A special way to say...you care :)

The post is dedicated to a special friend.

There are so many ways to express something as simple as 'I care for you'. Few days back a friend sent a simple line to me on chat and it meant a lot. I feel glad to have a friend like him, some one who genuinely cares.

A: Smile coz ur worth it... no damn fool should be able to take away ur smile :)

Thanks for being my friend A. :)

Labels or Love

Love's like a runway but which one do I love more?
No emotional baggage just big bags filled with Dior
Love's like a runway so whats all the fussing for?
Lets stop chasing those boys and shop some more ;)

Lines from Labels or Love song by Fergie

Kissing by Bliss

Heard this song in the movie Sex and the city. Nice song.

The red light of the sun,
slowly descending.
The sky is all I see,
it's never ending.

We could fly,
you and I.
On a cloud,
kissing, kissing.

The wind plays with the leaves,
the weather turns colder.
But as long as we believe,
love doesn't get older.

We could fly,
you and I.
On a cloud,
kissing, kissing.

On a journey of the heart,
there's so much to see.
And when the sky is dark,
you'll be right here,
right here with me.

Right here with me.
Kissing.

(Kissing, kissing)
(A journey of the heart)

Link for the song and video Kissing by Bliss

Enjoy :)

Some Turkish words that I learnt on my trip. :)

English	Turkish
Open	Acik
Push	Itiniz
Enter	Giris
Exit	Cikis
Sea	Deniz
Airport	Hava Limani
Finance	Finans
Photocopy	Fotokopi
Sugar	Seker
Milk	Sut
Salt	Tuz
Tea	Chai
Soap	Sabun
Parking	Otopark
Caution	Dikkat
Token	Jeton
Taxi	Taksi
Car	Carsi
University	Universetesi
Police	Polis
Accupuncture	Akupunktur
Change Exchange	Doviz
New	Yeni
Palace	Sarayi
Tomato	Domates

Mission Istanbul

No no...I am not going to write a movie review here. This is about my trip to the beautiful place Istanbul in Turkey. Till some time back(this may sound a little funny) I didn't know where Istanbul was situated. I thought it was yet another place in some part of Pakistan or Afghanistan.

For those like me - Istanbul is a strategically situated city at the west most side of Turkey. Its the only metropolis in the world that connects two continents that is Europe and Asia. The place is awesomely nice. I would suggest everyone to visit it once in their lifetime. For more about the place visit Istanbul

P.S. - I will be putting photographs taken by me in separate posts. :)

2nd Dec - UAE National Day

The National Day of UAE is celebrated on 2nd Dec every year. The United Arab Emirates is a federation of 7 emirates, namely, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Ras Al Khaimah, Umm Al Quwain, Sharjah, Fujairah and Ajman. It was formed in the year 1971 under the leadership of Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan.

Yesterday was 2nd Dec and yet another year of successful relations between all the emirates. This was my 1st time that I saw such a celebration. The roads and buildings were decorated. The whole city looked lit up. People had decorated their cars displaying their love and patriotism for the country. There were water sports competition held, the chopper was flying through out the day with the national flag of the country(as in the picture above), there was a non stop 45 mins fireworks show at night which UAE claims to be one of world's largest fireworks.

It was good to see how the emiratis (people of UAE) respect their country, their leader. I had never seen so much crowd in Abu Dhabi before. The roads were jam packed with decorated cars. The parks and gardens were full with people enjoying the barbecues. It felt more like Diwali to me unlike the actual Diwali Day. ;) All in all an evening spent in a good way. :)

If only I could turn back time........:)

This is the latest nick I have put on orkut. Was talking to Eva today and discussing the good old college days. That had been one of the best times of my life. We were a group of 8 people. Movies, Birthday treats, picnics, shopping, time pass.....we 8 were always there. We didn't have any tension. We managed to enjoy as well as study. Those bunking classes, proxy attendance, SN and central market, Ansal Plaza (our hot spot), Anand Lok Park, Barista in front of college, Mithas....oh those days. Scolding, bitching, supporting, fighting, arguing, we did everything. My cousin too was a part of this group and she used to hang out more with us than with her own batch friends. Had just a perfect set of friends.

Life now is full of tensions. Its more about responsibilities, not that I want to shake them off, but cant afford to have a carefree attitude anymore. Those same friends have got busy with their own lives blissfully unaware of what the other group members are upto. Its not a group anymore. And it can never be the same again with bitterness crept in between few friends. Oh how I wish I could turn back time.................

Betrayal

I had closed my eyes to the truth and lived the lies
Can you tell me that you sorry look deep in to my eyes?

You abused my love for you, and took it as a game
Don’t you feel guilty? Are you dying in shame?

You were my love, we were never apart
No, that’s lie you had a devilish heart!

You were full of evil and yet I could never see
I protected you, I lied for you and yet you spoke behind me

What kind of a lover would make his love cry
When you took her hand, looked at me, and just walked by

Some say that love could never ever fade
But now I feel I have no love cause I have been betrayed.

Courtesy: Unknown

I was surfing net when I came across some really nice quotes. Here they are

• Don't cry because its over. Smile because it happened.
• Giving up doesn't always mean you are weak … sometimes it means that you are strong enough to let go.
  
• Promises mean everything, but after they are broken, sorry means nothing.
  
• "An eye for an eye" leaves the whole world blind.
  
• I've learned-
  That you cannot make someone love you, all you can do is be someone who can be loved. The rest is up to them that no matter how much I care, some people just don't care back.
  
• Just because someone hurt you yesterday
  doesn't mean you should start living life today
  in constant fear of being hurt tomorrow.
  
• Try hard but if you fail don't try it again but search for your mistake in it.

The Evolution of Authority

;)

I have been looking for a job for past 5 months now. Now whats so big deal about it. There are lakhs of youths in India who are doing the same.

