The Pizza Craze!

Few days back, I had gone to Italy with my friends. It was an amazing experience; loved the architecture, churches, paintings, nude statues and the hot dudes in Italy. However, the highlight of the trip was the Italian Pizza. When I saw the Italian Pizza kept on my table, I was reminded of this post I had written two years ago, which I had never bothered to publish in my blog. So now I am going to share with you one of my ‘Pizza craze’ experience with you guys.

“One of those things that I would really do anything for at the moment is to eat pizza. This intense craving to take a bite into the New Veg. Crown Crust (Pizza) of Pizza Hut has taken third place in ‘The 10 most “I would do anything for it” thing that I suddenly ask for in the middle of the night - 2010’ list of mine.

It all started with a stupid dream I had, two weeks ago. In the dream, I was having a slumber party with my best friend Sugar (Sagarika). She was ordering a pizza for the two of us. Unfortunately, we couldn’t eat the pizza because by the time we were done ordering, it was 12:00 in the morning and the shop was closed.

I know why I had this dream. Firstly, I have been worrying about my friend because I have no clue whether she is alive or is she on earth anymore. She hasn’t been online these days and she is not in town. Secondly, the pizza came from the one I ate a week ago (before the dream) which my sister bought me. It was really delicious and I wanted one more but couldn’t get.

And ever since then, for the next two weeks, I have been thinking about pizzas. I had started making songs on Pizzas, I dream about pizzas and I beg my parents to buy me pizza. Pizza, pizza, PIZZA!

And the best part is that I’m gonna eat pizza at last! Dad promised he would take me to Pizza Hut. =) ”

The next day: PIZZA WAS AWESOME!!!!!!!!! 

By the way, the Italian Pizza was nothing like I had tasted before… Cheesy, Tomatoes, Mushrooms, eggplant, capsicum, red pepper, garlic, olives, and more cheese… ah, the taste of it!...

Damn it, I want to eat pizza again!

Solution (Poem)

Feelin’ Low?

How to pump your spirit high?

This really helped me:

Sit on a chair, stretch your leg on the table,

Put your headphones on

and in full volume, play this song –

The Pretender by Foo Fighters,

Then lay your head back, and closed your eyes…

For the next 4:27 minutes,

you’ll feel as if you are on a roller coaster ride…

seriously, that song has something

that really rouses your feelings

and gives you this adrenaline rush…

When u open your eyes once the song ends,

You would feel great about yourself;

high spirit, full of life.

Poem: A Shadow that will Always Follow

Whatever I do, where ever I go
it follows me like a shadow;
but Guilt’s a price you pay for crimes
you do, for causing sorrow.

With the dagger of guilt pierced
in my heart I know I am to blame,
yet I wish I really don’t have to
hang my head in shame.

Above, the truth shines like the sun,
causing the shadow below;
It is the prize for what I’ve done,
a shadow that will always follow.

A Perfect Start!

COLDPLAY! COLDPLAY! COLPDAY!




The 31st of Dec, 2011 was a day I had been waiting for so long, and then it came! I was so excited and spirited beyond words. Apart from the fact that soon it was the New Year's eve, the reason for all the excitement was because it was going to be my best new year ever. Because,...

I WAS GOING TO A COLDPLAY CONCERT!!!

Okay, now please don't ask who is Coldplay. It is a shame if you haven't heard this wonderful band's songs. FYI, they are one of my most favorite band and it has always been my dream to attend their concert.

And my dream came true... isn't that so freaking cool?

Sorry, I was just so darn excited and it all comes back to me as I write it... I guess you can understand that. :P

Here are the details of the concert -
Event: Coldplay Live!
Venue: Corniche Breakwater, Abu Dhabi
Date: Dec 31, 2011
Time: 8pm doors open

I remember the first time I saw on the net that Coldplay was going to perform in Abu Dhabi, I immediately told my brother about it and we both started jumping up and down because we knew that we were so not gonna miss this one because they had come earlier to Abu Dhabi in 2009 and we couldn't go for that one.

The next thing, we booked tickets.

Ticket details -
1)Fan Pit (Early Access - Standing) - AED 995
2)Fan Pit (Standing) - AED 695
3)Grandstand (reserved seating) - AED495
4)General Admission - AED325

Transport
Bus services available from the Umm Suqeim (West), bus parking are
1 bus seat - AED 85

We booked 2 Fan Pit tickets along with 2 bus seats. So each ticket - including transport and service charges - cost AED800! I owe my dad for this amazing night.


So on the day of the event, I left home with my brother at 5:00pm. Our dad dropped us at the Umm Suqeim bud parking. We boarded the bus and the buses left the place at 6:00pm.
On the way to Abu Dhabi, we kept filling our stomach with all the sandwiches and croissants and juice our mother had packed for us. We had to eat as much as to keep us alive for the next 12 hrs.

