/hihi
I was a little down, not depressed or anything, just a bit mentally exhausted.
So I though I'd dig into one of these huge ones!
/XD
They're like 200g bricks man.
Pure Sin. I love them :)
/bye :D
I was a little down, not depressed or anything, just a bit mentally exhausted.
So I though I'd dig into one of these huge ones!
/XD
They're like 200g bricks man.
Pure Sin. I love them :)
/bye :D
/hihi
My little bro is growing up. And his hormones are actually erupting all over his face :D
His chikni baby soft skin has been riddled with acne and a moustache and a straggly beard.
Hairy scary ho gaya hai mera bhai. Adolescence ka mara. Bechara.
Ye bedard pimples hai!
I am having trouble seeing him like this.
He doesn't care about his face at all! Bol bol ke thak gaye hai!
Mum and I have thus committed ourselves to improving his skin. We simply don't leave him until he listens! /XD
/sweat
So this is what we've been using on him :
My little bro is growing up. And his hormones are actually erupting all over his face :D
His chikni baby soft skin has been riddled with acne and a moustache and a straggly beard.
Hairy scary ho gaya hai mera bhai. Adolescence ka mara. Bechara.
Ye bedard pimples hai!
I am having trouble seeing him like this.
He doesn't care about his face at all! Bol bol ke thak gaye hai!
Mum and I have thus committed ourselves to improving his skin. We simply don't leave him until he listens! /XD
/sweat
So this is what we've been using on him :
- Clean and Clear Foaming Facial Wash.
- Clearasil Rapid Action Pimple Clearing Cream.
- Clean and Clear Skin Balancing Moisturizer.
We must say, this line does work well.
His pimples have reduced a bit, but I feel had he been regular, this stuff would have been more effective.
I even have a friend who's skin is pimple-ridden :D I find it awesome fun teasing him! Even he's looking for a cream/solution! /hmm
Try it and see if it works for you!
/bye
I even have a friend who's skin is pimple-ridden :D I find it awesome fun teasing him! Even he's looking for a cream/solution! /hmm
Try it and see if it works for you!
/bye
/hihi
Turmeric (Haldi) and Gram flour (Besan) are the oldest ayurvedic preparations for cleansing.
They're cheap, home-made and hence chemical free, and actually work!
Have you ever put your hands into batter for pakode?
They always come out so soft and shiny na!
So taking a cue from this, I mixed a cup full of Besan with 1 tbsp of Haldi and put it into a jar. And I apply it whenever I feel like.
I have skin thats normal to dry and this mixture will dry out your skin if you use it too much though.
But once in a while, it acts as a mild exfoliant and boosts my complexion.
For people with oily skins however, you can use it everyday. It'll actually work for you :)
Do moisturize properly after it though. This is something you should never skip.
If you have no adverse reaction to it, try mixing a drop of glycerin into a coin sized amount of rose water and applying all over your face.
Glycerin is actually a major component of all moisturizers! It feels so light and non greasy on the face /blush
Go ahead, try this out and be a natural beauty for a day /XD
/bye
NOTE : All images from google :D
Turmeric (Haldi) and Gram flour (Besan) are the oldest ayurvedic preparations for cleansing.
They're cheap, home-made and hence chemical free, and actually work!
Have you ever put your hands into batter for pakode?
They always come out so soft and shiny na!
So taking a cue from this, I mixed a cup full of Besan with 1 tbsp of Haldi and put it into a jar. And I apply it whenever I feel like.
I have skin thats normal to dry and this mixture will dry out your skin if you use it too much though.
But once in a while, it acts as a mild exfoliant and boosts my complexion.
For people with oily skins however, you can use it everyday. It'll actually work for you :)
Do moisturize properly after it though. This is something you should never skip.
If you have no adverse reaction to it, try mixing a drop of glycerin into a coin sized amount of rose water and applying all over your face.
Glycerin is actually a major component of all moisturizers! It feels so light and non greasy on the face /blush
Go ahead, try this out and be a natural beauty for a day /XD
/bye
NOTE : All images from google :D
I'm now a writer at LTGTR.
Let The Good Times Roll.
Also something that popped up in my cerebellum :)
Enjoy!
