Happy new year 2012

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2012
WISH ALL THE HAPPINESS COME THE WAY YOU CHOOSE...

Do something you like today and it will take you to a thing that you will like tomorrow!
When it seems you are stuck in a place you don't like, help yourself to create light at the other end of tunnel, so that you are motivated to complete the task at hand and move forward in your journey.. always hope for the best!!!!


Be positive in every aspect you choose and face every challenge with great patience and smile :)

GIFT OF GOD

As I walk,
People notice , how wonderful my smile is!
The nature adores the beauty of the eyes
which became blind in love and affection
few try looking at these eyes
Just to know myself as me
No one knows the grief this heart undergoes,
Everyone look the smile on my lips,
None see sorrow left behind the lovely smile
I am in pain and no one knows

Wish I never lose the strength to hide the tear
Thank thee for gifting me this
Pretending happy is something very tuff
But the heart fights to act happy
Trying to free her from this mental pain

Pray the Thee to take his heart back to him….

WANNA HANDLE YOUR STRESS????

Justification for the title may be a little tough. But then felt like sharing myway of handling stress which may be useful to many others out there.

Well, coming in to the topic..Being as busy as you through out the day, busy with work, busy with family, busy with your society..you face lot of stress both mentally and physically..Few times we feel so much irritated that we feel like running far away where we don’t find reasons which cause stress to us.This would have happened with many of you atleast once in your life time.

To get out of such thoughts or from such stressed feelings, it is always important to keep check points to know about our stress levels and get relief from it...Most of us really feel very sick at times and no matter how stressful we are either with the work or the familily situations or many silly issues which seems very big to US, or whatever we still need to continue our journey …Right..!So the best bet would be to find out some ways to get a quick relief from it and refresh ourselves… So now few of you may be wondering if there really exist a remedy for overcoming the stress. Yes, U do have a remedy for it.

All you have to do is find time for your selves. I work in an IT company and there are hell number of situations where in i used to feel like leaving my job..be it silly or serious..In the first year of my career i never knew what to do and what not to do..be it dealing with colleagues or typing a mail to my team lead..Silly mistakes which would convey the message in a wrong way.. or silly typos..and the result of it is a hell lot of stress than actually deserved..And if you see at home..lot of work used to await me..Getting irritated and upset here in office I never had a wish to work at home as a result of this i used to get upset daily...This went on for months and I slowly started realising the stress I am taking, which is actually unneccesary many of the times.

For me, reading books is like real booster and stress reliever..I used to start reading either a novel or a story book which actually helped me to releave my stress to the max,it give me immense joy and early in th morning i used to feel fresh and energetic... Books-I really love reading and forget all my pains just reading a newspaper(as simple as that)..I do this on my busy day also,at least for 10 minutes..
And i spend little time alone during lunch breaks or coffee breaks staring at the beautiful sceneries and the birds chirping..they give me immense joy, you really feel so good when you can enjoy the nature(don't laugh, it's true.try it out)….I call my mom whenever i feel down and i get the needed energy..Talking to our parents in times enriches the mood.I go for short breaks/walks with my friends in the campus ..I play with kids which makes me feel so good and fresh. Yes,it really works..Try it and see….
There are several other ways where in i handle my stress but those could be hilarious and silly to jod down here … The same way every one of you would be having some way to get rid of your stress.Find out your interests and try to spend time for U. This will surely help you to handle your stress. GOOD LUCK !!!

Belated Happy Friendship day

Moral

A boat docked in a tiny Mexican fishing village.
A tourist complimented the local fishermen
On the quality of their fish and asked
How long it took him to catch them.

"Not very long." they answered in unison.
"Why didn't you stay out longer and catch more?
The fishermen explained that their small catches were
Sufficient to meet their needs and those of their families.

"But what do you do with the rest of your time?"
"We sleep late, fish a little, play with our children,
And take siestas with our wives.
In the evenings, we go into the village to see our friends, have a few drinks, play the guitar, and sing a few songs.

