my granny bestest! woohoo!! February 4, 2010

today’s her birthday!!.. oh how i love her! this one’s 100% for u paati…
she’s the coolest cutest cuddliest woman and i wish her 1000 more years of existence. apppy birrday paati! muah
 
now now, lets enlighten u abt her!
she watches espn in her spare time when she is done watching sanskar (pls note: she’s beyond the saas bahu shit.)
u’ll be surprised how much billiards, golf, tennis, cricket (perhaps even WWF) she follows! I know of a time when she gave ‘Reiki’ to the indian cricket team for them to win! now thats insanely adorable!!
she’ll shock u with all the history and geography she’s ever read from kindergarden until now. she’s got the most lovely handwriting though i hv seen her write only ’shri rama jayam’ with that! see, this is a very tam bram thing.. it tops the chart in most 50+yr old’s To-Do list.

oh yeah, and she’ll stun u with all the mythological stories that hv ever taken place(or not)…she doesnt even need to dabble wit the names, gran knows it all pit pat! hindus hv to remember too many devas n asuras man, this religion is elaborate to say the least.
infact one time i was attempting(this is the most imp. word in this sentence;)) to byheart ‘vishu sahasranamam’ (its these 1008 names of vishu in sanskirt, each of which have a beautiful meaning), and paati knew the explanation/stories for each of those names..man,was i shocked!
i thot she randomly parroted those sholkas and puked them out everyday, but lo behold, i was a jerk to think that! i am jerk even if i dint think that actually. i m a jerk. period.hehe

coming back to paati; when my bro n i were tiny-er, we used to plait her long hair. thats not it. once we were done, we wud argue that we cud hv done better and hence we wud unplait her hair. and re plait. and then un plait and then re plaint. over n over n over!! paati wud gracefully sit through this whole process without complaining, happily sipping her ‘de-cog-shan’ coffee. another necessary tam bram trait.

so that she cud get some shut eye in the afternoons, she used to put us to sleep wit her self created sleep stories.. my fav. was the 2 brothers ka tale-RAAMU SHOMU. raamu was the cool dude n shomu was the idiot. sometime when u and i r chilling, remind me to share it.

granma, in those times, was among the very few working women.. and she proudly tells me today that her pension is twice as much as her x-salary. pretty cool eh?
and ofcourse, like all granma’s she’ll melt ur heart and soothe ur palate with mind blowing simple fresh hot yumm food! and she’ll be totally surprised if the salt was fine even today. after all this hardwork, her palms are still like a 2 month olds palms. so soft and pink, it makes me wanna cry..

at this age, paati has fallen in love. and thats with MR.Sudoku. she can finish books the size of my engineering texts, and still hv the enthu to solve more sudokus’!! every time my mum gifts her these sudoku books, the twinkle in paati’s eye only gets 50 watt stronger.

she’s seen it all; from gold slabs at home to 12 people sharing a tiny room. and we all know lots of things change around u when that happens..wat followed was more of a hindi movie…
i m so so proud that she’s nearly single handedly brought up a phenomenal daugther( my mommy!!muah) and 3 dashing sons. *touching lots of wood*

hey, one important thing i forgot! paati loved to eat ice in her childhood! she wud down golaas by the hour! i wasn’t kidding when i said she’s cool~

no post or gift or gesture can sum up how precious u are to me, dear paati.
i am eager to listen to the new version of ‘Ramu-Shomu’ that u are gona be enlightening my kids with!
Oceans full of love.
happy birthday!
ur lucky peythi.

Monstrously Sensational. February 3, 2010

the 1st time i saw this video, i was madly gripped by the creative display of information of how we are directly raping the environment on a daily basis. i was quite ashamed of myself in particular and the society at large. if mother earth had limbs, she would have wacked us black and blue, without doubt.
This is definitely a MUST WATCH video with a MUST ACT message. Brace urself to be blown away.

