He came and whispered in my ears, “Baby, this will be the most wonderful year of your life.” As he started walking away from me, I stood there and wished for him to turn back. And he did. I smiled at him and I made another wish. He smiled back and said ‘Granted’

He says that for everything I wish! I could be joking. I could be angry. I could be happy. I could be sad. He doesn’t know all that, he only knows that my wish is his command.

Since he was giving away all my wishes, I asked for another one! The world wants to know the secret to happiness. If you let me know the secret, I could pass it on to the world.

He said, 'Give'

I asked, ‘What?’

‘Give yourself away… for free’

To be happy, be full of yourself. Love yourself. Care for yourself so much so that it overflows and then you have excess of it. Rather than letting it go waste – GIVE.

Give praises, Give smiles, Give love, Give warmth, Give hugs, Give ideas, Give a helping hand.

You can only give if you have it first. When you start giving, you discover all that’s hidden in you. Giving will not make you poorer, it makes you richer. When you give ‘yourself’, you have no expectations because few things can never be paid back.

How about having this as your resolution? Giving is not that tough. The day you start doing that, you will realize how simple it is and its power.

Also, be careful what you ask for. Because your wish is His command. Wish for only good things in life and they will come true.

A look at my blog makes me wonder that you must be wondering that this woman only wonders about movies! Wonderful but that's not true. My job extracts a lot more than just watching movies. Not that I mind it :P

Anyway, that includes walking on fire & glass, bending steel bars, breaking a wooden board. Supercool no?

Nah, I haven't joined any self-defense class yet. I have mastered that art already ;-) It's a corporate training session by Priya Kumar. Now why would employees do all these stunts?

To release mental stress, unblock constricted energy, create greater sensitivity, enhance your relationships and add to your health.

Breaking the board with focus, bending the steel bar with commitment and walking on the fire with confidence. I could do all the tasks except breaking the board. Does that say something? Yes, just that I need to work out :P Also, the focus is missing ;-)

Of all, I enjoyed firewalking the most. You must be wondering how can someone walk on the fire and come out unhurt?

Here it goes: "Fire is a tool of transformation. It is an element of prayer. Firewalking converts your fears into powers. When someone approaches a task, any task with full attention, focus and intention, they emerge bigger than that task or situation. But if they are not paying attention or are not focussed or approach life unintentionally then that is when accidents happen. Intention is a very powerful tool in creation," Says Corporate Trainer Priya Kumar.

And all this is to go beyond your limits and overcome your FEARS. If you can walk on fire, there is practically nothing which you cannot do!

Watch this video till the end.

FYI: Love is a sign of creation and fear is a sign of destruction. When the person is in love, he is happy, positive and always smiling. At the same time, its fear that leads to all negativities. Fall in love and fall out of fears. Spread positive vibes and shun the negative ones!

I hate sympathies as much as you do. I do not like people coming up to me and consoling. What has happened was bound to happen don’t rub it in by talking more about it.

This is no sympathy but I just want to share what I learnt. Over the weekend, I met a couple of people who were rescued from The Taj and Oberoi Trident. Trembling feet, sweaty palms, uneasiness, it was all evident. I couldn't help but meet psychologists Seema Hingoranny and Varkha Chulani soon after. The trauma seems to have taken over the city. Not only those who have gone through the pain and rescued or those who lost their loved ones but also who have been watching it on television have been affected. The city was surrounded is by negative vibes.

For those, who experienced themselves, don’t be shattered by the same repetitive thoughts of blood and dead bodies. Loss of sleep and appetite may come along. There will be a sudden bounce of violence. Deep fear has set into people’s mind.  Even a slightest noise will make you jump. You may feel disconnected with the real world.

Understand that you are not alone. There are a lot of people with you. If you want to break down or cry, do that. Men can also cry. Crying is not a weak emotion, it is a natural emotion.

Many of us will give them idiotic terms that ‘move on’ and ‘be strong’. Allow them to be humans. Let them go through disbelief to depression, fear, anger and relief that I am alive.

For those, who lost their near and dear ones, I know the pain goes beyond words.

The more you allow yourselves to be in that zone to, so to speak, will be better for you. ‘Move on’ is such a cliché and an insensitive term. You need tolerance and patience. Face it. Do not fight with your emotions.

If you are a heart patient or going through chronic depression, minimize your exposure to television.

