Alllll iz wellll

This weekend was fun. Inclusive of good times, good food, good movies(Yes 2 actually), good shopping and a good haircut 😉

Let me know how was yours? Have a super week ahead

 

Advertisements

TGIF :)

It’s Friday evening & I am already thrilled at the thought of no waking up early mornings, no hurrying – worrying for the next 2 days. But, Friday evenings also bring around a lot of hard core thinking as in…how to effectively spend these two days… 

• A movie?
• Lunch/dinner?
• Meeting friends over coffer & some heartfelt conversation?
• Shopping?
• Self-pampering at a lovely Spa?
• Cooking or baking?
• Picnicking? 

Or… some good time lazying around at home with a book or possibly some sweet ‘n sour moments with family or all of that? Oh God!!! Can’t decide seriously! 

Leave my unresolved mind, may you all have a super weekend ahead! 🙂

Rocket Singh – THE SALESMAN

Ok, after enough reviews and surely to take a break from the routine stuff n crazy work – schedules in the recent past… I decide to watch this movie…Rocket Singh: Salesman Of The Year! It’s funny, not the movie yet, I will come on that later…I drive away faster after work to reach the theatre and be able to grab a ticket and here on roads some cranky fella thinks am competing with him and HE does not give me the SIDE… I grumble and mumble in my mind, thinking if i miss the movie “I will see you, you …You Idiot”… and end up racing with him. And believe me it gives me immense PRIDE to defeat a man on the roads ;)( Pun-Intended).

Thankfully, I reach the theatre and get a ticket too… NOW all the weird stares…? I fail to understand why is it that people give bizarre looks when you are in the theatre to watch the movie alone… I mean, ya its fun to watch it with friends but eventually you go to watch the movie and not to gossip…Yeah..? Anyway, sitting there I suddenly realise …what if someone asks me if I came alone to watch this movie. I think hard and then come up with a solution that if a situation like that arrives I can answer confidently I AM A FILM CRITIC :D; perhaps that could shut their mouth or whatsoever.

Now, on the Movie…as a FILM CRITIC 😉 Well, yes I loved the movie. It’s again one of those feel good movies, first half may be a bit slow paced but i guess that was required to give the twist to the tale but surely at no point you feel bored which is the merit of any good movie. WARNING: this is not a typical Bollywood Ishtyle so you must not expect hero-heroine dancing around trees or loud music, rona dhona etc. It’s a neat subject-oriented flick – one dealing with Sale’s Man’s life, theri work pressure & challenges. All the characters did a fairly decent job, and justified the characters well enough! No melodrama and really well directed. Even to the minuscule detail if you watch… that the phone given to Ranbir Kapoor was soo dirty.

Coming to Ranbir Kapoor, :)I know it can be a bad compliment for MEN but I felt like pulling his cheeks …he looooked so damn cute and adorable.

That’s not all …like good old story books, this movie sends you back home with a moral too 😀 for the BOSSES of course “Business is all about people and not just numbers, if people are happy, the business will prosper “

Long over due…TAG

It’s always fun doing TAGs. Thanks Faisal 🙂

• What is your current obsession ?
  Current obsession…connecting with people i guess, through blogs, facebook, tweets etc 😉
• What are you wearing today?
  Hmm clothes…what else people wear???
• What’s for dinner?
  Food I hope 😉
• What’s the last thing you bought?
  Chocolates
• What are you listening to right now?
  Songs of Kurbaan…
• What do you think about the person who tagged you?
  He appears to be sincere and honest 🙂
• If you could have a house totally paid for, fully furnished anywhere in the world, where would you like it to be?                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Near Lake Schwarzee in Austria …actually just saw the pic in a magazine and am like thrz nothing better than this…
• What are your must-have pieces for summer?
  Sunscreens, lucknowi kurtis
• If you could go anywhere in the world for the next hour, where would you go?
  Any place as long as it’s away from workplace
• Which language do you want to learn?
  Sanskrit
• What’s your favourite quote?
  Anything that makes sense …
• Who do you want to meet right now?
  Very close friends ….may be o’er coffee
• What is your favourite colour?
  Black/white
• What is your favourite piece of clothing in your own closet?
  I have a beautiful black lucknowi kurti…
• What is your dream job?
  Don want to do any job anymore…want to be an entrepreneur
• What’s your favourite magazine?
  Frontline,  Business Outlook
• If you had $100 now, what would you spend it on?
  Sorry, I would need rupees to be able to use in India 😀
• What do you consider a fashion faux pas?
  Biggest i guess is people thinkin anything they wear looks great on them. Fashion is knowing your type and wearing accordingly
• Who according to you is the most over-rated style icon?
  Who cares…ya?
• What kind of haircut do you prefer?
  Always shoulder length…cause it’s easily manageable, though long tresses look really good
• What are you going to do after this?
  If i feel sleepy i will sleep else continue wid my internettin…
• What are your favourite movies?
  Quite a few…
• What are three cosmetic/makeup/perfume products that you can’t live without?
  Moisturizer, talc and kajal..I love to define my eyes
• What inspires you?
  All those who have struggled to be where they are now…
• Give us three styling tips that always work for you:
  Wear what suits you, what is comfortable and …and …that’s it..!
• What do you do when you “have nothing to wear” (even though your closet’s packed)?
  I frequently freak out on this .. 😦 but to my rescue jeans n a tee…
• Coffee or tea?
  Tea mostly but if it’s coffee then only @ Barista or Mocha @ CCD
• What do you do when you are feeling low or terribly depressed?
  I just keep quite…
• What is the meaning of your name?
  My name means …Dew… 🙂
• Which other blogs do you love visiting?
  Actually so many…
• Favourite Dessert/Sweet?
  ANYDAY, ANYTIME chocolate fudge/chocolate walnut brownie…hmmm it’s yummmm
• Favourite Season?
  Winters
• If I come to your house now, what would u cook for me?
  Well, depends what time you would… 😀
• What is the right way to avoid people who purposefully hurt you?
  You said it right…just AVOID
• How do you calm yourself down when you are agitated or angry?
  Depends on what made me lose my control…I try and look at it from other’s perspective…
• Who is the modern ideal girl…the one who knows how to shop, dress and enjoy or the one who is simple but manages the house, kids and herself well?
  …Modern does not mean who knows how to shop, dress and enjoy…anyway…don’t care much 🙂