I was talking to one of my friends the other day about the job hunt since he too is looking for one. He and I also discussed about another friend who again is looking for a job. The catch here is that all 3 of us have Post Graduate degrees in our fields with some level of industry experience and all 3 are sitting jobless. It made me wonder as to what is the point of attaining these qualifications when we still are in the category of people who are simple graduates or not even that. Why did we put in extra years of our life studying when we are all at par with them. Why this struggle of entering a premier institute, competetive exams, etc etc.

I know this time of not having a job is not going to go on forever and our qualifications defintely will give us an edge over the others, but just a thought that crossed my mind while talking to my friend.

Do you ever think about the purpose of your living? Some mornings, I get up thinking "Why am I living?" What is going to happen with me? Will I also fall into the regular boring routine of life of getting married, having kids, raise them, enter old age and die one day? It seems so predictable. Not that I want to make a difference in this world and then depart. I AM just a regular human being with these questions knocking on he doors of my mind. I think its fun when life has more uncertainities, undecided things, in short - a mystery.

At times, I think what am I doing in this world. What is my identity or individuality. People say that you create your identity by doing well in your profession, whatever it may be. Thats so cliche. And individuality?? Its so lost once you are married because you are busy fulfilling the expectations of people around you.

These days in my life are one of the most exciting ones. Why? Becase I cant see a thing coming my way. I dont know the guy I will be marrying, the job I will be doing or the place I will be at. And I am not talking about long term stuff here. Its all short term. I have learnt to take each day as it comes.

P.S. - The post is more of random thoughts put together. Just another day when I got up thinking - Why am I living?

:)

9XM.....contd

In continuation to the below PJs, heres one more ;)

B: arre chhote. kahan ja raha hai
C: yaar main english seekhne ja raha hun
B: arre ye toh bahut achi baat hai
C: haan yaar kyunki mujhe complex ho gaya hai
B: english seekhna achi baat hai but tujhe complex kisse ho gaya
C: crow se
B: crow se?
C: haan yaar, crow bhi english mein bata karta hai
B: crow english mein baat nahi karte
C: karte hain
B: nahi karte, crow english mein baat nahi karte
C: karte hain
B: acha kaise
C: kabhi crow ko gaye gaye bolte suna hai, cow cow bolta hai
;)
B: bakwas band kar

;)

9XM

9XM is another music channel like MTV & Channel V. It shows only bollywood songs which are not too old. But what I like most about the channel is the breaks that they have between the songs. Apart from the regular commercials, they show things like Bakwas Band Kar - PJ session, Bheegi Billi - stupid songs of a supposedly smart street cat, The Beetle Nuts - stupid Shero Shayari. My favorite is Bakwas Band Kar. The 2 cartoon characters are good and the way they speak is amazing. Below are some PJs that I remember from the channel.

1) Bade: yaar mujhe doctor ke paas jana hai
Chhote: kyun kya hua
B: mujhe na eye sight check karwani hai
C: kyun kya hua eye sight ko
B: mujhe aajkal door ka nahi dikhta
C: door ka nahi dikhta?
B: haan yaar
C: acha tujhe wo sun nazar aa raha hai
B: haan
C: toh aur kitni door dekhega yaar
;)
B: bakwas band kar

2) C: arre bade kahan bhage ja raha hai
B: haan yaar, mere padosi ko gunde utha ke le gaye
C: gunde le gaye, haan fir to tuhje jana chahiye
B: haan tabhi toh ja raha hun
C: but khali hath jayega? unke paas toh gun shun hogi
B: aree haan ye baat bhi sahi hai, khali hath kaise jayun
C: ais akar 2 dozens kele le ja, khali hath jana theek nahi lagta 1st time
;)
B: bakwas band kar

;)

Politics - meaning changed

The other day I was watching comedy Circus on TV when 2 people enacted a conversation between 2 politicians Pervez Musharraf and Sonia Gandhi. It made me think that the word politics/politician used to mean the study of government of states and other political units or the profession devoted to governing and to political affairs or as a process by which groups of people make decisions as to who gets what, when, why, how, etc.

Now the same word is so commonly used in corporate world for people who strive to be in power and authority even if it means causing harm to others. And it does not appear just among the top management but also trickles down to the lowers levels. We so commonly hear that so and so person/group is playing politics. What I am trying to say here is that healthy social relationships or a simple performance related achievements have taken a back seat in the corporates. Where is the world going?What is happening to people?Has money and power become so important? What do you do with it once you achieve it?

These are the questions that always linger on my mind.

"Agar tum kisi ko pyaar karte ho, toh use jake bata do. Zyada se zyada kya hoga? Samne wala mana kar dega par tumhe ye tasalli hogi ki tumne apne mann ki baat use bata di." - Lines from the movie 'Lamhe'.

Khuda Jaane

The latest romantic song from the upcoming movie Bachana Ae Haseeno. The song is picturised on Ranbir Kapoor and his real life love Deepika Padukone. Its soft and soothing to ears and the lyrics are good. Below are the lyrics. They are very touching. Shows that the two are truly madly deeply in love with each other. :)

Sajde Mein Yuhin Jhukta Hoon; Tum Pe Aake Hi Rukhta Hoon
Kya Yeh Sabko Hota Hai; Humko Kya Lena Hai Sab Se
Tum Se Hi Sab Baathe Ab Se; Ban Gaye Ho Tum Meri Dua

Sajde Mein Yuhin Jhukta Hoon; Tum Pe Aake Hi Rukhta Hoon
Kya Yeh Sabko Hota Hai; Humko Kya Lena Hai Sab Se
Tum Se Hi Sab Baathe Ab Se; Ban Gaye Ho Tum Meri Dua

Khuda Jaane Ke Mein Fida Hoon
Khuda Jaane Ke Mein Mit Gaya
Khuda Jaane Yeh Kyun Hua Hai Ke Ban Gaye Ho Tum Mere Khuda

