The most expensive meal I have ever had!

My best friend was cribbing about a $9 pizza that tasted absolutely horrible. I immediately thought of the most expensive meal I have ever eaten .
Nope it was not a meal in a 5 star restaurant!
$22 for a cold sub (that was originally hot and steaming) and soggy fries in a snow covered paper bag! It was the most heavenly meal I ate that day - in the midst of a snowstorm, stranded in the hotel with no food to eat!
Ajit - I do not think your pizza was this bad, was it? I hope you feel much better now :)

O.P.Nayyar Rocks!

I decided to go for the felicitation of Mr. O.P.Nayyar by the Rotary Club here at
Bangalore, not because I was a great fan of his before the show but for the cause the Rotary club was supporting with the proceeds of the sales.
I came out of the 3 and a half hour musical show, feeling strangely humbled and in awe of the legend. That I discovered that most of his compositions were much ahead of his time and have been popularised again these days as sleazy remixes, and that I was struck by the way the performing, budding singers wove the show is a different story!
What I was most impressed with were Mr Nayyar's principles! At the age of 82, here is a man who strongly believes in something and will not compromise on that notion come what may! Two cases in point - It is said that he had decided he will not work with Lata, the reigning queen back then, and till date there is no OPN-Lata creation.
Point 2 and possibly the one that got me really thinking - He refused to give my friend and me an autograph because we did not have our autograph books and were giving him torn tickets to sign on! In his charming inimitable style he said ' I cannot give you an autograph if you do not have your autograph book. I am sorry but I hope you don't mind!'. Now that is what I call ' A Man of Principles'!
Hats off Mr. Nayyar! I salute you!
Wonder if I will stick to what I stand for when I am 82 years old!

Is life all but a compromise?

Is it all that difficult to keep everyone who matters, happy? Why is it that every important event in life seems to be a trade off? Why is it that we end up hurting someone in a quest for happiness? Why can't we ever live in a perfect world - one devoid of hurt egos, tears, moments of pain and sorrow?
Trying to keep someone happy seems to disappoint someone else. My actions seem to be driven by the fact that it would meet the expectations of some individuals in my life. So there are deeds done because it would give my folks happiness, other actions would reassure close friends. Am I losing focus of what I really want to do in the midst of all this chaos? Am I leading a life run by others? Am I bending over too much to others demands, forgetting what my real wants are in the process?

My Foray into the Blogsphere!

My best friend calls me ‘Happiness’. He says the state of happiness is infectious and I spread joy and cheer all around me by just being myself - happy.

And as you can guess, that’s where my blog gets its name!

As I write, there are myriads of questions plaguing me. Can someone turn a blind eye to all that people say and remain happy? Is it tough being a single woman in a metro in India? Do all working women feel harassed and violated while walking on the streets? I know my thoughts sound like mere ramblings, disjointed issues that are taken for granted because they happen ‘oh-so-often’. These are questions I have been asking for what seems like eternity but the answers that come my way are something I cannot reconcile with!

I’m hoping to find a connection between all these questions, find some satisfying answers, atleast through the blogsphere if nowhere else.

Some questions, some musings and some honest answers. But that is the story of another day – another post from this novice blogger!