Facebook Abstain-ence : Week One

Day 1 & 2 :

I was so good at my abstaining programme that I failed to languish hours on the net as well!

Day 3 : July 1, 2009

Well, I've been two days off facebook and I can safely say that I am still in the pink of health. :) It's not so bad plus like I mentioned before, I've been reading The Hungry Tide and honestly, I cannot keep my eyes off it at all. I am completely and totally mesmerized by it, it's a very interesting story and the flow of the book is so beautiful. It's a very picturesque book. It's proving to be a great read and it's been really long since I enjoyed a good book. The last few ones that I bought myself turned out to be thoroughly dissatisfying : Remember me? by Sophie Kinsella (lacked the good-show humor that was present in Can you keep a secret?) and A Girl like me (Never judge a book by its cover no matter how colorful or cool it looks....what a deceiver!)


Moving on, the characters in the book, Piyali Roy and Kanai Dutt have their own separate lives told mostly in alternate chapters and it is sheer coolness how their lives are inter-woven with the other characters that they come across through the book and how they are some how linked to each other makes it all the more enthralling. In fact, I've even drawn a sort of family-tree thingy so I don't get confused with the different relations among the characters. The fisherman, Fokir, who helps Piyali on her quest of rare river dolphins, is quite an enigmatic yet cool character by himself on the waters. I'm almost midway through the book and much as I enjoyed reading Beneath a Marble Sky, I'm moving through The Hungry Tide with an even fiercer hunger than the tide itself!

Oh, among other things, I haven't seen my articles up yet on www.bindass.com , can't wait for that! Hope Hiral puts it up soon. I bought Val some cool things for her b'day which is day after tomorrow, hope she loves it, I'm quite excited to give it to her. I was supposed to get her The Amityville Horror or Shutter or another coolio scary movie but it would've blown a hole outta my pocket so had to opt out. We can both rent it later anyway and get spooked anyway. Also, also, very exciting discovery at Hyper City: They sell Wai-Wai Noodles...Yumm! - Earlier it was known only to be found at my other fave grocery store Patel's-Bandra, which technically deserves to be a mini-dept store in its own right but anyway, also HC had this cool Vanilla Bath and Body Sugar...Awesome and Mmmm...have to save up for it and for Unaccustomed Earth too by Jhumpa Lahiri. Till I see you tomorrow, have a good life.

Day 4 : July 2, 2009

Nothing significant...went for a UTV meeting, came back...heard about Val's accident,was upset...emotional upheaval..nothing out of the ordinary.

Day 5 : July 3, 2009

Same old, same old nothing.

Day 6 : July 4, 2009

Came home from Maya's early morning, I was so sure I heard the mice under the bed squeaking and I didn't want to wake up with the experience of having encountered any so I hurried off and away or lest having it chew at my feet, like Microbe said she had experienced! Brrr. Left home around noon to meet my mom and sis and we went for New York. It wasn't a bad movie but the ending could've been better and there should've been a bit more attention to detail. Just a tiny hint of it cuz rest all the details and attention were well-covered. Acting was also sorta commendable but not deserving of oscars and such.

Katrina Kaif seems to be improving slowly but surely with her acting skills and hindi-diction. Of course, it also helps that she's totally gorgeous. Neil Nitin Mukesh was quite adorable in the movie, but he too could've done better. John looks great these days, but his acting still fails to deliver. May be this is also far too analytical, but when someone who has lived in NY since he was four years old and does not have a proper accent makes me just obsessively irritated. John could've totally worked on that. All in all, like I said before, it wasn't too bad, it had a great story, it structured pretty well through the movie. I'd give it a three star-rating. Also, of course, the main songtrack, Hai Junoon is quite pleasing to listen to. There are some other alternative-rock-sounding tracks, whose names I don't know and I liked them. :) Irrfan Khan too is just cool as himself. His acting is effortless and his brilliance to deliver sets him apart.

Day 7 : July 5, 2009

Have been working on Bindass Buddies all day and I finished two samples so far. Not sure whether the execution was totally correct and I do know I lacked a bit of finesse. Awaiting a verdict, which I'm pretty sure is not going to be good. Sophia's is totally annoying as well as other damn art colleges, because it's not my fault that I didn't know about the Intermediate Drawing Grade plus there's no way for me to do it now and well, if I was good at it, there's no way I'd apply for a course like that. The Foundation Course in Sophia's was so apt for me, it would teach me all the basics of drawings to fully launch in to Graphic Art and Design. But no, they are government-based or the course is, rather so yeah, no consideration for me. Sucks. I'm confused, I don't know what to do. I'll have to start job-hunting again and do side-by-side drawing classes if there are any or just work for a while, and look up short art courses abroad. France totally appeals, not sure how expensive their art programs would be but I really wish I had the money to go! Or may be London. Let's see.

