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December 04 Trip to the Airport I am here to tell you what a wonderful time I had at the Mumbai international airport. The way to the airport was a curvy one. ;) diversions, newly built
lanes and roads all dug up. It gave us hope that the next time we come
to the airport we would feel like having arrived at a foreign destination. Somehow, the number of people present there to receive their beloved people, the alert security guards specially after the Taj and Oberoi incident, the highly expensive stalls put up and the newly built huge beautiful structure fills up the atmosphere making you feel all geared up. The hopes, expectations, anticipation of the receivers and the eager, long-awaited- look of those coming out of the exit door trying to find their loved ones amongst the crowd is worth a watch. I was there with my brother and hubby. We watched the people in uniform doing what they do best - serve. The air hostesses in their elegant suits walked their way out with their crew. We still had 30 min on hand before my aunt would come out from the very watched over door. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- right now have to go.. but can you guess what must have happened? will write back soon. December 01 The moment of truthQuote from Chandani's blog The moment of truth November 28 RefreshingSince the Last two days, Mumbai was facing a big challenge. I can feel the tension in the air. The atmosphere has gone cold, silent and clear.. not because the season is setting in but because there have been no recent traffic jams or people honking on the freeway. I breathe fresh air. Come to think of it we have become so used to the sounds that Silence hurts. It pains to listen to the clock tick when once it was sweet music to the ear. The planes are'nt flying that frequently and everybody is at home resting, blissfully enjoying the sudden, unexpected holiday in the week. When on regular holidays they are busy managing their family affairs and trying to give their time to family, children and thereby managing both professional and personal lives. So are our wordly worries and pains we are involved in really TRUE? REQUIRED? The other side of this coin is that the soldiers are giving it their best, putting their life in danger and having faith in themselves, in their team and their goal. Their family and worldly affairs at the back of their mind... Would we be able to do the same ever? Its not just their profession, not just their duty and not just their mission.. So what is ours? how do we become better citizens? November 14 LiesThose who never speak falsely can be secure and proud in the knowledge that they have done nothing to contribute to the confusion of the world, but have served as sources of illumination and clarification. They are totally free to be. Dont have to slink around in the shadows. Do not have to construct new lies to hide old ones. They need not waste effort covering tracks or maintain disguises. And ultimately find the energy for self-discipline which is far less than the energy required for secretiveness - Says M. Scott Peck in the "Road Less Travelled"..
Very impressive and a source to learn from. March 01 Think! "Knowledge is piling facts, Wisdom is simplifying them" - Shiv khera "You Can Win" Have been reading this book and this particular thought has kind of changed my perspective. Let me know if it does the same to you. :) January 02 Happy New Year Wishing dear readers a very happy and a prosperous new year.. The past one year has been full of experiences both good and bad and have helped me learn, grow into a better individual. May the coming year strengthen our relationships, brighten our future and makes us achieve all that we strive for.Good luck and God Bless! Keep in touch, keep blogging. Farah. December 28 Technology Was having a talk with my husband, it was so true when he said that technology is developing every minute and getting more and more advanced, deeper and specific. Writing this blog entry makes me feel - gifted, blessed. Owning smart machines that work for you are great to have... they have their own disadvantages but who doesnt? Look! m using this brain in the form of computer to convey my thoughts to many. Earlier communication was so restricted, slow and painful (which we realise only after being spoilt by the comforts and luxories life brings along). I really enjoyed writing letters and posting them, getting the right stamps but the effortless, easy techniques of reaching to friends, family far away has made me get attracted and now m ADDICTED. Using my mobile phone to connect to the net, syncing it with my computer and keeping a day to day calendar record, to dos is now so easy... its become a paperless world for me, (now that handmade paper and books are so attractive and easily available:)). It was so easy to shift from the olden techniques to newer ways, m wondering why are we so addicted now that we can no longer go back... I know life is about moving ahead but why leave our roots. A kite cannot fly if its not attached to its string, a tree cannot grow fruits if it doesnt have a stem or roots... The point m coming to is that... are we on a baseless ground now? If tomorrow there will be no current, no computers, no charged mobiles we will be lost.. lost in the cave / ditch we have created ourselves.. So, are the farmers not enjoying the best of lives? Think about it. December 24 Life"experience is what one gets when the dont get what they want" :)
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With so many things happening around life just does'nt seem like wanting 2 take a hault. In a way its great. I have heard so many people complaining about not having to do anything; atleast mine is different.
