Picture abhi baaki hain doston

Its a regular Saturday morning;
On the king size bed that we lay by each other,
Endearingly, i caress your hair  and leave for my chores with a peck on your cheek.
After two hours when i check for you at the breakfast table,
the tea has turn cold and food has lost it aroma.
By now, we have come to terms,
that dragging you out of bed is the kind of love you prefer.
So be it!
Willingly i surrender to your embrace,
When the warmth of our proximity recharges you enough,
We are back to talking of how we can spend the rest of the day.
For loving someone the way they want despite your rational is what selfless/unconditional love is!

There will be days when you will learn how having a fat-free yogurt vs Greek yogurt or arranging bowls before  glasses in dishwasher or separating whites from color in laundry makes a difference to establish peace on dinner table.
There will be nights when i will have to believe staring at TV does not mean you are upset at me or letting you hang out with your guys or making the first move in bed makes a difference to establish  passion in hearts. 

Between
Your acting boyish: leaving the toilet seat up, throwing wet bath towel on bed, leaving stinky socks in hallway and
My acting girlish: taking selfies everywhere, throwing  tantrums, getting excited over little nothings- Saying sorry for things we do not really understand, will be part of our lives from now on.
Sharing is caring they say:  ab, Sharing that king size bed with giggles and caring with cuddles every other day is the picture we choose to re-play.
Its something we would exchange for belonging to each other. 

Excerpt:
Raat Haseen Ye Chand Haseen 

Tu Sabse Haseen Mere Dilbar 

Aur Tujhse Haseen, Tera Pyaar

Pyaar Mein Hai Jeevan Ki Khushi

Deti Hai Khushi Kai Gam Bhi 

Main Maan Bhi Loon Kabhi Haar 

Tu Maane Na ...

Yeh Nayan Dare Dare...

Itni si baat Kale Chasme ki...

Chaloji aaj saaf saaf kehti hoon,
Mainu Kala Chasma na Jachda, na jachda.
Because, if i would start rocking my Kala chasma look on my gora gora mukhda,
Boy! I will miss loving you like i am going to loose you.
Those kala chasma will hide my dreamy eyes
Eyes:which have learnt to fall asleep to dreams.
Dreams: where i meet and talk to you:all that i don't, otherwise.
By now, I vow;
I have lived a life.
Sharing  the deepest secrets,
Running the wildest gardens,
Walking the prettiest beaches,
Conversing the most senseless talks,
and Laughing my heart out,
liking you.
Yes,  just liking you.
The way: you would never be loved by else.
Because, that's how we are everything but, ourselves behind those Kala Chasma.

Because, that's how we fake our conversations that ended longtime ago by emoticons,
Because, that's how we cover up paleness of life with blush,
Because, paperboats and sand castles are meant for kids,
Because, that's how we act matured and be an adult na?
Because, that's how we rock the Kala Chasma look.
So, mainu Kala Chasma na Jachda, na Jachda.

Chaloji aaj saaf saaf kehti hoon,
Mainu kala chashma na jachda, na jachda.
I am such a "look at that" kinda girl
that when my proximity gives you a boner.
I would point to it and say "look at that"!
And when you would embarrassingly hide it,
you would see me gleaming with proud ownership of that "authentic self" of you!
So, Mainu kala chashma na jachda, na jachda.

Some

Some people are like morning cup of coffee/tea,
you could very well do without them,
But, Boy! don't they make you feel alive?

Some people fill up those spaces in you that you never knew existed,
Some people can take your mind to places that your eyes cannot.
They leave the imprint on your heart that you forget, who you were
before you met them.
Suddenly, you will draw apart from them.
Yes, you will be upset, angered by their departure.
But, when they return,
you don't waste time,
on asking why, when, where, what went wrong?
Rather, you crave
to get more of the smile on face and content to heart,
For, Its the only way, you have accepted to recognize them.

Sometime, someone rushes to be somewhere.
Wouldn't that be "some"time when that someone would be You and that
somewhere would be Me?

Excerpt:
Iss pal ki ye guzaarish hai
Marna kyun, jee lena
Boondon ko pee lena

Hichki ruk jaane de
Siski tham jaane de
Tere hi sapno ki baarish hai

Paaniyon ko raste tu banaane de
Roshni ke pichhe khud ko jaane de

Kehta yeh pal
Khud se nikal
Jeete hain chal

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Atrangi Yaari

O Dear,

Though far, you came close to my heart.
Without fail, I would recall you.
And, I am sure, 
you would be remembering me,
more than I think, you do.