/bye
Let The Good Times Roll.
Also something that popped up in my cerebellum :)
Enjoy!
/bye
/hihi
I study at Daulatram College, North Campus and I know that you probably haven't heard of it.
If you have, I'm very (pleasantly) surprised.
Our college has cutoffs (the percentages at which you must be in order to gain admission) that range from 91 to 95 percent every year.
Our college is one of those that have the maximum number of courses (like Music (H)!)
We have a fresh look to the college thanks to it turning 60 this year :)
We have an awesomeeeeeeee hostel (its the best in DU- no bragging)
And we have the most sought after courses - B.Com (H) and Eco (H).
Then why don't people hear about us?
After spending 2-1/2 years here as a residential student, I have the following reasons :
I study at Daulatram College, North Campus and I know that you probably haven't heard of it.
If you have, I'm very (pleasantly) surprised.
Our college has cutoffs (the percentages at which you must be in order to gain admission) that range from 91 to 95 percent every year.
Our college is one of those that have the maximum number of courses (like Music (H)!)
We have a fresh look to the college thanks to it turning 60 this year :)
We have an awesomeeeeeeee hostel (its the best in DU- no bragging)
And we have the most sought after courses - B.Com (H) and Eco (H).
Then why don't people hear about us?
After spending 2-1/2 years here as a residential student, I have the following reasons :
- Bureaucratic inefficiencies : If the "Student Dealing Time" is 9.30 to 12.30, why does the clerk come at 12 ?
- Lack of interest in students : Forget about project based learning, teachers actually advise us not to give projects.
- Lack of Permanent teachers.
- Lack of a Permanent Principal! Due to some shitty high court order, the appointment of new priciples has been banned. Hence we only have Acting Principals that chage every 6 months.
- Low cutoffs.
- Lack of competitiveness.
As we know, a first mover always is at an advantage.
Why do we follow SRCC's cutoffs?
If they come up with a 100%, we let Hansraj come up with a 98%, Miranda with a 97% and so on.
Then bacha kucha hum lene ko taiyaar ho jate hai.
Why so?
- SRCC never wins Best Hostel.
- Our Dramatics team won against Hansraj, SRCC and many others at the fest at IIT-Kanpur.
- Atleast 2-3 toppers are from our college in EACH subject EVERY year.
- Miranda too is a girls college. Just like ours.
- Other colleges may boast of GREATS, but they completed their college 15-20 years back. Times have changed!
- A child who is a 93 percenter isn't crap. Marks never show aptitude.
- SRCC has atleast 1 failure among 10. This despite 100 percent cutoffs. There are some 150 students in one year. And 15 fail! A waste of 15 seats!
In conclusion, our college is just like any other DU college.
But still we don't figure on the India Todays of this world, as our college has a strict Non-Advertising Policy. We never brag about our achievements in newspapers.
Nowadays, the only measure of a college being Bad, Good or Great is its Cut-offs.
I call this purposeful lowering of standards. Our college has no reason to follow this messed up hierarchy.
I've always worked for the betterment of the college. I hope I'm able to leave a lasting impact before I graduate.
At least put it up on the map. Somehow.
/bye
/hihi
Well, figuratively :P
I'm hit.
I'm feeling a little woozy.
I'm a little rough around the edges at a time I absolutely should NOT be.
No I'm not in "Louu"
* Drum-roll please *
But I'm finally accepting the fact that I'm crushing on someone. (Yay!!)
When I said this to my friends, It was met with stares and dead silence.
/blush
No more now, me shy. /XD
/bye
Well, figuratively :P
I'm hit.
I'm feeling a little woozy.
I'm a little rough around the edges at a time I absolutely should NOT be.
No I'm not in "Louu"
* Drum-roll please *
But I'm finally accepting the fact that I'm crushing on someone. (Yay!!)
When I said this to my friends, It was met with stares and dead silence.
/blush
No more now, me shy. /XD
/bye
/hihi
Now I don't claim to be an authority on the subject, primarily because I myslef have never been in the "L" word! /XD
Take it with a pinch(read-bucketload) of Iodised namak :D
So lets start with them /blush
Now I don't claim to be an authority on the subject, primarily because I myslef have never been in the "L" word! /XD
Take it with a pinch(read-bucketload) of Iodised namak :D
So lets start with them /blush
- If anything can go wrong in a relationship, IT WILL. /floor
- And if there are N possible ways for that to happen, it shall happen in the worst possible way.
