There are people who click and who don't. And then there are people who can understand what you mean (note, I do not mean what you say :p) even without you having to explain or articulate.
This is not a common phenomenon mind you. In this weird race against time kinda world where work or occupation takes precedence over everything, we have barely enough time to talk to anybody leave alone have a decent fruitful conversation.
Imagine a quiet moment where you are thinking about something, maybe reflecting on something. The next moment you just say a single sentence. And... the person next to you understands exactly what you mean.
Imagine picking up the phone just to say something really profound that hit you a moment ago to someone. And.. the person does not even ask you why you are saying that because the person understands what you mean.
Imagine not having to prove a point to somebody because the person knows exactly where you are coming from.
Imagine that silent interlude where you don't have to explain anything to someone because even without words the person knows...
How many such moments can you count in your lives? How many such people do you have in your lives?
Monday, January 30, 2006
Saturday, January 21, 2006
Tot for the day.
I am slowly realizing that I have the full capability to screw up my life to unmentionable extent. I am not sure if these are moments of temporary insanity or whether its totally a messed up head!
ARR
There are certain things constant to be said about ARR music
1. There is a high probability that you will not like or appreciate the song when you hear it the first time.
2. You will most probably like it a lot by the time you hear it for the third time.
3. The lyrics in hindi will always sound a little cooky like they have been somehow made to fit the tune.
4. Songs sung personally by ARR will, more often than not give you goosebumps!
5. Nobody else has such a variety of singers singing for him.
6. His songs are not at all as easy to sing as they might sound to be. Its the sheer talent of the singers that make the songs sound as if sung effortlessly.
7. He is the best no matter what :)
1. There is a high probability that you will not like or appreciate the song when you hear it the first time.
2. You will most probably like it a lot by the time you hear it for the third time.
3. The lyrics in hindi will always sound a little cooky like they have been somehow made to fit the tune.
4. Songs sung personally by ARR will, more often than not give you goosebumps!
5. Nobody else has such a variety of singers singing for him.
6. His songs are not at all as easy to sing as they might sound to be. Its the sheer talent of the singers that make the songs sound as if sung effortlessly.
7. He is the best no matter what :)
Monday, January 09, 2006
Yawn..
Don't know where to begin.. its been bloody long.. Been putting off blogging for a while now and now there are so many things that i wanted to write about but they all seem so long back now :p
Anyways, laziness is all thats happening here.. Absolutely nothin else.. But its been a rollercoaster of sorts last coupla weeks.. Kerala road trip twice in 2 weeks.. Catching up with ol's friends, back in India shopping and lots more :))
Lots of pix to upload, hoping it will all happen soon.. Bored as of now.. Looking forward to going back to work soon. Joblessness not quite agreeing with me, is driving me nuts :)
Anyways, laziness is all thats happening here.. Absolutely nothin else.. But its been a rollercoaster of sorts last coupla weeks.. Kerala road trip twice in 2 weeks.. Catching up with ol's friends, back in India shopping and lots more :))
Lots of pix to upload, hoping it will all happen soon.. Bored as of now.. Looking forward to going back to work soon. Joblessness not quite agreeing with me, is driving me nuts :)
Friday, December 02, 2005
Home sweet home
Its been a busy week with all the last minute shopping and packing and all that jazz! Finally managed to scrunch all my belongings into the mammoth suitcases of mine. How I managed to lug them around, God only knows!
Flew business class this time back to India.. It was awesome! Slept peacefully for the first time .. Landed in Mumbai and suddenly felt so light.. Can't explain... there is just something about being baq in your own country.. a feeling of everything is fine.. there is nothing to worry about kinda feeling :))
But a few minutes later realized that everything was not well. I had really heavy luggage which cumulatively was almost double what I weigh probably !! Try lugging that around..
Not to mention these zillion security booths that have popped up in the mumbai airport now.. Whats up with that ?? I thought this kinda thing happened only in US where you were required to go thru scanners so stringently.. Believe me that is nothing compared to this. During departure I probably went thru security check probably twice. Get this, after arrival and clearing custom, I had to go thru security checks at least 4 times here in India!! Its amazing! And we blame the US airports!?
There was this guy who helped me at one of these security checkpoints with my luggage. Just as I was thanking my stars and saying to myself, o wow people are soooo friendly here. He whispers to me - Kuch deke jaiye na.. Translated that means, since I picked up your luggage to place it on that table, you need to pay me something!!
