..!

and also these awesome short stories by agatha christie!!
oohhh, and lotsa beatrix potter!!!

rambling

i read a few books recently:
the kite runner---hosseini
be nice-donald
herland-gilman
the red badge of courage-crane
and two stories by mary liz braddon

grumble grumble:_)

i wish i didn't have to encounter superficial people more often than not. but such is my luck. :-(
i wish certain people wouldn't keep asking me if i was "really" single...geez!
i wish i could write more often. and write readable stuff.
i wish i didn't have to encounter people who like being weird, just for the sake of grabbing attention and making some sorta statement.
i wish some people would actually respect differences and not use them to put others down.

none of the above is to be taken seriously!

khelna--dotara..!

i love anjan dutta's "shunte ki chao..." it's a song i could listen to a million times over! the lyrics and the tune(leonard cohen's "sisters of mercy,"} seems to stir some remote nostalgia lurking in an undetected corner of my soul(?)...

i love joan baez and leonard cohen! :-D...
and the beatles!
and the doors(this isn't an after-thought;)

....

i stare blankly at the moon,
which holds no meaning for me now.
not that it ever did,
coming to think of it.
i imagined, or rather hoped that
a poet in me would emerge, if i
could read strange things into it.
it could help embellish my poems,
like a pretty chain around one's neck.
a dangling ornament.
But it was too haughty, too evasive
and my metaphors too weak
and hackneyed.
other poets have tampered with you enough.
and used you as a handy tool,
for supplying ready-made romance.
maybe it's your soft-pearl glow
against night's impenetrable sky,
that touched many a sensitive soul,
whose quills, pens, key-boards,
reverberate with your name.
I'll turn to the stars instead,
and let you be for a while,
until i'm tempted
to use your alluring charm
one more time.
just this once.

hey there

gosh!! i can't believe i've not written in so long...inertia had cast an unwilling spell on my fingers and mind...i've thought about my blog every day but neglected it all the same...i feel somewhat like an irresponsible parent..lol
in the meanwhile i discovered leonard cohen, who is so absolutely, so indescribably fabulous. WINTER LADY remains my favourite song.
and i've learned that working in groups can be a real challenge, but is also fulfilling.
i quite liked slumdog millionaire...the editing was awesome and though the story was exaggerated, a bit sensational and rather over the top, i found it entertaining...sometimes poignant, sometimes funny, usually both. it was a compelling watch, or so i felt. i didn't think danny boyle was "selling" poverty to the west...it is an inescapable, entirely undeniable truth, which a scattering of designer stores and over-priced cafes can't cover up...india can shine thru' each of its citizens, and learning doesn't stay restricted to the confines of a class-room.
and we've finished three productions of our departmental production...in the course of which i've re-discovered my love for theatre and have fallen in love with "six characters..." this was really one of my most memorable experiences in JUDE so far..maybe i can continue acting!!
oh, and i have a new purple and pink quilt:-)