Happy New Year!

There goes another year into pages of history. Another year unfolds,New paths we have to tread.We wonder what life holdsIn the brand new year ahead.My special wish just for youIs a blessing from God above,To make this your happiest year,Filled with joy and peace and love.Happy New Year to a...

Another one bites the dust.....

Dear Readers,Please Welcome, Shash...

Ashish loves the sunrise. He makes it a point to watch that time before the sun rises. The sun slowly pops up, killing the New York chill during winters, sprinkling warmth through the windows.! Wow! It just fires! And that's when he looks behind him and finds his wife, Shruti, still asleep.She is a Media Professional, with a Masters Degree in Advertising and Public Relations to her credit. But she's...

Merry Christmas!

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Tagged by Anonymous.

Me 10 years ago… At this time, was preparing for 11th std. exams. Had absolutely no idea what to do with chemistry. Have always hated that subject eva since my school days.Me 5 years ago...I was at my first job. Last year… At this time, was coping up with the biggest earth shattering event of my life. I learnt how a few decisions or any problem of that magnitude can shake up your world ruining up...

Dedicated to one of my bestest friend.

Friends claim to know you better than you know yourself. You know what? They sometimes do."No matter who broke your heart or how long it takes to heal, you'll never get through it without your friends" - Carrie Bradshaw in Sex and The City. I agree with her. It's true. Some say you can get through anything if you truly try. But wudn't you be that much colder, more bitter and much more self-pitying?...

Another lesson of love...from the deepest closet.

Life and it's experiences cant turn you into a philosopher. Quote Claude Wooldridge in Louis Buss's Luxury of Exile:The end of a relationship is the negative copy of its beginning. there is the same feeling of unreality as when you have just fallen in love, the same loss of appetite and sleep. The strange numbness, like the shock after an accident, is exactly the same. A relationship is a holiday...

I ate an entire bar of dark rich chocolate tday. Just like that. Dear Calories, You can stick on to me tday, thou will be burnt tommorrow. I wud make my epitaph read as, "Calories today, gone tommorrow". For once I am not cribbing. And I also spoke to Dee after ages. Spoke to her of things I can only tell her. Girlfriends just ROCK!Hope you guys had a lovely weeke...

When there is someone....

We all grow emotional at times, don't we? How wud it be to pour all your troubles, anxities, fears, problems and worries into the heart of another person? And finding a responding chord? How delighted wud one feel to be secured in the knowledge that no matter what the world thinks of you, there is this...

Blog-O-Mine.

I've always been a very private person, except with the people who are near and dear to me. But since I created this blog, I've become more open about my views. I receive the greatest satisfaction when I read the comments. It's wonderful to know that people not only visit your blog, read your posts, have thought about what you have written and have taken out time to acquaint you with their ideas and...

Has your life worked out the way you wanted it to? Do you know anyone whose life has worked the way they planned or expected? A segment of ma life, by sheer chance, has gone the way I expected it to. But it neva lasted forever.The other times when I insisted that it go the way I have planned, I wasn't confident enuf that it was indeed the right way it shud go. I have neva met anyone whose life has...

Emotionally Stripped.

'V' is inconsolable. Just don't know how to comfort her. My best attempts seem artificial. She is staring at the ground like a ghost. "Another r'ship ended, " she says."Damn, I neva learn from my mistakes. I keep always falling for the wrong guy", she cries out loud.I give her the answers I've been told, but they lack conviction."You always jump into a r'ship". "You attach urself emotionally too soon",...

If you have love in your life, it can make up for a great many things that are missing. If you don't have love in your life, no matter what else there is, it's not enough.-- Ann Landers.I agr...

A time to be thankful....

We fail to thank God for the simple joys and pleasures HE gives us. Let's all take this oppourtinity to think of the things we do each day, the people we take for granted. You might have more reasons and things to be thankful for.I am thankful for...~Not getting all that I deserve, you neva know what I deserve maybe worse than what I got.~To be able to see things as they might be than the way thay...

Of Men and a "Proper" Good-Bye!

