Foodie in me

Loves cooking more than eating!

But still have memories of some wonderful times associated with food!

1. Partying at home with  bread cutlets/tikkis/tea prepared in a jiffy. Of course what made it special was the presence of friends (from school) who danced and joked and shouted….
2. The lunch party which my mother arranged for when I scored well in my 10th board exams. It took so much preparations, enthusiasm, and love – especially considering that ALL her female collegues were invited, there was no maid at home, and we both (me and my sis) were not a great help. It remains a very special day for me till date.I can remember the pride, love and satisfaction in her eyes to have people come and compliment her on my ’success’ and the food she prepared.
3. Maggi+Tea at Nescafe in college. Hours of gossipping, commenting on students/teachers, discussing future, remembering past, birthday parties……
4. Chinese at Wang’s, Bangalore…. It was a regular thing to do during intial days of our marriage. We discovered a lot about each other and had a good time…
5. My parents have always made it a point to make my birthdays special. So there have been cakes baked at home and cut at 0:00 am! Special snacks/lunch/dinner/sweets – all prepared at home.. I have always looked forward to waking up on my birthday, esp when they are around- because they make it so memorable by putting in so much efforts and love..

 

Thanks ART for the delicious tag!!!

 

Dew, TAKE IT UP….

Humpty Dumpty had a great fall….

On the second floor of a supermarket, in view of around 30-35 people, while chasing her little one who gets hyper excited on seeing an elevator door open and dashing just in time to save her from getting hurt!!

 

Oh and did I tell you that my back is still hurting from that fall????

 

And that I am still laughing especially when I remember the stunned faces of the spectators and the shock that must have been written all over me for I did not get up for 2 whole minutes!

 

And my daughter coming and hugging me! Now that definitely did help!

Friends!

With coffee mug in my hand

I sit in the chair on my terrace,

connecting with  friends, chatting with them

seeing their pictures and feeling their presence.

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I tell them  my joys, tears and dreams,

I reach out for advices, and their expertise.

Having  filled my life with warmth and glee,

they are now an integral part of me.

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Some of them are(along with their feed locations):

