In conversation with the lost girl

Raumali: A little secret first, it's a little selfish on my part, like m a huge fan of your blog, a HUUUGGGGGGEEEEEEEEEE one, so i wanted to interview you

Smita: Awww :) that's just so sweet of you :)

Raumali: So now my questions. Define smita- the person.

Smita: Well, technically means a smiling face :) name given by my maternal grandmother :) as told by all, I look best when I smile. People say I have that natural best smile, showing all the teeth :D I am a mix of various things, emotions n love being the major ingredients. I am moody at times. Not too much talkative, But I speak a lot to the people I know or to the people I feel good about. :) I am calm, patient. I used to be short tempered, but now, people who know me don’t believe this. I am not pretentious, what I have in my heart, I say it, can't hold it for long from d person for whom I have that thing :) I start getting a guilty feeling, as in hiding things from that person. I believe why to be worried with human made worries. Let’s just say things, and be clear in life, we have a lot other mandatory life worries like love, study, relations to be worried about ;)

Raumali: J tell me why did you decide to study engineering?

Smita: Hmm, nice question :P am also finding the answer to it now after being placed in an IT company after studying 4 years of electronics and communication :) My father is my answer for me selecting BTECH :) I wanted to be like him one day, make him proud :) also; I think it will feel good to have ER before your name after completing engineering: P no other course gives you this privilege, and doctor is a big no for me

Raumali: So getting to your blog now. Why "LOST GIRL"?

Smita: well, I had a long thought process for selecting a suitable title for my blog. I wanted my blog to be a showcase of my thoughts about life, things and stuff. Along with stories and poems etc and not just a personal blog, so i named it, Pages from, diary of a lost girl. : It's my personal e-diary keeping a track of all my thoughts about life, topics of my interest, and happenings in my life that I feel comfortable sharing with the world. And lost girl because I was not sure of revealing my real identity in the blog world at first I don't find this net world safe for a girl, so I chose to be a lost girl, a girl lost in this world with her thoughts :) hence came the full title of the blog :)

Raumali: Ok so what made you writing and blogging?

Smita: I want this interview to be read by one and all who know me, so I will be very honest here in this question as not many know the real reason of me starting this blog. There are two reasons

Or let’s say 3

first, I was once preparing for GRE, so blogging appeared to me as the best option for improving my vocabulary and my writing skills as mugging things is something I can’t do, and blog writing is putting all the English you learn to practical use that u will never forget

Second reason, I always wanted to write stories and stuff. Writing a diary is a something I never liked. You write personal stuff in a diary and hide it from all, this I dislike, so I started a blog where I can be honest as to what I wish to share and I don’t.

Now the third reason,

I liked a guy, He had a fantastic blog, that was the first blog I saw in my life :) his blog had his philosophy stuff about life and incidents in his life His blog actually triggered me to start a blog :)

Raumali: Hmm, so “every blog has a story”:P. Now tell me who has been the person of your blog?

Smita: Well, there are actually many :)

My aunt, Suvidha Agarwal reads it, she has a kitchen blog if her own which she started after getting inspired by me:P my aunt is my first and most lovely fan n critic. She once said, "After reading your posts I feel like hugging you ", I still remember her words, she praises my writings a lot

Then my very good friend Mohit reads them all and my best friend Vibhas reads all the acknowledged blog posts. Mohit is a silent reader, he just reads. Vibhas is the best blog critic. He loves finding mistakes and I love acknowledging them

But there's this guy Ankit, he's the best reader I have got till now :) He reads it all, no matter what I write and how I write. He has been my muse for a lot of stuff on DOV as well my very own blog :) He has read max of my posts , and he started reading just few months back And he's a bit ignorant about this blog world So he reads all those whose link I send him. He appreciates my writings like anything, very less bad things I have heard from him though he's the most unbiased guy I have met when it comes to giving an opinion about anything. He wants me to write a book in future.

