Just before the exam started & till it ended, I received various SMSs from my friends! They really helped me smile, break into laughter during that crisis period! They were so true that I couldn’t help but feel amused! I’ve learnt that exams will come & go but we must take it lightly & it gets easier to overcome it! They are like:
This summer:
Lives will close
Options will close
Lives will be shattered
From the makers of PART 2 Exams,
Comes the sequel
PART 3 EXAMS!
Coming soon at a college near you!
Smile courtesy: Rehana
Exam, marks, percentage, sab bekar k baate hai. Sab mohmaya hai. Tum khali hath ayethe, khali hath jaoge. Nadan prani, bhram se niklo, satya ko apnao aur so jao!
Smile courtesy: Dips
Great students like us work on the principle of rockets. Not that we aim for the sky but we don’t start studying unless our tail is on fire!
Smile courtesy: Pallabi
“EXAM ANTHEM”
Hum honge all pass,
Hum honge all pass,
Hum honge all pass ekdin..
Ha ha likhte hai bakwas.
Phir bhi haivishwas,
Paper hoga jhakkas ekdin…
Smile courtesy: Poulomi
Exams are here.
At the paper you stare,
The answer is NOWHERE-
Makes you pull your hair,
The teachers glare,
The grades ain’t fair,
But just like the past 20 years,
WE DON’T CARE!!!
Smile courtesy: Pujasree
Brain is most outstanding object in nature. It functions24 hours, 365 days. It functions right from the time we are born & stops only when
We enter exam hall!
Smile courtesy: Natalia
So folks, if your exams are knocking at the door, open it with a smile on your face! Don’t worry, be happy! :-)
Monday, May 5, 2008
Friday, May 2, 2008
Life - Then, Now & Beyond...
This time Arnab da has tagged me. For the 1st time! lemme do the honours!!!
Life ten years ago :-
Class VI session had just started. Madhumita Aunty was our class teacher. As far as I can remember, I sat beside Poulomi. Life was pretty fun then! Study was not that big deal then. Math monster didn’t expose its ugly canines & claw. Physics, Chemistry & Biology were pretty interesting. Me & Tanusree got the license to go & come back from school all by ourselves. It was so much fun during monsoons! We got drenched in rain, holding the folded umbrella! :P I didn’t quit playing games like hide n seek, catch me if you can etc in the afternoon. That phase was one step ahead to childhood & a step behind teenage.
Life five years ago :–
It was one of the most crucial time of my life. I appeared for the 1st big exam of my life, 10th board exam. I had reason enough to be nervous & tense. Yet I was excited about it & waited eagerly for it to finish. Going to the exam centre, Birla High School was great fun! Me, Tanusree, Sohini, Sayani & Kreeti along with our parents went together. Those chats, laughter helped me beat the exam anxiety. I remember, after the social science paper all my friends said that ‘Thank God we don’t have to study social science anymore!’ I kept mum. But the day maths & science exam were over, I mouthed the same dialogue with maths & science in lieu of social science! 8) But Baba said you can never get rid of maths throughout your life! I realized how true it was when I had a special statistics paper in college! Well back to five years ago…the cricket world cup was going on. India made it to the final! The final match was scheduled just the day after our board exam finished! My excitement knew no bound. But alas India couldn’t win.:( But never mind! 2nd position isn’t bad either! :)
Then class XI started. As par my wish, I took up humanities. I met new people in my class. I lost my dear pals who went to other streams. But we were in same school! Recess was a relief for me as I could meet them & share tiffin with them. Somebody behaved strangely with me. I can guess the reason now but didn’t know it then, so lost one friend. Sarbani bannerjee, the geography teacher who harassed me like anything just because I didn’t take tution from her! Wish she was my mother in law. I would have lodged a complaint against her under Section 498, IPC. She would have been arrested without a warrant! :P She be damned, she be doomed! But to end it in a happy note, I really did well in studies & ranked for the 1st time in school! :D
Life tomorrow :–
Like every other morning, I think I’ll wake up at around 11 or 11.30 or maybe beyond that! :P I hate to wake up early you see! 8) Have to visit my music mentor’s place to rehearse at 6.30 pm. Have no idea when will I return. Don’t have any more plans for tomorrow. I hope some nice surprise comes up in the way! ;)
Five locations I would run away to –
1. My home. No matter how good the place is, I always crave to come back to my home.
2. Mamabari. Dida & Dadubhai really treat me like a princess. The special treatment I receive there is so special that sometimes I feel suffocated, literally! Tuli is an absolute sweet heart! She is like my disciple, follows me everywhere! My Mamis are like my friends only! The latest attractions being Pakhi & Brishti. My 2 & 1 year old cousin sisters!
3. Mani’s place. Be it Jadugoda, Dhanbad, Hyderabad, Bhubaneshwar or any other place, Mani’s place is always beautiful, full of life, full of love & warmth. The welcome I receive there, Ratul’s company, Mesho’s taunting & giving advice, is just another heaven for me. Mesho & Mani are like my parents, Ratul is like my own brother & their place is like my own home!
