So a couple of my colleagues (read 25 somethings...males) are getting married sometime this year. This gave two of my cosest friends in office (GR and SM, both married) the opportunity (again!!) to pounce on me with their "so whats ur plan?" "its time already" "what on earth are you waiting for??". Ok ok, so lets be fair to my friends.. I will be 26 next month, I am in a serious relationship for the past 2 years.., I am not looking out for any other options. So what is it that is stopping me from taking the final ('final' sounds rather scary..like a point of no return) plunge ('plunge' is no better!!). Well I began my attempt to explain my point of view (point of view being - I am happy as is, I do not see any fayda of getting married, I am not THAT old etc. etc) to SM and GR, and I strated hyperventilating..an all too familiar feeling in the pit of my stomach, which is how I react when people start discussing marriage with me.
Dont get me wrong, I am not opposed to the institution of marriage..come to think of it I am rather indifferent to it... but that does not really mean that I wish to be one of those rebellious sorts who do not feel the need to get married. I am sure one day I will feel the ned to get married, but I am afraid that day will be somewhere in my late 30s and since I know the feeling of 'need' will arise so late in life and that I cannot really wait to feel the 'need' I will have to tie the knot way earlier than that and that too for no good reason. And imagine the kind of responsibilities that will accompany that step.. I will have to make sure that my house is spick and span, the food cooked at my place is delicious, I may need to install a landline, I will have to have a proper pujaghar , I will no more be able to entertain people by organising a byob with plastic cups and plates. The list is endless. But I guess you lose some you gain some (I am still wondering though...what is it that one gains by marriage??)!!
cheerios!!
Monday, July 13, 2009
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Of Hangovers, Rains and the Underworld
Last weekend I saw Hangover and I am totally hungover on it!! brilliant movie..will keep you in splits from beginning to the end. And Alan, as the the to-be-groom's brother in law, is hilarious with his "one man wolf pack" speech and mindblowing poker-face dialogue delivery
It was such a pleasant change after watching duds after duds that were being released in the past couple of months. In fact Hangover is the only really good movie that I have seen after Dev D.
I loved the soundtrack of the movie too, especially Danzig's "Thirteen" which is played around the beginning of the movie and Flo Rida's version of "Right Around" that is played at the end, so much so that I ensured that I have the OST of the movie amongst the many thousand songs on my palylist.
I went to watch the movie on Saturday and boy was it raining on Saturday!!! It seemed like a huge hole came open in the sky and water kept tumling out of it. I must have been in the out for a split second (making a dash from the taxi door to the pavement) and I got completely drenched and CC who was accompanying me to the movie was so soaked that we had to immediately shop for a new replacement wardrobe for him (right from footwear to shirt and shorts)!! But it was good fun.
We also bought Tombraider Underworld and that game is sooooooooooo tough, that I am still stuck in first level and exhausted with the constant exploration not resulting in anything. These days though I go through the walkthroughs available on the internet before getting on with the game, else I would keep getting lost and stuck. I would not think of it as "cheating" as I am simply taking assistance from someone (many many thankyous to the thoughtful walkthrough providers) who is more capable/better equipped of handling the demons/secrets of the Underworld than I (poor me...I am just your average girl-next-door) am.
right?? right!!
It was such a pleasant change after watching duds after duds that were being released in the past couple of months. In fact Hangover is the only really good movie that I have seen after Dev D.
I loved the soundtrack of the movie too, especially Danzig's "Thirteen" which is played around the beginning of the movie and Flo Rida's version of "Right Around" that is played at the end, so much so that I ensured that I have the OST of the movie amongst the many thousand songs on my palylist.
I went to watch the movie on Saturday and boy was it raining on Saturday!!! It seemed like a huge hole came open in the sky and water kept tumling out of it. I must have been in the out for a split second (making a dash from the taxi door to the pavement) and I got completely drenched and CC who was accompanying me to the movie was so soaked that we had to immediately shop for a new replacement wardrobe for him (right from footwear to shirt and shorts)!! But it was good fun.
