Thanks Giving - two words as simple as it can get... Giving Thanks... :)
Living in United States this is one of the most awaited holidays after christmas I guess.
Flight charges surge, and you can hear your friends/colleagues asking their peers what their plans for thanks giving. Mostly people try to get together with family or go out on tourist or solitude place. But literally
I wonder in those days or on a normal day how many times do we say Thank you ...
we just take most of the things for granted and assume we are born with all what we have with our birth right.So let us thanks for our rights on this special day by doing something small.
Anything is fine...
Everybody have their way, but try doing it some way. I do it my way too or probably the most convinient way.
The way I incorporate thankyou in my day to day life, whenever I have my dinner in a plate.
I take one small piece a side stating thank you for a day which was so good and thank you for always a meal for me and my loved ones. This is also most fun meal of my day as it is in one plate with my better half and I ask if he has done said above, I always look forward for it and eat that portion in the end.
Here it is, why not you say 'Thank you' to someone or to so many this special holiday season.
Trust me you would realise how much happiness and gratitude are intertwined with each other.
"Happy Thanksgiving"
Thanks for reading though :)
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Monday, November 23, 2009
Because, I want to do it!!!
Whatever you want to do it,you really want to do it and you feel that is right, Do it. Never let others decide whether you would be able to do it or not or it is right or wrong.
In my 11th grade my close friends were playing for our state roller hockey before that they used to play ground hockey with me since it used to happen in school. I always longed that my parents like their parents take me to stadium too, and I also get to play and take part in tournaments. It never happened, and my parents always consider only good their child can do to herself would be getting good grades.I was just about above average, never a topper but always used to make it as I remember I used to associate my dignity to almost anything.
I alone went and took up roller hockey, my father sternly said ‘NO’ as he didn’t think it will take me anywhere. I borrowed skates from my friends brother and with no sports shoes and no track suit. No, money was never a constraint if this is going there but my parents never think it was a great idea to delve into roller hockey at this age, I was 18 or 19 at that time. When getting to good college was utmost important and balancing on skates for me would be quite difficult or you can say impossible.
I did it, and became part of my state hockey team and our team did win gold medal as well. A confession I didn’t even know roller skating properly and was laughing stock of the spectators too with hatred of other team members owing to least experience and for my luck for getting a place in the state team.
By winning gold medal each team member gets 10,000 rupees as scholarship. With that first thing I got for myself was a sports shoes and from that money my first bank account was opened and that bank account always has money and I learned to always keep some money aside for dreams, passions or aspirations. I also got admission in comparatively good college for the same reason and things started falling in place.
Right now, I am in one of those situation again I am slogging and whatever I am putting is not leading me anywhere. Probably I should be grateful it is making me go through that interesting path again and I would like to think this is happening for the reason too. I am seriously thinking of a career change following what I would like to do and whenever I discuss the same with friends. I get the answer wherever you would go , you would find the similar type of work. I answer them then I will change from there too. Unless I find something which makes me passionate about and when I get up in the morning I look forward for my day.
If you wanted to do something, and you are not doing because others are telling you won’t be able to do it, then you are doing biggest injustice to yourself, stop leading someone's else life.
Do it because you want to do it, not because other did it or other didn’t do it and things will start falling in place.
PS: I am not saying you shouldn't listen to others advice, you should always listen to what people has to say but do what you think will make you happy.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Blessed!!!!
Everyday write one thing you are blessed with. (more is allowed and anything counts e.g. coffee at my workplace is free :))
I assure you in the end of the month you will realise how blessed you are and you would be bloating with happiness, smiles, confidence of so much fortune you have (In true sense not in literal terms).
In the morning I just did that, when I got up thinking about that thing and with gratitude of how blessed I was.
Suddenly in the morning sun smiled on me. The streaks of it coming from the clouds as I see it from the window at my work seemed so pretty.
Laughter of the person sitting in the other aisle at work which on usual days is annoying I have to switch on my headsets seemed so special that I had to go and compliment him stating your laughter can make anyone's day brighter :).
Do it ... if not and you are too busy it is ok. In that case, I can vouch on it that "You are actually BLESSED", so be happy and
***
Make it a Great Day.