4. Purulia & Durgapur – Both the places have same values for me. Durgapur has some more though! I spent my childhood in these places. Away from the city, close to nature. I learnt so many things in Purulia. I was such a smart & active kid then! I sang, danced, recited poems, did gymnastics, played & interacted with anybody around, that could be a dog or a goat too! The red soiled roads, the hills, the greenery & the nice people around were really wonderful! Durgapur was also special in the sense that it was where my father grew up & so did I, to some extent. I was famous as Bordimoni’r natni. My grandmother, Mamma was the headmistress of the Durgapur Girls’ High School. There was a big mango tree in the courtyard of the Durgapur home which contributed big time to my love for mangoes. I think my love for dogs also had the origin in Durgapur. We had so many dogs then, Kalu, Bagha etc. etc. Mind you, all of them were stray dogs! Those visit in the park in the afternoons, games of twilight! Visit to City centre for shopping & stuff with Maa & Kakimas & occasional visit to the Durgapur Barrage with Baba & kakus! All my cousins, Pompom, Titli & Tatun were born there. I got the sense of being an elder sister in Durgapur! These 2 places are really special for me!
5. Kashmir, Puri & Goa – Kashmir is the best place I’ve been to so far. It’s literally heaven on earth! I would like to go there once again just to spend some more days in Pahalgao. One day stay was nothing in comparison to what Pahalgao had to offer! I would love to run away to Puri & Goa as I love sea & they are the best places to experience the beauty of seas!
Sorry, I have mentioned more than five places & still have more to mention. If given a chance, I would like to make world tour as I just love traveling but those are the locations where I will ‘run to!’
Five bad habits I have :–
1. Procrastination
2. Over sleeping
3. Too much laughing & crying which often leads to awkward positions
4. Tearing my skin when involved too much in something & realize only when it starts bleeding badly. Also, dividing the split ends of hair!
5. I get addicted very easily to something which is introduced to me, for e.g. TV, chatting, tea, books etc. But I can overcome it easily!
Five things I will never wear :–
1. Plunging necklines
2. Backless, off shoulder, spaghetti, halter neck out fits
3. Midriff exposing outfits. I make it a point to drape sari in such a manner that it never reveals my navel.
4. Mini skirts, half pants, Bermudas etc.
5. Accessories such as high heels, piercing in any part of the body except ears & more than one ear ring in each ear.
Five biggest joys at the moment :–
1. My exams are over
2. The cassette/CD which I’m a part of will release soon
3. I will visit Mani’s place & Durgapur soon
4. The book ‘Amader Kotha’ written by Bijoya Ray, has finally been published & I know exactly what to gift Maa on her birth day this year!
5. Nature has given indication that members of my family, on the maternal line will increase! Thanks to Mishti Mashi & Mou Mami! :)
Something to achieve by next year :–
I hope to be a graduate this year only! By next year, I guess I will be doing my MA. I hope that go on smoothly. I also want to continue with my singing, in a more serious manner. As far as achievement is concerned, by next year, these are the ones & nothing concrete is coming to my mind right now particularly for next year.
Something that impacted me last year :–
Quite a lot of things impacted me last year. Moon Didi’s marriage. She is one of my very close friends. She is like my own elder sister. Her marriage made me happy & sad at the same time! I enjoyed like anything in her marriage! It was awesome! Wish her all the happiness! My dissertation. It was my independent work. My imagination, my way of doing something which finally took a beautiful shape! My accident. It has made me very shaky & nervous while I’m on the streets. I always have the feeling that I’ll be hit by something. I’m really scared of crossing the road now! :( Stripping friendship with a very good friend of mine.
What I will miss about 2007 :–
Being a part of my college, SXC! I really gonna miss those days, I’m gonna miss my college days. :( The year 2007 itself!
Five things I want to do before I die :–
1. Complete reading as much classic literature as possible
2. Sing as many Rabindrasangeets as possible
3. Write something really meaningful. Be it something in prose or poetry.
4. Do a job which will satisfy me aesthetically, morally & economically, inspite of being married happily with cute & healthy kids! (Hope all these things will harmonize!)
5. Last but not the least…I want everybody to be proud of me. Be it my parents, other family members, friends, everybody! I don’t want to die thinking myself to be a waste of life. I must make a positive mark in the society & I’m sure I’ll do it!
No it's my turn to tag. I tag Abhishek, Sohini (you have been tagged twice dear!) & Titli.
Life ten years ago :-
Class VI session had just started. Madhumita Aunty was our class teacher. As far as I can remember, I sat beside Poulomi. Life was pretty fun then! Study was not that big deal then. Math monster didn’t expose its ugly canines & claw. Physics, Chemistry & Biology were pretty interesting. Me & Tanusree got the license to go & come back from school all by ourselves. It was so much fun during monsoons! We got drenched in rain, holding the folded umbrella! :P I didn’t quit playing games like hide n seek, catch me if you can etc in the afternoon. That phase was one step ahead to childhood & a step behind teenage.
Life five years ago :–
It was one of the most crucial time of my life. I appeared for the 1st big exam of my life, 10th board exam. I had reason enough to be nervous & tense. Yet I was excited about it & waited eagerly for it to finish. Going to the exam centre, Birla High School was great fun! Me, Tanusree, Sohini, Sayani & Kreeti along with our parents went together. Those chats, laughter helped me beat the exam anxiety. I remember, after the social science paper all my friends said that ‘Thank God we don’t have to study social science anymore!’ I kept mum. But the day maths & science exam were over, I mouthed the same dialogue with maths & science in lieu of social science! 8) But Baba said you can never get rid of maths throughout your life! I realized how true it was when I had a special statistics paper in college! Well back to five years ago…the cricket world cup was going on. India made it to the final! The final match was scheduled just the day after our board exam finished! My excitement knew no bound. But alas India couldn’t win.:( But never mind! 2nd position isn’t bad either! :)
Then class XI started. As par my wish, I took up humanities. I met new people in my class. I lost my dear pals who went to other streams. But we were in same school! Recess was a relief for me as I could meet them & share tiffin with them. Somebody behaved strangely with me. I can guess the reason now but didn’t know it then, so lost one friend. Sarbani bannerjee, the geography teacher who harassed me like anything just because I didn’t take tution from her! Wish she was my mother in law. I would have lodged a complaint against her under Section 498, IPC. She would have been arrested without a warrant! :P She be damned, she be doomed! But to end it in a happy note, I really did well in studies & ranked for the 1st time in school! :D
Life tomorrow :–
Like every other morning, I think I’ll wake up at around 11 or 11.30 or maybe beyond that! :P I hate to wake up early you see! 8) Have to visit my music mentor’s place to rehearse at 6.30 pm. Have no idea when will I return. Don’t have any more plans for tomorrow. I hope some nice surprise comes up in the way! ;)
