So now here's a story , lemme give a shot at story writin hope u dont sleep off :P
well since m in no mood to write on philosophical lines, thinkin of tellin u a story, wat better huh !!!
so here goes the stereotypical story startin :
once upon a time thr was a girl
LOL !!!
time to get serious so here it goes hmmm
Kashish (name changed ) a dear frn of mine :) a scintillatin character who used to enter everybody's heart n find a pplace widout even knockin !!!!
A cute n chirpy character , very simple( who keep complainin damn m the only gal who dont know how to throw attitude )Lol !!!! This line of her's simply does justice to what I have said .....right !!!!
So i was also enveloped by her charisma too n we became frns donno , when, how .......
we used to share stuff n like every gal her mystery was unveiled !!!!!!
when she came n said yeah i think i have come across the man of my dreamz
her definin moment came , life became more b'ful ,I guess u feel the most alive coz everything is uncertain, one moment heaven... the next moment hell.You'd like to your man to think you are optimistic and happy.
So,the sun started lukin brighter , flowers seemed prettier n as usual romantic songs were enqued in her playlist !!!! how romantic :P An entry to Fantasy world .....l ol
i bursted into laughter when i heard the name of the chosen one
i was like r u crazy , r u sure u r talkin abt tat same guy whom u didnt even wanted to exchange glances wid
but to my surprize my frn was in her complete senses n told yeah !!!!!!
so now its the turn to introduce the guy
i'll mention the words she told me n they go like this
" A flirt wid loads of fake attitude "( though she neva did talk to him , it was jus a preconceived notion ...luks can b deceptive :P) to " One of the most carin , understandin , cool n blah blah" she neva stopped once she started ...crazyyyyyyyyy
what got them closer i feel was thr chemistry !!!!! a want to njoy life to the max not even letting a single moment go unnoticed away !!!!!the easy goin approach , how easily both cud find places in other ppl's life ,both have equal calibre for keeping them as well as others in long laccha's (useless talks :P) !!
Hmmm so how did it all started ?????/
well the destiny got them together , they met each other while wrkin on some common platform ( keep guessin what it was :P acads or quizzing or some dance show or some club /deptt or cultural eve etc etc ) !!
the days started becomin more n more special as she started discoverin the guy n we used to hear " hey. hez not tat bad , hez nice "
then " oh God hez so carin , y ppl have to b sooooooo nice "
wink wink i thought what's this ................ the guy used to find place in each conversation of hers
awww somethin fishy , enuff i cant take it ne more ,queasy feelin in my stomach :P
n i gathered courage to say "m sure u have a crush on tat guy "
n she jus smiled . NOTE NOTE she didn't say NO :P ( not a single sign of resentment was thr instead i saw her blushin ))
yeah!!! so as usual this time also i was correct :P
he was the chosen one , well after a few days the event got over but what was left was the memories of sweet moments spent together .....Goin 4 trts n havin fun (though wid all frns tgthr ), sharin thoughts,teasin each other n gen linkin each other wid sm1 else's name :O (dumb naaaa :P) .Then the frnship grew as they shared more of thr talks on chat , n the gal thought of askin the guy out ....... oh she was hell scared ( c'mon whats the big deal!!!! (my reaction) u can always convey ur feelings !!!its a democratic country :P take advantage lol).....hmm so finally finally
she opened the book of her heart in front of the guy( but this happened in a pretty borin way...wasnt face to face conversation , God technology rules or shud i say ruins :P )thr was no filmi isshtyle ,blushin of gal n all .......( well this frn of mine is pretty influenced by hindi movies so i xpected smthyn of tat kind ).
Hmm so i xpected a big trt awaitin 4 me (after all she was goin to wear the sash sayin miss committ ed... )but all in vain the guy was scared of commitments.......
You noe... love is amazing... its just somethin you look forward to but at the same time... many are afraid to jump into them n i guess he'z the one afraid. The fear, the blame... are all but part and parcel, dont you think. When you r in love, alot of things come into part. The things u say, the things you do and how you express dat feeling. In time... when things dont go well... things just needs figuring out.But the truth is... nobody can figure things out on thier own. The risk of gettin lost and frustrated is at its upmost high as you're living your life in an enigmatic tiring state. Well so no commitments in my story .......
chooooo sad !!!!!!
n she was asked to keep thr relnship confined to gud frnship only.
but never mind the sun still used to shine , the stars still twinkled ... hopes never die n world doesn't come to an end of course!!!!! they continued to b frns n everythin was ohkay!!!!1
Next what ? as usual my frn always viewed him in the light of a gud frn n tats it !!!She always treasured his frnship n wud have neva eva liked to screw it ..........
Hmm so the story ends ........
( wait dont scream at me !!!!!!!!thrs more )
Then after a period of long tym there came a wind of change :D
She went on a trip n to her gud luck he was also accompanyin them !!!!
n i thought smthyn can happen during this trip !!!! (fingers crossed )Well then they all used to plan out trips tgthr have fun ,
n she started cherishin the bful moments spent together ... she could finally rest her thoughts and stop wondering. All the questions that needs to be answered were all laid on the table. And one by one, it made everythin so much clearer. She could finally smile with her heart. She had some of the best days compared to other days... Seeing him smile and laugh. It was all worth it. Really. It was like the little blessings in her life i guess. Its just... he's more than just a blessing for her .Went to a few places together. Funky serene places. V cute. lol Been awhile since she felt like dat. So once again the guy started findin place in her conversations .... Now after discoverin more facts n figures abt the guy :P she started admirin him more n more n the feelings started growin stronger .The frn of mine always wanted to say " Whatever it takes, just tell me." Let me in and let me understand. I noe there's so much for you to tell me... Just tell me. I wanna listen... im always here to listen. Let me find the real you... cos i want to..."
The gal always wished to steal some of his moments....... goin on a lovely stroll wid him , walkin hand in hand , gazin the star studded sky,not sayin nethyn but still understandin n to to go on a bike ride when it was drizzlin lol !!!!
But ,she still wasnt able to trace what feelings he carried n is still was in a state of confusion ......
She always wanted to noe what he'z feeling and what he's really goin through. All she wanted i guess is to understand. She again wanted to allow herself to find him again. She noe's its not easy for both of them( at least for her ) but i guess they need to sort things out together.
but u know ...the other side ...... hmm one interestin fact .....this tym smthyn was thr frm the guy too (as per my frn's conception) , at tyms he used to talk to her frns nearby but wud not say a wrd to her except for hi (which is a part of tradition these days .......) Wierd what did he wanna prove , frns talk to every1 around y leave 1 person n not jus once but she felt this to happen twice thrice ... ;) But then y ignore 1 .........jus cant get ,i mean be normal dude !!!!!!!even if u dont carry the same feelings n u r awre of the other persons feelings ...........
will they always remain frns??? or she too has started becomin a part of his life now??????????? is she the one whom he notices in the crowd ;)??????????????