We have a full life."
The tourist interrupted,
"I have an MBA from Harvard and I can help you!
You should start by fishing longer every day.
You can then sell the extra fish you catch.
With the extra revenue, you can buy a bigger boat."
"And after that?"
"With the extra money the larger boat will bring,
You can buy a second one and a third one
And so on until you have an entire fleet of trawlers.
Instead of selling your fish to a middle man,
You can then negotiate directly with the processing plants
And maybe even open your own plant.

You can then leave this little village and move to Mexico City,Los Angeles, or even New York City!

From there you can direct your huge new enterprise."

"How long would that take?"
"Twenty, perhaps twenty-five years." replied the tourist.
"And after that?"
"Afterwards? Well my friend, that's when it gets really interesting, " answered the tourist, laughing. "When your business gets really big, you can start buying and selling stocks and make millions!"

"Millions? Really? And after that?" asked the fishermen.

"After that you'll be able to retire,
Live in a tiny village near the coast,
Sleep late, play with your children,
Catch a few fish, take a siesta with your wife
And spend your evenings drinking and enjoying your friends."
"With all due respect sir, but that's exactly what we are doing now. So what's the point wasting twenty-five years?" asked the Mexicans.

And the moral of this story is:

Thought for the day

AMAZING ART ON LEAVES

Know Your Value

A well-known speaker started off his seminar by holding up a 500 $ note. In the room of 200, he asked, "Who would like this 500 $ note?"

Hands started going up. He said, "I am going to give this note to one of you but first let me do this." He proceeded to crumple the note up.

He then asked, "Who still wants it?" Still the hands were up in the air.

"Well," he replied, "What if I do this?" And he dropped it on the ground and started to grind it into the floor with his shoe. He picked it up, now all crumpled and dirty. "Now who still wants it?" Still the hands went into the air.

"My friends, you have all learned a very valuable lesson. No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not decrease in value. It was still worth 500$/-.

Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and ground into the dirt by the decisions we make and the circumstances that come our way. We feel as though we are worthless. But no matter what has happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value. God is always with you.

You are special. Don't ever forget it! Never let yesterday's disappointments overshadow your faith in God. Pray for power from God to sustain in your faith. HE will surely support you.

Know the Value in You. Feel the Power in You.

Go Back To The Time WHEN...

I Want To Go Back To The Time
When GETTING HIGH Meant On A SWING,
Not PROMOTIONS.
When DRINKING Meant RASNA ORANGE,
Not PEPSI Or COKE.
When DAD Was The Only HERO,
Not MEGA STAR Or SUPER STAR.
When LOVE Was MOM’S HUG,
Not The GIRL / BOY-FRIENDS’.
When DAD’S SHOULDER Was The HIGHEST PLACE On The Earth,
Not Your DESIGNATION.
When Your WORST ENEMIES Were Your SIBLINGS,
Not Your MANAGER.
When The Only Thing That Could HURT Were BLEEDING KNEES,
Not The TEARS Falling Down Your Cheeks.
When The Only Things BROKEN Were TOYS,
Not The DYING HEARTS.
And When GOOD-BYES Meant TILL TOMORROW,
Not For YEARS & YEARS.

Thought For The Day

Arranged Marriage

Every girl's desire who go in for an arranged marriage............. .............

The woods were lovely dark and deep. Walking slowly beside her, in the damp mud road, was her husband whom she barely knew. He was very relaxed, happily watching a group of kids playing at a distance.

Her "mehandi" was still dark and smelling fresh, reminding of the excitements and tension 2 days back. " It can't work this way mom...please stop this ", she kept telling her mother till the last moment, who wouldn't listen but carry on with beautifying her. She had been crying all night and her make-up had to be patched up twice or thrice to hide her awkwardly swollen face.

It was too late now. She had to get married " NOW " to the guy... The guy whom she had seen once and talked thrice . The guy about whom she knew nothing at all but for his name and work . Everything happened in a hurry and everything was over before she could breathe again... here was she with this guy, all alone in this hill station... how can anybody send their daughter such a long distance with a stranger???

