Unraveling the Secret...

Secret of life

Happiness… Grief…

Love… Gratitude…

Secret of happiness

Forgive… Forget…

Move on and on…

Secret of grief

Guilt.,. Regret…

Vengeance...

Secret of Love

Sharing… Giving…

Expecting nothing!!!

Any topic

Any topic

Haiku challenge said

Which topic?

Scintillating Sun

Or on the divinity of love

Or about my dull life

As a part of Haiku Challenge

Love you Oh Jesus!!!

Weekend - 7

I may be a Hindu by birth. But, I believe that I am a true Indian in the first place. I am very secular when it comes to religious orientation. I believe in a Super power above us. Yet I don’t worry enough to ponder further to fix names to them.

And I felt blessed beyond limits that weekend…

I was supposed to be working. But, then, thanks to Easter!!! I was given a day’s off.

Thus, I travelled to my home… It was only for a day. I paid a surprise visit and my parents were delighted to see me.

Accidentally, my friend’s wedding reception fell on that day. I met loads of my class-mates after years. Oh… I realized that I can’t ask for more.

This is how life would be most of the times –Rewarding!!!

All the right things would happen and at the right time. Thus, you would be awed!!!

And…

You thank God… But, which God?

Oh… I say thank God!!! Why you need a name?

You call you mother as mother not by her name! Same applies with most of the dear ones.

So… Lets call Him as God. Let us not complicate things by fixing names and complicating both ours and others’ life. What do you say?

Oops…

So should I change the title from “Love you Oh Jesus!” to “Love you Oh God!”

Sayonara...

I knew that I am a Chartered Accountant. I also knew that I was working for one of the top audit firms in the World. Yet I was scared…

I was scared to take up responsibilities. I was unsure of the expectations and doubted if I could meet them at all. I wondered how my colleagues would be. I did not know how to maintain stone face during most part of the day.

But, my office mates and the office per se startled me. I was taken aback by the friendly atmosphere and the people there. I decided to get accustomed to them and move on with ease.

It was now that my manager asked me to move to Thiruvananthapuram, kerala for an audit. The Company’s name sounded too alien to me and it scared me to death. I felt confused and uncertain. Thus, I headed towards my client’s office on a sunny afternoon – On 5^th March, 2012

Days started to pass by…

I was still scared… I was still confused…

I observed that people there were more or less like me. They cracked jokes. They laughed. They were working under stringent deadlines. Yet, they were enjoying it with a sweet smile. I fell in love with the place.

The DGM – Finance started to complain that I am so silent. I smiled within. However, I could not utter a word.

More days passed by….

I started interacting with them. They became an inevitable part of my life. Especially, the Executive accountant there! He reminded me of my senior and he interacted more like a friend.

Oops!
And yes, there was one madam -  I loved her. I really believe that she would have been a great teacher. That is how she talks; strict!!!

Oh… they made me feel at home…

There were times when we used to work for 12-15 hours. The friendly atmosphere maintained there made things very simple and loveable!!!

And… what more?

The mouth watering buffets…

Royal service at the lodging…

Mandatory ice cream on a daily basis…

Almost 24*7 air conditioning and the shivering caused by it…

That conference room

That really old driver uncle…

The uncertainty of getting the ticket confirmed

Those weekend roaming and shopping…

Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple...

Oh…

The list is never ending…

I am really going to miss this place…

Miss the people…

Miss the routine!!!

I can never forget this place… The audit here has been an experience that I would cherish… A kind of first audit that I could narrate to scores of others over so many years to come… With pride!!!

You know what…

I have made umpteen numbers of people to read my blog out of compulsion. I have nagged them till they comment something. But, the gracious DGM Finance voluntarily read my blog and sent a lengthy mail elaborating the positives and the negatives of my blog. That was something completely unexpected. I felt so spellbpound that I could not send a word in reply…

Oh my God…

I can go on and on…

But now… the time has come to really go…

To go away and move on…

Hmmmmm…

But… this place will always remain special…

Very special!!!!

Miss you all…

Miss you Thiruvananthapuram….

PS:
This post is too personal and I dedicate this to my first audit client... Thank for such an awesome kick start!!! I really cannot demad or more!!!

Temptation

Endless Temptation

Though you have moved away

To hold you back with me

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Endless Temptation

To be with you and grow very old

But hey… where are you?

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Yes… I may fall ill

But the unending temptation

To lick an ice cream

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Unending Temptation

Though I am a gracious lady

To act like a man

As a part of Haiku Challenge

The Paradise...

Srinagar…

Its serenity…

The ink blue skyline…

I love that place…

Remember my earlier post about it…

http://locomente.blogspot.in/2012/02/chinar-kashmir.html

A painting dedicated to the Paradise of Earth …

The loveliest place I know in this World…

Hung in my paradise – Home!!!

The loveliest place I own in this World…

Melody

Oh… Its drizzling there

Humming a melody within

I am thinking of you

Hey… You are my melody

You make my life sound exciting

And very enchanting!!

Well… Never leave me please

Play your sweet melody in my life

Till I take my last breath

As a part of Haiku Challenge

Kismet

Oh… I loved it

But… Kismet just snatched it

For an eternity

I thought I am strong

Kismet made me realize

How wrong I have been!!

I can’t change, I thought

Kismet had other ideas

I am wondering why??

I just hated it

But the inadvertent Kismet,

Made me fall for it madly

Holy kismet…

The maverick ever

Cold hearted!!

Saintly kismet…

Why am I enslaved to it?

Can’t I control it?

But... Who knows?

Kismet has its best;

In store for me!!!

