IPL Finals....Bangalore versus Hyderabad.

Royal Challengers of Bangalore reach the Finals and play against the Hyderabad Deccans......all the best Bangalore,go for it.The men in the community glue to the projectors and LCD TVs sabotaging our potlucking plans.....hope Royals win it.

Merrifield group getting smaller day by day...

As another group member,Girija makes a move to India for good,the group gets smaller and a missing you feeling sinks in .It's strange that life makes us get good friends and it's time to part with them sometimes.The road travelled and the time spent together are always cherished and etched in memory.It's just that friends are a priority with me than the bothering relatives.Let's just keep in touch from any part of the world....till we meet again....can never lose touch with interesting people in the pathway of life.

More tolerance has to achieved.

As I raised my hand on my lil' kid yesterday,guilt set in and bothered me thro' the night.It was an angry moment and friends coming over for lunch....did scold her and felt guilty through out the day.I guess more tolerance and patience has to achieved.Maybe Yoga will help.I have to stop talking and start doing now.Being a Doer is more good than just preaching.The truth dawned on me in the midnight.Got to re-experience the power of Yoga.....for being more confident,tolerant,patient and successful and change for the better and live purposefully in life with a whole new meaning.....where the dedicated mom makes her child to be more obedient,more listening and well behaved....maybe soft speaking will work....to make her unlike me...to make her more successful in life.....to make her unrebellious.....unlike me ........for the 10 years wasted in my life.....who's to blame....my laziness.,myself and only me.
The clear thinking has to set in and I hope it can be re-achieved thro' yoga to improve my physical ,mental,spiritual,social wellbeing....to be more tolerant towards everything and not venting anger on my kiddo......still the time has not ended...no one's pointing a gun and saying it's over...but no one's saying there is still a lot of time in this world of uncertainities.....the solution is now!!!Do it now,be a Doer not a talker!!!For a better You,a better life and a better clear thinker.
Do your duty and also take time out for yourself.....for exercising,meditating,socialising and doing things you like....that make you more happy,more tolerant and patient in life with a right attitude,a positive approach and a clear mind.Sorry to my kiddo and for repenting,I will have to change.....for a more confident kid and a more confident myself.
God help me in this venture..........to be my best in all ways........where I live for my kid.....to make her the best in all ways....to have quality time with her.......to make her a good individual in every way...parenting is taxing indeed.........this is the story of me,the story of many in this United States.......but there is a solution ahead,,inside each one of us to discover,experience and move on in life....amidst criticism and mockery.........to rise like a phoenix and fly high......to have a meaningful day each day ...than just gaining information,knowledge ...than just gossipping and socialising...than just cooking,eating and sleeping for hours......God give me the strength.....the realizing power..........

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Aishwarya dazzles at Cannes...again.

Bollywood superstar Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who has become a permanent fixture at Cannes, made another stylish appearance at the opening of the French Festival in a stunning off shoulder Roberto Cavalli gown.

The Indian actress stood out amongst the bevy of international beauties in her white ruffled gown, which had a ruched bodice embelished with swarovski crystals, accentuating her stunning figure.She was accompanied by her actor husband Abhishek Bachchan, who complimented her attire with a white outfit.

Aishwarya accessorised her designer ensemble with red peeptoe heels, swarovski red box clutch and pearl drop earrings. The actress wore minimalistic makeup and her hair with auburn highlights, was elegantly styled in an updo.

An awesome partying weekend.--on 05/08/09 and 05/09/09

Whoa....that was an awesome partying weekend.On Friday,the sendoff party to Girija Manish and family who are moving to India for good and then on Saturday,Anisha's B'day party to where all of the women in the group were adorned with sarees.Sumptuous food,good couple games,group photos all marked a nice weekend.The kids and parents all enjoyed the parties on both the days.Our Merrifield Group truly rocks!!!

My only darling brother...Gurukiran...my advicer.

My brother turns 28 today on May 7th.It seems when he was born,I asked Mom whether I can take him on my tricycle ride.Later I remember him getting all dressed in his school uniform and taking his backpack in his auto rickshaw to pre-school,he was skinny that time.A good sports person,an NCC cadet and a leader ..he was good in so many things and also is today too.Fights....many....silly ones,serious ones,etc....all for a few hours of not talking and then back to arguments and togetherness..I remember the Giant Robot-Monster fight where he hit my eye with a cricket bat.....very naughty,very playful,sportive and bold.......tough on the outside but so soft and warm inside,a lovely heart which cares for many even today...a favourite grand son of my granny,she doted on her vamshoddaraka.My Mom's adorable child....grew up tall,handsome,goodhearted with a gym-personality and zoomed on his Suzuki Shogun till the last year of college.And now drives a Ford Icon....with a busy schedule every second.He always puts Mom and Dad's happiness as a priority and advices me like an elder brother,I feel good in his company....even when we pull Mummy' leg.I remember he has helped me in my bad times,shared my happiness in the good times and felt happy for my successes in life.I also know that my little daughter was first given to him wrapped in a small cloth and he adores her and so does she.Gu mama as he is called by her is her hero and she tells him her lil' problems when friends trouble her too:).A good,dedicated professional,a good son,a good brother,a good mama,a good friend,a practical thinker and many more roles are played to perfection,an emotional soul is all set to get married now that he is 28.We wish him good health,happiness,success and every joy that life has to offer.Bro,you rock man!!I love you lots!!!!May God bless you in all ways.!!Happy Birthday Bro!!!!

Brand Ash...still hot!!!

Aishwarya Rai at 4th Marrakesh International Film Festival in Morrocco.....again looking Gorgeous as ever....a true beauty of India and the world.Way to go Madame...congrats!!!

Cinco de mayo.

Cinco de Mayo (Spanish for "fifth of May") is a regional holiday in Mexico, primarily celebrated in the state of Puebla, with some limited recognition in other parts of Mexico.Amidst the new swine flu,the festival might have taken a slight setback.Never mind,dig into the nachos,salsa and tacos and say Ay Caramba!!!

A Wednesday.....common man's step against terrorism.

A Wednesday...starring Naseeruddin Shah was a good one where a common man furiates and takes a step against terrorism....if all of the people and the corrupt netas take this step....that will be a solution to the terrorism in the country.A good movie worth watching once....a solution to Mumbai meri jaan where the terrorism strikes the local trains of Mumbai.

Rab ne bana di jodi......introspection.

Just got to catch the movie,Rab ne bana di jodi on DVD this weekend.Shahrukh has emoted well and Anushka Sharma is cute.It portrays selfless love,the kind of love without lust or sex involved...the feeling of seeing God in a human.....experencing the truth that God is Love......though have experienced this kind of love some times in life,a very few times,it indeed is a kind of love wherein you look forward to life and each new day,looking forward to endless joy and though it lasts for a short time,it indeed will last as a good memory....but the love of a mother for her child....of course when she loves the child a lot is unconditional.....the kind of love which lasts forever in life.....the kind of love which brings enormous happiness......to last forever.......and ever!Of course God is Love and Love is God is a wonderful statement for those who have experienced love and seen God in this beautiful feeling of life.....I would like to thank God for having given me quite a few experiences to see him thro' love.And still I look forward to see more of it.