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Sunday, August 21, 2011
Saturday, August 20, 2011
being @ home...time to publish my just another fantastic list, for the first time
I completed school..was not part of the aspire-to-be doctor/engineer gentry, so went straight to college without having the luxury to dig two deep holes on the couch. For the first time in my life, I actually slogged to score..blame my hi-fi Economics Hons course (yeah, I am showing off :P). Right after I finished college, I found myself into a decent and decently not-so-challenging job, and then soon into a fairly challenging one. Its been three years; three years of having to wake up at 7:20 to struggle to reach 25-km distant office by 8:30 and having to drive insanely to make this possible (confession#1 - I love insanely driving part, roads are mostly empty at that hour; confession#2 - Invariably every month I top the chart of number of highest lates..ahhh, i don't abhor zeniths afterall ;)), three years of dry eyes from gaping into computer screen without a blink, three years of lethargic weekends.
I deserved a break. That I had already devoured my yearly quota of leaves by June(thats typical me :D), I am on unpaid leave of half a month for my GMAT scheduled for this 01 September. I am completely LOVING it (I guess more so because I know I am bloody paying for my leaves)!! Its raining in the city...
...and i am feeling so much at peace. I have been happy all these years; or maybe i like to be believe so...ummm...no, i think i have been happy. But i have not been at peace. Looking at the rains for hours, waking up late in the morning, and then again sleeping at length in the afternoon...i had forgotten most of it. I feel back to life, i feel calm.
Hey, its my dear daddy's birthday today :D He is the most adorable homosapien alive. How to live life..half i learnt from him, half i inherited through his genes :) Here's the yummiest cake -
coming back to me, as i let this feeling of calmness and serenity sink in, i sat down and thought about things i really really love to do. So that whenever i feel short of peace, whenever i am restless, i pick up any one them and engage myself into it.
I thought of listing down ten things, and my list extended to fifteen things actually :). Here's the list, NOT in any order of preference -
1)Run. There is no joy better than the joy of Running. Although I quite like my sprints too, I am a natural long-distance runner (if that's what you call it). It is like, any random day you ask me to run and I will keep running..5, 10, 15 kms...without any prior practice. believe running is less about physical strength and more about a state of mind, a state of mind that says anything is possible. The sense of contentment and peace you get after running is very fulfilling.
I plan to run in increasing number of Marathons, and certainly not miss the two major ones in Delhi and Mumbai; and more importantly, practice regularly for it.
2) Dance. I am not complaining here, because my parents have done fairly fabulous job raising their two daughters, but i miss not having learnt classical dance in childhood. I love to dance anyway, but i am increasingly getting inclined towards classical forms of dance, bharatnatyam in particular. I plan to learn this Indian form of dance sometime soon for sure. Apart from this, I would also love to rope in my partner to learn some form of couple dance..ball room and salsa seem fancy enough - something I have always wanted to learn with my partner :D
As I always say and follow - Dance like no one is watching!!!
3) Ride my motorbike. It is liberating, it makes me feel strong and independent. Much like running, it gives you a strange kind of high. I currently ride a TVS Victor. I guess I should ride it more often and feel high(er) more frequently :D I am saving up to buy an Enfield and make road trips on it. Gosh I am already so excited :D
4) Write. I am fulfilling that very passion exactly this moment. I am an Analyst and a large part of my profession constitutes writing. Its technical writing - analyzing numbers, understanding and interpreting market trends out of them and putting that all in words. However, to be honest about it, I am not so fond of that kind of writing. I like creative and expressive writing, which my blog lets me do. As my friends and folks put it - I am a story teller; my blog lets me tell those stories. For now, I am happy with this platform, until the day my writing skills graduate to the level that I pick up a profitable form a writing ;)
5) Take pictures. I have always loved to do it. Now, given that I am financially more independent, I have equipped myself with a camera, lenses and other peripherals that would enable me to click faster and clearer pictures. However, till now my photography has been limited to event and travel photography. I plan to take it up more seriously, and engage in more of creative photography, go for photo-walks and heritage tours.
