I have not posted for a while....so here is a tag which i completed in record time :)

I was tagged by Ricky.He gave me an alphabet, 'D'. I have to write 10 words beginning with that alphabet, including an explanation of what those words mean to me and why.

Dreams : one of the happiest words for me…lets me just be…away from practical world at times…and inspires me at other times…something that is very personal and very me…

Do Minute : very common….something I use often….subah ho gayee…bas do minute ,aur..Chatting…BRB , How long to get ready…bas do minute…and yes the non disputed ‘DO Minute’…Maggi..Bas do minute !!

Di : My di…my only sibling, my biggest fan….someone who has pamperend me throughout my life…simple sensitive and very much her…someone who cannot be described by me…I know her soo well that she has become indescribable for me…Love you di…Muah :*

Diju : Now a word that is my very own creation…a combination of two very beautiful people…my Di and Jiju…they are so very one in some ways..that I can use one word to address them . Especially when sending mails and cards…and sending just one e-mail ;)
I am so glad they ‘found’ each other…..*sigh* Love you Diju :)

Drama : Nautanki !! I love theatre…and have been a part for a few years…but apart from the ‘high brow’ thing that people see it as…its more avant guarde and food for thoughts and lots of camaraderie while in production….I learnt a lot while being part of ‘Anukriti’ at MH.

Dogs : Yeah…its as ingrained as ‘D for Dog’…but I loooove dogs….and I love puppies even more :P Will love to have a pet…but I don’t have the time and space just now :(

Duffer : I do not use slangs often…this is one of the very few ones…but I use it more in a loving way than mean….how do I say it…’Dufffer !!!’

Dilli : Delhi….yeah saddi dilli…a place where I learnt to be ‘me’…a test for survival ,a place which afforded me an anonymity…my ‘karma bhoomi’ :D Delhi is like my second home now….but delhi ka climate !! hey bhagu !!!!!!

Dhoni : Yeah…I know he has not performed splendid…I was disappointed…but he is someone I like to follow !! I like his being himself…I like the way he answered Prannoy Roy…his shy smile..hmm….hmm….

Dil aur Dimag : the best combo I believe….though not always in equal weightage…circumstantial…where ‘dimag’ stops to answer….listen to your ‘dil’ and when ‘dil’ confuses….listen to the saner voice…and when both say ‘yes’ ….do you need further explanation ???!!?? ;)

There I finish my tag….

D for Done !! he he hee ….

I have just watched ‘15 Park Avenue’….I wanted to watch this movie and was delighted to see the ‘breaks’ when Shabana Azmi would share trivia abut the making and the film…however the movie left me largely sad.

I am sad because it was a sad movie, somehow though I love watching movies which serious themes and which are truly ‘hatke’… .at the end of it I largely have a tired mind to take care of…..

Films which had similar effect were Hazaro Khwaishen Aisi , Bawandar, and like…No I am not even trying to recall the names…just not in the mood to do so ….

However, I do remember how and when I really got hooked to such genre of movies….I have always liked Arty movies….and when in college, our ‘Movie club’ which was largely an extension of the ‘Lit. Soc.’ was planning to show some movies for the serious audience…there was much debate about the suggested names…..

Finally we screened some 4-5 movies, ‘Hari Bhari’, ‘Kairee’, ‘Boy’s don’t cry’ and ‘Fire’. The discussion was largely regarding the screening of the last two movies…since the show was open to all DU students….we were not sure if the mood and the public would be right for these movies……

We did go ahead with it anyhow……I remember my senior remark for ‘Boy’s don’t cry’ …the movie is excellent but I would not recommend it to be screened….I was much baffled by the arguments!!

Anyways….while the movie was screened during afternoon…..I was among the audience, the MH auditorium was packed…we had a ‘full house’ …much tension about the number of guys who had turned up for the screening, we were prepared to hear the jibes and the snide remarks…DU has all kinds of people and the movie was ‘different’…

When the movie started I found myself a seat in the dark….last minute running about has its consequences ….and lo!! I was sitting beside a guy and aisle. The section of people around me was largely mixed…I watched with some inhibitions.

The movie explores lesbian relationship, and has some pretty explicit scenes and in all is a hard hitting movie which has been made very well. Contrary to what we expected…I did not expect much because I was watching it for the first time….the response was amazing! No one uttered a word….all of them sat…absorbed…feeling the pain, the uneasiness, some shocked …I was ….and some easy.

The whole movie was not interrupted even once….and when the capacity of the auditorium is around a thousand, one does expect some mischief…We were all surprised by the decorum. Infact the only remark which left a bad taste for me was when one of my close friends sneered while I was leaving… ‘how was the movie?? Heard some hot scenes there!!’

Since then I have heard and seen much…debates, arguments, forums, et al….but even today that silence during the movie keeps echoing in my ears..

I got a very sweet news today…my cousin is getting engaged to his love……..

Now I am amused because of an interesting incident that happened a few years ago….while I was in college….this cousin of mine calls up really early in the morn on a Sunday to say that he is in the city and is coming down…..

That is an urgency enough for 4 girls to wake up and get some sense to work…well….to say the least we were in a position to open the door to a guy and were able to have a decent conversation over tea…my flat mates were giggling all the time, sadly I could not join….he was already embarrassed :P

Dressed, I was contemplating showing him around the university area when he tells me he has plans of his own……we get to meet one of his friends from his coaching days, she incidentally turned out to be a common friend….and lived just one block away ! clichéd it is…but, it’s a small world ;)

Next on itinerary is a visit to a distant relative of his who lives across the place….DU , Hudson Lines and Kingsway Camp!! So we tread to her place. What he suggests is that for some fun lets pose as if we are going around!! I am always game for innocent fun : ))

Swati is soo glad to see him, and me too….well until he introduces me and I play the part to a flourish , ‘a wink and tell’ :P She asks me to tell her how we met and how did it all happen….hmm…hmm……we were able to concoct a ‘believable’ story about having met on a DCT bus a year ago…and have carried on since. He being my cousin, we kept talking about family and catching on the latest news ….She kept wowing at the fact that I knew so much about the family already :P Before long we were on our way to a popular joint for lunch …

This cousin of mine is quite handsome, and has a very sweet disposition with a streak of craziness too (I found out !!) And we carried on the charade for a long time….on and on with back slapping friendliness and the poor baby smiling and bearing up with it :P Least did I know that she had a crush on this guy !!!!!!!!

Now when it was time to drop Swati to her PG I thought we might as well tell her about the imposer, Honey refuses (yeah that’s what we call him ;)). I say, ‘don’t we have to clarify something??’ ‘I do not!’ Staring at him *pagal ho kya!!* ‘Anyways, Swati I happen to be his cousin…and it was all in fun….There is nothing between us’

She sits down on the stairs….I am amused, *whats the deal ?!?*

Now the deal is that they are getting engaged this month and are getting married next year !!!

Silly Life :D