Thursday, March 12, 2009

TAG...

#1. Were you named after anyone?
Something...a raga in Indian classical music

#2. When was the last time you cried?
Two nights ago

#3. Do you like your handwriting?
I think it's awesome

#4. What is your favorite lunch meat?
Chicken

#5. Do you have kids?
Um, NO

#6. If you were another person, would you be friends with you?
Yeah

#7. Do you use sarcasm?
All the time

#8. Do you still have your tonsils?
Yep

#9. Would you bungee jump?
I want to...

#10. What is your favorite cereal?
Muesli with dry fruits...

#11. Do you untie your shoes when you take them off?
No

#12. What is your favorite ice cream?
Um, not much of an ice-cream fan, but Gelato has a flavour blending chocolate and walnuts...that's something

#13. What is the first thing you notice about people?
Never noticed

#14. Red or Pink?
Red

#15. What is your least favorite thing about yourself?
I am a narcissist

#16. Who do you miss the most?
Presently, Dee

#17. Do you want everyone to complete this list?
Poor kids, let them be...

#18. What color pant and shoes are you wearing?
White pants, pink slippers

#19. What are you listening to right now?
Dee on the phone

#20. If you were a crayon, what color would you be?
Blue

#21. Favorite smells?
I have done this question so many time, I am positively bored

#22. Who was the last person you talked to on the phone?
Dee

#23. Do you like the person who sent this to you?
I just took it on my own

#24. Favorite sports to watch?
Soccer.

#25. Hair colour.
Black

#26. Eye color.
Black

#27. Do you wear contacts?
No. Eyes are still doing well.

#28. Favorite food?
Sizzlers...

#29. Scary movies or happy endings?
Um, films with existentialist philosophies :P

#30. Last movie you watched?
Milk

#31. What color shirt are you wearing?
Olive and white

#32. Summer or Winter?
Winter

#33. Hugs or kisses?
Kisses

#34. Any pets?
Nope....

#35. Most likely to respond?
Anybody who wants to

#36. Least likely to respond?
Anybody who doesn't want to

#37. What book are you reading now?
Text books...got exams

#38. What is on your mouse pad?
I dont have a mouse pad

#39. What did you watch on TV on last night?
Specials @ 10

#40. Favorite sound(s)?
Music

#41. Rolling Stones or Beatles?
Beatles

#42. What is the farthest you have been from home?
Um, Mumbai

#43. Do you have a special talent?
I think so...

#44. Where were you born?
Imphal

#45. Whose answers are you looking forward to getting back?
None...

#46. How did you meet your spouse/significant other?
:P Internet

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Saim bites into the new tag:D

#1. Were you named after anyone?
Yep...my last name is one of the 99 glorious names of Allah

#2. When was the last time you cried?
If you are talking of bawling...travel to my childhood.
If you are talking of moist eyes...farewell night (12th April,08)
Btw, the heart is in an endless tearjerker *bloody duffer*

#3. Do you like your handwriting?
English...absolutely
Bengali...been very long since I wrote (dun remember)
Urdu...adore it:)

#4. What is your favorite lunch meat?
Mutton

#5. Do you have kids?
wtf...abhi to mere khud ke khelne kudne ke din hain:D

#6. If you were another person, would you be friends with you?
I'll have to become another person to answer that which am not prepared for at any cost.

#7. Do you use sarcasm?
Drip with it if required:P

#8. Do you still have your tonsils?
Yes, I do...a lady doc once suggested their separation from me...she didn't see my face ever again:)

#9. Would you bungee jump?
Only if I have Maria Sharapova to impress:D

#10. What is your favorite cereal?
Sab chalta hai yaar...

#11. Do you untie your shoes when you take them off?
I make sure I buy non-lace shoes *grin*

#12. What is your favorite ice cream?
Chocolate n Alfonso *sigh*

#13. What is the first thing you notice about people?
Face

#14. Red or Pink?
Gimme RED

#15. What is your least favorite thing about yourself?
My "lazy bones" trait

#16. Who do you miss the most?
Best friend who's in France.

#17. Do you want everyone to complete this list?
Huh...

