Thursday, February 15, 2007
Monday, February 05, 2007
Boogers
It has been my observation as a parent of 2 cubs, that boogers can be broadly classified into 3 varieties.
1) CRUNCHY BLACK : As the name suggests, these are black in colour, generally dry, and crumbly-brittle in texture. [Some of the more unscrupulous critters even make a crunchy snack of this.] Generally found at the edge of the nostril flapping in and out with each inhalation and exhalation.
2) GUMMY BOOGERS : These are brownish green in colour, semi-dry, and have the binding capability of industrial strength super-glue. I can testify to this use as I have personally used this to stick together a wooden knob on a drawer, as well as seal courier packages, fix the leather in-sole and broken pieces of crystalware.
3) NEBULOUS GLOBS : These present themselves as neither solid nor liquid, and are tricky shape-shifters. Slimy to feel, they can travel down the nasal tract as well as upward and down into the gullet if they feel threatened or cornered. These little devils are best handled at the bathroom sink with plenty of soap and water.
1) CRUNCHY BLACK : As the name suggests, these are black in colour, generally dry, and crumbly-brittle in texture. [Some of the more unscrupulous critters even make a crunchy snack of this.] Generally found at the edge of the nostril flapping in and out with each inhalation and exhalation.
2) GUMMY BOOGERS : These are brownish green in colour, semi-dry, and have the binding capability of industrial strength super-glue. I can testify to this use as I have personally used this to stick together a wooden knob on a drawer, as well as seal courier packages, fix the leather in-sole and broken pieces of crystalware.
3) NEBULOUS GLOBS : These present themselves as neither solid nor liquid, and are tricky shape-shifters. Slimy to feel, they can travel down the nasal tract as well as upward and down into the gullet if they feel threatened or cornered. These little devils are best handled at the bathroom sink with plenty of soap and water.
And while on the subject, heres a pic contributed by Stanley D'cunha :
Now, enough of booger talk.
Post my miserable cough, the doctor suggested I do a full and complete examination with a bunch of tests now that I’m 35 years old and all….. “To check the general condition of your body and plan for long term treatment of the asthma.”
I’ll say this about the staff in the pathology dept of private hospitals :
You are not a person to them.
You are a piece of meat that must be prodded, covered in gooey gel, pierced, drained, probed and pumped with radiation.
Anyway, judging from the reports it turns out I was happily eating myself to a massive myocardial infarction.
Those jerks behind the KFC counter don’t tell you what they put into their yummy “Original Recipe”, but it seems my Cholesterol and Liver enzymes have been having a rave party of their own. Not to mention the Left Atrial enlargement of my poor (broken) heart !!
So while in my head I was developing my diet and exercise programme for the next 3 months, heres some pics I managed to produce this week.
CLICK THIS LINK :
Post my miserable cough, the doctor suggested I do a full and complete examination with a bunch of tests now that I’m 35 years old and all….. “To check the general condition of your body and plan for long term treatment of the asthma.”
I’ll say this about the staff in the pathology dept of private hospitals :
You are not a person to them.
You are a piece of meat that must be prodded, covered in gooey gel, pierced, drained, probed and pumped with radiation.
Anyway, judging from the reports it turns out I was happily eating myself to a massive myocardial infarction.
Those jerks behind the KFC counter don’t tell you what they put into their yummy “Original Recipe”, but it seems my Cholesterol and Liver enzymes have been having a rave party of their own. Not to mention the Left Atrial enlargement of my poor (broken) heart !!
So while in my head I was developing my diet and exercise programme for the next 3 months, heres some pics I managed to produce this week.
CLICK THIS LINK :
KG Original Thought
Spontaneity is the origin of creativity, and appreciation is its culmination.
The biggest challenge to creativity is NOT the lack of it or of inspiration. But the appreciation, nuturance and encouragement of it.
Sunday, February 04, 2007
RUINS AT BOLARUM & OTHERS
This first one is a Random Image for your viewing pleasure.
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In a side lane in ABIDS [ the shopping district in Hyderabad ], there is this guy who sells the prettiest dresses you can imagine.
And he operates right on the street, in a space of 50 sft !! But his product display and Visual Merchandising beats the best of the Malls anytime.
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In the Cantonment part of Secunderabad there exist many Colonial Style Army buildings which were made during the British Raj.
Some are still in use, some are now abandoned and in ruins.
Legend has it that my (in)famous grandfather, in his days of hot blooded youth has served time with the British Army as well as done time in a prison cell at Trimulgherry. [ For desertion ! ]
Anyway, these here are from the ruins of one of these buildings of what I fancy may have once been the residence of his Commanding Officer.
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In a side lane in ABIDS [ the shopping district in Hyderabad ], there is this guy who sells the prettiest dresses you can imagine.
And he operates right on the street, in a space of 50 sft !! But his product display and Visual Merchandising beats the best of the Malls anytime.
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In the Cantonment part of Secunderabad there exist many Colonial Style Army buildings which were made during the British Raj.
Some are still in use, some are now abandoned and in ruins.
Legend has it that my (in)famous grandfather, in his days of hot blooded youth has served time with the British Army as well as done time in a prison cell at Trimulgherry. [ For desertion ! ]
Anyway, these here are from the ruins of one of these buildings of what I fancy may have once been the residence of his Commanding Officer.
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