It’s just about fate and destiny,

It’s with each person and being,

Life is indeed made of cards,

No piece of cake and no easy rewards.

Treasure what you are blessed with

“Time at your disposal” is just a myth

Spread love and happiness each time,

And keep that smile at each mile.

Some decisions taken are not right,

The voyage at times is quite a fright,

Believe in your gut and sixth sense,

You are the master making your own fence!

There are so many manufacturing units and each one has its own area and specialty.  It’s just awesome how each one is structured and managed by a workforce. The last three industries that I had been too, made me write a blog. There are so many small and minor things in a product. It’s crazy and indescribable. And when we go out shopping, our choices are endless. And there the uncertainty starts.

There are documentaries made which comes in Mega – factories which show us how a product is made with perfection. The show is amazing. They are checked in each step and once it does not meet the criteria it is totally scrapped or that batch goes through the same department all over again. If there is one technical glitch in the instrument, it hampers the total production cycle and plan. Due to the time limit, the check and control lacks at times. Expertise are always on the premises, available for any repair or maintenance. There are thousands of people employed and each one has a unique role to play. And keeping the demands of the workforce is again a hard task. Proper supervision and monitoring is required for efficient work culture.

From food products to electronics to clothing each item has a different way of being assembled and created and we as consumers have no idea about the method and route of an article being made and the time spent. We only know about our unlimited wants and it is usually with a specific requirement or customizing what we fancy.

Our society is such an important part in our life that we bind ourselves to it.                There is so much of responsibility that we have towards it that at times we do things which are way diverse than what we would have done if it was just left on us. Similarly,the boundaries and expectations that lie on each family is unimaginable at times.

Coming together of each family is the best part about weddings. But then its not necessary to meet the people that you love only at the time of such events. We need to prioritize our thoughts and make time for our loved ones.Each type of wedding has a charm in it. It should be done in a way that is comfortable for both the bride and groom. Some Indian weddings, there is so much that is done that the ones getting married cannot recall much about their wedding.The bridal shopping, and the dance and music all the time is when the Indian wedding is called “A BIG FAT WEDDING” . The English wedding on the other hand is way different with other rituals.The best part is the speech of the best man and the bridesmaid. The rehearsal, menu-tasting and everything just being next to perfect .All in all, it just needs to be simple and extravagant.Moreover, it just the feeling of being US  that makes it more special. Lately, loads of celebrities from the Hollywood have had an Indian wedding. Its a very normal trait of human beings, who are inclined more towards what they don’t have.

Weddings, even if it is a one-time event can be done in a very smaller yet in a grand way by calling just the people that you want to .There are so many events in the wedding, and so much of show at times which really needs to be pulled down. And even when the educated bunch talk about dowry and match weddings by the investment that each family can make,it gives me a thought of repulsion.  Its just not correct when such a beautiful relationship between two people is considered that ways!!

Weddings is such an important part in each one’s life!! And that day is way precious for the Bride and Groom than anyone else. So, set them free, let them loose , so they can capture each moment of  their valued treasure:)

The best plans are the ones which are made instantly and quickly. This idea for a ec0-friendly drive got onto me and my aunt just a week back. And we are done by the event which was pretty AWESOME. So, what we did was collected 150 tree saplings from the Forest Ministry and put slogans in each one of them and gave it out to the responsible citizens of the town. I would say interested citizens more than responsible.We had 5 types of trees – Guava, Haro, Baro, Kalki and Epilipi. And we were giving it all for free. So we could see less of pollution and the black smoke with more oxygen around.

So we had to book a place which seemed really tedious job around,more than what i had really expected.But somehow we could manage talking up the ground floor at Civil mall and there we were this Saturday with the event. The best part was doing it all together and all the friends who came by for the support. So we had loads of posters giving out messages and the event went out very smooth.

