Mar 31, 2011

Better Together :)

There is no combination of words I could put on the postcard
And no song that I could sing, but I can try because this is your heart and this is
Our dreams and they are made out of real things
Like a shoebox of photographs with sepia-toned loving
Love is the answer at least for most of the questions in my heart, like
Why are we here? And where do we go? And how come it's so hard?
It's not always easy and sometimes life can be deceiving
I'll tell you one thing, it's so much better when we're together

*****

Mar 24, 2011

Happy Birthday to Me! :)



IceMaiden just turned three and yayyyyieeee, I am so so happpyyyy!!!! :)

Thank you so much to all the awesome people who read my blog.... I love you all so much! :) Some more thanks to all my wonderful friends who randomly ping me in the middle of the day to ask for my blog link :P and then tell me they like reading my blog.. :) :)

Mar 10, 2011

More Awesome, Yet Under-Rated Things

Following the popularity of my previous post about 50 Totally Awesome, But Sadly Under-Rated Things, here is an all new list, many thanks to my friends who poured in with suggestions, of other such things that should be on such a list --
  1. Biking at 120kmph on the western express highway in the dead of the night.
  2. The first few drags of a Nirvana sheesha. oh yes. \m/
  3. Mom's special dal-khichdi when you are sick
  4. The smell of Parle-G biscuits when your train passes by Vile Parle station
  5. Chips from Kerala
  6. Reaching the railway station late and out of breath, to realize that the train is only just pulling in
  7. On the spot plans to go eat at a midnight buffet
  8. Sleeping under the stars, at a place that's not in your home city
  9. The wind in your ears at a quiet place
  10. Having someone play with your hair
  11. Making eye contact with a cute stranger :D
  12. Appreciation one liner from boss / subordinate / colleague
  13. Finding sexy Catwalk boots on sale at half price
  14. Laughing at something silly that you did
  15. A quiet beachside walk
  16. An accidental picture of you that makes you look hot! :D
  17. Getting someone a present they had long desired, and watching the look on their face as they open it
  18. A conversation about senseless things
  19. Wearing a tiara and drawing double takes from onlookers ;)
  20. A long distance phone call from someone you haven’t heard from in ages
  21. Window shopping! :D
  22. Feeling dew on your feet as you walk barefoot on grass on an early wintry morning
  23. Playing a sport that you haven’t played in years, and find that you “still got your moves” :D
  24. FINALLY making it past whatever it was that was causing all the traffic! 
  25. Cracking an egg into two PERFECTLY
  26. BUBBLEWRAP. even better - popping those tiny little bubbles :)
  27. Nicely wrapped presents – people don’t wrap gifts anymore! :(
  28. Waking up and realizing you still have a few hours left till the alarm sounds. YES!
  29. Your boyfriend / girlfriend checking you out - proper head to toe sweep - pretending to have just met you
  30. The travelling part of the trip you take with friends to a destination out of station
  31. Having the high score on a video game at the game parlor
  32. Your most comfortable pair of shorts, tee & slippers, that you wear to the local kirana dukaan [grocery shop].
  33. Someone holding your hand while driving
  34. Barista's take away cappuccino & Dunhill Reds on a windy late night drive 
  35. The shutter release of my Nikon :) :) :) :) :)
~Annie.
P.S: Special thanks to Kanishk, Arnab & Shyam! :)
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Now Playing: Shine | Collective Soul

Mar 7, 2011

A Thousand Words & More

For quite some time now, I haven't been posting regularly at my (now discontinued) photoblog - SnapShots. That was not because I wasn't taking any pictures - on the contrary I think I have taken more pictures in the last couple of months than I have ever taken! :) Well, this is what I was waiting for -
My new blog : A Thousand Words & More (go see!!) 
They say a picture speaks a thousand words....
This place is for all those that say even more :)
Its not just my blog - co-founding it with me is my dearest friend Shyam (who btw, as people on my facebook might know, takes all my wow-wale profile pictures.. such as this one & this one too! :D). He has this knack of making even the plain looking people look diva-ish :P Say Hi to Shyam people, he's really a great guy :) Read more about us here.

And now go over to my new awesome blog! And don't forget to follow it, I promise I have some really great pictures coming up there.. :) I am super excited about this! Yayies! :D

Lots of love,
Annie.
P.S: Lot of new stuff coming up on this blog as well.. Keep coming back! Love you all! :)
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Now Playing: Ponveene | Thalavattam
... I don't understand what I am listening to but it sure does sound good! :) 

Mar 6, 2011

Black Swan

So I finally saw what was one of the most talked about movie for this years Oscars. And true to the recommendations, I wasn't disappointed. Though I admit I haven't seen any of Darren Aronofsky's / Natalie Portman movies. Since its a good movie seen in recent times by me, it very much deserves a review.

[Contains spoilers, if you haven't watched yet, please do go and watch - its well worth it!]




Feb 27, 2011

Moment in the life of Me.

