2012 where i made it

London
Norwich
Shimla
Mahableshwar
Pune-2
Delhi
Noida
Gurgaon
Mumbai-5
Chennai-5
Switzerland
Germany
Sambalpur
Saraipali
Basna
Khamarpali
Sangramal
Raipur


some high moments...

meeting Rajnikant and watching him across the breakfast table in the hotel i stayed

Drive to the Norwich and the stay in a Caravan

The flight which almost flew for half an hour on top of the sea...chennai in the far sight

The visit to Switzerland...my first to the Europe

at the Trafalgar square..watching the clock count down to the London Olympics

Visit to Sambalpur , samleshwari temple with Niece

Visit to my ancestral home and the weekly market

 family trip to the Beautiful Shimla

The delicious caramel pudding

meeting Manoj after 9 years in London, UK

Meeting Mayank in Germany after 9 years!

back to reality :)
Finally Mumbai after a 24 hour rather a difficult journey..and hopefully i am here till the new year begins.

it has been a while i came back to this space since the year began and i guess its going to be less of it once again as reality reckons!
Reflecting back i intend to make this space more interesting as i feel its been a while i got my readers engaged.

many many happy returns of the day Mom! and merry Christmas to all!

discovered this late but this one is the song for the year for me

Kehte hain 
Khuda ne iss jahaan mein 
Sabhi ke liye kisi na kisi ko hai banaaya
Har kisi ke liye
Tera milna hai uss rab ka ishaara 
Maano mujhko banaya tere jaise hi kisi ke liye 

Kuch toh hai tujh se raabta 
Kuch toh hai tujh se raabta
Kaise hum jaane, hume kya pata 
Kuch toh hai tujh se raabta
Tu humsafar hai, phir kya fikar hai
Jeene ki wajah hi yehi marna issi ke liye 
Kehte hain:
Khuda ne iss jahaan mein 
Sabhi ke liye kisi na kisi ko hai banaaya
Har kisi ke liye

hmm Meharbaani jaate-jaate mujh pe kar gaya
Guzarta saa lamha ek daaman bhar gaya
Tere nazaara mila, roshan sitaara mila
Taqdeer ki kashtiyon ko kinara mila
Sadiyon se tarse hai jaisi zindagi ke liye
Teri saubat mein duaayein hain ussi ke liye
Tere milna hai uss rab ka ishaara
Maano mujhko banaya tere hi jaise kisi ke liye
Kuch toh hai tujh se raabta 
Kuch toh hai tujh se raabta 
Kaise hum jaane hume kya pata 
Kuch toh hai tujhse raabta

Getting a train ticket or a decently priced flight option is such a nightmare these days!
the torturous experience with the irctc is just getting frustrating day by day...and the one way flight ticket at the last moment is almost twice the fare i would shell out for a return ticket fro Srilanka or Bangkok!
its a forced day off on monday as i have finally got an tatkal ticket - thanks to the agent!

Finally caught the flu ! had been resisting it for a while- almost 6 months since i came back from UK ..an unusual feat as i was expecting to catch it as soon as i came back.
Dust is the culprit again..:(

Driving down to my ancestral village with my grandmother and going back in time.. Emotional moment as old memories are fresh!

its all in our Attitude !
if we can not bend it towards positive on our own we shudnt expect others to follow

its disheartening  to see how people just dont understand the importance of it...

Ego..yet another must go element...if this could be set aside life wud be much simpler.

So what if it hurts it only makes me stronger!

Having seen life in different parts of the world..rural india, the urban india, the metros of india and the western world...its really difficult to explain what i feel...the way i think...my aims of life..my aspirations .yes its only me for now...so what if i can not speak out to make it audible.. at least i can pen down for eyes to read..

Life is short..make it sweet

recollecting these lines my maths teacher Jaipal Sir used to say during our classes

i agree with him..

there are so many trivial issues which we waste time on..argue..I wish everyone understood the importace of precious moments of life and learn to let go!

The month of December
There is something about December that makes it feel different.
is it the winter? the Christmas/ holiday season? or the new year eve?
i guess i have lots of childhood memories about December and since they were pretty relaxed days then, makes me crave for them once again in life :)

its already mid week and just 3 days remains when i am back to the grind..!
Dint realize but the year itself has been pretty fast paced and just about 10 days for it to say good bye!
i am hoping the next few coming weeks are going to fill me up and i sail through..its going to be tough getting back to work :)

Dec 15-23, Khamarpali, Sambalpur

glad i made it to this part of the world..it always great to come back here..reflect the old days,  and realize how far you have walked in life..
being deprived of a broadband access, deliberate attempt not to look up office emails and think abt work has helped me realize there is so much else in life..
the kind of love and affection i get here is beyond words to express...
a tradition of washing my feet when ever i visit my relatives homes is still followed even today!

One more thing that i notice is people are content with so many simple things in life..this is bit difficult to explain but its a fact!

more to come on this..bit tired today

liked the new UI of Linkedin profile view:

http://in.linkedin.com/in/nirajpradhan/

not sure whats in store!