Tagged

Tagged by Knight Rider.I never knew that thinking of these seven things would be this difficult.So here it is:

Seven things I want to do in my life:

1) Fulfill all my responsibilites towards my family.
2) Earn loads of money,retire early.
3) Go trekking in the most remote regions of the world.
4) Go bungee jumping (in New Zealand),parasailing (in Barbados),scuba diving (Great barrier reef),skydiving (anywhere).
5) Own a house at a quiet little hill station in India. I mean really quiet, like say Naggar or Sankri.....heard of these places? No? Good!
6) Write a post on this blog which makes a century of comments.
7) This one's a secret!


Seven things I can do:

1) Everything in the above list except including point 6. I have some dedicated (read jobless) friends who can make that happen in no time at all.
2) Read books like a mad man,not only hard copies,even on the computer screen.
3) Chat for hours at a stretch.
4) Listen to the same song in an infinite loop.
5) Stare endlessly at the night sky.
6) Give advice (Good or bad, I dont know. Ask those who took my advice).
7) Walk long distances without feeling tired.

Seven things I cannot do:

1) Avoid the 'Yuck!' feeling when I see a lizard.
2) Stay awake in classes.
3) Avoid feeling frustrated if I start something and leave it half way through.
4) Smoke.I tried,didn't like it.
5) Go for one day without using my special vocabulary.
6) Shave properly without cutting myself in spite of using a safety razor.
7) Go for one day without listening to Audioslave's 'Be Yourself'.

Seven celebrity crushes:

1) Elisha Cuthbert
2) Riya Sen
3) Scarlett Johansson
4) Laetitia Casta
5) Maria Sharapova
6) Monica Belucci
7) Alicia Silverstone

Seven things that attract me to the opposite sex:

1) Intelligence
2) Frankness
3) Patience
4) Evergreen smile
5) Dimples
6) Sweet voice
7) Sense of humour (Should find my jokes funny.That's a tough ask!)

Seven things I say the most:

1) The 'f' word (phrases?)
2) The 'g' word(s)
3) The 'c' word
4) Abe Yaar!
5) Ok
6) Fodu!
7) Hehe (Ok, I dont say it. I type it,but what the heck?)

Seven people I tag (Damn!Badri hasn't left anyone untagged).I hope our combined pressure tactics makes the last 4 on the following list post on The Band:

1) Neon
2) Abhinav
3) Turbo
4) Sir
5) Ganand
6) Smiley
7) Troll

I Love Winter

I can't exactly enumerate the reasons why I like winter more than any other season.I don't say that I don't like summer or the rainy season.In fact, I love rains and getting drenched and I also love summer because summer means vacation. But there is something special about winter.

Maybe I love winter simply because I was born in December. Or maybe its because most of my favourite dishes are winter specific or maybe it is just because I enjoy my warm blanket and bed more or maybe because I like the world covered by a layer of fog. Or is it because the cold brings back the memories of all the treks ?

I remember the first few years in school when I had to get up at 5:30 in the morning to reach the bus stop within an hour. It used to be especially difficult in winter. But all that was made easy by the cup of piping hot tea. During the last two years in school, winter was when I could wear the school council's special jacket.

I especially remember the winter in Kota.Kota was really cold,I recall that it went down till 2 deg celsius one night.But it was great coming back from classes with the sun still not out at 11:30 in the morning to the poha and jalebi stalls. Those samosas tasted much better in winter.

I was very disappointed when Hyderabad had a very mild winter last year, but this time it has been better and it has brought all the memories flooding back.