Cookies outshine the Arch Angels

The two Mighty- Worthy contendors... David Archuleta & David Cook

Crooning the "Time of my life" - new American Idol 2008- David Cook

The Enterntainment Surprises...

This music is certainly catchy... "We're brothers forever". So, where's brother Simon?

All foam & no beard for Archie boy!!

Oyi, Love Guru, Practice what you preach on yourself, leave Cookie boy alone!!

Somebody PLEASE give Fantasia real good fashion advice!! She's in desperate need of it...

Simon apparently gets all the colours of life from his girlfriend!

Its back to school for David Archuleta for now... awwwwww:(

CONGRATULATIONS DAVID COOK !!!!!!!!

ArchAngels Vs Cookies

What we are is God's gift to us. What we become is our gift to God

Vs
Its got to be David Vs David for the American Idol 2008 finale. David Archuleta and David Cook have it all going for them from the very start, after all they both can sing their way through the phonebooks straight into our hearts. Sayesha simply doesnt stand a chance against these two. Archuleta with his perpetual look of amazed wonder and Cook with his shy smile and modesty.
For me Idol's all about the comments and the banter between Ryan Seacrest and Simon Cowell. Like during yesterday's show, after David Cook's judge's choice, Simon says..."First round goes to Cook & Cowell."

My Idol favourites so far are :

David Archuleta - who am rooting for!!David Cook,Jordin Sparks, Melinda Dolittle, Lakisha Jones, Taylor Hicks, Elliot Yamin, Kelly Pickler, Ace Young and few more!! Ryan Seacrest ofcourse!!

Some Idol snippets:

*Archuleta's dad's been banned from the rehearsing auditorium;

*Cook's elder brother has brain cancer;

*Michael John's exit was a shocker, which'll re-ignite the rascist controversies again;
*Amanda Overmyer's mom looks younger than amanda, who herself looks over 30 not her 24;

*Luke Menard, who's a carpet layer, looks like Patrick Dempsey from Grey's Anatomy and has been diagonised with cancer;

*Danny Noriega is a confirmed gay and Rossie O Donell offered to send him on a gay cruise;

*Last year-2007- it shoud have been Jordin Sparks Vs Melinda Doolittle in the finale;
*Elliot Yamin's mother(who won the Mother of the Year award in 2006) died this year. & I simply love his latest song " Wait For You";

*Fantasia's become real fat and ugly...you should've seen Simon's expression when she performed during the Idol's ellimination round before Sayesha's exit.
*Simon's first girlfriend called him up on the Idol chat to talk about his first kiss;

* Paula had to go for therapy after season 1 of Idols, thanx to Simon;

* I loved the 2006 American Idol top 12... they were the best top 12 ever....

*Simon & Ryan sometimes rehearse being rude to eachother!!

*Simon to Ryan, 2007 Idol - "Ryan, come out of the closet already"!!

* Now really, who should come out!!!

*Y do they give him so much importance?

* This is what comes to my mind everytime I hear Carrie Underwood's " Jesus Take the Wheel"

Ps: I Just found out - Davids are in the Finale!!!! yipeeeeee

U squeeze my tears out

Wrinkle Free

I am a television freak and have watched as many sane and insanely funny sitcoms and dramas as possible.
On the very day my final semester exams were done with, I got hooked onto one hindi sitcom - Kyunki Saas bhi kabhi Bahu thi ( Because the mother in law was once a daughter in law too)in particular thanx to a nearly deaf neighbour.
The story has skipped ahead by 10-20 yrs thrice so far and still maintains this grandma who is rumoured to be 150-200 yrs old. There are great grandparents who haven’t aged either by looks or canes.
The actress playin the protagonist's role (Tulsi -the main daughter in law), finally left the show after a 1000 odd episodes. With a new actress in, the script had to be rewritten, cats were bought in as props and hopefully, I shall be rid of this serial madness.
The re-incarnation of the character Tulsi is obviously another face,another figure. And that’s when the insanity begins. A cat loving, eerie dude barges in claiming her to be his beloved wife and here, starts another saga where she has to proove herself.
What am wondering is that this Tulsi character is supposedly 60 +yrs and the guy claiming to be her husband is obviously is his mid 40’s, meaning his wife to be around same age. So, while no one there has realized this point, this has had a profound effect on me...how do v really proove a person's age?

FYI, the original Tulsi has returned to the show and so, am hooked on to it again, even if only to gauge the width of her hips & her shoulder blades!! also, the storyline has got meanin again!!

Happiness isn't good enough for me! I demand euphoria!!

