THE ‘NOT ENOUGH’ DAY…

It started from the morning only…

Thought of making a lavish breakfast…but felt I don’t have good enough time for that…so instead decided to do with ‘ready to eat’ snacks :/

Hubby left for the office …so I thought I will click some self-portraits for my flickr account which has been ignored for loooooong time… but felt that I’m not looking good enough today :/

Then thought of taking out the car and getting it fuelled …but felt I’m not confident enough yet :/

The bedroom has been in bit disorganised state since last few days ..so thought of tiding it up…but felt its not disorganised enough to make special efforts :P

May be I can paint today…but naah… Not feeling inspired enough.

How about doing some meditation… I’m not patient enough… and that is not just about today.

Don’t want to start cooking lunch coz I’m not hungry enough yet.

And I’m writing this totally pointless post …coz I don’t have clever enough thoughts to make a point, today.

(Ah…all just excuses… too much laziness …. Pheww…Glad that I manage to find enough reasons at least to breath :P )

Bees Saal baad (After 20 years )

Naah… I’m not talking about old bollywood (suppose to be) horror movie. I’m just talking about me, you and other people around us.

Change is another name of life. We keep changing everyday without even realising. Many people believe that it happens only during the time when you change from a kid to adult but actually the process continues even after that with the same speed… just that it’s not so visible most of the times.

I realised (once again ) how much I have changed since school times…and started wondering that most of the other people around me have become totally changed persons during this time, too.

*Papa has changed drastically from being a short tempered tensed person to a mature and tension free happy person.

*My brother has become a tall, strong and independent person, started eating (and enjoying) all green vegetables, who as a kid used to be very thin and shy guy and wouldn’t eat anything but sweets ;)

*Mom has become stronger and wiser everyday and less scared of banks / ATMs :P

*One of my uncle has become more of a smart person and learnt to say ‘NO’ from being a totally ‘sidha-sada’ kind.

*My cousin is living and studying in Australia who used to be scared of travelling alone from home to school, at one point of time.

Ah… I shouldn’t start believing that everyone changes for good only becoz…

*Someone else whom I’d always known as a mature and sane person, has become almost insane :/

*Someone who used to be a very wise and thoughtful person, has become a total jerk.

*Someone who used to be ‘everyone’s well wisher’ has turned into a totally business minded cone.

*Someone who used to be a very intelligent kid, has become a stupid looking introvert.

(Yeah..by now you know that I’m not gonna name them anyways ;)

Some of the people have changed so drastically that no one would believe their past if they haven’t witnessed it themselves…. while some people changed without loosing some strong bits of their original character.

Oh btw… I also know a few guys/gals who used to b**ches and bas***erds , and even alfter all these years of good / bad experience they are still the same :/. Even God might have given up on “trying” to teach them lessons. At least I’ve totally given up on the hope that they’ll ever learn…though few years ago I was bit hopeful.

So what is the point I’m tring to make ?

Nothing actually. I’m just sharing my observations with you and hopeing to here some interesting observation / opinion of yours on the topic ;)

Have a great (long) weekend everyone :)

As 'LUCK' would have it

Today the original plan was to watch ‘Love Aajkal’ but then after reading some sad reviews I decided to watch ‘LUCK’ instead.

Well I would give it 3stars… 2.5 stars for the movie and a half extra for cute Imran Khan :P

Musa (Sanjay Dutt) himself is a very lucky man and he starts the idea of betting on lucky people while he makes them go thorough life threatening game tasks to prove their luck. So all the people participating in the game are either lucky or very lucky in their own ways and have been using their luck differently. One uses it for his nation, one for winning races, one simply to get away with committing crimes, one simply has no realization of being lucky and so on. I have never met someone who is lucky enough to do anything and it would never go wrong…but yes I’ve seen that some people are luckier than others. I was bit disappointed with the climax as it wasn’t really exciting but liked the end with little surprise.

The story-line is definitely interesting But it didn’t really give me the feel of a thriller movie like Hollywood thrillers. Could have been much better. May be the director (Soham Shah) got struck with little bad luck :P

I liked the first part more, except whenever Shruti Haasan (Ayesha/ Natasha) opened her mouth. I was totally put off by her dead acting. She just blabbered her dialogues like parrot with ‘almost no’ expression. Loved her straight hair and plastic doll looks, but again her costumes were bit over the top. I don’t think the designer has done justification with anyone’s costumes for that matter. Imran Khan was good with his ‘naturally acting’ skills and so was Sanjay Dutt (playing his fav. gangster role ;) and Danny (innocent criminal :P ). I guess Ravi Kishen also did a good job since he totally made me hate his character.

The ‘pain in neck’ Driving classes :/

Yay… I’m ready to rule the world but…

OUCHh!!

My neck hurts

Thanks to all ‘reverse gear’ practice.

Yeah…now since I’m little comfortable with driving straight ahead …my instructor thought he will teach me reverse gear. (me getting chills just at the thought of driving backward )

So escaping our everyday ‘almost empty’ road route, we enter an even more ‘almost empty’ society nearby …

Instructor : take left…now righ …and now stop.

I: err… stop ? now ? (duh! ..as if he is talking some alien language which I don’t understand )

Instructor : yes… STOP

I: ummm… oky

Instructor: now put the car in reverse gear and turn around to look back.

I: turn around ? Ain’t I suppose to look at the rareview mirror ?

Instructor: No. It won’t give proper idea of where you’re going

I: ummm… oky. But my seat-belt doesn’t allow me to turn that much.

Instructor: then why are you still wearing it?

