Letters to no-one in particular.

#1.

 It would seem rather silly that I'm writing a letter to you.I don't have a memory of writing a letter ever
except the last question in the English paper which started with "hope you are in the pink of health" and ended with "Give my love to so and so".It all seemed so frivolous.A choreographed show put up for someone who cares about us as much as we care about the person we were writing to.And then we are scored on the basis of following the right syntax because when your friend's father has died he might me extremely offended that your paragraph is too long in your condolence letter.Meh :/

     Yes now I'm going to change the paragraph because I want to.Letter writing is highly underrated.Why you ask am I writing a letter to you in a world that knows no other way than texting?

Texting I feel is more about talking than conversing,telling rather than sharing.This feels so much more intimate,like a secret we share.As I write this I feel like I'm being truthful to you and myself because I am being myself.I haven't been that in a long time.Here I'm not bound by space and time nor am i expected to write lyk dis or put in smileys that will forever fail to portray what I feel.I feel completely at ease and excited because the idea of writing a letter seems so forbidden and romantic.The pen in my hand moves freely,uninhibited.Suddenly it is free from the clutches of the need to impress or rhyme or use vocabulary recently acquired from P.G.Wodehouse's books.I am writing to you simply because I want you to know me and there's no other way you will.

           I'm a girl who finds solace in books.Solace from what you ask.I'm not sure yet.Books are never just books..It is a journey I undertake.A silent spectator in an otherwise unfamiliar world.I can be whoever I want to be in a story and in the process be more of me than I have ever been.I feel happy,sad,intrigued,excited embarrassed even, on behalf of the characters.It is however not my place to judge.Some characters I love,some I respect and some I'd rather not meet in real life.But I never give up on them.Its just not what I do.I feel privileged to have been a part of their journey.When I close the book I feel like I've been let in on a secret and the book has been let in on one too.It takes with it my smiles and tears and creates a wonderful intimate bond between us.

   But I can say goodbye when I need to,detach myself from something that was never mine.I don't live in the hope that something extraordinary will happen to me because life is extraordinary enough.I believe in magic;I believe in love.I am a believer by nature.A believer beyond logic or reason.

I'm simple and complicated at once and I don't know who I am.And I don't want to know.Because what is life without a dash of mystery?I refuse to think in black and white.Sometimes after I read a book I need to cry,take my time and then return to reality.I don't need anyone to comfort me or fix me.I need to get over it myself taking my own time and space.

   And it at times I phase out and seem distant,impossible to comprehend,you should know you are as clueless as I am.

                                                                                                                More later.

#2

Every songwriter seems to be betraying my story.Love,I have come to believe is  an elaborate form of self harm.Every song gives my heartbeats a voice..my heartbeats something so familiar yet foreign suddenly developing a mind of their own because I don't seem to be having any control over them whatsoever .Is it supposed to be so hard?

   You put a smile for the world but it doesn't quite reach your eyes..eyes playing vigilante,protecting the secrets which are threatening to let go.You're left with a constant heartache.;a dull thud in the chest. your heart acting like a small kid who wants ,wants and wants and never seems to get enough.I'm not sure if I'm looking for you or for myself or if they are one and the same.Your presence seems to complete me and your absence fills me with a void.is that how love works?

      My fingers trace lines on the map..lines that join you and me,a journey my mind undertakes on a oneway ticket.I wish you were here.You and me in a bubble of our own..journeying without a care, fighting the winds.You are the voice in my head..a voice that drowns out the din of my own thoughts.I want to be brave but the distance seems intimidating..a journey of endless roads and precarious turns.i'm not afraid to make that journey ..i'm afraid to find a chasm because i've given you too much to go back.I won't make it.

        I wait and wait.I know no other way.The heart hopes against all hope that you'll be back.You'll be here like you said you would.You'll bring with you my smile and peace of mind and threaten those tears away.You'll have a perfectly valid reason for the delay.You'll say my name like a prayer,apologise and mean it and we'll go find our rainbow.