"How can you just hang up like that", I said to him."But you said "BYE", he said. "And a BYE means an end to a conversation, isn't it", he adds."Huh", I say and hang up.I feel an "incompleteness" if I cannot end a conversation (via any medium) without a "proper good-bye". For me a "proper good-bye" means having to say some words or sentences with it and after it. Wimmen share some kinda delicateness...

"We are friends and always shall remain", is what he told her.The most heart-breaking line in the simple (or otherwise) history of break-ups. It came her way, too."Dammit, I can't just be friends with you"! She wanted to scream. "You know what I feel for you and having been through so much already, how the hell can you even think of something like that??", she wanted to ask him."Ok", is all that she...

Looked for you in your crib....you were not there.Searched for you at my bed-side...you were not there.Called for you as I reached home from work..you did not come crawling to me.No one to sing to "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" today.No one who'd sleep in my arms today.I am terribly missing y...

'A' says my formulas on love are twisted. He says my fundamentals are complicated.!!! Just 'cause he doesn't relate to my "fundas", does it mean that they are illogical?? Bull-shit!!!All (read as Most) of us have fallen in love at some point in time. Some might still be in love or will be someday. Love and hurt, Love and Tears, Love won, Love lost, Stupid love, Love across distance, Young love, Old...

Crossroads.

How good is rebuilding old ties that were, at one point in time, deliberately broken? After all, if they were deliberately broken, surely there was a reason behind breaking them. Then why does a time come in life when you think of revoking the very same decision? All of us act in a manner which would...

Closed Doors...

Would life be easier if we closed one door and open another one? I wish upon Hail Mary that we shud have some magical keys that would just lock up our past to open it's doors for the future.She can feel a sense of closure, for the first time in her life. This time the words were clear, unequivocal and the tone imploring. It's about time to put the past behind and time to get on with life. In many...

Paisa O' Paisa.

If you were given to choose between an extremely stingy (a person who spends tooo little) and an extremely generous person (a person who whole-heartedly spends), whom would you choose? Considering both the people involved earn equally and are well off.I would go for the generous person over the stingy one. 'Cause I've realized that people who are stingy with their money are stingy with their emotions...

Met A yesterday. After months. We've known each other for coupla months now. Known each other long enuf to take ceah other for granted, make promises and break them, knowing that the other person might understand sooner or later.We deal with each other's mood swings, multiple moods with ease, an ease that we have perfected over the period of time we've known each other for. It's taken months of mis-understandings,...

Arjun would be leaving on the 17th. And wouldn't come back for a year.He:* Makes jerky, arm movements.* Brings hands to face.* Has strong reflex movements.* Turns towards familiar sounds or voices * Blinks at bright light.* Repeats vowel noises, such as "ah" or "ooh" * Smiles.* Tracks objects with...

Was just thinking...

*If the crocodile drank all the water...where would the fishes live? There would be no place for those "machlis" 'cause those crocodiles drank all the water.*If the Department Head's name was Dick...wud he be then called Dickhead?*Why doesn't a walkman ever walk and a discman doesn't disco?*Porcupines have such sharp needles. And so do Doctors. Are Porcupines supposed to be the Doctors of the animal...

An old saying : Wrapping is a thousand times easier than draping.To celebrate the festive spirit of Diwali, we come to office dressed in our traditional best. Wow. Great, absolutely wonderful.So, I get up early in the morning, manage to leave on time wearing the quintessential saree.The saree has a...

I pray..

Dear God,Please can food be calorie free? So that I can eat all that I want, how much ever I want and yet not put on an inch.And speaking of holidays, festivals and bank holidays should NOT be allowed to fall on weekends.Can I have co-operation from you and the stars on these please!Thank You....

Knock! Knock...Can I come in?

It's 6:30 AM. My phone rings. I'm woken up with a call from S. And I'm really not a morning person; unless you count 11:59 A.M as morning..tht's when my chakras and grey cells come to life.Arrgghhh!! So I was saying, it's 6:30 AM and have S on the line. I was in the middle of an early morning dream of Brad Pitt. He's covered in soap; washing his car..oohhhhhhAnyways, "Hello", I say. "You sound so...

