Lesson learnt Hard Way..

 I think communication skills must be the mandatory part of any curriculum.. sometimes we need to reveal or stop when a conversation goes out of bounds nd thats very important for every person to know otherwise it can change your future forever.. 

I have learnt it hard way by revealing it to an unknown stranger whom I considered my friend for sometime..When I was alone and was going thru a bad phase.. I revealed it to this person.. and life changed completely after that (The biggest and stupid mistake of my life ).. 

Anyways, .. Lost my dear person after that but a very important lesson learnt for life.. Sometimes, I feel it actually happened for good that if it gave that person happiness then at least my stupidity actually helped someone get some happiness in their life .. So, in  a way It is good also ...

One of my favs lines: Muskuraao kyunki tumhe zarurat hai... Kuch kho gaya to b khush raho shayad kisi aur ko uski tum se zaada zarurat thi... Muskuraao kyunki zindagi Khoobsuurat hai... 

Count Your Blessings..

Well, last few days have been busy for me .. my hubbys mausi is suffering from cancer and we are hereto help her to deal with her illness.. She is a strong lady and is facing every situation with a positive frame of mind.. in last few month, i found another mother in her .. she is a good soul and listens to me and shares good thought with me.. Hope she recovers well.. today am here to thank god and each and every person in my life who added good and some bitter exp. to it.. Without such learning I have not been so mentally strong ..Last month have been a roller coaster though.. I found out some ugly truths but I enjoyed some great moments too.. Well I count my blessings now... So here is a list ..

 1. I enjoyed cleaning the house for mausi ji.. It needed a deep cleaning.. (We did it with the help of Urban Clap)... Technology is a boon in itself... 

 2. Met my friend in the society and enjoyed with her .. 

 3. Met My cousin Bhabhi and we enjoyed going to Golf course and lunch and dinners with her and my husbands family...they are fun..

 4. Went to Jagat Farm Market and enjoyed shopping with my lovely cutie pie daughter.... 

 5. Watched "Spider Man" movie with my Hubby and daughter.. These are a few.. 

Thank you god for surrounding me with such wonderful people ...

Love Is Magic ....

So, early morning, Me and my buddy had a short conversation. He was convincing me on how lucky I am being single while I was trying to prove him that he has his own benefits of being in a relationship. Really, sometimes, if we keep aside marriage, career and possessiveness, then how beautiful it feels being in love. Just the two of you know, how deeply you care about the other person. Those short messages, calls, leg pulling make us feel so special. At least someone is there who belongs to your soul. Nobody can snatch away those special moments, memories and feelings from you. Really it feels great to be in love and lo be loved by the one whom you love. And as I always say and believe: "Love is Magic"and nobody knows when this magic leaves you with memories you will cherish for lifetime. So, Keep Loving and Keep Rocking.

Love,
Ann

Random Post

So, I’ve been thinking of writing a blog post since 2 days but didn’t get the chance due to some work priorities. There has been loads of work these days in the office. So, finally, I got the chance due to power failure in the office (they don’t have a generator, blessing for us J)I have 2 new colleagues who have become good friends now. Really, enjoying their company, gossips and masti time. Another update is: I read the novel “The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari” from which I picked 2-3 good points mentioned below:

1) Our mind is like a garden. The more we nurture it with positive thoughts, the more positive results we get in our day-to-day life.
Following which I try to keep away negative thoughts and people away from my mind and life respectively.

2) 21 Day Funda: Secondly, I learnt from the book is: If you want to install any positive habbit in your system practice it for 21 days, then you will get used to that. For instance, I started going for morning walks and temple regularly and now it is installed in my system.

3) Keep mobile away: Though I am left with very few close friends and my mobile rings rarely, but I’m happy this way. As my life is more organized and peaceful. I enjoy other things like spending time with my family, going out with my sister for movies and shopping, reading novels, meditation.

These were some of the positive things that I could remember from the book. And yes, one more interesting thing: I made kadhaai paneer this weekend and it was delicious. Here is a picture of that:
Hope you liked the picture :). Looking forward to your comments.

