Risk, Life, Meaning!

All of us have certain events designed in our sub conscious mind. And sometimes we organise our life to ensure the events designed are perfect and our life is tuned for teh designs to work. I had designed such models in my head when I started my professional life. I always aimed more than I could achieve. The results were awesome. But then came a time, where I woke up each day thinking, "I do not want to live life this way". Everytime I closed my eyes in the night I felt "I wish I had magical powers"! I somehow did not believe I felt this way coz I always thought life had its phases. Sometimes they can be great, good and sometimes they can be so bad. I would convince myself, bad times don't last long. It will be fine. I went on this way for more than a year. Then comes the end of the longanimity of life. There comes the day where you just cannot push it further. I realised I had not been smiling. I realised the precious moments of my life were just ravaged with stupid philosophies of "Phase of Life"!! I realised, I wanted to sleep peacefully. I realised I wanted to be happy. I realised I wanted to spread my happiness and not get a shoulder to cry. I realised that it is now or never. I decided to take the risk of my life. I went against my policy of "Independent Strong Woman" to just a "Strong Woman". I QUIT MY JOB. I have 'n' number of people telling me , "You shouldn't have, till you find another job", "How are you going to manage financially", "You will be dependendt now", "You will get frustrated" and blah blah! But I told them all, I want to live a life of respect. I want to be rich. I want to be sucessful. I want to be happy. I want to have a sound sleep. If I spend the 9 hours of my day in a job that I do not like, the rest of my day gets fucked up. I want to do something which just not gives me the monetary benefits but also makes me sit back and appreciate the small wonders of life! There is nothing called a low phase. Take the risk, there will be only a one thing in life. Satisfaction which will lead to Happiness.

So here I am today, with absolute no regrets of having quit a job in todays world without having another one. I have taken the step of giving my life a nice design and draft. The colours of success will be filled eventually. My life is going to beautiful!!!

Take a risk!! You will not regret! :)

Resume!!

When I first started working, I did not really think much on how my CV should look like. All I did was just put in my qualification and all my co curriculars and the additional talent that i had. It was so easy!!!!!! But today, after around 5 years of work experience, when I sit and think of making a CV, I feel stressed! Yep, Stressed because if I have to write all that I did in the last 5 years, I would never get a job. It seems, recrutires just take 10 seconds to view your Cv and hence, it ought to be short, crisp and PERFECT! Only then you would get exactly the kind of job you want! Initially I had a 2 page Cv with almost everything in it, accomplishments, ambition, qualification, experience blah blah blah. But, this time when I redid my Cv with the help of a fren of mine, I realised certain things:

• Your goal should be apt to your experience and should not be anything that comes out of your head!
• Experience of each organization that you worked for should not have more than 4 to 5 points, preferably bullet points. These points should be the TOP BEST things you have done in your organization. The rest of the good things done by you could be spoken during the interview if needed.
• Technology is at its peak. Every organization has the basic ABC requirements like your computer skills etc. These need not be elaborated. They could just be out in a single sentence under heads like "Additional Information". This could also contain things like special trainings which really hit a punch to the CV, or some talent of yours which could make a difference to the job that you are applying to. This requires loadz of thinking as its diffcult to just put that one talent with which your CV would be heavier.
• Qualifications need not be detailed.

In short , the CV should be exactly a One Page. I am not kidding people. A One Page CV, if you look is just "a page" but trust me, it took me close to 46 hours to make it!! One has to think of "Power Words" while making a CV. If you use simple English and not Power Words , there are less chances that your CV will be shortlisted. The CV should be read several times before you sit back and relax and start uploading. Re-reading will throw out all the grammatical errors. Re-reading will make you relaise that there are better accomplishments of yours and you would want to rephrase certain things. Re-reading makes you change things you thought were the best a proportionate number of times. READ your CV atleast a 100 times!! Get your CV reviewed by people who have similar experience and also people who are from a totally different background. It gives a lot more clarity. Phew....!!! It is a brawny task!!!

I wonder what it would be like to have a job to just make CVs for people. It is interesteing but could definitely be gruelling!

I just know one thing, I am going to redo my CV every 3 months, just to improve it, make it look more reliable and content specific!!

Happy CV writing!

MOMMY!!!

