Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Something that you miss

Something that you miss
Something that you miss

I posted few days ago how much I miss my father. Even though I was not in touch with him before he died, still I miss interacting with him. In fact the interactions that I miss are the ones that I had with him during my childhood.
Along with the interaction with him, I miss being with my entire family. I miss being a part of happy family with my parents and my sister. 
I do not know what changed or went wrong as the years went by. Today that warmth and closeness is missing. 
I do not want to sound an unhappy person, because I am not. Over the years I have become self-sufficient in finding happiness from within. It is like saying that I do not look for it. I create it myself.
All I am saying is that the happiness that used to overflow while I was close to my family is missing.
I spoke with my mother a few minutes back. But the interaction was pretty brief. I do not need to check on my phone the length of the conversation. I am sure it would not have been more than a mere minute. Just the usual direct to the point conversations like - "All fine ?", "OK", "Take Care."
I miss those time when I used to have real conversations with them. I recall being engaged in chatting discussion with her for hours. That engrossment would not make me realise that I left my house keys back at my PG accommodation.
Now those days are long gone. People have changed, families have transformed and the warmth has vanished altogether.
Those moments and those jubilant times of togetherness is something that I miss. And I miss dearly !
P.S : This post is inspired by a pinner, who has deleted content on their blog now.

Monday, October 26, 2015

Bullet-point your whole day

Bullet-point your whole day
Bullet-point your whole day

I am a To-do list addict kind of a person. That is how I get to function myself well. I accomplish tasks on a daily basis through my To-do lists.
I do not know why, but I feel I get to focus better with listed bullet points. It is like saying that I get on to fulfill tasks one by one with listed points.
The bullet-point listing format allows me to focus on one task at a time. Moreover, with this format, I get a realistic scenario of what I achieve or not achieve by the end of the day.
Most of the writing that I do is in the bullet-point or a list format. For this post, I am listing my entire day activity in a bullet-point format.
  1. I reached Vadodara station at about 6 am this morning.
  2. I slept for about 2-3 hours.
  3. I reached for work at 10ish in the morning.
  4. I updated by personal blog with this post.
  5. I updated my client blog with this post.
  6. I updated social media feeds for my client.
  7. I updated my own social media feeds.
  8. I drank 2 cups of my favourite spearmint tea
  9. I shared highlights of my trip with colleagues.
  10. I did not feel the earthquake tremors, but informed all my loved ones about it.
So, this was my post on Bullet-point your whole day. I would love to know what was yours.
P.S : This post is inspired by a pinner, who has deleted content on their blog now.

Post your favourite movies that you never get tired of watching


Post your favourite movies that you never get tired of watching
Post your favourite movies that you never get tired of watching

I am not a movie buff. I am more into books and crafting as a source of entertainment in my life. If given with an option between reading a book or watching a movie; I would always prefer a book.
Having mentioned that, I do not mean to say that I hate to watch movies. I do like to watch them at times. In fact, there are few movies that I adore to the T. I love them so much that I can re-watch them any number of times. It seems strange that I could be fond of movie, but that is true.
I do appreciate the movies that engage my mental or sensory faculties. Those are the ones that I have seen a couple of times. 
Some of them are a marvel in terms of the craft of movie making. Others are beautiful in their visual appeal. Some of them I fancy because of the actors in them. Though many of them are high on the entertainment quotient. 
For the purpose of this post, I list my favourite movies that I never get tired of watching. Read further to know those:
  1. Chaalbaaz
  2. Satte pe Satta
  3. Chalo Dilli
  4. Khuda ke Liye
  5. A night at the museum
  6. Fukrey
  7. Aitraaz
  8. Queen
  9. Meri Jung - One Man Army
  10. Chashme Buddoor
I am fortunate that most of these movies are regular on satellite channels. That is how I get to see them again and again. To be honest, till date I have never got tired of watching them. 

It would be great if you could post your favourite movies that you never get tired of watching. 

P.S : This post is inspired by a pinner, who has deleted content on their blog now.


Friday, October 23, 2015

What are you excited about

What are you excited about
What are you excited about


Yes, I am indeed excited right now. I am in Mumbai, and looking forward for the experience. 
I arrived this morning in Mumbai. Since the time I have arrived here, I am excited. To be honest, I am excited since the last few day planning this trip.
This is a I, me, myself kind of a vacation. I have taken a lot many such vacations in the past. But after the death of my father, I have not taken a solo one.
So, this one means a lot to me.
Although few bad experiences happened since the time of my arrival. But by the end of this day, I am happy about the overall proceedings of the day.
I am here for the next 3 days. So, the phase of excitement will continue. I hope it does. If the hopes do not work, I will ensure that that it remains full of excitement. 
In fact I am so excited that I have not had a proper sleep in the last 24 hours. I must have slept only 6 hours since last night.
I got a day planned of activities for tomorrow. So, I think I should keep my excitement under a scanner. 
I will wipe up my writing activities and induce myself to sleep. It is alright to schedule updates to this blog to the coming week. A few days of not being regular with posting will not do much damage to anyone in the world.
Do post What are you excited about as a comment to this post.
P.S : This post is inspired by a pinner, who has deleted content on their blog now.

Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Write about 5 blessings in your life

Write about 5 blessings in your life
Write about 5 blessings in your life

Just the other day I posted on one of the misfortunes of my life. That particular moment has been a major What if.... for my life.
It is a sad moment if judged by any standards of misery. Though that moment is indeed a sad one, there are other m misfortunes of my life as well.
I can go on to write posts and posts on the misfortunes of my life. Or may be one day a book as well.
I know well that there is no point doing that. Counting on the sad events of life is not going to bring any happiness. 
So, I go ahead to doing something exactly opposite of it. I am going to write the 5 blessings in my life.
They are as below:
  1. Being born able bodied and beautiful
  2. Being emotionally and mentally strong
  3. Having stable education and work experience
  4. Having more than one true friends who stood by my difficult times
  5. Not being born an orphan
I am sure this list may seem absurd to a lot many people. But I am honest when I say that it is true. Each day of my life I thank my stars for these blessings. I am grateful for a lot many other things too. But by far this list has the ones that count the most in my life.
This is my list of 5 blessings in my life. I am curious to know what you write about 5 blessings in your life.
P.S : This post is inspired by a pinner, who has deleted content on their blog now.



Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Something you always think "What if..." about

Something you always think "What if..." about
Something you always think "What if..." about 

Since last 3 years, I have one incident that I always think "What if...." about.
It is my father's death.
Innumerable times I have thought about it. What if that day I had called him. What if I had called him a day before that. What if I had called him days before that What if I had called him the same day I decided to not call him ever. What if I had called him the same day I had spoken to him last.
What if he and I had a cordial relation all these years. What if I had not reacted to his actions 3 months before he died.
What if I had reacted to his actions a long before. It could have been that then he would have been alive today.
What if he was not cold and estranged to me during my childhood. What if I had not chosen to vent out my sadness and frustrations to him 3 months before his death. I wish I had done it years ago. May be then he would have accepted it. May be I should have never reacted to his behaviour. May be he would have been alive today had I never been sensitive to his harsh behaviour.
What if he was and is actually alive today. May be I would not have cared to be with him. May be I would have avoided him like I started doing since the day I got independent.
Now what if I get to to post the same stuff for my mother and sister too...?
P.S : This post is inspired by a pinner, who has deleted content on their blog now.

Write about something for which you feel strongly

Write about something for which you feel strongly
Write about something for which you feel strongly

I am an opinionated person and do not shy away from sharing my views. That is the reason I have this blog. I use it to write my views, insights and perceptions on things that matter to me. 
For today's writing prompt, I am supposed to write about something for which I feel strongly.
To be frank, there are a lot many topics that I feel strongly for. Probably one day I would consider compiling them all in an e-book. 
But for the purpose of this post, I am listing the top one. 
I dislike the disrespect of God. 
This comes as a surprise to people who know me. That is because I am an atheist. 
Even as an atheist, I do not approve of treating God that way. 
Just the other day, I saw idols of Ganesh god in a dilapidated state at a water body. It hurts me to see the idols of gods broken and thrown at the water shores.
The worse is to see people bowing down to those left over idols. I do not know, I find it a sheer hypocrisy.
I do not find a reason to show respect by bowing down to something that is left in a state of trash!
As an complete atheist, I get hurt to see that. Not sure how the religious devotees feel about it.
My feelings on this issue are quite strong. Moreover, I do not make any qualms about it. 
Anyway, I would like to write about something for which you feel strongly.
P.S : This post is inspired by a pinner, who has deleted content on their blog now.

Monday, October 19, 2015

Post some words of wisdom that speak to you

Post some words of wisdom that speak to you
Post some words of wisdom that speak to you


'Words of wisdom' as a phrase is dependent on the phases of my life. Some words of wisdom I stuck to during my growing years of life. Though they dissolved by the time I grew up.

I remember sticking to the words - When character is lost, all is lost one to a pretty long time in my life.

I would want to know does anyone give a heed to those words anymore?

If I look at my life today, I do not go by any words of wisdom. Life has become more or less customized to the needs and situations at the moment.

Still, if I am supposed to list some words of wisdom that speak to me, they could be:

  1. List is the most important thing to build.
  2. Keep the design minimalist.
  3. Content is everything.
  4. I live to eat.
  5. Now or never.
It could be that I have some more words of wisdom to add to this list. Also, the #4 and #5 can be replaced with some other words of wisdom.

But this the list that I can think if right now.

Would love to know if you could Post some words of wisdom that speak to you

P.S : This post is inspired by a pinner, who has deleted content on their blog now.


Saturday, October 17, 2015

Share something you struggle with

Share something you struggle with
                                  Share something you struggle with

Struggle is synonym to every one living. It could be the only thing that binds us all.
It is not an easy thing to live with. A lot of lives turn to apathy in their course of struggles in life. 
I have met a few individuals who claim to never have struggled in life.  I am not sure if they have been speaking the truth. But it could be that they are not clear with the appropriate definition of struggle.
I limit the topic of struggle to my own life. 
On a daily basis, I struggle with a lot many things. To share the #1 would be my credulous nature. 
By stating that, do not judge me for being an entry level naive person. Though an advanced one would be an appropriate term.
I do not know how to define this well. But I can state an example to explain it better.
I tend to believe what people say and claim to be doing. I mean I do not even give a second thought to what they say. I tend to believe that they must be true to their words. 
This does not seem like a problem. But in the past I have stuck into sticky situations because of it.
I have believed people to be of a certain sort and ended up betting my cards on them. This has led to my loss.
Though today I have become a much better person in handling such situations.  But even then, it is something that I still struggle with.
I wish I would know of a device to scan people on their true self! 
May be then I could hope to struggle a little less.
Can you share something you struggle with  .....?


P.S 1: This post is inspired by a pinner, who has deleted content on their blog now.