Soaring high gas prices....

Four dollars a gallon is where we are at right now with gas price....ofcourse with a possible increase in the future to this phenomenally high number too.....Where is this world leading to?....In fact the reason this topic came to my mind is one of the fwd ed emails I received from my friend about observing June14th as the 'STICK IT UP THEIR BEHIND DAY' in India to protest against the private owners of these gas companies & the Indian government for increasing the petrol price by Rs 5, diesel by Rs 3 & cooking gas cylinder by an atrocious Rs 50 per 14 kg cylinder....This probably is still affordable for those people in white collar jobs but imagine those families who are trying to make their ends meet in Rs. 5ooo or even lower than that as their income...I often hear a lot of people who visit India, come back & tell me that things have changed a lot in India, people are spending a lot, the buying power has increased, people buy fancy cars and so on....But in the last two of my visits to India the reality that I saw was yes the prices have gone up, a call taxi ride to get to somewhere within city limits easily demands a 500 rupee note, there are new flyovers & bridges, more restaurants selling burgers & pizza, a City center to boast about.......but at the same time there are still people who take those crowded trains& buses, walk in the hot sun, buy things in EMI and struggle to pay that off, eat in a restaurant once in a blue moon, & unable to save anything for their future......yes in my opinion the standard of living has increased probably for a lot of those IT professionals, real estate folks & the already affluent people.There are still so many people who are typical middle class, still paying off their loans & who take a deep breath at the end of each month...These are the people who are going to be affected by this soaring high gas prices....Is this really something to do with the increase in crude oil price in the international market or is it the government/private owners who are hiking these prices? Whatever be the reason , all I can think of as the end result is (that line from the movie Sivaji), "The rich get richer & the poor get poorer". So very true in this situation...

Devotionally Delighted....

Many in this world question the existence of god. Today I sympathize with all those people who are so very unfortunate to not be able to enjoy this real bliss. I was born in Chidambaram, the temple town of Lord Nataraja, visited the temple a number of times in these 27 years of my life and have continued to be a devout person but have never ever felt this way before...Yes I got a feeling of peeping right into heaven when I listened to Thiruvasagam in symphonic oratorio by Illayaraja. I’ve been hearing this for about two years now and till today have never got tired of listening to it. This is one such composition which needs to be heard a couple of times before you like it. And trust me if you like Tamil, then this is just a treat to your ears. Hat’s off to the legendary Illayaraja who has given true life to manikavasagar’s composition with his excellent pronunciation. One could feel the extent of his bhakthi in the way he has sung it. We all go to god with all our requests for different worldly pleasures but this song makes you realize that real happiness is achieving deliverance and reaching the feet of god. This song did invoke the spiritual mood in me today. If u listen to this with true devotion you’ll understand what I meant…… Thanks to my friends KD & DB from CA who introduced me to this.

Goodbye Michigan...

I'm ready for another move again...this time from the Midwest to the West.As I look back at the 2 years of my life in Michigan, I'm really happy about how much I have learnt from living here.
The Midwestern values is something that I have come to know about and appreciate by interacting with some wonderful people here.I made some good friends and worked with some really fun people.
Living in a place with close to six months of Winter was definitely not an easy thing for someone like me who always enjoys sunshine.The first snow or even the first few months of winter I should say, was enjoyable and by the time it's February, you tend to get into the Winter Depression Syndrome.And how can I forget my nerve recking experience of my car spinning out to 360 degrees while driving on those icy roads and me hoping that I will be alright.
But the good side of having such a bad Winter is you learn to appreciate Spring and Summer. I had no idea about the 4 seasons When I lived in Florida before moving to Michigan. It definitely is beautiful to see those spring flowers and Fall colors. And bcos Michigan is kind of in the center of the Midwest, we were able to drive to Chicago & Pittsburgh several times which were always great trips.
Well,writing about all these good experiences makes me think that Michigan was definitely an interesting place to live when compared to Florida.May be I'm going to miss this winter someday when I live in that scorching heat of Las Vegas.U never know!!!

Better Late than Never...

It's been a year since I created this blog but never got to it till now.I can go on to give lots of excuses but I do believe that its better late than never....
Sooo Here I go...hopefully I can continue to write more...

Most women feel complete when they attain motherhood…….but sometimes it makes me wonder whether just giving birth to a child makes a woman attain motherhood? May be not in all cases! To me motherhood is being able to love all children without any reservations and being able to appreciate what one’s own mom would have gone through. One would think that a woman after going through her pregnancy and childbirth would be able to realize how much her mother would have gone through to bring her into this world. Sadly, for some self centered women the very idea of a mother is someone who would serve them for their entire lifetime. What is really sad is when the nurturing is taken for granted and not reciprocated with love. Even on normal circumstances when a mom is just visiting her daughter, how many girls actually tell their mom “Maa…you have done a lot for me and it is time for you to sit back and relax while I make a nice meal for you”. Which mother would not be happy to hear that? No one is bound to do anything for anyone, more importantly being a mother does not mean a lifetime agreement of serving her children…each individual is responsible for his/her life…..but what makes any relationship meaningful is the ability to appreciate and reciprocate.

Another fun venture!

This is something that I've been wanting to do for quite sometime now. Blogging always seemed to me as a fun thing to do.But wasn't quite sure if I could really keep pace with my thoughts and articulate it into writing well. But here Iam ready for another fun venture in life....totally driven by the multi-faceted Gemini in me to do something new that I know I would enjoy doing. Let me see how far I get.Trust me, Iam not a great writer but Iam just going to use this page to unleash my ideas and my perspective of things. Well, if u think its interesting u could bookmark this page else just ignore my blabbering.:)