sometimes we wanted to
and the other times... sigh... had no reason to
Saturday, August 30, 2008
the things we watch & sometimes wonder y?
sometimes we just want to
sometimes we wanted to
and the other times... sigh... had no reason to
sometimes we wanted to
and the other times... sigh... had no reason to
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Episode 1: Mumbai – Istanbul - Rome
LOST! – 2 brown skin girls in Europe
A mini-adventure series starring me & Tan
Episode 1: Mumbai – Istanbul - Rome
Mumbai, 2;30 am IST, 10 /5/2008
I am sitting at the Mumbai International airport, immigration checks all done. And I am super excited as one can be. It is my first solo trip to Europe. It was my dream and today I am on the way to achieving it. Still got an hour and half to leave this country, so till then bear with me.
Well the evening started with a relaxed goodbye-have-a-blast-dinner at Six Degrees. For those of you who don’t know where that is, it’s at the Leela’s in Mumbai. Freaking expensive (thank God I dint have to pay for it :P), but I so enjoyed this time spent together, considering I would be away for the next 35 days without anybody stalking me :).
We then met up with the Don, and together these boys dropped me to the airport, not before we had a quick spin and grabbed some more food to eat at a Dabba. Then these boys gave me a scare of my life, saying that they forgot my bag at the hotel! Shit! They were kidding. Not funny!!!
Made our way to the airport again, got lost and found tan. So it was the goodbyes then. :( I do not like goodbyes and with my family not there to bade my bye on this super exciting journey I am about to embark on, these boys are all that I got. And, am extremely thankful for the same. Will miss u, stalker…
From here on it’s the usual shit the make you go through. And there are damn huge mosquitoes in the airport! And they are biting my brown skin.
Ok cool its time for my flight, Turkish Airlines here I come. Bye bye Mumbai!
I have no memories of my journey across the skies. I was out as cockroach, or so my buddies would say.
Istanbul Airport, Turkey, 11.15 am Turkish Time, 10 /5/2008
(Applause)
Tanaya sets afoot on foreign soil for the first time & … she felt cold! For all of you wondering who is Tanaya aka Tan, well she is my colleague at work and a good friend and a person who had the misfortune to be my travelling partner.
I for a matter of fact, couldn’t care less. I wanted to spot the Turkish GP circuit. My head is hurting as hell. I am super hungry, and other than freshening up, other than sleeping, all I wanna do is eat.
And amazingly I am homesick! We are trapped for the next 6 hours at Istanbul International Airport.
So with nothing better to do, we eat. I just spent some 12-11E on food!!! Everything is expensive and its not even day 1. But I am lovin’ it! And here are some lines I came up with while drowning down my lunch.
So many faces
So many different nationalities
Yet we come together in one place
Everybody has a place to go
Everybody has to destination they must reach
And then there’s me
Who wants to see
David, the Monalisa & the Sistine Chapel
as far as my eyes will allow me to see
The next few hours were spent in a blur, sitting opposite the duty-free shop and watching everyone go bye.
Ta-ta Istanbul it’s time for my connecting flight to Rome :)
Rome, Italy, 9.15 pm Italy time, 10 /5/2008
We finally made our way. After getting lost a million times! From Leonardo Da Vinci International Airport to Roma Termini, surprisingly we made our way unscratched. Finding our hotel was a task but we did it. Got help from a hot Italian guy and life was beautiful :)
Later in the evening once I freshened up and all, tan & I sat in a bar. Not a bar bar per se just a hangout joint. Anyway since we were lost finding our hotel, I got to see Rome and the living quarters side of it.
Day 1 of our trip begins…
A mini-adventure series starring me & Tan
Episode 1: Mumbai – Istanbul - Rome
Mumbai, 2;30 am IST, 10 /5/2008
I am sitting at the Mumbai International airport, immigration checks all done. And I am super excited as one can be. It is my first solo trip to Europe. It was my dream and today I am on the way to achieving it. Still got an hour and half to leave this country, so till then bear with me.
Well the evening started with a relaxed goodbye-have-a-blast-dinner at Six Degrees. For those of you who don’t know where that is, it’s at the Leela’s in Mumbai. Freaking expensive (thank God I dint have to pay for it :P), but I so enjoyed this time spent together, considering I would be away for the next 35 days without anybody stalking me :).
We then met up with the Don, and together these boys dropped me to the airport, not before we had a quick spin and grabbed some more food to eat at a Dabba. Then these boys gave me a scare of my life, saying that they forgot my bag at the hotel! Shit! They were kidding. Not funny!!!
