Tagged: With An Award

 


Sunil gave away the award which took me by surprise. Thanks for the award Sunil.

The award comes with a tag which as usual took a long time as I was scratching my head for the answers. This is what I could up with:

1. What is your current obsession?

I, me and myself

2. What are you wearing today?

Now, T-shirt and shorts

3. What's for Dinner?

Chicken dish

4. What are you listening to right now?

Pardesi from Dev D

5. What do you think about the person who tagged you?

Someone with a sense of humor, a book lover and likes to click pictures. Knows what he wants from life.

I hope I did justice :)
 

6. If you could have a house totally paid for, fully furnished anywhere in the world, where would you like it to be?

An unexplored remote island like the one found by Robin Crusoe.

7. What are your must-have pieces for summer?

Nothing (if its clothes related). Living in Bombay means a long summer except when the rain decides to cool the place.

8. If you could go anywhere in the world for the next hour, where would you go?

Taj Mahal & Angkor Wat, Cambodia

9. Which language do you want to learn?

Sanskrit, Kannada, Malayalam

10. What's your favorite quote?

Don’t have any favorite as such but for now I like this one:

“If we act out of fear and not hope we get bitter and not better”

— Jesse Jackson

11. Who do you want to meet right now?

My naatku niece

12. What's your favorite colour?

Light Blue

13. What is your favorite piece of clothing in your closet?

Black T-Shirt with a White Tiger image

14. What is your dream job?

I have two dream jobs

1) To own a media production company, shoot short films and produce TV shows something on the lines of the Alva brothers or may be different.

2) Entrepreneur.

15. What's your favorite magazine?

Reader's Digest.

16. If you had $100 now, what would you spend it on?

I would probably save some and spend the rest on clothes.

17. What do you consider as fashion faux pas?

Govinda’s fashion statement

18. Who according to you is the most over-rated style icon?

Megan Fox, her face looks odd and the ‘sexy’ tag puts me in a mystery.

19. What kind of haircut do you prefer?

The one that makes me look good

20. What are you going to do after this?

Take a nap.

21. What are your favorite movies?

This puts me in a tight spot. I have a long list of them and don’t remember names of the few. So here is what I could recall.

Hindi:

Bombay to Goa, Amol Palekar & Hrishikesh Mukherjee Movies (don’t remember the names), Andaz Apna Apna, Kabhi Haan Kabhi Na, Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar, Dil Chatha Hain, Lakshya, Hyderabad Blues, Teen Deewarien, Nayak, Taxi No. 9211, Ek Chalis ki Last Local, Dev D 13B. There are a few others that I am missing out on.

English:

Remember the Titans, Ron Howard movies, Die Hard Series, Stranger than fiction, Terminator Returns, 1408, Ed TV, Hero (Dustin Hoffman), Kill Bill series, Freedom Writers, Harry Potter series, Enemy at the gates, The Bucket List, Bourne series, Monster House, Sixth sense and many more.

22. What are three cosmetic/ makeup/perfume products that you can't live without?

Shaving kit does the trick (That too I use because I don’t want to scare away people)

23. What inspires you?

The ability to make a difference.
 

24. Give us three styling tips that always work for you:

1) Be Yourself

2) Smile, always works

3) Wear what looks good on you, not what you think

25. Coffee or tea?

Tea

26. What do you do when you are feeling low or terribly depressed?

I eat, call someone, surf the net, walk or jot down those thoughts.

27. Which other blogs do you love visiting?

The ones on my Blogroll and Google Reader.

28. Favorite Dessert/ Sweet?

Anything that tastes good.

29. Favorite Season?

Rainy season.

30. If I come to your house now, what would u cook for me?

Won’t snacks do? I can cook an omelet and toast some bread.

31. What is the right way to avoid people who purposefully hurt you?

Give them something back that they were not prepared for.

32. What are you afraid of the most?

Fear of fear.

33. My question (Borrowed from Sunil): Funniest one-liner you've ever heard?

That I should get a degree/award for being a “Friend of Lovers”.

I pass on this award & tag to Meena, Grayquill, Rakesh, Shruti & Mad Alpha Moggie for having such wonderful blogs.

Revenge: The Solution?

I was watching the news, when I came across this (see below) and surely the media channels are falling to a new lows in an attempt to report news.

I am not sure if anybody talked to the boy about what he is saying and shows complete lack of apathy from the channel side which goes on to flash news about the boy's vow for revenge.

One can understand the plight of the child who lost his father but trying to cashing on it by covering his admission of revenge is something I think could have been avoided given the situation and the emotions involved. What does a seven year old know about revenge?

It's time that we have media watchdogs, so that such incidents are reported and taken off the air instead of showcasing the lack of sensitivity!!

Am I Fat?

“Am I looking fat” she asked as she kept looking in the mirror and then looked towards her mother. The mother gave her a glance and said “You are looking fine”

“You never say anything right” she said and went inside to try another of her dresses to see if they make her look fat.

Came out like she was doing a ramp walk and again the same question, the answer no different than the earlier one. “Why does she say I am looking fat?” “At least I am not fat as he is, look at his bloating stomach and his ass looks bigger than mine”

I found myself at the center stage and was puzzled with the attention. I kept quiet as I did not mind them and that should have put an end to the debate.

That was not meant to be...

Few days later a cousin dropped by and all the girly talk began. I kept listening as I had nothing better to do. I lost track of the conversation when I was talking with my aunt and then I heard the same game being played “No, you are fat, look at you” as they talked and giggled. Then it happen.

“Look how fat he has become” one of them said as their eyes went scanning each part of my body and then zeroed on my stomach. “Yeah his tummy is coming out like a pregnant lady” they said and laughed again.

I maintained a stoic silence on my physical changes and decided to get even by talking about how fat she is going to become after marriage (I have seen that happen) and that she should watch out. I thought that would put an end.

But it just refuses to die down.

Weeks later, another sister came who had lost weight that she had put on and was flaunting that fact to her. Then she went on to tell her how fat she has become.

I was working on the computer when I heard this conversation taking place as it happens my name too was dragged in “who is the fattest” list. I realized that I was being used as a decoy so that she could feel that she is slimmer than someone, in this case me.

After that whenever the fat issue comes in, finger are pointed at me like I am a specimen in some lab of what happens when you gain weight.

I know my tummy has started to resemble a 2-3 month old pregnant lady but I am okay with it and don’t have any issues. People around me seem to make a big deal about it.

Just to remind you, I never asked the question but am still getting the answers that someone else should have…

Not the end of the story though; now even Mom has taken upon herself to tell me that I have become fat.

I don’t think this will end unless I lose some weight which I will anyway.

P.S. I know you must be giving your imagination a push but the truth is I could have explain them scientifically that if a tall man gains even a few pounds one tends to look fat.

Will they listen? Naaah…. (nor shall you I guess)

As for the tummy, it has become too lazy to go back to its original place. The least thing that I want is to end up like this.