.........Actually the guy u know naa how much hez scared of commitments :P ( god he seems so extrovert n outgoin kinda guy neva expected tat he wud b scared of all this ....:P) i jus hope tat he gets some senses :P how dumb not understandin ne of her signs P ........ I really hope the guy understands n makes everythin clear ,
asks her out if he likes her too
or once again jus sit back n talk to her clearifyin tat they r gud frns n
not make things more difficult for her ....( y let her build more castles in the fantasy wrld
), or like an immature person he can think of even ruinin the frnship which i dont think he'll resort to ....
.so these were the possible endings i cud think of
lets see what turn the story takes
to b continued .............
inspiration for myself writin this crap entry :P
: A stranger's blog :P
nesh 4 u !!!!!!
luv ya :)
Friday, June 22, 2007
sounds romantic ?????
Walkin hand in hand by the seaside , silhoutted against the sunset as u murmur sweet nothings to each other ........???????
sure !!!
deeply dipping collegate dinner by candlelight and ardour in sm1's eyes .....?????
yeah !!!! no doubt
Gigglin together over nothing ,fingers touched n snatched away ........??????
Mmmm yes
Champagne n roses :P .....?????
Yes of course!!!!
well this was what i was read smwhr n thot if sm ppl define ?????? as above n this is all about it i wud rather define it for me as :
Pitter patter of raindrops fallin on ur head !!!!
wow!!!!!amazin
walkin under an umbrella n njoyin the ambience around
n finally throwin the umbrella away !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! yoooooooooooooooooo
baby's quiverin dimpled bottom ( choooooooo chweet )
shared chocolates ( umm i usually dont share my choc i luv njoyin it all myself :P)
songs heard n sung tgthr ( i accidently found the song dhuaan dhuuaan by anu malik n njoyd the song though other person had to bear :P)
Streaks of sunset color in the sky ..perfect !!!!!!!
Glaze gazin far out in the horizon wid a blank mind!!!! umm yeah ??????
dew drops on the petals of a flower !!!! ????? again
Now the time to fill ???????? ne guesses wat m i refering to
well rite its romance ......many hues of romance !!!!!!
everybody can have his or her definition , whole point is its about njoyin the moments ,its about feelin gud about urself n everybody around u ....it needn't necessarily b assosciated wid ecstasy ......
anythin n everythin tat connects u wid joy is cute n romantic :)
Its always in air around u jus need to sniff it !!!!!
In ref to an article from TOI
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
A to Z......
well i luv taggin both taggin others n being tagged , so here's one
in which Some1 :P ( for this frn of mine is used to being addressed as sm1) tagged me :
A- Available or Single? N 4 not available :P n yeah S 4 single!!!
B- Best Friend? Hmm... mum!!!!
C- Cake or Pie? Cake, dark chocolate, moist. Buttercream frosting.
D- Drink of Choice? Coffee.
E- Essential Item? A sense of responsibility. There aren't any physical objects I'm all that attached to :P.
F- Favorite Color? Depends on for what, of course. Lavender n rich blues.
G- Gummi Bears or Worms? none :P
H- Hometown? JAIPUR ,
I- Indulgence? Sure! Most of my indulgences are food-items (see above-mentioned lack of interest in material objects) - chocolates , italian food n how can i 4get shrikhand , ghajar ka halwaa.... yummyyyy
J- January or February? febraury ....spring tym :)
K- Kids and names? till yet m myslef a kid :P.
L- Life is incomplete without...? Appreciation.
M- Marriage Date? not decided yet ......
N- Number of Siblings? 2
O- Oranges or Apples? Depends... I love oranges , but I like apples because they're less work. (Yes, I really am that lazy.)
P- Phobias/Fears? nothing that I can think of... umm mayb lizards !!!
Q- Favorite Quote? "I was reading the dictionary. I thought it was a poem about everything." - Steven Wright
R- Reasons to smile? ...You need a reason?
S- Season? I wish we had rains more often here ....I love monsoon
T- Tag 3 people? The usual suspects - you, and you, and you!
U- Unknown Fact About Me? cant remember much of fact n figures these days :P
V- Vegetable You Hate? Well mum says vegetables should not be hated. Vegetables are our friends! ..... :POkay, I'm not all that fond of brinjals n bottlegaurd.
W-Worst Habit? Being irritatingly certain that I know the Only Right Way to do things. Usually it's true, but not always :PPPPPP
X- Xrays You've Had? wrist
Y- Your Favorite Foods? Food rocks. Pasta always makes me happy.
Z- Zodiac? I'm a Pisces... a fairly mild version; it dont takes a lot to piss me off, but if you do, I do have grudges but I dont hold a grudge forever :)
in which Some1 :P ( for this frn of mine is used to being addressed as sm1) tagged me :
A- Available or Single? N 4 not available :P n yeah S 4 single!!!
B- Best Friend? Hmm... mum!!!!
C- Cake or Pie? Cake, dark chocolate, moist. Buttercream frosting.
D- Drink of Choice? Coffee.
E- Essential Item? A sense of responsibility. There aren't any physical objects I'm all that attached to :P.
F- Favorite Color? Depends on for what, of course. Lavender n rich blues.
G- Gummi Bears or Worms? none :P
H- Hometown? JAIPUR ,
I- Indulgence? Sure! Most of my indulgences are food-items (see above-mentioned lack of interest in material objects) - chocolates , italian food n how can i 4get shrikhand , ghajar ka halwaa.... yummyyyy
J- January or February? febraury ....spring tym :)
K- Kids and names? till yet m myslef a kid :P.
L- Life is incomplete without...? Appreciation.
M- Marriage Date? not decided yet ......
N- Number of Siblings? 2
O- Oranges or Apples? Depends... I love oranges , but I like apples because they're less work. (Yes, I really am that lazy.)
P- Phobias/Fears? nothing that I can think of... umm mayb lizards !!!
Q- Favorite Quote? "I was reading the dictionary. I thought it was a poem about everything." - Steven Wright
R- Reasons to smile? ...You need a reason?
S- Season? I wish we had rains more often here ....I love monsoon
T- Tag 3 people? The usual suspects - you, and you, and you!
