If Looks Could Kill . . .

Is there something about the way you look ? 

Or is it the twinkle in your eyes so intense ? !

Baby , if looks could kill, i would say

I gasp for life countless times a day !

A Wave Of Hope

Give me the privilege of a wish ;

No one knows my mind is in a swish ..

Give me a sunny day , a cozy night;

Oh ! When was the last time the hours felt light ?

This too shall pass , i have heard them say

Holding onto it seems hard , however much I try. .

Not easy to let it go , I know ;

But wait ! dont let your spirit sink low!

The next second might bring you smile,

Might just be the sweet trick of God all the while . .

So hope hope in times of low ;

The best is in store , we never know ! :)

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Quarter to 7 a.m . . .

Sliding out from the deepest of the slumbers , she found herself twirling on the thin line between the sweetest niche of dreams and a rather quirky world of nothingness . . . 


The gaze through her half opened eyes fell on the stream of rays gushing through the window pane . . . . It feels beautiful . .


 But then , the day always starts pretty much peaceful . . . Until the dark shrouds of apprehension and doubtfulness drape their repulsive veneer . . .

Sweeping back the strands of hair resting carelessly on her face , she pondered . . . 


Human mind can be the most diligent of the students sensible enough to learn from its mistakes . . . . 


Beat it hundred times , it musters the strength to tear apart the offending force to hundred shreds eventually .. . . .

She found herself nodding at this thought. . . ..For the ugly drape of nothingness doesnt really matter anymore . . . . 


She has mastered ways to paddle past the momentary vacuum of her thoughtfield to reach out to the colourful moments in wait for her through the day .. . . .

Easing out from under her quilt , she slipped out of her bed , with a smile on her face and a whole lot of reasons to look forward to , bubbling in her heart . ....

Yes . . . . . .its definitely a beautiful world out ther . .  . . .. . .

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Those Familiar Shades . .

Rather strange the modes of life,

To dissect which,indeed a herculean strife. .

Glum evokes ponder, to leave us in wonder

For deep as an ocean, the many mysteries stare . .

Queer and dark the shades of life,

Polished and searing the edge of its knife. .

Doubt not the depths of its cut;

Tear apart does it till you cry and quit !

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F.R.I.E.N.D.S

The intention is obvious. ever since i finished watching the entire series of FRIENDS , there has been this constant tug at the back of my heart. all though pretty confident that i would never in my life be able to bring life to the myriad of emotions i found myself savouring in each single episode , all i wanted to do was to sit down and scribble a piece of my heart addicted to the series. as silly it might seem for many, that much weighs the strength which holds me close to the characters - each and every one. and without a tad of doubt, i can put it affirmatively that the hearts out there who happened to witness the life of the 6 friends would agree to what i say . .




 A series review is far in my thoughts . rather the perfect way to sketch a soveneiger would be to state outright what i feel about the characters. . so here goes . .


ROSS :


 Ross Geller, the cutest geek one would ever come across. if i say i never went ROFL over your geekiness, your illustration of unaagi , your  FOSSIL speeches , your unfortunate first aaand the second marriage i would be lying ! th emedical marvel as Mr. geller proudly puts it finds himself on the negative side of the luck coin when it comes to flirting . wonder why ross it take took you 10 seasons to ultimately realise the true love of your life ?!  oh for sure i know the reason . . . coz U were on a Break !! isnt it ? ;)


MONICA :


Monica geller, ross's little sister and the lynchpin of the whole gang. if it werent for you , the visula treat would never have been half enticing ! . this high maintanence character just blew me off ! the cleanliness, the many obsessions , the childhood binge of the fat monica, the sweet ross-monica relation, her turky dance, getting down on her knes to propose to chandlier, the ever exuberent chef with delicacies at the snap of her fingers - i can say, hands down , monica - You Rock !! and i guess i know what you must be shouting back - I KNOW !! ;)


JOEY :


Joey tribiani , the drake ramorae who won many a hearts with his ever green tv show days of our lives , or was it the days of our lives ? ;) , sure was the sweetest part of the series. i am sure to lose count if i were to list out the many times he sent me laughing mu heart out with his ' oh so stupid am i '  , oh so brilliant am i ' gestures. his tryst with rachel , his stints to make it big in the silver screen , his dedicated friendship with chandelier , his possessiveness for HUGSY . . should agree your never once failed to bring a smile on my face !

