A Weird Cauldron

Are we there yet ??

2008-07-16T20:09:00.000-07:00

Im here back. Its almost a year since I was here. Would not say very busy..but there was something that kept me off.

So what is it with the Eagle ?

"Ducks quack and Eagles soar" ! That was the latest fascinating thing I heard.

Eagles soar high. They have an eye for detail and they know how to get what they want.

Ducks keep complaining..quack quack... This quack ! That quack ! Doesnt work...quack quack !

And they do nothing hard to get what they want.

They probably dont know how or dont want to get it at all.

Duck may look pretty, but the Eagle is mighty.

Taggeedd

2006-05-03T08:55:00.000-07:00

Thanks Digiviz for tagging me.

1. Grab the book nearest to you, turn on page 18 and find line 4
Hmm. Yeah, The Science of Getting Rich is the book that found me. Line 4 says "The individual has not dreamed that he can do what he seeth the Father doing." Did you understand something boss ??

2. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can
Dermi Cool, Thanda Thanda Powder ! Smells good.

3. What is the last thing you watched on TV?
A commercial

4. Without looking, guess what time it is?
9:10 pm

5. Now look at the clock, what is the actual time?
9:10 pm. Bingo ! Thats amazing..

6. With the exception of the computer, what can you hear?
Some guy shouting from the nearby church. Ban loudspeakers please !

7. When did you last step outside? What were you doing?
Outside my room was the last step outside. Had some Mango juice. Yummy !

8. Before you started this survey, what did you look at?
Downloading mp3. Shakira's "Hips don't lie"

9. What are you wearing?
A crown !

10. Did you dream last night?
Nope.

11. When did you last laugh?
This morning, when I thought about my ambition.

12. What is on the walls of the room you are in?
A Porsche 959 picture, Shah Rukh Khan, an Asian Elephant and an angry Gorilla.

13. Seen anything weird lately?
Been talking to myself for the past few years.

14. What do you think of this quiz?
Cool Bob !

15. What is the last film you saw?
Chronicles of Narnia.

16. If you became a multimillionaire overnight, what would you buy?
A Harley Davidson, A Penthouse, A night's stay in the GreenBrier, a gun, and..

17. Tell me something about you that I dunno.
Am a freak !

18. If you could change one thing about the world, regardless of guilt or politics, what would you do?
Shoot all people. Save the world.

19. Do you like to dance?
My favorite sport !

20. George Bush.
Knows to play with Power

21. Imagine your first child is a girl, what do you call her?
Samiran. But I dont want marriage, please. Lets rather adopt - Cats

22. Imagine your first child is a boy, what do you call him?
Manav. But I dont want marriage, please. Lets rather adopt - Cats

23. Would you ever consider living abroad?
Wowee, a part of my ambition.

24. What do you want GOD to say to you when you reach the pearly gates?
You've had a tough time kiddo, now relax !

Tagging who ?
Vinodh Bizarre State New Yorker

Where does it lead to ?

2006-04-19T00:59:00.000-07:00

No wonder I see colorful umbrellas everywhere. Summer has just begun. But its almost like carrying a heater on your head.
If this sounds weird to you, then you are one of those few lucky people - the "better employed software class".
Your day begins inside air-conditioned cubicles, your ear-drums jarred with mp3, and you dont get to see the sun but tubelights everywhere. You talk technology and mock politics and complain about work and salary. You forward Aishwarya Rai and Sardar jokes and argue whether Mallika Sherawat or Meghna Naidu exposes better.

Well this is about the weaker class. Weaker in terms of status, money, and power. About 75% of my country is filled with this class. Their scale starts from the poorest of the poor and up to the single income lower-middle class. Their inflow of money is low. Never regular. They skip jobs, they dont know what career means. Most of them havent seen text books beyond their 3rd or 5th grade.

Now you're asking what does the weather have to do with them ? These people work hard. Not their mind, but their body. They work under the sun, building houses or breaking stones. Carrying loads of cement on their heads. Begging around the streets, carrying small babies in their arms to win our sympathy. Driving around a bicycle and delivering our couriers. Carrying gas cylinders on their shoulders and supplying them on time, so that we dont skip our breakfast the next day. Selling fruits and vegetables on the footpath.

They suffer from the heat of the sun. Most of them are barely clothed. And there's global warming adding more to their pains. The cold regions will get hot. The hot regions will get even hotter. Almost every year thousands, especially the older people, die out of the heat. Dogs and cats arent an exception.

We must come out and experience their lifestyle and only then we will know.
The Earth gets hotter everyday... Where does this lead to ?

