Parting Fashionably!

In March 2008 when I was working with the TimesGroup I had approached my colleague, responsible for the fashion portfolio, for a Lakme Grand Finale show and party pass. She looked down upon me as if some dirty rat had asked for the royal cheese from the King’s kitchen…in this case the cream from the crème de la crème. Call it irony of life, reversal of fate or the way I put it…God’s unusual pranks, October 2008 I had a Lakme Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2009 OFFICIAL PR-ALL AREA ACCESS badge around my neck authorising me to brush shoulders with the cooks, stewards and maids in the same kitchen.

One of LUX Superstar Offer winner press releases mention “While most people do not believe that dreams ever come true, Lux consumers will now be forced to think otherwise.” Thankfully I’m not a LUX customer…. I have always been a pseudo-schizophrenic and my dreams have been a reality show. In the past 757 days, Genesis BM has helped me see the BIG PICTURE above and beyond my reverie. So instead of quitting after my first season all excited that I have worked in India’s top event with world’s best fashion/event agency, I got more engaged with the Genesis ways. From Shikha’s art of LFW servicing sessions, Vandana’s Chops-Krishnan-Raja-Raizada discussions, Sheena’s immense patience to tolerate my initial writing skills, Archana’s obsession for GBM templates, Angela-Praj-Jhanvi managing my hyper activeness to the current superhot (ouch!) F&L team bonding over F's – I mean Fashion,Food and FB ….I have loved every moment of being a part of the GBM family. After brushing (Pepsodent), bathing(LUX), washing clothes(Wheel) to cleaning kitchens(CIF) and killing germs (DOMEX) with Lets Design(CCI), The Game(Pepsi)…my GBM experience calendar looks very attractive! Just to share a secret, I still don’t understand fashion /fashionistas or all in any particular LSM.

What made my challenging workplans, WIPs and CER’s run smoother were the morning greetings, warm hugs, broad smiles, stupid jokes, encouraging compliments and shoulder massages (u read it right) I received from my colleagues; some of whom I can proudly say will be in on my speed dial for years to come. Not to forget a special mention to all the partners in crime to gorge at Mumbai’s indigenous FNB joints J

Like it or not, this is not a goodbye…the world is small, life is full of surprises and there is hope to meet again and make a difference….this is Payal, PD, Pa, Payol, Dass (however you identify me) going on hibernation for the time being!

God Bless

Alive always

a slight breeze and the flower fell from the tree....whose fault was it?!...the wind cause it blew or the stem that could not hold it or was it gravity that pulled....destined to lie on the street, it got trampled and dried....but the best part was it didn't stop spreading its fragrance.....and as the saying goes fragrance is remembrance...so its still lives....every time you pass that street, you remember its fragrance...it lives in ur thoughts, in your memories

FB Update

April 23:

Some say I'm a loser, some say I'm a fool

some say I was spoilt when I was growing in life's school;

But the trees and sky say sing a song,

for there is more to life....besides everything that's going wrong!

EOD 18th May...JLT

Almost 11 in the night ...another pang of writing my blog. So what happened today?...Nothing started the day with Sujal's crude mails. Jigna got upset even more later when Sujal marked a mail to me which was originally sent by her. Very bad of him.

Anyway, life is going on in office ...people are showing their shocking faces everytime they hear i have quit ...interestingly enough or rather expected. Sometimes I keep wondering ...m I doing the right thing ...especially when I think how God got me a job in this company ... Lord what are you upto...i know u ve somethinbg up ur sleeve that's why keep getting these signs on how to recuperate from job losses.

I'm so insecured and I add to it with doing silly things... its high time I loosen up. Life is weird and not everybody's perfect. The early i understand that the easier will it be for me. I mean hold on the second...there are millions of people like me around...confused, trying to get a grip. okie time to go off to sleep...good night

Faith

Faith I can do all things through Christ. Yes Lord I can do all things through you but them defining all things is what you need to take over in my current life. I don know how much I justify quitting my job when this is the one that you miraculously got for me and strangely enough I feel you are showing me and going forward I mayt be having no job at all. But whatever the case may be ...Lord please don't forsake me and forgive me for my sin. Lord I need help...mental help..its like i ve solutions to all problems but biggest problem is I don't act on them....end of day when I come before you with my two bits you still love even though i ve been a naughty kid. Lord I'm going to be 27 this November, no more a kid...need to stabalize myself....please help...I cry out for HELP...please HELP...in aligning my thoughts for your growth (sounds very marketing :) jus help...i need not tell u what I need or want 'coz my needs might be someone's want and vice versa....I want to live a happy life and so a lot of others I know..Help me to make both ...Its not easy..no its not easy ...but please be with me...I cannot fathom how you took me through 4 LFWs...Dude u rock !! you are amazing ...just be with me for you are bigger than anything and I can move mountains with you...Love you Lord!

In Jesus name Amen!