"A" FOR "APPLE"

Subs has tagged me again!

RULES -

The Tag name is A for Apple

Give preference for regular sites
Ignore your own blogs, sites.
Tag 3 People.


ALL SET!

A
http://www.adamdiaries.blogspot.com/ - Jag's (a.k.a Thathankamon) Tale of Three Cities.
http://ask.com/ - Ask, and it shall be given you.
http://www.abc.net/ - Links to good-to-great articles.
http://www.asklaila.com/ - India's local information service.
http://ashwinspeaks.blogspot.com/ - Busy Ashwin hasn't updated his blog in a long while.

B
http://www.backpakker.blogspot.com/ - My cousin Lakshmi's travelblog. Must see!
http://blogger.com/ - Thanks to which you are reading this!
http://www.bookmyshow.com/ - Book tickets online for plays, movies, concerts.
http://www.blackle.com/ - Energy-saving google!

C
http://chennaikaran.blogspot.com/ - What a prolific thinker-writer-reader! Check out his Bata Thatha stories, Dad-daugher dialogue, Short stories, loads more.
http://www.contests2win.com/ - Who doesn't wanna win goodies!

D
http://www.dictionary.com/ - Handicapped without this site!

E
Err..!!

F
http://www.freebookspot.net/ - Incredible collection of ebooks. What more, download them for free!
http://www.4indianwomen.com/ - Write and get paid.

G
http://www.google.co.in/ - including its offsprings minus Orkut.

H
http://hotmail.com/ - An account lying dormant there.

I
http://www.invariablyconstant.blogspot.com/ - Prabha's blog. Work keeping her busy!
http://intelligentwins-lifeandme.blogspot.com/ - Now reading!
http://irctc.co.in/ - No more standing in queue and waiting!

J... K... :'(

L
http://www.lyrics.com/ - Why hum the tune when you have the lyrics to sing along!

M
http://www.mumbaichaat.blogspot.com/ - Hilarious movie reviews.
http://www.msn.co.in/ - Opens automatically after logging out of Hotmail. What to do!
http://www.mugamudi.blogspot.com/ - Harish's blog - The Mask!

N
http://nivi30.wordpress.com/ - Now reading!

O
http://www.123greetings.com/ - Craze for ecards fading away.

P
http://poetryinstone.in/ - Vijay makes stone monuments speak their saga through his website.

Q
???

R
http://www.rediff.com/ - Quick news stories, Raja Sen's reviews (readers' review of the review :D) and email.
http://www.randomphilosophie.blogspot.com/ - Peru's independent (and interesting) perspectives, contests and more.
http://www.randomblissitis.blogspot.com/ - Peru again and Bliss it is! World, like you've never seen before!
http://www.rsubras.blogspot.com/ - Kalakkal Kirukkals! Chance-se illaadha thanglish stories. My favourite - Guys must be crazy!
http://www.raaga.com/ - All suttufication of songs happens from here ;)
http://www.reuters.com/ - For top world news and business news. Check out Oddly Enough and their photo gallery.
http://reeltreat.blogspot.com/ - My cousin Aaarti's book, music and movie (never heard before ones too) review blog.

S
http://www.sitemeter.com/ - Just to quench the curiosity factor
http://www.space.com/ - Universe in words, images and imagination.
http://sagittarian-ramya.blogspot.com - Romie's blog. Chiselled words, warm stories. Must read Freshly Brewed Love.

T
http://telegraphindia.com/crossword - A time-pass tickler.
http://www.taurusblogs.blogspot.com/ - Prabha's travails as an IT Professional.
http://techmanic.blogspot.com/ - From zero to geek in a day!

U... V... :((

W
http://words-flow.blogspot.com/ - Aaarti's blog on the crazy things she's upto ;) and her words, they just never dry up!
http://wordsfloweasy.blogspot.com/ - Aaarti's short stories, poetry and more.
http://www.wikipedia.com/ - Just wiki "wikipedia"!

