The Wet Promise

Sitting by the window sill
I watch the rain drops splatter the ground
I reminiscence the moments last year
Those lovely memories when you were around

The innumerable games we used to play
The walks across the park we had
those joyful escapades we have shared
And also the times you made me insanely mad

With a heavy blow of the strong wind
The rain drops come splashing through
Bringing me back to the present
I then realise, its time to meet you

I drive through the streets lost in your thoughts
I reach where you are and the strong wind blew
I see your smiling face, I sit beside you
And place a rose on your grave promising you



"Tommy...No other pet can ever replace you" 


B.R.B !!!

India is free. Really?

India is free. But are the Indians? From the land of Wealth, prosperity, India has now turned into a land of corrupt politicians & their scams. Its true, that we must be the change we wish to see in the world. Tough, but not impossible.

A big salute to all the leaders, freedom fighters, who sacrificed their blood & lives for us to be free.

India celebrates 64 years of freedom today. I wish in the coming years, India gets her freedom from poverty, illiteracy, corruption. That would make us truly free.

Proud to be an Indian. Always.

Happy Independence Day to all my fellow Indians. Also, to all the Koreans!

B.R.B !!! :)

Desk-Top !!!

A short story written by me for a competition held in TCS. The Topic was Calendar and we had to write a story less than 1000 words in less than an hour. This is what I could come up with! And I dont know how... But I managed to bag the 3rd prize :D :) This story is more than a year old. Happy reading... !


New Years Eve [2010], At the Office, Cubicle#1234

8:30AM

CRASH!!! BHAAM !!!

Desk : Oh God!!! Not AGAIN!!! [Suddenly realizes our presence] Hi, I am The Desk. The main element of Pinku’s cubicle. Oops… Forgot to mention who Pinku is… Pinku aka Pinky is the person who sits in this cubicle… Cubicle # 1234… A very pretty , intelligent girl who spends around 10 hours with me in office. And all this fuss you are witnessing now is done by Milton and Brownie who keep vying for her attention. Milton is her Blue colored 1 litre water bottle and Brownie is her Brown colored Teddy Bear who sports a White Tshirt which has Happy Birthday printed all over it. CRASH!!! Oops..There they go again! See you guys later! Bbye!

DHOOM!!! CRASH!! !

Milton : I am the most important person out here. You get it Brownie?

Brownie : In what way? Duh! Just splashing me with water wont do you any good and make you the most important person. I, as always am her sweetheart. The way she looks at me, the way she cuddles me with her cute eyes is nowhere to be seen when she holds you to drink water. Hahahaha!

[Milton throws the paper weight at Brownie]

Brownie : Ouch!!! Here, Take this!

[Brownie retaliates throwing the stapler towards Milton. Milton loses his balance but manages to regain his balance. Looks around for his next weapon]

The fight goes on till ages and soon its 9:00AM.

9:00 AM

A beep sound is heard [of the swipe]. The doors open and Pinky arrives in a light yellow cotton salwar kameez clicking her sandals on the spotless floor.

Milton : Hey… That sounds like Pinky!

Brownie : Yeah you are right… Don’t make any noise now! Ssshhh

She makes way to her cubicle. She is carrying her crimson handbag. She reaches her cubicle and pulls her chair backward and settles into it. She places her handbag on the desk and opens it. She takes out a brown paper wrapped package and keeps her bag into the cabinet.

She unwraps the package and studies it with curiosity and admiration.

It’s a Calendar of the year 2011.

She keeps the calendar in the right corner of the desk, next to her monitor.

Brownie [In a hushed voice] : Err… What is that?

Milton : Looks like a Calendar to me Dude! Hmmm… Yes… He is a calendar indeed… Look at his attractive pages and he has got the dates printed over him!

Pinky is in awe looking at the calendar. She is flipping through the pages.

Pinky : Wow! I haven’t seen such a pretty calendar in a long long time. Mom sure has a good eye for all such things. There are wonderful pictures of sceneries, birds and animals. Also, It has a quote for each month!

Milton : Bro… What is so fascinating about a calendar? She seems to be very impressed!

Brownie : I don’t see anything that great in him!

The Desk : Guys! I see some serious competition for you both!

