Main Jahaan Rahoon, Main Kahin Bhi Rahoon...
song from the hindi flick Namastey London (2007)
A real heart-rendering song and salute to Javed Akhtar for penning it and Himesh Reshmaiyaa its music composition.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awqw_ym91ua
Here are the lyrics:
(main jahaan rahoon main kahin bhi hoonteri yaad saaath hai) - 2
kisi se kahoon
ke nahi kahoon yeh jo dil ki baat hai
kehne ko saath apane ek duniya chalti hai per chhupke is dil mein tanhaayi palti hai
bas yaad saath hai teri yaad saaath hai - 3
main jahaan rahoonmain kahin bhi hoon
teri yaad saaath hai
kahin to dil mein yaadon ki
ek suli gad jaati hai
kahin har ek tasveer bhahut hi dhundhali pad jati hai
koi nayi duniya ke naye rango mein khush rehta hai
koi sab kuch paake bhi yeh mann hi mann kehta hai
kehne ko saath apane ek duniya chalti hai per chhupke is dil mein tanhaayi palti hai
bas yaad saath hai teri yaad saaath hai - 3
kahin to beete kal ki jade in dil mein hi utar jaati hai
kahin jo dhage tute to malaayen bhikar jaati
koi dil mein jagah nayi, baaton ke liye rakhta hai
koi apni palko par yaadon ke diye rakhta hai
kehne ko saath apane ek duniya chalti hai per chhupke is dil mein tanhaayi palti hai
bas yaad saath hai teri yaad saaath hai - 3
Wednesday, 2 January 2008
Its a whole new world!
'It's a whole new world...'
This OST from the animated Disney production Aladdin now comes as a complete new meaning to me. Life has changed after being married. Yes its normal, as people tell me, but sincerely going through it is quite a roller coaster at the moment.
I am in a long distance marriage (which is at over 2,000 km distance) and just too difficult to handle especially when living with punju in-laws. I will accept (rather sheepishly) that I do not feel being married at times, and rather having shifted to some PG accomodation in a strange land where I of all people around me must wear odd clothing/make up and just eat anything and everything made of desi ghee (& if you don't understand what's that, you are in a great state of affairs)!
Suddenly, I have begun comparing things/lifestyle/etc between my parents' household and this new place. Things come to mind like, how it was there -- getting up late on holidays, few responsibilities, little pressure, ease in life/lifestyle, etc (must stop here coz the list is seemingly endless!).
On a positive side, my hubby and I cherish every moment we spend together -- its quality time! We hate quabbling over anything and just steer away lest wasting time together.
This OST from the animated Disney production Aladdin now comes as a complete new meaning to me. Life has changed after being married. Yes its normal, as people tell me, but sincerely going through it is quite a roller coaster at the moment.
I am in a long distance marriage (which is at over 2,000 km distance) and just too difficult to handle especially when living with punju in-laws. I will accept (rather sheepishly) that I do not feel being married at times, and rather having shifted to some PG accomodation in a strange land where I of all people around me must wear odd clothing/make up and just eat anything and everything made of desi ghee (& if you don't understand what's that, you are in a great state of affairs)!
Suddenly, I have begun comparing things/lifestyle/etc between my parents' household and this new place. Things come to mind like, how it was there -- getting up late on holidays, few responsibilities, little pressure, ease in life/lifestyle, etc (must stop here coz the list is seemingly endless!).
On a positive side, my hubby and I cherish every moment we spend together -- its quality time! We hate quabbling over anything and just steer away lest wasting time together.
Saturday, 3 November 2007
Just Married!
So I am married now. As expected, I did not have time to right about my experiences but seriously, best that the phase of "getting married" is over. Life was just too hectic to believe, and to live. Too much attention came my way and for nothing -- well, not exactly nothing. After all, I was getting hitched!