• “A mommy’s diary” “A mommy’s diary”  “http://justanothermommydiary.wordpress.com/feed/” “http://justanothermommydiary.wordpress.com”
• “Aditi’s Album” “Aditi’s Album”  “http://aditisalbum.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default” “http://aditisalbum.blogspot.com/”
• “Agelessbonding” “Agelessbonding”  “http://agelessbonding.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default” “http://agelessbonding.blogspot.com/”
• “Any Excuse to Write…” “Any Excuse to Write…”  “http://wordsndreamz.wordpress.com/feed/” “http://wordsndreamz.wordpress.com”
• “Asaaan” “Asaaan”  “http://asaaan.wordpress.com/feed/” “http://asaaan.wordpress.com”
• “Baingan-lores” “Baingan-lores”  “http://vidooshak.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default” “http://vidooshak.blogspot.com/”
• “banalities of my life” “banalities of my life”  “http://roopscoop.wordpress.com/feed/” “http://roopscoop.wordpress.com”
• “BoHeMiAn RhApSoDy” “BoHeMiAn RhApSoDy”  “http://chandni.wordpress.com/feed/” “http://chandni.wordpress.com”
• “Bougainvillea” “Bougainvillea”  “http://crystaldewdrops.wordpress.com/feed/” “http://crystaldewdrops.wordpress.com”
• “Calm Frenzies” “Calm Frenzies”  “http://realimaginations.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default” “http://realimaginations.blogspot.com/”
• “Chez Larsson” “Chez Larsson”  “http://chezlarsson.typepad.com/myblog/atom.xml” “http://chezlarsson.com/myblog/”
• “Chronicles of Dee” “Chronicles of Dee”  “http://chroniclesofdee.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default” “http://chroniclesofdee.blogspot.com/”
• “Collection Of Stars” “Collection Of Stars”  “http://collectionofstars.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default” “http://collectionofstars.blogspot.com/”
• “Color Me Sunshine!” “Color Me Sunshine!”  “http://colormesunshine.wordpress.com/feed/” “http://colormesunshine.wordpress.com”
• “Consider It Crashed” “Consider It Crashed”  “http://indyeahforever.wordpress.com/feed/” “http://indyeahforever.wordpress.com”
• “Do I write?” “Do I write?”  “http://doiwrite.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default” “http://doiwrite.blogspot.com/”
• “Doing Jalsa and Showing Jilpa” “Doing Jalsa and Showing Jilpa”  “http://krishashok.wordpress.com/feed/” “http://krishashok.wordpress.com”
• “Everyday Life” “Everyday Life”  “http://pourmyheart.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default” “http://pourmyheart.blogspot.com/”
• “Grimescene” “Grimescene”  “http://grimescene.wordpress.com/feed/” “http://grimescene.wordpress.com”
• “High Heel Confidential” “High Heel Confidential”  “http://www.highheelconfidential.com/feed/” “http://www.highheelconfidential.com”
• “I Wonder Why, I Wonder How…” “I Wonder Why, I Wonder How…”  “http://anurussell.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default” “http://anurussell.blogspot.com/”
• “Inside the Oracle Optimizer – Removing the black magic” “Inside the Oracle Optimizer – Removing the black magic”  “http://optimizermagic.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default” “http://optimizermagic.blogspot.com/”
• “IRB Food World” “IRB Food World”  “http://irbfoodworld.wordpress.com/feed/” “http://irbfoodworld.wordpress.com”
• “Jabberwock” “Jabberwock”  “http://jaiarjun.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default” “http://jaiarjun.blogspot.com/”
• “karmickids” “karmickids”  “http://karmickids.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default” “http://karmickids.blogspot.com/”
• “Let Me Be Me” “Let Me Be Me”  “http://me-letmebme.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default” “http://me-letmebme.blogspot.com/”
• “Located in Dubai but Heart in India” “Located in Dubai but Heart in India”  “http://rakeshzone.wordpress.com/feed/” “http://rakeshzone.wordpress.com”
• “LOVING. LIVING. SMALL.” “LOVING. LIVING. SMALL.”  “http://feeds.feedburner.com/Loving/Living/Small” “http://lovinglivingsmall.blogspot.com/”
• “Mama-Mia – Proud Mommy of L’il CubbyR” “Mama-Mia – Proud Mommy of L’il CubbyR”  “http://amateurabe.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default” “http://amateurabe.blogspot.com/”
• “Meditation Photography” “Meditation Photography”  “http://sureshg.wordpress.com/feed/” “http://sureshg.wordpress.com”
• “Mindspace” “Mindspace”  “http://tarabhatt.wordpress.com/feed/” “http://tarabhatt.wordpress.com”
