tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5083131319531268532024-03-06T00:08:01.481-08:00ThousandOceansInsideJust a way of venting out my feelings and thoughts without the fear of being judged.ThousandOceansInsidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17720327884466246555noreply@blogger.comBlogger180125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508313131953126853.post-29878455895249158882022-12-30T00:37:00.001-08:002022-12-30T00:37:41.785-08:00PAPA's - SAHASTRA CHANDRA DARSHAN ceremony<p style="text-align: justify;">My Dad completed 80 years of his journey on this beautiful earth. Our Indian tradition has a beautiful way of celebrating all milestones. And for this 80th birthday, the milestone puja is called - 'Sahastra Chandra Darshan' . Sahastra means 1000 in sanskrit, chandra means moon and darshan means visualizing. So he has seen literally 1000 full moons in his life time. Witnessing 1000 full moons in a lifetime is no small feat. So we decided to make it memorable for him and for all of us.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The whole family got together for this epic celebrations. I was definitely looking forward to make it grand, but little did I know about the puja. The puja was planned for 28th December and on 27th night itself Panditji started the preparations. It took 3 hours for him and his disciples to just put the puja setup in place. Half of the stage was filled with photos of various deities and the things they need to be worshipped. Beautiful geometric designs were drawn with rice of different colors. The holy symbols were made with wheat, sugar, rice etc on the tables. </p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPFf87L6nbEXxhmRyY4DdvhLxMEHdfAboc5sRosumuxaJDIwZF1gWxsGJx9Cmceckuj2W1Fz_8Ds777upgmIcBKNniZRlDQPscYeWgy291ugfpYCnsW3aYytAQvC_U8FYURBEWLlASJgUrW85kMwRvChV7bhjfD2-SZZNsQALCkPS8Plsa-ymh2ZZJ/s4000/IMG20221228080005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPFf87L6nbEXxhmRyY4DdvhLxMEHdfAboc5sRosumuxaJDIwZF1gWxsGJx9Cmceckuj2W1Fz_8Ds777upgmIcBKNniZRlDQPscYeWgy291ugfpYCnsW3aYytAQvC_U8FYURBEWLlASJgUrW85kMwRvChV7bhjfD2-SZZNsQALCkPS8Plsa-ymh2ZZJ/s320/IMG20221228080005.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><p style="text-align: justify;">At the other side of the stage was a beautiful 'TULA', which is basically a balance machine used to measure things. The setup was elaborate and this was just the beginning. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJNp_hkAWtg9HoWe4jeun01eaTo-r2oLRozOKMcVgbS1KUGmEhLgyPmQbMNWsxPsrga-xMLWmU-3kz8JYxiqIHG1YZvJo6Uuj9aSy73WqyNtWaTCA3n-amDnF0EEMQAqTK5bJOoh10VAcnOzwYsPHUEiGByrGUojfw-eB0zaefVnBxTm9mX-OTSduc/s4000/IMG20221227183540.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJNp_hkAWtg9HoWe4jeun01eaTo-r2oLRozOKMcVgbS1KUGmEhLgyPmQbMNWsxPsrga-xMLWmU-3kz8JYxiqIHG1YZvJo6Uuj9aSy73WqyNtWaTCA3n-amDnF0EEMQAqTK5bJOoh10VAcnOzwYsPHUEiGByrGUojfw-eB0zaefVnBxTm9mX-OTSduc/s320/IMG20221227183540.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">On the Puja day, the preparations started at 6 am in the morning. 10 holy men (Panditjis) were putting flowers, rangoli, panchamrud, fruits, beetle nuts, coconuts, dry fruits and a lot of other things. I could see the hustle bustle around. I inquisitively asked Panditji, 'How long will the puja last?'. He mentioned 4 hours. I smirked. I thought it was a joke. He was exaggerating things. But believe me, it lasted for 6 hours and not a single moment of inaction or boredom. It was action packed and ensured, not only Mom-Dad but also every one in the family was on the toes and soaked in the richness of the tradition. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEJpTvK9cbXeQjorlCk6bf4Z_p5eaoQXv_QwJwHbFZsiDOjEZ1moGLrzwO3M5XPXkLXPSLDMCf6ELFy0Kbc_4lWSXsJC4cnfOsEbxsLPS56kO-HKIvhrHT3qzWrFUngbJ4bjk3coPftJVwOEiw5OVMH_lkyTul0MqCQ9iAPCiWg1jW-WtlM8PptMx5/s914/papaa_sanskrit.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><img border="0" data-original-height="868" data-original-width="914" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEJpTvK9cbXeQjorlCk6bf4Z_p5eaoQXv_QwJwHbFZsiDOjEZ1moGLrzwO3M5XPXkLXPSLDMCf6ELFy0Kbc_4lWSXsJC4cnfOsEbxsLPS56kO-HKIvhrHT3qzWrFUngbJ4bjk3coPftJVwOEiw5OVMH_lkyTul0MqCQ9iAPCiWg1jW-WtlM8PptMx5/s320/papaa_sanskrit.png" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Dad looked amazing. As a daughter I couldn’t help but just stare at him. He has been such a pillar of support in my life, he has not only paid his duties as Dad but made sure he inculcated the values and ethics in us. He is a true HERO.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO5ugq5kiNXT5psAjIjmchqbIwa8ZPgaxdQTcU8QOt272kLVD4zDdbRVNj5Fmk1JTOnjHCo1AWxjSOy44M9OPbAbYJ_6zup9eE9uokb4bHCb8aHDQBlPzvWgACGAd7nbdvJyrcPojyhvDgEqK02VDtmR0QduAvO5pughEjYmuh4JwU6OXvJ93rnFUD/s4000/IMG20221228075352.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO5ugq5kiNXT5psAjIjmchqbIwa8ZPgaxdQTcU8QOt272kLVD4zDdbRVNj5Fmk1JTOnjHCo1AWxjSOy44M9OPbAbYJ_6zup9eE9uokb4bHCb8aHDQBlPzvWgACGAd7nbdvJyrcPojyhvDgEqK02VDtmR0QduAvO5pughEjYmuh4JwU6OXvJ93rnFUD/s320/IMG20221228075352.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">We started the puja at 7.30 am. The ceremony began with Ganesh puja followed by Punyavachan, Matruka pujan, Chiranjiv pujan, Navgraha pujan, Shashti pujan. Then the god of strength - Shakti - Lord Shiva; The god of prosperity - Lord Bramha; The creator of world- Lord Vishnu; All were worshipped with a specific ritual for them. In Hindu religion we have around 33 crore deities, if not all we must have called for atlease 3300 Gods.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHewEE00ymVzfcty_PyGVrzT4T7yUwxnXOv79MkXbZxMB79jluwwmdSfRKWkbPy4s2G7QNEtctp-ij-ZabQGT1L98HDL65RbfpjxmZO6JLyoqDzK-z5FgQcTjRGwK72KBA61qeON7EN1F_NxMlCZtbQ5xQHkzIevOC1-yJ5H7kwIJ9zOxIA5EGjpMl/s1599/WhatsApp%20Image%202022-12-30%20at%2012.37.16%20PM.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1599" data-original-width="1599" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHewEE00ymVzfcty_PyGVrzT4T7yUwxnXOv79MkXbZxMB79jluwwmdSfRKWkbPy4s2G7QNEtctp-ij-ZabQGT1L98HDL65RbfpjxmZO6JLyoqDzK-z5FgQcTjRGwK72KBA61qeON7EN1F_NxMlCZtbQ5xQHkzIevOC1-yJ5H7kwIJ9zOxIA5EGjpMl/s320/WhatsApp%20Image%202022-12-30%20at%2012.37.16%20PM.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Havan or The Holy Fire is a mandatory ritual in Hindu tradition. And for this occasion, they do a 'PoornaAahuti', meaning the TOTAL SUBMISSION. The holy fire is considered to be the path to reach the Gods and to free you of your past sins. It is supposed to evocate the Gods. Not only Mom-Dad, all the family and friends present there were called to put the holy wood/aahuti in the fire. HAVAN is considered to be a very powerful ritual which benefits everyone who participates. Just the sound of those mantras, the holy fire and the vibes created by people chanting SWAAHA can tell you how powerful and enlightening it is. </span></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHk4dTapMICCJ60w00uztBhXc7Z3gSxc7dxBtSGwabdeOkeK3SRke01raWRHNoeTMWeC2L4lfTS836ME2oQ5gfTtcNv9PK78pUq6Hi1LVoYv11t4qnkizMlDbAs2VAxFtNOJRLB6I7rFzi8fpAPNnXTZi99V8K71KU5JWHdpK1QpsjXXTjjGsr3nuz/s4000/IMG20221228104553.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHk4dTapMICCJ60w00uztBhXc7Z3gSxc7dxBtSGwabdeOkeK3SRke01raWRHNoeTMWeC2L4lfTS836ME2oQ5gfTtcNv9PK78pUq6Hi1LVoYv11t4qnkizMlDbAs2VAxFtNOJRLB6I7rFzi8fpAPNnXTZi99V8K71KU5JWHdpK1QpsjXXTjjGsr3nuz/w240-h320/IMG20221228104553.jpg" width="240" /></a></div></blockquote></blockquote><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBXJem1T11whgJlWMF7r-QyM5B7BKyZoxb5KWbLKFB5cy-olnwI1g5P2HHbtaT_1DaJDFcDcdctA7HsgR1TyPCyTJf0CBZUEqTyOkbw5BsVsvJbTUPLzmP1YHocIWPyDELqp-XoLNoMSxbxHjtttBdyTOHk93k8AJbl4BbLwksRLPdFn4in06nbDXI/s4000/IMG20221228104413.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBXJem1T11whgJlWMF7r-QyM5B7BKyZoxb5KWbLKFB5cy-olnwI1g5P2HHbtaT_1DaJDFcDcdctA7HsgR1TyPCyTJf0CBZUEqTyOkbw5BsVsvJbTUPLzmP1YHocIWPyDELqp-XoLNoMSxbxHjtttBdyTOHk93k8AJbl4BbLwksRLPdFn4in06nbDXI/w240-h320/IMG20221228104413.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaNhUCiA3m0uWAMnoxmvcwfo7q2JiyhU1uXOO6rJkogA1wWx69xt0WRJZ2YYGT-6Q01sRjL8fMCBZtYoK3IIuVLcCTxUXpmPXMSqK4e3FcmVBUzD9GNvTkfHHvLTSqozcdOXgBvTATQc50p3GoHJXPYRV1Fc0Kw4nGkq1SIxx4noKF3f24fhsBrYge/s1280/WhatsApp%20Image%202022-12-30%20at%2012.51.23%20PM.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaNhUCiA3m0uWAMnoxmvcwfo7q2JiyhU1uXOO6rJkogA1wWx69xt0WRJZ2YYGT-6Q01sRjL8fMCBZtYoK3IIuVLcCTxUXpmPXMSqK4e3FcmVBUzD9GNvTkfHHvLTSqozcdOXgBvTATQc50p3GoHJXPYRV1Fc0Kw4nGkq1SIxx4noKF3f24fhsBrYge/s320/WhatsApp%20Image%202022-12-30%20at%2012.51.23%20PM.jpeg" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Another striking tradition is of son and daughter in law washing feet of Mom-Dad and offering them new clothes. This is in a way a tradition for the son to express his gratitude towards his father. Thanking him for the wonderful life and putting him next to God. Personally I feel, touching feet of elders was a tradition to keep people grounded. We in our egos never bow down, but when you touch feet of elders bowing down. You are leaving your egos and seeking blessings of the elders.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_YZ7wU0QzZfnEZS875hHdso72yHqAjQKKGe352bl2-uvT2MufPXfQO5RcL4wiu_hZ-KHKvuubU-sVafUibko5BWjW23LS2kMRR5dJ-9FQk9uV6OltQ2Nz0qy4e0CL52ZGe7KZA1khD7bsxKoxoxCEkJrPutkbRpacWT1Jh74TSlqlvK3MvHMf89FW/s750/pair.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="594" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_YZ7wU0QzZfnEZS875hHdso72yHqAjQKKGe352bl2-uvT2MufPXfQO5RcL4wiu_hZ-KHKvuubU-sVafUibko5BWjW23LS2kMRR5dJ-9FQk9uV6OltQ2Nz0qy4e0CL52ZGe7KZA1khD7bsxKoxoxCEkJrPutkbRpacWT1Jh74TSlqlvK3MvHMf89FW/s320/pair.jpeg" width="253" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLJVgFsZy7IFCusT7pU6wTiIAITXzQPOgk7_M4Lfn02DZo-yEDi_-6bxc6FULRoKnXdEdawILaRqX-66EX_cEY5ADHJWMzuSgsTUdbHWMW39nBLsbByG4X4idLt4oJuV7fiyKorGeCw1i5xTB_iUbuCfMd9W5O_76VVf_FWhHtWAEvDQOt5b6WQGuI/s1280/WhatsApp%20Image%202022-12-30%20at%2012.17.00%20PM.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="880" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLJVgFsZy7IFCusT7pU6wTiIAITXzQPOgk7_M4Lfn02DZo-yEDi_-6bxc6FULRoKnXdEdawILaRqX-66EX_cEY5ADHJWMzuSgsTUdbHWMW39nBLsbByG4X4idLt4oJuV7fiyKorGeCw1i5xTB_iUbuCfMd9W5O_76VVf_FWhHtWAEvDQOt5b6WQGuI/s320/WhatsApp%20Image%202022-12-30%20at%2012.17.00%20PM.jpeg" width="220" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Next it was time for 'sahastra dhara snaan' means the ceremonial bathing with holy water. The water was poured through a brass streamer called 'Sahastradhara patra'. I and all the family and friends present poured the holy water on Mom-Dad through that streamer. It is a process of shuddhikaran (cleansing) of soul for the couple where all the near and dear ones participate in invocation of Gods to bring purity, love and happiness to the couple.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib9XmhntrscNOx8sxIy6mwwdZKoSRAIHnQ_W7hZkISX0pdPU22LmhGQRdsxJutQBVsXh2E8ikCmUr2nZp023RGW4CENbjtIlqV2uV1WFRLzE_7nZ2ZztDXoQvR7vFeCHJysm2dNP058m75rgIyPLOIim6zpGKjg1tPOMawW1IjHlBW3jEY32J_glr6/s720/dhara.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="409" data-original-width="720" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib9XmhntrscNOx8sxIy6mwwdZKoSRAIHnQ_W7hZkISX0pdPU22LmhGQRdsxJutQBVsXh2E8ikCmUr2nZp023RGW4CENbjtIlqV2uV1WFRLzE_7nZ2ZztDXoQvR7vFeCHJysm2dNP058m75rgIyPLOIim6zpGKjg1tPOMawW1IjHlBW3jEY32J_glr6/s320/dhara.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBESCzYSIZuv5ReNNHHdziUchdMLa3cOXIqztTdQdUaKBMlQKk--Mw0oNKXmp0TeqcuHQoPsc8y-9ctzfsbiiAKZzePZ97OSzAwkCyiC_eOwB000KTL3OfNgOiqiwETzl_bV24ek2Eh26T9ys623NKHd78TvrueL8h50SaMBC2twUk8E_l9N4hgTub/s1600/WhatsApp%20Image%202022-12-30%20at%201.02.14%20PM.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBESCzYSIZuv5ReNNHHdziUchdMLa3cOXIqztTdQdUaKBMlQKk--Mw0oNKXmp0TeqcuHQoPsc8y-9ctzfsbiiAKZzePZ97OSzAwkCyiC_eOwB000KTL3OfNgOiqiwETzl_bV24ek2Eh26T9ys623NKHd78TvrueL8h50SaMBC2twUk8E_l9N4hgTub/s320/WhatsApp%20Image%202022-12-30%20at%201.02.14%20PM.jpeg" width="144" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmwJh9neWFmuYiDpa1LivynoGT67x23lCKOZKiXVd5_qFL0oU7CAKqJd0zbnmHZn0iYCnVSdrFzjrgT9t-_ldQhsLHu5kLtDNcNERS2o0Mc4nJm6pz-dF2T8RCRkiwa4XXFrVu-G2DMJV9Hr-CfkGbD5S5JppQ44362PxLTFEuNchT1vkkD3-Qv9h_/s1024/IMG-20221228-WA0083.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmwJh9neWFmuYiDpa1LivynoGT67x23lCKOZKiXVd5_qFL0oU7CAKqJd0zbnmHZn0iYCnVSdrFzjrgT9t-_ldQhsLHu5kLtDNcNERS2o0Mc4nJm6pz-dF2T8RCRkiwa4XXFrVu-G2DMJV9Hr-CfkGbD5S5JppQ44362PxLTFEuNchT1vkkD3-Qv9h_/s320/IMG-20221228-WA0083.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">After the abhishekam/bath they are supposed to be a newer version of themselves. Mom-Dad wore new clothes and the whole family welcomed them in the hall with a surprise. We made a human chain with all the family members and made an arch with our hands to warmly welcome them. They couldn’t stop smiling.</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4KxYxPR4Gm8vdD0gDQfSDyH4s5VQQkRgm5lBZWB_LfzskLRUzjxOcNWA4JL8WBkY0IltLau1aOdky77O0UqLEeWE-PPqdbxw35dJ1Ot0TkFwIcIVhkULmWdRe_Lua-xuDQez8QsMzPMxCL05OQN_Y-dHgkVaClMKx1DenKorkcG-ILxwm1qAe2oTu/s1600/WhatsApp%20Image%202022-12-30%20at%201.09.44%20PM.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4KxYxPR4Gm8vdD0gDQfSDyH4s5VQQkRgm5lBZWB_LfzskLRUzjxOcNWA4JL8WBkY0IltLau1aOdky77O0UqLEeWE-PPqdbxw35dJ1Ot0TkFwIcIVhkULmWdRe_Lua-xuDQez8QsMzPMxCL05OQN_Y-dHgkVaClMKx1DenKorkcG-ILxwm1qAe2oTu/s320/WhatsApp%20Image%202022-12-30%20at%201.09.44%20PM.jpeg" width="144" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ2rTqKY651m9ngSa6FzQ9PF1pxCCu-OJnPZjvtQZoh-ro3RdcgZf8HNgPlHntsuidZrt7mFk1yJtcBP-4E6SxEvb7ghLcqhXdGb--bq-OsRrCxNJvQRg-D03VQvfZVrN7AZA2cnxYrxSC0dJQcig4GIrM7tpe2028ng2FJH1LZsWe1tQDsdcnBWXF/s1600/WhatsApp%20Image%202022-12-30%20at%201.09.55%20PM.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ2rTqKY651m9ngSa6FzQ9PF1pxCCu-OJnPZjvtQZoh-ro3RdcgZf8HNgPlHntsuidZrt7mFk1yJtcBP-4E6SxEvb7ghLcqhXdGb--bq-OsRrCxNJvQRg-D03VQvfZVrN7AZA2cnxYrxSC0dJQcig4GIrM7tpe2028ng2FJH1LZsWe1tQDsdcnBWXF/s320/WhatsApp%20Image%202022-12-30%20at%201.09.55%20PM.jpeg" width="144" /></a></div><span style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Panditji did some more mantras and pujas. Then a very cute tradition of seeing each other in a plate filled with oil was followed. Panditji asked whether they saw each other in the oil. My Dad innocently said 'NO'. And then Panditji had no choice but to tell him to try harder. Then Mom quietly told him in his ears 'It is a tradition, don’t take it literally. Just say u saw the reflection!'. And Papa quietly did that. Even today, Mom is always at the driver seat when it comes to Papa. She is a life partner in TRUE SENSE.</div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhhOQV5G2lOptO9Fk8XZJYex0SsjQrwaNXFdFGkUtM-mtk26st3KTqzjLu8Bb_jfKlKz5FBK0i9YHXNWx_2QEDmWG2HsmcrCHQewEFGkL5AiNkM4YAJunBlPI1Uvk5fpErtDxSjXQ4nx7vr5hYE_rWGPjrr-SkmI1kpq3DeTugmpVp9vG7GTT_2FuI/s1600/WhatsApp%20Image%202022-12-30%20at%201.17.34%20PM.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1086" data-original-width="1600" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhhOQV5G2lOptO9Fk8XZJYex0SsjQrwaNXFdFGkUtM-mtk26st3KTqzjLu8Bb_jfKlKz5FBK0i9YHXNWx_2QEDmWG2HsmcrCHQewEFGkL5AiNkM4YAJunBlPI1Uvk5fpErtDxSjXQ4nx7vr5hYE_rWGPjrr-SkmI1kpq3DeTugmpVp9vG7GTT_2FuI/s320/WhatsApp%20Image%202022-12-30%20at%201.17.34%20PM.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">It was time for AARTI. 81 lamps made of wheat flour and oil were lighted. All the girls of the family circled the plate with 81 lamps around the couple. This tradition is to keep them away from evil eyes and to pray for their health and long life. The warmth from the lamps and the glow of light brightened the whole place. Nobody wanted to miss a chance to wish them well. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEO7D5hW7Xw8BJkO3vnUOI3tqAqVMXLmCE4TekSKSqRLU1QQWM7T8FtfVAQDfEK0wrmhceV7_owvpDjsVBoGe2Azq9FGu6VDGitTN8t3KQyaeKxlRMpSKpzcM5_jnze-ACFYa8VrJhgBse4c2U5bYcueM-25IKZA2NpVqxfQfd-9GmZT2zfJ5NQh4l/s1600/WhatsApp%20Image%202022-12-30%20at%201.21.05%20PM.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEO7D5hW7Xw8BJkO3vnUOI3tqAqVMXLmCE4TekSKSqRLU1QQWM7T8FtfVAQDfEK0wrmhceV7_owvpDjsVBoGe2Azq9FGu6VDGitTN8t3KQyaeKxlRMpSKpzcM5_jnze-ACFYa8VrJhgBse4c2U5bYcueM-25IKZA2NpVqxfQfd-9GmZT2zfJ5NQh4l/s320/WhatsApp%20Image%202022-12-30%20at%201.21.05%20PM.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEnb7cB2b_wIHkNCj4JYWn9lmM8ga_rZzkt1qfffkmp63cpJGWHxTJIQ08T0QtNrb4lgJ1HsoaFzB8U1h9gr1QZBGyA1PyliWbMFP3Sth1njx7bcppC2JFG0WvL25UeyqDFEfCORXM4-CI3D4Egu7cjO33XZuOvJY3DFBtuk_hN7x41M3LwqGsMBqq/s720/12.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="399" data-original-width="720" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEnb7cB2b_wIHkNCj4JYWn9lmM8ga_rZzkt1qfffkmp63cpJGWHxTJIQ08T0QtNrb4lgJ1HsoaFzB8U1h9gr1QZBGyA1PyliWbMFP3Sth1njx7bcppC2JFG0WvL25UeyqDFEfCORXM4-CI3D4Egu7cjO33XZuOvJY3DFBtuk_hN7x41M3LwqGsMBqq/s320/12.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">The highlight of all the rituals was 'TULA DAAN'. Tula means balance/weighing machine and Daan means donation. Dad would sit at one side of balance and we would donate something equivalent to his weight. Traditionally, people donated JAGGERY equivalent to the weight. But my Dad is very fond of books, he is an avid reader and at this age also he can finish one book a day if he has time. And as they say, there is no better gift than books. Hence we decided to include books along with wheat, rice, jaggery, oil, sugar, etc. There were some silver and gold things also as per the tradition. He also held a knife in his hand while sitting on the weighing machine. The knife signifies that he is the protector of the family. He will protect the whole family from all evils. </span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEheWziJOHSCT_vDFscBh6ZimCT_iHOfEngDMtNcngjM3v2Dae1ATkH_AOVfug8zADGa-Je09uaMbha0kJDhIDfFvD29aLI8PLonhHUbs3l0_jEnQwhc8cFlYfMypp3o3Nikz-i6XyVR2LwPdVUj-T1NOj9KzLuUOJslGgl3d1Z7j7N1IF14CRh1t572" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEheWziJOHSCT_vDFscBh6ZimCT_iHOfEngDMtNcngjM3v2Dae1ATkH_AOVfug8zADGa-Je09uaMbha0kJDhIDfFvD29aLI8PLonhHUbs3l0_jEnQwhc8cFlYfMypp3o3Nikz-i6XyVR2LwPdVUj-T1NOj9KzLuUOJslGgl3d1Z7j7N1IF14CRh1t572" width="180" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisYtjtsm-_eeTnOTb3_KgKPSyA8BLsiFFbpaJ52_6vO2cltIIZmNwLDLsS6BWDlumBlL1ppDH_GtJi6TAqryHP_3abwbvvDXxJuBRO-YCRGqLrjldJP4mavtW8fqfUbWKy9FFDSJwe-lod8X2wYQR9EHf-XSasQmlPsEszfmRfFrOR5Iuiswh0x_2z" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisYtjtsm-_eeTnOTb3_KgKPSyA8BLsiFFbpaJ52_6vO2cltIIZmNwLDLsS6BWDlumBlL1ppDH_GtJi6TAqryHP_3abwbvvDXxJuBRO-YCRGqLrjldJP4mavtW8fqfUbWKy9FFDSJwe-lod8X2wYQR9EHf-XSasQmlPsEszfmRfFrOR5Iuiswh0x_2z" width="135" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">The moment he balanced the TULA, it felt like we all were in CLOUD 9. Felt so much happiness and joy in all our hearts. </span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6iiuEAo-dB3iTb5-U9zPc41driN_TqrNA56aCEbyRQ4NDP5iEizRUgIw9sanC8horOEol52wdxmS3HyHu7CMP2yuwyfAbgi3lHt1TQPG2_tGNxTWJONeh9fHFALyfucWliuZk81fK-C3JDDHdp9YKqn3DoX4CTbPm2tYS1iZRgr4YgMSD33dK8Bat" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="1040" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6iiuEAo-dB3iTb5-U9zPc41driN_TqrNA56aCEbyRQ4NDP5iEizRUgIw9sanC8horOEol52wdxmS3HyHu7CMP2yuwyfAbgi3lHt1TQPG2_tGNxTWJONeh9fHFALyfucWliuZk81fK-C3JDDHdp9YKqn3DoX4CTbPm2tYS1iZRgr4YgMSD33dK8Bat" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibrFlVu1xMrznzDFb9lKfsV2YU_wO_OUggrjPC-Tz0uM6wQfttebsTdD1VosUkMCeZzo5HHveAybw2V-aNHUqJV6_GRei1Ai1YG04oQtAlnxshLJs7rSj4dsuwb1AJTq2qvHZf7AL4b1ubYoVLpQGhO1452bPMuLyK0UbNBfleXA2Hf5fX1k5xt-ff" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibrFlVu1xMrznzDFb9lKfsV2YU_wO_OUggrjPC-Tz0uM6wQfttebsTdD1VosUkMCeZzo5HHveAybw2V-aNHUqJV6_GRei1Ai1YG04oQtAlnxshLJs7rSj4dsuwb1AJTq2qvHZf7AL4b1ubYoVLpQGhO1452bPMuLyK0UbNBfleXA2Hf5fX1k5xt-ff" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">This was our 6 hours of eventful morning. 