The Cloud-factory

Chandler, waking up from his nap before Emma's birthday party, spitting out another balloon: "..am I producing them?"
Mumbai, every morning this May: "..am I producing them?"

So many clouds hovering over our Mumbaikar - heads these days. Its so scarily beautiful. Beautiful because hello, 'look' at them! And scary because not very often do we get to see these kinda clouds! Are we headed for a crazy storm of sorts? Do hope not..

May the beauty continue. The sky was a tad clear today *sigh* :(

Here comes spring..

This - on Holi - clicked by yours truly, while at home reading some random text book (pretending to study), eating the Holi mithais, watching friends & family go Holi-berserk. Ah. What fun.

But it rained..

Yes, well, it had rained - & now it looks like the rain forgot to bring refuge, in totality, to the many hopeful mortals on Earth. Thus we wait in anxious, bubbling anticipation to hear the patter of the crystal droplets on roofs (because lets face it, not many of us get the rain on our window panes, thanks to all the 'sliding windows'..baah) yet again; with the grey-white clouds, which apparently have become the most sought after subject of my photographic ventures, looming over land & sea. (now THAT was a long sentence..)

The wait is on.. as are the snapshot-taking sessions by yours truly.. with a better camera this time :)

Cheers \m/, (+.+) ,\m/

An everyday miracle..

JUST when you think the camera on your phone is slowly turning futile, this happens..!!

A casual drive down to Vile Parle & here's what I get to see. I almost jumped outta the car & drove my family insane. After all, you dont get to see such a sunset in Mumbai everyday..! After a few failed attempts of capturing something on lens from a moving vehicle, I managed to pull of a couple. They obviously don't look half as breathtaking as they did for real, but here's a li'l bit of sharing & caring .. :)

Cheers \m/, (+.+) ,\m/

City of blinding lights!

Yeaahahaa! Just can't get enough of random shots of Mumbai, now, can I ? Well no! Of course not! Bllaahahaaha! ..& there's a lot more Mumbai to come!

This, byy thaa wayy, is the main road; Andheri market. Its just so yellow light-ish man! All those (blinding) street lights & tube lights!

Here's the romaanchak part: Clicked this picture through a cracked loo window that I came across, after writing an Economics paper. Blaahaha!

Cheers \m/, (+.+) ,\m/

Pearls of wisdom

:) Have been studying a little & well, it's about time!

..& hence the petty-n-pretty pearls of wisdom for all me palz spending those endless hours romanticising those physics, accounts, calculus, français books et al. May the good Lord help us & guide us through this, also! So here's some luck & my 2 mugs of caffeine. Pucker up..its time to roll out those pearls of wisssdum!!

Cheers \m/, (+.+) ,\m/

..because candles can be fun!

Now, when you're bored, you don't generally light candles, look at them & gaze at them for hours. Well, I did..& may I mention, it is fascinating, simply looking at a yellow flame & smelling the soot (disclaimer: the soot can be carcinogenic)

Amidst the black, the golden looks quite dominant, innit?

'Candle' et 'crystal'..c'est magnifique!

..& BE enlightened! :D

Does that look like a headlight to ya? Think again..why would I post a headlight-pic alongwith pictures of candles?

..& the best for the last..a personal favourite! No! Don't rub your eyes, those aren't four hands..& no, Im definitely not doing the whole 'Kahanii Ghar Ghar Kii' thing..*period*

Yes! Look around you! There's still so much to see. Everything isn't as plain boring as it seems. Shut those eyelids & drop into dreams. Light up a match, get candles & burn some ..because candles can be fun!

(yeh, I just might be slightly drunken! apologies..:) )

Cheers \m/, (+.+) ,\m/

The World of My Dreams

Where terror, hatred, death, pain are words of yesteryear,
never again to hear
& children who beg & toil all day become children again;
run, play, shout without fear

Where rulers are neither vote-hungry, beetle stained men
nor descendants of uncanny royalty
but those with selfless, scrupulous souls
who hold the will to return its ‘lost chance’ to peace

Where eyes peering from behind the veil laugh & marvel
at rainbows in their full splendour
& fire burns not in homes & trains but on sand,
under stars, in sparkling ember

In the wake of the new year
today at dusk we wait, the brightest dawn, to see
crops up from blood & tears of the past
an undying dream to breathe & live ‘free’

As the scorching sun, for the last time in fifty-two weeks,
crumbles into a placid, silver-blue sea;
a hundred billion voices roar:”Give the world of my dreams to me!”

