sights and eavesdropping

interesting sights:

1. i was travelling by train today.. i noticed a bride sitting in the corner with her family surrounding her.. she was definitely newly married.. problem was, she was wearing this red red sari with the worst glitter gold work i have ever seen in all my life... a huge fake gold (again glitter) necklace shining around her neck... fake gold bangles clinking on her wrists... she herself was not someone i would call pretty or beautiful.. her dark skin and all the gold adorning her did not help her looks too..

and then she suddenly turned her face towards me.. it stunned me... the soft look on her face.. the simple coy smile on the newly wedded womans face changed everything.. suddenly she was the most beautiful woman around me.. i could feel her happiness.. it was so palpable.. the anticipation of a wonderful life ahead.. it surprised me at how looks do not matter sometimes.. just a smile or a twinkle in the eye is more beautiful than anything in the world..

2. walking on the road this afternoon i nearly stopped moving.. sight?.. i saw a cow right in the middle of the road.. sitting as easily as if she was in the meadows of europe.. the traffic moved around her.. seeing to it that she wasn't disturbed.. she keep looking around her.. unmindful of the commotion around her.. this made me smile.. reminding me of the good old days when i was a kid and there were a lot more cows on the streets.. walking and munching at anything green on the road.. aah nostalgia!

funny eavesdropping:

1. I was at the jewellers today.. they were discussing the high rates of products.

Jeweller: Aap ko pata hai italian jewellery kitni mehengi hai? Jewellery ki baat chodo! Italian joote bhi mehenge hai. Mere ek friend ne 35000/- ke joote liye. Aisa lagta hai 1000/- ke hai!

Woman 1: Mere bete ke paas 10000/- ke joote hai. Maarne ka bhi mann nahin karta un jooto se.

Woman 2: Arey haan. Aaj kal toh kaise kaise naam hote hai company's ke. Jimmy Choo aur DnG. Kutto ke naam se company chalate hai aur bewakoof banate hai. Jimmy toh kutte ka naam hai na? Aur itne mehenge joote?

(i couldn't control my laughter then. just left the shop giggling)

:p