DEATH

2006-04-08T20:13:00.000-07:00

I see you everywhere
You're an uninvited guest
You never knock the door
You leave without a trace

You have no compassion
You ask no apology
You begin your day when we end ours
You couldn't spare a 3 year old cat ?

You're the most selfishest of all
You only live forever
Stop and listen for Hell's sake
Do you mind taking a break ?

The ink pen

2006-02-28T20:42:00.000-08:00

Just caught a glimpse of a bottle of Royal Blue Bril ink.
Oh the pen.. the ink pen..
A Hero pen, yeah that sleek black body and golden cap. A pen you would see in every student's hand, atleast in my school. The real possession. I could never buy another after I lost one.

I stood at the "lost properties" desk for 5 days to get it back. Theresa Maa, thats how we call her, and I didnt know why, gives a look at me like I owe her a decade of service.
"There's nothing here that I can give you" she says. I forgot about my pen from then.

The another pen, gives me 'day'mares during exam times.
You know what ? The ink fills my hand more than the pen. The pen, leaks during summer, leaks during summer and leaks during summer. Why that many summers ? Coz believe me, I have never seen another season.

Out I come after having finished the paper, my blue fingers, no.. royal blue fingers, eeek, disgusting. Would feel like blue mermaid at times.

It becomes lunch time, I sit down for lunch, sometimes with friends around and sometimes alone. Its curd rice with some potato. The worst combination one could ever imagine. And no water. Guess why ? Yes, I would forget the waterbottle. The one that lost its shape after Nancy crushed it with her leg.

No spoon, so eat with the hand. The hand with fingers smeared with royal blue ink, I could see the food getting its colors, wow, a sky blue that emerged, a mix of white rice and blue ink.

"Art on Rice" - so would I title you, my beautiful piece of art.

The worst part being, that I eat this. Yucky!
Why ? Why me ?

Valentine away, Valentine away

2006-02-14T03:56:00.000-08:00

I could not stop laughing at this guy who scared his valentine away.
The moron didnt find anything other than a deodorant as a gift for his loved one.
He seemed to have got nothing in return, not even a slap (good for him), and didnt hear from her since then.
Was it to say "You stink" or "rather try a different product" ?? :-))

The Weirdo in me !!

2006-01-27T04:11:00.000-08:00

Been tagged again.. Need to thank weirdo Still Figuring Out for that.
I got to list down 6 weird things about me.

Here we go..

1. The first thing thats really weird about me is that I look weird. Now, have you seen any gal who really doesnt look like one ? If need be, you gotta see me.. I am not the kind of girl that dresses up neatly in traditional wear/simply say a salwar and go around and gossip and giggle and talk/dream about Surya or Zayed Khan. I slide into pants and shirts, always, yes, even at work. I have short hair, even possessed the military cut with sharp and sleek edges while in college. Hey, that doesnt mean I am not a girl ok ;-)

2. When someone is talking to me, I shake my head, but am actually doing a hip-hop with the King of Pop on the dance floor, or having a date out with Johnny Depp, or even parasailing with a panda. Ocassionally I also imagine him as my opponent in a heavy weight kickboxing championship and I spit salty saliva right into his bleeding eye. Then end up with a silly Rocky number - Go for it.., yeah.., go for it..

3. I dont suffer from an MPD, but its not just one but many alter-egos that come out quite often. The director who won 19 oscars, the choreographer that teaches dance to J.Lo, the model-celebrity-socialite walking on the red carpet;sharing a piece of gossip with Claudia Schiffer, the kung-fu master that rules the 18 temples of Shaolin, the pop singer live in concert at Madison Square Gardens, the Pharoah architecting pyramids at Giza, the reporter covering news on bomb blasts in Israel, the President of America; ready to let go the two secret keys in Cheyenne Mountains that release nuclear weapons on rest of the world....my imagination has no bounds :-)

4. Its that, just that...mmm.. what..I guess it starts with..er.. See, I forgot.. Now I remember..its my forgetfulness that I forgot to tell you about. I forget so many things. Forget to take my vehicle keys, to take lunch to school, to do the homework (Got thrashings several times from Miss Sharon), to wish a friend for birthday (and end up receiving none for mine), to watch my favorite tv shows, to even pour water into the cooker when I cook rice (now I know why I am never left home alone :-(...)

5. Everything needs to be in perfection. "Adjust" and "Compromise" - the two words in the English language that I hate..the words of the incapable..the words that could get you doomed for life..Why should you adjust with something, would you accept life at a discount? If I want something, it has to be perfect, full, upto the brim, even my morning coffee..I would not call this weird in me, actually am proud of it. But people say, I complain :-(

6. No sweat life, work 5 hours a day, weekend movies, party around, buy whatever my people ask for, try out the best clothes, drive the best of cars. Never worry about bank balances and insurance policies and building houses and acquiring lands and to hell with life long budgets.

