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Our New Address

noreply@blogger.com (PNA) — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 08:52:00 +0000

A Proper Wordless Wednesday, I hope :P

noreply@blogger.com (PNA) — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 08:33:00 +0000

Spotted n Shot: AB

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noreply@blogger.com (PNA) — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 05:25:00 +0000

I was at this Mall the other day, the Food Court to be precise, waiting for AB to bring me some food, while I plonked down on an empty table, when I saw these two in front of me.

So this Boy in a blue and white striped T-shirt, a cargo shorts and this girl with thick curly wiry black hair and a pair of yellow hair pins clipped to keep them from flying to her eyes................

……..the advantages of sitting right in the centre of a whole set of people… and what’s more exciting than observing their antics or gestures, their expressions, their eating habits (some have horrible I say, makes me pukish ….and if you are thinking that I was ogling at the yummy KFC Buckets, or the hotdogs or the momos… No!! I was not. Because my tray of goodies was on its way ….

......................................................Continue Reading at PNA @ WP
Don't tell me, u haven't added the WP blog to your readers... go go go ...

Folks,

Do you have any suggestions as to what I should do with this blog...

It's very close to my heart and I would love to continue with it but what do I write...

Everything I write is me me and I don't want all of you to get bored of too of me ;)

Send your ideas... comment, here or mail me @ pinashpinash@gmail.com

I'm listening... :):)

Pins/Pinooooo/PNA/Ashes/Ash

Shots on a Saturday :)

noreply@blogger.com (PNA) — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:38:00 +0000

That River
Like a snake it goes
Those Rays
Like a stray it stays
The Greens
Like a cluster of trees

Do U think it's Oil!!

Spotten n Shot: Yup, PNA
:-) :-) :-)

New Post @ PNA @ WP

noreply@blogger.com (PNA) — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 10:31:00 +0000

New post @ Pins N Ashes @ Wordpress[dot]com
Ha! Hey! Lee! Bay :):):)

Cheers
PNA :)

Procrastinating....

noreply@blogger.com (PNA) — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 13:47:00 +0000

So I've been procrastinating...
You know why? Because I was reading all the comments of the last post, that Awesome one and I was unhappy that I was unable to reply indiviudally. So I thought and thought and finally put the post up on WP and am proud to say that procrastination is 95% cured :) a few more replies to go and I'm done :)

Conclusion: I like the commenting system at the WP. Hope Blogger gets such a similar widget (is that the right word now!).

Nope! I'm not abandoning blogger. No! I love this new template and the header and the blue and the look. Until I fall out of love with this, Pins N Ashes @ blogspot remains.

So what you have to do, is add another entry to your readers.

Here's the URL: pinashpinash.wordpress.com

And off you go, for a puzzle awaits you at PNA@WP...

This gives me a chance to understand how WP works first hand from the backend and whether I can handle it like my blogger baby :):)

This will definitely try my love for blogger and I'll know exactly where I stand in my learning skills :)

On a new journey with all of you @ WP.. :)

cya soon here and there
Pins :)

It's Awesome, really?

noreply@blogger.com (PNA) — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 08:05:00 +0000

MJ was telling me the other day that people use the word ‘awesome ’ so much these days to describe anything and everything, from the relevant to the irrelevant, that the word has lost its meaning and charm for her. I saw myself nodding to what she said. I really don't know what to discern if somebody says awesome after every word or sentence they speak! I don't know whether they mean the slang or the meaning !!!!

American culture catching on us fast, may be... we talk like them at least, use their spellings, their punctuation style and we think or even better, are made to believe that those are the correct forms of language, decorum and dictum. Common problem. But nobody cares! another common problem again!!

For people who are schooled totally on British English and Indian English as a extension, American English sounds a little offish. Take no offense plzzz... Only in the usage, let me remind you, in pronunciation to be precise and vocabulary in general, nevertheless I enjoy their literature and their spirit of pursing the dream.

So most of us mix together all the englishes when we write and speak, and if you are submitting a written document to a university professor who specialises (is that z or s;-), or somebody with strict rules on the lanuguage, they will tsk tsk at it and jot down at the margin in red 'to stick to one form of the English!! Plzz!!'

