New York City

Aah! Feels so good to be back home, sweet-home, after a week-long vacation in New York, where my best-friend D, and her husband S live.

D and I were flatmates in grad school for over two years. She has been inviting me to visit NY ever since she moved there but the trip never happened, until last week. I guess I have been saving the trip for the best, as a graduation-treat to self, and it was so so worth the wait! I couldn't have asked for a better vacation!

D wanted to take a couple of days off to give me a tour of the NYC but I wasn't too inclined on her wasting her vacation-days, and moreover I totally wanted to explore the city on my own. Her office is located in the Times Square, and every morning, I used to go with her till her office, part ways at Times Square, and meet her at the same place in the night once she was done. And with a map in my hand and my instincts to follow, I just used to set off from Times Square. I so aimlessly hopped on and off the buses and the trains whenever I wanted, strolled along the streets, ate street-food, visited some amazing places, and did everything as and how I felt like. No plans, no time constraints, no thoughts, no doubts, no tensions, no issues, and nothing at all. And now that I think about it, I was lost in the city so many times, and probably this was the first time ever when I cared less about it. This has to be my first vacation where I spent the whole time in the way I wanted. And believe me, nothing like exploring a city on your own, and that probably made me fall in love city so much so that I predict I will be visiting it again within a year :)

I suppose I have set my own standard for how a holiday should be. On that note, may my dream holiday to the Faroe Islands come true some day! Hope the 'Thathastu devatalu' are listening ;)

Just another day

In what was supposed to be a just another day turned out to be so awful. Aaargh! One of the worst ever! EVER! Got embroiled in a mess for being ignorant. And now, all of a sudden, the word 'ignorant' sounds so derogatory. I was so royally screwed for just that! A long time ago, though in a totally different context, someone said 'ignorance is bliss'. Well, screw him! While I am at it, screw....hmmm .... Aamir Khan, for his pretentious sh*t. No issues with the concept of the show but he has put on such a pathetic act. And geez Aamir! Go slow on the botox, will ya! A little muscle movement in the face might help you loosen the stiff-act ;)

It's on days like these, I say God bless George Carlin! Time to watch his acts for the nth time. May his tribe increase!

Rachcha - Aadmi Kam, Risk Zyaada

Yup! I know I know! It sounds like a red-alert against a man with venereal diseases! And our hero Ram Charan Tej utters this line 'aadmi kam, risk zyaada' like a zillion times throughout the movie 'rachcha' and by God, I swear, whenever he uttered that ridiculous one-liner, I deeply pondered if the hero had a teeny-tiny weiner, or if he was a sh*tbag full of syphilis and gonorrhea, or both! I mean, seriously! Who writes such crappy sh*t? How in the fu*king world do such lines get through the drafting-stages?

I think the director has some fetish for rhyming and his movie awakened the writer in me. Here is a gem:  'Sampath Nandi, you are a Pandi!' Oooops! I take it back! Writing is not my forte ;) but seriously, Sampath Nandi should sack his writing team for that ridiculous line!

Rachcha - Cha Cha! What a horrible movie!

1947 Santoshabad Passenger and Other Stories

'1947 Santoshabad Passenger and Other Stories', by Dasu Krishnamoorty and Tamraparni Dasu, is an anthology of english translations of telugu short stories. It's a lovely collection of 24 stories spanning a century of talent, and as said by the writers provides the reader a glimpse of the lively shift of telugu literary expression towards novel axes. Except for one or two, which were just blah, I had total fun reading them. I fully recommend this if one is looking for a light read! Here is the list of stories and the original contributors:

1. A Woman's Wealth (1902) by Bandaru Achamamba (1847-1904)
2. Seshamma by Gudipati Venkata Chalam (1894-1979)
3. The Vow by Kanuparthi Varalakshamma (1896-1978)
4. Adventure by Kodavatiganti Kutumba Rao (1909-1980)
5. The Mango Tree by Rachakonda Viswanatha Sastri (1922-1993)
6. The Coral Necklace by Achanta Sarada Devi (1922-1999)
7. Playing with Death by Ravi Kondala Rao (1932- )

8. Five Stars as Last by Abburi Chaya Devi (1933- ) - This deals with these so called multi-speciality-ultra-expensive hospitals which suck the life out of the patients with pathetic treatments, and their near & dears with the cardiac arrest-inducing bills! Hazaar movies were made with this theme.

