This thing called love?!

This thing called love? What is it? That keeps you obsessing even after he/she is long gone?

Saw this movie “jab we met” and there was a scene where this girl tells the guy to burn his ex’s pic and flush it down the toilet! And viola he was OHKAYY!

Cut to the scene where the same girl finds her in a similar situation and this time the guy tells her to call up the guy she’s obsessing about and give him a piece of her mind…yeah go ahead abuse him!

And next thing u know, the stupid BF is back begging her to give her a second chance!!

That simple huh? Wanna try it :P

Life would be perfect but hell NO… it ain’t!

Cute enough for a movie and got many laughs from the people in the audience. So whatever works I guess…

Ps: Excuse the lack of updates. I think I 'got a life' just when the lack of it made me take to blogs… *sigh*…yeah busy…way too busy to make much sense even in a short update :P

The song is relevant to the post…enjoy!

Deep Purple - Hush...

PURPLE DEEP lyrics

Questions

So have you sat there talking to someone you’ve known casually and suddenly felt feelings that can in no way be described as casual? Can your sub conscious mind suddenly feel a certain vibe…a certain something that makes you look at this regular, always around the place guy differently? Or were these feelings always there? Lingering in the background…

Have you met someone new…someone who in no way would seem a possibility? When you’re happy with the way your relationship is going but there you are sensing these insanely crazy feelings of want for someone you don’t think you’d even be meeting again?

Have you chucked aside moral values to take a chance at exploring these feelings? Would you sit and judge someone who did?

Would you take that chance and then get back to your life - like nothing happened? Can you?

Have you wanted to be with someone simply because they make you feel secure and you’d rather settle for that sense of security than live with the notion that “love” is forever?

Have you been crazily in love with someone and promised them “heaven” and “earth” only to fall in line with your family and throw aside a chance at forever? Just so you don’t hurt the family that made you what you are?

Have you woken up one day and realized you no longer feel the same way about the man whose name you moaned out the previous night and so many nights before?

Have you jeopardised your best friend’s relationship because you couldn’t share your friend with anyone? Have you fallen for your friend’s partner?

Have you fallen for your first cousin or someone in your family and let your feelings dictate your life?

Have you been an abusive relationship? Let someone walk all over you and not made an attempt to get out …

……………………………………………………………………………….????

Conversations with a friend and having experienced some of these feelings myself, I find over time relationships can’t be set to clichéd norms. How two people live and choose to be in a relationship move beyond clichés like “loyalty, commitment” and even the oft repeated excuse for individual freedom “space”!

What troubles my mind is unlike before I somehow can’t let my mind take a straight forward safe view in terming what people frown upon as wrong. I find my mind stepping into the shoes of the people involved and more often than not, I can sense why…I can understand why…and my heart can’t simply follow the crowd and term it “wrong”… I’m not sure if that’s a good thing or a bad thing?

Drama , love & rel...

BABYFACE lyrics

F for Festival...F for Flirting ;)

Like I said, the closer it gets to the festivities, the less visible I will be around here. The morning's been slack and I thought I'd run in here and do a quick post! Just ensuring you know I am alive and kicking (there are always reasons and people around to make me wanna do that literally too!)

A dear friend once told me that Mumbai abortion clinic's do good business post "Navratris". Interesting. I guess this year won't be the same story though. Wondering if the i-pill aggresive advertising off late has anything to do with this yearly phenomenon? ;) Simple coincidence?

There's something about social occasions such as these and weddings especially which makes people more liberal I guess? I remember how excited my friends and I would get at weddings. Apart from the dressing up ritual, there was the whole excitement of looking out for cute guys...err..and the mild flirting that took place :). Not filmy like the whole dulhe ka friends singing and stuff but you know what I mean right?

Stories of longing glances, notes exchanged (now phone no's and sms's moving back and forth) and if it were a longer celebration ... whispering sweet nothings...stolen touches...kisses...giggles...laughter and hearing it all over gossip sessions and night outs with girl friends :)

Nothing ever came off such short term flirtations. I've never met a couple that made it work. But maybe there are some that did. None in my circle of friends though.

Ok I'm done with my tea break! More next time...

Rather abrupt end I know :P but then the slack morning suddenly got busy busy....there goes the phone ringing again...ya ya I'm there......ssshhhhhhhhh!!! :)

One night stand

IGLESIAS ENRIQUE lyrics

Being me

I find myself swinging. Not on a playground swing. Not on dope. Not high on life. Swinging into extremes...

One minute I feel I can let it all go…the next I want to hold on! One minute I tell someone off … the next I hang on to every word they say…

I cease to be - be myself. I flow with the wind. It takes me high…then swings me low. Sometimes I’m floating…drifting. Then again, I’m lashed.

I hurt, I laugh, I cry, I smile.

I feel rejuvenated. I feel tired.

I understand.

And then I don’t.

There’s no valley where I can rest in solitude. There are endless hills to climb. Some green and verdant where I pause to catch my breath…some bare and rocky where I falter and trip…

I watch the familiar faces of loved ones. I derive comfort in their presence. I hear words of friends - near and far. Some warm, loving…some harsh, criticising.

I cease to be me - to think for myself.

I fail to accept the simple truth - I cannot keep everyone happy. I keep trying otherwise and I keep losing myself … over and over again.

I look at the mirror; watch the creases around my eyes, the beginnings of lines around my mouth.

I’m aging but I’m not really growing am I?

*sigh*

I sleep a dreamless sleep and hope to wake up to another morning - simply to be me.

U2 - I Still Have...

U2 lyrics

Reasons to smile

I'm back to my usual "happy go lucky" state of mind :)

This weekend did me a whole lot of good. I always tell people that there's no bigger comfort than being in good company and doing routine things. Nothing gets us back on track like our regular day to day stuff.

And to add to the romantic mushy feelings in me, there's the soundtrack of "saawariya" the movie. I'd heard the title track in the promos but it's this other song which has me swaying my hips and doing a typical hindi movie dance :) and smiling away all the sadness...God bless bollywood songs :P

"जब से तेरे नैना
मेरे नैनो से लागे रे
तब से दीवाना हुआ
सब से बेगाना हुआ
रब भी दीवाना लागे रे

जब से हुई है
तुझसे शरारत
तब से गया है
चैन और करार
जब से तेरा आँचल ढला
तब से कोई जादू चला
जब से तुझे पाया

ये जीया धक् धक् भागे रे

तब से दीवाना हुआ
सब से बेगाना हुआ
रब भी दीवाना लागे रे
जब से तेरे नैना
मेरे नैनो से लागे रे..."

:-)

There's a lot to look forward to in the coming months. So I'm going to try and stay excited about it all rather than let present disappointments upset me.

The fact that it's the start of the festival season - Navratri, Durga Puja, Dusshera, Diwali, Kali puja, Bhaiya dooj, Id - so many reasons to celebrate and just spread some cheer :) I just can't wait!! I also find oct/nov the best months to plan vacations and take time out from work to go visit new places and relax.

Not to forget a new wardrobe of ethnic wear! Plans with friends to go puja hopping. The thought of trying out mouth watering delicacies...afternoon bhog in the pandals...all this to look forward to. And, Diwali with the family. Can life get any better? Oh yes, also weddings to go to!

And after this, a short respite and then another season of festivities - Christmas and New Years!!

How can I not get excited about it all!! And I guess I'm not an exception :)

That should suffice for an update about me! :P

Wondering what are your plans for this festive season? :)

Saawariya Jab Se T...