Tu Kahe To Tere Hi Ek Dhum Ke Mein Nishano Pe
Chaloon Rukoon Ishaare Pe
Tu Kahe To Khwab ko Bana Ke Mein Bahane Se
Mila Karoon Sirhane Pe
Hoo Tumse Dil Ki Baathe Seekhi
Tumse Hi Yeh Raahe Seekhi
Tum Pe Mar Ke Mein To Jee Gaya
Khuda Jaane Ke Mein Fida Hoon
Khuda Jaane Ke Mein Mit Gaya
Khuda Jaane Yeh Kyun Hua Hai Ke Ban Gaye Ho Tum Mere Khuda

Dil Kahe Ke Aaj To Paalon Tum Panaahon Mein
Ke Dar Hai Tumko Khodoonga
Dil Kahe Sambhal Zara Khushi Ko Na Nazar Laga
Ke Dar Hai Mein To Rodoonga
Hooo Karthi Hoon Saugaate Tumse
Baande Dil Ke Waade Tumse, Yeh Tumhe Na Jaane Kyan Hua
Khuda Jaane Ke Mein Fida Hoon
Khuda Jaane Ke Mein Mit Gaya
Khuda Jaane Yeh Kyun Hua Hai Ke Ban Gaye Ho Tum Mere Khuda

Sajde Mein Yuhin Jhukta Hoon; Tum Pe Aake Hi Rukhta Hoon
Kya Yeh Sabko Hota Hai; Humko Kya Lena Hai Sab Se
Tum Se Hi Sab Baathe Ab Se; Ban Gaye Ho Tum Meri Dua
Khuda Jaane Ke Mein Fida Hoon
Khuda Jaane Ke Mein Mit Gaya
Khuda Jaane Yeh Kyun Hua Hai Ke Ban Gaye Ho Tum Mere Khuda

The other day I was talking to some one when he told me that there are 2 kinds of people in this world:

1) One who takes life as it comes
2) One who sets targets for himself and lives to achieve them

Does that mean that the person who lives each day does not have goals in life? I agree here with my friend that there are definitely 2 kinds of people but I still believe that even the 1st kind of person has goals in life, the only difference being that he does not spend his present all the time worrying about future. And I truly think that that person is better than the second one whose mind is always occupied about future and tensed rather than enjoying the moment although both kinds are not wrong. :)

Expectations - II

Why do we have expectations? Why, if we do something for others, we expect them to return it in some way? Even when we say that we are doing it without expecting a return, our sub conscious knows that we still want them to reciprocate in some way. Don't we? Expectation, once you start having them is a vicious circle. You do, you want them to do, then they want you to do.....n it goes on. Why can't we just do good to others and forget about it? Why, Why, Why???

Pind Balluchi

A lot of friends have been telling me that Pind Balluchi is good. So I thought of giving it a try. Went for lunch today. Rating - 6.5/10

1) Food - Awesome
2) Service - Awful
3) Music - Bad
4) Ambiance - Average
5) Pricing - Fine

Wasn't such a great experience.

Silk

No I am not going to talk about the clothes here. ;) SILK is a Chinese restaurant in Faridabad where I went yesterday for dinner.

Rating - 6/10

1) You feel good as soon as you enter. The place is well decorated.
2) Booze collection seemed good. ;)
3) The service is just average.
4) The food too is just average or may be what we ordered wasn't so great.
5) The music was good but too loud for the place and ambiance.
6) The crowd is decent, mostly families.
7) Decently priced.

Jaane Tu....ya jaane na

Ya...thats a movie name. Went for this movie yesterday with my family. Its about a group of friends where Rats(Imran Khan) and Meow(Genelia D'Souza) are best pals. Everyone, including their parents, think that they are in love with each other but they make it clear that are not. Rats gets a girlfriend and Meow gets engaged to some other guy. Over the course of the movie, they realize that they ARE in love with each other. And then......watch the movie to know what happens though its not very difficult to guess what would have happened. ;)

The concept is old but the movie has been very well directed. All new faces make the movie look fresh in a way. All have done a good job. Director managed to get the best out of everyone. :) 2-3 songs are good, "Pappu can't dance" being my favourite. ;) It does get boring in few scenes but else a nice movie. On a friend's suggestion, I am giving rating to this movie as 8/10.

Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic

Went for this movie yesterday. The movie is about 4 kids whose parents die in an accident where the car gets hit by Saif's car. The court orders Saif to take care of those kids till the time the youngest kid turns 18. Now the kids and Saif don't like each other and god(Rishi Kapoor) can see this from Heaven. He sends an angel(Rani Mukherji) to take care of the situation. And she does some magic for next 1 hour in the movie and everyone starts liking everyone. I liked the movie since it had magic. :D The songs were pretty ok. Saif is looking hot. Rani has done a good job. Amisha Patel was not reqd in the movie although her song Lazy Lamhe is nice. The kids were great and their feeling was quite obvious to understand. :) There are some messages subtly given to kids of age 6-10 which is good. :)

All in all, a watchable movie. Cute and light. :)

Did you know?

Did you know that:

• Nur Jahan's actual name was Mehrunnisa?
• Shah Jahan's actual name was Prince Khurram?
• Mumtaz Mahal's actual name was Arjumand Banu Begum?
• Nur Jahan was Jahangir's twentieth wife?
• It was Nur Jahan's second marriage to Jahangir?She was earlier married to Sher Afghan Ali Quli Istajlu.
• Mumtaz Mahal was Nur Jahan's niece?
• Akbar's chief empress during his reign was Ruqqaya Sultana Begum?
• Shah Jahan was the son of Jagat Gosini, Jahangir's favourite wife before he married Nur Jahan?
  
• The title Nur Jahan was given to Mehrunnisa on the day of her wedding with Jahangir, that means 'Light of the World'?

I got to know all this recently after reading the book 'The Twentieth Wife' by Indu Sundaresan.

