I posted something earlier today and came back just to look at what I had written.And I realised that I had decided to moderate my comments long ago.......no wonder there were none appearing on my earlier posts!!Well,you would be thrilled too if you realised that you had 11 comments sitting waited to be approved (ok,ok about half were spam).I have no illusions about the number of hits this blog gets but am glad that there is atleast some traffic here!!
Maybe this is what it's going to take for me to want to post more frequently....we shall see!!

THIS and THAT!

THIS
Two Pakistani terrorists nabbed in Mysore http://www.hindu.com/2006/10/27/stories/2006102720930100.htm
Pakistani terrorists with Ak-47s in good ol' sleepy little Mysore....what has the world come to??!!

THAT
The other day I went to get my nails done at a nail salon down the street.And on one of those giant pedicure chairs sat a tiny little figure....a girl not more than 5 or 6 yrs old.What was she doing there....getting her nails done!!!It took all I had to stop myself from gapping.....what the $#%$%&%??!!

THIS
"A bend in the river' by V.S.Naipaul - My cousin told me that Naipaul wasn't his favourite.....but I was determined to give him a shot.And I must say he is not one of my favourites either.Yes,I know he has won the Nobel Prize for Literature but that doesn't mean everybody must like him?This particular book I think has a lot of potential...it's about a man of Indian descent who has lived all his life in Africa.It's largely the story of his life and the choices he makes.But it is painfully slow.In order to get myself over this one I am now reading 'Marker' by Robin Cook.It's a tome at 528 pages (for me who considers 250 pages as a good sized book) but I've finished three-quarters of it already.Again have started getting impatient...just tell me who did it ok??!

THAT
One of my closest friends P gave me this recipe for apple chutney.....great way to use up old and shrivelled apples that have stayed in the fruit basket a little too long (as you can probably tell this was the situation in my case....hehehe!).Here's the recipe for a simple and tasty chutney.
Take any sour apple (Granny Smith or similar) and grate it or grind to a fine paste (2 apples should do).In a small saucepan put 2 teaspoons of oil.Put mustard and methi seeds and let splutter.Add a generous amount of hing to this oil.Then add the apple paste along with a pinch of salt and chilli powder.Stir till all ingredients are well combined.Your sweet and sour apple chutney is ready!!I served it with missi roti.

THIS
My LKG teacher Mrs.Govias died.I haven't seen her in ages and I only vaguely remember a kind and round face that used to greet me every morning during my first year in school.I remember how she would play with us and let us sit on her lap.I know that a great deal of my high comfort level at school in my first and subsequent years were thanks to the loving and cheerful environment she created.When I heard that she had passed away I felt a little bit of my childhood had passed away too.Mrs.Govias,I wonder if anyone told you this while you were alive....but you were a great teacher!!Thank you!!

PS:Well,I guess this is what happens when I keep meaning to update my blog but never do.So one fine day it all comes flowing out.......and becomes on hodge-podge filled with this and that!!