It describes me!!

This is one song that i like and i think, Javed Akthar wrote this song for Zubeidaa in the movie, Zubeidaa... A.R. Rehman's ,music and the wonderful voice of Kavita Krishnamurthy certaily made it one of my favourites. All those who understand music will agree with me when i say somwhere or the other there are some songs that are made for us... be it a dedication, or be that a discovery of our own ...There exist songs and i am one of those people who realized it, a bit late though but i did!! and this song "Main albeli............" speaks a lot what i am. I can say it's 85% nearer to the person I am!!!
Here are a few lines picked up form this song.........

Rangeeli ho0n , Sajeeli hoon...
Main albeli, ghoomoon akeli, koi paheli hoon main ....
Pagli hawaaye mujhe jaha bhi le jaaye,
In hawaaon ki saheli hoon main
Hirni hoon van mein, kali gulshan mein,
Shabnam kabhi hoon main, kabhi hoon shola
Shyaam aur savere, sau rang mere
Main bhi nahin jaanoon aakhir hoon main kya??

Mere hisse mein aayi hain kaisi betaabiya
Mera dil ghabraata hai main chaahe jaaoon jaha
Meri bechaini le jaaye mujhko jaane kahan
Main ek pal hoon yahan,
main hoon ek pal vahan.....

Main woh armaan hoon jiska koi haasil nahin ,
Main hoon woh mauj ke jiska koi saahil nahin ,
Mera dil naazuk hai , patthar ka mera dil nahin
Main anjaani, main deewani ,
Sheesha leke patthar ki duniya mein hoon chali .......................
Main albeli..............

The magic in those pods………….

It’s not an ipod I am talking about but these are those magical coffee beans inside the Coffee pods that make the difference. I am going to talk about my love for coffee and I know there are lot of coffee lovers who’ll be interested in reading this.
Coming from a South Indian (Tamil) family, I ought to be in the habit of drinking coffee at least once in a day (as the conception goes); it certainly is true but hasn’t gone to the level of addiction in my case. It’s bitter, it’s intoxicating and it rejuvenates our soul. For some it’s refreshing, for some it helps to make them stay awake the whole night or to relax after the long tiring hours. For me .......it’s my love. A sip of good coffee changes my mood. I started liking coffee from the age of 10 . Mom used to just add a drop of the coffee liquor and then give it to me saying it’s coffee… slowly as I grew up I got to know that my mom was fooling me all these years and I got the actual taste of coffee. Nescafe and then Nescafe Sunrise also were really good but I was already used to having the proper filter coffee in the morning. As soon as I get up, there’ll be a cup of steaming hot coffee ready for me but I was never habituated to have “STRONG” coffee. That’s what helped me a lot in future in not becoming a coffee addict. I knew how much I could have and how it would be without having coffee. So I was without coffee for almost 3 months. I had seen coffee addicts who had spoilt their health by having coffee. Day by day the controversies over coffee increased. Some said it was good for health and some research articles said they didn’t. Not bothering about all this I continued my liking for coffee. I had been hearing about Café Coffee Day since long but had not got a chance to try out the coffee they serve there until I came to college. We had filter coffee made at home with the freshly ground coffee beans from Coffee Day.

Today when I sit back to think about all this I feel I have come a long way as I am one of the greatest fan of Café Coffee Day. I have tried most of the flavors out there and can really suggest people about the kind of coffee they must take there. Three years back when I was at home I wanted to try out coffee in CCD but didn’t get the right company but coming to college I got a chance to try out what I wanted. First of all the place attracted me. They made it a point to make it comfortable for people to sit and chat, talk for hours, have a nice sip of coffee and just enjoy the moment there. One this to consider is the right hand side of the menu card but I think, CCD coffee can be affordable once in a while at least for people to whom the left side matters otherwise for a change and it’ll be worth it. Second thing to consider is the coffee they serve….. Nothing to beat it (except Mom’s coffee). My favourites there are Café Mocha and Café Latte but I got with the former one often . I get elated when I see the red and white symbol. It also indicates one of my fav colour combo’s. so all the more my love for coffee increased.

