Happy New Year

Thanks to my sweet little sister, I have realized that New Year is not just partying.. It should not be just like any other year... There's much more to it.. There's much more that I have to set as my resolutions...

Here's the mail that has inspired me...

As the dawn breaks into a new day….a new year is born!!


When the entire world seems to be celebrating the new year….this is for the ones who are rushing with their lives relentlessly….

Just take time off for yourself and do want you want to do…
think of the things you have been dying to do but have pushed to the back of your mind just because you did not have the time….its time now…
break the routine…you need not keep looking at the clock…relax…take things slowly…
relish those small things in life that you don't even notice…
sleep the extra hour…don't gulp the tea down,enjoy every sip…
finish that half read book….enjoy the leisure….
When you keep running all your life, leisure is all that you need…its sometimes good to be lazy too…
Give yourself a treat…
Talk to those long lost friends who would love to hear from you…
Tell the dear ones in your life how much they mean to you….
If you can, think of the ones who have no one to care…
We all take things for granted…
Be thankful for what you are and what you have…
Aferall new year is not just about partying…..


….Its time to put the past behind…
To let go of things that need to be forgotten….
But to carry along those sweet moments of the past year woven into memories in our minds….
Its time to celebrate….the joy of life itself.
Its time to forgive too….
Give the ones who hurt you a second chance…
Its time to mend friendships…relations…
Let that dear one who wandered away know that you care.
Its time to realise how fortunate we are…
To be generous to the ones less fortunate.

New year brings with it lots of goodwill and happiness…energy and excitement…
May the sense of novelty and every positive thing that it brings with it last throughout the year!

Wish you all a wonderful year!!!!!!!


This seems a bit too long right?u can delete it if you do not like it.
Thank you for everything!

After reading this, I have decided to give more time to myself... To talk to my long lost friends and also to patch with people... Happy New Year all! :-)

Getting Married Part-IV

(Continuation of "Getting Married Part-III")
I walk and walk and walk, cover miles together. I remember those days when we could not even bear a separation of a day. We would spend our summer vacations together, half of the time at her grandparents place and the other half at mine.
Where have those days gone?

With tears streaming down my face, I wander aimlessly. I feel a surge of energy… The energy caused by the anger in me… Energy so enormous, that I am scared that it may be devastating. I have exhaust this energy before it makes me lose my temper, before it makes me shout and before it makes me lose control of myself.

I look at my surroundings. I realize that I’m just a block away from home. I walk towards home. Instead of going inside, I pull out the gardening tools from the garage and begin to pull out weeds. I continue with my work paying no heed to the scorching sun and the sultry weather. By the time my temper cools down, our backyard is free from weeds.

****

It’s been two days since I have heard from Radhika. I was too angry to meet her. I did not want to shout at her and upset her. But now, I have some good news to share and the first person who comes to my mind is, my closest friend, Radhika. I pick up the phone and dial her number.
“Hi Sweetie!” she coos into the receiver, “You will live for thousand years. I was just thinking of talking to you.”
“You know what?” I say excitedly.
“What?” she asks with enthusiasm.
“I can’t tell it over phone. Shall we go to the pantry for coffee?”
“Would have loved to!” she sighs, “but I am not in the office, dear.”
“Where are you?”
“I am in Visakhapatnam. Thought of telling you…”
The rest of the conversation goes over my head. Why has she become like this? How much time will it take for her to tell me that she’s going out of station? Things like these have never happened before. Who is responsible for all this? Siddhu… That stupid! That fool! Who is he to separate us, the best of friends? I am very angry with him. I feel like hitting him, banging his head onto the wall and say, “She is MY friend. We have known each other since childhood. You can’t separate us like this.” Instead I ask her to convey my “Hi!” to him. Life is full of irony and sarcasm!

****

During Radhika’s absence, I have been getting closer to another colleague of mine. Her name is Bhavana. She sits right next to me in office. She’s a very shy and reserved girl. She had always wanted to be friends with me, but Radhika hated her. So, even I did not pay much attention to her but now she’s the only friend I have. For the first time in my life, I am doing things without telling Radhika. Bhavana and I spend a lot of time together, having a lot of fun.

One day when I enter our floor in the office, I am welcomed by the sound of laughter. A huge group of people was sitting at Bhavana’s desk. While I am walking past them to my cubicle, Bhavana stops me to introduce me to them.
“We did our BCA together,” she says, “Tomorrow is the wedding of Sanjay, another classmate of ours. We are discussing on what to buy for him.”
“Oh! May be you could get him a ring,” I suggest.
“He already has one and will get one more soon,” replies one guy with a twinkling in his eye.
“Then may be we could buy…”
He interrupts me and continues, “He has the ‘engagement ring’ now and he will get ‘suffer-ring’ tomorrow.”

