Jai Sri Sri Peddamma Thalli

Happppppppppy
Lovely
Successful
Joyous
Exuberant
New Year 2007 !!!!!!!!

This New Year I have taken a resolution of following up my tasks with the same elan as I often have in the beginning !

As a colleague of mine says, on her last day at Aricent:

Great is the art of beginning, but greater is the art of ending...

So going ahead with my resolution, I decided to pay a visit to Hyderabad, the place where my career began.
I tried to experiment with e-ticketing. After browsing through various websites, I decided to book my ticket through travel.indiatimes.com. My friend readily offered me to use his credit-card and there I was, saving a lot of money by booking air tickets online, unlike via a travel agent. .

I decided to travel via AIR Deccan airways this time. Had heard a lot about AIR Deccan, so wanted to xperience it in person.
I must say it aptly suits the economy class of India, and is sure to rise higher. Their customer service is good, provide snacks at a reasonable rate and the overall crowd is also nice. And above all, touches so many corners of India.

But Yes, when recommending airlines to foreigners, there are many issues. They don't provide good reading stuff, not even daily newspapers.Their flights often get delayed, though they somehow claim 98% accuracy....??????
There is no fixed seat arrangement there, first come first serve...I was utterly butterly amazed to see people running towards the air craft after stepping down from the air bus to get a window seat....Hunn...That makes this airline truly Indian, isn't it!!

My joy knew no bounds when I reached Hyderabad. I decided to take an auto to reach my destination. Oh !!!!!!!!!! How cheerful I was seeing those wide roads of Hyd again. Those clean roads, not like here in NCR where people won't think twice before dropping half burnt cigarette stubs in nearby green pastors.

There were BIG posters wishing leaders, filmstars on their bdays.. so typical of Andhra.. So less traffic jam there..I had paid a big amount of 190 rupees to the auto guy, so was presuming to reach my destination after an hour or so.. But there I was, reaching my destination in just 20 minutes...

Yes, here I am, though virtually.....at the entrance of the Holy Shrine......And would love to visit this place as often I can.....
The last time I had visited a Holy place was somewhere In June '04 when I accompanied my Friend's Family to visit LORD SHIRDI~~~

and my next visit in Jan '07 to Sri Sri Peddamma Temple in Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad...

My eyes or should I say my heart was filled with rejoice, when I stood at the entrance gate...looked more like a sweet dream coming true for me....seeing me again at the door which I had visited so frequently during my 3 month stay in Hyd in 2003.

The Temple is exquisitely beautiful......I guess almost all of the South Indian Temples are so beautifully carved and embellished..

I could feel the aura of Maa Peddamma's love for everyone..especially for me..I was a cherished guest for people there..Devotees were so cordial and receptive. I had always loved to buy a big garland for the Deity....or should I say mother...for She has alwz loved and cared for me like my own mother....

I got some flowers, green bangles and coconut as parshaad.
A sacred lady applied tilak on my forehead..and somebody tied red sacred thread on my right arm. I even bought an audio cassette in telgu, though I cant understand much, but i do enjoy the beats...

A sense of achievement, pride and happiness filled my heart after I realised that my visit to the temple has been very successful..
I still had 2 hours in my hands, so I decided to spend some time in shopping for pearls. Ever since I have stayed in Hyd, my craving for pearl jewellery has been ever increasing. I bought some wonderful jewellery for myself, my sister and my friend from Mangat Rai Jewellers..

ard 4:00 pm, I was back at the airport..to catch my return flight to Delhi at 5:20....And at 7:30, my plane landed at the Delhi airport....And my dearest papa came again to take his child back to home..

Mumma liked my shopping..My friend liked my gift so much..and I realized that the joy of giving is tremendous....especially to somebody who has already given you so much in so many aspects..

The memory of this short trip to Hyd is so special in itself..so rejuvenating and refreshing...
It reminds me of our school prayer:

" Oh GOD!
ever watchful over me.
Keep my thoughts away from evil..
Let not my acts be evilful.
Watch the door of my lips, so that I may not not tell a lie.
Grant me strength to keep my temper cool."