I understand, in the race and rush of life,

you are waiting for that free moment,
where you can pour your heart out to me.

But, what to do? 

Today, my restlessness has taken over my thoughtfulness.

No matter how much I might relish a dish of my choice,

I do have to spit the unexpected stone out, na?

For, I have learned,
Painting empty walls and echoing them with laughter does not make a home;

So, does a needy and warranting relation doesn't form a loving bond.

You were not something I really needed,
You were not something I really wanted,

I, however, really valued you, as Air.

But then, it would be a shame on me as Biomedical Engineer na,
if i do not trust the effectiveness of LifeSupport devices?

Hence,
Today, I release you from the burden of finding that respect and time for me.

~Satirically Yours
L2C

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Excerpt:

But you can say baby,
Baby can I hold you tonight,
Maybe if I told you the right words,
   At the right time you'd be mine.         

Dil ki Baat

एक बात अनसुनी सी

सुनानी थी तुम्हें;

जो केह दोगे अनसुनी सी बात

तो हो तुम यार!

एक बात हैं अनकही सी

कहनी थी तुम्हें;

जो सुन लोगे अनकही सी बात

तो हो तुम दिलबर!!

कह के जो अनसुनी कर दोगे

तो हो तुम यार!

सुन के  जो अनकही कर दोगे

तो हो तुम दिलबर!!

कुछ  बात दिल की 

होती हैं ऐसी

जो रहती हैं अनकही सी !

जो रहती हैं अनसुनी सी!!

Yeh mera Deewanapun hain...

continued................ 

There is a reason to this craziness,

which ends at a Welcomed "Home" 

So, let her Hurry Home.

                     

           

In the beats of the music,

rhythm of the dance,

twilight colors of the sky,

rays of the sun,

luminance of the moon,

twinkle of the stars,

sways of the swing, 

breezes of the wind,

waves of the sea,

She rummages her heart 

for the traces of  The One.

The one with whom she feels at Home.

Quoting few lines from one of my favorite songs
 "Yeh Mera Deewanapan Hai 
Ya Mohabbat Ka Suroor 
Tu Na Pehchaane To Hai Yeh 
Teri Nazron Ka Kusoor 
Yeh Mera Deewanapan ..."

PS: If you look up this song, try Susheela Raman's version

Trips down memory lane

This has been a phenomenal summer for me!

If you look at the map, you will see, why I call it phenomenal. Traveling in 8 states in 3 months

covering all four directions from TN and catching up with friends and family is something, i will cherish rest of my year.

Summer'15

Early march, my boss walked up to me with empty calendar template and asked me to fill

3weeks of time off that had been recurred which i had to finish before July 1st. (for people who think i just laze around at work , see this is a proof i am a hard worker :))- peace for once and all !!!

Yes, like most of you reading this, i was over joyed to hear one month of no work.

But, what could i do of those?

First thoughtless thought was to visit home in India which my father very politely denied.

So, i scrolled through my notes of "someday i will visit these places" and looked at it.

I looked again and few places struck out. Bang! Easy enough?

Naah, so how much $ would i need for this. Everyone loves to travel, i mean who would not like to go to places, and eat fancy cuisines?

Often, when we have vacation, we do not have budget;

and when we have budget, we do not have enough time off.

It took me little time to see where i could compromise: on experience or savings.

Answer was very simple and clear- savings.

When else would i get such paid time off and not have things to do?

Money, aint it haath ka mel anyways?

We are going to wash the mel one day or other, so why not now?

So, i checked off new place (Savannah,GA) from my list for one week.

Being single has its own advantages, you pack and go next day, no questions , no fuss.

By end of that trip, i knew where i wanted to go next (Dayton,OH & Chicago,IL).

And planning had to be done on the same day i returned, because the zeal is still

there. Otherwise you would loose it.

Since, i had checked a new place for first week. I wanted to check people.

People whom i had kept waiting and wanting, people whom i was waiting

and wanting to see for  years. Next two trips (San Diego,CA & Maine) came out as pleasant surprises as it combined people and places for me.

From my trips i gathered, how my craziness helped lighten up environment or help people break ice.

I also figured, capturing some moments in pictures and reviewing them was such a joy. Yes, it might irk some if you go overboard. Be careful there.

When i used to spend my spring and summer holidays at family members,

I used to think, its not a vacation.

