What (Do) Women Want...Jhootha Hi Sahi...

Saw the movie “Jhootha Hi Sahi” the other day…nice, quiet, gentle movie after a long, long time…nothing great, doesn’t have “Blockbuster” written over it, but you come out of the movie theatre with a good feeling. To be honest, it’s not a multiplex movie. (Considering the Indian market where we have stand-alone cinema halls as well, where ticket prices would typically be competitive.)

I liked the movie, but I feel like criticizing right now and the movie’s caught my fancy…so here goes..

The movie is about this nincompoop, stupid, not-ambitious, tact-less, low-on-self-confidence dud Sid (John Abraham) (you can choose to call him kind-hearted, not-too-intelligent, guy-next-door, but that would only mean you are a relative of the director and writer! :P) who finds a trap for himself when there was none and labels it as helping an NGO and saving lives! To its credit, the story is spun around pretty tight around this plot, but one can’t help but see that there was an opportunity for the poor guy to keep himself and his miserable life out of so much trouble!

You say, but if he had done this, he wouldn’t have found his lady love Mishka…heyy…it’s a Bollywood movie buddy! The hero can find his lady love on the stairs, near the golgappa-wala, in a mandir…just name a place!! On a serious note, yeah, where else would he have met this sweet girl with suicidal tendencies, right?

And Mishka – ah! What a girl! She was in love with Kabir (Madhavan), who had promised to take her to Paris from London so that she could pursue her painting there. But he did not. So, for some weird reason – as with almost all break-ups – they broke up. Then she starts talking to this NGO guy who brings her out of her trance of committing suicide at night and stammers when she is in front of him in the day – why? Because, to him, she is beautiful! Cheez!

Anyways, so the motivating and stammering continues, to the extent that he sleeps in his shop in the day…only to stay awake at night (you might interpret it as sleeping in the day because of the ratri-jagaran, but if you see a continuous cycle, it’ll tantamount to what I am saying). If he is awake in the daytime, it is to have coffee/take walks with her. The only guy who seems a little bothered about the business is his best friend, played by Raghu of Roadies fame.

Cruising through most of the boring songs and goof-ups and cover-ups, we find the group in a party where Mishka bumps into – who else – Kabir, with his new girlfriend. Kabir is bitter and Mishka is hurt again, but suddenly – as if a bolt came from Above – starts dancing to pump herself up. And that’s the most famous song of the movie. Kabir, obviously, can’t handle this insult of not getting enough attention from the lady as well as the script! :P so he fights with his girl and decides to woo Mishka again.

Now comes the intriguing part…what type of a girl is Mishka? Mishka loves Kabir. They break up. To get over Kabir, she wants to commit suicide. To avoid suicide, she calls this (wrong) helpline number of an NGO, where she meets Sid. Sid helps her get over Kabir. She gets comforted and ‘in appreciation’, falls in love with Sid! Then Kabir comes back and decides to woo her again. She is confused for a little while (the reasons for her confusion are as stupid and she makes no effort to communicate with Sid to clear it) and then chooses to go to Kabir! However, she wants him back only “as a friend”! OK…so…that means she doesn’t want to be in a steady relationship for the time being, right? Hmmm…No. Suddenly, en route to the airport in Kabir’s car, she realizes that this Mishka is Sid’s Mishka!! Lo and Behold!! Stop the car! Begin the taking-the-bags-out ceremony…

And Mr. Kabir, the man who supposedly wants her back, gets angry and drives off. Bye, Madhavan…it was nice meeting you…happy to see you didn’t have the decency like Ajay Devgn in Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam…

So Mishka calls Sid and asks him to come to the bridge. Now, it is Major Mishka’s wish that the cadet reach there before the bridge opens up or else, he can take the highway…

…and so Sid runs, literally! Thankfully, Raghu and the gang catch up with him in a car to put some sanity into him and reach the bridge, which is about to open. A cop tries to dissuade them, but little did he know that this was a Bollywood script and crew…our homegrown Clarke Kent dodges, runs and jumps the opening bridge, obviously not without the usual stunt of hanging from the edge, having a near-death experience…seriously, does all this impress the Indian girl or the Indian girl who stays outside India??

