Just One More Time......

It's one of those days when the heart overflows with unbearable cravings to reach out to you Pa. You're Always at the back of my heart..Always. Somedays, you come in the forefront more strongly than other days and that's when I reach out inspite of knowing I'm not goin to find you.
Its like a cycle of waves..sometimes it passes over..somemtimes it overwhelms...
In vain I desperately wish to able to see you just once...hear you call me just once.. Hug you tight like I always used you.. Just one more time.

I miss you Papa.

NaModified!

The last 2 days have been eventful to say the least. I have been glued to  the TV.

It's funny that people Still think it odd that females can get so much interested in Politics. Whenever I point out that there're Female politicians in India too.. since ages now - the answer I get is; then you should join it too! Now what do you react to that!

Anyways, leaving that aside, the wait is over for the most awaited day since the expected - yet momentous announcement around exactly eight months back. Narendra Modi being declared as the PM designate of the BJP.

The country had been on tenterhooks around this mandate, though as time neared the general feeling all around was that the mandate was clear enough and just the confirmation awaited now.

BJP won the elecions .. and How!!! 

Or maybe I should say the TsuNaMo called Narendra Modi won it for them.. and How! 

It swept the Independent India's election results as never before!  

Critics, skeptics kept ranting away reasonings and debating over the cause/effects/impacts but as the day progressed the impact of the results left even the best of them fazed.

There's been a whole lot... WHOLE LOT of mud slinging over Narendra Modi in the last few months with things getting murkier as the first phase of elections started, yet NaMo stood tall among all this All alone without rest of the BJP clan protecting him and sheltering him like it was done for the 'Shehzada' from the other party!
The more they got crazy with defending him, with the sister [lost it totally], party puppets and ofcourse the Mother - who supposedly speaks in Hindi, but sounds more like an alien language even after SO many years of her being in India And more importantly holding such an important position in the country's high office!; the more stronger became the grit of NaMo.
He rose and shone taking everything coming his way and turning it around to those very people! That is how I want my Prime Minister. Who can defend himself and by this way Prove that he's capable of defending the country too!!

Quoting my facebook status for the day:

"I must'nt have heard our ex PM's name in the news in the last 10 years as much I've heard our new PM's name in the last 10 months!

N that's how it should be!! I am Modified!"

How true is that now!

On the other hand, comparing the PM face of the opposite party, how can one trust a so called leader when even He doesn't know what he speaks?? And has an array of people trying to built the 'down to the dust' image every single day from the scratch? And yet he falters Each time?

I feel bad for them as well as feel they deserve this for supporting losers in the name of dynasty politics.

Anyways, after all this, victory was especially sweet with the thumping margin and with the way it was celebrated throughout the day! Crackers near my home [which is very close to an Industrial market] haven't stopped since noon! :) 

I'll end with adding the most funny forward I received yesterday..and which could be tongue in cheek coming from me :P

"65 years back one Gujarati gave us freedom from the Britishers.. and after 65 years again a Gujarati has come to save the country!"  

Haha.. Jokes apart, while most of Indians will sleep well tonight with dreams and hopes of better tomorrow, a better India in the days to come; I'd take a moment to wish you All the Very best PM Narendra Modi, for dealing with the Very daunting task at hand. 

Today's India is in total awe of you... and I hope you keep them hooked with your performance in the days to come. A prayer for a better India - for many better tomorrows. 

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Small Memories, with Big Smiles!

I was searching for some travel photographs from my collection to get them printed & came across photographs of a place which became a very favorite of mine. That brought some very sweet memories of the place.. and one which stands out.
Sometimes, someone comes and says something to you.. which either makes your day.. or at times, it stays with you as a sweet memory forever. This place gave me one such memory.

I was shopping at this souvenir shop at this beautiful hill station & a random total stranger walked upto me & said "Excuse me, may I pay you a compliment?" Even before waiting for my reply, he went on, "Your eyes speak. Don't be looking into someone's eyes and talk for long, they affect." Maybe not the exact words, but I distinctly remember this was it.

It's not that I have extra beautiful eyes like Sridevi or Hema Malini's, so that was definitely too filmy and exaggerated and it zapped me for more than a moment to react.

.. & honestly, I don't remember what I reacted.. I was quite muzzled for a good minute or two by something like that.. and importantly, because the person smiled and was off on his way from there,  But, I've never forgotten this, understandably! :D
If he would have stayed and tried to get friendly or chat up, I would definitely not believe him. But when someone walks up to you and gives you a compliment and goes by his/her way, makes you want to believe in that, as you believe there was no hidden agenda. (methinks it was his filmy moment too.. & then he chickened out :P)

Whether I believe/d the compliment or no, is another thing altogether, but that memory makes me smile even today when I think of it! :)

I always believe in being genuine with compliments. And I do express it, when I see something good about someone. Being on the receiving end that day, made me realize the power of hearing a good word about the self on us, especially from a stranger. Small memories with big smile giving capacities! :)

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The different Birthday

1:30 AM.

I am awake after a long good talk with a dear friend after a quite a while. Feels great.
Outside, I can hear the heavy winds for this time of the year and smell the Earth and know its going to rain.

Its been after 5 years that I am home at this time. Generally I am on a vacation - retreat rather, at this time. Somehow, felt like staying back this time.

My sister calls me in the morning saying that because I am town this year, It's been raining in the middle of peak Hyderabad summer! Since it's wasn't pouring down.. I was OK with it...else I would really not want it to rain in May. And since I So love rains.. the light drizzle kept me glad. :)

It drizzled almost till mid noon.. and I for a while didn't miss being in someplace else. It was good after years to be able to be reachable for everyone and anyone who called up me that day. Made me realize there are some people who inspite of knowing I am unavailable generally, yet make the effort to call up. I'm humbled by the warmth. :))

Spent the day with my bestie after the longest time and wound up the day with the usual family dinner; which cocooned me in a wooshy feeling to be amongst loved ones. No cake and celebrations as such. I wasn't upto it.. and my family now knows me better than that now to spring any surprises when I'm adamant on something. :P Maybe some other day I'll be up for the sho-sha of the celebrations too...
Maybe because I was spending the day without Pa for the first time in town, after he's left us. And I know this is a vacuum no amount of time or distraction will fill.

End of the day, I just had the feeling of a day well spent, amongst the people I love the most in my life.
And though I had moments when I was almost regretting not taking off on my rertreat till yesterday night; staying back this year makes me feel content now. Think that is what matters the most, isin't it?

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Perhaps!

Have made this interesting observation on quite a many people; so here's my suggestion! ;)

Perhaps people in love should wear a "L" sign too, to make sense to others; their nonsense behaviour. Perhaps others would then understand, all the irrational behaviour these 'L' marked people behave in is due to this one overwhelming thing called Love!
Perhaps.

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