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A thought...

Picked up these lines from one of "Robin sharma's" blog posts::

To paraphrase Oliver Wendell Holmes, "a mind once exposed to a new idea will never return to it's original dimensions." Powerful thought there. When you are exposed to a new idea in a book that you read, whether you really get that idea consciously or not, you are not the same person you were before you picked up that book. At some level, you have changed. You see the world a little differently. You have grown.

This is so true. I have felt it almost everytime, whether the book concerned a cartoon character like Calvin or some philosphical content like "The Alchemist". Each book leaves a unique impression on me which i carry with me all the time subconsciously!

Mango Mania...

I have always been in love with mangoes...this relationship dates back to 1983-84 when i was a kindergarten kid. As per my dad, I used to run around the house carrying mangoes, in my little hands, and yelling "Manko Manko"...yes, thats how i pronounced it..:)
Time passed by and my attachment with this fruit grew stronger. My teen summers were spent savoring bowls full of fresh mangoes with my sister...each trying to get the bigger share! College life couldn't afford good quality mangoes; my mother used to help me out by packing a box full of this fruit along with the other neccesities whenever i left for my hostel after the summer vacations. Work life provided the opportunity to try all the varieties as i was not skilled enough to find the good ones from the lot..(Well, I am just skilled at eating it...:))

Chilled mangoshake, mango custard, mango icecreams and desserts....come summer and you get the access to this yummy array of Mango delicacies. No wonder its called the "The King of Fruits". I just can't imagine a summer without it!!!

I am glad that my bond with this fruit still stands strong after having spent more than a quarter century on earth!

Now, you won't believe this but i have a nicely sliced irresistible mango in front of me and i cant wait anymore to close this post.....;)

Aamir's Faux pas

I was checking Aamir's blog yesterday after the news broke out that he has a dog named Sharukh and that he has even blogged about it!!!

I have always admired Aamir Khan; not just for his acting but also for his principles in life but his post "Settlers Of Panchgani" disappointed me a lot. I was not expecting this from a person of his calibre and i think i have lost all the respect i had for him.

I wonder why such successful role models indulge in such immature and unproffessional acts and embarass all their fans !

Serendipity!

Have you ever been gripped by silence gazing at the sea while on a beach? Does the sound of the waves hitting the rocks periodically make your thoughts wander into an unknown land? Ever wondered why the camel caravans navigate through the desert in magical silence? Or why the bright flames of a fire burning before you put you in a pensive mood?

I stumbled upon the answer few days back while reading "The Alchemist". In the words of the author Paulo Coelho::

"But the desert is so huge , and the horizons so distant, that they make a person feel small, and as if he should remain silent"

Whether its the desert or the sea, fire or strong winds, their impressive elemental force always makes one surrender to their unseen power; introspective silence is the logical recourse.

Some of my favourite ads...

Moto Razr


Moto Razr2


Moto Rokr

Check them out! Abhishek looks too cool in the last one!!!

If...

Have you ever felt so triumphant that you forgot your basic responsibilities OR so upset that life seemed to have ended?
Well, something similar happened with us yesterday(luckily the former) and we wanted to come out of that ecstatic state. That's when my husband suddenly remembered these beautiful lines from Rudyard Kipling's famous poem "If".
If you can meet with triumph and disaster
And treat those two imposters just the same
Just 2 lines and we were back on track...:)

Hope you enjoy this inspirational and motivating poem ::

If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or, being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or, being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise;

If you can dream - and not make dreams your master;
If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with triumph and disaster
And treat those two imposters just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with wornout tools;

If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breath a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on";

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with kings - nor lose the common touch;
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you;
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run -
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And - which is more - you'll be a Man my son!

Back As Promised !!!

I am happy, rejuvenated and excited to be back in the blogging world!!!

I will start with the list of books that i am planning to enjoy for the next few months ::

Here they go ->

a) The Mating Season - Another of Wodehouse's creations...this had to be the first one in my list...great British humour...i make it a point to buy one PGW every 2 months...wish his collection never ended...:(

b) The Essential Calvin and Hobbes - My all time favourite...this book was gifted to me by a dear friend on my birthday.....have been waiting to read it since then.

c) The Monk who sold his Ferari - Amazing book by Robin Sharma....had read it once in June...want to read it again!

d) Short stories by W Somerset Maugham -The collection includes 30 stories that display the author's remarkable talent as a storyteller.

e) The World is Flat - Best selling book by Thomas L Friedman that talks about globalisation in the 21st century. Need to buy this one!

Well, thats the plan. Lets see how well i execute it!

Btw, try out these books whenever you get the chance(in case you have not).....they are worth it......Happy Reading!!!

Going on a Hiatus!

Sad but true!!! I won't be able to contribute much to this blog till October as i am tied up with few things...:(

To keep you interested i am listing down some of the topics that i intend to cover once i am back ::

A) The hype about iPhone.
B) The books that i plan to buy and read in my holidays.
C) Waterfall vs Agile Process Modelling.
D) Our friend Leggy!

Stay tuned and see you all after the break ...:)