Take Care,
Ann

Why Life is Soo Tough

After a very long time, I felt bad for somebody else. Yesterday, we went to one of our distant relative's home. She is my maternal aunt. Few months back her husband expired due to sudden organ failure (I dnt know the exact term). Since it was my off, my mom asked me to accompany her  as my aunt wanted to see her. I thought it would be a change for me as well. We went there. But by the end of the day, when we returned back, I was quite upset.

Reason: Long story in short:

My Aunt had 4 daughters and a Son who is the youngest one. Well, All the 4 daughters got married
in well off families and their son is in garduation last year. But the youngest daughter is going through her divorce (her husband used to beat her up). In this process, all the peace and harmony of the house was lost. Last year she went USA, to give her husband the last chance. But that creep really made her life hell there. This led her to take the final decision that she wants a divorce. In the mean time, my uncle expired, which was quite unexpected and my cousin (the girl battling for divorce) could not see her father in his last time as she was in USA. When she returned back, they got the news that my aunt is also not well as her kedneys have stopped working. Doctors have told them that she would not survive long. After listening all this, I was so upset, that how God could be so harsh on some people. And I am most worried about their brother who is hardly 22 years old, he would be left alone without his parents in this world. I wrote this post just to take my feelings out. I cant show my worries to my mom, otherwise she'll be upset too. Please friends pray for my aunt that she may live long at least till their son gets settle down.

Nothing much to say now... Take Care,
Ann

 

Happy New Year to you All !

Although it's been over 10 days since the new year has started, but it's never late to give you all the bet wishes. So, here I am wishing you all the best wishes for 2012. May god bless you all with good health, happiness and prosperity. May all your dreams come true. My new year started with a good note. I met some of my old friends (from "B.N.A.G.S. group") and spent whole day chatting and hanging around with time. We gossiped (which is the usual thing with our gang) and shared our future plans. Overall it was fun and felt good to hang around with them.

Here are few pictures, of the evening:















Till later,
Take Care,
Ann

Happy Friendship Day !

Hi All !

Friends play an important role in our lives and I am blessed with some of the wonderful ones!!! So, here I am to wish Happy Friendship Day to all my Blogger friends and those who are not on blogger but have made my life beautful by their presence and support :)

Here is a pic from my fav. series "Friends" dedicated to all my pals..

Ok.. I gotta go, as tomorrow is my exam.. Wish me luck..

Love you all!

Take Care..

Choose Your Words/Actions Well

Finally, it's Friday. And this one is special one, as tomorrow is the fourth Saturday of the month, so, it will be an off and I would be getting 2 days off. Yaaayyyyy... I can't wait to reach home and sleep till late morning. Lolzzz.. How interesting no, Nowadays, I find sleeping as my best time pass. As it keeps me away from all worries and tensions. But before that, I have to check out the Chinese Food with a my third bitch: "Alps".

No more updates now, Actually, in this post I am going to share a small story, I read on Jamie's Blog (My Inspiration to Blogging). It's an interesting and thoughtful story. So,read on:


Choose Your Words/Actions Well

A woman one day said something that hurt her best friend. She regretted it immediately, and would have done anything to have taken the words back. But they were said, impulsively, in a moment of thoughtlessness, and as close as she and her friend were, she didn't consider the effects of her words beforehand.

In her effort to undo what she had done, she went to an older, wiser woman in the village. She explained her situation, and asked for advice. The older woman listened patiently in an effort to determine just how sincere the younger woman was, how far she was willing to go to correct the situation.

The wise woman said, "There are two things needed to do to make amends. The first of the two is extremely difficult. Tonight, take your best feather pillows, and open a small hole in each one. Then, before the sun rises, you must put a single feather on the doorstep of each house in town. When you are through, come back to me. If you've done the first thing completely, I'll tell you the second."

The young woman hurried home to prepare for her chore. All night long she labored alone in the cold. She went from doorstep to doorstep, taking care not to overlook a single house. Her fingers were frozen, the wind was so sharp it caused her eyes to water, but she ran on, through the darkened streets, thankful there was something she could do to put things back the way they once were.

