On my mind

This weekend as I stayed mostly indoors - nursing the remnants of a bad cold infection. I had a chance to sit back, observe and absorb some very random things that stayed on my mind.

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I happened to play with a golden retreiver Simba that someone in the neighbouring building has. This dog is gorgeous, knows it and has a serious attitude problem. Lol! ..He just doesnt give me any bhav. But I faithfully petted him anyways and noticed that he has 5 paws on the front foot and 4 on the hind foot... few minutes later ..I saw a family of on cat and 7 kittens laze around in my building compound...Then I noticed the same thing with the kittens. .. 5 on front and 4 on hind.

HOW can I be 30 years old and not know this???? And I'm a self confessed dog lover and cat enthusiast! ..Scam only ..I guess everyday I learn something new:)

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I also realized when I saw a movie on Saturday ..that my favorite movies, TV shows have all been ones that have had narrators .. Shawshank Redemption, Kal ho na ho, Greys Anatomy, Sex and the City, Bridget Jones Diary, The Holiday, March of the Penguins, Sisterhood of the Travelling pants ..and most recently .. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button ... wow .. just a happy coincidence or something more here ?

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I was watching Kill Bill 1-2 on TV over the weekend and some things just caught my eye like they'd never before. The part where Bill is telling The Bride's daughter why Mommy is mad at Daddy - He said something terribly profound. He says " And just when I shot her..I realised how sad it made me. But somethings, when they are done ..just cannot be undone"..It really made me think about some of those moments that I've had in my life -- where I've made split second decisions that have changed everything. Or had thoughts - that just thinking them and feeling in a particular way means that things will never be the same again.

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I was also thinking about this obsession that movie makers and movie watchers have about non-living objects that yield infinite powers to their possesors and transform the bearers into godly creatures capable of a world of good and great ..or abject dark terror and violence when in the wrong hands.

Objects in question : Hatori Hanzo sword, Light Sabers, Harry Potter's wand, Johnny Sokko's watch in the Giant Robot, He-man's Sword, Jack Sparrow's Compass, The ring - in LOTR ..and many others. What is this fascination and where does it come from ? .....

I think the only external objects worthy of such adulation and love are pencils and paint brushes. With them we write about the mistakes and glories of the past, document and structure the present and expresse hope and optimisim and plan for the future. Okay .. I'll include Keyboards too .. Light Sabres can wait in my opinion for their time to come. But the buzzing sound around them is fun..:)

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I stopped by a small plant nursery in Bandra and picked up plants. Two rose plants, a shurub of red Begonias and a potted Impatience with purple and red blooms, a cool green fern and a jade succulent.

As I stood in the crisp sunlight and bright greens - I asked the nursery owner about the diferent plants and how to care for them. Then after I picked out my plants - I asked him if they would flower all year round and if they were heathy .. and I wrote down tips to care for each different type. I came back home - carried them to their respective windows - based on how much sunlight they needed and who lived above that window (yeah ..some people still throw wrappers out of their windows ) and how big the pots were wrt to the windows.

I logged onto the internet and looked for caring instructions for each of those plants and made sure that everyone at home understood them. After I was done .. I sat on my bed ..with a cup of tea looking at the plants ...and to my surprise .. I felt very happy ..and immensely STUPID ..

I mean... They are plants.

I had almost interviewed them before buying them, ..like I wanted High performance oriented plants for crying out loud ..the guy at the nursery was subjected to case study like questions ..and I had come home and strategized for 15-20 minutes on location, position, angle, conditions, watering techniques and followed that up with google fed internet research that took me to sites like ...."The versatile Begonia puts its best leaf forward" ....

Yeah .. Moron ..is the only word that fits the bill. But hey..there is no judging here - my new year resolution was to not kill any plants this year .. so If I act like Sarah Connor from Terminator 2 ....hopefully my plant babies (John 1-8) will have a future....and yes ..incase you are wondering .. I am uptodate on Jagdish Chandra Bose's theories and I believe them ..I water my plants at the same time each day ..7.45 am and talk to them too....Mostly loving words. I do not plan on reading out my blog to them yet. They are babies right now. They cant handle dark and twisted.

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So all in all - unexpectedly so, it was a quiet weekend with lots of time to reflect and experience everyday magic and feel thankful for ordinary miracles ..of canine, feline, movie and plant proportions.

I am 30 year old and My city is Mumbai

Thank God I have enough.