Posted in food, nostalgia on October 29, 2009 | 19 Comments »
I have been reading this tag all over the blog world about memories associated with food.
Five memorable meals ever eaten: It could be anything that makes the meal memorable – the food, the place, the place you were in your life when you ate, the company, the weather, the ambiance – heck, the guy who [...]
Posted in TV, Television, nostalgia, random on September 14, 2009 | 34 Comments »
Remember the serial Neev that used to air on DD Metro? It first aired in 1990 but I remember the 1994 something reruns that had me hooked. The theme song used to be like this:
Dharti par suraj ki kirne,
rakhe neev ujale ki.
Vidya ke prakash se roshan
neev bane vidayalaya ki
neev agar mazboot ho manav
dharti par aaakash [...]
Posted in nostalgia, self on June 12, 2009 | 19 Comments »
I read Hithwriter’s post on childhood memories and my own tales of youth came to mind. For the last few hours since I read the post I have been in a sweetly nostalgic state. Smiling to myself one moment, and becoming sad(about growing up) another. Comments about embarrassing memories ensued and here I am, posting [...]
Posted in culture, nostalgia on June 5, 2009 | 9 Comments »
India is my country and all Indians are my brothers and sisters.
I love my country and I am proud of its rich and varied heritage.
I shall always strive to be worthy of it.
I shall give respect to my parents, teachers and elders and treat everyone with courtesy.
To my country and my people, I pledge my [...]
Posted in nostalgia, random on June 2, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I have always been an avid reader. My first experience with reading was Tinkle. One of my friends had the subscription and I used to share hers. Later I discovered that one could find it in the school library. I was hooked to it. The antics of Shikari Shambhu, the foolishness of Suppandi, the evil [...]
Posted in nostalgia, random on May 29, 2009 | 4 Comments »
If you miss the train I’m on,
You will know that I am gone,
You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles.
A hundred miles, a hundred miles,
A hundred miles, A hundred miles,
You can hear the whistle blow A hundred miles.
Lord, I’m one, Lord, I’m two, Lord,
I’m three, Lord, I’m four, Lord,
I’m five hundred miles a way [...]
Posted in Hyderabad, home, nostalgia on May 14, 2009 | 12 Comments »
Inspired by OJ’s take on You Bring Out the Mexican in Me. It is warm but cloudy today and I miss my city more than ever.
You bring out the Hyderabadi in me.The haus and the nakkos,and the abbis and the hallus,the aiseich and the kaikos in me.
Each of those timeswhen I see a lake and [...]
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