Reflections

Friends :)

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 09:42:35 GMT

When you are low you need them,when you are happy you need them,when you run out of things to do you need them,you need them for encouragement and motivation....and the list can go on...in short you need them all the time.

there are 'n' number of books and movies based on friends, not to mention the popular series F.R.I.E.N.D.S.School and college life would be so dull and boring if there we dint have friends.I miss the endless lectures and the window shopping sessions with my friends.

if i'm making this post today its because of a friend i must say.i was just too too lazy to sign in and open this blog of mine (which has been around for a few years now inactive for the most).But then she(my good friend) pestered me to write something and so then the creative juices started flowing i guess!

It is a good thing these social networking sites are active and that we can get back in touch with the ones we almost forgot.And also its easier than emails for many...but the basis of these sites are friends too...i'm sure many will agree.

Thank God for friends!

Nonstop mommying

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 09:21:28 GMT

The day before i gave birth,my doctor told me " if you think you have given birth, the hard part is over and now you can rest, your wrong because motherhood is a never ending cycle, and now the real task begins."

When I was in my first trimester, is when I even started realising the hardships our moms must have gone through to bring us all up and also the the sad days when we threw unnecessary tantrums and hurt their feelings so much.And to prove my doctor right,we haven't releived our moms even after having kids ourselves.

As a person who used to snore away as soon a car started moving,I now can't think of sleeping because of my little girly.She's a year and half old now and has not only given me the absolute pleasure of realising the dream of being a mother but also every day is a new day filled with learning experiences.Looking back, all I can think of now is how hard I prayed to have a her.

Lets all enjoy mommying!

Idiot box

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 06:52:18 GMT

So many movie channels and so many movies,soaps,music, you name it and and its running throughout the day...and you are so spoilt for choice.i can hardly make my mind about which movie to watch... endlessly up switching channels not stopping to watch any.The luxury of cable and satellite tv channels.

No one can beat my sister at watching movies she's seen every movie they show on every channel!She even watches 2 or at times 3 movies simultaneously.Some tactic that is isn't it.

But as opposed to this thinking I never had a tv to watch while I was in London for 8-9 months.I survived.I had to overcome the perception that I had forever "five things I cannot live without...air,water,clothes,shelter,tv"... Now we can safely drop the 5th one,i definitely survived.although tv has become an indispensable need.I've seen tvs in tiny shacks along side the railway tracks in Mumbai.

But without the devil/idiot/ ... box or you can add to the bynames of tv,one can for sure spend quality time with family and friends.I did find other things to do without the tv and useful innovative things I must say!!

when a baby is born so is a mother......

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 05:46:18 GMT

And it takes a while to sink that you've become a mom!!!!

Like they say "seeing is believing" i never had a chance to understand that phrase...but when i saw the baby for the first time in OT, that was when i realized what a miracle means.All 9 months, even if you've seen the baby in scans and felt her kicks its a total wonder to see the new little one out of the womb.

The first few days are definitely tiresome because you are recovering from the labor/operation.And in the mean time, the hospital is the best place to have lots of time alone with the baby.To know the baby and see the baby as much as you want.
Once you get home, its difficult for things to fall into routine.Once that happens then its all cool.For the first few days i did not feel like moving away from the baby because i wanted to be right there when she cries,which is not necessary because you are always close by and can reach immediately.But these things don't strike you just during that time...now its been 2 months and now its still not easy sometimes.When the baby cries you can't decipher the cry.So you are wondering.

But one thing is true, that mothers have an extra sense, wherever they are,to know their baby is awake and not asleep!I've certainly witnessed this extra sense :)

But all said and done, the best thing to ever happen is to be MOM!

2 years ago!

Wed, 22 Aug 2007 03:59:15 GMT

Two years ago on this day(22nd aug) we got married!After two years to recall that day, what a joy!Just to go through the pictures and to recall all the guests we had wish us for a wonderful married life ahead!And to think I hadn't seen my husband personally until 4 days before the day of my marriage all seems like yesterday :) And two years since then, life sure has changed us a lot towards each other and towards all the perspectives of life!

A day of anxiety and lots of expectations for many people.

Before you get married its like u feel "oh when will I get married???" and once that is all done its like you feel "oh!thats all!!!"

I should thank my better half who makes me feel like marriage is very easy!

baby song!

