VJ

Thou shall be smiling!

2011-11-26T19:52:00.002+05:30

In the rainbow of the deep blue sky the awakened sun has been singing,

While the evening taking over, the moon shall do, the heart of rain will be smiling!

Like the hard rock ice, those eyes have been frozen since ages,

Myself reached to self when they turned into a flow breaking cages!

Although it’s been raining, the thirsty is my throat with the departure of someone serving my bar,

And therefore now I’ve poured my glass myself that has overflowed the whole mighty bar!

But the flowers smell in the bounded lonely emotion;

And the stars keep getting covered with that bird’s flying motion!

The eight directions have been dancing and the sound of drops have been singing,

With my fingers on the piano playing my own chords, the heart of Thou shall be smiling!

- Teddy Shah

I really enjoy life I'm just not good at it.

2011-09-16T21:47:00.002+05:30

Shall I redirect my life's journey because down some sideroad might be some trifle I'm entitled to?

Careful with your words, even a single word can change everything.

2010-12-21T05:05:00.000+05:30

2010-11-22T11:42:00.003+05:30

You will find as

you look back

upon your life

that the

moments when

you have truly

lived are the

moments

when you

have done

things in the

spirit of

love.

Sometimes you have to get to know someone really well to realize you're really strangers.

2010-04-20T13:41:00.002+05:30

How long does it take

to know someone?

Is a day enough?

A fortnight perhaps?

A decade?

There really are no

rules in a relationship

Sometimes it can

take a lifetime

sometimes all it

takes is a glance.

2010-04-11T00:07:00.002+05:30

Theres always a time that makes your heartbeat,

It’s when you and your true love first meet,

You can feel the sensation from your head to your feet.

That’s the feeling that makes life complete.

ONE PARAGRAPH THAT EXPLAINS LIFE!

2010-02-11T00:59:00.003+05:30

Arthur Ashe, the legendary Wimbledon player was dying of AIDS which he got due to infected blood he received during a heart surgery in 1983.

From world over, he received letters from his fans, one of which conveyed:

"Why does GOD have to select you for such a bad disease"?

To this Arthur Ashe replied:

"The world over -- 50 million children start playing tennis, 5 million learn to play tennis, 500,000 learn professional tennis, 50,000 come to the circuit, 5000 reach the grand slam, 50 reach Wimbledon, 4 to semi final, 2 to the finals, when I was holding a cup I never asked GOD 'Why me?'.
And today in pain I should not be asking GOD 'Why me?' "

"Happiness keeps you Sweet,
Trials keep you Strong,
Sorrow keeps you Human,
Failure keeps you humble and Success keeps you glowing, but only Faith & Attitude Keeps you going... “

May all your troubles last as long as your New Year's resolutions.

2010-01-04T22:55:00.002+05:30

A new year is unfolding – like a blossom with petals curled tightly concealing the beauty within.

Nature is an angel's favorite hiding place.

2009-12-09T20:14:00.001+05:30

Ever felt an angel's breath in the gentle breeze? A teardrop in the falling rain? Hear a whisper amongst the rustle of leaves? Or been kissed by a lone snowflake?

Fantasy

2009-11-10T00:18:00.003+05:30

The best thing about dreams is that fleeting moment, when you are between asleep and awake, when you don't know the difference between reality and fantasy, when for just that one moment you feel with your entire soul that the dream is reality, and it really happened.

I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells.Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, It's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope. Which is what I do, And that enables you to laugh at life's realities.

Fantasies are more than substitutes for unpleasant reality; they are also dress rehearsals, plans. All acts performed in the world begin in the imagination.Fantasy is an exercise bicycle for the mind. It might not take you anywhere, but it tones up the muscles that can. Of course, I could be wrong.

The heart has eyes which the brain knows nothing of.

2009-10-25T22:32:00.004+05:30

Only few true loving hearts can easily identify some little lies in your smile and some more truth in you tears.

'Never miss them in your life.'

Have a cute diwali and a very sweet new year!

2009-10-17T18:44:00.002+05:30

Have a life which you wants to live and the way you wants to live!

Experience: that most brutal of teachers. But you learn, my God do you learn.

2009-10-05T01:11:00.007+05:30

I think we all wish we could erase some dark times in our lives. But all of life's experiences, bad and good, make you who you are. Erasing any of life's experiences would be a great mistake. Won't it?

Merry-go-round

2009-09-25T01:07:00.002+05:30

You don't really understand human nature unless you know why a child on a merry-go-round will wave at his parents every time around - and why his parents will always wave back.

How touchy!

2009-09-19T19:40:00.004+05:30

Piglet sidled up to Pooh from behind.

"Pooh!" he whispered.

"Yes, Piglet?"

"Nothing," said Piglet, taking Pooh's paw. "I just wanted to be sure of you."

Life .. Hmm.... Amm....

2009-09-05T01:32:00.000+05:30

A Conversation - 2

2009-08-26T00:19:00.004+05:30

In conversation with my 2 and a half years old niece,

Niece : What is the name of your mobile phone?

I : It's Motorola.

Niece : You know what is the name of my phone?

I : No, what?

Niece : Nanorola. Hehe!

And I couldn't stop laughing!

Don't judge life by one difficult season.

2009-08-18T00:56:00.003+05:30

You cannot judge a tree, or a person, by only one season,

and that the essence of who they are and the pleasure, joy, and love that come
from that life can only be measured at the end, when all the seasons are up.

If you give up when it's winter, you will miss the promise of your spring,

the beauty of your summer, and fulfillment of your fall.

2009-07-26T23:35:00.009+05:30

I find I always have to write something on a steamed mirror! Do you??

My 50th Post

2009-06-08T20:28:00.003+05:30

Oh, the comfort - the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person - having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but pouring them all right out, just as they are, chaff and grain together; certain that a faithful hand will take and sift them, keep what is worth keeping, and then with the breath of kindness blow the rest away.

The problem with the future is that it keeps turning into the present..!!

2009-06-01T20:10:00.002+05:30

Everything you need for better future and success has already been written. And guess what? All you have to do is go to the library.

