Jute Bags.....

I'm not sure how many of you would agree with me.....but I find Jute bags absolutely classy and elegant.

The characteristic beige color sets a unique style of its own. Also the traditional motifs and the blend of colors makes it all the more interesting. This eco-friendly fiber gives a complete Indian touch and at the same time serves as very trendy MUST-HAVE accessory.

Take a look at these bags......

What a simple yet elegant look!!!

Beauty is Black!! And on Jute....its defintely a steal!!!

I found the design very interesting...it's a pretty common shape and design, but the jute tattles make it look so casual!!!

I love the color BLUE!! A Very deep and vibrant color....and a blend of different shades of blue is so voguish.

You can learn more about this impressive fiber , if interested: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jute
Tell me what you think of jute, and whether you find it as impressive as I do!!

However, I would also add that the colors tend to fade with time!!! Aww, what the heck!! They still look hep!!! :-)

It's the Festive Season yet again....

दिवाली...
The day started off with my neighbors ( never seen them till date) bursting these lousy BIJLIS...
Wish I could strangle the guy who woke me up from a nice and sound sleep...Ahhh, what the hell! It's Diwali afterall !!

Somehow, with all that noise I thought the entire morning was gonna go for a toss. However, surprisingly I was at so amazingly ACTIVE. Helped to clean up the house, helped in cooking, prepared coffee, got ready, packed sweets for all relatives.....
And just when we decided to leave the house, relatives kept stepping in one after the other!!
So there it was, aunts and uncles all decked up in ethnic clothes....Most of them sweating (after walking up 2 floors, DUH!!)
And all we did was just YAP, YAP and Yap....No focus on a subject....but yes, the conversation would just flow like an avalanche!!!

And then after all that yapping and gossiping ;-) ...hunger set in! Couldn't wait for anyone else, had lunch all by myself...watchin Vetaiyaadu Villaiyaadu!! It felt like a typical festive holiday!!

Was just flipping over channels; nothing but celebrity cr@p all along....with tons of celebrities bragging about their personal lives (trying to relate it to their professional life obviously) when they are actually supposed to talk about Diwali as a festival!! (Wow, what a challenging task!)

Later decided to hang out at a cousin's place!! Managed to witness couple of chinese crackers there! Perhaps the most low-profile Diwali I've ever seen! Hardly anyone was bursting crackers. Guess with the economic recession, people have finally realized that it's not worth to BURN money! ....or perhaps even becoming environmental-friendly!! (Yeah right!)

Landed up having a lousy headache in the evening ! Still feeling sick and drowsy!! Somehow the sight of sweets is making me wanna puke!! Bllluuuurrrpppppppp.......
Gonna crash early!! Leaving to Tirupathi tomm....

Until then.....Take care...
and May this Diwali bring you lots of happiness, joy, wealth, health and most importantly PEACE OF MIND!!!
Ciao...

Stealing a Tag

Ok people, read on........

What time did you get up this morning?
6:22 AM

Diamonds or pearls?
Diamonds...Pearls....Both!!! :-p (Its jewelery afterall !)

What was the last film you saw at the cinema?
Dasavatharam (Sheesshh!!)

What is your favorite TV show?
F.R.I.E.N.D.S, Crocodile Hunter, (Kannada channels - muted !!)

What do you usually have for breakfast?

Curd Rice (I'm a TYPICAL iyer!)

What is your middle name?
I don't have one.

What food do you dislike?
Anything with Bittergourd, brinjal...

What kind of car do you drive?
Could we probably rephrase that to a bike maybe?? :-p

Favorite sandwich?
Corn & Spinach grilled sandwich....Chutney sandwich that mom makes!!

What characteristic do you despise?
Hmmm...Dishonesty, Unclean people....

Favorite item of clothing?
Salwars, jeans, wrap-arounds.....

If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go?
Switzerland, Paris, Darjeeling

What color is your bathroom?
White and blue

Favorite brand name of clothing?
I don't have a favorite brand....I'm not a brand conscious person...I buy whatever suits me best!