6) Draw. Paint. Sketch
7) Sing. Karaoke
8) Read. Books
9) Children. Volunteer for CRY/TFI/PRATHAM/SAVE THE CHILDREN
10) Cook. Buy an personal Oven (not microwave)
11) Travel. Cheap and frequent
I deserved a break. That I had already devoured my yearly quota of leaves by June(thats typical me :D), I am on unpaid leave of half a month for my GMAT scheduled for this 01 September. I am completely LOVING it (I guess more so because I know I am bloody paying for my leaves)!! Its raining in the city...
...and i am feeling so much at peace. I have been happy all these years; or maybe i like to be believe so...ummm...no, i think i have been happy. But i have not been at peace. Looking at the rains for hours, waking up late in the morning, and then again sleeping at length in the afternoon...i had forgotten most of it. I feel back to life, i feel calm.
Hey, its my dear daddy's birthday today :D He is the most adorable homosapien alive. How to live life..half i learnt from him, half i inherited through his genes :) Here's the yummiest cake -
coming back to me, as i let this feeling of calmness and serenity sink in, i sat down and thought about things i really really love to do. So that whenever i feel short of peace, whenever i am restless, i pick up any one them and engage myself into it.
I thought of listing down ten things, and my list extended to fifteen things actually :). Here's the list, NOT in any order of preference - 1)Run. There is no joy better than the joy of Running. Although I quite like my sprints too, I am a natural long-distance runner (if that's what you call it). It is like, any random day you ask me to run and I will keep running..5, 10, 15 kms...without any prior practice. believe running is less about physical strength and more about a state of mind, a state of mind that says anything is possible. The sense of contentment and peace you get after running is very fulfilling.
I plan to run in increasing number of Marathons, and certainly not miss the two major ones in Delhi and Mumbai; and more importantly, practice regularly for it.
2) Dance. I am not complaining here, because my parents have done fairly fabulous job raising their two daughters, but i miss not having learnt classical dance in childhood. I love to dance anyway, but i am increasingly getting inclined towards classical forms of dance, bharatnatyam in particular. I plan to learn this Indian form of dance sometime soon for sure. Apart from this, I would also love to rope in my partner to learn some form of couple dance..ball room and salsa seem fancy enough - something I have always wanted to learn with my partner :D
As I always say and follow - Dance like no one is watching!!!
3) Ride my motorbike. It is liberating, it makes me feel strong and independent. Much like running, it gives you a strange kind of high. I currently ride a TVS Victor. I guess I should ride it more often and feel high(er) more frequently :D I am saving up to buy an Enfield and make road trips on it. Gosh I am already so excited :D
4) Write. I am fulfilling that very passion exactly this moment. I am an Analyst and a large part of my profession constitutes writing. Its technical writing - analyzing numbers, understanding and interpreting market trends out of them and putting that all in words. However, to be honest about it, I am not so fond of that kind of writing. I like creative and expressive writing, which my blog lets me do. As my friends and folks put it - I am a story teller; my blog lets me tell those stories. For now, I am happy with this platform, until the day my writing skills graduate to the level that I pick up a profitable form a writing ;)
5) Take pictures. I have always loved to do it. Now, given that I am financially more independent, I have equipped myself with a camera, lenses and other peripherals that would enable me to click faster and clearer pictures. However, till now my photography has been limited to event and travel photography. I plan to take it up more seriously, and engage in more of creative photography, go for photo-walks and heritage tours.
6) Draw. Paint. Sketch
7) Sing. Karaoke
8) Read. Books
9) Children. Volunteer for CRY/TFI/PRATHAM/SAVE THE CHILDREN
10) Cook. Buy an personal Oven (not microwave)
11) Travel. Cheap and frequent
have grown myself into it
the feet my guy finds manly. I didn't like the comment, but then i liked it.
Monday, August 1, 2011
road ahead
I cant go back into the past and undo the zillion wrongs I do, but future is COMPLETELY mine. Let me make it...try make it incredibly beautiful.
I don't look at the past. I look at future because that's where I am gonna spend the rest of my life, and that's all I care about.
I don't look at the past. I look at future because that's where I am gonna spend the rest of my life, and that's all I care about.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
the wall
I loath and like my work station in office. It faces the wall. No one can see those tears that blind my sight before rolling down the cheeks, without the blink of eyes. No one can see me wiping my desk with those tissues. I mostly loath the seat, I love the ones next to large window panes.
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