Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Life... Another strange angle to it

Till some time back I was totally convinced that city life and the hectic lifestyle it offers has more cons than pros. But after this call from a friend who is well qualified doctor, settled in a small town with her lawyer husband and 2 kids, my opinion seems to be changing. She's having problems with relationships - to be more specific husband/ wife relation. And it has gone to the extent that she has devloped suicidal tendencies. I was wondering if these people have a lot of time to themselves to get into such fights or is it that life hasn't given them enough exposure and hence they are stuck with these issues.

This busy life has given us at least one good thing. Since we are too busy with our work, we want to spend quality time with our family involving in some constructive activities rather giving too much importance to the disagreements or issues in our relationship. Working with many different people (read all kinds of weirdos) has given us enough patience to handle relationships . And the great thing is we can get rid of those weirdos by changing jobs and can always use the skills aquired in our personal relationships... ;)

Kudos to our busy city lives! What say?

PS - I would still prefer life in a small town to life in a big city (Metro), may be after getting that exposure required ;)

Friday, August 14, 2009

Memories

MEMORIES

Some things...

Some people...

Some moments...

Are there to stay,

Even after they are gone!

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Life's journey

Its a strange journey
Life's journey...

Journey of knowing yourself
and of knowing people around you.
At times...
you find yourself as a stanger
And some other times...
you find people around you, whom you thought you know well,
as strangers

Its a strange journey
Life's journey...

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Not just another day



Beautiful morning
Weather is lovely
Smiling faces
and heart is happy

Things to accomplish
Meetings to attend
intelligent minds debating
leading to great learning

Its not just another day...

Hearing songs
while watching sunset
Holding hands
with someone special

Throwing tantrums
on ones who care
And sharing dreams
with those happy to hear

Its not just another day...

Everyday is special
Its not just another day!

Saturday, March 14, 2009

Experiencing different culture

Enjoying days with in laws these days. A nice happy family... what else does one want from life.

One would die laughing to see how we communicate. Hindi, English Bengali....all mixed. How we started is really funny. I would speak in Hindi, they answer in Bengali. They would speak in Bengali, I answer in Hindi. And the good thing is we would understand each other really well. Their knowledge of Hindi is as good as my knowledge of Bengali.
And even today.... we communicate the same way, hehe. I tried, but couldn't get rid of hesitation to speak the language, I did speak fairly good at one of the marraiges in the family recently though. And to my surprise my mom in law has overcome the hesiation to speak in Hind. Now she has started speaking to me in Hindi... in sweet broken sentences :). Love you mom.

Same way our food... a good mix of Himachali and Bengali food. Veg, Non veg, Khatta, meetha...a mix of all.
For us in Himachal its mandatory to have one khatta item in the menu and sweet is part and parcel of Bengali cuisine. Before marriage I was not quite fond of sweets, its only on festivals that I used to have some sweets. But now I have developed a sweet tooth. A meal seems incomplete without a sweet. Another big difference is the number of items served in a meal. Himachali meal is very simple and Bengali cuisine is known to have variety. A meal starts with some Bhaja, then comes Dal, then some vegetable then fish\chicken\mutton, then chutney, papad, sweets. Its like never ending. We have develped a style thats a mix of both... Khatta meetha...veg non veg...simple on weekdays...eleborate on weekends.

I love wearing saree, listenig to Rabindra sangeet, talking on a topic for hours over a cup of tea, traveling.... some of things very peculiar to this new culture I was introduced some time back. Not long ago, just 5 years back...hehe.

It was a big decision in my life to get married in a diferent culture. But I think it was a good decision. Experiencing different culture is really too exciting and interesting. Its fun!

Friday, March 13, 2009

Love

Love is...
Knowing a person more than yourself
Taking care of his every little need
Keeping no record of his wrongs

Love...
Does not envy, it does not boast
It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered,
It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.