Five locations I would run away to –
1. My home. No matter how good the place is, I always crave to come back to my home.
2. Mamabari. Dida & Dadubhai really treat me like a princess. The special treatment I receive there is so special that sometimes I feel suffocated, literally! Tuli is an absolute sweet heart! She is like my disciple, follows me everywhere! My Mamis are like my friends only! The latest attractions being Pakhi & Brishti. My 2 & 1 year old cousin sisters!
3. Mani’s place. Be it Jadugoda, Dhanbad, Hyderabad, Bhubaneshwar or any other place, Mani’s place is always beautiful, full of life, full of love & warmth. The welcome I receive there, Ratul’s company, Mesho’s taunting & giving advice, is just another heaven for me. Mesho & Mani are like my parents, Ratul is like my own brother & their place is like my own home!
4. Purulia & Durgapur – Both the places have same values for me. Durgapur has some more though! I spent my childhood in these places. Away from the city, close to nature. I learnt so many things in Purulia. I was such a smart & active kid then! I sang, danced, recited poems, did gymnastics, played & interacted with anybody around, that could be a dog or a goat too! The red soiled roads, the hills, the greenery & the nice people around were really wonderful! Durgapur was also special in the sense that it was where my father grew up & so did I, to some extent. I was famous as Bordimoni’r natni. My grandmother, Mamma was the headmistress of the Durgapur Girls’ High School. There was a big mango tree in the courtyard of the Durgapur home which contributed big time to my love for mangoes. I think my love for dogs also had the origin in Durgapur. We had so many dogs then, Kalu, Bagha etc. etc. Mind you, all of them were stray dogs! Those visit in the park in the afternoons, games of twilight! Visit to City centre for shopping & stuff with Maa & Kakimas & occasional visit to the Durgapur Barrage with Baba & kakus! All my cousins, Pompom, Titli & Tatun were born there. I got the sense of being an elder sister in Durgapur! These 2 places are really special for me!
5. Kashmir, Puri & Goa – Kashmir is the best place I’ve been to so far. It’s literally heaven on earth! I would like to go there once again just to spend some more days in Pahalgao. One day stay was nothing in comparison to what Pahalgao had to offer! I would love to run away to Puri & Goa as I love sea & they are the best places to experience the beauty of seas!
Sorry, I have mentioned more than five places & still have more to mention. If given a chance, I would like to make world tour as I just love traveling but those are the locations where I will ‘run to!’
Five bad habits I have :–
1. Procrastination
2. Over sleeping
3. Too much laughing & crying which often leads to awkward positions
4. Tearing my skin when involved too much in something & realize only when it starts bleeding badly. Also, dividing the split ends of hair!
5. I get addicted very easily to something which is introduced to me, for e.g. TV, chatting, tea, books etc. But I can overcome it easily!
Five things I will never wear :–
1. Plunging necklines
2. Backless, off shoulder, spaghetti, halter neck out fits
3. Midriff exposing outfits. I make it a point to drape sari in such a manner that it never reveals my navel.
4. Mini skirts, half pants, Bermudas etc.
5. Accessories such as high heels, piercing in any part of the body except ears & more than one ear ring in each ear.
Five biggest joys at the moment :–
1. My exams are over
2. The cassette/CD which I’m a part of will release soon
3. I will visit Mani’s place & Durgapur soon
4. The book ‘Amader Kotha’ written by Bijoya Ray, has finally been published & I know exactly what to gift Maa on her birth day this year!
5. Nature has given indication that members of my family, on the maternal line will increase! Thanks to Mishti Mashi & Mou Mami! :)
Something to achieve by next year :–
I hope to be a graduate this year only! By next year, I guess I will be doing my MA. I hope that go on smoothly. I also want to continue with my singing, in a more serious manner. As far as achievement is concerned, by next year, these are the ones & nothing concrete is coming to my mind right now particularly for next year.
Something that impacted me last year :–
Quite a lot of things impacted me last year. Moon Didi’s marriage. She is one of my very close friends. She is like my own elder sister. Her marriage made me happy & sad at the same time! I enjoyed like anything in her marriage! It was awesome! Wish her all the happiness! My dissertation. It was my independent work. My imagination, my way of doing something which finally took a beautiful shape! My accident. It has made me very shaky & nervous while I’m on the streets. I always have the feeling that I’ll be hit by something. I’m really scared of crossing the road now! :( Stripping friendship with a very good friend of mine.
What I will miss about 2007 :–
Being a part of my college, SXC! I really gonna miss those days, I’m gonna miss my college days. :( The year 2007 itself!