Raumali: Express your feelings when one day you open your blog and see the number of followers increased by one

Smita: I simply can't explain this feeling, a get this bigggggggggggggggggg smile on my face

Some 4 days back only my followers increased from 51 to 52, thanks to you for that :)I had this big smile on my face at 7:45 in the morning. It feels just so great to know that you have one more follower or a new facebook page like :)

Raumali: Ahh so I made your Day: D

Smita: you just made my day J now tomorrow am going to be jumping all around telling everybody what a big nice fan I Have in you: P

Raumali: how does the increase of a number of followers affect your next post?

Smita: hmm.., no effect. I write because I love to write. The only effect i seen in the posting: P. any new follower, any new comment, makes me blog more frequent J I just write :) As I believe one day I too will have many readers who would read it all :)

Raumali: Like me, just took 2 days to completely read your blog.

Smita: you have read all my posts? 2 days? Gosh! Didn’t u get bored ;)

Raumali: nah, i told u. It’s like your blog is a real person

I find solace

Smita: aww, that’s so sweet :). Thanks a tonn yaar for such a nice piece of appreciation :)

Raumali: J, coming to my next question. Family members who read your blog and their reactions too

Smita: my aunt, from maternal side. She reads and appreciates it all. She loved my CABG series. She said, “nobody can read it without crying". she tried making my father and mother read it, father didn’t read because he doesn’t likes reading this much but he heard it all from my aunt, but mother had tears in her eyes on only reading its 2 parts, she didn’t read further :)

Raumali: you say, what was exactly going thru u when u was writing d CABG series?

Smita: CABG series is my blogs most priceless possession :).my father was operated in December, 2010. His heart disease was diagnosis was the scariest moment when the doctor said, he needed to be operated as his condition was critics, and everything seemed to be coming to an end to me. Because we r only 3 people in my family. me, my father n my mother and I was in B.Tech 3 rd yr only that time, so one can imagine what a scary situation it was for a family to know his only bread winner was not fine health wise. So I had a very bad time. But I couldn’t say my feelings and emotions to my mother that would have weakened her. I tried finding solace with friends, but it’s hard to understand things when actually they r not happening to u. So I had my blog, who listened it all, the way I wanted to say. The way I wanted it to hear. I wrote all my frustration for life giving me such horrible scenario at this point of life. I wrote it all :)

Raumali: And it must have felt better after writing it all

Smita: Yea, felt lighter :) it feels good to share things J and I don’t like troubling people I love with my cries so I wrote it all on my blog :)

Raumali: Let’s talk about Chennai to New Delhi drama series. That night train journey how it felt? And how it felt the next morning?

Smita: it was the scariest train journey of my life. I still was too scared while travelling from Delhi to Chennai in Feb. I was scared to death when we had to leave our train. The next morning too I was scared, for I was worried how we would go home, but I was at the same time a bit relaxed, because I was with two very good and caring guys :) I pray, nothing similar to that happens to anybody ever they saved me I would say: D I am lucky to have those two people they cared a lot in that whole journey a lot more scary and caring part is still not on the blog about that series though, it’s not advisable to write everything on blog too ;)

Raumali: yeah, about that. Writing about personal life in a public domain- where does u think one should draw the line?

Smita: I believe one shouldn’t write about all the personal stuff on blogs. but then I believe it all depends on the individual if one is comfortable about sharing all the stuff of his life with his/her readers, then one must go on but if you are not comfortable then one shouldn’t write. Like I am not comfortable writing all the personal stuff, and sometimes I mix fiction with my real life incidents. So sometimes I write pure real stuff like CABG and Chennai to New Delhi series. Sometimes I write pure fiction like my award winning story and leave it all on the readers to guess what is real n what is fiction I love writing it this way. What fun is there in reading something when you get to know it all by the end ;)

Raumali: ok my next question is about "another two states", it's been really long, and it's going gr8 too, why didn't u think about writing a novel?

Smita: hehehe, and still I haven’t completed it, J I know. it has been stretched a bit too much. a lot many readers ask me to complete it soon, some even ask me to tell them it’s further story in their ears ;), but I definitely will complete it soon but I won’t write a novelJ I will compose a book in future, containing some of my blog posts, it would be like kinda a short stories book something. This is what I have in mind right now, who knows in future I might even pen down a novel too :) but currently I am not ready for a novel :)

Raumali: pages from the diary of the lost girl or creative corner?