But, for those few hours or day,

if you do not have to think about how you will reach so and so place,

where you will eat, what you will cook, weather you have milk in fridge or gas in car,

that my friend is what vacation feels like.

I feel deeply humbled when i get greeted by friends and family with love and care.

Its the comfort that you feel through the warmth of their touch and simple gestures.

It takes effort and time on their end to make you feel comfortable.

We often ignore this fact because it comes easy to us.

In return show them your gratitude and appreciation by sharing something that they do not have.

One thing i have truly believed is to share the experience.

If you have one quality that others do not, share it.

It may be introducing an app on phone, a new website, burning a CD,  just listening to them , hugging them, offering words of encouragement, appreciating their efforts, taking a picture- do it and bring a smile.

If it makes them feel good about themselves or see themselves in different light, its all worth.

The content and smile you can bring is priceless by such little acts.

Bring a smile not to their faces but their hearts.

Its my effort to uplift moods and give expression to feelings of people through my writings and pictures.

This is one reason most of you would have seen me more expressive on social media in past few days than ever before.

I hope you have wonderful summer too!

B'day wish!

Changing life events have kept my curious eyes wide open,
Happy events have made me smile more,
Unfair experiences have made me more ripe.
This heart has now been pumping for 28 years, can you tell?
28 years have gone by,
So much, I have waved goodbye with today's sunset.
Awaiting for the better me with the new dawn.
Hopefully, I will radiate, when I leave for my final abode with my words and deeds.
Blessed, I am to still have few people whom i care for and who care for me as well,
whether I know it or not.
They are the sole reason my heart still pumps and yearns for the new experiences through my impulsive and crazy acts, travel, and writings.
So, when I retire,  I can proudly narrate and share my journey with them,
which they just wished for- after all we should all live to cherish.

Coldly hot

Dear Mr. Wind,

I know, being a Man, your mind,
Is all about reaching the end,
But, will you please stop blowing us cold?

No, I am not complaining,
About foreplay,
But, Not all of us have the Luxury,
of Hot Boyfriends,
Or husbands.

If showing warmth is to love,
Could you give me a warm sense,
Of just who you are?

Warmly requesting,
L2C

Happily Busy to liberate

Someday, when I would be busy,

Out of your reach

Out of your sight

That’s when I would be set free

In your thoughts

In your heart

And then you would know what “missing” someone is.

I would hate for someone who is close to me 

To tread this path.

But it’s a freedom you craved for

And I would let you have it.

Its when you liberate, the universe embraces you to abundance

Date Tonight

Walk around the mile loop in park,
Rest on swing and swaying to-fro to the vast sky,
Inhale the cool breezes,
Listen to the chirping of birds,
Wave good bye to the sun
Seeing it fade through the distance between us,
Smile while seeing our reflections in the lake,
Hold hands and enjoy the bliss of togetherness,

Such is my plan for this evening.

Although, I have spent many such evenings having you in mind,
They say one should never take things for granted,

And hence I ask:

Shall we? 

Kuch Tum Bolo, Kuch Hum Bole...

1. Have you ever chased a fire-fly, chicken or rabbit?

2. Have you ever questioned your mom's selection of your childhood dressing?

3. Ever danced at Govinda's songs?

4. Ever been locked or slept in bathroom?

5. Does that smile while reading these questions mean you said yes to all of the above? :P




Why am I asking these questions, because 

Welcome Home

Teary Eyes,
Locking lips,
Clasping hands,
Twirling legs,
Uniting Souls

Should I say
Welcome Home?
Though i have always said Hurry (Hari) Home(Om),
But hush, when do you listen?

I Heart You

Hearts click
Brain Bubble: How about click hearts?

                                                                                                                                             
Nature's way of saying  I Heart You.

I guess, I figured what "Love is in the Air" means now :P

 So, love is in the air?

Brain Bubble: Love is where you find it.

Don't they say "Home is where the Heart is"  :P

Love, GoodBye

Have you come across these songs?

1. How do you say goodbye-Sophie Zelmani
2. Kaise Kahe Alvida-Javed Ali

Lovely, touching songs, though if translated would mean the same :), talk of copyrights!!!

But who cares, for now i take the relief to hear them for soothing me to dreamland. 

How sad na, love and goodbyes go hand in hand.

Oh, did i mention I am in Love??? 

I am in love with the music pillow.
My roomie offered me this lovely melodious pillow, in which i can plug my mp3/cellphone and visit my dreamland. 