But it does impress Mishka. And they all lived happily ever after!

Baah! I knew I said I liked the movie…but it was humbug!

Of Xlers...

Met Utpal the other day (24th Aug, to be precise) on his short visit to Cal...must admit, it was a very refreshing meeting...after a long time, got a chance to unwind with someone of the same wave-length...brings me back to campus.. :) (oh! I am hopeless in that regard - talk about campus and I'll straightaway reach Dadu's, Bishu Da's, Cafeteria, GH-3...and everywhere on campus!) ...

...was/am very pleased to learn what he is doing...methinks his work profile is the best one on campus! He is actually doing the work of an MBA - managing businesses. Most of the other profiles which come on campus are confined to particular departments only. His is something which transcends functions. Which is "awesome" in my books...With all due credit to the other profiles and companies...and the work done by my friends...

Which brings me to another friend's work...Ashima's doing some good work with this NGO she has joined...She's continuing her work in her company; doing this on the parallel. Proud of you Highly!! (Don't know how much details she would want me to divulge at this stage...will ask her and get back!)

...And while I am at it, how can forget Chabs! The guy's going to go places...am not supposed to say much in this regard too (as of now) but I sure want to say that my friend's got the guts! Here wishing you all the best buddy!!

Sachit's on the move too...he's joining L&T Treasury from next week...Way to go buddy! ATB for your stint there!

And Baggu's got engaged...!! Waah! Ye hai na icing on the cake...very happy for you man! Wish you both a gr8 life of togetherness...3 Cheers!

Just thought... (Melancholy Special)

kabhi kabhi lagta hai na...ki language mein kisi cheez ko ya kisi situation ko explain karne ki kitni taaqat hoti hai...it can depict one's state so accurately that its almost eerie...ever heard of kashmakash...

in 4-5 months, life has changed so much...so much...now I cannot look back...am not talking about my wants here...but I have lost the liberty to do certain things in my life...like looking back at my will...like going back to my favorite chapters (psst! I do go back...but that's a secret!) in Life...some of the blockages, I have created...some have been created by my present situation...while some have been created by people who matter...kuch "mere mann" ke bhi blockages hain...main kya karoon?

feel like a man stripped...of his freedom to enjoy his life as he wants...but I know, I had lost it 6 and a half months ago itself...

In God We Believe

Why do people worship God so much in such a ritualistic manner? Why do people try to “own” God? Don’t they realize that God Himself might not have wanted them to try so hard to please Him, but actually wanted everyone to behave nicely with other people? That He wants His children to remember Him, but not in a manner that their beliefs about Him hurts someone else’ belief too? Whether you believe in any form of God, what is the need to be so possessive about your beliefs that you are able to ignore the other aspects of a person just because he/she doesn’t share your beliefs or share the intensity of your beliefs? Isn’t that actually going against the Will and Command of God?

People think that holding on to one’s beliefs about a particular form of God is going to help them attain salvation (in the least and after Life), but do they realize that they are so far away from reality? Only one’s Karma is going to lead one to salvation. And that’s the rule God has made for all living beings. Period. Sitting in front of God and taking his name a thousand times is (probably) going to purge one’s sins, but – to me – it is not going to lead one to salvation. If that was the case, then the Gita and Bhagwad would not have emphasized so much on Karma. Instead, they would have just preached to take His name throughout the day and our Lives so that we attain salvation. In a very strange way, this seems to be the only thing people are interested in eking out of religion. Nobody ever focuses on the other things that our texts have to offer, like sad-acharan (Good Behaviour) and sad-vichar (Good Thinking)…even I am no authority in these matters, but even I know this much.