Let’s make things clear here a little, otherwise I may be in some danger of being misunderstood. And the clarification is, I have absolutely nothing against the Americans per se and I fully understand why they rebel today or have rebelled in the past against anything remotely British.

Hold that thought there and come to India... Does it not make you wonder why most of the Indians, that is, us, revere even the tiniest of ants imported from the West! Always!!

We have a similar history ...We went through the same tortures of colonialism. We were exploited and used, we were divided in the name of region and religion under the reign of the great queens and kings of the English monarchy, to be given Independence in 1947 and labelled as what, a part of the third world!! And still we are using this global language. See the catch, it is the language of the globe even though Mandarin Chinese has a larger number of speakers according to statistics.

Without hesitation or shame, we can say that the introduction of the English language was a blessing in disguise, a blunder at the hands of the then British govt. It opened the floodgates to its literature, all kinds. And we in turn won our freedom. We have to profusely send our flowers and deepest regards to Thomas Macaulay for his vociferous Minute against the Orientalists to make his mother tongue as one of the subjects for our instruction.

But the downside: we neglect our mother tongue ...yes, the tongues spoken by our mothers... However, mother tongue can be a wrong word in the context because our mothers would be using more of the English language therefore, we speak the same and in the purest literal sense, follow it!

So, native tongue may be an option... whatever the terminology, this is an oft vocalised debated, our neglect for our own languages favouring English because English is the language of power and status and to many of us, ease....

Ok! Put up your hands, eh... comment, that is, how many of us think in English or find it easy to think in English rather than our so called native tongues... I’ll tell you my case, there are times when I think in all the languages I have been trained in and at times, I forget a particular word in one language but remember the same or the synonym in the other. That’s when these English-English-Native Languages dictionary comes in handy ;) Are we born translators!!

Would love to know your take :)

Enjoy your Thursday

Pic Cout: usmansheikh

Have a blessed, garbage-free Wednesday! ;)

noreply@blogger.com (PNA) — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 18:31:00 +0000

"One day I (not Pinooo ;) hopped into a taxi (Pinoooo Aside: Our evergreen Padmini :) and took off for the airport. We were driving in the right lane when suddenly a black car (yup a jet black scorpio) jumped out of a parking space right in front of us (DI what do u say, road rage again!! how do we deal with our Scorpio guy??). My taxi driver slammed on his brakes, skidded, and missed the other car by just inches! (Screeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaam, Ayyyyyyyyyyooooooo). The driver of the other car whipped his head around and started yelling at us (WT****!!! what did we do!!).

My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy (Driver u blind, deaf or what, insane Homo Sapien!!). And I mean, he was really friendly. (OMG will I ever reach the airport!! This guy has lost it!!). So I asked, 'Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital!' This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call, 'The Law of the Garbage Truck.'

(Lecture begins ..... ) He explained that many people are like garbage trucks (oh! is it). They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, full of jealousy, full of distrust, and full of disappointment. (ya ya ya... Pinoo nodding, is everybody nodding??? ). As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it and sometimes they'll dump it on you. (U mean We are dust bins!!!!! Yikessssssss.. Pinoo reminded of Vimuuuuuuuu's Tasteless Tuesday 1.25 :P :P:P :P). Don't take it personally. (Wow! U mean become traffic saints!!)

Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. (Say Cheeeeeeeeeeeese, tatatata.... God Bless ....) Don't take their garbage and spread it to other people at work, at home, or on the streets. (Nopes! spreading garbage!!! )

The bottom line is that successful people do not let garbage trucks take over their day. (So be successful :) of course, simple, spread cheer :) :) )

...................Life's too short to wake up in the morning with regrets

(Of course, u are right)

.............Love the people who treat you right. (Nod Peeps)

.........Pray for the ones who don't. (Yes, Nod again)

............Life is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent how you take it! (Yes, Nod)

Have a blessed, garbage-free day!

One of MJ's Forwards....

Since it is in line with the previous post, I thought I'll share immediately :)

So let's ignore all the garbage trucks ...
and spread cheer :) :) :)

Pic Court: Istock Photo

People

noreply@blogger.com (PNA) — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 20:24:00 +0000

Well, what about them.............So many of them in this world...............And so many we know.