:)

17th & 18th June

17th & 18th June last year was a weekend. Thats when my Chennai friends and I planned to visit Yercaud - a small hill station about 400Kms from Chennai. We were 12 people and hired a mini bus. The 2 days were total fun and the weather in Yercaud was awesome. It drizzled in evening and little cold at night. All I can say is the place was good, the friends were great, the time we spent was heaven. I miss that trip. I wish I could go to some place again with the same group of friends. :)

How does it feel when you meet your good friends after a long time??Ask me. You feel extreme happiness. Thats exactly what I felt when I met Archu and Vik today in Delhi. We shopped and went to my favourite hang out spots during college days. It was nice. Never knew that I would be visiting those places with them and re live those memories.

Something like this happened last week also when I met my school time friend Bakul over lunch.

I am thankful to God that I have good friends around me. :)

Car Museum

While in Abu Dhabi, we went to this Car Museum. Actually, its not really a museum. Its a collcetion of cars by a Sheikh. Thats his hobby. Almost all models of even cars like Merc, Dodge, Rolls Royace, Land Rover, Range Rover, etc were there. There are about 204 cars in this museum and another 100 at his home. Below are some pics. :)

Pics of Abu Dhabi

Here are some pics of Abu Dhabi on a friend's request. :)

Goodbye

Tears of blood fall from my broken heart
I never thought we'd be apart
When you held me, you said "Forever"
Now that you're gone, I know you meant "Never"
Saying you loved me with that look in your eyes
And that, too, was a cold-hearted lie
Your tender touch, a soft kiss
Two things about you I will miss
As I sit here thinking of you
My face is wet with tears past due
I should have cried long ago
But I just loved you so
I know they say love is blind
But I had only you on my mind
A hurt so deep, it cuts like a knife
But wounds heal, and I'll go on with my life.

A poem by Kristin Evans

Of Broken Love and Memories

Memories are all that remains,
Of a perfect love gone wrong,
Memories of your warm smile,
Of your soft loving caresses,
And your sweet tender kisses,

Memories so bitter yet so sweet,
Where my lips curl into a smile,
Yet the joy never to reach my eyes,
As unbidden tears streak down,

Memories of a classic love story,
That ended on a rain soaked day,
As if the sky saw and empathized,
And weeped along with my heart,

Moments we had spent together,
Will live and last forever,
As unforgettable memories,
To be played over and over,

Memories are all that I have left,
Of a love that once burned bright,
Now masked, dimmed and dying,
But it is in this eternal moment,
That I love you the most,

But it is too late to turn back now,
For we have taken a one way road,
To memories and might have beens,
And used up all our given chances,

So now, while I hurt and ache,
I will also pray, hope and wait,
For a gentle and loving heart,
To heal and revive this love broken soul,
And give a new home to this orphaned heart...…

A poem by White Rose

Losing Your First Love

My feelings for you grew stronger as the days went by,
you hurt my feelings how could you cheat and lie.

After everything that happened between us,
the one thing that was missing was the trust.

The night you had me over
my heart melted the moment you held me so close to you,
then you dumped me in a heartbeat, leaving me cold and blue.

I cry every second wondering what I did wrong,
I thought we'd last for so long.

I miss not hearing your voice on the phone,
I feel heartbroken and very alone.

why can't we work this out and still be together
you by my side telling me everything will be alright,
why did we have to end and you leave me
speechless on that cold January night?

I still like you a lot and hope one day again soon
you will realize that what we had was special to both you and me,
and that God intended for us to be together
we were meant to be.

A poem by Korn83

It happens only in India

It happens only in India or rather I should say in Faridabad. I am back from Abu Dhabi after 5 weeks. And life here seems to be like in a hell. Sharing few personal experiences.

1) Delhi International Airport - Its in a complete mess because of the renovation and extension going on. When I went there to fly to AD(this is pre visit exp), I was completely lost. The ground staff was equally lost, eventually, being of no help. You will have to search your way through. No directions nothing. If some one was watching me, he/she would have called me a dehati(straight from village)

2) Electricity problem - I am not sure if other NCRs have a similar problem, but Faridabad is going from bad to worse.

3) Water problem - Its so so so dirty as if its coming from the sewage treatment plant without being treated properly. I am scared of bathing in this water. And you may find this funny but I wash my face only with RO water.

4) Internet connection - I have a VSNL Internet connection but I wonder what I am paying for. It hardly works. And when it does, the connection keeps going off.

5) Customer Service - Its equivalent to Zero. When we came back home from AD, our phone line was dead. We registered a complaint with the concerned authorities. It took us 3-4 more calls as reminders and 5 days to fix the phone line.

6) Movie Halls - Maaan...this is a pain. They hardly put any good english movie. With PVRs and Inoxs opening here, we still have to see the English movies in Delhi.

These are the problems we/I face on a day to day basis. Faridabad surely has some bigger problems. I just upadted my name on orkut as 'Welcome to Hell'. Thats my emotion of the moment. :)

Tour & Travel

I like traveling and visiting new places. From my childhood, dad made sure that we get to see new places and know that there is a lot beyond our own city. Infact, I got this inspiration of writing the places I have already visited or I wish to visit from a friend's blog. Below are such visits irrespective of whether I was there because of work or vacation or studies. :)

Places already visited(India):

• Chennai
• Ooty
• Mysore
• Bangalore
• Hyderabad
• Pondicherry
  
• Mumbai
• Kolkata
• Ahmedabad
• Surat
• Udaipur
• Chittorgarh
• Jaipur
• Mount Abu
• Shimla
• Dalhousie
• Chandigarh
• Patnitop
• Nainital
• Jim Corbett
• Agra
• Kasauni
• Ranikhet
• Almora
• Alwar Sariska
• Mathura Vrindavan
  
• Jammu
• Haridwar
• Mussourie
• Dehradun

Places visited(outside India)

• Abu Dhabi
• Dubai
• Sri Lanka
• Kuala Lampur
• Singapore
• Hong Kong

Places I wish to visit(India)

• Kerela
• Goa
• Darjeeling
• Leh
• Rishikesh
• Manali
  

Places I wish to visit(Outside India)

