Sunday, August 26, 2007

A Shervay for August

Another 4 am Shervay because I can't really think at the moment...

1. Where were you THREE hours ago?
In bed... reading... unfortunately.

2. What do you think of your LAST kiss?
Eh... hurried, a tad bit public, bit sloppy too eww oh did I mention drunk?? But hey he was HOT!

3. Are you wearing SOCKS right now?
No... it's too hot

4. When was the last time you went out of STATE?
I don't think I've ever been high.

5. Have you been to the M0VIES in the last 5 days?
Yup... went for Chakde on Friday

7. What was the last thing you had to drink?
H2O

8. What are you wearing right now?
Is this gonna turn into one of those 900 number calls?

9. What was your last purchase?
Soup

10. Last food you ate?
Chicken

11. Who was the last person you talked to on the phone?
The nice man at Chinese House Restaurant

12. Have you bought any clothing items in the last week?
Nope

13. Do you have a pet?
Nope but I want a puppy.

14. What did you do last night?
Went for Chakde with my friend Priya, then we went to a kebab house and gorged ourselves and after that we went on a pimp ride around the corniche to reminice about the good times we used to have. :) And we also passed Krispy Kreme Doughnuts 3 times but didn't step in. Talk about will power!

16. If you could be anywhere you want where would it be?
Anywhere with friends would be nice!

17. What is the last thing you purchased online?
A web cam

18. One thing you hate about yourself?
Well I'm fat so I don't like the fat... lol

19. What's your favorite soup?
Sweet corn Chicken Soup. Gotta love da Chinese. I think I'm addicted to it... I eat Chinese food at least once or twice a week.

20. Do you miss anyone?
Yes... and soooooo much!

21. Last movie you saw?
Chakde India

22. What are your plans for the day?
Isssh no plans.

23. Did you have fun today?
I had fun on Friday

24. Who is your last text message from?
Bashar

25. Were you an honor roll student in school?
No

26. What do you know about the future?
Well I'm hoping to lose some weight by December.

27. Who was the last person you rode in a car with?
Priiiiiiiiii

29. Do you have a tan?
Nope... I can never get a tan... I always end up burnt.

30. How old do you want to be when you have kids?
Honey my biological clock exploded a while back so I'm ready NOW!

31. Did you meet anyone new today?
Nope

32. Do you have any tattoos or piercings?
Just pierced ears... would love to get tats.

33. How do you like your soda?
Mixed with Jack Daniels or with Lime

34. Do you like hot sauces?
Yup

35. What are you doing tomorrow?
Nothing... I don't lead an exciting life anymore.

36. What day is tomorrow?
Sunday/Monday

37. What is your current mood?
I'm a bit sleepy and erm... oh never mind.

38. Why?
Well it's past 4 am and y'know when you think of a certain someone and get a bit erm "bothered" and warm. hehehehe oh put two and two together ye nimrods!

39. Do you remember the first person you ever kissed?
Do I? Isssh! We're still friends you know. If he ever reads this I think he'll cringe. So will the last guy.

40. Do you have a crush on anyone right now?
I dunno... maaaaaaaaaybe!

41. If you could be on a TV show, which one would it be?
KBC... I'm unemployed might as well win some dough!

42. Why?
I already told you.

43. Have you ever watched a movie and just "had" to do what they did?
You mean the Ditry Dancing lift thing? Yeah my friend got a hernia. lol

44. Do you have a "face" you make in the mirror?
Yes it's the "pouty i'm sexy arched eyebrow" face

45. Ever use someone else's toothbrush?
Ewww no...

46. Do you like/love the person you got this survey from?
Lauren? Sure... she's a sweetie.

47. Can you whistle?
Yup

48. Can you wiggle your ears?
Nope

49. You have a song that comes on that you just "have" to turn up and sing to?
Loads... at the moment is that song from Partner 'Kendi Pomp"! Did I mention I love my friend Joyce for getting me hooked on it?? hehe

50. Who are you thinking about right now?
Oh wouldn't you like to know. It's because of him I'm feeling the second feeling in 37 and 38. *blush* Oh if he only knew! And no it's not the first or the last guy I kissed. issh!

Wednesday, August 15, 2007

I Dream


I dream of the day when I can walk down the street and see children studying in school instead of working forcibly in a factory.

I dream of the day when dowry is completely abolished. (Dowry is against the law but like I said... there's no one there to listen)

I dream of the day when garbage cans will have only the trash that people discard and not a baby (especially a girl baby).

I dream of the day when education is given more thought than cricket.

I dream of the day when illiteracy is wiped out from my country.

I dream of the day when HIV/AIDS is wiped out from my country.

I dream of the day when all villages in India will have electricity and running water.

I dream of the day when the India the freedom fighters had dreamed of becomes a reality.

I dream of the day when people say, "I'm proud to be Indian." and mean it.

To quote a line from the movie 'Rang De Basanti', "No country is perfect. You have to make it perfect."

Wednesday, August 8, 2007

Oh Bee-have

So I've had quite an exciting day. Here I was online doing a bit of blogging on friendship day and my dear mother calls me and is like "Farah... don't go out on the balcony right now there's a bee hive on the clothes rack." My instant reaction... "OH SHIT!" And then she goes on to explain like how dad had gone out on the balcony in the morning and there was nothing there and within the hour when she went out there was a swarm of bees in the corner of the clothes rack and she saw it just in time before putting the clothes on the rack.. blah blah blah! My blog entry about friendship day went down the toilet as I started freaking out about the bees.

Now I'm terrified of bees because of this movie I saw where these killer bees were going around killing people and it was sooo freakishly icky. Now we don't get these kind here so they were just your run of the mill honey bees but they have stingers too and they are not as cute and cuddly like in the cartoons.

