Dear Friend....Thou shalt be remembered !!!

It was one of the most precious days of my life, I had passed my class 7th exam according to my expectations…And excitedly I reached my home eager to show off my result ;) …
As soon as  I entered , I saw her…there it was sleeping on a stool …cuddled up…a beautiful cute pomerian puppy…it was white as snow and softer than cotton…my world was full of happiness I could not stop smiling for a second.
To name the puppy was an assignment that kept me fully occupied for the next one week…all sorts of names kept coming up... until one day my sister why not name it “ Cozy”, she’s so soft and cuddly…and just like that Cozy was the name.
They say a dog is person’s best and most loyal friend …and I couldn’t agree more..i grew up with Cozy…played with her.. Cuddled up with her …she was my toy, my friend, my pup. Every morning would start with Cozy coming up to my bed and shouting at the top of her voice to wake me up…I would open my eyes to a super active pup wagging its tail with full vigor.
I would come back from school and there she would be waiting for me …evenings would be occupied with walks, games and fun…whenever I got a scolding from Mum…I would have Cozy by my side to listen to my side of the story …she would look at me with the most comforting eyes…and I would actually feel better by the end of the confession round J
Years flew…I grew up, went out of home for further studies ..got busy with my life . But whenever I used to come back Cozy’s enthusiasm never decreased a bit…there she would be welcoming with all the possible warmth.. Wagging her tail with such intensity at times I thought it would fall offJ
Whatever be the case she was always there with me ….for me. But then with age she got sick…real sick .. she could not walk any longer…she limped all her way through. But that pain failed to diminish her love for me , my family and life…she would try to be with us all the time just lying there and looking at us…She never got better inspite of all our efforts to get her back …and then one day the pain got unbearable and she left us finally.
We humans have a tendency to get attached but then one might think what would be the level of attachment to a dog…trust me it is as much if not more than to a human…Cozy and her love will remain etched in our hearts forever…she taught me the real meaning of unconditional love.
Even a year after she has gone when I go back to my now silent home ..i miss seeing her,playing with her and getting all the love and warmth from her.
Love u Cozy!!
U shall be remembered forever!!

Does it Matter ??

Saw a casual Tee at a prominent retail store with the chest print saying " I m in shape, round is also a shape".The shirt was available in one particular size dimension.Made me think why do we need to declare such things to the world.

Its fun when its about a thing,but when such statements are on for humans,doesnt it make one think why the obsession with shape and colour? Agreed physical appearences matter.But are they really that glaring a factor for people to declare and get back at the people who ever insulted or mocked them???

Look at the flood of the fairness creams in the market, is that essential to be fair??The market and the entertainment industry both play play on the emotions and dreams of the consumers.In both the above cases one plays the dream of every common indian girl to be the fair girl who every guy wants to woo.The other plays on the emotion of anger of people whi have been taunted ,mocked about them getting out of shape.

Are we as a scoiety ,so biased that we have a mindset that to be successfully married (leave alone work success) we have to be fair and slim?? Do we ever look for a wheatish skin girl when we r going thru a matrimonial column ??

For me as a person, every person is beautiful....we r all heroes in our own lives, and no matter what NOBODY has a right to tell us what to do !!!!

Love,life and all that Jazz!!!

Love, life and all that Jazz

 

In the overflow of books written by Indian writers off late ,here’s another addition by Ahmed Faiyaz. The book revolves around four friends  and their trials and tribulations with life .

The book talks of the complications of the Long Distance Relationship (LDR) ,a phenomen which has proved hard for any couple to sustain even after years of bonding. Other than this the book also delves into the more mundane things of life like a crappy boss and a extra famous girlfriend.

The good parts of the book are definitely the areas where the relations between friends are defined .The book also manages to keep the attention of the readers not because it’s a mere 256 pages in totality but because of the good narrative in the book.

The reader does not lose interest as things are not repetitive. Yes , the book does become predictable at certain junctures but does it bore  you?? No, I would not say so atleast….

A good cup of coffee, some light music and Love ,life and All that Jazz …..worth a day spent.

?????

Of all the signs that we have in our different languages ,nations and religions..i feel that this one particular sign which just keeps popping up  every now and then, the inevitable question mark "?".

