I have become a great fan of the series White Collar. The series revolves around an FBI Officer Peter Burke who with the aid of a master forger cum money launderer cum FBI’s consultant, Neal Caffrey solve white collar criminals.
I think Neal Caffrey is very cute and he rocks.
Jazz
I have become a big fan of the serial “Pyaar ki yeh ek kahani”, courtesy my fixation with “Vampires”. I think that Abhay Raichand is very cute.
Jazz
I have a very unique name which becomes a “tongue twister” when people have to address me. So they have all devised their own nicknames for me. I am very happy when they address me with this nickname and have become quite used to it. But little did i know that it would lead to so much confusion which I could not even in my wildest dreams anticipate.
Picture a scenario: A person in my organization with whom I interact with (read: talk) on a regular basis, we interact a lot for our official work, lately he is asking me certain queries which are somewhat outside my regular scope of activities but I am accustomed to being asked all sorts of weird queries so I do not mind. So time comes that we need to meet in person and a meeting is fixed. In the meeting the “person” realised that I was not the one he wanted to meet. He was thinking that I was someone else. And when we realised the “gravity” of the situation, we all burst out laughing.
I used to think that such situations are classic “filmy” situations which happen only in reel life and not in real life. But no, I was wrong, such things happen in the life of an “aam aadmi” like me also.
Jazz
I realised that it is more than 10 months since I visited my blog, yes MY BLOG that was supposed to be a mirror of the experiences in my day to day life and all about the small things that really make life interesting. And then i began to analyze the reasons for my so called “default”:
a) I was very busy (So what, you did not forget to eat, sleep, breathe during that time)
b) I was very tired (So what, that did not stop you from visiting various social networking sites and do some random surfing therein)
c) I was very caught up in life (So what, does that mean that you stopped doing the things that were near to your heart)
Hmm, botttomline was that I was too lazy and caught up in some immature fantasies and dirty office politics.
But now, I have changed my life for the good and I want to keep my creative juices flowing as i have realised that it keeps me happy, keeps me contended, keep me sane.
So looking forward to more interaction of “Me” and my “Blog”
Jazz
When is ECLIPSE releasing in India? Worldwide the release date is supposed to be this June end. But I am not sure about India. Till now there are no promos and no publicity campaigns. I hope it releases fast. I am dying to see Robert Pattinson back in action.
Jazz
There was a time when I was completely addicted to Wikipedia and used to refer to it atleast twice or thrice a day – either for some random research or just timepass. And then there was a change – a change of job, a new venture and realized that Wikipedia became a faint, long lost memory; I had no time to go to this website.
And today when I visited it, I was in for a shock – the website had taken a new look, the search page was not there were it used to be, where it was supposed to be, where I expected it to be. I taxed my memory, stressed my eyes and found out the “invisible” search bar.
It will take me some time to get used to this new look and I am sure that it will become another routine for me.
Jazz
I have given my blog a very step motherly treatment for quite some time. I do not like this behaviour of mine and have decided that this must stop. Yes, I have decided to write at least three posts per week. Have many of them lined up and will post them all soon.
Jazz
I heard a new buzz today “Movie Exchange”. It is not exchange of movies between two people but “Exchange” as in “Stock Exchange”. Just as shares are traded on a stock exchange, commodities are traded on a Multi Commodity Stock Exchange, movies can be traded on a Movie Exchange. The US Govt and Cantor Fitzgerald have come into an agreement wherein Cantor Fitzgerald would be instrumental in setting up a Movie Exchange.
Individual investors can invest in the movies and bear the risks akin to a producer; the producer will get an opportunity to hedge his risk. It might turn into a win win situation for the producers but more like a loss loss situation for the individual investor. It is very difficult to estimate and predict the success/ failure of any movie.
So people think twice before even thinking about dabbling in Movie Exchange.
Jazz
In my first job, one of the tasks I was entrusted was to “organize” meetings – not the actual organization but finding out the appropriate time when all the participants would be available, coordinate with all the participants to set up the meeting and also attend the meetings. Seems like a very pretty simple task but it was not.
