Hello to our new bikes!

With the pandemic going on, I had to find new ways to keep myself busy while staying safe. Since Nov 2019, I've focussed more towards leading a healthy lifestyle. As a part of it, we've purchased new bikes! It reminded me of the days when I used to bike to my school and my dad would follow me in his scooter to make sure that I reach safely. He was certainly very protective of me! 

So far, it has been fun. I hope to bike more often before the winter begins!

Long time, no see! (Part-2)

It has been almost a year, since I posted something in my blog! And, here is why.. Long story short, I crossed the ocean this year and I am 8000 miles away from home now.

After a year delay, I achieved my long term dream and I cannot be more busy because of this (Note: I don't regret it. Well, I shouldn't.). A lot of things happened this year (2013-14).. Some of them on top of my head are...

I broke my leg (Wow, of all the good things that has happened this year, I have no clue why that was on top of my head. :-D), I have started to like dancing more, visited 'n' number of temples (where 0<n<∞), Oh yeah! That means, I have started to code a hell lot, I realized that I hate to travel in flight (especially alone.. for 22 hours),  got some really close friends (Unexpected. Uhhh, perhaps a miracle!), learnt to cook (This, I would call an achievement in my entire life. To people, whom I said I will never cook.. I accept my defeat! I really want good Indian food. And hey, I cook well.), and last but not least, I miss home! 

I really really hope to post more this year. :)

Long time, no see!

It's been a really long time since I even typed my blog name on my browser. And today, am happy to see that there are 9 followers and 1660 views (Well, its always happy to know that someone atleast views your blog, when you have been idle for 2 months!)  :-).

So here I am, after two long months! A lot happened in these 60 days. I started working... which is actually the only thing that happened. But I feel like its 'A Lot!'. *Uhh!* Anyway, I don't wanna talk about work. It's a different experience altogether.

Other than that, there were some interesting incidents that happened in these days. Some masala and seasonings may be ;-). After which, I finally decided to sketch something and I did! 

The girl here in this sketch, is standing in a lonely road, on a rainy day with an umbrella, waiting for some miracle to happen in her life: Just like me :-) 

Girl in Rain..

P.S.: People who wonder if the drawing is incomplete, you're wrong! Am giving you the complete picture. And yes, there is nothing on the left side of the sketch...

Xpectations!!

Expectation is a word that carries so much of a lot of things like, curiosity, anticipation, anxiety, happyness, burden, fear, shiver and what not?!! Whenever I get my hopes high on something and expect that to happen, I say to myself that it is not healthy to expect so much. But lemme face it, I was never able to control my expectation.

I asked to myself, "Is it so wrong to expect something?". Well, I didn't get an answer till now.

When our expectations are fulfilled, the amount of happyness you get is unimaginable. You feel like you're the happiest person in the world and everything around you looks perfect.

At the same time, when you expect something to happen, and if it doesn't, you get so depressed and gloomy. The whole world seems to be working against you!

Expectations could be huge or really really small & silly. But the impact it has on a person is pretty much the same.

Many would have faced a lot of 'Expectation scenarios' in their life. Lemme just list out a few, that runs on top of my head! They might be petty things, but believe me, they have a strong impact! More importantly, you expect things from someone who is special/unique/important in your life.

#1. Cawwl..!

                                        
     
       1. A call from someone, who said they will call you back in 5 and suddenly you find that your watch is running a race!
       2. They say they will intimate your result over the phone.

#2. A Text

      1. Expecting a reply for a really important question from someone you like the most.
      2. Sending a "Hi, What's up?" message to a person after a really long time and waiting for a reply.
      3. Important questions list for tomorrow's exam. :-P


#3. A gift or a courier or at least a call at 12 on your B'day.

#4. Anticipating a vacation trip with family or a farewell party/get-together with friends.

#5. Exam results, when the internet is so damn slow.

#6. Announcing the winners list.

#7. The moment after you click the 'Submit' button and you wait for the computer to process your request to get your final marks.

And etc etc.. Is it possible to not expect anything? Huh, No way! Why? Well, without expectation, life might be monotonous.

But, is it healthy to expect all the time? Hmm, I dunno. I leave it to you!

   
     
     

Ink pen

                  The evolution of ink pen started with a quill and an ink pot. (Duh, everybody knows it!)

Later came the gel pen, stick pen, ball point pen, microtip pen etc. Remember the days, when we used to get scoldings from our school teachers for using gel pens/ball point pens instead of ink pens?(At least I did!). I remember one of my tamil teacher who insisted or perhaps constantly scolded us in her screeching voice to use fountain pens till my 10th grade so that we will have a better handwriting in the future. Well, I dunno if it 100% true, but my handwriting did get improved, including the fact that she actually gave strenuous workouts for my hand.

There are few incidents that flashes my mind, when i think 'bout fountain pens. I remember the fight with my dad, when he bought me a normal ink pen, instead of a Hero pen just because the shopkeeper suggested not to go for it(Well, i personally liked that pen, though it works well for hardly a month or so! On the other hand, you get  new pen every month. :-P). I felt that my handwriting got better every time I used that pen.

Once I was in an exam hall and during exams few of us were made to sit on the floor("Only two in a bench!" policy. And, it was the poor guy's(sitting next to me) turn to sit on the floor). Half way through the exam, my brand new ink pen showed its evil face(Apparently, all possible worst things happen only during exams and all at the same time!).  I was frustrated by trying to make it work and as we usually do, I shook the pen like a whip. It didn't work. I did the same(twice) next time with my full energy, only to find that the guy next to me had ink splashes all over his white shirt and on his face!

After a long angry stare he rushed to wash the ink spotted face & shirt. Unfortunately, water scarcity was at its peak, and he could get only droplets of water from the tap, which worsened the situation by spreading the blot. Leaving me with no other choice(with a lot of hesitation), I had to provide him my 1.25 lts of cold mineral water to remove the stain only to some extent(Well, it's just water, not a Rin Ala fabric whitener!). And, of course later that day I got a blast from my teacher for being so careless.

I also remember the day when one of my friend, while troubleshooting a fountain pen, tried using the pen nib like a straw, and ended up with a blue mouth :D. She gave a wide smile(with 32 blue teeth) without noticing the ink all over her mouth and all I did was stare & laugh at her for the whole day!

All possible messy things happen with fountain pens. You find that your ink filler has a huge cut on it(when you have only 5 minutes to leave) and you try to pour the ink directly from the bottle, which eventually gets spilled all over the floor. To prove that you are wise, you use your blue socks to wipe the ink from the floor only to find that your mom has been standing behind and staring at you for a long time!

Nevertheless, I still love ink pens and I recently bought a set of Calligraphy fountain pens. It works great! :)