70. The ICC Meeting

            The ICC meeting at Hotel Dynasty was good but I thought it was more for a cosmetic purpose than any other reason. We did get to meet the Minister from the PMO of the Royal Thai Government, Dr. Nalinee Taveesin and her delegation for a brief interaction. But somehow, I felt we needed to talk more. Our purpose from Consortium of International Minds is to reach out to the youth across borders too; all across the world. The youth can carry forward the torch of change...the change in the mindsets of people; to think differently and make a dent in the Universe everyday of their lives. Every person is a potential leader but they have to realise this innate power within them.

My sister said that I have angels flying all around me, protecting me. And she's right. I am the most powerful person in the world 'cause I have my RED angel protecting me all the time. I feel so blessed!

69. Ice-creams at Mid-night was Redder than I thought!

The one-shouldered classic top from Forever New has been a prized possession for long and I have wanted to wear it for the right occasion. And the body-sculpting pair of trousers, also from Forever New did wonders to boost my mood. Not that yesterday evening was a great event to wear it but then I keep telling myself that everyday is a celebration of life...of ME! So why not? So, when friends opted for ice-cream at mid-night, I could only say..Yaayy, let's do it! And then we all know how RED life is, if we just know how to live it nice and 'propah'!

68. This is not a Car Ad

               Tirus's music class is something I look forward to as I love dressing for the whole event and he loves it too. Yesterday I got into something I have really been wanting to dress in for a very long time now! It was almost like a jodhpur pants, (but not quite) that I had bought in the 'stone-age'. Somehow, I had always emulated Prince's quirky dressing sense and his mystic songs. So the pants! This I teamed with a black cut-sleeve top from Forever New and slipped on my broques. And voila, I was ready for Tirus' piano classes and his lenses! 

67. The Blue Bag

          RED is my favourite and always will be. But somehow electric blue always has some amount of favouritism stored away for it. So, when I walked into Globus, which always seems to catch my fancy now and then more for its bling, I caught sight of this most amazing electric-blue bag, just one of its kind amongst the splash of colours on display. And I took it.

             So on 14^th of March when I had to go for a small appointment in the morning, I decided to make my look a little over-the-top (which I love doing these days!!) and slung the Blue Bag along, more so to make a statement. And it did create some magic though!

           My business colleague thought the black cigarette pants from W, the black Giovanni silk top with sequins on the shoulders and the black lace-sleeved shrug was more for a quiet wine date accompanied by soulful music. I couldn’t agree with him more! But I am often known for my over the top styling. The faux gold ‘bling’ made for a lot of ‘blah’ as I sailed through the day giving a voice-over for a documentary and then chit-chatting with Mom and Dad in the evening over a cup of tea!

66. INDIAN ICON 2013 Awards

I was over the moon when I got the news of becoming the ICON 2013. This award function, which was held at the Janpath Hotel in New Delhi, coincided with the 10th Anniversary of Parwaz Express, a National Weekly Hindi Newspaper running its office from Delhi. The evening was also dedicated to Indian Cinema for its completion of its 100 years of entertainment to the people.

The Parwaz Media Group is an organisation dedicated for the betterment of the Nation and is a dedicated media group working for more than a decade now. There are several sub-groups under this group. Some of the services that this Media House provides are the Parwaz Express, an Urdu daily newspaper and also a National Weekly Newspaper, Parwaz Media Vision, Film Production House Kitab Broadcasting Services Pvt.Ltd., viz. Kitab TV and its wings are the Urdu Press Club, the World Human Rights Protection Association and the  Rajiv Gandhi Global Excellence Award Foundation. 

The Parwaz Media Group focuses on every kind of social, artistic, economic and scientific programmes with a patriotic perspective in an entertaining and engaging manner. Recently, the Parwaz Media Group has completed 150 conferences all across the country. And the National Hindi Weekly Newspaper, Parwaz Express has completed 10 years.

 Mr. Shamim A. Khan is the Chairman of the Parwaz Media Group and he is a recipient of several prestigious awards; The Shaheed Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Association Award, International Human Rights Protection Association Award, International Media Foundation Award and more.

On the very same day, a special edition of the paper was also launched with most of the pages dedicated to all the ICONS of 2013.

I was awarded the ICON 2013 for my contribution to media and entertainment for more than two decades now. Former Union Minister, Hon'ble Shri Nagmani and the Mayor of South Delhi, Smt. Savita Gupta gave away the award; a crown, a sash, a certificate and a trophy in the presence of a galaxy of distinguised personalities. I am honoured by the gesture and extreme faith the Parwar Media Group has shown towards me!I am one amongst the 100 other ICONs from diverse fields across the nation who have been awarded the ICON 2013.

Now, as an ICON, my responsibilities towards the nation and the world has gone up manifolds!

65. Forever Young 

When some nerds ask me my age, I tell them I am 16. It's like I want to beat Bryan Adams at his own song...18 when I die. 

Well, it's all in the head and how you feel. I feel like I am 16 right now; this had been my best age as a li'l girl and I feel li'l once again. And now I say, this is the best time of my life. Everything is so beautiful and I can easily say " Life is one big beautiful party." So, party on people and throw those 'terrible' thoughts out of your system. It makes you feel so much better.

So, today evening, when I touched down at Delhi, I was listening to one of my favourite songs; Forever Young by Alphavile. The energy it gave to me when I was 16 and the energy it gives me now to be what I am, is far more than just amazing. The lyrics, the music and the voice does mesmerize me and I had always wondered what this song is all about. It's simply magic!

                                                 "Forever Young"

Let's dance in style, let's dance for a while
Heaven can wait, we're only watching the skies
Hoping for the best but expecting the worst
Are you gonna drop the bomb or not?

Let us die young or let us live forever
We don't have the power but we never say never
Sitting in a sandpit, life is a short trip
The music's for the sad men

Can you imagine when this race is won
Turn our golden faces into the sun
Praising our leaders, we're getting in tune
The music's played by the, the mad men

Forever young, I want to be forever young
Do you really want to live forever, forever and ever?
Forever young, I want to be forever young
Do you really want to live forever? Forever young

Some are like water, some are like the heat
Some are a melody and some are the beat
Sooner or later, they all will be gone
Why don't they stay young?

It's so hard to get old without a cause
I don't want to perish like a fading horse
Youth's like diamonds in the sun
And diamonds are forever

So many adventures couldn't happen today
So many songs we forgot to play
So many dreams swinging out of the blue
We let them come true

Forever young, I want to be forever young
Do you really want to live forever, forever and ever?
Forever young, I want to be forever young
Do you really want to live forever, forever and ever?

Forever young, I want to be forever young
Do you really want to live forever?

Alphaville is a German synthpop group which gained popularity in the 1980s. The founding members were Marian Gold (real name "Hartwig Schierbaum", born 26 May 1954 in Herford, North Rhine-Westphalia), Bernhard Lloyd (real name "Bernhard Gößling", born 6 June 1960 in Enger, North Rhine-Westphalia), and Frank Mertens (real name "Frank Sorgatz", born 26 October 1961 in Enger, North Rhine-Westphalia). The band was at first named "Forever Young" before changing to "Alphaville". They are best known for their three biggest hits, "Big in Japan", "Sounds Like a Melody" and "Forever Young".

So, let's all rub in that magic and stay forever young! Hola!