I: :O (unbuckled the seat belt)

I: now?

Instructor: now go backward slowly. Do not try to catch speed.

I: I’m still not getting proper idea of ‘where we are going’

Instructor: yes…it’s matter or practice.

I: and my neck hurts

Instructor: yes

I: :O YES? What’d you mean? Isn’t car suppose to be a fun and luxury thing ? :/

Instructor: umm…yes. But not for the driver.

I: :O :O

Instructor: You can hold the side seat with one hand… that will allow you to turn towards back more…and you’re neck might hurt a little less.

I: leave one hand from the wheel??? :O :O :O

(Now this even worse than the ‘pain in neck’. My hands seem to be on some kind of compition like ‘car on my side’. As soon as I take away one hand from the wheel… the other one will start pulling it in the opposite direction. Yeah… that happens for a ‘micro second’ while changing gears also. )

Instructor: now turn left. Not right. Left. I said LEFT.

I: eh… I thought my left (remember…I turned around to look ‘back’… and anyway it takes me few seconds to recall which one is left or right… yeah i would try and check ‘which hand has the wrist watch’ ; )

Instructor: We always talk about car’s left and right. Not ours. :/

I: eh… got it.

Insturctor: oky stop and go back to the original spot.

(Me sooooooooo happy that we are going straight…once again Car’s left is my left and right is right )

Instructor: stop.

Me: :O Don’t tell me we gonna do that again

Instructor: eh…why? We will do that only, today. Hehehe….until your neck hurts real bad

Me:

Yeah..we actually did it so many times…and now my neck hurts real bad. Grrrrrr… I hate driving even more now.

:/

3D Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

After delying it almost for a week, finally this weekend I got to watch it. I can’t decide if it was the story or the 3D effect that I enjoyed so much…or may be both

They have done great job with 3D effect. In some of the scenes I actually felt as if I’m there….though it was literal pain neck to watch a 3D movie from 2^nd raw in the front … but I was so keen on it and didn’t want to take any chance of missing it.

Apart from the 3D effect, the movie itself is such an enjoyable thing. They way they have build up the character of the characters is totally amazing. And this time they’ve made it so much easier to relate their lives with ours . Totally loved the puns on modern life and apt choice of songs ;D.

While Sid was funny and cute as always, there wasn’t much attention given to Diago this time, instead got to see the Possum brothers more. Ellie has become so much mature in this part and also seem to have got sense of humour with sweet sarcasm (yeah…sounds weird but can’t find better words to discribe it…if you do… let me know .

Though there are some weak points too… like every other movie. Too much of “Dinosaurs” according to Habby and they also lack the character building part. Scart wasn’t as funny as last two parts…in fact little boring with an ‘almost typical’ love story. But I enjoyed the over all movie and all that I can say is… GO WATCH IT IF YOU HAVEN’T DONE THAT YET .

DRIVING CRAZY

I’m a flightless bird if the car is to wings and ability to drive is to fly

It’s been like 1 n half week that i’m just ‘trying’ to learn driving…but still totally pathetic at it. So far as the roads are empty and without any turns or speed-breaker…i can drive fine … but as soon as it comes to dealing with traffic signals or watching out for some jerks trying to overtake my ’snail-speed’ vehicle from wrong side… I get totally panicked and would screw up totally. Probably what I’ve proved myself good at is driving my instructor crazy.

Just the thought of that bloody red light makes me all nervous and my heart would start beating fast like attempting a record. Yesterday late evening I went out with Hubby for a driving trial in our own ‘new’ second-hand car…. and … oops! I did it again. My usual red-light screw up. As soon as I tried to make the car move, that creature totally ditched me and stood there dead, denying to get re-started long enough to turn the green arrows in red bulb once again. Damn!! I could imagine… if I was so bugged with my own self … poor chaps blocked behind me would have been so angry. Can not blame them for honking at me so loud

While managing to drive smoothly alone seems like a rocket science challenge… I’ve also got to deal with aggressive Delhi / Gurgaon traffic. Everyone on the road seems to be in some kind of “life or death” emergency situation. My desperate honking or deeper lights seem to be totally useless :O… they gonna come in my way anyways.

So while I’m learning to deal with all these… I just wanted to scream out loud…

I hate driving, I hate traffic and I hateeeeeeeeeeeeeee traffic signals

P.S. have a look at this video… I can so much relate to it rite now

Danger of Soya for women

Yesterday I received this artical as a forwarded mail from a friend... and thought of sharing it here. I am not sure about the authenticity of the article, but prevention is better than cure..!!

THE KIND COURTESY OF MS SUREKHA RAMCHANDANI ONE WOMAN'S STORY ON SOYA...

"This is my true story, nothing altered. These are facts, as they relate to my experience, my opinions based on what I have read and felt. I am relating them to warn other young health-conscious women who are unwittingly harming themselves.

In 1989, I graduated from high school in Texas and couldn't wait to hit the big college city. One of the changes I wanted to make was to eat healthier. Once I moved to health-conscious Austin , Texas , I began to fortify my body with the best and healthiest foods I could find. Tofu was the main ingredient in every healthy dish and I bought soya milk almost every day and used it for everything from cereal to smoothies or just to drink for a quick snack. I bought soya muffins, miso soup with tofu, soybeans, soybean sprouts, etc. All the literature in all the health and fitness magazines said that soya protected you against everything from heart disease to breast cancer. It was the magical isoflavones, the estrogen-like hormones that all worked to help you stay young and healthy. I looked great, I was working out all the time, but my menstrual cycle was off. At 20, I started taking birth control pills to regulate my menstrual cycle.