Also, I'm very shocked and surprised at Bouncie*'s decision to live out. I hope things work out soon for B. B is the most sweetest, selfless and thoughtful person whom I know of and is a great friend, too. I hope it works out well, after he/she re-thinks things before taking up a final decision because it will still be very hard for B. I hope I get to meet B today. It will be good for him/her. Please, Universe, look after Bouncie.

Nothing Considerable!

It's cool how we all find solace in the many strange and unstrange things that we do. I'm reading this blog by a person whom I don't know and of course, she doesn't know me as well. By the way, how I got to following her blog or rather how I came to know of her existence can be broken down to four degrees of separation. I know Ashwita, who used to work for Wavelength and whose boss was Abir, who is also the boyfriend of the girl whose blog I'm following, and yeah well, that's how I bumped in to her blog. And I've forgotten her name. I think it's Priyanka. I really don't know. But it's nice to read her posts, in fact, I have saved up a bunch of her posts for light reading whenever I'm free! It might sound a little absurd, or fall in to the lines of being weirdly snoopy, but honestly, it's not. I don't know her, I will possibly never meet her as such but just reading her work provides me with inspiration and a feeling of contentment.

I'm also happy about the fact that I've begun to read The Hungry Tide, a book I tried to shy away from, but strangely enough, it's proving to be not an unenjoyable read. I think I like Piyali Roy, one of the characters in the book, and her description seems to conjure up an image of Nandini, my ex-roomie from the hostel, when I read it.

I've also flicked these empty liqueur bottle miniatures(you know, those cute little bottles you could buy on a flight, my mom is an avid collector of those!) and a big Smirnoff one to decorate or make in to pretty art-pieces, psyched about working on those! :)

And yup, I finally got around to making Sagan's rastafarian band and I can't wait to get my shoes from him!

The 26th of June, 2009

The website I've been writing for is finally out-Yay (www.bindass.com) :) ! But Michael Jackson's dead, wasn't much of a fan but his music was quite catchy and one-of-a-kind pop types and it's just sad that he died early at 50. Truly, he has been the King of Pop. Anyway, I finally am downloading some of my favorites of his (Smooth Criminal, Billie Jean, Black or White-Hey, Tyra Banks's in the video, never noticed it before!, Scream, Thriller etc.). May you rest in peace, M.J, and like my friend, Sidharth conferred on fb, May you teach the Moon how to walk! :)

It's been raining and raining today, but the weather is finally cool and pleasant. Also, I discovered that I actually like the rains, I hated it initially, when I was just getting used to Mumbai, but now I've come to a point where I love the rains too. It's beautiful. Everything's so much more prettier in the rain. And the sky feels washed up, maybe just for you, too, Michael J. and Farah Fawcett.

Last night, I felt totally strange, I was only listening to music on my sister's iPod and reading a M & B (um...yeah) but I just felt so jumpy and energetic and was filled with a strong urge to just party and dance the morning away...a feeling like that. Also, it felt like love. Like if love could make a person happy, that's what it felt like. That I was in love. Only amazingly stupidly, I can't absolutely think of who cuz there's no one on mind. Crazy, huh? Very Weird.

P.S. Bindass.com has a totally cool layout and looks amazing, I'm not just saying it because I write for it, but it really does look commendable and I can't wait for more writing assignments!

Lessons learnt regarding the male species :

1. Never hope against hope.
2. Fantasizing is a No-No!
3. Never be too friendly in the beginning.
4. Never seem like you’re too there.
5. Be mysterious – I’ve yet to figure this one out.
6. Smell nice. It’s great ammunition to make them fall.
7. Never ask for their phone number. Let them ask for yours!
8. You can't judge a boy's face by the back of their head no matter how nice it looks. Unfortunate fact, but true.
9. Be nonchalant when you speak to them especially when it's a new hottie that you like.
10. Give them their space but make sure you get your fair amount of it, too.

Keep watching this space for more.

