Saturday, August 25
Dil Kya Chahta Hai??
The school life is sumthn u really cant forget or let go, particularly the last yr of school wen u get into the senior most class, mastying all the time, along wid the pressure of scoring good..
its been 6 yrs ive left school, but the moments tht I really cherish, are kindda embedded on the screen of my mind as such, n every now n then, the play button is pressed..
was juz reminded of one of those, so thot of jotting it down...
12th, the haunted course, (Board exams),
We used to have Eligibilty tests in mid Augusts. As the name suggests, they were meant for checking the eligibilty of the students, for the school can send the forms of the succesful students to the board.. though schools send the appearing forms for every student, still for the purpose of making students study harder, they had this formailty..
So coming back to the story,
We had our Eligibilty test.. n it was Accounts exam the next day.. n it was the day wen the movie was going to be released..
'Dil Chahta Hai'..
the most awaited movie of the yr.. n how could we miss the thrill of the "first day first show"..
Hard written practice n clarity of fundas, over confident me,
"yaar accounts ke exam ke liye bhi koi padta hai ek din pehle??"
n I dragged my Buddy Divya (she being the topper and I too not tht bad) to the show along wid a paltan of other "out of school" frnz who dint have any exam,
while other aspirants were burning their calories wid "Self Tutor" n "P.C. Tulsian"..
enjoyed like anything......
were rolling like anything wid Amir, Saif n Akshay....
n even after returning from the movie, literally "kasht nahi uthhya maine to books kholne ka"..
Divya wud have burnt her sleep of the nyt definitely..
n the dawn broke..
juz turned the pages once (quick revision), n i were all set for the exam..
Attempted the paper n came out humming as always.. another reason for humming was the "surroor" of the movie, plus the overwhelmed feeling of the exam going good without proper "last day" preps...
n the doomsday arrived.. it was wen the answer sheets were given back to us after assesment..
n as our beloved (sarcastic to the max extent) "Teji sir" called my name, i ran to get my paper..
he had his usual shrewd grinn on his face n told me "u got 78 on 100, but i gave u 48.. d u mind??"
I replied, in a tone as "not effected" as possible, "nuh-na" n came back to my seat..
(another story of the typical "khundak"- sum other time)
n then Divya's name was called..
n she scored 50..
wid a clean record for past 15 yrs of no red lines on the report card, expected was shock on both our faces of failing the exam.. (we had to get 50% to pass the exams in our school)
but insipte, imitating the astute smile of "Teji sir's", we looked at each other, n I asked "Dil Kya Chahta Hai?"
n Divya replied "another do (2) number"...
n we laughed out aloud......
Wednesday, August 22
My Celebrity Look-alikes
look at my dad... so many celbs resemble him!!!!! hehe n watch out the chocolaty hero SRK.. hes got his 62% features like my dad's.....
Thursday, August 16
The Devil's Dictionary
· ALIEN, n. An American sovereign in his probationary state.
· ARREST, v.t. Formally to detain one accused of unusualness.
(B)
· BAIT, n. A preparation that renders the hook more palatable. The best kind is beauty.
· BRAIN, n. An apparatus with which we think what we think. That which distinguishes the man who is content to _be_ something from the man who wishes to _do_ something. A man of great wealth, or one who has been pitch forked into high station, has commonly such a headful of brain that his neighbors cannot keep their hats on. In our civilization, and under our republican form of government, brain is so highly honored that it is rewarded by exemption from the cares of office.
(C)
· COMPULSION, n. The eloquence of power.
· CURIOSITY, n. An objectionable quality of the female mind. The desire to know whether or not a woman is cursed with curiosity is one of the most active and insatiable passions of the masculine soul.
(D)
· DESTINY, n. A tyrant's authority for crime and fool's excuse for failure.
· DISOBEDIENCE, n. The silver lining to the cloud of servitude.
(E)
· ELECTRICITY, n. The power that causes all natural phenomena not known to be caused by something else.
