A love like that...

I saw them again today. That makes it thrice in a row. Its always the same place..that bent in the road, under the street light in that calm and quiet Officers’ Colony. She is in her late twenties, looks a lil’ overworked, yet elegant in her own simple ways. He is in his early thirties with years of struggle and pain bringing in a maturity usually reserved for much later. Two very simple souls. Almost alike in their backgrounds and modest upbringings. Yet a big difference making them a world apart.

She stood on the pavement just below the street light, leaning gently on his scooter. Yes, he on his scooter. A specially designed one for the physically challenged individuals. A few passers-by notice that which she chooses to ignore. Her face is lightened up, looking into his eyes. He is engrossed in sharing the irrelevant details of his day. Smiling and listening…she continues to do that to her heart’s fill, never mind the second looks of those around. A serene peacefulness – almost nearing bliss seems to have enraptured her. I am sure she must be feeling a hundred emotions that moment. Fortunately sympathy for him doesn’t figure in that list. More importantly, he knows that too.

Just an average regular couple. The sharing and caring, the sweet nothings and the unnecessary fights. I wonder if their life is just as normal as any other couple’s. I pray it is. But somewhere, in that small moment, I felt a much stronger understanding and maturity that must be strengthening the bond with each passing day.

We don’t often see miracles around us. Or is that we don’t want to anymore? Miracles are seen by those who believe. You don’t really have to wait till Christmas for that..some times, the simplest and commonest of things in life are also the biggest of miracles for mankind.

Random ramblings...

The other day, Babdu - my cousin, asked my age casually. Now I being of an age where I don't have to lie as yet, pat came the reply '23'. He teasingly replied that at this age his mom was not only married but was also a mother!
Hmmph! Such dialogues always leave me stumped!
Yes, I know, girls of my generation are highly career minded and a post-graduation is not deliberated any more in family meetings but generally assumed and even socially expected! But then whatever happened to mental and emotional maturity?
Even though the average marriage age has gone up for girls, it makes me kinda wonder if the emotional maturity level has taken a downward dip. I some how believe that even at say 27 I would be as silly and immature as I can imagine by 22 year old aunt to be at the time she got married.
Has today's 'AC classroom' education taken away some of life's real experiences? Or that life itself has changed so dramatically that it longer offers us a chance to face the heat and tan a little?
Anyways, it is a scary thought that someone thinks I should have been married by now!! Gotto avoid social functions and weddings with vengeance now...never mind the yummy food at TipTop Plaza!! The fact that someone inquired if Dr. Shinde's elder daughter is up for marriage has petrified me to bits!

5 things I like about myself

Very often I have questioned myself as a person. Doubted myself, criticized myself and relaxed only after I found a few hundred faults in me. But I never took time to actually think nice things about me...criticizing oneself comes so easy, treasuring oneself is so rare.



Watching Jab We Met right now, Geet’s “Main apni Favourite hoon!” somehow touched me. It takes a lot to be one’s Best Friend...but you would never be alone once you are friends with yourself.



So, here it is...I m gonna jot down 5 things that I absolutely adore about myself. Will try to keep the CV points off this list..though might be a little hard to resist the temptation of writing 1st prize in Kalavikas Mandal’s English Elocution in 3rd standard..I still adore myself for that, but will try to keep this as genuine as possible.



1.Being my expressive self

I cry at the drop of hat, talk loudly when I am excited and yell when I am pissed. Although this has been the reason for many a public embarrassments for my family and friends, I still adore that fact that I never put on a garb of diplomacy, societal etiquette or even the tag of being ‘mature’ to hide my true feelings.

Crying litres of tears in Chitra theatre when DJ and Sukhi die in RDB, talking so loudly in CCD that the guy on the next table is kind enough to offer me advice with my problems have been a few incidents to my credit. Kya karein, control hi nahi hota yaar!! :D





2.Being the risk-taker that I am

I thrive on the adrenaline rush that unknown situations present me with. Taking up French when my entire gang of girlfriends took Sanskrit in 8th std meant having to spent the most crucial years of school life – the higher secondary years, in finding new friends, adjusting to them and yet making those years memorable without letting old ties go loose. And I did that. Quite inadvertently. And I am proud of that.