"Hey look at that....!!!" he shouted in excitement... she shrugged and looked where his finger pointed... Bright colored balloons dotted the sky. Children were jumping in joy and he seemed to be completely absorbed into it...colors are always exciting...but not now. She was not with her friends, not with her teammates, not even with her parents . This was not a 3 day tour or team building trip. This was her life and she has been forced to start off with this person.

Loneliness and discomfort with this stranger was sickening... She looked at him in wonder... does he even realize that he has married me? Does he understand that he has to love me, protect me, care for me, a new girl, a stranger, all his life?

The marriage morning started like a daylight nightmare for her. The first time in life she felt she should have fallen in love and then married somebody. Some man who she would have felt more comfortable with, someone whom she could call by name and introduce to friends, someone whom she could trust . But marriage morning was obviously not the time to think all these. Her parents would never have said "no" if she had declared that she was in love. But she was not emotionally attached to anybody she met, especially guys. She was very friendly, playing, teasing, but never had second thought for any man around her. That brought the entire responsibility of looking for a groom on her parents' shoulders. Her parents had had a very bad time with this entire process. They started their groom search with unending "&" operation. The concatenation of "Horoscope matching" & "Decent family" & "Good looking" & "Good pay" & "same cast" & so on... that always gave 0 output. Now after all that months hunt, they were not ready to hear her "ifs" and "buts" for this 'good guy'.

She had explained to her father. She does not feel anything for this person. He is nothing more to me than any other software professional. Like list of names she sees in the chat rooms. Distant and usual...Her father asked her to talk to him and even meet him and discuss their likes and dislikes. That meeting started like the induction programme self introduction and ended like a 3 hour seminar. She was waiting to get away from that place. " So did you talk with him?"." yes "."was he polite and decent "." Yes "."Oh he got that special flavored tri-color ice-cream...!!!".OK. All her family and relatives discussed...She was given the chance to "understand her life partner" and that they have understood each other "well" and she is ready for the marriage now.

All arrangements geared up and it was 24 days after her first meeting that she was getting married to her man... perfect match as everybody else described. Marriage hall was full with excited people, kids got the chance to play, ladies got the chance to wear the silk saree.The smell of rose and jasmine filled the hall. Different poses for the photographer and artificial smiles for the videos. The moment he had tied the sacred thread was unexplainable vaccum in the head . It was over. She was his wife. Accepted by the society and law. Her proud parents were relaxed. This was their duty they had been planning to fulfill since she was born. All this crowd will fade away, leaving her to explore her new world...

He pulled her hand gently to sit on the stone bench. The bench was wet and the chillness was indeed enjoyable." So what are you thinking about? "... that was an unexpected ball. Should she reply? Should she be silent? She remembered the two hour presentation she had taken last month. Bold and confident, she kept answering all the queries with a broad smile. Now she remained silent." Do you know honey... I was not for this marriage too... " Oh my God... what did I hear??? Did HE tell that or did I think aloud? What does he mean? Didnt he like me? Was he forced into this ? He must have noticed the quizzical look on my face...with a gentle smile he continued..." I wanted to look for a girl myself, buy her everything, care for her, argue with her, laugh and cry with her, then get married to her ... Anything otherwise would be a drama. Traditional drama and I was not for it anytime. But my love for my work and also my stress would not give me time and mind to search that girl... When your parents talked to me 2 weeks before our marriage, about your fear of getting married, to a stranger, I could completely understand your mind. I could see myself in you and that was the moment I decided I will marry you. There was no time to prove myself to you, make you trust me, everything happened in a hurry. But there was the entire life before me, to please you, to love you, to make you trust me. This is no less than what I had dreamt, the girl i was waiting for, is you. Now tell me...'will you love me???' "

Tears came down her cheek. Her parents had done more than their duty . They had found her the perfect guy. Thank you Mom!!! Thank you Dad!!! His question remained unanswered yet both knew the answer....

