We're all going on a summer holiday

It's going to be Holi weekend soon! Yippee Yippee Yay Yay!! Though it is far away, I'm still dreaming about what I will be doing on that weekend. Now, all said and done, I don't have to dream. Cuz I know that the weekend shall be spent cleaning out my cupboard, doing laundry and keeping away the winter wear!!

Summer in India is HOT. And I mean HOT. It's not a surprise that some of the books written about India reflect this theme. For example, Ruth P Jhabwala's "Heat and Dust" or "An Indian Summer"... are all reminiscent of this.

So yes, the heat is setting in. Soon life will be unbearable without A/C, which is why we're only going to start putting it on in the month of June. Because if it's hot right now, wait till it touches 40 degrees!!

I am planning a short trek up in Jammu. Let's hope it works out!!

Thoughts to ponder

Maybe this wouldn't hurt so much if we weren't in love, I thought. What happens when trust in a relationship dies?

Oh God, probably too melodramatic to start my novel. I should get back to reading P G Woodehouse for a few more months!!

I recently saw a film called Shattered. It has the cutie, Gerard Butler in it, and he plays the devoted husband with the adorable daughter and the cutsie wife. Ofcourse, all is not well though. A psychotic maniac in the guise of handsome Pierce Brosnan holds the couple and their child hostage and makes them do some bizarre things --- all the while taking pleasure in his sadist ways.

I thought the movie was quite rivetting. I saw it on Saturday -- a day that went brilliantly cuz I got published in the newspaper. I didn't know it then - I only found out the next day. It was a nice feeling to behold though.

I think that I should mark today in fact as a day that has actually changed my life and the way I think about things. I'm a little scared now though. Does that happen when life changing moments happen?

Reading Wuthering Heights (2010)

Yes, the novel was written in the 19th century.


And yes, I am only now reading it.


I shouldn't go into details on the novel. It's an age old love story which doesn't have a happy ending. It's about torment and longing, about how two people are meant to be together but the pressures of society and not following your own heart finally tear apart a friendship and a love so deep that it should have survived.

Is emotion that deep? Sometimes I think it is and sometimes I think it isn't. Does all that life revolve around is how much money you make? Is all that matters about a relationship what is the economic factor?

I don't know. Lately my husband hasn't been spending enough time with me. He goes off to do all sorts of other things but not what I want to do. A movie - Well, he's doing me a favour. What about an outing? A date? Nah, not really. Egad, sometimes I think if he's reading this, he should get a move on!! Romance in a relationship should never die - don't you think?

Sorry, coming back to Wuthering Heights!! Heathcliff, Cathy..... sad sad sad..... I loved the book though!!

I sound like a caffeine addict

Even though I'm not. But my last blog entry sounded like someone who was going into withdrawal pangs.

I'm happy to report that I've started my novel. I started it two days back with a burst of inspiration that I received when I took out my 2010 diary and had a flash of brilliance. Now I've started it and I've decided that the pen and paper format will be tried first, because that seems to inspire me more.

Today is a close friend of mine's wedding. There were a few pre-wedding ceremonies, but I was busy at office so I could not attend. Today is the main day though - so I'm looking forward to that. Getting the sari ready will be a hassle though! (As usual!!)

I'm kinda feeling a bit better today. This week has been particularly tiresome and more so because I was travelling last week so I couldn't recuperate fully. I plan on spending today drinking lots of water and chilling out in bed with my two novels. I'm almost done with the Rushdie and with Wuthering Heights. Let's hope I can finish both so that my tally on my book blog doesn't look so bad!! Because right now I have no books finished for January!!

All is well though.

I saw this film recently called 3 Idiots, and I thought I'd give my views on it. It's a light comedy about three young aspiring engineers and their stint at their college. It's a good parody on the education system in India today. I liked the film - even though I've yet to watch the part after the intermission! My husband has flat out refused to watch any movies in the theatre with me - I'm sure I've mentioned this before. So I have to resort to my own devices.