If the path be beautiful, let us not ask where it leads.

2009-05-21T00:47:00.001+05:30

I see my path, but I don't know where it leads. Not knowing where I'm going is what inspires me to travel it.

Vodafone Zoozoos

2009-05-08T00:05:00.008+05:30

They look like the ETs in the comic books. And they speak an alien language. They are ZooZoos, the egg-headed creatures that have taken the Vodafone brand to new heights. Mostly the Zoozoos do terrible things to each other and laugh. Each piece ends with some trite tie-in back to Vodafone.

It is not for nothing that Indian advertising is seen as coming into its own. And Vodafone advertising campaigns have been at the forefront of it all.

First there was that dog in Hutch campaigns, which captured the imagination of millions. It survived a $19-billion buyout and reached such levels of popularity that it even led to kidnappings of that breed of dogs, called pugs.

And now come those nutty and entirely endearing little men in white, called Zoozoos created by the agency O&M for Vodafone, one of the main broadcast sponsors of the Indian Premier League. They are wowing audiences, and ZooZoo merchandise, bags, keychains, T-shirts will be available soon.

Wooing audience… the Vodafone way

What a great creativity! Great is the human who has not lost his childlike heart. Without playing with fantasy no creative work has ever yet come to birth. The debt we owe to the play of imagination is incalculable.

What kind of Zoozoo are you? Find out and don't forget to let me know in comments.

Mein konsawala Zoozoo hoon?

I am a daring Zoozoo - "You love travelling and taking things head on. Life is a journey and you take the road less travelled."

Last year, Vodafone advertisement featuring the popular pug dog had invited the wrath of Animal Welfare Board. Hope the new series will not invite some alien anger!

View all Vodafone zoozoo ads :

http://www.youtube.com/user/vodafoneipl

Can I

2009-05-03T00:34:00.004+05:30

Only as high as I reach can I grow,
only as far as I seek can I go,
only as deep as I look can I see,
only as much as I dream can I be.

This is how we miss out something called "LIFE"

2009-04-18T20:00:00.000+05:30

A boy was born to a couple after eleven years of marriage. They were a loving couple and the boy was the gem of their eyes. When the boy was around two years old, one morning the husband saw a medicine bottle open. He was late for office so he asked his wife to cap the bottle and keep it in the cupboard. His wife, preoccupied in the kitchen totally forgot the matter. The boy saw the bottle and playfully went to the bottle fascinated by its color and drank it all. It happened to be a poisonous medicine meant for adults in small dosages. When the child collapsed the mother hurried him to the hospital, where he died. The mother was stunned. She was terrified how to face her husband. When the distraught father came to the hospital and saw the dead child, he looked at his wife and uttered just five words.

QUESTIONS :

1. What were the five words ?

2. What is the implication of this story?
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ANSWER :

The husband just said "I am with you Darling"

The husband's totally unexpected reaction is a proactive behavior. The child is dead. He can never be brought back to life. There is no point in finding fault with the mother. Besides, if only he had taken time to keep the bottle away, this would not have happened.. No one is to be blamed. She had also lost her only child. What she needed at that moment was consolation and sympathy from the husband. That is what he gave her.

If everyone can look at life with this kind of perspective, there would be much fewer problems in the world. "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step". Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness, and fears. And you will find things are actually not as difficult as you think.

MORAL OF THE STORY:

Sometimes we spend time in asking who is responsible or whom to blame, whether in a relationship, in a job or with the people we know.

If you blame others for your failures, do you credit them with your success?

All blame is a waste of time. No matter how much fault you find with another, and regardless of how much you blame him, it will not change you. The only thing blame does is to keep the focus off you when you are looking for external reasons to explain your unhappiness or frustration. You may succeed in making another feel guilty about something by blaming him, but you won't succeed in changing whatever it is about you that is making you unhappy.

People spend too much time finding other people to blame, too much energy finding excuses for not being what they are capable of being, and not enough energy putting themselves on the line, growing out of the past, and getting on with their lives.

The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own. You do not blame them on your mother, the ecology, or the president. You realize that you control your own destiny. No apologies or excuses. No one to lean on, rely on, or blame. The gift is yours - it is an amazing journey - and you alone are responsible for the quality of it. This is the day your life really begins.

Take your life in your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing: no one to blame.

My Snapshot 3

2009-04-05T18:36:00.002+05:30

100 truths - Tagged by Jinxed Pixie

LAST TIMES…

1. Last beverage: Sparkling water

2. Last phone call: My Niece

3. Last text message: HSBC

4. Last song you listened to: Erase and Rewind by Cardigans

5. Last time you cried: Fortnight ago

HAVE YOU EVER...

6. Dated someone twice: Nop

7. Been cheated on? Nop

8. Kissed someone & regretted it? Nop

9. Lost someone special? No

10. Been depressed? Yup

11. Been drunk and threw up? Never been drunk

LIST THREE FAVORITE COLORS:

12. White

13. Blue

14. Black

FIRSTS :

15. Made new friends: Yup

16. Fallen out of love: Nop

17. Laughed until you cried: O ye many times, one of the best ones was last year’s पिल्लो फिघ्त

18. Met someone who changed you: The people and circumstances around me do not make me what I am, they reveal who I am.

19. Found out who your true friends were: Yup

20. Found out someone was talking about you: Yup

HAVE YOU:

