FOR THE ONES WHO MADE THE DIFFERENCE........`

29th December,2010

Tuesday
Dear friends,
         Good Evening from Thrissur!
You know very well,I ALWAYS FOLLOW MY HEART.So,the heart aches are more.:)My Little Star teaches me to live each moment in full spirit.
''God took hold your hand
And with his loving heart
He placed it here in mine
And said we'd never part!''
Just a few days more and this year will come to an end.
Looking back on the months gone by,
It's time to think of my loved ones and friends....
To reflect up on whom we can really count  on,
As the fresh and new year dawns...........
I want to express my heartfelt thanks to my dearies...........................
Thanks a lot for this wonderful morning message my friend........
''A first morning message does not mean that I am disturbing you;It means you are the first and the best person about whom I am thinking after opening my eyes................''
The span of nearly two years in blogosphere..............................
And there are many who have left their imprints in my life.........

They do really matter a lot........

Thank you so much for your moral support,

You stood by me when I felt low,
My very close friends who reached me ,
When I needed them the most.
I would like to apologise if I have hurt you,
Yeah,I know I have done it.......
There are beautiful memories left to be cherished
Some are too fragrant like my favourite jasmine.......
The loving and caring calls,sms and mails
Your constant contacts chasing away my fears.....
Your comments and words of appreciation...

Causing a beautiful smile on my face,
Encouraging me as a writer by asking for new posts,
Letting me know that my words make a difference...............
For walking beside me holding my hands,
Making me feel how much you love me
For the wonderful posts you have dedicated
Leaving me surprised and feeling great,
And someone dear even dedicated a whole blog
For my love for the cool drizzles........
Your act of love and kindness motivated me!
And my friends I will be always grateful to you!
When the stars twinkle  and the moon smiles,
I must let you know the truth..
You are the beautiful people who made a difference
And made my life meaningful!
I hope and pray you stay in my life forever!
Friends,
You make me feel I always do have something to give.
You taught me to dream higher.......
Your friendship made me stronger ,
Made it easier to find out the solutions........
I will be travelling  on New Year Day and will be missing all the new year bash!
Oh!Yeah!My New Year Rsolutions..................:)
It's never ending.......Some get abandoned,
Some get fulfilled.........
So,I have to really think and decide on them...
It's Anu signing off.........
''Happiness is not based on position,power or prestige
But on the relationship
With other people those who care and love!
Everyone has his/her own song to sing.......
Let us listen carefully........enjoying the rhythm and lyrics......
Forgetting the worries,hoping for the best,
When we move to the Wonderful and Prosperous NEW YEAR-2011,
Remember,Anu Loves You Dil Se...Hamesha.............
A wonderful year awaits you,
Which is peaceful and full of expectations....
Let's start our lives anew...
May this new year find you healthier and happier.....

So,never let love depart from your life,

I do think of you very often,

And you are always in my prayers.

When the New Year Eve is just a couple of days......
I can hear your sweet whispers of love and care....

The red carpet is spread,
The music is on air....

And I want to join the grand celebrations,

Shaking a leg to the tunes........ start counting your blessings now..........

It's amazing to know how wonderful you are!

May I say,You Mean A Lot To Me!
And you do always leave a smile on my face!
Wishing all of you A BEAUTIFUL AND LOVELY NEW YEAR -2011
Amma and my family join me in greeting you........
                             Sasneham,
                                           Anu

A RENDEZVOUS WITH JIDHU JOSE

21st December,2010

Tuesday

Dear Friends,
 Good Evening!

How are you?I feel like it's been ages since I had a chat with you.Life was so busy with submissions and presentations.I could not write anything or read my friends' posts.In between I had to organise cultural shows on Merry Christmas and had lots of fun.It was a beautiful celebration just before the holidays.Christmas is just a few days away and New Year is round the corner.Today is Pournami.Here devotees throng the Datta Mandir at Bhatlem to celebrate Datta Jayanti,a Hindu festival commerating the birthday of Lord Datta.It coincides with the full moon in the month of Margashirsha.

''I miss you when I laugh and cry as I know that you are the one who makes my laughter grow and tears disappear''.

Today was my presentation and the appraisal was ''Excellent''.The joy shared is joy doubled.
I am so grateful to each one of you,my friends for your moral support and kindness.The readership has crossed more than one lakh and this the wonderful NEW YEAR GIF, I can ask for.:)

I  LOVE YOU,DIL SE,HAMESHA...........