Smita: pages from diary of a lost girl. Creative corner is a totally diff blog piece of mine. It’s like my creative work online scrapbook :)

Raumali: rate your blog on the scale of 1 to 5

Smita: 3

Raumali: so who is the first person u want to talk to when u r upset?

Smita: Well, actually no one. i like being alone when I am sad. But then I always like talking to my mother. Thinking about life and stuff is what i do then, whenever i am low. Who always uplifts my mood every time i am in blue shades, then i have my friend ankit.

Raumali: ever fell for the wrong person?

Smita: yup J the guy whose blog I saw first :)

Raumali: ever felt for a single moment that you were betraying your guy?

Smita: no, never

: i am a one man woman :)

Raumali: one thing about conventional women which you don't like and you are not

Smita: I don’t like buttering n being a polite person on face but a back stabber later. I don’t like keeping secrets n bitching about every other person. gossiping is absolutely not my cup of n all those fake pomp shows and childlike activities done by women of today's age to attract men r all what I don’t do :) I like keeping things simple, straight and clear, be it any area of life or relationships :)

Raumali: coming to my last question, one philosophy you follow in your life and you want to share with your fans

Smita: be happy and others happy :) you don’t know what may happen next so why waste today in being sad and making other sad because of you before you do something foolish to hurt yourself and other just think what impact that may have on people attached to you, on people who actually love you :) Everybody lives for their own selves, but the real life is lived by the one who lives it for others :)

Raumali: that brings us to the end of it. I seriously am happy to get this opportunity to interview you. M such a big fan of yours. J

Smita: aww, thank you so much for reading my blog :) It really means a lot to have a fan like this :)I will have a broad smile on my face for some next few days because of this :D

Raumali: J

Getting to know The Darling - Interview with Maithili

Hello Hello *And a little shake up wake up* to all the Darlings of DOV!!

As DIGS was telling me a few days back, there is a general lull in the Blogosphere...and ladies, that just is not us, comeon!! Bring back the sexy, sizzling, intelligent, intriguing women out! :D Anyway, so I got this MUCH awaited opportunity to Interview our beloved Maithili...or as Suruchi christened her to be Maiths. My few of the earliest Blogger friends and also, as we call each other often, Soul Sister. Maithili spins some of the brilliant spine tingling, mush inducing, thoughtful and mature, fun and mysterious stories ever. After much resistance (from my side....SUCH a big chance, I could have screwed up easily) and never subsiding encouragement from Maithili herself, Presenting before you, a belated Birthday present for Maiths: Maithili Bhatnagar's One Such Story! 

MSM: Heyyy :D

Maiths: hi

MSM: You up for the interview?

Maiths: you have 45 minutes to interview me madam :D

MSM: :D Okay, so we start now.

Maiths: ok.

MSM: This is the most intriguing part because I have no idea what to ask you

Maiths: This is a great start! All interviews start this way :D

MSM: Heheh :D Okay then Maithili...or as we all know you, Maiths...What is your story for One Such Story?

Maiths: Well, One Such Story wasn't my first blog actually. I started with a blog when I was going through a very low phase and then slowly I began writing more about fiction. That's when I thought of starting a new blog dedicated to fiction.

MSM: Is your first blog still up?

Maiths: No it isn't. It was relevant in the situations I was in at that time but now I’m in a much better phase *touchwood* and I do not go want to relive those moments.

MSM: You have moved on. Very well :) Which brings me to this question....when you write stories, what inspires you...?

Maiths: Tag line of my blog - Each one of us is a story.That is what inspires me to write. Writing a story needs no talent at all. We all are story tellers. Right from making excuses for why we are late or covering up for our lies, we spin stories. People and everyday situations inspire me the most. Sometimes a dream can turn into an inspiration for me.

MSM: Ah, yes. I remember a Metro-Station story of yours. :) It was spooky.

Maiths: I get such spooky dreams. I do not know if they are prophetic but yes they somehow integrate into beautiful stories

MSM: They do :) Okay, so Maiths...are you a serious person or fun loving? Your stories show a very matured side of you.