In addition to this I began to suffer from painful periods. I began to get puffy, it was as though I was losing my muscle tone. I began to suffer from depression and getting hot flushes. I mistook all this for PMS since my periods were irregular. By the time I was 25,my periods were so bad, I couldn't walk. The birth control pills never made them regular or less painful so I decided to stop taking them. I went on like this for another two years until I realized my pain wasn't normal. At 27, my gynecologist found two cysts in my uterus. Both were the size of tennis balls.. I went through surgery to have them removed and thank God they were benign. The gynecologist told me to go back on birth control pills. I didn't. In 1998, he discovered a lump in my breast. Again, I went through surgery and again it was benign.

In November 2000 my glands swelled up and my gums became inflamed. Thinking I had a tooth infection I went to the dentist who told me that teeth were not the problem. After a dose of antibiotics the swelling still did not go down. At this point I could feel a tiny nodule on the right side of my neck. I told my mother I had t hyroid trouble. She thought I was being silly. No one in the family suffered from thyroid trouble. Going on a hunch I saw a specialist who diagnosed me with Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma.

After a series of tests he told me it was cancer. My fiance and I sat stunned.. We were not prepared and I was so scared. We scheduled surgery right away. The specialist told us that it would only be after the operation that a pathologist would be able to tell us for sure if it was cancer. They found a tumor in my right lobe composed of irregular cells and another smaller tumor growing on the left, so the entire thyroid was removed. They told me that after undergoing radioactive iodine I would be safe and assured me that I could live a long life. After treatment I began to search for the cause of all these problems. I never once thought it could be all the soya I had consumed for nearly ten years. After all, soya is healthy. I came upon a web page that linked thyroid problems to soya intake and the conspiracy of soya marketed as a health food when in fact it is only a toxic by-product of the vegetable oil industry. This was insane, after all, the health and fitness magazines had said nothing about soya being harmful.

I visited a herbalist who was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in 1985. She informed me that soya was the culprit. She had a hysterectomy due to cysts and other uterine problems. A few months later another acquaintance who had consumed soya came down with thyroid cancer. A girl in England I met through the Internet in a thyroid cancer forum had just undergone surgery and she was only 19. What was going on???? Breast cancer is linked to estrogen. What mimics estrogen in the female body, SOYA! But I never suspected soya because until now I never once found a single article that stated soya could be dangerous.. Women who took soya prior to thyroid problems will continue to take it after if they are not aware of what soya actually does, what it contains and how it reacts in the female body. I think this is the reason that women with thyroid cancer often develop breast cancer later. My co worker is big into soya and I see her losing hair and gaining weight despite a walking workout during her break and after work, and apples and oranges for lunch. She just had cysts removed from her uterus too. I warned her to stay off soya. I referred her to websites but until it is on the evening news on all four networks, women will suffer. Since the thyroidectomy, I do not touch soya, haven't for two years. Dear readers, please use my story in any way you can. There are so many young girls who are consuming soya because they think they are taking care of themselves, and women taking soya because they want to be healthy. It is so unfair that the information about the dangers of soya isn't more widely circulated. It is sad. There are many out there who feel this way and it is a terrible blow when you realize you are not as healthy as you thought and that the information that you depended on was wrong."

The Car Hunting :/

Car Hunting
Originally uploaded by MINT ICETEA

“But nothing ever happens…
..and I wonder.
I wonder how …I wonder why
Yesterday you told me about the blue blue sky
And all that I can see…just another lemon tree.”

Well yeah.. this is how I feel when I am stuck or just feeling stuck.
It’s been almost a month that we are hunting for a “good” second-hand car.

GOOD = good condition + good price + not so old+ good company+ good resale value+ good mileage+ good aesthetic appeal

Phewww… long list…isn’t it?
Probably that’s why our mission hasn’t met ‘the end’ yet… And the frustration keeps building up with every ‘failed’ effort. At time we feel like let’s just chuck this and buy a brand new car…but then doesn’t seem like a good idea. I’m yet to learn driving and specially dealing with Delhi/ NCR traffic. The idea is to buy a second-hand car so that I can learn driving without the fear of damaging the car.

Well… I can go on talking about ‘the mission’ forever…but that is not the point.
The point is how you start seeing things differently after passing through certain experiences.

Our (specially my ;) definition and expectation of “good condition car” has changed so much from what it was in the beginning. Also the knowledge and beliefs about cars, their resale value, reputation of certain companies etc. are quite different now. Before this I never really cared for anything about cars, which is totally opposite of my Hubby’s nature who is so much interested in ‘everything’ about cars ;). But this has been quite a learning experience for me. Having just realised the difference between a Maruti zen and a Honda city… I wonder about the lucky people who get to explore beauties like Mercedes or Ferrari…. Or even luckier people who get to design them. It seems like being introduced to a different world … and for the time being I’m loving it ;).

"A picture speaks a thousand words"

-An early Emperor of the Xia Dynasty in China about 4,000 years ago (Ref. – wikipedia)

With easily available “point & shoot” digital cameras, everyone would be claiming him/herself a photographer these days. But photography is much more than just pressing the click button and flashing lights when people say cheese. It’s a way of expressing yourself, sharing your thoughts or conveying a message in much stronger way than words can. Photography can be called a scientific art. Right from the subject to composition, focus, lighting, framing, exposure, editing … everything matters to turn a photograph into a visual treat.   