Most of the participants were based in US. US has four different time zones, and I was not familiar with its topography. So the first task was to find out in which time zone would the given city fall. And then find out the time difference with Indian time – not to forget that US has daylight savings also. Generally a meeting with US people meant anytime after 9 p.m. India time. I remember we had a weekly meeting at 10 p.m. India time for around 4 months. I used to hate that meeting as it would get over by 10.45-11 p.m. and it used to be post midnight by the time I used to reach home. (Those were the days I do not want to ever see again)
Even more challenging was the situation when all the participants were from different time zones. To arrive at a mutual time was punishing (yes punishing for me as I had to work out the logistics and many times it used to take me an entire day to convene the meeting – yes as I had to often coordinate with the secretaries of those people, go back n forth, persuade them to reschedule the already existing meetings et al). The best meeting that I arranged consisted of participants from San Francisco, New York, London, Paris and India.
And yes, not to forget the names. The names of the participants were so unique that I could not distinguish whether the person was a male or female. Many times I have address as Ms. as Mr. and Mr. as Ms and faced the music of my boss also.
Those were the fun days and a very nice learning experience.
Jazz
Today happens to be Women’s Day. I have received so many messages contragulating me about the same, and I have also sent messages to all my gal’ friends. Feels good – maybe because of the hype created by the media, and the various discounts inducing the women buyers to go out and indulge themselves – a win win situation for everyone.
I would like to just say some lines about this wonderful creation of GOD – WOMAN.
A woman slogs every day 24*7, 365 days a year, and lives selflessly for others. She is the perfect daughter, sister, friend, wife, daughter-in-law, mother-in-law, sister-in-law, and (so many other roles) and is recently dominating the board rooms and has taken over very well the role of a career woman. But is she getting the due which she deserves, is her contribution recognized by the people around her (read the male species). I do not think so, because if it was such the case then a special “Women’s Day” would not be required to be celebrated. (For my male readers, I am not against celebrating this day – I am against the attitude which most of them have towards women.)
There are talks of women’s empowerment, women’s power everywhere but are the women really emancipated? The plight of women in villages is very bad – poverty, uneducation, child marriage, female infanticide, dowry harrassment, physical and emotional abuse is the norm. The condition of women in cities is better then that of villages but it is not that good also. Women in cities face additional problems – dealing with male chauvinistic egos in workplaces. There is no concept of women having a career – apart from that of a farmer – in villages. I was travelling in a small town in South India a couple of months back and the driver of the car we had rented was shocked to know that i was a career girl. He said it is considered “wrong” if their women step out of the four walls of the house and go to work. The same situation abounds in North India where my roots are based. In my village I cannot even think of wearing my corporate attire as I would be looked upon as some untouchable. (Thank God that I live in a metropolitan city else I am not sure if I would have survived living in this world.) I do not even want to talk about the situation of my fellow sisters “living” outside India (more about it later in some other post). Inspite of everything Women do not lost hope, they fight against fate, fight for themselves and their loved ones.
Talking about urbane women, living a fast paced life in a fast paced city is not easy but atleast I (and countless fellow sisters) have some degree of independence, freedom and choice. I cannot say full degree of independence because in this male dominated society, I doubt if full freedom is possible.
Inspite of whatever the condition is today – I am proud.
I am proud about whatever I am doing.
I am proud because I am fighting the obstacles that I am facing in my life with full courage.
I am proud because I know that I am not as weak as women are pointed out to be.
I am proud because inspite of being in the darkest of situations I can smile.
I am proud because I know that I am stronger than most men around me.
The list will go on and on and I will not stop, so I will just say:
“I am proud to be a WOMAN”
Happy Women’s Day
Jazz
Wow, I cannot still believe it that I have finally decided to make a blog. It took a lot of time for my thoughts to materilize into action, but I am happy that it did. Better late then never.
Then comes the most important question – what will I write in my blog? Well, the answer is simple – I will write about everything and anything, something which touches my heart or something which is the need of the day. I will write about my impressions about the books I read, the movies that I watch, the things I cook (my culinary skills are very limited and I step in the kitchen once in a blue moon – so very little on this end but I could talk about the various places where I eat), the “colourful” people I encounter on a day to day basis, the things which push my buttons, the list will go on and on, so I better stop.
Right now my enthusiasm about the blog is quite high so everyone can expect many posts in a single day also. My aim is to be quite regular in posting (atleast 5 posts in one week). Lets hope that I can stick to my resolution.
Calling it a day for now.