Five things I want to do before I die :–
1. Complete reading as much classic literature as possible
2. Sing as many Rabindrasangeets as possible
3. Write something really meaningful. Be it something in prose or poetry.
4. Do a job which will satisfy me aesthetically, morally & economically, inspite of being married happily with cute & healthy kids! (Hope all these things will harmonize!)
5. Last but not the least…I want everybody to be proud of me. Be it my parents, other family members, friends, everybody! I don’t want to die thinking myself to be a waste of life. I must make a positive mark in the society & I’m sure I’ll do it!
No it's my turn to tag. I tag Abhishek, Sohini (you have been tagged twice dear!) & Titli.
Friday, April 4, 2008
Wish I had a piano...
Today the weather was oh so romantic! It started raining since last night & when I woke up in the morning & looked outside the window, chilly wind touched my face along with rain drops. The rain was so thick that it was like looking through a heavy white curtain. I cancelled my plan to go outside.
In the afternoon I was listening to ‘The Best of Richard Clayderman’ & felt enthralled. Few days back t2 came up with an article as to which celebrity should insure which parts of their body. A reader wrote back that Richard Clayderman must insure his fingers. I totally agree with him! Kudos to Richard Clayderman! Not that I didn’t listen to his music before but maybe because this was the 1st time 3 things were so well coordinated, the weather, my mood & of course the music. I really wished to have a piano & play it as…ok, not as good as him but even if I had a quarter of his flair, I would have been obliged to the Nature! At the same time, I felt very nostalgic. At some point of my childhood, even I played piano.
I was 10 at that time. My mother’s uncle had a piano in their Jodhpur Park residence. We used to visit their place quite often & for me, the main appeal lied within that graceful piano. It looked so charming & elegant. With glossy black body, milk white reeds, everything associated to it attracted me like heaven! My 2 aunts, Tania Mashi & Lipi Mashi played it so well! Their long, beautiful manicured fingers moved over the reeds like mermaids playing in water. Their beauty added to the lure of the piano was like reading a live fairy tale! As I had always read about piano in stories & saw them in good films. I fulfilled my penchant by playing my humble harmonium. But I wanted to be like my glamorous aunts. Wanted to solve the mystery as whether the piano contributed grace to them or vice versa! Once I had the golden opportunity. Nobody was around & I couldn’t resist myself. Slowly lifted the lid & moved my fingers over the reeds. Everyone looked at the source of the sound. My mother became very embarrassed & asked me to leave it & come back. But Lipi Mashi was a great support. She asked me to play whatever & however I felt like! To my quite surprise I found out that like my harmonium, the piano too gives out the music of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni! Everyone got amused & told me that music is same everywhere, be it Sa Re Ga r Do Re Mi! After getting a little accustomed to the organ, I played the Titan tune. I could hear a round of applause for me! I was so happy! It was like a dream come true! I was playing it with my right hand & didn’t use the left one. Lipi Mashi told me that she’ll teach me how to play it properly. But then, times change, situations change. They moved to the USA. I grew up & the pressure of study increased. I was happy playing the harmonium & tabla only!
Today I added 3 more thing to my wish list. In future, I’ll live in a big house. I’ll have a piano & I’ll definitely learn to play that. Till then, thank you for the music Mr. Clayderman!
In the afternoon I was listening to ‘The Best of Richard Clayderman’ & felt enthralled. Few days back t2 came up with an article as to which celebrity should insure which parts of their body. A reader wrote back that Richard Clayderman must insure his fingers. I totally agree with him! Kudos to Richard Clayderman! Not that I didn’t listen to his music before but maybe because this was the 1st time 3 things were so well coordinated, the weather, my mood & of course the music. I really wished to have a piano & play it as…ok, not as good as him but even if I had a quarter of his flair, I would have been obliged to the Nature! At the same time, I felt very nostalgic. At some point of my childhood, even I played piano.
I was 10 at that time. My mother’s uncle had a piano in their Jodhpur Park residence. We used to visit their place quite often & for me, the main appeal lied within that graceful piano. It looked so charming & elegant. With glossy black body, milk white reeds, everything associated to it attracted me like heaven! My 2 aunts, Tania Mashi & Lipi Mashi played it so well! Their long, beautiful manicured fingers moved over the reeds like mermaids playing in water. Their beauty added to the lure of the piano was like reading a live fairy tale! As I had always read about piano in stories & saw them in good films. I fulfilled my penchant by playing my humble harmonium. But I wanted to be like my glamorous aunts. Wanted to solve the mystery as whether the piano contributed grace to them or vice versa! Once I had the golden opportunity. Nobody was around & I couldn’t resist myself. Slowly lifted the lid & moved my fingers over the reeds. Everyone looked at the source of the sound. My mother became very embarrassed & asked me to leave it & come back. But Lipi Mashi was a great support. She asked me to play whatever & however I felt like! To my quite surprise I found out that like my harmonium, the piano too gives out the music of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni! Everyone got amused & told me that music is same everywhere, be it Sa Re Ga r Do Re Mi! After getting a little accustomed to the organ, I played the Titan tune. I could hear a round of applause for me! I was so happy! It was like a dream come true! I was playing it with my right hand & didn’t use the left one. Lipi Mashi told me that she’ll teach me how to play it properly. But then, times change, situations change. They moved to the USA. I grew up & the pressure of study increased. I was happy playing the harmonium & tabla only!
Today I added 3 more thing to my wish list. In future, I’ll live in a big house. I’ll have a piano & I’ll definitely learn to play that. Till then, thank you for the music Mr. Clayderman!
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Alphabetic Tag
It's Sohini once again & this tag goes like this...