 

“Taking exciting photographs has very little to do with buying an expensive camera or a massive array of photographic equipment. What is crucial is how the photographer sees and relates to a chosen subject and uses the various skills and compositional elements that will combine to make a good photograph.

 

While it may seem that some photographers have an innate ability to take superb pictures most of that ability often comes from the photographer’s passionate interest in their subject and the cumulative knowledge they have acquired through practical experience in and dedication to the medium”

-John Hedgecoe (born 1937)

(an award-winning photographer and best-selling author of over 30 books on photography) 

 

One good photograph out of more than a dozen random clicks, doesn’t really make you a photographer, does it? I was little shocked to learn that many digital camera users don’t even know about basic things like shutter speed, aperture, ISO setting etc. Having an eye to capture the right thing is definitely necessary, but you also need to know your camera little bit. Also, reading the manual that accompanies the camera carries a wealth of information. Do not ignore the manual. This will help you to making most out of your camera and understand the basics of photography. It will unleash the real potential of your camera. The more you are familiar with the controls on your camera, the more you can concentrate on composition and lighting. Of course, photo editing software can be used to enhance the image or add some more elements.

 

Lighting is the most important technical aspect of any photograph but also the most ignored one. Cameras, lenses, and everything else are completely irrelevant unless you understand the value of lighting and how to make good use of it. Using flash and ignoring the natural light is the best way to click worst photographs. No amount of Photoshop or plug-in software filters can replicate good natural light. Another important but often misused element is Angle. Changing the angle is not limited to just tilting your camera. Choosing the right perspective and a different angle can really make your photograph stand apart, but unnecessary rotation is pretty meaningless. As canvas for a painter, view finder is for a photographer. It is all about selecting the element in your photograph to be able to create a unified effect. What to include or exclude, how to show one subject element in relation to others in the offered space, etc. are also equally crucial decisions.

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If you’re really passionate about photography, you should put some more efforts and learn at least the basic technical things. I’m not asking you to join a photography institute but there are countless articles available on internet about photography, without any cost. All you need to do is invest a little bit of time and make better use of Google. It’s also a good idea to join a photo sharing site like www.flickr.com, where there are many good amateur and professional photographers sharing not only their amazing work but also tricks and techniques behind it. A small course in photography can also help you to learn how to use the camera (a more complicated one than just a ‘point & shoot’ ;), but how and what you capture in it is your choice.

 

Wish you happy clicking :) 

 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/minticetea/

The last leaf

A dear friend gifted me this poem for this image

( posted by me ...on my flickr account :)

The leaf was so lonely
All by it self…no one to share.. Her feelings with
She had known this for long..
No butterflies, no bees, no birds would swarm

Now she thinks the wind is her foe
One who was.. A friend so great
They played.. as so many springs went by
Now when Autumn came, she's afraid to fly..

She remembers her time a life gone by
When the rain made her tears.. of joy
Now the hails hits so hard
And the early dew forms, just the pain of heart

She fears waking early mornings
That this might be the last sun ray fallen on her body
She crinkles crackles in agony
But alas shes alone, no one to share

Share her dreams, her flights of fantasies
No prince charming, no dragons, no fairies
The rude reality for her to face alone
She awaits her destiny, now that is to be alone….

And she awaits again, the last of fall..
And Alas ..The last leaf might just fall..

Upmanyu

Thank you :)

Rescue Tag

Sigh… Don’t even feel like looking at the date of my last blog. :(
After screwing up my brain for almost a week now… I still haven’t found any new subject for the post…. I guess my friends are right… ’m just too addicted to Flickr these days. But I love my blog as well… so I decided to take this open tag from Sayesha’s blog for the new post. It sounded pretty interesting to me.

Here are the rules :
1. Put your music player on Shuffle mode.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. Write the song name no matter what it is.
4. After you’ve answered all the questions, tag 5 other people and let them know they’ve been tagged.

Before doing this …I added all the hindi songs I had to the playlist… English songs wouldn’t be so much fun for this… I guess ;)
So here I go……

If someone says “Is this oky?” …you say :
Chaka raka chi chai cho chaka lo rum…
…Bagad dum chagd dum chiki chaka cho
Dekho dekho kya who ped hai
Chadar ode ya khada koi…
..Hum jaise dekhi yeah jahaan hai waisa hi
Jaisi nazar apni
Bum bum bole, masti mein dole
Bum bum bole, masti mein tu dol re
(Quite philosophical answer ;)

What would best describe your personality?
Haan hai koi to wajah
To jeene ka maza yun aane laga
Yeah hawaon mein hai kya
Thoda sa jo naasha yun chhane laga
(not bad :D )

What do you like in a guy/girl ?
Udde jab jab zulfain teri…
Udde jab jab zulfain teri..

How do you feel today ?
Everybody put your hands together
Pur your hands together…. De tali

What is your life’s purpose?
Sajde mein yun hi jhukta hoon
Tum pe hi aake rukta hoon
Khuda janeeeeeeeeeee….
(so true… actually ‘khuda jane..’ :P )

What do your friends think of you?
Tum se hi din hota hai.. surmayi shaam ati hai…
(lolz …I wish this is true ;)

What do you think of your parents?
Cause my baby’s got
Ooooooooooooooooo… angel eyes…angel eyes
(Didn’t even remember that I have this song :O )
Well I would rather dedicate this one...
‘Tuje sab hai pata meri maa…. ‘ :)

What do you think about very often?
Kyon aaj kal neend kum…khawab zayada hai
Lagata khuda ka koi nek irada hai
(quite apt. :D )

What is 2 + 2?
Aaoge jab tum ooo sajana
Angana phool khilenge….
(:/ )

