Thursday, April 24, 2008

tagging the me-me!!



JLT passed on this tag to me...

Know me better!!!

Last Movie You Saw In A Theater:

Last movie? Jodhaa Akbar!!! Finally something I watched without the children…without G...but ...with my in-laws. (ma-in-law had been wanting to watch and i had heard a lot of the 'abs'solutely fabulous hrithik...) G decided to be the perfect husband and spent an evening with the children, while I brushed up on my Mughal history. Of course, my need to see hrithik was greater than his!! The movie was memorable for two reasons...hrithik was 'abs'olutely droolworthy and my mom-in-law had superb timing…just when the abs scene flashed, she decided to update my knowledge in history...wah!!!

What Book Are You Reading:
Reading Thorn Birds...again...(a visit to the library is due)!!!

Favorite Board Game:
Scrabble. And kaleidoscope…(its actually a puzzle board game and verrrry addictive…)

Favorite Magazine:
everything and nothing in particular…but yes love reading Reader's digest...femina...newsweek...etc

Favorite Smells:
cool rain on scorching earth, the aroma of freshly baked biscuits, the smell of babies, the fragrance of flowers (jasmine)

Favorite Sound:
waves hitting the shore, the sounds of laughter, the word “Amma”, the birds chirping

Worst Feeling In The World:
the feeling of helplessness in situations beyond my control!!!

What Is The First Thing You Think Of When You Wake? ::
OMG!!! Is that the time? Already?!!!!

Favorite Fast Food Place::
those serving Chaat…

Future Child's Name:
I’m going to have another child??? when? :D

Finish This Statement. "If I Had A Lot Of Money I'd...”::
the thing is i'm never going to have a lot of money...both G and i spend too much esp on others...

Do You Drive Fast? ::
I don’t drive :(

Do You Sleep With A Stuffed Animal?::
No!! not unless G counts as one…

Storms-Cool Or Scary? ::
Super cool when inside, safe and sound

What Was Your First Car?
An 118NE

Favourite drink: ::
Water…and masala tea

Finish This Statement, "If I Had The Time I Would .....” ::
Paint, watch a few movies, learn a few skills!!!

Do You Eat The Stems On Broccoli?::
Yes…yes…and yes!

If You Could Dye Your Hair Any Color, What Would Be Your Choice? :: Auburn


Name All The Different Cities/Towns You Have Lived In.
Delhi, Pune, Chennai ,Bangalore, Indore, Bhopal, Kolkata, Singapore (i had forgotten to add my current place...thanks to shruthi, it is now rectified)

Favorite Sports To Watch:
Tennis, gymanstics

One Nice Thing About The Person Who Sent This To You:
smart and witty …she’s 'just like that'!!! And you cannot help but just ‘like’ her!!


What's Under Your Bed?
My slippery slippers…


Would You Like To Be Born As Yourself Again?
Definitely!!! With a little more spice and less sugar!!!

Morning Person Or Night Owl?
As long as morning is not before 6’oclock..then yes, a morning person

Over Easy Or Sunny Side Up?
Neither.

Favorite Place To Relax:
During vacation time, my bath room…other sane times, the library and my home

Favorite Pie:
apple

Favorite Ice Cream Flavor:
chocolate chip, and hot chocolate fudge sundae...

Of All The People You Tagged This To, Who's Most Likely To Respond First?
Joy…(*u better not let me down)
Prats, gazal, romila - prove me wrong, will you?


and of course i tagged prats, joy, gazal, romila

45 comments:

Jaya said...

I'll never let you down :) Hop over and see :)

aMus said...

whoopeee!! thanks for proving me right!!! that was faster than the concorde :)
dashing over rite now to read!!!

Gazal said...

jo hukum mere aaka!!!!!

check it out!!!

hmmm you'll make a wonderful teacher !!!!

aMus said...

check it out where?

and why would i make a wonderful teacher? do tell? 'cos u need patience and i'm trying very hard to hold onto what little i have!!!

broca's area said...

interesting one!!...ur fav drink is water!!!...good:)

Just Like That said...

LOL at the sugar and spice thingie. yeah, I totally get it. And yeah, I love the sound of waves breaking on the sands too...:-)
*blush blush* thank you sweetie!

rayshma said...

aww gee... i have this one pending...
u're a lot like me, actly... :)

--xh-- said...

nice tag.. itz fun to read this one.. :) LOL @ MILs history lesson update...

rayshma said...

my comment disappeared? :(
and heyy... don't not have more kids coz u can't think of names. i can suggest names if u wish! ;)
now me goes. to have hot choc fudge. :D

ceedy said...

hehe cool - 30 reasons to dwell into your mind :)

Lea said...

I loved the "cool rain on the scorched earth..." I got that with all my senses!!!

It is good to hear from you and good to visit... I love my connection with you and even though there are spaces between, your sweet musings touch me so!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Prats said...

heheh loved this tag...but since I got here late, I'm not theone for the speedo star...
aND i LOVVVVVVEEEE Thornbirds too...can read it again and again...
And now i'm hungry after seeing apple pies, and fudges and hmmmmm

Compassion Unlimitted said...

