Love was in the air. Love smelled like roses, felt like red silk and tasted like delicacies at a fine dine restaurant with candles lit between pairs of love struck glistening eyes.
'Planning' seems to be the key word when it comes to 'love' on Velentines day. Valentines who were trying for a last minute dinner reservation or flower delivery would vouch for that...because they never got that romantic seat in their favourite food bar or the perfect dew filled roses decked with cupids arrows.
My colleague placed a last minute flower delivery (paying KD 3 i.e more than US$ 10 per rose) and ended up with 20 withered roses that looked like they had practically been sniffed by the entire neighbourhood. But for most of my friends and family it was a perfect 'Valentines day'
It was mid day when i called my sis to wish her. She sounded ecstatic as i later learned she was the Jeweller with her valentine. A newly married friend took a flight from Kuwait all the way to Bombay to be with his valentine. The day seem to have passed by peacefully in Bombay and not disrupted by the Shivsainiks...lately they had too much on their plate ( Rahul Gandhi, SRK..) and sending troops on Feb 14th seemed to be another disaster they didnt want the statelite channels to dine on.
Another friend who keeps telling me how the recession in dubai had spiralled his business (of course to the earth's core) found petty cash useful to decorate his office with fresh flowers and rolls of red silk - all for employee motivation in a recession hit economy.
Another Valentine day faded out in the horizon...leaving behind a lot more love and a lot more bills to pay....
6 comments:
Good one Biju! And thank you for the coverage for my trip :-)
Infact Shivsainik's were not busy with anything,but they got a glimpse of what could be their fate by seeing the last year's hero Muthalik getting 'raped' by youngsters in TV and would have decided to keep a low profile this time!
Did you see that TV clippings? The same guy who played his goonda skills to literally beat and abuse girls for they going to pubs, got the similar treatment this time. Some young guys painted his face with black color and even pushed him from the dias where he was attending a talk show!
For me, this is the first sign of resistance which is going to be the way our youngsters are going to take this fight.
Infact, the Shivsainiks are surviving because no one has taken to get back to them with their own style! And believe me, it is just a matter of time...
Good one Biju! And thank you for the coverage for my trip :-)
Infact Shivsainik's were not busy with anything,but they got a glimpse of what could be their fate by seeing the last year's hero Muthalik getting 'raped' by youngsters in TV and would have decided to keep a low profile this time!
Did you see that TV clippings? The same guy who played his goonda skills to literally beat and abuse girls for they going to pubs, got the similar treatment this time. Some young guys painted his face with black color and even pushed him from the dias where he was attending a talk show!
For me, this is the first sign of resistance which is going to be the way our youngsters are going to take this fight.
Infact, the Shivsainiks are surviving because no one has taken to get back to them with their own style! And believe me, it is just a matter of time...
Missed that one....good to know that.
On their (Shivsena) stand on Aussies playing in India, how ridiculous of them to protest against the racial attacks on indians in Australia when they are just doing the same back home - attacking north indians in bombay.
looks like payback time has finally caught up....
Yes...it is just a matter of time. And believe me, Shivsainiks and the old thug thackeray and his family are still surviving just becoz of TV coverages. Otherwise they are already dead! Also, we don't have a strong Chief minister in Mumbai, to counter the third rate games of Thackeray and family. A Chidambaram in Mumbai would have made the funeral for the whole thackeray thamasha!!
An indeed an awesome one, Biju chetta !!!
thanks for stopping by..sheetal..
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