tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11948186478387467212024-03-26T23:37:16.190-07:00New Girl in the CityRakshithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05341214727937814039noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194818647838746721.post-85396029324585035282016-07-11T02:59:00.000-07:002016-07-12T21:22:32.907-07:00Live and Love the Life<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">May be it was all destined to
happen by the almighty that I come in
the middle of someone’s life story long back and be able tell a story of my own today. As its part of many bad human
nature to complain about things we did not get to enjoy or what we were
deprived of because of some reason but there
are also few great things which happen to us and we forget to think and smile about them with
gratitude for who or what made it happen
one among them is childhood.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I believe childhood is very
special period of everyone’s life where in no worries, no foes, no
fear , no hindsight biased discussions, no
pre notions yes of course there is less
freedom always under care and consent of loved ones. Don’t do that , don’t go
there ,don’t eat that, don’t throw that, don’t touch that etc.ets too many “No&Don’t”s..I
also have lot of good memories .<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">However old , rich, busy parents
are they always try to do best of what they can to their little ones. I
remember a scene from my childhood,
during my third standard we were living in a paying guest then. Where I and my
elder brother went to our school staying there, as my grandmother was ill and bedridden my mom
had to take care of her in our village so
she left us as paying guest in a
catholic family from where I learnt some<i> Konkani</i>(language
spoken by Christians in and around Udupi ) and Christian prayers too.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">During our stay in that boarding house my Amma would visit me twice or
thrice in a month, those were like our full moon days as she wouldn’t only come with love and care but
also get a bag full of snacks ,</span><b><span style="background: white; color: #252525; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;"> chyawanprash </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">and a <b>bottle of goodness- Horlicks</b> .Our most tastier and healthiest form of milk too. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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milk +vitamins(A,C,D,E,B1,B5,B6,B12, biotin acid ,folic acid, calcium and fibre)
which is called as <b>Horlicks</b>
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manufactured and sold by GlaxoSmithKline in many countries</span><span style="background: #f9fdef; color: #555555; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 8.0pt; line-height: 115%;">.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In India as we all know we have
lost lot of things after the British ruled us and we curse them for the pain and distress
they caused among our forefathers but
somewhere in the corner they have left
behind few good things for us to
continue and take it further for our social development like railways, education system, convent schools as well as this magical jar of goodness named HORLICKS which
was initially consumed only by the Indian soldiers of the British Indian Army ,they
brought it back to India with them as a supplement to the diet. Since then, it
became a family drink and even was a kind of status symbol in the rich Indian
society.</span><o:p></o:p><br />
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in the year 2003 to bring in some changes with the changing times and
introduced new flavours to drink such as toffee, vanilla, honey, chocolate and
elaichi ( cardamom). They also brought in variants such as Junior Horlicks, Mother’s Horlicks, Women’s Horlicks, Lite Horlicks, and Horlicks Gold.</span><o:p></o:p><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Horlicks provides kids all most every
important vitamin a kid requires for a healthy physical and mental growth in its childhood. Along with all this
it also helps kids get sound sleep which is the foremost reason for healthy leaving.
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Rakshithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05341214727937814039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194818647838746721.post-87892400198637722802015-09-27T10:20:00.000-07:002015-09-27T10:55:21.841-07:00Bhai Bola Blog<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">This blog post is a tribute
to one of my special friend Anirudh Shetty he is a poet, philosopher, blogger,
traveller, engineer, many more, finally, he is always a special brother
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> To start with history I met him at an campus interview, luckily
destiny had us both placed in same company at same location ,spoke to him on
the first day of office knowing he was a Mangalorean I was happy as if I found
an Island in a big ocean. In a very small time we became good friends. As
he could see the fact that I was all new for that place and people, and how skeptical
I was at things being different out there he saw the urge in me to express things .After hearing that one of
my hobbies was writing he lit this
magical spark in my life and pushed me to start this blog which is an year old infant today.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> Back then if that #<b>sachchiAdvice
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action today I wouldn’t have been here. As
he himself was a self motivated blogger he made me experience and observe the
minute things of joy going around in every individuals lives , not just merely
see it, at times he made me part of
it too.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> As a small instance to explain how some moments in my life will
be nostalgic always are my first flight was a free flight from Mumbai to Mangalore
which I travelled with him as he won it in a blogging contest. Yeah, flying
is no big deal nowadays if you have little more money but for a mediocre like
me it was a moment<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">of joy forever the first
ever <b>take off</b>. Air hostess had an
eye on me or else I would have been shouting like hoooooooooooooooo-Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
I am flying freeeeeeeeee in both ways as if I was on a giant wheel or something.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> All those memorable moments have actually indirectly influenced
me to take my blog much farther. I would often get an
opportunity (free pass entry) just with the tag of <b>blogger</b> and <b>friend</b> of a
blogger to attend various events with him. I attended Univercell exhibition Colaba, Tata Literature Fest at NCPA , Bolt
arena at Vashi which had also helped us
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> Only after I came down to Bangalore I have taken the courage
to attend the blogger’s meets independently
, make new blogger friends , write about new incidents and accidents and be in
track. Somewhere, someday, somebody might be our family members, friends, teacher
or even a passer-by may be the reason behind our right
decisions which later followed by fruits of success for which we owe them at least a soul felt thank
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">So here I am conveying
my gratitude to Anirudh Shetty, It
really meant a lot to me that one true #<b>sachchiAdvice