PHOEBE :

Phoebe buffay , the weirdest beauty around ! passionate about spirituality, astrology , and her USP - her music . .phew ! she was quite the eye popper ! will you ever listen to a song to find yourself laughing out even louder than the music itself ?? get yourself a copy of Smelly cat and the likes by the awesome musician at heart she is ;) and if you thought weird people never make it big when it comes to love life. . well phoebe ultamately finds her perdect partner in Mike . . ( isnt he the cutest ! ) . phoebe , you sure granted that catchy edge to the show . .

CHANDLIER :


Chandlier bing- yes that would top the list of the queerest family names ! lol ! if you thought that would be it , you are in for a surprise ! belonging to a dad who was a transgender ( isnt so ?) there are more reasons than one which lends a hilarious shade to the character he is. with a lovable face and his ever ready to shoot sarcastic comments , this commitment fearing fellow stole many a hearts with his readiness to ask for monica's hand. and oh the things you said to Erica as a pleading to coax her into letting them adopt her baby - a passionate husband at his best ! . though a series about friends,  friendship is depicted at its deepest facetts in the relation beyween chandlier and joey. with monica and chandlier keeping apart a koey room in their new home , the relation is ultimate !






RACHEL :


Ah ! the stunner of the show ! the flirtaceous , immature , ever rasiant ' bride should have been ' who sent Gunther head over heels with her entry into central perk one fine day . almost the cynosure of the show ,  this spoilt girl who desperately wanted to transform from a shoe to a purse or a hat, gav eus smany a reason to be glued onto the screen. should say the character deserves an applause for proving it to the audience that the beat of the heart goes a long way rather than the loudness of the mind. - right from running off from her wedding to berry to raising emma as a single mother to flyng back to ross once he proposed to her ( atlast ! ) in the last episode, Rachel green shines her best throughout the journey .




             aAs i mentioned before, words dampen the emotion to some extent and i can, infact any die hard fan of this series can go on forever quoting their statements ! nevertheless, i should highlight the most important theme conveyed across to the viewere - HONESTY . never does we see them carrying out a lie for long. sometime or the other , the truth is made explicit by someone or the other. 




   this piece of article will stay with me and whwnever i need to hark back on this period of my life which found me going gaga over rachel, monica, phoebe , chandlier , ross and joey , i can at the touch of my fingers . yeah i might have more impotant matters to dwelve in the very next second i am done with jotting down this, but then i had the best of times reminiscing about the good moments i had with the series . Guess its the same with you guys . . 


P.S : to all fans of this wonderful rom.com :)

Touch of love . .

Philanthropy has always intrigued me . they say Pisceans are the most compassionate of the lot.  And with the many I managed to observe so far , I say this is true.  Proud to be a Piscean I wanted to materialize this soft facet of the character I have always wanted to kindle . yes true that philanthropy takes its roots from our day to day lives , interactions , shining in those kind words to fellowbeings , those warm gestures to those who form part of our lives. But then to take it to larger picture picture is always difficult . it demands tons of dedication , source and determination  !

Charity doesn’t come easily . we tend to evade the thought of contributing to destitute and the lesser privileged if there is an option . the thought springs easily, but the action   can be elusive . and so also after almost one year of inception of the thought , one fine day I managed to make a visit to the old age home situated near our hospital. I wasn’t quite sure what I had in my mind till I met the Mother near the church premises where the St. joseph’s poor home is located. She was the embodiment of compassion . .the guardian of the many who embrace the home as their haven.

To put it frank, the whole atmosphere was serene and poignant and I found myself sympathizing with the members , many a times with wet eyes. They talked to me sweet and  slow, like some long lost relative. Though some were resilient so to say . 

 Shocking isn’t how people blindly throw away like rugs the hands that cared for them through each and every stumble in the complicated maze of life . pity them ! and the thought of the dead lonleiness they must be suffering silently ,scared me !

The few people I met there were pretty  happy to share some of their stories with me , an outsider . the mother gave me a concised view of what I could offer to the old age home and I was more than happy to offer them a small monetary help.

I find myself blessed to have a family , a home and the many small joys I get to share with my parents and brother. And that day I promised myself that I would never let myself shut my eyes to those moments granted by my parents which make me who I am today.