21. Kissed anyone on your friend's list: Nop

22. How many people on your friends list do you know in real life: Few

23. How many kids do you want to have: Don’t know.

24. Do you have any pets: No, I don’t like pets.

25. Do you want to change your name: Nah

26. What did you do for your last birthday: Nothing special

27. What time did you wake up today: 7:00 am

28. What were you doing at midnight last night: Being bhoot bhatakne gayi thi

29. Name something you CANNOT wait for: Something to end these days

30. Last time you saw your father: 3 hours ago

31. What is one thing you wish you could change about your life: Element of Excitement

32. Most visited web page: hotmail, google, miniclip and my blogs

33. Name: Sophie, Tia, Cheeky monkey, TROUBLE

34. Nicknames: VJ

35. Zodiac sign: Libra

36. Male or female or transgender: Female

37. Elementary: Kendriya vidyalaya

38. School: ONMV, BKV

39. Colleges: KHM

40. Hair color: Some Light brown, some black, none grey.. yet!

41. Long or short: Shortest possible

42. Height: 5” 3’

43. Do you have a crush on someone? Feels like

44. Ever been in love? Many times with many things

45. Piercing? Pierced ears

46. Tattoos? No

47. Righty or lefty: Righty

48. First surgery: May be at 50

49. First piercing: Some where between 9-12

50. First best friend: Krishana

51. First sport you loved: Cricket

52. First pet : None

53. First vacation: Haridwar, when I was 8 months old (Yais, paap dhone well in advance ;) )

54. First concert: Never been to any

55. First crush: Tom Cruise

RIGHT NOW:

56. Eating: Nothing

57. Drinking: Bhubha

58. I'm about to: Play pool

59. Listening to: My bro

60. Waiting for: Holiday

YOUR FUTURE:

61. Want kids? Ya

62. Want to get married? Yup

63. Careers in mind? Monk

WHICH IS BETTER WITH THE OPPOSITE SEX?

64. Lips or eyes: Eyes

65. Hugs or kisses: Hugs

66. Shorter or taller: Taller

67. Older or Younger: Older

68. Romantic or spontaneous: Both

69. Nice stomach or nice arms: Nice Arms

70. Sensitive or loud: Both

71. Hook-up or relationship: Relationship

72. Trouble maker or hesitant: Both

HAVE YOU EVER:

73. Kissed a stranger: Never

74. Lost glasses/contacts: Nop

76. Broken someone's heart: Yup

77. Had your own heart broken: No

78. Been arrested: I asked for but that cute policeman said I am not qualified.

79. Turned someone down: Yes

80. Cried when someone died: No

81. Liked a friend that is a girl? Yup

DO YOU BELIEVE IN:

81. Yourself: Yais, though I doubt sometimes.

82. Miracles: Pretty much, And yes they happen to those who believe in them.

83. God: Always

84. Love at first sight: Still not

85. Heaven: Definitely

86. Santa Claus: Ya but I am worried now after reading this “The Bermuda Triangle got tired of warm weather. It moved to Alaska. Now Santa Claus is missing.”

87. Kiss on the first date? Nah

88. Angels: Yes, I feel that there is an angel inside me whom I am constantly shocking.

89. Devils: Yes but I never say, “The devil made me do it.” Never ;)

ANSWER TRUTHFULLY:

90. Is there one person you want to be with right now? Ya

91. Had more than one boyfriend/girlfriend at one time? Naa

92. Wanted to kill someone ever? Ye few people

93. Among you blog mates, whom would you like to kiss? None

94. Committed a blunder and regretted later? No

95. Wanted to steal you friend's boyfriend / girlfriend? Nop

Associate with something you wear:

96. White: My Soul

97. Black: My Fila shoes

98. Red: My Gap hoodie

99. Pink: One of my saris

100. Posting this as 100 Truths? Yais, hopefully. ;)

The Heartwarming Story of Tatty Teddy (Me to You Bear)

2009-03-20T12:59:00.003+05:30

The oldest, smallest house you can imagine was about to be knocked down. All the things that once made the house nice and cosy had been thrown outside and piled up in the front garden, from the soft springy bed the owners slept in, to the old wooden floorboards they used to walk on

…and even, surely by some mistake, a little brown teddy bear

He was trapped amongst all the other unwanted things, and couldn't move.

Then, one day…a very cold day, something fell from the sky…

…a little snowflake

It landed on the teddy bear's little nose and then was followed by many more. He began to get cold, very cold indeed. More and more snow fell, heavier and heavier. The little bear was now so cold that his nose started turning blue…so cold that his brown fur started turning grey.

He was cold, unloved and all alone in the world, and felt very, very sad.

Winter finally passed and the weather got warmer.

One beautiful spring day, a little girl was playing near the old house, when she spotted the grey bear in the pile of unwanted things. He was like no other bear she had ever seen and she pulled him out from where he was trapped.

She dusted him down and lifted him high in the sky to look at him.

"A grey teddy bear…with a blue nose?" she thought. "How strange!"

The teddy bear wanted to cry. He thought she didn't like him and would throw him back with the other unwanted things.

"But he's lovely!" she continued and she fell completely in love with him.

She ran home as fast as her little legs would carry her, to see if her Grandma could patch him up as a lot of his stuffing had fallen out, and he was very much in need of repair.

She looked on as her Grandma replaced his stuffing and patched up his holes.

His stitches had started showing where the fur had worn away, but the little girl thought he looked perfect.

It was all cosy and warm in the little girl's house and the bear felt all cosy and warm in his heart.
However, his nose was still blue and his fur was still grey, and they would never return to brown.

He was unique among teddy bears.

The little girl gave him a great big hug. She loved him more than anything else in the world…her little grey, blue-nosed…

…tatty teddy.

Want more? here’s a flash version of the tatty teddy story in a flippable storybook.

Age ... is a matter of feeling, not of years.

2009-03-12T00:34:00.004+05:30

They say you're old if they have discontinued your blood type, what do you think?

Update?

2009-03-09T17:30:00.005+05:30

"Grace (changed the name) updated gender."

It was of the updates on my bro's orkut home page where it says "Updates from my friends".

HOW TO CALL THE POLICE...

2009-03-06T21:40:00.013+05:30

George Phillips, an elderly man, from Meridian, Mississippi, was going up to bed, when his wife told him that he'd left the light on in the garden shed, which she could see from the bedroom window. George opened the back door to go turn off the light, but saw that there were people in the shed stealing things.

He phoned the police, who asked "Is someone in your house?"

He said "No," but some people are breaking into my garden shed and stealing from me.

Then the police dispatcher said "All patrols are busy. You should lock your doors and an officer will be along when one is available."

George said, "Okay."

He hung up the phone and counted to 30.

Then he phoned the police again.

