Interesting.

Diwali used to be Diwali back then.
Candles. Sweets. Gifts. Lights. Crackers. And all the fun.
Slowly and steadily we struck off one item after the other.
Diwali turned out to be just-another-holiday when it’s compulsory to take a bath.

But this Diwali was different.
Even though I was as usual left out – all alone – at home, that didn’t stop me from having fun.

First up, my PC went into flames (actually!)
It would easily have been the winner in the Best Home made Videos Ever! series. So there I was, with flames coming out of my machine, trying to blow it off using all the wind power in my lungs. With my first-hand experience, I can guarantee you that a burning PC may be a costly affair but it’s surely worth the fun :-)

Next up, my evil mind made me watch a crap (read – Om Shanti Om) on the Diwali night. Yes! The actual Diwali night – right after the pooja, when people go out and burst crackers and exchange sweets – I was there, holed up inside a theatre with the mall wearing a spooky deserted look, getting myself tortured.

You just can’t imagine it. You have to be there to get that feeling.

And on the top of that, Om Shanti Om!!!
Damn! We know that we like meaningless Govinda-type films. But secrets like these are to be kept hidden inside the closet. You don’t go out and declare it to the world, making a mockery of yourself and your fellow artists.

But, as they say – agar happy ending nahi hui toh samajh lo ki picture abhi baaki hain, mere dost (If there is no happy ending, then remember that the film is still not over) or something like that :-( (since it’s a quote from Om Shanti Om, I’m sure that people will overlook my ignorance).

Thus wishing that this extended weekend ends on a happy note.

p.s. I'm sure that even zz9 celebrated in style ;-)