Bytes from my life

Everyone who reads my blog was quite shocked with the last one. I guess nobody expects me to write anything with minimal sense….so I am back ….with non sense :D (well that’s me offcourse).

Last weekend was good …thanks to pu dear , we met then ate and chatted like anything (this was the best part). And I finally got back net connection and have started using my dearest lappy after ages. Hubby dear is always asking me to retire my lappy but I cannot and will not because firstly it’s a gift from jijoo dearest plus apart from the space key and processing speed everything else(more or less) is fine. Secondly, I , as a habit CANNOT retire/discard anything….somehow I always mange to find a room for all my old things(you can also assume I have an excellent maintenance)

Anyways…as we all know Auto rickshaw and can drivers are on strike in Delhi and Mumbai demanding hike in fares. Well I truly understand their concern but what I don’t understand is how a common man is supposed to cope up with inflation.

I agree that over last couple of years average income has increased in middle class but if we compare that to the average expenditure it leaves no room for savings. I think we are going the American way …..my point was about this fare hike, now this hike is fine in the western and central suburbs (excluding thane). But what about new Mumbai and area’s after thane …auto travel is as it is quite expensive in these area’s….and in some places meter reading does not even work.

I have finally found my ‘lost’ data card (after buying another one though). So if anyone is interested in buying reliance datacard please contact me…

France is out of FIFA :-( and Nadal is back with a hammer…… haven’t followed women tennis lately…..but was reading an article about how ‘veterans’ are dominating women tennis with oldest being V Williams and youngest K Clisters. Gone are the days when 17 something were wining Grandslams and giving experienced players run for their money…..anyways I put my bet on Miss V Williams for Wimbledon this time.

That’s all from me …..will be back soon “au revoir” till then

Tragedy of a family

In Indian politics Surname matters more than capability. With a illustrious surname also comes the curse of expectations, set much before you even make your way through this world. There is so much catastrophe, drama that surrounds these people making them quite fascinating.

The story of ‘THIS’ family is no less than a high voltage drama, emotion, action and romance. Each and every individual of this family has a tale of his/her own. In spite of being haunted by tragedy’s and scandals in the past this family has always been active (willingly/unwillingly) in Indian politics.

But before going any further let me make it clear that I am not pro any party or surname. Neither I am trying to be a political critic or generate any sympathy for party/people . Following are purely my personal thoughts and are totally directed to a individuals of a family and not party.

I wonder if as a child “The Son” had any dreams for himself. Did he wanted to be a politician and manage the world of this 125 year old party founded by his great grandfather. His father surely wanted to be away from politics for a major part of his life but circumstances forced him other way. His mother on other hand ventured to save the party from extinction. But why did he? Was it because he really wanted to contribute something for his nation ? or save his family’s inheritance? Well no one would ever know the true answer. Because his profession does not allow him to express his personal thoughts freely(ironic isn’t it).

I marvel how “The Daughter” met the accused of her father’s murder and forgave her. “The Daughter” had once mentioned to certain Kashmiri kids that like them “she” too has been a victim of terrorism. Forgiveness is so difficult and forgiving someone who has given you pain for life time sounds so very unattainable to me.

It takes a lot of guts to leave the country you have grown up in , leave everything you have identified yourself with, for a totally alien place and accept it. “Mrs. Wife” must have really loved her husband to do so. From being yesterday’s shy, reserved “Bhau” to today confident and astute President, it’s been a remarkable journey for her. But has anyone ever thought how agonizing it must have been to carry burden of the same legacy because of which she lost the man she loved, her husband, father of her children.

She has been criticized for her foreign origin, ridiculed for her Hindi, but at least she makes an effort. What if after her husband’s death she would have gone in a total isolation far away from this country…never wanting to come back..shedding any responsibility to do with her husband’s family’s heritage ? She has very meticulously and diligently nurtured ‘her’ party back to life. This Lady surely has will made up of iron….... with which she has faced all the seasons of life. In some ways she to me looks like Michal of Godfather. Through all these years “She” has strictly guarded her “Family” with ferocity of a lioness.

Anyways….you must be wondering why am I writing all this…..well..it something I wanted to write for a long time….maybe I’ll write again more appropriately next time.

anyways…now a lil bytes from my life..Well….weekend is approaching and I am in a hardcore sulking mood (relax hubby I am kidding). I am planning to do some pot painting(my not–so-creative soul is waking finally)….papa will be visiting me on Saturday (yippeeeeeeeeeeeeeee). And I am looking for some company to watch Ravaan.

