Ta-da! Look what I got on my weekend to-do list..

1. Alter jeans

2. Haircut

3. Clean laptop

4. Replace batteries

5. Write a new post

It was past midnight. The clock struck 1 as I made a mental note of 'must do tasks for next weekend'. The 7th day of my week (Sunday - the day even God chose to rest :)) had ended and Monday had already set in.

My mind already knew that the mental list it was making was just for the sake of making one - probably to get the feeling of a busy weekend ahead. It's generally on Sunday nights that i find it difficult to sleep early - the weekend brings in the change.

The list eventually gets revisited from time to time (subconsciously) and the contents are never the same! The tasks are also never completed. Some that gain priority are done automatically - often even before the weekend arrives. Some tasks are just there on the list for the sake of being on a 'to-do' list. These get postponed every time until they find their way out of the list, unsuccessful!

When we are busy and start craving for some free time, that's when we start looking for things that could give a sense of satisfaction; something that we would look forward to and that keeps us going with what we are currently doing.

For example, whenever I would be dealing with exams in school, I would have at least 10 things popping up in my mind that I would want to do once the exams get over. However, remembering what all I wanted to do was never on the list!

It's not about the to-do list and it's not about things that must be done. Important tasks get done anyway - they don't need a list!

I therefore, keep on making mental to-do lists, which I am sure would never see sufficient ticks - without feeling guilty (Kills a lot of time). My to-do list thus becomes my ta-da list! That is what keeps me going all through the week after all! :)

p.s. I never new this post would come up on weekend! It was written on a rainy day at work and was saved as a draft. The list above actually has this as task no.5...coincidence?

Until next time..

What’s your land line number?

Gone are the days of monophonic ring-tones and gone are the days of Nokia 5110 (the antenna phone). Getting a mobile phone and a connection is no hassle now.
And Affordability? That’s not a valid question anymore!

But have we ignored something in the ever-evolving dynamic mobile revolution?

Well in my case, the answer itself brought this question to my notice.

It so happened that I was alone at home for a while and the phone rang. No, not my mobile (I was already busy chit-chatting on it). It was our land line phone! The black Beetel beauty that was the pride of Indian households until about a decade back.

And this post is dedicated to the era of that pride with which all Indians about my age held the receivers as a kid to pose for photographs. Nostalgic.

And now it lies still most of the time, with no one to take care of it. The poor soul, keeps ringing (rarely now) with no one keen enough to attend.

Even at most workplaces the good old wired BSNL has been replaced by private players’ connections.

Well, jane wale nai aate, bas unki yaad aati hai, so is the case here. Sooner or later the only place we could catch a glimpse of these gadgets would be Google!

Until next time..

Are you a Diary person?

The world is full of amazing people. Everyone has a lot of time and a lot many more ways to spend it – work, play, study, read, swim, chat, TV, movie, blog, workout etc

A lot many hobbies for so little time! Everyone has one or the other. One of the most common hobbies has been “writing”. And “maintaining a daily diary” has been a prevalent one right from the time when facebook (in fact the internet) was unheard of.

Many still write a diary. Do you? Well I don’t! Yes I am lazy (U bet!); but I can boast of another great talent – that of being able to write in a way that most others would have difficulty to understand. A rude way of saying this would be ‘bad handwriting’.

But I would rather be happy about it and say – ‘Bad Handwriting Proud Owner’ (Thanks to the 'Late' Orkut community that gave me this idea!).

Well thanks to the age of computers. I don’t need to worry about others not being proud of my pride. Lol

I think a computer is more humane than the humans in this regard. Everyone has the same digital handwriting. It’s a fair playground for all. 
Long live the right to equality!
Amen

It's Chinese New Year! 2011 - The Year of Rabbit

My earliest memory of Chinese New Year is that of the Dragon Dance and the celebrations that was much more prominent in this part of India a few years back. Those were the days when I had a lot of Chinese friends at school, I would pass through Chinatown while returning from school and feel the excitement of Chinese New Year approaching with lots of preparations going on all over the area. How I miss those days!
 

Chinese New Year Celebrations at Tangra - Chinatown, Kolkata(2008)

 ABOUT CHINATOWN

• Chinatown in the eastern part of the city of Kolkata is the only Chinatown in India.
• The locality was once home to 20,000 ethnic Chinese, now the population has dropped to 2,000 or so.
• The traditional occupation of the Chinese community here had been working in the nearby tanning industry and the Chinese restaurants.
• The area is still noted for the Chinese restaurants where many people flock to taste traditional Chinese and Indian Chinese food.

To know more about Chinatown and the Chinese community you can visit:

http://www.dhapa.com

 

 

Lion's Break Dancing in Pei Moi School, Tangra

(The only Chinese school in India)

CHINESE NEW YEAR - Which Animal rules your Year of Birth?

The celebration of the Chinese Lunar year goes back centuries.

There are 12 different creatures represented in the Chinese calendar.

A different animal is commemorated each year. 

After 12 years the animals are repeated.

Were you born in the Year of the Horse?  Snake? or Tiger?  Locate the year in the chart, then look at the top of the column to discover the most likely animal celebrated during your birth year.

Were you born in the Year of the Horse?  Snake? or Tiger?  Locate the year in the chart, then look at the top of the column to discover the most likely animal celebrated during your birth year.

Please note that generally, the Chinese NewYear starts around 14^th or 15^th February each year. 
If you are born before 15^th of Febreary, you actually belong to the animal before the given year. 
Example: If you are born on 12^th Jan 1971, the year 1971 is indicated as Year of Boar but since you are born before February 15^th, you actually belong to Year 1970 or Year of Dog. 

If you are critically born in the month of February, it is advisable to consult a Chinese expert or check your birth date against 100 Years Chinese Calendar as the Chinese Lunar Calendar varies slightly each year against the Christian Calendar. 
Some Chinese years are long and some are short, thus the new year date varies, it is not always fixed on 14^th or 15^th of February.
Here's a link where you can find out your birth animal: 

http://www.love-meter.net/chinese-astrology/chinese-birth-zodiac.php

Spreading Joy, Bringing Hope, Comes the year of Rabbits with immense scope! Happy Chinese New Year :)

Tc