The questions just dont stop and so does the sign.The question changes forms,shapes ,timing....Sometimes they are for concern,some for love ,some for guilt ,forgiveness...but the sign just keeps hitting you again and again....
From a simple wassup?? to the life changing questions where people ask you " Are you sure you want to do this"??Even when you heaven or in some cases hell ;) ,the questions still dont leave you ...They just dont stop ,Do they ;)???

How do you respond when all these questions are thrown at you .Do you deflect, reflect ,effect?? Life as i see it is a series of questions and answers .A question is asked , you answer it on your understanding and based on your answers the future of your life changes...So the next time a question is asked , be conscious of the answer that u give...be really conscious.Because once you have answered theres no going back....and because out of the two ,  answers are the one you have some control over :).....

ANTICIPATIONS!!!

Today at the end of my week long vacation i actually remembered something that was discussed with my roommate some time back. We were discussing how the anticipation of something is always better than the thing itself, so this one’s for u Akanksha.

Though my vacation in itself was a fabulous break from the rigmaroles of work life, yet i am now missing the feeling that had been there prior to my coming..the days when i had been planning what all i will be doing at home, how i had counted each day before coming ,how the thought of reaching amongst my loved ones where i was not supposed to be one of the paid hence liable to the company employee.

The anticipation itself helped me pass through the last few difficult days at work. The thought that no matter what is happening right now, i shall be home next week. That feeling makes you work with double energy and double the enthusiasm.

And this is a fact which is applicable to all the big and small happenings of life, we always like the feel of the dream becoming a reality more than living in the reality itself. The anticipation leads us to imagine things , but the reality is never exactly a 100% match to our anticipations.

This is human nature i guess, we live in the dreams like when we read books we make up a world of our own ...and hence a movie based on the book never really matches our expectations fully. We imagine the characters to be having certain physical features , certain characteristics and the image of two readers can never match with each other.

But the fun of anticipation is amazing and the fear of the reality not matching with our anticipations should never stop us from making our own world....so now i m making plans for my next visit J

So people keep ANTICIPATING!!! J

Shopping is FUN!!!!!

SHOP SHOP TILL U DROP!!!!

Had an amazing day shopping for continuously 5 hours today ....i know the time is less for many of the veterans of this field..but the amount of work done is not...Its not diwali till you go out for shopping for the diyas , candles, lights , sweets, idols.....and what not!!!


Buying and roaming around the market for five hours..but am i exhausted ??? Hell No !!! Have to go shopping for  the Crackers in the evening !!! :)

I have always seen that 6- hours of shopping never tires you but 8 hours of office kills you.....so whats the difference???what is it that shopping does to you that you dont feel the slightest hint of weariness.....It charges us, it acts as a therapy if you are sad....it makes you feel happy ..it keeps you engaged whether or not you have company ..

Shopping is a stress relaxant , its a group activity, its an anti-depressant ..its just ticks the girl feeling good button :)

See ya soon people ...Off to another round of shopping!!!

Two drops do make a difference!!!

One year back when i was doing my internship in Himachal Pradesh and i was amazed seeing that the state had a strict rule against the use of polythenes..so much so that outsiders like us were warned by the localites that people seen with the polythene bags in the market place are charged 200 bucks instantly...I was mighty impressed.The state was making its small little contributions for the environment and it was good to see people making an effort from their sides also.

Then when later this year , i was standing at the billing counter of a big retail chain in Chennai ,i was asked if i would like to take a plastic bag for the merchandise bought . Oblivious to any new notifications on the same i said yes in the routine way . The cashier then added 2 more bucks per packet used by me and i ended up paying 10 rs extra for my purchase ...seems like a trivial amount..does not it?? but trust me it hurts ;)

I took it as a one time thing and the next time i went to shop i was still without any preparation. But this time round i saw a change , out of the 5 people standing in front of me in the line, 3 chose not to take a polythene bag. which goes on to say that atleast 3 polythene bags saved ....." Well Done" ..the efforts have already started showing results. And yes the next time i went for my usual shopping, i made it a point to carry my bag with me.

We live in a state of denial ..feeling that our individual efforts are not of significance to the society,,what we forget is that it is individuals like us only who make the society what it is. So the next time u throw a wrapper on the road, think about it for a second ..because it is you who is making the city u live in a dirty mess.


It is an "I" who can make all the difference and a " You " who can make the world a better place to live in.. Because even if two small drops are added to an empty glass....the glass can no longer be called " EMPTY"....