Finally, November is here. And the writing spree is renewed as this month begins. After a hiatus of almost a month, it’s difficult to find words for the expressions. So will keep the thoughts saved till the time I find the rhythm back….With an article on Leadership underway, exams round the corner, loads of uncooked plans in the head, surely there are more things to spill in the coming times, Stay tuned!
TidBit..
October 7, 2009 at 10:49 pm (Life)
Google can actually tell you what branding is about! Never have seen a brand making an effort to keep tab of everything – even the fact that it has been 57 odd years when the first patent on Bar Code was granted! Amazing! 
Attempts to Amaze Myself….
October 7, 2009 at 11:54 am (Life)
It’s nice to amaze yourself at times by doing things that you would not have thought about ever. And this time I did these:
1. Talked for over an hour on phone after almost a month in the wee hours of night! And I had promised this is never ever going to happen. It’s amazing how things change, and so quickly! Is this what they call time is the best teacher and healer 
2. Have you ever brushed and painted your toe nails at the same time! I did that today morning! In an attempt to squeeze time for grooming in my busy schedule; I was able to paint the nails as well as get an awesome ‘Mehndi’! Who says life can’t be fun? This girl is definitely not complaining! Life is finally changing for good!
One of my favorite song by Lee Womack -
I hope you never lose your sense of wonder
You get your fill to eat
But always keep that hunger
May you never take one single breath for granted
God forbid love ever leave you empty handed
I hope you still feel small
When you stand by the ocean
Whenever one door closes, I hope one more opens
Promise me you’ll give faith a fighting chance
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance
I hope you dance
I hope you dance
I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance
Never settle for the path of least resistance
Living might mean taking chances
But they’re worth taking
Lovin’ might be a mistake
But it’s worth making
Don’t let some hell bent heart
Leave you bitter
When you come close to selling out
Reconsider
Give the heavens above
More than just a passing glance
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance
I hope you dance
(Time is a real and constant motion always)
I hope you dance
(Rolling us along)
I hope you dance
(Tell me who)
I hope you dance
(Wants to look back on their youth and wonder)
(Where those years have gone)
I hope you still feel small
When you stand by the ocean
Whenever one door closes, I hope one more opens
Promise me you’ll give faith a fighting chance
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance
Dance
I hope you dance……..:)
I am already on the floor!
Winter is here….:)
October 5, 2009 at 10:52 pm (Life, Love, Personal)
Yes, I can smell the winter. It is already knocking the door, the breeze that blew over my face, when I was driving to office today, reconfirmed it. And I love it
It’s never been that I have a special penchant for this season; but somehow this is the season that reminds me of my childhood spent somewhere in the lap of Himalayas. A childhood that has been very colorful (Yes, I mean colors…..and no, black, white, and browns are not colors for me)! A childhood that holds memories of my nanu! Our banglow, that old fireplace, my collection of pebbles, those military trucks passing through the road just below our home, those cedar and pine trees where I used to hang around, the hide and seek that I played all by myself on those slippery, and sometimes deathly snow covered tracks.
Now, if I look back, everything seems like a fairy tale. Indeed, it was a fairy tale and I was the fairy playing the role. No reason to be surprised, that yes, I can smell winter.
Days are passing quickly and perhaps for the first time, I wish, there were more than 24 hours in a day. Keeping 8 hours aside, the remaining 16 hours, seem to pass in a second
My hands are full, I am healthy and lively after a long time (after almost 2 years), and happiness is brimming on the corners, winters could not have come at a better time!
Long eventful weekend came to an end with Mom’s B’day celebrations. Akshardham was what we guys planned, and it turned out fine, specially the musical fountain show. Except for the idea of leaving the cell phones behind, everything was neat and well executed. We were happy because Mom was
My work out sessions are showing results, healthy, toned physique topped well with relaxed, rejuvenated mind through tons of meditation, and spa sessions has helped be bounce back.
The work on my new website is almost complete. I am still contemplating whether to move this blog permanently to this new website. The reasons being:
1. I love word press, this is probably the best place for blogging.
2. The new place will not allow anyone to access the blog if they have not been invited or accepted by me. Kind of good but I still need to think about this aspect.