Maiths: It actually depends on the situation. I’m a very situational kind of a person. I banter when I’m in a casual environment but if a situation needs seriousness then I’m serious. It’s for this reason that people who see me serious cannot associate me as being someone fun too.

MSM: Hmmm....I guess you love to laugh a lot. :D Which is one thing that makes you terribly angry?

Maiths: There are a lot of things that make me angry but it’s all associated with when someone doesn't think of another person's situation. I don't know what's the point of being human if one cannot feel for someone else?

MSM: Well said. So, do you make sure that your emotions are conveyed to the other person or you love to simmer? :D

Maiths: I make my emotions conveyed if they are pleasant ones. Life is too short for words to be left unsaid. At the same time I hold on before letting out my negative emotions. Sometimes we judge a little too harshly :)

MSM: I am impressed with your calculated judgment :D I agree with you.

You are creative as well, aren't you? We all know the fabulous mouth watering brownies you have made.

Maiths: I would like to believe I’m creative :) Brownies are too easy to make but yes those are ones I make well :)

MSM: Hehehe, easier said than done. I can not make desserts at all. :D So, Maiths, your family knows you write?

Maiths: Well they know that I write. They do not know that I blog.

MSM: Hmmmm, they would love to know how loved their daughter is in the blog world though :D

Maiths: Well I would not tell them yet as their reading my blog would make me conscious of the content I write. I’m still supposed to be a child :P

MSM: Ah true true. :D Imagine our fathers ;)

If my dad reads the love stories I spin on escorts and the other women :P Heheh.

Maiths: Exactly! They would wonder where we got the experience. :P

MSM: Haha  :D Which brings me to this Maiths, how would you define yourself in less than 5 words before we move on to rapid fire?

Maiths: Flexible, Emotional, Romantic, Lazy.

MSM: Brilliant. :D I loved the variety here.

Maiths: :D I tried covering everything :D

MSM:That's the mark of a true story-teller. :D Few Words. Entire Story!

So, you ready for the rapid fire?

Maiths: Yes. I’m all geared for the rapid fire now :D

MSM: :D Just answer in yes or no.

Maiths: Alright...karma is B***h. Red is getting her prayers answered.

MSM: :D She most certainly is.

Ever lied to get your way with things?

Maiths: Yes.

MSM: Secretly plotted to kill someone?

Maiths: No.

MSM: No? Never? :D

Maiths: As in really plotted or thought of plotting?

MSM: Thought of.

Maiths: I thought of killing my micro teacher :D

MSM: There you go! :D

Okay, ever Adam-teased?

Maiths: Hehe Yees :P *hides self*

MSM: :D :D Hi5 by the way

Maiths: hehe those were the days!! :P

MSM: I knoww ;)

Maiths: hi5 on that

MSM: Next...Believe in Ghosts?

Maiths: Yes. I know I’m supposed to be a science student and all that.. But i still believe in spirits.

MSM: Nevermind that. I am a lawyer and still believe in spirits :P Okay, so answer in short. First thing people will notice about you when they see you.

Maiths: Weight :P

MSM: Hahahahaha. :D Other than that. I know you have beautiful eyes.

Maiths: They might notice my smile (as I m told it is cute) but my eyes (my pride) are hidden by specs

MSM: Aaaah. Specs I tell you. Every woman with beautiful eyes has faced this. :D

If you were given a chance to write someone's story, a celebrity or any such person, who would you, choose?

Maiths: I have no idea :P Let me think

MSM: Take your time.

Maiths: I think Aishwarya Rai :D

MSM: Ah. And why would you say that? :D

Maiths: First, because she was from my college :P and very less is written about her..she’s been a private person actually…I would like to write on her life…how it would be to be overshadowed by father in law during her delivery :P Another candidate could be Katrina Kaif. I really have quite a respect for that lady.

MSM: Interesting. :D Aha. Tell us something about your college and what you do. Since you said Aishwarya was there. :D

Maiths: Hehe. No. Aish was an ex-student of my junior college. Right now I go to degree college and make lotions, syrups, inhalations etc and keep doing tests to check the quality of drugs :P

MSM: Pharmacology?