U- Unknown Fact About Me? cant remember much of fact n figures these days :P
V- Vegetable You Hate? Well mum says vegetables should not be hated. Vegetables are our friends! ..... :POkay, I'm not all that fond of brinjals n bottlegaurd.
W-Worst Habit? Being irritatingly certain that I know the Only Right Way to do things. Usually it's true, but not always :PPPPPP
X- Xrays You've Had? wrist
Y- Your Favorite Foods? Food rocks. Pasta always makes me happy.
Z- Zodiac? I'm a Pisces... a fairly mild version; it dont takes a lot to piss me off, but if you do, I do have grudges but I dont hold a grudge forever :)
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
dreamzzZZ Unlimited
I had a series of the weirdest dreams last night. All of them began with a setup perfect for the typical anxiety dream ( probably i was a bit stressed n so were my dreamzz ):
needing to get to a meeting and not being able to find the room (had to meet my instructor regardin my presentation )... but in each case, somehow the problem turned around into a situation that worked. They were like anti-anxiety dreams.
The weirdest by far was the dream in which I and few others got on a bus... with two cats ( yups n ppl thought we owned them :O). What could be better
for an anxiety dream than taking high-strung cats on a city bus full of people? I remember all the possibilities flashing through my mind - people
complaining about the cats, OneCat freaking out and biting someone, or bolting out the door at any given stop, or TwoCat wandering off to sleep inside someone's bag and getting unknowingly carted away. ( they were just walking along with us.) Not only that, but at some point the dream came to include a third cat . This complicated things in that as few people( xclude me though i was not spared in dreamzZ) might have a chance at carrying around two cats, but not three; At one point I had the clear idea that the bus went in a big loop and would come back to campus in about an hour, so all we had to do was try desperately to keep them under control for an hour and everything would be okay. (Famous last words, right? and besides, what the hell were we doing going on a one-hour circular joyride on a bus with cats?) Some part of my brain was conscious
enough to foresee this becoming serious trouble.But. All we had to do was to store TwoCat on the luggage rack over our heads, where he curled up in a comfortable ball and napped, and put OneCat in a window seat, where he happily watched the world go by. Magically, someone from my group remembered to bring food and water , so they snacked along
the way. The bus took us to a cool little park ( nit had swings !!!! sea saw n the ladder yippie )outside the city, where we all got out and played for a while (both cats comporting themselves like well-behaved children, not wandering too far off), and then the dream ended when we decided to go back campus before it got dark, knowing that the bus ride wouldn't be any problem :P
n nex dream snakes on a plane :P
Throughout the whole dreamz there was this little frisson of anxiety about all the things that could (and rightfully should have) gone wrong, but it all turned out beautifully well. What the ....? Dreams don't usually work like that. What does it mean when instead of chaos, I dream that things are more under control than they could ever possibly be?
needing to get to a meeting and not being able to find the room (had to meet my instructor regardin my presentation )... but in each case, somehow the problem turned around into a situation that worked. They were like anti-anxiety dreams.
The weirdest by far was the dream in which I and few others got on a bus... with two cats ( yups n ppl thought we owned them :O). What could be better
for an anxiety dream than taking high-strung cats on a city bus full of people? I remember all the possibilities flashing through my mind - people
complaining about the cats, OneCat freaking out and biting someone, or bolting out the door at any given stop, or TwoCat wandering off to sleep inside someone's bag and getting unknowingly carted away. ( they were just walking along with us.) Not only that, but at some point the dream came to include a third cat . This complicated things in that as few people( xclude me though i was not spared in dreamzZ) might have a chance at carrying around two cats, but not three; At one point I had the clear idea that the bus went in a big loop and would come back to campus in about an hour, so all we had to do was try desperately to keep them under control for an hour and everything would be okay. (Famous last words, right? and besides, what the hell were we doing going on a one-hour circular joyride on a bus with cats?) Some part of my brain was conscious
enough to foresee this becoming serious trouble.But. All we had to do was to store TwoCat on the luggage rack over our heads, where he curled up in a comfortable ball and napped, and put OneCat in a window seat, where he happily watched the world go by. Magically, someone from my group remembered to bring food and water , so they snacked along
the way. The bus took us to a cool little park ( nit had swings !!!! sea saw n the ladder yippie )outside the city, where we all got out and played for a while (both cats comporting themselves like well-behaved children, not wandering too far off), and then the dream ended when we decided to go back campus before it got dark, knowing that the bus ride wouldn't be any problem :P
n nex dream snakes on a plane :P
Throughout the whole dreamz there was this little frisson of anxiety about all the things that could (and rightfully should have) gone wrong, but it all turned out beautifully well. What the ....? Dreams don't usually work like that. What does it mean when instead of chaos, I dream that things are more under control than they could ever possibly be?
M cho sleepy .....time to say gn ,sd ......
Dont you think the night is the best time to reflect? Its so calming. Must have something to do with the darkness and its affect on the brain. The stars are so nice to just look at and wonder. I love watching planes fly by at night n recently m lucky enough to see a lot of them fly past .......
I always wondered as a child who is in the plane, where are they going, what are they thinking.....
Im not self absorbed but i sometimes find it really weird that other people are leading lives as well as me. That must sound strange. But i always wonder what other people are going through... Hmmm maybe i can explain it better when its less of work on my head and im less sleepy.
Did you know that strawberries are not the same as cherries!!?? :PPP( i guess u can very well understand my state after readin this statement ....)
so gudnite :)
n sweet dreamzzzzzZZZZZ
I always wondered as a child who is in the plane, where are they going, what are they thinking.....
Im not self absorbed but i sometimes find it really weird that other people are leading lives as well as me. That must sound strange. But i always wonder what other people are going through... Hmmm maybe i can explain it better when its less of work on my head and im less sleepy.
Did you know that strawberries are not the same as cherries!!?? :PPP( i guess u can very well understand my state after readin this statement ....)
so gudnite :)
n sweet dreamzzzzzZZZZZ
Saturday, June 16, 2007
Go Goa !!!!!!!!!!!!
Goa..
had mixed feelings bout it.. dunno why.. but goa is a beautiful place.. a place u can fall in love wid..
I was always told that GOA is a perfect place to holiday .........and so i had a pre-concieved notion about goa :D as a party place !!!!!!
The time came when i was to visit the paradise of beaches goa ,waaaooowww!!!!!!
Hold it if u r thinkin i planned out for a holiday , i am here in goa for my internship ;).....actually !!!
Umm! now no one told me goa is GREEN in the rains.. i jus imagined goa like any other beachy place.. lotsa sand and palm and coconut trees.. but there was sooo much greenery.. evry inch of the soil was covered with grass.. it was a beautiful site..