Here is the rendezvoue with Jidhu Jose done a couple of weeks before.It is published is Jidhu's blog.

Jidhu is an enthusiastic blogger with photo post and now a Malayalam blog too.Thanks a lot Jidhu.....

1.Can you tell us a little about yourself and your blog?

I am Anupama Menon of Sincerely Yours!

I am simple, sensitive,straight forward,carefree,ignorant,kind,caring,loving and devoted.

Born to wonderful parents because of whom we five children are well settled in life.Brought up in an ancestoral tharavadu of a village near Guruvayoor-Kerala-India.Had a beautiful and memorable childhood.Our beloved ACHAN is not with us now.Amma is my life,love and source of inspiration.

Reading and writing are my passions.Music fills me with extra energy.

Giving talks,counselling,singing,anchoring and spoken English classes make me happy.

--I always wanted to share my silly n serious thoughts,feelings n experiences with you.they reach you straight from my heart.

I want to tell you the happenings,the people who touched my heart.my blog will be an outlet for my sincere thoughts.I hope I can unwind n connect with people I could relate to.

My profession makes me interact with different kinds of people.I share the wonderful experiences.

I am a proud Indain and I love introducing the various kinds of culture,traditions,religious beliefs,festivals and landsacpe to the rest of the world.

I want my friends and readers to remember and celebrate the important dates and events.So,I write about them.

Basically I am very emotional;hence many posts are about love and lost love.:)

At times my friends ask me to write about their experiences of lives.

God is Great and themes and topics flow to my mind.I never plan or have a sort of draft with me;just sit at pc and transfer my feelings and thoughts to the readers through words.

The problem is I need someone who cares in the chat box while writing the posts.The tv will be on and smoothly I write my posts.

I love giving messages/imparting values to my readers.

2. Are you a full time blogger? How did you get into blogging and why?

I am not a full time blogger.But my dearies have started grumbling so recently.

I have completed one and half years in blogging.

Once I read a beautiful romantic post in the Malayalam magazine,Grihalakshmi written by the popular blogger of Malayalam,Manu of Brijviharam.''You wanna be my valentine?''

That was so beautiful and the words impressed and influenced me to the core.It was so romantic and the feelings aroused are evergreen.:)

I used to write from school days and had won first prize in story writing competition in college.It was always my dream to become a popular writer.

But that post of Manu was the turning point in my life and I will be always grateful to him.

I love getting connected and I needed an outlet for my overflowing emotions.

Blogging is my stress buzzer,a creative platform to reach my friends.

3. If someone was interested in blogging, what would be a few things you would suggest?

I encourage people who want to be bloggers.I instil confidence in them.I will suggest to start WRITING in a simple way using simple words.Words should reach the HEARTS and for that we must be sincere.Read aIf someone was interested in blogging, what would be a few things you would suggest?

I encourage people who want to be bloggers.I instil confidence in them.I will suggest to start WRITING in a simple way using simple words.Words should reach the HEARTS and for that we must be sincere.Read a lot and improve language and style.Observe people and surroundings.We will get themes to write.Keep on saying,''I CAN''!START NOW!

4. How do you build a community around a blog and social media?

Our posts do matter a lot.Readers are interested and I feel we must honour the comments by replying them.visiting fellow bloggers' sites and leaving comments make a difference.

We can follow the blogs of interest and encourage the writer leaving comments.

Positive suggestions can be given.

When words are from the heart,oral publicity spreads like fire.

Social media help a lot.The popular weekly of Malayalam,Mathrubhumi Weekly has started publishing the selected posts.

5. What are your three favorite blogs to read? What makes those blogs special?

How can I just mention three?Why didn't you ask ten?

There are so many close to my heart.

Still there may be preferences.

http://brijviharam.blogspot.com[G.Manu]-Malayalam for its humour and the real life experiences,so touching and leaving an imprint for ever.

http://anya-karletje.blogspot.com[Anya]

The beautiful post for a pet-Karletje-the cat.Simple and honest words and amazing humour sense.

http://kparthas.blogspot.com[K.Parthasarathi]

Beautiful way of story narration arousing interest in the readers' minds and make the readers come back to read.

I know these bloggers from close corneres and they are so humble and loving.

I reach out many blogs and enjoy reading them.Each one is unique.It's a pleasure that I can relate so well.