Maiths: That’s one of the subject.

MSM: Hmmm....We both need some. Drugs that is :D

Maiths: :D haha yea I’m perennially on some drug or the other.

MSM: Achcha, tell me something. What is one thing in a guy that turns you off?

Maiths: Hmmm. Bad manners.

MSM: And one thing that you find annoying in women.

Maiths: Once again - inconsiderate.

MSM: Hmmm...Are you a flirt?

Maiths: :P I’m not.

MSM: Seriously? :D I feel like I am spoilt now. :D Okay Maiths... You started DOV. It's an Only Girls Blog and I wouldn't be surprised if someone says women cannot be together for long. Do you agree?

Maiths: I agree that women cannot be together always. :P If they aren't lesbians!!

MSM: Hahaha!

Maiths: same goes for men!

MSM: True!

Maiths: The only difference is, men don't talk to each other when they have ego clashes, we women talk and fight when that happens.

MSM: Yea true true. DOV is your brain child. What do you feel about it now...it's reached to a very popular pedestal. :D

Maiths: The real challenge is now. Now when the novelty wears off, we need to go on stronger, more ideas, more participation and more membership should happen. Else DOV will dry up.

MSM: We wouldn't let that happen.

Maiths: What I see is that members are active for the first month after joining and then they suddenly disappear. That is what should not happen.

MSM: I am sure there needs to be a fire to be lit in our fiery blog. :D No worries, we darlings will definitely make it work.

Maiths: We have to. Agreed that the Admins have been slightly overburdened this month, but we will be soon back in action.

MSM: :D Yes. So before we conclude....tell us Maiths; Blogging world must have given you some wonderful experiences. Some Blogs you would suggest our darlings to have a look at.

Maiths: Well I believe that blogging is about what you feel and what you are. So unless you are a total copy of me (which MSM of course you are) I cannot for sure say that you will like what I liked. Some blogs like Confessions of Chocolate Obsessed and The Girl At First Avenue might appeal to those looking for Spontaneity…RedHanded for Humor, Atrocious Scribbling for Subtle Humor and Good Creative Work, MSM for the mystical feel and beautiful poetry, A Peek Into My Life for bringing energy and enthu about life, Paanipuri Lover and Abhilasha for some cheerfulness, Conversations by Sujatha Sathya for some introspection and some cute ones, Pink and Black by Sulagna for some Sweet and Mushy and her newest USP- her darling baby and the centre of her world, Suruchi, our Patakha and very creative darling :)

MSM: *Ear to Ear Grin* This is one of the most beautiful description of blogs you have given.

Maiths: :D :D

MSM: So, with this, we come to an end. I am sure Maiths you could have been interviewed better, but I loved your answers! :D

Maiths: :) it was good.

MSM: :D It was the most spontaneous conversation ever

Maiths: Thank you  MSM for interviewing me. I want to thank all the darlings for making this blog a success. Specially the first 7 members who I call the core members J If it weren’t for your involvement and interest in the blog I wouldn’t have gone ahead with this idea. Thank you PeeVee, MSM, Suruchi, Chandana, Vinati, Redhanded and Viya. I also want to wholeheartedly thank all the readers of DOV. I have made some wonderful friends and come across very talented and honest writers through this space. Thank you all for making Darlings of Venus what it is J I love you all...

PS: This was supposed to be put up on Maith's Birthday, but you know about the Murphy's Law no....whenever I tried to do that, my internet used to betray. Maiths dear had been really patient with me. 

Interview with the Birthday Girl- Dragon aka Priyanka

She wanted her interview to be up on her birthday month.. We know her as the Dragon or Pinx.. Known as the bindaas Dragon or skinny Dragon and also DIGS, she came on to give the longest interview on Darlings of Venus and show us the multi dimensions of her personality..  Read on to know more about her..

Maithili: hey priyanka, welcome to the interview!

 Priyanka: ok so is this officially starting

 Maithili: yes this is the official starting!

