Choose Faith over Assumptions...

Over a period of time people, places, appearances, characteristics, styles "change"( i will replace the word, "change" with "grow") but there are few things that never change, and they are PASSION, PEACE, FEARLESSNESS, MADNESS, FAITH and FRIENDSHIP (for me the sum of all the words is one word - "LOVE").

I understand this is easy to write or say but difficult to believe but i am sure life has given each one of us moments that define the above and build our understanding on the amount of love and happiness life offers us. It all depends on how we make our chooses. 

Either time takes over our faith and we  break our understanding of life.

Or 

We take over time, by hanging on to our faith and make our understanding of life.

It is all about the voice deep down in us that defines us. No matter what the voices outside us are saying, all we got to do is have faith in this voice that comes from deep within, we can hear it, we can feel it and it is all that we have with us every moment till the last breath.

There are few who go with this voice deep within them all through their lives till their last breath and become legends, because by their impact full imagination build on faith they change perceptions and thus they change lives.

These are my thoughts after watching JAB TAK HAI JAAN and THE LEGENDS behind its making.

Shah Rukh Khan has changed immensely in his acting, appearance and in his approach towards his work but his passion, charisma and love towards his work is still the same after so many years.

Mr. Yash Chopra  has been making love stories for so many years with so many different characters and stories, but the soul of his stories is still inspiration, love, goodwill, happiness towards life. He has always narrated  fairy tales with a mirror of realty.

This man has been making magical stories with love in his heart and faith in his imagination. 

When you put your heart and soul in your work - the out put is legendary and you are defined as a legend.

And when legends are made they live forever.

This blog post is a tribute to one such legends, "Mr. YASH CHOPRA" .

Happy Diwali :)

A Carnival Of Colours and lights

Dear Readers,

Hope you all have been well.

When ever i feel it has been long since i last posted my pictures, i have to remind myself,"It will happen, when it has to happen all i need to do is be present, aware and admire everything that i am welcomed with every moment".

Finally two days ago, late at night,  i and my collegue were on our way back  home from work. When we reached the area were my colleague's home was, she insisted on getting down at the market area as it was few minutes away from her home and she could walk it up. I urged on dropping her right in front of her home as it was late, then with a very caring tone she pointed at a lane in the market which was filled with lights and colours and said,"i will be walking through this lane, there are loads of people as well there". I was spell bounded at the sight, all i said was ok and she left me with a beautiful view to cherish. God Bless her.

In the blitz of darkness i saw a carnival of colours and lights .As if these lights and colours were pouring out right through the center of the darkness spread all over.

The next day right after work, i was guided by her on how to go to this place again. Thanks to her guidance.

I took a train from dadar and got down at matunga west. On coming out of the station, west side i took a left from the station and walked straight for eight minutes until i reached the area. This area is near citylight, matunga west.Once you reach matunga, always ask stall walas or shopkeepers and you will be guided to this area.

So here comes a token of love for all my lovely readers bundled with loads of happiness and good wishes.

This Diwali i hope i leave u with a smile:-

Food For thought - :)

My encounters with food are always special and how can i not share with you something i believe is one of the best things nature offers us to let us use are creative abilities and taste buds to the fullest of our satisfaction - cheers to mother earth 

                                         Lebanese Cuisine - at Colaba Causeway

                    for all you people on diet - fat free salad sandwich and coldcoffee - at Kala Ghoda Cafe

                                 Fat free and highly nutritious salad at Kala Ghoda Cafe

                                          PS - I SUPPORT EATING OVER DIETING ;)

 My heart lies in these two - cafe moha and blue berry muffin - They are a reminder of all the great memories i made with all my friends - God bless my friends always and forever :)

PAV BHAJI - Home Made - I Made - What fun it is to make something with such a profound feeling and then to see someone else it eat it with satisfaction - 

A salute to all the HOME MAKERS - they are such selfless givers - :)

                                    Chicken Roti at Costa - A quick grab and quite a filler

 I had this at Thank God It is Friday - It is Dal Makhani and Rice with salad,cottage cheese and non veg puff with omelette dressing - :D I am a big time Foodie