9. Yaatra by Turaga Janaki Rani (1936- )
10. The Bier by Sodum Jairam (1936-2004)

11. The Spate by Sankaramanchi Satyam (1937-1987) - This one is about a village destroyed by floods and how the people in the village unite without any caste prejudices. They gather utensils, food and vegetables, build a community kitchen, cook, serve and dine together leaving beside their socio-economic differences. Just when I felt how a disaster can bring any community together, the writer ends it with this thought which we all can agree with, and wonderfully put by him - "Have the minds of these men been cleansed of caste prejudices by the flood? Hardly. Just as a freshly bathed body attracts dirt, their minds will collect dirt by dawn. There is no flood fierce enough to washout the dirt that accumulates the mind of man."

12. The Red Topee by Tadigiri Potha Raju (1937- ).
13. He Who Died by Gandham Yagnyavalkya Sarma (1937- ).
14. The Nurse by Kethu Viswanatha Reddy (1939- ).

15. Divorce by Kavana Sarma (1939- ) - This was my favorite among all. It's about this young well-educated working girl in the US married to this particular guy and having had enough of his sh*t, she goes back to India seeking a divorce. Without any support from her parents, and strong opposition from all quarters, and with a dented confidence she desperately hunts for a attorney. The story has a nice twist to it!

16. Don't Die, Please by Seela Veerraju (1939- ).
17. Vigilantes by P. Satyavati (1940- ).

18. Thieves by Boya Jangaiah (1942- ) - Deals with the rotten system of our government,  red-tapism and corruption.

19. Company by Volga (Popuri Lalitha Kumari; 1950- ) - This was also one of my favorites. It's about this man and woman (in their 50s or 60s I guess) who lose their respective spouses in a span of few months. Friendship slow blossoms between these two neighbors that finally leads to love. Very well written!

20. The Funeral Feast by Bandi Narayana Swami (1952- ).

21. Talaak by Syed Saleem (1956- ) - Now what do I tell about this one! This Muslim couple enact a play on stage where the wife utters 'Talaak Talaak Talaak' and boom! The elders attending the show create a ruckus much to the utter disbelief of the couple. They are forced to separate but finally the woman, having had enough with the ridiculous turn of events, goes back to her husband.

22. 1947 Santoshabad Passenger by Madhurantakam Narendra (1957- ) - Oh my God! This was so nostalgic! It reminded me of my childhood days when my family used to travel to Nizamabad from Hyderabad by passenger trains. All those who experienced the passenger trains in India can relate to this one.

23. The Morning Star by Palagiri Viswaprasad (1963- ).
24. My Artless Father by Mohammed Khadeer Babu (1972- ).

Impish Chronicles And Doggish Dabbler - K.N.Y. Patanjali

This book titled 'Impish Chronicles And Doggish Dabbler', originally written by K.N.Y. Patanjali in telugu, is an english translation of two works, 'Oka Deyyam Aathma Katha' (translated by Mandalaparthy Kishore) and 'Veera Bobbili' (translated by K.N.Y. Patanjali), respectively. I heard about the writer before but never read any of his works. The title just caught my attention, and so did the cover (by Ramakanth. T) and the caricatures (by Shankar Pamarthi). I literally judged this book by its cover and checked it out ;) And I am glad I did! Patanjali followed the old style of story telling and I absolutely loved it, and the parables were too good. If possible, I will try to get my hands on the original works.

Sadly enough, a well-written bio of Patanjali is missing on the net, so here it is (Source: Spearhead Communications, Hyderabad) -

Kakarlapudi Narasimha Yoga Patanjali (March 29, 1952 - March 11, 2009) was born in Alamanda, a sleepy village from Vizianagaram District of north-coastal Andhra Pradesh, India. He studied in Maha Raja's College, Vizianagaram and took his bachelors degree (B. Com) from Andhra University in 1973.

Patanjali dutifully carried forward the literary mission launched by Gurazada Venkata Apparao for four decades. Raa Vi Sastri, who championed the cause of underdogs of the society, was the guiding spirit for Patanjali. Leo Tolstoy, Oscar Wilde, Mark Twain, and Gabriel Garcia Marquez are a few men of letters that exerted their influence on Patanjali's literary persona.

Patanjali stood by the most progressive sections of the contemporary social order and "Spirit of Renaissance" formed the core of his creative gut. One can find a measured blend of this "moral" attitude and an engaging element of magical realism -or marvelous reality - in most of Patanjali's writings (where dogs demonstrate enviable eloquence and devils exercise exceptional energies of narration). This concoction certainly serves an an elixir of life for the injured emotions of the 'serious readers' who forgot to laugh years ago while freeing the relatively lighthearted readers from the monotony of re-reading the same-old-rubbish for decades. A wise man of the West once observed that "wit or humor founded on fantasy or a sense of the grotesque or absurd" form as crucial necessities of satire. Patanjali's work stands as clean and tidy testimony of this tenet.

