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Rinchen needs

Published on November 15, 2009 in From here & there and I me & myself. 8 Comments Tags: , , , , .

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This one is an interesting tag. All you have to do is google for “<first_name> needs”, where you replace <first_name> with your first name, and list out 10 interesting and sensible sentences from the results that you get. Also add your commentary with each sentence, so that we know what your thoughts are about Google’s thoughts.

1. Rinchen needs to read the tag’s opening paragraph more closely.

- Where I was supposed to google for “<first name> needs” instead of finishing the tag as per things that I REALLY NEED and then going DOH! in the end.

2. Rinchen needs to either delete the blog or update it regularly, for crying out loud.

- I am really amazed at people who can write regularly and with undying commitment. I run out of things to say at least once a month. Or unless I get tagged, thank god for small mercies. (Or in this case, Deepak for tagging me)

3. Rinchen needs to stop watching reality shows on TV.

- I crib about Big Boss and its nasty inmates but I cant stop watching it to save my life. And even though Roadies 7 without Raghu sucks BIG TIME, I will still watch it every week, without fail.

4. Rinchen needs to go take a hike.

- Or a small walk at least; I am getting lazier and lazier by the day.

5. Rinchen needs a tetanus shot.

- And not looking forward to it one bit. I heard its awful painful.

6. Rinchen needs a butler for life.

- Applicants without previous experience need not apply. Must not talk back while getting yelled at and should be okay with fighting the dog for a bed to sleep in.

7. Rinchen needs to take a break.

- I’d like a change. A different thing to do every morning. Instead of doing the same things over and over again. And having nothing to do come weekend. Sigh.

8. Rinchen needs to stop calling other people weirdos.

- And expect the same in return, I might mention.

9. Rinchen needs to be on time.

- I have noticed that I am one of the regular late comers at work. The only thing I do early is probably lunch (haha).

10. Rinchen needs to tag some people.

- How about you?

My life in numbers

Published on September 11, 2009 in I me & myself. 15 Comments Tags: , , , .

Okay, lets start with a tag from Indian Pundit which I have procrastinated long enough. Numbers that reveal secrets about me. Hmmm… difficult, very difficult. I have re-written this time and time again because I’m not so, erm, good at revealing secrets and that too, about myself.

ONE: I am a one-handbag woman. Unlike other fashionable ladies, I will carry my purse with me to the grave, if it hasnt been torn, mutilated or made fun of by certain people around me.

TWO: I would like to have two children.

THREE: Or make that three.

FOUR: I can speak four languages; I’m a bit rusty at the fourth one but still, I cant help but show off. Its always been that way.

FIVE: I have five really good friends. I get along with these girls like a house on fire.

I owe my college degree to one, share memorable school experiences with the second (reunited by Orkut, thank you so much), can almost out-drink the third (though she also beats me in scrabble and crossword), am younger by a year to the fourth so there’s always someone older than me whose birthday sort-of eases me in to the next higher digit; and finally the fifth with whom I share my lunch these days and we have the most marvellous time talking about each and everything under the sun. And also, its never gossip when we ‘talk’, btw.

SIX: Its been six years that I’ve been working in the same place. I cant imagine doing anything else. Not counting winning that lottery and then anyone can shove this job up anywhere, frankly speaking.

SEVEN: Its my lucky number. No, its not, you just want to get this number over with because you cant think of anything else to write. Oh, shut up! *You* shut up! No, you! No, you! Oh, real mature! Oh, what’s the point?

EIGHT: Eight of my finger nails are nice and long. One of my old friend once remarked that if there was a title she could invent, she would call me “Miss Hand” (imagine!). But my thumb nails are short and flat and not at all nice to look at. There, I said it. One of my deepest secrets, finally revealed.

NINE: 09 has been a good year. I’d hate to see it pass. Or maybe not. Lets wait and see, shall we?

Okay, I now tag everyone who thinks this tag was easy enough to do. And that, my friend – is you.

The Q & A tag

Published on February 15, 2009 in From here & there and I me & myself. 23 Comments Tags: , , .

Here are the instructions:

USING ONLY ONE WORD! Copy and change the answers to suit you and pass it on. It’s really hard to only use one word answers.

Unfortunately, here at Blah Unlimited I found it hard, no excruciatingly difficult, to give one word answers. Apologies to Shaliya who tagged me for not sticking to the rules.