Now after landin here in beach paradise i have two stories of my life one restricted to the normal workin weekdays which r pretty interestin too but another story sounds more promisin the story of my weekends, rite now lets talk of the most awaited WEEKENDS lol ,probably u too r interested in this half rite ;)
....but one thing remains common the BUS JOURNEY
Thursday was the day to get started ....... after walkin some 3 odd kms, n the mornin we rushed to the office (GSL) in a mini bus.. (i think its there version of public transport..) but wat i found weird and hillarious was.. the conductors.. alighting from the bus.. n calling to ppl to come ride to the Vasco market or to the airport!! LOL.. evry few mins the bus used to stop and the conductors used to start callin the ppl walkin on the road!! and the inflow never seemed to stop n outflow was close to nil .......... aaah crowded n yeah thr is some military rule too (to stand facing one side )hehehehe..so finally u reach ur destination in a perfect state ur shirt crushed n wet jus like u can imagine urself after wrkin some 8-10 hrs ,neways lemme go ahead
intro session :
GOA gorgeous land of Sun, Sand and Sea- Goa. The destination offers you the best in the world. The most breathtakingly beautiful beaches, the confluence of the East and the West let the holiday be the best time of your life. The balmy beaches of India are perfect escapade for the fun loving holiday seekers :))).
The first destination for me was calingute beach n the first thought which crossedd was yeah some1 has truly said
-The beaches of Goa are like the curves of a woman's body - warm, inviting, sensous.
we went to Calungute Beach on saturday.(my first weekend :D). much much better than beaches i have been too .. and we were pretty excited to see that a few junkie shops were open.. ! hooray.. we ran into the sea.. cos thankfully it wasnt rainin.. (not allowed to swim or play in the sea during the rains) And yeah now comes the funk part for the adventorous souls the water sports !!!!!!! They were on yo yo yo
I have always wanted to go fa a water scooter ride n it was time for dreams to come true , umm excited ,exulted ,full of furore n yeah a bit of fear ( yeah i was a bit scared b4 goin in ) i finally went 4 the ride zip zap zoom .....wow it was an amazin ,incomparable or God -level experience, added to the golden moments of my life :)
This was not the end it was fun singin songs "paaniyon pe cheetein udati hui ladki n spashin water on each other lol !!!!
now came the time to bid gudbye to the beach but wait wait wait one thing was left writin the name of ur loved 1 on the beach sand n let the water sway it off ,i dont know but it sounded kind of crazy or .... to me ....neways we did tat too , all ceremonies :P over and we took a bus to panji
we were bac in panji.. did a lil survey of the market place.. and there was a lot of hustle bustle in the fish n chicken market n veggie market!! lol.. After a tirin journey we took another bus n were back to campus finally .......grabbed smthin to eat n hit the beds
11 :30 am sunday, gud mornin
Sunday .. was rest n relaxation day..............
It was a b'ful mornin, wid rain drops fallin ....nd the campus luked awesum..
we had lunch n then again my frns said siesta time lol , nap in a rainy afternoon is actually one of the things tat lure u n u wud not like to miss but to me Majorda beaches sounded more promisin
So i persuaded two of my frns to accompany me , we left at some 3 :30 n then started waitin 4 bus 3:45 , 4 , 4:15, 4:30 gosh !!!!no bus arrived so finally we decided to go to vasco n have a sumptous dinner if not majorda beach but smthin said.... n i told lets wait for the last bus this side otherwise we'll take the bus to vasco n to our luck came the bus to Majorda..........yippie
The bus journey for a change was nice , firstly we got a seat a rare phenomenon
secondly the scenic beauty was amazin n we got to see some old stately Portuguese house though in ruins now ,which were pretty appealin to eyes
then after a long walk (or stroll would b the term )we finally reached MAJORDA heavenly !!!!!!!!!.
is one of the most beautiful white sand Goa beaches.The beach is fairly spread out and more secluded. A perfect beach where u can xperience austerity n serenity , i luvd the beach n was so not in the mood to come back but clock kept on tickin n it was 6:30 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! we hurried to take the last bus n smhow managed to get it , were jus on tym......
Lord !!!!
so here ends weekend 1
now starts the anticipation for nex weekend n here it comes friday vohhhhhhhhh time flies past , it has been 5 days n it seems it has jus been a day ...
hmm now began serious discussions , plan out
plannin lol ........not my cup of tea
but u know what i have been given the honourary status of LEADER !!!!
surprized ......(C'mon i can plan out things n m not confusd always or am i ....chuck )yeps so the leader decides to sleep n give grey cells some rest n plan ot things in d mornin ...everythin fresh fresh .........
Mornin its pourin cats n dogs , some souls like me were delighted while sm others were pizzed off!! so no point plannin out , weather became bful n cute :P in the afternoon at some 3:30 n we decided to leave 4 old GOA as was decided earlier so everybody started gettin ready n finally we were at panjim at 5'O clock n the local ppl told its no point goin to Old goa as the churches r closed by 6
nex what ????????????????????????????????????
umm Dona paula what say...... not a bad idea ,so we decided to rock at rock beach dona paula :D, it was a pristine beach . Well that beach is all about havin fun wid frns i guess !!!! n takin some mindblowin pics too :D
yipee it was rainin n we were fortunate to spot a rainbow or it were 2 rainbows lol i can never forget the arguement session over it .....
we waited to watch the magnificent sunsets on the Arabian sea waters. A sumptuous sight to behold. The beach dotted with coconut trees and the shore rock provided a perfect backdrop for the sunset. It was intensely romantic and we found a lot of young couples hugging and enjoying the view. LOL
hmmm n yeah thr were a lot of cute kids on tat beach to turn u on :D (atleast i luvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv kids n thr very sight brings a smile on my face ,how innocent how carefree ...)Now time 4 dinner , we went to panjim n then as usual
thr was a flash of some stalls havin raincoats n few of us ( c'mon it was not only the gals who ran ,guys too accompanied ) ran to the stalls n then the normal bargainin stuff started n it was 8 :30 damn !!!!!!! guys rush ....
(we have the restriction of returnin b4 10 in our campus n it's an hour long ride frm panjim to our campus ) Now we entered Delhi durbaar the chain of restaraunt (my parents i donno y were insistent tat go n try food out thr its nice so i was in over excited state )A warm welcome n the manager was wearin an expression of surpize after hearin tat we r frm bits pilani n we were still in the process of orderin the food .......man this 10 'O clock seems to b pretty famous so we got our food packed n called 4 a cab , n at one instant the driver blowed off the lights n it was all darks n u know how guys r they started makin all sorta weird noises n all ....very funny n soon we were back to the campus :)
Now sunday mornin was fixed for OLD goa so we were all set but what in old goa or in vicinity after churches ......we called 4 a cab n the driver was like dont wrry i'll decide what nex once u r back frm churches ,he seemed pretty adamant so without wastin much of our tym we all got in ..........
