LEAVES OF DESIRE

You see someone
You want to say, ‘Hello Sire,’
‘Tis nothing, but the leaves of desire

Life piled on life,
And the endless strife,
Nothing can satisfy thee,
Oh! Lord, here I plea
As the life proceeds...
So, are sown the desire seeds
It is not a man’s need,
But simply his greed

So, strong a desire becomes this,
I feel strongly that ignorance is bliss.
Untie that boat and row the oar,
Ferry me across to that sacred shore,
Where I can forget all my sorrow and think of a better tomorrow
Where I will work for hours and tire,
And hence escape the leaves of desire

Classic Bollywood Dialogues

Got any better way to beat Monday Blues? Here are some shots of the quintessential filmy dialogues of the yesteryears to make you wake up…

Hapless victim: “Chhod do mujhe, bhagwaan ke liye chhod do…”

Protagonist going to the temple and saying: “Bhagwan mainey tumse aaj tak kuch nahin maanga..."

Old hindi movie : "Aji sunte ho.. .Aap bade woh hein"

Judge announcing his decision: "Gawaaoon key bayaanat aur saboot ko madde nazar rakhtey Taz-e-raat-e-hind, dafaa 302 ke tahet , muzrim ko sazaaye maut di jaati hai"

Typical farmer dialogue: “mainey is zameen ko apne khoon sey seencha hai "

Hero/heroine after opening their eyes in the hospital: “Main kahan hoon?" 

Favorite emotional blackmail: " Tune yeh kiya to tu mere mara muh dekhega "

The classic: " Thairo! Yeh shaadi nahin ho sakti !"

Villian's sidekick: "Boss! Maal pakda gaya "

All filmi chowkidaars: " Shhalaam Shhaab!"

The stereotypical announcer: " Bhaiyon aur behnon ...."

" Bacchhhhaaaooooooooooo..."

The romance: " Hato naa! Log kya kahenge "

The shaadi: “ On a suhaagraat night, wife to husband : Doodh pee lijiye"

So, which one is your favorite?

Tradition

“Pratishtha, Parampara, Anushasan” the motto of Gurukul (Yashraj Productions idea of a traditional school in the heart of England in Mohabbatein) and the foundation of a very inspirational speech by Narayan Shankar had a huge impact on me. (Aside: These are the 3 heavyweight Hindi words known to mankind.) 

Every event or task should be governed by traditions. And people who know me well will vouch for my traditional values…(Donna & Dhaasu: LMAO!!)  So, with all humility and mutual respect, I’m laying down some traditions for this blog:

·         If you are the first one posting a comment, you have to write “Hey Mogambo!”

·         Never criticize, or else you will get a taste of my customized wrath

·         If you read my post and not leave a comment…my pet bird Twitter would know who to shit on the next morning

·         And most importantly…Laugh Out Loud!

To grace this pious ceremony, let’s say “She sells seashells by the seashore. The shells she sells are surely seashells. So if she sells shells on the seashore, I'm sure she sells seashore shells” 20 times.

Wish you all a very Happy Weekend!

Sheer Randomness!

 The shaadi season is on, so how could have Diva & Donna not spoken about it?

An excerpt from a conversation about a friend’s wedding and then planning one of our own…

Diva: She had quite a westernized wedding…

Donna: All the mallu aunties had heart attacks again when they saw the bride & groom kissing!!

Diva: they must have… when I have a bikini beach wedding...I would love to call all the relatives I hate… free heart attacks!

Donna: heheh! pls do…

Diva: free mass heart attacks

Donna: hahaha!  we'll also be scantily clad for extra effects ;)

Diva: yeah babes... and there will be open showers… fr ppl to cool off d heat

Donna: hahaa

Diva: our 21st century Great Bath of Mohenjodaro!

Donna: hahaha...diva u r killing me…i am so imagining the look of shock on all those aunties' faces!

