Tic Tag Two

Going through a bit of a tough time nowadays with having to deal with pain, doctors, nurses, injections (all of which I dislike). As if all this wasn't getting to my nerves, my mom is using the huge number of tablets the Doc gave me (think he needed a guinea pig to test several tabs the med representatives gave him for free -but which he royally charged me for) as an excuse to bug me with a glass of milk two times a day. Luckily Bruno loves milk & is ever ready to help me in such situations. He doesn't leave a trace of milk in his bowl. Thus mom happy, me happy, and Bruno happy. But I need some time to get back to my healthy self before coming back with my Banter. However, in the meantime, I have decided not to neglect dear Banter Battery and am going to do the tag, Supriya bestowed me with.


8 TV shows/News Channels I like to watch



Am not much of an Idiot-box person esp since the past 10 years. Yet :


  1. Bomkesh Bakshi - our very own Indian Sherlock Holmes.
  2. Wonder Years (though I saw the downloaded version recently)
  3. Friends ( have seen just the first season, need to get hold of the rest and watch them too -again the downloaded version)
  4. Tom & Jerry ( phhbbtttt if you laugh at this)
  5. NDTV 24/7
  6. Boogie - Woogie (long time back- don't know if that show exists now or not)
  7. Texavery
  8. Madart at Pogo 

 8 Places to eat and dine:
  1. Zero Degree - The ultimate ice cream destination
  2. Papa Panchu or its new avatar "Zabardast" -it keeps me closer to the North Indian dishes I grew up eating.
  3. Zam Zam - for Shavai Chicken /Grilled Chicken
  4. Ambrosia -for the pastries, cakes and Club Sandwich
  5. Barista -college time hangout for some gud creamy cappuccino
  6. Empire, Bangalore- for their Mallu parrotas and affordable good food.
  7. Sukh Sagar & Royal Palace - another college/hostel time hangout for decent food.
  8. Kwality Sweets, Bhopal - school time hangout (probably the place that gave me a sweet tooth and a soft corner for dhoklas..  
   
8 Things I Look Forward To
  1. Getting married - never thought I'd say this. :)
  2. Being better at all my life roles than I had been till now.  
  3. Do my wedding shopping - that's a surprise for me too, being a person who enjoys shopping only if its for books.
  4. Having a get-together with all my close old pals - from school and college and hostel.
  5. Meeting my nephew - he refuses to talk on phone for more than 2 minutes now as he claims to be tired after school and wants to come visit his Chitta (that's me) only because she has a red truck waiting for him. [3 and a half year old but definitely male :-p ]
  6. Feeling relieved of the pain and discomfort am going through.
  7. Doing target practice of shooting on nurses who think putting holes in every possible area of my hand is their duty and then say "vein not there" with a glare - Oh yeah, i purposefully hide my veins or have taken them off and kept them safely in the cupboard so that you have a tough time & I get more of these beautiful bleeding holes in my hands.
  8. Learning to knit sweaters and socks from wool.

8 Things That Happened Yesterday:
  1. Visited the hospital to feel better ; came out feeling worse.
  2. Wanted to sleep; in the bargain lost my breath.
  3. Got a ban from amma (my mom) for playing with my pets; the kiddo goats and especially Bruno. - One ban I knew i'd break the instant mom is out of sight. Love Bruno!
  4. Missed out to be in office with people who make me feel better instantly to be with people who hurt me with injections and did everything possible to make me grumpy.
  5. Spoke to my guy . For a change he spoke more and I listened, as he din't want me to take strain -only gud thing that happened yesterday.
  6. Tried sleeping after having a white pill, an orange pill and a tonic; but ended up sitting up throughout the night wondering if I'd make it to the morning.
  7. Mom kept asking if am feeling well and I kept lying, 'cos I could bear with the growing pain inside me, but couldn't bear to see my parents worried.
  8. I spoke to tension queen, my sis (side effects of being a perfectionist). Miss her!

8 Things I love about Winter
  1. Reminds me of school days with sweaters, cardigans, overcoats, mufflers and gloves.
  2. Get to wear loads of clothes, in effect feeling like bundled up cosily in bed even while walking
  3. Christmas and Christmas carols.
  4. No sweat !
  5. Cozy sleep
  6. Snowfall
  7. My mom says am warm even in the chillest of chill (hot blooded femme) so she lets me hug her and sleep in winter. Love it!
  8. Seeing Bruno sit only on his chair specially padded with warm cushions and quilts.

