tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18286911094357611092024-02-19T09:01:34.017-08:00Déjà vuA small step for me...to know myself better....and to try and give free rein to expression...a place to jot down those special moments...those incidents...all that which makes up life...Deep$http://www.blogger.com/profile/10302927825874865292noreply@blogger.comBlogger83125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828691109435761109.post-45671441993268165092016-06-07T04:22:00.000-07:002016-06-07T04:22:28.021-07:00The Truth About You<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">"The
Truth About You" is my second wary attempt at Susan Lewis's writing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">This was
a much more interesting and engaging read for me. Lainey Hollingsworth is the
wife of a fairly successful writer. She manages her husband's writing career,
takes care of her family, which includes a rebellious daughter, a stepson who
seems to blame her for disrupting his family and an adoptive father who is
suffering from Alzheimer's.</span></div>
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explores so many relationships between the main characters. Lainey seemed to
have a volatile relationship with her mother who has fled from Italy to England
while Lainey was in infant. While Lainey loves her step father and takes care
of him, she longs to know about her past and her biological father, and the
secrets that her mother fled from.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">As Lainey
plans a visit to dig out the truth's from her mother's past, she is confronted
with another demon from her current life. She is caught unawares as her husband
drops a bombshell which shatters her trust in her husband and their marriage. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">She is
caught between the secrets of her past and the troubles in her current marital
bliss, as she struggles to face and figure out who she is, the reality she must
live in and the choices she needs to make.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">"The
Truth About You" was engrossing even though it didn't make me think or
contemplate too much after the story for completed. I would give this a rating
of 3.5~4 on 5.</span></div>
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Deep$http://www.blogger.com/profile/10302927825874865292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828691109435761109.post-87896104102588395072016-06-05T22:42:00.003-07:002016-06-05T22:44:12.757-07:00The Good Life<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">"The Good Life" by Susan Kietzman is another of my new
finds. An author I have never read before, I understand that she has completed
3 books till date.</span><br />
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"The Good Life" focuses on a super rich family and their
life. </div>
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Ann Barons is a glamorous lady married to successful businessman and
CEO Mike. Their two children are Lauren and Nate. The book is the story of the Baronses and
their life. </div>
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Ann Barons comes across as a person who is obsessed with her looks
and maintaining her figure. She spends her days working out, meeting friends
and shopping. Mike seems like a nice guy, but fully involved in his business
and nothing else. The first glance also shows the kids as spoilt brats of rich
parents.</div>
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Ann and Mike believe they have the perfect life. Their idyll is
threatened by a phone call when Ann's mother calls her desperate for help.
Ann's mother, Eileen, struggles alone with her husbands dementia and Is
increasingly finding it difficult to handle Sam's delusions and forgetfulness.
She arranges for them to get accommodated at Meadowbrook, an assisted-living
community. However, they need to wait for a few months before they can move
into Meadowbrook.</div>
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Eileen requests Ann if they can move in for a few months with Ann
and her family. Ann who doesn't want her current life to disrupted also finds
to difficult to say 'No'. Ann soon begins to resent her mother's presence and
the changes it causes in her life. She feels that her mothers presence
highlights her failings. </div>
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I liked the story and the way each character developed in the book.
Initially, I was a bit put-off by the lack of feeling and irritation tht the
entire family showed at the news of Eileen's and Sam's brief stay. The book
showcases Ann as a superficial person who is only interested in shopping,
showing off her money and losing weight. She comes across as materialistic and
highly selfish person who is only concerned about herself and no one else
including her own children.</div>
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The entire family seemed to be disconnected and living in a home
like strangers till the arrival for Eileen and Sam. While Eileen in certain
instances seems to be a bit thick-skinned, her interference and nature of
elbowing into the Baronses house, seems to have been the one thing that made
this family of four strangers a bit more closer and more family-like.</div>
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<a href="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1353311491l/15811656.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1353311491l/15811656.jpg" height="320" width="211" /></a>The kids, Lauren and Nate grow on you, as they spend time, learn and
do things with their grandparents. Even Mike, the workaholic finds time to
spend dome fun moments with his children. The issues that Ann faces are not
fully resolved but at least she realized that she has issues.</div>
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"The Good Life" was a satisfying read and beautifully
written. It was difficult for me to really absorb that in the complexities and
trivialities of life, so much distance can crop up between families, between
parents and their children. In this case, the distance in the relationship of
Ann with her parents and of Nate and Lauren with their parents.</div>
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Another aspect that I liked about the story was that it touched
lightly upon the concept of "Good Life". While Ann believes she has a
good life, the reader can understand that though she has money there are too
many underlying issues and dissatisfaction. In fact, it seems as though,
through money Ann is trying to prove to herself that life is good and she is
satisfied with life. But towards the end of the book, she understands that she
is not fully happy and that she needs to find the balance she is looking for. </div>
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I wasn't very happy with the way the book ended. It left me a bit
unsatisfied and I wasn't ready to let go of Nate and Lauren. So I would have to
give a rating of 4 on 5 for "The Good Life"</div>
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Deep$http://www.blogger.com/profile/10302927825874865292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828691109435761109.post-35892660147918416512016-05-31T08:06:00.000-07:002016-06-05T22:45:28.092-07:00A Class Apart<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 11pt;">'A Class
Apart' is written by Susan Lewis and features four powerful, desirable and
supposedly enviable women.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Each of
these ladies have glamorous jobs in media, theatre and
publishing. This book is all about their friendship and a dark secret
that each of them has.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">This is
the first time I have read the work of Susan Lewis and for me this has been a
disappointing start. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The
story, though revolving around the lives of four women and their lives seemed a
tad too unrealistic, in my opinion. I had to force myself to read till the end.
It was difficult to believe that all four women would reach the crisis point in
their problems all on the same day and at the same point of time. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">So I
would give a 2 on 5 for "A Class Apart". Going to try another book by
Susan Lewis as some of her other books seem to have fared better on Goodreads.</span></div>
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Deep$http://www.blogger.com/profile/10302927825874865292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828691109435761109.post-27837026335746920832015-06-30T07:33:00.000-07:002015-06-30T07:40:54.982-07:00Gone Girl<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">This book
was my introduction to the world and writing of Gillian Flynn, an American
writer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I has
been hearing a lot of hype over the movie and wanted to catch it TV. That's
when someone told me that it was based on a book and then I found myself
wanting to read the book rather than watch the movie.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I managed
to get my hands on the book and found myself turning the pages...Here's my two
cents on 'Gone Girl'.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">A
thriller novel that starts slow and then suddenly plunges you into a world of
uncertainty, confusion and lots of suspense.
The novel's is based on the main character, Nick Dunne, his missing wife
Amy Dunne, and their rocky marriage. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The first
half of the novel is narrated in the first person by both Nick and Amy. We have
Nick's thoughts and perspectives from the present and glimpse Amy's thoughts
through her journal entries. While Nick discovers that Amy is missing and find
things strewn over, he worries and contacts the police never suspecting that he
would become the main suspect. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The first
half of the novel just slides through presenting to the reader two different
views. While Nicks thoughts showcase Amy to be sullen, anti-social and
stubborn, her own journal entries show her to be happy, friendly and a
adjusting person. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">While the
police hunt out clues to try and trace Amy, all roads and clues point to Nick.