I am quite dazed an confused by now.. Wondering if I had any change, wondering how to tell him to go take a flying leap, wondering if anybody heard him, wondering where is all the indian currency i cleverly stashed away months ago!!? Finally found a 10 buck note and quite ruefully handed over to him!
Had to take a shuttle from international to domestic for onward journey to blore.. Had to check in bags again.. While I was checking those in, the counter guy called out my name from the ticket -
Him: Miss Radhika, there is a chance your luggage may not arrive in this flight.
Me: (Uh !!??, Is this some kind of a sic joke!!?) ) What?
Him: No, no. this is a very small aircraft so, sometimes we may not be able to fit in all the luggage especially ones like you have.
Me: (Glaring at him the best I could, despite being quite disoriented at that time). Ok, so ?
Him: So, nothing to worry about, it will come in the next flight.
Me: So am I supposed to wait for it at the airport ?? (Like hell I will)
Him: No no, we will send it to your house, you will just have to fill a form.
Me: (Quite disdained and tired by now) Ok fine, whatever, just check it in now..
After a few minutes, have checkied in bags, looking at the shuttle which is over flowing with people by now.. This counter guy is trying to ask everybody to board it. Walks near me..
Him: Go Radhika go, what are you waiting for ?? You will miss your flight!
Me: Huh! (staring in disbelief at having some random guy calling me by my first name like he knows me!)
Smiling despite myself thinking, all this happens only in India :)))))
Fortunately all luggage arrived promptly in blore and I was amazed to see that my stupid bro was also there well ahead of time.. Knowing him believe me thats quite amazing. He's the kind who will either land late or not at all. Last time he forgot that he had to pick me up and I had to take a cab!!! mmmppfft!
Anyways.. Home now.. Feels awesome.. Weather rocks..
Chatting with granny, lazying around in pajamas, fighting with bro for the remote (dunno why we do this inspite of the fact that we have 2 TV's !!), mum trying to feed me with upma for the billion and 27th time in vain..,
at home.. at peace..
Flew business class this time back to India.. It was awesome! Slept peacefully for the first time .. Landed in Mumbai and suddenly felt so light.. Can't explain... there is just something about being baq in your own country.. a feeling of everything is fine.. there is nothing to worry about kinda feeling :))
But a few minutes later realized that everything was not well. I had really heavy luggage which cumulatively was almost double what I weigh probably !! Try lugging that around..
Not to mention these zillion security booths that have popped up in the mumbai airport now.. Whats up with that ?? I thought this kinda thing happened only in US where you were required to go thru scanners so stringently.. Believe me that is nothing compared to this. During departure I probably went thru security check probably twice. Get this, after arrival and clearing custom, I had to go thru security checks at least 4 times here in India!! Its amazing! And we blame the US airports!?
There was this guy who helped me at one of these security checkpoints with my luggage. Just as I was thanking my stars and saying to myself, o wow people are soooo friendly here. He whispers to me - Kuch deke jaiye na.. Translated that means, since I picked up your luggage to place it on that table, you need to pay me something!!
I am quite dazed an confused by now.. Wondering if I had any change, wondering how to tell him to go take a flying leap, wondering if anybody heard him, wondering where is all the indian currency i cleverly stashed away months ago!!? Finally found a 10 buck note and quite ruefully handed over to him!
Had to take a shuttle from international to domestic for onward journey to blore.. Had to check in bags again.. While I was checking those in, the counter guy called out my name from the ticket -
Him: Miss Radhika, there is a chance your luggage may not arrive in this flight.
Me: (Uh !!??, Is this some kind of a sic joke!!?) ) What?
Him: No, no. this is a very small aircraft so, sometimes we may not be able to fit in all the luggage especially ones like you have.
Me: (Glaring at him the best I could, despite being quite disoriented at that time). Ok, so ?
Him: So, nothing to worry about, it will come in the next flight.
Me: So am I supposed to wait for it at the airport ?? (Like hell I will)
Him: No no, we will send it to your house, you will just have to fill a form.
Me: (Quite disdained and tired by now) Ok fine, whatever, just check it in now..
After a few minutes, have checkied in bags, looking at the shuttle which is over flowing with people by now.. This counter guy is trying to ask everybody to board it. Walks near me..
Him: Go Radhika go, what are you waiting for ?? You will miss your flight!
Me: Huh! (staring in disbelief at having some random guy calling me by my first name like he knows me!)
Smiling despite myself thinking, all this happens only in India :)))))
Fortunately all luggage arrived promptly in blore and I was amazed to see that my stupid bro was also there well ahead of time.. Knowing him believe me thats quite amazing. He's the kind who will either land late or not at all. Last time he forgot that he had to pick me up and I had to take a cab!!! mmmppfft!
