अजून..

संदिप खरे यांच्या 'अजून उजाडत नाही गं' कवितेतील खूप सुरेख ओळी आहेत ह्या.(कारण काही असो मनाला स्पर्शून जातात). नेहमीच संकटाला सामोरा जाणेच अवघड असं काही नाही. त्यानंतर येणारा काळ हा कधी कधी ती गोष्ट सावरल्या नंतरही जास्त भयानक असू शकतो.. नाही!

"एकच पळभर एखादी कळ अशी सणाणून जाते ग
क्षणात विरती अवघे पडदे लख्ख काही चमचमते ग
ती कळ सरते, हुरहुर उरते अन्‌ पिकण्याची घाई ग
वरवर सारे शिंपण, काही आतून उमलत नाही ग
अजून उजाडत नाही ग !"

Moonlit walk..

Cause of some office reasons I got to be up late night and work.. So i dint blink an eye for a minute(I can say so!). But at around 3am i eventually stared feeling sleepy but then an idea of having morning walk came to my mind.. And then that thought was enough for not falling asleep next 3 hours..
Left home at 6am. It was so dark even at that time. So just started over to 'Taljai Tekadi'.. Till the jungle it was quiet and streets in yellow lights.. one or two people (I may say mostly students and daily walkers) were on the road. And of course the Moon! And it was full moon!!
Temperature had reached 8°C and the time I reached entrance or temple i was excited like never before! Though thinking i have come so much early but some people were already returning at that hour. yeah right at around 6:15am.. When I entered jungle it was totally dark.. Obviously no street lights inside! so just the moonlit path. Hardly could see anything. Regular goers were walking with a speed while I was wondering how are they managed to do that (it was not sufficient light of moon as trees were blocking it). Still jumping and singing to myself with playlist playing Dewarist's songs in loop like nth time! I walked and walked like almost for half an hour and finally sat at one point from which I can see moon set. It was BEAUtiful..!!

Walked back with so much of enthusiasm and the feeling of unbeatable freshness.. Was really hard to believe to myself that yesterday night I dint sleep for a min. The time I returned it was sunrise time and routine life had started for most of the people. But I rolled into a bed and tried sleeping..!!

P.S. Plan is to go for walk for this whole week..!

Year ending..

Year is passing by and just like some retailer will sit and write down what all he gained at end of the day, i am gonna write down things i went through. And definitely everything in here has reason or may be series of events.
Here we go..
1. No matter how costly and branded things you buy when you lose them , the pain is directly proportional to its price. And still.. you keep buying them but that's another story. ;)

2. How good you are it doesn't count when your very good friend decide to fool you. Believe me no God can help you!

3. The person who tells you he/she won't get married at least next an year or two, don't be surprised if you hear about their wedding date in next two week.. :)

4. It's your market value that counts(yes when you are working somewhere you have it as you are an asset). And it gets calculated on daily basis. so just take a responsibility to increase it.

5. Your parents are the only people who are always there with you. Still you don't like staying with them after tasting a flavor of freedom.

6. Society plays its role always. If you decided to rebel someone close to you won't be there with you. And that's the moment when everything starts falling apart!

7. 'Jindagi to mehmaan maut ki mehfil me hai'. and then they say its journey that counts.. So live life king size! Accept the fact that problems are always gonna be there and you need to learn enjoying life with them.

8. Time is a remedy for healing almost anything. But just be little more careful about scars it leaves.

9. Any government documentation work will take hell out of you. Always!!

10. Accept the fact that, no matter how thoughtfully you take decisions. They just has to fail when they are suppose to (like Murphy's law: if anything can go wrong it will). But what important is taking a decision! So just take it..

Myaav..

Gharaat ek paliv prani asna kadhi kadhi far garajecha vatta.. Amhi palalelya pahilya manjarichi('changu' naav thevalela) aathavan yetiye aaj far.. karanahi ahe tasa mhana.. kholichya malyavar kuthalyatari(mhanje ti amachi naiye) manjarina pilla-na thevlay.. stool thevun baghitala tari disat matra kahich naiye.. kiti pilla ahet? kiti chhoti ahet? tyanche rang kay ahet? dole kase ahet? Eravi tila gharat yevu dila nasta.. pan aatach ti chor pavlana mazya samorun geliye.. asa samaj karun ki kuni pahilach nai buaa mala :) 2 diwas zale ti pilla tithe ahet.. oradtat sakali.. aani bokya pasun japava mhanun ticha pahate honara akant roj sakali aiktey mi..(kasatarich hota).. zop udate..

Mi aani chhotya bahinina tharavun pan takla ki apan palu pillana.. ti thodi mothi hovun firayala lagli ki ashi malyavarun dokavun baghtil ka vagare.. pan hya pranyavar jiv lavana mahagaat jata.. Changu sakali bed var shejari zopayachi bindhast.. ticha mavu-mavu anga.. tichi nakha.. ticha doodh hava asel tevha paayat ghutamalana.. swatachyach shepatishi khelana.. gharaat maase anale ki vedya-sarkha vagana.. apan kitihi traslelo asel tari ticha sobat rahana.. ho te nishabda sobat rahana.. tech hava asayacha..! ekda haravlela te pillu tar ghas gela nai ghashyakhali.. pan mag hey ved baghun baba ch tila door kuthe tari sodun aale.. aani mag tharavala ki punha kuthala pranich nai palnar aata.. pan mann hotach..