Down to earth,no frills,that was nice knowing you ,suma
TC
CU

Unknown said...

Hello! just came across your blog... very nice stuff!!!! dont really know if i can really comment here cause its more personal but i like this tag.. very creative and personal...
hope to read more of your entries soon!

Prats said...

Sunk my teeth into this...check it out

WhatsInAName said...

lol.. more spice and less sugar? Whats on your mind, gal? :P

Vinesh said...

With a little more spice and less sugar!!!

haha - looks like you have a name for your autobiography! :-)

aMus said...

brocasrea:: yup, water in everything suits me just fine...;)


JLT :: you are welcome...and it is true, isn't it?

rayshma:: u kept a tag pending? not like u!!!

aMus said...

xh:: :)

rayshma:: heh..heh...no u have the baby and i'll choose teh name..okay?...now go do it...;)


ceedy:: i read 30 in u're comment and wondered and then went back and counted... wow!! i actually answered 30 questions without complaining!!!

aMus said...

lea:: glad to se u here, hope u had a great weekend!!!


2prats:: hehe...i knew 'cos u were slogging it out in te cricket field...now i wouldn't want to disturb that would i?
yeh..i guess a visit to cornerhouse is due!!!

CU:: thank you, thank you


nish:: glad you liked it...:)

aMus said...

wian:: erm..shhh..secret, secret!!!


vinesh:: hey u've been away a looooong time!!!

Keshi said...

Im a nite person unlike u Suma :)

Keshi.

Romila said...

Ha, ha,ha your MIL's timing was too perfect.

Seems, all the others tagged have already done it.
So, Romila thinks "why hurry when I've already lost the race?":)

Chill!lady, I ran out of topic for my new post, so this tag will come in handy. Will let u know when I do it. Thanks & TC.

Romila said...

Hey, hop over, just did the tag.

Sairekha said...

What fun!:)

You lived in Pune????:)

Im on my way outta mumbai...:) So kinda bear with the cyber ghost...:)

aMus said...

keshi:: now why doesn't that suprise me? :)

romila:: hey...thank you...

ziah:: yes! i grew up in poona...did teh first half of my schooling tehre...loved that place...

and have fun setting up a new home...:)

Preeti Shenoy said...

Scrabble,Chaat and third child--heh heh--we match there.

Preeti Shenoy said...

BTW I too love kaleidoscope.

Arunima said...

came through Romila. good one.

Gazal said...

coz like good students we all took up the tag...

believe me you are a born teacher...YES MA AM

Anonymous said...

ahhh ha
u did the SAME tag too...a nd it is done.. i must say sincerely!!!

u wanna be less sweet and more spicy :))

Waise I like yur template color ok?
Niceeeeeeee!

AAlochane [ thats a Mallu word na :P]

have a gr8 day girl!

Anonymous said...

Noh... actually i leave my link in the comment box...

i dint knw that i had to Auto link and te fact i always checked it out to see if my name appeared or what...but it never did :((

so do u also auto link?

where did u do the prompt?

Anonymous said...

well u knw what...? i went ahead and TAGGED yu :)

i know it is to early to jus go about tagging... but well i did... so u better chk out RbGb :))

aMus said...

veens...
yes, i did autolink...n#72 i think...(thinking aloud...)


chk it out at http://ontheprompt.blogspot.com/

and early to tag me? hey no way!!!... i bettr do it soon or u may end up thinking so...:)

aMus said...

veens...
this tag's been keeping a lot of blogers busy, na? and aalochane is a kannada/Tulu word


gazal
heh..heh...if u say so...:)

arunima
thank you :)

ps...
and the similarity bug strikes again...:D

Guruprasad said...

boy! you've been around!

and what's auburn... for most guys colors like auburn and mauve and fuchsia all sound like musical notes rather than shades of colors :P

Keshi said...

haha!

And hey I like Readers' Digest, just like u.

Keshi.

aMus said...

guru...

heh..heh... u ever been to a salon to color your hair? they have a mind boggling range...hair coloring is serious business...

keshi
yeah, tho i liked the old ones better in terms of content and volume...

Guruprasad said...

my hair's disappearing at an alarming rate.... so if i want to color my hair i will have to do it someday soon :)

btw, are you in singapore? or is that some other suma posting on prats' blog?

aMus said...

coloring may ensure that you lose it faster..!!

and yes, the very same...the one and only...

:D

Guruprasad said...

and all this while i was under the impression that you were in bangalore! i don't know why i felt that way?

aMus said...

mebbe because i speak too much about B'lore...?

i used to live there tho' and visit faithfully, every single year...

:D

Madhumita said...

You lived in Kolkata? I love that city although i've only visited ... something in the air there ...

Btw, ditto on favorite place to relax though in my case its not just during vacation times :)

aMus said...

@jj...renting is a grea idea.... I can pause at the right moments...yes!!!!

@madhu...hey...proud momma...how's u? and the bundles of joy?
Kolkata is a beautiful place....contrary to the dreary reports, horrified people gave me when they knew we were moving there...i loved the place

Shruti said...

u know.. u forgot to mention Singapore in list of places u've stayed :-)
.. simply and sweetly done :-)