The Turmoil... The Clear & The Unclear!!!

& Mike made public to the world that Ginger ignored him yet again… (not that it was her intention… but because she genuinely dint see him)... his friends said u must go speak to her!!!

But his public announcement made her wonder what she would have done if she would have actually have had seen him!!! She gave it a long thought & realized, there would be no option but to ignore… its been approximately 2 years now since they broke up, everything has been discussed over & over & OVER… she still SEES no reason to talk… not even for the good old times!!

Its true, things have gotten better… its also true that she knows that his heart still yearns for her… that he still wants her by his side… but its also true that she trusted him not once but twice… & he broke her trust which is the most basic element to a relationship…

She wrote to him

“Dear Mike,

You are the most perfect guy that every girl ever dreams of!!!

You’ve respected my emotions, laughed at my jokes, wiped my tears, stood by me irrespective of whether I was right or wrong, loved me & cared for me even over your heath, never drooled at another woman in front of me & even behind my back! You’ve carried my bags, cleaned up my vomit, heard my shit, tolerated my anger & yet made me smile all the while… but you broke my trust, not once but twice by not believing that I will do my best to help you… you broke my trust by deciding to hide your weakness from me… I could have helped… I would have helped you… but you never gave me the opportunity… you never believed in me…

What good is my faith in you if you have no faith in me???

Reply AWAITED. . .

Once Yours, Now Gone…

Ging!”

Wag the Dog!!!

Movies are made for various reasons... for entertainment... for thought provocation... to tickle your senses... blah blah blah... there is a SPECIFIC PLOT around which MOST movies revolve... they may be based on romance, fiction, humor, sci-fi, politics, sex, thrill, danger blah blah... like i said, mostly movies are made to entertain... but sometimes they also educate...  Like the movie Hancock, which revolved around changing the public image of a reckless superhero (Will Smith), educates you about the role of spin in image building. Spin is the AWESOMEST tactic ever in the books of public relations (PR). Here are some of the must watches from the PR domain.


“Thank You For Smoking” is a great political satire that revolves around Nick Naylor, a smooth-talking tobacco lobbyist. Through the course of the movie we see Public Relations at its best as Nick successfully strives to prove the disconnection between Tobacco and cancer. Through various PR tactics, combined obviously with Nick’s smooth demeanor we see how this brilliant lobbyist successfully builds and retains a positive image for tobacco.

“Phonebooth” is an engaging 81 minute movie that has been beautifully shot WITHIN A PHONE BOOTH. In the movie, Colin Firth plays a famous publicist who has a knack for lying. Firth finds himself caught in a phonebooth with a killer on the other line. The killer tells Firth that he will snipe him down if he hangs up. Through the course of the movie we see how the killer make Firth confess to all his lies on national television while the police tries to figure out a way to save him.

“Jerry Maguire” traces the life of a famous sports agent (Tom Cruise) who after being fired starts his own agency. As the movie tracks the hardships he goes through in this business it showcases the importance of PR in the field of sports. As Jerry works as a sports agent for his only client, Tidwell, we see how he uses the media, and other PR tactics to build the image of his client.

“Peepli Live” is an Indian comic satire that explores the farmer suicides and the subsequent media response that follows them. In this movie we see how the politicians try to appease the masses through the media. We also see media in its rawest form à only looking for sensational news and in the process forgetting the true essence of responsible journalism.

“Wag the Dog” is a hilarious satire with a serious thought-provoking message about the relationship between politics and mass- market entertainment. In this movie a sitting president is caught in a sex scandal just 2 weeks before elections and so he hires a spin doctor, Robert DeNiro, to help him avert this major image crisis. The movie follows how DeNiro with the help of movie producer Stanley Motss (Dustin Hoffman), manages to convince the public, using media manipulation techniques to create a fake war. The headlines that result from this manipulation soon take precedent over the President's alleged tryst with a young girl.

It is said, that Wag the Dog acted as an inspiration to Bill Clinton; as in less than a month of release, the Clinton-Lewinsky affair became headline news. As the scandal dominated the American Politics then, Clinton engaged in 3-day bombing campaign in Iraq, released a pair of missile strike against Sudan & Afghanistan & ordered a month-long bombing campaign against Serbia. But all of these could not really cover the negativity generated by Monica's testimony of the 9 contacts in the oval office along with the "never sent to laundry" BLUE DRESS!!! It seems THIS BLOW was much more powerful than the blows received by Iraq, Sudan, Afghanistan & Serbia put together ;P

Is It Going To Be the G+ Era?

Does it beat facebook?

is it the new twitter?

