Life in bullet points - Jan 2010, Week 2

• So I washed a month-old dirty clothes last night in the new washing machine that Poppa gave. Pictures by the end of the week. LG it is. Though Videocon Washing Machine had a better ring to it.
• The washed clothes smell beautiful.
• Drowned a biggish spider in Mortein Mosquito Killer the day before.
  
• Got gift: Diary from Munich. Antique look. Tied with pink ribbon.
• Have finally begun watching The Godfather. Should finish by the weekend.
  
  Mew all.
  
  @ Inihos: Price tag for Moo
  

Cows, buses, pups and books

I'm going cow shopping tomorrow. To buy a cow with pretty eyes, long eyelashes, who prefers chewing gum to cud, and sings "Goru hoon main" to the tune of Sunita Rao's famous "Pari hoon main".

Second, I have realised that, usually, the crowded-er buses are the ones that travel quicker. Forget the travel light option.

Third, puppies with wrinkly faces are the best of the lot.

Fourth, I have acquired an autographed copy of a cookbook authored by a grand-aunt. It's in Bangla and has loads of very Bong, very easy recipes (especially lots of desserts). If you want to buy a copy, it's available for Rs. 50. Consider this a marketing ploy. Hee :).

Make way please

"Make way. Make way. Let me pass."

It was an authoritarian, female voice accompanied with a light tinkling and heavy steps. She clearly had somewhere to go. Some place important. And she was late.

Almost a score of people in holiday mode were crowding the pavement, admiring the little lake off the main road. But she brought them to attention. They lined up horizontally (without any rehearsal whatsoever), keeping the lake behind them, making way for her to pass.

As for her, she looked neither left nor right, briskly walking straight ahead, the bells on her collar tinkling on. This, my friends, was a cow on a mission.

Of ACs and cows

Uff... long day. Nearly 10 hours. Tomorrow's going to be longer. But the AC in office is godsend. For a change I'm not even grumblebumming about the long day.

There was something I wrote down this morning to copy-paste here, but it is not to be found. I also heard this awesome cow song: http://travel.webshots.com/video/3099383350079233465

I have this fascination for cows. I want to own one called Daisy someday to ride to work. Just hope she doesn't get scared off by the crazy autos at Chandni.