Chaooooooo- 2011

Hello People

Well last Blog of the year and I can say I got even with many as I promised  J and would continue that in the next year to come

Too many things to reflect back good and bad memories and may things to plan for the coming year

But no resolutions except one to get thin again and this time I m going to do it no matter what even if I have to cut down on chocolates which means I have to finish all off them in the refregirator in 2 hours…Phewww

I just pray that the new year gets peace, harmony, health & wealth  in the lives of all my near and dear ones and in the world and obiviously in my life too.

Checking out for now Chaoooooo

Day 3 -Shasti

After spending the day eating and sleeping only feels like heaven.

We made a move at 8 for Salt lake city gosh its all round and round and how much if the pandals u see its less till 4:30 am saw pandals in Salt lake city and made a move to for north Kolkata or old kolkata buildings architctured in the old british style saw pandals at mohmadh ali park, college road and other pandals which i dont remember the names

links for the pics would be published soon now I am too tired now the last night hangover is still on slept for like 10 hours catch u all later.

Kolkata Day 2- Panchami

Day 2:-

I must tell you guys October has just set in hear in Kolkata but it is terribly hot hear and Humid.
Early Sunrise wakes you up.Today is the day when all the Pandals would bring in the idols and the Puja would begin.

Went in for a brief walk with Saikat got a pre - puja lookup at the pandals in the nearing bylanes man what decorations these people have awesome.Every pandal has its own different flavor of decorations and its all colorful and the lights wao.
The idols are brought into the pandals on  Panchami and stapana puja is done.But the idols do not have any weapons in their hands and thats a tradition in West Bengal(WB) is what I got know.The weapons would be placed on the sixth (shasti) day.

Well we set out at 6:30 from home  for Kolkata city the its dazzling with lights.But I must tell you buts its horribly hot and humid and we have Rimly crying her way out Giving a tough time to Sujata.We caught up with Anuraj,Ritu,Aryan,Bappa and Mani at the Central Calutta junction. Till them Niladrida took me to see the nearby by Pandal themed on an tribal village but must tell u guys one thing I can find my ways in a much better way here as Niluda got me exercising by taking a wrong turn on the foot over bridge going up and down.Finally after all late latif meet we made a move decided to get dinner as restraunts in Kolkata close at 11:30 and went off to Mainland China for authentic chinese food now most of u must be wondering Kolkata and Chinese but ya majority female population wanted to have chinese kya kare :(

As Rimly was giving all of us a tough time we decided to drop off Rimly and Sujata to her brothers flat and we made a move at 11:30.Pandals hear are theme based so first we saw one with Aluminium and them with cloth another one in the form of Dakineshwar temple and the one which was the most hyped of which I read in Times back home but trust me it was nothing it was a highway what a disappointment. Saw many more will put in the Picasa link soon

But must say the city is all alive at 3AM in the morning with traffic jams .There are melas next to every pandal with roadside shops open feels like you are on juhu chowpati minus the beach :)

It was all fun rooming in the car with frnds and  watching the sun come up It dawn and dusk at 5:30 here dropped of Saikat at his in laws and we made our way back home all drowsy after the night out. From all the inputs that I got from Saikat and his friends about the pandals in Salt lake city area of Kolkata, I am all excited about the Sashti Puja to be seen.

Kolkata Day 1- Love in Air

Before people jump to conclusions based on the title I am not in Love with any stranger that I meet at airport or on the flight nor I m in love with Kolkata city at first sight it is still to sink in

This is for the two young people sitting next to me.Both almost at an age to get married a typical filmi style live picture I got to saw on my flight.

Flight Story : long and short of it

I had settled in my seat next to the window reading Yes Minister and then there's the entry of  this  average looking guy with his notebook sits on seat next to the aisle and there comes "Hi" which I barely heard and gave him a Do I know u a look :) and continued to read my book then comes our Heroin  last one to enter the flight all hassled with the huge sack on her back and one hand baggage locates her seat and to her despair no space in the cabin now what and our hero swings into action makes space for her keeps her bags into the cabin and finally both settle in their seats.Now our Flight is ready to take off and in a few minutes we are airborne but  young couple have already hit off and throughout the flight both are continuously chatting their hearts away no issues with that but the one last topic that I would want to hear on any vacation as a bachelor is Marriage and these two were sitting right next to me were discussing it at its length and breadth.
One thing that I observed on my flight is people have literally forgotten to remain slight I could hear the  conversation of people sitting next ,people behind me and people ahead of me and ahead of them phew.