A – A+ve, my blood group. Animals, I love them except few, cats are one of the unlucky species! Adore, I’m adorable, am I not? ;) Anindya, no description required! 8)
B – Baba, again no description required! Babies – One of the best ways to cope depression! When you see them smile, you’ll forget your sorrow. When you see them cry, you’ll forget your sorrow & think about theirs! Bubbles, I love making & blowing them! Tuktuki didi’s dog had the name Bubble! Bangla – Amar bhasha. Band- I really like band music.
C – Chocolates. Chicken & yeah, crybaby is applicable to me too!
D – Doggy, do I need to describe?! Dukkhobilash – I love doing it. Maa loves doing it & all my dear friends love doing it. I don’t know about others but it makes me feel very pure. Oh, I just remembered, my 1st crush’s name starts with D.
E – Egg, my 1st louu!
F – Friends…they mean everything to me! Fun & frolic, I love these essences in my life! Feluda, one of my favourite heroes! Fuchka, ummm, the very thought makes me salivate!
G – G. We used to call a girl in our school G as she resembled Mr. George Wilson of Denis The Menace, but she wasn’t that sportive & complained to the ever grumpy class teacher NR! Globalization – can’t escape from it!
H – Home, best place ever! Holiday, always die for it. Hasnuhana, love the flower & the song. Humour, if you lack that, God help you have some! High 5!
I – Imagine, love to do & love the song. Iman – my favourite raga. Inky pinky ponky - helps me in tricky situations & MCQs.
J – July, my birth month. Jesus, my surreal love!
K – Karl Marx. Kumbhakarna – When it comes to sleep, I'm the female version of this mythological character! :P
L – Love, that’s what I need & I’m a kangal of this. Laughter - The best medicine. Life - It's all about it! Lizzie McGuire, I’m a lot like her.
M – Maa, once again no description required. Music…can’t live without it, literally! Marx/Marxism…highly optimist. Max Weber on the other hand, highly pessimist. Mamabari – half of my life has been spent here.
N – Nose, my best feature. Nature – I spell God like this. Night – I just love it!
O – Optimist. Yes I am! Orkut – anything can happen over this site!
P – Pink, my favourite colour! Pain, feeling it inside out! Procrastination, I practice it now & then. Practice makes a man perfect. Nobody’s perfect. So why practice? Khik khik! :P Pallabi, my best friend & integral part of my life. Paana pukure chaan kore mor shordi legechhe! A song which became very popular during our school days!
Q – Queer, it’s just another word to describe me! Queen, the very feeling of being one is so exciting! Question paper, questions are never a problem. They are always good. But the problem lies in the answers!
R – Rain, I’ve some ethereal connection with it. That’s why I’m the Rain girl, if you’ve wondered about it so while! Rainbow. Rabindranath/Rabindrasangeet - Amar bhitore bahire, ontore ontore, achho tumi hridoy jure...
S – Sreetama, that’s me! The letter ‘S’ itself, the best looking alphabet. Sohini – She is my best friend too! Paragon of virtues, capable of being a baby & a mother at the same time! Snow - Love to watch them fall & play with them. Sunshine – Love it on my shoulders on a winter morning & after a long spell of rain. Love the song too!
T – Tinni, that’s my nickname. Cute na? Tintin – My teenage hero! I got inspired to be a journalist from him! That reminds me, Teenage. This phase is like wearing winter clothes in hot summer! Comparison courtsey: Hannah Montana.
U – Umbrella, never leave home without it. Remember the story Umbrella Man?
V – Voyeur, everyone is one!
W – Wacky – another word to describe me! Wand, magic wala, I wish I had one! Wish! Women - Proud to be one.
X – Xavier’s, my institution. Xaverian – Proud to be one!
Y – Yahoo! My favourite search engine! Yes, ya, yup – Positive words! Yawn – I do it quite often!
Z –Zoo, must be wondering how I came to know your address? ;) Zzzzzzzz – feeling sleepy!
Well, I’m done! Now anybody can do this tag!
B – Baba, again no description required! Babies – One of the best ways to cope depression! When you see them smile, you’ll forget your sorrow. When you see them cry, you’ll forget your sorrow & think about theirs! Bubbles, I love making & blowing them! Tuktuki didi’s dog had the name Bubble! Bangla – Amar bhasha. Band- I really like band music.
C – Chocolates. Chicken & yeah, crybaby is applicable to me too!
D – Doggy, do I need to describe?! Dukkhobilash – I love doing it. Maa loves doing it & all my dear friends love doing it. I don’t know about others but it makes me feel very pure. Oh, I just remembered, my 1st crush’s name starts with D.
E – Egg, my 1st louu!
F – Friends…they mean everything to me! Fun & frolic, I love these essences in my life! Feluda, one of my favourite heroes! Fuchka, ummm, the very thought makes me salivate!
G – G. We used to call a girl in our school G as she resembled Mr. George Wilson of Denis The Menace, but she wasn’t that sportive & complained to the ever grumpy class teacher NR! Globalization – can’t escape from it!
H – Home, best place ever! Holiday, always die for it. Hasnuhana, love the flower & the song. Humour, if you lack that, God help you have some! High 5!
I – Imagine, love to do & love the song. Iman – my favourite raga. Inky pinky ponky - helps me in tricky situations & MCQs.
J – July, my birth month. Jesus, my surreal love!
K – Karl Marx. Kumbhakarna – When it comes to sleep, I'm the female version of this mythological character! :P
L – Love, that’s what I need & I’m a kangal of this. Laughter - The best medicine. Life - It's all about it! Lizzie McGuire, I’m a lot like her.
