Sounds & Music... Its Magik... ROCK ON !!!

Now that my blog shows that its been 3 weeks since i have updated it, and a lot of my well wishers have also pointed out the obvious to me, here i am with an update. But honestly i dont have something really interesting or intelligent to write about, so am doing the musical tag (i was tagged like in my last birth, but i chose to ignore it then, so that other than fighting and later apologising i can do something constructive in this birth as well..) So cutting the chase short lets straight get down to business...

The rules of the game are pretty simple. First of all, put your MP3 player/media player on shuffle. For each question, press the next button for your answer. You should write the song down, NO MATTER WHAT and hey, NO CHEATING!!!

1. IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY?", YOU SAY?

Meherbaan- Jal. In other situations i would normally have told the truth, but now the song says, "Tere bina main bezameen, tere bina main beaasmaan.. tu hatheli, main henna.. aaj aelaan yeh kar denge, ek hain ek rahenge...." I guess this means whatever you say darling is right.

2. WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?

Aawarapan banjarapan- Jism. "Aawarapan, banjarapan, ek khala hai seene me.. Iss dharti par jis pal suraj roz savere ugta hai, apne liye to roz usi pal dhala hai seene me.. jaane yeh kaisi aag lagi hai, iss me dhuan na chingari, ho na ho iss pal koi khwab jala hai seene me.." This means i am nomadic and a night person. I prefer to watch movies on my laptop when everybody in my hostel is fast asleep, and then have problems getting up early in the morning. In this trimester, i have also specialised in dozing off in between the lectures, you see i am on the last bench again, so no audio or video interference from the lecturers disturb me.

3. WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?

Kuch is tarah- Atif. "Kuch iss tarah teri palkein meri palkon se mila de, aansun tere saare meri palkon pe saaja de... tu har ghadi har waqt mere saath raha hai, haan yeh jism kabhi door kabhi paas raha hai, jo bhi gam hai tere unhe tu mera pata de... mujhko to tere chehre pe yeh gam nahi jachta, jayaz nahi lagta mujhe gam se tera rishta.." I like honesty and straight forwardness in people. But for the person i like/love its mandatory to share his (i am straight, no doubts on that.) problems with me; this makes me feel better and close to that person. And if i cannot solve things, i can atleast be with him (not physically but emotionally)

4. HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?

Ahista ahista- Bachna ae hasino. "Ahista ahista mujhe yakeen ho gaya, ahista ahista yeh dil yahin kho gaya.. hua yeh pehli baar, mujhe ho gaya hai pyaar... " Ya i am in love, totally and completely love struck. And quite evident from my playlist, i am a little mushy and romantic by nature.

5. WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF YOUR LIFE?

Ae zindagi gale laga le- Sadma. "Ae zindagi gale laga le, hum ne bhi tere har gam ko gale lagaya hai.." Tackle the problems head on, nothing matters very much and few things matter at all. Though i get very agitated at first, but in the long run, beleive me, time clears the debris on its own.

6. WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?

Lonely- Akon. "I really wanna make things right, because without you my life's so lonely..." Making everything so right, that my loved ones are never in any kind of trouble. I am made up of my family and friends who surround me, without whom i am all incomplete and lost.

7. WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?

Bandagi- Drona. "Palchhin palchhin uljhi uljhi ek raina, dhankan dhadkan bikhre bikhre se chaina, milo chale hai gumsum yeh khamoshi, kitna bhi samjhaon yeh manena.. iss dil me goonje reh reh kar aur bijli sagar jaisa aur hairaan kare par reh jaaye badal yeh bin barse..." My best friend's only complain is that i dont speak up my problems or my emotions, i expect too much to be understood by way of silences.

8. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR PARENTS?

Baahon ke darmiyan- Khamoshi. "Baahon ke darmiyan, do pyaar mil rahe hain.. " Lets just say that the love nest my parents have made for me and my bro is the safest haven of all places on the world.

9. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?

