The Plight of a nascent blogger or the Predicament of the unfortunate readers!!!

Before I start the post,let me make my intent about it clear.
To introduce to the blogosphere a budding(perhaps shooting and flowering by now!!)blogger.

Now a little background into my title for the post.
Well, what better phrase for a neonatal specialist!!
If you are wondering what a Doctor is doing here amidst us,then you are in for a surprise.Blogging is just one of the trades of this Jack.No matter how busy he is, I am sure if I ring him up now and tell my post on his blog is ready,he would read it immediately. Such is his dedication to this new passion of his(And when you read this, Uncle bluffmaster,let me remind you !!your readership of my blog has starkly reduced!!!Better include more comments in my posts to avoid stringent actions!!Yes!This is a warning !!).
The latter part of the title would be clear as you go through the blog!!!

Having grown up hearing and believing his stories and bluffs(and believe me we could never make out the trick unless he let it out!I am sure my siblings and cousins,the other tender coconut pond products, would definitely agree with me)it was no surprise to me when he announced his advent to the blog world.And what better title to describe his blog(Bluffmaster from tender coconut pond)!

So, though his blog meant more work for us(Not only had I to create it but also had to customize it and modify the look and feel)I volunteered to do the publicity campaign.(Why should only we suffer!!!;-p)Moreover I owed it to him. He is one of my earliest readers and constant supporter and now my encouragement too.If his blog can survive, why not mine???;-)
Most importantly,it is actually a symbiotic relationship.According to the pact we signed,he is
supposed to give me equal publicity in his blogs and increase my readership as well. At a time when Aamir khan and Amitabh Bachchan use their blogs to christen their cats and dogs, we ,uncle-niece, thought of using ours in better ways.

Only great ideas would come from him,the execution is outsourced.The Doctor's RAM is slow and can't do multi-tasking, so the blog post will depend on his assistant's availability and the doctor's persual ability.The assistant, I am told, is given the stipend for typing each post well in advance. But the blogs are not updated that quick!Network problems,I guess!!!
Even as the assistant plays hide n seek with our bluffmaster(My cousin literally flees as my uncle comes with a new post), he makes sure that you and I get regular blog posts

So if stressed up, need a break and are ready to laugh your hearts out please visit: www.raheem-musings.blogspot.com
"If you have given up on life, have no interest to live, and are thinking of suicide then please read this blog".This is what my aunt had to say!!!E-suicide I guess!!!
You can expect lots of Pjs and Pjs and Pjs(and you were calling me Pj queen!!!Now you know It's in the family).The title of the blog itself is a PJ.If you cannot make it out,I am Happy to Help!
But if somehow you tumble upon some better stuff,have no doubt about it,it would be written by his better half ;-)

Disclaimer: The contents of the Bluffmaster Blog are strictly its author's choice and words.Me and my blog"Reflections"have got nothing to do with it.This author will not entertain any comments or feedbacks about the Doctor's blog.If anyone feels dizzy after reading the blog, please do call me,I can arrange an appointment for you with the doctor.Regular consultation
fees will ofcourse be applicable ;-))

Insanity

Blood soaked hands reach out from nowhere
Long long gory fingers
crawling,creeping, probing.
A Stifled scream,a half held breath,
the music is in the air!
That sardonic laugh,
echoing,reverbrating
They are after me.
They have teamed up with my shadow
But,Hey!Hey!
I'm a hollow man
You won't find what you seek.
I'm void, I'm free
I've deceived you with my smile
You thought you know me
But no,I'm a stranger
I've killed myself.

An evening by your side...........

The blazing sun sank over a hazy horizon.It was a beautiful sunset.
They sat there enjoying the beauty of the moment,enjoying each other's presence.

She was happy,very happy.This was a dream come true.Destiny or fate or the God whom she called upon every day had bought him next to her today.
She dared not look at him.She was apprehensive of facing her only dream. She was apprehensive of looking at the face that she had seen only with her heart all these years.

Silence..that vast ocean that had engulfed their lives prevailed.
Silence could speak and they had always spoken in silence.
The same silence with which they had acknowledged their feelings,the same silence with which she went away from his life, the same silence with which he watched her leave,unable to hold her back.

She wanted to hold his hands,to lock her fingers in his.But she dared not.What if that offended him?What if he got up and left?

He took her hands in his.Her heart skipped a beat.She looked into his eyes.She saw her face in them.
"Why did you leave me?"His eyes seemed to ask.

Her eyes ,so beautiful, so pretty.They still had that spark.They could still captivate him.If only time would freeze!He wished.
But even now, he knew , he couldn't hold her back.

"A moment in time is all between you and me
A moment in time I will not let go"

He told in silence.

She got up to leave, praying he would call her back.
She walked away without looking back at him even once.Tears rolled down her cheeks.Why aren't the stars still not shining upon her.

He looked at the empty seat beside him,at the void in his life.He knew he couldn't survive it again..