Churches in Goa are the most prominent legacy of the Portuguese, so we first visited the world renowned Basilica of Bom Jesus and appreciated the decorative paintwork & woodcarving & inlaid floor at Convent & Church of St. Francis of Assisi. The Church of our Lady of the Rosary presented the beautiful amalgamation of the European and Indian styles. Now nex some1 told that thr r lovely temples around too so mission temples !!!!!!!
There are ancient temples in Goa like the Shiva temple of Shri Mangesh and the Mangueshi Temple..!! now the surprising part is i never knew this is where Lata Mangeshkar got her name from! they r originally from this place.. and Mangeshi is there god..!
and the Shri Mahalsa, a Vishnu temple had a splendid architecture .Yeah in the way to temples we came across some pineapple trees ( oh i luv pineapples )n we were lucky enuff coz jus then we came across a man selling pineapples n we all had 1 which served as the lunch 4 tat day ( too many of diet- conscious ppl in grp ...... u know !!!!)
I wud hv liked to see soo much more.. but for that i think u shud have ur own vehicle (best option) or rent a bike or car.. cos cabbies take u for a ride.. hehehe literally
Now it was jus 5 so we asked our driver to take us to Colba beach( man it was so difficult convincin tat weirdo for the beach ......... ) , this was a white sand beach n was very clean .Pretty romantic beach though was crowded n yeah nice place to get submerged in ur thoughts too .... this beach can make u feel tat u r so missin sm1 out :P Then after takin in all the beauty u can njoy nice coffee or mocktail alongwid a chocolate pastry :D in CCD .
Well the day was amongst one of the most bful days .......
n the weekend came to an end
i kinda love goa.. the people are warm and welcoming.. even though they must be tired of seeing different wierdos evry weekend.. ! LOL.. now i am jus waiting to go to have more fun on the comin weekends.. :-)
luv ya
Neha
had mixed feelings bout it.. dunno why.. but goa is a beautiful place.. a place u can fall in love wid..
I was always told that GOA is a perfect place to holiday .........and so i had a pre-concieved notion about goa :D as a party place !!!!!!
The time came when i was to visit the paradise of beaches goa ,waaaooowww!!!!!!
Hold it if u r thinkin i planned out for a holiday , i am here in goa for my internship ;).....actually !!!
Umm! now no one told me goa is GREEN in the rains.. i jus imagined goa like any other beachy place.. lotsa sand and palm and coconut trees.. but there was sooo much greenery.. evry inch of the soil was covered with grass.. it was a beautiful site..
Now after landin here in beach paradise i have two stories of my life one restricted to the normal workin weekdays which r pretty interestin too but another story sounds more promisin the story of my weekends, rite now lets talk of the most awaited WEEKENDS lol ,probably u too r interested in this half rite ;)
....but one thing remains common the BUS JOURNEY
Thursday was the day to get started ....... after walkin some 3 odd kms, n the mornin we rushed to the office (GSL) in a mini bus.. (i think its there version of public transport..) but wat i found weird and hillarious was.. the conductors.. alighting from the bus.. n calling to ppl to come ride to the Vasco market or to the airport!! LOL.. evry few mins the bus used to stop and the conductors used to start callin the ppl walkin on the road!! and the inflow never seemed to stop n outflow was close to nil .......... aaah crowded n yeah thr is some military rule too (to stand facing one side )hehehehe..so finally u reach ur destination in a perfect state ur shirt crushed n wet jus like u can imagine urself after wrkin some 8-10 hrs ,neways lemme go ahead
intro session :
GOA gorgeous land of Sun, Sand and Sea- Goa. The destination offers you the best in the world. The most breathtakingly beautiful beaches, the confluence of the East and the West let the holiday be the best time of your life. The balmy beaches of India are perfect escapade for the fun loving holiday seekers :))).
The first destination for me was calingute beach n the first thought which crossedd was yeah some1 has truly said
-The beaches of Goa are like the curves of a woman's body - warm, inviting, sensous.
we went to Calungute Beach on saturday.(my first weekend :D). much much better than beaches i have been too .. and we were pretty excited to see that a few junkie shops were open.. ! hooray.. we ran into the sea.. cos thankfully it wasnt rainin.. (not allowed to swim or play in the sea during the rains) And yeah now comes the funk part for the adventorous souls the water sports !!!!!!! They were on yo yo yo
I have always wanted to go fa a water scooter ride n it was time for dreams to come true , umm excited ,exulted ,full of furore n yeah a bit of fear ( yeah i was a bit scared b4 goin in ) i finally went 4 the ride zip zap zoom .....wow it was an amazin ,incomparable or God -level experience, added to the golden moments of my life :)
This was not the end it was fun singin songs "paaniyon pe cheetein udati hui ladki n spashin water on each other lol !!!!
now came the time to bid gudbye to the beach but wait wait wait one thing was left writin the name of ur loved 1 on the beach sand n let the water sway it off ,i dont know but it sounded kind of crazy or .... to me ....neways we did tat too , all ceremonies :P over and we took a bus to panji
we were bac in panji.. did a lil survey of the market place.. and there was a lot of hustle bustle in the fish n chicken market n veggie market!! lol.. After a tirin journey we took another bus n were back to campus finally .......grabbed smthin to eat n hit the beds
11 :30 am sunday, gud mornin
Sunday .. was rest n relaxation day..............
It was a b'ful mornin, wid rain drops fallin ....nd the campus luked awesum..
we had lunch n then again my frns said siesta time lol , nap in a rainy afternoon is actually one of the things tat lure u n u wud not like to miss but to me Majorda beaches sounded more promisin
So i persuaded two of my frns to accompany me , we left at some 3 :30 n then started waitin 4 bus 3:45 , 4 , 4:15, 4:30 gosh !!!!no bus arrived so finally we decided to go to vasco n have a sumptous dinner if not majorda beach but smthin said.... n i told lets wait for the last bus this side otherwise we'll take the bus to vasco n to our luck came the bus to Majorda..........yippie
The bus journey for a change was nice , firstly we got a seat a rare phenomenon
secondly the scenic beauty was amazin n we got to see some old stately Portuguese house though in ruins now ,which were pretty appealin to eyes
then after a long walk (or stroll would b the term )we finally reached MAJORDA heavenly !!!!!!!!!.
is one of the most beautiful white sand Goa beaches.The beach is fairly spread out and more secluded. A perfect beach where u can xperience austerity n serenity , i luvd the beach n was so not in the mood to come back but clock kept on tickin n it was 6:30 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! we hurried to take the last bus n smhow managed to get it , were jus on tym......
