Hey you silly!

Hey you silly Bubblegum ki pareshan atma,

What do you think all the time? Day and night? You feel you life is moving very fast-but that's what you always wanted. You wanted to spark your dreams again. You are about to do that-what is stopping you?

You are a strong girl. You have overcome so many problems and depressions. What is making you think all the time. You are not worried or scared I know, You are scattered and blank. Just gather your guts and fall into the pool! You gotta swim!!

Things are awesome around you. Even if they are not , you always make them awesome. What is the need to think? You, who believed one should just move out of the comfort zone, struggle and achieve dreams one has, is getting scared? No then what is holding you back?

Your family?-No. They are always there. You know it very well.
Your job?-Job? In the whole world, you are scared of not getting the salary?
Your Mumbai?-Where is it going-You are enjoying and you will enjoy your Mumbai anyway!

You are scared of loosing the world of besties you have made! Right? Ah, isn't it bad that you have a doubt? Come on Bubblegum, they play it hard to make you smile every time.

You have to give a shot-You have to move! You have to achieve dreams-this one is your one of the finale shots. You are the smile and strength of your buddies-if you behave so, what do they feel!!

Buck up Bubblegum!!

Expressing is not a problem, but panicking just by those silly thoughts of struggles in future is a problem. The don of Kandivali area is fearless-What are you up to Bubblegum??

Smack those stupid thoughts away and enjoy! Reach out to your dreams! Just like your name-keep on Bubbling and fly high in the sky!!!

Your buddies are with you always!

Yours truly,
Real Bubblegum!

The heart of India!

So at around 10 in the night, I was travelling through the heart line of Mumbai, yes! I was in the ladies compartment of the local train.

Now, most of these local train travelling memories are colourful. I just love to travel by these trains. You have this amazing frequency if trains. No need to wait for more than 5 minutes and lo, you can travel miles, that too at low cost.Above all, one can see all shades of all kind of personalities. That is what attracts me towards these trains. Especially if you are travelling in a ladies compartment.

I see different female phases of life. I see a new mother with a tiny toddler. Sometimes even managing crying babies or worst, twins! The most beautiful thing, other ladies will actually help such ladies to sit and manage the situation.I see a school going kid, holding his/her mom. I see a grandmother with a grand-kid, engrossed in the conversation.I see a housewife sharing her blues and pinks with other ladies. Most of the time, they would have met for the first time in the train and now they regularly meet each other as they use the same train everyday. I have seen a local-train group ladies just like kitties. I see a newly wedded lady, with all her ornaments and pink blush talking on phone. I see ladies cross checking by peeping through the entrance, if their husbands/sons or friends have boarded the same train successfully in the general compartment or not. I see college going girls giggling about the latest addition of the handsome dude or the pain of exams. I see working girls listening to the music and out of focus from the world inside. I see some girls, blushing while messaging and staring the mobile screen.I see lady vendors selling earings,files,folders,hairpins and what not and struggle to earn the bread for the family. I generally enjoy the beauty of the whole sweating,screaming atmosphere.

But,just a few days before, I saw something which actually got captured in the image-film of my heart.It was nothing very special, very general for us. But that day I pondered over the whole scene.

Just near my seat, 3 ladies covering their heads with Dupattas and lashing pretty eyes were chatting.They were discussing about the real estate condition of Mumbai. Meanwhile 2 ladies wearing salwars and mangalsutras came in rush.After settling themselves down, they started talking to those 3 ladies.A young girl wearing skirt came with a 'cross' locket hanging through the neck. She greeted all of them with a smile and dived into the discussion. What amazed me was the kind of discussion they were having. All of them were updated and putting their points logically, going in the same direction, deeply involved irrespective of the barrier of languages. Just then I realized, This is India.

We, Indians, fight due to some differences like state,caste, creed and what not.At the end, we all are one. The scene was not a drama. It was a real life situation where ladies from different castes and cultures were talking to each other so happily, even sharing snacks with each other. All educated.

I don't think so we need to discover new ideas to implement peace in our lives.They are already there. We have stopped enjoying and noting small pleasures of life when we actually live 'Unity'! Peace is an old world, we should implement 'Enjoyment'!

I will never ever forget the whole scene which helped me to realize what India is all about and how we actually live 'Unity in Diversity'! Period.

 It is the heart of India, a beautiful one.