Alive in our hearts...

Though death took you away.. you still alive in our hearts! And no matter what life takes us through we will always remember you. Things that we shared, talks we had, memories we crafted together... time will never succeed in taking that away from us...

As challenges in life are hard to accept manytimes, you not being with us is now one of it.. Will always miss you Sumant!

Asa kuni tari

Asach ek lahanpani ghadleli ghatana athavali. mahit nai ka.. Amachya building chya samor ek zad hota. kashacha hota athavat nai. pan tyala dink asayacha. tar khelata-kelata tyavar chadhayacha tharala. eravi nakar denari mi ka kay mahit tayar zale. chadhhatana tar soppa vatala.. thodya velane utaranya chi vel aali tevha utarata kahi yeyeena..(adakana soppa, sodavun ghena kadhihi kathin..) aani Tai, baki sobat aslelya maitrini mhanat hotya aga ithe pay thev mag tithe pakad mag lagech jamel..(ase salle nehmich bhetatat nahi ka.. ) try kela nahi asa nahi.. pan bhiti.. padnyachi.. lagnyachi..
aadhi madat karnare aata tar udavu lagale hote.. aani mi tithech var zadavar.. 'aai la bolav.. ti utaravel' mhanun radveli zaleli. Kiti khatri hoti ki aai ch  haviye! Thodya velat(khara tar barach vel gela asa vatala) aai aali. mag 1 min t mi khali! arey kharach kiti soppa hota.. utaranyacha, sutanyacha, kinva sodavun ghenyacha marg avaghad nhavata ch. pan hava hota koni tari hakkach, bharavshyach, padlo tari nakki savarun gheil ashya vishwasach!
Aajahi nehmich lagta nahi ka asa kuni tari...

Sanvaad...

*Khalil sanvaad... purnataha kalpanik ahe vastavatil kontyahi ghataneshi yache sadharmya adhalalyas keval yogayog samajava :)

Ti: hmm..
aani kay vishesh ayushyat?

To: kahi nahi

jagtoy
ektach

tuza navara kay mhantoy?

ani mulga shalet jato ki nahi
radat asel na far

Ti: navra na.. onsite gelay.. short-term ch ahe.. mulga radto re.. kitti lahaan ahe.. 3 ch taas astat shaleche.. pan thevavat nahi mala sudhha door tyala :)

To: lahan mulancha asa asata mhana .. savay zala ki ghari thambnar nahi

Ti: ho na..

To: hmm ... changlay ... shevati aai cha lala veglach asato mhana
on-site kuthe ?

Ti: UK, sampel aata.. yeyeel pudhachya athavadyat..

To: ohh !!!!! changlay .. majay mag .. :P :P

Ti: kase kadhlet hey 3 mahine maza mala mahit :P

To: BTW tuzya poracha nav kay thevalay ?
barech divas zale bhetalo nahiye tuzya navryala .. ani tuzya mulala pan nahi pahilay ajun .. ya ki ghari ekda

Ti: tu ch ka yet nahis.. ha weekend...
amache hey pan yetil to paryant...

To: aga kay sangu tula.. work load far ahe ga .. weekends la kam karto mi 12 12 vajeparyant.. ata swatachi company mhantlyavar tevadha karava lagtey .. nai ka

Ti: arey ho na.. te pan ahe mhana..
aata amachya hyannach baghtey na mi..
family.. frnds,.. vel kuthe ahe..

To: haan .. to kam kuthe karato ga saddhya ?

Ti: xyz

To: achha.. madhe chat var bolna zala tyachyashi ...
tyala promotion milala mhane
bhari rao .. mi tar aaikla ki navin gadi ghyaycha plan ahe mhane sahebancha
jorate baba

Ti: ho.. plan tar ahe..
tech dokyat asta halli.. hi nako ti ghevu.. nai ti changli vatate.. mala farsa kalat nahi na tyatla..
mi mhanate kuthalihi ghya.. :)

To: tumachya kade aadhi ti konati hoti .. honda city na .. ti kay vikanar ki .. ti thevun dusari ..

Ti: nai vikanar nahi... khup aatavani ahet na tyat :P

To: haan .. kharah .. ashya gosti vikna mala pan nai avdat .. mi mazi ti bike nai ka CBZ extreme ajun thevali ahe tashich ... pan na bike cha changali asate mahitey ka .. hya punyachya traffic madhe car chalvayla vaitag yeto
mazyakade tar mazi shaletali cycle pan tashich ahe ajun

Ti: junya goshti n madhe aathavani astat.. savay zaleli aste na tyanchya asnya chi...
kharay tuza..
te jau de..
tu ka mhanalas.. jagtoy ekta?
bayko kuthay tuzi?

To: haan ... UK madhe rahun kay karnar ... bayko tiakde asate punyala ..
:P
jayin ata .. 3 mahinyane bhetnare tila
:P

Ti: :) thanks... :) kay ghevun jatoyes tikadun ?
vaat baghat asel na ti...

To: surprise ahe tichyasathi .. baghu .. avadatey ka te

Ti: wow!!
lucky she!

