I'm going on a 5D/6N winter vacation this year. After a lot of searching and calling up travel agencies, got a good package deal. But unlike everybody else, I'm going on a winter vacation to places even colder than Delhi. Places u ask...places I say. I'm actually trying to push 3 different places into my 6 day itinerary. Too short a time to look around 3 places u say....too short a time I think too. But it's ok, think I can manage it. And I'm really excited about it too.
Get back to you when I get back. Till then, Ciao.
Saturday, December 27, 2008
Friday, December 26, 2008
My First Christmas in the Capital
I've spent my X'Mases in a lot of places in my short lifetime... Kerala, Tamil Nadu, the US and now finally in the Capital. The best of my X'Mases were spent in Salem, Tamil Nadu with the whole family getting together to put up the X'Mas tree and the manger for the nativity scene. But I guess its spirit can be captured at its best in the US. The whole place has a festive spirit to it....all lit up and decorated with colorful decorations. The climate's perfect too....cold and cuddly. People walking around in X'Mas apparels, pointy hats, red and green costumes. People standing in corners jingling bells and people wishing each other a happy holiday, not to mention the X'Mas deals going on each and every store u can lay ur eyes on. A lot of people actually think X'Mas in the US has lost its real spirit and been commercialized way too much. But, hey each to one's own. Everybody is entitled to their own opinion. But those were the good times, moments that will never come back but will be remembered most fondly.
Anyways, this is my first X'Mas in the capital city. X'Mas over here isn't much different to the ones that I've already celebrated. It has the same air to it...the same feel to it, maybe celebrated a lil' different everywhere based on the culture of the place, the tradition of the people. But down underneath it's the same.
We went to the morning service. Was too chilly for ma to go for the midnight one. Morning service is ok, atleast u get to know what is actually going on instead of listening to a midnight one half asleep.
Lunch was the same usual affair....a sumptuous one which left me with a very full tummy later.
The highlight of this X'Mas was dinner though. Went out to PiccaDelhi and had another round of heavy eating.
By the end of the day, I was all washed out to even move a limb. The day was worth it though. I luved it b'cos it was the best one I've had in a very long time.
Anyways, this is my first X'Mas in the capital city. X'Mas over here isn't much different to the ones that I've already celebrated. It has the same air to it...the same feel to it, maybe celebrated a lil' different everywhere based on the culture of the place, the tradition of the people. But down underneath it's the same.
We went to the morning service. Was too chilly for ma to go for the midnight one. Morning service is ok, atleast u get to know what is actually going on instead of listening to a midnight one half asleep.
Lunch was the same usual affair....a sumptuous one which left me with a very full tummy later.
The highlight of this X'Mas was dinner though. Went out to PiccaDelhi and had another round of heavy eating.
By the end of the day, I was all washed out to even move a limb. The day was worth it though. I luved it b'cos it was the best one I've had in a very long time.
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Fictions with facts
A couple of days back I read Micheal Crichton's scifi novel "Prey" yet again. The story is the usual MC stuff, the only difference being it is on nanotechnology. The story is good, worth reading if u're an MC fan like me. However, there was one para in the introduction that really caught my attention;
"The fact that the biosphere responds unpredictably to our actions is not an argument for inaction. It is, however, a powerful argument for caution, and for adopting a tentative attitude toward all we believe, and all we do. Unfortunately, our species has demostrated a striking lack of caution in the past. It is hard to imagine that we will behave differently in the future.
We think we know what we are doing. We have always thought so. We never seem to acknowledge that we have been wrong in the past, and so might be wrong in the future. Instead, each generation writes off earlier errors as the result of bad thinking by less able minds - and then confidently emabarks on fresh errors of its own.
We are one of only three species on our planet that can claim to be self-aware, yet self-delusion may be a more significant characteristic of our kind. "
How true. Man's arrogance and selfishness with his full-blown stupidity is shuttling the world towards the brink of extinction. But little do we realise that. We think that all the advances we make, both scientifically and technologically, is for the betterment of the human race, for the betterment of the world. In that stupidity we fail to realise the fact that we are but mere streaks in God's vast expanse of creation, that we are dependent on a whole lot of other factors. We destroy the nature around us in the name of advancement and in the process destroy ourselves.We are pathetic.
The first thing that went thru' my mind as I read was this was wht Agent Smith in Matrix says and I completely agree with him too.
"Every mammal on this planet instinctively develops a natural equilibrium with the surrounding environment, but you humans do not. You move to an area, and you multiply, and multiply, until every natural resource is consumed. The only way you can survive is to spread to another area. There is another organism on this planet that follows the same pattern. A virus. Human beings are a disease, a cancer of this planet, you are a plague."
I do not believe in the matrix other than it being a figment of our imagination, but I sincerely do believe amd agree to what agent Smith says. We are a cancer to the balanced equilibrium of the Earth. A plague to the nature around us. It is upto us to realise that fact and start doing something about it.
"The fact that the biosphere responds unpredictably to our actions is not an argument for inaction. It is, however, a powerful argument for caution, and for adopting a tentative attitude toward all we believe, and all we do. Unfortunately, our species has demostrated a striking lack of caution in the past. It is hard to imagine that we will behave differently in the future.
We think we know what we are doing. We have always thought so. We never seem to acknowledge that we have been wrong in the past, and so might be wrong in the future. Instead, each generation writes off earlier errors as the result of bad thinking by less able minds - and then confidently emabarks on fresh errors of its own.