· ENVY, n. Emulation adapted to the meanest capacity.
(F)
· FOOL, n. A person who pervades the domain of intellectual speculation and diffuses himself through the channels of moral activity. He it was who invented letters, printing, the railroad, the steamboat, the telegraph, the platitude and the circle of the sciences. He founded theology, philosophy, law, medicine and Chicago. He established monarchical and republican government. He is from everlasting to everlasting.
· FOREFINGER, n. The finger commonly used in pointing out two malefactors.
(G)
· GENEROUS, adj. Originally this word meant noble by birth and was rightly applied to a great multitude of persons. It now means noble by nature and is taking a bit of a rest.
· GOOD, adj. Sensible, madam, to the worth of this present writer. Alive, sir, to the advantages of letting him alone.
(H)
· HEART, n. An automatic, muscular blood-pump. Figuratively, this useful organ is said to be the east of emotions and sentiments -- a very pretty fancy which, however, is nothing but a survival of a once universal belief.
· HUSBAND, n. One who, having dined, is charged with the care of the plate.
(I)
· IMMIGRANT, n. An unenlightened person who thinks one country better than another.
· INADMISSIBLE, adj. Not competent to be considered.
(J)
· JEALOUS, adj. Unduly concerned about the preservation of that which can be lost only if not worth keeping.
· JUSTICE, n. A commodity which is a more or less adulterated condition the State sells to the citizen as a reward for his allegiance, taxes and personal service.
(K)
· KILL, v.t. To create a vacancy without nominating a successor.
· KING, n. A male person commonly known in America as a "crowned head," although he never wears a crown and has usually no head to speak of.
(L)
· LECTURER, n. One with his hand in your pocket, his tongue in your ear and his faith in your patience.
· LAZINESS, n. Unwarranted repose of manner in a person of low degree.
(M)
· ME, pro. The objectionable case of I. The personal pronoun in English has three cases, the dominative, the objectionable and the oppressive. Each is all three.
· MONEY, n. A blessing that is of no advantage to us excepting when we part with it. An evidence of culture and a passport to polite society. Supportable property.
(N)
· NIRVANA, n. In the Buddhist religion, a state of pleasurable annihilation awarded to the wise, particularly to those wise enough to understand it.
· NONSENSE, n. The objections that are urged against this excellent dictionary.
(O)
· OPPOSE, v. To assist with obstructions and objections.
· OPTIMIST, n. A proponent of the doctrine that black is white. A pessimist applied to God for relief.
(P)
· PARDON, v. To remit a penalty and restore to the life of crime. To add to the lure of crime the temptation of ingratitude.
· PLEASE, v. To lay the foundation for a superstructure of imposition.
(Q)
· QUEEN, n. A woman by whom the realm is ruled when there is a king, and through whom it is ruled when there is not.
· QUOTIENT, n. A number showing how many times a sum of money belonging to one person is contained in the pocket of another -- usually about as many times as it can be got there.
(R)
· RANSOM, n. The purchase of that which neither belongs to the seller, nor can belong to the buyer. The most unprofitable of investments.
· RECRUIT n. A person distinguishable from a civilian by his uniform and from a soldier by his gait.
(S)
· SELFISH, adj. Devoid of consideration for the selfishness of others.
· STORY, n. A narrative, commonly untrue. The truth of the stories here following has, however, not been successfully impeached.
(T)
· TAKE, v.t. To acquire, frequently by force but preferably by stealth.
· TWICE, adv. Once too often.
(U)
· UGLINESS, n. A gift of the gods to certain women, entailing virtue without humility.
· ULTIMATUM, n. In diplomacy, a last demand before resorting to concessions.
(V)
· VANITY, n. The tribute of a fool to the worth of the nearest ass.
(W)
· WITCH, n. (1) Any ugly and repulsive old woman, in a wicked league with the devil.