Ouch.......it hurts.

You, thought it all.You, said it all.I, FELT it all.You mattered to me. I've known you for quite some time...funny how your statements still hurt so bad?.There are very few people who make their way into my world. I am absolutely cautious. And, contradictorily, too trusting. I love, care, prod, analyze, understand these people and put them into neat packages. These are the people whom I know I can...

Of life-partners and the "process" of discovering them.

P.S: The post is quite loooong. Read it at ur own risk. Didn't say I didn't warn you enufIt's been six months now since I know A. It's been a pleasure knowing him. A self-confessed adrenaline junkie! Personification of a typical Capricorn. Independent, confident, strong willed, hardworking, unemotional, shrewd, practical, responsible and persevering. His mood swings; he becomes surprisingly and suddenly...

Too True, Too Often

Too often we don't realizeWhat we have until it is goneToo often we wait too late to say"I'm sorry - I was wrong." Sometimes it seems we hurt the onesWe hold dearest to our heartsAnd we allow foolish things To tear our lives apart. Far too many times we letUnimportant things into our mindsAnd then it's usually too lateTo see what made us blind. So be sure that you let people knowHow much they mean...

How I wish we could stop certain ppl from coming into our lives. Especially if they were destined to leave. But we do have choices, don't we? Yeah, but sometimes we don't. You are put in a situation wherein you are asked to choose between the devil and a road full of cactus to tread on. You are going to get hurt either ways. You seeped through and through to my bones and from thereon to my soul. I...

Was alone at home in the afternoon. Sometimes you require time..to think for yourself. I wonder what is it about we humans that we always venture into situations which are dangerous; into situations that are doomed with failure?Is there anything such as will and free-choice in this thing called " LIFE". Is life a chagrin for everyone? Is life predertimed for us in each step; with one choice leading...

Happy Dussehra

May God bless you with happiness all the year throu...

Beyond you...

No matter how smart you are but you can stil make mistakes.No matter how fast you are someone slower may still be able to beat you.No matter how strong you are but your vulnerability can throw you on the mat.Everything that seems right can go wrong and ther are times when you get away with just bout...

Here's me gng down memory lane..once again...

--->I recall those days spent on the terrace, under the buliding water tank, on those pipes. That place was our headquarters; we would do hours and hours of plotting and planning of how we'd spend our holidays.--->I recount those days when all the children from the society would gather in the...

Satte pe Satta.

Seven Things I want to do before I die: 1. Adopt2. Live3. Discover the elixir of life ;)) 4. Go on a World Tour.5. Own a villa in Tuscany (Italian food, Italian Men, Olives...can anyone as for more!)6. Sponsor a child's (or children's, depending on how much money I have) education.7. Build a school for underprivileged kids.Seven Things I can do : 1. Listen patiently 2. Adhere to a diet..strictly.3....

Happiness with 0% calories.

The discussion was "Merits / De-Merits of Dieting and Exercise. Bhaiya said, "Niks you are a chottu who's turned Mottu". I gaped. Food choked. Culdn't eat. Grrrr...my brother.My own flesh and blood said that...Khoon ke rishtey...So then I promised myself that I'd stop eating outside, would not go to _Mocha / Barrista / CCD or any other place that serves ma fav. choco / banana - walnut brownie!But...

I hate working on Saturdays. You can call me lazy, lethargic and sluggish. I am a vagabond at heart.By vagabond I don't aim to be a hermit or a reculse. I want to be free...I don't want to be bound by rules, I don't want to be chained. I want to live each day in awe. So much happens each day and I just want to experience as much as I can. I want to be a person who lives and let lives. I want to be...

Was chatting with Vijz last nite for 4 hrs continous. Apart from the fact that we are best of pals, what brings us to a common cubicle is our insane sense of humour which we both possess. We make a laughter riot of the saddest of jokes and even njoi them immensely.Was telling her how Arjun loves to hear nursery rhymes while he's put to sleep and thereafter we created our own version of nursery rhymes....

Another rainy day....

Eerie clouds, heavy rains, oh and an alien hue. Another fine day in Mumbai.And, I am lovin' it! ...

