I told her she should go for the debating team.
It’s not a sport.
It is, the way the Gilmores play.
– Lorelai & Rory, in Gilmore Girls S01E03
I told her she should go for the debating team.
It’s not a sport.
It is, the way the Gilmores play.
– Lorelai & Rory, in Gilmore Girls S01E03
I seem to be having a renewed fling with Hindi movies. It could be me – looking for a change from the formula Hollywood movies – or, it could be the movies I saw – light hearted, yet not the outrageous fare the Salman or Akshay produce.
I liked Ae dil hai mushkil (ADHM). And now, 2 weeks later, I really, really liked Dear Zindagi.
ADHM felt more polished, had much better music, and had the usual play between a male and a female lead.
Yet, it was Dear Zindagi that I liked more. A lot more. Some reasons…
Love you zindagi…. (and you too, that small corner of Bollywood)
Dreary grey & gloomy morning
No warm humans
Step by step deeper into the ravine
And now I’m sad again.
Tomorrow I’m heading to India. A 12 day trip, all of it planned to be spent in Karnal. No plans, yet, of travelling, meeting friends, or spending any nights away from home.
Feeling a bit weird. It’s been a while since I did this, since I spent time there.
In 6 years since we moved to the UK, I’ve made a total of 5 visits home – once when grand dad passed away, then one to see F&F, next after our wedding, then for my sister’s wedding, and last for R’s sister’s wedding.
It’s almost 5 years since I visited to meet family outside of an occasion.
It’s been way longer since I stayed in Karnal for anything over a week.1
Warm, boiled eggs, salt and pepper sprinkled on top.
Taste just as good in cool and wet autumnal England, as in cold and foggy winters in northern India.
Taste just as good at 36, as they did at 10, and at 19.
Taste just as good sharing with wife and dog, as they did with mom, dad and sister, and later with friends and wingies in hostel.
Some things, thankfully, are just the same everywhere :)
“… your sister. She is your family. Of course she going to be judgemental and condescending”
– Mitch & Cam, Modern Family
“Whose side are you on?”
“She’s my daughter. You’re my wife. Let’s remember what’s important here. That there’s a football game on”.
Jay & Gloria, in a modern family