(2) A beautiful and attractive young woman, in wickedness a league beyond the devil.
· WINE, n. Fermented grape-juice known to the Women's Christian Union as "liquor," sometimes as "rum.". God's next best gift to man.
(Y)
· YANKEE, n. In Europe, an American. In the Northern States of our Union, a New Englander. In the Southern States the word is unknown.
· YOUTH, n. The Period of Possibility.
(Z)
· ZEAL, n. A certain nervous disorder afflicting the young and inexperienced. A passion that goes before a sprawl.
· ZIGZAG, v.t. To move forward uncertainly, from side to side, as one carrying the white man's burden.
Monday, August 13
The Shopping Exult
-Good place, very good food and gooder ambiance.
As always, i were late, rather the last one to show up. And as always, I attracted the attention of people. Not because I am pretty good- looking or something, but for the melodious "knock- knock" composed by my heels on the wooden flooring of the place ;)
As I approached towards our usual table, to my surprise, it stood alone right in its place- sad, and none from the "Superb 7" was apparent.
n then I cought a glimpse of Vanshika waving at me from the far end corner table, on the round, Rest 5 were there too.
I were all set for the bombardment of taunts (oye tera ghar to saamne hi hai fir bhi jaldi nahi aa sakti?? or late nahi aayegi to apni importance kaise show karegi??? n blah blah blah...)
but to another surprise, none of them dint even say a word.. juz kept on giving mischevious smiles..they all had a kind of sarcastic look on their faces..
Amused me!!!!!
I guess now is the time for succinct intro of the "Superb 7 Gang". Waise to we say "chun chun k ikkathhe kiye gaye hain hum log" (in Dharam paaji's diction).
It goes Alphabetically:
Aakash- the naughtiest, the liarest (my personal contribution to the language, not yet communicated to the Oxford);
Karan- over confident, the source of pathetic jokes;
Kunal- the (dunno how come) sweetest, subdued;
Manan- argumentative, hyper-logical (to an irritating extent),
I - the silent but tingiest;
Sakshi - (read: the b***h);
Vanshika- the topper, illogical;
Moving on with the narration,
So this causticity on their faces, left me with a perplexed expression..
I were unable to get the reason behind their naught smiles n supressed giggling within themselves..
I: WHAT??
Rest: khee khee khee khee (tittering)
I again: "WHAT IS IT??"
Rest: again sniggering
I: Temme wat is it??
Karan: Just turn around..
I: (still confused -read kaan-fused) Y?
Aakash: Turn Around..
Astonised, I turned around, still my mind trying to figure out the reason for their unusual behaviour.
I caught a glimpse of a guy n a gal (say couple) at the table right at my back. the guy smiled at me. i too retured a casual smile n turned back to face the gang.. my concentration still at the puzzle..
I were still literally unable to logic their comportment.
N then it struck to me... as if the missing piece of the jigsaw puzzle apparated in my grip out of thin air..
all wat I cud utter was: "Ye to bhaiya hai!!!!!!" (read: cousin elder bro & NOT in the context of natives of UP or Bihar)
i turned back n waved HI!! n winked ;) at him..
he too smiled back.. n I moved to their table..
I had not seen or met or even had a faint idea who tht girl was, but I must say.. she looked like a Damsel from those fairy tales.. Ravishing, deep eyes, sleek features, complexion comparable to Snow white..
n then Bro made me formally meet her.. "Guriya (this is how my family addresses me, no matter I turned 23 this monsoon, but still I m a li'l doll for them, i love it this way :) ), meet Sweeeeety,
n Sweeeeety, this is my cute li'l sis -Guriya- i told u bout her.."
n she too smiled (as sweeeetly as her name) at me in resopnse of my devilish smile at her n Bro..
he was cought red handed... n the lunch for the gang got sponsored ;) hehe
the gang were eating like gluttons and i were spoiling the "date" ;D
n when it had been 2 hrs of my continuous blah blah, Bro came to the point..
