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Now that we are shifting to Gurgaon in a few days time, Mumbai has suddenly seem to have lost it’s charm. I went into a comfort zone living here for more than five years not realizing that I will have to leave it one day.

Hoping to the mall next door at the drop of the hat, and going to Breach Candy, Neapansea Road, Bandra, and Dadar had become a regular routine. As a friend of mine remarked, I made it my own way too fast. I have a habit of making things my own. But was it my fault? Don’t know. But I throughly enjoyed it.

I know I will make Gurgaon my own too, more so because I have lived there for a while already. Though I have not yet seen the place/house we would be settling down in, but it is much bigger than the small apartment here. So let’s see.

At a recent wedding, we were exposed to the song, Shiela ki Jawani from Tees Maar Khan. It is so catchy that you inevitably start humming it irrespective of the fact that you have a two and a half year old around, who single aim in life is to imitate whatever you do.

So, finally even after realizing that the damage has been done, I stopped humming the song thinking that she would forget it. But no, one day in the morning she gets up and starts the day with ‘Shiela Shiela ki ja-va-ni, i am sexy for you, main tere haath na aani’. Now what to do. We were stunned for a moment. Incidentally, we have a neighbor named Shiela, so singing the song again and again could have far reaching consequences!

It’s after a long time that I got sometime to blog more so because of my work which is increasing by the day. But it does not hinder me from enjoying simple pleasures of life. Thankfully! Yesterday was Karwa Chauth, a festival of north Indian women which I celebrated with great zeal. Got my hands and feet hennaed, got all decked up for the puja, and yes clicked snaps.

I also kept the fast whole day and you have to see the moon to break the fast. But it played spoilsport. At around 8.30 PM, the television news channel declared that the moon is visible in Mumbai. But I could not see it till around 9.20 PM. Blamed the high rises for that. Anyway, the fasting taught me that I work really well empty stomach. There were many deliverables which I completed on time.

Sheena Iyengar

Yesterday, read an article about Sheena Iyengar, who is blind by birth but has come up with a book. The interviewer was asking different types of  questions, but this lady stuck to her stance. An inpiring story I must say. Am looking forward to purchase the book “Art of Choosing”. I simply liked her answer when being asked why did she take up her husband’s name as surname. All she said was that it was a politically correct choice!

For countries, shopping is no big deal… anyone can do it but in India, we

A Boeing 737 jetliner crashed due to lightening and thunderstorm in Bagota, Colombia. It had 131 people overboard and only one person died. This is being termed as a miracle by Times of India newspaper. Although the plane broke into three pieces – as depicted in the  picture on the left – all but one passengers survived thankfully.

I am slightly annoyed by the way the TOI is carrying the news. They are stating it as ‘It was a miracle only one person died’. Having worked in the content field myself, I am surprised to read that such reputed newspapers can write reports/articles even without editing them properly. But, what to say they have got only one day to paint the 22 page newspaper green…

Any opinions on this… all comments are appreciated…