To be or not to be!!

Often I wonder

2011-03-12T09:13:00.000-08:00

Often I wonder,
Whether one should move on
Take the past in his stride
Or just hold on

No answer comes my way
To alleviate my dilemma
Guess it is up to one
To settle their trauma

Often I wonder
Whether we really exist
The trauma and pain in this world
Is something beyond that I can digest

But it seems
we really do exist
otherwise how do you explain
all the inexplicable madness

Often I wonder
What if we had just remained tiny tots
The most difficult task would have been
Crossing the ts and joining the dots

But no, we have to grow up
Look all mature and balanced
And try and act as if
We comprehend everything

Often I wonder
Blessed are the people
Who think less and less
And live more and more
At least there is someone
Who thinks that life can have
an encore

Now please do not think
of me as a pessimist
I would like to think
of myself as a realist! :)

It's All You!

2011-01-26T18:18:00.000-08:00

Why do people behave the way they do? Is it because that is their nature or it is their reaction to things? Either way all it boils down to is "you". You are the reason of your joys and sorrows. The decisions you take, the way you react to things..all all is finally you..
Now I cannot claim to be the ultimate people's person, quite the opposite actually. I think my personality borders on being a misanthrope. It does not really matter to me as I prefer quality over quantity but even in such a small range of options I have seen superficial people, which makes me wonder how majority of people are indeed superficial. The joy that people get in hurting others knowingly or unknowingly is beyond me. How can one be so caught up in themselves that you just do not bother about others? Beats me!
Anyway the point being that people hurt and get hurt all the time, the way to deal with this finally is your choice. Forgive and forget has never been my motto . Although maybe I can forgive but I cannot forget. But surely one cannot let such things affect one's future. I mean life is as fragile as it gets. One moment you are here and boom next you are gone. So the final message of all this rant being that don't let stupid people's hurt get in your way of life. Live your life to the fullest, thats why you have been given this life!
Forgive , never forget ! :)

Change

2010-09-26T09:17:00.000-07:00

My first blog from the Land of Opportunities..:)
I came here around 2 months back..And it felt great!! Since a kid, I wanted to do Masters. Hell I did not even know what Masters meant, but the awesome stories relatives told, the awesome chocolates they brought back and just about everything had me in awe of this wonderful country, the United States of America.
Landing at San Fransisco Airport was a wonderous feeling. I travelled with my cousin, his wife and my 2 wonderful nieces. It was legendarry..:)
The date on my I20 was 23rd August and I was allowed just 1 month before that date to enter the US. So there was much hype about whether I will be told to wait at the airport for a day. Nothing of that sort happened!! It was a cake walk.
My cousins friends had come to receive us at the airport. The wind was so chilly!! And it was their summer time!! LOL
We had a great drive to my cousins place in San Jose. I remember looking out of the car and could not believe I am really here!!
Then I went on to stay at my cousins place for about 2 weeks before flying to Maryland, the reason I really came here for..:)
California was a blast. We did many things and saw many places.. Thanks to my brother and my sister-in-law.. It was San Fransisco, Pier 39, Yosemite, Golden Gate, Bay Bridge, Berkley and Thanks to Kshipra Bhawalkar, an amazing tour of Stanford and downtown Palo Alto. (Alto Palto as i called it..:D).
The last day of my stay my elder niece arranged for a lemonade stand and it was indeed a sell out. It was wonderful.
I still remember how apprehensive I was at the thought of travelling all by myself from San Jose to College Park. Here I was, always lived in a protective shell, never ever ventured out of my house for a stay of more than a month or ever travelled alone, taking on this journey! Felt good and :O at the same time..
But the journey was good. Yes I messed up the connecting flight but got it right in the end is all that matters!!
Once on landing at Ronald Reagan Airport, the Student Council of India (SCI) had provided me with an airport pickup. I really appreciate the efforts these guys put in. Thanks SCI!! :)
The very next day I went to the University. University of Maryland, College Park. And it was hugeeeeeee!!! Such a huge campus area. I was in love it with already!!
New friends, new introductions , laughter, joy, parties, job hunt, job discussions, cribbing filled the next few days!!
Then came labor day and I had the opportunity of visiting North Carolina, Charlotte and West Virginia for camping. Thanks to Aditi Chiplunkar. The amount of driving this girl has done in those 3 days , its just awesome...Kudos to her!! :)
The camping at Monongahela National Park was fun. I canoed!! yeah yeah..without the canoe tripping over!! :D
I got my apartment in the next 3 days and it was a joyous feeling. Finally your home is YOUR home!! :D.. I have got 3 amazing roommates...crazy ? YES But equally sweet.. :)
To sum it all up, its an experience all must have and as the jingle of McDonalds goes "para pa para ... m Loving it"!!