In a writing career spread over four decades Patanjali authored a dozen books - most of which were collections of short stories and novels. His first publication "DIKKUMALINA COLLEGE" (A godforsaken college) - an anthology of short stories in Telugu - came out in the early seventies of the last century. Two more collections of short stories, "ADHARRAA BANTEE" (There Goes the Bear!) and "CHOOPUNNA PAATA" (The Song That Can See), were released later. His novella on the institution of Police, "KHAKI VANAM" (Khaki jungle) won him many laurels. "GOPATRUDU", adjudged as his magnum opus by critics, offers a close-up portrait of the politico-social process of a non-issue mounting into an issue of utmost significance. "VEERA BOBBILI" (Doggish Dabbler) is the prequel of it while "PILAKA THIRUGUDU PUVVU" (The Bullheaded Bloom) is its sequel. "PEMPUDU JANTHUVULU" (The Pets), "APPANNA SARDAR", "RAAJU GORU" (The Royal Noble), "OKA DEYYAM AATHMA KATHA" (Impish Chronicles), "MERA BHARAT MAHAAN" (My India, the Great!), are a few more of his works. Patanjali, a journalist with a standing of 33 years, wrote many columns in many news papers and magazines. They were instant hits and some of them were brought out in the form of a book, "PATANJALI BHASHYAM" many years ago.

Thanks to the Publishers, Spearhead Communications, Hyderabad for this brief bio. 

Say Hi to English Translations of Telugu Works :)

Aah! Feels good to be back to blogging. Now that I have successfully defended my dissertation, I can breathe normally. Recycled my years of piled up notes, research material, course material and my god! Never was I so happy! The bedroom finally looks less 'confused and lost' ;)

Reading went for a toss in the last couple of months. The books that I borrowed the last time were just rotting while I was going all apesh*t over my thesis. I just returned them without reading and checked out something new. Visited the library after ages and my God! I really missed those visits! Checked out english translations of four telugu works.

1. Impish Chronicles And Doggish Dabbler by the well-known writer, K.N.Y. Patanjali - The telugu versions are "Oka Deyyam Aathma Katha" (Impish Chronicles, translated by Mandalaparthy Kishore), and "Veera Bobbili" (Doggish Dabbler, translated by K.N.Y. Patanjali himself). According to the publishers, these two works represent the caustic and sarcastic tenor of Patanjali, and I couldn't have worded it better! Patanjali followed the age-old tale telling traditions of India and I absolutely absolutely loved his parables. I am glad I checked this out and it definitely deserves another read. The book contains a foreword about the author, K.N.Y. Patanjali. It's sad that a well-written profile about Patanjali is missing on the net, and I might as well put it up on my blog sometime soon :)

2. 1947 Santoshabad Passenger and Other Stories - This book contains several telugu short stories translated by Dasu Krishnamoorthy and Tamraparni Dasu. I am a huge sucker for short stories and some of them were written by my favorite authors which I haven't read before. So, I had to check it out and I am totally hooked to it. I will review it once I am done reading.

3. Telangana Struggle: Memoirs by the famous Arutla Ramachandra Reddy and translated by B. Narsing Rao. More on this once I am done reading.

4. Ehem! Finally, Sri Krishna Deva Raya's AMUKTAMALYADA translated by Srinivas Sistla. I checked it just out of sheer curiosity. Since childhood, we have been reading how great a work this Amuktamalyada is and barring that, I have no idea what's actually in there. I went through few pages and it's a solid piece of work by Sri Krishna Deva Raya. This english version has seven cantos and several verses within each. I don't expect to finish reading it but would love to know what it's all about! I just love the title 'Amuktamalyada' and apparently it means 'She who offered a garland after wearing it'.

These books should keep me going for few days.

I am just glad that I am done! And I am so happy to be back to doing what I love - reading and writing anything and everything other than that related to my research work ;)

Yayyyy! Friday it is! Nite nite! :)

Teens are like...you know like...talk like retards!

This post like has been like long over due! I have been like planning on like writing it like for the past like one year. But I was like super busy like with other things like .......Holy shit! I give up! I can't (ab)use the word "like" in that manner! Here is an example of the kind of language I hear on campus while waiting near the bus stop, or when I am in the bus, or sometimes while walking on the street....

