Give me …

Lets have now something on a lighter side Wat say ??

A small prayer by a guy who has been there in the career world for some time …

God,

Bestow me the strength to understand my boss

Shower me the love to forgive him

Bequeath me the patience to understand his actions

Give me the tolerance to sit up late in the nights

Grant me the fortitude to convince my wife that I wld be late

Let me have a magnanimous heart to smile at him

But God!!!

Please don’t present me that strength

If you give me that strength, I will simply break his skull 

 

Ya..We are just going to belong to the same genre of this guy in some time Lets see what more our prayers are going to be 

Why should’nt you ???

   

When there is a lot of pain that has been trapped inside you

When u feel that u have nothing to hold on tight

When U can see your life tumbling down the steps of expectations 

 When ur heart just cannot endure anything more

When u just don’t want the day to dawn

When u jus spend sleepless nights

When u jus seem to loose yourself

When there is agony and despair piercing the eyes

When there is a betrayal by your close one hitting you tight

When there is a feeling of confusion and isolation

Yes ….When u find yourself in a traumatic state

That would be the last straw for u to break

Why shouldn’t you

Cry your heart aloud and give vent to your feelings ??…Why should you think that shedding tears is being powerless or being timid …. Its just another unadulterated form of emotions …Yes  tat powerful element “ tears” when it flows down our cheeks , our hearts starts to feel light … It tries to put our hearts in a state of composure … It acts as a catalyst to visualize some ray of hope …  It does not reduce the pain, but makes you a little sane … 

What really baffles me is that Boys are called timid when they cry They absolutely have the right to… Its after all a form of expression of their feelings …Why should they be looked down when they express it in this  mode ..Its a big injustice to them ???…

This piece is basically dedicated to all the guys  in particular ….      

Yes …

 U need not shed silent tears

U need not cry from inside

 U need not suppress your feelings Why shouldn’t you cry ….

When u actually want to …

U r just another human being !!!

Tat magic word

U can evoke one’s emotions in sublime

U can transport one to a state of bliss

Formless, Colourless, Odourlerss, Ubiquitous—Thy create an impact

U can galvanize the mind and invigorate the heart

U receive an applause and appreciation by any one

Formless, Colourless, Odourlerss, Ubiquitous—Thy create an impact

U can reverberate in ones mind

U can penetrate into the soul  

 Formless, Colourless, Odourlerss, Ubiquitous—Thy create an impact 

U can hit the resonance of jubiliation

U can put the mind in a state of tranquility

Formless, Colourless, Odourlerss, Ubiquitous…. Thy create an impact

U r a precious gift to mankind

Ur power heals our souls each day

Formless, Colourless, Odourlerss, Ubiquitous— Thy create an impact

U r the common language spoken through out the world

Cutting across the barriers of religion, caste and creed 

Formless, colourless, odorless, Ubiquitous —– Thy create an impact

Yes u need no invitation and no introduction

U get created in the heart and then gets moulded by emotions 

U make ur presence in all stages of mankind

Formless, Colourless, Odourlerss, Ubiquitous— Thy create an impact

MUSIC …

In the infant stage. Mom cuddles her little one with a lullaby.When the child then grows up and becomes an adult … Falls into tat trap of crush or infatuation or even say love :-)Thinks of the beloved …..And there automatically some tune gets reminded n wafts in the mind … Tat child then gets into the wedding lock..The nuptial knot is tied with flamboyant music radiating behind.. In the autumn part of his life, he is seated in a pensive mood.. Nostalgic moments flash upon that inward eye and triggers some exhilarating tune in the mind. In the last phase when the soul reaches abode, there accompanies him during tat journey melancholy songs lamenting over the grief by the closed ones.

 Formless, Colourless, Odourlerss, Ubiquitous— Thy create an impact 

Flabbergasted looking at ur reach

 

 

Self Less Love … No reciprocity norm !!!

Watever mood I may b in, happy or sad he receives me with so much warmth and love

I may jus not bother to reciprocate ….Will think to come back to him after my phone call … Well making Alexander Grahambell always feel proud of his invention never do I  … Not a complaint , Not a glommy face , always cheerful n full of love … He is so self less and has not an iota of expectations ..Prof Venkat talks abt reciprocity norm ..Oh mi god , he always seems to engulf me with so much love n care without any expectations ..Wat did I actually do to him..He holds me so high in a  pedestal in his life … We don’t understand each others language … Yet we love each other so much ..How do we communicate ..Does expression  matter when emotions over flow …He understands tat I simply  love him .. ..He is ever willing to reciprocate ..Did I mention abt this to him … Nay ..I didn’t ….