Cheers....

A New Beginning...

2010-05-06T19:07:00.000-07:00

The skies are calling
The birds are chirping
New avenues all over
Are now opening

The time has come
The battle has begun
Fight to death
For all and one

New faces
Are in the scene
New places are
To be seen

Forget the past
Let go
Don't let the conscience go
"I told you so"...

A new beginning indeed..
Go for it..

Cheerios... :)

2010-01-04T06:09:00.000-08:00

Hola Amigos.. Currently the buzz is what a great film "3 Idiots" is. Everyone I know (except a select few) are all praise for the movie. I have seen the movie. Do not think it is such a huge deal..Why I think that way? Well let me try to answer that..
1) Too much of credit to Rancho..I mean he is shown to be the most intelligent( smartest ? whatever) guy in the college..I mean considering the fact that only 200 people are selected from some 2 lakh people, give OTHERS a bit of a credit. Seemed unrealistic to me.
2) The delivery scene..Do not want to elaborate but cmon vacuum cleaner..REALLY?
3) The fact that Aamir comes as a substitute for Ranchodas whoever.. I mean finest college in the country..So easy to make fools out of them? Cmon..give us a break!
4) Then Aamir conveniently is a scientist (without being checked for credentials) and the "Runaway bride" sequence was too much for me to swallow...
5) I do not want to comment on the change required in the educational system because it is easier said than done..
I know, I know movies are supposed to be for entertainment and a few exaggerations are be ignored. But my idea of a good film is of one that is closest to reality..One to which you can actually relate...
I dont think 3 idiots lives up to it.

Fun film ??...yes
"OMG..what a film!! Awesome"...errr..NO

They should perhaps have tried to make it more real..Like Dil Chahta Hai..A fantastic movie (Huge Aamir fan :) )It keeps u hooked and feeling like "Oh yes..this happened to me!!"..Now that is true movie experience for me..
And more importantly equal coverage to all the three actors...3 Idiots seemed more like 1 Idiot!!!

(I do not intend to demean any actor/person related to this film. I am simply expressing my opinion and blogging seemed the simplest and efficient way)

Slumdog Millionaire....or what??

2009-01-26T06:33:00.000-08:00

Since the release of this movie everyone and anyone is hell bent on expressing their opinions, I thought why should I stay behind?? So here I am..
On the whole, the movie is OK. The real issue is whether the praise and rave reviews that this movie is getting are justified or not!! I think not.
Because there have been so many Hindi movies (and that too good Hindi movies) which also portrayed the so called dark underbelly of India. Satya, Company etc to name a few. Even they showed the slums, the mafia and everything, but did they see at least the Golden Globe?? NO!!! Because the production was completely Indian. But the mere fact that Slumdog had firang backing got it to the golden Globes and now the Oscars!!
This blog is not meant to degrade the efforts put in by the Slumdog team, they have made an excellent attempt and Congratulations to them!! But the real question is why Indian movies never see the Golden Globe? And further more why attach so much importance to these Golden Globe and Oscars??
I guess the notion of impressing the westerners will never die. And its not everybody but a handful few who indulge in this. And again no one can judge whether this is right or not!! To each his own!! Thats what i say!!
Anyway lets hope that we can change the image that the world has of us!!

