Redefining Abstractions: Rain-gasm

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Friday, July 29

When it rained Bombs

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This post is based on absolutely true events. The hilarious events of this incidence took place on the early morning of July 29, 2011.

Early morning, means early morning to me, because I was fast asleep. Thank Weather Gods, this year, like I said already, they have been generous in my part of the world, the morning routine (read jog) being on halt because of the rains, the waking up part becomes delayed. (On a totally unrelated note, monsoon, I tell you is the most sinful season of the year. We do not work out and eat a lot, that too pakode, samose et al).

So, getting back to the story, I was fast asleep and I woke up to a loud thud. Thud would be an understatement. Voice of explosion was my first idea. When a person is fast asleep, wait. When a person like ME, is fast asleep, (I like to think myself belonging to the clan of Kumbhkaran. There are other stories behind this association, reserving them for some other time) a meek sound can not wake me up, and if I woke up with a startle, that means something actually huge happened. So, I was startled and surprised, and shocked and stumbled to find my phone and check the time. It was exact 6.00 am.

Because I live 30 kilometers away from Lahore, even though it is a very peaceful area now (touch-wood), first thing that came to my mind was, that we've been attacked from across the border, and air bombing has been happening. The next instant thought was that being under attack was kind of impossible because Miss Hina Rabbani Khar, the honorable Foreign minister of our neighboring country was our guest currently, they wouldn't risk attacking at this moment.

And, then it happened again. There was a huge orange flash outside my window followed by the boom-boom-boom-boom a few seconds later. The simple physics law came to my mind at that time. Light travels faster than sound. That was when I realized, things taught at school stay in our minds, even in the moments of panic. :D

Many other panicky thoughts crossed my mind like being bombed, dying, my parents sleeping in the room downstairs, my brother who is living in the other city. I realized how short life was and how precious every moment spent with our loved ones is. Well. That's how life is. When you think it is coming to an end, you know who you're going to miss. :)

Anyway, the daring* I am (another unrelated note- if you haven't, go watch a dubbed movie called Diler- the daring, starring Chiranviji from Telegu film industry. It airs of Star Gold/ Zee Cinema very often. It is meant to be adventure-thriller, but is comical. Totally worth watching), I decided to go check out what was going on outside. I knew if it was bombing, something could really hurt me if I go outside, still I took the chance.

Throwing the covering sheet away, I marched out of the room, opened the door in the balcony, and stepped out. To find out it was raining. Not drizzling, not cats and dogs, just raining. Initially, it was very hard for my eyes to adapt to the light outside and they were absolutely watery. I rubbed them for sometime to make myself see what was happening. It was still boom-boom-ing from the last explosion. All I could see was rain and pigeons. Lots and lots of pigeons. Panicky. Flying in from the direction of the explosion to the other side and looking for a shelter.

Just to make it clear how did I think too much and how did so many things happened, while the sound of the explosion was still in the air, may I tell you, MY thoughts travel faster than light. :)

Anyway, I stood there for a few minutes. First in the rain, and moved under the shelter, waited for some action to happen again, but it did not. I was, yes, kind of disappointed at first, but my conscious woke up and scolded me for thinking such bad things. :D Then, I decided it had been nothing, but clouds colliding. Like, huge clouds. What else can you do in a situation like this? Compromise on a simpler logic.

I was up, wide awake. I went downstairs to check on my folks. They were up and then we discussed the events over cups of tea on a rainy morning. I told them about my perception only to find out my dad had thought the same. :D WAR. God forbid. Followed by the stories of 1984 and 1989, Operations Blue Star and Black Thunder respectively. Which was very hard time for Punjab. Thankfully, it is over and Punjab is a happy and peaced-out place once again.

Misunderstanding cloud collision with an air bombing is something else and funny, but I really wish nothing of that sort happens again and peace prevails in the world.

P.S. I do not mean to hurt feelings of any nation and/ or community with this post, in case, un-intentionally I happened to do so, apologies in advance.

Saturday, June 4

The Inevitable Rain Post

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2011 has been unusually generous in my part of the world as far as Rains are concerned. Even though they have caused loss for farmers and damage of grains during harvest season that just past by, being a little selfish and taking it on a micro level, I have loved every dab of rain that dropped on Earth.

There were a lot of rains during February ending and early March which kept pushing away the winters bidding farewell for the year. March stayed pleasant, so did April. May witnessed storms, thunders, hailstorms too which kept the advent of usual scorching summer at bay. June has started and it remains pleasant.

Hail Storms outside my house

Most of the people I come across love rains, the unexplainable feeling we get when it pours is very special. The smell of wet Earth is so tempting. Rain-gasm I call it. :)

When it rains, there is a storm of rain songs in my mind.

When it rains, my soul feels blessed.

When it rains, I feel happy.

When it rains, my eyes cry, for no apparent reason.

When it rains, my heart smiles.
When it rains, my creative juices gush around.

Friday, June 20

My Top 5 Rain Songs

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The connection of a "girl heart" to rain is universal.
The monsoons, my fave season of the year is ready to arrive. Now n then occuring pours randomly remind me of one or the other rain songs n I find myself humming onto the tunes by the time I realize myself shivering in the cold wind n skin piercing rain drops.

5. Ab ke saawan (Shubha Mudgal's)
Both the video and the audio are just appropriate to welcome the monsoons. "Jam ke barse Zara". Dancing in the rain, eyeing the beloved, expressing the intimate feelings of forgetting everything n running to wet oneself in the first pour.

4. Megha re Megha (Lamhe -1991)
Gr8 audio. Video was good as well, only thing, Sridevi looked "so not young". Justified. She played her own mother in the song. Movie was just fun. Specifically the Parody is too good, also became the USP of the movie.

3. Bheegi Bheegi raaton mein (Adnan Sami's)
Adnan Sami's initial hit. Lovely song. Though one gets wet in the rain or not, but this song is reminded too often in the drizzle and the cats n dogs as well. I have more than half a dozen versions of the song but my fave is the acoustics one.

2. Barso re Megha (Guru)
A.R. Rehman's music always works for me. Shreya Ghoshal recieved various awards for this song. Locations in the video are juz fab. Kerela is definitely God's own country. Wish to see the waterfall sometime.

1. Rimjhim Rimjhim (1942- A Love Story)
Anil Kapoor looks damn cute in the video. Manisha is juz fine. "Bajta hai jaltarang tin ki chhatt pe jab motiyon jaisa jal barse". Lovely music. Lovely number.

Friday, June 6

Nostalgia

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My nieces (I am blessed with a lot, available in all shapes and sizes) made me remember my own kidhood.. Aise toh I have not left my childhood behind, but the "Sophisticated me" helps me keep it inside myself. Miss those days.. loads..