M – Maa, once again no description required. Music…can’t live without it, literally! Marx/Marxism…highly optimist. Max Weber on the other hand, highly pessimist. Mamabari – half of my life has been spent here.
N – Nose, my best feature. Nature – I spell God like this. Night – I just love it!
O – Optimist. Yes I am! Orkut – anything can happen over this site!
P – Pink, my favourite colour! Pain, feeling it inside out! Procrastination, I practice it now & then. Practice makes a man perfect. Nobody’s perfect. So why practice? Khik khik! :P Pallabi, my best friend & integral part of my life. Paana pukure chaan kore mor shordi legechhe! A song which became very popular during our school days!
Q – Queer, it’s just another word to describe me! Queen, the very feeling of being one is so exciting! Question paper, questions are never a problem. They are always good. But the problem lies in the answers!
R – Rain, I’ve some ethereal connection with it. That’s why I’m the Rain girl, if you’ve wondered about it so while! Rainbow. Rabindranath/Rabindrasangeet - Amar bhitore bahire, ontore ontore, achho tumi hridoy jure...
S – Sreetama, that’s me! The letter ‘S’ itself, the best looking alphabet. Sohini – She is my best friend too! Paragon of virtues, capable of being a baby & a mother at the same time! Snow - Love to watch them fall & play with them. Sunshine – Love it on my shoulders on a winter morning & after a long spell of rain. Love the song too!
T – Tinni, that’s my nickname. Cute na? Tintin – My teenage hero! I got inspired to be a journalist from him! That reminds me, Teenage. This phase is like wearing winter clothes in hot summer! Comparison courtsey: Hannah Montana.
U – Umbrella, never leave home without it. Remember the story Umbrella Man?
V – Voyeur, everyone is one!
W – Wacky – another word to describe me! Wand, magic wala, I wish I had one! Wish! Women - Proud to be one.
X – Xavier’s, my institution. Xaverian – Proud to be one!
Y – Yahoo! My favourite search engine! Yes, ya, yup – Positive words! Yawn – I do it quite often!
Z –Zoo, must be wondering how I came to know your address? ;) Zzzzzzzz – feeling sleepy!
Well, I’m done! Now anybody can do this tag!
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Its exam time once again & I’m feeling blue! As usual! This is the final one & little different from others too! I’m feeling nervous & excited all at a same time. The reasons for excitement are less so let’s begin with the reasons for nervousness so that I can end with exciting reasons & feel anything but blue!
3rd year syllabus is equal to what we had done in these 2 years & more!
We did not have any serious exams in this year except silly 50 marks class tests! Will I be able to deliver the perfect answers during finals? It will be more like ‘Hate groom pate groom answers!’ On hearing this, many faces stretched muscles to manage hearty laughter but this is a very dark truth! No matter what, I used to get a confidence that I know the question patterns & the proper points which had to be written. But now I neither have any idea about the hammer, nor the nail! So how can I hit it perfectly?
There are soo many topics which keep me scratch my head! I detest the 1st & last papers which deal with theories & theorists! No scope for improvisation. Just nod your head with the old haggard fellows! They just make me go ‘urghhh’ But yes, there are criticisms where I can take out my angst & despair against them! But the problem is, when I need to give the main points, points of criticism come to my mind & vice versa. This is good though but creates a lot of confusion for me. The other 2 papers deal with Indian social problems & institutions. These sound very interesting! Especially topics like ‘child abuse, violence against women, divorce, youth, old age etc.’ but…ki jatona bishe, bujhibe she kishe, kobhu ashibishe dongsheni jare…But here I can bhatify unlike the theory papers!
I always belong to terminal groups! I’m either the 1st or the last batch of a particular education system…Right from school days to the end of college life. In University of Calcutta, we were the 1st batch to sit for 3 University exams which previously was 2. In 2nd year, little alteration was done to it. Right was Professor Dr. Partha Mukherjee “The University takes a wrong decision, realizes it after 3 years & again takes a wrong decision!” My batch is the last batch under University of Calcutta as St. Xavier’s College has been certified to be an autonomous institution.
Till then, we have been treated as step children by everyone. The professors want all of us to pass out by hook or crook. Attendance shortage, not appearing for crucial examinations, nothing is a hindrance anymore now! This is a boon for the rebels but what about good girls like me? I was really upset! Muri michhrir ek dor? :x Moreover, nobody is worried or interested about part 3 exams. Everyone is just bothered about semesters. We had to take so much toil to find out the time table in the notice board which is filled with semester notices!
Then the very thought of writing examination under CU! You can only understand my reason by the following example. One of my classmates appeared for CAT. When the results were out, we asked her about it. She said that she didn’t even chek her percentile as she gave hopeless performance! We cheered her up by saying that she should check it out as one never knows…She replied “Yaar, ye CAT hai, Calcutta University nahi k ulta marks ayega!” I hope you can understand…
Then the exam starts from 18th of April & look at the previous day! It’s my parents’ silver jubilee marriage anniversary. I had so many plan with it but phew! Angana’s sister is getting married on 17th. Her situation is more pathetic! Pallabi’s brither is leaving for Germany on 17th night! I really feel like shrieking aloud ‘WHY US???’
Since this is my college final exam, I have to get admitted in another institute for higher studies. After Part 3, after a little bit of chillaxation I have to prepare for those admission tests. If by God’s grace, I get selected I have to face interviews & GDs. The very thought gives me shudders! Then there is tension whether I’ll get through mass comm. Institutes or gave to grill myself in doing MA in sociology!