Through the jongole I am went
On shooting Tiger I am bent

Boshtaard Tiger has eaten wife
No doubt I will avenge poor darling's life

Too much quiet, snakes and leeches
But I not fear these sons of beeches

Hearing loud noise I am jumping with start
But noise is coming from damn fool's heart

Taking care not to be fright
I am clutching rifle tight with eye to sight

Should Tiger come I will shoot and fall him down
Then like hero return to native town

Then through trees I am espying one cave
I am telling self - "Bannerjee be brave"

I am now proceeding with too much care
From far I smell this Tiger's lair

My leg shaking, sweat coming, I start pray
I think I will shoot Tiger some other day

Turning round I am going to flee
But Tiger giving bloody roar spotting Bengalee

He bounding from cave like footballer Pele
I run shouting " Kali Ma tumi kothay gele"

Through the jongole I am running
With Tiger on my tail closer looming

I am a telling that never in life
I will take risk again for my damn fool wife!!!!!

Let the Music Heal Your Heart

Once there was a difference between MTv India & MTv International and the 'Grind' was on only 'after hours'.

But now, like Ross (Friends) said " Everyday's a Lesbian day " !!

While the music is certainly catchy, the lyrics confound me!!

What happened to the likes of Jingle bells, Do re me??

My radio DJ recently said she wont play a requested song because she didnt want the people(kids in general)out there to listen to it.

With these few songs, i rest my case:

Nelly Furtado featuring Justin Timbaland - Promiscuous
Pussycat Dolls featuring Snoop Dog - Buttons

Pussycat Dolls - Beep

Snoop Dog - Sensual Seduction
Rihanna - Unfaithful
Fergie - Fergalicious

Truth Hurts - Addictive
Destiny's Child - Bootylicious

i found the lyrics of this song(by Taylor Smith) to be really cute...

He's the reason for the tear drops on my guitar, The only thing that keeps me wishing on a wishing star. He's the song in the car, i keep singing, dont know y i do.

My 2007

January -
I wasn’t going to get my shampoo after all as my dad cancelled his Paris trip (yeah, I use only one brand of shampoo, directly from Paris). & thus unfolds my year of 2007.
February -
Was in India for two hectic weeks of non stop activities, travelling and fun in preparation of my sister’s wedding. Got complimented on my unnatural glow and got knowing/questionin looks from all elders.
Returned back to work with a mighty hangover which stuck to me with a vengeance so much such that I had to hire cooks.
March -
I just became more delusional and light headed, earning the nick name – Sleepy head at work, frustrated my boss to no ends, he kept asking…"What’s wrong with u?" Oh, how I longed to find the reason for my sudden fatigue!!
April -
Found the culprit – a not so tiny spark of life (almost 3 months) within me was creating all the havoc. Suddenly the ever present, persistent hunger pangs, the nightly nature calls and waking up drenched in sweat all made sense.
May -
Got rid of the cooks as the best cook had returned … MOM & the feasts started pouring in...
June -
Summer started wit a bang of 35 degrees and above. Rearranged the desks at work so that I could accommodate my bulging tummy.
July -

The rearrangement came back to bite me as it was even hotter inside the office for me. My tummy started to serve as my table, only the baby didn’t share my point of view and kept showerin me with a plethora of kicks.
August -

Could go through two burgers and still be hungry in an hour’s time!! I was soo enjoying this. The baby liked kicking my liver (must have thought it to be a football). Finally exchanged desks at work (forcefully).
September -

Was all set to go into premature labour as the idea appealed to me. Hate being predictable!! By now, I had gained about 20 kilos. My wedding ring wouldn’t budge.
October -

Due date shifted from 15th to 17th to 19th to 21st Oct. Feet got so swollen, couldn’t stand. Tummy got so huge, I couldn’t rest. Sister came from Australia, next my grandparents, then my in laws… all set to welcome the newcomer by Oct 15th.
HE enters my (the) world on 25th Oct 2007. I enter a state of shock.
November -

I am started on strict diet and a weird bath routine. The baby has everyone under his little finger. The 28th day function – naming ceremony – he's the Perfect Guest of Honor. My sister, after teaching the baby to dance and endless Boyzone songs(BSB didnt have much lullabies...surprisingly), leaves.
December -

My 41 days of acute suffering surprisingly comes to an end on the 43rd day after delivery. Baby’s first outing to celebrate his parent’s anniversary – he sleeps through it all!! Whew!!
He sleeps through Christmas as well as New year’s night!!

Women... The Original Creators

To be continued...

Universe with an Attitude

BELATED WORLD CUP LINERS

Ok, i know this is way too late, but always expect the unexpected from Moi !! I found this really hilarious!!