So I go into the living room and pull back the curtains and find this heart/udder shaped swarm in one corner of the clothes rack and thank my stars that I'm on the other side of the glass door. I quickly go and get my camera and take a few pictures and send it to my mom at work. It was twice as big as she saw it earlier in the morning... and yes I was freaking out and was thinking that by the time our building maintenence people come in the evening at 5 the hive would be HUUUUUGE!

My friends try to calm me down by telling me that bee hives are lucky and were telling me that a lady had a hive in her back yard and when she didn't remove it it was all around her house and she had honey worth $3 million dollars and she became rich and is now breeding bees. And I'm thinking... hmmmm I am unemployed but yeah no... rather take my chances on a lottery to become a millionaire.


So my mom comes home in sometime and our building watchman comes with these two guys and there begins our "Sting Operation". Now were thinking of ways to get rid of it and one of the guys was like fire will get rid of them and the other who probably had a boner for the bees was like "Oh no.. that will kill them." And I was like "So... kill em'!" (sorry I'm not merciful when it comes to creatures that can kill me in one sting/bite). And then we thought let's smoke em' out. We get a metal bowl like thing we use to burn sandalwood and incense charcoal when we pray and that doesn't give us much smoke but the bees do start flying away. But not entirely... and then our men decide to take a long broom and break the hive by standing inside and manuvering the handle from a little space between the balcony door (where the open bits were sealed off by a few newspapers)... ahhhh success and lo and behold they had just started to build the comb and it was around 4-5 inches big.

Now the bees were pissed off and flying off here and there and we're like now what? Idea no. 365739 hot water in a spray can. Did that and well it seemed to work. Just then our watchman gets a call and it's the lady below our apartment and the bees apparently started making a hive there. (Talk about persistence) and they were there with a vengence because the hive in their balcony was bigger than ours.

So after that ordeal some bees were still flying around on the balcony so mom and I decided to smoke them out. We made a small fire in that metal thing again and this time added camphor and sandalwood shavings and wooooo smoke city. We did that a couple of times and now hopefully we're bee free.

And yes I did get my first sting today. I was putting out another bowl of camphor smoke in the night and I had worn a sweater (in 47 degrees heat) just incase there were any stray bees there and i felt something prick me and I thought ahh it's just the sweater biting me ohhh but nooo... I have a nice small bump on my arm. Apparently a bee managed to sting me but I think it was a bit disoriented with the smoke and it was a hit n' miss and just felt like a sweater bite... it smarts a bit now.

But anyhoos... take a look at the pic of the hive. It's icky!!

Doesn't it look like a cow's udder? lol

Monday, August 6, 2007

Potter Mania



Churchill, The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Prince William, Orlando Bloom and then Harry Potter was the next big thing to come out of UK. This bespectacled wizard has creeped into the hearts of kids and adults alike.

I recently went to see Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix and it was brilliant. They changed a few things here and there but showed most of the prominant scences from the book. My fav. as always was Professor Snape played by Alan Rickman and he's so delightfully sarcastic that my new fav. word is "obviously". The new character added in the movie was Luna Lovegood played by Evana Lynch. She was soooo brilliant and gave justice to Luna's spacey character. Of course the rest of the cast was good too and Imelda Staunton played Dolres Umbridge so well that you'd totally despise the character more in the movie than you did in the book. Of course Daneil, Rupert and Emma were great as usual but the new characters were simply over the top.
I bought Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows on the same day and met a Harry Potter look-a-like. He was a gujju bhai named Dhawal Dave and well er he looked like Harry at a distance and then when you went closer his nose took over his whole face. hehehe Anyways the book was bittersweet with lots of my fav. characters dieing including my fav. ok I won't say just incase you other Potter fans haven't read the book yet which would be a pitty because I've read it 2 times already. hehehehe But on the whole it was a good brief ending to the book with Harry's scar not hurting for a very long time. :)

I am gonna miss this boy a lot because it was fun reading about him and his friends. I'm just looking forward to the last two movies and then no more Harry. siiiigh!

First Loves

They say that you can never forget your first love. You can get over it but never forget. I remember my first love. I never got him because he was on vacation in Dubai from South Africa and I met him just 4 or 5 times. The reason I fell for him was because he was just so great to talk to and he listened to what I had to say and he was ohhhh soooo HOT!

There were guys after him but I could never forget him and I know that if he goes down on one knee and propose to me I will be his forever. Hahaha so much for getting over him but yeah I am over him but I'll never forget him. I just wish I knew where he was so I could tell him that I once was in love with him and that he was the first guy to make me feel like that. :)

Saturday, July 21, 2007

I have to be up in a few hours and I'm still awake Shervay.

1. What time did you get up this morning?
Afternoon actually... 12:30 pm

2. Diamonds or Pearls?
Well I've never really had real diamonds before but lots of pearls so pearls it is.

3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema?
Jhoom Barabar Jhoom... what a waste of 2 hours 50 mins.

4. What are your favourite TV shows?
Rachel Ray, The Naked Chef, F.R.I.E.N.D.S., Idol - Indian and American, Little Britain (Eh eh ehhhhh!), My Wife n' Kids... lots of comedies actually.

5. What is your middle name?
Sam

6. What is your favourite food?
Indian, Chinese, Thai, Italian and Tex Mex

7. What food(s) do you dislike?
Eggplants ick!

8. Favourite Potato chip? Lays Delights - Natural Salt and Black Pepper (yummo)

9. What is your favourite CD at the Moment?
Justin Timberlake's Future Love/Sex Sounds (Don't lynch me ok!)

10.What kind of car do you drive?
I don't have a driver's license but when I do get one I'd love to drive a 4x4.