OMG... do you mean linkedin on google???

to me, it looks like a clean version of facebook... they say frnship has no boundaries, so shove away the fren list, they made G+ have fren circle (is that really an improvement or juz a different name???)

wanna share bits & pieces with varied audiences??? juz mention which circle to share with... yea... fb has the customization option too... so nothin new...

wanna chat??? they have HANGOUTS... viz juz a fancy name for the already existing google video chat!

so what's new?? for easy back up option, download Picasa photo albums... it has something called sparks that helps you kill free time, provides u with something to read or watch... where does the content come from? NO CLUE!!!

initially i thought that any1 can get an insight on u via G+... now i know that u can customize the same... but i still dislike the fact that any1 can still add u to their circles... so i still am pretty inactive on it... all  ive done on G+ is try & figure it out... so do i like anything about google+ as yet??

yea.. its nick name... G+... G was my old nick name, so i like it... nah... on the serious front... i like its integration with the gmail account... but till now (Note: 10 days aint enuf time to figure something out) thaz the only + point!!!

but i really doubt if it has anyting new to offer... let time tell!!!

The Rise of Yet Another Heartbreaker

You know how chain reactions are… they are like fire in the jungle… you go campfire… a near by twig catches fire… somehow the entire thatch of hay lying around catches fire… the tree nearby catches up to it… passes it on to the next tree which further passes it on to the next one… until the whole bloody jungle is on fire & ultimately burns down to ashes!!! People run about… scream… shout… die… poor animals die… but about a month later… its all cool… no one blames another… after all you get a new land for industrialization!!! Yet, the next time YOU go in the jungle, you are extremely cautious about lighting the fire!!!

Life is like that… it takes you full circle… it triggers the chain reaction… what’s in your past is someone’s future… you give away your heart to someone… you feel they will break it, so you take it back… you continue the give & take, until you find your love… if you’re lucky, you are the forever types & you spread love all around… but if you’re human… then, someone breaks your heart… & this initiates the chain reaction… initially you’re scared to even talk to anyone… even when everyone tells you “HE/SHE is the ONE for you”… but then you come outta it eventually… yet, the fire inside you burns… you walk, talk & act like u used to, but internally you are a different person.

The fire inside you keeps you scared on the inside but you’re calm on the outside… this one looks you in the eye & tells you that he loves you… but you don’t feel the butterflies… you don’t feel your heart smile… you remember that some time ago, you were fooled into believing that you were loved with the same (infact an even more intense) look in the eye… but you say “everyone loves me… not your fault”!!! He does everything he can to impress you… laughs with you… takes you out… holds your hands… all the romantic thing every girl longs… you enjoy the company & make it evident… there are no rules… no expectations… but one day he begins to expect… & you say “I never gave you a commitment” you break his heart & hence arises the new heartbreaker!!!

Heartbreaks are directly linked with expectations from heartbreakers… but dont hate a heartbreaker... cuz little do people realize that heartbreakers are the by products of heartbreaks… It’s as simple as this… just like behind every broken heart – is a heartbreaker… similarly, behind every heartbreaker – is a broken heart!!!

The Social Network

While tryna figure out Google+... i was thinking about the basic rules of social networking... i felt a huge privacy issue there... i have a definitive yes/no towards networking over the net... i may speak to an acquaint over fb... but i will never add them on fb cuz its my private space where i only allow people i trust... but i add any1 on linkedin, cuz i use it only at a professional level... so the more people on my professional network, the better it is...

I could not really figure out the circle funda @ google+, so even though im there... im pretty inactive... its like any1 can add u & get an insight on you... creepy!!!so i thought i'd share some useful tips on using social networking sites with you all:

1. Create & update your professional profile on linkedin, if you have time for fb/google+/orkut, you can definitively have time for linkedin too.

2. add any & evryone who can help you get a job on linkedin, BUT

3. only add people you personally know on fb (especially girls, you can never know anyone's intention, if you have people who you dont know, delete them right away + you compromise your friends privacy as well that way)

4. Keep your wall & info clean, manage your likes (your current/future employers keep a eye on you, they would not like to see XYZ likes the page "Do you have a job? " Yeah, I'm a Full Time ****** Legend"")

5. keep in touch with your faculty, ex-employers, seniors & juniors (you can never know who maybe of help to you tomorrow); just hide certain posts/status/pics from them.

The Advent of the New Crush

“What’s cooking good looking???” Aamu texted me… I said nothing babes… why u asking??? She said I know something is cooking up Geetsiii… i said “will u temme what???” & she said I know someone’s gotta crush on someone… (in my head) rewind… we cut the cake (but Aamu wasn’t there to see me give Rolly a chocolate facial… rewind some more… the HR was screening school of rock… I was fighting with Atul… Aamu said “you guys fight like couples” she also said “stop fighting like brother sister” & she definitely also said “Geetsii relax… cool… calm… I feel like im your mother… you do realize ur elder to me right???”… rewind some more… Farheen treated me & Aamu to a walnut choco cake @ CCD… ok… rewind some more… *blank *blank… so I texted “who u talking about???” & she said “the new guy!” & I was like… r u serious??? & she said… na baby, I was juz kiddin’

So I let it pass… but I was thinking… y would she think like that??? He’s not even in my team… he sits like 2 bays away… I have barely spoken to him… fine people think he looks like Siddharth Maliya… But what did I even do??? Is it because he was sitting next to me during the movie screening @ office??? Now, THAT was just a COINCIDENCE!!!

