Monday, April 30, 2012

A says.....have a nice day :)

Before I begin, Black beauty here you go ;) told you, wouldn't have to wait long for it.

Sitting in the Design Studio, lately my second home, well its the finals week what can you say; working on the Albuquerque railroad project, Starbucks coffee and my beloved ipod keep me company. A simple message from my friend gets me thinking, are people actually worth our time and effort ? You deal with their shit, clean up after them, hang out with them, live with them, study with them, shop with them, have fun, go clubbing and yada yada! At times you stop to wonder, whether you actually matter in their life, know where you stand! How fake can people be? Super friendly on face, but total bitches behind their backs! I mean do they really matter or their opinions? Makes one second guess themselves.

A super awesome friend of mine once told me, dear A"the world is much bigger than the college, this city, the people you are around everyday, so don't worry or feel bad if people are not responding to you. Look for something new. Life is not too long, there are many people to meet, many places to see and lots to do." This is what keeps me going. Also there will be a time when something/someone, very important to you right now, might sound stupid to you or have lesser meaning in the next six months and you would end up wondering why it/he/she was important in the first place. Trust me I have experienced it. If its worth it do something about it and what goes around comes around :D.

So go out, get busy, give yourself time, go for a walk, dance, skip, sing, click random pictures, write, watch a chick flick, my personal favorite is sipping on a venti Hazelnut Mocha at my favorite Starbucks at Larimer, in the seat besides the window, reading and people watching, paint your nails, shop!!! Stop thinking and screwing your head! Don't wallow in self pity, shit happens!! I am sure it ain't easy and we all will wallow in self pity for a while. Talk to people who matter as there are plenty even if you don't realize that now, there always are! We always hear never take people for granted and never get taken for granted, but life doesn't work that way, IT HAPPENS, ACCEPT IT.

On a more cheerier (is that a word? well I didn't get a red dotted line under it so I am assuming it is :p) note, one of the best things about coming to America, everyone you meet smiles at you, doesn't matter if you know them or vice-versa, they will ask you hows it going, will not expect anything but a smile in return, and there 100 % chances of hearing have a nice day at least five times a day. Heck even the bus driver bids us a goodbye and wishes us a good day, sure he/she may not mean it, required courtesy and all, but hey you don't know that, you just get to hear it and with a smile. So no matter how crappy the day is going, a smile from a stranger, a have a nice day brightens its all!

And ending it on a more inspiring/happier tune, Chumbawamba- I get knocked down.

I get knocked down,
But I get up again,
You're never going to keep me down.

He sings the songs that remind him,
Of the good times,
He sings the songs that remind him,
Of the better times.

I get knocked down,
But I get up again,
You're never going to keep me down.

Thank you AG for sharing the song with me :)
So think of the good times, think about the better times, am sure it will bring a smile on your face!
Well that's all for now, A has things to do ( read design crit), places to be and people to meet ;)
Have a nice day :)


Tuesday, April 3, 2012

A day.. A shot and A start of it all!!!

" All pasts are like poems, one can derive a thousand things but not live in them".  John Fowles.


     For someone who has been into reading since she was kid, someone who used to read novels under class textbooks in school, someone who is "such a data keeper" courtesy Ms. Batliwala, someone who dreams of owning her own library one day and still does- writing a blog, or a an article should be easy right!! I DISAGREE! I think I suffer from a permanent writer's block, but I am giving it a shot. So my very first blog is dedicated to the people from whom I used to hear "A, you know what! you should start writing!" -Batliwala, Black Beauty, Hiruus, Hope,Mr. NID, Nikku ki Nikki ;)and most recent addition Grim Grim ( i don't know if you remember telling me how well I describe things and that I ought to write :)..) and of course Ma (seriously she thinks I am a lost case).

     I have always had thoughts swirling in my head, yeah I know everyone does. Most don't do much about them, few have the ability to completely clear their mind, the state of meditation - I have been trying to attempt that, didn't work, but very few can unleash their thoughts and put them into writing or any other form of unleashment, I know thats not a word, I just made it up! Its my world ain't it? That said I should warn you before hand that if you expect something that would make sense, nah not happening.This is my place, my world where things that make sense to ME, may or may not be illogical, are fantasies, shall exist!

     Now to tell you what actually made me do this. Conversation with the black beauty a few days a go as follows :

Me: ha ha , so new job from Monday? Why is it that when I am in school I miss working and vice versa?
BB: yes! Don’t worry, we are all in the same boat, its got something to do with mid life crises. Wait I shall send you a link.
Me: I am thinking of writing too, a blog, but.. I think I have a permanent writer’s block. :P.
BB: lol, I think you should, ;) trust me, its an awesome vent! That’s what everyone thinks but its never like that.
Me: hmm, I am going to, I know , I know, I know the title too.
BB: trust me! Do it now, don’t wait.
Me: ha ha ha, abhi I am writing my mid term, trust me its proving to be more easier :P

     And of course the recent conversations with Batliwala and Mr. Smirks- Just do it ( if I had a dollar every time I heard that, I would be rich rich rich). Just write about something random or about your day at studio (that is soon to come). Batliwala I absolutely love the random, nonsensical conversations I have with you and also the ones that make sense, to us atleast ;). You have been my source of books for as far as I can remember and I am very thankful for the various genres you made me try which I wouldn’t have :D

     Nikku ki Nikki: I finally wrote :P :D

So I think this is random enough for today.
Should I introduce myself? Nah shall leave it for some other time, till then just call me A ;)