ZOMATO

Sounds like another website on reviews! Indeed it is ,but its not just "another" its but the "other".

While for most foodies like me are in constant search for a place where we get the perfect dining experience .not only in terms of food but in the overall experience ZOMATO provides a unique blend of fine taste and the perfect ambience.Its a virtual world of food.You can savour your taste bud with a number of options that the site has to offer.What gives ZOMATO a fine edge over the rest of the websites offering similar information is ;

(1) A significant point of difference as far as search content is concerned.The information provided about each restaurant is unique and whole in itself.What is rather demarcating is that ZOMATO provides the menu online!Yes online for all the food conscious people.You can directly run through the menu and decide if the place offers you want you want.

(2)What is also commendable is that the website is very user-friendly.There is little clutter and the sub-heads are defined.So what a typical food lover would appreciate "FOOD" is delivered without creating noise.

(3)The website also provides a feature called "map" for each individual restaurant covered.Thus acting as a mouse trap laid with cheese,so that a Foodie can easily track his/her food.Its more like a food navigation.

The above being features exclusive to the website that makes it the ultimate guide of a food-connoisseur.What I further suggest ZOMATO to help them find a passage into the hearts of food lover through their stomach are the following suggestions:

(1)Why not have an additional "calling/helpline" feature,something on the business model of "Just dial".The idea behind this is that anyone from anywhere can assess information about restaurants without actually logging into the website.

(2)What I found missing was it lacked coverage in terms of the cities covered.I would prefer seeing more of Tourist Destinations say Goa or any other holiday destinations because people generally feel lost in a new place and end up landing in wrong eatery places thereby carrying a negative experience.

(3)The website offers customers to select from fine-dining to take home search options ,what I would further like to see as a customer to increase the ease of access is more "fine-search" in terms of segmenting restaurants based on "music" or "ambience offered".

I rate ZOMATO a 4 on a scale of 5 as it can take me through this amazing journey in the streets of FOOD.If you find the above constructive,check this wonderful website and I am sure you will never ever look elsewhere http://www.zomato.com/

lOST

My heart suffered a near puncture,
at the depth of your indifference towards me,
For nothing could be meaner than the everlasting pain you left on me ...

The unknown

Fake did it seem,
The love so cold,
The pain so ruthless,
Meaner was you & Weaker was I.
For fake was you & real the Illusion.
The weaker I grew the stronger the Illusion.

Fear Undefined

For strange is me & stranger this world.

Suddenly I found myself in a midst of a dramatic scene happening on board our very own "Delhi-metro".Nothing of the discomforting Romeo & Juliet scene actually shook me,it was something more graver & weird.Rather something that I don't usually feel a part of.Seeing rather some strange activity taking place between two smart equally handsome fella companions...d stereotypes of seeing men dressed in pure black-pathani suit struck me...not that i am a racist, in fact I am someone who'll be least bothered by it.What was rather worth noting was the kind of gestures exchanged between the men.A very spooky feeling hit me making me sweat till d very end...I started questioning metro security,the metal detectors,something unusual was unfolding.All I prayed was my security,like all selfish beasts on this planet do..What a relief I sighed when I stepped out of this tube...The lights suddenly went dim & all the walky talkies spoke of it...

The darkness of the whole situation move me still....Life's worth living for & not dying of bullets n bombs it made me feel....

Why MBA?

A haunting question that pounce on me like a "jealous CAT" everytime I appear for my management interview!!The replies underneath is what my heart speaks while the mind prefers being diplomatic.......*wink* *wink*

Interviewer:OK miss rai, y an mba?
Ans:Do you Know Mr how much a 2bhk or a small car costs in today's world??Jolly an amt which following ur dreams wouldn't fetch you in decades!!

Interviewer:Y MBA after political Science?
Ans:Hullo that's the career option I have chosen 4 myself.Haven't you heard "freedom of speech & expression,freedom to profess your work without influence"...ooops!U haven't read Pol.Sc,what a loser!!

Interviewer:Y do u choose this college?
Ans:Ha-Ha-Ha for three obvious reasons:-1)either I did not score well or 2)Ur' s was d only option available or 3)I skipped d deadlines 4 d forms of far better institutes than urs.That's my loss but your Gain!

Interviewer:I believe you r very self-centric!
Ans:R'nt YOU?You sitting right infront of me,pouncing on me with questions & being judgemental about me?If boasting of the goodness in me is being self-centric then perhaps YES I AM nerd!!Winner stands alone...m sure the title did not make sense to you (:P)

I take a break.Have kind of shared everything here.M sure many of you will agree to this...