I know that what has happened is terribly tragic but these kinds of tragedies give us a wake-up call from deep slumber.  Life was becoming superficial and we were beginning to get complacent. We should reconsider the way we have been thinking not by lighting candles or wearing a black and white t-shirt.

Admit it or not, none of us can really do anything about the terror attacks. As I write this, or as you light a candle, another terror attack must be being planned for some other country.  Sadly, I do not even blame the politicians for it.

Life is uncertain. And the guarantee that life has to be perfect seems fading. Everything can change in a millisecond. Accept the uncertainty of life. Put aside pettiness, minimize grudges, value your life and make a difference to yourself, friends and society at large.

Post traumatic stress is very normal and you WILL come out of it. Intense counselling and medication helps.

Special thanks to psychologist Seema Hingorrany and Varkha Chulani

If you’d ask me, which was your favourite movie in the year 2008? My instant reply would be - A WEDNESDAY!

It’s got no bhashan, no preaching! It’s a mirror of our condition and sadly, nothing can be done. I don’t remember a minute I was distracted. I have never been so much into in a film, or anything else, perhaps!

Naseerudin Shah plans a blast in Mumbai and very bravely he tells the policemen about it. Inspite of them knowing about it, the helplessness is evident. Protecting people is a priority and at the same time, they have to placate the terrorist to stop them from firing/blast and find out the spots.

Crux being, today it is so simple to plan a blast. Naseerudin was no terrorist. He was a common man. If he can do it, if he can plant a bomb in a POLICE STATION, think about the guys who are trained for 20 years just to do this.

It was mind boggling. It had the effect on me for a week. Sadly, yesterday was a wednesday too and the attack continues even today. And today, again as I see the dead count going up, it doesn’t make me sad. It makes me angry.

Angry because I am not doing anything to make it better. Angry because I do not have the guts to go up to them and shoot them all dead. Angry because they will do this until they are dead! Angry because I will have to wait till I am dead!

A Wednesday – A must watch for each Indian or perhaps everyone who will be dead, sooner or later!

But if you want to do something about it before you or your loved ones die, you can do something about it. Let’s start right away.

Step forward and together, step back and together. Well, it’s SALSA that I am talking about. My life has got a new purpose - to be a Salsa instructor!

I totally love it. I use to wonder how two strangers come together and perform an extremely synchronized salsa. I am glad I know it too but I guess it’s only with my batch mates. ;-)

Not that I enjoy dancing with strangers!

Moving on, it’s an hour long session by Sandeep Soparkar, the best Salsa dancer in town. Basic, cuckurajaa, side to side, hand to hand, turn.. these are few steps I have learnt. It just keeps me going.

If you are looking forward for some fun in life and learn something new. Join SALSA! It just separates you from the rest of the world for an hour and the day after that. You will see yourself revising those steps. ;-)

So, an addition to my ambition list is – You know what!

Do enrol yourself before the registrations close.

A bright smile - :-)

A good meal - burpp!

A sound sleep - ZzzzZZZ...

A kiss from a baby – Muaaah

A good conversation - Ahem
 
Parents feeling proud of you

Falling in love




Hearing 'Good Job' for the hard work

A lovely compliment like you look beautiful!

An evening with good ol’ friends

Laughing till your stomach hurts

A weekend getaway with relatives and family friends

An eye contact with a cute stranger

Hearing your favourite song on the radio

Fighting with siblings and then laughing about it

Life is full of beautiful things and you are successful if you have them all.

 

Honestlly, I find the idiot box (television) an idiot. Quite boring these days. It's only when laptop crashes or I forget to renew my internet connection, I switch it on. But one show I really missed all this while was Bigg Boss (season 1).

And I was dancing with joy when I saw a tease of it while watching Khatron ke Khiladi on Colors. Then its hoardings! :) One reason to be upset was Shilpa Shetty. Well, not exactly her but Big boss without Arshad Varsi. Tae tae fish! There's nothing interesting about her except her hot bod and her sexy clothes. I want Arshad's sarcasm and his jokes!

17th August is when it started and I have been glued to it. I totally enjoy it. Though I can say that I enjoyed the previous season a lot more. Ofcouse, it had Rakhi Sawant but this time we have to make do with Sambhavana Seth. Not bad!

My favourite of all was Monica Bedi and I am quite upset that she is evicted. I hope she gets a wild card entry. Monica and even Jade Goody. She is cute!