Fish Curry and Roti - I made it - making it and eating it - so much fun and refreshment :)

Yes it is Kadhu, Puri and Raita - when you make it the tast just get better - also a very unique thing about all these indian dishes is - you go to any part of india - they will not taste the same anywhere - That is how creative and talented our India is :)

Exotic Pizza - at Pebbles - Juhu - this was the best vegetarian pizza of my life - All ingredients and the pizza base were in the right quality and quantity and were perfectly cooked

There are indeed no Goodbyes :)

Ganesh Utsav is celebrated each year with immense amount of excitement, creativity, months of hardwork and planning and this just gets double every year as if the utsav is happening for the first time. 

You know the way   the rays of the sun fall at us every morning and renew, refresh and refine us with it's bright warmth and love it is exactly the same way here, "love just gets warmer and richer with each passing day". 

A procession passes through my colony as well every year and i click pictures every year, but, "what is new in that "?

 The newness is :-

The sound of the dhol gets richer and vibrant every time!!

The excitement to leave what i am doing and run to grab my camera and get to the window increases every time !!

The thirst to go down and get the best emotions captured increases every time !!

The pictures that i click get better every time !!

The setting of the stage and people planning remain the same every time but devotion and dedication to do better increases every time!!

The procession remains the same every time but the love and togetherness it creates increases every time!! 

The people remain the same every time but their warmth, care and spirit to celebrate the festival together with people they don't even know increases every time !!

This festival simply defines that,"There is a family created by God for all of us, this family possesses infinite love, the name of this family is, "HUMANITY". 

God Bless Humanity :)

 This shot is from my room's window, every year a stall is put here to give wada pav and fruit to all the people who take part in the kings send off procession .

The way a mother makes sure that all her children eat food the same way these guys in white make sure that all the people gathered around and in the procession have the prasad. I GUESS, "ANYTHING EATABLE MADE OR BOUGHT OR SHARED WITH A GOOD FEELING AND BELIEF BECOMES A PRASAD".

The Vibes of these kids made me feel as if,"we can make any revolution happen, be it a change for prosperity, peace or togetherness". I believe they made me believe we can only if we want to .

You think they are professional drummers!!!?, these guys are from all walks of life, from different professional backgrounds. They are paid a petty amount to beat the dhols in various processions during ganesh utsave. THE WAY THEY BEAT THE

 DHOLS, IS AS IF THEY ARE JUST LIVING TO PLAY AT THAT VERY MOMENT, THEIR HANDS WON'T STOP TILL INFINITY AND THE SOUND OF THE DHOLS IS SURE TO MAKE YOUR HEART BEAT COME TO A STAND STILL. "I CALL THIS THE MAGIC OF PASSION".

BRAVE HEART ISN'T HE. we wait for opportunities to come our way and here this little one, in a simple way taught me,"opportunities are born out of hard work and belief".

smeared with colours and a thirsty throat that is how he and many of his fellow mates looked like but then when i saw the picture back home i realized," He is smeared in devotion of love and celebration of life and a thirst to feel gratitude by selflessly working hard for all the blessing that he is blessed with". MAY OUR THIRST STAY FOR EVER :)

To dance and smile in the celebration of togetherness - this is what Ganesha Festival in mumbai shouts out loud and reflects in every vibe and the excitement and love just gets higher and higher every time .

Though kept at a safer place from the dance crowd , the kids still dance in rhythm with the crowed .

The procession starting at around noon time, goes through many lanes, till it reaches juhu beach next morning. On the way there are n number of devotees who pass by to seek blessings and these hands make sure each and every devotee far and near gets the prasad. HERE I WILL CALL IT AN ACT OF GIVING - JUST GIVING

I have no idea what he was doing the the crowed , BUT HE MADE ME RUN BEHIND HIM. WORK OF ART FOR SURE :)

The moment they saw the camera facing them,"They caught the garlends to give me a clear view of the idol". There are very few who understand the motive behind a camera facing them, happy i am that there are such people. God bless them :)