'SAHASTRA CHANDRA DARSHAN' ceremony for PAPA. His friends, well wishers, family; everyone was present around him. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkjmd81kBrgTSSJcGRsJqxGEVZKkfva4sN8YCz-wzfJbJFPRFHAaXbEwhWGStV82YRtYHjoUwRIDX4WtAx_66ZcReIsTTVNeDbwbs-xKI1GEGBYWCSP4663u46jun4hDgSwFb0DnRAJkxtSjbZbHqt2N_hbYAhT4cpYRh9GsI822GrQWGMNujkX4o8/s4000/IMG20221228102208.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkjmd81kBrgTSSJcGRsJqxGEVZKkfva4sN8YCz-wzfJbJFPRFHAaXbEwhWGStV82YRtYHjoUwRIDX4WtAx_66ZcReIsTTVNeDbwbs-xKI1GEGBYWCSP4663u46jun4hDgSwFb0DnRAJkxtSjbZbHqt2N_hbYAhT4cpYRh9GsI822GrQWGMNujkX4o8/s320/IMG20221228102208.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX_Jh7tCpmxd3RL2tgSn1oCs5iX56Nqumsx6ySKPwDdzJyzY4QyHfjbDRbK8KJgY8XF3NqMYCVEFmBLThfcE0pcCN1KossC3AwnNs1mJY0K5nvp4GCLszhSxgJWgczSUEmDTl5Hlc2UBdyQqPDhLOe3Vyqp-XpHNZXaeKCmG1uLi6ccEop6zHHvyW2/s4000/IMG20221228103102.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBq_Lg2V1Kc7eC-5IXJ3hZzk6iw5vYsBwQBM7Mj_i-AMmDm1esWoMhI4q9xqHbDJOmADabK8bWwTzNtagAgp_iREzCTqWjmBb2VMzv8tH-0q5olmN4ZLtSOkRfkIPULSomr6TK5XzkaYS6BJAgSyyxb8mMIG-Di4KPDScxnxJiy7ewFHOP2Lo10IEB/s320/IMG_20221228_102726.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">He had such an impact in all our lives. His social work, his support in good and bad times to all his friends, his contribution to the extended family, his warmth and love has always blessed us. And it was very evident in the way everyone celebrated the occasion with so much love and grandeur. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMbs0lqd4cIpIyDbR5z3IXsEM68NuH8G4X1EbuIR5lVQujIeIZ6yWoBjK3lZuDK8cqR750vojPs7Y7d1FqHe6AbOJfDMw_zlBJCGr06m4_2Rmp45zH0W_XqpwjxvbIt3V0z_im4uM5lrf7XwDfloujq-lPTlZ-cRYF9D1Lno5e_n5ZwRYA8mA5gMsw/s1600/IMG-20221228-WA0089.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMbs0lqd4cIpIyDbR5z3IXsEM68NuH8G4X1EbuIR5lVQujIeIZ6yWoBjK3lZuDK8cqR750vojPs7Y7d1FqHe6AbOJfDMw_zlBJCGr06m4_2Rmp45zH0W_XqpwjxvbIt3V0z_im4uM5lrf7XwDfloujq-lPTlZ-cRYF9D1Lno5e_n5ZwRYA8mA5gMsw/s320/IMG-20221228-WA0089.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>ThousandOceansInsidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17720327884466246555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508313131953126853.post-72195135012282181602020-08-23T01:02:00.000-07:002020-08-23T01:02:17.482-07:00Corporate lessons - SUITS<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Suits is a Netflix series about a law firm based out of Manhattan New York. And you will fall in love with the plot, the dialogues, and the characters. The series brings about some wonderful leadership lessons and it is difficult not to relate to the characters.<br />Though all the characters are very carefully crafted, few people stand out<br /><b>“You always have a choice.”</b><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQioLn5aTeP6chvZZHzlvp41ZRzblxq-IBDYXOu2wS20Lb5ym8nYbfV0ri-W5AUGe-1wEUVOTdWs1F-8PSBXj348P-ROafSGL5BaAUaddbjZgGCPV8lFGU8pfgEefTvkK1Z_zBu5Q58HU/s1920/Suits_S9-KeyArt-Show-Tile-1920x1080.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQioLn5aTeP6chvZZHzlvp41ZRzblxq-IBDYXOu2wS20Lb5ym8nYbfV0ri-W5AUGe-1wEUVOTdWs1F-8PSBXj348P-ROafSGL5BaAUaddbjZgGCPV8lFGU8pfgEefTvkK1Z_zBu5Q58HU/w512-h288/Suits_S9-KeyArt-Show-Tile-1920x1080.jpg" width="512" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b><b>1. Harvey Specter –</b> A handsome and badass lawyer who is almost invincible when it comes to his work. But is very vulnerable when it comes to the people he cares both at work and personal life. He respects the hierarchy and is very unconventional in his approach.<br /><b>2. Jessica Pearson –</b> A confident black woman who is the MD of the firm. She never shies away from speaking her mind and knows the strength and weaknesses of her team. Plays like a perfect leader bringing out the best in people and keeping the egos in check by all means.<br /><b>3. Donna Paulsen – </b>The charming, witty, and crafty secretary of Harvey Specter who is the backbone of the firm in more ways than one. She proves that persons EQ is more important than IQ to run a successful organization.<br /><b>4. Louis Litt – </b>A law genius who is awkward, impulsive, and irritating. Someone who can be the biggest strength or weakness for you depending on how you treat him<br /><b>5. Mike Ross –</b> A prodigy with a photographic memory. He represents the millennials. Genius, unapologetic, and instinctive. He is never afraid of challenging himself and his seniors. Which is what brings value to the table.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><b>The 5 leadership lessons from this epic series are</b><br /><b>1. It takes 7 colors to make a rainbow –</b><br /><span style="color: #800180;"><b>Individually we are one drop, together we are an ocean</b></span><br />The team comprises of diverse personalities, job roles, and backgrounds. Each one is playing their role in the team and is respected for the value they bring rather than the hierarchy they work in.<br />A successful team is where everyone feels equal, appreciated, and important. Speak up culture, openness to ideas, complimenting skillsets, common vision and loyalty is what is required to make an invincible team<br /><b>2. ‘I have your back’ –</b><br /><span style="color: #800180;"><b>Loyalty is rare. Cherish it!</b></span><br />The echelons of birds cover 71% more flight than what an individual bird can cover. This means you might be a superhero but you are still probable to achieve less than an average team. Because teamwork can do wonders and the most successful teams are the ones where people look out for each other.<br />We all need each other. Whether it's going through a personal crisis or emotional upheaval or professional deadlock. When you are there to support a person in his/her lows, he will make sure you are covered in yours.<br /><b>3. There is more to the job than money</b><br />No amount of money can bring you job satisfaction. You need money to survive and feel appreciated. But the best team is not the highest-paid team; It is the most satisfied team. And as they say, you chose your manager, not your work is true at all levels. Leadership styles might be different, but the basics like recognition, growth, inclusivity, feedback, and right intentions should always be the outcome. If your leader is insecure, biased, judgemental, and self-consumed you will never grow in his/her company. You can survive, but you cannot thrive. Nor will the leader grow with such attributes.<br /><span style="color: #800180;"><b>I am not apologizing for who I am!</b></span><br />Another aspect of a job is your vision and mission in life. After working for 20-30 years in a very successful career, people realize they wasted all these precious years in running after a rat race. Most people never intended to be in the career they spent most of their life. It is very indigenous of us to follow a stereotype ( till 16 years age schooling, 21 years degree, Till 24 post-graduation, 25 onwards jobs and that keeps on forever till we retire/kicked out). Where is the time to align with our dreams and passion? You might realize the dreams are different but not many have the courage to give up comfort and start aligning to the goal.<br />Jessica Pearson, the black women took up law to support the unrepresented group. But in her blinded race to be successful, she became a corporate lawyer till she realized she did not choose law for it. And however difficult it was, she quit her firm to pursue what she believed in.<br /><b>4. Life is not black and white, but you need not be in greys</b><br /><span style="color: #800180;"><b>You want to change your life? Change the way you think</b></span><br />Ethics should be non-negotiable for every person. Small or big, at all times your integrity should not be compromised. If one compromises on small things, he/she can do it for big also. So whether its favorable hiring or standing with the majority. Think before you decide.<br />And God forbid you to become a part of greys, dare to stand up and admit. Consequences can be disastrous but in the long run, that is the only way to look eye to eye and develop a strong character. It's easy to give in, hard to stand up and confess.<br /><b>5. Have voices around, not echos</b><br /><b><span style="color: #800180;">Leaders dont create followers, they create more leaders </span></b><br />Your best mentors and friends will not always talk about what you want to hear. However hurt you feel about the feedback, that is the truth. If you want to grow every day, surround yourself with people who question the status quo. People who are not afraid to speak their minds.<br />Do not ignore the voices of young minds, diverse cultures, differently able thinkers. They see the world from a different angle than you. If you don’t want to be the king/queen of your shell, don’t treat any idea insignificant or invaluable. It is this virtue that has made a heaven and earth difference to organizations. Take for example Facebook, who would have imagined we will share our personal life and pictures on a platform accessible to acquaintances and friends equally. Or promote business on a private platform?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />When you work with tigers, once in a while they are going to take a swipe at you<br />So to conclude, we spend most of our day time in our professional surroundings. Our profession is the KARM we do in our life. So it is up to us whether we live two different lives where we struggle to live up to both; Or treat our team as our family and bring harmony to a certain level where it's worth living half of our lives. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a class="feed-shared-text-view__hashtag app-aware-link ember-view" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=suits" id="ember3729" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #665ed0; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" target="_self"><span class="hashtag-a11y ember-view" dir="ltr" id="ember3730" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span aria-hidden="true" style="background: transparent; 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border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #665ed0; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" target="_self"><span class="hashtag-a11y ember-view" dir="ltr" id="ember3762" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="visually-hidden" style="background: transparent; border: 0px !important; box-sizing: inherit; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); display: block !important; height: 1px; margin: -1px !important; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px !important; position: absolute !important; user-select: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap; width: 1px;">hashtag</span><span aria-hidden="true" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">#</span><span class="hashtag-a11y__name" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">leaderhip</span></span></a><span class="ember-view" id="ember3765" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></span><a class="feed-shared-text-view__hashtag app-aware-link ember-view" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=speakup" id="ember3769" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #665ed0; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" target="_self"><span class="hashtag-a11y ember-view" dir="ltr" id="ember3770" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="visually-hidden" style="background: transparent; border: 0px !important; box-sizing: inherit; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); display: block !important; height: 1px; margin: -1px !important; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px !important; position: absolute !important; user-select: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap; width: 1px;">hashtag</span><span aria-hidden="true" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">#</span><span class="hashtag-a11y__name" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">speakup</span></span></a><span class="ember-view" id="ember3773" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></span><a class="feed-shared-text-view__hashtag app-aware-link ember-view" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=standup" id="ember3777" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #665ed0; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" target="_self"><span class="hashtag-a11y ember-view" dir="ltr" id="ember3778" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="visually-hidden" style="background: transparent; border: 0px !important; box-sizing: inherit; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); display: block !important; height: 1px; margin: -1px !important; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px !important; position: absolute !important; user-select: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap; width: 1px;">hashtag</span><span aria-hidden="true" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">#</span><span class="hashtag-a11y__name" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">standup</span></span></a><span class="ember-view" id="ember3781" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></span><a class="feed-shared-text-view__hashtag app-aware-link ember-view" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=team" id="ember3785" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #665ed0; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" target="_self"><span class="hashtag-a11y ember-view" dir="ltr" id="ember3786" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="visually-hidden" style="background: transparent; border: 0px !important; box-sizing: inherit; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); display: block !important; height: 1px; margin: -1px !important; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px !important; position: absolute !important; user-select: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap; width: 1px;">hashtag</span><span aria-hidden="true" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">#</span><span class="hashtag-a11y__name" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">team</span></span></a><span class="ember-view" id="ember3789" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></span><a class="feed-shared-text-view__hashtag app-aware-link ember-view" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=values" id="ember3793" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #665ed0; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" target="_self"><span class="hashtag-a11y ember-view" dir="ltr" id="ember3794" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="visually-hidden" style="background: transparent; border: 0px !important; box-sizing: inherit; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); display: block !important; height: 1px; margin: -1px !important; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px !important; position: absolute !important; user-select: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap; width: 1px;">hashtag</span><span aria-hidden="true" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">#</span><span class="hashtag-a11y__name" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">values</span></span></a><span class="ember-view" id="ember3797" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></span><a class="feed-shared-text-view__hashtag app-aware-link ember-view" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=integritymatters" id="ember3801" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #665ed0; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" target="_self"><span class="hashtag-a11y ember-view" dir="ltr" id="ember3802" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="visually-hidden" style="background: transparent; border: 0px !important; box-sizing: inherit; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); display: block !important; height: 1px; margin: -1px !important; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px !important; position: absolute !important; user-select: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap; width: 1px;">hashtag</span><span aria-hidden="true" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">#</span><span class="hashtag-a11y__name" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">integritymatters</span></span></a><span class="ember-view" id="ember3805" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></span><a class="feed-shared-text-view__hashtag app-aware-link ember-view" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=diversity" id="ember3809" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #665ed0; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" target="_self"><span class="hashtag-a11y ember-view" dir="ltr" id="ember3810" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="visually-hidden" style="background: transparent; border: 0px !important; box-sizing: inherit; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); display: block !important; height: 1px; margin: -1px !important; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px !important; position: absolute !important; user-select: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap; width: 1px;">hashtag</span><span aria-hidden="true" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">#</span><span class="hashtag-a11y__name" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">diversity</span></span></a><span