Two's company, Three is....

As my journey in SIMSR continues... These last few days are full of nostalgia.. And the first day.. the first friends.. the first memories.. the first classes.. all keep coming back. This one is dedicated to the first people i interacted with... My roomies..

The first time i entered my room, I was genuinely surprised.. It ended where it barely begun!! And 3 people living there!! Phew!! My bed was full of the mystery roomies' stuff.. And I was like.. Is this the kind of mess I'll live with...

Thankfully they were as amazing and as crazy as I was in a lot of things.. :) Food habits were similar (read: we absolutely detested mess food!) Our conversations were crazy.. We got 2 pseudo roomates.. so we were basically 5 living in a room..!! The habits were not annoying.. We always had good company, music, lights on at any time of the day or night, food and lots of crazy things happening..(Cant disclose a lot of details due to a lot of reasons!) (Like this night in the Jungle!)

But what I realised was that if two is company, three is definitely not crowd... infact its cool!! :) There's always company to take the 3rd person's case.. even if 1 person is not there, you arent alone.. you have someone to talk to most times.. 1 out of 3 will turn out to be able to kill/get rid of cockroaches too!! You'll have a moderator to settle the arguments and atleast one of the other two will wake you up in time for classes!! 1 of you will know how to pick the lock!! Atleast one will know all the right places to go to. Chances are that you wont have to worry too much about notes just before the exam, atleast 1 will have all notes!! And atleast 1/3 will have some knowledge about the subject to just help with the last minute revision!! Its so much more fun with 3!!

The 2 years spent here were some of the best times spent.. And Thank you Mankan & Dogan for the nice memories.. Turtlan and Daayan.. for being a part of both 305 & 604!! Love you all!!

V Day special :)

I know its a week after V Day... but better late than never...

This post is dedicated to all those readers who believe in those silly little things you do in love that mean a great deal... :)

What a kiss means..!

 Kiss on the stomach = I'm ready
 Kiss on the Forehead = I hope we're together forever
 Kiss on the Ear = Your my everything
 Kiss on the Cheek = We're friends
 Kiss on the Hand = I adore you
 Kiss on the Neck = We belong together
 Kiss on the Shoulder = I want you
 Kiss on the Lips = I love you

What the gesture means...!

 Holding Hands = We definitely love each other
 Slap on the Butt = That's mine
 Holding on tight = I don't want to let go
 Looking into each other's eyes = I just plain love you
 Playing with Hair = Tell me you love me
 Arms around the Waist = I love you too much to let go
 Laughing while Kissing = I am completely comfortable with you

--ADVICE!--
 Dont ask for a kiss, take one.

P.S.: If you were thinking about someone while reading this, you're definitely in Love :)

Dedicated to my Valentine :)

A day in the locals of Mumbai

I am and will always remain in love with Mumbai. And also with the Mumbai Local. when my outstation friends ask me what is my most preferred mode of transport in the city, my answer without any hesitation is the local. And over the past 7-8 years... my experiences in the local have grown diverse...

I generally keep to myself in the train.. except the occasional purchase or two, i genrally dont fight for a seat or get into an argument with anyone... but this one time, it was morning.. and there was a group of women singing bhajaans and shlokas in the morning.. and all those were the type every kid in an indian household would no.. so even I started humming them along and i must admit i felt so good about it... to this day, i dont have any 'train friends' cuz i dont commute regularly... but that one time, it made me realise, its that community feeling and that bonding which is so strong in our families.. that morning no one was fighting in the train, all people around were simply humming the bhajaans.. kids, elderly women, young professionals, the lady who is selling some wares.. everyone was smiling.. ad it made me smile.. how deeply rooted is the Indian in us...

Another time, I was in the train with a few friends... we were in the gents compartment and there were some 'street-kids' with us in the train... and in our compartment was an old man with small square pieces of paper.. and that old man's hands were simply magic... turns out he was a master at origami and made stuff like talking lips, a flower and leaf, a pencil and things beyond imagination!! It was simply amazing!! the kids were in awe and so were we... he ended up teaching us how to make the talking lips... when that man left, he gave me a whole bunch of papers to make stuff... I must've made a dozen of those lips till now.. and even to this day, that incident makes me smile..

Locals may be crowded and tiring but they are also fast, convenient, available most of the times in the day and reliable. but more than anything else, they amaze me every time with something new making me realize I am just a small character in this big drama called Life!! It makes sure i meet new people and it makes sure i rarely have a boring travel time.. it gives me my space and gives me company when i'm alone. it makes me feel human and helps me relish this life some more. To anyone who has ever smiled in the local, you know what I mean.

Rains

It is one thing everyone is eager for

The farmer, the children with eyes sore

When the heat simply gets to you

Pleasing the rain gods, you pursue

And then comes a shower to make you smile

The first rains and the earth smells divine

The smile on every child’s face

The relief on a farmer’s tired gaze

The farmer prays for good rains

His life depends on his grains

He may have a good year’s harvest

And afford his wife a bangles set

The child wrestles through the summer

His school reopens with rains bumper

Its new books, new classes and a new timetable

Rains mean a new year, new friends and a new fable

And we try to get to work dry

Enjoy the delicious bhajia-fry

Romantic are those long drives

Get soaked in the rains on Marine Drive

The Europeans hate it, but they don’t know

India loves the rains and the chaos that follows

For us the green is prosperity and boon

We simply love our very own monsoon

Some things that run through a girl's mind when she's buzzzzing!

