Not Capricorn for sure. Because a few a days back I was checking out the life size poster of his latest movie “what’s your Rashi” and was quite curious to see how he has made his “12 Priyankas” look unique in their own way. There was Aries-good, Leo-very good, Sagittarius-hmm, and there it was- “Capricorn Priyanka” ouch……the moment I saw her I wished I wasn’t a Capricorn myself. And I am not exaggerating. She is not just plain Jane but quite an eyesore…what with the “joint eyebrows” and I-don’t-know-which-century dressing; she is portrayed as a Capricorn in a very bad taste.
Being a true blue Capricorn, I am quite disappointed to say the least. Guess he never knew that we are (ahem, ahem!) known for our grace, poise and earthy beauty. So what was it then? A stern Capri Math teacher or something else, eh that led him to present her in this way? Well, we would never know, but guess he has lost an audience in me and I am hopeful many other Stunning Capri women who share my views. Unless he sends me a free movie ticket that is ;) till then, adios Ashu!
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
The miracle called Rain
It tastes like heaven when they fall on you
A burst of shower that chills you
It washes away your tears when you cry
It makes you smile in a way that is wry
It is mysterious but when you listen
You hear your heart reflected
It drums down my window in a silent whisper
The breeze knocking at my doors
It makes you pine
And the earth divine
Enamors you with her ethereal aroma
As if it too is rejoicing in the miracle…. called Rain
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Keep Walking.........
If there is darkness, keep walking
When you are alone, keep walking
When there’s no light in sight, keep walking
Rain or shine, keep walking
When the world weighs on you, keep walking
Happiness is around the corner, keep walking
Distances shrink when you keep walking
The more you walk the more you would see
There are lot better place to be
Set no limit and set yourself free,
It is the only way to be.
Beyond the horizon, beyond the bay
The world never stops, and you should never sway
Keep walking is the way
When you are alone, keep walking
When there’s no light in sight, keep walking
Rain or shine, keep walking
When the world weighs on you, keep walking
Happiness is around the corner, keep walking
Distances shrink when you keep walking
The more you walk the more you would see
There are lot better place to be
Set no limit and set yourself free,
It is the only way to be.
Beyond the horizon, beyond the bay
The world never stops, and you should never sway
Keep walking is the way
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Getting Inked
As I get ready to cast my “mighty” vote, I wonder do others feel the same way I do. No doubt casting your vote and getting inked is the latest in-thing these days. But I sincerely hope and believe that it means a lot more than that. Coz its not just another button you push or another holiday you spend lazing around, it’s a lot more than that. Especially, we, the younger generation needs to understand more than ever. Coz the decisions taken by us today would decide our future.
So, please go ahead, cast your vote not just for the sake of it or to get free entry in pubs, give it a thought, a little consideration. Vote with your mind and not your heart; don’t let your emotions come into the way of reason. Let us not be misguided by the parties promoting their ulterior motives in the garb of secularism. We need to come out of our prejudices and stand together as a Young Indian Force that knows what it wants and what is important.
Jaago Re before it’s too late.
It is time to get inked.
Friday, July 4, 2008
The Life and Lies of Orkutians
The social networking craze has caught up big time in India. With interesting add-ons, applications and options, they are catching the fancy of the users and I’m not just talking about the young crowd, even people in mid 30s and onwards use it frequently.
Orkut, Facebook, My Space- all these sites are a great way to find and connect with old school friends, relatives, colleagues, etc. Plus, it is used big time by users to project themselves as drool worthy people.
Wait, before you start thinking o gawd, she is eons late, let me tell you, I’m not here to talk about what these sites are, what they do, are they good for us or not. Since I’m an avid user of one such site (the most popular of them all) for long, so I thought of bringing forth a few interesting observations I made there over a period of time.
So here goes my list of some funny and weird observations about the various users of Orkut
(Note: I’m assuming you are aware of the tools, features and options of Orkut….if not, kindly log on and create your profile today!)
1. Hear Ye Hear Ye:
When people want to announce to the world they are seriously dating someone or are hitched, they promptly change their status to “committed” or “married”. Guess, it has sort of become a tradition for married people to change their status otherwise, they won’t be officially considered married! This update is generally followed by a string of congratulatory or curious scraps from people the user simply forgot to inform or didn’t consider worth informing or inviting!
Some people (read girls) even go to the length of adding their spouse’s surname to theirs (soon after marriage) or even better; add their husband’s full names to theirs, so much for the women’s liberation!
