The Long and short of it

So has the tread been, walking at pace, side by side all through the journey, of glorious three years.

Come to think of it, it has been a rapid trip and victorious one at that!

Trust me, he agrees that he is as happy as I am to be together. Isn't it evident in the snap? :P

No, my cooking hasn't reduced him to bones! He is into rigid fitness regime,of late :D

On a serious note, I am totally amazed at the contrast our marriage has offered.We are bonded together, yet independent. Free to think and be.We are vulnerable alone, yet strong together. And you know what, I don't fear my husband a bit.  He might :P Although I threaten him against it ... :D

Well, if I write this post ten days after the day I had to, doesn't it prove that people in love think slow, if at all! Considering that, ten days' delay is reasonable, isn't it ?

The wrong of right

In certain countries, people fought for years to obtain the right, to vote. We the people, of the biggest democracy in the world perceive the right for the liberty to evade from execution, if not all , at least a significant 'we'.

30-40% or less turn-out at the polling booths, is shocking, considering the populous wealth our country possesses. As much we might argue that there hardly is any consequence in our voting or otherwise, but evasion will nip the ounce of the prime opportunity at hand, to do our bit to correct the system.

Unfortunately, it takes voting to be made a  duty rather than right to get citizens out of their cozy beds on a paid holiday to lend their opinion on who should rule them.  Whatever it takes...

For once, I am impressed with this decision of Narendra Modi and his government. Quite a dynamic move, beyond doubt.
More on this can be read at http://www.deccanherald.com/content/42164/voting-mandatory-gujarat-local-polls.html

Between Ear-rings and the world

She pulled out the neatly starched and pressed pink salwar suit with crystal white dupatta, from the wardrobe. Held it against her in front of the mirror to see if suits her the way it always did. A mild grin came on her face when she recollected the compliments she got from her dear hubby every single time she wore it. It made her look thin, beautiful and gave a bright outlook. So, the decision was easy to make. She had chosen the dress for the occasion. The pearl necklace and bracelet to adorn her(Anniversaries help, don’t they? More so, the magical ones like 5th),there was no stopping her from looking gorgeous.

She relentlessly searches through the huge collection of ear-rings, in the drawers until she laid her hands on the pair she looked for.As she put them in place to hang through the holes in her ear-lobes, tear-drops that where crystal clear, almost washed her kajal away to draw the smudged lines on her once impeccably dressed face. The world before her collapsed. She sank.

Guilt killed her. What was she up to? To meet him who once gave her the ear-rings but never could come back to see her graced by them? To meet him who was jailed for violence.. of hitting a set of eve-teasers when she was targeted? To cheat on her dutiful husband? She didn't know. She sat still.

Sometimes, the most loved people are the ones you would never want to see again. For peace to prevail . For emotions to hibernate or die...

She sat still. Until the door bell rang. A splash of water to wipe the lines on her face that separated her worlds, of heart and reality. Ear-rings back to where they were, dumped to be never seen again.... or maybe, until a time she is never tempted to.

She ran to get the door. Her husband walked in. Planted a kiss on her fore-head. She smiled.. perhaps.

Secrets that got wings

My secrets are travelling overseas.. with the only person I might have shared them with. 

An extremely amicable person that she always has been,  never failed to put me into comfort zone and been there whenever I wanted.  There were so many things common between us (just that she is fair and I am dusky ;) ),  I hardly remember if we had objections to each others' thoughts. She has been my best friend, mentor and a lending ear. My agony aunt ( not an aunt, literally!), I could say.

I am not going to say, I wish she could stay here, for I know there are better bundles of joy awaiting her and no person could be as happy as me to see her joyful.

I thank God for having given me this experience of knowing a wonderful  and down-to-earth person in her. A great source of influence she is.

Wishing Kanchan the very best in life and  I really want this long distance relationship to work! Some compensation, God!

"Some people are born to leave a mark wherever they go and you sure did, my dear!"

Daddy's Gal

As a kid, I was dad's gal, big time. All my dad said was intellectual, meaningful and sensible. There was no way I would disagree or find fault. If he said yes, yes was my answer too and if no, so it was.

