What is Love?

Is it the feeling of being-in-sync with the other being?
Is it the desire for his /her overall well being?
Is it the feeling of responsibility for his/her protection?
Is it the guts to overcome anything and everything which comes in the way of love?
Is it the desire to be with him/her, even when the other person does not want it?

Luv is giving some one power to destroy YOU completely. but still trusting he/she WONT.....

Kumar Sanu Night

30th Oct 2008, was the night for enjoyment and merrymaking. We had amongst us the very famous Kumar Sanu and his troupe. They came to Hyderabad on the request of Kalibari Puja Assosiation along with Raktima and Annie. Kumar Sanu (born Kedarnath Bhattacharya) is a leading playback singer. They started the show around 9ish something at the Bhavan's Cricket ground in Sainikpuri.He started with Saanson ki zaroorat hai jaise amidst loud cheers and a thunderous applause. between songs, he was also telling small incidents which happened with him in the industry. he wore black trousers and a heavily sequinned shirt to go with it. He sang many of his hit numbers from saajan, HAHK, Humraaz, Ashiqui etc. I had fish curry and rice apart from chicken roll and fish pakora.

(have more to say, running out of time so will post later; the remaining part)

Fire at Lal Bunglow

Lal Bungalow is situated at Ameerpet, in Hyderabad. It is at the heart of the city and is a shelter to many offices in Hyderabad. Early today the call centre in the building caught fire as there was a major short circuit. people ran here and there to save their lives. many wew found sitting on he window sills, haging out their legs and watching the whole scene of rescue and action.

While going to office I saw 3 fire engines which were trying to extinguish the fire. Though it was almost done, still black sooty fumes were seen emanating from the building. people took shelter in the next building and were seen standing, huddled together. the whole palce was swarming with policemen and firemen, trying their best to keep the over enthusiastic crowd away.

Let's stay in love...forever

Rock On - A refreshing movie

Cast
Farhan Akhtar - Aditya Shroff
Prachi Desai – Sakshi
Arjun Rampal - Joe Mascarenhas
Shahana Goswami - Debbie
Purab Kohli – KD (Killer Drummer)
Koel Purie - Devika
Luke Kenny – Rob
Nicolette Bird – Tanya

LUKE KENNY - ROB

SHAHANA GOSWAMI - DEBBIE

Rock On . is the story of 4 friends Aditya, Joe (the restrained Arjun Rampal) , KD (Purab as KillerDrummer), Rob (Luke Kenny – after so many years) who have a band called “Magik” . They love rock music & dream to make it big in this field . But then, egos start to tumble in & ends up separating them . Their dreams are put to an end abruptly , they go their separate ways to lead mechanical lives and some even throwing the music they loved out of their life .

NICOLETTE BIRD - TANYA

Rock on is a movie which is about 4 friends and their dream band “Magik”. This was the band they had created and it was their life. During a shooting there was a fallout and these guys broke up for ever. Or that is what it seemed to the whole world and even to them.

PRACHI DESAI - SAKSHI SHROFF

PURAB KOHLI - KD (KILLER DRUMMER)

10 years later.

Aditya is married to Sakshi. Joe is married to Debbie and has a son named Andrew. Others are just doing their own thing. Rob makes jingles for ads and all. Sakshi feels there is something missing in their life. She goes thru her husband’s old thing and finds out his past. There on begins her little journey to make her husband get the smile back on his face. She reunites the gang the this makes them realize that they have to give themselves and “Magik” a second chance to realize their unfulfilled dream.

FARHAN AKHTER - ADITYA SHROFF

ARJUN RAMPAL - JOE MASCARENHAS

My favourite gift

These are the sea shells which I and my husband collected all through the beach. This is the best gift that I cud have given myself. It will always remind me of the wonderful time that I had. It was a beautiful experience as I had earlier never been to beaches.

Kerala Visit

Our journey started from Munnar and we went to Thekkady (Periyar),Kottayam (Kumarakom),Alappuzha (Alleppey) and finally to Ernakulam (Cochin)
Munnar is situated at the confluence of three mountain streams namely Mudrapuzha, Nallathanni and Kundala. Munnar is a small town. Places to see include some natural lakes and some artificial ones formed by dams, plenty of tea estates, some hill top viewpoints and Eravikulam National Park. The weather’s pretty chilly. 5pm and you close the doors and windows of your room as all you get to see outside is mist, fog, clouds whatever.

