A nice weekend!!!

Friday night, I came back from office at 9.45 pm. Though I was tired after a rather loaded day, I had my spirits high since it was Friday and that meant the next two days were mine!! The weekend had come. Two days of relaxing and fun probably. “Probably” because the fun part wasn’t entirely my call. There were my friends and my cousin to be consulted for it as well.

Anyways, so it was about 10pm when I entered my flat to find my my cousin and 2 of my flat-mates already home. We had dinner as usual, and then sat down to plan the activites for the next two days. I usually am not much of a weeknd planner, but there were chores to be finished this time so we had to decide where to get the stuff we needed from, when to go blah blah!!

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Daily Horoscope -7th June 2010

AriesAries

You can enchant the one you have your eye on. Whether this relates to business or pleasure, wanting to win this person over will help you get clear about who you are and the specific gifts you have to offer the world. You will have a much clearer view of where you are going.

TaurusTaurus

Doing things in the optimum moment requires you to be observant, intuitive and confident enough to make a move. The confidence comes from knowing that you have the goods. Tips that come from proven ones may turn out to be worthless this time.

GeminiGemini

Your intelligence is indisputable. But having the right game plan will make the biggest difference in your ability to benefit from your keen mind. Keep honing your strategy. For some of you it may be the first time for ages that you have had the chance to get really close to loved ones.

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Word for the week

Sacrosanct

Meaning – Regarded as sacred and inviolable; very sacred or holy

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Laughter Dose

After a long time, here something to cheer you up.. :)

A mechanic was removing a cylinder head from the motor of a Harley motorcycle when he spotted a well-known heart surgeon in his shop.

The surgeon was there, waiting for the service manager to come and take a look at his bike.

The mechanic shouted across the garage, “Hey, Doc, can I ask you a question?”

The surgeon a bit surprised, walked over to the mechanic working on the motorcycle. The mechanic straightened up, wiped his hands on a rag and asked, “So Doc, look at this engine. I open its heart, take valves out, fix ‘em, put ‘em back in, and when I finish, it works just like new. So how come I get such a small salary and you get the really big bucks, when you and I are doing basically the same work?”

The surgeon paused, smiled and leaned over, and whispered to the mechanic…

“Try doing it with the engine running.”

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Google wrongly collected information people have sent over unencrypted wi-fi networks

Google admitted that it might have been mistakenly collecting samples of payload data from open (i.e. non-password-protected) WiFi networks. The issue came to light after German authorities asked to audit the data the company’s Street View cars gathered as they took photos viewed on Google maps.

Google said during a review, that it found it had “been mistakenly collecting samples of payload data from open networks”.

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So Nokia again sues Apple for patent infringement!!

Nokia, the world’s biggest cell phone manufacturer sues Apple Corp. after the announcement of the sale of the iPad Tablet computer in 9 other countries outside US.

Apple announces iPad tablet sale outside US on 28 May, and on 7 May the Nokia lawsuit come about patent infringement. Nokia has about 5 important technologies used for enhance speech to its credit, along with Data transmission and Antenna innovation for the compact devices, and Apple is using them in their iPad 3G and IPhone. The Cell Phone manufacturer also provided information about this case in their press release.

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Life Goes On..

These three words sum up the single, most evident and undeniable truth faced by human kind. Whatever you may do or say, whoever you may be, at the end of the day, the bottom line is, one day you are in this world.. and the next day you’re not; and that day, the lives of people connected to you may pause momentarily.. but before you know it, everything, and everyone goes back to normal. It has to.
You may have affected numerous lives, but in the end, when you leave this world, all that is left behind is your memory… a virtual concept. And I believe, the way people remember you, if they do, doesn’t depend upon the way you were related to them or the way you talked to them. It depends upon how you made them feel…..
When my maternal grandfather passed away about 9 years ago, (gosh.. has it really been that long??) I could see the pain in my mother’s heart, flowing through her eyes. I could see the devastation on my maternal grand-mother’s face. I know their lives are still affected by it, they’ll always be, yet today, they are living their lives, just like they were living them prior to the tragedy. Thats the way its supposed to be.
A few days ago, as I woke up and saw the time in my mobile, I also, obviously, happened to see the date. And I realised it had been a month since my paternal grandfather passed away….. it had been a month already!! And then, it hit me again, our lives had resumed their normal course yet again. A person, who was fit and healthy just a month ago, just 30 days ago, is now no longer with us in this world. We can’t see him or touch him ever again… and yet……. our lives are moving on… they always will. ‘Coz thats how its supposed to be.
Both my grandfathers were really thick friends since their childhood. That’s how my parents ended up getting married (the traditional Indian arranged marriage way). Earlier, whenever I used to bow infront of the almighty, I used to think of my maternal grandfather, ‘coz that’s where I imagined him to be. Now, I think of both my grandfathers sitting together and smiling down upon me, showering their blessings. It does prick me sometimes…  thinking of my grandpa up there, still can’t believe it sometimes, but I know its true…….
And I imagine them talking to me sometimes when I miss them a little too much… and with my maternal grandpa, I always talk like a grown-up…… but with my paternal grandpa…… I’m always the little girl… his little princess that I always was…….. and always will be…….
And that’s what makes my belief in this saying stronger…… “People may not remember what you said, or what you did…… but they will always remember how you made them feel…………..”
And thats how another day of my life passes by…………… life goes on….