We are one of only three species on our planet that can claim to be self-aware, yet self-delusion may be a more significant characteristic of our kind. "
How true. Man's arrogance and selfishness with his full-blown stupidity is shuttling the world towards the brink of extinction. But little do we realise that. We think that all the advances we make, both scientifically and technologically, is for the betterment of the human race, for the betterment of the world. In that stupidity we fail to realise the fact that we are but mere streaks in God's vast expanse of creation, that we are dependent on a whole lot of other factors. We destroy the nature around us in the name of advancement and in the process destroy ourselves.We are pathetic.
The first thing that went thru' my mind as I read was this was wht Agent Smith in Matrix says and I completely agree with him too.
"Every mammal on this planet instinctively develops a natural equilibrium with the surrounding environment, but you humans do not. You move to an area, and you multiply, and multiply, until every natural resource is consumed. The only way you can survive is to spread to another area. There is another organism on this planet that follows the same pattern. A virus. Human beings are a disease, a cancer of this planet, you are a plague."
I do not believe in the matrix other than it being a figment of our imagination, but I sincerely do believe amd agree to what agent Smith says. We are a cancer to the balanced equilibrium of the Earth. A plague to the nature around us. It is upto us to realise that fact and start doing something about it.
Sunday, April 27, 2008
PiccaDelhi - The pick of Delhi
PiccaDelhi ...finally. Three generations of our family decided to pay a visit to the place for dinner. Ok...three generations sound like a whole lot of people...actually it's just 4; my g'mom, my mom and us two sisters.
It's always a good thing to get a reservation beforehand else the wait for a table is going to be really long and boring. Especially during the weekends. But once you do get in, everything comes in tandem.
The place is gud, the people amiable, the service quick. Deciding on the menu takes a little long; the restaurant has a huge variety of dishes, we actually were in a quandary trying to figure out what to order.
I finally settled for Italian, my sis English while the older beauties went in for their usual Indian food. After we ordered, we had a a round of mocktails and enjoyed the live music. The guy belted out some 90s love songs, songs which I grew up listening to, but hadn't listened to in a very long time.
We didn't have to wait long for the food to arrive. Once it came, we dug in. The servings are huge, the meat well done and succulent. Actually, the food is quite delectable. And the desserts are rich and delicious. Keeps you wanting for more if you're not the weight-watching type.
PiccaDelhi...definitely a place to go back to.
It's always a good thing to get a reservation beforehand else the wait for a table is going to be really long and boring. Especially during the weekends. But once you do get in, everything comes in tandem.
The place is gud, the people amiable, the service quick. Deciding on the menu takes a little long; the restaurant has a huge variety of dishes, we actually were in a quandary trying to figure out what to order.
I finally settled for Italian, my sis English while the older beauties went in for their usual Indian food. After we ordered, we had a a round of mocktails and enjoyed the live music. The guy belted out some 90s love songs, songs which I grew up listening to, but hadn't listened to in a very long time.
We didn't have to wait long for the food to arrive. Once it came, we dug in. The servings are huge, the meat well done and succulent. Actually, the food is quite delectable. And the desserts are rich and delicious. Keeps you wanting for more if you're not the weight-watching type.
PiccaDelhi...definitely a place to go back to.
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
A quick look into the Spicy Senorita....
Hmmm....how'd I go about describing myself.
Just another human being who's trying to make a place for herself in this chaotic world. Well, I could put it in that way. But no, that's too simple to describe a far too egoistic and far too megalomaniac me. I like to think I am unique, I am one of a kind and that I am the best. True I am just another human being in this world. But I'd like to think I am the brightest star in the lives of the people that I come across. But then, don't we all??
I've seen my share of the world... experienced my share of joys and sorrows, successes and failures; undergone my share of heartaches and ecstasies; done my share of stupidities and cleverness'.
Like the name of my blog says...I'm a connoisseur...I like to enjoy the fine things in life....dining out, visiting new places, movies, shows, art, you know...the works, the whole 10 yards. But I'm finicky about the things I do, the way I do it. And I'm definitely finicky about the way things are presented to me. Especially when I'm paying for it. After all, you live life once, might as well enjoy it as much as you can...but with no harm to self and others.
I guess u could say this is the icing on the cake. To find out the finer layers of the cake, well, you'd have to get to know the real me. There is not short cut to the best things in life and there definitely ain't no short cut to me. It's a long, exasperating process, one that you can take at your own risk.
Signing off at this...
The Spicy Senorita.
Just another human being who's trying to make a place for herself in this chaotic world. Well, I could put it in that way. But no, that's too simple to describe a far too egoistic and far too megalomaniac me. I like to think I am unique, I am one of a kind and that I am the best. True I am just another human being in this world. But I'd like to think I am the brightest star in the lives of the people that I come across. But then, don't we all??
I've seen my share of the world... experienced my share of joys and sorrows, successes and failures; undergone my share of heartaches and ecstasies; done my share of stupidities and cleverness'.
Like the name of my blog says...I'm a connoisseur...I like to enjoy the fine things in life....dining out, visiting new places, movies, shows, art, you know...the works, the whole 10 yards. But I'm finicky about the things I do, the way I do it. And I'm definitely finicky about the way things are presented to me. Especially when I'm paying for it. After all, you live life once, might as well enjoy it as much as you can...but with no harm to self and others.
I guess u could say this is the icing on the cake. To find out the finer layers of the cake, well, you'd have to get to know the real me. There is not short cut to the best things in life and there definitely ain't no short cut to me. It's a long, exasperating process, one that you can take at your own risk.
Signing off at this...
The Spicy Senorita.
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