tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134995112024-03-07T14:20:17.467+05:30Cedric786This blog includes my feelings that I express in the form of words at every point of time in my life.Cedric Diashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01325186920543132711noreply@blogger.comBlogger160125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13499511.post-59849926885178091662022-03-31T10:39:00.003+05:302022-04-09T16:22:17.170+05:30Legal versus Illegal<p><span style="font-family: arial;">A number of Shops destroyed,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hundreds of People left unemployed,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">Thousands of Families impacted.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">During all these years, were all these shops and extensions really
illegal?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">If yes, then was accepting bribes and filling to your hearts
content with freebies legal?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">Administration’s actions how much ever justifiable are certainly
laughable.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">Its so sad and depressing to see these ruins almost everywhere,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">Moreover as we citizens patronized these shops and paid them
their fair fare,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">We did not even know that something about these shops was
illegal (isn’t that the administration’s job?),<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">What we did know was that they worked hard to
support their family, which is definitely legal.</span></span><div><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Context: Anti-encroachment drive conducted at Dhanori</span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><!-- Indian Bloggers -->
<a href="http://www.indianbloggers.com/category/personal/"><img src="http://www.indianbloggers.com/tracker.php?do=in&id=1483" alt="Personal Blogs by Indian Bloggers" style="border:0px;" /></a>
<!-- /Indian Bloggers --></div>Cedric Diashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01325186920543132711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13499511.post-118998410671724402020-11-13T15:49:00.004+05:302020-11-13T15:57:42.578+05:30Diwali in 2020<p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">What a year we all have witnessed,</span></div><div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">And the fact is that it’s still not finished.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Many have personally borne the brunt of the virus,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Be it the rich or the poor, the virus has not shown any
bias.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Hopefully, the virus is controlled and eliminated sooner
than later,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">And we can breathe freely without a mask as intended by our
creator.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">There’s so much negativity and darkness all around,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">That even festivities are impacted in the current
background.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheUx9QYcpRoe-VJsxCuZ2DYj6WTlr50UHNvDaTAMJ79WPQbQFUtcdF3GN-unQtsP6KInwTPz-AuHH7kC6HmMKF170v5huMFVbFyjIW__F3u2ZqEo8hlKQvpYKUhBc3zpyVDKCAGA/s159/Diwali.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="159" data-original-width="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheUx9QYcpRoe-VJsxCuZ2DYj6WTlr50UHNvDaTAMJ79WPQbQFUtcdF3GN-unQtsP6KInwTPz-AuHH7kC6HmMKF170v5huMFVbFyjIW__F3u2ZqEo8hlKQvpYKUhBc3zpyVDKCAGA/s0/Diwali.jpg" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: red;">Diwali</span> seems such an apt festival at this point of time,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">When we are all waiting eagerly for some brightness in our
life.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I wish that <span style="color: red;">Diwali</span> can bring peace, joy, and good health to
all people,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">And after this current pandemic ends, we no
longer have a sequel.</span></p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><!-- Indian Bloggers -->
<a href="http://www.indianbloggers.com/category/personal/"><img src="http://www.indianbloggers.com/tracker.php?do=in&id=1483" alt="Personal Blogs by Indian Bloggers" style="border:0px;" /></a>
<!-- /Indian Bloggers --></div>Cedric Diashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01325186920543132711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13499511.post-19558361725356362352020-07-17T14:18:00.001+05:302020-07-17T14:18:50.696+05:30Hope: The Elixir of Life<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Dreams are shattered,<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Plans are battered,<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Life has come to a standstill,<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Feels like everything is going downhill.<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Most amongst us are still alive,<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We must hence continue to strive,<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Slowly but surely, we will overcome this strife,<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Until then let’s make HOPE the elixir of life.</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<br /></div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer"><!-- Indian Bloggers -->
<a href="http://www.indianbloggers.com/category/personal/"><img src="http://www.indianbloggers.com/tracker.php?do=in&id=1483" alt="Personal Blogs by Indian Bloggers" style="border:0px;" /></a>
<!-- /Indian Bloggers --></div>Cedric Diashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01325186920543132711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13499511.post-80921839638276870612020-06-04T18:32:00.000+05:302020-06-04T18:32:35.833+05:30Prayer<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="color: blue;">A family of four,<br />
Split by events galore!<br />
Trouble them, no more!<br />
Show them the shore.<br />
<br />
A year worth dismiss. <br />
Feels like an abyss!<br />
What test is this?<br />
Please give them bliss.</span><!--/data/user/0/com.samsung.android.app.notes/files/clipdata/clipdata_200604_183043_421.sdoc--></div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer"><!-- Indian Bloggers -->
<a href="http://www.indianbloggers.com/category/personal/"><img src="http://www.indianbloggers.com/tracker.php?do=in&id=1483" alt="Personal Blogs by Indian Bloggers" style="border:0px;" /></a>
<!-- /Indian Bloggers --></div>Cedric Diashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01325186920543132711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13499511.post-3367938065966407362020-03-20T15:40:00.002+05:302020-03-20T15:56:51.245+05:30Stay safe<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #666666;">Life, all of a sudden, has now come to a standstill,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #666666;">A few of us wonder what is going to be God’s will.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #666666;">It’s in each one’s best interest now to maintain social distance,
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #666666;">Coz this is something that will ultimately decide our
existence.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #666666;">Hopefully, a vaccine becomes available at the earliest possible
time,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #666666;">And we can live our lives outdoors without feeling it’s a crime.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #666666;">I just hope that the spread of the virus is contained somehow,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #666666;">Till then remember that each one of us is not safe for now. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></div>
