"The Japanese Wife" A film by Aparna Sen

It's been a long time that I have written anything here. I see my last post dated November and this is already mid-April... How time flies... Maybe there wasn't any kind of inspiration or feeling to write anything until now... Last week, I saw this beautiful film "The Japanese Wife"... We missed the beginning of the film as we were late  due to traffic... It took a while to soak into the narrative... But once into it, it drenched me totally... Two individuals, the geographical distance between them and yet the togetherness they shared through  written letters... Seventeen years of marriage built only on mutual trust and admiration... The integrity of their relationship... So poignantly adapted by the director from Kunal Basu's short story.... It's more of a love poem than a love story... and rightly so... In their life they could not meet each other face to face and yet they keep all their vows of marriage... Particularly the last scene would move even the toughest nut... Migaye draped in white saree, completely bald in her Indian widow avatar and the sense of loss written all over her face... yet the love for her late husband so much intact in her heart.... If this movie teaches me anything it's all about integrity in relationships... I was moved... it had an haunting effect, specifically the last scene when Migaye arrives...

Ah.... In a way it had a soul cleansing effect on me.... Something had moved me in a very special way after a long long time....

And therefore I decided to tell it all to the person I love so much..... I am glad I could finally do so....

Sorry, Blame it on me.. by Akon

This is one of the song's I've heard recently.. .and since then it has grown slowly within... the lyrics are just too good... Here are the lyrics :

Artist: Akon
Song: Sorry, Blame It On Me
Lyrics:
As life goes on I'm starting to learn more and more about responsibility
I realize everything I do is affecting the people around me
So I want to take this time out and apologize for things I have done
And things that have not occurred yet
And the things they don't want to take responsibility for

I'm sorry for the times I left you home
I was on the road and you were alone
I'm sorry for the times that I had to go
I'm sorry for the fact that I did not know
That you were sitting home just wishing we
Could go back to when it was just you and me
I'm sorry for the times I would neglect
I'm sorry for the times I disrespect

I'm sorry for the wrong things that I've done
I'm sorry I'm not always there for my son
I'm sorry for the fact that I am not aware
That you can't sleep at night when I am not there
Because I am in the streets like everyday
Sorry for the things that I did not say
Like how you are the best thing in my world
And how I am so proud to call you my girl

[Bridge]
I understand that there are some problems
And I am not too blind to know
All the pain you kept inside you
Even though you might not show
If I can apologize for being wrong
Then it's just a shame on me
I'll be the reason for your pain and you can put the blame on me

[Chorus]
You can put the blame on me [4x]
Said you can put the blame on me [3x]
You can put the blame on me

Sorry for the things that he put you through
And all the times you didn't know what to do
Sorry that you had to go and sell those packs
Just trying to stay busy till you heard from Dad
And you would rather be home with all your kids
As one big family with love and bliss
And even though Pops treated us like kings

He got a second wife and you didn't agree
He got up and left you there all alone
I'm sorry that you had to do it on your own
I'm sorry that I went and added to your grief
I'm sorry that your son was once a thief
I'm sorry that I grew up way too fast
I wish I would've listened and not be so bad
I'm sorry your life turned out this way
I'm sorry the FEDS came and took me away

[Bridge]

I'm sorry that it took so long to see
They were dead wrong trying to put it on me
I'm sorry that it took so long to speak
But I was on tour with Gwen Stefani
I'm sorry for the hand that she was dealt
For the embarrassment that she felt
Just a little young girl trying to have fun
Her daddy should never let her out that young
I'm sorry for Club Zen getting shut down
I hope they manage better next time around
How was I to know she was underage
Enter 21 you know the club they say
Why doesn't anybody wanna take blame
For rising back out disgracing my name
I'm just a singer trying to entertain
Because I love my fans I'll take that blame
Even though the blame's on you [3x]
I'll take that blame from you

And you can put that blame on me [2x]
You can put that blame on me
And you can put that blame on me

The winter's is finally here...

Beautiful weather outside right from the morning... I am enjoying it right from the morning walk I took at Jogger's Park... there was this slight drizzle... and now it's cloudy all over... The temperature has gone down, it has rained since morning, though only light drizzling... it seems the winter has finally arrived in Mumbai...

Just wondering how it must be in Sringar - Leh, where it has been snowing since Sunday morning... just dying to experience the snow-fall first hand... !!!

For the moment, I would just enjoy this pleasant Bangalore-like weather over here... !!!

Saw Kaminey last week. It's an absolutely awesome movie - if you understand the underlying theme that runs through it. Developed from an idea, into a full fledged Hindi pot-boiler, presented with an awesome treatment, it's an effort well accomplished.

It doesn't make difference with what you chose in life, but it certainly makes a great deal of difference with what you leave behind in life..!!!

And I have left many - things, people and choices - behind. Has it made any difference to me?

Hmm... hmm.. Kamini life...!!!

A very short story... indeed!!!

Read this brilliant stuff in a Sunday newspaper recently.

Ernest Hemingway, the legendary author, was once challenged if he can write a story - all of six words. He accepted the challenge and he wrote :

"For Sale : Baby Shoes. Never Worn."

Simply awesome stuff!!!!

20th August, 2009. He came into my life, again - after 20 long years..!!!

It is pleasantly surprising. I received his friend request on Orkut. I must have re-read it a couple of times more just to ensure that it was him.

I had left my earlier school in class 7th and had moved on to another place, another school and in lives of another "friends". I remember him as only one of my three close friends - with all of whom I have lost touch now. We actually kept in touch via snail mail (this was long before orkutting, mobiling and messaging stuff) for some time. But then other worldly matters took over.

The bridge between then and now seems long - very very long. There's a lot of walking that needs to be done. By both of us.

It just strengthens by belief in Him, once more... !!!

(Words fail me what I want to convey...)

I heard this song a few days ago and the following two lines won't leave me...

"Kahin to yeh dil kabhi mil nahi paate
Kahin to nikal aaye janmo ke naate.."

How so very true and profound!!!

So will we think of this, when kahin dur jab din dhal jaaye..?