What do you think of your best friend?
Ahista ahistaaaaaa… muje yahkeen ho gaya….
(… that I can count on you :)

What do you think of the person you like?
Kabhi ana tu meri gali… tuje palko pe rakhunga (rakhungi ;) re
Baat dil ki kahoon… Hindustani jo hoon… jab jee chahe to aajana re….
(Well …not a true answer…but still quite apt. )

What is your life story?
Man mohana… Kanha sunonaaaa….
Tum bin paun kaise chai…tarsu tumhiko din rain…
(True for the time being.. ;)

What do you want to be when you grow up?
Khoo na jaye yeeeeeee… Tare zameen par
(Lol… who doesn’t want to be a celebrity)

What do you think of when you see the person you like?
Kabhi kabhi Aditi zindgi me yunhi koi apna lagata hai..
Kabhi kabhi Aditi who bichhad jaye to ek sapana lagata hai
(I was expecting some interesting song this time :(

What do your parents think of you?
Dhaani… re dhaani.. chunariya
Kule baadal ke saiye me lehraye gee
Cahli jaye gee.. jaise bijuriya.. mastani

What will you dance to at your wedding?
Bakhuda tumhi ho…har jagah tum hi ho…
(Not a bad idea ;)

What will they play at your funeral?
Talli hua…talli hua…
Yaara dekho yaara mera talli hua…
(lolz…guys we’re talking about me being ‘dead’ not ‘drunk’ :P)

What is your hobby/interest?
Chhaliya chhaliya chhaliya… ruh churaloon me hoon aisi chhaliya…
(Soul stealing… lolz… “me Mr Yumraj ki assistant banana chahti hoon” types )

What is your biggest secret?
Yeh tumahri meri batain … hamesha yunhi chalti rahe..
Yeh hamri mulaktain……..hamesha yunhi chalti rahe..
(Yeah..I do talk a lot… but that’s no secret :D )

What do you think of your friends?
Kehana hi kya…ye nain ek anjan se jo mile…
(Hummm… true… can’t believe they we were strangers some day)

What should you post this as?
De tali …tali de…life is just a holiday… tu nahi to kon hai mera…
…Bin tere kho jata …bore me ho jata…life hoti ekdum khali reee….
(This is actually more apt. for the previous question)

What do you think about this tag?
Suno ek thi kaanch ki gudiya..
..jogi mahi heer ranjana… sab nu jake mai ye bolna…
(Sighh… again quite vague :/)

Done
This was quite fun…. :D
… oh… and I would like to tag Ms Cinderella ;)

WRONG NUMBER...

I don’t blame people for dialing a wrong number. When an itchy to call finger is dancing on tiny-winy buttons of a cell phone… at least 1 one out of 10 digits is likely to go ‘wrong’ :P … But when the timing also goes wrong… it can be horrible or hilarious …depending on your luck ;)

Well… I used to get quite many wrong numbers on my previous number… so I got pretty much used to saying ‘wrong number’ and cut the line… beep beep beep . But this time Mom was the lucky one :D

Trinng trinng…. Trinng trinng…. Trinng trinng

Mom: Hello
Mr dumb: Hi… who is this?
Mom: who are you?
Mr dumb: It’s me
Mom: me who?
Mr dumb: but who are you?
Mom: whom do you wish you speak with?
Mr dumb: Hehehehhehe…. Mr XYZ
Mom: He’s not here
Mr dumb: then where is he?
Mom: I don’t know… this isn’t his number
Mr dumb: then who’s number is this?
Mom: Ours … :/
Mr dumb: But it should be XYZ’s number… anyways… can you give me XYZ’s number?
Mom: I don’t have his number
Mr dumb: why?
Mom: I don’t know him
Mr dumb: why?
Mom: :O
Mr dumb: its oky if you don’t know him… but please give me his number … I have to speak to him about something very important
Mom: I told you… I don’t have his number
Mr dumb: oky…ask someone else they might have his number
Mom: ask who?
Mr dumb: anyone who knows Mr XYZ
Mom: wht? :O … listen you’ve dialed wrong number.. there is no Mr XYZ here.
Mr dumb: hehehhehe…how can a number be wrong?
Mom: grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr….

Beep…beep…beep…beep….beep

‘The number you have dialed, has been switched off. Please try again later :O ………’

…. Getting used to??…. :/

27/Sept. 2008
Saturday

BREAKING NEWS : AGAIN BLASTS IN DELHI
………… IN ANKHONE DEKHI TABAHI……… MASUM BACHHE KI MAUT… BLAH BLAH BLAH
:/
Sad …but true….
“ NAHI HAREGI DELHI ”… wht????????
Do these ppl have any other option?
“ How was the look of the smoke… tell us about the smell of it..”
Yeah… really… let’s discuss the type of bomb and all… after all it’s a happening subject these days.

Why ‘m getting irritated with the news channels? … its their job… it’s their way of earning… and a mean to increase their TRP.
Don’t even blame the government now…. no point expecting anything from them.

Grrrrrrrr… please change the channel…. Same story …different people… I don’t want to know the details …Whats the point?
Talk about it for few dayz… say “oh my god” several times and forget it…. That’s what we do… but is that all we ‘can’ do?