"Hello, I just called you a few seconds ago because there were people stealing things from my shed. Well, you don't have to worry about them now because I just shot them." and he hung up..

Within five minutes, six Police Cars, a SWAT Team, a Helicopter, two Fire Trucks, a Paramedic, and an Ambulance showed up at the Phillips' residence, and caught the burglars red-handed.

One of the Policemen said to George, "I thought you said that you'd shot them!"

George said, "I thought you said there was nobody available!"

Sit in reverie, and watch the changing color of the waves that break upon the idle seashore of the mind..

2009-03-02T22:00:00.002+05:30

A child walking along a seashore. You never can tell what small pebble it will pick up and store away among its treasured things.

Every time I have some moment on a seashore, or in the mountains, or sometimes in a quiet forest, I think this is why the environment has to be preserved.

It is pleasurable, when winds disturb the waves of a great sea, to gaze out from land upon the great trials of another.

When was the last time you spent a quiet moment just doing nothing - just sitting and looking at the sea, or watching the wind blowing the tree limbs, or waves rippling on a pond, a flickering candle or children playing in the park?

Depriciation...

2009-02-18T20:04:00.005+05:30

Recently me and ma bro were talking on net,

I -- So, what you doing?
Bro -- Watching an old movie.
I -- Which one?
Bro -- Abhiman
I -- Alright

Then I started doing my stuff, after half an hour or so I was in my tune and I forgot that what he said he is watching movie, so I asked ma bro again,

I -- What you doing?
Bro -- You know what our Hindi films are at least 3 hours long. So I am still watching that movie.
I -- Ya but I thought its quite old film, so its length might have affected by depreciation. (Well, I had to find some logic after asking such stupid question, so I did.)

We couldn't stop laughing at my logic.

Only do what your heart tells you...

2009-02-16T21:57:00.002+05:30

There are many things in life that will catch your eye, but only a few will catch your heart...pursue those. Wherever you go, go with all your heart. The human heart feels things the eyes cannot see, and knows what the mind cannot understand. One of the hardest things in life is having words in your heart that you can't utter. The greatest treasures are those invisible to the eye but found by the heart.

The heart has reasons that reason does not understand. The heart is forever making the head its fool. In love, somehow, a man's heart is always either exceeding the speed limit, or getting parked in the wrong place. If your head tells you one thing, and your heart tells you another, before you do anything, you should first decide whether you have a better head or a better heart.

You change your life by changing your heart. Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dream.

Today, see if you can stretch your heart and expand your love so that it touches not only those to whom you can give it easily, but also to those who need it so much.

My Snapshot 2

2009-02-10T20:01:00.024+05:30

"Tagged by Jinxed Pixie, Akansha Agrawal & Som Dutta "

25 facts about myself that no one else knows

I prefer offline to online.

UK made me change a lot.

While I was learning to drive car I used to injure 3 people every week and kill 2 every fortnight.

I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.

I have seen and experienced a lot in my life. It feels as if I have already lived multiple lives.

I am the plot-twist in the 2nd reel!

Don't ask me questions before eight in the morning, particularly silly ones. I'm grumpy then, and I'll probably make fun of you.

Once I held a moment in my hand, brilliant as a star, fragile as a flower, a tiny sliver of one hour. I dripped it carelessly, Ah! I didn't know, I held opportunity.

My interest is in the future because I am going to spend the rest of my life there.

For me there's no life without humor. It can make the wonderful moments of life truly glorious, and it can make tragic moments bearable.

I think as with all the great cities of the world, walking is the best way to 'feel' London.
I suffer (actually I enjoy) from multiple personality disorder.

Right now I'm having amnesia and deja-vu at the same time. I think I've.

In my house there's a light switch that doesn't do anything. Every so often I would flick it on and off just to check forgotten this before.

I was asked thousand of really stupid-silly questions at work by customers.

I think therefore I am severely concerned.

I talk with my eyes.

I have started drinking water in baby's Sippy Cup recently since I have seen ma niece doing same, and believe me it’s so much fun.

I'm at a stage in my life where I'm having a hard time caring about things. Fortunately, I don't care.

I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.

Ma Mafia name is Angie "The Grim Reaper" Anastasio.

I never interrupt my enemy when he is making a mistake.
Don't know why but I cry sometimes.
For me it's kind of fun to do the impossible.

I want to feel again few things in life.
Cinderella's slippers were originally made out of fur, not glass. The story was changed in the 1600s by a translator. (Ye, its useless fact which has nothing to do with me.)

In my end is my beginning.

2009-02-08T00:52:00.003+05:30

It's weird...you know the end of something great is coming, but you want to hold on, just for one more second... just so it can hurt a little more.

Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.

2009-01-28T21:55:00.002+05:30

The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, the education, the money, than circumstances, than failure, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company... a church... a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past... we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude. I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it. And so it is with you... we are in charge of our Attitudes.

Miracles come in moments. Be ready and willing.

2009-01-27T21:19:00.005+05:30

There is no happiness; there are only moments of happiness. The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us.

Life gives us brief moments with another...but sometimes in those brief moments we get memories that last a life time... In quiet moments when you think about it, you recognize what is critically important in life and what isn't. Be wise and don't let good things crowd out those that are essential. Sometimes at the best moments a single word or a look is enough.

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers.

There are moments in life, when the heart is so full of emotion That if by chance it be shaken, or into its depths like a pebble Drops some careless word, it overflows, and its secret, Spilt on the ground like water, can never be gathered together.

Kiss your life. Accept it, just as it is. Today. Now. So that those moments of happiness you're waiting for don't pass you by. You will find as you look back upon your life that the moments when you have really lived are the moments when you have done things in the spirit of love.

If I get a chance to live few moments of my life again then I would love to experience few things in my life again.

To know when to go away and when to come closer is the key to any lasting relationship...

2009-01-21T21:29:00.004+05:30

In your life, you meet people. Some you never think about again. Some, you wonder what happened to them. There are some that you wonder if they ever think about you. And then there are some you wish you never had to think about again. But you do. Some stay for awhile and leave footprints on our hearts. And we are never, ever the same again. You must never miss the opportunity to tell these people how much they mean to you.

