Katy Perry sings "Hot N Cold" with Elmo on Sesame Street!

Big Bird: 'Never refer to me as an item. I`m a bird.'

It's interesting how most of us still nurse a soft spot for the lovable characters of Sesame Street. The red fur ball Elmo,the eternally hungry Cookie Monster, the forever counting Count are just a few who have succeeded in capturing our hearts forever.It was obvious just how much these furry characters have snared our hearts, from the squeals of delight me and my colleagues gave when googling them this morning.Although there was some dispute as to the cuteness of Elmo and his baby voice, everyone seemed to agree that bright yellow Big Bird and brown and cuddly Snuffy are the epitomes of Sesame Street. Sesame Street brought a sense of childhood innocence when counting sheep with the Count and singing along with Zoe, and it would keep us smiling the whole day through. I suppose as world weary adults now we can relate more to the rants of Oscar the grouch and actually sympathize with him. It's true we all would love to live in the ever friendly neighborhood of Sesame Street. However, we seem to have lost that angelic purity and unsophisticated sense of wonder somewhere along the way. But Sesame Street has definitely not lost it's magic as it succeeded in charming an otherwise dull Wednesday morning into a much needed walk down memory lane.

Another year over...

I can't believe more than a year has passed since I last wrote here. I suppose I get a bit sentimental when it comes to December and the end of another year. Hence ,I'm back to writing my thoughts down.Countless new adventures have happened since I last shared my thoughts here. However, the most important part is that I believe I have changed.(for the better I hope, although some may disagree)But as always life does flow on and we might as well make the best of it. 


One important lesson I learned this year has been never to undermine yourself or think that you can not do something which others can. I was under the impression that I am an absolute dummy when it comes to handicraft ,but this year I discovered otherwise. I tried my hand at card making and found that my mind actually felt happy to be creating those simple cards with love and care. It has been a revelation and I intend to continue this mind therapy until my mind tires of it and requests some other form of therapy.


And so I shall share some of my humble attempts at card making :)

It is that time of the year again...

It is that time of the year again when I stay awake restless at night, but sleep so soundly during the day. It is a time when I wish I could turn back time to spend more time productively and less time on Facebook. However, now it is quite too late to wish for a bygone hour or two. I usually get an insatiable appetite to eat anything and everything fattening at this time of the year. Needless to say, this year is no exception. Sometimes I wonder how my stomach has so much of capacity to stuff in all the baked, fried or roasted food within a two mile radius. I spend a lot of time dreaming as well. Floodgates to poetic paradise open exactly on cue right around this time. Inspiration flows faster than I could reach for the pen on the table. (This might take a few minutes as I am sprawled on the bed, after all.)Oh so conveniently rain starts to pour all day long creating a subdued lazy cosy ambiance, puuuurrrfect to curl up on bed with a hot mug of coffee.Ahhhh..Bliss! Yes, it is exam time!

Listen with your heart...you will understand...

Stuck in Traffic

Getting stuck in traffic at the end of a busy day can be quite interesting, provided of course your stomach is not screaming "FOOD!".My stomach was doing just that while I was stuck in traffic this evening.However, my crafty mind thought of ways to ignore the stubborn stomach.I started to observe other fellow members of this stuck-in-traffic community.Some were yawning while others were muttering and swearing.Some were gazing all the way to infinity while others were having animated conversations with fellow passengers.Of course I have to mention those who had a phone stuck to their ears and speaking non stop on god knows what to god knows who.Yours truly apparently belonged to the category of weirdos who think of things to write on their blog once they get home.


Lo and behold! Rain Gods decided to grace these poor souls stuck in traffic with their presence.I have to admit though rain brought a beautiful mystical quality to this evening which was otherwise quite drab.Watching rain drops slowly slide down the windscreen can be very calming indeed.I let my eyes roam out side once more over the blurred vehicle lights and rushing pedestrians.May be there is a hidden beauty on a traffic filled urban highway after all.May be we are always too busy running around to no where in particular, that we don't realise that beauty is where we are right now.May be its time to stop for a minute and open our eyes to appreciate the subtle charm of the city.


May be it was time to feed my poor stomach.

Just the way you are....

I'm writing this for someone who believes that she is ugly, just because she thinks she has had a bad hair cut and gained a bit of weight.So maybe Katherine Heigl has had the same hair cut and looks drop dead gorgeous.But don't forget she has put on layers of makeup and probably spent three hours with a hair stylist.Also some people are just born with oh so perfect hair which certainly does NOT make them beautiful from inside.


Your hair may stick from odd angles ,and you might have gained a bit here and there.However, the people who love you will keep on loving you for who you are.Whether you hair is straight ,or curly ,or some weird thing in between will not change the way any of us feel about you. For us you are still the same person we loved when you were slim and had stick straight hair.A bit of fat and some unruly hair is not going to change who you are and whom you will always be.That is the person we love.


Do you think any of us would even look at Katherine Heigl if she gained some weight and forgot her hair appointment? I don't think so.