My Pulsar and Ferrari

( Some people might find this gross. You have been warned )

I have a nature/animal loving family. There's always been at least one dog in the family since my father was little... and even before that.





Incidentally, most of them have either been called Bobby, Blaxie, Major ... or ..(very surprisingly) Kitty!!

Though dogs certainly have been the most popular pets, there have been pet cats [even wild ones ;)], birds, fish and loads of other animals too.







I've even seen my dad stroke and pet a frog!! And it didn't seem to mind in the least. :)

Also, since we've spent a lot of time in our village where there are all kinds of creatures, we're pretty used to being bitten by insects and not minding them. So it's weird (and amusing) when my friends go eeeek!, aarrghh!!, bhaagooo!! on spotting even the tiniest of insects.

This monsoon, some tiny snails managed to sneak into the house. This got me all excited ... and .. a lightning bolt of an idea struck me -- maybe they could be my pets? :D

So i got small box which had earlier contained chocolates, washed it clean, put pieces of some green veggies, put a small piece of chalk inside (in case they need calcium) and their home was ready! And then i put 2 snails in the box - the biggest and the smallest one.

...and they got names too!

This tiny one was call Ferrari


... and this one, Pulsar. (Pardon the bad photography. They're taken in bad light :-\)

Can't tell how proud i was of doing this ... my own pet snails!

Err... secretly, i also wanted to see if Pulsar would eat Ferrari. It didn't. :P

In fact they didn't do much. Eat-Sleep-Poop-Repeat was all they did.

Even so, except when i had to clean their box - which was every alternate day - i enjoyed their company :) ... and with all those nutritious green veggies, and my love and care, they grew too!

But damnit! All good/bad/creepy/slimy/gross things come to an end. No, they didn't die, silly! Winter was approaching...and i couldn't keep them without proper 'infrastructure' to keep them warm. I had to let them go to find a nice place to hibernate. Must say, even after 3 months of *ahem* love and care, the farewell wasn't quite teary-eyed enough. Hmm ... I wonder why...


We adopted a street pup recently and haven't named him yet. Can you suggest some good names? Oh, wait! Maybe we should name him Bobby? ... or Blaxie.. or Major??


PS: ... or FURarri ?? lol. :P

This explains it !

You can't possibly keep your word after you've given it !

Question

What matters? ...at the very end?


..or is it all pointless?

Tag, Award, Life, Awesomeness

Tagged after a looong time! Thanks Mads. :)

1. What does your user name mean?
HP !! ...are my initials. Initials don't mean anything ...but since i share my initials with Harry Potter's, people love them! :P

2. Elaborate on your user photo.
Taken by dad ..when i was in class 10. (aah! those awesome days!)

3. How many comments do you have?
A total of 701 !! Whoa! I didn't realise i had so many!

4. What's your current relationship status?
Single!

5. What exactly are you wearing right now?
Red t-shirt, yellow pyjamas, green n orange sweater. Yes. I happen to like colours.