Inspirational Quotes

Smooth roads never make a good driver !
Smooth sea never makes a good sailor !
Clear skies never make a good pilot !
Problem free life never makes a strong and good person !
Be strong to accept the challenges of life…..

Time is like a river
U cannot touch the same water twice,
Because the flow that has passed will never pass again….
So, enjoy every moment in life…..

“Being happy doesn’t mean everything is perfect
But it means you have to learn to see things beyond imperfections.”


A candle looses nothing by lighting another candle.

In life , when you get into trouble; don’t get nervous,
Just close your eyes and listen to your heart;
Because the heart may be on the left…………
But it is always right!!!

What ever you give to life, it gives you back.
Do not hate anyone..
The hatred which comes out from will come back to you.
Love others and love will come back to you.

Motivating Thought

Once there was a man, who was working as a employee in some company had serious financial problem. As a result he decided to get some advice from a renowned financial expert.

The financial advisor’s office was located in a building on some street. The man entered the building and proceeded to the financial advisor’s office and was greeted by a lovely receptionist.

The man was told to enter one of two doors. One of the doors was marked “Employed” and the other “Self employed”.

Since he was employed he entered the door marked “Employed” and was greeted by two more doors, one marked “Makes less than $60,000” and the other “Makes more than $60,000.”

He earned less than $60,000, so he entered the door marked “Less than $60,000”, only to find himself facing two more doors.

One of the doors was marked “Saves more than $3,000 a year,” and the other door was marked “Saves less than $3,000 a year.”

The man was only able to save about $2,500 a year, so he entered the door marked “Saves less than $3,000 a year.”

To his surprise, he only found himself right back at where he first started at the same street.

This reminds us of the same familiar doors we are opening everyday of our lives. The same doors we open will only give us the same results and bring us back to where we originally began. We do this because of deeply rooted strong belief created out of certainty of results, comfort and above all security experienced. We see no doubt in it. However, a deeply rooted strong belief which leaves no place for doubt is not a belief; it is a superstition. Life presents before us many doors (ie opportunities), but we must enter by ourselves. Everyone is an explorer. How could you possibly live your life looking at a different door and not open it because of fear of insecurity, unknown and uncertainty of better results? Our unknown space is much much bigger than known space and there lies the unlimited opportunities to be exploited for better results and brighter tomorrow.The familiar road we have long been traveling is deceptively easy, a smooth superhighway on which we either progress with great speed or leisurely, but at its end lies same results (and how long this certainty of same results or better called superstition will last???). It takes lot of courage to release the familiar and seemingly secure path, to embrace the new. There is more security in the adventurous and exciting, for in movement there is life, and in change there is new hope and new refreshing breath of life. Someone once said, “Insanity is doing the same thing year in and year out, and expecting a different result or outcome.” So start opening different doors to expect different and better results in your life.

Remember the words of Robert Frost - Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference

FRIEND SHIP

Friendship is always not easily described. Unfortunately, the English language isn't quite as innovative, though it has vast opportunities to differentiate meaning. Certainly, Love is one of those opportunities. And so, too, is Friendship.
Friends are special people. We can't pick our family, and we're sorely limited in the number of them at any rate. Society and more we select a single mate. But our friends can be as diverse and infinite as we choose. Our friends, in a very real sense, reflect the choices we make in life.
Instead of different words, however, we're stuck with simple adjectives. Close friend. Best friend. Childhood friend. Intimate friend. Trusted friend. Beloved friend. Mutual friend and so on… But whether you use adjectives or different words, few could deny the nearly infinite meaning in such a simple word.

Take my hand and follow me
to that place I long to be.
I will be a blossoming flower,
Take my hand and trust my way,
in that place forever stay.
Just waiting for the change of weather
Follow me toward the sand;
we'll run and play, hand in hand.
Where the breeze would blow over me,
Take my heart and hold it true;
forever I'll stay close to you.
And the rest can inhale the fragrance
Seize my words and listen well,
then forever I will tell.
Release your heart and feelings too,
just as I will do for you.
Trust your heart and follow me,
to that place we long to be.