I am safely assuming u invested 21.16min of ur very precious time to watch- the story of stuff. and i am nearly sure it stirred u up. i hope ur nodding ur head right now else i will weep!

so now, step 2; MUST ACT, remember? A brilliant way to begin wud be to apply for a YES!+ course. (YOUTH EMPOWERMENT AND SKILLS WORKSHOP). Here’s why:

When there is talk about doing something to bring a smile on mother earth, a common excuse is; “i hv enuf issues of my own to deal with, lemme sort that out 1st b4 i begin to change the planet”! Whether it is to sort ur personal life out (after which u hv promised to heal the world) or if u simply want a wonderful platform to act & impact on present day social circumstances, YES!+ is exactly wat u were looking for~

Requesting the pleasure of ur company,
Yours lovingly.

i am a mommy! January 30, 2010

 

while growing up.. i never really had stuffed toys..infact my folks were strictly against the barbie business also. the few i possessed were birthday gifts. i was quite irritated abt this actually..

but wat the heck! now, i am a proud mommy of 3! *tear in eye*

 

  1st one is zulu(boy)…he’s taken an oath to go veg, wat with the present day global warming scene n all. 

on the right is ping(girl)…actually shes’s zulu’s twin..(got them from the same store;))..but i rarely get confused between the 2 cos one is spotted and one’s not..god has been kind in that sense.

      and this one’s the youngest, bozo(boy). he mostly accumulates fat in his free time. also he                           skillfully crawls under my head when i am asleep. that is, if he is awake in the first place.

  all my lil one’s have an accent cos they are internationals. zulu n ping are from london while baby bozo’s from bangkok.super cuteness no?

  they hv all clearly gone on me;) yay i am proud mommy of 3!

 

chikoo chocolate shake~ January 29, 2010

sounds itself so erotic no!! it even tastes as erotic… believe u me!

Ingredients:

3 chikoos

a glass of milk

2 teaspoons cocoa powder

1 teaspoon sugar

Recipe:

this is rocket science.

so read carefully.

put all the above ingredients in a jar n blend.

then stop.

then drink bhai!

over n out.

u wil want to hunt me and give me a big hug after consumption of this shake. thats a promise!

HAHA! January 27, 2010

John’s Mum and Dad were fighting;

Dad: “TU SAALI KUTTI”

Mum: “TU SAALE KUTTE”

John: “Mein saala puppy!”

my current favourite gyaan January 25, 2010

                                                                      

                                          How people treat u is their karma…and how u react is yours”- Sri Sri

the god of all limbu paanis January 25, 2010

i proudly present to u ‘the healthiest refreshing drink’ in this galaxy.
Ingredients:
1. limbu/lemon
2. jaggery
3. black salt,pepper, jeera powder
4. mint leaves(type 1) or an apple (type 2)
5. blender (vvimp;))
Recipe:
so u break the jaggery into small stones and shove few in a tall jug. generously add the masala powders. squeeze the lemon(that goes without saying!!), add water and blend away till it all froths up.
for type 1, u also throw in a bunch of fresh mint leaves and for type 2, u grate apple and garnish the juice with it!
i prefer to squeeze one lemon per glass. so this serves 1.

Credits:

Dr. Vijaya Venkat, a classic woman, read up about her on www.internetindia.com/health/thac/

And my crazy dynamic MOMMY!!(she’s sitting right behind me telling me to acknowledge her,hehehe;)

                                                                              By the way BnD trip on it these days!

