Before we could forget the last terrifying blast, another
took place in Mumbai on 26
November 2008.
26/11/08/Mumbai
Blast: nobody is going to forget this date; very shocking and horrifying
incident. Nobody expected the plans executed. In my last post about blasts, I
indirectly mentioned war however after knowing the reality I am giving it a
second thought. Well, we just can't attack any country like that. We need to
plan each and every step now. Undoubtedly we have lost many lives and more to
lose; could be one day that I'll be one among them. Could be...
You know in
this situation we need to sit together and take sensible steps. Being emotional
is not a solution at this point of time but being rational would give hope in
future. Mumbai blasts have given an indication how to secure our country
without a war.
We are not
ready for a war yet. We can't attack now. We need more security and
strengthened defenses, rigid rules. Need to teach our people the value of
secularism and nationality. Need to tell them that we stay in different parts
of India but we are a part of India. We speak different languages but
by far that is the only evident difference.
Coming
closer to India would mean better knowledge
transfer and intelligence. We need to monitor the way our security works. We'd
need better patrolling along the borders and higher measures of security - in
ways that are economical, manageable and scalable. Move on to monitoring others
when you are done with yourself. Know about what's up with their layout, army,
techniques and intelligence. We need to be 1000 times greater than them to take
actions against terrorism.
We would
not rely on anyone; if someone is ready to help us fight, good enough or else
be well prepared to go alone. Realizing that India is a huge name and you always get
enemies at heart while friends in the open. So let us not rely on anyone but at
the same time no spoiling our relationships too.
Don't know
how to start this out but it's high time. We need to speak-up now. We
have lost so many lives; still losing and will lose more if we don't take any
serious steps against.
Jaipur, Bangalore, Ahemadabad, Delhi - who is next?
Everyone is
insecure, every place is insecure. Whether it's a big country like America or a small city like Banaras (India), all kinds of places are affected.
God knows what they want and what they will get at the end by being nasty.
I don't
understand the ideology of the plan-men behind these sleazy ideas. How do they
come up with these schemes and what motivated them to do so? How come
they never thought of their own people and their own lives? How come are they
not afraid of anyone? How people agree to such unfortunate actions?
By the way,
where do they get the money from? How long would they go on with these
strategies? What do they really want? I am in no doubt of themselves not
knowing what they want.
I really
don't believe that they want people of just one creed to be alive. Have they ever tried to know what
their own people want and how happy they will be after all of this?
I am sure nobody
likes having the same food everyday, wearing the same dress everyday,
seeing the same faces everyday or finding the same kind of stuff around them.
So this could not be the reason; then what else do they want? Do they really
feel happy with all the crying, dying, and terror around?
If this is
the case then why is the government unvoiced? If these terrorists don't
bother about our lives, our bonds; then why do we bother? Why can't we just
hang them? Why can't we prepare ourselves for this fight against terrorism?
I know we
will lose so many innocent lives in this fight but aren't we losing innocent
people right now even without our being involved? Better fight and eliminate.
Why can't we destroy their roots?
Our
extra-curricular activities already include caste-fights and racism. Rather
then fighting within, let's fight for a cause and clean up. (After
all, no gain without pain.)
My
younger brother visited me after a long time. He studies in class 9th.
I share
everything with him. He knows about my life in and out and I treat him as my
friend. I love him very much and I really want him to be well educated and
achieve something in his life. He is very shy and very talented; though he is
not good at studies.
Yes, he is
not very good at his studies, that is what bothers me too much. I always keep
thinking about his career. Time is running out and if he is not going to pull
up his socks he might suffer.
I shared
my concerns with him before he left for Churk (my home town).
Rest is in his hand.
May
God give him a bright and happy life! May God make his way easier!
I showed him my office on a Family Day. He met Naiker Uncle and enjoyed
his company.
Love
you beta. God bless you.
Naiker Uncle's Visit
He is my father-in-law's friend and visited us once (in June/08).
