A song for the moment

A few days back I was listening to "Dil Chah tha hai" and I was immediately back in college.
The day the movie released, the college was on strike (coincidence for what ?),the minute we heard about the strike we jumped the hostel gates and caught a bus to movie theatre .When we got in,it was like we were back inside our classroom ,with exception of select few all our classmates were there. The movie was good ,company great and songs amazing.The dialogues and songs remained on our lips for a long time.
I love this about the songs, certain songs takes us back , bringing back the smiles ,excitement and warmth.
The children's pancha tantra songs sung byYesudas and chitra were my favorites when I was a kid.I love those songs, it takes me to my grandma's house .After lunch, on rainy afternoons cherryamma would play the cassette for me. When my son was born, cherryamma asked me what she should get for him, I told her I wanted the songs and sure enough she got one for him , the only difference is,it came on a CD .
"Piya bole" is for Chennai days and GA girls , "Color Blind" is for love lorn self, "Cotton Eye Joe"and Dil se is for college romance and a crazy friend. Now when I open up the blog to write ,my mind goes blank and no songs come to me...I will have to catch them off guard and pen them down as when.

Can you feel the love tonight ?

It was midnight , my son perched on my hip and with 2 heavy bags hanging from my shoulder I was walking hastily towards the exit. The airport was crowded , thanksgiving holidays had started.
I noticed a couple walking past me, their eyes eagerly searching for someone in the crowd.Something made me stop ,I turned around trying to see where they were headed. That is when I saw a teenage boy walking towards them.He almost ran towards the couple and hugged them, both of them together.They stood like that for a while, no words ,just hugs and smiles.It was such a perfect moment , there was so much love in the air.It filled my heart ,brought a smile to my face.Just the sheer happiness of seeing the loved ones.I hoped there was someone to meet us at the airport too.
Whom I could run to and give a huge warm hug.

What about me !!

On one of our recent grocery trips...we drove past the library.
I sighed ..it is been such a long time..
What ?? the husband asks..
That I read a book ..I said looking at my son of 7 months..
What about me ? he asks
What about you ? You hardly ever read a book...
Its not books..he says..
It is been months that I uninstalled and installed something...I nodded ; acknowledging his pain .
Uninstalling and installing software ,hardware ,operating system on various desktops ,laptops,ipods constituted major part of his "me" time !!
We smile..and we thought we were busy before the baby was born..

half a year..already !!

6 months ..that is how much time have passed since a kicking and screaming mamma pushed out a howling little darling.
This time last year ,me and ur dadda was thinking about you and wondering about you.Now you are here and we watch you grow from a teeny weenie infant to a cuddly baby.
Everyone has their opinion on whom you take after...with your button nose, your wide black eyes and long adorable lashes ,I feel you look like "You" and no one else.
You love music ,have your own favorite rhymes and songs, you smile ,squeal ,rollover ,swim,loves peek-a-boo and attack us with your sharp nails.
You bring out the gentleness in your dadda,he handles you ever so delicately like a porcelain doll.
he sings only for you ,dances for you ,tries hard to baby talk,when woken up in the middle of the night blurts out your favorite lullaby's. You bring out a whole new person , whom I didn't get to see till you came along.
You bring out the silliness in me , you make me sing, do monkey dances and make funny faces.
You keep us busy ,wondering what we did all the time before you came into our lives.
happy half year my darling...cant wait to see what you have in store for us in the other half.
love you .
mamma

A rattle in the Black hole

Black hole ,that is what my handbag is. Anything I keep inside disappears into its deep bowels never to be seen or heard of.This has been the story from the time I started carrying a handbag till today .The day I buy a new handbag, i invest a whole lot of time , categorizing ,itemizing and arranging everything into the umpteen pouches.It stays that way for a long 24 hours ,before it starts metamorhing into yet another black hole.Now I don't waste any time arranging stuff, the problem is ,when I need something the only way to get it is to put my hand deep inside the handbag and feel for things I am looking for.Just like magician pulls out the rabbit from the hat .Today I was looking for my phone,when my fingers lingered on something ,it was smooth and round and felt unfamiliar.Curiosity got better of me and I pulled it out ,and there it was my baby's rattle.
Subtle hints of mommyhood.It brought a smile on my face.
I leave the rattle back in there .I dont know how it got there, but it will remain there as the one thing I will carry with me ,when I am away from my baby.
Now I feel my black hole has a heart ,a ringing heart.

The 2 Idiots !!

I think we have been out of touch with the bolly movies, says the hubby to an almost sleeping wife. I nod placidly.

He continues his wisdom ,the only way to enjoy Bollywood movies , is to keep watching them.

I smile , meaning to say yes baby ,that is the only way one will remember to leave logic and brain in the closet before the movie starts.

I get his dilemma.He is trying to explain to himself ,why we didnt enjoy the movie , which by the way was highly recommended by friends and family.

He fears he is losing his Indianess.

I had read reviews, read about the author director fiasco over the story credits.

So I was better prepared than him to be disappointed.

Actors didnt look like their part , neither was the dialogues original ,most of the jokes were old and stale , and to top it all was the delivery scene.

Exhausted and brain dead , I dragged my sorry self to bed.

When the Mr. came up with his last and final straw , you know he says , we should look at bigger picture , the message, that is what is important

.I roll my eyes , didnt you get it ? he asks.I pretend not to care ,he continues ..it is all about following your heart.

I turn around to say ,what bullshit ,and hear his peaceful snore ,glad to have found a good enough reason to like the movie .

I believe that day there was no 3 idiots but 2 .The two of us ,sitting through the painful hours ,one trying to find a reason to like it and another all the while asking herself ,what did she do to deserve this.

Looking back

Last year started with a bang , on the new years eve ,we were out partying till the wee hours ,dropped dead on the bed and got up around afternoon of the new year.
This year we were at our new apartment , lying on the couch ,watching a movie.We welcomed the new year sipping Sparkling grape juice.What a difference a year can make , that made think about the past decade
The decade saw me entering the college, getting to know the world outside my home, earning a degree ,joy of finding close friends ,college romances, gossips ,night outs, goodbyes.
Stepping into the professional shoes ,pleasure of earning the first salary, having a bank account , emptying the whole account on shopping sprees.Joys of romancing ,dating .
Change of title from Miss to Mrs,pain of stepping into new role, enjoying the new life .
Deciding to travel half way across the globe, settling in a new country, a new culture , getting to see the four seasons.
Decade can transform a naive college girl , to a career lady , to a wife .
I wonder what is in store for the next decade.Maybe a facelift :)

It is a NEW year !!

So much to look forward in this year, I am so glad that 2010 is here.
Wishing everyone a very happy 2010.