<br /></div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer"><!-- Indian Bloggers -->
<a href="http://www.indianbloggers.com/category/personal/"><img src="http://www.indianbloggers.com/tracker.php?do=in&id=1483" alt="Personal Blogs by Indian Bloggers" style="border:0px;" /></a>
<!-- /Indian Bloggers --></div>Cedric Diashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01325186920543132711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13499511.post-47079498759351581272019-03-14T09:45:00.000+05:302019-03-14T10:07:29.019+05:30बस कर सेड्रिक<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<pre><pre><pre><pre><pre><pre><span style="color: #212121; font-family: "mangal" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">वो भी क्या दिन थे,<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="color: #212121; font-family: "mangal" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">जब वह मेरे बस में थी.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="color: #212121; font-family: "mangal" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">साथ में सफ़र कटता गया,<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="color: #212121; font-family: "mangal" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">वक़्त युही गुज्ज्जरथा गया.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="color: #212121; font-family: "mangal" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">अंत में फिर वह दिन अहह ही गया,<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="color: #212121; font-family: "mangal" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">जब वह दूससरे कंपनी के कैब में चली गयी.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre>Bus Car सेड्रिक :P</pre>
</pre>
</pre>
</pre>
</pre>
</pre>
</div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer"><!-- Indian Bloggers -->
<a href="http://www.indianbloggers.com/category/personal/"><img src="http://www.indianbloggers.com/tracker.php?do=in&id=1483" alt="Personal Blogs by Indian Bloggers" style="border:0px;" /></a>
<!-- /Indian Bloggers --></div>Cedric Diashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01325186920543132711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13499511.post-43356090640279798432019-03-08T10:17:00.000+05:302019-03-08T10:26:12.140+05:30Happy Women's Day! <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: purple; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To every mother, sister, and wife…………..<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<span style="color: purple; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">You are the reason why I exist,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: purple; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Into your loving arms I was first kissed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: purple; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">What would I be without you I wonder,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: purple; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Thank you for everything in my life, my mother.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: purple; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">You were always like a second mom to me,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: purple; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Always caring, confident, and hardworking was she.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: purple; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Here’s me wishing the best of everything in life to her,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: purple; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Thank you for everything in my life, my sister.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: purple; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">You gave up many things to be my life partner,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: purple; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">No words would be enough to simply thank her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: purple; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Wishing us many years of togetherness in this walk of life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: purple; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Thank you for everything in my life, my wife.</span></span></div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer"><!-- Indian Bloggers -->
<a href="http://www.indianbloggers.com/category/personal/"><img src="http://www.indianbloggers.com/tracker.php?do=in&id=1483" alt="Personal Blogs by Indian Bloggers" style="border:0px;" /></a>
<!-- /Indian Bloggers --></div>Cedric Diashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01325186920543132711noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13499511.post-74081257593137294942019-03-05T11:34:00.001+05:302019-03-05T11:43:39.176+05:30Face your worries<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">What are you running away from my friend?</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Is the fear of the unknown too difficult for you to comprehend?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Facing all your worries with open arms is something life recommends,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Lessons learnt because of this will definitely give you high
dividends.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Running away from anything is never a solution,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">It would only lead to despair and mental confusion.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Face every challenge by thinking that you are on an
excursion,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Overcoming such hurdles in life will give you much needed motivation.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
<br /></div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer"><!-- Indian Bloggers -->
<a href="http://www.indianbloggers.com/category/personal/"><img src="http://www.indianbloggers.com/tracker.php?do=in&id=1483" alt="Personal Blogs by Indian Bloggers" style="border:0px;" /></a>
<!-- /Indian Bloggers --></div>Cedric Diashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01325186920543132711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13499511.post-43563764893547012012019-03-01T13:51:00.001+05:302019-03-01T13:54:06.320+05:30Start afresh<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc5IUfknjhUdW4RU0gBJkAXg4KzQHWMc7Blk21SezMvi7133qbYre2Vu6AdpV_MoSV1IBDThXpO8vmmaI-Inkr9x8UzhwyOQUCeN57SIP9fEEa4uQo8Dh9jmwvdhtdVFSgwG1Ngw/s1600/Leaves.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="361" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc5IUfknjhUdW4RU0gBJkAXg4KzQHWMc7Blk21SezMvi7133qbYre2Vu6AdpV_MoSV1IBDThXpO8vmmaI-Inkr9x8UzhwyOQUCeN57SIP9fEEa4uQo8Dh9jmwvdhtdVFSgwG1Ngw/s320/Leaves.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><br /></span></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Leaves have become dry,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">They had their time under the sun.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Everyone has to finally say good bye,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">No matter how much in life they had fun.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Why can’t we just be thankful for being blessed?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Why do we get arrogant when we feel we are superior to some?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Have empathy towards others rather than just being