A talk with my God

Dear God,

What to tell you. You give me all happiness but with a pinch, every time. Last time I asked for something, you gave me after months with a lot of pain. I still wanted to respect your decision. You dint let me. A blast and the whole dream world collapsed. I had realized by the time, the world was something I dint deserve! Then why did you give? If you gave, you snatched?! I am happy now you did.I deserved the better one!

Months later, a gift from god came, brick by brick I started re-building my dream world in this true world. I realized this was the world I wanted. Not the one which was in my past. I was super happy. The time flew. World was there,strongest- ready to fight against all odds. Suddenly you started moving the plate beneath the world. It shacked. I am sure, the world is my goal. My motto. My life.

Is it necessary to shake?Is it necessary to give me a pinch?? Is it necessary to ruin my world again? No.

You wont do that!! Right??? I cant even complain that, you don't give me what I want. You give and then snatch. Don't do it again. I have still some faith in you. Some? You are the reason to our existence.

Hope you wont let my faith die.

Waiting for your decision,(I have decided, it wont change!)
Bubblegum.

PS:I really need to believe in 'you'. Prove it!Dont let the whole thing die.

Champi-chatting!

Declaimer: Scattered thoughts on the subjects compile, so-Champi chatting! Read at your own risk to understand! :D

So when my head was aching badly last night, as if some body is igniting dynamites in my mind one by one, I recalled the song!! Yeah I am like that, I have a song for every situation and almost every dialogue given, precisely!

"Sir jo tera chakraye, ya dil duba jae, aaja pyare paas humare, kahe ghabharaye kahe ghabharaye, Sun sun sun, are baba sun is Champi mein bade bade gun!" 

Yes, I just love head-massage (Champi!) and especially by my Youngest Masi and my mom! They are experts! With God's grace I have got the talent too.Me and my masi both are on the violent side though!! If you understand! :D

So, I believe giving champi is an art and a god gift. Not everybody can do it. It needs passion, involvement, heart and yes the oil!! The hands doing good champi are blessed. One actually pours positive energy by hands. The loving and caring person can only give the best champi!The champi-taker (the one under the act!) feels the relaxation out of all freaking-blood sucking tensions and headaches. My masi as I stated is on violent side always gives me the awesome champi whenever we meet. The service she gives comes to an end with the sleep and yes the messy-mahakali-hair-looks.Any way I remember the good part only!I guess me, my other masis, mom and cousins, we all are obsessed with her champis! I remember before her marriage my mom and me, both used to wait for her every alternate days and enjoy the champi!

My mom-who herself is also a good champi-specialist, used to spoil me by indulging in the holy champi to her highness-Bubblegum. I had to forget the champi thing when I used to get targeted by Migraines after leaving home for my job.My mom used to make me so much relaxed when I used to go mad by these chronic headaches which also give insomnia free of cost with them.Ah, I missed the mom-masi wala champi last night a lot. Was all the blabbering, a kind of digressing??! :D

So, I recalled all those champi moments with mom and masi.Then, I traveled more towards present in memory trip.I am blessed with the champi-giving art too, albeit not exactly like mom-masi duo. I remember my  bhaiyas coming for the special champi during my Indore trips! My younger brother who was then-of almost my height coming for the oil-champi. I guess he doesn't get headaches now-and headaches are now afraid of his huge structure!!My papa-everyday enjoys champi-not by me-by mom! And, a proud moment-My mom enjoys a lot,champis given by me! My 2 room mates at Pune used to come to me almost every week for the very special Bubblegum-champis!! :) For a champi-giver, these are proud moments!

There is a rule but! A champi giver can not do his or her own champi!! Yes, mostly. So I missed my masi and mom so badly for a while. Yahin duniya ka usool hai!!Just like,a real mom can not pierce her daughter's ears! (Wheeeee, there is a saying in Gujarat!! :D)

I have read somewhere, years ago, The 'Shampoo' word has come from the Hindi 'Champi' word during British-Raj!!

Ah,The real-point of this Rant-like champi chatting was-Nothing-How I missed chmapis at home! :(

Hey but,I can conclude with a good part and no-headache-only-fun-state,

"Lakh dukho ki ek dava hai, kyona aazame....kahe ghabharaye kahe ghabharaye.."!

