| Your Heart Is Pink |
 In relationships, you like to play innocent - even though you aren't. Each time you fall in love, it's like falling for the first time. Your flirting style: Coy Your lucky first date: Picnic in the park Your dream lover: Is both caring and dominant What you bring to relationships: Romance |
Yes, yes I am bored – and yes I am vain and love to talk about myself – so here goes:
A – Articulate, adventurous, adorable
B – Bibliophile; I love books and reading
C – Crazy, cute, curious
D – Dynamic, darling, daring
E – Emotional – though I don’t show it
F – Foodie– I just love food – I will try anything at least once
G – Gutsy; am pretty bold they say!
H – Honest, humble, hard working
I – Independent – fiercely!
J – Umm…Judgmental – just a little though
K – Knowledgeable – I hope!
L – Lucky, lovable, leader
M – Married; yeah and surprisingly it’s been a year already!
N – Naughty, nutty, naive
O – Open minded, obnoxious (at times),
P – Positive, practical, plump, perky
Q – Queen-like J
R – Romantic, rebellious,
S – Shorter than what I would like to be
T – Talkative; I have been blessed with the gift of gab
U – Umm…. Can’t think of anything – does the ‘umm…’ count?
V – Vaidehi, vivacious, verbal
W – Witty
X – Xuberant; I know that’s not how it is spelt, but tell me one adjective that starts with ‘X’
Y – Youthful
Z – zzzzzzz – yes I love sleeping!
Saawariya: Sanjay Leela Bhansali has given a major disaster of a movie. The movie is set in an imaginary town which can be found nowhere on the map, where the whole town is painted blue, the houses and buildings stand by wide canals where gondolas go rowing by, there are fresh water potholes in the shape of jigsaw puzzle. The story of the movie was based on the short story “White Nights”. The story was decent – the execution was terrible. The sets, the grandeur, the opulence overpowered everything and everybody in the movie. If SLB had given half the attention to the characters that he gave to the sets, he could have salvaged the movie. Ranbir Kapoor and Sonam Kapoor give terrible performances – it is all the directors fault. Sonam Kapoor is tall, dark and handsome; Ranbir Kapoor is fair, dimpled and has a good body – no I did not mix up the hero and the heroine – that’s how they actually are. Everybody has given over the top performances – Sonam Kapoor comes across as delusional – it almost seems as if she making up the character of Imaan and he does not really exist– now that would have actually made an interesting plotline. Ranbir Kapoor imitates Raj Kapoor, and he has been given the tramp look – and he hams terribly. Salman Khan looks scary in the movie – he might have mistaken it to be a horror movie – what with all the blue sets set in the dark – and the heroine wearing long dark robes. The sutradhaar of the movie – Gulabji (Rani Mukherji) – was the only character that the audience could relate with – she did a good job – but her costumes and make up were extremely irritating. If the director is such an aesthetic genius, somebody please explain how can Rani Mukherji and the rest of her clan dancing in colorful chiffon sarees (that are seen on display windows of stores in balanagar), baring their navels look aesthetic. All in all the movie is terrible, the characters never make sense and fail to connect with the audience – SLB attempted to make a fantasy movie – and failed miserably. If SLB called his last movie “Black” he could have definitely called this one “Blue”. In Gulabji’s words – I don’t likes!!
OSO: After watching Saawariya – believe me you will like any movie. I think Saawariya is going to boost OSO’s collections and Farah Khan must be thanking her stars that the movies released on the same date. The movie, as much advertised, is a reincarnation drama along with being a spoof on the 70’s bollywood cinema. The movie is an out and out entertainer. Farah Khan has come a long way since Main Hoon Na – this was a far better movie than Main Hoon Na! The movie does not follow any logic, the director does not display any intellectualism and the story does not hold too many surprises – it is a typical bollywood masala movie, which does not pretend to be otherwise. SRK is lovable in the first half, in the second half he overacts a tad, but is bearable. The first half is set in the 70’s and the scenes related to the-then movies are hilarious. Deepika Padukone looks stunningly beautiful and has good screen presence. Its been a long time since I liked a heroine so much in a movie – she is treat to the eyes. The songs are great and picturized very well. The second half of the movie is ultra-glamorous what with half of the Bollywood stars making an appearance – it is a treat to watch. The movie is not long and boring – it has a few good laughs, good songs, and beautiful faces – a definite entertainer time pass!!
You hardly let me get out of the house.
You never let me wear short skirts and sleeveless tops.
You abuse me till my lips bleed and my skin peels.
You make me want to run far away to my parents.
You make me shiver and huddle up at the thought of you.
I have had enough of you already.
Now I have decided to stand up and fight your brutal ways.
