Urvi's Scribbling

What do women talk with their girl gang? I always wondered. The new office I work in has fewer girls and my only rescuer to loneliness is the HR who is sweet and talkative. Initially we talked about food. This being the best conversation starters with everyone. She being a hard core non-vegetarian and I being a pure Jain, the discussions didn't long last. At times, ended me upset. I was really hoping for a friend who would not judge me on my eating preference. But since we both didn't have much of a comfort companion to be with, we tried to adjust with each other and get along. Talks about fashion, travel, lifestyle, skin care, hair care and lot more... We even discussed about petty personal things. I believe we are at much comfort zone now. Not even three months and we are happy spending the lunch hour together. The key to this was, give space to opinions and avoid being judgmental. I have mostly been a loner whole my life. So it petrifies me to be in a group or init...

When people ask me what do I do? I try to explain them in all sorts of manner to impress and be proud of something great I do. And they accept me as a photoshop designer... phew!! It is so difficult to make them understand the myriad capacity of a Designer. The Design process is crucial to be followed as each step adds quality to the final output. Mainly the Product Development Life cycle has 4 phases: Discover, Design, Develop and Deliver. Although as the name suggests, the involvement of a UI designer is not only in the Design Stage but also expected in the Discovery Stage. Lets take a brief understanding. Step1: Understanding UI Designer needs to work closely with a cross-functional team that includes product development, business analysis, quality assurance and marketing teams to provide his experience in creating elegant UI. Customer Touch Point Analysis A Graphic Designer, is not expected to have in-depth knowledge of Usability, hence he is not i...

The Sanskrit sloka: Karyeshu dasi, Karaneshu manthri; Bhojeshu mata, Shayaneshu rambha; Kshamayeshu dharithri, Roopeshu lakshmi; Satkarma yukta, Kuladharma pathni. is not related to anti-feminism. The verse is a praise of women. The sloka says that: A homemaker (wife) must be a good loyal worker just like a maid; a good adviser like a minister of King’s court; a caretaker like a mother; Romantic like Rambha, in bed room; a pardoner just like a goddess of earth; a beautiful like Lakshmi, the goddess of leaning and wife of Brahma; and perfect duty minded one. Most important thing is to understand the in depth meaning of the sanskrit poems. Karyeshu dasi:  Not exactly one who works like maid. But what is the main quality we look in maid is loyalty . This implies that as per Indian culture, a wife was expected to be loyal to her husband come what may. Karaneshu Mantri : One who advises during the critical times, if you look at history, Chanakya played such an important ...

The famous 1980s invention of the award winning game.... Rubik's cube kept me amazing for a long time. My husband got me this puzzle on my request. He was actually looted by the shop keeper. Its not like the original one that has specific colors on each side. It is bit hard to handle because its made up of cheap plastic. But I enjoyed the challenge. And Here is the picture of my first solved Rubik's cube. I followed some algorithm that I learnt from a youtube video. I am not a genius with numbers but I can surely solve this puzzle again in another 10 minutes. I read there is a record 67 sec solving of this cube. Also seen a video where a person can solve with eyes closed.

2years of blissful marriage and still counting. It was a lucky day for both of us and the climate was the proof. It was dawn and visiting the temple that in a way was the reason of our bonding was in our priority list. So we drove through an hour long drive on the highway and it was raining cats and dogs. Seemed like the clouds were emptying their stocks so that we have a dry pleasant day ahead. Thats what happened. We reached the temple and after we did our prayers no showers were seen. On the way to the resort we were marveled by the outstanding paintings of mother nature. How I wanted to behold each moment but every other scene seemed to be overwhelming. I was bitting and sharing chunk of flavored chocolate delicacies that my husband got me out of surprise. We reached the Silent Hill Resort at 9:30 and had our breakfast. The resort is a water-park cum amusement park. It has some 11-12 water rides that one can enjoy with loud music. A rain dance floor and a pool will water shower....

It was planned and much awaited. I had already googled about the sight seeings and shopping. End-time packing and a lot of haste was obvious for a forgetful person like me. I enjoyed everything though, as it was my first visit to a snowy region. We were a group of 10 people who wanted to experience the Rajdhani Express on the way. So we travelled by train till Delhi and later by air. Snacks served in Rajdhani Express. The dusky view from my window Eleven Idols of the Patriots at New Delhi Top view of Srinagar... amazing! View of Dal Lake opposite my hotel  The cool mornings at Dal Lake

A Garden that was a dumping ground once is maintained more esthetically than any other! Not just because it lies hugging the seashore but also because its on the most elite part of the island city. A botanical garden so beautiful that it attracts most of the newbie photographers and it bets that any shot will earn you applause. Simply gaze by the path and be jolted by every other flora and fauna. Here are some pictures I took.