Thursday, July 24, 2008

Brothers in arms

Brothers in arms

These mist covered mountains

Are a home now for me
But my home is the lowlands
And always will be
Some day youll return to
Your valleys and your farms
And youll no longer burn
To be brothers in arms

Through these fields of destruction
Baptisms of fire
Ive watched all your suffering
As the battles raged higher
And though they did hurt me so bad
In the fear and alarm
You did not desert me
My brothers in arms

Theres so many different worlds
So many differents suns
And we have just one world
But we live in different ones

Now the suns gone to hell
And the moons riding high
Let me bid you farewell
Every man has to die
But its written in the starlight
And every line on your palm
Were fools to make war
On our brothers in arms

this one is for jon .......for introducing me to this song .... and singing it as loud as possible because it is his favourite ... and making me think about what each sentence means ........

only a man from the forces can understand the agony of not being able to see ur kids 6 months at a time .... and not being able to walk into ur farm and eat the paddy and spit out the husk to check if it is ok .... their UNIT becomes everything for them ... it reallly does become home for them ... every boy who is sent to become a man is made to join the army ... not knowing what lies in store for him ... but that is what makes him different from us .... he doesnt wimp out and find the nearest getaway ...... he stands with his brothers and fellow men ..... geared up to fight what comes from the other side.. he is a man who doesnt mind fighting for another soldier ... he is a man who is respected ... whose mum gloats about because "mera beta fauj main hai ".... he is the man who fights for us to sleep in peace .... he is the man who doesn't mind giving up a good nights sleep ........ he is the man .. who stands up when a woman walks by and salutes if he is an officer from the higher rank ... he is the man that doesnt ever forget his manners ..... or his responsibilities..... he is a man ... who has truly seen india in her most beautiful form .he is a man every mother would want for her daughter ... he is a man every father would want his son to become ... he is a man every friend talks about ...he makes our hearts soar and will take on a challenge at any time of the day ... where have those men gone ..where??.... and i am so sure mark knopfler and dire straits did not write it for us .... but i say this to every one who knows a soldier ... just say .. thank you... and smile ... he will know what it is about .. and he will remember his brothers in arms ...

this i dedicate to my dad ... for being my idol and my role model since i was a chubby little girl who sat on his shoulder ..... i dont think anyone will ever know what it feels like to see ur dad get a medal from the president.... for fighting for his country ...... "pappa i couldnt have been prouder ..... thank u "......

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

LIFE LESSONS......

18 yrs of my life have flown birds migrating .. from here to russia .... and with each winter that comes and each summer that goes ... they shed more feathers ... but learn new paths to the place.they call LIFE..... so did i. ...with every milestone or age group i crossed i learnt a little ...

at 1 ... the whole world was talking about how cute aishu was and how she used to drool ... and her first word was "adooo".... in tamil it means there .... so mom would ask me "aishu where is the cow and i would say "adoo"and point at a cow ....i wonder what happened to all that intelligence and fast learning .... :D.....i was a chubby kid .. hehehe the damn baby fat never seemed to have left me ...... :D.....at one i didnt learn much ... learnt how to crawl ...actuallly that also i used to take the help of a cushion ..THAT POOR CUSHION..... may his soul rest in peace :D


at5. i learnt that crayons were everything .... they were the answers to any problem or book ... u got a book .. U DRAW...... u found an empty space on the wall U DRAW...... (but if u stay at grandmas place then she will break ur knuckles and ur crayons if u touch her wall ..... funny she still screams at me if i go near the wall ....hmmmm)..... but crayons were it all ....... in schoool after the ayyamma gave u lunch and u had drawing period ..... u used crayons ... if u had to finish drawing homework u used crayons .. somehow i still love that feeling of not knowing what u r colouring but just colouring a page BECAUSE u have crayons.(or bcoz u flicked ur little cousins box when her mom dragged her for a bath......:D)....

at 10.... homework was the only thing on my mind .... we just had to get done with homework .... and then run out to play ... but ten ... is a pretty boring age ... no one does much ... u havent reached being a teen ... u r bigger than the 3 yr olds ... ur just hanging in between ..... oh but when i was ten i learnt u get into competitions and then remain there till u r done with school .. at ten i won my first quiz ....... (see see the intelligence was there at 10 also .... :D...) .... but mostly at ten u learn that sitting near the driver in front .. when going in the auto .... is the best place ..... and being the last person dropped off and the first person picked has its pros and cons ......most of alll u learn to adjust .. when there are too many kids in an auto ... u should just accept a squashed leg .. and water on ur dresss because invariably this one kid willl feel thirsty and .. she will take out her bottle which will be hung on the side which will be in her "basket"... we all had baskets ... and if we forgot our books or not we never forgot our baskets .....



at 13...... i learnt u are in high school ..... u are introduced to politics in school .. u have responsibilities ...... ur GROUP .. is everything to u .... it is ur duty to keep its pride and .... win everything .... u ask for permission and practice .. after school u practice ... u write notes from a friend who isnt interested in competing .... the first excuse was "miss i am taking part in this".....:D... and when ur competing ... best friends become foes ......even after the competition was over ... u dont talk for sometime ... if u win u make new friends ... if u loose .. u talk about that person to another friend ....... it was a cycle ...... that just never seem to end .... :).... but it was good and that is when u learn to be a SPORT:)

at 16 i couldnt wait to be an adult .... i couldnt wait to drive and vote and be callled an adult ...... but 16 is the weirdest age atleast it was for me ........... my temper flew like no mans business i got pissed with anythin any one said ....... i really was a tantrum throwing having a fit doesnt like being pushed around teen ... whose mom and dad had one tough time .... but now stuff has become so much better ... :)(or so i choose to think)....... at 16 i was in junior college .... i was introduced to fun .. going out ...mobile phones ... and may be a little studies ...... :D...... i learnt more than i thought i would ... i made enough mistakes .to build petronas the second out of them :) ...... i had issues with so many things ..... wriggled myself out of situations .... and everything i did make me stronger