11. What is your favourite sandwich?
Smoked Turkey with Mayo and English Mustard

12. What characteristics do you despise?
Lying, cheating, being ungrateful, racism, hypocrasy to name a few...

13. What are your favourite clothes?
All my stuff from Revolution

14. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go?
France to see the Lourve Museum and the Palace of Versailles

15. What color is your bathroom?
White

16. Favourite brand of clothing?
Revolution

17. Where would you want to retire?
India... a cute cottage in a nice hilly place.

18 Favourite time of day?
I like early mornings that come after late nights :)

19. Where were you born?
Mumbai, India

20. Favourite sport to watch?
Cricket, Footie and Ice Hockey

21. Who do you least expect to send this back?
Beats me

22. WHO DO YOU EXPECT TO SEND IT BACK FIRST?
No idea... I'm blogging this not sending it.

23. Coke or Pepsi?
Pepsi

24. Are you a morning person or night owl?
Oh such a Night Owl!

25. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share with everyone?
I'm having a blast this weekend Harry Potter style!

26. What did you want to be when you were little?
A scientist... no kidding.

27. What is your best childhood memory?
Chillin' with my grandparents... God I miss them!

28. How many jobs have you had in your life?
3

30. Piercing's?
Just my ears but I want to pierce my ear tops and my nose.

31. Eye colour?
Dark brown

32. Ever been to Africa?
Nope but would love to go on a Safari provided I won't have to pee in the bushes.

33. Ever been toilet papering?
Nooooooo

34. Favourite day of the week?
Wednesday

35. Favourite restaurant?
Chinese Palace, TGI Fridays, Chilli's

36. Favourite flower?
Daisies and Carnations

37. Favourite ice cream?
Chocolate chip cookie dough.. drooooooooooooooool!

38. Favourite fast food restaurant? Hardees, McDonalds

39. How many times did you fail your driver's test?
None... haven't even taken it yet.

40. Before this one, from whom did you get your last e-mail?
Chelle

41. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card?
If I had a credit card it would be at Revolution and Lifestyle

42. Bedtime: No fixed timming.

43. Who are you most curious about their responses to this questionnaire?
Oh blah!

44 Last person you went to dinner with?
My folks

45. What are you listening to right now? The morning sounds... I can hear my neighbor brush his teeth and farting.

46 What is your favourite color?
Blue, black, dark purple, silver and green.

47. How many tattoos do you have?
None yet... I want a couple.

48. How many people are you sending this Email to?
None... I'm posting it here.

49. Next big trip or vacation you are going on?
Well I'll be going to Bombay in December again but the biggest trip will be to Canada next August for my cousin's wedding baby! Wooo hoo! Canada! And then definately hitting US of A! Vegas, New York, LA and Nashville here I come!

Friday, July 20, 2007

OH MY GOD!

I was reading our weekly friday magazine today aptly named 'Friday' and I came across this article about a woman named Prudence Emma Staite. In her picture, she was standing next to what looked like a clay sculpture of the Burj Al Arab. Now I appreciate all forms of art and respect all artists so I started reading the article. By the time I finished my mouth had started to water. The reason... she's an artist that creates amazing works of art using the best thing nature and man created together... CHOCOLATE! And that Burj Al Arab was no clay... it was all chocolate! Unfortunately I wasn't aware that there was some event called ChocoLatte happening in Bur Juman or I would've gone there and kissed this woman's hands and offered to be her assistant for a low (negotiable) salary.

She is an amazing food artist who not only does sculptures but actually makes, wait for it... EDIBLE ROOMS! She's made one which had a working chocolate chandelier, a solid chocolate fire place with chocolate logs in it, chocolate vases, chocolate walls, lickable sugar wallpaper... she really brought the story of Hansel and Gretel to life. Imagine walking into a room like that and taking a bite of the mantelpiece or licking the nose on one of the portraits. Prudence can give Willy Wonka a run for his money.

To quote Prudence, "Chocolate should be respected like diamonds are: a pure luxury that is beautiful, amazing and gives you a truly pleasurble experience. Not something you can just eat then discard the wrapper." True... so true. Whenever I eat chocolate I don't chew down on it. I take a bite, swirl it around with my tongue, let it melt and then make it slide down my throat till I can actually feel it settling in my tummy. The after taste that lingers in my my mouth is sooo heavenly. I always find myself closing my eyes savoring it and then looking at the empty wrapper in my hand thinking "Oh yeah that was gooooood!".

Prudence Emma Staite has entered my 'People I want to meet before I die" list and I hope I can see her create those delicious creations someday. Check her out on http://www.foodisart.co.uk/foodisart.html In the meantime I'll be introducing myself like so, "Hello I'm Farah and I'm a Chocoholic."

Tuesday, July 10, 2007

The title of this post is 'Wah Taj' but for some reason it's not letting me add a title so here it is.

Wah Taj

I am so glad the Taj Mahal is still one of the 7 Wonders of the World. It is the only monument dedicated to love and passion from all the wonders that were nominated. This beautiful monument of the 17th century was the vision of the Mughal Emperor Shahjahan, dedicated to his wife Mumtaz after her death to show his everlasting love for her. Of course the biggest tragedy was that he had the hands of the workers who built it cut off so they could never build anything as beautiful as the Taj Mahal. That I would say was a bit selfish not to mention inhuman.

Ok back to the good things about the Taj. I can't imagine how they must have made it so perfect encrusting it with jewels (thanks to some dumbass looters and pillagers (sp?) they're not there anymore), intricate designs, perfect pillars when the resources back then were so little. It's said that when Shahjahan's asshole son Aurangzeb imprisoned him he would look at the Taj from a small window in his cell to give him comfort and hope that one day he would be seeing the love of his life again. Ahhhh love and the romantics of those days. Why can't men be like that these days? Seriously the only kind of errection they show us is the one in their pants! Sheesh!

I hope one day I get to see the Taj Mahal and when I do I know tears will well up in my eyes because I'll be happy and sad at the same time.

