Weekend Khatam…
Had a very uneventful weekend. Worked both days, decided I wanted to study some but ended up doing nothing, thanks to sheer exhaustion. Instead, I saw Mangall Pandeyy. What a waste of time too! I shall spare the agony of even writing another review on this movie. Sigh.
To my delight, papa had filled the fuel tank of the corolla completely and I did not have to worry about that today. The car is fine now. The new tyre looks nice but it seems like the other three old ones don’t like it! I don’t why, but it just looks like it haha.
It is Sharad Poornima today and also the last day of garba and dandia ras at the mandir hall. I did not go this year on any of the days. My brother and cousin went for five days and are going today too. I am just not interested this year. I do not know what it is but I used to not miss garba at all and used to wait around the WHOLE year for navratri to come by. This year, it feels different. There seems to be a bigger void than all the past years. There is nothing that motivates me to get ready, be happy, and dance all night. So I decided not to go, not even on sharad poornima much to mom and dad’s surprise who kept wondering, is saal suraj kahaan se uga!
Instead, took a long drive by the lakeside under the full moon. My idea of garba at sharad poornima was to drive over the lake listening to ‘dholi taro dhol baaje’ at the highest decibel. The night was bright with shining stars and the moon’s light (well the sun’s to be technically correct). Had the sunroof open and let the light filter in as I drove over the lake. It was the most exhilarating feeling as I could see the moon’s reflection over the lake and the ripples that the waves caused in the light. Only thing missing was him! Would have made the night perfect. Sigh. I guess a lot of “perfect nights” shall remain imperfect until the time we are together again.
This week is full! Well half the week is full. Have break from Thurs-Sunday. Two tests, patients, and community screenings packed into the next three days. Atleast the time goes by faster that way. Sigh again.
Sona deide mereko, kaushie!buhahahhaha
me shecond! damn
one minute!!! ehh sad
Hmmm, tera toh yeh haal yeh : tu toh bhool chali babul ka des, piya ka ghar pyaara lage ;-P
hahaha! you two! I did not even know anyone was lurking around here..okay okay DJ sona de diya terekoooo!
and haha bhu..that was a CLOSE second!
tereko chaandi diyaa lekin 
haha Deepak, mera toh haal behaal hai! aur babool kaa des bhool chali? yeh pata nahi lekin babool ke des main piya ki yaad bahot aati hai! sigh. sigh. sigh. SIGH!
me too didnt go this time much..well never been much of an enhusiast… but gujju eye candy was a motivation.lol (NOT) ended up going only once this time.
and about drives… for me they are theraputical… most of time times…unless if there is some crazy slow person ahead of me! lol
take care. enjoy the fall break!
All the best for the tests… and enjoy ur week … mera bhi full rahne waala iss baar toh …sigh!
GNextdoor, LOL @ eyecandy! gujjus and that too of the triangle..hmmm errr i must say ONLY a few make for eye candy! and yes drives indeed are therapeutical! and haha true that about crazy slow person..but know what sometimes, like today I just like to drive slow. Was driving on 751 right over Jordan lake. the bridge is LONG on that side and there is no one there at 10 pm on sunday night either..so drove real slow and it was so much fun!
thanks Deepak, need the good luck!
@deepak. ok everytime i load ur blog my internet freezes…has this happened to neone else???
@ kaush. sorry for using this space to that! lol. nad yeah jordan lake is HUGE! take care
hmm doesnt happen with me gnextdoor….dunno..maybe kuch gadbad on your side and dont be sorry! …n yep jordan lake IS huge….wanna go water skiing on the lake some day…dekhte hain.
Sharad Poonam na garba, doodh-pauva, ane ‘eni’ saathe vitavvani majaani chandni raat… aaah, so romantic…
Well, every once is a while, the contrasting reality does cause one to ’sigh’…
Hey, I just realized, that despite being the 12th one, the bronze is all mine…
one day will come when u r going to miss these imprefect days too:)everything has a right moment.bas zara sa intezaar.
wow moon light & drive by the lake side.. aweshum. & don’t worry wonderful days r ahead. BTW don’t watching the road ahead.. poor souls like me wud b walking on the road.