Milton : Bah! He will be just like the 2010 calendar . Remember what happened to him? Ha ha

Brownie : Yeah… For 2 days he was the centre of all the attention. Soon , he was full of markings of her red pen. Poor Guy! This fellow is also going to end up like him! Ha ha ha. Hey! Ssshh… Here she turns.

Pinky stands up to fetch Milton and to fill him with water from the water cooler outside the ODC.

After they are gone,

The Desk : Hi Newbie, I am the Desk. What is your name?

Newbie : Hi Desk, I am Calendar. Its nice meeting you. Is it generally this cold out here?

The Desk : Yeah. The AC is ON. But don’t you worry, you will get adjusted to it pretty fast! By the way, welcome! Hope you have a great time here!

Calendar : Thanks a bunch buddy!

Calendar turns to Brownie.

Calendar : Hi there, I am Calendar . I am new here.

Brownie : Hi I am Brownie. I am here for the past one year.

Calendar : That’s nice. Hope we can be good friends.

Brownie : Yeah sure. Why not? Only if you don’t try getting too close with Pinky.

Pinky returns with Milton who is brimming with water.

Days pass by. Milton and Brownie find Pinky getting closer and closer to Calendar. She keeps fiddling with him even when she is on a call or talking with her team mates or getting bored.

Milton and Brownie see that Pinky is no longer interested in them and is always with calendar or Miss.Trring [the desk phone].

One fine morning, Milton and Brownie decide to confront Calendar.

Milton : Hey you! Don’t you try messing with us!

Calendar : Hi Guys! What’s the problem? I don’t understand!

Brownie : Don’t pretend as if you are naïve. Okay?

Calendar : Seriously guys, I don’t know!

Milton : Do you think we can’t see what’s going on? You are getting too close to Pinky!

Calendar : Guys…Guys… Relax! Don’t you know she is getting transferred? Today is the last day here.

Milton & Brownie : WH-WHAT???

Calendar : Yeah. She is leaving today to Los Angeles. Here she comes!

Pinky comes rushing to her desk. She has a big polythene cover with her and is dumping all her things into it. She puts in all her documents and files. Leaving Milton , Brownie and Calendar alone on the desk.

Milton : I can’t believe she didn’t take me along with her!

Brownie : Same here Pal!

The Desk : Nobody can take me along with them *sigh* Hey…Wonder who is our new owner?

Milton & Brownie : Who cares? Pinky is gone!

The Desk : Wow! Look! A stunning girl!

Milton & Brownie : WHERE???? Where??

And The Story goes on…

Say NO !!!

DISCLAIMER : This article is meant for educational purposes only. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead is purely coincidental.

How difficult is it to say “no”? Why are we not able to say the simple two lettered word? I have been in zillions of situations where I forced myself to say YES instead of NO.

What are the possible reasons? I could think of the following :

• I did not want to sound rude
• I feared it would sever the relation I have with the person
• I did not want to displease everyone
• I did not want to create a bad impression
• I did not want to cut a sorry figure

Think of the consequences. Be it at home, work place or with friends. You end up doing something you hate/dislike at the expense of yourself. The person who asked you to do *something* would be oblivious of your initial/continual disinterest.

Lets take up the example of workplace. Your Colleague asks for help. You being the good soul agree to cover in for him/her. You do not mind to sit late hours and complete the work as long as you do not want to displease your colleague. Such requests add up and eventually you end up being the "person" who can come to anyone's rescue.

What is the end result? You end up losing your quality time and are working late hours at office. I am not asking you not to help anyone. Helping a person is different. But helping somebody at your expense continually is not encouraged.

One needs to master the art of saying NO. Soon you would be so pissed at yourself, as you are the one who could not decline or say a NO and ended up losing your time.

Better late than never. Stand up for yourself.

I have started saying NO. And seriously, I feel a hell lot better !!! :))

Learn to say NO. I am sure the ones who care for you would not mind and the ones who just want their work done, would hunt for an another scape goat to fill your space! ;)

That's all for now... B.R.B !!!

Interests - Do they fade or hide ?

Yes people... my wonder mode is ON. And by wonder mode, I dont mean I can do something wonderful, I just mean I am going to torture you poeple writing about I wonder... :P So no luck there.

