She said...He said...

Cell phone and ketchup

Should never be mixed! I had accidently left my cell in the same pocket as a packet of ketchup inside my bag and received the shock of my life today. My cell is behaving slightly tipsy as if the ketchup was wine it accidently ingested. It refuses to switch off/sleep. It's wide awake and switches itself on without me touching the panel. Otherwise, it is working fine.

Weird Weird Moi

I have been tagged for the nth time by Rita! The tag is to list 6 weird habits. Hmm! Let's see. I don't think I can stop at 6!

1. I talk to myself. I can have complete conversations with myself. I explain concepts, run through examples, analyse, dissect, and have a compete Q and A session with myself! Sometimes, I pretend that I am talking to another live person. How many times, mom came knocking on my door asking me, "Who are you talking to?" Then came the cell phone, and no one asks me that anymore. I guess you could blame it on the fact that as a Libran, I can see 2 sides of the same issue!
2. I have OCD. I wash hands after I have touched anything that I feel is unclean. But I'm not so far gone that I need to switch the lamp light 17 times before going to bed!
3. I am also a cleanliness freak. I like to keep everything that I own "clean." Books will be wiped and put on my shelf as soon as they arrive from dusty bookshops.
4. I have difficulty making up my mind in an instant given choices that are not blatantly obvious. Chocolate or vanilla ice cream is a blatant choice. To do task A or task B is not.
5. I can pick up the anyone's heavy accent after listening to him/her for 5 minutes. I am, however, immune to neutral accents.
6. I can't say No. I have tried but I feel that saying No is an art that I have yet to understand let alone practice.

There! I'm done! I don't know if I should tag anyone. By now, everyone I know would have been tagged. But still let me try:

1. Beth
2. Obi Wan
3. Shreya
4. Abaniko
5. Sanchapanzo
6. Jewel Rays

Home Sweet Home

This weekend I went homeeeeeee! It was great! I felt like I was back in a place where I belonged. I could go left or right on a road and know where I was! The feeling is totally amazing! And the best part? I didn't have to make my own coffee first thing in the morning! Actually, I don't have to get up in the morning at all! I can have a shower in warm water without feeling the cold draft from the window. I can feel the sunshine on my shoulders just like Simon and Garfunkel said. I don't have to worry about breakfast, think about lunch, and ponder about what to do for dinner. I can stretch out on my bed and stare at my books on my bookshelf! I can meet my friends! Oh why does all this have to end?

I have given myself permission to be happy and no problems in the world can stop me!

Resistance

In case, anyone had a doubt. I am from Chennai only. So I am not changing my residense status on my blog on the left. I happen to work in Bangalore for a while. That's all.

Down Book Street

I have resorted to reading therapy to settle down in Bangalore. Today, I went with a close friend to a bookstore. What I like about reading is that it is so escapist. Of course, I know that this is debatable. I can read the books, get lost in the plots, stories, and characters and so don't have to think about my life here. As usual, children's fiction and fantasy dominate my reading list.

From Premier Bookstore on Church Street, this is what I got:

1. Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder.
2. Journey to the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson.
3. The Star of Kazan by Eva Ibbotson.
4. The Thief Lord by Cornelian Funke.

From Blossom's on the same street, this is what I got:

1. Northern Lights by Philip Pullman (Book 1 of His Dark Materials trilogy)
2. Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman (Book 2 of His Dark Materials trilogy)
3. Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman (Book 3 of His Dark Materials trilogy)
4. English as a Global Language by David Crystal.
5. The Frog Castle by Jostein Gaarder

I adore Philip Pullman but didn't have his masterpiece! So, this was my chance to collect the trilogy. Only one thing held me back: I wanted all 3 books in one edition. Unfortunately, that was a tall order for most bookshops. But Blossom's came through for me. I find the 3 brand new books in different corners of the used bookshop! Now, that's what I call luck! Now, I want to read and dream. Dream and read. Read the books I got and dream about... oh so many things!