To: actually mi mazya mulasathi barich shopping keli ahe ... attach shalet jayla laglay na .. radat asel far ...

Ti: naav kay mhanalas tyacha?

To: navacha na problem cha ahe actually .. tula tar mahitey tichya ani mazya avadi nivadi laukar match hot nahit
mhanun mi thevlela nav tila avdat nahi ani tila far bore nava avadtat

Ti: gappe!
achha.. shalet kay ahe?
aata :P

To: shalet na ... Ansh nav takley
tilach avdlela

Ti: chhane ki naav... tula nai avadalay??
mag tu kay mhanatos?

To: kuthalyatari serial madhe ek asa character ahe .. mhane far handsome disato ... nav changlay ... pan te handsome vagayre jara .. jealous feel hota .. :P
mhanje tasa mi tila sangitala nahiye ajun ... pan nav mala pan avadlela :P

Ti: :)
mi sangen... :P

To: hmmm.. ata kay kalalyashivay rahnare :P

Ti: :)

To: far miss karato yar tyanna ikade ... kam ani tyat swatachya compnit
ajun mothya post var promot hovun kam karna ..
velch nahi milat family , friends vagayre

Ti: hmm... pan kasa asta na.. hey sagla aapan karato te kunasathi... tyanchya sathi ch na..
mag vel tar dyaylach hava...
Ansh la pan vatat asel na.. apalya baba nni shalet sodava... shalechi ghanta zali ki palat palat yet.. gardit.. baba kuthe ahet te shodava..

To: ho na .. tichyasathi ata navin car ghyavi mhantoy .. ata tila vicharla ki konati ghevu .. tar mhante mala nahi kalat jast tyatla .. tumhala ji vatel ti ghya ..

Ti: :)
arey muli ncha asach asta bagh!
tula tar mahitiche :P

To: ansh la tar yevadha miss karto na ... mi tar tyala ajun shalet jatana pahilach nahiye ...
kitti goad disat asel na to sakali awarun

Ti: ho.. chhotishi bag.. water bottle.. shoes.. cute disto.. jo paryant radat nahi..
 :)
radayala lagla ki baba pahije...
aai oradate na..
hatti zalay far halli..

To: ho .. mag ka oradates tyala .... chhota ahe to radnarch ... oradaycha nahi bara tyala

Ti: tu ladavun thevalayes tyala!
mhanun aikat nahi to kunacha..!

To: ho ... rahude .. ahech to muli lad karnyasarkha ...

Ti: hey bagh.. tyane bighadu naye mhanunach ragavate na mi..
nahi tar.. motha hovun banel tuzya sarkha.. ikade-tikade pasara.. ek goshta jagachya jagi thevnar nahi..
mag havi tevha ti sapdnar nahi..!
:P

To: mag kay zala ... tevha apan tyachyasathi tuzyasarkhich ek chhan mulgi shodhun devu ... mhanje ji sagala nit thevel ... tyalapan agadi premane ... :)

Ti: hmm.. ladaat yevu nako tu aata..!

To: tuzyashi ladat nahi yaycha tar konashi ... nai ka ga Rani ... :)

Ti: ye tu aadhi parat... mag bol hey sagla

To: ho laukarch ... far miss kartoy ga tula ...
ani tu zop ata .. far ratra zali asel na tikade ..
apan udya bolu parat ..

Ti: zop tari kashi yenar...!
 :(
aani aata tar nahi ch yenar..

To: Zop ga Rani....

kharah tar haa sanvaad ithe sampto pan ase sanvaad sampat nahit.. tyanchi navin version roj kuthe na kuthe ghadat astat :) :D

केरळमधील टेकडी, मुनार...!

               नेहमीप्रमाणे नाही-हो करत tripचं ठरत होतं, यावेळी आमचं न जाण्याचं कारण वेगळं होतं पण जाण्याचीसु्द्धा खुप ईच्छा होती. आणि ३ दिवसांच्या सुट्टीमधे करायचं तरी काय याचा backup plan नव्हता. ९ तारखेला रात्री निघण्याचं ठरलं, गाडी ठरलेली, लोकं ठरलेली. सगळं खाण्या-पिण्याचं सामान अन मोजक्या लागणाय्रा गोष्टी सोबत घेवून Spencersमधून निघालो (मी, रश्मी, मंगेश, सुमंत आणि वैष्णव. नावं लिहीत आहे कारण पुढे लागणार आहेत :P). जवळुनचं बाकी मंडळींना pickup करायचं होतं (रोहीत, गोपाल, अमीत, संदीप  कॉलेजचे सिनीयर आणि त्यांचे मित्र). अनोळखींशी ओलख करुन झाल्यावर 'गणपती बाप्पा मोरया!!' ने प्रवास सुरू झाला!