"Ma" is the first word I learnt ever in my life and never knew it would become such a big part of my life, my soul. "Ma" is there when you are happy, when you are sad, when you are excited, when the whole world turns its back on you and the only one you can anyday fall back on!! You grow up with her and then you reach an age where you feel everything she says is outdated, where if she asks you too many questions, you feel she is getting too pecky, where if she tries her best to speak English and be the way you are, you feel insulted.... But then comes a day when you realise that she is the only one who will be there for you no matter what you wear, what you say, what you do and what shit you go through in life. She is there even when your wife would treat her badly, she still would love you juts the way she did earlier.She gives you an Unconditional love at every phase of your life!! Do take some time out of all your busy schedules and ensure that you give atleast a part of your day to your mmum!!!!!!!!

Lonliness kills everyone unless you are insane and prefer to be lonely. No one likes to stay alone, everyone wishes they have people who they love and adore always by their side, irrespective of "sukh" or "dukh". However, at times, you come to a stage where it is difficult for you to leave your independent life and go back to something you always wished for. All my years in Blore, I kept wishing that I had a job in the place where my family is. I wished each day I would get back from work and go home, where I belong. But, I chose this path. I chose to be in Blore, work here, be independednt. I have spent wonderful years here, learnt tremendously, met amazing people. But now have reached a stage where everyone is moving on, but I am finding it difficult to go ahead. I am finding difficlut to cope with my job, difficulty in making new frens, difficulty in taking life as it comes, wonder why each step is becoming difficult. And thus, if there is someone whom I can think of in this difficult times, it is my family and no one else. However, making up my mind to leave everything that I have had here and go back to be with family is difficult, doesnt really satisfy, the thought does not digest but somehow no other door seems to be open. trying to think of a life with family, studies, and basically just those things which I only wished off but never knew that when time comes I would find it difficult to diegst. All this while dreamt of all this but now since it is coming close...I somehow do not feel good!! Irony of my dream and my life!! Wonder when things will fall in place...when lonliness will leave me...when the best days would come back...when i would feel young!!!!!!

The calorie Diet Shift Method

Out of my 25 years of life, I have indulged myself in some or the other physical activity to either lose weight or atleast maintain the same weight for around 11 years. Not to disagree, that I have always been on the heavier side, but one thing is for sure, due to the activities that I have done, I am much more energetic and have loadz of stamina. Every gym, aerobics that I hit, I was always told that control on food, drink loadz of water, have a 8 hours of sleep blah blah blah. Trust me, “No Pain No Gain” but at the end of the day or after few months, you start craving for those fav dishes of yours only because you feel “One life yaar, let me just eat today” “I will work out more tomorrow”. Booommmm goes your diet plans and the hard work that you do at the gym. For a person with my body type, who gains easily but loses slowly, I feel I should never eat all the delectable food ever in my life.

Now, recently, I came across something called the Calorie Diet Shift Method. Its doing wonders, making me feel great and I am sure if I follow it for atleast 6 months, I will definitely see results. Again, 6 months, is for me, my body type, I am sure it differs!
The shifting calories method is a unique diet method which was developed in order to ensure a fast and continuous weight loss.
In contrary to other diet plan which provides a short term weight loss, the Shifting Calories method ensures that you will not gain back the weight you have lost and that you will continue to lose more and more weight for weeks and months.

• You will accomplish this weight loss
• Without depriving yourself of necessary nutrients

Without damaging your health as other diets may cause you to do.
The shifting Calories method is based on changing what you eat from one day to the next. Shifting your calories keeps your metabolism high and gets your body to burn more fat faster.

• You do not starve yourself.
• You don't have to stop eating,
• You just need to keep shifting your calories.
• You keep changing what you eat; you're never bored with your food as with other diets.
• You don't have to eat a specific food group or to stop eating one.
• You don't go hungry or get cravings for an entire food group.
• You can't eat junk food, of course, at least not as much as you like, but you do eat carbs, proteins, fruits, vegetables.
• You can create a menu based on the kind of food that you like and then you just shift it around.
  

The results are amazing!!
Calculate the calories you need to take in per day as per your height and weight, take in only that amount of calories, burn a few taken by working out for an hour!! Trust me its wonderful…
Example:
I had booked tickets for “Dil Bole Hadippa” yesterday and I can never watch a movie without a popcorn or bhelpuri. I just calculated the calories I would be taking in by consuming these, and planned my whole days food intake. End of the day, I did not starve, I substituted my food, I did not deprive myself of the Pop Corn and still managed….!!!
For all the people who want to lose weight, follow this!! It’s the new funda!!! :)

To all the daughters!