I tag some buddies

Arz000n

Tagged !!

2006-01-21T04:34:00.000-08:00

Looks like I've been 100 light years away from my blog. Was just occupied with crazy people...the common cold. Aachoo.. Bless me..

Sorry, did I sneeze on you ? Hope I didnt ;-) Well never mind, sit down with a couple of tissues before you read along.

First of all, thanks to Queen Bee, for tagging me. Am supposed to reveal some personal secrets. Ssshh.. Dont tell anyone ok ?

Here we go.. 8 points on my kind of man..

1. Speak out ! Just dont hide it. Love or hate.

2. Please dont lie. I cant tolerate that. Live up to your commitments. If you have promised me a Camry, get me one. But think twice before you promise ;-)

3. Looks, looks, looks.. can deceive, but I would never settle down for something less. A small beard on the chin would look cute on you. And yes, clothes maketh a man. The "dressing sense" certainly applies. Dont dress up like a tailor. White pants and yellow shirt ?? Good bye, honey .

4. When on a rainy day, am fully drenched and I come home, please make me some hot tea, would you ?? :-)

5. Dont wait outside the shop like other men, when we do the shopping. Come on along and choose the best for me.

6. Dont talk business when at home. That really pisses me off ok !

7. A lovely trip, once a year is fine. Anywhere around the world. Dinner is my bill, thats a deal.

8. Smoking and drinking ? Please dont pass them over to me.. If I see one of these in you, expect a bed full of cockroaches...

DID I ASK FOR MORE ??

And I tag some buddies -

Instructions :
1. The tagged victim has to come up with 8 different points of their perfect lover.
2. Need to mention the sex of the target.
3. Tag 8 victims to join this game & leave a comment on their comments saying they’ve been tagged.
4. If tagged the 2nd time, there’s no need to post again.

IcEyez
Blue Athena
Black Love
Curious
Ducky
Still Figuring Out
Eclectic Thoughts
Digiviz

GeT OUT oF My wAy !!

2006-01-05T23:30:00.000-08:00

I was reminded of our comedy king Vivek who spat a dialogue in a very old movie of his : "Accident aana ambulance' kku solli anupuvom, andha ambulance' ke accident aana yaar kitta solluvom... "
This sounds quite funny right :-)

Well, it looked funny too. One lorry bumped into an ambulance ! This ambulance was waiting behind a big row of vehicles in the signal. Yes, in the signal.

His poor siren went on and on and on. Who cares ? All the tracks were blocked by vehicles. All of them waiting for the countdown 39,38,37..

Well its a road rule that every vehicle must leave "some way" if they hear a siren.

The ambu trying to get into a small empty space. Down came an lorry and broke the ambulance's bones.... coz both were fighting for the space.

Now that's what I call a population explosion...

Beauty that killed the beast

2005-12-27T00:28:00.000-08:00

It was a nice Saturday morning, and we went to watch the movie 'King Kong'. My first movie with my entire family, not missing on any single person. Can give a treat for that :-)

The theater as usual, full of people. I could see shorts everywhere, and couldn't identify whether a guy or a girl. Wondering what dressing in the theater means. Okay, no controversies.

As you enter you can hear a cute voice over the microphone shouting 'Go Fida'. A contest for Ford's new release 'Fiesta', a paper Abhishek Bachchan standing next to magestic white car. A participant spurting out wrong answers and getting hit by his friend.

Though I deserve the car, I didnt want to miss out on the first scenes (as I usually do when friends come along) and so we skipped the fun outside and directly went in. Coz the fun inside is definitely greater than the fun outside. My nephew and me fighting over who sits in the corner. I won. Coz he is 3 and is driven by chocolates.

And here came the first commercial, a lovely Sushmita Sen clad in beautiful sarees for every shot, diamonds adding more to her gorgeous attire. Wondered whether the diamond got its beauty, being worn by her.

Then came a list of boring ones, me running a countdown in my mind for the movie to begin.

And alas, the movie began. A nice New York in 1940s or so. A pretty stage actor being called in by a movie producer to shoot his movie on some undiscovered "Skull Island". A dangerous mission, coz they never knew if they would return. She agrees due to cash crunches.

The ship voyage, a scary one, they enter a dark rocky island. A place full of scary barbarian tribes and weird animals and reptiles. The dinosaurs aren't an exception.

The tribes give the actor on a sacrifice to a 25 feet high beast. Then comes our Hero King Kong. Yeah, the Hero. Coz he goes around rescuing our actor from many of her near death encounters.

