V- Day

Valentine's Day. A day we singles regard with dread. The very air seems sickly sweet, mocking us as we breathe in.
I remember the hicks who used to invade K-nags when we were in College. I warned my brother to be careful (he's in Delhi for Valentine's).
This year, a friend got a rose on Rose Day. Airtel informs me that today is Propose Day. The run up to V-day is gaining mileage this year, the supporting cast getting airplay as V-day fatigue sets in.
We used to go out in a group on V-day, in College. I like the Ebay ad---self-love, self-indulgence, so what if no one sends you gifts.
I don't think love really needs a day. It's on our minds 365*24*7 :)

Love is a many splendoured thing

Just read Art of Loving by Eric Fromm- made a lot of sense. Care, respect, responsibility and knowledge are his relationship cornerstones.

Horseriding

Chinese whispers

Whimsy calls stirs

Pumping pumpkins

Pink's primary colours

of our loves.

taller now, wiser

Princess, queen

of our hearts

bubee's arts.

Do we make better managers?

Although I was taught not to generalise, stereotypes make our lives simle.
I believe women managers are different, sometimes better, sometimes worse than men.
It is still a man's world.
It is also a woman's world.
Do the twain meet?
To make babies, yes; but besides that?
You remind me of Nooyi.
Kiran Bedi.
Cocktail.
Nutty.
many monikers, many hats.
the singular thing about us is that you can only speak about her in the plural.
As a mother, daughter, sister or wife- we are framed by our relations.
Being one of the boys does not work, neither do we want to.
After all, they can never girl talk.
writing copy for a shirt brand was tough. I wonder then whether men find it tough to scheme to entrap women.
Seduction is still an art.

FMS Fiesta Refueled

Happenstance Bhimani's back
ESPN Star Quiz bhai's rack
Harsha Bhogle played cricket
Breaks anek, Adidas wicket
Mac Donalds hopping buses
Late for shoot, shoot later
Croc Lacoste, Central 'gator
Shoes in Noida Nat geo genii
Barcampers untie OSS gemini
Shaw cornered, dear liar
How long? pant our fire.

Mince

Cafe talks
Library "studies"
Brothers in arms
Shrink wrapped
Celebrating summer
A mite too early
For a Siddiqui.
Purple ikat gifts
Treats @ Thar
Desi ghee too much
Linguistics classes
Meghdoot glasses
Barista bumping ins
Scarborough my fair ladies
Blogposts; Keh Mukarnis
Surprise foolish calls
Surrealistic SMSes
Women don't make passes
At old men in glasses/classes.
Angst shared cared
Shakes Soc trials
BCL film vials
Big Chill partings
Momo Point reunions
Derrida sessions
PGWA paratha picnics
Raghu Romeos in VKRV
Agony aunt, sister, poet
Film appreciation sessions
Seminar dissections
Goddess of small things
Eveready for all rings
Engaged, busy; no reply
Bahunara
This too shall pass
AJ PJ or X'mas mass
Poetry prized, MA topper
Dainty dragon fire eater
Dislocated wandering Jew
To a small townie near Kolkata
DGP blue, Ashley Tellus
What makes you tick, beloved.
Ad dei Gloriam
Cetrus paribus
Lover of freshers
Air, art salute
Vodka pochka men
Bowed down mister
Har har mahadev
Kriskrossing rainbow girl
Love always
Confused convincer.

To the best

I knew you by reputation first
Orientation then
Fellow quizzers
We suffered a dry commercial run.

TDP to TDP, MOC 6
BMI defiers trainers
AE meets
Phone shellings
Truth tellings
Market work
Beats were on
Off SKUs
Extended trainees
Usual sob stories

Jani bravo
Nawab of Warangal
Business Class
Head honcho meets

Branch meetings
Troubled greetings.

Appraisals delayed denied
Long nights when I cried

Till morning came
Treats shared cared
Dad appraised
Rossogulla days.

Confrontations galore
Need to know basis
Need to say basis
Need to be stasis

Pamela Shamela
Shorts fats hair ala
Dances in moonlite

Plane Jane salutes
Qwality inn residence
Precedent providence
Best in the country

Breakfasts lunches
Dinner fed to lions
Let the games begin
Champions we were
The world, Ambition

21 gun calls
Beer football
FAL Menz Active biker
Reduction ad absurdum
Spiker, groover, moover
Hoover shaker

Commentor, recommendor
Filipino dancers
Singer
Once more a father
This time, unknown
Yet shortly to reveal
A pearl
Guaranteed.

Trained Nupur.
Hasta la vista, baby:)

FPG

Short with short hair
Kolkata talks balti buck
Marks, ragging, roosters
Set to war with boosters
Shots, morning wakeup calls
Sleeping to the radio gogodolls
Makeup commune bonding
Lone Bong senior Stiff onion
Iniation in totem pole iron
Greased poledancer winner
Harmony breakup angst
Long night chats breakfast
Sunsets sunrises unseen 8:50s
Stealing men away victories
History patterns historiography
Kal mangal deep diwali hai acky
Breaky hearts sobbing homesick
naive Bosnia trips moving out quick
Single room inherited loss gained
New friends colonies wah taj bain
Noorjahan Hoykyu marks dropped
Soldiered on to top erstwhile fopped
Fach once always will be one, Chow
Friend, sister, HPS girl talked WoW
Ex why Zee chance meetings pow
Every bitch has her day, yours came
Mine will too, Inshallah, kismet tame
Unleasshed wild sided with truths
Forgetful but remembering, strweth
Love conquers all rules, majorly, minor
We've found what we searched for, diner
Tom, Dick, Harry Potter reincarnated
Punjabi by nature men, item numbered
Sweets for the sweet, sugar for our love
Dove, peace, imagined fairy lands strove
Sought, found, did not yield, untilled cash
Registered full house, bingo, black jack hash
Casino Royale, Gentlewomen preferred blonde
Proud to be Khanni gals, Khanni's our best pal
Ad dei Gloriam.

अर्ज़ किया hai

इश्क वोह आग है
जो जलाये ना जले
और बुजाहे ना बुझे।

पत्ता पत्ता बूटा बूटा
हाल हमारा जाने है
जाने ना जाने
गुल ही ना जाने
बाघ तो सारा जाने है।

टेस्टी फ्रॉम पापा's डारी ऑफ़ शेर्स, दोहस, पोएम्स

तुम्हारी शान घट जाती
कि रुतबा घट गया होता
जो ग़ुस्से से कहा तुमने
वही हंस कर कहा होता

Dengue

Strikes, it bites.
I remember pressing your flesh.
Our first talk & walk.
Phone pals...
My agony aunt
Dutifully, 24/7
Motiv8ed me through
Appraisals.
A solution based approach
Saturday afternoon
magicked you up
Treadmills of the gods
grind slowly, but grind
Exceedingly fine.
Agility, ability
Please work.
15 saal bad...
White lies
Bangkok talks
Mukh East
hum bhi agar stiffonion hote
naam hamara hota Andrew Andre
Gentlewomen prefer blondes too
5 talla, Worli naaka
uninfluencable, block Goa
Excell, S&M baltis
Dali univercities
life, the universal beach.
You remain
A VVIP.
Much love,
Nutty.