X
http://www.xsmail.com/ - I miss this email provider! :'(

Y
http://www.yahoo.com/ - Yahoo! and its family.

Z
http://zpub.com/ - I visited this link just today! Site for unusual articles.

My addition - 'A' for 'Analysis'!
* Lack of vitamins E, J, K, Q, U, V
* No social networking sites
* No site for movie downloads
* Blogs dominate the list

'C' for 'Conclusion!
* Expand the list - visit and bookmark more sites

'T' for 'Tag'!
* Peru
* Lakshmi
* Aaarti

THE 8 'FACT'ORS

Hi all..! I'm taking a li'l break from my stories, to bring to you tales about GG..! Thanks Subs for: 1. Tagging me 2. Making me write something more fun! :)

In the 8 Facts about Yourself, you share 8 things that your readers don’t know about you. Then at the end you tag at least 8 other bloggers to keep the fun going. Here are the rules.

RULES:
* Each blogger must post these rules first.
* Each blogger starts with eight random facts/habits about themselves.
* Bloggers that are tagged need to write on their own blog about their eight things and post these rules.
* At the end of your blog, you need to choose eight people to get tagged and list their names.
* Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’re tagged, and to read your blog.****

F‘ACT’ 1 – I CAN ACT!

When I was 6years old, Appa brought home a video cassette of the Tamil film, Thiruvilayadal. I was hooked and drenched! It was around the same time that former Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi, was assassinated and announcements were flooding air-waves on cash awards for those who help capture Sivarasan and gang. Amma, appa and anna were having dinner when the announcement was on… I jumped, spontaneously, towards the television screen, raised my hands in the air and screamed… “Enna sonna, enna sonna… rendu lakshama..? Chokkaaaa Chokkaaa… andha rendum laksham enakke kadaikanamey… Chokkkaa… rendum laksham… rendu laksham… oiyo oiyo oiyo…” My parents were ultra-puzzled, almost speechless for few minutes at my imitation of Nagesh, untaught, yet exact. Till date, appa while appreciating Nagesh’s prowess would cite this incident to demonstrate the influence the actor has on kids and elders alike!

Several people have come up to me and have asked if I am Shruthi, Shyamali’s sister in the film Anjali! Weird coincidence, but we did look a lot alike when we were young. Amma was wondering the other day if Shruthi looks like me now!

I happened to be in a Gujarati dance for the Annual Day in school during my eighth grade. As my roommate aptly puts it – “two left feet is all that took for her to go into hiding.” My teachers couldn’t trace me out and I enjoyed this oblivion by taking shelter in the music room. After a few minutes, I learnt that this ‘music room group’ was staging a play for the Annual Day called, The Ballad of River Ganga. I decided to hang around, though not a part of anything. All of a sudden, there was utter gloom in the room. The ‘Kapila Maharishi’ had apparently fallen ill with just a few days to go for the celebrations. A replacement meant auditions - rightaway! We hundred kids were asked to increase our BPs and pretend to curse the person we hated the most in the world! Having fought with my brother almost every living second of my life, this feat wasn’t difficult. Within a few seconds I was selected! My classmates, seniors and juniors, even now, call me ‘Kapila’! And of course, I was in for the next Annual Day celebrations too! ;)

Later, I put this talent to some great use in college too! Coming up with convincing performances for not submitting assignments on time, bunking classes, covering up for my roomie… You get the point, rt? ;)

FACT 2

I cannot do any kind of driving, except perhaps, driving people crazy. Time now for a quick flashback. Appa chose an auspicious day to start my bicycle training sessions. He asked me not to look back but to keep peddling… peddling… peddling… After I had gone a few feet, I broke the rule, turned back, didn’t see my father behind me and the next image was that of a frightened me falling into the garbage bin! That was the first and last day I ever touched a bicycle in my life and resolved to never touch a bike too! Well… Car is an exception – you couldn’t fall into the bin! I got my DL when I was 18! Now it comes in so handy! Any photo ID proof required, I just flash it across! :D