               गाण्याच्या भेंड्या खेळत actually गाणी ओरडत, नवीन मुव्हीजची गाणी ऐकत, झोपत(मंगेश सोडून :P) दूपारी १२ला टेकडीला पोहोचलो! रहाण्याची सोय एका Rolex नावाच्या हॉटेलमधे केली अन् fresh होवून टेकडीवर boatingसाठी निघालो. खुप भूक लागली होती. South Indian Meal was the best option! आणि ते होता पण बेस्ट!! २ तासांच्या बोटींग मधे थोडसं बोअर होत, wild life ऐंजॉय करत, ते घाणेरडं लाईफ जाकेट अडकवून कसेतरी ते २ तास घालवले. परत हॉटेल रूम्सवर परतलो. रात्रभरच्या प्रवासाचा थकवा जाणवत होता आणि जवळ असलेल्या भेळीवर सगळ्यांनीच ताव मारला..! थोडसं रस्त्यांवर फिरलो आणि रात्रीच्या जेवणाची जागा ठरवली आणि जेवलो व हॉटेलवर आलो. मुलांचे पत्त्यांचे डाव रंगले मी आणि रश्मी गप्पा मारत झोपून गेलो. दुसय्रा दिवशी सकाळी लौकर उठून समोरच्या चर्चमधे जाऊन आलो. प्रार्थनापण ते लोक मल्ल्याळम मधे करत होते! सकाळी सकाळी 'अप्प्म' नावाचा केरळमधील पदार्थ खाल्ला आणि मुनारच्या दिशेने निघालो!

                  यावेळी गाडीतून जाताना दमशेराज् खेळत होतो. बाहेर वेड लावणारा निसर्ग होता. हसत्-नाचत् जात होतो पण घाटांचा रस्ता म्हटलं की होणारा त्रास आलाच! गाडी थांबवत इतरांच्या सहनशक्तीचा अंत बघत गाडी पुढे जात होती. या सगळयाला कंटाळून(!) संदीपने रस्त्यामधेच बैठक मांडली! पुन्हा continue करत पुढे 'पेरीयक्कम' नावाचा waterfall वाटेत लागला. मुनारला पोहोचलो तर दुपारचे ३ वाजले होते. ड्रायवर काकांची चिडचीड, प्रत्येकाचं असं-नाही-असं-करु ऐकत मंगेश full too formमधे होता :P . एक मस्त Home Stay शोधून काढलं होतं. सगळं सामान तिकडे फेकून एका गाईड सोबत जागा बघायला निघालो. त्या दिवसाच्या scheduleमधे वेळ खुपचं कमी ऊरला होता! एका Blossom Garden नावाच्या पार्कमधे गेलो. बाग अगदीच ठीक होती पण फुलांचे फोतो काढण्याचे किडे डोक्यात होते ती आणि झोके खेळण्याची ईच्छा पुर्ण झाली! :P  पुढची जागा होती एक waterfall. तिथे photo sessions करून घरी परत आलो. ७ वाजले तर काय अंधार पडलेला! आणि रात्रीच्या जेवणाची सोय तिथेच असल्याने खुश होतो. एका अप्रतिम घरच्या जेवणाचा आनंद मिळाला. अरे हो! त्या आधी गणेश चतुर्थी होती म्हणून गणपतीची आरती केली आम्ही सगळ्यांनी..!! जेवण झाल्यावर रात्री शतपावली करायला घराजवळच्या रस्त्यावर फेरफटका मारून आलो.

                 दिवसा इतकीच, कदाचित थोडी जास्तचं मजा रात्री आली! :P पत्त्याचे १०८, Challenge आणि Future prediction हे खेळ खेळताना..! १०८ चे "rules are rules!", Challengeमधे केलेलं ब्लफ.. आणि interesting future predictions! त्यामधे futures predict केले काही. ते मी enlist करतेच!

(सुमंत - १. कोणाला onsite opportunity मिळेल? २. कोण पुण्याला सगळ्यात आधी जाईल? ३.कोणाचा cell phone हरवेल?

संदिप - १. कोण गाडीत उल्टी करेल? २. कोण driverशी भांडण करेल? ३. कोण सगळ्यात आधी मरेल?

रोहीत - १. कोण Bangaloreमधे settle होईल? २. कोणाची बायको/नवरा सोडून जाईल? ३. कोणाला ३ मुलं होतील?

गोपाल - १.कोण सगळ्यांना ice-cream देईल? २. कोणाचं love marriage होईल? ३. कोण first resign करेल?

अमित - १. कोण सगळ्यात आधी Car विकत घेणार? २. कोण सगळयात आधी झोप्णार? ३. कोण IT field आधी सोडणार?

रश्मी - १. कोण overweight होणार? २. whose spouse will have extra-marital affair? 3. कोणाला hike मिळणार?

मी - १. कोणाला सगळ्यात आधी मूल होणार? २. कोणाची २ लग्न होणार? ३. कोणाचं परभाशिकाशी लग्न होणार?

मंगेश - १. कोणाचं सगळ्यात आधी लग्न होणार? २. कोण २ वेग्-वेगळे socks घालणार?

वैष्णव - १.कोण घरी भांडून लग्न करणार? २.? ३.?   ) त्या सगळ्या predictionsच्या चिडवा-चीडवी मधे रात्रीचे १२-१ वाजले!