Fri, 08 Jun 2007 12:02:42 GMT

A very cute link!

http://members.shaw.ca/faithshannon/baby-mabelinne.htm

Sugar free Romance!

Wed, 30 May 2007 09:16:27 GMT

Its a good family watch after a long time. A sober and an interesting movie where an older man (Big B) falls in love with a younger lady (Tabu). This much is obvious if one sees the trailer, the wait for the latter part was exciting.

A little girl Sexy and the older lady who played Big B's mom were really the highlight of the movie. Outstanding performance by both these characters.

Then came along the father of the heroine, Paresh Rawal. hahaha it was hilarious to watch the interaction between the lover boy and the father of the girl. The father of the girl being 6 years younger than lover boy himself. The dialogues exchanged between Big B and Paresh Rawal are rib tickling. The father of the girl talking to lover boy as his contemporary, making it difficult for Big B to talk of their marriage to the father. Its hilarious!

Its pretty interesting to wait and see how its going to end!

Cheeni Kum - a good mixture of comedy, romance and emotion, not to forget a wonderful background score.A not to miss movie on the whole!

Cartoons??!!

Wed, 09 May 2007 10:05:18 GMT

I'm sure each and every one of us enjoys cartoons.I remember how happy I was to know there's going to be a full time channel The Cartoon Network(CN).It used to be fun just to think there will be cartoons at our disposal at any time.All the cartoons Scooby Doo,Tom and Jerry (an evergreen classic favourite to all),Dennis the Menace,etc were so wonderful any time any place!They still are the best!

I don't know what has happened I can hardly see any channels now with these cartoons.The cartoons they show on CN now are simply ridiculous Johnny Bravo, Ed Edd Eddy,etc.I wish parents would not allow their children to watch them.They are obnoxious!At my age,I detest watching Johnny Bravo which is a common cartoon I get to see on all channels!His actions and behaviors are simply awful.All he does is flirt around with girls and try to impress them!I'm sure these children can do without such stupid cartoon shows.

I wish they would show the kids some good old cartoons!Atleast they could enjoy them and laugh!With the new age cartoons,a grown up could'nt identify the characters,then to think about the little ones!And even if the cartoons are so very ugly,kids still want to watch it!So might as well see some sensible cartoons!

It would rather be helpful if the kids not watch the cartoons today...

Valentines day

Tue, 13 Feb 2007 12:06:47 GMT

"What are u doing on valentines day?" Would be the primary thing you can expect to hear around the second week of february...I'm sure the shops will have a huge difference in profits for the first 2 months of every year thanks to our St valentine ofcos!!Wonderfully colored hearts and decorations all love related!a treat to the eyes ofcourse!

I kept getting suggestions from everyone including cousins and sister and friends!!!"why don't u bake a heart shaped cake, do something different that your husband's head should spin(like what i'm still thinking so much that my head is spinning)".

Like whats all the hype about a day of the calendar...just because people feel all lovey dovey on a particular day!!

More ways to spend for the guys and girls to "show off" their love probably.Its not a bad thing at all.But surfacing of love on one day and then vanishing for the rest of the year!sounds funny doesn't it like some temporary thing.

Love should be there around always(isn't it)!Maybe ladies feel special if they get all the attention on that particular day!And those of us who would'nt get any special attention in the form of flowers and chocolates and etc. will probably feel our guys are so unromantic!Like a friend of mine just told me her husband is taking her out for dinner on V day and aftr so many years of marriage...its seems so abnormal!!Probably like the changes in weather due to global warming...maybe global warming affects men and their romance!!Food for thought eh!!

So all of you people out there have a great V day and spend lots on good food and chocolates and watch your calories!And be loving all around the year...every day can be like V Day!!Happpy Valentines day to one and all!!hope you get gifts and niceties not only on this one day but through out the year!!

Sidney Sheldon

Thu, 01 Feb 2007 17:28:48 GMT

"A dazzling new international bestseller from the World's best story teller"...

All of his books have been described with a similar tag line.

I'm sure everyone who's fond of reading must have read this author's books.I started reading very late but I must have alreday read about 8-9 books by Sidney Sheldon.Only last week,I happened to read his first books "Naked Face" which was amazingly thrilling like each and every of his other books.Theres not a single book you start reading and would want to put down without getting to the other side of the book.