Some references to the Taj Mahal

"There are two kinds of people in this world 50% who have seen the Taj Mahal and the other 50% who haven't." - Former US President Bill Clinton

"The Taj, wouldn't be the Taj without the Mahal." - Buddy, Charles in Charge

"Jo waada kiya woh nibhana padega." from the movie Taj Mahal (you know the one with Pradeep Kumar... that song she sings as a spirit)

Friday, July 6, 2007

Another one bites the dust!

The UAE government blocked another website. This time the innocent victim was "Orkut". Another networking website that had some of my very good friends. I guess because of a couple of weirdos out there who can't seem to keep their clothes on, the websites like Hi5, Orkut etc etc get blocked.

I feel that it's because of the poor administration of these websites that the UAE government blocks them from the users. Websites like myspace are usually monitored by the site admins (Hiii Tom) and delete user profiles with pornographic images. Of course even on Orkut we do have options of reporting such people but I don't think much action is taken. I just don't see why most of the people should suffer because of these dirty chonts!

I'm all pissed off now!

Thursday, July 5, 2007

You know you're Desi when...


You know you're a desi when...

- You unwrap Christmas gifts very carefully, so you can save and reuse the wrapping next year. (dude this applies to all wrapped presents... if the wrapping is pretty)


- When there is a sale on toilet paper, you buy 100 rolls and store them in your closet or in the bedroom of an adult child who has moved out. (OMG... THERE'S A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH DESIS LIVING ABROAD AND TOILET PAPER)


- You have a vinyl table cloth on your kitchen table. (guilty as charged)


- Your stove is covered with aluminum foil (again guilty as charged... actually it's quite hygenic)


- Your kitchen has a sticky film of grease over it. (hell no... my mom is borderline OCD so she makes sure everything is clean)


- You save grocery bags, tin foil, and tin containers. (grocery bags yes... the rest is just nasty)


- You use grocery bags to hold garbage. (oh yeah absolutely)


- You always leave your shoes at the door. (well not really but our shoe rack is at the door)


- You hate to waste food. (of course... there are kids in my country who don't get food to eat)


- Even if you're totally full, if someone says they're going to throw away the leftovers on the table, you'll finish them. (erm yeah ok if it's good sure)


- You have Tupperware in your fridge with three bites of rice or one leftover chicken wing. (hah! that's also true)


- You don't own any real Tupperware -- only a cupboard full of used, but carefully rinsed, margarine tubs, takeout containers, and jam jars. (ohhh yes...)


- The condiments in your fridge are either come in plastic packets, which you save/steal every time you get take-out or go to McDonalds. (well sometimes they give us too many packs so we stash them in the fridge)


- You never order room service. (then what's the fun of staying in a hotel? room service rocks)


- You carry a stash of your own food whenever you travel (and travel means any car ride longer than 15 minutes). (and a bottle of water)


- You own a rice cooker or a pressure cooker. (damn straight I do... Hawkins ki seeti bajji too tooo too!)


- You wash your rice at least 2-3 times before cooking it. (yeah... duh)


- You fight over who pays the dinner bill. (while you secretly wish that it's the other person who does so)


- You majored in engineering, medicine or law. (neither baby... i'm an artiste and i'm lovin' it!)


- When you go to a dance party, there are a wall of guys surrounding the dance floor trying to look cool. (bwahahahahahahahaha... true)


- You live with your parents and you are 30 years old. (And if you are Parsi it won't matter if you're 40 and unmarried too)


- You don't use measuring cups. (it's all in the wrist)


- You feel like you've gotten a good deal if you didn't pay tax. (hehehehehe)


- You have a drawer full of old pens, most of which don't write anymore. (ahhh yes)


- You like your meat well done. (medium well actually)


- If you don't live at home, when your parents call, they ask if you've eaten, even if it's midnight. (hahahahahaha yeah)


- You never discuss your love life or sex with your parents. (GOD NO!)


- Your parents are never happy with your grades. (aahh I never was an 'A' student anyway)


- You call an older person you never met before "uncle." (yeah... I even call some of my friends Uncle)


- You've been asked if you are a Hindi, or if you speak Hindu. (ohhh yeah that's annoying)


- No one you're related to is a music major. (Hellooooo Freddie Mercury?? Ok he's not related but he was Parsi)


- Your parents don't realize phone connections to foreign countries have improved in the last two decades, and still scream at the top of their lungs. (HAH! My dad hollers on the phone even if the person is in the same building)


- You have a box of tissue or a towel in your car. (Well just incase we spill the food)


- You know someone who owns a motel or a convenience store. (Shockingly yes I do!)


- It's embarrassing if your wedding has less than 600 people. (Not for me... I'd rather just have my family and close friends... or heck I'll just elope and get married in a holy place ala Bollywood style)


-You think an Indian businessman will give you a better deal because he's Indian. (NO!)


- You spew forth the virtues of India, but don't want to live there. (I want to live there... with the luxuries from here lol)


- You use Vicks Vapor Rub. (oh it so get's rid of zits)


- You've seen the ground while inside the lavatory of a train. (Hahahaha yeah!)


- You've been in a bus where half the people riding are outside the bus. (Bus, train, truck, car, moped)


- You call fluorescent lights "tube lights" or a flashlight a "torch." (Well what else can we call it?)


- You pack a suitcase full of toilet paper when visiting India. (ok not a suitcase full)


- You've tied up your luggage with rope to keep it from falling apart. (Oh god yes)


- You whole family comes to drop you to the airport when you are travelling somewhere. (and to pick you up... even the kaam waali (maid) Sakku bai tags along)


- You think cricket is a religion (oye ve! it's just a sport)

Patients, self reliance and the heart to sail into uncharted waters!

Okies I found it... How do y'all like my summer colors with the fonts? :) When I figured out how to change all that I was like a kid in a candy store... hehehehe So that title was a bit dramatic... anyhoos.... more stuff coming real soon. Watch this space..

Botox botox botox...


