The key to the door of my mind!!

A shout of thanks:)

2011-12-20T20:05:00.000-08:00

Praising God for adding another day into my life. Praising Him for the countless things He has blessed me with. I thank Him for saving me from the depths of hell and giving me new life. I am glad that today I celebrate my birthday knowing that Christ is my Saviour, my God, my Redeemer and of course my Friend. Faithful to the end.

A big shout out for all my friends who have blessed me with much joy and happiness, rebuked me when I have been wrong and stood by me through tough times. Love y'all.

Thanking God for my parents who have been so loving and have faithfully nurtured me.

Last but not the least to my sister, who very patiently bears with my idiosyncrasies ;) Love you sista and know that I will trouble you till Christ returns :)

Lazy days

2011-10-26T20:55:00.000-07:00

Right now I am totally enjoying waking up in the morning at my own given time. That is what I love about holidays. You don't have a fixed schedule for the day. You just go with the flow. Even though I am at home during these holidays, I love the relaxed atmosphere around. Eating at random times, sleeping at random times and of course being chilled out most of the time :) After having absolutely crazy months at work, this truly is a blessing. Praise God for the different seasons in our lives. I would not want everyday to be a holiday or every day to be crazy hectic either. To know He is all wise and gives us these seasons so that we learn to be thankful for each of it.

Simple Pleasures of Life

2011-10-24T11:38:00.000-07:00

In my last post I mentioned about my plans not going how I wanted it to go..But I am glad that it did not...Today was a very simple day, where I just rested, read a book and went out in the evening... Nothing great to what I had planned for this week..But when I was having super crazy busy days, all I desired was a quiet time. It was nice just to walk on the streets of Pune and eat roasted groundnuts on a cold evening. Let me not take these things for granted.Very soon I will be back in the whirlwind of work and exhaustion. So I should take these simple, not so extravagant days as a blessing from God. As He knows what is good for me.

Plans

2011-10-23T22:43:00.000-07:00

I love to make plans.. I mean who doesn't... This week was supposed to be ones of those "planned holiday getaways"... Well it did not go the way I thought it would... The city I wanted to visit, ended up in a state of strike... So had to cancel my tickets and be in Pune:( So here i am down with the flu trying to make the best of my holidays.. I really hope I can come up with some better ideas to make my coming days a little more interesting!!!

DO WE KNOW WHAT WE REALLY WANT ?

2011-09-03T00:26:00.000-07:00

ABC* company the name itself drew me closer to work for them. I remember walkingby the office building years ago and thinking, “Oh how I wish I could get a jobhere”. Well my wish was granted in the August of 2010.I was super excited forworking in an “IT” company; the professionalism, the style, the whole workculture. I was looking forward to start my new journey. However something thatI did not see coming into my very near future would be me quitting ABC in 2months.

Frommy 3 and a half years of work experience something that I can say veryconfidently is that many a times we really don’t know what we want. Or if I wereto put it in a better way , “We really don’t know what is good for us.”

I felt like a total misfit when I started mycareer at MIT Design College. I clearly remember the first day at MIT Designwhere the whole creative world just blew me away. Each person was different; beit their hair, the style of dressing or the language. I thought in my mind Idon’t think I will survive in this place for more than a month. Fast forward to2 years later and I am still working there, enjoying every moment and very welladapting to the culture that seemed very alien to me on the first day.

NowI look back and wonder as to what went wrong with the other job. It was mydream job; to be working with professionals where things are done in saidmanner, every cubicle looks exactly the same, giving it the uber professionallook. The first few days I felt great, everyone is formal and totally intotheir work. I was amazed at to how a lot of work could be accomplished by e-mail.A few weeks down the lane, all that seemed so glamorous initially, startedfading away. I desired to have conversations with people which never happenedas everyone is super busy. My work kinda started taking over me and I would noteven realize when my day had come to an end.

Ihad to sit down and think, “Is this what I really wanted? Do I see myself atthis job with these kind of people for the next few years???” The answer was aBIG NO. Even though at the Design College the crowd was crazy and the wallswere painted in different colours, I loved it. I could connect to all of it atsome level.

Anywaysthis whole journey was a good revelation for me to know for myself what Ireally desired. I don’t regret quitting that fancy job at the IT company. I wasjust glad that I did not have to be at a place that I did not like .

*ABC-Cannotuse the original name if the company.

Music

2011-08-31T21:59:00.000-07:00

Music... What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear the word "Music" For me its joy, love,rest, creativity and many more things. It is such an integral part of me.I don't remember a day that I have not listened to music. I am always amazed at the creativity of it. Each person who is musically gifted display their style uniquely. Praise God for it, or we would all be listening to one kind of music, which would be pretty sad.

There is so much that you can come to know about a person through music. It reveals much about you. So what kind of music do you like? I would love to hear your choice:)

Follow your Heart

2010-11-15T22:05:00.000-08:00

I have been watching a series on TV called "Masterchef Australia". I am always blown over by the fact that the people cooking in the series are amateurs. The food that they bring to the table is absolutely breathtaking. The reason that they are so good in what they do is because cooking is what they are passionate about. They have left their high paying jobs to pursue the very thing they love doing. Watching these people has inspired me to follow my heart and to pursue the things i love doing.

I am always discouraged to see people around me take up jobs, or pursue subjects( in their academics) that they are not interested in. The only driving factor for them is money. Money cant buy you satisfaction, and that is something i have experienced in my personal life. I got a job at a really fancy company. I was super excited to start working. I think my friends were more excited than me ;) A few days in my new job and I knew that I would not last here very long. The work I was doing was not something i looked forward to. I dreaded going to work every day. And trust me the pay was really good, which made my decision to quit quite difficult as well. But I did resign. When I look back that was the best decision I ever made. I did get another job in a smaller company and not as fancy as my previous one but I am happy here.

It takes much courage to follow your dreams.Very few tread on these roads. But the reward is worth it :)

Relaxed!!!!!

2010-06-24T04:49:00.000-07:00

Last week was probably one of best week I have had for ages!!! I made a trip down to Goa with my sister to meet some good friends. They are more like family to me:) The vacation was so perfectly timed that I came back thoroughly refreshed and rejuvenated.

Goa is beautiful in the rains...I know u can't go much to the beach or shop around. But after having a crazy hectic schedule here in Pune, the last thing I wanted to do in Goa was run around sight seeing. Was staying in Porvorim in a really neat bungalow. It was constructed many years back, so it kinda had an old feel to it. Loved sitting near the window and reading and watchin it rain outside. This trip definitely did good to my health.

The highlight of my vacation were the kids. The family that i was stayin with had 4 kids, ranging from a 6yr old to a one yr old. So u can imagine the energy levels in that house:) I got so involved in their schedules (be it swimming, or taekwondo, or even their sleep timings) that i forgot that I will be goin back soon:( The one yr old was the cutest...She loves to eat and eat and eat .And well after all that eating guess wat babies loooove to do??? Poop.. I was tired changing her diapers...But it was a joy in itself. I think I was just so happy doin somethin totally different from my normal routine, I accepted all that came my way :)

I know it goes without sayin but the sea food in Goa is amazing. Being an avid fish lover, i was in paradise :) Love the prawns and sausages( you get wonderful pork sausages). Ate loads of chocolate and ice cream and I came back gaining some weight, which I don't mind coz that's what vacations are for!!!

Somethin that I have resolved to do after this trip, is to try and take a vacation regularly. Hopin that I can do it, coz I know it does good to my body and mind:)

American Idol 2010

2010-05-31T00:02:00.001-07:00

I am a big fan of American Idol, and enjoy watching the show. On Saturday was the 2 hour Finale and I relished every bit of it (Ah maybe there were 2 song sequence I did not). On the whole it was a good end to the 9^th Season. Lee Dewyze won the title. That was another reason I was elated as he has always been my favorite singer ( love the raspy voice and the cute shy personality:)

It was good to see him grow on the show. It was a long journey for him, to be at the place that he is today. From a paint salesman to a rockstar icon-he definitely has one story to tell. One quality that I appreciated was that he took the critique from the judges well. He being a shy guy, just singing on stage would not do, you gotta perform.

Something that comes back to me when I watch these shows, is that in the end there might be just one winner, but each participant has gone back with valuable lessons learnt and fun memories to cherish.

My sister and I screamed for joy when they announced Lee’s name. Here is the link to the video of the Last 5 mins of the Finale Show. Hope you enjoy it like I did:)

http://www.americanidol.com/videos/season_9/season_9_finale/the_last_five_minutes/

Weekends!!!