Professionally,

Personally

Flatterers

Cheaters

Authentic

Scholars

Stealers

Friends,

Family

Foes,

Fakes

Bluffs

Mates

Real

Fans
Nice

Cruel

Slimy

Catty

Classy

Beauty

Rotten

Virtual

Prime

Giving

Taking

Lovely

Spirited

Spiteful

Copycats

Innocent

Strangers
Followers

Well Wishers
Some love us; Some hate us;
And some admire us
While others can't stand us

So many of them, still we know,

Our x-ray screens every hole and pore

Inside out, Upside down,

And the best part...

They think they hide

Beneath tissues, under piles

Of paper or vine or juice or even some grime

Think they fool us with silly sweet talking,

Or turn serious with some high hits and cracking

We still know them for what they are

For Actors we all are too like you,

Don't waste more time

Learn a lesson dear,

We are not all naive and nice! Here!!

We know who's Dear
We know who's Near

Who's like stepping on ice

Who back bites

Or issues forth a knife

So, fool yourselves

And be Happy,

Fools always rush in

Where Angels fear to tread ;)

Moral of the story

Get to know people better;

Roam around with those who spread cheer;

And be cheerful always;

and never do anything Evil

:) :) :)

Thoughtful Tuesday

Pic Court: Shock Photos

What's in a name .......

noreply@blogger.com (PNA) — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 02:17:00 +0000

"Parcel for AB”
“He’s out”
“Got an ID....”
“You are not a B....”
“Is his wife home?”
..........

Census 2010...

What’s your Mister’s (??) name? AB
Ur name .... PNA
Errr...Ur name.... PNA
Errr... u mean PB ?
U’re not married to AB?

................................

Census 2000

Husband: DJ

Wife: MJ

Children: 2 ------- PNA, Kiddo

.................

Census 2010:

Husband: DJ

Wife: MJ

Children: 1, Kiddo

...........

Strikethrough :)

noreply@blogger.com (PNA) — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 21:20:00 +0000

Venky tagged me and I found this one interesting :)

1. Graduated high school. Yes Sir!

~~2. Kissed someone.~~ Yup :)

3. Smoked a cigarette. nope never tried
4. Got so drunk you passed out. neither
5. Rode every ride at an amusement park. every time :) I love amusement parks :) :)

6. Collected something stupid. ya, still do, and somebody tells me I'm piling garbage in the house!!

7. Gone to a rock concert. yup yup...

8. Helped someone. always

9. Gone fishing. Yes, but the patience !! ahah!! I hate that :)

~~10. Watched four movies in one night.~~ like every other night :)

~~11. Lied to someone. yes, I confess!!~~
12. Snorted cocaine. never touched
13. Smoked weed. nope either
14. Failed a subject. well no! thank God :)
15. Been in a car accident. u mean the time I went to hit that poor buffalo at night that day :):) (AB tells me add an S to the accident lol!!)

16. Been in a tornado. (If cyclone counts,) yes phian, November last year

17. Watched someone die. No!! and I don't want to either! Scares me!
18. Been to a funeral. (courtesy demands!!) ya many!

19. Burned yourself. (yup many times, amateur cook that I am, my skin is so in love with hot pots n pans!!
20. Run a marathon. (100 metres race at school, yes :) I would love too:)
~~21.~~ ~~Cried yourself to sleep.~~ ahaa!

22. Spent over 10,000 bucks in one day. I love to shop heee hee :)

23. Flown on an aeroplane. would love to fly one too, one day and experience a hawk's eye view
24. Cheated on someone. nope
25. Been cheated on. Well frankly I don't know... !! u mean a lover no!!
26. Written a 10 page letter. haven't written even a love letter! Poor AB!!
27. Gone skiing. I wish:)
28. Been sailing. (boating) yes that one that runs on oars or motor, out in the sea, yes :)
~~29.~~ ~~Cut yourself.~~ of course, clumsy me

30. Had a best friend. ?? had, still have, live with one, and phone three others every day :)

31. Lost someone you loved. yes :(

32. Got into trouble for something you didn't do. many times !!

33. Stolen (nopes) ~~borrowed~~ (yes) a book from the library. (I'm a good girl, u see)
34. Gone to a different country. Different meaning another ? then yes
35. Watched the Harry Potter movies. first day first show and twice for preview :) :)

