WHY CAN'T I SMILE IN PEACE?

(dedicated to the victims of the Mumbai terror attack and all others victimized by terrorism in today's world)

 

I wake up in the morn,

wanting to smell the rain

But instead of the wet mud

I smell blood stains.

 

I wake up in the morn

wanting to hear the church bells

Suddenly some bombs explode

singing the death knell.

 

I no more can go to the shops

and ask for my chocolates and gum

Mom is scared and worried

and dad says the terrorists will come.

 

I hear grandma talk of freedom

how she bravely fought for the cause.

but when I look out of the windows

she screams, all angry and cross!

 

I seem to have no streets

to run and play and fall!

There is no place to cycle

no place to hide and crawl

 

I am a little kid of seven

with her book and toys and doll

Why can't I smile in peace

It is my world too, after all!

WHY CAN'T I SMILE IN PEACE?

(dedicated to the victims of the Mumbai terror attack and all others victimized by terrorism in today's world)

 

I wake up in the morn,

wanting to smell the rain

But instead of the wet mud

I smell blood stains.

 

I wake up in the morn

wanting to hear the church bells

Suddenly some bombs explode

singing the death knell.

 

I no more can go to the shops

and ask for my chocolates and gum

Mom is scared and worried

and dad says the terrorists will come.

 

I hear grandma talk of freedom

how she bravely fought for the cause.

but when I look out of the windows

she screams, all angry and cross!

 

I seem to have no streets

to run and play and fall!

There is no place to cycle

no place to hide and crawl

 

I am a little kid of seven

with her book and toys and doll

Why can't I smile in peace

It is my world too, after all!

empty eyes...

deep pangs of longing

a search

an emptiness

a forever road.

It is wonderful to be alive...

Rainy days are just so inspiring...it feels like the soul has sprouted wings and is soaring somewhere there... up in the skies... amongst those storm clouds... :)

I have no clue where I get all the positive vibes from. Maybe, like Poorni says, "The cosmos is talking". Or maybe it is somewhere deep within that lies this indefatigable thing called hope, so rooted that nothing seems to nip it off!

I'm just so glad to be alive...

It's a lovely world... :)

TAG HEUER (Read Tag Here dummy!)

1. What have you realized lately?

That my happiness is solely my own and I have never been more happier in life! :)

2. Have you given your first kiss away?

HA HA HA! Nopes!

3.  If you were stranded on a desert island, which 11 blog buddies would you take?

Why would I take blog buddies? I'd take a plane! :D

4.  Where is the place you want to go the most?

Prince Edward Island :)

5. if you had one dream to come true, what would it be?

Globe-trot. With mom or alone! :)

6. do you believe in seeing the rainbow after the rain?

like DUH!

7. what’re you afraid of losing the most now?

You can't decide what to win or lose. Somethings are always yours. And somethings can never be. I hope I don't lose perspective of this fact in life!

8. if you win one million dollars what would you do?

Globe-trot! :) Buy a car, new house, sponsor a bright poor kid's education for life! :)

9. if you meet someone that you love, would you tell him/her?

I would. I don't mind that one bit. But well, I should be ASSURE that he loves me back before I pop the question!

10. list 3 good things about the person who tagged you.

a.b.c.: I randomly blog hopped. I have no idea about her. I picked the tag as randomly as I visited her blog!

11. what are the requirements that you wish from your other half?

Should love me for what I am. Should resemble Gilbert Blythe in like a million ways! :D

12. what type of people do you hate the most?

people who possess three-fourths of the qualities I despise!

13. what’s the one thing you cant live without?

people :)

14. if you have faults, would you rather that people around you point it out or keep quiet?

Yeah... better out than in!

15.  are you a shopaholic?

The Material Maniac is another name I go by! ;P

16. find one word to describe the person who tagged you.

good-writer :)

17. if you had a chance, which part of your character would you change?

Maybe I'd be a little less open about my emotions.

18. what’s the last shocking thing you saw or heard?

Can't remember!

19. would you rather love or money?

love of course!!!! How dare u ask tat question TAG?! X(

An Awesome photographer

There are some photographs that truly stay in your mind out of all the gazillion photos we end up seeing in our lifetime. I have already written about one of my favourite photographers- Padmini.

 

Here's another helluva photographer and a friend of mine. I simply love his photographs.

Check them out at:

http://javitsphotography.com/

Here's wishing Reuters calls you up soon and New York Times renames Best Seller as the Javits page... Cheers!

;)

:)

I wanna give the whole wide world a biiiiiiiiiiiiig hug
:)
it is SUCH a nice day
:)

I know there are ppl dying
I know there is crime poverty sadness everythin
but somewhere I feel like this moment... nothing else matters... and everyone's smiling...

:)

Today is such a nice gray day. Not the gray of gloominess but the gray of glad. A kind of lazy happiness has fallen over the world and had it not been for an exam tomorrow, I'd have cuddled up with a nice book in a cozy corner near the window with a steaming hot cup of tea and let my soul wander all over!

But as is wont to happen, I have an exam, I am expected to study one whole chapter in the span of the next ten minutes and my mind and soul are rebelling capture ad seeking to flee!

That moderate pregnant bulge in the gray clouds happily promises at least a drizzle and that dry, yet occasionally chilly blast of wind just pampers it more.

Hopes and dreams seem to take wing once again. Till yesterday all the angel flaps seemed frayed and darned-over a million times- ugly patches of cloth covering the gaping gashes in the wispy wings. But today, somehow, someway, they seem miraculously whole and filmy and as magical as they are meant to be!

It just takes some dreamy faraway storm clouds to wash the soul. Sometimes, even before it rains!

To Aamir

It really feels great to know that TZP was appreciated so much at the IDA (International Dyslexia Association). Firstly, it feels fantastic that an international audience is able to connect with an Indian film. After considering that our films are just basically on a higher entertainment value and lower on content, FINALLY, we've got some appreciation from an intelligent audience about a movie, relevant to their lives.

Secondly, the entire team of TZP deserves it. Taare Zameen Par, along with Anbe Sivam happen to be my most favourite movie in all times! And it thrills me to bits to see it get this recognition. The effort that every person has put in shows in every frame. he movie makes me bawl every time I watch it. Incidentally, aren't movies that make you cry the ones that stay with you forever and the ones that have a deep emotional connection with you?! TZP is enough to lift my spirits and make me feel renewed in my faith in humanity! :)

Lastly, for Aamir- the man who, with Darsheel, was the face of the film. He, who has popularized it, who made it be known and heard in every nook and cranny.

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Speaking about Aamir, I am a BIG fan of his blog. In fact, the only blog I read these days is his and I find SO much simplicity and humility in him! I admire him and his writing for the convictions they stand for, the kind of truth they associate themselves with.

I've always loved Aamir. But his meteoric rise as a thinking actor, in recent times is what made me so passionate about his movie and his ideas and opinions about films.

You know there are always a certain bunch of people whom you admire forever in life. Aamir, is one of them. Being an aspiring movie maker, I really wish I could hear him speak. I cannot curse myself enough for missing him at the Gollapudi Srinivas Awards!

I was just reading his 'Sleepless in Seattle' post in his blog and as usual, the impulsiveness in me shot forth and made me write this!

Ah Aamir... wish I could meet you and tell you HOW wonderful TZP is. I know zillions of others have told you that very same stale dialogue. But somehow, I STILL want to add my voice to the din! The movie means SO much to me! :)

life :)

life, some proclaim is a vale of tears
life, some say is just what you fear
but life, oh well, in truth, dear
is what you make out of it here!
:)