2010-05-28T04:41:00.000-07:00

Its the end of another week:) Always a joy for all working professionals who lookout for those extra hours of sleep on a Saturday morning. This week went by really fast compared to the last week of craziness at work coz of the admission process(plus 6 days working). I don't have much planned for this weekend but i am still looking forward to it. Just happy yo get out of the routine of getting up and going to work.

Will be spending the day with my parents tomorrow. Need to clean up the place as we just got the house painted. I am always surprised at the junk that gets collected over the years. things that you usually don't need are kept for no reason( and trust me there is no sentimental value either). Looking forward to getting rid of all the clutter. One person who won't be very happy, will be my mom. She loves to hoard and I love to un-hoard( i don't even know if that's a word;)

Anyways all in all I guess its gonna be a productive weekend.I just hope that I can catch up with my friends as we have been planning and planning and planning....But the plans never seem to be executed as we have not met up as yet..Oh well...

So all of y'all have a wonderful weekend!!! Ciao for now :)

Iron Man 2

2010-05-12T02:51:00.000-07:00

The much awaited sequel Iron man 2 released last week. I remember seeing part one in 2008 and I fell in love with the character of Tony Stark. Robert Downing Jr is a gifted actor. The credit for Iron man 2 definitely goes to him. The movie has a decent amount of action sequence and of course "the cars". There was a good storyline and I am glad they gave a background history of the Stark Industries.

The addition of new characters, Scarlett Johansson, Mickey Rourke and Samuel L Jackson did justice to their roles. On the whole it was a decent movie worth your money and would recommend my friends to go watch it.

P.S. All those who did not wait till the credits, there is a scene at the end;)

Monday Blues.. Greens... Yellows...

2010-05-03T03:04:00.000-07:00

Call it whichever color u like, but right now I don't feel that great... Maybe its the constant weather change that's affecting my sinuses, or my urge to do something different. Right now that different could be as simple as just being at home and relaxing and not thinking about the Gas cylinder that needs to be replaced, or the water dispenser that gets empty really fast or even what different can I cook for breakfast apart from omelette and chapati (easy breakfast when you have to leave early for work:)

Its like I am on the go 24/7. I want to stop and smell the roses. But I have been so tired lately that I can barely smell anything when I am on my way back from work.It is definitely a different season right now for me. I am learning to be content in it too, coz life is not always gonna be chilled out and relaxed. Staying on your own does have its own share of responsibilities too (with the fun part of the freedom:) I am glad that I am getting a glimpse of how life will probably be if I do get married and have my own place to take care of.

This week looks busy too, with mum's 60th Birthday, Mothers day on Sunday and of course the release of the much awaited Iron Man 2:) So learning to rejoice and give thanks to God for all the different seasons:)

P.S. Yup that's me up there..all bonkers;)

Wats up wid me..

2010-04-28T00:01:00.000-07:00

Life has been pretty much the same the past few months. No major changes apart from moving out of home for a few months. It has been a good experience so far. Managing a home and taking care of the household responsibilities can be an adventure of its own. It has been fun. With the responsibility come the perks as well. One being, to have ur own space. Something that I have enjoyed is the late night movie times wid my girlfriends over. Just to sit down and talk random stuff, over a movie that we have probably watched over a million times:).

Work has been pretty much the same. Its quite relaxed and chilled out. Workouts are goin better than ever. Achieved my target weight and I am pretty happy about it.( When you start eating your own cooked food, you kinda end up loosing weight;)

Something that has been on mind mind is swimming and i am planning to take up classes for the same. Ya ya I know what your thinking, " You don't know how to swim?" This is just one of the things in my list of " Stuff I don't know, and need to do something about it". One of the things that I have been learning is Photography, and I am loving it. Playing with your camera to capture moments and images give you a different joy:)

Well I know I have been all over in this post, but i thought before I start writing on a regular basis (something i am tryin to keep up to) I migtht as well give an update as to what is goin on in my life. Anyways till the next post Ciao!!!

My Temporary New Home

2010-02-16T03:22:00.000-08:00

Its been a while that i have written...alright its almost a year and I am not too proud of the fact that I am not disciplined about updating my blog. A lot has happened in the past few months.. One of them being my sister and I housekeeping for a family. They needed to go to the states for a few months and wanted someone to take care of their place..So we very joyfully volunteered... Its good to have a place of your own..It teaches you to be responsible and wise..There are so many things to think about that you don't bother as much when your living with your parents..for Eg: are they extra snacks in the kitchen, just in case u get reeeeeally hungry and want to munch on something quick, or which is the drinking water tap??? These questions might not sound very relevant to an average person stayin with parents, but trust me when you start living on your own they do matter... Well everythin else seems to be working fine as of now so I am relaxed..All in all I am having a good time living with my sister, cooking, cleaning watchin movies and having fun!!!!!

Friends

2009-07-29T23:00:00.000-07:00

Friends are hard to find... Good ones even harder... A very good friend of mine had come down from the States to visit all of us here.. The two months that I spent with her was a blessing.. Even though she is ten years younger than me we get along pretty well...We had late night movies, conversations over coffee and great times reliving old memories.. I love her family and have had a wonderful time with them. She just left a few days back and i miss her already. After spending time with her I realized that maintaining relationships is hard. Especially when the person is far off. You have to work at it, and the end result is always sweet. Thank you Emily for taking your precious time to come and visit us here. You were a huge blessing to a lot of people. I am sure people back home must be waiting to see you:) Take care and love ya loads!!!

Break from work!!!

2009-06-05T04:20:00.000-07:00

I know i am writing after a long time but i was really busy the last whole month. Its usually Admission interviews and Jury and losta other things happening. June is a month of relaxation for me, so that's good news. M gonna be off for a week from work so I am excited about the break. Will be goin to my friend's place straight from work(sleepover woo hoo). Haven't had those in a long time.. My friend has come down from the States after 3 years. So i am really looking forward to spending some time with her...

Otherwise everything else is goin fine. Work is good, workouts have been great. Tried Power Yoga and Taebo this week. So all in all I have been happy:) Will try to be regular on posting, till then ciao!!!!

Picture Time

2009-04-30T02:06:00.000-07:00

Some of the recent pictures I have taken :)

Taking Advantage of Summer:)

2009-04-30T00:30:00.000-07:00

The past few days it has been incredibly hot..The temperatures have soared to 41.5 to 41.7 degrees.. Its been a while where its been so hot in Pune. It has its advantages though... Knowing what kind of a crazy lifestyle I have, where I am out for more than 12 hours a day(working and then working out in the gym) the heat has bought to my attention that i need relaxation time too... So I've been bunking gym in the evening and have started taking early morning walks. It is such a blessing... Just to be out in the open made so much of a difference..to feel the early morning breeze, to see the kids play in the park, to enjoy the greenery and also see people do weird exercises ha ha... Its cooler too, in the morning so that's nice... It has also given me some extra time in the evening to catch up on my hobbies like reading and cooking...

So till the temperatures come down a little, have decided to chill and relax and enjoy every day. I can make best use of the situation or just moan about it being hot and get no where...Will see u guys next week then, m gonna enjoy my long weekend starting tomorrow.. Till then Ciao!!!!

Love the number 5

2009-04-25T04:21:00.000-07:00

Something that i am earnestly waiting for is my weekend offs. I did not realise how privileged i was when i wud get my Saturdays and Sundays off. As there were some changes made in the semester at the college where I work we have to work for 6 mnths for 6 days a week. I thought hmmm how bad can it get... but trust me I am missing my two day offs. Sunday just comes by and by the time i start enjoying my day off its monday already:(

May will be the last month where I will be working Saturdays. Will be back to my 5 day shift very soon.yay!!!Well i am too tired to write much today.Its Saturday, m at work and will be leaving in half an hr... Hopin i enjoy my day tomo.. Till next week u guys take care..bubyee

Different Seasons

2009-04-18T03:24:00.000-07:00

Something that i enjoy about life is the different seasons that it brings... how boring would life be if it were filled only with joy, or only sorrow... M glad we have days that are busy, or chilled out, sometimes days of trial or even rest.. that's what makes it worth while.. It is good to give thanks unto to the Lord for these seasons, coz we learn the importance of every season, knowing that they teach us valuable lessons in life...

Right now m enjoying the season of singleness... M living it up.. doing the things that i wanna do, enjoying the freedom that i have(not saying that u lose it when you get married, but that a lot of responsibility is added on).. work is chilled out right now and m loving it...there was a phase where i was busy and m for glad for those days too(coz they made me look forward to the ones m having today:)

All in all i wanna say, God is wonderful and faithful and i am grateful for the new life i have in Him as a Christian... Love you Jesus...

