Punto makes rewarding drive

Proud to be associated with Fiat and Indiblogger creating a creative initiation of Freedom from fuel Hike. LINK: DIESEL at a price of PETROL

A sunny Sunday enjoy brunch with friends and a road stretches miles with a smile.

Nothing more a beautiful could be a day. We enjoyed the first morning show of the movie, snacks, fun and lots of talks. Finally our last sip of coffee and we headed to our next destination, a mall to buy of household stuff. Got quite a long list of items stocking for next two weeks.

Indeed a busy working schedule does not allow us to shop everyday or come to the mall. Latter heading towards home, we suddenly started discussing the cricket match.

My friend, instantly logged into his mobile internet to see the scores and instead of score, he shouted at the core of his throat, “There is a hike in the petrol price”. We should have filled our bike yesterday night, since from today the petrol shall be costly. My friend and his wife were so upset about this. Suddenly I got stuck in mind that me and my hubby had never spoken about the hike in petrol. Never, though the hike in petrol hits every alternate month these days. Quite strange was for us to react.

There was quite a silence in the car. Only radio FM was playing high notes and everyone was in a numb stage. After ten minutes, my friend said, ‘you made a good decision definitely’

We wondered what he meant regarding, of course it was about our car, Fiat-Grande Punto Emotion in Hip Hop Black. It was a perfect and easy choice to make. It was exactly what we wanted and waited more. This small car features is no less than any other big car. Moreover it is a diesel car which has an EcoDrive a complete new service component which offers the ability to track driving with efficiency. It collects data about CO2 emissions and fuel consumptions by saving them to a USB key, which can then be connected to a PC and analyzed. It posses the most powerful engines have electronic stability program and anti slip regulation fitted. These engines are also environment friendly and Euro 4 ready.

It’s been two years and there might have been twenty times prise hike of petrol but our priceless Punto carved with perfection and diesel oriented acts strong creating a long lasting bond.

No wonder our fellow beings and friends who bought car of other brands same time when we bought Punto are every month facing a hike bumper to cross with pain. Lucky we are having great time in relishing long drive in Punto.

And when I’m with my Punto, nothing stops us but the long lasting sweet memory of good drive and a satisfaction to feel that an expense made ones a while earlier was an investment saving our future and fuel simultaneously! Punto diesel makes the journey our reward. In city it gives a mileage of 13-14 km and on highway 18-20 km with a/c on, well quite decent I must say! With punto we need not worry about price hike :)

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Nasty four letter word

courtesy : Rang de Basanti - hindi Movie

Fittest will fit,
Indeed, never a fair game!
Nothing comes free in this world...
Yet everything is free that what is told...
Life, Luck, Lazy, Love
Nasty four letters priceless word is free!
Yet one of the most costly affair!
Few facts in life, I learnt
One must freely confess at least when given a chance
O dear! Told truth and felt I was free for a while
Foreseen free thoughts seldom people buy
Go figure the free-hug!
There lies huge difference between giving freedom and living with a free-will,
Leading to fate chosen is not a fault but by default.
Absolutely risk free return
Finally I even realized after downloading a free movie
Even the movie was not free, it costs me virus in my laptop!
Absolutely there is "free as in free beer" but no 'free lunch' as in!

 Happy Independence Day!

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Workplace

Below is the beautiful picture captured by my dear friend, 'Sameer'. Interestingly the thought was also shared by him some long time ago and without spilling the beans...here goes the prose!

12:30 noon and meeting follows.
4 files over the table scattered.
Blue, red, green and yellow with priorities hitting
Just realised the work finished within half a day thrashing hope.
Easy, sometimes relaxed yet bound to series of expectations!

Waiting for more work
Wondering nothing but ‘All’
Sitting and yawning.
Suddenly realised clock hand revolves into 5:30.
Removing the spectacles positive point two in number

Crossed hands
Silent still
White barrier wall
Though blank yet filled with unknown thoughts
Clock ticks the unspoken vibes
And one hour passed immediately

Numb, unchanged
Peon peek a boo and action time hinted
Cleared the throat and concentrated thoughts
Sit up straight.