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I assure you in the end of the month you will realise how blessed you are and you would be bloating with happiness, smiles, confidence of so much fortune you have (In true sense not in literal terms).
In the morning I just did that, when I got up thinking about that thing and with gratitude of how blessed I was.
Suddenly in the morning sun smiled on me. The streaks of it coming from the clouds as I see it from the window at my work seemed so pretty.
Laughter of the person sitting in the other aisle at work which on usual days is annoying I have to switch on my headsets seemed so special that I had to go and compliment him stating your laughter can make anyone's day brighter :).
Do it ... if not and you are too busy it is ok. In that case, I can vouch on it that "You are actually BLESSED", so be happy and
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Make it a Great Day.
***
Monday, November 09, 2009
"Honey" I Flushed the phone.
By 'Flush' here I literally means flushed ...This was 9Th in my lost phone list.
***********************DISCLAIMER*****************************
This blog doesn't justify my habit of losing things, I should work on it.
Second, I shouldn't be pulled for it.
*****************************************************************
I have a confession to make and here it goes, story with me and my phone starts way back in 1999.
1st Phone:I never fantasize stuff, but I want to have and do everything in life from tech to luxury from love to friendship, from happiness to crying that's me. As my sister left for United States for her job and I had an eye on her cellphone back then and being second in the legacy ownership among my siblings.
I got her smallest slim Siemens's c35, trust me I was the only one in the whole college to have a cellphone at that time.I used to flaunt it with a transparent college bag and visible my cellphone, there were times when I used to go past the college canteen, where all the guys staring of what the girls are wearing today I used to call on my cellphone itself from the canteen STD to flaunt look I have a cellphone. Just two days, past and I make my visit to college bank to pay my minimal college fees I came back you know what somebody stole it (transparent bag :)).I cried and I was so so hurt , I lost the most dearest thing to my heart told my friend who once proposed me and he was like don't shed tears I will get you so many more. There comes my boyfriend (now my husband) on his scooter who comes to know from his network of friends, that his girlfriend is crying to bits and pieces and I ran towards him.No he didn't say the above lines or in fact he didn't say anything :( at that time I was contemplating a decision of him being my life partner. I thought this person in my life don't even care about the dearest thing of my life, I was seriously thinking to reconsider my decision.
2nd Phone: Later, from the money I used to get from the tutions bought a simple old used Panasonic phone, as I feel phone was the greatest thing I could get for myself, not a great phone for a person who goes so much on whims and luxuries, so had to give up on it.
3rd Phone: Two years passed without a cellphone after that, I came out of college with our recent college jobs we earned minimal 7000rs or 140$.
Pay day so hence first pay gift from my boyfriend, now my husband ... from his first salary was a colored nokia cellphone which was worth 14000 rupees at that time. I never bothered, to know howcome from his 7 grands pay he got double the prize cellphone, OK that was the day I thought my decision was not that bad and I should marry him :) and till now he is man of few words but can get the world for me even if he has to stretch himself to limits.
4Th Phone:
After 4 yrs after working for 3 years, In 2006 I came to United States as a student, the moment I entered my brother arranged for me T-mobile cellphone, since here the cellphone comes with the contract it was 2 yrs. Bummer!! the moment I entered into my university campus it doesn't get great signals in bluewall (College Cafeteria only :)) , with me always throwing the tantrums want a new one.
5Th Phone : So, my sister got me a Verizon cellphone next week though everyone in my friend circle had AT&T since my sister had Verizon that made her sense (it will be free for her to talk to me :( ). With passion of talking and connecting to people. I always used to exceed its minutes and used to pay some 150$ etc phone bill almost every second month.On the first fight with my mom and dad, I threw my cellphone I broke it. I learned never break your stuff when you are angry, you have to pay huge returns after you cool off. I think that was the last time I did it .
6Th Phone : Brother Ordered new one,:( , It was HUGE BULKY Nokia phone, all my friend used to pull my leg open the phone antenna and then talk.
7Th Phone - Didn't like it, wanted a new one please ... :) saved money from funding to get a new Verizon phone (which are damn expensive), got a 175$ out of contract phone, I was a grad student earning minimal 395$ per paycheck at that time.
