Who Knows?

Author : Shalmalee....      Blog : THE Soul...      Date : 4/8/2013 3:50:00 PM

' Sitting on the Airport, waiting to board my flight, no wifi connection and everyone would agree that data roaming is too expensive! Eyes and brain cells too tired of working, so reading a book-out of question. Whats my next option? Simply sitting & looking around, hmm, doesn't sound too bad!  Its really interesting to just look around on airports, so many people with their own different stories are chatting, eating, laughing, dozing, shopping! But something really cau(...)'

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I want to go home...da da daaa :)

Author : Shalmalee....      Blog : THE Soul...      Date : 3/2/2013 1:39:00 AM

';;;; I want to go home, da da daaa :)I am total vella today! Rather I have made myself available for vella-bility coz nothing urgent has come up at work (phew! Surprisingly !) and rest can wait! Never mind lahhh!Busy week is much better than a dragging week but hey, some lazy and relaxing days at work are not too bad as well.  Last evening I got out of office at sharp 5 pm and instantly tuned into 96.3 FM, what bliss! There was no stopping this RJ who was literally on fire, bac(...)'

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Cheers to the 7th valentine day with you :)

Author : Shalmalee....      Blog : THE Soul...      Date : 2/15/2013 11:32:00 AM

'; Take me out on a dateTo that beautiful hill topGive me a warm stare, full of love Like sunshine twinkling a dewdrop!Light those candles yellow & brightAnd let me melt into you tonightTake me back in the moment I saw you firstTo feel newy again, with the time reversed! Make my heart beat fasterAnd let me out of breath Touch me like you used toYou besides me, I fear no death!I would live this same life back and forthIf you promise to be always by my sideI will renew the sam(...)'

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Toast to a coming one and half month of 2012 :)

Author : Shalmalee....      Blog : THE Soul...      Date : 11/17/2012 9:29:00 AM

'Just when i open the glass door and struggle to see water drops because its heavy rains out there, the house opposite mine almost seems blur. Its cloudy and quiet, almost a perfect saturday which is here after quite a while. Especially after so many events that happened in line. More travel, too much of office, Indian festivities and increasing work with every professional and personal commitment. Don't you get tired of being overly enthusiastic sometimes? I do. Its hard t(...)'

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A little Ginger and memories gush :)

Author : Shalmalee....      Blog : THE Soul...      Date : 9/9/2012 2:23:00 AM

'No pleasure can beat the feeling of getting up early on a weekend to a quiet kitchen with just two rays of morning sun peeking through the window making your tea pot shine. My ginger tea comes to a boil this morning and takes me way back into the childhood memories from when this smell lingers in my senses. This gingery flavor with tea leaves were the motivation for me to get outa my cozy bed, only to have a cupa tea with my mom, dad and little darling sister. The not-so-specific ch(...)'

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Absolutely Cafe'd :)

Author : Shalmalee....      Blog : THE Soul...      Date : 8/22/2012 2:38:00 PM

'If i get a chance to develop a small part of land in this world, anywhere, I would crowd it with cafes. Small ones, big ones, old style, contemporary, vintage, chic, English, cozy…cafes. The concept in itself is miraculous. To go and sit with a hot cup of drink, read or just watch people, listen to music or enjoy the sun, do your nails or simply think, get nostalgic or chat endlessly. Cafes have no dress code for the fun of it, no one cares about your dressing sense and you still wo(...)'

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Time for a B.R.E.A.K :)

Author : Shalmalee....      Blog : THE Soul...      Date : 7/28/2012 10:37:00 AM

'Perfect!After a long and tiring week, i gave up on working out this Friday. Left work early, cold shower, straight in bed with a mug and laptop. Lying in there all evening i surfed---half asleep. Caught up with an old and a distant friend, chatted for longgg...had a non-specific dinner---still half asleep. A little gmail, a little facebook, a little whatsapp, half finished-full buffered-movie, a dim light---almost asleep. Some 2:30 am, the dim light still on, movie finished...i thin(...)'

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I don't give a S*** about it....hmm,really?

Author : Shalmalee....      Blog : THE Soul...      Date : 7/26/2012 2:49:00 AM

'I was angry, agitated and stressed…with lot of things, small and big. I broke down !!!For a last few days, I have wanted to get away, from what? I don’t know. I have been staying positive… very positive, looking around at lives that are really messed up, feeling blessed for what I have! But is staying positive always easy? I don’t think so! Yesterday a small thing triggered me and I burst into tears, many tears, lots of tears, lots & lots of tears! After thinking for long about (...)'

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Strange, eh?

Author : Shalmalee....      Blog : THE Soul...      Date : 5/25/2012 8:07:00 AM

'Last Friday Mandar went to China for business, on Tuesday morning i went to Malaysia for business, Tuesday night Mandar returned from China and Thursday night i reached home. We went around the world our different ways, yes the flying, meeting people, staying in star hotels is quite tempting but back together in home sweet home is more than any luxury in this world.I ended up thinking last night, in time of one week, we traveled miles away from each other, he doesn't know how many p(...)'