Peace

2008-09-29T03:04:00.000-07:00

The sky is blue
The sun is shining
The rain is gone
And peace is reigning!

Why do we do
The things that we do
But instead, just sit back
And enjoy this mojo!!

Why do terrorists
Want to kill
Loving and being peaceful
Apparently requires more skill!!

Why do politicians
Have to twist everything
With so much chaos
And the outcome as nothing!

Why not just enjoy
The few moments we have here
Instead create havoc
Which is more than we can bear!

So let us all
Learn a lesson
And live peacefully
Forever and Ever!!!

------- Anon

Howdy Fellas!!

2008-09-29T02:46:00.000-07:00

Long time no blogging!! so I thought that it is about time I did something interesting in my life ( which is a monotonous rut, mind you!!). Anyway the point being that I am here.
For those who dunno I just graduated. An engineer!! Thank You! I have been getting many gifts! Apparently ppl were surprised that I could do it!! haha..jus kidding.. Thank you all for such sweet gifts!
Apart from the gifts I donn think i have a high point in life right now. TCS has decided to completely ignore us ( for those who dunno, that is where i have been recruited). I am bored to such extent that I gave myself a joining date!!Now now don't u dare judge me!!! [:D]
But all's not completely lost. I still have my German which is sooo much fun. I have made new friends who are completely bonkers btw. We had a welcoming party just the other day for which we had to pay!! Some welcome!![:P]. I think everyone must know a foreign language, its fun!!
BTW saw the movie "Welcome to Sajjanpur". Nice.Liked Shreyas Talpade. Movie has a lot of social messages to belt out. One time watch!! 3 stars from me!! [Sorry could not resist]
Anyway by now we all agree that i am really talking about anything and everything but ppl this is what boredom does to you. I am sure that after this post is published, ppl are gng to leave comments that i enjoy this phase of my life as it wont be coming back again. Ya well i think 4 months is enuf and TCS had better start planning something...or else....... I ll wait some more!!! Chalo ppl gtg...even idle ppl have some things to do!! so ciao!!
Aufwiedersehen!!

If only....

2008-06-29T09:32:00.000-07:00

When I am sad
When I am lonely
I think of the past
and wonder 'if only..'

If only I had the courage
to speak my mind
The world today
Would have been a different kind!

If only the sun had shone
pleasantly
It would have put an end
to my misery!

If only life had given
me a second chance
I would have grasped it
and pranced!

Life is cruel
as they say
no amount of begging
mends its way!

So here i am
sad and lonely
wondering about the future
grave and solemnly!

Main Aisi kyun hoon!!

2008-05-22T21:59:00.000-07:00

Lately I have been feeling all kinds of emotions!! There is euphoria, der is sadness, joy , jealousy and all that...I dunno why i am feeling what i feel but my guess is that it is because of the fact that my college years are almost over and that i ll be stepping in the real world.
Until now life always had a definite plan laid out for me (or so it seemed!!). Like after FE, SE then TE and so on! (Thankfully went through each phase only once!! :D). Anywho now I am at such a stage where I have absolutely no idea where my life is heading!! Do I want to pursue post graduation?? I dunno!! Do I want to keep working forever?? I dunno!! Do I want to get married?? Umm..NO!! I mean not right now..!! And it seems ppl around me always have known what to do, what they want to be or what they plan to be!! Or maybe they are good at concealing their confusions!! I jus dunno!! I feel we must be given an perfect map as to you should head here after this and stuff like that!! But then it would take away the element of s surprise that comes when u jus dunno where u are heading!!
Prior to giving my GRE I was so damn sure that post graduation was what I wanted the most!! But post GRE I have started thinking whether this is what I really want!!(thanks to someone who could not stop ranting!! :P) I mean to leave this country, this beautiful state, such secure environment!! And for what?? A degree?? which I can easily get over here?? So basically everything boils down to one thing!! I dont know what I am going to do!! LOLssss
Btw I am hoping my parents wld not read this blog because they will be more than willing to kick me out of the house if I raise this dilemma again!! (For those who dont know I have tortured them for the past few months as to what I should do!! poor souls!!) Life is tricky and it is damn sure at its best right now as far as I am concerned!! Anyway lets wait and watch!! Thats my motto!! Kalelach!! haay kay n nhay kaaay!!!!Adios amigos!!