                दुसय्रा दिवशी सकळी ७ला घरामागच्या जंगलात आम्ही ३-४ लोकं गेलो काय तर म्हणे trek करुया! मजा आली, पेरु, चिंचा पाडल्या (संदिप आणि ववैष्णवला special thanks! :)). आवरा-आवर करून निघायला ९ वाजलेच! आता प्रवास परतिचा होता आणि वाटेत येणाय्रा जागा पाहण्याचा! दूरवर जिकडे पाहू तिकडे चहाचे मळे, धुकं. मस्त थंडी हवा! खुप सुंदर नजारे परत जावसंच वाटू नये! सकाळचा नाश्ता एका हॉटेलमधे 'इडियप्पम्' आणि The Best चहा, कॉफीने झाला. मसाले, काजू, पदीमुकम अशा तिथे खास मिळणा-या गोष्टींची खरेदी करुन पुढे निघालो! टी गार्डनमधे न जाता trip पुर्ण कशी होईल? तर तिथे सुद्धा थोडावेळ फोटोज् काढले. नेक्स्ट जागा होती एक national park. जे आम्ही skip केलं. त्यानंतरची जागा होती एक waterfall. त्याचं नाव होतं 'लोक्कम्'. (ह्या लोकांच्या नावांमधे इतके जोडून शब्द का असतात :P). तिथे काही लोकांनी मनसोक्त डुंबून, तर काहींनी थोडेसे पाय ओले करून तर काहींनी सामानाची काळजी घेवून आपापल्या परीने आनंद लुटला!

                तिथून पुढे आता direct बैंगलोरलाच मधे-अधे कुठेही वेळ वाया न घालवता जाण्याचं ठरलं! मधे एका जागी मोठ्या-मोठ्या शहाळ्यांच पाणी पिलं आणि  खलनायक, बाजीगर अश्या moviesचि all time favorite गाणी ऐकत केरळ, तमिळनाडु borders cross करत होतो. मधे एका जागी paper dosa खाल्ला रात्रिचं जेवण मिळणार नाही अशा तयारीने ! तिथून पुढचा प्रवास NH चा असल्याने fast होता. जोक्स सांगत्-ऐकत, irrelevant बोलत आणि झोपत प्रवास चालू होता. उठलो तेव्हा Marthahalli आलं होतं! Hats off to Mangesh's patience for talking to driver n leadership he taken! (खुश का?!! :P)

P.S. Comments are welcome if I have missed any of the event or happening incident!!

Suppose to be night trek to Skandagiri...

            As every trip this trip als had got lotta discussions but it ended up in some miserable things that had and would never happen again (hopefully :) ) :P We were ready for a night trek to Skandagiri. All set.. ready on time!! (only half an hour late of given time :P) but wondering why no1 is calling to go. then we get to know that two of the drivers themselves had decided and no one knows why the person who was suppose to be our driver didnt turn up. And so, instead of cancelling a so discussed trip Mangesh decided to check some other travels. Finally we left for place at 11:30pm.

            Journey started in so much excitement! Played antakshari.. singing every aa, ee, and uu of a song... Journey was not that long... it seemed even short coz of songs!! In some lonely area some bikers seemed to follow us! oops! forgot to mention... We were 5 gals and 3 guys!! So we had to be carefull :P

            We were some 1km away from the place from where we were going to start a trek. Some 2-3 ppl stopped cab asking to switch off light! They talked something to driver in kannada.We could only understand was there are police and they are not allwoing to Skandagiri! Gosh! We still went ahead and checked thinking it could be some kinda trick local ppl playing! (1am). But that was true. We came back. And those 2-3 guys were actually a guide who wud help during treks and all. And they were telling they would take us to a place through some different route (1:10am). We all were deciding wat to do.. wat wud be safe.. how much money to giv to them.. etc.. even some more vehicles came at same time and we got confirmation that it would be okay if we go with these ppl.

           So, we all came out of the cab and were about to leave... (1:30am).That moment 2 police came. One person came towards us. He was shouting something obv we didnt understand anything as it was in kannada! He got angry since we were not following what he was asking us to do. and he just moved his stick and hit it so hard on driver's leg.. Next second we all were at respective places and in 2 seconds we were away from that place.Those guys who were suppose to be guides they went off in the air just like ghosts!So.. completly disappointed we decided to come back to flat! still some excited minds planned to go to Nandi Hills near by place. Driver was already scared as he was saying he first time in life got bit-up from police.We decided will go nandihills (even though those people were saying even at Nandihills police are not allowing to go).. see sunrise n return... no one was talking a word..

            We reached down to Nandi hills (2:30am) and again there were police and some more people waiting to tick a 4am in clock! So, enthu public in our group decided to have mini-trek on a small platau in front of our car. 3 of us went till top.. 2 managed till middle and 3 even at the start oly(3am). Cold and fresh air... dark dark and dark all around... stars twinkling in the sky... so beautifull over there! Happiness in small version! liked it.. We started climbing down by the time we reach something had happened down with unlucky 3 people who didnt climb up! two small children who were not letting us climb that small hill came with someone like police. As Mangesh and Sumant got hit by his stick.. I missed this event but writing what all i heard from reliable source :P :) And we gave him some bucks to let us go and avoid some more 'lathi-chaar' :D. We reached Nandi hils at 4am and got to know ticket couter and gate wll open at 5:30 or so... again waiting...

