My Look Alikes

I got this funny game from Sulz's post. I had once read somewhere that there are atleast 7 people in the world having same facial features. I found 8 having similar faces as mine!!!! There are 2 more who are not celebrities and not listed in the website MyHeritage.com because people have mistook me few times in real life for two different lady teachers in two different colleges in two different cities!!!

Beyonce!!!!!!!! Hee hee :) :)
Ahem! Monica Lewinsky ...Umm ..No problem..its about face resemblance only.
Atleast I didnt get any suggestion that my face resembles anyone of opposite sex. [Amit :P]

The Expansionist Meme

Nova and Nita tagged me to do this meme. So here it is.

Please thoughtfully consider the following, and choose one item for each of the categories below. (Be sure to describe your reasons for choosing)

One religious work from a non-familiar tradition you’ll read:
The Bible...I'd always wanted to read it.
One music video–that you like–from your “least likely to listen to’ genre:
I never listen to ghazals and especially Jagjit Singh as he depresses me big time! But I like this song very much..."Koi Fariyaad" from the movie Tum Bin.
A book from a genre you almost never read, that you have read, or you will read (promise!):

I guess "Freakonomics" which I'm currently reading anyway. Otherwise I'm a fiction or thriller or mystery or comics reader.

Somewhere you’d never thought to go on holiday/vacation, and why it might be fun to go there?
Mauritius because I love the sea and sand (not the sun though)
A specific food you’ve never tried, but will because of this meme, honest!:
I have not tried any of McD burgers yet (only Pizza Hut/Dominoes pizzas) but I will..Promise!!

A sport or game you really hate, or haven’t tried yet, but are willing to give one more go:
I'll like to try out Table Tennis as a dear friend is very interested in that and I wonder whats the hype about!

A style of dance you probably won’t try (we won’t make you promise on this one):

Any Indian classical dance..too much costume!
A career job you don’t feel you’re suited for, and why:
An industrial job - too much hardwork and no holidays!!! :D :D
An item that’s “thinking out of the box’ for this meme that hadn’t been included:
What is it that you will dare to wear which you have never worn before? (This question has been suggested by Nita to the people she tagged)
This nice red branded evening gown worn by the actress Anne Hathaway!!

It’s there’s one thing in life you wanted to do, and will do because of this meme, what will it be?
"Will do"? Is it a promise? Ummm...I'll go scuba diving right after I learn how to swim.

I tag Sridevi, Adarsh, Beth, Joel and Vaibhav

P.S. I'm on a meme spree and there are many more drafts waiting to be published. So brace yourselves for reading and getting tagged!!

My First Tag

I'd been tagged to do this meme sometime back by Nova, but it required a lot of soul searching and mostly overcoming the hesitation of sharing it and now I've finally come around to posting it.

I am: 30% friendly, 20% sensitive, 20% curious, 20% wilful, and 10% cynical :D :D

I think: everything happens at its own time no matter how desperately we want it to be according to our convenience.

I know: its not possible to get everything......win some lose some.

I want: to be happy and content in life.

I have: my own set of ethics and rules.

I wish: the mind had shift+ delete option for pain and bad memories.

I hate: backbiting, ridicule and hypocrisy.

I miss: my sister and the fun times of my hostel life.

I fear: going through a heartbreak, lightning, ghosts.

I feel: a restlessness inside me.

I hear: people's unsolicited advice and comments and filter them, keeping the ones which are heartfelt.

I smell: fishy going-ons very soon and I'm usually right about them.

I crave: for all the friends I've lost on the way.

I search: for the uncomplicated Me.

I wonder: what has the so called Destiny in store for me.

I regret: making some bad decisions and trusting wrong people in life.

I love: my family, laughing, shopping and eating good food!!

I ache: to meet some special people of my life again.

I care: for those who manage to touch my heart beneath the tough shell.

I always: try to do unto people what I would have them done unto me.

I am not: a very traditional kind of person.

I believe: we build our fate with the choices we make at every step of life.

I dance: rather used to dance at parties during college life.

I sing: in the shower, while driving, sometimes "out of lyrics"!

I cry: when I remember some past hurts and events.

I don’t always: get around to complete my "to-do" list!

I fight: very badly when I lose my temper.

I write: my blog and long letters.

I win: whenever I follow my gut feeling.

I lose: whenever I ignore God's signs.

I never: forget though I may forgive.

I confuse: people when I don't want to give a straight answer.

I listen: to my heart and follow what it says most of the times.

I can usually be found: teaching engineers-to-be or surfing internet.

I am scared: of losing my loved ones.

I need: to avoid self-inflicted complications in my life.

I am happy about: the fact that life's been pretty good to me till now.

No compulsion to do it..still I tag Sakhi, Shoaib, Suda, RJ, and Swathi

P.S. Shoaib aaj tum khush to bahut hoge!! ...my blog cant get more personal than this meme!
*Shivering and clicking the Publish button*

The first step-- introduction to me

Well i dont know exactly how to begin writing a blog....that has always been the problem in writing diary when i used to that is....whom should i address? Dear Diary is so Archie type....and i cant speak without addressing someone.....there has to be a virtual reader or listener whatever the case may be.....so i used to choose someone or other and then start writing as if talking to that person....so coming back to my dilemma...hmm..what the heck....let the first step of blogging begin with breaking of old habits.....

So thats my pic above....The bookworm is supposed to signify me according to some near and dear ones....but i think my elder sister deserves the title......she can read anything in print....maybe not trashy novels but stuff like fiction, non fiction, philosophy, articles, self help books etc etc....thats fine by me till i m not expected to read philosophical stuff that she found so good... i get put off so easily while reading a novel...some are still half read because somewhere down the line some gory incident or description is there and i m like ugh!! Imagine i even put down a sidney sheldon novel ( a phrase by the way everyone mentions in "books read" in any networking website even if they are not all book readers...i guess thats how much is the popularity of sidney for reasons known to those who have read his work...especially stuff like sands of time!!!! ) cuz there was the description of torture in a jail.....the novel being "If tomorrow comes".....likewise with "Papillon"....i couldnt get reading beyond the description where they hide something ( i dont remember what) in some unmentionable place in body.....Ugh!!!!!!

Hmmm..so one more thing about me....i love cats...no matter what people think....u know in India cats are not regarded to be good ..and even unlucky if they cross your road....now come on...whats their fault??? all other animals like pigs, buffaloes, cows, dogs and even guys ( who dont stop crossing especially when they see a girl driver coming) can cross road but not cats???? I think more danger lies in encountering a buffalo ( getting a swish of their tails or splattering of mud in which they r usually soaked in) and studies shows more accidents occur due to sudden dash done by dogs and pigs....people are scared of cats' eyes too......why??? i find them enchanting....people say they r thieves.....Come on one has to fend for oneself....they dont earn u know....people also cite a point that they are not faithful.....yeah so?? its a matter of what a person wants in a pet... i dont want animal saliva on me!! i find their attitude/nature quite like mine... sleepyhead, lazy, pampered, headstrong, inscrutable, aloof, self- sufficient, cool, lovable.... But i wonder how come all the cats i had were in their 9th life??? Sigh!!!!