the PING in my heart...

i know everyone feels that their story is different.
ours may not be the most romantic, but its certainly interesting.
atleast i think so.
i wish i could tell you that it was love at first sight.
i wish i could say that there were violins and rose-petal showers.
but when Romeo and i were first introduced by a common friend, i didnt even like him.

yes pls meet Romeo, my plus one.
i always scoff at all things romantic and love-ly.
but in the last 2 months that we've been together, i know its love.
what else can feel so wonderful, so warm?!
ur probably gonna laugh but sometimes i wake up in the middle of the night to count my blessings that i found Romeo.

i know some people think that we wont last.
but hey who cares about longevity when you've got intensity to focus on.
btw he isnt too thrilled about my name for him : Romeo.
but as i tell him, he has no choice in the matter :)

we've not planned anything special for valentine's day.
for us, every day that are together and in love is special.
maybe tomorrow il tell you "our story".
make the day even more special, by sharing our love with others.

till then, a song for my beloved on the day of love <3







m

its all about money, honey...

an argument between two friends about what's more important in life: lauuu or money?!
now this was a very tough one for me...since i dont think either brings happiness.
so it was one of those rare moments...where i was sitting on the fence!
normally im too opinionated for my own good. (or so says zeus)

the person in favor of lauuu...gave this long winding speech about caring, sharing .. blah blah blah...which frankly only sounds sweet on the miss universe podium being given by a forever-teen-something giraffe who weighs less than 50 pounds!!
the guy giving the speech wrapped up his very lonnng and very boring argument by saying how a hug and a kiss from someone u lauuu or who lauus u can take away all the pain of life?!

i know..i know.
i was ready to throw up too!
but the other person just sealed the debate with one line...atleast for me.
"that's great and everything but have you ever tried paying bills with a hug?"
hahahahahahahahahahahaha im still rolling on the floor

as he summed up his argument in the second line,
"dude, its a no contest."






m

tripping over neruda...

for someone who doesnt believe in lauuu (i hate to even say the word) to begin with, it may only seem ironical that i absolutely lauuu neruda's 'love sonnets n poems'. there is just something about the way he wrote...so heartfelt and pure of emotion.

i dont think the lauu that neruda wrote about, exists.
even if someone may have convinced themselves that it does, i think its usually shortlived.

but in 2011, i hope il spend more time looking for lauu and finding this lauuu.
lauuu, that can now only exist in the imagination of poets and writers.
so here's to a new year, hopefully filled with beautiful poems and great stories.

here, sharing one of my most fav neruda poems.

cheersss


I don't love you as if you were a rose of salt, topaz,
or arrow of carnations that propogate fire:
I love you as one loves certain obscure things,
secretly, between the shadow and the soul.

I love you as the plant that doesn't bloom but carries the light of those flowers, hidden, within itself,
and thanks to your love the tight aroma that arose
from the earth lives dimly in my body.

I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where,
I love you directly without problems or pride:
I love you like this because I don't know any other way
to love,
except in this form in which I am not nor are you,
so close that your hand upon my chest is mine,
so close that your eyes close with my dreams.

- pablo neruda

For the 'love' of....

Im an avid facebooker. I take all the quizzes, predictions and applications quite seriously. So when my dear friend dubes sent me an invitation to share 25 random things about myself...it really got me thinking.
By the time the note was written and posted...i realised that 2 points got everyone's attention. So much so that all day today I just fielded calls about it.
1. I still read mills and boon.
2. I dont believe in romance...just great holidays.

When a very dear friend asked if i was reading romance novels to scout for holiday destinations......all i could say was that she'd clearly not read "Italian billionaire's virgin mistress"!...cos the description of tuscany in that is better than in any other book ive read..so yes it IS about great holidays :)

But it got me thinking....at a time when we;re all leading such heavy duty lives..whats wrong with a girl enjoying a bit of distraction?!

The first time I picked up one..(cant even remember when that was!) it was called "Greek tycoon's reluctant bride". Is there any other kind? Id said to myself at the time. Many years and several thousand books later....im hopelessly hooked.

For the uninitiated...welcome to the world of intrigue, silhoutte, historical and harlequin romances. These are categories under which writers pen down those thoughts and fantasies that never ever come true for average, middle class, hard working girls like me.

They;re glamourous, sarcastic, erotic and witty (ok im pushing it a bit) and loads of fun. Where else will you see the CEO of a multi billion empire falling first in lust with the office cleaner in pink overalls...that somehow manage to make him imagine the body underneath. And after that punishing kiss...miraculously fall in love...a state he;d managed to avoid till he met our girl...despite only dating super stunning models before that.

Or the boy from the wrong side of the tracks (these settings are only in greece, italy or downtown newyork!) who after a close brush with the law..despite being an orphan with no money and no prospects suddenly ends up as a billionaire. For revenge, dates some heiress whose family is now actually bankrupt but she hasnt lost her breeding!..and then while teaching her a lesson..he himself learns the most important lesson of all...that love conquers all.

This is the world where anything is possible. Men are always dashing with broad shoulders and impeccable manners, rough on the outside and mush on the inside and sexual atheletes to boot. Women are beautiful ...their hair always "cascading", some are even virgins at 26! always with pure hearts....who manage to find that happily-ever after.....that eludes so many of us.

So whats wrong i ask again...if we take refuge in a bit of fantasy every now and then. After all it does ease off some of that stress thats become a part of our left rib by now! And makes us look forward to that trip to tuscany...in hope that we may run into our italian billionaire there :)

Everyone;s allowed to borrow a lil fairy tale....its valentine;s day after all.

m

A brand new slate!

Before we begin this extremely adventurous journey...there are a few things you all need to know about me!

- im bad at punctuation. no can do!
- i dont like or dislike things. i just LOVE and HATE!
- i love cinema with a passion thats blinding and often tend to get carried away with even the most random films ever!
- and my i-pod is my most treasured possession!

so whats new with you?

m