          "I saw him like in the class and I like said hi. And he was like oh hey. And I asked him like if he is like going to that party. And he was like yeah! And I was like ok. Then he asked me like are you? And I like said yeah. And he was like do you want to like go with me. And I was like surprised that he like asked me like If I like LIKE to go with him. I was like totally like surprised and thought like OMG! What should I like tell him?"

This kind of retarded english is quite common among the young school/college/university going kids (whites, blacks, US-born non-whites, you name it!) and they can't fucking frame a simple sentence without using the word 'like', when conversing with other people. It's okay to use fillers in a conversation but when you say 30 words, out of which 20 are 'like', now that is a problem! This excessive usage of like is a serious addiction in these kids. I wonder how they talk to their parents, teachers, and elders. It annoys me to death and I am forced to put on my damn headphones to stop my ears from bleeding! I wish I could just go to them, spank them, and make them listen to their own retarded language, just so that they realize how foolish and idiotic they sound.

This reminds me of the english written by the teens and young adults in India, which is even more pathetic. I totally get the SMS jargon but the language written while emailing or chatting or conversing on sites like facebook drives me crazy. The conversations might be informal but that doesn't justify the usage of these alphanumeric codes in place of simple words! What in the fucking world is THNX?  or for that matter TC. I got this email from someone the other day and in the end it said TC. This guy, whom I barely knew, who is in his 30s, and who was conversing with me on formal terms says TC! (Yeah, sure douche! I have to TAKE CARE, now that you have ruined this 'formal' email with your retarded abbreviation). This complete ruining of spellings is a sin and it's not even that they are asked to spell supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Thank God for that! I wonder who/what gave them the impression that this kind of retarded language is cool and okay! It makes these gits look plain stupid.


May God save English!

Holy God! This RJ is playing Udit Narayan's song on RadioKhushi-Telugu! Here is another retard who is ruining my mother tongue! Devuda, bathuku bus stand ayipoyindi!

Dragon Tattoo Trilogy: Extended Edition

Aahhh! It has been a month since I blogged! Drowned in insane amount of reading and writing as a part of my research, that I hardly have any time to read what I planned on. Few more weeks of slog-fest atleast until I get my manuscripts out, and then I can go back to my usual reading. Hopefully!

Taking the evening off after a very long time. I initially planned on watching Louis C.K. on netflix to unclog my brain, but then, something else caught my eye. 'Dragon Tattoo Trilogy: Extended Edition' in the new arrivals. Yayyyy! Well-done, netflix!

I absolutely love the Swedish originals but this extended edition is even more amazing. It is presented as six 90-minute episodes covering all the three theatrical movies with more details and more footage. First time watchers should give the theatrical versions a miss and instead catch this extended version. It's totally worth it!  And now, Fincher's attempt sounds even more silly and ridiculous!

Jeeves & Wooster

Being a Wodehouse fan, I couldn't resist watching the television adaptation of Jeeves & Wooster and I am so glad I did. The casting of Hugh Laurie as the dim-witted Wooster and Stephen Fry as the amazing Jeeves couldn't have been more perfect. Who would have imagined that this is the same Laurie who played the medical genius in House. Wooster is just how I pictured in my thoughts but Fry as Jeeves is even better. You will find Aunt Agatha, Bingo, Tuppy, Honoria, Madeline Basset and many other crazy characters throughout the series. The theme music elevates it to a different level. The whole series is one hell of a laughter session and it's a must watch for all the Jeeves and Wodehouse fans.

Yesterday I went to check out Ken Folletts' 'eye of the needle' but it was missing from it's shelf and I ended up with his 'whiteout'. I hope this book doesn't disappoint me. While walking through the aisles in the library, my eyes fell on H.G.Wells and I had to check out 'The War Of The Worlds'. It also includes his famous Time Machine and few other short stories. I don't think the plot is going to blow me away but I am sure his creativity and style of writing will! I picked these two books randomly from the shelf and hopefully that won't be the case next time. My last year's reading was mainly focused on telugu literature, and this year I wasn't sure about what I really want to read. It was yesterday when I was walking past the shelves of famous writers of 18th and 19th centuries (including Wells), that I decided to dedicate this year's reading to classic literature, covering as many genres as possible including the ones on poetry.

So, cheers to more reading!