Got a new mobile device which is now kind of taking over my old love for nokia 6630. Ofcourse this one is more powerful and loaded with features that are going to make my life a lot easier. Let me introduce nokia E51. With using our LAN Network to reading out messages aloud and doing jobs on a voice command; my world is getting stored in this small device.
Apart from that have made up my mind to join yoga. Hopefully will enrich me further.
Politics has taken a new turn with the gujarat elections. M glad this time atleast the election commission was a little more participative.its nice to have fair elections.
Sometimes i think what would it be like to not have any political parties. On elections.just a body of government and good revised laws. I think we could still survive, actually not just survive but progress faster. Imagine our country running beyond the boundaries of curruption and communalism. Well cant just fantacise. There are NGO groups,social societies working towards similar goals. May be we can make a difference.
It will be an achievement for me if i can get this blog entry across coz m writing from my phone.
Have a great time untill we talk again.
December 05 Slow Dance Have you ever watched kids On a merry-go-round? Or listened to the rain Slapping on the ground? Ever found a butterfly's erratic flight? Or gazed at the sun into the fading night? You better slow down. Don't dance so fast. Time is short. The music won't last. Do you run through each day On the fly? When you ask "How are you?" Do you hear the reply? When the day is done Do you lie in your bed With the next hundred chores Running through your head? You better slow down. Don't dance so fast. Time is short. The music won't last. Ever told your child We'll do it tomorrow? And in your haste, Not see his sorrow? Ever lost touch, Let a good friendship die Cause you never had time To call and say "Hi"? You better slow down. Don't dance so fast. Time is short. The music won't last. When you run so fast to get somewhere You miss half the fun of getting there. When you worry and hurry through your day, It's like an unopened gift..... Thrown away. Life's not a race. Do take it slower Hear the music Before the song's over. November 30 The Love Monument- Taj MahalLife's Experiences:Hey guys, last week I was in Delhi, the capital of India.. and was pretty impressed to see the infrastructure and working of the state. Since its the Central Govt operating there all the states of India have their offices set up in order to have the State and Central unite and communicate..One of the most impressive things to visit in Agra is the Taj Mahal built by Emperor Shah Jahaan for his beloved wife. Its a monument of love.. |
October 17
RE-ENTERING
AAH! The fun to write and express still exists in me and as an added factor I realise that msn-spaces has improved tremendously... There are more things that I can now do with it.. I am visiting my blog after months and for the first time (today) I had this thought of continuing with blogging.
Just keeping my fingures crossed. May I get help, motivation and innovative ideas to create and make my blog come alive again,
Farah
Just keeping my fingures crossed. May I get help, motivation and innovative ideas to create and make my blog come alive again,
Farah
September 26
email id
hi,
here is my email address if you wanna write to me. just a small consideration...just in case if you use a different name do give your space identity the one that I identify with, the one that you have been using on space. Thanks!
extravanza82@gmail.com
Have a nice day!
here is my email address if you wanna write to me. just a small consideration...just in case if you use a different name do give your space identity the one that I identify with, the one that you have been using on space. Thanks!
extravanza82@gmail.com
Have a nice day!
September 25
CIAO!
FAREWELL:
Okay guys,
M giving up blogging but at the same time would love to stay in touch with all you friends whom I have been interacting for some time now. Its been a pleasure talking to you all. Blogging was a wonderful experience for me... Have not just learnt new things but have come across amazing people across the world.. It has been fun sharing information, ideas and doing new things with HTML codes..
Hopefully will learn more of HTML in the nearest future and have a website of my own.. I dont intend to delete my blog though.. or should I? dont know.. but havnt been able to do justice with it for some time now.. since its not one of my priorities... it tends to take a back seat and keeps getting ignored..
Thank you! to all readers and for all the appreciation. Its been a short but a fun-lived time at MSN BLOG...
Good bye and God bless.
Okay guys,
M giving up blogging but at the same time would love to stay in touch with all you friends whom I have been interacting for some time now. Its been a pleasure talking to you all. Blogging was a wonderful experience for me... Have not just learnt new things but have come across amazing people across the world.. It has been fun sharing information, ideas and doing new things with HTML codes..
Hopefully will learn more of HTML in the nearest future and have a website of my own.. I dont intend to delete my blog though.. or should I? dont know.. but havnt been able to do justice with it for some time now.. since its not one of my priorities... it tends to take a back seat and keeps getting ignored..