class="ember-view" id="ember3813" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></span><a class="feed-shared-text-view__hashtag app-aware-link ember-view" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=inclusion" id="ember3817" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #665ed0; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" target="_self"><span class="hashtag-a11y ember-view" dir="ltr" id="ember3818" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="visually-hidden" style="background: transparent; border: 0px !important; box-sizing: inherit; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); display: block !important; height: 1px; margin: -1px !important; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px !important; position: absolute !important; user-select: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap; width: 1px;">hashtag</span><span aria-hidden="true" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">#</span><span class="hashtag-a11y__name" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">inclusion</span></span></a><span class="ember-view" id="ember3821" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></span><a class="feed-shared-text-view__hashtag app-aware-link ember-view" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=leadbyexample" id="ember3825" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #665ed0; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" target="_self"><span class="hashtag-a11y ember-view" dir="ltr" id="ember3826" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="visually-hidden" style="background: transparent; border: 0px !important; box-sizing: inherit; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); display: block !important; height: 1px; margin: -1px !important; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px !important; position: absolute !important; user-select: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap; width: 1px;">hashtag</span><span aria-hidden="true" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">#</span><span class="hashtag-a11y__name" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">leadbyexample</span></span></a><span class="ember-view" id="ember3829" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></span><a class="feed-shared-text-view__hashtag app-aware-link ember-view" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=eachforequal" id="ember3833" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #665ed0; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" target="_self"><span class="hashtag-a11y ember-view" dir="ltr" id="ember3834" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="visually-hidden" style="background: transparent; border: 0px !important; box-sizing: inherit; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); display: block !important; height: 1px; margin: -1px !important; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px !important; position: absolute !important; user-select: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap; width: 1px;">hashtag</span><span aria-hidden="true" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">#</span><span class="hashtag-a11y__name" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">eachforequal</span></span></a><span class="ember-view" id="ember3837" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></span></span></div>ThousandOceansInsidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17720327884466246555noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508313131953126853.post-26722830895364553702020-05-15T02:31:00.002-07:002020-05-15T02:48:37.956-07:00No Empty Chairs!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I recently participated in a leadership training at work. Everytime I attend these trainings, I take back something from all the gyaan and try to implement in my work and personal life. Yes! Its very difficult to change or develop a habit just because someone shared the wisdom with you. And after a few days u continue with your usual WOW when life gets on to you.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">But some words/quotes really make a lasting impact on you and though you know it already but that one thing you really want to incorporate in your life. And for me the three words of the family goal statement which I heard made that impact. I thought I should share it with my friends also. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"NO EMPTY CHAIRS"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Let me know what you interpret from this, would be interesting to read your views.</span></div>
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Why did God make some people fair and some less fair? Some people tall and some short? Some fat and some slim? Some with straight and some curly hair? Any idea?</div>
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It is, so that some people can body shame the others! Yes. Its our birth right to body shame! If people around you dont, you start it yourselves!</div>
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Ask any little girl in our country, what is the definition of beauty for them? It will be golden hair, white skin and slim tall body with a Cinderella gown!! Seriously? Guys do we want our kids to grow up with this definition of beauty? If not, stop stereotyping beauty with physical parameters. </div>
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No doubt, its important to be fit and take care of your body for a healthy and happy life. But lets confine ourselves to JUST our bodies. Festivals and get togethers have become more body shaming parties than friendly gatherings. Lets get beyond weights and color. You dont know what battle a person is going through OR someone else might be prioritising an ailing mother over his/her gym. Or simply, THEY DONT CARE! </div>
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Stop being an agony aunt when they dont need one. Or Stop being a dietician and giving tips when the whole world knows how to search them on internet. The cream you used to make yourselves fair might be the last thing someone wants to know! Let alone your secret of straight hair.</div>
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Body shaming is done in both men and women. But men has a very witty way of self-deprecation and playing it cool. While women find it difficult to handle. People use MEANEST synonyms to laugh as if its a common joke.</div>
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Closing the loop from where I started. God has made us all different for a purpose. We compliment each other and all are uniquely beautiful. Encourage and Elevate each other. Imperfections are human and what you can do, might not be possible for someone else, let alone..it might not be in the agenda of them. So learn to be nice. </div>
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I love one question which Gautam Buddha has given us to use when in doubt.</div>
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" If you propose to speak, always ask yourself, is it true, is it necessary, is it kind?".</div>
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This blog topic was a request from a dear friend. So what's your story??</div>
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ThousandOceansInsidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17720327884466246555noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508313131953126853.post-19768268351504555052020-05-15T02:27:00.000-07:002020-05-15T02:49:02.449-07:00Avani's dose of the day!! New house<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We recently shifted in a new house, in a new locality. It was a year long journey with alot of disruption in all our lives. Then finally when it was time to wrap up from our old place, it was a very emotional moment for me. My 13 years of journey in the house was going to end. Journey where I have spent the best years of my life. Both my lovely kids were born there, celebrated every single ocassion and festivals with my friends right from Lohri to Onam, laughed and cried with family and friends. Decorated each wall and corner with so much love and affection. The photoframes on the wall, still narrate thousand of stories. </span></div>
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It was hard for me to let go of the little shoes I had bought when I was expecting my first baby. And then that little tulsi plant in the balcony made me recall the whole journey from a newly wed to the lady of the house. And ofcourse as all journeys are, it was full of ups and downs.</div>
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So with this emotional upheaval going on in my mind, few tears rolled down my cheeks.</div>
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Avani looks at me and chokes a little.Hugs me.</div>
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Avani : Mom, why are you crying? Are you also missing Riviera as much as I do?</div>
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Mummy: Ofcourse darling. I have spent 13 years of my life here. I will definitely miss it very much.</div>
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Avani: Not as much as I do!</div>
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Avani: Because you have only spent part of your life here. But, I. I was born here and have spent all my life here. So I will miss it more than you do. </div>
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Yes, I agree. Its logical. Though 13 is more than 8 (Avani's age). She has spent all her life there. And I have only spent part of it. </div>
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ThousandOceansInsidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17720327884466246555noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508313131953126853.post-75422663244841332592020-05-15T02:25:00.000-07:002020-05-15T02:49:16.692-07:00Bangalore Blooming<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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My first memory of coming to Bangalore back in 2004 was passing by HAL Road with trees arching on both the sides for a 2-3 km stretch. I fell in love with the beautiful weather and greenery around. Coming from a small town and being a nature lover, I always take few minutes everyday to admire the nature's beauty around me. </div>
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And the nature conspires to fulfil this wish of mine everyday. I have frequent winged visitors in my balcony, my Adobe is surrounded by colorful flowers all thanks to the gardening team in my society. Sometimes a squirrel on the nearby tree where my car is stuck in traffic jam and sometimes beautiful clouds narrating a novel story. Nature finds it's way to reach us.</div>
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One more time this weekend, I was awestruck by the beauty of those beautiful pink flowers carpeting the whole road on my way to Kundanhalli. Trees on both the sides of the road are in full bloom and not only that the flowers have carpeted the whole road too. </div>
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Not sure what is the name of the flowers but I call it Bangalore's Cherry Blossoms!! Next time someone says Bangalore is no more beautiful, take them to the many roads that are blooming with these flowers. I am sure, they will have to change their perception.</div>
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ThousandOceansInsidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17720327884466246555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508313131953126853.post-91070770951518541692020-05-15T02:22:00.001-07:002020-05-15T02:22:31.607-07:00Lockdown - SCIFI movie<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I feel like I am into a SCIFI movie. The fear, the lockdown, the conspiracy and helplessness are all so real! I could see how like any movie, it started with a rosy day in office discussing how people in some remote part of the world are fighting with a dangerous epidemic. Then being concerned about people whom I know and work with. Then slowly the black clouds spreading to India.</div>
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And I am immediately put into charge to do something about it. Face masks, sanitizer, home made food, immunity developing home remedies, etc etc to make sure everyone is safe. The speeches, the media, the messages all seem to be running in the background like how in movie it hovers around the characters. I feel so helpless that I am still not able to find some solution to it! And why the plot is still not seeing the deep bottom and why are we not bouncing back to the thrilling recovery from the epidemic??</div>
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I just want to get up and take a breath of relief that it was just a dream!! I just want the movie to stop and get back to the normal day to day life! I hope I am right...or atleast like any SCIFI movie, the recovery is now just a click away!!!</div>
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'When the going gets tough, the tough gets going!' And right now, each one of us need to be tough. The odds are against, but the silver lining is we (as E///) are making a difference. Helping the world to connect and supporting the critical services with our technology.</div>
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While I WFH along with my wonderful team supporting me impeccably.The juggle between work and home is not easy, keeping kids productively occupied while I deal with business needs is pressing. Similar to business, you need to be innovative in your solutions and delegate projects everyday to ensure productivity at home too <span class="q9uorilb tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me fgm26odu gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="display: inline-block; font-family: inherit; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: text-bottom; width: 16px;"><img alt="🙂" height="16" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t4c/1/16/1f642.png" style="border: 0px;" width="16" /></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl oo9gr5id gpro0wi8 lrazzd5p" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/togetherapart?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZWtVkT2Ic0XAJCO8mHOTq-uxuao4dOCHlBpKSOxG9IA9M5HUZmEysVwoSm_6RrUzeGCpEcZBea8Vrd20nnyLiubUSm3r0Ol35eaIEnJ_zWUN9sMwbyvReMuF1arqdZ5Ny4&__tn__=*NK-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">#togetherapart</a></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl oo9gr5id gpro0wi8 lrazzd5p" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/innovationathome?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZWtVkT2Ic0XAJCO8mHOTq-uxuao4dOCHlBpKSOxG9IA9M5HUZmEysVwoSm_6RrUzeGCpEcZBea8Vrd20nnyLiubUSm3r0Ol35eaIEnJ_zWUN9sMwbyvReMuF1arqdZ5Ny4&__tn__=*NK-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">#innovationAtHome</a></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl oo9gr5id gpro0wi8 lrazzd5p" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/wfhmother?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZWtVkT2Ic0XAJCO8mHOTq-uxuao4dOCHlBpKSOxG9IA9M5HUZmEysVwoSm_6RrUzeGCpEcZBea8Vrd20nnyLiubUSm3r0Ol35eaIEnJ_zWUN9sMwbyvReMuF1arqdZ5Ny4&__tn__=*NK-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">#WFHMother</a></span></div>
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ThousandOceansInsidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17720327884466246555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508313131953126853.post-84758566169721556792020-05-15T02:20:00.001-07:002020-05-15T02:50:34.180-07:00Lockdown Reflections!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Thanks to the lockdown, we have experienced a different life....</div>
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Otherwise, how would you know the color SKY BLUE exists in SKY</div>
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Otherwise, how would you know the birds can chirp even at noon</div>
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Otherwise, how would you realise India also has SPRING and BLOOM season</div>
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Otherwise, how would you know you can ever be bored of watching Netflix</div>
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Otherwise, how would you cook those fancy dishes at home which you always thought of trying</div>
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Otherwise, how would you know screentime is such a BOON for working parents</div>
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Otherwise, how would you know WORK FOR HOME is more difficult than WORK FROM HOME</div>
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Otherwise, how would you know that you could talk to your entire family on ZOOM Meeting at once</div>
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Otherwise, how would you know you can actually wash 80% of the groceries you shop with soap</div>
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Otherwise, how would you know how important it is to have a porch/foyer to keep the grocery untouched for 1 day</div>
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Otherwise, how would you be grateful for the trivial things like house, food and clothes to wear</div>
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Otherwise, how would you know that people have bigger issues than EGO issues</div>
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Otherwise, how would you know there is a calm in all the clutter in life</div>
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Otherwise, how would you know YOU ARE INSIGNIFICANT and world will not stop in your absence</div>
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So before the madness RESTARTS,,, time for some REFLECTIONS...</div>
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text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">#boonorbane</a></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl oo9gr5id gpro0wi8 lrazzd5p" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/perspective?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZUCEDSRZchIDbLY3yNpgBtrtqvWwgq8YAuqaDNm-mArbWPO2cH89yAkfyeEPCSaLhrg3CQIcf7F17Fyvo2JBR7Ypdz4y-qLWjCts8SdV_LwbbTRvz1Rgb1kJHXVmkMup10&__tn__=*NK-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">#perspective</a></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl oo9gr5id gpro0wi8 lrazzd5p" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/reflection?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZUCEDSRZchIDbLY3yNpgBtrtqvWwgq8YAuqaDNm-mArbWPO2cH89yAkfyeEPCSaLhrg3CQIcf7F17Fyvo2JBR7Ypdz4y-qLWjCts8SdV_LwbbTRvz1Rgb1kJHXVmkMup10&__tn__=*NK-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">#reflection</a></span></div>