8Th Phone- My b'day in 2008, need for iPhone arrives as it is in rave and phone is best thing I can have for my b'day.Boyfriend gets me one, again the same story I flaunted it :) ... Got back after my wedding, first thing I do when I land in US, check my emails through my phone :) put it in seat pocket in the plane and then sink back on the seats to get a sleep as had pretty tiring trip visiting three countries in four days for our so called honeymoon.Reached my home, after a long long journey... next morning all set to get back to work, shhhhhhh!! phone. HONEY, I left my phone (So called iPhone) in the plane. Christmas time, Santa get me phone please :) my so called dear husband, went and check out for iPhone again , this time out of contract and it will cost 400$s.
No I am done , I don't need one went alone and got a 9$ phone from the best buy and you know what it works great, I can talk with the same clarity and nothing changes and soon I realise it doesn't make any difference the purpose of the phone is to talk and which ever numbered phone it was , all served it purpose...
One fine evening at work, as the festive season starts after whole day of strenuous work as always me making plans for the weekend and the festival talking to a dear friend on my so called 9$ phone as I talk, make plans and pay a visit to restroom while I talk... After hanging up lost in my thoughts, open the restroom door, with phone still clinching between my shoulder and ear, with my face all tilted. Conversation over, head back to normal position... and there it goes right there ...
With technology present anywhere but everywhere... toilets too are with sensors and it flushes and down it goes my dear 9$ phone which taught in the end it doesn't matter how much it costs, the only thing it should do is solve your purpose... goes right in front of my eyes,churning and down there...
Next thing, that comes to my mind..., Happens, gone not a big deal.. I am used to it, not a big deal, this time no crying, no qualms just called my husband right then from my desk who apparently was enjoying a basketball (Blazer game) at the stadium.
Stating
"Honey - I flushed my phone " and he replies.
"oh it is OK, don't worry we will get the new one"
Next call , I made to my mother
"Mum - I flushed my phone " and she replies
"oh , it was your 9$ phone ,no big deal by now you should be used to it"
and rest no-one knows... :)
To some - I lost my phone, to some it got spoiled truth is, It got FLUSHED :( ...
You see, when going gets tough- tough gets going and If you can’t get out of a situation, you can at least make the most of it, so everything will be OK in the end...if it's not ok, it's not the end, so right now happy with my nokia 20$ phone, that doesn't mean I won't switch to another fancy one. Surely when the need arrives or I can afford one will do so :)
***********************DISCLAIMER*****************************
This blog doesn't justify my habit of losing things, I should work on it.
Second, I shouldn't be pulled for it.
*****************************************************************
I have a confession to make and here it goes, story with me and my phone starts way back in 1999.
1st Phone:I never fantasize stuff, but I want to have and do everything in life from tech to luxury from love to friendship, from happiness to crying that's me. As my sister left for United States for her job and I had an eye on her cellphone back then and being second in the legacy ownership among my siblings.
I got her smallest slim Siemens's c35, trust me I was the only one in the whole college to have a cellphone at that time.I used to flaunt it with a transparent college bag and visible my cellphone, there were times when I used to go past the college canteen, where all the guys staring of what the girls are wearing today I used to call on my cellphone itself from the canteen STD to flaunt look I have a cellphone. Just two days, past and I make my visit to college bank to pay my minimal college fees I came back you know what somebody stole it (transparent bag :)).I cried and I was so so hurt , I lost the most dearest thing to my heart told my friend who once proposed me and he was like don't shed tears I will get you so many more. There comes my boyfriend (now my husband) on his scooter who comes to know from his network of friends, that his girlfriend is crying to bits and pieces and I ran towards him.No he didn't say the above lines or in fact he didn't say anything :( at that time I was contemplating a decision of him being my life partner. I thought this person in my life don't even care about the dearest thing of my life, I was seriously thinking to reconsider my decision.
2nd Phone: Later, from the money I used to get from the tutions bought a simple old used Panasonic phone, as I feel phone was the greatest thing I could get for myself, not a great phone for a person who goes so much on whims and luxuries, so had to give up on it.
