Beauty in small dimensions.

Beauty does not come in bite-size pieces. It does not come in capsules nor does it come easily. While there is no personal achievement in being born beautiful, it is often acknowledged that Beauty is a welcome guest everywhere.

We are surrounded by beautiful people and they influence our lives a lot more than we acknowledge. We have our families, friends, colleagues, and strangers. Pets and strays too.

Beautiful people can be your sunshine when you're being battered with hail. I had been through a harrowing experience, had made a mistake and had let it tag along for quite a while. When I took steps to rectify it, it came back to bite me in the back. I had a lot at stake and was in a confused state of mind, worried and tired. My friend understood me perfectly and gave me a warm hug, took me for a walk, and let me vent. Once I had vented, I felt a rain cloud being tugged and pulled out of me. I felt it buoying away and I felt lightness. I discussed a lot of things, formulated a plan, and started to work towards it. Over a beef burger, an Arabic salad, and burnt caramel milkshake, I spoke and spoke, cried, and then listened. I spent three hours talking and walking with the most beautiful person I know and let tranquility sink in.

Beauty is relative and may not be appreciated the same everywhere. Yes, you walk into a party and the first thing you pay attention to is one’s appearance.  The first impression you have of a person is derived from the first 5 seconds you observe them ( It is important to dress and groom well ). While an attractive person is more likely to make a positive first impression, it takes a lot more than external appeal to build a lasting impression. Beauty is a reflection of one’s nature, one’s character, and is sometimes a way of life. Even when we are busy with our lives, we must make it a point to appreciate the Beautiful. A smile, a note, or a thank you go a long way and often makes them smile — making them appear more beautiful. 

I have a knack of spotting beautiful qualities in people and occasionally compliment them on the same. Everybody loves Beautiful people— it doesn't take much to appreciate them. It makes them happy, and in turn makes us happy. Happiness is a trait often associated with the Beautiful. 

While beauty doesn't come in bite-size pieces, we can still chew on thoughts and relish the good times. While we can't gulp down a Beauty capsule, we can certainly inject ourselves with happiness. Think of all the Beauty still left around you, and be happy.

An Elixir made of belief, hope and attitude

I love advertisements for their creativity and the message they put across- urging us to do something! I love Amul ads, Limca ads,LG ads..the list is long.

I love LG ads for their tag line : Life's good. Each ad they come up with portrays how good your life will be when you buy their products-be it a LED TV, monitor or even a vacuum cleaner. Simple yet so effective. 

They advertise and we buy. Its simple- Slim TVs can have an effect on us- make us happy!

Me thinks I must find other sources of happiness too! I'm giving it a shot and loving it!

I love my job. I love working hard and putting all of my energy into it. I am an ordinary girl with not so ordinary goals and I am determined to work my way up. I have observed its never been easy to be successful. Things will never be easy nor will people co-operate.There will be jealousy, back-biting, politics-you name it. Its the only common thing found at all work-places.

There are no shortcuts to any place worth going. Hard work and dedication fused together is the only way to move forward.

I believe it is very important to prioritize and set goals. Being stubborn,confident and never giving up is the new sexy. It is very important one has a dream and keeping it alive is very much essential. What will be life worth when you wake up and don't look forward to working hard to achieve something you really,really want?! It is important to have passions.

A life without passions will be so dull!

How do you react to a person when he/she says they aren't passionate about anything? 

I feel sorry for them.

I speak from personal experiences and I have learnt it the hard way. The amount of hard work I put in over the past few months have got me results that made me happy and these results will stay with me throughout.

It is essential to have a mentor,a friend,a guide,a philosopher. I treasure my experiences and will always be grateful for the help and teaching. In return, I helped too. The attitude I developed and things I learnt will remain with me forever. The mentor may or may not be with me, I will forever be grateful and never forget that its because of him, I am where I stand.

I love my family dearly and will always put them first,listen to them and do what they say-it makes them happy and their happiness multiplies mine.

My family has always been supportive of me, especially my grandfather. My grandfather has been my pillar of strength. Extremely critical and supportive, he has taught me to be strong and not give up. He has taught me that one must give respect to get respect and that my attitude plays a crucial role in everything I do.. The choices I make will take me where I wish to go.