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So what is your OTHERWISE??</div>
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ThousandOceansInsidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17720327884466246555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508313131953126853.post-69168404177225711962020-05-15T02:18:00.004-07:002020-05-15T02:50:11.108-07:00Silhouette<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Nature tells us everyday; Change is the only constant! We keep mourning over the past ;And worrying about the future. </div>
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But forget to live the present.The present is the biggest PRESENT we have, </div>
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But like these cherry blossom trees </div>
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We keep ourselves focused to the spring. Though the spring might bring the promise of some heavenly blossoms. But today in the autumn, It still gives some spectacular silhouettes. All we need is to change the lenses and view it from a different pair of eyes.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl oo9gr5id gpro0wi8 lrazzd5p" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/philosophyoflife?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZU1GpPZS3F79qclfDdIPxOr6R6gxcal2bP-YaF3GN4K45WKdY2_qxAxxZrVf3hoZZjYjnLPvvYa3zKMtVj95lP6ab7ZWIDaaIjGTnRk726MKg7GziFana31JasUmfni7rjf9Sy2jafc7-p2V9LM1gxi&__tn__=*NKH-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">#philosophyoflife</a></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl oo9gr5id gpro0wi8 lrazzd5p" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/liveinpresent?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZU1GpPZS3F79qclfDdIPxOr6R6gxcal2bP-YaF3GN4K45WKdY2_qxAxxZrVf3hoZZjYjnLPvvYa3zKMtVj95lP6ab7ZWIDaaIjGTnRk726MKg7GziFana31JasUmfni7rjf9Sy2jafc7-p2V9LM1gxi&__tn__=*NKH-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">#LiveInPresent</a></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl oo9gr5id gpro0wi8 lrazzd5p" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/changeistheonlyconstant?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZU1GpPZS3F79qclfDdIPxOr6R6gxcal2bP-YaF3GN4K45WKdY2_qxAxxZrVf3hoZZjYjnLPvvYa3zKMtVj95lP6ab7ZWIDaaIjGTnRk726MKg7GziFana31JasUmfni7rjf9Sy2jafc7-p2V9LM1gxi&__tn__=*NKH-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">#changeistheonlyconstant</a></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl oo9gr5id gpro0wi8 lrazzd5p" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/nature?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZU1GpPZS3F79qclfDdIPxOr6R6gxcal2bP-YaF3GN4K45WKdY2_qxAxxZrVf3hoZZjYjnLPvvYa3zKMtVj95lP6ab7ZWIDaaIjGTnRk726MKg7GziFana31JasUmfni7rjf9Sy2jafc7-p2V9LM1gxi&__tn__=*NKH-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">#Nature</a></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl oo9gr5id gpro0wi8 lrazzd5p" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/photography?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZU1GpPZS3F79qclfDdIPxOr6R6gxcal2bP-YaF3GN4K45WKdY2_qxAxxZrVf3hoZZjYjnLPvvYa3zKMtVj95lP6ab7ZWIDaaIjGTnRk726MKg7GziFana31JasUmfni7rjf9Sy2jafc7-p2V9LM1gxi&__tn__=*NKH-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">#photography</a></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl oo9gr5id gpro0wi8 lrazzd5p" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/naturephotography?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZU1GpPZS3F79qclfDdIPxOr6R6gxcal2bP-YaF3GN4K45WKdY2_qxAxxZrVf3hoZZjYjnLPvvYa3zKMtVj95lP6ab7ZWIDaaIjGTnRk726MKg7GziFana31JasUmfni7rjf9Sy2jafc7-p2V9LM1gxi&__tn__=*NKH-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">#naturephotography</a></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl oo9gr5id gpro0wi8 lrazzd5p" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/sweden?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZU1GpPZS3F79qclfDdIPxOr6R6gxcal2bP-YaF3GN4K45WKdY2_qxAxxZrVf3hoZZjYjnLPvvYa3zKMtVj95lP6ab7ZWIDaaIjGTnRk726MKg7GziFana31JasUmfni7rjf9Sy2jafc7-p2V9LM1gxi&__tn__=*NKH-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">#Sweden</a></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl oo9gr5id gpro0wi8 lrazzd5p" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/stockholm?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZU1GpPZS3F79qclfDdIPxOr6R6gxcal2bP-YaF3GN4K45WKdY2_qxAxxZrVf3hoZZjYjnLPvvYa3zKMtVj95lP6ab7ZWIDaaIjGTnRk726MKg7GziFana31JasUmfni7rjf9Sy2jafc7-p2V9LM1gxi&__tn__=*NKH-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">#Stockholm</a></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl oo9gr5id gpro0wi8 lrazzd5p" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/sunset?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZU1GpPZS3F79qclfDdIPxOr6R6gxcal2bP-YaF3GN4K45WKdY2_qxAxxZrVf3hoZZjYjnLPvvYa3zKMtVj95lP6ab7ZWIDaaIjGTnRk726MKg7GziFana31JasUmfni7rjf9Sy2jafc7-p2V9LM1gxi&__tn__=*NKH-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; 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ThousandOceansInsidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17720327884466246555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508313131953126853.post-27742541204386003002020-05-15T02:17:00.002-07:002020-05-15T02:50:55.103-07:00Husband DayCare Center<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">See how I manage to be more productive during my vacations </span><a class="_58cn" data-ft="{"type":104,"tn":"*N"}" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/husbanddaycare?__eep__=6&epa=HASHTAG" style="background-color: white; color: #385898; cursor: pointer; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration-line: none;">#HusbandDayCare</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><a class="_58cn" data-ft="{"type":104,"tn":"*N"}" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/vacation?__eep__=6&epa=HASHTAG" style="background-color: white; color: #385898; cursor: pointer; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration-line: none;">#vacation</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><a class="_58cn" data-ft="{"type":104,"tn":"*N"}" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/funwithfamily?__eep__=6&epa=HASHTAG" style="background-color: white; color: #385898; cursor: pointer; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration-line: none;">#funwithfamily</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><a class="_58cn" data-ft="{"type":104,"tn":"*N"}" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/capetown?__eep__=6&epa=HASHTAG" style="background-color: white; color: #385898; cursor: pointer; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration-line: none;">#CapeTown</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><a class="_58cn" data-ft="{"type":104,"tn":"*N"}" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/waterfront?__eep__=6&epa=HASHTAG" style="background-color: white; color: #385898; cursor: pointer; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration-line: none;">#waterfront</a></div>
ThousandOceansInsidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17720327884466246555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508313131953126853.post-4289232465482424302020-05-15T02:15:00.001-07:002020-05-15T02:15:44.038-07:00Pittod - Childhood Nostalgia<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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As a child I looked forward for this pile of yummies. Mom with her Gujju neighbours influence makes some amazing Gujju dishes like Undhiyo, Dhokla...khandavi etc. Pittod as we call it was my favourite always. And nobody can make it like my Mom...i still remember how she burnt her fingers to spread it when it was super hot as once it's cold, the paste doesn't spread. </div>
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Today when I made it as weekend special in lockdown, it took my back to how me and my brother gobbled it in seconds. We didn't have fancy pizzas and Chinese at home those days, but we never missed variety! </div>
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This lockdown time is going to be the nostalgia our kids they will carry with them all their life! However crazy they might look today, when we look back. This is going to be the best family time ever! And next year, when these come in my facebook and Google photos memories, we will fondly remember it. </div>
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ThousandOceansInsidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17720327884466246555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508313131953126853.post-31285950785169912592020-05-15T02:14:00.001-07:002020-05-15T02:14:07.727-07:00Matka Kulfi!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Maharajs Matka Kulfi was 'WORLD FAMOUS' in my small town. And every summer vacation our night-drives drove us to this amazing delicacy after dinner. </div>
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For years together, the founder of it- Chenna maharaj brought me my special Kulfi while the others enjoy their regulars. I fondly remember him running to our car with my special before he preps up for others. The warmth with which he served me that was not less than a own family member(As I say.. I am blessed!!)</div>
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So what was so special about mine? </div>
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It didn't have dry fruits!! Yes! I hate it when in the middle of the smooth creamy heavenly icecream I get a nut or a raisin! So for nuts like me, he kept a few plain kesar Kulfis. </div>
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And the history repeats itself. Avani hates dry fruits crumbling inside her ice-creams and I have to prepare TWO SPECIALS for her and me now. I still remember Chenna Maharaj fondly whenever I enjoy my SPECIAL! Some things in life you will always remember with a smile!</div>
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ThousandOceansInsidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17720327884466246555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508313131953126853.post-9128861592139395792020-05-15T02:11:00.000-07:002020-05-15T02:11:35.270-07:00Avani's dose of the day! 5G<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Why do we take pride in our work??</div>
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Here is a small incident:</div>
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Internet wasn't working for a few minutes yesterday night at my home. So we were trying to troubleshoot the issue.</div>
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Husband: Are we connected to the right network? It seems some issue!</div>
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Avani(8 yr old): Dad why don't you connect to the 5G network. 5G works much better than the usual one. </div>
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Me: Avani why is 5G better?</div>
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Avani: Mom, It has better speed! Better connectivity! Doesn't disconnect often! If you are inside the room, nothing better than 5G!</div>
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Avani has no clue I work for 5G or what exactly 5G networks bring to the table. But look at how we touch day to day life of people. They experience better speed, better connectivity and without the fancy abbreviations also it is what the future awaits!! </div>
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touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">#ICT</a></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl oo9gr5id gpro0wi8 lrazzd5p" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/future?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZXDEqcNHJz22pjMCWP9YDD1IUHt41eghw0ki-H-JPu_sKzzJ8JITrIM4QSdOTTqTZf7zx3nw2sKs6DEs_UUr4GKS0Bojwllk2z4__wgXDHyF6FIe16Wwj70KdLbv_8vAnE&__tn__=*NK-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">#future</a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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ThousandOceansInsidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17720327884466246555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508313131953126853.post-14358674678874066162020-05-14T00:37:00.000-07:002020-05-14T00:37:26.872-07:00The Perfectly Imperfect<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">A perfect birthday evening. Friends and family together. Birthday cake, your favorite dishes, your favorite music, your favorite games. Everything to your liking. What else a 8 year old would need to be happy? But as far as I remember all my childhood I have sulked on all my birthdays! Why? I dont know! It was always because I thought I never have a perfect birthday! PERFECTION always ruined my PERFECT day!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> I always seeked perfection. And in the things I was not perfect, I gave up!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">I was a very happy but confused child. I had all those phases, the FIND my identity phase!! What is my purpose in life phase?? Why me phase? I can conquer the world phase and next day - Life is so unfair phase!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">But I had the hunger to achieve something, To make my life count. So slowly but definitely, I started seeing the brighter side of things.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">I realized "Perfection is a myth!" Look around you!! The world is full of imperfect genius!!! David Beckham had OCD, Tom Cruise has dyslexia, Both Einstein and Newton had autism. Mark Zuckerberg and Bill gates were college dropouts. All these imperfect individuals made history. And why should I consider myself any less?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Soon, I started accepting my imperfections. I started practicing WABI SABI, the Japanese philosophy of life "</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15pt;">Accepting your imperfections and making the most of </span><b><span style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15pt;">life", in short </span></b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">- THE PERFECTLY IMPERFECT!</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">And here I am breaking the ice with the philosophy of my life.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Born in a middle class marwari family with one protective elder brother and two forward thinking parents was the beginning of my story. As a curious child, I asked alot of questions. Both my parents had a major role in shaping my character.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> The best part about my upbringing was, however crazy my decisions in life were, they were always mine! And I had to own it up whether good or bad. Let me give you a glimpse of this.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">I belong to a family of doctors and my parents hoped that I will become one! But I was a rebel! How can I follow the norms? One fine day! I came home and declared! I have dropped Biology hereby closing all doors for medicine. I persued engineering. Not that I understood anything about being an engineer, but since I didnt want to be a doctor I became an engineer! Dont judge me on this. Even Amitabh Baachan became an actor by accident. So why not me!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">I was always a movie buff. I have seen KAHO NA PYAAR HAI 12 times in a month in theatre. Yes! Hritik Roshan was my first legit crush. By the end of 12 times, I could repeat the dialogue with him. Unfortunately I realised quite early in life that if its perfect, its too good to be true. My sentiments for him flew like a kite in his very next movie KITES.</span><span style="background-color: transparent;"> </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Talking about movies, I have a very filmy life too. The punchline with which my better half proposed to me for marriage was " A known devil is better than an unknown devil"!. The climax of my wedding was. I reached my wedding destination on the morning of my wedding and I travelled overnight after completing my last exams. So while my friends and family enjoyed the pre-wedding functions , I studied all night.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">When I started my career, I had no clue what I am doing with my life.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> All our life, we study to get that first paycheck and when its there. The bubble bursts. You realise you are not making animated presentations to top shots clients nor your image of high flying career in IT looks anything like what you have dreamt off. Long lousy nights, coding in MEIN aur MERI TANHAI and just when you feel you have troubleshooted the bug of the century- you get a cold response from you senior- HMM.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">After 16 years as a working woman I still seek perfection in my imperfect life.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">But amidst all the imperfections of my life, I have something which is genuinely perfect. And that is my two daughters, Avani and Khushi. They are 8 and 11 and they are the only PERFECTLY PERFECT things in my life.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">With time I have learnt to embrace the beauty of imperfections and the madness that comes with it. Today I can happily say " Imperfection is the new Perfection"</span></div>
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ThousandOceansInsidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17720327884466246555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508313131953126853.post-55604924831718399242019-02-03T02:58:00.003-08:002019-02-09T23:53:38.122-08:00Kolkata Marwari Wedding - An experience to share!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">If there is any place in this world where food is the centre
of universe for every individual. That has to be Kolkata. When my better half
craved like a pregnant woman for his Kookie jar pasrty, Jhal Muri, Gundi paan,
kachori sabji and other unending list. I used to find him crazy. But coming to
Kolkata, I understand its not him but everyone in Kolkata who is a foodie by
DNA. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">These 4 days we spent in Kolkata, where we literally had 5
meals a day has left a little bit of Kolkata in me. As much as the people love
their street food here, they are also connoisseurs of international cuisines.
