Ten Things I wish I'd do!!!

I came a similar wish request in rediff...so i though why not kick start such a list here. It has been a while since we all posted blogs anyway...

here is my ten things i would love to do...

please read, and add your ten things to do ...

1. nayar kadai tea, in the t-glass in london winter in london (athuvum 1/2)
2. snow trekking (alps)
3. jump into the river on the way to canary wharf and swim across (still cant swim) and every time i am on the bridge it is tempting to dive
4. long drive on my own owned honda accura
5. a farm (not farmville farm), a small pond, a dog and horse as pets
6. learn to play the guitar
7. learn ball-room dance
8. send my parents on a world tour
9. a chocolate statue of me
10. clear cfa

:).

Cha Cha Moon: a budget extravaganza

Cha Cha Moon: a budget extravaganza

Carnaby St is a pedestrianized shopping street in central London (SOHO area). Wikipedia records 168 fashion boutiques and retailers in its network of 12 streets. London visitors ensure you walk through Carnaby, you will not be disappointed.

Located in the Carnaby area (close to Shakespeare Head – please don’t take this literally and hunt for Shakespeare’s ‘head’, this is a famous pub located in Carnaby St) Cha Cha Moon offers Chinese cuisine. The ambience is good, with modern decor. The waiters are friendly and polite.

I will provide the disclaimers upfront before I proceed further to comment on how good the food was. We were dull in our orders and did not experiment on what the menu offered. You will have to remember we went in after a few hours of shopping (mostly window, trying suits from Ted Baker to Hugo Boss, I actually ran away from the place after noticing the price tag of £499 on a good looking suite) on Regent and Oxford street.

The seating outside was full, which would have been a good spot to eat at as the weather was lovely.

Our gang consisted of the ever-ready Karthik, the recently rechristened Babu Narayan (it actually is quite stylish), the style icon Jagenator, man-on-mission Mohan (you will have to enquire Karthik on this man’s mission that day and yours truly. Being a teetotaller I settled in for a non-alcoholic cocktail of guava and coconut which wasn’t too exciting or palate revealing. Laurel and Hardy, oops jags and mohan settled in for Harbin Beer which apparently has its roots in Hong-Kong, a mild 4.8% lager, which surprisingly had a nice flavour and suited the cuisine to the ‘T’. Karthik settled in for a Lychee Martini which was quite appealing. Babu threw in a googly and ordered 2 pots (not the dope! Dopes) of Jasmine tea; well his reason being: when in China eat Chinese.

We were too hungry to fiddle with starters and jumped on to the main course, ofcourse after finishing all the chilli oil (which was yumm) which had a unique fish flavour to it. Our order was not too daring and was limited to Singapore Noodles and Fried Vermicelli with Chicken Wanton and Dumplings. We religiously ignored the chopstix and decided to go traditional with forks. The food was heavenly and delightful.

If you are in the neighbourhood and in the mood for safe Chinese food this is the place to drop-in.

Now the negatives: A lot of food reviewers have rated this outlet negatively. Their lamb and soups have received torrid reviews. Also to note is that Cha Cha Moon almost doubled their costs, while all items on the menu had a £ value around £3.50, they are almost double that now. And they charge a 10% service charge for groups of size 5 or greater. So if you drop-in as a bigger gang it is better to split-up.

Location and other details:

15-21 Ganton St, Soho, W1F 9BN

Area: Soho

Tel: 020 7297 9800

www.chachamoon.com

Category: Chinese

Travel: Oxford Circus or Piccadilly Circus tube

Times: Open Mon-Thur 12noon-11pm; Fri-Sat 12noon-11.30pm; Sun 12noon-10pm

Price: Meal for two with drinks and service: around £30 (It really won’t cost you this much)

PS: Pictures and other supplementary details have been pulled from the ‘World Wide Web’.

Sun signs - Just for Fun

VIRGO (The One that Waits)
Dominant in relationships. Someone loves them right now. Always wants the last word.
Caring. Smart. Loud. Loyal. Easy to talk to. Everything you ever wanted. Easy to please.
The one and only.

SCORPIO (The Addict)
EXTREMELY adorable. Intelligent Loves to joke. Very Good sen se of
humor. Energetic. Predict future. GREAT kisser. Always get what
they want. Attractive. Easy going. Loves being in long
relationships. Talkative. Romantic. Caring.

LIBRA (The Lame One)
Nice to everyone they meet. Their Love is one of a kind. Silly, fun
and sweet. Have own unique appeal. Most caring person you will ever
meet! However, not the kind of person you wanna mess with... Yo u
might end up crying ...

ARIES (The Liar)
Outgoing. Lovable. Spontaneous. Not one to mess with. Funny.
Excellent kisser. EXTREMELY adorable. Loves relationships,
Addictive. Loud..