#18. What color pant and shoes are you wearing?
Grey tracks...naked feet though:D

#19. What are you listening to right now?
"Jab saamne tum aa jaate ho"

#20. If you were a crayon, what color would you be?
Red or blue

#21. Favorite smells?
fresh coat of paint

#22. Who was the last person you talked to on the phone?
Sis

#23. Do you like the person who sent this to you?
Solo...yep, she's my "desi girl":D

#24. Favorite sports to watch?
Soccer.

#25. Hair color
Natural pristine black

#26. Eye color
Black again

#27. Do you wear contacts?
No, I have them:D

#28. Favorite food?
Biryani *sumptuous*

#29. Scary movies or happy endings?
Scary movies with a happy ending where the ghost gets destroyed:D

#30. Last movie you watched?
Dilli 6

#31. What color shirt are you wearing?
Sky blue tee

#32. Summer or Winter?
Winter

#33. Hugs or kisses?
Kisses:)

#34. Any pets?
Zilch

#35. Most likely to respond?
None coz me seems to be the last one on TLOG doing this.

#36. Least likely to respond?
Not Applicable

#37. What book are you reading now?
Will get my hands on "The Reluctant Fundamentalist" this evening:)

#38. What is on your mouse pad?
Nothing, it's a clean slate.

#39. What did you watch on TV on last night?
Roadies:D

#40. Favorite sound(s)?
Jingling Bells

#41. Rolling Stones or Beatles?
Neither really.

#42. What is the farthest you have been from home?
Venice...in my dreams:D

#43. Do you have a special talent?
I need to keep it under wraps:)

#44. Where were you born?
Dear Old Calcutta

#45. Whose answers are you looking forward to getting back?
Redundant

#46. How did you meet your spouse/significant other?
Me is "very" single:)

Thursday, March 5, 2009

and solo does the tag

1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? yes. han solo. star wars! gah!

2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? when i was in delhi. a few days back.

3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? i don't have a choice here... do i?

4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? i adore all kinds of meat as long as its well cooked.

5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS? no thank you. ugh.

6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? yes. actually, i would madly b in love with me!! :P

7. DO YOU USE SARCASM? i do!? you think??

8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? no1 has dared to separate me from my tonsils. my precious.

9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? would i?!

10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? chocos.

11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? sometimes. when i am enthusiastic enough... i do :P

13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? butterscotch

14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? their eyes.

15. RED OR PINK? red

16. WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? i trust people waaaay too easily. :(

17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? my significant other who b miles away...

18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO COMPLETE THIS LIST? no. why?

19. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? grey shorts, blue dog-chewed slippers.

21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? can you feel the love tonight. ost-lion king.

22. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? purple.

23. FAVORITE SMELLS? rain drenched earth...

24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? ragini :)

25. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? yes. of course. i like a LOT.

26. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH? soccer.

27. HAIR COLOR? black

28. EYE COLOR? very dark brown

29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? nah.

30. FAVORITE FOOD? kentucky fried chicken :D

31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? happy endings *gush gush gush*

32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? taken, 7 pounds, office space, billu barber.

33. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? grey, with weird stripes.

34. SUMMER OR WINTER? monsoon. :P

35. HUGS OR KISSES? both :)

36. ANY PETS? yes. a cat and a dog! :D adorable they b!

37. MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? huh?

38. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND? why the fuck r these questions being asked!?

39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? my name is red. i have been stuck at page 55 for the past few months. gah!

40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? its chewed up by doggy.

41. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT? i do not watch t.v. its all very pointless. :P

42. FAVORITE SOUND(S): "bike" playing on my phone :)

43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? mick jagger!!! bring it onnnnn!!!

44. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? really?

45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? yes. i can shape-shift

46. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? calcutta.

