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!
Sunday, August 26, 2007
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."
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
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. :)
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!
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."
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."
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