This Weekend

Saturday evening, I decided to stay home and watch the Miss World 2008 on TV, well Miss India was crowned first runner up with Miss Russia winning the title! I’ve been watching these pageants since I was 13 years old and at that time the title seemed to carry so much charisma which is lacking now. It doesn’t feel like the way it used to years ago, the title simply is a clear entry into Bollywood for our winners. This year what I liked was - all countries had a ‘beauty with a purpose presentation’ (sounds perfect right?!) and some countries were shortlisted because they stood out and won the hearts of our judges. India was not a part of this list. I wanted to know if our beauty queen had a purpose, a goal to work towards the betterment of this country or not?! It will be a disappointment if all we see is a big blockbuster title next to her visual identity! I hope I am wrong.

I watched ‘The Holiday’ earlier today quite liked the movie- Two strangers not completely aware of it but help change each others lives, bringing happiness back once again…making such a big difference! On Friday, I went out with a few friends to 'Aurus' in Juhu, and it was only the next morning that I realized that this place had about 200 to 300 people and there was no checking done at the entrance to make sure no one was walking in with anything prohibited. I can’t help thinking about these kinds of things these days. .I hear fire-crackers and stand still, listening hard and making sure it is just crackers…I see cops, ambulances and fire-brigades on the road and wonder where they are headed and why are they all out together anyway?! I am hoping these things will soon seem normal to me.

It’s December and everyone is talking about holidays, I remember last year on 14 Dec, I left to visit my family in DC and after so many years spending new years eve with my sister was great. We just sat by the fire place, drinking some champagne and forcing my mum to have some too :)..while Yukta, my 8 year old niece, had some kiddy champagne. My sister and I just hugged each other and cried, I realized how much I had missed her and all of them for so many years ..being so far away. Another new years’ eve is close and I wish I was with my family again..this time we have an additional family member, Veera, my 10 month old niece. I miss you all.