Super garnished bhel :)

Though not so tasty or healthy this Bhel chaat is super garnished inviting your taste buds!

Reality kicks in once you try.... No match for it's tasty south Indian cousin the ultimate Bhel puri;

Nevertheless try this if you get a chance. You don't lose much anyways, I promise.

A Poem on Chitthirai (சித்திரை)

The inclination to enjoy short Tamil poems has compelled me to start a new label where I collect Tamil verses I have come across be it Tamil songs or elsewhere. And what better way than to start this with a cute two liner from the Karur Collector office and probably from several other government offices in Tamil Nadu for the reintroduction of Chitthirai (First month in Tamil calendar) as the first month of the Tamil year.

சித்திரை இனித்தாள் தமிழாக;

சிந்தையில் உதித்தாள் அமுதாக!

                                                                                                   Just melts away :)

chithirai inithaal thamizhaga sindhaiyil udhithaal amudhaga

New York!

As the city that never sleeps beckons, got reminded abt my favourite lines from The Shawshank Redemption.

"I hope the Pacific is as blue as it has been in my dreams. I hope."

When I think that the 5th Googleversary will be thrice as much fun as I will be in transit and would get to celebrate that in Hyderabad, Dubai and finally in New York is all the more exciting :)

First New Year Resolution!

I could not vividly recall any new year resolutions earlier. So 2012 will be the first and let's head straight into the list.

1. Become an early riser - Roomie Karthigeyan's habit of this is super infectious and seems to be very good one. But this time I mean really early.

2. Stick to the wonder woman Anusha's (my dietician) regime. That means more phulkas and less rice that again never for dinner.

3. Read more - Having enjoyed fiction for the firs time, I would really love to cast my thumb impressions on many more books.

4. Invest wise - Remember an ad proclaiming 'failing to plan is planning to fail' so I better focus on managing my savings well.

5. Dress well - My best friend here mentioned 'Why don't you groom yourself?' So this will be another major area but with Brand Factory outlet at the end of my street it should be a low hanging fruit.

6. Blog regularly - One of the very few hobbies of mine needs more attention. The goal is to post on both my blogs more frequently.

7. Watch more - Watch more movies. Seeing MI for the first time in 2011 is pretty lame.

I'll reveal how I fare against each of these resolutions as we approach 2013. Happy New Year everyone!