Some of the weird things I have prayed for ;)
Oh God,
Please make sure we get the movie tickets today
(I am very passionate about my movies)
Oh God,
Please let her not get more marks than me in hindi
(It was my weakest subject in middle school, and used to always lose top position because of this subject)
Oh God,
Please let me find jeans which fit me good
(I had a tough time moving up to waist my waist size, where all pairs of standard jeans began)
Oh God,
Let there be a power cut today
(An excuse from studying)
Oh God,
Please get me the joker, in the next time I pick a card.
(Card games can be fun, and am never less competitive)
Oh God,
Let India win today, don’t want them to lose this one..
(Cricket is an important game of most of us)
Oh God,
Please do make the SoftwareEngineering paper go easy
(The only subject which I thought I would have tough time. No surprises I juss scraped through)
Oh God.
I want to ask something, but having nothing on mind now, so just surprise me this time
(Hehe believe me I did this once/twice)
And the list continues…To add to it a prayer whispered everyday ;)
"Oh My God..I believe you..I trust you..I love you..I thank you..I worship you.. You guide me and make me a good child...." :)
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Friday, April 3, 2009
Life Of A Refuge...
April 5th 2008 : A day which is of primary significance in my life.. I landed in Singapore on this very same day after 22 yrs of sheltered existence.Just 2 more days and I will complete a year which marked many a milestones in my life and changed me in ways that I wouldn’t have dreamt of! When I look back at them : Some make me smile,while some make me shudder...
April 5 : ***zzzzz zzzzzz zzzzzzz FLASH BACK zzzzzzz zzzzzz zzzzz***
6:30AM >> Reaching Airport with my luggage along with my parents and friends accompanied. (Just half n hour before was done with all the shedding of tears!)
7:00AM >> Joined the looong queue to enter the departure hall (It was then the HAL Airport) Was hard to make eye-contact with all those moist eyes looking at me :(
8:00AM >> Still waiting for my turn to collect my boarding pass (Praying that my luggage does not exceed the limit!Passport and other docs tightly gripped!)
9:00AM >> Boarding pass in hand (Yelled out saying "My luggage is way below limit,can still carry loadz")
9:50AM >> Stunned by the luxury of Singapore Airlines :)
Later in the evening >> A girl gets out from the plane,looks around and tries to resolve in her heart that she wud not cave in,come what may!!
She gets to spend that nite alone in a hotel room constantly looking at the walls measuring the length and breadth of the room...
Before flying to Singapore, I had my accomodation available..Having done that, I now regret!
On my exodus, in a year's time..Thanks to gubes, I always had some bed to rest my head on..
*Gasp* I should not have taken suggestions so seriously!
Consider I had not booked the footpath space :
~~ Dream ~~
I think first I should make acquaintance with my neighbours and assure that I am just a guest for 2 months. (Hopefully,a new all furnished flat with peanuts for rent and a charming guy for a neighbour is waiting for me to discover it.I strongly believe in miracles ;))
For tonight,I may be invited by one of those big hearted neighbours for dinner.Even if they don’t I’ll manage with some noodles readily available plus a coke and its bed time. I am taking some newspapers from office. I have enough to make a two inch thick bed.And one of my duppattas can serve as a sheet.Wow Wow.. Life is so adventurous!
In the morning I’ll start a little early to office. May be reach there early by 30 mins.Take a luxurious bath,a filling breakfast and be the first in office.
Tomorrow I’ll buy two aluminum dishes, one vim bar, one scrubber and one knife.
I think 2 kg of rice will do for 1 week. One kg daal, 250 gms each of tomato, onion and one vegetable.Oops.. salt, coriander powder and chilli powder… :)
Mehnaath ki kamaayi, ghar ka khana aur apne ghar ka aaram … I am getting goosebumps… I will live the life of a true Indian, among those true Singaporeans. May be one of those Discovery Channel program will show an interview with me – "A Thriving Indian!"
Man, I never thought it can be such a blessed life.
~~ Dream Ends ~~
~~ Reality ~~
Getting accustomed to the new office, new people, new found solitary confinement. But a lease of life never leaves her. Helps her sail through...
Tasting office politics, trying not to grit her teeth at a tyrant’s whims and fancies..The lease of life still there strongly by her side...
I think god has intentionally made me so tiny a creature so that I fit into every small place. I guess I can hide in one of these office shelves tonight.