Over the years, in sportive spirit, we have had several arguments over differences of opinion. It meant, I started thinking otherwise of many opinions that I had inherited from my dad. Dad being a perfect gentleman, has always given scope for free thinking.Some still converge and some opinions diverge to a large extent and we leave it at that for every individual has an opinion and it has to be respected. As I mentioned in my previous post, I go-kart and I like Swift car too!
We do think different.

I find it funny to recollect that I always liked actors my father was a fan of and disliked the ones, he did. But now, I have a bunch of 'good' actors that are not in my father's list. Trust me , he doesn't like Hrithik Roshan and Akshay Kumar.

The one thing of some that was a yes then because my dad felt so and still is a yes for I feel so too, is that Aamir Khan is a supreme actor. Man! I saw some of the promos of "Three Idiots", and I must tell, he is all set to do the magic yet again.

I recollect another one, my dad always disliked Shahrukh Khan and I share that opinion till-date! Some things never change :)

Standing Instructions

Do not go-kart in front of your parents.

If I were sad that the four laps that were given to me got over in a flicker, someone out there was relieved for the same reason, that there were just 4 and it got over in a jiffy! My Father, you know.

To parents, kids remain so forever!

Fact is, kids grow, parents don't seem to ;).
Sometimes(when not go-karting, that is), that very fact is such a pleasure!

Festival of sorts

Yesterday, I announced to my husband that two incompatible entities were going to come together the next morning.
The "incompatible" tag is very much an opinion of his, with respect to him.  He hates them single as much as seeing them together. It was going to be incompatibility squared!! He wouldn't care if they were incompatible to eachother, but to him they sure are.

He: " I am going to be on leave tomorrow, for sure".

Me:  "Huh??!! Why? Monday Blues? "

He:   "Isn't there a food-festival happening at home!!?? How can I imagine going to office??!!"

Me"   "Grrrrr"

Well, it was the coming together of Chickpea and cabbage in the curry!!

I have decided to continue the celebrations, much to his dismay.Tomorrow, it is most certainly going to be beet-root's day out ( of the refrigerator)!!

I hate T.V

I declare that I hate T.V. These words take significance as they are coming out of the mouth of a person who was once a T.V buff.

Coming to the reason, well, not sure if it is because I watch so less of it or if the less that I watch is itself more than enough to bore me out!

Stress maker or breaker?

Lady: You know what, you try to rule over me!

Man: No Baby, how can that be possible?

Lady: Enough is enough. I don’t want to compromise all the time.

Man: I totally agree.. but what is the problem?

Lady: Why do I have to always watch a sci-fi movie in which eyes pop out of some deadly creature having some stupid antennae and robotic body.

Man: When do I object to your watching anything?

Lady: Well.. you get to object something only if I watch,, I mean, if I get to watch!

Man: Ok.. take the remote.. all yours.

Lady: No.. I don’t want anyone’s mercy. Women don’t need mercy, they want equal rights!

[She gets up to walk out of the living room]

Man: What do you want me to do now?

Lady: Whatever.. like you care for my wishes. You have a bunch of those extra-terrestrials to

gape at !

Man: Ok.. come on.. cheer up, lets watch Comedy circus now.

Lady mumbles, Gosh! So much of emotional black-mail to watch a one hour show, once a week!!
Man: You said something?
Lady: No.. what's the theme for comedy today?

T.V is supposed to relieve one of stress, more often than not, does all else but that!

Picture perfect

Right now.. everything around me looks just perfect.. not an inch here or there, I want modified. Isn't that one of the rare things in life, to love what we have and want it that way too?

I am happy :)

Made in China

Yet another article "Made in China" I own today. Some I owned when on my short foreign visit and a lot when my kith and kin visited us shortly.

China's got all the talent in the world, but just is due to realize that it can and is ruling the world, controlling other countries' economy and most importantly ,making life easy for people staying abroad, visiting us on a vacation!! It is so natural to expect 'imported' gifts and one wouldn't mind fulfilling the expectation as long as 'Made in China' articles are there to be gifted.

I am not complaining at all :) After all, I got an imported gift !

Loss or Gain?

Besides loss of hair, if you happen to discover the presence of grey hair, what should you attribute it to? The stress... of hair loss? or Age gain?

Sheer conspiracy

One of those days , I tell you , you and you.