self-obsessed. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Being rude to others is something one must try to overcome.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Live in a way that you will be missed when you are not
around,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Will this not be better than being continuously frowned upon?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">So, start afresh from this moment and don’t be a letdown,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Try to be someone whom people can always count on. </span><o:p></o:p></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</div>
<span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer"><!-- Indian Bloggers -->
<a href="http://www.indianbloggers.com/category/personal/"><img src="http://www.indianbloggers.com/tracker.php?do=in&id=1483" alt="Personal Blogs by Indian Bloggers" style="border:0px;" /></a>
<!-- /Indian Bloggers --></div>Cedric Diashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01325186920543132711noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13499511.post-10737777234374378312018-11-07T08:25:00.002+05:302018-11-07T12:16:45.595+05:30Thank you and Goodbye<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN5_VPBmKezR5ug2V5h_OMXH6rg_x66d_l4S_VTfS93wpylkYGy_BY7aU_ljnvUSEzviPTHsQ4Mbi78vBrWb8zh1Iv29d8lVTbISoj0s0Dpzbwq-HM8tLcVIuC4EK_7ucLGfBGOw/s1600/IMG_3899.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN5_VPBmKezR5ug2V5h_OMXH6rg_x66d_l4S_VTfS93wpylkYGy_BY7aU_ljnvUSEzviPTHsQ4Mbi78vBrWb8zh1Iv29d8lVTbISoj0s0Dpzbwq-HM8tLcVIuC4EK_7ucLGfBGOw/s320/IMG_3899.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Some people come into our lives and have an immediate impact
for the good. This might be the case both in our personal and professional lives. One
such person is Neeta Seth.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">She had joined Avaya, Pune as an Editor around eight years
back. She was an experienced editor
and was in her mid-50s when she joined. She was the first professional editor
with whom I got a chance to work with. Since she was a few years younger to my mom, I
always treated her with the same respect. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Despite her age, she was able to get along with the much younger
team very quickly. We as humans are usually resistant to changes in our lives.
However, she adapted to all the new editing software tools very fast and became
quite proficient at that. During her tenure at Avaya, she was instrumental in
making writers follow a few editorial practices. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Many of us who worked and still work at Avaya will always be
indebted to her for where we are today as professional writers. Her continuous feedback, sessions, and guidance have been very helpful. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I chatted with her on Friday to check if she is
available during the Diwali week as I wanted her to review a few topics. After
her confirmation, I assigned these topics to her on Friday. </span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">She passed
away o</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">n Monday evening</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">. However, we got the news about her demise only on Tuesday afternoon. In fact, I assigned more topics to her after her demise and before we got the sad news. That's how unexpected the news of her passing away was to us.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A person who seemed so hale and hearty until a few days back
passed away suddenly. Life is so unpredictable.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Thanks for being the “Editor” in our lives. We will miss you
Neeta. RIP.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
<br /></div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer"><!-- Indian Bloggers -->
<a href="http://www.indianbloggers.com/category/personal/"><img src="http://www.indianbloggers.com/tracker.php?do=in&id=1483" alt="Personal Blogs by Indian Bloggers" style="border:0px;" /></a>
<!-- /Indian Bloggers --></div>Cedric Diashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01325186920543132711noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13499511.post-35127275653874497932018-08-13T15:59:00.002+05:302018-08-13T19:03:45.445+05:30Why reserve, when you don’t deserve<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div class="MsoNormal">
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">We are witnessing protests that are no longer
silent,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">In every sense now, mobs are getting too
violent.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Destroying public property seems to be the
norm,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">When will they understand this is such a
frightful form.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Why do you destroy, when you cannot create?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Does it give you a feeling of being great?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Don’t you have any fear of the law of the
land?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">If that’s true, then why should someone even
evaluate your demand?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">There is a lawful process in life for
everything,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">If there is merit in your demands, I am sure you
will get something.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">But don’t end up destroying something, which
you cannot reverse,</span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">That we the rest end up saying, why reserve,
when you don’t deserve.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #b45f06;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></span></div>
</div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer"><!-- Indian Bloggers -->
<a href="http://www.indianbloggers.com/category/personal/"><img src="http://www.indianbloggers.com/tracker.php?do=in&id=1483" alt="Personal Blogs by Indian Bloggers" style="border:0px;" /></a>
<!-- /Indian Bloggers --></div>Cedric Diashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01325186920543132711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13499511.post-26323678081980051912018-07-18T18:35:00.001+05:302018-07-18T18:39:37.235+05:30Stop judging<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Standing in front of the mirror,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">What can you see?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A reflection of yourself,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Or faults of others you perceive. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">When we ignore the countless imperfections of ourselves,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Who are we to judge others?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">If there is anything to be improved,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Is it not our whole outlook towards others?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Finding faults in others is easy,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Correcting others without their approval is uncool,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Don’t you yourself feel uneasy?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">When others tell that you are behaving like a fool.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Life is short my dear friends,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Complaining in the long run won’t pay dividends.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Hence, if you really want to change something,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Then do work on your shortcomings and stop judging. </span><o:p></o:p></div>