 Priyanka: word of advice, please do spell check before this goes up I'm horrible with spellings on chats

 Maithili: I always do :)

 Priyanka: ok now please do bear in mind

that this poor soul has lost her phone and is feeling all lonely

  and sad so no tricky questions

  :P

 Maithili: That is entirely up to me madame :)

 Priyanka: damn it I thought I could use that card one last time before this year ends

 Maithili Hehe now you can't now :)  So let's start with your blog name.. Coloring life purple all the way.. So what all have you colored purple?

Priyanka: ok...well I have coloured my walls purple, my name tag at my office desk, my I phone's case, my wallet, a huge chunk of my wardrobe and accessories collection and my blog in various shades of it and I hear that I’m also shading some other blogs purple of late ;)

anything that I see purple you can place a bet I'll have it, from bathroom chappals to a purple Civic

  anything and everything

 Maithili So tell me in one word the connection between you and purple.. What's that you identify with the color?

Priyanka: royalty

 Maithili That was a good answer :)

 Priyanka: thanks m'lord :P

 Maithili Moving on, why are you called Pinx then?

Priyanka: ok I'm called a lot of names but I do hate it when people shorten my name to Pri or Priya...some of my closest friends call me Pinku, my nose goes all pink when I cry or get really angry...well it used to when I used to be on the fairer side when I was younger. Guess that shortened to Pinx somewhere along the line

Maithili Now tell me what is the reason you call yourself dragon in the skin of goat?

 Priyanka: OK. I think lots of people have asked me this and I like the cool name it got me DIGS :P...but I diverge. most of you know that I'm very fiery and some of you do acknowledge the courage and the strength the dragon has always been this inspiring creature to me and added with the air of mysticism there was a very strong appeal for me to chose to be a dragon girl :D on the goat, it's

a) because I m  a capri and super-duper one at it

 b) I can be very very meek and cute like the goats at times

c) When some people see me, they see a petite girl, some think she is vulnerable so needs to be protected, others think she is one teensy little thing who can be stepped over anytime. Both times they awaken the dragon in me and she can be quite intimidating at times

Maithili well that's quite a story behind your name..How did you land into blogosphere?

Priyanka: I loved writing when I was growing up  I would score the highest in class on my essays

  I'd write about anything and everything I used to have this favourite spot on my terrace where I would sit in the evenings and write short stories mostly fiction  but in college I let that take a back seat then work happened and I got really busy making a career out of it I couldn't spend much time for hobbies for sometime and I really wanted to get back to that, couple of my friends who had read my stuff said it would be a good idea to start blogging I started in 2008 but then I got bugged this year has been a year of revelations to me and I thought I might as well start that again...I haven't even gotten to 40 percent of what I used to be like with words before but I hope to get there in 2012. For now the pen and paper seem to be my best buds and Maith fair warning, 4 years of engineering made me extra good with essay type questions so my answers will be extra long

Maithili This turns out to be a short story my dear :) Don't worry I m good at editing by now :)

Maithili so tell me which was the weakest moment of your life..

Priyanka: hmm...I slapped somebody who mattered so much to me over something not-so trivial

  this was about 4 years ago

 Maithili why do u feel you were weak there?

Priyanka: because that's not me, getting physical and letting go of myself like that publicly was humiliating to me and that person

 Maithili Do you forgive people when they regret their mistakes or you hold the grudge for life time?

Priyanka: I don't forgive easily, I might forget after a time but forgiveness is something I keep hidden deep down I do hold a grudge but not for a life time, nobody is worth that much of my time

 Maithili That's the attitude :)

  Tell me what's the quickest way to your heart?

 Priyanka: being sincere and puppy-dog eyes

Maithili That means you value honesty a lot.. What would you do if someone uses lies to get to you, but really does value you in his/her life..

 Priyanka: if somebody does value anybody in life, they will shed the lies sometime we all have lied, for different reasons and under different circumstances.I don't think it's a sin to lie and I don't banish people out of my life for lying but I do value people who can be sincere with and around me. I can't stand fake people

 Maithili what do you feel is better, using bad words to vent out anger or using one's cunningness to get even but keeping a sweet façade and why?

