I believe in capital punishment

I was seeing the story of this young girl on NDTV. A boy had thrown acid on her face (because she refused his proposal)... and her face was completely burnt & disfigured and she was blinded. The family has no money for her operations and is totally devastated. From being an earning member of the family, she has suddenly become a dependant...she is now suddenly living a vegetable's existence and can see no hope in life...

 

My first reaction was of horror, anger and a want to get hold of that guy and bash his head against the wall...what is wrong with society... what is wrong with this whole f***ing world?? I mean imagine how sick the perpetrator has to be, to do something like this! I generally consider myself to be a peaceful person, but when I see cases like these, sahi mein khoon khaul uthta hai...And like I've said before- these people should be hanged, or rather they should be pelted with stones till they breathe their last breath...

Yes. Yes. YES.. !

Caught the new Jim Carrey movie yesterday- "Yes Man"... it's not your regular, mindless comedy with Jim making weird faces. It is a movie that sends out a simple message- "say Yes to Life". Try out new things, be open to opportunities, go out and live life, don't get stuck in the rut of office and home.. just do things that you enjoy... 

Why I related so much to the movie (and I think most of my MBAs friends would too) is that after a point in time, we all get stuck in that zone- where we worry about work, deadlines, family, relationships etc.. we forget our hobbies, our passions, the things that we would do as kids... or hoped we would do when we grew up.. like flying a plane... going bunjee jumping... going biking on a starry night...  I've done a lot a lot of things in the last couple of years, but lately the itch seems to have started again :D So I'm gonna start saying YES to life again and see what opportunities come my way :)

Thank you Shekhar, for your nice comment on my previous post. But I'm sad to admit that I have already broken my resolve twice already after writing that post :P Or maybe it's god's way of saying that "tujhe jitna rona hai- issi saal mei ro ley... fir agley saal masti kar liyo" :D 

Couple of things that I have to on my mind right now- which I just HAVE to write about...

a) Another baby born in my family... the third in 3 months (We are going through a baby boom) :P

b) I hate this Indian mentality of wanting a son... people were actually crying (!!) yesterday because another daughter was born and they wanted a son!

c) I'm looking fwd to my upcoming trips- getting in the party mood :)

This year I pledge to...

The New year is just 10 days away and it's that time again when I make my resolutions and resolve not to break them for at least 2-3 months :D Every year my resolutions are on very very similiar lines. I generally resolve to be a better person, to make better relationships, to be happy and to not cry at all in the next year... (the last one is always the first to be broken every year :D)

So as this year ends, I again look back on the past year and see the error of my ways.. and I tell myself that the coming year will be better...and that I will be a better person next year... I resolve to stay happy, whatever the circumstance and to not let anything bog down my spirit and enthusiasm. I will be grateful for whatever I have and be proud and content with my achievements, yet strive to excel in whatever I pursue (this is beginning to sound like my MBA SOP :D). 

People will once again see that side of me, which I have kept hidden for the past 6-8 months... the side that people can see only glimpses of...that fun-loving, carefree person...look out guys... I'm coming back in FORM :D

Being in a senti mood today (though, when am I not senti :D) I have decided to say thanks to a couple of people who have stuck by me, without hope for any returns and out of pure love. One of these people is K- who I really admire and respect. This person has been like a rock- giving me support -even though he needed a lot of it too... I don't think I have ever come across someone as "suljha hua" as him... though he always begs to differ :) 

The other person is R-who refused to accept my testimonial on orkut- because I openly claimed that I love him and he was not sure how his girl friend would react :P The reason why I feel so nice when I talk to these people is that- they seem to know the answers to everything! Seriously...! 

When I feel bad about something or worried or plain confused- they just seem to say things that make the whole situation so simple :) Like- K says,"We all make choices in life.. and your choices will not necessarily make everyone happy... but that's how life is. You've made a choice- so now just stick to it, instead of questioning it!" 

Thanks guys... love you :)

Welcome to adulthood...

Every now and then people remind me how much I've changed since campus days... how I've matured and sobered down (as opposed to being immature and wild??? :P)... people tell me how I'm no longer just that masti, fun-loving girl and they assure me that this change is for the better :)

But then, how come I don't feel so great about it? How come I want to go back to that immature, naive kid who landed in K, feeling ready to conquer to world? (I think I was a more fun person then and I've come back to my boring self again). Surprisingly, other people also agree to having similiar feelings. VB says that when we reached campus, it was as if we had pressed a reset button on our lives and we could change who we were and be who we really wanted to be. But this reset was meant to last only those 2 years- after that you come back to normal life, out of that dream world.. into adulthood, with responsibilities, pressures... 

Put your hand into God's... trust Him to lead you...

For once I found myself praying for someone else instead of myself. 

Lately, i seem to have got into the habit of asking God for only things for myself... (don't we all :D)... umm... but then I heard about this person who is very sick and actually has been sick for quite some time now... over the past 2 years I have seen how his deteriorating health has affected the people near and dear to him... and everytime I feel thankful to God, for protecting my family, and yet a feeling of despair at the unfairness of the whole thing... 

Well, somehow last evening, I just walked to the nearby temple and prayed... simple prayed for God to make this person better and to give his family some rest.. don't be so hard on them god... 

It's really surprising how other people's pains and troubles always make our's seem so trivial....

(pout) 

:((((

Just thank god that you're normal...

All those who've studied in an all-girls school might be able to relate to what I have to say today.. 

Was there any girl in school who was the classic tom-boy, with boy-cut hair, comparatively flat-chested- the kind who most people considered "wierd"..? At that time, maybe you didn't know the meaning of a lesbian or a transgender- but you simply knew that this girl was different.. she'd be made fun of, there'd by smothered giggles... she'd be remembered well, even years after you passed out of school...

Well.. umm... now what? What if you meet that person again today and you found that she was still the same... the same boy-cut hair, the same boyish clothes, still flat. I'll tell you what you'd do. The next time you met your friends- you'd go......"Hey, guess who I met the other day... XYZ... and guess what, she is still the same, man..!! I couldn't believe it..."  And there'd be an uproar and people would laugh and remember their school days and her "funny" ways...! No one would really care about what she's doing with her life, whether she's happy, whether she's working somewhere... no- she'd always be labelled weird and that's what will always matter to people...!

**"V@T&@Ll**..so cool I m... :D

Ok- this one's Hillllaaaarious!! :P

You know what I love about Orkut? You know that option where you can see the names of people of visit your profile...? 

Well... you'll love this one... here is the profile of some guy (click here) who visited my profile yesterday... His name is Vatsal (so cool am i!) and and and- he has put up a pic of Shahid Kapoor (is that spelled with a double "o" or a "u"?). You have to read what he says about himself... I mean this guy crosses all limits of Narcissism! :D Oh and you HAVE to read the testimonial... "god take care of the person who is reading the testimonial....blah blah!! :))))

Hehehe... my day is made :)