Cheers \m/, (+.+) ,\m/

..to this new year!

'No one can eat just one'

Now look at the provisions made..just in case 'no one can eat just one'..hehe..

"Aruba, Jamaica.." (well, not exactly..not even close..)

I love beaches. Most humans do. Not just the sand 'n' sun & water 'n' wind..love the calm & quiet too. (okay, I just can't help but rhyme..shoot me..)

Yeh, I don't like the beach-air messin' my hair (will I ever stop rhyming? ever!?) but beaches are just adorable, especially when you just want to do nothing at all..just let the waves wash your feet & vanish..& return yet again..

name: Marina beach, Chennai

blah: has an unending shore (lengthwise AND breadthwise..*long pause* oh its the longest beach in India ..so yeh, that explains it..)

etc: is Tsunami hit

name: Godrej beach (I think)

etc: who cares!? looks splendid doesn't it?

name: Bandstand (ok I know it ain't no beach..but the water, sunset..the works..do you feel it?!..yeh..)

name: the beloved, Juhu beach..

etc: yeh, its naaice..does one need reasons to go here? lemme answer that: no!

(PS: the rhymes in this post are purely unintentional & unbelievably natural)

*dreamin of a getaway..again*

Cheers \m/, (+.+) ,\m/

Marshmallow clouds! :D

Saw these heavenly, white, marshmallow-like clouds on my way home today. I stopped, gazed insanely for a few moments & since the people around me already thought of me as a 'girl who has never seen clouds before', I couldn't resist going a step further & immortalizing the breathtaking view in a lens..(if that made any sense..) (well, at least that rhymed :P)

After all, how often do we Mumbaikars get to see pure, milky white clouds in a perfectly blue sky, making a backdrop for the building of a gothic church, eh?

It was amazing I tell you!

(PS: I think clouds are quite intriguing. I even like clicking them. This is probably the 4th or 5th cloud picture Im clicking. Very often, they make for some real good pictures, don't they?)

Cheers \m/, (+.+) ,\m/

Deepawali

Deepawali: I love this festival. Its the only thing I call a 'festival' in the true sense of the word (don't ask why) Its so much more than just the 'festival of lights', its about food, sparkle, families, rangolis, people, colour, nostalgia, greetings & also the noise & pollution (sadly) It also gives many-a-chance for random photography *wink wink*. Well, its that time of the year again. Its Diwali! Yaay!

My Deepawali is goin' great. Spoke to school friends, surprised all of them by 'actually' calling them up *embarassed but happy smile* I'm feasting on an array of mithais, neatly arranged in the kitchen, inspite of already having an upset stomach. Also lighting these diyas every evening & doing other random stuff I thouroughly enjoy!

Quite a Diwali, this. Of course, it could've been much better! Hoping the festiivities continue for an eternity, I wish everyone a Shubh Deepawali, Happy Diwali, Saal Mubarak, Happy & prosperous New Year, also: Eid Mubarak!..(& all that I have missed) Hope Deepawali was quite a sparkle this year for everyone..& for those whom it wasn't, I shall keep y'all in my prayers!

Sparkle. Greetings. Peace.

Cheers \m/, (+.+) ,\m/

Another turnin' point, the fork's stuck in the road..

Cheers \m/, (+.+) ,\m/

The cloud with the silver lining!

They'd say, "Every cloud has a silver lining"..

now i believe 'em.. :D

(pic: somewhere in the JVPD skyline)

Cheers \m/, (+.+) ,\m/

The Sunrise Effect

Early morning local train ride...

Grey-blue morning sky. Fragmented cloud-cover. An orange sunrise. Tres superbe!

What does the sunrise do to you?

Make you a bit too over-adventureous..*ahem*

Thats the Sunrise Effect..

Cheers \m/, (+.+) ,\m/

The coconut tree..

I don't know why, I just love it...