- Time is inversely proportional to the number of times you express love.
- And the number of gifts you get.
- Phone bills- There is no such thing as Free Messages. (TRAI regulations strike Again!)
/blur - Also the amount of lies you're expected to say increase with the amount of determination you have to make the relationship rock. (Read- "You're beautiful/thin! etc etc!!) /no
- Your mum/dad/uncle/aunty/bhaiya/bhabhi are bound to call you when you've snuck out.
/please - When you need a place to make out, the entire universe is gonna try and stop you by sending three eyed freaks around you. /wahaha
I shall update this as soon as I think of more silly things to write
Big Hug!
/bye
When She looked at them now, they looked so happy.
Like burning paper flying away, careless and guilt-free.
Unlined faces, eyes crinkled in laughter.
Days merged like patterns on a sweater.
They traversed those days of old,
Pulled faces at their shadows.
Beautiful bright blue bumble-bees,
Struck windows and died in threes.
Yet She knew,
That he would leave sooner or later,
He couldn't tell her that.
Half a life, Half a lie.
To hold her, forever.
/bye
Bollywood frequently screws up our conception of reality.
I recently watched a crappy hindi flick, and it was very (very) hard to control my Rage at the freaks of nature that created that movie. /shock
Boy meets Girl.
Girl - Airy headed bimbo in designer clothes, preferably working for an NGO.
Boy - Disillusioned chap, High on muscles, She shows him the right direction to his life.
Extras (So that I repurchase the popcorn that I have eaten up in the first 10 minutes of the movie because the movie STRETCHES longer.)
Boy bumbles along.
Stay single, Stay happy!
/bye
I recently watched a crappy hindi flick, and it was very (very) hard to control my Rage at the freaks of nature that created that movie. /shock
Boy meets Girl.
Girl - Airy headed bimbo in designer clothes, preferably working for an NGO.
Boy - Disillusioned chap, High on muscles, She shows him the right direction to his life.
Extras (So that I repurchase the popcorn that I have eaten up in the first 10 minutes of the movie because the movie STRETCHES longer.)
Boy bumbles along.
Girl (चंट लड़की) ensnares him.
LMFAO.
The poor bastard doesn't know whats coming.
Throw in some dancing on the desert i.e. the Dream Sequence. /XD
And then some stupid problem i.e. गुंडे , मवाली , आतंकवादी ,परिवार या प्यार or some crap.
The makers of such movies inflict untold misery on the unsuspecting masses./no
We should burn their production houses down. /shock
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I frequently say, प्यार किस चिड़िया का नाम है ?
How can one "Fall in love" in this manner?
"Love at first sight"- Its just a pretty line :D
The entire concept is so mundane! Its been repeated since time eternity.
But just because its been repeated an endless number of times, doesn't mean its a credible fact.
When someone says those three words, what does he mean?
- I shall call you and expect you to call me all the time?
- Even if I don't expect you to, we invariably shall, as I need to keep telling you how much I love you (or vice verse) ALL THE TIME!
- You are my Sugar plum fairy! Koochie-Koochie-Coo!! Yay! /blur
- I wanna marry you. (Soggy love-story type)
- I have nothing better to do, so I might just do this. (Lame-ass-lover kind)
And many more to add.
I really don't know what this THING is.
Sounds like a beautiful illusion, that if shattered,
shall leave you rough around the edges.
Stay single, Stay happy!
/bye
I simply LOVE the Boyce Avenue covers. They give a much needed twist to a "heard-it-many-times" song!
'via Blog this'
They are so different from all the flash and pomp that is associated with music these days.
Everybody's doing a Lady Gaga and dancing in undies. /blur
They signify music that is pure in its essence.
The raw tones of a guitar, the woody tones of love, pain, sadness or exultation.
I wish them well!
/bye
/hihi
I'm giving you the secret recipe for it!
Use it carefully :P
Ingredients :
For Ravioli :
3/4 tbsp Olive oil
60 g maida
a pinch of salt
4-5 tbsp Water.