Thank you! to all readers and for all the appreciation. Its been a short but a fun-lived time at MSN BLOG...
Good bye and God bless.
September 23
ANNOYED
MIGHT JUST GIVE UP!
Hello readers,
MSN has been quite annoying sine the past some time.. Well, I have been facing this problem of not being able to send comments across my blog, or to any other blog... dont know what the problem is... somehow the browser just hangs on msn LOL! the other clients when opened at the same time work great... I dont even know if I will be able to send across ie. publish this entry before it hangs on me... HAs anybody else been facing this problem? Many a times it happened that I wrote on friends blog and wasnt able to send across the msg and then I lose the thought and the thread of conversation... Its SAD!
I jsut had a thought that I should switch over to another blog... say for example.. eblogger - blogspot, others.Dont know how thats gonna be.. anybody heard about them? which ones are good? Why MSN? This was my first experience at blogging and just gave in to the most available link... we should experiment.. but can my friends at msn also visit me and viceversa?
Will have to find out about all. help me if you can....
MSN has been quite annoying sine the past some time.. Well, I have been facing this problem of not being able to send comments across my blog, or to any other blog... dont know what the problem is... somehow the browser just hangs on msn LOL! the other clients when opened at the same time work great... I dont even know if I will be able to send across ie. publish this entry before it hangs on me... HAs anybody else been facing this problem? Many a times it happened that I wrote on friends blog and wasnt able to send across the msg and then I lose the thought and the thread of conversation... Its SAD!
I jsut had a thought that I should switch over to another blog... say for example.. eblogger - blogspot, others.Dont know how thats gonna be.. anybody heard about them? which ones are good? Why MSN? This was my first experience at blogging and just gave in to the most available link... we should experiment.. but can my friends at msn also visit me and viceversa?
Will have to find out about all. help me if you can....
September 16
SCARED:
Today in the afternoon I was watching Discovery channel on Television.They were showing terror attacks on New York City.. hmm! the 9/11 attack, that took lives of many.. even the terrorists.. They had prepared a video describing how the people, airhostesses on the plane reacted and also the terrorists.. The wrong always makes one mistake that spoils all of his deeds... here the highjackers of the plane did make mistakes but it wasnt possible to stop them from their mission.. to destroy and get destroyed..
Dont know what was achieved out of all this but it had a very sad impact on my mind today.. the sight was sad but true.. m thankful to God that I wasnt there but any day I could be the victim of these baseless attacks. Terrorism has penetrated everywhere so deeply. Why has evil become so strong in todays world.. where are we heading towards?
Can we make the difference..
Today in the afternoon I was watching Discovery channel on Television.They were showing terror attacks on New York City.. hmm! the 9/11 attack, that took lives of many.. even the terrorists.. They had prepared a video describing how the people, airhostesses on the plane reacted and also the terrorists.. The wrong always makes one mistake that spoils all of his deeds... here the highjackers of the plane did make mistakes but it wasnt possible to stop them from their mission.. to destroy and get destroyed..
Dont know what was achieved out of all this but it had a very sad impact on my mind today.. the sight was sad but true.. m thankful to God that I wasnt there but any day I could be the victim of these baseless attacks. Terrorism has penetrated everywhere so deeply. Why has evil become so strong in todays world.. where are we heading towards?
Can we make the difference..
September 08
Another Dream
The
other day I was thinking I could get into the profession of
Floristry...
Floristry
or flower arranging is the art of creating bouquets and
compositions from flowers, foliages, herbs,ornamental grasses and
other botanical materials into floral designs.
Many
nations have their own distinctive traditions of flower
arrangement.Flower arrangement needs a lot of skill. These
include selecting flowers that will look good together (based on
principles of design or general instinct), knowing how to cut, treat,
and arrange flowers and other stock plants..so
they will remain fresh as long as possible, and selling them,
which involves knowledge of customer requirements and expectations.
The flowers sold in florist shops typically represent the varieties
abundantly available in the season but also include blossoms flown in
from around the world. Basic varieties include roses, tulips,
irises,lilies.
