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HAPPPYYY NEWWW YEARRR!!! (oh sorry, I forgot you have a massive hangover LOL *whispers* happy new year).....That's why I love the fact that I don't drink. I start my New Year not broke and hang-over free!!! haahah.
Had a WONDERFUL time with family and friends at a house party last night. I fail to understand why people would blow thousands of rupees and spend New Year's Eve at some random hotel with strangers. And then have the nerve to show-off, ohhh I was at the Taj, ohhh I was at the ITC blah blah blah!! What are you showing off exactly?? The fact that you have no friends to celebrate with ahahha!!! ok enough about The Stoopids (thats my term for those insufferable bunch of people that everyone comes across)
I feel criminally HAPPY right now. I have a smile on my face *this* wide!!!
There's something about the 1st of Jan isn't there?? You get filled with this new hope, this new drive and ambition, this random love radiating from every pore. (or wait, is it just me??) I feel pumped!!! I feel this year this going to be different. I feel, well, I just FEEL!!!
So here's to a bright new year. Let's not make the same mistakes in 2011 that we made in 2010. There are so many new mistakes to be made after all!!!!hahahah.
Much Love,
BombayDiva
Hello people!! Remember me?? :)
Its been a little more than two years since I've posted on my blog (naughty me eh? LOL). I could blame a lot of people or a set of circumstances for this, but I'd rather just put it in black and white. I chickened out... I censored myself...I let them win...Plain and simple!!!
In the time since, I've grown as a person (or so I would like to think!!!). I don't get as easily bogged down by negativity as I used to and I've been toying with the idea of jumping onto the blogging bandwagon again. I feel like its a momentous move personally because (a) I'll be starting in a new DECADE!! and (b) I will NEVER let anyone censor or discourage me!!
In the past couple of years a lot of things have changed. I've unknotted a lot of personality kinks, tried to evolve (as much as I know how) and earned a degree or two in the School of Hard Knocks!!
And a lot of things HAVEN'T changed. I still LOVE my city with all my heart (and my blog pretty much reflects this), I still am a foodie and still have that tinge of madness that colours all my interactions and stands me in good stead when times are tough!!
In this New Year 2011, I'm all set to become Faye Salins Version 2.0 :D
Happy Blogging to me!!!
PS: I would be very remiss if I did not mention one of the most encouraging influences in my life; CJ. Without him, this would not have been possible (Honestly, no exaggeration!!!) Thanks for always being there man, you're my rock!!! Much love :)
Have been in an uncharacteristic right royal funk of late. Maybe its my poor subjugated creative soul crying out for an outlet, or maybe it's just that I happen to be an idiot magnet.
Whatever the case may be, I apologize for not posting for so long.......but give me a few more days while I straighten some people.....erm..things ;) out, and I'll be on the blogging wagon again.
Thanks for putting up with me!!
Arrghh!! The next sorry excuse for a human being who asks me this question is going to get smacked upside their head(s).
Some evil force of nature deigned that I would remain indoors due to the heavy rains for a week (which seems like a month). I decided to get out of my underground lair and step out into the sunshine here in Bombay.
And every.where.I.went there were people asking me "What are you doing here??". Not random people ofcourse(coz that would be weird, in addition to being silly), but people I know.
At the museum and the art gallery, at the movies and at restaurants......that's what people say when they randomly bump into you.
What would you expect me to do in a restaurant/theatre/art gallery??? Scout the place on behalf of terrorists outfits?? Smash the place with a bat demanding they change all the signs BACK to "Bombay"???
Argh people!!!!
How bout you learn some NEW opening lines?? Like, "Oh how nice to see you here!" or "Its so nice you're here, let's catch up" or even "Oh so you're here......are you done stealing my boyfriend??"....lol
*Sigh* , but it's not meant to be. Let's start a brigade. The anti "Hi! What are you doing here?"(HWAYDH) brigade and swear that the next person who says that will get the icy stare of death!!! :P
So , what are you doing here ?
Today's papers were filled with news of the couple from Bhayander (Bombay) who moved the court, so that they could abort their 24 week old foetus. They are doing this, since abortion after 20 weeks is illegal in India, and the baby had some sort of heart blockage/cardiac problem.
So basically, the pro-life/pro-choice war that has been raging in the USA and other countries for years has finally touched Indian shores.
As a woman, I am firmly in the pro-choice camp. Irrespective of the fact that it is my body, and therefore mine to do whatever suits me (whether it is keeping the baby or not), no courts can decide whether I am in a position to be a fit mother, emotionally or financially. It's amazing how the pro-life brigade is only bothered about whether the baby is born or not, and is in no way concerned about the quality of life of the baby or the family.
Kudos to the couple to decided against going into some clinic in a dark alley, and having the courage to go the legal way, even though this might wreck irreparable damage on their image, not to mention the psyche of the child once she is old enough to realise that she wasn't wanted.
Unfortunately, the courts in their infinite knowledge decided that they know what is better for us than we do and decided not to let them go ahead with the abortion.This verdict may effectively have either forced them into penury, forced them into having a child and then giving it up for adoption or forcing a child to grow up with absolutely no quality of life.
In a country where the population problem is threating our progress, I think this is a very very stupid move. Instead of it being a landmark verdict, where the abortion cut-off was raised to 24 weeks, they have basically given a subliminal nod to the populace to go ahead and keep trying.
And we all know, this is the last thing we need. This is one area in which I wish we DON'T over-take China.
The saffron brigade has done it again, Monday's Economic Times reported that the Sena has managed to rope in food-giant McDonalds to sponsor a convention of prospective 'Shiv Vadapav' vendors in Mumbai.
