Come November!

The month of November has set in and all I can think of is,"Oh no! there are no holidays this month." Yeah, after all the holidays in October, suddenly the thought of working 5 days a week for a month seems like a long stretch! Of course we have December to look forward to and all the preparations that will begin for Christmas. Ahh...I'm already setting off to Winter Wonderland :)

So I'm girding myself for this rigorous month that lies ahead of me and steer my way through....C'mon girl you can do it!!

Books and holidays

Watched 'Little women" yesterday with my sis and I enjoyed it thoroughly. Read the book when i was in school and it's always a different experience when you watch these characters come alive on screen! I would want to read the book again and relive the moments!! In school I would be so lost in these stories and so content living their lives and being a part of their experience.

I never had a care in the world. At school I would wait for lunch break so that I could exchange my book in the library for another. Those were the days!! In fact even during my summer vacations, my father would get books from the city library and just the sight of those books would get me so ecstatic!!

So much has changed now! I only get to read when I am at home or I am down with a bug....Sheesh!!! How I miss those good ol' days

My friend's wedding

Last Sunday I attended my ex-colleague's wedding and boy! it was a different experience altogether. It was the first I was a witness to a Sikh wedding. The wedding took place in a Gurudwara in Camp. I went along with my sis who was also completely bowled over by a cultural shock!

Why do I say so? It was for the first time we were surrounded by Punjabi and all we could hear was Punjabi. In fact the wedding ceremony was conducted in Punjabi!! You could say I was totally "Lost in Translation". But I enjoyed the experience and it felt so different meeting people from a different community who speak, dress and behave differently.

My friend was excited to see us and she looked so happy to be married!! She looked absolutely stunning that day!! Her joy clearly reflected on her face which made her look extremely beautiful. I wish her loads of happiness and an exciting married life ahead!!

Health is Wealth

Coming back after a long hiatus of sorts. I was quite sick and it was so difficult to function. I was stay put at home and the rest did me good!!!! It is really great to get back to work and continue with the mundane things of life......

This week is gonna be long and I hope to have the energy to take me through. Getting back to the routine takes a bit of time.....But once you are in the grind, everything's a blur....Falling ill helped me slow down and think a lot.....Kinda a blessing in disguise, huh?

Holiday

Tomorrow's a holiday yippee!!! What am I gonna do? Meet up with a friend over a cup of coffee and relax...that's all...A holiday in the middle of the week is always welcome :)

Memories...

Today as I signed into my email account, I was surprised to receive a friend request from the name that seemed vaguely familiar. The name was familiar but the surname was different, then I saw that the person had put her maiden surname. I was like wow! she's married eh?? Of course, I remember her-she was my next door neighbor in my dorm.

Suddenly I was flooded with memories of the past. It's been seven years since I last saw her man!! I am really excited about getting in touch with an old friend. So much has changed from what I was 11 years ago....When I think of this friend, certain things come to mind.

She was the first person who actually helped me find a room to stay (yeah, I was a hostelite then!). She was smart and handled the landlords well for a girl of petite built and only 17!!. She helped me open an account in the bank and took me to the bookstore to buy medical books for our syllabus. Yeah I was studying to be a doctor!!

Later on, when I shifted to the college hostel, she was my next door neighbor. The thing I remember about her the most was that she was very meticulous and her room was spic and span! Wow! the image is still fresh in my mind. I remember having long chats with her on various occasions where topics ranged from silly talks to politics (she loved to talk about politics).

As years passed, I moved on and made new friends and so did she. But whenever we met we greeted each other with a smile. After our internship, we lost contact, in fact I lost contact with all my college friends. The last I saw them was 4 years back. It will be wonderful to met her and recall those days where we made plans how we would like our future to be, little realizing that I hold nothing in my hands. How foolish we were back then! But whatever, they were some good memories to treasure.....

Saying good bye!!

One of the toughest things to do is saying good-bye! Suddenly you realise that the wonderful times that you spent with your colleague and friend has come to an end. Come to think it, everything has a beginning and also an end. Things don't go on forever and people move on with their lives and so must I. Working with this particular colleague was an experience in itself. In life you come across very few people with whom you can work joyfully and have loads of fun all at the same time.