Just when the world conspires with my bad luck and impatience, worse to happen,for sure.
In fact, worse is not the word!

If there is some enclosure I have to attach urgently and I prepare that for 3 hours only to lose it for having closed the window of the editor per chance.. what do you say!!


Stupid me or is it the conspiracy to be totally blamed?!

Boytalk

One of my colleagues is due to get married in a couple of months. When he announced the news to friends, a gang of guys surrounded his cube and started ragging him.

I was forced to EVEsdrop for the laughter was so loud to seek anyone's attention.

Gang leader : Congrats,man!
Colleague: Thanks.
Gang leader: Continue to be happy man [Echoed by a huge burst of laughter by married men!]
Colleague: So difficult to be happy is it?
Gang Leader: Well, it depends. Sometimes, it is difficult, sometimes, it is more difficult!!

I must admit, I laughed out loud hearing that. Can't stop imagining how my husband would be 'motivating' other bachelors to get married! Men will be men, huh?

English with Indian Tadka

Whoever belittles Indian-English accent, has to keenly notice that it has indeed a prime place in structuring English.
Why do you think "Especially" got coined as if "specially" wasn't enough?

Rakhi ka swayamvar

I knew it ! It could possibly have been none other than the Toronto Businessman. I always felt it was pre-cooked as one wouldn't want to risk their life by marrying any body turning up for a TV reality show. I still feel, she knew him before and wished to tie up with him and helped NDTV Imagine make a show out of it by gathering some set of folks!

Whatever, I must admit, I have watched the idiotic show , if not all, at least quite some episodes for the sheer fun that gave to see the pretentious bride-to-be!


When it was the D-day ( the latest one) of Rakhi's life to choose the groom, The emcee asked the gathering to stand up to wish the couple-to-be.

"Are people going to sing National Anthem that one has to stand up?" ,I said.

"No... it's a stand-up comedy!! That's why. Now, stop adding to the TRP of this funny show!", he said.

Moment of Truth

In a restaurant, last saturday, I witnessed a true test of character and someone passing it too. Good food relished with the family. When it came to foot the bill, the person called the waiter for some clarification. As the case normally would be, I thought there was some mis-calculation and some dish being charged more or charged for extra rotis that were never ordered for. The person promptly told the waiter that the cost of Chicken Biryani was not included in the bill and asked him to get that included.

The waiter was so grateful for the person for having helped him out from being in a soup.

It really made me feel good, more so for honest act being of my husband. I appreciated him for it and he said "I know, the restaurants however over-price things, they will not lose a penny by missing out on billing one of our orders, but I really pitied the waiter. When the manager tallies things and gets to know, he would be rebuked. Why get that done, knowingly?"

Speaks volumes of the person he is, isn't it?

What an Idea?

Which is ideal to have? An Idea connection or a Motorola ring-tone?

Should you be reminded to "walk when you talk" or be told "Hello Motu(Moto)" every time you get call to remind you to lose weight and keep in shape? Or, an Idea connection with a motorola ring-tone, works just fine?

My husband was browsing through the ring-tones on his new phone to get a good replacement for the "Hello Motu", now that he is fed up of being called Motu on every single call .

Foolish Irony

Only a fool can be happy at all situations, practically speaking.
It amuses me that all it takes to be happy in life , is to be a fool!

Afore the world

Walk I can, sure
On my own.
But, my love,
Afore all,while I do
I need you to hold my hand
For me to walk,
With hope,pride and gaity.

What motivates you?

To come to work everyday, one most certainly needs motivation.
For today, it has been my new sandals. To 'come' , it sure motivated!

End of an Era

She was cute and lovely. She caught rats. She was loyal . She was naughty, to sneak through the gates and give false scares to people on the road. She was a true pet, tolerant to our man-handling.
A part of our life for the last 11 years. "Rakshi" to all of us and 'Pup' to my brother. Now, she is no more, leaving behind just her memories in our hearts.

For the first time about 15 years ago, when we had a pet dog that died of sickness, I had insisted at home that we should no more have pets at home fearing the sadness that might strike as it had in the past. But then, my brother, a true animal freak, wanted to have some at home. His interest ranged from a rooster to Fish to birds to dogs. That's how Rakshi came into our life ,as a cute baby doll and now she is leaving being a void. She passed away, yesterday.