1. Where is your cell phone?
      It is wherever it starts ringing from.
2. Your significant other?
     Is quite significant even though you dont read about him much here.
3. Your hair?
      Short and coloured and currently not obeying the rules of conditioning.
4. Your mother?
     A very sweet person, god bless her soul.
5. Your father?
      Like me, only was more gregarious and smarter.
6. Your favorite thing?
      Currently, playing travian online. My village needs to be catapulted for me to come back to real life.
7. Your dream last night?
     Cant remember.
8. Your favorite drink?
     Vodka and limca. Limca kicks Sprite’s a$$.
9. Your dream/goal?
     I told you I dont remember my dreams. Ditto for goals.
10. What room you are in?
       Room of Requirement. Everything I need is right here!
11. Your hobby?
      Blogging, movies, books, music, traveling.
12. Your fear?
      Dentists. If they ever declare bankruptcy, its because of people like me.
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years?
       My 5 year plan (when I do have one) does not extend to 6 years. Duh!
14. Where were you last night?
       Am I a suspect?

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Strange element of narcissism

Published on September 25, 2008 in I me & myself. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , .

The previous Love Tag had my friends answer a common question - What kind of person do you think the person who tagged you is?

Well, I guess I’m very happy with all the answers I got to read what they feel about me. Take a look:

Do I have to answer this? Rinchen is my chaddi-buddy yaar. We went to school together and were neighbors. She has always been that wild child! But ironically, leads a life of one tamed lecturer these days. Might get over that and turn into a wild bureaucrat soon though. Fingers crossed!!!

Heh – all true, I’m afraid. Every single word. Tamed lecturer??? Hahaha… I would like to see an untamed one. And I’m hoping for that bit about a wild bureaucrat to be true too.

She’s different from everyone else I know! She’s one of a kind. She’s a little weird in a curious way and I’ll never be able to predict her actions. :)

And I think there’s a totally different person buried deep inside the exterior she’s been showing to everyone in this world.

Cant disagree. Thanks to you, I’m going to have to reflect on the last sentence and ponder over it deeply… Though I like that bit about being different and one of a kind. And being unpredictable is spot on. You know me very well, dont you? :)

I like Ringchen. I know in first person her humility, intelligence, sense of humor and Captainship. HATS OFF TO MY DESKMATE.

Aww… Times like these, I want to go back in time and hug my desk mate in the middle of a long, boring lecture involving electrical machine design. I wouldnt have been in so much of a hurry to finish college and grow older if I knew that our path would rarely cross again after that.

I have known Rinchen for so many years. She was my senior in school, but we never interacted. But now that we have, I think she is a wonderful person,fun to be around, totally addicted to the internet :) ,very good with words. I think she can talk her way out of any difficult situation. 

Can I? Hahaha… That little trick comes in handy when I have a fire-breathing boss demanding for a specific piece of work that was due yesterday. Upon which, I buy a little time (yes, talking out my way) – LOG OUT OF THE INTERNET and then do that stupid work.

Rinchen, Shes witty, forthright and intelligent. So much I can tell from her writing and I love her blog! She also has good taste because we seem to have a lot in common.

This is the first time I’ve been told I have good taste. I love this compliment. Very much. Thanks, you all. You guys made my day :)

The ‘Love’ Tag!

Published on September 21, 2008 in From here & there and I me & myself. 21 Comments Tags: , , , , , .

The rules for the tag are:

RULE #1 People who have been tagged must write their answers on their blogs and replace any question that they dislike with a new question formulated by themselves.

RULE #2 Tag 6 people to do this quiz and those who are tagged cannot refuse. These people must state who they were tagged by and cannot tag the person whom they were tagged by continue this game by sending it to other people.

1. If your lover betrayed you what would your reaction be?

I’m assuming its with a girl. So, initially, I’ll be too worked up screaming abuses and crying my heart out. I guess getting drunk is always an option. When I finally come to my senses, I’ll probably move out of the house and while I’m at it – take an undefined leave of absence from work and head to Hyderabad. My best friend’s been behind my back telling me to visit her for years now. 

What I’m trying to get at is this – life still goes on no matter who lives or dies or who stops becoming a part of it. Its all easy to say, I know but its going to be real crappy to actually live it. Hoping to not face it, at least not in this lifetime.

2. If you have a dream come true, what would it be?

After being aimless and goal-less for such a long time, I’ve never thought about this question at all. So I’m finding it very hard to answer it … ah, who am I kidding I’ll take - Rich and Famous, any day!

3. If you could, whose butt would you like to kick?

Ooh… I read Vidya’s answers and liked what she wrote. So I’m going to change my answer and say – I too would like to kick everyone’s butt at some point of time or other. And yes, I’d like to kick my own butt because I know that it is not physically possible for me to do so, even as truly I deserve some of it.