Now that I am, and even the honeymoon is over, another phase of life has begun. Suddenly I have got the 'auntie' tag and all my hubby's friends who could have considered me as a babe, call me "bhabhi ji". A lot of respect? No dear, its just a tag to tell you that you are out of market now ;-)
And apart from all this, there is a huge baggage of societal commitments which somehow comes on the shoulders of the new daughter-in-law. The heavy embroidered sarees, sindoor, lipsticks, bindis, gold jewellery and etc are something this new showpiece must always adorn. After all, she is the new bride and people must feel that each time they see her. Am seriously pathetic at this and shed each one of these items at every opportunity I get. How unlike a "good dutiful daughter-in-law"? YES, but somehow it all bugs me.
The last time someone gifted me a salwar kameez, I was getting nightmares about loads of clothes I have now and dislike. My poor hubby had a tough time helping me out of it and has been doing everything possible to comfort me. Thankfully, he is unlike the usual Indian male crowd -- quite the Brit guy I must say -- and this seriously will keep this marriage alive in my heart as long as I live. Am really lucky to have him ...
Now that I am, and even the honeymoon is over, another phase of life has begun. Suddenly I have got the 'auntie' tag and all my hubby's friends who could have considered me as a babe, call me "bhabhi ji". A lot of respect? No dear, its just a tag to tell you that you are out of market now ;-)
And apart from all this, there is a huge baggage of societal commitments which somehow comes on the shoulders of the new daughter-in-law. The heavy embroidered sarees, sindoor, lipsticks, bindis, gold jewellery and etc are something this new showpiece must always adorn. After all, she is the new bride and people must feel that each time they see her. Am seriously pathetic at this and shed each one of these items at every opportunity I get. How unlike a "good dutiful daughter-in-law"? YES, but somehow it all bugs me.
The last time someone gifted me a salwar kameez, I was getting nightmares about loads of clothes I have now and dislike. My poor hubby had a tough time helping me out of it and has been doing everything possible to comfort me. Thankfully, he is unlike the usual Indian male crowd -- quite the Brit guy I must say -- and this seriously will keep this marriage alive in my heart as long as I live. Am really lucky to have him ...
Sunday, 7 October 2007
Can you clarify these doubts?
1. When dog food is new and with improved taste, who tests it?
2. If the "black box" flight recorder is never damaged during a plane crash, why isn't the whole airplane made out of that stuff? (very good thinking)
3. Who copyrighted the copyright symbol? (who knows)
4. Can you cry under water?
5. Why do people say, "you've been working like a dog" when dogs just sit around all day? (I think they meant something else)
6. Why are the numbers on a calculator and a phone reversed? (God knows)
7. Do fish ever get thirsty? (let me ask and tell)
8. Can you get cornered in a round room? (by oneseyes)
9. Why do birds not fall out of trees when they sleep? (tonight I will stay up and watch)
10. If corn oil is made from corn, and vegetable oil made from vegetables, then what is baby oil made from? (No comments)
11. What should one call a male ladybird? (No comments)
12. If a person suffered from amnesia and then was cured would s/he remember that s/he forgot? (can somebody help )
13. Can you blow a balloon up under water? (yes u can)
14. Why is it called a "building" when it is already built? (strange isn't it)
15. Why do most cars have speedometers that go up to at least 130 when you legally can't go that fast on any road?
16. If drinking & driving is not allowed, why the hell they have parking in Bars?
2. If the "black box" flight recorder is never damaged during a plane crash, why isn't the whole airplane made out of that stuff? (very good thinking)
3. Who copyrighted the copyright symbol? (who knows)
4. Can you cry under water?
5. Why do people say, "you've been working like a dog" when dogs just sit around all day? (I think they meant something else)
6. Why are the numbers on a calculator and a phone reversed? (God knows)
7. Do fish ever get thirsty? (let me ask and tell)
8. Can you get cornered in a round room? (by oneseyes)
9. Why do birds not fall out of trees when they sleep? (tonight I will stay up and watch)
10. If corn oil is made from corn, and vegetable oil made from vegetables, then what is baby oil made from? (No comments)
