Clouded thoughts

I am quite the cloud gazer and my mobile phone and I are partners in this. And why not?

I'm bookmarking this!

So like I mentioned before, I have been reading like never before. Recently, some friends were clearing out their house as they are moving abroad. Apart from the household stuff which we might take from them, I found my best junkyard sale yet: 3 new books given by them!

Yes!

This is better than anything I could have asked for! Looks like the job hunt will be on pause mode for a while. This holds true, especially for a reader like me.

A bit about my reading habits: 

I hate being interrupted in the middle of reading a book,

I hate keeping down a book to eat, drink or sleep,

I love to fall asleep while reading,

I love the smell of new books,

And I read to finish a book as soon as I can, preferably overnight

I usually order my books from Flipkart. And Flipkart sends these really cute and silly, yet extremely funny bookmarks with the books. These days I am in the habit of collecting them as and when I order a new book. 

This one is already my favorite titled Important reasons to use silly bookmarks 

What is the important reason ? 

(Click on the pic to read the text)

(even my long forgotten camera was put to use)

And on flipping, I get a pair of cool glasses to appear nerdy and keep the buggers away

Of course I don't mind one bit. 

Looks like for a change, these silly marks are going to keep me hooked on to the books ! 

Will keep posting more of these as and when I discover a new one.

Till then, its my book and me.

Teeny bopper -- Yo !!!

It's 5:30 in the morning. Am on my way to meet my lil one. And a little annoyed at choosing such an early flight. On top of that, I see that I have been assigned the emergency exit seat. Ughh. An air hostess approaches me

"Ma'am I see you are seated next to the emergency exit. Would you like to assist us for our emergency proceedings?  "

"Yeah, sure"

"May I know your age please"

"28"

"(Smiling) Actually you look quite young so I asked, like 15 or something"

I didn't hear the rest.

Didn't need to, since I had heard all that I needed to. Gone are the days when i used to get pissed off at people taking me for a school/college kid. What with the year closing to an end and another candle being added to my birthday cake, its good to know that I can still pass off as a teen on the outside.

.... Heyyy, on the inside as well !!

For the love of Mexican food - El Patio

It has been in my mind for sometime to experiment with Mexican food cooking. Other important stuff or just lack of ingredients has not let that happen. Though I have tried the most basic of Mexican sides, salsa. 

I love Mexican and have been craving for it for quite some time now. I am a sucker for this cuisine and well, what makes my liking delve into the realms of love are margaritas! Traditional unadulterated margaritas. This love, and the follow up craving, was also made possible by a restaurant which is ranked in the Top 5 of my all time favorite eating out places. Today I couldn't help but think about it.

El Patio.

Rain rain, stay!

Its booming outside, like cannons.

Yes, its the oncoming cloud parade. Huge grey clouds, with a promise of cats n dogs waala rain.

Am home cooking lunch with my flatmate. Intermittently, we peek outside the door and giggle mindlessly at the falling sheets of water. You know that childlike smile. Its on our faces. A perfect mirror image.

What IS it with rain that lights up the heart like nothing else can!

I feel I wanna fly, I feel I wanna dance !!!!! But for now, I'll just sing.

And I just have one song on my mind

Pani da rang ...... Tra la la la

:) :)

Image source:google

social bug

Yearning to become social again. 

In the virtual world. 

Want to reactivate my twitter account, post mindlessly on facebook, write random stuff on my blog, maybe start a travelogue.... 

Yawnn, i think ill go take a nap now 

gems

an emptiness engulfs

and coils tightly,

around the heart

...the eyes moist slightly

when all you want

is your epitaph to read:

lived a nice and happy person,

you are slapped by someone of your deeds

the head is spinning

ears are ringing

there is a numbness

but it is screaming

screaming with reality

of what I have lost

of what was mine,

what I should have cherished the most

why are the lessons lost over time?

how many chances will life offer?

god gifts few priceless gems

but showered countless in my coffer

they'll shine for you;

they love you, they'll shine some more.

So, no matter how dark the clouds,

never lose the ones, you they adore

some i lost.

some i have.

some i threw,

faulted in judging value of many, perhaps.

Time to take this as the last lesson

life anyway gives only a few.

else, soon the last of the gems will slither away defeated,

all left then will be just you, you and you

Everything is fine

the wall was built

with good reason

little does one know

the ways of treason

surrepitiously,

the barrier fell

very suprisingly, it felt good

one could tell

after long

the sun shone

the feeling was like,

a king back on renounced throne

flowers seemed to smile

rains felt like little pearls

was i dreaming?

is this really happening again

but do the winds of change ever stop?

down they came

everything was expected,

except the speed of change

there is no stopping

the stream of tears

with them comes

a sense of fear

will this cycle never stop?

of seeing dreams with open eyes,

never daring to make them come true

when slowly the dream takes shape, a sinking heart realizes,

as always, it was too good to be true

you give some,

you get some

what goes around, comes around

never forgets to drive the message home

where does one go from here

the same paths?

that were trodden in despair?

sadly, the answer is yes

so wear the evening dress,

put up the smile, which says everything is fine

indifference is your best shield

start working right now

remember? you have a wall to re-build

Flavors

I have been feeling too buoyant today. And with good reason! The light drizzle since morning has been gently tip-tapping against my office window. A walk around my green campus, in the gentle wind has taken my usually high spirits even higher.

And now, I have come across this ... sitting pretty, all tied up together.

I have been staring at this bundle of joy for almost fifteen minutes, intermittently switching to my boring, grey linux terminal. It perfectly sums up the flavors of my day. The sweet, earthy smelling browns sprouting with the abundant greens, which are bathed in the water droplets falling from a light grey, cloudy sky; a sky punctured with dashes of various yellows of the sunlight..

Now if only I could feed my taste buds ...