The tag game is fun and Meera playfully pulled me into this….which brings a sigh of relief! On a more sober note, this has made me embark on a journey into the past….moments that were stolen away and stored in the recesses of the mind in a folder with an italized “my favorites”
There is such a rich collection there that it’s difficult to pull out all the goodies. And yet I try to re-live the spirit of the moment captured through my lens.
Ya devi sarva bhuteshu, Shakti rupena sanskita,
Namastas sai....Namastas sai...Namastas sai...namoh namah!
Ma Durga
MY NAME MEANS: Bun Tea
MY FAVOURITE BOOK IS: All the Jim Corbet series.
MY FAVOURITE AUTHOR IS: Many out of the few books I have read 
MY FAVOURITE POEM IS: Not a favourite but a pretty interesting one is “And because love battles” by Pablo Neruda.
MY FAVOURITE LINES ARE: Jism ki baat nahin hai, unke dil tak jana hai.....lambi duri tai karne main ...waqt to lagta hi hai!
MY FAVOURITE SONG IN ENGLISH: If tomorrow never comes - Ronan Keating.
MY FAVOURITE SONG IN HINDI IS: Tere liye meri sanse…mujhe tujh se pyar hai - ek ajnabi.
MY FAVOURITE BHOJPURI (Apart from the word "Vell Um"....dont know anything in Malayalam. Atleast I wont go thirsty) SONG IS: Tora nakwa ke nathuniya se khel karela, jaise nagin se sapera atkhel karela.
A women in Lonavla on her way to the fish market to sell her catch of crabs for the day.
MY FAVOURITE MOVIE IS: Sound of music, Born Free, all of Steve Martin’s movies.
MY FAVOURITE SMELLS ARE: fragrance of the flowers that erupt on a mango tree before the fruits appear, Potato and chicken roasted on coal, the smell of dhoop during a puja, the smell that erupts when the rain kisses the parched earth and even the fast paced life slows down momentarily to savour the earthy smell.
Hyde Park
MY FAVOURITE DISHES: Fish curry and rice, spicy noodles cooked with an assortment of veggies, sausages and chicken, Chicken Biryani, Misti Dohi.
MY FAVOURITE COLOURS ARE: White, black and wine red.
MY FAVOURITE FRIEND IS: S, C, D, V, K, M, N.
The Eurasian Golden Oriole
MY FAVORITE PAST TIME IS: Nature & Bird watching.
MY FAVOURITE DRESS IS: Smart Casuals.
MY FAVOURITE QUALITY IN OTHERS IS: Uncomplicated & unassuming.
MY FAVOURITE QUALITY IN MYSELF IS: Try to do my bit and then Amen!
MY FAVOURITE MANTRA IS: Hanuman Chalisa….
MY FAVOURITE HERO IS: Rajnikant! Reminds me not to fantasize too often and waste time!
A starling but not my foot
MY FAVOURITE DREAM IS: to mould hundreds of pots of different shapes and sizes with a touch of an artist.
MY FAVOURITE MEMORY : When I woke up and saw my dotty for the first time…her profile as she calmly slept was so cute it made me realize that the struggle was worth it.
MY FAVOURITE 'AA-HA' MOMENT IS WHEN: I potty trained my baby much before the other mothers. It is another story though that she learnt to bite into a fruit when the others had graduated eating with chopsticks.
A black kite with its fledgling!
MY FAVOURITE FANTASY IS: to go on a long holiday with the love of my life and throw caution to the wind.
MY FAVOURITE LINES PENNED BY ME ARE: From my blog “friendship of a different kind”
We met & smiled a lot
For no rhyme or reason
Focused on each other
Without any care
And then time changed the direction of the wind
The lashing words, contorted faces
The shattered dreams
The painful nights
The agony from within
So we move to different planes of destiny & succor
And become good people again
The scars run deep but a forced smile
To accommodate a friendship to celebrate the bygones.
PARTING NOTES:
Current Location: Mumbai
Current Mood: fighting fit! Kissi main himmat hai to samne aao...sath baith kar chai peeyenge....
Last Music Heard: Hum tum chalne lage…chane lage hain yeah rasate (jab we met)
Reading: nothing except skimming through the news.
Cooking: is boring most of the times coz I’m forced to cook everyday.
Weather: Anything that is not too extreme is good for me.
Observation: Reminiscing the past to compile this list was fun.
On mind: Sleep….been a long day!
Guruvayur Devasthanam's elephant camp.
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Reffy sweetheart,
Thanks for dropping by. So my choices resemble yours huh? Good to know. I will boast about it in the sulekha circles now....
Bunty.
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Bunty
it is wonderful knowing you...and your choice of movies...is fantastic...Born Free happens to be one of my fav too...and Steve Martin...he is good..:))))
regards
reffy
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Bunty
yes ...but pal pal chin chin din din nikal hi jayega...lekin dheere dheere
Nupur
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Yaar Nupsie,
Why does August take so much time to come yaar....almost 1 whole month....
Bunty.
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Boss,
Where were you? These pages were all "suna...suna"without your response....
Good to see you. Thanks for your appreciation....
Bunty.
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Aji Bunty behen
I will make some thing tangy spicy, and low calorie don't worry am quite a good cook ...
hey something we will enjoy eating when we find time with all our talking...haha
Nupur
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dear bunty the banter
this was a platter
of photos and pictures
and wondeful overtures
i loved your poem....
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Nupsie behenji...thank-you ji...aapki badddi meherbani! lol!
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Bunteeji
yes they can be . Fat free low calorie whole wheat cake and the pakoras well will try to fry them in errrr.... water...what say....
Nupur
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Red Lajo,
LOL...Was rolling over with your crazy smattering of "na to bhojpuri...aur nahi magadhi"....
Loved the humour there....about who my frds C & D are...C is my girlfrd in UAE and D is another girlfrd in Mumbai....and you have not met them but know about both. So there.... The truth is not what you were looking for
Bunty.
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