The Christmas time - A picture story.

Its the Christmas time and the world is decked up.

The Church in my neighborhood.

The Shopping Malls in the city .

Aren't they beautiful!

Now I wish to share a memory . As I said earlier ,two years back I visited Kochi during this Christmas time. There's a famous LuLu International Shopping Mall. And it was so beautifully decorated ,I remember still date.

We spent a whole day in the mall and thoroughly enjoyed the Christmas Day. Hope you all have a great time this year. I remember in my school days one of our nursery school madam dressed herself up as Santa Claus and threw chocolates at us. May the secret Santa of yours bring wonderful gifts to you all.

Merry Christmas.

My New Year's Resolution.

Generally I don't believe in new year's resolution because its simply difficult for me to keep. But this time mind is telling me, make yourself some promises, even if they seem impossible ,just do it. So here I go.

The first one -  Make your health your priority. Your age demands your respect ,attention, your time, give them all. You know you are too lazy ( actually) and of course you have no such intention to live a very long life but short and healthy ,giving no troubles to anyone, not having to depend upon anyone should be your aim in life. So ,walk a little everyday and a little exercise. Even if you are too tired after all tasking household work, still do. And besides health the wonderful thing it may do to your mental peace may be just magical. And you know how much you need it.

Next ,and seems most important at this moment, be very strong. The same old strong self that you were years back ,though it remained hidden behind your short structure and soft frame but you know it. Time has taken perhaps much of your mental strength but gain it back.

Avoid people showing you disrespect even though you may love them ,avoid people showing you indifference, even if it breaks your heart. Make your heart as strong as granite. Let it not pain for those undeserving people. You were never a fool.You have been through many a storms and still you stood straight. May be years of struggle has made you a little weaker but not so much as not to regain yourself. Kick yourself hard and say I give a damn to all those selfish and rude people. Like before create your own happiness inside your own self. Don't let it depend on others.

You can do it.

You have done it before.

Inside you ,you have moved the mountains, you can do it again. Now you have people around in the form of God's blessing. Other things should not matter.

Wish me luck as I am wishing myself.

Memories of December.

December comes with memories ,as I said earlier. Some are painful but some are sweet. Let's for a moment forget the pain. After all what is life without pain! As people say life is 90% pain and the rest is happiness and we live treasuring these happy moments.
December comes with that nip in the air and we get our travelling shoes ready. Let me take you to the December of 2016. We made a Kerala tour. The only sad part of the whole tour was the boy could not make it,exams you see,but he will surely have his moments.
Let me take you to Alleppey, a small town, famous for its backwaters. A calm place with beaches, lots of greenery ,relax,take a houseboat through the backwaters for a day and you will remember it for the life.We took a boat for three hours and it was bliss.

Our boat.

The Sun shining on the backwaters. There are villages on the edges of the water body and boats are the only means of communication. Not a tough life though it sounds like one.

Hope you enjoyed the ride with me.

More again the next time.

Because our country has a treasure hidden inside it to explore.

Come visit my country.

The Year Ending.

The year is coming to an end.

It should end well.

As it is said, "All's Well That Ends Well".

The pain , the failure , the neglect, the indifference, the worries will be wiped out if only the end is good.

 As far as I can remember every year ended well except one, the year father was in the hospital, never to come back again.

Or else every december , with that slight chill in the air, we wish to make a short tour. Last year too we had one but the happiness was a bit incomplete as the boy could not make it because of his exams.

This year we again have a plan, please Mother Nature , show some mercy , got the news of the threatening depression, and the fear is back, happiness has an enmity with me I think!

But never mind, hope the family will be togather after long, and determined to have our time, no matter how much negativities try to creep in.

The Nature is inviting you. 
Immerse yourself in Nature.
Make your life worth living.
With family by your side, nothing to worry about.
Some moments of pure bliss ,
You steal from the time.

The Cyclone

Few days back, we ,the people living in the South,were struck by the Gaja Cyclone. In my place we had only a few hours of moderately strong wind and rainfall but it was enough to cause massive damage. Many trees were uprooted, posts broke into halves, worst, electricity was snapped for four days continuously. The time after

sunset turned into nightmare. Candlelight was all we had to rely upon. Then girl missed her studies but without the internet I had time enough to read even in the candlelight.

But I must give credit to the people here, working hand in hand,labourers ,officers, days and nights to resume the service, though I feel the damage is too massive to be rectified too soon.

But there is life after darkness .

Life springs from the ruins.

And the life continues.

There will be Strom ,there will be darkness,

But let life win always .

Let light invade the darkness.