Huh! Hypocrites! They want to “attain” God…by being dogmatic in their religious beliefs! Do they even realize that God is in Love, Flexibility, Good Behaviour, Tolerance…God is in our Will to keep others around us Happy and Productive.

Don’t try to “buy” God by chanting His name a thousand times, guys. Just care for the God in everyone and He will Love you. If you get His Love, you will have the best out of your Life. And that itself is Salvation.

Moments

Mendus wrote on "Moments" ...I liked the idea...moments..so I told him I am going to steal the concept and write a post on it myself...so here.. :)

We spend our lives looking out for "special moments"...trying to be alert to such moments so that our life "becomes worth living"/"happy"/"special"...

"Special moments" make us think our life is worth the grime and effort that we are putting in to survive everyday...

...the moment when you sit for the interview...the moment when you get in that coveted Institute...the moment when you first step through the black gates...the moment when you first smell the fresh air of that place...

...the moment of the sweet coincidence...your first 'hi'...that first long conversation..that first walk and deliberation...the first class...the first exam...the moment of your first success...the moment of your first struggle...

...the moment of your coming back for the first holidays...the first moment at home after so many days...the moment of that first bite of Mom's food after 3 months...the moment of remembering your new friends...

...the moment of excitement and sadness of leaving home again...the moment when you told yourself that this is a regular thing now...the moment when you took your first drag...the moment when your friend funneled the first sip into your mouth...

...the moment of your first walk...the moment when you realized you both were alone...the moment when your hands brushed against each other other...the moment when you held each other...the endlessness of that moment when you thought let this be the last moment of your life...

...the moment when you first felt the anxiety of separation...the moment when you first realized that you have to go from here...the moment when you realized that your room is no longer yours...the moment when the rear wheel of your auto-rickshaw crossed the main gate for the last time...

...the moment when you first entered office...the moment when you first felt responsible for an outcome...the moment of your first learning...the moment of 'growing up' once again...

...Moments...why are they so special?

Interview With I

Tushar Kataria, B.Com(H), DBF, ADF, MBA (XLRI)

Since I have now become a “MBA”, part of the elite class of people who “have been taught the mantra to rule the business world”, I have become a local celebrity of sorts. Hence, obviously, ek interview to hona hi chahiye, right? Excerpts from an interview that Mr. Interviewer (I) had taken recently of this not-ordinary-anymore gentleman:

I: So Mr. Kataria, you are an MBA now…from XLRI…what was your specialization –HR or IR?

Me: Ummm, No…neither…I have…

I: Oh, so you’ve done both, is it?

Me: No No, I wanted to say that I have graduated from the BM batch, not from PM&IR

I: (Visibly disappointed) Oh! Not the flagship course, huh…? Well OK…you are a MBA nevertheless…

Me: (Mix of defense and offense) Excuse me, but the BM batch is equally capable and talented..

I: Of course, Of course…I meant the same, please don’t take offense…So how does it feel now, having graduated from one of the most elite Institutions in one of the most sought after courses in the country?

Me: (Smiling now, feeling good!) Well, it feels great…still taking a while to sink in that the course is complete…the Diploma’s in my hand…

I: So…which company are you working with now? I am sure you must have been inundated with offers…!

Me: (Smiling politely) Er…I didn’t sit for placements…I am going to do my business

I: (Appalled) What?! You are a MBA and not going to do a job! Then why did you do it in the first place!?

Me: [Aside: I don’t know for how long I will have to answer this question!!] Because I wanted to do it.

I: Don’t you think that by taking such a decision, you have stolen a seat from a student who could have studied and done a good job? And don’t you think that this decision of yours has also deprived the industry of a professional they could have got from here? You very well know that the corporate world is short of able managers…

Me: No, I don’t think I have “stolen” a seat from somebody else. The interview panel questioned me on various topics, just like they questioned others. Out of all of them, they came to a conclusion that I was a better fit than the rest of the candidates! So anybody else wouldn’t have done justice to the seat.

