My Best Friend's Wedding

My Best Friends Wedding

Yes, this is the same friend who 'broke up' with me around two weeks ago. We later caught up for wedding shopping again...and she re-invited me for her wedding. I have always wanted to attend a Sikh wedding and as she is a very close friend, she told me to come for all functions - Roka, Sagan, Mehendi, Anand Karaj and Reception, which I was very happy to attend. This time, the mehendi applied on my hands came out much darker than ever before.

Mehendi on my hands

I was really looking forward to the wedding function at the Gurudwara, as I have never been to a Gurudwara before. We had to keep our shoes outside, cover our heads with a dupatta and wash our hands and feet before entering. The Sikh Granthi said the prayers in Punjabi, the couple took four pheras (rounds) of the Guru Granth Sahib and we were given sooji halwa as prasad. It was a really great experience.

I wish a happy married life to my friend and her husband, who happens to be my colleague.

    

ING Renault Roadshow - Formula One Car in Delhi

This Sunday, I headed for India Gate with my Dad to watch the Renault Formula 1 Roadshow. Being a hardcore Formula One enthusiast, at least until Michael Schumacher retired, I have always wished to see a Formula One car being driven in real life. However, I haven't been able to do this, as it is very costly to go abroad to watch F1, and I haven't saved enough. I never thought there was a chance that I could get to see this happening, especially in India, until I opened the newspapers this morning and saw the advertisement.

Rajpath wore a festive atmosphere. The 'track' was bordered with ING Renault signboards and flags. The foreign marshals waving flags and security personnel moving around in official gear gave the place a feel of 'Raceday'. It was quite a cool day and I wore my new Rayban shades to look posh.

We waited some time for the show to get underway. It finally started at around 1.30 pm as three Indian Army parachutes with fans flew over the tarmac at Rajpath, whirring like little bees. This was followed by the Indian Army Band which led rows of Renault Logan cars in different colors. Next, a variety of Renault cars drove by in various formations to sexy music. Later, came the two Renault Megane Trophy cars followed by the tiger striped Cartoon Cars.



Video of Formula One ING Renault Roadshow at India Gate, New Delhi, India.

Soon, the moment that everyone was eagerly waiting for arrived. From behind India Gate, entered the white Renault Formula One R-27 flanked by the two yellow Megane Trophy cars. The vroom of the high-powered engines reverberated all through Rajpath as the cars sped down the tarmac. Everyone was excited. Street urchins and lower middle class folk who usually hang about the India Gate laws were all eyes agog. Many started imitating the sound of the Formula one cars ditto – which I found real funny and cute.

The F1 car was being driven by Brazilian driver Nelson Piquet Jr., the number two driver of the Renault Formula One team after World Champion Fernando Alonso. This season, Nelson Piquet Jr. finished 12th in the Drivers Standings with 19 points. He has one podium finish to his credit, gained when he finished second at the race in Germany. Nelson Piquet Jr. is the son of three time world champion Nelson Piquet.

The Formula One car went back and we were entertained by stunts performed by Hollywood stunt car diver Terry Grant. Later, the Formula One Renault R-27 returned with Renault test driver Lucas Di Grazzi of Brazil at the wheel. The cars zoomed along Rajpath and did lots of spins and turns on the piece of road in front of India Gate and near Central Secretariat.

It was truly an awesome sight. I have seen Formula One cars before such as the McLaren Mercedes, Ferrari, Honda and Renault displayed at the Auto Expo, but they were stationary and I doubt that there was an engine in the body. However, never in my wildest dreams did I expect to ever see a Formula One car zooming down Rajpath.

All I can say is the ING Renault Formula 1 Roadshow was an awesome start to the 2010 Commonwealth Games which was being promoted. I hope the government continues with such ventures and one day organizes a Formula One race in Delhi.

    

Happy Birthday Cyberkitty

Yes, it was my birthday this week. I wish I could say that things were 'all good'.... but three things happened this week to which I am still trying to find the positive side to....

1. My boyfriend of around one year dumped me coz his mom and sis did'nt approve of me. He told me he still loved and would always love me, but can't stand the tension. I told him not to blame others. If he loved me he would marry me and if not, then he should'nt make silly excuses.

2. My parents who are not aware of the above affair are busy looking for suitable boys for me. I had to meet one such boy barely two days after the breakup. I was really upset but decided to go anyway, even though my eyes were red from all that crying. Surprisingly, that guy's eyes were redder - when i asked him the reason for it, he said he had been out all day shopping...yeah right....Anyway, this guy did'nt suit me - both physically and mentally - we seemed to be from different planets...only thing was this guy was real rich and had a fancy car. However, the thing that made me most annoyed was when he put his arm around my shoulders - i felt so grossed out and almost screamed at him....

3. My best friend 'broke up' with me. We had such fun on Sunday, when we went shopping for her wedding. I was feeling really ill after the 'break up with kk' but still accompanied her. She selected a sari which i was to wear for her Sagan. Everything seemed fine, till yesterday. We were supposed to meet for my birthday treat... she said she had a surprise for me. Unfortunately, there was some misunderstanding about the place and time of meeting - she cancelled due to some work in office. Later, she said she does not ever want to meet me or even speak to me on the phone ever again :(

Well, about my birthday - I reached a significant milestone. My sister gifted me a pair of earrings and my brother gave me a trendy new blouse.....from Bizarre, a branded showroom!! We had a small party at home....Thank God, I still have my family !!

All in all, if my year started this bad, it cannot get much worse, hopefully....since I don't have many friends now, I guess I may start blogging more often :(