Every one gives a different meaning for friendship. Each one will have a different opinion about friendship. It is really hard to describe or explain or define what friendship is…

SCHOOLING

Well…The beautiful days are no more gonna come back…we have a many shared experiences in the past many years for now, WE (You and I) had both good and bad experiences. Today I am working in a good company , far away from home….

I do remember many of the memories everyday,Let me talk about my school days… Our campus is located in a very fine natural environment. It is a school with the most caring and encouraging teachers…whatever others may say, we feel our school is the best school.
That is the place where I had studied , where I developed my character.That is a place which made me become an individual,It is the place where I enjoyed the most of my life. That is the place where I found my best friends, best teachers, difference between good and bad and that is my school…..
BIG DIALOGUE….. huh?

Well..that’s not my aim here….I just wanted to write it all out and convey something to my friends and teachers, but when I began to writing and my mind went blank..
The days were great , we went to school early in the morning at 8.45, spent almost all the day till 7.30 at the school studying, playing, enjoying, screaming, shouting, jumping, running, learning something or the other from each one... The days passed, we started preparing for our final exams with a great fear ( as though we were facing a war field)… Then came a FAREWELL!!!..in toour life for the first time…. This was the sad moment of life…taking the autographs from friends and blessings from the teachers to start the journey for higher education. Discussing which branch to jump to, where to join for further studies and lots more, but worst was the truth that we had తో depart …
Those days were so beautiful and full of fun, always enjoying life to the core, spending time with parents and friends, no worries no tensions, only time for fun, play, talk, laugh, scream, etc etc..,During the schooling I had met more than 30 teachers and if I had to list the best of them, I would include everybody.….I just want to convey my heartfelt Thanks to all of them at this moment.
I write this post with more sadness than happiness… The reason is, I so miss all my friends and those marvelous school days….
I remember the first day when I even could not pronounce the school name properly,which seemed as a toungetwister in deed!.!.!.!(for 4 yrs old child)…but now I feel like having completed a major portion of my life but still feel like the same old school going girl whenever I remember those days….
!…..“LEARNING is far better than EARNING”…..!

LESSON

When I was a kid, my mom used to prepare special snacks in the evening. And I remember one night in particular when she had made breakfast after a long, hard day at work.
On that evening so long ago, my mom placed a plate of extremely burned biscuits in front of my dad. I remember waiting to see if anyone noticed! Yet all my dad did was reach for his biscuit, smile at my mom and ask me how my day was at school. I don't remember what I told him that night, but I do remember watching him take the biscuit and eat every bite!

When I got up from the table that evening, I remember hearing my mom apologize to my dad for burning the biscuits. And I'll never forget what he said: "My dear, I love burned biscuits."

Later that night, I went to say, Daddy good night and I asked him if he really liked his biscuits burned. He wrapped me in his arms and said, "Your Momma put in a hard day at work today and she's real tired. And besides - a little burnt biscuit never hurt anyone!"

Life is full of imperfect things.....and imperfect people. I'm not the best at hardly anything, and I forget birthdays and anniversaries just like everyone else. But what I've learned over the years is that learning to accept each others faults - and choosing to celebrate each others differences - is one of the most important keys to creating a healthy, growing, and lasting relationship.

And that's my prayer for you today. That you will learn to take the good, the bad, and the ugly parts in a relationship where a burnt biscuit isn't a deal-breaker!

We could extend this to any relationship. In fact, understanding is the base of any relationship, be it a husband-wife or parent-child or friendship!

"Don't put the key to your happiness in someone else's pocket - keep it in your own."
So Please pass me a biscuit, and yes, the burnt one will do just fine.!.!.!.!

mom & child

He started school this morning,
And he seemed very eager going.
As mom walked there beside him
Accompanying him till the school

And as he entered the place
Seeing the others in the class,
He is excited to join their company
Bit bye to mom, and joined a new world.