The fact that Nick starts his business from Amy's money, the fact that he
increased her insurance, and his tactless behavior in front of the media makes
him the easy target.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Just as
you nod to yourself and begin to say, 'Okay, he definitely did or did not kill
her...' that you find the story going on a different tangent.</span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The
second half of the book reveals to the reader many lies and nuggets of
information that throws a totally different picture. To say more would probably
be a spoiler for my readers…</span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">So all I
can say is...The second half leaves you with a kind of incredulity and
amazement in terms of how people can turn out to be, how weird relationships
can become and the unexpected ending of the book.</span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">'Gone
Girl' is not just any thriller, it is a psychological thriller that grips you
by the throat and keeps you on the toes while you keep guessing on how it ends.
</span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">When the
book ended, the first thought on my mind was 'You can't be kidding! It's
over...What???'. </span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Though I
was hurrying and rushing through to finish the book and know the ending, I was
almost disappointed when it finished.</span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 11pt;">So go
read the book if you haven't read it already and get thrilled….</span><br />
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Deep$http://www.blogger.com/profile/10302927825874865292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828691109435761109.post-78074458060643764302014-11-14T08:57:00.000-08:002015-06-08T03:19:44.971-07:00That Night...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">There was
nobody at home but me. It was night and they were yet to return. I was fighting
off sleep and trying to keep myself awake. </span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The phone
rang once and by the time I picked up the landline, the line went dead.</span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I glanced
at the clock, for it was late. Just as I glanced up, the clock struck 12'. I
glanced at the clock and then at the door.</span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">"Why
on earth were they so late? Why was the mobile not reachable?"</span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I glanced
back at the book but the silence seemed to resound too loudly. Not liking the
silence around me, I decided to put on the TV.</span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I
switched it on ,only to find a blank screen. The silence seemed to mock at
time. I began to remember the horror movies
I had seen. An unexplainable fear began to assail me.</span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I began
chanting all prayers that I knew in my head and headed for the kitchen to grab
a bottle of water. </span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I stepped
into the kitchen and grabbed the door of
the fridge. I pulled hard but the door refused to open. It seemed as though
someone was pulling it from inside.</span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Shaken, I
quickly left the fridge and made my way back. </span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">On the
way, my glance fell on the mirror and my reflection in it. I looked different
and something seemed to be changing . I could feel a figure looming behind me.
It seemed to slowly creep forward.</span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I made a
dash back into the kitchen. There was a puddle of water on the floor. I
slipped, fell and hit my head on the floor.</span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Thud.</span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">With my
hand on my head and with a groan, I groggily opened my eyes. </span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">It was a
dream. I had fallen off the sofa. Shaken by the dream, I sat back on the sofa
and tried to calm my racing heart.</span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The phone
rang and I rushed to pick it up, hoping they were on the way. But by the time I
reached there, the line went dead.</span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I
returned and just as I glanced at the clock, and the clock struck 12'....</span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">De'javu
or was it?</span></div>
</div>
Deep$http://www.blogger.com/profile/10302927825874865292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828691109435761109.post-52924026245310398752014-11-13T08:16:00.000-08:002015-06-08T03:20:08.016-07:00HR Musings - Boss Day<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><b>"Every
year, this day, the world rallies around
to recognize those in supervisory positions. </b></i></span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><b>This year
let's join them, as we give our bosses a pat on the back, a candid feedback and
a tribute for all those hard decisions made..."</b></i></span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">This is
the mail that we sent out on the 15th of October, this year at <a href="http://kancor./">Kancor.</a></span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">A year
ago, when my Boss passingly mentioned about a Day called the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boss's_Day" target="_blank">Boss' Day</a>, we were
too caught up with other things to spend time and think about this concept.</span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">This
year, with a team to support me, and with the fact that we could squeeze in
some time to think of doing something, we tried to out our thinking caps. </span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Every
year, every month, every day, every second and every moment, we work on
different things for each of our organizations. We do things to achieve our
goals, to fulfill our passions and also to bring home to the table the money
required. And amidst all this, we expect that the hard work we put in, the
hours we pulled off, the effort and the results of those efforts be appreciated
by our bosses.</span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">So we
thought…</span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Why not
set aside a day, to return the same to the bosses…</span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Why not
let them know they have done a good job…</span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Why not
let them receive a candid feedback…</span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Why not
give them a pat on their back...</span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">That's
when we decided to send this mail informing people about bosses day. This spark
arising from one mail triggered many mails from individuals to their bosses…</span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Is that
it?</span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Well,
that's not all….</span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">We had
some custom made gifts like trophies, plaques and posters for each boss with
either the names or the photographs of their team members. We had mini huddles
arranged on another day, in which each team or cascade of managers from one
team got together and had a mini time together. This meeting was one were the
team got together, gave a small token to the manager and anonymous slips of
paper which gave feedback to the manager on things that they liked in him/her
and the change that the manager could perhaps consider.</span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">These
meetings and feedbacks were not limited to a location or a grade. These
meetings transcended 5 locations and started at the MD level and ended at the
executive level.</span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jayamohan and his Team</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsbX0qrFomJ8LB8KvADPauHTA8Lf5JMutGgp5VjAbMibjyzhl7ks2U1nSi9kvePnDwmV8sg4C5xN5jMaAUrs4cpIfyRwCk2YaXCZUHZCT5ft4WXOD1ktS7UBpfJMEKTuvKDZdr_4eTPNI/s1600/20141021_121654.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsbX0qrFomJ8LB8KvADPauHTA8Lf5JMutGgp5VjAbMibjyzhl7ks2U1nSi9kvePnDwmV8sg4C5xN5jMaAUrs4cpIfyRwCk2YaXCZUHZCT5ft4WXOD1ktS7UBpfJMEKTuvKDZdr_4eTPNI/s320/20141021_121654.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shaju and his Team</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 11pt;">Though
hectic, it was a good day. The best was the feeling of oneness with the team
that put in so much effort to make this possible, despite the many obstacles
that we faced.</span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Kudos to
my team of Office - Deepa, Jeevan, Kurien, Jayesh, Joseph, Saran and the rest of the team - You guys
encourage me to plough ahead with these activities. </span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Let's
keep spreading the smile and joy!!! :)</span></div>
</div>
Deep$http://www.blogger.com/profile/10302927825874865292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828691109435761109.post-65692589075522838872014-11-12T07:38:00.000-08:002015-06-08T03:20:34.940-07:00HR Musings - Monday Musings<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">One of
the first initiatives of the Weavers team was to kick off the Monday Musings. </span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">This team
has been relentlessly working for more than 8 weeks now, and creates a sense of
having something to look forward to every Monday. This can be a perk-me up or a
thoughtful quote, a motivating or a awakening video or even an interesting
article that the team wishes to share.</span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">With
different things being cooked up by the team and suggestions pouring in from
employees, it has been a nice experience so far. </span></div>
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<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">One
activity, that jumps to my mind was the one where every employee, had to take a
chit of paper from near the punching machine, as they walked in to office. Now
this activity was after a long weekend where I am sure many had not yet gotten
over their holiday moods.</span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Well,
each slip of paper contained a quote and a question. The question was a though
provoking one where the question in each slip required us to think of our
fellow employees and consider who would fit the bill for the attribute
mentioned in the quote/question. We then