• “Monika’s World” “Monika’s World”  “http://monikamanchanda.wordpress.com/feed/” “http://monikamanchanda.wordpress.com”
• “Monika’s World and Thoughts” “Monika’s World and Thoughts”  “http://monikamanchanda15.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default” “http://monikamanchanda15.blogspot.com/”
• “My attempt to write” “My attempt to write”  “http://hitchwriter.wordpress.com/feed/” “http://hitchwriter.wordpress.com”
• “Nishita’s Rants and Raves” “Nishita’s Rants and Raves”  “http://nishitak.wordpress.com/feed/” “http://nishitak.wordpress.com”
• “Oracle and more – Amardeep Sidhu” “Oracle and more – Amardeep Sidhu”  “http://amardeepsidhu.com/blog/feed/” “http://amardeepsidhu.com/blog”
• “pink wallpaper” “pink wallpaper”  “http://pinkwallpaper.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default” “http://pinkwallpaper.blogspot.com/”
• “Pointless Wanderings – A Funny Blog by Aditya Kulkarni” “Pointless Wanderings – A Funny Blog by Aditya Kulkarni”  “http://feeds.feedburner.com/PointlessWanderings” “http://pointlesseverything.com/blog”
• “Random Thoughts of a Demented Mind” “Random Thoughts of a Demented Mind”  “http://greatbong.net/feed/” “http://greatbong.net/”
• “Rang-Decor {Interior Ideas predominantly Indian}” “Rang-Decor {Interior Ideas predominantly Indian}”  “http://rangdecor.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default” “http://rangdecor.blogspot.com/”
• “Reflections” “Reflections”  “http://konnotation.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default” “http://konnotation.blogspot.com/”
• “Sayesha on the rocks” “Sayesha on the rocks”  “http://sayesha.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default” “http://sayesha.blogspot.com/”
• “small space style” “small space style”  “http://smallplacestyle.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default” “http://smallplacestyle.blogspot.com/”
• “Soliloquies of an Opinionated mind…” “Soliloquies of an Opinionated mind…”  “http://mesoliloquy.wordpress.com/feed/” “http://mesoliloquy.wordpress.com”
• “Sureshot” “Sureshot”  “http://sureshpkn.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default” “http://sureshpkn.blogspot.com/”
• “Tears and Dreams” “Tears and Dreams”  “http://tearsndreams.wordpress.com/feed/” “http://tearsndreams.wordpress.com”
• “The Inspired Room” “The Inspired Room”  “http://feeds.feedburner.com/wordpress/woWq” “http://theinspiredroom.net”
• “The Life and Times of an Indian Homemaker” “The Life and Times of an Indian Homemaker”  “http://indianhomemaker.wordpress.com/feed/” “http://indianhomemaker.wordpress.com”
• “The Mad Momma” “The Mad Momma”  “http://themadmomma.wordpress.com/feed/” “http://themadmomma.wordpress.com”
• “The Quirky Indian” “The Quirky Indian”  “http://quirkyindian.wordpress.com/feed/” “http://quirkyindian.wordpress.com”
• “The Self Love Project” “The Self Love Project”  “http://theselfloveproject.wordpress.com/feed/” “http://theselfloveproject.wordpress.com”
• “The Song of Life” “The Song of Life”  “http://thesongoflife.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default” “http://thesongoflife.blogspot.com/”
• “The Song of Life” “The Song of Life”  “http://thesongoflife.wordpress.com/feed/” “http://thesongoflife.wordpress.com”
• “The Tom Kyte Blog” “The Tom Kyte Blog”  “http://tkyte.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default” “http://tkyte.blogspot.com/”
• “The White Rain” “The White Rain”  “http://thewhiterain.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default” “http://thewhiterain.blogspot.com/”
• “The World as I see it” “The World as I see it”  “http://worldthrumyeyes.wordpress.com/feed/” “http://worldthrumyeyes.wordpress.com”
• “Thirtysix and counting” “Thirtysix and counting”  “http://thirtysixandcounting.wordpress.com/feed/” “http://thirtysixandcounting.wordpress.com”
• “Twisted DNA” “Twisted DNA”  “http://feeds.feedburner.com/twisteddna” “http://www.twisted-dna.com”
• “Una chica chiflada” “Una chica chiflada”  “http://sunflowerluv.wordpress.com/feed/” “http://sunflowerluv.wordpress.com”
• “Whats on My Mind” “Whats on My Mind”  “http://myamusingmind.wordpress.com/feed/” “http://myamusingmind.wordpress.com”
• “Within / Without” “Within / Without”  “http://www.withinandwithout.com/?feed=rss2″ “http://www.withinandwithout.com”

