Colors And Lights

I was cleaning up my reader. When I looked at the links I unsubscribed most of the blogs were from the “Broken Heart” Category. I have decided not to visit any such blogs for a simple reason I fail to see zeal for life in those writings. They lack that optimism and will to give life a second chance.

I firmly believe that somethings in life are not just meant for you; at the same time it can not be a stopping stone or end of life. Life has to move on and you will eventually find something that is just made for you. Right ?

In real life outside the blog world , I have come across many people who have been there in the relationships that did not work. They had their part of down days , at certain point their life got back to normal, now they are as happy as we all are. I see a will to be happy behind all these efforts they have put in. I appreciate them for standing straight and embracing the life with open arms. That’s what is suppose to be done. No ?

Okay I wanted to write about this from long…but Chandni’s this post made me to jot down the thoughts.

I m kind of agreeing with Chandni’s take on this movie “Jab We met “.

First time :

I got the DVD. I watched the moving like mad , totally absorbed and hated Kareena totally. I was like “Man how much she yaps, totally irritating !! ”

Still don’t know why I watched it again for the second time. Not only me ; I pulled up my both nieces to watch it with me !! ( Why bear the torture alone )

Second Time :

- Both my niece slept of half way through. and I went on and on watching the movie alone!!

- I loved Shahid totally. He looked so classy and so matured in this movie. Glad that he is out of his chocolate boy image.

-  I started liking Kareena actually.

- I still hated the character for continuous and brainless talks.

- I loved the songs. Especially the “Tum Se hi” one. It is so so awesome !!

After that I don’t know how many times I have watched the movie. I kept wondering why I have been watching the same movie again and again.  With every re watch I have landed up liking Kareena more and more.

I don’t like to say this but the truth is I love the break free character Kareena portrays. So much of enthusiasm, Innocence, taking decisions without worry of the end results, going all the way by what heart says. She sounds very irrational and childish but then probably that is something you lose as a process of growing up and something that can not come back even if you want it badly.

Damn !! Last but not the least I am kind of not liking this feeling of liking this movie and the great “Kareena”. It does not mean I will give up watching this movie and liking it more and more !

-I love those newly married couples. Especially when the newly wed “dulhan” gives that shy smile.

- The first year of married life is magical. Away from realities of marriage. It can change a person in and out.

- Not that life is bad after first year of marriage. But you just get used to real life post marriage.

- It is fun to bully the newly wed bride. and it is much funnier to listen to her fun filled enthusiastic stories of new and changed life.

- Shucks ! I am making my married life sound boring when it is not

- 99% newly wed bride said this to me “What I fear most is what if he changes tomorrow? ” I told them with a smile on my face “Don’t worry he won’t change !! “

- Most of the wonderful couples I have met they said their likes and dislikes differ a lot from their respective other half. Still they are extremely happy together for years after years.

- Most of single friends of mine get worried that how to marry a person who is so different from them?

- It gives immense pleasure to meet someone who has spent 20 plus years in the marriage and still in so much love with each other.

- The bond of marriage amazes me sometimes. It makes two unknown people to spend entire life together, even if life is not a cake walk. They travel together through worst scenarios with a great courage and heart.

- Edited to Add : People who make such an issue of “love marriage or arrange marriage”, ultimately all the couples go through same good old realities of married life. So it actually does not make life so very different as far as the couple is concerned.

Of late I have been on movie watching spree. It keeps happening with me. When I start watching movies I go on a spree otherwise for months I don’t watch them. Anyways the post is not about my movie watching After watching so many movies; there is my mind still craving for a good movie; a worth watch; with some substance. Isn’t it ironic ?

This feeling takes me to that ERA when hindi film industry suffered badly for good movies. Remember those days of Nagma, Arman kohli, Ayesha Jhulka, Ayub Khan etc. etc. ? The worst part I have seen most of movies of that time. ( so much waste of time and money , I know !! :-|) Prem Quaidi, Aayi milan ki Raat, Sainik, Meera ka Mohan , Yaara Dildaara , Vansh, Jeet so and so forth.  The list is too long.  The industry lacked a good breed of actors , scripts, technics and everything else was bad.  A few exceptional good songs otherwise music was also pathetic. I call them torture movies.