Ae mere humsafar- Qayamat se qayamat tak. "Ab hai judaai ka mausam do pal ka mehmaan, kaise na jaiga andhera, kyon na thamega tufan, kaisa na milegi manzil pyar ki.. " One of the dialogues of Laws of attraction goes on like this, 'So one little hiccup and we give in? Fight for what you beleive in. Fight fair, fight dirty, but fight. Fight to save your love." I totally beleive in it. Leaving should never be an option, if it is, then you'll never fight hard enough to make the things work. The song from the same movie (I watched it yesterday, its hang over's still on!!) says, "Then that time i went and said goodbye; Oh! now i am back and not ashamed to cry; Oh baby here i am; Signed, sealed, delivered, I'm Yours."

10. WHAT IS 2+2?

Zara zara- Rehna hai tere dil me. Can't really make out anything out of it. Guess i should have selected the songs keeping in mind the questions, or atleast cheated a bit to come up with a really suitable answer.

11. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?

Teri ore- Singh is king. "Dil kho gaya, ho gaya kisi ka, ab raasta mil gaya khushi ka, aankhon me hai khwab sa kisi ka, ab raasta mil gaya khushi ka, rishta naya rabba dil choo raha hai, khiche mujhe koi dor, teri ore..." I am attracted to both of them for their ability to make me laugh and spread goodness all around. By the way this is the only decent song from this movie.

12. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?

Take me home country roads- John Denver. "Country roads take me home, to the place i belong, West Virginia (New Delhi), mountain mama take me home.. all my memory gather around her (him).. " Its in Delhi that we first met, and have all the fond memories of that place and that time. How i wish i never had to come down to Bangalore.

13. WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?

Hamein itna pyaar- Jal. "Hamein itna pyaar na karo ki hum mar jaye, humein itna tanha na karo ki jee na paye.. koi dil ka karaar jaane na, koi mann ki yeh baat bataye na, koi ankhon hi ankhon me keh de yeh baat.. " I work in extreme cases; either i am totally into a person or the person does not matter to me at all. Same with situations. So those who are close to me understand me and for others i am and will always remain an enigma. Pretty simple, no?

14. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?

Yeh tumhari meri baatein- Rock on. "Yeh tumhari meri baatein yuhi chalti rahe.. beete yuhi apne saare din raat, baaton se nikalti rahe nayi baat, phir wahi baate leke geet koi hum likhe, jo dil ko haan sabke dil ko choo le, baatein suron me yuhi pighalti rahe, baatein geeton me yuhi dhalti rahe.." Famous and successful and satisfied. Much talked about amongst people (positively ofcourse) is also on the list.

15. WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?

Hum tum- Hum tum. "Saanson ko saanson me dhalne do zara, dheemi si dhadkan ko badhne do zara, lamhon ki guzarish hai yeh paas aa jaye, hum tum... aankhon me humko utarne do zara, baahon me humko pighalne do zara, lamhon ki guzarish hai yeh paas aaye zara.." Isn't it self explanatory? Lolz.

16. WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?

Khuda jaane- Bachna ae hasino. "Sajde me yuhi jhukta hoon, tum pe hi aake rukta hoon, kya yeh sabko hota hai.. hum ko kya lena hai sabse, tum se hi sab baatein ab se, ban gaye ho tum meri dua.." I am very important to my parents, as much as they are to me. Only they matter, and what they think matters to me. Nothing more, nothing less.

17. WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?

Jaane Kyon- Dostana. "Tu hai to tedi meri raahein, ulti pulti baatein, seethi lagti hai; tu hai to jhoote moote vaade, dushman ke iraade sachche lagte hai, dil me jo taare waare de jagah tu hi hai, jo rote rote de hasa tu hi hai, jaane kyon dil jaata hai, tu hai to i'll be all right.. saari duniya ek taraf ek taraf hain hum.." I hope the person i marry will be my best friend, around whom i'll be all right.. We both will make things all right for us.

18. WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?

Kal ho na ho- Kal ho na ho. "Har ghadi badal rahi hai roop zindagi, chaon hai kabhi, kabhi hai dhoop zindagi, har pal yahan jee bhar jiyo, jo hai sama kal ho na ho..' Perfect song for perfect occassion. Live and Laugh, the life's too short to be taken seriously.

19. WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?

Kahin to- Jaane tu ja jaane na. "Jaane na kahan woh duniya hai, jaane na woh hai ki ya nahi.." In short d-r-e-a-m-i-n-g.

20. WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?

Phir dekhiye- Rock on. "Ankhon me jiske, koi to khwab hai, khush hai wahi jo thoda betaab hai, zindagi me koi aarzu kijiye, phir dekhiye.. hoonthon pe jiske koi to geet hai, wo haare bhi to uski hi jeet hai..." To confess i am the least carrer oriented and most carefree person you'll find around, but now maybe i have understood the value of some of the things that i used to take for granted earlier.

21. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?

Nazrein milana- Jaane tu ya jaane na. "Dil kabhi ganda, kabhi hai ek banda, dil ka bharosa kaise koi kare; dil kabhi thanda, kabhi hai atom bomb sa, yeh dhamaka kaise koi sahe; dil ki yahi khata hai, dil ko nahi pata hai; ki dil chahta hai kya?" Firstly my friends are as bindaas as is the group in this movie, we totally care and value and respect each other... and are equally clueless about the world that looks at us. Touch wood!

22. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOURSELF?

Mausam- Kidnap. "Mausam yeh awesome bada, jadoo chha gaya.." I think this song describes the weather, and the weather here in blore is awesome most of the time. But where do i feature in the scheme of things? Maybe where i get happy seeing the awesome mausam, and put off by incessant rains or scorching sun..

23. WHAT WILL YOU NAME YOUR POST?

U, Me aur Hum- U, me aur hum. "I am kind of feeling incomplete in my heart, and we can never be apart; you make me feel complete bcz you are a part of me.." This song more suits ques. no. 15, but nonetheless i'll dedicate this song to my blog as well. Too good song by the way.

24. WHAT SONG ARE YOU? (I am repeating Azra's ques.. she tagged me after all..)

Tum ho to- Rock on. "Tum ho to, gaata hai dil; tum nahi to geet kahan; tum ho to sab haasil, tum nahi to kya hai yahan; tum ho to sapno ke jaisa hai haseen yeh samaa..." Main to apni favourite hoon. Period.

P.S. I did not cheat. Some songs really suited the ques but i am plain lucky in this matter i guess. The playlist is titled, MD Soft.

Birthday Celebrations...

Its a happy happy birthday season here it seems.. everyday there's a birthday celebration and lots of creamy cakes to eat.. and also to smear on each other's face.. must say its real FUN!!!Seems like almost our entire batch comes under the Virgo sunsign, and have their birthdays either by the end of august, or in early September... Did someone mention Kismet Konnection??

Starting from 28th last month, (yups my birthday when i turned 21.. achieved the legal drinking age [;)] not that i am gonna drink now, but sounds kewl, no? lolz) my first birthday away from family and friends but everybody here made the day so special and me feel like a princess that to confess i did not miss home so much.. At the stroke of midnight, all the girls of my floor wished me and came along with cards and a yummy cake (which i cut, a bigggg piece forcibly put into my mouth, and the rest smeared all over my face, neck, shoulders and hair.. that was the ulti start to the ulti day). And from that time on to 3 in the morning, i was over the phone collecting all the best wishes of my friends.. still missed 13 calls! The best part throughout the day was that my old school friends, college friends, CL friends, tuition friends, friends i have made here, my entire clan including uncles, aunties, cousins, grandmoms and grand dads... everybody whom i could remember wished me.. oh man staying away from home has its own benefits. ;)

Starting the day with the blessings of God, and then with a few absent teachers (which means a lot of free periods and lots of time to enjoy with friends, to take on a few more calls, leg pulling sessions, planning for surprises which i already knew, and a looong phone chat with Reema; my day was going perfect...) Even the mess people conspired to give me a big gift.. ya spent a lot of money on the treat because the food was.. whatever... though it was worth it! In the entire day there was not a single dull moment, or 15 minutes without me saying "thank you" over the phone or in person or typing it out in the message box.

