Yesterday evening, after finishing my prayers at home, i sat at the computer table, checking some mails about 5.55 pm when i heard a very loud chirping of bird , i continued browsing as i thought it must have been some bird flying pass my apartment. But then , i heard it again and realised it was really loud. So i got up and walked towards the living room ...and found a small bird perched on the iron grill of my balcony facing the house. I stopped walking just in case i would scare the bird off. Waited a few more seconds to see it fly off...but no...it just stayed there. 

I was eager to snap a picture of it. Very slowly i walked to my room , got the camera and walked back to the entrance of the living room. I managed to snap a few pictures of the bird and expected it to fly off anytime now..but no ! it stayed perched on the grill. I decided to sit on the floor and wait to see what it was up to. Snapped a few more pictures when the bird started looking left and right and even straight to me ! Got as many pictures i could , zoomed in and out and changed a few angle....and yet it was still there ! I looked at the time on my Astro decoder and realised it had been almost 15 mins since the bird flew in to my balcony !! I thought it was really strange for bird to stay so long on a iron grill while it can see a human walking and standing so close to it ....dont you think !??

Seemed like it was waiting for something but i had absolutely no idea what it might be! then i decided to click the video button on my camera just in case i am able to capture something interesting ! Finally after 20 mins, it chirped again and hopped on the grill moving towards my bamboos on the right side of the wall...i followed with my camera...still recording and snapping pictures....thats when i saw another bird of the same kind flying into the balcony and also perched on the grill !! Then , the earlier bird hopped nearer to its pair and chirped away, after a few seconds chirping ...it both flew off together !!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLpLVwvTHRI

I was really excited to witness this rare scene of reunion at the comfort of my home in the midst of a concrete jungle...15 floors high on a tiny balcony with a few pots of plant .... i thought it was really amazing ! But i am still not sure what type of bird it was...definitely not the common Myna, or sparrow, pigeon or Robin...i dont know what species this is. Got to find out :)

Whos the mother ? :)

Its mothers day....and after calling my mom first thing in the morning...i realised something interesting. Its about the relationship between my mom and me. How over the years we have switched roles. Without realising it, i have been acting like a mom to my mom while she has been acting like a child who seeks love and attention from me. I guess its just natural especially between moms and daughters, you cant help it.

Once we daughters grow up, we become more of a friend to our moms then a child. So we enjoy shopping, or watching a movie , going on vacations or even simple outings like to the grocery stores. But the difference is , now it is our turn to hold their hands when we are crossing the roads, to teach them how to use some machines, how to get the e-tickets, where to get the perfect shoe or which beauty parlour to go. We start taking responsibility to do things for our moms whether its is as important as health screenings or simply a walk in the park. We want to see them happy make them believe in themselves to look just as young as they were 20 years ago. We convince them to try wearing a pair of jeans, and even sun glasses and tell them how cool they look. We protect them by not telling some of our stressful days at work or personal life for we know it isnt fair to burden them with such details. 

We want the best for them always and we try not hurt their feelings and be as understanding as possible of their very different views about life to ours.

Still i think its fun being a mom to your mom !! :):) yes we occasionally get into heated arguments too and put up long faces for a whole day, and yet still will not miss calling each other EVERY single day ! hahaha yeah ...

So this mothers day i especially dedicate my wishes to all those daughters who have turned into mothers to their mothers :) its and awesome relationship ! have fun ! for its love both ways :):) 

A quiet bloom

I have 3 bamboo plants at home...one really tall and touching the ceiling which is 9 years old . It grows in a big pot which I have placed in the living room by the sliding glass door. Theres another plant which is about 4 years old growing in a medium sized pot out at my balcony which has grown about half the height of the one inside. I have the 3rd one which is about 5 years old but it has been in a very small pot which you can just hold in your palm. I kept this small one as a quick and easy deco inside the house whenever there are visitors or gatherings. At other times i leave it at the balcony so it gets enough rain and sunlight.


 Last year as i shared some of my photos of the plants in my FB page including the tallest bamboo...one of my good friends , Trina mentioned how when the bamboo blooms it is believed to bring good fortune to the owner. I didnt know about this before and found the fact interesting coz my tall bamboo did bloom once about 4 years back and thats it, after that i never saw another flower from that plant. So i told my friend..."Ohhh i didnt know about that and i shall watch out for the next bloom for sure !!" this conversation took place sometime end of last year...and eversince that day ..everytime i water the big bamboo inside the house...i cant help looking through the thick bamboo shoots and leaves to spot a flower...but it hasnt bloomed yet.


This morning...as always i walked to the balcony right after i woke up...as i love to feel the morning sun. After standing there for a few mins i turned back...and saw a beautiful bamboo flower !! BUT not from the tall plant inside but in the smallest pot at the balcony....i was so delighted to see the lovely bloom that i just stood there looking at it . And while i looked at it i couldnt help feeling guilty...how unfair it was for me to assume that the small bamboo plant wouldnt bloom!!...i NEVER looked out for a flower in that plant EVER coz i didnt even think it would bloom simply because it was growing from such a tiny pot ! I admired the flower and in fact said sorry to the lovely little plant for not believing in it ! really...made me think how life can be deceiving most of the times. Just like the tall bamboo ...our minds are most of the times distracted by some things which we believe will make us happier but as always happiness bloooms from the most unexpected places. 


So...nature once again has thought me how to stay alert in this ever deceiving world and never be blinded by the big things alone. Also never to underestimate the power of anything ..no matter how small it may seem for every bit of this world is made of the same powerful force and is equally amazing ! So...remember to pay attention to the small things for the biggest joy is always there ! :):) heres the bloom...in my LOVELY tiny bamboo plant ! :) Have a beautiful day :)