Resolutions @ 2011

Ummmm… its that time of the year again… when u make multiple promises to self... aka make ur resolutions. :P

So… here i go again… RESOLUTIONS@2011!

1. BECOME INDEPENDENT; u have lived on ur father’s income a long time… time to get independent & possibly repay!

2. SAVE; when u make money… u must learn to save… u gotta get rid of ur education loan asap!

3. SAY NO WHEN NEEDED; you will be working soon… u better know when to say no… else u will end up committing much more than u can deliver!

4. WATCH NEWS; ok… u don’t like aaj tak & zee news… u always have BBC & CNBC… & u have 2 televisions for God’s sake!

5. READ; daily dose of newspaper & a monthly dose of magazine & novels!

6. BE DIPLOMATIC; agar ghee seedhi ungli se na niklay… toh ungli tedi karo… u gotta learn to work around things to get what u really want!

7. AVOID FIGHTS; if it will turn into a fight… walk away from the topic... but if ur not allowed to walk away… ensure u make ur point clear enough to avoid the topic popping up again!

8. DON’T FORGIVE; its really no use forgiving… u end up being taken for granted + ur not the forgive & forget type in any case… forgiveness is the key to YOUR unhappiness!

9. HONE YOUR CULLINERY SKILLS; u love eating… make something urself… whaz the use of watching m’chef if u never cook anything??? Cook at least once a month!

10. EAT EVERYTHING; ur fussy... thaz OK… but try everything… will help u develop taste!

11. SHOO AWAY HAIR & SKIN WOES; water is ur solution… its gotten much better since u got water into ur system… drink lozza water maaaaaaaaaaaaan!

12. LIVE FOR SELF… u have lived the way others’ wanted, a long time… ur job must b ur turning point!

& most importantly….

13. FIND TIME FOR SELF; do ur daily dose of su-do-ku, play ur freggin’ scrabble, blog when u feel like… ensure u do something u like EVERYDAY!

Winter Love!

i found this poem hiding in my closet.. Made me realize, i love this season, right from my bachpan time :D

It beeps two times... it beeps some more...

even though it shouldn't... it repeats some more...

please dont beep... any sooner again...

those 5 silent minutes... & then it beeps again...

ah... the winter snooze!

im all tucked up... from head to toe...
capped right up & booted below...
im all zipped up... but i still feel the chill...
sometimes downstream & other times, uphill...
ah.... the winter breeze!

i feel like a baby... who cant walk on its own...
im so stuffed... all clothes, cant feel a bone...
yet, jack frost finds the perfect kissing pose...
& places one tight one... up my nose...

ah.... the winter sneeze!

after all that is said & done...

there still one thing that cant be undone...

i will always love the winter season...

irrespective of rhyme or reason! ;P

The Resolutions.. the Done & the Undone!

Apparently... I had 13 resolutions for the new year 2010... some done.. some, ummm... i guess were impossible... This post is just to see how good i am at keeping promises to myself....

1. DO NOT FIGHT WITH YOUR FOLKS; unless they are being unreasonable!
(oops... now, this didnt happen... we fought.. & we fought a lot.... & for crappy things... from both the ends... so this one is scrapped :()

2. BE NICE TO PEOPLE; but remember, you don't have to be nice to everyone!
(this one was pretty diplomatic... so i will say, i pretty much achieved the same... ratio: 1:1 :))

3. LOOSE WEIGHT! Target 8.5 kilos to be lost by the end of the year!
               EXERCISE! At least 4 times in a week! (did not happen even once a week)
               EAT LESS, WAAAAAAAAAAAK MORE! (certainly did not happen)
(but thanks to internship... i lost a lotta weight in one go... lost 5.5 kilos... i guess its good enough... dont wanna loose anymore... so, lets say this was achieved, 1:2 :P)

4. GET A BOYFRIEND... you need someone to vent your frustration on! lol!
(got 1... apparently just got another person to fight with & increase my stress level... lol :D, 1:3)

5. IMPROVE YOUR DRESSING SENSE... i mean you can at least co-ordinate your clothes... right?
(seems it got better... loosing weight helped i guess... :P 1:4)

6.START READING
              The Newspaper: TOI n ET! (ha ha ha ha ha ha)
              Novels: any... just to get a head start into reading! (ha ha ha ha ha ha)
(guess my laughter says it all... 2:4)

7. TAKE CARE OF YOUR SKIN
              Drink lozza water. (tried.. lots in summers, decent enough in winters)
              Eat right... sleep right... think right (anyways, stress is NOT good)! (no... no.. & no :()
(but main motive achieved.. skin looks better.... so 2:5)

8. LOOK NICE... it will help you deceive yourself in times of misery!
(tried.. no help... :( 3:5)

9. SMILE.. you have an amazing smile... you just might have a boi fall for it! :P
(done dona done done ;P 3:6)

10. LAUGH: sometimes, when you laugh real hard.. your stomach gets a work out.. so laugh out your fat!
(hell yea.. laughed till i cried multiple times :D 3:7)

