Yesterday I went to see my friends sister who was here for a month now…on our very own `garmi ki chutti ‘with kids … which I never knew (while growing up) would become winter vacation ...Just name MAY JUNE to anyone from Rajasthan like me and all we could think about was the scorching heat .. My mind still getting used to the fact...MAY JUNE...Chilly winters ….I still remember having a conversation with an aunty …. Ohh, these socks I will wear them in June ,not now it’s just Feb ….n trust me I took a few seconds to absorb that thought … June and Heavy sweaters n woolen socks…don’t get along too well when I think .Well after that short diversion from the topic lets get back to it …She is leaving today (my frens sis ) so we started discussing the experience ….it was fun in a weird way …he he he …Luasaka made her run out of words… it was different ..thats the most we could get out of her ….that discussion will be included in detail in some other post ….I mean what are the things that are weird n well scary for me here (me being the insanely scared person when it comes to insects ….reptiles …YUKKKKK!!!!)
1)Well to begin with, The Putsy flies ( I hope I get the spelling right) , there is a possibility (which is rare but once I find out ,I would exaggerate…. and think as if it was an everyday issue) that you might end up with some of its eggs inside your body ….IMAGINE!!!....the process is that ,if the clothes are damp, then the fly trying to relax in a COOL environment, it might just lay eggs on your clothes and if they are not dried properly before you wear them, the eggs might still be there and they MIGHT (Friends please don’t panic remember it’s me who is writing the post who gets scared of ANY insect bigger than an ant, so keep that in mind)get inside your skin ANDDD….. Wait for it...…then the whole(grown up) insect comes out of your body…..don’t even try to imagine the expression on my face right now ….so that’s one creepy fact for you guys .
2) We went to the zoo here, with my friend, her sister and their lovely daughters .Children very excited (Zoo is supposed to be fun right, that’s why) we will get to see sweet animals (Wait for what they had in store for them), yes they wanted to see the lion ….I guess that was the only animal they found convincing and relatable to the ones they had seen in Delhi…..Our guide cum driver took us inside …children beaming with joy …..We will get to see sweet animals …ha ha ha ….the initial set backs were ignored, they thought this was just a shabby reception …blamed it on the manager and we move ahead ….. Saw a few birds …they were happy ….till they saw the DARK side, the birds were in a dark place .Owls (BIIGGG ones and sooo many of them) eagles and so many other birds can’t even remember the names..Everything was dark ….we all got out, did not take very long there …were too eager to see some color after that .Then the guide insisted …let me show you our museum, they were thrilled(some hope they thought) …yes uncle , show us the museum , and as we entered ……….the sight..Full of bones ….. Elephant heads, wild buffalo heads, a stupid painted dinosaur (that was funny)….HUMAN SKULLSS kept with Monkey skulls...to show us the similarity, a room full of DUNG (YUKKKK)….god why would they keep that in their so called museum ……this is elephant dung …this is camel dung …u guys have time to research on this n keep it in the zoo where little children come to see rabbits and all sorts of cute animals! We got out of the MUSEUM…pheww to look for something worth looking …saw a few rabbits …sigh!!Thank God, something for the kids..not for long ….then we saw at least five types of pigs ….yes PIGSSS….n the guide was so keen in explaining to us the difference in the types and their own specialty….HMMMM, like I care which pig is better !!!!! After looking at them pigs are not just filthy for me they are now scary as well…with the sharp teeth ….reminded me of Many horror flicks all at the same time….we needed time to get over all that, thank god we saw some zebras (lovely animals) and for the kids they saw the lion and some short camels(which was a big deal for the guide since camels are rare here) or else they would have given up hope to enter a zoo anywhere else in the world.
3) So we have the third one, the crocodiles here, yes they are not favorites for many of us anyway but here they go a lot beyond that, they are HUGE!!!! (The African style) They are so many in number that looking at that them all together makes you feel like a minority on earth…… that was the experience from the reptile farm, a place filled with snakes n crocodiles and stories telling you how dangerous they are ….hmmm, now for people like me …buying a ticket (Paying) to look at those dangerous creatures and listening to scary stories is surely NOTTT FUN!!!!
That’s all for this post, have a few more fear factors…. still to write. So this is the end of part one of fear factor for me, many others who are very fond of animals and find it appealing would love the above places....dont go by comments .
