Song I'm feeling.. zwei

I hear the clock, it's 6am

I feel so far from where I've been
I got my eggs and my pancakes too
I got my maple syrup, everything but you
I break the yolks and make a smiley face
I kinda like it in my brand new place
I wipe the spots off all the mirror
Don't leave the keys in the door
I never put wet towels on the floor anymore

CHORUS
Cause�¢€¦
Dreams last so long
Even after you're gone
I know, that you love me
And soon you will see
You were meant for me
And I was meant for you

I called my momma, she was out for a walk
Consoled a cup of coffee but it didn't wanna talk
So I picked up a paper, it was more bad news
More hearts being broken and people being used
Put on my coat in the pouring rain
I saw a movie but it just wasn't the same
Cause it was happy and I was sad
And it made me miss you oh so bad

CHORUS
Cause�¢€¦
Dreams last so long
Even after you're gone
I know, that you love me
And soon you will see
You were meant for me
And I was meant for you


BRIDGE
I go about my business, I'm doing fine
Besides, what would I say if I had you on the line
Same old story, not much to say
Hearts are broken every day

I brush my teeth and put the cap back on
I know you hate it when I leave the light on
I pick up a book, and I turn the sheets down
And I take a deep breath and a good look around
Put on my pj's and hop into bed
I'm half alive but I feel mostly dead
I try and tell myself it'll be all right
I shouldn't think anymore tonight

CHORUS
Cause�¢€¦
Dreams last so long
Even after you're gone
And I know, that you love me
And soon i know you will see
You were meant for me
And I was meant for you
Yeah, you were meant for me
And I was meant for you 

                                                                                    - Jewel

Check out how Jewel duped the crowd at a karaoke bar here.

Chakkuli

Is the name of this tasty, crunchy snack in the colloquial language. The picture is from here and the recipe is given there too. However this post is not about about food. It's about a someone who visits us during the monsoons, someone who the kids in this region refer to as the Chakkuli because he looks like one, someone who is big, clay colored and said to have a thousand legs.. It's this guy..

The giant millipede

He was taking a stroll through my garden this morning and when I touched him, he curled up into this perfectly symmetrical spiral.. Isn't he beautiful?

The very first Zoology class of my B.Sc course, my Zoology Sir entered with an earthworm in his hands and asked us if anybody would like to touch it. I was the only one who actually took it in my hand. The reason Sir gave for this little exercise was that being Zoology students, we shouldn't be squeamish about handling creepy crawlies. I'm glad I passed his little test.

Suite life

I began falling in love with hotels and restaurants when Discovery Travel and Living channel began to be broadcast in India. I owe so much to that channel.. I've been all over the world and then some because of my beloved T&L. My favorite show of all time has to be Great Hotels with Samantha Brown. I loved that show not just because I would get to see all those exotic places, luxurious hotels and the decadent food but also because of Samantha's sheer excitement and enthusiasm when she took us to a new destination. Her child- like delight at any novelty in a hotel was so infectious.. A particularly fluffy bed, an intricate motif on the wallpaper, some rare detailing on the ceiling, whimsy furniture, one of a kind lamps, a particularly nice pool or a private jacuzzi, a knowledgeable butler or concierge.. any of these would send her into raptures.. 

Too bad this show began to air after I'd gotten into the Science stream.. Otherwise, the hospitality business would have one more starry eyed Samantha wannabe :)
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I wish.. Part 3.. Sweet no more?

I never was dudes and dudettes.. Probably the reason why I crave these cool sunglasses by Fastrack..

There's a sale on these right now.. 20% off on all sunglasses and watches. (Unless you live under a rock, you must've known about this.. Can't miss those huge billboards that scream F*****ck 20% off) Every time I see one of those billboards, this dialogue ensues..

Heart: Ooh.. Look, Fastrack. I want those shades I checked out the other day...

Brain: No heart, we are not employed yet.. Surely we can find something more useful to buy..

H: But they are so cool and chic..

B: Look away H.. NOW!!

H: But they are so cool.. :(

B: Besides, it's the rainy season. Whatever do you want sunglasses for?

H: *whispers* sale lasts only till the 18th of July..

B: .........

It looks to me like H is gonna win.. What do you say? ;)

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FM mania

The bus I was travelling to Mangalore in yesterday had FM playing in it and brought memories of my PG days back to me.. but thankfully, only the good ones. I guess a year gives time for your mind to forget bitter memories of a person, place or thing and lets you remember the sweet ones without the other kind tainting your reminiscences..

And it had been exactly one year since I'd listened to the mindless yet soothing chatter on the familiar FM stations. Although I loved listening to the radio as a kid and still do, I'm not exactly a willing participant in the FM mania. I can listen to that inane chatter and those sometimes tasteless songs for say an hour, tops.. Beyond that it gets on my nerves.. but there was a time when I used to listen to that drivel up to four or five hours at a time.

The fondest memories I have of this 'noble' pursuit are those of writing records. A bunch of us would sit in the common room, all of us armed with record sheets, required stationary and a personal music player of some sort. Since writing records was no-brains-required sort of a job where you just copied your observation book but in a neater form, everyone of us would have earphones stuffed in our ears. Sometimes all of us would tune in to the same channel and comment on the songs or each would go a separate way until a particularly ridiculous song came on upon which the 'lucky' person listening to that channel would be like, "Hey tune in to XYZ you guys.. This is damn funny.." and we would make fun of those lyrics or the actors to death.. Good times :D

The other time we would crave for some mind numbing chatter and music was during the practicals. The shortest of experiments would last half an hour and if you had to repeat, you would be stuck in the lab for half of the day or on not so rare occasions, the whole day. Since these practicals were unsupervised, anytime the faculty were not around, we got the music players out. That thrill of doing something that you are not supposed to do is something else isn't it? The proof- I can now listen to FM all I want but my player has been in hibernation for a year.. Oh, to be a student again :)

My ten commandments

1. Thou shalt keep reminding thyself, thou art an Arien.
2. Thou shalt be strong.
3. Thou shalt work thy arse off.
4. Thou shalt not be a burden.
5. Thou shalt make thy parents proud.
6. Thou shalt make thy beloved proud.
7. Thou shalt not cry anymore.
8. Thou shalt always think of what will be and not of what could've been.
9. Thou shalt reach the top.
10. Thou shalt stay there.

Song I'm feeling.. eins

Maybe this time, I'll be lucky
Maybe this time, he'll stay
Maybe this time
For the first time
Love won't hurry away

He will hold me fast
I'll be home at last
Not a loser anymore
Like the last time
And the time before

Everybody loves a winner
So nobody loved me;
'Lady Peaceful,' 'Lady Happy,'
That's what I long to be
All the odds are in my favor
Something's bound to begin
It's got to happen, happen sometime
Maybe this time I'll win

                                                           - John Kander and Fred Ebb

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SnxaNt64PE