There is no feeling more comforting and consoling than knowing you are right next to the one you love. But some emotions don't make a lot of noise. It's hard to hear pride. Caring is real faint - like a heartbeat. And pure love - why, some days it's so quiet, you don't even know it's there.

Relationships-of all kinds-are like sand held in your hand. Held loosely, with an open hand, the sand remains where it is. The minute you close your hand and squeeze tightly to hold on, the sand trickles through your fingers. You may hold onto some of it, but most will be spilled. A relationship is like that. Held loosely, with respect and freedom for the other person, it is likely to remain intact. But hold too tightly, too possessively, and the relationship slips away and is lost.

As you think so shall you be! Since you cannot physically experience another person, you can only experience them in your mind. Conclusion: All of the other people in your life are simply thoughts in your mind. Not physical beings to you, but thoughts. Your relationships are all in how you think about the other people of your life. Your experience of all those people is only in your mind. Your feelings about your lovers come from your thoughts. For example, they may in fact behave in ways that you find offensive. However, your relationship to them when they behave offensively is not determined by their behavior, it is determined only by how you choose to relate to that behavior. Their actions are theirs, you cannot own them, you cannot be them, you can only process them in your mind. Never idealize others. They will never live up to your expectations. Don't over-analyze your relationships. Stop playing games. A growing relationship can only be nurtured by genuineness.

Whenever you're in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make the difference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factor is attitude. The closer and more confidential our relationship with someone, the less we are entitled to ask about what we are not voluntarily told.

Dum spiro, spero

2009-01-19T01:04:00.002+05:30

Listen to the Exhortation of the Dawn!

Look to this Day!
For it is Life, the very Life of Life.
In its brief course lie all the
Verities and Realities of your Existence.
The Bliss of Growth,
The Glory of Action,
The Splendor of Beauty;
For Yesterday is but a Dream,
And To-morrow is only a Vision;
But To-day well lived makes
Every Yesterday a Dream of Happiness,
And every Tomorrow a Vision of Hope.
Look well therefore to this Day!
Such is the Salutation of the Dawn!
- Kālidāsa

EoRrRs

2009-01-14T23:29:00.016+05:30

Just before few days I was typing e-mail to someone and as usual I made few typographical errors, but thanx to ultra modern technology (hehe) "Spell check" found out and showed me nice red lines under few words (which were accurately typed by me, but I don't know what the hell went wrong??). Anyways I corrected those mistakes made by don't know whom (Certainly it wasn't me) and sent it.

Next day, I was thinking that I wish every time when we make mistakes in our lives, God could show us those red lines or blinking red lights to let us know that we have made an error somewhere and we should correct it before it gets to late like Spell checker does every time. Because the error of one moment becomes the sorrow of a whole life sometimes. But then I thought, ignorance and error are necessary to life, like bread and water. Sometimes we may learn more from a man's errors, than from his virtues.

I didn't even know that there is a difference between error and mistake which now I know thanx to Wikipedia.

One reference differentiates between "error" and "mistake" as follows:

An ‘error' is a deviation from accuracy or correctness. A ‘mistake' is an error caused by a fault: the fault being misjudgment, carelessness, or forgetfulness. Now, say that I run a stop sign because I was in a hurry, and wasn't concentrating, and the police stop me, that is a mistake. If, however, I try to park in an area with conflicting signs, and I get a ticket because I was incorrect on my interpretation of what the signs meant, that would be an error. The first time it would be an error. The second time it would be a mistake since I should have known better.

I think mistakes are a fact of life. It is the response to the error that counts and I don't think so it would be fun to live totally perfect lives. Error is discipline through which we advance.

I've learnt so much from my mistakes

I think I'll make another

& ya...

Never make the same mistake twice,
Keep experimenting.

There are so many new ones to make;
Try different one each day....

And hey, I haven't made any mistakes while writing this post.

Really..

I didn't even use Spell checker...

why you laughing???

OK.. OK..

I did use spell checker..

but no mistakes were found out.

I swear..

I swear to my current enemy..!!

I

2009-01-10T01:00:00.004+05:30

Sometimes I feel that I know everything except myself. Because If I knew myself I'd run away.

One must know oneself. If this does not serve to discover truth, it at least serves as a rule of life, and there is nothing better. It's unbelievable how much you don't know about the game you've been playing all your life.

These days I wanna spend sometime with my self at such place,

Any life, no matter how long and complex it may be, is made up of a single moment, the moment in which a man finds out, once and for all, who he is. So I may just find out, who I am.

I am a Comma , ,

2009-01-02T23:49:00.008+05:30

You Are a Comma

You are open minded and extremely optimistic.
You enjoy almost all facets of life. You can find the good in almost anything.

You keep yourself busy with tons of friends, activities, and interests.
You find it hard to turn down an opportunity, even if you are pressed for time.

Your friends find you fascinating, charming, and easy to talk to.
(But with so many competing interests, you friends do feel like you hardly have time for them.)

You excel in: Inspiring people

You get along best with: The Question Mark

What Punctuation Mark Are You?

Let me know in comments whether you are _ , ! or ?

Different ways to phone in a Pizza order....

2008-12-30T20:32:00.004+05:30

Terminate the call with, "Remember, we never had this conversation."

Do not name the toppings you want. Rather, spell them out.

Ask what the order taker is wearing.

Change your accent every three seconds.

Ask if you get to keep the pizza box. When they say yes, heave a sigh of relief.

Imitate the order taker's voice.

Belch directly into the mouthpiece; then tell your dog it should be ashamed.

Call to complain about service. Later, call to say you were drunk and didn't mean it.

Ask for the guy who took your order last time.

Start the conversation by reciting today's date and saying, "This may be my last entry."

When the order is repeated, change it slightly. When it is repeated again, change it again. On the third time, say "You just don't get it, do you?"

That fleeting moment..

2008-12-29T01:29:00.002+05:30

A brilliant quote by Roy Croft

2008-12-27T00:03:00.004+05:30

“I love you not because of who you are, but because of who I am when I am with you.”

Erase & Rewind...

