Charminar

Here is Charminar on a windy Saturday afternoon.
This was my first visit to Charminar and I am sure I will keep coming back :)
The best part is the view from the top of the crowded streets below, especially the bangle sellers on thelas. There is plenty of color, vibrancy and liveliness here.
But the stairs to the top can be a little scary if you happen to be even a bit claustrophobic.They did scare me initially but the height isn't much so could manage.
Next trip definitely plan to visit the Masjid next to Charminar, it looks lovely from the top and there are no religious restrictions.

For the first time in all these months saw the old world charm of Hyderabad.
So in spite of the heat I am beginning to love this Nizami city :)

Wrong Turn?

Two roads diverged in a wood, and
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference
...Robert Frost

Was Mr.Frost really right when he said this?What exactly was the context of this poem by him? did he literally take the road less traveled?

Hehheheh hahah weird thought in my mind.I have always loved these lines and the other Frost poem, "Promises to keep" is one of my favorites( though I am not much of a poem reader :) )
I started writing this post with something else in my mind and here I am blabbering about Mr.Frost.
Yeah so the lines about two roads..Hmm does it happen with any of you that after a crucial decision is taken you look back and wonder if it really was the right choice.
Something like driving on a road, one wrong turn and then you look back and curse the moment you took the turn.I mean yes this turn can be frequently traveled or less traveled ;)
I am standing on such a highway, where if I look back I see two roads that diverged and I see the other road.I wont say I regret the turn that I took but yes I cant help and think if the other road would have been as rocky or more rocky or...
The choice was to shift base to a new location to be with my husband post marriage.
The choice was to quit a decent choice in recessionary times.
The choice was to sacrifice the lovely moments of being a newly married couple together.
And I quit.I know this is not a road less traveled, but yes it was definitely new for me.A year ago the very thought of quitting would have been sacrilegious for me.
But in the newly married days, the choice was made in minutes.And of course there was always the confidence of finding a new job soon.
But its been four months, not being used to a sitting at home, to a slow paced life and most importantly missing the high of being in the work place is killing me:(
There are times when I wonder, what if I would have stayed back?

After a long distance courtship we would have had a long distance marriage with weekend visits.

Home would not have been home for me

I would have never known my maid so well;)

I wouldn't have seen Pather Panchali and the dozens of movies that I have seen in the past few months

I wouldn't have rediscovered my love for drawing and painting

I would have never discovered that I can be a great cook

Yeah I would have had a paycheck and a career, which anyways I will have soon..But come to think of it the pros outweigh the cons.

And anyways at the end of the day being with the one person you want to build your dreams with is reason enough to say I took the Road less traveled and that has made all the difference :)

Dreams do come true

I wrote these words a few months ago in my diary.No specific connection or meaning attached to them.These just came out one of the days.I have a habit of writing stuff in my diary in a great hurry.I dont know if it happens with everyone but with me there are times when things just pour out.And I still cannot use blogger for that :D I need my dear old diary.Always a safer option to write any crap straight out of the heart.
Its so much fun turning back and reading such pages.You cant probably recall the thought or the incident that sparked the outpour, but the intensity touches you from those stupid words :)

So here are a few words straight out my heart :)

Cant even classify them as prose or poetry,because they dont fit anywhere.

Just words :D

Behind the dark grey clouds,
There is a land of our dreams.
Where its you and me
and the whole world in a freeze
Where there is a reason for being.
Where life doesnt seem like reel.
Where the beautiful sunset
and the sparkling moonlight
please your dreamy eyes.
Where dreams of long lost shores
and green paddy fields
come true in the morning light.
Where your thoughts are free from pain
and the burden that they gain.
Where you have eternal peace
on your lips so sweet.
And when you open your eyes..

Dreams do come true...

I cant believe I am actually posting one of my crazy creations here :)

Cheers to me

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