This happened a few weeks back, during one of my visits to Guruvayur temple. The Holy abode of Lord Sree Guruvayurappan.

As usual, there was a long queue of people who waited for the darshan. But this time, it was different. The queue was so long, it stretched halfway out. My family and me stood in the queue, as the queue slowly started progressing. The queue was of parallel rows. So, I had no choice but to look straight, admiring the board where the Dont's were specified. 'Do not carry your cell phone/Video camera/Camera/etc etc. Do not enter the temple wearing a lungi/banian/shirt/etc'. Well... there were many versions of the board. But in different languages such as English, Malayalam, Tamil. Being so jobless, I read the same content in all the 3 languages. Yes, I know to read Malayalam & Tamil, in spite of not having learnt it :P [Bragging point # 1]

Well, coming back to topic, after reading all the boards and stuff, I could hear music coming from the mandapam. Finally, when the queue progressed a bit forward, I could see that it was an 'arengetram' function. Please dont ask me what is arengetram. Google it. Its too complex to explain. :P Well.. Yes, coming back to topic, I saw 3 girls dancing to 'Alai payuthe kanna' song. No.. no references to the mani ratnam flick or maddy. This is a classical tamil song. The 3 girls were dancing beautifully. The steps were being executed so gracefully. The steps seemed too familiar. It was then I remembered my dance teacher had taught this song to us. Not the exact same steps, but very similar. I knew the exact steps which our teacher had taught us.

Everything which I thought I had forgotten, was there in the back of my mind. Just that I had not thought about it for years. To people, who do not know, I have been trained in Bharatanatyam [Bragging point # 2 ;)] Its true that I have not danced (Bharatanatyam) after I left school.

It was then I started thinking of all those hobbies/interests I do not do anymore. I used to play the Guitar once. I still remember the day I could save enough pocket money to buy the Guitar. There were days when all day I used to irritate my poor family trying new new tunes on the Guitar. But now, the Guitar lies somewhere in my room. I have not even bothered to check if the strings are proper.

I used to paint a lot once upon a time. Won a hell lot of prizes for that. But, no signs of paint or brush in my room now.

What is it that has changed? Is it us? Don't we have time to pursue what we really enjoy doing? Aren't these all a part of who we are? Did not these help in defining who we have become? I feel I have lost the creative part of myself somewhere down the lane.

Am happy I still sketch. The only one interest that has clung on to me, no matter what.

That's all for now. Let me go, search for my Guitar and dust it and trouble my folks again :D :D buahahaha :P

B.R.B !!! :)

Are you living your life the way you want???

Yes... I admit the title sounds a little philosophical... But what to do... I have been pondering over this for say, 1-2 weeks. The basic question "Are we living life the way we want?" And the answer? "Yes... NO... Maybe"

Think upon why are we NOT living life the way we want. Why do we not do what we really want, but end up doing something what people would expect us to do or what people would approve of. Right from the small decisions to the big life altering ones. Why is it that we need to think of the people and place their interests before ours? It is not like no matter what we do, they are going to approve. No matter what one does, there are a set of people who sneers at it.

There was a friend of mine who picked up Electronics & Communication Engineering as her stream, rather than Civil Engg which she wanted to pursue. The reason? People considered ECE,IT to be the 'happening courses'. People would feel she could not get through to ECE, and so had to settle for civil.

Another case... One of my school seniors who had a pretty serious love affair with a guy for a couple of years had to break up and marry someone her family found, just cos her boyfriend was of a lower caste and the society wont approve. She now leads a not-so happy life.

Now is the society unhappy?

No... Society seriously doesn't give a damn what happens to you. Do something against the usual, you will be in the limelight for sometime. But soon everyone will forget about it, until they get a new scapegoat to sneer/raise fingers at. No matter what you do, people will point fingers at you for some reason or the other.

One hindi song comes to my mind now "Kuch toh log kahenge... Logo ka kaam hai kehna... Chodo bekaar ki baato ko... Kahin beet na jaaye raina" How true... High time we live life the way we want it and be happy. Its your life, you make the rules, you make the decision to be happy or not. Do not have any regrets later. After all, you get to live only once!

