Phir boli mein...

Saw "Life in a Metro" today. Thanks to Shub's post , when a shirtless Shiney Ahuja is busy emoting his heart out on stage, I said in a rather loud voice, "Hey! He does remove his shirt and Shub said he didn't!!" Thanks Shub :P

The movie was enjoyable with good looking people, great actors and some very interesting characters. Since I am always willing to admit my insecurities in this space, I will have to confess that Konkona's love life and Shiney's professional life were the ones I could identify with or foresee for myself. Chasing mister perfect and finding your peers moving way ahead of you while you cannot afford to buy even a one bedroom flat.... hmmm.

The morbid thoughts about the professional front arise after the initial excitement about the admission to the great institution has died and I am back on earth. The enormity of the task is difficult to digest and when everyone around you tells you that you are headed for great fun, you just don't know what to say. I hope this is what I really want to do and that gives me the courage to do it well.

Was analysing this step in life and how it came about and could only feel it was an incremental approach that I have followed. Cheeni kum. Thodi aur daalo. Abhi bhi kum. Thodi aur daalo. I just hope zyaada meetha na ho gaya ho! chakhne ke baad hi pata chalega..


Not completely related to the above, but, wanted to write about these words that struck a chord :

Meri patang ho befikar udd rahi hai maa
Dor koi loote nahin beech se kaate na

-Prasoon Joshi's definition of heaven in RDB's Luka Chuppi

Aaj Mein Upar...

My worries have lessened (changed?). I know where I am going to be for the next four to seven years. An institution most people my age would do anything to study at is going to fund all my expenditures and pay me to study with them. Of course, this also implies that I am pretty much going to be found surrounded by books all the time for the next few years. But, I get to stay in India, in a city with wonderful weather, do what I think I am going to enjoy, get enough money to satisy my (relatively moderate) desires (that makes me rich, or so says philosophy!), enjoy the weather, breathe fresh air and not live a life under artificial ceilings breathing stale air.

Enjoying a calmness I have missed for a very long time now. And it looks like the impending exams are not going to spoil the mood either! Or they just might...

Serious Exam Preparation

Saw Namastey London today. Good timepass if you can stand Akshay Kumar's acting. Katrina Kaif is hottttttttt except when she wears bright red lipstick ending up looking like a guy in drag. Confession: I had a poster of Akshay Kumar in my room for a long time.

Could identify a few places thanks to sis's enthu guide-giri. Tempted to take education loan ;-) Oh those clouds...

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Momos are known as potstickers in North America. Sticky shit anyone?

Copycat

I have never claimed to be very original, imaginative or creative and so I have aped my sister shamelessly on numerous occasions in life. I have managed to secure a call from the same foren univ as my sis and so here is what i feel now.

Shoppers Don't Stop!

It was one of those days when you end up shopping more than you should. Loot includes:

* dark blue jeans. justification: last pair of jeans was purchased at least three years ago and the new acquisition this season was actually stolen from b-i-l plus my current dark blue pair has weird white design at the crotch area making it unfit for shorter tops plus 30% discount

* pink sweater. justification: wanted one ever since I saw b-i-l's sister wearing one which made me realise I didn't have any bright colors in my winter wardrobe (except the flashy red muffler) plus 40% discount

*two kurtas and two tops: 50% off in Good Things... now how often does that happen!

end of season sales can sure be yummy. go grab your bite :-)

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weird realisation: I still don't know how to vary the quantity of rice I need to eat depending on varying levels of hunger. I usually end up with too little or too much.

And then..

I am feeling happy today. A lot more positive. Just thought the blog and its readers should know.

:)

why are you even reading this

So the exams are over. Guru, Dor and Don have been watched. Realisation of 5 new kilos on me has been had through various ways including weighing machines, sudden inability to get into own clothes and impolite pointing out (and repeated reminding) by acquaintances. Dreams of being Mother Mary Part 2 have been shattered. Pile of assignments need to be attacked.

Was preparing my resume and the complete lack of achievements is so overwhelming. Sigh! Anybody who reads it will think: "Oh! so you have had opportunities but you never exploited them. Hmm.."

Just need to find some meaning in my silly wasteful degenerating existence.