Year 2009

2009-02-04T22:47:00.000-08:00

I felt 2008 went by too fast... when i look back so many months were just a blur...all in all it was a good year with a lot of lessons learnt...there were many highlights.. one being that i turned 25 and had a blast on my birthday.... i got my second job after 6 months of searching... made many new friends at work and as i work in a college its fun to interact with the students...developed an interest in Photography and planning to pursue this hobby. I completed working for a yr in the month of Jan 09. Never thought i wud last in my current job this long. Was tempted to leave many times, m glad i stuck on though. In this recession i doubt gettin a job elsewhere...Anyways hopin to be more disciplined here in my lifestlye and also maintaining my blog.. hee hee..hope i dont break these resolutions:)

Movie Review time...

2008-11-10T23:21:00.000-08:00

Well its been long I’ve written a movie review…I saw a comedy movie last Saturday-Evan Almighty. It is a sequel to Bruce Almighty. I liked it better than Bruce Almighty coz I guess Steve Carell is a lil milder than Jim Carrey. The story line is good. Evan Baxter(Steve Carell) is a congressman. Very particular about how he looks and is very clean. And that sometimes brings out an attitude that he is inconsiderate. He wants to change the world(metaphorically speaking). So he prays about it one night… so he gets an opportunity to do so…. But the process did not seem right according to him… but everythin works out well.. and he does get to save atleast his town…
The dialogues in the movie are good… I mean I was laughin quite a bit…the one character I really liked in the movie was steve carell’s secretary-wanda sykes. That woman has some character… she can make any man shake in their boots…
Something that came out to me from the movie was that, we need to be very careful of wat we ask for…coz the way we get it or the process, as u might say might not be as we might expect.. like I always tell my sister, lets make careful prayers, coz our God takes them very seriously..

Holiday time!!!

2008-11-03T02:13:00.000-08:00

I know I have not been that great in updating my blog… was busy with work for a few weeks n then I had the diwali holidays…. So I thought I might as well write something today. My holidays went pretty well. It was a good relaxin time.. even though I did not go out of station it was good just to be at home. Mom dad had been out so it was fun.. I spent my time reading, watchin movies(which I don’t get to do much coz of my crazy schedule), eating some yummy treats(as it was diwali had a lot of faraal).. so basically I just lazed around… to sum it up I had a relaxed time…

Picture time!!!

2008-10-10T03:46:00.000-07:00

Thought i'd do somethin different today.. instead of writing, i thought why not put some favourite pictures of mine...Got a new camera a few months back... so right now m just a beginner... maybe u might not find anythin great in the pics.. but for me it does mean a lot:)

Fond Memories!!!

2008-09-26T02:20:00.000-07:00

Before u know it its the end of the month.. well m glad n not complaining… coz that always means your closer to getting ur pay… its Friday and the end of the working week, which always makes me happy.. but this time m happier as m goin for a picnic (if I shud put it that way) with my office colleagues… m hopin to have a good time and just enjoy myself.. its been a really long time that I have gone out.. and this is the first time I am goin out with my office friends… planning to go to lonavala, and then to Lohagad and then stop for lunch at a resort… this is surely gonna be a stress buster( not like I am stressed out or anything) coz work has always been relaxed for me(have been blessed with that) but m welcome to any change from my routine life…

Last weekend was fun too… went for this long drive with my friend in her car.. it was like 4 girls in a car havin a good time… who says u need guys to have fun…played some great music in the car and that kept us going.. I enjoy these time with friends coz i know m not gonna get them back and I wanna make most of it now…u never know if u will get these wonderful days of singleness again(now m getting all senti haha).. but wat m tryin to say that I had a good time…

Things at workplace are goin well too… kinda getting settled so that nice.. m glad m around young people..(as m workin in a design college)… get to see a lot of interesting stuff..and lot of talent.. next month is gonna be fun as I have a week off for diwali, n we have the dandiya night..which means I will get to dance woohoo.. have always wanted to go for these dandiya dance stuff(basically i like getting all dressed up in indian clothes, n jewellery) so m actually lookin forward to all these things… so I guess right now life is pretty smooth… M happy, single n enjoyin every moment of it…

Sing Praises unto the Lord!!!

2008-09-17T22:43:00.000-07:00

Was really encouraged this mornin by the following devotional, so i thought i'd share it...

“Speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord.” - Ephesians 5:19
If we are Spirit-filled, we will have songs of praise in our hearts and on our lips.Once a Christian knows about being Spirit-filled and walking by the Spirit, it is still fair for him or her to ask, “But how can I know if the Holy Spirit is really at work in my life?” Ephesians 5:19 answers this question by declaring one of the unmistakable evidences of the Spirit’s full operation in our lives—we will have a song in our hearts.
The Bible does not give us much detail about the practical use of music and song, but there are enough references so that its significance to God and His people is clear. The Israelites praised God after He rescued them from the Egyptians (Ex. 15). The Psalms are filled with songs and praise, epitomized by the final verse, “Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord!” (150:6).
In the New Testament, Jesus and the disciples closed the Last Supper by singing a hymn (Matt. 26:30). Paul and Silas sang while they were imprisoned at Philippi (Acts 16:25). During his vision in Revelation 5, the apostle John sees this: “When He [Christ, the Lamb] had taken the book, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, having each one a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. And they sang a new song” (vv. 8-9).
That “new song” John was about to hear sung before God’s throne was not just new chronologically—it was new qualitatively. Here as elsewhere in the New Testament, “new” is used in relation to God’s salvation, which means it makes perfect sense for us to sing a new song—one that is far better than the world’s songs—if we are saved and filled with the Holy Spirit. Words of genuine praise should well up in our hearts often and at the appropriate times break forth from our lips as we reflect the joy of the Spirit-filled life.
Suggestions for Prayer: Thank God specifically for some of your favorite hymns.
For Further Study: Read Revelation 5:1-14 for the complete context of John’s new song. What is the song’s theme? How many eventually join in the praises?

Heart of Worship

2008-09-16T22:18:00.000-07:00

The song " Heart of Worship"has been one of my favourite worship songs. With a lot of things goin on in my life right now, the song aptly describes my state of mind . I am so thankful unto the Lord that I worship a God who is Holy, Mighty and a compassionate friend.

Heart of Worship
-Matt Redman
When the music fades and all is stripped away
And I simply come

Longing just to bring something that's of worth

That will bless Your heart

I'll bring You more than a song

For a song in itself

Is not what You have required

You search much deeper within

Through the way things appear

You're looking into my heart

I'm coming back to the heart of worship

And it's all about You All about You, Jesus

I'm sorry, Lord, for the things I've made it

When it's all about You All about You, Jesus

King of endless worth,

No one could express

How much You deserve

Though I'm weak and poor,

All I have is Yours Every single breath

Where are the smart guys???

2008-09-16T02:06:00.000-07:00

This is one question I’ve been asking my sister for quite some time now… Well if you are living in India then this definitely is a very important question to most of the girls here… As the tradition goes if ur around my age (ie 24) or anywhere close to that age then its the time for shaadi…(wat did u think I’d say, it’s the time to disco??? Hee hee) and it really bothers me coz m not against marriage or anything… but if m gonna be spending the rest of my life with a guy, he better be a sensible one… my parents have come a long way and have stopped bugging my sis and I to get married… and they are pretty cool about us getting married to guys of are own choice… now many of you must be thinking, wow that’s so cool… “guys of ur own choice, no pressure to get married soon”… but it ain't all that simple… Let me explain why:

For me there are 3 categories in guys: 1) The good lookin ones 2) the Intelligent ones 3) The Intelligent and good lookin ones (the third category being very rare)… as a teenager I was always attracted to category No 1. Then realized they are the dumb kind and can talk of only how big their biceps are (and thus reveal how small their IQ is)… and they are the worst in the category. You cannot strike a conversation with them.

Category no 2. are the ones who believe that as long as you are extremely intelligent that’s more than enough. You don’t need to take care of your looks, or social skills( basically anything apart from books or work) these are the prideful ones who think no end of themselves, and consider everyone else inferior…

Well now we come to my favourite and the rare kind, category no 3. These are the ones who are totally chilled out about everythin… they are intelligent, yet they don’t boast about it… have generally good social skills… they are extremely comfortable with the opposite sex.. and they look decent enough to the eyes… m glad that I have a few friends of the category no3… and it’s a blessing to be around them…I have always had great conversations over coffee, good time spend together in groups and great fun in general. They are the ones who are not insecure of their friendships… and that's good… it’s a tragedy though that the society is filled with more of the category no 1& 2… the 3rd kind are usually your good friends.. or they are already taken

Movie Time!!!

