…Ms Vidya Balan!I can’t believe I’ve pipped J. Lo to win the WWW Award What shall I wear to receive it? Ummmm…let’s see…How about the salwar kameez I fashioned out of the saree Mum was throwing away……or the one I made out of that lovely tussar silk and kalamkari tablecloth Akka got me from Rajasthan……or…
Author: Deliciously Alive
Big Bore!
The much awaited 3rd season of Big Boss, the Indian version of the infamous reality show Big Brother, premiered on the 4th of October on the channel ‘Colors’. The interiors of the house are contemporary and colorful and Amitabh Bachchan has been roped in to anchor it, perhaps to lend some much-needed dignity to a…
And the WWW Award goes to…
Jennifer Lopez: Babeee, you reckon I could win the Worst-dressed-Woman-in-the-World award once more?Mark Antony: Chica, there’s no one who deserves it more than you…Mark: Just keep following my advice and you’ll be the only winner every year… Mark: Infact, if this wasn’t a women’s only thing, I would have won it along with you!I’m all…
You know you’re all grown up when you…
* Can accept compliments gracefully. * Enjoy silence as much as you enjoy a good conversation.* Dole out advice only when asked for.* Don’t remember the last time you had an anxiety-ridden, ‘I have nothing to wear!’ moment.* Tell yourself you have enough shoes. And believe it.* Pass up a pre-sale invite, with a very…
Wham!
Remember George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley, the delectable duo of the popular group, Wham!While George Michael spares no opportunity to stay in the limelight, his partner, Andrew, just disappeared from the scene after Wham! split, leaving his share of female fans, me included, wondering where he must be and how he must look now.If the…
Just read!
Intriguing. Interesting. Enlightening. 509 Pages. Hardback.My Rating : **** # Harvard Symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned at the last minute to deliver an evening lecture in the Capitol Building. Within moments of his arrival, however, a disturbing object – gruesomely encoded with five symbols – is discovered at the epicenter of the Rotunda. It is,…
Sigh!
One of the perks of seeing my party come back into power is watching the absolutely delectable Congress Spokesman, Manish Tiwari ,animatedly debate on every TV chanel AND at delightfully regular intervals. Wonder what his starsign is…
Rakhi ka Swayamvar – The Aftermath
Dressed in more jewelry than clothes, Rakhi invoked ‘God Jeejus’ with a tuneless song sung on stage, pretended to bashfully shiver (me thinks it was more the lack of clothes, than shyness, that may have caused the shivering) joked there could be a Swayamvar Part 2, and finally got ENGAGED to the businessman from Toronto,…
Book Review: The Diary of a Social Butterfly by Moni Mohsin
In her own words, Butterfly is ‘sophisty, smart and socialist.’ Her friends, Mulloo, Flopsy, Furry and Twinkle are ‘always doing competition’ with her. According to Butterfly, those who’ve studied at Oxford come back ‘three years later an Oxen.’ She laughs till she becomes ‘historical’ says ‘Thanks God’ to not have been ‘knocked up by a…
Movie Review: Love Aaj Kal
Confused Boy (resembling an old vulture) meets Practical Girl (did anyone notice the size of her feet!??)Boy keeps meeting Girl.Career-driven Boy and Girl decide to break-up instead of being in a tedious long-distance relationship (Audience wonders if the Girl’s foot-size was the deal breaker)Boy and Girl decide to have a ‘break-up party’ for friends in…