Sunday, 21 July 2013

LOVE SMITTEN { SERIES -3} WHAT WOMAN WANTS?


                               LOVE SMITTEN
                                                                SERIES -3
                      WHAT WOMAN WANTS?

For  centuries  the  men  have  been  fanatically  trying  to  find  the  answer of  the  question,  “What  Woman  Wants? ”  But  even  in  today’s  world,  where  sciences  have  advanced  so  much  still,  men  find  it  difficult  to decipher  this  equation.
Well, I have an anecdote to share with you.
 Long, Long  time  ago,  in  far  away  kingdom,  there  lived  a mighty  king.  He was loved by his people.  One day, a wicked magician  who  bared  hatred  for  king,  in  his  heart,  caste  an  evil  spell  on  him,  according  to  which king  was  bound  to  die  in  seven  days  and  the  only  way  to  break  the  spell  was  decoding  the  enigma, “What  Woman  Wants?  
All  the  noble  men,  knights  of  king’s  army  and  his  whole  nation  drowned  in  grief,  on  the  thought  of  losing  the  king.  The  wisest  men  of  the  kingdom  divided  the  king’s army and  send  them  in  different  direction  to  find  the  answer  to  the enigma.
Two  days  later,  when  the  men  returned,  it  was  revealed  that  a  witch  lived  on  the  high  black  mountain  in  east,  who  can  help solving  the  riddle.  But  the  question  was,  who  will  cross  the  ferocious  forest  and  confront  the  notorious,  heinous  looking  witch.  It  was  the  bravest  knight  who  volunteered  to  go  to  the  black  mountain  to  fetch  the  answer  and  save  his  king.
The  loyal  servant  of  the  king  started  his  voyage  at  daybreak  and  after  two  days  of  hardship  in  that  ferocious  jungle  filled  with  monstrous  creatures  was  able  to  reach  the  black  mountain.
He climbed the black mountain and reached the witch’s den.  The witch was  very  irritated  and  in screeching  voice  roared, “what  made  you  enter  my  sanctum?”  The brave knight was appalled at seeing the witch.  He haven’t ever  confronted  such  an  evil  looking  creature  in  his  whole  life. She  had  white  hairs  sparsely  located  on  her  head, revealing  a  good  amount  of  area  of  her  scalp. Her  skin  was  wrinkled  and  hanging,  her  eyes  were  red  as  if  filled  with  blood,  her  nose  was  crooked  and  there  were  only  two  teeth  embedded  in  her  denture. The  large  hump  on  her  back  was  in  total  contrast  with  her  scrawny  body.
He  couldn’t even  bare  to  look  at  her  one  more  second,  leave  aside  staying  and  getting  in  the  conversation,  but  he  was  duty  bound, so  he  told  her  everything. The witch  laughed  with  her  toothless  mouth  and  asked  him  to  strike  a  return  deal  with  her  as  a  price  for  the  answer.
The  knight  said  yes,   thinking  she  would  asked  few  gold  coins, which,  he  was  already  carrying  but  to  his  utmost  surprise, the  witch  asked  him  to  marry  her  instead .The  shell  socked  knight  couldn’t  utter  a  word  for  couple  minutes. But  before  he  could  again  use  his  power  of  speech, a supernatural thing occurred  in  front  of  his  eyes. The  heinous  witch  suddenly  got  converted  into  the “fairest  maiden  of  the  universe.” The knights have never seen such a beauty. Her  long  dark  black  hairs, her  translucent  skin,  lotus  petals  like  lips, roses  like  eyes  spell  bound  the  knight  whose  jaw  dropped  in  awe. Her  hour  glass  figure  covered  in  pink  robes  added  an  extra  charm  to  her  heavenly  looks.
For few more seconds knight forgot everything in the world. But  the  soothing  sight  of  the  fair  maiden  lasted  for  couple  of  seconds,  before  she  again  got  converted  into  a  witch.
It was just a mirage. Knight was left to answer the question. Due  to  this  untainted  loyalty  for  the  king,  he  bowed  to  witch  demand  and  agreed  to  marry  her.
The  witch  in  return gave  her  an  envelope  and  asked  him  to  return  to  the  his  king  and  as  soon  the  king  would  read  what  is  written  in  the  envelope, his  spell  would  be  broken. She cautioned him not to open the envelope before.
The  knight  did  what  he  was  told  and  he  returned  to  the  kingdom  on  the  morning  of  the  seventh  day. He  handed  the  envelope  and  as  soon  as  the  kings  eyes  scrolled  over  the  content  of  the  envelope, his  spell  got  broke  and  he  was  bestowed  with  long  life.
On  other  hand, the  knight  have  to  keep  his  words  and  returned  to  the   witch. The  king  was  heartbroken  to  hear  about  the  knight’s  sacrifice, he  asked  him  not  to  return  to  the  witch, but  the  honest  and  brave  knight  decided  to  return.
Two days later knight returned to the witch, to marry her. The  witch  was  please  to  see  the  honesty  of  the  knight  and  gave  him  a  choice, whether  he  want  her  to be all beautiful in  their  private  moments  and  ugly  while  they  are  out with others or  vice-a-versa, after  marriage.
The knight thought for a while. It was difficult choice to make. He  was  bewildered  at  first, then  he  cleared  his  mind  and  replied.  His reply changed the whole equation and something unexpected happened…



