Quarantine Sing-along

I feel no difference in self isolation and quarantined life except for the fact that earlier going out was an option, now it is not. But it is okay with me and people think I am weird when I say this out loud!
I can spend hours with myself doing nothing and something and what not! Since childhood, I have learnt to be a loner and yet not lonely!
However, for most "non weird" people, the lock-down is somewhat problematic after some days.
So, in order to maintain the sanity my friend and I made a deal that we will resume our singing and exchange songs and make use of this lock-down. One of the good things that came out of this lock-down is that I got the confidence to sing again. I have a problem in my throat and that causes hindrance at times, but off late I am trying to re-start the rewaz.....let's see how long can I keep it this time!
For past few days and weeks we have been exchanging quite a number of songs, some saved and some not:

Music Therapy



#StaySafe
#StayMusical
#StayBlessed

Deed Of The Day

It has been over a month since I blogged but the world right now around us is not the one we wished while wishing each other a happy new year!
Like everyone I, also, am following the countrywide lock-down as issued by the Government of India and I truly wish everyone reading this, is in best of their health!
The COVID-19 virus has paralyzed almost all of our civilized world as we know it yet we fight on; and will continue till it is defeated!

The only way it can be defeated is if we can break the chain of infection by staying indoors, washing our hands and maintaining social distancing as much as possible.
SO PLEASE FOLLOW THEM (and any other directives given by your government).

No, I am not here to give another lecture on the benefit of social distancing because by now I hope everyone is aware of it.

After many days, today I decide to write. I have been checking the news too often and getting depressed after watching the numbers. But today I thought I will break that chain as well. Instead of getting worried, I will share something today!

We humans are the most selfish being on earth but being locked down should have made people (or i wish it has) aware of the trauma the animals go through as well. One of my neighbors has two small yellow birds in a cage. I have no doubt that they are taken care of and loved but I have never been a fan of the cage (may be that is the reason I do not like zoo). To tell you the truth, many a times I thought of opening the cage, but it has always been kept away from my reach.
During the second week amidst the lock-down, I went to the terrace and to my astonishment the cage was there. Though locked, but it was there. All the emotions and ideas whirl-winding in my subconscious kind of made me open the cage. No sooner did I open it than the pair flew away.
It felt really good! but only for a moment. The next moment I felt so guilty that I went downstairs and knocked on their door. To my astonishment, they did not become angry, rather told that they have been meaning to do that but did not have the heart as they were attached to them. They thanked me and asked me whether I would have done it even if they were mine. I smiled and said that firstly I would not cage anything I love and secondly, isn't there a saying that if you love something set it free..??!!
The afternoon ended with a laughter.
.....And I am not saying it's them but since then I have been seeing two yellow birds who come and sit on a tree in front of my window around same time everyday for 5 to 10 seconds and then fly away!
Weird right?
Well, I have seen weirder!

#StaySafe
#StayBlessed!