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Rakshithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05341214727937814039noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194818647838746721.post-37079607191159689212015-09-26T10:21:00.003-07:002015-09-26T10:23:50.192-07:00Dekho Dekthe Raho<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Tata has always been known for its pragmatic approach to consumer-centric innovation. In taking this tradition a step further, direct broadcast satellite television provider Tata Sky has come up with a revolutionary technological break-through to keep its customers spanning 14.5 million homes happy. On the 2nd of Sep, 2105 the Tata Sky team launched their new SetTopBox(STB) with a recording + transferring option. With a 500GB storage you can now record and later watch a plethora of your favorite shows and movies, this feature now gives you the flexibility of recording programs by sending a user request through your phone, while you are away from the TV. These recorded programs can be transferred and streamed straight on your android or iOS device to view on the go.</div>
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The above ad will show a real family saga for remote and the fight among themselves for the love of their TV program.</div>
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Well speaking about my favorite shows, I wish we had this feature when I was a 10 year old kid watching Shaktimann. I remember as vividly as yesterday the lessons India’s first superhero taught us kids on those Sunday afternoons. It was so much fun to enjoy the innocent and healthy humor in those episodes. Even today while offering a genuinely affectionate apology to my brother I end up saying, sorry Shaktimann.I think as kids it instilled in us the belief that anything is possible and inspired us to imbibe the right set of values. </div>
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Also, it’s only now that I can appreciate the magnanimity of bringing to Indian homes the epic of Mahabharata. All those memories of some of the most iconic mannerisms on screen bring back the nostalgia. Wish I could record all the 94 episodes and watch them as and when I felt like. </div>
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Our nation today has far more mobile phones than there are toilets. What was once a luxury of the privileged few has today became a necessary accessory. Make no bones about it, almost everyone you and I know, owns more than one smartphone. We almost live our lives out of our phones, then why not watch a bit of TV on it? The all new Tata Sky Transfer+ makes it cool and convenient to do so. </div>
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Ghar se Bahar ho ya office ke andhar ho<br />
Jab chaye, kidar chahe udar<br />
bina internet ,bina laptop, chintha chodo aaramse mobile pe TV dekho.<br />
cartoon ho ya wrestling,<br />
cooking ho ya cid,<br />
traffic me phase ho tho record kardo apki favourite tv show !!<br />
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Rakshithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05341214727937814039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194818647838746721.post-25842954326272178792015-08-21T02:18:00.000-07:002015-08-21T19:48:36.638-07:00 Reconnecting Net-Work<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Recently my brother decided to opt for work from home since his office was too
far and in peak hours travelling in public transport in Bangalore is a real
pain for bangloreans. As the speed of airtel 4G
network was already a hot topic in his office without having
a second thought very next day he brings home this new little
member to our family that is airtel 4G HOTSPOT portable Wi-Fi router whom
I named as “AG” .I know naming a router would sound silly and childish but
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All this started when so many years back the first ARPANET link
technically transferred some data back in 1969<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>between the <span style="font-family: '', serif, '', serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_California,_Los_Angeles" title="University of California, Los Angeles">University of California, Los
Angeles</a></span> (<span style="font-family: '', serif, '', serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UCLA" title="UCLA">UCLA</a></span>) and the <span style="font-family: '', serif, '', serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_Research_Institute" title="Stanford Research Institute">Stanford Research Institute</a></span> .Which lit the fire
for future networked computers which we now call as<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>internet</b>. Some statistics say
in 1983 only 1% of data was being circulated through digital communications but
by the time we were born back in 1992 rate was increased to 51% by 2001
it was already 97% and its said that by December 2014 India alone
had crossed 300million internet users this is all history n stats .<o:p></o:p></div>
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Let's make it simple when we come down to our own lives there was time
when people used to see God s photo pray and then sleep but now it's a different
scenario where in people updating status in WhatsApp starting from breakfast they
had till the supper at night ,click pictures (selfie) along with person
you meet and upload on Facebook and other social networking
sites while they could actually have had their quality time with that
person instead. “<b>No comments</b>” as I am a youngster too ,willing to
live a happy and cherishing life, may be life has reformed
that way these days. Choices people make, priority they give are different from
what it used to be back then.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Other side of the same coin I would say is umpteen numbers of advantages
if you are good at using internet for good, sources of information are
plenty, it has made our life super easy from paying electricity bills to
buying groceries to house is all made just at reach of a button click. I won’t
even try talking about ways of entertainment through internet because it is
unlimited.<o:p></o:p></div>
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When we our life is so much dependent on internet having a Hi-speed internet
connection becomes one of the basic needs like air, food and
shelter for somebody like us living in this social world. Which has become the
most wanted object at home.(<b>AG</b>)So here I am using by brother’s Airtel4G
super fast connection for submitting this blog post.<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I have been pondering lately on the similarities between a pasta
well made and a life well lived. Just as the right amount of ingredients cooked
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pasta, the right mix of various aspects intelligently blended make for a
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It was another boring cloudy Sunday evening, with thoughts of
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wee bit of spice to my life I had this crazy idea of trying the hand at Pasta.</div>
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Though I am a foodie ,after being in hostel all these years I had not much access to a kitchen or to
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that tasty food entering tummy will
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I would like to start my first ever session of precious pasta cucina(cooking) <span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">with<b> Del Monte Gourmet Spirali Pasta </b></span>which is made of high
protein durum wheat suitable for diet freaks and also yummy for foodies like me.Now moving to the business end, let’s look at the journey of
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<b>Recipe</b>: <b>Indo-Italian pasta </b></div>
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<b>Ingredients</b>:
Delmonte Gourmet Spirali Pasta-250 gm, Fresh Cream (milk)-100ml, Vegetables of your choice-1 cup,
sweet corn for added flavor-1 cup, pepper powder, grated cheese, salt as per your
taste buds, olive oil-2tbsp.</div>
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<b>Serves</b>: 2</div>
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Rakshithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05341214727937814039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194818647838746721.post-25138691732532562182015-08-08T22:36:00.004-07:002015-08-08T22:38:57.627-07:00Day @HardRock Cafe<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Saturday was a day marked in my calendar , because it was Indiblogger’s meet