As for the industry, which industry are you talking about? This is a random, meaningless statement. Even I am working in an “industry”. I have my own business and that is better than any job. And by which definition does every employee become a “professional”? I think XL is (and should be) proud of its breed of entrepreneurs!

As for the shortage, well, look at it this way – (i) one more manager is not going to help any corporate; (ii) an average entrepreneur is going to contribute more to the nation’s kitty and to his own than an average graduate in a job in his lifetime;

An MBA is not a course meant only for a job. It is finishing school, at the end of which you are expected to know your calling for a career. This is my career. This is my profession. My business.

When you're in trouble...perturbed...when you think you are the only one with such a painful problem in Life...try searching for quotes on the net and you'll be surprised to find that all these things have happened earlier, in the exact same intensity with people like us and different from us...pain has this way of affecting people in the SAME manner...no matter what kind of a person you are and no matter the subject/incident/person which has inflicted the pain on you, once you are in pain, your feelings are the same as anyone else when they are in pain...

...which just makes me think...all these emotions leading to nothing but increasing self-importance and magnifying one's losses...they are the biggest culprits of all...baah!

Just thought...

- My daily horoscope in the paper says, "Expect Emotional Turbulence today" ...strange, sometimes these things are accurate, and when they are, seem so uncanny....Is someone really looking at your Life from above? Looking at it closely enough to give out these signals, and in a manner that these 'astrologers' are able to catch them and convey it-just for us?

...weird...of course, I know its not like that...but I just like to put it thus!

Just thought...

- I have been wanting to write since such a long time...wanted to write so many things..have been planning to get the lappy home since so many days in the hope that at least on Sunday, I'll find some time to write...but this is so not done - today is a Sunday, I have some time on my hands, the opportunity to write as much as I want...but now I can't think of things to write...

...or is it that what I want to say can't be written...and can't be read by all...??

....who knows..! well, in that case, Bloggie, time to go back to watching Kuch Kuch Hota Hai on TV...good movie...but then, why don't I like it anymore??

A New Chapter in Life...A Whole New World..

Dear Bloggie,

Sorry, I've been away from you for quite some time without telling you why...but circumstances have been such that I just couldn't find the appropriate opportunity :( ...anyways, first things first..

I have got married...on the 28th of May, 2010. Yes...you've read correctly - Married! Boy!

Yeah...it still hasn't sunk in..its just..too much/over-whelming/life changing/responsibility-inducing...oh damn! I don't know...now how does one define the "married state" ??

anyways, I'll have to get back to you on this one...but before going, I want to make a small list of the things I want to tell you...

1. The prep time before marriage and what a thunderstorm it brought with it...the hours spent every weekend at South City (which, if calculated, will convert into days!)...the fatigue and fervor of shopping...

2. The run-up to the D-Day....the last one week...

3. The D-Day ... and the phone call from a client 2 hrs before the wedding!

4. Post-Traumatic Stress and my attempts to cope with it!

Whew! do we have a lot of talking to do or what! :D I'll come back to you soon...stay put! :)

Quote-Unquote

One of the best quotes I have read in a long long time :)

“May you - Work like you don't need the money, love like you've never been hurt, dance like no-one is watching, screw like it's being filmed, and drink like a true Irishman”

There's a good collection of quotes like this on - http://thinkexist.com/quotations/work/

Of course, the link will get you to "Work Quotes" coz thats what I had searched... :) But if quotes suit your fantasies, then you could read more...and do share :)

Just Thought...

- When I was on campus, I was able to think and speak on a whole lot topics....seems like my boundaries are shrinking after joining business...wonder why does it have to happen? I always used to think it wouldn't happen to me, but it has started happening. And it's just one year into the business...Damn! An after-thought tells me its nothing like that...its just that I was exposed to a whole lot of diverse things in there than out here, I was living with a lot of people back then...so there were so many different topics....whereas ab aisa nahi hai...and that's causing the difference....hmmm...but it shouldn't happen na...

I guess one reason is also because I'm not spending enough time with myself these days...sometimes I don't get it, sometimes I don't want it.

