Ghazal-ing

Hum tumhe aisi pila denge
Tum aawo toh sahi
Hosh ka naam bhuladenge
Tum aawo toh sahi

Ghulam Ali. My favourite ghazal singer. i love his gravelly voice…the way the words seem to rain like heavy droplets….i was introduced to his voice by K. How we went gaga over the song “chupke chupke”. – we used to sit there moony eyed in the office and sing along; much to the consternation of our senior who thought we were too young to be listening to such “dukh bhari” gaane! i am a sucker for sentu songs..and his songs are so loaded with meaning…

Right now i am listening to this song as i try to code and blog, in that order….

Dukh ki lehar ne shera hoga
Yaad ne kankaar pheka hoga

Aaj toh mera dil keheta he
Tu ish waqt akela hoga

Me toh aaj bahut roya hoon
Tub hi sayed roya hoga….

S called up to say he has bought the Toshiba laptop for my sister. He will be sending it through PK and so i will be getting it next week. The configuration is good and the price is great. Thank god for holiday deals!!

Karoon nah yaad magar
Kish tarah bhulawoon ushe

Lets do lunch

Lunch. With three of my project mates (sounds better than colleagues, ni?). My chai and lunch and yes, bitching partners. (If you thought guys didn’t bitch, you thought wrong). This lunch was in celebration of my new flat and an upcoming major event/disaster in my life (!!?). We went to this restaurant with a beautiful (but not awesome) view of the city, located as it is on the 9th floor. The food was great and so was the conversation.

One thing i love about my project is that i have met some wonderful people. People i can connect with on an intellectual and emotional level. Coming from someone as choosy and snobbish as i, that is quite some compliment.

Office romance

Office romance. Should it be discouraged? This topic surfaced after we “discovered” that two of the newbies are supposedly “in love”. S thought it could affect their productivity and increase the attrition rate if both should decide to leave. He was all worked up about this. And his major concern was the girl is older than the guy!! We were like “Tumi ki meyer baba (Are you the girl’s father)?” He was concerned that the guy might not be aware of this “devastating” fact. So he was plotting to inform the guy about the girl’s age!! i, of course being the trouble-making/loving bitch, egged him on. My PL was like ‘you people are so wicked’. Ultimately, we decided not to do any mischief and wait and watch how the drama unfolds.

It is fun though watching them sneak out for tea, trying hard to hide their budding “romance”. These poor creatures are not even aware that we are aware of it all!!

My sister and i are hooked on to Bigg Boss – precisely because it is so stupid and silly!! It is fun watching people make fool of themselves…and we making fool of ourselves watching them make fool of themselves!

We are beginning to settle down in the new place. i am beginning to behave like a housewife – running for the mop if i see a dirty spot. We bought some plants and I am sure they are going to die because i will forget to water them. But my dahling sister is there..

S called up on Friday night. He is down with viral fever so he is working from home. We bitched for about 3 hours (poor guy, he must have spent about 25$ on that call). When the mood overtakes me, i can really, really blabber.

Mere yaar ki shaadi he

One of my best friends got married. A guy who was/is my sounding board, one who taught me that being different was OK, who found in me an intriguing mixture of confusion and confidence, of innocence and complexity, whom i loved and who loved me…he who found my eyes beautiful, who thought i was a witch with oriental charms bewitching unsuspecting guys, who insisted i must have been a princess in my previous birth, who taught me basketball…, a guy who made me feel beautiful and loved down to my toes.

We found each other rather too late in life – when life was about to take us down different paths. But in the short time we were together, we shared more than some people share in a lifetime. We parted as friends, with no bitterness that usually marks the end of a passionate relationship.

i wish him happiness. And i wish him strength to be himself, always.

Home

We moved on saturday.Having a real tough time trying to set up the new place.Have spent the last three days unpacking. And on top of it, i have a bad cold. i took yesterday off because i was feeling so bloody sick.

i was sorting out the things and i found my old diaries. So i spent half the day reading them and drowning in nostalgia. All the old memories came flooding back. i miss the old carefree days - of evenings spent playing basketball, of adda sessions fueled by lebu cha, of crushes and blushes...For a few hours, i relived my past. ummm....

Yipeeeeeee

i have done it! i have got the flat registered today and now i am the proud owner of a flat. And i did it all by my petite self. i am so proud of meself. We are moving in tomorrow. i have got the electric chimney fitted in the kitchen plus the aqua guard. Will get the washing machine and geyser installed tomorrow.

This has been a tiring but enriching experience for me. Even though i have fretted and fumed at the running around i had to do,to the promoter's office, the bank, to the market to buy curtain rods and bathroom fittings and what nots, i have enjoyed it all.

As all my colleagues say, this is just the beginning. There seems to be no end to the things i need to buy. And that reminds me that i have to buy a calling bell plus
go get the electrician to provide me a point where i can use the microwave. oh hell.

i have started packing some of my things. And i was amazed to see the number of books i have managed to hoard! And my sister's overflowing wardrobe (and she complains about what to wear everytime). Shifting is going to be a big, big headache.

By next week, we should have settled down in the new place. Amen.

purdah he purdah

i never thought setting up a house/home would be this painful and expensive.i find my bank accounts emptying at a rate that is scaring me. i spent almost 10k on curtains. i console myself with the thought that i should have the best i can afford. But 10K on curtains?? i feel so very guilty about it. i could have donated some of that money to CRY. But what is the use crying over spilt milk?

The painting is complete so is the work on the kitchen cabinets. i must say the kitchen looks stunning. i still have to shop for furniture. i am planning to buy wrought iron furniture. They look so elegant. And more kind on my pocket!

The bank stuff is over. i just need to get the flat registered before i move in.
And that should be by next week. At long last.