The next morning we took for Mattupetty dam, around 10kms away from the town. The dam forms a large artificial reservoir around the hills and looks beautiful early in the morning.

Pullivasal Tea Estate
The very name Pullivasal which literally means "temple door" conjures up a vision of beauty and peace. This estate is situated 4 km short of Munnar and is the gateway to the Company's holdings in Munnar. The first hydel electric project and Power house station were situated here. The main tourist attrations here are the Athukad waterfalls and the Allah Kovil. The estate's record yield/ha was 3396 kgs/ha which is the second highest ever obtained by any estate in High Range . The old CTC factory which was destroyed in a fire in 1981 was rebuilt in 1982. The factory produces premium CTC teas for auctions and fetches one of the highest prices in South India.

This hill station, located at an altitude of 1600 m above sea level and it has sprawling tea plantations, picture book towns, winding lanes Among the exotic flora found in the forests and grasslands is the 'Neelakurinji'. This flower colors the hills in blue every twelve years. Last time it bloomed in 2006 and will bloom next in 2018 AD. Munnar also has the highest peak in south India, Anamudi, which towers over 2695 m. Anamudi is an ideal spot for trekking. The initial part of the journey was dry planes that gave way to shrubs, and as we climbed higher and higher, we saw more greenery. Anaimudi, South India's highest summit is inside Eravikulam National Park. Our plan was to climb this peak but unfortunately we were denied permission since it is in the core area of the national park. We were hoping to see some Nilgiri Tarhs(mountain goats) and the forest guy said it is at the other side of the mountain. There is not much forest that is left in and around Munnar. You drive for hours and hours all around Munnar only to see tea and cardamom plantations.

We were supposed to go to Thekkady but due to a transport strike we were delayed. Instead of reaching at 3pm we reached at about 8:20 pm. totally sloshed we hit the bed , ate dinner watched a movie on HBO called the "The Red Eye".

Nest we went to Kumarakom Lagoon and spent a day in the warm Kerala backwaters. Kumarakom Lagoon is a place out of this world. it’s a place for 100% relaxation. Open your eyes and you can see the sun as if its palying in your neighbourhood. the resort guys sent us a boat to take us to the resort from the land.

The houseboat was a beautiful experience. it was a lovely ride and we had a cook and 2 boatsmen on the boat at our disposal. Our boat was a single bedroom AC houseboat. It had an attached bathroom too. All thru the journey the waves gently rocked the boat as we passed the lovely palm trees, fishermen , women washing their clothes and utensils, children playing in the paddy fields and a few people having a generally good time.

The houseboat was a beautiful experience. it was a lovely ride and we had a cook and 2 boatsmen on the boat at our disposal. Our boat was a single bedroom AC houseboat. It had an attached bathroom too. All thru the journey the waves gently rocked the boat as we passed the lovely palm trees, fishermen , women washing their clothes and utensils, children playing in the paddy fields and a few people having a generally good time.

Finally I get to see a beach
Alappuzha beach in Kerala is located on a thin strip of land, sandwiched between the Arabian Sea and the Punnamada backwaters. We shopped for packets and packets of the very famous "Banana Chips", "Colocasia Chips" and "Jackfruit Chips" from Kalarickal chips Shop on Jetty road in alappuzha.

Finally a flight and back to Hyderabad.

And finally I got married to ...(you know whom)

Our Wedding Card

The Face of the Wedding card

Actual Invitation

Route Map to the Wedding Venue

My Wedding Invitation Email

This is the email invitation to all my orkut friends and friends not from orkut. I was searching for a beautiful message which conveyed all the feeling without sounding over-the-top. All that decoration work was my handiwork and I felt great about. I know one can do more but that’s what you can do when you have 5 minutes to leave the office and you are getting calls asking/requesting and finally scolding to send an email invitation.

Love beyond life

I don’t know which of them is male or female. But what I saw was that one of them was on the road and struggling to get those last few snatches of life. But alas, it failed.
And very immediately the other one came and sort of gave up its life.
A very small incident but very touching and it showed me a very natural example of true love.

Birdies are born... Hurray (will keep you posted)