Think upon it... That's all from me for now... B.R.B !!! :)

Wat do i call it? a poem???

Disclaimer : This is not based on real life. None of the characters are real. One of my very first blog posts and an attempt at poetry... :) This poem is nearly 4 years old :)


I still remember de day I met u
But never did I think I would get close to u
It was jus a normal introduction n a casual chit chat
My life seemed to change a lot with that
Aft talking to u, I found that v had similar interests
Little did I know that u had taken my heart away in a single conquest... [1]


As I drive across de park gates
I could see many ppl wid their dates
Driving across de big park jus to see a glance of u
As dis was de place where I had first met u
You had come wid your school mate
Who was by luck my college mate… [2]


I drove through de whole park
Waited there wid a lil hope till it became dark
But alas, you dint turn up as I thought
It seemed as if my heart was in a knot
I dint understand why it had hurt me so much
As if someone had left me helpless in a lurch [3]


I spent days n days thinking wat was it all about
I’d lost my interest in doing things which I had once loved
Why am I thinking all time of a person whom I’d met only once???
I found myself reading a couple of Mills& Boon
At night I stand in my balcony admiring de beauty of the moon
What is making me think of de person whom I’d met only once??? [4]


Is it a mere crush or an infatuation?
My mind is not able to make de decision
The memories kept flashing in my mind of that evening
It kept thinking if twas just a mere meet or a beginning???
Maybe twas just an infatuation or had got simply attracted
I should just forget that meet…yes…that’s wat I’ve decided [5]


Started my day afresh trying not to think of u
But it wasn’t possible as I did things that reminded me of u
The more I tried avoiding u,
The more I was thinking about u
Was I truly going crazy or becoming insane?
I tried to reach upon de answer…but in vain… [6]


One fine morning when I awoke late from my deep slumber
I checked my cell only to find 3 missed calls from an unknown number
De calls were made in the morning at around 6:15
At that time in de morning, who would it have been?
My mind was pondering on whose number would it be?
It would be a wrong number most likely… [7]


Days passed by n rains had come n de grass had become green
There now lies a beauty in nature which was once unseen
The smell of de wet mud enchanting people aft de first shower
The whole place looked as if it had greenery as its cover
The beauty of the nature was so captivating
That it seemed the nature had been rehabilitating [8]


The park also seemed to appear more beautiful
Thanks to de frequent heavy downpour, its now calm n peaceful
It’s been more than 2 months since I came here
I heard a familiar sound that come from near
Turned back to find my college mate and his “friend”
I stood there without knowing wat to do [9]


Maybe I should pass by them n pretend that I dint see
Or maybe they would not notice me really
But I heard my name being called before I could turn away
And I knew dat the moment to turn away had passed away
After a ‘hello’, his “friend” asked “do u remember me???”
How could I forget him, after all twas him who kept haunting me [10]


I wanted to reply but de words simply wouldn’t come out
I still couldn’t figure what was the matter all about
‘Yes of course, I do remember you’ that’s wat I heard myself talk
They then invited me to join them in their walk
Maybe I should tell ‘maybe next time’ and decline the offer made by them
But a moment later I found myself walking wid them [11]


We walked from one end of the park to the other end
Finally we settled in a bench near the L bend
We were then talking about our good old college life
And we all agreed dat those were indeed de best days of our life
One of our cell phones began to ring loudly
And we found dat twas my friend’s cell, and he had got a call [12]


He walked away wid his cell leaving his “friend” n me alone
I wondered why he got a call now n why was it taking so long.
His “friend” was seated to my right n I dared not to look that way
I looked at the kids playing in the fountain and the birds flying away
Twas just half a minute since my friend left
But it seemed like ages had passed [13]


I thought twas time to break the silence n start a conversation
But would he think I’m that desperate to talk or get any such intuition?
Even if I wanted to talk, what would I talk about?
How about asking ‘Is he your best friend?’ or ‘do u think it will rain today?’
Then I knew those questions are really dumber than me
Then I thought ‘Why should I start de talk? Let him talk with me’ [14]


