My Life - Take 2 !

My Superpower?

The ability to mute reality… and replace it with the perfect background score for every situation. 

Let me elaborate… because clearly, my life is just one long, overdramatic music video.

Before I begin : Feel free to swap the songs with your own favourites as you read… because obviously, your life soundtrack may differ from mine 😉🎶

Picture this...

I’m in the middle of an argument that’s going absolutely nowhere.

Words are flying. Logic has left the chat. Patience is on vacation.

And just when I’m about to say something I’ll regret...

TINGGGG…

Din ka Chaka Din ka Chaka 🎵

https://youtube.com/shorts/AC5K0Gy_G1w?si=5h-EuDrDzcgCbwN4

Suddenly, my ears are blessed with full surround sound.

Backup dancers appear out of nowhere. Someone hands me sunglasses.

I stop mid-argument.

Do a slow-motion turn.

Walk away like I’m in a music video.

Argument? What argument? 

Hmmm...now cut to...

Me, stressed, overwhelmed, one minor inconvenience away from becoming a full-time villain.

Emails. Calls. Cooker whistles. Life spirals.

And then,

TINGGGG…

Kyun Faya Kyun 🎵

https://youtube.com/shorts/PFVwgRz8TAM?si=PE9RomNgFrr-UdG6

Soft breeze. Slow motion.

I don’t react. I rise.

Emotionally. Spiritually. Possibly even physically.

People around me are panicking.

I’m just floating there like,

“Shhh… this is my cinematic breakdown moment.” 

Now cut to the most common scenario...

Mid-fight with husband.

Same argument. Different phrasing. Zero resolution.

TINGGGG…

We Don't Talk Anymore 🎵

https://youtube.com/shorts/yY3IIUTNQIg?si=Hns2Ys-kBlAjZ5b9

We’re not arguing anymore.

We’re just emotionally distant in high definition.

Same room. Different galaxies. 

Next is,

Post-fight silence. That awkward “who apologises first” phase.

And then...

TINGGGG…

A Thousand Years 🎵

https://youtube.com/shorts/wUHygc2a1Vw?si=L5d-3h_gTWjYLWnv

I turn slowly.

He looks up.

Time pauses.

I walk toward him like forgiveness has been waiting centuries.

“Sorry…”

“Sorry…”

Somewhere, violins are emotionally overperforming. 

Now cut to:

Me with my kids.

They’re just existing… but somehow everything is magical.

TINGGGG…

Pretty Little Baby 🎵

https://youtube.com/shorts/S_oZAq6rr8o?si=-DbtahF1sOLikpeH

Suddenly everything is adorable.

Mess? Cute.

Noise? Cute.

Chaos? Extremely cute.

I am in full mommy-dovey mode 🫠

Now cut to:

Gentle parenting confusion phase.

One reel says: validate feelings.

Another says: set boundaries.

Another says: don’t say no.

My brain: system error.

TINGGGG…

Mar Jaawaan 🎵

https://youtube.com/shorts/xyO1XFReouM?si=YIN28R2fSe_rsj6A

I stare into nothingness like a tragic heroine.

“Am I raising emotionally intelligent humans…

or conducting a full-time psychology experiment?”

Child in background:

“Mumma, he took my imaginary friend.”

Me: “I need a break from this simulation.”

Now cut to:

Writer mode. Blank page. Blinking cursor. Existential crisis loading.

Ideas? Gone. Motivation? Missing. Confidence? Questionable.

TINGGGG…

Ye Kya Hua🎵

https://youtu.be/OsUxKXvB6jI?si=Od0eD3etUmrjua6l

I stare at the screen like it personally betrayed me.

“Once I used to write…

now I just blink professionally.”

Cursor blinking back like: your turn.

I close my laptop.

Open it again immediately.

Because maybe inspiration respawned.

It didn’t.

Now cut to:

Homesick moment. Late night. Quiet thoughts.

Everything feels a little far away.

TINGGGG…

Yeh Jo Des Hai Tera 🎵

https://youtube.com/shorts/YIpRUdPx2eI?si=JT7za4qjgCj2XXhw

Silence deepens.

Memories of home. Familiar voices. Familiar food. Familiar everything.

“Why did I come here…

and when do I get to go back?” 

Now cut to:

Guests at home.

“We’ll leave in 5 minutes…”

One hour later: still there. Comfortable. Settled.

TINGGGG…

My Heart Will Go On 🎵

I smile politely…

while internally preparing emotional evacuation protocols.

Now cut to:

House suddenly quiet.

Too quiet.

And then...

TINGGGG…

Kal Ho Naa Ho 🎵

https://youtube.com/shorts/Znur6-7OjnE?si=5Fs8gQV7IkoEBvL3

I sit down slowly. Carefully.

Because peace like this… never lasts long.

I just absorb it.

Like I’m saving it for later. 😌

Now cut to:

Online shopping delivery arrives.

Instant serotonin.

TINGGGG…

London Thumakda 🎵

https://youtube.com/shorts/1M-rmlTv5RA?si=eR31tQVK1U573SJ-

I’m dancing. Unboxing. Celebrating decisions I don’t remember making. 

Now cut to:

Late night. Everything is quiet again.

And suddenly it hits me…

This isn’t just a superpower.

This is survival.

With background music.

https://youtube.com/shorts/Culj9t6HSy8?si=Q7WDRC4toQ6By0be

Because clearly…

I’m not living life.

I’m directing it. 

Honestly, who needs invisibility or flying…

when you can edit the background score of your life?😜

Now tell me…

what’s your superpower? 😄