I hope to get evrything in place by mid December, and then the real fun will begin. Never have waited for an year to end as much as I do this time! And all this wait is worth it – This time the heart knows for sure
Two days to go and there comes ‘Karva Chauth’; I love to see Mom dressed up on this day. Plans to get ‘Mehndi’ done this time; I know it is contradicting to one of my earlier post. But, with my hands all glorified, this is time to enjoy and flaunt the new found happiness!
- Rhiannon
Will I?
September 29, 2009 at 11:57 pm (My thoughts, Personal)
Will I, Won’t I? These are the questions raging through my mind right now. And these are going to be there for some time – the next two months, exactly two months.
Will I ? Won’t I? If all this has happened for a reason and the reason is good. I am on my way to get that reason right, perhaps first time with so much conviction and passion. Exactly two months are going to change the entire course. I may temporarily turn into a polar bear – gone for hibernation.
With a lot of ‘tornadoes’ currently surrounding; it is my way escape too! So, if after December, you wonder why I have grown these ‘big’ long hair, they would be nothing but reminiscents of my hibernation days! And that period starts tomorrow
Glad as well as scared! It is a matter of Life and Death! At least I will like to believe that ways!
I can’t help quoting these dialogue from ‘A Beautiful Mind’………Let me not forget to add – I am in love with this character – John Nash!
“Dr. Rosen: You can’t reason your way out of this!
Nash: Why not? Why can’t I?
Dr. Rosen: Because your mind is where the problem is in the first place!”
Nash: I’ve gotten used to ignoring them and I think, as a result, they’ve kind of given up on me. I think that’s what it’s like with all our dreams and our nightmares, Martin, we’ve got to keep feeding them for them to stay alive.
Alicia: I need to believe, that something extraordinary is possible.
And with this, I am gone!
Give your best to relationships…
September 21, 2009 at 9:34 pm (Life)
I realized most of my posts have suddenly found a new focus “relationships” and I have started comparing whatever I observe/experience in my daily Life to what I am learning at School.
First of all let me quote a beautiful story that I traced through ‘Pravs World‘ (the site hosted by one of my close friend); truly inspiring and beautifully done.
“A boy and a girl were playing together. The boy had a collection of marbles. The girl had some sweets with her.
The boy told the girl that he will give her all his marbles in exchange for her sweets. The girl agreed. The boy kept the biggest and the most beautiful marble aside and gave the rest to the girl. The girl gave him all her sweets as she had promised.
That night, the girl slept peacefully. But the boy couldn’t sleep as he kept wondering if the girl had hidden some sweets from him the way he had hidden his best marble.
Moral of the story:
If you don’t give your hundred percent in a relationship, you’ll always keep doubting if the other person has given his/her hundred percent..
This is applicable for any relationship like love, employer-employee relationship etc., Give your hundred percent to everything you do and sleep peacefully.”
Somehow, my heart knows I have met both the characters of the story in my Life!
Day before yesterday, I was having an interesting conversation with a friend of mine and what we actually were discussing was the logic behind the sun-signs.
You talk about sun-signs and I do not have something to say; perhaps this is not possible. 
For accurate readings, you need to know your ascendants along with the sun-sign. For example, you may be a Libran but your ascendant may suggest that you have a Sagittarius sign. How does it matter? Well, it matters in the perspective, that this means that a person is capable of having traits from two different sun-signs. For me, I live by the sun-sign rules. Virgos, Cancers, Capricorn and Scorpios are famous to create ripples in my Life.
And so it is true – I get along well with Aries, Gemini, Libra, and Sagittarius. For others, I have let live approach
And it’s my genuine suggestion to all the girls that in case you feel that this could be true even for 5 percent of the cases, never forget to check your in-laws sun-sign! It matters! A Lot!
Ok, jokes apart, from the above conversation, the topic drifted to the types and kinds of girls. I had heard this from someone long back – every girl thinks she is unique! May be it is true! But, may be it’s not!
Look around you closely, what appears to you the same, may not exactly be the same. otherwise, there would not have been so much disparity.