Made our way to the airport again, got lost and found tan. So it was the goodbyes then. :( I do not like goodbyes and with my family not there to bade my bye on this super exciting journey I am about to embark on, these boys are all that I got. And, am extremely thankful for the same. Will miss u, stalker…
From here on it’s the usual shit the make you go through. And there are damn huge mosquitoes in the airport! And they are biting my brown skin.
Ok cool its time for my flight, Turkish Airlines here I come. Bye bye Mumbai!I have no memories of my journey across the skies. I was out as cockroach, or so my buddies would say.
Istanbul Airport, Turkey, 11.15 am Turkish Time, 10 /5/2008
(Applause)
Tanaya sets afoot on foreign soil for the first time & … she felt cold! For all of you wondering who is Tanaya aka Tan, well she is my colleague at work and a good friend and a person who had the misfortune to be my travelling partner. I for a matter of fact, couldn’t care less. I wanted to spot the Turkish GP circuit. My head is hurting as hell. I am super hungry, and other than freshening up, other than sleeping, all I wanna do is eat.
And amazingly I am homesick! We are trapped for the next 6 hours at Istanbul International Airport.
So with nothing better to do, we eat. I just spent some 12-11E on food!!! Everything is expensive and its not even day 1. But I am lovin’ it! And here are some lines I came up with while drowning down my lunch. So many faces
So many different nationalities
Yet we come together in one place
Everybody has a place to go
Everybody has to destination they must reach
And then there’s me
Who wants to see
David, the Monalisa & the Sistine Chapel
as far as my eyes will allow me to see
The next few hours were spent in a blur, sitting opposite the duty-free shop and watching everyone go bye.Ta-ta Istanbul it’s time for my connecting flight to Rome :)
Rome, Italy, 9.15 pm Italy time, 10 /5/2008
We finally made our way. After getting lost a million times! From Leonardo Da Vinci International Airport to Roma Termini, surprisingly we made our way unscratched. Finding our hotel was a task but we did it. Got help from a hot Italian guy and life was beautiful :)
Later in the evening once I freshened up and all, tan & I sat in a bar. Not a bar bar per se just a hangout joint. Anyway since we were lost finding our hotel, I got to see Rome and the living quarters side of it.
Day 1 of our trip begins…
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
when so called "best friends" act smart :(
It is a Tuesday like no other. A) because bad things happened to good people (that is me) & more importantly because I had to provide my “best friend” aka Rockstar with reasons and instances why I am truly hurt!
And to top it off he even barfed! HOW RUDE!
So over gtalk this is what happened.
And it gets ugly…
and in brackets and italic my comments :(
Here begins from A-Z
Me:
A) no party on ur promotion
B) no panda
Rockstar: god u
no TV
Me:
C) no plasma tv
D) u don't even want to meet us
E) u don't even want to meet us on friendship day
Rockstar: i dint
realise it was friendship day ok
F) u don't even reply to chats
G) u don't even try to reply to chats
H) u pretend to NOT be at ur seat
Rockstar: my god
u have lost it
go get a life
(see the steady stream of insults?? … I still pursue, broken spirit and all…)
Me:
I) u don't read my blog
J) u never comment on my blog
K) u ignore my chat messages
L) u always do
M) N then u call me ur best friend
N) U never have time for me
O) u don’t even remember my blogs name
Rockstar: listen just visit a doc before u get home
(see the attitude?!)
Me:
P) u mock me
Rockstar: feelingbluengreenyellow
Me:
Q) then you google stuff and mock me, if mockin me in the first instance wasn’t enough
Rockstar: listen chill
i need to lave fr coll
Me:
R) u tell me to chill
S) then u say you have to go
T) u lie to me
Rockstar: bye bye bye
BYE
(see the caps used, he is screaming, screaming at me!)
Me:
U) u cut my conversations
V) mock me repeatedly
Rockstar: bye
Me:
W) never do wot i ask you, unlike vice versa
Rockstar: man
Me:
X) dont even read wot i say
Y) log off & cut me off
Z) push me to killin myself
GOOD BYE CRUEL WORLD
He’s gone… POOF! See I told you, nobody cares. Not even my so called best friend.
And to top it off he even barfed! HOW RUDE!
So over gtalk this is what happened.
