Friday, October 10, 2008

In Wonderland

Helllooooooooo... female! Where do you keep drifting off to, every now and then? Did you even like, listen to what I said? 

Huh? Oh yeah... mmm... I think the pink dress would do just fine.. 

What? You want me to ask my boyfriend to wear a pink dress to the party? What’s the matter with you?

Oh! Oh... Mmm... Sorry I thought you were asking me what you should wear.

Err... Yes I did, like, 15 minutes ago! Now I asked you what you think Aman should wear. Gawd woman! 

Err... oh yeah... he... err… well I don't know... hmmm...

I know! He should wear that new blue shirt of his! He looks like, I don't know....he looks sooooo wow in that, doesn't he? Awww... Thanks for all the help babe!

Err… yeah... no problem. Any time!

Yeah... and you should maybe like consult the doctor or something... I thought it was plain day dreaming but girl you're like, you're absolutely losing it! It’s like, one moment you're here and then god knows where! Are you sleeping well? You’re not on one of th
ose diets are you? That’s like sooo not done re... doesn’t even help... that could affect....

But she wasn't listening anymore. She had drifted off already, into that private world of hers where no one else bothered her. The rest of them didn't know how good it felt to be all on her own, in a place that was custom made for her and her alone. She could live her own dream, free of all the daily worries that bogged her down. There were no bills to pay, no deadlines to meet, no entrance exams to crack, no pending phone calls to make, no unpleasant people to put up with, no relationships to bother about, no roles to play... nothing! Oh what a beautiful life she had there. If only that was real life! There was always a strange feeling of mental peace and content whenever she visited her own sweet wonderland. She could feel the warm sunshine on her face or the cool tickle of raindrops on her ears (or maybe sometimes both together) and enjoy it to her hearts will, all whenever she wanted it. There was no hurry to get anywhere. 
Time was but another option at her disposal.
She knew that she probably looked oddly foolish then, a dazed faraway look on her face (and that goofy smile she wore that she was totally unaware of). But she couldn’t care less. She was not happy in real life, she owed at least this much to herself, didn’t she? A moment or two (hmm...or maybe ten, twenty, err… fifty?) of tranquillity to a mind that is often tormented by evils of worldly bonds and commitments- not much of a compromise, is it? People say it’s alright to dream when you’re in love. But that is reel rubbish; who has the time and freedom to dream in real life? And if it’s okay to look like an Eskimo lost in the jungles of Zaire when you’re ‘in love’ why not otherwise? Who would know the difference anyway? 
‘What’s up with her? Why does she look like an Eskimo lost in the jungles of Zaire?’ 
‘Oh she’s in love’ 
‘Aaahhh... Understandable’ “wink”
“Wink”
There! Problem solved! 
Right now she was drifting through the clouds, far above the Himalayas… hey! There’s Julian, the great monk who sold his prized Ferrari… oh wait! Is that Brad Pitt with him? Ohmigosh! Brad Pitt!! So he left Angelina Jolie to be a monk? Geez! hey Julian! yoohooo!! 

Ahem…hello?? madam??? Did you even like, listen to what I said?  

 Oh sorry... I was thinking of Brad... err… bread… didn’t have breakfast today.

Aaahhh... I knew it... diet again eh? Stupid female! Blah like blah
 like like blah…

Cruel world... doesn’t even let a person dream in peace!

65 comments:

Kartz said...

Autobiographical? :-)

"And if it’s okay to look like an Eskimo lost in the jungles of Zaire when you’re ‘in love’ why not otherwise?"
--- :D Rofl! Guess cupids arrow does wonders! ;-)

But yeah... Shaken back into reality, staring wide, dreamy eyed into the person hollering back at u... U feel like blowing the wind out of them... ;-)

Peace.
---

And hey, really good reply to my post. Thanks! :-) There are older posts, the former mite sound a tad contradicting to my latest one; read when free @ ...
http://kartzonline.blogspot.com/2008/09/religion.html
http://kartzonline.blogspot.com/2008/09/that-is.html
---

And yes, am a theist too... :) But a questioning one at that...
---
Peace.

