Isn't it Ironic...

.....the boy is a music fanatic and I cannot operate his ipod!

.....both BFF's cannot move without their music playing device and I can't sing a note

.....that no less than 3 friends sing in a choir and I cannot sit through a whole 5 mins of a song

.....that lyrics tend to describe my life but I can only remember songs by their videos

.....I can possibly tell you who a singer is dating but not more than 2 of his songs

....that I have not entered a music store in 5 yrs but I work in a music company!!

Don't you think?

Mini Vacation update

So it's final - I am going to Goa.... after 3 yrs and 4 months. I am flying in on Saturday afternoon by Go Air to be picked up from the airport [Friend has graciously arranged car and driver for the duration], am trying out a new hotel 'Casa Esmeralda'[which has A/C and T.V] and will be flying back Kingfisher [thanks to my kf miles]!! Another novel thing about this trip is that there will only be the 2 of us - this is a first and we actually shortened the duration of the trip from 5 days to 4 to avoid the potential of killing one another!
There are a couple of things I am looking forward to doing:

• Relaxing on the beach with a book and a beer
• Eating the Seafood platter at Britto's
• Prawn Stuffed papad at Souza Lobo's
• Chorizpao everywhere and anywhere
• Brownies from Infantaria
• Shopping down the strip

Even though I have given up the alcohol and nicotine for Lent, I am not going to stick to the resolution for the Goa period - my excuse being is that Lent is 40 days and 4 sunday - the time in Goa being my 4 sundays!

Feb Movies

• Milk - Loved Sean Penn [think he might be gay - poor Robin Wright], James Franco is soo hot, P learnt what she has been doing wrong - need to pick up guys in a subway on your birthday, Cannot understand how Anne had 3 kids, loving the 'Twinkie Defense' - going to use it next time goof up at work
• The Pink Panther 2 - Aishwarya Rai Bachchan should only speak Hindi since noone understands her english, John Cleese endearing as usual, Steve Martin funny as usual, Jeremy Irons - surprising!, Andy Garcia - gracefully sullen as usual, Alfred Molina - why?
• Valkyrie - Had no idea there were 15 assassination attempts on Hitler's life from within his army, very impressed, had no idea germans spoke with an american accent, liked the way Hitler's own emergency plan was used against him
• The Curious case of Benjamin Button - Loved loved loved this movie!! the storyline is fantastic, Brad Pitt is gorgeous, Cate Blanchett is beautiful, the emotion, the misery, the joy, the love - I could feel it all. I would have picked this for the oscars anytime!
• Slumdog Millionaire - I liked the movie but definitely did not find it anything to rave about - maybe for people who are not exposed to India at all, it was fascination but for anyone who has ever lived it, it was a regular feel good movie. Some of the flaws were very basic - KBC or WWTBAM? is essentially not a live format - it is a prerecorded show.
• Dev.D - thoroughly enjoyed this modern version of Devdas after the overdone hype of the SLB version. The change in setting from Cal to the Punjab was a mini shock but still...the soundtrack is awesome from Pardesi to Nayan Tarse but the icing on the cake: Patna ke Presley - Emotional Atyaachaar. What was nice is how the women are shown as emotionally stronger whereas the male protagonist cannot deal with his own feelings
• Underworld: The Rise of The Lycans - was interesting to see the prequel, did not live upto the first 2 but was good!

The secret....

....to happy living is that THERE IS NO SECRET. No self help book, no video, no guru can help u find peace - psycho therapy yes!! but trying to think positive, or act positive by denying a problem is not going to help anyone! Life is not meant to be one continuous round of joy - it is not meant to be disected into segments and there are no mantras to chant when the turn for unhappiness comes - you have to learn to deal with it yourself!

Hey Upper East Siders...

Rumour has it Curly Girlie has fallen into the trap of watching the most addictive television show. Will she be able to fight off the addiction and go back to leading a normal life? or will she be joining her colleagues in gossip girl rehab when there are no episodes? Only time will tell…
Xoxo
Gossip Girl

