If only

If only...
I contemplate a lot on these two words whenever I sit back with a cup of tea and mom's matri(Home made maida item) in my room with music on.
My present life, my past, how things would have been, had something else happened.
I crib a lot about my present, the kind of life I am leading and I am sure there would be thousands more who would do the same thing..cribbing!
I think a lot about my future, the kind of life I wanna lead and what am I doing to get that kind of life..probably nothing much!
And the best part is that I love to reminisce on my yesteryears and about all the desires that never got materialized.
'If only' is all about those things that never happened. Reason- Destiny was not in favor of them.
It is all in the hands of those vicissitudes. Believe it or not, the life defining moments that come in our lives, are more or less depends on the circumstances, our fate, our choices.
If only my father had not got transferred to a bigger city,
If only, I had taken up Architecture in NIT Bhopal, If only, I had taken up a course in Fashion Technology.
If only, I had got into a good B-school just after my graduation.
If only, I had not got Chennai as my posting after getting done with my training.

And there are many more such 'If only' in our life but answer for all is the same. Every single variation in our lives has something special in it. Had it happened, life would have certainly been different but life is still beautiful for we have other things associated with it which are considered to be 'Life Defining moments'.
Good or bad, it always comes up with something positive, coz if it is good, we feel elated and confident and if not, then also it makes us strong headed and more courageous to face other adverse situations in future.
We may not remember day-to-day accounts of our lives, but we certainly remember those special moments which make us smile. That is what matters and life is all about those things that matters the most to us.

The sweetness of those little memories is much more satisfying then the saltiness of unfulfilled desires.
Cherish that sweetness.

Wake up.....

He has just finished writing up his last exam of the last semester of the college.He thinks that he is the king of this world. No work but party hard is his mantra of life. He has a group of friends on which he can lean upon anytime, anywhere. He is not-so-spoiled son of a rich-dad!He is amazingly charming and handsome.He prefers playing video games and downloading car wallpapers in his age of early 20s when all other guys of his age prefer watching .....!!!But there is a problem. And the problem is He is clueless, aimless with no aspirations and dreams or rather he has never a given thought on what vocation he should choose after the graduation.And so here it is, ours truly- Siddharth Mehra a.k.a Sid. Like every Abhishek or Abhilasha in this country is Abhi, Aishwarya is Aish, Sandeep is Sandy, our Siddharth is Sid.

You must be wondering, this is yet another review, by yet another random blogger, of the movie.But let me make myself clear.I am not going to write a detailed review of the movie for the movie reviews have already topped the chart. I am here to tell what and how I felt after watching it

Wake up Sid! directed by the debutante Ayan Mukerji is one such refreshing story which would take us to the riveting journey of our yesteryears. We see a glimpse of ourselves in this movie. Every single person can relate with one or the other character of this movie. Some could relate to Sid, some to Aiysha, some to Rishi, some to Tanya. Our mothers could relate themselves to Sid's mother, father to Sid's father, neighbors to Aiysha's neighbor and like. It has everything in it. It has portrayed all the relationships, be it Father-son, mother-son, with neighbors, with friends, with employer, with children, and most importantly our relationship with our own life,so beautifully and clearly that one would wonder at times,isn't it our life. It has covered everything.

Such a simple script yet so refreshing. I loved each and every part of it.
It is one such movie which leaves you dumbstruck, when you come out of the theater and you don't utter a single word. To be very frank, I revisited the memories of RDB and Taare Zameen Par. I am not saying the movie is on the lines of the above mentioned movies but the feeling was in line with them.

Totally amazing and a must watch for our generation.
Go for it!

Vignettes at its best.! :-)

The dancing damoiselle!


Let us bring peace and prosperity on our mother Earth.

I can see a ray of hope.

Hey all!
Time to show some of my latest sketches. My personal favorite is the last one.
Would appreciate the comments and suggestions.

Happy B'day to me! ;-)

23 years of my life have moved past Today!

Life has been a roller-coaster ride all these years. I sit back and reminisce on my yesteryears and it brings a smile on my face. The childhood was so full of carefree attitude.

