In a relationship, then flaunt it!!

The latest trend in Bollywood seems to be stars going public about their relationships. These may be within industry or outside it. Way back in times it used to be a very hush hush affair. The love affairs used to be just rumours or denied by the stars saying “We are just friends!”

Of late relationships are more open. I guess it began with John and Bipasha who started accepting their relationship. This was followed by Shahid-Kareena, Preity Zinta-Ness Wadia etc and the latest among them being Deepika-Ranbhir Kapoor and Imran-Avantika. Flaunting the fact that one is in a relationship seems to be “in” now no matter how long it lasts for later. ;)


It just seems to be a reflection of our society itself. Parents seem to be accepting the fact that their sons have girlfriends or the other way around. The better half is taken home and introduced to the family in the early stages of a relationship itself. Celebrity couples seem to be behaving just like normal couples.

Whenever I spend time at Forum Mall in the weekends and see teen couples moving around, watching movies together, shopping or just sitting and talking I realize that the society has moved far beyond what I saw in my teens. There were hardly people in love when I was in school. There used to be just rumours and many of them just remained so. Not many had the courage to bring up a relation to the public or family front and many loves were just buried with time. Times change!!

Jaane Tu..Ya Jaane Na

I have a hum on my lips today. I feel all bubbled up. I am chirpy and happy. Now don’t have a misconception that there is something “special” happening. This big “smile” is all due to “Janne Tu..ya Janne Na”. I seem to be smiling remembering the instances in the movie and humming “Pappu can’t dance Salla!”

I have always been a movie freak. I never miss an opportunity to watch a movie at any time available. There are times I feel like seeing intelligent cinema and there are times I just want to push back and watch something that makes me happy! The reason to land up watching this movie was the songs that are already a hit. The reviews for the movie in papers have not been good but I was reading a few blog reviews and I found a majority to have liked it. So I thought “What the heck! Let me check it out!”

I loved it from the beginning till the end. The story line maybe cliché and predictable but the treatment is fresh and good. As I watched the movie I could so much relate to the characters I saw on screen. I saw my college mates and office mates at various instances in the movie. There were those silent, unspoken crushes, thick friend who move apart when they fall in love with other people, couples having a special song, and so many more.

I looked around me and there was the entire crowd enjoying each minute of the movie. Everyone was having a roller coaster laughing session. There were also those “Oh so cute” moments in the movie. I seriously wonder whether they make those romantic and honest type guys anymore.

Overall the star of the movie is Abbas Tyrewala! He wrote the story, script, dialogues, and lyrics and directed the movie. Hats off to him! Imran Khan is good for a debutant. He looks like Aamir in the song sequence where he dresses up in a big mustache ( Remember Aamir in RDB) Genelia seems to have perfected these roles with Bommirillu(Telugu), Santosh Subramanian (Tamil) and now this one. Nasurrudin Shah and Ratna are perfect and hilarious. All in all, I loved the movie and I came out with a smile that still lingers when I think about it. A total entertainer!

Getting geared to another year!!

Life has been yet so static since a few weeks. I haven't done anything much at all. Yeah you can actually count out watching "Dasavatharam". I lost interest in writing a review for the movie. Too much has been said for and against the movie. So I leave it to each self. I mean I liked the movie even though I hought some characters were just to increase the number to 10!!

I am looking forward to my birthday. Yeah I know..What's great in a birthday especially when you are (secret) and not married!! Well I just don't care. I still look forward to my birthday as I used to 10 years ago. I look forward to how to treat myself, what to give those around me and what would I get from those around me! ( ;) That's the best part)

As a part of "Oh my Gosh! I am growing a year older" blues I have started hitting the gym since the last month. I have been regularily going except for Friday when the weekend laziness hits me. So just to boost my ego, I feel good and fit. It comforts me to feel as young as my heart thinks! I am keen to stick around to this 1 hour gym routine till my laziness takes over atleast. I have a colleague of mine who is my gym mate. She inspires me to keep at it and so I do!!

So as I always say "I am 24 till I get married!!" and if that doesn't happen I am 24 forever...That's it..So I better get back to deciding what to do tomorrow!!!

Cool trip to Krishnagiri

Life in Bangalore City sometimes gets very monotonous. Everyone is cribbing about the traffic, the heat, the rush at the malls, the prices going high...The list is just never ending! Getting a break from all this is what I desire very often. And that's just what I got last week when I went to Krishnagiri Dam.

The drive to Krishnagiri is one of the best attractions of the trip. The road from Hosur to Krishnagiri is wide and straight. They are well maintained with trees on both sides. There are flowering plants between the double road too. Some portions of the road are cut through the mountains and thus are a beauty when travelling through them. The stops in between like Shoolagiri are breathtaking just to watch those towering hills!