We also bought Tombraider Underworld and that game is sooooooooooo tough, that I am still stuck in first level and exhausted with the constant exploration not resulting in anything. These days though I go through the walkthroughs available on the internet before getting on with the game, else I would keep getting lost and stuck. I would not think of it as "cheating" as I am simply taking assistance from someone (many many thankyous to the thoughtful walkthrough providers) who is more capable/better equipped of handling the demons/secrets of the Underworld than I (poor me...I am just your average girl-next-door) am.
right?? right!!
Thursday, May 7, 2009
I've got a case of weekdays...
I hate my job at times, and such times, unfortunately connote "most times". I have pondered enough on my true professional calling. Everytime I discuss my listlessness towards my current job with my friends they ask me to introspect, to understand what sort of profession will keep me happy and sated. I think and I think and i realise (every bloody time!!!) that I dont have any particular set of skills, I get bored soooper easily and I cannot stick to nothing for more than two days, without cribbing about it. To top it all, I am the laziest species of homo sapiens that ever walked this planet earth. So it is not possible for me to actively seek any change of profession or even a change of job. I keep my fingers crossed and hope that God in all his kindness will drop the perfect job in my lap someday. I believe that..I do.
Until Then
Until Then
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Goa Chronicles..
Well it so happened that I ended up going to Goa for the long weekend. Now Goa is quite hot 'n humid in these times of the year, but this time we were like those super enthusiastic holidayers who don't give a rat's ass about the weather.
We also visited places other than the standard Baga-Calangute area, which was quite a lot of fun. So on day one we went to Anjuna (I personally think that Anjuna is the best beach in Goa - pristine and picturesque), which was a far call from the excessively commercialized Baga-Calangute. So their were no pot-bellied, hairy, uncles in their VIP chaddis, splashing around in the water, no aunties with their salwars rolled up to their knees, running after chunnu and munnu who are having a great dip in their nylon slacks. Anjuna was very sparsely populated, it was way cleaner and very pretty. Plus there was this beach shack "Curlies", which was really great. So we just spent hours their drinking nd eating and in the night we hit Tito's (it was a Thursday and there were like 4 people inside) and then we went to Mambo's (which was great music and good fun).
We had quite a few escapades as well. First our car got stuck in the mud when we had parked for Mambo's, and after much cursing, irritation etc. etc., the car was rescued, by this reed thin guy, who also took 100 bucks for the same. Then when we were cruising around late in the night, the cops caught us (not for being drunk and driving, not for driving without license, but for- renting a car! which apparently is illegal!!) and we had to pay another 500 bucks to the cops.
The second day we drove out to Arambol, which was quite ok and in the night we hit Mambo's again!
By the third day I was wondering if I should go for a detoxification course, 'cos I could literally feel alcohol replacing blood in my veins. Anyhoo my great holiday was marred by the bloody theives working in Indigo airlines! I had put both my phones in the my bag and locked it and checked it in. When I reached home and I opened my bag, I see that my bag was strategically torn (from a blade , I think), and my mobiles were missing. I was shocked and bloddy furious. I have written a very strong hate mail to Indigo, but I am expecting nothing out of it.
However, please be warned from this experience of mine and think twice about putting valuables in your check-in baggage.
Until then....
We also visited places other than the standard Baga-Calangute area, which was quite a lot of fun. So on day one we went to Anjuna (I personally think that Anjuna is the best beach in Goa - pristine and picturesque), which was a far call from the excessively commercialized Baga-Calangute. So their were no pot-bellied, hairy, uncles in their VIP chaddis, splashing around in the water, no aunties with their salwars rolled up to their knees, running after chunnu and munnu who are having a great dip in their nylon slacks. Anjuna was very sparsely populated, it was way cleaner and very pretty. Plus there was this beach shack "Curlies", which was really great. So we just spent hours their drinking nd eating and in the night we hit Tito's (it was a Thursday and there were like 4 people inside) and then we went to Mambo's (which was great music and good fun).
We had quite a few escapades as well. First our car got stuck in the mud when we had parked for Mambo's, and after much cursing, irritation etc. etc., the car was rescued, by this reed thin guy, who also took 100 bucks for the same. Then when we were cruising around late in the night, the cops caught us (not for being drunk and driving, not for driving without license, but for- renting a car! which apparently is illegal!!) and we had to pay another 500 bucks to the cops.