O
- Woke up at 4:00 am in the morning on Saturday and started driving towards
- Reached Door county at 10:30 and then went to the
- The scene was like out of a Yash Chopra movie what with blue waters on one side and yellow and orange leaves all over the place
- Clicked pictures by the dozen, as if it were a photo shoot
- Drove to a winery to taste 50 different varieties of wine
- Got a little drunk, ‘cos even if you taste just a sip, 30-40 sips make a drunk girl (hic!)
- Drove to the hotel and rested, had dinner, played cards, fooled in the swimming pool and Jacuzzi and called it a night
- Woke up early next day and hit the road again to Potawatomi (no, I did not make up that name) state park – another photo session ensued
- Drove along the shoreline covering the whole door county and got back and stopped for lunch
- Then saw hoardings for airplane scenic tours for door county, took a 15 minute tour in the airplane – needless to say, the views were breathtaking and the fall colors were great and the place looked like heaven – it was a first time experience for all of us – and thus ended the trip on a flying note - literally (in the Misters words) and drove back home!
-Moi
Mood of the day: TiredChan Se jo toote koi sapna
Jag soona soona lage
Jag soona soona lage
Koi rahe na jab apna
Jag soona soona lage
Jag soona soona lage
Jag soona soona
Hai to yeh kyun hota hai
Jab yeh dil rota hai
Roye sisak sisak ki hawayein
Jag soona lage
Chan Se jo tute koi sapna
Jag soona soona lage
Jag soona soona lage
Koi rahe na jab apna
Jag soona soona lage
Jag soona soona lage reeeeeeeee
Soona Lage Reee
Roothi roothi sari raatein
Fikhe fikhe sare din
Virani si Virani hai
Tanhai si tanhai hai
Aur ek hum hai pyaar ke bin
Har Palchin
Chan Se jo tute koi sapna
Jag soona soona lage
Jag soona soona lage
Koi rahe na jab apna
Jag soona suna lage
Jag soona suna lage
Patharo ki is nagari mein
Pathar chehre Pathar dil
Phirta hai mara mara
Kyun rahon mein tu awara
Yahan na hoga Kuch hasil mere dil
Chan Se jo tute koi sapna
Jag soona soona lage
Jag soona soona lage
Koi rahe na jab apna
JAg soona soona lage
Jag soona soona lage
Hai to yeh kyun hota hai
Jab yeh dil rota hai
Roye sisak sisak ki hawayein
Jag soona lage
Chan Se jo tute koi sapna
Jag soona soona lage
Jag soona soona lage
Koi rahe na jab apna
Jag soona soona lage
Jag soona soona lage reeeeeeeee
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan rocks!
Temperatures have crossed below the 50 deg F line. The last Indian summer day went by last weekend, it seems, as usual, without bidding adieu. Winter was going to sneak in without giving fall a chance, but looks like fall is standing firm on its ground - it’s fall officially.
It’s time to take out and don the melancholic winter coats and woolen wear. Skirts and shorts have to be replaced by sweaters and scarves. Flip flops and sandals will step behind, giving way to snowboots. Fall and winter fashion has already hit the store windows.
Trees are showing colors – there is yellow, orange, red, brown all around. Soon the trees are going to be bare, ready to be lined with virgin white snow.
Days have become shorter and the skies are dark and wintry. Summer, this time made a grand exit.
Windows at home, have started staying closed. Before long, the heater will be switched on at full blast. No more barbeques in the patio, no more walks to the lake to watch the sunset, no more kitchen gardens in the balconies of apartments, no more pretty colorful summer flowers adorning the streets on
- Eventually get up by 10:00am in the morning.
- Fight over the music genre and medium (TV/CD player/Laptop) and then listen to some music
- Do some cleaning
- Cook together
- Eat together a late brunch of sandwiches and kheer
- Sit with friends and watch the F1 race
- Play cards with friends over snacks and ice cream
- Go the lake shore and watch the
- Go and play some pool
- Go to dinner with friends and eat biryani and then finish dinner with “paan”
- Come back home
- Snuggle against the Mister and go to sleep
Next day:
Face a severe attack of Monday Morning Blues.
-Moi
I lost my cell phone two days ago :( . It was a new phone, just bought it in march or april…. Well I am still hopeful that I will find it somehow … some kindly soul might come and return it back to me… but nobody has come forward in these past days.
So I guess will go and get a new one today from the store…
My conversation with the Mister last nite
Moi: Shall we go tomorrow after work to the store to get the cell phone or shall we go on the weekend?
Him: We can go on the weekend!!
5 minutes passed, both of us reading our books….
Moi: When should we go to get the phone – tomorrow or on sat’day?
Him: Saturday sounds fine to me.