2008-09-10T23:34:00.000-07:00

Its been long since I’ve written a movie review… Two weeks back i saw Rock On… after a really long time got to watch a good hindi movie which has depth and standard… I am not the person who will spend my money on hindi movies.. but when I saw the trailer itself I knew it would be worth it…
This is Farhan Akhtar’s first movie as an actor and I must say he has a done a fairly good job…,

As the name suggests the movie revolves around rock music and the life of the people in a rock band. Here the characters are played by Farhan Akhtar, Arjun Rampal, Luke Kenny and Purab Kohli. The movie goes back n forth into flashback and thus helps us understand why each person is in the place/job that they are right now… the friendship that is portrayed is very real and can be related to are day today lives… whether it be struggling to make ends meet, or ego clashes among friends and many other things…people who love music or who are in a band will be able to relate quite well with the movie.
The basic story of the movie is where 4 friends who love music are in a rock band. They win a competition where they get to release their own music album. A big argument takes place as there are some ego clashes and the band breaks up. They meet after 10 years and decide to put their past behind and fulfill their dream of being a rock band… The characters are portrayed really well thru Arjun Rampal and Farhan Akhtar. Purab definitely bought life into the movie and Luke had his own way of wooing the audience…
Something wat I enjoyed a lot in the movie was the live music.. no hero heroine singing in the gardens and extras dancing at the side… if there was music it was becoz there were instruments being played and there were people singing on stage… It was good to hear an Indian actor sing (Farhan Akhtar himself sang his own songs)… also the other actors took effort in learning the instruments, and how to handle them at least.. So that made them look professional.. Otherwise I remember the good old days where the hero is playin an electric guitar without the cord being attached to the plug, or even better where he will be moving his butter fingers all over the finger board, when the music being played is totally different…

M glad Hindi Movies are bringing up their standards, and making movies that have class and will stir the mind of the people… hopin there will bemore movies of such kind.. My rating for the moving is 4 stars(out of 5).

Life is a Rollercoaster!!!

2008-09-09T03:02:00.000-07:00

Have you ever had those days that by the time you even realize the day is done, or even the week infact…well I am havin those days… work has been a lil hectic lately and as I have shifted to a new campus m just taken some time to adjust. The building is so huge that it takes me time to just go find my colleagues… As I go to the gym after my work I don’t reach home till about 9:30pm. Even before I know it the day is done… m waitin for the diwali holidays.. Fortunately as m working in an educational institute we get a week off… I really do hope I get to go out of station for a few days…

Its like I’ve been wanting to catch up wid so many of my friends but either its rainin too hard, or m fallin ill..its like everythin is happenin all at once…I remember there was a phase in my life where everythin was like slow… I mean slow slow… at that point always wondered if I wud ever have a busy life… n now, I wish I cud get some of those days back…but m glad that there r these different phases in each one’s life otherwise it wud be really boring…I mean imagine doin the same thing over n over again..well I know I sound all confused in this post but that is the state of my mind right now(n m just recoverin from illness, so I guess m slow..hee hee)… till the next post see ya…(it probably will be a movie review)

I'm Back!!!

2008-09-04T02:01:00.001-07:00

Finally m back into the world of blogging... oh how much i missed writing in this last month... well the reason i cud not keep my blog updated coz the internet connection had not been set up in my new workplace campus... life has been a rollercoaster ride for me in the past 30 days just gettin used to the new environment...the problems an underconstructed building faces, i can definitely tell u in detail especially when it rains(and i mean inside the building)... well i dont wanna go into all the details in just one post to keep readin my coming posts...its good to be back..

Growing up Sucks!!!

2008-07-22T21:40:00.000-07:00

As a child i always wanted to grow up really fast. I did not like school, or homework or exams... Now that i am working and grown up, life aint that easy on this side too.. like they say, "The grass alwasy looks greener on the other side". After goin on the other side i realised that it aint that green as it seemed to be... There are so many responsibilities that u have to take care of, ur expenses, taxes...aaargh... i hate it sometimes...just runnin around to get these things done itself is a hassle...n m tellin u its a pain when u have to deal with the government officials...they will see to it that u visit their office more than once... they derive a lot of pleasure in just seeing u in pain... 31st July 2008 is the last date to file my returns and in the last one yr i have had to change my job.. so that means i gotta collect my form 16 from my previous employer as well which i am not very excited to do... why is life so complicated as an adult.. now when i look back i wish i was a kid:(

Moments to remember..

2008-07-16T02:57:00.000-07:00

All of us at one point of time in our lives have experienced embarrassing moments… if u know me personally I definitely am the perfect candidate for it. When I look back now I just wonder as to how cud I have been so stupid… but I guess we all have are moments… so I will start with the least embarrassing one..

1) This incident took place when I was in 5th standard ( if I remember correctly). We were havin r English grammar class…we were learnin about comparative n superlative degrees… r teacher asked us so what is the comparative n superlative degree for good… very pride fully and like a miss know it all I raised my hand up… there were few other girls too who had their hands up… as I get a lil too excited abt answerin questions I was almost jumpin off the seat… seeing my desire to answer she gave me the opportunity to do so…I cleared my throat n said a loud voice, “The answer is Good, Gooder Goodest”. I cant clearly remember if the whole class started laughin, but I was red in my face, n sat down quietly upon knowin that it wasn’t the right answer.

2) This second incident that I am about to mention I guess is a lot more embarrassing as the memory hasn’t faded as yet. This occurred in my second year of graduation (commerce)… we had this subject called Business Administration. We had a new, young professor, who insisted that the students need to dress up formally for his class.. so that meant the guys in their formal shirt n pants with a tie( no one was allowed without a tie) and the girls in their salwar kameez. As teenagers no one wants to come dressed like that… the reason m givin u details so that u can have a basic idea of the kind of professor he was..so we were pretty frustrated as he had a lot of rules and regulations in his class…one day as the class got over we all got up to say thank u( as he expected us to do so every single time)… so he got out of the class and only few students stood up n wished him… he wanted to instill a sense of discipline in us so he walked back in. as we were back in r seats, so v had to stand up again n wish him. This happened 2-3 times, which kinda got annoyin… I was thoroughly annoyed and I mumbled something to my friend… the professor obviously saw that n asked me, “ So caroline do u have sumthin to say?”, till date I cant believe the way I answered that question. I said, “Yes sir, can you please leave the class so that we all can sit down. We are really tired of sayin “thank u” over and over again”… my friend just looked at me in disbelief. I cud not believe I said that… and u know wat he did not say anything… he took it pretty well, smiled and walked out of the class… we had such a good laugh after he left…

3) My last embarrassing and probably the worst embarrassing moment was when I was workin in Endurance Fitness club. There used to be this guy(whose name I wont mention, as he is quite a famous personality in Pune) who would come to workout. He had this very annoyin habit of flirtin with the girls…one day he was talking to my colleague (or shud I say flirting with her), n I was just comin out of the ladies spa. His back was towards me so I took the liberty of makin funny faces or rather imitating him, without realizing that there was a mirror right in front of him. As soon as i realized the fact I ran back in the spa… I tried to avoid bumpin into him later, but it was difficult as I worked there.

So those were my top three embarrassing moments… I definitely have had more but i guess i will keep it down to 3..hope u guys have enjoyed readin it...Feel free to share yours, so that i can share a laugh too..

Fun Weekend!!

2008-07-07T04:08:00.000-07:00

The weekend went by pretty fast this time and I felt that I am back to work too soon… but I guess that life's good things do come to an end… I did go for my movie btw on Saturday.. but not for “made of honor" somehow the show got cancelled and so I ended up watchin “Get Smart”…after a really long time I laughed my heart out…steve carell did a good job …his humour is not the annoyin kind where u get irritated by the end of the movie… was very natural… He and Anne Hathaway complimented each other really well… the best part of watchin the movie in the theatre was that they were only around 15 people.. so I got the best seats with less people and no unnecessary comments…

After that my sister and I went to Supriya for a well deserved breakfast… enjoyed the onion uttapa… It was after quite some time that both of us had gone out for breakfast…yes we do it on a regular basis… its fun actually… and the best part of eatin at Supriya is that the food is reasonable, tasty and u r full too…hee hee… after that we went shoppin and finally, after 3 months of hard earned savings I got a camera for my self..did not get the one that I had planned for(like everythin goes according to wat we plan) but in the end I was happy with wat I got… we were 2 clueless girls in an electronic shop ya… u can imagine how confused we were.. but it was a good learning experience…m glad I did some research as regards cameras… otherwise I wud look like an absolute dodo …

Sunday was more of a quite day... as I had written in my last post I wud have a lot of catchin up to do… so that kept me busy… after 2 weeks I went to Coffee Jar (one of my favourite hang out joints)…just love the coffee there…Enjoyed my Hazelnut Mocha with Banana Walnut Bread… thinking of it makes me wanna have one now… well that’s a brief description of my weekend.. will try n think of some good topics to write on for the week…let me make use of the free time as long as it lasts..