                  A  SMALL  LOVE  STORY
 
Their  love  story,  like  many  other  love  stories, date  back  to  school  days. But  the  thing  very  particular  in  the  case  was  that the  girl  was  very  intelligent  and  beautiful   and  the  boy, though, tall,  fair  and  handsome  was  a  big  duffer. She  used  to  stay  in  the  class, attended  all  lectures, complete  all  her  note  books  and  scored  ‘A’  in  the  exams. Contrarily,  the  boy  was  a  rouge, bunked  classes, never  did  his  work, assignment  and  didn’t  care  if  he  was  graded  ‘F’. All  he  did  whole  day  was  to  come  up  with  new  mischief , to  update  his  ‘ Nuisance Master’ title. For  example  he  had  a  duty  to  bring  the  morning  tea  from  cafeteria  for  English  teacher  and  for  two  years, he  model  her  drink flavoring it  with  his  spit.
It  was  for  two  years only, because  he  wasn’t  caught, because  after  that,  his  school  years  got  over.
They  two  were  earth  and  sky  apart, but  as  the  adage  goes,  “opposite  attracts”, they  two  bonded  like  most  stable  chemical  reaction  product  with  couldn’t, forever,  be  break  into  their  initial  components, it  seemed  so  at  that  time.
If  you  ask  them, how  it  started, who  proposed  first, they  have  no  answers, all  they  have  to  stay  is,  that  it  just  started, without  any  initiation  from  either  side  and  spontaneously  and  gradually  raised  to  its  acumen  like  a  small  spark,  which  no  one  can  ever  know, how  it  got  there  in  the  first  place  and  consequently  spreading  as  furious  fire  all  over  the  jungle. Though  the  girl  was  very  sharp  minded  in  studies  but  she  had  no  particular  ambition. After  tenth  standard,  she   opted  for  the  same  subjects  of  choice  as  that  rouge  boy  was  to  allotted  by  the  school. She  loyally  followed  him, they  sat  on  together  in  the  school  and  used  to  play  romantic  love  birds  in  the  back  seat  of  the  school  bus  which  was  always  and  always  reserved  for  them  and  their  juniors  used  to  watch  the  Royal  couple  in  ‘awe’.
Her  loyalty  continued  further  to  their  college  days, as  she  opted  for  same  college [although  her  score  was  good, she  could  have  got  the  better  one] as  his. They both end   up marrying after the college.
It’s now fifteen years since they have been married. Both in their mid thirties now, and have two kids.
Recently they attended the school reunion of their batch.
Once  considered  to  be   the  most  beautiful  and  perfect  figure  girl  of  the  school, she  is  little  plump  after  two  child  birth, though  her  beauty  and  charms were intact. She met her old friends.  All  other  girls  were  surprised  to  see  that  such  an  intelligent  girl  is  just  a  house maker, rearing  two  kids  and  still  in  complete  bliss.
First  the  other  woman  tried  to  be tyrannical about  her  choice  of  life, but  when  they  found  her  unaffected, they  became  curious  to  know , how  her  ambition-less  life  could  be  so  happy?
She  answered, “there  is  no  secret  that  I  have  ambushed, my  life  is  like  you  all, but  my  priority  is  different . When  I  look  at  you,  hear  about  your  accomplishment, I  used  to  feel  frustrated  and  I  used  to  talk  about  it,  in fact  fight  about  it  with  my  husband. He  always  gave  me  a  patient  hearing  and  volunteered  to  do  anything  that  would  make  me  happy. He  have  already  paid  fees  of  ten  different  courses  in  our  fifteen  years  marriage, with  I  argued  to  pursue  but  didn’t  complete as I got bored. He  never  complaints  about  my  choices, neither  does  reprimands  me  on  my  mistake. He  stands  with me  in  the  worst  hours  holding  my  hand  and  he  gives  me  respect  which  I  deserve  ‘LOVE  is  patient, LOVE  is  kind  and  LOVE is tolerant  and  LOVE is  not  selfish.’ I have learned from my husband. And  whenever  I  see  him  doing  what  I  never  thought  anyone  would  do  for  me, I  realize  my  only  ambition  or  purpose  of  life  is  to  love  my  husband  and  the  argument  on  all  sacrifices  I  made  seems  baseless. I  see  the  broader  picture, all  I  see  is  love  for  me  in  his  eyes, which  makes  me  forget  everything  in  this  world.
After  all  ladies, that’s  our  small  need, that’s  what  a  woman  want.”
And  the  other  ladies  listened  her  with  dilated  pupils, their  jaw  dropped  in  ‘awe’ and  their  hands touching their  hearts.

