It was 14-2-2005 one year- four months after we had actually started dating. Half of the people we knew didn’t even know what was going between us. Since I am a girl I don’t want to be very vocal about my feelings in front of everyone and neither do I want to hide it from him. Owing to all this I decided to give him a surprise.
Before that just a little background about my life- I was 16 then and studying in 11th standard and we were in the same class.
Now back to my surprise, after a lot of brainstorming with myself I got an idea to buy him a feing- shui kind bracelet in steel (I am talking 2005, steel was very much in that time) got it gift wrapped nicely and slipped it in his bag.
After some time I kept waiting for him but no response… waited and waited and finally he did what I least expected him to. Went and gave to the teacher telling somebody must have left it with him by mistake and obviously he did not know who ‘the somebody’ was. The bracelet received all sorts of appreciation and criticism from my classmates no one having the slightest idea about the girl.
By this time there was enough trouble in my nervous system and I was sweating like a pig. Finally, the teacher after a lot of enquiry gave it to one of the students. While she was happily taking it home I went to her and told her that It was me after everyone else had left the class.
Till this day after 6 yrs we remember and cherish that Valentine’s Day when I tried to give him a real surprise but I am very happy that even when he did not know who the girl was he just did not keep the gift with himself. I did not like the whole incident but today when I look back I know I really have got a very loyal and a gem of a person boyfriend
Monday, February 14, 2011
Sunday, November 28, 2010
IDIOTS ARE WE?
We are all in awe of ‘3 idiots’ since the day the promos have come out, even before the movie got released we were all singing “Aal is well”, this song brought a strange equality among all sects of the society whether it was the school going kid or the manager of a multinational or the very own house maid’s child; all of us sang aal is well ruining the pronunciation.
The audiences are totally mesmerized by the main protagonist Amir Khan’s performance in the film not to forget Sharman Joshi, R Madhavan, Boman Irani, Kareena Kapoor and last but not the least the Vacuum Cleaner – it has never performed this well before; not even in real life.
The movie no doubt had a social message attached to it when it spoke about student suicides which is indeed a very pressing issue in the current Indian scenario all thanks to Mr K Sibal who is striving from one end to the other to take care of this problem. It also spoke about how it is the pressure of studies and not parents that is forcing them to take such a drastic step.
The education system in India is the best but only on paper, till now the students did feel this but there were no changes seen the movie yet again talks about it in a very open and frank manner. How during every board exam we get to hear it is not only the study but the luck that matters or the basic method of assessing a student’s capability in 3 hours is non justifiable? We have all fallen prey to this monster.
Now we saw the good things about the movie which are numerous people have loved it to the core. Everyone who I met is still going gaga over it except for one my 6 year old cousin who claims there are not enough action scenes to please him and after meeting him I came to terms with the fact that however good a movie is, it is never perfect there is always room for more. The main concept of the film being Rancho’s intelligence and creativity, the fact that he preached that you should absorb from everywhere and do what your heart pleases is it actually true? Think for a minute can this happen in your or my life?
However smart a person may be can he study what he wants in a college; do we have those kinds of provisions? No. if a student regularly stays out of his classes he cannot get the highest marks in the university there will be innumerous attendance crisis with him and God forbid if he tops the blacklist of the principal then the marks will go down the drain. Are you convinced with somebody studying in somebody else’s name so cleanly – it can’t just be carried out this way?
The ragging bit of the movie made us all aware of the true situations in most engineering and medical college and laughed and clapped to see Rancho deal with it but yet again will the senior students not backfire and love him for what he did?
Most of us were aware of the book ‘five point someone’ by Chetan Bhagat which had the same topic as the film as the film makers said it was inspired by the book but there were many other things added to make it get a cinematographical appeal. There were many instances when the scenes of the movie were clearly ripped off the book those who have read the book and liked it will surely agree. It was Chetan Bhagat and not Raju Hirani who deserve the credit and yet we know that audio-visual medium succeeds over any other medium. In a country like ours where reading is confined to a very small part of the society the book did not reach out that much but then it was a social favor that they did to make such a film.
