Have you watched this video "Dheere Dheere" featuring Hrithik Roshan and Sonam Kapoor, recreated by Yo Yo Honey Singh and directed by Ahmed Khan? A beautiful video to say the least. Greek God Hrithik is looking handsome than ever. And Sonam Kapoor like a million bucks. It is contrasting to Yo Yo's usual upbeat, party numbers and this peppy one is already a hit. The gorgeous location, Antalya, Turkey is just icing on the cake. After all the classic 'Dheere Dheere' song can never go wrong. I've watched this video over and over again and enjoyed every single time. It melts your heart and makes you fall in love all over again. It reminded me good old days of MTV and those lovely 90s Pop Songs. It started with Alisha Chinai's Made In India for me followed by Bombay Vikings, Silk Route, Shwetha Shetty, Sunitha Rao, Shaan, Sagarika, Anamika, Asha bhosle, Falguni Pathak, Sonu Nigam, Remo, and many more. Those videos were enchanting. They used to have story, meaningful lyrics, melodious song. I wonder why they stopped creating those kind of music or videos. PS: Filmmakers, Please sign Hrithik and Sonam for a romantic movie.
I've been absent from this space for a while. And I've a brag-worthy reason behind it. I was on an amazing holidays for three long weeks. I'm relaxed, de-stressed, and rejuvenated to take on the world. I shall update the snippets soon. Watching glorious sunrise in majestic Angkor, dancing on the street drenched in rain, strolling on the pristine beach, cycling in historical park, boat rides on the floating market canal, gorging on delicious food, getting high every night, touching and walking tigers, traveling pro like locals, despairing for blood-stained history, appreciating the fascinating cultural shows, a ridiculous strip dance, kissing under moon light, wandering like nomads. We did these and many more adventurous and corny deeds together. We have created many beautiful memories together to lasts a life time. Hubby, my partner in crime, thank you for the incredible holidays and everlasting memories. PS: It is clue that we start planning our next holiday soon.
It has been a very long time since I heard this immensely popular devotional song. Today morning it was playing on radio, and I stopped the cab driver from changing the station. I remember my elder brother having this song as a ringer tone few year's back. I loved the voice of this little girl and had to know who she is. It always happens with me. If I like a song, I need to know about the singers, music composer, lyricist, and all that jazz. I largely rely on "Google Baba" and I'm surprised to see there is a video with two segments aired in 2011 with title "Gouthami Alive" by Suvarna News 24x7. Yes, there was a death hoax about this girl, so mother-daughter duo were in studio to clarify the rumors. Her name is Gouthami and she was in 7th grade when she recorded this song. She is an engineering graduate, and must be in renowned IT industry now. There isn't much information online. The song gives me goosebumps every single time I heart it. It is a melodious voice with crystal clear pronunciation of Sanskrit hymns. PS: Happy Krishna Janmashtami folks
It is going to be a lengthy rambling. I do get pick up from company cab daily, but no drop. So I've to travel by bus to home. There are frequency of BMTC buses. Public transport in Bangalore is very good. For that matter it is great throughout the state, be it government or private sector. I digress. I have observed few characteristic behaviors in conductors. The knowledge only comes from ardent experience. These sort of conductors always expect us to render exact change. Some even have the audacity to ask us to get down if we don't have change. They cut the ticket, write the balancing amount at the back of the ticket gibberishly. They never volunteer to return it. When you ask, they pester for change once again like 1 or 2 or 5 rupees depending on the amount. If you don't have that, there is a chance you never get it. Most of the time they demand you to wait untill the stop comes. And when that stops comes, don't be surprised to find them in the back of the bus. If you are dashing and daring enough to make way through the sea of people, you are a lucky dog. It is not uncommon for people to completely forget about it and get down. They have mastered the art of making you feel extremely guilty for hassling them for 1 or 2 rupees. They sometimes act as a matchmaker by challenging you to share change between total strangers. They become extremely rude and unruly if you start conversing logically. They are petrified of rules and regulations and complaints. And be ready for the most standard and hilarious answer for not having change is "I've come to duty just now," no matter what time of day or night it is. It is okay if you're an occasional traveler, but for a regular like me it is annoying. Sometimes I feel silly arguing with them and think it is worthless. Again, it is not about the "money". There is a thing called honesty and fairness right? It is my hard-earned money after all. I'm sure by this means they make minimum 200 to 300 per day. It is extra income for them. Weren't they paid enough? Again, isn't it cheating or to be more precise corruption? Maybe they are small fish in the big corrupt department. BMTC prices shot up when fuel price increased, however, it didn't come down when fuel price reduced. They haven't budge even after several protests. They say BMTC is running in loss. I wonder how and why? Almost all buses are jam-packed throughout the day. Volvos are only exceptional, but those are targeted for IT industry. This dishonesty has been happening for a very long time. It probably is a second skin to them. I realize it is another corrupt department just like other government offices. PS-There are few honest conductors too, but surely they are a rare breed.
