Taarikh pe taarikh!!!

'You know I m limping now and almost on the verge collapsing. You know why? My left leg just refuses to walk.' Guess says who??? The UPA led Indian Government! Who else?
With the left wing of politics on their side they were not going to do better. I am surprised they came so far. With Mayawati withdrawing her support it's state is worse than ever. What has the government done in these four years? Inflation has crossed 11%. The gap between the rich and the poor widening, the sole purpose of levying taxes has gone down the drains.(What was Mr. Finance Minister aiming at?) The oil prices out of control. (Mr Karat and company wont it be great if you guys pay attention to the rising oil prices instead.) The Manmohan Govt has to leave a good mark before signing off. Hence it is pressing for the nuke deal. Both the Congress and the Left cannot afford elections at this stage, when inflation has reached an all time high. Hence those bunch of cocoons are having loads of meetings(unfruitful as they are!) with the sole motive to buy time. Whose time are u wasting? By deferring judgment on this crucial issue not only will you lose your own credibility(not that you have lots left, but whatever little you have) , but also the credibility of the nation.

The Mute Speaker...

A short experience somewhere makes you feel blessed. How many times has it happened with you that when you wanted to say something, you just could not express yourself due to lack of words? At least you could speak! Think about the woman I met in the train today. She had the words and yet she was mute. She had so much to talk, but nobody could read her. She could understand what others had to say to her. May be she wasn't deaf or may be she understood the word by the lip movements. May be she wasn't like this before. May be! Though she was a bit different from the others, she tried to make her point come across. I say different because calling her incapable, disabled or abnormal will be an humiliation to her efforts to take her life as it is...

Brandomania!!!

My friend Anandita tagged me on brands... here I take her tag forward

Coffee:- Bru... bru se hoti hain khushiyan shuru
Coffee house:- CCD (dats d only one I know)
Tea:- Girnar royal cup initially... I think mommy switched to tata taza lately
Milk:- Gokul special and gokul shakti(this one is esp for the curd)
Biscuit:- kya abhi ye bhi bolu? main dudh aur biskut khanewali bachi dikhti hoon?
Paste:- Colgate
Watch:Titan.... I would want to own titan raga one day... haan haan rani mukerjee wala
Floaters: Bata
Pen: Cello Gripper... mast handwriting ke liye must!
Scale: Camlin (bachpan se!)
Search Engine: Apna Google
Mail: Gmail, Yahoo
Messenger: Yahoo, Gtalk
Web Album: Picasa
Cell: Motorola.... 'hello motu' it says to me when I switch it on
Service provider: Airtel... hawa se baatein!
Social Networking Site: chirkut... oops! I mean Orkut
Cycle: Ladybird... Don't remember the last time I rode it!
Mode of transport: Rick(a rare novelty,which is now a necessity), TMT Bus(damn u! u will never improve! u r governed by bunch of rascals!), Central Railways( I love to travel by trains, esp in d rains!)
Movies: Cinemax (I hardly watch any... cable wala zindabad!)
Laptop: Itni amir nahi hoon main!
Digicam: Canon
Lens: Dhapanva hi nahi hai, toh lens kidhar se aayega?
Microwave: Mommy prefers the stove...
Super Market: D Mart... (Our family outing on the 1st sunday of every month)

Anxious eyes...

Picture this... On a rainy day a 16yr old and a gentleman presumably her father enter a suburban college to inquire about forms for the current academic year. The girl's hands are in her father's. There is some strange kind of emotion in her eyes. It could be a combined expression of joy of being just out of school and the fear of the day when her father will have to let go her hand. She will no more be secured or constantly under a strict vigil of her teachers. She will be free to behave in the way she wants to. She can choose to be impervious to everything around her. A new life awaits her. Or is it a rude shock??? Only time will tell!
Flashback:
Looking back at the journey that began 4 yrs ago and will be soon coming to an end in another 10 months, I wonder what I have achieved. I am not the same kid I was 4 yrs ago. Change is the only thing that remains constant. These 4 yrs gave me the biggest lessons I could have ever got. I faltered and I learnt to mend my mistakes. I fell down and I learnt to pick up the pieces and walk. I saw things I could not change and I learnt to accept them the way they are. I may not have stopped cribbing, but I have definitely learnt to take life cheerfully in its own stride.

Swimming upstream.... red alert!

Well I haven't started taking swimming lessons now! I know I have put on oodles of weight and I need to put it off...Grr! Chuck it for a while now.
A casual comment by a friend triggered a very abnormal thought, i.e I refuse to be normal. Normal in the sense, like other girls... Btw, when was I? I have always been like this... forever on my toes... forever chasing a dream in this rat[read:cat] race. I am tired now. What am I doing to myself? Am I overdoing things? After falling, slipping on the road and almost fainting twice last week, I have come to a conclusion, that I need a break... Not a physical one, but a mental one. A day free from worries, free from all those thoughts that are cluttering my mind. But can I live without thinking? That's the only activity I do non-stop. I need to take a break though. I can't force my body to the limits just because my brain thinks otherwise. Hence, the title swimming upstream...
And about the extra weight... I ll start working out soon. Dunno when! But soon...