दिल की बातें, सीधे से

Today morning I woke up and started unpacking. I emptied my purse and the backpack which doubled as diaper bag for my 1 year old- It poured out some white sand. This sand had travelled with me from the Islands of Bahamas. I felt the sand and lingered at the moments I spent in Paradise Island. No wonder those are considered the "World's best Beaches". Friends believe me! If you have not seen Caribbean, you have not seen ocean. It was just another evening when my husband got home, tired of a day long working day (the NY working day – especially with office on Wall Street) and suggested that we take a vacation. I had no clue, he would suggest Bahamas. He spoke to another friend of his who (Equally tired and frustrated with long day) agreed to come with us right away. We planned for almost a month for the trip. It started with a trip to library and getting books on places to see at Bahamas. Well all I did was looking at pictures and some basic facts about the country. We took...

It is a "Not-so-New" Hindi movie, that I watched night before last night. Love aaj Kal, starring Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone. My boys (yes both of them) love the songs form the movie, they were big hits at the New year's Eve Party and still soothes my cranky one year old in the car. The movie has a fresh feel to it and the humor was also likeable. The way 2 stories are woven together from 2 generations is also something new. I liked everything about the movie except how they treat the bond of marriage. The bride(Deepika) realizes after 3-4 days of marriage (may be on her honeymoon) that she has made a wrong decision in not marrying Saif but somebody else and decides to separate and wait for him till he realizes his love for Deepika and return. That was ridiculous to me. They call the marriage off as f it was another part of courtship. After 2 years of dating you marry someone just to call it off because you feel like talking/seeing your Ex boyfriend who has moved (...

Yes I do have a lot to say. Today morning on facebook I set my status that "I can not afford to lose a fraction of second" and many of my really busy , some working well-wishers got alarmed. Flashback, It was a fine morning yesterday as it is today. After tending to baby, dropping off my 6 year oldto school with lunch (homemade obviously) ,preparing fresh soup for myself, talking to my mom in India for good 30 minutes+, arrange for dinner plan and some laundry I still had some time to call a friend of mine. She also has a baby who was not well and I wished to inquire about her health. After few minutes I invited her to come and share some soup with me for lunch, she reminded me that she is quite busy and has a lot to take care of. And added "How come I have so much time" (to call her or other friends of mine and ...well I tried to explain and finally gave up thinking - I don't need to explain. Well in time to pick up my son and his piano lesson - I picked up ano...

Prabho yah tumhara vardaan hota Jihwa agar mujhko di hi na hoti kalam meri likhti panno pe panne aur meri tulika rangati kahani dekhte unko aur padhti wo aankhe samjhti jo bhasha mere hriday ki aur baki nazare, unpar thithak kar guzar hi jo jati karke, andekha tho accha hota, kam se kam mujhe fark samjh me hi aata kisne hai samjha aur kisne na jana prabho yah tumhara vardaan hoga kahu main sabhi kuch Ab kalam se , tulika se.

Can not believe it is already a year, and my baby is celebrating his first birthday already. Past few weeks had been harsh weatherwise. While Chile and Haiti shook with earthquakes - It never stopped snowing on East Coast USA. Finally the sun is out and we are hoping for spring. Basant...Basant aata nahi, bulaya jaata hai.

ऐसी नदी हू मैं जो सीचे कांटो कुशो को बीहड के खलिहानो को दूर किसी कोने मे धरती के गिरू पहाडो से मैं करती गरजन तरजन धरसायी करती चटटानो को मैं बहू वेग मे कोमल और सुरिलि धारा करती कल कल मैं नही जानती उद्दनड जानवर भागे कुदे कुचलते मेरे सीने पर सापो और विहनगो को मैं दू जीवन धारा ऐसी एक नदी एक निरझर की मैं बहू और कोयि सिने नहि जने नहि कि कहा बही और कहा गयी बस जाने मुझको वो कांटे और वो सर्प जो और कुच नहि जानती मैं उनको और वे मुझको अपने ही अनधियारो मे

So here it is, Tomorrow afternoon I finally catch the flight to India. All bags are packed, shopping is done and Durga Puja has begin today. It will be a lie if I say I am all happy and just happy about this trip. My older one has been counting hours and minutes for leaving to India. He is tremendously excited about seeing all the cousins and nani Ma again. He is also planning on tons of shopping he will get done by others, for himself. I am apprehensive with Praket getting his first cold, Me diagnosed with Lyme disease ( people blame it on my gardening), High colesterol ( Dr. is not bothered as this is only 6 months after child birth) and low Vitamin D (with all the rains in recent month- I bet it is same with everybody). I am worried about travelling and I am happy - peaceful for going home even if it is for a short while. Home Sweet Home...

090809 Originally uploaded by prabhaJha Pratyush's First day at Kindergarten it is and it is also my last day here at Citi. I will miss the trains, getting up early and .....See I can not recall them already. I can not wait to be with my boys full time. Do not really have a lot to say here, with plans of India trip and festivals approaching - I say goodbye to my colleagues and corporate world.

Woman in the mirror Originally uploaded by poisonapple2005 पहचान मेरी क्या? आईने मे उभरता एक चेहेरा कुछ जाना पहचाना सा है कौन? किसे पता परछाई जैसे मेरी, है वही आकार जैसे एक छलावा, ये मैं तो नही कोशिशे मेरी सारी बेकार पहचानने की खुद को बंद आँखो से मैं देखती हूँ स्वयं को कुछ और कठोर सच और परिस्थिति, दिखाती है कुछ और उलझी उलझन, मेरे मन की है अनबन किस चहेरे को अपना समझू और किसे छोड़ू मंझधार