It's all about LOVE!

You know how they say ‘true love happens only once and the rest of the times, it’s a substitute’? Well no, love happens and its does happen more than once. It happens with so many people. And really, why does love have to be just that relationship that culminates into a marriage?

It is love when you someone says something really nice about you, your mother hears it and you catch the pride in her eyes. That is love.

It is love when you and your father no more share that daughter-father bond but have suddenly turned best buddies that discuss office crushes, work pressure and everything else under the sun. That is love.

It is love when you and your bestie laugh about the years bygone, tears in your eyes. When you start laughing even before you talk, that is love.

It is love when you gift your brother something, and that something was just what he wanted. That expression on his face, that delight in his eyes, is love.

It is love when you hold your sister close to you and whisper something into her ear, something that was a secret all your life. When she understands every bit of it, much more than what you told her, that is love.

It is love when you come home all beaten and your old grandmother offers to make you a cup of the coffee you love. When her words, her coffee relaxes you and you feel so grateful for having someone like her in your life, that is love.

When He knows what your dream is and promises that he will convert it into reality, no matter what. When He weaves his own dreams with yours, That is love.

When he gives you one look and understands what’s troubling you, it’s comforting. When he looks again and you know you are secure, that everything will somehow fall in place, That is love.

Love does not mean a marriage, or a relationship or a bond. Love is everything small, everything that seems insignificant. Only when you realise how much those insignificant things matter, do you begin to understand love.

The apprehensions are gone :)

I had this fear from a long long time, about 2 years to be precise. 

I was fresh out of college, after a struggle, and was desperate to land in a job. I never thought programming or coding was my cup of tea ever, and did not know how else to progress. I still went ahead and tried my luck with a HR company since I knew by then that I do have a flair for communication. But they all had the same question - why would they want a non-MBA candidate to do Human Resources Management when there are hordes of them who already have an MBA degree. I drew a blank. It was a month since I had graduated and was still at home without a job in hand. Trust me, that feeling is the one of the worst anyone can ever have.

And then I chanced upon this company that said they do social media management. I had no clue what it was about but still went on to attend the interviews and find out what they have to say. The interviews went pretty well. The man who interviewed me, who later went on to become my boss, says after 4 interviews “I’ll let you know if we have a position open for you!” I somehow did not know if I should console myself, get depressed or attend other interviews. This was my third interview and still I had no job. Relatives had started suggesting I take up the job of an office admin – It was a shitty place to be in and I had only myself to blame.

Then came the ray of hope. I was offered that job and like the phrase goes ‘I worked for peanuts’. I was a social media/market research analyst. Few friends said it was a great profile and they had no idea what a research analyst does! I myself was not too sure about the industry; I mean why would someone pay you to see and report what is happening on Facebook, Twitter, blogs or anywhere else on the internet.

But it was true, I was going to be paid to be on social networking sites all the time, it was good deal and I was not complaining. The team I was in was fabulous and felt like home. My mentors came with major experience in the software industry and no airs about themselves. Office was second home, hard to believe, I know. Once in a while, I again went back to thinking if this social media management, planning, etc was even worth it and whether I would even get a decent job if I left this company. Being one of the best performers helped get recognition though I faltered quiet sometimes. As it happened later, my beloved company had to close down because our major client refused to renew a contract with us. We were asked to look for new jobs. Now this would be such a nightmarish situation for many but somehow it did not scare me. My mentors helped me land interviews through their references; I managed to clear most of them successfully.

I still needed to know if I could half as well without their references, and guess what! I did it! Got a job with a company that my ex-bosses had heard of, said they were good and were super happy about the fact that I’ve done well for myself. So, the apprehensions are gone, about myself and about the industry I choose to be with. :) 

More about social media in the next post and it will come up soon!

Dad s here :)

Probably they are right when they say that staying away for a while will help you know really how much you value a person.

If you know me pretty well, then you probably know how I was ranting about dad going to a place that is 12hours away from Bangalore. The last few months before I get married and I won’t get to spend enough time with daddy.

My heart felt as heavy as a rock when I had to see him away and this was 3 days before my birthday. My birthday is a very important day to him and his presence makes it the most special thing for me. Having been around my all these years on this day and going away this year felt crazy for me. And I’m sure daddy cried on my birthday too. My last birthday before I went away and dad just could not be there. Bad bad birthday! L

And today was when he got back home for his baby’s first step into a special journey.

Never ever had I waited with bated breath for someone’s arrival. I literally was counting minutes and cursing the clock for moving so slow. I thought the damn clock had stopped. But no. Now I know what it means when people say ‘I thought time’s not moving at all’!

And finally the doorbell rang announcing daddy’s arrival. There was nothing I could do to stop myself from grinning like a complete idiot. The delight of being home showed clearly on his face too. And next I remember is being cuddled like a baby in his arms. I felt like the world was at my feet. Daddy’s eyes were wet too. I wonder what it is that makes a father-daughter bond so special. He being back here was his gift to me for Father’s Day. Everything that I wanted to tell dad and share with him just came out in a blur, I have no idea how much of it he could even understand! Hehe… But knowing dad, he would have grasped every word that I ever uttered. That’s how it is. All the anxieties and tension melted away with his presence. I have the bestest dad in the world, and I know that’s exactly what every kid feels. It just felt so wonderful to realize that for a week I can get home and find paa waiting for me for me to tell him how the day went past! Alas, it’s going to last only a week. And I will enjoy while it lasts. How I wish days just stop right here, right now! J

So, that’s it for this post. I’m happpiiiiiiiiiiiiiieeeeeeeeeeeeee…

Love u, love u, love u daddy! Muah!

:) :)

This was supposed to be a post about something else completely! But just then I received a mail that the boy sent to all his colleagues announcing and inviting them for our engagement.

Just read through the text of the invite once, I saw it was not the text I wrote and sent out. I so wanted to yell at him and I actually did ask from who gave him the text! “GOOGLE” he said, with a grin, I could not help, I smiled too. In all of this, I forgot to look at the whole invite itself.

In the end were both of our names. Together. It was the best part of the whole invitation for me, it truly was. Our names together in the same sentence. So we are finally going to be spending our lives together. Nothing less than a dream come true for me. We sit and talk about the future, plan out which direction life should head and all the other nice things that two people in love talk about. For someone who never wanted to get married, this is a huge change and it was welcome even. As for me, I never thought that me and the boy could even be in a committed relationship no matter how badly I wanted to. But then, we are and we are getting married. Oh, I can gush forever!

Me and S were talking yesterday about marriage other related stuff, she said “it’s going to be funny to live in the same house”!  She is getting married in the first weekend of July. I loved all the girl talk that happened when we met today, it had been really long since we had met. And we went to U’s place, I was the surprise. Well, we were surprised with her attitude! OK, I don’t want to really talk about that you know!

So, the mails have gone out and people are really excited for the both of us. I am overwhelmed, he is happy. AND THE DREAM RUN BEGINS!!! J