First Love. 
Dancing.

Cute, right?!
& it was MY idea! :D

From now on, will be posting all my pictures on this blog.. For the older ones, visit Snapshots.

~ Annie.
P.S: Those sneakers have to be the MOST photographed all-stars anyone has ever owned! :D
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Now Playing: I'm not afraid | Eminem.

Feb 23, 2011

Alis Volat Propriis

Check. \m/



Something I have wanted for a long time, but like I had once told a friend who disapproved of tattoos, "I will never ink something on me if I didn't whole heartedly believe in it." I decided that I wanted this one a long time ago, but somehow I didnt feel like I was there yet. And then, today, I knew I had to get it.

It's Latin for "She flies with her own wings". Ask me what I have learned to value, time and again, more than ANYTHING else after all the struggle, heartbreaks and ups and downs and all the oh-my-god-WTF-is-this-a-fucking-soap-opera? life - without a doubt, its my independence. Being alone, no longer unsettles me, and trust me, that is a HUGE thing for me. So well... I got my second tattoo.. :)

~Annie.
P.S: Give it up for the tattoo guy Robin, who has done one heck of a neat job on it! I. LOVE. IT. :D

P.P.S: Tattoo# 3 remaining for it to get crossed off my list. And I know whats it going to be already.. :)
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Now Playing: Boom Boom Pow | BEP

Feb 19, 2011

I ♥ my Nikon!

I think I am officially married to my Nikon. I feel lonely when I am not around / using it. Sigh. True love. :) I take loads of pictures almost everyday, but considering I am my best / worst critic, I don't actually get around uploading any of those pics, because I think they are just OK. :/

Anyways, heres what I took yesterday, which I am pretty pleased with. I have a thing for photographing kids and old people, they ALWAYS look lovely :). Oh, and I also have a thing for black and white. :)



Yesterday  I went to catch a late night show of Yeh Saali Zindagi... which was er... weird! :P Frankly it had way too much foul language and way less .. common sense! Anyway, I started fooling around in the intermission. And this was one particularly hilarious result :D We laughed so much, everyone turned to look what was so funny! :P




I died, waiting for HDFC Life Insurance. :D

Photo taken by Shyam from his iPhone, and those are my most well-worn out pair of favorite Converse sneakers. :) iPhone photography is pretty cool too, right?!


~ Annie.
P.S: Adobe. Awesomeness. Period.
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Now Playing: Love the way you lie (part 2) | Rihanna
So maybe I am a masochist
I try to run 
But I don't wanna ever leave 

Feb 11, 2011

Have a photo taken by me published. Check.

I am super duper happy today! 
I get to cross off one important item from my 25 before 25 list. YAY! 

One of the photos that I took, is published in the online showcase called "Platonic Love Stories" at PictoryMag. Its this wonderful site where you can send in your pictures with a story, as relevant to the current showcase. Do check it out :)

My picture is #25, called Sameera. She is this awesome kid I teach at TFI (Teach For India), where I am a volunteer. I wish I could do it full time, but I cant. Someday I hope I can spend all my time, just teaching children like Sameera :) I took loads of pictures in the classroom, and I haven't uploaded any on the photoblog. Planning on uploading them someplace soon. Here's the picture I had sent Pictory - 


She looks so angelic doesn't she? :)

So there I go - 
Have a photo taken by me published. Check. :)
Hoping to have many more in the future :) :)

Cheers,
Annie.
P.S: That pursed lips look on her face is because she didnt want to smile and show a huge gap in her front teeth :P She had just lost them! :)
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Now Playing: Aahatein | Agnee (Splitsvilla4 Theme)

Feb 9, 2011

I wish I knew how it feels to be free


Did anyone ever notice that most of our life, is just walking down paths unknown? That most of the times, we are treading roads, unsure of what we are looking for. Or for that matter, what we would find, what we hope to find.

We don't know what that walk would turn out to be like. Sometimes it’s like a ride at the amusement park. Funny, hardly any of those rides, those really good ones, could be called amusing, don't you think? So sometimes, that walk turns out to be one heck of an adventure. Sometimes, it turns into a nightmare. Sometimes, it’s like one of those times when the tape gets stuck and keeps replaying the last few seconds, refusing to budge. Sometimes there is that sense of stagnancy. And sometimes there is that feeling of watching sand slip all too quickly through your fingers. Sometimes its pain beyond anything you bargained for, anything anyone ever ought to deserve. Sometimes its ecstasy beyond your wildest dreams.

Is it just me, or it seems those paths choose you, more than you choose them? I think its just me.

It’s one of those paths that I am walking down on. There’s nothing more to say, really. You can’t define yourself unless you walk till the very end of that path, and look back to everything you crossed on your way there.

Up until then, I am just a drifter. Just another wanderer.

~Annie.
P.S: Title doesn't mean anything - those are lyrics of one of my favorite songs.
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Now Playing: I wish I knew how it feels to be free | Lighthouse Family