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
One ...Two ..Three ...START!!!
One …two...Three …start ……
Hoye hoye …rang rangili something something ladki chel chabili uske chanchal nain kataar …..Hoye chanchal nain kataar hoo uska roop tez talwar …uske roop se qatal huye toh charcha shuru huaaaaa…NAGADA NAGADA …NAGADA BAJAAA!!!!
This is the song that has not even spared our dreams for the past many days ….coz that’s what the 10 of us have been hearing in all the spare time we get …..Especially the guys who work ….it was like come home n start dancing …one two three start …”hoye hoye hoye” …there we go again ….It was a totally different experience for me ….. Participating in a dance (yes, me being the one who enjoys watching n finding things that cud have been better) n that too BHANGRAAA(yes its something I wud have never done ..well thats what I thought , when me being the last one on earth to dance to bhangra tunes )…god I just hated those Punjabi songs other than a few rare exceptions n thank god we chose those exceptions for the dance ….in fact ``Mauja hi Mauja ‘’was my first preference! So what happens when 10 people get together with unique preferences, like me????….. U END UP DANCING ON THREE SONGSSSS!!!!!! And us being the lazy class, we cut short all of them n somehow came up with something somewhat presentable for the crowd here. The choreography was not done till the morning of the show , we all still had a million doubts….like which side to turn , when to jump etc etc (NOTE: the choreography was done as if we had Hrithik dancing with us , the steps were changing every second , the position every minute and if that was not enough we had three songs to go) So, knowing all this u can imagine ……its one day before the function and its 10 pm , the lawns of The Taj..One...Two …three …start …Hoye hoye hoye …….thr we go again …and we hear …. Annoyed voice `Stop the music, just stop it, Guys just look at yourselves u are supposed to be standing in a V ‘ ……n thr we are standing in some shape in which somehow we all manage to show our faces (That was the only thing that mattered) to the crowd ,that’s all u get when u try to make us dance . Patience is a virtue she must have thought …`Ok guys lets do it again, one two three start’ …music …hoye hoye hoye .....the music continued n we all did …even the workers at the taj would have memorized the song by the time we were done ……lesson we learn ….be prepared on time(Esp. with a group like ours ) …this isn’t the night stand before exam that always worked ….. When we all were about to finish Aman (Our very own DJ) played some songs on his laptop …..billo rani kaho toh abhi jaan de dun ……n we being ourselves … dared to include this song as well (WHAATT they are even thinking about it…I thought )…….pheww!!! Thanks to a few of us …who screamed “NOO WAYYYY!!!” are u really kidding me …….
The next morning …exhausted..Still….from the rehearsals last evening …..all the ladies of the organization committee were trying sooo hard just to make us move ..Guys , just once more…..Plss practice guys!!!!….they all had huge expectations from Bhangra…akhir apne desh ka sawaal tha …Bhangra is sooo popular here amongst all the non Indians , it had to be the best , it had to reflect what we all are proud of …. That’s when all of us decided to just have a blast...Smile...Enjoy…..give it all your energy everything else will fall in place itself …. N it did ….They loved …it was a hit …amongst everyone ….When the music was played again (ON DEMAND: D…hmmm the once more once more part he he he) ….an African man …he joined us …he tried to lift his hands in the air (like we all do in bhangra)….. Looked like he was experiencing an all together different joy….. A feeling that he was free from all the inhibitions …..he lifted his hands n jumped with every beat ….the joy on his face was amazing…looking at him n his friends dancing to the tunes of Nagada ….made me see the strength in the language of music ….which made everyone on the stage that day …African, American, Asian Indian …everyone dance to the same beat all together in one tune ….that is the power of melody ...in the end all the hard work (ahem ahem ….I know many people disagree)…. The rehearsals in the veranda in this chilly season after a day’s work… was all worth it …was all worth the…. Experience!!!
Hoye hoye …rang rangili something something ladki chel chabili uske chanchal nain kataar …..Hoye chanchal nain kataar hoo uska roop tez talwar …uske roop se qatal huye toh charcha shuru huaaaaa…NAGADA NAGADA …NAGADA BAJAAA!!!!