• London
• New Zealand
• Australia
• Egypt
• Greece
• France
• Italy
• Switzerland
  

Dreams

A dream is the experience of envisioned images, sounds, or other sensations during sleep. I get a lot of dreams and they are like watching a movie at night. Some of them make sense, some don't. People say that I get so many dreams because I think a lot. Is it so? Does that make me see dreams? A friend says we get dreams because they carry some message. Again the question, is it so? Do we start to believe that if I see something in my dream, I should try to interpret the message? Well, in that case I will go mad. I will be Lost in Interpreting. :D

But I do believe that dreaming while sleeping and remembering them means that the mind is still working. Its not at peace. There are people who believe that seeing some particular thing in dream means something. Eg. - seeing water means you are going to die soon. Is that true? I also experience Deja Vou often. I have special powers. ;)

For more - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dream

Days of Significance

From now on, I will also write blogs about the days in a year which are of significance to me. Which have reasons to be remembered by me. Post titled '16th May' is one of them. :)

16th May

16th May is the date I landed in Chennai for the first time to start my professional career. Oh what a day it was!! New city, new place, new culture, new people, new job. I too felt fresh and enthusiastic to take up the challenge. I met 30 new people in the guest house that the company had arranged for all the new joinees on that day. I didn't know that these would be the people who would later become my buddies to hang out with for the rest of my time in Chennai. The memories are rushing back in making me feel nostalgic. The best part is that all of us moved for reasons in last 2 yrs but we all are still in touch with each other. And our group is called Nakshatras. Hail Nakshatras. :)

On a Jet Plane....Again!!!!

Yeah...I am traveling again tonight. This time to Abu Dhabi. Did the packing again(Gosh, I am so sick and tired of packing unpacking). Hopefully the blogsite is accessible from there, so will keep posting. Oh between, I am going to be there for a month. Since, I don't have much to do there either, so bought some books yesterday.

1. Die Trying
2. In an Antique Land
3. The Twentieth Wife
4. The Righteous Men

Pretty much will be able to spend time. So, my next post will be from Abu Dhabi. Until then tata. :)

Isn't this a beautiful painting? Found it while surfing the net.

Insignificance

Have you ever felt that moment
When all around you is rolling on
And you are rolling with it
And nobody cares?

That moment when you realise
That all around you, people are being born
And people are starving to death
And you have no control at all?

But when you think about it hard
You realise you are insignificant
To the world, and no one cares
What happens to your life.

But then have you ever felt that moment
When you meet someone who really loves you
And to them, the world is rolling around
But you aren't rolling with it?

You are stopped in time
With them alongside
While the world rolls along
And nobody cares?

A poetry by Jo Woodnutt

Silence

I was reading an article in today's newspaper supplement and it was about SILENCE. What different people think of it as. Some said that it is better to be silent at times as it improves strained relations or silence is much more powerful in communicating what you would not be able to do otherwise. And some thought that keeping silent could be misunderstood. Well, both the sides are correct in a way. Silence could speak thousand words. I would like to give some common examples.

• A tiff between two people. One decides to take the route of keeping mum. The other one would eventually cool down. Problem solved. OR. A tiff between two people. One decides to take the route of keeping mum. This may aggravate the anger of other person. Problem increased.
• Guy/Girl proposes. The other just smiles without saying anything. Its a Yes...Yaaaayy. OR. No expression. Just walks off. Its a No. :(

Could you think of any more examples??

It was a good article. :)

I always knew I have poor English. Below is the acknowledgment of the same.

me:this is my blogsite

go through it whenever u have time

:)

SP: sure... wat do u write abt??
me: give it a quick glance

u ll find out whats its abt

:)

SP: nice blogs

me:

straight from the heart

with i think awful eng at times

SP: yup... looks like it ;)

Any one else who thinks the same? :D

U Me Aur Hum

Went to watch this movie today. It started like a typical romantic movie with the guy trying to woo the girl(just that this time an old man was trying to woo an old lady and they were none other than Ajay Devgan & Kajol). Till the interval, it went on like a normal Bollywood movie but there was a twist in the story at that point which continued after the interval. Now for people who have seen the two Hollywood movies 'Note Book' and 'First fifty Dates' can easily guess where the movie is heading and what the end is. I am not disclosing that. You can go watch it. My reviews - the movie is a bit slow with hardly any good songs. Kajol is looking gorgeous and she and Ajay Devgan make a nice couple. There are some more characters in the movie supporting the lead actors and I found them good in their own way. I think a one time watchable movie. :)

Saw these lines in a book I was reading. Liked them a lot.

"I wanted a number one, Michelle. The way I saw it was, like, I don't deserve anything less than Firas. But my number one was satisfied to be with some one less than me, and so now I am forced to be satisfied with something less than him."

"I don't agree with you there, Sadeem. For me, my number one is gone, but some one who's even better will come along! I will never sell myself short and I can never be satisfied with the crumbs."

Lines from the Book - Girls of Riyadh by Rajaa Alsanea

First Love

Why does the first love refuse to let go?
It comes back right away and awakens us to the past.
It grows as we do, yet returns us to the old days.
With insistent reminders, we're thrown to its flames.
With its fire, it burns us, it burns to the core.
Why does the first love refuse to let go?

Lines by Julia Boutros

Today he's back
as if nothing happened
and with an artless child's eyes
he's come back to tell me
I'm his life companion,
his one and only love.
He came bearing flowers, how can I say no,
my youth sketched on his lips
I remember still, flames through my blood,
taking refuge in his arms
I hid my head within his chest
like a child returned to his parents...

Lines by Nizar Qabbani

Well, I think for whosoever the poet has written the lines, must be a real lucky girl that the love of her life came back. It rarely happens. I know I would have some friends to support me because they went through the same thing of losing their love and not being lucky enough to have it back. But I do know some lucky girls myself though and I am happy for them.

