Companionship

I truly believe this is one of the desires of the flesh.

No matter how successful you get, you have this deep desire to cling to another soul. And you are always looking for it in everything. If it weren't for companionship, I doubt society would exist or for that matter even relationships.

I've been trying to fight this want/need for a while now.. And it's been so damn hard. I thought I could you know live on my own and everything, all to become "independent". But I learnt a very valuable lesson in the process.

Many of you may not agree with this, but I'm done caring.

Companionship doesn't nullify independence. Talking to someone, sharing you joys and sadness doesn't make you a dependent person. It just makes you human.

I love how you sometimes find it in the most unlikely of places/persons.

"It is an absolute human certainty that no one can know his own beauty or perceive a sense of his own worth until it has been reflected back to him in the mirror of another loving, caring human being"

John Joseph Powell, The Secret of Staying in Love

Weekend Ramblings

You know I always struggle  with the opening line for all my posts. Its very confusing - Do you say hello like in a conversation or do you just start typing what you want to? I don't know if its a blogger thing or its just me!

Anyway, Its a Saturday night and I'm home for once. And also, I've had the most unproductive day in a looong time. All i did today was watch videos and sleep. All day, Watch videos - Eat - sleep - repeat. And I'm so bored right now! I don't know what to watch anymore.

I'm eating a looot. This past week, if i had to pick a theme for my life, it would be food. Also i finally got my fringe trimmed and I'm content - not ecstatic but content. 

Something else I'm happy about is a break I'm catching next week! I'm going to chennai for a weekend just to chill at the beach and spend time with my cousins WOHOOO.

Work is  hectic and umm.. I don't know. Maybe i'll write a whole post on the different people at work sometime soon.

Well, I'm still confused and annoyed.. about a lot of things. 

'Here to another week of People, food and Whatever!

Bleh.

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My take on Deepika Padukone's "My Choice"

Hi All,


Before I start, I would like you to watch this video. It won't take long.

Now that you know what I'm giving my opinion on, lets begin :)

The video went Viral about 6 days back, I remember I was in office and someone sent me a link to it. While it buffered I  read the description below, and built my expectations, I was looking forward to watching the video even more now.

The video starts well but slowly down the line I just could not agree to anything she was saying. Sometimes we go too far in the name of women empowerment and this in my opinion is one such instance.

Have sex outside marriage - My choice. Is it really a married woman's choice to have sex outside marriage. I just wont agree to that. Like, in which twisted sense  does that make sense? Marriage is a sacred institution, its a vow. And nobody should be allowed to destroy it in the name of empowerment. There is nothing empowering about having sex outside your marriage, its just as shameful to a woman as it is to a man. You can't promise to love and stand by an individual one day, and then have sex with someone else the next day and say its my choice, because I'm a woman.

Another line that caught my attention was Love temporarily, lust forever - My choice.  Say what?  This is more a question of morality than anything else.

I realized something as I watched the video. Not  many people get the meaning of women empowerment. Women empowerment is elevating women to a position of equality with man or bringing her to be on par with a man NOT like this video suggests above everything and everyone else.

I would like to end with a verse from the Bible  Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.  - Romans 12:2

Yes all of these are choices, but they all come at a very big price. Are you ready to pay that price?

Ponder, think  - Make your choice.

So.. I Watched Whiplash This Week.

Its a movie everyone needs to see. 

I'm not here to write a review, there are plenty of those online. These are just my thoughts after watching it.

I was in a daze for a very long time. The movie is intense, in a good way. Keeps you hooked throughout. 

It also got me thinking. I always envy people who have got it all figured out, you know? They know exactly what they want to do and where they want to be five years from now. 

I'm still figuring out things and I've been in this phase for way too long. Its not easy sometimes to NOT get bogged down by the pressure. Pressure not just from people around but myself. 

I love my Job, I love what I do. But do I wanna do that for the rest of my life? I'm not very sure. 

I feel you can't really move forward in life till you're sure of certain things atleast to an extent. And not being sure of what i want to do is making me stagnant. I don't want to get stuck in a rut, where i get too comfortable with my job and just stick to it for all my life because i don't really want to start all over.

I don't like being this confused. 

GET TO KNOW ME: A-Z

I found this blog post on Kendel's blog and i liked it so much. I thought what better way to re kindle my love for this place!


This should be fun :)

A. Attached or Single? 

Single and content.

B. Best Friend?

 Don't have one. I believe that word jinxes friendships. But I do have people that I so often look at and go "You are the bestest!"

C. Cake or Pie? 

Cake, hands down any day! And chocolate cake is always preferred - sun or rain.

D. Day of Choice? 

Friday. I never realized the importance of a Friday till I started working. Friday is something else, its almost Saturday. I don't think I'm even making sense anymore.

