Dear Jasmine Shah Varma, I just finished reading, correction smiling, through Amit Varma’s debut book, ‘My Friend Sancho’ In his acknowledgments Amit Varma credits you for the existence of this book, and adds that if the reader doesn’t like it, it’s your fault. So I guess if the reader (me) did like the book, it’s…
Author: Deliciously Alive
Tagging along, yet again…
A Tag is a savior which resurrects a blog its owner doesn’t update as regularly as she should! Thanks to a visit to Shalini’s blog, I have a new post on mine:) 1. What is your current obsession? Doing my bit towards saving the world from Global Warming, one little thing at a time. 2….
Rakhi ka Swayamwar
On first spotting the promo I checked the calendar to see if it was April, all fools day and all that. It wasn’t. Halloween too was still a while away. So ‘Rakhi ka Swayamwar’ was for real, I accepted reluctantly. After baring every legally acceptable body part and then some more, Rakhi Sawant was now…
Guess who’s back? ;-D
Your friendly neighborhood Paanwala/Pehelwan! That’s who! 😉
*G.R.I.N*
I am NOT a fan of most of these feel-good forwards, but does that stop my friends from mailing them to me? NOT! *insert eye-roll here* So I get this one in the mail a couple of days ago and, as usual, I am answering back every sentence *Just ONE of my many million quirks*…
Pehchan Kaun!?!?
Is this1)Your neighbourhood paanwala, with an unusual affinity for jewelry and silks.2)A pehelwan at the akhada, with an unusual affinity for jewelry and silks.3)Britney Spears, having a ‘the-mirror-lied-to-me-*again*’day. Is this1)A freak of nature.2)A person with a rare illness, which causes strange growths to appear on the body. 3)Beyonce, having a bad hip day. Is this1)Pandu…
Movie Review: Slumdog Millionaire
Slumdog Millionaire – A very ‘poor’ film As I read Vikas Swarup’s Q & A, his simple, conversational style writing and perfectly etched characters brought the novel alive before my eyes. When I finished reading the wonderful book I eagerly awaited the release of ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ promising myself that I wouldn’t compare the movie to…
Assault on the senses!
I am the worst dressed woman in the whole world. Understand?? Yes, J. Lo Ma’am! Dear Janet. To borrow your brothers famous words, ‘Just beat it!’ before we go blind. Is it a bird? Is it a plane?Scratch that! Is it a bird? Is it an ageing Boy George? No, it’s a before-her-botox-shots, Madonna!! ‘Allo…
Trinaa’s Tag! :)
When the brain is all fried up, blogposts dry up too. At such a time came Trinaa’s Tag to the rescue!(pauses to barf at the terrible pome!) I am : not spoiled. I deserve all my stuff. (line filched from the Happy Bunny) I think : way too much! Too soon! I know : And…
Looking through my eyes, you’ll see…
There was a time when I thought there was nothing more annoying than someone with a camera slung around their neck photographing everything that crossed their vision. Till Sarah Palin came along to let me know what annoying really is, and digress from the topic in my usual way. So, back to the topic of…