How Bizzare

Its early in the mornning & when i say "early" please note its subjective term.Here i am suddenly realising the various weird things around me which make no sense or i cannot find any sense in them..heres a short compilation of those.. the one that tops my list is 

1. Banana chips in my Cornflakes...hmmmph

2.  Also that they re not corn bt wheat with coconut flakes in them..nuthin like starting your day by a sweet crunchy mixture in milk & wondering what made you get it

3. The ridiculously long day which stretches till 9:30pm and starts way before 5pm..dunt knw when it starts but 5am was bright when i checked

4. Me having to clad myself in a warm pull over in SUMMERs

5. Shopkeepers accepting cards only in Cash and Carry stores

6. School going kids with more knowledge on Drugs than their text books

7. The mere fact that a white shirt still remains white after a long gruelling day outside

8. You can sound black,white or brown over the phone..mad of me to think u could sound happy or sad only

9. There re rules of throwing stuff in the Garbage..i thought we did a favor by not dumping it on the streets :D

10. We the citizens of a free world agree to be Tracked..Monitered..Evaluated..Checked & are proud to be a part of the New Age.

Utter rubbish

The series "Twilight" is the most gripping and engaging romantic love story i ve ever encountered in  my life..while reading the series there were nights when i just woke up in cold sweat to just wonder whats coming in the further chapters..Stephenie Meyer seems to capture the imagination of all readers no matter what age group they are.With the same rush and enthusiasm i went to watch the movie Twilight.. the lead actor is Robert Pattinson who plays Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter 5 (Order of Phoenix)  where hes absolutey naive and gorgeous. 

In my view the movie Twilight is absolutely no where close to what the novel wishes to even hint at.. the entire movie could not even communicate what Bella Swan the lead of the book feels for Edward Cullen who is the epitome of passion and romance.Throughout the movie she looks confused and rather searching for word which would be apt for her to utter..the movie has been ridiculously modified to suit the needs of a SMALL BUDGET movie..most of the major scenes have been edited and changed as per needs..which definately offends an AFICIONADO's feelings..the first time they meet,..the flutter of butterlies in her heart..the disappointment of not being able to see Edward..the desparation to just let his eyes meet hers..the love that Edward has for Bella..the respect for carlisle..Emmetts raw power..jasper's inability to decide yet warmth towards Alice..Esme..Bella's apprehensions and strong attraction towards Edward which comes across as ASTHMA attack in the movie could have been portrayed better.

The delicate scenes are the vertebrae of the book which could not be depicted even to a satisfactory level.After this all i can do is read the book one more time just to omit any bad taste this movie might have left and pray with all my heart that NEW MOON ought to be a better attempt at depicting the love Edward  had for Bella and Bella yearned for Edward...

Addiction

Addiction is characterised by a dependence on a behavior or sub-stance that a person is powerless to stop..i ve been a victim of my addiction for long but recently it seems to get the better of me. It all started with the huge window of Internet where i got an easy access to all my favourite authors and all the books i would want to read over and over and over again. Harry Potter is one such series which never fails to grip my imagination, i vehemently oppose any idea which points out that Harry Potter series is for children. If it could be of any consolation books 1 and 2 might be crossing the thin line of being a thriller to being the highly entertaining book but from the 3rd book things start to get dark, the plots, characters, depth & complexity amongst the characters without loosing the intricate web of the magical world is definately for a treat for all readers.

Over the last 5 days i had almost locked myself down after i caught hold of the Twilight series, the series is based on the love story between a teenage girl and a vampire. As the story unfolds it involves you in it and leaves you wanting for more like the vampire who craves for human blood. The series left me with sleepless nights, growling stomach, empty kitchen shelf, many unanswered calls and total detachment with the world in any attempt but it was worth every minute. This emotional story made my heart go inside out and unlocked so many emotions which would generally go unnoticed. I feel the only antidote to my addiction towards books would be some more of this madness which could satiate my thirst and hunger for some more....

And they lived happily ever after..

