After close to 10 years of living out of home across many cities and eating out 3 meals a day, I am entering my sixth month of eating simple and delicious (I promise it is) home-made food. I make it just with my own hands in case you are wondering.
But why didn’t I do this before? Why didn’t I prepare food for myself prior to this? Well, 2 reasons: One, I thought cooking was too much of hard work to invest one’s time and energy. I totally realize today how incorrect that thought was. Two, I had restaurants/eat outs around to ensure I didn’t really feel the pinch of stepping out for every meal (that kills leme tell you)
The second reason was probably what pushed me to start cooking now. Believe me, there isn’t a single outlet near my home for a quick early morning breakfast or a simple lunch. This precisely got me thinking even as I was about to finalize this house ( I liked the place on first view) to get started on my culinary skills and boy, I am happy as punch to share that I do make a decent meal. I am so happy and thrilled about this. It has brought to me so much self reliance and a feeling of contentment that it’s hard to exactly describe.
Having said that, it surely is a big de-stresser for me especially at the end of a week day even if it means I am back home 8.30-9ish. All I need 30-45 mins to make something up and its yummy tummy!!!!Well I just about finished my dinner and now you know why there is a zing in my tone JJJ
Saturday, October 31, 2009
THE INTERVIEW - VIR SANGHVI
I have been watching a lot interviews for some time now (on TV I meant)...NDTV, CNBC or Times Now. The interviewers I mean here are Barkha Dutt, Rajdeep Sardesai, Vir Sanghvi, Omkar Goswami, Karan Thapar and many more. The interviews I am referring to are the one-on-one kinda sessions as in not related to news or a short interview. It is a one hour session if you know what I mean.
The one interviewer that remains strongly in my mind is Vir Sanghvi. In every interview I have seen of his when he is probing, questioning or grilling a celebrity/business tycoon/actor; I see a strong attitude of self-confidence, of a body language of not being over awed by the persona opposite him, of a certain nonchalant air of wanting to demand more from the interviewee, of a chilled out yet an intense listener.
I vividly remember his interview with Naresh Goyal of Jet Airways especially where I closely observed all of these; something I don't quite see in others.
Anyways, this has been long pending small post…it’s out on the blog, out of my system and I am done!!!
The one interviewer that remains strongly in my mind is Vir Sanghvi. In every interview I have seen of his when he is probing, questioning or grilling a celebrity/business tycoon/actor; I see a strong attitude of self-confidence, of a body language of not being over awed by the persona opposite him, of a certain nonchalant air of wanting to demand more from the interviewee, of a chilled out yet an intense listener.
I vividly remember his interview with Naresh Goyal of Jet Airways especially where I closely observed all of these; something I don't quite see in others.
Anyways, this has been long pending small post…it’s out on the blog, out of my system and I am done!!!
LUCKY ALI or LUCKY ME!!??
Every time I get my IPod turned on or play some old cassettes on my ‘just-about-working’ tape recorder, there is this feeling of being in another world…feeling a high…elated…happy and kicked about life.
This particularly happened when I recently played a Best Of Lucky Ali collection (an old cassette) on my even older tape recorder.
Almost every song that played got me kicked. When I was listening to TU KAUN HAI….and visualizing the OST video of BHOPAL EXPRESS, it was like listening to the waves as they quieten, build up and hit the shores.
When I was listening to TERE MERE SAATH, the video shot in Cuba had to play inside me…the chorus and strumming of the guitar taking you back into another era maybe and with a light breeze of romance and happiness in it
When I was listening to KITNI HASEEN ZINDAGI, well…Malaika had to pop up in my mind but it was a beautiful feeling remembering or recollecting someone you are fond of…the small things about them…maybe the laughter…their voice or even their mannerisms…awesome feeling
When I was listening to another track (don’t remember the name) where the video portrays the circus clown…it was about the feelings that all of us keep buried within us and move on with life…it was very sacrificial and those of a do-gooder with no expectations of returns…made you feel heavy and not to forget the beautiful Urdu in it and powerful lines of poetry
When I was listening to ANJAANE RAHON MEIN, it made me look closely at people and life when we are so close to what we actually yet don’t see it. It seemed to seek companionship, someone who is there for you; moments that life I believe is all about…to treasure and cherish.
So thanks Lucky Ali or like I have named this blog, Lucky Me coz you made my Sunday morning full of zing, made me start the Sunday on a high, the coffee seemed that much more delicious despite not being filter coffee (AHEM!!), the breeze in my balcony seemed that much more relaxing and pleasant
Bye for now :) :)
This particularly happened when I recently played a Best Of Lucky Ali collection (an old cassette) on my even older tape recorder.
Almost every song that played got me kicked. When I was listening to TU KAUN HAI….and visualizing the OST video of BHOPAL EXPRESS, it was like listening to the waves as they quieten, build up and hit the shores.
When I was listening to TERE MERE SAATH, the video shot in Cuba had to play inside me…the chorus and strumming of the guitar taking you back into another era maybe and with a light breeze of romance and happiness in it
When I was listening to KITNI HASEEN ZINDAGI, well…Malaika had to pop up in my mind but it was a beautiful feeling remembering or recollecting someone you are fond of…the small things about them…maybe the laughter…their voice or even their mannerisms…awesome feeling
When I was listening to another track (don’t remember the name) where the video portrays the circus clown…it was about the feelings that all of us keep buried within us and move on with life…it was very sacrificial and those of a do-gooder with no expectations of returns…made you feel heavy and not to forget the beautiful Urdu in it and powerful lines of poetry
When I was listening to ANJAANE RAHON MEIN, it made me look closely at people and life when we are so close to what we actually yet don’t see it. It seemed to seek companionship, someone who is there for you; moments that life I believe is all about…to treasure and cherish.
So thanks Lucky Ali or like I have named this blog, Lucky Me coz you made my Sunday morning full of zing, made me start the Sunday on a high, the coffee seemed that much more delicious despite not being filter coffee (AHEM!!), the breeze in my balcony seemed that much more relaxing and pleasant
Bye for now :) :)
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