Everyone burst into laughter. The conversation flows around the same topic. These comments trigger a stream of thoughts into my mind. I start feeling uncomfortable because of them.
“Excuse me!” I say, “I need to begin my work before my boss sees me idling.”
“Hey! Sit with us for sometime,” begs Bhavana, “Our manager has not come to the office yet.”
“But I still have a lot of pending tasks,” I lie and before they can persuade me further, I rush into my cubicle. But I can still hear bits of their conversation.

“Poor thing! He will lose his freedom tomorrow.”
“Another bakra in our group!”
“I have just sent him a mail asking him to enjoy his last day!”
“From now on he has to go home early to report to his life-time boss!”

Laughter and laughter! All this makes me feel so sick from inside.
(The story seems to be endless! Thanks for your patience! It will be continued in "Getting Married Part-V")

Awesome Song with Translation

This is the song that's on my lips these days. It's a song from the Tamil film 'Mozhi'
I have tried translating it to English. I hope I have done a good job.

kannaal pesum penne enai mannippaayaa
Oh Girl who speaks through her eyes! Will you forgive me?
kavidhai thamizhil kaettaen enai mannippaayaa
I have asked you through Tamil poetry, will you forgive me?
salavai seidha nilave enai mannippaayaa
Oh Spotless moon! Will you forgive me?
siru thavarai thavari seidhaen enai mannippaayaa
I have done a mistake by mistake. Will you forgive me?
enadhukkorikkai nee keladi keladi unadhu kovangalum enadi
Listen! Listen to my desire. Why are you angry?
unadhu sillenra kan paaradi paaradi enadhu saabangalai theeradi
Look! Look at me through your cooling eyes. Relieve me of my curses...
kannaal pesum penne enai mannippaayaa
Oh Girl who speaks through her eyes! Will you forgive me?
oru kavidhai thamizhil kaettaen enai mannippaayaa
I have asked you through Tamil poetry, will you forgive me?

nilaa pesuvadhillai adhu orukkurai illaiye aah
Moon does not speak, but it is not at all a limitation
kurai azhagenru kondaal vaazkayil engum pizhai illaiye
If we consider every limitation as beauty, our life will be ideal
penne arindhu kondaen iyalbae azhagu enbaen
Sweetheart, I have realized that being natural is the most beautiful
poovai varaindhu adhile meesai varaiya maattaen
After drawing a flower, I will not draw a moustache on it
mounam pesumbothu saththam kaetka maattaen
I will not look for sound when silence is talking
moonrampiraiyinullae nilavai thaeda maattaen
I will not look for Full-moon in a crescent moon
vaazhvao thuvarkudhadi vayasoa kasakkudhadi
My life has become tasteless and my adulthood is tasting bitter
saigaiyilae enai manniththu saabam theeradi
Please relieve my curse through your gestures
O I am sorry, I am sorry I am sorry
O oh I am sorry, I am sorry I am sorry
O I am sorry, I am sorry I am sorry
O oh I am sorry, I am sorry I am sorry

kannaal pesum penne enai mannippaayaa
Oh Girl who speaks through her eyes! Will you forgive me?
kavidhai thamizhil kaettaen enai mannippaayaa
I have asked you through Tamil poetry, will you forgive me?


engae kurunagai engae kurumbugal engae kooradi O
Where is the smile? Where is the mischief-maker?
kannil kadal konda kannil puyal chinnam aedho theriyudhadi
In the eyes… In the eyes that's filled with love, there's a sign of storm
sella konjal vaendaam chinna chinungal poadhum
Pampering-Cuddling is not required, a small tantrum will do
paarthu pazhaga vaendaam paadhi chirippu poadhum
No need to see and get acquainted, a half-grin will do
kaarappaarvai vaendam orappaarvaippoadhum
No need of glaring stares, a side-glance will do
vaasal thirakka vaendaam jannal mattum poadhum
No need to open the door, only a window will do
vaazhkkai kadakkudhadi naatkal nanaikkudhadi
Life is standstill… Days are dragging by
irukkannaal en vaazhvai nee eeram seiyadi
Bring color into my life through both of your eyes
O I am sorry, I am sorry I am sorry
O oh I am sorry, I am sorry I am sorry
O I am sorry, I am sorry I am sorry
O oh I am sorry, I am sorry I am sorry