Got up to check the plant
Stretched upwards
Standing yet lost and dull
Disappointed unconditionally
Made a random round,
With puzzled face
Everything working fine and a stagnate mind-set.



Nothing much
In a week this happens three to four times, making me weak!
Certainly severe stress
But blindfolded to next new moment..

Cafeteria, chat and coffee break
Listening light music with strong sips
Surrounding warmth in my mouth!

Thank God for inventing Coffee!

A long day is over...
Settling down with the sliding sun...
Finally with flying colours of aroma in coffee cup!

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Perfection at its best – Best Cake in Bangalore

When you eat cake does it make you think anything....?

Well most of the time I’m so into the cake and chocolate that I forget all my stress of the day and indulge into the sweetness of the cake. No doubt studies on chocolates have proved that Chocolate works as a stress reliever apart from adding as a tint of celebration in life.

In the beginning of this month, it was my uncle’s birthday; he brought a chocolate cake at home. Well what is so different about that cake...okay...it is just a cake, a silly chocolate cake!

O Heavens! It is chocolate cake...and nothing casual about it, I swear!

I being a foodie am very specific about food and texture it bring while eating. Apart from while eating and enjoying the moment, I look forward to the flavour and feeling that brings in mind and mouth latter on after eating.

“ That day chocolate cake was heaven melting in mouth leaving a long lasting smooth texture of pure dark chocolate. But the thing that struck me about the cake which makes it unique is that after three days keeping in the fridge, it tastes the same. The cake lives through the same as the day it was made fresh. The sponge sandwiched between the chocolate layering making a high layer note. They are still intact, sweet, soft, and moist at the same time not at all soggy or mushy in nature.

Well this is the best part of the cake that after three days also you are not disappointed and feel the same rejuvenation after having even a small bite of the heaven chocolate cake. (Of course I love cake but I can’t eat 2.2 pound cake in one day :P )

Few days back again, it was my marriage anniversary, I thought of getting the cake from that same place. But for a change I thought of having a Vanilla/fruit cake.

“Now how interesting could be the simple fruit cake, decorated with fresh kiwis, pieces of pineapple, red juice cherries on top and raspberry sauce layering in between dashing a sweet tangy the vanilla flavour sponges. Well I know, it sounds usual but what matters at the end of the day in the cake is the cream. The rich cream and so well prepared that even after three days the cream does not tastes sour at all.

It was just as so sweet and so smooths rich in texture, just an absolute perfection lasting longer in mind as a sweet memory of the flavour and food.

Yesterday in a party I interesting got an opportunity to meet those chefs + team who are simply magicians in the bakery.

Young, smart, vibrant...wonder who says one need to be old to be skilled and experienced. One being skilled is God Gifted. And definitely such chefs are gifted who pays attention to little details which reflects perfection in very gesture. Passion diffusing in all little and big efforts bringing in smiling at the guest face. A guest, who remembers and recalls every sweet memory that sweet smell and taste buds created by the chef in the kitchen and celebrates every day.

I still remember and recall the chef who made cake at my birthday in my childhood. (ref. A life time journey from Bombay to Mumbai) And always lots of blessing flow from heart for them who makes our days so unforgettable and exclusive.

Now I give a credit to the techniques taught by the establishment/hotel which teaches some major secrets to create some exceptionally marvelous recipes and also absolutely I adore the gifted skills of the chefs working practically putting together the secrets of the establishment rules and skills of personal experience.

When we asked them, what is the secret of their awesome work? They did not say anything but gave a smile! I think even they are not aware what every time clicks into the perfect cake...is it the recipe in total or an individual skilled hand making a difference or the texture and temperature of the dish!

I believe the secret ingredient of the perfect cake is the happy mood motivating the cake sweetening the celebration!

Tons of thanks to Taj!
Wishing all grace to Chef Gopal and Chef Muthanna!