<br /></div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer"><!-- Indian Bloggers -->
<a href="http://www.indianbloggers.com/category/personal/"><img src="http://www.indianbloggers.com/tracker.php?do=in&id=1483" alt="Personal Blogs by Indian Bloggers" style="border:0px;" /></a>
<!-- /Indian Bloggers --></div>Cedric Diashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01325186920543132711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13499511.post-46477725419878738762018-07-12T17:53:00.000+05:302018-07-12T17:53:44.563+05:30Life!!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Human life is like the waves in an ocean, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Always in continuous motion.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Ups and downs are a part of existence,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Even if there is continuous resistance.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">How you want to live your life is up to you,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">But don’t live like you just don’t have a clue,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Remember, every single day is a blessing and you can start anew.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Hence, put in all your efforts, in the pursuit of a life-changing
breakthrough. </span><o:p></o:p></div>
<br /></div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer"><!-- Indian Bloggers -->
<a href="http://www.indianbloggers.com/category/personal/"><img src="http://www.indianbloggers.com/tracker.php?do=in&id=1483" alt="Personal Blogs by Indian Bloggers" style="border:0px;" /></a>
<!-- /Indian Bloggers --></div>Cedric Diashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01325186920543132711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13499511.post-16786254593630932692018-07-07T13:12:00.000+05:302018-07-07T13:31:16.417+05:30Trapped in a cave<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="color: #b45f06;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #b45f06;">A football group in Thailand of 12 boys and their coach,</span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;">Decided to go on an adventure and to a cave they approached.</span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;">Weather was good and they were excited about the day ahead,</span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;">Little did they know that they could be trapped inside for dead.</span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #b45f06;">The arrival of monsoon was imminent around this time of the year,</span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;">When the group entered the cave, little did they have to fear.</span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;">It started pouring heavily once they had covered a significant distance inside,</span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;">Flooding of the cave started and there was no way back against the tide.</span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #b45f06;">A search and rescue team was then set in place,</span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;">Domestic and international members then started their trace.</span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;">Entering the cave had become risky for this rescue team,</span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;">It was 10 days now and people feared the worst for this football team.</span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #b45f06;">Finally, a team of rescuers found this entire group inside,</span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;">Resting on a huge rock starving and sitting side by side.</span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;">It helped that they were part of a football team,</span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;">Standing for each other is something they learnt it seemed.</span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #b45f06;">Waiting with hope that someone will come and rescue them,</span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;">With the coach alongside them who prevented any possible mayhem.</span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;">The rescuers managed to deliver food, provide oxygen, and treat them for minor injuries,</span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;">However, with no way out still, there is still a long way to the end of their misery.</span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #b45f06;">It’s already been a little more than 15 days now,</span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;">The rescue team is still evaluating, we should rescue them how.</span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;">Saying a silent prayer for their rescue is the least I can do,</span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;">I just hope that within the next couple of days there is a breakthrough.</span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #b45f06;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #660000;"><b>Read more</b>:</span><br />
<span style="color: #660000;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #660000;">•<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-44748924</span><br />
<span style="color: #660000;">•<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-44695232</span><br />
<br /></div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer"><!-- Indian Bloggers -->
<a href="http://www.indianbloggers.com/category/personal/"><img src="http://www.indianbloggers.com/tracker.php?do=in&id=1483" alt="Personal Blogs by Indian Bloggers" style="border:0px;" /></a>
<!-- /Indian Bloggers --></div>Cedric Diashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01325186920543132711noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13499511.post-45102601943772266742018-07-07T12:11:00.000+05:302018-07-07T13:29:34.848+05:30Trapped in thoughts<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;">Working in a confined building the entire day,</span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;">Trying to save for a future getaway.</span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;">Forgetting that the simple things in life, which make us happy, don’t cost much,</span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;">Living every single day, like we don’t have a choice, in strife and cursing our luck.</span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;">Walking on the sand barefoot,</span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;">Sending waves is the ocean that kiss my foot.</span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;">Liking the feeling of my legs slowly but steadily getting wet,</span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;">Loving these simple things in life, which I don’t want to forget.</span></div>
</div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer"><!-- Indian Bloggers -->
<a href="http://www.indianbloggers.com/category/personal/"><img src="http://www.indianbloggers.com/tracker.php?do=in&id=1483" alt="Personal Blogs by Indian Bloggers" style="border:0px;" /></a>
<!-- /Indian Bloggers --></div>Cedric Diashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01325186920543132711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13499511.post-3488008420529356092016-05-17T17:34:00.000+05:302016-05-17T17:35:11.098+05:30The train journey<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">A short story written
during my train journey on the Pune Mumbai route<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><br /></span></i></div>
<span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">A family of three. A son probably of 5 years.