Another 5 mins go by discussing some other topic (the topic being whether Saif and Kareena make a good pair, and that Hrithik looks great in the promos of Jodha-Akbar)
Again I ask-
Moi: When should we go and get the phone – tomorrow after work or do you think Saturday is better?
Him: Ok Ok – we will go tomorrow after work!!
All the talking a wife has to do to get her way…. Its hard work you know :)!!
Mood of the day: Great
Song of the day: I’ve had the time of my life – Dirty Dancing
Calvin Hobbes:
SPOILER ALERT!! – Plot of the movie might be given away so if you have not watched the movie stop reading the blog right now!
I watched this movie yesterday evening… in the morning I read the reviews on rediff and ibnlive (I never do read reviews but I was just very curious and wanted to read how the critics had applauded the movie) and to my extreme surprise read the movie being trashed by every major newspaper. So we went to the movie with zero expectations, and just becos we had already booked the tickets online and could not cancel them…. And boy was I glad I went!!
The movie starts with
But the star of the movie is definitely Pradeep Sarkar, the direction being simply immaculate. The movie has been directed very elegantly and has crisp editing. The director knew what he wanted to show in the movie, did not unnecessarily prolong scenes, did not extend anybody’s characters in the movie. Even big names like Abhishek Bacchan and Anupam Kher were given short but apt screen times and did not kill the movie with stereotypes, confrontations and melodrama. The movie has a great look, colorful yet not pompous; it is a technical treat. Pradeep Sarkar has proved yet again that he is a proficient story teller. A story that has been told a number of times before – inspite of that the director manages to offer something different. And this movie is a definite must watch.
Song of the day: Kacchi kaliyan mat todo
The songs in my playlist right now:
A very soft romantic number from the much awaited Om Shanti Om – KK is excellent and it is easily the best number from the whole album
A haunting number which tells the story of the movie, reminiscent of “Ek hasina thi” from Karz
A very soft romantic from another much awaited movie Saawariya, its got a young feel to it
This is one of my absolute favs. One of the rare songs where both Lata and Asha share the playback- its an absolute gem of a song
I love all songs from this movie, I love Rani, I love Vivek Oberoi, I love Rehman, I love Gulzar…it’s a pet album of mine
Just for the love of Big B and Rekha…. A very youthful and peppy song featuring the great pair
Like this song from trishul – don’t know why
This is another oldie gem, the movie had all great songs, its very difficult to choose favorites, but Asha just hits the spot with this ghazal – absolute magic
Another song from the same movie, Talat Aziz has done only one good thing in his musical career, that being singing this song … its just beautiful
It’s a great remix, one of the very few remixes that I absolutely love
It’s a Rehman masterpiece… this man is just God, and with Gulzar as the lyricist the song is just great, they are pure magic together
Another Rehman composition, very rural.. and Asha Bhonsle done a great job – as usual
What can I say about this song? Ijaazat is inarguably one of the finest of Pancham’s compositions and probably the best of Gulzar's poetry. Four gorgeous solos, exquisitely crafted by RDB and lovingly sung by Asha with layered poetry by Gulzar. One realizes at such moments, that the whole sometimes is truly greater than the sum of its parts.
"Ek sau solaa chaand ki raaten ek tumhaare kaandhe ka til
gili mehendi ki khushboo, jhoot mooth ke shikve kuch
jhoot mooth ke vaade sab yaad karaa do
sab bhijvaa do, meraa woh saamaan lautaa do"
One hundred and sixteen moonlit nights, spent with you... the mole on your shoulder... the intoxicating smell of mehendi...the silly arguments and fights...the false promises made in mischief... I have left all this behind with you... send it back to me, send me all of that baggage!
I know the translation sounds a little silly, but you have to feel the song to love it!
This is an absolute personal favorite. This song is the reason that inspired me to write this blog. Gulzar’s evocative lyrics set to a simple and beautiful melody by R D Burman. The questions that life throws at us, ever so innocently.. and the storm of emotions and thoughts that we pass through as a result of it… its just beautiful!
"Tujhse naraaz nahin zindagi hairaan hoon main
Tere masoom sawaalon se pareshaan hoon main
jeene ke liye socha hi nahin, dard sambhaalne honge
muskuraayen to, muskuraane ke karz utaarne honge
muskuraaoon kabhi to lagtaa hai
jaise honton pe karz rakhhaa hai
aaj agar bhar aai hain, boondein baras jaayengii
kal kyaa pataa inke liye aankhen
jaane kab ghum hua kahaan khoya
ek aansoo chhupaake rakhaa thaa
zindagi tere gham ne hamein rishte naye samjhaaye
mile jo hamein dhoop mein mile chhaon ke thande saaye.."
