These are my thoughts after losing our playful, always cheerful colleague Mr. Raju Narsingoji

He was a very good colleague of ours, who was young and cheerful guy, a very easygoing person who had a strong desire to look after his wife and 10 months old kid. He had a goal to buy a good house and get settled quickly. He used to keep on discussing all these with me and he used to tell me that he loves his kid and wife very much.

I wonder how he managed all the burdens of married life while always having a smile on his face. He use to take every word / situation in a very easy way and he used to find the solution for every problem very fast.

We are a very good and joyful team which is why we have a reputation of being a very noisy team in the office. And Raju was one of the main contributors to that noise by his leg pulling and humourous one-liners with which he teased the other people.

He fell ill last month for one week but even after coming back to work, his weakness continued and later he was asked to get admitted in the hospital because he was in a critical condition as he was suffering from respiratory failure due to improper diagnosis. He was a person who doesn’t have any bad habit so, all of us were first shocked but expected that he will recover fast and be back to office very soon. But, all of a sudden, we heard the news yesterday that he expired. I could not believe this and I was in tears. This was in spite of assurances from the doctor that he had recovered 99 percent the day before.

We will miss him in the team always. Rest in peace.

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What are dreams? Are they worth considering? Are they based on our recent thoughts and experiences?

The previous day I came across an article Hyderabad on terror alert again, which stated that Hyderabad was put on terror alert again, that two terrorists have entered the city to plan attacks. I just remembered the twin blasts in the city in August, 2007 and worried about the people who were killed and injured in that twin blasts. Though I did not go much into that, I could not forget the day when I went to give my condolence to my ex colleague for losing her niece (aged 19 years, a very beautiful, intelligent first girl to her sister-in-law) in those blasts.

After that, I reached my home, I spent very good time with my aunt and mom, had dinner and went to bed after having a very good time (Chatting, Commenting the dancers in Zee Telugu dance program, sending and receiving sms, etc…).

Unlike regularly, I took much time to have a sound sleep. I went into the sound sleep and got lost into dreams. Strangely, all of my dreams were dire.

Dream 1: A bomb blast took place close to my office; I got stuck in the heavy traffic which was diverted to the way I pass by to reach my office daily and the blast was dreadful, with raised terror in the city, which made police alert and scared people trying to find some way to escape from the danger. Also being one of the scared people, I was trying to inform about the situation to my mom and my friends and looking for help from them to take me away from that place, all of a sudden, I woke up and I was totally wet with sweat and with a severe head ache.

I drank some water, switched on my mobile and after noticing the time, I felt uncomfortable to sleep again since it was 2:30am. I read a few sms from my mobile and tried to get diverted from that dream so that I could sleep again with fresh mind.

Unfortunately, I was into another dream. There was an alarming warning in our colony that there was a girl roaming around the streets in the colony, who was very dangerous. All residents in the colony were advised not to open the door when that girl came and knocked house doors. It was a Sunday; I was at my house with my mom. Heard someone knocking the door, I opened it, unexpectedly, I found some girl taking out something from her pocket to throw it on me. Suddenly I realised she was the girl everyone was talking about. I tried to shut the door, and called my mom in a very loud voice. We both tried to shut the door, but the girl was applying all her force to her strength and trying to cause danger to me. Again I woke up; I was sweating and noticed the time was 6.15 am.

My day has started with a very severe head ache, and in a very bad mood. I am still trying to understand, how these dreams are linked and why did they come into my mind.

26th January 1950 - This was one of the most important days in Indian history as it was on this day the constitution of India came into force and India became a truly a sovereign state.

Everyone in India celebrates Republic Day in a grand way.

Here’s wishing my fellow Indians A Happy Republic Day!

Enjoy the holiday.

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It is distasteful for me to go abroad for studies / jobs, staying away from parents, homeland, relatives, friends and experience of joy and togetherness during festivals, get-togethers and other occasions. My mom and even grand mother often ask me to go abroad, work there for at least three years, earn money and come and settle down here in India. Also there are few cases where parents send their children for their bragging. I wonder how they can do that.

Here my discussion is only about people staying abroad for a very long duration and settling there. Foreign visits to stay there for some time (max one year) and getting back to your homeland is the different case. Foreign opportunities will give exposure in many ways. I agree with this. But, always there is one question in my mind… Don’t we have enough opportunities for higher studies or jobs in India?

Past - People (not all) came from villages to cities for better opportunities all the way because there are no sufficient resources in the villages.
Present – There is a mad rush of people (not all) from cities and even smaller towns to go abroad for higher studies and better employment opportunities, more so in the last decade.
Future – How will the future be? Where will we go or what will we look at in the coming years?

Here are the two contexts:

• Going abroad and settling down there for ten or more years. I don’t want to talk much about this group because I don’t know what makes them happy leaving their own homeland, parents, friends etc. For me, these are selfish people who care little for their family and friends. While saying this, I don’t mean that they have to live for other but intend to say that the knowledge gained and expertise gained is of no use if it is not shared with your acquaintances and utilised for the betterment of your homeland. People who have settled abroad with their parents is a different case, at least. But, how many of the Indians are doing that?

• Studying in US and working there for few days and coming back to India and settling down here. Here I have a question whether one can get the time spent in studying, working, etc back to spend that time with and for parents / near and dear ones? I am talking emotional. I know that. But, this is the fact I am talking about.