PS : Managed one week without hubby dear minus much ronna dhonna so I give myself a pat on back J anyways…hopefully everyone’s gonna have a rocking weekend (including me)….ciao….

After a long time......

I haven’t written much lately(eight days precisely). It was not that I was busy with work…but busy being sluggish, miserable, gloomy, ratty, rondu(hard to imagine this one) and god knows what….reason …hubby dear is out of town for a month and I was (am/will) missing (miss) him…hardly expected out of me to be menti senti but..there I am.Anyways…now that I am back to some senses so feeling much better J

"Rewind"–

We (hubby and me ) left for our native place last to last Thursday. On station I could see almost everyone carrying at least two dozen mangoes…....though I also wanted to buy some mangoes for home(anyone living in Rajasthan can understand the importance of hafoos aam) but since our travel plan was not certain I refrained myself from buying. So there I was, eyeing everyone’s mangoes avariciously.

Anyways we boarded this train which was nice in terms of food.. i.e. all the local vendors were allowed to get in AC couches(surprise surprise) and sell their stuff which included things like idli,vada,bhel..and mangoes…yes the famous hafoos of valsad…sold 60-50 Rs a dozen (can u believe this)

Happy(read greedy) as hell…..i asked hubby dear to buy two dozen of them(not just me the entire compartment had done so). We had this fellow passenger who was continuously cursing these mangoes. It turned out that poor guy had bought same quality of mangoes from Mumbai 250 a dozen!!!!!!!! Now I could understand his cribbing (lolzz….it’s human nature after all).

“Vishesh Tipani” –

Finally saw ‘Rajneeti’ this Friday…Movie is mundane…one time watch mainly because of the ensemble cast which comprises some of the best in business. Like everyone who has seen this movie even I was busy figuring out who is who for the first 20 mins. Hubby dear couldn’t manage that…had to explain him..who was chacha..tau…nana..beta et all.

Performance wise..Manoj Bajpai is back with a bang, portraying the callous..jealous brother to a hilt. Nana Paterkar was good..Ajay Devgan – wasted.
Ranbir – well he is a darling but he needs to show more intensity in his acting.
The two disappointments I had were obvious..Katrina and NS… I don’t say kats acted badly in fact she was decent but I think she needed more footage to show her mended skills and renovated Hindi….she hardly gets 30 mins out of the whole movie(I understand it’s a males world still…). As of NS…acting for one scene ….gwad!!!! he deserves better…Oh how could I forget Mr Rampal… all I can say is finally he is learning acting..looks like he is in good company(read SRK) these days J

I particularly liked the rally scene when brij asks everyone to leave the stage so that only family members get it..that scene was brilliant.

Hard to miss references of Mahabharath and Godfather were there. In all the movie is OK but don’t expect much..

Anyways…that’s all from me ciao take care

PS- Considering our recent downers with movies me and hubby dear have resolved to strictly stick to reviews and not jump in every time to watch new movies.
Monsoons are back :)

Rain...rain....come again.......

Finally ‘its’ over and ‘THEY’ seem to have arrive to give us much needed respite from blazing sun who, lately has shown no mercy. Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!! it rained yesterday (god finally decided to be generous)and what a relief it was for those who experienced it (I was not lucky though bhu bhu).

People generally experience rain via three ways:

First, smell it… unsullied scent coming when rain lands itself straight on soil is absolutely stupefying. There is no smell like it…fresh…pure…pious… I have never experienced that smell anywhere outside India(Mere desh ki dharti after all !!) .

Second way ,get soaked, drenched, wet in it(Highly recommended). Believe me, it will be different every time you do so. It brings out the kid(wildest one that too) in you…playing in water…singing and dancing is………….I don’t have the word for it…..you’d know it only when you experience it(Though I admit hating to get wet when I am fully dressed waiting for my bus)

Third one….just watch (yeah that’s kindda plain boring but if you have frequent bouts of cold then it’s not that bad after all)…..have a cup of Coffey in one hand and a book in another…also if not huge then a decent size window in your room….if there is enough sitting space near the window then..fantastic…else sit nearest possible to the window….enjoy your book and coffey and rain off course. Put on some nice soft music…else enjoy sound of wind…,breeze,water….and chilaxxxx

Hopefully… hopefully this year god will stop being a miser and let it rain satisfactorily (defining it is errrrr………. difficult) and I won’t crib about (less/more) rain in my future blogs..till the ciaoooooo

Enjoy!!!!! Get wet but don’t catch cold

PS: I know its a colorful post ;)