I also found out last week that this talented writer is the director/producer of a programme on television I dream of jeannie that was a cute and funny watch!!

Some of the books by Sidney Sheldon are Naked Face,The Other side of midnight,Windmills of the Gods,The stars shine down...
And thats not the end of the list!

Each and every one of his books are a great thrilling experience!So anyone who yet to start on cultivating this very good habit of reading not just fiction books any type of read is a worth!Its the best way to get knowledgeable and pass time!

I was just reading one of his books "The best laid plans", have a few pages to complete this one and every book i read seems to be better than the previous one.Just went online and found out Sidney Sheldon passed away on 30 Jan 2007!It was really something to read about his passing away while I'm in the middle of one of his books.

First snow for the year

Wed, 24 Jan 2007 11:23:29 GMT

There were snow forecasts which didn;t actually mean a lot until I saw it on my doorstep wow!what an amazingly lovely feeling!!The cars and trees were all covered by a blanket of snow...lovely feelin to touch the snow.At 7 in the morning soo dark feels like 8 at night, but all my sleep flew away when I saw the white cars,roofs and backyards.And I was clicking away....wonder what people might have thought about me in my night clothes clicking photographs on a freezing morning,I could feel the tiny flakes of ice falling on me.

unforgettable moment 7 am 24 jan 2007!opening my eyes to see a white neighbourhood!

English weather!

Mon, 22 Jan 2007 17:43:55 GMT

London is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. An important settlement for around two millennia, London is today one of the world's most important business and financial centres,and its influence in politics, culture, education, entertainment, media, fashion, sport and the arts all contribute to its status as one of the key global cities....

Ok I wanted a line to introduce the city so got a few lines from wikipedia..you can get the rest from there if anyone is interested!

Not to mention the many tourist attractions including the London Bridge many of us have been singing about since the kindergarten classes!

This is my first time (in july 05) to London...too late to start writing about London because I've been here for around half a year now.The first impression though of the British capital was "looks and feels like apna mumbai" (minus the goras ofcos)!But nothing compares to Mumbai!I know many will agree to that!

A first and astonishing thing one would notice would be that in summer the sun sets at around 2000 hrs.I was a bit tired after the longest flight(7hrs) I've ever had so did'nt mind any sunlight that day.The weather was not too bad when I landed here too, it was summer then ofcourse.I still somehow felt the need to wear a jacket.The temperatures were somewhere in the 20s or lesser.People coming from warmer places must feel the "London summer" equivalent to winter.And only to say that to welcome me in a few days the weather got too hot...incidentally the hottest in London since the '70s.It was difficult to manage the heat because London is only equipped for cold and not heat!But i was complaining so much about the heat without knowing winter was coming!!muhahaha!!

Come september,the sun starts setting at 1600 hrs and a few weeks later even at 1530 hrs...so funny.Everything is at extremes here...be it dawn,dusk or the size of a spider(saw the largest of my lifetime here!).Winters are nice and cold,temperatures averaging about 10 deg C or less.I have been through one winter almost...we have snow coming on the weathers this week..I'm only anxious to see that!have been through a terrible winds and rains and minus temperatures.So would cover all of the winter here!

A beautiful place to be in but not always.I like it now that I know will be going back soon sometime!The weather is a spoilsport here always.It would only prove to your advantage if you check the weather before you step out!!

Noone who's been here would ever complain of sun or sunlight ever again!!Even if it were scorching!!! :)

White Christmas indeed!

Wed, 17 Jan 2007 12:24:30 GMT

It is a bit too late to write about christmas now in January!But better late than never!

Always seen snow and white snow covered grounds only in movies or wallpapers better still on Christmas greetings.Was too good a feeling to walk on crunchy snow and snow covered mountains!

This year we were really fortunate to plan a trip to "The land of the Alps".Switzerland being a small country is a very picturesque place.No person with an eye for beauty will want to put their cameras down.I would rather have painted the pictures on canvas.No words to describe the beauty of that place.Every where you go the sight would include mountains in the background.A good number of lakes and also a few rivers to enhance the beauty!I even saw frozen waterfalls.this is only some of the sights I saw there.

Being such a tourist attraction, the place is well kempt,remarkably tidy and clean!I have never seen trains been maintained so well ever!!I found it awesomely clean inspite of going from London...wonder if someone were to come from India or so!

