Me and Mine?

-
NEW MARKET
The best part about living in a city like Kolkata, is that you can probably never run out of places to go or hangout with your friends. One of these favourite hangouts of mine, happens to be the New Market area. Cheap ear rings? A place you can absolutely get lost in? Good food? New movies? A day out? .....Well, New Market is the place for it, I believe.
Ear rings
 Some people find it tacky, some find it too busy.....others think its a haphazard mix of everything and anything. Frankly, I find it to be an amazing place where you can get crazily high on shopping, food and the crowds. Its a busy place, sure....but there's nothing more satisfying than a movie at New Empire followed by a filling lunch later at one of the many restaurants or stalls here.
Kolkata has many attractions, and this is one of the best of them.
From the gentle buzz of the crowds in the afternoon and the lazy touring and scavenger hunt for the perfect bag, to the softies on the footpath and the long chats at one of the air-conditioned malls....it adds up to the perfect haven for a college going student. It especially seems to attract a larger crowd of ladies due its fashion sensitive, cheap markets that cater to a wide variety of tastes and preferences.






Bags at the market

The sellers never run out of stock....that the best part. You may not always have as much cash in hand as you'd like.....that the worst part. Though, a little window shopping never hurt us much, did it ladies?
There has come a time in every girl's life, where a day out with a few amazing girlfriends is all she needed to cheer her up. Your favourite hangout is always an option. Checking out new things is always fun. Especially, if you are the adventurous kind. But, just once in a while, when you are in a place that only a few can understand, a familiar hangout is always, the right choice.


When it comes to favourites...we usually don't have much confusion. You may have many, or just one, but your favourites never cease to bring you comfort or giv you a sense of belonging. They are after all, entirely and forever, "yours".

What is yours is defined by you. Thats the thing about your favourites, your choices, your opinions and your judgements. They are YOURS. There is nothing to be ashamed of, if your views don't match with another's. As a human being and an individual, you are entitled to think and judge. 

It is very easy sometimes, to get influenced by what others think. the trick is to find out and determine what you think. For one, being creative and unique is a virtue, not a fault and for another, it's your birth right to observe and form an impression. 

As I mentioned about New Market being one of my favourite destinations, while it is cumbersome to many others, there may be a few favourites of yours as well, that may be unique. To be afraid of being a stand-out , who doesn't fit-in is something almost every teenager dreads. What you need to keep in mind is that not everybody fits-in. Some were just born to lead or set an example. Good , bad, ugly? ....Let the outcomes decide that. You are entitled to your opinion and your choices....and as long as they do not harm anyone, or cause much trouble, there's no reason to sway from them.


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Flipping Off Your "Humanity Switch"

-
Image
You may have come across people in daily life who have the ability to completely turn off their emotions for a while. People belonging to the "Vampire Diaries" fandom, know exactly what I'm talking about. What is this "Humanity Switch"? Basically, according to Damon, you can flip your humanity on and off as and when you wish to.  Switching it off lets a vampire detach his/her actions from any emotional judgment or guilt. This is the excuse these creatures have for killing ruthlessly and actually consuming a nutritious diet of blood, blood and just blood. Can we do it? Depends... Upon whether you really want to, whether you have the will to flip it off or whether the situation demands such a thing of you. You may have seen... Some people are able to keep a check on their emotions for a certain time and then simply break down once they are ready to.  Of course, this isn't a healthy way of dealing with problems...but then
Read more

How Does a Writer's Block feel?

-
Image
Nobody really realizes, until it hits them and there's nowhere left to run. It starts with the boredom. When the thought of compiling another set of words into a paragraph or prose section that makes sense begins to seem like a huge task, or when you simply cannot make sense of all the words that are flashing through your head. So fast, that you feel like reaching out and grabbing one, just so you could read it and take comfort in the feeling that you know it, but the horror strikes when you realize you don't really want to. For the longest time, I tried to deny the feeling of being bored and burdened by the thought of my own words. I'd sit to write because a thought crossed my mind and I knew if I wrote it down, I'd get to keep it, save it even. But the words just wouldn't come. Typing started to seem futile. So I tried to jot down everything on pen and paper. It would seem that the block doesn't discriminate between scented parchments combined w
Read more

A Journey to The East

-
To the city that doesn't change. To the city that is home, to one that calls out to you in the deepest of dreams... There's no pace here. The only one you set is the one you were meant to. When I hear songs of lost times and feelings...of days gone by and of loves I crossed paths with and nights without, it is you that I think of. Home. Never will you find yourself lost, for every lane leads you to your goal. Even if it is an undecided one. Abandoned mansions, overgrown parks, temples in the nooks and mosques on the highway. Of trees that live on and landmarks every Calcattan knows... There is a place in the east that many know of and very few have lived with. You see Kolkata isn't a place you live in. It becomes one with you and yourself. There is no end to the many lanes you lost yourself in while searching for others. The search never ends and therefore no hope is lost. Every turn is a source of excitement and yet the familiarity sets in. There is a pattern to it
Read more