Friday, June 29, 2007

The Tippling Effect

sounds like some major scientific theory, but in reality it is "my lack off " resistance to resist a crystal glass with three cubes of ice and a few ounce of some good bourbon or scotch.

Every night for the last one week i have been fighting this loosing battle to stop lifting lovely looking pieces of crystal. Help Help Help need some suggestion of how to say NO.

Thursday, June 28, 2007

Smoke of life

A hilarious letter my friend wrote

My Cigarette story.

My first fascination for anything related to that 84 mm white stick was born, as a child when I gathered from the litters on the muddy roads near my home, the magical silver and golden leaves that would iron so perfectly with an adolescent’s finger tips and nails. These would then be safely placed on a treasure container, a broken new plate collected from the garbage where my mother had disposed the same immediately on its unshapely arrival, which itself was a treasure in those May rain days, among other treasures like chocolate wrappers, a handle less mug, stones collected from various beaches, and beads from broken necklaces which were never worn…

The same fascination thrives in me when I hold that packet promising ‘Guarantee of the gold standard in smoking pleasure’ with words in juxtaposition saying, ‘tobacco seriously damages health’. Seriously damages health! How different it sounds from the usual “smoking is injurious to health”!

This treasure I hold in my bag or jacket pocket with immense pleasure and care from the beginning of its arrival; protecting it from rains and winds, and the eyes of my well wishers; wrapping it up in envelopes or clothes or even inside biscuit and noodles packets. The packet and its desirable contents go through various phases of hiding except when the desire and the surrounding permit it to take a peep at the loud, vibrant, put on world, before it dies its own death. Throughout its dying, or rather living to death, the white stick gives its killer the exquisite pleasure, the quick short kick, the nostalgia and nausea and the life time companionship that only they with the “impeccable blend of exclusive tobaccos” (as advertised by Wills’) can provide.

I watch the flame giving life to mine. The way that life eats through every cell and brown leaf of that cylindrical body. I watch the way I feed on it like a hungry dog feeding on a melting flesh, trying to grab as much before it melts completely. I watch, with immense satisfaction of a killer, the dying cigarette, dying into smoke and ashes in no time and on its journey to death, leading me to mine.

- Faraz Khan

Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Hilarious milestone

cudos to Pranab Mooken for sending this hilarious milestone

Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Jack and Jill

well last night we tried to set up the Ashu boy - with "Jill", no idea what happened / transcribed coz Ashu boy started talking crap as ususal. As for jill she went home with a smile on her face,

Love is indeed a strange feeling that really cant be just taught

in the words of mary oliver
‘To live in this world, you must be able to do three things: to love what is mortal; to hold it against your bones knowing your own life depends on it; and, when the time comes to let it go, to let it go.’


I find this line just amazing

Monday, June 25, 2007

Did you know how to tough it is to buy a bed

Went bed shopping yesterday,it was really tough, the reason being i didnt follow the following "Process"

Step One
Measure your bedroom and doorway before you decide on the size of bed to purchase. You will need at least 15 to 18 inches of space on either side of the bed to move around comfortably.

Step Two
Think about whether you will be sharing the bed and how much you or your partner moves around at night before you come up with the size. Beds come in six different sizes: king (sometimes called eastern king), California king, queen, full (or double), twin and twin extra-long.

Step Three
Purchase a king, California king or queen for one or two people. A king works well for those who frequently change positions during the night.

Step Four
Try a full if the bed is for one person. A full is probably too small for two adults, especially if one or both frequently move about.

Step Five
Buy a twin-sized bed for one child or one adult. Two twins are great for children who have sleepovers. Allow for 24 to 30 inches of space between beds.

Step Six
Add four inches to the length of your bed for the headboard and four for the footboard. Once you've added these to the measurements of the bed frame, you have the total width and length of your bed.

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

A train to town

Well after a few years my wife and I decided to take the train to kerala, we were accompanied by Ashu, Mir, Dada and Small

it was really fun coz we sat doing nothing yet tried to entertain ourselves continously.

"Diluted" orange juice and made the sleeping process easier

Sunday, June 10, 2007

Wedding Boxing day


Well today was fun coz we unpacked all the gifts that we got but what made it interesting was the bottle of nice jose cuervo courtsey Ashu boy


Saturday, June 09, 2007

I am tired of smiling but extremely happy

Boy Oh Boy 8OO odd guest, two functions, 1000 odd snaps. Smiling can get tiring, but at the end of the day the both us might be tired but we are very happy

Friday, June 08, 2007

Couple at the registrars with extended family

Navaz weds JJ


I am Finally married, i sweated so much at the registrar's. Navaz's Ma and Pa came, so that was so very good, Was fun for both families to meet each other at the registrar's office

Thursday, June 07, 2007

1 more day

Parents are in town, picking people, am not allowed to meet the bride this is not nice

Wednesday, June 06, 2007

2 more daysssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

mutliple venues mutliple dress codes multiple languagages multiple customs

every thing seems to be raised to the power of 5

and again the only constant is CHANGE

Tuesday, June 05, 2007

3 MORE DAYS

My oh my oh my ,

3 days more, the question running through my mind are dime a dozen and the worst part is i dont have any more dime

?????????????

arbid rambling of words again.

As always me to you

Saturday, June 02, 2007

Aerosmith - living on the edge


Check these guys out man pure energy on the stage,

thanks to Bhagya Prakash K for the photo

Friday, June 01, 2007

8 days more Part II

SK is good friend. she is supposed to support

SK posting snide comments me not liking

SK help only