Life is all about choices. When you cut away from all the jazz, every situation is a choice. You can choose how to react to situations. You can choose how you let people affect your mood. You  can choose to be in a good mood or bad mood. 

You can choose to be happy.

It's my choice how I live life and have no regrets. Life is a DIY project. Your attitude and the choices you make today, build the "house" you live in tomorrow.

There is a factor called luck. Some people blame their bad times on the stars. They say : "I think my stars are bad,this is happening to me...". Some feel their happiness is because of their good stars. 

I feel we can't base our results solely on luck. We can't afford to classify or categorize our times and justify luck as good or bad.

There is a Chinese story of a farmer who used an old horse to till his fields. 

One day, the horse escaped into the hills and when the farmer's neighbors sympathized with the old man over his bad luck, the farmer replied, "Bad luck? Good luck? Who knows?"

A week later, the horse returned with a herd of horses from the hills and this time the neighbors congratulated the farmer on his good luck. His reply was, "Good luck? Bad luck? Who knows?"

Then, when the farmer's son was attempting to tame one of the wild horses, he fell off its back and broke his leg. Everyone thought this very bad luck. Not the farmer, whose only reaction was, "Bad luck? Good luck? Who knows?"

Some weeks later, the army marched into the village and conscripted every able-bodied youth they found there. When they saw the farmer's son with his broken leg, they let him off. Now was that good luck or bad luck?

Who knows?

I don't know,neither did the farmer-then. We have no business rating things and absolutely have no right to delve in self-pity. Things happen and we have to accept it.
Once we make up our minds, we have no right to blame others for "things". Nobody has the right or power to ruin your life but you! You make or break your own happiness.

You can choose how you live and what you get from living a happy life.

On a side note, my uncle gifted me a laptop as a birthday + graduation gift. That made me happy too! I really thank him for being so kind and thoughtful. He knows how much of a help it has been to me and how it has been a great source for learning.

:) )

P.S.

Have a week!

I miss my college days..!!

Its been only a few months and I miss my college days..!

College ended on a high note for me - I graduated with distinction and stood third in college, got a job and I have a daily routine which I adhere to. I am happy.
I meet my college/building/school friends and we have fun. Some things have changed but most remain the same.

The daily lectures, professors lecturing us (pun intended), our beloved canteen, the lovely Carter Road promenade, the jesters in class and fun between lectures, the library, the labs and most importantly, my friends, I miss them all..!!

The class..

The seminars...

Submissions..

My Project team..

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The never-ending Xerox hassles..

The ice-creams..

The canteen breaks..

The fests ..

The fun ..

So many memories :). 

I'll never get those days back but I got to know so many people,had varied experiences and made friends. We may or may not meet often but no measure of time will be enough with you guys....

I feel good

I feel good and there is no reason as to why I shouldn't.

Life is fair and I love every bit of it. Sometimes things don't go the way we expect or they are not good enough for our liking...but hey! the efforts we put in to get things in our favour are good but not as good enough as to get us what we want. So we try harder and become stronger. Take each day as it comes and accept things for what they are. No point kidding ourselves.

Sometimes things go in our favour but very few of us would appreciate what we have in life. We all have ourselves to thank when things go right but we have no business in blaming others when things go wrong. If we do that it means we absolve our responsibilites. That's not right and why give others a right over our lives? We owe ourselves a lot more than we owe others. Doing others a favour is cool but lets not get into that right now. This is about feeling good about ourselves.

So what happens when we feel low? We don't feel good about ourselves then. It might result in us harbouring regret/guilt or feeling sad about something. It doesn't mean we will stay in that mood for long. We can look for solutions to overcome the bad mood and go back to happy-state and thus maintain a healthy equilibrium.

I feel good about myself and I love life. I have no time to pull others down nor do I have the inclination to gossip. I don't want to get into fights. Friendship means quite a lot to me but there has to be a balance somewhere.. A threshold that shouldn't be crossed.. If it does,the friendship might go awry or result in one or both parties letting it stay on their minds...letting it affect them.
A carefree attitude helps develop a thick-skin and I wouldn't mind wearing an extra sheath ;). Sure friendship is good for us but I'd rather have my self-respect and peace of mind rather than try to sacrifice my good mood ..

So chin-up buddy! If you have had a bad day,you need not feel bad about it anymore. Look for solutions to end that bad mood and let that smile spread across your face. There's a reason people look better in photographs when they are smiling :).