Today i am 18(complete)*grinss from ear to ear*... i agree i do have a long way to go ... but the ride so far has beeen pretty ok ....... with a lot of bumps ... some reallly big ditches ..... some "straight roads"......the pace wasnt consistent .... but my car(yeah car ... an accord :D)....never stopped ...... never ever ... there were no fuel days where i choked my way through, some pleaces where i ripped and burnt rubber (i mean tyres )...:D ...... and the journey has been gorgeous through out ......... hoping for more highways .............and a few ditches ...... little bumps ..... but never a puncture ...... :).... aurevoir



p.s i had a blast on my birthday ...... thank u mom ,dad "nids , huz , kummu , jon , sana , doll, pink , muscle man , aska , gow and kapil...... for making me feeelll so special ......... i felt on top of the world ..... felt like i was a queen ..... muaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh .... i have never felt so loved ever .... there was an aura of absolute love in the rooom .. and now i REALLY KNOW WHAT HEAVEN FEELS LIKE >>>>>> AND I LOVE IT THERE ...... :)........ muaaaahhhhhh

Thursday, July 3, 2008

SEX......LIES....and contraception

contraception a term most used by my mom .........(she is a gyneacologist )......and least used by half of india ... actually more than half ..... if contraceptives were used ... then hum do hamare do wudve been a success beyond successes ..... contraception is such a funny word .... it is so weirdly hushed about actually even more then SEX is .... people are petrified of going to a shop and saying bhai sahab ek "kunddoooom"dena .... than telling their girl "baby aaj kuch mazaaa hojaaye".... :D ... dont mind the horrid descriptions of role imaginations that are "semi porno scenes" vividly zoooming around in ur head as u read it ... why i talk about contraception .... i met a friend who knows a friend who has a kid now because she didnt use "covering "...:D dats what they called it then... she had a son who just celebrated his 5th birthday ..... reasons why i write it is because "she"... has missed out on the best part of life ..since she was too busy .... cleaning diapers .. and teaching nursery rhymes .. and watching pogo with him ......*shocked*.. yeah i was tooo because that woman was from my school ...... she was an "exam room same roll number different class"mate ..... and she was this reallly funny girl who had a certain aloofness some envied and some hated...... she as alll girls her age had fallen "in true love"(ok no one in 8th class fallls in true "loosing virginity:lou ")......ya so she was head over heels flipping about his guy ..... who was (not)crazy about her too ....... he wanted his raging hormones to have an outlet .... and who better than miss "dreams about marriage"girl who liked him .... welll the numbskull did his job ... the catch ..."he missed sex ed class in school"... moral of the story .... they just celebrated the kids 5th birthday ....and funny part ..... the guy "paternal chromosome bearer"..... isnt even married to her ... he is flirting with some other tunic wearing chick waiting to enter "u know where"....................
next story .... i am sure ur wondering "how in the world does she hear shit like this "... welll helloooo "girls school"......:P...... yeah this friend of mine ...has been seeing this guy(sad...is his name:P).... for a reallly long time ... literally since they were born :d .. ok no not that long .... yeah but still since times immemorial .... :d........ and he asks her one day that since she knows they r gonna get married they should do it ... our dear woman who fell for the sweet talk says yes ... GIVES IN ... and ok fine ... he did use protection ... but she lost it......lost that one thing women wait to loose when they have their "suhhaaaag raaat"...hers came a little early ...... :P..... ok so now is the crazy part ... our dear lady had some check up to go for ... goes there and the doctor asked her ... when did u loose ur virginity and she says i am a virgin ........ *ur thinking idiot *... dats what i thought too ...... she lied through her damned front teeth ... and the lie was so loud .... half of hyd heard it .... so did her mom ...... so second moral ...... dont lie when u have been "done"...... and not to a DOCTOR for godsake .......
well so long for now .... i guess i have rattled on enough .... my hands need a break from the slow hits the keyboard really hard typing .. and my brain needs some sleep ...... so aurevoir ..... and GEAR UP before u suddenly "cheer up"...:P:P...
ok some ppl (ahem ahem ) needed morals so here goes
1. Try ... try not to loose ur virginity till u r married off by ur parents then it becomes legal :P
2. if u do loose it .... try loosing it with someone who is worth it ... no i dont mean .. oh my god he is so cute, rich worth it ... i mean the pig who doesnt just do it bcoz he wants an OUTLET ..... loose it with the one who thinks u r beautiful and who tells u he wants u only for the rest of his life (caution=sweet talkers and liars are not included)
3. USE CONTRACEPTIVES.........
4. just realise there is much much more to life than just SEX ...... fornication i agree is an important part of life ... its not the only part .... so for now EAT CHOCOLATES AND DRINK COFFEE......and smile .... AUREVOIR