I need to be in love

The hardest thing I've ever done
Is keep believing
There's someone in this crazy world
For me
The way that people come and go
Thru temporary lives
My chance could come and I might never know

I used to say "No promises,
Let's keep it simple"
But freedom only helps you say
Good-bye
It took a while for me to learn
That nothin' comes for free
The price I've paid is high enough for me

I know I need to be in love
I know I've wasted too much time
I know I ask perfection of
A quite imperfect world
And fool enough to think that's
What I'll find

So here I am with pockets full
Of good intentions
But none of them will comfort me
Tonight
I'm wide awake at four a.m.
Without a friend in sight
Hanging on a hope but I'm alright


~A Song by The Carpenters

Now before your eyebrows are raised and you let ur 'dimag ke ghoode' out in the open, i heard this song yesterday early morning and by far the only female singer i like is The Carpenters!

Hands up

"How many Gujarathis & Marwadi's in this class?" asked my lungi clad prof who flaunts a beard and a pony tail. More than 80% of the class raised their hands and i quietly muttered to myself 'God bless me.' His next question was for the minorities. "So how many Maharashtrians & Southies here?" The remaining obediently raised their hands. Prompt came an advice for us, the minors (read the lesser of the two evils) "You'll have to work harder and build your way up the ladder. Your friends who are in majority have a upper hand over you guys when it comes to business. There is something running in their blood i suppose." This statement came for a South Indian himself so it pricked and soothed at the same time.

Welcome to the new world which begins EARLY in the morning i said to myself. My CA Final classes kick started today. After a break from travelling in the Mumbai locals, i have come back to it.

The journey on the path of becoming a CA continues. And this time i will reach there well in time! Good luck to me and all others sailing in the same dwindling boat.

A perfect weekend

A breather from the routine week this weekend was refreshing. On viewers demand Cinemax played an extra show of 2012. A gripping movie from the very beginning, 2012 revolves around the idea of Mayam calender which predicts 12th December 2012 to be the end of the world. An action thriller by Roland Emmerich keeps you glued on to your seats for a good long 2.5 hours. The graphics of the movie are undoubtedly amazing, the actors brilliant and the storyline quite good. Its a movie from the makers of Independence Day and Day After Tomorrow so what do you expect. A movie that shows the evil shades of both the nature and mankind. The Vatican in Rome crumbling into oblivion, destroying thousand-year old Catholic architecture and killing thousands of worshipers within seconds. The U.S govt declaring end of the world as the gigantic tide waves begin to engulf the Himalayas. The whole world stuck with disaster and no hope. The idea is captured perfectly on celluloid. A must watch is you still haven't.



What followed was a nice breeze ride on a unexpectedly cloudy evening and garma garam coffee after checking out the exhibition at RNM which charged us up again. ( I know the old uncles at the canteen had already made you furious.) As for me the way home was safe, sound and quick! But J had to deal with a flat tyre :(



Later that night a msg from M read, "Aahat dekhna hai 11pm ko on my 42" screen with lights off...oooo...scared" (I laughed out loud at the message). So this meant a girls night out (without S) at M's place. A was late as usual cos of which i was bombarded with a couple of messages from M. So after changing channels, (as always the remote was in my hand) we tuned into watch Aahat. Guys, if you didnt know the all new season of Aahat is no more a thriller but a comedy series! The next one hour was hilarious. After sleeping as late as 4am we still managed to get up by 10.30 :)



The morning newspaper said there was a exhibition at Hiranandani Powai. The fervent me saw this as the best opportunity to zoom on a less crowded sunday road with the girls. Shopping was on my mind from a long time now. But it doesn't surprise me that i didn't shop for cloths at all. A few ceramic coffee cups, two of them particularly huge like the ones served at Costa Coffee, then a shanti niketan leather bag, a meenakari neck piece and earnings is what i got from the exhibit. Oh and did i mention we had our evening 'pit stop' at Subways :)

A coffee and a sinful chocolate avalanche at Mocha's and a musical drive back home (screaming more than singing) by 11pm followed by bogging the weekends events puts it to a perfect end!


Its almost 1am now and a long week awaits me. So off i go to sleep!

Adios.

Cheers!

Picked up tag

1.What is your current obsession?

Photography

2. What are you wearing today?

Pyjamas and a tee.

3. What’s for dinner?

It was grandmom's bday today. So had 2 (huge) pieces of cake. One on behalf of my generous friend :P

4. What’s the last thing you bought?

A Long book and a pencil. My classes start tmrw so was arranging for my supplies when i realised my study didnt stock any. (To my surprise i m looking forward to getting into the study mode again)

5. What are you listening to right now?

Currently listening to nothing. Getting acquainted with i tunes.

6. What do you think about the person who tagged you?

No one tagged me. I picked up this tag from PJ's blog as i had nothing else to blog on mind :)


7. If you could have a house totally paid for, fully furnished anywhere in the world, where would you like it to be?

When i get up n draw my curtains i should see large expanse of lush green trees n mountains on one side and a lake on the other which has a small bridge to go across. The country side english types ;)

8. What are your must-have pieces for summer?

Limbu pani or Sweet lime soda! Any time of the year.


9. If you could go anywhere in the world for the next hour, where would you go?

I would go off to sleep :P


10. Which language do you want to learn?

Prefer to work on my german. Wont mind Spanish as its widely spoken in America. French i guess is not for me cos its too sweet a language :P


11. What’s your favourite quote?

Whatever happens happens for the best and nothing will happen is not true.

12. Who do you want to meet right now?

Its 10pm and a hot brewing cup of coffee with you would do no harm :) But but but i have to get up way to early tmrw and have been warned to tuck myself in right away :P

13. What is your favourite colour?

A particular shade of Yellow with a tinge of Orange in it. (too much of detailing involved)

14. What is your favourite piece of clothing in your own closet?

Oh off late i have been complaining (only to myself n no one else) that i dont have anything good to wear specially outdoors. Otherwise my fav clothing wud be my Pajamas!

15. What is your dream job?

A social entrepreneur making a difference in this society in my own unique way.

16. If you had $100 now, what would you spend it on?

I will budget it in such a way that i can squeeze in a couple of things. The list is quite long :)

17. What are you going to do after this?

SLEEP :P

18. What are your favorite movies?

There are many. The most recent one being Dead Poets Society.

19. How many tabs are turned on in ur browser right now?

Gmail, Reader, Blogger, Yahoo msgr.

20. I believe in

Myself

21. What do you do when you “have nothing to wear” (even though your closet’s packed)?

Pick up my wallet and go shopping :)

22. Coffee or tea?

Tea at home. Coffee outdoors


23. What do you do when you are feeling low or terribly depressed?

Splurge myself with a tub of my fav ice cream.

24. Favorite Sweet?

Bengali sweets. Of course the regular chocolates and pastries will always remain on the list.

25. Favorite Season?

Winter all the way!

26. If I come to your house now, what would u cook for me?

For a while now i havnt treated my friends with a hand cooked meal so I would make you mouth watering paneer sabji, raita, roti (u'll have to make tht) and watever else u want me to make! See its time for you to say what u want. i m being generous :)


27. What are you afraid of the most?

Hahaha... i know you are laughing too. If you know me even a little you would know the answer to this one ;)


28:What brings a smile on your face instantly?

A simple good morning message from you does the trick ;)

29: My most priced possession.

Your friendship



Everyone is more than welcome to pick up this tag just like i did! And let nothing stop in from posting your inquisitive comments :D