If thing work out for the two stranger love birds I wish them a happy life together nd otherwise also :)

So finally I  landed in Kolkata (first time in the life that I have lived the flight took off on time and landed before time what can ) picked up my baggage and stood up in the queue for the prepaid taxi as instructed by my frnd Saikat :) but due to durga puja there was traffic on roads(poor Saikat stayed in the cab for 5 hours inclusive of the return journey) and hence no prepaid taxi available so called him up and told him to ask if the cab in which we were traveling would drive us back which he readily agreed at an extra of Rs.50 on the total fare. So I left the queue and went straight out and the cab was there the very old ambassador car hoped in as quickly as i could and we took off chit chatting and he showing me intermittently a few prime Calcutta locations with intermittent phone calls from Sandeep on the ongoing issues.Ah I forgot to mention that Saikat stays in Howrah so we were off and all off a sudden the Cabbie halted at the petrol pump to refill and one thing that caught my eye was the electronic meter beeping the amount and then came the googly Saikat was like Mads you must be thinking that the fair till now is that amount right and I was like yes and he had this huge big smile and like know multiply that amount by 2 and 2 more and +  the 50 more that we were to give as a part of the bargain and it boiled to 800 almost till the time we got home.Man these people surely know to  get that money out of our pockets.

We got off at our destined location and surprise we were to go another 15 mins either on foot or by the rickshaw driven by a cycle.We were lucky we got one rickshaw and after moving through the by lanes in Howrah we were finally home almost after 2.5 hours of a very tiring journey.

Freshened up had a beautiful home cooked typical Bengali dinner with Rashgola and went off to bed all excited for visit to the pandals on Day 2...

And ya one more thing that I learnt is Rashgola costs like Rs.2 per peice.

Moon nd back

Savage Garden's one of the best

She's taking time making up the reasons
To justify all the hurt inside
Guess she knows from the smiles and the look in their eyes
Everyone's got a theory about the bitter one
They're saying, "Mama never loved her much"
And, "Daddy never keeps in touch
That's why she shies away from human affection"
But somewhere in a private place
She packs her bags for outer space
And now she's waiting for the right kind of pilot to come
And she'll say to him
She's sayin

Chorus
I would fly to the moon and back if you be...
If you be my baby
I've got a ticket for a world where we, we belong
So would you be my baby?

She can't remember a time when she felt needed
If love was red then she was color blind
All her friends, well they've been trialed for treason
And crimes that were never defined
She's saying, "Love is like a barren place,
And reaching out for human faith
It's like a journey I just don't have a map for"
So baby's gonna take a dive and
Push the shift to overdrive
Send a signal that she's hanging
All her hopes on the stars
What a pleasant dream
She's saying

Chorus
I would fly to the moon and back if you be...
If you be my baby
I've got a ticket for a world where we,we belong
So would you be my baby?

Hold on, hold on ...

Mama never loved her much
And, Daddy never keeps in touch
That's why she shies away from human affection
But somewhere in a private place
She packs her bags for outer space
And now she's waiting for the right kind of pilot to come
And she'll say to him
She's saying

Chorus(2x)
I would fly to the moon and back if you be...
If you be my baby
I've got a ticket for a world where we,we belong
So would you be my baby?

I would fly to the moon and back if you be...
If you be my baby
I've got a ticket for a world where we,we belong
So would you be my baby?
yeaaaah ...

Break

Hi guys read my friends blog last Monday and thought its time to clean the cob webs from here as well . :)

Gosh what a long vacation I was on.

Well not vacation I can tell u that theres NO Sansani news off late or I have just been elevated from this moh maya jal J

Well to update all I have been working on one new thing is to ignore the nonsense stuff that keeps happening around.

I am not going to trouble my 3.1 pound brain too much.It is going to absorb only things that I will let it absorb rest all is evaporating in the air J

Gajini effect in reality minus the beating /accident

As too much of anything is never good for all not even me nor for others around me .

But ya writing anything and everything is always the best.:) especially on a boring Monday morning rainy day. J

Well so much for now got to get back to work. TC and the Gyaan Mantra :-  elevate u r self.