Lord !!!!
so here ends weekend 1
now starts the anticipation for nex weekend n here it comes friday vohhhhhhhhh time flies past , it has been 5 days n it seems it has jus been a day ...
hmm now began serious discussions , plan out
plannin lol ........not my cup of tea
but u know what i have been given the honourary status of LEADER !!!!
surprized ......(C'mon i can plan out things n m not confusd always or am i ....chuck )yeps so the leader decides to sleep n give grey cells some rest n plan ot things in d mornin ...everythin fresh fresh .........
Mornin its pourin cats n dogs , some souls like me were delighted while sm others were pizzed off!! so no point plannin out , weather became bful n cute :P in the afternoon at some 3:30 n we decided to leave 4 old GOA as was decided earlier so everybody started gettin ready n finally we were at panjim at 5'O clock n the local ppl told its no point goin to Old goa as the churches r closed by 6
nex what ????????????????????????????????????
umm Dona paula what say...... not a bad idea ,so we decided to rock at rock beach dona paula :D, it was a pristine beach . Well that beach is all about havin fun wid frns i guess !!!! n takin some mindblowin pics too :D
yipee it was rainin n we were fortunate to spot a rainbow or it were 2 rainbows lol i can never forget the arguement session over it .....
we waited to watch the magnificent sunsets on the Arabian sea waters. A sumptuous sight to behold. The beach dotted with coconut trees and the shore rock provided a perfect backdrop for the sunset. It was intensely romantic and we found a lot of young couples hugging and enjoying the view. LOL
hmmm n yeah thr were a lot of cute kids on tat beach to turn u on :D (atleast i luvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv kids n thr very sight brings a smile on my face ,how innocent how carefree ...)Now time 4 dinner , we went to panjim n then as usual
thr was a flash of some stalls havin raincoats n few of us ( c'mon it was not only the gals who ran ,guys too accompanied ) ran to the stalls n then the normal bargainin stuff started n it was 8 :30 damn !!!!!!! guys rush ....
(we have the restriction of returnin b4 10 in our campus n it's an hour long ride frm panjim to our campus ) Now we entered Delhi durbaar the chain of restaraunt (my parents i donno y were insistent tat go n try food out thr its nice so i was in over excited state )A warm welcome n the manager was wearin an expression of surpize after hearin tat we r frm bits pilani n we were still in the process of orderin the food .......man this 10 'O clock seems to b pretty famous so we got our food packed n called 4 a cab , n at one instant the driver blowed off the lights n it was all darks n u know how guys r they started makin all sorta weird noises n all ....very funny n soon we were back to the campus :)
Now sunday mornin was fixed for OLD goa so we were all set but what in old goa or in vicinity after churches ......we called 4 a cab n the driver was like dont wrry i'll decide what nex once u r back frm churches ,he seemed pretty adamant so without wastin much of our tym we all got in ..........
Churches in Goa are the most prominent legacy of the Portuguese, so we first visited the world renowned Basilica of Bom Jesus and appreciated the decorative paintwork & woodcarving & inlaid floor at Convent & Church of St. Francis of Assisi. The Church of our Lady of the Rosary presented the beautiful amalgamation of the European and Indian styles. Now nex some1 told that thr r lovely temples around too so mission temples !!!!!!!
There are ancient temples in Goa like the Shiva temple of Shri Mangesh and the Mangueshi Temple..!! now the surprising part is i never knew this is where Lata Mangeshkar got her name from! they r originally from this place.. and Mangeshi is there god..!
and the Shri Mahalsa, a Vishnu temple had a splendid architecture .Yeah in the way to temples we came across some pineapple trees ( oh i luv pineapples )n we were lucky enuff coz jus then we came across a man selling pineapples n we all had 1 which served as the lunch 4 tat day ( too many of diet- conscious ppl in grp ...... u know !!!!)
I wud hv liked to see soo much more.. but for that i think u shud have ur own vehicle (best option) or rent a bike or car.. cos cabbies take u for a ride.. hehehe literally
Now it was jus 5 so we asked our driver to take us to Colba beach( man it was so difficult convincin tat weirdo for the beach ......... ) , this was a white sand beach n was very clean .Pretty romantic beach though was crowded n yeah nice place to get submerged in ur thoughts too .... this beach can make u feel tat u r so missin sm1 out :P Then after takin in all the beauty u can njoy nice coffee or mocktail alongwid a chocolate pastry :D in CCD .
Well the day was amongst one of the most bful days .......
n the weekend came to an end
i kinda love goa.. the people are warm and welcoming.. even though they must be tired of seeing different wierdos evry weekend.. ! LOL.. now i am jus waiting to go to have more fun on the comin weekends.. :-)
luv ya
Neha
Friday, June 15, 2007
fwd back delete :D
Hello everyone!
"This whole ‘blog’ thing really trips me out sometimes!"I mean, I love the concept of being able to share thoughts, feelings, and experiences in this, but it is challenging for a few reasons.
One, I write everything by hand, so this whole computer world is a realm I find challenging to relate to and through.
On top of that, there is not a huge feedback loop. It’s like I am speaking into an abyss and praying that I am making some kind of sense that has some relevance to people’s lives. Conversations involve more than one person, so having a semi-conversation through a blog is a bit like being in a conversation where one person is really intent on being heard and seems to have forgotten that other people might have something they would like to share too.
I believe that everyone needs to be sharing with everyone in their lives, and I am sometimes concerned that we turn too often to computers and televisions for our communication. I think we need to turn OFF our televisions (including computer screens) and go out into our communities and tell-a-vision—share with each other, including people we don’t know, and follow our words up with actions.
Now, I am not saying that I want you to stop tuning into our website for information, inspiration, and connection. I am truly grateful to all of you who are a part of our circle, and I am really happy to know our website is serving you in some way in your life and in your service to the world we all share! I just know that all tools have the potential to separate us instead of connecting us.
I guess one of the great things about this blog for you is that if you don’t really like my latest ramblings, you can be free of them with one click of a button. And imagine if our whole world was like that. Imagine if any time we did not like a particular conversation, we could just push a button and “Whoosh!” it would disappear. What would our life be like then? Our relationships? Our work? Wow! How would we grow, learn, and transform if everything we did and said could either be disappeared or added to a “favorites” list to go back to over and over again just by the click of a button?