The Taj West End
#25, Race Course Road Bangalore
Call today to get your delicious cake Tel: (91-80) 6660 5660

NOTE: I’m not here to compare the cakes of other shops or being paid to give a good review....this is my personal view and here I share my taste-buds experience! Share your sweet cake story!

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Revenge

The creative picture with multiple exposures editing below is taken by my dear friend 'Vijay' 

Revenge: 99-fiction

Something was wrong right from the beginning she knew it.
Switched on the fan and lying down in the bed completely numb.
She got home late, drained, sick, frustrated and absolutely hurt.

Phone rang and hearing something, she was utterly disturbed, disappointed.
Absolutely nothing more could have been cruel.

Her life on the weary-road and she was encountered whilst apart in split mind-set.

Creeping, crying between the sheets and toward the dizzy realisation unsuspecting turns!

Confused, soaking in tears couldn't believe after a little spat and disagreement her beloved boyfriend puts online the pictures secretly taken without her permission!

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Seven Simple Strategies at your Work-place

A beautiful picture (below)of computer key-board keys is captured by my very inspiring talented friend Parker!

SET GOALS:
Set goals, basically mini goals to achieve in short duration of time. Short duration of time helps in creating a secured crucial time. The set of mini goals will result in target to achieve. Remember and realize that time is limited.

MASTERY IN BASICS:
Be clear with the basic knowledge or basic skills. One must know little concrete of everything to act spontaneously in any field of work place or in the moment of crises.

HAVING PLAN ‘B’, ‘C’... ‘D’:
One must be ready with alternatives to choose the best and act upon. Just in case one plan does not work, one should switch on second alternative and make the best use of the time creating strategy.

STUDY AROUND:
Creating a niche and working over it. Yet being ready to mould a bit to suit the guest need and employees aspirations. There are many success stories from which one can get inspiration and ideas to implement. So do read them thoroughly but do not compare with them, since you are unique.

KNOWING STRENGTH:
Trace out the strength of each and every individual in the department. One can bring the best results if one is working with passion. Their passion is their strength, sharpen it individually uniquely.

COPE UP THE STRESS WITH HEALTHY HABITS:
Understand stress is temporary and there are smart ways to cope them. Do not get indulge into smoking, over-eating or under-eating, lashing out on others in anger, moving back from the close ones pretending to be busy. Excessive thinking gives you sweat multiplying the stress. Take a problem turning into much productive prospective.

TAKE A BREAK FOR A CHANGE:
Putting numbers of hours will not result into productivity. Productivity is one that comes out in the best of little time while working very effectively and efficiently. So give yourself good mini breaks during work hours to relax, refresh and rejuvenate. Start BREATHING...in smart way...start YOGA :))

~ FEEL FREE TO ADD and SHARE MORE TIPS for better working at YOUR WORK-PLACE!

~ Keep the Spark ALive..

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fruit of life - when life gives you lemons

Note: The beautiful picture of lemonade is captured by my friend, 'Vishy Fishy'. Extremely talented and self-learned photographer by passion.

Here is a real post for a very real picture! Hope you like it. I have no idea if I can justify the beauty of the picture in this post...but I know nothing but this picture will do a justice to this post.
Between I want to thank you buddy for letting me your this awesome picture! No wonder it's inspiring to go through any art work captured.
~Feel free to leave a word of appreciation at his gallery of captured pictures. LINK: © Vi-Fi
*For the picture below ALL RIGHTS RESERVED so Kindly do not copy it in any case!

This post reflects the hallmark of feeling and more feelings, true emotions and few random scattered thoughts collectively brought together!

“When I saw this picture, it looked do real and instantly I had this feeling to add this in my blog. But I wondered for days or even months what can I write over this. Could there be a love story over lemonade or a fiction of the sizzling soda added in the lemonade?!
Finally came up with this post! No I'm not sharing the recipe of lemonade :P Yet I could not resist this season's great summer thirst-quencher 'Lemonade' made of lemons!