hosted by Flipkart at HardRock cafe.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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was actually my third blogger’s meet after coming to Bangalore , since our
first meet at Zuri we have a peer bloggers group we meet and then be there on
time together and have fun with all the fellow bloggers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I am new to Bangalore this was the first time for me there(@HR cafe) and it was a memorable one .Once the band
performance was over it was the time for us, the bloggers to open up express
our self and say something special about our blog which was hosted by Anoop. Later we got to know that there were gift vouchers from Flipkart for
our special introduction too.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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a while Flipkart team took charge and
briefed us about how vast Flipkart was functioning. As per the casual QA round
held there the number of products in FlipKart is 30 Million+, number might
have gone a bit high within a week by their new Image Search modulation of
shopping made easy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> When I heard the number I was wondering how do they manage to keep up so many promises that
they give every minute, I would say every order they take is a promise of “under
promise over deliver”. It needs lot of communication , collaboration for
bringing it all together. I remember person from Flipkart meet explaining an incident
when he asked ' whom do you work for?' with
an employee at big warehouse he said ‘<b>I
work for Internet</b>’ that’s the answer for how vast the network is ,people
don’t even know where the product will be sent to ,so many vehicles, so many
hands..<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> Then the team provides
us with a demo of their new and exciting “<b>Image
Search</b>” which gives more power to shoppers, by reducing the effort of
describing the products they wish to buy. Image Search is a different and smart
new thought which lets the individual to search & buy things that they see , just with a click of image. Once the
demo was over our attentive bloggers started
shooting them with chains of questions.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> Event was continued later with the
activities for bloggers ,then we
all got a free copy of “<b>10 LoveStories</b> ,An Indiblogger
Selection” which adds one more reason why we need to keep blogging and stay with
<b>Indiblogger</b>
Team forever .<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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that is something every blogger dreams of right <b>GETTING PUBLISHED!!<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">#HardRockCafe,#Beer,#Music,#IndiBloggerTeam,#FlipKart,<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">#Bangalore&Weather,#ChocolateBrownies,#10LoveStories,</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">#GiftVouchers,</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">#Bloggers,#HellYeah…</span></b></div>
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Rakshithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05341214727937814039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194818647838746721.post-36628147294003469282015-07-09T08:08:00.001-07:002016-04-12T07:25:53.103-07:00Die with diet OR live the honey diet<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><b> </b></span><b style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Human body is the best
picture of the human soul.</b><br />
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Somebody once said "<b><i>You
are what you eat</i><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></b>"
(Mentally&Physically) I find it very thoughtful from my personal
experience . At times when I knew only "hunger" until
I came across the word "Health" I actually was
hogging like"<span class="apple-converted-space"><b> </b></span><b>I lived
only for eating</b><span class="apple-converted-space"><b> and only Eating</b></span>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">As soon as the charm of film
industry , glamour world filled with mesmerising personalities ,they
caught my teenage mind, brought a thought of health consciousness
,beauty and many more .That is what the basic schema for advertisement
right..??So if things are reasonable and if intentions aren't bad then I don't
see a flaw in people like me following anybody who is right.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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& drinks from simple "bread butter " till the costliest "Sizzlers" I ever had in my life , Frankly speaking may be
my life circumstances when things were not going good around me ,might
have made me susceptible to everything and anything today which is
edible. Craving is a feeling which is almost like an addiction for people
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morning began with drinking lots of water ,eating sprouts
,jogging for an hour or so, then freshen up have a healthy breakfast attend
lecture ,come back to hostel eat some light food , play some games freshen up
do some college work have light dinner some fruits and sleep well and
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also happy living because back then though I couldn't achieve
Kareena 's "ideal zero figure " still didn't end up with a "3 pack of
tyre around my belly". However bad the food was ,I never skipped my food even if it was my internal or external exams or even if it
was my final project demo it was never an excuse for me ,if you were a
engineer then you would know what it takes to score passing marks by last
moment studying. when all my friends where<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>dying </b>and stu<b>dying</b> without
food and sleep I would just do all that other way and smile at myself and say my
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">I never compromised with my addiction
either : sweets, chocolates, icecream, chats, chicken etc all that you would just
put them in the list of "unhealthy food " if consumed regularly
and excessively. But I believe with a presence of thought knowing ,my
health is my food habits(food & habits) living the life you love will
not harm you instead you will be able to love the life you live which
won't be all easy for those who follow crash diets .<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Another route for same destination
,wherein people whom i would refer as
"diet freaks", were actually rude to them self & their body especially , without proper
food intake avoiding all they loved , taking some random capsules and medicines
shown in the ads just with a hope of seeing them self have a
drastic change of physic being unaware of double drastic reverse
effects. Basically these kind of crash diets and stuff will make you hate
everything you love which will soon make you find excuses to skip the
routine and finally reach back to square(original you) or make even worse sometimes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">As we all know nature is an eternal gift presented by God which every living
being has a right to use and not to destroy. So the sweetest one of
those is "honey" .I remember my childhood days mom giving me honey
and pepper powder as a remedy for cough
which could only make me sleep
peacefully. This is just an instance of my experience, there are lot more
unrevealed benefits from honey, so following this honey diet will really be
fruitful and make you glamorous I believe.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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glistened with gratitude. Although it seems like blowing my own trumpet I would
like to share a story where I decided to create a special moment for my mother,
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After some six months away from family
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and ecstatic to see my parents after sometime. To tell you the truth, I got a