Beautiful Konkan!!

2008-05-05T18:30:00.000-07:00

These were taken near Karenjeshwari Temple (Chiplun) who happens to be our Kuldevi
Simply breathtaking!!

These are some of the exotic pictures taken in our very own Konkan!! :)

Who will grant them redemption??!!

2008-04-30T08:24:00.001-07:00

Hello folks..Today this blog is about those mindless serials that are haunting channels and in turn haunting us!! I was surfing channels and I came across Zee Tv, Sahara and whatever channels they have.. All have serials and all have the same theme running through these serials.. A young petite girl waiting for her dream "dude"!! I mean.. OMG!! And one might even accept the concept because after all one has to get married.. But look at the serial titles...."Main banoo teri dulhan", "Mera sasural", "Mayka" and blah blah.. yeah i had to bear the torture jus to get the serial names!!!
Other than these ridiculous names there are ridiculous plots are well!! Like a "bahu" poisoning a "saas" or what not!! No it is not any serial's plot but they do go to such "drastic" ends!!
Another stupid serial is "Kyunki Saas Bhi kabhi bahu thi".. It was quite ok when it started of..(yeah yeah I used to watch it!!) but now the number of characters has grown to such limit that who is related to whom in what way..there is no chance of knowing!! Also they had "supposedly"killed off Tulsi but now she is back again with another face and now lo..behold!! yes they are bringing the original tulsi to life again!! Boy..Do they fool the Satan or what!! (And Btw i know this much bcoz i did some research and not because i watch the serial!!:D) And the age difference between parents and children is awesome or rather there isn't any!!!
These serials are filled with so much melodrama that u just feel that drinking poison would be fun!! A perfect serial would be something like "Prapanch", a Marathi serial. It was jus awesome. The right amount of drama, emotions and fun!! And the best part is they stopped the serial when it was at its peak. Not like other greedy people who try to cash in on their stupid dramas!!
But seriously it is not entirely their fault. It is equally the fault of people amongst us who watch these stupid serials and try to emulate the actresses!! Get a life people!! Anyway I m quite aware that writing this blog is not going to change anything but it offers me mental satisfaction that cannot be described in words!! Anyway enough bashing for today...Aufwiedersehen!!

Good Luck Bad Luck!!

2008-04-25T07:11:00.000-07:00

Really it is amazing how life works!! Yeah yeah i know u hav probably overheard this line like a zillion times..But still life makes ya say the same thing again..Often I am stumped by questions like what are we?, who are we?? and blah blah..(Too much thinking..I know!!!)..Anywhooooo, these questions make me realize that we are mere putty's in the hands of the force that governs this world. I know about a zillion would "pooh pooh" my attitude but then again.... I give a damn!! :D..
Anyway I reason I am writing this blog is because I recently read two most beautiful and heart rending books "P.S.I Love You" by Cecilia Ahern and "The Kite Runner" by Khalid Housseini.. And they got me thinking...A LOT!!! "Kite Runner" focuses on the life of two Afghanis Amir and Hassan and the story is narrated by Amir. However that is not what got me thinking it was the situations in Afghanistan during the Taliban regime. I mean..OMG!! The brutalities were beyond humanity. Women toh are treated like dirt there.. so the point being that why those poor souls were tortured while some of us lived in the lap of luxury??!! DESTINY!!
That brings me to my second book..I mean the second book that i read.. "P.S.I Love You". It is about a young widow who tries to live her life after her life--i.e her husband dies. Here again these two people are so in love that when he dies she has no clue what she is going to do because he was her life!! Still he dies. Of course it is a book but such things do happen in life. Good loving husbands are taken away and drunken abusive husbands stay centuries to harass poor wives. Anyway I donn mean to be a male basher here but simply want to state that destiny plays a veryyyyyy important part in our lives. Of course that does not mean you become complacent and do nothing but at least one must not fight destiny.. The more sooner one comes to peace with one's destiny, more happiness he shall find. Also I think this approach would also help the suicide rate come down.
Anyway talked a looootttttt of serious stuff. And I can sense that ppl would jump my case if I donn stop sooner.. So here i shut myself up.. Adios Amigos..