(I never knew I can really get something scrumptious in Japanese food being a
vegetarian myself)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We were in Kolkata to attend a wedding. And again nothing
comes close to the variety this place gives in terms of people. From a
rebellious "I JUST NEED TO WEAR MY ATTITUDE" (read underdressed) to
obscenely overdressed (read I NEED TO FLAUNT WHAT I HAVE!).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Though I am blindly biased towards Mumbai as a fashion
capital, but I couldn't get off my eyes of the ethnic jewelry and pastel lehengas
girls wore. The big bold Kundan beads to red emerald work in diamond, it is all
right from the movie scenes. Infact movies cannot match the novelty displayed
in Marwari weddings. People really take dressing up too seriously when it comes
to wedding and every time they don’t shy away from trying something new.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Another thing worth mentioning was the decor for each
function. The theme with proper color scheme, the props, the center pieces etc ;All
very well coordinated and tastefully done. I never doubted the taste of my hosts
though. But I am sure, there was a big team behind all the impeccable planning
and execution.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Mehndi and Sangeet function theme was pastel olive green
with bright yellow drapes hanging all over. The dry branches and hangings
decorated with fresh bright flowers fell just right with the decor. The humble
round white Chinese lamps hung all over the roof gave a groovy element to the
whole trendy decor. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">There were canopy’s hosting women, drawing mehndi on the
hands of men/women as part of the tradition. Every individual demanding a
different art work. Some on the palm, some arms( baajuband) and some on the
wrist(bracelet). Some wanted just a flower in the corner of the palm, some
wanted intricate designs all over and some writing names of the people they
love. There is a fun tradition of writing each other’s name on the hand of
bride and groom with Mehndi. And then post wedding, another tradition to find
the name in his/her hands. The darker the mehndi, the deeper the love for each
other. Though, logical people like me will blame it to the body heat and not
the endorphins secreted in love.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And Sangeet is more like close family dancing to convey
their wishes to the bride and groom. The theme this time was inspired by
Bollywood. All Uncles, Aunts, Mom, Dad, Sis-her friends, cousins, even the dog
of the bride participated in the dance medley. I am sure, most of them were
dancing for the first time on stage. But who cares, we have to show our love
and DANCE LIKE NOBODY'S WATCHING.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The bride and groom also danced their heart out and looked
the cutest. Love was in the air and all our hearts melted looking at the young
bubbly couple who couldn't get eyes off each other. Moments like these remind
me of those carefree days when it was only "EK MEIN AUR EK TU". <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">The music and songs played were also very different from
what you hear in Bangalore and Mumbai weddings and clubs. They were more hindi
slow beat songs where everyone can shake a leg without thinking about their two
left leg issues. And literally we danced all afternoon. The whole atmosphere
was upbeat and everyone grooving with the music. Age no bound.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The surprises had just begun. The whole day was kind of a
dance and music day with cocktail dinner planned for the evening. And we Indians
love to hangout in weddings. Meeting with the extended family after long years,
talking about all the good ole days, reliving memories from the past, laughing
on the same age old joke which we had shared for all these years, pulling leg
of that one aunty/uncle who is always sporting to make a joke of themselves and
secretly enjoy the attention. And another element which is also a tagline of a
popular chain of Cafe, INDIA RUNS ON CHAI is just apt. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Combining these concepts, there was a “Hangout Adda” planned.
Share bazar wali chai (Believe me this is the how this famous chaiwala is recognized;
Indeed the second most famous chaiwala after our prime minister), malai toast,
street bhelpuri, pani puri, pav bhaji, churan wala (yes separate counter
serving varieties of churan, aam papad, boor kutt, jhuara, etc), moong daal
chilla counter, english tea counter and also a panini counter. And epic was,
four Thai masseurs waiting to give you an amazing foot massage after all the
dancing in the afternoon. There were low seating, round tables and nice 90s
numbers playing in the background. I could say this element was a huge
differentiator for me from other weddings.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The cocktail party started 8 in the night. And as the name
suggests, there were Bride's favorite, Groom's favorite, Lady's special and
some other amazingly named cocktails. The cocktail glasses were beautifully
dressed, with a bow for Groom's favorite cocktail and white TUTU skirt for the
high champagne glass for Bride's favorite. I could see the details with which
the cocktail menu was designed. And the 2 male and 2 female bar tenders had a
different swag of their own. They amused kids with throwing the bottles up and
balancing at the middle of a 45deg tilted hand and threw ice cubes in the air from
one glass to another. Guess they take their craft very seriously. You name it
and they had it. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Talking about the theme of the Cocktail Party. The function
was in a huge closed hall. The pathway to the hall looked like a red carpet
event entrance. There were frames with flowers and lamps highlighted by
glamorous yellow lights. The bird of fire flowers looked amazing on those
frames hanging right upto the bottom.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The hall itself was kept dark with LED screens on<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the wall opposite of the stage. And
projectors projecting the remaining two sides. With LED I assumed something
will be presented on screen. But later I understood it is for the animations
and to change the designs and change the mood with every playing song.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">Food stalls were placed out in the open space. And this
time, it was international cuisine at your disposal. Japanese, Thai,
Vietnamese, American, Spanish and of course Italian. Some delicacies like
Vegetarian sushi rolls with wasabi, drum melted cheese with fruits and exotic
vegetables, sautéed fruit bowl; I had tasted for the first time. The desserts
were also exotic with caramel sauce served in dropper, mud cake microwaved in
coffee mugs and innumerable others.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">There was a popular singer called with his band to entertain
the crowd. He sang quite a few popular Bollywood numbers for couple of hours. But
all I was interested that time was the amazing food. So I decided to go for the
love of food over my love of dancing. When we were about to satiate our food
desires and calling it the night. We were told that the AFTER PARTY is just
going to begin. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We weren’t sure what is left for the after party. Music
checked, dance checked, food checked, drinks checked, socializing checked. All to-do
list for a great party was over.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">So we kind of pushed off to our rooms and kids changed into
their pajamas. But then the two of us went down again. This time the stage was
on fire. Literally! There were two bartenders juggling with glass bottles lit
on fire. It always works with glass , fire and duos. And what I love about live
performers is the connect they make with the audience. I guess not every
talented person is a performer, hence for a live performance its very important
that you are connecting to the audience and making them a part of your
performance. And these two gentlemen on stage did just that. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">After the fire act was over, the DJ took over the stage. And
oh man!! What numbers they played! The whole hall became a dance floor and I
couldn't believe how we all danced almost 7-8 hours in the same day. Guess the
foot massage really helped to keep going. Finally with great resistance, I was
pulled back to the room. I definitely missed my gang of friends with whom I can
dance forever. But I have to give it to Mr Sarawagi to try and keep up with my
madness. He knows my love for dancing and even though he doesn't dance at all.
He still shook legs with me for the longest he has ever done.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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off for long and then got ready for some traditions before the wedding.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The mustard yellow theme with marigold flowers and leaves all over suited the Haldi(Telbaan) tradition aptly. This tradition is to beautify the bride and groom with oil and home made face packs. Right from the eldest of family to the youngest, they have to apply this on the groom. And the slightly twisted version of it nowadays is to add juices, fruits, milk and beer on top of all the traditional stuff. And its no more only for groom, the whole family plays holi along with the groom. Alot of animation involved here. But I was feeling bad for the designer clothes women wore which would need double dry cleaning after that heavy dose of turmeric and oil on it.</span></div>
ThousandOceansInsidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17720327884466246555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508313131953126853.post-4937562845951973592018-07-08T08:01:00.002-07:002018-07-08T08:01:57.340-07:00Avani's dose of the day!! Motivation!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Having a free spirited child at home is an amazing feeling. Everyday u learn something from them. But at the same time, handling their tantrums, temperament, moods, likes and dislikes is a mammoth task in itself. The day to day activities are sometimes not so routine with such kids. And no prizes for guessing who in my house is that free soul.<br />
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Last Monday, I wake her up in the morning as usual at 6 am. She refuses to get up. After a stern voice, she budges a little.<br />
Mummy: Avani, get up. Be quick. It's Monday and weekend over.<br />
Avani: Why?? (with a big frown) I don't want to go.<br />
Mummy: Going to school is not an option.You have to go to school every day. We had alot of fun over the weekend, so stop complaining and get ready.<br />
Avani: (with lot of earnesty) Mom, tell me what motivation I have to go to school. I have no motivation at all to go to school. It is so boring.<br />
Mummy: (hiding my smile) It's ok. Whatever it is, you have to go to school.<br />
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Firstly, at the age of 6 I hardly knew what MOTIVATION stands for. And not having motivation to go to school was out of question. Though Avani enjoys going to school, but as a brat she always cribs about getting ready in the morning.<br />
More than anything else, what amazes me more is the way she puts across her points with logical arguments and data points. I stand dumbstruck with her logics most of the times<br />
And then in the evening I hear a cheerful voice...<br />
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Avani: Mummy, I finally have a motivation to go to school now.. we have started practising for Culmination day now.<br />
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ThousandOceansInsidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17720327884466246555noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508313131953126853.post-38053020612337204392018-02-22T07:40:00.000-08:002018-02-22T07:42:59.694-08:00LIVING IN DENIAL<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: black; line-height: 24.5333px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">She opened her bleary eyes when the cat, all seven pounds of squirming flesh, climbed onto her belly. Squinting into the sunlight streaming in from the open window, she discovered that she was now the weary possessor of a pounding headache, and at some point, had managed to lose both a tooth and a spouse.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; line-height: 24.5333px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It was only when the pain from her heart ache settled; she actually realized the pain of that broken tooth. Her mind was blank and could only feel the inability of her limbs to obey the commands of her brain. The cat has been hungry from last 48 hours while she laid almost brain dead after the hurricane which hit her on that night.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; line-height: 24.5333px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">That night could have been like any usual night in her life, but it wasn’t. She has known about the unalleged relationship he had with other woman in his life. The lipstick marks on his shirt, the long strands of hair in his car, the mid night calls and the business tours on weekends. Everything gave her all the clues she needed to know. She could have confronted him. Stopped the grey scenes behind her back and questioned the integrity of his so called dotted husband. But all she did was sobbed in her pillow every night.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; line-height: 24.5333px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Anita was a confident, modern woman. She worked in an advertising firm where she handled adversities day in and day out. Beautiful, stylish, down to earth, happy and positive woman. She was everything a man would wish for. Aryan had wooed her for a year before she said a yes. He was head over heels in love with her. When they got married, it looked like a fairy tale life to her. There was never a moment of sadness or loneliness in the house when they were together. The mere memory of the funny faces he made to make her laugh brought a smile on her face every time. But that memory now has an added partner to it. A pearl drop of tear which doesn’t stop at one.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; line-height: 24.5333px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Human brains work in different fashions when we come across such unusual situations. Situations where we have never imagined ourselves into. Things which we always thought can never happen to us. It was no different for Anita. If it was any friend of her who had been in her situations, she would have all the solutions to this. But when it was on her, she could not fathom what to do?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; line-height: 24.5333px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">She had replayed the scene in her mind several times. She wanted to confront him and ask him if it is true? More than he lying to her, she was scared of what if he accepted it was true? What if he told he doesn’t love her anymore? Worse! If he wants to leave her and go to the other woman! What will she do without him? She was so madly in love with him. What if the hologram of his love shatters? It might be a façade, but her whole life was based on that false façade. She wasn’t ready to hear the truth yet.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; line-height: 24.5333px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">She started living in denial. Like her beloved pet-Lucy, she thought closing the eyes will make the world a better place for her.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; line-height: 24.5333px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> She woke up early every morning, prepared his favorite breakfast. Tried to keep his things ready every morning. Called him at work every few hours. She called their close friends home to bring back the old times back, when he couldn’t stop praising about the food she made and how amazing she looked. In fact, she stopped going to work. She wanted to give it all to save her relationship. But little did she know that she is carrying a one wheeled carriage on her feeble shoulders.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; line-height: 24.5333px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Aryan knew the attention was unusual. He was a bit alarmed but tried to obey the requests of his changed wife. He had been a charmer all his life. So he reciprocated with his usual flirtatious behavior. He thought it’s a passing phase, so little did he mind the extra attention from 2 women in his life. The initial high of being the universe for two women at the same time and being wanted; Soon faded away. He wasn’t able to manage being in two boats. Keeping up with the demands of one woman is tough and he was doing it for two.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; line-height: 24.5333px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The guilt of cheating on his loving wife had just started creeping in. He wished he could keep both his wife and new found love of his life happy together. But he soon knew that he might have to choose one. He has to decide on one and break the bad news for the other.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; line-height: 24.5333px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Men actually think very differently about relationships. They give it their 100 % when in love, but they come out equally 100 % when out of it. The once a very casual flirting had grown up to an affair. And that adrenaline of being in love and exploring a new unalleged facet of life was too tempting for him to ignore. But as the Newton’s law says, everything has an equal and opposite reaction. It wasn’t a casual hook up anymore. He has got addicted to the new life now. And now he was trying to figure out how he could blame Anita for letting this happen. Clearly, there were no major issues. They were quite in love, the respect, the space, the companionship was very much there. But is that really enough to stay happy with a person 24*7? Or humans constantly want to evolve, explore and engage in something new, something more exciting, something which the rules do not approve of.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; line-height: 24.5333px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Yes, Aryan clearly had no regrets about cheating on his wife. Because he belonged to the generation where Open relationships are ok. Of course, if it was Anita thinking on the same lines. He would have never forgiven her. A man can never forgive or forget his woman cheating on him. Because the mere thought of his possession being caressed by another man runs a shiver down the spine of any man. Woman is considered to be more imaginative but the imagination of a suspecting man can embarrass God on his creations.