Minutes had passed and still the silence was prevailing deep n smooth
It seemed like we were in some channel that’s been turned mute
I waited patiently for my friend to return
“His friend” is a shy person that’s wat I had learnt
When I lost hopes that this guy would start talking
I took up my cell and started smsing n browsing [15]


Getting connected to airtel live I browsed for some cool wallpaper
Spending some money for some good ones wouldn’t really matter
I was totally engrossed that I heard a faint voice coming from far
Coming back to my senses I found that twas “his friend” who spoke
My face might have looked puzzled for I heard him repeating wat he said
‘What do u think of me?’ that’s what he had asked [16]


His question was simple and direct and caught me completely off hook
I couldn’t figure out if he was serious or kidding on de way he looked
His face which was expressionless a sec ago, now had a triumphant smile on it
He looked like a proud archer who never ever missed his target
He was expecting a reply from me… but wat do I reply?
All I managed to say was ‘I beg your pardon?’ [17]


He answered coolly ‘Well all I asked was…What do u think of me?’
I kept thinking ‘Oh my god… Why are u doing this to me???’
‘Well its time to show him dat u r equally cool’ that’s what my mind answered
Mustering up my confidence I replied ‘I don’t think anything about u n y shd I?’
The look on his face changed into a one that was difficult to figure out
Was that a look of mischief or curiosity or defeat? [18]


Twas only a moment later I realized that I was staring at him
I turned away n wondered if all boys were like him.
If they were not, then why was he alone like this?
Out of the corner of my eye, I could see him grinning
His grin revealed that I had made a fool of myself by taking his qn seriously
I couldn’t help it but admit I had indeed been outwitted very nicely [19]


I was angry with him n wanted to fly with rage
I looked at him and found that he was still giving me a big grin
My anger seemed to vanish after seeing his sweet soft smile
Twas so very charming that it would have easily stretched a mile
I just wished in my heart this moment should stay forever
I could just look into his eyes for ever n ever [20]

Shower of Rain

Vast and dry lay the outstretched huge desert
Miles and miles, no sign of water to the eyes
The heat slowly silently killing you of all the moist
Long and tough the journey beyond lies

The sun above harsh and strong
Spreading out rays weakening the soul
Not a drop of water to rejuvenate the body
Sun acting like a silent killer on a prowl

The struggle to move the weakened limbs
Going fruitless and all into vain
The heart in spite of all the bleak possibilities
Is hoping for a cool shower of rain...

B.R.B folks!!! :)

COFFEE @ The Queen of the the Arabian Sea : Where to have, what to have, and why to have!!!

Hi all, before I start off, let my disclaimer do some talking!

Disclaimer :
Every effort is made to ensure that the information provided on this blog is accurate and up to date, but no legal responsibility is accepted for any errors, omissions or misleading statements, as all the views are related to the Author's observation and taste. :P

Well, Now that is done, lets proceed...

I am living in The Queen of the Arabian Sea [The place I am talking about is Kochi or Cochin or Ernakulam...u morons :P ] for the last 3+ years... And since I have been staying in a hostel, I have had the chance to visit almost every restaurant in the city :P Yeah, thanks to the fugly, barely edible, tasteless food my hostel mess provides. No, I am not gonna reveal which hostel I reside in :P

Let me start off with the basic category with this blogpost.

My most favorite category. Yes, you should have expected such a post from me looong back, knowing my craze for coffee. But, better late, than never! Someone said it right "There's WAY too much blood in my caffeine system!!!" :)

The Top 5 Cafes in the city !

1. BARISTA - Located at Marine Drive, You get one of the best coffees in the city here. Rates are pretty okay, but for around 250-300, you get 2 grande mugs and one awesome chocolate cake (slice i.e) seriously... one must have the chocolate delicacies of Barista! Its heaven!!! :D They also have a guitar, which you can play. This place has a great ambience. You can sip the coffee facing the sea. I was a regular customer of Barista.. used to visit once/twice in every 2 weekends. Sad, its closed now. :( Its taken over by some stupid other coffee shop, which has everything EXCEPT coffee :-/ Rating : 5/5

2. Lokah Cafe - A new joint. Awesome place. Yes, a place turns awesome automatically, when it has free Wi-Fi ;) :D The ambience is simply outta the world. Perfect for diehard romantics. You get the feeling, you have been transported to a new world. Pricing is also pretty okay. Rating : 4.5/5

