mai and meri tanhai..aksar dinner karne aa jate hain!

   To begin with, let me tel u that....

    The following 2 lines best describe the current theme of my life:

     "manzil nayi hai, anjaana hai kaarvaan,

          chalna akele hai yahaan......":) 


   If you have a track of my life (i know that i have been absconding from the public-eye for a while now),then you must have come across  a lot of statements from me like --:'i dont have company yaaar' , 'm taking time to adjust', 'mai aur meri tanhai, canteen me soup peene aa gaye'...and blah  blah blah...!

    Well, this post is one of those 'mai and meri tanhai...series...';)   (don't wonder about the rest, you wont find them at this site!They are safely treasured in a book:P)

     I have been a 'lone - bird' for a while now in my new company (for  how long would i be so, i dunno!), struggling to get a friend for having even a cuppa coffee! Ok, before i start cribbing here, let me get into the point:

    Consider the reference time as 9:30 p.m, and the date is Wednesday 28th july, (thats when i started penning down this post!)

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    Its my 1:00 - 10:00 p.m shift and,
    Just an  hour ago, this happened:

     Me tooo hungry and i dont have anybody to accompany me for dinner! Care a damn about it, coz hotte(stomach) is empty! After asking (for formalities' sake) everybody around me, whether they wud like to join me for dinner(as expected, just another vain attempt!), I run to the bay (an area full of eateries) all alone, to fill my stomach..(company doesNOT matter, at times!)

    I go this counter (fuggot the name, but its a north indian restaurant ka counter), and order a plate of chapathi and subzee (looking at the rates of it, i thought that was sufficient to fill me!)

    Alas! finished the stuff  like - in a jiffy (hardly 3 mins!); and still pet me chuhas doing world war :(. Wondered whether it was really chapathis that i had, or some cotton-mithai! [40 bucks Washte]

   Still not satisfied, I just roamed around to check out what is available at which counter!as if  i was treasure - hunting!(actually, it WAS, really a TREASURE hunt!)

   Didnot take too long, i found a counter with something like'south indian' and  'meals' written on 2 different boards! What a relief! whatever the food is, i was sure of getting atleast a handful of curd-rice! Lo and behold!

'mini meals - 40 rs'    - says one of the menu boards!

...forgetting about the price, asked the counter fella about the the content of the mini-meals. Hungry that i was, nothing went into my head; except the mention of 'curd rice' from him! 'One mini-meals kodi, swalpa bega' (i did utter the last 2 PRECIOUS words!).

     And with my treasure of the moment (my  thaali .., hindi waala thaali!), i head towards a table,which is located right in front of the previous counter (where i got the cotton-mithai-type-chapathis)..the guys literally wonder-struck, luking at the south indian thali on my hands! lots of interesting expressions on their faces.

     Question marks, exclamation marks and lotsa stars! (quite obviously, a 5 feet tall high-school-kid looking girl, fully covered with winter wear(almost like an eskimo), walking all alone with a plate of meals; does attract spectators! To add to it, a company's tag hanging like a...needless say what! No question of this gal with a boyfriend too!  -- ignore the last stmt, just came through...outta emotions -- age problem!).

   Alright, so I was at this table, happily gobbling down the contents of the plate. And the previous counter guys' eyes stuck to my plate (wonder whether they were waiting to see how much from that plate would make way into my mouth(ultimately stomach)!

  Just forgot the rest of the world for a while and filled my stomach happily! (whoever watched the scene of me hogging the food, must have confirmed at least this - that m a Brahmin!).

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  Finally! With 5 chapathis (incl.those 3 cotton-chapathis ), 2 subzees, tomato baath, and CURD-RICE inside ; I felt strong enough to conquer the world! Looked around in relief, the tzp-ishan-style, only to find the two cotton-chapathi guys puzzled! Didnot  bother...

  Disposed the plate, carried my bag, relished a beautiful evening of bangalore, and then headed towards my aapice building!.......

  Landed at my desk, again un-noticed!

  It's 9:30 p.m now, and m just waiting for my log out time:)


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Come back to the moment:

Conclusion:

1) Corporate life has started pinching me:)
2) The best company you ever have in life, your 'SELF'!
3) Congrats to KE4! and BBSR folks, i have (finally) started to mind my own business:)
4) Looks like another chapter of life,  has begun...Let's see....! B-)

Gone are the days, where half-a-laddu was shared by 16+1 nincompoops!...B-)


Cheers,

The Roller Coaster ride!!

