Bidding Adieu to Mastek

Well,
The innings at Mastek came to a halt on 16th May'2010.
Well, I left the place on a high.....the high ofcourse is because I am so proud of myself! To be able to break away from a comfort zone of 6 years & 7 months!!!!! Happenning!!!


So....as tradition goes...you always say good bye...
but as per new age norms....you do it over an email.
And the marvelous email writer that I am.....I had to preserve my good bye mail.

Read on..... It is a masterpeice :-) (or so.....as many complimented me on it :-P)

Friends!
The innings at Mastek comes to an end tomorrow which will be my last day at good Ol’ Mastek.

Just thought it best not to wait for the last moment to say Goodbye as I am sure many of my friends would like to take care some last minute meetings, chit chats, a few mail exchanges and maybe a call or two :-)

So here goes…….My ba-bye mail.


Well,
I must admit, It’s been an AWESOME experience over the last 6 years & 7 months!!!!! (yeah….i’m going with gratuity…I feel Old man! :-))


And for all that has ensued during this time…..Ups - Downs, Good - Bad, Beautiful - Ugly, Sweet nothings – Nasty somethings, it is only befitting that I thank each one of you for having being a part of this experience and making it as wonderfully adventurous as it was.

I have decided to move on, to take on new responsibilities and new challenges.


While I look forward to the same, I leave with a rich professional experience, a good bunch of friends, myriad thoughts and a million memories.


All from the 6 + years spent here @ Mastek.

I will cherish the friends that I have made, the numerous acquaintances, the monthly and quarterly meetings and the Run Times (especially those I compered J) & truly; these are just a few to name from a long list of the “Best at Mastek”


This mail is just to say a simple “Thank You’and to ask you to keep in touch.


Buzz me on # <..........> or drop in a line to say hi at annette.m80@gmail.com . It would be really nice to hear from you.


I do have a profile on facebook though I don’t make my presence felt :-). But yeah….someway to keep each other updated. So plz do add me on your list.


And…………Till we meet again……. Farewell and wishing each of you all the very best always!

Quote

The best couples are not necessarily two perfect individuals.........
but rather they are two individuals who share a perfect understanding of each other's shortcomings.

Now.........how many of you agree with that :-)

A renewed me.......

I am an achiever & stand by what I perceive to be true.........

When I started this space of my own......these words above came to me naturally........no second thoughts!
However, somewhere down the line.....as I wrote dedications to my family, daughter, husband, friends........the me went missing. The mother in me had taken over and I was making statements that I'd be more than happy to be a stay at home mommie mothering my children and taking care of my home & husband......and the career can go out of the window!!!
Yeah....unbelievable to many of my close friends too.
One Fine day I decided I had enough......enough of my nonsensical idea of being a Mother who can work wonders on her children and family by staying at home.
Can't help mentioning my Mom here.....who of course was a working woman but never once made us feel like she was not around! Well, understand me correctly......she ensured we need the amount of security we need. My mother believed in letting each other have their space & she respected our privacy. That's probably the reason I never felt the need to lock my drawers which housed my personal diaries.
Mommies can impose their rules, discipline, views and whatever......on us. My mother did that too.......
but when I weigh the Resents against the Thanks that I have for her; the Thanks definitely outweigh the resents.
My mother made me the person I am today. Inclusive of both.....good & the bad.
She certainly gave a lot of good & I let unwanted presences wipe off all the good that I could see in me.

I took a stress test the other day......scored a 5+ which indicates that I need immediate medical assistance.
I was shocked! Well......I am the only one who cares about it too..........so I decided for myself..........
I don't need assistance, not yet! .............I just need a renewed me.

So here I am..........
taking the reins of my life into my own hands.
Detaching myself of all unwanted baggage...they've given me nothing but early greying of hair :-)
I'm serving my notice period at my current organisation........
.....surging ahead as per a strategy that I have set for myself.
Looking forward to my new venture........
Making new relationships and nurturing them.
Setting new aspirations and many dreams; and being in constant pursuit of them.
Being Alive.....once again

Now that's what I call good going!!!!
Annette lives for reasons enough darling! don't need the sorrows nomore. :-)
As Aisha says......yuppeeeeeeeeee :-)

Thoughts by Chance

Never let anyone know what's playing on your mind.