Shankz said...

you seem to use the "Selective Hearing" mode to cruise yourself away every now and then....!!
lol
and i suppose you havent checked out the reply for your comment....!!

Shankz said...

And oh yeah...i want you to check this out....

http://justpushthink.blogspot.com/2008_04_01_archive.html

Might strike a chord...!!

HP said...

hailaa! are you reading my mind?? this is exactly whats been happening to me! i know people are talking to me but somehow manage not to listen. dunno how. :P

mast-ly written!

Emaan said...

hi there..
my first visit here.. and i like it.. so does my mom :-)
very nice blog..
as for the story.. interestingly narrated..

Sarath said...

hmmm.... day dreaming...
Seems very familiar to me.. though I have different types of dreams.

Anonymous said...

ooh...divvy kutti in love?? wow...
brad...?? ooh...awesome name...!! parentsinu ariyamo??;) lolz...!!

oh u write awesome da...tamashayum romanceum ellam oru kathayil konduvaran divvykye kazhiyullu!! loved it...!!

Priya Joyce said...

Ah! tats good to tat too sumtymes ha ha.

hope ur dreams don't get in peril

Wandering Minstrel said...

*blinks @ 1000/second*..ye to main ich hun!! :D

ye ishq hai... :P :P

Anonymous said...

Oh sorry... I was thinking of Brad... err… bread…

oh dreams men.. they are love-ly

Anonymous said...

Divya,

We all need our space at times. Good way to telling people to mind their own business and leave you alone with your dreams. Of bread or Brad. LOL.

Take care

Homer Simpson! said...

I would be lying if I say that I dream a lot.

Unconscious...yea definitely. That happens to me a lot.

Cheers!!

Saim said...

that hidden world is sumthing v all have...its d haven of our solitude whr v can retreat n relax n just be oneself:)

Swathi Bellavi said...

Lol...that goofy grin is on my lips very often :) ...And yes even i cant care less about it!!

Think Tank said...

aha ..another escapist ..romantic..whatever u call it ..lets go thru the looking glass..away,away,away

Solitaire said...

Hehe! When you are in love, you dream during the day and can't fall asleep at night, which is the usual time when people not in love dream!

Vinz said...

sweet..

:)

seriously yaar..ur last sentence struck to the core..!! Dreaming in peace is a cream itself..!!

:)

DMulan said...

@ kartz
lol.. no no.. not at all...

will read those posts asap!

DMulan said...

@ shankz

haha!! you said it my friend ;)

am sorry.. just been real busy of late.. will reply very soon.. promise!

DMulan said...

@ hp

hehe... ;) they don't call me the omniscient for nothing ;) :P

DMulan said...

@ emaan

gee.. thank you so much :) and thank you to your mom too!

DMulan said...

@ sarath

aaaaahh.. different types... hmmm what all i wonder??

DMulan said...

@ vinay

edo..ingeneyokke paranjal jnan angu parannu parannu pokum :P

and nooooooo i am not in love!! eye yooo... at least not yet :P

DMulan said...

@ priya

i hope so too :s

DMulan said...

@ swati

tu janam janam se ishq deewani rahi hai.. bewakoof!

DMulan said...

@ chriz

i agree :)

DMulan said...

@ niceguy251

;)

you got that right mate! :P

DMulan said...

@ homer simpson

you dont?? :O
you have no idea what you're missing out on!

DMulan said...

@ comfortable numb

aaaahhh.... well said!

DMulan said...

@ swathi

lol... join the club ;)

DMulan said...

@ think tank

lol!! you rock :D :P

DMulan said...

@ solitaire

ouch.. sounds horrible.. :P

i LOVE sleep! i don't want to fall in love! :P

DMulan said...

@ vinz

true true!

Trinaa said...

SAME PINCH!!!

Anonymous said...

hey divvy...u have been TAGGED...!!

Chaggoholic.... said...

Well day dreamin is grt and if u can be lost in it in a carefree way excellent.Nothing's better....

DMulan said...