Before you jump the gun let me state that I have nothing against the corporatization of this city's much beloved carbohydrate-bomb, Jumbo King got there first remember? All I'm asking is would the vada pav taste less delicious without the 'Shiv' prefix? I mean common! You've already renamed the airport, railway station, and museum, can't we at least refrain from unleashing politics on to the poor man's stomach. ET describes it 'the culinary dimensions of politics'
Sure George Wittet the man who designed Gateway of India, the Prince of Wales Museum, the Indian Institute of Science and Ballard Estate must've rolled in his grave when Wittet Street in Fort was renamed as Walchand Hirachand Marg. But hell he had no right to argue for starters he was dead, and secondly and more importantly he was a Britisher. But what did the Vada Pav do to deserve its fate. I'm sure a Happy Meal comprising Shiv waran Bhath and Shiv kokum Kadi are in the pipeline.
I'm not an elitist anti- Marathi which I'm sure ill be accused of by the end of this article all I'm saying is; pause, before you obliterate the history of this city.
The situation is so bad that I recently spotted an irate tourist at Pydhonie junction jumping over his copy of Lonely Planet. When a street overflowing with locals can't help you find an address it sure is a "lonely planet". I'm surprised the editors of this travel magazine haven't initiated a lawsuit for its losses running into billions thanks to BMC's naam Karan bug. If you think only streets, junctions, and chowks that are renamed then you're wrong, the good ol' footpath hasn't been spared either. The footpath opposite Wilson College at Chowpaty is called Khote footpath.
Rumor has it, running out of things to rename the BMC is considering initiating a proposal to name the street lamps of this city. Don't be surprised if you spot a lamp post with the name Shri Ujaala Marg or something.
Thankfully the people of this city have trouble catching up with the times, do you ever hear people say that they're going for a stroll on Netaji Subhash Bose Road (Marine Drive)? Since when did rechristening roads, becomes a benchmark of patriotism?
I believe that every time you rename something, you willfully chip away it's history, disrespect it heroes and their contribution to make this city what it is. Apart from the ethical and practical dilemmas about renaming anything and everything, isn't it odd that Mumbai -this glorious city has only one hero? What? Did you say JRD Tata? Nonsense! Like the tooth-fairy and unicorn he was a mythical creature made up by some ageing Parsi to tell his grandchildren at bedtime.
Before you jump the gun let me state that I have nothing against the corporatization of this city's much beloved carbohydrate-bomb, Jumbo King got there first remember? All I'm asking is would the vada pav taste less delicious without the 'Shiv' prefix? I mean common! You've already renamed the airport, railway station, and museum, can't we at least refrain from unleashing politics on to the poor man's stomach. ET describes it 'the culinary dimensions of politics'
Sure George Wittet the man who designed Gateway of India, the Prince of Wales Museum, the Indian Institute of Science and Ballard Estate must've rolled in his grave when Wittet Street in Fort was renamed as Walchand Hirachand Marg. But hell he had no right to argue for starters he was dead, and secondly and more importantly he was a Britisher. But what did the Vada Pav do to deserve its fate. I'm sure a Happy Meal comprising Shiv waran Bhath and Shiv kokum Kadi are in the pipeline.
I'm not an elitist anti- Marathi which I'm sure ill be accused of by the end of this article all I'm saying is; pause, before you obliterate the history of this city.
The situation is so bad that I recently spotted an irate tourist at Pydhonie junction jumping over his copy of Lonely Planet. When a street overflowing with locals can't help you find an address it sure is a "lonely planet". I'm surprised the editors of this travel magazine haven't initiated a lawsuit for its losses running into billions thanks to BMC's naam Karan bug. If you think only streets, junctions, and chowks that are renamed then you're wrong, the good ol' footpath hasn't been spared either. The footpath opposite Wilson College at Chowpaty is called Khote footpath.
Rumor has it, running out of things to rename the BMC is considering initiating a proposal to name the street lamps of this city. Don't be surprised if you spot a lamp post with the name Shri Ujaala Marg or something.
Thankfully the people of this city have trouble catching up with the times, do you ever hear people say that they're going for a stroll on Netaji Subhash Bose Road (Marine Drive)? Since when did rechristening roads, becomes a benchmark of patriotism?
I believe that every time you rename something, you willfully chip away it's history, disrespect it heroes and their contribution to make this city what it is. Apart from the ethical and practical dilemmas about renaming anything and everything, isn't it odd that Mumbai -this glorious city has only one hero? What? Did you say JRD Tata? Nonsense! Like the tooth-fairy and unicorn he was a mythical creature made up by some ageing Parsi to tell his grandchildren at bedtime.
I consider myself to be a fairly level headed person (except on full moon nights). I didn't think that I could be celebrity struck, but I was out celebrating Friendship Day with Shamim and we came across Manav Gohil and his wife Shweta.
Now granted he doesn't have your quintessential chocolate boy looks (I dont like that sort anyway, Shahid Kapoor being the brand ambassador of that "sort"). But he's got dimples, is tall and has a face to die for! What's not to love?? :). He also looks like a "thinker" so thats just the cherry on the cake!
We circled him four times with our arms laden with random stuff (because we were too lazy/short-sighted to get a trolley and we ended up buying armloads of stuff!). I have honestly never stared drooling and slack-awed at another human being (being an expert in the art of "checking out" without appearing to be checking out!) and they almost called in house-keeping to scrape our jaws (and our drool) off the floor. I am now officially one step closer to marrying him.
On a side (and completely bias free) note, I'm happy to report that his wife has horrible skin and has done this weird and terrible dye job on her hair, which aimed for red but fell short and landed smack dab in maroon. Wheee!!! :) Ok bitchiness over!!
Sigh! I heart Manav Gohil.
Pic from here
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