free pass on Indian Railways all the way from Mumbai… how it is accomplished
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me being a movie buff had seen in movies all these years when a hero (heroine)
returns home after many years of working; she brings all new clothes, sweets,
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Like a lightening out of the blue;
a silver lining stuck my cell (phone). I got an SMS saying your account has
been credited with 8,748Rs. My Sweet mom (in mock anger) said, will you keep
that phone inside or shall I throw it right away? You come home once in a year
and your phone keeps making tring --tring all day. I apologized (not mockingly)
with a smile, no mummy, sorrii it was just a message; and pushed the phone
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While I was wondering what at the
source of this unexpected abundance, a sting operation by my loving friends
bought revealed that, it was a refund of our hostel deposits from the good old (6
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Next day, it was time to say good-bye;
seek my parents blessings, and respond to the (post-weekend) call of duty.
Before boarding the bus to Mumbai, I shopped the following items for my parents
especially for mom a side bag which was in need for mummy badly since long but
never disclosed, saree her birthday dress, then some more snacks and
sweets.<span style="color: red;"> </span>I kept all this at a shop my mother
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Next morning, I called my mom and
wished her a very happy birthday ---- It ached my heart to leave home a day
before her birthday, then I consoled myself; convinced of my plans to make up
for it. Not that, buying stuff is a substitute for spending quality time with
your near and dear ones, but still ----. I told her that I forgot some items in
a hurry, and she should collect them from the shop. She brought the whole parcel home and called
up and asked what was there in it? Later when she opened it; her first
reaction was, “why did you waste so much money? Instead you could have
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Even if she scolded me at the beginning;
I could sense the jubilation from an experience my mother never had before. It
made me feel good when she shared her feeling of happiness with my brother. It
was perhaps for the first time she had received so many gifts for herself on
her special day. Thank you ma for giving me everything; this very life is your
blessing and benediction. You made me realize the truth that,God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers.<span style="color: #00b050;"></span></div>
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Rakshithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05341214727937814039noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194818647838746721.post-51021079869631883542015-01-29T02:22:00.000-08:002015-01-29T02:22:26.675-08:00Being Woman..<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Being Woman.....<br />
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Every Queen Bee was once a mere cocoon engulfed in its own skin for protection from its freedom. Today I would like to share the story of one such bee that’s come out of its cocoon and that’s me!<br />
I grew-up in a small village named after a number in kannada, Thombathu.<br />
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This place is about 100 kms from Mangalore and back in my day, privileges such as power, water and transport were neither heard of nor understood by its dwellers.<br />
However, courtesy of my proud and somewhat rich grandfather along with absolutely adamant mother me and my brother were the perhaps the first two in the village to go to an English Medium school about 40 kms from house, an arduous routine spanning 12 hour days inclusive of a 2+2 km walk and kerosene lamp studies.<br />
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Every now and then though I wondered why we were subject to such torture, but then if it wasn’t for my parents’ foresight I am pretty damn sure I wouldn’t be writing this to you guys. So, kudos to my ajja and amma.<br />
I must admit this experience has tremendously shaped both my destiny and character. During those bus journeys I didn’t have many friends of my age, which meant I could make friends with all ages and from all walks of life. It thus became an inherent quality for me to relate as a human being with a bus conductor, or a teacher or banker or even college students. Also, as a curious child I got intrigued by people, their feelings, and their thoughts. As much as it complicates life it also enriches it.<br />
It’s obvious that being a middle class family, my parents are eager to get me “happily” married and “settled”. I wonder whether getting married means losing the “free bird” feeling and living my life according the whims and fancies of another person and his family. Deep down I am worried of letting go my eternal companion, my happy-go-lucky charm.<br />
But then, it’s a beautiful relationship and a wonderful feeling to be married, isn’t it? In a sense it completes you as a woman, at least a part of you!<br />
Ok. Now my next question to you is, so what happens to the “live your dreams” funda? Bhad mein gayi the follow your heart philosophy?<br />
So when it comes to fulfilling your potential, women are no longer pushover’s and have left their mark in almost every arena of human endeavor. Instead of naming people like Kiran Bedi, Indira Nooyi or Kalpana Chawla, I would like to tell about my own roommates, twin sisters Prachi and Neha. Now, their accomplishments might be far less significant but not their fortitude.<br />
Putting aside the feminine “J” factor if you ask me, what they are doing here is quite remarkable. The duo differ by 3 minutes in announcing their entry to the planet.<br />
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Despite a minor dissent from family they are out here all alone in this big city to MAKE IT BIG, to live life on their terms come what may. At the age of 23 they design wedding suits with glee while grappling with studying law and pursuing fashion designing.<br />
This might seem like a normal thing in Mumbai but the way they handle everything baffles belief and is truly inspiring<br />
Their presence has lifted my spirit many times and compelled me to try and accomplish more with my life on earth. I am an Engineer, hoping to improve also as a writer. Also, I am a daughter and a sister. For, not titles but relationships define us, we are the sum total of all relationships that we are part of. I can only hope and pray to be even better as a wife and a mother in the days to come. First, I am a woman &.<br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "Droid Sans","serif"; font-size: large;">Blogadda.com
came up with a blogging prompt “WillYouShave” where it asked bloggers to share
stories and their views regarding how shaving or sporting a beard makes a
difference in a person's daily life.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><br /></span></i>
<i style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Droid Sans","serif";">One will say being a girl i dont have much to share on a topic regarding "Grooming for men", but for real i have a lot to share on this particular topic.</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: "Droid Sans","serif";">I
will start with a story of my male colleague and friend who can't be named in
this article for his own benefit & safety..LOL</span></i></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Droid Sans","serif"; font-size: large;">Typical
IT company scene.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Droid Sans","serif"; font-size: large;">Its Monday
morning, with the hangover of a fun filled weekend all employees walk in to the
realization of not being employed and not the free bird they proclaim to be on
a weekend. The mind still wants to stay in the weekend<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>buzz with the song "Saturday...