Was just discussing this with a friend….
I : may be we are just getting used to it now… :(
U: I m not yet getting used to it… and nobody should …its really serious issue… someone somehow should fix this once and for all

Lolz… my dear friend was still under the effect of ‘a Wednesday’
Nice movie… but who would do that? … Nobody wants to take the pain and give up his/her “peaceful” life for this.
“ I am fine… my family is fine… we are safe… so why should I bother? … of course I feel sad for those people who died in the blasts… but its government’s job to protect us”
Oh…rite…. Its government’s job… but if government is not doing it…. Aren’t we suppose to do something to save our home… our people? … or as it was said in the movie…. “wait till it happens to you” ???
We will celebrate 26th January / 15th August / 2nd October and other 100 n 10 “Jayanti” … sing patriotic songs “Bharat hum ko jaan se pyaara hai” etc… but do nothing. :/

“Weekends don't count unless you spend them doing something completely pointless.” – Calvin

That’s just sooooooooo true, Clavin… muuuaaahhhh…..
Anyways we spend our week dayz doing something that has “a point” ;/ … or at least we try so :P
It sounds easy …."to do something pointless" …. Buttttttt …….(pheww..) its damn difficult
But don’t worry … you don’t need to screw your peanut size brains in serch of “no point”
Here are some useful… (or say useless :P) suggestions
(Courtesy.....MTV Tickr ;)

# Read MTV tickr ‘seriously’ and write a blog on it

# Talk about rocket science with your stuffed toy (if you don’t have one… beg/buy/borrow/steal…but get it ;)

# Argue with your brother/ sister/ mom/ friends …. on a totally nonsense topic until they give up…. find out who has the maximum capacity to tolerate

#Work on your channel surfing speed... go from 0 to 60 in 5 seconds

#Don't move at all, get other people to do stuff for you. See how long you can make it before someone yells

# Practice the angry Bobby Deol expression, to be used when cab/rickshaw guys refuse to give change

# Clear out your book-shelves. Find old stuff and get nostalgic.

# Think of ways to improve your Facebook/Orkut profile. It needs all the help it can get.

# Do a detailed study of Aftab Shivdasani's history, early struggle and eventual rise to nothingness

# Count the stars ( naah… boring one… and you’ll hv to wait till d night for that… how about counting the people you’ve already bugged :P )

Got any more idea? ….. add them in comments :)

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

Hello again :)
“Whats up”….. hahah…. This has become like a universal line to start a conversation :P
And the universal answer to this is… “Nothing much” … huh… awarded as the most boring answer :/ … and most of the time its followed by “ you tell me” … and here Mr Newton is totally right about the equal reaction theory…. the most expected answer is again non-other than our most famous “nothing much”. At times… even if I am really up to something and want to talk about it… I would still start with “nothing much” only.. just out of the sad habit :P

Like friendship day, rose day, choco day etc. etc….. we should also start celebrating “WHAT’S UP” day… a day to find more interesting and entertaining answers than the usual “nothing much” ;D

But you know what…..apart from this “whats up” also … we ask and reply to so many useless/ meaningless questions everyday….. just like that

“Hey… Hows life?”
Huh…. I can write a whole essay in reply….. starting from life is a butterfly to it’s a dinosaur… :P … but generally prefer to say “great” … and most of the time… though not always…. I don’t even really mean it…. ‘M sure I’m not the only one who does this…rite?

“Are you back?”
Naaahhh…. Of course not… ‘m still busy shopping.. the one standing in front of you is just a hologram messenger…. Who’s came here to tell you that I’m planning to skip the dinner today :/
Of course I am back :O
I know…. can’t say all this to a sweetheart mom… so again going by the traditional rules…. “yeah I am back… what’s for the dinner?”

“Whats happening?”
Duuhhh… I wish something was happening … so I wouldn’t have to do time pass chating with you or writing this blog :P
Intially I used to find it really difficult to answer this “happening” question… I would seriously start searching about some “happening” topic and get tensed when nothing happens :(… but now I’ve found the solution …. “nothing much” . What an answer… isn’t it ;)….. always helps ;D … you just need to add “you tell me” to it…. works like a mirror effect…. time for the other one to get tensed and search the topic. :P

Well… there is also a benefit to such questions. The day when some super intelligent alien (disguised as human) will come to spy on earth… even if he/she/whtever … has scanned & memorized the whole dictionary… won’t know that when someone asks “whts up” you’re not really suppose to look at the sky…. :P

oooh... why life is so complicated???

A brand new day…..
Ummm… actually its evening already… so more than half day is gone
.. and don’t ask me ‘what’s up’ … I’ve got nothing to say more than ‘ nothing much ‘ :/….hate it

Actually no… life is not that sad yet
And so far as mom & dad are there to keep adding ‘masala’ to it
Well recent update is… they are searching for ‘Mr. right’

Yeah... I THINK ‘m actually ready to get married IF I find the right guy :/
So my friends keep asking … “what kind of guy?”
Hadn’t thought about it yet… but got tired of saying “I don’t know” and finally figured out a complicated looking answer to keep them busy for a while ;)

Well... there are few basic things which are necessary
1- Good career
2- Nature... being a good person is very very important... that’s what I learnt recently
3- Looks.... of course... expectation is not as high as "hero looks" (... though I don’t mind Ranbir ;) ... but yeah... decent enough
4- Smart enough
5- Should love me a lot and be loyal... (ohh that’s again very important :)

So that’s it...
Sounds very simple... but isn’t that easy to find one like this... .:/
…and when u find all these in one person... suddenly u realize... that something is still missing... call it chemistry or X factor
I don’t know... but that something is very important.. u can’t define it... at times u yourself don’t know what exactly that thing is
May be that is called the search for "the one"
God knows.... if “the one" really exist or not... but still lets try... ;)

