All I want is...

...a room somewhere, far away from the cold night air......hmmmm im at home, in mumbai.. Its funny whenever i say this i find the need to specify home in mumbai, coz i can pretend to hate it as much as i do, delhi is home too.. its the place i started living on my own and continue to do so, it is the place i lost and found love and i continue to do so too, and i must start admitting it (more to myself than anyone else) that i do miss it quite a bit.
Having said that, I am so pleased to be home right now and i am so thank full for the break that I have got :) The weather is beautiful here, it has been drizzling the whole day and so its quite cool. My nephew has gotten over his beating up phase and so thank fully he does not smack me at every given opportunity like he used to before. He lovingly calls me 'anna maassi' and 'annu mausi', he keeps running around the house asking everyone and everything 'kaa hua kaa hua' and then when you tell him he says 'accha accha' like he has understood and approved everything...
I hav done my quota of watching television, people who know me well enuf would know the non existence of a tv in my life, which i make up for whenever i come home. Its only the second day and I have 2 full weeks to go :). I plan to go to college, the beach, marine drive, gateway, bandstand, basically everywhere i can catch glimpses of the sea
That my dear friends is all I want, and guess what?? that is precisely what I have :)

Moving On

I am sort of in transition right now, the future is worth looking forward to which makes my present happy, but my present is my present which makes me impatient. I want my tommorrow to become my today really fast, but as it is it will take time. I was in this phase around 1 and a half years ago when i had joined the corporate world. Did'nt know where I was going or what is expected of me and what am I suppose to do.
When I look back i know that the past year has shown me some difficult times and I also know that I have managed to deal with them with a smile on my face. I am glad i survived, coz i guess thats who I am.
And now I am just rambling away!!

Beware

Nobody today, come in my way, coz today i will bark and bite

Long Weekend: Kya Kiya?

Friday: Choti Diwali, actually let me start with Thursday evening. I was dropped off in Khan Market by an office colleague. I had put in some effort to dress up (read: wear salwar kameez with some bling). I had dinner in Side Wok in Khan market (I love their chicken suimai and phad thai noodles yum!!) Went to meet Ashish in his office in South ex. He decided to take me home since his wifey dear was fuming a bit. They had a get to gether in their colony (Yes there are colonies also in the Delhi... surprise surprise!) After that at 11.30 pm we went to Saket were all the potters (not the famous family, but the profession :)) have their shops, since diwali was literally round the corner there was a lot of crowd there. I simply love that stuff!!! was gifted lovely chimes made of clay :))) Then stayed over at Ashish's after helping them put up the lights etc etc etc. Got up early friday morning, went home, got ready (read wore a saree!) and reached office. Was in no mood of working in office and in any case there was a rangoli competition in office so just did stuff for that (read moral support and some support in spoiling the good work).
Was dropped off to Chacha's place by another office colleague. Had good home cooked food. Read 2 states, went off to sleep.
Saturday: Diwali day. Cleaned chachi's fridge, went crazy about the amount of vegetables in that house (I think its a ploy to keep the woman in the kitchen!!). Helped out in cleaning the house and cooking. did general faffing around in the house. Got ready in the evening for diwali (read wore new clothes, some more bling!) participated in the pooja headed by my grandfather (will write separately about this too. There is no mention of the woman in the artis except for when referring to a childless woman who should be blessed with a son... uff) Oh also watched Dasvidanya in the day ...lovely movie! Then my cousins went off to burst crackers while i watched from the balcony... that was fun though. Finished 2 states adn went off to sleep.
Sunday: Got up lasily, had breakfast... chachi had woken up earlllllyyy and made loads of kadi for the entire colony (too much!!) Cousins and moi went off for a movie (BLUE.... disgusting !!) Bought a gift for my cousin brother and for my granpa. Went off for a get to gether of my law fac friends. That was fun.. a lot of catching up... too many chutka children running helter skelter...w ent to the deer park for dinner, laughed my guts out... had fun. reached home at 1 am
Monday: Bhai Duj: RB came in the morning, got him in sync with my next plans for life.. thank god that happened. Slept off for a bit, did gocery shopping. WEnt off to my mausi's house for bhaiya duj. This was fun. I was at some crazy level and broke into a song at any given opportunity (read as all the bloody time). Caught up with a friend on the phone for almost 2 hours. Went off home slept late got up early cooked cleaned, got ready reached office... damn this week.