6. What is your current problem?
None! :D

7. What do you love the most?
just now... my new digital watch :)

8. What makes you most happy?
Friends, school, books, comics, internet.

9. Are you musically inclined?
I'd like to say yes but i'm not too sure.

10. What would you do if you woke up one morning and found out you were on cocaine?
Enjoy it while i can ;)

11. If you could go back in time and change something, what would it be?
Nothing !!

12. If you MUST be an animal for ONE day, what would you be?
Either a dog or a bird

13. Ever had a near-death experience?
No. touch wood!

14. Name an obvious quality you have
Humility - muhahahahha !!

15. What's the name of the song that's stuck in your head right now?
Masakali matakali !!

16. Are you happy today?
hmmm...good question!

17. Who will cut and paste this first?
Pata nai !

18. Name someone with the same birthday as you
one of my classmates.

19. Do you have a secret crush on someone?
Nope.

20. Do you have a garbage disposal in your kitchen sink?
Yup!

21. Have you ever been in a fight?
Fight...like how?

22. Have you ever sung in front of a large audience?
In a group. yes.

23. What's the first thing you notice about the OPPOSITE sex?
Whether they're wearing specs or not. :P

24. What's your biggest mistake?
ahem.. "He who never made a mistake never made a discovery."

25. Say something totally random about you.
I bite my nails

26. Has anyone ever said you looked like a celebrity?
No. But apparently Falguni Pathak looks like me.. *bleah*

27. Are you comfortable with your height?
A few more inches would be ok.

28. What is the most romantic thing someone has ever done for you?
Nothing! :D

29. What are your favourite smells?
The smell of mitti after it has rained..!

30. What's something that really annoys you?
kich-kich ! uff !!

31. What's something you really like?
Food, F.R.I.E.N.D.S. , Calvin & Hobbes...and all the other awesome comics.

32. Do you give random hugs and kisses?
No.

33. What's the latest you have ever stayed up?
Stayed up till 5:15 in the morning while making a video. great funn!

34. Have you ever been rushed to the emergency room?
No. touch wood!
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Yet again I was successful in misguiding people into believing that i'm awesome.

Another award !! Hurray !! Thanks Vinisha! :)




The rules are :

* The Blogger manifests exemplary attitude, respecting the nuances that pervade amongst different cultures and beliefs.
* The Blog contents inspire; strive to encourage and offer solutions.
* There is a clear purpose at the Blog; one that fosters a better understanding on Social, Political, Economic, the Arts, Cultures and Sciences and Beliefs. (..am slightly confused about this one)
* The Blog is refreshing and creative.
* The Blogger promotes friendship and positive thinking.

The Blogger who receives this award will need to follow the following steps :

1. Create a post with a mention and link to the person who presented the Noblesse Oblige award.
2. Display the award conditions on the post.
3. Write a short article about what this blog has thus far achieved - preferably citing a post to support.
4. The blogger must present the Noblesse Oblige Award in concurrence with the Award conditions.
5. The blogger must display the Award on their blog.

The blog has achieved 701 comments and 3 awards from 6 people...and some awesome blog-friends!

I TAG EVERYONE !! (but choose to keep the award to myself)

Overheard today

Vodafone to ab Hutch ban gaya hai na?











*ROFL*

Change has come?

When i meet old school friends whom i haven't met for long, usually the first thing they say is: "HP! You haven't changed at all!"
--- Err... why exactly would i want to?


You've got to be the change you want to see in the world.

But you've also got to be the unchanged when you don't want things to change.


There will be awkward moments even with the bestest of friends. The thing to do is talk like you've never been apart...like nothing's changed..

..and nothing will change... unless it is for the better!!

HURRAAYYY !!

(Yes, yes. Thanks! Happy new year to you too! And hurray for the new year. But this isn't what the happiness is about. Its about.. well, read on!)

I met Somi - my funniest supperfriend. The one Tinni has written about over here. Stayed at her place for 3 days....and it was SO much funnn! Also because I've been lucky to have friends whose mums make the yummiest food... and because she took me to a bookstore despite her hatred for all kinds of books ;) [I bought a Garfield book too]

We met after a year! And yet it felt so normal... Of course it would... Richard Bach wrote in Jonathan Livingston Seagull: "Can miles truly separate you from friends... If you want to be with someone you love, aren’t you already there?" -- i do believe that friends are always together in spirit.

Other superfriends are here for their holidays. Three of us spent New Year's Eve together. We've been doing this since Class X. Its almost like a tradition now. The funny thing this time was, we almost didn't realise how close it was to midnight - and didn't count down at all. So busy catching up you see. :P

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The good things aren't over yet! I have awesome friends on the blogosphere too.

I got awarded yet again! Thanks Aayushi! I love all things Abstract. :D



And Divya (Happy Belated Birthday to her!) tagged me - but i've done this one already. Twice. But thanks for remembering me! :D (And sorry for not being able to wish you earlier. Wasn't in town. Hope you had a great time. Yet to read the post. The cake looks yummy!)


Signing off now. Hopefully, there'll be more happiness to report this year.
Ciao !