The simple and silly matters are presented very well in some.We learn a lot by reading and reaching more blogs.

6. Which one plugin would you suggest all bloggers to have?

Followers;Face Book;Twitter
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And to my special friend who reached me as the  Christmas gift on one fine evening,

In these wee hours of Wednesday morning,
The waves asked me,''How is he?''
I replied, ''As cool as you!''

The gentle breeze asked me,''How is he?''

I replied,''As refreshing as you''.

...The sunrays asked me,''How is he?''

I replied,''As energetic as you''.

The blooms asked,''How is he?'

I replied,''As fragrant and soft as you''.

Then why are you sad,my dear?

He has not heard all these words.......................

He is still sleeping.:(

A PLEASANT AND LOVELY MORNING,DOST

Friends,

Christmas is growing bigger every year.Christmas is at its best in this beautiful land.

Carols,cribs,candles,Santa,plum cakes,gifts and social gatherings and parties........

But right now I wish for peace and happiness

And to join you in decorating your Christmas trees

Organiszing the end of the year festivities

Thinking all of you at this time of Christmas,

It's Anu signing off.............

Have you picked up your beautiful gifts?

What about the greeting cards?

Gifts can be made a little special

By placing a little greenery-artificial leaf or pine sprigs......

When the new year dawns let's walk through the lovely road,

Enjoying the greenery and the shade and blooms,

The shade of true friendship and the fragrance of honest feelings....

It's time for to pack my bags..........

To join my Amma,dearest and dearies.........

And I'm happy that I have friends like you......

Reminding Anu loves you dilse................

                                       Sasneham,

                                                 Anu

SAY IT WITH FLOWERS...............

4.12.2010

Saturday
Dear Friends,
     Good Evening!

 It's a hectic day.Still I get back to tracks once I spend time with my waves.The cool lovely waves are so inspiring.They do always rise again after a fall.That thought is more than enough.They fill my mind with positive energy.I am in good spirits now.

Yesteday I received a bunch of flowers and those fragrant flowers made me so emotional.Daily I watch the new blooms of the garden.Each flower reminds me my friends.I see the face of my friend in each flower.I name the flowers.I's an interesting hobby.It started as a hobby;but now it has become my passion.

The last naming ceremony was for shoeflower.Then I let my friend know his name by the chosen flower.:)

In Thrissur I spend time leisurely in the garden plucking flowers,feeling the gentle breeze and enjoying the butterflies.More plants,more flowers and more butterflies.Talking to flowers,whispering to the breeze,playing after the tiny birds my mornings are wonderful,in hometown.

                         Nothing brings a smile than a flower or the smile of a baby.One flower a day brings whole lot of happiness.When I was in my convent high school I used to appreciate and admire the eye-catching floral arragements done by the nuns for Jesus Christ and Mother Mary.I used to spend lot of time kneeling down and looking at the various bunches of flowers.Oh!The fresh flowers and their fragrance!Unforgettable memories are always to be cherished.

Between,I had won a prize in flower arrangemnet competition during my college days.
Flowers have a language of their own.Every sentiment is expressed in one form or another by delicate blooms.Flowers convey thoughtfulness and love.A gift of flowers to someone special changes his/her world.:)
Flower has a charm that inspires and expresses inside sentiments of heart.The flowers are the greatest gift of nature.
Thank you so much my dear friend,who gifted me a spring  and because of whom I am writing this post now.:)
''True love cannot be found where it truly does not exist,
Nor can it be hidden where it truly does''.

SAY IT WITH FLOWERS.......................

The feelings those can be conveyed are................
To God as offerings and token of love and gratitude,
I Love  You, to someone special,

I Miss You,to whom you've lost your heart;

I Mean It,to let your sweetheart know about your love,
You Are So Special to him/her who has taken away your sleep;
Have A Wonderful Day,to your dear friend;
You Are In My Thoughts,to make someone feel better;
You Are The One I Long To Be With;
I Will Be Always There For You,
Life Is So Beautiful With You;
You Give The True Meaning Of My Existence In This World
You Are The Best Thing That Happened To Me!
I Will Never Forget You,to someone who feels insecure,
You Are The Sunshine Of My Life,
Can't Wait For You To Hold Me Close;
Happy Birthday,My Dearest..........
I Do Care A lot......
Happy Wedding Anniversary.........
Get Well Soon to someone who is sick,
I am  So Sorry,to someone whom you've hurt,

To make him/her feel wonderful;

To brighten someone's face
Who is the light of your life!
Because of their infinite diversity and unique appeal,flowers are the best gifts time and time again.Someone who is in love remembers the last time he/she got flowers.

