We always have a Choice

One of my favorite quotes or dialogue or whatever you may call it comes from the movie Spider man!! ( of all the things on earth! )

When Peter says :

Whatever comes our way, whatever battle we have raging inside us, 

we always have a choice. 

 

It's the choices that make us who we are, and we can always choose to do what's right. 

 Do we , really ? Always have a choice ? And who knows about right or wrong. Its all relative , right ?

But those very words always ring a bell in my ear. "We always have a choice"

 Just a day before , I was finding it difficult to digest something. To get over something. And I kept sobbing because I couldn't find any other way to channelize my helplessness. 

And today while on my brisk walk  ( I've come to realize my walk always brings good thoughts )

I happened to have found a solution. Or my choice.

I don't have to get over anything. I only have to change my mindset & look things through beautifully.

Strange as it may sound...an easy choice is always the one which has too many branches - of sympathy , of dilemma , of doubt , of confusion.

A relatively tough one is what looks unsettling but brings you utmost ease. 

I found my ease. My comfort. Without any sort of pressure , guilt , regret or sadness.

Isn't that great ?? 

  

Yes  , we do have a choice. And it matters & changes things from what we choose.

 I tend to forget how easy I can make things if I make an effort. Its always tough otherwise.No matter how much anyone would make me understand.

Laughing at lil tragedies :P

Friend D :

You are one of a kind. A species like the 'mobile phone' repels you!

Friend Z :

Don't you sometimes get the feeling you might be adopted ?

Friend R :

Sad yaar. Ladki sahi hai. Bas galat family mein born ho gayi.

Friend T :

Why are we such idiots ?

Unlocking Rules

Its good to spill the beans.

To have someone who grasps the meaning of your words exactly how you imply.

Who doesn't read between  lines.

Heck. Its liberating to share secrets. Even though a secret doesn't remain much of a secret once shared!

I was wrong when I thought I can deal with everything by talking myself out.There are chances you could hypnotize yourself as per your convenience. Or worse..make yourself miserable.

Its always better if someone worth knows what you're up to. They can stop you. They can back you.They don't judge you. They guide you.

I may have lost my capacity to be rational. But I know 'you' will always support me. Thanks a lot buddy!!

Galactica Cyclone

Kuala Lumpur

First thing I noticed : There was a clean divide. Either women wore hot pants or burkha! :P
And 80% of them belonged to the first category.
I felt out of place for not wearing hot pants :P
The great privileges of traveling abroad is that you can wear anything & yet not  feel uncomfortable at all! I cannot imagine trotting across the streets  in India wearing shorts -- without being ogled & stared at voyeuristically. Tsk tsk.


We lodged ourselves in the Sunway Pyramids Hotel. Spent a day at Sunway Lagoon - a water park. Its 1/4th that of Water Kingdom :| 
 I'll let the pictures do the rest of the talk ;)

Hotel room. The best one in the trip. :P

This mall was inside the hotel. And I attempted ice skating + managed a good record  : fell only once :P

View from the hotel room

I need a new cam! Oh yeah !! :(

KL tower

Twin Tower. Missed the night view.

Cable car ride to Genting.

 

 Genting is a time pass place if you ask me :P A hotel with 6000 rooms. Indoor & outdoor theme park. Casino with mostly machine slots :|

I enjoyed the roller coaster ride. It gave me a headache for the rest of the day though :O

And this is the tower ride. Falls down fast. Looks breathtaking & scary. But nothing of the sort that would make you scream your lungs out if you did it.

 Singapore

Spent hardly 2 days in Spore. I did NOT shop Didn't get the time to.(except for buying a super sexy Fossil watch :D ) And I don't understand all the hype about shopping in Singapore. Its mighty expensive!! + you could find a lot of those brands right here in India.
I was looking forward to street shopping & bargaining ! That would have been fun! But we just didn't have time.
Spent a day @ Universal Studios! Its AWESOME! Amazing roller coaster rides.
4-D Shrek show.
 'Revenge of the Mummy' - An unpredictable & superbly designed roller coaster.

Galactica Roller Coaster

Singapore Flyer.

Sentosa is huge.Saw the famous laser show ' Songs of the sea'. It was pretty great.