Think about it, however we would have liked the movie or how much ever we love Amir Khan for his acting and brilliance in the film how much of it is actually possible? How many of us have the liberty of choosing what we like over the regular not so cool options which offer sure shot money or how many of us do actually have an option to risk a few years of our life financially and get back to something more lucrative if need be? Or on a lighter note how many gynecologists in this world will be able to deliver a child with a vacuum cleaner? I doubt any, even if she is the better half of an engineer or vice- versa.
The audiences are totally mesmerized by the main protagonist Amir Khan’s performance in the film not to forget Sharman Joshi, R Madhavan, Boman Irani, Kareena Kapoor and last but not the least the Vacuum Cleaner – it has never performed this well before; not even in real life.
The movie no doubt had a social message attached to it when it spoke about student suicides which is indeed a very pressing issue in the current Indian scenario all thanks to Mr K Sibal who is striving from one end to the other to take care of this problem. It also spoke about how it is the pressure of studies and not parents that is forcing them to take such a drastic step.
The education system in India is the best but only on paper, till now the students did feel this but there were no changes seen the movie yet again talks about it in a very open and frank manner. How during every board exam we get to hear it is not only the study but the luck that matters or the basic method of assessing a student’s capability in 3 hours is non justifiable? We have all fallen prey to this monster.
Now we saw the good things about the movie which are numerous people have loved it to the core. Everyone who I met is still going gaga over it except for one my 6 year old cousin who claims there are not enough action scenes to please him and after meeting him I came to terms with the fact that however good a movie is, it is never perfect there is always room for more. The main concept of the film being Rancho’s intelligence and creativity, the fact that he preached that you should absorb from everywhere and do what your heart pleases is it actually true? Think for a minute can this happen in your or my life?
However smart a person may be can he study what he wants in a college; do we have those kinds of provisions? No. if a student regularly stays out of his classes he cannot get the highest marks in the university there will be innumerous attendance crisis with him and God forbid if he tops the blacklist of the principal then the marks will go down the drain. Are you convinced with somebody studying in somebody else’s name so cleanly – it can’t just be carried out this way?
The ragging bit of the movie made us all aware of the true situations in most engineering and medical college and laughed and clapped to see Rancho deal with it but yet again will the senior students not backfire and love him for what he did?
Most of us were aware of the book ‘five point someone’ by Chetan Bhagat which had the same topic as the film as the film makers said it was inspired by the book but there were many other things added to make it get a cinematographical appeal. There were many instances when the scenes of the movie were clearly ripped off the book those who have read the book and liked it will surely agree. It was Chetan Bhagat and not Raju Hirani who deserve the credit and yet we know that audio-visual medium succeeds over any other medium. In a country like ours where reading is confined to a very small part of the society the book did not reach out that much but then it was a social favor that they did to make such a film.
Think about it, however we would have liked the movie or how much ever we love Amir Khan for his acting and brilliance in the film how much of it is actually possible? How many of us have the liberty of choosing what we like over the regular not so cool options which offer sure shot money or how many of us do actually have an option to risk a few years of our life financially and get back to something more lucrative if need be? Or on a lighter note how many gynecologists in this world will be able to deliver a child with a vacuum cleaner? I doubt any, even if she is the better half of an engineer or vice- versa.
happiness- dil se
I kept asking myself
After not getting something I wished for,
Facing many problems,
Struggling hard for everything in life
According to me I got nothing
When I tried,
I used to cry
I saw a dream that night went upset and worried
I had a conversation with God
God: why are you upset?
I : I am cribbing for something I yearned for!
God: what will you do after getting something you yearned for/?
I; will be happy
God: why?
I: I will get what I desired
God : why do you need it
I: I want to be on the top of this world I would be more powerful, if every body would
Look up to me
God: what is it?
I: my greed
God: can I fulfill everyone’s need
I: after a silence, NO!
God: I have enough to fulfill everyone’s need
But not for everyone’s greed
I: but everyone else gets a result why cant I?
God: I want you to be independent, I am proud of what you did
But I want more hardwork!
I: why are you being greedy now?
God: ha ha with a smile you will come to know
I: I thought a miracle will happen this time
How do miracles happen?
God: miracles are the miscalculations
The things which happened but should not have happened
Like people died in a train accident but some were lucky because they could not board in
I: silent
God : I am just a belief ,the supreme power lies in human beings
I: what?