And the people are either perfect people or just people! And perfect girls are like high end phones, every one wants a one in their Life and when they actually go to shop in the market, they come back with a Nokia 1100. And this is nothing but consumer behavior!
Thanks Raghav Sir, economics is really going down my head!
No wonder, I already feel like a high end phone!
P.S. Hard day at work, fast for all the nine ‘Navratra’ days, and so much happening around in Life, this girl has all her hands full. Did she forget to add, she is really happy?
- Rhiannon!
Nike Women
September 17, 2009 at 12:05 pm (Life)
Nike is one brand that I follow…for their brand building tactics. This print ad from their women collection caught my eye. I wonder what the hell were the makers thinking while designing it ! If you really look at the kind of digital advertisements that are served most of the times…I think this is a good enough job; to reflect and reinforce; just do it!
NIKEWOMEN
Confused Wednesday
September 16, 2009 at 10:41 pm (Life)
Tags: Chalte-Firte, Random, Time pass, Vellagardi
I love giving tags to days – the days of the week – the days I have spent – the days that form part of my life.
And so with this idea, today was a ‘Confused Wednesday’. Not because the day had anything to do with confusion; its the girl who tagged it was confused from 6:00 in the morning till an hour back.
Confused….simply, because there was no plan. Plan on what am I supposed to do today?
And why was that so….another ’simply’ , I wanted to take the day as it came to me, with no expectations, nothing.
I had not even planned my dress for the day (which is a sacrosanct exercise performed a day in advance, without fail). Every night, I stand in front of my wardrobe, and decide what am I going to bless the next day ! (very prudent, I know )
Started the day in the office at 8:00 in the morning. Finished a valuation report but could not make to the class. Could not make….simply (again) because I was not able to find a single auto at 6:30 who could have taken me to my accounts class. This very idea of doing MBA, from Delhi, from FMS, in South Campus…..this is called – the game! Something that you don’t plan, you just follow somebody, something, with trust, with faith, blindly……because you yourself don’t have any plan! And all you plans revolve around a single focus.
So now, when the focus is gone, what am I supposed to do? Options:
1. Swear (all kinds) and curse the person who forced (or prompt or motivated or wanted or wished?) you to do this.
2. Leave this in between and think about your life again
3. Leave everything on time
4. Just do it
So, as I struggled to control my tears standing in front of the office (with a guilty to miss my class)….I made my mind to roam around in CP inner circle for some time.
Boy, this place haunts…every corner of this place haunts me with memories. If this continues, I might be tempted to leave this city for good sooner than expected. Passing through the subways, going around the circle, ice-cream treats..no….it’s not going to happen. STOP! that’s what I keep telling my mind in every few minutes.
The journey back home was unadventurous, as usual. Stopped on the way to get account books (if i really want to go by option 4 above, i need to pass). It would be shameful for a University Topper to flunk papers in the first semester itself. Just this semester God, let me just pass it and if I did I will contribute it as condolences to someone’s memories. :/
Bitter, yes, a little, bit….but can’t help. And I love myself for this. I don’t help. I just let the things be the way they are supposed to be.
Back at home, Doodle keeps bugging. Made dough after full nine months of my illness…..feels amazing that I had actually forgot to use my hand….the fingers are gaining colors….and did I say – they are lovely Yes, they are!
Random Tid-bits:
1. Heard a spiritual series from BrahmKumaris and though I am a staunch Brahmin and do not relate to their ideology; I liked the way they discuss about managing our emotions. Quite helpful.
2.I have this entire memorabilia with photos, diaries, things, that I have sealed in an envelope and I plan to dump it in my bank locker. May be when I am dead, my next generation will get it and who knows Yash Chopra’s next generation might plan a film on it. I can actually imagine my grand children exclaiming…Wow…!
Had I told you – I was a heroine in my past life….may be a high time, you should know.
P.S. Katherine Mcphee – loving her for some girly comforting music that accompanies me in the morning on the way to work…
“If you had only told me how you really felt;
I could have put my feelings into someone else;
But I was busy thinkin’ I was where I was supposed to be;
Silly silly me……Really!”