A smile takes just 14 muscles;A frown-72!
Go figure!

The dog that followed...All the way!

A few days back, I decided to walk back from Bandra station to Santacruz. Having left a few books at Ollwyn's for overnight xerox ( 35p/copy ),my bag felt considerably lighter. My shoulders felt light and it was barely 4pm. It was a lovely evening and I felt like walking.

Along the way,on SV road-Turner Road junction I bought a bottle of water. A friendly stray came and nuzzled her head against my leg.  I played with her for a few and then I went and bought her a Parle-G packet. I played with her,patted and taught her how to "give a paw".

Then I started walking along SV Road again. A few minutes later,I felt something wet on my ankle.. When I turned,I saw it was the dog. I kept walking and gave her occasional pets. She was very friendly.. Along the way,many dogs came sniffing at her but she kept following me.

At Khar,I thought she would stop because she met with a big dog and they were playing with each other.
I was happy she made a friend and I continued to walk. A few meters down the road,I felt a familiar warmth and rubbing against my ankle.. Yeah,it was her.

She walked with me,all the way to Santacruz-No kidding!
While walking in the crowds,she would get a little disoriented but she kept looking for me and when she saw me,she darted towards me. So much love just 'cause I cared for her.

At Santacruz,I got a call from my aunt and she asked me to come to Andheri. I had to go by train and I thought the dog would stop following at some point. But no,she came with me to the ticket counter and followed right up the stairs on the bridge. On the bridge,it was very crowded and she lost me(so,i thought) in the crowd and I was relieved 'cause I didn't want her to come onto the platform. I was very surprised when I saw her come down the stairs towards me,inspite of losing me in the crowd. There were so many exits to that bridge but she came behind me.

I played with her for a few more until my train came. When my train came,I got in. I turned back and her eyes were gloomy. I felt sad but I had no choice.

She was an ordinary stray with regular brown/black patches with ears that pointed outwards..
I never saw her after that day but I know she loves making friends and I hope to see her soon ! :)

Just Me

Hi there!
So,my chuddybuddy has been bugging me that I don't write about myself in this blog.

"It's either your food pics,random videos, the quotes/gyan you come up with  etc. or the complex thoughts that feature in your blog..that's all I see. Why can't I see something written about yourself ???? "

Hello World!
My name is Shrutika K_____. I am quite an introvert. I keep to myself usually. I don't open up that well but I do make an effort to put the person(s) I interact with,at ease.

I have a pair of black eyes.Bushy black hair.Dimpled cheeks. A round face. I'm overweight. I am of average height-5 feet,five inches. I'm an ordinary girl with not so ordinary goals.

I am very passionate about reading,cooking,sports,music and technology. I love animals,photography and my space. I am in the process of becoming an engineer. I am not very good with electronics but I make an effort to understand how things work. I like surfing the net. I have taken up blogging so that I learn to express myself better,write better.

When I interact with people,I observe how they talk,their gestures,their facial expressions etc.
I notice the things that appeal to me. Some things, that are not so good, are best tuned out.
I like genuine,hard working and sincere people. I don't like double standards. I take my time to make friends. Sometimes,if I get a bad experience with others,I tend to phase out when they talk. I don't seem to/ want to make an effort to interact with them. I don't even have the heart to be rude to them unless absolutely necessary. Like I observed yesterday, a simple smile or a small wave can suffice.

I don't have a boyfriend. I don't feel that I am responsible or mature enough to be in a relationship,yet. I feel a relationship requires a serious effort from both sides. Seeing a relationship going awry,in the family is enough for me to form these views. As much as I like people, I don't understand why they interfere in other's private lives. If a girl is frank enough to tell them that she doesn't have a boyfriend,why do they make attacks of a personal nature and quickly make them appear as a 'just kidding' statement,when snubbed? Makes me wonder if they have lost a better part of their humour? People sure are puzzling..


Crushes belong to a different category,altogether. I haven't met a guy that has made me go 'weak in the knees' yet. I am not a hopeless romantic but I still wonder if such kind of men exist ;)

I have an average sense of humour. I don't miss an opportunity to make others laugh. I crack PJs when frustrated :P.

This is all that there is,to me. Don't be dependent on this account,though.
I might change;Become Awesome :D