And after everyone leaves I may come out (provided I am not choked to death in which case tomorrow they will find me in my scariest dead self). That is a less expensive proposition. ;)
All that I have to weigh now is if I want the comfort of my office Air Conditioning or I want the Discovery Interview fame...Such baffling alternatives..... *Sigh again*
Extends her hand to start a new journey. Bliss follows...
A year stares back with the hope of getting a good or a bad certificate.Well she will honour this year with more than a good or a bad comment! She would declare it as a year which changed her life and her way of being..It etched things in stone where sand wud have been preferred...
And she will live to bear its repercussions!!
~~ Reality Bites ~~
April 5 : ***zzzzz zzzzzz zzzzzzz FLASH BACK zzzzzzz zzzzzz zzzzz***
6:30AM >> Reaching Airport with my luggage along with my parents and friends accompanied. (Just half n hour before was done with all the shedding of tears!)
7:00AM >> Joined the looong queue to enter the departure hall (It was then the HAL Airport) Was hard to make eye-contact with all those moist eyes looking at me :(
8:00AM >> Still waiting for my turn to collect my boarding pass (Praying that my luggage does not exceed the limit!Passport and other docs tightly gripped!)
9:00AM >> Boarding pass in hand (Yelled out saying "My luggage is way below limit,can still carry loadz")
9:50AM >> Stunned by the luxury of Singapore Airlines :)
Later in the evening >> A girl gets out from the plane,looks around and tries to resolve in her heart that she wud not cave in,come what may!!
She gets to spend that nite alone in a hotel room constantly looking at the walls measuring the length and breadth of the room...
Before flying to Singapore, I had my accomodation available..Having done that, I now regret!
On my exodus, in a year's time..Thanks to gubes, I always had some bed to rest my head on..
*Gasp* I should not have taken suggestions so seriously!
Consider I had not booked the footpath space :
~~ Dream ~~
I think first I should make acquaintance with my neighbours and assure that I am just a guest for 2 months. (Hopefully,a new all furnished flat with peanuts for rent and a charming guy for a neighbour is waiting for me to discover it.I strongly believe in miracles ;))
For tonight,I may be invited by one of those big hearted neighbours for dinner.Even if they don’t I’ll manage with some noodles readily available plus a coke and its bed time. I am taking some newspapers from office. I have enough to make a two inch thick bed.And one of my duppattas can serve as a sheet.Wow Wow.. Life is so adventurous!
In the morning I’ll start a little early to office. May be reach there early by 30 mins.Take a luxurious bath,a filling breakfast and be the first in office.
Tomorrow I’ll buy two aluminum dishes, one vim bar, one scrubber and one knife.
I think 2 kg of rice will do for 1 week. One kg daal, 250 gms each of tomato, onion and one vegetable.Oops.. salt, coriander powder and chilli powder… :)
Mehnaath ki kamaayi, ghar ka khana aur apne ghar ka aaram … I am getting goosebumps… I will live the life of a true Indian, among those true Singaporeans. May be one of those Discovery Channel program will show an interview with me – "A Thriving Indian!"
Man, I never thought it can be such a blessed life.
~~ Dream Ends ~~
~~ Reality ~~
Getting accustomed to the new office, new people, new found solitary confinement. But a lease of life never leaves her. Helps her sail through...
Tasting office politics, trying not to grit her teeth at a tyrant’s whims and fancies..The lease of life still there strongly by her side...
I think god has intentionally made me so tiny a creature so that I fit into every small place. I guess I can hide in one of these office shelves tonight.
And after everyone leaves I may come out (provided I am not choked to death in which case tomorrow they will find me in my scariest dead self). That is a less expensive proposition. ;)
All that I have to weigh now is if I want the comfort of my office Air Conditioning or I want the Discovery Interview fame...Such baffling alternatives..... *Sigh again*
Extends her hand to start a new journey. Bliss follows...
A year stares back with the hope of getting a good or a bad certificate.Well she will honour this year with more than a good or a bad comment! She would declare it as a year which changed her life and her way of being..It etched things in stone where sand wud have been preferred...
And she will live to bear its repercussions!!
~~ Reality Bites ~~
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Quoting Myself !!
It is perfectly human to love Chocolates, Ice Creams and other Sweets.There is no scientific/mythic/religious proof that only aliens love them. Even if it is so, it is preferable to be an alien than, miss that sweetness after having them.
