"hey sweetheart.. whats up?"
"nuthin babes.. watching this really silly movie called juno.. sister talked me into it.. I really don't get HOW these people just randomly get pregnant after a one night thing.. i mean..no such thing ever happened to anyone I know.. right??"
"um.. i have to tell you something.."
"what?"
"I'm pregnant"
Monday, March 30, 2009
Saturday, March 28, 2009
shadow in the light
it happens sometimes...
in a roomful of laughter
that a sigh escapes me
a memory intrudes
words trigger images
emotions
and i run from my memories
.......................................................................................
ankhon ankhon mein kuch baatein kahi jaati hain..
baton baton mein zindagi likhi jati hai
likhte likhte jane kya khayal aye
ek sawal se ashk ki jhadi beh jati hai
in a roomful of laughter
that a sigh escapes me
a memory intrudes
words trigger images
emotions
and i run from my memories
.......................................................................................
ankhon ankhon mein kuch baatein kahi jaati hain..
baton baton mein zindagi likhi jati hai
likhte likhte jane kya khayal aye
ek sawal se ashk ki jhadi beh jati hai
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Pope, in Africa, Says Condoms Aren’t the Way to Fight H.I.V.
Shows how much they really know about ground realities doesn't it...
when their 'moral superiority' is bigger than logic and human aid... its teh same stupid belief taht says that male lust will be controlled only if women are kept veiled... that says taht untouchables are 'dirty' because of teh family they are born in.. let alone the fact that teh family may have left the 'traditional' occupation aeons ago... its teh same mind numbingly dogmatic ideas that put teh onus on the woman for 'inciting rape'...
a huge part of africa is currently in the grip of an AIDS epidemic.. and tyhe pope says condoms are irreligious bacause they "encourage amoral behaviour"... hello??? u really think that the poor souls who've gotten the disease from their spouses didn't deserve a chance to remain unaffected??? abstinence and chastity are one thing.. but what about teh hundreds and thousands of women and men who have been affected because their spouse already had teh virus from somewhere... millions of women in africa are victims of rape.. does a man who married one NOT deserve a chance to stay perotected from the disease?? millions of women are affected because their husbands have had multiple sexual partners.. why should these women suffer????
hell yeah pope.. preach abstinence all you want... but don't discourage the use of something that will ultimately help mankind...
Shows how much they really know about ground realities doesn't it...
when their 'moral superiority' is bigger than logic and human aid... its teh same stupid belief taht says that male lust will be controlled only if women are kept veiled... that says taht untouchables are 'dirty' because of teh family they are born in.. let alone the fact that teh family may have left the 'traditional' occupation aeons ago... its teh same mind numbingly dogmatic ideas that put teh onus on the woman for 'inciting rape'...
a huge part of africa is currently in the grip of an AIDS epidemic.. and tyhe pope says condoms are irreligious bacause they "encourage amoral behaviour"... hello??? u really think that the poor souls who've gotten the disease from their spouses didn't deserve a chance to remain unaffected??? abstinence and chastity are one thing.. but what about teh hundreds and thousands of women and men who have been affected because their spouse already had teh virus from somewhere... millions of women in africa are victims of rape.. does a man who married one NOT deserve a chance to stay perotected from the disease?? millions of women are affected because their husbands have had multiple sexual partners.. why should these women suffer????
hell yeah pope.. preach abstinence all you want... but don't discourage the use of something that will ultimately help mankind...
Monday, March 16, 2009
sexier than a sukhoi 30
Recently a friend described the object of his affections as being "sexier than a SU- 30".. now while THAT line.. coming from the guy is high compliment indeed... it got me thinking... hm.. the sukhoi IS definitely one helluva aircraft... i mean.. look at the way it flies.. the power.. the sheer looks..
or maybe a bucking dolphin...
and then i remembered another beauty that had caught my fancy...
ladies and gentlemen.. may i present... the beauty thats DEFINITELY sexier than a SU 30....
the SR 71 Blackbird....
ladies and gentlemen.. may i present... the beauty thats DEFINITELY sexier than a SU 30....
the SR 71 Blackbird....
sure... its now been retired and its more of a museum piece... but it was the most amazing thing when it was new... and there's something bout this thing that makes me catch my breath everytime i see a picture...
ofcourse there are others... the MiGs, the Falcons, the hornets.. oh... n talking bout aircraft.. THIS is a weird looking thing.. the Aurora..
..
looks more like a bat than a plane doesnt it????
or maybe a bucking dolphin... siggghhhh... wish i could see these up close....
ADDITION..... a friend recommended i look at another awsome plane ..
the F117 Nighthawk...
take a look people...
Friday, March 13, 2009
tum chalo toh hindustan chale..
something i found on Solilo's blog...
how its really upto the people to take a stand and change things.. stop depending upon politicians and police.. its a lovely video.. ive forgotten where i saw it initially but i'm quite sure i've seen it earlier on tv... its amazing...
watch it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syYgTeAFgfU&eurl=http://mesoliloquy.wordpress.com/&feature=player_embedded
how its really upto the people to take a stand and change things.. stop depending upon politicians and police.. its a lovely video.. ive forgotten where i saw it initially but i'm quite sure i've seen it earlier on tv... its amazing...
watch it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syYgTeAFgfU&eurl=http://mesoliloquy.wordpress.com/&feature=player_embedded
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
pehli holi!!