Well..This post would be just 'Plain text'..in the sense, that i won't be EXPRESSING  my emotions here! Will just  jot down things, without mirch-masala! AS IT IS!


To introduce to this post, let me inform you that, I am into a new team(company), and m the only newbie here:P. I was lucky enough to get a chance for a trip with the team, on the same week(In fact, just 3 days after my joining!). A trip to Pondicherry(Pondi from now) . Initially, was apprehensive. Later gave into the plan! A good opportunity to explore, after all! And a chance to break the newbie-seniors ice too! (m the only newbie in the team, plus the age-gap, n lotsa gaps, to be frank!).  So, here's 'My Version' of the trip...Read on

Reply to ALLLLLL!!!!!!

This one's completely my crap:D:D:D..Absolute craziness..Read at  your own risk

Neyz a bit of introduction to this:  Just a fun thing, when a friend mailed a bunch of ppl, and we played around with the "reply-to-all" option (i assume you guys r aware of t option:)). Just that we are now separated by distance since months, and this thing felt as if we are sitting together in a group and having fun:):P..and i ve messed it up like myself!!:D:D:D..Well, ther you goooooo.....

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Random thoughts

Randomn thoughts…

To NOT confuse you guys. This is just a small compilation of the random thoughts that I get, while travel, while at work (in no particular order). Apologies, if you are not able to make sense of them:)

A Sneak peek into the mystic world..

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   A Sneak  peek into the mystic world..

   It looked like an ancient era, post Budhdha!! Three travelers (all girls) reached what it looked like a sea-shore, in a mystical blue twilight, just before sunrise. At a distance, sat a huge Statue of the Budhdha, in a posture similar to Lord Shiva’s (a meditating posture). The travelers had come with a knowledge that the peak of Statue was reachable! Adjacent to the Statue, there was a hill (almost as big as the Statue itself. Looked as if a part of the hill was leaning against the statue) And at the peak of the hill, there was a closed semi-circular dorm resembling a prison cell. It had two windows on opposite sides , each of which had closely spaced iron bars, spacious enough to let lean people penetrate into it. With great excitement, the travelers climbed up the hill, and reached the dorm. Now all these travelers were lean enough to sneak in the cell, and so they entered one by one, through the window. Now to disappoint you (as well as myself), I would say that there was nothing remarkable about this dorm, except that it offered a spectacular view of the surrounding. From one side, you could see the horizon where the sun was just about to wake up; and from the exactly opposite side there was a forest spread as far and wide, as your eyes could view.There was comlete silence. Each of the three travelers was just enjoying ,in peace, the scenic beauty that that moment was offering. None spoke to the rest.  And all of a sudden came violent roars, from almost near the base of the hill….

Nostalgic

 "Didi, i am missing my friend a lot. He left for Africa today."

"Who' s that?"

"Ken. He went back today:(.......awesome guy he is going back to Africa. i am gonna miss him:( "

"Oh poor chap:( Is he never gonna come back? You will be touch through mails atleast right:)..cheer up"

" He used to tell me so many things about how beautiful his place is and stuff..its good in a sense, he hasnt seen  his family for 3 years, was missing them badly, but the sad thing is he wont come back for 6 months now:(.."

"Oh..only for 6 months rite? He ll come back na..just wait:)"


       -----and this conversation ended abruptly..i didnot know how to console him, i could understand what he was going through; but i couldnt do pretty much to cheer him up. I compared his plight with mine......

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Tribute to the legend...

  Again..while on the way back home, in the bus..I was listening to radio; when something i was waiting for since morning Happend at last!  "Nadhamaya 101.3" - an sms from a friend. At once I tuned into the station, and.....instantly i went into trance.!!Automatically my eyes closed, i started snapping, and my legs tapping. After a long time, I was listening to this song. And was amused to find that the song created the same magic, it used to, every time i heard it.!! My heart wept out of intense joy. Beautiful song, beautiful voice. A soul-cleanser. Takes me to an entirely different world, that of tranquility, peace, meditation!! A song that raptures your soul and penetrates deep within you. The flute, the veena, the mridangam blent with the Ultimate voice  - the voice of the Legend, Dr. Rajkumar.