2008-12-13T18:16:00.008+05:30

Hey, what did you hear me say

you know the difference it makes
what did you hear me say

Yes, I said it's fine before
I don't think so no more
I said it's fine before
I've changed my mind
I take it back

Erase and rewind
'cause I've been changing my mind
I've changed my mind

So where did you see me go
it's not the right way, you know
where did you see me go
No, it's not that I don't know
I just don't want it to grow
It's not that I don't know
I've changed my mind
I take it back

Aaha Life!

2008-12-13T00:24:00.002+05:30

“Every man who possibly can should force himself to a holiday of a full month in a year, whether he feels like taking it or not.”

Baby testing.. 1, 2, 3

2008-12-09T11:11:00.004+05:30

Before few days I was talking to my sis,

I: So, what's up? What that little cheeky monkey is doing? (I was asking about my cute little really naughty 22 months old niece)

Sis: I have just taught her yesterday where we live. Now she can tell the address of our home.

I: Oh, that's cool, now you should loose her somewhere, so that you can test whether its working or not. Just forget to bring her back from the park.

Sis: Ya, that's cool idea. I will try it.

A nice scrap from friend..

2008-12-04T00:08:00.004+05:30

3 facts :

there is always little truth behind ' just kidding'...
little knowledge behind every 'i don't know',...
emotion behind every ' i don't care'......

Grand Pa

2008-12-02T02:41:00.002+05:30

Paul : Hi Trouble
I : Hi, Paul. Who are these girls with you?
Paul : My daughters, that’s younger one Stacy & older one Jessica and grandchild inside.
I : I didn’t know Paul you are that old!
Jez: ohhuhu, that’s not nice.
Paul : She always do this to me.
I : Me? Oh common Paul, I am always nice to you. Hehe
Paul : Ya ya

After finish dealing with his thousands of parcels,

Paul : So, what’s the damage?
I : £70
Paul : What exactly £70?
I : No, its actually £61.29p
Paul : Then why you are overcharging me?
I : I thought lets round up the figure. Hehe

And he took out his bag full of change,

I : Oh God, you again been to bins?
Paul : Oye, what’s your problem?
I : Every time you pay me with this change. I can’t bother to count every time.
Paul : Ok, then I don’t pay you.
I : Well, ok I will charge service charges than.
Paul : Alright, anyways you always charge me that, don’t you?
I : Oh ye? Than there will be some extra service charges this time.

After that day, whenever Paul came to work, I never missed opportunity to ask him, great grand father yet?
Paul: Grandfather.
I : Paul, grandfather is too young for you, you look like great grand pa.
Paul : Shut up.

No Action Replays!

2008-11-07T17:55:00.014+05:30

It was India v/s England, last year in the UK, very first time in my life I was watching cricket match live on the ground. Many Indians like me came to cheer up India. Specially people from Wembly, oh God, they were so noisy, were playing some kind of noisy instrument, making funny noises, but it was fun the way they were cheering up India. England supporters were bit annoyed with this. When I entered in the stadium it was raining but thank God it didn't rained lot and not for long.

You know what I was waiting for action reply, when I missed one of deliveries. Strange na, but as I am so used to watch action reply on telly that I didn't realized for few seconds that it not gonna happen on the ground.

It was exciting watching Sachin, Dravid and specially cute Yuvraaj playing in front of me. I wasn't much interested in other players like Ganguly, Ramesh etc. Dravid and some other players looks same also Ravi Shashti, where as Ramesh looks more darker, Sachin sweet and Yuvraaj more cuter, when you see them in reality.

Test Match was draw. It was more fun on Sunday than on Friday as crowd was bigger.

I did suffered little bit so far as food was concerned, as most of things were non-veg items. Even chips were so bad. I was being stopped by security guard when I was going to throw my chips,

Security person: Not good?
I : Nop
Security person: Poor you.
I : :(
Security person: My sausages are really nice.
I: Don't push it, I am gonna split my drink on your nice sausages.
Security person: Go back to your sit, you are missing nice shots.
I: That's what I was doing, you stopped me.
Security person: Sorry, young lady.

I: Move from my way, old man. ;)

Security person: You know, you are rude girl.
I: I know, now do you duty and I go and sit comfortably and enjoy watching match. hehe
Security person: Alright it was nice meeting you.
I: Me too. Adios

And recently on Saturday after long time I played cricket with Sid at his farm, it was so much fun, but unfortunately we couldn't played for long as I managed to made ball commit suicide. I mean to say ball is still swimming in the water well.

I used to love cricket but now I don't enjoy watching cricket on telly.

Pillow Fight

2008-10-07T19:50:00.018+05:30

A pillow fight is a common game mostly played by young children (but can also occur with teens and adults) in which they engage in mock physical conflict, utilizing pillows as weapons.

A well-known picture of The Beatles having a pillow fight in their hotel room on the evening of January 16, 1964, at the Hotel George V in Paris snapped by Harry Benson.

My last pillow fight:

Place : Mumbai
Date : 20th June, 2008
Warriors : Me, Bro and our 2 sweet nieces
Reasons : We all were so busy doing nothing and fed up of looking at each others' faces, tickling, teasing each other, making faces, slapping each other without no reason.
Injured victims : Head of an elephant without body, Statue of Stuart little, Teddy who was busy hugging his gf and day dreaming.
Victims who lost their lives : A mosquito who was flying behind his gf, An ant who was busy mucking around muss de chocolate, A fly who got lost to her way back to home from night club.
Side effects : We all had serious stomach ache as the result of laughing which was happened due to pillow fight. And later on we all got admitted in Thane Mental Hospital as we all were laughing like a maniac.

On April 17, 2005 students from the University at Albany in Albany, New York set and currently holds the record for the world's largest pillow fight with 3,648 participants, observed by Guinness Records officials. I just watched "NYC Pillow Fight 2008" video and I think I would love to participate in such fights in future which I will, that's for sure.

Have a look,

NYC Pillow Fight 2008

No Smoking!

