Reality is an illusion caused by alcohol deficiency - Mondy's.

I'm back :)
And, I love the title

It really gets one thinking every time you read it

Will not write all the boring..'It's been long and blah!' Don't feel like for now

This will be short though. I have College at 7:30 tomorrow morning..for which I have to wake up at 6 and..ofcourse, I'm not sleepy. :P

Just read this somewhere..and, it's stuck in my mind for now..

Illusions are reality inside our minds, and realities are illusions outside our minds & Dream is where they meet!

*Sigh* I love it.

And, for Me ~

A reality check - I have exams in 8 days!

A reality that I'm still trying to check - I cleared the first level of CS.

A reality I don't want to check - I didn't do anything constructive in my first year of College.

An illusion - I end up doing 'counselling' in life..or may I call it a dream. The one thing that I'll enjoy the most.

An illusion - I will remain the person I've always been.

Finally! ~ My next post

Hello here.

I have been wanting to write since quite sometime. But, don't really know why I didn't . Hehe. Actually, I do. Umm..due to my sheer laziness, the feeling of wanting to write with a smooth ball pen in my diary rather than typing it here, and because of un-necessary thinking about un-necessary stuff. :P As mentioned earlier, my life revolves around mumbai..Apart from normal college, and me not being able to study (I think I've forgotten how to. I swear. I mean, its been so long since I studied like properly properly..!! Haha.)..There has not been much happening though. But, I still have things to say. Got in touch with a few more old friends. One of them being the reason..why I m finally writing right now. One of them encouraged me to write more often. Also had a few good moments with friends. One of the memorable ones being..going to watch 'My Name Is Khan'..then, having sookhi (dry) bhel -cum- chana puri..and Baskin Robbins (banana and strawberry)..and then, an evening walk at marine drive..! All of this on the same day (20th Feb '10). Flashback ~ Before going for the movie..I met a friend..who I hadn't met since 8 months after passing out of school. We had been in the same city. We both reside in the same city as well. But, we still hadn't met. It was destiny to bang into her that day. It was a great feeling. A tight hug from a school friend is all that you need sometimes. :)

I have realised something about myself. I can never get sick of watching the same movie over and over again. I mean, it's kind of weird. Also, not to forget..watching it not after a very long time gap haan. Watching it like in hours ka time gap..! Actually, not even hourS. Hehe. I know it is weird. But, thats how I am. Can't help it. :P

I am a big foodie also. Have been trying to control on certain things and follow a specific diet (which I made myself). It's hardly even a diet. Trying not to have Chocolate or anything chocolate flavoured. And, not having Maggi..!! :( Just kinda trying to remove the extras. And, putting alternatives like Dahi (curd/yoghurt).

PAUSE.

The above was written by me on the 24th Feb.
Have a lot more updates. Also, in the words of Ted from 'How I Met Your Mother' ~ In order to determine whether we can know anything with certainty, we first need to doubt everything we know.

P.S. - Happy Holi..!! :)

A city that never sleeps! :)

The other day, our EVS professor was talking about sparrows not being there in mumbai and thats when i realised that there are only crows and pigeons around ya! Eagles and parrots in certain areas. I mean seriously, its been long since i last saw sparrows. I think the black crows bring these negative vibes with them. There is a weird negative environment created in their presence in my opinion. Too many things in the head. It just feels like my life has been revolving around Mumbai. First year of College is coming to an end already. It flew. It just flew. Tension about being able to manage CS (Company Secretary) with B.Com. Tension about being able to make my parents proud of me. Tension about whether life is going on the right track or not. :(

Life is like a long train journey. Some only wait to reach the destination..some give up in the middle itself..and some live but dont really care about the journey. They just want to get over with whatever burden is on them and pass on the responsibility on their shoulders to someone else as soon as possible. To them, life is all about being what people want you to be and not being who you actually are.
To me, the journey is the most important part!
Umm, my roomie was suppose to write a post about how hindi as a language is so much more expressive and effective than english. She still hasnt written it. She beats me in laziness and in getting mood swings. :P

Got in touch with another old friend and refreshed my list of good friends. :)
And, I love my College! :D
Ok, I know that, that was just typed out of nowhere.
And it was very random. But, thats Me!

