Oops!!!! Got a Job in Mars

I have been thinking for quite a while that I need a change of job, and so I started hunting for a job. To my surprise I got a call from out neighbourhood planet 'MARS'. This isn't funny folks, this is the begining of the space age where soon you will have job openings in space, you will start getting calls from different planets. And may be from different solar systems. The current situation in our so called earth is not so good, everywhere you find, people fighting just to survive, companies throwing our people in the name of cost cutting, terrorists killing people in the name of religion, etc.Even recently the the first ever chandrayan was sent, who knows you might find some openings in the moon, may be soon people will book their plots in the moon or may be in any of the planets. So you see its high time we should look for a different planet where we can start fresh. These bad situations are like virus, it would have been so nice if we would have been able to wipe out our own harddisk completly and reinstall our life like the operating system and take out life back to the factory settings and start fresh.

Its just a dream, but getting a job in a different planet is not a dream, who know it can turn into a reality soon, with the space age nearing by. You will have transport to carry you from one planet to another. What a fun it will be to visit another planet. The planet called earth is viciously surrounded by so many problems across the world, so its not easy to say which part of the earth is happy and leading a peaceful life. Everywhere you go you find the different cultures but the problems may be the same with different frequencies.

I dont understand sometimes what are we trying to achieve with our jobs, are we just working to earn money, where has the creativity gone, where has the interest gone to do something new everyday. Specially my job has become robotic, where in there is no creativity and no interest, I am just doing it for money, and that also is not sufficient.

I envy those who have a much creative job than mine, who come to work everyday with a new creative idea, and then work to implement their idea which results into a fantastic creative work. Reading those theories which say, you can make workplace halthy has always been fun, but I think these theories are good in books, because I have tried doing that, it has'nt helped me a lot.

I have lost my creativity and the urge to even think creatively. Folks while reading this you may think that I am being negative, but no its not that I am negative, see if I would have been negative I would not have been able to write this article, yes I have been trying to calm my mind with music, and try to energize my soul and make sure my creativity doesn't die. Who knows I might get some creative job in 'MARS'.

Search with a smile

Kopi Luwak from Indonesia

Kopi Luwak from Indonesia- Coffee lovers, here is an interesting coffee you can try.Kofi is Indonesian for coffee . A luwak (civet) is a tree-dwelling animal that lives mainly in Sumatran jungles, climbs coffee trees and eats only the ripest, reddest coffee berries. It’s also believed that fermentation process inside the luwak's digestive system could give the coffee a unique flavor.

The civets eat the berries, but the beans inside pass through their system undigested. Once the coffee seeds are collected from the feces of luwak, the beans are washed, and given only a light roast so as to not destroy the complex flavors that develop through the process, and you know when the coffess is made they say it tastes so good and its so smooth, but imagine you are drinking something which has been collected from the waste of an animal.Best Part this coffee will cost you Rs 1000 per cup and for $400 abroad.

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Vaishno Devi - A Religious Trip

A dream came true when I got a chance to visit Vaishno Devi in Jammu. It is said that how much ever you plan to visit Vaishno Devi you can't untill unless you get a call. I think it was time for me to visit so I got a chance to visit on Jan 7th ' 09. We were two people, me and my friend started for the journey on 06th and reached Jammu by 07.00pm. From there we took a bus to Katra, reached Katra around 09:30, booked a room for us. We were ready by 11.30pm to start our journey up the hill to reach the Vaishno Devi darbar. I wanted to go barefoot, but for some reasons I could not, but yes I wanted to walk and reach on the top. As we started we had in our minds that we will make it for the early morning Darshan. The roads were very steep and as were moving up, we realised that our legs started giving up, but it is said that if you have been chosen to reach till the darbar you will reach some how on the top. We made it to the top by 4:30am. On top of the hill near the darbar it was very cold.

After reaching on the top we we had a beautiful darshan and after that we had to start for another journey towards Bhairo temple, which was further up on the hill almost 1 hour journey. We made it from Katra to Vaishno Devi in almost 4 hours. And after visiting Bhairo temple we started to walk down. It was literally chilling when we reached Bhairo temple. It was still dark, we had somewhere in mind that it will be good if we can see the snowfall. While coming down as I saw snowfall may be for a 5 seconds but it was awesome. It took us again 4 hours almost to come down. For more information I can share that you have an options other than walking to go up as new ways of transport has been introduced. While coming down we saw the sunrise and again as I could not stop myself taking pictures of the nature. I am posting some pictures which will give you a glimpse of the beauty around Vaishno Devi.




