I tExT yOu!!

We all fall in love once, twice, thrice or multiple times in our life. It's either the utter romantic rubbish of LOVE-AT-FIRST-SIGHT or a 'just friends' tag that develops into something much more elaborate than just friendship or it might even be an arranged affair that materializes into love.

The feeling is very vividly expressed in books and movies. And whenever someone like me, thinks about love- I definitely DO NOT picture running around trees and dancing on a grand stage with a 100 dancers in perfectly synchronized steps on a super-romantic melody or for that matter- a flowy gown with perfect hair and jewelery does not fit my kind of love. I might fit better into Pajama- lover :) :P

But my love can take a backseat. So back to where we began. What do you do when you are absolutely sure of the person who is your kinda person- your soul mate ( for that duration- because it's a heavy word). Well, there comes in play the complex art of PROPOSING.

The age old jumping onto the girl's balcony- climbing up the vine is not such a good idea, if the girl's dad finds out..you might be climbing up the stairs to heaven (or hell- as it might suit you). How about going down on your knees- aaawwiieee!!! my first reaction, but it can turn quite embarrassing if you have turned a blind eye to how shy a girl is and how would she react to such an open exclamation of love. And yes, before you go out and go down on your knees in front of a out-spoken and bold girl who you hardly know( and who does not like you)-a slap on the face seems likely.

Proposing always reveals tonnes about how and to what extent a guy loves you- and if its real. But with the advent of technology and all gizmos and gadgets, ways such as going down on your knees and wild and open exclamations of love, though utterly romantic- have gone out of the box. It's been replaced by texting and chatting. I'm no figures person- I do invent a few to add extra effect. :P But yeahh!! from what you notice all around you- almost 9 out of 10 people might opt in for something as non-hazardous as texting the one you love- a message full of love shit- about how much you mean to them and how they would gladly take a bullet for you( phheww that's a relief!! after all that's what I've been dreading!! ). How about going in for something as proclaiming your love on the internet. You obviously can't be slapped if she plans to refuse. But the downfall is, if she accepts you can not obviously watch her go pink and blush!!

Girls I feel still prefer the age old 'going-down-on-the-knees' or writing lovey-dovey poetry for the girl of your dreams-after all it makes them feel extraordinarily special and unrealistic at the same time.I know some might think I'm being very primitive in thinking it's a guys job to propose. No, but I feel, somethings go down well with guys and somethings with girls. So we leave the 'proposing' to the guys and the 'blushing' to the girls!! :)

 Well for most- girls and boys- it's the first time they do so, so gather all your reserve guts kept at the back of the mind and put them to good use. GO ALL OUT!!! and confess your love with all the might in the world!!! :) Well, as Aerosmith puts it- "Falling in love, is so hard on the knees."

wHaT iS iT WiD iiTiAnS?

What to do, if you have attained the highest laurel an engineering student can achieved? You got through the IIT entrance, more commonly known as IIT-JEE and slogged for 4 yrs to get an engineering degree from IIT- and most importantly lived to tell the tale. You are envied by all your peers and you are always mentioned at all family get togethers, so that your relatives get to flaunt you at any given possible moments. Even though their contribution in the achievement is insignificant.

Well the road ahead is not difficult at all- from what's been happening all around. An IITian does one of the three things.

1. Gets into IIM and become an IIT as well as a IIM alumni- Goshh!! your parents are on top of the world and your relatives will invite you and your parents to all family functions.
2. Open up a coaching center under your name, establish it and voilaa...you're playing in crores. You are given the noble task of preparing future IITians. All coaching center faculty is a IIT alumni- there is hardly any doubt about that.
3. Well, the third one is a very recent one. Turn NOVELIST.

Have you not wondered that all IIT Alumni turn out writers? Even if it's a one book magic. Most stories are tragic love stories with or without happy endings. And most tend to revolve around their life at or around IIT. Books ranging from Five Point Someone to Anything For You Ma'am written by Chetan Bhagat and Tushar Raheja are great examples .

Well.. so it seems-IITians will never be out of job, not just purely on knowledge but they seem to have a very interesting time in their college life which can be turned into bestsellers. Whether its coping with academic stress or it's the ever complicated love life- it surely pays to be a IIT-Alumni :)

wHaTs oN yOuR sHeLf??

Hey hi!!

Today I'm in a mood for sharing what is on my shelf today. I'm more of a fiction person, if you ask me. So books around me are basically fiction. I consider myself above the crappy world; who would like to read about the world who waits no more to give you shit at every given possibility. So its basically living life in your own sweet dreamland- imagining life, situations, conditions- just as the protagonist goes through. And thinking- how different would life be if you were in the character's place. So you feel what he/she goes through, cry with them, laugh at their stupidity. Its pretty much sorted- I am an easy girl to understand!! :)

So coming back to what more has my British Council Library to offer this time around. I practically live on my subscription to carry me through the dull break from college. So here it is- my collection for the coming weeks.

Hmm..so it might be enough to carry  me through this week I guess.