Krazzy 4

The movie actually drove me crazy to death. Was the audience suppose to laugh? I didn't find any humor in the movie and whatever little humor it SUPPOSEDLY had was stale. I wonder what went wrong with Rakesh Roshan that he came up with such a movie. For the record, The movie is about 4 mental patients(Raj[al Yadav, Irfan Khan, Arshad Warsi, 1 more guy - I dont know the name) who are smart enough to rescue their doctor(Juhi Chawla) from the kidnappers. Again, the story line is old where the mental patients succeed in the plans they make to help her. Typical Bollywood movie. No good songs. The title song is picturized on both Shah Rukh and Hrithik. Hrithik has his typical way of dancing but Shah Rukh was better. All in all, a crap movie. DON"T WATCH IT. UTTER WASTE OF TIME.

Mithya

Ok..I don't know the meaning of Mithya. For the information, its a movie I watched 2 days back. Since, I don't know the meaning, I don't know what the director was trying to show. The storyline was old and repetitive. But I can comment on the actors in the movie. Ranvir Shourey, as usual, acted superbly. I like the way he puts charm in a character. Vinay Pathak hardly had a role to play. He could have been better utilized. Neha Dhupia was absolutely not required in the movie. Naseerudin Shah's talent has been wasted. Harsh Chhaya had a minor role as a member of a gang in Mumbai but I find him better in cute, good, sweet hubby roles ;). It had some more small screen actors. Looked like a low budget movie with no songs, glamour, exotic locations. I was like some one in the dark who was trying to grapple as to what's happening in the movie.

Suggestion: You want to watch it, go ahead. Don't blame me later. :D

The Last Day

Returned from Bangalore today morning. Went there to meet my friend Archu who has been special to me. Don't know when I would be seeing her again.

And today is my last day in Chennai. The end of 2 yrs. They had been fun and a lot of learning. The feelings are mixed at the moment. I am happy because I am going to be home after 4 long years and I am sad because I have to leave all my friends, the house that we so lovingly live in. But I guess, life moves on.

I have been doing packing since morning and it seems that I have more stuff here than I have back at home. The suitcase and bags are looking like monsters after being all filled up. And there is still one more bag to be packed.

Will try to catch up with Chennai friends over dinner tonight.

My last blog from Chennai. Bye Bye Chennai, Hello Delhi.

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

This time the blog is not about my friends. Its about the famous sitcom FRIENDS. I had been watching all the seasons for past 4-5 months. Finally, finished watching the last season today. And I am a little sad that its over. I fell in love with all the characters, the house, the 'everything'. I could relate myself so much with all the characters. I find some or the other characteristics in myself like I am dumb and stupid like Joey ;), cleanliness freak like Monica, crack PJs like Chandler, Etc. Its so much related to what happens in our lives. Everyone goes his/her own way. I felt bad looking at the vacant house of Chandler and Monica and all the six keys and the closed door. I know I am over reacting but may be I am that much emotional. I loved them. :)

Oru Maalai - Song Lyrics

Another Tamil song that I like and sung by my favourite Karthik. Do listen to the song if you could lay your hands on it. You won't follow the song - true, but listen to it. Its from the movie Ghajini, a remake of which is expected to come some time this year in Hindi starring Amir Khan.

Oru maalai elaveyil neram
azhagana elai uthir kaalam.

oru maalai elaveyil neram
azhagana elai uthir kaalam.

satru tholaivile avalmukam parthen ange tholainthan nane
satru tholaivile avalmukam parthen ange tholainthan nane….

aval alli vidda poikal
nadu naduve konjam meikal
ithaloram sirippodu keddukonde nintren
aval nitru pesum tharunam. en valvil sakkarai nimidam
eerkum visaiyai avalidam kandene…. kandene… kandene….

oru maalai elaveyil neram
azhagana elai uthir kaalam

satru tholaivile avalmukam parthen ange tholainthan nane
satru tholaivile avalmukam parthen ange tholainthan nane……

paarthu pazhakiya
naanku thinangkalil nadai udai paavanai maatri viddal
saalai munaikalil.. thuritha unavukal
vaangki unnum vaadikkai kaaddi viddal

kuchcham kondda thentrala..
ival aayul neenda minnala.
unaketra anaka ennai matri kondebe

oru maalai elaveyil neram
azhagana elai uthir kaalam

satru tholaivile avalmukam parthen ange tholainthan nane
satru tholaivile avalmukam parthen ange tholainthan nane….

pesum azhakinai
keddu rasithidda.. pakal neram pakthamay kidapene..
thungum alakinai
paarthu rasithida.. irevellam kanvizhiththu kidapene..

paniyil sentraal un mugam..
en mele neerai erankum..
oh thalai saaythu parthaale.. thadumari ponene.

satru tholaivile avalmukam parthen ange tholainthan nane
satru tholaivile avalmukam parthen ange tholainthan nane….

aval alli vidda poikal
nadu naduve konjam meikal
ithaloram sirippodu keddukonde nintren

aval nitru pesum tharunam. en valvil sakkarai nimidam
eerkum visaiyai avalidam kandene….

Time to move on.......

The time has come for me to move on in life, for better or for bad, I still don't know. But I know that I am not going to be in Chennai for long now. 2 years.....sounds like a long time. So much happened - made new friends, visited new places, close friends got married, had crushes ;), had a taste of alcohol, dad went abroad, learnt a bit of Tamil, learnt to be completely independent, learnt cooking almost eveything ;), did some crazy things :). In total, I changed a bit, if not much. This time will always be in my heart to cherish through out life. More in my next blog......

Some Do's and Don'ts of life (purely based on personal experiences):

• Don't give too much importance to friends. They are the ones who hurt the most at ANY given point of time(knowingly unknowingly I don't know).
• Keep your expectations under control. Don't have too many of them. ;)
• Don't take too much tension. Whatever has to happen will happen. Nothing can stop it.
  
