Guardian Angels

" Guardian Angels from heaven so bright.
Watching besides me to lead me right "

My best friend sung this to me once and narrated to me the funda of guardian angels. " The Almighty God has blessed each of us with guardian angels, to look after us when He is unable to be around." Strange thought, right? They are Christians that is why they believe this....

I haven't prepared for the presentation today. Strangely the meeting is canceled for no particular reason. It is raining heavily. It is one of those days I have proudly forgotten the umbrella. There seems no way the rain would stop. It stops right before the bus reaches my destination. Its month end, I am totally broke. I have totally forgotten about the lab fees. I find a Rs 500/- in my practical book, long kept and forgotten.
A thousand such incidents... "They are Christians that is why they believe this.... I thought then! But I realise now its so true."

Its just not with the rain, with materials things. I always find a friend who lends me money, when the requirement is extremely high. There is always a friend to talk to and refresh when I am sad and down. A colleague who never speaks to me, appreciates me, right when the encouragement is required. People who know nothing about my problem, help me out, in a way they themselves don't realise.
A stranger helps you even when not asked for and there is gush of relief. You see, hear, feel or touch something and you feel good and positive. There is no one around to tell you what is right, what is wrong then there is a breeze of sudden realization. You have been banging your head for days another bang today and there is a pop.

I sleep peacefully at night and I wake up with a smile, coz my angels are there always by my side.

Yester - To - Tomoro

The growth of the seed to plant
The development of the house roof tops from the kitchen chimneys to the dish antina:
The transformation of the light emitting systems in our life:
The mode of letter delivery:
The formation of an terrorist:
The path of enlightenment of a sadhu
(my friends have suggested that I put in a narration for the above image. Yesterday he sat for mediation, today he has arose with meditative powers, Tomoro he shall be blessed with the divine light)

The growth of ones beard:
The destructive steps of Baldness:
The gain of fats:The various stages of phones:
The inventive stages of computer external storage devices:
The clothing line for a male gender:
The change in mode of transportation:
The airy steps of the ancient days to now:

Please do leave in any more ideas for this series if you could think of.

Making of the Day Season II

What do you do when you know, the best that could be done about something has already been done, proudly and sadly, it was done by you?
Last year's CelebrationsI
After celebrating Sameer Sir's b'day last year in every fashion we could think of then, there was actually nothing left for us to do this year. How on earth can you beat, wishing in person at 12pm, creating an "big" hand-made gift, organizing a party, all on the same day.


There has to be some way! During our research we all remembered one thing, which was also well written by sir in this blog itself, "What I liked the most was the gift..it was not the routine 'Archies' item bought with everyone contributing money.". From this one thing was sure, it has to be a copyrighted gift. We really repented the size last year, this time it will be more compact.
We often think what would Sir do with it, or what would he have done?
As a click we got our idea from, MAD@pogotv (go to ART>> MAKES.)

And the show began . . .

All the way we kept thinking how more could it be different, last time it was just from e-studio and this time it was from 44 people, who contributed to this affair. Thus it took a lot of money and material planning.
The special fun this time was beating the time. All of us had ample work to not be able to get up from our chairs, but we did manage.

Lets start the work:

The pogo website said we needed tissue bits for preparing the dough. Many helped us, while they were waiting for things to get rendered, downloaded or even between the lunch. Thankful Oye! Its Friday, what better place than Friday meeting to turn three toilet paper rolls into bits. But on implementation level, there was hardly the need of half a roll. So if there's anybody who would like to use bits of "toilet" paper whenever and wherever, feel free to contact us. There's plenty !!

The next ingredient, bottles, thanks to Sandeep Uncle. Those who dont know who he is, look for shining thing in the picture

I dont know what we could have done without our Art Director Bhairav. For every imagination we had, he had a beautiful reality.

Never before had the movie Happy Feet been so fantastic. Each scene of reference brought the 'awe' emotion into us.