And that is not all... the icing on the cake was the evening celebration where the entire batch of 120 people (more or less.. attendence was'nt compulsory you see... lolz) turned up to wish me. Firstly i was made to stand on the top of a wall, and give a "short speech" on 'myself and my experiences in XIME till now', which was promptly followed by my "roomies' speak session" where they divulged all my secrets of how i am always the last one to get up in the morning, and the second to hit the bed in the afternoon and at night (KK beats me in this.. damn good motivator she is) and how each sentence of mine is superceded by words like "bada wala", or "solid wala" and "shoo"... After what it seemed like hours later, i finally got around to cut the cake.. Ofcourse as soon as i did that, i was in BIG problem.. it looked as if everyone wanted either to put the cake on my face or hair, or choke me with a big peice in my mouth... KK laid the foundation stone and others gladly followed.. I tell you she's gonna be a great leader one day... That day i got to know how many creative people we have in our batch and how good each one is in face painting, each hitting me with a vengeance.. lolz...

But all in all it was a great great day which i enjoyed till the end. Not to forget the next day which was my roomie cum momma cum warden's birthday (ya Mahi) which we all celebrated in a big way as well, followed by birthdays of others..

Its real fun, and the free fruit massage that we get is too good too...

TAG: The saving grace of my blog.

02:08 04-09-2008
Ya.. since last night i could not sleep, and had nothing constructive to do, so here's my tag..

1. The thing you have realised recently?
That the true worth of a thing/person is understood only when its irrevocably lost. And that, by default, includes T-R-U-S-T.


2. Have you given your first kiss away?
Yes.


3. If you were to be stranded on a deserted island, who are the 11 blog buddies you would take?

Firstly I dont have 11 blog friends. Secondly, I would like to take Reema along, who also happens to be my best friend and as we often joke about, "my alter ego." Also i would like to take Ashu along because she's fun to be with, and would very easily fit into our mad mad group!


4. Where is the place you want to go the most?
Well a lot of places to be frank, but to be precise and within a year, would be Kerela.


5. If you have one dream to come true, what would it be?
That I could understand what people are thinking about.


6. Do you believe in seeing the rainbow after the rain?
Yes. I do want to see the pearls of laughter ie the rainbow, after a heavy shower. But literally never seen a rainbow in my life. Not in delhi, not even in bangalore where it rains almost everyday.


7. What are you afraid of losing the most now?
My sanity and my very being.


8. If you win $1 million, what would you do?
Shopping, shopping and more of shopping.


9. If you meet someone that you love, would you confess to him/her?
Most definately YES.


10. List out 3 good points about the person who tagged you.
Pretty easy.. Well azra's very sweet, honest and fun to be with. Whats she's in her real life is what she writes about. No conflicts or pretence there.


11. What are the requirements that you wish from your other half?
Honesty, commitment and understanding.


12. What type of people do you hate the most?
Hypocrites, people who dont know how to give others' their space and people who show off.


13. What is the one thing you can't live without?
My clear conscience.


14. If you have faults, would you rather the people around you point out to you or would you rather they keep quiet?
Depends on the manner its spoken, and who speaks it. If the purpose is to correct me, then you are most welcome. If its to show off, sorry boss, i am not game for it.


15. Are you a shopalcolic or not?
Depends on who's paying.


16. Find a word to describe the person who tagged you.
Cute.


17. If you have a chance, which part of your character you would like to change?
My ego and my habit of over- analysing things.


18. What’s the last shocking thing you've seen or heard?
Lots. Can't reveal it in public though.


19. Would you rather have love but no money or money but no love?
Both love and money are equally important for me, but if i have to choose one day i'll choose my love over everything else. To be with the love of my life, i can move mountains. Honestly.