had to hand over this slip to them. </span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I found
myself getting a slip with a quote on Friendliness and a question that required
me to handover the slip to the friendliest person at work. It was not a very
easy decision to make and did require me to think deeply on this.</span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">On the
other hand, I received 3 slips from three different people and it made my day
and surprised me as well. </span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">We had
around 80 different quotes and 7 different attributes floating around. So people were on the look-out for
Friendliest People, Well Dressed People, Energetic People and so on.</span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">This
activity spanned 5 locations across <a href="http://www%2Ckancor%2Cin/" target="_blank">Kancor</a> and would not have been possible
without the people who were determined to make it happen.</span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">With the
hope and the belief that this activity might have made a impact on at least one
person or brought a smile to at least one person, I sign off…</span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Before I
take bow, just wanted to use this also as a forum to raise my hats off to the
team that makes this and other things possible every Monday. Guys, you know yourselves, but even then,
take a bow for the world to see -
Joseph, Elma, Leeba, Ramesh, Sooraj </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">You guys
are a rock for sparing time every week for coming up with something new, for
pushing on regardless of who is there or who is not. It's great to know and see
the difference we make. Let's make many more Happy Monday's… :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I should
also probably give my Thanks to 'Anita' from <a href="http://www.suntecgroup.com/" target="_blank">SunTec </a></span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">, who introduced me to the phrase - 'Happy Mondays'.</span></div>
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Deep$http://www.blogger.com/profile/10302927825874865292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828691109435761109.post-46994454969034530312014-11-12T00:30:00.000-08:002015-06-08T03:21:10.119-07:00HR Musings - Celebrating Work Life<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt;">"</span><span lang="en-IN" style="color: #505050; font-size: 12pt;">The woods are lovely, dark and deep, </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">But I have promises to keep, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">And miles to go before I sleep, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">And
miles to go before I sleep"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Sometimes
my work at office reminds me of these words. There are so many things that can
be done, there are so many ways we can make an impact. But with only two hands
and limited time, not every idea conceived can be put in place and nor can you
come up with good ideas after a point in time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">It was
one of those days, where I came across the book <a href="http://www.celebrationfactor.com/about-the-book/" target="_blank">"Celebrate" by ScottFriedman</a>. Both Sebastian (Head HR <a href="http://www.kancor.in/" target="_blank">Kancor Ingredients</a>) and I read this book from
cover to cover. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">One of
the sentences that struck me and remained in my mind was</span></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">“When people live
in a Spirit of Celebration, they look for reasons to happy dance, even if only
silently. It becomes a way of being, and (then) a habit”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">The
fact is that we spend so many of our waking hours either in office or in work
related activities every day. So we thought, why not infuse and inject this
Spirit of celebration all across. After all, as long as we are going to be at
work it makes sense for each of us to have the best day ever and celebrate each
moment.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">With
this thought in mind, we pulled in people from across teams and across
functions to form a cross function team. This team (of which even I am a part)
named itself the "Weavers" - to begin with we were going to weave in
different activities to the thread of office life.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Two
books that have really contributed to our thinking process here are
"<a href="http://www.celebrationfactor.com/about-the-book/" target="_blank">Celebrate</a>" and "<a href="http://www.charthouse.com/content.aspx?nodeid=22610" target="_blank">FISH</a>".</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">So now
with Weavers in place, we are many and have many ideas and many hands that help
implement these ideas. Though there are still miles to go, many miles have been
crossed.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #505050; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">So
signing off, as we Weavers weave the path forward...</span></div>
Deep$http://www.blogger.com/profile/10302927825874865292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828691109435761109.post-70849960564300942682014-11-11T06:04:00.001-08:002015-06-08T03:21:28.047-07:00HR Musings - Kancor Brazuca<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The
football fever was on and I could see everyone in a frenzy discussing one match
over the other. The air of excitement was so palpable while these discussions
were on.</div>
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I wanted
to make use of this period for some game or activity which could be related to, by everybody. But I was out of ideas…</div>
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As this
point of time, I received a mail from a employee who suggested that we go ahead
with at least prediction game on who's going to win the matches and take the
glory. With this suggestion in mind, the team set out to define a quiz program,
that could span a period of 10 days and be a combination of both predictions as
well as knowledge on the teams that qualified the Round of 16.</div>
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The air
now seemed to thicken with excitement each afternoon as people rushed to be the first to answer the
questions. With predictions on one side, questions on another, the actual
matches on the third side and the discussions on the fourth, each day seemed to
revolve around FIFA.</div>
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(This
turned out to be a chore for me since I was really unaware of the
nitty-gritties of Football and FIFA and also an eye opener in terms of the
knowledge that I could garner about the countries that qualified for the round
of 16).</div>
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As we
were coming to the close of this contest, another bright soul (Joseph) came up
and suggested the idea of having a penalty shoot-out at one of our branches.
Now with limited time on hand, Joseph, I and a few others conceptualized this.
Luckily, and as generally happens, we got the approval and the funds to roll
this out.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Joseph the Goal Keeper</td></tr>
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So one
day, we sent out a mail, moved a few vehicles and during lunch we had the first
ever Kancor Brazuca Shoot-Outs.</div>
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With each
floor being divided into a team, we had two teams competing with one another.
It was a quick fun and exciting exercise that just charged us up and spread
smiles across.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Winning Floor</td></tr>
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So with
the FIFA coming to a close, we had the questions session done with and a
penalty shoot-out as the icing on the cake. The only thing pending was
distribution of the gifts to the winners of the quiz.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Runners-up</td></tr>
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Luckily
for us and to add a cherry to the cake, we had out MD down on the day we wished
to distribute the gifts. We closed the entire event with a quick round of
Football Trivia quiz and ended with the distribution of prizes to the winners.</div>
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It was a
fantabulous experience and truly a Kancor Brazuca moment.</div>
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It left
me waiting for the next FIFA series, and not because I like Football (I am not
fond of it), but to await the FIFA fun and excitement at Kancor...</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brazuca</td></tr>
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Deep$http://www.blogger.com/profile/10302927825874865292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828691109435761109.post-28519756279714396552014-10-19T10:07:00.001-07:002015-06-08T03:21:44.372-07:00There still a bit of hope...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Two days after he returned, we sat at home talking and talking. There was a bit of office work that needed to be wrapped up that day itself and whilst that was being done, we discussed and re-discussed on rushing for a movie about which a few people had raved about.<br />
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<div>
The last moment, 20 minutes prior to the movie was to begin, we decided to rush and make it for the movie. Luckily, since the theater was close by, we reached right at the time the movie was to start. We got the tickets and were in by the time the advertisements were over.</div>
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<div>
With our minds being diverted by the mindless story and being relaxed, we drove back chattering away...</div>
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<div>
Just as we neared home, a commotion in middle of the road distracted us. I saw a few people bending a lifting what seemed like a leg.</div>
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It was late night and it was an accident...The roads were empty save for a few...</div>
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<div>
"Are we to stop and check?', we asked ourselves as we slowed down. </div>
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"Should we check if anybody needs to be taken to a hospital?", we pondered.</div>
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"It will create a problem later", we thought out loud. </div>
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<div>