8.30am Good morning and welcome to our coverage of the ninth World Cup final. We have all our commentary team in action today, so it will be a mix of me, Martin W, Sriram V, Will L, George B, Jenny T and Siddhartha V. If this was a group stage match we would outnumber the crowd.
8.40am Puddles now forming on the covers ... still raining. " Doom and gloom pervading the echoing stadium," reports Miller. He is a glass-half-empty man on a good day. We will try to ignore him.
8.55am "Stopped raining, but the clouds are still lurking," chirps Miller, happy for about three seconds ... then he says: "Actually, it's just started raining again. That's it, I quit." Another victim of the ICC's never-ending tournament ...
9.07am Andrew Miller: " A big fat lurking cloud that really doesn't like the ICC ... Ok, now this is properly damp now."
9.10am "Ooh, now it's lovely bright sunshine again. This weather is as schizophrenic as my first girlfriend," says the always sensitive Miller. But, in fairness, she was a bit strange.
9.40am Sorry that this is becoming more like the Meteorological Office website ... rain has stopped.
9.45am The charming tournament mascot, Mello, soggy and probably very smelly after seven weeks, is terrorising small children in the stands ...
10.20am If there is no play today, aside from the entire Cricinfo staff resigning, the captains toss again and they play again tomorrow.
10.15am It's
really rather nasty now... and if we don't start soon then Percy Sonn may start singing. We have eaten the entire day's biscuit supply already. The covers, meanwhile, are as stuck in place as Will's hand in his pocket when it comes to buying a drink. "I'm not tight," objects Will, before admitting that he has not bought anyone a beer since Sri Lanka last held the World Cup.
11.05am Very bad language from many sitting near me as the covers come back on.
10.55am And the cover comes off ... that's been the highlight of the fun so far today.
11.15am Covers on, drizzle in the air. The corporate guests have now been inside their air-conditioned and booze-laden boxes for three hours. Even if the match starts today, none of them are likely to notice. Gnasher suggests they have only increase the volume to drown out the sound of Percy Sonn belting out "My Way" in the ICC bolt hole.
11.45am "At least the raindrops have been musical," says a bored Andrew Miller. "The one dripping next to me fits the soca rhythm very nicely ..."
Stay with it ...We are told that there is a row brewing in India where people are angry because Mandira Bedi is sporting a saree that has different flags stitched on it ... and the Indian flag was near her feet and that is supposed to be an insult. What on earth else can go wrong today?
11.35am Our man on the spot says now the rain is really heavy and he has seen signs of people building lifeboats. I suspect the weather has got to him, but he doesn't reckon there is much chance of the game starting today. And he is usually relentlessly optimistic. So while there was the will to get underway up to the last hour, that's diminishing faster than the booze in the ICC president's box.Meanwhile, Mandira Bedi has changed her saree ...

It's psychosomatic. You need a lobotomy. I'll get a saw

When life gives U lemons, take some tequila & salt & shot glass & slam one back!! I need something stronger than lemonade !!


There are funeral hats, bday hats, clown hats n so forth.but the most tiresome i found in my experience was the Chef's hat.
I substituted as a waitress at a get-together a while back, when the papparazi clicked away to glory!!
I aint a chef!! There, it’s out in the open!! I cook & experiment only on my family and friends as witnesses will testify!
On returning from India in feb, I hired a cook/maid to help get my laziness back in shape and size!!
Maid 1
She wasn’t from my part of the state, so, she didn’t know how to cook our stuff, our way. & apparently, she didn’t know to cook vegetables either! She actually cuts the drumsticks in half, scrapes off the mid portion!! Y would anyone do that to a drumstick?? There's bird flu threat here, so, I never bought chicken or egg & I didn’t dare try out her fish!!
So, v silently suffered for a month!
Next maid was the maid 1's roomate, apparently a keralite.
Reasons y maid 2 didnt make the cut...
She couldn’t speak Malayalam & her English was broken. She didn’t know how to cook basic mallu food. She then proceeded to make drumstick curry and ladies finger curry in the srilankan style! It was the day ‘Srilanka’ defeated ‘India’ at the ‘World Cup’!
Turns out she’s a Srilankan, stayed in Kerala for a month. Her roommate never figured it out!! I have nothing against Srilankan food, honestly! I’ve never had it before to compare it with. But for some reason, its all Yellow! Be it the curd curry, the potato fry, the ladies finger curry, the white potato stew or a brown chicken curry or white pulao! All YELLOW!!
Mom’s come, so Good food on go again, but turns out I cant eat a few of the items!!

"When Life gives U lemons, wing it right back and add some lemons of ur own"...Calvin