Happy Weekend!

I received this as a FWD and it's so nice, I just had to share it!
I am really not sure of the origin of this or who actually wrote it, but it's nice nevertheless!

When u really want something,

sometimes u have to swim a little ....Deeper....

You can't give up just because things don't come easy....

You have to overcome the obstacles and face your fears....

But in the end, it's all worth while!!!!

Life is full of ups and downs,

But if u believe in yourself...

U will always come through with flying colors.....

Value Friendship, Love and Faith...

Never underestimate yourself.

Happy Weekend Everyone! :-)

Points to Ponder

1. Never drink Butter milk after an afternoon lunch - especially if you have to get back to work and you have a deadline!
It makes you so damn sleepy that I have stared seeing everything double, my cheeks and jaws hurt from all the yawning...

2. I have this team mate - and his wife is pregnant - he was at the client's place - on site till last month and now because of her pregnancy - he is back here and his wife is at her mom's place.
Now, there's nothing wrong with that right? Right. BUT, he doesn't visit her every weekend! He says - "what can I do? She will stay there till the baby is 6-9 months, because until then I can't do much with the baby."
So, I ask him - "Aren't you going to help her? Doesn't she need you?"
(I'm dumb like that - I just can't shut up!)
He looks at me blankly and says - "What can I do? Taking care of the baby is the wife's job!"
It was my turn to look at him blankly after that!
Is this attitude right?
I don't know much about babies, pregnancies etc - but, I do know one thing - I want my husband with me ALL the time - except when he has to work! I mean, won't he miss out important milestones like rolling over, burping, baby poop, talking, crawling, walking etc etc...
I find his attitude very wrong... Am I wrong in judging his attitude towards his wife, child?
(I know judging is bad, but people help me out here!)

3. Why does the cell phone ring - the call always from home when you either have to pee badly or you are in a meeting?

4. Why is it that you are taken for granted for taking leave for family functions because you are the "woman", but it's understandable that the husband can't take leave because he has to "work" and meet "deadlines"
(This happens even if you are in the same profession!)

5. Why does your manager walk up to you to discuss a very serious issue when you are smiling away and trying hard not to giggle while reading a really funny post on a blog or
e-mail??

Do you have any more? I seem to have so many, but right now, I am really too sleepy to think and then type them out! (Whew!! I really work too hard!!!!! :-D)

Go on and add them, the comments section is your space! :-)

New Template!!!

Well... What do you think? :-)
Is it nice? Should I keep it?

Rayshma changed her template and I found the link to the new template website on her blog and used it to change mine!!!
So, should I keep it??? Let me know folks! Was the previous one better?

My very first award!

Me got the "Power of Schmooze" award! Yay!!! My very first Blogging award and I'm honoured...

*taking a bow and then breaking into a gig*

Thank you Poppins Mom for this awesome award! :-)

I pass on this award to

Rayshma - I love the way she writes, her sense of humour is great and she makes me laugh and think about the stuff she has written

Illusionaire - He writes well - very profound stuff and his sense of humour when turned on is awesome!

Swati - She too writes well, her posts have always left a mark on my mind and she always comments on my posts! :-)

Grail - One of my favorite bloggers and human beings... she was one of the very first blogs that I read...

Thanks again Poppins Mom, I'm truly touched and honoured... :-)

Edited to Add: Cantaloupes Amma has also passed on the award to me! I am so thrilled!!! My very first award and I get it from 2 super people!!
*break into Chandler-like dance with arms waving about!*

Good bye my friend...

Death is so final... Isn't it?
It happens in a second and then everything just turns around and life comes to a stand still and you wish desperately that you can turn time and bring the person back to life...

Why am I talking about death now?
My close friend - Praveen passed away on a road accident on Tuesday night...

He was travelling home after work around 11 PM when it happened. He died on his way to the hospital. This happened on Hosur Road...

I came to know yesterday morning when another friend called up and told me and that they were on their way from Mysore... I told him not to joke about the death.
He said no, he wasn't joking...I was shell-shocked and rushed to St.Johns...

You know, all the way, I thought it was some sort of a cruel joke and that he wasn't dead I mean, how could someone who was so full of life be dead???
I rushed to the morgue and then, when I saw his parents, and another friend sitting so lost and desolate, did it hit me that he was actually dead.
I saw his body - he was so still and lifeless - I wanted to tell him to cut the crap and wake up... His mom was inconsolable and kept crying and asking what went wrong and that he must have been so scared when he realised that he was dying...

It was a bad scare really - to see someone lying there - cold and lifeless and then trying to console his family when all you want to do is actually wake up and realise its all a dream...

But, this was no dream - it was every one's nightmare come true. The doctor said a postmortem had to be done - to determine how he died...

The back of his skull was cracked open and there was a wound on his face - that's it. Not a scratch on his body - anywhere... I saw them wheel his body into the autopsy room - lift him and place him on the table with clinical precision. The students and doctors intent on their work didn't see me standing there.One student started cleaning off the blood from his face and back of his head.I wanted to tell them to be careful - not to hurt him because he already had a severe wound on the back of his head... then, I realised that it didn't matter because he was dead...