Jazz
I have fallen in love with the name “Edward”, courtesy Twilight. Everytime I see the word in my day to day interactions, I am reminded of the cool n cute Edward Cullen. Not a single day passes when Edward does not come into our conversation. A couple of my buddies prefer Jacob and detest Edward, leading to a daily “discussion” in which everyone tries to defend who is the best. I love such discussions; we do not mind stating the same “pros” and “cons” on a day to day basis – there is a great pleasure in that.
Jazz
P.S There is a stray dog in my office building who is dark russet with black spots. We have christened him “Werewolf”
This movie is based on a book of the same name written by John Grisham. I am a huge John Grisham fan but I did not have the opportunity to read this book, or I would rather put it as I was many times I picked up this book to read I was unable to do so as circumstances did not permit it.
I am a Tom Cruise fan also – so I had no choice but to see the movie (Million thanks to a dear friend who led me into watching this movie).
The portrayal of the hard work done by the lawyers is absolutely correct. I have seen so many of my friends – working in big law firms go through the grind like that on a daily basis. (And there are no hot guys like Mitch (Tom Cruise) as a motivation to work.) And like Mitch everyone needs to make a choice – to be on the right or wrong side of the law. The easiest and most profitable choice would be to on the wrong side of law. If you are not, you will have to endure the hardships like Mitch. In today’s era there is no white side or a black side – there is a grey area. Everyone has some grey area so it seems that there is no choice. I think that there is a choice – a choice between the various hues of gray and we can aspire to be as close as possible to white in the colour spectrum.
Phew – too much gyaan; coming back to the movie – Tom Cruise’s was the best thing to look in the movie. The way he communicated through his eyes was neat. I can still remember the pain in his eyes when he came to know about his wife’s involvement also in his master plan for bring everything to justice. The way he negotiated with the Mafia was also an impactful scene.
On a scale of 10, I would rate this movie as 7. I think I might even go ahead and read the book.
Jazz
It seems that I have been bitten by the writing bug and cannot stop. I have so many different ideas dancing in front of my eyes. But before I put down my ideas into words I am going to share something about me. I am a dreamer who can daydream and visualize things at any time if there is nothing else to do. Earlier I used to think that there is something wrong with me and I am not “normal”. I used to detest being like that. However, off late I am seeing myself in a different perspective. I no longer detest myself and I welcome the fact that I am a dreamer.
I like the fact that I can actually visualize my dreams with open eyes. It’s a nice charade to put in boring meetings. People feel that you are very attentive, hooked to their each and every word but the fact is that you are not. Your mind, your thoughts are not with you. You are flying in an infinite sky freedom beckoning you each and every second. It seems that time has come to a standstill but in fact it is slowly passing but you are aware but at the same time unaware of the passage of time. You are happy and at peace with yourself. What does one want more in their life!
……………………………………………More of such meetings would be nice
Jazz
I was facing some technical problem over the past two days. I was going crazy about it, trying to find out ways in which the problem could be rectified. No one could help me. And then Magicman came to the rescue. Magicman asked me to do some simple step – lo and behold my problem got solved. Problem seemed to be such a complex problem, but the solution was there right in front of my eyes and it did not even occur to me. Why because I was thinking like I was taught to think – in one direction only. If had had broadened my gaze and thought of things from various directions I could have also come across the solution. My own sight had blinded me.
I learned a valuable lesson. Before accepting something as a problem and finding out ways to overcome that problem, shift your focus at the root cause of the problem – perhaps you may come across at the solution immediately – saving a lot of head(heart) ache.
You might have noticed that everytime I talk about a movie/book, I give it a rating. I have decided to state down my rationale for a particular rating. Enjoy……………………
0 – Not at all motivated to view/read
1 – Started viewing/reading but could not go beyond 5 minutes/pages
2 – Could go upto 50%
3 – Forced to go through the entire torture
4 – Can go over it when nothing else is to be done
5 – Watchable/Readable
6 – Worth recommending
7 – Liked it
8 – Liked it very much and can watch/read it again
9 – There is nothing like this in the whole world
10 – I wonder what I was thinking when I gave this rating
Jazz
Love is in the air as its Valentine’s Day. I am bombarded with sooo many marketing messages – everyone wants to “convince” me that they offer the best “means” of celebrating and expressing your love to your beloved. I am frustrated by their “advice”.