Son sitting on mother’s lap. Father standing throughout the journey. Mother and
son wearing nice footwear. Father’s footwear is worn-out and reflects life’s
struggles. My assumption is that only seat was booked instead of 2 if not 3. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">A
vendor comes and sells some drawing books. Son sees a picture of doraemon and
wants it. Mother and father talk in signs about the cost. Mother scans through
the books and after much deliberation purchases a set of 3 for 50. Son is
happy. An extra train ticket would have cost 120. Inspite of their struggles
parents do their best to give the best to their son. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Story of countless lower
middle class people.</span></span></div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer"><!-- Indian Bloggers -->
<a href="http://www.indianbloggers.com/category/personal/"><img src="http://www.indianbloggers.com/tracker.php?do=in&id=1483" alt="Personal Blogs by Indian Bloggers" style="border:0px;" /></a>
<!-- /Indian Bloggers --></div>Cedric Diashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01325186920543132711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13499511.post-90800400403426009672015-09-11T16:42:00.000+05:302015-09-11T16:47:53.460+05:30Perspective on Technology<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have been working with Avaya for more than 5 years now. Avaya as we all know deals in enterprise communications. By using the technology provided by Avaya, enterprises are able to reduce costs that would be normally incurred for telecommunications, especially when executives travel frequently for meetings, conferences, etc. Basically by using products developed by Avaya, companies benefit in the long run.</span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">However, what about the technology that’s involved in our personal lives? How beneficial is it? Do we see any changes in the way we have been communicating in the past decade? I just wanted to share a few of my thoughts on the same.</span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<b><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mom, can I play outside?</span></b><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When I grew up, I used to go to school from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. I used to wait for the evening so that I could go outside the house and play with all my friends. We used to play different outdoor games from cricket to football, hockey to ludo, etc. Basically, step outside the house and play literally any game under the sun with friends.</span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">However, today I see that most kids want to play games on their computers, tablets, and mobile phones. The games that kids play are mostly with virtual characters. Kids just don’t know what it is to step outside the house and play in the open.</span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Before we point a finger at kids, how about our behavior as adults? Are we also in a similar trap? Possibly we are busy with our mobile devices, even when a family member is waiting to communicate.</span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<b><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Going the mobile way</span></b><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When I was in my early teenage years, I recollect that in the area where I stayed there were about 15-18 families. However, there were just 2-3 families that had landline phones. The remaining families used to go to the public telephone booths to make calls.</span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Earlier, when a family member stepped out of the house, we had no means of communication until they got back home.</span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In the mid-90s, the era of mobile phones arrived. In the beginning, hardly one family member had a mobile phone as even incoming calls were chargeable. Gradually with time as the costs reduced, almost everyone in the family started having mobile phones. Hence, very few families have landline phones now.</span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It’s so easy to communicate now. Dial a number and speak. But, do we really speak?</span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<b><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Am I chatting with you only?</span></b><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">With the advent of IM and Facebook, most people communicate using offline and online messages. It’s easy to chat without worrying about the emotions that are involved when you actually communicate over the phone or in person.</span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In fact, a person might take a different persona and interact with you. The person you think you are interacting with might actually not be the same person. Technology is easily misused nowadays. The end result unfortunately in some instances is blackmail, deceit, etc.</span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I for one yearn to hear the voice of the opposite person rather than using the IM medium. Unfortunately, not many of my friends share the same view. The result is that even though I would like to call and speak to my friends at least once in 2 weeks, I for sure will never get a return call. For my friends, it’s like we are anyways chatting on and off using IM, what’s there to speak about now? :)</span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We have 100s of virtual friends on our Facebook list. It’s so easy to friend and unfriend. However, how many friends do we really have who will stand by us when we really need their support and help? </span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Forget friends, do you know who your neighbor is?</span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<b><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Love thy neighbor as yourself</span></b><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">With globalization, family members are present in different parts of the world. IM works cheaper than calling every day. So usually a mix of IM and calls help us to stay in touch with our near and dear ones.</span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Technology helps us communicate with folks who are away from us at a distance of 1000 miles and more. But, the sad part is, forget about interacting with neighbors, in today’s times, we hardly know who our neighbors are. We are too preoccupied with our virtual world to even know what our neighbors do for a living.</span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<b><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Closing statement</span></b><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you read a few of the above scenarios, you would have realized that a mix of technology and physical interaction definitely helps. Unfortunately, most of us have allowed technology to rule us rather than the other way around.</span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The end result is broken marriages, unhappy relationships, lack of trust, etc. Don’t get me wrong; these issues can happen in the absence of technology too. However, most research data indicates that instances of these issues occur more in today’s times.</span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I keep hearing that excess of anything in life is not good. Similarly, I feel that technology is very good if used in moderation.</span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What do you think?</span></div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer"><!-- Indian Bloggers -->
<a href="http://www.indianbloggers.com/category/personal/"><img src="http://www.indianbloggers.com/tracker.php?do=in&id=1483" alt="Personal Blogs by Indian Bloggers" style="border:0px;" /></a>