And it gets ugly…
and in brackets and italic my comments :(
Here begins from A-Z
Me:
A) no party on ur promotion
B) no panda
Rockstar: god u
no TV
Me:
C) no plasma tv
D) u don't even want to meet us
E) u don't even want to meet us on friendship day
Rockstar: i dint
realise it was friendship day ok
F) u don't even reply to chats
G) u don't even try to reply to chats
H) u pretend to NOT be at ur seat
Rockstar: my god
u have lost it
go get a life
(see the steady stream of insults?? … I still pursue, broken spirit and all…)
Me:
I) u don't read my blog
J) u never comment on my blog
K) u ignore my chat messages
L) u always do
M) N then u call me ur best friend
N) U never have time for me
O) u don’t even remember my blogs name
Rockstar: listen just visit a doc before u get home
(see the attitude?!)
Me:
P) u mock me
Rockstar: feelingbluengreenyellow
Me:
Q) then you google stuff and mock me, if mockin me in the first instance wasn’t enough
Rockstar: listen chill
i need to lave fr coll
Me:
R) u tell me to chill
S) then u say you have to go
T) u lie to me
Rockstar: bye bye bye
BYE
(see the caps used, he is screaming, screaming at me!)
Me:
U) u cut my conversations
V) mock me repeatedly
Rockstar: bye
Me:
W) never do wot i ask you, unlike vice versa
Rockstar: man
Me:
X) dont even read wot i say
Y) log off & cut me off
Z) push me to killin myself
GOOD BYE CRUEL WORLD
He’s gone… POOF! See I told you, nobody cares. Not even my so called best friend.
The games people play …
Fine!
It’s just fine! That guys are allowed to use certain words and you are not. Being a girl means you have to be all lady like and decent and coy and whatever the society deems as respectable behaviour for the so called fairer sex?!
Ok fine its not that I am saying I walk about to create controversy, but then I do like to do my own thing.
FINE!
Isn’t this a free country? So whatever happened to my right to freedom of speech?
It’s a breech on my constitutional right and I need a lawyer to fight my case. I am not going to take this lightly.
(the devil – isn’t that what they want you to o? retaliate?)
The devil has a point! FINE
FINE you want to mess with me?
I’ll show you how it’s done “Let’s put a smile on that face...” courtesy the Joker, The Dark Knight.
See the thing is sometimes we work so hard to be something we are NOT.
But with me, I just can’t do that.
What you see is what you get.
Sometimes you grow up , but you still know what’s right for you and what’s not. I fail to understand why some people think it’s in them to judge other people.
It beats the crap out of me to be and do something just because it makes somebody else happy.
Call me selfish, call me whatever you want.
But the world is full of morons and I am not going to be mingle amongst them.
So BACK OFF & leave me alone!
I love my life just the way it is
And what you want to say, you can do so by talking to my hand.
It’s just fine! That guys are allowed to use certain words and you are not. Being a girl means you have to be all lady like and decent and coy and whatever the society deems as respectable behaviour for the so called fairer sex?!
Ok fine its not that I am saying I walk about to create controversy, but then I do like to do my own thing.
FINE!
Isn’t this a free country? So whatever happened to my right to freedom of speech?
It’s a breech on my constitutional right and I need a lawyer to fight my case. I am not going to take this lightly.
(the devil – isn’t that what they want you to o? retaliate?)
The devil has a point! FINE
FINE you want to mess with me?
I’ll show you how it’s done “Let’s put a smile on that face...” courtesy the Joker, The Dark Knight.
See the thing is sometimes we work so hard to be something we are NOT.
But with me, I just can’t do that.
What you see is what you get.
Sometimes you grow up , but you still know what’s right for you and what’s not. I fail to understand why some people think it’s in them to judge other people.
It beats the crap out of me to be and do something just because it makes somebody else happy.
Call me selfish, call me whatever you want.
But the world is full of morons and I am not going to be mingle amongst them.
So BACK OFF & leave me alone!
I love my life just the way it is
And what you want to say, you can do so by talking to my hand.
Friday, July 25, 2008
the happening...
saturday. bored. washing. cleaning. crap. paint. nails. sleep. alarm. sleep. message. sleep. message. phone. dress. stockings. chappals. salon. hostel. room. sleep. out. pizzeria. friends. pizza. icetea. nariman point. hostel. friends. bandra. homes. movie. the dark knight. boring. super boring. cupcake. interesting. pinching. card exchange. late. back. ride. home. food. friends. banter. goodnight. dark. sleep. fun. dreams. reality. moonlight. nala. simba. dream. forest. peaks. eyes. blanket. fuzzy. tickly. smiley. crazy. silence. heavy. sleep. dreams. grip. night. morning. alarm. wink. gone.
did it happen?
was it just a dream...
did it happen?
was it just a dream...
