!!Ateet se daaman chudana hai!!
Ateet se daaman chudana hai, mujhe apne maazi ko bhulana hai

Kadam badte badte tham jaate hain, jaane kin zanjeeron mein jakad jaate hain
Nazrein mud mud kar dekhti hain, jaane kis aashiyaan ko dhoondti hain
Aansoo...on ki is chilman ko ab girana hai, mujhe apne maazi ko bhulana hai

Pal mein choor choor ho gaya hai jo, mere khwabon ka woh sheesh mehal hai
Har o..or jo katra katra bikhar gayi hai, mere rishton ki woh nazuk ladi hai
Gamon ki is siyahi ko ab mitana hai, mujhe apne maazi ko bhulana hai

Ateet se daaman chudana hai, mujhe apne maazi ko bhulana hai!!!!!!

Summer Time......
Seven cars.....lined up in a parking lot........blasting music........neeche baith kar 15 people eating chinese and enjoying the first signs of summer in amrica............yeh thi hamaari sunday shaam!!!
Kisi ne bola bhi aisa lagta hai ameer baapon ke bigde hue bache hain saare...............aur mujhe yaad aaya faridabad aur pune ka waqt.........different times....different friends.......different moods................but the same goal..................ENJOY!!!
Lots and lots of masti.......baatein.......chedna..........gaane gaana .....naachna...........racing karna..........somethings never change!!!
It was a beautiful day yesterday.................and after a long time the desi junta here got together ...........after dinner on the road we went for drinks on a sunday nite.....................had 8 shots of kamakaazi and cosmopolitan......................it was a perfect end to a perfect weekend.....................a toast to many more such days in the future!!!!

Papa kehte the bada naam karegi........
Main badi hokar kya banoongi......the answer to this question changed several time over the years.....ab to bahut saare sapne yaad bhi nahin hain.....lekin phir bhi...........I am going to try and relive my ambitious dreamz over the years!
Less than 8 years old - who cared.......kuch maloom hi nahi hota tha tab......singing aur dancing ka shauk hota tha!
8 yrs old - I always had a loud and authoritative voice and my dad was obsessed with bureaucracy so he wanted me to be an IAS officer.....that was the time I didnt dare to question his thoughts and beliefs
9 yrs old - Nani insisted that I was good with arguments (even at that age) so I should become a lawyer
10 yrs old - All those famous five.....sherlock homes.....agatha christies.....got to my head and I wanted to be a detective
12 yrs old - I was in the hostel and my seniors reading these big fat books (science specially) fascinated me no end.......so I wanted to become a scientist.........add to this my love for my science teacher!
14 yrs old - I didnt know what I wanted ......it was time to perform and I knew I wanted to be in the science stream......and maybe become an engg......my parents had already stared dreaming about me going to IIT by the time I expressed my interests
Meanwhile - Since I did end up being an engg..........that was always on my mind......and us samay there were limited options of doctor.....engg......etc. But there were a few other professions I did think about
Model: Around 15 when I had stopped growing at 5'6" and my figure was perfect ( a long lost dream now) I even contemplated modelling and acting :)
Child Psycologist: I love children........ my cousins......relatives......friends.....neighbors..........kisi ke bhi bachon ko main ghanto khila sakti hoon.........and I wanted to be a part of their formative years
Kindergarden teacher: For the same reasons mentioned above
Science professor : My first crush suggested this.......and that was the only reason I ever thought of it.
Interior Designing: Thoda bade hone ke baad .......I realised I had picked up a taste for this when people complemented me for the way I had done up my room or how I had helped mom set up the house
Hotel management: Only because I love cooking......something I started much later ........otherwise I am certain I would have been a food connoisseur.
And the latest is Event Manager: It blends all my skills together and I have started putting a lot of time in minute details about decorating or arranging or organizing things!
Lekin .....these are things I want or wanted to be...................what I am going to become I dont know
Qualifications ......Ph.D. (Polymer Science)..................Aspirations: Busineeswoman in India....................
Now the question is how??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Bachpan ka saawan........
Meri music class.......my mom on the harmonium......my brother and I......she would start playing....aur hum unke saath saath gaate the...... Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni Saaa!
Bhai preferred playing the harmonium aur mujhe gaane ka shauk tha............kai baar ma aur main baith kar ghanto gaane gaya karte the............one such fav which she taught me to perfection was jagjeet singh's gazal....yeh daulat bhi lelo......yeh shaurat bhi lelo!
I have always related to songs more on the basis of the lyrics......and this is a beautifully written song.......but that time it didnt have much meaning to it.....but today.......I can relate to those words.......and so can a lot of people around me.
Yesterday 8 of us were singing this song........all of us lost in our own worlds....because the words ..........meant a lot to each one of us........hum sab apne....bachpan mein pahonch gaye the...................and I saw tears in some eyes yesterday while we were singing.......tears for the lost times.......times which will never come back.........times when we could do what we like.......times when life was all about being just yourself............tab mujhe jaldi se bada hona tha.............and today I miss woh kaagaz ki kashti......woh baarish ka paani!!!!

Happy Birthday Surprise !!!!
Mera ek bahut pyare dost ka b'day tha kal (7th April), but he was in detroit......akela for the first time since he came to states. Hamaara (Akron mein kuch logon ka) mann tha uske saath yeh din spend karne ka...but it was a weekday and he was anyways coming for this long weekend.......so there were two options.......one to go there and surprise him on the big day and the other was to surprise him by arranging a b'day party here when he comes.
Mujhe laga arranging the party would be better....sabko kaam hai.......weekday par nikalna mushkil hoga......kaise karenge....etc etc. Uske b'day se do din pehle.........I was talking to him and discussing his plans.......and thats when I felt that tug in my heart....and I was sure we should go........nothing would match up to that..........and we did!
Four of us went to meet him....had fun and all of us came back together yesterday.......with him.......the smile on his face and the twinkle in his eyes..........said it all!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY NIHIR!!!!

Naamkaran.......
New born baby ka naam rakhne ka function.......thats what naamkaran is. Mujhe nahin maloom baaki log kya karte hain.......lekin mere naanke mein naamkaran and then mundan are big fuctions........probably bigger than the baby's first b'day. Aap mein se jinko yeh pratha nahin maloom unki information ke liye.....India mein (jahaan tak mujhe maloom hai) bachon ka naam paida hote hi nahin rakha jaata. Once the mother and child healthy and safe........havan hota hai....panditji aate hain........aur phir aap kis samay kis din kya mahurat mein paida hue the.........yeh sab dekh kar.......kuch akshar bataaye jaate hain........aur un aksharon se naam socha jaata hai......aur tabhi hawan karte hue panditji naam rakhte hain. Mera naam Garima rakha gaya tha........lekin meri nanaji ki dukaan par kaam karne waale mujhe garma bulaate the.......aur garma jismein paani garam karte hain usse kehte hain.........isliye mera naam badal diya baad mein.

The thing is main jald hi maasi aur bua dono banne waali hoon.......and my dear bhabhi was asking me to think of names........and i was like abhi se.........but then I realised ki yahan par paida hote hi...birth certificate par likhne ke liye naam dena padega........isliye pehle se hi sochna padega........so if any of you know of any good names.......different.......short and sweet names......for both guys and girls please let me know.