Film: Masoom (1982); Singer(s): Lata Mangeshkar, Anup Ghoshal; Lyrics: Gulzar; Music: R D Burman
"When I smile, I feel the smile weigh on my lips like a debt. When the tears flow, I don’t stop them, for my eyes might crave for those very tears tomorrow." Eloquent words that tug at our heartstrings… This song will always have a special place in my heart… for a number of reasons!!
- MoiIs change better? Well we will see...
Recently I decided to get some new upgrades to the system I call myself.
I got my hair colored and got highlights in them. I have been wanting to do that since a long time, but was very apprehensive. How do I look? – well not the usual for sure – something different, some new look. Bottom line, I am glad I did it, and am getting used to my colored mane slowly, and so are the people around me
So, its going ok so far...
The other thing on the 'just trying to do something different' list is cutting down on the morning cuppa coffee...i know i know ....coffee and life…go hand in hand...but its now time for something new.
And thats Green Tea. I might sound like a faddist...but I am just loving it...
and that’s going ok so far too.
I know its not a big revolution and change can be bitter sweet...but you won't know it until you go for it - so just do it!!
He likes DVD players which play VCDs, MP3s AND DVDs. for me, a DVD player which plays a DVD is a miracle if i learn to operate it.
He thinks his cell phone is a wonderful device, and should have all the bells and whistles –mp3 player, camera…. He loves the iPhone. I don’t, for me the cell fone is just a talking device.
He takes HOURS to shop for something we neither need nor want. i can go through my shopping within 30 mins. and buy everything we both would need for a month!
He loves sports and gets excited to try any new sport. I have never played anything better than chess.
When something drops to the floor, he doesn't seem to see it. i pick it up & put it back where it came from.
He showers at least twice a day. Taking a shower even once is an ordeal for me.
He takes at least 45 mins in the morning to get ready for work (cos he needs to do everything leisurely and does not rush). I can get ready for work in 10 mins.
He is a hard core vegetarian. I am not.
He is not a planner. I am a meticulous planner, I even need to roughly plan out the meals for the week.
He thinks of the TV as a media for information - he watches Discovery, PBS, news, political debates. For me, its an idiot box - I watch FRIENDS, Sex and the City and Food Network channel
we still love each other…. deeply….!!
-Moi
Mood of the day: Good!
Song for the day: Dil mein mere hai dard-e-disco!
Sometimes, well actually most of the times I do not understand why things change unexpectedly or something totally unwanted happens, is there any significant meaning hidden behind these changes, or is it just God’s way of reminding us that he still holds the strings and can let go whenever he wants to. After turning somebody’s peaceful existence topsy turvy, does he grin, with a wicked twinkle in his eye – is this the time when the devil in him gets the better of him?
Do all of us have a specific role assigned to play in this Life? Are we really His puppets – if so, then where is the script of the play and who decides the ending?
Why does bad happen to anybody, why does somebody not achieve what he/she worked hard for? Who tells, what gives – who makes these cosmic decisions – is ‘karma’ a reality or crap ? Is it true, that there is an accountant out there (or up there rather) who keeps track of all good/bad that we have done ? And is it based on that equation that good/bad happens to each of us? And does that mean, that if we do good always – then nothing bad is going to happen to us - ever?
Too many questions – too much of mish-mash going on in this tiny brain of mine on a wed’day. Looks like I am hit by the mid-week crisis (if there is anything like that!)
Neways right now my life has put me under such circumstances where I cannot do nething but just wait for things to change for the good and happy tidings and so have been in a very pensive mood since the past couple of days … and the only thing that gives me solace is my daily dose of chocolate which, today is in the form of M and M’s – I am hooked to these, in India they are called “Gems”. Initially when I was new to this country, I could never understand the penchant for peanuts by the goras in anything and everything edible. The phirangs are obsessed with them looked like. Peanut butter, (yikes!! …then – but now have begun to like it). But peanuts in chocolates was something outrageous, I could not adulterate chocolate in any way (caramel, cashews, almonds were ok) but peanut M and M’s – I gave a scornful look when somebody had suggested that they taste good. Well, 5 years and I am hooked to them. Can wipe off a whole packet and dakaar bhi na doon.
Well, I am digressing… but that’s how my thoughts have been since the past couple of days.
-Moi
Song of the day: Strangers in the night – Frank Sinatra
Quote of the day:
Babumoshai, Zindagi ek rang manch hai aur hum sab is rang manch ki kathputliyan hain, hum sabki dorr upar wale ke hath mein hai, kab kiski dor khich jaye koi nahi janta...ha ha ha ha ha
Calvin and Hobbes: Reality continues to ruin my life!