I also found the true reason for Swiss watches to be so famous all over the world...because the swiss are probably the most punctual people I've ever seen to date!Their trains and buses leave the starting point at exactly the minute!And ofcourse reach on the dot!So the outcome Swiss perfect watches!

The people in Switzerland are so friendly.Go out of their way to be friendly.People walking by you on the roads offer to click pictures for you.At a customer service counter,we had to get some tickets and the lady says you can buy your tickets at your destination why don't you run for your train or the next one will be in an hour's time.Were we surprised!!

Berne the capital of switzerland has clock faces all over the town and each of them has a significance!Saw the most unique type of christmas decoration in Berne - Onions used for decors!!they even have a few bears to keep their culture alive!

All in all a trip of a lifetime!And would advice everyone to try to make it their once!And loads of chocolates too to make it an unforgettable trip!!

The world is becoming a smaller place....

Wed, 22 Nov 2006 14:06:50 GMT

"I sat next to her in class 5...wonder what she's doing now?Where would she be????" And the questions never seem to cease.

Everyone,be it old or young recalls their childhood days sometime or the other.In this fast paced world,in spite of their busy schedules want to trace where their school mates and class mates are.

So in today's world of internet,there are loads of friends' network sites too many to list...but one which has helped me to trace a lot of my school mates is Orkut.I've been thinking for days what to blog next on my live journal but Orkut definitely deserves a blog.I've met people from school after a decade and some even more time than that.The joy of finding someone from your class in school is one and the nervy feeling you have until the person on the other side of the screen replies is really something.When the person does remember you,just like you do.Now isn't that the best thing to happen!To remember people who used to run around in school with you.To find out that each one of them is in another continent..and making contact with them is through the internet.So indeed giving you the idea that the world is round and its a small place.

Who cares how Orkut ever came about..(history of Orkut-> a person who lost touch with his girlfriend and decided to track her down.So he finally did find her through this site he used.And the climax is google bought this site from Orkut and pays him royalty).So he's a rich chap now but aren't many of us just glad that www.orkut.com was born and we have discovered our old buddies!

So keep orkutting and stay in touch!!

Weekend at the British Museum

Mon, 23 Oct 2006 11:03:14 GMT

We decided to visit the British Museum after much thought, since museums in London are pretty huge areas which one cannot cover in a day whatsoever. And since London was in a bright sunny mode of weather we decided to take a bus ride.

The museum entrance was amazing, like most of the buildings here. As we entered the museum, what would take our (indian) attention would be an exhibition of Tagore's paintings and poems, along with a special showcasing of Goddess Durga and Bengal. We decided to check out the Egypt section first, as there are real Mummies there...(p.s they are not scary like in the movie 'The Mummy'). So I actually went eager to find some skeletons and skulls which of course I didn't find any. They even had a mummy of Cleopatra, the Egyptian beauty, who died at a very early age of 17. Also in here were many many sculptures and stone carved images including 2 pieces from the beard of the Sphinx. SOme of the statues were so huge i was left amazed at how they managed to transport it here back in those days, all the objects were dated some BC or anywhere in the 12/13th century.

The Indian section of the museum had many mythological sculptures. And many many tiny miniature sculptures in China, Japan sections. Amazed to see that the Chinese were using China Clay and glazed pottery in the early centuries. With so much of an artistic touch even to their pottery.

Nice to see a glimpse of so many countries cultures and arts, but sad to say that the British don't have too much of that to showcase. When I go back from London if I had to take some souvenirs to give my family or friends, I'd have to take back muffins and cakes, hot dogs or miniatures of Big Ben, or the red double decker buses.

Platonic relations

Thu, 19 Oct 2006 10:00:53 GMT

"Brand new friend" is the name of a book I'm reading currently.A guy moves to Manchester because his girlfriend works there, and is supposed to leave all his friends and social life to go stay with her. He feels making friends after the age of 33 is close to impossible. So he and his partner go about thinking ways to get him some friends to hang around once he's done working.So he meets this girl who he doesn't fancy neither does she fancy him now they both are friends but the girl friend is confused if she should let this friendship be or not.

So I'm forced to think how many women in real life do really feel comfortable about platonic relations. Can't a man and woman be just friends.

There could be many men and women who just be friends but are taken to be wrong because they spend time with each other.

Wondering if a man and woman can really never be friends??