If she were this cute, who wouldn't miss her?

It hurts. We will miss her, truly.

Shackles

'What is this life if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare?'

..... makes more sense than ever to me, right now.

I just want to unleash myself, do whatever I want to, idle without feeling a pinch of guilt... just be me...

If only I could....

Is someone wondering how one can be depressed on 1st of a month? Well.. my pay day is not 1st, but 25th!

Hit or Miss?

He : I am missing you, my dear.

She: Really? Hmm..

He: Don't you?

She: No..

He: Huh? Don't you love me?

She: I love you more than myself.

He: But then, you don't miss me, huh?

She: No dear, I would 'miss' you if I ever felt that you were not with me. You are always in my heart, so near,how can I miss you?

He: Oh really? That's so sweet!! [ Hangs up and whispers," I guess, now I don't have to feel guilty that I wasn't really missing her!! Love mera hit hit, soniye" ]

:)

Mine that was, is no more!

I am unable to access my, I mean MY gmail account !! :( Someone has hacked my password and changed the same. Doesn't that answer why my orkut account looked weird with unknown communities getting added like nobody's business? I am head over heals to get my authority back on it, will take an other couple of hours before it happens,I believe. I hope, at least after couple of hours.

What the hell?! Mine that was, all along, refuses to accept me! You know how it feels like, don't you? Hurts!

Priority Scheduling

To prioritise is important, more so in a busy life. But what and when?

Today, one of those multiple situations, when you really don't know what to do. Have some important work at office and at the same time, some very important guests to entertain at home. To feel guilty about not giving some time ,once in a while, to familial commitments or to refrain from office work, which is eternally critical, for one day? Real dilemma.

Not sure, today I chose the former one. Very often, I choose the latter option. But then, how does it matter, guilt feeling does kill. And being physically and mentally in two different places, serves less good.

Dog-fights

A couple of days ago, one of our relatives visited us. When our dogs were lazing around on the floor on a Sunday afternoon,

Dad: These are our pets, Moti and Rakshi.

Relative: For how long have they been here?

Dad: Well, he is here (pointing at Moti) for 12 years and she (pointing at Rakshi) for 10 years.

Relative: Really? Nice, that's a long time. Out of curiosity, don't the dogs fight with each other?

Dad: No, they don't. They have been together for long, they know each other well.

Me : Come on, papa! If being together for long meant no fights, then no husband and wife should fight with each other. We need to give the doggies, their due credit.

Relative: Ha ha ha ...Point!

Dad: Hmmm....

I promise

As I gaze at the snap that captured one of our good times together, I feel lost. That snap, the one in the living room, got it? Still not? Man.. hadn't you torn apart a beautiful wedding card to handcraft an even more beautiful photo-frame to frame it? Yes, that one.

Ok, I tell you. Please come back soon. I promise to not comment ( for long) that your shirts are boring and your hair-style is funny. I won’t even say that you have grown fatter, ok ?
*If that is not enough, I will resist fights too.
(*conditions apply).

Threat

... a serious one at that!

If Orkut application does not come up with security, or offending folks/viruses around in the cybersphere don't start minding their own businesses, I threaten to withdraw myself from the Orkut magnetism. I mean it.

Nagging rubbish really, of late more bane than boon it is bringing along. Automatically, some communities get added, those which I have not known or heard of! There will be changes in the "About me" section to an extent that makes me wonder if I really know much about me!! Too much to bear with! A stake to identity, not excusable, isn't it?

Just one good thing, if at all, it has has done is to add me into the zoozoo fan club, something I concur with. Even then, I say I could have pretty well managed that all my myself, thankyou.

Nip me or not?

It’s dark in here
I hear, it’s darker yet, outside
For me, for souls like me.
A soul like me, you ought to tell

For reasons unknown,
The hatred on me, fears me
Clinging to you, tight
Does it hurt, momma?

Will you nip me or give life?
Either way, you are saving me.
But promise me, you will never cry
Now or later, with me or without.
Do you hear me?
A soul like me, you ought to..

Hurt or Heart-felt?