I was then asked to leave and the doors closed and was locked... The police came to register a complaint - to check if it was a skid and fall or a hit and run case.

How did it matter? He was not going to wake up and tell us what actually happened...

They brought him out of the autopsy room and the body was handed over to his parents.He was bound together in a green body bag and he looked peaceful even...They took him to the crematorium and then his ashes were taken home so that the death ceremonies could be done properly so that his soul rests in peace...
I came home when they were taking his body to the crematorium - still not able to digest the fact that my close friend - my husband's mentor in his first company and close friend for 4yrs was no more...

He was a guy who lived - you know, really lived. He had loads of friends everywhere...He made friends easily, organised trips, fashion shows, cultural activities with the snap of his fingers... He was in love - with life and with the girl he had promised to marry.

I had seen the look on his face when he was with her, when he spoke of her...

I don't know how she is doing - she stays in Hyderabad... I don't have her number - they had promised each other a life time of happiness... I remember when they had come home for dinner - he was so particular about how my kitchen was arranged and he was telling her that they too need to buy the same brand of sandwich maker,fridge, they needed to colour-code their plastic containers too...
He was eager to live... now, all that was over in a minute...

I pray for his soul and his family and his girlfriend to have the strength to pass thru these difficult times...

May his soul rest in peace...

Goodbye my dear friend...

God Bless

One more....

She loved her job and the feeling of being wanted by her team, friends. Maybe that was because of the feeling of inadequacy developed from her early days of childhood.
She dreaded leaving her cubicle everyday, those 4 walls were her "home" where she worked, was happy and was herself, even though it was for a very short period of time. She dreaded ringing the bell at night and the door being opened to another indifferent world, which so was not hers... Where everything she did was judged and where love was not forth coming.

Today, she walked even more slowly, her steps faltering as she reached nearer and nearer her compound. She dreaded ringing the door bell and for a moment had the same wild though of running away without telling...
But, she knew that wasn't possible and that she had to go home... Her thoughts were still on the words that came from her Project manager, telling her how good she was and that she was able to travel to the land of Exotic dreams and places, where, even the smallest of her dreams would come true... she knew that the opportunity she was waiting for all her life was being passed up, not because of her worth.. she knew how good she was, but because of her inability to go...

She reached the dreaded door bell and rang it. It was opened by her cold and distant husband who didn't even smile at her. She sighed and walked in to wash and get dinner ready for the man she was stuck with for eternity...

And just when she felt resigned in her fate, a small voice rang out from the darkness, calling her and beckoning her so that she could be hugged and then she realised that she was alive for her daughter thru whom she would try to live her dreams...

She smiled to herself and went in to pick her daughter up and hug her....
Life all of a sudden had more meaning than ever....

Tags Galore!!!

Yay!!! Me got tagged twice! One was the middle name tag and the other was the quirks tags!


I've been tagged by Timepass to list one fact related to my life for every letter of my middle name. I do have a middle name, but, I love my blog name - Pixie, so I will take up the tag for Pixie itself!

The three rules to be followed are:
a) The rules must be mentioned in the beginning of the tag.
b) You must list one fact that is somehow relevant to your life for each letter of your middle name. If you don’t have a middle name, use the middle name you would have liked to have had.
c) At the end of your blog post, you need to choose one person for each letter ofyour middle name to tag. Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’re tagged, and to read your blog.

P: Persistent - I am extremely Persistent about what I what - very determined to have it
and I do manage to achieve/get what I want at the end of the day.
I: Impatient: - I am extremely impatient about the smaller things - like waiting in a queue,
you know - day to day stuff...
X: Xtravagent - Yes, I know it starts with an "E", but I really didn't get a word which suits
me which starts with an X!!! ;-)
I: Intelligent: I do consider myself to be intelligent, no doubt about this at all! :-)
E: Easy-going: *Stop snickering!* I am easy going,
I usually agree and I don't fuss about things... :-)

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One more tag from Rayshma!
To list my quirks... So, here goes!
1. I bite my nails a lot - when I'm unsure of things, when I'm bored, when I feel like it (you get the drift!!)
2. Everything has a designated place in my kitchen - if things are out of place - I will first set it
right and then cook... I get really upset if things are moved around and not put back...
The thing is - this is true only with the kitchen - rest of the house - it doesn't matter!
3. All my mails have to be read in my office mail box. However busy I maybe, I make sure that there are zero unread mails at any given time - I just can't concentrate on my work if there are unread mails in my mail-box!
4. When I apply nail polish - I have this urge to scrape it off, which I usually do within the hour I have applied it! After, its been scarped off, I re-apply and leave it alone for a couple of days!
5. I can eat curd rice and pickles at any time of the day!! I used to eat it at 7 in the morning before attending lab during college days. Even now, curd rice and pickles is heaven and its also comfort food!!!

Everyone I know have already done these 2 tags, but if there is anyone who hasn't done them - then go ahead and do the tag!!!!! :-)