2008-10-05T17:06:00.015+05:30

It was 1.55 pm Helen just entered in the shop and started looking for things she wanted to buy,

Helen : Where is the friend birthday cards?
I : Helen, keep going straight and hit the wall. he he
Helen : Thanx, I will find them.
I : Your welcome.

After few seconds,
Helen : Do you do the stickers which you can put on gifts?
I : Nop, but we do "No Smoking" stickers Helen.
Helen : Ye that's good idea and I think person will be happy to see No Smoking sticker on his gift.
I : Of course Helen. There is no doubt about it. he he I think you can get it from "Birthdays"!

A day with Neel

2008-10-05T00:33:00.007+05:30

After almost 6 years I was meeting Neel on that day, when I last met him in India he was a little boy, well he is still today for me. He was playing games on his lappy. I was sitting on the next sofa.
I : Hi, Neel.
Neel : Hi!
I : Hey, Neel do you know what my name is?
Neel : No!
I : I don't know my name either.
Neel : What? you, don't know your name?! You should know your name.
I : well, Neel I have forgotten my name.
Neel : Alright, ask your mom.
I : Neel, my mom lives in India. How do I ask her?
Neel : OK, buy a ticket, sit in the plane, go to India and ask your mom your name.
I : But, I don't have money to buy ticket.
Neel : OK, ask my dad, he got money.
I : Hey, I got another plan, I can have your name, Neel. Can't I?
Neel : No, you can't have my name.
I : Why, I can't have your name, what's the problem?
Neel : Because, it's my name.
I: So what?
Neel : You can't have my name and anyways it's boy's name.
I : OK, so can I play with you?
Neel : Yup, which game you wants to play?
I : Go for any racing game, OK I think let's play "Age of speed"
Neel : OK, what's your age?
I : Why on earth you are asking my age?
Neel : Because only people over 18 can play this game.
I : Then why you are playing this game?
Neel : Because I always play this game.
I : OK!

Then we played for a while, I was doing better than him in the game although I was playing that game for first time and Neel was playing that game for a long time,so I teased him lot which obviously he didn't like. After chatting and playing for hours and hours, he told me, you are like a boy.

I: Why you think so?
Neel : You like racing games, you drive fast and you also like spider man. Girls doesn't like such things.
I : Alright, so tell me about your girl friends.
Neel : I don't like girls because they like barbie dolls.
I : Fair enough.

A Conversation

2008-09-25T00:37:00.001+05:30

One day at work I was doing something and Alex came in for banking.
Alex : Hi, trouble. (As I do wind up people a lot, I am also known as Trouble.)
I : Hiya!
Alex : See you know what your name is.
I : Yup I do, ha ha, hey but I don't know what your name is? (I really didn't knew his name until that day, though I did knew him from almost 1 and half year, I guess.)
Alex : Hey, there is nothing in name.
I : Is it Bin Laden?
Alex : hey how did you know?
I : Just wild guess.
Alex : Ya, but keep it short. Call me Bin. alright?
I : why, what's wrong with Laden?
Alex : For safety reasons.
I : Aha!
And I started counting his money which he brought for banking. As usual money was spot on same as he had written on chit, I did complained to him that at least sometimes he can count less than actual amount, so that I can keep some.
Alex: Ya I know its horrible thing but I can't do anything, I am just perfect. Now common put the money on my card.
I : It would help if you can give your card first. Then I swiped his card and said, hey its not working, unfortunately I got to keep your money.
Alex : Alright, consider it as your wages.
I : What my wages? only £ 879.25p for a week? Then better you start working hard from now onwards.
Alex : Alright, And he just smiled and told me his name is Alex.
I : Nice name.

There's a way to do it better—find it.

2008-08-21T13:24:00.003+05:30

I can't understand why people are frightened by new ideas. I'm frightened of old ones. The essential part of creativity is not being afraid to fail. If you want to make enemies, try to change something. Anyone can look for fashion in a boutique or history in a museum. The creative explorer looks for history in a hardware store and fashion in an airport. If you do not the expect the unexpected you will not find it, for it is not to be reached by search or trail. The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources. The world is but a canvas to our imaginations. Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions.

Some men look at things the way they are and ask why?I dream of things that are not and ask why not? To be creative you have to contribute something different from what you've done before. Your results need not be original to the world; few results truly meet that criterion. In fact, most results are built on the work of others.

Great is the human who has not lost his childlike heart. Without the playing with fantasy no creative work has ever yet come to birth. The debt we owe to the play of imagination is incalculable.

The Road where I would like to drive...

2008-08-20T01:41:00.005+05:30

Davos to Stelvio via Bormio

Heading south from Davos, Switzerland to Stelvio, Italy, what appears to be a driving enthusiasts heaven, the kind of road that brings everything about a car alive - miles of deserted road with breathtaking views, unending number of curves that would test every aspect of the car - steering, power, grip, brakes & handling. Not to forget a few tunnels for those in the mood for some tunnel blasting.

My prayer

2008-08-19T01:15:00.007+05:30

Dear Lord,

So far today, I'm doing all right.

I have not gossiped, lost my temper, been greedy, grumpy, nasty, selfish, or self-indulgent. I have not whined, complained, cursed or eaten any chocolate. I have charged nothing on my credit card.

But I will be getting out of bed in a minute, and I think that I will really need your help then.

And Lord, if you can't make me a better girl, don't worry about it. I'm having a real good time like I am!

“The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.”

2008-08-17T23:01:00.001+05:30

Tree houses evoke deep, sometimes strange, emotions. I always wonder how it would be like to live on treetops? A house on the ground is just a house. But a house in the trees? It might be the Tarzan's ingenious jungle tree house or might be the comfortable hollow tree house of Winnie the Pooh's friend Owl.

I would love to experience how it feels living in the tree house in rain forest which of course will be equipped with all facilities such as beds, carpeted verandas, bathrooms with flushable toilets, washbasins with running water and shower. If there is also a sit-out where I can relax in the lap of nature it would be cherry on the cake.