8 Things on my Wish-list
  1. Having my books published.
  2. Having my own personal library which would multitask as my "me" place with entry and access to no one else, except maybe a pet dog/cat.
  3. Going back in time, shooting the person who discovered injections and wiping it off from the world. (At least my world)
  4. Being myself forever.
  5. Do my PhD in Psychology
  6. Find a dentist I ain't scared of.
  7. Get a grip on my fears.
  8. Buy a Army jeep and modify it into my dream Gypsy.

8 Things I am Passionate about
  1. Writing
  2.  Reading
  3. Music
  4. Psychology
  5. Traveling
  6. Photography
  7. Pets
  8. Teaching

8 Words/Phrases I often use
  1. Koranga... /Korangii (means monkey)
  2.  Oh pinnee....
  3. Dushtaa (cruel guy/gal)
  4. Oowwsomeee
  5. Cool
  6. Yikes
  7. Hakuna Matata
  8. Pandaram adangaan - trying to change it (recently knew that it means death ) :(

8 Things I learnt from the past
  1. I can't get over loosing a pet.
  2. My memories are my best time pass.
  3. I love kids
  4. Teaching excites me as much as writing.
  5. I love myself the way I am.
  6. I cannot be a show bunny.
  7. I have weird choices.
  8. I do what I feel is right and which I am sure I can convince my most loved ones (even if they have a different opinion) as atleast "not wrong".

8 Places I would like to go /Visit 
  1. Bhopal
  2. Vaishnodevi
  3. Pachmari
  4. Silent Valley
  5. Agumbe
  6. Hoganakkal /Coorg
  7. Leh/Ladakh
  8. All places in Kerala 
            the list is actually endless - am a certified travel freak



8 Things I currently need/want.....
  1. Cash  - month end, you see :)
  2. Good health
  3. Sleep
  4. Hot thick sweet corn soup
  5. More channelized brain activity (or atleast some brain activity )
  6. A good camera
  7. A 'decent' no-frill mobile to replace my no-frill mobile.
  8. Cash again (month ends I tend to be obsessed with it)

8 Blogging Buddies I want to Tag
  1. Betty Manousos 
  2. Yemiledu 
  3. buckingfastard 
  4. Shekhar Shimpi
  5. Yella95
  6. WriteHelen 
  7. The Wandering Minstrel 
  8. Garf 
Gosh! At last thats over.. Din't think this was soooooooo long .

P.S. : Just like I always say, all those whom I have tagged have the option of not doing it if they have already got the tag recently or have done similar tags..

Happy writing! Lemme try if sleep would have sympathy on me atleast now!





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29 Response to "Tic Tag Two"

  1. Vamsi says:
    January 24, 2010 5:58 AM

    @ meenakshi,

    wonderful that you dropped by my blog. this is a nice tag.

    i wonder why you are in pain. breathlessness ?

    if yes, then how about ... buying a Goldflake Kings Cigarette ... chant OM SAIRAM ... light it ... TAKE ONE FULL DRAG, and release the smoke ... then throw the cigarette ...

    if Shirdi Saibaba is pleased with you ... then you will be relieved of the sort of pain you are in.

    nothing wrong in trying it.

    wishing you all the best in your life.

    cheers !

  2. Alice in Wonderland says:
    January 24, 2010 8:45 AM

    Sorry to hear that you are not too well at the moment. I hope that you feel better soon!
    I have been tagged with that "Lucky Chinese 8" at least three times in the past two weeks, but I've not had time to do it yet! But I will get around to doing it...soon!
    Wishing you a speedy recovery!
    Big hugs!

  3. Meenakshi says:
    January 24, 2010 11:10 AM

    @Vamsi : liked the tag?? shall I tag you too?? m kinda scared to tag people, 'cos not everyone is glad about tags.

    I am just short of breath now, If I take your advice I would surely be completely breathless... I stay away from cigarette smoke. Can't take it without feeling sick.

    cigarette and Sai Ram!! God!!

    @ Alice : Hope I'd be feeling better soon.the medicines are on.
    Waiting to see you do the tag.. :)
    I knew for sure, you would have got the tag already..

  4. Garf says:
    January 24, 2010 11:44 AM

    Take care...though all three of you are happy. :)
    Meds suck...and i always get sick of those needles....get better asap...am new in here and looking forward for the banter... :)

  5. supriya says:
    January 24, 2010 12:09 PM

    Oh dear...i hope you catch up with your health asap. Get well soon...!!!
    And your post made me so happy...not only because you actually answered the questions(which none of the other tagged ones did) but also because now I know that you are a psychology student. If you feel okay today and could visit my blog....may be I'll get some answer to the puzzle.