Emotional Atyachaar

What a sudden emotional outburst is this?
Is it just a passing phase or is it here to stay?
Why do you moist yourself OH! my eyes?
Is it a speck of dirt or just over secretion?
Are you so blinded not to see the reality?
Or is it what you want to see?
Why are you so full of emotions at this troubled hour?
Haven't you read the stronger you portray the better you are?
The world see's me through you..
Why do you portray such a dejected you?
Stop dreaming my eye..coz it's not what is true!
The real is infront of you yet you ignore!
Open up my dear eye else you will be blinded forever..
This world is not what you always want it to be seen..
It's treachery that is above us all..
The drops that you shed are real to me..
But just a deception to someone you love!
Let there be no more emotions trickling by..
Coz generally you do not have takers to hold them back..
Stop it this day my eyes..
I command thee..else i break-down!!

ODE:Closer to Reality

Everytime I passed through those empty corridors,the chair so chained in your loving presence...I feel a sense of emptiness.Afterall it was the first time I encountered reality that every life has a dead-end!You were so part of me that not seeing you around one day was a thought that never passed by.Your love & kindness that kept us all united suddenly would loosen up I did not realize.But it all happened this fatal day.A day of sadness that engulfed us all.We realized we were once again united in agony & pain that you left us as a reminance of your character.I know now that you are closer to God & looking upon us from the sky above.

The grave that so embraces you,is covered with mud.As is in the Bible-"What is born of the earth shall merge with earthone day" salvation is what you have got.You left us with bitter messages of 'love that binds us,pain that holds us & remembrance that holds us firm in your name"

The legacy of you we shall all uphold.I remember you today Grandpa coz I remember the pain I felt when I realized you weren't around.In loving memory of you I write an ode.Your love will I ever carry,your thoughts i'll forever bear...coz that was when i encountered the reality that life has a dead-end.......

Miss u dada...

A Strange little feeling

Yes! i have a strange little feeling that changes every split second.A feeling that has tickled my soul,left to console,no where to hide yet so bright..m restless,confused,thinking about what i should not,waiting for things that have far passed,counting on those that no longer are important,lost in d midst of an illusion,a strange feeling indeed it is!The lubb n dubb have an all new song to sing,its rhythmic yet not in tune..gives me a wierd feeling all together.The mind quite not in place,wondering,thinking,disillusioned,a question mark (?) it bears.Neither sadness nor happiness has engulfed me...m sure..a strange little feeling it is for sure!I want to rest,give a chance or simply say "u" missed it,how to move ahead perhaps i do not know.What's all d more confusing is to find wat's d confusion all about??A question mark indeed it is?On evaluation everythin on life's list seems pretty smooth n going..yet watz bothering me i do not know...It's a strange little feeling I am sure!

Is blogging a sudden reaction to sadness?

A lot many of us would rather join the league to the quoted words above.Unlike many happy bloggers,i assume i am the ones who touch the keypads only if the mind is to block or when the eyes is so full of tears for the world to see...For most of us...u'll agree blogging is a sudden outburst of reactions to the untimely actions happening around us.I mean i prefer writing when i m down & out...fetching some solace in the words that come flowing....i wish i could write more on social issues but my life itself has so much to offer that i feel a society within mysely!!there's a little of the society in me... in part if not in totality....
happiness perhaps is too overwhelming to be expressed in words or maybe it shuts all ur doors to think & rationalize.on d contrary sadness opens up d mind to understanding & reasoning.So what should be given more weightage?sadness that starts a conversation or happiness that is the end of all things!
What i conclude is that blogging is inspired by sadness where every single word has feelings & emotions to express...not that happiness has no part to play...its a goal to reach happiness :)

long lost

I lost u,
the day someone else found you.
I wanted to be your biggest fear,
but i realized i had more to suffer.
I was left strangled,
but u never looked it with the other angle.
I was lonely,
and did not find anyone to say you r my only!
I was in tears,reething in pain,
I wanted support & a sharer to all my pains.
I went on in search of a good soul.
I tried hard to reach ur deepest soul,to ask u questions & get a satisfying solution.
I pierced through u,I shook ur deepest soul.
All I found was an empty "whole"

When u know 'u just have "two" days'