   You'll come I tell them.We have unfinished business,unfulfilled promises and plans of eternity I tell them.My voice however seems to tremble more with every passing day,the words a bleak attempt to convince myself more than anyone.My life has merged and blended with yours like the colours in the sky,now impossible to separate.I love you and I know no other way than this.

             Its been 10years.You said you'll come and I promised you I'll wait.A promise more of a subconscious decision taken without consulting my mind.A promise that has become my way of living,my challenge to life and my mind's personal vendetta.

         The heart wants what the heart wants.And it wants you.Give me my forever even if it lasts for a second.

                                                                                                                               Your's forever.

The perks and unpleasantries of owning a DSLR (my views and observations..)

1.Hey I just bought a Nikon.I will now justify my decision to every other canon user.

Bought a new camera?You are now a part of  Team Canon or Team Nikon.Ironically both are Greek words that mean "to rule" and "victory" respectively.Well,whatever you choose you know you're in good company (Nikon users ;) ).

  Both parties rising above hate?Now that would be a Kodak moment.

2.Want to hear a joke?A career in photography.

            Honestly,the only way you are earning money is by selling your equipment..What with the lenses being really expensive and  the need to update your gear,you're in for life.Might as well have a photography page or watermark your images "myname mysurname Photography".Admit it,you're in the constant hope of suing someone.soon.

3.I am a computer science student.Let me make some object oriented programming references.

"what you know and can do" is the tip of the iceberg of "what can be done"..and the more time you invest the more surprises you seem to get.However explaining it to a person who doesn't know anything about it becomes quite a task for you..and the end result maybe 

"Push button ,camera go click ok?"

You however communicate easily with fellow photographers ..of the same class..

Photographing a kid on the road.

Person 1:Kitna diya?

person 2:ISO 200     .tune?

4.What is the best mode to capture the best moments of your life?

Camera off mode.

Live the moment mode on.

5.Great pictures can be taken in the darkest of times if one remembers to turn on the light.

Light is a photographer's best friend,You analyse it,measure it,manipulate it,play with it and sometimes fool the camera into thinking there is more than there actually is.Thanks to your DSLR you can now take outstanding pictures in any situation and adjust your shot respective of your surroundings.

 To quote Dumbledore,We have both light and dark with us.Your shot depends on the part you choose to action.

     Bad lighting?Don't worry ,there is light at the end of the tunnel.

6.Game of tag

   You are missing in most pictures and tagged in all.

-> Selftimed YES I WAS THERE TOO picture,

  Every self timed picture tells a story.So get your ass in line and be captured.Also it saves that awkward moment when you have to ask a random person to take a picture which you're definitely not comfortable doing.

  Hey there can you please take a picture of us.WOULD YOU MIND PUTTING THAT STRAP AROUND YOUR NECK..sorry i panicked.

7.Let me send you pictures I clicked via whatsapp and go die because I'm a complete idiot.

People who  send pictures taken on a dslr via whatsapp have a special place reserved in hell for them.I mean seriously,what is the point?To modify Don King's quote "One should go for the quality of the performance,and not the longevity of it".If you know what i mean.

8.At a function or an event-

le us-"Oh my God..look at that.How cool is that.Can we get a closer view?That is what I want in my life."

person 2:Yeah she's cute :)

le us-No you idiot..the photographer's camera..look at that beauty..That baby would one day be mine..That is a piece of  class..did you see that..Hey where'd you go??

yeah happens.

9."Hey lets click a cover photo"

  Been there.Heard that

          In a world where we click pictures for Facebook,you'd hear people say stuff like that.

Make that your profile picture..People mean it a compliment honestly.This is an insta-click insta-upload society.

  Keep away from social media.and the likes.

PUNPUNPUNPUNPUN

10.Buying a DSLR makes you a proud DSLR owner,not a photographer.Love life,observe..

The simplest things are the most extraordinary.Be wise enough to see them.Befriend your camera.The only thing coming in between you are your own limitations.

Capture what you see and tell a story :)

     

The 10 songs of 2013 you can't help singing but are ridiculously stupid.