            But this time it was really really awesome!! there were almost 100 to 150 people i suppose who were waiting. most of the crowd was drunk.. some cars were playing really loud music to get feel of pub or something like that! And a guy we call him B+ve (he had written his blood group on his car) simply started some stunts around a pole!! and this all went off till 5:30 in the morning! Some bikers came in between and showed their tallent!! it was juss amazing!! and actually helpful to keep our eyes wide open in chilling cold! :) ticket couter opened at 6am. We ran to the point to catch up sunrise! and finally that red globe we managed to see! so calm and beautiful look! ready to burn the world for rest of the day! Ate some stuff we had there and left the place (as all of us had been there and everyone was in hurry to go home!). I dont know who all were awake in journey back to flat as i was sleeping! :P And we were about to reach to our place and the climax of this eventfull trip had to happened!

We were 20 mins away from spencer's and tyre got punctured!!! Driver took his time to fix it up.. we still managed to laugh and click more pics and came back at 9am!!
So... this was like this all weirdest eventfull trip!! We enjoyed everything in it!!! :)

हरवणे...

हरवणे ही प्रक्रिया नेहमीच जरा त्रासदायी वाटते ना..

 म्हणजे लहानपणी चौथीत असताना.. बाबांनी दिलेलं पहीलं शाईचं पेन.. हरवलं??? खुप खुप शोधलं अगं.. पण सापडलंच नाही.. खुप आवडणारं कानातलं.. इथंच तर ठेवलेलं... कुठे गेलं मग...?? नीट ठेवायची राणी कागदपत्र कॉलेजच्या अडमिशनच्या रांगेत उभं असताना ऐकावं लागणारं लेक्चर..! अगदी कहर म्हणजे स्वत:च्या पहिल्या पगारातून खरेदी केलेला महागडा मोबाईल फोन..!

हरवला...!!! :(

हरवणे हे नेहमीच सोबत त्रास, दु:खं, वेदना, यातना असं काही-बाही घेवून येतं.. जादुची कांडी फिरेल आणि ती गोष्ट डोळ्यांसमोर येईल असं वाटंत रहातं..

काही काळाने ती गोष्ट नसण्याचीही सवय होउन जाते.. आणि त्या नसलेल्या गोष्टीच्या असलेल्या आठवणींनी आपण स्वत:ला सावरतो..

वस्तूरुप गोष्टींसोबत असंही काही असतं जे आपण काळानूरूप हरवतो.. लहानपणीचं निरागसपण.. त्यानंतरचं अल्लडपण.. अस बरंच काही..

जुने.. मित्र-मैत्रिणींसोबत घालवलेले क्षण.. काळाच्यापडद्याआड किती सहजपणे (?) विरुन गेलेत.. हरवून गेलेत..आहेत फक्त आठवणी... ते सगळं हरवलय याची जाणिव करुन द्यायला...

25 years of togetherness...

Yeah... this is about a long journey of life.. spending 25 years of one's life with an adorable person. My Maa n Paa will be celebrating 25th Marriage anniversary!
I have seen them going through so many ups n downs of their lives n still sticking together! Yeah one might say for sake of children many a times people make compromises in life.
But i think its a true love only which keep them together even after difficult phases of life.
Well.. as many of their generations people married they had arranged marriage. Both working in two different domains like automobile company n a teacher. Who always had a dream of giving a best to their daughters (not even once they might have had a thought that they could have a son).
A good quality atmosphere maintained in the home! Let it be a shlok Paa had forced us to chant every day morning or Maa had asked to help her in household stuffs (I know it now.. how much that helped it me after leaving home b4 one and half year ago). Enforcing some good habbits and actually behaving the same way has a great impact in my life.
which relation doesn't have miss-understandings? fights? lonely periods of life or may be feeling of getting cheated.. But wat makes u stand still is 3 words might be.. Forgive.. Forget.. And Move On... Each suffering makes you strong and stronger...
They won't talk all big dialouges people might be saying in movies.. But those unspoken words.. I can read them in their eyes.. Love u Maa n Paa.. Miss u..!!!

Kalmane Koffees....

                     This post is something different coz it has a specialness of penning it down at the same place it is about! So, this is the place! Kalmane Koffees in 10 mins distance from our office!
                      There are so many places till now, those have some particular memories and so many good laughter and chit-chats n some times might be some rona-dhona! :P might be steps of college in front of main porch, aapali patrapeti, or space front of library, for some college canteen, hostel room, corner outside of 301 or playground (yes, basket ball court!)
                     Yes, but after college days, this is the place where we(me, snehal, rashmi n vaishnav) often come. And since last 3-4 days we are coming almost daily..! A cup of coffee opens up a lifebox of each one! Which takes out secrets.. we discuss about our past.. keep on guessing about future.. And obviously present is present! :)
                     We have discussed about enhancing Look And Feel of this shop too by giving some thoughtful suggestions to the shopholder! :P I believe it's a magical place. Oops! forgot to mention that a coffee is exceptionally good! My favourite col koffee mocha! :)
And a guy who serves coffee must be confused about a pairing a friend of ours with any one of us coz many a times it happens that he manages to acompany who is willing to go there though he has workload :P :P :P But one fine day we surprized him by visiting all of us together and hopefully cleared all doubts!!! :)
So, this is about this place for time being.. A lot can happen over a Koffee :) :D

B'lore.. Mysore.. Ooty.. with old buddies

Aah this time is was all together different.. frnds coming from pune to meet me.. see new places.. roam around n to have fun!!! all bookings n things done.. very well planned... dayz decided.. things decided... from places to visit.. like Iskon, Commercial to things to eat... like Neer doas with Fish or methichi bhaji, masaale bhat! :) :)
though i was visiting all places twice or thrice n playing role of tourist guide.. was equally excited!!! :) And as expected trip was juss awesome!!!!
M not putting down each n every deatail coz waiting Zar to post her own blogpost ;)

MARATHON...

