God.. This is too Funny!

Found this on Utube, when I was searching for some Bharathanatiyiam videos for Vini. Telugu song, with a crappy translation. You gotta watch this!
Chiranjeevi gaaru... Meeru chaala bhaaga dance chestunaaru!

Oh btw, Chiranjeevi gaaru girlfriend...Meeru SUNTV 'Arasi' madame kadha?? Aahh.. enti laugh?

Tagged by Jeevan!

Haha, tagged after a long long time. I think Naresh was the last person to tag me, and i could not do his tag that time, cause was travelling too much. So jeevan's tag.. here goes..

1. LAST MOVIE YOU SAW IN A THEATRE:
Hmmm, first movie I watched after coming back to Singapore. Yaaradi Nee Mohini. Could not take it. Could not even remember the ending of the movie. Could only remember Karthik (RJ Suchi's husband) in Kovanam (Loin cloth)

2. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING?
True Love, The Sphinx and Other Unsolvable Riddles - It's a comedy actually about modern school kids, with their high-tech gadgets visiting Egypt. Quite blunt. Not liking it, since I am a true Egypt fan (I wanted to become an Egyptologist actually).

3. FAVORITE BOARD GAME?
Monopoly.. Anytime.. I just love buying and buying everything!

4. FAVORITE MAGAZINE?
Hmmm.. well I seem to now like the 'Prevention' magazine from US, they've got lots of interesting health related articles. Quite cool.

5. FAVORITE SMELLS?
I love the smell of my boyfriend.. haha, and I love my Issey Miyake, mum's cooking, wine - Merlot in specific (a certain fruity smell), smell of Henna (mum put some for my on my hand yesterday)...hmm.. lots more..

6. FAVORITE SOUND?
Water sounds, like the river, the waves crashing in the beach, I like the guitar's strum... the skype sound when someone comes online (love it because most of the times my boyfriend messages me there)...thats it for now..

7. WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD?
When you think that you are great and smart, and suddenly something which happens, smashes that thought, and your ego. Ouch!

8. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE?
My boyfriend.

9. FAVORITE FAST FOOD PLACE?
I hate fast food.

10. FINISH THIS STATEMENT. "IF I HAD A LOT OF MONEY I’D...?
settle family commitments, save up some in a fixed bank account for the future, travel to see my missed one as much as possible, and go with him to a certain children's home in Coimbatore, buy them some stuff and donate some money to the kids there. It touched my heard when my BF said they kids there lovingly called him as 'Appa'.

11. DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL?
Started after BF got me a cute teddy, which I named Jaangiri. I lost it somewhere in my frequent travels. Told my sister that, and she got me an orange teddy which has 'I Love You' written on it.

12. STORMS-COOL OR SCARY?
Scary, expecially when I am fishing, and one approaches.

13. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CAR?
No car as of now, me and BF are planning to get the Skoda Fabia. I'm not really into hatchbacks, but I think they suit the best in India. So, I'm gonna start saving up for it, once I get my job.

14. FAVORITE DRINK?
Haha..I was dreaming about so much of beer last night. So I need a chilled one very badly now. I love Vodka with green chillies, and salt. But basically, I love plain water and fruit juices without sugar and ice.

15. FINISH THIS STATEMENT, "IF I HAD THE TIME I WOULD...
go crazy, because I have all the time in the world now. And for now, I am a fishing enthusiast.

16. DO YOU EAT THE STEMS ON BROCCOLI?
Oh yes. I love all veges. All parts of veges.

17. IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOR, WHAT WOULD BE YOUR CHOICE?
Mmm.. right now it is copper and mahagony, I think I will stick to that. I won't die my hair, I will probably just streak it.

18. NAME ALL THE DIFFERENT CITIES/TOWNS YOU HAVE LIVED IN.
I think i can safely say, I have liven in Singapore, Chennai, and Coimbatore. But I have visited, Delhi, Calcutta, Darjeeling, Malaysia, Indonesia, and rest of Tamil Nadu cities.

19. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH?
Soccer, liked to watch Cricket when I was in Chennai. Even gave an unforgettable cricket commentary at the Chennai 28 cricket match, with absolutley no knowledge on that sports.

20. ONE NICE THING ABOUT THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU.
Jeevan has alot of passion for words, reading and writing. He is soo hospitable. His mum's cooking is just fantastic.