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She was my Angel for the entire Sunday!

Author : Shalmalee....      Blog : THE Soul...      Date : 4/30/2012 7:10:00 AM

'Who knew one day I will be out of the world amused and amazed to have a domestic helper around. When I was in India, day in and day out helpers used to be all around us to serve us better and only better.  I sincerely think I wasn’t very appreciative of them back then. After staying out of India for more than 5 years now I simply lost that luxury. Especially in a place like US where everything else can be bought cheap except for a maid helper, I struggled washing dishes, doing (...)'

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Its really that Simple!

Author : Shalmalee....      Blog : THE Soul...      Date : 4/25/2012 2:56:00 PM

'And yet again I confirm that Hellen Keller and I think alike. Her quotes are lucid and I so agree with every line she puts in this world of internet. She says “All the beautiful things in life are neither seen nor touched but are felt in the heart” Ahh! perfectly weaved into words.Beauty is like million different feelings to me!Walking in the rain and smelling a row full of beautiful wet jasmines by the road-side, that smell in the air is beauty. Putting your hair up in a me(...)'

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I can feel the Flare and smell the Smoke...

Author : Shalmalee....      Blog : THE Soul...      Date : 3/7/2012 3:51:00 PM

'I stepped into this place called "The Summit House" in 2006...where i smelled and felt the beauty of being on your own for the first time in this apartment complex in US. Until then i was in a shelter, a small world that my parents had created for me. This place taught me a different meaning of Life. A new shade of independence where no one can ask you why you came in late or no one can tell you to sleep at 10 pm. I lived my Masters degree to the fullest here, i stayed in the lab la(...)'

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For you!

Author : Shalmalee....      Blog : THE Soul...      Date : 1/22/2012 8:47:00 AM

'First post for the New Year. I have been slacking. I Know! All I have dealt since September 2011 is check-ins, check-outs, baggage claims and crammed airplane seats L some personal travel, some business, most of it unavoidable though! But whats a better place than an airport when you are waiting for the next thing to happen and you open your laptop…which seems quite dead without internet honestly but sometimes Word works quite ok to type in a long due post, right?So, It’s HIS birthd(...)'

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Author : Shalmalee....      Blog : THE Soul...      Date : 12/22/2011 2:45:00 AM

'Weather is cooler, Xmas songs are playing in buses and taxis, office cubicles are decorated with green and red, restaurants are full of servers with Xmas hats! Don’t you just love this time when holidays are round the corner and every other person is waiting for the grand year end with a brand new start?Cooler winds in Singapore are certainly a pleasure, all that natural air to breathe in, only December can do this miracle! Ya, it’s not quite cold to wear boots and coats but a few n(...)'

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And the mood just gets better :)

Author : Shalmalee....      Blog : THE Soul...      Date : 12/15/2011 7:59:00 AM

'Candle light hot shower is therapeutic! Hot steam of water and miraculous flame of candle make a deadly combination.If you are sweat-soaked after an intense workout or if you are worn out after a full day of hectic work, aroma of the Lux lavender bodywash will scent you up from top to bottom. This hot shower after loads of tiring paper work is like a rebirth for me. And it can be made absolutely divine if you shut the 100 watt bulb off and light a beautiful scented candle in your sh(...)'

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A dream that i saw with my eyes wide open!

Author : Shalmalee....      Blog : THE Soul...      Date : 11/17/2011 2:54:00 PM

'This poetic evening with "Gulzar" at the Esplanade theater was indeed one of my best evenings in Singapore. I have tried to put the entire experience in words...writing a poem on this poetic evening would only make up for a few emotions that i went through while listening to Gulzar, the great Indian Poet, Lyricist, Story writer, Screenplay writer, Director....I enter the theatre and settle down in my seat,  ; I see him on the stage, mere visual treat!Rest of the lights are dimme(...)'

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Are you blessed too? I am...

Author : Shalmalee....      Blog : THE Soul...      Date : 10/20/2011 2:20:00 AM

'And how do i find time for everything? Right! I just love doing everything, What A Pain...arggghhhh!!!Tons of interesting stuff to do around and Major Scarcity of time!Wake up, get ready, rush, work, rush back, cook, clean, workout, sleep! Day1 Day2 Day3 Day4 Day5...Weekend! Do a "ToDo" list for the most wanted Day6 and Day7 and on a Sunday evening you are soooo worked up by checking the tasks on the ToDo list, plus Monday is round the corner. What a Mundane life! When do i blog and(...)'

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The hunt !!!

Author : Shalmalee....      Blog : THE Soul...      Date : 9/30/2011 6:10:00 AM

'Are you kidding me? Last post on 15th August...no way! I have been crazy busy and really lazy otherwise. The stress level is now up here and I have to write to get relieved.It’s that phase when I am not liking anything without friends. I am missing them all from back home and from Birmingham. All the ones around here have different lives and different directions, I feel. I haven't felt that connection yet. This urge to meet Bham buddies or school friends or college friends is drivin(...)'

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