Kaleidoscope 2011

Kaleidoscope is a festival about excitement,magic,craziness..Its about music,dance,paint,color..Its about emotions and feelings.. But above all,Kaleidoscope is a festival that runs in the veins of the 500 girls who make it happen and the zillion other people who support them whilst they fight against all odds (including mumbai monsoons,rejections,budget cuts etc).....

26 years and still running strong, Kaleidoscope is not just any other festival, its like a religion..not only for the workforce but also for the participants who come back year after year( till they pass out that is but even that doesn't stop some of them who come back as "ex" students..)

So look into the Kaleidoscope, what do you see... 
From stalls selling yummy food to an array of absolutely crazy events all around our "oh so awesomely pretty" campus...from hunting around college for things as random as the bathtub in the botanical garden(Yes, we have a bath tub and a botanical garden) to dancing the basketball court..from water wars to karaoke singing..from music to drama.. The list is never ending...
So come and be a part of this crazy,magical, colourful world of Kaleidoscope..

Dates : 23rd to the 28th of August
Venue: Sophia College
The countdown begins to the most awaited festival of then year.....

P.S: wanna know more....read these..

http://lendmeyouryears.wordpress.com/2011/05/26/kaleidoscope-2011/

http://dancingthefoxtrot.blogspot.com/2011/05/kaleidoscope-2011.html

http://musicmaniac-diya.blogspot.com/2011/05/kaleidoscope-at-sophia-college-mumbai_6826.html

Drops of Nostalgia...

Look at life as a whole...Its like a big ocean...An ocean is made of drops of water...Life is made of drops of memories,of events,of people,of things..


 Events.Occasions.Moments. Incidents.Reasons


So many things happen in our lives, so many people walk in and pass by...
Each drop holds some sort of significance, each drop has a story  to tell...each drop makes me nostalgic,reminds me of a memory.


Certain events have a tendency to repeat themselves in our lives. Its like, sometimes, life has an "Action Replay" button...The same incident, the same moment,maybe the same people too.. But its a new You... But these events still remind you of the last time they took place.. And somehow you don't think its the new You..


Life has its ways of playing games.. Of repeating events that leave a mark in your life..And these events don't have to be nice all the time.. A fight, an argument..Same person,same words,same emotions but somehow its a new person from your end experiencing it.. I have had my set of "action replay" moments and it fascinated me..


It fascinated me because I could feel those same emotions all over again..Nostalgia hit me in the form of some emotions and feelings... For instance, the day my younger brother was expecting his board exam results, I could feel that excitement and nervousness like it were my results all over again... The tension, the nail-biting nervousness, the anticipation,all of it came back to me...


These emotions and feeling are a very important part of my life.. These are the drops in my ocean... Nostalgic drops...because these are a part of my yesteryear's and are the foundation to my today and tomorrow.... 

I am..

I am a dream. I am fire.I am color. I am light. I am water. I am breeze. I am a memory. I am faith. I can smile. I can cry. I can disappoint.I can laugh. 


I am a human being. I can experience a zillion emotions at one time. I may smile through those tears, I may not smile at all. I can be rational, I can be poignant. I can be mystical, I can be magical..




I am a human being. I may choose to love, I may choose to hate. I can choose to die. I can live. I can make choices.

I am a human being. I am a star gazer. I am a bird watcher. I am a lover. I am a friend
I am a human being. There is much more to be than that mentioned above. I am a mystery, a puzzle waiting to be solved, a secret dying to be heard.
I am..

Angels, Fairies and Tinkerbell........

I love Peter Pan. It use to be one of my all time favorite fairy tales as a kid. I think the reason why I loved this story was because of all the fantasy in it. The flying, the fairies, pixie dust, all of that. Yes, I believe in fairies. And I also believe that "every time a child says, 'I don't believe in fairies,' there is a fairy somewhere that falls down dead."( As said by Peter Pan himself).
A couple of days back, I was lucky enough to watch the play "Peter Pan" at Prithvi Theatre as a part of the children summer festival. It brought back some crazy memories of me as a child, pretending to wave the magic wand or telling my friends how "my very own fairy god mother" visited me last night! Yes, my imagination did have a tendency to run wild. It still does actually, I have a hard time catching up with it...;)

I still believe in fairies and angels. Only now, I don't think they fly around invisible like Tinkerbell or the Tooth fairy. I think they are pretty much a part of our daily lives. We all have a fairy or an angel looking upon us at all time. It can be anybody..your friend, your parents,sibling or maybe just a random acquaintance. But  we all definitely  have one....:)

And yes, these angels are not always nice,they can be rude and nasty to but that's just for your own good. Don't confuse your best friend to be your angel! Your best friends will support you no matter what..even if you are doing something that may eventually harm you! Hey, I am not anti- best friend(my best friend,if you are reading this, I love you..:P),just that sometimes in the pressure to be your "always forever types" support, they forget that sometimes its fine if they remind you that the dress makes you look ugly, the guy is a jerk,you are wrong..!Just sometimes...!