Vaishno Devi - A place to visit




Roads towards Vaishno Devi




















Dexter on the rock

Well, for starters, you go about it very boldly. You solicit opinions from travel writers and photographers, poll your colleagues, and talk to outdoor enthusiasts, historic preservationists and relatives who, every time you see them, seem to have just returned from another fabulous trip.
In a nation with a wealth of stunning cities full of compelling stories. You will find artists who love to travel and capture the beauty of beautiful places across the world. Sometimes travelling is so much of peace.

I have always been fascinated by the charm of beautiful places around the world and also with photography which captures the beauty of these beautiful places. Since my childhood I have been fond of taking pictures, I did not have a good camera and so when I got a chance to buy I started from a basic olympus camera and then moved to a basic Canon digital camera, and to tell you the truth I took some good pictures. Its so much of fun to capture every moment of your life which you can cherish throughout your life. I have even tried to capture some videos which has come out good but I wonder how to stitch all the videos together into one, may be I will try to figure that out later.

Haridwar : Rishikesh

I went for a 2 day / 1 night trip to Rishikesh. It was a trip with my office colleagues. And to tell you the truth one of the best trips of my life. I enjoyed rafting , cliff jumping and kayaking. It was so much of fun, specially the rafting was incredible as this was my first experience in rafting and I enjoyed the water sport so much.I also tried the cliff jumping twice as for the first time I was a little afraid, but the guide helped me jump into the water, by giving me a push, second time I tried jumping myself, but both the time the moment I went inside the water my breathing became hard, but then I remebered what the guide had told me to lie facing the sky and I did that and slowly tried to swim back towards the rafting boat. Then in the night we had a campfire and we had food and beverages, slowly as the night crawled in it became dark and the the sky was clear with twinkling lights and moon in the sky. The campfire started to cease and slowly it became dark, but you still had the moonlight which was enough to see,you could hear the insects making noice as we were in the middle of the jungle where river ganga was flowing and the camps were by the side of the ganges. Sitting in the night with the moon and stars in the sky, the sky was so clear and mountains around you and you lying on the shore of the ganges listening to the noise made by the flow of the water in the ganges was a thrilling experience.

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Experiencing the water of the Ganges



Good Morning Ganges



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Little Angels

Poems and Articles

I feared being alone Until I learned to like Myself. I feared failure Until I realized that I only Fail when I don't try.I feared success Until I realized that I had to try in order to be happy with myself.

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I feared people's opinions Until I learned that people would have opinions about me anyway. I feared rejection Until I learned to have faith in myself.I feared painUntil I learned that it's necessary for growth.

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I feared the truth Until I saw the ugliness in lies. I feared life Until I experienced its beauty . I feared death Until I realized that it's not an end, but a beginning.

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I feared my destiny Until I realized that I had the power to change my life.I feared hateUntil I saw that it was nothing more than ignorance I feared love Until it touched my heart, making the darkness fade into endless sunny days.

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I feared ridicule Until I learned how to laugh at myself. I feared growing old Until I realized that I gained wisdom every day. I feared the future Until I realized that Life just kept getting better.I feared the past Until I realized that It could no longer hurt me.

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I feared the dark Until I saw the beauty of the starlight. I feared the light Until I learned that the Truth would give me Strength.I feared change Until I saw that even the most beautiful butterfly had to undergo a Metamorphosis before it could fly.

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Little Angels

Rishikesh : Haridwar

Friendship

Oh, the Comfort
The inexpressible comfort
of feeeling safe with a person,
Having neither to weigh thoughts,
nor measure words
But pouring them all right out
just as they are
Chaff and grain together
Certain that a faithful hand
will take and sift them
Keep what is worth keeping
And with a breath of kindness
Blow the rest away.

" To me, Friendship is a metaphor of the ultimate relationship;

a free bonding ; a lifelong voyage to cherish ;

it is about a manifestation of each other's emotional undercurrents.

It's about respecting and complementing each other's paradigms

with the significant presence of individual thoughts

& still enjoy every bit of your togetherness. "