Letting it go!

I am one of those people who find it exceptionally hard to let things go. It could be a roadside mawali who is eve teasing, a boss who is unreasonable or even a relationship gone sour. I persevere at the stupidest of things till I find closure. And that closure can sometimes take forever!
One thing that I want to let go of and that won’t leave me is my weight! Slowly but steadily I have built it up on one pretext or the other – that I am the mother of two, kids need a cushion and not a stick to cuddle into, after 35 it is impossible to lose weight, I have to eat comfort foods coz my lifestyle is so stressed, I am khatte pitte ghar ki , Serdi women look pretty with stretched glowing skins blah blah blah. I think the biggest problem is that I don’t perceive myself in my thoughts as ‘fat’ person. I am not even pleasantly plump when I think of myself. I am slim and sexy!
But this world belongs to slim women – I swear! No store stocks my size, men of my age eye slim women and I suspect, slim women also have an unfair advantage at work.
So I have decided to lose weight. And I am pitting myself against Ashish Jagtiani who is also chronicling his attempts to lose weight in Mumbai Mirror. So let’s see if I do manage to lose weight till my birthday (hmm – ok – only 5 kgs!)And If I do lose more weight than Ashish (aka Jaggu of the Jaggu –Tarana fame)!

Wish me luck!! And I will post my progress!

The three morons

The actor, producer and director of the three idiots are the morons in this petty credits drama. Vidhu Chopra and Aamir Khan have been known to hog the limelight in the past too.The story is CB's - whether 5% or 70%. The story credit is his. This episode also brings forth the moral ineptitude of the film fraternity. Why are they so egoistical that they cannot give credit where due? This kind of a thing would not happen in Hollywood, where talent and creativity is applauded. But he wants credit that is due to him. The three morons are upto their histrionics on media - shouting, character mud slinging and what have you. Instead of bleating that they spent 3 years writing the story, Raju needs to step back to consider this - CB put in his lifetime of experiences in this story. Perhaps they all forget what struggle has brought them here and what humility really means. This is the most sickening and brazen thing I have seen in years.
This also does not bode well for someone like me who is taking the first baby steps into writing. I am constantly worried about how to present my story to the publisher so he won’t steal it away and not pay me! And what legal recourse will I have then??
Maybe WTP and MMCH were easier!!