Just as the sun rose, she returned to the older woman. She was exhausted, but relieved that her efforts would be rewarded. "My pillows are empty. I placed a feather on the doorstep of each home."

Now, said the wise woman, "Go back and refill your pillows. Then everything will be as it was before."

The young woman was stunned. "You know that's impossible! The wind blew away each feather as fast as I placed them on the doorsteps! You didn't say I had to get them back! If this is the second requirement, then things will never be the same."

"That's true", said the older woman. "Never forget. Each of your words is like a feather in the wind. Once spoken, no amount of effort, regardless how heartfelt or sincere, can ever return them to your mouth. Choose your words well, and guard them most of all in the presence of those you love."

Rain

So, finally the monsoon has arrived in Delhi. It was a wonderful evening yesterday. The moment I get out of office, it started raining heavily, buses were jammed with people. Roads were blocked with water, Metro stopped operating. Instead of all this, it was great to feel the heavy rain. I was totally soaked with water while waiting for bus. Overall, it was a great evening. I reached home and had a refreshing cu of tea and talked to "S" (one of my good friends). He's the one I can bitch about how life sucks these days. Though he's an asshole, but I love his sense of humor. See, I'm bitching about him too. Lollzz.. Then went to sleep. Today morning was refreshing and beautiful. I got late for office but then I took an auto and guess what, a handsome hunk was sitting besides me. Loolllzzzz... Girls will be girls. Anyways, it feels great to be in office now. Have got loads of work to finish. Catch you later.

Yeah, one more thing. Here is an interesting post by one of my blogger friends: "AK" . Since I can't copy and paste it, I'm giving the link. Those who are feeling low about anything can read it and get some inspiration.

http://travelawait.blogspot.com/2010/07/live-while-you-are-alive.html#comment-form

Til later,
Take Care,
Ann

Anyways ...

Hi All!

I have loads to write about but my current state is not allowing me to discuss anything. I have severe cold and really irritated at this moment. The temperature in Delhi is dropping down day by day. And can you imagine yesterday night, there was zero visibility in the N.C.R region. God knows, how we managed to reach home after work. Anyways, enough of this weather report. Here is an interesting questionnaire that I found on Dip's (one of my favorite blogger friends) Blog. So, read on if you want to know more about me :)


1. What is your current obsession?
I have to, have to meet my buddy asap. Waiting for him to come back.

2. What are you wearing today?
Maroon Pullover, Blue jeans, shoes, and a brick red colored stoll (ok shawl, those who don't know what a stoll is)

3. What’s for dinner?
Chapati and some sabzi.

4. What’s the last thing you bought?
A T-colored jacket from Sarojini market and a sexy cap.

5. What are you listening to right now?
Sajdaa from "My Name is Khan". Looking forward to watch the movie.

6. If you could have a house totally paid for, fully furnished anywhere in the world, where would you like it to be?
Anywhere in N.C.R (Delhi-Gurgaon-Noida) region with my loving hubby.

7. What are your must-have pieces for summer?
Goggles, a face wash and a good sunscreen lotion.

8. If you could go anywhere in the world for the next hour, where would you go?
Taipei, Taiwan.

9. Which language do you want to learn?
Any that only few people understand so that I can speak louder without worrying for anyone.

10. What’s your favorite quote?
You need to be selfish sometimes - my self made quote.

11. Who do you want to meet right now?
My Buddy

12. What is your favorite color?
Blue

13. Give us 3 styling tips that work for you.

• Don't touch your face frequently.
• Drink loads of water
• Be comfortable in your own skin