36. Had an online diary. offline yes, u mean my blog yes/no again

37. Fired a gun. water gun, yes ;)

38. Gambled in a casino. nope... but if u mean playing Rummy in April after exams are over with Dad, bro and mom... yes:) that was a ritual :)
39. Been in a school play. Yes yes

40. Been fired from a job. no :)
41. Taken a lie detector test. no :)
42. Swam with dolphins. would love to :)
43. Voted for someone on a reality TV show no!!!
~~44. Written poetry. ya!!~~ all rhyme and some meter :)

45. Read more than 20 books a year. yes more than that every year :):)

46. Gone to Europe....no...
47. Loved someone you shouldn’t have. Now, what does that mean any way ?!
~~48. Used a colouring book over age 12. :)~~ hee hee

49. Had a surgery. it's painful bad!!

50. Had stitches. yes!!

~~51. Taken a Taxi. ya!~~ everybody does!!!!!!!!

52. Had more than 5 IM conversations going on at once. yes!! multitasking skills at play ;)

~~53. Been in a fist fight.~~ yup yup what are brothers for :)

54. Suffered any form of abuse. nope!
55. Had a pet. Still have we've kept dogs, cats, a tortoise, fishes and now we have parrots :)

56. Petted a wild animal. A monkey in the zoo count!! yes

57. Had your own credit card & bought something with it. yes yes
58. Dyed your hair. yes...:)

59. Got a tattoo. big babbool yes... otherwise nothing to do with paining my body !!

60. Had something pierced ya my ears :)

61. Got straight A’s. all the time, I never failed an exam, :)

62. Known someone personally with HIV or AIDS. Not personally, but visited yes :)
63. Taken pictures with a webcam. yes

~~64. Lost something expensive.~~ yes

65. Gone to sleep with music on. TV, lights, music... yes thank god! the door was not left open ;)

Tagging CB, Piyu, DI, Titaxy, Varsh, Divzz, Comfy, Swar, Rumzz, PB, Priya, Nu (would have loved to do it), Smiths, Deeps , Sus.... it's fun :) and everybody else who wants to do it... it's fun... tag urself and give us something to read, a glimpse into ur life :)

Edited 2 Add:

U know what!

What I don't like about tagging people.... because I can't mention all of all...

so from hence forth...

all tags for all, open invitation...

meaning, u see me doing a tag on this page (a rarity!),

means u are tagged automatically :) :) :)

Sounds gr8 to me :)

Wordless or Wordy ... It's a Wednesday - 3

noreply@blogger.com (PNA) — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 19:24:00 +0000

Spotted & Shot: A close friend :)

The Rain Game :)

noreply@blogger.com (PNA) — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 19:04:00 +0000

Ok! Let's play a game... remember Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and The Neelam Show... Badal -hava :)
Dadi - Sexy :D
Anjali -Sharma ?

Something like that but here, we take one word or concept and think of as many words or places/phrases/people who come into mind :)

Vignette ........................

That's what it's called...

Wikipedia defines vignettes in literature as short, impressionistic scenes that focus on one moment or give a particular insight into a character, idea, or setting

What's on my mind today? Of course, the Rain, the monsoons

so here goes:

Rain and now u follow...

(add as many words a you want and let's compile at the end... ready.. )

Rain ...

drenched...

Pyaar Hua Ikrar Hua hai..

Your turn ....

Let's have some fun :)

An Ode maybe...

noreply@blogger.com (PNA) — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 12:28:00 +0000

to Blogging... some thoughts, I penned down long back, resurfaced today and I refreshed it and here we are ....

We sleep, eat, drink, dream, write, comment blog... That's how it looks like from the previous post :-) It's not an addiction per se but a habit we've got used to and enjoy immensely, tunes are minds and hearts perfectly for a day, cleanses when grey cells are blocked, and brings a smile when we are down in those dumps... and plus don't forget the friends factor...