4. What would you do with a billion dollars?

How many zeros is that??? How much would that be in rupees??? Heh. I’ll blow it all up, if I get the chance. Travel around the world, gamble it on the casinos, buy a hotel like Burj Al Arab in Dubai (I hope a billion dollar covers it). Distribute the rest of it among my friends. Thats right – though no more Orkut friend requests, okay?

5. Will you fall in love with your best friend?

Erm, she’s a girl so I guess not. The other guys who’re sort of best friends are too much brotherly sorts, so no go there either. Even if I had a best friend who was male and hot to boot, whats the use? In any case, I dont want my husband to be doing all the things I would’ve done in answer #1.

6. Which is more blessed: loving someone or being loved by someone?

As long as that someone spoils me rotten, as I expect him to, it’s okay with me both ways. Call me materialistic, I believe I dont care.

7. How long do you intend to wait for someone you love?

I hate waiting. I cant stop fidgeting when I have to. Then I start cursing the late kates and even when they finally show up, I’m often spoiling the mood by griping about the whole thing. Love just flies out of the window at times like these.

8. If the person you secretly like is attached, what will you do?

Nothing. I secretly like innumerable people every week, attached or unattached. Acting upon it would hardly be the appropriate thing to do. So I grin and bear it till the next person comes along.

9. If you could root for one social cause, what would it be?

Child labour. Its so rampant everywhere yet we do nothing about it except for hire more children to do our dirty work perhaps.

10. Do you lie?

Everytime. I can live with it. However other people have a problem with it, for which the answer is to lie some more.

11. Where do you see yourself 10 years from now?

I dunno. Here? Still blogging, maybe. Unless I have to go run that expensive hotel I bought. If nothing else, I’d like to be happy. About living my life as I want. Happy to be alive and feel grateful for every single moment.

12. What’s your fear?

Losing people I love. Not being able to do things I want. Of horrific creatures coming out of the dark to haunt me. Being stagnant at work. Being bitter and cruel to others. My stupid anger. Being corrupt and hostile. The list goes on.

13. What kind of person do you think the person who tagged you is?

I like Gurpreet. I think she’s got an awesome sense of humour and I like reading her blog. She’s got a terrific daughter, Ruhi about whom I just love to read. If I have a daughter myself one day, I’d very much like her to be like Ruhi.

14. Would you rather be single and rich or married and poor?

Heh. A minor re-write. I’d rather be married and rich. Like I am(?) right now.

15. If you fall in love with two people simultaneously who will you pick?

I’m more and more getting the impression that this questionnaire isnt meant for married people! Who would I pick? I guess this is the kind of time Inky Pinky Ponky  would be put to good use. 

16. Would you give all in a relationship?

All and more. I’m an extremist. I usually do everything or nothing at all. In any relationship for that matter. Its a different thing that I dont try to expect SO MUCH back in return. Thats just being delusional. The thing is – its better not to expect too much and be happy when you get something back at all.

17. Would you forgive and forget someone no matter how horrible a thing he has done?

Nope. I’ll carry that sting with me to the grave. Well, it actually all depends on my mood, truthfully. Whoever did that horrible thing would have to catch me in a good mood and see what happens. 

18. Do you prefer being single or in a relationship?

I love being in a relationship. I’m too much independent for my own good, I know but I dont think I can do without my husband either. I loved being single before. Its so liberating not to be answerable to anyone and do whatever the hell you want to. I’m happy to have experienced both.

19. Your all time favourite song. Only ONE. And why?

Strong Enough by Sheryl Crow. I used to listen to this song while growing up. Makes me feel nostalgic. Plus, its one heck of a song, in my opinion.

20. I TAG these 6 people because…

Shaliya – cause she’s the kind of single girl I would have been if only. I’d love to hear her thoughts on this one.

GWBE – The Pri of the AnDePRin gang, the defunct cough syrup company. I’ve never seen her do tags so I’m happy this one is unavoidable.

Sree – I love the way she writes. I cant wait to see her post.

Shradha – I want to know what she thinks. 

Vidya - I would like to know what her answers would be.

Ansu – She’s on a long vacation right now. Does she have her work cut out for her when she comes back!

All about me

Published on August 30, 2008 in I me & myself. 8 Comments Tags: , , , .

I’ve been going through other people’s blogs and whenever I click on their About Me section, they’ve got a detailed page describing themselves – which I think is interesting to read.

Therefore, I thought it would be nice to write a post about myself. You know, general things like who actually I am – other than a female of the species supposedly deadlier than the male. The works. So this, apparently, is how I roll.

I was named after my father’s elder sister who passed away when she was quite young. We used to have an old black and white photo of hers in one of the albums and she looks just like my dad. Only maybe more prettier.