First we had decided shelter could be made from a tea-set thermocol.But when our penguins were finally ready, they were 'Complan' penguins, much taller, much stronger and I am sure much smarter too, coz we were making them with the imagination, as to how Sir and family would be as penguin. So, another board.

When the shelter was finally ready, all of us were amazed. It simply looked more beautiful than the penguins. All of the credit goes to our superb Art Director Bhairav, who does it all. From the above picture I am sure you can recognize him anywhere from his back side, all possible shots available.

Idea was to have a wooden exterior, ply or even actual wood. No one could have brought in the Wooden textured sheets from IIT shops than Sandeep, who dedicately went to each store each time he was asked to bring in something. Thus creating a record time of 1+hr to bring a torch, which could be found anywhere. But the best is what we have!

How could there not be any last minute adjustments and additions?


Though everything turned out to be more perfect than we ever hoped for, there will always remain a dot of dissatisfaction of not getting the light arrangement right. But with the time limit we had, we got to much much better situation.


While last year we had a whole weeks time to prepare the gift, this year it was a 2.5 days job. On Sunday, we had a great 12 hour shift, where we worked, laughed, fought. Of course had to get refreshed n relaxed.
PS: Sushant is the one who ate the most. We were busy eating the remains when he clicked the photo.

Rapping the gift was a major issue due to size and shapes.

"And all that is worth for what we see."

We had to add a special touch for Sir among all of it. Thats our Sir in the left with his very own customised spectacles.
For any further order on the same set, you can always contact us!

QuEstion of ChoicEs

How does it feel to be out of the rehabilitation? Have you completely got rid of your addiction?
For me it has been a miracle. Nobody ever thought I could addict to drugs and I am sure no one ever expected me to get out of it. But I have and I am thankful to no one else than my darling fiancé who has stood by me through the down hill ride.
Are you alright?
Ya! I am. Don’t worry it’s just the stress. I guess the partying is giving me hard time. But I am OK. You carry on. Common…
Hey, I thought you are out of the league. How are you Mr.? Once you are in, can’t leave, huh?
No… I … I was just passing by, thought I will say ‘hi’ to you guys. I don’t want anything.
How did these packets come here? Tell me. After all that, how did these get here?
I couldn’t, it was hard but I didn’t take them. They forced me, I am surely not taking them. It was a mistake, forgive me dear. I am never going back.
You promised me … I can’t believe this. How could you do it?
I cant, I can’t do without it. I promise I will not overdo it. I need it. Just a bit, it won’t even be a dose, just the smell of it. Please!
You are back to the same place. I can’t take it anymore. You have to decide, whether you want me here or not?
You can’t take it anymore, huh! You don’t understand. You never can. Just stop pushing me and get out of my life.
This is the end Son. You don’t have anything to ask, do you?
I made all the wrong choices, didn’t I?

wide AWAKE

I love watching movies and I watch a lot of them. The place for them in my life is that of a friend who boosts me up when I am down, who gives me company when I am bored and alone, a partner who is there just for being there. They help me get inspired, in giving answers, in getting a way out I have been waiting for, most of the time just to chill out.
This week has been very dull. After full two months of slogging with work, activities and creativity, I sat at office and home doing no specific thing, just doing the routine stuff that I could do with no much pressure on my heart and brain. I am not sad, hurt or weeping the earth down. I just don’t feel like it.
Going with the stride of passing time watching movies, I woke up early today to book the remote in my hand for the day. The first movie, was the ‘Air Buddies’, got nothing much. The next one was ‘Wide Awake’. It was about a boy who looses his grandpa, whom he is very much attached to. He plans to go on a mission to find God, to make sure, God is taking good care of his grandpa. The movie had been put together so nicely and softly, the thought just slides into your mind. The movie inspires you to believe in the omnipresent, omnipotent image of the God with no specific religion highlighted. You don’t need to see Him to know He cares for you and for your loved ones.
So many times you keep searching for things and they come to you from something you never imagine. I am not an atheist. Infact I truly am a believer of God being omnipresent. I don't follow any particular religion. I don’t believe you need to follow the laid rules of any religion to be believing in God, though attimes they do help to discipline and channelize our beliefs.
The refreshment of this thought through this movie today early morning has given me back the energy I had lost in last few days. I don't know how, but surprisingly it has.
It’s important to keep believing in God, that He is there! And for those who don’t believe in the word “God” atleast believe in the omnipresence of a force that brings into your life the sorrows and after that the much awaited happiness.