11. HELP MA... she knows how to get pa's permission for things you can't get permission for yourself!
(freak... this one NEVER happened... i must ensure i dont have such impossible ones in my resolution lists :'( 4:7)

12. STOP BEING DISGUSTING, IRRITATING & a PERVERT... be susheel!
(impossible... :( :( :( 5:7... seems my undone count is on an ever increase :()

13. CONTINUE YOUR BLOG... some people love it.. some like it... some dislike... some detest it.. most do not care... but you.. you love it... so keep up the work!
(the count came down like crazy... but i still wrote... cuz i love writing :P 5:8... my done lists is bigger than the undone 1... im sooooooooooooooooooooo happy ;P)

im glad i can keep 8 promises outta the 13 i made to self :D ;P

Why Grow Up?

o no no no no... this ain't gonna be the mango fruity advertisement synopsis... i mean... i agree its their tag line, but i can tell you from experience.. it so is true.. we grow up so old.. we get so mature... we stop dancing in the rain (but go to rain dance parties)... we stop being the adorable child we once were (but call our boyfriend/girlfriend "bacha... babu")... we become mean.. we become selfish... but, whether or not we accept... we still wanna be the very same child at heart.. who does not have to plot & plan or play politics to get attention... so... why grow up??? really???

well, the elders tell us...

you gotta grow up... you dont have no choice... because in this rat race... if ur left behind... then ur just left behind.. u'd never be able to catch up...

ummmmmmmm... ok... so id run along... behind... in front... but where does this rat race end???

& they say... it ends when u have achieved it all...

& when do i get to know that i have achieved it all???

its when u feel deep in ur heart... that now u have gotten everything & u can enjoy life to the fullest....

but what if i never feel that way... cuz u know, when i start to count.. then there are many a rat races... race to be rich... race to be successful... race to get married to a spouse who understands that i may not have enough time for them cuz im running in the race... yet, the race to be the best wife/husband... race to be the best mother/father... race to get our child admitted in the best school... race to ensure that our child aint left behind & is leading in his/her race... race to ensure our child can get the best college education... race to ensure that our child gets the best partner for life... race to ensure our grandchildren love us... race to ensure our children wanna take care of us when we are not in a condition to take care of self... i guess... that will be satisfying... :)

but the funny part is... if my race ends, when my children can take care of me & when i myself am not in a condition to do the same... then, when did i truly enjoy my life? when did i get the little happiness that i can get from dancing in the rain... or talking with friends for hours... or watching my favorite tom & jerry re-runs... or biting all my nails off while watching bourne series for the nth time... or painting for no reason... or doing my daily dose of su-doku from the papers... or reading the archies strip that appears there till date... or laughing till tears float my eyes just because everyone else is laughing like crazy!!!

dint i miss out on these really beautiful moments when i was in the race of growing up? why cant i just simply be... ME!

What i Feel About Life.. My Life!

Sometimes it takes a lifetime to find oneself & it requires conquering many a hurdles & facing many a failures! Sometimes, you know exactly what you are born to be, but, you take the wrong turn, yet, you move on & on in the same direction because its easier to tread that path!

You trade what you want to be with what you can be, but, you never end up satisfied! You know your satisfaction lies in what you want to be not what you have become but going there means starting from the scratch! But, I believe, it is utmost essential in life to be successfully satisfied than being successfully rich!

I believe I have found what I want to be in my life by taking a u-turn post “graduation”! I am an engineer & I have worked with a reputed software firm because I thought it can bring me success & money. Writing software is challenging & it always gave me a sudden rush. But, I always felt a void, as if I was missing out on something important in life!

For some reason, I have always been extremely fascinated with 4 things:

1. Colors
2. People & their behavior
3. Brands
4. Advertisements

What colors mean to me:

I have strong affiliation towards bold & neat colors. Dull colors do not entice me & make me feel as if life is boring. I believe colors add life to lives!

What I learn from others:

I have met many a people in my life & every new person I meet, makes me wonder how he/she is wired. It excites me to see how people behave in certain situations & for this reason; I have evolved as a person. My general observation about most people is that they take it easy until the last minute. Hence, I follow a simple rule when getting work done by others. Create a panic before the situation actually gets out of hand, this helps speeding things up so that the situation actually does not go out of hands, & stand unmoved when the situation is at its worst, this helps keeping the team together & bucking up their morale!

What Brands mean to me:

There are many products that look & feel the same... yet, you buy some & ignore some... what differentiates them is the brand & its influence on you... a blind test proved that Pepsi was better in taste yet, people prefer Coca-Cola... why... this is brand loyalty... this loyalty determines what you buy & what you don't... its funny how you like something yet dont buy it... & its funny how people can be manipulated to like or dislike a brand... this really interests me!

What impact advertisements have on me:

I have this peculiar habit of switching channels when television begins to bore me, but for some reason, I love advertisements! Every time I spot a new ad, I am filled with extreme enthusiasm. My mother tells me, as a kid, I used to throw tantrums while eating & the only way my parents could feed me was by showing me advertisements, I would suddenly become engrost in the ads & they would conveniently feed me!

Hence, I know these four will be utmost important in deciding how much I love what I do & I believe life is all about loving what you do!