Back on campus, in my room in GH-3 I could spend as much time with myself as I wanted...and whenever friends came in, it (more often than not) resulted in some addition to my knowledge/wisdom...but sadly, that's not the case now...why? what's the reason? I used to feel an equilibrium then, but not now...and this is weird...

....and I guess writing all this at 2:30 am is also weird...so I'll stop! :)

2 States - With an Old Monk in my hand...

This is one book where (for once) I wished I was also given in to the passion that so many of my XL friends swear on - Old Monk

It brings back the days of campus...the entire setting of college life, of placements, of the jitters, the joys, the sorrows...CB has a great style of writing...very easy going. He seems to be one of those who can choose the exact words for his thoughts and express them in the same way. It helps to put one in his shoes...and in my humble opinion, it's the best state a writer can put his readers in.

A great story (which, I read somewhere, is based closely on his real life) which portrays the change in the thoughts of the Indian youth while choosing his life partner - especially when both of them belong to different states. Kudos to CB for choosing such a topic and being able to portray it in such a truthful and lucid manner.

Krish is one of the most believable characters I have come across recently...coming from a dysfunctional family (and I believe most families in India are dysfunctional to varying degrees ;) )...especially those parts where he was putting questions to himself...

Just a few observations which I made while reading the book...(no offence to anyone)

1. To be able to go thru an "inter-caste" marriage, you need to be detached to quite a degree from your family, esp. in the case when parents are opposing the marriage

2. It's easier for a girl to say "We are through" than a boy, even though she might suffer as much the boy. I believe that girls are more practical than boys when it comes to these relationships, and this probably stems from that

3. There is nothing better than choosing your life partner and marrying her, if you are the one who can build and maintain such relationships. I feel this is great because I find all this too difficult. You know yaar, I am not the lovey-dovey types...

4. There are lots more, which I don't recall right now...and some that I cannot write...moreover, I haven't been able to complete the book to make more "striking" observations :P ...and I don't think I will be completing the book.

All in all, a great read for the youth. And a MUST READ for those narrow-minded parents of today's youth - this book is to show all you guys out there that your children are NOT the dim-wits they seem to you when it comes to choosing their life partners. True, at times they may make mistakes, but considering every case to be a mistake is simply naive and prejudiced. You don't even know how and how much you guys are changing his/her life. You don't know what you are bargaining for by doing all this. Appreciate the fact that today's youth is also as conscious about making a family as you are, and meaning of the word "family" is the same for both you and your children. So give them a chance.

Rohit and Divya's Wedding - Part II

And I am back with the second episode of Rohit-Divya wedding! Well, I really want to elaborate and write more on it, but I’ll try and keep this one as encrypted as possible ;)

For one, the wedding was memorable because one of our friends (apart from Rohit) got almost married on the 17^th. “Who?” Baah….chuck that…”How?” Is the more pertinent question. Get this – Boy sees girl. Girl sees boy. Boy likes girl. We don’t know whether girl likes boy. Groom praises boy like he would praise his intelligence and bravado in front of the bride. Bride praises girl like she was her twin. Boy meets girl. “Achi hai, par aisa kuch nahi hai”…“Hat yaar, tum log bhi na”. Girl can be seen smiling and playing with her cellphone when alone. Fishy.

Dinner time.

We have dinner. Boy lets his eyes roving around. Today, he’s got the looks for only one catch. The trip’s been wonderful till now…he gets to meet his buddies after a long time, and finds someone (hopefully) for a long time (served on a platter!!). We solve the unknown in the equation.

Girl spotted. One of the females in the group – also friendly to her for the reason so well understood – sets the net and throws in the bait. The fishermen all wait on the shores to see the fish bite the bait. Fish bites, and how! (No puns intended!).