The second day we drove out to Arambol, which was quite ok and in the night we hit Mambo's again!
By the third day I was wondering if I should go for a detoxification course, 'cos I could literally feel alcohol replacing blood in my veins. Anyhoo my great holiday was marred by the bloody theives working in Indigo airlines! I had put both my phones in the my bag and locked it and checked it in. When I reached home and I opened my bag, I see that my bag was strategically torn (from a blade , I think), and my mobiles were missing. I was shocked and bloddy furious. I have written a very strong hate mail to Indigo, but I am expecting nothing out of it.
However, please be warned from this experience of mine and think twice about putting valuables in your check-in baggage.
Until then....
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Of Weekends..
30th has finally been declared as an off (elections!!). Yay!! now we have a straight off from 30 to 3 May. But sadly all my plans to hit Goa o'er the coming weekend have gone for a toss. I had planned the trip in the beginning of April and the airfare was very cheap at that time, however I was told that I may have to work o'er that weekend since some wretched deal documents will be getting executed that weekend, so I did not book any ticks. Now that deal has gone kaput, but the airfare has shot up like crazy and I just can't afford it. The train ticks are not available, and I simply cannot do a road trip (both my last trips in April beginning and in January, were road trips with almost 30 hrs per trip on the road). So now I have to settle for something less appealing like Madh Island.
Oh, and my friend SA has just recently (like day before yesterday) started dating this guy, JM. So SA and JM had invited me over to JM's place in for dinner. SA had made sexy pasta in pesto sauce! I went expecting little but JM turned out to be this really sweet and laid-back chappie. I quite liked him and I am so happy for SA. We had a great time..yapping away to glory, recounting school days for JM's benefit and sipping on (lovely!) chenin blanc. Plus this guys's house was on the 20th floor and just absolutely enjoyed the wind, the music, the converstion, the food, the wine. And oh, I almost forgot, this really hilarious thing happened. The bottle of wine that I bought as a gift for JM, it refused to open with the wine opener , so JM started stabbing the cork with a knife, and finally the cork plopped inside the bottle. When we poured out the wine, all sorts of bits and pieces of the cork were coming into the glass, so we decided to strain the wine. And we strained it right into a kadhai and we were helping ourselves using a huge ladle! It was too funny and we couldn't stop laughing. Well, I know it does not sound so funny when I write it down, but well it was!!
Until then...
Oh, and my friend SA has just recently (like day before yesterday) started dating this guy, JM. So SA and JM had invited me over to JM's place in for dinner. SA had made sexy pasta in pesto sauce! I went expecting little but JM turned out to be this really sweet and laid-back chappie. I quite liked him and I am so happy for SA. We had a great time..yapping away to glory, recounting school days for JM's benefit and sipping on (lovely!) chenin blanc. Plus this guys's house was on the 20th floor and just absolutely enjoyed the wind, the music, the converstion, the food, the wine. And oh, I almost forgot, this really hilarious thing happened. The bottle of wine that I bought as a gift for JM, it refused to open with the wine opener , so JM started stabbing the cork with a knife, and finally the cork plopped inside the bottle. When we poured out the wine, all sorts of bits and pieces of the cork were coming into the glass, so we decided to strain the wine. And we strained it right into a kadhai and we were helping ourselves using a huge ladle! It was too funny and we couldn't stop laughing. Well, I know it does not sound so funny when I write it down, but well it was!!
Until then...
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Last night I dreamt I went to Mandereley again….
Last night I finally watched the movie “Rebecca”. I have been in love with the novel by Daphne du Maurier from the time I first read it in my 1st year of college. The way Rebecca’s shadow is present throughout the novel, without her being actually present in person is beautifully captured. You are dying to know, soon after the beginning of the book, more and more about Rebecca.
The movie, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, was released in 1940. Though I have not really been able to develop a taste for the old black and whites (no matter how hard I try!! ), I make an exception for this movie. Joan Fontaine is incredible as the meek and submissive Mrs. De Winter who is superbly intimidated by the evil Mrs. Danvers.