<!-- /Indian Bloggers --></div>Cedric Diashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01325186920543132711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13499511.post-9361231534660101742015-04-03T12:53:00.001+05:302015-04-03T14:17:27.159+05:30Life is a journey..Enjoy the ride<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 6px;">
<div style="text-align: left;">
<div style="line-height: 14.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">It’s
been just over a week since the Malin tragedy near Pune,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 14.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">Almost
160 people lost their lives in a landslide,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 14.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">The
rescue and relief operations were really challenging as I witnessed on
television,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 14.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">However,
I did not know just a week since then I would witness a landslide in person.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 14.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"><br />
What a day we had until then,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 14.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">A day
when 13 of us from office decided to go on a trek to Sinhagad fort in Pune,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 14.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">The
journey with colleagues along with the scenery on the way was so amazing,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 14.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">For
selecting such a location for the trek, for our colleague we were all praising.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 14.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 14.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">The
trek was not difficult,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 14.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">However,
the time taken was long and hence was hectic,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 14.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">Some
folks decided to give up and cut the journey short.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 14.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">However,
after a little over 2 hours of steep climbing we finally reached the fort,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 14.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 14.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">Reaching
there we felt we were in paradise,<br />
We just forgot all our tiredness and were enjoying nature in all its glory,<br />
The cool breeze and the beautiful scenery from up above was not something we
witnessed every day,<br />
After an hour and more we finally decided to go away.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 14.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 14.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">Just
as we almost reached the exit of the fort,<br />
What we witnessed just took us all by shock,<br />
6-7 huge boulders along with mud just decided to give away,<br />
From a height of about 100 feet and at a distance of 25 feet from us they came
crashing all the way.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 14.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 14.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">For
the next 10 minutes no one moved an inch,<br />
As we were still left in shock and did not know if more landslides would
follow,<br />
After that all groups at the exit of the fort decided to move out slowly one by
one,<br />
Our hearts then were probably beating for each other as one.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 14.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 14.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">We
had witnessed 2 different sides of nature just within a few hours,<br />
We decided it was better to take a vehicle down for the return journey,<br />
However, we saw more landslides had occurred on the way,<br />
A few of us were silently praying, while some shared jokes to lighten the mood
and keep fear away.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 14.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 14.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">We
safely reached down and were really relieved a lot,<br />
Had a good meal and then decided to rest before leaving for the day,<br />
Wish we could reflect just on the happy moments that we shared on this trip,<br />
However, memories of witnessing a landslide are not something I can easily
skip.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
(Had accidentally deleted this post from August 2014)<br />
<div style="line-height: 14.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<br /></div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; font-family: helvetica, arial, 'lucida grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">
<span style="color: #660000;">
</span>
<span style="color: #660000;">
</span></div>
</div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer"><!-- Indian Bloggers -->
<a href="http://www.indianbloggers.com/category/personal/"><img src="http://www.indianbloggers.com/tracker.php?do=in&id=1483" alt="Personal Blogs by Indian Bloggers" style="border:0px;" /></a>
<!-- /Indian Bloggers --></div>Cedric Diashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01325186920543132711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13499511.post-71739161718799504522015-04-03T12:40:00.003+05:302015-04-03T12:40:50.159+05:30Today's times<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">We always keep talking about how proud we are to be part of our
culture. However, what values are we leaving for the future generation? If you
pick up the paper or watch the news, the only thing you can read about is
violence, rapes, thefts, murder, religious intolerance, fanaticism, corruption,
what one should eat and not, etc. The list simply goes on.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I am sure most of us would not want to see any of these
things in our society. However, the fact is none of these issues seem to be on
the downward trail. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Some of us might think and say we are many times better than
our neighboring countries or countries with much bigger issues of religious extremism.
However, that’s no excuse for us to start getting tolerant of the issues that
we see in today’s society.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">We have a central government with absolute majority, which
came into power on the promise of development. If they desire, they can bring
most issues under control if not eliminate them. The initial signs are not
encouraging. Only time will tell how they perform and take our country forward
or two steps back. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #666666;"> - From an unhappy reader and viewer of today</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<o:p></o:p></div>
</div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer"><!-- Indian Bloggers -->
<a href="http://www.indianbloggers.com/category/personal/"><img src="http://www.indianbloggers.com/tracker.php?do=in&id=1483" alt="Personal Blogs by Indian Bloggers" style="border:0px;" /></a>
<!-- /Indian Bloggers --></div>Cedric Diashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01325186920543132711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13499511.post-56065010364547900312014-07-20T18:50:00.000+05:302014-08-19T11:18:38.516+05:30Coming home<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Context: <span style="background-color: white; font-size: x-small; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;">Malaysia Airlines</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: x-small; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;"> Flight 17 (</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: x-small; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;">MH17</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: x-small; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;">/MAS17)</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I was looking forward to reaching home,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">As I was eager to see your smiling faces,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Also, to share the moments when you would unwrap your presents,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">However, only destiny could have known about the tragic turn