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; line-height: 24.5333px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Anita had called twice to check on him. His lungs had started fuming smoke after finishing 2 packs of cigarette in last 4 hours. He had been procrastinating this day for months now. But this was the ultimate night where he could no more be a hero in her life. He has to tell her the truth.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; line-height: 24.5333px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The door bell rang. Anita shifted towards the door with a big but nervous smile. Her 6<sup>th</sup> instinct had made her restless with something which was coming. The denial mode was constantly being challenged by her common sense. The romantic lights of the living room, the fragrance from the scented candles which she had lit all over the place. The beautiful blue orchids which she had brought specially to complement the lavender fragrance of her diffuser. The aroma of the buttery dal makhani which filled the kitchen and the dinning area. The bottle of Chiraz wine which brought back all the intimate moments of their relationship. The deep clevage spegatti blouse she wore along with the chiffon blue saree and those diamond earrings which he bought on their first anniversary. On any other night, it would have been the most immaculately planned romantic night. But in spite of all the perfect setup, it was not a perfect night. There was a nervous energy in the wind. The only thing normal in the room was the furry green eyed Lucy who was unfathomed of the pain her worthy master is going to give to her mistress.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; line-height: 24.5333px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">When he entered inside, Anita quickly hushed the cat inside the room. She wanted to give him undivided attention and wanted to magically clear all the cracks on the mirror of her broken relationship. It clearly did not make things easier for Aryan. But he was determined. He quickly rushed to his room, freshened up and came out to the living room. Anita gave her a welcoming smile, but he ignored. He straight away declared, ”I need to talk to you!” Anita’s heart could have dropped out of her mouth if she would have not rehearsed this a thousand times in her mind earlier. With a calm face she asked,” What is it Aryan? Can we not have few glasses of our favorite wine before we spoke?”. He squirmed. “No Anita. This is very important. I wanted to tell you this for long, but I didn’t want to hurt you.” Anita’s heart was now beating at a speed faster than a running train. She could hear her heartbeats clearly and was wishing this was a BAD dream. She secretly pinched herself. But it wasn’t a dream!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; line-height: 24.5333px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">“Anita, I really care for you. You are an amazing person. But I think you are not happy in this relationship. I don’t think I am giving you enough of what you deserve!” Aryan played it safe. Anita broke her silence, ”What do you mean? Talk clearly. Do not talk in riddles”. She didn’t know where she gathered the courage from. He continued “ Anita, lets part our ways. I don’t think it is working.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; line-height: 24.5333px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Anita had heard these words a million times in her head in last few months, but when they actually exploded she felt nothing. When a flickering light suddenly extinguishes there is a strange silence in the dark room. She felt a similar silence in her heart. She would have shouted and screamed at him. Blaming him of infidelity. Blaming him of sleeping with the other woman and breaking all the promises he gave her while they tied a knot. But when the pain is unbearable, the only thing that it could be expressed is by silence. She could not react. All she wanted was to be silent.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; line-height: 24.5333px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Aryan felt worried. The usual reaction which he had expected was not there. He was prepared for the fight, the question and answers. His homework covered the points he would use in the blame game. He was also prepared to walk out of the house if things went out of control. But the silence made him worried.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; line-height: 24.5333px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">With lot of courage, Aryan mumbled. “Anita, you are an amazing person. Just that we are not made for each other. Understand. It is good for both of us. You deserve much better!” Anita did not blink. Aryan thought that he will give her some time. When he comes back after 4 days from his Malaysia trip, she will be normal. And then he can start the formalities.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; line-height: 24.5333px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Anita saw him going, but it felt like a trance. All she could do is go to the table, pick up the wine bottle and thrust all the poison inside the bottle in her throat.</span></span></div>
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ThousandOceansInsidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17720327884466246555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508313131953126853.post-61180732613604884802017-06-25T07:52:00.001-07:002017-06-30T22:40:42.529-07:00Work life balance<span style="color: rgb(69, 69, 69); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I get a lot of messages on Women's day! And this year too, I was flooded with messages. Some forwards, some customary, few personal ones and some very encouraging. Among the forwards, a typical picture of a modern women with many hands depicting various roles women play in their life caught my imagination. Then another picture with some Work life balance gyaan appeared!</span><div style="color: rgb(69, 69, 69); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">These pictures kept me thinking for a while. Thinking about multiple things. One was, do we women really like to be super women or we just dont have a choice but to manage our career and family aspirations together. But at 11 am in the night, I have no mood to be a feminist and present my thoughts on being a super woman.</div><div style="color: rgb(69, 69, 69); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">The second thought was, Work-Life balance!! The word which is kind of a mantra which all of us want to achieve. But can we really achieve a balance in our lives? Well, I have my doubts!<div><div>So then I thought , "Then how do I see this work and LIFE being managed?". And immediately I was reminded of a picture where a juggler is juggling with 6 balls in his hands.</div><div>Then I tried to interpret, what does that mean in this context? What does each ball stand for in my life? </div><div>I feel, the six balls are HOME, FAMILY, WORK, CHILDREN, HOBBIES and HEALTH.</div><div><img src="webkit-fake-url://72f27334-94d5-497c-aacf-f92f3f26da98/imagejpeg"></div><div>HOME includes household chores which are irrelevant but needs mammoth attention for a proper functioning of any house. From electrician to grocery everything!</div><div>FAMILY starts with husband and then the extended family. Your social life and close friends.</div><div>WORK ofcourse irrespective of whether you are working out in office or running your own setup or even working in a NGO. Everything we do as a profession comes under this umbrella.</div><div>CHILDREN! I have kept it as a seperate ball, because they are a seperate ball game altogether. When you are a parent, you have no rule book. You evolve every day and face new challenges everyday. And this I feel is the MOST crucial of all the balls to be handled.</div><div>HOBBIES is what makes you happy. The ME time which is the most understated.</div><div>And last but not the least, HEALTH! We talk about both mind and body health here!</div><div>If I have to give you an analogy. CHILDREN, WORK and HOME are glass balls. HEALTH and FAMILY are wooden balls. And HOBBIES are made of paper.</div><div>So for any juggler, its impossible to keep all the balls in hand. At any point of time, maximum 2 balls can be kept in control. And rest 4 should be in air.</div><div>As you must have guessed, the first ball to fall down for not so alert juggler would be HOBBIES. It is not a priority for you and the moment the pace of life increases, we drop that ball are constantly struggling. Sometime HOME takes the priority and other times WORK gets crazy. You have to select which ball you will hold and till you hold that ball, the other needs to be floating in the air. When you have someone ill at home, you cannot work in office. Vice versa when you have a deliverable in office, you cannot socialise at the cost of your work. We always compensate for the other in the due course of time. I remember working late nights for almost couple of months and then when my daughter was starting her school for the first time. I almost worked only 4-6 hours a day in office. So there is no correct way of work life balance i feel. </div></div></div><div style="color: rgb(69, 69, 69); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">But the moment one ball of WORK and HOME remains in air for too long, we burn out. This is the time when many men choose WORK and women choose HOME as per their natural instincts. Nothing wrong in choosing one over the other, but somewhere the feeling of sacrifice, discontent creeps in. Men realise at some point they had missed out on family life and women feel there was a lot of sacrifice which they made. But eventually its how we juggle the balls.</div><div style="color: rgb(69, 69, 69); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">CHILDREN is another glass ball which is kind of the most unpredictable of the lot. You are juggling perfectly between HOME and WORK. But suddenly this ball spins and changes the pace of everything. The moment kids need you, all the balls go in a closet and u suddenly forget how to juggle. HOME is in a mess, WORK becomes unimportant, forget the HOBBIES/HEALTH and FAMILY. Its true that, once u r a parent you are always a mother first. The wife, aunt, daughter, sister, friend roles take a back seat and ur mind is one track.</div><div style="color: rgb(69, 69, 69); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">If I had the power to set the pace, I would give equal weightage to all. That is the most sustainable model. It will ensure your physical, mental and emotional happiness. </div><div style="color: rgb(69, 69, 69); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><img src="webkit-fake-url://a3e0def3-2c42-4c93-982d-3679dc129a87/imagejpeg"></div><div style="color: rgb(69, 69, 69); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">BUT we dont live in an ideal world. So keep juggling and taking care of all the important things in life. And when you are tired, take a break and start afresh!! </div>ThousandOceansInsidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17720327884466246555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508313131953126853.post-10171176369509638192017-05-27T08:17:00.002-07:002017-05-27T08:24:36.824-07:00 New Zealand- North Island - April 2017 – Travelogue<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">With all the hype NZ brings with
it. I wasn’t sure what</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">to expect and
over the years, we have started taking it more as a dedicated family time rather
than a full-fledged tourism trip. So without much benchmarks in our mind, we
started our journey from Bangalore.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Packing for NZ was no different
than my other travels so with my worksheets from the past, packing was a cake
walk. Food restrictions made it easier for me to just pick the package food and
no unpacked ready to eat stuff needed to be collected to give it a variety for
the kids.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We flew from Bangalore to Singapore
and with a short transit of 2 hours, we could just cover up a quick meal in
Singapore airport to avoid being starved to death in an 8 hour Singapore
airlines flight. Though we always order Hindu meals, but we have had pathetic
experiences with food when the flights don’t connect to India directly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I have a history of discovering
most of the classic English movies in
long flights, and this time I had a clearer objective to watch all the
series of HOBITTON movies. And ofcourse
the reason was the association of NZ with HOBBITON. And I am glad, I saw all
the three movies again in the flight from Singapore to Auckland. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We made ourselves comfortable in
the SkyCity hotel which is where all the action around the Auckland city
happens. Auckland is called the CITY OF SAILS and it is believed that every
third person in Auckland owns a boat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Day one, we visited the Sky City
tower which is the tallest building and
has an observatory at the top of the tower. The city of sails was surrounded by
water from two sides and you could see innumerable boats and ships harboring at
its port. There is an island where all the whos who of the city own their
properties. There were two striking things about the tower. One there was a
mini golf laid in the observatory area which I found very thoughtful for kids.
Observatories are definitely very boring places for kids to visit and in 5
minutes both my kids lost interest in exploring the city from the top. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And the next striking thing was a
shocking pink elevated road in the middle of the city. Which later I found out is a cycling track. Talking
about cycling, the former prime minister of NZ had passed a bill to build a
cycling track with every road in NZ. He wanted to promote health with cycling
for the country. Believe me, even on long highways, you will see a well laid
cycling track in parallel throughout NZ. And don’t be surprised to see tiny
tots (less than 6 years) cycling along with their families on the highway
cycling tracks. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Other attractions of SkyCity tower
are SkyWalk and SkyJump. Sky walk would walk you through the diameter of
skycity tower on a glass pathway and skyjump is a controlled/zipline form of
Bungee. I did not find it adventurous enough for me, so skipped it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We were on self drive, so explored
the length and breadth</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">of the</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">city in our car. It is like any typical city,
charming with</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">its harbors with thousands
of boats anchored. The harbor bridge lits up beautifully in the night. Mission
bay area is the most happening area of the</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">town with lovely lake side restaurants</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">and cruise centers for many tourist attractions nearby. Cruises go to
Wellington, Hobbiton, Rotorua etc.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We had booked for dolphin and whale
watching cruise, but owing to high tides in the sea, our cruise was cancelled.
And my advice to you would be to never book the cruises/helicopter flights in
advance for any of the places in NZ. Because it is too often that the weather
turns bad and the curise/flight are cancelled. Tickets are easily available and
the options are also aplenty, so go as per the weather of the day and you will
not waste your time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We saw a Summer and Winter garden
full of seasonal flowers. Volcanic crater with a great view of the city. And
some amazingly pretty houses. The most fascinating was the pink house which was
made in a tiara shape. My princesses immediately suggested buying that house.
And there was the most expensive house with 16 car parks, multiple swimming pools
which makes you realize the world if full of filthy rich people. Kelly Tarlton
is a sea life aquarium which is another popular place to take the kids. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">SkyCity hotel hosts the Sky City
Casino. Definitely worth a visit. With stakes starting from 1 NZD(less than 50
INR), you can spend 1 hour trying your luck with minimum damage. And for great
gamblers you have a whole range of options too. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And Ravis is an Indian
restaurant very close to skycity towers which serves amazing Indian food. They
start as early as 9 am, so breakfast, lunch
dinner options are quite easily accessible. There is no dearth of Indian
restos in NZ, so if you are not carrying anything from home is just fine.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Over all Auckand was good. But if
you have a tighter schedule, you would want to skip the hustle bustle of the
city and move towards the wonderful beauty of towns of NZ. So 1.5 day is more
than enough in Auckland to settle down with your jetlag and may be explore the
city quickly. Would not recommend a hop on hop off bus, or an exhaustive
tourist itinerary for Auckland.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Next destination for us was Lake
Taupo. Earlier, we had planned our stay in Rotorua, which is the actual tourist place for experiencing
thermal geysers in NZ. But on the recommendation of our family doctor, we changed
to Lake Taupo which is 1 hour drive from Rotorua. And I am thankful to the doc
for his valuable recommendation. Lake Taupo is a must visit when in NZ.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">But enroute to Lake Taupo, we
visited the amazing Waitomo GlowWorm Caves. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I vividly remember when I was a
teenager and going through a phase of Discovery channel fascination. GlowWorm
cave was one of the things which captured my imagination and I could not
believe there can be something like this on earth. Infact at that time, I did
not know it is in NZ. Memory impressions are strange, you never know which part of your brain u still hold those
fantasies. So when I read about them while researching for NZ, it instantly
brought back all the wonderful amusement I had that time. And Waitomo became a
MUST VISIT in my NZ list.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">So talking about GlowWorms, these
are small worms which has a special gel
at the bottom to attract the prey. Basically they have very short lives of few
weeks. When the prey gets attracted to the light thinking it’s the way out of the dark cave,
they get stuck to a sticky mucus like substance which surrounds the glowworms.
Believe me, you wouldn’t want to see them in light. On a lighter note,
somethings are better kept in dark because the reality is very ugly. J<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Glow worms were definitely the main
attraction of the cave. But the sedimentary rock formations and the formations
which the drips of rain water creates called stalactites leave you spell bound.
