Blessed!

I was pondering today that more often than not, most of us crib about something or the other that we do not have. And most of the times this feeling gets aroused when we compare ourselves against others. Oh! He got that, why didn’t I? Because of this, we end up obscuring all the blessings that have been showered on us by the almighty! We tend to forget that whatever we have is a great blessing. So instead of focusing on what we have and be thankful we rue about what we do not have!

I always feel I am very blessed because God has taken good care of me and I have been lucky enough to have everything that constitutes the so called “good lifestyle”. This feeling of being blessed is accentuated when I see people around me. When I go out on streets I find people who do not have proper clothes to wear, people who make both ends meet to get their daily bread.

You must be wondering-why all of sudden thoughts on this? Actually I am watching KBC for the past 2 days, and two of the contestants who came there were from a lesser privileged background. On hearing their stories and their struggles, I really felt that God has been very kind on me. I have got a good education, and then a good job.

On seeing and hearing that- my belief got stronger, “There is a great mercy behind everything happening!”

God Bless!

Cheers!

Adi

Long time no see…

I am back to the world of blogging or writing after quite a long interval of time. August and September have been dry months in terms of updating new posts in the blog. And if I recollect correctly, I did not post even a single post on the blog!

I would not give any excuses for not writing for I know for sure that one who wants to would do anything to accomplish the same. But yes, there was one thing or the other which kept me occupied or rather if I be honest- the thoughts never flowed in full passion and even if they did, the reluctancy got better of me!

I am welcoming myself back and would try my level best to keep the tempo going.

Good Bless!

Cheers!

Adi

Cooking Shooking- Hai Rabba!!!

Its been quite a long time to update the blog. Infact, if I see there is no post against August month. The posts that I put in August, two to be precise, are showing against July because of the time zone difference.

To be very honest, I wasn’t busy at all with the office work! The reason for not writing could be primarily attributed to dealing with so called “contingency” in Software terminology.

On seeing our cook’s behavior, we had an inkling that our cook might leave on any day! And it happens, sometimes your intuition does get true without giving a knock! One fine day, our cook called it quit ! We were left on our own. Till the time we get a new one, I decided to take the charge of cooking in the evening. I used to cook everything but chappatis. That I feel is the toughest part in cooking- kneading dough and making chappatis! As an easier option, we used to get chapatis from a hotel nearby.

It is because of this, I could not manage time to write. It really takes time to cook! However, I enjoyed cooking, so did my friends who ate the food! I had a good time experimenting with things and exploring the world of vegetables and lentils.

As they say, nobody is irreplacable, we got a new cook yesterday and hence I have time today. He is doing good work and lets see whether he maintains the tempo or not!

God Bless!

Cheers!

Adi

Snooze Snooze!

I always like to press that snooze button whenever my alarm rings and snatch those few extra minutes of sleep! And if you believe my words, those extra minutes of sleep are are just like road to eternity!

Its been my habit for a quite a long time now, ever since I have started getting up on my own. I do not get up until I press the snooze button for atleast 3 times! Earlier, Mom used to wake me up and I used to say “5 min aur” and thereby strenching to almost 20 minutes. At that point of time, I believe, for anyone, those few minutes of sleep become the most precious and valued commodity.

Today was no exception for me. Moreover today I had the privilege also to snatch those extra minutes because of Sunday. So when my alarm rang, I pressed the snooze button as usual and slept! It rang again after 10 minutes. This time I got up from my bed. However when I checked the weather outside from my bedroom window, it was quite cold outside with breeze blowing. That was good enough for me as a reason. I again got in to my bed under the smugness of the quilt, only to get up 1 hour later!!!

God Bless!

Cheers!

Adi

Welcome August!

It’s the first day of August and a happy one, it being Sunday! Sundays are the days when your everything is at peak, be it laziness, enthusiasm or appetite!

The first day of the month is usually the cheerful one because you have got your salary the day before. So perhaps the only day when your bank balance seem to be full because as the month progresses it gradually decreases!

I have special liking for August because its my birth month and not only me but many of my friends and relatives as well.

It was a dry July in terms of updating the blog posts and I can only hope that August would be better, in terms of count and rather quality as well.

Today I can see Sun shining after a week in Benagaluru! For the past one week it was a cover of clouds over the sky and I was wondering when would I see the Sun.

The new month has knocked our door, and I hope it brings new energy, hopes and enthusiasm.

And do not forget-

Meetha hai khaana aaj pehli tarikh hai…

Welcome August!

God Bless!

Cheers!

Adi

Tribute to God!

Can you put in words the glory of one and the only one- the god of cricket, Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar?

I think even if you want to you cannot! All the adjectives in the dictionary would not be able to define the greatness of this humble man!

I was poring through some articles on internet, and I luckily came across the very famous Time Magazine’s quote on Sachin. I liked it so much that I feel it is necessary to share that with you all-

"When Sachin Tendulkar travelled to Pakistan to face one of the finest bowling attacks ever assembled in cricket, Michael Schumacher was yet to race a F1 car, Lance Armstrong had never been to the Tour de France, Diego Maradona was still the captain of a world champion Argentina team, Pete Sampras had never won a Grand Slam. When Tendulkar embarked on a glorious career taming Imran and company, Roger Federer was a name unheard of; Lionel Messi was in his nappies, Usain Bolt was an unknown kid in the Jamaican backwaters. The Berlin Wall was still intact, USSR was one big, big country, Dr Manmohan Singh was yet to "open" the Nehruvian economy. It seems while Time was having his toll on every individual on the face of this planet, he excused one man. Time stands frozen in front of Sachin Tendulkar. We have had champions, we have had legends, but we have never had another Sachin Tendulkar and we never will."

I hope you will like it the same way as I liked it!

God Bless!

Cheers!

Adi

Spain are the world champions!

The FIFA world cup 2010 finally concluded yesterday with a scintillating final between the Netherlands and Spain! What a way to end a month of frenzy and mania!

I was adamant to watch the complete match and I kept my promise though at one point of time I was feeling dead sleepy!!!

The match was all about getting yellow cards and missed shots to the goal until Andres Iniesta scored the final's only goal, three minutes before the end of extra time after a match watched by an estimated 700 million people worldwide. Just as it seemed a third World Cup final was destined to be settled by a penalty shoot-out, the Barcelona midfielder found himself in space in the Dutch box and hammered an unstoppable shot past goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg.

And the Spanish fans over the stadium went berserk with noise!

South Africa proved themselves to be a majestic host for such a big event. They have proved that they have the capability and guts to host any major event. They did with IPL, they did it with FIFA. What’s next? May be Olympics!

Congratulations Spain and not to forget, well played Holland!

God Bless!

Cheers!

Adi