Anyways.. Home now.. Feels awesome.. Weather rocks..
Chatting with granny, lazying around in pajamas, fighting with bro for the remote (dunno why we do this inspite of the fact that we have 2 TV's !!), mum trying to feed me with upma for the billion and 27th time in vain..,
at home.. at peace..
Tuesday, November 22, 2005
viva las vegas..
Spent last weekend at vegas. Had been planning to do that since a really long time. Wanted to infact do a quick re-wedding thingie as well, but hubby was not very conducive to the idea :p
Well who knows, maybe one of these days!
It was a really nice weekend and enjoyed vegas completely.. I believe that once you are done with all the sight seeing is when you can really enjoy the place.. There is no pressure of having to see all there is to see, do all there is to do.. Its plain and simple chilling out! t'was like that this time, didn't wanna spend all the time in and out of casinos and shops (Oh, they have fab shopping at vegas!!) Instead spent time getting the feel of the place, enjoying what each theme had to offer and just relaxing completely..
Had a wonerful time at this club we went to, more a lounge bar rather than a club which I think is nice coz then you can just sit back, drink and talk..
Went to this pastry shop at Bellagio, it is to die for!!! Absolutely amazing pastries and ice creams ! Its definitely a must go place in vegas as far as I am concerned..
Had a really good time at this place called napoleon in Paris which had a piano duet thingie going on. It was sooo amazing.. There is definitely something about live music.. No matter how good or bad it is, it is live and sooo soo enjoyable.. Not saying it wasn't nice or anything, both the singers were amazing in fact.. Had a nice evening there over drinks and got a few of our requests played as well :))
And of course, shopping, when have i ever gone anywhere and not shopped :p vegas is really very very tempting that way.. I mean, its a place which has all the avenues in the world to drain all that money you may have !! Pick anything and there will be a way they will get money outta you, how much ever! They don't care, thats how they thrive.. I mean, what else do they have in terms of say an economy, its just money making avenues... No industries, no so called financial sectors churning money..its plain an simple money makin via lot of avenues! ;)
But anyways, it was a great trip in all ! Wait, did I mention it was a surprise trip for hubbs ? ;))
Well who knows, maybe one of these days!
It was a really nice weekend and enjoyed vegas completely.. I believe that once you are done with all the sight seeing is when you can really enjoy the place.. There is no pressure of having to see all there is to see, do all there is to do.. Its plain and simple chilling out! t'was like that this time, didn't wanna spend all the time in and out of casinos and shops (Oh, they have fab shopping at vegas!!) Instead spent time getting the feel of the place, enjoying what each theme had to offer and just relaxing completely..
Had a wonerful time at this club we went to, more a lounge bar rather than a club which I think is nice coz then you can just sit back, drink and talk..
Went to this pastry shop at Bellagio, it is to die for!!! Absolutely amazing pastries and ice creams ! Its definitely a must go place in vegas as far as I am concerned..
Had a really good time at this place called napoleon in Paris which had a piano duet thingie going on. It was sooo amazing.. There is definitely something about live music.. No matter how good or bad it is, it is live and sooo soo enjoyable.. Not saying it wasn't nice or anything, both the singers were amazing in fact.. Had a nice evening there over drinks and got a few of our requests played as well :))
And of course, shopping, when have i ever gone anywhere and not shopped :p vegas is really very very tempting that way.. I mean, its a place which has all the avenues in the world to drain all that money you may have !! Pick anything and there will be a way they will get money outta you, how much ever! They don't care, thats how they thrive.. I mean, what else do they have in terms of say an economy, its just money making avenues... No industries, no so called financial sectors churning money..its plain an simple money makin via lot of avenues! ;)
But anyways, it was a great trip in all ! Wait, did I mention it was a surprise trip for hubbs ? ;))
Wednesday, November 16, 2005
Blip blip..
T'is has been a busy busy time.. Hurrying to wrap up work. Excitement to get out of here. Its so funny come to think about it, I am always always so happy to go back. Just the thought of it keeps me going for weeks. Then why do I keep comin back you may wonder.. hmm I wonder too..
Thought that next 2 weeks will be great fun with all that vacation thrown in, but queer twist of fate and I end up working thru my so called break! I don't know how I do this, manage to screw up things just right. I had planned for this weeks even months ahead. A nice 2 weeks of break in Phoenix with hubby before heading back to a sabbatical back home.