I always have that feeling of doing something that i have never done before... or getting where i was never there before.. and this time it ended with participating in Mid Night Marathon event!!!! When we first saw these kind of new hoardings in Bangalore around one year back, was too excited to get into! but some how couldn't...
So, this time it was final that WE ARE GOING..THAT"S IT..!! registered.. though no one was interested to join except Rash...! we both were well prepared (with no practice physically n mentally too.. so never thought this gonna be feasible!! :) )..
Yes! n I am happy that i was able to complete Run(IT City Run, 5 km).. in 40 mins... yeah... stamina ki toh vaat lagi thi... but it was fun to do that!!! Needless to say that for accomplishing this we had to cross some hurdles(which we create by our own stupidities)... But it was all fun to be like that!

Kerala.. God's Own Country..!!

Nothing was planned at all.. as not finalized only whether we are going to Kerala for friend's marriage or not!( though train tickets n all were already done..)Din't even Googled Kerala or places to visit in Kerala.
Asked manager for leave n he directly said NO!(what the Hell..) then convinced him saying will finish assigned tasks before going... staying back in office till 8:30 running n catching train at 10 o'clock from K.R.Pooram started journey...
long journey it was! reading novels.. chit-chatting.. teasing each other.. long journey dint sound that long.. (including all incidents had in train ;) like some kinda fight of our rashmiji with one of the co-passenger..! )
reached Thiruvanantapuram at 3pm next day. Quite hot climate n tiredness coz of travel lead us to a hotel which a friend of mine has already arranged.(Complete event was so so well organized.. No wonder it was Namitha's Marriage.. :))
Went to a small function at home a day before wedding.. had lovely food over there.. and then stared discussing places to visit with her bro. Decided to go to Kovalam beach after wedding ceremony..
The day of wedding everybody got ready early moring ..still it took time(thank god not everyone of us wearing saari ;)) A beautiful ornaments she was wearing.. so much Gold my God! There also a lovely food on the Banana leaves!!(Yaay!! :D)
That day we left for the room at 3pm. Plan was to visit Veli lake and then sunset at Kovalam beach! Both the places were not far.
Veli lake was a having both sea and lake together! amazing!! There some of us had a coffee n tea on floating restaurant! N disscussed which sea,ocean comes on which side of India and which state has which one outta that!!
Then we left the place to catch sunset on Kovalam..
Kovalam beach broke all the pre-developed images in mind.. So serene.. clean... And the rocks we sat on to watch sunset.. boats unnecessarily moving here n there just like a painting..!
There we did shopping and left back for rooms... It was such a nice evening!! The next day though dint plan to go out.. since had to leave in after noon.. In train 4 pm.. returning back from Kerala.. bridges crossing small small lovely lakes and the last 10 pages of novel to finish off..! :)
A return journey from God's Own Country...!!

expecting... not to expect...

Aaj ek mail vachala. Mhanaje nehmichach ho, ki det java jagaala parat kahi milel yachi apeksha na thevata! vagare vagare. Pan kharach hota ka asa kadhi? Kitida aapan kharach kahich apeksha na thevta vagato konashi tari. Mhanaje vagatana nahi vatat kahi, pan sagal houn gelyavar manachya koparyat kuthe tari chhotishi apeksha astech nahi ka...
Mag yetat apeksha bhangachi nirasha, honari chid-chid aani mag swatalach samajavanyacha khatatop. Tarihi kahich apeksha nahi karaychi hi apeksha tari kashi karavi? :)

It's hard to leave it...

Now today I came to know that we all(project team) will be moving to
9th floor of our Gamma block of Sigma tech park. And suddenly I had
that familiar feeling of leaving something behind and moving ahead.
I know all of us go through this kinda experience then why am I making
it an issue? (Obviously I too donno :P). But somehow at first go I
couldn't accept this change of environment so easily! That's my
nature(can't help it).
And then suddenly I remembered a conversation I had with one of my
office friend about liking the location in office and all that. Though
I was not excited about it as her. But
now I have this feeling of leaving something behind... or apparently
something is leaving me and asking to move ahead!

I Feared UNTIL……!!!

Got as a mail from someone.... really nice one.....

I Feared UNTIL……!!!

I feared being alone
Until I learned to like Myself.
I feared failure
Until I realized that I only Fail when I don't try
I feared success
Until I realized that I had to try in order to be happy with myself.

I feared people's opinions
Until I learned that people would have opinions about me anyway.
I feared rejection
Until I learned to have faith in myself.
I feared pain
Until I learned that it's necessary for growth

I feared the truth
Until I saw the ugliness in lies.
I feared life
Until I experienced its beauty .
I feared death
Until I realized that it's not an end, but a beginning.

I feared my destiny,
Until I realized that I had the power to change my life.
I feared hate
Until I saw that it was nothing more than ignorance.
I feared love
Until it touched my heart, making the darkness fade into endless sunny days.