Don't get swayed by d above words...Am here to stay for long!
What i actually mean is the last two days to my rather short vacation,in bangalore.Kant say if i'd ever get to like the city personally,but there's some calm & serenity in the air here..i keep on saying this repeatedly that bangalore is a "dead mans city"(my humble apologies to those connected with the place...itz just an opinion)...but there is some sense of individuality in this place.My rather buzy shedule (if am allowed to say) met a calm & silent disposition here.i had an utter feeling of relief,a must required break!my heart pouncing with a new zeal & enthuziasm:)
I hope delhi will have something new to offer too,i hope she would accept me with embracing arms....plz dont force me to bring out my burried feelings....coz here i am all set to GO!!
Sun kissed blue sky,shadowed by dark clouds playing with the mood of the city in the evenings is what defines the climatic changes in bangalore..something that the north seldom experience!i got to experience the good & the ugly...i feel a little transformed...more caim & stable..i hope to return to this new experience again...atleast i know now that if m down & out i could fall back to a place that'll help me regain my spirits:)
With the beautiful words of somebody in mind i'd like to summarize my renaissance like experience in bangalore.Thanx bro 4 making it a beautifull experience:)
thank u god 4 helping me re-inventing ME..

Catastrophic neglegence

I woke up 2 this beautiful monday morning,thinking what a wonderful place this world is with all the things that i love sorrounding me.My tormenting mind had finally given me some space to feel a little better if not d best!Love,friendship,relationships...everything sounded calm & stable.the only thing that could make it even better was d complete dissappearance of d feeling of utter hatred & disgust 4 a person whose been wid me in my transitional stage....

i a'm a very difficult person to b wid...i've been a difficult daughter,a difficult sister,a difficult friend...i crave for attention...i crave for love...neglegence is catatrophic for me...

i want to live beyond my world of hatred,coz i know it'll grow stronger wid passing days..for people who already know i hate de'm b patient coz there will come a day when this mighty scorpion will sting u...for people who have neglected my feelings,i warn of a catastrophic future....just as neglegence have had a catastrophic impact on me...warning you is not my intention...i truly wanna let u know that m waiting for the right day...d smarter ones will know what i mean!!!!!!!!

IF ONLY I COULD BE U

...d words r sound & convincing...i dont care if theres sm1 who follows my blog,all i care is i have a platform to vent my feelings...i am sad tod...sad coz...i feel loaded...i feel grieved...i feel useless....i feel lonely....i dont know if i actually wanna let things be laid bare...but i wanna share...share to lighten me (if only this could help).
all this while i've been trying to b sm1,sm1 unconceivable,sm1 unreachable,
all i achieved was a devilish angel.
i tried to b happy when sad,
i tried to be d best but i fail,
i tried to feel important but felt useless,
i tried to experiment,though didnt end up with good results,
i tried to make people understand,but created conflicts,
i tried to be faultless but m a gallon full of it,
and as i make my way through this qwerty keyboard tryind hard to get the words just right,
i fear of being misunderstood,
i fear of being not loved,
i fear of not being...
who will try to help me overcome my fears........d answer is faint but near.... from the depths of my deep-sullen heart.NOBODY but me....i'll again wear a deceptive mask...& like a "joker" project that nothing went WRONG.
EVERYDAY SHALL HAVE A NEW BEGINNING,
IF M SAD I'LL BE GLAD....
all m left wondering-"IF U COULD B ME...&....I COULD BE U"

SMITTEN

i realized being part of a divided bloc.a bloc divided between the "haves" & "have-nots",between people who "made it" & those "struggling to make it".....if only things could come easily!

as an adult i wonder if there's any truth in the "rags to riches story"...wat's driving me crazy is to see the great divide existing....one half blooming while the other smitten wid poverty.i wonder what celebs do in the name of charity!add on to their name,glamour & show.All we have an option is to see their glory & suffer internally.

what a world r we approaching to?a place where students with specialized degree fail to find recognition.whatz the point of having n-number of institutes when the ratio of graduates to opportunities is almost 1:100.I've been smitten by circumstance,thinking of an ideal career when at a stage i should be smoothly sailing through it.whatz more annoying is my persistent struggle to find whatz "apt" for me.i wonder if there is a world beyond money,with a sense of gratification & satisfaction.i have been smitten by being an average,placed in the middle of the hierarchy!i've heard people saying climbing the ladder is not an easy task...but there has to be a way out.

the utter confusion of my mind has not struck chords with the part of me that quenches for harmony.Itz only me who can understand my state,not even the ones who claim to.i'd rather be left than consoled....

PHASES CONTINUES...part2

i call my 2nd phase "a whole new beginning" & " a whole new start".i rose with dignity & i had developed a sense of pride in me.pride of doing things that i wanted to.the more i was moving close to my destiny,i did (not) realize i was drifting apart from things that i should have cherished.i was in a trance with emerging new emotions inside me.what brought me to the reality was something that grounded my feelings & concealed many things inside my heart.i felt dejected,lonely & betrayed.'the world seemed spinning'.in my turbulent times the only thing that prevented me from going astray was my 'will'.i had a will of not letting me get shattered under the spell i was in.i was in a labyrinth,totally suffocated & no way 'out'.friends that had been my life-i was actually pulling myself away from eveything.

the above description might raise many questions in your mind.i wish they had never erupted!but certain things if left unattended contributes to betterment(mine if not yours)!by saying this i am not being an "escapist" but some1 who knows "how to move on".

this infact was the most imp phase of my life which nurtured me in every possible way.i was no more dependent.i could break shackles yet maintain moderation...was chained yet free.i developed a certain sense of responsibility,unshaken in my opinion & determined in my execution.

