Little World

Bright sunny morning. Bizzare sounds of some cows mooing and people talking loudly. Yet I just turned around refusing to let the moment pass away. But as usual, my grandmother didnt let me sleep. She has this belief that you can get hold of the most positive energy from the universe only if you wake up early. A belief that I have believed in for the last 14 years now! Pondicherry is my birthplace and it has always been very special to me. School, friends, Grand-parents, college, moments, life. It has meant world to me and going back to the place after some 3 odd years had me trying hard to control all the old memories rushing and waiting to relive in my heart.

I am sure most of my school friends will remember this song and may be humming even till date! This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine Let it shine, Let it shine, Let it shine. Somehow this song always remained close to my heart. This morning was another busy Wednesday- Advait 's food, our breakfast, get ready, light the diya, pray and run! And of course we could do all this because Advait was still sleeping! We woke him up just in time to get to the car and as the sleepyhead was still finding a cozy spot on my shoulder, my husband opened the garage shutter. And the sleepyhead instantly brightens up, raises his finger towards the shutter and goes - aaah!  I know you must be wondering what my point is! Just think how many wonderful moments we lose and not get curious in the rush or when we are sleepy or just not alert or in the moment 😅 My son remi

With the advent of intellisense, spell check, auto-complete - communication has gotten so much simpler and quicker. One would imagine with technology reaching ever growing unimaginable Heights - we can be so much more connected! And that has definitely happened! It's so easy to share my happy moments with my family spread across the country through Facebook or instagram - I never miss a birthday - thanks to whatsapp!! I can Skype with my family  or facetime with my cousins and now I even use duo to video call! Yet, it takes a humongous effort to really communicate. Not with friends or colleagues but even with people who are so close to you and may mean the world. How hard is it to drop by and give a hug? Or just call out of the blue and say hi, I just felt like  talking to you! Or leave a message and say - Hey am busy these days - let's catch up in a week 😉 In the rushed lifestyle that we lead - just getting through the day seems like a victory!  Somewhe

Everything is so relative, as a friend of mine had once very intelligently stated. Sometimes, your mind is just clam, wanting nothing, desiring nothing, feeling full. And there are times, when it needs everything! Being at home all by myself after a long time, I awarded myself the gift of retrospection. Thinking through helps to put things in perspective. I am still wondering if being random is more rewarding...

My last post seemed so strange to me! How strictly I followed my own advice for the first time! Weeks since the last blog have been really active and fun too. Camping trip, Keith Urban concert, golfing one weekend, trip to Noah's Arc water park, some more movies, a sudden trip to New York, and finally Florida trip to Sonal didi's home! Phew!! wonderful way to spend the summer in US. And to top it all, certification! Its Infy's way to punish for being loyal to it :)Anyway, its fun to be "on-the-go". The rush in the adrenaline kind of gives you a feeling that you are alive, doing something, going somewhere! Another good side-effect is learning. Gosh, you get to learn, understand new or different things, almost exponentially. Well, all the exaggeration apart, I really had a good summer. My decision to camping was a bit reluctant since a friend wanted me to shop at the Great Mall of America with her! but my other friends at Milwaukee were totally keen for camping. And

I have never been an avid movie watcher. But lately, I have begun enjoying watching good movies. Not sure how this happened...maybe the fact that I have been finding more time for myself in the weekends...Loads of friends around, but most of us end up doing something or other different and it’s nice to be on your own...make new friends and hey, watch movies!! I sure take looong to get to the point! Anyways, last weekend, I happened to see “Luck By Chance”. Farhan Akhtar and Konkana Sen Sharma duo was an attractive factor for me. I liked the way the script moved forward. An ambitious guy makes his way to the stardom with his talent and charm. I had an argument with a friend that there is nothing wrong in being ambitious and it just so happened that he could use people (read friends) and move still further. Others could not keep up with his pace! He said “Being ambitious does not mean cheating…period.” A good statement actually and well intentioned. Another movie for which there were no