There isn't anything unique or special to mention about the places I visited. I would have liked few more days in Singapore. There was a lot to explore!

All in all a very tiring trip. Never opt for multiple city/country visits for holidaying. You loose all enthusiasm to click pictures :P

I need reminders. These thoughts I put on Snooze!

Lots is happening all together. On almost every front .And as much as I'm excited...as much as I'm hurting...as much as I'm confused...

...I am also trying very hard not to over think .
Not to wonder too much.
Keeping all the thoughts locked.

Because for once...I want to only live the moment.
No What IFs involved. No assumptions what so ever.

Its stupid...I'm stupid to get sentimental & attached about everything & everyone. But what I've learnt is..you move on! From friends..to people..to things...you just move on! ( not that you have much of a choice!)


So regardless of whether things may or may not happen . . .just focus on the present. That's where all the value of the moment is. Not so much while replaying it.
After all moments are not memories. Memories are past moments.
Instead of thinking about the WHAT IF's ..why not just be there & dive into the current happenings ?! Coz thinking & wondering only makes things worse - not so much harm for the analysis but for the time that you swap away from the present.

And it would be a shame if I did not learn to obediently  live by that simple & most stated yet underrated phenomenon : Live in the moment. Commemorate!

Yes there are people who inspire me.  Not necessarily extraordinary people. But ordinary people who are special in their own ways .

And if I do not change , it would really really be a shame.


*** I'm off for a home-away vacation! I needed a vacation from my vacation :P
Hoping to have the time & energy to pen down my travelogue while on the move.
But first - I need to pack my bags!

'Extra Attention'

 Its tough to impress dad. I don't make much of an effort to get noticed ..but somewhere I'm desperate for him to appreciate & acknowledge ONE damn thing that I've done or  that I do.
OK I'm aware there isn't anything *very* impressive about me either . .  .but only so much for my creative inputs!!

I still follow what he says...'you don't need certificates from others..you need to certify yourself..that's more important' 
But I demand to know what harm would a little active encouragement do ?

And he asks me why do I need extra attention ?!
Booom boom boom!

Of all the things that I dislike the most is that he NEVER appreciated my music skills.
My music sir may praise me , tag me fav & talented student ( which I genuinely feel is an exaggerated form of encouragement ) but dad ?!?

NEVER!!

Whats more annoying & hurtful is when he declares I'm yet to have proper sense of music.
Where as I'm good enough! I know that because I can feel it in every beat of my heart when I play it!
I know how to play , what speed to play with...and I can harmonically balance the taal and raag. That's what sir has always appreciated me for!!

Agreed..I stopped giving music exams. I haven't learnt a new raag since two years. But I still enjoy playing whatever I've learnt. And I am pretty good at it!

Damn.

I've given up on this episode though. I avoid touching the piano or harmonium when he is around.
I like to play when I'm alone. Without any listeners. Without being judged. ( Except if its appreciated :P )
Just for myself.

Wow! And do I even need to mention the power of music ? Its splendid!

Leave the leftovers.

~ Never get sentimental with guys. Its just not their cup of tea!

~ You give great advice. Only problem : 'you' never stuck to it all your life :P

~ Your friends really 'understand' your way , the complications you web around when you least expect them to.However they just don't GET some simpler to understand issues you put across.

~ One must have a heart-to-heart talk once in a while. It doesn't guarantee a solution.But the entire matter suddenly seems to be washed :
shot ,
dead
&
into the grave.
So much relief!

~ Never interfere in a verbal fight. If you cannot stop the feud -- at least do not attempt to pacify. The quarrelers can deal it their way ; in whichever way & get things back to normal without your help.

~ Its OK to be a bitch sometimes. There is absolutely no need to apologize.

~ When there is no guilt . . . it doesn't necessarily mean something done/said was not wrong.
Likewise , when there is guilt . . .it doesn't mean something done/said was not right.
Right or wrong doesn't matter sometimes. Nor does guilt . If you've strongly felt for something - just do it & be content with it.

~ Procrastination is like diabetes. No cure. YET you keep hogging on the sweets.Its only after you have a mild heart attack that you realize you must really get into action.

~ Haven't read anything compelling since ages which with its words would holler "Lets get lost"

~ Chocolates are freakishly therapeutic.