Ya .. U may b wondering who this special person is in my life …

Let me take immense pleasure in introducing him to u ..well sounds very formal eh ..Okie let me then put it this way ..U mus know him man , coz he makes me smile n cry both at the same time ….Sounds very mushy :-) ..Okie then let me put this way U mus know him to find out how life is made with jus implied things …. The pen ultimate thing before I reveal who it is ..For ppl who know me so well ,yeah u know him too 

 

Okie ..Let me not go on ..This is my lil (Ya ..he is huge , but I feel he is a child) doggy  .. We call him kutty ( Means small in tamizh )..His structure and his name is by the way inversely proportional …

 

I have also named him MASA  ( Manmadha Rasa)…which is  a synonym for luking like a smart dude

 

He is not a trained dog ..Since the time we had constructed our house , he has been there with us ..

Mus  say a lot of cute stuffs he does

He loves to enter my house first n make us follow him when we ring the door bell

He simply cant take my dad shouting @ his highest decibel to me

He is so possessive that he preferred to starve as  I was feeding another dog

He hates crackers n goes into a corner like an innocent child ..Majestic yet beatific

Living in  a pakka Iyer family can never taste Beaf or Mutton  ,Mr kutty happily wld relish his curd rice n biscuits

Hates to have a bath (like me)

Whenever I come  back home , he wld be actually busy showing his smartness to his doggie girl friends on the road ..Then he immediately will ditch them to come n greet me … Wagging his tail wld get so bubbly n enthusiastic …

A couple of days back , he was unwell n been to the doc …Never seen him so  ferocious ..Tat day he was so  reluctant to get into the van….

“Kutty , now get into the van “ ..heard this from my dad n me ……

Quietly got into the van n there showed his  face to me .. I jus conveyed thru my eyes “ U r mine n So will u b” .Tears jus rolled down my cheek , when he left home …He had to stay with the vet a couple of days … Now he is back home

 

Would jus like to say one thing to him “ Kutty , u make me feel so small in front of
ur selfless love”

 

Okie ..I can hear him shout .. Let me go n c now wat mischief he is upto

 

Gourmet’s delight

                  

 Finally , yes we decided to go out for dinner ….Its has been ages since Bala , Vatsa , Neha n me went out as a group … Actually If Iam right we had gone to Coffee day when Great lakes curriculum had started … We were into diff classes , tat we cld never get same time off to go out on a ride … …….It was MCS class … Was jus waiting for it to get over , to go out for dinner  Two bikes n there the 4 of us ,off we went for dinner ..Yippeeeeeeee

 Entered Saravana Bhavan ( Rangoli )  @ Pondy Bazzar .. Decided to have Gujarathi thali 

Born with a silver spoon ..ohhhhhh nay … I was not ..Here the ambience was simply fabulous and yes they served food in silver cuisines

To name  a few

Jal jira

 Kaman Dhokla

Bhaat na Muthina

Panner Cutlet

Pudhina Batita

Bhindya Sambarya

Veg khurma

Gujarathi khadi

Thepla , Kichidi ,Dhaal

Shrikand

Vatsa tanks to tat note pad u had , tat I cld make a note of them .. No challenges to my memory box

Yes ..all this in tat Rangoli Gujarathi thali…

Yummy is jus not the word …

With such delicious food in front of u , n melodious hindi songs as a back ground , all hogged like crazy … N today my tongue buds had its maiden pan experience J….

 

The general talks, pulling each others legs ,laughing aloud 4 no resaons ..How many ever times U experience them ..Yet it has its own charm

 Kudos to the wonderful plan n great excecution  

A euphoric moment indeed goin on to my dairy …

My trouble shooter

 

When I found a lacuna in my life to sigh
When I wanted to cuddle with my pillows and cry
When I had nothing to hold on tight
And jus could not close my eyes tat night
Echoed a voice from within “Life is unfair “
Looked around to see if I have some one who can care
Felt I was at the point of nadir
And there entered my lovely father
Brought a little master piece for me to read
I always depend on this piece when I need

Here it goes

When things go wrong as they sometimes will

When the road you’re trudging seems all up hill

When the funds are low and the debts are high

And you want to smile, but you have to sigh

When care is pressing you down a bit

Rest, if you must, but don’t you quit.

  Life is queer, with its twists and turns

As everyone of us sometimes learns

And many a failure turns about

When he  might have won had he stuck it out

Don’t give up though the pace seems slow

You may succeed with another blow  

Success is failure turned inside out

The silver tint of the clouds of doubt

And you never can tell how close you are

It may be near when it seems so far

So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit

It’s when things seem worst that you must not quit.

 

Yes ..this is been my inspiration and  whenever I read , my spirits get lifted up and I tell myself

“  Thy  would also pass by , Go ahead 

 

Gut Feel !!!

Hope is a robin singing on a rainy day

For it hopes sun will shine some way

Waiting for the sun to become bright

Would give clarity in its light

All of us wld have this state some time in our lives .. We want something .. But it is either getting delayed or getting denied ..Yet we still feel hopefull tat we would get what we want …. The power of the sub conscious mind ….. Tat gut feel .. Its something which is so abstract and intangible …. It jus cannot be proved with a theorem or a converse ..U may witness things going against U , but there is some thing in u tat keeps sayin ..No … Its urs …

Do we trust tat Gut Feel or jus dont pay heed to what it says

This is a million dollar question which keeps cropping my mind and goes without an answer

Coz yes gut feels sometimes r right n sometimes may not b too !!! 