1.Ram chahe leela chahe leela chahe ram,

in donoke picture mein is gaane ka kya kaam?

You sing it once,then twice..and then you aren't entirely sure who likes what anymore..

Ram likes that Leela likes that she likes Ram.

Ram likes Leela who likes that she likes Ram.

uff.

2.A song dedicated to butts?Tooh much ya.

"o ri chori chichori toh chede hume chingam chabake"

Enough said.Get your act together people,chingam's definitely not helping.

3.Remember singing songs in Antakshiri and not remembering the lyrics?

Tera mujhse hai pehleka naata koi,

na na nanna na nana nanna..

Jaane tu ya jaane na..?"Na aaya na"

They make songs like that nowadays..Sometimes I can't help but wonder if they write them on set and be like..

"Nahi sujh raha hai?kuch dham dham dhadang dhadang daldo,gaane ka naam bhi vahi rakho".

tattad tattad anyone?ThankGod for Ranveer,sawaar liya.

4. Aaaj blue hai pani pani pani pani pani pani,

aur din bhi sunny sunny sunny sunny sunny sunny..

//A very large water body looks blue and its really sunny.

//Why say so much when you mean so little, honey?

5.baaton se hi pet bharunga

 missed call pe phone tu karna

//(because thats how you woo a girl.)

mar jaunga pyar na karna

//As if the first two lines weren't enough warning.

Mahiwal ka mama,

Farhad ka phoopha,

//Pankaj ka beta,

//Sarita ka ladla,

//Uske gaane sunte vakt sochne ka nahi?                      …tch tch.gandi baat.

6.saree ke fall sa kabhi match kiya re,

kabhi chod diya dil kabhi catch kiya re.

//because thats the first thing that comes to your mind when you think of "matching something"..not "patrika" or "shoes  "or "colours".but "saree fall."

//Can we have an applause for this brilliant thought?I wonder if they choreographed the song first and then added the lyrics.I cannot find any other logical explanation for this.

7.Yo Yo.

*sighs*

Yo Yo "partying all night",dancing  with a lady thrown over his shoulder.Lets take a minute and pray for our country 's future.Thankyou.

.Not cool man.Our principal/les are not a fan.

And just when you thought the song was about "Blue eyes".."Choti dress main bomb lagdi mainu".hypnotized much?

8.Seena dhaayen dhaayen… // (That sounds like a heart attack)

Ho seena dhaayen dhaayen...
Seena dhaayen dhaayen...
Ho seena dhaayen dhaayen...

tamanche pe disco.kill us already.

9.Kashmir mein tu kanyakumari.

so funny.much wow.

mein jarasa puncture toh,tu hava ke jaisi hai..(fix me scenes)

saath ho do paiyee takdeeronke tight ho(Put in takdeer for good measure)

bulb banjau mein aur tu switch banja  (You turn me on?)

bhaad mein jage duniya,apni batti light ho.(batti light ho is wrong on so many levels)

Kabhi kabhi chalti hai kabhi kabhi rukti hai,

kahani bedhangi.(see berangi)

The song says it all.

Don't underestimate the power of common sense.

10.Raghupati Raghav RajaRam (playing in a disco.just great.)

Raghupati Raghav RajaRam
Non-stop party
Aaj ki party
Celebrations tere naam
God Allah aur Bhagwan ne banaya ik insaan.Turning people into atheists since krrish3.

Marathi mulicha boyfriend cha jankar salla baki mulan karta ;)

A guy's advice to all the committed guys out there..:P

It was so much fun writing from a guy's perspective.. Gals take a minute and laugh at yourselves :)

मोजून  मापून शब्द  वापरा  अगदी  बोलला  नाहीत  तरी  चालेल ,

काय  आहे ,त्या  शब्दांच  बाण  करून  तुमच्यावरच  वापरेल .

ती  "SHERLOCK",कर  फोन  LOCK,नाहीतर  मरायचा!

तुझ्या  "Chat history" नी "चाट"  होऊन  तू  तिचीच  history व्हायचा .

