Aralutiru Jeevada geleya ...

O my dearest friend, you blossom in the sprinklings of friendship...
O flower of friendship, don't wither in the bonds of relationships...!
Let feelings reside in that closed heart...
Let the silent song ever vibrate... just like that...
Oh my dearest friend… you flourish …

A bird is singing without disclosing its name…
A flower has spread its fragrance without waiting for permission…
There is no name for the breeze which is carrying this fragrance and the song…
Why do we think about it?
No my dear friend, let us not give a name to this relation... why simply?

A pull which is beyond mere words is simply beautiful…
A heart which is full of love is ever joyful…
Even if our ways part, moon will always come with us…
I will always see you in him…
Let this bond of affection ever be with us… just like that…
O my dearest friend… you flourish and prosper ever...

[PS: This is a literal translation of a song "Aralutiru jeevada geleya" from super hit movie "Mungaru Male". Some how its music and lyrics stuck me many a times and today could not resist but made it to my blog! Tried my best to bring it as close as possible to its original]

A Cage free, organic SW!!!

Recently one of my friends introduced me to this "Whole Foods" market, a place where everything sold is organic! I was visiting for the first time and she was explaining me everything about each product and how they are made/produced etc. There everything was painted with green color and everything was organic, starting from trolley to the carry bags everything is made of environment friendly materials. There was this fresh pea nut butter, which we could make it ourselves, pack it and take it to the counter (hmmm...that reminded me of mom's yummy stone grinded spicy peanut powder which I used to mix with every possible dish @ home :)) As we were browsing through different departments there was one one thing which caught my eyes... that was cage free eggs! So far I had not heard of any thing like that, I asked her about it... Then she explained me that, cage free eggs are eggs from those hens/chickens which are not forced to lay the eggs in a cage and they are not harmonized! Instead they lay at their own will :) and they are let free in the farm and where ever they want they can lay them :) there is no cage and no hormones! Similarly organic milk... where cows are not treated with any hormones to produce more milk or more meat. They all are natural products and more importantly they are not forced to deliver!! Wow what a nice concept, we human beings invented all these stuff of hormones and all, injected them onto those poor cows/chickens and now again we realized that it’s not good for either's health! And we again going back to the nature, where we came from! Back to square one! Start from the point where we started ?! And now this natural product is called green, environment friendly and organic...!!

Similarly... how about a work environment where an engineer is not stressed and pressurized constantly to deliver software? Where one is not caged to their cubicle/office and monitored constantly for their progress! Where one need not confront their manager everyday and give status report! Where one need not hear and feel the fumes escaping from those closed door meetings and avoid that passive participation! Where one is free to work and deliver at their will, of course meeting all those deadlines and requirements! Is that product (SW) developed in such a stress free environment be called a cage free, green organic SW?? !! :)) and more importantly are there such green, organic companies exist !?!

Dear, Pace down!

My weekend just went off and I did not do much. Or doing too many things at once?! Perhaps did not do the things which I wanted to do the most, I still have so many things pending on my to-do list, but some how not able to do! It’s already has been more than a week since I started at my new work. Still most of the things go over my head; Also I thought that one of the thread I started some time back is almost complete, but again when I took a second look and tried to post it, realized that its getting loose some where, some how I’m not getting that grip/hold on it. Too many things are going on in my mind and I’m not able to concentrate on one particular thing at one time, I guess. I’m starting with some thing but my thoughts are taking me some where else!

I’m wondering why it is so? Perhaps I’m running around and around and pushing myself too much without giving myself a break?? Could that be due to my so called vacation? Where I did not do anything other than shopping and hopping the malls. [I did not know until recently that I too like shopping, like many other girls :D]. That shopping bug had really stuck too hard on me and everyday I went to different malls; tried soooo many different dresses, bugged few friends to help me pick up the best fit and bought few of them home. Returned back totally exhausted and tired, but still had preserved enough energy for next day's next round of shopping! During this shopping spree one thing I realized is that of disadvantages of being thin. It is so sooo difficult to get the right fit! In one particular shop I picked up some thing around 10-15 different dresses, liked their color, design and the texture of that cloth. Literally modeled for more than an hour, everything sooo perfect, everything the way I want, but alas! they would not fit me :( all of them were bit too big, bit too loose L I had to leave all those beautiful tops and skirts which I liked and fell in love with behind and go to next shop hoping to find the right ones! Finally after going around and around happy that I could at least get those few which I liked, however reqs are still open, yet to fill in lots of places!!

And later in that same week, came our exciting “Oh My glasses and Avocado” camping trip to our California’s crown Redwood National Park and its preparations and its excitement. Starting from driving that big SUV (Suburban, try pronouncing it as Superman!) on that dark cloudy day, that sea side long drive, where sea and sky were competing with each other to show their vastness! They looked inseparable, as if both are expanding into each other! It was a spectacular vision to see! It’s thick and dense forest, home to many wild animals, specially bear and loins. My idea of bear got changed recently, now that I know that they won’t tickle but really attack! (I used to think that, bears would tickle a person and make them laugh and laugh and that’s how a person would die laughing!! I used to wonder how I would control my laughter if I happen to encounter one!! J) And then its cold, chill weather, that wooden logs, coal and campfire, barbeque and those long long loud midnight discussions (yes we made so much noise that next day forest ranger came and warned us!) and that Klamath beach side flowery trial, which had bunch of colorful flowers and those white daisy like flowers which we could hold it as a bouquet!! And that siesta in warm sand on that mouth of Klamath, and colorful pebble collections and its interpretations!! That castle we built in the sand and left a couple there to live in happily ever after and appointed a guard to safeguard them forever!! And that star explorations in the midnight peeping through those gigantic tall redwood trees…

On top of all these things, my new job, new people, new place and new environment is adding to my restlessness I guess. Its all due to many things happening within a short span of a week and me not giving enough space to myself to sink into these changes. Its time to sober down and pace down myself a bit! hope to get back to normalcy soooon and complete those unfinished tasks!!