2. Getting Even:
If one wants to tell his ex-flame that he is seeing someone, it would be promptly reflected in his relationship status. To add insult to the injury, they would go ahead and put up a picture of them with their new crush/love.
3. Subtle and Not-so Subtle Indicators:
I’m feeling rebellious….bam comes an angry emoticon on my profile page. I wanna tell the world I belong to this state/community…I’ll join my state/group specific community. I’m dying to tell the world I belong to the in-crowd; I’ll join such communities to show off….
4. You’ve Got Friends?
One of the things that amaze me is how can people handle hundreds of online friends? I mean it’s ok to have 40, 50 or even 60 friends, but how can one have 800 friends?!!!! Does their list include: milkman, maid, dhobi, neighbor’s dog………
5. Fans Galore:
That’s a very interesting option in orkut. Generally, it’s up to people’s sweet will if they want to become someone’s fan. But at times people actually ask others to become theirs, so they can boast the number of fans they have!
6. Tested-monials:
Ditto for testimonials (thought it’s comparatively easier to become a fan than to write one ‘coz it requires more time n thought).
7. Swing Both Ways:
While it’s a person’s personal prerogative to choose to be straight or otherwise, I would like to share an interesting observation about a married guy I knew: under the section what is the purpose of joining the site, he mentioned: dating (ahem!), n listen to this: dating…men and women! Whoa!…..lady you’ve got yourself a philandering George Michael!
8. Married Men’s Dilemma:
At times you would find good n weird married men looking for some online “fun”. So they would be-friend a nice girl and the friendship would continue but then they would suddenly remember that their own sister, brother-in-law, in fact the entire family is on their friend’s list, so they promptly remove their unknown female friends after many apologies.
Other interesting observations:
As a loyal orkutian, I’m assisting in orkut’s continuous endeavor to make it more interesting and relevant; so I have some suggestions to make to broaden their friend’s category:
1. Have-to accept friends: Coz there are friends u accept the request of just so that you don’t break their heart!
2. Can’t be removed friends: There are some u had a tiff with but out of courtesy you don’t wipe them out.
3. Work friends: Then there are those who are your colleagues or at times (God forbid!) ur seniors who you can’t refuse…
4. I’m sorry non-friend: And at times you get a friend- request from a person who, even though u may not know him well…but would not have the heart to say no to him…so what do you do…….simple wait n wait till the that request vanishes…..
5. Pestering “friends”: Ummm, they re not exactly your friends-like those pestering ones who keep sending you the friend request even though I have rejected it a zillion (honey, I rejected the request, not you!!!!) times or there’s another sub-category, like this person I knew whom I removed from my list but had the nerve to send the request again….whew!
6. You-still- exist? friends: This is for those friends who have been in your list for long, but they haven’t written to you much. Probably too busy to add more friends eh?
Hope you had as much fun in reading it as I had writing it! Watch this space for more such stuff and don’t forget to leave your comments.
Orkut, Facebook, My Space- all these sites are a great way to find and connect with old school friends, relatives, colleagues, etc. Plus, it is used big time by users to project themselves as drool worthy people.
Wait, before you start thinking o gawd, she is eons late, let me tell you, I’m not here to talk about what these sites are, what they do, are they good for us or not. Since I’m an avid user of one such site (the most popular of them all) for long, so I thought of bringing forth a few interesting observations I made there over a period of time.
So here goes my list of some funny and weird observations about the various users of Orkut
(Note: I’m assuming you are aware of the tools, features and options of Orkut….if not, kindly log on and create your profile today!)
1. Hear Ye Hear Ye:
When people want to announce to the world they are seriously dating someone or are hitched, they promptly change their status to “committed” or “married”. Guess, it has sort of become a tradition for married people to change their status otherwise, they won’t be officially considered married! This update is generally followed by a string of congratulatory or curious scraps from people the user simply forgot to inform or didn’t consider worth informing or inviting!
Some people (read girls) even go to the length of adding their spouse’s surname to theirs (soon after marriage) or even better; add their husband’s full names to theirs, so much for the women’s liberation!
2. Getting Even:
If one wants to tell his ex-flame that he is seeing someone, it would be promptly reflected in his relationship status. To add insult to the injury, they would go ahead and put up a picture of them with their new crush/love.
