Hello! I'm so glad you dropped into my little corner of cyberspace!...My name is Praveena, better known to my friends as Veena, Jani, Vinnie, Teddy, Mickey, Li'l girl, Bubbles & Smiles :)

 

I'm a 27-year young woman living in the City of Nawabs, Hyderabad, where I work in Business Development for a large software company. I'm a playful, teasing; softhearted, hopeless romantic who loves nature, reading, music and dance but my greatest obsession is people and relationships.

 

Occasionally I have brilliant flashes of intelligence, but sometimes my brain likes to fly somewhere out there.  I nag. I cuss (I try to put a gag on that at the appropriate times), I love with all my heart, and I hate having no one to talk to. I'm extremely individualistic, perfection - conscious, and possessive. To quote Ben Bradlee...                          

            

I like to be my best today and better tomorrow

 

Of course life is not a game, and I do strive to continually grow in emotional, spiritual, and mental maturity. But there is and always was this lighter side to me. Childlike, free-minded and unencumbered by notions of what is and is not permissible for girls. Am I too old for such notions? Certainly not! Sometimes it has been a difficult and lonely road to be so open, and I confess I am often mystified why something so harmless bothers some people so. But the human spirit is hard to suppress, and I have made my choice to be true to myself in this life. So in the end, the friends I do make are for real, and each is worth more than 100 phonies. Looking back in retrospect, I feel the road less traveled certainly is the better choice!

This is a little look into My view of reality! Hope you like what you see and decide to stay awhile and explore.

 

Attitude

I am an upbeat and positive person, with confidence to move forward. I believe-

Attitude is everything

The longer I live the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness, or skill.

I believe we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. I am in charge of my attitude.

A positive attitude overcomes the tallest obstacles

Femininity

 

Femininity is not a matter of mere biology. I don't mind if a door is opened for me but I prefer to open my own door. I never once regretted being a girl. I feel it so special to be born a woman ::The fair sex..ha!!! ::

 

I am proud of the girl that I am now and the woman I am becoming.

 

Guts, ambition and nerves of steel....thats what I call celebration of femininity. My looks, my sensuousness, my brain, my smartness and the compassion that woman hood taught me, I love it all. In short, I love my femininity.

 

 "Girl Power! means never having to say you're sorry you're smart."

- Lisa Simpson

 

 

 

 

Inner thoughts:

 

I have often experienced the desire to be more than I am at the moment - an unwillingness to let my mind remain in the pettiness where it idles - a desire to increase the boundaries of myself - a desire to feel more, learn more, express more - a desire to grow, improve, purify, expand. I used to interpret this inner push as a meaning that there was some one thing out there that I wanted to do or be or have and I have spent too much of my life trying to find it. I am still on the search.

 

 

 

Likes  & Dislikes

 

Likes:

Dislikes:

Sleep Dancing Art $$$$$$ Horses Time Alone Jasmines Cinema Photography Literature Reading the classics Long lazy nights Finding a sequel to a really good novel Recorded music, especially playing one song over and over Computers Playing Meeting new people Long walks Having nothing to do Publishing Online My Body My mind Sitting by a fire Cuddling Breeze Spicy food Coffee Pepsi  (I think this should figure higher in the list) Sweet white wines Virgin Mary :) Fresh fruit, slightly under ripe Clothes Jewellery Favorite restaurants Handbags Trendy shoes Researching my family tree Getting mail Phone calls from old friends Long chats Talking through the night Chatting with net pals Traveling The English language Dusting The way I look in glasses Learning, especially new skills Being internet savvy That I get along well with my parents and brother Finding the perfect gift for a loved one The laughter of my friends Making lists Making plans Getting stamps on my passport Knowing when to stop Chocolates Silver Roses Orchids Life style magazines Shopping Poetry Sitting out at night (star gazing) Dancing in the rain Interior decoration Looking at old photographs My eyes and lips Birds Exotic/Tropical fish Sea The golden light of a sunny late afternoon The smell of rain Laughing Thinking Eating out Listening to music Smart kids Garfield Saurav Ganguly George Clooney, Ben Affleck Decorating my work space Hugs & Kisses Dressing up Partying Getting a massage Blogging  Soap bubbles British Humor Gentlemen Lounges