47. WHOSE ANSWERS ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACK? no1's

48. HOW DID YOU MEET YOUR SPOUSE/SIGNIFICANT OTHER? http://split-magazine.com/

Friday, February 6, 2009

being "solo" :P

1. What does your user name mean?
It's my nickname. My father, mad Star Wars fan chose to name me thus.

2. Elaborate on your user photo:
my piccie! taken by trina... sometime last year.

3. How many comments do you have?
last post, loonypages. 15.

4. What's your current relationship status?
blah.

5. What exactly are you wearing right now?
black shorts, purple sweatshirt.

6. What is your current problem?
i'm too frigging lazy!

7. What do you love most?
calcutta, pets, THE family, a few friends, food, internet, weed :P

8. What makes you most happy?
currently, seeing pyro and gin love each other to bits!!

9. Are you musically inclined?
i would like to believe that.

10. What would you do if you woke up one morning and found out you were on cocaine?
snort some more! what else?

11. If you could go back in time, and change something, what would it be?
nothing. all fuck-ups have a lesson to teach.

12. If you MUST be an animal for ONE day, what would you be?
oh god!! i wanna be soooo manyyyy!!!!

13. Ever have a near death experience?
yes. :|

14. Name an obvious quality you have?
unknown and not very apparent to most, i am very patient.

15. What's the name of the song that's stuck in your head right now?
i can't get enough of you, baby! by smashmouth!

16. Are you happy today?
im smiling :)

17. Who will cut and paste this to first?
whoever will want to do this.

18. Name someone with the same birthday as you:
mark burnett

19. Do you have a secret crush on someone?
i definitely do! :P

20. Do you have a garbage disposal in your kitchen sink?
i have one underneath it.

21. Have you ever been in a fight?
who hasn't?

22. Have you ever sang in front of a large audience?
yes. too many times for comfort!

23. What's the first thing you notice about the OPPOSITE sex:
eyes, smile,...

24. Whats your biggest mistake?
none!

25. Say something totally random about you?
i loved the adventures of penelope pittstop! i want it to be aired again!!

26. Has anyone ever said you looked like a celebrity?
yes. lotsa people. lotsa times. i don't get the resemblance though...

27. Are you comfortable with your height?
i could have been a wee bit taller..

28. What is the most romantic thing someone has ever done for you?
this is a hard one. i pass. perhaps due to lack of options...


29. What is your favorite smell?
wet earth, the adidas perfume, dettol.

30. What's something that really annoys you?
stupid people. people who do not get sarcasm or jokes!

31. What's something you really like?
books, music, christian bale, food.

32. Do you give random hugs and kisses?
yes. tohtally! :P

33. What's the longest you have ever stayed up?
4 a.m... not too long ago.

34. Have you ever been rushed to the emergency room?
yes. when i broke my foot. also when the doctor decided to remove my appendix.

TAG TAG

I have stolen this tag from Ad Libber's blog. 

1. What does your user name mean?
It's my name spelt backwards...

2. Elaborate on your user photo:
My photo...photoshopped

3. How many comments do you have?
Um, 5 to 7. That makes it 6.

4. What's your current relationship status?
Which relation are you referring to...I am in lots of them

5. What exactly are you wearing right now?
Um, mayurkonthi colour kurti and jeans

6. What is your current problem?
Um, lotsa work, which I somehow don't feel like doing

7. What do you love most?
Sleep, food, holidays, Internet, friends, Calcutta

8. What makes you most happy?
Meeting friends after a long time

9. Are you musically inclined?
I like music, ya...

10. What would you do if you woke up one morning and found out you were on cocaine?
Um...no idea!!! Just go back to snorting again maybe...

11. If you could go back in time, and change something, what would it be?
There was an entrance test I fucked up. I would want to give it and egt through.

12. If you MUST be an animal for ONE day, what would you be?
Dolphin

13. Ever have a near death experience?
Um, no thankfully

14. Name an obvious quality you have?
I can raise one of my eyebrow

15. What's the name of the song that's stuck in your head right now?
Emoshanal Atyachar

16. Are you happy today?
No...

17. Who will cut and paste this to first?
The others on Tlog...and my blog list. Or whoever reads this and hasn't done it yet.

18. Name someone with the same birthday as you:
Sting

19. Do you have a secret crush on someone?
Abhay Deol

20. Do you have a garbage disposal in your kitchen sink?
Yeah

21. Have you ever been in a fight?
Yeah, loads of times

22. Have you ever sang in front of a large audience?
Yeah

23. What's the first thing you notice about the OPPOSITE sex:
Eyes

24. Whats your biggest mistake?
Thinking unnecessarily

25. Say something totally random about you?
I keep breaking my shoes alarmingly fast.

26. Has anyone ever said you looked like a celebrity?
Yeah, Sushmita Sen...and lotsa other famous women. Dunno how.

27. Are you comfortable with your height?
Wish I was a little taller.
 
28. What is the most romantic thing someone has ever done for you?
:( Nobody even gives me V-Day gift. People do breach geographical barriers for me though.

