You.

Of all the things that I want..

The most I cherish is you ..

Of all the people I yearn to be with ..

The most I miss is you ..

Of all the things I want to talk about ..

Is all with you ..

Of all things I want to hear ..

Is to what you want to say ..

But when I am with you ..

You cast me away ..

When I am with you ..

You fear I will go away ..while I am still holding on to you.

When I talk to you ..

You listen things which I never said or meant ..

When you talk to me ..

You say things to hurt me ..

How many more signs do I need to give you?

How long do I need to wait for you?

How long will it take for you to understand?

How long … will I keeping missing you?

How long …?

Long till … I cast myself away ..

A quite afternoon

I am sitting here .. typing some random words ... no this is not my usual blog .. which are written after a lot of thought being put in .. this is something just like that ..

i am at my home .. with my family .. having a quite afternoon ..

me and mom .. were busy a few hours back .. in the kitchen .. creating the famous mom's hand made chicken curry .. she made it .. i made some parathas .. and rice ..

we had a great meal .. ending with a yummy icecream .. so full .. with a joy that comes after a great meal with family .. everyone is asleep now .. and am listening to some sweet songs while writing this blog ..

its time for tea now and I shall be heading to kitchen again ...

i look forward to more such afternoons .. how i long those .. and miss those ..

after all what every human wants is a peaceful afternoon like those ..

thank you god .. for giving me one :-)

A voice

I hear it coming from a distance ..
what is that noise?

soft .. yet brittle .. at times clear
sometimes unclear .. whose is that voice?

i sharpen my ear to follow the voice..
but then get distracted ..

I again move towards it but it vanishes
why am i so attracted ..

if only it was calm .. i could hear it better
if only was clear .. i could see it better
if only it had a fragrance.. i could smell it better ..
if only it was near.. i could feel better 

but its something that i cant see
some thing i cant feel
i cant understand what it is 
i cant follow it either ..

can some one help me find that voice?
can some one be my friend in this adventure?

then i sat down 
tired of following ..
tired of reaching no where
tired of looking for it here and there

i closed my eyes ..
i don't know if i was sleeping
i don't know if i was dreaming
but now i could hear it ..

now it was clear ..
now it had a meaning ..
it said what are you looking for?
it said whom are you seeking?

it said what you want is in you
it said what i seek is nothing but you..
it was me ..
It was i who was calling ..

amazing .. how i never knew this..

It rained last night ..

It rained last night ..

It was dark .. It was stark ..

It was cold .. It was chilly ..

I tried holding on to my blanket ..

I tried to get warm ..

But it kept getting colder and wet

 … the time had frozen so was I.

I tried lighting a candle

To ward off the dark ..

But the cold wind would blow it off

Making it even more dark ..

I kept trying .. but the matchstick got over ..

The dark clouds would hover ..

I kept looking for a warm place ..

But in the darkness I kept stumbling ..

I hurt myself .. I fell down ..

I tried walking across the room .. to look for a hand ..

That I can hold … and feel the warmth ..

I kept walking in the room .. spreading both my arm ..

Looking for arms, in whose comfort I could feel warm …

But I kept stumbling and kept hurting myself ..

I tried calling .. but no one would hear ..

I called harder .. but my echo I could hear ..

So .. I just sat there .. waiting for the rain to go…

I held on to my blanket .. with a tight grip

As that was the only thing that gave me warmth ..

I listened to the rain pouring ..

Each drop .. making a sound .. saying something to me ..

I listened to wind .. each time some one blowing a whistle ..

I sat there whole night .. waiting for the rain to pour ..

And go .. I waited there silently .. for dawn to come ..

But it would keep pouring and become colder …

It rained last night ..

It rained outside .. but..

I felt it inside ..

Hannah Montana / Miley Cyrus - You'll always find your way back home

A simple and sweet song - yes I too hate Monday mornings. Another of my favorites.

You wake up, it's raining and it's monday

Looks like one of those rough days

Time's up, you're late again, so get out the door

Sometimes you feel like running

Find a whole new life and jump in

Let go, get up and hit the dance floor

But when the lights go down it's the ending of the show

And you're feeling like you got nowhere to go

Don't you know

You can change your hair and you can change your clothes

You can change your mind, that's just the way it goes

You can say goodbye, you can say hello

But you'll always find your way back home

You can change your style, you can change your jeans

You can learn to fly and you can chase your dreams

You can laugh and cry but everybody knows

You'll always find your way back home

Your best friends, your little hometown

Are waiting up wherever you go now

You know you can always turn around

Cos this world, it's big and it's crazy

And this girl is thinking that maybe

This life is what some people dream about

Cause when I'm feeling down and I am all alone

I've always got a place where I can go

Cause I know

You can change your hair and you can change your clothes

You can change your mind, that's just the way it goes

You can say goodbye, you can say hello

But you'll always find your way back home

You can change your style, you can change your jeans

You can learn to fly and you can chase your dreams

You can laugh and cry but everybody knows

You'll always find your way back home

Where they know exactly who you are

Back home where the real you is the superstar

Back home, you know it's never too far away

Let me hear you say

You can change your hair and you can change your clothes

You can change your mind, that's just the way it goes

You can say goodbye, you can say hello

But you'll always find your way back home

You can change your hair and you can change your clothes

You can change your mind, that's just the way it goes

You can say goodbye, you can say hello

But you'll always find your way back home

You can change your style, you can change your jeans

You can learn to fly and you can chase your dreams

You can laugh and cry but everybody knows

You'll always find your way back home

You'll always find your way back home

You'll always find your way back home

You'll always find your way back home

You'll always find your way back home

You'll always find your way back home

You'll always find your way back home

Baz Luhrmann - Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)

Originally written as a news article called "Wear Sunscreen" by Mary Schmich, a columnist in Chicago Tribune, this was made into a song "Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)" by Baz Luhrmann, an Australian Film Director for his Album "Something for Everybody" in 1998. I happened to listen to this while I was driving and couldn't help but notice the power in the singer's voice and simplicity with which some very important facts about life are said in the song. You must listen to this song, am sure it would become your favorite too.

Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of ’99

If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be

it. The long term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by

scientists whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable

than my own meandering

experience…I will dispense this advice now.

Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth; oh nevermind; you will not

understand the power and beauty of your youth until they have faded.

But trust me, in 20 years you’ll look back at photos of yourself and

recall in a way you can’t grasp now how much possibility lay before

you and how fabulous you really looked….You’re not as fat as you

imagine.

Don’t worry about the future; or worry, but know that worrying is as

effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing

bubblegum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that

never crossed your worried mind; the kind that blindside you at 4pm

on some idle Tuesday.

Do one thing everyday that scares you

Sing

Don’t be reckless with other people’s hearts, don’t put up with

people who are reckless with yours.

Floss

Don’t waste your time on jealousy; sometimes you’re ahead, sometimes

you’re behind…the race is long, and in the end, it’s only with

yourself.

Remember the compliments you receive, forget the insults; if you

succeed in doing this, tell me how.

Keep your old love letters, throw away your old bank statements.

Stretch

Don’t feel guilty if you don’t know what you want to do with your

life…the most interesting people I know didn’t know at 22 what they

wanted to do with their lives, some of the most interesting 40 year

olds I know still don’t.

Get plenty of calcium.

Be kind to your knees, you’ll miss them when they’re gone.

Maybe you’ll marry, maybe you won’t, maybe you’ll have children,maybe

you won’t, maybe you’ll divorce at 40, maybe you’ll dance the funky

chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary…what ever you do, don’t

congratulate yourself too much or berate yourself either – your

choices are half chance, so are everybody else’s. Enjoy your body,

use it every way you can…don’t be afraid of it, or what other people

think of it, it’s the greatest instrument you’ll ever

own..

Dance…even if you have nowhere to do it but in your own living room.

Read the directions, even if you don’t follow them.

Do NOT read beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly.

Get to know your parents, you never know when they’ll be gone for

good.

Be nice to your siblings; they are the best link to your past and the

people most likely to stick with you in the future.

Understand that friends come and go,but for the precious few you

should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and

lifestyle because the older you get, the more you need the people you

knew when you were young.

Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard; live

in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft.

Travel.

Accept certain inalienable truths, prices will rise, politicians will

philander, you too will get old, and when you do you’ll fantasize

that when you were young prices were reasonable, politicians were

noble and children respected their elders.

Respect your elders.

Don’t expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund,

maybe you have a wealthy spouse; but you never know when either one

might run out.

Don’t mess too much with your hair, or by the time you're 40, it will

look 85.

Be careful whose advice you buy, but, be patient with those who

supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of

fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the

ugly parts and recycling it for more than

it’s worth.

But trust me on the sunscreen…

When is it WOW to take the VOWs?

Hi all - since all of you are on the other side of the court - may b u can tell me -
I have 2 important questions to ask you :-
1) When is the right age for a girl to get married?
2) What is the right age difference between the Man and the Woman that can make a marriage workable?

If you ask me - I always believed that marriage has got nothing to do with age - when it happens, it just.. does - u have to be mentally and emotionally prepared to get married - to realize that u r finally ready to take up that additional responsibility - to be someone's wife - daughter in law and finally soon, a mother - but ALAS! Due to several social, economical, emotional and paternal, maternal, hormonal pressure there are certain cut-offs or expiry dates for a girl to get married. I myself is 27 now and many of my uncles and aunties tell me that OMG it is too late ... by now you should have been raising your 2nd child .. !!! .. hehehe my Q is what do I do with the child in me which is still jumping with all the life's excitement .. anyways ... I once read an article in TOI which defined 28 as the best year for a woman to get married - this was the result of a survey which said that 28 is the most satisfying year in a woman's life - she has reached at the peak of her career and is content with it - she is looking more towards settling down now, since she has accomplished most of her aspirations - also if she is already in a relationship, the relationship has reached a stability - also 28 is a year when a woman is more confident - more sure of herself - she is more aware of what she wants out of life and is geared to looking forward to it - I too somehow agree with this survey - cos this is exactly how I feel.

Regarding the 2nd Q - I would say anywhere between 1-5 years. As per today's day and age where women are working and providing for herself, the mind and body of the 2 ppl should be as similar as possible - I think this age difference brings in a sense of friendship in the marriage - but as someone has said out of experience - love knows no age, no money, no boundaries etc etc - some philosophy - but again ALAS!!!! - in my community or rather in kerala gals are married off to guys 7-10 yrs older to them - WEIRD - but true - this is normal and socially very acceptable - :(

But again - as I said - since I am the least experienced one in this matter - I would want your advice, guidance, experience, thoughts, philosophies etc.. - What do you think should be the best age for the Woman to get married and to how much older a man?