I don't remember the end..

But yes.....

""Oh God!

Oh Mother!

please stay in my heart forever.. .

For You only give meaning to

my life,

my actions,

my goals ..
my education,

& to all the thoughts

that I have perceived in my alma mater""

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Do you have what I have ???

Indians are moving fast from "I Have" -> "Me Too" syndrome.

Being a part of this so called "Millenium City - Gurgaon" we often encounter here one mall coming up after another. Lets not talk about city's worsening infrastructure, because we want to be no way less than those starry cities of the US..

In this competitive age, essential services are hardly looked at. I recently bought a branded cell phone, W700i Sony Ericsson.I was so fascinated by all its multimedia features, that I even forgot to check its voice quality. I wasted half of my office day, comparing it with other competitive brands, not to talk of the productivity loss my company bore on my account.

I acclaim myself to be enjoying my work in GSM technologies, but never did I realise how does an emergency call (112) work from a cell phone in case of an inoperating SIM. How does police identify the location area of the needy. Hey did I say Police!!! well Police would not even heed to such a call, forget about the next step..

At times, we indulge so much in an activity/product, that we lose the respect associated with it and derogate the ultimate goal. Everytime you open ur inbox, you find a host of uninvited invitations from matrimonial moderators' to join their group. Public, selling credit cards and life insurance schemes with incoherent promises can be the best stated example. The only objective they have in their mind is to increase their per day sale count, not to worry about the post-purchase consumer dissonance.Who cares, by the time consumer decides to take legal action, they would have joined the competitor, making hue and cry for their own ex-flaws!!

Strategies believing in " cutting other paths to establish their own" look so baseless and unscrupulous. Jet-Sahara merger to separation, unveiled so much about the way many of the leading corporates think and move ahead. Lets also compare it with the more sophisticated possible acquisition of Hutchison Essar by Vodafone. I still fail to understand what went wrong between Yoga champ RamDev and our Union Minister Kapil Sibal, that he took Karat's claim so seriously and charged the former of using human traces in his ayurvedic medicines. How can Sharad Pawar's nomination be sent for a post as demanding as ICC President!!

Isn't it high time, we look back at what is leading to all this confusion and let some innovation enter our daily chores. lets try to bring out the prodigy in each one of us. There are so many breathtaking examples in front of us.The way Narayan Murthy and Sudha Murty have envisioned their dream of INFOSYS, is so inspiring.At the same time, they are giving so much back to society.

The exquisite world created by Harivash Rai Bachchan through his poems still rules in the hearts of Indians. Quoting some lines from his मधुशाला

एक बरस में, एक बार ही जगती होली की ज्वाला,
एक बार ही लगती बाज़ी, जलती दीपों की माला,
दुनियावालों, किन्तु, किसी दिन आ मदिरालय में देखो,
दिन को होली, रात दिवाली, रोज़ मनाती मधुशाला।।२६।

Those in IT field, fully appreciate books by Tannenbaum.They clear reader's concepts so well.

Spiritual Leader "Osho" :

His thoughts are so thoughtful and so touchy. How he urges people to differentiate between Loneliness and Aloneness. While former makes you unsecure, other brings you in a state of internal Bliss.

Recent reality shows also carve out the novel ideas of many, enhancing team spirit as well. Recent victory of couple Tina -Hussain and their choregraphers in Nach-Baliye 2 clearly exemplifies this.

Lets take Hritik Roshan. He shines so well in his home-productions.Reason is very simple. He works at his own pace and in peace with others. This unique combination of innovation and hard work really produces wonders.

Recently, we heard..

IIM-A girl bagging package of 1 crore in some foreign Bank..

Sunita Williams is all set to become the second woman of Indian origin after Kalpana Chawla to blast off on a space mission...

How elated and confident we feel when we hear of such success stories..
Lets all try to give a controlled environment to our mind where it has sufficient time to grow...., unaffected by the unwanted ingredients caught by our 5 senses..Indian minds can produce wonders...
Let us share more and more stories of success of which we are an integral part...







Lets all try to take a journey from Dissonance to Resonance -!-!-!-
Good Luck!










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