11. What should one call a male ladybird? (No comments)
12. If a person suffered from amnesia and then was cured would s/he remember that s/he forgot? (can somebody help )
13. Can you blow a balloon up under water? (yes u can)
14. Why is it called a "building" when it is already built? (strange isn't it)
15. Why do most cars have speedometers that go up to at least 130 when you legally can't go that fast on any road?
16. If drinking & driving is not allowed, why the hell they have parking in Bars?
Thursday, 4 October 2007
Lessons on Holy Matrimony
Lessons on HOLY MATRIMONY from a friend:
A couple drove down a country road for several miles ,Not saying a word. An earlier discussion had led to an argument and neither of them wanted to concede their position. As they passed a barnyard of mules, goats, and pigs, the husband asked sarcastically, "Relatives of yours?" "Yep ," the wife replied, " In-laws."
A husband read an article to his wife about how many words women use a day... 30,000 to a man's 15,000.The wife replied, "The reason has to be because we have to repeat everything to men...
The husband then turned to his wife and asked, " What?"
One day, a man said to his wife, "I don't know how you can be so stupid and so beautiful all at the same time".
The wife responded, "Allow me to explain. God made me beautiful so you would be attracted to me; God made me stupid so I would be attracted to you!"
A man and his wife were having an argument about who should brew the coffee each morning.
The wife said, "You should do it, because you get up first, and then we don't have to wait as long to get our coffee."
The husband said, " You are in charge of cooking around here and you should do it, because that is your job, and I can just wait for my coffee."
Wife replies, "No, you should do it, and besides, it is in the Bible that the man should do the coffee."
Husband replies, "I can't believe that, show me."
So she fetched the Bible, and opened the New Testament and showed him at the top of several pages. That it indeed says........ .. "HEBREWS"
A man and his wife were having some problems at home and were giving each other the silent treatment. Suddenly, the man realized that the next day, he would need his wife to wake him at 5:00 AM for an early morning business flight. Not wanting to be the first to break the silence (and LOSE), he wrote on a piece of paper,
"Please wake me at 5:00 AM ." He left it where he knew she would find it."
The next morning, the man woke up, only to discover it was 9:00 AM and he had missed his flight. Furious , he was about to go and see why his wife hadn't awakened him, when he noticed a piece of paper by the bed. The paper said, "It is 5:00 AM, Wake up."
Men are not equipped for these kinds of contests. Really!
A couple drove down a country road for several miles ,Not saying a word. An earlier discussion had led to an argument and neither of them wanted to concede their position. As they passed a barnyard of mules, goats, and pigs, the husband asked sarcastically, "Relatives of yours?" "Yep ," the wife replied, " In-laws."
A husband read an article to his wife about how many words women use a day... 30,000 to a man's 15,000.The wife replied, "The reason has to be because we have to repeat everything to men...
The husband then turned to his wife and asked, " What?"
One day, a man said to his wife, "I don't know how you can be so stupid and so beautiful all at the same time".
The wife responded, "Allow me to explain. God made me beautiful so you would be attracted to me; God made me stupid so I would be attracted to you!"
A man and his wife were having an argument about who should brew the coffee each morning.
The wife said, "You should do it, because you get up first, and then we don't have to wait as long to get our coffee."
The husband said, " You are in charge of cooking around here and you should do it, because that is your job, and I can just wait for my coffee."
Wife replies, "No, you should do it, and besides, it is in the Bible that the man should do the coffee."
Husband replies, "I can't believe that, show me."
So she fetched the Bible, and opened the New Testament and showed him at the top of several pages. That it indeed says........ .. "HEBREWS"
A man and his wife were having some problems at home and were giving each other the silent treatment. Suddenly, the man realized that the next day, he would need his wife to wake him at 5:00 AM for an early morning business flight. Not wanting to be the first to break the silence (and LOSE), he wrote on a piece of paper,
"Please wake me at 5:00 AM ." He left it where he knew she would find it."
The next morning, the man woke up, only to discover it was 9:00 AM and he had missed his flight. Furious , he was about to go and see why his wife hadn't awakened him, when he noticed a piece of paper by the bed. The paper said, "It is 5:00 AM, Wake up."
Men are not equipped for these kinds of contests. Really!
Never Argue With A Woman!