Monday Meows
September 14, 2009 at 11:46 pm (Life)
Tags: Soul Curry
As I sit back in my chair in front of the laptop, the entire day revolves in front of my eyes. All I can feel is a sudden surge to say – thank you! (which I am doing frequently these days)….
Thank you to all those people who help me survive and face each day with guts that never ceases to amaze me.
Thanks for those unknown friends who guessed how I would have felt being stranded on the college gates with no one to pick me late at night…..and those who got to know that these eyes normally don’t cry, so there has to be a reason why this girl with a million dollar smile is not feeling comfortable.
For those amazing ‘chai’ breaks and ‘Maggi’ parties….
For dropping me back at home safely..
For comforting me that accounts is nothing to worry about…
To my sis:
For hearing my woes late at nights
For comforting me like mom
For pampering me like an elder sis
For guiding me like a mentor
To so many unknown faces and voices….
That never stop calling or to drop a simple hi on their way….
To my boss…
For understanding what I might be going through….
To let me win those small battles
To let me believe in myself for a change…
To let me hold my remaining respect..
To let me take pride in whatever I am…
To Mom….
For never asking more than i want to answer…
For letting me have my time….
For loving me unconditionally with all my shortcomings….
For never telling me on my face that may be i am selfish….
To my economics teacher….
For making me fall in love with Game Theory…
For making me realize I have a beautiful mind…
To a good soul…
For making me trust that there is no harm in being different, being a different girl does not stop me from being desirable….
For making me stick to my convictions….
And finally to God….
For making all this work…..
For weaving all this game……
For enlightening that everything that happens has a reason and the reason is nothing but a “Karmic Obligation”…..
P.S. Past three weeks of introspection and deep meditation is taking me back in time. The best part of such a phase is the self discovery and unleashing of some unknown powers. I had experienced some of them in first year of my college. The condition for such a state is that the innocence of the heart has to come back – the childlike innocence, that faith that even if I pass into an unknown territory of lions, the meow will be safe .
Feeling a little bit like that these days….but I am kind of scared. Simply, because these intutions and feelings have the capability of creating as well as destructing. May be that is the reason, I am constantly seeking peace and forgiveness for everything. I do not want to harm anyone intentionally. And for that too happen, it would be very important that I choose to forgive. But realized lately, that It’s not so easy. Thanks to my spiritual guru and a friend, I finally made my mind- “If forgetting is another way to forgive; Let’s try this also since I have doubts that I can practice the latter…”
So all in all, I am practicing ‘forgetting’ these days.
Amen,
Rhiannon
Burnt Toast!
September 14, 2009 at 12:37 pm (Life)
Tags: Short Story
Read it somewhere and instantly liked it…
“When I was a little girl, my mom liked to make breakfast food for dinner every now and then. And I remember one night in particular when she had made breakfast after a long, hard day at work. On that evening so long ago, my mom placed a plate of eggs, sausage, and extremely burned toast in front of my dad. I remember waiting to see if anyone noticed! Yet all my dad did was reach for his toast, smile at my mom, and ask me how my day was at school. I don’t remember what I told him that night, but I do remember watching him smear butter and jelly on that toast and eat every bite! When I got up from the table that evening, I remember hearing my mom apologize to my dad for burning the toast. And I’ll never forget what he said. ‘Baby, I love burned toast.’
Later that night, I went to kiss Daddy good night, and I asked him if he really liked his toast burned. He wrapped me in his arms and said, ‘Debbie, your Momma put in a hard day at work today and she’s real tired. And besides-a little burnt toast never hurt anyone! You know, life is full of imperfect things…and imperfect people. I’m not the best housekeeper or cook.’
What I’ve learned over the years is that learning to accept each other’s faults – and choosing to celebrate each other’s differences – is the one of the most important keys to creating a healthy, growing, and lasting relationship. Burnt toast should never be a deal breaker. We could extend this to any relationship in fact – as understanding is the base of any relationship, be it a husband-wife or parent-child or friendship!!”
Don’t put the key to your happiness in someone else’s pocket – but into your own.
People will always forget what you do, and they will always forget what you say, but they will never, ever forget the way you make them feel”
Rhiannon
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