a hat named coleen (27-6-07)

A hat named Coleen!!!! Nw wats the matter with google, has she gone crazier than she already is ;-D…

I learnt abt hat making whn I watched the hats made for one of the worlds favorite annual socializing event, which, had hat makers working for 2 weeks 24/7, with their role including naming their respective creationsJ…Coleen interesting huh!... n attire makers especially the 3 piece precise khandani specified suit makers who have been designing for centuries, [they have been designing them from the 16th century!]Well! Isn't tat suppppper exciting! [do pardon my desi hinglish!!]

The khandan here happens to be our fav royals- the residents of the Buckingham palace [hehehe] n the event is the Royal Ascot [a yearly horse racing extravaganza wch my bro n mom hav been following diligently frm the day it started off…though, I could watch it only on Saturday, am I glad…

The evnt is symbolic, symbolic of not just the fine balance between man n horse, but, also symbolic of fashion, society and networking among the bluest of blood [am rolling my eyes nw], its also symbolic of tat very well spoken language rolled soooooo precisely by the English themselves….hmmm, it was one show I thoroughly enjoyed, horses, as most of u knw are my fav animals, their sensitivity, their speed, their majesty hav me bowled over…the excitement of the commentators, the green surrounding the animal in all its glory n the man [the jockey] enslaved to his horse, he maintains his weight, sits in a v uncomfortable position n definitely rides it like he should b as light as a feather…my dad is a movie freak, he can watch ny n every movie released, n most often his fav entertainment is making stories by combining the scripts of many movies [in one of our msk classes we had a similar game, n it was thoroughly entertaining] n he thinks my luv 4 horses is mainly coz my parents watched the black stallion whn I was happily sleeping in mas womb [ its again one of his fav stories
J cant say if I can bliv it nw]

Every time I wud give up, everytime I wud complain he wud tell me to think of the horse n the whip, he wud say tat the situations tat I was into, were like the whip n the way I wud find solutions to it wud b like the horse winning among its own breed n finishing among equals..tats som analogy, but it definitely works for me, speed thrills…hehehe

Hav been catching up on a coupla movies, watched bheja fry, a clever well scripted situational comedy, a small budget movie with a simple story, yet v crisp n entertaining, ur bheja will definitely bcom dheela [translation: ur spirits will b set free] bt, I must admit I cudnt stop admiring sarika in the little role tat she played [wish the whole kamalhasan bit cudve been rewinded, we missed a gud actress 4 somtime]

The other movie was a kannada one called 'mungaaru male' beautiful cinematography n simply melodious music, it has actors who look like u n me, v ordinary ppl, the story too is simple, but, the depth of the script n the power of the movie is in its dialogues, I have cried watching som bits of the movie, hwvr, its not a depressing movie, its bcom a record blockbuster, whoever heard of kannada blockbusters ;)

n the weekend saw me doin the evening pooja aftr som spell of time, it has been my assigned duty frm childhood, bt as I grew up n wasn't at hom everyday in the evenings, this bcame my responsibility whnevr I ws at home, n as I sat n prayed I almost felt meditative, the power of ones thoughts n beliefs is in itself a blessing, the heightened sense of belongingness n acceptance always humbles me…the whole idea or concept of a god or religion is something I don't bliv completely in, bt the ways n means of worship, the hymns we sing, the posture v adopt, the concentration n focus tat v have while worshipping, the presence of incense n flowers n most importantly the lamps v light adds hope, joy n meaning…


Well! Writing abt it is in itself like a healing… work also is happening, but, hav decided to shoulder som responsibility in the kitchen, especially, on weekends. I made a simple sweet, wud like to share the recipe… heregoes, its called seven cups, as a rule:use the same bowl for measurement.

Use a dish into which u put a bowl of ghee, n as it warms add a bowl of besan/chickpea using the same bowl as measure, stir it continuously[or else ur sweet'z gonaa b lumpy], soo pour the besan slowly stirring it simultaneously, then pour a bowl of milk, n add 3 bowls of sugar to this mixture, stir it continuously n finally add a bowl of coconut, the trick is to use the same measure for all the 7 times, 1 ghee,1besan,1 milk, 3 sugar, n finally the coconut…then pour this mixture aftr it reaches a semisolid consistency to a larger serving dish which is coated with ghee, spread the mixture n cut it immediately into even shaped pieces just aftr spreading it! Voila, the seven cups is ready to serve..its really yummmm

Heres wishing u a v sweet week…nxt time around I shall write abt visioning wch I spoke of n relate it to vachanas n quotes, for all who r not in blore, its simply super weather with the winds blowing at super speed n rain catching up, hwvr, not completely the best of season's as the colds n fevers r in the air…