IDK

"there comes a time when you encounter the question "what is the most important thing in life?"

We narrow are eyes and consider the array of potential answers in front of us. Maybe it is about finishing studies and getting a job and living our life. Or it is little things in life. Those unmade beds, people getting drunk and crying and cannot be anything but honest in that moment, the look in eyes when we are in love, the way we look when we wake up, the gasp we take when our favorite character dies, when we close our and drift to another world, the breakdowns, the smeared makeup, the daydreams, the look in our eyes when we see a dog, the happiness when we buy food for a homeless kid, that flipping through cable complaining there's nothing on, spending Saturday night drinking overpriced beer, that waiting in the line, at the gym, on the train, eating lunch, we are complaining about the wait, that staring into space, that admiring ourselves in the reflective surfaces, the sometimes empty fridge, the priceless moments we spend with our friends, the smile on our parent's face, those giggles with our siblings and those sibling rivalries, those weekends with cousins, and those sleepless nights when you blogging. :)
But, 

"I don't know," we say, shrugging."

The New Kid in Town

To all the people who achieved something special and right now are the "New kid in town"

There's talk on the streets; it's sounds so familiar

Great expectations, everybody's watching you 

People you meet, they all seem to know you

Even your old friends treat you like you're something new

Johnny come lately, the new kid in town

everybody loves you, so don't let them down 

You look in her eyes; the music begins to play

hopeless romantics, here we go again 

But, after a while you're looking the other way 

It's those restless hearts that never mend 

Johnny come lately, the new kid in town

Will she still love you when you're not around?

There's so many things you should have told her,

But night after night you're willing to hold her 

Just hold her, tears on your shoulder 

There's talk on the street, it's there to

Remind you, that it doesn't really matter

Which side you're on.

You're walking away and they are talking behind you

They will never forget you till somebody new comes along 

Where you been lately? There's a new kid in town

Everybody loves him, don't they?

Now he's holding her, and you're still around

Oh, my, my

There's a new kid in town

ooh, hoo

Everybody's talking 'bout the new kid in town 

ooh, hoo

Everybody's walking like the new kid in town 

There's a new kid in town 

There's a new kid in town

Saturday, the 1st of March'14

The post exam hangover!
Four movies in 24 hours.

                                                        You will watch it dobara. :)

Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara. The film is gentle, taking time out to look at the horses running in the meadows, feel the wind the air, swim with the fish underwater. Three adventure sports to test your courage. Naturally the trip to Spain is not just a trip, it's a journey of the soul. 

Lovely. A bromance that has more style and heat than most rubbish romcoms.

Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara? You will definitely watch it dobara (or more). 

The entire cast. 

The Realistic Approach

Hum Tum. It's a romantic comedy that explores love from a slightly realistic point of view and that is what I like about the movie. It doesn't show the lead actors falling in love at the first sight. But, it shows love as a gradual process, happening over a period of years. 

The 12:20 show

All I have to say about this movie is that, it is not a typical romantic drama, nor an average love story. It is a movie made with a difference. 

The 5:50 show

This is actually two movies in one. The first half is sparkling comedy, which traces the sea change of happily married couple Sid and Trisha. But, their first kid puts a brake on their bliss. Trisha declares: We are pregnant and it's all downhill from there.

Coming to books. Only I know how difficult it was to stop myself from going to the study, giving a quick look at the selves, picking a book and not doing anything till I finish the book. Right now I am reading two books, first is one of my all time favorite 'A Walk to Remember' and the other is the controversial 'The Hindus' by Wendy Doniger. 

A Walk to Remember

What do I say about this book? The more I read it the more I cry. It was so correctly said in the prologue of the movie 'First you will smile, and then you will cry-don't say you haven't been warned.'

The lovely quotes this book has given us, and my personal favorite is

'There are moments when I wish I could roll back the clock and take all the sadness away, but I have a feeling that if I did, the joy would be gone as well.'

Whenever I am in a sad or difficult situation, I look up to this quote. The little things in life which make it beautiful. Well, I never fall short of words when I am writing about this book. So, I will just stop now. :)

The Hindus

According to the reports, Penguin books India has has agreed to withdraw all published copies. Reports say that they have even agreed to destroy remaining copies which are with the publisher. 

When I first heard about it I ran to the study to check whether we have the book or not, in case we didn't had I would ran all the way to the book store to buy it before it was withdrawn. Luckily it was there and then I decided to read it as soon as the exams get over. So, here I am reading. Since I haven't finished the book yet therefore I wouldn't comment on the book right now. But, there is one thing I want to say rather ask 'How can a group of 10-12 people decide on the behalf of all the Hindus?'

They say, the book has hurt the religious feelings of millions of Hindus. Millions. Isn't that a huge number? How can these some hindus know or decide how millions of Hindus are feeling? 

To quote India today, 'I am glad that, in age of internet, it is no longer possible to suppress a book. The Hindus is available on Kindle; and if legal means of publication fail, the internet has other ways of keeping books in circulation. People in India will always be able to read books of all sorts, including some that may offend some Hindus. 

Exploring the unexplored

I decided to spend my last summer holidays with my cousin, who was posted in a small sub-division in Meghalaya. Little did I knew that this small, remote location is going to be the one of the most beautiful places I ever saw. Simply heaven on Earth.

Amlarem, Jowai, Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya, India.

At the Palampur monastery, the monk kids

Here are some pictures from a monastery in the outskirts of Palampur. It was around 10 in the morning when I decided to take a walk. While taking this short walk, I ended up discovering this monastery, where many monk kids reside.

As I enter the monastery, little monks start to appear.  

 

Meanwhile I improvised a photo-session. There were a lot of laughs when I showed them the pictures on LCD. :)

As I said good-bye and was ready to leave, I saw this tech savvy monk.