Thanks for the tag! Ava, They are now my comeback vehicles :P
Here I go,
1. Grab the book nearest to you, turn on page 18 and find line 4.
In the light of discussions above and visualisations, we can again say that every..
Express and Marie Claire and Vogue And GQ and
2. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can & catch air?
My black Tote
3. What is the last thing you watched on TV?
Morning news on Times Now.
4. Without looking, guess what time it is?
12:40pm
5. Now look at the clock, what is the actual time?
12:35 pm
6. With the exception of the computer, what can you hear?
The conference call across the aisle.
7. When did you last step outside? What were you doing?
Cafeteria, chit chatting
8. Before you started this Q&As, what did you look at?
The Outlook mailbox
9. What are you wearing?
A blue & white salwar kameez.
10. When did you last laugh?
Today morning at a forward which was discussing Fridays vs Mondays :P
11. What is on the walls of the room you are in?
Large framed photographs of desert, windmills and skyscrapers
12. Seen anything weird lately?
Auto person yelling, " You pay 150 bucks for a 50 rs stuff in malls and you can't give me double the fare?? "
13. What do you think of this quiz?
Total time pass :D
14. What is the last film you saw?
Wake Up Sid
15. If you became a multimillionaire overnight, what would you buy?
Bonvoyage!!Travel tickets of packages covering the seven wonders. Aha!
16. Tell me something about you that I dunno!
I don't know what are you thinking about me :P
17. If you could change one thing about the world, regardless of guilt or politics, what would you do?
Back to basics, a good value education system.
18. Do you like to Dance?
Just swaying to the beats.
19. Imagine your first child is a girl, what do you call her?
Count not your chickens before they hatch ;-)
20. Imagine your first child is a boy, what do you call her?
Hee hee
21. Would you ever consider living abroad?
Yeah. But never spending my lifetime there :o
22. What do you want GOD to say to you when you reach the pearly gates?
"You did a pretty decent job there"
Well, This morning saw me pleading to seven rick wallahs! Blame the faraway work locations[ read poles apart] of both of us.Two to three was an everyday affair.But seven?Well it's become a trend here in blore, sufficing to the greedy auto wallahs with a moo mangi fare.
Please n please do not feed them extra and later crib! It's because of this habit of ours, they have become so merciless.
Watched Wake up Sid, over the weekend. And I liked it because of the effortless acting of Ranbir. Definitely not the wannabe types. Anyway, the natural Konkona needs no adjectives. Thumbs up for this light hearted film. Holidays clubbing with the weekends is the best part of 2009. And this saw us visiting *hometown,temples,hometown and more temples*! :D
My dear blog friends, I'll soon catch up with your posts! Sigh.time Management is the need of the hour.Period.
Until next time... :-)
Friday, November 13, 2009
Tagged
Wednesday, September 09, 2009
Review - Half of a Yellow Sun
They say a good book makes one live several lives, see places and leaves you rich with lingering experiences. And it couldn't be more true with the Adichie's Half of a Yellow Sun.
The book is about the 1967-1970 civil war that broke out in Nigeria. It's a historical fiction that revolves around the lives of four central characters, before and after the war. The narration of the war torn Nigeria through the eyes of the 13 year old house boy Ugwu, twin sisters Olanna, Kainene, and the English journalist Richard is excellent. Each of these characters are sharply defined. And you, happily embrace them with their faults and contradictions. Towards the end of the book, you develop a unique bond with each character.And as I see, this is the biggest success for any author! The whole narrative is seamlessly twined together with the native Igbo language and English.
The fact that this author was barely 29, when she penned this novel, made me rub my eyes in disbelief. Such is the maturity in her writing! Adichie did not go through the harrowing experiences of the war, but she grew up listening to the tales of the Biafra war. And the sincerity shines through the writing.
Agreed this is a heavy book showing the stark realities of war
like Famine, poverty, filthy refugee camps, children with over sized bellies etc.. But believe me this makes us aware of our insensitivities and at the same time makes us value our safe lives more!
