DIRTY Picture!!!really?!!

Vidya Balan has a belly which could give Adnan Sami's belly (read the -before-diet-image) a competition, the actors have looks which could make Ranvir Shorey look handsome, the script has dialogues which could embarrass family people, Storyline "Fashion" retold with a sorry ending.....yet the movie somewhere struck a chord...somehow it made me forget my cussing for IIT Delhi and its life...somehow it evoked hope against hope....somehow it inspired me to dream and believe...............and above all somehow it made me laugh to an extent of hurting my stomach muscles!!!

It is one hindi movie which I could recommend to my parents despite all its flaws because it taught me the following (through the most comical and sarcastic dialogues and their apt timings....)

1. Be real but do not forget to dream..............

2. Life is not hard but u can make it with ur reactions

3. It reminded me that I am still 22 and I have my whole life in front of me to experiment learn and succeed.....

4. It gave me food for thought to ponder upon which is alwayz a cliche but still I never realized it: Believe in your self when no one else does; never feel lonely when u are alone coz u have urself wid u; u might initially make mistakes in makin friends but do not regret coz they won't make it to ur future; and actually never regret any mistake.......

In short

Dream, Desire and Devote all your time, vigor and optimism to it

ps....never judge a movie by its trailer!!:PP

pps... emran hashmie breaks his characteristic record by kissing less number of times than vidya and i am talkin about smooches!!:PP

Tempest....(Random musings part 2) :PP

Prisms broken
illusions shattered
miasma shrouds
hope bows down
two strings to hold
one fate to savor
one struggle to go
wont let it go
swinging swaying
whirling around
last crumbs allude
countdown down
fallling glory glorified drowning
crumpled content
illusions quelled
burnt sepia ashes arise
botttomless abyss guised
flummoxed, asphyxiated shuddered I
agitated, retaliated, halted, numbed, sighed......

Random Musings...

 I have always been fascinated with anything related with investigation/mysteries/figuring out something. I guess we all are at some level, it all depends on our level of curiosity and as I am an extremely inquisitive person (maybe nosy sometimes, but only with my closed ones ;) this field has always been a kind of personal favorite.
Infact if I would have studied abroad and had options to choose from the infinite number of courses, I would have definitely taken up subjects like criminal psychology and forensic sciences in my curriculum. (will take up my fascination with Guns in other post, as some may find that or me scary *straight face* )

Well, agreed that the picture we see in TV/Movies or read in books is surely made glamorous and romanticized, but isn't there always an excitement in solving something. There is always a new case, new process of thinking, new beginnings, new findings in the lives of people who work in this area. I can imagine how there cannot be a feeling of mundaneness coming into their lives. Or maybe it is not just related to this field only, anybody can find their kinds of problems and choose a profession in which he/she has the pleasure to not just work on them, but be so involved  in that work that it feels exciting and charged up to go to work every morning ( Dragging yourself off the bed is a huge task everyday, especially in winters.. I completely empathize with people who do that :p )

In my quest of still discerning my interest in the work that I want to do, I now atleast have an idea of what I don't want to... Still, I want to be able to do get up all enthused to go to work, with even half the level of excitement that we used to have in our childhood about the next day "picnic". Also it would have to be the icing on the cake, to get a nice return so that the weekends can be all about shopping and splurging ;)

Don't you want to really enjoy your work? Or the money alone can keep you satisfied?




P.S - Here is a video that might be of some interest if you are a Lie to me, Castle, House, Bones, CSI Fan ;) or even a little interest in human psychology http://www.ted.com/talks/pamela_meyer_how_to_spot_a_liar.html?awesm=on.ted.com_Meyer&utm_campaign=&utm_medium=on.ted.com-static&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_content=awesm-publisher

P.P.S.- I have exams lined up for me, so posts may not be that frequent. Still don't ditch us ;)

The Perfect Pose and Poise!

Hey it's been so long!! Now I have decided that instead of writing long posts( which have to be planned), I will try to write whatever is going on in my head so as not to be absent for so long..

Today I saw Fatima Bhutto's interview at CNBC. I had seen her speech at Sydney's writers fest earlier, but today I was even more impressed by her charisma! She is the estranged niece of Benazir Bhutto, who lives in U.K and is vocal about the destructive politics happening in Pakistan.

You actually come across a handful of individuals who posses beauty with brains(I definitely do not find every second girl easy on the eye as some of my guy friends do :P). So coming back to Fatima, her speech was frank, spoken with style and aplomb which only true leaders posses, with excellent command over english, and if I were a guy I could have spend the time by just gazing at her.. ( I can imagine the jokes I may have to suffer for this line, but the truth is for all to see ;)

Also she shared my views on Pakistan, I guess she was speaking only the truth. She starts with facts and figures about Pakistan, degrading political situations, terrorist activities and gave the real picture.
Well there are very few people whom I start admiring so easily, and she is now in my list. In her interview she exuded positive aura, with her elegant smile in place and gave the perfect answers.

After that and some time spent(or wasted :-l) googling about her, I now have 2 books on my list of "Want to read" books ( 8:50 a.m. and Songs of Blood and Swords... The "should read" list is another story( which often remains forgotten)

Anyways, here is the link of her impressive speech for those of you in whom I generated an iota of interest Fatima Bhutto's Speech :)
Cheers,
Shaily

A chocl8 a day keeps stress at bay

Think of the best antioxidants you've ever heard of.