This made me do some research on CCD. Set up in 1996 and run by ABCTCL( Amalgamated Bean Coffee Trading Company Ltd). The first CCD was set up in Brigade Road , Bangalore. Recently, when I was on my way to Mysore with my family , we stopped at CCD in the highway to have coffee. As I was standing at the counter waiting for my coffee , I read a message that was put up there on the wall. It read, “ You have something missing in your coffee.” There was a smiley that was with this message!!!! I think my previous blog entry, A Smile….goes along with my coffee too.


So…if u r a coffee lover and haven’t had a chance to sip a CCD coffee.. I suggest you…. GIVE IT A TRY. (Of course there’s none to beat the taste of a homemade coffee or the coffee we get in any ofour favourite coffee vendor’s shop ).

A Smile....

There's so much that it can say. We pass on this and it becomes an addiction. Doctor's say it's good to smile and it takes less muscles to smile than to frown but have we ever thought over the psychological effect a smile has????? Truely speaking, no one would have had this thought as it never makes us think as to why someone smiles at us?? Have u ever thought?? No , right??

Well i think... and as i was in my process of ransacking my brain i felt like writing this...... I was in my class i when realized..... i saw a TRA entering into our class for a substituition and she gave us a smile as soon as she came in . We didn't shout or trouble her saying," Ma'am please leave us free.... or make a hue or cry..". She took attendance and she left us..There was a smile in all our faces and we said," Thank u Ma'am"before leaving. Same thing happenes when our Bio Physics sir scolds anyone. He smiles and the effect reduces no matter however rude it is..

If we smile it passes on a positive vibe.... No body can comment saying," You don't look good when u smile."
As all look good when they smile but one can very well say," You don't look good when u frown."

'Smile.... It increases your face value'... a well known quote seen everywhere but do we realize it??

We realize it only when someone tells us and we smile all the more. It works a lot at times. If we smile, at a worker his burden is lessend by half and there's nothing less we get, than a smile. It can be can be categorized into a sweet, pleasant, rejuveniating, jovial, lovely, satisfying, notorious or be it anything............ it's a smile............. ad categorize it anyway it remains the same...

I have faced this a lot of times and I have learnt a lot from people this way. Basically, if people smile at me I feel they can do the minimum possible thing. That's the best way to make someone feel comfortable. When I go out anywhere i feel that i don't even know someone in the crowd but if those unknown people pass on a pleasant smile then it gives a wonderful feeling.

I can talk about a small instance which happened with me a few days ago. I was entering my mess hurriedly and as I was very hungry. The lunch in the afternoon wasn't so good so I was all the more upset seeing the food. Still, there was no other go so I had to go with whatever was there. I made a face and I continued. The mess worker whom we call 'akka' here saw my sad face and she came hurrying from the corner and served me rice and dal. It was nothing to be surprised about but she simply asked with a smile," U don't look happy today, not liking the food?"
It was not only her words but it was the smile.....
Seeing that I lost all my frustration. I just said," It's okay akka. I'll have it today."
I had my lunch properly after that though I had only rice and dal. The day went well and I felt everything was looking all the more good. It was just a smile that made a difference.

This is one such instance . There are many which happen everyday not only with me but with everyone.
That's why it's rightly said," Smile: It costs you nothing."

Everything round and round.....

Hmmmmm ........... I generally don't prefer to write too personal stuffs in my blog as i feel my personal diary holds a better position but still.... taking into account some valuable suggestions i am citing a very funny incident.... It was day when everyhting seemed round and round and round....

