Talk to yourself...

Sometimes our mind becomes so clumsy that we forget what we need actually and what we are asking for. In this process we loose our valuable time of LIFE. To make it clear, we must talk to ourselves, give lone time to spend time with our heart. Because our brain and mind need to communicate sometimes. Life is all about acquiring happiness in everything. Isn't it ? Then why making it messy when we can make it quite clear and peaceful. 

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The girly Old..

The positive vibes !!

Well Happy New Year friends.  While writing for the topic Start 2016 on a Positive Note and #SpreadTheVibe! I should be thankful again to the year 2015 because the amount of positivity I have experienced in last year is inexpressible. As you quoted in mail - 

" We hope you had a great beginning to the new year! With 2016 now upon us, you've probably made your plans and resolutions for this year.

But what about 2015? Let's not forget about it so soon. People, places, stories - many a things can inspire us to feel good about this world. What is one such story that has inspired you in 2015?

These stories can be anyone's - from your local tea stall owner, your neighbour, an innovator or entrepreneur, or government officials.

This 2016, #SpreadTheVibe and share the stories of good that have inspired you. "

I agree with you. I already wrote a long article named as Thank you note - 2015  on 30th December, 2015 because I am that much grateful to the last year. The whole year was very much exciting and very fresh from its separate angles. I don't have any particular story or anyone who inspired me alone. I have bunch of stories related to many things which I would love to share again. Ya in different tune. Don't worry folks !! Few of you  have already read my thank you note right ?

I planned nothing in the beginning of 2015. Usually I don't do. I love to float with the flow of life mostly. Please don't interpret that I am very much uncertain about everything in my life. Not really, but the essence of life which I feel is to accept it the way it is. I kept myself very much flexible throughout the year 2015 and thus I know it had been the best among my past 5 years from every direction and measurement. 

1. I always follow my heart and I did so. I danced, danced and danced throughout the year. I attended dance workshop to enhance & boost up my happiness level to topmost, I rehearsed most of the year to attain something which was very much tough for me a year ago and I satisfied myself with the result. 

2. I learned to swim. I was scared of deep water and swimming before but after several months of training, I am confident enough to enjoy the swimming. And I should be happy that I bagged not only one style of swimming but few different styles which was like dream come true moment for me. I overcame with the fear of diving in. Ugh !! I was so scared of Swimming before. I just vanished my fear for water.

3. Somehow in past years I forgot to travel alone. During college I remember, I said yes to most of the unplanned trips and enjoyed all of them. 2015 was great for me as I made all of my trips with my friends and yes most of them were like "Let's Go" type. I experienced many things while traveling. I met different people. Few I liked, loved and few I disliked. It's too good to know people and their stories. Somehow and somewhere they inspire me always. So traveling helped me to find new people and of course the memories I have made are priceless.

4. I started posting letters again in this year. I love writing letters. I have been doing since childhood. But for past few years it came under wraps. I only used to write to my parents or sisters whenever wanted to tell something so important but wasn't able to get that in mouth. This year I wrote letters and posted. And that made me super happy. 

5. I found a person in Facebook, I should say she is an artist and a mirror reflection of my own picture. Her statuses, posts, and shares are so relevant to me that it always strengthens me up. I find whatever I do or I wish to is on the right track. I am personally a peace seeking person. I hate mental chaos and thus I too love the people who are like this. Thanks to Facebook, it connects millions of distances, be it other countries or other cultures and I wish in 2016 we both can communicate through pen, paper, inks and letters. 

6. Some emotions which were so irrelevant before few months too, started becoming relevant to me. Some inevitable expressions, some unsaid parts or words were spoken through silence. Some dependencies seemed beautiful all of a sudden. Some uncertainty, some unpredictable loyalty were great to find. 

7. I revived some old friendships and I found I had no second thoughts on becoming friends again. I found my mind was wide enough to forget all the bad memories I had once with them. That's one good thing right ?



