Anniversary ...haa....

"Time and tide waits for none"

Its already been an year that i am here. Within this year a lot of changes. I landed in US on my brother's birthday (August 12th, 2004) and August 12th, 2005 is my last day of work in SEMC. Varied experiences and great changes in myself. Smile always sticks to my face whereever i go..a great change in me. Positive thinking, i developed an optimistic attitude to things in the way they come to me. I had pretty good time, I had a chance to make very good friends.
For a person who is like a touch me not plant this is a tremendous change. And i am enjoying my life here, especially the fact that I have to take care of everything by myself. I am missing my family ofcourse but still i have some great friends who made me feel that i am not alone here in this alien land(like Alice in Wonder land. :-)
Comestas !! Spanish ofcourse ..learn this from Latina Maria..."Innika ippadi erindada" -its Tamil learned from my roomie...its great!!!!!.......intermingling of cultures. I had a great time with Pam Cook's family, a typical traditional ideal American family, who is my co-leader for my small group. I enjoyed every moment i spent with her serving new international students, dabbling my fingers in playing piano under her guidance ;) , having wonderful dinner at her home along with her family members.
Well, will keep posting more out of my experiences...its great to look back and so many sweet memories reminding me of my struggle, tension, confusion, pleasure, happiness ...several varied experiences flash in my mind. Anyways my exploration of NCState is really wonderful and cherishable!! I hope everything goes well for me in near future too ...my fingers crossed..hahaha!!

Attitude but not altitude

hi,
atlast i am ready to post my second blog within a month's time. Today, I started reading a book written by Shiv Khera"YOU CAN WIN" . I am touched by a small story. The moral is that a balloon flies not because of its colour but it is the gas inside it which makes it to fly. The same way its the human attitude which makes builds the soul. Integrity, truthfulness and complacency all depends on the attitude of a person.

In practice, even I find a lot of change in my life. A smiling face can change the environment around you. Building positive attitude is very very important. Of course I am surprised to see a name to my weaknesses/diseases(;)) I am one with a disease called "excusitis" (keep giving excuses) --means that I want to do this and that...the days will pass by but end up with thinking but not proceeding any further. Procrastination also drags me behind all the time. I am a perfect "Paralysis by analysis" sufferer in terms a great procrastinator. I am trying to overcome these but I guess it will take some time.

"NEVER LEAVE TOMORROW, WHICH YOU CAN DO IT TODAY" - Benjamin Franklin

Becoming an optimist::

"BE SO STRONG THAT NOTHING CAN DISTURB YOUR PEACE OF MIND. TALK HEALTH, HAPPINESS AND PROSPERITY TO EVERY PERSON YOU MEET. MAKE ALL YOUR FRIENDS FEEL THAT YOU APPRECIATE THEIR GOOD QUALITIES AND STRENGTHS. LOOK AT THE SUNNY SIDE OF EVERYTHING. THINK ONLY OF THE BEST, WORK ONLY FOR THE BEST AND EXPECT ONLY THE BEST. BE AS ENTHUSISASTIC ABOUT THE SUCCESS OF OTHERS AS YOU ARE ABOUT YOUR OWN. FORGET THE MISTAKES OF THE PAST AND PRESS ON THE GREATER ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE FUTURE. GIVE EVERYONE A SMILE. SPEND SO MUCH TIME IMPROVING YOURSELF THAT YOU HAVE NO TIME LEFT TO CRITICIZE OTHERS. BE TOO BIG FOR WORRY AND TOO NOBLE FOR ANGER."

It is not apparent that there is something positive in every person and in every situation. Dig deep to find out the positive in same way as you dig deep in the dirt to find gold.Search for what you are looking for. Keep yourself focussed.

I am inspired by these words. So, i am jotting them down to make myself to remember them whenever I look back at this blog.

well keep posting :)

Making a first move

Well ,
Atlast i am making my step towards writing my first blog..which i wanna do from so long....I am welcoming u and welcoming myself to my wizard of thoughts. I will try to be regular in posting at least a blog every month ;) .
Well, regarding what I personally feel abt blogging is.. like OPEN SOURCE CODING...open blog writing is tremendous these days. I donno the exact pros and cons but definitely blogspot is a place to share our thoughts. Alas!! its a wonderful to look at our blogs sometime later(;) MY AUTOBIOGRAPHY). Ofcourse we cant put everything but definitely to somethings which we can share publicly, and above all a person's useful writings out of his/her experience can guide someone else.
Well I am so unclear about myself as of now what i wanna do and what i want to become technically. First, of all i thank God very very much for giving me a such a wonderful life(as a daughter to my parents) and sufficient enough knowledge to understand about my life. I thank GOD from the bottom of my heart for giving me such a wonderful parents anda dear loving brother. My real assets are my Dad's Blessings and the constant support from my Mom and Bob. I am really thankful to the unlimited freedom they have given me and also their great respect to my ideas and thoughts. The objective of my life is to be a good daughter to my parents, a good sister to my brother, a good friend and ofcourse a good wife in future. My aim in life is to dont give a chance to any of my dear ones to feel sorry about me at any time. Till now i have been successful in that....but there is long roadmap ahead ...n i will try to do my best.

After coming to US, I can see a dramatic change in my attitude. Life is a better guide and experience is the best teacher. We often ignore small things in life but they make a great difference in building up a person's attitude. Keep smiling , keep smiling, keep smiling, .....keep smiling... and u can change the world around you. Just care about the way in which you look at the world .....but not the other way. Attitude is what makes us different from others. Words are pretty easy to say but i always believe implementation is real tough. N who does it is a perfect person !! I got an opportunity to meet a person in reality. An ideal, caring, highly organized person...its none other than "SRINATH". (will discuss more in my future blogs)

Today i started reading " IGNITED MINDS" written by Abdul Kalam, the current President of India, a great scientist, a man of achievement who came from a lower level and now reached the upper rung of the ladder. But I am afraid he is not successful in implementing his thoughts and ideas though he achieved a great political position and he is like a puppet.

I liked the following quote from this book in particular.
"Thinking is the capital, Enterprise is the way and hardwork is the solution"

I dont want my first blog to be too long ...I will remember this day as it is important to me in my life. (JUNE 9th) Well, I will try to be as regular as possible.
will keep posting...
:):):) with lot of smiles....