These three words sum up the single, most evident and undeniable truth faced by human kind. Whatever you may do or say, whoever you may be, at the end of the day, the bottom line is, one day you are in this world.. and the next day you’re not; and that day, the lives of people connected to you may pause momentarily.. but before you know it, everything, and everyone goes back to normal. It has to.

You may have affected numerous lives, but in the end, when you leave this world, all that is left behind is your memory… a virtual concept. And I believe, the way people remember you, if they do, doesn’t depend upon the way you were related to them or the way you talked to them. It depends upon how you made them feel…..

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Missing you…..

The very first memory I have of you is… you carrying me in your arms trying to quite down my wailing as ma and papa weren’t at home. I was 3 or maybe 4 years old…..
You tried everything; from candy to some rhymes to dancing infront of me… everything you could possibly do to make me stop crying.. but nothing worked. At last, you made me sit on our home’s outer wall and made me see in the direction where ma papa were supposed to return from…… and I quieted down.. expecting to see them any minute………..
That was the first of the many lessons you taught me…….. you gave me hope…
All through me and bhaiya’s (elder brother’s) childhood, you treated us as precious little creatures… protecting us from every hardship. Giving us your unconditional… boundless love……. sometimes even to the point of spoiling us….. but we know you simply couldn’t stop showing the deep love you had for us…
Right from my nursery standard… to my first year of college… you were there……. dropping me off and picking me up….. every one at my school and at college had started recognizing you, and everyday after school or college, if I wasn’t already at the gate….. some kid would come running to inform me….. “Sukriti, tere dadaji aa gaye..” (Sukriti, you’re grandpa has come…)….. and I would rush outside, to find you standing in the burning sun……. with a huge smile on your face and a hug waiting for me…… waiting to take me home……
You remember the audio tape that has my voice with your, ma and papa’s voice in it?? I was about 5 years old at that time. You know what I remember most about that tape….. its our fight. The way you would just say something to make me shout and fight with you….. I remember each and every word of that little fun fight.. I’ll always do……….. and I’m thankful that there is something that I have through which I can hear you, anytime…..
Apart from that too….. you know what I hear everytime I look at your picture thats kept infront of me….. “Aye mera beta…….” (Oh, my child..) and I can see your smiling face… the same smile you used to have everytime you said those words…
You know.. after coming to Pune….. so far away from home.. I had promised myself that I’d be strong.. and I did succeed to some extent except a few occasions when I’d talk to ma or papa and get a little emotional…… but you know… everytime, I talked to you….. heard your voice and felt the love in it…… I just couldn’t control myself…… and all I would want would be to book the next flight and come home and feel your warm hug……… the ever loving… ever present… protective warm hug………
Just wish I could hug you one more time Daddy ji……
I pray to God, that wherever you are… you are healthier, happier, and at peace now….. I know you’ll always watch all of us….. watch garandma, papa, ma, bua, bhaiya and me….. I know you’re always with us……… I know everytime I look into that picture of yours, you look back at me with the same smile of yours…….
My grandpa… my daadu… my Daddy ji… I’ll always love you so much…….. and I’ll always miss you…….

The very first memory I have of you is… you carrying me in your arms trying to quite down my wailing as ma and papa weren’t at home. I was 3 or maybe 4 years old…..

You tried everything; from candy to some rhymes to dancing infront of me… everything you could possibly do to make me stop crying.. but nothing worked. At last, you made me sit on our home’s outer wall and made me see in the direction where ma papa were supposed to return from…… and I quieted down.. expecting to see them any minute………..

That was the first of the many lessons you taught me…….. you gave me hope…

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If You Could See Me Now

200px-CeceliaAhern_IfYouCouldSeeMeNowAuthor : Cecelia Ahern

Remember some time ago I reviewed a book by this author named – “A Place Called Here”.. ? I promised you that over time I’ll be reviewing other books by her. And here I am fulfilling my promise. :) “If You Could See Me Now” is another beuatiful book written by Cecelia Ahern and just like all her other books this one has a magical touch to it.

The two central characters of this book include a young lady in her late twenties, unmarried and successful interior designer and a guy also in his late twenties who’s job is to make people smile. Now you’d say, that isn’t really work is it. As a matter of fact, it is for this guy, because he is an imaginary friend – someone who becomes visible to you only if you believe in miracles, and need emotional help and support.

Yes I was a little taken aback by the theme too, and to be honest, I didn’t know that one of the central characters was imaginary, or else I’d never have ventured reading this one. It would just seemed a little too kiddish. Only after reading through about 3 chapters was it made clear that the guy was an imaginary friend. I contemplated for some time, and then decided to give it a shot. Well guess what… it worked!!

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Fools Rule!!

This being the official month for fooling your friends, I thought, why not dedicate a post to it! Well, I know its just the 1st of April thats regarded as Fool’s Day, but, where I come from, we have this silly kinda notion which says that whatever happens on the begining of a new period, would continue till the end.

For instance, if you wake up late on the 1st of Januray, you’re gonna wake up late the whole year around. Or maybe, if you spent a lot on the first day of the week, keep a check on your wallet ‘coz you’re gonna spend a lot the entire week. Silly… stupid even… I know, but we tease each other on this thought none-the-less. If nothing else, it brings around some smiles and fun.

So, this post is dedicated to the funniest month of the year – The Fool’s month! That’s April. Gosh… its April already, wasn’t new year just a week ago??!!………….. anyways,

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