Half an hour. One hour. One and a half hours…Time has no meaning in these circumstances. After all, the concept exists only if you believe in it, right? The XL reunion – it’s the last few hours dude! Yeah yeah, comes the inner voice. As if your company can provide this bliss! I’ll call you all when I find time…

Boy returns to pavilion after some time. Sachin wouldn’t have given this smile if he scored a triple ton in T20. For the first time, the score in cricket was Love All. The spectators are happy. We don the media cap, trying to eke out as much as possible from the Man of the Match who’s on his way to becoming The Complete Man.

Surprisingly, the results aren’t surprising. Bowler was as eager to prove her mettle as the Batsman. At times, the details got us confused as to who was playing which role. Incidentally, such games are the best ones. We are happy. All the modern modes of communication have been discussed and details exchanged. The globe has become a village. Again.

Or, should we say, Gar Firdous Bar Roos Zaminasto, Haminasto, Haminasto, Haminasto… (If there is a Heaven on Earth, It is here, It is here, It is here).

Amen.

Hmmm.....

Got engaged on the 7th of March, 2010...so suddenly, its still taking time to sink in :) . A new phase of Life is about to begin...lots of changes are going to take place...it's no longer just me...

Her name's Disha. She's an engineer....finally, an engineer is coming in a family of all B.Com.'s :D I am also happy about it coz I've heard it a lot of times from my friends that my mannerisms are more like that of an engineer, whatever that means :) Also because I want all my kids to be engineers (almost all my XL friends know this!), whenever they happen (No I am not VIRUS, but I can have some dreams for my kids yaar!! So what if they are still a long time to come :-D) ... so having an engineer in the family helps na....lolzzz...

Damn Man! M engaged...!! Its a little strange state of being for a person like me coz by virtue of my zodiac (I am a Virgo), I never had a burning feeling of getting married...incidentally, she's a Virgo too (a 7-7 planetary combination)...hopefully, that feeling will go away...fingers crossed! U c, its very important that the feeling goes away...

People asked me whether I am happy...Disha asked me once too...and I'll tell u what I told her...Happiness is just a state of mind...it creates reality out of illusions and vice-versa...one must just ensure that one fulfills one's functions and obligations in a manner that everyone around us is in such a state of mind...and create reality... :) :)

My reason's for getting so philosophical??? God knows...and I don't bother to wonder :-D M just happy my MBA works!!! lolzzzz..

Just Thought...

- In Life, there can be, should be and will be only one person jiski galtiyan aur khaamiyan bhi aapki nazar mein unki ya aap dono ke relationship ki respect kam nahi karengi...more often than not, even at times of distress...the person will say/do something which will make your love/respect grow for the other...and esp. at times of distress, the other will be your strength and your weakness...has anything like this happened to any of u?

A Time to embrace - Rohit and Divya's Wedding :)

Last week was quite a memorable one…my friend and final year neighbor Rohit P’s wedding to his beloved Divya. It was a memorable event from many angles…one, it marked an over-due re-union of us friends at XL…it was such a long time since we had all met! Two, it marked the coming together of two people who are in love. It’s rare to see their kind in these days, so committed to each other…so sure of each other…I am no authority in matters of the heart (in fact, I admit honestly that I am emotionally paralyzed), but just seeing them together makes a smile come to your face. May God bless their lives together! (Amen!) The third amazing thing to notice in the wedding was their families – so cool man!! Be it Rohit’s side, where each member was so enthusiastic about the whole affair that it was contagious (it was amazing to see them in the Sangeet at Swabhumi! And then later on 17^th, the day of wedding…), or Divya side…who has a wonderful, wonderful set of parents [all of us friends found her dad to be super-cool! :)], and an amazing sister – Man, I was floored to hear that she is a M.Sc. (Stats) from IIT, Kanpur!! Even her brother-in-law…I have rarely seen such a soft-spoken Gujju!! :P

Some of you might just find the following details to be a trifle boring, but as I’ve said earlier – some of these writings are back-ups ;) …and sometimes, what seems mundane now will lend to nostalgia later on in life :)

We had amazing 4 days from 14^th to 17^th…starting from the time when the whole sequence of arrivals was reversed…RJ was supposed to come first, then Gunji (that’s what I call him out of affection…we all prefer Chhote Nawab in public!) and then Love Means and Saket (I won’t break-up the pronunciation for this one…but I hope you get the drift…don’t you have a friend called Saket!? :P) …however, it so turned out that Love and Saket came first, then Gunji and finally, eventually, at last…when RJ thought he had eked out every penny of what he had paid for his AC 2 Tier berth, did he allow the train to enter the HWH station…a full 11-12 hours behind schedule!!!!