Saturday...." playing in background. Yet, everyone has to force himself
into switching <b>"ON</b>"his System(both self & Computer) and get past the
hibernate mode.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Droid Sans","serif"; font-size: large;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So same is the case with me and Mr. X
sitting next to me, the prodigy of this scene. He always reaches office
before me, while the deadline to reach office is<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>10:30 AM. Like always, I have come rushing
last minute<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and have sprinted form Lift
to the bio-metrics system at 10:29 A.M . Following suit the watchman<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>gives the same "Kab sudhroge?"
smile.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Droid Sans","serif"; font-size: large;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>With the smile of making it on time,
i come to my desk and switch on my system ,turn towards towards Mr. X and say</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "Droid Sans","serif"; font-size: large;"> “</span><span style="font-family: "Droid Sans","serif"; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Droid Sans","serif";">Again </span>Saved today !!” He knows like always I am referring to my last<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>minute attendance adventure and replies</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "Droid Sans","serif"; font-size: large;"> “Why
can't you just be on time?”</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "Droid Sans","serif"; font-size: large;"> I grin and counter that by saying “Why couldn't you
make time to Shave?” I noticed that he has a stubble, which is quite strange
for formal corporate guy after a weekend. My counter argument had
got him worried now</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Droid Sans","serif"; font-size: large;">“Is
it that bad? Does it look too casual?” He stammered while he asked.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Droid Sans","serif"; font-size: large;">“Yes...It
does, why didn't you shave?”</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Droid Sans","serif"; font-size: large;">Instead
of giving answer he went on bombarding me with more questions on how bad it
was,i felt somewhere it was the fear of getting noticed by <b>'boss</b>' which was speaking now.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Droid Sans","serif"; font-size: large;">Soon
there was silence, we knew Boss had arrived. Then he followed the routine of briefing
about the day's work. Then there was a pause and the fear had happened. </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Droid Sans","serif"; font-size: large;">“Everything
is OK, but tell me why didn't you come shaved? </span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "Droid Sans","serif"; font-size: large;">Two days were not enough for a work of 10-15 mins?” Boss
questioned Mr. X</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Droid Sans","serif"; font-size: large;">Now
I felt bad for him, anyway there was nothing<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I could<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>do. I kept on
working<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as if I am not hearing anything
at all. </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Droid Sans","serif"; font-size: large;">He
didn't have any answer too, just gave a uncomfortable smile and said </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Droid Sans","serif"; font-size: large;">“It
was late sir..forgot ,sorry”</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Droid Sans","serif"; font-size: large;">I
didn't understand late for what, but even Boss was also kind enough to not to drag
the topic more. Whatever the case, it was<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>a hard day for Mr. X where he had to keep his head low and hide himself
behind his system all the time so that his stubble doesn't get noticed more.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Droid Sans","serif"; font-size: large;">So
this was how I came across a incident where I realized how guys could fall prey
to this question ”Why didn't you shave?”</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Droid Sans","serif"; font-size: large;">So
my analysis and advise goes like this.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Droid Sans","serif"; font-size: large;">All
working men in especially corporate world are expected to come with clean shave, and
violation of this rule would lead to face an uncomfortable day at office like our Mr.X.</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "Droid Sans","serif"; font-size: large;"> So make
your choice.....</span></i></div>
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Rakshithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05341214727937814039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194818647838746721.post-2500656344435030342014-10-20T12:00:00.001-07:002014-10-20T12:05:56.672-07:00Woke up for mother's love in Mumbai.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><em>People
say things change as time passes, but i dont think it's always true,<o:p></o:p></em></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"> <em> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> My first love- What i can also call
"My love at first sight" is still alive and </span></em></span><em><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">strong after more than 2 decades...(since i
opened my eyes for the first time and </span></em><span lang="EN-US"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">even now when i open my eyes everyday).all
i mean now is<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mother's love....<o:p></o:p></span></em></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Because
of circumstances i had to be far from my "mummy" for the purpose </span><span lang="EN-US">of school, college, engineering and even
now for Work. But whenever i go </span><span lang="EN-US">home she gives me all love but never lets
me sleep<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>late in the morning :o.</span></span></em><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US">I
miss you mom always...except for that one reason.</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Today
it was 5:AM in Mumbai, all of a sudden something wakes me up and I’m </span><span lang="EN-US">Like, mummy please let me sleep for some
more time, but i wake up </span><span lang="EN-US">and realise that she is not here besides
me, i have grown up and i'm too far from </span><span lang="EN-US">her, but her thought didn't let me sleep
back, so i didn’t wait, i called her up, and </span><span lang="EN-US">asked are you awake mummy??She is like