आधीच  त्यांना  कळवा जर  chat करायला  जमत  नसेल ,

नाहीतर  पत्रिका  जुळवतात  तसा  तुमचा  "last seen" मैत्रीनिन्चाशी   जुळवून  चांगली  कथा  बांधली   असेल .

"हे  कानातला  मी  कधी  घातला  होत सांग?" नवीनच  तर  आहे  अस वाटते  अनेक   वेळा ,

"ज्या  दिवशी  तू  खूप  सुंदर  दिसत  होती  तेव्हा "असं काहीतरी  म्हणून  "safe" खेळा.

मैत्रिणीचा  "bf" काय  काय  करतो  तीचासाठी  हे  सांगेल ,एखादा  त्यात  फसावा,

तुम्चाकाधून  काय  अपेक्षा  आहेत  हे  सांगण्याचा  तो  मार्ग ,बहुदा  मुलगा  अस्तित्वात ही   नसावा !

प्रश्न  विचारायचा  त्यांचा  हक्क ,उत्तर  देणं आपले  कर्तव्य !

मोठ्या  धैर्याने  सामोरे  जा ,टाळले  तर  प्रकरण  होते  भव्य !

एका  वाक्यात  उत्तर   न्हवे  त्यांना  संदर्भसाहित  स्पष्टीकरण  हवे !

आपण  एखादा  प्रश्न  विचारला  तर  आपण  सौन्षयी ,आपला  त्यांचावर  मुळीच  विश्वास  न्हवे  !

आणि  "X-factor" असेल  तर  जरा जपूनच  तुम्ही  रहावा ,

घाबरून  असते  तुमचा  "soft corner" वर  "तिचा " header नी  चुकून  goal न  व्हावा !

अशी  कोणतीच  गोष्ट  नाही  ज्यावर  आईचं आणि  तिचं पट्ट,

उगाच  तिला  खुश  करायला  जाताना  विसरू  नका  तुमचं पोट  कोण  भरत !

Romantic movies मधे हसू  नका ,तिचा पुस्तकांविषयी  तुमची  मत तुम्चाकडेच  ठेवा ,

समजून  घ्या  तुमच्या  भांडणाबद्दल  तिच्या  मैत्रिणींना  कळलंय  ते  तुम्हाला   "look" देऊन  जातात  जेव्हा 

चुकून  तुम्ही काही  बोललात  तर  पूर्ण  महिला  मंडळ  भांडायला  अंगावर  येई ,

आणि  तुम्ही  एका  मित्राला  सांगितला  कि  "breach of conduct" म्हटलं जाई !

कोणाचीही  चूक  असली ,कोणीही  सुरु  केली  असतील  भांडणे ,

सगळा  ego बाजूला  ठेवा ,काम  आपलच  आहे   sorry म्हणणे  !

कितीही  अशक्य  कधी  वाटले  तरी  मुलं सहन  करत   राही ,

कारण  तिचा  बरोबर  राहणे  तिचा  शिवाय  राहण्यापेक्षा  कधीच  अवघड  नाही  !

Apology by Lord Voldemort

Wizards witches and muggles of the world,

As I sit here with the fires of hell raging around me,I have something to say to you.

  AVADA KEDAVRA ~

Just kidding..(makes weird hissing sound that passes as laughter)

You see,here in hell I have had some time to think,a LOT of time actually as unfortunately my usual pastimes of murdering and torturing people have been temporarily put on hold due to the fact that I have been killed by none other than the 'Boy who lived' *sighs* Expelliarmus Harry Potter?Honestly?Well,if it wasn't for that "elder"…*takes a deep breath from his um mouth and exhales from his um mouth"…

Never Mind that now.I have done a lot of soul searching with whatever was left of it anyway after I horrifically divided it into 7 parts but anyways,I have come to the conclusion that I have been completely totally irrevocably wrong..