Okay, when life gives you lemons what you do?
In a motivating way it is said make lemonade out of those small citrus fruits.
That is like an old saying, but exactly it means, “If life gives you something sour turn it sweet”. I perceive the notion as trying to make the best of what you're given and still act productively in the tough times. Sure it’s like squeezing the most out of life from the fruit... and try to lighten up the sour pass quickly!

While the whole world is still in a whimsy mood, I wish to add a bit of wit with the prospective what other might just say.
I asked this question to my friends and guess what hilarious and innovative thoughts they produced... *with a background effect of my thoughts over their response*. I have deliberately not mentioned names of the people but I hope they will acknowledge their own lines and savour other's views while reading :)

If life gives you lemons...(fill in the blanks)

• “I’ll find someone with a bottle of vodka, throw a party, and ask them for goodness sake, invite me!”
  *well fun is today quite a costly affair, I guess*
• "lemons is full of Vitamin C, good for teeth and bones, so rub the juice of lemon on your teeth...you so need them when you are grinding teeth in angry!"
  *hmm...quite a solution to consider when angry or after effects of anger. Between if you rub them on teeth sure you won't be able to speak evil too :P*
• “Throw back on the face who gave you lemons...hit them hard”
  *there you go my friend, you so like settling the scores on everything ;) *
• “Ones you make that lemonade sure drink that too, you need to calm down cool down and stop freaking for little things.”
  *you owe some Vitamin C*
• “I will squeeze them ... add water, lots of sugar n chaat masala and share the drink with all my friends”
  *such a generous girl...wonder if she will share her chocolate shakes too :P *
• “Get those lemons with green chillies and hang that in front of my house entrance, office, car, pc...almost everywhere..."
  *security-system, I get it...wonder if it will prevent span on facebook too :P * *Originally, Indian custom to defend from bad-luck*
• “I don’t want lemons, I want mangoes in summers!”
  *you seem very demanding*
• "I would probably stare at it for a moment and walk away something like, “I don’t think that lemon is mine”.
  *Well! that was simple..but please do not hand them to others and absolutely not me in any case! :P*
  
• “Is my life a fruit-basket..I don’t want lemons!”
  *you know what I’m speechless...it was just a phrase, you see :P *
• “I’ll cut it, suck it and move on...”
  *perhaps an easy move and laziness seeks you ;)*
• “I’ll squirt the juice from the peeler of the lemon, into the eyes on one who see me from the undress me eyes..”
  *Well done! I know you are too modest to admit that you are beautiful :D*
• “Will keep the lemon at the cross-road junction. Let the people stare the tiny fruit as if they are watching some bewitch series. Mean while I can cross road without any hassle and traffic around.”
  *well that was a desi reply I guess*
• “I’ll sell them, as I need some cash right now..."
  *Wish you earn and become millionaire / Lemonaire ;)*
• “I’ll see if it can be converted Lemons to Melons...”
  *now that very a creative mind...or just a trick in altering few alphabets here and there ;)*
• “Will take with some salt and tequila shots!”
  *I will ask to buy me a drink:P*
• “I will turn lemons into oranges”
  *think you are a magician, I know you absolutely are :))*
• “Wisdom is making Apple juice out of lemons; let the people stare your face...go figure out sour-people.”
  *well that was illogical and rude too ;)*

Thank you guys, for sharing your thoughts and motivating me in a way :))
"Every cloud has a silver lining", just like lemonade have a tiny sugar crystal lining on the rim of the glass.

Now guys! Let us be clear with this thought first that lemon as a fruit does not owe any fault to your fate. It is still a beautiful fruit with quite refreshing smell and more blessed with positive healthy traits.

Limewater juice works wonders so make it a part of your daily routine to drink a glass of warm lemon water with honey in the morning and then open your gateway to enjoy its health benefits. "It is an antiseptic, or is an agent that prevents sepsis [the presence of pathogenic bacteria] or putrefaction [decomposition of tissue]. It is also anti-scorbutic, a term meaning a remedy which will prevent disease and assist in cleansing the system of impurities." Link quote from web

“Hence you know why life gave you lemons!
I believe lemons are for the purification of your thought-process! Since lemons are useful in treating colds, sore throat etc, you must know lemons in life will only strengthen your will-power to fight further any hurdle. Help you to rub off and bring shine in the tarnished bronze utensil and your golden soul too.