It is interesting how each of us choose a subject to blog on. ...Yes this is part of the uniqueness of mankind and all that blah... but still trying to think how every body has different opinions on the same subject is a subject to ponder about. It could be the circumstance we live in or grew up or strive for or a combination of all the above ... :)

Makes me conclude that this God of ours is a great creator. What I mean to say is that he has created this world (that's religious thoughts crossing over my empirical brain) and everything in it including man and woman (that's us of course). There are look-alikes (the clones, and a few people... people have come up to me during a camp saying they know somebody who looks exactly like me!! Scary!!) but given the population of this world, isn’t it beyond our imagination for such large scale permutations and combinations? (So, meaning there is a power, which religion calls God! after all, we still don't know what existed before the great Big Bang Theory?)

I am a regular blogger these days, a regular hopper and a regular commenter, a first game player @ many friends' place these days. And proud to be one, say addict :) The more I read, the more I think, and write this is a flowchart of all our blog lives :)

And as I browse through blogs, the variety that meets the eye with respect to the thoughts running in every other blogger’s mind and the genres they express in is awesome, to borrow a friend's pet phrase.

Just been reading a lot of stuff this morning and I find some blogs deal with subjects I never thought of writing before. Forget writing! That kind of thought makes me feel I am not the serious type at all at times. One gets to learn so much :) But the grass is always greener on the other side and it is just humane of me to remain unsatisfied with what I do and other’s do better than me :)

Leaving this aside…..the blog I think gives each of us a space to work with ourselves. It could be as a part of work or a hobby or life in general; like I have heard my MJ saying always “reading is a part of my life, it isn’t just another hobby for me.”

Blogging definitely brings out our views on issues dear to us and others. It brings out our best. Like minded people can meet via writing first in the comment section and later on FB or Orkut or Chat. Creative think tanks make our virtual lives livlier, more creative and a fun zone with competitions, photos and puzzles. If I start naming them I fear I would miss out on some names and I don't want that to happen; and at some point in our blog lives, all of us have come up with some group games :)

Love being a part of this space :)
Three cheers to bloggers, blogger friends, and the virtual world that helped us meet :)
Hip! Hip!
cya...

Love,
PNA/Pins/Pinny/Pinooo/Ashes/Ash

Pic Cout: Tesl Malaysia

Cure anybody... plzzzzzzz

noreply@blogger.com (PNA) — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 02:45:00 +0000

No I'm not...

I spend the whole day waiting to read blog posts :)


100% ... I'm not... No nope.....


It could have been PNA instead of Sophie :D :D

So, how addicted are you :P

Pic Court: Google Images :)

Why the Difference ...

noreply@blogger.com (PNA) — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 10:32:00 +0000

A: How many children?
MJ: Two, a girl and a boy
A: Girl, married?
MJ: Yes
A: Boy?
MJ: No
A: What’s the boy’s name:?
MJ: The kiddo... and The daughter’s is
A: No need for hers ...she does not stay with you anymore.
MJ: So does the son, he’s not here either!!
A: She’s not part of your family according to the census rules.
MJ: furious!!

If one of the aims of conducting the census is to list people according to their biological family, aren't they plotting skewed information when they do not count the married daughter as part of her parent's family...

Or are the parents not important any more for the daughter...
Or it is not about the parents and their children..

Or is it that the married daughter should have no parents at all....

When, the son's name is added at his parents' house...
And also at his current residence..

What is it,
Why is it like this,
Why the demarcation and distinction

Someone please give me an explanation..
pretty plzzzzz...

U mean I’m just one among many?!

noreply@blogger.com (PNA) — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 20:49:00 +0000

My Dearest Wife,

I want to be your love
For all eternity
Enjoying each other as our hearts
Beat in harmony

Happy Anniversary :)

Love you darling :)

Your Husband, Dearest

And the very next day, the Husband received the divorce papers from the Wife :P :D

So he drafted another letter....

To
My Dear Wife,

Darling,
You are the dear, dearer and dearest one
How could a mere Superlative take u away from me
Come back sweets
I love you

Your Husband, Dearest :)

And they lived happily ever after ;-)

This is my entry for the Red Marker Blogathon, June 2010 initiated by Sue of Sunny Days

Take the tag peeps, spread the word and paste your link at Sue's blog post for RMB June 2010.