Tension, worry, anxiety, nervousness, apprehension all are coming & giving me warm tight hugs! I feel sympathetic at myself! I have come up with this brilliant philosophy: ‘Chaap niye labh nei!’ as it wont change my present situation! I don’t know if my regular routine of study is adequate or not. But I’m trying hard to meet the ends! God help me! I feel sleepy 24*7! When I finally call it a day & retire, I’m wide awake! How ridiculous! I feel that everyone else is so happy as they don't have to drown in notes! I wish I were a dog, a bird, a bee...anything! I know, the day I’ll finish all my exams, I’ll be brimming with energy! This is life! Truly!
Well, I have reasons to get excited too…
It’ll take just 4 days & a week to do away with Part 3.
Finally I’ll be a graduate!
I have only honours papers & pass papers or stupid subjects are gone with Part 2.
I’ll have a new life after this, in a new institute, new curriculum & probably a new city.
Uh-oh…look at the ratio of reasons for nervousness & excitement & these will happen way after the immediate future. So…Feeling blue…All the best guys!
3rd year syllabus is equal to what we had done in these 2 years & more!
We did not have any serious exams in this year except silly 50 marks class tests! Will I be able to deliver the perfect answers during finals? It will be more like ‘Hate groom pate groom answers!’ On hearing this, many faces stretched muscles to manage hearty laughter but this is a very dark truth! No matter what, I used to get a confidence that I know the question patterns & the proper points which had to be written. But now I neither have any idea about the hammer, nor the nail! So how can I hit it perfectly?
There are soo many topics which keep me scratch my head! I detest the 1st & last papers which deal with theories & theorists! No scope for improvisation. Just nod your head with the old haggard fellows! They just make me go ‘urghhh’ But yes, there are criticisms where I can take out my angst & despair against them! But the problem is, when I need to give the main points, points of criticism come to my mind & vice versa. This is good though but creates a lot of confusion for me. The other 2 papers deal with Indian social problems & institutions. These sound very interesting! Especially topics like ‘child abuse, violence against women, divorce, youth, old age etc.’ but…ki jatona bishe, bujhibe she kishe, kobhu ashibishe dongsheni jare…But here I can bhatify unlike the theory papers!
I always belong to terminal groups! I’m either the 1st or the last batch of a particular education system…Right from school days to the end of college life. In University of Calcutta, we were the 1st batch to sit for 3 University exams which previously was 2. In 2nd year, little alteration was done to it. Right was Professor Dr. Partha Mukherjee “The University takes a wrong decision, realizes it after 3 years & again takes a wrong decision!” My batch is the last batch under University of Calcutta as St. Xavier’s College has been certified to be an autonomous institution.
Till then, we have been treated as step children by everyone. The professors want all of us to pass out by hook or crook. Attendance shortage, not appearing for crucial examinations, nothing is a hindrance anymore now! This is a boon for the rebels but what about good girls like me? I was really upset! Muri michhrir ek dor? :x Moreover, nobody is worried or interested about part 3 exams. Everyone is just bothered about semesters. We had to take so much toil to find out the time table in the notice board which is filled with semester notices!
Then the very thought of writing examination under CU! You can only understand my reason by the following example. One of my classmates appeared for CAT. When the results were out, we asked her about it. She said that she didn’t even chek her percentile as she gave hopeless performance! We cheered her up by saying that she should check it out as one never knows…She replied “Yaar, ye CAT hai, Calcutta University nahi k ulta marks ayega!” I hope you can understand…
Then the exam starts from 18th of April & look at the previous day! It’s my parents’ silver jubilee marriage anniversary. I had so many plan with it but phew! Angana’s sister is getting married on 17th. Her situation is more pathetic! Pallabi’s brither is leaving for Germany on 17th night! I really feel like shrieking aloud ‘WHY US???’
Since this is my college final exam, I have to get admitted in another institute for higher studies. After Part 3, after a little bit of chillaxation I have to prepare for those admission tests. If by God’s grace, I get selected I have to face interviews & GDs. The very thought gives me shudders! Then there is tension whether I’ll get through mass comm. Institutes or gave to grill myself in doing MA in sociology!
Tension, worry, anxiety, nervousness, apprehension all are coming & giving me warm tight hugs! I feel sympathetic at myself! I have come up with this brilliant philosophy: ‘Chaap niye labh nei!’ as it wont change my present situation! I don’t know if my regular routine of study is adequate or not. But I’m trying hard to meet the ends! God help me! I feel sleepy 24*7! When I finally call it a day & retire, I’m wide awake! How ridiculous! I feel that everyone else is so happy as they don't have to drown in notes! I wish I were a dog, a bird, a bee...anything! I know, the day I’ll finish all my exams, I’ll be brimming with energy! This is life! Truly!
Well, I have reasons to get excited too…
It’ll take just 4 days & a week to do away with Part 3.
Finally I’ll be a graduate!
I have only honours papers & pass papers or stupid subjects are gone with Part 2.
I’ll have a new life after this, in a new institute, new curriculum & probably a new city.
Uh-oh…look at the ratio of reasons for nervousness & excitement & these will happen way after the immediate future. So…Feeling blue…All the best guys!
Thursday, March 6, 2008

I just watched Jodhaa Akbar. It received various lukewarm reactions from the audience till the day it had released. It can be classified into two.
