Experiencing the deserts of india

Visited recently jaisalmer with family in chilling winters of delhi; and wow, the winters are pleasant contrary to the belief that deserts are chillier.

Sand dunes at sam in jaisalmer are amazing with camel safari on the dunes with my 4 yrs old. That too...the camel we rode was also 4 yrs old ;) some awesome sunset shots followed. Went to a desert camp for folk programmes, which my kid loved amidst bonfire.

Jaisalmer is also known as golden city as 80 % of houses are made of sandstone which is brown. Highlight of the city was patwa haveli which has some breath taking carvings well maintained along with collections of the trader of gold, silver and afeem.Boating at gadsisar lake was serene.

Food at wh mandir palace, trio and desert boys safari was good.

Photography paradise - haveli, mandir palace, jain temples, lake, and dunes.

Decoding Life with random perspectives

Dhund aisi gehri thi ki, Kitna bhi ujaala aaya, dhund hat hi nahin rahi thi aur mujhe sab dhundhla lag raha tha...bhagwan ko bhi bahut kosa Maine, ki Kyun?

Phir, dekha ki Mera chhashma shayad saaf nahin tha...aur saaf karte hi sab kuch theek dikhne laga mujhko...

To decode, I think we get so muddled in our lives thinking about circumstances and people that we keep missing the sunshine just what fog does...

But, at a lot many times you will realize that there is no fog, it's only your specs which aren't clean leading to poor picture of what is happening around you.

We should always remain positive and open to the world at large,  that we see the sunshine.

2015

New year is here...and we are all ready with clean slate to do the best and etch greatest memories of all times here in 2015. And to make them happen, the mind goes back to recollect what I thought I wanted to become in earlier years...

Flashback 2002, I was fresh out of engg college, subdued post 9/11, not placed by the campus process. World was very scary...going back to house without any job and after 4 yrs of a promising college! I wanted to become somebody like an mba who sets businesses up and deals with all kinds of strategies and so on...but first confidence booster was to find a job. With a 75+degree from the second best college in the state, I applied all across and after a few visits to some consultants,  I was offered a job at 5000 salary. The world came down, but mba prep became stronger. Appeared for a software company, got thru info. Was very happy. At that point of time, it was literally god sent. Desire to become an MBA was still there...

2004, posted in USA. Rogered by the GDM, global delivery model where both client and your offshore team eats into your sleeping time. Saw shawshank redemption one day, and literally walked in rain to soak in the message for my life summed up in that movie. Started on my dream for becoming that cool mba thing...came back soon. Got thru IIM. Loved it....just like the movie. On the top of the world.

2008, journey post Mba begun on a dead slow note given global economy meltdown. Got married as well. Realized a few things about life and family and the great commotion which follows post marriage in traditional joint families of hindi heartland. Made a choice and went ahead with it. Learnt all the things which I wouldn't do as a parent, as a husband and so on. Learnt all hard way...that's life, doesn't give a how to do manual as you are born :-)

2011, became a father. Wow! That special feeling is still there. Posted multi cities - kolkata and then Mumbai. What an experience. Shifting takes a toll on the entire family but develops that independent value, that fighting spirit, to meet new people and so on...

During the ups and downs of the life on the hillock, posted one number on the blog, this one, same; that 2015 would be the year where the cool mba thing should result in significant achievement. Just struck me while going back some posts on this dead blog....and just thought what if this can turn out true.

Welcome 2015. Hope u r special. And yes, you have brought me back to my beloved blog which is a good thing to begin with.