One evening... in the rain

When I read the articles watched the doom created by floods in the northern part of Karnataka & Andra. It really pushed me back into nostalgia not a pleasant one though. Way back in 2005, it was the most dreadful day of my life. It was 26th July & Vijai had left to Seatlle on 22nd July, my parents had left back to Bangalore on 25th July. As usual I went to my work in Koregaon Park. Unknowingly me & Praveen started home & reached Pune Station. As Susheel (Praveena’s husband) picked her from the station, I was left alone. I waited for long hours & there was no sign of any bus to Nigdi, people started talking that there was a red alert & no buses would be available. I rushed to the railway station, to my surprise there were no local trains either. I started getting panicky & my MIL called & started crying…… I was in a total confusion & a mess, dint know what to do??? I came back to the bus stand trying to look for any known faces, but in vain …. Just then one lady walked towards me & asked if I was going towards Nigdi I said ‘Yes’…. Then she said wait & came back with another lady… she said our common destination is Nigdi, we will all go together… I was relieved as Praveena & gone a long way… Vijai wasn’t there, or we cud make some alternative arrangement…. My MIL was calling on & on … My parents were unaware of all this. Then all the three of us got together to find a cab or a rick…. Normally they used to charge 200/- but thn they said they would charge 900/- we said ‘OK’ in chorus… & got in2 the rick, This is when the actual journey began…. Three strange people had become the BEST of FRIENDS …. We were glad that we will reach home soon & none of us could swim…. Pune is a city where 2 rivers flow inside the city & we had to cross two bridges if we would take our regular route, but the auto guy had taken a new route as we would get only one route….. It was pouring like hell, I never knew rain could be so dreadful & scary… We were getting on a bridge & this is where all began the water had begun to raise up to our knee when we were inside the rick…. & 2 our ill luck the rick came on two wheels & the front wheel was in the air…. We all had no choice but to get into the water now…. There were loads of people struggling, we in2 water & it was till the level of the waist, mobile signal & battery both had died…. Now was the real terror as we knew that man holes were open to discharge water & it wasn’t known where the man holes were located…. & the most dreadful thing for me was, on our regular travel I used to see loads of snake holes on the either sides of the bridges now all had vanished, I used to scream if something would touch my feet, in my entire life I never prayed for my life… today I dint want to die as a deserted soul & felt I could never see my parents, brother, vijai & my family … three of us were holding each other’s hands as the water current was high & we had to have a human chain, & we used to go breathless in between & still manage to walk…. All ill luck comes in one go, the best example is Lavanya (the friend who was with me) had an asthama attack …. I simply can’t describe my plight…. We some how managed to reach the road & we tried stopping the cars that were moving, human is human’s best enemy & none of them bothered to stop for us to give a helping hand… Lavanya was losing it bt by bit as her inhaler was not functional as it was drenched in rain…. We dint know what to do, by then a van was coming we literally begged them & reached Nigdi ALIVE… & it was 11:30PM & my Father in law was waiting to take me…. the three of us hugged each other with tears rolling & thanking each other we parted ways, this is the biggest lesson in my life that we met as strangers & parted as good friends… I reached home, I had never seen myself in such a terrible state I was trembling with fear & my MIL hugged me & cried & cried…. I went into the bathroom to take bath & put the tap on & cried loud… I donno I never fear death but I really don’t know what I feared… I came out I spoke 2 mommy & daddy they started crying… then I spoke to pushpakka, bunty & couldn’t reach my brother… Spoke to Vijai but dint reveal anything…. I couldn’t sleep the entire night I used to wake up in sleep & tremble…. To this day when I see floods due to rainfall I go back & know the trauma…

I felt like sharing my terrible experience with you all …..

Humor or blunder but a riddle….