& then when I was giving Atul a lift back home… he smiled so bright at me & said in the loudest of his voice… im so happy today… my GEETA RAVI is back… & I was like… dude when was I gone??? Why u saying that??? & he said… cuz u’ve become the bubbly cute FOODY geeta that we all love... I said… ive always been eating… every1 calls me foody… the women ask me everyday, how do I manage a petite body with the amount of food I eat… & he said.. yea.. thaz alrite… but today u were different… & TODAY u were FLIRTING… well hello… who did I flirt with??? & spat came the reply “the new guy!” & I was like.. what u talking about Atul… & he said im kiddin!!!

So I told him… u know aamu told me the very same thing & when I questioned, she also said IM KIDDIN… & he said… hain na… I knew it.. its so evident… I said, yea rite… I was sittin @ my position… he was shuttling between his workstation & next to me… & Atul said, yea rite… I saw u checking him out… no amount of reasoning can stand tall in front of Atul’s perception, so bcuz I was lookin at him & speakn to him during the movie… I am flirtn with him??? & he said… no man… u were… dint u see… he likes everything u do/say… well… every body likes & loves evrythn I do/say cuz every1 considers me a bachha… but the verdict was laid out by then “im telling u geeta… YOU HAVE A CRUSH ON HIM!!!”

The Low Maintenance Girl

About 2 weeks ago… my colleague, Farheen, was doing what we call a “dip stick” on personal well being… she asked Aditya, my immediate senior … “tentatively how much do you spend on your well being” & he said ZERO.. she said “expected” & turned to me… just when I was thinking, aditya answered on my behalf… “im sure zero, cuz well being dusn include your regular waxing & threading”… & I just smiled at Farheen & said, thaz true!!!

Its true… I NEVER spend for well being… all I pamper myself to is “personal hygiene” & yea, I call it pampering cuz Atul, yet another colleague points it out to me “YOU NEED blah blah blah”… I swear, I would do anything to trade off my gender… cuz if I were the opposite sex, I could evade the useless time for well being as well as related questions… unlike Atul, I wouldn’t know everything about anything when it comes to well being/hygiene… from waxing (chocolate to Brazilian) to threading (thank God he has never pointed that 1 out to me) to manicure to pedicure to blackheads to exotic massages to bleaching to facials to body spas even hair spas to I don’t even know man. His salon knowledge amuses me & my ignorance amazes him!!!

God man… I mean, all I head to a salon is for waxing & threading… that’s it… I have been a victim of severe acne & my sister & my mom get boils when they get a facial done (still they get it), so I NEVER risk with my skin… I never got a facial or a face cleaning or a face mask thingy done cuz I am so allergic to multani mitti… I don’t believe in massages cuz I know so many people who get addicted to them & cant move a bone without a massage… all I get done is a foot massage that too maybe twice a year… I even wear my own bloody makeup on my own (when I do, that is)... its not that I don’t wanna spend money on such stuff… its just that I don’t wanna punish my skin by getting into all of it in the 1^st place + I like things my way… I mean, bcuz I don’t like the way most hairdressers shorten my mane, I even cut my hair on my own… I’ve made my own blunders but I have learned!!!

I am a gharelu nuska kina girl… use potato for bleach… neem paste for detox… tomato for toning… curd & pepper for cleansing… honey for shine… cucumber for de-stressing… & these happen like once in a blue moon… the only thing I do on a daily basis is use rose gel & johnsons baby cream @ moisturizing post a facewash… unlike other women, I don’t use a foundation, concealer, blush, eye shadow & a lipper on a daily basis… all I wear is a liner/kajal & chap stick… manicure... pedicure... nail filing...yea right... when my nails grow this long (see pic @ right)... i cut it to the base... that's when my ring proves that its a girl's hand (i bought this 1 from my 1st job... still love it)

sometimes, when I see the pretty ladies around me, see how they look, behave (esp eat… I toh binge on food)… I really wonder why God dint make me a man… cuz a NO maintenance man is acceptable in the society… but a LOW maintenance girl faces embarrassment when people ask her “how much do you spend on personal wellbeing???”

My Bad

Have you ever been screamed at for a mistake you didn’t commit? Have you been in that situation when you cannot respond to the blame? Did you feel your ears burn up? Did you feel the trembling of your body & soul outta anger? Did you feel your tonsils hurt because of the saliva drying up inside your mouth? Did you hear a f*** you in your head when the words that came out were sorry? Why does sorry seem to be a hard word then? Why is it so hard to say sorry when you know you’re right???