Do we need only one day in which we need to express love? I do not think so. Just having one day to celebrate love is bad. If you love is true, every day will be Valentine’s Day.
Do we need to express your love by giving flowers, cards and expensive gifts? I do not think so. More than an actual concrete thing, the intention behind offering something is important. You should not give something just for the sake of giving something. If you intend to make someone happy, your simple loving smile will do the trick. Be sincere and selfless, every day will be Valentine’s Day.
Seems that I am a cynic of Valentine’s Day. No I am not. I think that every day should be a day to celebrate love – exchanging gifts of trust, faith and compassion.
Jazz
Watched an interesting movie “Bedtime Stories” today. Sounds like a very childish movie but is not. Yes, children form the central part of the movie. Its the story of an uncle babysitting his niece and nephew for a week and entertaining them with his own creative bedtime stories. Children enjoy the stories but chaos reigns when the stories turn into reality, but with an interesting twist.
I will not divulge more because if I say more I will be ruining the fun of those who wanna watch it. I will just say that I was rolling with laughter in some scenes and could not take my eyes of the movie for a single minute. It was like I was revisiting my childhood and going back to a fantasy world where everything is true and anything can happen. I found the hero kinda cute also.
I wanted to take a nap instead of watching the movie but I was glad I did not sleep and watched the movie instead. Must watch for all those who are children at heart. I would like to rate it as a 7 (Rating Rationale)
Jazz
Over the course of last week I immersed myself in the book “I have heard that song before” – a whodunit by Mary Higgins Clark. Couple of years back when I was in college, a very dear friend introduced me to the mystery-thrillers of Mary Higgins Clark. I had read few of her books then and liked it. And now when I picked up this book, I was reminded of my college days and especially my friend triggering a lot of pleasant memories.
The central plot of this book, like all other Mary Higgins Clark books that I have read, centers around a murder that is committed. The way in which each character is introduced and the events unfold is very captivating. I will hold back my temptation to talk a little bit more about the book. But I can tell you for sure that as I was reading the book, I could visualize the events happening in front of my eyes. I can visualize things only when the story is captivating, well written and with a great degree of drama/action.
On a scale of 10, I would rate this as a 7. (Rating Rationale)
Jazz
Today I was marveling at the dual nature of time. In morning I was so engrossed in doing some work that I could not see the passage of Sands of Time (I love Sidney Sheldon – More about it sometime later). However, in the afternoon my mind got distracted and time seemed to be on a standstill.
This led me to put my reasoning cap on and I came to an interesting conclusion (no more of an observation): when your mind is totally one with whatever you are doing you reach a state where nothing bothers you – only one thing remains – you and whatever you are engrossed with. But if your mind is distracted then time seems like a great burden because your energies and strength are diverted. If your mind is wandering (read dreaming) then also you do not observe the passage of time. Some disadvantages here – your eyes get dazzled, your facial expressions undergo a change, your stance changes, and a mystique smile appears on your lips (and worst – people come to know that you are not fine or there is something wrong with you or ask stupid questions like “Why are you smiling, dear”).
And then I came up with the most interesting question – which scenario should best describe the passage of my time on a day to day basis. Maybe a combination of all the different scenarios makes up my passage of time.
Jazz
P.S. Readers of this post, please share your thoughts on the same.
Yesterday, I was busy cooking (yes…..a rarity……more about it in some other post) and my attention was diverted by “artificial” rain. When I say artificial I mean that my neighbours upstairs are washing the windows or watering the plants. The excess water when it reaches my window seems to be like rain – Artificial rain.
So I first thought that it was artificial rain, but later on I realized the slant angle at which it was falling – voila – it was actual rain. I was quite surprised to see this unseasonal occurrence in the month of February – maybe the result of global warming. But I was not at all in the mood to think about the environmental impacts. I felt that the raindrops were inviting me to come closer to them, and I decided to take advantage of the situation.
I deliberately picked up a non existing errand as an excuse to step out of the house. The pearl shaped raindrops were now reduced to a light drizzle. The raindrops were touching my face, soothing me, refreshing me. I could smell the aroma of the earth – I was dazzled by this wonderful gift of nature. I had completely lost sense of the time and place and also the things that I was supposed to do. However, reality jolted me back into the mundane activity of doing what I was supposed to actually do – and not stay in the wonderful world of my dreams. With a heavy heart I came back to performing my worldly activities.