Filling :
1 tsp Olive oil
100g Spinach
1/4 tsp Oregano
1/2 tsp Basil
1/2 tsp Pepper
1/4 tsp Salt
1 tsp Maida
50 g Paneer
For Soup :
3 cubes Maggi Vegetable Magic Masala
6 cups Water
3 tbsp Spring Onion (Chopped)
3 tbsp Mushroom (Sliced)
or
3-4 pieces Baby corns (Sliced)
Salt and Pepper to taste.
Garnish :
2 tbsp Olive oil
2 cloves Garlic
2 slices made into Breadcrumbs
/sweat
Now that you've got that fairly extensive ingredient list, what are you gonna do?
Work step by step!
For Ravioli Dough :
- Clean the slab properly and wipe it dry.
- Place all the Maida in a heap and make a small well in it.
- Pour the oil and salt into it.
- Mix with a light hand.
- Now putting little bit water at a time mix the dough.
- Keep kneading properly till all the powdery stuff becomes a ball.
- I kneaded it a lot till the dough became as smooth as a baby's bum :P
- The kneading is the key. It has to have a slight "pull" to it wothout breaking.
- Cover with a moist cloth and keep aside.
- Snip the Basil and Spinach with kitchen scissors. You can chop too, but I LOVE snipping all leafy stuff.
- Saute the Spinach in the olive oil till its wilted and almost dry.
- Add seasonings.
- Add the crumbled paneer and maida.
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| I'm making paneer side by side :P |
- The filling should be quite dry. (Not oily/wet)
For Ravioli :
- Divide the pasta into two lumps.
- Roll out the Pasta as thinly as possible into a rough rectangle. Divide into strips.
- Place a small ball of filling in intervals of 1 inch or so.
- Run a dampened pastry brush or a wet finger around the ball of filling.
- Place another strips over it and press in a criss cross fashion around it.
- Cut the Ravioli into squares.
- Put the water into a pan with the Maggi cubes and bring to boil.
- Add the chopped spring onions, mushroom or baby corn and ravioli and bring to a boil.
- Season with pepper and salt.
For the Garnish :
- I toast a few breadcrumbs with grated garlic. I sprinkle that over every bowl :)
CAUTION: /please
- Never reduce the heat or the Ravioli shall burst. /floor
- Also If you want to reheat, do it in the microwave.
This recipe is really really easy.
I could make it within 30-40 minutes at home.
Its a very very light soup and goes well as a starter. My personal favourite :P
Do tell me how it was!
/bye
If I had three wishes right now, I'd wish for :
- Being able to watch Shakira live in concert.
- Being able to shake it like Shakira.
- DANCE on Beautiful Liar, Gypsy or She-wolf.
I so have a Girl-crush on her! Ever since I saw her "Whenever-Wherever"ing on MTV when I was a kid.
/blush
The Good Thing about being me?
I can do the last one right NOW! /XD
=))
/bye
/hihi
This is something I LOVE making for breakfast or as an evening snack for my bro :)
Its damn damn easy and I find it serves as my perfect fast food fix. /hmm
Oh Oh and ALLITERATION!
What you need :
2 pieces Brown bread.
Butter to spread.
1/2 cube cheese grated.
1 small onion chopped.
1 small capsicum chopped.
1 small tomato chopped.
A few kernels of corn to garnish.
Seasonings :
Chilli flakes
Oregano
Pepper
Salt.
Note on the measurements : This dish is pretty much "Build-as-you-go".
Flavor it the way you want! A few sprinkles suffice for me!
Now the method :
This is something I LOVE making for breakfast or as an evening snack for my bro :)
Its damn damn easy and I find it serves as my perfect fast food fix. /hmm
Oh Oh and ALLITERATION!
What you need :
2 pieces Brown bread.
Butter to spread.
1/2 cube cheese grated.
1 small onion chopped.
1 small capsicum chopped.
1 small tomato chopped.
A few kernels of corn to garnish.
Seasonings :
Chilli flakes
Oregano
Pepper
Salt.
Note on the measurements : This dish is pretty much "Build-as-you-go".
Flavor it the way you want! A few sprinkles suffice for me!
