Reason to Smile :)

Reason to Smile: Life is all about journeys from the time I realized that I don't want people to control my life. I took one step and decided that I shall stop giving people the power to control my life. This was a couple of years back. Now, things have only become better and wiser. I have only grown and grown for good - more so personally. They say that some unfortunate incidents in your life ideally should only make you better not bitter. I surely saw this and felt this deep down within me when I was informed that my friends 'all' have backed out on the plan (that we long decided) to go to Ladakh ! Nothing moved me. Even when this news broke at the nth hour of my journey to begin. My beginnings dint change. Whether 8 feet or two, I was very adamant or rather determined to attend to my calling - my super favorite destination - Ladakh !:) This was my second visit but my first ever solo trip to Ladakh ! An exotic location that it is Ladakh will never stop to amaze peop...

Reason to Smile: From Karjat to Khopoli, the entire Sahyadris is booming with lush green scenic beauty and not to forget the infamous waterfalls everywhere ! The monsoons have arrived when you actually visit these places. I wanted to enjoy the waterfalls on one such weekend. And what better day than the one that celebrates Friendship Day ! So, Merwyn, Urvashi and Manohar just hopped into a car, picked  me up from my place and we decided to drive down to the best possible waterfalls around - Vangani, Bhivpuri, Palasdari, Kalote and Zenith Waterfalls. Vangani, Bhivpuri, Kalote are the ones very close to Karjat; Palasdari is just after that and Zenith is at Khopoli. As usual they say when the virtual world or the so called technology doesn't help we finally take help of the localites to find the way out. Gone are those days when it used to be the other way round :P Yes, we kept circling around the Kalyan toll naka towards Kasara, obviously the wron...