Flowers
have various different meanings in different cultures. The holidays
and events for which flowers are used vary.The cultural meaning of
colors also strongly affects the choice and use of flowers. People
often prefer flowers that are associated with their ethnic group or
country, and various colors may have special meanings of luck or
death or love or other basic human traits. A flower such as a red
rose might to some mean love, but to others it might be considered
indecent or simply puzzling. The vastly divergent views on the color
white can lead to major flower issues. White is viewed as standing
for death in many cultures but is considered a symbol of purity and
innocence in many cultures. Such differences can lead to difficult
issues when a bouquet of white lilies, for example, is delivered.
DID
You KNow - the various emotions roses associate with...
Blue: mystery
Burgundy: beauty
Dark Pink: gratitude
Light Pink: admiration, sympathy
Orange: passion
Pink: grace
Red: love
White: innocence, purity, secrecy, reverence and humility.
Yellow: dying love orplatonic love or infidelity
Seems
Complicated huh? It may not be so difficult if you know the cultures
and the people around.. specially in the place that you are staying
in. If I take up this then mostly my shop will be covered with all
kinds of yellow flowers.. I just cant seem to get over the yellow
flower fever.. there is a strong pull towards them...
yeah might clearly mislead somebody if they know what the colour
associates with.. LOL!
August 31
The world is Flat
The World is Flat - Thomas Friedman.
I came across this book when last week I attended this seminar on I.T and its future in India held by the Computer Society of India, Mumbai Chapter, organised by Aiesec.
The author describes the great changes taking place in our time, as lightning-swift advances in technology and communications put people all over the globe in touch as never before-creating an explosion of wealth in India and China, and challenging the rest of us to run even faster just to stay in place. He deals with the concept he calls " Flattening". This new era of globalisation has created a flat world: or vice-versa. A global, web enabled platform for multiple forms of sharing knowledge and work, irrespective of time, distance, geography and language, giving us a huge new stake in the success of globalization.
This book "The World is Flat" is amazing and a must read for those who want to know how the world got changed so fast. While most of us were sleeping, the great aspirers did their job well.. A very well thought and analysed content shared with us through this book. M still reading it and wondering what more surprises it has in store for me..
6th September, 2006
This book is worth a read... Uptill now I have known how the world took up technology to work for them and how the need and necessity lead to creations.. Thanks to those who created the need and also to those who invented the solutions..
The fall of the Wall of Berlin brought about a great change in not only the state, country but various other countries including India and China... read the book to know how.. :)
After that.. it was interesting to know how Internet came into existance and how it was used in a primitive mode. I think blogging was something never thought of then... The browsers, applications and invention and acceptance of open-source technology and software has brought about a drastic change in not just the outlook of people but also their entire lifestyles... a big example is what m displaying right now... using Firefox browser- freeware and blogging at this hour,
Internet has brought the world to a more flatter playing ground, - says the author Friedman... Knowing its disadvantages also.. I think the author is right at analysing the world to be Flat....
August 26
Access Denied
India's Walk of Fame (click here)
Guys the results are declared check out the link above. MYTA and CARLOS wear the crown this month at the India's Walk of Fame. ENJOY!
I have been trying to access the page but was denied permission to do so can anybody please check it out for me.. Will keep trying though.
Wow! The time has come for the results. M Anxious. May the best blog win. I have always believed in it eversince. Would love to know the ratings and the details of the judgement. Lets see if we-the participants will be granted that :)..
Ah! you can look forward to my next article - SARDARS! You must have noticed that I have talked about them in my "craziness - module". Have got a request from a close friend and reader.. inquiring about who they are... NAH! Obviously she is not an Indian but with due respect to the sardars, would like to touch this topic next. If at all there are any objections for the same.. do let me know.
"Notice the strength in everyone you meet - you'll become stronger"
Guys the results are declared check out the link above. MYTA and CARLOS wear the crown this month at the India's Walk of Fame. ENJOY!
I have been trying to access the page but was denied permission to do so can anybody please check it out for me.. Will keep trying though.
Wow! The time has come for the results. M Anxious. May the best blog win. I have always believed in it eversince. Would love to know the ratings and the details of the judgement. Lets see if we-the participants will be granted that :)..
Ah! you can look forward to my next article - SARDARS! You must have noticed that I have talked about them in my "craziness - module". Have got a request from a close friend and reader.. inquiring about who they are... NAH! Obviously she is not an Indian but with due respect to the sardars, would like to touch this topic next. If at all there are any objections for the same.. do let me know.
"Notice the strength in everyone you meet - you'll become stronger"
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