• Respect parents. No one can substitute them.
• Love yourself. Only then you can expect others to love you (well hasn't happened till now but still trying) ;)
• Do not let your self to be an option for some one. Try to be the one and only one. :)
• Have a control on your speech. You never know who can use what you said to harm you later.
• Do not tell everyone everything about your life. (Remember my blog on 'Learn it the hard way?')
• Be true to yourself. That helps a lot. You will come to your own rescue some time. :)

....will continue if I can think of anything to add to the list

Realization

Aren't these lines nice?

Truth to existence…
I found in my dreams
Yet I saw, in the fields of souls
Doubt in glints of an eye

Among the many I found the few
And none could foresee the coming of their fate

Bewildered by confusions
Fearing what they never knew
They chose to remain… restrained

Grieved I was to the depths of my soul
For I could not reverse the tide
By tragic mourns for the vile
I cleaned my essence, and thus became divine

Realization - Winds

Unnale Unnale - Song Lyrics

Here are the lyrics of a very melodoiuos Tamil Song. I dont understand even a word of it but the song is nice and soft and sung by singer Karthik.

mudhammudhalaaga mudhanmudhalaaga
paravasamaaga paravasamaagava
va va anbe
thaniththaniyaaga thannandhaniyaaga
ilavasamaaga ivan vasamaaga
va va va anbe

unnaale unnaale vinnaalachchendrene
unn munne unn munne mei thaazha nindrene
oru sottu kadalum nee oru pottu vaanam nee
oru pulli puyalum nee brahmiththen
ho oli veesum iravum nee
uyir ketkkum amudham nee
imai moodum vizhiyum nee yaasiththen

mudhanmudhalaaga mudhammudhalaaga
paravasamaaga paravasamaaga
va va va anbethaniththaniyaaga thannandhaniyaaga
ilavasamaaga ivan vasamaaga
va va va anbe

mudhanmudhalaaga mudhammudhalaaga
paravasamaaga paravasamaaga
va va va anbethaniththaniyaaga thannandhaniyaaga
ilavasamaaga ivan vasamaaga
va va va anbe
oru paarvai neelaththai oru vaarththaiyin aazhathai
thaangaamal vizhundhene thoongaamal vaazhnthene
nadhimeedhu sarugaippol unn paadhai varugindren
karai thetri viduvaayo gadhi motchcham tharuvaayo
moththamaai moththamaai naan maaripponene
suththamaai suththamaai thool thoolaai aanene

mudhanmudhalaaga mudhammudhalaaga
paravasamaaga paravasamaaga
va va va anbe
oho thaniththaniyaaga thannandhaniyaaga
ilavasamaaga ivan vasamaaga
va va va anbe

unnaale unnaale vinnaalachchendrene
unn munnE unn munnE mei thaazha nindrene

nee enbadhu mazhayaaga naan enbadhu veyilaaga
mazhayodu veyyil serum andha vaanilai sugamaagum
sari endru theriyaamal thavarendru puriyaamal
yedhil vandhu serndhaen naan yedhirpaarkkavillai naan
enn vasam enn vasam iraNdadukku aagaayam
irandilum pogudhe enn kaadhal kaarmegam
pa pa pa pa pappa papap paaaaa

unnaale unnaale vinnaaLachchendrene
unn munne unn munne mei thaazha nindrene
oru sottu kadalum nee oru pottu vaanam nee
oru pulli puyalum nee brahmiththen
ho oli veesum iravum nee
uyir ketkkum amudham nee
imai moodum vizhiyum nee yaasiththen

Expectation - the feeling that something is about to happen and when it does not happen, it breaks heart, hurts, makes sad and what not. Still, we all have expectations/hopes some where in the corner of our heart even though we know that that will never be met. Ummeed pe duniya kayam rehti hai (The world goes on keeping hopes)

I want this coat. Its freezingly cold on our floor today and its raining also outside.

Some more new languages

Apart from learning Urdu/Arabic/Farsi (by reading the books), you can say I am learning French And Chinese also. How? One of my friends is deputed in China for official purpose for some time so shes teaching me some Chinese words and the other friend is learning French (in India only)because she has to interact with French Team in France. Words that I have learnt till now:
1) Nihaul (Chinese) - Hi, How are you?
2) Bonjour - Good Morning
3) Au Revoir - Good Bye
4) Vous Vous J'apelle comment? - What is your name?
5) Ja M'apelle Adita - My name is Adita

Gift - to be given or not to be given

I was stumped when a friend told me that he was expecting a gift from me because I am earning and not from another friend because she is not earning. Now how stupid is that!!!I dont think gifts are given based on the earning status of a person. They are given out of love and affection. And I dont like it when people can't appreciate that feeling and gesture. That's why I now think twice before giving a gift to somebody. I am totally surprised/shocked/zapped/everything by what he thinks. That's absurd.

Job, Where are you?

I have been looking for a job for quite some time now and that too in Delhi NCR. Looks like there is no opportunity there. Now some one would say that the opportunities are there but I hope that some one would understand that I am talking about opprotunities which I want. I dont say that I am very rigid and stubborn about what I want but there are some benchmarks I have set for myself and would not compromise on them. When one changes a job, that is either for better prospects or because of some personal reason. Mine is a combination of both with better prospects being the important one and I think I am being fair enough to myself.

Food

Why do we crave for varieties in food? Why can't a simple dal and chappati suffice the indian tongue ;). Well, I wish I had answers to that. It would have solved half my worry about reducing my weight. I wonder why all the tasty items have lot of calories? Why cant fat/obese/a little healthy people have them without the tension of putting on some more weight? Somebody pls pls pls answer. :(

Got 4 more books over the weekend to read.

1) The Age of Shiva

2) My Feudal Lord

3) The Kite Runner

4) Girls of Riyadh

I have been reading too much on Feminism. Am I on the road to becoming a Women Welfare Activist. ;)

Got a fashion magz - VOGUE with the purchase. :D

Emotion of the moment......

Bbboooooorrrrreeeddddd......................