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaatttttttchhhhhhhooooooooo. Xcuse Moi. I've caught a fever and her maids-in-waiting, headache, et al. It'll give me a lot of time to myself though..sometimes, one needs that kinda time...even if u're sick, if it gets u away from all and leaves u in the company of urself, sometimes...sometimes its' good. whatsayu?!Khair. You guys have a nice weeke...

May you be blessed with prosperity and happiness.Happy Ganesh Chaturthi to all!~Cheer...

And hence it all came at an end. Shorter questions and even more shorter answers. A Final BYE is where it gradually came to a close. That one conversation drifted them miles apart from each other. It was quite peaceful, no struggle, no assaults on the senses, the mind was free..only the heart would take longer.Hate it when I have no one else to blame but myself.Am i supposed to feel better or worse...

Dealing with the Ideal.

This is the outcome of the endless time spent at the college canteen. All researchers all over the world and also the makers of Viagra have concluded that women are a lot more complicated than men. Was talking to Rahul on why love, sex, marriage, passion mean different things to Men and Women, and he pops the question, “What women want”?Donno about the other wimmen, but for me my willingness to love...

Ok, It was not a big deal. I confided in him and told him of my worst fears. And I hear him say, "Niks, give your small bheja some rest"!! "You need to chill mate",!!. What the hell??!! Grrrr.... Feel like kicking him on his ass!!!I should have felt lighter after confiding in him. BUT NO! I am ANGRY at HIM for making fun of me. Some people. *Sigh*I want to know...How do you feel after confiding in...

Sulky Me...:-(

I am now sulking. S has gone to Bangalore and I so do wanted to go with him. And I am totally irked by the fact that he hasn't called me. He's going to get a punch on his nose when he comes back. Grrrrrr......I was given a don't-behave-like-a-kid lecture by Vijz. Sheetal's cell is also non-functional since the past 3 days; the ignoble reliance guys have not activate her new number. Now, I am all...

I love him so much..

....for the way he made me feel like we were made for each other the first time we met....that everything is forgiven and forgotten the time I hear his voice.....that I wait all day to speak to him, share with him the day's minuest details, no matter how insanely late he is.....that I overlook his flaws.....that I see and feel him in my dreams.....that no matter how far he is from me, I think about...

I, Me, Myself...

I AM : Irrelevantly Illogical by nature, too unpredictable and belligerent.I WANT : True Love.I HAVE : Lived through the various colors life has shown me.I WISH: Upon a star .I HATE: Liars, Flakes, Fakes, and Bigots not to mention Zealots.I FEAR : Being alone.I WONDER: What's gonna happen next?I REGRET: Not finding the courage to look into his eyes and say, I MISS YOU.I LOVE: My father,my mother,...

Tongue Tied.

Expressing yourself clearly and effectively is a gift. A gift that I am not blessed with.Everytime I want to express my deepest emotions I have always fallen smack on my face. There are people to whom my continous ramblings, rants and raves are a constant source of entertainment. Yes people, I am an eccentirc and a sprightly spirited character. The joke is not on me and I didn't plan it that way.I...

A stapler pin attacked me tday..a khooni one...Vijz came to office tday. She had just returned from a short trip to Pune and came to show me the pics.The stapler pin made its move just as we sat on the couch (Don't let ur imaginations run wild here!) at the reception. Caught the victim (ME) unaware and it stuck to my finger. Vijz plucked it out and threw it in the bin, quoting, "Ek stapler pin ko...

Looking back....

I saw then through a range of emotions....sometimes seeped in brittle joy, often full of life......With questions in my mind and answers in my hearts...With reminiscences of yesterday and hope for tommorrow....I can see you sitting across the computer, running your hand through your hair, your glasses...

To all brothers....

Couriered rakhi to bhai tday...it's Raksha Bandhan on the 19th. It would reach him by then. I had promised myself that I'd not moon over my brother not being here. It's been 10 years since he's away and every year during this time I feel miserable.He's been my pillar of strength and support system......always let me have the bigger helping of dessert, helped me complete my project the night before...