"But what of somebody really needs our help and is benefited by our gesture or loses something because there is none to make such a gesture." This was the last thought in our minds as we parked the vehicle.</div>
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<div>
These questions, counter questions and our exchange took place in the heartbeat. I found myself waiting in the car whilst Gowtham went to check what and how we could help.</div>
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<div>
Around 10-15 minutes later he returned, it was a man and he had crashed onto a pole. Apparently, the guy seemed to have lost control when a stray dog jumped into the middle of the road, a few bystanders said.</div>
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The guy was wearing a half-helmet and it seemed as though he had hit his head. A few people had rushed him to the hospital.</div>
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We do not know what happened to him, nor do we know how he fared. Though one feels bad for the guy and his misfortune, one thought lifts up my mind. There is hope for us. </div>
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<div>
Why hope I say? There is hope, since people are willing to stop and help out, instead of just watching or hurrying elsewhere to avoid 'problems and issues'.</div>
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So I repeat, there is still hope for us...</div>
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Deep$http://www.blogger.com/profile/10302927825874865292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828691109435761109.post-38001927345730433652014-09-27T07:23:00.001-07:002015-06-08T03:21:59.933-07:00The Day She Had - Passing it on<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The day was hot and sweltering and with the cleaning, the shopping and the tight schedule was driving things crazy for her and for him. </div>
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With a pile of clothes piled on the bed, with a list of things still pending to be done, both of them were running helter-skelter. The morning was passing by and through laziness the list was becoming shorter and shorter.</div>
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They set out to meet a whim of hers. She wanted to study but she didn't know what to study. They went to this place where they gave a book that threw her into more confusion with regard to what she needed to study.</div>
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"What do I do now? Do you think I should go with my initial plan or should I look at alternatives? Do you also want to join me in doing some course", she asked her husband.</div>
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Busy driving, he just nodded his head as he drove to their next destination.</div>
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With one thing and an other being crossed from the list, they reached the final destination to do some shopping. </div>
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She picked one and he picked another, they selected one and they discarded another. With finally a few clothes selected, he went out to try them, while she waited outside.</div>
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She saw another women waiting, just like her, for her husband. The man came out trying one t-shirt after the other. It's when she saw the man give a loving and excited smile to his wife, that she really observed the women and her beautiful dress.</div>
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<div>
She thought back to the day when a stranger told her she looked gorgeous. She remembered the thrill and the happiness, the unexpected recognition gave her. She steeled herself to give a compliment to the lady on her dress, to give a unexpected but hopefully a lift to the other lady's spirits and to spread some happiness around.</div>
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<div>
She steeled herself and rehearsed what she should say,</div>
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<div>
"That dress is really beautiful..." No.... "Your dress is really nice...." </div>
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<div>
"Hmm....Well..That covered the dress but not her. Will she appreciate it?", she wondered.</div>
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<div>
"That dress is really beautiful and it suits you nicely...", "I think that should do it", she thought to herself.</div>
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<div>
The lady's husband came out in another outfit, she waited a heartbeat for the husband to return to the changing room. After all, it was too embarrassing to say it in front of somebody else.</div>
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<div>
The man didn't go, instead they stood talking.</div>
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<div>
"Should I just say it now, or should I wait for him to go", she wondered.</div>
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<div>
Just as she put her foot forward and gave a smile, they turned and walked away talking.</div>
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<div>
The time had passed, she didn't pass on her message, she didn't pass on the feeling she received from a stranger. She shook her head at her own silliness and vowed to herself that she next time she wouldn't hesitate so much.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div>
As she looked at the couple walking away and turned with a smile, she saw her husband coming to meet her. Meeting the smile in his eyes, she smiled in return and as peace settled in her mind, they both walked away.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div>
(Thanks to Jay - who inspired me to come back to my blog after a break.)</div>
</div>
Deep$http://www.blogger.com/profile/10302927825874865292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828691109435761109.post-46888986055200693852014-06-29T07:37:00.000-07:002015-06-08T03:22:16.326-07:00The Day She Had...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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She was in a hurry.
There was so much to do and so little time to do it all in. She was in the
middle of a major cleaning activity which she needed to complete before the
afternoon and then she was going to be travelling with her husband. </div>
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She finished one
portion of the cleaning and was to begin the next round when she heard the loud
shrill of the phone, cutting through the silence in the house. As she picked up
her mobile, she saw that it was from the workplace. </div>
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Within minutes, she
changed. She needed to go out and get something done related to her work. </div>
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"It's as well
that this came up," she thought. There were other things that needed to be
done outside more important than the cleaning.</div>
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<br /></div>
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She stepped out into
the bright and sunny morning. Disoriented with the brightness of the sun, she
took a minute before she caught an auto to the place where she needed to go. </div>
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She reached the
gallery and viewed the beautiful paintings. Confusion set in as there were too
many to choose from. She called a friend to ask for help. They decided to not
to go ahead with the initial plan and that being done she was free to carry out
her personal work.</div>
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She walked across
the road and waited for a bus. Many buses passed her way but none that would
take her to the destination she needed to go. She waited and waited and at last
she saw her bus coming from far. She closed her bag, kept the phone inside and groped
for the umbrella. That's when she realized, she had left it behind in the
gallery.</div>
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She trudged back to
the gallery, and then back again to the bus stop to begin the long wait. </div>
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<br /></div>
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But she didn't have
to wait for long. A bus came soon and she left for the next destination.</div>
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<br /></div>
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She reached her stop
soon and stepped into the large market place. She moved from one shop into the
other , the personal work now being taken over by the shopaholic in her. As shops passed and interesting things caught
her eye, she forgot the time and set to bargain in earnest. </div>
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Another sharp ring
of the phone, amidst the loud throng of the market jostled her out of the
shopping frenzy she was in. It’s when
she grabbed the phone she realized that much time had passed. She needed to
rush back, buy things to cook in a jiffy and then rush home to pack for the
travel.</div>
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<br /></div>
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She hurried back and
into another shop, this time closer to home. She looked and poked at fruits and
vegetables before she settled on a few.
She moved outside lugging all that luggage to check out on the other
fruits that shop had. As she struggled with her packages, he opened the door
for her and smiled at her. She thanked and moved forward to finish the shopping
and move home soon. He was forgotten and done with in her memory. </div>
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She finished paying
and stepped out with another few packages in her hand. The bags were heavy and
she was in a hurry. She moved forward when she heard a voice from behind. She
turned and saw it was him.</div>
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"Don’t mind my
saying one thing to you," he said.</div>
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<br /></div>
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He waited while she
nodded.</div>
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<br /></div>
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"You are looking gorgeous", he said.</div>
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Shocked she could
only stutter "Thank You".</div>
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He turned with a
smile and walked away into the milling crowd.</div>
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Who is he, she
doesn't know…</div>
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All she knows is
that her bags feel lighter, her heart seems fuller and smile graces her face.
