This is one of those things doing the rounds on Facebook currently. I got tagged by some people on my list, and somehow felt duty-bound to write notes about myself and tag them back. This of course showed-off my jobless state. But then I didnt want to write a blog, and thought will copy paste it from Facebook.
1. First things first. I love BONGS. And everything about bongs. Food, movies, music, culture, gossip, addas, Pujo bari, people! And I seem to be turning out to be more and more bong everyday. Must be Age. I tire easily if Ishaan (my four year old) talks too much in Hindi or English.
2. I can’t survive without my cups of tea. True bong ishtyle. I can have as many as 20 cups a day!!! I try not to…but given a choice, I would just go for the cup.
3. I am a mother of two. The first one is my younger sis (Simi). She has come a long way from copying everything I do. She now behaves like an adamant adolescent and mostly never listens to my advice, but I give them nonetheless. The second one (Ishaan) is turning out like just his Maashi and prefers to listen to her than to his mom
4. I am the sole Taurus among three Libran males (dad, hubby and son) and two Aeries Females (mom, sis). And still hold my ground. Talk about Bullish behavior.
5. I love my home way too much. During the construction, we ended up spending double the money that we could afford. I am still addicted to reading every possible issue of interior magazines and sites to help me do it up (2 years after we shifted). I end up spending more time at the interior section of a mall than any other.
6. I hate dressing up. And end up being the lone non-dresser in the “killer dressed to kill Singhee Khandan Bahus”. My mom-in-law worries about what I should be wearing non-stop, and so does my mom. Come to think of it, every damned person around me seems to be worried about this. Not that it changes anything!
7. I would do anything to be a housewife. Read books, do up my house, get Ishaan from school, sleep in the afternoons and attend Kitty Parties.
8. I put the alarm every morning for my morning walk, and promptly shut it as soon as it starts ringing.
9. I hate to admit this, but I love my maroo 100 member family gatherings as much as the Bong Durga Pujo ones. Well….almost….if you forget the dressing up bit.
10. My biggest regret about my home is that we don’t have a library. The nook that we managed to create is cute and handy, with a small library added too, but doesn’t match to the real time library room that I so so want.
11. I hate wet toilets.
12. Given a choice, I prefer reading my book at nights instead of watching movies with my crazy movie buff husband, who watches at least ONE before sleeping.
13. I am currently reading “Sea of Poppies” and cant for the life of me fathom what made Adiga win the booker. I found White Tiger almost as trashy as Six Suspects.
14. I prefer the bong type of addas any day to the loud and noisy disco parties. I have two left feet while my husband loves to dance. Do the two sentences match up?
15. My parents toiled hard and took me to far off places every week to teach me classical singing, but I let them down pretty bad by not continuing it. I (at times) feel bad about this.
16. I think Ishaan sings well and can continue my legacy (whatever that is!!!!), though he seems more tuned to his dad’s (dancing i.e.)
17. I want to adopt a daughter, but am unsure of a lot many things about the same. My behavior as a mom the most important one. Actually, i wouldnt mind adopting Misha if her parents agree. That kid is simply adorable.
18. My favouritest tourist place in the world – Goa. And nothing, nothing in the world can beat that.
19. My idea of a holiday is to eat, sleep and relax. No sightseeing please.
20. I once competed with my hubby, and had six shots of tequila in a span of five minutes. What happened next is best described by him.
21. I miss my mom and her food every time she leaves Hyderabad. And start fighting with her as soon as she is back.
22. I am one of those rare species of women who thinks her mom-in-law is Awesome.
23. My hubby’s and son’s all time favorite man is Manu Kaku. And if we don’t meet the Ghosh family for even five days, we seem to be missing something in life.
24. I love the fact that we have masses and masses of family and friends around us in Hyderabad. Weekends and even weekdays are busy and tiresome. But I wouldn’t trade that for anything in the world.
25. I think my sis is one of the prettiest women in the world. My dad disagrees though. He thinks it’s his wife. I seem to be nowhere in the list.
26. I laugh hardest at my husband’s and sister’s stupidest jokes, all the while feeling miserable that I laughed at such crap stuff.
27. I wear a fifty thousand worth watch that was gifted by hubby, when our son was born.
28. That said, buying expensive stuff scares me. Especially in these times of recession and no job days.
29. And I am completely middle-class, in terms of behavior, money and everything else associated with it.
Pujo 2007
4 years ago
6 comments:
i have my reservations about point 17.. she cant come up again for re adoption in isolation. now its a package deal. u take her mom as well as get one free offer.
seeeee?? I told u, Fb ain't all that bad..it makes u think and write some contemplative pieces like this! And its so useful, when u don't wanna blog, just cut paste :D. hail FB. so u won't call others jobless and sign off FB? Rt? Rt? Say it now. :D :D
she'll stay alright tina... but cribb whenever she gets a chance ;)
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My dear Jayeeta,
Aparna is one of my good students and I read her blog regularly, looking for that ... spark!!!
I saw you having "cha" on her blog off and on, and thought I might write to you. Now the 25 random things has provided the reason.
I too wrote out 25 random things when Kajal Iyer, another of my good students, tagged me.
Later, I used those points as an outline to write "Along the line, at railway gate No. 58" when I completed 58 years.
See the piece at http://sangatizuzay.blogspot.com/
Is it the fact that you have a computer background or is it because you're a housewife? Why do you put yourself down or then suddenly put yourself up there among the clouds?
Moderation, that is what I tell my students. That is what will stand you in good stead, Jayeeta. Pardon my intrusion. But I thought I should speak my mind, because you have talent and application of mind.
Warm regards,
- Joe.
Joe
Thanks for your wonderful insight :)
I gathered you were Aparna's teacher when I accepted your profile on Facebook. Have to tell you that this is a first (accepted someone as a friend on FB..somone who I know nothing about).
I neither have a computer background (as in not an engineer or anything), nor am I a housewife. I am technical writer and in this field for around 10 years now.
But maybe "house-wife" is really what I want to be :-p
Thanks for the moderation comment. Will keep that in mind.
By the way, "Along the line, at railway gate No. 58" is a wonderful read.
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