What is this phenomenon called Botox? Why has it become a part of pop culture these days? Women as young as 29 are getting it done. It's a procedure which can be done in your lunch hour (I'd say what a waste of your lunch hour)... the good doctor (who is probably old and has done this treatment on him/herself) takes a huge ass syringe, pokes your forehead and then injects "Botulinum toxin" (yes children that's the real name... google it if u want) into your muscles to relax them and get rid of the lines that were caused by oh aging.
There are women in their 20's who are getting them done even though they don't have those lines. I'll make my peace with breast implants (hey makes the men happy), nose jobs and liposuction (won't ever EVER have any of them done though) but what is wrong with aging gracefully? Imagine if the prodecure gets botched? Or when you are pissed off and you can't frown because of the Botox in your forehead. Imagine scolding your kids, "CHILDREN I AM VERY ANGRY! I AM FROWING! YOU CAN'T SEE IT BUT I AM!"
Ok so there are times when you need a few procedures for your face like when you get into an accident or if you are born with a birth defect but why poke and prod your face when there's nothing wrong with it??
So my message to the world is... be yourself... don't f**k up your face by going under the knife and getting things you don't need.
Until then my darlings... mmmmmwah!

A little help

Greetings readers of my blog... *crickets chirping* hmm ok then... whoever stumbles upon it... can you please tell me how to add a link to other blogs i read on my blog? would be really nice to share some interesting blogs... :) thanks you guys rock!

Monday, July 2, 2007

It's 3:45 am, I'm unemployed so here's another Shervay!

Unemployment's a bitch... it makes me do these whacky surveys.

1] What was the highlight of your week?
Chucky being kicked out! mmmmmwahahahahahhahahaahhaa!

2] Whose car were you in last?
Sana's (upar kya hai ladki dost? translation: what's up gurlfriend?)

3] When is the next time you will kiss someone?
I don't know... any takers? Guys? Helloooo?? *crickets chripping*

4] What color shirt are you wearing?
Green

5] How long is your hair?
Quite long... used to touch my butt in December... now it's mid back.

6] How long has it been since you've been on a date?
Ummmm 6 months... but I don't consider traffic jam a date... besides the guy was creeeeeeeepy!

7] What makes you blush?
Ooooo when a guy I like tells me that he likes my honesty and my sense of humor. Hey that's what I have... I ain't no beauty to most male population y'know.

8] Last movie you watched?
Phir Hera Pheri... Babu Rao ROCKS!

9] Last thing you ate?
Turkey sandwhich with mustard and hot sauce. Regreting the hot sauce tho.

10] Lat thing you drank?
Coffee

11] Where did you sleep last night?
Well I started sleeping on my bed but when I woke up I was underneath it. Must be those damn gremlins again!

12] Were you alone?
Well the gremlins were there... and so were the underpants gnomes.

13] Are you happy right now?
It's 4 am, I'm unemployed and I'm blogging a survey... what do you think?

14] What did you say last?
I actually belted out a song... "Oh meri... meri zohrazabeen!"

15] Where is your phone?
Yeah where is it? Damn those gremlins.

16] Least favorite chore?
Hanging out the laundry to dry! Ugggh! hate that!

17] What color are your eyes?
Dark Brown

18] O.C.D .MUCH?
What??

19] Who came over last?
HAH! It's been ages since those people I call friends have come over! BLOODY INGRATES!

20] When was the last time you had your heart broken?
Last year... it's a long story... fursat mein bataoongi... (Trans: Will tell when I have time... oh and Peaches you already know)

21] Who/what do you hate/dislike currently?
Being unemployed!!!! It's so frustrating and I have no outlet for my anger!

22] What are you listening to?
My dad flushing the toilet!

23] If you could have one thing right now what would it be?
A JOB! Some money would be nice too! :)

24] What is your favorite scent?
Citrus, vanilla

25] Are you in a good mood?
No not so much...

27] Does anyone ever read your responses to these?
I think so...

28] Ever own any fish?
Yeah I once owned 2 goldfishes named Farah Jr. and RK Jr. Farah Jr. froze to death and RK Jr. was boiled alive.

29] What's your favorite meal to splurge on?
TGI Fridays... actually I don't splurge too much there... it's frickin' expensive!

30] Are you left-handed?
No

31] Spell your name without vowels:
Frh Sm Mstry

32] Dogs or cats?
Both but sometimes cats freak me out when they fight.

33] Favorite sitcom?
Friends

34] What's for dinner tonight?
It was the turkey sammich I had earlier... my tummy goes drrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr... (to the tune of my dil goes hmmmmmmmmmm from salam namaste)

35] When Is Your Birthday?
12th January... and if anyone ditches me on that day AGAIN... I WILL THROW A HISSY FIT!

36] Who was the last person to send you a text message?
Sanaaaaaaaa :) Kya kar raheli hai?

37] What is the last alcoholic beverage you had?
Jack n' Coke

38] Last time you went swimming in a pool?
April I think... or was it March?? When was the Sri Lankan New Year??

39] Where was the last place you went shopping?
Supermarket for groceries.

40] How do you feel about your hair right now?
Nourished, soft, well conditioned. :)

41] Do you have any expensive jewelry?
I have a few bits and bobs my mom buys for me.

42] AIM or MSN?
Yahoo! And MSN

43] Favorite card game?
Rummy and Mendicoat! I AM THE NEW MENDICOAT CHAMP!

44] Can you play chess?
Sure... will there be a shisha involved?

45] What brand of printer do you own?
HP... but it's not plugged in.

46] Where does most of your family live?
Bombay

47] Are you an only child or do you have siblings?
Only child... but yet I am not a spoilt brat!

48] Would you consider yourself to be spoiled?
Nope... ok maybe just a little bit because from the all the immediate cousins I'm the only girl so I am a Princess sometimes. :)

49] What was the first thing you thought when you woke up?
My dream... I was in a compromising position on a dentist chair.

50] If a friend walks out on you, do you go after them or leave them alone?
I would've gone after them before... now I just leave them alone.