3. Cocoa Tree - This place has the best sundaes. Chocolate Avalanche is a must have!!! They also have a wide variety of awesome sandwiches. The coffee is good, and so is the ambience. Great place to hang out with a group of friends. They have 2 branches, one in Avenue Regent and one in Leela Infopark (luckily!!!) :) Rating : 4.5/5

4. Kashi Art cafe - Beats all of the cafes, with its mindblowing serene ambience. Located in Fort Kochi, brings in the old feeling, with their simple chairs and tables. The places displays arts and is perfect for an art lover. Everything is modest here, be it the coffee or the tea cakes. You can see people from various countries out here. Perfect for a calm quiet weekend. Rating : 4/5

5. CCD [Cafe Coffee Day] - Well, as their tag line suggests, "a lot can happen over a coffee" and yes its true! Go to the CCD in Ravipuram, and u can see lots of things happening over a coffee... dont start imagining... its more of "OMG! wt the hell!! *Throws up!*" than *wink wink* :P Coffees are good here, not that great of Barista. But the cold coffees here are great. Reasnable on the pocket too. They have branches in Fort Kochi, Timeout/Oberon Mall and Opp. Lil Shenoys. Rating : 3.5/5

These are the top 5 as per my rating :)

There are other cafe's too, such as The Bubble cafe at Taj Lands end, Qwikys, Canopy, Coffee Beanz etc.

Thats all for now! Till I think of something to write upon, ... B.R.B!!! :)

Social Networking Trends !

Seems like people are following a trend unconsciously in social networking sites, especially FB i.e. Facebook. Ever noticed the various stages of a person's life in such sites? Let us examine ;)

Stage 1 : You are new to the world of social networking. You either choose a picture of a celebrity as your profile pic or a very far away shot of urself. Then, You add every tom, dick and harry into your list, just to increase your number of friends.

Stage 2 : You are now new to the world of Farm and mafia :P . Yes...yes... I am talking about Farmville, Mafia wars, Aquarium, blah blah! You start adding more people up [this time, you add up more random ppl, you dont even bother to know which country they belong to!] just to increase the strength of your clan or neighbourhod or whatever!

Stage 3 : You get fed up of these games. You remove all the random people from your list, thereby bringing your mighty friend count of 700+ to a modest 150+.

Stage 4 : Now you arrive to the "You are single and you are ready to mingle" stage. You change your Profile picture every few hours and atleast once every single day!

Stage 5 : You are soon fed up of the above stage, and decide to stick to your current picture for a month or two, i.e. till you get another good pic of yours clicked! [Yes, it takes a month or two :P ]

Stage 6 : You are engaged. Relationship status gets changed within minutes of your engagement ceremony. Please note: The profile picture also changes ;)

Stage 7 : You are married. Now the profile pic changes from a single person to that of a couple. In some cases, this change is seen in stage 6 itself. People also tag their spouse's name to their profile. Such as Miss.X is married to Mr.Y. Seriously, FB is turning into a family tree tracker!

Stage 8 : You are in the honeymoon phase. Please note : This stage lasts for nearly an year or two from the day you get married. The profile pic changes every fortnight, with the couple displaying all sorts of poses :P

Stage 9 : A kid is born. Now you can see that the profile picture changes to that of the baby :) From here, mostly, the profile pic is that of the baby and the various stages of its growth :)

Please note : This post is not 100% correct and is liable to change from person to person. The views/gyan put forth are solely on the Author's observations of her friends list :)

Enough for now... B.R.B!!! ;)

Life is complicated yet beautifully simple

Why is life so complicated? What makes it complicated? You reach a point in life, when even taking a single decision becomes too confusing.
We think upon each choice, take hours or maybe days or months to take a decision. But no avail. You are back to square one, pondering again.

Why cant life be simple. Why is life full of decisions, which you need to make? Why is it that when you get things figured out, something gets added in to confuse you again?
Life is like a gamble. You feel you are rooting for the right thing and put in everything. One mistake, and you end up having nothing, but there are chances you end up with the jackpot!
But still, we intend to live a safe life, without willing to take risks.