I am now looking forward for the monsoons to begin so that I can enjoy the raindrops on my face again.
Jazz
Over the past few days I was reading Twilight, for the second time. I once again fell – head over heels – for Edward. The first time I had read the book I was in a very drugged stated – I was not keeping well and I had to kill time and my friend happened to give me a copy of Twilight on my cell phone. I liked the character of Edward and the interesting twists and turns in the story. And immediately after that I downloaded and saw the movie (Robert Pattison rocks).
After my last book (I have heard that song before) I needed to read some book (reading is like my Obsessive Compulsive Disorder; I have to read something or the other on a daily basis – books, novels, articles, short stories or anything junk – from as short as 5 min to as long as 3 hrs). So I decided to pick up and read Twilight once again – albeit as a hard copy.
This time when I read it I could better understand the story line. I could actually feel the dilemma faced by Edward and see from his perspective (My heart went out to Edward). The movie is good but it does not do adequate justice to the book. I could visualize each and every line of the book as a live-action movie that was occurring right in front of my eyes.
Edward Cullen
My favorite parts of the story are:
1) The “Confessions” which Edward makes to Bella – his love, his thirst, his desire to be her guardian vampire, his desire to kill her.
2) The ways in which Edward saves her life – at Forks as well as at Port Angeles.
3) The trauma faced by Edward when he drinks her blood to pull out venom from her system
I have many more favorite parts, but I have controlled and limited myself to the Top 3.
Jazz
Pearl Harbour, this name took me back to my school days when my history teacher acquanited us with the Pearl Harbour – how Japanese attack on the Pearl Harbour led to America joining the Allies in the Second World War. I thought that watching the movie by the same name would make me nostalgic about my past.
My opinions about the movie:
On a scale of 10, I would rate this movie as a 6. I recommend everyone to watch it atleast once.
Jazz
I have travelled in so many rickshaws in the course of travelling to and fro from work. For the first time I came across a rickshaw which had a fire extinguisher in it.
I could not resist taking its picture.
Jazz
I remember the time when a friend introduced me to “5 point someone”. I liked it very much and even enjoyed “One Night at the Call Centre” (the movie Hello was pathetic). My spirits were dampened when I read “3 mistakes of my life”. I did not like it at all and was wondering what prompted Chetan Bhagat to write such a book. Some time later, a very dear friend shared with me her copy of “2 states”. She was highly recommending it. So I started reading it in a blank frame of mind not knowing what to expect.
And I liked the book very much. It was so hilarious – I was clasping my stomach and laughing like crazy. People around me thought that I had lost it – but I could not control myself breaking into hysterical laughter at regular intervals. The plot was very simple – Krish, a typical Punjabi guy falls in love with Ananya, a typical Tamilian Brahmin girl. How they go about convincing their respective families forms the central plot of the book.
It is very difficult to state which parts captivated me the most – the entire narrative had me hooked and booked. But I would like to share some high points of the book:
All the characters created by Chetan Bhagat are not larger than life. He has aptly painted the true picture that one would normally see in the respective households. He has done a highly commendable job.
On a scale of 10, I would rate this book as a 8.5. Everyone should make it a point to read it atleast once.
Jazz
Generally there are very few songs that touch my heart. Most the songs have meaningless lyrics – they are nice to hum around; I may like them but they do not touch my heart. So I have decided to share the lyrics of the songs that I like. This song is from a movie called “Tum Bin”. When the movie was released, I had fallen in love with the song. But as time passed the song got lost somewhere in my memory maze. But yesterday I happened to hear the song again and the memories flooded back.