Oh, I just loved the idea of the eerie mansion still dominated by the presence of a mysteriously beautiful dead woman. However, as is the case almost all the time, the novel is far superior to the movie.
Another book that I was a spooked a little by was Wuthering Hieghts by Emily Bronte. I absolutely hated Heathcliff’s character and I cannot imagine how can people fall in love with each other in a manner that is all encompassing, self destructing and passionate beyond reason.
Anyhoo, I am proposing to watch Revolutionary Road tonight and lets hope I really like it, because I am looking forward to watch a movie that I REALLY like.
Until then….
The movie, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, was released in 1940. Though I have not really been able to develop a taste for the old black and whites (no matter how hard I try!! ), I make an exception for this movie. Joan Fontaine is incredible as the meek and submissive Mrs. De Winter who is superbly intimidated by the evil Mrs. Danvers.
Oh, I just loved the idea of the eerie mansion still dominated by the presence of a mysteriously beautiful dead woman. However, as is the case almost all the time, the novel is far superior to the movie.
Another book that I was a spooked a little by was Wuthering Hieghts by Emily Bronte. I absolutely hated Heathcliff’s character and I cannot imagine how can people fall in love with each other in a manner that is all encompassing, self destructing and passionate beyond reason.
Anyhoo, I am proposing to watch Revolutionary Road tonight and lets hope I really like it, because I am looking forward to watch a movie that I REALLY like.
Until then….
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Tomorrow I'll be hanging with my head over a bucket..
Went to the gym after 3 months yesterday...my arms are so sore that I could not even push the soap dispenser. To top it all my gym instructor declared (after some very “loud” mental calculation) that I am 2 kgs overweight! I was crushed given that I always thought that my purpose for hitting the gym is not to lose any extra fat (you see- I always believed that I do not have any extra fat to lose) but to get some exercise to build up my stamina. And further still the gym instructor made some signs with his thumb up and fingers curled (indicating that I am piling on all these kgs as a result of excessive drinking). I wanted to strangle him, though all I could manage then was an embarrassed giggle.
What is it with everyone! The other day one of my school friends who I have not met since last August, saw some of my pictures on facebook and called me to let me know that I should cut back on my excessive drinking since all that is directly showing on my face which, according to her (I thought I was looking extremely pretty in those pics..!), was looking bloated.
I mean I just HATE it when people just assume that I am some sot and all I do all day long is drink. And I do not even like drinking…don’t get me wrong, I do have fun while drinking, its just that I don’t like the taste of alcohol.
Let me explain my drinking habits. I love getting drunk when I partying. I enjoy a couple of glasses of white wine when I am out for a nice Italian dinner like to mia cucina or da vinci. I don’t mind a glass of red wine when I am watching a nice flick on a Friday night. But all of the above does not add up to mean that I go to bars or wine shops twice a day to get a daily doze of alcohol! No it just does not mean that.
Ok, I think I have ranted enough. I should get busy now as my colleagues on the left and right side are furtively peeping into my lap-top to figure out what is keeping me so occupied that I have not my mouth in the last 15 mins.
Until then….
What is it with everyone! The other day one of my school friends who I have not met since last August, saw some of my pictures on facebook and called me to let me know that I should cut back on my excessive drinking since all that is directly showing on my face which, according to her (I thought I was looking extremely pretty in those pics..!), was looking bloated.
I mean I just HATE it when people just assume that I am some sot and all I do all day long is drink. And I do not even like drinking…don’t get me wrong, I do have fun while drinking, its just that I don’t like the taste of alcohol.
Let me explain my drinking habits. I love getting drunk when I partying. I enjoy a couple of glasses of white wine when I am out for a nice Italian dinner like to mia cucina or da vinci. I don’t mind a glass of red wine when I am watching a nice flick on a Friday night. But all of the above does not add up to mean that I go to bars or wine shops twice a day to get a daily doze of alcohol! No it just does not mean that.
Ok, I think I have ranted enough. I should get busy now as my colleagues on the left and right side are furtively peeping into my lap-top to figure out what is keeping me so occupied that I have not my mouth in the last 15 mins.
Until then….
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