@ trinaa
=D

DMulan said...

@ vinay
will take it up.. very soon!

DMulan said...

@ chaggoholic

totally agree!

Bhai with Chai said...

babyyy.. how've you been??
it's such a well written post yaar!
CAT effect toh nai..all dazed n dreamy.. detatchment etc..!

ps : template kuch pebbles ekdam GEMS jaise hain! yummmm

takecare.. muah!

john said...

all i'd say is dare to dream ...

DMulan said...

@ bhai

bhai!!!! kahaan chali gayi thi itne din????? haan haan cat effect hi samjho... aur kaam hi kya hai mera? :P
and thankoo!

DMulan said...

@ john
=D

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Sandeep Balan said...

dreaming in peace is an illusion nowadays...the last line struck a chord...he he...liked the way u changed colors to switch...first time i saw such a thing...narrated well...the flow is there till the end...first visit here..n think i will stick...hmmm..n all the best for CAT...my blaaaaaaaaaag(older posts) wil give u a sneak preview into life post CAT...the best days...yeM Bee yAe(MBA) days...do well...

Bhai with Chai said...

m here now.. but you aren't!
chal.. keep studying..
n come back soon!

DMulan said...

@ sandeep
thank you
and i definitely will check out your 'blaaag' :P need all the info pre and post cat, that i can get!

DMulan said...

yeah reeeeeeeeeal soon!!!

Toonfactory said...

Hey...nice post...some personal experiences I guess???was out of dreamville so couldn't catch up with the latest happenings on ur blog...How U've been Divya?

DMulan said...

personal... at places yes, at places no :)
haven't been up to much, need to update the blog before ppl forget me :(
waiting for things to settle down my side, what with cat and other mba exams coming up

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Anonymous said...

people forget u??? lol...rofl...
not gonna happen dear..!! :D
but yes, m waiting for a blog update from u!! :)

nov 16th is ur CAT na? all the very best...ace it, and whatever else u gotta write!! :D
cya soon!!

vinay.

DMulan said...

awww thanks vinay :)

Anonymous said...

oi divvy... ente poems blogil 100th post celebrations aanu..!! ninde CAT ellam kazhinju 20th Nov inu mumbu blogil vannu celebrate cheyan help cheyu please ok??!! ninnakayi naalu vari kavitheyum undu!!

vinay.

Kartz said...

Hey... Not seen u in a while. Hope all is well.

Peace.

PS: Just noticed tht comment on CAT. Trust u did well. Good luck in your enterprise.

Bhai with Chai said...

kahan hai? miss u..
:(
CAT kaisa hua?

Sameera Ansari said...

I wonder if this is reality or fiction? :P

Very well written dear.Cheers!

♪♪Happy Go Lucky♪♪ said...

OOMG!!! that was soooo amazing

i feel so sad for that girl and can relate to her completely, like i feel every bit like her.. but at least she has her friend to talk to... so she has someone who cares.
first time im coming here and i totally loved ur blog.. ur writing is sooo brilliant! i loved ur blog so much! will come back to read more
ciao round..

ps- im blogrolling ya

DMulan said...

@ leo, kartz and bhai

awww.. thanks guys :) means a lot to me :)
cat was a disaster, horrible one at that! been putting off blogging for after i'm done with all exams, oh do pamper me with ur presence and comments when i come back! :P

DMulan said...

@ sameera

majorly fiction with a hint of reality :D

DMulan said...

@ harini

THANK YOU :D :D
pls do forgive me for shedding all traits of modesty here, but i am so happy now :P :D
will return the visit asap.. i promise!

Kartz said...

:p Of course... Pampered brat! ;)

Ok ok... No frowns ma'am. :) Forget what's happened. Happy times ahead. Good luck! Ace 'em all...

Peace.

Anonymous said...

pamper u?? :P u mean more??

ok sure!! :P come back soon... good luck with the remaining exams!!

DMulan said...

@ kartz and vinay
lol!
thanks :)

Photographer Pappu!!! said...

Sorry, I dont have patience to read all that, but the photograph is very nice :)