me n bella:)

i had this dream i year back...a brite red small car jst perfect for me...my neo estilo was got home on 17oct2010....all family..cousins n frens... i named her..yes "her "with this brite red sexy look..bella... meaning beautiful in spanish..i guess:))
m a neo driver as well...n have already managed some car stunts... one with rite tyre in a drain, that needed manpower from our neighbourhood to get it out...
stopping bella on a slope...n yes the car rolling back, me not knowing what to do...causing a traffic jam in the subway n policemen coming up for aid...scary na..ofcourse not me...all those around me, needless to say m a learner without the "L" sign!...
ha aur ek richaw ko thoka...in mumbaiya terms....par thank god usko pata nahi chala...i think theres more to come..but better stunts i hope..n meanwhile m learning....anyone wants a long drive?:))))lemme know.....

and a special thanx to my teacher...i call him guruji...my cousin n frend abhinay who has immense courage all through to assist my neoexciting n fearless driving....it wud not have been possible to avoid without him all that has been avoided...:))..........

now we are truely our own bad gang of super drivers...ruchi first..me n nandy.... :))

matheran masti!

mathe -head...n ran-forest...i guess thats how the name must have come....a little ahead of karjat u drive up a ghat only if u have a high power engine or take a toy train to get there....

we were a group of four may be three...our latest married duo nandy n amit...n chaya n mi ..the baccha party:)....

once u get up there u come across lots of fearless monkeys..lots of points...n muddy paths which seem to be a territory more for horses than human pedestrians like us....

we the animal lovers refused to ride the horses since we were worried about cruelty to animals n in the process were cruel to amit...who would almost gasp on reaching a point by foot....finally he revolted n we saw some points using uniocular telescope like lenses for 10rs per head:)

the heat squeezed out a lot of water evoking thirst every 10 mins...so no more points...there were 38 ,n we managed 3 as per our initial estimated target!

we were lucky to come across a dear sprinting across...n lots of birds...so overall quite some wildlife...at the charlotte lake we had golas...ganna juice...melons...berries...n lot of nimbu sharbat n chaas.......hmmm..all refreshing us to fight the heat....

it was tiring..walking so much...so i narrated vampire stories....love story of edward the vampire n bella the normal girl....that made the walk less tiring diverting our attention form heat...but chaya came up with some sad jokes n our feet were heavy again while amit gasped:)

the evening was a delight..there was a disco in the hotel we stayed on the 1st evening...but the 2nd evening was stupendously fantabulously fantastic...it was the puppet show... these artist do such a wonderful job yet live a tough life on the liitle bit they earn..he had lovely puppets with amazing shiny costumes...n the dance n snake show he perfomed made us applaud n bakshish him as a reward..!

we spent time on dicussing horror movies...novels...n as usual lot of stimulating medical diccussions..nandita being a surgeon cudn contribute much to peadiatrics..but she opened her mouth wherever she cud...funnily though:)

shopping was fun...fancy chappals..leather bags...chikki...maza aya.....

on our way back we visited a goshala...was a spiritual place...n we stopped our censored discussions which involved teasing the newly wed couple...

we prayed n were fortunate to get the aarti on time...it was some miracle place n peolpe had experiences to narrate...we tried to meditate...but none of cud with the hissing breeze that ran across the trees giving an illusion of someones presence just behind....giving a scary tingle along the spine....but it was a soothing experience.. n we all need spirituality after all....

as we drove we got back to singing our all time favourite item numbers...back to normal:)

it was an amazing trip...after all the planning n arguments rite from location... to mode of transport... to who are finally coming...?" to are we finally going:)??"

I LOVE MALVAN!!

MY NATIVE PLACE MALVAN.....ALONG THE KONKAN COASTLINE....SINDHUDURG DISTRICT....MAHARASHTRA...

i recently visited malvan, yes after a long time..it being a 12 to 14hrs journey by road to reach there.....the last time i visited there 2yrs back with my frens was wen we all resident doctors were on a strike n i was totally taken up by the richness of the place...n i had to go again....

it is full of wealth..true valuables...the sea..the trees..the fruits...the fish...the air...the sky....n the fertile land...it makes me feel so proud wen i watch this immense beauty that i belong to this land...
there are several beaches tarkarli,chivla, where one can take a dip in clear blue waters that change colours as the sun sets...n the white sand that slips under the feet with lots of colorful shells that i kept collecting greedily like a kid...n not to forget that we had to be literally pulled out of the water as reluctant as we were to return back home..yes i was accompanied by my sibs n elders ofcourse...who had dedicated themselves on keeping a watch on us:) so my sis n me secretly went up one morning jst to realise it was not safe to go sailing to the sindhudurg fort due to the winds :(

i heard abt the recent jatra... "aangnewadi"....involving around 15 lac people in the religious procession a few kms away n we visited the temple a few days later...jst wondering how it must be to accomodate such a crowd in the temple of the goddess.......

it was not jst the tourist spots but also the small things that brought a smile to my face..... the marketplace was busy.... full of chikkis ,wadis, chivda,ladoo all homemade out of watever u can imagine...cashewnut,coconut, rice, poha,moong,syrups from avla ,kokam n more....n unfortunately there were no mangoes yet.........

i jst loved the colorful boats...the several cashew fruits hanging on the trees...the kacha kairis tempting to pull at them...the seafood...the vada pav....n everything....

it dissociated me from evrythng so unreal we crave for..n i wanted to be there for longer..even the site of my redundant house made me feel like a proud owner.....

yes m greedy for this wealth of beauty...n probably more than that....i think its this land that speaks to say .."come u belong to me"..n i will crave forever to hear that..... again i love malvan... n eternally......

fitness an obsession...