And here comes the biggest problem... where to start from... there is not specific market for this “the one" :P
Where to search for him... no website... no search engine.... I don’t trust matrimonial sites
No picture to match with... apart from the hazy painting in ur mind
No specified signs to tell you how to recognize him
No omens to let you know... that your search meets the end here
No "akashwani" or "bijali drama" :/
The scariest part.... he can be jus right around the corner... just a hand stretch away... and you will be still busy searching for him in the other corner... or even worse.... in the person sitting beside him.... after a while... he will go away... out of your reach.... and then you realize.... "Goshhh... he was the one... how stupid of me"... but no use.... or you might not realize it ever n keep waiting for him and complain to God.... "Where is he..... or have u forgotten to make one for me??? "
Hehehehhe

Dear God.... this is not fair... it shouldn’t be so difficult to find your Mr./Ms right...... please make it little easier… or at least give some clue ;)

... if we can really think this way

Another slow day... nothing much to do... and getting bored
so doing my favourite time pass.... just surfing on random subjects.... and came across this little prayer.... and thought it's worth sharing.
Half of the problems of life will be solved if we can really think this way :) ... at least let's try.


" Heavenly Father, Help us remember that the jerk who cut us off in traffic last night is a single mother who worked nine hours that day and is rushing home to cook dinner, help with homework, do the laundry and spend a few precious moments with her children.

Help us to remember that the pierced, tattooed, disinterested young man who can’t make change correctly is a worried 19-year-old college student, balancing his apprehension over final exams with his fear of not getting his student loans for next semester.

Remind us, Lord, that the scary looking bum, begging for money in the same spot every day (who really ought to get a job!) is a slave to addictions that we can only imagine in our worst nightmares.

Help us to remember that the old couple walking annoyingly slow through the store aisles and blocking our shopping progress are savoring this moment , knowing that, based on the biopsy report she got back last week, this will be the last year that they go shopping together.

Heavenly Father, remind us each day that, of all the gifts you give us, the greatest gift is love. It is not enough to share that love with those we hold dear. Open our hearts not to just those who are close to us, but to all humanity. Let us be slow to judge and quick to forgive, show patience, empathy and love. "

Author Unknown

ME THEN…. ME NOW

Hummm… just finished reading my last post.
Its been six months…. Huh :O
…and I’m not the same person anymore :(
But still the way of writing… ooops… typing… remains same
I guess… these little things…. These habits... only make us… who we are
Don’t know what I’m saying… but still I believe… you’ve understood what I couldn’t say

Oh by the way….. OSO was quite intertaining… and Sawariya… a big flop show…
(I know that you already know this… but still …)
How amazing that Ranbir and Sonam are not tagged as “flop”
Only the movie was a miss… not the stars…. Grt
M happy for them :)


Oky…. Time for flashback ;)

Date: … ummmm… I don’t remember… but that was just before Diwali
Time: … afternoon… I guess
Didn’t have much work… and was getting bored…. So I decided to pay lil attention to my dear blog… which I had created… for nothing else but timepass ;)

Pooh… leave those unnecessary details aside.
I was quite a happy person… or say… happier in compare to present :P
Yeah… happiness is quite a subjective matter that way…
Its only now that I’m realizing … I “was” ..”happy” at that time.
In the night you realize that during the day.. it was so bright and nice… :/ … ummm … something like that
But … still .. I like this unhappiness… because … next time … when the happiness comes back…. I will value it (hopefully ;) and will waste no time worrying about “if” :P
Heheheh… don’t give me those looks… I know easier said than done…. I ‘m most likely to do the same mistakes again and again… but “abhi ke liye…ye khayal achcha hai ;)”

What else…. Office and boss… are still same….
But I’ve learnt to deal with them in better manner…. :D
Now she doesn’t really give me any surprised looks when I ask her silly questions..
Oh …by the way… now I ask only 90 questions per day… :P 20 questions lesser than earlier

Gosh… so much has happened between…. That day… and … this day
Hardly 5 months… and … life is just so different now..
Actually no… life is still same… but the way I look at it now… is different…. Very different

Oops…. I am talking just about myself… and you must be getting bore… coz I’m not even giving any intresting details and jus going on cribbing about “something” :P
Hehehhe…. I didn’t ask you to read this… did i? ;)
But so sweet of you that you are still reading… :)…. Muuuaaahhhh
But don’t torture yourself anymore….. there is no “mirch-masala” you gonna get here
Its just upset ME …. Who wanted to talk… not to anyone in particular…but not even to myself…. So what better option than this blog….
…and I guess I am done now… or may be not… ummmmmm
Do I really want to write further…????
I don’t know….
I’d thought I am done… but my fingers are still going on… :/
Its difficult to understand people…. But at times its more difficult to understand your own self….. at least…for me it is…. :P
Oooohh… stop it….. stop typing…. Come on….
Mr. brain is tired and giving red alerts …
Come on kids… I know you love to type… but now its time to take some rest….
Erierjoewjrioewjrewrje…. Elreireji
Dfoerjiejre
Siernerne

Direire
Dorferier
Eirenre

Huh… oky… tired now…. :)
Byeeeeeeeeeeee
Take care of yourself …(I really mean it ;)

Love you all
:)
Cheers

LONG TIME….

Hello my little space…
I had almost forgotten about my dear blog…. :(
How could i???