1. Too lengthy, very boring, overboard, chatu etc. etc.
2. Good film, ignoring the fact that it’s too long. It’ll give you aesthetic satisfaction.
1. Too lengthy, very boring, overboard, chatu etc. etc.
2. Good film, ignoring the fact that it’s too long. It’ll give you aesthetic satisfaction.
After watching it, I support those having the 2nd opinion. I agree that it’s too long but 3 ½ hrs was worth spending for this film. I felt sleepy & my leg started aching but that was because I was really tired that day! But it’s very beautiful. It contained the good, the bad & the ugly characters (every film contains them except Karan Johar films where each & every characters are like tulsi leaves washed in Ganges water!) It’s lavish! The sets, the costumes, the jewelries, war & love sequences, food, animals…the whole film in fact! Hrithik & Aishwarya’s ethereal beauty enchanted me! They are fabulous actors! I love Hrithik anyway but my heart doesn’t have enough space for Mrs. Aishwarya Rai Bachhan. I liked her in very few movies & Jodhaa Akbar is one of them. Her best scene in the movie, according to me is when Jodhaa Bai learns about her husband, the Badshah of Hindustan Jalaluddin Mohammad Akbar’s illiteracy. What expression! The music is nice. Very contextual, melodious, full of soul & very royal. Jashn-E-Bahara & In lamho ki daman me are my favourites but songs like Khwaja mere khwaja & Marhabba didn’t impress me much before but after taking into consideration the situation, I liked them too! Manmohana is another wonderful song in the movie! But the background score is awesome. I could recognize elements of Bahar in it. The language used in the film is another character of the film. The urdu was understandable except few words of which we found out the meanings ourselves. I’ve decided, whenever I would like to talk with someone in private, I would utter the word Ekant! It showed very well how Diwan e Aam was used for administrative & political purposes & Diwan e Khaas for aesthetic discussions with few selected people. The way Akbar asked Bairam Khan & the Maulavi to retire was really amusing! It was nice to watch Sonu Sood as Sujamal. It had been a long time since he was seen in silver screen after Ashiq Banaya Aapne that too in a meaty role. Last but not the least; Big B’s narration is an added treasure.
Now, let’s view the film from a different angle. After watching the film, I think, instead of Jodhaa Akbar, it should have been christened Joddha Akbar (warrior Akbar). The film started with war, ended with war. In the middle of the film, Akbar & others decided about warfare, annexation, strategy, little bit of religious practices. The scarce time he was left with, he spend with his wife Jodhaa. In fact the matrimonial alliance was a part of annexation of Rajput Empire. But yes, it was successful to show how much fond hubby Akbar was for wife Jodhaa in certain scenes. The narrator raised the question that why Jodhaa Bai & Akbar’s love story isn’t so famous? How can it be? It’s just another story of arranged marriage metamorphosing into a passionate love story. Jodhaa Bai was clear with her concept of marriage; ‘Saat janmo ka bandhan’ which she couldn’t do away with. So love Akbar or hate Akbar, she hardly had any choice. If you stay with a person for 24*7, it’s quite normal that slight affection will grow for that person in your heart. Same happened with Jodhaa Bai. Moreover, Akbar took care of the whole country & became the favourite ruler. In the process he won her heart which was the condition for having Jodhaa’s love! It was more like watching Akbarnama than Jodhaa Bai & Akbar’s love story. I’m sure, if Sanjay Leela Bhanshali, Karan Johar or Yash Chopra dealt with the subject, the film wouldn’t have anything else but Jodhaa & Akbar romancing everywhere, in bedroom, in court, in terrace, in temples & mosques, in kitchen, inside the utensils (man, they were so big!) & who knows, even in the Warfield! There would even be a rain song & dance sequence. I hope it showed how Din I Ilahi came up, his Navaratna - little bit of humour from Birbal & some more music from Tansen. Hope they knew some more expressions for appreciation except Subhanllah! The questions which will always remain unanswered are, howcome the young Akbar (played by the boy who played the role of Aishwarya’s son in Kuchh na Kaho) had black eyes & the grown up Akbar was cat eyed! Same with young (popular child model) & grown up Jodhaa, the difference is between black & dark brown eyes. Were contact lenses so popular in those days?? Par koi baat nahi, bade bade filmo me aisi chhoti chhoti galtiya ho jati hai! What was the need of showing the eunuch as one of Jodhaa Bai’s personal attendants? Did someone like this really exist? Where did Dai Maa disappear after the truth regarding her wicked plan was unveiled? Did she meet the same fate as her son Adam? What was the source of so much dazzling illumination before the song in lamho ki daman? Aishwarya was perfect for Jodhaa’s role but what about Hrithik? He would have fitted perfectly for Alexander the Great’s role. As it is he has a Greek God kinda physique & look. But the picture of Akbar which we are used to is short & fat. Govinda would have been the ideal actor to play Akbar. Even Shah Rukh Khan, if he had put on some weight. But let it be for the sake of the mass!
After the scrutiny, all I can say is, love the film or hate the film, you can’t ignore the film. According to the box office reports, it’s a hit! Inshallah!
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Mang liya zindagi se zyada
Chhin gaya wo jisne kiya wada
Did I really want more from life? Why does it always happen that I don't get what I want & get what I don't want? Not always though but...why??? Why do I always keep losing people who promised to be with me? I'll find it out! I'm just waiting for it to happen for the 3rd time. They say, if you feel others are wrong & you are right, let that be. If that happens twice, then this world is rude but same thing happening thrice, it's all your fault! I'm waiting for it...Hope that 3rd time never comes...
On a happy note! It's not the last day of my life right? I still have many more days & years to live. How do I know what's in store for me in the box of chocolates? :-)
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