quote quotient

"Darkness gives at least a false impression of coolness."

rudyard kipling, chapter 11 ("the city of dreadful night"), life's handicap.

thanks to amitendu :)

"The world is a tragedy to those who feel, but a comedy to those who think"

-my immediate source: orkut 'fortune'!!

potpourri

food for thought :)

{yeah, i cook and i love to!}

soups

i often have plain dal, boil sweet corn, etc; and as these arent thin in consistency, the leftover water, after boiling, has to be drained out. immaterial of the amount of water used, due to pressure cooking, some gets left out. (someone pls let me know the technique that doesnt leave out water :) )

this is highly nutritious, and thus can't be wasted. so i use this water to make clear soup. if the volume is too less, i simply add some more water, and cook the soup by spicing it up with hints of ginger, pepper and garlic.

it's simply a soothing concoction :)

stereotypes

pink perversion

(excerpts from a wiki article on pink)

• In Western culture, the practice of assigning pink to an individual gender began in the 1920s.^[5] From then until the 1940s, pink was considered appropriate for boys because being related to red it was the more masculine and decided color, while blue was considered appropriate for girls because it was the more delicate and dainty color, or related to the Virgin Mary.^[6][7][8] Since the 1940s, the societal norm apparently inverted so that pink became appropriate for girls and blue appropriate for boys, a practice that has continued into the 21st century.^[9]

• Though the color pink has sometimes been associated with gender stereotypes, some feminists have sought to reclaim it. For example, the Swedish radical feminist party Feminist Initiative and the American activist women's group Code Pink: Women for Peace use pink as their color.

• The pink ribbon is the international symbol of breast cancer awareness. Pink was chosen partially because it is so strongly associated with femininity.^[10]

• It has been suggested that females prefer pink because of a preference for reddish things like ripe fruits and healthy faces.^[11][12] This suggestion, however, has been criticized as unsubstantiated.^[13]

think about it :)

personality preconception

just because i speak about my boyfriend, don't care about getting straight As and don't choose to listen to boring classes for attendance, i'm not a bitchy moron. just because you visit the library everyday, don't think of having babies but only about entering the civils one day, you aren't a genius.

petty penchants

dido!! rahman!! enigma!! ilayaraja!!

sunlight!! brightness!! green, yellow! fresh air!!!

citrus, weed on beach rocks,  wine!!

violin, more violin, jazzz!!!

baby fragrance, citrus again, 

caves, church bells, pebbles!!!

a la 'favourite things' from 'sound of music' :D

lyricality

'kavingalukkellaam kurumbadigham, kavingalin kurumbil suvai adigham'

-oh, the richness in the poet's mischief, and the rich taste of this mischief itself!

movie: kangalaal kaithu sey. song: anaarkali. lyrics: Pa. Vijay/ Kabilan/ Thenmozhi? dont know :)

"gurutu cheripivEsi jeevinchaalani 

cherapalEkapOtE maraNinchaalani 

telisi kooDaa chEyaleni verri vaaDani 

gunDe pagilipOvu varaku nannu paaDani 

mukkalalO lekkalEni roopaalalO 

marala marala ninnu choosi rOdinchanee"

me, a mad man, 

for i know that memories are to be forgotten

or taken to the grave;

yet, i can't erase them!

so, let me sing the melancholic tune till my heart is broken

and i can bawl, looking at her countless images reflected in these very pieces.

song: prema ledani. movie: abhinandana. lyrics: aatreya (raasi srothalani, raayakunda nirmaathalani edipinche vaadu!)

"life is a rollercoaster just gotta ride it!" artist: ronan keating

"mann ki gali tu phuharoon si aa

bheeg jaye mere khwabon ka kafila"

- come to my mind like a thousand fountains

and let the caravan of my wishes get drenched in their showers.

song: tu bin bataye; film: rang de basanti; lyrics: prasoon joshi

must listen: dido - most of her songs, especially 'do you have a little time', 'see you when you're 40', 'life for rent', 'sand in my shoes'.

yusuf islam's 'father and son'.

"neDaera neeku nestamu, repe ledu!

ninnanTae ninDu sunna raa, raane raadu!!"

today's your only friend, there's no tomorrow

yesterday's cipher, won't come again.

(Sounds simple in english!)

song: jagaDa jagaDa jagaDam. film: geetanjali. lyrics: veturi sundararamamurthy

save the monkey!

deforestation, encroachment, street circus, cruel lab testing, current wires. besides, the ill-treatment by humans.
reasons enough?
yet, this species gets less attention, because, 1. they aren't endangered (yet!) and 2. the stereotype of menace, danger and species inferiority.

come, let's look for ways to save our neglected ancestors:

http://www.orkut.co.in/Main#Community.aspx?cmm=87676098

moving on..

http://www.wikihow.com/Get-Over-a-Break-Up helps, really :)

it's only 2 weeks since the break up. i didnt want 2 break up. though i was shattered initially, once i realised that irrespective of how much i've been attached to the other person, if i don't get the miminum respect i deserve, (as a human, if not as a soulmate), i don't need to be his mom anymore. no more 'trying to understand' his silly stupid ruthless actions. his chances are exhausted.

and boy, did i move on!