Blame me not if I hurt you

No control I own

On emotions or words

For I am carefree with you,

With you alone...

Is that why, I hurt you ?

Hurt you the the most,

So often, so much?

Necessity, Mother, Discovery

My tech-savvy brother and myself broke every cell of our gray matter before we got the new cordless phone that was gifted by a friend,installed at home. It looked cryptic ( signature of an imported material,maybe) and took a lot of reading and understanding of the manual before we got it right,yesterday. More credit to brother there.
Today, none at home but mom. She was not given Knowledge transfer of the way to use that cryptic device. I tried calling her for some urgent information. After not getting response for 3-4 times , I realised she must be facing difficulty in using the device. Another ten minutes, there comes the call from that device to my mobile.

"I tried a couple of things and I got it! " ,she said. Wow... necessity indeed made my mother discover it .

Waiting to wait

Hugs
Kisses
Tears
Smiles
Hand-shakes
Bouquets
Byes

I saw all of them at one place on Friday night. No, I wasn't watching any Bollywood movie in a theatre; the Airport, you see.

By the way, it's extremely tough to see someone off, more so if it's your spouse. But then, I was a sport, wasn't I, dear?

Waiting to wait in front of the Arrival section.... soon.

But when?

Mamma in the living room, reading news paper. Sanju back from school, dropping the bag on sofa, runs towards her.

Sanju, Why don't you remove shoes before entering in? How many times do I tell you?

Sorry Mamma...

Ok....be a good boy next time.

Yes mamma. You know what!!!, I have a good news for you.

Is it? What, baby?

This time, I stood first in the class !!!

Mamma kisses Sanju on his forehead

Wow!! Way to go,baby. Very well done. That's like my boy!!!

What about the promise, mamma?

What Promise? ... ah that one, ok dear, I will take you to the amusement park.

No ... not that.

What else do you want, dear?

You had told last year that papa will come home when I stand first in the class.

A drop or two of tears and she runs into the room and locks the door.

Sanju knocks on the door, not to be opened.

Mamma, sorry... next time I will not walk into the house with shoes still on. I will be a good boy.

Mamma cries uncontrollably inside the room, staring at the roof. Lumps in her throat. No answers in her mind.

Birthday or Achievement?

Not sure of the source as I read it a number of years ago. But, it touched me . "After 25, celebrate achievements, not birthdays", someone had told or quoted. However, it makes a lot of sense.

As I turn 27 today, not sure why umpteen number of phone calls, scraps or treats could not make me get excited about the day at all . Feeling happy is a different thing, which I did for all the wishes from near and dear. But the excitement part, not sure why, was missing.

For the first time in life, I have treated the day quite as much as I would take any other day.
Ageing huh?

With no achievements yet, need to go a long way for an occasion to celebrate!

God can't either!

There is no one person on Earth who can please everyone. Not one!

I guess, God can't too; Otherwise, why would there be Vishnu, Shiva, Allah and Jesus?!

Nano Black-mail

No, I don’t mean, ‘small’ blackmail.

Not sure, how helpful Nano has been/would be to others. To me, it indeed has been. After all, I got to steer the wheel of my Husband’s (taunt ,this is) car after 2.5 years!

All I had to say was “ Let me drive, or get me a Nano!!” . It worked!!

Had this major breakthrough in the automobile industry happened years ago, I wouldn’t have to write Rash driving? call xxxxxxxxxx

Issue-less or an Issue?

If only she had spoken up-front, she could have avoided the marriage; Of her husband.

Besides bearing the brunt of being childless for no fault of hers, she drove another innocent lady to an unhealthy matrimony, helplessly.


I guess, it's quite improbable now,rather, I hope so. But I wonder if it were ever the reason for getting a man married for the third time for not having heirs from the first two wives. Could it be a case of ego for men ( I still wonder why!!) and restraint of freedom of expression for women?

I was shocked when one of my relatives, married for over 12 years, got a suggestion from "well-wishers" to go for a second marriage for being issue-less. Come on! Even now, one says so!!??

Strong? Me or Love?

Interesting conversations with people make me wonder...

Which is stronger? To let go of love or hanging on to it, come what may?

One said, " I am a strong person, I could come out of the depression of letting go of love and was able to move on in life".

