Dwelling on the Past

Did you ever start thinking about the past and wonder what you'd have done if you did what you really wanted to do, instead of what you did do? Like say someone was bugging you but you didn't have the guts to tell them off or say some witty comeback because of something, so just stayed passive when you could've done something?

Yeah, my familiarity with this situation is astounding...

But seriously. Have you ever made a list of everything you want to be, and tried to be that way before you realized it wouldn't work because everyone already thinks of you a certain way, and that's not gonna change anytime soon because everyone doesn't have room for change?

It's infuriating when you can't do anything about yourself.

Luckily, that's stopped happening, but it's not like I completely ditched my wishful thinking.

I find that when you're isolated by yourself, it's easier to relax and understand yourself. When you're with others, it just confuses you as to who you are, because everyone has an image of you that you almost feel you have to uphold for them. But you really don't.

Stop being the person that people think you are, and be who you really are. It's a bit complicated to find yourself in a sea of people that think they know you, but you'll feel a whole lot better about yourself this way.

Bollywood Movies and YOU

For the past three weeks, my relatives (or rather, family, since they are most definitely NOT distant) were visiting. They unfortunately, and sadly, left to go back home today. Awww...

But that isn't the point of this!!

Whenever I see my two favourite cousins and aunt of all time, what usually happens is that we suddenly get the urge to watch Indian movies - hence the title of this post. Bollywood movies usually don't interest me that much, but I find them fun to watch when I'm with family, so we watched maybe five movies together. Okay, no, more like two, only because the other three were us going through the songs and sort of half-watching the movie while doing chores like laundry and the dishes.

During their visit, we went to Toronto. Specifically, Gerrard Street - or Little India. We stocked up on some Bollywood films that supposedly had some really good ratings. This included 'You Me aur Hum', 'Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi', 'Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic', 'Billu Barber', and 'Marigold'.

So, maybe they aren't all that great, but that doesn't mean we didn't buy them anyways! I know that my mum and aunt wanted to see Marigold, but me and my cousin couldn't care less about a interracial love story! And maybe Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic was about to be totally written off by my mum, but she ended up thinking it was okay.

Some people find watching a movie in a different language confusing even if they do have subtitles, but it's easy enough for me even though I'm Indian and don't speak a word of Hindi or any other dialect. I've even watched Chinese films that had very complex and perplexing plotlines, but still managed to follow the story with little difficulty. Sometimes you just have to get past the traditional or religious aspects of the movie.

If you're interested to watch a Bollywood film, I wouldn't know which movie to suggest to you, but I would encourage you to try it out. The culture and music might draw you in, or push you away, but either path you go, you've still had an experience!

Till the next!