Hooked on to-II

Some songs give me goosebumps. Some songs are weapons to make me go in trance. Some songs are dream songs to perform. Some songs make me go into the world of dreams. The rhythm of some songs soothes me.

I have got one. I am hooked on to it. Yeah buddies, I am still in the 'Jhoom barabar Jhoom' era!

I listen to the song 'Bol halake halake' almost daily and how I wish to get lost in the song, still, everyday! 

Especially when I hear these lines,

"Aaa nind ka sauda kare,

Ek khvab le, ek khvab de;

Ek khvab to ankho mein hai,

Ek chand ke takiye tale,

Kitne dino se yeh asman bhi, soya nahi hai isko sula de"

Loosely Translated: 

"Lets make a deal, of the sleep,

Take a dream, Give a dream,

The dream is in the eyes,

and under the pillow of the moon (light),

Since many days, even the sky has not slept off, please make the sky sleep too"..

Sh...Bolhalake halake.... 

Omens I picked!

There two types of omens. Good ones and  bad ones! We generally note the bad ones and forget to see the good ones. I sometimes feel its all in our minds-We decide to get the positive energy and so we find good omens. When we are in a confused or sad state of mind we always attract negative energy-default. We have to dive into the positive side and get the good omens. 

I myself half of the time struggle to find those 'Good omens', so get scared of bad ones and the upcoming future. I suddenly realized in the morning about 'Omens we pick' while listening to the music. My not-feeling-well state changed slowly into the rocking-and-enjoying state of mind! Songs I played in my i-pod relaxed my mind and took out the bad feelings. I realized it was 'my pick'! I realized, when we pick a bad omen, we actually get to see more and more 'bad omens'! 

I decided to today to make a list of all good goodie omens around me I missed to see in last few days.Here I go!!

• I have my ipod and Sony earplugs (The deadly combination!) with me and so I can indulge into music anytime any where!!! I have finally managed to get musical things in place!
• I actually celebrated my Birthday birth week birth month so so nicely! Ah, Thanks a lot my buddies :)
• My life is changing slowly, new opportunities are coming up! How can I miss noting those omens?
• He is recovering, slowly but steadily! :) :) :)
• I met one of  my college friends (note: A girl!!) after like ages and we enjoyed a lot lot. All our favorite things-Shopping, Panipuri, ganneka ras and coconut water! ah, and most important three things-chatting chatting and chatting :D
• I saw a hilarious,musical and touching Gujarati play with a wonderful buddy! :) The best time of the month. ah, second best! First one was this!
• I am fullto into love of  fast walking and jogging so much! It is not making any difference on my body that's a different story. :P
• Even if I cry, crib, do all kinds of tantrums knowingly or unknowingly, some buddies can tolerate my vandalism, handle me and repair my mind-Hook or by crook :D
• I made cheesecake!! Come on, its a good omen!!

Once I started I noted each and every good things happened to me in last few days. The weather appeared to be nice and it made me smile all my way to office. I guess I managed to pick Good omens over bad! 

Did you?

One dream One life!

I have a dream, I have a life. Like everybody has. I call the phenomena , 'One Dream One life'. The phenomena has some versions. In a version, The dream is the life you want to achieve. It is something keeps you sane, rush towards the dream , achieve and lo, one more dream and one more life is there to meet. The other version is, A dream and a life both in different direction. You have to think and you have to think, then you have to decide, which part of the phenomena you want. You need to choose.

One more version is there. A combination of a dream and a life. Which has a period of both the versions I have described. You have to choose a dream or a life in a phase, after achieving one, You can live the second phase.If at all you choose.

In the former both versions, one can get through easily, comparatively.In the later one, you need to challenge yourself, you need to grow, you need to mature with time. Everything without loosing a focus.It tests your guts.It tests your soul. When you bang on it, The dream and The life becomes 'You'! 

One dream One life,

I chose a little bit of both.

Fortunate enough I get the support,

Strong as I want.

Future has an act in its kitty,

Life is all but the gravity.

I shall stride to achieve the dream,

Holding my life within,

Indulge in present you also say,

I struggle to find your way.

Something in me grew today so strong,

I feel proud and try to hold on;

The same life and the same dream,

Because the little bit of both,

Is what you shall also reap.

PS: Just an impromptu write up. May confuse you, but all I will say is, I am proud to choose a little bit of both, the third version-if you understand! Its tough to express today!