Love you both . . love you forever . . J

well .. surely did stumble upon a passion ! head over heels ! :)

As  Jeb Dickerson rightly puts it , ‘ passion is like the kernel of corn struck between your molars, always  reminding you there is something to tend to ‘ . not a day passes by without me experiencing this constant tug at the back of my heart to jot down something on my blog or on my diary . the latest  enlightenment on the road of literature – POETRY ! . and I agree this hands down that poetry is the ultimate treatment for the scary writer’s block !

I came up with my first poem a mere 8 months back and in left in awe since then as to how beautiful and mesmerizing the art is ! no form of literature brings you desperately in love with words as poetry does . and guess what the first ever poem I came up with , which ended up as the doorway towards yet another alluring passion is going to get published in our college magazine !

Nowadays I find myself listening to the lyrics of songs intentionally , sometimes unintentionally . yes , most of the songs are enriched with adorable metaphors and synonyms that I wonder why I never cared to notice those before! So grateful to god for opening my eyes to the enchanting world of poetry :)

A SMILE. . A BLUSH . . . .

As much as i was retending to be oblivious to you . . . . . .

The mind was watching you in every other blink of eye . . . .

SUBTLETIES

No versatile artist like a beautiful drizzle . .

To mesmerize minds with its shades so subtle ;

Poignant is it . .inspire to the core does it . .

Like the masterpiece of a painter so renowed . .

Like the tangled lines of a poet so gifted ;

A drop of rain can wet your eyes . .

A shower from the cloud can blossom your heart ,

Imbibing it to refresh my mind . .

The day starts so pure and fine ,

With the cool breeze waving my hair . .

Contemplative is the mood ; I ponder . .

Stuck in a twist so least enticing . .

The day moves on dragging and whining ;

Think ahead and the vision is clouded . .

Helpless in its hands . . least promising its clutch . .

The key to the misery is you and you alone ,

For look around . . You see signs of happiness . .

In the rain , in your fellowbeings ;

In each good deed you do for others . .

Never does god leave you high and dry ,

Sans a silver lining along the way ,

Look deep into the subtleties of life . .

A shade of smile unfailingly hides inside,

So wait . . pause this rush of yours . . So fierce ;

know . . There is still to feel along the path you tread . .

Accolades

* My write up That final arc got published in its July 2013 Issue of Tamarind Rice.

* The same write up got read out at an annual event by Tamarind Rice - Literary Lapses

* My write up - A journey and a revelation got published in Tamarind Rice August 2014 Issue - 

* Grabbed a second successive Gold Batom as part of the Blog-a-Ton 37 edition . Read the wining entry here - At The Bus Stop

* Read my guest article for Glad2bawoman , a widely read online platform which showcases the achievements of women in all fronts -   My Guest Article

 * Grabbed the GOLD BATOM as part
of the Blog A Ton 36 Edition Contest !  - Check out the winning entry here  - Chained

* The review of the book ,book-review-once-upon-the -tracks-of-mumbai has been published on the author RISHI VOHRA'S website rishivohra.com/reviews 

* Read my interview with RITURAJ VERMA , the author of Love 

Peace And Happiness , What More Can You Want ? here  : 

Interview With Debut Author Rituraj Verma

* The blog post  It happens for a reason bagged the WOW badge for the Jan 11 edition of  Blogadda.com

*The blog post  yes-i-will  bagged the WOW badge for the December 28 contest.

* The blog post  Serving till the last breath bagged the WOW badge for Dec 7 / 2012

* The blog post  The Silent Fights too has been selected by  Blogadda .com  as one of the WOW posts of the week    

*  The post   HEALTHY YOU , BEAUTIFUL YOU !   won a gift voucher of Rs . 2000 from yebhi.com as part of a blogging contest organised by  Blogadda.com .

* The poem  MIRROR HUES  has been selected by Ekphrasis India to be published on their online magazine .

* The story  LOVE SHOULD WIN  was published in ' Let The Good Times Rule '  online magazine

* The poem  THOSE FAMILIAR SHADES  was published in ' IMPULSE '  yet another online magazine

* The poem  THE SPECK OF YOU AND I  was published in my college magazine :)

* .    AWARDS 

                                                 
                                                      Thank you Deepakji :)

Thank You Gautam :)

                                               
                                                      Thank You Akshay:)

Thank you Deepak :)

Thank you Whitescape :)

Thankyou Saro :)

Thank you Mixi :)

Thank you Akash :)

Thank you Guspazha :)