My Love #3

Good Bye reminds me, I am about to wave my hand to Connecticut pretty soon, relocation as they call it.
Its so strange to feel at home at a new place and feel heavy while leaving it. Sadly, you only realize you were in love until its time to loosen the strings and wave good byes.

Trust me, I have been missing for a reason :)

Koi toh bola!

FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS IS HERE, KNOCKING AND SHINING AT MY PLACE.
MAY THIS SEASON OF FESTIVITIES BRING AMPLE REASONS FOR YOU & YOUR FAMILY TO CHERISH YOUR LIVES.
                                           HAPPY DIWALI TO ALL OF YOU!!!

Some quotes i found interesting:

• Sunanewale toh bahut milte hain. Samjnewale koi nahin hain. (There are tons of people who advise but none to understand) -movie

• Zindagi bahut choti hain mere dost, but jeene ke liye kafi hain (Life is short my friend, but long enough to live) -movie

• Waise toh log muje main dumb one, sweet one, no one bulate hain, but hoon main meoow one.(People call me dumb, sweet, and nothing but i have my own say)-daily sop

No strings attached- come away with me III

Hi there,
As I mentioned, I have been travelling and relocating to a new place pretty soon. I feel great relief  flowing through my eyes and spine when I return to my abode. As they say nothing feels as great as it feels at home. What is to be at home? Is it the welcome door mat, the pure aroma of spices in kitchen, the laughter in rooms, the flat screen plasma, the murmurs behind the doors, the luxurious bed, the tiny patio facing the sea, that makes you feel at peace? Its the overall effect of being with ourselves and with the surrounding, dear ones that we cherish. A home captures the memories of several "first moments" and sentiments while we take shelter and foster ourselves in it. When life seems gray and haunting we seek solace in our tiny room of home, no matter how big it is, no matter where it is located or how much it costs.

Been six years i have been to the place i am at present. Still it amuses me each time, I feel I have known it. As my life demands progression, I am moving with new set of goals and objectives. Never, until now it occurred to me, how life outside this place would be.  Not, that I never wished to be outside the small town, but feel heavy within to wave it goodbye.  How do you say Goodbye to something you have hold on to be what you are right now?  Is it so easy to loosen those strings attached with you?

Treading mysterious life,

loosening the Strings attached;

Summons other Fall.

As travel is on my mind, I recollect the wording of the song from Metallica .

With love

W for what?
PS: posted for ABC Wednesday

What is it about you that makes me revisit fairytale in bright daylight with wide open eyes,
What is it about you that makes me smile when you cross my thoughts.
What is it about you that makes me long for you the first thing in morning at times,
What is it  about you that makes me fly on cloud nine to receive your call at unexpected times,
What is it about you that i call you by different names,
What is it about you that i crossed the societal norms,
What is about you that makes me want to be at the receiving end,
What is it about you that makes me feel i own you though i lost you ages ago,

ABC(live, love, laugh)

I once asked my love

Tell me something nice 

and out came the phrase

Dil mein mere hain dard-e-disco!

To my surprise my ears had no fumes

but my jaws busted into giggle.

Well, such is life.

Sudden and yet impressive.

They say three "L's" make life: Live, Laugh, Love

If you ask me 

That's lame!
Why the other 25 letters of ABC be left?
So let's begin!

Alcohol, Action , Argue

Blues, Bike, Baldness

Coffee, Computers, Cries

Diamonds, Dukes, Darkness

Emeralds, Enemy, Emmy's

Food, Facebook, Fuck

Gender,Game, Google

Horror, High pay, Hip-hop

 Iphone, Idk, Ice,

Jack n Jill, Jeopardy, Job

Karma, Knot, Kin

Lie,Loot, Lolz

Me, Money, Miami

Noting Hill, Ninga, No's

Ouuchh, Oh-no, Omg, 

Poker, Pull, Push-ups 

Questions, Quotes, Quilts

Rock, Radio, Rose

Sorry, Sex and Shit

Thorns, Tear(as in wear out), Thank you (bags;))

Umbrella(rhianna, oh sure), Unicorn, Universe(duhh)

Valet, Volleyball, V-necks

Wtf's, Weddings,Weather

Xmas, X-(bf,gf,worker), X(wrongs, close tabs)

Yin-yang, Yell, Yawn

Zip, Zodiac, Zzzzz

Now i have compiled a ABC of Life. 

See me when you get them memorized to your heart, 

For slow learners write it in your notebooks five times a day  ;)

Rest don't show me your face.