It was a very bright day.(Thursday,7th Feb) after having lunch with my friends Mayen and Ani .I was just about to leave for class when Mayen offered us 'paan', saying that the vendor near Punjabi Dhaba makes it really tasty. I was having cold and i have never had 'paan' with all the masala's added into it. I had just tasted beetle leaves before but never had 'paan' and today when i was offered by Mayen saying that it'll be good for my throat i had it. Just thought for a while before having but when i saw both of them happily munching it i also wanted to give it a try. I had just started chewing it when i felt something burning inside, Mayen told me that it'll be better if i keep it for long in my mouth instead of swallowing it as the juice would help me get better. I followed suit and then...... it was burning, my tongue... my whole food pipe.....i felt like spitting it out but kept it for a min more but it was too much i spat out, still some of those leaves were there in my mouth. I put a step forward and my head started swirling, i was feeling so heavy within, i somehow caught Ani's hand and walked till the water cooler and gulped down 3-4 glasses. Still i felt so giddy. I couldn't walk. I had to go to lab and i was skeptical whether to go or not. Holding the pillars i somehow walked slowly, shouting at mayen and asking him what had he made me eat.... He continued laughing and kept on and finally said," Pata hai maine tumhein kya khilaya hai??? Ise bolte hain, 'zarda paan'... It's a kind of masala pan and is good for cold but......." .

" But..... what????", I asked pensively.

"Par ek baat bolun, isse na addiction hota hai aur maine aaj tak kabhi taste nahi kiya hai", he said with a notorious grin on his face.

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh I felt terrible. Didn't even know how to react as i was not in a condition to say anything. I was just finding option to come back to normal and i felt i was in a trance.

I asked Mayen once again," Just tell me what is this that u made made me eat?"

He said," I am serious yaar . it's called 420."

Of course any uninformed person like me in these matters wouldn't believe so i didn't . I had a chocolate in my bag , luckily that made me feel better. I went to lab and saw Ram standing there. Both Mayen and Ram stood there grinning away to glory and telling me to take care as i could go high any moment. I took great care but my head was swirling.... by God's grace we didn't have lab for more than 10 mins. i rushed to hostel and lay there on my bed. The sound of the fan running seemed to me like a missile , ready for a take off..... my world was all topsy turvy and i slept for hours .... when i woke up i was feeling very uneasy and i threw up......

I guess after that the world seemed good to me. I was in campus and everything looked bright and clear. I was renewed and i didn't get high but the effects of 420 still remain................

guess what's the effect ???

This number is added to my name now....................Number 420.

Nostalgia........

With Riviera'08 coming up, i have got something that takes me down the memory lane.....

The whistle blew…. it was just that moment…. as if back to reality.
People walked past in black, in blue’s……some with tags and some without them.
I stopped near the central place….just in front of the main building… stranded;
As the train went off, I took a deep breath….
In that rumbling sound, I found, I had gone far… a lot….ahead.

The sound that I felt was so unfamiliar….something so close but it was usual,
Now it seemed as if I was missing a train…
My soul was running behind it…. I ran … I ran….but couldn’t catch it.
My VIT life … was running far ahead and I was left in the place, I was in.

This is how things will go on;
We got to move on.
I will carry back the moments of that journey, the passengers, the stoppages, the breaks, the jiffs and the jerks….everything.

Someone just rushed past me… and I was propelled and ushered into a dingy room by a strong hand……
It was the feel of Riviera… ‘Riviera -The Life’.

I was back to reality with the smell of fresh grass, the atmosphere, the chattering, the laughter, the smell of paint and the intoxicating smell of coffee beans.

Who’s a senior who’s a junior.. No one knew.
All had but one thing in common: ‘ The Riviera Tag’.


A year long wait and the countdown begin…
One question in minds,
Oh !! when? When? When will it begin???
This is what my heart keeps singing.

I am excited , anxious, elated;
Hoping it never becomes belated.
The cheering-jeering, the selections, the sounds from the auditorium, music, theatre, artists, budding talents, cosmopolitans…room for all;
We are together… we become one… lest we may fall…!!!
A mingling atmosphere, never seen before but only in one such grand event… “The big Success,” … always ……..

10 days, 20 days, 56 days, 90 days????.....
It all begins from the time the previous one ends..
A great beginning, the rapturous music, 4 days of fun and frolic;
You eat, sleep, drink, play, enjoy, cry, wile away and wait until you see the magic.
None to bother, it is all a ‘We’ that becomes ‘us’
Life is spicy;
We make it icy.