Priyanka: ok I'm a binary person, I don't believe in being half and half. I also don't like grey for this reason cussing is something which relieves my tension at times while at other times smoldering inside and delivering the blow at the right time has its benefits too. I don't think either are better or good. they just are necessary at times for some people who could do with a hi5, in the face, with a chair ;)

 eh did I answer the above question in that answer?

  Maithili:Your answer talks about how you would deal and not how you would want to be treated.

 Priyanka: well I do believe in 'do unto others as you wish others to do unto you'

  now does that answer it?

 Maithili yes! if u had the choice to be reborn as an animal, which animal would u want to b?

Priyanka: if not a dragon, a black jaguar

 Maithili why?

Priyanka: I don't think I need to repeat the dragon sermon again, but I'll explain the Jag.

I loved Bageera when I was a kid but then the black jag appeals to me a LOT!!! It's classy, sleek, elegant (both the car and the animal that is) and I've always wanted to look straight into the eyes of a black panther and stare right back holding my ground

  I do hope I can do that before the world ends!!!

 Maithili wow you have already thought of this answer

 Priyanka: well it is my favorite animal  but no I hadn't thought of at least putting the answer this way

  im-promptu it was

 Maithili what similarities do u share with the other Priyanka aka PeeVee

 Priyanka: ok I have a post on that on my blog. she's soooooooooo good with words. sometimes I wanna cheat and make her wanna write my posts, I used to be that good with words. we both love cliches, chocs, randomness and yes our names we are twins without sharing the DNA but I think we share the passion for a good read and some quality time with friends, family and extended family (read animals)

Maithili: ok here we take a break..

Priyanka : Alright

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Maithili  chalo since I hv found u online

  lemme start wid rapid fire first!

 Priyanka: is too late to go invisible?

Maithili yes

 Priyanka: bring it on

 Maithili alright so be quick and answer in one word :)

 Priyanka: I'll try it's pathologically not possible   but I'll try my best

 Maithili good, rest will be edited :D

 Priyanka: why am I not surprised?

Maithili because you know this is an interview and not your biography: D

 Priyanka: but please be aware my keyboard is a little screwed up so some of the keys need a little extra love so do account for that in the answering time

Maithili alright..before my net gives up: P lemme start!

 Priyanka: hey my biography will be in purple

 Maithili ok since u r not listening: P what makes you proud of yourself?

 Priyanka: my confidence

Maithili what feature of yours you would want your future child to have (physical that is)

 Priyanka: my waist line

 Maithili one thing you love about being an adult

 Priyanka: having the money to buy as many candies as I want that was lame but I really don't like being an adult :(

Maithili aww.. what was the most precious thing to you when your were a kid?

Priyanka: my kuala teddy. he was prefect..grey sure but he was perfect

 Maithili what was the best vacation you had till date and with whom?

 Priyanka: my stay in UK this April with my loved one

 Maithili :D

  one aspect of your loved one that you really want to change

Priyanka: stop being so annoyingly practical a girl deserves some romance

 Maithili celebrity you fantasized about as a teenager

Priyanka: my mind is blank at this but it can't be the case. ARjun Ramphal is the best bet

Maithili wow this was completely unexpected: O

 Priyanka: really!!!

 Maithili have u been ditched by a guy?

 Priyanka: very much yes

Maithili something about you that your parents have NO idea of!

 Priyanka: when I actually started dating

Maithili what is the first thing that attracts u to the opposite sex?

 Priyanka: good diction

Maithili person who most influenced the way you are

 Priyanka: nobody..it's been me who had taught me

 Maithili do you have any phobias? if yes then what?

 Priyanka: Acrophobia: fear of  height

Maithili what do you enjoy most about being a girl?

Priyanka: the fact that I can have 267 pairs of shoes and still feel I don't have the right pair of silver pumps when I need them.. the list is always endless

 Maithili what do you think is most girly about you?

Priyanka: I love tiny things and I can't but help say 'awww so cute, I wan I wan'..I even have the shoe collection from my barbies preserved because they are so cute and young ones of any species, even if they are lizards (yuck) are so adorable

 Maithili now that’s a very girlie side of the bindaas dragon!

