Food for Thought

And there I was, pondering over the many cliched emotional, melodramatic, oh-so-typical dilemmas that so often tend to occur in the life of every normal (?) individual I know. Cliche mei say cliche nikla, tho I was hit by the most common phenomenon in the world to write about in my lil' ol' neglected bloggy-blog. Yes, my friends, I am talking about the female-female rivalries that rule slash ruin the world at every turn in our lives.

First of all, inspired by the recent thesisification process I have undergone at the end of my Bachelor's degree, I would like to state some limitations of my research. The only one I can think of right now is that I am speaking in this piece, about women in Islamabad (or maybe in the entire country) as I know them. So... here's how it goes....... listen / read carefully....

Scenario 1: *Group of girls 1 walks into a new ice cream parlor all decked up, looking and smelling pretty*.... *a few of them look around*......

*Group 2 of girls (also decked up and blah-di-blah) already strategically seated where they can give maximum coverage of 'looks', spot Group 1 and begin to whisper amongst themselves* ...

The entry of Group 1 forces Group 2 to comment with remarks such as....

"Look at the ass on that blue dupattay-wali.... someone should tell her she's in the wrong place, the gym is around the corner! Aur dekho CHAL kaisay rahi hai...... she thinks she's so hot and everyone's looking at her, what a loser, bechari!!!" *proceeded by nasty giggles and glances*

or maybe just...

*members of Group 2 look at each other as soon as Group 1 enters and immediately start smirking and laughing - most pretending they know what they're laughing at... but most just being plain bitchy*

However, ladies and gentlemen, let's move on to a scenario involving the opposite sex...

Scenario 2:

*Group 1 of boys enter into an ice cream parlor, some decked up, looking and smelling fantastic... some not... *.......... *they look around thinking... "Damn, no hot babes today... f***, aanay ka koi faida hee naee hua, uppar say ice cream ke bhi paisay dainay par jayen gay... kya bakwaas hai *beep*!"*

or maybe...

*thinking... "aaah yesssss, what an effing HOT babe, thora style maar ke enter karta hoon..."*.... *random discussion between group members consisting more of signs and signals than mere words to show the hot chick to the others discretely enough not to be labelled as cheap, gawking idiots by the unsuspecting (?) girl*

orrrrrrrrrrr possibly...

*spotting Group 2 of boys sitting having icecream, going and saying hi, hanging around and then proceeding to eat icecream and leaving promptly afterwards*.

Being a member of the female population of the universe, I may face some criticism on this lil blog entry... but hey, it's true. And I think it's about time someone shouted out against it. Who was the one who made u cry?...... Who was the one who spread nasty rumors about you all around the city when you said 'no' to him after he asked u out for the gazillionth time?.... Who was it who found the entire universe of women attractive in your very presence and didn't even bother to hide it when you asked? Who stopped you from talking to every other guy in the world apart from himself on the name of 'possessiveness' only because he thought that you might just be a little like the male population and might cheat on him? Who was it who didn't like what u were wearing because the neck was too low or the sleeves too short or the fabric too thin, fearing that other boys would 'check you out' only because he knew that that's exactly what he would've loved to gawk at in any random female that chanced to be wearing something of the same kind? Who was it that refused to introduce you to his friends or his family with every excuse in the book and outside it to back the decision - whereas it was just a commitment issue all along? Who was it who fought with you over going out with your friends or to a party or on vacation, when he himself spends only 10% of his time dedicated to home, family and you? Who was it who made you fight with your best (female) friend by telling you that she hits on him or that she bitched about you with him or with someone else, etc?... Who was it who was supposedly your 'best friend' and suddenly developed such 'strong' loving feelings for you that he just couldn't continue being just a friend anymore because it hurt him too much and left you stranded and alone and friendless?

It certainly wasn't a fellow woman, was it?

And who was it who gave you a shoulder to cry on when he was out playing video games, or gawking at other women, or 'hanging out' with male friends? Who was it who told you he was cheating on you when all his friends were doing were putting in good words for him and his sincerity which may never have existed anyway? Who was it who spent hours at your house crying with you or bitching with you or straightening her hair with you or indulging in comfort food and words with you when you needed it the most? Who was it who made a mental list of all the things that hurt you in your relationship with your guy and presented it in the most convincing, heart-wrenching way to the man concerned to touch his heart and force him to realize what you were really worth? Who was there to give you a hug after a fight with your parents or with your boyfriend or with any random person on the street that may have affected you negatively? Who was an equal part of the regular bitching-sessions and the slumber parties and the makeup-applying meetings? Who will cry at your wedding because you're going to be devoting your entire life to a member of the opposite sex and won't be able to devote much time to your female friends anymore? Who was there through it all? The tears, the laughter, the anger, the frustration, the tantrums and the hyperness?

It certainly wasn't a man.

Women of the world, it is time for us to reunite (or just unite for those of us who may never have been very united to begin with) and combine our forces to make this world a better place. Don't get me wrong, guys are great too..... but it's not the guy-girl relationship we're having worldwide issues with is it? It's the factual girl-girl rivalry that's got the world spinning in the wrong direction and allowing the men to manipulate all kinds of unappropriate situations and ending up on top!

So basically what I'm trying to say is, girls... come on. We love each other don't we? Then why let the world think we don't? Here's to girl friends and the joy n love they bring! (: Girl power girls, GIRLLLLLLL POWERRRRR, bring it back!! .....

*Much love*!