With no TV, music system and other electronic devices to contribute to cacophony, the evenings and nights will be quiet and in total contrast to the urban chaos but it would be great. Living with the birds on treetops, I think this is the closest one can get to nature. In the tree house, I can get rocked by the wind playing in the trees and can sleep like a baby. And if its raining it would be lovely. The most exciting part will be I think the early morning trek to the forest on foot, hopefully on my way I can meet pooh, tigger, rabbit, pig lit, Tarzan or any of gummy bears.

Adventure is a path. Real adventure - self-determined, self-motivated, often risky - forces you to have firsthand encounters with the world. The world the way it is, not the way you imagine it. Your body will collide with the earth and you will bear witness. In this way you will be compelled to grapple with the limitless kindness and bottomless cruelty of humankind - and perhaps realize that you yourself are capable of both. This will change you. Nothing will ever again be black-and-white.

hmmm

2008-08-15T21:29:00.002+05:30

I can resist everything except temptation.

When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one I've never tried before.

I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.

I never interrupt my enemy when he is making a mistake.

I am not young enough to know everything, that's why I don't know everything.

If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?

I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.

There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.

From now on, ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put.

For me it's kind of fun to do the impossible.

If I can't get rid of the skeleton in my closet, I teach it to dance.

If everything seems under control (that's what I am feeling these days eeeeee), you're just not going fast enough.

When ideas fail, words come in very handy, I bet you will agree with me on this .

The most difficult thing in the world is to know how to do a thing and to watch somebody else doing it wrong, without comment.

Buttons . . . check. Dials . . . check. Switches . . . check. Little colored lights . . . check.

2008-08-06T23:37:00.008+05:30

WHY I WANT TO BE A PILOT

There is an art . . . to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.

I want to be a pilot because it's a fun job and easy to do. That's why there are so many pilots flying around these days.

Pilots don't need much school. They just have to learn to read numbers so they can read their instruments.

Probably a road map, too.

The salary pilots make is another thing I like. They make more money than they know what to do with. This is because most people think that flying a plane is dangerous, except pilots don't because they know how easy it is.

The three worst things to hear in the cockpit which I don't want to:

The second officer says, "Oh shit!"
The first officer says, "I have an idea!"
The captain say, "Hey, watch this!"

And I won't do joke with Controller Because Once Pilot asking permission to land said, "Guess who?"Controller switches the field lights off and replied, "Guess where!"
So, I think its little bit dangerous.

The odds against there being a bomb on a plane are a million to one, and against two bombs a million times a million to one. So when I will fly, I will cut the odds and will take a bomb.

Life

2008-08-06T23:15:00.003+05:30

You know, it's a long world. Everything has been figured out, except how to live. No matter how bad things get, you got to go on living, even if it kills you. There must be more to life than having everything. All the world's a stage and most of us are desperately unrehearsed. The world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the tallest guy in the NBA is Chinese, the Swiss hold the America's Cup, France is accusing the U.S. of arrogance, Germany doesn't want to go to war, and the three most powerful men in America are named 'Bush', 'Dick', and 'Colon'. When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained. Life is a zoo in a jungle, Were it offered to my choice, I should have no objection to a repetition of the same life from its beginning, only asking the advantages authors have in a second edition to correct some faults in the first.

My dream car Murcielago LP640 Roadster, why? its simply gorgeous

2008-08-05T22:24:00.003+05:30

Things I always wonder about

2008-08-05T20:21:00.001+05:30

Can you daydream at night?

How can something be "new" and "improved"? if it's new, what was it improving on?

If laughter is the best medicine, who's the idiot who said they 'died laughing'?

If money doesn't grow on trees then why do banks have branches?

If an ambulance is on its way to save someone, and it runs someone over, does it stop to help them?

Do you yawn in your sleep?

My snapshot

2008-08-05T19:54:00.017+05:30

I have re-invented myself many times during this lifetime. This is because I have had several near-death experiences which changed me. One of them was, I traveled in the burning TVR which blew up in front of my eyes, fortunately I was out by that time it happened.

My inner child is alive and well and playful.

I think postal stamps will look cool if they put brad or tom 's photo on them.

My portraits are more about me than they are about the people I photograph.

There are few things in life which drives me insane, won't tell you what they are.

I like the kids if they're properly cooked, its fun to play and to talk with them.

I feel best when I’m wearing black clothes.

Photography is one of my passions.

I am big Chelsea supporter.

I met a lot of people in Britain. I even encountered myself.

I love falling asleep to music.

I’ve been a TV & Internet addict most of my life.

I am very good at dealing with invasions of personal space.

I think it is legal to travel down a road in reverse, as long as you are following the direction of the traffic.

Making people laugh and winding them up brings me joy.

I wanna try some water sports. And bungee jumping as well.

If I could, I would travel constantly.

I like my sugar with coffee and cream.

I love snow, rain even more.

I want to feel again few things in life.

I don't care what you say about me. Just be sure to spell my name wrong.

I have learned that if you want to make it bad enough, no matter how bad it is, you can make it.

I love the feeling when you are with someone that you truly like.

Black is my favorite color, today.

I am a light eater.

I love my eyes.

Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most.

I’ve never been arrested, even after telling policeman that I am a naughty girl.

I like to drive fast cars.

I don’t wear a lot of makeup.

I love deadlines, especially the whooshing sound they make as they go by.

I have seen and experienced a lot in my life. It feels as if I have already lived multiple lives.

I think whoever said nothing's impossible never tried to slam a revolving door.

If I act crazy all my life, they'll never be able to commit me.

I wear a size 6 shoe.

I look and sound much younger than I am.

My eyes are Brown.

I'm at a stage in my life where I'm having a hard time caring about things. Fortunately, I don't care.

I don't break the rules. I merely test their elasticity.

I don’t tell many people that I went for holiday on Mars last year.

While I'm fully aware that money can't buy happiness, I wouldn't mind being known as that melancholy gal who drives the red Lamborghini Reventón.

I'm an angel! honest! The horns are just there to hold up the halo.

I live life which I wants to live.

Next month there can't be any crisis. My schedule is full already.

I am lucky.

2008-08-03T20:44:00.002+05:30

There is a bit of insanity in dancing that does everybody a great deal of good.