Learn it the hard way...Baby!!!!

Have been thinking about life and people around me since last evening. Spoke to some friends and since they are mostly elder to me, so they were giving advices from their experience. What they wanted me to realise is that one is on his own in this world. No one except for parents and few VERY close friends want your welfare/benefit. Everyone is working/planning/plotting against you, be it your general friends/people at work/people around apart from work. They are with you because you are a help to them in some way else they have nothing to do with you. I think its so true, after giving a considerable thought to past few years of my life and also to what I am going through at present.

Honestly, it hurts to know that when you have done nothing wrong to those people, why would they want bad for you. But I guess thats how the world works. I have seen people changing their basic nature with time ( I agree one has to change but atleast not the basic nature pls).

This may sound like I am praising myself but I am an open book, my life is an open book. I dont know to be pretentious. I am what I am. I dont like lying. I dont like hypocrisy. I dont like to be diplomatic. Well this is what my friend had to say on this - "Adita, you will have a bright future and you will be what you are NOT right now. And I am saying this because you will learn it the hard way...baby!!!"

New Friend

Made a new friend about 2 months back but didnt know that we would get so comfortable and frank with each other so quickly. Today, this friend discussed something very personal with me. He wanted my opinion about it. It made me feel good that my friends treat me with so much importance. Although, there are all type of friends. Friends who are always there even at the most odd hour, friends who are there for namesake, etc etc. I am having 'may be' one of the worst phases of my life these days. Looks like I am having problems at every step. Nothing is smooth going. But this friend today made me realise that there always be some people there to support me. Thank you friend. :)

Some goodness around

Morning, while I was negotiating with an autowala to come to office, two females on an Activa came and ask the same Auto guy about Apollo Hospital. He tried explaining them but I guess he was not clear enough (Remember I dont know Tamil). Apollo was on the way to where I wanted to go. So this guy asked those ladies to follow him. He drove slowly and kept an eye on the activa so that the ladies dont get lost again. He made sure that they reach Apollo without asking for any more directions. I was impressed and glad to see that there is still some goodness around in the world. I paid that Autowala some extra money because he made me smile. :)

Lines from Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

Day after day, day after day,
We stuck, nor breath, nor motion;
As idle as a painted ship
Upon a painted ocean.

Talks about pain of dashed hopes.

Some more lines

Siftly, swiftly flew the ship
Riding gently the oncoming tide.

Talks about hopes built up and moving ahead.

Flowers...!!!!

Flowers can brighten your day. And that too a yellow bunch of flowers received most unexpectedly..nothing like it. This is what I got when I was sad one particular day. It had taken care of my smile for the rest of the day. Thank you friend. :)

From sunrise to sunset

Sunset in Abu Dhabi

Nice Quote

If you want to leave your foot prints
On the sands of time
Do not drag your feet.

Wings of Fire, An Autobiography, APJ Abdul Kalam

Puducherri

The Nakshatra gang had gone to Baba & Ilina's new place for drinks & dinner on 14th Jan. While we are at it, we decided to go for a drive on ECR(for those who dont know, ECR is East Coast Road. Self explanatory that its the road along the east coast line). That drive actually ended in Pondicherry, now Puducherri. ;)

1:00a.m. - Me and Jojan on bike on our way to Pondicherry @ the speed of 90km/hr. The road is a heaven for all those who like driving.

2:45a.m. - Reached the entrance of P.cherry


3:30a.m. - Gandhi Statue in P.cherry. We decided to see the sunrise and then head back to Chennai.

5:30a.m. - The sunlight has started to show.

6:15a.m.

6:20a.m.



7:00a.m. - Having breakfast at a Beach Side restaurant.

8:00a.m. - On our way back to Chennai. The guys wanted to take a break from driving.

The 2 girls, all tired now and still trying to smile. Please remember that it was a 1 night trip and we all hadnt slept even a minute. :)

All in all, a fun trip and a memorable trip.

Early Morning in Bangalore!!!

I had gone to Bangalore to spend my New year with a bunch of close friends. I took a late night train on 28th Dec from Chennai and reached Blore on 29th early morning. Vik came to pick me up at the station and dropped me at Archu's place. This particular pic was taken while I was waiting for Vik.

Bangalore Cant. Station at 5:30a.m.

Fog in Chennai

One morning I opened the door for my maid and she started asking for a sweater. I was surprised. Why would she want a sweater. Its never so cold in Chennai. Right? Thats what we knew.....but you too wont be able to believe. See the pic below....

There was fog in Chennai that morning. It was 7:00a.m. at that time and was a Saturday. I knew all my friends would be happily sleeping. Still, I messaged all of them to wake up and not miss this. :)