रंग दो पिया मोहे ऐसे रंग में॥ कि सारी उम्र वोह छूटे ना...
with two new members of the family.. a bhabi and a jiju this year.. this holi has an extra frisson of excitement... the entire extended family.. all of my grandfather's siblings and their children and grandchildren.. together under one roof.. colours are being thrown about inside the house.. and all teh married women of the family.. assorted chachis, taijis, dadis and bhabis.. are having a whale of a time pouring colour on the men and the children...
its weird though... its in the midst of a family full of giddy people that i feel the most alone... the holi play is going on right outside the room where i'm typing in... i can hear shouts of delight as the newly inducted jiju is getting pelted with colour.. whats happened to the new bhabi is something i'll see once i bother to leave the confines of this room.. last new bride that i remember got three raw eggs and a bucketful of coloured water.. AND a bottle of pepsi on her head... yeah we play a rather messy holi..
its wierd for me though... as the daughter of the house.. i have no role to play in the initial beginning when the ritual of the 'rang pashi' when the daughters in law put colour on the men.. is done.. since most of the fracas begins there itself.. i always feel rather cut off.. used to enjoy this as a kid actually.. the abovementioned raw eggs were owl's idea.. and being big brother.. he'd dispatched ME to the kitchen to get them...
three generations of the family are gathered in the house rt now.. from my grandfather adn his siblings to my cousins.. everyone is excited.. happy... the color unites us all.. and i'm here in a secluded room.. in my pristine cream and pink kurta...
somehow over the years teh charm of throwing coloyr and water.. and assorted kitchen items at people has worn off...
last year was teh first time i played in college.. th edesire for mudpits and bhang was taken care of then... now there's really nothing left...
i feel like i'm hanging in limbo... my elder sis who got married in july is having fun teasing her hubby and commenting on everything.. the younger ones are still young enough to laugh at and participate in everything...
am i really THAT jaded?? that aloof??
my new bhabi walked in on me reading a book at the beginning of the evening.. i told her i'm usually that antisocial.. she and her husband live somewhat away from the family so it was the first time we'd met after her wedding in september... my new jiju.. who owing to my closeness to sis knows me rather well dragged me outta the room...
there was a time when she used to understand my dilemma in a family gathering.. my sis.. where do I fit in in the family groups?? now that she's married.. she's got constant company.. AND she fits in with the rest of teh married ones when they discuss home hearth and husbands.. I cant fit there.. not with the chachis who have increasingly taken to bugging me bout being old enuf to get married.. not with the rest of the kids... i end up squabbling with the older ones who are still atleast 3 years younger than me.. where do I stand?? who do i stand and comment with?? owl isnt here.. the rest are in their own cliques.. vin and anu.. who are the next after me... 3 and 6 years younger than me.. are each other's company... the youngest.. a rather precocious 3 year old.. doesnt need constant babysitting anymore... the middle lot is all togethre.. and much too young for me to hang out with...
it used to be fun...
with two new members of the family.. a bhabi and a jiju this year.. this holi has an extra frisson of excitement... the entire extended family.. all of my grandfather's siblings and their children and grandchildren.. together under one roof.. colours are being thrown about inside the house.. and all teh married women of the family.. assorted chachis, taijis, dadis and bhabis.. are having a whale of a time pouring colour on the men and the children...
its weird though... its in the midst of a family full of giddy people that i feel the most alone... the holi play is going on right outside the room where i'm typing in... i can hear shouts of delight as the newly inducted jiju is getting pelted with colour.. whats happened to the new bhabi is something i'll see once i bother to leave the confines of this room.. last new bride that i remember got three raw eggs and a bucketful of coloured water.. AND a bottle of pepsi on her head... yeah we play a rather messy holi..
its wierd for me though... as the daughter of the house.. i have no role to play in the initial beginning when the ritual of the 'rang pashi' when the daughters in law put colour on the men.. is done.. since most of the fracas begins there itself.. i always feel rather cut off.. used to enjoy this as a kid actually.. the abovementioned raw eggs were owl's idea.. and being big brother.. he'd dispatched ME to the kitchen to get them...
three generations of the family are gathered in the house rt now.. from my grandfather adn his siblings to my cousins.. everyone is excited.. happy... the color unites us all.. and i'm here in a secluded room.. in my pristine cream and pink kurta...
somehow over the years teh charm of throwing coloyr and water.. and assorted kitchen items at people has worn off...
last year was teh first time i played in college.. th edesire for mudpits and bhang was taken care of then... now there's really nothing left...
i feel like i'm hanging in limbo... my elder sis who got married in july is having fun teasing her hubby and commenting on everything.. the younger ones are still young enough to laugh at and participate in everything...
am i really THAT jaded?? that aloof??
my new bhabi walked in on me reading a book at the beginning of the evening.. i told her i'm usually that antisocial.. she and her husband live somewhat away from the family so it was the first time we'd met after her wedding in september... my new jiju.. who owing to my closeness to sis knows me rather well dragged me outta the room...
there was a time when she used to understand my dilemma in a family gathering.. my sis.. where do I fit in in the family groups?? now that she's married.. she's got constant company.. AND she fits in with the rest of teh married ones when they discuss home hearth and husbands.. I cant fit there.. not with the chachis who have increasingly taken to bugging me bout being old enuf to get married.. not with the rest of the kids... i end up squabbling with the older ones who are still atleast 3 years younger than me.. where do I stand?? who do i stand and comment with?? owl isnt here.. the rest are in their own cliques.. vin and anu.. who are the next after me... 3 and 6 years younger than me.. are each other's company... the youngest.. a rather precocious 3 year old.. doesnt need constant babysitting anymore... the middle lot is all togethre.. and much too young for me to hang out with...
it used to be fun...
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