Book Bitten

These days I am bit by book reading bug. In a way its good also. I am spending time in a productive way rather that wasting it on chatting (remember my laptop is still not working). I have been reading books on the plight of Muslim women in Islamic countries. They are kind of biographies written by Jean Sasson, an American writer, for these ill treated women. Its depressing, but all is not negative in books. It does talk about these courageous women who tried to fight for themselves and have it their way. And, I learnt some Urdu/Arabic/Farsi words(all are same for me, cant make out the difference). Below is the list of few words:
1) Nasr - a kind of promise made to god
2) Bushtakim - go straight
3) Khobe - well being
4) Shoma - your

The books I have already read are:
1) Mayada - Daughter of Iraq
2) Princess
3) Daughters of Arabia
4) Love in a Torn Land
5) Not without my Daughter by Betty Mahmoody

Reading 'A Thousand Splendid Suns' these days by Khaled Hosseini.

I Wish.....

How I wish I was a kid yet again....loved by all at all times with no worries, tensions, responsibilities and saved from all the evils by mom. :)

aadhitha - that's not my name

No no no.....I havent added these extra letters to my name for numerological purposes. My name is Adita and I write it as it is. Aadhitha is the spelling that the Tamilians have given to me. Why??After every 'D' and 'T', they put an 'H' although they pronounce it correctly. So when I tell them my name for the first time, this is the spelling they put. ;)

Learn it the hard way...Baby!!!!

Have been thinking about life and people around me since last evening. Spoke to some friends and since they are mostly elder to me, so they were giving advices from their experience. What they wanted me to realise is that one is on his own in this world. No one except for parents and few VERY close friends want your welfare/benefit. Everyone is working/planning/plotting against you, be it your general friends/people at work/people around apart from work. They are with you because you are a help to them in some way else they have nothing to do with you. I think its so true, after giving a considerable thought to past few years of my life and also to what I am going through at present.

Honestly, it hurts to know that when you have done nothing wrong to those people, why would they want bad for you. But I guess thats how the world works. I have seen people changing their basic nature with time ( I agree one has to change but atleast not the basic nature pls).

This may sound like I am praising myself but I am an open book, my life is an open book. I dont know to be pretentious. I am what I am. I dont like lying. I dont like hypocrisy. I dont like to be diplomatic. Well this is what my friend had to say on this - "Adita, you will have a bright future and you will be what you are NOT right now. And I am saying this because you will learn it the hard way...baby!!!"

New Friend

Made a new friend about 2 months back but didnt know that we would get so comfortable and frank with each other so quickly. Today, this friend discussed something very personal with me. He wanted my opinion about it. It made me feel good that my friends treat me with so much importance. Although, there are all type of friends. Friends who are always there even at the most odd hour, friends who are there for namesake, etc etc. I am having 'may be' one of the worst phases of my life these days. Looks like I am having problems at every step. Nothing is smooth going. But this friend today made me realise that there always be some people there to support me. Thank you friend. :)

Some goodness around

Morning, while I was negotiating with an autowala to come to office, two females on an Activa came and ask the same Auto guy about Apollo Hospital. He tried explaining them but I guess he was not clear enough (Remember I dont know Tamil). Apollo was on the way to where I wanted to go. So this guy asked those ladies to follow him. He drove slowly and kept an eye on the activa so that the ladies dont get lost again. He made sure that they reach Apollo without asking for any more directions. I was impressed and glad to see that there is still some goodness around in the world. I paid that Autowala some extra money because he made me smile. :)

Lines from Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

Day after day, day after day,
We stuck, nor breath, nor motion;
As idle as a painted ship
Upon a painted ocean.

Talks about pain of dashed hopes.

Some more lines

Siftly, swiftly flew the ship
Riding gently the oncoming tide.

Talks about hopes built up and moving ahead.

Flowers...!!!!

Flowers can brighten your day. And that too a yellow bunch of flowers received most unexpectedly..nothing like it. This is what I got when I was sad one particular day. It had taken care of my smile for the rest of the day. Thank you friend. :)

From sunrise to sunset

Sunset in Abu Dhabi

Nice Quote

If you want to leave your foot prints
On the sands of time
Do not drag your feet.

Wings of Fire, An Autobiography, APJ Abdul Kalam

Puducherri

The Nakshatra gang had gone to Baba & Ilina's new place for drinks & dinner on 14th Jan. While we are at it, we decided to go for a drive on ECR(for those who dont know, ECR is East Coast Road. Self explanatory that its the road along the east coast line). That drive actually ended in Pondicherry, now Puducherri. ;)

1:00a.m. - Me and Jojan on bike on our way to Pondicherry @ the speed of 90km/hr. The road is a heaven for all those who like driving.

2:45a.m. - Reached the entrance of P.cherry


3:30a.m. - Gandhi Statue in P.cherry. We decided to see the sunrise and then head back to Chennai.

5:30a.m. - The sunlight has started to show.

6:15a.m.

6:20a.m.



7:00a.m. - Having breakfast at a Beach Side restaurant.

8:00a.m. - On our way back to Chennai. The guys wanted to take a break from driving.

The 2 girls, all tired now and still trying to smile. Please remember that it was a 1 night trip and we all hadnt slept even a minute. :)

All in all, a fun trip and a memorable trip.

Early Morning in Bangalore!!!

I had gone to Bangalore to spend my New year with a bunch of close friends. I took a late night train on 28th Dec from Chennai and reached Blore on 29th early morning. Vik came to pick me up at the station and dropped me at Archu's place. This particular pic was taken while I was waiting for Vik.

Bangalore Cant. Station at 5:30a.m.

Fog in Chennai

One morning I opened the door for my maid and she started asking for a sweater. I was surprised. Why would she want a sweater. Its never so cold in Chennai. Right? Thats what we knew.....but you too wont be able to believe. See the pic below....

There was fog in Chennai that morning. It was 7:00a.m. at that time and was a Saturday. I knew all my friends would be happily sleeping. Still, I messaged all of them to wake up and not miss this. :)