She walks home with a spring in the step wondering, "Who was he….?"</div>
</div>
Deep$http://www.blogger.com/profile/10302927825874865292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828691109435761109.post-35910634440024182762014-06-29T07:14:00.000-07:002015-06-08T03:22:34.266-07:00Cooking Extravaganza<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">For those of you who
have read my earlier post on "My experiments with cooking" will be
surprised to hear that I have been making inroads with my cooking.</span></div>
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For the past almost
three months I have actually been cooking or at least experimenting with
cooking. I don't do too much other than make lunch for Gowtham and me to take
to office. Of course the occasional laziness does set in and we scrape by.</div>
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My cooking skills
were put to test just two weeks ago when his parents had other agendas and left
the house to just the two of us. Within no time, we made plans and that too
huge plans. Without another thought in mind, we made a few calls and were set…
We were having dinner at home and had invited a few friends over.</div>
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One Monday evening,
we sat and decided on the menu and went out to buy the required ingredients. As
Tuesday evening came forth, I began to
panic, "What had I gotten myself into!!!" My panic spread and within
no time both of us were taking turns in panicking and comforting and reassuring
the other not to panic. After a bout of panic, we sat down and listed whatever
needed to be done and sat down to cut the vegetables required for the 'big
event'. </div>
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On Wednesday
morning, instead of cooking for office, I made the preparations for the evening
and decided to give cooking for lunch a skip.</div>
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We rushed home that
day and were in by 4.45 pm. By 5.00 I began the marathon with Gowtham cheering
me from the sides and also stepping in between to relieve me of my duties or to
give me a break. So focused were we on finishing it all in time that we were
done, ready and all set for everything in less than two hours. </div>
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So there we were,
with two big bowls of Tomato Rice, Raita, some Munchy Friames, and a casserole
of White Sauce Pasta. We then decided to order a plate of chicken gravy to
satisfy those of carnivorous appetites. </div>
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The meal went well
and the food, even though, it is only me putting it down here, was liked by
everyone. The fault being only that in my haste to ensure that the food lasts
for everyone, I ended up making double of what was actually required and we
ended up eating the same things two day in a row.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">All's well that ends
well...until my next major attempt at cooking!!!</span></div>
Deep$http://www.blogger.com/profile/10302927825874865292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828691109435761109.post-50107980653549904542014-06-20T06:17:00.001-07:002015-06-08T03:17:05.213-07:00OMAK<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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A few months ago I
needed a small write up for a
magazine. That's when I hunted and
hunted...and stumbled upon a weird
acronym - OMAK - It meant 'Observe Merit and Appreciate Kindness'</div>
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Now this concept of
OMAK basically tries to highlight that different people have different
qualities which could be considered as merits or shortcoming. And it talks about
our natural tendency to focus on faults in things, people and everything around
us. It cautions us not to do so, but to
"Observe Merit" in people and "Appreciate Kindness" in what
they do. </div>
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As I began to read a
few articles from the internet on this, I began to shake my head in
negation, "Of course not! We aren't
that negative….It depends and varies from person to person and on the person's
outlook"</div>
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As I finished
reading and pondered a bit on this, I began to see that may be I had to change my
stance. Recalling a few instances made
me realize that at many instances many people including me have been negative.
I read a bit and tried to understand the concept and for a few days even tried
practicing the concept of OMAK.</div>
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Now I had read an
article, tried practicing the concept for a few days and that was it…
Gradually, things returned to the way they were...</div>
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So caught up in life
and the daily grind, going through the motions day in and day out, the smile
that was plastered on my face was getting tinier and tinier. Was it because I
was finding faults with everything or was it because I was in a situation to be
considered as a fault?</div>
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I am unsure….</div>
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As I sit and ponder
I realize that 'fault finding' and 'whining' have become a integral part of
human lives. In fact we do not just limit it to these two. We have now also
specialized in the area of 'sarcasm'. </div>
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You may shake your
head and say no...But just think for a few moments and you realize that a lot
of interactions that take place in our lives may have either of these things</div>
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What has changed so
much in the world that these things -
fault finding, whining and sarcasm have become a part of our life?</div>
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I am really unsure
and saddened by this. But something forced to revisit the article I read on
OMAK earlier and I am directly quoting a few lines from the last paragraph
here….</div>
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<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://www.freedrinkingwater.com/enlighten/embracing-happiness.htm" target="_blank">"It’s hard tochange the world; it’s certainly easier to change how we see the world. The keyto happiness has always been in our own hands. "</a></div>
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It put the smile
back on my face and hope in my heart. Let's see what tomorrow brings!!!</div>
</div>
Deep$http://www.blogger.com/profile/10302927825874865292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828691109435761109.post-38483721157370700712014-02-27T07:24:00.000-08:002015-06-08T03:23:04.322-07:00Valentine's Day Special<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">This year
Valentine's Day was like no other!!!</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">On the one hand, it
was my first Valentine's day after marriage and as such the day was special
enough with both of us trying to do little things and trying not to go
overboard…</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me and my Roses... :)</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 11pt;">On the other hand,
it was my first "Official" Valentines Day Celebration.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">At Kancor, this
year, we celebrated Valentine's Day in a small manner. I am unsure if in India
generally such celebrations are seen. But it was a good experience with a lot
of feel good and smiles across everyone's faces.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The anticipation was
sparked off a day earlier with a mailer that talked about Valentine's Day
providing the opportunity to celebrate and express appreciation in the
workplace. This with a joinder to celebrate the day with a splash of "Red,
Pink and White" ensured that the day was in hues of these shades.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">We had heart shaped
balloons and bowls filled with heart shaped candy to welcome as soon as one
stepped inside the office. The day started of with something sweet as people
moved to and fro and picked up candy from the bowl.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">To accompany this,
we went around giving each employee a red rose and wishing them on Valentine's
Day. It was a pleasure to see the smiles on everyone's faces as they received
these flowers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"></span></div>
<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Joseph and Me</td></tr>
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<br />
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">To top up this good
feeling was a gift from a few guests. We had a few auditors down at our office
and as they saw the smiles and the good cheer, they went out of their way to
contribute to the candy bowl with packets and packets of Gems.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Colourful Gems!!!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">It was a sweet day
with flowers and candy and smiles on many faces. Waiting to see how the next
Valentine's day pans out!!!</span></div>
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Deep$http://www.blogger.com/profile/10302927825874865292noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828691109435761109.post-73090537684242079682014-01-26T06:24:00.001-08:002015-06-08T03:23:22.027-07:00A Pleasant Interlude<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">A few days ago,
there was a message on one of the Facebook groups about a reunion at our
college (Amrita). It was just a one-liner saying that we had a alumni meet (not
so much a reunion) at so and so date and such and such time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I was in two minds
whether to go or not. It was during a weekend, on a Saturday to be precise.
Residing in Cochin, this meant that I needed to leave Cochin either on Friday
evening after office hours or early on Saturday. I had already been caught up
the last weekend and also had to travel back to Trivandrum on Saturday night. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Though I was a state
of mind to go, the constant travel and the fact that my entire weekend would be
eaten up was a sore point for me. I had made up my mind, I was not to go.
Anyway, it wasn't as if many had said they would turn up...So it really didn't matter…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">But a push from an
unexpected direction. My husband gently prodded me to go. After all I did want
to go, and after we were to travel to Trivandrum, so what difference did it
make if I left a bit early and fulfilled this wish? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">My mind was in a
state of flux, to go or not to go…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I booked my tickets
for the journey. I was to travel on Saturday morning. I kept telling people
that I hadn't decided whether to leave or not. "Go" or "Stay
back and relax" were the alternating mantras in my mind. It was Friday
night and I still hadn't decided what I was to do… </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Come Friday night,
and I decided I was leaving. I didn't care if I went for the alumnus meet but I
wanted to go to the Ashram. The Ashram, which during my three years of college,
was both my prison and my refuge. I shuddered at the memories of the hostel
which washed over me but I longed to go to the Kali Temple and seek peace like
I used to.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">A View of the Ashram from Vallikav (Picture Courtesy Google)</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">A few hours into
Saturday morning, I found myself standing at the Ashram. Drinking in all the
sights, I could scare keep myself from gaping. So much had changed, it seemed.