21. WHAT'S UNDER YOUR BED?
my cot?

22. WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE BORN AS YOURSELF AGAIN?
Yeah I would not mind. I have a great family, and enough of what I need, and a fantastic lover, and his family. What more should I need? I am working on the finance part though.

23. MORNING PERSON, OR NIGHT OWL?
Night Owl, anytime.

24. OVER EASY, OR SUNNY SIDE UP?
Prefer the omelette.. but ok Over Easy.

25. FAVORITE PLACE TO RELAX?
I feeled relaxed with my BF anywhere, I love the beach. 'Brewerkz' by the the Singapore River is best for Chilling out, and the Orchard Library.

26. FAVORITE PIE?
Blueberry.

27. FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR?
Chocolate, Rum and Raisin.

28. OF ALL THE PEOPLE YOU TAGGED THIS TO, WHO'S MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND FIRST?
Saras...

And I am tagging...
Naresh, Saras, Saravanan

CNR or CNK... that is the question...

CNR - Catch and Release
CNK - Catch and Keep Jeevan's and Saras's response to my earlier post instigated me to blog this.
When it comes to angling, this has been a well debated topic. CNR to what extend? Will the fish actually survive after being released? Are we doing more harm to the fish? etc. And if you CNK, will yo deplete the fish reserves in the waters, are you depriving the coming generations from fishing?

Basically amongst anglers around the world, CNK depends on certain issues like whether the fish caught is worth consuming, are we keeping a rare, or endangered species, is the caught fish actually going to do any good to us; Certain species like the cobia are pairing fish (meaning that they have a mate that it swims together). If you take one home, you deprive the other of its mate. So CNR is practiced.

But do fish actually survive after CNR? Experts say that their chance of survival is anything between 1% to 60%. It depends on many factors, like where the fish is hooked, what type of fish, what kind of hook, and how you have handled the fish after catching them. Whether fish feel pain at all, is another highly debated topic, and Dr. James Rose, an expert in fish neurobiology at the University of Wyoming has constantly said that fish don't have the brains to feel pain, but many studies show that fish act weirdly, and abnormally after being inflicted with pain, or venomous substances.
Even if the fish are not badly hurt by the hook, the very act of fighting our fishing lines, thrashing their fins, causes enormous psychological stress for the fish. Furthermore, after they are pulled up from depths very quickly, their breathing is affected. So with all this factors, even though a fish may appear to swim away normally after being released, some say that they might die due to these stress in a matter of 2-3 days.

But I think it is very advisable that fish caught, if they will not be used as baits for the next cast, better be CNR-ed. Atleast, they can become prey to some other fish. And why underestimate their up to 60% rate of survival? If you want to keep the fish and consume it, then kill it immediately, instead of letting it thrash around in the cold hard floor. Any comments?

BJT, FNR... no Not Political Parties...

BJT and FNR are not political parties, although lots of fishing is involved in all three.
BJT stands for Bedok Jetty, a place in East Coast Park in Singapore, which is excellent for fishing, and FNR (Fishing News Room), is a very useful, Singapore based Fishing Forum, in which I signed myself in last night.

I used to fish, without knowing much about it, as in the lines, the reel, the bait, and most of the terminology, neither was I too involved with it. Things have changed now. Since I am pretty much jobless, and had to get myself occupied, I spend my days surfing, and thats how I came into contact with Kerry's (ShoreAngler) website.
I was immediately thrilled to discover Bedok Jetty, and was amazed by the catches of Kerry, so decided to drop in there yesterday with my rod and some mealworms (which are definitely not a good bait at all). The seawater below the Jetty is swarmed with a certain type of fish called Tambans. You can see those at the top left hand corner... not easy to see in the photo, but they are those the little black dots. One can get the thrill of catching these fishes just for the sake of it, but many catch the tambans to use them as a bait to catch bigger fishes, and BJT is famous for such catches if you see Kerry's website.

For now, I am getting to learn all the basics from the fellow anglers, and I can't wait to put all that into practice, on my next trip to BJT!

