Newyork

Newyork is so built with bridges

when I saw snowfall for the first time

 

from my apartment window at 11 th floor

the statue of liberty

Unlike other places in the united states of America ,Newyork  is not about touring its about living there.enjoying the busy life . the fast paced lifestyle makes anyone busy. I was so withheld at home that I had no choice but to come outside and explore this beautiful busy life.I lived in one of the skyscrapers ,with a library across the road and a main street parallel to mine.I was on my own as I had to pick up the kid from  school for like walking 2 miles , funny I had a neighbour who comes by car to our building  I reach home earlier than her, thanks to the traffic and snow clad roads.

I witnessed the historical deposits from snow from my apartment window midnight .Snow is like rain , nobody gets scared or irritated , they just move on.Its one of the elements here.They say couldn't care less.unfortunately to me I had the worst of the nightmares coming together when I think of those snow days all alone in a new place couldnot process the fact that I will be walking in the streets of this new place,bracing myself was tough for me and I was weak but not anymore , I took cabs which I had access just as I left from apartment's building.A railway station next street.My apartment had all the facilities of the world in one place only thing I was scared to step outside . because of the sedantary lifestyle that follows a desperate dependant one you land here in the US.You are immobile if you cannot drive a car .You cannot goto office because you are on H4.All you do is take pictures of whatever comes your way which a 4 year old can do.Everything is at the mercy of the Visa status. You visit Niagara and Disneyland , who needs them I so wanna get back to work ! You visit the statue of liberty only to discover that you are not at liberty to go to work because of some stupid visa status. Like hell , I am waiting for my turn to goto an office.

Now why is this thought coming up for the Newyork post is the question. The answer is which it was much relaxing in the other parts of the US I visited, its depressingly busy in Newyork that staying at home only counts as a sin.

Summer hobbies

If there is one activity that never fails to fascinate anyone in the home it is painting the walls. My hubby felt like a kid and so did I .Surprisingly the kid in all his cuteness felt like a resposible gentleman . We have had a few bad experience with the touch up paints before .Either the colour wouldnot match or the brush failed to complement the beauty. But this time it felt wonderful to paint the walls with the foam brush and a paint of good brand that blended so well with the wall.First I was hesitant to let my little boy do the painting and stuff only to realise later how wrong I was about him.
That said the paint was getting dried up and so we had to finish the work fast. Before the toddler woke up to find his abstract art vanish from the walls we were done.

It is an amazing feel to have done something fruitful and most importantly without the help of the computer that makes me drain two third of my life into void.Thanks to networking that is inversely proportional to the net work done.

One important thing that awaits all moms during the summer vacation is the cleaning up of the piles of schoolwork that comes home from the previous here.Only adds to confusion if we need to keep it for some old belief of this might come to use for any project work that awaits in the future.who am I kidding this was the story of my school days where computers were dreams far fetched .So finally gathered the courage to get rid of one whole bag of trash from the school work .

It never fails to amaze me when I think about that one thing about cleaning up.I either sit there for days waiting for the sky to fall or the earth to shake before I even decide to clean up that old store in the kitchen or the closet . But once I set my mind on it , I find myself indulge in it so much that I am never done with it and its a ever running process eventually  I giveup at some point and back to square one.Its the circle of life , atleast mine.

But from now on I have decided that there are things in life that cannot wait .one such thing is the task of cleaning because life doesnot wait for anyone to perfect themselves.There has to be a routine ,a consistency in such vital needs .And I am not waiting for the toddler to pick up his own toys put it in the box.I won't mind clearing the carpet any number of times until the terrible two's child decides to give up on tumbling the toy boxes all over the floor .I won't mind doing the dishes for any number of times for the sake of the this unmatched satisfaction of having done something away from the computer. Funny I am putting this up in the summer hobbies post !

Women power!

I had a chance to attend a seminar on 'The Empowerment of women ' some years ago.The intention is to help women discover themselves.

They said, "a woman's greatest strength is her empathy ". Ofcourse, I do ponder this often summarising ,that's her greatest weakness too.

Confused ???????!!!

Is it when we stop to believe that, things get out of control or when things get out of control ,we no longer want to believe in anything :(

They also serve who only stand and wait ..

we ask way too many questions when we buy something especially gadgets, dish connection . but, how we put it to use is one story. we are not concerned until someone asks , "is it still working ?" . Its rather shocking to realise that we settled for not disturbing the babies at all.

This also applies to the useless knowledge from the hobby classes .

Technically speaking!

No matter what amount of labour and research goes into a product, how extensively its put to use determines the overall customer satisfaction. There are umpteen untold use for a product which is not covered in its tech spec.

When you get a laptop you want to drill down to every detail on the spec to ensure ur pc comes with all the latest features.
Once you get it , Internet explorer is the only thing you could ever think of, before even the system is booted.Such was the case until I discovered that the webcam can be used as a dressing table mirror.

Before you begin playing Wii, there are certain strict instructions to the user, which doesnot include , 'Please dont take the couch for your convenience while playing snowbowling'.When my first-junior wanted some of my time, the
second-little-one had a good sleep without being prodded.

I can be a music composer someday, because my cellphone plays a musicnote for every random key I press.

wow ! An iPod can read e-books too, Ofcourse, after a lot of hardwork and eye-strain.

Footnote:
Customer feedback forum- not just about ranting our dissappointments but also for sharing the sweet surprises included in the package.

Duh..

When I dont compare myself with anyone, I m OK !

Troubleshooting

Restarting the computer puts back many a process in order. I wonder what happens ..when an internet browser or a media player wudnt open or progress. But when I start all over again , the process runs as good as new.


I feel bearing a grudge on someone is like these trash piled up in the cache' which hinders our progress...its better to restart , clearing the cache, refreshing our minds.