The moment he entered, he gave a kind of energy to us and made the atmosphere
lighter by cracking jokes. We had dinner together that day. My husband was very
tired that day still he was able to mange the guest.
After
meeting him, we forgot all the hustle bustle and became ready to face any hard
situation in our life. Thank you, uncle for visiting us and making
our life easier.
May God fulfill you dreams.
Naiker
uncle is a great stage artist. He has been doing stage shows all his life and
won the NDTV's laughter show "Politically Correct".
Mom-in-law's visit
I can't
explain how happy I was when she arrived here. I didn't know anything about
welcoming in-laws when they visit you first.I remember
when I went to Lucknow, how they welcomed me in a
traditional way. I was delighted.
I can't
forget those days, spending time with my mom-in-law (an extremely simple
lady), mousi (mom-in-law's sister - ever more sweet), Raju Bhaiya
(I found him very humorous), Bhabhi (Raju Bhaiya's wife - very caring)
and their kids (very sweet and witty for their age). Preparing food together,
shopping together and playing "antakshari" the whole night. Those
days are unforgettable. We really enjoyed a lot in Lucknow; especially me.
It was my
turn now; I didn't know much about traditions. I have seen my mother
welcoming relatives and telling us how to welcome elders. Keeping that picture
in mind, I readied myself to welcome my mother-in-law.
That day,
I left my office around 8.00 pm and reached home around 9.45 pm after buying sweets for her. I
asked my husband to pick her up from the airport since I had to prepare myself
to welcome her. I cleaned
up my house, went down and arranged for a Parat and Lota. I made
sure everything was in its right place, took a bath and finally prepared
dinner.
It was
really very fast and was unbelievable that after coming from office I'd be able
to manage all of it in such a short while.
At 11.45 pm I heard them talking outside;
finally she had come! I went down, touched her feet, brought her up and
welcomed her the way I planned. After the Aarti, she sat down to step
into the big Parat where I washed her feet. Gave her water and sweets
and asked her for food.We were up
till 3am in the morning that day.
I got up around 7am, prepared tea and breakfast. I was
shocked when she informed me that she only takes lunch and dinner, no
breakfast.
The
following days, I would prepare lunch for her before leaving for office and we
would have tea after I come back. We would chat about the day and get ready for
dinner. It was a good feeling altogether. Having dinner together and chit
chatting over the dining table was great fun.
I had that notion about in-laws that they would be very strict and rude
but was proved wrong.
I opened
out my heart in front of her and shared everything. We talked until late nights
and early mornings before falling asleep. I used to get up at 6
in the morning during
weekdays and a bit late (around
9) during weekends. We talked a lot
over so many cups of tea.
We talked, shopped and laughed (a lot), it was great fun and she changed
my life.
Love you Amma (the sweetest mom in-law)!
A few
words for her, with love:
Sometimes
she's a kid, sometimes she's a woman,
Sometimes she's a charm, sometimes very calm.
Sometimes she's mature, sometimes she's not sure.
Sometimes she's secure, sometimes insecure.
Sometimes she's friendly, sometimes she feels lonely,
Sometimes she's a poet, sometimes she sits quiet.
I am so lucky, I got her but Sometime she reminds me that she's
Rishi's mother. ;-)
Pegasus
is a great place offering management training, organizational
development services through physical activities and team management.
Located around 60 km north of Bangalore, you have to go beyond
Doddaballapur to reach there. A guy called Captain Ravi is the founding
member of Pegasus.
We reached there in the evening, had some tea, assembled for a meeting and then moved on for night trekking.
The
place was neat - spic and span. There were tons of activities around
and though I was down with fever and cold, I enjoyed every bit of the
time spent there. They had tents (separated for ladies and gents). Wash
rooms were excellently maintained and thoroughly cleaned.
As we got back from trekking, some of us broke the beds while others gathered to play some Antakshari.
The
next morning saw another assembly following which we moved towards our
first physical activities of the day. There were tea breaks after every
activity. Post lunch we engaged in a few more sessions and tea breaks
and then finally wrapped up. Was great fun in a short period.