Now the method :
- Switch on the microwave's grill. 180 to 200 celsius should be fine :)
- An alternative is a nonstick pan which is on the lowest heat setting.
- Apply the butter on the bread and keep aside.
- Now in a bowl mix all the ingredients together except cheese.
- Spread them thickly on the breads and sprinkle cheese all over.
- Place them on a wire rack and grill till the cheese melts.
Take them out and eat!
And tell me how it was!
Love!
/bye
I haven't gone mad!
Well not yet :P
But this is something my mum and I call the "Rasgulle ki Curry".
Now we all know what Rasgulle are !
And what a curry is!
This is an amalgam of both.
By now you must be thinking : "She's surely lost it" /blur
Let me assure you, such a thing exists.
Really, take my word for it!
Its actually a "Moong ki daal ki pakodi ki kadi"
There you have it.
Not funny or imaginative anymore.
/omg
Well not yet :P
But this is something my mum and I call the "Rasgulle ki Curry".
Now we all know what Rasgulle are !
And what a curry is!
This is an amalgam of both.
By now you must be thinking : "She's surely lost it" /blur
Let me assure you, such a thing exists.
Really, take my word for it!
Its actually a "Moong ki daal ki pakodi ki kadi"
There you have it.
Not funny or imaginative anymore.
/omg
Its one of those things you think twice before doing :)
I'd gone down to get some groceries for mum, and I spotted my bro playing basketball with his friends.
Now my bro is pretty athletic and so are his friends. So I had a feeling that I would be intruding on their game.
Also add the fact that I'd not touched a basketball in the past 2-1/2 years XD
So the situation had major embarrassment potential :)
I finally pulled up my pants and asked me bro.
It went like this :
Me: "Bro can I play with you guys?"
Silence for two minutes.
Bro: "Sure thing di! But ball gandi hai."
My sweet bro, doesn't he know that I too have had my share of "mitti me khelna"?
I asked his friends once too and then bravely took the ball and shot.
Obviously it didn't go in.
/nobigdeal
Another shot.
It didn't go in.
/please
Now I was getting a little desperate. I adjusted my shot a little and took a lay-up.
Bingo!
/wahaha
"I are undisputed god of teh arena."
Lol.
After that, I shook off my rust and was one of the boys for the next hour and half.
Initially they were like 5-6 years badi di hai. Be careful with her/around her.
But when they realised that I was just one of them, they warmed up to me.
My bro too was surprised at my agility :P
He's almost always seen the calm side of me. The one who sits and studies or does art.
He's not had the same school as me and growing up, we mostly played with different groups due to the age gap :D
That and the fact that I haven't played since so many years !
I earned the respect of the boys and my bro too :) /blush
/sweat
All of it was totally worth it!
I'm so going back tomorrow!
/bye
I'd gone down to get some groceries for mum, and I spotted my bro playing basketball with his friends.
Now my bro is pretty athletic and so are his friends. So I had a feeling that I would be intruding on their game.
Also add the fact that I'd not touched a basketball in the past 2-1/2 years XD
So the situation had major embarrassment potential :)
I finally pulled up my pants and asked me bro.
It went like this :
Me: "Bro can I play with you guys?"
Silence for two minutes.
Bro: "Sure thing di! But ball gandi hai."
My sweet bro, doesn't he know that I too have had my share of "mitti me khelna"?
I asked his friends once too and then bravely took the ball and shot.
Obviously it didn't go in.
/nobigdeal
Another shot.
It didn't go in.
/please
Now I was getting a little desperate. I adjusted my shot a little and took a lay-up.
Bingo!
/wahaha
"I are undisputed god of teh arena."
Lol.
After that, I shook off my rust and was one of the boys for the next hour and half.
Initially they were like 5-6 years badi di hai. Be careful with her/around her.
But when they realised that I was just one of them, they warmed up to me.
My bro too was surprised at my agility :P
He's almost always seen the calm side of me. The one who sits and studies or does art.
He's not had the same school as me and growing up, we mostly played with different groups due to the age gap :D
That and the fact that I haven't played since so many years !
I earned the respect of the boys and my bro too :) /blush
/sweat
All of it was totally worth it!
