Gentle Whispers

So someone tagged me to in of these notes thingies on Facebook, in what was basically a list of The Things To Do Before I Die and though it said to only list 30 things, in my usual overboard, over-enthusiastic style, I've listed forty and I figured I might as well share them with you guys here. So here it is, The Things I want to do before I die :- 1) Buy a round-the-world air ticket and a rucksack, and run away and make sure I set foot on each of the seven continents 2) Visit all the seven wonders of the World.. Modern, Ancient, Natural 3) Watch Roger Federer play in a Wimbledon final 4) Be published in the New Yorker or the Economist 5) Drink beer at Oktoberfest in Munich 6) Learn to play a musical instrument with some degree of skill 7) Fly a plane 8) Learn to scuba dive, skydive and bungee jump and go up in a hot air ballooon 9) Go on a wild-life safari across the African grasslands. 10) Watch a football game between Argentina and Brazil, an El Classico b...

I wasn't in the best of moods , these last few weeks and even getting out of bed was proving to be too much of a task. Until the rapid turnaround happened, and while I'm still going off into my black moods, I'm trying to keep from letting them engulf me and swallow me whole. But then I that despite the several setbacks I've had, I've realised the Universe is not out to get me. And so I can remind myself of them every time I get low and depressed, I'm making a list. Besides, I love making long list of things to do. Tis's so much fun. 1) I have a job. Much as I don't enjoy it. At least I have one with a fairly decent pay at a time when people are losing their jobs and working for pittances. 2) I have wonderful friends, who care about me. Who worry when I'm not happy and go out of their way to make sure I'm okay and I'm smiling. They're my rainbows on dark, gloomy days. 3) This blog. As long as I have this blog, I think I'll be okay. ...

1) Go back-packing through Europe 2) Vist all the Seven Wonders of the World- Ancient, Medevial, Natural, Underwater, Forgotten, Modern, Forgotten Natural, Forgotten Modern, Forgotten Medevial. ( I found this website where they have a listing of all these. How many are still standing I don't really know. Anyway for those of you who are interested, this is the link 3) Watch a football match preferably a Champions League night at Anfield wearing Liverpool colours and El Clasico between Barcelona and Real Madrid. 4) Watch an NBA game- The All-Star one 5) Visit a concentration camps in Germany like Auschwitz 6) Be in Germany for Oktoberfest 7) Go on the plane trip which lets you see the curve of the earth. (I saw this on Discovery. Some place in Russia apparently 8) Visit Rio Di Janeiro at Carnival time. 9) Walk down the Champ-Elysees in Paris 10) Buy Jimmy Choo or Manolo Blahnik shoes, a Louis Vuitton bag and a Chanel dress 11) Trek up Mount Everest 12) Participate in a game of Paintb...

I've decided to go on a diet and I've already hit the cravings phase. And for the entire two days that I've been on it, I've stuck to it faithfully. And now I feel I absolutely need to eat something on my list or I will die. I live on melodrama. And what I'm longing for are :- 1) Potato Wedges and French Fries with extra mayonnaise on the side from McDonalds. (Theirs is the only mayonnaise I like. Anybody else know where I can get some?) 2) A large Mutton with Cheese burger from Bembos 3) Spicy Goan Sausages with plenty of freshly baked 'pav'. 4) Mutton Biryani from my friend Sarah's house. 5) Kheema Pav from Khayani near St Xavier's College. 6) Bheja Masala from Paramount restaraunt in Mahim. 7) Seekh Kebabs from the lane leading to the Mahim dargah 8) Maggi noodles with Cheese. (The only dish I cook) 9) Tandoori chicken from Bandra station 10) Mashed Potatoes and Fish from Molly Malone's Irish Pub 11) Chicken Schezwan Noodles ' Anda Marke...

I love Christmas songs. Love them. Love them very much. I start feeling Christmasy as soon as I hear one- even if I hear it in July. And I love them all. Religious, traditional, modern, instrumental, pop, comedy. The Twelve Days of Christmas Let It Snow The Little Drummer Boy Last Christmas I Gave You My Heart The First Noel Nutcracker Silent Night O Come All Ye Faithful Jolly Old Santa Claus Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer Joy to the World Santa Claus is coming to town I'm dreaming of a white Christmas Jingle Bells Deck the Halls Frosty the Snowman Grandma got run over by a Reindeer Hark the Herald Angels Sing You name them and I love it. I also love to sing them. Not that I can sing very well but I try. P.S: The colours of this blog are a tribute to my favourite month of the year.