Books I'm relishing right now. 1. "The Mysterious Affair at Styles" by Agatha Christie, a crime/detective novel. It is writer's first published work, and my first book in the Hercule Poirot series. It is a classic murder mystery with too many suspects. I'm so restless to know who killed Ms. Inglethorp.
2. "The Selection" by Kiera Cass, the first book in the Selection series. A young adult/princess diaries kind of novels are my guilty pleasure. I'm halfway through and already loving it. I've already ordered three more books in the series.
3. "The Gift" by Cecelia Ahern. After truly enjoying author's PS: I Love You and Where Rainbows End, I'm expecting one more dazzling story to be told in a typical Ahern Style.
"Kaaka Muttai"-A national award winning Tamil movie and rightfully so, directed by first time director Manikandan and produced by Dhanush and Vetrimaaran. What a stunning movie it is. Casting, screenplay, cinematography, performance, direction, everything about this movie is top-notch. This is by far the best movie I have watched this year. I know I couldn't do justice by reviewing it. However, I have to mention one of my favourite scenes. Grandma's attempt at baking pizza. It is a heart-tugging, brilliantly crafted story. Don't miss it as it is a must watch.
"Yevade Subrahmanyam"-A Telugu movie, hemmed by a new comer, Nag Ashwin. Let us say I sunjected myself to a torture for almost 2-1/2 hours. Despite Nani's good performance, it couldn't hold my attention for more than 10 minutes. Since I'm following a self-made rule of finishing whatever I start, I sat through this squirming in my seat. Best avoid if you ever come across this. PS-I'm so proud of you girls (M and S) for opting and liking "Teesri Manzil." I hope we can do our own "Shake It Shake It like Shammi" in the next hang-out.
What kind of a man one should marry? After being married for almost three-and-a-half years, I would like to believe I'm an authoritative figure on these matters. Sister-in-law is going through "boy-seeking' phase of her life and constantly worries about whom she is going to get married. So, dear S, scroll down and look out for these kind of guys.
Who isn't afraid to hold your hands in front of elders.
Who compliments how beautiful you are every single day.
Who devours on food cooked by you and praises no matter how it really tastes.
Who pulls your hair back when you are puking your gut out after getting way too high.
Who is empathetic about your PMS'ing.
Who offers you his morsel of food in a fancy restaurant.
Who perfectly understands why you want to have a piece of chocolate or snack after each meal.
Who recognizes your period time and gives an amazing hot water bag massage.
Who respects your parents and tells he will maintain a relationship with them even after your death.
Who encourages your talent and nurture it.
Who coax you to try all kinds of trendy apparels.
Who makes you feel secured with cuddling.
Who is considerate to your pleasure before his own.
Who hugs and kisses at the drop of hat.
Who works his ass off for you to have the best of everything possible.
Who cares for your family as his own.
Who just smiles at your craziness after intoxication.
Who holds you tight when you are bawling like a baby.
Who still thinks you are hot with messy hair, unplucked eye brows, tattered pajama.
Who apologizes graciously if he is at fault.
Who helps you finding that perfect little dress you are eyeing for.
Who makes you laugh until you cry.
Who says 'I love you" a thousand times a day. Well, kidding, minimum 25 times.
Who shares equal responsibilities in running the household.
Who considers you an equal in marriage, not beneath.
Who genuinely loves spending time with you rather than a boy's night out.
Who stands up for you to the pesky relatives.
Who patiently listens to your rants and ramblings without being judgmental.
Who is a staunch feminist.
Who he brags about your teeny-weeny accomplishments.
PS: I'm truly blessed to be married to this amazing guy who is the "WHO"of this post. I can't thank enough of my lucky stars. Touch wood.