"Tune kya dekha???" 
Bro: Aaj yahan kya dekha??
I: Kuch bhi toh nahi.. I am "Amnesiac" ;D
Bro: ;D tune shopping kab karni hai????
I: ;D Kal chalen??
(I hope my readers can now relate the significance of the title to the whole narration)
Bro: ;D
n then appeared the long awaited "32 inch Khurafaati smiles" (copyrighted) (the smile we wore since childhood on accomplishment of a mission of ours.. may it be loading sand in wet hair of a bathed surdy kid next door, or entailing an elder ;D) on both our faces as i moved following bro n my "so called wud be Bhabhi" pinching him hard in his belly n winking at him....
N I eventually ran to my "home sweet home" literally shouting ryt from the main gate "MOM!!!! MOM!!!! guess who I met today!!!!!"
Saturday, August 11
Da Faisco-la Cooking
The other day, my younger cousin called me up. i learnt she has an ascending interest in cooking.
she told me "Di, ive tried Pasta, come over to taste, i think its good."
I being a foodie, on learning abt Pasta, (yuuuuuuummmmmmmm) n having a special corner for Italian, juz wanted to fly and reach there and gulp the pasta n feel it melting inside my mouth...
i kindda ran to her place(read: drove my mini truck- they call Indica the mini truck ;) ), dumping my (window) shopping in between. ;D
and she termed tht debacle "Pasta"....
disappointment, discontentment, disgruntlement!!!!!
Macaroni cooked in d.e.s.i. Chinese style, with a load of Soya Sauce....
Taste me to theek hi tha.. but when one is expecting Italian, and gets served with Chinese, toh ruing is toh apparent..
The base macaroni undoubtedly is Italian, but if we cook it the way we like it, we cant call it Italian dish.
I have another frnd, who like me, is vy fond of Italian food, and cooks it well too (this is wat ive heard) ;)
but he, each time, asks for the receipe.
This ones for u Abhishek..
For White sauce:
Ingredients:
3 cups milk
1/2 cup plain flour
1 tbsp. butter
2 tbsp. cheese grated
salt to taste
pepper to taste
Method:
-In a dry heavy sauce pan, dry roast the flour till light pinkish in colour.
-Remove and keep aside to cool.
-Melt butter in the pan, add half the milk.
-Mix the remaining milk in the cooled flour to form a smooth paste.
-When milk comes to a boil, add paste and stir continuously.
-Bring back to a boil.
-Cook till the sauce is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon thickly.
-Sprinkle salt and fresh ground pepper and stir to mix well.
-Add grated cheese to the mixture.
Use as required in individual recipes
For Spaghetties or pastas:
Ingredients:
2 cups basic white sauce
1 1/2 cups spaghetti or other pasta boiled
1 tsp. mixed dried herbs (optional)
1 carrot grated
1/2 cup cheese grated
1 potato boiled & grated
1 tbsp. buttercrushed
dry red chillies (optional)
salt to taste
Method:
-Mix together potato, carrot, softened butter with a fork.
-Mix together spaghetti, chilli, salt, herbs and white sauce.
-Put in a deep ovenproof dish and spread evenly.
-Sprinkle the cheese to cover the surface.
-Spread the carrot potato mixture either in a design, or along the edge of the casserole.
-Bake in a hot oven till the cheese is golden and crisp.
-Serve hot with garlic bread.
For Garlic Bread:
Ingredients:
Butter,
Garlic- diced evenly
Bread
Cheese (optional)
Method:
-Melt the butter with the diced garlic for 30-40 seconds.
-Apply the melted butter on the bread.
-Grate cheese on the bread and bake it in the oven till it gets crisp.
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Who Me??
- Richa
- I am an ECHO... Whatever I get, I give it Back.... I am a MIRROR.. Whatever I see, I show it Back... I am NOT sweet, cute, pretty, nice or friendly.
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