Here are my views on those who are still a part of Bigg Boss:

Rahul Mahajan: Is he really the way he is? So patient. So nice. All girls quite literally love him. I don know for what?!? And all guys treat him as a punching bag. But he doesn't react! :S

Sambhavna Sheth: She gets me masala so I don't mind her. But sometimes she gets to my nerves. All I can say is...hmmm... maybe a wanna be Rakhi Sawant.

Payal Rohatgi: Fake! So truly fake. She only shows her true colours in front of Rahul. Or may be not even then. Always made up. One of the other contestant said that she will be scared to see herself in the mirror off make-up, if that day ever comes. Hahaha (FYI - I have interviewed her. She was fake even then!)

Raja: Smart ass. Really smart. Plays his cards right.

Ahsaan Kureshi: I expected him to be funny but he is so god damn boring.

Zulfi: Diplomat. Cute guy but still not my types! ;)

Ketki Dave: Does she stay in the same house? I hardly get to see her.

Elina: Chalu chapati.

Ashutosh: I just love his accent. The way he speaks. I would like to see more of him and would like him to be as entertaining as he was in Roadies.

Debojit: Agreed that you sing well but if there is no pity for the housemates, pity the audience. We have music channels for music.

Of all these, I would vote for.... honestly no one. Let them be in. They are better off there. Deep down, I wanted Monica to win. But who would you vote for?  

Stretch your body…
Rub your eyes…
Scratch your head…
Yawwwwn….

And you have just woken up.

To know how happy a person is, ask him how well he slept last night.

A plush bungalow and a luxurious car comes later.

Every morning when you wake up from a satisfactory sleep is a reason to thank God. Ask those who WAKE up from a sleepless night every morning with a hope that tonight they will sleep since they haven’t slept last night. And they are still sleeping with that belief.

You can only imagine because you haven’t felt.

Heavy heart. So heavy that you feel it is covered with four layers of cholesterol.

A restless mind which is bowed down with the worry of three unmarried daughters, who do not exist

Fidgety body, which keeps changing sides hoping the vastu-shastra will work.

There’s no one who wants it more that those drowsy eye lids, waiting to hand over its job to the mind. The mind refuses to take the responsibility. It’s alert.

Each one time you breathe out, feels you just lost five kilos and even then you feel heavier by every passing breath.

Sliding your phone up tells you that its been two and a half hours since you checked your phone last and you are still awake. You give yourself another 15 minutes before you start reading one more book tonight. After fifteen minutes, its 5.30 am. Fifteen minutes after that, its 8.45 am

They never stretch the bodies, rub their eyes, and scratch their heads because they did that all night. They…

Stand upright…
Feel fresh…
Ready to go…

They VALUE and LOVE laziness as much as you hate it.

Calling them not happy with their lives is unfair. Saying they are in love is passé. Laughing because they were analyzing their sleeping patterns all night is invalid. Believing it is a psychological problem is wrong. Concluding that they worry too much may be acceptable.

But when there is no reason to worry, just call them INSOMNIACS.

I have never been able to put my thoughts to words so well. May be it happens only at 6:13 am.

A Very Good Morning! Tonight, I shall sleep.

If you are planning to watch this movie, remember, it consists of fairies, angels and God. Don't be cribbing half way through saying, 'What nonsense', 'How can this happen?' Come on guys, it's just a film. I could hear those murmers doing rounds in the theatre.

Story is about Mr Talwar, a business tycoon, who accidently kills a husband and wife in a car accident. The court orders him to take care of their kids until the youngest one attains the age of 18. Obviously, they hate him and want to take a revenge and how our angel Rani Mukherjee inculcates love between the two parties - The kids and Saif & his irritating girlfriend Amisha Patel.

Irritating may sound as an understatement. No doubt, she has got a well-toned body now but the audience wants more than just a hot-bod. May be her character demands to be such. Saif is GOOD! Ekdum maskaa. Though, he looks a bit aged in few scenes (not that he is not).

Rani mukerjee is wearing the same attire in most of the scenes. Kunal Kohli should have streched his budget a bit to make a fairy look like one. Acts well, as usual. Chirpy. Though I prefer the pensive Rani.

Movie - First half is sweet. Sluggish. Needs pace. Second half is kind of boring. Predictable. Nothing different than the other kiddie flicks that you have seen like Hum Hain Rahi Pyaar Ke. Sorry, wrong comparison. HHRPK is at a different level. This one doesn't come any close. But I can say that I did not feel bored which watching Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic except for half hour in between.

Well, if you have enjoyed reading fairytales in your childhood, you would probably like this movie.  

Also, I wish the music would have been better.