Probably being handed lemons by life give us an opportunity to jolt out of our daily dream. Muse over something worth which we were missing somewhere the hassle and bustle of life. Gives us a halt time to feel some of the magic we often feel is missing. It helps us to get present to our lives ‘right now’ in the moment.

It is a way to freeze you and live it forever.

Whether lemons make good lemonade or not, could be sold or not or like a wanderer you are searching something sugary to deal those sour lemons...There is nothing more delicious and delighting than the present moment, a little pause in our life as pursuit of happiness.
Live up to beat lemons the demons feeling, living up to my full potential!

Sure you learn a lot when you lose it almost...here I learnt something worth from the worthy fruit of life, lemons! Cheers life with Lemonade!

~ Keep the Spark ALive..

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strings of Love - Hallmark of emotions

Note: The beautiful picture is captured by my very dear friend, 'Vijay' :) He have such a different prospective for everything in life and definitely that tint of colours gets reflected in his pictures absolutely. Friends! Honestly telling you, he is person with a golden heart and I'm so proud to be his friend. Thanks buddy for letting me use this picture :)

This post reflects the hallmark of feeling and more feelings, true emotions and few random scattered thoughts collectively brought together!

“Technology connects everything and everybody with ease but with expectation!
Like call me back
Like you saw my miss call
Like I left a message on your voice mail
Like I mailed you
Like reply back the mail asap
Okay professional responding is good. The update is necessary no matter what. But expecting same prompt action in personal relationships is...
I leave it to you...what you want to fill in and feel for.

For me the only truth exists so far is simply Dil-ka-Connection (heart-to-heart connection) is the best boss...!!
The distance, time, gap, space nothing bothers at all. Not even the plan which is changed or incorrect information for sake. For I’m not here to get a job by filling an application form to give my information to the best of my knowledge undersigned!

Sometimes you must have noticed that you want to listen to the song, so you tune in to the radio channel and on the whole the song to which you can connect well. Until you don’t find that one song you keep searching.
Next time you do the same thing, think about me!
‘Connect to a Happy Heart, tune in to good times!’
Let the heart cord rock you!
Let the love-strings play its song!

Let the strings of love connect you into a better bonding and not chock you.
And just as my very good friend often says, ‘What comes from the heart, goes to the heart.....’

~ Keep the Spark ALive..

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right up on this rooftop - Rain

Note: The beautiful picture is captured by my very dear and talented friend, 'Rahul Sharma' aka 'Pietersen Rahul'.
When it come to capturing emotions, his enchanting pictures brings the best of thoughts expressing the apt moment simulating good feeling! Here's wishing him great success in life ahead. Thanks so much buddy!

*For the picture below ALL RIGHTS RESERVED so Kindly do not copy it in any case!
© spetnazarts

This post reflects the hallmark of feeling and more feelings, true emotions and few random scattered thoughts collectively brought together!

“ Right now it’s raining very heavily outside.
I love rains needless to say. I’m enjoying the earthy heaven smell of ground. Oh its dear rain!
But surprisingly I have not yet run towards the window to see. I imagined people might be running on streets to get the shelter. Some must have opened their umbrellas. Some must have been already drenched in rain and splash. The curtains are all over the windows in the room so hardly can get a sneak peek of drizzle. However, interestingly I can hear it dancing right on this rooftop and feel the cool breeze around!
Some senses are working and few are debarred deliberately to improve over imagination.

I know all this sounds silly for the sake it’s just the rain.
But my heart pumps harder when it pours...