I am not so sure if i have been here before, but a lot of commentors and ur bloogrs on ur blogroll rae quite familiar. i guees i followed a comment on gnextdoor. so, Hi!
Now I know how much I miss graba and dandiya! *sigh* I used to be an avid dandiya fan… (btw garbas are more of a free style dance for me though…). And you bet! I used to wait badly for those nine days of navratri! Unfortunately the school terminal exams always used to happen right between navratri!
I hated those exams… grrr..
And playing dandiya is fun only when you have the ‘right’ partner with oou, hai na?! Still remember some of the standard songs at navratri… the songs without which no dandiya celebration can get over… pari hoon mein… ye desh hai veer jawaano ka… dholi taaro dhol baaje… bholi soorat dil ke khotey… and many many more! *sigh*
(I think I am getting senti now… wipes magarmachh ke aansoo from his spectacled eyes..)
hey kaush..i know how u feel…my week filled with tests and practicals too *sigh* anyways…have fun, and drive safely
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hi kaush, now if u dont go for garba on sharad poornima, there is defnately somethign wrong. arre yaar, garba is such an amazing tension release. I try to go at least once, mann mooki ne nachva. but that is me, i am sure the moonlight ride was wonderful too.
Mera kuch ulta hisaab raha… i went for garba/dandiya for the first time of my life with some gujju friends over here..
they had really a tough time teaching me how to do it properly
Overall, it was a wonderful experience…. and yes, as somebody said above the eyecandies were surely the icing on the cake :p
Good to hear that you are doing well.
Kabhi kabhi uneventful weekend bhi aacha lagta hai. 
garba main toh jaana chaiye tha.. hum log gaye the on friday and saturday..masti aayi thi.
all the best with the week! so true..when there is tons to do the time goes by fast.
and thats exactly what I was talking about in this post ITNL. aatli majhaani raat hoy and koino saath na hoy toh kai vaataj nathi
:( and yep yep bronze is yours 
Haanji Redji, ek din aisa bhi aayega jab i will maybe miss the imperfect times..aur aap sach kehti hai..ke har waqt ka time hota hai..lekin kabhi kabhi aisa waqt jab hota hai tab kuch acha nahi lagta
:(
haha Chandu, you wont be walking on the road will you? You shall be on your mast bike zooming off
on that note, yes I will drive carefully…but a drive at night on the lakeside with fullmoon is amazing !
Yes Tony, you have been here before
nontheless, welcome here again 
See see Fundoo…you too know naa what it is like to be having fun with dandiya raas!and awww you always had exams?? I used to drop everything for navratri and go out and dance all night! mast majhaa aavi jati…aa varshe toh man pan nai thayu. and LOL..save those magarmach ke aansooo..yaha nahi chalenge
thanks Chips, good luck to you too for yours tests and practicals! and like i said the good thing is that it will pass away pretty soon
haan Priyangini, mane pan man mukine nachvaani bauj majha aave che..but like i said in the post aa varshe toh mannaj nai thayu..blame it on lethargy or no motivation …I just didnt go! to make up….i think I shall go EVERYDAY next year
waise bhi..hoon aakho divas gharmaa em pan garba-ras aj karti hou chu hehe 
haha chalo Manpreet, this year you enjoyed the garba! hope you had fun?? btw how was it doing it for the first time? How MANY toes did you step on? haha and how mnay people did you hit with the dandia and how many times did you get hurt? lol it can get pretty bad sometimes! and EYECANDY!!??? tsk tsk….Tan se complain karen kyaaa?
Yes, Poonam uneventful weekend can be good too
abhi garba toh khatam ho gaye..next week hai gujarati association sponsored..dekhti hoon man kiya toh ek baar jaa aungi..warna next year hi…I am hoping I can be in India during garba next year 
toh bahot mazaa aayega..and thanks for the wishes..i cant already wait for this week to end!