(I wanted the song in Devnagiri scipt, but could not get it – so I am posting a transliterated version)
Tum Bin Kya Hai Jeena Kya Hai Jeena
Tum Bin Kya Hai Jeena
Tum Bin Jiya Jaaye Kaise Kaise Jiya Jaaye Tum Bin
Sadiyon Si Lambi Hai Raaten Sadiyon Se Lambe Huv Din
Aaa Jao Laut Kar Tum Yeh Dil Keh Raha Hai
Aaa Jao Laut Kar Tum Yeh Dil Keh Raha Hai
Phir Shaame Tanhaye Jaagi Phir Yaad Tum Aa Rahe Ho
Phir Jaan Nikal Ne Lagi Hai Phir Mujhko Tadpa Rahe Ho
Phir Mujhko Tadpa Rahe Ho
Is Dil Mein Yaadon Ke Mele Hai
Tum Bin Bahut Hum Akele Hai
Aaa Jao Laut Kar Tum Yeh Dil Keh Raha Hai
Aaa Jao Laut Kar Tum Yeh Dil Keh Raha Hai
Kya Kya Na Soocha Tha Maine
Kya Kya Na Sapne Sajaye
Kya Kya Na Chaaha Tha Dil Ne
Kya Kya Na Armaan Jagaaye
Kya Kya Na Armaan Jagaaye
Is Dil Se Toofan Guzarte Hai
Tum Bin To Jeete Na Marte Hai
Aaa Jao Laut Kar Tum Yeh Dil Keh Raha Hai
Aaa Jao Laut Kar Tum Yeh Dil Keh Raha Hai
Tum Bin Jiya Jaaye Kaise Kaise Jiya Jaaye Tum Bin
Sadiyon Si Lambi Hai Raaten Sadiyon Se Lambe Huv Din
Aaa Jao Laut Kar Tum Yeh Dil Keh Raha Hai
Aaa Jao Laut Kar Tum Yeh Dil Keh Raha Hai
Jazz
I was attempting to make some brinjal delicacy today. And when I cut the brinjals I found that they contained a beuatiful embedded design. Could not resist taking a snap.
Jazz
मेरे नयनों में हैं तुम्हारे सपने
जो हर पल तुम्हारी याद दिलाते हैं
मेरी साँसों में है तेरी खुशबू
जो हर पल तुम्हारी याद दिलाती है
मेरी आँखों में बसी है तेरी ही छवि
जो हर पल तुम्हारी याद दिलाती है
मेरेर होठों पर है सिर्फ तेरी ही मुस्कान
जो हर पल तुम्हारी याद दिलाती है
मेरी कलाई पर खनकती है तेरे नाम की चूड़ियाँ
जो हर पल तुम्हारी याद दिलाती है
क्यों मुझे हर पल तुम्हारी याद आती है?
क्यों मुझे तुम्हारी याद सताती है?
क्यों कुझे तुम्हारा इंतज़ार तड़पता है?
आखिर क्यों? आखिर क्यों? आखिर क्यों?
Jazz
Just smiling for a few minutes, I feel so good
Just smiling for a few minutes, I feel so contented
Just smiling for a few minutes, I feel so expanded
Just smiling for a few minutes, I feel so relaxed
Just smiling for a few minutes, I feel so composed
Just smiling for a few minutes, I feel so connected
Just smiling for a few minutes, I feel like dancing
Just smiling for a few minutes, I feel like prancing
Just smiling for a few minutes, I feel on the top of the world
Just smiling for a few minutes, I feel that I am with you
Just smiling for a few minutes, I know my love for you
Jazz
Love is something which cannot be fully expressed, yet love is something which cannot be fully concealed.
Jazz
Today due to some personal work, I took a detour from my usual route, using the JVLR to reach my destination. En route I saw a bus stop named “Fantasy Land”. This jolted me and took me to my “memory” world and some deep hidden memories surfaced.
I was transported back in time to my school days. Once for a picnic we had come to Fantasy Land. Fantasy Land had just started those days. It was a sensation being a cross between mini Disneyland and Essel World. Me and my bestest school friends were in very high spirits that day. We had great fun, sitting on the various joy rides. The specialty of Fantasy Island was a roller coaster ride which turned 360 degrees. Being fraidy cats we did not sit on that ride but we had great fun on the Dragon ride. This Dragon was like a huge huge swing which rotated at angle of 180 degrees. We sat in that ride for atleast 5 times, at all times sitting near the head of the dragon. Our screams were so loud that everyone in 1 km vicinity could hear them. I realized the fun in screaming that day. There were also some water rides there; we had a blast splashing water at each other. Wow, how much fun we had that day!
Just then I was jolted out of my reverie. Fantasy Land no longer remains. It has been shut down long back; just the name of the bus stop “Fantasy Land” remains. Also, it appears that the entire area has been taken up by a construction company – I saw many buildings under construction there. Earlier there was a very small road leading to Fantasy Land; now it has been replaced by the extensive JVLR Road.