Sorryyyyyyyyyy

Well… can’t think of anything interesting to write. Mind is jus full of all the “to do” lists. :P … yeah… I might sound like the most “lost in dreamland” person… but helllooo…. I can work too… how well… or how bad…. Is another question…. But yeah… for change these dayz m really busy…….. (most of the time jus troubling my boss with 100 n 10 questions per day… jus too get world’s most amazed expressions from her :D … naah… jus joking… she is too sweet to be tortured…. Hummm… hearing someone talking good about their boss is quite unusual… isn’t it? … hehe but when it comes to me… I guess any boss is better than an employee like me ;) … after all … even they should get a chance to crib about someone :D

Huh… enough of self critic I guess….
But wht to do… cant think of any better topic… mind is all occupied trying to decide which movie should be given preference … Om shanti Om ..or .. Sawariya… heheh
Yeah me tooo…. Why not… when the whole world (I mean the limited world I know ;) is talking abt this only…. How can I be left un-touched by the famous topic.

One has “the” famous SRK … the other one has “hot” looking (thts wht ppl say… I guess becoz of his towel dropping scene..which is censored by gov. now …;) Ranbir Kapoor

One has Deepika playing “dreamgal” (of our T20 cricketers ;)…. The other has pretty gal…with easy to relate gal next door looks…. Sonam Kapoor

One is by Farah Khan… other one by Sanjay Leela Bhansali… (sorry to say.. but none is my fav. … of course tht doesn’t mean tht they are not good )

USP of first one- bringing back 70’s style n fashion… for the other one its… (as always in Sanjay’s movies..) fantastic … larger than life… beautiful sets and costumes.

…….well well… this comparison can go on n on…. As even you might be doing the same discussion with your friends and colleagues… … but it really doesn’t matter that much…. Think about those new comer kids…. They have too much of “unnecessary” hype created.. much before the release. Viewers will be expecting A LOT from them… even the smallest flaw can disappoint them. I hope they are all prepared and has considered this before letting their PR people do this war planning. As its said… Too much of advertising can make a bad product fail much faster. But lets hope that… our new bollywood faces are not only good… but super good products … and we won’t be disappointed.... for our diwali gift… ;)

Wish you all A VERY HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS DIWALI. To all Gujjus… HAPPY NEW YEAR :) …. Have fun everyone… enjoy the movies… and please let me know your reviews… :D

Was jus thinking… that its been quite some time since I haven’t updated my blog. ( ..Don’t know if anyone even reads it :p …but still jus for ma self.. ) … so I jus thought… since its holiday n ‘m still in d office…. Absolutely no work… so why not to utilize this time…..started wid few lines.. but gosh… just cant concentrate on one thing… my thoughts are just so scattered today… or say… so many thoughts… and nearly impossible to put them in one basket :/ ..huh

Hey…I can write abt my office..heheh… I luv cribbing abt my office n work ;) … basically thts the reason why I work… so tht I have some new topics to talk abt… I can curs my boss for all tiny-winy problems of my life (including.. bad hair dayz..heheh) :p … can crib abt office and how life becomes miserable between over demanding coustmer and dumb suppliers.. ……ankhon me teri…ajab si ajab si aadain hain…hoooo…. Humm .. I want to watch this movie… SRK is looking cute even at this age.. :p … huh… wht all they do to maintain themselves… and then working 16 to 20 hours …. Damn… I love my easy life….. oh sorry… was I talking abt something else before? :O … ummm.. let me read it again…

BACK ON THE TRACK…

Yeah… I was talking abt my office… and the reasons why I work… hummm … huh… wht a day to talk abt work.. when I don’t have any work… and ‘m writing this as proof of it… :p … but still…its quite an intresting place… and while I’m writing this… some one shouts at the back… “hey… LLTT” (ugh… now whose there to bug me.. :/) ….( huh.. not me… he is shouting at someone else… but thts quite a weird style number… ) … “ me? … what does tht mean?” (oh.. means.. tht wasn’t a style code) … “ heheh.. tht means.. “Looking London Talking Tokyo” (lolz… I should’ve guessed it… but tht lady’s eyesight looks find to me.. :O) …. “hey… I’m not a squint :/” (I agree) “ lol… not tht… its becoz you are looking so lost today “ …(huh… m glad he doesn’t work wid me… gosh.. don’t want to even imagine wht pharse he would’ve come up wid… for me ) … hoooo ankhon me teriiiii… uuuuhhhhhh… not again… hey baby… jilenede iss pal kooo… oho… I didn’t mean another song… :/ …. Concentrate… concentrate…

Let me tell you about my team. Coolest team in the entire office :) (after all they’ve got me ;) … ah seriously… our team is coolest… with most hectic buyer…. Heheh… all other departments hate our buyer … the moment our buyer’s name is pronounce… it fells upon everyone like a magic spell… and the faces would say “we jus hate ur buyers”.. :p … at times even we do hate them… but hey… we’ve got valid reasons for tht…. They are so particular about everything… will keep rejecting our submits.. till the time we give up and take a stand… “Listen dude… it cant be better then this… accept it or jus cancel it… this is the best we can do :/” … heheh… of course this my version… the mail would be sent in better language… but believe me… they jus love to torture us… :( With 100 phones and mails per day… :p …. I believe I can flyyy … didn’t I jus tell u to shut-up???

Oh…you must be wondering… what work I do…. Well… jus in rite time… here comes my team-leader… “umm.. show me your nails” … I obery..like a good kid… “ humm… here.. take this garment… stupid ppl have sealed wrong label on it.. jus scrap it off plz.” … “ :O … ummm… oky… as you say :/ “ …

So bye people…. I’ve got to ‘scrap off’ other people’s mistake…. :p .. cheers everyone. :)