It happened one day:
Scene 1:
I was not sure that my prepaid cell plan was the best for me. Hence i went to cellular service provider's gallery to know what other plans they had, including billing. I had my boyfriend along with me. As I saw the monthly rental of the lowest billing scheme, I said to him: "I don't call that many people neither do many call me. The only two people I communicate with are my mom & you. I guess I should carry on with my current plan. I don't need to upgrade!"
He just shrugged his shoulders in agreement & we left the gallery.
Scene 2:
As we were en route to a restaurant for lunch, I had a real good fight with my boyfriend over something silly. We started with our lunch in huff puff silence. In frustration, he said something stupid like: "These fights are turning to be stressful & unless we act on them, they will char our relation to the extent that you might walk away...the way I know you. I would then have a very a short life, if it was without you!". The moment he said this, my eyes brimmed with tears. Forget living without him, I cannot even dare to think of such a situation! I realized my life was so very focused on him, dependent on him! It took him a hell number of his stupid PJs & sorrys to bring me back to normal, albeit with puffed eyes & red nose! :)
Scene 3:
after lunch we headed towards his office as he had to mail something urgent. As there was no electricty, we were doing some TP with his office friends in his office, waiting for the currents to flow. I was in the middle of a conversation, when i got a message from my close friend saying she had lost her brother last week. I was very shocked. i immediately called her up & told her I would be there. Everyone around started asking me questions about her brother. I could not answer them sufficiently well as I did know her family well. I was embarrassed to admit to my guy that though I treasured her as a close friend, communication from my side was truly pathetic...almost once month. I could not call her a close friend exactly but she has been special for me as we connect really well.
Scene 4:
i was on my way to my friend's house for offering my condolences & to try to understand how things had happened so suddenly. I set thinking of all the people whom I was not in communication with. There were a couple of people whom I shared some good bonds with. Earlier I used to call them up regularly every week, or almost everyday to some & get frequent calls from them too. After the 26/7 deluge, I got somehow mentally stressed & lazy & did not call anyone often. I called up my boyfriend to discuss this. I confessed that my whole life in recent months had been focused on him & my mom. This was good though not very healthy. These were people who had given me emotional support through my troublesome times & were there when I wanted them to be. i did not bother to know what was happening to others. This was precisely why I was shocked to know that one of my close friends had left her job of teaching & was home due to some tension. I had no idea as what was happening with others: what jobs were they in, their marriage plans, new shopping, any other happenings in their lives...I was absolutely clueless. I then decided: I am gonna get myself a billing plan & call these people often...no matter if only for a Hi.
Next time I want to be there when my friend needs me!!!
I need to connect...do you???
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
Wednesday, March 15, 2006
Paradise World
On Holi day's afternoon :
watched a beautiful program on national geographic about the bird of paradise. This bird is so colorful & beautiful...its like watching some human-made graphic animation! The commentator talked about the females going over the board while choosing the male for mating. Darwin had expressed anxiety over this trend in these birds. The male bird of paradise does not take any "family responsibility". all he does is copulating for eggs & then flying away. No wonder the females are choosy as they are the ones who have to bring up the little ones.
a male bird was being watched over by the NG photographer. to attract the female, the male bird cleared his dance area. He cleared it so spic and span that there was not a single little leaf lying around. He also went to the lengths of cutting away the leaves of the surrounding plants if they obstructed the light shining down on his dance area. The male bird supposedly takes care of his dance area for about 5 months or so. He had a colorful, many layered body. His feathers were beautiful & exotic to look at. His tail was like two little curved threads.
i tried searching for the exact image the way the bird was. I did not get it on net, not even on national geographic. However, I got to see many colorful variations of the same species. The male bird shown on the program was something like this, though more colorful:
It was all very fascinating to watch. For long, no female responded to the male bird's calling. After long, his luck answered & a female flew down. The male performed beautiful dance in the form of artistically spreading his wings & mane hair.
The photographer thanked the tribals for introducing him to their sacred rain forests. He also expressed a fear of commercialization as a threat to the now existing beauty of the jungles.
Later in the afternoon, i was again browsing channels idly. I happened to watch a thrilling scene again on National Geographic. There was this NG fella bungee jumping from threatening heights. an eagle was released from the plane along with him. The eagle soared downwards alongside the guy. This fella had a small pouch containing meat that the eagle managed to swoop down on at the last minute. it was a breathtaking scene to see the fine balance & speed of the eagle. The shot was then shown in multiple angels & in slow speed.
The program also showed glimpses of these speed performances in various other animals such as the snake, the cheetah, chameleon etc. the host concluded the show by rightly saying "these animals use speed for their survival!"
Only if we venture a little ahead to these nature channels, ahead of the regular soaps & Hindi movies...we get to watch a completely new world that exists on the same planet as ours but miles away.
These are the times when you know television is a boom!!!
watched a beautiful program on national geographic about the bird of paradise. This bird is so colorful & beautiful...its like watching some human-made graphic animation! The commentator talked about the females going over the board while choosing the male for mating. Darwin had expressed anxiety over this trend in these birds. The male bird of paradise does not take any "family responsibility". all he does is copulating for eggs & then flying away. No wonder the females are choosy as they are the ones who have to bring up the little ones.
a male bird was being watched over by the NG photographer. to attract the female, the male bird cleared his dance area. He cleared it so spic and span that there was not a single little leaf lying around. He also went to the lengths of cutting away the leaves of the surrounding plants if they obstructed the light shining down on his dance area. The male bird supposedly takes care of his dance area for about 5 months or so. He had a colorful, many layered body. His feathers were beautiful & exotic to look at. His tail was like two little curved threads.
i tried searching for the exact image the way the bird was. I did not get it on net, not even on national geographic. However, I got to see many colorful variations of the same species. The male bird shown on the program was something like this, though more colorful:
It was all very fascinating to watch. For long, no female responded to the male bird's calling. After long, his luck answered & a female flew down. The male performed beautiful dance in the form of artistically spreading his wings & mane hair.
The photographer thanked the tribals for introducing him to their sacred rain forests. He also expressed a fear of commercialization as a threat to the now existing beauty of the jungles.
Later in the afternoon, i was again browsing channels idly. I happened to watch a thrilling scene again on National Geographic. There was this NG fella bungee jumping from threatening heights. an eagle was released from the plane along with him. The eagle soared downwards alongside the guy. This fella had a small pouch containing meat that the eagle managed to swoop down on at the last minute. it was a breathtaking scene to see the fine balance & speed of the eagle. The shot was then shown in multiple angels & in slow speed.
The program also showed glimpses of these speed performances in various other animals such as the snake, the cheetah, chameleon etc. the host concluded the show by rightly saying "these animals use speed for their survival!"
Only if we venture a little ahead to these nature channels, ahead of the regular soaps & Hindi movies...we get to watch a completely new world that exists on the same planet as ours but miles away.
These are the times when you know television is a boom!!!
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