If you are still reading this, then you haven’t clicked “the button” yet.
So, let’s try something new together between now and the next blog entry. Let’s be really present and mindful to all the ways we have of “pushing the button” to delete people we come in contact with and conversations we have in out lives that we don’t like, agree with, or find interesting enough.
I can tell you already that one of the ways I have of pushing the button is I have a mind like a rabbit. It will run in a million different directions if I don’t stay very present with the person and interaction. Really, I push ALL KINDS of buttons when I am not being present—“back,” “forward,” “delete,” “search.” Geeeez! I’m getting worn out just thinking about it.
Here are some specific questions to think on and respond to, although of course, you are not limited to these. What are the ways you "push buttons" in conversations with people-- especially people you find challenging? What do you do when you are upset or uninterested with a person or conversation? Do you do
or say something outwardly in these moments or do you have a way-- like I do --that is internal? How does it make you feel when others say or do things to you
that are "deleting" or jumping over you ("forward arrow") or acting like you have not entered a conversation or experience at all ("back arrow")? In being present with yourself with this in conversation, what do you see about yourself, and what ways and ideas do you have for being mindful and present, even in challenging situations?
Those are just some ideas. I look forward to hearing what you all come up with.
Love,
neha :)
"This whole ‘blog’ thing really trips me out sometimes!"I mean, I love the concept of being able to share thoughts, feelings, and experiences in this, but it is challenging for a few reasons.
One, I write everything by hand, so this whole computer world is a realm I find challenging to relate to and through.
On top of that, there is not a huge feedback loop. It’s like I am speaking into an abyss and praying that I am making some kind of sense that has some relevance to people’s lives. Conversations involve more than one person, so having a semi-conversation through a blog is a bit like being in a conversation where one person is really intent on being heard and seems to have forgotten that other people might have something they would like to share too.
I believe that everyone needs to be sharing with everyone in their lives, and I am sometimes concerned that we turn too often to computers and televisions for our communication. I think we need to turn OFF our televisions (including computer screens) and go out into our communities and tell-a-vision—share with each other, including people we don’t know, and follow our words up with actions.
Now, I am not saying that I want you to stop tuning into our website for information, inspiration, and connection. I am truly grateful to all of you who are a part of our circle, and I am really happy to know our website is serving you in some way in your life and in your service to the world we all share! I just know that all tools have the potential to separate us instead of connecting us.
I guess one of the great things about this blog for you is that if you don’t really like my latest ramblings, you can be free of them with one click of a button. And imagine if our whole world was like that. Imagine if any time we did not like a particular conversation, we could just push a button and “Whoosh!” it would disappear. What would our life be like then? Our relationships? Our work? Wow! How would we grow, learn, and transform if everything we did and said could either be disappeared or added to a “favorites” list to go back to over and over again just by the click of a button?
If you are still reading this, then you haven’t clicked “the button” yet.
So, let’s try something new together between now and the next blog entry. Let’s be really present and mindful to all the ways we have of “pushing the button” to delete people we come in contact with and conversations we have in out lives that we don’t like, agree with, or find interesting enough.
I can tell you already that one of the ways I have of pushing the button is I have a mind like a rabbit. It will run in a million different directions if I don’t stay very present with the person and interaction. Really, I push ALL KINDS of buttons when I am not being present—“back,” “forward,” “delete,” “search.” Geeeez! I’m getting worn out just thinking about it.
Here are some specific questions to think on and respond to, although of course, you are not limited to these. What are the ways you "push buttons" in conversations with people-- especially people you find challenging? What do you do when you are upset or uninterested with a person or conversation? Do you do
or say something outwardly in these moments or do you have a way-- like I do --that is internal? How does it make you feel when others say or do things to you
that are "deleting" or jumping over you ("forward arrow") or acting like you have not entered a conversation or experience at all ("back arrow")? In being present with yourself with this in conversation, what do you see about yourself, and what ways and ideas do you have for being mindful and present, even in challenging situations?
Those are just some ideas. I look forward to hearing what you all come up with.
Love,
neha :)
Monday, March 12, 2007
MEMORIES REMAIN ..........
I love the rain. It is truly the most beautiful and sublime act of nature (if we ignore its
capacity for destruction).
Some of my most vivid sensations are of the rain; I love
the smell that emanates from dry earth, when the first drops of rain fall on it…
the feel of wet grass after a sudden shower…
the sound of the rain, pitter-patter on the ground…
the sight of rain drops trickling from the roof and car windows…
cupping my hands to form a pool of rain, and wiping my face with the water…
turning my face towards the sky, and feeling the drops fall on my face…
the freshness in the atmosphere and the earth after the rains…
fresh silvery green color of trees, dewy drops on leaves and flowers, puddles on the
ground that go splash…
A lot many of my fond memories of life are also of the rains
I remember going to school on a Thursday many many years ago… it had been pouring
non-stop for many days and I was waiting for the school bus at a bus stop which was
about 5 minutes walking distance away from my home. The bus failed to turn up, and
someone then came and told me that there wasn’t any school that day (some election
crap ); so I started walking back home in my school uniform. It was pouring cats
and dogs, and there was water on the road a little above my ankles - I was so
exhilarated with the feel and sound of the rain, (and the thought that I didn’t have to go to school ;)) that I closed the umbrella, started singing my favorite songs and splashing around in the water, while walking back home - the people on the road must have thought that I was mad but I had not a care in the world
Another very beautiful memory of the rain was when I went to Bombay/Mumbai once,
during the monsoon season. I went to the Juhu beach, and as soon as I stepped into the water, it started raining like crazy… and soon, there we all were, being showered with cold water from the sky, whilst being waist-deep in the warm water of the sea, and having the tide throw us around in the water… heavenly :).
Again, today (my college days),I sensed that it would rain .It seems that he universe conspires to do things in your favour ....my cycle was punctured and I had an amazing opportunity to walk in the rain , was having fun holding on to an umbrella and walking in the middle of the road , freaking out as usual…but the best part was the BONUS….it was a Hail Storm and my first experience of it in my college …Magica!!!
capacity for destruction).