Nice...

2008-07-03T23:44:00.000-07:00

M back… its been long since I’ve written in my blog… Btw Happy 4th of July to all those who celebrate it… Its better to keep writin sumthin in ur blog on a day to day basis..coz when u lose touch, u don’t wanna get back to writing.. that’s how m feeling right now…basically I was ill for 5 days with a sinus infection.. so all I did for those five days was just eat n sleep.. now m back to work…so no more extra sleeping…

Days have been goin nice.. u may ask why am I using the word nice…hmmmm I actually don’t know too… the place where I am currently employed, we are in the shifting process… we r gonna be in a new campus in another 20 days.. so right now the admin section is in the PG classroom.. and the funny part is I like it better than my previous place… I have a nice window seat and I get to talk to my colleagues a lot more than I used to .. so I guess that’s why I feel “Nice”… and u know wat it does make a lot of difference as to wat kind of people u r around…. Be in the company of nagging and ungrateful people, u kinda end up havin the same attitude…now m around people who r a lil chilled out about stuff and that’s good.. my regular headaches have stopped… n I seem to be in a lighter mood these days.. m happy:)

Workouts as usual r goin fine… just started yest after a week’s break as I was ill.. felt good… this weekend is gonna be fun as my friends have come down from their trip back home in the states.. so m gonna have a lot of catchin up to do… m actually lookin forward to it.. and of course I gotta watch a weekend movie.. so this Saturday it is “Made of honor”… till next week then, chow n take care… my upcomin article will probably be the review of the movie..

Different seasons..

2008-06-24T04:00:00.000-07:00

There are days at work when u really don’t have anything substantial to do…I am going thru those days right now…the students are done with their exams and all have gone home…The faculty are enjoyin their much awaited vacation… everythin right now in college is in a slow mode…so that has kinda rubbed on me and as a result I don’t feel like doin anything… I have been so sleepy since morning that even now I can barely keep my eyes open to write this post.. (have already taken two short naps).. now the picture u guys must be havin of me must be that of a lazy slop who does not like to work and basically wants to relax at her job…

Well this is my first job where m not on my toes…the two other jobs I have had, I wud not have time sometimes to even have my lunch… I used to work as an administrator in a International school… there I’d be runnin from one floor to another… I enjoyed that coz that kept me on my toes.. loved being around kids.. and in a school u get to interact with all kind if age groups…from toddlers to the teenagers… My interaction here in MIT Design is mostly with older students basically of the UG and PG age group. Sometimes its nice to be around people of ur age…but I guess I had more fun in the school.. coz that kinda takes me back to my good old school days and wat we would do as teenagers… the crushes, exams, friendships, fights and a lot more…

As the job in the school was my first one I always wondered wat I wud take home after I leave that place…coz I was the youngest and the most inexperienced person… I remember being among the most qualified teachers…but that was an experience in itself… and I know there will be a lot to learn in the coming months too.. in one of my previous posts I had mentioned that I wud change my career line and go into fitness… its kinda takin shape now.. will probably do the course in the month of july.. will mostly still continue in my admin job for some time to save up some cash… coz the fitness industry does not pay that well unless ur well qualified… so will go slow with it… anyways that’s alli have to pen down today.. hope I havn’t bored u guys… did my best to write sumthin interesting…

Long break...

2008-06-16T21:18:00.000-07:00

Well its been quite some time now since I have written in my blog. I guess I was just lazy.. did not feel like writing…had 2 busy weeks of work and then took my comp offs this weekend… it was nice just to relax and not think of work.. I really needed the break…but now I don’t feel like working as I still m in the holiday mood… but anyways I know I need to get back… my weekend was good.. went to my favourite coffee shop(Coffee Jar-Wanowrie) on Thursday morning and enjoyed my time there…my friend invited me over for lunch where after a long time I had fish fry..hmmm that was yum…with sautéed veges… and of course my dessert ICE-CREAM… on sat I went out for shoppin and got a few things I needed to get for a long time.. so all in all I guess my weekend was fruitful…had a relaxed time, got my errands done and enjoyed my long holiday..

Holiday...

2008-06-06T04:23:00.000-07:00

I have holiday... i have a holiday... that is all I have to say... ha ha ha.ha ha...(see that rhymes too)..well i know i sound eccentric..but that shows how badly i needed by weekend offs...

Work Work Work...

2008-06-04T22:43:00.000-07:00

That’s wat I’ve doin for almost two weeks now.. no weekends off..lack of sleep..groggy feeling.. right now I am a walking zombie…basically there are admission interviews goin on in the college so some of the admin people have to come on weekends too…I have never felt so tired in my life before..every day when I get up in the morning m still sleepy..I can never figure out how people work for 12 or even more hours in a day.. I know so many of my friends who do that… m surprised that haven’t had a break down as yet… if I go on like this for a another few days, I know m gonna collapse… But I have had my good moments too.. there were so many new students seeking admissions… really young who are all enthusiastic to make their career in design.. and obviously as m workin in a design college the creativity that I got to see these couple of days is just spectacular… to see the dedication these students have put in shows how much they seek to be in this field…
So I guess even though, honestly this week has been crazy, it has had some of its good moments too, which i cannot overlook..

Gym Talk!!!

2008-05-29T04:28:00.000-07:00

My sister and I have been working out in the gym for quite some time now.. and it has always been a place of entertainment for us.. you will see a varied crowd there..from wanna be’s to sophisticated to down right ghaaties… and mind u uh, these ghaaties are the ones who have the cash…well knowing that both of us have a busy schedule that’s the only place we actually get to talk…so we usually are catchin up wid each other as to how r day has gone etc etc…but how much ever we try we never end up talking about r day much in detail as there are such wonderful characters around that steal r attention… even though its just both of us we know how to have fun… as we cannot take names in the gym (coz then they will know that we are talking about them.. duh) we have kept code names..

When I sat down one day writing all the names they were easily over 50.. now they might have reached even 100..the names range from Major, Minor, Captain(the military squad) to Rapunzel, the Queen, the witch ( fairy tale section) ….we are so used to speaking in this code language that sometimes these names utter out even when we talking to r friends… (then u can see the question mark on their faces)..

There are a lot of advantages of working out in a gym like Abs… you get to see a lot of good looking guys and a lot of not so good lookin guys who think they are very good lookin…then we have the pretty chicks who look absolutely lost in the gym…its like apart from their manicured nails they cant think further..For eg: when I go to workout I just wear a t shirt and track pants…anythin that is comfortable and which absorbs sweat… but these girls have to look pretty in the gym too…so they will leave their long lustrous hair open while doin weight training hopin that some guy will fall in love with them, at least by lookin at their hair(coz they know no one is gonna fall in love with their intellect)…

We also have the psychic ones (ladies again) who will wear make up and come to the gym… and m not talking about lip gloss or lipstick.. I mean foundation and other accessories..i could never forget this lady who walked into the gym the other day with a pair of goggles… I am like “ have u ladies gone bonkers”..this is the gym man.. not ur social party group…

M telling u this is a total entertainment club…i have so many times walked in the gym in a foul or a sad mood… but these cartoons end up makin my day.. ha ha…but then of course there are the serious ones too who know why they come to the gym.. TO WORKOUT… and its good to talk to them..

Snip snip snip...