I’ve been a rebellious sort of kid and more so as I progressively grew up. The tales of my daring escapades would have to be printed in a book format and that too by the name of an anonymous author. No, its not that I think so highly of myself. Just being on the safer side. If there is one. Enough said.

I used to read and read and read when I was a kid, which earned me glasses by the time I was a teenager. Often when I meet people who knew me way back, they keep repeating the same thing time and again – You used to read SO MUCH when you were a kid, do you remember??? Yeah, like they’d let me forget. Plus, I still do read. I dont remember all what I’ve read but thats another story.

I think I’m very easy going and friendly. Other people, however find me a tad arrogant and domineering. I can act very childish and immature at times and as a result, I’m sometimes battling unnecessary cold wars with people I’d rather have a drink with. Stupid, really but inevitable unfortunately.

I dont like people who nag. I myself dont lecture people unless I’m being paid to enter the classroom and I dont think I can stand listening to ideals and virtues of being the perfect human being, which I’m apparently not. Whats more, I like being imperfect. Anybody having a problem with that can go eat Bart Simpson’s shorts.

I like to think of myself as a very chilled out, relaxed person. Of course, thats when I’m not being audited at work or being nagged about how to live my life. Thats when a shrewish version of me takes over and all hell breaks loose. I’ve taken a self-taught course on “You have only one life – live like there’s no tomorrow” and come to the conclusion – to do what you want and not have regrets, well not many anyway.

To quote Aamir Khan in some ad on TV, why would you want to learn from other people’s mistakes? Make your own! Hoping to do that and more or as I like to keep repeating, will die trying.

Dirty words

Published on June 21, 2008 in Favourite posts, I me & myself and Life as it happens. 9 Comments

I woke up today morning at six thirty
Twenty nine seem like words so dirty
Now I’m watching Friends on TV
And the dog’s about to sing happy birthday to me

Before I went to bed last night
Two friends mellowed me; namely vodka and sprite
As a result, midnight missed calls reigned supreme
While I did surprising song sequences in my dream

The world still seems the same, only I have aged
Even as a sea of turmoil inside me raged
I’m going to miss being twenty eight
I feel like a perfect fisherman’s bait

How quickly did all these years pass by
Half a lifetime flits in a blink of an eye
Much as I hate it, I’m growing old
I’m panicked and nervous – hey, I’m not that bold!

My aunt called me to wish me the other day
At 71, she’s feisty and spirited – that I can sure say
She refused to believe I was twenty nine
I laughed to hear her echo thoughts exactly like mine

I then wondered, if I really have to grow older by the year
Like her, I’d at least live life to the fullest – no fear
I suppose I should be thankful I’m not thirty
I stand corrected – those are the words most dirty

Secrets revealed

Published on February 5, 2008 in I me & myself. 4 Comments

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While I was reading this awesomely funny book called ‘Can you keep a secret’ by Sophie Kinsella, I began to mentally make a list of all the *small* secrets that I’ve guarded righteously through these years. I mean, what the heck – the moral of the story was – not to be downright mortified by having your secrets leaked out AND to give a damn if and when it finally does. Here goes nothing:

  1. I hate housekeeping. I havent picked up a broom in ages. Yet my hardworking maid doesnt get any credit when people say how neat my place is. 
  2. I like it when I lose my temper. I vent out all my pent up rage against that person and it feels goood.
  3. I have to answer my phone when it rings. Even when I am asleep, I stumble around in the dark to pick up the damn phone. As for the term ’switching off the phone’, I’ve never heard of it.
  4. I hate shoe shopping. I’ve had enough salesmen look at my feet, ruminate for a moment and then announce that they have only the next smaller size at the moment. Very sorry indeed.
  5. I do not like growing old. I’m quite envious when I see young people strutting their stuff.
  6. I’m afraid of the dark. I’m mentally afraid of being spooked by a ghost.
  7. Most of the lines I use are from F.R.I.E.N.D.S. I guess it doesnt help that I still watch the show everyday.
  8. I’ve stopped walking my dog. I just cant wake up in the cold, winter morning. Will summer be any different? The dog will have to wait and see.
  9. I could not watch Casablanca. No matter what people say about classic movie & all that jazz. Even though I especially went and bought an original copy just cause I had heard so many rave reviews about it. Money straight down the black & white drain.
  10. I havent shaped my eyebrows in years. People dont even notice it and I can do without the extra pain, I’m sure.
  11. Lastly, I dont really divulge all my *other* secrets on a public blog with my own name. For that, I am planning to start another blog with a fake name and then spill my guts. Till then, this will have to do.