FACT 3

I love cricket – to watch and to play though it has been 10 years since I touched the willow :( Appa taught me fast bowling – Yorkers and bouncers! And my bowling action used to resemble Ata-ur-Rehman’s! Games always brought in me a lot of joy – the excitement and challenge – amaaazing! Of course, during my teens, I became more interested in fast bowlers! ;) Shane Bond, Brett Lee, Laxmipathy Balaji, Shaun Pollock…

FACT 4

I nicknamed my teacher ‘Soya Beans’. I was 11 years old then! ;) I don’t repent for that, but crap, I got caught! I have been awarded several titles too but ‘Empty vessel’ is my favourite :D

Some special words from my family members –

My bro: Hey, you’re looking like a heroine!
Me: *On cloud 999*

Appa to his friend: Don’t take it easy. She can bowl.
Me: *Wowee* :D

FACT 5

My first film in the cinemas was either ‘Aboorva Sahodarargal’ or ‘Paati Sollai Thattaadhae’. I wish and pray it’s the former! My first adults film was when I was… ahem… 18… and I got to know it was ‘adults only’ sometime during the first scene! ;)

Me to friend: Arey, what’s in that ‘Guru’ film yaar? Everybody is talking about it…
Friend: Yeahhhhh… I knowwww… I wanna watch it yaar…
Me: Let’s go?
Friend: Now! Now!

Me to collegemate: Hey Arpi, we are gonna watch ‘The Guru’ yaar…
Collegemate: He he… Enjoy enjoy! *wink wink*

Me to lecturer: Ma’am, we are gonna watch ‘The Guru’ now…
Lecturer: Whaaaaaaaaaat? *blink blink*

Movie over. No comments. Back home.

Amma: Such a short movie? You are back so early. What film?
Me: Some English film.
Amma: Semma discovery. Enna English film?
Me: Err… Hmm… Uhh… ‘The… Guru’…
Amma: Guru-aa? Guru of what?
Me: Guru of… Err... Guru of… Gurus… Kaelvi kaekaadha ma :x

(Next morning)
Cousin: He he… Heard you watched ‘The Guru’ yesterday…
Bro: Whaaaat? Who watched ‘The Guru’? SHE WATCHED ‘THE GURU’? @$%!#$%

FACT 6

My earliest recollections of a Tamil TV serial is ‘Rayil Sneham’, starring Nizhalgal Ravi and Suchitra Krishnamoorthi. I remember an episode quite vividly when Suchitra would cook a meal for the first time. Nizhalgal Ravi would consume it without complaining, saying it’s fabulous. When Suchitra begins eating, she realises it’s too salty. At the age of 3, I was soooo wow-ed by Nizhalgal Ravi’s affection for Suchi in the serial. I immediately had a ‘karphanai’ friend, (I couldn’t pronounce karpanai when I was young, you see!). I called him Ravi ;) Of course it only lasted few months, but during my teens I was so anxious to know if I suffered from delusions of some sort when I was younger! That was later thwarted when my lecturer said her daughter has two imaginary friends! I was better… he he.. Just one!

Of course, my all-time fav serials include ‘Nizhal villaiyaatu’ and all the stories of ‘Marma Desam’.

FACT 7

One other fact is that my silence has often been misinterpreted. I’m silent when I’m very happy. I’m silent when I want to savour the moment. I’m silent when I’m wrong. I’m silent when I’m angry. I’m silent coz I’m like that. I’m silent just like that. So people tend to misunderstand my silence. It’s difficult to break this image of a ‘snob’ that others have spun around me! *Sigh*

And speaking of emotions, nostalgia is my favourite. Soothing pleasure and searing pain it brings to me all at once. Makes me want to revel in my past and dwell in my childhood.

FACT 8

Finally, I firmly believe in the existence of UFOs and ETs. C’mon, billions of stars, millions of galaxies, but one Earth only? And this explains the Sci-Fi movie buff that I am!


I'm done..!! :)
And my Bakri would be... Prabha..!!