Cheers to 2012

Roomie is out of country on a vacation and her sister L, whom I haven't met before, came to stay at my place for a couple of weeks. Who would have thought I will be spending my New Year's Eve with her. A couple of beers, and chick flicks was all it took to hit it off with her! On the 31st, watched the highly entertaining MI4. Loved the movie and Tom Cruise is still looking hot (thanks to face-lift!). Sunday was just perfect and L made an amazing Bolivian dish, Pique Macho. Lazed the afternoon re-watching one of my favorite stand-ups 'The axis of evil comedy tour'. I love those Middle-Eastern comedians, especially Dean Obeidallah. 

Last year's resolution was to read more of telugu books and I think I did a reasonably good job! 'Yayyyyy' for that! I definitely want to read more works this year, both in telugu and english. That aside, this year's resolutions will be really hard to stick to but will give it a try. It sounds quite silly even as I type but yeah, the first one is DO NOT SKIP BREAKFAST and stay healthy! More on the other two later. 

Wohooo! Cheers to 2012!

Madhubala: Her Life, Her Films

Oh my god! I slept like a baby after a long time, for 12 straight hours! The last few days have been absolute bliss of doing NOTHING but just a bit of reading, eating, sleeping, watching tv, and then more eating, more sleeping, and the cycle continued. Loved it!

I read 'Madhubala: Her Life, Her Films', written by Khatija Akbar just a few days ago. This is an old edition and I think there is a newer version in circulation. It's a 200-odd page book and can be finished in one go. Madhubala is one of my favorite actors and I absolutely adore her. When I started reading this book, I kind of knew what I was getting into but didn't expect it to be so depressing. This book is definitely not meant for reviewing!
 
Madhubala lived for less than forty years and most of her life was under the constant shadow of her caring but dictatorial father. She was described as a warm, kind, and an assuming person. Inspite of her ever deteriorating heart disease, she was all lively and cheerful (of course until her break-up). Dilip Kumar is the only man she ever loved until her death, and the author talks about she never recovered from the nasty break-up. Apparently the phase when she was head over heels in love with Dilip Kumar was the best phase of her life. At one point, the author compares Madhubala's life with the tragedy queen, Meena Kumari's. She touches upon her disastrous marriage with Kishore Kumar. It does give an impression of what a douche Kishore Kumar was! (Not sure if he really was one, but given his eccentricities and crazy personality, he could have been!) Just like the author mentioned, this lady deserved so much better in her life, and the book left me so sad that I thought I shouldn't read biographies for sometime. But, I am so tempted to read this one biography on Ramanujan, the genius mathematician. Probably, I will!

Three more days and we will be in 2012. I can't really say I am looking forward to it. And jeez that's not a good start....Is it????!!!

Holiday season!

The holidays are around the corner and the campus is already deserted! Some of my colleagues in the lab are already on their vacations, and the holiday mood is in. With roomie going out of country on her month-long break, I have the apartment all to myself as of now and I am already on my 'couch-potato' break, almost!

Two more days and I am off for 5 days! Can't wait to indulge in cooking, reading, and watching movies! Well, my movie marathon has already begun, sort of! Watched 'The Help' and 'Carnage' yesterday.

'The Help' is an adaptation of the book of the same name. Never read the book but highly recommend the movie. Saw Emma Stone again, after 'Crazy, Stupid, Love'. The movie reminded me of 'Driving Miss Daisy'. Though totally different, both the movies were set around the same era. Morgan Freeman and Jessica Tandy were sooooooo goood in 'Driving Miss Daisy' and Hans Zimmer's sound track is awesome, especially the theme music. Absolutely love this one, and also, 'The Help'. Must watch!

OMG! I have been waiting for Carnage forever! The movie is based on a play, and it stars Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz, and John C. Reilly. Carnage reminded me of one of my favorite movies 'The man from the earth'. Both the movies are totally totally unrelated to each other but are set up in a single-room, and are conversation-driven! While 'the man from the earth' is a serious one, carnage is the opposite. It's totally hilarious! The biggest complaint with Carnage is that it's way toooo short! It leaves you with the 'wanting' to see (or rather talk) more of these four characters. I loved it so much that I watched it back to back and I suppose it will be on my 're-watch' list for a long time to come!

And I just finished reading 'Madhubala: Her Life, Her Films' by Khatija Akbar. I desperately want to check out something new from the library by tomorrow, before it closes for the Christmas Eve! Not sure what to read though but probably something in telugu. I took an oath to NOT read the 'Pride and Prejudice' (or watch the BBC miniseries) this Christmas! Hope I stick to it!