Writer's Nightmare

Ohh Please...Don't go by the Title
Ya I havent wrtten in a long time but I m not going through a writers block(Coz of obivious I m not a writer)

Ok coming back ya "Writers Nigntmare" is a collection of selected essays by R.K. Narayan. This book like most of his other works carries the simplicity in language, richness in content and has quiet undercurrent of humor which hits rough surfaces at times and you can't resist a chuckle or two.Has essays on various topics from his umbrellas,mathematics,weddings,monkeys,Coffe-all sorts of topics.

Here's one samall para from one of the essays that I'll share with All.

"In the Confessional"

A writer feels pleased when he meets one of his readers.It is a peice of vanity which is generally forgiven in a writer.People generally think, "Probably it is only the poor worm receives for his work, let us tolerate him."A writer feels gratified when a stranger nods knowingly at the mention of his name, but he soon pays the price for his statisfaction. "Oh, yes," says the stranger, "You are so and so.I have heard of you." If the writer is wise and experienced, he must leave  the stranger alone at this point and go away, with the flattering thought that his words are really read.But if he probes further and gets the answer "You write on astronomy, dont you? I have read every word that you have written. I never miss it. Very illuminating, very illuminating" and you, as one who cannot locate even the Pole star realize that you are being mistaken for someone else. You feel  like a miserable pretender to a throne, about to be denounced.

Rest of it is in the book :)

Regards,
Madhuri

Learning to Breathe....

Hi  Folks,

After a long hiatus I m back :)
Well was just chiliing those quick heals before I start my new phase.
I did have a happy ending to the last season but ya I m gonna miss a lot of those
Nice nd sweet people that I meet...(Not all were nice nd sweet)

As some gr8 person said "Change is the law of LIFE" and I m learning to breathe it.

I m full of anxiety for this new phase full of all thoughts on my new life ahead..Trying to keep it down ...
I m like going through best in the words of Switchfoot  -"Learning to  Breathe"

Hello, good morning, how you do?
What makes your rising sun so new?
I could use a fresh beginning too
All of my regrets are nothing new
So this is the way that I say I need You
This is the way that I'm

Learning to breathe
I'm learning to crawl
I'm finding that You and You alone can break my fall
I'm living again, awake and alive
I'm dying to breathe in these abundant skies

Hello, good morning, how you been?
Yesterday left my head kicked in
I never, never thought that
I would fall like that
Never knew that I could hurt this bad

Learning to breathe
I'm learning to crawl
I'm finding that You and You alone can break my fall
I'm living again, awake and alive
I'm dying to breathe in these abundant skies

And the you part is this new phase in my life my new job.
So All the best to me :)

Regards,
Madhuri

Get Set Go!!!!!!!!!

Get Set Go!!!!!!!!!

This is what we do daily at the crack of dawn no matter how displined and punctual we are…Similing ya not always people who are late to work or schools/colleges are the ones runining or athletes who start off for the laps once they here these 3 magical words.In someway or other all of us are runing this mad hatters race daily.

Always on the prawal to be the first one.Not just competing with others but also competiting with self.

Sky is the limit for all; however think for a sec given this whole situation is it really worth it.What does one attain after all the trouble taken to run the race…

Leave aside the material achievements does one achieve the sense of accopmplisment and inner staisfaction.Most of the time it is momentary then human nature superceeds all and we are on the next lap of the race.But think for yourself people in this whole process how many hearts are hurt and most importantly they are really really near and dear ones.Your own body starts to fall into pieces thanks to the stress and all those cigars do to your lungs.Yes lets face it even though all organisations have the policy that refrain employees from smoking on  premices but what about all those small shops selling cigrates outside these beautifully lanscaped office main gates.But that’s a different debate issuse not in a mood now for it now.

All these glued to computer and chair jobs not only help to get fat pay packets but also to put on oodles of weight(Except few) and the stress(all forms)cause a lot of health issues and a lot of hormonal imbalances J.

All we need is to do is sit back and write down all the steps to  run the race at the right pace and choose all the right tracks so that we not only come first but are pink in health and wealth.

So all the beautiful people out there take a pit stop and think where is it leading nd I m sure u ll find u r ANSWERS.

Regards,

Madhuri.