This is the song that has not even spared our dreams for the past many days ….coz that’s what the 10 of us have been hearing in all the spare time we get …..Especially the guys who work ….it was like come home n start dancing …one two three start …”hoye hoye hoye” …there we go again ….It was a totally different experience for me ….. Participating in a dance (yes, me being the one who enjoys watching n finding things that cud have been better) n that too BHANGRAAA(yes its something I wud have never done ..well thats what I thought , when me being the last one on earth to dance to bhangra tunes )…god I just hated those Punjabi songs other than a few rare exceptions n thank god we chose those exceptions for the dance ….in fact ``Mauja hi Mauja ‘’was my first preference! So what happens when 10 people get together with unique preferences, like me????….. U END UP DANCING ON THREE SONGSSSS!!!!!! And us being the lazy class, we cut short all of them n somehow came up with something somewhat presentable for the crowd here. The choreography was not done till the morning of the show , we all still had a million doubts….like which side to turn , when to jump etc etc (NOTE: the choreography was done as if we had Hrithik dancing with us , the steps were changing every second , the position every minute and if that was not enough we had three songs to go) So, knowing all this u can imagine ……its one day before the function and its 10 pm , the lawns of The Taj..One...Two …three …start …Hoye hoye hoye …….thr we go again …and we hear …. Annoyed voice `Stop the music, just stop it, Guys just look at yourselves u are supposed to be standing in a V ‘ ……n thr we are standing in some shape in which somehow we all manage to show our faces (That was the only thing that mattered) to the crowd ,that’s all u get when u try to make us dance . Patience is a virtue she must have thought …`Ok guys lets do it again, one two three start’ …music …hoye hoye hoye .....the music continued n we all did …even the workers at the taj would have memorized the song by the time we were done ……lesson we learn ….be prepared on time(Esp. with a group like ours ) …this isn’t the night stand before exam that always worked ….. When we all were about to finish Aman (Our very own DJ) played some songs on his laptop …..billo rani kaho toh abhi jaan de dun ……n we being ourselves … dared to include this song as well (WHAATT they are even thinking about it…I thought )…….pheww!!! Thanks to a few of us …who screamed “NOO WAYYYY!!!” are u really kidding me …….
The next morning …exhausted..Still….from the rehearsals last evening …..all the ladies of the organization committee were trying sooo hard just to make us move ..Guys , just once more…..Plss practice guys!!!!….they all had huge expectations from Bhangra…akhir apne desh ka sawaal tha …Bhangra is sooo popular here amongst all the non Indians , it had to be the best , it had to reflect what we all are proud of …. That’s when all of us decided to just have a blast...Smile...Enjoy…..give it all your energy everything else will fall in place itself …. N it did ….They loved …it was a hit …amongst everyone ….When the music was played again (ON DEMAND: D…hmmm the once more once more part he he he) ….an African man …he joined us …he tried to lift his hands in the air (like we all do in bhangra)….. Looked like he was experiencing an all together different joy….. A feeling that he was free from all the inhibitions …..he lifted his hands n jumped with every beat ….the joy on his face was amazing…looking at him n his friends dancing to the tunes of Nagada ….made me see the strength in the language of music ….which made everyone on the stage that day …African, American, Asian Indian …everyone dance to the same beat all together in one tune ….that is the power of melody ...in the end all the hard work (ahem ahem ….I know many people disagree)…. The rehearsals in the veranda in this chilly season after a day’s work… was all worth it …was all worth the…. Experience!!!
Thursday, June 19, 2008
The Beginning
It was already time when we were supposed to be at the airport ....
no signs of Ak yet ....plus he had to pick some luggage 4m saba (our fren here ) to be sent to joburg , so after work he had to pass thru thr place first... pick the bag n then come home .....
He came home literally threw all the suitcases into the boot ..... prayed 4 a min and thr we goooo
We rushed to the airport .. Ak being himself was Late again from work coz of some meeting as always .....he was talkin till the second he was forced to end the call n RUNNNN to borad the plane , trust me we were the last ones to board the plane ...
Even at the check-in counter the attendant thr, gave us a lecture to be on time bla bla bla ...i know i am late pls spare me these crucial 5 mins atleast but noooo ..... he jes cud not ....
he jes hated us ...... then the obvious thought in my mind came true ....
