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the 50 question tag

holy mother of god. this one is humongous. pallavi tagged me and am glad to oblige ЁЯЩВ so here i go,

01. What time did you get up this morning?
ummm. i got up at 6. then dozed off at 7. then again got up at 7-30.

02. How do u like your steak?
only if it is vegetarian and is made of paneer (cheese).

03. What was the last film you saw at a cinema?
ummm. lemme remember. New York.

04. What is your favorite TV show?
these days, it is ‘The Big Bang Theory.’ it is a must watch guys. apart from that, there have been so many that its no use talking about them, here and now.

05. If you could live anywhere in the world, where it would be?
no prizes for guessing. saadi Dilli yaar ЁЯЩВ waise, i do love Vienna, Prague and Paris too. never been there though ЁЯША

06. What did you have for breakfast?
a glass of milk and a banana. only.

07. What is your favorite cuisine?
Indian. especially made by mom ЁЯЩВ

08. What foods do you dislike?
ummm, vegetables basically ЁЯША that is why i call myself a non-veg. vegetarian.

09. Favorite place to eat?
home. other than that, any place with her.

10. There was no question number 10 Pallavi!!!

11. What kind of vehicle do you drive?
it’s a jet fueled, four engine powered, multi speed optional, multi dimensional space time warper rocket-airplane-submarine-car-truck-train-bicycle. ummm, never mind. i don’t drive normal vehicles like you guys ЁЯШЫ

12. What are your favorite clothes?
Jeans and a tee. simble. right nadhiya?

13. Where would you visit if you had the chance?
whoa! everywhere man. mumbai, chennai, goa, kerala to paris, new york, kazakhistan, south africa, greenland, alaska you name it. i just need my daily, comforts. rest the world is my oyster.

14. Cup 1/2 empty or 1/2 full?
depends on the mood. though normally m a positive being.

15. Where would you want to retire?
why would i? why should i?

16. Favorite time of the day?
clock wise speaking, morning. otherwise, whenever i’m thinking about her, it is a good moment. (that romantic notion comes with a *conditions apply button. it applies only when we have not fought recently)

17. Where were you born?
in my parents dreams.

18. What is your favorite sport to watch?
cricket, cricket, cricket. tennis, football come second.

19. Who do you think will not tag you back?
why should i think about that. they’ll miss the fun. not me.

20. Person you expect to tag back you first?
why expect?

21. Who are you most curious about their responses to this?
haven’t thought of who i’ll tag yet. and generally, i’ll b curious about almost everyone. won’t tag them in d first place na ЁЯШЫ

22. Bird watcher?
yeah, both kinds ЁЯША

23. Are you a morning person or a night person?
depends. by nature a morning person. these days a night rider.

24. Do you have any pets?
not now. but thru my life i’d many dogs and fishes as pets.

25. Any new and exciting news you’d like to share?
am marrying. in 2010. ЁЯШЫ

26. What did you want to do when you were little?
wait. i wanted to be everything. astronaut, businessman, teacher, astronomer, dancer, government clerk, mother, father, commando, navy officer, pilot…

27. What is your best childhood memory?
sleeping on my father’s tummy, roaming around alone doing nothing, visiting the green fields near my home, playing cricket. not many, but treasured.

28. Are you a cat person or a dog person?
DOG person.

29. Are you married?
not yet.

30. Always wear your seat belt?
yes. always. and make sure that others are wearing too.

31. Been in a car accident?
not car. but many others. now don’t get me started.

32. Any pet peeves?
well, lets put it mildly. MANY.

33. Favorite pizza toppings?
cheese, capsicum, jalapenos, olives, tomatoes, red or green chilli and well lot more of cheese.

34. Favorite flower?
oh well, wait, i know this one, which was the last one, ummm, sunflowers i think. yes, sunflowers.

35. Favorite ice cream?
ЁЯЩВ butter scotch ЁЯЩВ

36. Favorite fast food restaurant?
Momos Point in Kamla Nagar, DU campus.

37. How many times did you fail your driver’s test?
do you want people to be killed on Delhi’s roads???

38. From whom did you get your last email?
twitter ЁЯЩВ

39. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card?
now or in day dreams? well, right now i would like to splurge at wills lifestyle. otherwise, Tommy would do fine for my day dreams.

40. Do anything spontaneously?
shopped.

41. Happy with your job?
lol. if u know me, u won’t dare ask this question really ЁЯШЫ

42. Brocoli?
yucks

43. What was your favorite vacation?
every summer vacation during school.

44. Last person you went out to dinner with?
her.

45. What are you listening to right now?
the buzz in the office. haven’t played a song since morning.

46. What is you favorite color?
White. but Blue and Black are so close that i actually can’t differentiate b/w favorites.

47. How many tattoos do you have?
none. but i want to be daring enough to have one.

48. How many are you tagging for this quiz?
don’t know. first goal is to finish this. been typing like i’ve got some Cannes winning idea! still tow more to go.

