Where do I stand?

During our stay at Maldives, there was an earthquake at Indonesia  followed by the Tsunami alert. We were on a small island somewhere in the Indian Ocean with nowhere to run for shelter. To escape Death. It was scary. I wanted to live longer, I wanted to protect Akshara, I was wishing, hoping and praying, the tsunami doesn't happen, not for us but for so many others around us. The only solace was we 3 were together through the ordeal, had it been only N stuck on that island, I would've completely freaked out and somehow reached where he was.

After a close encounter with warning of death, its obvious that you tend to intospect. This is my life and have I made it large is essentially the only question you try to keep finding an answer for. You realise the value of people around you, your family , your friends,  what you have been blessed with and if you have treasured them enough. Every problem you worry about then seems insignificant. I also wanted to say sorry to number of people I had hurt, knowingly/unknowingly.

What I have is today, and have I made most of it? Have I done atleast one thing today that makes my existence here worthwhile? Have I inched towards the purpose of my life? These are some questions I would like to answer everyday before I go to bed. I want to spread cheer and give back to the society I live in. I want to do something for the deprived children, old people and the baby girl infants being tortured to death for being a girl. I do not want to die before serving my purpose and what I do today is all that matters. I had big plans of saving money and putting it to good use after couple of years down the line. Bad planning. I have put my baby step today towards my goal, and hoping to do something considerable in the days to come(if there are!)

In a happier Space..

Kuch tho hua hai
Kuch ho gaya hai

Smiling more often, feeling happier from within, life actually looks good! Am absolutely loving it!

Its not picture perfect, there are issues, but am not complaining!

Maldives - Mesmerizing, magical and memorable

It was time for our annual out of the country vacation. And after a lot of additions and deletion of options we zeroed in on Maldives. It was actually on the wishlist from a long long time. If you check out Maldives pictures on the web, am sure it will end up on your wishlist too.

Its a group of islands and each island has an exotic resort, so our first challenge was to zero in on the resort. Bad resort could result in a bad and expensive holiday. Everything in Maldives is super expensive for the obvious reason that right from water to matchbox to a pen everything is imported. For us all it mattered was for the exorbitant charges, it better look the same as it is on the website and give best in class service.

The travel agent helped us finalize on Angasana veluvaru resort, which gave us some spring discounts and a sea plane ride from Male airport and also a complimentary full board for Akshara. It did work out a lil lesser than the other resorts we had in mind.

We planned for a 4 night 5 day tour, which left a huge void in the pocket but the trip was worth every penny. Sheer luxury and exotic locales. You actually feel like living a dream. Turquoise blue beach all around, white sand, coral reef, greenery on the island, your private swimming pool , super aesthetic villa with the foam spring cot.. aagh.. I so want to go back and live the rest of my life there doing just nothing! :)

There is actually very lil for you to do there and that's the beauty, there is no hurry to get up early in the morning and catch that bus to visit n number of tourist places. All your days in Maldives will be very slow paced and at leisure.

The beach is so inviting and serene , you would be just pulled to go in to it. The moment I saw the private pool in our Villa, I jumped in to it. So beautiful and so inviting. YOu wake up in the morning and you get the view of this beautiful blue beach with green coconut trees and white sands. You come back from your breakfast and you see your private pool enticing you. Cool breeze and a walk on the white sands fill all your evenings. Starry night with the sound of waves is your thing for the night. Did you wish for anything else?

A special mention to the deep sea snorkeling. It was the most unforgettable experience for me in the entire trip. I went alone as N was not confident he would be comfortable with his limited swimming skills. The snorkeling guide gave me a life vest and the snorkeling gear and asked me to just jump from the ferry in to the deep blue sea. Those 5 seconds of jumping from the ferry and floating back on to the surface were actually very scary and then came the view of the paradise. You keep your head up and you see the vast ocean and the blue sea. You put your head down and you see the beautiful world under water. You are on your own inching forward, looking at a world you knew existed but not that mesmerizing, all you hear is your every single breath. You can see the fishes looking at you and turning away like you were an untouchable of their world. Those schools of fishes in all sizes, shapes colours... breathtaking! God created them with lot of interest trying out all his coloring skills!

Must Try: If you happen to visit Maldives, do stay for a day at the In ocean Villas, you will feel you are being pampered silly. You will feel like a royalty and a dream come true villa all yours for a day! Every hour counts then and you want to make the most of it. Over the sea hammock, Infinity pool, reclining sofas on the terrace overlooking the sea with zillions of stars to look at. Heaven

We blew up most of our last years savings in 5 days and every penny was worth it. I still don't know the exact figure we spent on this trip all inclusive, I don't want to feel guilty for the indulgence. Living a dream does come at its own cost and as long as I have my loving Hub realizing that dream for me, I really don't need to know!

Thank you N for this dream holiday, Anything for you :)