Knights In Shining Armour!

Mumbai has a way of making its girls feel safe and unsafe at the same time. The crowd, the lights and the hustle bustle till late hours of the night make you feel safe whereas the creepy looks, unnecessary brushes and fear of people (even street kids..!) snatching away your phone or bag makes you feel more vulnerable than a typical Mumbai girl would like to. With time however these things stop affecting you as much, you either find a way of creating your space in the crowd by defending yourself with your elbows, bags or disgusted/deadly looks or you just tune your mind out of things which do not enter your personal space (like you wouldn’t notice a person staring at your chest from a distance unless he’s too close for comfort). We all eventually deal with it our own way… but sometimes it takes a ‘Knight in a Shining Armour’ to save the day for you….! In our case however there were two ….


It was the last day of the Kala Ghoda festival and we five enthusiasts (3 girls and 2 boys) went to hear Sonu Nigam live :0 The place was already crowded for Ustad Fazal Quereshi’s performance preceding Sonu’s and to our disappointment they did not empty out the stands for the next show :( so we tried making our way through the crowd to atleast get a glimpse of the stage (we can’t give up so soon can we..?!) we spent atleast half an hour ( It actually seemed much longer) trying to find our space in the crowd with these two friends of ours (knights of the night! ) Sukant and Arvind struggling to hold their and our balance and as if it wasn’t enough work already, to take care of these three girls (who otherwise think that they do a great job taking care of themselves…!) they even had to protect us from the many chance marus around! There was a time when the entire crowd was actually tilted 45 degrees… that being the panic point for us girls..! But the boys took over and got us out of there... phew…! I will never be able to forget that night.. not so much for the panic but for how Sukant actually walked backwards half way through the crowd trying to pull me out :) Thanks Sukant and Arvind…!! Our Knights for the Night with Shining Armour..! :)



This incident got me thinking, that it’s always nice to have ‘nice boys’ around you. ( And I have been fortunate to have many..touch wood!) Who let you find your own way most of the times, but when it matters the most, will always be there for you...


Three cheers to all the Knights in our life..!!

Awards...

Since i was concerned about my friend's confidentiality, i didnt mention her name while giving my thank yous...But apparently it is not a point of concern for her :) So i dedicate this ENTIRE post to her...


Here it goes.....


The Credits Award for coining the bestest ever blog name and tagline goes to 'Ms Smita Sridharan'..!!!!

Applause..! :)

And the second award for being a brilliant support and critic in coining the name of this blog goes to 'Ms Kimi Mehta'...!!!

Applause...! :)

My Bowl of Maggi :)

Maybe i should start with my thank yous...
Firstly to my two Dearest friends at work who actually gave me a day's deadline to start my blog (typical consultant behaviour i say.. ) and i also owe the name of my blog to them.. :) (brain storming on gtalk conference... )
Also to every person who has ever appreciated my writing and encouraged me to pursue it...
Applause!
This is what happens when you watch too many award functions and hear very few hatke thank you speeches :)


Now lets move on to the real stuff...


For Starters, this blog is Not about Food... But the name has orginated from the 'Love for Food' that my two friends cum colleagues share and it is rubbing off on me too..but ofcourse, i haven't been able to match up with them yet...Sigh....
Now how would I know that I have in fact reached 'There' ... Well there is an Indicator for tat :) (sorry guys the consultant terminologies have become a part of me) If I think of one of my favorite foods or just the mere mention of it, Immediately sends me into a reverie; where i start imagining me having it, smelling it, tasting it and even feel its texture... then Boy am I There!!


So coming back to the name of the blog.. sorry My Blog (I'm still getting used to it :) )


Masala Maggi...ummmmm... Anybody can bond over a bowl of Maggi.. this phenomenon being Global...! and if your trying to bond with somene especial... then Masala Maggi will add just the right amount of spice ;)

Maggi like our lives, can never be straight... every bend is different from the other. You will rarely find a maggi strand alone..it's always inter twined with some others (sometimes few, sometimes many) and thats why we love it right?... In a competition between the boring straight Hakka Noodles and Yummm Maggi Noodles.... our beloved Maggi wins hands down!

Also, you might or might not be a 'Food Fan' but most people relate to it, as an extenstion of their own self.... Hence the name.. :)




So here I am... just to create some cyber space of my own and to pen down..or rather 'key down' D' Flavours & D' Spices of the World as I know it....


Welcome to My Bowl of Masala Maggi... :)