The Lunch

"Kandhoon se milte hai kandhe .... Kadmoon se kadam milte hai........... Hum chalte hai jab aise toh dil dushman ke hilte hai........." as the song aired on HOMP and my favourite Rocky and Mayur appeared on the show with there special edition of Jai Hind, i was ecstatic and all excited.The previous edition of there show where they had the sumptuous meal along with our army men used to leave me a little envy.But now even i can boast about having a lunch with the warriors of our nation, in there style, in there chivalrous manner.So here goes the story of how i got a chance to be part of the party being hosted by them........... The army platoon, as they call it celebrates a day called Barkhana day when they interact with the civil people they work with and host a lunch.A day when they come out like civilians (not in uniform) and spend some time with there family and friends and colleagues.This year only few people were invited and me being there gudiya( they call me so.........) could not miss it. It started sharp at 1 Oclock.Discipline -This quality is something which i have always admired in these people in uniform and would like to have it also.Every thing from high ranker's to even nonliving things like plates and spoons move in discipline.On time arrived the commander and behind him other distinguished guests.We all got up from our seats , where as the jawans went ahead ,all in one go saluting there officer with a loud "Jai Hind" .As these words reached my year i was filled with a sense of pride.On the other hand ,I was starving and eagerly waiting for the lunch to proceed.Everybody took there seats and then began The Lunch.To my surprise it started with pegs of vodka and whisky.(for people like me soft drinks were provided )Then it was the starter time ,and came in a tray full of baked groundnuts , french fries and bhajiyas.Again to my surprise a round of drinks.(Unfortunately not for ladies :P )Then it was time for the main course.A time where its ladies first.And there gudiya was the first one to start.It was buffet system ,the cutlery all placed in order , neatly on the table.I was told the food was prepared by the men themselves.It had poori, chole,baghra baigan, vegetable pulao and gulab jamun.It was a sumptuous meal with chole best liked by my taste buds.The thing which took most of my attention was there hand wash arrangement.Till date i have not seen the kind of portable hand wash stand they have.Simple ,neat, meeting the purpose and yet stylish stand with a mirror and a towel stand beside it.Men in uniform i had heard ,know very well how to fulfill there needs to the fullest.This was the best example i had ever seen.They had themselves made it ,with there welding skills and locally available material. O.k enough on hand wash stand , let me proceed.Next what came in line was the "mukhwaas".(pan, saup and toothpicks). And so the lunch came to an end. I was left wondering , it was lunch -with same dishes usually found, but then it was special .It was actually the presence of these men, who sweat out to protect us that had made this lunch a special event. There gudiya is very grateful to them for inviting her.She was pleased by there special care. and now ................its time for a big salute Jai Hind !!!

tik tik tik.....it keeps moving

the gear turned by its designed gear ratio and so did the seconds hand on my wrist watch.After a long time this omnipresent music reached my ears when i just lay down my head on the table out of exasperation.It has always been there with me since i got my first wrist watch.(it was in 7th standard , i was my mother's -a quartz watch ,and still i am its proud owner).TIME - seemed to have just flown in a split second.It seemed just a day before that i finished my 12th standard and today i am working , about to finish my first term in office and getting prepared for a promotion.Life just seemed to have flown on mach speed.7th standard -The year when i met my friend Divya.She will be married soon.Cannot believe we all have grown up to this stage and will be soon entering another phase of life.Probably it can be called a second life.The thought of it sends goose bums.But theres excitement also.Life for her will bring new family , new friends , new relations with it.A whole new experience.I wish her a happy, joyful life ahead.

you are blessed if.................

Shiela was feeling sad, was sinking down under the pressure of worries , boredom ,routine , backstabs and ..........and like any other time she called up her soulmate ,her friend munni After talking to her she felt relaxed,easy and ready to fight with the situation troubling her.Friend-the word can mean the whole world , if you have a real friend.There are hundreds and thousands of definations available for this person in our lives.The legends about the long lived frienships of jay-veeru,krishna-sudama and sita-gita are well known.I keep reading about such frienship stories also but saw very few existing and feeli lucky to have 3.If you have met a person whom you can open up your heart to, feel blessed.Having a soulmate(who understands you,is with you when the world is not,gets angry with you and still cares for you,loves you more than you do) is the biggest Gods gift on this earth.Cherish having such people in your life.

