Jerboa Me

Obsession with G mail's Tea House Theme

2010-06-10T05:22:00.005+05:30

its been almost 9 months I didn't sign in to my blog..but got somthing cute in my mind so here I go with the fox obsession. . well I have never been so fascinated by 'themes' on any homepages.. but this one's taken a bite on me.. and I am soooooo obsessed with it.. g mail's theme has this one called ' Tea House' in which you will find a fox in his own lil world...This one changes with time .. so you can actually see what this fox does throughout the day.. try it out and you will get a good feel seeing this 'happy fox in his own lil beautiful world.. I really liked his garden, his chinese house , the chimes, oh everything ... Hmm cuteness overloaded

Once I click on 'publish post' I am gonna look at my gmail.. not to check mails but to sneak and see if he is awake.. he wakes up at 6 am..

sneak below to see how his day goes on..

No longer a Jerboa...

2009-09-19T03:20:00.004+05:30

..... 3.xxth minute.. in the morning ! .. at work.. a lil tired as I didn't hit the snooze button in time.. (as i had to finish some office work .. at home ).. after working for 9+(2 hours in cab )..and then working for additional hours.. will just leave you a sleepy head throughout your night at work...and that is how I am right now . drafting this post.. throwing myself lazily on my chair.. only waiting for the log out time.. yawning for the 5th .. yAAwwNNnn!!!! time now... NNnn !! God.. When you are really sleepy.. you really want to sleep haha.. my colleague just saw me and thought I am getting emotional tears while drafting a mail...ha ha.. . the 6th YaawWwnn now.. this draft is getting blurred..now slowly ...back to normal.. well. ah ..umm.. this is how my mind works when I am in 'i -am-sooo-sleepy' kind of mood.

awwwhhh.. pulling myself up from the chair .. too heavy.. pushing away the chair.. I am heading for a cuppa coffee now .. wanna join.. ..

Got it.. now m thinking to open the paint and do magic and sketch a cuppa coffee and a smiley me.. that should kill my sleepy head syndrome and let me get back to work!! did i say work.. Catch you later!

pssst: I love my kofee cup..

My favorite lines (s)

2009-09-10T03:01:00.008+05:30

Lets begin with....

Have a firm handshake.

Look people in the eye.

Sing in the shower.

Own a great stereo system.

If in a fight, hit first and hit hard.

Keep secrets.

Never give up on anybody. Miracles happen everyday.

Always accept an outstretched hand.

Be brave. Even if you're not, pretend to be. No one can tell the difference.

Whistle.

Avoid sarcastic remarks.

Choose your life's mate carefully. From this one decision will come 90 per cent of all your happiness or misery.

Make it a habit to do nice things for people who will never find out.

Lend only those books you never care to see again.

Never deprive someone of hope; it might be all that they have.

When playing games with children, let them win.

Give people a second chance, but not a third.

Be romantic.

Become the most positive and enthusiastic person you know.

Loosen up. Relax. Except for rare life-and-death matters, nothing is as important as it first seems.

Don't allow the phone to interrupt important moments. It's there for your convenience, not the caller's.

Be a good loser.

Be a good winner.

Think twice before burdening a friend with a secret.

When someone hugs you, let them be the first to let go.

Be modest. A lot was accomplished before you were born.

Keep it simple.

Beware of the person who has nothing to lose.

Don't burn bridges. You'll be surprised how many times you have to cross the same river.

Live your life so that your epitaph could read, 'No Regrets'.

Be bold and courageous. When you look back on life, you'll regret the things you didn't do more than the one's you did.

Never waste an opportunity to tell someone you love them.

Remember no one makes it alone. Have a grateful heart and be quick to acknowledge those who helped you.

Take charge of your attitude. Don't let someone else choose it for you.

Visit friends and relatives when they are in hospital; you need only stay a few minutes.

Begin each day with some of your favorite music.

Once in a while, take the scenic route.

Send a lot of Valentine cards. Sign them, 'Someone who thinks you're terrific.'

Answer the phone with enthusiasm and energy in your voice.

Keep a note pad and pencil on your bed-side table. Million-dollar ideas sometimes strike at 3 a.m.

Show respect for everyone who works for a living, regardless of how trivial their job.

Send your loved ones flowers. Think of a reason later.

Make someone's day by paying the toll for the person in the car behind you.

Become someone's hero.

Marry only for love.

Count your blessings.