On the other hand, your angel will be there for you but at the same time,remind you that what your are doing may give you "temporary"happiness but in the long run, it ain't good for you!Your angel is kind of a mother,friend and philosopher, all in one! She will be strict if you are goofing up way to much.She will listen to you irrespective of the fact that it must be the 100th time you are telling her the same story about the same problem!She can also be a source of great inspiration..!And she will guide you, like a mentor. In fact, the modern definition for your very own angel/fairy/ Tinker Bell is a mentor.The fun , always be with you, crazy time mentor, not the boring one. And hey, you can have loads of mentors, but just one Angel..one Fairy..and one Tinker Bell...:D

Broken Hearted

Warning: Before you read this poem,let me make this very clear.
1)I am not depressed
2)This poem is not about me
3)It was written for a friend who had just broken up.(Don't need rocket science to guess that!)

An open door, a drop of tear
Thats all that you have left me with dear
A broken heart, a sad face
I still think the decesion was made in haste......

You looked down upon me with those eyes of blue
And honestly, I din't have a clue.
I had no idea why you had tears in your eyes
I had no idea that it was my turn to cry.

You said to me"Its all over"
I din't want to believe it was true
You told me"We are no more together"
I never thought the world could be so cruel..!

Now I stare at that open door
Hoping that you would walk by
Now I try and wipe my tears
Nobody is worth my cry.....

F.R.I.E.N.D.S

We all have them. We all need them. And we cannot do without them. That's the truth!

Friendship is a relationship we dwell into from the beginning of our childhood. I am pretty sure we all have a bunch of friends who we refer to as our "diaper buddies". They have been there forever and usually are the ones that stay with you till your kids make their "diaper buddies".  Besides them,there are your school friends. In my personal opinion, I think these are the guys who know you best. They have seen you through it all. Your first exam. Your first crush. Your first heartbreak.All of that


As we grow older and step into this big bad selfish world, friendship is replaced with selfish. People always have a hidden purpose to befriend you.Not all, don't get me wrong here but most of them you meet in college and at work have a hidden reason behind that brilliantly beautiful smile. Eventually,its all about convenience.



Friends may love you but can be the ones who hurt you most. Sometimes, they may do things that can scar your life forever. And when I say forever, I mean forever. A lost friend will be someone you will remember your whole life. But hey, that doesn't mean you don't venture into this beautiful world of like minded as well as absolutely opposite kind of people who suddenly seem to give your life more meaning..!(No Exaggeration)

 I think friendship is by far the most beautiful relationship ever if it is done with the right intention. Your friends are your chosen family who love you, who grow with you. They are the people who will always support you, be happy for you no matter what.  And friendship has nothing to do with age. My youngest friend right now would be around 5 -6 years younger than me whereas oldest friend would be around 12 years elder than me. Such is the magic of friendship...

Retail Therapy!

"A man will never love you or treat you as well as a store. If a man doesn't fit, you can't exchange him seven days later for a gorgeous cashmere sweater. And a store always smells good. A store can awaken a lust for things you never even knew you needed. And when your fingers first grasp those shiny, new bags... oh yes... oh yes. "

Sounds familiar? Yes, this is from one of my all time favorite 
movies, Confessions Of A Shopaholic. And boy, that movie sure taught me a few lessons. Yes, I am the biggest shopaholic ever(and every girl says that, but I am telling you I am just awfully shopaholic). But shopping makes me so very happy, which is why I do it (and very often if I may add).
But I always shop for a reason. So for instance, today my reason was primary "Retail Therapy". I must say I am awful at understanding moods and emotions but believe me if this were taught in psychology, I would be doing a psychology major by now..!


So lets do some reading up on Retail Therapy shall we...

Its a Saturday evening. You are planning to step out with your folks when suddenly one of them decide they don't want to  which results in an almost World War 3 at home. The conversation that starts at "spending unnecessary money" moves into family histories and some shouting and screaming.! Basically,your Saturday evening is kind of ruined and so is the rest of the weekend! Not happening eh? So what do we do? 

Well don't slip into depression,slip into your favorite outfit,grab that wallet and let's shop baby!

Yes, Retail Therapy is by far one of the best things ever discovered(credits to the person who came up with it). 

Retail Therapy History: Retail therapy was first used as a term in the 1980s with the first reference being this sentence in the Chicago Tribune of Christmas Eve 1986: "We've become a nation measuring out our lives in shopping bags and nursing our psychic ills through retail therapy."

And since the 1980s, this term tops the list of every girl's vocabulary.

So How Does It Work: Its pretty simple actually. You are in the mood to beat someone up or maybe drown yourself in the ocean. Don't do that..Instead step into your favorite store and buy yourself a treat. The whole idea behind retail therapy is to make the disturbed individual feel good about themselves. And the minute that happens, bad mood disappears. The whole idea is to get that" feel good about self" feeling. 

Believe me, Retail Therapy can work like magic. True,its after effects can be a little stressful(which means your credit card statement can be the cause of a minor heart attack) but nevertheless, if you believe in living in the moment,then Retail Therapy is the thing for you.

My top 5 Retail Therapy Buys:

1. Books ,books and more books

2. Shoes

3.Stationary( I am the biggest stationary freak ever so yes buying notebooks makes me "feel good"!)

4.Accessories(this includes everything ,from bags to watches)

5.  Stuff for friends(yes, my friends are darn lucky!)