'Ayyo'dhya!!!

Today Is the first of October 2010. India woke up to the verdict on ayodhya and we are all being bombarded by the media with debates, opinion polls and what not. Times of India has a headline that screams "2 PARTS FOR HINDUS - 1 PART FOR MUSLIMS" . It seriously makes no sense. It makes it seem like all the hindus of India and all the muslims of India filed this case! You and me are never going to go to Ayodhya, Face the fact - most of us will move on with life , visit temples and mosques that we always have and may never ever make that trip to ayodhya, yet some of us get involved in senseless disputes and arguments about who has the rightful claim to a piece of land. Treat it for what it is. A simple land dispute.

We have all become materialistic which atleast in this way is good. We do not have the time or the inclination to leave our jobs, leave our homes and go sporting sticks & swords to cut off some unarmed person's head.We just wanna come home after work and cook up a simple meal in a jiffy so that we find that time to read a book, watch a daily soap or simply spend time with our loved ones. We just want our men back home safe & sound. We have friends belonging to other religions, and we swear by their friendship... and will never be caught dead mouthing fundamentalist lines. We want luxury, recreation, adventure, social do's........A decapitated body on the road just does not fit into our scheme of things!

The problem is that WE are never represented.... Our picture is never painted....

Im switching off my television set for a few days. Even if I miss out on the happenings in our country I dont think I am going to lose out on anything important. Its no different from a saas bahu soap. U see one episode, you've seen it all.

Lady Blah Blah.......

Now, For all of those of you who are fans of her.... I'd love to say sorry for writing this post, But I'm really not. so there, No apologies.

I know she 's outlandish, yeah... she is.... But I guess this one proves she's totally insane. Anything to grab eye balls..... U can even wear an animal's balls....

But yeah.. she's no different from most of us. We wear processed animals(leather, silk,fur).... she wears red meat....Similar...yet she moves a notch above the rest.. yet again proving that the world would be a better place if God just remembered not to make Homosapiens......

Back!!

My God! The last post was before I got married... Now it's close to 3 months of being Mrs .Mansi Jaysal. I should have blogged more, but was caught in the rat race! I got married, faced the prospect of being unemployed(albeit for a short while), found a job and hey! I got my first paycheck today!! :) :) :)

On the professional front, things are looking good. :) :) A little boring, but I get to do what Iv always dreamt of as a kid. Be a teacher. :) It doesnt matter if the dream was of being a kindergarten teacher and the reality being I train dentists now.:) :) Couldn't ask for more.

On the personal front.... well... well... well.... :) Im learning. Its not just about him & me. It's about a whole lot of other poeple, other responsibilities, expectations. And let me not try & be a hypocrite. let me call a spade a spade. It's tough. The way I have been brought up, my family values, what we have been taught to give importance to as humans, the way things are done, every single small detail is way different. and No, i will not pretend that i am a docile, helpless daughter in law. I've listened, done it the other way then turned around and done it my way. I've given in, compromised, yet I've also stomped my foot around and got things done my way. It's a 2 way process......

Being a woman is real tough, especially when your parents have not really brought you up with the gender distinction theory. It's like suddenly the definition of the word woman changes overnight. You walk into your husband's house as an adult woman. But in your own house you still are a child-woman.

I need to learn... to give in.... as well as realise when not to give in. :) :)

I'm a quick learner! :) :) :)