Sunday, October 25, 2009

I am Moved !


Yes, we are moving out of our beloved town. We are shifting northwards.
Process of packing and moving your worldly belongings is made really easy these days with ‘packers & movers’.
They did a good job. In less than 4 hours we were packed. All stuff was loaded onto a vehicle and was ready to move.
That moment was difficult for me to handle. Suddenly, as if in a dream, a shower came. The sky was blue and the day was clear but still the rain came to bless me.
I am blessed and assured.

Friday, October 9, 2009

जागतिक टपाल दिवस

दरवर्षी ९ ऑक्टोबरला जागतिक टपाल दिवस साजरा केला जातो. माझं पोस्टाशी खूप जिव्हाळ्याचं नातं आहे. अनेक वर्षे न चुकता मी पोस्ट्मनच्या येण्याची वाट पाहिली आहे. पत्र येण्यातलं सुख, पाठवण्यातली हूरहूर पुरेपुर अनुभवली आहे. माझे हॉस्टेल वरचे दिवस, परदेशातलं वास्तव्य या पत्रांनीच सुसह्य केलं आहे.
आजकाल खुप कमी लोक पत्र लिहितात अशी तक्रार वारंवार ऐकायला मिळते. पण माझ्या नशिबाने मला सुंदर पत्र लिहिणारा प्रियकर मिळाला. जाईल तिथून (कधी मद्रास, कधी अहमदाबाद, कधी, जर्मनी) न चुकता पत्र लिहिणारी एक हुशार मैत्रीण, आवर्जून पत्र लिहिणारे प्रेमळ सर यानी वेळोवेळी पाठवलेली पत्र माझ्यासाठी अनमोल आहेत. आणि ही सगळी पत्र माझ्यापर्यंत पोचवणार्‍या टपाल खात्याची मी ऋणी आहे.
माझ्या अडिच वर्षाच्या लेकालाही पत्र पाठवण्यातली गंमत कळली आहे. जागतिक टपाल दिवसासाठी खास त्याने लिहिलेल हे पत्र. आणि सोबत आमच्या गुंडीबाईंच्या पुस्तकातली एक कविता (थोडासा बदल करून)
कितीतरी दिवसात बाबा नाही भेटला
बाबासाठी मनू फुरंगटून बसला
शेवटी घेतले त्याने पत्र लिहायला
शब्दासाठी कोण बसणार अडायला ?
बाबा, तुझी मला आठवण येते फार
उभ्या आडव्या रेषा त्याने मारल्या चार
आईने लिहिला पत्ता, पत्र पोस्टात गेले
रेषांचे वळण नेमके बाबालाही कळले !
बाबा आला धावत, मनूला मारली मिठी
आगळ्या वेगळ्या पत्राचं, त्याला कौतुक किती !

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Insha'Allah


This year I decided to blog about 9 colors of Navratri. But I was unable to do justice to the theme because of n number of reasons. I had to work extra in the office and had some domestic duties that needed urgent attention and so on. For whatever reasons, I failed.
Wise people always say, first do, then tell. I think I should have blogged first and then bragged about it. A lesson is learnt.
While I was browsing the Net, an expression caught my attention. “Insha'Allah” is a phrase which is used when we are saying something that we will do in the future. It means “God willing”. This simple expression has a deep meaning. We should never say I will do this, I will do that. We must say Insha'Allah before that. If we boast we will not be able to it. I think the English proverb ‘Man proposes; God disposes’ means a similar thing.
I was unsuccessful this year. But I am not giving up. Insha'Allah I will attempt this project again next year.

Read more about Insha'Allah here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insha

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Navratri ....part 3

Today's color Sky blue .
It is father’s favorite color. I have this old lakhanavi salwar-kurta. It is now too old to wear, still I am so attached to it that I am keeping it. It is associated with many fond memories of good old college days.


Monday, September 21, 2009

Navratri ...part 2

On Sunday the color was Orange

And on Monday it was White


Today it is Red. I bought this dress from kolhapur.