God: HAPPINESS
NATURE has not given everything to anyone but has given one special thing to
Everyone use it to the fullest and make the nature proud of you
I: how to be happy
Never think of people who are above you or below you
Look at yourself and you will always be happy
WAS THE MESSAGE OF GOD
After not getting something I wished for,
Facing many problems,
Struggling hard for everything in life
According to me I got nothing
When I tried,
I used to cry
I saw a dream that night went upset and worried
I had a conversation with God
God: why are you upset?
I : I am cribbing for something I yearned for!
God: what will you do after getting something you yearned for/?
I; will be happy
God: why?
I: I will get what I desired
God : why do you need it
I: I want to be on the top of this world I would be more powerful, if every body would
Look up to me
God: what is it?
I: my greed
God: can I fulfill everyone’s need
I: after a silence, NO!
God: I have enough to fulfill everyone’s need
But not for everyone’s greed
I: but everyone else gets a result why cant I?
God: I want you to be independent, I am proud of what you did
But I want more hardwork!
I: why are you being greedy now?
God: ha ha with a smile you will come to know
I: I thought a miracle will happen this time
How do miracles happen?
God: miracles are the miscalculations
The things which happened but should not have happened
Like people died in a train accident but some were lucky because they could not board in
I: silent
God : I am just a belief ,the supreme power lies in human beings
I: what?
God: HAPPINESS
NATURE has not given everything to anyone but has given one special thing to
Everyone use it to the fullest and make the nature proud of you
I: how to be happy
Never think of people who are above you or below you
Look at yourself and you will always be happy
WAS THE MESSAGE OF GOD
Sunday, November 14, 2010
To the city that has given me the best smiles and the worst tears
Even after six months of leaving college I am still a part of national’s bmm in my own mind. Thanks to the never ending support of my friends who have made this tough journey worthwhile for me.
Being born and bred in a city in UP the thought of coming to Mumbai thrilled me completely. It is very true when people call it the city of dreams, I belonged to the same lot of people who dream and I wanted to go out in the world and do my own thing which eventually did happen but I paid a heavy price in terms of my physical and mental health.
I don’t know why somethings happened to me either I was not ready to face them or what it was I was left at the mercy of people whom I didn’t know yet I knew them and those whom I didn’t know but I knew them well.
After all this I don’t have many words to thank each one of you who has helped me in any which way, given me the strength to fight and live through the three odd years of my life you people have made a dream come true.
The honors go to
Abhinav tandon
Nishtha kanal and the kanal family
Ankit mhatre
Yash ratanpal
Neha borekar
Devesh sharma
Lastly but not the least
Bulbul maam
Neha maam
And the healer
Srishti didi
Being born and bred in a city in UP the thought of coming to Mumbai thrilled me completely. It is very true when people call it the city of dreams, I belonged to the same lot of people who dream and I wanted to go out in the world and do my own thing which eventually did happen but I paid a heavy price in terms of my physical and mental health.
I don’t know why somethings happened to me either I was not ready to face them or what it was I was left at the mercy of people whom I didn’t know yet I knew them and those whom I didn’t know but I knew them well.
After all this I don’t have many words to thank each one of you who has helped me in any which way, given me the strength to fight and live through the three odd years of my life you people have made a dream come true.
The honors go to
Abhinav tandon
Nishtha kanal and the kanal family
Ankit mhatre
Yash ratanpal
Neha borekar
Devesh sharma
Lastly but not the least
Bulbul maam
Neha maam
And the healer
Srishti didi
Monday, October 11, 2010
safety!!??
Everyone is busy with the commonwealth games and how the country is getting series of medals. It feels great to see our fellow countrymen make the country proud moreover with the Unique Identification Number the country really seems to be progressing in my eyes however impractical these ideas may be but then we are heading towards a technological super power!
But then is this enough to make a country go forward?
We really need to ask this question to ourselves
I will not force you to think that we are in a mess but we truly are in a mess
Look at the crime rates going sky high in the country and the criminals have no fear
Every morning what you get to see in the newspapers is kidnapping, theft and rape; it has become the most rampant problem in most parts of the country. This Divya rape case is over a week old and the police has not been able to find the criminals who sodomised and molested the little girl and I am sure looking at the current scenario that the criminals will go free.
