Thats How I Am...

14th of July is my best friend Pranali's birthday. We are going to crash at her place at midnight with champaigne and J. W. Marriot's cake.

Somehow I am not excited. And it has nothing to do with dear Pranu. I love her and would soo love to surprise her and wish her at midnight. :) Its the prospect of meeting people I don't particularly like thats killing me. Absolutely none of the people who will be present there are my real friends and frankly, I don't much care for them. They have a tendency of being loud, and all over the place. Urrghhh.....

I am pulling some strings to get hold of passes for the Harry Potter premeire tommorrow. She would sooo love that!!! I can't wait to see the mad grin on her face as we enter the theatre! I would prefer spending quality time with her this way rather than being in the middle of a loud, chaotic party where everyone wants to grab the spotlight.

P.S.: I met Pranu at midnight of the 14th and left at midnight on the 15th!! Surprisingly I had an awesome awesome time, since the people I disliked took leave earlier than I thought and a small bunch of us could spend quality time together :) , for 24 hours!!!

5th of July

"What's the date tomorrow?" Dad asked me while he wrote something on a piece of paper.
"5th of July" I answered, without thinking much about it at first, then a tiny little bell rang in a dark forgotten corner of my brain.

5th of July.
Tomorrow I'll be completing a whole year since my break-up.
Wow.

I smiled.
I actually smiled!
I have come a long way.

I thought about him then. Not in a yearning sort of way, but just a flitting-thought sort of way. I wondered where he was, if he was alright, if he was happy. I hoped he was. Hoped he wasn't carrying any baggage. (Even if he did, I know he would never, ever let it show...).

I have come a long way indeed...

P.S. This reminds me, I haven't posted about my recent trip to Theobroma! (Now, how could I have forgotten? Maybe I was just too busy, maybe it just didn't matter that much anymore...). Well anyway, here it is- I visited Theobroma on the 27th of June, Saturday. Theos is the place where I broke up... I LOVE Theos since it serves the best desserts ever! What a pity I had to break up there... so for a while I avoided that place. Then when I was ready to visit it, I couldn't find the time to go there..until the 27th! :)
It felt great!

Anchor

There was once a girl and a boy.

They loved their friends,

and they loved their work.

Though both were busy living their lives,

they were lonely at some point.

One fine day without reason or cause,

they held each others’ hands.

Their lives went on just the same,

except for a tiny change.

Since now their hands were always held,

There was a relief they both felt.

And in that sea of their real lives,

they anchored with their hands,

enjoying the moment for a while.

The girl knows not for how long that moment did last

nor does the boy.

But one fine day

without a solid reason or cause,

he let go without much of a pause.

The girl tried to hold his hand again,

the boy did not refuse,

but his hands were cold,

this time,

they lacked that old warmth.

So the girl let go too,

knowing it was futile to,

renew that which had already sailed away.

In time she would sail again too,

But not before a tear or two

had been shed.

Liking a guy.

And liking the idea that you like a guy

Are two seperate things.

Or, are they?

Drama Queen

One of the things I hate most about people is their ability to wear a mask over their true self and behave as someone they are not!

So dear Mask-wearer,

If you have a problem with me, come up to me and say it to me on my face. Don't go bullshitting about whats fair to a thrid person who is not present at the moment and who is most prolly not bothered with our little 'issue' here.

And don't storm out of a store crying your eyes out, make a scene on a busy road and head off in a seperate rickshaw either.

Also, my dear mask-wearer, did you know that you had the audacity to shake my hands at a party 2 hours later, get a lil tipsy, come up to me and kiss me on the cheek and hug me?! As if the scene at the store never happened!!

Whoever does that??

Make up your mind girl, do you want to be my friend or you want to have a cat-fight?

If you ask me, I am game for the cat-fight!

Can You Guess What These Are?

1. White Feet/Whitey

2. Firangi/Firang/Foreigner

3. Lalla

4. Undir

5. Yashumata Annadata

6. Smeagol/Gollum

7. गणु

8. छोटी मौशी

9. वरण भात (varaaaan bhaaat)

And the best for the last:

10. Shabbo Rani

Great News

'I have great news!!", I said.
And all of them leaned in, anticipating my next few words.
A million thoughts raced through their heads; "Theres a new guy in my life", "I got a job!", "I am going abroad for my phD"

Here is what I said though:
"My braces are coming off in a month!!"

Total phuski that was....for them... for me, its GREAT news indeed.. :) :)