I feared ridicule
Until I learned how to laugh at myself.
I feared growing old
Until I realized that I gained wisdom every day.
I feared the future
Until I realized that Life just kept getting better.
I feared the past
Until I realized that It could no longer hurt me.

I feared the dark
Until I saw the beauty of the starlight.
I feared the light
Until I learned that the Truth would give me Strength.
I feared change,
Until I saw that even the most beautiful butterfly had to undergo a Metamorphosis before it could fly.

जाने हमको क्या पाना है....

'मला ना, GATE द्यायचीये पण अभ्यासच नाही होत आहे यार', 'मला बोअर झालयं तेच तेच काम, job change करायचाय', 'मला अरे swimming शिकायचयं', 'मला काहीतरी exicting करायचयं' अशी वाक्य दर दिवसा आड ऐकायला येतात आणि माझ्या मनात सुरू असलेल्या अशाच विचारांना अधिकच गती मिळते! म्हणजे होतं असं की To Do ची list वाढतेय पण done ची list आहे तशीच आहे! असं का होतं वगैरे गोष्टींचा विचार करून काही उपयोग नाही असा निष्कर्ष मनाने केंव्हाच काढलायं. खुप नकारार्थी वाटत असेल बोलणं पण खरं आहे तिकचंच... असं नाहिये की जे काम मी करतेय ते मी enjoy करत नाहीये किंवा मजा येण्यासारखं आयुष्यात काही घडत नाहिये, पण दिशाहीन झालोय किंवा धेय्य नाहीये कुठलं डोळ्यांसमोर असं काहिसं... 'जाने हमको क्या पाना है, सोचो क्या है अपनी मंजिल...'

... a journey so far....

It's a post saying something about some things i have observed, i have gone through or i have experienced in this one year away from home... yeah... can't believe that i am about to complete my one year....
When i stepped out of my home it was 10th july '08 (dates might not be the exact one...! :P). A gal who has never gone out of Maharashtra going to Delhi....Mixed kinda feelings... fear, excitement and nervousness along with separation from loved ones...
Started a training in Aricent Nalanda, Gurgaon. Though some starting dayz were hectic but started enjoying everyday with new frnds around n new kinda life... Having money though not much work... :P It was fun even in going to nalanda on weekends for studying for exams or tests for what they had their own some criterias n all... first of all we made a decision of living out in PG..! That search for PGs...(yeah... we dint do much as v new nothing abt geographical details of the place... Someone friend's friend came to help us...)N v situated at the place nearby Sahara Mall... A very good PG i must say...(as i got my terrace to spend countless hours at night looking at sky n stars... :)).. Found some different kind of people all together around... the toungues they have, the food they it, the interests they have... some inspiring, some funny n some weird too.... Those auto-rikshaws so called 6 seaters but 14 people stuck inside(Real India!).. for Sahara Mall to Ifko chowk n another from Ifko to Udyog Vihar...!
We made some unforgetable trips during those 3 months span... A place called 'Fatepur sikri'... Wah!! Tajmahal....! Akshardhaam mandir, Nainital, other places in Delhi like Qutub minar, Red fort, Paranthewali gali, India Gate...!!!
The markets n shopping in those markets(be it Sarojini market or Lajpat nagar...) gave a happiness which is invalueable!! Why? obviously that was our own money!!! Our own salary!!! We never spent a single weekend sitting at home(except one i guess... :P)
We had many things to do...! we enjoyed CDMA party, last day in nalanda... each n every moment!!! That's y everyone has the feeling of going there once though never speak it out!!!
Then again the time came when we have to leave behind some new relations we made, a new bond we formed as finally everyone got a location which they wanted...
20th of Oct was the reporting date at the location... we reached in Bangalore on 19th Oct... A city about which i had many imaginations previously made in mind....
Now we got our reporting managers, projects into which we will be working... It started with some KTs n trainings again but had a feeling of loosing something.. donno wat...
Here we had a lot more to face! To settle down we decided to live in a flat...(keeping previous PG experiences in mind.. u know... time limits!!! Who can forget scoldings got from previous PG owner almost every day of last two weeks in delhi... ;)) we moved to a flat after 15 dayz completion in company's so called guest house... I won't forget the very first month in that ground floor flat... It was not yet the time when we found ourselves so much buried under work...! Here also we made good trips like chunchu falls n Ooty..! I visited Mysore with one of my junior college friend... Chennai to attend roomie's engagement..! Can't mention each thing ya...! :)
one day we decided to buy stove n all stuff for cooking(we had this idea of cooking before only...).. but that day we actually implemented it! n here we started our cooking on daily basis...!! (Dont ask me do we follow this yet with same spirit..! of course yesss :) )
We had a moments which we'll cherish lifetime! Be it celebrating birthdays on terrace,sitting downstairs n chit-chatting, playing basketball(no particular pin-pointing here please :P ;)),small small fights with friends, having crushes(don't worry wont start list over here :P :P), some non-talking days, some fights(for the reason we all are actually different in every sense... from language, food, clothes we were n blah blah blah...) but we'll be like WE ARE alwayz....!
Now we are kind of settled down.. having work, responsibilities n sometimes pressure too! I have seen some ups n down in this journey... Some moments which have given me a pleasure along with some moments which took out tears out of my heart..! Yeah... n i believe thats wat life is....