Scared of Words?

For the longest time the written word was my best friend. I have trusted my beloved books over and above everyone else. What do you do when the one thing you trust completely is no longer a friendly haven but a horror show? Something on the these lines is happening with me.
The words that gave me peace, freedom, happiness, ecstasy, joy, excitement, awesomeness, serenity, thoughtfulness, in a regard taught me to live have become scary. i can no longer trust the words. My solace is used against me. My weakness of the well written word clubbed with my deep rooted insecurities hidden well under the layers and my extremely vocal trust issues. Seems like the perfect Cocktail to get me dancing on their fingertips. What was once my strength has now become my unbecoming.
on digging deeper I realized that I have only created this hole for myself. I hand over the schematics for the perfect pit. Custom made for me. Long have I fooled myself and others. Now no one gets fooled.

I Lost.

The Game is Over.

"Better Luck next time",  they say

I ask, "Is there going to be a next time?"



PS: Not even for a single moment let your guard down. or you might find yourself in a place and state you never imagined yourself to be in.


*Kay Out*

Yeah, its a Classic

Being a voracious reader and a book aficionado, I am often asked why classics? And how do you classify any book as a classic?

For me, a classic is a combination of time past, influence/importance and readability.

The test of time is important for several reasons. Some good books are quickly dated or do not age well. A classic books should be read by generations and still speak to the reader in a significant way, so requiring that 2 to 3 generations have passed seems reasonable.

Influence/importance can take different forms - presenting a time or an idea in a unique or particularly compelling/clear way, beautiful story or writing, influencing other authors or publishing, etc. Some of this may not be apparent to the average (or even above average!) reader, so some classics may seem odd choices. 

Readability - in terms of still being read and being of interest to a modern audience. This is tricky because some books will appeal to some people and not to others. Also, what if a book is no longer particularly "of interest" - does it stop being a classic? There will likely always be an ebb and flow, as the older books have to compete for attention with new books as well as movies, etc. 

To me, the term “classic” in the context of literature refers to any work which speaks directly to the nature of human existence. No author, I think, decides to sit down and write a classic. Even Shakespeare wrote as a trade; a means to support himself and I think that all authors are due that for their effort, but those works were classics the moment he removed his pen from the parchment after writing the final word. I think we tend to associate “classic literature” with age because after several decades or more it’s easy to tell if a book has accomplished this task; if it’s a hundred years old and were still reading it even though the NY times or Oprah aren’t telling us to, well that’s because it still has something to say about who we are. It’s a classic – that’s an easy test. During the period in which a book is also an instrument of profit, it’s difficult to separate its value as a work of art from that of its ability to sensationalize, just as it’s difficult for children to differentiate between that which tastes good and that which is nutritional. I believe that the truly great works however, do eventually transcend their use as instruments of profit and become part of a greater thing. That is to say that any true work of art, knowledge or information; any truly great representation of our humanity, should be, in fact, be made available to all of humanity. They nourish us by reminding us who we are.

The Stork has arrived!!!

Tiny fingers, ticklish toes, 

she twirl's our world round with her highs and lows,

To dance with the fairies and talk to the moon,

her first smile made us all swoon.

Spreading happiness... after all, my home has grown by 2 feet.

Whoopee!!!!! My sister gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. I am super excited about becoming an aunt. Wish me luck! Hopefully I will become a wonderful aunt to my adorable niece!

Long time, no see

It has been a really long time since I posted on this blog. I am no longer a teenager but I still can be idiosyncratic so I plan on going with the flow. A lot has happened in these years. I have changed and the world has changed too. Though there is always something quirky going on. Makes me wonder, do we actually change? Or we just shed our role and mindset to someone else and adopt someone else’s at the same time? In retrospection, I am still full of peculiar questions and eccentric observations.  

Often I would think about this blog and wonder why did I stop? I guess I was insecure. Well, insecurity is quite unhealthy. So let me consciously get rid of it. Let me do it the Optimus Prime way, I am sending this message out to the world via Internet (God Bless the Internet!) that to up, up and ahead I need to be more sure and confident of myself.

See you'll around! More often than not! 

OMG!!!!!

Life in Dubai after 1 year.... Once UAE ID card in place

An Expat calling Pizza Hut in DubaiOperator: ' Thank you for calling Pizza Hut. May I have your...'

Customer: 'Salam Ale koum, can I order..'

Operator: 'Can I have your UAE identity card number please, Sir?'

Customer: ' It's eh..., hold........ ..on..... .889861356102049 998-45-54610'

Operator: 'OK... you're... Mr Waleed from Syria and you're calling from Flat #402, Al Maskaan Building, Bur Dubai. Your home number is 04-3661231 04-3661231, your office number is 04-8852302 04-8852302 & your mobile number is 050-2665667 050-2665667. Where has the delivery to take place Sir?'

Customer: ' Home! How did you get all my phone numbers?!?!

Operator: ' We are connected to the system Sir'

Customer: 'May I order your Seafood Pizza...'

Operator : 'That's not a good idea Sir'Customer: 'How come?'

Operator :'According to our medical records - you went for your check up last week to Welcare Hospital & you have high blood pressure and even higher cholesterol level Sir'

Customer:'What? ... What do you recommend then?'

