So we moved into "our" new apartment. "Our" in air-quotes because every well-wisher reminds us of the air-quotes thanks to ICICI home finance. Remember how Matt LeBlanc used air-quotes in Friends? Hilarious within genuine quotes, I say.
Nope, to be honest, moving into our new apartment did not keep me away from blogging. Weekend mornings are spent making plans for the evening, while waiting for the god-incarnate mason/painter/plumber to turn up and fix up long pending niggles. Of course for the tasks to be long-pending, it is obvious that the god-incarnates don't turn up. Weekend evenings are spent lazing around and disposing off of any plans that were made. I just didn't blog. No reason, no "writer's" block.
Being "our" apartment, we now have the boon (or bane depending on how you look at it) of decorating it however we want. This means weekly ideas and daily vetoes. Let's paint it another colour, says missus. The off-white/cream-whatever makes the house look spacious, says I. Let's do textures, says missus. Watch for cracks and seepage, warns everyone. Let's get a used sedan, says I. "Are you mad?", asks the missus. I just had to slip in the last one :-D
For now on the backburner are the plans of a bicycle for me, a scotterette for wifey and a car for us. On the car front, I am a great admirer of the Nano. No, I wouldn't get it for myself although it's my favourite weapon to frustrate the missus. I am waiting to see how the Nano changes things on the road. There are many theories for and against the Nano. One theory that I hope turns true is that "With a large section of the two-wheelers replaced by the Nano, the average size (length, width) of vehicles on the road will become a little less skewed and ultimately mean better flow of traffic." Ah, for some inkling of road sense in our country!
On the immediate list are the rest of the furniture (I am gonna miss you, space). We've successfully bought and slightly burnt a couch already. It's a nice piece, priced double what I wanted to pay. Snooping around for furniture has brought us in contact with a lot of price ranges and one arrogant old man in FurnitureWala, Koramangala. With his octogenarian glare, the gentleman said - "All our furniture are expensive. Starting at xyz onwards." Holy, mahogany.
Both of us are hooked to "How I met your mother" and "Scrubs". "According to Jim" and "Different Strokes" (yeah that old blue series) are our not-so-bad side orders. Yep, that's what's up! Couch potatoing! And it's fun(tm)!
TAAQ's single One Small Love makes it video debut. Watch on youtube. The mp3 is available for free download on their webpage. An inspiring song for the times that we are in now.
TAAQ has been around for 12 years and are one of the most mature and easy bands in India. They don't try to be hep, they don't try gimmicks. They just make music that everyone loves.
Bullshit me not! Culture in India is definitely going to the dogs. This was a country where mythological women gave birth to children without "doing that". All it needed was a tear drop or drop of sweat or a bit of light. Look at the country now!! People want to do it for pleasure. Not for procreation (mind you, the one thing that our culture and tradition has excelled in) but for pleasure. How horrendous!
You must stop and admire these xyz-Sene gangs. Not that they wanted to, but they are mostly staunchly celibate. For the cause of the nation and its culture, they have given up one of the most basic of human desires. Except for the occasional groping of the "pub-culture" women, there is no physical intimacy (with the opposite gender) in their lives. Poor, poor souls. Their life is more miserable than the "Big Bang" category of nerds.
You should understand that by declaring a war on Valentine's day, they are also reducing the misery of millions of wannabes (including themselves) who are alone and without "partners". What the heck will these men do if all the girls are already in love with someone else? How will they "fulfill" their own destinies? That just cannot be allowed. And why do we need a special day for showing love? For eons, men in India have been showing their love not just to their wives but to any woman that walks by them. Don't mistake their leering for leechery. They are just showing their love for all humanity.
We must applaud these brave souls and marry them off to their pet
goats.
Picked up from Vani. Total timepass. Play your iTunes or iPod in shuffle mode and write down the songs that play under the question. I did skip a few songs that would've gotten me skinned alive by various folks :-)
1.If someone says, "Is this okay?" You say?
Jackass (Green Day)
2.How would you describe yourself?
Heaven Knows (Squeeze)
3.What do you like in a girl?
Californication (RHCP) - ok, that's wicked!
4.How do you feel today?
Doolin-Dalton (The Eagles)
5.What is your life's purpose?
Cheap 'n' Chessy (Carter TUSM)
6.What is your motto?
I Ask of You (Anastacia)
7.What do your friends think of you?
Gypsys (Cher)
8.What do you think of your parents?
If I had $1,000,000 (Barenaked Ladies)
9.What do you think about very often?
Way Down (Tori Amos)
10.What is 2 + 2?
Gin Soaked Boy (Divine Comedy) - he he he
11.What do you think of your best friend?
Duchess (The Stranglers)
12.What do you think of the person you like?
I never dreamed (Lynyrd Skynyrd) - righto!
13.What is your life story?
Children play with Earth (Arrested Development)
14.What do you want to be when you grow up?
Nice Guys Finish Last (Green Day) - yup always a nice guy
15.What do you think of when you see the person you like?
Aao Milo Chalo (Jab we met) - Come meet Go!
16.What will you dance to at your wedding?
Driving Rain (Paul McCartney)
17.What will they play at your funeral?
Have you ever really (Bryan Adams) - whatte!!
18.What is your hobby/interest?
Don't pull out on me yet (TLC)
19.What is your biggest fear?
Chains of Misery (Iron Maiden)
20.What is your biggest secret?
Bringin' on the heartache (Def Leppard)
21.What do you think of your friends?
Smells like teen spirit - right, I think my old, graying friends are still teens in spirit