kannaal pesum penne enai mannippaayaa
Oh Girl who speaks through her eyes! Will you forgive me?
kavidhai thamizhil kaettaen enai mannippaayaa
I have asked you through Tamil poetry, will you forgive me?
salavai seidha nilave enai mannippaayaa
Oh Spotless moon! Will you forgive me?
siru thavarai thavari seidhaen enai mannippaayaa
I have done a mistake by mistake. Will you forgive me?
enadhukkorikkai nee keladi keladi unadhu kovangalum enadi
Listen! Listen to my desire. Why are you angry?
unadhu sillenra kan paaradi paaradi enadhu saabangalai theeradi
Look! Look at me through your cooling eyes. Relieve me of my curses...

Thank you

On the occasion of Thanks-giving, this is for all my family and friends

Thank you my dear
For lending your ear,
Whenever I had problems.

Thank you for encouraging me,
Whenever I was depressed.

Thank you for supporting me,
Whenever I was right.

Thank you for correcting me,
Whenever I was wrong.

Thank you for caring and loving me.
Thank you… thank you… thank you…
I hope I’m reciprocating the same.Thank you very much, once again.

Awesome Song!

kannaal pesum penne enai mannippaayaa
kavidhai thamizhil kaettaen enai mannippaayaa
salavai seidha nilave enai mannippaayaa
siru thavarai thavari seidhaen enai mannippaayaa
enadhukkorikkai nee keladi keladi unadhu kovangalum enadi
unadhu sillenra kan paaradi paaradi enadhu saabangalai theeradi

No one Cares!

We don't care. for the people who care for us...
And the person whom we care for, does not care for us at all!

This is reality!

Getting Married Part-III

(Continuation of "Getting Married Part-II")
How could I forget that! She should have been happily married to Bhaskar if it were not for…

If Bhaskar’s mother fell ill after their engagement, was that Shilpi’s mistake? If his brother met with an accident, should she be blamed for it? Well, that’s what happened and ultimately the engagement was broken.

Amma’s words brought me back to the present. She was saying something about prayers and temples.
“I was not listening to you,” I admit to Amma, “What were you talking about?”
“I was telling that we all will pray to God everyday,” said Amma, “that nothing unpleasant should happen to the groom’s family and that Radhika’s wedding should happen uneventfully.”
“Yes, ma, I will. Shall we start from today?”
“Okay then. Let’s go to the temple this evening, once you return from office.”
She needs all our best wishes, our prayers and blessings. In fact, every bride-to-be needs all these, to protect her from the harshness of the principles of the society.
Why is life so partial!



“What’s wrong with you again?” asks Amma, seeing me toss my food around the plate.
“I can’t understand this girl at all.” I say.
“Which girl?”
“Don’t pretend to be ignorant,” I shout, “you very well know whom I’m referring to.”
“What happened between you and Radhika again?” she asks.
I try my best to control my fury. How can someone’s priority’s change so abruptly, so selfishly! How can someone behave so rudely!

I put my head on Amma’s lap and cry to my heart’s content. She patiently listens to my tale of woes.

“Everybody who knows Radhika knows that she’s a huge huge fan of Abhishek Bachchan. Her room is full of her posters. She never misses watching any of his movies.”
“Yes,” Amma agrees, “Now don’t tell me that you have fallen in love with Abhishek Bachchan.”
In spite of myself, I laughed at her silly joke.
“I got her first-day, first-show tickets for the movie ‘Guru’,” I continue, “as a surprise gift for her birthday and she refused to accompany me.”
“But why?” Amma asks in a surprise.
“She said she was meeting her Siddhu in the morning and will spend the entire day with him.”
“That’s so obvious.”
“What’s so obvious? Ditching a childhood friend for a two-month old fiancé?”
I rush out of the house unable to bear the reality. Will I also behave in the same manner, if I were engaged? Will I forget the whole world? Will my whole world be him and only him?

I walk and walk and walk, cover miles together and tire myself. I remember those days when we could not even bear a separation of a day. We would spend our summer vacations together, half of the time at her grandparents place and the other half at mine.
Where have those days gone?

(Sorry for this lengthy narrative.... It will be continued in "Getting Married Part-IV")

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday, my sweethearts,

my two cutie little darlings,

my sweetiepies,

my koochie-koochie, naughty-naughty sisters!

Hope my Ganguram and Yeh-munna had loads of fun today! :-)

I love you.. I love you... I simply adore you... I can't stay without you...

Do you think I will say all this?? No way! ;-)