blogging again. But i can't say when will that be, if it happens at all.

One implication of this would be... i mightn't follow all of your blogs, that i used to till now, closely. Hence less number of(or no) comments.

I wouldn't respond to comments for this post too.

Thank you Guys n Girls for all your kind comments on my posts, and for being good pals.

I wish you all a very good luck.

Good Bye.

tagged by vishnu...!!

I have been tagged by vishnu :(

I'm being a little busy these days, both in my professional and personal life. A reason why am being away from blogging for sometime.
Today i just opened my blog to check and found that this guy tagged me :(

Anyways... here i go...

The 8 Things Tag

The rules of the game are:

1.The tagged victim has to come up with 8 different points of their perfect lover.
2.Need to mention the sex of the target.
3.Tag 8 vistims to join this game & leave a comment on their comments saying they have been tagged.
4.If tagged the second time, there's no need to post again.

--- (copy pasted from vishnu's blog)

First rule... 8 different points of my perfect lover

I, actually, have only one point to mention here. He should be exactly like me(not physically ofcourse :p).

I'll try to be a little specific... In fact am writing here few of my tastes and i expect these to match with his'.

1.passion for music.

2.keen about paintings, sketching .

3.nature lover(rain, moon, evenings, beach and what not).

4.no secrets, should share each and every little thing.

5.well understanding.

6.always active.

7.shoudn't be money-minded.

8.and most importantly... should respect the relationship.

Second rule... it's he, ofcourse.

Third rule... am breaking this. i have a kind heart ;)

Fourth rule... thanks ;) :)

Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough...

Give the world the best you have anyway.

PS - My favorite piece from an e-mail forward

Fantasy...

a place where we can go whenever we want

a place where we can have whatever we want

a place where we can meet whomever we want

a place where we can dream however we want

some times it's the only relief that we get when we are fully occupied with wired thoughts

some times it's the only joy that drives away all the darkness around

and some times it gives us the motivation that we need, to make our dreams true!