20. People I tag.
Got to be Reema.. She has not updated her blog since like centuries. I know we do things alike, but i update my blog atleast once a year. So darling, pull up yourself, no more excuses, and WRITE somthing for Heaven's sake.

Happy Friendship Day!!!

Happy Friendship Day to all.. Read it in some ecard that friends shoo away the unpleasantness of life, and bring back the lost smile.. Well i could not have agreed more with it. Staying away from home and family and friends, and from everyone and everything thats familiar to me, i can actually understand the meaning and importance of these small things that i had taken for granted until few months ago, and those which look so precious to me now.. Missing my friends and family a lot today.. and especially my school and college friends who made it a point to wish me early in the morning when i was sleeping (kamine mere door hone ka poora faida utha rahe hain.. koi na i am coming in september end, tab sab pyar mohabbat dekh lenge.. lolzzzz... but seriously buddy thank u all... love you and i am missing you all... )

The best part is that i went out to have my breakfast and lunch and enjoyed a lot.. i guess i do have a real good choice when it comes to making friends... my new set of institute friends are great and fun to be with.

Also the pressure of studies and assignments is mounting up, with our mid terms barely 10 days away, but i am still chilled out.. Wondering when will i start slogging and be serious regarding my studies (and study till 2 at night, rather than chatting).. Is it because i have got everything very easily in life and so don't value them or am i so very easy going person who prefers taking life very light? Whatever it maybe, one thing is for sure, I NEED TO STUDY! So you might ask who has stopped me? Go ahead and do it. But nah!!! Not in the mood now!!

Hey, by the way, if you all still hav'nt noticed, i have changed the appearance of my blog. So how have you all liked it? Please drop by your constructive comments, and what more features would you like to see in this blog.. Your feedbacks would be highly valued. (Somebody's going all MBAish... Yipee....)

Anniversaries and parties!!!

Last week on 23rd July, I completed one full month here… so it’s a happy one month anniversary to me, oops sorry to everyone around here who have braved 30 days in this course. And guess what? Me and my roomies celebrated it in the true MBA spirit.. yap by making assignments, preparing PPTs n writing reports. Celebrations aren’t for us I guess. But we did hug each other, and actually blurted out almost at the same time that it doesn’t seem to be just a relationship of 1 month, it looks like we have known each other for a pretty long time. The way we have adjusted and gotten used to each other’s way often reminds me of the manner new born kittens comfortably curl up with each other and form a circle which gets impenetrable. Having good friends and room mates can only cure homesickness when you are away from home and miss your family and old friends terribly. Also I miss my mum and her kitchen at least thrice a day when we are served either completely burnt food or undercooked ones, either the food’s completely bland or too spicy to eat, and the taste’s too mixed to distinguish one food item from another. I guess this training in hostel life was necessary for me to understand and appreciate the importance of home and family. By the way now we have decided to alternate each week between “complain and cribbing week” and “no complain- no cribbing week” so that we curse our destinies for one week and the next feel thankful to at least get food thrice a day as against the millions who starve and have not the privilege of having food and safe drinking water. That way we balance out our frustration and social consciousness.

Last Friday we had fresher’s party (after one full month) but the wait was worth each day… the party was awesome and I enjoyed till hilt. Danced from 7 in the evening to 11 at night, the music was great and the food yummy.. But after that had difficulty getting up the next morning, and my legs ached for two entire days! But no complains because I am ready to repeat the exercise yet again. Suddenly MBA’s looking very interesting. And the discussions that took place in the class in the next day (we got a period off) was ultimate.. we pulled each other’s legs, imitated how one danced the previous night and clicked photos of the people sleeping during that time (to be converted into a yet another PPT for next year’s Parichay.) But it was truly fun and the interaction that takes place during the 10 minutes break after each session takes away the boredom and refreshes for the next boring lecture. And our favourite pastime includes teaching Tamil and Malayalam students how to speak hindi and they in turn teach me how to speak tamil. Its real fun I tell you. The accents and pronunciation vary so much that it becomes a constant source of entertainment for us. I totally love my class.