14. What is your dream job?
To be a loving wife and a doting mother.

15. What’s your favorite magazine?
I hardly read magazines. But novels do grab my attention.

18. If you had $100 now, what would you spend it on?
Get a hair cut, bring some gifts for my family and Ashu.

19. What do you consider a fashion faux pas?
Wearing something that you are not comfortable carrying.

20. What kind of haircut do you prefer?
Medium-length, straight, silky, highlighted, healthy

21. What are you going to do after this?
Complete my office assignments.

22. What are your favorite movies?
Titanic, Kabhi Alvidaa na Kehnaa

23. What inspires you?
My Buddy. He inspires me a lot.

24. What do your friends call you most commonly?
Annie

25. Would you prefer coffee or tea?
Coffee

26. What do you do when you are feeling low or terribly depressed?
Call Ashu or listen to songs if he's busy.

27. What makes you go wild?
People showing attitude.

28. Which other blogs do you love visiting?
All on my blog-list

29. Favorite Dessert/Sweet?
I love gulab jamun. Jalebis and kaju ki barfi come next.

30. How many tabs are turned on in ur browser right now?
seven

31. Favorite Season?
April-May

32. If someone come to your house now, what would u cook for me?
I would rather order something. It's too cold out here.

33. What is the right way to avoid people who purposefully hurt you?
Totally ignore them or stop contacting them. I don't want negative people around me.

34. What are you afraid of the most?
Lizards. I am even afraid of writing this word. Ewwwww...

35. When you looked at yourself in the mirror today, what was the first thing you thought?
That how can someone be so beautiful. Lollzzz...

36. What brings a smile on your face instantly?
Kids. I know, it's very typical. But I love kids.

37. A word that you say a lot?
Anyways or Annie's way :)

38. When was the last time you had sex?
Not yet.

39. What would you do if you were made President of India for one day?
I will remove the condition to have passport and visa to visit other countries and vice versa.


Feeling better now. Will start working for my targets. Hope you all enjoyed reading this. Will be back with some more updates. Till then, take care.

Love,
Ann

Missing Everyone...

So another Monday with new hope, New Targets and new weekend ahead :) ... Have loads of things to share but don't have much time and mood. So, here are few random thoughts.

• Missing Mom (I usually do that, when I'm away from home).
• Missing My old organization and friends. Love you Guys.
• Missing my Buddy. He's away and sleeping. Will fight with him tomorrow morning. Love you baby.
• Feeling Cold, it's too chilled here. 13 degrees. I hate winters.
• Feeling drowsy. Want to reach home asap and hide in my quilt.
• Looking forward to a great Weekend and New Year.

OK. Love you All,

Ann

My Farewell

So, Here comes the next news: Yesterday was my Farewell Party at my old office. It had been a great experience working with the organization. I still remember the day I had joined my previous organization. I was so timid, less confident and careless about my work. Used to chat on phone for half an hour without caring for my Boss. But really, he had been a great support for us always. I will always remember him a a role model. Learnt a lot from him.

Anyways, back to the Farewell Party. All my friends, colleagues and seniors arranged for a farewell party. Everybody gathered and gave me best wishes. And the best part was I got loads of gifts. O.M.G. Greedy me. The list goes like this:

• A Big greeting card with message from everyone.
• A bouquet
• Book named "Almost single"
• Devi Maa's Photo
• Brown Goggles

O.M.G.. I was so touched.. Will always remember you guys.

Love,
Ann

Is It All about "Give and Take" ?

PS: If you don't like reading about those typical emotional stuff, then don't waste your time. This one is not for you ;)

No matter how hard we pretend to remain unaffected by the outer world. Somewhere down the line, we all have emotions and feel the pain when expectations are not met. I know I love to give fundas for every situation and one of those fundas is "It's all about Give and Take". Be it family, friends or beloved, we all expect something in return. The proportion might differ from person to person, but I think ... Lolllzz... (As gals can't think according to my dear friend)... But yeah I think expectations are always there in every relationship. That's the question that have been there in my mind for last few day. Do expectations develop with time or with the love or bond you share or is it the kind of relationship you share with the particular person? To sum up it in one line: I would say What's more important: Time, Love or the relationship. Because I might not have much expectation from my siblings while I may expect a lot from a friend. But yeah, being a normal selfish creature, I too expect and sometimes, my fundas fail. I might expect without giving something in return. That's something which is a very big (Sorry, I'm short of the appropriate word) to ask for, that's what I think (Yes, I can think... Loollzzz).. So, what you guys think. Does this "Give and Take" funda applies for you OR you've found the one who loves you UNCONDITIONALLY ??