The birthdays used to be a festival day where I used to be the queen of my house and everyone used to take care of all my needs on that day.

My mother never used to scold me for I gave her this excuse that This is my Day, so you cannot scold me.!!! :-)

Lunch box used to have special lunch meals and extra items used to be there in the box so that my friends can relish it.

All the children used to try to get close to the b'day girl/boy as they used to think that the b'day girl/boy would give extra chocolate to them.

People used to get to know about the b'day girl/boy by the special b'day dress they used to wear.

Telling others and showing special attitude was a thing of pleasure.

I used to wait for the evening to come for my mom is preparing delicacies (the best in this world)for the fete.

All the colony friends used to come and then the much awaited cake cutting ceremony would happen.

I never used to take care of the things for my parents used to take care of it. I was only concerned for the gifts that I used to get.

And after the party, the time for the opening ceremony of the gifts. :-)

Those were the days..the best days.

I miss them.

Things have changed...

Now b'day celebration means going to a good restaurant.

Pizza/Burger has taken up the place of home made Chole Bhature.

Cold drinks and all havetaken up the place of Rasna and Roohhafza Sharbat.

The B'day girl/boy is suppose to take care of all the little intricacies and not your parents.

Mum's kiss is not there but a phone call away.

Dad's special pocket money doesn't count much now as the big salary of yours is there to spend.

I have great friends around and I know I am going to have a rocking celebration today...it is just that those childhood memories are so vivid that I felt like scribbling them.

I feel so great and a smile comes over on my face whenever I think about those festive days of my life.

Life takes its twist but alas we get used to it. :-)

Missing you Mummy-Papa and Love you loads.

And finally Happy B'day to me!!! :-)

Gulon Mein......

They say, Music takes out your emotions.
Music speaks what cannot be expressed,
soothes the mind and gives it rest,
heals the heart and makes it whole,
flows from heaven to the soul.
It happens with almost everyone at times that whenever we listen to something
really good,we get high on emotions.
Lately, I am listening to this song and I am actually in love with it.

When people hear good music,
it makes them homesick for something they never had, and never will have.
I listen to this song and I feel like going to a Hill station, going to places
close to the nature, having a cup of tea with my loved ones in a beautiful weather
on the road side,going for a long ride, sitting at the beach seeing the sunset,
taking an afternoon siesta on the grass in the lap of my love,going to the temple,
sitting in the terrace when it is drizzling outside and eating bhajiya,making
a nice sketch or design something creative and a lot many other feelings come
and obviously when this song is running in the background.

I am in awe with the kind of creativity these music directors show.
I revere the creators of these musical instruments.
I respect people who have written such wonderful songs and people who
have given life to them.

Wanna know the lyrics, Read on:


Gulon mein rang bhare
Baad-e-naubahaar chale
Chale bhi aao.. ke gulshan ka.. karobar chale (2)

Khwabon ka din hai.. dekho hawayein
Suna rahi hai khushiyon ki dastaan
Main choom loonga.. baahein uthaakar
Khwahishon ka neela neela aasmaan
Jaane kahaan yeh.. baadal chale hai
Kiss aur boondon.. ki mehfilein hai
Bheegi hai rooh meri.. kaisa yeh khumaar chale
Chale bhi aao.. ke gulshan ka..
karobar chale

Gulon mein rang bhare
Baad-e-naubahaar chale
Chale bhi aao.. ke gulshan ka..
karobar chale

Humne suna hai.. chhote se haathon mein
Chaahe to samaaye.. saara jahaan
Hatheliyon mein.. thaame hai
Hamaare.. buzurgon ki nayi dua
Hum hai sikandar.. hum shehzaade
Chhote kadam hai.. bade hai iraade
Buri nazar se kaho.. hum nazar uthaar chale
Chale bhi aao.. ke gulshan ka..
karobar chale

Gulon mein rang bhare
Baad-e-naubahaar
chale Chale bhi aao..
ke gulshan ka.. karobar chale

Movie: Sikander
Music: Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
Singer: Mohit Chauhan

Listen the song to get the feel of it.

The Third sense......