49. In what time did you finish this quiz?
does it matter? ummmm, in less than 20 minutes i think.

50. Coffee drinker?
ya. quite. but tea addict. so u know where i stand.

okay. tagging time. lemme decide. will call or comment people individually later.


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the book / рдХрд┐рддрд╛рдм

рдЖрдХрд╛рд╢ рдФрд░ рдХреБрдЫ рдирд╣реАрдВ
рд╕рдореБрджреНрд░ рд╣реИ рдЧрд╣рд░рд╛ рд╕рд╛
рдФрд░ рдкрдВрдЫреА рддреИрд░рддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ рдЙрд╕рдореЗрдВ
рдкрдВрдЦ рдлреИрд▓рд╛рдпреЗ

рдЪрд╛рдБрдж рдиреАрд▓рд╛ рд╣реИ
рдЖрдХрд╛рд╢ рдореЗрдВ рдбреВрдмреЗ рдХрд┐рд╕реА рд▓рдВрдЧрд░ рдХреА рддрд░рд╣
рдФрд░ рдореЗрд░рд╛ рд╡рд╛рджрд╛ рд╣реИ рдЙрд╕ рд╕реЗ, рдЬрдм рдорд┐рд▓реВрдВрдЧрд╛ рдЕрдЧрд▓реА рдмрд╛рд░
рддреЛ рдЕрдкрдиреА рд╕рдмрд╕реЗ рдкреНрдпрд╛рд░реА рдХрд┐рддрд╛рдм рд╕реЗ рдХреБрдЫ рдкрдврд╝рдХрд░ рд╕реБрдирд╛рдКрдВрдЧрд╛ рдЙрд╕реЗ

рд╢
рд╢ рд╢

рдЕрднреА
рдордд рдмрддрд╛рдирд╛ рдЙрд╕реЗ
рдХреА рдЖрдХрд╛рд╢ рдФрд░ рд╕рдореБрджреНрд░ рджреЛрдиреЛрдВ рд╕реЗ рдЧрд╣рд░реА
рдФрд░ рдиреАрд▓реЗ рдЪрд╛рдБрдж рд╕реЗ рдЬреНрдпрд╛рджрд╛ рд░реВрдкрд╣рд▓реА рдЙрд╕рдХреА рдЖрдБрдЦреЛрдВ рдХреЛ рдкрдврдирд╛ рд╣реА
рдореБрдЭреЗ рд╕рдмрд╕реЗ рдЕрдЪреНрдЫрд╛ рд▓рдЧрддрд╛ рд╣реИ

sky is nothing
but an ocean deep
and birds swim in it
with wings spread out

blue is the moon
like an anchor dropped in this heavenly sea
and i’ve promised, when i meet her next
will read her some passages from my favorite book

shshsh

don’t tell her yet
that deeper than the sky and the sea
and more beautiful than the shimmering moon
it is her eyes, that i love reading most

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ma had great dreams for me.

to fulfill them i did many things like running printing machinery, operating design computers, teaching children and adults, caring for adults that behaved like children (i.e. customer care and client servicing) and works. writing copy for around three years now and she still has no idea what do i actually do.

all i want is to get my name published someday, somewhere. as an ad maker or a script writer or a lyricist or the world’s most talented lunatic.

hope you’ll be somewhere around to cheer me ЁЯЩВ

amen

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please read and comment – post awareness survey

thanks to all the guys who found some time out for my previous two posts. this is the last in the series. pls go through it and answer in the comments section. don’t worry, it won’t take much time!

01. In India, is it possible to get Braille on your visiting cards? Yes/No

02. Do you know of an organisation called Esha тАУ People for the blind? Yes/No

03. Would you like to/have u visited the Esha website?


help us spread the light.

thanks in advnace.

ЁЯЩВ


adee

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the candle and the night

As the day was setting, a tiny candle was lit. The night, proud of its powers made fun of her, тАЬLittle one, soon youтАЩll tire out and IтАЩll take over.тАЭ

The candle replied, тАЬSoon the day will be gone and yes, youтАЩll get stronger by the hour. But donтАЩt you know, the darker you are, the brighter I get?тАЭ

Today IтАЩll tell you about a similar candle and how it is bringing light to so many lives. And maybe, we all could help this candle burn bright in our own little waysтАж

Founded in January 2005, Esha is a non-profit initiative that is enabling visually impaired people live a better life. In words of its founder, тАЬWe are a team of volunteers spread across the country, who believe in equal opportunities for the blind and work towards the same.тАЭ

Esha stands for making visually impaired:
тАв Self-reliant and independent
By generating employment for the visually impaired
тАв Sensitizing the non-blind
By interactive theatre workshops
тАв Partnering with corporates for their CSR initiatives
By conducting workplace accessibility audits

You can help bring this light into more peopleтАЩs lives.

тАв Help me spread the word, visit the Esha site www.braillecards.org Bookmark it, twitter it, share it on your Face Book or Orkut profile or write a blog post about Esha.

