Author: Deepa Govind

This is the name-tag passed on to my by Priya…which has been long overdue. I have no one else to blame but myself. I got so caught up in other activities that I completely forgot about this. So blame me for being late… hey!.. its better late than never. Waht da ya say ?. So here its how it goes

• You have to post these rules before you give the facts.
• You must list one fact that is somehow relevant to your life for each letter of your middle name. If you don’t have a middle name, use the middle name you would have liked to have had
• At the end of your blog post, you need to choose one person for each letter of your middle name to tag. Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’re tagged, and to read your blog.

Guess I am done with RULE-1.

For RULE-2, As we Indians are not into the habit of using middle names.. ie we have Fristname & Lastname ( also called as the Surname or the Family name), I shall be using my Fristname to proceed with the tag… ie D-E-E-P-A
The rule demands that I state some facts associated with me and my name. This is how I see it

D – Deepa (which means “light of a lamp”… commonly called as the jyoth – jothi -the flame that lights a lamp). The reason I was named Deepa was, I was born at 6.05 pm, normally called as the twilight or the sandhyakaal or the early dusk. Its customary at any hindu-houshold to light the lamp at the pooja room (ie Prayer room) at about 6.00pm in the evening .. as a mark of respect to the deities for letting us have a wonderful day.. I never get tired watching a lighted lamp ( or for that matter even candles).. I only hope that in someway I will be able to light up to drive someone else’s darkness away.

E – Esteem.. Self-Respect and Self-Esteem means a lot to me. I know where I stand and I have a clear idea of “where-to-draw-the-line”.. Beyond that its strictly no entry . But many times my regard for Self-Respect and Self-Esteem is (mis) understood as ego.. well then.. why do I care..perhaps their ego is so inflated that It cannot accommodate some self respect

E – Extrovert.. I have no qualms mixing in a don’t-know-anyone-here group. Every one loves a little pep-talk and so do I. When I am at my Extrovert-best.. my friends tend to call me “Elephant in a China shop”.

P – Polite.. yes, I believe a little politeness does not hurt. Being polite when in good mood is no big deal… its being polite during a terribly bad day that every ounce of the effort and strength that might be left in us…being polite doesn’t really mean being ALL SUGAR AND HONEY… if a person can refrain himself from using any kind of swear words like f#$%,b#$^^d, etc etc in any situation, I term the person as polite I think i am capable of making my un pleasantness known without using swear-words… After all there is a polite manner in expressing rage

A – Absent Minded..Yes. I am terribly absent minded. To state an example, I missed out writing for the alphabet “A”. It was not until Shiva pointed out, I realized this.. oh! Dear, I can churn out anecdotes after anecdotes on my “Absent Minded” goofups..not here, May be sometime later

So Thats pretty much about me. Since I am already late with this tag, I dont think not many of my friends are untagged. So I declare this tag from here on as an open invitation to any one who might be interested… Go Ahead.. think about your name and rediscover yourself allover again