One morning the husband returnedafter several hours of fishing and decides to take a nap.
Although not familiar with the lake, the wife decides to take the boat out. She motors out a short distance, anchors, and reads her book.
Along came a Game Warden in his boat. He pulls up alongside the woman and says, "Good morning, Ma'am. What are you doing?"
"Reading a book," she replies, (thinking, "Isn't that obvious?")
"You're in a Restricted Fishing Area," he informs her.
"I'm sorry, officer, but I'm not fishing. I'm reading."
"Yes, but you have all the equipment. For all I know you could start at any moment. I'll have to take you in and write you up."
"If you do that, I'll have to charge you with sexual assault," says the woman.
"But I haven't even touched you," says the game warden.
"That's true, but you have all the equipment. For all I know you could start at any moment."
"Have a nice day ma'am," and he left.
MORAL: Never argue with a woman. She is more intelligent than you presume her to be!!
(its a forward)
Although not familiar with the lake, the wife decides to take the boat out. She motors out a short distance, anchors, and reads her book.
Along came a Game Warden in his boat. He pulls up alongside the woman and says, "Good morning, Ma'am. What are you doing?"
"Reading a book," she replies, (thinking, "Isn't that obvious?")
"You're in a Restricted Fishing Area," he informs her.
"I'm sorry, officer, but I'm not fishing. I'm reading."
"Yes, but you have all the equipment. For all I know you could start at any moment. I'll have to take you in and write you up."
"If you do that, I'll have to charge you with sexual assault," says the woman.
"But I haven't even touched you," says the game warden.
"That's true, but you have all the equipment. For all I know you could start at any moment."
"Have a nice day ma'am," and he left.
MORAL: Never argue with a woman. She is more intelligent than you presume her to be!!
(its a forward)
Tuesday, 2 October 2007
Beauty & Contest
In a recent bollywood flick Pyaar Ke Side Effects, a man wants to know the reason behind the keenness of a girl to get married. His friend answers by pointing out that this is the day when the bride has the best clothes and jewelry. It is a beauty contest in which she is a sure shot winner.
So are weddings just a tool for becoming a centre of attraction.
The answer to that is Yes & No, depending on who you are and what you think.
Yes, as becoming a centre of attraction is easy during this period. You not only get a whole lot of loud, heavy clothing but also jewelry. Plus, all eyes throughout the celebrations will be on you – the looks, the walk, the talk and whatever follows.
No, as these lavish celebrations symbolize much more. In many cases, these have become a tool for showing off if you are rich and burning a huge hole in your pocket if you are not that rich. Plus, it gives people with loads of time on hand and no work, something to talk about, or rather something to think about – “Who wears the same saree at every occasion, who wears fake diamond jewellery or who is the most eligible bachelor – the list is endless…
To me, at times the Big Day celebration don’t seem to be more than a toothpaste commercial for The Couple, who just have to keep smiling in spite of their jaws aching in front of relatives/friends they may have met only once in lifetime and may never see the whole bunch again except at someone else’s wedding.
But then, my dear, who said Indian weddings are a simple affair?
So are weddings just a tool for becoming a centre of attraction.
The answer to that is Yes & No, depending on who you are and what you think.
Yes, as becoming a centre of attraction is easy during this period. You not only get a whole lot of loud, heavy clothing but also jewelry. Plus, all eyes throughout the celebrations will be on you – the looks, the walk, the talk and whatever follows.
No, as these lavish celebrations symbolize much more. In many cases, these have become a tool for showing off if you are rich and burning a huge hole in your pocket if you are not that rich. Plus, it gives people with loads of time on hand and no work, something to talk about, or rather something to think about – “Who wears the same saree at every occasion, who wears fake diamond jewellery or who is the most eligible bachelor – the list is endless…
To me, at times the Big Day celebration don’t seem to be more than a toothpaste commercial for The Couple, who just have to keep smiling in spite of their jaws aching in front of relatives/friends they may have met only once in lifetime and may never see the whole bunch again except at someone else’s wedding.
But then, my dear, who said Indian weddings are a simple affair?
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