I'm so going back tomorrow!
/bye
Even though I cook averagely well, my mum still walks in on me in the kitchen.
She still expects mini mushroom clouds over whatever I'm cooking /XD
- A deep pan.
- A wooden spoon.
- 1/2 litre (500ml ) of Milk.
- 5 cardamom pods.
- 1/2 cup of roasted sevai/jave/vermicelli
- 5-6 rose petals
- a handful of skinned and chopped /slivered almonds
- a handful of raisins
- 2-3 tsps of chironji
- 2-3 tbsps of sugar
What you need to do:
- Boil the milk at the lowest setting with the crushed cardamom pods.
- After 5 minutes, when the milk becomes a little thick, fish out the pods with a spoon.
- Add the sugar and the dry fruits. Taste it. If its not as sweet as you like, add a tsp more.
- After the sugar dissolves, add the vermicelli.
- Simmer on low heat till the Vermicelli expand. Do take care that they don't stick!
- Put the rose petals in and your kheer is ready :)
Its damn easy to make this kheer. And its really light too.
To make a healthier variant, just use toned milk and sugar-free.
Tell me how it was!
Tips are invited too!
/bye
I'm too young to talk about marriage and "settling down" right now, but I came across this peculiarity in our Marriage customs a few days back.
We keep talking about "Tujhe accha pati milega" , "khush rakhega" and all.
We try to marry into a better family or higher up the social ladder.
The practice of Hypergamy is prevalent in our society.
Its the set way.
And this leads to another evil, Dowry.
Paying an extravagantly high dowry is a ticket to better socio-economic connections. In short, you must have a lavish wedding that would suit the levels of extravagance of the family you're sending your daughter to.
But because Women-folk prove to be expensive in the long run as well as the short run, We treat them as liabilities.
So just prevent them from being born.
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What brought this on?
I came home yesterday and went for a walk downstairs. Met a few aunties who exclaimed " You've grown so tall! " "Beta kya kar rahe ho?" etc etc.
One of them exclaimed, "Sangeeta-ji se kehna padega ladke dekhne shuru kare!"
/omg
Shaadi ki bateein.
Why couldn't they talk about the Greek debt crisis with me? (their own ignorance not-withstanding)
I am educated enough to hold a sensible discussion on the topic.
But really, all the investment we put into a girl's education, isn't it just perceived as a replacement for dowry?
Infanticide may not be practised in the society I live in. But "Marrying-up" does.
One/Two/Three out of the three do/does exist in every society.
Thankfully I've been blessed with parents who never held me back. Or never thought of me being any less than a boy.
But there are a lot of people who need a reality check.
We need to stop thinking of marriage as the ultimate goal of a girl's life.
And simply let her live.
/bye
We keep talking about "Tujhe accha pati milega" , "khush rakhega" and all.
We try to marry into a better family or higher up the social ladder.
The practice of Hypergamy is prevalent in our society.
Its the set way.
And this leads to another evil, Dowry.
Paying an extravagantly high dowry is a ticket to better socio-economic connections. In short, you must have a lavish wedding that would suit the levels of extravagance of the family you're sending your daughter to.
So just prevent them from being born.
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What brought this on?
I came home yesterday and went for a walk downstairs. Met a few aunties who exclaimed " You've grown so tall! " "Beta kya kar rahe ho?" etc etc.
One of them exclaimed, "Sangeeta-ji se kehna padega ladke dekhne shuru kare!"
/omg
Shaadi ki bateein.
Why couldn't they talk about the Greek debt crisis with me? (their own ignorance not-withstanding)
I am educated enough to hold a sensible discussion on the topic.
But really, all the investment we put into a girl's education, isn't it just perceived as a replacement for dowry?
Jo abhi ni denge, vo kama ke de degi.I know I'm generalizing, but I just want to bring a few things up.
Infanticide may not be practised in the society I live in. But "Marrying-up" does.
One/Two/Three out of the three do/does exist in every society.
Thankfully I've been blessed with parents who never held me back. Or never thought of me being any less than a boy.
But there are a lot of people who need a reality check.
We need to stop thinking of marriage as the ultimate goal of a girl's life.
And simply let her live.
/bye
