My First tryst with Bureaucracy.

I am writing this today after spending one whole day at the Mumbai University Campus, Kalina running from pillar to post under the reigns of a higly Bureaucratic structure, just to get a simple correction done on an official document! Also the need for that correction arose from an error of the University officials themselves! But unless you are someone famous or rich, you cannot really expect to bring forth any malpractises in  any governmental system in India. The Constitution of India and the remedial measures it talks of,that common citizens of this country can avail of, are merely theoritical.

Point in case, I was mislead about the procedure on very first visit. I lost two months where i was just waiting for some letter to arrive at my residence. The letter never reachedits destination. I make a visit again. I am told that my application hit a dead end the day i submitted it because i filled the wrong form!! Then i am sent from one floor to another, one department to another, one person to another..trying to figure out what the right process would be and where i would find the right form! In the Big rusty offices on each floor, filled with the smell of old paper and whose lofts were stacked with millions of bundles( of answer sheets, forms,etc), i went from one official to another, all grumpy and bored (of i dont know what)!
I was told , in every room, that the previous person who guided me was the wrong person to ask! " This is not our department's job", "Go to room so and so and ask them", "Who sent you here?", And in every room i went " No we have no idea" was how i was greeted!
Imagine my plight! The desperation and the frustration, all combined!! The rooms were hot and stuffy and adding to that i was, apparently the only young female in that place who was dressed in jeans n shirt, ensured i got ample stares from all men there! I soon reached my melting point. I asked one man sitting in a room, who the Chief/head of the whole building was sitting! I said i want to meet him and complain to him about allhis employees and the state of affairs in that place! I dont know what went through his mind, but aftr a 2 second pause, he asked me what the matter was, thought and then told me what should be done! He was then joined by another good fella who, please NOTE, went on record to say that IT was sad the way the officials treated this issue and that inspite of it being the fault of University in first place, the behavior of officials was disgraceful! Thank God for him , it re-affirmed my faith in Goodness and humanity!
Then i followed what i was told by those God-sent angels but still i had to visit the next day to submit an application and now i am again awaiting a letter to arrive at my resisdence!

This experience made me think. About those who could be so blunt. About those who misguided me. About those who stared. About those who helped. And about me.

Pics+Memories=Picturies!!

Took me a long time waiting for a source of inspiration, a surge of creativity, and flow of thoughts to come up with a new topic to write on! But while cleaning up my laptop of unwanted stuff i came across some old albums of pics that i had forgotten having clicked and going through them i was hit by nostalgia! Mabbe then i dint give much thought to them but  now when i saw them...i feel i saw them in a whole new light! It was like those pics saying, 'let us talk!'

This pic was taken at the Kala Ghoda Festival,2010. I love colors. I cant tell you which is my favourite color. Even as a kid when i used to draw i would always use all colors in the box!! Monochrome describes Monotonous n Mundane. I love variety. defines the way i am. Itz Who i am!

 

The first complete punjabi meal i cooked a few years ago! (Chole-puri, Basundi, n Jeera Rice!)
I took down the recipe from mom and made everything on my own (right from chopping vegetable to the presentation!) I have really come a long way from then! There is nothing like the taste of food made by mom but still it makes her very happy to eat the meal cooked by her daughter, whose laziness and lack of interest in cooking once worried her no end!

This pic was taken at the grand wedding of  my cousin sister like 5 years ago. My favourite occasion out of all  is a Wedding! I always attend every wedding i am invited to! The rituals, the traditions, the joy in the air, the pomp and show..it's just so Beautiful! Every new thing/event in our life should be celebrated!

My Special Diwali Rangoli of 2011! I make only one rangoli every Diwali for there are 3 women in my family to compete over one patch :) Cant think of a Diwali without the colorful designs outside the house and without colorful diyas! It all adds to the festivity in a nation where almost everyone, irespective of the religions, participate in the festival!

