Do you remember the time?

When I was in the 5th std, I remember I badly wanted a walkman, it dint matter that I hardly listened to music but all my friends had it n it was the coolest thing at the time to own( pls remember this is the age before MP3s n Ipods).. so I kept dropping hints to my parents bout wanting it for my upcoming bday n the response I got was.. Ashley- u don’t listen to music.. What will u do wit a walkman?
So determined me decided to watch MTV for some time n start taking an interest or rather, at least show that I have an interest in music… Mtv had just come out n the weird songs which my older cousins used to hear used to make me wonder if I d be able to continue watching it for atleast 15 min without switching to something more interesting like cartoon network ;)
And the song playing at the time was MJ s ‘Remember the time’.. I was just glued watching this guy do his moves n I was so fascinated seeing the video.. all the Egyptian palaces n the beautiful queen ..n this guy just vaporizing after dancing…..and that ppl, was the first song I remember listening to n actually liking….of course than gradually I did start liking music.. But this song sticks on in my memory …
N now he s gone.. No matter what all whacko things he did do, the fact remains that his death has shaken us all up at least a bit( even if we dnt admit it).. he was a true pop icon.. n we ll always remember him. ..his music will surely live on …. May he rest in peace….

Wedding planning- bliss or ....?

Last week i saw this new movie 'Bride wars' starring Anne Hathaway n Kate Hudson.. 2 of my fav actresses.... Though the movie dint do well in the US i definitely liked it cos wen u think about it .. u can relate a lot to it... if not urself atleast some one u know ..
What is it wit girls.. all made of sugar n spice.. till the day their wedding is planned n then they turn into godzilla :D
Myself for instance..... its been 2 yrs since i walked down the aisle.. n i stil remember wanting my wedding to b the best ever...dunno if only Im lik that .... But i feel so happy wen i hear ppl say my wedding was wonderful... i wanted everything to b perfect .. so much that i was grumpy quite a few days....
the hours i spent googling on the best flowers n hairstyles n even latest sari designs.....
Hubby n i colour coordinated our clothes for the whole occasion.. spent hours n days in commercial street searching for the perfect shoe.....Hubby is a big perfectionist so dnt worry i did not bore the poor soul to tears.. in fact he did manage to bore me ,so much that i threatened him to just pick any bloody shoe else i wud hit him wit one !!!!!! The no. of cosmos i bought... no not for wedding nite tips ;) , but for the latest trends in shoes n bags n makeup n wat not......
Finally the big day did come.. n yes i did look lovely, hubby looked handsome, the clothes wer perfect n compliments wer flowing, ppl had a ball, loved the decorations n flowers, the party was a raving success..... n till date ppl in the family say it was the best ever!!!!
But mentally ,wenever i attend a wedding i compare it with mine and find joy in thinking that mine was better..even if its a close friend or family..... Does that make me a bad person? i hope not :(

a rant bout autos guys!!

I dont get it wit these auto guys in bangalore.... do they think that other than them, all other ppl just get money from trees... aaaaaaaaaargh!! they just annoy me to the core......
From the time i landed in blore i have been fighting wit auto guys.. n this coming from a person who will do everything to avoid an argument is a big deal......
Take for instance yday i was late for a meeting and my bus stop is around a km from the gate .. so wat do i do.. take a rick!!!
Myself: Kitna hua bhaiyaaa? ( attempt to b sweet)
AUto KAaRan : 20 rs madam...
Myself: What!! 1 km bhi nahi hua...
AUto KAaRan : Return nahi milenga madam... ( grumpily) ( Pls note this is a busy road n ppl r throwing themselves at autos to catch one.... not only that it was hardly a km ... including return it wudnt hav been even 2 km which is the min charge)
Myself: What nonsense ( hindi is now out of the window) !!! I ll give u 15 rs
AUto KAaRan : Yaahan sab itna hi lete hai....bla bla ( some kannada) ( now angrily)
Myself: ( really pissed off cos he s yelling at me in a lang i dont understand ) LO !!!!!!!!!!!! 20 rs!!!! ( Walk off angrily without saying thank you n hence ruining my mood for the rest of the day)

ANother instance which pisses off even wen i think of it after 3 yrs....
Venue : Busy road in BTM...
I took an auto from nammude swantham forum mall to BTM at 8:30 pm .... price has been negotiated at the rate including one and a half.. i dnt hav a choice but to compromise
Half way to the place got stuck in a traffic jam in one of the complicated lanes of madiwala
AUto KAaRan : grumbling ....grumbling .... more grumbling ( in kannada )
After 10 min...
AUto KAaRan : Aur nahi chalenge madam.. get off .. bahut traffic ....
Myself: ( In shock cos its almost 9 pm its dark n im far from PG sweet PG) WAT!! No!!!
AUto KAaRan : (Now yelling ) HUM AUR NAHI JAAYENGE!!
Myself: Wat r u saying!! How wil i go from here
AUto KAaRan : AUR NAHI JAAYENGE!!
Myself: Kaisa insaan ho tum... how will i go from here. there is no other auto person too... u have to drop me.. i am paying u wat u asked for anyway
AUto KAaRan : *&%%$#@#$#@*& ( kannada theri??)
Myself: ( Really angry and at verge of tears) How dare you yell at me!! I wil not pay u if u drop me here half way....
AUto KAaRan : *&%%$#@#$#@*& %&$#$# ( more kannada theri??)
Hearing him yell at me just pushes my button n I jump out of the auto in anger and throws the minimum charge ( thats 10 rs ) at him .... and call him some nale puliche theri too... Auto Kaaran gets out in anger.. I run for my life....and since he s stuck in a jam cant run behind me....MUHAHAHHAHAA!!
i know many of u mite think it was juvenile behaviour on my part n can think of many other mature ways i cud hav behaved.. but then i think he deserved it .. bloody moron!
And many more incidents r there which confirm my belief that auto guys in blore r the worst ever... I appreciate the kerala auto guys so much more now.. of course i still do crib wen they take more than the normal rates.. but then that cant be avoided.... we dnt hav a choice do we.. cos we depend on them!
UFF i am so angry i think i need a juice to cool myself off : :/

Halla PPl!!

Well this is my first post!! Congrats to me.... dunno wat made me finally decide to start blogging as I v e been a silent reader for soooo sooo long..... but the past one week... cant help wondering how it wud feel to put my thots on paper .. or in this case the laptop ;)

Today morn on my way to work.. I heard one of these nice romantic songs.... Hanging by a moment by Lifehouse... n it instantly reminded me of my premarital days ... young n single ;) n so much in love.... i used to hum this to my now hubby then BF :)
N i dunno if its just me or its a natural feeling but i miss those gud ol' days....The excitement of being in love- i am a die hard romantic n the minute i heard some soulful music i used to go of into one of my dream sequences lik those karan johar movies.... i know it sounds weird.. but i stil do that sometimes.. hehehe... n also the thrill of meeting him after work.... for an hour or so i used to b on cloud 9.... those unexpected lovey-dovey smses.... the first kiss...sharing that moment n giggling wit frens....
Now dont get me wrong.. im stil deeply in love... n i think my hubby is the best thing that ever happened to me... but then the excitement of all the 'firsts' i do miss that.. of course there r many more 'firsts ' to look forward to.. lik our first child n watching it grow....but cant help being nostalgic bout those magical carefree moments....n smile silently in my cubicle :)