Autumn...Nippy Evenings, Pakoras & Toe Socks ! :)

Friday 19 November 2010

Thursday 18 November 2010

'Firework'

I so hated Katy Perry in 'California Gurlz' ! Though the song was quirky, not to forget a constant companion on my walk to Deodar everyday during summers...'Hot n Cold' had already made an impression and Katy was clearly fun to hear a few times but eventually forgettable...
Anyway, I chanced upon her latest track 'Firework' today and I just had to mention few of her lyrics...I love collecting quotes and though the track is mediocre, the lyrics are poetic...

"Do you ever feel, feel so paper thin...
Like a house of cards, one blow from caving in..."

"You dont have to feel like a waste of space...
You're original, cannot be replaced..."

"Maybe you're the reason why all the doors are closed...
So you open one that leads to to the perfect road..."

"Like a lightning bolt, your heart will blow...
And when its time, you'll just know..."

"You're a firework !"
:)

A bit of trivia on my way out:
Katy got married to British comedian Russell Brand on 23rd October in a traditional Hindu ceremony near the Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan...The same spot where he had proposed to her in the first place ! 


The Day I Got A Thousand Friends ! (Nov 15th 2010)



Vasudha Panda now has a thousand 'friends' on Facebook ! :P

Tuesday 16 November 2010

Nine Thoughts ! (00:21...Tuesday)



#1. Cant wait to work on 'Jailbirds' and 'Purani Jeans'...
#2. Exams ! Agrifinance and ERP go first...
#3. Roomie's back...
#4. Thank you Ma'm for the mention...
#5. Weird is not wierd, its 'Weird' !
#6. Regret losing my temper on Alok Bhai...
#7. Pizza, one awful movie and a fake Harley on my day out with Sabya...
#8. Mondegreene and Helvetica...


Thursday 11 November 2010

Declaration !

I'm an egotist...
And what better way to proclaim so than on my blog...On these lines, I decide to pen down a few tidbits about me...Few things bland and some quite spicy, to be reaffirmed by those who know me and to be judged by those who dont !
Read on...
"WILL THE REAL VASUDHA PLEASE STAND UP !"






** I...DO...NOT...LIKE...MAHATMA...GANDHI ! And nothing can change my mind on that...The statement goes way deeper than just a choice, its who I am...Yuvi would understand...








** Gerberas over Roses...Dark Chocolate over Milk...Pastels over RYB...Tea over Coffee...Fiction over Fact...Retrievers over Chihuahuas...Amar Chitra Katha over Harry Potter...Teacup Pigs over Caged Lovebirds...Pink booties over Blue...
Any-damn-day !




** I'm game for crazy ! Not dangerously so but few memories of the edge would suffice...Galloping on a horse, bungee jumping, scripting a teeny tiny tattoo or tasting exotic cuisines (Read: Frogs, Roaches, Squids) without the reluctance of the Brahmin in me !

** I've managed to taste my share of wines, liquor and cigarettes but the satisfaction was in realising how much I hated whatever I drank or smoked ! Hence, I'm a non alcoholic and a non smoker, absolutely by my own choice !
** What do ABBA, Mohammed Rafi and Akshay Mohanty have in common?Yup, they are Music Maestros spanning countries, generations and languages and all three have a spot in my playlists...Always !

** I dream of owning a library one day...And gifting the magic of literature to my kids as my Mum passed on to to me !

** I'm outlandishly tall and huge, and I absolutely revel in my stature ! Though I smile politely whenever I hear, "OMG, you're so tall !" (and I hear it a lot), all I want to secretly shout back is, "OMG and you're so short !"



** I love gory flicks ! I enjoy the subtle (Read: 'The Blair Witch Project' and 'Paranormal Activity') and I enjoy the overdone (Read: 'Saw' and 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre')... 


** Surprisingly, I cannot stand gore in reality ! So, even though I can sit through endless hours of scream queens, five minutes of 'America's Nastiest Videos' flusters me ! A true scaredy cat and proud to admit so !


** Though I put up a tough exterior, I'm a crybaby of sorts ! Well, I do not hesitate in wailing out loud over a song, a tear jerker movie, some past memory, a fight or a loss, but as my already bulbous nose tends to grow to greater dimensions due to the activity of the Lacrimal, I wisely keep my breakdowns away from the public eye ! 

** I'm the convenient extrovert...But at the end of the day, nothing beats getting into my jammies, curling up my toes, digging into a Chicken Cheese Burger and watching 'How I Met Your Mother' !
** I so hate ostentatious declarations of love ! And ofcourse PDA makes me want to barf...As far as I'm concerned, I can very well find my romance in childish doodles on post its !

** I dont know how to cook ! Well, I can churn up the perfect omlette and brew a fine cup of tea but unfortunately that's that ! Ofcourse, its petty when I think about it, it wasn't written in the Rig Veda that women ought to know how to cook ! I look at it this way...If I could learn MS Excel and Candlestick Charts, what's a platter of spices !

** I'm a Scorpio to the hilt ! I'm passionate about certain things, I'm insanely jealous and I'm stubborn as a mule when it suits me ! But as Linda Goodman put it, my inherent desire as that of any Scorpio woman is, to be a man ! And I'd love to be one for a day...Without the anatomical modifications and deletions ofcourse ! And what would I do?Well, I'd simply learn exactly what charms and manipulations of women manage to make men absolute fools wrapped around their little fingers ! 

** How I love the abstract ! I wouldn't hesitate in a Typo screen on my PC, screaming 'Helvetica' or a collage of the weirdest images on my wall...No teddy bears for me, I'd rather have my Origami paper cranes with me...


** My worst fear is being buried alive ! The elements of Fire, Wind and Water intimidate but Earth terrorises me ! As in 'Spoorloos', my nightmare is being enclosed in a nailed casket with a tiny lighter, the death of whose flickering flame predecesses mine...No boogeyman can scare me any worse !

** I'm not an atheist but I'm not pious...I believe in my Gods and I'll believe in yours...I believe in ghosts and poltergeists just as I believe in coincidences and miracles...I put my fear and faith in God and I deny Godmen...I'm not a do-gooder, far from it, but I do believe in a simple five letter word called 'Karma'...
=)