As usual I was all decked up as a warrior before starting my regular ride to the office, with gloves, jacket, scarf, …. So on… I reali look like a warrior J with no war to fight. With high music on FM, listening to RJ Pruthvi, I rode in merry. My journey lasts for about an hour & I reached near Hosmat hospital signal I stopped coz’ of the signal. I hear a bang on my bike, all furious turned to see two guys wearing IBM identity hit my bike & said ‘u r on the way’, there was hardly any room & he tried to squeeze in… I love my activa more than anything, it hurt me as there was a dent. I reali lost it & starting yelling, ‘ that you don’t know the basic traffic rules … blah! blah!!’… they also went on & on not to stop. We had ample time as the signal there lasts for 2 min….. It really irritated me, before I started my ride, I had lost it completely…. knowing I shdnt yet I abused A*&%$#@#.... to my utter surprise those two guys heard me & blasted in laughter, I was so surprised & amused & astonished , confused???? ….. I am not able to figure out the reason why they laughed it remains an unsolved riddle…. Help me! ;)

Y make yourself crazy

Y make urself crazy

We are so bogged up with xyz.... no of activities in life that we never bother to think & make space for ourselves in our own lives... isn’t it true?????

Today, we compete for everything - the space around us, to be first to own a new product, to get our viewpoints across, to be faster, climbing up the ladder of success, getting smarter, richer, sexier ;) ur days are filled with stressful competitions and most are absolutely unnecessary. Because, they're driven by insecurity, fear of being left behind, an ingrained need to always have more or better than the next person. Try to get above all that. If you want to compete, vie to be the one who stays calm and unstressed, who isn't easily sucked in by materialistic things, who avoids being caught up in the daily grab-bag that robs people of health and peace of mind. Compete for that and see how pointless all those other competitions become, and how misguided those who partake in them begin to appear.

Our life is full of them. Arbitrary and unrealistic time constraints imposed by ourselves and others that serve only to make us more pressured, anxious, stressed out. For no worthwhile reason. Avoid the trap of assigning time frames to everything you do, especially if you have little idea how long it may take. Instead, make your goal one of completing a project in a careful, profession- al, satisfying manner. In other words, as long as it takes to do it right. Save your nerves, and your energy, for the few real deadlines we face...

Is your life fulfilling? Or is it merely crammed? Know the difference and you'll realize it's not the quantity of activities you engage in (or possessions you collect) that ultimately determine your happiness. One naturally unfolding, enriching experience can easily surpasses many rushed and distracted ones. But you may be so chronically over scheduled, you never give yourself a chance to enjoy anything to the fullest. Experiment. Choose an occasion and give it your complete, mindful and unhurried attention. Then imagine an entire life of such enrichment. It's absolutely attainable.

Give it a try!!! I haven’t tried it though ;)

Bahanas for u... :)

Face it, we all feel sleepy the moment we enter the office premises. But what if your boss caught you sleeping at your desk? Here is what you can tell him:

"They told me at the blood bank this might happen."

"This is just a 15 minute power-nap as described in that time management course you sent me."

"Whew! Guess I left the top off the White-Out You probably got here just in time!"

"I wasn't sleeping! I was meditating on the mission statement and envisioning a new paradigm."

"I was testing my keyboard for drool resistance."

"I was doing Yoga exercises to relieve work-related stress."

"Damn! Why did you interrupt me? I had almost figured out a solution to our biggest problem."

"The coffee machine is broken..."

"Someone must've put decaf in the wrong pot..."

Wake up before ! some one says.... Please wake up...i caught u..... hehehehe!!!!

A Beautiful One

As the day breaks far away in the mountains, over the oceans and in the woods....
a life is born…

As the narrow avenues in the woods and streams flowing by the side…
Just like the streets of the destiny taking us along and sweet memories cherished forever…

At crossing opening new avenues for future…
Caring our likes and dislikes… a blessing in disguise…

As the fog that moves before us…
Times that hold our enthusiasm for what life has stored in for us the next moment…

With the flying birds in numbers and flowers blooming in bunches…
Revealing the essence of togetherness as unforgettable joy forever…

The birds singing as we pass… trying to get our eye...
Just reminding us something which cannot be not thought of….

The bright colorful bloomed flowers...
imitating the various colors of life…

water flowing in tranquility..
Some moments sustaining the solace and serenity in life…

With sky so far and ever spread..
No different from our dreams that are innumerable and always there…

The sights of chirping birds and cattle together in grass…
Portraying the inexplicable joy of friendship…

Wonderful flowers with thorns underneath...
Conveying us not to be in haste… reflecting small intricacies of the life…

.. looking at these and more some say..’Nature is beautiful’ why not say…
‘Life is beautiful’..!!!

Sowmya