Times have changed, but memories remain unchanged.
Jazz
It seems that my heart is on fire
It is pounding very much with desire
In its fiery heat I simmer and burn
Every moment I toss and turn
I want to pour ice and calm it down
But it does not cease to frown
Chaotically it is moving in so many directions
Every second every moment it rattles
But when I think about you and your smile
I am peaceful, tranquil and calm
Jazz
When you see beauty somewhere, when you fall in love with something, the next impulse that comes into you is to possess it, have it………..and when you have it, it loses its significance.
So just appreciate beauty and love without striving for its possession. If it is meant for you, it will come to you – you just need to be patient.
Jazz
Could not resist putting the link to the official Eclipse trailer (As usual, EDWARD rocks!!!!!!!)
Jazz
Few years back I had seen Godzilla which was dubbed in Hindi. I had liked it then but forgot all about it. Today I was channel surfing when a huge dinosaur like creature caught my attention. My hands automatically froze on the remote when I realized it was Godzilla.
For the next hour my eyes were simple glued to the TV. It was a bad thing that I had missed the start but luckily the action had just begun. Excellent animation, excellent characterization, excellent visual effects – a visually extravagant feast for the eyes. I have no more further words to describe it. I loved it so much and can see it again and again.
On a scale of 10, I would rate it as a 8. (This time I watched it in English.)
Jazz
Today is Ram Navami, and the final day of Chaitra Navratri. On this day (especially in North India), Mata Rani is worshipped in the form of young girls. Married women generally invite 11 small girls and one boy and worship them. They wash the girls’ feet, tie them a holy thread and offer items of adornation.
My masi (maternal aunt) always does this worship twice a year. I always look for this as it is a time to get some wonderful gifts. Even though I do not remain the small girl now, I am still treated as a young girl and I receive wonderful gifts. Today also this “ritual” was performed at our house. Could not resist clicking a snap.
Jazz
P.S. I was also involved in cooking the food especially Puris.
A few days back a dear friend and I were debating about Siddharth Shukla, a hunky male model. He acts in a TV serial and my friend has a huge huge crush on him. He looks super hot n sexy but the only thing is that he CANNOT act. The scenes in which he is quarrelling with his “to be” fiancé are comical; his fight scenes seem so artificial – even I can fight better than him. The scenes with his “to be” fiancé are so dull, no expression at all just a stony face. And when he cries (especially after the death of his “to be” fiancé), it seems that donkeys are braying. It is a torture watching the show but still people (like me and my friend) watch the show.
This post is dedicated to that dear friend.
Jazz
जहां भी जाऊं ये लगता है तेरी महफ़िल है
तू इस तरह से मेरी ज़िन्दगी में शामिल है
तेरे ही शय से है रोशन यह कायनात मेरी
मेरी तलाश तेरी दिलकशी रहे बाकी
खुदा करे के ये दीवानगी रहे बाकी
तेरी वफ़ा ही मेरी हर ख़ुशी का हासिल है
जहां भी जाऊं ये लगता है तेरी महफ़िल है
Love is something which cannot be fully expressed, yet it is something which cannot be fully concealed.
Jazz
Due to some changes in my life, I am unable to post detailed posts during the week. I am pressed for time and have no time to compose them. My detailed posts will be limited to weekends only. But during the week I will keep posting some of my favourite songs, quotes etc.
Jazz
एक दिन आप यूं हमको मिल जायेंगे
फूल ही फूल राहों में खिल जायेंगे
मैंने सोचा ना था
एक दिन ज़िन्दगी इतनी होगी हसीं
झूमेगा आसमान गाएगी ये ज़मीन
मैंने सोचा ना था
दिल की डाली पे कलियाँ सी खिलने लगीं
जब निगाहें निगाहों से मिलने लगीं
एक दिन इस तरह होश खो जायेंगे
पास आये तो मदहोश हो जायेंगे
मैंने सोचा ना था
जगमगाती हुई जागती रात है
रात है या सितारों की बारात है
एक दिन दिल की राहों में अपने लिए
जल उठेंगे मोहब्बत के इतने दिए
मैंने सोचा ना था
Jazz
Rajabai Towers in all its glory – It is synonymous with Mumbai University – my university.
