My last post was on 19th Feb, so I should quickly round up on what I did all this while:
- IGNOU Creative Writing Classes started and ended. Attended only 2 classes out of 4. Yet to read all the materials which they have sent. We need to write a Project for this course, either a novella, 8-10 articles, 8-10 short stories or poems.
- Bought every possible “Creative Writing” or “Writing” book that I could locate in Crossword and Landmark and also bought one online. Needless to say, yet to read all of them!
- I wrote my first short story, not out of interest and because I had a story inside me, waiting to come out; but because in one of the classes, we were given a subject to write a short story, that too in only 20 minutes.
- My search for a GOOD creative writing course continues.
- One of my best friends came down from Mumbai on one of the weekends – had long chat, went for movie and book shopping. Glad to get back to girlie days.
- Discovered a terrific Book Sale, and ended up buying 6 books!!! Typical of me.
- Spent most of my free time, searching for random books and comparing prices on different Online Book Shopping sites. This is my current favourite pastime.
- Made Book Wish lists on a couple of sites.
- Saw “Race” with friend. Interesting movie but unpredictable in a bizarre way.
- Mum-Dad came for a few days. Just like old times. Bhaiya also joined, and all of us celebrated Holi together. Did not really play Holi.
- Everyone loved our new place, but of course it is rented and not bought. The rates have gone far beyond our budgets.
- Bought entire bedroom set for our Bedroom – Double Bed, 3 door wardrobe, side tables and a dressing table. All in Dark Brown color. Looks amazing. Also bought a slider bed for mum-dad’s room.
- Had also bought a book shelf last month for all my books. (I love it. I love opening it and standing in front of it, in awe. I really own some wonderful books.)
- Went to my home town for my brother’s Griha pravesh. Bhaiya, Gagan and I went together. It was fun! Our first train journey together, wherein he slept most of the time.
- It was exciting to show Gagan Jamshedpur. It was all about paani puris, litti, the first mall I ever saw “Kamani centre”, Bistupur, JSR heat, XLRI and small town appeal! The Damad impressed his in-laws with all the work. He did most of the work when my parents shifted. I’m proud of him!
- My best friend lit up to see my gifts for her – a nice photo frame with one cute pic of her daughter and one pic of both of us from my marriage; and another gift was a coffee mug with her daughter’s pic on it. I am really proud of myself for thinking of such wonderful gifts for her. I admit, the mug’s idea was Gagan’s actually.
- Celebrated the most wonderful birthday of all times. He gave me a beautiful and extremely functional purse, a book, a watch; and a coffee mug with my pic on it and a lovey-dovey message. As Monica says, “I know, I married him for a reason!” He also bought me a shirt and a kurta. And yeah, a quintessential Birthday Cake, with a cute Teddy bear candle!
- My in-laws arrived from Delhi on my Birthday, with some more gifts!
- Went for “U, Me and Hum” with Mum. Bonding time for saas and bahu!
- Some where in the middle, booked a sofa and just received it day before yesterday. It is awesome.
- My “doing-up-interiors” mission is on.
- It is really a task to fight every time somebody wants to hang a calendar like old times! Come on, it is so not stylish!
- That brings me to this day – its 11.40 am and I have not started any work so far. So adieu and will comeback shortly.
I’m here to stay. Taking inspiration from some lines I heard somewhere –
“I keep coming to this Blog, because most of my life is here”
I sign off, with these awesome lines from “The Notebook” inspired “U, Me aur Hum”:
I got a feeling incomplete in my heart,
Don’t wanna go it alone though we can never be apart,
We can never be apart,
U make me feel complete coz you are a piece of my heart
You are the one for me I knew it right from the start
Yeh, we can never be apart,
We can never be apart, we can never be apart.
Apne rang gawaen bin, mere rang mein ghul jao
Apne rang gawaen bin, mere rang mein ghul jao
Apni dhoop bujhaye bin, meri chhao mein aa jao
Oh chalo yoon kare,
Tum, tum bhi raho, main, main bhi rahoon
Hum, hum bhi rahein
Oh tum, tum bhi raho, main, main bhi rahoon
Hum, hum bhi rahein
Teeno mil ke saath chale
Saathi janam janam, u me aur hum.
U me aur hum, U me aur hum.
Apne rang gawaen bin, mere rang mein ghul jao
Apni dhoop bujhaye bin, meri chhao mein aa jao
Jaise baadal paani ka, yaarana hai
Jaise gul aur khushboo ka, dostana hai
Oh jaise baadal paani ka, yaarana hai
Jaise gul aur khushboo ka, dostana hai
Waise hee rahein hum tum
Waise hi jiyein hum tum
Tere mere haathon mein, koi bhi pinjara na ho
Ek duje par apna,
Haq toh ho kabza na, ho har haal mein,
Tum, tum tum bhi raho, main, main bhi rahoon
Hum, hum bhi rahein
When my heart goes on,
Misses a beat, I know its gotta be you girl,
You sweep me off my feet
Sweep me off my feet, oh you sweep me off my feet
And when the blood from my heart
Rushes into my brain, it sends a message to me
To say you are driving me insane,
You know you are driving me insane, driving me insane
Love gives your heart the power, to open up and flower
Calling it every hour, but its refrained, its refrained
Ek din toh who lamha, bhi aana hai
Dono me se ek ne, chale jaana hai
Ho! ek din toh who lamha, bhi aana hai
Dono me se ek ne, chale jaana hai
Baatein yeh sabhi hum tum, jaan lein abhi hum tum
Oh dono mil ke saath mein, aise jeena seekh lein
Taaki jo peeche rahein, usko na ho mushkilein
Oh chalo yoon jiye, agar main na rahoon
Ya tum na raho, hum, hum hee rahein
Jaise saaya saath chale, saath rahein hardum
U me aur hum, U me aur hum,
U me aur hum, U me aur hum,
U me aur hum, aur hum.
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