Dream of death

Today i had a very scary dream. I owed somebody a debt, and he was going to kill me. I kind of get cornered on a huge staircase, and he was gonna push me from the top. Moments before throwing me, I ask him to give me some time (1 min or so), just so that i am prepared (I know its silly, but that's how the dream went).

So, here I was, hanging from the top of a huge staircase, and i began to reflect..."Is that all there is to my life?, I wanted to do so much...None of what i am doing right now seemed significant - acads, job, publications - none of them mattered. I reflected on how i spend most of my time keeping myself busy, never realizing that this moment would come"...it all seemed pointless. Luckily, I managed to wake up and shake off my fear...Strangely though, in the last moments of the fall, i lost all fear. I dont recall why.

So, I've decided. From Aug, I am gonna devote 2 hrs to myself. Do whatever i wanted...even if it means to just sit, or stare blankly at the stars..

On a totally unrelated note, I think this will make a fine novel. A novel that describes the thoughts of this fictional character who is going to die within a minute.

Enter teeki chawal

Got bored of same old food? Try this recipe..I found out about it from a friend of mine and made a few modifications of my own.

Here's what you need:

1. Cooked rice
2. Oil (obviously)
3. Mirchi powder, jeera, salt, chopped onions, semi boiled and cut potato (one will do)
   
4. Crushed tomatoes, c, carrots, beans, green peas, corn

Here's how you proceed:

1. Heat a pan with lots of oil..
2. Put jeera (one handful, needs to be more)
3. Put onions and fry em' all at med flame
   
4. Once onions are semi fried, put capsicum, potatoes and cook for like 7 mins
5. Put remaining veggies and cook for another 7 mins.
6. Add mirchi powder, and any other spices you fancy (Dhaniya powder, Hing, Garam masala will also do)
7. Let it cook for another 5 mins..(At any point, if you notice that the veggies are burning, add a little bit of crushed tomato puree)
8. Add 40% of the crushed tomatoes from the can.
9. Cook for 10 mins.
10. Now, taste the mixture, it should be slightly spicier, if not, add more spices. Also, at this point you should notice oil separating from the mixture
11. Add cooked rice (cold one preferably), and stir for 3-5 mins..

That's it..enjoy your meal :)

Pic of the year...hehe

My stupid cousin naveen never misses opportunities to take ediotic pics of mine...not just mine but of every one else. This one was particularly funny...Believe it or not, that damn brown dog is just 5 months old (super big lol). Its gonna be like 90 kgs, but i still beat it in terms of weight :)

Awesome Header

Searching a university for MS was one heck of a journey. Frankly, it was deemag karab. Admist all that headache, i found this really good header from SUNY stony brook university. It's so good that i decided to put it up as my first blog entry...










Pretty good eh? Was refreshing to me!