When recently I got a chance to watch “Bombay to Bangkok,Hastey -Hastey, Summer 2007, Aamir” I really felt the same thing. Leaving all other things apart, these movies lack a basic thing that they just don’t entertain you. I mean even if you make an effort to understand what is happening , you fail to. Forget that the script is strong enough to hook you to the movie.

It has been really a good long time since I watched some good movie. Guys suggest me some classics. May be I have forgotten that we have a good long list of classics as well.

These days I am hooked to The Sims2, the game on my cell phone.

TBH finds this game boring. Well it is not that action type like moto-racing and all but somehow I like it.

Like as part game you can control Sim’s daily routine. You also need to keep track of aspirations and money bank.

The fun part is I seem to follow my routine rituals while playing the game too.

I mean when you have freehand to do whatever you want to, still you seem to follow the routines you are habitual to.

Not only rituals; when you have option to buy things from Sims Emporium I tend to buy those things which I might buy them in real life. Things like Plasma TV rather than a coffee maker.

I found it quite amusing. Don’t know if it happens to others as well.

Time for Show Off

Not that I made something out of this world; it was simple regular stuff. But then the effort matters isn’t it ?

Especially when you crave for every single Indian dish in this Firang Desh

How they turned out ? Aub apni taarif khus kaise karein ?

You can ask TBH for sure.

Any Guesses on the name of the dishes ?

Five things I am missing most

- talking to mom daily.

- gol-gapps.

- getting lost in shopping.

- all lovely eat out places.

- my pampering session at the parlor.

Five things I am craving for

- Kaddu and Karela ( well that’s wierd but we don’t get them here )

- Hot steaming yummy tasty,mouth watering stuff at adigas ;D

- Books ( English books are rare and damn expensive here )

- The long girly talk over the phone

- Riding the two wheeler !!

Five things I am enjoying

- The long clean roads and non polluted air.

- The swiss rolls,chocolate bread,pasta,cheese, fritters, butter bread and more fun stuff.

- The trams and metro liners.

- The day light until 9 pm.

- The picturesque landscapes and European colonies.

Five things I find wierd/annoying

- Nobody talks in English

- All the labels and names everywhere are in the local language.

- In Portuguese the spelling and pronounciation does not go along.

- There is nothing called MRP. The same thing is prized differently in different outlets.

- You have got to walk a lot and lot. The roads are extremely steep. By the time you reach the other end of the road; you have your pulse racing and sweat on the forehead.

Five observations

- People are generally friendly. They start conversing thinking that you know their language.

- It is nice to see old couples travelling together,hand in hand.

- People are obsessed with tattoos.

- Too much of PDA irrespective of venue,time and everything else.

- There is no limiting age and number to have kids.

1. A smile is the shortest distance between two hearts.
2. Scrabble is my favorite board or card game.
3. I would love to have more fun & laughter in my life and less stress .
4. When I think of the Summer Solstice, I think of those days when time appears to be standstill and you keep looking at your watch and wonder.
5. I just remembered I need to visit the parlor
6. One of my favorite song lyrics goes like this: Aankhon me humane aap ke sapne sajaye hain.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to watch some movie, tomorrow my plans include cooking an awesome lunch and Sunday, I want to be lazy and unwind !

I don’t know what’s wrong with somedays. They are just plain grey making everything sound wierd and waste. I get lost on such days. All I can feel is everything is going wrong way and I keep thinking what I actually want.

There is no prize to guess that I don’t get the answer for the same. It spoils the whole day and I keep trying out options that could make me feel better.

I don’t feel like reading a single blog that has been there in my reader. I don’t like the template I had been using for past many days and liked it. Like a obsession I keep trying out all the templates ; just to realize that the one which was there ( i.e. old one) was the best.

It is so stupid to be like this and I hate the feeling you carry on the whole day.

What worst is you fail to analyse what is wrong with you and sometimes you just go more nuts in the process of analysis.

I hate myself and the whole world on such days …I really do !!