A girl’s life starts with lots of burdens-begins with studying in school days, rushing up in college days, and pressure with higher studies, working for few years abroad, then marry some guy and go with him. I have a question here. Where is the time for a girl to have a pleasure in spending few hours of her life and when will she be a supporting hand for her parents’ who gave her life?

My sister, whom I love so much, has recently gone to US for pursuing her Masters degree. As she went there to fulfill her ambition of studying in the US, I could not stop her. But, I miss her soooo much. L I wish she comes back soon. Wish you my dear!

Ride in the early hours was awesome. Today I came to office at 7.30 AM. On my whole way, in the cool breeze touching me, lake covered in fog I could not see the monolithic statue of Buddha in the Hussain Sagar; the calm waters from the lake were asking me to play with them; very few vehicles on the plain roads - which happens very rarely  in this busy city of Hyderabad. Wow! What a pleasure it was…

Instead of rushing myself to the office (on some important work), I wish I had time to enjoy the view on the promenade Tank Bund road and play in that water (if it is not polluted) and rise high with the cool breeze (unpolluted). Hope I find time for all these lovely things one fine morning if at all I wake up early and get the chance to enjoy all of them.

My drive to office today made me very joyful.

There are a few things, which one should not miss in life: Mom’s love & affection, Warmth of family members, Friend’s care, Beauty of the Nature, etc. Enjoy these friends.

Have a great day!

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Hello Everyone
How is your weekend?
Mine is very good but very fast.

I’d Love My Weekend to be like this….

• Wake up at 10 A.M
• Have a light breakfast, complemented by a coffee
• Spend some time with my mom - talk to her, tease her, fight with her, play caroms, cards, with her, etc
• Have a heavy lunch with Sunday Special dishes
• Have a sound sleep for 3-4 hours
• Wake up at around 5.30 P.M
• Have a strong tea with some snacks
• Go for the evening walk in the cool breeze
• Come home, Watch television
• Spend some time with my sisters and their children
• Have dinner around 9:30PM and then go to bed

This is what will give me utmost satisfaction of having a very great weekend. Seldom do I spend my weekend this way

I wonder how the clock ticks on so fast during weekends. Working for all the six days for more than 10hrs a day in the office without rest, relaxation (to mind), and most importantly hardly any time to spend with family, I believe, every one will look for the weekend to come and plan for better time to spend with his/her family and friends.

Every Sunday, I think of keeping myself away from all the other matters (office works / personal snags) and have a sound sleep atleast for two hours on Sunday after a heavy meal. (Sunday’s meal is so special for me as I make a point to have my favourite non-veg dishes). Ironically, I get engaged in some or the other work and hardly find time to sleep (barring a few Sundays). I would be caught up with some thing or the other and by the time I realise the sleeping hour had passed by, it would around 5PM and that is the tea time. Then I start thinking about the next six days of working , which makes me feel sad that the weekend was hectic without any rest.

Again the routine week with full of work… With plans for next weekend…

Looking forward for good weekends to fall in my way.

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HAPPY NEW YEAR to All!

The year passed by (2007) left many good and a few not so good memories for me. There have been quite many changes at the workplace towards the second half of the year - A new manager who is friendly in nature and a new team with new recruits. One way I was a bit relieved that our previous manager left but I was also sad for missing him. Facing him was a big challenge for me as I assumed him to be a serious and tough boss while my colleagues (who had worked under him previously) were quite comfortable with him. But I should say that it was because of his guidance and encouragement and support from my colleagues that I’ve learnt a lot and got acquainted to the work very quickly.

Personally too, I had a wonderful year until the last two months when my mother was sick and I was a worried lot. But by God’s grace my mom has recovered and is doing well now. I am relieved and life is cool now.

In this New Year, I am looking forward to a colorful life, having a great time with all my loved ones around. I also hope to carry on the smile on my face as always and remain the friendly and caring girl, which I am anyway (as told by my friends, relatives and colleagues).

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“Mother” is such a simple word,

“Mother” is such a simple word,

But to me there’s meaning seldom heard.
For everything I am today,
My mother’s love showed me the way.
I’ll love my mother all my days,
For enriching my life in many ways.
She set me straight and then set me free,
And that’s what the word “mother” means to me.
Thanks for being a wonderful mother, Mom!

‘Mother’ is a very best creation by god. It is said, “as god cannot be in many places at a time, he created mother in place of god who will satisfy all our needs and bless us always with all her love irrespective of our mischievous behaviour.” I feel this is correct. And I feel great to be a child of my great mother.

My mom is great and she does many things to my family. Of course every mom is very good and will do anything for their children. My mom is the one who is very lovable, friendly, caring and cannot stop using such adjectives to describe her nature. My mom is my best friend in the world.

I can proudly tell that my mom is a special person, who will forgive me for all my mistakes and will guide me with her everlasting smile on her lips. She helps every one whom ever she can and in whatever the way she can. Though no one can measure mom’s love, at least not in return, I want to do a lot to my mom. But for what ever I do, I feel that is nothing and have to do more. I pray god for his blessings to guide me in the way that I will safeguard my mom and love her till my last breath.

For all the times you gently picked me up,
When I fell down,
For all the times you tied my shoes
And tucked me into bed,
Or needed something
But put me first instead.
For everything we share,
The dreams, the laughter,
And the tears,
I love you with a “Special Love”
That deepens every year.

I love you soooooooooo… much mom.

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Poem 1 sourced from: What Mother Means

Poem 2 sourced from : To My Mother