Priyanka: aha aha

Maithili : mumma's girl or daddy's darling?

 Priyanka: neither actually but if I had to pick one I'd say I talk more to my mother  than father

 Maithili :) so that makes you little bit of mumma's girl :)

 Priyanka: maybe but I see her with my sis and I know what mumma's girl actuallly means

  power cut :(

 Maithili oh lord I m so glad we r done with rapid fire :)

  that was a fiery rapid fire :)

Priyanka: achievement! I didn't stumble on any

 Maithili fiery in speed: P and madame your girlie side was quite a revelation!

                                              

  

 Maithili ok.. so now the last ones...

 Priyanka: drum roll

Maithili Tell me the qualities you were looking for in your partner and how much do they match with your special someone

Priyanka: ok he has to be a male version of me, liberal, confident, understanding, intellectual and hard core romantic

my guy.... eh 3 out of the five I’ve said here

Maithili:  This month's discussion was about the art of giving and being your birthday this is the perfect question to ask, "What is the best gift you have received so far(should not be a  person) and what makes it so special ?

Priyanka: I once received a box full of gifts from a friend, it had a lot of things: chocs, stuffed toy, accessories,stationery, cosmetics, a poem, tagged with a label and each said why that gift had been given to me. The gift made me smile and made me cry; made me smile because I actually got something which wasn't straight out of a counter, made me cry that I had somebody in my life who was that thoughtful and wonderful. I've already told about my fixation with tiny things and this box had loads of them. It was so very personal and didn't feel materialistic at all. It to date remains my best gift ever.

Maithili:  Have you ever thought of or attempted to kill yourself? 

Priyanka Haven't we all at some point in our lives? With what I have gone through so far, there have been times when I've been so dejected with life that this thought has occurred several times to me. I've always said feeling lonely is worse than being lonely and whenever I feel lonely I do think of that. Sometimes I want to wait for the night to pass and the dawn to arrive sometimes I'm just plain lazy and don't try anything stupid. 
 

Maithili: When you look back into the years, what is the biggest mistake you have made?

 Priyanka I've trusted some people too fast and I've left those experiences ruin my other relationships. I do have trust issues now, I used to be an easy going extrovert who isn't really an introvert now but is a little wary around people. Everybody judges and I shouldn't have beaten myself about it, but I did and it's caused me a lot of pain and still does. I shouldn't have let my happiness be ruled by others but I did.
 

Maithili:.If your life so far is documented, what would you like the last lines to be?

Priyanka Life is very simple; we humans tend to complicate it. The greatest mistake you can make in life is to continually fear you will make one. Never regret anything, because at one point you wanted it. Live and let live.
 

Maithili Being your birthday and also the first day of the year, what do you wish this year to give you?

Priyanka I've been going through a lot lately. 2012 I'm told is the year of the Dragon and I couldn't hope but believe it. It's gonna be a year of changes, big ones at it, but before that even happens, I need to find my inner peace. I wish this year would restore love in my life the way it is meant to be and I finally decide the path I'll choose for my life ahead.
 

Maithili Is there anything that you would like to tell the darlings at venus? 

 Priyanka Darlings and FL, it's been a great journey in the past 3 months here at D.O.V. I've earned your respect, got your love and shared your minds. I couldn't have asked for more :D. Oh wait I can ask, comment on my posts!!! The last post had only 2 comments, lazy lazy people 

Thanks Maith for this and everything so far at D.O.V. It's a wonderful B'day gift, will show you my appreciation personally when we meet :D :D :D. Thanks to MSM, Keirthana, Ads, V, PV, Red, Chan, Khusboo and Spiff for being such darlings to me, you guys have made me feel so warm and welcomed, I consider myself lucky to have come across you guys and your blogs :D

Thank you Priyanka for this wonderful interview on your birthday..

Now darlings, time to sing the birthday song for our dear dragon / Pinx 

Happy birthday to you,

happy birthday to you,

happy birthday dear Pinx,

happy birthday to you... 

From old friends and new,
May good luck be with you
and happiness tooo !!

Here's your purple Birthday cake!