Operator :'Try our Low Fat Hokkien Mee Pizza. You'll like it'

Customer:'How do you know for sure?'Operator :'You borrowed a book entitled 'Popular Hokkien Dishes' from the National Library in Deira, last week Sir'

Customer:'OK I give up... Give me three family size ones then, how much will that cost?'

Operator :'That should be enough for your family of 10, Sir. The total is Dirham 112.00'

Customer: 'Can I pay by credit card?'

Operator :'I'm afraid you have to pay us cash, Sir. Your First Gulf credit card is over the limit and you owe Citibank Credit card another Dirham 3,720.55 since October. That's not including the late payment charges on your housing loan to NBD, Sir.'

Customer: 'I guess I have to run to the neighborhood ATM and withdraw some cash before your guy arrives'

Operator :'You can't Sir. Based on the records, you've reached your daily limit on HSBC ATM withdrawal for today'

Customer: 'Never mind just send the pizzas, I'll have the cash ready. How long is it gonna take anyway?'Operator : 'About 45 minutes Sir, but if you can't wait you can always come and collect it on your Honda Civic...'

Customer: 'What!'

Operator :'According to the details in system ,your Honda Civic's Registration ie Malkia is expiring in 23 days & your Gargash Insurance has already got expired last week....

Customer:'?? ??'

Operator :'Is there anything else Sir?'

Customer: 'Nothing... by the way... aren't you giving me those 3 free bottles of cola as advertised?'

Operator : 'We normally would Sir, but based on your records you're also diabetic.... ... 'Customer:#$$ ^%&$@$% ^ tm kiere.....abe ytga...npiye! !!!!!!...... ....... .

Operator :'Better watch your language Sir. Remember on 15th July 2008 on Dubai Hatta Road, when you wrongly overtook the BMW & you were convicted of using abusive language also on the policeman... ?'

Customer (fainted)

Operator: hello hello, are you still there.....

LOL....what has rather the world will come to.....

Love Always..

Kinnari:):)

Darna Mana Hai.....

My friend lives in Borivali... One day he went to Dadar to visit his uncle for some days as his parents had to attend a wedding in Delhi. One evening he and some other of my college friends went to Sterling for a movie.
He had so much fun that he forgot that it's very late. He caught the last local bus to Dadar ..... he reached Dadar around midnight ........... He had to walk about a mile from the bus stop to home....
As he was walking alone, he could sense that the night felt very creepy as it was so dark. While walking, he was astonished to see an old creepy looking guy selling some books. It was a very unusual thing to see a thing like that .........It got the shivers on him when he noticed that this old guy is unusually pale and staring at him... The old guy said "Son why don't you get a book...it would keep you company".
Then he did something which he would regret for the rest of his life.......
My friend started to act brave & thought why not & had a look at his collections... My friend's hair started to rise up
as he noticed that all the books were related to supernatural activities...but he found one that was very
interesting.
So he asked the old man "how much is it,uncle?" .
The old guy replied, "Well son...this is an interesting book...it's only for Rs 250.
My friend was shocked and said "but...but...it's expensive..."
This time the old man stared which freaked my friend.
My friend quickly checked al! l his pockets & found Rs.200 & said "This is a! ll I have."
The old guy replied "It's ok son ...you can have the book for that price"
As my friend was just about to run for home...the old man called back & said "Son ... whatever happens,
you don't ever flip the book to it's last page... remember these words or you would regret...!!!!!"
My friend nodded and never looked back .......
Reaching home...he quickly asked his Uncle whether there was any new old book seller nearby?
The Uncle replied "not that I know of but ........we've heard that there's 1 old man comes once in a while during full moon nights but heard that there is something creepy about it...why son?" My friend freaked out... he told his uncle "nothing uncle...just asking".
He started reading the book & with the old man's words on his mind. At night,12 0'clock, as he went to bed, a gush of wind blew which chilled him up to his bones. At that glimpse, he noticed the wind had blown the pages to its last page. He remembered what the old man has said !!!!!!!
But we humans tend to have the tendency to try and know more than we ought to know. Out of curiosity, very fearfully he flipped through the pages.
And then he re ached the last page & as he read it he fainted...

What he saw at the last page is stated below:






































BOOK FOR SALE!
Original Price: Rs. 20
Promotion Price: Rs. 10

LOL!!!!
please dont curse me...this is the outcome of a totally "Not in Use" brain.....:):)

Love Always..
Kinnari...

GUYS....aarrrgghh..... I hate them......

Actually I don’t hate them all...I really love a few of them...and just cannot stop loving them because they are just so adorable....I think about them all day long.....but the others just irritate me so much....and I really want to kick them hard....FREAK!!!

Why do they start assuming things...don’t they know the simple rule that when you “ASSUME’’ you make an Ass of U and Me......God!!!It is so pathetic when people start assuming stuff and its worse when the assumption is related to you....seriously all these stuff really exasperate me....well the thing is that guys (some of them) try to find the hidden meaning behind every sentence said by a girl....why they just can’t keep things simple and accept it on face value...but no point overreacting over it like an old gaga.

There is this one guy (my very good friend) I am tired telling please stop acting like a coward and just go and tell her....the thing is he likes her she likes someone else and that someone else likes some other else....well it is more confusing than a maths equation...in maths at least you get an answer...here there is no correct answer only.....so I suppose he must just forget his apparently “true love” for time being and just enjoy the benefits of being single.....:)