We reached the venue at around half past eight. The concert was to start only at ten. So till then we simply waited and waited for the concert to start. Now those were one of the longest hours of my life. And finally they came!

It started with a bang!!! Fireworks shot up in the sky when they got to stage... COLDPLAY!

I screamed, I cried, I jumped, I sang along and then closed my eyes and listened to Chris play piano.... wow, it was so amazing. The next two hours were spent in a state of bliss...

I saw Coldplay... I saw them for once, not in a screen... I saw them with my own eyes... I heard their music live... I saw them perform live... and I saw them perform at a distance less than 10 meters away from us because we were standing right next to the stage... OMG!

They played Yellow, Fix You, The Scientist, Viva La Vida, Lost!, Violet Hill, Clocks, God put a smile upon you face, Up in Flames, In My Place, Paradise, Every teardrop is a waterfall.
We had a new year countdown with Chris Martin and the last song played was Every Teardrop, followed by a lot of amazing fireworks.

If you want to see the photos and videos that were taken, go here - http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2554572468224.2118687.1371320304&type=1&l=1b07123f3f

The concert ended at 12:15 and we left soon after at around 12:30. We boarded the bus back to Dubai. Slept for an hour in the bus before we reached back at around 3:30 am in the morning. We found it hard to catch a cab to the nearest metro station, fortunately we got to share a taxi with two other ladies who were kind enough to pay our fare.
We took the metro from the MoE station and got picked up from the World Trade Centre staion by my bro's friend Sachin.

We reached back home at 5:00am and to bed at six (and out of bed the next day at twelve noon).

This was THE awesomest New Year!!! What an ending to my 'not-so-good' 2011...
A perfect way to start 2012.... with Every Teardrop is a Waterfall :)

I wish everyone a happy 2012 (let's see if the world ends or not)!!!

I Believe!

The way I look at life may be different from how others do. Ever since I was born, I have known that I am destined to be someone great in life. I know that I am destined to do something great and leave a mark in the history of this world, before I say goodbye to it. The purpose of my life here is to do something for the greater good of the people. And I have vowed to fulfill my purpose before I came to this world. I will keep my promise, I will find my way.

In this journey, there will be many people who would discourage me. They will try to bring my spirits down, but I must not lose my spirit. I must believe in myself.
Asth Aścio Gu’sth Awaeya – ‘What you think is what you are’.
To convert your dreams into reality, all you have to do is believe. Believe in your destiny. If there is anything that you want, if you really believe in it, then you’ll get it. All you have to do is work for it, and believe. There is nothing in this world that you cannot do. If you really want to do it, then you will. If there is a will there is a way. You will not have to go searching for your destiny, it will find you.

Is truth ugly?

We all like to believe that the world is a great place to live in, even if deep down we know that it is a lie. We want to believe that life is a great journey full of joy and surprises even though the truth is that life is a journey through both pleasure and pain. We choose to believe whatever that appears logical to us, although there are many things that are beyond the comprehension of our rational mind. We choose to believe things that would make us joyful and happy and never sad and depressed even if we know that it is all a lie.

Many times we choose to believe anything but the truth and then one fine morning reality hits us hard on our face. We finally realize the truth and then blame everything on it. We call truth ugly.

But are we right? I don't think so.

Let us look back to what I said first. I have begun my sentences with 'We like to believe', 'We want to believe' and 'We choose to believe'. This means that we have a choice whether and what to believe. We are always given a choice on what to believe and what not to. And often we make the mistake of making a choice on the basis of what we like or want and not on our perception of what is right and wrong (which again depends on whether your perception is right).

If we had chosen to believe the truth, the reality wouldn't have hit us that hard. The truth is and will always remain the same, it will never go wrong. So who is to be blamed - The truth or ourselves? Do you think that truth is ugly??
The truth is NOT ugly. It is profound, it is beautiful. However, it is our mind filled with illusions that perceives truth as ugly.

At the end of the day…

… and that’s life. At the end of the day, you have to shut down everything… That’s life… A lotta stuff running in your head…… but there is nothing more you can do about it than worry – and that’s a waste of time and energy… So, at the end of the day, all you can do is let go… When I say ‘let go’, this is what I mean… All that stuff running in your head…… all the thoughts about yesterday, today and tomorrow… let go of it from your head…… and see the thoughts and worries fly from your mind, above your head…… like a child let go of the balloon that was held tightly in its hand … then you see the balloon flying somewhere above your head… not within your reach … not within your sight… until its diminished and you can see it no more … sleep overcomes you…… your vision is dimming and the mind can’t take in anymore… the mind is shutting down…… in a few seconds you’ll be in a state of bliss…… you’ll be in a state of deep sleep… and the last thought that flicker in you head is ‘God, I leave it all to you… I am all yours, and so are my problems… and you better deal with it and do something about it’….