2008-05-27T03:02:00.000-07:00

Have u ever experienced the thrill and excitement when ur gonna get a new hairdo.. well at least I feel it..its more for girls I guess.. coz we have so many options(as usual)… I have a hair cut appointment every 3 months… and I see to it that I get a different look every time I go… my last appointment was on Saturday… my goal this time is to grow my hair long… and m telling u it ain't an easy job… so I just cut my hair in layers and for the first time I decided to have bangs(or in the Indian version flicks).. well I do look different now.. some girls at my work place called me Barbie doll( which btw was not very funny).. but yes one advantage that this haircut gave me was that I looked younger(which woman would not want that)…but its nice I kinda like it… I know its difficult to get used to a new hairdo.. coz after u wash your hair and all the blow-dry effect has gone(from the hairdresser) all u have left is bushy hair.. well my hair being wavy does not look that great if I just leave it by itself… it looks like as if I have gone thru a tornado or sumthin… but apart form that I have always enjoyed the experience of getting a new hairstyle…the two days that u don’t wash ur hair and people get to see u in a different way…aah that feeling is good…I am grateful that no one as yet has given me a bad haircut… and u know wat it does make a difference when u get a bad haircut… I mean hair does take time to grow and u are gonna like that for quite some time u know… well like said m glad that I have had a pleasant experience at the hairdressers till now..

Childhood memories..

2008-05-23T04:41:00.000-07:00

I really don’t like the times when u go completely blank and u have to write a post… was just thinking really hard and wondering, c’mon there has gotta be sumthin that I can write on…then the other day when I was talking to a student in college we suddenly went back to r childhood days.. and in no time we were laughin r hearts out.. then I thought why not write about this in my next post…

Well as kids both my sis and I were brats, in the eyes of our parents (more so my sis.. I was a little angel who never could hurt a fly..hee hee).. but I can never forget those days.. we really enjoyed r time…sumthin that u will notice about my sister and I is that we can laugh anywhere at any point of time.. obviously we have got into trouble for it too..

One occasion that comes to my mind now is or bed time.Somewhere as growing kids we never liked r deadline being 8:30pm.. there we would be both of us in r beds in the dark..even though we cant see each others faces we are giggling away to glory..for us it was giggles but in the quietness of the night it was as good as a laugh and then I remember my dad comin into r room and yellin at us sayin “Malaglike agudilla wa”( cant u guys go to sleep). We would have a straight face at that point of time..but as kids we were shameless.. so the moment he left we would be giggling again…

Well the giggles have mellowed down the years but r tradition to talk till late nights havn’t.. coz that’s the only time we get to chat as both of us are workin full time now… but I miss those days..where I did not have to worry about anything as to how m gonna get thru this month with all the expenses that I have, wat about my career, blah blah blah.. well I guess those are the privileges of being a kid…

Got Ripped Off!!!

2008-05-20T23:52:00.000-07:00

My day was goin fine yesterday..nothin seemed very interesting but not so boring as well..was just happy to finish work n was on my way to my favourite coffee shop i.e Coffee Jar in Wanowrie. Well i took a rickshaw from wanowrie to the coffee shop, stopped there for about 2 mins and then directed the driver to go to MG Rd..can u guess how much the fare came up to??? 70 bucks...i was sooo annoyed...i told him and explained too that is is way too much.. that i have travelled a lot more of a distance and the fare has never come so high... he just was not ready to listen..i shud have just givin him 50bucks n walked off..but at that point i felt so cheated i did not even know wat to do..well right now m tryin to find out online where i can put a complaint against these rickshaw drivers who tweek their meters and over charge the customers.. will see to it that they pay a price for it... m still sooo angry about the whole thing...coz u know u slog so hard and earn every penny..and then there are these jerks around who swindle u off all ur money... i guess it will just take me time to cool off..

Good Old Friends...

2008-05-18T22:43:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I met up wid some good friends of mine… we used to work together and that’s how the friendships developed… we all know each other now for 3 yrs…and so many things have changed since then… we all were studying at that point, trying to just get our education done with…and now all of us our working…really busy… managing barely to keep in touch… it was so good to just talk…we could have gone all night… all of us have gone thru so many life changing situations in the past few years that we all have mellowed down a lot.. be it relationships or career.. it has taught us to be a lot more sympathetic towards one another… the best part of my friends is that they are into fitness….so we had some really good conversations on six packs and workouts and protein shakes…ha ha.. but all in all it was a fun time… was really motivated to workout better and focus more on my diet and exercise…thanks to my friend Amit (personal trainer in Gold’s Gym), after seeing his disciplined lifestyle(his well developed body) and passion for working out, was really encouraged to keep pressing on as regards exercise…

Wat is my true Passion????

2008-05-14T22:16:00.000-07:00

These were some questions my friend Ancy put forth..

1. What puts a smile on your face?
-Ice Cream
2. What do you find easy?
-To co-ordinate and get my work done..
3. What sparks your creativity?
-The place and the people i am around with.
4. What would you do for free?
-Being a Nanny
5. What do you like to talk about?
-The gospel, workouts and food..
6. What makes you unafraid of failure?
-That we all are human and no one is perfect.. we learn from our failures..
7. What would you regret not having tried?
-Bungee jumping

It's all in the Eyes...

2008-05-13T02:22:00.000-07:00

Keeping with the flow of Robert Downey Jr I found this really neat photograph...As the saying goes a picture can say a thousand words...for me the look in his eyes say that he has a lot more that he wants to do...the journey has begun but there is a long way to go...so wat does this photograph tell you...please do lemme know...would love to get a different perspective...

The Gift Of Life..

2008-05-12T23:08:00.000-07:00

Its funny when u think that a lot of important issues can come out of things we never expect…the reason m sayin this is coz I had gone for a movie (Iron Man) this weekend.. all of u who have watched this movie will definitely be in awe of the technology that is used…loved the scene when he puts on the suit for the first time…I still cant get it out of my head.. but sumthin else stayed in my mind for a long time.. Tony Stark(Robert Downey Jr) was such an intelligent man who had all the wealth in the world, who won countless number of awards, and could have any girl he wanted… but was never grateful about it..it took a big incident like him being kidnapped and to be thrown in a cave for three months, barely surviving, to realize that life is a blessing from God… he did not know for himself how brilliant he was, coz that was the only thing that saved him from his enemies.. sometimes only incidents like this can bring back perspective in our life.. I just hope I am not ungrateful to the people around me, my family, friends, my job… knowin that all this is a blessing from God..

Got tagged Again!!!

2008-05-11T23:27:00.000-07:00

1.Grab the book nearest to you, turn on page 18 and find line 4:
"Allow us to be pressured or tried beyond what we are able to bear" -Damsels in distress by Martha Peace..

"2. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can :Touched my water bottle and the plug point..yikes

3. What is the last thing you watched on TV?Criminal Minds -Star World

4. Without looking, guess what time it is?1pm

5. Now look at the clock, what is the actual time?12:45pm hee hee did my best...

6. With the exception of the computer, what can you hear?
A student talkin to my colleague and a truck passing by..

7. When did you last step outside? What were you doing?
This morning when i left for work..

8. Before you started this survey, what did you look at?
The pictures of the cars used in the movie Iron Man..the Audi looks soooooo goood...

9. What are you wearing?
A pink salwar kameez, a dozen of pink bangles, and dangling pink earrings..(any more details)..

10. Did you dream last night?
Yup I did..but i just cant seem to remember right now..dont wanna strain too much as i already have a headache..

11. When did you last laugh?
Yest evenin while watchin the movie Iron Man..

12. What is on the walls of the room you are in?
A list of Important phone nos and extension nos..nothin interesting

13. Seen anything weird lately?
Hmmm i dont think so...

14. What do you think of this quiz?
okie dokie...

15. What is the last film you saw?
THE IRON MAN

16. If you became a multimillionaire overnight, what would you buy?
A Nice Big House with a swimming pool, an Audi car, and a new wardrobe...

17. Tell me something about you that I dunno.
I stuck my used chewing gum on a girl's uniform in 5th standard and pretended not to know anythin when she started howlin about it...wicked eh???

18. If you could change one thing about the world, regardless of guilt or politics, what would you do?
Make strict rules about spittin in public places...

19. Do you like to dance?
I loooove to dance..

21. Imagine your first child is a girl, what do you call her?
Alexandria...

22. Imagine your first child is a boy, what do you call him?"
Funny i never thought about it...

23. Would you ever consider living abroad?
Wud love to..

24.What do you want GOD to say to you when you reach the pearly gates?"
Dunno re...

25. 4 people who must also do this meme in their journal..
Ancy, Nash, Good Stuff, Nicole..

My Future Glory!!

2008-05-08T23:21:00.000-07:00

Was really encouraged by this daily devotional, so i thought why not put it as my next post..