The story's not only about war, it is about love, loyalty, truth and a desperate optimism amidst all the crisis. It offers you a very insightful journey to the modern Nigeria, post independence.
Read the book for it's complex characters. You get so involved with them that they
leave you reflecting long after you have finished the book. This amazing storyteller doesn't disappoint you :)
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Tagged twice ;-)
Thanks a lot, Smita for passing this award .The blog completed a year today. And I'm elated to flaunt this here! :D 
The rules for this tag are as follows:
1.Link the person who tagged you
2.The display of award on your blog with these rules
3.Reply to the questions below
4.Tag 7 people deserving the award according to you
5.Come back to BLoGGiSTa iNFo CoRNeR (PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE THIS LINK) at http://bloggistame.blogspot.com/ and leave the URL of your Post in order for you/your Blog to be added to the Master List
1.The Person who tagged you : Smita http://books-life-n-more.blogspot.com/
2. The Date when you were tagged: 24th of July 2009
3. Seven people I tag are :
And here's the reply to Oorja's ABC tag. OMG, do I need a separate blog for tags now :o
A – Available/Single? - Na
B – Best friend? - Appa comes first then the remaining follow :)
C – Cake or Pie? - Strange..but I do not enjoy cakes/pies much!
D – Drink of choice? - Coke and any pulpy fresh fruit juices.
E – Essential item you use every day? – Specs
F – Favorite colour? - Out and out Blue.
G – Gummy Bears or Worms? - Gummy Bears.
H – Hometown – Be a Bangalorean when in Bengaluru :-)
I – Indulgence? – NDTV Good times, Travel & Living, Magazines and Cooking.
J – January or February? - January
K – Kids & their names? - Nah..nah.
L – Life is incomplete without? - A supportive family and trustworthy relationships.
M – Marriage date? - 11th of June
N – Name? Your real name!! - Shayari
O – Oranges or Apples? - Both!!
P – Phobias/Fears? - Of losing my dear ones.
Q – Quote for today? - As T.S Eliot said, Fill what's empty and Empty what is full.
R – Reason to smile? - Any happy face :-)
S – Season? - Fresh Winter!Absolutely no qualms for the chapped lips or the dry skin, that the seasons brings.
T – Tag 3 People? – Ava, Colormesunshine and Nancy
U – Unknown fact about me? - Let's keep it that way ;-) Wooo..this tag is literally screaming for details.
V – Vegetable you don’t like? - Not in talking terms with Brinjal.
W – Worst habit? – Ahem.. at times I'm loud on the phone.
X – X-rays? - No
Y – Your favorite food? - Home made food and any ghee dripping sweets under the sun :P
Z – Zodiac sign? - Capricorn
On the other note, a very happy Varamahalaxmi festival to all of you!
Until next time... Enjoy maadi :D
Leia Mais…
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Life + - +
She was all happy n peppy, when she re-joined work after the long break, taken for her wedding. Little did she know that her pet peeve headache, which bothered her would cost a critical brain surgery! And all these got unearthed, when the cloak of Sinusitis was removed. Hmmm somebody rightly said, there are no stupid questions only stupid answers.
Get well soon my buddy Miss B!! I'm missing your stopovers at my desk, your smile, that girly talks in the rest room...
On the other note, the hiatus of one +months is over, and things seem to be more streamlined now.The running around, relocation etc is all done and the transition was almost seamless. After all that busy days what's more relaxing than watching a movie. And to top it all New York was released and this was our first movie together!The promising promos, the star cast and the hatke air around the movie got me itchy. Ahem..well now I'm still wondering what was in this movie that made it garner 4 stars? Such sorry was the movie that I thoroughly felt the urge to watch a real good movie to detoxify its after effects.
And ya that did happen.We watched Swades. All thanks to my better half!