The dam didn't give me a notion of much electricity being generated from the units. The water flow seems to be pretty less. But the reservoir is huge. Now for electricity generated and such trivia I would say who cares. I enjoyed the walk through the dam. I enjoyed the breeze. I enjoyed looking at the water before me. So I recommend this place to anyone who wants a break!

"Badi Mushkil" at HP

Last weekend was a memorable one in my life. We had a party at office for giving rewards to the top performers in the first half year. We won the trophy for being the “Best Team”. This was truly a moment of elate for our team. However there was something else that brought a sense of personal satisfaction.


After leaving engineering college I had not danced on a stage. I remember the last event being dancing for the farewell partied and ECE club activities. After that I have never danced for a crowd. Not that I haven’t wanted to, because I love dancing any time, any place..just that opportunities in office life are less. I do shake a leg once in a while on the dance floor when the DJ plays but that doesn’t count for a proper performance.


Last week, a colleague of mine and me, danced to “Badi mushkil” from Lajja and had a great time. When everyone in the audience cheered and clapped I was on top of the world. It gave me a kind of high that I had forgotten since a long time. I slept that night in that happiness!!

Tagged after a long time

Was tagged last week by Soul . It's been a long time that I have taken up a tag so I thought time to dig me up again!! So here goes...

1) LAST MOVIE U SAW IN A THEATRE? The Chronicles Of Narnia : Prince Caspian. It was awesome.
2) WHAT BOOK ARE U READING?? Mills and Boons : The Italian's marriage demand ;) Just recalling those teen days!
3) FAVOURITE BOARD GAME? Monopoly
4) FAVOURITE MAGAZINE? Hmm.. I don’t read any now. Reader’s Digest when I get hold of one!
5) FAVOURITE SMELLS? Tandoori Chicken smell…Yum Yum!!
6) WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD? The wait to uncertainity
7) WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN U WAKE? Oh no..I wish I could sleep some more..
O9) FAVOURITE FASTFOOD PLACE? “Stop n Joy” bakery (Tavarekere Road)
10) FUTURE CHILDS NAME? Mallu or else Surya
11) FINISH THIS STATEMENT---'IF I HAD A LOT OF MONEY I'D'....buy a flat of my own in Bangalore and fully furnish it
12) DO U DRIVE FAST? Well I don’t at all…
13)DO U SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL? Yeah..a dog…His name is Febu
14)STORMS--COOL OR SCARY? Scaryyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
15)WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CAR? None so far
16) FAVOURITE DRINK? Chekku Milk Shake
17)FINISH THIS STATEMENT-IF I HAD THE TIME I WOULD ....watch TV forever!!
18)DO YOU EAT THE STEMS ON BROCCOLI? no
19)IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY OTHER COLOUR, WHAT WOULD BE YOUR CHOICE? Dark Brown
20)NAME ALL THE DIFFERENT CITIES/TOWNS U HAVE LIVED IN? Tellicherry, Kasargode, Changanassery, Trivandrum, Bangalore
21) FAVOURITE SPORTS TO WATCH? Cricket
22)ONE NICE THING ABOUT THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? ..He is a bit weird, with a weak heart but a jolly good fellow!!
23)WHATS UNDER YOUR BED? A small Krishna idol
24)WOULD U LIKE TO BE BORN AS YOURSELF AGAIN?? Hmm..Yes with a few changes!!
25)MORNING PERSON OR NIGHT OWL? None.Get up late, sleep early person. Is there a name for that??
26)OVER EASY OR SUNNY SIDE UP? Sunny side up!
27) FAVOURITE PLACE TO RELAX? In front of the TV
28)FAVOURITE PIE? Chocolate..chocolate anytime!!
29)FAVOURITE ICECREAM FLAVOUR? I am a chocoholic man!!

Friends!

Sometimes there are some relationships that cannot be termed and classified. I am sure that we have all definitely come across one such person on this journey called life. I have never encountered any such person till I came to Bangalore.

As for introduction, his name is Surendar (Suri) and he used to work with me in my previous company. Just throughout my time in Bangalore he has become an indispensable part of life here. He has been a part of the Ups and oh so many DOWNs as well! And I have never had an opportunity to thank him for any selfless deed he has done for me! Not that he would ever accept one too.

I always wonder as to how we manage to find someone to support us along life’s way. There may be periods in which we find ourselves alone in a crowd. We feel there is no one around us to empathize or sympathize with us. But often within a short while we find comfort in someone or something that takes our attention away from sorrows. Is it an intervention from a “power above” or is it a rule of nature that equalizes sorrow with happiness?? Don’t know!