Janmashtmi Tales

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“Haathi Ghoda Paalki, Jai Kanhaiya Laal Ki“, we would scream as the day would start with the room filled with flowers and mom would make garlands and the smell of sweets would blend perfectly with the fragrance already present. Schools used to give us the privilege to sleep a little extra that day but who wanted to! Janmashtami, it used to be!

The evening was the most awaited part of the day. In Delhi, scenes from Krishna’s life were enacted and portrayed on streets. Children would dress up as Krishna and Radha and as other various characters. Scenes from Mahabharata would adorn the street. Such colours and vibrance put altogether for Krishna’s birthday! Too much fun! Icecreams, Chole Bhature, Gol Gappe, Balloons; your every minute delighted with something or the other. Krishna sitting with Ray Ban while Radha would be sipping her Coco Cola. Gathered crowd only to swing the cradle of baby Krishna idol (that’s where I actually understood the phrase “never give up”)…

…and here I am sitting in my office, deadlines to kill; face resting on the palm; looking at the clock ticking and gazing outside the window (I have a huge ass window) … I wish I could have been a part of the parade back at home.

Nonetheless, Happy Birthday Gopala! 🙂

Butter treats tonight.

Emotional Fool

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This song is OMG so catchy and so is Varun Dhawan! Ye dil mera sajnaa emotional fool hai! ❤

Friday the 13th

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Who said Friday the 13th is as bad as its hyped! Here I wish you a Friday the ‘cute’ 13th 🙂

 

Ae Ghalib #1

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सुकून की बात मत कर ऐ गालिब, बचपन वाला इतवार अब आता नहीं |

(Do not speak of the peace O Ghalib, Sundays from the childhood days don’t come anymore.)

 

Being a Woman

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The days I spend are the days that go by,

Often I ask myself the question – How and Why?

Being a woman is not that easy, 

like the people around me sound like its so cheesy

A daughter, a wife, a mother of maybe five,

a sister, a neighbor, a friend to survive

Among these roles, the time which I spend; 

no regrets; gorgeous, pretty and ten on ten

But somewhere between those fake smiles and uncleaned makeups,

somewhere between those eyes and breakups,

There lives a soul, naked and deep inside,

Away from the pretentious world, within me it resides

Between the folklore and the daily chores,

usually when the heavy rain on the window pane pours

“don’t let it out, be a lady”, they say,

and I stayed still, did everything their way 

a silent storm, an ocean rooted,

buried inside the abyss of ‘being a woman’, rotted 

being sophisticated and polite, 

often suppressed and conquered without a fight

“let it be, you can’t change anything”, they exclaimed,

there was a voice within, thought to be in vain, 

there was a choice to be made, but all they said, 

“don’t be stupid, you are just a lady,

and we don’t give a damn of what you say”

The soul still lives there, weak and frail,

a cold flame, decayed and under a veil 

another butterfly trapped in the cocoon, 

hopes for the future still high, though a little swoon

You see, the days I spend are the days that go by

Often I ask myself the question – How and Why?

The Other Love

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…or rather the first love. I don’t know what came first, an eye for the boys or the bikes? But surely, bike rides are the best rides ever!! Not much hassle, its just you, the wind and your heartbeat. I grew up in a city and then transported to the hills and the change was such a relief! I mean after all the hotchpotch of the city, an escape was a must. I escaped for 4 wonderful years (explaining how those years were wonderful will take another 4 years)! This was the time when my love for bikes grew stronger, though I could not ride one (I cannot even ride a bicycle to save my butt), but I had lovely friends who made sure I would not miss any fun! Rides through those hills was such a thing of B-E-A-U-T-Y!

Now I am back to the cityscape, back to the harsh reality! You guys are really missed. (Akshay, Ankit, Avi, Chandan, Lokesh, Shashikant, Vishal)

Note for Girlfriends: Guys treat their bikes as their honey-buns (and I have pretty real life stories to support it)! Please do not mess with it, I have witnessed some nasty aftereffects! 

