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"....

The Kodak moments!!!

They steal your moments and then preserve them for time unbound. That’s the beauty of the product   as they say ..so the next time anyone says cheese “ SMILE ‘ and make it a mom ent to be cherished …

The funny photos.. the hilarious photos ….all have a story to tell…and they all make u go down the memory lane each time u look at them ….They are our way of reliving our pasts..when we r either too busy or bored of our present.

They make our dull moments colourful and gloomy moment are filled with joy just by having one look at them..

In this rapid pace of life where we have so many things to do, so many goals to achieve  at times, we at times forget  what is it that really life is all about ..or what really makes up our lives…such times just looking into the pics..makes our day and energizes us to move ahead in life …

They are as my friend rightly pointed out “Our life that was”…. So people ..keep those treasures with u forever  and keep  clicking…click ..click :)

Fear as we know it!!

Life shows you different phases, different situations, relations and lots more...its the same for everyone but for the way we deal with them ...and for more than a a few most of us the four letter word “FEAR” changes the way we deal with life, people, situations, fights, makeups....the list goes on....

We always end up saying in a philosophical mood “Life’s very complicated’ ...but somewhere inside we all know that its our fear that makes our lives complicated.....we give it different names but it is actually the different forms of the same fear.....the fear of dying, the fear of losing someone precious, the fear of upsetting your loved ones, the fear of not being successful......there are many shapes but the basic structure remains the same....fear conquers all at some point of time and those who conquered fear life becomes simple ...yes it remains hard but then the complications seem to die down....

When we were kids, we feared that somebody would take our toys...the ghost stories used to scare the hell out of us....when we were teenagers our fears grew bigger...would we pass?? would somebody take away our crushesJ ??? we always feared that something bad is around the corner....entering into family mode gives our fears a wider touch...we are afraid not only for ourselves but people we love.......if i say something that i don’t feel good about ,would he leave me??? What would happen to me?? Are the questions all of us ask....

Fear is not all that bad ...it gives the energy to move forward ...the will power to work for better things...to reach and aim for bigger goals...but then as the wise men have said that too much of anything is bad.....our mind generate our fears... our mind is our greatest friends if we control it but it become or greatest enemy if we get controlled by it.....the fear of losing friends leads us to all the things that a relation should not be based on.....we lie, we crib but we do not have the courage of saying the truth in the face of the friend....and we cover it by saying that we don’t want hurt his / her feelings..but what we don’t realise that not saying it that time.. we r not being true to our friend also..

We have to achieve the right balance so that we can take fear also in our stride and make it work in our favour..so that ghosts dun scare us anymore ..Next time..when u r afraid..just let all the inhibitions drop and LET GO !!!! J