"To obtain an inheritance which is imperishable and undefiled and will not fade away, reserved in heaven for you.” - 1 Peter 1:4

We can rejoice after enduring a trial because our hope in Heaven will be renewed.The joy a Christian experiences as a result of trials can be the best kind he will ever know. But so often we allow the everyday stress and strain of financial difficulties, health problems, unrealized goals, and many other trials to rob us of our joy in Christ. True joy stems from spiritual realities that are much greater than temporal circumstances. In today’s verse Peter gives us one strong reason for rejoicing—the confident hope that as Christians we have inherited a place in Heaven. This confidence can be so powerful that Peter, who was writing to believers suffering persecution, describes it as a truth we ought to “greatly rejoice” in (v. 6). This expressive, intense word is always used in the New Testament in relation to the joy of knowing God, never of shallow, temporal relationships. Jesus’ disciples had a difficult time seeing that trials could be related to the certainty of going to Heaven. In teaching them about His upcoming death, Christ told the Twelve, “Therefore you, too, now have sorrow; but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one takes your joy away from you” (John 16:22). And that is exactly what happened when they saw the risen Savior and understood the impact of His work. We can have two responses to trials, just like passengers riding a train through the mountains. We can look to the left and see the dark mountainside and be depressed. Or we can look to the right and be uplifted by the beautiful view of natural scenery stretching into the distance. Some believers even compound their sadness by continuing to look to the mountain shadows of their trial after life’s train has moved away from the threatening peaks. But they would not forfeit their joy if they simply looked ahead to the brightness and certainty of their eternal inheritance. Nothing in life can take away the wonderful promise of Heaven’s glory: it was reserved by God, bought by Christ, and guaranteed by the Spirit (see Eph. 1:11-13).

Suggestions for Prayer:

Ask the Lord to help you meditate today on the glories promised for you in the future.

For Further Study:

Read Revelation 21 and note the primary living conditions that will be true of Heaven.

Need a Change!!!

2008-05-08T03:57:00.000-07:00

I don’t know wats wid my mood today…all I want to do is sleep… I think I need a vacation…I feel so worked up lately…even though I get enough sleep at night I never get up fresh in the morning…I think i need a vacation…I just feel like packing my bags and making a trip to a cool place..maybe a beach or sumthin…and just be there for a few days…no one around…sometimes it good just to be by yourself and do some thinking.. I think I need it right now…it might actually refresh me.. I feel the daily environment that I am in is so dull and boring that its kinda havin an effect on me…I know I should not blame the place or the situation…but I have seen it in my life..i am better off when I am around people who are a little lively…anyways hope I feel better by the end of the day.. lookin forward to my weekend..

So You Think You Can Dance???

2008-05-07T00:45:00.000-07:00

Well this aint a question to all u readers...If u r into dance n have been watchin AXN lately there is a show by this name...and it has been one of my favourite shows for some time now... the participants really know how to shake a leg...when i watch them dance so gracefully and with such finesse it just gives me goose bumps...they perform from waltz to hip hop,Broadway, salsa, mambo and even quickstep...and mind you they have specialized in only one form of dance...so they actually learn quite a few dance styles on the show it self.. i really appreciate the dedication and love they have for dance which can be clearly be displayed on stage...My favourite contestant is Benji..he is a swing dancer by profession...this guy knows how to move man..last nite they(benji and his partner heidi) danced on mambo...oooh...they were good...i almost got up and started dancin myself...all in all i love this show:)

PS: This picture is of Benji and Heidi doin mambo from last nite's show...

Gimme Food!!!

2008-05-02T05:05:00.000-07:00

I am a big fan of discovery Travel and Living...and the reason is coz...it has the highest number of cookery shows( atleast from all the channels i have at home)..m longing for a scrumptious meal... when i watch Nigella Feasts( one of my favourite cookery shows) i am in a totally different world..the way she explains the process itself makes u fall in love with the food...mum's birthday is round the corner n m hopin that v go to 11East Street Cafe..It has been one of my favourite restaurants lately.. u get some good continental food there...Yummm...i can get the taste of the food in my mouth just by writing this post...hope this weekend i do get to eat some good food...

2008-04-28T22:35:00.000-07:00

Well my sis tagged me with these questions..So i thought why not lets just answer them..

4 jobs I’ve had:
1. Front Desk Executive
2. Recruiter in a HR company
3. Administrator in an International School
4. Secretary to the dean of a College.

4 films I could watch again and again:
1. While You Were Sleeping
2. Ice Age
3.Rang De Basanti
4. Dil Chahata Hai

4 places I’ve lived in:
1. Palghat
2. Nasik
3. Pune
4. Well i have stayed only in 3 places till now...

4 TV series I like to watch:
1. Law and Order
2. CSI
3. Everybody Loves Raymond
4. Nigella Feasts

4 places that I’ve been on vacation to:
1. Bangalore, Mysore
2. Goa
3. Udipi( Love the food there)
4. Mangalore

4 websites I visit everyday:
1. My blog(hee hee)
2. Friend's Blog
3. Design University Websites(Part of my job)
4. Google

4+4+4 books I’d love to read again and again:

1. Bible (There is always sumthin new to learn everytime i read it)
2. Harry Potter Series
3. Agatha Christie
4. Attitudes Of atransformed Heart-Martha Peace

4 favorite dishes:
1. Fish Fry
2. Prawns Fry
3. Ice Cream( For me its a dish)
4. Chicken Roulade

4 places where I’d like to be right now:
1. Italy
2. California
3. Sydney
4. London

My love for ice cream!!

2008-04-28T04:43:00.000-07:00

I scream, U scream, we all scream for Ice Cream..well i know this sounds cliched but still dont we all get excited when we have ice cream...I can have ice cream at any time...and mind u i have had it for break fast too.. My love for ice cream has been there since i was a kid.. we used to have this family tradition where my dad would get ice cream every sunday evenin... we wud all enjoy it together..one annoyin habit that i had as a kid was, i used to eat my ice cream really fast n then make a puppy face and look at my mum...very graciously then she wud give me her remaining ice cream...i tried the same trick wid my sis..but obvious it did not work...well those were the good days...but my love for ice cream has still not gone..even when i had to lose weight i did not stop eating ice cream...the reason m dedicating one post to just ice cream is coz its sooo soooo hot out here..and m hallucinating ice creams...so i thought might as well just write about it...

In a very good mood today...

2008-04-24T23:35:00.000-07:00

I dont know wats wrong wid me today..m really really happy...its been after a long time where i have felt so elated.. maybe m in love, maybe i enjoyed my workout today a lot, or maybe m just thankful unto the Lord for giving me new life..for the family, church,my friends..i have had some good memories of the great times i have spent wid my buddies..n m glad too that m gettin to make new friends in the gym (well my sis will know wat m talkin of... hee hee)... i thank the Lord for good days and the bad days in my life...coz thats the only why i will learn important lessons...so all u folks enjoy and have a great weekend...chow...

Kinda zapped right now..

2008-04-23T05:11:00.001-07:00

It is one of those days when u have a whole lot of work n after to finish it, u have no clue wats goin on..thats how i feel right now..i just finished checkin 306 pages of official information...well i knw that does not sound like fun but u gotta do wat u gotta do..and m learning to do it joyfully...tomorrow is gonna be another wonderful day as i have to format those 306 pages.. so wish me luck..

Dance with me!!!

2008-04-22T05:02:00.000-07:00

Actually today i really did not have anythin to write.. that cud be becoz its 5:30 pm n i have d last half an hr at work...then suddenly i remembered the first time i danced on stage...now u might think wats so special in that..well atleast for me it is..i grew up wid this mind block that i cannot dance( thanks to a school teacher who told me straight on my face when i was only 12)...but that definitely did not stop me from tryin..i was always shy to dance as a teenager as i was over weight..then just few yrs back we had a fashion show in r gym, where v thought to put up a dance show.. i was already attending the dance class in the gym so it was kinda easy to accept the offer..that experience on stage was exhilarating..i still cant forget that night..we danced as a group n it was in hotel taj blue diamond...and the funniest thing was i wasn't nervous at all...i just had fun on the stage...the lights, the people cheering us and of course the loud music.. all in all it was a wonderful night to remember..and all the credit goes to the very patient choreographer n our dance teacher shirley singh...if it wasn't for her to encourage me i dont think i wud have danced that night.

Aspiring to be a Fitness Professional

2008-04-21T04:41:00.000-07:00

I never thought that one day i would say that i wanna be fitness professional..I have worked in the admin section for quite some time now.. but the only place where i see my self really happy is the gym..It have had this strong desire for very long now..will be plannin to do a course in fitness in the coming months... My love for the fitness industry did not exist a couple of years ago..infact i was the kind of girl who hated exercise...i loved my food, my sofa n my TV..yup a proper couch potato..I had to join the gym for health reasons...i started enjoyin my workout so much that i continued gymmin even after i lost the required amount of weight.. now working out has become a part of my life..Like i said in my previous post u never know wat u might end up liking..