AQUARIUS (Does It In The Water)
Trustworthy. Attractive. Great kisser. One of a kind. Loves being
in long-term relationships. Extremely energetic. Unpredictable.
Will exceed your expectations. Not a Fighter, But will Knock your
lights out.

GEMINI (Irresistible)
Nice. Love is one of a kind. Great listeners. Very Good in the
you know where ... Lover not a fighter, but will still knock you out.
Trustworthy. Always happy. Loud. Talkative. Outgoing VERY
FORGIVING. Loves to make out. Has a beautiful smile. Generous.
Strong. THE MOST IRRESISTIBLE.

LEO (The Lion)
Great talker. Attractive and passionate. Laid back. Knows how to
have fun. Is really good at almost anything. Great kisser.
Unpredictable. Outgoing. Down to earth. Addictive. Attractive.
Loud. Loves being in long relationships. Talkative. Not one to
mes s with. Rare to find. Good when found.


CANCER (The Cutie)
MOST AMAZING KISSER. Very high appeal. Love is one of a kind. Very romantic. Most
caring person you will ever meet! Entirely creative. Extremely random and proud of it.
Freak. Spontaneous. Great telling stories. Not a Fighter, But will Knock your lights out
if it comes down to it. Someone you should hold on to.

PISCES (The Partner for Life)
Caring and kind. Smart. Center of attention. High appeal. Has the
last word. Good to find, hard to keep. Fun to be around.
Extremely weird but In a good way. Good Sense of Humor!!!
Thoughtful. Always gets what he or she wants. Loves to joke. Very
popular. Silly, fun and sweet.

CAPRICORN (The Passionate Lover)
Love to bust. Nice. Sassy. Intelligent. Sexy. Predict future.
Irresistible. Loves being in long relationships. Great talker.
Always gets what he or she wants.. Cool. Loves to own Gemini's in
sports. Extremely fun. Loves to joke. Smart.

TAURUS (The Tramp)
Aggressive. Loves being in long relationships. Likes to give a good
fight for what they want. Extremely outgoing. Loves to help people
in times of need. Good kisser. Good personality. Stubborn. A
caring person. One of a kind. Not one to mess with. Are the most
attractive people on earth!

SAGITTARIUS (The Promiscuous One)
Spontaneous. High appeal. Rare to find. Great when found. Loves
being in long relationships. So much love to give. Not one to mess
with. Very pretty. Very romantic. Nice to everyone they meet.
Their Love is one of a kind. Silly, fun and sweet. Have own unique
appeal. Most caring person you will ever meet! Amazing in the you
know where..!!! Not the kind of person you wanna mess with, you
might end up crying.

For those in doubt of their sunsigns use the chart below:

* Aries - March 21 - April 20
* Taurus - April 21 - May 21
* Gemini - May 22 - June 21
* Cancer - June 22 - July 22
* Leo - July 23 -August 21
* Virgo - August 22 - September 23
* Libra - September 24 - October 23
* Scorpio - October 24 - November 22
* Sagittarius - November 23 - December 22
* Capricorn - December 23 - January 20
* Aquarius - January 21 - February 19
* Pisces - February 20- March 20

Be kind enough to post your sunsign. :)

Wembley Vetties - Issue 2

Heart Rendering Stories!!!

The following is lifted from 'Chicken Soup For The Soul'. We read a lot of crap day in and day out. I am sure the folks at Chicken Soup would not mind me posting their stories. I would recommend you to buy these books at stores nearby.

I will try to post good stories that i come across.

One At A Time

A friend of ours was walking down a deserted Mexican beach at sunset. As
he walked along, he began to see another man in the distance. As he grew
nearer, he noticed that the local native kept leaning down, picking
something up and throwing it out into the water. Time and again he kept
hurling things out into the ocean.

As our friend approached even closer, he noticed that the man was
picking up starfish that had been washed up on the beach and, one at a
time, he was throwing them back into the water.

Our friend was puzzled. He approached the man and said, "Good
evening, friend. I was wondering what you are doing."

"I'm throwing these starfish back into the ocean. You see, it's low tide
right now and all of these starfish have been washed up onto the shore. If
I don't throw them back into the sea, they'll die up here from lack of
oxygen."

"I understand," my friend replied, "but there must be thousands of
starfish on this beach. You can't possibly get to all of them. There are
simply too many. And don't you realize this is probably happening on
hundreds of beaches all up and down this coast. Can't you see that
you can't possibly make a difference?"

The local native smiled, bent down and picked up yet another starfish,
and as he threw it back into the sea, he replied, "Made a difference to that
one!"

Jack Canfield and Mark V. Hansen

Another one bites the dust!

Another one bites the dust!