29. What is your favorite smell?
Garnier fructis shampoo, 

30. What's something that really annoys you?
Too much lecturing by teachers, noise

31. What's something you really like?
Darkness, books, internet, food, sleep...I thought I answered something similar

32. Do you give random hugs and kisses?
Um, no

33. What's the longest you have ever stayed up?
Maximum, 3 am...I love my sleep...

34. Have you ever been rushed to the emergency room?
No

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Tag 25!!!

Rules:
Once you've been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 25 people to be tagged.  

1. I learnt tae kwon do for about a year

2. I keep pinching/tickling people

3. I also tried learning Odissi, but left after 3 days.

4. I have, however, been learning Bharatnatyam from the last 9 years

5. I screw up auditions terribly

6. I think if one wants something terribly, one should do everything possible to achieve it

7. I love reading the back of every Mills & Boon book...they are entertainment at its best

8. I keep feeling hungry most of the time

9. I wanted to be a journalist since I was five

10. I am hardly ever content in life

11. I dropped a year in college

12. I keep wanting to be thinner all the time

13. I want to learn to play the drums

14. I am finishing college in about a month

15. I don't like sweets.

16. I keep planning to turn vegetarian, but never succeed

17. I have never been to Digha, Puri or Darjeeling

18. I want to have a library in my house someday

19. I want to go for a cropped haircut, though I don't know if I have the guts

20. I want to organize something like the Kalaghoda Festival

21. I have extremely low level of immunity...and stamina

22. I wish I could have learnt to speak Marathi in my three years in Mumbai

23. I hate shopping

24. I love watching WWE  

25. I find tags like this fairly hard to do

I tag all the people on my list...that should make 25!!!

Sunday, January 18, 2009

K{no}w Me Better

First Name:- Saim

Sex:- Male

Single or Taken:- have not replied to Maria's proposal yet...so yes, it would be single as of now:D

Birthday:- 9th day of August

Siblings:- 3 sisters n a bro

Hair Color:- Natural Black:D

Shoe Size:- 7/8

Height:- 5'6"

Innie or Outie:- Mostly innie...prefer to be outie only among the chosen:)

What are you wearing right now:- Tracks, T-shirt n my attitude:D

Righty or Lefty:- Righty

Can you make a dollar in change right now:- am not parting with it even if I can *suspicious look*

Who are your closest friends:- Solitude n my shadow *intellectual answer*:D
S, S, F, M, K n R too

Do you have a boyfriend/girlfriend:- Nopes...of course Maria has other plans:)

Best place to go for a date:- On a gondola in Venice

Favorite place to shop:- One which fits the pocket

Favorite kind of pants:- Comfy Jeans

Favorite Color:- Red, Black, White N Blue

Favorite Number:- Infinity {if it counts as a number i.e.}

Favorite Animal:- Tiger

Favorite Drink:- Rooh Afza

Favorite Sport:- Football

Favorite Fast Food Place:- ACS

Favorite Month:- August, January

Favorite Movie:- The Dark Knight {last year considered only}

Favorite Juice:- Mango, Lemon

Favorite Finger:- Thumb

Favorite Breakfast:- Hardly have it

Favorite Cartoon Character:- Jerry

Have you ever given anyone a bath:- Nopes

Have you ever smoked:- Yes

Have you ever bungee jumped:- In dreams, yes:)

Have you ever made yourself throw up:- Even the thought disgusts me

Have you ever gone skinny dipping:- Hell no

Have you ever eaten a Hot Dog:- Find me a place which sells it.

Have you ever put your tongue on a frozen pole:- Do I really seem that nutty type of a guy:)

Have you ever loved someone so much it made you cry:- Yes n I don't regret it.

Have you ever broken a bone:- Yep, chicken's leg pieces:D

Have you ever played "truth or dare":- Who hasn't? It's one dangerous game I tell you.

Have you ever been in a police car:- No...came close during a pro-reservation rally but no.

Have you ever been on a plane:- Only in the amusement park:)

Have you ever been in a sauna:- In Calcutta's weather...yeah ryt!

Have you ever been in a hot tub:- Mom says yes...when I was a toddler

Have you ever gone swimming in the ocean:- Yes...your eyes are no less deep than an ocean and trust me...I often drown in them.