Red wine?

Green tea?

Pomegranate?

Blueberries?

well, Dark chocolate leaves them all in the dust.

Chocolate" comes from the Aztec word, "xocolatl," which means "bitter water."

so here are a few chocolicious facts which will leave you completely salivating ....!!

One ounce of baking chocolate or cocoa contains 10% of the daily recommended intake of iron.

Anaemic anyone??!:P

Cocoa beans are rich in a number of essential minerals, including magnesium, calcium, iron, zinc, copper, potassium and manganese.

Quality dark chocolate contains flavonoids which help reduce the risk of heart disease....

Chocolate is associated with the release of serotonin, the hormone that makes you feel relaxed, calm, and happy......

Although not scientifically proven, chocolate is believed by many, to be an aphrodisiac. The theory is supported by the fact that chocolate does contain among many chemicals the stimulants: caffeine, theobromine, and phenyethylamine.....(now u noe wat do u need after a bad fight ;))

Despite being high in fat content, chocolate doesn't appear to raise blood cholesterol levels.

Chocolate manufacturers currently use 40% of the world’s almonds and 20% of the world’s peanuts.....!!

so i guess its true when they say...A little of what you fancy does you good...!!!

bon Appetit!!!!:)

IT'S TIME TO UNFURL THE RAGE!!

 “Please keep your mobile on Manmohan Mode”

 If you live in, near or even know the current happenings in India, then you can definitely understand the above punchline. It is telling that such quotes have become a bitter way of explaining the current Indian affairs. India is known as the world’s largest democracy, but the current government has repeatedly behaved as a monarch when the matters have gone out of their hands. It has already made mockery of democracy by holding people protesting non-violently in jail, ending a hunger strike to ‘Bring back the black money’ by world renowned yoga guru using extreme force and prior to that the silence of our prime minister and no valid explanation given for the unending corruption scams. 

The government is steering a ship which has sprung many leaks. Yet, the simple concept that one cannot establish democracy unless the government respects people’s rights eludes it. By ignoring the public in the haste of filling their own Swiss accounts, the politicians have fuelled this rage and fervor.  Today as I passed through India Gate, I saw throngs of people on bikes, cars, on foot waving Indian flags, with passion on their face and anger in their hearts. The picture is enough to guess that all is not well in India. It has been estimated that there is almost $1500 billion in black money in the Swiss banks, 13 times the foreign debt that India owes! It is enough to tell all about the plague of corruption in India. Infact, India would have been a developed country years before and at par with China and America now, if our politicians had been somewhat ‘honest’, a word missing from their lexicon.

The fastest growing sector in India is not IT or software, textiles or automobiles. It is INEQUALITY that has grown faster than at any other time since Independence. And at a sensational pace, this past decade as the divide between the rich and the poor has constantly widened.

So after all the facts and figures I cannot find it in my heart to say that India still shines and remains incredible because of its rich culture and diversity. The culture doesn’t give people protection, Diversity doesn’t help if India houses a third of the world’s poor! A nation where terror attacks occurs almost every year. And the appalling thing is that they have become so clichéd that nobody now bats an eye if less than 50 people die in a calamity. How can then we still revel in past and be smug about our heritage, when the future of the nation is jeopardized?

It is time for a change to help India reach the pinnacle it truly deserves by utilizing all the incredible resources and manpower. We have to demand the answers from the regime as the Father of the Nation said- To do Injustice is a Sin- but to Tolerate Injustice is a bigger Sin. And one man is doing exactly that! 

A few may say that you cannot blackmail the government like this, but when the Govt. pushes beyond a certain limit, it has no right to criticize...I believe every Indian supports the motive and intention behind HAZARE's Fast, and hoping for a change... 

I salute the man with all due respect!

P.S.- Have you read this?  http://news.sky.com/home/politics/article/16056344  Do you think Indian Govt. has guts to do this.. Oh but how can they! Aren't we talking about their own hidden stashes here.. :-?

“I was ready to experience corporate culture in one of the most sought after textiles based consultancies in India”

MY SUMMER TRAINING..!!
Packed with bubbling energy, first day jitters, and a whole gamut of complex emotions, I was geared up for my first day at Technopak Advisors Private Limited. Selected amidst 50+ students of my department, I knew I was ready to experience corporate culture in one of the most sought after textiles based consultancies in India. I always had great expectations and the company just never proved me wrong.The people were highly cordial and helpful, atmosphere was stress free and remarkably work oriented. It was like a dream woven with ambitions.Amongst many rules, one rule was inadvertently followed (from which even we were not spared) : Always address people by their first names, be it the Director or the President!I was assigned a mentor who was just one year elder to me. She gave me concrete assignments to work on in live projects which exposed me to the retail sector and helped me understand nuances of handling and analyzing data. Apart from this, the working hours were extremely flexible as the emphasis was always on the output and delivery.
The excitement of being at the forefront of this output, and being in a position to bring about business breakthroughs for the client companies clearly made my internship a memorable experience and a learning adventure!

My article was selected as the daily winner in a contest at internshala.. ! :D
http://blog.internshala.com/2011/08/summer-internship-story-daily-150811/