E. Essential Item? 

Phone. I'm very very dependent on it. Right from my morning alarm, to reminders throughout the day, to reading books on it. I do just about everything. I stopped wearing watches on a everyday basis too, because I have a phone. 

F. Favorited Color? 
Um. If I HAD TO pick one it'll probably be purple or black. I'm not attached to colors. You won't see me in just these colors or looking for them everywhere I go. They're nice. End of story.

G. Gummy Bears or Worms? 

Neither. Bleh.

H. Home town? 

Hyderabad. I was born here, did my schooling, graduation here. And now I'm working here too.

Damn! I need to get out o.o

I. Indulgence?  

Chocolate or while sauce pasta.

J. January or July?

The colder month. I love love love the cold and equally hate the heat. I don't mind the rains too :)

K. Kids? 

Yes! Love kids. 

L. Life is not complete without…? 

Love. Everybody needs to fall in love.

M. Memory you cherish? 

Okay, this is a tough one! Its so hard to pick one and write.. Well, this summer we had a tiny vacation to this lovely little place called Coorg, it was so beautiful. Its one place i would love to go back!

N. Numbers of brothers/sisters? 

One younger sister. She takes her role seriously and doesn't let a day go by without annoying me.

O. Oranges or Apples? 

Apples Apples! Oranges are Bleh. Nobody can hate an apple :)

P. Pet Peeves? 

 Dishonesty. I hate when people lie and are two faced. I think life would be so much easier, if only people were honest and real more often.

Q. Quotes?

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

Its one of my favorite verses from the Bible.

R. Reasons to smile? 

Well, right now? Mom and dad are out of town for a week! Its do-what-you-want week.

S. Season of choice? 

Winter! Did I already tell how much I love the cold? If I ever move I may totally base a major part of my decision just by googling the weather!

T. Tea or Coffee? 

Both. But leaning a little towards tea. 

U. Unknown fact about me? 

I play the guitar. Not many people know about it :)

I'm more like a closet guitarist. Is that even a thing? I don't know! :D

V. Vegetable? 

Well, I hate beans and cabbage. Potato is my favorite vegetable, cauliflower comes pretty close too.

W. Worst habit? 

Procrastinating. I do tend to Postpone things a lot, i get some kinda kick out of doing everything in the last possible minute possible. I know its bad, and i've had times when its back fired badly, so yeah.. need to work on that.

X. X-Ray or Ultra-sound?

X- Ray. Never had an ultra sound before.

Y. Your favorite trip?

There was this one time where my whole big extended family decided we need to take a vacation. We went to this small town close to Bangalore. It was a one week thing, but we did so many crazy things! We went on a safari, chilled at a waterfall, went hiking and lived through a thunderstorm.

Z. Zodiac sign? 

I don't really take these seriously, but yeah - Sagittarius

Well, I hope you enjoyed reading that as much as i loved writing it.

Wild thoughts!

Hello blog world!

Yes, I'm back! :D

First things first! A very Happy New Year to you all! :)

Better late than never.

I'm sitting in my bus on the way home from work now.. Right now I'm physically exhausted, but my mind is more that making up for it.. Running at twice it's usual speed.. And just running wild.

So today was a usual day and I got into the bus and plugged my ear phones and sat tight in the most unnoticeable corner.. And I had a moment of truth (I swear I'm having too many of those these days) !

So yeah I was listening to a random song (I'm never gonna admit that it happened to be Taylor Swift!) and I thought, what if I got a chance to go back in time. What would I do?

Well for starters I would talk to myself.. You know, impart wisdom to 15-16 year old me.

Okay, new thought! (I told you my mind is running wild!) I lost interest. Lost interest in writing here.. And everything else that ever excited me.

Sometimes only when you lose somethings do you realize how much you have been taking it for granted.

I know I'm being real vague right now.. I will use more words when I'm ready.

I'm done mopping around though. The mourning phase has passed (I'd like to believe that at least.) This does not mean sun is shining brightly and I'm running off to party every night.. Its a slow walk back up.

But its.. Um.. Different? Yes.. Just you know, trudging along, dragging your feet.. Having all the time in the world to yourself.. Just starting afresh. Its pretty refreshing. As I type this, I picture myself in summer clothes, walking up on a fresh smelling, green mountain.. Feeling the grass under my bare feet. Too cheesy? I can't help it!

I know I'll get there. :)

Anyway to more happy things! Life is fun! I'm doing so many new things.. Meeting all these amazing people and honestly going places.

I have a feeling this year is gonna be good. Just a feeling in my bones :)

Until next time!

P.S: I think I just redefined "wild"! I feel so lame about the title right now!