I feel you in my heartbeats
I miss you when you're not around,
I find you in every thought of mine..........

And today you must know

You are so special to me.
The first rose that I received was from my school friend,Geetha.Even the dried petals were in my notebook for so long.I can still feel the fragrance.:)
I always remember the beautiful pink big roses of my Father's house in the front compound.

''Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own''.

It's Anu signing off........
Friends,
      Count down has started and days are few to walk into the HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR!
Convey your true feelings from the bottom of the heart,
Somewhere a broken heart waits to hear that........
''Together forever and never apart,
May be in distance but never in heart''.
Don't wait for a reason to send flowers;

Just express your feelings of heart.

Pick up the lovely flowers at the earliest
And see you become her/his world.
Hey,When am I going to get,
The next bunch of unexpected flowers?:)
Let someone show that thoughtful gesture.........
Reminding you Anu loves you dil se,
And I gift all my friends the flowers of your choice....
Wishing you a beautiful and relaxing Sunday,
                             Sasneham,
                                       Anu

SOME COOL WARM THOUGHTS ON THIS MISTY MORNING..........

1st December,2010

Wednesday
Dear Friends,
                    Good Morning!

HAPPY DECEMBER!

Morning when I woke up  in the wee hours ,I was so happy to see the cool and beautiful half moon in the sky.Simply amazing.Since ages I have not watched the  morning moon that still lighted the sky.I could clearly see an angel sitting in the moon.I could not take my eyes off the moon.Yes,the visual was so clear.My Little Star sent me all the blessings early in the morning before the sunrays reached me.I am sharing the special  blessings with you,my dearies.
Let me give you a broad,warm smile.The smile that emerges straight from the heart.My smile will tell you,you are accepted,liked and appreciated.And to be honest,your thoughts make my smiles broader.
I was so touched by your feedback and loving comments for my previous post on THANKS GIVING.
Do you know,one of the joys in life is waking up each day with thoughts that somewhere someone loves and cares enough  to send a warm and loving morning and good night wish.
And there was a beautiful message waiting for me in my mobile.:)It was so inspiring.

My heart is filled with new hopes,new dreams and new beginnings.I hope all of you're fit as a fiddle.Time won't let me reach you personally.

Life and work got me so busy;but all of you are always in my thoughts.I can't skip today even though the day was hectic and I came home after a long meeting.Today is the first day of December and I love this month a lot.I thought of throwing away all the worries and reach you at the earliest.

Today is World Aids Day!We the elders must develop the awareness in young minds.

41st IFFI is going on.Short films do leave a lasting impact on viewers,often longer than a fulllength feature film-that was the message conveyed by several such films competing at theShort Film Center.The festival is drawing to a close and the movies are getting better.
The movie of the day and perhaps the festival is from China called 'COW'.The story is about a Chinese villager who is responsible for taking care of arather special cow in the middle of the war.Technically it was first rate,with a heartwarming story and terrific acting by Huang Bo,not to mention the cow herself.
 If you are in love,give it wings.Let it fly to the right person.
''Days are too busy;
Hours are too few.
Seconds are too fast...
But there's always time to send sms and mails to friends''.
So now I am with you........It is the time of the year when wishes are made.It's the best time to forgive and forget.
The message for this lovely month is...........[And for this wonderful message in my mail,my friend,thank you sooooooooooooooo much!]
''When someone hurts us[you've done it in an excellent way]
We should write it down in sand,
Where winds of forgieness can erase it away!
But when someone does,
Something good for us,[Many have done to me]
We must engrave it in stone,
Where no wind can ever erase it!''
And I want to make it very clear,
Your names are engraved on the walls of my heart!:)
It's Anu signing off.....

Dearies,

Don't let your life slip away

By living in the past or in the future,

Enjoy,each and every simple moment

And learn to live life in the fullest.

Love and Peace should eb the mantra of life...

Spreading cheer and hope,

Wishing you a very beautiful December,

Reminding you Anu loves you dil se,

Let me say,Good Luck and God Bless You!

As always,you are very close to my heart!

                                                    Sasneham,

                                                              Anu