15 Signs that you are a Shoe Addict

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Shoes! Shoes! Shoes! A perfect get-away (literally). I read somewhere (don’t remember where) that unconsciously, a person will always notice your feet (science said), so hence its important that you wear good shoes (surely, women take this way too seriously).

Remember, our beloved Cinderella? One shoe surely did change her life! And looks like girls have gone way too far when it comes to their shoe collection, or rather shoe museum. Danielle Steel has ‘at least’ 6,000 (yes, three zeros after six) pair of Louboutins (I mean, what does she do? walk on her keyboard with it?) For sure, its aptly quoted that a girl can never have too many shoes! See, a general shoe necessity is okay and understandable, but when do we know we have crossed the line and have become an addict (though its not that bad like it sounds, only your pocket griefs).

So here, 15 Signs that tells you are totally a Shoe-Addict (apart from owning a lot of shoes!)

1)

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Whenever you go for shopping, your feet always turns around to take you inside the shoe stores (its kinda reflex now). Excitement hits when you are surrounded by oh-so-many-pretty-shoes (Oh-so-obvious)!

2) You just can’t avoid talking about shoes no matter where the conversation started from, it has to end with shoes!

3) To buy shoes for a ‘purpose’ does not make sense to you at all! I-like-it-I-buy-it is your mantra.

4)You have a shoe encyclopedia beside your bed.

5) Instagram about chocolates and selfies can be missed, but posting your brand new shoes on the internet is sure-shot-must-do! Its as important as breathing the stupid oxygen.

6) You’re basically on a first-name basis with the staff in the shoe department of every store in the city.

7) Your credit card statement is a compressed shoe-store directory.

8) You know exactly the difference between the pumps and stilettos and it hurts you so badly when people mix that up (it tears you apart!).

9) You even debated between paying the rent or hitting up that shoe sale. I mean shoes are important, ever heard, a woman carries her clothes, but its a shoe that carries a woman, and surely you can never have enough of that.

10) You usually panic when you can’t decide which pair to wear because they are all so wonderful and you don’t want to hurt any one of them (of course! shoes have feelings).

11) You just can’t agree with your friends who tell you that you have way too many shoes because somewhere deep down, you know there is always a room for another.

12) There is no such thing as ‘favorite shoe’ (Camaawnn! the world is already full of racists!).

13) Forget about matching them with your dresses, you have so many of them that you can match them with your underwear if given a chance!

14) Your social life includes you, your pile of shoes and a closet.

15) Besides, there are way worse things you could have been addicted to, I mean couple of shoes have never hurt anyone (surely, you have missed ‘mummy-di-chappal‘ here).

If you have agreed on all the points above, Congratulations! You are certified well-heeled in life!

Note: Mitali Bhasin, do the shoes ring a bell 😉

I am Hopelessly in Love with you Ranbir Kapoor!

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Ranbir Kapoor. The only song which comes to mind when i think of him is “Kitna sohna tujhe rabb ne banaya, ji kare dekhta rahoon!” He is an epitome of uber-cuteness and sources (who have met him) reveal that he is a sweetheart in person as well, down-to-earth, mischievous, dedicated… aaaaaahhhhmmmm….! I totally respect him (like I love him in brackets) for his chivalrous and attitude towards life! With only 14 films old, 2 in the pipeline (Bhoothnath Returns and Roy) and 2 filming currently (Bombay Velvet and Jagga Jasoos), he surely has a long way to go. I wish him all the luck, kyunki tum hi ho.. ab tum hi ho.. zindagi ab tum hi ho… (oops! I often get carried away, Camawn! Its Ranbir Kapoor after all!).

Proper Patola

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Meanwhile addicted to this song. Proper Patola Nakhraye Swag, Suti Patiala Shahi, Chunni Teri Black  😉

A song by Diljit Dosanjh featuring Badshah.

Aarushi Loves Ranveer

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Her love for Ranveer Singh is truly impeccable. Here Aarushi Dayal, this one goes for you. I hope one day you find him and eat him. Till then happy ogling! LOL!