  6. blunt edges says:
    January 24, 2010 3:22 PM

    :D get well soon :D

    n same pinch about the soup...sweet corn is my fav too (n yes it has 2 be thick) :D

  7. Sorcerer says:
    January 24, 2010 5:49 PM

    **Get well soon **
    you did justice to the tags
    you dont watch awesome looney tunes show?

  8. Farila says:
    January 24, 2010 7:25 PM

    Hi there Meenakshi.. I thought you are responding to my tagging at first.. LOL. Anyway loved going through your list.
    Get well soon.

  9. Meenakshi says:
    January 24, 2010 11:18 PM

    @Garf: trying to get asap myself too.. even when m not well, my banter as well as the banter on blogs I follow keeps me ticking, smiling and occupied!!!

    @Supriya: Thanks yaar. m well enough to read and all.I visited your blog, put in what I felt, but for the real psychological reasons and evaluations the conversation would need to have much more details than the one given in the post..from the post, only a general view or opinion can be stated..

    Blunty : wah!! sweet corn soup is yumm.. and thanks for the wish..

    Sorcy:Thanks :) Oh.am a complete Cartoon Network junkie from as long as I remember.. Looney toons was in my favorite list but just din't figure in the 8.

    Farila: Your tag?? How could I respond to your tag?You havn't tagged me.. :D
    Hope God hears to my dear blogger friends.

    Anyways well or not, am gonna go to office tomorrow. a bit scared of the AC but being with people who put me at ease might do me some good.

    @Vamsi : the present pain is a resultant of months old cough and cold which i dint pay much heed to and refused to visit a doc. it has become severe chest infection and the infection is blocking the wind pipe, making breathing a tough task for the body and in turn the activity is leaving my lungs in pain.nothing serious, if i take the meds and complete the course.Breathing easy already!
    P.S: Thanks for being a fellow banterer!
    cigarette is surely not gonna be an effective option.

  10. Miss_Me says:
    January 25, 2010 12:33 AM

    hey meenakshi, sorry to hear that u not feeling well, hope u feel better soon.keep well n look forward to reading more :)

  11. Firefoxcub says:
    January 25, 2010 2:33 AM

    awww sorry to hear about the chest infection, dude. Hope you feel better soon. Why'd they have to stick you with needles though? That seems odd.
    Oh and your list of food totally has me craving dokhlas. D'you know how to make it? i need to get Ricco to make me some... :D

  12. Butterfly says:
    January 25, 2010 11:10 AM

    Get well soon. I hope I won't sound too old when I say this: How u manage ur health now sets the foundation for when you are not-so-young! U know wrinkles, PMS, and all those other ugly abbreviations!

    And the way it goes, Bruno might not get wrinkles! :D

    Cheers!

  13. Asif says:
    January 25, 2010 9:46 PM

    Haaaaaa loved to read the whole tag. Actually your tag reminded me of the Dexter’s Labo and Powerpuff girls :D :D don’t ask me why.
    Loved the way you expressed about the doctors and the wicked nurses who always keep thinking about piercing us with something or the other :)
    By the way I’m amazed to see you complete such a daunting task of typing soo much when you are actually not feeling well.
    Seriously it’s wrong to avoid the milk esp when you need it at the time of taking soo many Gems(read as colourful tablets). Amma ko phone karoon kya? Well think again.
    Get well soon :)

  14. Meenakshi says:
    January 25, 2010 11:45 PM

    @Miss_me : Thanks a lot,dear. :) m feeling better already

    @Firefoxcub : Hehehe. you know this place well enough, don't you? they think injections work faster and thus resulting holes on me. :) about the food..yeah, remember those visits to Zam Zam for Shavai chicken and stuff .. miss those days. about dhokla, I have the recipe. will mail it out to you. LUCKY YOU!! Eating Rico's cooked food everyday. Yumm! Hey, do you cook for him? Say my hi to him.

    @Butterfly - milk keeps away wrinkles?? Bruno wouldn't anyways look gud with wrinkles, me sure gonna don them with class :)
    hahaha.. your comment doesn't make you seem old, just a caring blogger friend. your comment has got me thinking. PMS is surely scary :(

    @Asif :Couldn't help it. Why did this remind you of that? Oh when I started the tag, i thought its a small one, but once started, I had to complete it or I would have never completed it. Common people call such syndrome "laziness".
    Why do I need milk just bcos m having some gems??I am having healthy food, water and no huge manual work... Bolo bolo phir kyon??? about calling ammaa.. please karo na.. hahaha.. amma ka number kahan se laoge??? bu ha ha ha.. luckily she doesn't read my blog. ab kya karoge AS-IF??