Mom Remembers him,as
He first learned how to walk.
The first words he alone made out
When he began to talk.

The days he used to cry for mom,
All the time playing with mom,
When his world was only dad & mom,
Has a entered a new world,bidding bye to mom...

Oh how she longed to stay with him
And keep him by the hand
To lead him through the places
That he couldn’t understand.

But, she must share her little one
With new friends and a new world to play
He’s no more a baby in her hands–
He’s in Kindergarten today......

MOM & DAD

Mom & Dad are existing GOD...
Now a days we see many old age homes, where all the elderly people are given shelter by helping hands.
Many forget , with out the help of parents, no child would have grown up so good as what he/she is now..(except a few)
They take care of you right from the first sec of your birth, till day they are caring you.
But many don't understand it...Few feel irritated, few shout on their parents,few are least bothered of them,few feel they are boring etc, etc.. But they forget that their Parent Loves them...
Please takecare of the them when they need your help as well...Here are the feelings of a parent from the core their heart....

LIFE

LIFE

Life is a gift of god.
It is full of compromises
It is not a life without appraise
Life has got emotions,
But will need inspirations.
Life teaches to bare pain,
If unable to bear,it is of no gain
Life is full of relations
And depressions
Life is combination of
Happiness and sadness
Wt ever comes in your way
Face it, and win it
Never give up,

Life is all about YOU,
How u treat it,
How u take it,
How u lead it,
Life is yours...Love it…LIVE IT...


Every fall has a raise.....

kochi

Hi,


Landed in kochi on 18th jan of 2011.It is been 6 month for tomorrow .we were 8 friends of a same batch who are been posted in kochi. I was the only girl in the group of 8. But I have never felt bad or scared for being a single girl in a very new place where I even doesn’t know or understand the language what people talk here. Malayalam was very tough to understand or even to pronounce a single word.
I still remember,the first day in kochi, it was the day where I have landed in some new state without the company of my parents. but my friends were next to me all the time and made me feel safe and secure. They helped me in each n every aspect, they found a good hostel for my stay, they helped me out for almost everything and everywhere I needed help. It was they who made me forget my home sick too.
I am so thankful to all of them. May be thanks is really a very little word to express my gratitude to all of them. Let me tell who they are… Kelvin(Kelvin Castelino), Mithun(Mithun Das A), Deepan(Shanbaga Deepan),Karthik(Karthik krishna Rajagopal),Guru(Guru Prasad),Dinesh(Dinesh singh sinam),Akash(Subhajith Naha).
Friends Thank you so much For everything you have been doing till day

And coming to kochi,The day we landed here my opinion was different, and today my opinion is different…in the initial days the climate was so hot here. It was so hot that I used to feel like running back to Bangalore, but what to do, that can’t happen since we have to be here for minimum 18 months, thinking so I started to adjust for the climate of Kerala. Day by day the climate changed so much along with the season. This is the monsoon season, the best time to spend in Kerala. All the day it is so pleasant. But thing that troubles a bit is continuous raining. It is bit tough if u leave out without carrying an umbrella or a raincoat. It rains every now and then, and coming to the climate… I just can’t explain so well as I feel. But can say it is just awesome. I just love the place now. The nature is so beautiful here that any person will like the climate here and will enjoy the nature to the full.
There are so many different places for sightseeing. There are so many tourist places to go around and enjoy. People who like trekking also can enjoy their trekking along with a pleasant sightseeing It is a very nice place to visit either with friends or family… it is little difficult to describe in words, it should be felt by oneself.
Some of the best places to visit around are munnar, allaeppey, vazhakkala ,waynad, Alappuzha, Kochi, Kumarakom, Thekkady, Trivandrum, Kovalam, beachs, forests,back waters , trekking, boating etc..
A REALLY NICE PALCE TO VISIT............