3. Subtle and Not-so Subtle Indicators:
I’m feeling rebellious….bam comes an angry emoticon on my profile page. I wanna tell the world I belong to this state/community…I’ll join my state/group specific community. I’m dying to tell the world I belong to the in-crowd; I’ll join such communities to show off….
4. You’ve Got Friends?
One of the things that amaze me is how can people handle hundreds of online friends? I mean it’s ok to have 40, 50 or even 60 friends, but how can one have 800 friends?!!!! Does their list include: milkman, maid, dhobi, neighbor’s dog………
5. Fans Galore:
That’s a very interesting option in orkut. Generally, it’s up to people’s sweet will if they want to become someone’s fan. But at times people actually ask others to become theirs, so they can boast the number of fans they have!
6. Tested-monials:
Ditto for testimonials (thought it’s comparatively easier to become a fan than to write one ‘coz it requires more time n thought).
7. Swing Both Ways:
While it’s a person’s personal prerogative to choose to be straight or otherwise, I would like to share an interesting observation about a married guy I knew: under the section what is the purpose of joining the site, he mentioned: dating (ahem!), n listen to this: dating…men and women! Whoa!…..lady you’ve got yourself a philandering George Michael!
8. Married Men’s Dilemma:
At times you would find good n weird married men looking for some online “fun”. So they would be-friend a nice girl and the friendship would continue but then they would suddenly remember that their own sister, brother-in-law, in fact the entire family is on their friend’s list, so they promptly remove their unknown female friends after many apologies.
Other interesting observations:
As a loyal orkutian, I’m assisting in orkut’s continuous endeavor to make it more interesting and relevant; so I have some suggestions to make to broaden their friend’s category:
1. Have-to accept friends: Coz there are friends u accept the request of just so that you don’t break their heart!
2. Can’t be removed friends: There are some u had a tiff with but out of courtesy you don’t wipe them out.
3. Work friends: Then there are those who are your colleagues or at times (God forbid!) ur seniors who you can’t refuse…
4. I’m sorry non-friend: And at times you get a friend- request from a person who, even though u may not know him well…but would not have the heart to say no to him…so what do you do…….simple wait n wait till the that request vanishes…..
5. Pestering “friends”: Ummm, they re not exactly your friends-like those pestering ones who keep sending you the friend request even though I have rejected it a zillion (honey, I rejected the request, not you!!!!) times or there’s another sub-category, like this person I knew whom I removed from my list but had the nerve to send the request again….whew!
6. You-still- exist? friends: This is for those friends who have been in your list for long, but they haven’t written to you much. Probably too busy to add more friends eh?
Hope you had as much fun in reading it as I had writing it! Watch this space for more such stuff and don’t forget to leave your comments.
Thursday, July 3, 2008
The Magic of Talking
Words have always been very important to me, almost therapeutic you can say. My work requires me to stay quiet and concentrate for a longer period of time and since I seldom indulge in talks these days (just in office, don’t think I’m the quiet sorts!), so I had sort of “forgotten” how much I love to talk and of course, write. A few minutes back I had a pleasant talk with one of my colleagues. I had come to submit a few documents to her, never thinking I would actually have more than 2 minutes of “official-courtesy” talk. After the submission was done, she suggested we should go for coffee, I agreed, thinking that it would be a good idea.
So, we settled down with a hot cup of CCD coffee and started talking. Since she is the (more) chirpy sorts, so she initiated. We talked general stuff but her positive vibrancy and enthusiasm was infectious, it had me hooked too. During the talks, it just hit me, albeit gently, that having that little spark of positivism burning inside you really works wonders. The usual mundane things and monotonous routine, the disappointments and so many negative aspects of your life vanish in thin air if you are positive within or come in contact with people who are teeming with positivity. There was nothing life-changing about the conversation, but her sheer enthusiasm and a positive persona taught me a precious lesson: don’t worry, be happy and keep talking:)
So, we settled down with a hot cup of CCD coffee and started talking. Since she is the (more) chirpy sorts, so she initiated. We talked general stuff but her positive vibrancy and enthusiasm was infectious, it had me hooked too. During the talks, it just hit me, albeit gently, that having that little spark of positivism burning inside you really works wonders. The usual mundane things and monotonous routine, the disappointments and so many negative aspects of your life vanish in thin air if you are positive within or come in contact with people who are teeming with positivity. There was nothing life-changing about the conversation, but her sheer enthusiasm and a positive persona taught me a precious lesson: don’t worry, be happy and keep talking:)
Monday, June 16, 2008
Salaam RJs!