ooo-Do-P January 24, 2010

the 1st YES!+ course of this year which i facilitated along with the cutest thing on earth(read:ashokji) was an absolut (pun intended) blast. i felt this unexplainable connection with many guys taking the course for the 1st time as if i had known them for eons. manipal’s old yes!+ graduates are utterly adorable n took care of us as if we were mini gurujis… and the new ones dined with us from day-1 and are presently chilling with sri sri in the ashram, MINUS ME…DON’T EVEN GET THERE…grrrhhh
few wonderful things that touched me;
1. in udupi, which is Rs.4 by bus from mani, every bus conductor wud stop the bus for a second and put a coin in the hundi of every tiny temple on the way. it was utterly adorable to watch that!!
2. india has tremendously tremendous landscapes. man! out of a postcard. mangalore, uuff!! i think the creator nailed it when it comes to assembling india. i dunno why i am doing so much india india these days, may be republic day fever. rest of the world can take a bow too
3. all the participants jointly decided to wear green ribbons for a week to college to show off being a proud vegetarian. mr. global warming can go take a hike! kudos to the kreativiti!
3. there is so much love in people’s hearts. its a matter of time and the whole world is gona be overflowing with love n devotion… the trailor is on air already! aint it?

danke manipalis,
b4 i start missing u guys too much, me heading back to u!
lou, jai guru dev.
P.S: pix are on their way. u cant blame them when they are partying with the master!

a cute glimpse of national integration January 9, 2010

whoever says we suck in this matter has gotto check out their country’s face in the mirror. but the catch is, we indians think we suck more than the rest of the world does about us. hope this small story can butter our national esteem.

so i was travelling in an auto in a bylane of a bylane in banglore. it was chirstmas time. this road was primarily a so called hindu area. my eyes caught the sight of a highly decorate crib where jesus was just born. there were these huge speakers next to the crib ( my sympathies to baby jesus) with loud music to which a 10 yr old was dancing. the song was ’sayoneeee, chain ek pal nahiiii’!!

my country cutesssttt. our media needs to get a life!

jai hind.

shopping for the winter break upgrade and the guru story there after… January 9, 2010

Now for those who dint attend winter break 2009-10, SHAME ON U!! and for those who did,,, ur gonna laugh mad when u read this! on second thoughts, even those who bunked will laugh mad!

So ya, jeetu and i went to buy a longgg list of things that were required for the half day 7-level challenge (upgrade-2). So we went to a whole sale market in jayanagar and the bargaining began. first 5 shops we rattled this, “Saar, enna saar, we from art of living ashramaa saar, pls discount maadi, plis saar” and well, we succeeded in most shops. So shop after shop we wud start of this tape recorder of ours nearly begging for discount. Now for those who participated know that we needed to buy lot of red underwear for one of the tasks. Hehe, so we went to this lingerie shop and began our tape.. saar, plis discount maadi,,, art of….STOP. STOP GIRL! thankfully,i held my tongue. hahaahha. i then made up on the spot that the red under wear was for some christmas party game. hahaha.. just imagine wat he wud think if he knew the art of living ashram required 30 red underwear for an event. hahaha!! the shameless fellow was so curious when i said its a chirtmas party game and asked me where the party was… ofcourse i had to lie all over again,,, with supreme confidence i said, “jayanagar, jayanagar saar”! good lord, who said seva is not fun!

Well as much tiring/challenging it was to organise the 7-level challenge, in hindsight, it was doubly fruitful. Any guesses why?
YESSS, i got praised in front of guruji in ganga kutir (abode of the divine it is)!! cant get any cooler me thinks.

…the guru story follows…. so this meeting with guruji happened on 3rd jan 2010…and on 1st jan i wore the silver sri sri coin that my parents had got. lemme rewind a little bit at this point. my parents, lucky ones, have gotten atleast 6-7 such coins that are safely kept in the cupboard. i have worn n lost 3 such coins including the one i wore on 1st jan. so that day, it pinched me bigtime, especially it being day 1 of new yr.* tear*

so i mentally decided i am not gona wear another one until i get it from guruji himself. and lo behold,, guruji gave me coin after the appreciation on 3rd jan itself!!! SUPER DUPER COOL NO??!i wud rate this among my top 3 personal life guru stories. wat say? hes faster than Blue dart courier service man!!! no sincere prayer/hard work goes unnoticed.
all my jealously for those chilling in ganga kutir turned into admiration. some buckets of sweat has gone behind sitting in ac wit sri sri;)