Who, where, when???

This is The Wedding Season...people, friends, cousin around me are tying knots...am too all excited to attend all the weddings, all the parties...after all my most wonderful friends are getting married...i gotta be excited...

But But But...being a Single Gal...believe me...it's not easy just to enjoy urself in your friend's wedding. Even while i prepare for these weddings and discuss with people the clothes, the jewellery and the shoes...i get a look full of question mark..."so when are you deciding to tie a knot?", "what about your wedding?", "Is there a lucky one?", "when do we get invited for your wedding?", "Are you planning to reveal a secret?", "Is there a good news on the anvil?" and more and more questions...

No-no, don't get me wrong, i don't get irritated with all this...i rather find it sweet...so many people worried, wondering about me...much more than i do for myself...Guess but would use the space here to tell people...

- i have nothing against marriage
- i think you all are lucky to find your partner and i wish you guys all the luck, love and happiness throughout your life!
- Whenever I will decide to get into it - my promise - am gonna invite each one of you to celebrate the occasion
- Am not worried - am seriously, crazily, enjoying my life, have never had it better...so please stop worrying...(now even my parents have stopped)
- Basically people chill...and enjoy the wedding - afterall

aur bhi gam hai zamaanein mein!!!

New Pinch - When was the last time you used these words???

New Pinch - Thank you!...i heard this exchange between my nephew and my brother in law while visiting sis this weekend and just found it a bit strange, it seemed...was hearing these words after years...

again it happened - i wore something new to work and a young colleague came upto me and said New Pinch and i sheepishly said thanks...i actually didnt know how to accept New Pinch gracefully...

Then I thought of all those days while growing up when wearing new clothes, shoes was so much excitement and more importantly shopping was a family affair...so your family members knew what is new in your wardrobe and wearing new clothes was an occasion in itself...hence a special mention of New Pinch...

In last so many years, things have changed obviously, I have stopped going for shopping with anyone besides myself, so my family wouldn't know what I am buying, whether it is new or not. Even while i was staying with my parents I can't remember the last time when somebody pinched me to say new pinch.

Also unlike my growing up days, now one buys clothes so often (consumerism) that it is no longer an occasion to be pinched (celebrated)...

well its just a thought to ponder...are we getting deprived of small pleasures of life???