While you were Sleeping

2008-04-16T05:10:00.000-07:00

While you were sleeping has been one of my favourite movies since quite some time...its a simple love story between a man(Bill Pullman) and a woman(Sandra Bullock)..the reason i like this movie is coz that v always think we know who we will fall in love with...we have an image of that person in our mind..whether its how he looks or wat he likes etc etc...many a times we watch someone from afar and think, " Oh yes this is the person m gonna love and get married to".. but many times when we get to talk to THAT person we might actually not like him... thats how the story goes in this movie too.. Sandra Bullock works in a train station and she would see this guy(Peter Gallegher) everyday and she thought she was in love with him...as the movie goes on she ends up savin his life at the same train station...thus she gets to spend time with his family and also with Bill Pullman who happens to be the younger brother of Peter Gallagher..the chemistry between Bill Pullman and Sandra Bullock is really sweet..u gotta watch this movie to enjoy it..in the end all i have to say that we plan a lot of things in r lives as to whom we gonna marry, wat job v gonna take...but we might just do the exact opposite..u might never know wat u might like tomorrow..

God Of Wonders

2008-04-08T03:43:00.000-07:00

Lord of all creation
Of water earth and sky
Heavens are your tabernacle
Glory to the Lord on high

God of wonders beyond our galaxy
You are holy, holy
The universe declares your majesty
You are holy, holy

Lord of heaven and earth
Lord of heaven and earth

Early in the morning
I will celebrate the light
When I stumble in the darkness
I will call your name by night

Hallelujah to the Lord of heaven and earth

God's sovereignity

2008-04-08T00:28:00.000-07:00

I have always been amazed as to how the Lord works in my life..the people that i come in contact with..the place i work...to know that He is in control of everything...it is just a releiving thought to know that He is the one that leads my life...for me working in the my current job has been a struggle for some time now...but to know n be content that this is the place the Lord wants me to be...everyday i am challenged to live a godly life...i get to interact wid the students and today i got to even share the gospel with some one...something what i have been learning is to to submit to God's will...I know i dont have a flashy job...or a great salary like my friends do...but m happy here and m learning to be content and to accept watever the Lord gives me and to thank Him for that..I am glad that he is sovereign over my life...

Monday Blues

2008-04-06T22:26:00.000-07:00

Weekend offs are supposed to be refreshin n rejuvinating..but whenever i come to work after a long weekend m always tired..today is one of those days..even though i had an off for 3 days, was really busy with errands and i hardly got to rest...went to the gym early mornin..stayed up late n was spendin the night at my friend's place which all resulted in a very tired Caroline on Monday... just hopin the week goes fast n i can rest again...

The joy of babysitting!!!

2008-04-01T04:43:00.000-07:00

Something wat i've always enjoyed doin is babysitting...I've always loved children and have had fun takin care of them...now i miss doin it as m workin the whole day thru..One of the privilages of being in KBC (my church) is that there r a lot of children and babies...when i was searching for a job(which took me six months) i had a lot of opportunity to help the young mothers in our church...i really had a good time... just spending time wid the kids...the stuff that they r tryin to explain to u which seems to be perfectly simple to them, but really complex to me when i have to figure out wat exactly they r sayin (in their babytalk)... babysittin is not always fun...one fear that i have gotten over is that of changin diapers..and oooh have I changed some stinky ones..its givin me good practice though... but the best part of it is that u develop a wonderful relationship with the kids...and even if its a 8 month old baby, they remember u..and thats the part i love...if there wud have been a course in India I surely wud have been a Nanny by now...

Attitudes of a transformed heart.

2008-04-01T03:03:00.000-07:00

I have been reading this book, "Attitudes Of a Transformed Heart" for quite some time now...and it has been really convicting as to how i need to live a life as a Christian..and its keeping in mind the minute details..many a times we take sin very lightly as say "Oh thats just a a habit of mine" not realising that it cud be a sinful attitude...I have to keep a constant check on my heart so that i dont drift away from wat the Bible says.. and i realised that it is a continuous process..whether u are at work or home or even wid friends.. for that i need to be soaked in God's word and should apply it practically in my life.. even as i was reading it this morning i realised that we are living in this wicked world and the only thing that can protect from the lies that this world beleives is the Bible...

Quasar '08

2008-03-27T22:26:00.000-07:00

After reading my title u must be wondering wat m i gonna write in my post..well quasar is the annual function of MIT Design..We had one yesterday..and wat a nite it was.. i really had a good time..the programme included dances, plays n mad ads...it was fun..just to see the students up on stage was a joy..those who i thought were quiet turned out to be notorious..the music was great..high volume, disco lights, artificial fog and a lot more special effects...there was a range of dances from elvis to govinda style, punjabi to romantic songs...but the best was the live band..man were they good..they sang a song frm freddie mercury's album..and they sang in harmony... wid the lead guitarists, the bass, the drums and the piano... i was on a high yest..after a long time went for a decent show..m glad m workin here, i know the Lord knows best for me.. i guess i should stop grumbling abt my job n just enjoy the perks of being around smart, creative, intelligent and of course good lookin people..

Re-living my college days!!!

2008-03-25T03:04:00.000-07:00

Today i really had a good time at my work place..i felt i was back in college...right now the quasar festival is goin on which is the cultural festival in MIT Design(thats where i work)..the advantage of workin in a design coll is that u are surrounded by creativity..i painted on the common cloth with my handprints along with the paintings of all the other people...then i became a canvas n now my kurta has art work..my colleagues took the liberty of painting on my clothes as m the youngest employee here..today i really missed my college days..but m greatful to the Lord for giving them back again to me...

Kudos to Women who wear Saree to work everyday!!

2008-03-23T23:35:00.000-07:00

As an Indian woman i know that she looks most elegant only in a saree... its ok if u have to wear it for functions n weddings..but when it comes to work i wud say its a big no no...today at my work place we all ladies decided to wear saree as it is the inauguration of the week long annual function in the college(i Work in MIT Design coll)..i had a time gettin ready this mornin.. i mean it takes me just ten mins to dress up but today it was like 45 mins ya..sheesh..i wud really like to meet the person who invented this strange way of wrappin a long piece of cloth around u..wat was the person's motivation- inconvenience??? but i guess its a good experience, just tryin to juggle around with two bags on ur shoulder,a bottle in ur hand n tryin to reach ur pick up point in the mornin on a really busy road..hats off to my mum who wore saree practically every single day to work...

Learning to be content!!!

2008-03-19T21:57:00.000-07:00

One thing that the Lord has been teachin me in the last few months has been contentment..whether it was when i did not have a job or i had to stop weight training(which btw plays a very imp role in my life) or even right now in my current job...its takin me quite a bit to get adjusted..i know this is wat the Lord wants for me right now.. i guess m havin a hard time acceptin it...but i knw He is my Father and He will give me only wat is good..I am Glad that He is in control of my life or i would have been a wreck by now...

A Typical day of my week

2008-03-18T02:03:00.000-07:00

Well knowin that this is the first post in my blog i thought lets keep it light...no heavy duty fundas..my day starts wid my sis tryin to wake me up in the mornin to go to work..now u might be wondering why m i writing such teensy weensy details, becoz its one big task in my home to get me off my bed...and this daredevil stunt is taken over by my loving and very patient sister..after that its just rush rush rush...frm making my breakfast to fillin up my bag(which looks like m goin for a trek..thats coz it has gym stuff n lotsa snacks to keep me up during the day). The part that i hate the most is waiting for the Co car to pick me up.. they stick to d Indian standard time (of perpetually comin late).. n there i am all dressed up and lookin good watin in the heat at the side of a busy road with weird people starin at u...at work nothin excitin happens..unless the college students put up their work.. thats the advantage of workin in a design college...u get to see a lot of creative stuff and a lot of good lookin guys...my best part of the day is in the evenin in the gym..this is one place i get to unwind n relax.. my sis n i have a good time together...to come to think of it thats the only time we get to talk during the day... something that u gotta learn frm both of us is code language..thats the language we use in the gym(its a good way to keep everyone frm knowin that v r talkin abt them ha ha)..well this is typically how my day goes...will have some more interesting stuff on my blog soon..so keep readin..bubyee for now..