51] How much water do you drink every day?
I'd say quite a bit... it's bloody hot here... I get thirsty alot!

52] Myspace or Facebook?
Facebook at the moment because myspace is PMSing

53] What is the website that you use the most?
Facebook

54] What was your favorite subject in school?
English

55] What type of boy/girl do you usually fall for?
Well I'm attracted to the tough biker boys with that rocker image but I really like dorks, nerds and geeks... glasses and all. They are sooo cute and they always have something interesting to say.

56] Do you have any plants?
Artificial ones... (I can here Nate scream at me for having those... honest dude they're my dad's idea)

57] Do you have any talents?
Sure... I can be a professional chef! :) But I wouldn't survive Hell's Kitchen... that man would turn me into a blubbering babbling crybaby!

58] Have you ever been in a wedding?
Nope... now I don't want to either. (I will be in yours Peaches if you ask me :D)

59] Do you have any children?
Not yet... I'd love to produce some smart, chubby babies.

60] Did you take a nap today?
I dozed off reading.

61] Do you have any premium channels right now?
If Pehla's premium then sure.

62] Ever met anyone famous before?
UB40, Cyrus Brocha (the guy has HUGE HANDS... his fingers are like bananas), Chunky Pandey (he is such a sweetheart)

63] Do you want to be famous one day?
Sure I do... :)

64] Favorite actress?
At the moment Scarlett Johanson...

65] Are you multitasking right now?
Doing this, listening to music and talking to a few friends.

66] Could you handle being in the military right now?
Nope... I wouldn't even survive boot camp!

67] What is your average cell phone bill?
I have pre-paid so 45-50

68] Do you believe in Karma?
Oh absolutely... it's been proven too... in my favor. Someone screwed me over and then someone else screwed them over!

69] Last time you went to the gym or worked out?
Gym? What's that?

70] How many pairs of shoes do you own?
Around 15

71] Last place you drove your car to?
I don't have a car.

72] Ever been to Las Vegas?
No but I wanna! :)

73] what are you doing today?
I dunno...

74] Have you ever been gambling?
Nope...

75] When is the last time you updated your blog?
I'm doing it right now...

76] Have you been to New York City?
No but I wanna!!! :(

77] Ever been to Disneyland/world?
No but I wanna!!! :(

78] Do you have a favorite cartoon character?
I love Buggs Bunny and Cartman! :)

79] Last thing you cooked?
Dosa

80] How’s the weather?
HOT AND HUMID!

81] Do you e-mail?
Yeah

82] Stupidest thing you ever did with your cell phone?
Used it to scratch my back.

83] Last time you were sick?
A couple of months back.

Friday, June 29, 2007

Shervays!

I love doing these whacky surveys I get in my email and from the boards on myspazz

1. What is your best friend doing right now?
Probably her fiance.

2. What is your favorite possession?
My digital camera

3. Do you own a gun?
Nope

4. If you could tell your last "ex" something what would you say?
Up your ass with broken glass!

5. Do you get nervous before doctor appointments?
Depends really? Dentists yes... I am shit scared before those appointments.

6. What do you think of hot dogs?
Love em...

7. What's your favorite Christmas song?
The 12 Days of Christmas

8. What do you prefer to drink in the morning?
COFFEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

9. Can you do push ups?
Singular... I can do one push up!

10. Is your bathroom clean?
Oh yes!

11. What's your favorite piece of jewellry?
All my rings actually.

12. Do you take painkillers?
When I'm in pain yes...

13. What is your secret weapon to lure in the prefered sex?
Eye contact.

14. Do you have A.D.D.? (Attention Deficit Disorder)
I'd say I'm borderline ADD

5. What's your name?
Princess Consuella

16. Middle Name?
Banana Hammock

17. Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment:
1. I wanna hang out with my friends like I used to.
2. I'd like some Krispy Kreme doughnuts please.
3. I am sooooooo unemployed

18. Name the last 3 things you have bought recently:
1. Food
2. Lotion
3. Krispy Kreme's Glazed Doughnut! mmmmmmmm

19. Name 3 drinks you regularly drink?
1. Coffee
2. Orange Tang
3. Jack Daneils and Coke

20. Name 3 favorite dishes you love to eat.
1. Lasagna
2. Chicken Manchurian w. Hakka Noodles
3. Mutton Dhansaak with kachumber neebu maarke!

21. Name 3 of your favorite restaurants.
1. China Town
2. TGI Fridays
3. Cafe More

22. Current worry?
I need a job, I need money, I need a vacation, I need a man!

23. Current hate?
Hmmmmmmmmm a certain person who's name I won't mention!

24. Favorite place(s) to be?
My bedroom... mi case is su casa baby!

25. How did you ring in the New Year?
With friends at a club in Dubai. Was fun... especially the part when I had to drag a drunk friend home! I am sooo glad she didn't throw up!

26. Where would you like to go?
At the moment I'm kinda missing Bombay so yeah I wanna go to Bombay!

27. Do you own slippers?
Yeah! Chappals rock!

28. What shirt are you wearing?
Purple shirt with a tribal design.

29. Favorite color(s)?
Black, blue, purple, lavender, silver

30. Would you be a pirate?
Arrrrrrr... where's me rum?

31. Are you gay?
Nope.. sorry ladies... this ride is for the men only! And that sounds soooo whorishly cheap!

32. Do you sing?
Oh yeah! Not good! But oh yeah!

33. What did you fear was going to get you at night as a child?
Never had that fear but there was this one time I thought the fan was breathing... I was around 6 or 7 years old and was home alone. I was laying down in bed and reading... suddenly my eyes went to the ceiling fan that was on full speed and I freaked out because I thought it was breathing. hahaha I was sooo freaked I called my mom and dad. "Mommy!! Daddy!! The fan is breathing!!" They still tease me about it!