It is absolutely possible to remain thin/underweight without the help of any exercise/diet. Especially so, if the whole family is like that.
There is nothing to stare with your mouth open when somebody thinner than you hogs more than you do.
There is no law in even the most anarchic of countries that prohibits to stumble while you walk.
Being a movie freak doesn't mean you live in theatres.
Being a girl doesn't always have to say "Chooo Chwweet and Choo Cute" with every other sentence.
Capital punishment is not meant for a bad dressing/make-up sense.
It is possible to change music every 5 minutes.
It is not impossible to live a peaceful and happy life even if the only sport known is Jumping Jacks.Better,if you know NONE.
All the time sports.
Eating with hand doesn't necessarily mean you have no table manners. You dont have to act sophisticated always.
No restaurant prohibits people who sit squat legged and dine.
The knowledge on different types coffee/tea/other beverages served in Cafe Coffee Day is not a measure of your IQ.
It is not a psychic disorder to spend money on books. It is even less so to read what you buy.
It is always possible to eat what you cook even when that seems impossible to others.
There is nothing wrong in not knowing how to swim.
Rice can be eaten all five times a day.
5 "8" is living on higher terms!
One blunder per day is absolutely normal.
Going abroad need not be the ultimate goal of everyone’s life.
Knowing Hindi doesn't include knowing to count in Hindi.
You are not necessarily dumb if you ask Pardon Me after every other sentence. The person who is speaking to you can be vague or wrong.
To not fight for the TV remote is not the indication of going mentally retarded.
Having an opinion on everything under the sun can be fatal. Keeping your mouth shut is an art. Even better, if you know how to smile and nod when you are irritated to the core.
It is always better to let go of the argument than waste your energy on arrogant brats who think they just can't be wrong.
Learn to fake. Learn to live.
It is not necessary to consider everyone else as of inferior quality. You can always treat them, atleast, as equals and acknowledge and respect their experince and knowledge. This stands even if you think you are the most brilliant/creative/whatever.
Boys don't cry. I am not a boy.
Girls need not cry. I am still a girl.
Cowboys/SuperMen/Pirates do exist. If they don't, you can always be the first.
Being a veggie doesn't mean you live on a staple diet of rice. You can live on a staple diet of vegetables as well.
And last but not the least, ghee adds to the taste.
That's juss been me all the way! :)
Friday, March 20, 2009
Night Shifts ! :(
Its been another ruthless wastage of a day all together...I wonder if I really enjoy this nocturnal life! Working all the way through the calmness of the night, the small coffee breaks and the usual stroll through the darkness all around..No wonder why I could relate to the "soothing" clicks of the keyboard to the cool breeze of a motionless night! The obvious pain is the disturbed sleep that awaits... :(
Busy roads and noisy streets welcome me all my way back from office..Cruel rays of the sun pierce through the curtainless windows of my rented flat cursing me for not following the laws of nature... After a meaningless effort to position myself so that the rays doesnt glow my face, I burried myself in the blanket...
Twelve hous of work, jouney in the cab, eight hours of disturbed sleep, almost one hour of chit chattin on phone, and huh!!! Three hours is what I have to do the rest of my work! "Three hours" to clean up, cook, eat, wash utensils, buy grocery, pay bills, check mails and all those personal stuff!
How I wish I could live like a human being, wake up in the morning, catch up with the news, have breakfast, go to office.. Come back in the evening, do my work, have dinner and sleep blissfully - with no light or noise to wake me up..Well, I sure envy all you guys who work in the normal shifts..:P
Busy roads and noisy streets welcome me all my way back from office..Cruel rays of the sun pierce through the curtainless windows of my rented flat cursing me for not following the laws of nature... After a meaningless effort to position myself so that the rays doesnt glow my face, I burried myself in the blanket...
Twelve hous of work, jouney in the cab, eight hours of disturbed sleep, almost one hour of chit chattin on phone, and huh!!! Three hours is what I have to do the rest of my work! "Three hours" to clean up, cook, eat, wash utensils, buy grocery, pay bills, check mails and all those personal stuff!
How I wish I could live like a human being, wake up in the morning, catch up with the news, have breakfast, go to office.. Come back in the evening, do my work, have dinner and sleep blissfully - with no light or noise to wake me up..Well, I sure envy all you guys who work in the normal shifts..:P
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