CliCk!

I always knew I was supposed to do my homework on time but never usually did. Until, I got a click on the head, when I was made to stand out of the class by my favorite teacher. Standing out there the whole world seemed to pass by and laugh at me. After that it was either on time or before time.
There are so many things in life we know, we are suppose to do. It is well understood and written bold in the books. But we never do. We just keep it for sometime next, until we get the click, bang on our medulla oblangata (phew! I just hope the spelling is right. Something I should know being a science student :D)
I have had many in my life, which has made me a strong believer in God's concept of "click". I have learnt most of the lessons, the click way.
I was never the 'shoow chweet' type of kid so . . . I have learnt not to steal money from dad's pocket (mom will chase you around the house with broom, she will get you, its better to ask), never go tell parents about your best friends love affair (she continues to go out and you are grounded, its none of your business), never ever manipulate TV cable wires cut by dad (you don't want to know what that leads to, better go to your neighbors house).
After all the clicks as a kid and a teenager I am pretty decent now. But still the clicks continue, though not that frequent. I keep getting the social clicks, 'being a female' ones, the professionals. Some make me feel stupid, angry and sad. Some I just oversee to continue as humans. But there are those that make me feel lucky, happy and content.
The clicks may come to you as a person, incident, emotion and as everything that God controls in His own mysterious way. I personally feel, more the clicks, more God wants me to be perfect. Going by the counts I should almost be there :)
I always knew I was supposed to learn how to cook but never did. Until two days back when God sent the click, right on the top zero axis. It was from someone I had never expected to get that talk from (one expects mom, aunties, & grannys), but I did and I feel thankful. I just hope my future partner does too :)
Thanks to that person and thank you Lord for all the clicks. Awaiting plenty more!

resoluteD

"Resoluted", I thought that will be the verb for taking resolutions. But there is no word like that in any dictionary. Anyways that doesn't stop me or any of us from using that. Like fashion, dictionaries evolve. I am just surprised, all these New Years with resolution, why didn't anybody think of it yet?
I believe New Year starts on 31st. Everybody talks of the 31st party, no one does of 1st. Going by that, this New Year was different till yesterday. Didn't have that "new years mood". Slept early than usual, no party, not even television. Then today, it was the perfect Jan 1st morning.(Morning, which so beautifully gives you the feeling of a new beginning. Even if, problems that existed yesterday have not been resolved, it gives an assuring feeling of 'end of an episode')
As I woke up there was a cold breeze blowing in from the window opening to the morning blue sky. I prayed to Almighty God for another wonderful year that passed by. Something that I should have done the night before. Better late than never.
Lying on the bed, I started thinking of whats gonna be this year's resolution. There were many options. Shall take bath every 'morning', even on weekends for the whole year. Nope, that is asking for too much. Eat less, no non veg. Poof! way too much. All the while something inside kept telling me, "Not the normals yaar". After a series of 'no's I got my two 'yes's for the year 2009 or hopefully, for life long.
1. I need to work on my sincerity gene. Last year, did some progress, still, a long way to go.
2 Something for the soul refreshment. I shall pray for another person everyday, someone new each day.
( http://365prayers.blogspot.com/ )
Well that's how the morning has started . . . With some positive resolutions into life. I hope I keep upto them & that the whole year has the spirit of 1st morning.