The next day, yours truly reached the venue for the Sangeet (Swabhumi) a little late from office and so couldn’t participate in it much too… :(((((( Man, I so wanted to dance in Rohit’s wedding!!

Needless to say, the food was divinely delicious…all my mehnat at the gym in the last month was lost to all the finger-lick-able food and deserts! And we gorged on it like true XLers – like we’ve never seen food before! :-P …hey, you appreciate good flowers by smelling them, so how else do you appreciate good food!!? ;-O

The next day was Punjabi sangeet…and yours truly reached so late from office that he missed most of the fun…. Methinks will ask RJ to write about this day…I can’t do justice to this (except, again, to the food!)

The D-Day has arrived….hamara pyaara, sabka dulaara, aankhon ka taara Rohit Dulha ban gaya tha…and the beautiful, graceful and charming Divya was all set to become – officially – our Bhabhi (Bhabhi Maa to me :P) It started from the Salt Lake venue and to Ballygunge Phari, with just a small stop at Spring Club ;)

I saw something which I had never seen before…you see, Gujju weddings are not the best if you want to see pomp or if you want to let out a “I-want-this-at-my-wedding-too” sigh…at the varmala, the couple were asked to climb a stage with a circular platform. As soon as the varmala happened, a fountain of flowers shot up from the floor of the stage on to the couple, and the circular platform started revolving slowly…just like in the movies…A-W-E-S-O-M-E!

And then, the high-tea and dinner…yummy-dummy-licious!!! (ok, I wont write about the delicious chats, yum pizzas, noodles….ok, ok…I’ll stop!) …no, the food isn’t the most important part…that’s just fun…the best part is the coming together of two people who have chosen each other for Life…very rarely do we get to see such a heart-warming gesture from the Heavens and from the respective families of the bride and groom…when it happens, Love blossoms…Life seems smooth, responsibilities are enjoyable, every laugh sounds like bells ringing and even sad moments seem lighter when the heart is fulfilled…

The last sentence may seem like a lot of gyaan…that wasn’t the intention…it was just what I felt seeing them…these are just my best wishes to the beautiful, newly-wed couple…Have Fun For Life!!!

(Oh, I really did feel like a lot of digs in places above, but I’ll reserve them for the subsequent enteries…yup, picture abhi chalu hai mere dost!!)

Just Thought...

- It is surprising to see that for some people, love is more important than everything else...It is equally important to see that for some people, everything else is more important than love...

- By the way, the most surprising thing of all is the importance that the concept of "Love" receives from most people...Is it really worth all the pain and suffering? Or rather, is all the pain and suffering worth the few moments of laughter and bliss of togetherness? (Don't ask me, I can give extremely polarized answers to different people at different times!)

Just Thought...

- Seems like the song "Give me some sunshine" (3 idiots) has become a part of me...keeps playing a lot in my mind...is there some reason?

- its a very exciting phase in ofc these days...as I am getting more and more involved, I am beginning to realize the meaning of "managing expectations"...its a different thing understanding the term and living the term...its a great thing being able to do it...esp when it is done successfully...am realizing one more thing - that in business, you have to BE the brand that you want to create for your company...and this is easier said than done...but its a great challenge !!

Just Thought...

Read this beautiful quote from Fred Allen:

-It is probably not love that makes the world go around, but rather those mutually supportive alliances through which partners recognize their dependence on each other for the achievement of shared and private goals.