1. Gosh the guy on the next table is soooo cute.. would he mind if I say a hi? ;)

2. Can I have more fries? They taste soooo awesome ryt now!!

3. Should I completely stop texting my ex-boyfriend? Does he like me.. or is he still an idiot!! Need a drink to stop thinking abt jerks.. Conc. on the guy on the next table.. he looks well dressed.. Mamma's boy.. no doubt!

4. I'll do that assignment tonight! How much will the answers change after I am drunk.. Lets see!! And let the marks go to hell! :P

5. Is my nail paint better than the chic on the next table... Is that guy looking at her?!

6. Damn I cant make-out with anyone ryt now! (applicable to ones w/o a date!) Will that cute guy even look at me once?!!

7. I am definitely thinner than that one sitting there!

8. I should give up this material life and live like a hippie! Will the guy in the next table like a hippie?! Damn yaar.. but hippies are so not in fashion ryt now... Bah.. leave it!

9. That was my last drink... but wait.. I feel good.. I feel a nice buzz.. whats the harm in another one?! ;)

10. Can I sing this song out loud?? Its like my fav song ryt now!!

11. Screw the cute guy.. all guys are dumbos.. Looks are so freakin deceptive.. The last one also was like that... idiot!!!

12. Adios Amigos... I feel too sleepy to do anything good for myself!!

Untamed

One gushing wave simply stops it all
A fleeting instant and inside I fall
The silent sea shouting at me
There’s no other place to go or flee

Waves upon waves just come and go
My eyes complete the follow through
Together, they all create such a noise
Individual identities subtly poised

That salty smell fills my body
The entire experience one deep melancholy
Filling my veins, my body, my soul
A sense of completion, a part of the whole

The untamed nature is where I belong
A tear in my eye and a smile comes along
And a sense of tranquility envelopes me
I close my eyes and everything I can see.



P.S.: Inspired @ Bandstand

Silent Conversations

You’re a stranger, you stand so far

And our eyes meet in the corner of a bar

You look tempting and awfully good

The sort on whom girls continually brood

I like that drink in your hand

And your choice of song to the band

I notice you notice me some more

Those piercing eyes never seen before

A fleeting smile across that face

Adds so much more to that naughty gaze

A tilt of your head by my side

Or was it for the bitch beside? ;)

The band changes the track, just like our story

Our dates come back and we dance away to glory

And like the songs we dedicated to each other

This silent conversation remains in memories forever.

Nostalgia

It all comes to me in a sudden rush

Like waves that touch the rocks at the sea shore

Time moved on, and so did I

But memories stay longer than ever before

Those times when life seemed carefree

And the biggest worry was the pending homework

The days and the evenings were playing sport

And not the games people play at work

And being a rebel as a teenager

Friends were above what parents said

Learning and discovering what life is

Being an adult was all in the head

Come graduation, we knew it all

The world awaits us, is what we thought

Heart and confidence both took some beating

Anything and everything could be bought

No regrets in life is the best option

We did what was best and made us wiser

Mistakes are made by one and all

We pick ourselves after we fall wherever

Those tough times made us who we are

And a clear sky never makes a good pilot

Blocks were there to make life colourful

Black, white, red, blue and violet!!

Pain

One lesson life teaches in vain

There is no gain without some pain

Like the pleasure to look tall with painful heels

You silently wish they had two wheels

The pain when someone stamps your foot

You regret having not worn your boots

But the docs found cures for all this shit
it’s the heart where you are worst hit

The agony of a backstabbing friend

The trust for the world then instantly ends

When death takes a loved one away

Sharing the pain seems the only way

Heartbreak is the hardest to bear

Makes you cry and makes you swear

Love seems the worst idea ever

Life begins to look like ‘Its over’.

The world looks like an unfair place

When all the pain is in your face

Fear of pain is worse than the real

Transcending the painful to surreal

The strength to bear it is given by the Lord

A wiser us is the ultimate reward

Some pain makes the reward more sweet

Lets be aware and mistakes not repeat

Grey Area

I stand confused and bewildered

All day long I sat and wondered

How it all began is a story

How it will unfold now is a mystery

You are more special than someone else

You seem what I prayed for at wishing wells

Transcending on to an all new level

From earth to sky to a paradise heaven

My heart and my head seem still unconvinced

My 100% to you has a tiny wince

We’re not just friends, I know that too

This grey area gives me no clues

I want to buy more time and age

To check if its an oasis or mirage

To know you more and give this a chance

To look in your eyes without a second glance

I am sure of your friendship and affection

But the love is wandering in random directions

I wish the future I could see

Friendship or love, what are you worthy…