As a part of Haiku Challenge

Bliss

Undying bliss

On success on work;

Personal life

Undying bliss

When our family stands by

Eternally

Undying bliss

When nobody is hurt

By our actions

As a part of Haiku Challenge

Mesmerize

Wish to be a speaker

And mesmerize her audience

Thus… captivate them

Wish to be a writer

And mesmerize her reader

Provoke lots of thoughts

Wish to be a poet

And mesmerize her readers

Evoke craziest thoughts

Oh… Wish to be someone

By outscoring my expectations

And mesmerize myself

As a part of Haiku Challenge

As the leaves dance...

Whenever people leave me alone…

Or whenever I am left alone…

I observe that movements of leaves…

And… I feel far away from loneliness.

My heart joins them and dances out of joy with them during such conglomeration…

Amidst of blooming flowers our romance would bloom…

Then… It’d flourish…

As I see them entwine with each other and dance gleefully…

I wonder how they are able to come out with innovative steps each times…

Sometimes it’d be a soft move…

Sometimes it’d be a rather passionate one…

I wonder how they stick together all the time…

Be it in breeze or the monstrous wind…

Aren’t they teaching the soul of love?

I feel a heavenly solace on watching the leaves dancing to the tune of breeze…

I feel as if they are caressing my hair…

As if they are patting my shoulders…

As if they are holding my hands…

As if they are talking to me…

As if they are entertaining me…

As if I am taken to a different World altogether…

Still

 

Still in love

Love grows; seldom fade

Come… Enslave me

Love… Still waiting for you

Realize… Time has changed; not me

Please come back

As a part of Haiku Challenge

Awestuck!

I went there more out of self imposed compulsion. After all, I have been staying at Thiruvananthapuram for six weeks and have never once gone to see Him. I wondered if I am that bad enough!

Finally, I rolled my sleeves up to meet the His Highness…

I caught an auto after a lengthy effort. Nobody was really ready to drop me there. May be because they were targeting at long distance customers and not people like me! Finally, one autowalla dropped me a few steps away from the temple premises. As I got off, I was awed by the amazingly sculpted gopuram. It looked so much like a Tamil Nadu temple and I felt at home. The gopuram was painted in plain cream color. It looked too somber, yet it had the inevitable charm to attract me. I gazed at it as I was awestruck!

That place made me feel nostalgic. I could not stop myself from remembering the last time I was there; almost a dozen years before. I was there with my parents clutching to my ammaji’s hands tightly. I could not believe that I am back to the same place; this time all by myself.

Am I really grown up, I sighed

I came to know that salwar suits are prohibited inside the temple. I had to hire a dhothi. There were a bunch of helpless looking North Indians. They imitated me as I draped the dhothi aka mundu around me.

Thus, I marched towards the temple. It looked majestic and I was awed!!

Alas!! There was a lengthy queue in spite of the hot rays of the merciless Sun. I joined. Almost all of them were with family. I felt alone. I missed my parents. That made me feel unusually close to Him and I started feeling desperate to meet Him…

The queue started to move after waiting which seemed like an eternity to me. An old lady was chanting Narayana… Narayana… Without my knowledge, my mind joined her.

But, the enthusiasm started to vanish. I was dying to talk to someone. I wished that I had someone to call as mine in the crowd. I felt lost. I love to travel. But then, travelling will be fun when somebody accompanies you, isn’t it?

Finally, amidst of the hopeless crowd… Annoying policemen… Old people chanting mantras…

I saw His hands…

I felt as if He was holding out for me…

I stood there AWED!!!

Tears started to roll down my cheeks…

All my loneliness seemed to have vanished in a moment!

I stood there for a long time and gazed at Him…

Fruits of my efforts were tastier beyond my expectation...

As I left Him behind, I felt alone again…

Awed as well!

Thus ended the awesome journey to meet Him –Sree Padmanabhaswamy...

A couple of hours well spent!!

Awestuck!

Serendipity

I still remember...

Moment of serendipity

When I fell in love

Yes... serendipity

That is what you are

Forever!!

As a part of Haiku Challenge

Thank you - A 25,000 times!!!

I lead a life far away from my home…

A kind of life that is far away from what I really am…

Loads of

Travel…

Work…

Responsibilities…

Completely deprived from

Books…

Studies…

Television soaps…

And I really miss my

Home…

Parents…

Hometown…

In spite of all this, if I am finding any solace at all, that is in this cute little home in blogosphere. I ensure that I visit this home every day. And, try to meet my neighbors and make friends.

Thus…

I feel connected to myself…

I feel myself!!

Thank you all for making me feel great!!

Making me feel that I am writing something…. Though with mistakes!!

This is a propitious omen…

After all…

The time has come to say….

THANK YOU – A 25,000 TIMES

Dear readers…

Thanks for reading…

And for commenting!!!

In my introductory page, I had quoted Robert Frost’s poem…

“Miles to go before I sleep”

And that still stands valid…

http://locomente.blogspot.in/p/about-locomente.html

Miles to go before I sleep…

Therefore, singing off with my Thank you post for now…

I shall thank you again on my 50,000 page hits…

Please make that happen fast… Really fast rather!!!

Love you all readers…

And between love yourself…

Don’t forget to smile everyday….

Also, don’t forget to read my blog and comment…

With a 25,000 thank you and tons of love…

LOCOMENTEJ

Renovation

Slice  negativities

Renovation of our heart

All there... A must do!

As a part of Haiku Challenge

Honey bees

Oh dear Honey bees…

We really need to learn a lot from you

To stay united!

As a part of Haiku Challenge