They become good friends as she entertains him.Her crew is in search of her, and get attacked by many beasts. Several die in the mission. They somehow capture Kong and bring him to the city to make millions. He goes around in search of his best friend, the actor. Finally he gets killed coz man never likes his habitat to be exploited by animals, though he exploits theirs for his own selfish needs.

In the end, you would find yourself in tears as the producer says "It was not man, but beauty that killed the beast".

No im not narrating the story. But it will be great to see yourself applauding King Kong for his might and valour. The movie was superb and sure to win at the Oscars. One will have to search for the graphics, coz they were not obvious at all.

And guess who's work all this is ? Peter Jackson of 'Lord of the Rings' fame. This has become one of my favourites and sure to become yours too. A must watch movie.

A Mid-summer Night

2005-12-20T20:36:00.000-08:00

A mid-summer night
Wind howling; brushing against the trees
Moonlight hits o'er the Silver cross; shining bright like swords of wrath
Leaves creeping, rats crying

The whistle of the wolves; chilling the spine
Hungry gates swing like mad
The lid moves, a bloody finger pushes itself out
Trying to help its decaying flesh; out the wooden coffin

Nearing its neighbour; Pulling out the dead
Whispers into the broken ear 'Let's make a hell time'
Hipshakes, hand moves , leg twines , head bangs
Moonwalking through the smelling grave

Oh whats that ?
The dead from the grave; dancing through an MJ number
Tell me "Aren't you the ghost of jealousy ??"

Why the differences ?

2005-12-16T03:18:00.000-08:00

Ever wondered why there are so many differences among us ?
Nope, not the physical but the material.

Its ok if you're not Angelina Jolie or Tom Cruise :-) Their lives just got better.

Some rich, some poor, some in-between.
Why does God have to create only humans like that. Do animals have so ?
Or is it like just because Adam 'n' Eve ate the apple, they got some brains and started acquiring wealth in the Garden of Eden ;-)

"Destiny" is the word. You will get what you are destined to get. Whether its name, fame, or money.

Monu bhaiya was a man of sorrow. Since childhood, he had been compared with others, and ended up a life of distress.

Momma says "Oye Monu , bajuwale Randhir ko dekh! Tumse hi zyaada marks milte hain, Ache Kapde pehente hain". Monu sobbed over that, still he failed.

When Monu got married, his wife Phoolan was even more horrifying. She demoralized him by always talking about the wealthy and 'successful' neighbors.

Monu's life half-ended this way. When he consulted Mr.Guddu, the psychiatrist, he advised Monu to read books on motivation and self-confidence. Guddu slowly discovered that Monu's problem was the 'comparison' factor. This developed a complex in him, which put him further down.

Nobody tried to understand Monu or motivate him. Monu always thought 'I cant do it' but never thought 'Why am I not able to do it' .

This is not only in the case of Monu, but each one of us. We are always used to getting compared with others.
"Look how beautiful her hair is, cant you do something about your sticky hair? "
"That guy pursued MBA, he is working in a top Management concern, you change your decision or will end up as a garbage collector "

This not only puts us down, but also develops a hatred about the other person.

The purpose should be to 'inspire' and not 'compare' or 'criticize'. Words must be put in a different way so that serves as an inspiration or an option.

However comparisons on wealth and beauty is no good. It again develops a low self-esteem. And those are material things which dont stay for long.

Why don't we stop comparing ourselves and recognize our individuality ? Every person is unique, so hold on to it.

Sorry - Is all that you can say

2005-12-15T02:21:00.000-08:00

Isn't that a small word. Just say 'Sorry' and things are over. How often have we seen people using this.
Some say just for the sake of it, though they aren't really sorry.

I remember a big lady who knocked down my coke.
Me standing right there, gloomed face. A small tear trying to wet my pinky cheek. (Dry yourself buddy , There's lots to cry over)

"Oh, Sorry" and thus she goes. There came a man who made me clean up the mess, coz it was the college canteen. And this lady was none other than my Accounts teacher.

"Hee hee, That's ok ma'am" (Wait for the day when I knock down yours)

A little coke isn't a big matter, but what matters is that are we trying to be helpful in the situation ?

Poking the eye, stamping the feet, tearing the book.. are all bearable.

Spilling coffee over your blazer is not !
It was Mr.A's wedding reception and the boy who came to serve him with juice spilt it over his navy blue suit and said "Sorry annathey, manchuko". Ha ha, all of us had a big laugh that night though Mr.A was sobbing.

The red Maruti that knocked down the old man on the OM road, gave him a hundred rupees. Well that's his style of saying sorry.

Whether on purpose or whether by mistake, its always nice to help the victim in some way or the other isn't it ??