Saturday 13 April 2013

Happy Birthday Medhansh

 
 
Today as you turn two
I closed my eyes and hugged you tightly
You snuggled, your eyes shined brightly
It was indeed a new morning
A bright new day with sun smiling
I wished you happy B ’Day dear
And you kissed me by coming near
Your eyes had new hope
Waiting for surprises which we chose
I can’t believe its been two years
And felt my emotions roll in tears
All these days were full of excitement
With you controlling most of the movements
Sometimes I lost my cool
Still your innocence made me a fool
Wherever I went it was your thought
Be it work or even a causal talk
Being a mom is what I love the most
My promise is to give you the best
With you I celebrate my B’ Day too
For I am a mom who just turned two!!

Monday 4 March 2013

Its just another Manic Monday



  
I opened my eyes and looked at time.. "Oh, it’s already 7 am and so much to do.Who made Monday Mornings.”Cursing at the start of week was a usual ritual and most of the time it use to start from Sunday evening itself. Infact, I secretly wished to replace Tuesdays with Friday’s. For nothing can beat the Friday morning when I get up with a happy face all set to kick start the weekend so what if its only 12 hrs apart ..After all some time goes in warming up before the real fun begins J
Somebody truly said Monday’s are Manic and Friday’s are Fun…

Infact, It’s not me who has been suffering from this disorder, have a whole generation infected ;).I remember we had only Sunday’s  off at school and then corporate gave us lead of one more day. But eventually we work for just three days in a week, if Monday Blues and Friday Fever are not discounted. Still we keep blaming the 24hr cycle not enough to complete our tasks and extended weekends even less to relax our lazy bones.

And if you can’t agree with me enough just keep a meeting on Monday @ 10 am and you would be amazed to see the dropout ,sometimes with the most hilarious reasons .Now who can beat a late bed tea being served for not reporting on time. After skipping meeting and joining office little late mostly the day’s agenda revolves around..."Hey how was the weekend? So what did you do?”Only if the focus was ‘what should we do’ probably the week would too would be as fun, however that’s a different story all about. And yes let me assure you that having late Friday meetings will only have people answering calls tweeting or cursing the boss on FB for being late to party.

On the other hand we have people working 24 *7 and struggling to meet the ends, hardly can they ever imagine a word like weekend. For them life starts with dawn , sleeps after midnight and sometimes just waits on the footpath to end with a Friday Fever infected Maniac. Remember we have right to celebrate our hard work but only for the right reasons and if the fever gets onto your head you will surely be a Manic on Monday!!

So guys wish you all a great week ahead …

Friday 8 February 2013

Story of Shikha Mataji...


She entered the room with flowing hair, subtle make up and a smile to say it all. A charmer that she is, you would dare to miss one her accessories be it her ‘star bucks’ coffee mug or her color coordinated bellies. I always wondered how she managed to look so fresh even after such a tiring travel which starts early morning. But that day I got the secret out…

 I was along with her on one of the routine obsessed Monday’s at her office. The moment she entered people just got up from their seat and one of them said,”Shikha Mataji is here”. Confused I looked at her thinking why my mom not introduced me to this goddess. Just reading my face she gave the most casual look and said very softly, “That’s me. They call me Shikha Mataji here”. “What??”…I couldn’t match her pace and almost shouted. “Shhhh”..She said, “You might disturb them, it’s ok, I am used too and now I don’t mind after all it’s the culture here. You know we are a religious NGO”. I looked at her from top to bottom then imagined her in goddess attire sitting on a lion which said “I am the HR of the company reporting Krishna”. This time it was hard to hold back my smile. So true….

Awesome ventures run on plugHR!!
It’s commendable how plugHR succeeds in managing and running such organizations were HR department never existed in first place.

I spent some time with her discussing the further action plan when suddenly someone came serving us breakfast. I again gave her a look as too why so much formality. She said, “Its ok, they serve breakfast and lunch also for free”. Well what else would you expect from an organization who serves ‘mid day meal’ to children across country. Now before I could even react the peon asked me, “Mataji, aap kuch lengi”.I just ignored and tried hard to hide my embarrassment by simply nodding and keeping myself out of any further discussion on the dignified salutation. Now I am open to be called ‘Mommy’ by a 2 year old but a 20 year old can definitely can be a challenge.

As we were about to call it a day around 5pm, the office boy came and handed over a big bag of puffed rice to ‘Mataji’ alias Shikha and before I could wonder much Shikha replied, “ This is my Friday baggage back home. They make it in-house for distribution and I am plain lucky to enjoy fringe benefits with difference.

“Hey,so now I know what makes you work for this company though you travel for two hours in bus and then not to miss the work load all to be done in two days, for its anyway a two day accounts”,I said. “Yes, you are right but wrong too.I enjoy working here for I get to do what my heart says and it’s not just the free lunch but the overall feel of the place. I enjoy the trust they show in me and the way I can nurture my stuff here. Having worked in large enterprises I have never been myself as much as I am now. I know when they call me Mataji its out of respect and frankly I love it now.The word holds a weight and now I exactly know why they call me that.This has changed me from inside and I am now doing it for Krishna.”

I was amazed to see her changing so much from the first time met her at our company induction. Was it plugHR or Krishna , I yet have to understand ,but this definitely was a fight where job content won over environment.

Jai Mataji!!

Wednesday 23 January 2013

I am a Flexi Mom!!


I was a new mom ,who said I quit,
Wanted to enjoy my angel and no more office visits.
My world was limited to his smiles and needs,
I almost forgot, I was worthy of more deeds.
With time as my bundle of joy grew,
And I looked outside the window with a changed view.
I realized my happiness was to achieve more,
So why being a mom should change my core.
Are my aspirations not as important as motherhood?
Why should I let go my dreams of childhood?
I kept looking for a way,
Hoping for a magic to happen someday.
Then one day I saw the window opening to a bright light,
And energy enlightening my insight.
I am changed being, one who chose to dream,
When all said life now is not such an easy stream.
It’s a pleasure to breathe your life as sane,
And enjoying his moments time and again
I still pamper my baby and a sing him a song,
For I am what they call a ‘Flexi Mom’