The Pensive

“I enjoy scratching itches on my body with my beard stubble. The worst though is when my lower back itches.
”  says  Jarod Kintz       The beard or a stubble make people pass on a judgement damn easily. For instance, many assume that a bearded man could be a painter , thinker/ philosopher who has no time to shave , a singer, musician , stylist, an actor , a writer , an artist or a journo  so on so forth. In ancient times kings used to grow huge mustaches and beards . It was believed it was an add on to their royal look. I believe kings like Alexander the Great looked equally royal with out a beard or mustache. Few grow beard for religious purposes . Few others keep styling their beard  just to try some thing new like french beard , a goatee, a chin curtain, the Zappa etc. Sadly beard or a stubble do not serve as style statements for all. Some feel it gives an unhygienic look.Worse of all, few f...

So we finally spent the much awaited evening at "[V]spot Cafe bar at Gurgaon" as part of  BlogAdda 's Sponsored review  program.Thank You Blogadda for directing me to a best Hog-adda in Gurgaon :) I absolutely loved the place. The icing on the cake is that its Christmas eve and every one was in high spirits. I got 2000 Rs worth coupons from blogadda guys who asked me to go and enjoy myself leisurely at the cafe and in return I just have to write a review. I was overwhelmed being a foodie. I finally attacked the cafe along with my husband on this Saturday and as and when I entered I loved the ambiance and the X-mas confetti and lights. As  we dont smoke or booze we sat outside the smoking zone and immediately loved the spot and the creative ideas. The below are few glimpses Look at the interesting way to indulge u in some thing else while you wait for the order. "V" know it all :) I was impressed by their funny paper napkins and flowcharts of br...

After reading this article on " Hindu " felt like writing some thing myself.  A girl goes out to a party. Her mom is  scared till she gets back home. She calls 100 times to stay assured that her daughter is safe. She some times refuses to send her out. She knows better as she herself landed in many embarrassing situations irrespective of her marital status. With many wild boars on lose she is scared to death. A girl wants to buy a tank top or denim shorts but she is scared to wear it out as she has to meet many greedy , bloody eyes.  A girl wants to go to school safely . Hence she prefers school bus rather than RTC but she is not sure if the driver is helping her or trying to touch or molest her. A girl wants to participate in the dance but after the program if it gets late she is not sure if she will be able to reach home safely. The driver , co passenger , an onlooker , at times a sibling she is scared of any one and every one. Briefly A girl wan...

Meena bought a special oil worth 1000/- labelled " milkNwine" . The oil promised to make hair long , strong , silky straight. Meena was scared for a while as she couldn't crack the logic behind the name milk and wine. She was puzzled thinking that the oil might smell like milk or her hair might turn to a  brownish shade of wine but Miss Catherine got rid of all her assumptions. The beautician said milk, as it has milk proteins and wine as it has some wine extract and  kept ranting on how good the elements are for hair , how no one used this unique idea of using milk and wine and blah blahed for an hour till Meena got convinced. She bought the bottle home. She happily unscrewed the cap and started applying. Initially the color of hair became dull . Meena thought may be it was happening in the process of hair straightening .She was flabbergasted checking her golden mane with a tinge of orange shade on day 15 and she lost lot of hair too during that fortnight.  ...

Title:  Once Upon The Tracks Of Mumbai Author:  Rishi Vohra Genre: Mass  Fiction Price:  Rs 175/- The author himself says if you like movies you will like the book. I love movies and hence needless to say I liked the book. When I was in school I went to Mumbai some where in 1993.Mumbai was Bombay then. I immediately loved the city, its magnificence , the bustling local trains and much more. Bombay's vastness amused me. I loved shopping road side at cheapest possible prices and enjoyed getting clicked at Gate way of India , Essel world  and Juhu beach. Oops ! You must be thinking I started writing a review of the book and ended up writing a  Mumbai travelogue :) I beg your pardon friends. This book takes you in to the suburbs of Mumbai, so many  local stations ,Gullys and chawls that I time travelled and visualized my trip. The title is apt as the whole story happens in and around the railway colo...

Story Extract: As always Meena entered the lab on Thursday evening and like a robot which does daily rituals when given commands, she switched on the PC with zero interest to just check her personal mails as every Thursday evening 5 to 6 is the mail checking hour in her monotonous time table. Dear Meena, This is Imran. I am a second year MBBS student in GMC(Guntur Medical College). I met one of your school mates in my class and learnt about you. I must say I was very impressed when she told me about your views, ideas and ideologies. You love reading books and I suppose you are aspiring to be a journo. I appreciate it. I have similar interests, hence thought to contact you and know more about you, of course only if you are willing to take it forward. Awaiting a positive reply Imran :) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ As Meena finished reading the "stranger's" mail she felt ...

Movie: Talaash Cast: Aamir Khan, Rani Mukerji, Kareena Kapoor, Nawazuddin Siddiqui Direction: Reema Kagti Story : Zoya akhtar , Reema Kagti Talaash has been on my mind since I have been to the show yesterday. I cant say I loved the movie but theres a lot which deserves appreciation in the movie like the way the grimy world of Mumbai is shown very lively even if it is gloomy, dark and mostly shot in the night time. The director and cinematographer Mohanan definitely have put efforts to bring out the best outcome. The opening scene it self is intriguing where a car crashes just after the street dog's bark which seems like a bad omen. The car crashing in to the sea , the waves and the tension in the passers-by is all shot so amazingly that I was  glued to the screen .Ram sampath's mystic music started  with opening credits which shows the Mumbai city and happenings in dark hours crisply followed by accident.  Surjan Shekhawat played by Aamir khan is a sturdy role...

Originally at : http://youthopia.me/readarticle.php?aid=237 Spoiler alert This book is in my to read list from long. I couldn't read it till date. I was just thinking to grab the book and start reading that the movie released on Nov23rd . Produced and directed by Anglee and based on the novel by Yann Martel the movie has already got showers of appreciation. The visuals are sheer brilliant. I cannot analyse the movie technically but what I can say in short is  “Every one was awestruck by the visuals and didn't turn their heads in the fear of missing the beauty on screen”  .All have started comparing this to Avatar saying it well deserves an Oscar! I can’t disagree. The visuals were spell bounding. Director Anglee used the 3D technology intelligently and shrewdly grabbing audience’s attention. The CGI tiger Richard parker which actually didn’t exist amused me a lot. Anglee who made crouching tiger, hidden dragon proved that he will continue enchanti...