Zindagi Rockz

So I'm watching this web series titled "The Bold Type" on Netflix.. and one of the protagonists is named 'Sutton Brady'.. I love this particular character because she's kind, intelligent and funny/witty and more importantly I love her name.. 'Sutton' - It's such a unique name.. I simply love the name.. I caught myself wishing my name was Sutton.. Well, no sooner than that thought hit my mind, it immediately triggered flashbacks of several or rather all the instances of people mispronouncing my name..  The most dreaded question for me is "What's your name"? Because the scene plays out something like this..  Person: Hi, what's your name? Me: Sharon Person: What? Shalini? Me (mildly annoyed): No.. It's Sharon Person: Oh.. Sharanya? Me thinking (Oh my God!! are u deaf???):  Noooo.. It's Sharon.. that's S-H-A-R-O-N, Sharon Person: Oh Sharan (pronouncing it as 'Sha-run') Me: (resigned to my fate of spending a lifetim...

So I received several forwards today wishing me a Happy New Year.. I have yet to send replies to all those who messaged me.. Well I'm more of the 'meme sharing person'.. You know, the one who relates to messages like "Utho Anarkali, sab ko 'Same to you' bolna hai".. But not wanting to dampen anyone's enthusiasm, I will take the time to send a personal message to all those who wished me a happy new year today.. Well, I'm in the mood to rant so I'll just go ahead and say it.. What's the big deal? So it's a new year.. That makes me a year older and brings me a step closer to my grave (yeah I'm in 'that' mood today!)  Agreed that the less said about the year gone by, the better.. But what did we really lose out on last year? Probably our freedom was curtailed because we couldn't go out on trips or lunch/dinner meets.. Couldn't meet our parents/friends as regularly as we would have wanted to.. But spare a thought about pe...

It was exactly 12 years ago on this day, that I joined the Bank.. I can vividly recall that exact moment when I along with 24 other batchmates of mine were sitting in the classroom of our Staff Training College, when a very senior colleague addressed us and began giving us instructions about how to fill our joining forms.. I was very impressed by the way this colleague introduced herself and conducted the whole 'induction' in a very methodical and smooth way.. At that moment I was filled with a sense of awe and wonder looking at her addressing us..  Her personality, her poise, charm and just the way she carried herself left such a lasting impression on me, so much so that on that same day I silently hoped that one day I would be in her place conducting such an induction programme for newly joined employees of the Bank..  Fast forward 12 years later where I recently had the opportunity to conduct pre joining and joining formalities for a batch of newly recruited set of colleagu...

So today marks the first anniversary of my transfer to Hassan.. For some reason I felt like celebrating this "milestone" and that's why I distributed sweets in office.. But anyway, instead of being congratulated on completing this milestone my colleagues were bugging me and questioning me about the "real" reason for distributing sweets in office..  Well, professionally the year was fabulous! But last year at this time I wasn't exactly in a positive frame of mind.. Like when I got my transfer order posting me to Hassan, I was shocked.. And for a moment I just went blank and didn't really know what I would do..  At that point of time, keeping in mind several factors (professional and personal), my husband and I decided that it would be best if I reported at Hassan.. We also decided that only I would relocate and my daughter would stay back with my husband.. So this resulted in my husband being a single parent and me being what my colleagues at work refer t...

" Dead people receive more flowers than the living ones because regret is stronger than gratitude " This quote sums up the reviews/reactions people are sharing regarding the late actor Sushant Singh Rajput's final appearance on the silver screen. I'm surprised to see an IMDb rating of 9.8/10! I don't think any of his films rated beyond 7.5 or 8 when he was alive.. Well, that's hypocrisy for you.. To give you context - when news headlines read "Covid patient dies on the road while waiting for an ambulance" - no one bats an eyelid! But when the Bachchan family tests positive for Covid, the media goes into a frenzy and people across the country are praying for the speedy recovery of the entire Bachchan khaandaan.. So Mr Bachchan and his family not only have access to the best medical facilities, they also have special mention in the prayers of millions of people across the country! So yeah, like I said - that's hypocrisy.. Of course I'm also in ...

So for people that know me closely also know that I'm sentimental.. But my friends will just tell you that I'm "mental".. Anyway, I've always wished that the people who're close to me tell me how they actually feel about me, how much they miss me, how much they care for me, how much I mean to them.. You know I wish these so called 'close' people say mushy things to me.. But no! What I get instead is endless banter, merciless teasing and sarcasm.. Like recently this friend was telling me about how I attract all unwanted people in my life, when actually I feel that this particular friend is just jealous of my popularity.. lol!!  So in a recent group chat while sharing a forward about Covid-19, a friend said that Covid is behaving like me.. In an otherwise endless list of mean comments directed at me I didn't take this one to heart.. It was more of a compliment since I'm being compared to the most (un)popular topics at the moment and hence I was...

It felt like I knew you guys forever.. So, that initial awkwardness or the need to make that first 'good impression' was never felt.. And we just transitioned from colleagues to best buddies effortlesly.. There was nothing that we couldn't discuss about.. Yours was the only company where I felt safe and where I let my guard down.. I could be myself.. You know the passive aggressive, sarcastic, unpleasant person that I usually am.. But still you accepted me.. Because you saw some 'good' in me.. So while I was this rather 'difficult' person to be around with I was still welcome among you all.. And you never missed an opportunity to make me feel special.. Be it by celebrating my birthday with all the fanfare that a 'homesick' girl deserves, or by making my favourite dish because I had access to only boring PG food.. Those 8 or 9 years of my life have been the best years of my life.. There's absolutely no doubt about that.. Those dinner meets whe...