:--Yess!!!you too wake up come on, get up take </span><span lang="EN-US">bath and start your work now i just smile
and say ok mummy and hung up.<o:p></o:p></span></span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US">Now
my accidentally early risen "brain"<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>is more restless, so got fresh pluggged </span><span lang="EN-US">in earphones, started from my place at 5:30 AM, and now </span><span lang="EN-US">its a WOW!!Mumbai is literally a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>little less loud moreover, less people </span><span lang="EN-US">are up and out so early. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Only at this time i felt as i had never been
out so early here </span><span lang="EN-US">ever before<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>in 3 months of my stay here. So,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>i get to see some old uncles and very </span><span lang="EN-US">few aunties some before retirement with a
thought of 'prevention is better than cure' and </span><span lang="EN-US">some more in the after retirement age, so
as to keep their sugar and blood pressure level in control </span><span lang="EN-US">are busily walking with their canvas shoes.<o:p></o:p></span></span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US"> I kept walking and liked it because i had fewer <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>faces staring on the streets, i walked </span><span lang="EN-US">till i felt i could come back easily then
finally i reached a chowk, where i stood at footpath </span><span lang="EN-US">scratching<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>my head thinking which way to take next out of four??? It was already
6:40AM </span><span lang="EN-US">I thought i should pause my madness here
for today because i need to go to office today. </span></span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US"> So </span><span lang="EN-US">took a "U-turn"and returned along
the same way. Happy from the proud feeling of small adventure for a </span><span lang="EN-US">new girl in the Big City.<o:p></o:p></span></span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>On
my<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>way back home(P.g) a thought struck
me was that many Mumbai ka youngsters are </span><span lang="EN-US">really dreaming "BIG" by sleeping
till late in the morning without the regrets of yesterday OR worries </span><span lang="EN-US">of tomorrow probably, or its just night outs,
late night parties, night duty or </span><span lang="EN-US">bunking first lecture or planning to
take<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a late coming in the office :p.<o:p></o:p></span></span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US">And
how can i miss out telling about all my dear sweet young buddies getting ready
with </span></span></em><span lang="EN-US"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">a clean and tidy school uniform carrying a
heavy bag and unwilling angry face ,because i know </span></em></span><em><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">how it feels to go to school after masth
aaram Saturdays & Sundays, because i still feel the same..<o:p></o:p></span></span></em></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">while going to office on MONDAY :p!!!</span></span></em></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Yours,</em></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Nayi Mumbaiwali !!</em></span></div>
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Rakshithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05341214727937814039noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194818647838746721.post-7825417263254053342014-09-07T08:28:00.000-07:002014-09-22T13:19:29.519-07:00The Status Gap of Mumbai<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: large;">Dear Mumbai,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> How are you? Feeling quite good being host to the favorite God huh? <span style="color: #b45f06;">Happy Ganesh Chaturthi!!</span> Everyone is at their peak, celebrating this grand festival while I am alone left to admire the magnificent idols, profile people going around and wonder about the City.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Today I won't speak much about myself</span>(Quite a Shock, huh?) <span style="font-size: large;">Last week of observing the city has made me get more philosophical. The more I explore the city, the more it surprises and confuses me. Here is a small byte of my thoughts...</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> Mumbai apart from being the Entertainment</span>(Bollywood, mainly)<span style="font-size: large;"> capital of India also is the Financial capital of the country. Makes up above 5% of Countries total GDP</span>(Gross Domestic Product)<span style="font-size: large;"> they say....I don't know about these facts and how they are attained. On the streets of Mumbai I get to see only a Gap and not the percentage of GDP. A blatant Status Gap which runs the catchphrase in my mind <span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif;">"Rich get Richer and the Poor get Poorer"</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> On weekdays, I make my way through the City lolloping over puddles. As its rainy season yet, we have to mind our step and watch out for vehicles which could get you the taste of water in the potholes. So hopping and saving myself, I go past a few slums before I reach my workplace. Sometimes I feel, the <span style="color: #134f5c;">whole corporate sector likes to look out from their glass windows in high rise building and feel content about how miserable other's life is</span>. The Shopping centers, IT parks and BPOs have to be built around slums or the other way round. For those who don't believe me, go check out the Satellite view of Mumbai in Google Maps.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On weekends, the city gets some breathing space(even in the Mumbai local trains!!) People come out of their homes with their family and friends, and cram into Shopping centers and famous food joints. It all depends on </span><span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;">"Are you Baade Baap ki aulad?"</span>(Are you a Rich man's offspring?)<span style="font-size: large;"> I observe the difference in what people do. A rich couple steps out of a Merc or a Audi wearing branded clothes, and step into Food joints like McD, KFC or Dominoes. While the less fortunate, take their better halves to Pani Puri and other Chat stalls and go window shopping in malls. The extremely rich go around in chauffeur driven cars, while you see a whole family of 5 going around in a Bajaj Chetak scooter. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000;">After angry swearing frustrated common man, the stray dogs and crap, the next most easy to find on streets of Mumbai is beggars. </span>Whenever you feel like donating or doing something good, you will never have to go very far searching in Mumbai. Tax free blessings and well wishes will be delivered near to your house or workplace.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">After the stories I hear and read about the begging racket, it scares me to open my purse to the little toddlers who come begging to me outside temples. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Amidst all this, me a New girl observing and making big statements about these wonder "Where do I fit in?" </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I am a girl who has not yet found my own identity in this city, but still I question</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">"Why the Gap?"</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">"Can this change?"</span><br />
<span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;">"How can I contribute, except for dropping a coin onto the child's plate and making him believe that this is what he was born for"</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My Quest continues......</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sorry Mumbai, for being so harsh with you. I know the people you have here have got used to all this, but the place I came from was not so miserable. <span style="color: #134f5c;">Yes! this state of imbalance in economy is a crisis all over the country, but Mumbai you seem to have the imbalance very much evident in you.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Yours,</span>
<span style="font-size: large;">New Girl in the City</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">***next week will try to calm down and talk about less scary topics. </span></div>
Rakshithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05341214727937814039noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194818647838746721.post-20583112193562380872014-08-31T08:51:00.001-07:002014-09-02T09:09:48.169-07:00Do I get a place to crash in this City?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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teekh hoon!!Sab apki
Meherbani!!</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">(being sarcastic)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Our First meeting was not so great,
but I am still hopeful about this Relation ;) First few days when I moved in, I
didn’t have a place of mine. I crashed at a guest house in Dindoshi Nagar
,Goregoan (E) which I got through my dad’s contacts. With Dad still with me, <span style="color: #3d85c6;">I
was not yet alone</span>. Anyhow guesthouse <i>shaandar tho
tha</i>…but it was just a temporary fix for a week,<span style="color: #0b5394;"> I had to look for
another place soon</span>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I joined my job in Malad(which I
will tell you more about in next post). In the comforts of the Guest house at
Dindoshi, 5 days had passed. By this time, we had actually started wandering in
search of a PG (Paying Guest) or any Working women hostel. Once away from your
native, you tend to search traces of it in everything around you. We found my
community hostel <span style="color: #134f5c;">“Bunts Hostel,Kurla”</span> which was like a <span style="color: #cc0000;">“WOW!!”</span>. It was so
perfect, with the rent well within my budget and a feeling of being around my
community place. But my fate had some different plans, soon this turned to be
an <span style="color: #cc0000;">“OMG!</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">!”</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">. It was within my budget, but not within my reach. Staying at this
hostel in Kurla, would mean having a tedious routine of going from Central to
Western, Kurla to Malad and back everyday during peak hours.</span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="clear: left; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="http://shettyanirudh.blogspot.in/2014/08/pune-to-mumbai-overcoming-fear.html"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT6aY_mx2bNXWh5IQnzfCSvV9PXf6C_F4BnObOWLZ0OfZyBbh_lRfj8KX98iA7EEYplWQb4pV_MTxzrrG7oT-VCUApP0QZ3FNgiKhCT4Y-oeHb-Ou79RA9xA6tqPUwJxx1NUzMzT9VoM-6/s1600/IMG_20140822_093530.jpg" height="340" width="260" /></a></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://shettyanirudh.blogspot.in/2014/08/pune-to-mumbai-overcoming-fear.html"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Crowd at Borivali Station</span></a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">May be it’s the <span style="color: #0b5394;">True Mumbaikar </span>life
, but I was still a amateur and not ready for this level of commitment to the
city yet. The day I arrived in Mumbai I had got a glimpse of the state of
commuters in locals during peak hours. Being one of them, a midst that chaos
made chills go down my spine. So the Community Hostel was like, Almighty handed
me a chocolate with his right hand and snatched it away from his left, telling
“Its not for you little girl”. I knew rage and self-pity won’t help, at that
time I couldn't sit back and curse anyone or cry for help. I decided to get
down to streets (literally) and take on the challenge and get a place for
myself.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">With this notion of <span style="color: #0b5394;">‘Near to office’
and ‘Without burning a hole in my pockets’</span>
I had to find a PG. Even though I had decided to get on the streets, I wouldn’t
harm to initiate my quest in Google</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">(After all I am from the Info Tech domain).</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> I got some Property broker’s numbers from Google and made the calls. Outside Infinity
mall next to my office, I still remember hearing <span style="color: #990000;">“<i>Khali nahi hein Madam</i>!!” </span>response for all my calls. Some would
hang-up before I could collect all my basic Hindi to enquire about availability
elsewhere. Some even demanded a sum equal to my two month’s salary as brokerage,
and I had not yet seen my first salary. As I told in my <a href="http://rakshithahegde.blogspot.com/2014/08/getting-lost-in-new-city.html" target="_blank">last post</a> I used to wonder where all the crowd in Mumbai goes? Now I knew..They fill in all the PGs in the city.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">With all this going on outside Infinity mall I was
starving. <span style="color: #134f5c;">If I am not happy it’s my fate, why should my stomach be the one to
suffer</span>. Without thinking much, I went to a <i>Chats
stall</i> nearby. As a stress buster, I started gulping down spicy <i>Golgappas.
