Are you attracted to someone?

Its insane, attraction I mean, how do two people get attracted to one another? Whats the science behind it? Is it the looks, the attitude, the aptitude, or just an amalgamation of all of those?

People ask me about my husband and me, how did we land up getting married to each other, its simple, we are opposites, I think of him as a Monk, calm, quiet, peaceful, not that impulsive, takes a lot to make him jump off his seat. He is like a rock, solid, like an anchor - unmoved by any strong currents.

Look at me, I am impulsive, dreamer, live each day at the time, there is nothing constant about anything I do, routine sucks for me, I laugh easily, cry with equal ease, I am self admitted Drama Queen..

So what brought us together? I wont call it fate, it was more than that, its that feeling which tells you that yes you can spend the rest of your life with the person, being yourself.

Well.. on a closing note, I hope there were a formula for this phenomenon called Attraction, but until some genius figures that one out, lets just say its magic, no one knows why, but yes, it very much exists!

Adios!

Happy faces

Something made me google for 'Happy Faces', checked the image results and you know what, the results were pretty surprising.

Most of the images were the Smiley yellow faces, the emoticons which have become an enternal part of our cyber lives, the other pics were of kids or dogs.

Its not surprising to see kids smiling, what amused me is the fact that there were no pics of adults smiling out there, weird, why do we become so serious?

It reminds me of an incident few years ago, I was supposed to meet my friends near a certain Petrol station in Bangalore, we were heading out for a day at the amusement park, and though I had stayed in B'lore for more than 6 yrs then, I landed up at the wrong place, so stuck there, while I called my friends and let them identify where I was, cursing myself all the time, a lady sitting her big car called out to me, my immediate thought was that if she was asking about directions, then she reached out to the wrong person, how can someone lost guide anyone else?

Thinking and smiling, ready to tell her that I am lost and can't help her, I moved close to rolled down car window, when this lady smiles at me and says, "you looked so happy, I just wanted to say Hi" , shocked, amused, I smiled even more, wished her a nice day and then moved back to the spot where I was standing awaiting my friends..

This little episode is very close to my heart, whenever I am a bit sad or low, I just relive the moment.. It never fails to bring back a smile onto my face, boy if I can look happy while lost, I can be happy period.

Maybe thats what missing in so many adult's lives, this little bit of happiness, we are looking out for bills, needs, wants, money, that we forget about the little things that count.

Here is to making them count and looking forward to more happy faces..

Cheers!

Just a list of things I wouldn't tell u

Things I wouldn’t tell you

1.       I hate confrontations, even if I haven’t wronged, I would rather walk away then spend my time arguing, discussing or debating.

2.       I love blue, so much so that I have to instruct people from not letting me buy any blue color clothes or other stuff

3.       I want to be an artist of some sort, I want to touch lives in a way that only art can

4.       Clear night skies spike me, I can stare at the stars all night long

5.       I pray whenever I can, I thank whenever I can

6.       I do not regret any choice, good or bad, they help me learn

7.       I envy people who make friends easily, it takes me time

8.       I would rather do everything myself than ask

9.       I fear losing people I love

10.   I love walking in the rain, makes my day, anyday

11.   If I had to be an animal I would be a butterfly

12.   I am not a foodie, I eat to live & not live to eat

13.   Though I love my dessert, I will spend more time on dessert than main course

14.   I still shiver when I think of my first kiss, the memory still sends a chill down my spine

15.   I read till my eyes start watering

16.   If today is my last day, I wouldn’t mind

17.   If today is end of world, I will call everyone I know for a party at my place for a party

18.   I am a socializer, I love being with people.

19.   I do not flirt, but enjoy receiving attention

20.   I have to keep learning something new all the time, there is an insatiable thirst

21.   Of all the features, I love my eyes the most, they never lie

22.   Someone lied to me and broke my trust so bad, it took me years to regain trust in people

23.   I try to accept people the way they are, it’s too much of a pain to make them change

24.   My favorite flowers are lilies, yellow ones, they are so beautiful, so full of life

25.   I abhor strong smells, just can’t stand flower scents esp. rose and jasmine

26.   My idea of a perfect date is on a beach, clear skies with sparkling stars, slight breeze, a low level table, sitting on the floor, candle light, and sound of guitar.

27.   I find laughter infectious

28.   I love laughing at myself

29.   I feel at home at the bookstore

Lets start from the start :)

Well, in case you don't know, Hi! I am Deepa, just another 20 something girl, software engineer by profession, lot many other things in person , you will learn more about me as you read what I have put up here.

I am married, got married exactly 15 months ago, my husband - Raghu is a mechanical engineer and works with a leading construction equipment manufacturer. This is my story of how I landed up from Bangalore to Chennai to Johannesburg in less than 5 months.

We were in Bangalore, married and happy, due to various reasons, my husband was looking for a job change, and opportuinity came in as an irresistable offer from one of the most respected company in his lines of business, the catch being that the job location was Chennai, honestly for someone who has been brought up in North India and stayed in Bangalore for close to 8 years, Chennai can come across as a bit of culture shock, people speak Tamil only, they are conservative, but at the same time, women are respected, and there is an order is the seeming disarray. Anyway, we packed our bags and off we went.

I got a transfer from my Company, but the post I got came with an onsite rider, I may have to travel if required, well, didn't think of it much then as there were times in the past where I got a visa and all but didn't travel..

Long story short, landed in Chennai and was just started to enjoy when I came to know that I would have to travel.