I stand with folded hands, still I get pulled….

“Come on… dance”,
“Come on… sing”, “Come on… work”,
“Come on… laugh”,
“Come on… just live life like a king…..”
We are on a spree;
As we are free.

We realize, we are the ones who can bring a difference… ‘ A transformation…’
There’s color, there’s wonder;
VIT says, “Come and ponder.”

The yellow buses, the horns, the whistles, all are replaced by the flickering light;
That blinds my sight.

Woooooooooooo all shout.. all jump,
The rock nites.., the musical roller coaster, the foot tapping numbers….
We go on…..
The dark sky, fully illuminated, shines and all faces shine along….
We hold hands, in that madness;
To sing the song of ‘ Togetherness’.

The reel like life rewinds……..
It’s the stadium… with thousands… cheering.
The journey ends ends for some….
There’s another waiting but none better than this one………….!!!!!!

It's all about dance.

I was told by my dear ones that I am not updating my blog so often, so here's something new I got to share. It's all about dance and my love for it. When i am happy i feel like dancing and my heart swings and sings..." My dil goes hmmm hmmmm...."just like the peacock that dances before the onset of the rain. It shows my full energy and happniess for me is associated with colour. You would have come to know by now about my love for colours seeing the name of my blog itself so here's something that made me get atttracted towards dance and it began with the new show called " Nachle ve with Saroj Khan " on NDTV Imagine . A show where few students on the sets and the viewers can learn this art . In this we can learn dance with grace and it brings out the meaning of the cliche" Dancing made easy" by one of the best Choreographers Bollywood has now. It's for all those who can be patient and can spend sometime in front of the Tutor box. I got to learn something new this weekend and wish people like me who are interested can learn. I don't know myself how often i will be able to follow this show but for all those who can I must say," Try out! It's fun!!!"

Lead India……………..

तुम चलो तो हिंदुस्तान चले…. हिंदुस्तान चले…..

Well I am talking about the new reality tv show, Lead India, started by the Times of India group on 26th of January in Star one channel. With Anupam Kher as the host this show has taken the initiative to get the so called “ Humara neta” , kind of a responsible individual. We, will choose our leader and this is no more restricted to mere words but now it is a reality tv show. After the auditions in 8 main cities in India , there were 8 candidates who were slelected and I can the 8 gems. Once when they were introduced in the show I could just say that such people also exist even in India. We wonder whether there are such responsible citizens existing in India , who can become the real leaders but now we really don’t need to wonder as there are a few in the crowd who can.. ‘Make A Difference’. With 3 eminent judges like Kiran Bedi, Vikram Singh( Sr Editor Times of India grp) and Javed Akthar, something good can be expected froim this show. The best thing is the sound track that follows this show. How can one not stop to take a look at the show at least once when we have the captivating voice of Shankar Mahadevan and Sukhvinder Singh saying..( tum chalo….) In short I can say… It’s worth watching . This my message to all the politics lovers, “Here’s something for you, take a glance once.”( Lead India.. Star One)

With this show running on one side, I got an opportunity to be a part of a real India in my own way. I spent my day with my friends Aashi, Ippu and Ani in an association for women called “ Markaz-e-Niswan”(Center for Women) in Vaniyambadi ( a small town near Vellore district). We spent few hours with the girls and the women there, helping them out and interacting with them and I must say my day was great. We got to see some individuals on Reality tv shows but behind the screens there are some angels who not only think but also, practice what they preach. Yes… I am talking about a woman next door, a doctor, a wonder mother and an excellent human being Dr. Zahida Parveen( my friend Aashi’s mom), who thought of starting an association like this along with other women in Vaniyambadi. It is increasing day by day in strength and I really hope it goes a long way.

All this, took me down the memory lane, back to my school days where I must be thankful to my school for giving me a platform to contribute to mankind in my own little way. I get remembered of the motto which we were taught in the Rotary and Interact Club…. “Service above Self”.