I've been quite active I think in the recent past - watched Dev.D, Underworld - The Rise of the Lycans and He's not that into you. I've not read a lot tho I finished Jasper Ffordes 'Big Over Easy', another crime novel and in the middle of 'Something Rotten'. But what I really have been doing for the most part is watching 'Gossip Girl' - yes I know how scandalous is that? My life could not further away from that and yet that is pretty much my highlight of the day - what will Blair and Chuck do now? Will Serena and Dan make it? Will Little J ever turn out to be a nice person? Will Nate find one girl and settle instead of trying it on with every chick he meets? So many questions....I watched 18 episodes of season 1 across 3 days - trust me I was not answering the phone, I was not moving my eyes from the TV screen lest I missed one minute of the Upper East Side life!
In other Televison related incidents, recently, I have been obsessed with Kyle XY [I follow this on TV so it's even harder], Desperate Housewives Season 5, Heroes [of course, but this chapter leaves a lot to be desired], and my current comedy favourite - How I Met Your Mother - if you have not seen this show, quit reading this right now and go watch!! It is one of the funniest sitcoms to start this side of the 21st century. I have to say tho I'm a little bit addicted to the new 90210 but I think that it's just a throwback to the original Beverly Hill series which all of us have good memories of espescially me with Luke Perry - I wish he would do a guest appearance on the show.
So as you can see, Ive been slightly involved! What is it about TV shows that make me forget my real life and get involved in the convoluted imagination of a script writer?

**the note on top written by colleague who introduced me to GG!

25 things...

I was tagged on facebook but cannot face the thought of the many random people I know reading stuff like this so decided to do it here

• My life is planned from holiday to holiday
• I want to be a travel writer but don’t know where to start
• I’ve visited 12 countries in the world and 12 states in India
• My favourite holidays are the ones taken with my best friend
• I really want to visit the following places before I have kids
  Greece – coz I think it’s ultra romantic
  Turkey - coz it’s practically the centre of the world
  New York – can you imagine dragging kids to all those bars?
• I only read fiction however my favourite book is a true story – Tuesdays with Morrie
• I am a beauty product junkie
• I love to play games – hidden object and word are my favourites
• From my educational institutions, St. Joseph’s gave me a foundation, St. Xavier’s gave me a personality and SIBM gave me a fun time!
• My first job taught me practice makes perfect, my summer training taught me presentation makes a difference, my second job taught me stick- to itiveness and my latest job is teaching me patience and tolerance!
• My favourite fruit is mango but I hate mango flavoured drinks!
• I’m an internet addict and think blogs are wonderful way to make you realize there are other psychos out there and you are not alone!
• I honestly believe friends are the family you choose for yourselves and tho I adore my family – it’s my friends who know exactly who I am
• My best friend had a baby and I have not held him yet – I hate the fact that other people get to see/hear/stuff about her first!
• I’m a jealous possessive bitch – if I think I own you, god help you!
• I hate the thought of having a job – it creates limitations on what you do!
• I adore television and have to know to put life on hold when I’m watching select programmes
• I’m completely crazy but I have a lot of balance in my life – this is thanks to my parents and the way they raised me leading me to make good choices
• I’m not introspective but I acknowledge my own motivations, inspirations and pettiness
• This should have been point 1 – I’m an only child so quite self centred as you can see by the number of points beginning with I
• I make a lot of friends but I ‘talk’ to really few – fact is till date, no matter where I am or what time it is, if I have an issue, I only want to talk to R [ this does not count for S and A since they boys and mostly concerns them!]
• I love films and aspire to be a film critic as well
• I used to write poetry in school but stopped when I realized how mediocre it was – I wish I had continued tho just as a release
• I am incapable of committing to writing – maybe I think if I do it, it will ruin the pleasure it gives me
• Writing this reminded me of how much I hate being out there – which is why I barely blog personal and when I do, I tend to unpublish it for a while as well.

Body Swap, anyone?

I stayed up late last night watching the movie 'It's a boy/girl thing' where the next door neighbours who hate each other inexplicably switch bodies - what follows is your regular movie plot - thrashing the other person's reputation, making the most of the physical changes, and finally ending up completely understanding one another. Other examples of this genre of movies is 'Prelude to a Kiss' where Meg Ryan during her wedding to Alec Baldwin kisses some random old codger while wondering what it would be like to be him and lo and behold! she was him, and In 'Freaky Friday' where mother and daughter exchange bodies in order to create understanding and harmony between them.
I enjoyed watching the movies but was cringing at the thought of a body swap with a boy like in 'It's a boy/girl thing' like the female in the male body has no idea what to do with the erection every morning or how to pee standing up - also the thought of exchanging bodies with an old man is not making me very happy either and my mom least of all tho can you imagine what that would do to women with Electra complexes?
It makes me wonder tho, would anybody really like to exchange bodies with another person keeping your mind and soul in place and even if you did, who exactly would you be? the person outside or the person inside coz the person inside is defintely influenced by the outer packaging and vice versa? so over a long period time, would you be you, would you be them or would you evolve into a third person creating a whole new identity for the new amalgamation? or would you just be a split personality?