"Ria,please don't leave me again".The silence broke.
The night sky sparkled with a million stars...

The Swiss Experience...

I am at a loss of words as I attempt to describe the mesmerising Schweitzer land. It’s like trying to describe a beautiful dream that I had seen. I may never be able to phrase it aptly to depict it in its entirety. I hope my words can convey at least a little of the magic it has bestowed upon me

The snow capped Alps and lovely cows grazing on lush green meadows.. This is the picture of Swiss I had always had in my mind . Not to mention the beautiful cow bells(Yes!Of course it's the DDLJ influence on my imagination)

When i got to visit the country last year,it was indeed a dream come true.

Thrill filled my heart as a cool breeze blew across my face at the Zurich airport. I was about to walk the lanes of my dreams, as they say, under blue skies and amidst green grass.
But what lay before me was even more beautiful than my dreams………
Beautiful landscapes, mountains cloaked in snow and vegetation, serene lakes and chirpy glacial streams...

They were all a treat for my hungry senses. I was in the heart of nature and it touched a chord deep inside.

Like a sweet melody , like a beautiful painting , the magic remains alive in me, even long after its experienceI felt I were inside a painting. Bright and vibrant colours greeted my eyes everywhere.The vegetation varyied in shade from green to yellow to brown and then from pink to purple to red. The autumn weather had waved its magic wand all around..
The cool breeze that blew carried the tinkle of the cowbells .

The Alps could be seen towering above from all sides,with the snow and the clouds nearly undistinguishable on the top. They reminded me of an undaunted warrior. a saviour, a protector , a guardian.
The streams like small kids, ran about singing their own songs, finding their way through rough rocks with the same ease as flowing on velvety meadows, perturbed by nothing and simply enjoying their being.
The lakes were more or less like an elegant lady, well mannered, calm and stylish.
The sky , very dynamic and active, like a poised gentleman.
WellKnit transportation and well organised information centres made the journey even more convenient and enjoyable.

From Zurich airport, we took a train and came to interlakenInterlaken is a beautiful place locked between the 2lakes, the Thuner see and the Brenner see.

On the first day, we went around interlaken partly on foot and partly on bicycle.We then visited the ThummelBach falls. A unique combination of 10 cascade waterfalls.The place, like
the rest of Swiss, is a valley within the Alps, lush green grass sprawled all over with small streams meandering through.
The next day we visited Niesen.One could take the world's longest stairway to reach
the top. We , though, preferred to take the rail track that lay parallel. As we went higher and higher,even higher above the clouds, we could also see the staircase winding its way up.Wilhelmwil is a beautiful place near interlaken.Here we took a mountain train to explore around, a reminder of the bygone days and it carried us amidst the pine covered alps
On the third day we visited the JungFrauHoch.Power and the pride of having it, that’s the feeling
Jung FrauJoch instilled in me.What pleasure to be on top of Europe! 3494m above sea
level! To be in the snow and ice, at -1.5degree C and with snowfall and rain drenching you!
It seemed to me the sun was fighting to penetrate the thick fog, and the snow seemed equally determeined to reflect every ray back. The friendly quarrel together with the whiteness of the snow gave the ambience a divine aura.The JungFrauHoch had much more to offer.We took a train from Lauterbrunnen to the JungFrauHoch which travelled through the alps.At the top we walked through the icecaves,It was like walking through a freezer.On top of the Hoch is also present a museum of beautiful animal carvings done in ice

My final place of visit was Muren. First a train journey to Lauterbrunnen (The places and the scenes were by now very familiar but I could not still take my eyes or mind off them) and then a cable car to the top of the mountain.

Interlaken also had some exciting games to offer,like
paragliding,bungee jumping etc.And how could a travellogue about swiss end without a
mention of the swiss chocolates.Hmm!!the taste still lingers.Need I say more???

And all of you shopping fanatics like me, you get to buy the best and the most beautiful watches here.
Switzerland has been a very lovely experience

For some snaps....

Shower from the Heavens

I watched the rains, as they poured hard against my window.

It was raining heavily, too heavily. A distressed soul pouring her heart out! A heavy drop made its mark on my heart and the pain I hid deep inside shot out. If you ask me what the pain is I have no particular answer. I am one of those eccentric Pisceans, who can simply sit and cry. I depress myself for nothing and also rejoice for almost nothing.

There is always calmness after a heavy downpour and today watching the rains, I could feel the same. The unknown grief within me was slowly eroding away. The rains were washing away my grief. It’s so much relieving, so much comforting after the heart has poured out its agony. An unknown, inexplicable bliss!

As the last drop of the rains splashed the wet earth, a tear sparkled in my eyes.

The fragrance of the fresh earth permeated my soul, and I drew courage from the unknown force to carry on this little game called Life.

A dark cloud silhouetted in the velvety sky drew a silver lining.

The rains, from the heavens they came, carried me in their arms and took my pain with them.