тАв Ask your boss or HR department to get your visiting cards тАШBraille enabledтАЩ. You can also request them to have an accessibility audit at the workplace.

тАв Take part in other activities of Esha, like its theatre workshop.

Esha does not ask you for any monetary assistance. All it asks for is an open heart and a desire to bring light where it is needed most.

Remember what the candle said to the night, тАЬthe darker you are, the brighter I get.тАЭ

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Please read and comment

The following questions,

01. In India, is it possible to get braille on your visiting cards?
Yes/No.

02. Do you know of an organisation called Esha – People for the blind?
Yes/No.

and answer in the comments section before July 12th.

thanks a ton,

Adee

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рдХрд▓ рджреЛрдкрд╣рд░ рдореИрдВрдиреЗ

рдХрд▓ рджреЛрдкрд╣рд░ рдореИрдВрдиреЗ
рдмрд╕реЗ-рдмрд╕рд╛рдпреЗ рдШрд░реЛрдВ рдХреЛ, рдЙрдЬрдбрд╝рддреЗ рджреЗрдЦрд╛
рдХреБрдЫ рдмреЗрдЬреБрдмрд╛рдБ рдЦреНрд╡рд╛рдмреЛрдВ рдХреЛ рдмрд┐рдЦрд░рддреЗ рджреЗрдЦрд╛
рдХрд▓ рджреЛрдкрд╣рд░ рдореИрдВрдиреЗ
рдПрдХ рдЬрд╡рд╛рдБ рдЙрдореНрд░ рдХрд╛ рдЧреБрдЬрд╝рд░рдирд╛ рджреЗрдЦрд╛
рдПрдХ рд╕рд╛рдпрд╛ рдЬреЛ рдерд╛ рд╕рд░реЛрдВ рдкрд░, рдЙрдарддреЗ рджреЗрдЦрд╛
рдХрд▓ рджреЛрдкрд╣рд░ рдореИрдВрдиреЗ,
рдЧрд▓реА
рдХреЗ рдореЛрдбрд╝ рдкрд░ рд╡реЛ рдЬреЛ рдПрдХ рдкреЗрдбрд╝ рдерд╛ рдкреАрдкрд▓ рдХрд╛,
рдХрдЯрддреЗ
рджреЗрдЦрд╛

i tried but could not translate it. maybe it cannot be. so here is a brief detail of what the poem tries to convey.
it tells you how last afternoon i saw some homes getting uprooted; some silent dreams being scattered; saw a life snuffed out in its prime and a benevolent presence over our heads leaving us for ever…how the afternoon yesterday, on the corner of my street, i saw a beloved peepal tree getting sawed.

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soul-full at the sahitya academy

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religion

a triptych puerile
hanging over the sacrificial altar

a harangue to the old faithful
swaddled in truculent colors

a scrim pulled tightly over eyes
a mind, an extremity familiar

a dirigible in the name of God
in essence, a conflated fear

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children’s mart / рдмрдЪреНрдЪреЛрдВ рдХрд╛ рдмрд┐рдЬрд╝рдирд╕

рд▓рдХрдбрд╝реА рдХрд╛ рдПрдХ рд╕реНрдЯреВрд▓ рд▓рд┐рдпрд╛
рд╕рдкрдиреЛрдВ рд╕реЗ рднреА рдЦреВрдм рдмрдбрд╝рд╛
рдЕрдгреНрдбреЛрдВ рдХреЗ рддреАрди рдХреНрд░реИрдЯ рд░рдЦреЗ
рджреЛ рдЦрд╛рд▓реА рдФрд░ рдПрдХ рднрд░рд╛
рдПрдХ рддрд░рдлрд╝ рдЯрд╛рдлрд┐рдпреЛрдВ рдХрд╛ рдбрд┐рдмреНрдмрд╛
рдкреАрд▓рд╛, рдЧреБрд▓рд╛рдмреА рдФрд░ рд╣рд░рд╛
рдПрдХ рддрд░рдлрд╝ рдорд╛рдЪрд┐рд╕ рдХреА рдбрд┐рдмрд┐рдпрд╛
(рдФрд░) рд╕рд┐рдЧрд░реЗрдЯ рдХрд╛ рдбрд┐рдмреНрдмрд╛ рдбрд░рд╛рдбрд░рд╛
рдЖрдЬ рдЧрд▓реА рдореЗрдВ рдирдпрд╛ рдЦреБрд▓рд╛
рдмрдЪреНрдЪреЛрдВ рдХрд╛ рдмрд┐рдЬрд╝рдирд╕, рдЦрд░рд╛рдЦрд░рд╛

a big stool made of wood
bigger than dreams’ delight
three crates put over it
two empty, one full of eggs off-white
one side has the candies cool
pink, green, yellow and bright
the other has a matchbox
and cigarettes huddling in fright
and lo behold, a treat emerges for the eyes
the children’s mart and a genuine price

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