Now, when i talk about the general public we had varieties of people. We had the ones who who just see and make that quirky looking face thinking that ::OMG, they have so much free time!! And some were really just looking at it ( exactly the expression of a window- shopper, want to ask questions but really hesitant).. But there its for free!! And some who really appreciated the event and wanted to volunteer the next time we ever do a drive like this. There were many who would love to take it but did not  have the space to plant one.

We just had one slogan – WE NEED MORE TREES, WHICH IS THE NEED OF THE HOUR AND WE NEED MORE GREENERY AROUND.

There’s a saying education is for children and experience is for adults. But somehow i feel that learning is as important as practice. Learning and gaining knowledge is a never ending process. Qualification is one of the main criteria for getting a job. And the requirement varies with each profession and career. Some strictly look out for experienced candidates. Except the post which is for a highly qualified individual, the others should take both talent and edification into consideration. There’s always a first time and many things can be learnt with time. Since no one is born experienced the individual using his theoritical skill into practicalities helps to become experienced. And by the end one needs to specialize in a sector, therby diversifying into studies is not worth. It all depends upon each person on what his ultimate aim in life is. The most important part is to love and enjoy what you are doing and make your hobby your passion as there is a famous proverb saying: ” All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy”

Have we ever thought about a situation where we have to do all our chores ourselves??  I am sure you must be wondering on what I am talking about.  I am relating to our domestic helpers who are a part of our family. There exists such an unknowing relationship that exists between them and us. The comfort, care and love that they provide is just beyond explanation. But, we are quite a few who are really lucky to have helpers who have stayed a long for a long time.  And I am one of the luckier ones.

It’s just so nice to see them working with so much of compassion and loyalty. The commitment and devotion helps in increasing the bond with the family. These are the people who have seen you grow and know exactly what you want and how you want your things. They have their individual families and the routine that they work in must be so repetitive and tedious for them but it is never seen on their faces. Surely, they must be having their own problems and different stories and backgrounds but they are not uptight about it while working. We really need to learn from that – PATIENCE AND PERSISTENCE. Sometimes it just leaves me amazed on how they carry out their work so genuinely and altruistically. When it comes to the choices of each member of the family, they know exactly on who loves what and who needs what at which time. This is when I am talking about being self- less.

So there are actually so many things that can be done by one self but we are so habituated with people doing it for us. And if each family entity does their own things and divides the group work, things would have been so easy and the work would have been done in no time. But it can never be an alternative to the pampering and the concern that is showered by our new family members!!

This post is written out of the everyday situations that Kathmanduites are facing and seriously nothing, nothing is being done about it and it’s getting onto our nerves now, but as we are, with so much of patience and wanting for a change to happen or a miracle to occur. Let me just put it up in one liners:

1. The potholes on the road is so much of trouble for driving the vehicles and when it’s a rainy season, it couldn’t have gotten any worse.

2The dust on the road because of the destruction is causing so many diseases, we can see people on masks while walking too, it’s become like as if flu is all around the town.

3. There are vehicles which emit black smoke and it is so difficult for the passerby and the vehicle behind them to even breathe, like literally its BLACK. I wonder when the last pollution control was done.There is so much of pollution everywhere. It s just feels sad to see Our Green Ktm go BLACK.

4. The garbage all around in different parts of the city are scattered. Sometimes the roads are filled with rubbish thrown around that it covers half of the road making it a one way.

5. There are no street lights, so when its dark, its worse and dividers in inappropriate lanes, so if a new person is driving in the city, he has to be very careful. There are so many accidents happening because of no street lights.

6. The traffic system, do we really have one?? There are no traffic signals and if there are they do not work. The places where it really works there is no police control. The traffic is crazy and these day’s small lanes are overcrowded taking hours to reach a 20 minute drive.

There is no traffic sense and we too drive like insomniacs, cause each one is in such a hurry to reach the destination. It’s become unbearable to listen to the ongoing honking if you stay near the road side.