PHRENOLOGY OF LOVE
The most significant expression of love is a kiss.
And  we  kiss  with  our  lips, which  hold  the  signage  of  love  on  our  countenance. Fuller, RED lips
Center of upper lip represent sexual love.
Scallops  on  either  side  of  center [or  bow  shaped  part  of  lips] represent  maternal  love.
     Fuller lower lip represent love for mankind, benevolent love


STORY OF THE KNIGHT AND THE WITCH OF BLACK MOUNTAIN
CONTINUED…
After  been  given  choice  from  the  witch, knight  thought  for  a  while  and  answered  her, “Well ! Do as you wish.  Make it your choice and I will respect it.”
And suddenly something unexpected happened. For  real  and  permanently  the witch converted  herself  into  the  fairest  maiden  and  told  the  knight, “My  brave  and  kind  knight. That’s what woman want, the respect and free will. Thank  you  to  give  me  that  and  hence, you  would  be  rewarded. I  will  stay  like  this  forever  and  love  you  from  depth  of  my heart  and  serve  you  till  I  breath  last” 


MORAL 
“I will follow him
Follow  him, wherever  he may  go,
There  isn’t  an  ocean  so  deep
 And Mountains  so  high  can  keep.
Keep  ME  Away,
Away  From  His  Love”


That’s  song  that  every contend  woman  would  sing. 






 

             


                         
    


     


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Saturday, 13 July 2013

LOVE SMITTEN {SERIES – 2 } THE LAST MAN STANDING


                                            LOVE SMITTEN
                                                   SERIES – 2  
                          THE LAST MAN STANDING 

Mills and Booms are the brand ambassadors of Romance all over the world. They have fancied the feeling of love into rainbow colors and sell it to young hearts. But what happens when the ardent follower of the books face her first romantic movement? Does she believe in love at first sight?


THE PAST

Though living in Delhi, but her native place is in Sonipat. All her relatives live there. Five years back, when she was nineteen, there was a big wedding ceremony held at her native town. It was not just a simple marriage ceremony but five adult members of her family were stepping into holy matrimony.
According to the astrologer, that day was so auspicious, that the couple tie knot, were actually soul mates from various previous birth.
But the girl was least interested in all that stuff, all she wanted to do was to party.
It was a grand ceremony and it seemed all the people in the world were there to bless the couples.
This young girl, who was more of the tomboyish in nature, swayed from here and there dangling her short hairs vigorously in the air. She was accompanied with two of her friends and the threesome were enjoying at the fullest.