Many things seemed displaced but the Kali Temple I sought remained the same. I
slowly walked up the stairs and went inside the peaceful abode.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">A view of the Kali Temple from Outside (Picture Courtesy Google)</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"> <span style="font-size: 11pt;">The Kali Temple was
a place of refuge for me. Many a times, when I was troubled during my college
years, I would seek out a corner in this peaceful dwelling. It was a long hall
where many could be seated. Towards the front was a elevated area where the Kali
Temple and the beautiful Kali idol was placed. Over the three years that I had
spent there, many a times had I come seeking for a place where I could pour out
all that troubled me. It was a place where I could open myself up and pour all
my sorrows and find the peace that I lusted for.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Inside the Kali Temple (Picture Courtesy Google)</span></td></tr>
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<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I sat here for a
long time and then went around the rest of the Ashram soaking in all the
changes. As I wandered about, I overheard someone mentioning about a Darshan. I
wasn't sure if I had heard right, after all I thought Amma wasn't in India. I
went ahead to check things and I realized that Amma was very much in India and
giving Darshans the very same day.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I went ahead to take
a token for Darshan uncaring that I may miss the Alumnus meet that I had
actually come for. The hours passed by and it was past time that I left for
college to the alumnus meet. But I found that I wasn't too keen on going to
college if it meant missing the darshan. But since I had enough time on my
hands I went to college anyway.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">A view of the college with all it's changes (Picture Courtesy Google)</span></td></tr>
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<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Once the program was
finished, we returned to the Ashram and waited patiently for our time to come.
It had been close to four years since I had had a Darshan</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">with Amma. It was a time to contemplate, a
time to ponder on life and a time to sit ..at peace with myself.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">I left the same evening for Kollam where I
was to wait for Gowtham, Rohith and Ashwin to pick me up for us to complete the
remainder of our journey.</span></span></div>
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<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">It was a unexpected
turn to the day, a pleasant surprise, a long wait and a brief visit with Amma.
The icing on the cake, were the moments that I had for myself, my thoughts
and prayers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Looking forward to the next visit to Amrita with the family...</span></div>
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Deep$http://www.blogger.com/profile/10302927825874865292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828691109435761109.post-10337250772993467982014-01-25T09:14:00.000-08:002015-06-08T03:23:45.622-07:00Randomness<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I gazed across the
room in despair, I wanted something that
I could never get...The feeling of being closed in was becoming something I
couldn't shake off…</div>
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My frustration grew
as waves of despair rolled through me...I didn't know what to do, where to turn
and what would be…I was helpless and bound…bound not by ropes but by words and
trust...</div>
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I heard footsteps
echoing down the corridor...the voice grew closer… I had to control...and
compose myself...and not let the tears that threaten to flow , escape…</div>
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Moments passed and I
struggled to think of something pleasant...I closed my eyes and fixed a smile
on my face as I walked across to greet
that voice...I hoped that my face did not betray my thoughts as I struggled to
keep my voice steady and hands from wavering.</div>
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I had to
present a cheerful facade. He was not to
suspect that I was upset. I had to get him away from here where even the walls
would hear what I had to say to him. I had to tell him, of what I had learnt,
of what I suspected, the treachery…</div>
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I tried to move
toward him naturally and waved toward him as if nothing were amiss. He seemed
flustered and was running toward me. I strained to make out what he was saying
but now I could hear footsteps behind me as well. </div>
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I felt a sudden jolt
and something heavy hit me...I tried to turn but the hold I had on myself was
slipping… The blackness seemed welcoming and I let myself sink into oblivion...</div>
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Deep$http://www.blogger.com/profile/10302927825874865292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828691109435761109.post-79237251604038585892013-10-12T07:56:00.000-07:002015-06-08T03:25:12.700-07:00Big Girl<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The image that one
is fat and not worthy of attention, friendship or any of the good things in
life...This concept didn't seem too unbelievable or strange. A book on this seemed to be apt especially as
it seemed to address something that is not too uncommon. </div>
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As I turned the
pages of this book, I found myself getting engrossed in the characters and the
story. The story of the life of Victoria Dawson, the protagonist, as she fights
the battle with her weight issues.</div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">The storyline
describes the life of a chubby girl with blond hair and blue eyes. The initial
description makes you imagine a beautiful young girl but the constantly
reiterated is the fact that the girl is ordinary and little on the 'Big' side.
Incomparable to the rest of her family who are described as 'tall and slender',
'fine-boned' and 'dark-haired beauty', she deals with disappointment of her
family with her looks.</span></div>
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The story is in the
form of a narration where we hear the incidents rather than see and feel them.
The parents are depicted as self-centered, out-spoken and with a narcissistic
outlook where they leave no stone unturned in belittling and ridiculing her, little
realizing what they are actually doing.</div>
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The entire book
repeatedly talks about how her parents belittle her and pass remarks which chip
away her confidence bit by bit till she is absolutely low on self esteem and
confidence and feels that she doesn’t deserved to be loved. Victoria's struggle and her constant fight
with her weight seems very realistic. But after a point one is frustrated by
Victoria's non reactive nature to her parents remarks.</div>
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Victoria's character
is depicted as that of a very nice girl, good in whatever she does, having a
lot of accomplishments and rarely has she ever seemed to have done something
that is not right. She come out a someone who is flawless. The only flaw in her
is her lack of self-esteem and this is supposed to have been caused by her
parents. This flawless depiction of Victoria where she never loses it or
confronts her family seems unrealistic at this age and time.</div>
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Victoria's sister
Grace, the beautiful anger and the perfect replica of her parents is at the
center of attraction in this family. Both Victoria and Grace, though brought up
by the same parents seem to have undergone two different childhoods. This
difference in them and their childhood has not affected their love and bond.
Despite the tension with her parents, the two sisters are close and it is a
pleasure to see it.</div>
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Victoria is also
shown to meet a shrink who helps her with understanding her issues and
realizing her worth. The book shows her a someone who is desperately trying to
lose weight and is also worried and wanting to find a man who can love her. But
it is unfortunate that the book depicts that Victoria only makes some leeway
with her esteem issues once she has a nose job done. She also seems to come
into own her own only when she finds that perfect guy for her, which happens
towards the end of the book. </div>
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Does this tell
readers that you need to get some external enhancements or get a guy for
recovering some of that self-esteem? Can it not be developed from within or
only by yourself? These are some questions that would come into the readers
mind as we continue reading... </div>
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The story moves on
to her sisters engagement where she has
selected a man who is a replica of her father and Victoria is worried that
Grace would become like their mother, under the constant shadow of their
father. This incident and Victoria's efforts to dissuade her sister from what
she believes is a wrong step brings about a slight estrangement between the
two. </div>
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The book moves
towards closure as the sisters solve their issues, the younger sister gets
married. After the first serious estrangement, it was unfortunate that the book
ended with the sister getting married to the "wrong guys". Things end
well in the book otherwise…</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">I loved her friends
especially Harlan and his boyfriend who seem very supportive of her. While I
enjoyed this book and wanted to complete, it is not something that I may pick
up again...</span><br />
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In Sync...Refers to
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The word makes you
think of a dance and when applied to the organization, it sounds as though it
is some convoluted management theory talking about the absolute need for
synchronization and coordination...and the blah blah Management and HR jargon…</div>
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Here, I came across
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Though not having
much experience, my initial reaction and belief was that it was the
"usual" annual program held in all organizations. Gradually I came to
realize, that this event was something contrary to my expectations and the only
thing "usual" about it was the fact that it was annual in nature.</div>
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Now, not having
worked in many organizations, I do not know it this is the norm or if it is
something different from the norm.</div>
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("Stop beating
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coming to my point)</div>
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Insync is an annual
activity at Kancor instituted in the year 2009 for all the Kancor employees.