Of the numerous forwards I get, this is one which caught my attention and did touch my heart! Miss you dad! Spend as much time as you can with your loved ones, theres no greater peace and happiness than this!!! Here goes the Poem:

He was so proud of his little girlIt was her very first day of school
He walked with her to school that day
And she held his hand all the way
They walked together quiet and sad
A little girl and her loving dadInto the school her father led
But he almost cried when she said Daddy, Daddy please don't go
Don't leave me here all aloneI'll miss you if you go away
And I might need you, can't you stay
Little Daughter please don't cry
You'll be okay so dry your eyes
You have our memories in your heart
We're together though we're apart

He sat up front on her wedding day
And cried as his daughter walked away
Later that night he watched her dance
He sat there waiting for his chance
The band started to play their song
Father and daughter danced along
She looked at him and saw a tear
Then leaned and whispered in his ear
Daddy, Daddy I have to goI hate to leave you all alone
I'll miss you when I go away
But if you need me then I'll stay
Little Daughter I'll be just fine
I'll love you always you are mine
I have our memories in my heart
We're together though we're apart

She came in his room and kissed his head
Then sat next to his hospital bed
He took her hand and held it tight
And wished he had the strength to fight
They sat together quiet and sad
A daughter and her dying dad
He saw the tears she tried to hide
She looked at him and then she cried
Daddy, Daddy please don't goDon't leave me here all aloneI
'll miss you when you go away
I still need you, you have to stay
Little Daughter I love you so I want to stay but have to go
I'll always be here in your heart
We're together though we're apart

Easy to recognise a Mysorean!

Mysore cannot be experienced in holidays or weekends. Like a creeper growing and encircling the staff, you have to live, and grow with Mysore to experience it. You have to be with the ajjis (granny) who have seen you from the time you were soooo small, where the maid who works in your house is your family maid, your ajji had "recruited" her mother.When you go on an evening walk, the poojari of the Ram mandir stops and chats with you, and moves on saying there is a pooja at 5 next morning, that's Mysore for you.¬When you walk a little ahead and the librarian says he has the latest copy of "Kasturi" or "Mayura" (magazines), that's Mysore for you.When the milkman sees you on a walk, and delivers an extra half litre without being asked, that's! Mysore for you.Mysore is when you board a bus at the bus-stand and conductor-uncle gives you a ticket without asking.Mysore is when you collect little red 'gulganji' seeds on your way back home from KukkarahaLLi Lake.Mysore is when you come by the Tippu express, and you find someone going in your direction to drop you off.Mysore is when elephants are marched in from the forests for Dussehra or where the "yuva dasara" takes place in the open air theater at Manasagangotri.Mysore is when you wait for your copy of "Star of Mysore".Mysore is when the English movies are only at Rajkamal or Sterling.Mysore is when there are student body elections in Sarada-Vilas.Mysore is the eternal SJCE-NIE feud.Mysore is when Jayciana, Technics is (BE-college functions).Mysore is when you got your project report bound in Saraswatipuram.Mysore is having grape juice at RTO circle.Mysore is buying vegetables at Agrahara.Mysore is buying plantain leaves in NanjumaLige, savoring the aroma of the agarbatti factory behind.Mysore is eating ice-creams at Penguin or at the oldest ice-cream centre at Mysore which is PHALAMRUTA.Mysore is eating dosa at Mylari Hotel.Mysore is eating hot pakodas and bajjis on a breezy Friday evening at chamundi hills or climbing that 1001 steps on a early Sunday morning to touch the clouds.Mysore is having biriyani early in the morning, near Philo's church.Mysore is drinking sugarcane juice near KukkarahaLLI Lake.Mysore is munching corn-on-the-cob in the palace foreground.Mysore is eating churumuri at near Ballal circle-oppsite park Mysore is when I grew up in Mysore.My Mysore.Mysore before GRS, before the under bridge in front of Saraswatipuram Fire Brigade, before Infosys, before Ring-Road.Those who grew up in that Mysore, will relate to me more than those who came to Mysore, for a three-month stint in ! Infy or a week's holiday to enjoy its serenity. Than those, who think Mysore is a good place to invest.Than those, who think chilling out in Mysore is just CCD or Pizza Corner.Oh, How they misunderstand my pretty home!!!