Resources:

Idea Source: MJ - My Mummy, dearest
Pic: Clker.com

Once in a while Insanity

noreply@blogger.com (PNA) — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 22:19:00 +0000

U know what, our roommate G is married, and she has 10 kids,

Lucy, Sucy, Gusy, Molly, Pauly, Tolly, Colly, Holly, Golly, and Rolly.

....Mr G met Mrs G when he was scanning South India

with his ultra-super telescope

from atop

the Naga hills ......

...And found this female fishing in the backwaters of Kerala LOL!!

......Love at first sight, so she says though

I wonder when she got to see him for the very first time ;)

She became a mother soon and so did lose Lucy soon,

in the same backwaters she was fishing

when Mr G set eyes on Mrs G

ya ya from atop the Naga hills. .,,,

(Is this Greek history ??!!)

And they set out for their second honeymoon .....

to the Jafna regions of Sri Lanka,

when Mrs. G stopped and stared at a girl

clad in jungle clothes,

the right hand to the then Mr P

......She was riding a tiger...

(says A, half asleep, near me),

and in white churidar

(says I, both of them)

and then they stare

….mother-daughter…

..daughter-mother....
Snoooooooooooooreeee

The story never continued after that….

we fell asleep!

......The walls bored with the insane chatter of our late night banter

were relieved that the three chatterboxes had slept
at last!

....Rain in the background

the room went silent,

breathing into our pillows and

covered full length with our blankets…

.......... the chilly air outside singing a lullaby….....

dreaming that morning never came!!!!!

Recently,

Mrs. G ditched our Mr G

hitch a Mr. T

back in May.
:):P;)

Wordless or Wordy ... It's a Wednesday - 2

noreply@blogger.com (PNA) — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 22:31:00 +0000

The grass is not, in fact, always greener on the other side of the ~~fence~~ road.

~~Fences~~ Roads have nothing to do with it.

The grass is greenest where it is watered.

When crossing over ~~fences~~ roads,

carry water with you

tend the grass wherever you may be.

Ok, he ----> Robert Fulghum said that

I just made those ~~fences~~ roads :P

Spotted by AB and shot by him too

Pinnooo, she was busy making those ~~fences~~ roads :-);-):P

It's Our Bubbling 'N' Troubling Affair: Love & Indian Society

noreply@blogger.com (PNA) — Mon, 31 May 2010 13:08:00 +0000

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It's Our Bubbling N Troubling Affair: Love & Indian Society

With a history of over 5000 years, India stands tall and something of a model to be emulated and even idolised.

Nevertheless, we fail to recognise that it was that unknown power of love that made us add layer after layer on our palimpsest: The love for life when an enemy attacked, the love for literature to accept new languages and the love for freedom to boycott colonialism. The great Indian hospitality could be marked for study as one of the greatest exercises in the practice of love. We embraced and we accepted everything that came our way!

Our exemplary rulers in history, epics in literature, gods in mythology and our daily lives are replete with examples – examples, we tend to forget from a sermon, a book, school lessons, candid chatter or an experience and never make a note of.

And, we still wonder why the Taj attracts planeful of tourists to Agra every year!

There are no two thoughts about it: We belong to a loving society, surrounded by

doting parents,

adorable children,

caring siblings,

passionate spouses,

understanding friends,

concerned teachers,

helpful neighbours and

friendly strangers.

Without disregarding those few or many exceptions as silly, I would gladly say:), but for their deviant ways our thumb rule would never prove to be true!!.

And if you notice, those eight adjectives above for the eight different sets of people in our lives are in fact underlined by an undercurrent of love :)

It is love at different levels....

the warmth that makes us reciprocate, help, heal and be grateful,

the amity that unites us in the times of a natural calamity and
the fervour that makes us join hands to make waves during a match against another playing nation.

However, the Indian society has never been open and expressive about the concept of love.

You may sit up and ask: "But we do have a published volume of the best selling Kamasutra, or Kalidasa’s Shakuntala where Menaka seduced Vishwamitra and there are also numerous rumours about polygamous kings, to incumbent politicians and Bollywood actors."

I say, these are anomalies. The heart of the Indian society still rests with its bourgeoisie and their notions of mediocrity.