There is a cathedral area which has the perfect acoustics for an opera. Every
year Italian opera singers come there and hold a concert which is considered
highly in the music community. We had a wonderful singer among our group, so we
had a good time listening her sing a MAORI song. I am not a connoisseur of
music, but it sounded pretty good. (http://www.waitomo.com/Waitomo-Glowworm-Caves/Pages/default.aspx)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I was also very impressed by the way
the caves were kept spike and span. Also, the rocks keep falling in the caves
so the caves are regularly monitored by the archeologists. And another
interesting piece of information is Fred
Mace was the first to explore these caves which was a well kept secret by Maori
tribes till 1887. And the caves were leased to a company for making it as a tourist center. And the
descendants of Fred are mostly working in the tourist center even today. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Photography is prohibited inside
the caves, so all I have to share is the beautiful landscape around the caves.
But it is definitely a must visit if you are visiting NZ.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">After the mesmerizing Waitomo, we
reached Lake Taupo. The first sight of the huge Lake Taupo itself pumped us
with energy. The place looked really charming and the thought of staying on the
bank of the lake was very enticing. The Millenium Hotel where we were put up
was just what we had expected from such a beautiful place. Our rooms were on
the first floor and wherever your eyes could reach, it was surrounded with beauty.
Lake was like a mirror, a walking bridge near the bank, jogging track on the
lush green pastures of grass adjoining the lake, calm harbor at the horizon and
a island where lights twinkled like stars in the night. In addition, there were
swans and ducks hurling around the hotel. My girls were super excited with the
thought of feeding the ducks on their own every day.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The thermal hot pools in the hotel
were very enticing, my kids could have spent all the three days being 24*7 in
the hot pool and could have had the best time. But unfortunately for them, we
had other plans for this place. But we enjoyed the 38 deg heated water in 8 deg
chill outside every evening whatever time we came back from our sight seeing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The hotel hosts two very aesthetically done restaurants.
And both overlooking the lake. So all three days of our stay, breakfast time
was a treat not only for our stomach but also our eyes. That doesn’t mean, the
breakfast options are very enticing. Nobody beats India in the variety of things it has to offer.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Good thing about NZ is, though it
is divided into North Island and South Island the options in both the islands
are ample. So if you do not plan to visit South Island, you can enjoy all the adventure sports in
Lake Taupo also. Ofcourse, the capital of all adventures is Queenstown in South
Island. But Lake Taupo offers equal opportunities in North Island for the
adventure freaks.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We started our adventures with
Rapid Jets. Waikato River in Lake Taupo
region is where the white river water rafting is done. Good news is you can
enjoy this with your whole family. They allow kids from 4 years to any age. And
it is quite safe. But the not so good news is, these are very small rapids. So
all the fun is associated with the speed of the
jet boats and the spins the boat driver demonstrates every few seconds
in the small rapids. The 15 min of jet boat ride is both enthralling and fun.
The water is crystal clear and you can almost see the rocks at the edges.
Khushi was super thrilled that she wasn’t scared in RAPIDS! Will give it to her
for her age. But I would want her to try atleast the actual grade 5 rapids when
she grows up. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheawLzVJsISG6gYb7DuXhlDGdGHg27y454KUGSfYUrcwSRp-IpQF8bT4IOp02Wy4gjw2w_xsBRqnTlFSP0FazqX-VQlONFjdLMumYXWLvOeb1rHe5q-6lf4ox464_o-8nlOZ491Yq-zc8/s1600/IMG_7793.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheawLzVJsISG6gYb7DuXhlDGdGHg27y454KUGSfYUrcwSRp-IpQF8bT4IOp02Wy4gjw2w_xsBRqnTlFSP0FazqX-VQlONFjdLMumYXWLvOeb1rHe5q-6lf4ox464_o-8nlOZ491Yq-zc8/s320/IMG_7793.JPG" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipvBeeCt6nPj829RztI-zECgnsbfqs7wesud5Ay3D96_Cb-wImwwmxqK4Gb5n1mq5Uup8-Y7qo22yKrnuqb_liQfI_ZqRSH1uupH9EsJY7qk-IzzmJa2q-_UPolVsbBs8rghqJanyy8EU/s1600/IMG_7773.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipvBeeCt6nPj829RztI-zECgnsbfqs7wesud5Ay3D96_Cb-wImwwmxqK4Gb5n1mq5Uup8-Y7qo22yKrnuqb_liQfI_ZqRSH1uupH9EsJY7qk-IzzmJa2q-_UPolVsbBs8rghqJanyy8EU/s200/IMG_7773.JPG" width="200" /></a></span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The barrel
scene in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, where the dwarves were filmed
floating in the giant barrels down the river is filmed at this very place where
we did the rapid jets. They took 26 days to film this scene and there were 60
cameras implanted to shoot from all angles.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And
watching the movie in flight just 3 days back, I was able to actually recap the
scene in my mind and relate the same with the place. Creative brilliance I MUST
SAY!!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">On our way
back, we stopped at the most amazing waterfall, Hukka Falls. The blue color of
the water was so brilliant that photograph cannot capture the beauty of it. The
force with which the water gushed through the fall was massive. By far one of
the most wonderful falls I have seen. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUG0jGYCgSLayZtfR2SXIHxqFnWrxXY8MvdKqo5dL-UugYU_fv9vQpPgaRXDQx0zA9QkqVBei2XYMww2jMxDymf5RIhpA1eWoeiahRoIJQSMa6sdopakK8dXd6eX0ywQN2FUT7SbnsoEI/s1600/IMG_9613.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUG0jGYCgSLayZtfR2SXIHxqFnWrxXY8MvdKqo5dL-UugYU_fv9vQpPgaRXDQx0zA9QkqVBei2XYMww2jMxDymf5RIhpA1eWoeiahRoIJQSMa6sdopakK8dXd6eX0ywQN2FUT7SbnsoEI/s320/IMG_9613.JPG" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgIroIuvx46Q-z20YqiS6onOSnWMbGSgz-qdgnk0D20Z2Eevq6yRSuHZtG9RvndVBY4o5ECIm1GiSCVrHjfOd5eDOE0_HLuKOk4m0R_XXF8l7PorH72fG0bY6YSjBmVOl3o6TjiTAgJhk/s1600/IMG_9328.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgIroIuvx46Q-z20YqiS6onOSnWMbGSgz-qdgnk0D20Z2Eevq6yRSuHZtG9RvndVBY4o5ECIm1GiSCVrHjfOd5eDOE0_HLuKOk4m0R_XXF8l7PorH72fG0bY6YSjBmVOl3o6TjiTAgJhk/s200/IMG_9328.JPG" width="200" /></a></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Next
inline was Wairakei Thermal Terraces. I have heard about the hot water springs.
There are plenty in India also, but I have never experienced one myself. So for
me in that cold climate, watching clouds of steam coming out every few kms was
very amusing. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Nature is
so wonderful. You can never imagine the feeling of touching super hot water in
a freezing climate. You do not expect it at all. And Lake Taupo and Rotorua
have many natural geothermal springs which are caused due water heated in
geothermal regions. Basically due to active
volcanic activities under the ground.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQmyR3oQq8O2qNRQhfmUQYHpzKjCovu6B2osxJJAwZ7izUn4wdLk_wTovYLkGg6kFASwbUFiQjliwjyFykKyEYpOVEox65NhAc83SyTU2hRz9j7Rj1r5FsVzRlGQD7sF1hoIVfiJwHs_w/s1600/IMG_9241.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQmyR3oQq8O2qNRQhfmUQYHpzKjCovu6B2osxJJAwZ7izUn4wdLk_wTovYLkGg6kFASwbUFiQjliwjyFykKyEYpOVEox65NhAc83SyTU2hRz9j7Rj1r5FsVzRlGQD7sF1hoIVfiJwHs_w/s320/IMG_9241.JPG" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq9-kLYqLal4q0NNWNlsh9sKjSm4KjnnUrtOvSSaBHOBu6bFvspZYEcYCPiy-7ykymR_ovRLQsPe8uK7lENlfj-kG5onB0VcNVryCcReJGOLa1Hjy6vaecEc5W0FZbfe61oBKWdjn2de4/s1600/IMG_9267.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq9-kLYqLal4q0NNWNlsh9sKjSm4KjnnUrtOvSSaBHOBu6bFvspZYEcYCPiy-7ykymR_ovRLQsPe8uK7lENlfj-kG5onB0VcNVryCcReJGOLa1Hjy6vaecEc5W0FZbfe61oBKWdjn2de4/s200/IMG_9267.JPG" width="200" /></a></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And now
there are SPAs in this region which gives the same experience of bathing in
healing hot thermal water rich in minerals from magnificent silica terraces.
People come from all over the world to experience this and also this hot
thermal water is renowned to heal a lot of ailments. Unfortunately, in 95 % of
the SPA pools, kids are not allowed to enter. Some claim the water is too hot
for the kids and for safety reasons kids are kept away. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Wai-o-Tapu
thermal wonderland exhibits most unique volcanic features and is the most
colorful volcanic area. There is a geyser Lady Knox which is displayed at a
particular time 10.15 am in the morning, and there is an informative session on
the same before the geyser erupts. Though we missed the same by a whisker. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7MYnqPBv3Z6G4VMII4W0Qv9lMSha2-hDTctKbSkxBzcJefAq2nutYlf6QIUQB0QamLCf2e-mHLi-45sE_v0udq6IqS8GLlgg3fwmhPs5w4Eo5VOC_p8KAgksfSrXOcz16wWGYuHzVaAc/s1600/IMG_9300.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7MYnqPBv3Z6G4VMII4W0Qv9lMSha2-hDTctKbSkxBzcJefAq2nutYlf6QIUQB0QamLCf2e-mHLi-45sE_v0udq6IqS8GLlgg3fwmhPs5w4Eo5VOC_p8KAgksfSrXOcz16wWGYuHzVaAc/s320/IMG_9300.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Then we
visited Rotorua. The major attraction of Rotorua is the Gondola ride and the
Luge. Gondola is the cable car which is very common all around the world
nowadays. So wont say I was thrilled to be in the Gondola. But the LUGE ride is
one of its kinds experience. Luge is a gearless, handle controlled light
toboggan ridden in a sitting position. It moves downhill on a winding track. You
take a few minutes to get hang of the engineering of the vehicle, but once you
are comfortable. It’s a fun ride. I went back to my childhood where we raced on
our bicycles and never had the fear of falling or getting hurt. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9-g5apZq6FKq4Vl8741RkhnFab9cKuzmCTW-eV4Hr5PLkjxASvLD_LIXyyph4_TKlBtHLrrLGp73Qy8-4P-YiqXtCOVnVbef-AoJ46EB3hdqhSyUfQz4MG62xfSL361ZvtADRDuaiK54/s1600/IMG_0300.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9-g5apZq6FKq4Vl8741RkhnFab9cKuzmCTW-eV4Hr5PLkjxASvLD_LIXyyph4_TKlBtHLrrLGp73Qy8-4P-YiqXtCOVnVbef-AoJ46EB3hdqhSyUfQz4MG62xfSL361ZvtADRDuaiK54/s320/IMG_0300.JPG" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKwbLluiRI8iakjX6Z5WdPrzka4onUD57sAQ58QHceTROEFl7XvTEMKTOicTwSwTIkHHMkcJqamN9Zj8hF_WiLTQVrQI9LqgC7QoMJXQtnscdHZ7fJ4UD2f5JAI439A0xqttvGvJtpKro/s1600/IMG_0317.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKwbLluiRI8iakjX6Z5WdPrzka4onUD57sAQ58QHceTROEFl7XvTEMKTOicTwSwTIkHHMkcJqamN9Zj8hF_WiLTQVrQI9LqgC7QoMJXQtnscdHZ7fJ4UD2f5JAI439A0xqttvGvJtpKro/s200/IMG_0317.JPG" width="200" /></a></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Avani
piggy backed with me for the Luge, so the first time I had to be driving
safely. But the second time, “ Long drive jayenge, FULL speed jayenge, kahi
rukenge na hum!!” types tha. I was very glad to see Khushi independently doing
the luge. For her first round was scary, but with little motivation she killed
the second time. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The ride
back on a chairlift was also quite unique. And then the jelly bean shop hosted
amazing varieties of jelly beans. Kids enjoyed collecting the jelly beans and
bought a full stock for next 15 days. They also hosted Harry Potter, MONALISA
and IronMan crafted with Jelly beans. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbxmjNDoPPtYxf96sihkPtWmxedIgmFgVTCrcx0MFE17uC8XIfEd7V3VIYGTNpB-3C_JUANWW1RKpjKuq3kZjGvpgYikGN7y0Ak3XVVpps9BPgAU4vO2YbkIovCke5ReZHRmLAvMMdt3Q/s1600/IMG_9737.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbxmjNDoPPtYxf96sihkPtWmxedIgmFgVTCrcx0MFE17uC8XIfEd7V3VIYGTNpB-3C_JUANWW1RKpjKuq3kZjGvpgYikGN7y0Ak3XVVpps9BPgAU4vO2YbkIovCke5ReZHRmLAvMMdt3Q/s320/IMG_9737.JPG" width="240" /></a><span style="color: #444444; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzHLFhyJGoF5eO2n_nqVNa-otlOVS4OURDRB735geQhLp9PNbhohb8zoQqVjW30iLVC-H3toS2iZy9FgHDxxrSMatt8cnuGCREiOJcItAPTqLaVts0xReOzLYkJyRXywySaGcKxr84NK0/s1600/IMG_9736+%252863%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzHLFhyJGoF5eO2n_nqVNa-otlOVS4OURDRB735geQhLp9PNbhohb8zoQqVjW30iLVC-H3toS2iZy9FgHDxxrSMatt8cnuGCREiOJcItAPTqLaVts0xReOzLYkJyRXywySaGcKxr84NK0/s320/IMG_9736+%252863%2529.JPG" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqwJ22JaFWkKLIsayLCCH649o5VwZsJOORRIispJUDFnlXvEnUwmo4i8y5KrfnpzqYO92EWlpPy2X8VYmuCnh3gB424IKBcI6MowlEielFTquU2osIjvZPIn4p_nJNIGW-Dyp5mScDkx8/s1600/IMG_9742+%252869%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqwJ22JaFWkKLIsayLCCH649o5VwZsJOORRIispJUDFnlXvEnUwmo4i8y5KrfnpzqYO92EWlpPy2X8VYmuCnh3gB424IKBcI6MowlEielFTquU2osIjvZPIn4p_nJNIGW-Dyp5mScDkx8/s320/IMG_9742+%252869%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The next
day, we were charged up for more adventure. The most ambitious one from my
bucket list, the sky diving was waiting for me. Luckily for me, there was no
training etc required. Because then it would mean wasting others time while I
get trained and then go for the dive. The things have advanced quite a lot now.