And every time it rains it’s always a new refreshing experience yet with same old nostalgic feelings!!
It is a connection to happy warm times.
Standing in the pouring rain...water running down the neck, lost with words, still such a spew still captured aura!
And running memories in a blink of an eye...
Scattered thoughts and shattered realization,
Reminding me the same sunsets and rainbows,
Bringing back alive as it seem to be with dews in eyes,
And stimulating spattering drops embraced left with the footprints on muddy rain-water after the downpour...

It’s not just the windy mist, growling clouds, crashing of the thunder or damp earth..
Absolutely! Not just an ordinary day..
Nevertheless more than sloppy, steeped, soggy bit of land with bent soaked trees looks pretty but are messy
...It’s not just the rain, it is an experience!

An experience involving the mesmerizing moments,
With no mercy to melancholy series of smiles and puddles of tears simultaneously dripping by! This is an everlasting beautiful expression I enjoy the most, when it rains!

Now whether to feel I touch those magical pure pearls of rains with the tip of my fingers or not...I will still reflect an experience of rainy-weather in my soul.
Finally it rained!

~ Keep the Spark ALive..

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The Other Day

Note: 99 Fictions is precise form of micro-fiction that refers to the works of fiction limited to a maximum of ninety-nine words.

The Other Day
~ 99 fiction ~

“I like yellow and every time I asked for yellow he gave me orange.
Perhaps he didn’t know the colours names, I guessed!
Latter day I realized it wasn’t the names of colours he was confused about.
He was rather colour-blind and hardly could recognize colours exactly.

The other day I waited for the balloon-man to come early and soon I found many colourful balloons flying high in the sky.

While crossing the road, he could not see clearly and with a shove of the vehicle his sweet soul straight away left to the heaven with those colorful balloons.

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World Environment Day 2011 - Dedication to Sparrow

The pictures of sparrow found below in sequence are contributed by few of my very talented friends. Its always difficult to capture animals and birds in camera as they keep moving every moment, yet they made efforts to capture, is truly remarkable frames of moments. Thank you guys! You definitely rock as always!!

Amit Semwal aka photographer captured Sparrow around beautiful bunch of flowers.
Sagar Heerani captured that beautiful sparrow in his balcony of his home.
Kartika captured the picture of these lovely little eggs of the sparrow in the nest found on a tree near college area.
Shivangi got the set of hanging artificial sparrows with real feathers bought from the market of course we demand for the real one.
Parker captured a beautiful picture of the winter birds feeding the seeds and grains from a grain-feeder, hanging outside his home.
And last picture capturing an earthen pot filled with water my mom kept in garden for the birds.

*For the picture below ALL RIGHTS RESERVED so Kindly do not copy it in any case

FFew days back I went to see the movie Pirates of the Caribbean-4. It was a good movie for a change from the usual- casual movies that we see in India. A movie based on an expedition to search a fountain of youth with a story of mermaid. It was a movie completely like a wonderland to watch and cherish the childhood fascination about magic, adventure and mermaids. Well that’s not all I was fascinated about in the movie. No wonder I was simply delighted to watch the character, Jack Sparrow....Aye...I mean there has to be Captain somewhere between the names! So it was Captain Jack Sparrow with his feathers on his head and shabby look simply kept me captivated in the movie till the end.

When the movie was over, I was still so much into the musing of the movie that was again and again recalling the dialogues and perhaps the stunning scenes of the movie. And suddenly on one thing my mind got its attention captured... in fact it was just one word that is ‘Sparrow’!

I wanted to be bird, a sparrow when I was a kid! Soaring high, floating in waves of air, proud with wide open wings, chirping in chorus, be independent and sit wherever possibly the warm broad shoulders or tiny finger and sing out my heart!

When I was a little girl, my mom used to sometimes ask me to sit outside and fly away the birds that would come to eat the grains, drying up in the sun. I used to have a little stick in my hand and often used to run behind the tiny birds until they left my garden area. But those little sparrows were very naughty. No matter how many times I made they fly away, they would come back and swiftly get a tiny grain in their mini beaks and fly away. Sometimes I noticed them dancing over the grains. It was a usual sight every morning.

