Something to Grin & Bear!

This latest Tanishq adv gets such a big grin to me, that it got me writing about it the moment I first saw it. A well thought out ad this one is.

Shopping for jewellery is one of the biggest highlight in the other various preparations of the wedding, for a female.

Jewellery, for decking up & pretting oneself is safely one of the tried & tested temptations a girl is charmed with to get married, by the family ... i.e IF she does not have any other non-negotiable temptations! ;)
On a serious note, it Ofcourse it is NOT the reason on which the decision is based. Uh..uh..I'm am not getting into that line of thought now....

As for now, Enjoy the ad...& don't miss the last line![The sms] :P




Smart concept & execution.
As for us females, it's something we have to grin & bear...as it is pretty true to an extent!!
Don't you agree? :D

Travel Travel Travel...

Being in love with travelling... & exploring the unending world, I come with phases of wanting to break away from the routine & go explore! The mood has been such from a while now. For reasons best known to me, I haven't been able to fly away from here like a bird without a care.

Mountains..Water shores.. Deserts...Wildlife... History... Forts.. Temples... Architecture & everything else, all this makes my imagination drool. Ofcourse a few bustling cities too...I wish to see all!!!

Maybe writing about it would make me feel better - the hope & wish to see these places intensifies... gives an urge to almost jump on the next available way out from here. Atleast it almost takes you there mentally!! :)
So, here's my very own list of places which are like 'must visits' places to see before I die. [God, are you listening?? I am being very reasonable by wishing to see just a few places... from this huge world you created. Ain't I? :-)]

The very top on my list are,

• Mount Everest & Mansarover: This is undoubtedly one of the most stupendously designed marvels of God. I also wish to call into this place as its a pilgrimage site too. This is known to be the abode of Lord Shiv. Dearly wishing to visit this...
• Venice: Fascinated & wary of water, this place has always attracted me & allured me with the gondolas, the amazing structures...& whatever pictures & videos I have watched of it. It ranks HIGH on my list of 'to see' places.
• New Zealand: The sights of snow capped untraveled, unclimbed mountains has magnetised the appeal to visit this beautiful place. More so, the nature , the hot springs, the adventure sports & the SCARCITY of people, has made me fall in love with this place.
• Austria [Europe]: The colour shadecard of nature that is available here, is something which can make the heart swell in awe. If its like that in the pictures, I wonder what'll it actually be like to see it in real.
• The great barrier reef [Australia]: The largest coral-reef in the world. The astounding colourful life underwater... making it a world of colourful dazzle, I'm sure my eyes will glint for a long time when I ever visit this. :)
• Texas: Since the time I was a child, I have always been fascinated with farms, horses & the cowboys. :D I'd love to watch the real ranch life for once. :P
• The Grand Canyon [USA]: The pictures have always managed to overwhelm me. The huge & undefined landscape surely would make any human spirit humble.
• Scotland - History beckons me, I'd love to see the fantastic castles & know about the great stories of this place.
• Alaska: A cruise on this place would be the ideal cut off from the world......[...am I still here...? :D]
• Spain: Somehow, though I don't know much of the place...Spain is one place I wish to see. So fascinated am I that I get one word per day of Spanish in my inbox!!! Lol ~ No idea of what I'll expect & discover there. - & that is exciting enough too!
• Wildlife in South Africa- The adventurer in me got easily coaxed to add this place in my list for the sheer raw wildlife appeal. [or is it, tamed raw wildlife!! :D]
• Petra [Jordan]: Apart from being a UNESCO world heritage site, I wish to see its rock cut architecture.
• Disneyland: The only man made marvel to make it to my list. :) A world in its own.

& yea...India doesn't even need to be mentioned! It goes without saying that I would like to explore my mesmerizing country to the fullest. From the unexplored mountains in Kashmir..[ I don't care if I stand to risk meeting the unwelcome neighbours there! ...I have every damned right to see any place in my country! :O] ...to the small villages of Kerala....to the hamlets of my ever beautiful home state of Gujarat upto the virgin beauty of Sikkim... & so much in between. This bit of Earth is bestowed with everything.

I'd love to see the tiniest of villages, go on untraveled roads, splash on unexplored streams....just about see & feel everything about this diversely - culturally rich country. - How I Wish!!!

As typicality bores me...hence this stress on the uncharted. [The 'un'travelled, 'un'explored', 'un'seen. ] Though I have seen a fair bit of usual India, [Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai, Kolkata...etc..so usual!] I still am not satisfied with those trips as it just covered going to the habitual sight seeing & rush off to the next place.

My idea of visiting a place varies from the book version. To blend in the place, feel it within & soak the soul in the time spent there is the true experience. & yes, to take loads of pics!! :) ...Abstract, natural, typical...anything, which captures the eye. So that so, the place forms infinite memories in the mind & unending delectation in the heart..& most importantly, imprints cherished experiences of a lifetime...

~ Though it seems a tall list, maybe 20 years down the line, I'll look back to this list & tick off all the places mentioned here...or atleast most of the places..... Touchwood to that.

.....Am I into dreaming already..?

....Buh Bye people!! :)