Some of my most vivid sensations are of the rain; I love
the smell that emanates from dry earth, when the first drops of rain fall on it…
the feel of wet grass after a sudden shower…
the sound of the rain, pitter-patter on the ground…
the sight of rain drops trickling from the roof and car windows…
cupping my hands to form a pool of rain, and wiping my face with the water…
turning my face towards the sky, and feeling the drops fall on my face…
the freshness in the atmosphere and the earth after the rains…
fresh silvery green color of trees, dewy drops on leaves and flowers, puddles on the
ground that go splash…
A lot many of my fond memories of life are also of the rains
I remember going to school on a Thursday many many years ago… it had been pouring
non-stop for many days and I was waiting for the school bus at a bus stop which was
about 5 minutes walking distance away from my home. The bus failed to turn up, and
someone then came and told me that there wasn’t any school that day (some election
crap ); so I started walking back home in my school uniform. It was pouring cats
and dogs, and there was water on the road a little above my ankles - I was so
exhilarated with the feel and sound of the rain, (and the thought that I didn’t have to go to school ;)) that I closed the umbrella, started singing my favorite songs and splashing around in the water, while walking back home - the people on the road must have thought that I was mad but I had not a care in the world
Another very beautiful memory of the rain was when I went to Bombay/Mumbai once,
during the monsoon season. I went to the Juhu beach, and as soon as I stepped into the water, it started raining like crazy… and soon, there we all were, being showered with cold water from the sky, whilst being waist-deep in the warm water of the sea, and having the tide throw us around in the water… heavenly :).
Again, today (my college days),I sensed that it would rain .It seems that he universe conspires to do things in your favour ....my cycle was punctured and I had an amazing opportunity to walk in the rain , was having fun holding on to an umbrella and walking in the middle of the road , freaking out as usual…but the best part was the BONUS….it was a Hail Storm and my first experience of it in my college …Magica!!!
Sunday, March 11, 2007
“Oh well that’s me”
I have been wondering lately about this thing we call “personality”. A term which we so often use to describe ourselves and other people. Charming, cool, hard working, clever, generous, powerful, lazy, are among many of the words we employ to explain how we see ourselves and others. But the word personality is also often used as a screen behind which we hide or defend the way we are. I have so often heard people say “Oh well that’s me,” when you ask why they’re angry or unpunctual or generally when they behave like boors. “That’s me.” Nice way to fob off further inquiry or to resist change of any sort, especially when accompanied by a particular tone of voice which puts a stop to any sort of investigation.
In a way it seems that one’s personality is indeed built around the natural essence of an individual and that it is what lends colour to our lives together: the fact that we are so different from each other and in a sense irreplaceable, although the difference is more like the form, the pattern or colour which is capable of turning the same lump of clay into so many different objects. But then, as much as one’s personality reflects one’s inner essence it is also a reaction to the environment, an accumulation of learned characteristics, often an outcome of our defences and our struggle against all that disturbs us about life.
So you have people who appear mean or cruel, or seem to be always in a rage, or come across as arrogant. They are often that way because the circumstances of their lives probably persuaded them early on in life that the only way to cope, or to survive as the case may be, was to develop characteristics which would help them “protect themselves” their personal identity being a major part of the “self”.
The trouble is we don’t realise, that what we project to others or what we see in each other are really surface characteristics and we start to identify ourselves and others with the labels which sum up these traits. Cool, hep, quick, smart, rebellious, crazy, dreamy. When it comes ourselves we take pride in the labels we apply to ourselves. When it comes to others however, we are likely to damn them so that cool becomes cold, hep becomes superficial, quick can be seen as cunning and so on. In either case, we pick out aspects of our own and other people’s personalities which we isolate and use to describe the whole person.
To use the concept of personality to freeze our self image and that of the others is to turn ourselves and each other into cardboard figures and deny ourselves access to the natural richness which accompanies a fluid personality. An idea, in this way, limits us and renders us incapable of the magical transformations which define life itself. If you are one of those who no longer knows how to define him/herself, who finds it difficult to say with any degree of firmness that you are “this” or “that” kind of person, I imagine you’ve made a start and are on the way to climbing out of the cardboard cut-out in which you’ve lived so far and on the way to becoming a real human being.
In a way it seems that one’s personality is indeed built around the natural essence of an individual and that it is what lends colour to our lives together: the fact that we are so different from each other and in a sense irreplaceable, although the difference is more like the form, the pattern or colour which is capable of turning the same lump of clay into so many different objects. But then, as much as one’s personality reflects one’s inner essence it is also a reaction to the environment, an accumulation of learned characteristics, often an outcome of our defences and our struggle against all that disturbs us about life.
So you have people who appear mean or cruel, or seem to be always in a rage, or come across as arrogant. They are often that way because the circumstances of their lives probably persuaded them early on in life that the only way to cope, or to survive as the case may be, was to develop characteristics which would help them “protect themselves” their personal identity being a major part of the “self”.
The trouble is we don’t realise, that what we project to others or what we see in each other are really surface characteristics and we start to identify ourselves and others with the labels which sum up these traits. Cool, hep, quick, smart, rebellious, crazy, dreamy. When it comes ourselves we take pride in the labels we apply to ourselves. When it comes to others however, we are likely to damn them so that cool becomes cold, hep becomes superficial, quick can be seen as cunning and so on. In either case, we pick out aspects of our own and other people’s personalities which we isolate and use to describe the whole person.
To use the concept of personality to freeze our self image and that of the others is to turn ourselves and each other into cardboard figures and deny ourselves access to the natural richness which accompanies a fluid personality. An idea, in this way, limits us and renders us incapable of the magical transformations which define life itself. If you are one of those who no longer knows how to define him/herself, who finds it difficult to say with any degree of firmness that you are “this” or “that” kind of person, I imagine you’ve made a start and are on the way to climbing out of the cardboard cut-out in which you’ve lived so far and on the way to becoming a real human being.
Thursday, March 08, 2007
defining "defining moments "
I am a strong believer in defining moments.now i dont know the significance of a defining moment or the deeper meaning behind it but i believe that defining moments happen.
To me a defining moment is one which you wont ever forget. Its something that will shape you as a person and will shape the way you lead your life. It may have a small affect (so much so that you dont recognise it) or it may have a powerful affect. A defining moment can occur when you meet someone for the very first time... When you say goodbye to someone.... when you figure something out.. when you see something special... when you feel something special... It could be anything.
Maybe at first you dont recognise your defining moments. Maybe one day you look back and you can see all the moments that you still remember (when you're 85 or something) and realise that they defined you.
To me a defining moment is one which you wont ever forget. Its something that will shape you as a person and will shape the way you lead your life. It may have a small affect (so much so that you dont recognise it) or it may have a powerful affect. A defining moment can occur when you meet someone for the very first time... When you say goodbye to someone.... when you figure something out.. when you see something special... when you feel something special... It could be anything.
Maybe at first you dont recognise your defining moments. Maybe one day you look back and you can see all the moments that you still remember (when you're 85 or something) and realise that they defined you.
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