My mom used to say, come back home after playing with friends in the evening when you see streets light on and birds flying back their nest. Never thought one day will come or have come when I do comeback home when the street-lights are switched on in the evening but those sparrows are no more around flying back to their nest chirping high for hours in the evening.

On Sunday’s afternoon I used to play with my friends in the room and used to constantly hear the chirping sound of the sparrows. Sometimes those notorious little birds used to suddenly get inside the home through tiny opening of the windows ...trying to get a cosy place to set up their nest inside the house. They used to actively fly here and there. Soon we used to rush to switch off the fans, or they might hurt themselves.

Sparrow, a tiny bird has been like a childhood identity, and right now I feel so nostalgic!
We used to hang around with friends to get a look of the sparrow’s nest and if possible to get a glance of the tiny little eggs of the bird rested on some tree or some tiny bushes found in the garden. A nest which looked quite artistic and good team work involved in the making of it. Quite social birds often found living where human were dwelling.

In Hindi we often call this bird Sparrow as ‘ghar-chidiya’ which literary means ‘house-birds’. Today, we don’t find them often. In fact why am I writing this post is because I cannot recall when the last time did I see those tiny friendly birds? Forget about near home or window or balcony...I have not seen them in my whole area. This is definitely weird and hard to believe this.

Soon I started searching information about the sparrow on internet. And shockingly I found many articles and organisations working together to protect the sparrow. It was then I realised, things are already worst and I did not notice at all. It like the nursery rhyme turned upside done like, ‘mor bhi aaya, kauwa bhi aaya, chuha bhi aaya, bandar bhi aaya par chhun chhun karti aayi naa chidiya, aur naa dal ka dana layi chidiya’

I wondered why the population of sparrows declining so badly. Was it about only the less food and water they got to survive? I’m really not sure about anything, honestly!
Different reports say and give different reasons, none so sure. Some says it is the change in climate conditions responsible. Some says the smoky and polluted cities are to be blamed. Yet some says, it the smoke that car and other vehicles emit from the unleaded fuel. That particular smoke has some chemical in it that kills small worms and other tiny insects. And perhaps the insects are dead before the birds feed them. So a disturbed food-cycle is responsible.

“However, I feel for some different reasons through my conscious thought building process. I believe since the sparrow were the birds which often lived around where the human stayed, the birds were very much dependent on the human for their survivals.

When I was a kid, my mom used to give me sometimes grains to feed the birds. I simple loved doing that when I was a kid. I’m sure my generation people must have sure seen some generous acts in our daily living. Sparrows feed and fluttered around the homes and garden to rest. I see there is no more a garden concept prevailing.

My mom used to keep a tiny clay pot filled with water in the garden for the birds. Sometimes for an hour she used to slightly open the garden water-tap in the afternoon so that birds to get a chance to play in water relax their body temperature and drink some water.

Birds used to peck grains in backyards of homes where mom used clean the grains or rice or lentils. Today we find everything neat and tidy from the malls and hence no more loitering of free grains in the balcony every morning food for the birds is over.

I wonder who does all this and more these days for birds. Today birds survive depending on the food found in the garbage. However, how far the food in the garbage is safe for the birds? The foul smell from the garbage hints something bad to all of us, especially for the animals and birds finding quick forage in the garbage full of harmful plastic bags.

The lifestyle of the human has played a very significant role in the declining of the birds. Our changed habits drastically affected the life-cycle of those little birds. They are now on the threatened birds’ list in many parts of the world. March 20th, 2011 was celebrated as the ‘World Sparrow Day’ to promote the awareness about the decline in the sparrow’s population.
A house sparrow, a once common bird found in abundance across the globe needs to be conserved and continuously efforts have to be made to protect birds, which are not anymore so common and have turned into ecology sorrow!

“A little we can do, yet it would be so worth and so apt to do ...get a wide open pot and fill it with water, place it outside your home, terrace and garden. Throw and sprinkle hand full of grains and seeds on the ground for the birds to feed in the morning and evening.

