"Salaam Namaste"

SALAAM NAMASTE, is the latest YashRaj Films release (last major one being Veer Zaara) and it is a totally different movie from its latter release, it is a complete entertainer.

Very senseless in several parts but at the end of the film, you will walk out with a smile. Thankfully,there is no melodrama in the film, which is very commonly associated with bollywood movies.

I wont go to much into the story, but simple there is no family, just about two people, who decide to have a "live-in" relationship, without marriage and the other tensions. Saif Ali Khan and Preity Zinta, definetly have a great on-screen presence.

So why do I like this film?? ... simple the film is a complete bold move for Indian cinema, and this is due to some bold love making scenes, which actually are handled very aesthetically. When the screen hero and heroine end up kissing passionately on screen, a friend turned to me and said "can they do that in indian cinema?" ... i guess now they can. And rightly so, if it is handled with the care and justification of the movie.

I am sure people will enjoy this movie, made entirely in Melborne, Australia, and with some great comedy, i personally thought it was a good movie, and that you should enjoy this very light hearted yet thought provoking film.

Well done to the director!

lessons - learning :)

I wanted to give an update to my lessons, what I am learning, and what I intend to learn. In life we are always learning, always growing, and to say that we 'stop' learning is a mistake. But in this sense i am refering to the lessons for my personal gain and development.

I have not had much of a chance to keep up with my guitar learning over this summer, but I am hoping to get back into it within a week. I have grown stronger in my finger usage on the guitar, and will be hiring a personal tutor within a month. I think that will help me to develop faster.

The other thing I am starting to learn is to read and write in my own language (punjabi). Yes, this is something that i did n't want to do as a young child (i thought english school was enough!), but my soul is craving that knowledge, for my own development, so I will be learning from a 10 year old girl :) - but i think its something i've wanted to do for a while, hence I will be doing it in the coming weeks. Slowly but surely.

There are so many other things to learn, but my career ensures I keep learning softwares, or keep up to date with them.

My cycling is getting better, stamina i mean. I am having to force myself to cycle further, and its good, but now I am starting to feel the cold. The summer has trully vanished in the last few days, and nights are colder. Though, as i've written before this is a magical time of the year. I like this time.

With this, I am saying bye, its "Manchester United 'v' Liverpool" today :d .. i am hoping i get my morning chores finished so I can go and watch it :) - come on you REDS! (Manchester :D)

Pav :) x

wait for...

I read this, and wanted to share it :)

Wait for the person who pursues you, the one who will make an ordinary moment seem magical.

The kind of person who brings out the best in you and makes you wanna be a better person. Wait for the one who will be your best friend, who will drop everything to be with you at anytime, no matter what the circumstances.

Wait for the one who makes you smile like no one else, and when he/she smiles you know he/she needs you. The one that says you look beautiful even when you know you don`t, but says it anyways because he/she loves you for who you are.

Wait for the one who wants to show you off to the world when you're in your worst clothes and when you look a mess, but loves it when you fix up for her/him.

And most of all.

Wait for the one who will put you at the center of his/her universe... because that`s where you belong . .

Finally, wait for the one that see's you from the inside - as outside beauty will fade, but that smile in her/his eyes will remain the same, forever.

pav :)

Thankyou(s)

It’s been a tiring week for me! But then weeks like this come once in a while ;) ... i was with my best friend at the weekend, and i had a great time! I wish time could have slowed down, as the days really flew by.

Must say thank you to my friends for the "surprise" party on Friday. Even though I (kind of) knew, i was still surprised, by the gifts, the warmth, the kindness that you have shown, and I would like you to realise that it has meant a lot to me. Thankyou, again.

South Wales is definitely a lot warmer than the north! I don’t have any specific plans for this particular weekend, and I will stay around Cardiff regaining some lost sleep and energy :)

I have had so much thinking to do over the last few days, and today i have felt a kind of serenity that I have been craving for the last few weeks. The transitional period is still going on, and I know maybe it will go on for a few more months. Its ok, ultimately it has to be, and I have to be.

Saw "Cinderella man" too at the weekend, what a brilliant movie. But then, maybe I was searching for some 'guidance' and in a way found many points in this movie. If you have not seen it, i definitely recommend that you go and see it.

I don’t really have to much to say today, again, maybe its the tiredness, that well, I have to make up, and get my energy back.

Autumn is here now, i love the autumn. The leaves are starting to turn orangey, and hopefully in 2 weekend’s time, i shall take a sole trip to the west of Wales, and capture the beauty of the landscape. I'll upload some pictures, as and when.

For now, its bye, and wishing everyone is well, where ever you may be

Pav :) x

Birthday Reflections

Nearly a week since I turned 26, and I must thank all of you who put "old woman" on my birthday card, with friends like you, i dont need enemies! lol

Seriously, we are as old as we feel, and I feel soooooooooo young :D ... so i have nothing to complain about.

I've been going through some transition in the last few weeks, I cant really describe what it is, its more a feeling, a feeling of change, and 'shifting.' I feel more aware of my surroundings, my life, and what I want to do. But society will always have its own rules "must to this, or that." It is that which I am fighting with. But the reason I am feeling contentment right now is knowing that only I can change my feelings, and no one else. I must be 'complete' with myself, for if I am to feel complete in life. Something is always missing, but then really nothing is missing.

Due to circumstances I do require some 'materialistic' items to get on with my life, but really it is not a neccessity, its a desire, a wanting. But then I realise, once you "get" what you want, there is no completeness there. Completeness comes to me, when I feel content, when I FEEL peaceful, and then my surroundings are affected, and people around me.

This world really is made of energy, and I am building on a new approach. An approach that only really looks at one day at a time in most cases. An approach that makes me more at peace with myself. I have only discovered this in the last few days, to be calmer, and do what I can do, and what ever else there is (which is out of my hands) leave it to the universe.

Lets see how I get on.

See you soon

Pav :)

Birthday 2moro

I will be one year old 2moro .. 26 .... and its always said that the birthday is the greatest day of your life.

Why??

Is it because I was born on that day.

To be honest, I have never really celebrated it in a big way, and dont tend to make a big deal out of it. BUT in recent years, friends have made it more of a bigger deal, and its that kindness that i would like to thank. Even today, as I wont be around for my birthday in Cardiff, the gestures, the gifts before hand, THANKYOU, its more appreciated then you realise.

I dont have any specific plans on my birthday, but as I am a twin, and for the last 2 years, I have never been with my twin on my birthday (i am younger by 5 minutes), it will be nice to this time, and also with my other siblings (2). So to share that it will be nice.

No longer can i qualify for the STA travel, lol, or the young persons railcard (lol) ... but then i feel younger than my age, ... am not that OLD, but now things have to be put in futhur perspective, or do they??

Anyways, lunch time is here, and the sun is shining brightly in Cardiff.

See you soooon

:) x