Therefore, little efforts at public display of affection (PDA) are looked down upon and if anybody does muster up the courage to attempt, they are immediately spurned and scorned!

However, times are changing and these are the days when those same spurns and scorns turn into awe and mindless imitation.

Could be evolution for all you know or the changing perspectives of a modern age society.

Don’t get me wrong.

Not for a moment do I mean to shift the bedroom to MG Road, Subash park or Marine Drive ... :P ;-)

It is high time we understand that a slight squeeze, a hug, holding of hands or a healing touch can speak volumes than those infinite words in love letters or poems!

Instead, most of us Indians scold the child, beat them up and apply Boroline on the wounds when they are sound asleep!! Except for that odd naughty intelligent tweenager who feigns sleep, the others fail to relish those sweet moments and smile in dreams.

Unfortunately, Indian love is essentially veiled!

Though we have had husbands who fought wars to save their wives, parents who gave up their lives for their children, siblings who stood by each other when all hell broke loose,
wives who challenged the God of Death to get their husbands back!

Think about Krishna’s love for Radha or Radha's for Krishna, or Shahjahan’s for Mumtaz, or Rajiv’s (Gandhi) for Sonia or KR Narayanan's for his Ma Tint Tint (Usha Narayanan). (He was ready to throw away his IFS status for his lady love:-))

Alas! How could I not mention the much publicised Sania’s love for Shoaib and Shoaib’s for Ayesha!! :P

Nevertheless, veiled secrets exists and they are always dangerous. Therefore, love and by extension sex is a tricky affair in India.

Our society does not give due voice and time to explain these biological emotions and intimate feelings to us.

As a result, rebellious (those essential rule breakers) groups sample newfangled ideas in live-in relationships and pre marital sex, discreetly browse adult sites and chat sleaze through the night, and also colour their speech with expletives.

Even Bollywood, our so-called skewed mirror to the changing society, has become bold enough to portray the age old taboos on screen.

There is not a fiction or a best seller in Indian Writing in English which is released without a page of intimacy.

Enlightenment is seeping in. That is a source of great consolation. Today, Indian society has matured to accept sex education in schools.

We need not border on permissiveness but a balance needs to be maintained to prevent the recklessness of the age.

So, when somebody predicted that I’ll never opt for a love marriage reading my palm during college days, I wholeheartedly agreed.

Love marriages were not the norm, neither was dating; may be a little flirting:P

Good children studied hard, got a job and went in for marriages arranged by their parents and relatives.

And I was a good daughter until that silly cupid took charge and turned my world around!

When life seemed full of complications, the heart wanted one simple solution.

Thank God! Love conquered all -- parents and siblings, relatives and friends over caste, state, religion, gothra, language and culture.

Love is that happy bond that glues us all together. Yes, loves stories do come true:) :)

As I said, times are changing, attitudes are changing, women are thinking and men are perceiving. And, hopefully we wouldn’t be too muddled to pass on something of love’s innocence to the future too. After all, we have a longstanding tradition of love all through the past to the present.

So, when K’NAAN sings ..............

Love is the way

Love is the answer, that’s what they say

(Wavin’ Flag)

..............Let's sing along and spread that love.

Until then Folks,
it's Raider Luluclux signing off...

Garfixis, Sancrion, Psychior, Bateidon, Tiklarite, Dexcius & Scoobus

Also have some loving things to say :)

Oh! You said U want to know our legends too:)

It's right here
happy reading
cya :)

Pic Court: Acclaim Images

Dating Rambles :)

noreply@blogger.com (PNA) — Fri, 28 May 2010 07:32:00 +0000

Inspired from Piyu!

Love u Sweets!
Love u too! mwaaah :)
Ok! Which oil: Groundnut!
I use coconut!!
Ok! Refined... then... we’ll mix and match ... Pheww!!
I love my meats,
I’m chicken/fish vegetarian:) u cook whatever u feel, Spicy plsss...
Not bland :D :D No bringals for me plsss
U will like my Bartha and never know it's bringal LoL! Bitter Gourd ?
I like them fried! Gulp down when MJ serves spoonsfuls with rice :(

Salads!?
Salads:) ...U love them too... something there :P
Kids, they’ll be confused!
Which basha! 4 languages! Poor them!!
Oh! They can become comparative literature experts!
So, Will u marry me ...
*Blush blush*
Let's meet...
.