The other building is Bombay Stock Exchange on Dalal Street.
Jazz
Passenger trains that I usually see have a very dull colour – plain blue or plain green/red in the case of Rajdhani. However, yesterday I was quite surprised to see a very colourful passenger train – Mumbai-Ahmedabad Express to be precise. Could not resist clicking a pic.
Jazz
P.S. I clicked the pic from a moving train
Till the time I was in college, I had very very long hair. But then I got bored of my long hair and got it cut from my local gal. She was very fast and within 10 minutes my hair was done. I was happy with the results and used to visit her only whenever I needed a trim.
Recently I felt that I need a new “look”. Someone very dear to me recommended a nice stylist at a premier salon. I was little bit skeptical about going there – firstly due to the cost involved and secondly due to lack of confidence about visiting a such a high profile place. But the dear one kept pushing me and I was forced to go to that salon.
And I loved it – The guy who styled my hair was very cute, he made me feel very relaxed and comfortable. He handled my hair with such care as if it was a very delicate and fragile piece of glass. The finesse with which he used his scissors awed me. He have me a look which completely suited my personality and enhanced the way I look. (That was the feedback I got from my near and dear ones)
I loved my new look sooo; all my apprehensions have gone – the stylist has got one more loyal customer.
Jazz
Such a feelin’s comin’ over me
There is wonder in most everything I see
Not a cloud in the sky
Got the sun in my eyes
And I won’t be surprised if it’s a dream
Everything I want the world to be
Is now coming true especially for me
And the reason is clear
It’s because you are here
You’re the nearest thing to heaven that I’ve seen
I’m on the top of the world lookin’ down on creation
And the only explanation I can find
Is the love that I’ve found ever since you’ve been around
Your love’s put me at the top of the world
Something in the wind has learned my name
And it’s tellin’ me that things are not the same
In the leaves on the trees and the touch of the breeze
There’s a pleasin’ sense of happiness for me
There is only one wish on my mind
When this day is through I hope that I will find
That tomorrow will be just the same for you and me
All I need will be mine if you are here
I’m on the top of the world lookin’ down on creation
And the only explanation I can find
Is the love that I’ve found ever since you’ve been around
Your love’s put me at the top of the world
Jazz
P.S. This is another song that I like a lot
The European Commission has just announced an agreement whereby English will be the official language of the European Union rather than German, which was the other possibility.
In the 3rd year, publik akseptanse of the new spelling kan be expekted to reach the stage where more komplikated changes are possible.
Went for a meeting in this wonderful club and fell in love with it. It hard to imagine such a place in the heart of Mumbai.
Jazz
I watched this movie sometime back. I was not keeping well and had come home early. I had nothing better to do so I switched on the TV. The name seemed a little bit disorienting but still I continued watching the movie.
It is a story to two identical twins who were close in their childhood but by the time they came to college they drifted apart. And how one day circumstances bring them together and they rediscover their lost bond forms the crux of the story. The situations are comical and hilarious.
On a scale of 10, I would rate this movie as a 7.
Jazz
When the term “Volvo” comes in front of my eyes, I think about Volvo buses that usually run between Mumbai and Pune.
But when I was reading my favourite novel, the hero was driving a “Volvo”. I thought “यह कैसा हीरो है जो बस drive करता है”. But later in the story there was a description of what appears to be a car. So I “Googled” Volvo and found out that it is also a car. A very sleek car with which I fell in love with.
I wish I have sooo much money that I can go and buy this car.
Jazz
Watched this movie over the weekend. Story about a married couple whose marriage is just getting boring. They have no excitement in their life. They go one day on a date and fake some identity and their entire life goes topsy turvy. A series of misadventures begins and they ultimately discover their love for each other and bring their marriage on the right track. The situations are very hilarious.
On a scale of 10, I would rate it as a 7. I would recommend everyone to watch it atleast once.
Jazz
Watched this movie over the weekend. A girl on a vacation to Paris gets abducted by some people. Her father goes out of the way and gets his daughter back from their clutches. Thats what the entire movie is about. A through and through action movie.
I was completely glued to the screen. Loved it a lot and do not mind watching it again.
On a scale of 10, I would rate it as a 8.
Jazz