I settled down in my car with a hot cuppa of coffee, took the first sip and found myself in a different world altogether, a livelier world that had an inviting road stretching ahead, dotted with lush green trees and birds chirping. I could hear laughter and see cheerful faces of people going for their work while the songs played in the background. No, that was not my hallucination because of my car’s AC, but what I was hearing on radio. Yes, I’m talking about our “unseen” friends- the RJs who have become a vital part of our everyday life. They’re not just voices in the air, they are your unseen friends who are always there to cheer you up, bring a smile on your face, offer quirky solutions to your problems, know what you love to listen and inform you as well-in short infotain u!
They make the world seem much livelier as they wake you up and refresh you with their funny jokes and voices. The RJs have become an essential dose for people like me who travel for hours at a stretch everyday. It’s not only the songs they play, it’s how they keep you engaged with the way they talk, what they talk and how they manage to bring a smile on your face (my driver always suspects I have gone nuts when he catches me smiling inwardly at the recent comment passed by the RJ!)
Sometimes fun, sometimes weird and most of the times plain funny, that’s an RJ for you. Though they do get preachy now and then (which is good sometimes), but their basic “motto” is to make you feel at ease and help you relax and enjoy yourselves while u can.
They have the knack of keeping the listeners involved by asking their opinions on current issues by way of phone calls and SMSs. From the early radio days when the legendary Ameen Sayani presented shows in his charming voice, RJing has come a long way, bringing with it a fresh approach of presenting songs, informing and sharing.
RJs have also shown us the way to live life amidst everyday chaos. Since they can’t change the things as they are, so they try and help you feel better and take things lightly. They mock at politicians’ silliness; make fun of the celebrities, sing funny parodies, all in an effort to help you realize you are much better than them all.
A lot of hard work goes into making these shows a success. You love an RJ because of his/her voice and the way he/she speaks no doubt, but you can’t sideline the kind of words (script) they use. They’re so crisp, witty, logical and funny (excuse my fetish with words, I am a writer!!), that at times one wishes that they could go on and on with no music interrupting the joyride!
So, three cheers for the RJs for making our mornings, evenings and every day interesting….Happy Listening!
I settled down in my car with a hot cuppa of coffee, took the first sip and found myself in a different world altogether, a livelier world that had an inviting road stretching ahead, dotted with lush green trees and birds chirping. I could hear laughter and see cheerful faces of people going for their work while the songs played in the background. No, that was not my hallucination because of my car’s AC, but what I was hearing on radio. Yes, I’m talking about our “unseen” friends- the RJs who have become a vital part of our everyday life. They’re not just voices in the air, they are your unseen friends who are always there to cheer you up, bring a smile on your face, offer quirky solutions to your problems, know what you love to listen and inform you as well-in short infotain u!
They make the world seem much livelier as they wake you up and refresh you with their funny jokes and voices. The RJs have become an essential dose for people like me who travel for hours at a stretch everyday. It’s not only the songs they play, it’s how they keep you engaged with the way they talk, what they talk and how they manage to bring a smile on your face (my driver always suspects I have gone nuts when he catches me smiling inwardly at the recent comment passed by the RJ!)
Sometimes fun, sometimes weird and most of the times plain funny, that’s an RJ for you. Though they do get preachy now and then (which is good sometimes), but their basic “motto” is to make you feel at ease and help you relax and enjoy yourselves while u can.
They have the knack of keeping the listeners involved by asking their opinions on current issues by way of phone calls and SMSs. From the early radio days when the legendary Ameen Sayani presented shows in his charming voice, RJing has come a long way, bringing with it a fresh approach of presenting songs, informing and sharing.
RJs have also shown us the way to live life amidst everyday chaos. Since they can’t change the things as they are, so they try and help you feel better and take things lightly. They mock at politicians’ silliness; make fun of the celebrities, sing funny parodies, all in an effort to help you realize you are much better than them all.
A lot of hard work goes into making these shows a success. You love an RJ because of his/her voice and the way he/she speaks no doubt, but you can’t sideline the kind of words (script) they use. They’re so crisp, witty, logical and funny (excuse my fetish with words, I am a writer!!), that at times one wishes that they could go on and on with no music interrupting the joyride!
So, three cheers for the RJs for making our mornings, evenings and every day interesting….Happy Listening!
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