This is fun! :)

Here I am, racking up the latest horror movies to write about and not just for fun but for a website. It's so exciting. I actually love what I'm doing, it's not even work, it's more like I'm doing my own thing so I'm too excited. Already looked up a few to write about, like The Attic (from the director of Pet Sematary and looks quite spooky-I mean, imagine finding a girl just like you in your attic...Brrrr!), The Haunting in Connecticut(Jonah, a clairvoyant boy-spirit who unleashes the horrors of the dead upon innocent folks!) and Rec. Just finished an article on Twilight (awesome!) because I'm so in love with the whole series anyway so it was super-cool!

Oh and a friend I thought had written me out of their life hasn't! It feels good. This kind of happiness I can live with.
And my boss, Hiral is really nice, and I hope everything works out with UTV Bindass cuz I think it's a lot of fun already!

I just wrote to Sarah, today, it's been so long since I penned any lines to her lately...I think today's the last episode of Splitsvilla, can't wait to watch it, I mean, sure it's totally superficial and pointless but you can't deny the fact these people actually get their fifteen seconds of fame through great exposure even if they act like retards. The only sane people on the show are Joanna and Mohit(even though he seemed like an egoistic prick before, he's actually quite sporting and fun). Siddharth is just weird. Sakshi is really, really weird and she can't lie to save her life. Her lies and opinions totally suck. And hers and Siddharth's relationship is really too crazy to even understand or put under the microscope because you would really find zilch there. But yeah, watch it for cheap thrills and laughs...it is totally entertaining!

Hey Universe!

If I were actually a believer in all this superstitious crap, I’d have to rethink what I did recently (Rewind: a year back).
Did I break any mirrors? Did I evade Lucky Birds’ Droppings? No, wait…let me rephrase that cuz I could live without it. Enough of other shit to deal with! So, Universe, if you’re listening, I’d prefer other forms of luck. Anyway, what’s up with my life? Conversationally, I’d really love to know.
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Strange, Strange Feelings

I always ramble about unnecessary things, and probably my meaningless idiosyncrasies don't even help you, the reader, if you are reading it (So much for my goal to help the virtual universe in my little ways). But I write because it's the only thing that keeps me going and keeps me sane. I feel suspended somewhere with the colloidal particles floating around and I'm just there. Not free-falling. Not hitting the ground. Just hanging on by invisible and clearly painful hooks. It makes me ache. It makes me restless. I want to go to France, sit at cafés, sip coffees, paint and enjoy the space around me. I want to learn to live in a new place all over again. I feel held down, tied and restless here. I feel like I'm not moving. It disturbs me. I want to go to space. I want to go to Egypt. I wonder if we'll ever settle home at Mars. I just thought of a Nebula Fission and wondered what it was, I feel like I've come across it somewhere in my Science Textbooks. Oh wait, I looked it up, its definition is:

1. A diffuse mass of interstellar dust or gas or both, visible as…
(n.)
2. A cloudy spot on the cornea.
(n.)
3. A liquid medication applied by spraying.

I wonder if the Gospel of Judas actually existed or if it still does and where could it be. I thought I'd have a job by now. I really, really want to get the UTV Bindass job sooo bad. I hope I do. I even prayed selfishly. I say 'selfish' because I haven't thought to pray so sincerely before except when I've said random two-liners to keep my parents and sisters always safe. Why are boys so damn weird? They are the weirdest and most thoroughly annoying species I have ever come across. They say women are hard to understand, that we make things difficult...complicated. Yeah, right. How complicated is telling a person you that you simply like them, nothing more, nothing less? I mean, what is it? Is that so scary? Who's asking for fricking commitment or any of that shit? That doesnt exist anymore, I at least personally feel so. So whatever, go do your bar-hopping, smoke a cigarette, think that the biggest action you've got all day is that a girl brushed up against you accidentally in a crowded pub and yeah, go home and make yourself happy.

I'm sorry I don't know what I'm talking about. I'm sorry. I'll end here.

Beautiful Recluse

I suddenly feel like I’m in a mode
Where I’m fading away faster than a falling star
And I exist in a parallel world.

Everything seems to matter less and less,
There’s clearly nothing that I should miss.
But the feeling felt is not one of bliss.

And I’m locked away somewhere in an abyss,
Where the winds are cold and the night is nothing but dark…
How I wish for a blood-thirsty fiend to lark.

Over a cliff, is where I shall be…
Listening for the call of a special kind of symphony.
To further beckon me.

I plunge in to a deep azure foamy sea,
I’m falling with a pressure that is beyond great,
And I feel nothing, not even hate.