3.Getting along with one and all

Now this trait is something I am terribly proud of...whether its my friends’ moms and dads or even grandparents or complete strangers that I met online or in journeys, I have this knack of striking a conversation that lead to well-meaning friendships. Of course, the chatterbox that I am, once I am friends with someone, they have to make special efforts to be heard or to have their say.



4.Getting bored easily

I simply can’t keep doing the same thing over and over again! That should explain the Pharma to Management leap. In fact it also explains Bharatnatyam, singing, dramatics, swimming, trekking, cooking, reading, writing, sports and blogging! No, not a quitter if that’s what you are thinking but yes, definitely someone who has an eye for adventure and seeks new horizons.

Yes, badly want to get back to Bharatnatyam though! :(





5.The decision-maker

I am blessed with parents who always thought I was old enough to take my decisions ever since I was five. It may sound scary now but back then it was the most natural thing for me to decide which dress I wanted to buy or what I should order in a restaurant. 11th std Ruia College, UDCT for Pharma and MICA for MBA were all my decisions. My parents had an opinion but were never the decision-makers. Hell, my dad even raised an alarm when he came to know that I am going to a B-school named after a mineral ore but I guess it was too late as his daughter had decided she had a mind of her own.



Ok! I know the bargain was for only 5 things that I like about myself but me being so adorable, I can’t help but write a 6th one too.



6. I like love the fact that I am very, very lucky!!

How many people in this world can boast of having won a SONY music system and MARUTI 800 car in the lucky draw of a TV show? Well, I can :) How many people can explain admissions to prestigious institutes after having bought the form in the last hour of the last day of form distribution? Yes, you are right, I can :) How can one explain the return of a folder full of ORIGINAL certificates earned till date that was horribly forgotten in the train? Well, yours truly can. This list is endless, so let me just say that maybe, just maybe I am one of Lady Luck’s favourite child :)



Done!! So now I pass this tag on to 5 people..who have to shake off their boredom, get their lazy bums in front of the computer and finish this tag for themselves. Do it for yourself guys..thinking good things about yourself doesn’t really hurt.



Here is the list:



Siddhesh – coz I don’t know you much, so this could be a good start and because you appear as a very private person.

Viraj – coz I know you well, but would like to see how well you know yourself.

Abhijit – coz I knew you well once upon a time, but would like to see how you have/have not changed in these few years.

KK – coz I always feel I don’t know you well enough.

Aditi – coz I find something amazing about you each time I read you blog/talk to you; just wanna know which of those amazing things mean the most to you.



P.S: A tag means that the ones tagged have to write a post on their blogs on the same topic ie..they have to write what are the 5 things they like about themselves. I hope its clear now!!

Snippets..the good, the bad and the ugly.

THE GOOD:
The much-awaited Yahoo! goodies have finally made an appearance.
A Yahoo! bag, a few Purple pens and a Yahoo! diary.
Do not question my mental state, yes, any free stuff still excites me enough to blog about it!
The best one so far - My very own, very first Business Card!! Two boxful of them!! The joy of seeing my name on a company card (ahem, a c/o with great brand equity, if I may add) was incomparable. Some higher intelligence tells me that more than clients, its my relatives who are gonna see more of those of cards.

THE BAD:
In other news, life has become mechanical.
Get up, get dressed, go to work, work, come home, have dinner, sleep - are the only commands running my life these days. To add to it, weekends are even worse. Any suggestions for getting back some fun?

THE UGLY:
This is very difficult for me to put in words. Last week saw the end of a 2 year relationship that I was in..tears, memories and broken hearts..the whole gamut of emotions to add to it - anger, hatred, dejection, sympathy, love and loads of numbness.

Friends are our greatest support system - I realised once again. What needs to be realised is 'I am my own best friend!' :|