PPS: I don't know how much sense does this post makes to you. But I would definitely appreciate your views on this.

Few Updates

Hi All!

Here are few recent updates:

• Returned from a family trip (Vaishno Devi).
• Enjoyed a lot there.
• Rtnow, sitting in office, feeling very exhausted.
• Working hard for this months targets.
• Will post about the trip's details in next post (may be)
• Want to go back home and sleep.
• Missing my pals.

Bye and take care. Will be back with new post :)

Dedicated to all my Awesome Girl Friends :)

Hey Girls! Here is a lovely poster. I found this on Cindy's Blog. Originally created by Heidi at daisybones, this poster is free to print, share, and use. It's Awesome and I dedicate it to all my girl friends (including the blogger friends). And last but not the least. I dedicate this to my G.O.B's (Gang of Bitches) and B.N.A.G.S. group (My post grad. girl friends)...

Click on it for a bigger version.

Hi All !!!

Hi All ! I know it's been long since I updated my blog. Though I've been regularly posting comments on my other Blogger friends posts, I could not get time to write a post myself :) With increased targets at workplace, it's really difficult to indulge into my own interests. Anyways, in past couple of days, I have many things to share with all of you. Here are few updates:

1. Celebrated my Birthday. Thanks to my lovely team members and GOBs, for giving me such an exciting surprise :) .. We had a full celebration, from cake cutting ceremony to accepting gifts. This B'day I received maximum gifts I think. 2 t-shits and 4 kurtis and 2 Novels.. O.M.G... I was so happy.

2. Our monthly targets have increased, not so happy. But we can't help it.

3. Then came Raksha Bandhan. Loads of sweets and celebrations. Enjoyed the day with my siblings and relatives.

4. Fourth and the last one. Swine Flu. Heyyyy wait wait wait, don't think that I'm suffering from that, fortunately we are safe and I wish everybody remains safe specially the kids.

Yesterday, I was chatting with one of my blogger friends and she told me that situation is really bad in her city. All schools, colleges, institutions, cinema halls and malls are closed as a precautionary measure to avoid the Flu. Really, even people in Delhi are also worried about the flu. People in our office have started wearing those masks. Though, the things are a bit serious, but with some precautions we can avoid it.

You can have a complete idea about the Flu and how it spreads from Wikipedia.

There are antiviral medicines you can take to prevent or treat swine flu. Though, there is no vaccine available right now to protect against swine flu, you can help prevent the spread of germs that cause respiratory illnesses like influenza by following precautions.

• Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it.
• Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after you cough or sneeze. You can also use alcohol-based hand cleaners.
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs spread this way.
• Try to avoid close contact with sick people.
• Stay home from work or school if you are sick.

At last I would suggest, don't panic and take care :)

T0 make things a bit lighter, try this test.

Here is an interesting test that will give you the opportunity to learn what such things as love, relationships, betrayal, sympathy mean to you.

I hope I don’t have to explain that the test is having a comic aspect, take it with humor

Here are my results :)

Scanner of your heart (Izismile.com)

1. Your choice symbolizes a person whom you could like in real life situations.
Deer - Elegant and well-mannered.

2. Your choice symbolizes the impression that you want to have on people.
Horse - Optimism.

3. Your choice symbolizes a behavior that would make you finish your relationship with your partner (beloved one).
Crocodile - Cruelty (ruthlessness) of your partner.

4. Your choice symbolizes a type of relationship that you would like to have with your partner (beloved one).
Bird - Your goal - long-term relationship.

5. Your choice shows if you are capable to cheat.
Person - it is unlikely that you cheat.

6. Your choice shows your attitude to marriage.
Bengal tiger- For you, marriage is something very precious, when you get married, you will greatly appreciate your marriage and your other half.

