Naari – The Woman

A day from my Diary…

Dear Diary, Today was a very special (?) day.

My birthday dawned upon me just like it had in the last few years. A tiny butterfly rolling in my tummy with anticipation and dread. Anticipation – may be someone will remember and wish me, send me flowers and stuff. Dread – well, one more year gone, I am closer to the "middle age" by another 365 days.

Well, I was born in a large family some 3 (or 4?) decades ago in Indonesia. After some smiles and some tears, finally I am here. In India. Working for a Software Company – from my Mom’s crowded kitchen to the plush ambience of this office, the journey was not always smooth. But all that is history. Which no one remembers, but me. So no point boring you with the details.

0900 Hrs: With the anticipation and dread I mentioned above, I sit in the Cafetaria. A group of co-workers passes by. I am all ears (and eyes too). But alas, no one notices me. "No probs. Don’t worry, the day has just started. Someone will remember. May be they are planning a surprise for me… " I console myself.

1100 Hrs: I sit in the Cafe’. Still waiting. slowly turning into .

1300 Hrs: All the people come down to have lunch. I look up expectantly at each face, trying hard not to be too obvious. Doesn’t work. No wishes.

1530 Hrs: Scene: Cafe’. My co-workers, whom I thought to be my friends, come in many groups. Chattering happily (it’s a Friday, you see), giggling, cursing the strict project timelines or company policies – all sorts of conversations. Then she comes. Oh, did she make an attempt to look extra gorgeous today? For me? My heart races to match the speed of a Formula-1 car. She comes near me. Casually touches her hand on my face. I turn tomato orange or a similar shade of pink. Just about to faint. Still no wishes.

1700 Hrs: I sit in the Cafe’ and doze off. I see a large party, a huge cake, she puts it all over my face and laughs like pearls falling on marble. Some utensil crashes in the adjacent kitchen. I wake up. No wishes.

1900 Hrs: The day ends just like any other – with everyone leaving for their home. No one wished me today. All my dreams are shattered. A tiny sob escapes my mouth. But alas, there’s no one around to notice, to see a poor, honest, sincere employee weeping on his birthday.

2200 Hrs: "Never mind", I tell myself, "Never you mind. …" and I weep myself to sleep. (;_;)

Yours truly,
~The Coffee table nearest to snack bar,
ABC Inc., India.

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Edward Cullen

“About three things I was absolutely positive. First, Edward was ….” I watched Bella Swan muse to herself on my laptop screen. My own thoughts were not much different. I was watching “Twilight” – the movie made from the first of four books from “The Twilight Saga” series.

•  A seemingly impossible mix of characters from ancient times and modern where no one seems out of place. 
  Dialogs and descriptions that Stephenie Meyer out to you to the core. 
  A tangle of emotions – uncontrollable thirst for someone’s blood, fear of being the monster you can be, pain of loving someone who you think should not reciprocate and finally, love, that washes all else away.
  Twilight Saga series is a set of four books, 
                        Twilight, 
                        New Moon, 
                        Eclipse and 
                        Breaking Dawn,
• with all this and more….

After a long time I got to read some romantic stuff so alluring, its almost an obsession.

Stephenie tells the whole story mostly from Bella’s perspective. Her emotions, her opinions, her life. However, she also created a draft of Twilight that was the way story unfolded from Edward’s eyes (in my view, more potent than Bella’s books ). Unfortunately it circulated on the internet without her consent. Finally she did share it on her website. You can more about the draft and the draft itself from Stephenie Meyer’s official website here.

The movie does not disappoint either. Every single character plays to perfection. From Rob and Kristine in lead roles to their parents, siblings and friends every single role is very well cast. A remember-to-blink-if-you-can entertainment!!!

Here’s where you can grab your copies of books / DVDs. Enjoy!!!

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Welcome Aboard, Shikha

She is very girlie, yet quite technical when it needs to be that. Loves travelling, shopping and occasionally experimenting in kitchen besides other beautiful things in life. A good shower of rain after some really sultry days will find her standing in her balcony slowly sipping from her tea mug and enjoying the breeze.  Vivacious, adventurous, and yet very down-to-earth. Meet Shikha Agrawal. A dear friend of mine who is joining the NTW team.

She recently has been up north to some not-so-frequented places and has a report on the same coming up for you.

So, ready to see our beloved India from Shikha’s eyes? Watch this space…

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