Another said, "I was strong enough to cling to the love , came whatever hurdles ".

What is Love?

Trust? Care? Faith? Or what else ?

Well, I have come to the belief that it has to be nothing but “Centre of Attention (CoA)”. If you are the CoA of someone, then you can claim to be loved by that someone. Likewise, you reciprocate with ‘Love’ for whom you are CoA.

A couple of weeks ago, I spoke to a mother of 3 month old baby. She said, “It feels great to know that the baby wants none but me! I am loving every moment of being wanted". She loves the kid for she is the CoA for the baby that makes her feel wanted. The same would apply to the baby when it starts realizing that it is CoA for parents and ‘loves’ in return.

A time will come when for an individual, his/her immediate family, spouse and children, would mean more than any other relationship ( Parents, to be specific). If that has to happen, meaning to shift priorities, it has to be because of getting undivided attention from someone, and made felt as the most important person in one’s life.

Basically, to feel wanted is to be loved. If CoA shifts, Love drifts.

If one claims to love someone, one is doing no help/favor to that someone. One likes to seek attention, so much like others, and if he/she is the CoA of someone, love is indeed found in that someone.

Rags, let me tell you, I am doing no favor by loving you. In fact, I am thankful to you for making me feel wanted!

One to give up or not?

If I give up reading "Midnight's Children" (Booker of Bookers) after the 5th chapter,
should I call myself a person who gives up quickly or one who doesn't?!!!!

Looking back...

Bored to the core, I took to reading the archives on my blog. Some made me feel "eew" and some ,"wow". Can't believe I wrote what I wrote , some silly and some fairly nice ( at least to me).

When I wrote them, I guess, I remembered every word of it for a while. Unbelievably, now I can't recollect the gist even after taking a look at the topic! Perfect symptoms of aging I display, ain't it?

Also, maybe with time, "eew" things become "wow" and vice-versa! Puzzled I am !

Looking back does help, silly thoughts sometimes mature with time..

Some more archives to dig through to vote for the best /worst post of mine ( according to me). So far, haven't been able to judge, is it that the best/worst is yet to come? ;)

I will

My Moral Responsibility?

My Duty?

Does it matter? Not if I dont try?

However, I will vote tomorrow as I have been doing for years. And continue to believe, or try to.

Free @ 'The Forum'

Can anyone believe that I have been a proud recipient of a free commodity at The Forum?? "Free" literally means free, no 'conditions apply' tag in small fonts whatsoever!

We go for a movie at the Forum, on a saturday afternoon with no particular wish of watching a particular movie. A change is all we wanted and tickets were available only for one movie, and we headed for it.

A kannada movie "Venkata in Sankata" was the one with some tickets left and we decided to watch the same. It was on the 50th day of its running that we went, we were told. As it was a special day for the movie production team, it visited the theatre with quite some lead actors to give us a surprise... no this was not the free commodity.

Post interval, when a girl sitting next me passed two pastries, I for once appreciated her gesture of sharing her snacks with us, but then, I saw a long line of pastries exchanging hands...

Pretty decent comedy movie, some actors and then 'free' yummy chocolate pastry... wow!!!

The thought of death...

...scares me to death. More so of beloved ones than of mine.

Last night, when all seemed so silent, an ambulance,beeping the emergency alarm, came to a house three doors away, to take a person for urgent attention. I do hope that all is well with the person.

But silly thoughts that run in the mind as a consequence , makes me only pray to God to save people from experiencing such situations, more so of beloved ones ( Not that I don't wish the same for others, but thoughts of beloved ones alone come to mind).

Love makes one vulnerable to such phobias, isn't it?

The truth is that, one day will indeed be the last in our life. Yet,not an easy fact to accept easily and move on.

Understanding, really??

If not a thing of rarity, one can't understand another person in a certain situation unless having been through it in the past.

It does take a couple of rough patches in life to become an 'Understanding' person, isn't it?

How motivating?

Some captions are motivating,say for example,
"Born to win...Leave your mark"

..... but how safe is it if put on a car?!!

Thought for the day

Don't make faces when receiving the calls. The person calling might just be far enough to call, but near enough to see!

Taj and Recession

Recession might have made people think twice before heading for restaurants frequently, more so to the 5-star ones.

