1. Last movie you saw in a theater?
Jalsa..OK Time pass movie.. Last English movie I saw in a theatre was Juno ( I think)


2. What book are you reading?
Blink - Malcolm Gladwell, All Souls - Micheal Patrick Mc.Donald. Just finished A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini and re -read Sister of my Heart.. I know I know.. I read several books at one time

3. Favorite board game?
Pictionary

4. Favorite magazine?
Filmfare, People, US Weekly..
5. Favorite smells?
Chanel No.5.. Cheese melting.. Coffee beans, Bread baking

6. Favorite sounds?
Personalized ring tone I have set for D or when my fone says "Amma".. My fone talks, I swear!!!

7. Worst feeling in the world?
Knowing you cant do anything about the shitty situation you are in!! When things are beyond your control and you are significantly affected..(or is it effected!!)

8. What is the first thing you think of when you wake up?
"Every morning when I wake up..Before I put on my make up.." OST My Best Friends Wedding..

9. Favorite fast food place?
Gangotree or Chef Express (for those who remember it). Not hugely into fast food..

10. Future child's name?
As a kid, I wanted to name my kid Sachin(after Tendulkar).. Now I am not so sure.. Lets just call it "IT"


11. Finish this statement. "If I had lot of money I'd....?"
be Tata Birla!!! he he he.. I would prob make a movie.. or more realistically buy more books and a house


12. Do you drive fast?
No, I drive notoriously slow.. S and N can vouch for that.. I drove at around 45 on ECR!!!


13. Do you sleep with a stuffed animal?
Nope.. With two pillows though


14. Storms - cool or scary?
Cool if I am indoors, scary if I am driving...


15. What was your first car?
Fiat, The first one I drove though was a Santro

16. Favorite drink?
Indian Coffee, Java Chip Frappuchino, Water, Diet Pepsi with Lime

17. Finish this statement, "If I had the time I would...."
Read more..


18. Do you eat the stems on broccoli?
Yep


19. If you could dye your hair any color, what would be your choice?
I wouldn't dye all of my hair any color.. I wanted purple highlights though, I settled for a dark maroon or some such thing..


20. Name all the different cities/towns you've lived in?
Madras, Chennai, Hyderabad, Seattle, Boston

21. Favorite sports to watch?
Cricket if India plays.. Not a big sports fan.. Yeah I know I live in Boston.. And yeah I watched the Superbowl

22. One nice thing about the person who sent this to you?
Considering that all I know of her is that her name might start with an N!!! But otherwise, very nice writer and reading her posts remind me a lot about myself!!!

23. What's under your bed?
Carpet

24. Would you like to be born as yourself again?
Yes!


25. Morning person, or night owl?
Night Owl.I am not much of a morning person..

26. Over easy, or sunny side up?
Never an over easy person.. Haven't eaten egg in a couple of years now. But I almost always like it scrambled..

27. Favorite place to relax?
Hyd house on my couch..

28. Favorite pie?
I want to say Pecan, coz I like the way Paula Dean makes it.. But not much of a pie person..


29. Favorite ice cream flavor?
Vanilla with chocolate chips in it.. Mocha (coffee flavored).. Kesar Pista, The over sweet vanilla served at Indian weddings.. Good chocolate..


30. Of all the people you tagged this to, who's most likely to respond first?
I am tagging N.. coz her blog is dying... I wont let her give up this fast..

And now, I tag..
N .. Dandilsa...

Kimi Gayo

Sitting under the giant window sills at the back of Mrs.Simon's class in first standard I made a friend.We were assigned to be room-mates in the "hostel-hostel" game we were playing.Last month that friend got married and I couldn't attend. She defined the meaning of the word friend to me. She is the first friend I can think back to cronologically.Incidentally, she has shared many of my firsts with me.My first un-supervised outing,my first sleep over,my first major crush,my dream of leading my house(in school),my first experience in a co-educational institute, my first job interview, my first job and my first experience of living away from home.
The first memory I have of her is the above mentioned "hostel-hostel". The other one being our mothers standing under the big tree discussing us. Sitting for hours making plots to kill Pitchaikannu(individual who wrote 12th Maths Textbook -2001),DDLJ vs HAHK, "Hua kya naa jaana", plotting 8A vs 8B wars (yes wars!!!!)to sitting around after school trying to prepare for sports day.( I can aver that neither of us know squat about sports) while eating samosas and bugging lil chubby baby Manicha..(read Manisha).Then before we knew it we parted ways,writing in each others slam books,wishing each other the best in life and promising to meet up in the Buckingham Palace.(trust me you don't want me to go into detail - point is it dint happen).Four months later I get a call from her. She and I are in the same college. We laughed about the slam book.Entering the portals of SVCE she and I were in different departments, making new cherished friends along the way. Blooper in front of Archan-Preethi's Preethi.. he he he ...And before we knew it one stormy night we were both riding home in pouring rain "employed gals" with job offers.We parted ways shortly after that. We filled slam books again.This time we laughed about our prev entries.This time we promised to meet up in Bay Area..(again,trust me you wudn't want me there).6 months later my fone rings. This time though its long distance. She has been posted in Hyderabad.Could she room with me?? I was jumping with joy.My friend was rooming with me.Our mutual love for SRK!! and a certain member of the British Royal family, for hours at Red-E Food court reading a certain report(better left un elaborated), for Hyd and Prasads, for the thousands of movies watched at Satyam, hours spent chatting in Hyd with G3. Trying to cook food and dreaming up of setting up Dosas to combat with Chutneys. Hosting sleep over parties for office friends.
Intelligent,smart,padips,strong minded are all the words that come to my mind when I think of her. Her big smile, her amazing sense of humour. Here is wishing you all the best in your married life.
With lots of love from D Mugs to P Mugs.