Yes! It's gonna be difficult not having you around, but as I said life goes on. We make new friends, make new memories and treasure the old! All I can say dear friend, have a great life ahead and may you always spread joy and laughter around....Will miss u!!!

How times fly

Within a matter of few days I will be completely a year at my workplace. Wow!!! I can really say, time flies...Before you know it we are already at the tail end of the year 2008. There were times when I felt that the days were just dragging along and times when the week would breeze through.

It's been great working as a content developer and learning something new every single day. And that doesn't seem to stop! Don't really know what tomorrow has in store for me but whatever it is, should be exciting!!!

The long and short of it

It always amazes me when I come across good written materials. I am like how do these people manage to put humor or satire into their writings? Where do they get their ideas from? And most important of all, where do they get the patience to write so much??

Then I look at myself coz it takes me a while to figure out what to write about. And more so I don't have the patience to write elaborately. I am good at synopsis. Short and sweet. I become restless if I have to be descriptive. Maybe u think I am lazy, m not. But being descriptive is way too difficult for me.....

Waiting for a change!

The past few days have been quite slow and very tiring. Nothing's worse when you wake up in the morning and find yourself feeling oh so tired and unrefreshed. Then you drag yourself to work hoping to catch a few winks in your cubicle.

I am so dying to go on a vacation and take a long break from work. This commuting back and forth to work and home is killing me at the present. But this will have to wait a while. Till then I'll have to be satisfied with what's available to me at present......

A typical day in my life!!!

A weary week...

This week was very hectic and all I have been doing is wait for the weekends to arrive. I am so tired these days that I find it so hard to do just anything. These days my energy levels are so low that it takes all of me to push myself out of bed. This week has been strange and I am still wondering why.....

Been thinking over and over again about the probable causes of fatigue that has inflicted me. What could it be??

1. Lack of sleep. Maybe, since M only able to squeeze in a max of 6 hours only.
2. Have stopped drinking coffee-Withdrawal symptoms I am assuming....
3. Have a hectic schedule. I leave home at 8.15am and reach home by 9.30pm
4. My transportation sucks big time..
5. Maybe age is catching up.....

Well, I feel it could be a combination of all the above, who knows.....Hope to catch up with my sleep and some rest this weekend...

Cat caught cat-napping!

It's those one of those days where you wish you could get away with a few winks. This kitty is so fortunate. Look at that serene face!!! Hey kitty kitty.....Wake up and smell the coffee...

Well I have a problem-I can't watch people sleep, coz I have this urge to wake them up! I know what you are thinking "How wicked"

Kya kare,aadat se majboor? (Habits die hard) Hee hee :P

What the rains taught me

This week moved pretty fast and not to forget the rains that lashed on Tuesday creating chaos amidst people. On that fateful day, when I left home it did not occur to me that I would be spending the night at my friend's place. Becoz of the rains, all the roads that led to my home were heavily congested in the evening, so had to take a diversion.

There were many things that I learnt on Tuesday and would like to list them down:

• We are so helpless in the face of nature
• It brought in a sense of great fear thinking how powerful God is and what He is actually capable of
• Kinda experienced the callous nature of people
• Was able to understand the famous line, 'A friend in need is a friend indeed'
• We are so susceptible to stress and weariness
• Grateful to technology-was able to keep in touch with my family
  
• Life is so unpredictable and very short
• Ultimately God is the Creator and Sustainer of life!!

As I always say, live one day at a time!!

A journey just begun!!

Before I get busy with my work, just wanted to say that I have completed 6 months in the world of blogging!! Yipee!!!! It's been a wonderful experience so far and there is so much I have yet to learn. The journey has been very exciting and M looking forward for more :)

Hope to be more faithful in blogging and to get real serious in writing soul-stirring posts. Well, did I just say soul-stirring? Hmmm let's see how that goes for now. Wanna thank those who were kind enough to read my posts and give their suggestions and comments. Keep those comments coming!!!