Uttarayan/Sankrathi/Pongal = Celebration time

Uttarayan or Makar Sankrathi..................Mythology tells it's the time when sun moves from dakshinayan to uttarayan and so comes the celebration moment.Farmers marking the point for new beginning.The cold season is fading away with new leaves coming to life and flowers blooming cheerfully while the butterflies having gala time.The nature seems to be moving from the darker shades to the bright color full one.Kite flying season being back , we can see them flying high and high trying to touch the clouds.It's the part of the year when the much awaited khichdi and undhyu will be served satisfying our taste buds.

I wish this season to be a cheerful one, where every dream would come true and we will keep progressing high and high in our lives with the same dexterity , style and zeal as the kites around us are now.

HAPPY UTTARAYAN !!!! :)

Pearls ????

Six pearls of wisdom............
this was how i was introduced to the following few lines, but still wonder what they mean.
1.Money can,t buy happiness but its more comfortable to cry in a BMW than on a cycle.
2.Forgive your enemy but remember the bastard,s name.
3.Help a man when he is in trouble and he will remember you when he is in trouble again.
4.Many people are alive only because its illegal to shoot them.
5.Alcohol doesn't solve problem,but neither does milk.
6.Smoking kills,but if u don't smoke it doesn't mean u will never die.....

just few days back i received a mail...............
and it said....................

T he woman in your life...

Tomorrow you may get a working woman, but you should marry her with these facts as well.
Here is a girl, who is as much educated as you are; Who is earning almost as much as you do;
One, who has dreams and aspirations just as you have because she is as human as you are;
One, who has never entered the kitchen in her life just like you or your Sister haven't, as she was busy in studies and competing in a system that gives no special concession to girls for their culinary achievements
One, who has lived and loved her parents & brothers & sisters, almost as much as you do for 20-25 years of her life;
One, who has bravely agreed to leave behind all that, her home, people who love her, to adopt your home, your family, your ways and even your family ,name
One, who is somehow expected to be a master-chef from day #1, while you sleep oblivious to her predicament in her new circumstances, environment and that kitchen
One, who is expected to make the tea, first thing in the morning and cook food at the end of the day, even if she is as tired as you are, maybe more, and yet never ever expected to complain; to be a servant, a cook, a mother, a wife, even if she doesn't want to; and is learning just like you are as to what you want from her; and is clumsy and sloppy at times and knows that you won't like it if she is too demanding, or if she learns faster than you;
One, who has her own set of friends, and that includes boys and even men at her workplace too, those, who she knows from school days and yet is willing to put all that on the back-burners to avoid your irrational jealousy, unnecessary competition and your inherent insecurities;
Yes, she can drink and dance just as well as you can, but won't, simply Because you won't like it, even though you say otherwise
One, who can be late from work once in a while when deadlines, just like yours, are to be met;
One, who is doing her level best and wants to make this most important, relationship in her entire life a grand success, if you just help her some and trust her;
One, who just wants one thing from you, as you are the only one she knows in your entire house - your unstinted support, your sensitivities and most importantly - your understanding, or love, if you may call it.
But not many guys understand this......
Please appreciate "HER"

I hope you will do....

amazing moments.......

My typical weekdays generally begin with the birds chirruping outside my room window , seeing the small biological developments of growing fruits and flowers in our small garden .Followed by invasion of material world gadgets.My scooty then takes me over a short 15 minutes ride starting from small field to the housing societies and then into a place where everything is man made.(the busy roads where spotting a green healthy leave is impossible.)Then comes my office bus taking me far far away from this world , where few people work to earn there bread and butter.(The place has so many trees beside and on the way that it can be called to be situated in a jungle)I have been complaining about the location of the place saying i am lost in jungle and getting away,cut out from the world.I wish my office would have been in The CITY.Little did i ever realise that i was gifted.After many days i was in the city yesterday.Between the huge multistoreyed buildings, between the never will be empty roads , between the smoke , the noise , the pollution.And then came flashing the amazing moments the jungle has given me. The squirrel dancing on the trees to cracking a nut, a big snail crawling along the road ,the seasonal flowers along the paths , the mushrooms (almost 30 cm dia), peacocks and peahens , stories of snakes , the just born birds in there nests ,to the dancing feather falling down from a tree (just imagine a feather falling down ,swirling along like that beautiful girl in flowing gown in a ball dance). Just cant imagine i had taken them for granted.The few hours in traffic yesterday made me realise, that our nature is just awesome.Wonder how many more surprises for me are in store. I am desperalety waiting to get amused.


Kind attention pls: Do anything to save our nature. Its precious.