i have become a major fitness freak these days...love the intensive workouts with my personal trainer n enjoy enormously the body pain associated with the used muscles....
initially it was jst weight loss that i was concerned with but eventually its now a craze..... an obsession.....
it feels great when there are subtle changes everyday in the body ,the contour of the muscles,the toned up feel n the incredible energy ur pumped up with... n the long run results with weight loss, strength n stamina give overwhelming feeling of achievement...a feel of fruitfulness of true hard work.....
its all abt regular exercise , healthy diet n not dieting, n dedication thats needed in watever u take up....n it pays as complements for glowing skin ,lustruous hair,shiny nails apart from a healthy heart n joints.....
n how wonderful it feels to wear all that u cudn wear before...n now with more confidence n grace....
well thats abt the body but mind needs fueling as well....exercise is an amazing stress buster.... it releases hormones that make u feel euphoric ,energetic n help with a good sleep that most people lack these days....
its a wrong notion that thin people dont need to workout...all of us thin or fat need to exercise to be fit n heathy n not jst for a great body but a sharp mind....
again its not abt looking good, cos beauty truely is abt ur inner self .......n one has to feel beautiful from within to look beautiful....
so exercise for a healthy body...peaceful mind...n beauty in the true sense.....n ofcourse stay away from strict diets...or monotonous diets n drugs n steroids.....jst the right exercise n right diet will do it all...
n dont wory abt the obsession....this one will help..n all the way!

cheating....

it should never be about the person who cheats u, it should always be wat u learnt out of it......is it that u should stop trusting other people,u start cribbing about hopelessness in life,n keep brooding overwhy it was you......??
ruchi...one of my dearest frens often says...ACCHE LOGON KE SAATH HAMESHA ACCHA HOTA HAI PAR DUKH TO SABHI KO JHELNE PADTE HAI... n how suffering comes into ur life u dont know but i believe it comes only to mould u..to train u..to become a better judge n of course a better person...
coming back to the cheats n liars...n how u take this positively....
1)they give u oppurtunity to forgive them
2)they give u an assurance that u definitely have someone better in life to trust n love
3)u are saved of frequent cheating episodes
4)u know ur worth...if ur honest...u know wat u deserve
5)u have an oppurtunity to evolve...jst let go..anyway wat ur trying to hold back is fake!
so dont stop trusting n loving people...cos life is a journey...a search towards ur soulmate....n all those who walk away were never meant for u:)))n a loving heart always deserves true love never a cheat.......

jimmy n me:))

one of the best companions life offered me was my pet jimmy.... came home jst 15days old...n we loved the surprise by dad,though mom was grumbling!
he wagged his tail wen we came home from school, licked our faces, n always begged for food:)
he grew in no time...while he chewed all possible things...from shoes to furniture...n was treated like the kid of the home......
all fell in love with him....but he fell n love with mom...cos she fed him...n with me...i dont know why?i told him all my woes n he licked my tears if i cried....but if jimmy was hurt we all cried....
he was a big boy n all were scared of his jaw n teeth....but not me.........i pampered him the most...got him chewes n a new belt in his neck....wud give him a bath ,brush his hair,feed him morsels from my plate,sleep on the same pillow,dust away the tics,take him for a walk or rather he wud take me for one......n much more.......somehow he became my child, though i wud tie a rakhi on him...n he wud be delighted abt it! he was extemely intelligent n understood all that was said to him...
one day he got a bad wound..n the vet said he mite lose his leg....i cried with the rest...but dressed his wound repeatedly...he howled as it pained but only allowed me to do it...n love healed him....
yrs passed attachment increased n we dint realise that jimmy was no more a young boy....he was growing old but to me he was still my child...dint ever sleep without giving him a bed....dint ever eat without giving him a part...kissed him on his face n hugged him everyday...n if he was hurt it hurt me...
jst the manisfestation of his old age worried me...i knew time was less....n wen he walked with difficulty i helped him for slow walks...gave him medicines wen he was ill...but cried abt knowing the fact...that someday jimmy my child will be gone.......
he was ill n i knew it....got a call from mom...come home soon jimmy is very ill....i cudnt stop my tears n cried aloud on the station while i got in the train..came home jst to see dad digging a grave in the garden..i dint want to believe ,stepped home to see jimmy lying still...sleeping 4ever..cudn wake him up..i jst collapsed in grief....n only we cud know the pain.......that mischievious kid who gave me joy all life..who wiped my tears n shared my pillow was no more.......
i still sit at his grave..n look into the sky...say a hi to the lovliest star......my jimmy....

joy of giving....

....i had bought a toy bicycle one day...very cute...like to collect antique n different things...like matichi khelni n other things... i like to also give away things n even part of me n without expecting from others...it makes me feel gud....i decided to give this toy to mavia... my leukemia patient...4yr old....dint live enough though... finally i gave it 2 my exam case...rachit...aur phir mavia ki yaad aayi....

i used to sing n dance with her in the special ward n she never cried when i pricked her so many times for her medication...so brave at 4!!!
one day she wanted to have sheera... not allowed any outside food...her mother was sad...her home was in MP n she cud not cook for her....but she did not ask....one day i askd mavia wat she wants since she was not eating for many days....she said sheera...

i dint know how to get it...since outside food is not allowed n i was not allowed to go home being a resident doctor...i was restless...i knew she cud die any moment...
i called ma....she understood wat i felt...she sent my aunt with a full dabba of sheera....in those days even i never got food properly...n ghar ka to rare tha....
i gave it to mavia...n wat i felt is really close to my heart....

u know wat.. life is so unpredictable...i wish i can give more of myself to every person in my life...so when its time for me to die...i wont repent a single deed of selfishness....