It is a different matter altogether that it took a war,the death of thousands of innocent people and ultimately my own death to come to this conclusion but well I am um..SOR.tof…SORely..SORrowfully..SOR..oh cmon i was and am SORdid and *gathers courage to utter the unthinkable" SORRY

*shrugs* This was probably not the best way to go about this..He who must not be named just said "the what must not be said"(page 777 Death Eaters guide to devastation,destruction,devilry)The dark mark still remains,a living proof of my past(.It was so much better than the kid's..it moved !!)

I can see your gaping mouths and hear your hushed whispers.cmon these ears are made for parseltongue.yes,I the Dark lord m really apologising for..um..well theres quite a list.

You see I really and truly regret what i have done..i was hungry and full of greed.Not for money you (K) nuts,but for power.I have always maintained that there is no good or evil.There is only power and those too weak to seek it.

But see,this is where i went wrong.In my quest for power I became a different person (apparently there is something called a nose,well who nose?"

There is something far greater than power and that is LOVE.somewhere Dumbledore is smiling.I underestimated the power of this one emotion and that led to my downfall..And of course the fact that I was an arrogant,power-hungry psychopath didn't help.I was an orphan and I had a difficult childhood.I could control people at will( so creepy)led to my bigheadedness.If i knew Dumby was going to turn my past into some weekly entertainment show i would have probably behaved.*sigh* Right from childhood I knew I was special and that I was destined to be great and once I realised that there was no looking back.I considered myself to be well above others that this clouded over any little sense there was and i fell prey to my own inflated ego.But then just like the prophecy little harry potter came into my world and burst my bubble.

note to self :Do not underestimate whiney babies.

His life was a symbol of love,his mother's love and her sacrifice to keep him alive..(so there is mother's "love" and "love" between friends and Dumbledore's um different "love"..but its all still "love"..M still kinda new to this)

As I was too busy murdering people I didn't really stop and think about these things.I had skill on my side and he had the power of love and that outweighed the former.Sometimes I feel like weeping but then a weeping Voldemort would be scarier than a ruthless one.I wish I could go back in time and change what I did but then you can't find time turners just when you need them.So now i am repenting.But you have to give this to me,If there was no Voldemort then there would have been no Harry Potter.There would be no "boy who lived" the symbol of hope and courage and all the other good things I am currently unfamiliar with.Every hero needs a villain to make him one..every story needs a bad guy and I was more than happy to be that person.But i pray to you now to forgive me now and I am truly sorry from the bottom of my heart(whether I have one or not is debatable) .I hope for your forgiveness ,of course the fact that my free use of unforgivable curses might somehow work against me.but then again I am Voldemort,what do I know about normal people?

NIdhi and Neha Javalagi :)

Philosophy of life as explained by "Temple Run"

So a mother of a small kid is worried about hers son's temple run addiction..and needs answers to some questions..and who better to ask then Mr Temple Run himself.?

The philosophy of life explained by TempleRun -

Mom: ekdacha mulga temple run cha naad sodel yachi vaat amhi pahatoy,

        amhi temple run cha ani Dev amcha anta pahatoy.

        Mulga makdanpasun kami ani ayushyapasun jasta paltoy,

       kadhi vijay nahi milnar asha khelashi abhyas varanvar hartoy!

TempleRun: Chatkan uttar detil mula "MILLION" madhe kiti shunya tar vichara,

                ulat lahanpanich ayushyache "funde" gharbaslya detoy me bichara!

                ayushat adthale yenarch mulanno,bagetle bagadne naste

                halli mitracha pudhe jayche aste,jhinkayche konala aste ?

Mom: svatahache sodun mulanni tumhi dilele "OBJECTIVES" ka purna karayche?

         sagle "CHARACTERS" sarkhech sale tar evdhe  paise ka mojayche?

        "GUY DANGEROUS" cha jeev khadyat ki mazha bhandyat padto,

       pan"RUN AGAIN" cha dishene haath gela ki mazha kapalavar adalto!

TempleRun: "Fast-paced competitive" ayushasathi me mulanna tayar karto,

                 bahuda mulga aplya aai-vadilanchech "OBJECTIVES" purna karat asto!

                 aani characters cha mhanta tar tyacha magchi seekh sangto,

                 kon kuthun alay tya peksha me tyancha pravas mahatvacha maanto!

