little women-not the original :)

They were three of them.

The eldest was the popular one-the one who was liked by one and all 🙂 she was the queen bee,the mother hen for the other two.She was both  Margaret and Jane of Little women and P&P fame. Family’s pet,sweet to the point of a fault,caring about everyone.

The middle was the pretty and frail 0ne . Like Beth. Or Amy rather for her prettiness. She attracted attention wherever she went,whatever she did. That it did NOT touch her one bit made it all the more better. She had that kind of an aura around her.

The youngest was the Jo of the family.Not so much for being the star of Louisa May Alcott’s novel but more for her spirit-

A tall bumbling person who had no care for anything even remotely girlish. Who went into a world of her own with her books. She had a passion for writing,reading and everything related to books that was as under utilised as possible.

Also as misunderstood as possible.

The three grew up with great love for one another -the eldest and the middle shielding the young one from all things nasty/bad. Then a day came,when the eldest met her Mr.Brooks 🙂

off they went,riding onto the sunset 🙂

The middle one met her Laurie and rode away with him but not before a few troubles that caused a little heartburn.

And the youngest was finally left to fend for herself. She discovered the nature of the world,the things she was shielded from,she went from utmost misery to awesome highs all within a few minutes.

She discovered friends who would fill the void left behind by the elder two.  Even now,when she thinks of those times when they were all members of the March family she laughs.And cries.

This version is dedicated to my wonderful sisters-shoba and deepa who have made my younger years beautiful 🙂

Love you guys 🙂

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zzzz….zzz…zz..z.

i have NO idea how the last two days went by!!!

They just seem to have whizzed past me.. have LOTS of work to do but hardly anytime!!! The primary reason for this being my beginning to walk early in the mornings..this seems to kill away time i can spend on the other things..ask me how?

Well,primarily this walking is done at half past six..which implies that i have to be up and ready by that time.. which basically means waking up at six..

this is sheer torture for me because i sleep late at nights 😦 so what happens is that despite it being holidays and the very fact that i’m relatively free-i move around in a permanent state of sleep-deprived-ness and I HATE that feeling. Over the past two days,my routine of walking in the mornings had to be forgone because i did not feel up to it… and what do i find? i STILL don’t have time to do the things i’m supposed to!

Like studying for example 😦

And i blame the passport office and their STUPID rules for this!

Why i blame them is for another post,another time.

until then,

a very very sleepy girl…

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good morning!

No matter what conditions you encounter in life, your right is only to the works–not to the fruits thereof. You should not be impelled to act for selfish reasons, nor should you be attached to inaction.
-Bhagavad Gita 2.47

Read this somewhere,liked the meaning and the context it fits into beautifully- with regards to my life 🙂

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rant-1

there’s an old rhyme that goes something like-

when you’re happy and you know it

clap your hands..

here’s an addition..

when you’re hurt and you know it

do some  blogging !!!

Despite growing up,despite reading about inner strength,mental resolve et al i still have the tendency to cry buckets when things don’t happen the way  i want them to.

And this is mostly relationship centric.

There are many,i know, who use their pent up frustrations/anger/sorrow into something more useful .Its basically throwing all that energy into something worth its salt. The trouble with me is that i insist on reflecting almost to the point of paranoia. I have GOT to change this habit of mine because its destroying my spirit.

And NOTHING should destroy a person’s spirit.

As with all other things,this too shall pass 🙂

In other news,i am still “trying” to master ‘p’ n ‘c’ !!!!

For the uninititated,it means permutations and combinations.

Quant has been my nemesis all through my CAT prep last year and continues this year as well. Hope to come out of it soon 🙂

I suddenly wish i was far,far,far away from madras… in some nice cold place where you can feel the clouds passing by,very close and the entire place is misty 🙂 you know, someplace like, how they show Ooty,in the film Sachein.. But not for long..Just enough to make me feel all good and then must be back 🙂

PS-Which is worse-to not be liked by someone or to be misled into believing you’re liked?

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Humour type :)

What’s YOUR Type of Humor?

Your Result

You like IRONY! Irony involves placing two concepts or events together, resulting in an unexpected outcome. Irony, however, makes more sense than absurd/nonsense humor.

I definitely thought so as well !

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music that ..

Do you have songs that make you feel all strange(for lack of a better word) in a good way?

songs that hit you somewhere…

i have many, that belong to such a category..a song that just takes away the moment from you.. in the time I listen to that particular song,the moment belongs to the song..it just touches every chord.every thought.

one such song is ‘confide in me’ by Kylie Minogue..its not so much the lyrics of the song ,at times,its the instruments used while composing the song. I’m the kind of person who goes gaga over the instruments used in a song..not that i understand them..not that i can talk endlessly about them..just that i can appreciate them.

What’s your take on this? Any such songs? If yes ,which ones?

Will add my own list a little later..

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a post on nothing…

We were in it together,right from the start. my start..

Together.Synchronously.

Then when did the divide come in? Where did you end and where did i begin??

why does it feel so right despite everything everyone says.. The guilt pangs are few and far in between..in possible moments of weakness..

I am not claiming to be correct.. i just feel its okay.Okay to decide.okay to accept..okay to hurt…

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two in a row..

i feel..Everyone , no matter how old/young,strong/weak and all the other contrasting differences that one can think of deserve a certain amount of privacy in their lives. Rather than calling it privacy, maybe it would be better if i say a certain amount of “me time”.

Time when you don’t feel like you must be answerable to each and every question put across. time that cannot be invaded by anyone. This time ,in my opinion , shapes a person’s personality. This time, when one contemplates or sorts things out should be exclusive.

I feel particularly strong about this,when i see my athai struggle to spend some time with herself. She’s a dynamic woman,a little over 60 living in the same flat as ours and yet alone. Her day whizzes past her before she even realizes and while she doesn’t blame anyone for it- i can see, the changes in her,on those rare days when does manage to scrimp some time from “her” day for HERSELF.

And now if we are to pen down a blame list,which consists of people who encroach upon this precious time,who’d you think would top such a list?

All her near and dear ones. So can i still use the word “blame”? in typical madras bashai,chance eh ila.

As it happens,i keep insisting that she learns to say no.But she doesn’t. She insists on being nice,considerate and caring and what not to everyone and lends a shoulder.

Result? a very very tired aunt who has no time even for the sudoku she so loves.

If i persist for far too long,she starts drawing analogies that leave me stumped.

and if that fails as well,its the usual one wherein she says,intha kalathu generation romba selfish.neenge elam yen thano ipdi irukel…

I would launch into my own replies for that,which can be dealt with in another post.

But,for now-my question..what are your thoughts on me time? do you guys feel the need to contemplate things you say..think about people you meet? wonder about the actions of people you know?

Reason i ask is,i do all of the above oh-so-often that i have often been asked to tone it down..

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new beginnings

this is yet another attempt of mine to get back to blogging..

And now that i have all the time in the world . it feels good to be back !

no new tidings until oct and that leaves me,the restless girl i am with hours and hours of solitude..

hours to contemplate.hours to plan. AND hours to procrastinate.

The third one ,i do, almost as a creature of habit. It comes naturally to me 🙂

don’t get me wrong..not that i am proud of it or something..nevertheless..its something ” i do” tirelessly..pun intended.. thing is,to blog-i feel, you need inspiration..i don’t believe in looking within for inspiration because once i start reflecting,i won’t stop. So there hardly exists time for me to actually pen down something…

alright,hoping to keep up with this blog and not let it die 🙂 like the other two !!!

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