P.S :- I know bhuth gyaan bhara hua :)

CASTLE

Castle is an American comedy-drama television series ,which follows a famous mystery novelist
Richard Castle who has killed off his main character in his book series

and has writer's block.
He is called in to help the NYPD solve a copy-cat murder based on one of his novels.
 Castle, who becomes interested in Detective Kate Beckett as a potential character

for a new book series,
uses his connections at the mayor's office and receives permission to continue accompanying Beckett while investigating cases. Castle decides to use Beckett as the model for
the main character of his next book series starring "Nikki Heat".

Beckett, on the other hand  an avid reader of Castle's books,
initially disapproves of having Castle shadow her on her cases,
but later warms up and recognizes Castle as a useful resource in solving crimes.

Go watch the episodes guys they are real on the edge episodes :)

Time

Finally I m off the prj with which I was associated for like 2.6 months nd now I m totally free

(that’s y this blog in the middle of work hours)

So a lot of free time but to tell u the truth its boring.

Ha chota mota kam hai nd obliviously self trainings to be completed

But I miss my team the fun that we had while working.

Ya I will soon be a part of a new one but till then there’s this silence that is totally intolerable.

It kills to see but every one around you working and u just doing some POC’s or reading.

But then one part of mind says U need a break sweetie so take u r time cool those heals,

Have u r brain greased up for the nxt challenge nd ya current org me do not ask for more work else u will be grounded even in u r notice period(This was one beautiful advice given to me by a very nice frnd as well . Plp @Patni definitely want to take a break)

Nd I am following this very religiously.

Na ya now my fingers are paining with all this typing J so till then buh bye J

Papers

Papers as the title goes are a mess always,
4m all perspective -environment, maintenance(all d bills especially),records ya even in this computer hi - tech savy world we still have papers no matter how much small memory chips we make with large memory storage but we still have to sign papers.

But what I am referring too is my resignation letter--YES i have finally put my papers as a techie would say :).YA I have finally done it what a relief all the stress was worth it is what I feel.Just as Rash says "Theres something more to this wait.Something really good will come to you just keep faith in GOD".Ya and it is here.

My resignation has brought not just smile to my face but also to my friends faces.Some of whom are with me in d same company as I am currently and kept telling me "tu nikal ja yaha se"- Its a bad place for you :)

I still havent seen the managements reaction except one persons and he being a friend and a boss I always wanted to discuss this entire switch thing with him but the devil inside me kept telling me he is your BOSS.
And today on the first day of my Notice period he told me you did the right thing-ya suprising
I thought it would be "Aisa kyun kar rahi hai" standard dialogue hai which we get most of the time.

This frnd cum boss of mine has always wanted the best for me (My personal thoughts) tried but has failedinfront of this new top management which he is new too I have known these guys for like 2.5 yrs(No wonder keeps telling me to join his old account)

I wish  I keep getting such BOSSES who whenever I put my papers tell me "Right Decision" :)

ADIOS people

PS:- My Blogs will continue though

Ganpatiphule & Hedvi

Ganpatiphule & Hedvi

Picassa link to the rest of the photos

https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=madhurirumde7&target=ALBUM&id=5573130465251878993&authkey=Gv1sRgCIqh8ICl3OaXoAE&feat=email

Bad Day

Well this is a very sweet song, Hope u guys like it

Where is the moment we needed the most ?
You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost
You tell me your blue skies fade to grey
You tell me your passion's gone away and I don't need no carryin' on
You stand in the line just to hit a new low
You're faking a smile with the coffee to go
You tell me your life's been way off line
You're falling to pieces everytime and I don't need no carryin' on

Because you had a bad day, you're taking one down
You sing a sad song just to turn it around
You say you don't know, you tell me don't lie
You work at a smile and you go for a ride
You had a bad day, the camera don't lie
You're coming back down and you really don't mind
You had a bad day, you had a bad day

Well, you need a blue sky holiday
The point is they laugh at what you say
And I don't need no carryin' on

You had a bad day, you're taking one down
You sing a sad song just to turn it around
You say you don't know, you tell me don't lie
You work at a smile and you go for a ride
You had a bad day, the camera don't lie
You're coming back down and you really don't mind
You had a bad day, oh... Holiday...