Full Moon

It was a full moon last night. I have been out quite late for the past few nights. Infact one morning i was up till 4 am and was on my terrace. Even it was'nt purnima the moon was looking heavenly (considering that it is a heavenly bosy, that shudnt be suprising:)). The moon was on the left and right above me where numerous stars twinkling away to glory. Then last night was the full moon and we were at a friend's place on the terrace. Now her terrace was veerrryy different from ours, it was the 2nd floor technically and was surrounded with trees. It was a lovely breezy night and we had food and drinks in the moonlight and some candle light.
Today I am writing this sitting on my terrace, it is quite cold today since it rained a bit this morning and again im falling in love..... with the moon :))

VIP movement

It is soo very troublesome when VIPs decide to be on the move, that too without any prior notice. Why do they need so much protection from us? we elected them didnt we? if we wanted to hurt them we would bribe their body guards, wouldnt we? Obviously the need to notify residents in advance is never felt, they dont even bother to put up signs saying that the road ahead has been diverted. We will just have a traffic guy standing there and stopping vehicles... only slow moving vehicles mind you, which means its only rickshaw walas who have to bear the brunt, 2 wheelers and 4 wheelers are more than welcome to do what they like.
Its the modern techno age people. If the security of the VIP is such a big concern, just get them to log on to the function without having to be present physically, a lot cheaper and atleast people who actually have work to do can go about doing their usual stuff

Age has got the better of me!!

Last night I was working late in office. There are guys who come in around 8.30 pm since they work as per US timings. As they walked and said their hellos, one of them started praising the movie Kaminney. Now I have not seen this movie, and of course you will say that you have just returned from a vacation, what on earth did you do there?? The answer my friend is swine flu.... no i dint have it, but i was surely affected by it as the cinema theatres where all shut in Mumbai.. anyways
Now my cab is set to come at 9.30 pm and I would reach home in 20 minutes so I quickly check the internet to see where all is this movie running and it is showing in 3 Cs which is next to my house for a 10 pm show. I am all excited that I will go and see the movie tonight yayayay
But I call atleast 8 people (since my original phone is not working, i dont have all my numbers therefore 8 wonly!) and none of them agreed to see amovie at the spur of the moment... i was shocked!! I dont have anyone in my life currently who is wiling to do things at the spur of the moment... I have surely become old, but so have the people around me

I finally concluded that I should stop depending on people and get my own vehicle instead!

Ab na ja: Euphoria

Ankhen Band Kar Lu Jo Mein
dekhu Bas Tumhe
khwabon Mein Keh Sakta Huin Aapna Tumhe
rehne De Mera Ye Wehem pe Hi Yakin
na Jaa abhi
pyar Ki Yeh Raat Hai Ab Na Ja
chotisi Ik Baat Hai Ab Na Ja

tumhi Se Hai Meri Neendein Na Bhi Ho To Kya
tumhi Se Hai Meri Baatein Na Bhi Ho To Kya
kehne De Taaron Ko Kahaani Ankahi
na Jaa abhi
pyar Ki Yeh Raat Hai Ab Na Ja
chotisi Ik Baat Hai Ab Na Ja
pal Do Pal Ka Saath Hai Ab Na Ja
jadusi Ye Raat Hai Ab Na Ja
ab Na Ja
aankhen De Pyaar Ki Boondein
bikhre Se Kai Sawaal
ankhon Mein Kitne Mausam Pal Mein Beetein Kitne Saal
behne De Jahan Bhi Le Jayen Zindagi Na Jaa abhi
pyar Ki Yeh Raat Hai Ab Na Ja
choti Si Ik Baat Hai Ab Na Ja
pal Do Pal Ka Saath Hai
ab Na Ja
jadusi Ye Raat Hai Ab Na Ja