Is it the first case that has come in front of the media?
No, there have been many but how many victims have really got justice?
This is what we need to ask ourselves
Are we heading towards technologically sufficient country that provides no safety??
Is this the world we want to live in?
Is this the world where our next generations should be born and brought up?
But then is this enough to make a country go forward?
We really need to ask this question to ourselves
I will not force you to think that we are in a mess but we truly are in a mess
Look at the crime rates going sky high in the country and the criminals have no fear
Every morning what you get to see in the newspapers is kidnapping, theft and rape; it has become the most rampant problem in most parts of the country. This Divya rape case is over a week old and the police has not been able to find the criminals who sodomised and molested the little girl and I am sure looking at the current scenario that the criminals will go free.
Is it the first case that has come in front of the media?
No, there have been many but how many victims have really got justice?
This is what we need to ask ourselves
Are we heading towards technologically sufficient country that provides no safety??
Is this the world we want to live in?
Is this the world where our next generations should be born and brought up?
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
A Walk To Remember song
Ill always remember
Those late afternoons
It lasted forever but ended so soon
You are all by yourself
Staring at the gray sky, I was changed.
In places no one will find
And your feelings deep inside
Was there I realized
That forever in your eyes
The moment I saw u cry
It was late in September and I have seen u before,
You are always the cold one but I was never that sure
I wanted to hold you
I wanted to make it go away
I wanted to know u
I wanted to make your everything, all right
Those late afternoons
It lasted forever but ended so soon
You are all by yourself
Staring at the gray sky, I was changed.
In places no one will find
And your feelings deep inside
Was there I realized
That forever in your eyes
The moment I saw u cry
It was late in September and I have seen u before,
You are always the cold one but I was never that sure
I wanted to hold you
I wanted to make it go away
I wanted to know u
I wanted to make your everything, all right
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Chand ne kuch kaha
The last night of the year witnessed a full moon bigger and brighter than in the recent times. It was followed by a lunar eclipse but I am sure many like me did make a point to look up to the sky and admire the beauty of nature. With another decade coming to an end; everything which was new in the year 2k is old and revamped now. Similarly the onset of the 21st century brought its own trends with itself. One thing which has not been heard of in the last decade is our very own Doordarshan.
This full moon reminded me of the most loved Indian tales of “Vikram and Betaal.” I think most of us in our twenties have seen them ardently. Episode after episode it became a huge favorite. There was one episode where Betaal spoke about the most popular competition amongst princesses. Who was the most delicate princess, an honor for a princess to win the title.
“Mirror, mirror, tell me all who is the most delicate of them all?” The competition then started with each princess having to tell her plight. The first one said, “Once I came out in the moonlight and it left a scar on my face”; the second one claimed to have lost her eyesight to the moonlight. The third claimed, “I could not sleep the whole night because of so much light even when I was inside my room”. The competition went on and my thoughts kept dancing in my head. No more princesses in the country to compete. No more stories of Vikram and Betaal for us.
The moon light left me nostalgic with the thoughts of more stories from the past and Hindi movie songs. May the moon shine bright for every night in the New Year, may all problems and worries go eclipsed.
This full moon reminded me of the most loved Indian tales of “Vikram and Betaal.” I think most of us in our twenties have seen them ardently. Episode after episode it became a huge favorite. There was one episode where Betaal spoke about the most popular competition amongst princesses. Who was the most delicate princess, an honor for a princess to win the title.
“Mirror, mirror, tell me all who is the most delicate of them all?” The competition then started with each princess having to tell her plight. The first one said, “Once I came out in the moonlight and it left a scar on my face”; the second one claimed to have lost her eyesight to the moonlight. The third claimed, “I could not sleep the whole night because of so much light even when I was inside my room”. The competition went on and my thoughts kept dancing in my head. No more princesses in the country to compete. No more stories of Vikram and Betaal for us.
The moon light left me nostalgic with the thoughts of more stories from the past and Hindi movie songs. May the moon shine bright for every night in the New Year, may all problems and worries go eclipsed.
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