Dhoom Experience!!!

With "Happy Holidays" on, the kids getting 'BORED' at home decided to pester me into taking them for  Dhoom 3 on a wednesday morning. 

Finally after a day it was decided to go for the movie with a very dear friend and her kids. So, we got up early that day and just to keep me happy( so that the plan doesn't get cancelled), the kids quietly without fussing finished their milk and breakfast quickly( trust me it's a miracle!) The show was of 12:45 so we got ready to leave by 12.

We got the tickets and proceeded towards the said screen, before entering the hall...all the 4 kids (2 mine and 2 of my friend's) refused to enter without popcorn...once they had their stuff in their hands finally we sat on our seats! The movie started and with all the reviews we had heard, my friend and I had already decided that we would be tortured, so we braced ourselves and started watching the movie.

I have to say we really enjoyed the movie...though the movie had nothing much, especially with the same old story of a small boy robbing banks to avenge his father's death. Uday Chopra was irritating as usual, same acting since Dhoom.
Abhishek Bachchan was looking sexy after a looong time, he was more of an eye candy, it was tough concentrating on his acting because the entire concentration was on the way he was moving. 
Yaa...somewhere in between Katrina kaif was coming and going in songs not worth remembering for ladies...yes, for guys she was a treat in the movie but not for a long time(she was hardly seen in the movie for maybe 30 minutes in all)

The best part in the movie was Amir Khan switching from a smart confident man ( performing stunts like Rajnikant) to a  mentally slower but intelligent brother. 

In between my analysis of the movie I sneek-peeked towards the kids, they were on the edge of their seats  during the entire movie, I could hear them use terms like 'O-teri' or 'sambhaal'  when one of the characters would jump or fall. During a fight sequence they would be shouting out instructions loudly, when the movie reached the end, the bachcha party wanted to watch it again.

For us the movie really was a big time Dhoom!!  

Away from SHOR of the CITY

The KHET

As 2013 is about to bid goodbye, it gave us another great news of a dear friend blessed with his first child.

A three hour journey from Pune to Retre Budruk was a full thrill.

The excitement was not only to meet the new arrival but to feel the fresh air of the village away from the SHOR of the city.
I Have been to villages in the past too,but this one had its own charm and it's own Story

Surrounded by water almost all around, prominent greenery spread all over, open farms with cattle and carts and amidst all this natural beauty  well constructed comfortable homes....this place looked just out of this world!

Everywhere I saw, Banana , turmeric, grapes, sugarcane, sugarsnaps( vaal), ground nuts,  jowar, wheat crops spread all across.
The location could be a true interpretation of a Yashraj movie.

 Unlike city kids stuck to the Idiot Box the kids here pass their time by playing with hens, roosters, goats and running around in the fields or splashing in the river...something that the kids in the cities miss out on!!! Most of the boys here gather in a ground and play the favorite game of this country CRICKET regardless whether they are acquaintances or strangers or friends; something city kids think twice about.

Away from the SHOR of the CITY,the serene blue skies and the tranquility of this place offered peace to mind & soul
Admist all stood a 200year old temple of Lord Shiva located by the river, and as they say , the temple stays unaffected from the floods from the river

People here are very welcoming, to them, world is a family. Their homes may be small in size but it accommodates their big hearts. The people here  won't let you leave without having a satisfying meal, Made from using fresh ingredients from their farms. On the contrary, we the city people cannot host guests even for few hours. Why trouble self to cook food for more than usual members. Instead take them out for food or get home delivery.
People in these happy villages are happy and satisfied in whatever little they have whereas us the city people always craving for more. No matter how much we have, to us satisfaction is never guaranteed.

Wishing in my heart  for the day to not come to an end as  I did not wish to get back to the boring, busy, and SHOR in the city! The surroundings in this tiny but larger than life village made GOODBYE a difficult task.

Promising myself to introduce the calmness & culture of "Retre Budruk"  to my children very soon.

I said BYE BYE to Retre Budruk with a heavy heart but a very light soul and

a hope that I will  visit this place again but for escape from the SHOR!! 

SHIVA-TEMPLE

Enlightened!!!!

Sitting in the comfort of my room, rolled up in blanket,treating my weak body to some soup.

Unsure to be able to decide what to do for myself. One thing that I am sure of is that he would not forget to get the kids picked up from school on time & get the necessary medicines for his"more hot than usual wife."

I couldn't help but think how does he manage to track time in his busy schedule.

9 years of knowing him and soon completing 8 years of marriage, I can't help but smile with pride about his articulate responsible behavior towards family.

Like any other happily  married couple, our lives has been a roller coaster ride with more highs than lows.