You just need the nerves to jump, everything else is taken care by your
co-diver. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">My
co-diver was Ricky. A friendly chap who was very keen on interviewing me at
every step and recording my wonderful moments for me. He geared me up for the
big jump. Then instructed me briefly about the whole process. The best part was
there was no fuss about it. Ashish and kids were playing around the plane, they
were with me till I entered the plane. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The cute
pink plane took off and we reached the height of 15000 ft. We could see how far
and long Lake Taupo extended. The other
side was dense forest. There were 4 pairs of sky divers in the plane and we had
a cent percent success rate. Sitting on the edge of the plane, I had no
thoughts. When I dived the air pressure was so high that my ears hurt. Would
recommend covering your ears if you ever sky dived. The adrenaline rush was
high for those 10-15 secs. But the fun starts when the parachute opens. You are
more in control, you can enjoy the beauty around. The air feels amazing. You
feel on top of the world. You can feel the lightness of your body. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsSmpg0N9LmjRU1egik_8CGmDveuL5Ukzw5fMqnHV7y6TwpXIHU6_VTMasfPMTHmBuWYZIGwFMRVYYVS2Go0ytgz7QGh0Hbwh-ZPaH5KhDb_mzfOoxrb3AmuRt5Jdqc0LS-zKt-xulKlo/s1600/G0034693.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsSmpg0N9LmjRU1egik_8CGmDveuL5Ukzw5fMqnHV7y6TwpXIHU6_VTMasfPMTHmBuWYZIGwFMRVYYVS2Go0ytgz7QGh0Hbwh-ZPaH5KhDb_mzfOoxrb3AmuRt5Jdqc0LS-zKt-xulKlo/s320/G0034693.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_TQKvsUyLxezbHzcIfnshVHtFH4Y14L3ZhNSyrGVVt0BxlSKU6vlHfvRbUG_hp5yILwSu95zfLJCvDeHqenfsLfwVupSHeoyRgORYy-D8cJasMw0K6GYV8jx6ds_Eus24ncVYfWx_mR0/s1600/G0014572.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_TQKvsUyLxezbHzcIfnshVHtFH4Y14L3ZhNSyrGVVt0BxlSKU6vlHfvRbUG_hp5yILwSu95zfLJCvDeHqenfsLfwVupSHeoyRgORYy-D8cJasMw0K6GYV8jx6ds_Eus24ncVYfWx_mR0/s200/G0014572.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpIP5OpHHPpEbxZkAJ5FO0JAQcJvG1klxYvjeo9ImpFYa7hI4Y7i8-FZ0ck3TPOA6UWF0YSpEloo3xSgWV7kUgRRds4xHSl_946kJA9NQMY2GuxBEjbrRZ_IKl4Q-zQ0l0NnD2uFJ105k/s1600/G0034676.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpIP5OpHHPpEbxZkAJ5FO0JAQcJvG1klxYvjeo9ImpFYa7hI4Y7i8-FZ0ck3TPOA6UWF0YSpEloo3xSgWV7kUgRRds4xHSl_946kJA9NQMY2GuxBEjbrRZ_IKl4Q-zQ0l0NnD2uFJ105k/s200/G0034676.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5cXpcv444chw-QeVRwvfHhzwdOXcOQS9TKL8bTuMPn_H1kK3zIQVce-evoul74SBOQEEmQ_2EQpm0oo-ElCiTRAGiCGWbLTOn9bcMtpNXZeIO54BBeaeoEyp27-rxd6XecEWwNwVcL-g/s1600/G0034682.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5cXpcv444chw-QeVRwvfHhzwdOXcOQS9TKL8bTuMPn_H1kK3zIQVce-evoul74SBOQEEmQ_2EQpm0oo-ElCiTRAGiCGWbLTOn9bcMtpNXZeIO54BBeaeoEyp27-rxd6XecEWwNwVcL-g/s320/G0034682.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I love
heights, so 15000 ft was 5 times more than what I had done in the para-glyding
in Switzerland. So it was blissful there. Coming back on the ground, Avani ran
towards the plane and hugged me. Her fear of me falling from the sky was real.
She was ready to do the skydive and bungee jump herself, but me doing them was
scary for her. This I feel is display of how love contains the element of possessiveness.
We are so possessive about our loved ones that we can afford to risk ourselves,
but cant afford to risk our beloved. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The
experience of watching the movie in theater where I was a starring was also
unique. Kids couldn’t help but get star struck. The video can be watched on
youtube.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Just when
I thought, I am done for the day. Ashish dared the kids to do para-sailing. I
was happy they accepted the dare and I had to accompany them on their
adventure. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We three went
on a tandem para glide. I was very happy to see both of them enjoying the
heights and after the initiate fear of being pulled in the air, they both were
having fun. We sang rhymes in the air, fluttered our hands like birds do. We
closed our eyes and enjoyed the calmness and serenity at that height. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We were
good 20-25 min in the air. We dipped our feet in the water twice before coming
back on the boat. My little baby tried hard to reach the water, but her little
feet couldn’t touch the water. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Daddy
Ashish was super thrilled and couldn’t stop bragging about his brave daughters
who could paraglide fearlessly at this age while he still cant handle heights
well. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">So Rapid
Jets, para gliding and sky diving were ticked off the list. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The best
part about activities in NZ is that it is actual value for money. Para-sailing
anywhere in the world lasts maximum 10 mins, but here you are in the air for
good 30-35 min till your hearts content. Same with sky-diving, luge and others.
You don’t just experience it, you live it.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Then we
drove back to Auckland, returned our car back to the vendor and flew from
Auckland to Queenstown. North island to South island. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">South
Island is considered to be the prettier one and most people visit only South
Island while visiting NZ. But Lake Taupo is definitely worth a visit and the
thermal pools are something you will not find in South Island. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">South Island,,,
coming soon!!</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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ThousandOceansInsidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17720327884466246555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508313131953126853.post-65259918806206515002017-05-18T04:24:00.000-07:002017-05-18T04:24:38.837-07:00NEW ZEALAND TOURIST ITINERARY<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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With crazy work schedule, I got no time to actually explore
what to expect out of New Zealand. I knew only two things about the place. One it’s
amazingly beautiful and other its amazingly expensive.</div>
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<o:p></o:p></div>
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From our experience of last 8 years of visiting different
countries, now I can easily tell with
the description of the place, whether that place is worth visiting or not. After
couple of rounds of iterations, our itinerary was finally done.<o:p></o:p></div>
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My itinerary looked something like this<o:p></o:p></div>
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Day 1 - Apr 21 Fri - Apr 22 Sat – Fly from Bangalore to
Auckland via Singapore <o:p></o:p></div>
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Day 2 – Apr 23 Sun - Auckland – Sky City Tower and local
attractions<o:p></o:p></div>
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Day 3 – Apr 24 Mon -
Auckland – Auckland Whale and Dolphin Safari<o:p></o:p></div>
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Day 4- Apr 25 Tue -Head towards Lake Taupo – Visit Waitomo
Glow worm caves en-route<o:p></o:p></div>
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Day 5- Apr 26 Wed- Lake Taupo – Waireke Thermal terraces and Local
attractions<o:p></o:p></div>
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Day 6 - Apr 27 Thur –
Rotorua – Gondola + Luge<o:p></o:p></div>
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Day 7 – Apr 28 Fri – Lake Taupo to Auckland- Fly from
Auckland to Queenstown<o:p></o:p></div>
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Day 8 – Apr 29 Sat – Queenstown – Leisure Day<o:p></o:p></div>
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Day 9 – Apr 30 Sun – Queenstown – Milford sound cruise<o:p></o:p></div>
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Day 10 – May 1 Mon – Leisure Day<o:p></o:p></div>
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Day 11 – May 2 Tue – Queenstown to Glacier region – Franz Josef
glacier<o:p></o:p></div>
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Day 12 – May 3 Wed – Franz Josef - Helicopter ride to Franz
Josef glacier<o:p></o:p></div>
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Day 13 – May 4 Thur – Franz Josef to Christchurch<o:p></o:p></div>
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Day 14 – May 5 Fri –
Christchurch – International Antarctic Center<o:p></o:p></div>
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Day 15 – May 6 – Sat – Christchurch – Leisure day<o:p></o:p></div>
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Day 16 – May 7 – Sun – Christchurch to Bangalore via
Singapore<o:p></o:p></div>
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Tips to travel to NZ<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->11. Hire a car, public transport is non-existent.
Taxis are also non-existent. (Right hand driving same as India). Full insurance
of car is very expensive and mostly unnecessary. So unless you are a very rash
driver, you won’t need it. Speed limit is something you need to be cautious
about, apart from that everything is manageable.<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]-->22. <span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->Activities such as sky diving, bungee jumping,
white river rafting, gondola, luge, para sailing, para gliding etc exist in
both North and Sound Island. So plan the activities as per your convenience. <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]-->33. Travelling from North to South Island can have
options like flight, cruise and road. Flight is the fastest and cruise is very
scenic. But roadways would be very tiring.<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]-->44. <span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->Do not book for attractions in the sea and
glacier in advance. Many times, due to bad weather cruise and flights are
cancelled. Though they reimburse the whole ticket price, spending half a day to
reach the place and then getting disappointed is not worth it.<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]-->55.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->There are strict restrictions on the stuff you
carry from home to NZ. Firstly, whatever you carry, you HAVE TO DECLARE.
Secondly, do not carry fruit, vegetables, plants, pickles, dirt (in shoes, bags
etc). But you <b>can</b> carry packaged
food. Ready to eat, sealed bag of rice, broken pulses, biscuits, maggi,
haldiram products sealed pack, salt, turmeric, sugar, tea packets etc.<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]-->66. DO NOT LITTER. Kiwis are very cautious about
cleanliness. You will hear more on this from me soon in the below travelogue.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->7.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->And last but the most important! When you budge
for NZ, make sure you budget 30 % extra in advance. It’s a SUPER EXPENSIVE
place. Each activity can cost u anything from 200-500 NZD. And going that far,
you don’t want to miss out on anything.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->8.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->NZ has many good Indian restaurants, so anywhere
you go in NZ you will find Indian food. Can’t promise a pure vegetarian
restaurant, but veg food for sure.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->9.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->For New Zealand, it is not mandatory to do pre-bookings for all the attractions because it is not
very crowded as other tourist places. Availability is usually not a problem in
any tourist attractions.</div>
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ThousandOceansInsidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17720327884466246555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508313131953126853.post-4571782181606238062016-09-01T21:13:00.001-07:002016-09-02T01:32:16.923-07:00Avani's dose of the day!! Change maker of tomorrow<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="color: #454545; font-family: "uictfonttextstylebody"; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">BI was driving Khushi and Avani on a busy road. We stopped at a red light and the car was adjacent to a BMTC bus. </span><br>
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A gentleman was throwin<span style="color: #454545;">g orange peels out of the window on the road one by one. Avani saw this and gestured him not to do that by shaking her little fingers.</span><br>
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He gestured back that he will not throw it now. And gave a thumbs up to her. She shook her head in refusal and gave him back a THUMBS DOWN!<br>
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I witnessed all this as a spectator and after I realised what just happened, I was so proud of my little one. At 4 she understands its not correct to dirty our roads and is not afraid of correcting someone who is not following it. The whole credit goes to her school where they focus of the overall development of a child and not just bookish knowledge. #ChangeMakers #SwaachBharat</div>
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ThousandOceansInsidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17720327884466246555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508313131953126853.post-19429427661049347152016-07-17T07:05:00.001-07:002016-07-17T07:15:20.781-07:00Avani's dose of the day!! Clever and quirky<span style="color: rgb(69, 69, 69); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Avani hates writing and its a mammoth task for me to convince her to write one page of homework every weekend. 35% of my weekend usually is kept aside for the homework of my two girls. While doing this weeks alphabet homework, she had to write the alphabets n,m, t and l in lower case.</span><div><font color="#454545" face="UICTFontTextStyleBody"><span style="text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></span></font><div style="color: rgb(69, 69, 69); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Mummy: Avani, please write 't' properly. The line is too slant and there is a lot of gap in between. It's almost like capital A. Write nicely please!</div><div style="color: rgb(69, 69, 69); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Avani: (with a smirk) Mummy the 't' is exercising! 😁</div><div style="color: rgb(69, 69, 69); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">It took me a minute to decrypt what she was saying and to imagine the way she imagined it. </div><div style="color: rgb(69, 69, 69); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">How do I react to these quirky statements from a 4 year old?</div></div><div style="color: rgb(69, 69, 69); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ_qINYT1T24HVQcFxjln3cPpXaogg3yY8I03uADdyB_zUTLqerhDuMox9hadHuFaqrSx9VUpyble6HZQGXjalLXJ4PhTsNHlO9ZMoXVboJ4oNFQb0NadWMu7GhHQ8Al6O7JIKRKK0iXY/s640/blogger-image-588096741.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ_qINYT1T24HVQcFxjln3cPpXaogg3yY8I03uADdyB_zUTLqerhDuMox9hadHuFaqrSx9VUpyble6HZQGXjalLXJ4PhTsNHlO9ZMoXVboJ4oNFQb0NadWMu7GhHQ8Al6O7JIKRKK0iXY/s640/blogger-image-588096741.jpg"></a></div><br></div>ThousandOceansInsidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17720327884466246555noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508313131953126853.post-16926254140531748452016-06-04T23:20:00.001-07:002016-06-04T23:20:35.417-07:00Avani's dose of the day!! Negative psychology<div style="color: rgb(69, 69, 69); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Avani has thousands of stories to tell me all the time once I return from work. One such evening, I returned late from work and she refused to stop her stories. I was trying to patiently listen to her.</div><div style="color: rgb(69, 69, 69); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Avani: Mom, please take us to the swimming pool now</div><div style="color: rgb(69, 69, 69); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Mummy: No Avani, its too late. Water will be cold. We cannot go now</div><div style="color: rgb(69, 69, 69); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Avani: If you don't take us, I will stop talking to you (my usual dialog as no other punishment works with her)</div><div style="color: rgb(69, 69, 69); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Mummy: (unconsciously a small grin on my face stating how happy I would be if you stop talking for now!) No Avani, not now!!</div><div style="color: rgb(69, 69, 69); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">(She sensed that she has spoken the wrong words and its not helping me change my decision)</div><div style="color: rgb(69, 69, 69); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Avani: Ok!! If you don't take us, I will NOT STOP TALKING !!</div><div style="color: rgb(69, 69, 69); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Mummy: Acha.. Acha,, chupkar I will take you!!</div><div style="color: rgb(69, 69, 69); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwaWZS6OnwbFSObloEq_5sMORjmzi42IDDtknZqxzW_N7D4Rfc1htLtPALS_cNBXtxHXZRD7TDRuBvbJE_fbN2VAybkAgAohUfWcoTTaRrKw-Qt8PYTgJMcqsIfmRaib86Kvuwcn_LtTc/s640/blogger-image-760185239.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwaWZS6OnwbFSObloEq_5sMORjmzi42IDDtknZqxzW_N7D4Rfc1htLtPALS_cNBXtxHXZRD7TDRuBvbJE_fbN2VAybkAgAohUfWcoTTaRrKw-Qt8PYTgJMcqsIfmRaib86Kvuwcn_LtTc/s640/blogger-image-760185239.jpg"></a></div></div><div style="color: rgb(69, 69, 69); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Who says only adults understand negative phsycology ? </div>ThousandOceansInsidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17720327884466246555noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508313131953126853.post-61258677114036226562016-06-04T23:18:00.001-07:002016-06-04T23:18:28.826-07:00Avani's dose of the day!! Philosophy of life!<div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Badi Ma gave her two pieces of cake. One Mango cheese cake another Mango vanilla sponge cake.</div></span></div><div>Avani: I will have the sponge cake, you have the cheese cake </div><div>Badi Ma: No, you have both. I don't want it</div><div>Avani: Why you don't like it ?</div><div>Badi Ma: I love it but I will put on weight. So you eat both!</div><div>Avani: No you wont put on weight. We never put on weight eating things which we like. So you can eat things which you like as much as you want</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiytVxt6YCrQDbsXWlKUmxmY3pcOwDbQlQohr5WBhqG4dfMFTqvK0VpkAe5xwx_3kD36o4F2NfEHVng-PhHiewz_EEIFhxTy4pPlAA_-MrIEn6oajARe-FL4C0oNqWJqp00btpd0wnY3A4/s640/blogger-image--584908297.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiytVxt6YCrQDbsXWlKUmxmY3pcOwDbQlQohr5WBhqG4dfMFTqvK0VpkAe5xwx_3kD36o4F2NfEHVng-PhHiewz_EEIFhxTy4pPlAA_-MrIEn6oajARe-FL4C0oNqWJqp00btpd0wnY3A4/s640/blogger-image--584908297.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Wish this philosophy was true!! </div><div><div style="color: rgb(69, 69, 69); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br></div></div>ThousandOceansInsidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17720327884466246555noreply@blogger.com1