However, during recession, Hotel Taj would be the best one to visit!! Stunned??!! Well, let me tell you... there was a program on TV highlighting the standard and quality of services offered by Hotel Taj.Amazing!!

Another thing, of course most importantly , they have dishwashing machines! :D

Does that answer why I said, it's best to go to Taj to experience good service even with no money?? (I reiterate , they have dishwashers!!)

We-Day

At 1.00 a.m in the night, I woke up to see my husband preparing this beautiful collage to depict our lives together. I am impressed.Period.



Love you too, Honey. You have truly made me feel special.

Three years ago, when I saw you for the first time, I was instinctively and instantly convinced to spend the rest of my life with you. Love at first sight, you may call it. Now, three years later, convinced more than ever for a wonderful gem that you are.

Interesting?

Isn't it interesting to see that the word 'interesting' is used for the most uninteresting of situations in the corporate world?

Moron Policing

To all those folks supposedly on a march to set the world right on Feb14th just by getting some people married, all I can say is "Go, get a life".

Not that I am all for Valentine's day, I have always felt that love is not something one has to recognise on a certain day. I would not celebrate that day,either. Rather, I celebrate it the way I do every other day.

But, I am not against and have no right to be against people who wish to live life their own way , of course, as long as it is not a mis-deed they are getting into. Celebrating a day, for whatever reason is no misdeed.

What of those senseless folks yelling out there? What is the C of Culture they know? Is it that one has to forget humanity? Is it that one has to develop hatred? Is it that one has to turn violent?

If making noise on issues (??!!) that are not qualified to be even trivial can be a sure shortcut to get them to lime-light, then why would they want to trouble their grey matter ( if they have it, that is ) to think about the bigger and real problems of life.


Mr.Mutalik is a bachelor by choice or inevitable destiny, I don't know. But, in any case, a woman's life is spared from being dis-respected all her life. Maybe, that can be his only sane act !

Plant or Tree?

A couple of days ago, as I was just gazing at the footpath while I travelled to office, I saw a skinny boy with a huge back-pack that almost made his chin touch his knees. I agree, nothing new about it and there are innumerable kids who undergo that. Well, I did too.

I do not know if it is inevitable now, but when I was a kid, I suppose it wasn't ,yet I did. Not that I was too studious,I was plain lazy! I never had the patience to arrange my books as per the day's time-table, so the safest option was to carry the load everyday. Stupid or not, I don't know. Laziness so much ruled me that I was game for physical labour! Gosh!

So, for once I pitied the boy, later I had doubts if he were as lazy as I was or things have changed a lot over the years.

There is a saying in Kannada " Gidavaagi baggaddu maravaagi baggithe" roughly translating to " If it doesn't bend when a plant,it never will when a tree". I never disciplined myself then, no hopes now, is it?

Are there any takers for the idea of not folding the rug every morning for the reason that you anyway have to use it in the night? Or am I the only lazy one on earth celebrating individuality in a peculiar style?

Why!!

Why is it that some days are just not yours????

Better at least only if 'some' aren't!

Sigh!!

House-Arrest??

One of my aunts, decently educated, is looking for proposals to get her son married. A wonderful person he is and for sure, his wife in future would possibly not have regrets. Today, I got to talk to that aunt of mine and I asked if she is for doctor-daughter- in-law, as normally the trend would be. She has a big NO, not just for a doctor daughter-in-law but a working DIL in general. For once, I raised my eye-brows, but looks like she has her intentions clear.

"If my DIL happens to work , I would always be entangled with house-hold work, now cooking for son, later would have to for DIL too. How long can I work",she said. I had no answer for that.

An expectation of getting untangled from house-hold only through DIL and not from son for whom she has done her best for years is right or not, I really don't know...

Well, I really hope a girl who whole-heartedly wants to be a home-maker becomes his soul-mate. As long as the decision is own, "Home-making" is a career in itself. But if enforced,a slow poison.

I am not on a conclusion that the decision is right or not, because she did not expect women not to work, but she has her specifications and maybe has rights to specify too. But, for some reason, it deeply saddens me that women are channelized into the physical-labour stream than the mental-labour one.

What of economic-independence and empowerment??