The Name is Rajinikanth

The name is Rajinikanth!

The book is written by Gayathri Sreekanth, and was first published in 2008 by Om Book International, India. 

When I went to the library the other day to check out this book ' Madhubala: Her Life, Her Films', I couldn't help but notice this book on Rajinikanth.

I like Rajinikanth but have never been an ardent fan of his movies, or his acting, or his one-liners. They honestly never ever caught my attention. When Enthiran was released, I still remember, a couple of my American friends going crazy about the movie, and the man himself! I was made fun of, for missing out on this movie (I am allergic to plastic!). My knowledge about his on-screen persona is very limited and I care less about it. But I adore this dark-complexioned, bald guy with white beard, clad in simple outfit, off the screen. I love what I see! It has the 'This is the REAL me' written all over himself and it can leave an everlasting impression on everybody who knows what this man is capable of! So, when I saw this book lying on the shelf in my library along with the one on Madhubala, I couldn't resist but check it out as well.

It's a decently written biography on the rags to riches story of Rajinikanth, including his journey from a bus conductor to acting school to movies to stardom, and finally to the path of spirituality. It's cleverly written, with each chapter alternating between Shivaji Rao Gaekwad and Rajinikanth, and that actually held my interest in reading about this man who was a 'nobody' without the feeling of reading too much about this 'phenomenon' and vice versa. The book documents the poverty and struggles of his Maharashtrian-family in Karnataka, his childhood and friends, his struggles to gain an entry into the tamil movies, his vices, his marriage to Latha, the nervous breakdowns, and so on. The questions about life and constant quest for inner-peace, and his path towards spirituality are dealt in great detail. Since it's a biography, there isn't anything to NOT like about, (assuming the author has been honest with the content) and it is what it is!

Coming to the author, Gayathri Sreekanth, her writing style is very okay-'ish'! The book is full of grammatical errors and typos, where for example, 'his mouth is dry' became 'his month is dry'! (And for a moment, I felt it was very gross!). She is a huge let down to the book! Content-wise, she did a much better job than what Anupama Chopra did to Shah Rukh Khan's biography, but not style-wise. But nothing beats Mahanati Savitri's biography! The authors, V.R.Murthy and V.Soma Raju, who did an amazing job of writing her biography, deserve a mention here. Their book should be considered as a yardstick for writing biographies on our actors.

Rajinikanth is still Shivaji Rao Gaekwad to his friends, and at heart too! Overall, it's a good read for all those who are in awe of The Name, Rajinikanth!

Dev Anand!

What a depressing saturday evening! Dev Anand is no more!

Where do I begin? The countless number of night-outs I subjected myself to, wouldn't have been possible without the likes of Kishore Kumar, Ilayaraja, Ghantasala, Manna Dey, A.M.Rajah and so on! (And I can go on and on with the names) Most of my playlists are sorted either by music directors or singers and very few playlists are listed by actors and one such playlist is Dev Anands'! Listening to his songs will never be the same again! Some of his songs are instant mood-uplifters! He looks adorable in the black and white movies and I have such a huge crush on the B&W Dev Anand!

Tonight will be a beer with Dev Anand starting my most favorite ever 'Aankhon mein kya ji'!

Rest In Peace, Sir!

Oh My Holy Frittata!

Seriously! Oh my holy frittata!

Just when I had no freaking idea of what to cook with the ever escalating cravings by my side, the angel of holy frittata stopped by my little kitchen! And my day has been made! Found some frozen ham in the freezer and with a ton of eggs lying in the fridge, there was no stopping! Tossed in some onions, green chillies, cheese, cream, pinches of salt, nutmeg, pepper, some herbs and topped it with fried potato and Voila! the recipe to heaven-ville in 30 minutes! Life just turned beautiful :)

And now that the tummy is full, my brain is desperately wanting for a break from the crap-loads of work! Going to get spend the rest of the evening with Mikael Blomkvist and Michael Nyqvist....Yayyyy! Millenium Trilogy it is  for the nth time! Don't understand why are they even attempting a remake....errr...adaptation in english! The swedish versions were awesome! And Daniel Craig as Blomkvist...eewwww! Yuck! Can't stand him! Why Fincher? Why? Why can't it be anybody but Daniel Craig!

Aaah well.......getting back to my lovely evening......The frittata-therapy was exactly what I needed! And nothing like a yummiliciously filled tummy! Swargalokapu anchuladaakaaaaaaaaaaa vellipoyanu :D