Beauty …Is it Inexpensive ?

 

Most of the things that we desire in life is expensive … Yes ranging from a huge house with a lovely lawn ,brand new car ,  Wardrobe full of trendy clothes ,high salary packages , investments yielding high returns n the list goes on…..

Yes .. We do have the right to desire and we need to dream  to achieve ..We may achieve some of them fully , some partially and some may not even feature into our doctrine ..

Undisputed truth is tat the things tat really satisfy us are absolutely free

Love , laughter ,Friends and Close Ones in life:-)

The fact is diminishing marginal utility theory does not apply here … The more U get , more special u feel … U dont feel bored ..May b u will not feel its beauty and charm when U receive too much ..but will never feel bugged

Yes beautiful things are inexpensive in this world ..

A chat with ur friend after ages

A walk along the beach side

Morning Tea with  chirpy  birds and squirrels moving here n there

Falling asleep sans ac ,sans mattress ..on the floor in ur balcony with glittering stars above

Listening to ur fav no n happily singing along

Cuddling ur pillow n speaking hrs together to ur friend on phone

 All this is simply a bliss

Life is beautiful .. jus discover it !!

Far too many times, we let
Unimportant things into our minds;
And then it’s usually too late
To see what made us blind.
Be sure that you appreciate
Everything you’ve got;
And be thankful for the little things
In life that mean a lot.

Sangamithra @ Great lakes

Projects, Presentations, Assignments, Case Analysis, Exams, Grades ….uhhhhhhh…. Want a Break ….N we did have our share of it …………..  Sangamithra is the name of the culturals @ Great Lakes and this toddler has steeped into her 2 nd year … Ya this event is very special to us and is like our little child ……  

The entire fraternity of great lakes joined together and was ready to Rock on the 1 st Of October …. To add flavour to the event, Dandiya was also clubbed along with our culturals ….. The Great Lakers being divided into small committees, this event was organized by the Events and the Different Strokes Committee …  

Hats off to the organizers as I can surely take the liberty of sayin tat all of us would definetly cherish that day wherever we are … Ya memories never can be erased ….. The event was compered by our friend Sriram and Roshik …..  

Sriram, being a gud mimic, captured all our attention by mimicking a lot of our folks and the atmosphere was filled with a lot of giggles J Roshik picked up subtle cues and took over the event in a lively manner ….. A non Tamil speaking guy was there on stage with a lot of Rajnikanth’s punch dialoguesThere was a gud lovely blend of dance and music filling the air with scintillating moments ….. 

The first dance on stage was a song from Bunty aur Bubbly …… Miss Vasupradha was also a part of it with 5 gud dancers … U can imagine her state of mind … Never has she danced for the past 23 yrs and there she had to go on stage and dance … Mummy , oh migod …..mmmmm….Ya tat was her feeling ….. With all her supportive friends around … Ya she did danceJ ….Kudos to the entire Team ( Manan , Neha , Hardeep and Gayathri )….. Me jus not sayin b coz Neha is my close friend …. But she spell bound the audience with her expressions and her energy level in her dance ….. Jus can’t forget our dance maestro Bala n the entire team performing Black n White ……Oh mi god the steps were all so complicated and they all performed at so much ease with high level of sophistication and energy…… 

Then comes also a Kuthu song where the team was happily dancing n swinging their arms away to glory ….. We for a moment were taken aback to find out if they were our own folks … Ya they were so natural and spontaneous in their performance….. There was a song by our Musical experts Akshat and Naren …. Both of them need no introductions in our fraternity …..Music is bliss n they transported the ppl listenin to them singin to tat blissful state ……A romantic song from Roja with no back ground score ….They thought tat it wld be a handicap tat there was no music goin to be organized for the song … Tat was actually Blessing in disguise as we could completely enjoy them singing directly from their heart ….. 

Of course the dance by Anshul and Yogeetha  was  way too awesome …..They both danced like experts and caught the attention of the entire set of ppl there …. There was also some gud Tamil songs by our Folks which had a gud combination of peppy nos and melodies …. 

Finally we had the dance by our girls all dressed in bright gagras and cholis with tinkling Bangles and lovely accesories ……..  Dandiya was then followed and all of us had our sticks swaying up and down to the tune of music …. There was one person who could afford to break 3 sticks and still managed to get another one to dance … She had a biggggggggg phobia 4 dance …. She got o’er tat phobia…..Ya tat was me …. Tanks to Neha , Priyanka, Gayathri and Geetha who really helped her get rid of tat phobia J  Its now about 2.5 months tat has passed after Sangamithra ……Wish time could move a lil more slower so tat all of us will have more time to enjoy under the same roof …. Kudos to Crusaders ..