Have you ever fallen asleep in school:- No...innumerable times in college though *grin*

Have you ever run away:- Never...as it is u can never run away coz the Earth being round you end up back in the same place:D

Have you ever broken someone's heart:- Not that I know off but then heartbreaks don't make a sound, so one can never be sure about these things.

Have you ever cried when someone died:- Yes

Have you ever cried in school:- Moist eyes...Period!!!

Have you ever fallen off your chair:- Thankfully no

Have you ever sat by the phone all night waiting for someone to call:- That's how my insomnia got initiated lolz...:P

Have you ever saved emails:- starred them only

Have you ever fallen for one of your best friends:- Nopes

Have you ever made out with JUST a friend:- isn't this one real sleazy tag:P

Have you ever used someone:- Probably yes...v all do though nothing real bad.

Have you ever been cheated on:- No

What is your good luck charm:- Belief In my Allah.

What is the best song you have ever heard:- Kahin to hogi (last year considered only)

What is the stupiddest thing you have ever done:- Too many...cannot rate stupidity.

What's your room like:- Messy...things strewn about...out of place...essentially normal:D

What is the last thing you said:- Abusing myself for picking up this monstrous tag:P

What is beside you:- Cell, Wallet, Wristwatch, Earphones, Belt, Handkerchief, Visiting card of a doctor and a pen.

What is the last thing you ate:- Daal chawal n meat.

What shampoo do you use:- Head n Shoulders

What is the best thing that happened to you in the past year:- Got hooked to blogging.

What is the worst thing that happened to you in the past year:- Graduated...had to leave college:(

Have you had chicken pox:- Yes

Have you had a sore throat:- Who hasnt experienced this "great" event.

Have you had stitches:- Nah...even stitches don't help with broken hearts.

Have you had a broken nose:- No...did gift a bruised nose to someone though:D

Do you believe in love at first site:- Depends on the object of sighting:P

Do you like picnics:- Immensely

Do you like school:- Still not over it *sigh*

Would you eat a live hamster for $1,000,000:- I'd rather rob a bank

What people would you want with you if stuck on an island:- Maria Sharapova *naughty wink*

Who was the last person that called you:- F...all the bloody way from France

Who was the last person you slow-danced with:- A...niece

What makes you laugh the most:- Intelligent humor...Bheja Fry variety

What makes you smile:- Sudden shower, Sunset, Smile on an asleep baby's face, Romantic numbers, smiling faces

Who is the last person you yelled at:- Don't even remember

Who is the last person who broke your heart:- How many times do you think is it healthy to have your heart broken...one insensitive git who made this tag

Who is the last person who told you that they loved you:- It does not need telling

Who is your loudest friend:- S when he is in that sort of a mood

Do you like filling these out:- Getting cheeky, are we!

Do you wear glasses or contacts:- Attitude

Do you like yourself:- Just about...yes

Do you get along with your family:- With my immediate family...yes
With my extended family...hardly

Have you stolen anything over $50:- How much does Maria's heart cost *lopsided grin*

Are you obsessive:- Only about Manchester United

Are you compulsive:- Sometimes

Are you anorexic:- No

Are you suicidal:- The way this tag is going I'll soon be turning one

Are you schizophrenic:- I do show signs *chuckles wholeheartedly*

Do you have a crush:- Yes

If so, does he/she know:- Told u na...Maria's proposed:D

Have you truly told him/her how you feel, face to face:- Didn't need to...she proposed first:D

What is so great about him/her:- What's not

Coffee or Tea:- Coffee

Oldest/Middle/Youngest/Only Child:- Youngest *naughtiest, most pampered too:)*

Indoor/Outdoor:- Mostly Outdoors

How many people are you sending this:- The max that I can muster *share agony is my funda of life*

What are you listening to right now:- "Arziyaan"- the brand new song from Dilli 6

What did you do yesterday:- Slept, Ate, Taught, Watched TV, Browsed, Filled up a form, Hung out, etc etc

Where do you want to get married:- You are so blissfully assuming that I do want to get married...lolz:P

What would you change if you could change something about yourself:- Lazy attitude:D

Are you a good driver:- Only when it comes to driving people crazy.

Are you a good singer:- Absolutely

What do you dream about:- Bliss and happiness.