To be very honest all of these were so uncertain, but these few little things made me joyous and helped me to stay positive and strong throughout the year. No one can predict the future, no one can plan too. Life is uncertain and thus the destiny is. I wish my 2016 will go as good as 2015 was for me. I want to see everyone around me smiling and laughing with happiness. I wish whomever is reading my post will be slightly motivated with my post too. I just know one thing. Life is really short !! All I need is to fulfill my wishes and embrace the happiness, kindness and spread LOVE !! ♥♥♥♥♥ 

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Thank you note ... 2015, I will remember you in many ways

Well just one day is left to bid good bye to 2015 and to say Hello and Welcome 2016. I hardly make plans on anything and when it comes to New Year, I feel taking resolutions is kind of foolish idea. So in the beginning of 2015 I had no plans at all. I am thankful enough that my 2015 went really well. 


I should say that 2015 was year of Travel. I traveled many places and most surprisingly all of them were so uncertain and of course with friends. I made many new friends during all the trips. One of the trip was very close to me as we girls made it successful. Thanks to you both Naiwrita and Anindita. Then I trekked for first time. I traveled to North Bengal for the first time. Thanks to Arpita di for escorting me always. I started loving mountains from a different angle. All were new experiences. I never loved mountains before. But my realization changed completely. Himalaya just moved me deeply. 

Over that I revived myself newly because many new things I learned this year. I learned to swim (I overcame with my fear of swimming) and thankfully I have learnt to dive well too. wink ^_*. I could indulge myself with dance. I attended workshops, danced and danced. I did attend cultural activities. I wrote many articles and happiest part was that one of my post was top listed by Baggout.com too. I smelled my lost feelings again this year and that was one of the best part of it. Then my best friend (my sister) got married and the number just doubled because I have got another cool friend in my brother - in - law. My 2015 was more than I expected because I spent my most of the times with my family, friends and my passions. Each moment was bright as diamonds, sweet as sugar. Check few of my happy moments.

It's just that you can never make any plans on how your upcoming year or life is going to be. It's just we need to make sure we are flexible enough to cope with all situations that come up in near future. I wish I can stay strong through thick and thin and I hope that I can spread happiness among everyone I care about. 

To everyone out there, whomever is reading this post. Would love to see your year's highlights too. If you want to mail me, inbox me in debarati89.datta@gmail.com and if you are uncomfortable to do so, no worries just recollect your good memories and smile for now. 

Let's shout ... Happy New Year 2016 ..








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Memoirs of North Sikkim - Visit to Lachung, Zero Point and Yumthang

Hey ! I am back with my North Sikkim post. Oops !! took long time to write on North Sikkim. Probably one month of my last post got published on Gurudongmar Lake. In case you missed it, click here to read them.


Lachung 

So today I am going to write on Lachung, Yumthang Valley and Zero Point. From Lachen we headed towards Lachung in the afternoon around 12:30 so that we could reach Lachen before evening. There is a place called Chungthang which comes in between Lachen and Lachung and the town  is immensely beautiful. Will give it a try if I visit North Sikkim again. While heading towards Lachung we visited Bhim Nala Waterfalls. Till that day I used to think Kempty fall was the hugest to me, but there was something different in Bhim Nala Fall. Most important thing in this fall was to me was the absence of human noise which is too annoying in Kempty fall. The sound of falling waters should be cherished. There was no one except our group. Yes later on one couple joined the place. But still the fall remained louder than any other sounds. Another beautiful phenomenon of Sikkim falls is they come up on the road itself. You don't need to struggle or walk Topsy turvy to check a fall. As the name suggests, Bhim Nala fall is huge in size. Huge means huge. Too tall and Water was falling down with extreme force. I didn't even go near to the fall, but I was wet and poor my sweater was wet too and it seemed like the temperature dropped there immediately. My teeth were clinging to each other desperately and I was shivering like hell. Funniest part was, I couldn't hold my camera properly due to continuous jerks my body was offering me and the result was a set of blurred pictures. Just infront of the fall, there was a view point to view the fall well. Though we found it a bit untidy and dangerous !! It seemed people didn't get up there for long and it was more of an abandoned type of place. Anyhow, the fall is a must try.

