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Yes. I am sure everyone does but it’s just that i realized it all over again yesterday. Well there is a social function coming up in the family and hence i was advised by my dear mother-in-law to get a few feminine itsy-bitsy things done. To be precise, in very sweet words she asked me to get myself to look more presentable than the usual spartan, austere look that i carry.

And hence like a good daughter-in-law (i am one, don’t grin!) i went to this next door lady who seems to be running a small-time beauty shop. The ambiance and all that is not worth mentioning but i had gone there for a facial and once she started massaging my face, i was ENJOYING it! The last time i had treated myself with such niceties was three years ago on my wedding. So had kind of forgotten how goooood it feels to have someone work on your body. She wasn’t great and neither was the treatment extra-ordinary or anything like the new up-market beauty salons but i was relishing each movement of her hand.

Ahaaa… felt soo nice.

And that is when I realized that facials or beauty treatments are not paid for exorbitantly by the ladies just for the heck of it’s outcome. But rather the process of going through it is sooooo pleasurable that women kind of love it. And in most families i know of i have seen men come home tired and exhausted and have their backs or foreheads massaged by either their wife or children but am yet to hear of families where the reverse is done. So, i believe women end up at these parlors to pamper their bodies. And just yesterday i found that i am no different. I too enjoy the pampering! Ohh! how i enjoyed it!! Looking forward to another more pleasurable encounter!

What about you? Don’t you like such pampering??

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Well, Nita tagged me for a meme she was tagged for and hence here i am writing (thinking more than writing) in response to the Movie Quirks meme.

I am not much of a movie buff (i prefer books). But since Nita has made me put my thinking cap on i have come realize that there ARE a few quirks that i would like to share. So, here i go. I hope you enjoy them and please feel free to comment.

• I hate to land up in some Hindi movie which is good for nothing and has no story to tell. I can’t stand it and would always prefer to walk out than suffer through the three hours. (Diagonally opposite reaction as compared to Nita and Amit’s)

• And because this has happened to me more than once, now i usually do NOT go to a movie (especially hindi) until i have a review about it from some authentic source like, say Nita
• I like romantic comedies. And i like to flow with the movie. If it makes me cry- i cry; if it makes me laugh- i laugh and i laugh LOUD; and if it makes me feel like walking out- i walk out.
• i have never been to a theater for a movie all by myself and hence i think i would be really depressed if i were to ever go for a movie without some sensible company. As such i always have Abhi to fall back on so not a problem so far.

• I am a Gulzar fan. Though he hardly makes films any more but if there is a movie by him- i would not wait for a review. And he is only exception.
• I love to see the extra shots in the end that are there at times in certain movies. Like the ones where they show a few shots which were ruled out during editing (i think it is there in Liar Liar). U know where you get to see how many re-takes went in filming the shot that we never even paid attention to. For that matter i even liked the ending sequence of Om Shanti Om. It was cute
• I like RGV’s movies ;). I know i am asking for trouble by saying this but don’t judge him only by his Aag! I mean he has given some REAL nice movies (For example Sarkar, Satya, Rangeela, etc.). At least he has a different angle than the usual run-of-the-mill movie-makers.
• I hate mobile phones ringing in the theater and hate the people coolly chatting over the phone all the more. For that matter i even get annoyed with those who fiddle with their mobiles during the movie. You know the ones who keep playing games or sending SMSes. If they are behind me it doesn’t matter but somehow i always find one such person right in the next row. And every time his screen lights up in the dark it snatches my attention from to movie to see his stupid handset!
• And as most of us do, i too hate people passing comments constantly during the movie. It’s such a pain. And at times i have ended up confronting them asking them to keep their mouths shut.
• I love to see couples cooing and cuddling around during the movie. It’s like a breach of privacy i know but i enjoy doing it!

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This is simply fascinating. Came across it when i was stumbling upon things and this really amazed me.

“On a cold Saturday in New York City, the world’s largest train station came to a sudden halt. Over 200 Improv Everywhere Agents froze in place at the exact same second for five minutes in the Main Concourse of Grand Central Station. Over 500,000 people rush through Grand Central every day, but today, things slowed down just a bit as commuters and tourists alike stopped to notice what was happening around them. Enjoy the video first and then go behind the scenes with our mission report and photos.”

(From http://improveverywhere.com)

You can check out the full article here.

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Yes, chilling, literally!

Well, my husband was going on a conference to Paris and how could he do that without taking me along!

So with or without his wish (I actually never asked, just said) I decided that I too would accompany him there. However when I said that two months ago, it was hot and humid in Ahmedabad and hence I never realized that I was talking of going to Europe in December, a time when most people come back here!

But well, wintry, chilly Paris is better than no Paris!!

I have bought this Fodor’s Guide to Paris and nowadays I am acquainting myself with all this French. Bonjour, bauggette, arrondisement, etc. However I have learnt two words by heart. Au secours (help!) and samu (ambulance)!! You never know when calamity strikes
So, me leaving tomorrow. Will try and enjoy despite extreme vulnerability to cold. Wish me luck and if you have any tips please give them before tomorrow evening!
Ohhhh, I am going Paris!!!

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This is fun. Being a teetotaler never actually saw life after a tequilas. But this is just awesome! Njoi!!

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I am not sure how many of you witnessed this live (may be on TV, but live) during the academy awards but I am simply fascinated by it.I was sooo much in love with it that I decided to have our school (I work with a school) students perform something like this (exactly this would be impossible). But unfortunately the couch potato generation of today didn’t even manage to touch their heads to their knees. Hence had to forcibly drop the idea! I was truly disappointed. But then I saw this video again and was once again appalled by the precision and agility of the performers.

So, this one is for all of you, a refreshing sort of shadow dance. The group is called Pilobolus and I am always on the look out for their videos on youtube.

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