You may say “cuz its against my morals”… hmmm… okhay... true that… I absolutely buy that… but then why is it so hard to say that you’re sorry when it WAS your mistake? Why do you still feel your ears burning up in flames? Why does your body still tremble? Why does your mouth still dry up? Why do you still wanna say a f*** you? Do you have any reason except the fact that your FAT EGO ain’t letting you accept that you can be wrong???

How can I describe these emotions that YOU feel so vividly? Well… cuz im human too… even though I know the difference between right & wrong & even though I know when am I absolutely right & when there are chances of faulting & that I am taking a risk… I still take that risk which ends up being a mistake… & my ego TOO does not wanna accept that my decision WAS WRONG!

But you know… these mistakes are your learning curve… this mistakes make you the smart a** that you wish to be eventually… So im not afraid… to make mistakes… it is & will always be hard to say im sorry… yet, accepting that you were not right is the 1^st step towards getting it right… make your mistake… apologize… but most importantly learn from it… & become a better person!!!

Weighty Woes... The Other Side!!!

Weight has always been a problem with me... it has even been evident from the time i started blogging... My hair & my weight have always been MY MAJOR problem http://geets13.blogspot.com/2009/09/mane-it-cant-get-worse.html... http://geets13.blogspot.com/2009/08/weighty-woes.html

Jan of 2010.. i was a 58.5 kilos... & according to http://geets13.blogspot.com/2009/12/new-year-resolutions-geet-2010.html... my new year's resolution no. 3 was loose weight... target 8.5 by the end of the year... for that i had planned to resort to eat less... walk more...

then started the era of exercising for some amount of time... & the month of jan is something i kept full eye on... even noted the progress... http://geets13.blogspot.com/2010/01/rise-fall-of-it.html... but like all other resolutions... what resolutions... they are meant to be broken eh... & by the end of 2010... http://geets13.blogspot.com/2010/12/resolutions-done-undone.html said.. the done & the undone... eat less walk more dint happen.. & neither did exercise 4 times a week... yet.. i lost a 5.5 kilos... which made me a 53... which apparently was good enuf & i wanted to loose no more!!!

& that made me happy with joy... yet people asked me to put on some weight... so i did.. & some how managed to be a 55 around feb end...but then things took a toll on me... & started the era of unintentional weight loss... my target of losing 8.5 kilos was superseded by an unintentional target of a whole 10.5 kilos... i had lost weight & had become 48 kilos... my lowest ever in the last 15 years... my face lost the glow & i looked like a zombie...

it was so sad that i felt sad for myself... Amity farewell day... the women looked so beautiful... so did i... but only till my face... what good use is a figure if your have a bland face... & even makeup could not hide the lifelessness of my face... :( & so i decided... that i better put on weight.

but its been 4 months now... & inspite of eating like i do... & inspite of being termed as a foody at my work place... & inspite of having people hide their chocolates & cakes & good food when they see me... & inspite of still managing to eat outta others food... i still am unable to gain weight... but thankfully, the life has restored onto my face... yet... i still complain of weighty woes... on the other side... TODAY!!!

The Inspiration. . .

Sometimes its important to straighten up your back...
& today, fight for all that you could have ever have had...
irrespective of how hard you receive the freaky blow...
yet you know you gotta get up, even when it hurts so damn bad...
cuz if you dont stand up for yourself today...
then you will hapta suffer the aftermath everyday!!!

Sometimes its important to question why you're crying so bad...
to switch sides of the the curve from this :( to that :)
even when deep down inside you're hurting so bad...
you better straighten up darn amateur young soldier...
cuz you gotta be strong for the life you long to have!!!

Sometimes its important to hide that you're sad...
smile like nothing's bad... laugh like you're real mad...
its important to not show that you're scared...
scream hard to hide your fear... roll on the floor to hide to tear...
sometimes its important to say a prayer...
laugh off your freaky nightmare... pretend that you just dont care...
to achieve something that your sane mind won't dare!!!


Sometimes its important to fight without a vest...
just so you can put yourself to the real test...
& so that you don't have an option but to give your best...
because before it backfires, you need to fly away from your nest!!!
Sometimes it important to accept that you're wrong...
& know when you're right to make yourself strong...
to know when you need to separate or stick together...
not just to beat destiny, but to make it better... forever!!!

Sometimes its important to understand your true self...
cuz everyone cannot be Gandhi & hang by the shelf...
sometimes its important to be the extremist... here or there...
just so you can stand up for anything, cuz you no longer care...
sometimes its important that you resort to immense perspiration...
just so you can kill the inside building-up frustration...
& end up becoming a bitch - "An Inspiration"