Until next time... See you :-)
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Of change, wedding, tags and all :-)
This post is a Hodge-podge of thoughts. So please forgive me, for the absolute mish-mash, this long post has transformed into. Well..first things first;
I'm getting married on 11th of June. Surprised? Ahem ... well even I'm trying to seep in this fact :P. All these happened in the span of roughly two months and time just zipped away since then. My dear blog dosts, invitation cards are still in the pipeline. And will soon update you with other details. "Change is the only constant thing in one's life", reiterated Appa, often during my weekend visits to home. Aware of Mamma's Kundali matching endeavors I knew what he was hinting at. But little did I know that things would turn around so quickly. Anyway, all's well that ends well :-))
On the other note, releases, bug fixes, weekend home visits, shopping and welcome changes in the life are keeping me occupied, sparing bare essential hours for the routine activities. I simply couldn't relate to Amma's feelings earlier, when she would go all senti and would forecast the future every now and then. But now I know how it feels. And ya, it aches to leave them :-(
A friend of mine who was working in my office earlier, is my roomie for the next two weeks. Was in awe with this lady's multitasking abilities from the time I had met her. But this time, her story left me open mouthed in surprise. Husband is onsite; both the kids are on vacation at granny's place (read a distant town). But work, visitors and calls dragged her from the planned vacation and here she is juggling hard with family, work and the droll motion detctors !
Now these are some updates from my side. Wait wait, there's also a tag coming up... ;-)) Long back Miss A had tagged me on listing the significance of numbers ranging [one to ten] in our lives. And here it goes…
1 – A front bencher throughout my graduation days. Thanks for the glasses!
2- Average no of chocolates /sweets picked when the box is offered. And this is directly proportional to the friendship I share with the person. Yes, I humbly accept my shamelessness when it comes to sweets and savouries:P
3 - Chhoti si family- Amma, Appa n me :-)
4 - 4th day of the 1'st month of every year I grow older. This is my favorite number, too:-)
5 - Most favorite semester in college. Simply loved it:-)
6 - [+30 mins - 30 mins] on an average, I start from work. Our team follows this religiously. Till date it's been working this way. Hope it'll continue...Touch wood.
7 - Hours of sleep keep me up and running the following day.
8 - Pack of eight cousins and eight friends – Sixteen wonderful people make life easy :-)
9 - Was the class when I was down with Chicken pox. It was so contagious that it attacked four of the cousins who came down to visit me.
10 - The blog's ten months old now :D
Now as per the rules, I pass the baton to Smita, Bhargavi, Ava, Einstein, Vee, Varun, Sindhu,Oorja, Nautankey,Praddy,Sahityika and anyone who is interested in completing this :)
Until next time... :-)
PS: Completing the tag is not mandatory ;-))
Leia Mais…Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Review : The Marriage Bureau for Rich People
A simple-predictable-cliched book is what I felt when I finished Farahad Zama's ' The Marriage Bureau for Rich People'. Smita's review prompted me to buy this one. Being a South Indian and a fan of big fat Indian weddings there were simply no reasons to miss this book. Well, here is my take on it.
The story is set in Vizag, a city in Southern India. Mr ALi, an old retired man sets up a marriage bureau in the foyer of his house. The bureau helps in finding matches to the prospective bachelors in the city.It sees an array of clients ranging from divorcees to high dowry seeking families.
Going by Mrs Ali's suggestion he hires an assistant Aruna. With Aruna around the business becomes swift and easy. The story unveils itself when the naive, simple Aruna falls in love with one of their clients. Later the story is out and out Aruna's and deals with issues like Inter caste marrigae, gulf between the rich and the poor, dowry, broken engagement etcetera...
The author is successful in narrating the story and in keeping things downright simple. Aruna's personal conflicts, Mr Ali's strained relationship with his son Rehman is depicted in a nice manner.The detailed walk through of a Muslim wedding (Irshad) is also a good job. But somehow the characterisation seemed very bland.The sorry part of the book is, that one's heart doesn't reach out for the characters in the story.The book is engaging initially, but gets repetitive (filling forms, publishing ads, similar talking styles) and predictable soon. In fact towards the end of the book there seeps in more drama which becomes a little hard to digest.
To sum up, this one's a quick and a strictly one time read :-)
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