Where would you retire to?

Hmmm.....not sure!!

What was your most memorable birthday?
My 20th...(I got 20 gifts...none of which my BF gifted :-p)

Favorite sport to watch?
Tennis (I LOVVVVEEE IT!)...WWF :-p ...Cricket (only occasionally nowadays)

Farthest place you are sending this?
Who the hell cares????

Favorite saying?
Ohhh shutt up....... Ammey Narayana!!! (coined by me!)

When is your birthday?
September 1st

Are you a morning person or a night person?
Depends! :-p

What is your shoe size?
5

Pets?
Had canaries....They died :-( ...... will certainly have a dog in future

Any new and exciting news you’d like to share with us?
I'm engaged and gonna be married in 2 years (how exciting do you find this?)

What did you want to be when you were little?
Rich & Famous!! (How??....I don't know!)

What are you wearing today?
My brand new MELANGE salwar

What is your favorite candy?
Cadbury Dairy milk Roasted Almonds, Quality Street, M&M, Bounty............My mouth's watering!!!

What is your favorite flower?
Roses, Carnations, Lilies, Tulips.....

What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to?
September 1st (every year!)

What church do you attend?
Don't go to churches....but used to be a part of the choir in school (Yes, I used to sing pretty decently!!)

What are you listening to right now?

Lakshmi pataas!! (Crackers!!)

What was the last thing you ate?
Sambhar rice, cabbage, curd rice, laddoo, jilebi, peda....

Do you wish on stars?
Hmmm...nope.

If you were a crayon, what color would you be?
Black

How is the weather right now?
Chill.....

Last person you spoke to on the phone?
My cousin...

Do you like the person who sent this to you?
Bg stole this tag,..... :-p .....YOU FLICKER!! (have to answer the question right...Yes, I do kinda like her :-p )

Favorite soft drink?
Sprite, Pepsi....

Favorite restaurant?

Bangalore - Barbeque Nation, Banjara, South Indies, Inchara
Coimbatore - Alankaar, Thats Y Food

Hair color?
Brown

Favorite day of the year?
September 1st...and all official holidays!!!!

What was your favorite toy as a child?
Kitchen set, Lego blocks, Mumphy (my lovely doll whose hand I broke)

Summer or winter?
Any season with low humidity is fine!!!

Hugs or Kisses?
Both (But only restricted to limited people!! :-p) ...I'm NOT being rude!!!

Chocolate or Vanilla?
Choco Vanilla

When was the last time you cried?
I cry a lot...hard to remember the last time I did!!!

What is under your bed?
The floor.

What did you do last night?

Imagined, dreamt and slept.........

Favorite smell?
Sand - when it rains
My Hugo Boss and Calvin Klein Perfume collection!!!! (Hate it when it gets exhausted!!)

What are you afraid of?
Lizards, spiders, pot-holes on B'lore roads, appraisal ratings :-p

Plain, buttered, or salted Popcorn?
I don't like popcorn!!

How many keys on your key ring?
Two.

How many years at your current job?

3 months

Favorite day of the week?
Friday to Sunday

How many cities have you lived in?
3

Do you make friends easily?
Yes.

Random Thoughts

Pretty dull day...yet again!
The weather is beautiful! But certainly not suitable enough to get up from that warm and cosy bed; argghhh....!
It's been raining all day. And I just thought I'd leave for the day, but looks like I'll have to hang in at work for a couple of hours more. Problem out here is that when it starts raining, it never seems to stop. And when I'm on the road, I risk my life as I never stop to shelter myself from it. I hate waiting at these stinky, unclean, unknown places with swarms of flies hovering all over the place. I might as well get drenched from head to toe.
However today, I've decided against it and therefore spending a few more hours at work BLOGGING!! (Atleast until the rains stops)

I have loads of work, but I'm in no mood to really read anything that's going to muddle my mind up. So I'll probably just start afresh tomorrow!

Can't think of anything that I want to write down....
My mind's CRASHING........Shucks!