By Alexander Knightly (name changed for security reasons)

Depressive trend in the economy has passed on to the personal front as well. Yeah, all the guys are marching to their gallows in the name of marriage. This seems to be a pretty bad year, the end of which half the herd will be slaughtered and hung to dry. Never will humanity see such a large defection of their (pri) mates.

Species Biological Name: Primo Bacheloris

He loses all the divinity and the pureness that bachelorhood provides him:

He can

- no longer gawk at beautiful women

- no longer live like a pig

- no longer go spend on friends (spending an entire month’s salary on clothes and shoes for the wife is considered legit though, in the annals of marriage)

- no longer own the remote

- no longer snore aloud, and sleep in the pub

- no longer pass crass remarks and be appreciated on it

- no longer burp/fart amongst friends and grin

I have often wondered, what clouds a primo bacheloris? I have narrowed it down to green house effect: the change in the earth's climatic scenario and the melting of the polar ice caps and one of the self-destructive goblins (in the body) that makes him do wild things like jumping off a cliff, bungee-jumping...only here he ventures into a land of no return.

Fun can be too good, and all good things that are overtly excessive can subscribe one to try and do the impossible, live the bachelor life with a wife(who ever invented her). The primate tests his footings and the committed life with a girl-friend, he is lured and convinces himself this is real thing and falls-in head first. In the end his seemingly invincibility does him in.

My compatriots are drummed to believe that marriage lets him:

1. Talk to a beautiful woman day in and day out (this being his wife)

Sure it’s great to talk with your boys 24/7 abouts sports and shittt, but 3 consecutive months of discussion on her friends, fashion and her perspective on driving/politics/sports can drive you nuts.

2. Keep check on his spending

Even though earlier the limit of expenses was his paycheck she will now burn a hole in his pocket, spending money on curtains and cute pillows that he cant even wipe his nose on.

3. Live a healthy life

Nobody to keep you from living like a pig is what they say. But what’s wrong in living like a pig ask? You are cosy; you do what you like, and remember they liked you as a pig. Did you ever wonder, once they clean you up and ring you no other girl ever looks you up? I would rather be a pig than an untouchable.

4. Home cooked meals

With a girl in your life you would end up spending 100£ on a homemade pasta, for all the ingredients which she will never use, and a washer fill of dishes and the kitchen for you to take care of once her deed is done, Whereas a pasta down the road would have cost you 5£. Do the math bro!

5. He will have someone to watch TV with

If your idea of a quality time is to watch soaps, sex in the city and talk about Sarah Jessica Parker and her new hairdo. What’s with watching sports, comment on all the beautiful newsreaders and get some world news on the side with beer...

6. You will have someone to snuggle with

Dude you are in for a ride, if you marry a girl who snores. You are done in...Besides do you buy the whole tobacco company if you feel like smoking cigarette?

I know I will be getting a lot of hate mails, but it’s all worth it. If i am able to save even one lost soul my efforts would be justified.

Please take a minute to observe silence as our dear brother Jesu is no longer going to be a bachelor. Let his soul rest in peace. We will pray for a slow torture as he continues life on the other side.

Amen!

Jesu & Josepha (JJ) Eternal love story

Jesu & Josepha (JJ) - 'an eternal love story'
posted by: Arun Kumar



I hope you did not read the title as 'yet an other love story'. This definitely isn't one!

What would you do when the whole world conspires to be with someone? Very simple, you marry that person! Yet, this is not as simple as that. Why? Because there is a very subtle but powerful love story lurking in the background of the so called, self-claimed (by the protagonist) arranged marriage.

Destiny had its say when Jesu and Josepha made their baby steps. Alliances were built, and promises made and they were at the epicenter of a budding empire. It was decided then that they will spend the rest of their lives together, in harmony.


They grew up to-gether spending as much time as possible together. It will be difficult to find one person without the other. They were best of buddies. They looked at the world through 2 eyes and with one dream.

To drum toughness, and shrewdness the parents decided to split the two apart. Jesu was put through boot camp and trained to take over the reigns of the 'Lucas Enterprises'. Life took a sad turn for the two love-birds as both were groomed in their respective roles.

Without boring you with details I will jump to the part of the story when they met each other at their cousins birthday. It was hilarious! Jesu hit on her without knowing they were betrothed. She led him for quite a while. Love gave way!

“Serendipity. Look for something, find something else, and realize that what you've found is more suited to your needs than what you thought you were looking for.”

Jesu weds Josepha in a week's time. This marriage is testimony to love that is pure and divine! As they embark in this world united as one soul, let us raise our glasses and toast for a happy married life.

Date: 7th May, 2009
Reception: 6. 30 pm at Hotel Accord Metropolitan G.N.Chetty Road, T.Nagar, Chennai - 7

I solicit your elegant presence to illuminate this memorable occcsion with joy.

For all the inside scoops email in private to Yuvaraj Thiru, Vinodh Bosco & Babu Narayan!

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