The one I have started to read is LONDONSTANI by Gautam Malkani. And from whatever little I've read- isn't half bad. I'm pretty sure to pick up on a lot of cuss words, thanks to the novel. But I obviously keep mum, because of mum :)

Which brings me to another one that made to the shelf today- AZUR LIKE IT by Wendy Holden. It revolves around the life of a journalist who gets to cover CANNES!! wooohoo!! that must be something!!!

And coming to the last of what's in store for me in the coming weeks is- MORE TO LIFE THAN THIS by Carole Matthews. And I am sure this won't be a disappointing read because I'm sure there is more to life than we can actually see through. Its just a matter of figuring out.

So with this, its a wrap people!! Stay tuned and you might be surprised!! and yes it will be wonderful if i get to know what others are upto!! :)

ciao!! :)

tHe cALL oF tHe mALL!!

How would like to spent your weekend after a disastrous week- the week was screwed, thanks to your hard driving boss who make you want to climb up the wall or having finally finished all your assignments for grading and submitted to your teacher-you look forward to a relaxing weekend. Have you noticed, planning a weekend with family or friends is usually centered around the mall. Well, it’s not only you- it’s everybody around you. Malls have redefined shopping experience for one and all. From chirping teenagers to corporate business workers to grannies and grand dads-all have found refuge for a boring weekend in the air conditioned roof of the malls. Finding a lot of brands under one roof without bearing the scorching heat is a boon for all shoppers; and if you are one of the window shoppers-the concept of malls was made keeping you in mind.

The concept of mall hopping is fairly new. UrbanDictionary has come up with a term called ‘Malling’, which refers to ‘going to the mall with a large group of people with no intention of buying anything’. With malls sprouting up in every nook and corner, they are easily accessible and provide for a comfortable shopping experience. All malls are evidently equipped with food courts which suffice your taste buds after a tiring shopping day out. What part of gentry does a mall cater to? Well, to each its own- wife can go shopping in the women section, men can go check out latest gadgets and children can be left to play in the kids section. Everybody is happy and satisfied.

With increasing footfalls in malls across the world-the owners aren’t complaining. It is because window shopping aggravates impulse buying. When you walk into a mall, you tend to spend around Rs. 500-600  without even giving it a thought. It helps increase sales of outlets by around 30-40 percent.

Why do people choose malls over markets? The highest contributing factor is the convenience shopping the shoppers experiences. Finding all brands under one roof without having to sweat And who in their right minds would sweat it out in the markets locating shops that they really need.

I've been noticing a new phenomenon for quite some time. Whenever I'm out in the mall, whiling away my time in the food court; I do notice a family gathering of sorts-the parents of the boy and girl accompanied by the chachi-chacha, tayi, dadi-dada, bhateeja, mami-mama, kiddies too. It has become a hot spot for first meetings without going all out and welcoming the boy's side to the home. The other day I came across a similar gathering. The boy and the girl were made to sit on a separate table to talk freely, but obviously how could they, especially under the family glare!!

Whenever we are free, the first place we can think of, is the mall. Well so be it, who's complaining? :)

rEaDiNg ReDeFiNeD!! - tWiLiGhT aNd hArRy pOtTeR

Now I may not be the first person to be speaking about it as I am sure millions of people have already written tonnes of pages on it which can be easily read via the Internet. I am not here to criticize one over the other though I do have a soft spot or rather the softest spot for Harry Potter.

And obviously we have millions of fans who are awaiting the release of both these movies since it brings an epic end to both the series, but there is something that cannot be denied. These books changed the way people began to read. We did have the Nancy Drew's and Goosebumps but I guess nothing in the living times can compare to the world wide phenomenon that these books have created.

People have read and re-read these series and we have maniacs who cover the slightest of details that you and me might miss. It has practically changed the way fiction is viewed in these times. All fiction and non-fiction works today are blatantly compared to these series with or without any similarities only because nobody has been able to live upto the rage these books have created.

No child, teenager, adult and grandpas and grandmas are untouched by the hysteria these books have created. You might not like it but you sure as hell-cannot ignore it!!

My friends who hate to read have gone on and read these series-which is saying something!! and which proves the point highlighted above. Millions of copies, DVDs sold and obviously the money generated by it has been hard to swallow. My mum has not read any of them but she hates them to the core. It is because as soon as I begin to read my favorite HP series, she wants to rip the books and burn the pieces-oooohhh!! that might mean she likes Twilight!! but I guess I'm wrong because she wants to rip the book and burn the pieces for the sole reason that I act as if my memory is modified-I become dizzy and do not understand a word addressed to me. I do not wish to eat of drink as it thoroughly disturbs my concentration while reading which is why my mum hates it in the first place.

And I understand that, because if you haven't read it-there is no way you can understand the effect it has on people. After the first time I read HP-I wanted to be a witch(if you hadn't read HP-calling someone a witch would have been a disgusting and demeaning address) and after i was through with Twilight saga I wanted to be a vampire or even a werewolf- After all who would not want to have looks like Edward, that is to say; looks to die for or a were wolfish warmth about yourself.

I guess these are just ways to live out your fantasies. Imagining things that cannot actually happen.

PS I wish I could go to Hogwarts :)