"all ugly things do not have an ugly ending".it marked a dawn of new era in my life that opened the gates of superior wisdom..

MY ALL TIME FAVOURITE

Such a feelins comin over me. There is wonder in most everything I see. Not a cloud in the sky Got the sun in my eyes. And I wont be surprised if its a dream.

Everything I want the world to be. Is now coming true especially for me. And the reason is clear Its because you are here, Youre the nearest thing to heaven that Ive seen.

Im on the top of the world ,lookin down on creation ,And the only explanation I can find. Is the love that Ive found ever since youve been aroundYour loves put me at the top of the world.

Something in the wind has learned my name ,And its tellin me that things are not the same.

In the leaves on the trees
and the touch of the breeze, Theres a pleasin sense of happiness for me.

There is only one wish on my mind, When this day is through I hope that I will find .

That tomorrow will be just the same for you and me,

All I need will be mine if you are here

TRAN$ITION

what is past is forgotten,what is present is achieved & what is future is still not conceived.i gave this particular article the title of transition coz it's about the many phases of my life that has transformed & evolved me as a n individual.in a nutshell it's about "my life","my struggle" & "my achievements".i roughly divide my life into 3 phases.

1)pre high school

2)senior secondary

3)college

my pre high school had an early start in a convent school.as expected out of a student of a convent i grew up with the morale & principlesof high virtues-honesty,sincerity,respect,adoration,calm mind & a sound disposition.what was missing was a fire.a desire to succeed.being an "average" i was always let to believe that i had scope of improvement yet i was not "perfect"!!this idea made me explore the unexplored talents in me.i grew up to be an orator & eventually a performer on stage for plays,dramatics & debates.with the continuous persistence of the world who believed that i could do better with a "SCIENCE",seeing myself struggle for good results in chemistry & physics(which i still dread) & the futility of holding on to science on the basis of "biology"....i went forwardto take "humanities" at senior secondary.convent helped in all but one thing---seeing a world outside the sphere of "science"(which again was more a compulsion than a choice)!highlighting circumstances propell your decisions.

who knows if provided with a mentor or a guardian i could have excelled in "science" stream.nevertheless my decision for "humanities" was more need-based & I DON'T REGRET IT NOW.

pre high school thus prepared me for future difficult tasks of decision-making & adhering.i realized the difference between "taking the path & actually walking it".the whole process of suppression & expulsion ,the feeling of futility at one instance & of extreme importance in the other helped me choose (at least what was expected of me)my potentials & "follow what my heart said" ( a popular phrase indeed)!

it's not a passage of extreme hatred for an institution that ignited the spark of my literary career but a mark of gratitude coz it enabled me to decipher "other" aspects of life.i had an all together different perspective of the world i was about to b a part of.i was calm & rigid yet engineered with ideologies that i will never surpass.

I know now how to control & command conflicting opinions to use it as a stepping stone to success....

THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW

Classes from mon-fri,late for the morning class,gossiping in the canteen,bitching about friends,silent visits to the library,sitting with one mug of coffee with ten friends around for endless hours,relaxing at the ccd near taj,hopping to fx in between classes,moving to our ever friendly destination-cp & sarojini.Such was my life till few days back when a sudden wind of truth struck me-making me realize the helplessness of not getting it back.

The long awaited struggle(as we usually called) had all of a sudden left us in the midst of nowhere.College was finally over,not a hint had i that it would be such a heartburning.05.05.09(D DAY OF OUR LAST PAPER) EXPOSED US TO A REALITY THAT WE OFTEN IGNORED OR JUST DIDN'T WANTED TO COMPREHEND.

It was a burst of responsibilities that shouldered the death of college life.The desire of standing-out in the world & the helplessness of nothing concrete of my MBA entrances made mecrave for more..I was in the middle of 'nothing' yet trying to achieve 'something'.The utter disgust of getting nothing out of my aspirations made me inflict upon my mental & physical self,sufferings & shame.In the whole idea of building myself I was somehow losing confidence.(which i realized with my endless effort to find that extra edge to my skills).

The day after tomorrow is quite blurred,the present still not clear & the past a mishap!