Kuch Is Tarah

Dedicated to all those people in love.... ;-)

Pehla Nasha

This song always makes me smile.....one of my all time favorites!

'Falling' in love?

I have many friends who tell me that 'falling' in love is one of the most beautiful feelings ever... but after all that I have seen and gone through myself,I beg to differ!

I do agree that's it a 'magical' feeling for many people.But there are people out there who have been hit real hard too.I have witnessed many friends of mine who have had the misfortune of seeing their lovers walk out of their lives and getting married to other people.It's not always that every love story is a success.All I know is that love comes as a package deal....pain,sacrifice and understanding comes alongwith it.There is no love where these three are not involved.

When people say they are 'in love',I have noticed that they tend to act funny.They always try to put up a show in front of their lover....they try desperately to be someone they are not.You might be the laziest oaf in town but when you have a date at 7 o'clock,you're there at 6:45!You may be dressed like a tramp when you're with your friends...but when you're going to meet your girl/guy,you look as though you're off to a prom night!So,people are just not being themselves.Why should you put up this show in front of the other person?And finally,if this liaison does end up in marriage,you shed all those niceties and reveal your true self to the other person....say after a couple of months or so (c'mon,I don't think anyone can put up an act longer than that!).That's when the friction starts coming in....fights,arguments and quarrels arise....this is all just your subconscious mind's reaction when it has realised that this was not the person you had loved....or you thought you were in love with.

This is precisely the reason why I have always supported the concept of arranged marriages. Both familes are happy and you get a totally new individual in your life.....somebody you have never met before.Many people find that uncomfortable."Man,how do you expect me to share my room with a guy I don't even know?",asked one of my close buddies once.But I look at it from a totally different perspective.When you have been going around with a guy/girl for a long time,you already know what the person is....his/her likes,dislikes,mannerisms,habits, everything! And after marriage,the only new thing you do is,in very frank terms,share your bed(in some cases,even that is no new thing!).I feel there is no fun in such a marriage.When you start your life with a totally new person,each moment you spend with him/her is a new experience....each moment you learn something new about him/her.And once you are bound by marriage,there is no need for you to put up a show in front of the other person,like I mentioned before...coz you need not fear that he/she may lose his/her impression about you if you don't dress up like you're going for a party everytime you meet!You become a part of each other's lives in such a special way that before you know it,you are hopelessly in love with each other.That love is true love.....when you realise that you love the other person after knowing of his/her short-comings and faults and you still find him/her to be the most perfect individual ever.That is when your love for each other rises from being one of mere physical attraction to one of emotional bonding.And then you can proudly say that.....I AM IN LOVE!!!

Your royal Highness!

My favorite animal....the majestic Bengal Tiger!Just look at them....so stylish....so elegant....I just love them!!!! For more info, don't forget to visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengal_tiger

Kalabham Tharam.....

Dedicated to that special someone.......whoever he is....wherever he is...

Ragheb's masterpiece-Nasseni el donya!

Such a romantic song....it's beautiful!

Keef baddak habibi!

For those of you who're wondering who is this pretty lass,this is Hiba Mounzer...a Lebanese singer and one of my favorite Arabic singers!Isn't she cuuuuuuuuuuuuute?

Cute video....awesome song!

One of my recent hot favorites!

Cool info!

Dunno how many of you have heard of this one...it seems that you can withdraw money from your account even if you type in your pin code in reverse,i.e.,in the same order backwards.

But when somebody does that,a message is immediately sent to the Police.This is a kind of burglar alarm.In the unlikely event of a forced withdrawal,the account holder sends an SOS signal to the Police when he types in his pin code in reverse order.So there is no need for him to call the Police from his cell-phone.Imagine if the criminal had taken custody of his mobile phone as well!This is the fastest and most reliable way of letting the Police know that you are being robbed.

So,by the time the money is withdrawn,the Police would have already arrived at the scene of the crime.And this is a world-wide system. Pretty neat,huh? :-)

Is on-screen kissing okay?

Ok,folks....here's a topic of debate for y'all!I'm sure everybody has had at least one embarassing situation where you're sitting with your family and watching a movie and suddenly the hero plants a nice fat kiss on his heroine's lips and unknowingly,you all go pink in the face. You are embarassed,your parents are worse off!

We all know that lovers do kiss each other.But is it really essential to show it explicitly on screen?In a fairly conservative society like India,where children are encouraged to be children for as long as possible,aren't such acts of vulgarity a slap in the face of our culture?Our culture....which has been praised by famous writers and theologists, is verily going to the dumps because of the advent of western culture.

It is okay to adopt the good things from the West.But are we in such a pathetic stste that we have to copy even their culture to be treated equal to them?And the fact of the matter is that no matter how hard we try, they will never treat us as their equals.Our dignity lies in keeping our identity intact,no matter of what happens.It is indeed shameful that in an age where you find westerners coming to India in search of peace and harmony,and searching for Indian life-partners so that their married life will be one of strong bonds and upright cultures, we find the youth of today drifting towards the hippie culture.

And most of the change in them may be attributed to the changing face of Indian cinema...bolder scenes and heavy lenience from the Censor Board are to blame.Knowing that cinema is quite an integral part of Indian society,producers,directors and most importantly the Censor Board should understand that many of the film-going crowd are youngsters and such scenes affect their character to a tremendous extent.Today teenagers have absolutely no problem in kissing their boyfried/girlfriend in public.Coz that is what is seen in the movies!!!The hero hugs and kisses the herioine in the middle of a busy street,or in a cafe,or in a bus-stop.It's just that the spectators get embarassed.....Twenty years ago,a top-ranking heroine would stage a walk-out if she was required to kiss the hero on screen.But today,tell me who is not doing it?What is reason and the need for all this?Is it the lack of genuine talent that is forcing them to resort to such cheap exhibitionism?I wonder...

Wah Taj!

After all the hullaballoo about whether it will be or it won't be, the pride of our country finally proudly made it to the esteemed list of the Seven Wonders of the world on 07-07-2007!

A work of art par excellence,it would have been a shame if this masterpiece had lost out to much inferior structures.Anyway,as someone once said,'all's well that end's well'....now is a time for us to celebrate....WAH TAJ!

Radhe-Govinda...

One of the most beautiful paintings I have ever seen......Look at the faces of the characters....they are so life-like....the artist who drew this was definitely blessed by the Lord to have been able to bring out such an amazing piece of work!Kudos to him/her!!!!

Hi everybody!

It's great to be back on the blog front after a loooooooooooong gap!And this time,I promise to myself to be more regular with my postings! For those who haven't got a clue of what I'm talking about,lemme explain.....

I'm Raakhee.An engineer by profession,a brat by nature and a true Saggittarian by disposition. I did have a blog here earlier on,but due to my excessive inconsistency in posting, these guys threw my blog into the trash!Anyway,I was getting rather tired of it myself.I'd actually stolen a lot of stuff from forwarded messages,etc. to fill up my blog....and I didn't like the look of that.This one's sure to be different....Do take a peek once in a while and u're sure to find some pieces of my thoughts staring at you in the face :-D

Enjoyyyyyyyyyyyyy!