My Friendship

''Food for the body is not enough. There must be food for the soul.'' ~ Dorothy Duy I second that. Food has a way to soul but only if its taste is worth it. And   ''the taste''   is hard to find especially when you are away from your home. No matter how depressed you feel, a delicious food can rejuvenate and help you to make a good start. I realized this when I had my posting in Assam. The new city, new accommodation and new people. I found myself lost and lonely. The venture to a new city was not as exciting as I had thought it to be. I was quite happy with my job and company. I didn't find myself tired in the office hours until I was posted to Assam.  Being a diet conscious made my survival even harder. I had to compromise and I hate it. By the passing time I adjusted myself in the new environment. Things were not actually that bad. My office was situated in a grand building which was a hub of big business deals, marketing and sharin...

Life is full of struggles.   For what do we keep ourselves going through them?   It's a chase towards the   ''happiness'' . Every one of us wants to be happy and cheerful but it is always the disappointment that mostly affect our lives. No matter what challenge life throws, all we should do is accept it positively with a smile. My nani ma's words help me to keep an optimistic attitude. She says,   ''Things happen the way they are destined to be. You may plan for several things but not one of them would work until it is meant to be.''   Her words work like a booster and it instantly fills me with an utter happiness and peace.  Happiness is all around us. Sometimes we can not find it among the chaos of life and many a times we ignore it. True happiness does not lie in having a rich legacy, having villas and lots of money. However, most of us find them a way towards the happy life. Happiness is to have people who love and care for you, the ple...

Life brings up so many challenges and winning over them is not always possible. A failure may let us down but hope within should remain kindled, always. For, where there is hope, there is life. When we are in doubt, in pain or in a sad mood we feel like sharing our hearts out to feel better and see things from different perspective. In everyone's life there is someone close to heart to whom we idolize, trust and share secrets.  In my life, it is my dad to whom I adore and love the most. He usually has solutions to all my problems. I give no second thoughts in sharing anything with him. He listens, understands and guides me on how the situation should be dealt. Since my early childhood I have been a great art lover in one or the other form. When I was ten years old I had participated in a drawing competition. It was a grand competition and students from different schools had participated. I was nervous after seeing the crowd as most of them were senior to me but still I was co...

A positive idea can bring a big change in one’s life. I, too, was influenced by one such idea four years before, that brought a big change in my life. It was a busy evening, when couple of my friends, spoke about blogging, its benefits and its addiction. I was a passive participant in the conversation till I questioned my friend, “What is a blog?” Her answer drew me into the conversation and we spoke nonstop for an hour. Almost shouted in the mid of a park, where kids were playing innocently without bothering about the dreadful word “Tomorrow”. The outcome of the conversation was the birth of much confusion inside my head: “Should I start blogging or ignore the idea and concentrate on studies?” “Should I speak to my Dad?” “Will blogging be a spoilsport?” “Will I lose my marks if I start blogging and get addicted to it?” There were many more questions that added the fuel to the fire, but finding out the answers became a headache. I thought, “I was not ready to take such a big step...

Everything has two sides, one positive and one negative. Life is no exception. If it is beautiful today then it had been full of struggles too. There comes many moments and instances in life that break us to an extent that we find there is nothing worth left to live. We get so much depressed and disappointed in a way that everyone around seems to be mocking and criticizing for no reason.  Life signifies of moving ahead and we must go with its pace but for that we need to find optimism enough to kindle the ray of hope for future. Today I will share one such uplifting and life changing moment of my life. In my early schooling days I used to be very careless regarding studies. An average student, who did not even dream to top in the class. Inside my heart I wanted to shine but maybe I had already accepted it as an impossible task. It is a customary at our school that before P.T.M students get to see their exam answer sheet and review if there is any question left unchecked ...

Book Blitz  Saved In Sri Lanka  by  Devika Fernando Some People Are Destined To Meet  Blurb  Some people are destined to meet. It sure feels that way when Sri Lankan tour guide Sepalika meets Daniel. The mysterious tourist from Ireland steals his way into her heart and makes her question everything her life is built upon. Instant attraction turns to love – but does he feel the same? And what about the secret she’s hiding from him?  Follow the two on their quest for a happy ending amid the beauty and wonders of the tropical island paradise of Sri Lanka. Grab Your Copy Amazon.in  | Amazon.com About  Devika Fernando Almost as soon as Devika Fernando could write, she imagined stories and poems. After finishing her education in Germany and returning to her roots in Sri Lanka, she got a chance to turn her passion into her profession. Having lived in Germany and in Sri Lanka with her...