7. Your choice shows your attitude to love.
Dove - For you, love is an equal relationship between two people.

Loneliness Kills Me

Sitting Alone in my office department on my seat, I am feeling soooo scared deep down inside. Not Scared of any ghost or Lizard (My phobia), but I am scared of the loneliness. As nobody has arrived yet, I am alone in the department, doing my work. But negative thoughts are constantly clouding my mind, all the insecurities shrinking my heart and making me feel so helpless. To avoid that negative thing, I tried to distract my thoughts to something else, read some blogs, wrote some content, did some usual reporting stuff but all in vain. That feeling of loneliness is there. And one thing I must admit I am Scared of it.

Though I am a reserved person, become choosy while making friends but I need people around me to feel alive. Otherwise, I feel so scared and low. I avoid such kinda situation in which I may be left alone, but if I am alone all these negative thoughts keep coming to my mind. Thank God, one of the colleagues has arrived... Feels like life has come back. And yeah thanks to Blogging that I can take it out by writing. See ya Guys.

Friends Forever

I am feeling very happy today. You must be wondering why? Actually my best friend came to see me in my office. I know it's not a big deal as compared to what he has done for me in past 7-8 years. Tolerated my impatient behavior, supported through my thick and thins, always motivated me to do better and achieve whatever I wanted to and much more which I can't explain on this Blog. He came here just to see me as our work schedules don't allow us to meet otherwise. Though I was telling him not to come as we can not meet our friends in office for more than 10-15 minutes. But he took all the pain to come and see me. And now I am feeling that these small efforts and things really matter a lot to make the bond more stronger. Feeling too good about it. At least a small change in my daily routine filled me with all the positive energy. And I am happy that I am blessed with so many wonderful people.

Still ....

So, I stayed up till 2:30 a.m last night just to find out How these Guys (Ryan, Hari and Alok) managed to get their degree. Loved reading the novel: "Five Point Someone". Honestly, while reading the book, I missed my hostel days (which I always do anyways). Still thinking about my dream Boy "Ryan". Yup! after reading the complete Novel, I still love him, despite the fact that he was the lowest performer in his batch. So what? grades don't make you a better person in any manner. See Love is Blind. LOL. Yeah I am missing those characters, especially RYAN. Hope he exists somewhere, and if he reads this, please do let me know Buddy !!! As I am waiting for you :)

Social Networking Websites: Big NO for me

As always, a question is popping again and again in my mind and now it's the time to throw it out of my system (As I always do). At this point of time, I can say that I don't believe in making new friends. My old friends are enough to make me laugh or share a thought whenever I need them, they are there for me. To be more precise I don't put effort to make friends now, according to me it should be a natural thing. If I find someone whose intellect matches with mine, he/she is most welcome but I don't have time for nonscence talkers.

But things got a bit boring for past few weeks. After almost two years of single hood, I got bored living the same life daily. Get up early in the morning, do some excersice, get ready for office, work hard, achieve targets, get back to the home and then go to sleep. I wanted some change. So, as suggested by a good friend of mine, I joined a social networking site in hope of finding a great friend. But, my illusion broke in a few days and I came to the conclusion, that finding a real friend in a virtual world (on internet) is difficult. From my experience, I feel, people use such websites just for the sake of having fun or to discuss stuff which they don't have guts to share with somebody face to face. They just want to talk dirty and if you don't do that they'll tell that you are not open minded.

I am really pissed off. C'mon people, wake up. We are in 21th century. I can very well discuss sex and other things openly. But the discussion should be healthy not the cheap stuff. Like if someone is my close friend (no matter girl or boy) and we are having a healthy discussion on some very personal. I won't mind sharing my thought with them, but discussing things on social networking websites that too when you don't know the other person's frame of mind is a big NO for me at least. If people are that desperate, I would suggest go and watch a porno and help the website owners generate some business.

Anyways, that was not a great experience for me, so I would stick to what I believe in. Making friends in real world not in the virtual world. Though the virtual world seems to be more attractive, but I love to be in the real world and want to live with real people.