</i>The feeling of Golgappas popping in my month and awakening my taste buds
made my mind settle.<i> </i>I am not exactly
the Introvert type and can kick off a conversation with anyone. Risky or not,
since childhood I have the power of converting total strangers into
acquaintances. There was another girl at the <i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Golgappa(Pani-puri) </span></i>stall feasting on the spicy delights. I started with a
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">(I can’t reveal all my conversation starter tactics, as
this super powers could be used by for Evil..LOL)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The crucial points of the conversation was when I
asked her “I am new to Mumbai…Can u please help me find PG nearby?…its little urgent too.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">That conversation proved <span style="color: #0b5394;">Mumbaikars
are helping too</span>. She gave me a broker’s number, through whom I found a
comfortable and safe PG within my budget and reach. I am writing this my from
this humble abode of mine.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"> A beautiful coincidence being my apartment is near
to another</span><i style="text-indent: 0in;"> Hanuman Mandir</i><span style="text-indent: 0in;">, with which
deity I had made a plea in </span><i style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Iccha purthy
Hanuman</span></i><span style="text-indent: 0in;"> temple to help me find a place and promised to visit frequent if
that happens on the first day. Luckily </span><i style="text-indent: 0in;">Hanuman</i><span style="text-indent: 0in;">
took it seriously and I too complied, so every Saturday morning I visit to
thank him for getting me a residence near to his ;)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Last day of the First week I
shifted to the pg and then Dad went back home to Mangalore. That day I really
had a very heavy heart coming back from work. </span><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: large;">The feeling of coming to my new
PG and of being left all alone</span>(like lost kid)<span style="font-size: large;"> in this big city entangled me in
a state of mind beyond explanation</span></span><span style="font-size: large;">.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Not just a Crash pad, now I have a place of mine which I can call <span style="color: #990000;">Home in this big city</span>.</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">(ya, I know that I don't own this place, but Shut up! and let me live the moment!)</span></div>
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Rakshithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05341214727937814039noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194818647838746721.post-73570240761537608472014-08-24T06:36:00.003-07:002014-08-24T06:43:03.837-07:00Getting Lost in the New City.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">Dear <b>Mumbai</b>,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />I am not yet sure should I thank destiny or curse my fate for bringing me to this destination........I would rather say Station 'Mumbai'. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Today is my first day here in the city of Dreams, irony for a city which never sleeps.</span> Journey commenced with blessings of Lord Hanuman at IcchaPurthy temple at Goregoan, the only good thing of the day. I then had to go to Kurla from Malad, with lot of instructions but with lack of planning I roamed around the same circle near to Inorbit mall thrice before I ended taking up an auto.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">So far I didn't like this place. </span><br />
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1194818647838746721" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">To make it wors</span></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">e, I met
with a minor accident. Ya right, accidents are never minor but I say so
as it involved only the little finger of my right leg. A black beast
with yellow stripes on it. The iconic <b>Premier Padmini Taxi cab</b> was
determined to crush my little finger and will power to sustain the city.
Even though it did not hurt my little finger to much extent, but was
enough to hurt my little heart for giving me such a bouncer on the first day
itself.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjrU-tBs4z2acN9x6xinfgAAJDoDW-1Xn4IjU2M92sjvtmBvU5mtSlIYJ2ambP5BGCuD6rx_kIS8gsSTy0R5FVVbXShCDdgfUS3FFahI0xHBigUJMrjX9rK7H9_dMtj7B8H0peUi3QM14/s1600/crowd+in+mumbai.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjrU-tBs4z2acN9x6xinfgAAJDoDW-1Xn4IjU2M92sjvtmBvU5mtSlIYJ2ambP5BGCuD6rx_kIS8gsSTy0R5FVVbXShCDdgfUS3FFahI0xHBigUJMrjX9rK7H9_dMtj7B8H0peUi3QM14/s1600/crowd+in+mumbai.JPG" height="218" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This incident aggravated my complexity in mind and
decreased my self confidence to stay here all alone far from family and
hometown. Still my curios eyes never stopped looking at people and
wondering <b>“Where do all these people go daily?? at the station?? on the roads?? every where crowd...."</b> I think its a right question to pop up in a girl’s mind who had never seen neither experienced a Mumbai local ever before.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">What hit me next was the smell of <i>garma garam adharak Chai</i>(which I later realized is the famous <i><b>Mumbai Cutting</b></i>) and hot tasty <i>Vada Paav</i> just besides the busy road, over <i>Kichad</i>. This combination of <i>Cutting</i> besides a <i>Gutter</i> both attracted and repelled people. Or maybe it only repelled me, others were busy having a treat with the hot freshly cooked delicacies. I had my first bite of the <b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Vada pav- The Staple diet of Mumbaikars.</span></b></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1194818647838746721" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;"> After enough of <span style="color: red;"> ”Getting lost”</span> for the day, I reached home finally.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">I was scared, but was not broken yet.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">I was tired, but yet curious.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">I will not give up!</span></span><br />
<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1194818647838746721" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">I knew this is just the Start, just a trailer. Resting my head on the pillow, ready to end the day I remembered Sharukh Khan's famous dialogue <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">"Picture abhi baaki hai ...mere dost!!"</span></b> </span>A lot is left to be experienced , and I conclude saying there is lot yet to share.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />With love,<br /><b>New Mumbai Wali !!!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">coming up: My Struggles with language, trains, being outsider, roads, bus...etc :D</span><br />
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