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Friday, January 3, 2014

Welcoming 2014

It's that time of the year again, when we do what we do every New Year!

1) SAME New Year Resolutions or NEW New year resolutions!
Whatever it is, at least you are part of the bandwagon. After 4 months, its the same story, Resolution, what resolution!!? Forbes says " Two out of three of us make New Year’s resolutions. Only 8% keep them." I have never tried making a Resolution because I am sure I would fall in the rest 92% category. I can never stick to them. I would prefer doing it first rather than making promises and then not being able to stand true to those promises.
A very good example is this blog. December 2012 I said i won't disappear again, but I did for one entire year until my previous post. I better keep mum!

2) Reflecting on the year gone by and plan for the New one.
It was not a great year for us but taking on the positive avatar (which I am usually not) I would say it could have been worse but it was not, so it was very very good!
This year did make me realise one thing, Being Thankful. I admit, I am not the appreciative and grateful types in general for everything and everybody around me in my life. It's just about stopping for a moment, analysing and being grateful of the fact that we are blessed with the people around us. Work, deadlines, targets, health, food, family, friends etc...we get so busy and lost in them that we forget to thank and be happy about having them in our lives.The few followers I have here, those generous comments I get from people who I don't even know does make a lot of difference. I am really really thankful to everyone who visits my blog. You keep me moving and striving for more. :)

Robert Brault said 'Enjoy the little things in life for one day you will look back and realise they were the big things' I am trying to do that and if I can add to it, Be thankful about them as well ;)

On this note, Wishing you all a very HAPPY 2014!!
If you are making those resolutions and struggling to keep them, you might like to refer to Forbes article I found '4 Simple Ways To Have A Better Shot At Keeping Your New Year's Resolutions' for some tips! Good luck :)

And yes, I am sharing few of my first attempt pictures of the New Year Fireworks that happened at the world's tallest building Burj Khalfia on the New Year's Eve. Not to forget we did break another world record with the fireworks too....


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Monday, December 30, 2013

Reminiscing over that getaway weekend!

There are moments when you are going through your old albums and the places you have visited and realise,
'Ohh when was this taken?'
'I have gained/lost weight after that' ( surprisingly this time i felt i have lost compared to last time!)
'We had so much fun that day'
so on and so forth!....'  Happens to me all the time.
Well i came across a few of such albums which i had thought of sharing it here but eventually it never happened, (me being typically me!) until today when i saw that my last post was an year ago! So without any excuses i better come straight to the point... ;)

November last year on one of the Eid breaks we drove down to Barr Al Jissah resort Muscat in Oman. Oman is known as the hidden gem of Middle East. It's not a known tourist destination on the world map as many outsiders are not aware about it. If you read or see the pictures of Oman, it can easily give you a European tourist destination experience. Middle East is not just about deserts or glitzy high rise buildings, there is more to it. Oman is an untouched beauty. Read it somewhere that it lies on the crossroads of three continents and four seas. As you scroll down to the pictures, I am sure you would feel, its just Sea and only Sea everywhere! No wonder it's the perfect weekend getaway for the expat community like us in this part of the world. Not to forget the friendly and patriotic Omanis you come across!

Sharing some pictures I clicked of the beautiful landscape and the resort...


Barr Al Jissah Resort is 3 hotels combined into one! A huge property...
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Does this remind you of something, the typical old hindi movie shots!
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Started walking from one end of the resort to see how far it stretches to and have just reached half way!
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I don't know how many kms it stretches to, but believe me its massive!
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Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Photo Challenge Part 3

With this post the Photography challenge comes to an end. (I hope I did justice to it!!) It at least pushed me to take out some time to click these pictures. I did feel pressured sometimes but I am happy I did manage to complete it as well as share it here. Thanks to each one of you who visit, like and even take the effort to write those generous comments. Believe me, it does turn my regular day into a special one :)
Click here to check Part 1 and Part 2. 

But now there's something else that is already bothering me, what's next on my blog? I don't know yet but one thing is for sure, that I am not going to disappear again! :)
  
 Day 20: Work/Play
These are the softwares I play in with designs and layouts everyday to not only make them look good but sell at the as well. It's work and play both for me! Can't think of anything else for Play....


Day 21: What you wore
Early morning capture just before leaving for work

Day 22: Grateful
that I have enough food to eat everyday


Day 23: Black

A Mynah who was not scared to fly away from me!


Day 24: A sound you heard

The unexpected rains which we anxiously wait for in this part of the world!


Day 25: Sky

Did you spot the tiny helicopter?


Day 26: In the cupboard


My wardrobe is a mess I better not put that here! a showcase is better, thats also a form of cupboard.... 

Day 27: Tree


Day 28: Vehicle

The water bus that runs on water as well as land. I haven't been on it yet though!


Day 29: Big

We drove all the way to Muscat (Oman) for the long weekend and its just beautiful surrounded with these huge mountains


Day 30: On the wall

A board I spotted on the wall at the resort in Muscat. Just loved the tagline, Imagine how happy would kids be!