A little Madness in the Spring
Is wholesome even for the King,
But God be with the Clown-
Who ponders this tremendous scene-
This whole Experiment of Green-
As if it were his own!
Ah! Its real. Spring is here.
The glorious trees of the city are in full bloom. I spot the purple Jacarandas, the orange Flame of the Forest and numerous unknown ones...trees and plants that I never could have guessed sported flowers anytime. Its a refreshing sight.
And there are concerts galore to shake the really stubborn ones from hibernation. Took the little ones to Kadri Gopalnath and Mandolin Srinivas....we hardly managed to stay one hour at each, but we all enjoyed the experience.
And then my company has changed its name. The third time in three years!
Have scouted around for painting classes (for myself). Am waiting for inspiration to ignore the constraints of schedules to actually enroll.
And if spring is here can summer be far behind? My kids are doing vacation planning already. They want to see Red Fort and India Gate. They want to see Mumbai. My husband wants to eat the Delhi bread pakodas and parathas on the way-side. And I want to attend two weddings. And to buy coordinated paavadais for all the girls. Poor S though.
And thankfully the V day is over and done with. All newspapers, all TV channels will have not speak about it for one next 300 days (at least). Even CNBC had a V Day Closing Bell program! S thought that it was a festival like Id and Christmas which our family dosent historically celebrate. I decided to leave him at peace with that reasoning. It will last perhaps two more years, and then his ideas will change.
And then Jodaha Akbar is set to release. I dont know anybody who opines that its gonna be anything other than a failure...like the Umrao..I guess.Hrithik as Akbar. Its unsettling. Rai in jewelry more formidable than an armour. But it has got some peaceful music.
So long...till the Mango season arrives
5 comments:
you will really go see Jodhaa Akbar? Wow! I will be extremely impressed.
One of the best things about Bangalore is its tendency to spontaneously burst out in Gulmohar at the appropriate time of year. Dont you think?
airspy let us take the kbpm to jodha akbar.
btw kindly do not say the M word (as in the fruit) till i land in bangalore. can cause serious problems in my eye, mouth and stomach region.
I dont want to underestimate my gullibility. I might be conned into watching JA after all. But subjecting kbpm to it...poor thing. But since its almost summer vaction and she will be visiting Mysore etc. lets go for it!
And pray, does your arrival in these parts coincide with the Mango showers?
as per plans at the moment, yes it does. the husband has taken a vachan that this year mangoes will be devoured in des not pardes.
but till the flight actually takes off i wont be sure :( :)
aah but airspy, JA has the Hrithik Roshan in it. They also promise a scene in which he is bare-chested. The question is, is that worth sufferring for three hours through some semblance of a plot & story?
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