Cooking Spree …

Working during the week leaves me with no stamina to get into the kitchen and cook; hence, over the weekends I make it a point to cook something really special. I plan for an entire day & therefore balance it out with a light breakfast or heavy lunch/dinner or vice-versa…! I could not have digested the meal without taking the pics to share with you all 😉 so here it is…

Breakfast was buttered toast with scrambled eggs and tea 🙂

Dinner was egg-mughlai parantha 🙂 served with  aloo curry and chips

This was an exception, for some reason I had to cook the dinner during a weekday and am posting the pic now :). Had made chicken curry and peas & rice in a jiffy ….

Now this was the FOOD of the day 🙂 it turned out to be super delicious …..A rich chocolate cake . Come on, now don’t be mean and leave your comments for all my hard work 😉

Weekend Masti

Childlike I was splashing and playing around in the terrace…

Followed by bengali thali, made some bhaja mug daal( A kind of lentil nicely fried in ghee), palonk shaak(spinach mixed curry), begun bhaja(fried aubergines), alu potoler daalna(Alu parwal curry) and ghee rice. Watched 3 movies in 3 days: Wanted, What’s your Rashee and Dil bole hadippa …. A few hindi movies are neither good or bad …they are better termed as timepass 😉

Sometimes prayers do get answered

Until wednesday evening I was like..Oh God phllllz..how good it would have been if the Ganesh immersion ceremony was observed on a Friday(4th Sep) instead of Thursday(3rd Sep), this way it would mark a loooong loooong happpppy weekend. Little did I know that this would result to a major tragedy in the form of our honorable CM’s death in a chopper-crash 😦 followed by state-wide bandh on Friday..and obviously me earning  4 days holiday…eventually! Life outside home was jeopardised for obvious reasons..!

During these days however, I have learnt and mastered the art of making perfect..fluffy honey pancakes 🙂 served with maple syrup and blueberries!!! It was yummmm 🙂 I think I went crazy and overboard so was passionately pursuing my culinary skills during this inevitably…. wretchedly desired holiday & ended up cooking some almond firni, mutton kolhapuri(sanjeev kapoor style), and panch mishali(a bengali vegetarian dish) :p!! Tomorrow ..the last day 😦 am planning to make roshogullas and samosas 🙂

ooops while publishing i realised 😉 it’s already sunday!!

This week quite an affair…

 Saw the glitz and glamor of Hyderabadi Walima (Reception).

 Bunked 😉 and took my family to a park which had so many peacocks …they looked amazing swirling and hopping around. The minute I went close-by to capture a pic in my cam, it ran away swiftly 😦 leaving me disappointed. But lemme admit, the place is awesome, and the slight drizzle in the evening made the trip even more pleasant. Later we had our share of yummy customized icecreams at one of the coziest parlors.

 haha!! Not to forget how much I played with my adorable niece. made her 9Xm’s “Bheegi billi’ (her fave channel)…and she was so delighted that she kept looking at the mirror.

          

      

My Powdal..baby ( She calls powder that way)

August 1st – Calendar Blocked :)

I was lucky to have posted Evam’s(Theater Group, Blr based) one of the shows before, “The Odd Couple” and to that I win a Free Golden Ticket to their upcoming Play in Hyderabad “An Idiot For Dinner” 🙂  on 1st Aug ..! 

  

id·i·ot [id-ee-uht] n.. A foolish or stupid person.  SMASH HIT IN BANGALORE & CHENNAI, NOW PREMIERING IN HYDERABAD!!

Evam  &  The Boardwalkers invites you to a dinner with more laughs than you have ever had!
 
An idiot for Dinner – A stage adaptation of the French film ‘The Dinner of Idiots’ , Also made as the Hindi film ‘Bheja Fry’
 
Directed by Michael Muthu
 
Saturday, August 1st – 3:30 and 7:30 pm @ Ravindra Bharathi Auditorium, Near Assembly, Public Garden Road, Saifabad, Hyderabad – 500 004, Tickets: Rs. 200/300/500

Grab Tickets at www.bookmyshow.com NOW! Also, now you get the tickets delivered right to your doorstep by calling 39895050! Tickets also available at Odyssey (Jubilee Hills & Vikrampuri)

For more details, log on to www.evam.in
Call Us @               09840222363         09840222363 /               09840612333         09840612333 for details!
 
Preferred Media Partner: Hyderabad Times, Radio Partner:Radio Mirchi
Retail Partner: Odyssey 
Lifestyle Partner: StyleSpa
 
About the play: Impeccable food, great wine, engaging conversation, soft music. What could possibly be missing in a perfect dinner gathering? Well… An IDIOT? Originally made in French, titled “Le diner des cons”, our adaptation begins with Sanjay, who – with the help of an “idiot scout” manages to find a perfect idiot to take to the dinner where the evening’s “guests” are poked fun at. Our enterprising protagonist, R.Golden Gopu, gets invited to one of those dinners. Gopu loves to build replicas with matchsticks, which seems to be the only thing he can ever do without causing pandemonium.As the chaotic evening unfolds, click here for more 

 So, when was the last time You met an Idiot? 😉