All I am left with are 2 weekend trips we had planned way ahead (and thank god for that, otherwise would have ended up screwing up that too!) and thats it!
Drat!
Anyways, the good news is that I have realized the new series 'Related' is worth pursuing :) (remember I had been a proponent of that a few weeks ago :p) T'is has its moments..
Vot to do, I am a total sucker for these chick shows! :p
Also, I today declare openly that I am hooked to 'Gilmore Girls' ! Yes people, I admit, i was a closet watcher, but now i decide to come out in the open! Its really such a sharp and witty series I do not have words to describe it!
An ad thats been ticking me off on TV now a days is the e or online match making site, something called eHarmony or something.. It really irks me to see how hypocritical this country can be! One one hand you declare that you don't understand why or how an arranged marriage works and on the other hand, you actually go and enroll on these sites which has software to match profiles based on your likes/dislikes and opinions??!!
I mean, give me a break, at least in arranged marriages, its the elders or the parents who are doing the match making for you and beleive me I have a lot of faith in that whole mechanism! Here you have strangers and even softwares making that match for you and you are supposed to find a lifetime of bliss that way !
Arrggghh.. ticks me off to no extent..And going by how many of these have sprung and are popular let me add, goes to show the increasing number of singles desperate for some form of companionship. I am not saying it in a wrong way mind you, but why be two faced about it.
For whatever its worth, at least our ways have a base in some fundamentals and have worked for like zillions of years.. Hmmppfff..
I am sooo sooo badly waiting for the new Karan Johar movie.. Yes, people I like that trash.. I really do.. I am a total sucker for these feel good movies.. Will take that anyday over an oscar contender or all those so called thought provoking, intelligent movie nonsense... I like to have pure unadulterated bollywood masaala for 3 hours with good looking people (read shah rukh khan, abhishekh bachhan here), good costumes (read flowing sarees, ghagras an what not here), good songs, elaborate sets and locales and of course karan johar/yash chopra :))
Needless to say, as you could have guessed I belong to the minority who liked K3G, I completely enjoyed it.. :)
Ok, before this blog flows into further unchartered territories, lemme full shtop it.. so here .
Thought that next 2 weeks will be great fun with all that vacation thrown in, but queer twist of fate and I end up working thru my so called break! I don't know how I do this, manage to screw up things just right. I had planned for this weeks even months ahead. A nice 2 weeks of break in Phoenix with hubby before heading back to a sabbatical back home.
All I am left with are 2 weekend trips we had planned way ahead (and thank god for that, otherwise would have ended up screwing up that too!) and thats it!
Drat!
Anyways, the good news is that I have realized the new series 'Related' is worth pursuing :) (remember I had been a proponent of that a few weeks ago :p) T'is has its moments..
Vot to do, I am a total sucker for these chick shows! :p
Also, I today declare openly that I am hooked to 'Gilmore Girls' ! Yes people, I admit, i was a closet watcher, but now i decide to come out in the open! Its really such a sharp and witty series I do not have words to describe it!
An ad thats been ticking me off on TV now a days is the e or online match making site, something called eHarmony or something.. It really irks me to see how hypocritical this country can be! One one hand you declare that you don't understand why or how an arranged marriage works and on the other hand, you actually go and enroll on these sites which has software to match profiles based on your likes/dislikes and opinions??!!
I mean, give me a break, at least in arranged marriages, its the elders or the parents who are doing the match making for you and beleive me I have a lot of faith in that whole mechanism! Here you have strangers and even softwares making that match for you and you are supposed to find a lifetime of bliss that way !
Arrggghh.. ticks me off to no extent..And going by how many of these have sprung and are popular let me add, goes to show the increasing number of singles desperate for some form of companionship. I am not saying it in a wrong way mind you, but why be two faced about it.
For whatever its worth, at least our ways have a base in some fundamentals and have worked for like zillions of years.. Hmmppfff..
I am sooo sooo badly waiting for the new Karan Johar movie.. Yes, people I like that trash.. I really do.. I am a total sucker for these feel good movies.. Will take that anyday over an oscar contender or all those so called thought provoking, intelligent movie nonsense... I like to have pure unadulterated bollywood masaala for 3 hours with good looking people (read shah rukh khan, abhishekh bachhan here), good costumes (read flowing sarees, ghagras an what not here), good songs, elaborate sets and locales and of course karan johar/yash chopra :))
Needless to say, as you could have guessed I belong to the minority who liked K3G, I completely enjoyed it.. :)
Ok, before this blog flows into further unchartered territories, lemme full shtop it.. so here .
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