"u wont sit tgthr" ...thank u soo much i said ...i didnt even care to argue with him to work out somethimg ....cud not afford to waste anthr min ....we rushd to the immigration section ...filled the form in the worst handwriting of mine (till date)....i somehow manage to outdo the limits i think my handwriting can not go beyond .....but soemhow it does everyitme ....anyways we do board the plane ...RIGHT on time !!!!!
It was a funny site to me ... all the passengers seated n thr stares ...phewww
as if we were the reason they have been sitting here for the past 10 mins .....
i mean the flight was not supposed to leave anyway before 13:00 ...duuhhhhh!!!
all throughout our race to the plane .... i was literally rushing a km ahead of akshay which he was complainin all along ... :) ...but my reasoning was once i board the plane even if u come after 10 mins its alrite .... all thanks to my travelling college days , being on the bus every single day for four years ...bhaiya bus rokiye abhi aur log aa rahe hain ..... :D
somehow managed to get the seats tgthr .... once this settled i was hungry .....burned all my calories in the race to board the plane ..... hmmm so me n my indian food habbits .....have started hating bread coz thts all i get mostly...atlst when i am travelling ...thts the worst part..... cant stand the bland food and the mushrooms .... everytime i do get veg fod ...it is ALWAYS (well mostly) mushrooms or sth of the same breed .....so really doesnt make a diff veg or non veg i know i ll end up eating the buns with the tea... :(
YESSSS .....n thts wht i did end up eating yet again ..... ak on the other side loved the food ....n was more then happy to eat my share as well ...
It wasnt a very long flight ....reached joburg .... the airport was undergoing some renovation at that time .... so was not sth i imagined ..."Thts all!!" ....i thought .... me n my india zindabad ..... even the mumbai airport looks better then this i thought n smiled .....
anyways was happy to reach thr and was lookin fwd to see anthr new place .....
no signs of Ak yet ....plus he had to pick some luggage 4m saba (our fren here ) to be sent to joburg , so after work he had to pass thru thr place first... pick the bag n then come home .....
He came home literally threw all the suitcases into the boot ..... prayed 4 a min and thr we goooo
We rushed to the airport .. Ak being himself was Late again from work coz of some meeting as always .....he was talkin till the second he was forced to end the call n RUNNNN to borad the plane , trust me we were the last ones to board the plane ...
Even at the check-in counter the attendant thr, gave us a lecture to be on time bla bla bla ...i know i am late pls spare me these crucial 5 mins atleast but noooo ..... he jes cud not ....
he jes hated us ...... then the obvious thought in my mind came true ....
"u wont sit tgthr" ...thank u soo much i said ...i didnt even care to argue with him to work out somethimg ....cud not afford to waste anthr min ....we rushd to the immigration section ...filled the form in the worst handwriting of mine (till date)....i somehow manage to outdo the limits i think my handwriting can not go beyond .....but soemhow it does everyitme ....anyways we do board the plane ...RIGHT on time !!!!!
It was a funny site to me ... all the passengers seated n thr stares ...phewww
as if we were the reason they have been sitting here for the past 10 mins .....
i mean the flight was not supposed to leave anyway before 13:00 ...duuhhhhh!!!
all throughout our race to the plane .... i was literally rushing a km ahead of akshay which he was complainin all along ... :) ...but my reasoning was once i board the plane even if u come after 10 mins its alrite .... all thanks to my travelling college days , being on the bus every single day for four years ...bhaiya bus rokiye abhi aur log aa rahe hain ..... :D
somehow managed to get the seats tgthr .... once this settled i was hungry .....burned all my calories in the race to board the plane ..... hmmm so me n my indian food habbits .....have started hating bread coz thts all i get mostly...atlst when i am travelling ...thts the worst part..... cant stand the bland food and the mushrooms .... everytime i do get veg fod ...it is ALWAYS (well mostly) mushrooms or sth of the same breed .....so really doesnt make a diff veg or non veg i know i ll end up eating the buns with the tea... :(
YESSSS .....n thts wht i did end up eating yet again ..... ak on the other side loved the food ....n was more then happy to eat my share as well ...
It wasnt a very long flight ....reached joburg .... the airport was undergoing some renovation at that time .... so was not sth i imagined ..."Thts all!!" ....i thought .... me n my india zindabad ..... even the mumbai airport looks better then this i thought n smiled .....
anyways was happy to reach thr and was lookin fwd to see anthr new place .....
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