Those little surprises

When you are courting or dating , there are lot of surprises that come about in your relationships. Cute little notes , cards ,flowers and so on . Or a surprise visit by your fiancee by your office reception etc . Being a die hard romantic,i only dreamt of experiencing these cute little things in real life . But life is not a movie where your partner is going to exactly replicate the hero kind of acts to woo you !! So have always kept my expectations low in terms of surprises and gifts. But when someone cares for you and love you a lot, they go out of the way to do the things that they have never done before!!! And that makes it extra special.This yellow roses have been extremely special to me as amidst a busy hectic day, i came to my room to be stumped seeing those cheerful and my favourite yellow roses on the office desk. And add to that a little more surprise as it said : To vijayameenakshi -From Guess who? Who else can it be than the Hubby who decided to floor me with an act which is not his kinds!! i was so floored and Happyyyyyyy:-)) Hoping 2013 is more of such moments !!

Some scribbles!!!

I cant believe it has been few months i wrote my last blog...wowwww....sigh! That means - i have not connected to myself for these few months. What kept me so busy was usual work chores, the amazing Vihaan's tantrums,school routines and of course some friends and acquaintances who fill your life with surprises & shock Well well well, now back to the blog - i wanted to scribble my thoughts and here i am back - off late , many things have been bothering me .The fact that i realized even your best friend cannot help you when you feel alone and unhappy . There are certain things that only you can help yourself .And that it is better to find happiness from within than to keep seeking it outside of you even when it is very normal that your happiness is completely dependent on near & dear ones. But ultimately, it is you -your own self who makes the decision to feel happy ,keep peace with one self irrespective of what others in your life are doing. This is a harsh reality that i experienced in my recent past life. Anyways, am glad to have understood this better this time and hence i am sure i am not going to let myself get hurt badly ever again. The big question for me always on my mind was how can we think of helping another when you are not in peace with yourself. So here i am working on it -As definitely i want to be there to realize my dream of doing something to the underprivileged but for that i need to be at peace understanding my own life and keeping myself calmer & happier Here is to a relaxed and happy year end .Looking forward to a great 2013 2012 has been unforgettable in many ways -good & bad things have happened but am sure the bad taught me some good lessons So, gearing up for a beautiful brand new yearrr

I LOVE MY INDIA

Am sooooooooo glad that i am gonna celebrate my 100th blog on Independence day and here i am -writing all about my lovable country . INDIA - The vey fact that i was born in this country makes me love it to bits and reading the indian history at school makes you more proud . When i was a teenager i did get angry everytime i read about all the atrocities in the pre independence era. How much our ancestors must have gone through for me to sit and write here and for you to read it out there!!! Imagine - would this have been possible 66 years back? My most memorable patriotic moments as far as i can remember is when i hear or sing the National Anthem .Every time i sing it ,i get goose bumps and sometimes i end up crying too!!! There are times in school when even friends have made fun of me when i keep standing for the Jana Gana Mana song rehearsals during my band days . They used to ask me -we are gonna practise 50 times -are you gonna stand up every time??? That was my passion and respect for the anthem during school days . However i regret that i also succumbed to the pressure as i became an adult and regrette now standing up when it was played in k3g Movie as the entire theatre crowd only kept sitting down and the folks i watched it with also kept saying it is not necessary as it is only part of the movie What a shame ? i am sure that was the last time -i thought of what others thought and did what they wanted than what i wanted to do!! The next patriotic experience i remember was after the movie roja -my neighbours were commenting how stupid od Arvind sawmy that he almost sacrificed his life to save the flag . I was a teenager then but still got shocked when the young lady told me she would have poured water and stamped out the fire and i angrily replied " You are saying this because you are an anglo indian -but we indians would do anything to save the nation's pride !!!" Wow- how vividly i remember all this!!! India - I love everything about you !!! so many beautiful states, languages , different cultures and that is what makes you so diverse. But one thing is everyone uses this diversity to create divide between people and my only wish is that everyone really try to live the Unity in Diversity that we claim to be proud of and We Indians are sure to race ahead of other super powersss! Wishing for a violence free, Poverty free , Corruption free and more tolerant Indians Jai Hind !!

5 years of Blogging !!!

