To say or not

15 April, 2008

Snake's Rage

Today I was going to Bubz’s house and I noticed a very rare sight. I saw a snake’s dress bought from the Milan Fashion week (pun intended). But I suppose the dress was not upto the snake’s standards. Very mercilessly he/she (I didn’t have the pleasure of knowing him/her personally) shed it off on the road.

Just by the look of it, you can know that it must have cost the poor animal a fortune. Anyway I hope Sir/Madam must have got a new dress more to the liking of their friend’s circle. Alternatively the animal must have met with an accident and the dress got torn. So he/she dumped it there.

What if the animal is a lady/girl? Cud have had a fight with her parents over the choice of dress. The parents must have put their foot down and said NO WAY. Poor soul, she had sobbed and shed her dress here, enroute to the party. (what say abt my story)

Whatever the case may be, but I felt very bad at seeing such a fashionable dress like that lying on the road (Hee Hee Haa Haa).

Blue Cross of Hyderabad

Founded in 1992 by film stars Nagarjuna & Amala Akkineni, The Blue Cross of Hyderabad is a non-profit Animal Welfare Organization that works for the welfare of animals and preservation of animal rights in the Twin Cities of Hyderabad & Secunderabad, India.

The main torchbearer is of course Amala Akkineni supported whole heartedly by her husband. Born to an Irish mother and Bengali father, this lady was known to be very compassionate toward animals. At a very your age she became a vegetarian and whenever in doubt a quick trip to the neighborhood butcher's, strengthened her convictions about vegetarianism.

This particular poster is on a metal plate near Vikas’s house. It carries the photograph of John Abraham (popular Bollywood actor) with road side Dog. Such kinds of poster do inspire us to take up animals who may or may not b of famous lineage (read award winning animals). We shud take animals and treat them with love and care as we do with our children.

But I still find a few of my neighbors to be irresponsible enough to feed our colony dogs but not provide them shelter. They just leave them on their own. They have become a menace now. Wud we leave our children like that???

NO! DEFINITELY NO!

Then why do we do to pets?

Happy new year (Bengali)

The Hindu solar calendar based on the Surya Siddhanta commences in mid-April of the Gregorian year. The first day of this calendar is celebrated as the traditional New Year in various parts of South Asia, including Assam, Bengal, Kerala, Manipur, Nepal, Orissa, Punjab, Tamil Nadu and Tripura.
Under the Mughals, agricultural taxes were collected according to the Hijri calendar. However, as the Hijri calendar is a purely lunar calendar, it does not coincide with the harvest. As a result, farmers were hard-pressed to pay taxes out of season. In order to streamline tax collection, the Mughal Emperor Akbar ordered a reform of the calendar. Accordingly, Fatehullah Shirazi, a renowned scholar and astronomer, formulated the Bengali year on the basis of the Hijri lunar and solar Hindu solar calendars. The new Fasli San (agricultural year) was introduced on 10/11 March 1584, but was dated from Akbar's ascension to the throne in 1556. The new year subsequently became known as Bônggabdo or Bengali year.
Celebrations of Pohela Boishakh started from Akbar's reign. It was customary to clear up all dues on the last day of Choitro. On the next day, or the first day of the new year, landlords would entertain their tenants with sweets. On this occasion there used to be fairs and other festivities. In due course the occasion became part of domestic and social life, and turned into a day of merriment. The main event of the day was to open a halkhata or new book of accounts. This was wholly a financial affair. In villages, towns and cities, traders and businessmen closed their old account books and opened new ones. They used to invite their customers to share sweets and renew their business relationship with them. This tradition is still practised, especially by jewellers.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pohela_Baishakh)

Nothing new at “poila boishakh”. First of all didn’t know about it till late in the evening. All thru the day work, work, work and uffff… work. By the time I knew abt it, I was enroute to home. So just to celebrate, went out with my mom and sis and had sandwiches at a local bakery. Then I was awake till about 2 O’ clock and then went to bed.

So that’s ma new year celebrations activities. These are a few greetings conveying the message in more colorful way, potraying the essence of kolkata.

14 April, 2008

A flight to... (Even I dont know)

This is a white trail left by an aeroplane. Don’t know where it’s heading; what’s it carrying; how many are traveling; where it is heading and what’s their fate. Surely a flight to (I don’t know where).

Took these snaps while I was busy taking a call and actually saying b-bye to ma friend Ramaa Iyer. Finished the call, looked up to find a white line dividing the “blue umbrella” above ma head into 2. Eyes narrowed with partly confusion and partly concentration, I belatedly realized that it was a streak in the sky. Looking through the palm trees I loved the site of it and couldn’t stop ma self from taking these pics. So here they are…

Oh yes these beautiful building that you see is ma office building!!!

fungi in abundance

These snaps are taken enroute to bubz’s home. This piece of rotten wood is lying around the corner. It has got white fungi like formations all over. This is classic case how life shows its presence even when we think everything is lost. This piece of log is definitely of no use (for us) but for these tiny mushrooms it’s a boon. They seem to have spread their kingdom everywhere and are still not satisfied. They are growing strong as ever.

In fact if you observe them closely, you will find that it looks like a semicircular frock like thing in all shapes and sizes. Even in that large log of house, they have made their own small apartments in the crevices. It feels very strange. You see life everywhere in abundance and various forms (chicks, grass, ants, insects, birds etc) and in total contrast you see a dead rotting log of wood with life thriving on it.