  15. Shanu says:
    January 25, 2010 11:55 PM

    Aww poor you..Get well soon :)

  16. Asif says:
    January 26, 2010 12:07 AM

    Ha ha ha number? Dhoondnay waalay to sab kuch dhoondletay hain.FYI I know ammaa's number and also your guy's number. So be careful with me. Chalo chup chaap say doodh piyo.Okk?
    It seems now i need to take a big class :
    When you are taking antibiotics,they not only eat away vital minerals but our body also releases lots of acids and that will act on our intestines and bones. Hence you need to suppliment it with vitamin tabs,calcium tabs and antacid tabs.Even then sometimes our body fails to absorb those things from such artificial supliments.Milk is a rich natural source of all those things...Thus the only solution now for you is milk milk...Amul milk...
    Okk drink milk and sleep.
    Get well soon :)

  17. Meenakshi says:
    January 26, 2010 12:17 AM

    @Shanu : Thank re Shaanu.. Aal izz getting well :)

    @Asif : oho.. As-if, if u know the number, go ahead call her.. about having my guys number, don't wait at all (though he already knows -nothing hidden there; he knows I can be verrrrrrrrrry stubborn, if I want to be). Dhoodh nahi piyungi.. :P thats just one thing where I am not a bachhii.. :P
    babaaaaaaa.. big class sunke you remind me of my doctor.. yawn..yawn..
    FYI - me getting well already and "without" milk. phbbttt :P

  18. Asif says:
    January 26, 2010 12:47 AM

    ok kid, amma say to baat zaroor karengay par pahalay Bruno ko to samjhaloon. :D

  19. Meenakshi says:
    January 26, 2010 12:56 AM

    @Asif : bu ha ha ha..thats y i love animals more than people; and Bruno more than other animals.. wo kisi aur ki nahi samjhtha, unless he gets a nod from me... try kar lo. :P

  20. Asif says:
    January 26, 2010 1:02 AM

    (o_0)
    Teaching me about animals and their ways? Buhahahahahahahahahahaha
    ROFL
    ROFL

  21. Meenakshi says:
    January 26, 2010 1:12 AM

    keep rolling on the floor As-if.. if you think my Bruno is like other animals.. thoda mushkil hai , but aal izz well.. so try kar lo bhaiyya.. :)

  22. Asif says:
    January 26, 2010 8:21 AM

    Meenu behan...it seems you failed to realize the ground reality that unlike human mentality animals are always loyal and good towards the people who care for them.
    Bruno can never be an exception coz even it will also have a pure and soft heart.
    ^"£$% "vaayi mudi" and drink milk.Its an order...Warnaa phone main balance hai mere paas.ha ha ha

  23. Meenakshi says:
    January 26, 2010 5:27 PM

    @as-if -sahi kaha..and he doesnt fall for momentary care or love..so u dont stand a chance against me in front of my Bruno. :P

    vaayi mudiya drink milk eppadi?? and I "never" take Orders. :)

  24. Asif says:
    January 26, 2010 6:58 PM

    Well if I keep responding it will look like I’m spamming your blog. :)
    At the same time I can't keep quiet also. It’s my duty to instil some wise things to the ignorant. :D
    See kid, you yourself proved that you are still a kid by stating about “momentary love”. ha ha ha...Do you know what love is? If you know the meaning of true love then you will never say it as momentary love or care. There is lot of difference in acting and giving true love and care. True love is forever-it neither gets decreased nor fades off. Believe me pets are really good at differentiating that. And I always give true love to pets and that’s why they love me soooooooooooo muchhhhhhhhh.
    And about orders, there are two types in that. :) Okkk you will learn that also in course of time. :D…Well the same thing applies to scolding also. By the way I have never seen a person drinking milk with open mouth/lips. Everyone has to close the lips onto a cup or glass or a straw (if it’s cold). Heheheee meenu really you don’t have any chance to stand…
    By the way it’s a challenge…Show me how you can drink a glass full of milk with your open mouth. Try once and if you succeed then I’ll agree that you are not a kid.
    Chalo Chalo try karo :)

  25. subu.ps says:
    January 27, 2010 6:26 PM

    Banter battery bantering from bed. Still a good post!!

  26. The Wandering Minstrel says:
    January 29, 2010 9:54 AM

    aah thankings :) did ur tag. it's up on The Indian Melting Pot

  27. Sorcerer says:
    January 29, 2010 5:00 PM

    oye!! where be you?

  28. சக்தியின் மனம் says:
    January 30, 2010 2:13 PM

    nice

  29. buckingfastard says:
    February 4, 2010 9:35 PM

    ohh i feel so jealous of ppl who dint saw friends...u hav da whole oppurtunity to lauf at dose amazing moments fr da very first time!!!

    most inappropriate question 2 ask a gal gettin married: "things u lukin forward to"

    btw congo to dat now-lucky-later-unlucky guy!!

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