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
searching...
the last to last month
has taught me
that copy is not
NOT where i want to be
i don't want to be
sitting indoors
typing
thinking
i just want to be free
free to paint
free to experiment
free to be me
the last month
i have nothing
to prove
i have been bored
bored beyond boredom
i find no inspiration
nothing that i can be proud of
the last to last month
i have gone there
i have seen that
i have achieved so much
much more than
i could have ever dreamed of
and some how
i was
very very happy
exploring
living a dream
that's what i did
and that's where
i realised
this is not
definitely NOT where i want to be!
and then there's this
reviews
and things you have to do
even when
you don't want to
but still you have to live through
on some anlaysis
on the way things
should have gone
or not
trust me, definitely NOT
the last month
the boredom crept in again
more than ever
this time on
i have been losing control
more importantly
i have not been loving
what i usually loved
the last month
i have been questioning
everything
my thoughts, my words
my actions
and somehow i can't find
what i am looking for!
has taught me
that copy is not
NOT where i want to be
i don't want to be
sitting indoors
typing
thinking
i just want to be free
free to paint
free to experiment
free to be me
the last month
i have nothing
to prove
i have been bored
bored beyond boredom
i find no inspiration
nothing that i can be proud of
the last to last month
i have gone there
i have seen that
i have achieved so much
much more than
i could have ever dreamed of
and some how
i was
very very happy
exploring
living a dream
that's what i did
and that's where
i realised
this is not
definitely NOT where i want to be!
and then there's this
reviews
and things you have to do
even when
you don't want to
but still you have to live through
on some anlaysis
on the way things
should have gone
or not
trust me, definitely NOT
the last month
the boredom crept in again
more than ever
this time on
i have been losing control
more importantly
i have not been loving
what i usually loved
the last month
i have been questioning
everything
my thoughts, my words
my actions
and somehow i can't find
what i am looking for!
Monday, June 30, 2008
how it unfolded...
So what did I do?
Well for starters you wouldn’t want to know. And secondly I wouldn’t tell you
My birthday this year, I celebrated rather quietly. I don’t know why, but I just wanted it to be that way
So I did what I would do on any normal Saturday
Got up at 12 I think in the afternoon
And checked my mobile
And holy shit there were like a 1000 messages and missed calls
So I returned a few calls and let the rest be
Cause by then my Mama & Papa were calling me
I miss being home on my birthday
This was the fourth year I was away
May be next year the whole family will be together and you could sing me Happy Birthday
I had fun, my way
Washed half a bucket of clothes
Ate absolutely horrendous lunch
Put on a face pack, caught a wink
Before it was time to go
Well it was painful dressing up
I tried being me and even bent a nail
Ouch!
But there I was, as always indecisive
Shoes or sandals
Something so simple, yet I couldn’t decide till the rain played
Then you came
And my day got started
The dinner and the place, but that hardly mattered
The gifts will stay, yes they made by day
But it’s what followed that had me grinning in a crazy way
There were friends, extended family, they say
I am no one to complain
I love my birthday
And you in a very special way
I couldn't believe the day was so perfect
I thought something was going to go wrong
But I think I had my share of bargains
So God had blessed me now in a very special special way
I am not the one to pray
So trust me when I say this
Thank you Lord, for everything I had on my birthday
Thank you for my parents
Thank you for my brother
Thank you for my cat
Thank you for my cupcake
Thank you for my friends
Thank you for my extended family
Thank you for everything
For life, for love
And helping me bring a smile to each one’s face
Well for starters you wouldn’t want to know. And secondly I wouldn’t tell you
My birthday this year, I celebrated rather quietly. I don’t know why, but I just wanted it to be that way
So I did what I would do on any normal Saturday
Got up at 12 I think in the afternoon
And checked my mobile
And holy shit there were like a 1000 messages and missed calls
So I returned a few calls and let the rest be
Cause by then my Mama & Papa were calling me
I miss being home on my birthday
This was the fourth year I was away
May be next year the whole family will be together and you could sing me Happy Birthday
I had fun, my way
Washed half a bucket of clothes
Ate absolutely horrendous lunch
Put on a face pack, caught a wink
Before it was time to go
Well it was painful dressing up
I tried being me and even bent a nail
Ouch!