Compliment the meal when you're a guest in someone's home.

Wave at the children on a school bus.

Remember that 80 per cent of the success in any job is based on your ability to deal with people.

Don't expect life to be fair. BUT GOD ALWAYS IS!!!

We can make our lives better.... Lax :) :)

Into the Kitchen

2009-03-19T05:18:00.002+05:30

Thought what to write on my blog.. then this came to my mind.

bamboo Shoot pickles;

We meiteis( Manipuri ) love Soibum ( fermented bamboo shoots ) but yes we just stick to just few preparation style,at present I stay away from home so new ideas always keep clicking when it comes to meitei (Manipuri ) cuisine. I have never tasted Soibum pickles before ..back home, but keep hearing from my colleagues who hail from other part of northeast and that it is a mouth watering item. Here, I will show in few easy steps how we can prepare bamboo shoot pickles with easily available spices. I tried and the result was just great!!!

Here I go..

Ingredients;

Fermented Bamboo Shoot ( Soibum ) - a handful or say a bowl.
Mustard oil- a cup
fenugreek seeds -1 Spoon
Cumin seeds- half a Spoon
Coriander seeds- coarsely grounded- 1 Spoon
Mustard seeds- few grains
Garlic - 7 to 10 cloves (whole)
Dried red chiilies )- as per preference
Salt to taste

Method of preparation:

Soak the bamboo shoots for few hours in salted water for 2 to 3 hours , drain excess water and thinly slice it maintaining its length and keep it aside, heat mustard oil, add mustard seeds, methi seeds, zeera and the grounded coriander seeds and stir for a minute, add the chillies ( coarsely crushed ). Now add the bamboo shoots and sprinkle salt as per requirement and sauté for just a minute or two so as to let the aroma of all the spice blend well with the bamboo shoots. Let it cool for half an hour , use a clean glass jar to store this. Once the jar is filled with the mixture add the fresh garlic cloves( these garlic cloves when pickled for few days tastes unique and tangy with the flavor of the bamboos shoot).

You can eat it instant or keep the jar out in the sunlight for a day or two and pickle it and store it for weeks.

Note:
1)After the preparation is over, one can actually add in raw mustard oil in it for better taste.
2)The more chillies you add the tastier the pickles, you can vary it to your taste though.
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This pickle goes very well with plain rice meal as a side dish, with fried rice , khichdi / pulao.. the taste is just awesome :)

Enjoy!

having a nice time or just faking.. ?? haha

2009-02-21T05:03:00.012+05:30

logged in to office . .. knew it wud be a hectic day(night) ...so thought of takin photos. . all poses.. faking that we are enjoyin he he...or did we really enjoy..??

All New

2009-01-15T09:08:00.001+05:30

A Very Happy New year!!

I haven't posted in awhile and that is because I have been busy as heck with err ..leaves and offs .. visiting my frens, cousins..

Jan is a big month. I am mostly excited for this Coorg / Madikeri trip( short trip) that we are planning along with frens and my D. Earlier planned for Gokarna ( which I heard is beutiful place but plans changed :( .. Hope this one works out ( fingers crossed )…Come Feb and I am hatching more plans for some more trips.. Yea! a new phase of life.... again. It really is always changing eh?

Will be posting the pics soon.. first the trip and then the snaps.. he he

And lastly I just want to note that I’m loving my guitar lessons from my D (Thanks Dee!) and I am having a lot of fun practicing. Isn't it funny that when you practice something you actually DO get better? :)

A rough sketch ..

2008-11-19T00:48:00.002+05:30

A piece of my interest...

Be positive

2008-11-11T01:43:00.009+05:30

One of our tutor shared few words on my previous post ' my weak heart' and she found I was quite like her and in at times of negative panicky thoughts, that's when she told me ''our thoughts are very powerful..Lakshmi...it give so much of negativity...to the universe...it leads to something like that so....always be positive no matter what..so don't...and remember..nothing in this world is more powerful than prayer'' I found so much of truth in that and that I will try and overcome the same..Thanks to you Deepa

I then though of reading few notes on 'being positive' and came across a nice quote that read "Most folks are about as happy as they
make up their minds to be." Abraham Lincoln

Another one..
All thought, good and bad, is creative and tends to become a material thing. That is why we must learn to be more positive. Our environment and all the experiences in our life are the result of our habitual and predominant thoughts.