Mom: itka door aslela toh makad achanak kuthun yeto?

       "IDOL" palvun nhenyacha uddyesh asel tar mag apan paise ka gheto?

      kashta ani shramala kontahi paryay nahi ashi shikvan mulanna deto,

     aani ithe toh mintamintala "COIN MAGNET"aani "BOOST" gheto!

TempleRun:aapli ek chuk bante aplya shatrucha aplyparyantacha setu,

              vatet paise disle ki visrayla hote aplya ayushacha hetu.

              mag kadhi changlya nasheebane konala ayushachya suruvateela "MEGABOOST" milto,

              pan "dheer"(aani garam mobile :P) dharla tar mulga tevdha laamb sahaz pochu shakto!

Mom: te khadde ti aag ayushatle adthale tumhi mhanta,

        mag tyancha varun tar jhep ghyavi,"khalcha" marg ka deta?

        ekdacha shevat karun taak kar amahala mukta,

        shevti ahe tari kay?,kelas saglyanna utsukta!

TempleRun : akashi jhep ghyayla havi,pan doke havet nasave

                 kahi sankatancha saamna karayla doke jhuklele asave!

                sheuti kay?ya prashnat saglyanchatla husharhi phasto,

               sheuti fakta janeev aste ki mukkamapeksha pravasch mhatavacha asto.

Would love to get some feedback :)

So well..our old friend SMS is worried about its diminishing role in people's social lives thanks to the young and brash whatsapp..and has challeneged whatsapp in court..heres what happens..
Do let me know what you think of it 

SMS: "my lord,whatsapp mule mazhi panchait zhalie faar,
aho ya mhatarachya astitvavarch kelay yaane vaar!
ha aaz alela porga,mazha anubhav lakshat ghya,
me tar mhanto,"CELL" madhun baher takaychich shiksha dya..

Whatsapp:"Ajoba,tumcha zamana gelay mich ahe kalachi garaz,
kuthehi konashihi bolne me kelay agdi sahaz.
guppa rangavnara,naati zapnara me tarun bhola,
ulat ajobach ahet labaad,lokancha khishavar tyancha dola!

SMS: "raja,tu fukat aslas tari nahiye fukat vel,
naati ani guppancha karun theula aahes khel!
ugach khup kahi bollo apan asa hota lokana bhas,
6message ani 8 smileysathi kharatar ek SMS hoto baas!

Whatsapp:"aho,shabda apure padtat tikde smiley sagle bolun zate,
ugach balance cha chintet kuthli goshta manat na rahate!
tya chotya chotya chitranni me bolnyaat ranga bharto,
my lord,yaache berangi smiley baghayla maanus phonech ulta dharto ! 

SMS:"Emoji mhanje konitari mothe nut(actor) houn gele asave,
karan te chehre kharya ayushat karna bahutekana zamat nasave!
chitravichitra chehre tari theek pan prani,pashu,kide ani phoola?
aho,commode che chitra konala pathavtil ka mula?

Whatsapp:"Ya aaz kal cha ayushat mich ahe maitri katta,
mitranche ekatra bolne karun deto ,aho nahiye hi kahi thatta
aho,message chach vegane photo pathavle zatat bharabhar,
mag dusrya deshatla mitra hi asto eka message chach antravar.

SMS:"aaz me kay khalla yache photo ka saglyana dakhvayche?
ani ankheen 5 min thamblat tar te facebook varch sapdayche!
dusryala distay apan mobile la chiktun ahot mhanun nailazane uttara pathavtat.
Ani chat karat nastana ugach lokancha "last seen" baghun vel ghalavtat.

Whatsapp:objection my lord...

JUDGE:ORDER ORDER...
aapan aaz ithech thambu nahitar he hatabaher vadhel,
court yaat laksha ghalun nishkarsha zaroor kadhel!
sheuti ekach network che tumhi he visarnar nahi ashi asha dharto,
courtachi pudhchi tareek tumhala whatsapp ni kalavto!