Dadri Mob Lynching

Driving to Work

One of the very frequent comments that I make when someone comments on driving skills is
 ' that is one skill I wouldn't have survived without  and that is probably more useful to me in doing my work than having done my graduation' - and I mean it.

I drive almost 40 km up and down  - that in Bangalore traffic , road condition and my driving pace is almost 2 hours a day. And my ride has not always been the perfect , smooth drive. I've had my share of accidents - honks, stares, reprimands on roads - half to my mistakes and half since most people behind the wheels are frustrated themselves.
The worst of these was in the initial days of the car - when my son was hardly a year old and we were on  the village roads of Kerala- narrow , uphill and curvy all at the same time and the exact time for a small packet kept in front of the car to topple over , natural instinct took my hands off the steering and off  the car goes to kiss the curvy wall ahead-  which resulted in a close to 20,000 Rs/- repair for the car.  Thankfully nothing else happened and all of us were safe. Somehow completed the drive that day - reached the destination and gave the car to the service station. But I think I did not take the car for few months after that. Leaving that and the recent minor hit against our campus gate - I thank god the car has been reasonably safe.
The major advantage of knowing to drive is the flexibility it gives. We live in a  place which is outskirts of the city and commuting to work would have been a real challenge had I not known to drive. Also the comfort it offers is kind of a necessity to be regular at work. Directly linked to this flexibility is the freedom it offers - freedom to be self reliant and independent. I love driving and I do understand why Pappa was so insistent on me learning to drive as soon as turned 18.

A selfie behind the wheels and a pic of my license...:)

1 month to completing 10 years of Work Life

Here comes a blog marathon to completion of 10 years of Work Life. A small attempt at renewing this space  and also to capture some good moments with the company . Hopefully there will be more frequent posts this way.

I joined Wipro on Oct 24th 2005 which means by next month this time I would be completing 10 years with the company.10 years just flew ...Not that I didnot ever wanted to change company , but the reasons did not last long enough for me to have actually tried my best at it. And most of the time I got what I needed the most important ones being , a near to 7 month work from home during the months before my  maternity and a  much sought after flexibility after I joined back from maternity - This I would highlight as a  SINGLE most important reason for having decided to stay back and also to have continued working itself. The period after maternity is the most important period in any working woman's life - when they need the actual hand holding by the company to start back to work. It was reasonably good for me - but I think it was more to do with the managers I worked for rather than the company or industry as  a  whole. This IS an area where the private sector as a  whole and IT industry in particular need to have a more holistic approach and vision for the well being of the society.

Signing off for today

The missing piece

While trying to fix,
The puzzle of life,
I come across you - The missing piece.

The missing piece
that not lets me happy
in spite of reasons numerous to be..

The missing piece
that not lets me feel perfect
though I plan diligently to be..

The missing piece
that not lets me feel in place
though I'm in harmony where I'm...

The missing piece
My Faith
My Self
My Past
My better half
My Loss

P.S: Photo courtesy Internet

As you turn 5.....

My life outside of me   ,

I have been writing this letter for a  real long time in my head and I'm finally putting it down here...This is probably the last birthday that I can say with confidence that I know you better than what you know of yourself...Yes at this point of time it is true..Your Mamma knows you better than you- or so I feel.

You are such a lovely darling my dear...so caring so loving so compassionate so very lovely.
I have not had  a single complaint whatsoever from any of your friends so far that you have hurt them in any ways...I feel proud that you would probably not be able to hurt anyone..you are such a   loving being.
You are a  perfectionist by nature .. You love a  tidied room, a  neatly laid bed...you love your toys in place- keep this up with  slight room for adjustment and also take the responsibility to tidy up once messed up...:)

You are an introvert by nature - which I feel is fine and are very choosy of your friends...which is again very fine since that is how all of us are.We all love being with people we love.One thing I would like to tell you at this point - Our choices may not always be responded to and we should  learn to cope up with rejections and still move on happily..:)

You love being well dressed - this trait of yours is from your Pappa; which your Mamma by nature doesn't care. You love Nature - Birds are your favorite and you love listening to bird sounds and try to differentiate them on their sounds.You love plants  and  beeches . You have an in born hatred towards reptiles and insects. Everytime you see an ant or a  spider you are the first to look out for options to kill it and you do it with such vigor I wonder why so much hatred...:)

You love your friends and cousins - Pinkus is your all time favorite. You love taking care of her and love being respected by her...In short you love playing the 'big brother' role. You love your parents- you enjoy the comfort of being just with your Pappa and Mamma - thats all needed to make it a  good day for you..:)

You love running and enjoy dancing - anybody who knows your mom till her college days would easily guess the reason for your likeness towards running- your dad and me are yet to come to an agreement on this though -Anyways to keep off the dispute I give all credit to your dad for your dance genes :)

You have an inherent fear of God and as 'Fear of God is the beginning of Wisdom' ..you have all our blessings to grow up into a  Wise human being.

Thank God - we have you for our son :)
Love you dear.