Dreams that want to live…

I have always believed that 80% of people fail to realise what their real passions and dreams are in life. And remaining 20%, who realise what really excites them, gives them high, makes them feel tireless, only 5% end up living their passions…

So what this belief of mine, means for me? I do not fall in 80% league, as I am confidentially concluding that nothing makes me feel more excited, addicted and charged then DANCE and DESIGN.  Dance has always been with me from my childhood – amateur dancer for past 27 years now. Dance lets me express, let me be free, let me be happy.

Design is my adulthood love, again an amateur at it. But ever since I started designing, the satisfaction and happiness I get when I end up making that clever logo or that simple and neat advertisement is beyond comparison. Gives me a great high!

I am a non conventional addict. Addicted to Dance and Design.

Good that I fall in the 20% that know what they love in life….but the rude reality is that there is nothing happening or being done for me to be in those 5% who end up living their passions. Whom should I blame it on? Myself? My job which sucks away more than 12 hours of my time? My fears of not able to full fill my responsibilities if dump away the mundane routine and start doing what I love? My constraint of going beyond my defined boundaries?

Letter to my dear ones…

Dear Blog,

Sorry for zero contact in past few months, I kept remembering you and wanted to write something, infact lots of things, but….

I will surely try to be in touch on regular basis.

Dear 30^th November,

There is so much excitement surrounding you. My mom dad and my wonderful fiancée’s family are gearing up to ensure that you turn out to be one of the most special days in all of our lives.

Dear C-304, Sector 3, Suncity,

Almost a year when I saw you for the first time and it was surely love at first sight, it took time before I can convince my parents about you, but I am glad that they agreed and we all are now living happily together, forever…

Dear Axis Bank Account,

You are too lenient, how can you just allow the money to keep going out all the time – you need to put in some restrictions to it, please save money!

Dear Pulsar,

Can’t thank you enough for always being there with me without any conditions for past 6 years.

Dear 99 designs,

Thanks for bringing the designer in me back to life.

Dear Work,

I love you, but we need to bring back that excitement.

Dear Laptop,

I feel so proud of you when I see you coming on television with Ranbir Kapoor, but you need to improve your performance and go down on maintenance.

Dear E63,

I miss you so much; I hope and pray that wherever you are, you are doing fine.

And last but not the least…

Dear Challenges,

I know you like me and always find reasons to be with me. Initially I found you irritating and frustrating but  over the period I have realised that you are not so bad and when I talk to your brother ‘Opportunity’ I realise that you might look tough from the surface but from inside you are always trying to help me in some way or other, by making me stronger and brave.

Travel - explored a new Me



Picture taken at Singapore Flyer

They say when you travel, you learn a lot - you learn to manage yourself, take your own decisions and be more fearless - and I did learn all this in my some 10-15 odd work related trips in last 6 months. But above this I have discovered something else also, something which i experienced and asked myself when I saw and observed herd of people walking and walking/running and running for some or other thing then be it Delhi, Mumbai or Singapore - what is everybody running after? My assumption is needs which have over the period become wants and then desires (Mr.Darwin) - and more I thought of this race, I found the whole idea of spending most of your time and energies into gaining materialistic bliss but not having enough time to enjoy any of it, a very pity one.

I have realised that if same time is spent with family and friends it is far more and better source of happiness rather than the running behind materialistic gains. Thanks to all the travel I have 100% realised that I love my home, family and friends more than anything. And every time I go out I cant wait to return home.

Fearless Generation

There have been so many incidents/thoughts that I have wanted to post for past few days but unfortunately the busy schedule for past month has not allowed me to do so. But today what I experienced was too good to be lost in my memory. Today I experienced the exuberance of today’s school going teen – my ASSET Ambassadors.

The times when I was in school and if was asked to introduce myself I was like most of other use to be Conscious and always Ensuring to Say the Right Things about myself, my friends, family and of course teachers. But today when I meet a generation which is just decade younger then me I was just taken back and impressed by the way they would speak their minds out. 18 ASSET Ambassadors who introduced themselves today in front of more than 30 people were not at all conscious, not fearing to say what they like, what they DON’T Like, and absolutely no sugar coated words – just honest opinion.  Some of the introductions like ‘My friends call me saddy, cause they think I am always sad’ – I could atleast not say something like this in front of people I don’t even know. I might just get too bothered about what they would think of me, but I believe that’s not the case with these fearless teenagers of today, they don’t bother to bother of what others think. Or something like that My friends think I am very good at everything and so do my teachers, but I don’t really believe it and I feel I need to improve – the desire to improve and set your own benchmark was unheard of during my school days. 

And I am also sure that all what I am posting would not relate to you till you be in the company of this fearless generation. Spend just 2 hours with them, hear them, know their thoughts and all of us who are in 20’s would start feeling that this generation is far more fearless and clear headed in their thoughts and actions.