People who dont use turn signals Cruelty Cigarette smoke Stupidity Having to work for a living Jokes that make fun of a group of people Needless cheapness Waste, especially environmental waste Burners you have to light with a match each time you use them Headaches When I know something is wrong but am powerless to help Repetitive noises Heavy metal music Songs where I cant hear the lyrics Self-centered people When I cant voice my opinion Spiders, insects and snakes Animal cruelty Child abuse Hair on the floor Cleaning out the shower drain Doing laundry People who intentionally cheat others Doing other peoples dishes Hard to read or/ ugly web pages Cheap literature People who put me down to feel better about themselves How much I worry All my self imposed guilt My general lack of exercise  (I do work on this) Losing things My impulsiveness When my plans get stuck Criticism  (I am working on that) Getting up early in the morning Getting sick My battle with weight My general laziness That I rarely remember to close my purse My fears My morbidity How upset being late makes me When plans dont work out Late airplane flights Packing Wielding luggage around an airport Rude clerks and operators Waiting in a queue Crackers, potato chips and wafers Sarcasm Know it alls Arguments Indifference Action movies Not trying Cynicism Back biting/bitching Fake Accents Earth worms TV Soaps Posers Anyone with an attitude Annoying telemarketers Rules Needless delays Closed minds Having to rush Assholes who take up two parking spaces Humidity Mosquitoes Clutter Computer crashes When the power goes out Pop-ups Non-productive meetings Junk mails Taxes Road trips The unpredictable nature of life Pointless philosophical discussions Confused & Curious people Mushrooms Missing a bus, train, flight Losing Night Clubs

 

Anyway.... this isn't really a list of what I like or dislike, it's just a list of what I liked or disliked the moment I made this list.

 

Turn Ons

 

A good sense of humor # Intelligence # FRENCH:: swoon :: # My man is one who knows what he likes and knows what he wants,   someone who I can relate to and can carry on a conversation with maturity, someone who will respect me.(I am a hopeless romantic!!!, so shoot me.) I like it when the guy and I have different opinions but can agree to disagree # Understanding # Trust # A good book # Crystals # Satins # Pearls  # Perfumes # Moon light #the beach # Freedom # Velvet hearts # Fast, erh...Really Fast Cars # Play with words

   

                    

Turn offs

 

# Fake people # Guys who treat girl's like non entities # Getting drunk # Spoil sports # Melodrama # People who won't admit mistakes # Stupidity # Sweat # Cattiness and Calculation # Indifference (Nothing is quite as cold) # Breach of trust # Bad English (should I say Butler English) # Painfully slow people

 

 

Things I am

 

Daughter, Sister, Grand Daughter, Friend, Dancer, Writer, Iconoclast, Alien, Teacher, Warrior, Scholar, Brainiac, Protogeek, Activist, Mentor, Compeer (MC), Listening Ear, Firm Shoulder, Libran, Wife (thats the latest role change and yeah, there is a reason why that one comes last)

 

Things I am not

 

Concise.

Things I have been

Broke (poor is a state of mind), the source of controversy, Gold medallist, A foot in the mouth, A confused kid, Loved, Hated, Wondered about, Happy, Grief stricken, A wild life lover, Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered, Introvert, Extrovert (I am glad I turned into one!!!), Never ashamed (of anything I have ever done only ashamed if I did not learn from it.). Only repented for things I haven't done, never for what I did.

We meet ourselves time and again in a thousand disguises on the path of life

-Carl Jung

Things that make me wonder

Metal music, Bigotry, Who buys the exercise junk shown on T.V?, Cruelty, Who cast Tom Cruise as LeStat de Lion court (Interview with the Vampire)?! , Homosexuality (no offence), Suicide (life is too good to waste), Most Indian movies, Why do people spend so much time putting everyone else down instead of raising themselves up? People who make big claims though they know that they are real asses, Riots in the name of religion, Bungee jumping, Loud music in coffee shops, TV soaps (I just cant get myself to see even one complete episode

Things I have been called

Hot headed, Arrogant, Tempestuous, Stubborn, Tenacious, Too complex, Indecisive (ah, I agree with whoever said that. They are 200% right), Loving, Empathic, Angel, Smart, Loyal, Mega brain, Super brain, Mature, Sweet heart, Darling, Princess, Indifferent, Mona Lisa, Chatterbox, Happy-go-lucky, Miss Beautiful Eyes, Maverick, No-nonsense, Tough nut, Kid, Childish, Hyper active, Narcisisst.

 

Things I want to be

 

A good daughter, a good sister, a good wife, a good mother, a great human being, a good business woman, a good employee, a good boss, a good citizen, a faithful friend to people who believe in me and above all a good child of God.

That's a brief overview of who I am, but of course there's more. I'd like to think there's much more to me, which you can learn about if you explore the other sections. Of course there is yet more to me than it could be put on a few pages.