Nature is indeed very unique (in its own way).

mere ghar ke lotus

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07 April, 2008

Abhishek's "Arm Candy"

"A remarkably attractive person of either gender accompanying you or some other lucky person or holding on to your arm while you're in public."

Why does Aishwarya need to be an arm candy all of a sudden? She herself is gorgeous enough to garner attention. All this while when she was unmarried she used to walk alone, looking extremely confident, but the scenario changed after marriage. She is always seen clinging to abhishek as if for support. She no longer looks confident but the demure wife who is new to all the spot light and is silently asking her husband to help her out.

05 April, 2008

I Wish...

I wish I were a flower,
beautiful, simple yet complicated.

I wish I were a bird,
humming back and forth
singing;
the song of life.

I wish I were a drop of dew,
fresh and new

I wish I were the 1st drops of rain
Washing away the pain and disappointment of…

I wish I were a curled leaf,
fresh and ready to take on the world

I wish I were a cloud,
No!!
A cloud with a silver lining
Full of hopes and a better tomorrow

I wish I were a smile of
A new born child,
innocent and pure

I wish I were a 1st rays of sunshine
Bringing a new tomorrow;
Into the lives of people,
whom I love so much.

Please note: (This is original & not begged/ borrowed/stolen from anywhere)

04 April, 2008

Jab "V" met (me)

Haan Hai Koi to wajah
Jo jeena ka maza yun aane laga
Yeh hawaon mein hai kyaThoda sa jo naasha, yun chane laga

Pucho na pucho mujhe kya
Hua hai teri raahon mein aakar (Pucho na pucha na)
Pucho na pucha mujhe kyaMilega teri bahon mein aakar

Yeh Ishq Haaye Baithe bithaye
Jannat dikhaye haan
O raama
Yeh Ishq Haaye Baithe bithaye
Jannat dikhaye haan

Todi mene sare hi bandhan zamane Tere
Todongi na mein vada
Aadha hissa mere to dil ki kahani ka tu
Piya Mein baaki aadha
Dekho na dekho mujhe kya,hua haiTeri yaadhon mein kho kar
Pucho na pucha mujhe kya Milega teri baton mein jeekar

Yeh Ishq Haaye Baithe bithaye
Jannat dikhaye haan
O raama
Yeh Ishq Haaye Baithe bithaye
Jannat dikhaye haan

Mere jaise lakho mile hongeTujhko piya
Mujhe to mila tuu hi
Tu hi mere hooton ki khilti hui se hasi
Gila bhi piya tu hi
Dekho na dekho mujhe kya hua hai Tujhe sapno mein lakar dekho na dekho
Pucho na pucha mujhe kyaHua hai teri baaton mein aakar
Yeh Ishq Haaye Baithe bithaye
Jannat dikhaye haan
O raama
Yeh Ishq Haaye Baithe bithayeJannat dikhaye haan

haan Hai Koi to wajahTo jeena ka maza yun aane laga
Yeh hawaon mein hai kyaThoda sa jo naasha yun chane laga
Pucho na pucha mujhe kyaHua hai teri raahon mein aakar
Pucho na pucha naPucho na pucha mujhe kyaMilega teri bahon mein aakar
Yeh Ishq Haaye Baithe bithaye
Jannat dikhaye haan
O raama

03 April, 2008

Red Bull at Apex

April Fool’s Day was very remarkable day. 2 ladies had come from a Drinks Company. Red Bull. Red Bull is the brand name of an energy drink that originated in Thailand and, in a version adapted to Austrian tastes, is now popular throughout the world. Sold by Red Bull GmbH as an energy drink to combat mental and physical fatigue. The drink is intended to taste like mixed berries. And believe me, it does.

This exercise was to promote the drink as an energy giving, stress relieving drink. They say that initially you do not like the taste but later the taste kind of grows on you. They came and wanted to distribute this to all and sundry. Initially ppl were a bit reluctant to try that but then later on the tempo picked up. They met each employee, talked to them for a few minutes explaining them about the contents in the non-alcoholic drink and what it does to the mind and the body.

02 April, 2008

Wordworks Apex is 1yr old

Congratulations!

Today “Wordworks Apex (WAP)” completed 1 year. On this 1 year anniversary occasion, we arranged cake-cutting & sweets distribution function at the facility. We had started our operations a year back and it certainly gives us a very nostalgic feeling to have completed a year of productions. Lots of expectations and I am sure we gonna fulfill them.
This time we are planning a lot of games and co-curricular activity. also we wud go to a resort and spend the day (so many names coming up; not able to decide the resort name). Lot of planning and brain storming in store for the Dept so that nothing goes sour. Anyways below is the pictorial report and ppl enjoyed a lot( its so damn evident).

This is the decoration done by me

Dressed for the occasion

Company ke big shots

Mehnat ka fal mitha hi hota hai

01 April, 2008

In anticipation...

Finally I am getting married. Another few months and I will be Mrs. Priyanka Kanjilal Vikash (Yes I intend to keep my maiden name as well even after my marriage). This is something I always dreamt of; to be able to marry the man you love the most.

Never wanted another life, another fate and definitely not another man. But then a little better fate wud have been most welcome. I guess very few people get the chance to be able to share moments of to togetherness and then seal the pact with a promise of a lifetime.

Getting married to your sweetheart is what I term as my moments of pure bliss. I am very nervous and excited too. Don’t know what’s gonna happen. There is a lot of shopping to be done and I haven’t even started anything. I have known his family since last 7 years and am very comfortable with them. Their folks too, treat me as a part of the family.

Still there are a lot of uncertainties and unspoken “what ifs”.

I know I can handle it all but still…