Never show your cards.

Be a closed book; let people judge you by the cover. It’s not cool to let others know much about you.

Trust nobody but yourself with your finances, ask for advise.....don’t necessary to follow it.

A woman must have a bank balance behind her to make her feel secure; a man however needs a woman.

There is no relationship that can equal what a mother shares with her child.

A Mother-in-law will never be a mother; a Daughter-in-law will never be allowed to become a daughter.

Men are into relationships for sex and so are women; they don't need each other otherwise. They are happier being independent.

Mistakes happen…….it is upto us to avoid them.

If a relationship exudes stress…….detach yourself emotionally. You’ll feel better. What’s better ….the other person will feel worse. If the other one feels better too……the relationship was never alive.

You don’t plan to have a baby…….the baby is born out of its own destiny.

Parenting is difficult. Children are innocent.........knowledge kills innocence.

And…....


Thoughts become things. It’s upto us to choose the good ones :-) Tally Ho!!!!

Band Width

Did you know.......???
Band Width is a term in zoology which means "A group of animals together"??
Wanna check for yourself???
Go ahead.......Open the thesaurus,
type Band Width & search in All Reference Books.........PRONTO!!! "animals together" is what you get!

Well, nothing much about this post.....just that.....it's helped me be a little more at ease with my..............oh so...... liberal use of lovenames like,.......... "Ass" & "Bitch" ..........
especially in the place where having "Band Width" is considered imperative! :-)

Yeah! Have you got that one right or what??? :-)

Easter service by candle light

Last Sunday as we all know was Easter..........
Easter marks the end of the season of Lent and the Resurrection of Jesus Christ who in dying gave us Eternal Life!
Well, this is as much as I know & I want to believe.

All these years.........I went to church on Easter Sunday & of each such service that I have attended in all these years, I specifically remember the part where we renewed our baptismal vows.
For the first time this year I chose to attend the service on Saturday......
As the tradition goes each person attending the service is supposed to carry a candle to church and my Mamma did for us all.
My favorite part arrived......& unlike just saying "I do" after every vow the priest states when at the day service.........the night service added a little extra touch. That's is what we needed the candles for. Altar boys with flames taken from the Pascal Candle came by to share the flames with the entire congregation who in turn lit their candles & held them high as the renewal of vows begun.
The scene was beautiful............
As we were the back benchers we had the best view. It looked like a canopy of tiny gleaming flames as abiding worshippers proclaimed their faith.
Well not to miss.........among all the I Do's the loudest one sounded like ," aaai dooooo". That was my Aisha.....holding her candle high & then made an endearing effort to blow the candle off.
It was a nice service........... Indeed a very nice experience.

As for Aisha...............she had the whole football ground to herself.......and many fellow christians happily sacrificed the priests sermons to hear the unstoppable chatter, shrieks, questions and all that Aisha had to offer.

Happy Easter!!! she wished all enthusiastically after the mass all the way as we headed home.

Of Fairy Tales & Odes

I have been listening to a song since the last 15 days or so.......
it's called Fireflies......& as my friend rightly said, It does make me want to believe in Fairy Tales.
Surprisingly believing in Fairy Tales and dreaming about all those beautiful islands that you'd want to be on with your Prince is not so difficult you know. A song and some solace to enjoy it is all you need.
And I thought fairy tales were for kids.
But, what I have come to realise is that there's much more meaning to those Fairy Tales if you want to believe it's all happenning to you.....
This song has brought back islands, clear blue skies, flower beds, bunnies and butterflies, fairies, Thumbelina's, Dwarfs, twinkling stars, a big bright moon, streams bubbling with crystal clear water and lots more to me.
Thanks to Tim Burton........I got to visit Alice's Wonderland too :-)


As a little girl........I tried rhyming a little and I am so happy that I still have the ability today
Read on...........you might just like it.


I so want to fall asleep...
but I'm off sleep lately.
I so want to keep silent...
but I'm out of my wits, I can cook up a storm.
What's become of me is just a sign...
that I'm so madly in love and all I want is....
for you to be mine!


A twinkling Star, a blossoming flower
Sounds of the Ocean, and the gentle breeze.
Hold on to these my love.....
cause though we're apart,
they'll remind you of the one in your heart!