First pic on my blog!

It had to be these puppies!

Mishti venture

I am not very fond of sweets, particularly the ones that have the sugar syrup dripping all over. Last evening had taken a stroll with a friend. The evening was cool and breezy and we happened to pass by a famous bengali sweet shop in the locality. I had heard of the famous bengali sweet curd, but never tasted it. Its called "mishti dohi", an awesome sweet. Looks like ordinary curd which is incredibly sweet! Then tried out a chaat "dohi puri" which was also quite nice. The tinge of tamarind in the curd in it makes the taste interesting. There were so many other very sweet dishes. One thing I have noticed is when you are hungry the smell of sweets makes you more hungry, but once you feel full(one need not have a lot of bengali sweet to feel full!), the smell is not that pleasant.
The walk was meant to burn calories and both of laughed about the whole thing. And we also made an interesting observation. Right opposite the sweet shop there is a diabetic center, where one can get sugar-free stuff, even chocolates there are sugar free and there is a well known gym right next to it! Its a symbiotic existence. Together they make sure they are all in business.

Playfully...

It was late on a late saturday evening. I had just woken up. Through the open window, I saw that it was dark outside. It took me a minute to realize what time of the day it was. Everything was silent. Then suddenly I heard the sound of bangles in the garden. Very clearly, the very familiar sound of those glass bangles that I have known all my life. I called out "ammaaa". No response. Then I felt maybe I probably did not call out loud enough. This time I was fully aware and called out a loud "ammaaaaa...". Was she playfully not responding? I called out "Maa I know its you, I heard the bangles". She came into the room and smiled. She sat beside me and ran her fingers through my hair. My sleepy eyes must have been glittering with happiness. I suddenly asked her "Amma, how will my children know I am around, I dont wear bangles?" She gave me another beautiful smile of hers. That seemed to be the perfect answer, probably that was all I wanted.

Change

I read a very beautiful quote on change. It read "Change is not essential as existence is not mandatory". Its so beautiful, so true.
In life the most real thing is change, rest all is illusion. Anything that seems permanent is an illusion, like a soap bubble does not last, cannot last, should not last. Anything that we cling onto hoping it will last can only be a cause of pain. The greater the hope the deeper the hurt. One will be happiest when one is ready for changes. The best part about a frequent changes is it does not give time to get used to, or attached to anything or anybody. You become far more practical. Thats how life should be. Life goes on, like a flowing river. no one tells a river how to find its way to the sea. Its just the flow. Each of us need to find our flow and follow it. The problem begins when you check the flow,when you bottle it, when you construct a dam to use all the energy in a "more useful" way. What is "useful" for one need not be true for you. Anyways like another quote goes "there are no regrets in life, only lessons".