I'm looking forward to a new me a happy me with the above in mind..good luck to me.. :)

Bill Gate's

2008-11-06T03:03:00.005+05:30

Bill Gates recently gave a speech at a High School about 11 things they did not and will not learn in school

He talks about how feel-good, politically correct teachings created a generation of kids with no concept of reality and how this concept set them up for failure in the real world.

Rule 1: Life is not fair - get used to it!

Rule 2: The world won't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.

Rule 3: You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school. You won't be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both.

Rule 4: If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss.

Rule 5: Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping: they called it opportunity.

Rule 6: If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, so don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them.

Rule 7: Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and
listening to you talk about how cool you thought you were. So before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parent's generation, try
delousing the closet in your own room.

Rule 8: Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life HAS NOT. In some schools, they have abolished failing grades and they'll
give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer. This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.

Rule 9: Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF. Do that
on your own time.

Rule 10: Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.

Rule 11: Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.

...my new found Love

2008-10-21T22:07:00.001+05:30

...I always wonder why I never use to like ice creams ...unlike my frens from my school days to high school to college till now at my work place I knew every fren ( girls ) of mine will do everything for an ice cream..such craze over ice creams..I never understood..

Just few days ago Dhanya whose my close fren a colleague of mine stepped into our bay after a short break...with two dabbas of ice cream ..I still remember that 'oh my' that happy expression on her face seeing ..and admiring that dabba of cream of ice..he he ( still I didn't get to understand what feeling she had seeing those..) oh I thought it must be like how content and happy I use to be every time I prepare oo-morok metpa ( a manipuri side dish like that of a chutney prepared with chillies ..the hottest chilly as we understand ).. ya and there she handed over one dabba of ice cream to me and said 'eat.. '

With not much of an expression I digged in the scoop and was slowly trying to melt that Vanilla flavor cream ( actually m not sure which flavor it was ) in my mouth and ummmm I felt as though I am slowly starting to like him..I mean like that ice cream.. then goes a second helping of a scoop a third .. . a seventh... no words ..I never knew ice creams can be sooo good...I didn't comment anything about that to Dhanya ... there ended the story for that day..

The following day.. Dee ( my sweetheart ) and I went out for an evening stroll as it was my weekly off.. I asked nothing ..but only for a cone of ice cream ..(again vanilla)..I begged him.. It was a lil weird for him as I never did this before ..we got two cones...I didn't bother who watched me or how I looked like ( he was shocked to see me gulping ) down the whole cone of ice cream in half a minute.. ahhh it was really satisfying .. :) thx so much and love you dee for the ICE CREAM ..I love you too ..

Few good lines

2008-10-21T20:48:00.001+05:30

..Stop terrorising yourself with your thoughts.
Be gentle and kind and patient with yourself.

Give yourself the simple pleasures of life abundantly.
Wear clothes you feel good in, get a massage etc.

Be kind to your mind.
Don't hate yourself for having negative thoughts.
Gently change your thoughts.

Keep your awareness and your thoughts focussed in present time
instead of living in the past or future.

My weak heart

2008-10-21T03:44:00.000+05:30

..02.32 am , I was at work with no serious thoughts, just a happy heart .chit chatting with colleagues..when suddenly I turned back to see my cell with a missed call..quickly checked whose it was and saw that it was from home..I was stuck for few fraction of seconds and caught the next call they made and answered the call with a very worried tone asking 'what happened?? ..who won't be worried with an unusual call in the wee hours ..my lil sis answered the call saying 'they got a call which didn't look like local hence called to check if it was me so as to ensure that I'm fine here... they were as worried as how I was.. what a relief to know that the call was nothing serious ..took a deep breath and spoke with mom after which I felt much much lighter..the same way round to them..

This is what happens every time I get a call from home..I think I have a very weak heart..I wish somebody could help me come out of this.. I react the same way when it comes to my near and dear ones.. I keep wandering with all 'unwanted strange negative' thoughts ..what if they say something bad happened..what if something is wrong at home..what if this occured ..??? Why can't I just think 'everything will be fine?? I just keep imagining and creating strange scenarios all in my mind just to make my blood pressure go low ..

I have seen people from whom I have learnt to take life easy though I know its not as easy as they say but thats how you will learn to survive with all the ups and downs..I know I should be like one... I will try to be one..

about jerboa

2008-10-16T03:29:00.000+05:30

....past midnight and I still don't feel sleepy...thats why I call myself ''Jerboa Lax'