Sometimes the system goes on the blink
And the whole thing turns out wrong
You might not make it back and you know
That you could be well oh that strong and I'm not wrong, ahhh...

So where is the passion when you need it the most ?
Oh, you and I, you kick up the leaves and the magic is lost

'Cause you had a bad day, you're taking one down
You sing a sad song just to turn it around
You say you don't know, you tell me don't lie
You work at a smile and you go for a ride
You had a bad day, you've seen what you like
And how does it feel for one more time
You had a bad day, you had a bad day

(Oh, yeah, yeaaah, yeah) Had a bad day
(Oh, had a bad day) Had a bad day
(Oh, yeah, yeah, yeeeeah) Had a bad day
(Oh, had a bad day) Had a bad day, had a bad day...

U -Turn

Well this a marathi play that I saw over the weekend..Has a very indept concept  attached..

Well as far as the review goes excellent play and it has been so easily both the characters have potrayed the entire story is too good.
Has all the elements little bit of laughter,emotions basicaly a perfect balance...The people making movies should take leasons.

as far as the topic that this play deals with is about companionship.
In our life we always to things for others infact we spend like 80% of our life trying to fulfill what is expected out of us by others
Example:- Mom wants me to be a doctor...nd Mom's side my kid wants to be a doctor nd i need to strive to fullfil his dream no matter i have to sacrifice all the pleasures of my life.

And when the kids grows up and starts living his/her life does show out that they so care for thier parents but when parents especially single one who have raised thier kids on thier own decide to find a companion for thier retired life
someone with whom they can share their feelings someone with whom they can share the last moments of thier life and when they anounce this decision of thier why do kids respond in a negative sense or dont take it in the stride..

Couple of things to it
1..Kids do not have full time to give to parents as they are themselves in thier parents shoes
2..People seatlled abroad, some even marry the natives, some live in with thier girlfriends and when thier parents decide to have a companion to share thier remaing few years
and definetly that other person is not going to take somebody's place
3..and y do we have to worry about what the world says..Tell me guys how much does the world care about u that u start caring for it.
Trust me on the above one not many care 4 u [personal experience guys :) ]

Ya coming back to the above topic my opion goes like when our parents have doen so much for us accepted our decisions many of them are against thier wishes but still for the sake of our love they accept it..
Not forced any thing on us then y should  we object to thier decisions.
Guys they slogg all thier life for us and even we would do the same so when its time for them to hang up thier shoes and do things that they wnated to do let them do it..
Ya i mean not just on companionship but anything let u r parents live now and support every adventure of thiers give them the space that they need nad definetly u would gets ur's too.

In the paly there is a dialogue"Mhatarpan hey dusre balpan asthey"...meaning old age is 2nd childhood.

So to cut the story short "live and let live"

Regards,
Madz...(10th January 2011)

Wrong Side of the Bed...

Not a good start for the new year but what to do...had to put it down

Everyday when I wake up I m like new day new chalenges new lease of life..
Really thank God for letting me see the Sunshine(Many dont wake up  to see it ).
But as i get too office(the 1 1/2 hour journey made a little spicy by the gossip that we have at times)
My enthu dips rather dese day takes a really deep dives into the sea :)Feels like woke up on the wrong side of the bed.
Reason is really simple :- people have backstabed really hard.
No ones genuine around(exceptions are always there ) but ya when i comes to the growth element ya nobody cares.
All people care if how to get things done out of me nd forget nobody cares.
Like Always taken for granted she is there,she TC of things...
Really feel like taking retirement..

I dont want every day to be the same with the same feeling did i wake up on the wrong side of the bed.
Things are just not working out...I know there are many plp out there who are in a much more bad situation than me
and I m thankfull to God that mine is not that bad state but still when will it change is a what God alone can answer.

What I want from God this new year is peace of mind the most this turmoil of thoughts to just cool down.

Hope in the coming days the condition just improves...May be when I groe old I might laugh @ all that i just wrote
but ya right now i m not...

And as it is ending would like to share a funny observation that I had throughout the day..
While travelling to office and back i tend too look out the window nd watch all those people driving nd the most funny thing is through out my journey today i saw many cars that has their dicky pressed in like piche se kisi gadi ne tooka rahega...

Nd now i know God just wanted to tel me babes u r getiing backstabbed better watch out do not trust anyone in office :)

.......Madz