THE FIRST MISSED CHANCE

After the dinner they decided to have something sweet, one of them went to fetch herself “rausagulla’s”, other went for “jalebee” but our girl with a more modern taste buds went for “Ice-cream”. And when she was about to return to the meeting point where her other friend were waiting, her feet got tangled between the wires on the floor and she lost control and was about to fall, that Looh and Behold a gentleman appeared from the crowd, who must have been observing her every subtle movement, refluxed out and saved her. While he was busy saving her, his own foot got tangled in those wires and he stumbled to the ground. The girl who had not fully gained balance, follow the league but instead of falling on the ground, fell on him, her right elbow landing straight on his chest and the ice-cream in her hand fell on him, smearing his black shirt and his fair check.
[PS- This is not an extract from Mills and Booms, neither fragments of my imagination. This really, really happened five years back on that so called auspicious day.]
After imbibing the initial shock, the girl got up, from above the boy. For the first time she looked at him. [Now, totally contrary to what you would be thinking, didn’t happen] She started to laugh unceasingly. The boy was embarrassed, but still the girl kept on laughing.
The boy got up, the girl was laughing. The boy cleaned up but still the girl was laughing.
The boy felt embarrassed, angry and still passionate, but he couldn’t say word because the girl’s laughter attracted lots of undue attention.
The event ended and this was the first missed chance for blooming of the prefect love story. On the subsequent day of the great wedding carnival, for the first time the boy and girl were officially introduced to each other. It turned out that the boy was an acquaintance to one of the distant cousin of the girl. As soon as the girl saw the boy, she started to grin, the boy became alarmed and before these grins could convert into monstrous laughter, he deviate the girl into thread of conversation.
And for the subsequent five days of the wedding carnival, all they did was talking, talking and talking. For the girl, she found a new buddy, totally ignorant of the feelings of boy.
And for boy, I think, he stumbled over the love of his life, that too at first sight.
On the last day the phone numbers were exchanged and for next one year they kept talking, on phone, chatting on internet and keeping each other update about the events of their life.
Sometimes the boy felt jealous, when the girl used to talk about other boys, which lead to small and pity alternation between them leaving the boy pissed off and the girl confused. The girl was always rendered flabbergasted and used to discuss the whole situation with her mother, with whom she was quite frank. The mother used to joke that she should stop talking to the boy or one day she would end up marrying him. The girl used to reply irritatingly, that even if he would be the last man in the whole world, then also she won’t consider him as a prospective for marriage. For days, they won’t talk and finally the boy used to give up his puffed ego and used to call the girl and then they would continue their chit chat till another alternation.


THE SECOND MISSED CHANCE

After one and the half year of their introduction, they had one big quarrel when the boy asked her to behave in a mature way and in a commanding tone asked her to grow her hair long. The girl who has never been reprimanded by her parents, this was too much for her to take. She became so irritated, that she called off the friendship.
It has second devastating missed chance, which could bloom into the perfect love story.


THE THIRD MISSED CHANCE

It took seven miserliness months for boy to realize that the girl that was driving her crazy was actually non replaceable “Love of his life” and even if he want, he can’t live his life without her.
After weighing all his option, he rekindled his friendship with her. The girl, who clandestinely missed her best buddy, threw few tantrums before forgiving him. This time the boy took his chances and proposed her. He told her honesty, how he has felt for her from very first day, when he laid his eyes on her.
The girl took it as a joke first, but when she felt the depth of his feeling, she didn’t know how to revert; she liked him and though missed him but never loved him. After momentary silence, she refused. Their talks reduced to negligible and the frankness of their relationship mutated to formality. They fell apart and the boy missed the third chance, in fact there was no third chance.


THREE YEARS LATER ....
 [THE PRESENT TENSE]

The girl have totally remodel, she have now inherited more girly traits, acknowledged by her long hairs and weighed words and graceful gait. Her parents were busy finding groom for her. It’s been a year they were searching but their every effort went in vein.
Co-incidently there was another grand wedding ceremony taking place at their native place and the large gathering was expected. The family decided to take a break from groom hunting and tuned themselves in the party mode.
The providence brought boy and girl face to face again. This time it was all formal.
The boy had turned into a responsible handsome man, who had a stable job with a good income.
Though the flame of love rekindled in his heart looking at her as she have become exactly same as, what he ever dream of. But this time he kept those flames subdued and left things in hands of providence


FACTS ABOUT “LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT”
[Comparing MEN AND WOMEN]

Nearly 50% of men and women get convinced that they have found love even before the end of their first date

§  A study of 1000 adults, which was conducted by the travel firm expedia, has found that men fall in love women, the daily express reported.
§  A quarter of men admitted they were head-over-heels at first sight while 29% were hooked within hours.
§  It was suggested that only 18% of women were infatuated with their men after the first meeting while 29% were besotted after just one date.
§  The study revealed that women are more likely to judge potential on personality and interests, rather than looks