3rd Phone: Two years passed without a cellphone after that, I came out of college with our recent college jobs we earned minimal 7000rs or 140$.
Pay day so hence first pay gift from my boyfriend, now my husband ... from his first salary was a colored nokia cellphone which was worth 14000 rupees at that time. I never bothered, to know howcome from his 7 grands pay he got double the prize cellphone, OK that was the day I thought my decision was not that bad and I should marry him :) and till now he is man of few words but can get the world for me even if he has to stretch himself to limits.
4Th Phone:
After 4 yrs after working for 3 years, In 2006 I came to United States as a student, the moment I entered my brother arranged for me T-mobile cellphone, since here the cellphone comes with the contract it was 2 yrs. Bummer!! the moment I entered into my university campus it doesn't get great signals in bluewall (College Cafeteria only :)) , with me always throwing the tantrums want a new one.
5Th Phone : So, my sister got me a Verizon cellphone next week though everyone in my friend circle had AT&T since my sister had Verizon that made her sense (it will be free for her to talk to me :( ). With passion of talking and connecting to people. I always used to exceed its minutes and used to pay some 150$ etc phone bill almost every second month.On the first fight with my mom and dad, I threw my cellphone I broke it. I learned never break your stuff when you are angry, you have to pay huge returns after you cool off. I think that was the last time I did it .
6Th Phone : Brother Ordered new one,:( , It was HUGE BULKY Nokia phone, all my friend used to pull my leg open the phone antenna and then talk.
7Th Phone - Didn't like it, wanted a new one please ... :) saved money from funding to get a new Verizon phone (which are damn expensive), got a 175$ out of contract phone, I was a grad student earning minimal 395$ per paycheck at that time.
8Th Phone- My b'day in 2008, need for iPhone arrives as it is in rave and phone is best thing I can have for my b'day.Boyfriend gets me one, again the same story I flaunted it :) ... Got back after my wedding, first thing I do when I land in US, check my emails through my phone :) put it in seat pocket in the plane and then sink back on the seats to get a sleep as had pretty tiring trip visiting three countries in four days for our so called honeymoon.Reached my home, after a long long journey... next morning all set to get back to work, shhhhhhh!! phone. HONEY, I left my phone (So called iPhone) in the plane. Christmas time, Santa get me phone please :) my so called dear husband, went and check out for iPhone again , this time out of contract and it will cost 400$s.
No I am done , I don't need one went alone and got a 9$ phone from the best buy and you know what it works great, I can talk with the same clarity and nothing changes and soon I realise it doesn't make any difference the purpose of the phone is to talk and which ever numbered phone it was , all served it purpose...
One fine evening at work, as the festive season starts after whole day of strenuous work as always me making plans for the weekend and the festival talking to a dear friend on my so called 9$ phone as I talk, make plans and pay a visit to restroom while I talk... After hanging up lost in my thoughts, open the restroom door, with phone still clinching between my shoulder and ear, with my face all tilted. Conversation over, head back to normal position... and there it goes right there ...
With technology present anywhere but everywhere... toilets too are with sensors and it flushes and down it goes my dear 9$ phone which taught in the end it doesn't matter how much it costs, the only thing it should do is solve your purpose... goes right in front of my eyes,churning and down there...
Next thing, that comes to my mind..., Happens, gone not a big deal.. I am used to it, not a big deal, this time no crying, no qualms just called my husband right then from my desk who apparently was enjoying a basketball (Blazer game) at the stadium.
Stating
"Honey - I flushed my phone " and he replies.
"oh it is OK, don't worry we will get the new one"
Next call , I made to my mother
"Mum - I flushed my phone " and she replies
"oh , it was your 9$ phone ,no big deal by now you should be used to it"
and rest no-one knows... :)
To some - I lost my phone, to some it got spoiled truth is, It got FLUSHED :( ...
You see, when going gets tough- tough gets going and If you can’t get out of a situation, you can at least make the most of it, so everything will be OK in the end...if it's not ok, it's not the end, so right now happy with my nokia 20$ phone, that doesn't mean I won't switch to another fancy one. Surely when the need arrives or I can afford one will do so :)
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