So, why two people marry:

"Because in a marriage, you're promising to care about everything -- The good things, the bad things, the terrible things, the mundane things... all of it, all of the time, every day.

You're saying 'Your life will not go unnoticed because I will notice it. Your life will not go un-witnessed because I will be your witness."

From the movie: Shall we dance :)

Bookmarked Memories :)

noreply@blogger.com (PNA) — Thu, 27 May 2010 16:24:00 +0000

I’ve always travelled with a book/s -- part convenience, part pleasure -- it makes sure my journey is enjoyable and good. And the TC need not wait to see and tear my pass.

The tixs go in as bookmarks, and keeps pages clean of dog ears...

And memories flush in, when I take that book again long after those travel days, the train or the plane or the bus I took that day, the co-passengers and their chains, the visits and its gains, the people, tables, the food and cables...

it all runs in together, and making me yearn to go back again, with a different book and a new book mark for new memories galore

Pic Courtesy: Julie Luongo
Post: Dog Ear BookMarks at Borders

Have a Fab Thursday Folks :)

noreply@blogger.com (PNA) — Thu, 27 May 2010 05:41:00 +0000

Forwarded messages rarely catch my attention, for they go into some folder somewhere in the InBox. Taking a cue from Nuttie, I opened that folder to find this and I liked it :) I thought I should share...

Have a fab Thursday Ppl... like I'm taking over from Aarthi from FB for a day :)

Shopping in/for Heaven

I was walking down life's highway, back a while ago.
One day I saw a sign that read,
As I got a little closer
the door opened wide,
I was surprised and curious,
so I decided to go inside.
I saw a host of Angels,
They were standing everywhere.
One handed me a basket and said,
"My Child, shop with care."

First, I gathered some Patience.
Love was in the same row.
Further down was Understanding
(you need that where ever you go).
Then I picked up Wisdom,
and a box of Faith.

I wasn't sure what to get next
so a walked a little more,
the aisles were countless,
this was a HUGE store!
I continued on to find Strength
and Courage
to help me run life's race;

By then my basket was getting full,
but I remembered I needed some Grace .
Peace and Joy were plentiful;
they right on the next shelf.
Song and Praise were hanging near,
so I gladly helped myself.

Then I started toward the counter

to pay my grocery bill,
for I thought I had everything I needed
to do God's will.
But as I headed to the register
I noticed a display of Prayer,
Oh how could I forget
with it so splendidly placed there!

So, as I ended my shopping spree
I grabbed a bottle from the bin,
for I knew when I stepped outside,
I would eventually run into sin.
Then I asked the angel,
"Now, how much do I owe?"
She answered,"Nothing."
"just take them everywhere you go."

Pics Court:

Clipart
Shutterstock

Wordless or Wordy ... It's a Wednesday - 2

noreply@blogger.com (PNA) — Wed, 26 May 2010 11:18:00 +0000

Spotted: AB & Shot: PNA
Or is it the other way round :P
Too many spots and too many shots :)
AB n PNA always caught
Let's ask the camera :)
Oh! come let's go
B4 it shuts off and goes to snoore!

Dear Sun,
U are an inspiration as always
Love,
AB, PNA, Camera:)

Oh! almost forgot: Spread Love Peeps, along with tea
Adrak or Green, I'm keen
Come Monday Morning,
We'll see
what all the teams come up to read :):)

Mr. Behrman's Masterpiece?

noreply@blogger.com (PNA) — Wed, 26 May 2010 06:32:00 +0000

" they found ...
some scattered brushes,
and a palette with green and yellow colors mixed on it,
and - look out the window, dear,
at the last ivy leaf on the wall.
Ah, darling, it's Behrman's masterpiece -
he painted it there the night that the last leaf fell"
The Last Leaf - O. Henry

PS: I found this story so boring in school and out of it too..
But this leaf, made me look it up
And Yes I read,
I still like what he wrote about Soapy
in The Cop And The Anthem:)

Spotted n Shot: PNA...and AB walked the other way :P