Things that make me happy

Since my last post I had been trying to finish another post which was about those 3 people I have come across in my life, who never lie. But somehow it got too serious and is still waiting for a decent conclusion. I believe that you should never finish something with a half heart if you feel strongly about it, so I parked it for the right time to finish. And while I was waiting for the necessary inspiration to finish that post, I came across a random blog which inspired me to write this one. So here goes this one on a lighter note about a simple entity, happiness. 'So are you happy'. Again, is this a question, a sarcastic enquiry, a genuine concern or just a conversation starter, it is one of those typical questions people dont want to answer. The time of the day that i spend alone i keep asking myself the question that I dread others asking me 'Are you happy'! So the other day when i read this random blog about someone making a list of things that make them happy, I felt this was a brilliant idea to redirect my thinking time to something better. And the question in my mind changed from 'Am I happy' to 'what makes me happy', and it made me happy to figure out that a lot of things make me happy :). So here goes the list:

-- 1 Food: I live to eat and not the other way round! I might look lean but i drool on food like that working bee in the bee hive game. Most of the times i do not finish everything on my plate.Nevertheless, my taste buds yearn for delicacies from those chicken shreds in the kathi roll to the last sip of coke sucked from between the chilled ice making noises that make heads turn. Unsure if it would taste as good as it looks, but I buy that green jelly from adigas cause I love its color. My tongue goes like a pendulum thinking about the Rasrang's misal from my home town and the vada pav that khanna used to get from somewhere near Juhu beach. My craving for tender coconut ice cream from natural's always wins against my vulnerability to throat infection due to cold. The urge goes from my olfactory senses to my mind and hypnotizes me to stand in the queue of the popcorn counter, even if that means i miss the beginning of a movie. Its the sweet love of very vanilla latte that makes me go 6 kms for a cup of coffee at Gloria jeans. Well, food, my first love! May be i should write a different post altogether for my love of food. Moving on..

-- 2 Family: They never give up on you. My family is the most fortunate thing I got. I was born lucky coz i was born in this household :) They have brought me up in the best possible way. From a rebel refusing to follow the codes of society to a groomed settled woman they have done a great job in making me!

-- 3 Music: Yes the taste has changed, developed, modified and groomed. The passion for music has been passed on through the genes from my dad. So my love for Mohammad Rafi, Kishore kumar,
Mukesh would never fade. The melody of 'Ye ratein ye mausam nadi ka kinara' has been etched in my heart. I still remember, I was nine when i memorized my first favorite song 'wo jab yaad aye' (from a sixties, black n white movie, parasmani ) by listening to it repeatedly over my grandfather's tape recorder. Even today music lifts my spirit like the dying king who comes to life after hearing the nightingale sing. Every time I hear a new well composed melody with the perfect matching lyrics, my heart leaps with joy with praise for the artists on making something so beautiful. The peace and joy that music brings always feels like home. Hats off to the artists that include Javed Ali, Rahman sir, Falak Shabbir and Pritam from wherever he copies his music (nakal ke liye bhi akal chahiye :D )

-- 4 Friendships: Its difficult to name them and write down how much my friends have a part in my happiness. I feel proud of having a bunch of mates, who have lent me their support, affection, attention, time and money when needed :D. Blessed to have them all.

-- 5 Tea: With just the right blend of taste and company. Life's bliss!

--6 Technology: With around 64 apps downloaded on my phone, I still spend time making an extensive search on the android play store every week to check if there's something new that has hit the charts. Technology makes life magical.

-- 7 Mirror: Well, this one is a weak spot I am not proud of. But almost everyone who knows me knows my weakness for getting stuck in front of the mirror every now and then. I have been caught staring at the mirror at the most weird places including those aligned above the vegetables in big bazar to the reflecting doors in the office elevators.

-- 8 Sisters: For being such great companions. Arshi for sticking to me like fevicol all these years (ye deewar toot ti kyu nahi :D) and for giving me another home in Kondhwa. Oh, how I look forward to coming to those lanes again! Api, for never being happy with my small achievements, always making me outperform to make her happy. And others S,A,S,M,S who are not related to me through blood, but have been through my thick and thin like family.

-- 9 Zaki and Jazaa: My cute little adorable nephew and niece (my chotu and choti :)). You have filled our homes with newer joys. Finally someone younger than me in the family. I dont mind being called aunty by kids as cute as you two (Like I have an option :P).

-- 10 Money (in my bank account (Mind you, the content in the brackets sometimes holds highest importance)) :D . This one may sound a little materialistic, but money (in my bank acc, there you go again :)) thrills me.

-- 11 WWW: The internet for being so resourceful, always!

-- 12 Book/Books: Growing up reading 'little women' over and over again, my love for good books has never outgrown. I read and reread 'Prodigal daughter' which makes me smile at every page and then there is 'Thousand splendid suns' and I end up weeping every time!

-- 13 Movies: This one's mixed like oxygen in my blood. I doubt if you grew up in India if you do not find Bollywood or cricket exciting or you havent watched Sholay or worse if Sachin's retirement doesnt affect you :D

--14 Car Drives: Not driving cars, but sitting besides where I can pop my head out of the window like a happy doggie yearning for fresh air and enjoying music is bliss

-- Scrolling up now, I am dreading at the size of this post. This is it. The list could have included talking, gossiping, shopping like any other girl would like :). But I better stop coz I got a better list to make. People who make me happy :) Stay tuned!