My room mate (M) : You know what, from the past few days, I wanted to tell you something.

Me : What ?
M : I have noticed this at night that you talk in sleep and that too with actions!!!
Me : (: O)...Is it ?? I didn't know that!!!
M : Yes, the other day I was on the phone and you were slept off. All of a sudden, you started speaking. When I turned back, I saw you were moving your hands in the air and you were saying something. It was not clear though.
Me : Gosh! 22 years of my life are over and nobody ever told me this thing.

This was an excerpt of the conversation between me and my room mate in Bangalore.
And so this is how I discovered a new FACT about myself. :-)
I never knew this thing before coz nobody ever told me this, not even my previous room mates. So that was really a big surprise for me and I was laughing like crazy afterknowing that.In the evening, when I told this thing to my other friends, there reaction had already been anticipated.
There is one more thing that I do.Whenever I go for a siesta, I make very complex English sentences in my dreams. Though, I forget about them after I wake up.So when I told this thing to my friends, one of my friend quips that I have got a Third Sense!!!!!!After saying this he realizes that he said Third sense instead of Sixth sense.
That evening was my last evening in Bangalore and it was really fun.I am back in Chennai now.
Missing Bangalore though.
That is it for now, Ciao!

Life Redefined

It’s great to see myself writing a post on my blog after almost an year!
I guess, a lot of visitors would have lost the hope of seeing a new
post on my blog site( I am assuming that I have a big fan-list who
do follow my blog, after all we humans love misconceptions, you know!!!! ;-D)

So let me just press the rewind button of my life and tell you people what did I do ( basically nothing)
in this time-span of my life.

1)I got a complete new set of friends with whom I have spent some beautiful moments.
2)Spent my summer in CHENNAI that too without an AC. ( now don't think I am an Aristocrat who doesn't
even know how a life would have been without an AC!!! but I am saying this because it is the city which see
only one season, 12 months a year and i.e. SUMMER SEASON!!!)
3)I wrote all the MBA entrance exams and guess what I screwed up all of them.(Wanna know how?-LOYALLY!!!) ;-)
4)I had no work in the office for most of the time and so I broke all the records by sleeping for the
maximum number of hours in my office at my desk!!! :-)
5)Have received the most beautiful gift of my life..now that’s a secret.
6)I have got a short term transfer to B'lore and I am enjoying my time over here and I won't deny the fact
that this is certainly the best period of my life.
7) I am again living a student life. I go to my office but I live in company's accommodation with all
the amenities one can ask for. So good for me!
8)I have learnt the art of spending money and I am getting good at it coz that’s the only thing I can
do nicely. :-D
9) My friend tells me that I have become a 'KHATTI LADKI'(meaning sour). The reason is I can eat DOSA
at any time on any day of any month of a year!!! (Point taken dear!!)
10) After a long time, I have finished a novel in a day. I started reading it in the morning and
finished it off by the evening. I found it boring mid-way but the end is good. I tell you why it is good.
We Indian's feel that whatever brings your inner emotion(read positive emotion)out after seeing or doing a particular thing,
is a good thing. So going by the same notion, the end of the novel brought A TEAR in my left eye, so I am
considering that novel as a good one!!! :D
The name of the novel is - 'Love, Life and Dream On', written by Animesh Verma.
When you would read it, you would feel that the novel is nothing but a mix of Five point someone
by Chetan Bhagat, Rang De Basanti, Dil Chahta Hai and a lot many other things. Single term for it-
KHICHDI!!!
Seems the guy is very much influenced with the writing style of Chetan Bhagat, and a big time fan of
Aamir Khan, and has praised the main character of the novel, Aniket, a lot and it is really irritating.
Worth a reading though.
11) Have finished my latest sketch and would upload it soon on my blog.
12) I haven't done photography from the past one year. :-(. Need to start it.
13) I have become talkative. Thanks.....

That’s all about it.
So you guys would agree with the point that I basically did nothing in the past one year. :D

But after this reopening ceremony of my blog for the second time, I would like to write a number of
entertaining posts, though a difficult task to do, more frequently!!!

Keep watching this space.
Till then CIAO!!!