34. What's in your pockets right now?
Nothing... would like some of that green stuff from the mint with pictures of dead US Presidents on it... ok even Dirhams would do.

35. Best bed sheets?
Why would anyone come up with such a lame question?

36. Worst injury you've ever had?
I fell off the swing when I was 5 years old. I was happily swinging doing stunts on the swing by standing up and all and all of a sudden I fell off and the swing whacked me in the head. Hmmmm that would explain a lot... including the "fan is breathing" episode.

37. Who is your loudest friend?
Jean... she's yea high (4ft 10 in) and the girl is LOUUUUUUD!

38. Who is your most silent friend?
Russell (or maybe he's so quiet because he's got his lazy ass in front of his lap top the whole day playing that World of Warcraft)

39. Does someone have a crush on you?
Not that I know of. If anyone has a crush on me, please let me know.

40. Do you wish on shooting stars?
If I see one then yes. :)

41. What is your favorite candy?
Why is it singular? Candy??? Should be candies!!! I like all kinds... Kit Kat, Mars, Snickers, Bounty, Galaxy Flutes....

42. What song(s) do/did you want played at your wedding?
I have a list but here's one of them... "Can't help falling in love" by Elvis ok 2... "I will always love you." by Dolly Parton

43. What song(s) do you want played at your funeral?
Arms of the angels by Sarah Mclaughlen

44. What were you doing @ 12 AM last night?
Ooooo wouldn't you like to know??

45. What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up?
Ugggh! The weekend... oh how I dread it!

Dubai?? BAH HUMBUG!




What is it with this city? Why is it hell bent on breaking records? The biggest! The tallest! The grandest!!!! All it's doing is breaking a person... mainly the middle class asian population. (And by Asian I mean Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Chinese, Filipino, Bangladeshi etc etc)

The stupid toll system is gonna start from July only in Dubai... it's such a small city it doesn't need a toll booth. And the reason?? It'll curb traffic... yeah right... it'll infact increase the traffic.

I miss the old Dubai really... I got this in an email once about Life in Dubai. This is an almost perfect description of our lives in Dubai!

- You think California is cold. (I've never been to California so I wouldn't know)

- You're STILL shaking the sand out of your shoes. (Yup)

- You think the guy that designed the road system was smoking pot when he did it. (Hah! So damn true! The roads are sooo f****d up and they are gonna be even more fucked once the metro starts)

- You don't look twice when a $250,000 car drives by. (Nope... so used to seeing them and the person sitting in the car has the personality of a pot noodle!)

- You got kicked out of school for having a fight outside school during the weekend. (Yes it's happened to a friend of mine lol)

- You know a friend who won a free car from the local mall. Twice. (And it was a rich friend too! UGGGH! MIDDLE CLASS GETS EXPLOITED AGAIN!)

- Some dumb ass American/European asked you if you rode a camel to school. And you told him that you've seen more Ferraris, Mercedes, BMW's, and Porshce's on the streets of Dubai than you've ever seen in the USA or Europe (You know my desi friends back in Bombay asked me that and I humored them saying that we lived in tents and that I was gonna be a harem mistress someday)

- You know what the Burj Al Arab is. (hell yeah... oh it's a 7 Star hotel btw)

- Every fast food chain delivers until 4 in the morning. (Duh... sometimes us clubbers need food after the partaying! LONG LIVE AL REEF! God I miss those days!)

- If the AC stopped working at home you had to stay in a hotel. (lol yes that's happened to me only we went over to a friends place)

- You had to look both ways crossing a one-way street. (absolutely... there are some freaks who can't drive and apparently can't read!)

- You run into someone you know at every airport. (everytime)

- You have a passport, but no driver's license. (yeah-ha! that's because I'm too damn scared to drive on the roads out here)

- You remember when the first McDonalds had its grand opening... in Al Ghurair Center circa 1995:) (yup... what a mobfest that was... to think no one had eaten burgers in their lives before!)

- You got days off school for Christian and Muslim holidays. (I went to an Indian school so we got the Indian holidays as well)

- You are used to giving directions using landmarks; street names confuse the hell out of you. (I have no idea what street I live on... I just tell people the nearest landmark to my building and everyone knows and is comfortable with it)

- Friday was the official weekend. (It still is)

- Your parents told you it was too hot to go outside. (Yup)

- Casio G-Shock: the only watches you've ever owned. (God every kid had that... and then the Baby-G came out for girls and then the Alba Spoon... people in UAE are sheep... sheep I tell you!!!! Or monkeys... monkey see monkey do! monkey wear weird things I wear too!!!)

- You and your friends all thought you were gangstas. (Bwahahahahaha... the boys did at least... the Al Shaab, Karama, Satwa Gangs. lameasses! psst... please don't hurt me!)

- You've been to the worlds greatest Gold Souk (mall). (of course)

- Sports stores were always 90% football gear, and every kid ended up buying a number 9 Ronaldo Brazil shirt. (lol that is true)

- The image of one camel mounting another is still burned into your childhood memory. (MY EYES! MY EYES! MY EYES!!)

- There was actually a point to owning a SUV and now you're extremely pissed at how the USA has transformed a true off-road utility vehicle into a fashion statement for "soccer moms." (hmmph)

- You know for a fact that the guys from the Dubai Mens College can drive a Nissan Patrol 28 times around a roundabout on two wheels. And they learned how to do it on the bicycle cars in Safa Park. (Oh yeah... i have soooo seen this)

- You smoked sheesha and would be shocked to find that the pipe would be considered drug paraphernalia in the USA. (Hoodaaaa! Wahad shisha nana, Nescafe, masafi, wa friskies! Please!
Translation: Hoodaaa (chick's name)! One mint shisha, Nescafe, Masafi water and friskies (yummy curly fries that taste like aaloo bhajiya) please! *insert cheesy grin*)

- You know that the Greeks took shawarmas from the Arabs and just renamed them gyros. And you're outraged. (ohhhh so that what gyros are... actually i'm not a fan of shawarmas... (yeah don't lynch me) but i do love manakeesh yum!)

