Karo Zyada Ka Iraada

I must say the ad agency for Max New York Life has seriously done a great job. The new ad on air is really interesting and fun to watch. Goes well for the product too.

It shows a cool, hep, young, urban dude with long curly hair crossing the road. His eyes are fixed on a sleek bike yearning to own one. The guy on the sleek bike has his eyes fixed on a couple on another bike, wishing for a beautiful partner. The girl on that bike has her eyes fixed on a young mother who's having fun with her kids, wishing that she becomes a mother soon. The mother has her eyes fixed on a necklace at display on the windows of a shop wishing to possess it while it's been bought by a rich bald guy. The rich bald guy is in his car, his eyes fixed on the cool, hep, young, urban dude with long curly hair crossing the road.

Karo Zyada Ka Iraada - Wish for more! What say?

There's always a first time

So here it is! My first visit to the Sakinaka Police Station (sounds like an essay topic). I remember I' had been to this place once but then I was waiting outside while my father was getting the attestation work done. But this time it was different. Hee Hee Haa Haa! I was inside filing a complaint for my lost handbag. And guess what? It was smooth. It was not the Hindi film situation at all. No beggings and pleadings. Things moved quickly and the police were really helpful :-)

Do I need to say anything more?

A list of things

1. Driving licence
2. Credit cards
3. Debit cards
4. Clubhouse cards (Rishi's and mine)
5. A small box with Amu's gold earrings (3 - 4 pairs)
6. Some cash
7. Visiting cards
8. A bottle of moisturiser
9. French manicure set

These are the things that went away with the bag that I lost.

Sunday morning

Yesterday I stood by my window, sipping a cup of tea. Mornings are a treat with the chirping birds, the lawn-mower's song and the whistling winds. I often meet the regulars outside my house in Thane. A squirrel who hunts for something to munch, a few pigeons pecking at grains thrown at them and a myena couple playing hide-and-seek with each other. Not to forget the yellow leaves on the parking lot.

"The leaves fall, the wind blows, and the farm country slowly changes from the summer cottons into its winter wools."
- Henry Beston

Fine...I'm leaving,

....for the gym!

The night of Ganesh Visarjan

It was the night of Ganesh Visarjan. We had been to the Borivali Biriyani House for a sumptous feast of Paya soup, Kheema Pav, Reshmi Tikka and Mutton Biriyani. It was fun. On our way back our car slowed down to let a crowd of devotees pass, when suddenly we saw two men getting into a brawl. One of them was driving a white car and the other was a drunk devotee. Both young men. The drunk devotee kept attacking the other guy only to be joined by a few more men who were not even aware of what was happening. My friends got off the car and somehow managed to push the guy into the car asking him to leave the place. By then that young man was drained out. He was badly shaken. His spectacles were also lost in the brawl. We sat back into our cars and left too. Our car was ahead and we could see the other car leaving too. I turned back and saw that once our car gathered a little motion they stopped the white car again. We stopped too and rushed back to them. Made them leave the place again but this time waited to let them go a little distance. It was bad. It's true, times have changed. Today to bring out devotion some devotees have to resort to means like alcohol.

Early worm today

It's been a week since I hit the gym. But today, no matter what I'm going . That's why I'm up so early. Though I confess I really don't feel like it.

Cafe no more in the City

Finally the shutters have come down for Cafe City. One more Irani restaurant wiped off from the good food guide of Mumbai. A place known for it's Kheema Pav, Bread Pudding and Caramel Custard. Also the popular 'paani kam chai'.

Rain rain go away....

Hmmm...soon the rains will bid farewell to the city paving way for the cold weather. In goes the umbrellas and raincoats, out comes the shawls, cardigans and monkey caps. Ha Ha!

Amu Talk...

Ku for 'Kulikyan'
Ca for 'car'
Pa for 'pal'
Habatu for 'Happy Birthday to you'
Au for 'office'
Kalla for 'Kanna'
Ishi for 'Rishi'
Ca for 'colours'
Pe for 'paper'
Ella for 'Vellam'
Ka for 'Kabhi kabhi Aditi'
Bis for 'Biscuits'

Recycle

This is an appachatti that my mum had been using for more than two decades.

Now she got herself a new one and so I get to keep this, for floral decoration.