Diva: yeah... that wud b a happy & fulfilled moment of my life...to see those aunties shocked

Donna: hehee

Diva: will name my wedding event as... Vivah: the REAL eye opener

Donna: lol

Diva: Guests: Come only if you want a life changing experience and pls leave ur crappy gifts home… only cash permissible*… give us the moolah…ooh la la

Donna: background score @ the wedding… “give us the moolah…ooh la la”

Donna: hehe…poora wedding planning happening!

Donna: So, all of you are cordially invited to Diva’s future beach wedding, I don’t guarantee food but you can bathe for sure… Once in a lifetime experience of the Great Bath of Mohenjodaro…“it’s free!” Dhaasu suggests Turkish Hammam and his customized massages!

We will see you there!

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events (in the Harappan or Mesopotamian Civilizations) or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

Dhaasu Speaks...

What could be interesting in a chat of 3 GREEN people?

We discussed what kind of meat is good when cooked at the right temperature & hotness. How to serve the best, while having the best?

“Ashleel Baatein” were for the time between the sheets and the windows (Chat).  What lingers on is the memory of those times and the passion to have them back for the times ahead ;)

- Dhaasu

3D: Diva, Donna, & Dhaasu

 “No matter who broke your heart, or how long it takes to heal, you’ll never get through it without your friends.”- Carrie Bradshaw, Sex and the City

Here’s introducing Donna & Dhaasu, my best buddies, and since it’s my blog I get to be Diva.

Dhaasu and I grew up in Kolkata…Donna and I forgot all the growing up in Delhi J. Well about us, we are students of the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. And as people, Donna and I are surely “Monica (F.R.I.E.N.D.S)” and Dhaasu oscillates from being Chandler to Joey…with humor as his defense mechanism and never letting go of the “how you doin?” attitude. Donna is also called “Memsaahib” for her English ways & tastes. She prefers Danish pastries and Croissants to Paranthas and is chiefly responsible for my sweet tooth and love for the color Purple. Dhaasu isn’t far behind…the other day he invited me to have ‘high tea’. To best describe him there’s a song “English thumke dil ki rhythm pe, mare jam jam ke desi boy”. 

What binds us? Our secularism (we come from Bengal, Kashmir, and Kerala…we soon want to upgrade to 4D so anyone from the far West, there’s a vacancy), our passion for long, nonsensical chats (from silly talks on Yahoo! Messenger with falling hearts environment to “ashleel baatein” on Gtalk & Skype), love for food (we are green people chomping off all the chicken, mutton & fish coming our way to preserve the trees), and our amazing persona (Courtesy: DKNY, Zara, Maui Jim, Guess, Body Shop, Rayban, Lifestyle, Sabhyata, Mary Kay, Kaya, etc.). 

So three cheers to Donna and Dhaasu for sticking around and “may the romance & insanity never die” in our lives – Sue, Rang De Basanti!

Best foot forward…

A clueless girl finally bitten by the blogosphere bug! (Aside: Yes! Yes! Yay!)

I know am a bit late to catch on to the trend, but inspiration is not something I could pick off the rack. Or step into. 

After endless lonely evenings of watching Hollywood rom coms, a zillion bars of Cadbury Silk (yum! yum!) and a million teardrops, I’m finally ready to let go of feeling dejected. For the record, I had a massive heart break and hence, the inspiration to finally unleash my creative leanings. As Ranbir Kapoor’s hurt brought out the Rockstar in him, I hope to have a similar tryst with fame (all pun intended).  Trust me, being single in a city like Delhi really gets on your nerves at times. Am single and I think am beginning to have a good time (kunwara hoon, kunwara...the new anthem for single people from Jodi Breakers). 

To cut a long story short, this blog is the metaphoric "red shoe" that has always been in my closet waiting to be worn on a special occasion and now it’s time. 

The blog is more like a hangout place for me. Am going to share all the fun am having these days…something I had missed out on for a long time. And yes, am a little too filmi and my life is usually drama sans a background score.

So here I am, putting my best foot (in the red shoe) forward…