Life is like a jigsaw puzzle. You think you have found the missing piece, but it actually goes to a whole different puzzle.

So, how do we live our life?

The best thing that you can do in life is follow your heart. Take risks. Don't just take the safe and easy choices because your afraid of what might happen and miss out on the best thing that could happen to you.

Yes, you guessed it right.... I am confused as HELL and so this blog post... So B.R.B!!!

Dentists are incapable of asking questions that require a simple yes or no answer!!!

:::::Disclaimer: This article is meant for entertainment purpose only. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead is purely coincidental and unintentional:::::


I have perfect set of teeth. No cavities, No decay and no wisdom tooth problem... till now... *Touchwood* !!! Then how did I end up going to an Orthodontist??

Well... One of my relatives, suggested to my mom that maybe I should get braces, as she felt my teeth was kinda protruding x-( So my mom tells this to me, and even I think, okie, lets just see the dentist and let him give the verdict. Took a appointment with him, only to see a lot of people in the waiting room. My turn arrived, after 30-45 mins.

I enter the room and he asks me to sit on the chair. The dentist's chair, the one with lights on top and some things on the side with some instruments. I had never ever sat on that chair since when I was 8. I sat on that chair, he puts some metal thing into my mouth and asks "where do you study?" "Which course?" "oh...you work? where do you work?" etc etc. He seemed oblivious of the fact that one cannot talk, when somethin is there in one's mouth. Truly, Just like one wise man once said "Dentists are incapable of asking questions that require a simple yes or no answer"!!! So very true!!

After the examination, He told me, I would need to get 4 of my teeth extracted for this process. Just imagine, four perfect teeth :( And thats the end of the story...

Yeah you guessed it right...I did not go back to that place again ;) :P My teeth are more precious to me!!! :) After all, something is better than nothing! :)

Well thats it for nw... B.R.B.!!! :)

Movie Magic !!!

Yesterday, they had aired "P.S. I Love You" on TV. That was the 4th or 5th time I watched "P.S. I Love You" and still I ended up in tears.

The letters the guy writes for his wife, foreseeing her difficulties to cope up with, makes it all the more touching. I know whats gonna happen next, dialog by dialog, But still it touches the heart. I wonder why? There are a lot many movies which has the same effect on me, some of them being KKHH (Kuch Kuch Hota Hai), Chitram, Marley & me, A Walk to Remember, The Notebook, Stepmom, Taare Zameen Par & Love Story.

These movies make me cry everytime I watch them! What makes us cry seeing these movies? Is it that we attach ourselves to the main characters? We see ourselves in their shoes? Whatever may it be, it is awkward/embarassing to be caught crying while watching a movie :P :D

Readers, please let me know, if you also find these movies touching, or is it just me? :)


B.R.B !!! :)

Appearances can be deceptive!

I have come across a lot of people (really, a lot of them) who before entering into my friends circle, felt I am a snobby, snooty person. Well, the one's who know me wouldn't
accept that , cos I rarely never smile/laugh. Giving it a thought, I actually laugh almost all the time.. :O No.. I am not mad :P So when 2 days back, another friend of
mine confided that she felt I would be someone who is strong and arrogant, I began thinking about this.

How and why do people start feeling so? I have come across many
people who seem very nice on the outside, but aren't so at all. So what is that which makes us give that impression? Is it the way we talk? the look on our face? or our
facial features? This is another reason, why many people tend to fear their superiors. I had a mentor, during my initial days of my Corporate life. I could not approach him
for even my slightest of doubts or concerns. You may ask why? The answer is he looked really strict and I had a feeling that he would never listen to my concerns, let alone
help me out. As usual, I did not approach him. After around 4-5 months, we had a client party, which was where I found that he was really a nice guy beneath his strong/haughty
exterior.

So, people, Donot be afraid to approach anyone or mistake someone whom you have not conversed with yet as good or bad. Appearances can be deceptive! ;)

Let this be my Gyan on this Valentine's day to all you folks, who are afraid to ask a gal/guy you like! Go on, give it a shot! Kya pata , Kal ho na ho! [yeah... yeah...I am a bit filmy :P]

and B.R.B !!!