                                       THE GOLDEN CHANCE

It so happened that apart from boy, this time boy and his whole family got so impressed with the girl that then and there only they kept a marriage proposal in front of girl’s family. Both families, totally ignorant of the happenings of last five years, became very interested to finalize the deal.
It turned out, astrologically, they were a good match and the boy fulfilled all the requisite of good groom for the girl according to girl’s family. The girl finally said ‘YES’ and she got a husband in his best friend. The boy on other hand got his life back. And the important thing to be noted is that they are having an “ARRANGE MARRIAGE”

                         
 MORAL

“YOU HAVE TO WAIT FOR RIGHT TIME FOR RIGHT THING TO HAPPEN. JUST WAIT FOR YOUR GOLDEN CHANCE”






       

             
         





Saturday, 6 July 2013

LOVE SMITTEN SERIES 1 {IRRESOLUTE}


 

                     LOVE SMITTEN

                                         SERIES 1 {IRRESOLUTE}

Now- a- days, it’s common to have a boyfriend or a girlfriend and it is in trend to frequently change them too. And if you ask them, “How Serious Are you?” They will laugh it off calling it a thing of youth or a fling or just keeping in pace with the modern times.
But what happens when you are love smitten by default in a relationship and over it you are confused about its status?
Answer is simple; you create a hell of the mess


THE BOY AND GIRL THING

I don’t need to go in detail of what happen when a “hunky boy” meets the “hot dame” It’s the story of every neighborhood. The boy met girl on the first day of college and within couple of days they were an instant hit. Three years in college they became the Romeo and Juliet and a gold standard couple for younger batches. 
The college was over, the golden days wear away. It was the time to have a settled life. Boy asked the girl to wait for two years before he could go to her parents to seek her hand in marriage. The girl approved and the affair continued.
The secret meetings and night calls were there but rare. The affair was aging probably.
For three years the girl waited for the boy to settle and whilst gave so many reasons to postpone the groom hunt for her.


THE FINAL STRAW
Everyone have a threshold, finally one day the girl superseded it. The boy was in good job now, hence the girl popped the question about marriage as the pressure was mounting over her by her folks.
At first, boy tried to sway away the discussion, but this time girl was all prepared to get an answer.
The damn broke and river of tears start to flow when she heard the boy calling off the relationship because his parents won’t approve this matrimony. He tried to console the girl, but his efforts were futile.
For three months, the girl tried to convince boy to reconsider his decision but the boy was adamant.
Finally, the girl gave away the hope; reconstruct her heart and finally gave a green light to her kin to find a groom for her.
All the ambushed aunties appeared from nowhere and in no time found her the suitable groom. The girl was already broken heart; she was supposed to say only yes.


  “ARE YOU CRAZY?”

In no time the girl was engaged to the new boy. She changed her face book status from single to engage and posted few pictures of her engagement.
It was just two days after her engagement that all of a sudden her old flame called. She was surprised but received the call.
And when she heard what the boy said, the earth skipped away from her feet and she felt dizzy, the room started to rotate in front of her eyes and she fell on the bed.
The boy was apologizing and wanted to rekindle their relationship. He told her that he was very confused then and couldn’t think straight. And now the thought of losing her to another man is killing him. He called her the love of his life and swears on God that apart her he won’t marry any girl and in case if the girl refuse him now, he will end his miserful life. He sleeked forgiveness for his irresolution. He was in all tears.
The girl couldn’t understand what to do, therefore she disconnected the call. There were both, bitter and happy feeling but what to express and how to express was a big dilemma.
Two days later the boy’s parents called the girl and pleaded her to arrange their meeting with her parents. The girl at first refused but after their frequent request, she agreed at the end. For the first time, she talked about her affair to her parents. They were petrified. Few moments of silence lead to a great emotional Indian drama.


PHRENOLOGY OF IRRESOLUTE

  High placed eyebrows dividing the forehead in two parts.
 Small Eyes
Outer angle of eyes pointing way downward
Receding chin 
Round and protruding ears
 Always their mouth remains open and they are frequently reminded   to close it. 


        IN THE END

Cutting short all the drama happening between the two families, the decision was made to marry boy and girl in low key wedding. The girl engagement was broken with the new guy.
And finally the train that was derailed came back to its track but at expense of one broken heart (the new guy), although they both apologized to him and called him in their wedding. The new guy obviously gave it a miss.


    MORAL

There are always going to be reasons, but it is life, decide  it fast.