Another fwd:

Atypical Vijz sent fwd:1. Don't imagine you can change a man unless he's in diapers. 2. What do you do if your boyfriend walks-out? You shut the door. 3. If they put one man on the moon -- they should be able to put them all up there.4. Go for younger men. You might as well, they never mature anyway.5. Men are all the same -- they just have different faces, so that you can tell them apart.6. Definition...

I realize that you mean the world to me....Is it too late to confess?

Met A after a looong time tday. Coffee and conversations followed. Then I told him, "Shilpa is getting married". I knew the news disturbed him. He wasn't appeased. "That's news", is all he said. "Is it affecting you"?, I asked him. He didn't utter a word and instead banged his fist on the table.Shilpa loved A much more than he ever knew. She culd never confess it to him but she gave him all the subtle...

For me life means......

...........A picture postcard of happiness and treasured memories of nostalg...

Opportunity knocks many times.

Got this fwd today. Prolly an old one, but significance still holds :) A young man who wished to marry the farmer's beautiful daughter. He went to the farmer to ask his permission. The farmer looked him over and responded, "Son, go stand out in that field and I'm going to release three bulls, one at a time. If you can catch the tail of any one of the three bulls, you can marry my daughter." The young...

Smoky weddings.

Attended a family wedding tday. Since Momma's outta town and Dad's unwell, had to go with my aunt. Marriages of tday are so pompous and weird. Imagine sitting in front of a fire (not a nice campfire, mind you), lot of smoke for 3-4 hours and all those ceremonies.....oooh...tough to imagine...thank GOD it needs to be done only once in a lifetime. But the one positive point tho'..marriages leave one...

F.R.I.E.N.D.S

There are sometimes in life when you feel down, and sad for no reason at all. These are times you miss the people you love and care about. I call this a time for FRIENDS. They just have to hug you once to make you forget all the pain that is there in the world,to make you love the fact that GOD made friends.Since it's Friendship week, lemme take this oppourtinity to thank each one of you for always...

Momma was aghast and almost got a cardiac arrest when she saw the mess called my cupboard. A what-an-untidy-and-a-messy-gurl-you-are lecture followed :o(. So I took it upon myself to clean up all that mess.I opened the cupboard, saw the once neat interiors, gave a disgusted shrug, made a discordant sound, promised myself to clean up the mess soon and be a more tidier person in future, closed the door...

They say I have been lately analyzing too much. Mebbe yes. I've tried to get rid of it but culdn't. It's too deeply ingrained in my psyche. If you think I can't write funny stuff..then you are RIGHT.....I can't (I am not adept at it). I can make a satire out of people, life and incidents, but humorous writing, which is a charisma, (Some people are so adroit at it..I envy them) is something GOD for...

Silent.

I wish I culd put in words wht exactly is on my mind, then I would do so with alacrity. But this is something that I DARE not say loud. Most of the times, I fear...fear of my own words..they might lie. I am also frightened by being swept away, losing all perspective, all logic, all balance. The truth...

Mumbai Mayhem.

Rains paralysed Mumbai, India's financial and entertainment capital, turning it into a virtual sea on Wednesday, trapping thousands in homes and offices, in stationary cars, buses, trains, railway stations and airports.More than 100 people across Maharashtra lost their lives in the partly natural, partly man-made disaster, as Mumbai underwent a torture unprecedented even by the standards of a city...

"I had an abortion." - she said. I watched her innocence vanish as she spoke to me.Her whispered words cut into my heart and silenced my brave words. V was married for four years now and a mother of a two year old. She terminated her pregnancy because she thought it was too early for a second child. I saw her heart break and her world shatter as she narrated her suffering caused by abortion. She...

At work..listening to "Tumse kahe yah hum na Kahe" from the movie Bride and Prejudice...almost alone in the cubicle...thinking about HIM, missing HIM, arbitary thoughts swirling in the mind, tea is strong.. ..liking it, it's raining outside, monsoon is lovely, 'P' is talking, giving me company..but I am hardly listening to her..mind is somewhere else and so is the heart..someday I am gonna crash...