“So this year 2011 World Environment Day, 5th June...I want to make an effort through this post to promote and spread the awareness needed for the much extinguishing little birds’ sparrow. I support my little sparrow! Do you?!

~ Keep the Spark ALive..

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game of your life - destiny cards

Note: The beautiful picture is captured by talented and very dear friend of mine, 'Rhonda L. Hall'. She is a self taught artist and photographer. Thank you so much for contributing to my blog you awesome piece of art.
Kindly go through the link below to see more art by Rhonda L. Hall!
*ArtfulExpress fb Fan Page, click HERE
**For the picture below ALL RIGHTS RESERVED so Kindly do not copy it in any case!

This post reflects the hallmark of feeling and more feelings, true emotions and few random scattered thoughts collectively brought together!

“Now I think and have to learn a lesson!
A life lesson to trust and have faith in the unknown.
Honestly, I have a fear of unknown.
For me anything that goes out of my planned schedule actually freaks me out.
Hence I need to understand that certain things in life happen for a reason that is not always known to me and I should not always know everything, right!

A worrier (one who worries a lot) has to change into a warrior!
I should learn to deal with the cards I have. So here come the game of perception and easy way out to perceive is like a defence mechanism. But even that practice of perception has to be shunned.

It not about mystery but it’s just mastery not to over analyses the things and try cracking codes with perception.
Neither going with a flow nor being still...all I need is to feel the graceful breeze!

Try not to over-look the consciousness.
Now no matter what enigma life creates throwing hysterical dice for you...
Be composed with your limited jumbled cards, to cope up the circumstances and reckon the reality!
Just remember, regardless of what cards you get, you still can direct your life with little efforts to recover rendezvous moments and choose to live life king size always anyways!

~ Keep the Spark ALive..

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a wish come true

Note: The beautiful picture is captured by my very dear friend, 'Parker' :)
This post reflects the hallmark of feeling and more feelings, true emotions and few random scattered thoughts collectively brought together!

“Sometimes words defining wishes kept me awake and away from slipping into reverie!
Many people think making a wish is a fairy-tale inspiration. They don’t know a wish is a sweet chase of small, simple things that brings immense happiness at the core. I know my life is generally heading in the right direction but wish gives it a better storybook where while reading I can wish to open up my wings and fly out like a fairy princess. I really would like for a while to believe in such a wish!

Yes! I had few wishes. In fact, quite a list of wish!
A wish about anything and everything...
Isn’t that tempting!
Perhaps, I don’t really know what I want!
And honestly my list of wish was a bit unpractical, out of any concrete plan and just a blur thought.

Though I wanted them to be fulfilled only with an expectation...
What if I wish things were like that...stuff would have been different then!
What if I wish life would be like that...I would have been different then!

Don’t you wish sometime!
I do wish and often have no plans to possess..

And just imagine when that wish gets rewarded unexpectedly!
It's like; you think, wish, forget about it and suddenly find it came true, freezing moment...
Wow! A moment of pure-joy with all gracious feeling!
Indeed, with an insight of the buried longing deep inside the heart!

I’m still in an awe stage to accept the sweet happening in life! And I don’t know whom to thank this for...the best wishes which friends give, the blessing which elders gave. A wish to possess had no plans but a power..! Like a collective approach of many tiny matter and dust creating a master-piece for me in a form of the most unexpected great sunshine day. And an impossible turned into possible in just a flick of an eye.
Right now, I’m just bit worried, my wishes will reveal literally how selfish I am.
Nevertheless, right then my most wishes seek joy for all!

A wish is turning dream into desire...
Things were different, things are changed, I’m dreaming? Or living a dream!
Even a dream is ones visualized and pondered upon but there is just one moment simply better than a dreaming yet so fulfilling and content...ahh..a sweet wish comes true!
I wish a wish for you...
I wish you were here with me..
Now I know my wish was worth!!
Déjà vu! I discovered the Genie in the magic lamp...And my wish is his command! How sweet, isn't it!

~ Keep the Spark ALive..

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