The A to Z’s

Published on November 17, 2007 in From here & there and I me & myself. 6 Comments

 The idea was:

“The instructions say that each player starts with some random facts/habits about himself/herself. As you are tagged you need to post the rules and your responses on your own blog. At the end of your post, you need to choose some people to tag, list their names and, of course, leave them a comment, telling they have been tagged and they need to read your blog for more information.”

I’m poor at tagging. So here are my A to Zs. Feel free to make your own. And let me know so that I can read yours too:

A: Aspiring writer. Since I’m not one, I blog instead.

B: Bookworm, hardcore. I get anxiety attacks if I dont read something – anything – everyday.

C: Choose to be a free spirit. Also sometimes choose to be in high spirits but I digress.

D: Dog-lover. My labrador, Winkie will testify for this.

E: Extremely impulsive. Seizing the day is my kinda thing. By the way, I have all seven days on sale now, if anyone’s interested. (E also for extremely stupid jokes that I crack once in a while)

F: Funny people, I like. Very much.

G: Gregarious. Learnt this word in college when a pal said I was one.

H: Hate Horror movies. Cant stand them. End up getting a near-heart attack if I try so much as to watch one. (Been scarred for life since The Exorcist decades back)

I: I, I, I. Its usually always about me. My blog, I mean. I’m much more considerate in person.

J: June-baby. Love this month cause my birthday falls on the longest day of the solstice.

K: Kill Bill, Vol 1. Never watched a movie quite like it. Used to own a copy… which reminds me, whoever ‘borrowed’ it – its now labelled as ’stolen’. Beware.

L: Like living life as I want. Feel happy to be alive.

M: Muchos gracias – one of the few Spanish words I know. Or wait, is it Mexican? I wish I knew both. Ole!

N: Never say never. I’m serious – I’ll fine you 10 bucks if you say this word in front of me.

O: Oh my God! My favourite dialogue from F.R.I.E.N.D.S.

P: Pablo Neruda. For the poem ~ I do not love you as if you were salt rose or topaz ~

Q: Quimbey for Mayor. If you were running for mayor, he’d vote for you.

R: Rinchen. Ok, so I like my name. Means ‘Precious Jewel’ ~ Ahem ~

S: Seems just like yesterday I was just born… I’m nearing my 30’s now… (Nostalgic but N was already gone)

T: Try to be original. Fail. Then copy and hope no one else notices. Also, Thank You – a word I say 10 times in a day since I was brought up by polite people who taught me to say so.

U: Uninhibited and will try anything twice. Doesnt anyone listen to whats Bryan Adams’ been singing for so long?

V: Venus, my home planet. As well as the bright shining star I remember seeing for the first time I looked up at the sky at night.

W: Wicked. Pronounced as WICK-ed. Name we thought of for our non-existent candle making business. Neat, huh?

X: X – the symbol of all wrongs that I give zero marks for when I correct test papers. (Am a teacher, btw)

Y: Yet to win a Pulitzer, Booker or even a National Award. Moral of the story: Think BIG.

Z: Zzzz…. wake up! You’ve reached the end of the list. Now go home.

The kind of person one is

Published on October 1, 2007 in I me & myself. 0 Comments

Post a tediously long reflection on what sort of person I am, the soul searching for the truth behind me and my tendancies towards life and its existential angst made me conclude the following:

1. I hate cats with a vengance. Last time my poor Winkie wagged her tail (and pounced as well) at a teeny weeny kitten, it hissed and clawed a razor sharp blow smack across Winkie’s face. My dog hasnt been the same around cats ever since.

2. I will never be an outdoorsy person. Lets face it – I am the kind of person to watch TV non-stop the moment I wake up till I sleep. I need to be paid to venture outside. In fact, thats probably the only reason I go to work 5 days a week.

3. I will watch all the cookery shows on TV but never for the life of me, never know how to reproduce the same in my kitchen. Are cookery shows a great big hoax where they secretly laugh behind people like me & my poor attempts to cook as per their instructions? I am beginning to think so…

4. I get minus points when it comes to picking up great books to read. The last time I tried buying a book by just reading its cover, I ended up with two really, really boring reads that till date has been collecting dust on my shelf. In other words, only my friends buy fantastic books and I end up reading their copies and later when I do buy my own copy, it finishes up gathering yet another bout of dust on my shelf. Moral of the story is – I need to dust my book shelves clean.

5. I would also be inherently lazy if not for the fact that I love writing my blog. Or reading my books. All other things follow in their own sweet time and space. In fact, my lazy thing to do for today is to truncate this post at point 5. Have a happy Gandhi Jayanti tomorrow everyone. Thank god it means a day off :)

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