I don't claim to know much about animals, but I can hold my own in a quiz if need be. And I owe a lot of whatever I know to the books of Gerald Durrel. I'm sure many of you've read the most wonderful My Family and Other Animals. I even stole the title for one of my Hyd updates way back when I used to write them.
I'm currently reading one of his books and came across a most interesting piece of animal trivia. There is such a thing as a Paradoxical Frog. It is a type of frog that is born a tadpole that instead of increasing in size as it grows older, works the other way around. The size of the tadpole is about 6" in length, and the body is the size of a large hen's egg. As it grows older, the tadpole shrinks till it becomes a medium-sized frog. Isn't it amazing?
I love Gerald Durrel!
Tuesday 9 January, 2007
Sunday 7 January, 2007
Whump!
Every so often, on this little race of life, you stumble and fall flat on your face. There's not much you can do except get up, spit the dirt out of your mouth, dust yourself off, and start running again. I wonder if my college mates will remember where I'm quoting the next line from..
"It's a long time we'll be with the two of us crying."
"It's a long time we'll be with the two of us crying."
Saturday 6 January, 2007
Movie weekend
Hrithik is to drooool for - I loved him in the bandanna.
Abhishek looked way too ugly in the last scene. But early in the movie, he's shown a series of clips of the robberies committed by the elusive "A" and recognizes a pattern within seconds and predicts the date and location of the next crime.
Aishwarya, like, what's up with her? I never thought the day would come when I thought Bipasha had more substance. If Abhishek marries her I will be totally convinced that he's a jackass! As if the hairband wasn't bad enough!!
On the other hand, there's Casino Royale. There's a chip in Bond's arm that he didn't know was there. Not as smart as our Abhishek, is he? But fills out a suit to perfection. :-)
Abhishek looked way too ugly in the last scene. But early in the movie, he's shown a series of clips of the robberies committed by the elusive "A" and recognizes a pattern within seconds and predicts the date and location of the next crime.
Aishwarya, like, what's up with her? I never thought the day would come when I thought Bipasha had more substance. If Abhishek marries her I will be totally convinced that he's a jackass! As if the hairband wasn't bad enough!!
On the other hand, there's Casino Royale. There's a chip in Bond's arm that he didn't know was there. Not as smart as our Abhishek, is he? But fills out a suit to perfection. :-)
A Series of Unfortunate Events, or There's a Ghost in My Machine Part II
It's just so true that nothing will ever convince me otherwise - the ghost in the air-travel system loves to jimmy up my life! My flight from Hyd to Blr was three hours late cos the plane was late taking off from foggy Delhi. Why the flight I want to take between two practically neighbouring cities at one end of the country must be impacted by the weather in a city at the other end is just beyond me! The only logical explanation is - yes, you said it - the ghost in the machine!
Nevertheless, there were quite a few weird and noteworthy things that I happened to observe while I was idling away in the departure lounge:
1. A guy sat reading a Lonely Planet book on Malaysia with it laid out on his knees and him hunched over, his nose about a foot from the page.
2. A guy sitting across from me calling a a number on his cell saying that he's received a missed call on it, and who's speaking please, till he notices his friend gesticulating wildly to him from the other end of the hall signalling that it was he who had called.
3. The same two guys jumping up at the security check announcement and rushing to the boarding gate!
4. Air Deccan, Hyd, announcing that its flight to Hyderabad was ready for departure, and two minutes later amending Hyderabad to Ahmedabad.
I must carry a book in my purse the next time I travel no matter how stuffed it already is!
Nevertheless, there were quite a few weird and noteworthy things that I happened to observe while I was idling away in the departure lounge:
1. A guy sat reading a Lonely Planet book on Malaysia with it laid out on his knees and him hunched over, his nose about a foot from the page.
2. A guy sitting across from me calling a a number on his cell saying that he's received a missed call on it, and who's speaking please, till he notices his friend gesticulating wildly to him from the other end of the hall signalling that it was he who had called.
3. The same two guys jumping up at the security check announcement and rushing to the boarding gate!
4. Air Deccan, Hyd, announcing that its flight to Hyderabad was ready for departure, and two minutes later amending Hyderabad to Ahmedabad.
I must carry a book in my purse the next time I travel no matter how stuffed it already is!
Monday 1 January, 2007
The New Seer
Listen up, people. Don't - I repeat - DON'T head straight for the astrology section in bookstores or on the street, looking for your future in 2007. That's all rubbish. All lies. Are you going to let some stranger on a money-spinning trip tell you that your future will comprise exactly the same events as the future of millions of people who share the same zodiac sign? No of course not! You know better than that. You know that only the most qualified person can give you customized and accurate astrological predictions. You know that only a true spiritualist who is in touch with the truth of the cosmos can show you even a glimpse of what your future holds. Yes, you already know that.
So what are you waiting for? Send a blank cheque for made out in my name to my home address. True knowledge about your future is priceless.
So what are you waiting for? Send a blank cheque for made out in my name to my home address. True knowledge about your future is priceless.
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