Exactly 5 years back, same day i started to blog! Infact , it's such a co-incidence that i was browsing through my old posts and saw the 1st blog was written on 14th August 2007. For 5 years , i have n't still touched a 100 posts. But i am very glad that somehow i managed to keep my passion for writing alive through this blogspot. A big thanks to Nita ma'm for encouraging me to think of writing where ever possible and for introducing me to blogs . It was one dramatic day where we had to record her voice over in a studio at alwarpet and i had to accompany her being in marketing and it was my responsibility to get that video out! She picked me up and as we were reaching the studio -the worst thing that can happen on a important day happened -my footwear sandals gave away and with embarrassment i walked into the studio without slippers and focused on the recording .After it was done, i quietly told Nita ma'm - i dont have slippers to wear back to office and if she can help go fetch slippers from my home in adyar and drop me back to work .In this long drive from and to alwarpet and adyar - our conversations on Journalism and how i always wanted to be one etc came up .She being the awesome writer that she is , she spoke to me at length and enlightened me with the various opportunities that exists to live my passion and start writing!!! And there i began the journey . I started writing with MSN and i cant explain how i felt when they published my first article!!! Awesomeness - i tell you !!! From there on, i decided why wait for MSN to publish my free thoughts and that is how My World was bornnnnnnnnn...

There is something about "Amma Veedu"

I cant believe that its been 2 month since i actually wrote a blog . I must have at least tried logging in twice to write something and i don't know how it never happened Was i that busy with my work ? Grrrr...Am glad now i got this short break to relax a bit and rejuvenate my blog I was really thinking how come am at so much in peace with myself when i reach my mom's place. Its like the feeling of coming back to my single days or rather being at a place when i am completely ME! Though many would not agree that marriage changes you a lot, it does! At least in turning yourself into something that you were never before -Yup-marriage does that .Its not something bad but it's a biggg change .I guess that is why every girl longs to go her Mother's place -To just be herself , Put her feet up and feel like the free young girl she was sometime ago! To get pampered and feel totally irresponsible as Amma is there to do everythingggg... Even this room , computer and this blog - i could never find time to write most of my blogs from my home ... as far as i can remember i blog mostly when i come to amma's. I feel at peace within me and i just start writing. I dont have to stop to think about the husband or the guest or the door bell or the so many interventions that happens in a married woman's life . Being at amma's place and writing for me is - like doing something that i love from a place that is so MEEEEEEE... Hope i get to write more & more as i keep coming here :-)

My mobile's lost & found experience

Luckily , so far i have not lost a mobile phone!! But i almost had the experience of loosing my phone few days back . We were watching the hilarious OK OK movie in Satyam and i realized my mobile had just fallen down . We tried calling and with the lights flashing under the chair , found it and felt great about realizing it slipped out of my jean so quickly . But i guess my mobile's fate for that day was to get lost that night!!! As it was a night show , we were already yawning while leaving . Only after the car reached my home , i asked my husband about if he had my mobile and yeahhhhhhh-as expected he did not have it as i remembered giving him the phone after i found it under my chair the first time i lost it . The time was 2.00AM -imagine our plight... even thinking of going back all the way to sathyam was so tiring !!! But he did that as i was sitting in my room imagining that now my phone has gone missing - How am i gonna build up the contact list again ?? What about all the personal photos & messages ...oh god-some stranger is going to read them ... My mind went on ..only relief was to think for a day - i can be free as i will be non contactable !!! But the cons were more than the pros !! I slept off loading my brains with these thoughts only to wake up next morning pleasantly surprised to have my phone next to me as alwayssssssssssss!!! Hubby dear managed to get hold off the phone -exactly the same way as we did the first time !! it was under the same seat at E row in Stahyam!! Lucky ME ! And my luckyyy Phoneeeeeeeeeeee :-)

Dreams Come True!

Believe me - Dreams come true !!!! And this was a dream for me.. i wondered if i will ever get to do it some day . And i did it at a time when i least expected it !! After a baby , enrolling myself for a management program which demanded a lot of time and energy when i was left with none after running behind a fast growing toddler. Now to think of this one whole year of studying time , i feel like i made up for whatever i missed early in life.

But this craving for studying from a great institute happened because of a heart breaking interview. I remember attending to an interview at KPMG and the interviewer told me i was perfect for the profile except for the educational background. She was not okay that i did a business degree through correspondence. Though i did not bother too much about the comments ,her opinion somehow deterred my confidence a little bit.

From then i had a wish rather a dream to do a study program from a great institute.I thought dreams will only be dreams, but believe me -Hold on to your dreams and you will someday see them come TRUE !!!!

Here i am at the Graduation ceremony receiving my POST GRADUATION certificate from XLRI institute :-)