7 years & 10 months teamed with 2 back to back kids has bonded us with each other more stronger with each passing moment.

Enough efforts has been put by the man to give me immense confidence, knowledge & pride that I treasure today.

Switching interest from Tom & Jerry to Discovery was a tough path.

Neither was the journey from high on love Mills  & Boon to low on masala literature easy.

Holding true to your name,You have in real words lighted up my senses & my world ,which is YOU.

Memories Etched Forever

Yaaron dosti badi hi haseen hai

And like any other individual, even I have some memorable and beautiful haseen pal of my younger days
Yes, this blog is written remembering my most dear friend! She and I have seen most of the ups and downs in our lives together, we became friends over a fight in which I had no clue who she was, but just took her side....that's all it was for us to become the best of friends!!
We gossiped, we chatted, did lots of crazy humiliating stuff together. From school days till we got married...there never was a day when we did not meet or talk. No matter how many people we meet in our lives, they can never replace THAT ONE FRIEND, because it is only this friend that we can say anything and everything to. It is this one person(apart from our family) who knows us better than we know ourselves. It has been 8 years that we have talked over the phone, forget seeing each other.
Two best friends...shared clothes, food, bought everything in twos and now...TOTAL STRANGERS!!!???? Unbelievable but true!
Yes I miss her a lot!! A best friend is a best friend…no-one can replace her, I am not ashamed to say it too.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=m1l1u8Zkvb4&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dm1l1u8Zkvb4

Lets not stop living!!

Today while going to bed, I happened to notice few kittens playing and running around in my garden. While I looked at them jumping around and playing so energetically, it took me back to the time when I was young. As kids I used to play with my friends the whole day and finally in the evening during dinner time my mother would drag me home. That's when it struck me TIME DOES FLY!

My friends with whom I used to play, have all grownup now and are busy with their lives. Funny that as we grow up we get so much busy in our respective lives, that we start taking everyone around us for granted. like taking relations for granted

Almost 8 years into marriage with 2 kids of almost 7 and 6 years each, I have been so busy with my life juggling between being a daughter, daughter-in-law, wife and a mother, that catching up with friends or family seems to be something not less than a miracle.
Frankly speaking (I know people with small kids would agree) I do not remember when was the last time I went for a nice quiet dinner where I have sat in peace over drinks and talks and somewhere in between ordering food!!

Just last week leaving the kids with their grandparents(whom they love!!) My husband and I decided to run away for a day( literally RUN AWAY). We put in a set of clothes in our day pack, sat in the gypsy(did not change our clothes too) and left. The entire way I felt bad that we left the kids home especially since the place we were 'running off' to was their favorite  After ages we held hands while driving, I drove(which I do not when we are out with kids), took detours for reaching our destination, and all the crazy things we could think about.
In short it was a refreshing trip, we did things we used to in our initial years of marriage. My point is that we are so busy managing our lives to make it perfect that we forget these little things that make us happy and give us a change from the monotonous work life that we have. Like I said we take relations for granted which is wrong! We need to stop somewhere and just give it a break, we need to catch up with friends, family, kids…whatever and whoever, just have some fun time together. Like I read somewhere, "You can always make money, but it takes vacations to make memories".

My Mom…Hats off to you!!!

Why do kids have to grow up!?
As a kid I always wanted to grow up fast…in school…. I wanted college and in college wanted to work!
After growing up I understood… growing up is not easy, all those years of pestering my mother just flew by.
She would tell me "slow down", but I would just want to do everything quickly.
When she would be really angry she would shout "the day you have kids of your own, I'll see how you handle them!" Or she would tell me "when you have kids of your own you will understand!"
I used to laugh it all away thinking that I will never marry...never did I know that not only would I be in a hurry to marry, but I would be in a hurry to have kids too. After having kids & handling them along with my 3rd overgrown kid (my darling husband) & the household work too...have I realised that my mother used to do more than what I have done so far...she used to work and still take out time to stitch us frocks & soft toys, knit sweaters for us & read us stories at night!!
I feel soo bad that never did I even once tell her that Mumma I LOVE YOU and yes you will always be my inspiration! Thankyou sooo much for everything u have done with us & for us. We are what we are because of you and are very proud that YOU are our mother!
Now I want to slow down with you…let you relive all the moments again with your grandchildren with no worries of the studies part…you can spoil your grand children rotten...u do not need to worry because I know that we grew up to be good humans, so our kids will too have your teachings instilled in them.
I wish to be a mother to my kids just as you were with us & pray that they are just as proud of me as we are of you!
I LOVE YOU HANNA!!!!! No one could be a better mom