Xochiquetzal... The goddess of fertility

The ancient Aztecs of Mexico associated Chocolates with Xochiquetzal, the ancient goddess of fertility, thus immediately impressioning us with the aphrodisiac qualities of chocolates. Since I am feeling extremely chocolatte today, because of the hot chocolate i had yesterday, I am presenting below the list of chocolate associated nouns we should all know... After all, "Life is a box of chocolates..." Cocoa
The basic necessity of all cocoa products taken from roasted cocoa beans.
Croquant
Combination of nuts and chocolate.
Dark Chocolate
Has a rich, slightly bitter flavour. According to European standars, dark chocolate contains atleast 43% cocoa paste.
Ganache
A smooth filling attained by adding boiled full cream to chocolate.
Gianduja
A paste which is formed by mixing ground hazelnuts or grilled almonds, with white sugar and chocolate.
Marzipan
A mixture of peeled almonds and white sugar.
Milk Chocolate
Also rich in flavour, but sweeter in tast. The content of cocoa in milk chocolate is a minimum of 30%
Nougat
A square chocolate filling made from caramel sugar, crushed roasted hazlenuts or almonds.
Praline
The Belgian name for chocolate shells with an assortment of fillings in different shapes.
Truffle
Chocolates with cream or butter ganache. Usually rolled into a ball in cocoa poweder, flakes or nuts
White chocolate
A chocolate flavour prepared with cocoa butter, sugar and milk powder.

Can't get enough of Strippers... I mean Stripers..

I have an affinity towards men's shirts with pin stripes since a long time now. Somehow, they seem to accentuate the V-shape figure of guys, and make them look too sexy and masculine. I think girls who wear pin-stripes have a certain macho touch to them as well. But thats not where a guy's looks ends. Not many guys, actually know the rules, or rather suggestions when it comes to dressing up, and mot many females actually look out for details as such, but I would think, that would be a true sin.
To start it up, and to refresh my memory as well, I've got a simple list here...

• If your skin is tanned, or olive, then you would look delicious with contrasting bright colours or whites... Now thats a gift for Indian men, because it really is a difficulty to carry white tops off.
• If you are fair skinned, then Soft pastels or earth tones will look appealing
• Women love to notice their guys eyes, so a sexy thing to do would be to match your shirt to your eye colour.
• Always always try to sport a neutral somewhere in your body, that is the colour black, or navy blue either in your shirt, pants, or shades. Safe is better than sorry.
• Your belt should always match your dress shoes. Basically, if you get a new pair of shoes, walk right over to the belt corner, and get a twin for your shoes. Its not enough to hold just one black, or brown belt.. PLEASE!
• If the pin stripes in your shirt are narrow, then the ones in your tie must be broad and vice versa.
• When you're going to office, try to match your socks to your trousers or shoes, and in casuals, your socks can afford to match your top or tshirt.

And list goes on and on. Who says that do not have to care about their appearance as much as women do? My guy is gorgeous with his dressing, and I am trying to learn more to see what can be the best for him.

And all you guys out there, go there, and make your woman fall for you everytime you dress up. Oh and I've not even started about men down to their skins... :)

Ellen Mania

I can't get enough of Ellen DeGeneres, I think she's what I call suave. Been watching her show, and the fact that she is gay, and she came out with it, makes it even more fabulous. I love her smile, I love the way she dresses up, I love the way she just turned 50 this year, and is still so amazing. That is Ellen's girlfriend Portia De Rossi, and by the way, Ellen is the shorter one. She says that when Portia wears heels, she feels like Tom next to Nicole.

"Golden eagles have an interesting way of mating, where they connect in the air while flying at eighty miles an hour and then they start dropping and they don’t stop dropping until the act is completed. So it’s not uncommon that they both fall all the way to the ground, hit the ground and both of them die. That’s how committed they are to this. I thought to myself, ‘Boy, don’t we feel like wimps for stopping to answer the phone.’ I don’t know about you, but if I’m one of these two birds, you’re getting close to the ground… I would seriously consider fakin’ it." - Ellen DeGeneres

I think she rocks. Go Ellen.

Idhu Eppadi Irukku?...

Unearthed this picture.. HAHAHA... Thalai in Singapore after Baasha shoot.. man.. thats like more than a decade back. And well, if you have not figured out yet.. i'm the one with the yellow-black dress. Super star is holding my brother. Mum behind me. 1st from the left is dad, and next to him is my dad's youngest brother; my Sithappa.

Triple Jump

Twit.. Twit...

Just put myself up on Twitter... So i'll try to Twit around more frequently..
Find me twitting at http://twitter.com/revatechnic.Right now I'm just fluttering around getting used to things there.