7. The city is becoming so unplanned day by day. Firstly, we were widening the roads, that drive is not over and now we are getting the phone lines underground. So, basically the labour was used twice, with twice the effort and fund.

The roads are on the poorest conditions, what’s left is also withering away with the demolitions.

8.  Water and electricity being the main ingredients of life. We all know the scarcity of it in the country. The country being the 2^nd largest in Water resources and still we are dying for water. What a shame!!

9. All of us have been just talking about how hot it has become, and this summer’s it has been exceptionally warm, its all because of the population and the increase in number of vehicle. The number of people  have increased so much as compared to the ratio of previous years.

10. When we talk on the public vehicle front, it is very annoying. The connectivity is very less and the way it pushes in people more than the capacity is  beyond concern.

11.Oh now when we talk about the citizen we have this habit of spitting around wherever we like, wherever we are. We don’t really look around. I guess its genetic (Sarcasm unintended)

There are loads of things that government needs to implement and carry out but at the same time on becoming responsible citizen of this country we need to take various things in mind, starting by not littering the place around.  Keeping our surrounding clean cause we all want a GREENER KATHMANDU!!

Gardening and green goes hand in hand. It’s so beautiful to see the fresh fruits and vegetables growing around the house. The best is during the starting of spring. I just love it then. The flowers start blooming and the bright and clear sky just makes the day perfect.  There is such hard labour work with the seeds being sown, watering them and waiting for it to reap. The fertilizers and the mixture of various soil nutrients is a skill one needs to master at. It’s seems so easy when the food is made and served right on the dinner table. But, the whole process and cycle is so tiresome. Gardening depends on each person’s interest. It’s more of a hobby. We did water the plants around the house as kids but now it’s all gone. I believe if time can be taken out it does not take more than 15 minutes but we would just blame it on laziness. The greenery and the tall trees surrounding the house is the best thing one can ask for. Getting up with the sun rays falling right at the window sill right in the morning is just wonderful. Just posting some of the pictures taken at the backyard of my house..

And while I just wrote about Generation gap on my last post, it’s just so fascinating when we look over the things that have changed around in a few years. Seriously, there are quite a few of things that amaze me. These are all incidents of personal practice. I still remember how we had typewriter classes in school and the kids now must not have even seen it. It is a compulsory rule to own a laptop in today’s date. Here, there is no comparison between technologies, it’s just citing out various instances which has changed quite a bit.

There was a time, when we pulled out the ink bottle and dipped our fountain pen and there was a trick of filling the ink in the pen. We had to be really careful at it and it was such a messy work, usually the ink blot getting spread on the paper or the skirt’s pocket.  And now we just have been using gel and ball pens and the ink bottles are rare to be seen.

The usage of mobile phone and the everyday launch of new technology are overwhelming. There is so much that one can do with the device and there was a time, it feels like an era now, that we hoped for getting a cell-phone. And I, myself have changed about 5 to 6 of them till now. Everyone has a cellular device these days. No doubt, it makes things easier and has its own benefits but there are so many of us who are glued onto it for hours and hours not thinking that the future impact of it is going to be worse. We can see people in their headphone tuned onto music which is  best for the music lovers but being hooked onto it day and night will make our ear drums not work for long. Everything has its boon and bane and everything before and now is charming, but when it comes to technological the change is quite impressive.

And even when it comes to clicking pictures, i remember myself going to the nearby shop and giving the reel for printing and we would all be so excited when it published. The anxiety level was at its top. And now with the passage of time, we can click hundreds of snap in some minutes and erase them whenever wanted. The important part here is we humans like to keep all the snapshots forever , even if we are never going to look at it again . Its just put in our desktop or written in the compact disks having no idea of where will it be in 6 months.

The tradition of going for family picnics has increased,socializing has become out-bound which is a good thing as exposure is a must for growth!! But at the same time “EVERYTHING IS NICE TILL WE CAN LIVE A  BALANCED LIFE”