Feelin' Groovy

One of my favourite-st songs of all time. I thank my father for introducing me to Simon and Garfunkel. The lyrics are so simple, they're almost stupid. But that's the "happy' they describe. A stupid, reasonless, cheesy joy, that makes you grin!!

A joy in your heart, a lightness of being thats free of all burdens and responsibility. I've felt like this sometimes- when i had no expectatitons to meet, no urgent work requiring my attention and no tensions distracting me from the awareness of "just existing"!!.

Everytime I've had this feeling, I've always stopped what ever I was doing and savoured it, because I know it's very momentary, and enjoyed every second of it. I generally close my eyes and just feel the feeling, and I feel an instantaneous smile on my face. I never try to restrain that smile, even though i get a lot of funny glances. It's a genuine smile, and I let the feeling enter every pore of my being, so that I feel loved and blessed and happy to my core. I want to smile and make everyone feel like I'm feeling.

You always have to work your ass off, or get really entrenched in something, and then emerge out of it before you get this feeling. Maybe I'm trying to describe satisfaction. But thats a more advanced kind of feeling. What I feel is very basic. And simple. And even a little stupid. Oneday you get up and you want to whistle and smile at everyone and wish them good morning. And really mean it.

Anyway, the song goes...

Slow down, you move too fast.
You got to make the morning last.
Just kicking down the cobble stones.
Looking for fun and feelin' groovy.

Hello lamppost,
What cha knowing?
I've come to watch your flowers growing.
Ain't cha got no rhymes for me?
Doot-in' doo-doo,
Feelin' groovy.

Got no deeds to do,
No promises to keep.
I'm dappled and drowsy and ready to sleep.
Let the morning time drop all its petals on me.
Life, I love you,
All is groovy.

Bout of Melancholia

I have for the past few days been hit by bouts of melancholy and just over all weirdness. On top of that, for some reason I feel my hormones have suddenly freaked out on me. I have not been able to control my emotions... Recently I saw a supposed romantic comedy ... P.S. I Love You and I wept! I was shocked at myself. I was bawling...crying my eyes over the movie, it was just the hormones working against me.

All middle class Indians go through a torture stage in their lives when their parents look for an eligible life partner for them. Continuing this delightful version of the Spanish Inquisition, my family too is hunting the four corners of India in search of a suitable match for me. High time i read A Suitable Boy.

Following are excerpts from my Bio data. I find them strange and unconvincing. All the facts are true, but it makes me wonder, do all these details make me eligible?

What is eligibility?

Would someone who read these, find me SUITABLE? If yes, then for what??

No one who reads this would ever know that I am a big Doors fan or that I can write creatively and equally well in both English as well as Hindi or that my friends gave me the nickname Sexysharma in college for my slightly risque sense of humour. Yet they would know that if they needed to spy on my family or me, they could contact any friend/relative/acquaintance in Jaipur and they'd have tolerably reliable information. Or if they wanted glowing references of my family name and background, they can contact any of the people listed at the end of this list...

Oh, btw, if you are viewing this post after 25.03.09, you'll find a severely edited version.

Name : edited

Date of birth : edited

Height : edited

Education : Educated at M.G.D. girls public school, Jaipur. Extremely
fond of reading and writing, she was elected for the post of secretary of the English Literary Society at Sophia College, Mumbai, from where she completed her graduation in March 2007. Having topped the College in English honours, she not only received numerous awards for her organization and creative writing abilities, she was also part of an Excellence in Arts program where she conducted field research which is now published and accepted by Mumbai University Library. Currently she is pursuing Fashion Designing at the Pearl Academy of Fashion, Jaipur

Personality : Graceful, very good looking, lively but family oriented girl
with keen sense of caring. She has been brought up in a joint family and is very attached to the family. She has always been very popular and well known in her school and college for her organizational capacity and helpful nature.

Family : We are a joint family of three brothers, staying together in Jaipur for the last fifty years. Our family business consists of Ayurvedic medicines, Newspaper, real estate, commercial complexes etc.

We are Gaur brahmins with a strong commitment for social work too. Our family runs several charitable institutions, including the oldest Higher Secondary school with a hostel in the Torawati region of Rajasthan. Besides this, our family has established a separate school for girls, a dharmshala, and a large temple in our ancestral village, where a lakhi mela is held every year.





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References:

:Sh. Bhairon Singh Shekhawat :Ex Vice President of India.

• Pt. Nawal Kishore Sharma : has been General Secretary of AICC and Minister of Petroleum in Rajiv Gandhi’s cabinet. Presently Governor of Gujarat.

• Sh. Rameshwar Thakur : C.A. and former Minister in Narsimha Rao’s cabinet. Presently Governor of Orrisa.

• Sh. Ashok Gehlot : Chief Minister of Rajasthan and former Tourism Minister in the central cabinet.

• Smt. Vasundhara Raje : Ex-Chief Minister of Rajasthan

• Sh. Bhuvnesh Chaturvedi : Former minister in PMO in Narsimha Rao’s cabinet.

• Sh. Gokul Prasad Sharma : of Bombay Hospital, Mumbai.

• Sh. Ramniwas Mirdha : Ex Telecommunication Minister, Govt. of India.

Words and Moods

I like to take things slow and steady. i hate rush jobs, 5 minute thingies are no fun for any people involved. i would personally hate to give any body a five minute job, and in turn would hate to receive one as well. theres no pleasure that can be had in just 5 minutes.it should be calm, steady and consistent. well paced.

I love the way the usage of certain words creates certain moods...our associations, often pre conceived or cliched associations. if aditi,mahima, surru,chamki or ritu ever read this, they'd know exactly what i mean!

by the way, i was talking about reading aloud poetry.