Home is where the heart is...but its where parents are our life is..Today is my parents 30th wedding anniversary..Looking back at 30 years of love and fulfilling years, i cant stop but just look at them in complete Awe.We never know how or maybe fully realise how sweet and kind our parents are, their gentle and wise ways also re taken for granted but they ve been making all those sacrifices in their loving way and building the relationship with every bit..30 years of forgiving, forgetting, loving and caring is what i can think of. The first lessons of "Team orientation" have been imparted to me at my home where i was demonstrated on how to it takes all kinds to make a family. I ve always derived my strength from my parents, they have been the source of my enthusiasm, smiles and energy. My dad the methodical, meticulous, mathematician, perfectionist,funny, jovial and my Mum who's enduring,loving,warm,understanding,willing to accept defeat just to make us feel better,spine of our family have always been able to compliment each other so naturally that if felt like a virtue and not an effort. At this turn in life i realise the value of a happy childhood which was given to me, all the support that came to me which not everyone is lucky to have. I might not have said Thank you to my parents as often as i would have wanted to but I am indebted to them with my life and if i could be half as happy as they have been with each other while making others around them equally or at times Happier i would consider myself the luckiest and who knows our children might also add "they lived happily every after" for us on our 30th wedding anniversary.  

Frozen

After years i witnessed rains with Hailstones the size of marbles which battered the hurrying pedestrains on a not so COLD day today. We Londoners are known to carry our sun glasses and umbrella whenever we leave the perimeter of our homes. Coming from a warmer place this is surely a sudden change of weather conditions. 

In my battle against the cold i ve always been meeting defeat..a gentle cold breeze in Indian terrain would make way for my wollens to come out of the closet, yet the weather would give an oppurtunity to enjoy the treasures from the refrigerator, artificially moderated weather and having to avoid wear several layers of clothes.The signficance of which came to me after a gruelling noon on the streets of London.

With the ever changing weather and climatic status, i was stuck for bus no 253 which would transport either me or my soul-less body to the tube station..the invisible yet strong currents of cold and painful winds never let me forget the joy's of my cosy duvet. The rain left turned me in a religious fanatic praying to get into the centrally heated tube station in a blink..i imagined to be the time teleporter "Hiro Nakamura" to heighten the pleasure but without any help ofcourse..the wait seemed to have gone for decades, every part of my body was gradually falling numb,my cheeks acquired a sudden shade of pink which is unusual for my skin tone,legs had already transformed into candy sticks &  I was FROZEN.As they say 'nothing stays forever" and nor did the freeze. 

Been there done dat

Music has always been one of the major influence on minds..in late eighties we all woke up to the tunes of "Papa dunt preach"...which magnifies the ever increasing chasm of generation gap...Majority in the society carry along with this moroseness and never pause to think the why and how of the problem but prefer to resort to the time tested rather time failed technique of preaching and we all donn the robes of self proclaimed preachers. 

When my 7 year old cousin grabbed the 2nd helping of her favourite chocolate i with all irresitable and unevitable habit started explaining her the harmful effects of chocolate on her teeth which might result in her loosing her teeth , as i thought i ve been there and i ve done that, onto which she innocently asked me - mumma has told me that i am going to loose my milk teeth and get stronger ones so how would choclate be bad for me now?? and stared in my face..the silence was awkward but brought me back to my senses..and suddenly reminded me of the song pappa dunt preach.

Hunter

There is an old adage that "Looking for a job is harder than working." How true!!! The rigors of job search are magnified by the turmoil we experience: lack of self-confidence, humiliation, financial pressure, and the undercurrent of emotions that color all we do: fear, anger, depression, anxiety, loss.But theres a greater demon than all of those

"Trying to look for a job"

- a desparate act to look for one where one enjoys the comfort of not working and gets in the vicious circle of enjoying the relaxed life.. and that is where i would want to place myself..after a marathon working routine for over 5 years i am at a crossroad thinking if i need the work bit or maybe i never convinced on working.

My friends ask me if there re days when i dont know how to spend the day but the challenges cannot be spelled out, there is a vast spectrum of tough decisions one has to make ranging from which sites to surf, movies to catch up, cooking if any,shopping just for the few active moments during the day. Prima facie it would look like a dull list of activities but it gets interesting. My confusion lies in the mere fact that should i be happy with all the time i ve on my hand or should i regret the priorities i ve set for myself.

This is where i feel the Job Hunter is the one whos Hunted!!