Looking at the week ahead…

A dreaded thought enters my mind,

and chills me to the very core.

The prospect drowns me in deep sorrow

and I look above for some support!

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The unfinished laundry beckons me now,

the mess in the house makes fun of me.

The incomplete projects look at me with pity

and compel me to just get up and flee!!

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It’s only been a week since she is gone,

but my bones ache and muscles are sore

And though there is not so much to do

yet I can take this stress no more!!

 

Homesick….

I am suddenly feeling very homesick

 

Why?

 

Just came back after visiting Mandira’s blog…

Consent

Yes you can read my  blog,

nod in approval or just tear it apart.

And yes, you can always pick each and every word

and through them peek into my heart.

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I have no major issues

if you don’t understand what I say

But I would definitely take offence

when you depart from the decent way.

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I had agreed to be put under scrutiny

when I decided to write and publish my inner thoughts

but I rigidly refuse to accept

your intrusion in my real world.

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I want a simple, uncomplicated life

for time is running out for me.

And so I want you out of here

and my life if that can ever be.

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Please forgive me for incoherence,

and ignore if they don’t make sense to you,

for I am as drunk as one can possibly be

to celebrate a certain dream come true.

)

Letting go …

Its difficult to let go
good times and good friends
But more than anything else
its hard to ignore the emotions spent.
There are ways and means
to reach out and connect
and thus make sure that
dreams like these never end.
The heart has put so much at stake
that it can’t survive this sudden break.
The ghost of past would haunt forever
urging and coaxing to never say ‘never’

Why did I pick this book up?

The Answer is simple!!

When you can’t go to watch movies, you read their screenplays in advance!!

And that is exactly what I did. Reading Chetan Bhagat’s books gives you the same feeling over and over again…. you have already seen similar stuff in movies OR you are soon going to watch it in some new movie…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Also, you need something light and breezy like this book to get you out of timezone that is decades before the present – thanks to Saratchandra’s novels!!

 

 

 

Teaming up!

I wonder how many potential good workers lose their enthusiasm at work just because they are not able to gel with their teams (or vice versa). I have seen such misfits in almost every team I have worked with. They are good at what they do but are not able to contribute much to the project/company. All they need is some motivation and the ability to relate to other team members so as to make the project (and their own profiles) a big success…

Is “Vande Mataram” really un-Islamic

Or un-<anyreligion> for that matter??

 

Forgive me for not knowing much about religions, but I found NOTHING that can be potentially offensive to any religion….

 

 

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vande_Mataram

Following is Sri Aurobindo’s translation of the original Vande Mataram (verses 1, 3, 4, 6):^[16]

Vande Mataram Sujalam Suphalam Malayaja Seetalam Sasya Shamalaam Mataram Vande Mataram	Mother, I bow to thee! Rich with thy hurrying streams, bright with orchard gleams, Cool with thy winds of delight, Dark fields waving Mother of might, Mother free.
Shubra Jyotsnaa Pulakita Yaminim Pullakusumita Drumadala Shobhinim Subhashinim Sumadhura Bhashinim Sukhadaam Varadaam Mataram Vande Mataram	Glory of moonlight dreams, Over thy branches and lordly streams, Clad in thy blossoming trees, Mother, giver of ease Laughing low and sweet! Mother I kiss thy feet, Speaker sweet and low! Mother, to thee I bow.
Sapta Ko Ti Kan Tha Kalakalaninaada Karale Dwisapta Ko Ti Bhujai Rdhr^Itakhara Karavaale Abalaa Keno Maa Eto Bale Bahubhaladharinim Namaami Taarinim Ripudala Varinim Mataram Vande Mataram	Who hath said thou art weak in thy lands When the sword flesh out in the seventy million hands And seventy million voices roar Thy dreadful name from shore to shore? With many strengths who art mighty and stored, To thee I call Mother and Lord! Thou who savest, arise and save! To her I cry who ever her foeman drove Back from plain and Sea And shook herself free.
Tumi Vidyaa, Tumi Dharmaa Tumi Hridi, Tumi Marma Tum Hi Pranaah Shariire Bahute Tumi Maa Shakti Hridaya Tumi Maa Bhakti Tomaraa I Pratimaa Gadi Mandire Mandire	Thou art wisdom, thou art law, Thou art heart, our soul, our breath Thou art love divine, the awe In our hearts that conquers death. Thine the strength that nerves the arm, Thine the beauty, thine the charm. Every image made divine In our temples is but thine.
Tvam Hi Durgaa Dasha Prahara Nadhaarini Kamala Kamaladala Viharini Vani Vidhyadayini Namaami Tvam Namaami Kamalaam, Amalaam, Atulaam Sujalaam Suphalaam Mataram Vande Mataram	Thou art Durga, Lady and Queen, With her hands that strike and her swords of sheen, Thou art Lakshmi lotus-throned, And the Muse a hundred-toned, Pure and perfect without peer, Mother lend thine ear, Rich with thy hurrying streams, Bright with thy orchard gleams, Dark of hue O candid-fair
Shyamalaam Saralaam Susmitaam Bhuushitaam Dharanim Bharanim Mataram Vande Mataram	In thy soul, with jeweled hair And thy glorious smile divine, Loveliest of all earthly lands, Showering wealth from well-stored hands! Mother, mother mine! Mother sweet, I bow to thee, Mother great and free!