see the quality of the picture !! Shivers . Bhim Nala Falls

Even Driver was also shivering :P see the picture

We entered Lachung before evening and it was our damn luck that the room which we got in hotel was close to heaven. For me and Arpita di, the window view was enough to make us happy. Just imagine, you are staying in a chilled hilly region, a wooden room and you are opening the window for an instance and then you are seeing several falls are coming down to meet a river and that too from very less distance. The sound, the hill, the clouds and the small cottages (barely visible)over the hills - these are blessings. Gazing upon the houses from one mountain to another mountain has another charm and happiness. They seem too tiny that I feel immense pleasure to think and imagine how people are living there, or what they are doing right now or sometimes I try to increase my visionary and wish if I can see some people moving out there. It is like fantasy for me. I dreamed of this when I was a kid and I used to watch Heidi. Heidi was a kid living at the top of mountain. Clouds, sheeps, wind, Peter were her friends. She too lived in a wooden cottage and her simple yet beautiful life always made me pondering for long. Ahhh !! see where I am moving towards. Poor me.. Pardon. Just check out the pictures of Lachung now.

Zero Point 
On the next day, morning we started for Zero point. The bunch of clouds and non stop rain was worrying us as nothing was visible when we went out at morning. It was chill, sorry too chill as the car started moving on. We just couldn't open the window glasses as the wind was hitting us and was giving a sheer chill. We had hot bread and butter as breakfast with us so that was giving us a pleasure. To visit zero point you must cross yumthang valley first. Our driver insisted us to visit yumthang valley later. So we headed towards Zero point. As we were going up, separate views were seen in different ranges of mountains. First we crossed Rock Valley. I have never seen such valley in my life. Don't know whether I will be able to see that again or not. A valley full of stones, stones and stones. All were huge in size. Driver was telling me that before few years heavy glaciers brought everything down and since then the place seems to be so rugged and rough. Even it is dangerous too to halt there for much time. It is unpredictable and at any time the stones can start rolling down. So we moved on . Did some of photoshoots and that's all. Check pictures below.

While getting top of the mountains, I found the view changing time to time.. From the rough, rugged stony rocky grey view to total green, yellow, orange,bright red and pink color appeared all of a sudden with a delight. The fog was playing hide and seek, sometimes disappearing and sometimes making a strong presence. Then we entered the old silk route which was a bliss to view from the top. I was feeling that yes I was luckiest to view that and also was feeling blessed to be born as human else would never know how beautiful Earth is. We were busy enjoying the scenic beauty, and suddenly felt some fur like particles were getting into our car and while touching the skin they were dissolving into water. Driver made a remark, snowfall. Oh My God. Can you believe that, we opened the half slit window totally and yes snow was falling in speed. We all cheered up and shouted with joy. Driver told that we were just near to zero point and the temperature was decreasing and then after spending few minutes in car we reached Zero Point - the cold chilled heaven on a big valley. In the beginning of October it was -4°C and we could realize that our bodies were not sensing anything at all, we were hardly able to move and talk. It was too chilled. We spent around 1.5 hours there and the climate was breathtaking. Sometimes sunshine was smiling at our face and sometimes snow was falling with flowing speed. Unlike Gurudongmar Lake, zero point was much crowded. Mostly people of our age were present there and their shouts of fun were making the place happening. Check out the pictures.

I love this picture

See the color

Zero Point

Like a Queen  

Arpita Di !! 

Praveen and Arpita Di

I loved the color

Yumthang Valley
From Zero point we moved back to Yumthang Valley. Unfortunate we were as in October the real beauty of yumthang was not seen properly. It is said to be the Flower Valley. you can even google it. Anyhow the view which we witnessed was not that bad either. The time I kept my feet over the valley, I felt like running fast. It was sheer happiness. Big green valley surrounded by mountains, falls and accompanied by the speedy loud river. Yaks were all around and their movements were making that sweet Dhong Dhong sound of Bells. Me and Arpita di, both went back to our childhood when we used to watch Heidi. We ran, sang and shouted Ohiyo just the way Heidi used to utter. We found ourselves as the free pigeons. Free spirited, open to nature, close to river and that sound of  flowing waves was so enthralling that it just made us happy. Super happy. Check out the pictures.  

The old silk route

We were heidi then. Running and clicking pictures

Yumthang Valley

Yak

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