Mom's B'day! :-)

Today, mommy dearest celebrates her b'day! :-)
It's so nice to celebrate the birthday of the person you love so much! The togetherness and every moment through the day is just so special!
However, I'm quite upset that I'm stuck at work and still haven't got her a gift. I have decided to leave work early .(hopefullly the rains don't play spoilsport)
Planned to get her a mini food processor. She's been wanting one for a long time, and what better occasion to present her with one on her b'day! :-) I just hope the store I'm going to has the model I'm looking for! Thinking of getting her a nice bouquet and some different varieties of cake as well.
Just hope I manage to give her a pleasant surprise with all this!
Couldn't concentrate much at work today. Kept thinking of how to spend the rest of the evening with Mom and Bro. Still so restless!! .....

Birthdays are really SPECIAL! I believe, its that ONE day in the entire year which is meant JUST FOR YOU! No one can rob that joy away, ...a b'day is to re-live those fond memories and most importantly spend it with the people you love the most!

Confused what to buy...

दिवाली Shopping....
Just a week to go before India celebrates one of the most awaited festivals ...Diwali!!
And here I am, thinking about what new clothes I should get for the occasion.

I'm possibly one of the last-minute-buyers who hasn't had the time to shop; or just that I don't have an idea about what to get!
And perhaps all that I could find now in any leading garment store would be the OLD STOCK dying and accumulating dust through every single year.

I thought I'd get myself a nice ethnic skirt. Don't have a single one yet, so put on my experimental hat and decided to hunt for it.
Someone at work told me about this place called Bandhej;....a completely INDIAN store with lovely ethnic clothes! This caught my attention and I decided to drop in to check if I would be able to find something of my choice!

The entrance was so welcoming...gave this amazing feeling that I'd come out with a BROAD SMILE on your face!!

But as the saying goes 'Appearances are ALWAYS deceptive' ...and such was this Store!!
Had someone told me that the owner of this place charges for every single thread of a garment; I would have never had this on my agenda list for the day!

Damn! Considering the rise in inflation; and the present market scenario....I was in no position to afford such absurd prices!

Ladies, perhaps you can relate to this much better....
I saw couple of kurtis (Oh and somehow I guess this place has a totally different dimension when it comes to kurtis!) Even Size L was small for me (considering I'm reallllly tiny and petite!!)
And all of them just seemed so small.
Coming to the texture...you know what kind of handkerchiefs you find some people selling by the roadside...
Ya so when you look at that you pretty much know that it would shrink big time after the first wash...Maybe become half the size!!
These clothes looked somewhat similar. I guess all these garments were pre-washed! That pretty much suggests why everything looked soooo outrageously small!
Now let's come to my favorite observation....THE PRICE!!!
I believe these guys maintain a simple formula for their pricing:
Price = Dimension (SMALL) + Quality (POOR) + Additional charges (Transportation + Store lighting + Rent + xxxx)
So when I picked this kurti, I was quite curious to know how much it would cost! I normally set a budget in mind before buying anything. And if at all, the price of the item I've picked goes above my budget; I still consider it upto a few hundreds more...
So I picked the kurti and turned the tag to take a look at the price. Rs 995.00....
I had to recheck as I felt I read it incorrectly! Each time I read it, the number just seemed to be growing bigger!!! :-)

SO there you go, Small garments with HEAVY tags!!!

The next 20 min I spent in the store was more like a guessing game. Any garment I picked, I'd guess the price. I would have checked this for about 10 types of kurtas...and I was wrong on ALL the 10 attempts!!
Havent got the formula right I guess!! :-)

Hmmm, so that pretty much ended my visit to the store! So much for the ethnic-skirt I had in mine! I wouldn't have bought a single lace from that place! Perhaps the only way I'd get something is, if they decided to have a "Guess-the-price" contest! Actually come to think of it, don't think even that would be possible! Didn't I try that already??? :-D

So today I have decided to go shop for something less complex, easy-to-get and not charged by the thread!

Ciao!!

Sinful!!!

What is life without CHOCOLATE??? Yummmmmmyyyy..... :-D