:/

Happy Republic Day.
And, its 11:59 am at this very moment so, a very Good Morning too! (Honestly, it was 11:59 that time.) Its obviously afternoon now! :P
Umm..yesterday ~ "It was a good day. =)" I was really really touched by one of my friends.
Well, I was also told by someone that I wrote down the entire public speaking competition on the previous post, which the person found quite dumb. But, that didn't make me feel that I should edit the post or amend it or for that matter, delete it.
Whatever I write here, is what is on my mind at that paricular moment (date and time displayed at the end of the post..!)
I wrote all that came to my head instantly at that moment. It was a sense of realization. Realization about where India is going. Realization about general knowledge being poor. Realization about the constant changes taking place around me.
Currently, one of my favourite lines, quoted from a textbook by one of my teachers in class :
"There is a new disease in the business world today and it's called business anxiety."
I like it. :)
The friend who has really made me change my views about himself writes well :)
The best feeling is when you get more from a person, whom you expected the least from and nothing at all from a person whom you expected a lot from.
Moral : Never expect anything from anyone :)

Umm..this much for now, and, I love quotations.
So, ending with one,
"If it's not worth doing then it's not worth doing well."

Life!

Life is not all about eating gol-gappas or wai-wai..! Its not just about having fun..doing vella-panti or being with friends all the time! One needs to do something constructive in life as well.
Attended a public speaking competition in my college today. I love my college!
Terrorism, Indian culture, Society, being urself, underdeveloped countries, copenhagen summit 2009, men and women..
Several interesting topics were discussed and looked at from one's point of view.

18 suicides in 20 days in Mumbai, meaning of the word appraise - evaluate, judge..
Residents of India knowing the name of the wife of the US President, Barack Obama ~ Michelle obama..and NOT knowing the husband's name of Mrs. Pratibha Patil..!!! ~ Mr. Devisingh Ransingh Shekhawat.

Clark Kent ~ Superman.
Only when he has powers, everyone knows that he is SUPERMAN. Otherwise, he is nobody!
There were people asked about who is the current 'President' of india..and some college students answered Dr. Manmohan Singh!!! There were some who replied with a confident smile on their face, "Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh"..!!!
4 out of 50 people could answer who the vice-president of India is.
The answer being Mohammad Hamid Ansari!
There are people..if you ask them..who is the President of Pakistan?
There will be answers like Pervez Musharraf. There will be few who would say Asif Ali Zardari.
Today's day in college has moved me quite a lot. I feel good about the fact that one is reminded of all such topics in life..as there are those who live in their own world..n not bother about anything around..and a quote comes to my mind..'dust to dust returneth'.

And I love this one ~ "Some say the World will end in Fire, Some say in Ice. From what I've tasted of Desire I hold with Those who favour Fire. But If I had to perish twice,
I think I would know enough of Hate to say that for Destruction,
Ice would also be great and would Suffice."
:)

Bits and pieces

All that I'm gonna write right now, about 80% of it was written on the 15th of december at 4:35 pm. Yes, it is an extract from my diary. Have to fill you up with the good memories of the past na! :)
Okay, so this is how it goes..
"NEW GIRL IN THE CITY" (that was written in my diary for the first time. That's why, in bold. Lol.)
$ Hot n cold $ (means, was listening to that song at that time.)

..Life gives you so much in so many different ways. But then, you have to return/give it back to life one day, and one should be mentally prepared for that.
Me, an *almost* new girl, have been in this city for 5 months. Mumbai. Life is different here. Everything happening around you is changing all the time. It is fast. People rushing from one platform to another, running towards the moving bus and grabbing the handle, holding firm to the local (local train)...

Sometimes, it gives you a shock all together! Just like the way, I got one today.

Continued..

Oops. I wrote to you even before I wrote to my diary today! Its a little easier to type but the feeling of writing on paper with a pen in the hand is different. Its just the way..a person can read a book online or read it in print and turn the pages of the book and express his/her self to the book and also smell the book! Damn. I don't know why I said all that..because I can't read books for nuts! But, I do understand the love humans have for books. I like going to book fairs and I even enjoy standing at a book store even when I don't read. I like the whole feeling of Me being able to have a look at so many books and I try and remember their authors! Lol. I know that's a little weird but that's who I am.
'Be who you are and say what u feel because those who matter don't mind and those who mind don't matter.' I personally believe that this life is too short to be anybody else. So, always be yourself.