Beauty of eight!!

2008-04-24T05:57:00.000-07:00

Hello everybody...This is a wonderful concept of writing 8 things about any particular category that u can think of.. I have shamelessly indulged in plagiarism and the idea is stolen from a friend of mine Ms. Aditi Chiplunkar. Still I am not ashamed coz it seems she too has gotten the idea from someone else.. (No offense gal :D) Newho..here goes a list of categories which I can think of right now!!

Eight Male Actors I am craaaazzzzzzzy about
(and crazzzy means really crazzy!!!)
1) Wentworth Miller
2) Dominic Purcell
3) Gerard Butler
4) Hrithik Roshan
5) Chris Pine
6) Daniel Craig
7) Sean Connery
8) George Clooney

(Yeah I donn adore Bollywood actors that much!!)

Eight things I want to do before I die
1) Visit Europe, Australia, America, Brazil, South East Asia
2) Have a date with Wentworth Miller
3) Shake hands with the people behind Google
(boy!!! Are they awesome!!)
4) Get a job at Google (Hopefully they will fall for my charm!! :P)
5) Get a job at Microsoft (In case Google ites do not fall for my charm)
6) Go on moon (Heard Richard Branson is planning something!!)
7) Want to go on a cruise
8) Want to do some heavy charity (seems as i can afford going on the moon
a little charity wont hurt!! :P)

Eight qualities I like in people
1) Politeness
2) Humility
3) Sensitivity
4) Pride (not vanity)
5) Confidence
6) Lack of superficiality
7) Caring
8) Intelligence and wit

Eight people I simply adore in my life
1) My Mother
2) My Father
3) My Sister
4) My Late Aaji (Patwardhan)
5) My late Mama Ajooba
6) Aaji (Lele)
7) KeKu (She is an angel!!)
8) And of course me myself!!

Eight things that I cannot live without
1) My home (obviously!!)
2) My cell
3) My computer
4) My wallet
5) My bike
6) All my books (Fictional!! I am no geek!!Thank You!!)
7) All my shoes
8) Oxygen!!! (haha)

Eight Books over which I cried buckets!!
1) P.S. I Love You
2) Kite Runner
3) Exodus
4) QB VII
5) Harry Potter (The entire series)
6) Little Women
7) Great Expectations
8) The fourth estate ( Yawned so much that I cried!!)

Eight Things that I wish the world would NOT have
1) Racism
2) Abuse (Of any form)
3) Pollution
4) Any movie which is a remake of some movie in other language (I mean c'mon guys use those
gray cells)
5) Torture that we are subjected to before our submissions
6) Torture that we are subjected during college life
7) Peer Pressure
8) Rakhi Sawant ( I would wish for a reformed version!!)

Nwe thats all folks...More later...Ciao!!

Here I am!!

2008-04-24T05:48:00.000-07:00

Well Hello Everybody...I am Sayali and this is my very first blog...People had told me earlier that blogging is fun..but i had scoffed and i had scorned!! But here I am now...blogging my way away!!! :D...Now I am one of "those"...Newho I am happy that I finally gave it a shot...It seems fun and I intend to do it for quite some time.. Yeah ppl...I m here to bore ya all!!! But I suppose friends are always there for each other and I know my friends will tell me that they had fun reading my blog!! (Please guys U have to, Otherwise I am coming after you!!) Ha Ha..nwe jokes apart..It think blogging is really cool and it feels like drinking a lemonade after you had a long hot tiring day!! Gosh..What a cheesy line to say...Still I said it!! Thats the beauty of blogging..No one can stop u!! Nwe enough ranting for the time being...Catch ya all in my next blog!!