The event organized and hosted in Cochin is greatly awaited by all
Kancorians. Kancorians from Cochin are
divided into multiple groups with each team having a Team Captain and a Team
Icon...Location being a constraint in including the Kancorians from other
states as an active participant in all that ensues on that day.</div>
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These teams undergo
many games and compete with each other in multiple games and activities that
test their mettle in many ways. The ultimate aim of this activity is to ensure
total synchronization between the different departments, different division, different
locations (at least in Cochin).</div>
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As the multiple
events and activities fold, there is a change in the air. The air seems
electrified with the employees rushing in the short breaks for their Team
Meetings as they prepare for their events and for the Cultural finale that
takes place on the "D-Day". </div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">The frenzy in the
air and the anticipations just builds up as the days go by. Every employee,
from the most junior to the most senior can be seen actively participating in
the different activities. On the D-Day, the camaraderie, the competition and
the anticipation can be seen writ on all faces…</span></div>
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This was my first
Insync and definitely an eye-opening experience. During the course of the
almost one-month activities for the Insync 2013, I could meet and get to know
more people than I had met, interacted in the last one and a half month.</div>
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This Insync we had
different games like the Buzz Day, Foodie, Management Games and the Cultural
Extravaganza which showcased the multiple talents available across Kancor. Some
of the talents that you could observe and the creativity showcased would just leave
you pleasantly surprised and at some instances even with our mouths open.</div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">So now eagerly
awaiting, as I am sure many others are, for the next Insync….</span></div>
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Deep$http://www.blogger.com/profile/10302927825874865292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828691109435761109.post-65222733610230928662013-09-26T09:57:00.000-07:002015-06-08T03:26:55.084-07:00Grab those books...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
It was close to 8.00 pm....The crowds showed no sign of slowing down...We gingerly made way through the crowds and there I saw in front of me Paradise!!!...<br />
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Shelves and Shelves of books...And I was going to let myself free....let myself be....</div>
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Gowtham said,"Take whatever you want..." </div>
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I nodded my head and began walking to the shelves...The books were in disarray and the shelves were all mixed up...I readied myself...and set to choosing books quickly...</div>
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Though books were many, many were duplicate...many were names unknown and unheard of </div>
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for me...Relentlessly, I went in pursuit of authors I know...Gowtham became my book stand whilst I kept dumping the books I needed into his hands....</div>
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Wondering why I was acting in a crazy way???</div>
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Reliance Time Out was closing...I had heard of it only in the final days and I was rushing on the last day of the sale to see what I could salvage....Apparently all Reliance Time Out outlets were closing down and the stocks were being handed out at really low prices....</div>
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I salvaged whatever I wanted and stood in front of the billing counter...I was in for a long wait. All lines were overflowing with people and their bags full of items. I urged Gowtham to stroll around and see if he wanted to maybe pick out movies or music or anything else that caught his fancy.</div>
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It seemed like a still from a Sci-Fi were people rush to supermarkets to stockpile before the alien invasion...Things strewn about and in disarray...and nobody even to glance on who was picking what...People had bags and bags of items stuffed and were foraging for more....</div>
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After what seemed like eternity to us...We emerged unscathed and only 1200 Rs poorer after having taken 19 books of various authors..It was tragic that Time Out was closing...but the sale was definitely a blessing...With a smile in our faces and heavy bags...we moved towards the vehicle...</div>
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Deep$http://www.blogger.com/profile/10302927825874865292noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828691109435761109.post-69348365692638995502013-07-25T10:25:00.000-07:002015-06-08T03:25:53.812-07:00My experiments in the Kitchen...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
My heart started hammering...I hoped the nervousness I felt didn't come out...I smiled and inwardly I wondered...What was to happen???<br />
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My forays into the kitchen have been minimal. I mainly get into the kitchen to do the assorted help that my mom requires, the little bit of heating that is needed, the sketchy cooking (sandwiches, instant noodles , instant soups and so on...) My actual and full time stints in the kitchen have been brief.... Two months whilst I was in Bangalore for my project and a few days at home when my parents weren't at home have been the only time I cooked.<br />
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But now....with my husband's parents not at home...Gowtham and me were to enter into the cooking part of our married life. The first instance of actual cooking and we were going to have guests at home...OMG!!!<br />
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We were going to go simple with just Phulka's, Egg Roast and a tossed salad.... We planned to rush back from office, buy the ingredients and do whatever needed to be done....Now in such a situation, let me tell you, my thoughts in office were entirely on how to go about for the salad. Phulka's were fairly simple and didn't require much thought. The egg roast was Gowtham's department and he knew what and how to experiment in that dish. Now salad on the other hand was just something added and mixed together based on whatever salad's we used to have for dinner at our place and the GM diet preparations in the hostel...<br />
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Fortunately or unfortunately something came up unexpectedly and the dinner plan needed to be cancelled....I didn't know whether to be happy or sad..On one hand I really didn't need to do anything but on the other I really didn't get a chance to do anything at all. Before I could decide on whether needed to be happy or sad...the dinner got re-planned for the next day with additional numbers being added.<br />
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The next day we rushed from office and set to doing things the way we pictured in our head around 6.45 pm....JK and Komal came along around 7.45 pm...Komal got into the kitchen in full swing and both of us managed to complete the Chapatis (Phulkas got cancelled at the last minute) and all the cutting work for the egg roast and the salad. Gowtham came in and got the setting done for his egg roast as well...<br />
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We had Jojo, Vishak, JK, Komal, Gowtham and me...A wonderful night with wonderful people...with food that disappeared fast enough...a night that gave me the confidence to may be try out stuff for the days to come...<br />
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I guess...All's well that ends well.....<br />
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Deep$http://www.blogger.com/profile/10302927825874865292noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828691109435761109.post-65671601891936013532013-04-21T08:02:00.002-07:002015-06-08T03:22:49.940-07:00And they tied the knot...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The last three years..it seems quite a long time..but now when I look back it seems a blur....<br />
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The gals, all sitting together, huddled and gossiping about the latest things. So many things to discuss about, so many plans to make...so many dreams to dream about...One of those discussions was all about this...One of our good friends (Read: Lisa) tying the knot....getting hitched...</div>
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It wouldn't be wrong to say that some of have have been waiting for this to happen for the last two years...:)</div>
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We set out from Cochin the day before around mid-night...There were quite a few of us in a van that we had booked. The van definitely wasn't derelict but the pace at which we traveled the entire length of the journey made it seem so. </div>
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The journey went on and on...well, it seemed so...None of us were really sure about how to get to the church and it did seem like we had been travelling for miles...When we felt we must have neared the wedding place and were sure that we were lost we asked around. The inhabitants of the place assured us that we had only 30 kilometers to travel and this was around 6.30 in the morning. We traveled for another hour but still couldn't see our destination. A few minutes later, we again pulled up to ask for directions. To our trepidation we were told we had to travel another 30 kilometers to reach the Chittarikal (for the wedding). Another 30-35 kilometers and we were all fidgeting on our seats. It was early morning and we hadn't stopped properly for rest till now (at least that's what we girls felt). </div>
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Oooh...We were just wanting to stop somewhere and take a break....And finally we pulled up, and thought that the journey was done. But to dash our hopes to the ground, we still hadn't come close to the wedding center. We had to travel yet another 17 kilometers before we could reach the hotel where the other guests where put up. The next hour went agonizingly slow and by then all thoughts of the wedding had neigh flown out of the head.</div>