of events.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Met so many happy people, kids and the elderly, before boarding
the flight and during the journey,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">What had they done to deserve this?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">298 lives were lost in one cruel moment,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Hope justice is delivered sooner than later to the dear ones
whose hearts did get broken. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I am sorry we could not meet one last time,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Else, I would have liked to say good bye the way we did
always,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I hope you can all continue your journey in life positively without
me,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">As having tears in all your eyes is not what I wanted
to see.</span></span></div>
</div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer"><!-- Indian Bloggers -->
<a href="http://www.indianbloggers.com/category/personal/"><img src="http://www.indianbloggers.com/tracker.php?do=in&id=1483" alt="Personal Blogs by Indian Bloggers" style="border:0px;" /></a>
<!-- /Indian Bloggers --></div>Cedric Diashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01325186920543132711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13499511.post-14110650466223083322013-09-01T11:50:00.000+05:302013-09-01T11:50:23.065+05:30Out of sight and out of mind<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Out of sight and out of mind,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We are all one of a kind.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">News from today is forgotten tomorrow,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Each individual is left alone to face his or her own sorrow.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Some of us might show solidarity with the victim or survivor
for a few days,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">However, sooner than later we all go our own ways.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Can we blame others for not standing alongside until the end?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Finally everyone has a stomach to feed and a job to attend.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We have elected a few representatives to look after our well being,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">However, most of them themselves don’t appear to be law
abiding.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fear of the law might only apply to the poor and the
middle-class in today’s times,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The filthy rich and the powerful seem to be always getting
away with all their crimes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Appeals in most cases never seem to end,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hence, justice delayed is definitely justice denied.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Even if you want to, you lose track of the cases unless the
media covers them once in a while,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hence, each of these cases just ends up becoming part of a larger
court file.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The only time you might get involved,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Is when unfortunately you or one of your close ones is dragged
into all of this,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Until then you have an option and can continue to be blind,</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As out of sight is mostly out of mind.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<o:p></o:p></div>
</div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer"><!-- Indian Bloggers -->
<a href="http://www.indianbloggers.com/category/personal/"><img src="http://www.indianbloggers.com/tracker.php?do=in&id=1483" alt="Personal Blogs by Indian Bloggers" style="border:0px;" /></a>
<!-- /Indian Bloggers --></div>Cedric Diashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01325186920543132711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13499511.post-21241416243827801702013-07-21T11:54:00.002+05:302013-07-21T11:54:42.211+05:30Being Frustrated…<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Used to
waking up when the alarm rings,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">You wake up
and stop the alarm when it rings.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">However, one
fine day if the alarm rings and then you wake up 30 minutes after that,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">You feel what
a start to the day. You get frustrated. You are frustrated.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Reaching
your workplace and then comparing it with your previous firm,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">You speak about
all the faults that you see in your current firm week in and out,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">You still
stick around as you love your current pay check,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">However, you
prefer to be unhappy every week. You get frustrated. You are frustrated.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Walking on
the road during a hot and humid season,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Before you
reach you destination, you are sweating profusely,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">You feel
like taking a shower 3 times in a day,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">You don’t
like the summer season. You get frustrated. You are frustrated.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Travelling
before the rainy season,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Less of
traffic on the roads and you reach home on time,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">However, in
the rainy season, you get stuck in traffic more often and reach late everywhere,
<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">You don’t
like the rainy season. You get frustrated. You are frustrated.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Your friend earns
five times more than you earn,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">You only
wish you could earn as much as he does,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">You might
not acknowledge, but deep inside you know that you are not as good as him,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">However, you
prefer to be dissatisfied with what you have. You get frustrated. You are frustrated.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Alarm bells usually
don’t stop ringing by themselves,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Seasons are
not in your control, nor is your friends salary,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">What is in
your control my friend is how you think and react to a situation,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Else, every single day you can continue to get
frustrated and be frustrated …</span></span></div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer"><!-- Indian Bloggers -->
<a href="http://www.indianbloggers.com/category/personal/"><img src="http://www.indianbloggers.com/tracker.php?do=in&id=1483" alt="Personal Blogs by Indian Bloggers" style="border:0px;" /></a>