- You've been in a sand storm. You know that sand stings, scratches cars, and can blind you if you keep your eyes open. (I think if you cut me open you'll find about a kilo of sand in my stomach)

- You know that monsters do exist. They are called camel spiders. (OH GOD!!! i'm glad i haven't come across one... yet)

- You rode ATVs, dirt bikes, and jet ski's before you hit puberty. (YEAH BABY! Love riding ATVs!)

- Top 3 uses for your chappals (slippers): Kill cockroaches, smack or throw them at your friend, and actually wear them when the asphalt is too hot to go bare-foot. (lol true true)

- Traffic accidents were the country's strongest tourist attraction and only entry in the Guinness Book of World Records. (we have the bad, ugly and freak accidents in this country)

- 'Wasta' is the only solution for every problem. (Isn't it always? Wasta = Influence/Bribe)

Monday, June 25, 2007

Food glorious food!

So being unemployed I have started to take over the kitchen. I love to experiment with food. Through the years I have mastered curries, pastas and different kinds of snacks but my luck with sweet things has always been sour. Desserts are my weakness in the kitchen (and desserts like molten chocolate lava cake from Chilli's is a major mental weakness lol). I have never ever made a sweet dish that has gone right but hey unemployment does wonders. I actually baked a cake without f***ing it up. The first time I baked a cake with a friend it ended up burnt on the outside and a liquid mush on the inside. And then recently I made Apple Crisp which turned out just brilliant. I love the oven I want to marry it!! :)

There are certain foods I really need to have in my life... infact these certain foods should be there in everyone's lives and the top 5 foods I love cooking with, eating, indulging and encouraging people to use are:

1. Cheese: if there wasn't cheese there wouldn't be macaroni n' cheese, mushroom n' cheese, cheeznips, cheeseballs, i could go on with the cheeseyness... And there are so many things you can do with it... bake it, fry it, grill it, boil it to make sauce... man i can go on forever... My fav. is by far mozzerella and cheddar.

2. Chocolate: You know that old joke... "If God were a woman, cum would taste like chocolate." Now where to begin?? Twix, Mars, Snickers, melted chocolate, fudge... i'm drooling right now!! I honestly prefer it melted because chocolate is something you should eat slowly and mostly lick it off your finger, spoon, a lover's skin.

3. Bread: Fresh, warm, soft bread... everything about bread is soooo wonderful from the smell to the taste... whenever I go down to Bombay on vacation, I look forward to having this amazing bread this dude delivers every evening right from the bakery... it's sorta like a bun but a little more raised. It's called pau! I'm drooling thinking about it. And I love the French baguettes (er don't mind my spelling)... some butter, rub some garlic, add some cheese... mmmmm cheesy garlic bread!

4. Herbs, Spices, Sauces and Condiments: I like my food with a lot of flavor and spice. My kitchen must haves are onions, garlic, green chillies, corriander, whole spices like cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, nutmeg, saffron (i add these whole spices in stews, curries and marinades as well), turmeric, red chilli powder, ginger-garlic paste (excellent meat tenderizer), tabassco, barbecue sauce, soy sauce, english mustard (ohhh man lickety lick... i know i'm weird lol), ketchup (mostly used as tomato substitute).

5. Meat: I need my meat... I can never be a vegetarian... If you're into animal rights, first stop those people who are fornicating with them then attack the rest of us who like our chickens "dead and deep fried" - Chris Tucker, Rush Hour haha. But my favorite meat by far is turkey... I like turkey ham, turkey bacon (although I do say turkey bacon is NOT bacon), turkey slices with some sweet and spicy sauce mmmmmm... next comes pork... living in an islamic country, you get pork mostly in a few big supermarkets so it's very rare I get to eat bacon and ham. Around Christmas my Goan friend's mom makes this dish called "Sorpatale" no idea how it's made but it's yum with bread.

Wow I've written a book here and now I'm hungry. See y'all on the flip side oh and I invite you all to my kitchen. :)

New mumus

Well hello there dah-links or WHAAAAAAAAAAZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZAAAAAAAAP?? From posh intellect to dumbing myself down in 2 flat seconds... that's a new record!

So I've entered the world of blogging (yet again) I got a little blog on yahoo 360 (which i don't use anymore), hi5 (unforuntately the UAE government decided to block the website because some people couldn't keep their clothes on), myspace (which i have blogged quite a bit but the websites's going through major issues and it's messing up my pictures) and facebook where I've put my frustrations out in a different language too (still do but most of them are shervays... ooops sorry whacky surveys). I've finally come to the grand daddy of all blogs I guess. I know a couple of people on it and it's always fun to go through their blogs.

Which brings us to the question... who the hell came up with the name blog? It sounds like a geletinous monster... like "Attack of the blog" or "Eeeeeeee run for your lives it's the blog!!!" I mean why not call it "your daily jaba the hutt??"

Damn it's 3 am and I'm jaba the huttin'. See now this is what unemployment does to people. Or did I not mention that. Yeah I'm unemployed and currently job hunting. My parents escpecially my dad is like get a job any job... but I'm looking for that one break in either advertising or publishing and I'm not gonna give up. I will never babysit a 55 year old again. By babysitting I mean being a secretary. I am so not cut out for it. *cheesy line alert* I'm a trapped artist waiting to dive into the colors of creativity! I am seriously confused to what I want in life. That big dream of becoming a ROCKSTAR has gone down the toilet because a friend of mine recorded my singing voice in the studio and well yours truly does suck. But hey I am the Karaoke Queen baby! hehehe

Alright people... please do read and leave comments on my jaba the hutt. I will post a lot because even though I'm stuck at home these days I'll still have something to talk about. Oh just try and shut me up!!!