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It was around 9.15 am and we had finally neared our destination. We called Gincy, the only one of us who had reached 'the destination'. Thinking about meeting up with Gnz after a gap of an year and going together to Lisa's wedding set our pulses racing.</div>
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We reached the hotel and knocked on the room door and then 'Aaaaaaaaahhh', we screamed like banshees and hugged each other. Oh, what a pleasure it is to meet up with your good friends and for something as special as another friends wedding.</div>
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And so the time passed and then we were in the church and the ceremony had started. As we watched, the said the vows and tied the knot. A beautiful ceremony made more beautiful by the fact, that it was a girl we loved and a guy we had come to know and love over the last two years.</div>
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A week has now gone by and I still can't believe that, Lisaaa ,you are married!!!!! Well girl, here'as a toast to you and Matt. Guys, have a happy and blessed life...Wishing you the very best forever and more...</div>
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Every <b><i>love story</i></b> is <b><i>beautiful</i></b>, but <b><i>yours</i></b> is one of my <b><i>favorite</i></b>!!!!</div>
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Deep$http://www.blogger.com/profile/10302927825874865292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828691109435761109.post-34220125985133681002013-03-10T06:38:00.001-07:002015-06-08T03:26:37.606-07:00The summer we came to life...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I started with this book unsure of whether I was gong to read the entire book or discard it after a few pages. The name of the book hadn't appealed to me and neither had the cover. But since it was already on my kindle I decided to give it a try.<br />
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The first few pages were a difficult read. I wasn't really able to make up my mind, did I want to complete it or let it go. The book hadn't called out to me yet. After all it stated out with Samantha in such a horrid state over Mina's death. Her initial doubts, her overwhelming grief and guilt at being alive just didn't sit right with me. But now I am running ahead too soon. Suffice it to say that, my initial doubts were wrong. I went on to finish the book eager to know how the future panned out and how the past made the characters what they are...<br />
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<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10474921-the-summer-we-came-to-life" target="_blank">"The Summer We Came to Life"</a> has been written by Deborah Cloyed and is her debut novel. The book revolves around the close friendship between four friends - Samantha, Mina, Isabel and Kendra. Though these four are very close a pattern emerges that Sama and Mina are closely knit just as Isabel and Kendra. But these friends have borne it all together and are inseparable until cancer robs them of Mina. A death of a close one leaves everyone lost and everything feels wrong. But the most hit seems Samantha who is unable to come out of her shell of grief. But Isabel and Kendra and the assorted set of parents decide not to allow Sam to wallow in her misery. The trio and the parents set out on the annual vacation...<br />
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This vacation brings the past to the present where each begins the journey to understand each other better. And within this all this is Sam's never ending search in science, physics and realism where she tries to and almost succeeds in bringing Mina back. <br />
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The book isn't a easy read. It makes us think on many levels. Towards the second half, I wasn't really sure if appreciated the sudden twist the story took, though anything is possible as one really does not know much of life after death. Regardless of that, the moving narratives by the parents, the characters, the ending and the second chance are good. And as all good stories end, it reminds us, life does go on...<br />
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So if you haven't tried out the book, don't be skeptical, and if you have put it down as I intended to, I recommend you try reading a bit further till you get hooked.<br />
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So wishing you a happy reading, Adieu!!!<br />
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Deep$http://www.blogger.com/profile/10302927825874865292noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828691109435761109.post-72491313634479192552013-02-23T07:08:00.000-08:002015-06-08T03:27:13.742-07:00A writer’s block?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It’s been a really long time since I have written. Over the last few months there have been moments when something or the other struck me. That idea , that thought was something I wanted to put down but neither time nor circumstance were right to sit down leisurely and put down in words those thoughts of mine. There have been moments when all I had was leisure…I would open my laptop, open the blog and then sit staring at the screen…the words just wouldn’t come. I would stare at the screen and wait for some idea or some inspiration to strike. As moments pass, my frustration would mount and to avoid that I would go into Facebook and go chit chat with somebody about something. And so the months have passed and I have written nothing.<br />
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And today as I sit simply with nothing to do... my thoughts go astray and I realize it was a combination of factors preventing me from writing…Changes in life brought on by work, the nature of the job, my nature, and of course the changes in my life over the last few months (of course you can guess what these are)…everything has robbed from me the time I used to dream and fantasize and write things down. And now as I sat in the dark (power cut) I realize changes are bound to happen, and I have no choice but to make time for my writing, if I am serious about it. And with these thoughts in my mind, I sit to pen this down and post it as soon as the current comes. And so my “writer’s block” is at an end…<br />
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With a smile and hoping to come back soon with more….Adieu</div>
Deep$http://www.blogger.com/profile/10302927825874865292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828691109435761109.post-44200937085535224532012-12-04T07:42:00.001-08:002015-06-08T03:27:39.201-07:00My brother...Sheldon personified...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Those who know me very well may have had their fill of stories of my brother...This is just a write up on one of the latest happenings that proves that my brother is "Sheldon personified" followed by a few of my brother's famous sayings.<br />
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Let me start of with the incident...<br />
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Whilst I was in my second year at Rajagiri, I came across a TV series called 'The Big Bang Theory' and to say I was hooked would be an understatement. I was pretty surprised when I came home to see my younger brother also watching the same TV series. He was hooked to an extent where he knew half the dalogues and could say them without any prompting.<br />
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As days went by, I began to see, what I call Sheldonism, in him. Knowing him and his gang of friends and I would probably describe them similar to the geeks/nerds in this series....<br />
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Yesterday he had the Scence Fair at school where he and a friend of his had an exhibit. This exhibit had its origins from an episode of 'The Big Bang Theory'. There is an episode where they show Sheldon, Leonard, Howard and Raj experimenting on a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-Newtonian_fluid" target="_blank">Non-Newtonin Fluid </a>. So they set up the entire thing and it was really a great concept. They set up the speakers and the mixture and showed people the oobleck do a dance. For those who haven't had a chance to see this series or couldn't understand this experiment, I suggest you watch the episode <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eA1jSlx9c30" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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I had been mulling over the idea for putting down some of my brother's so called "laws" and "survival tactics" for a long time now. Seeing his geekiness in the form of a great experiment, I felt that it was high that I share these laws with a few others as well...<br />
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PS: You may raise your eyebrows after reading the below. These are straight from the horses aka Rohit's mouth...<br />
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<u>Rohit's Law of Bottleum </u><br />
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"The water in a bottle remains constant unless and until an external 'Rohit' comes and drinks it, where Rohit can mean anybody and everybody"<br />
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<u>Survival Rules</u><br />
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Rule 1: If anyone ever says anything you don't understand....just smile and nod your head at them...<br />
Rule 2: Keep others expectation of you very low..So when you actually do something, they will be surprised and happy.<br />
Rule 3: When people whom you don't know come and ask if you know them just smile and nod your head...<br />
Rule 4: If you don't want your teacher to catch you during an extremely boring period, repeat whatever your teacher says at intervals, nod your head always, smile at the teacher and don't let them catch you yawning.<br />
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The most important rule here being the Rule No 4. According to my sources, this rule is used very extensively.<br />
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So signing off for now...and will be back with more of Rohit's craziness as soon as I can....<br />
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