Every picture not only captures the moment but also the memories! Such "Picturies" can bring back a lot of emotions! One way you can hold a part of your past close to yourself!

For "The One" !

Prologue:- I wrote this poem a long time ago, in the midnight when it was raining heavily. I had attended a wedding that evening and i kept thinking of what i would do, wen eventually it wud be my  turn! ;)  I imagined all sorts of things i would do on that night, what i will wear, how the whole world around me will look et al! :P And then i realised for that day to be memorable...that relationship has to be beautiful (not  just the decorations and make-up!). And for that relationship to be beautiful it should have a solid foundation. So i made a promise to myself that i will tell the whole truth of my life and not leave a single detail hidden from "The One"! I will not just tell my past but also my expectations for future! :D This is a long poem written on a long night! But this is me pouring my heart out!!

   "I want a Life"

Since the day i entered this world,

I hav grown well in the human mould,

Day and Night, tears and Smiles,

Good and bad, truth and Lies,

Been a victim to many a manipulations,

Been a victor over painful tribulations,

Subject of many prejudices for being a female,

"you cant do this 'cause your a gal" they sed,

But I continued to be a staunch optimist i can confidently tell!

For many years i lived a typical and ideal life,

I was living but wasnt relly ALIVE!

I'm a gal who lived as she was told,

But now i want a life whose every moment

is spectacular enough to behold!

Dear One, if your reading this this now,

You i love the most and i must be ready to take the vow!

Exciting phase of life we are going through,

whats more exciting for me is that i'm going to start life now, anew!

I believe we live through many lives in one lifetime,

But i swear, for this life i have longed for long,

a life that can truly be mine!

As we start a new household and our destinies intertwine,

I'm pouring my heart out to tell you about the life i want,

want it so bad,which only you can give me now,

'cause I am your's and you are mine!

I want a life where demands are less

and lots to give away,

We'll pool our resources and keep most problems at bay!

I want a man who will stand by me

And also who would let me be ME!

You know i cant hurt anyone on purpose,

I'm very sensitive,

Cheerful, vibrant and also very talkative!

I promise i'l have your back wen need be,

But i want you to share,discuss and have a heart that is totally free!

I will take care of you and in return,

Just remind me once each day,

That you love me,

In a way that would make my heart sway!

Please let me shop till i drop,once a week,

I love having a big wardrobe,

And this can be a therapy for many women across the globe!

I wont fall in love so easy, if i do then i'll be honest to the tee,

I want a life of togetherness, where love is the essence in the recipe of satisfaction,

Life should be simple and beautiful words should be spoken through action!

I dont think there is anything wrong

to dream of a life you Want!

'cause the more you dream, the more you hope,

The more you hope, the more you have faith,

Faith has power to move mountains, they say!

So i really WANT a life with you,

A life so i can experience joy everyday!!!



Long one but written straight from the heart at 19 wen i was naive and single! I am 22 now, smart and  still single!! hahaha..Single 'cause i dont relly want to get into a relationship for the heck of it..i want a meaningful expreience. I'm hoping like every die-hard romantic, that a prince on a white horse comes galloping through mountains and sweeps me by my feet! :D Till den enjoy this beautiful song By Shania Twain!

Beginning!

                                                                It's only the beginning now
.                                                               ..a pathway yet unknown
                                                              At times the sound of other steps
                                                               ...sometimes we walk alone!

                                                                                            - Gertrude B. McClain

        
To Begin something new, to walk the unknown road, to hear the footsteps along the way and yet walk alone on our way...Reality of life. The source of new excitement in life! One Life. Dont know if re-birth or other concepts are true. What is true is that we have One Life! What is also true is that in this One Life we have Infinite opportunities to start anew!

And this is exactly what i am doing now! After spending Long years writing my thoughts in my personal diary, i am now taking writing-about-what-i-feel to a whole new level! Blogging is new to me. Hence exciting! whats exciting leads to creativity-the oxygen of life!

:)