<!-- /Indian Bloggers --></div>Cedric Diashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01325186920543132711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13499511.post-63754675615979268742013-05-07T09:17:00.000+05:302013-05-07T09:19:30.792+05:30Second Wedding Anniversary<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDk4oNMw7R-XBKulHwrlY_slXqsKhWm0ANfK4lxhdLHezXBdPVG8IxdN2ERp74P-Ip4a78xbTyQ40SwjnGVx0d_4CF7qM5PwvIrjrw_oYAcL34mDMvY5mjQ-8-3kcCMd2e09UqCw/s1600/DSC_0513.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDk4oNMw7R-XBKulHwrlY_slXqsKhWm0ANfK4lxhdLHezXBdPVG8IxdN2ERp74P-Ip4a78xbTyQ40SwjnGVx0d_4CF7qM5PwvIrjrw_oYAcL34mDMvY5mjQ-8-3kcCMd2e09UqCw/s320/DSC_0513.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It’s been 2 years my girl, and the ride together has been
amazing,</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">At times, the journey might have seemed long, </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">As it has not been a bed full of roses,</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">However, it is not as if it was completely unexpected.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I guess it is our destiny, hence, we decided to travel as
one.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Nothing better could have occurred in my life, </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Than you being a part of it as my wife.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I have learnt a lot from you in these past 2 years,</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This only speaks volumes of the person that you are,</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Hence, just as I said last year, I want to say,</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I really like you for what you are my girl, </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Hence, don’t change yourself even one bit just for me.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If there is something, that still has to change,</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I know that change has to occur only within me.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Happy Wedding Anniversary, Wilma!</span></span></div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer"><!-- Indian Bloggers -->
<a href="http://www.indianbloggers.com/category/personal/"><img src="http://www.indianbloggers.com/tracker.php?do=in&id=1483" alt="Personal Blogs by Indian Bloggers" style="border:0px;" /></a>
<!-- /Indian Bloggers --></div>Cedric Diashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01325186920543132711noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13499511.post-44916086445105366062013-03-17T17:23:00.000+05:302013-03-17T17:26:13.279+05:30The GIVER<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I have given you everything that you want.</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqKaAwM-2yIm0l0ZpgC2Drry2Fzlrs4HmLtnRddTJ63sypV_p7inv2la2Ew0AyOGxxrjoq43gC4J4-0nLmLNMmWfctilMn2hDT53D6QpfFuVNi61qPd4P8eh_mR88pYLQ4OafKAw/s1600/GIVER+1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqKaAwM-2yIm0l0ZpgC2Drry2Fzlrs4HmLtnRddTJ63sypV_p7inv2la2Ew0AyOGxxrjoq43gC4J4-0nLmLNMmWfctilMn2hDT53D6QpfFuVNi61qPd4P8eh_mR88pYLQ4OafKAw/s1600/GIVER+1.png" /></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Can you give me everything that I want?</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwIHZnOCEin3Cma77VO_Hw_nC0nLR0zubQ8ngztZQguvanjOqKgiQpf0T4n-6lQKsC4P2e1W9iH8M4A3FdSyTK7I_1ic3mf_R66YB-w7bX2pEUbb_o0MFyueJ2F_jCAhGLFICDMg/s1600/GIVER+2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwIHZnOCEin3Cma77VO_Hw_nC0nLR0zubQ8ngztZQguvanjOqKgiQpf0T4n-6lQKsC4P2e1W9iH8M4A3FdSyTK7I_1ic3mf_R66YB-w7bX2pEUbb_o0MFyueJ2F_jCAhGLFICDMg/s1600/GIVER+2.png" /></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">What you wanted is something that you desired for yourself
and your family.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">What I want is something that will only benefit you and your
family.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">So can you also be a </span><span style="color: red; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">GIVER </span><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">like me?</span></div>
</div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer"><!-- Indian Bloggers -->
<a href="http://www.indianbloggers.com/category/personal/"><img src="http://www.indianbloggers.com/tracker.php?do=in&id=1483" alt="Personal Blogs by Indian Bloggers" style="border:0px;" /></a>
<!-- /Indian Bloggers --></div>Cedric Diashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01325186920543132711noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13499511.post-40328790986777332602012-12-05T09:54:00.000+05:302012-12-05T09:54:11.959+05:30Christmas Season - Santa time<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Each one of us has received gifts at some point of time in
our life. Most often, we receive gifts from people we know. The joy that one
feels is for everyone around to see when one opens the gift-wrappings.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">As a kid, I used to eagerly wait for Christmas Eve. I used
to hope that Santa would come and gift me something I desired for during that
age. Most elders and family members always stated that Santa would only gift
you something if you were a good kid throughout the year. After that, they used
to remind me of the bad things I might have done and why Santa would not gift
me anything in that case.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">However, my parents would try to figure out what I really
wanted before Christmas. Alternatively, they would buy something that would
make me happy. Under the disguise of
Santa, my parents would keep a gift under the Christmas tree that I would find
the next morning when I would wake up.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This continued for a few years until I grew up and my
parents updated me that Santa would stop visiting me, as I was no longer a kid.
Around the same time, I realized that Santa was just an imaginary character in
the life of us kids. This hurt me more than the fact that I would not receive
gifts from Santa any more. It took me some time to overcome the lie with which
I had grown up.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">However, at quite a later stage in my life when I looked
back over those years, I realized that gifts were just one way of expressing
love and care by those people who were close to us. Gifts could be in form of
material objects, people, a feeling, or even kind words that make the other
person happier or less sad.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Each one of us is a Santa to our loved ones. My parents made
me happy when I was a kid during the Christmas season by taking the form of
Santa.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Now, I am 30 years old and am still waiting for Santa during
the Christmas season. Yes, you read it right.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The reason being for the last 2 years at my workplace, we have
been playing Secret Santa. For people who are not aware, Secret Santa is a
Christmas tradition in which a person in a group is randomly assigned another
person in the group to whom they anonymously give a gift.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So are you planning to be a Santa for your loved ones? </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Wishing you and your families a very Happy Christmas.</span></div>
</div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer"><!-- Indian Bloggers -->
<a href="http://www.indianbloggers.com/category/personal/"><img src="http://www.indianbloggers.com/tracker.php?do=in&id=1483" alt="Personal Blogs by Indian Bloggers" style="border:0px;" /></a>
<!-- /Indian Bloggers --></div>Cedric Diashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01325186920543132711noreply@blogger.com2