But there I was, as always indecisive
Shoes or sandals
Something so simple, yet I couldn’t decide till the rain played
Then you came
And my day got started
The dinner and the place, but that hardly mattered
The gifts will stay, yes they made by day
But it’s what followed that had me grinning in a crazy way
There were friends, extended family, they say
I am no one to complain
I love my birthday
And you in a very special way
I couldn't believe the day was so perfect
I thought something was going to go wrong
But I think I had my share of bargains
So God had blessed me now in a very special special way
I am not the one to pray
So trust me when I say this
Thank you Lord, for everything I had on my birthday
Thank you for my parents
Thank you for my brother
Thank you for my cat
Thank you for my cupcake
Thank you for my friends
Thank you for my extended family
Thank you for everything
For life, for love
And helping me bring a smile to each one’s face
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Friday, June 27, 2008
25! The year that was…
I remember how it started
How could I forget
I hated it
And I could not believe it
That something like that could happen to me
But now when I look back and see
I see you and see a whole different me
The experiences changed me
It put life more in perspective
And realize that life is all about me
You won’t realize how much there is out there
All you got to do is venture there
Care not what others tell you
Just trust your heart
Give it all that you’ve got
And make sure you send me a postcard when you reach there
Then came a day I just woke up
And decided I’ve had enough
Living my life according to others
Is what I’ve done all my life
Now it’s my turn and you got to listen
So I packed my bag
And decided I had to go
Go to Europe
See the world
And know what’s in store
Rewinding a little more
I even adopted a child
A grown up kid in my office if no other
A costly affair
But he’s just a little baby as far as I know
There were rock concerts too
And trips with friends
Best friends getting married
Babies being born
Yellow cars, pink watches,
Meeting new people and so much more
And then came the day I had to tell
Something to someone
Who could well be the person
I could call mine
Ever yours…
Ever mine…
Ever thine…
Something so special
That makes me feel so happy and divine
25
A year that brought the best in me
Challenges I thought not possible
But were meant to be
So now I know
No matter what they tell me
I simply have to believe
Because belief helped me find ME!
How could I forget
I hated it
And I could not believe it
That something like that could happen to me
But now when I look back and see
I see you and see a whole different me
The experiences changed me
It put life more in perspective
And realize that life is all about me
You won’t realize how much there is out there
All you got to do is venture there
Care not what others tell you
Just trust your heart
Give it all that you’ve got
And make sure you send me a postcard when you reach there
Then came a day I just woke up
And decided I’ve had enough
Living my life according to others
Is what I’ve done all my life
Now it’s my turn and you got to listen
So I packed my bag
And decided I had to go
Go to Europe
See the world
And know what’s in store
Rewinding a little more
I even adopted a child
A grown up kid in my office if no other
A costly affair
But he’s just a little baby as far as I know
There were rock concerts too
And trips with friends
Best friends getting married
Babies being born
Yellow cars, pink watches,
Meeting new people and so much more
And then came the day I had to tell
Something to someone
Who could well be the person
I could call mine
Ever yours…
Ever mine…
Ever thine…
Something so special
That makes me feel so happy and divine
25
A year that brought the best in me
Challenges I thought not possible
But were meant to be
So now I know
No matter what they tell me
I simply have to believe
Because belief helped me find ME!
Sunday, June 22, 2008
what is it that you...
I really really L _ _ _ you…
Like. Lick. Leap. Land. Lamb. Lust. Leaf. Luck. Laic. Lama. Lost. Lose. Lope. Load. Live. Laud. Less. Lied. Loco. Lode. Logo. Lore. Lake. Line. Loan. Lone. Lice. Lite. Lure. Lead. Limb. Lime. Love. Lint. Loss. Loft. Lift. Lips. Loaf. Laid. Lock. Lily. Link. Long. Last. Laws. Lord. Loan. Lith. Life.
Like. Lick. Leap. Land. Lamb. Lust. Leaf. Luck. Laic. Lama. Lost. Lose. Lope. Load. Live. Laud. Less. Lied. Loco. Lode. Logo. Lore. Lake. Line. Loan. Lone. Lice. Lite. Lure. Lead. Limb. Lime. Love. Lint. Loss. Loft. Lift. Lips. Loaf. Laid. Lock. Lily. Link. Long. Last. Laws. Lord. Loan. Lith. Life.
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