Friday, November 14, 2008

V-Tagged

Mondays are usually the worst days ever! In truth, the same is the case with all weekdays (unless one is on vacation)

This Monday was different, for I stole sometime to post a response to Anjali's tag and also found out that Vimal (a.k.a Vimmuu) had tagged me! The feeling of being double-tagged is one of exclusivity, and true blog-bliss! I finally had something to fight Monday morning blues! That nasty gut-wrenching feeling that overcomes many of us headed to work, school, etc on a Monday morning after having thoroughly recharged oneself on the days before (in my case, after spending time and bucks watching Quantum of Solace, where neither quantum, nor solace meant what they were intended to by Barbara Broccoli and Marc Forster, with the exception of Olga Kurylenko and Gemma Aterton that is.., thankfully!).

The Tag

Requires me to post six things that are eccentric attributes of mine (not that I have any, perhaps!!)

Food

Being a foodie (infinitimes), it is not unnatural for me to thus talk about my extra-sensitive food pickings that have over time become certain eccentricities adding to my Mom's woes, when I head home! I guess my staying away from home is God's way of telling my Mother "My child, let me save you from the suffering." So then, part of it begins by blatantly refusing to eat any veggies, anything less than extra-spice, anything that is a few hours old or re-engineered! Somebody once asked me "R, Is there anything that you like?", to which I answered "My choices are very simple! I like the very best."

My Space

An absolute no-entry to anyone who I consider outside the inner circle! I guard my space with fierce obsession. It is the one thing that I cannot compromise. 'The space' also includes the space around my immediate physical self! I have a heightened awareness of my personal space while my friends and folks call that a mere exaggeration of a false self! To me that space is more important than Area 51!

The OCD Factor

I hate to confess this but I am a victim of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (relatively mild, perhaps). So then, apart from the X number of times of washing hands (with Dettol), infinite times of checking the dead-bolts, locks, keys and so on, the story seems far from over! I have a strange thing up my head that prompts me to arrange objects on my desk, workspace and at home in a straight line! That includes books, papers, writing material, clothes, shoes, toiletry and worse..... even the telephone!!!

Oh, and the refrigerator reminds me of my fixation for even numbers! Water bottles, eggs, cheese tins, milk cartons, beer bottles, fruits and vegetables..... all of them are stored in even numbers! An 'intelligent' self-improvement program alerts me of any 'oddity' which is promptly neutralized. My pet hate - The number 3 and it's multiples! [It is not half as weird as it sounds! Trust me ;)]

Halt! No photography!

I'd rather be dead but caught in front of the camera! For some reason, I prefer being the clicker than the clicked! Perhaps, the whole act makes me feel too conscious or perhaps my nature of being the behind-the-scenes guy has over time, taken a toll on me! Anyhow, I love photography, with the exception of being photographed! The result? A decade or more of not being snapped. And to those of you who have tried to coerce me into getting 'pictured', my apologies for having been a jerk! (I know I ain't one, but it pays to be diplomatic right?)

The Restless Mornings

I'm an early morning guy. My day normally begins at 5, with the exception of when I am in Ooty (thanks to the bone-chilling winters). Now, being up early in the morning isn't much of a problem until it affects night-owls! Once up, I cannot tolerate others snoozing and will not lose anytime to kick the dozer out of the sack! The modus operandi - often yelling my lungs out or using some weird pre-recorded gurgling noises 'stored' (for such occasions) on my micro-cassette recorder. No prizes for guessing the intensity of dog-fights that follow!

Darkness and Music

Music can be best enjoyed in the darkness, especially if one is listening to Metallica, Pink Floyd, Dream Theater, Cold Play, Nickelback, Pantera, Nirvana, Enigma, Eminem, Tupac, Black Sabbath, Pearl Jam, Deep Purple, Linkin Park and Staind (to name a few). While circumstances such as this are a welcome break, they are not always taken humanely by people around who consider this 'act' nothing short of irreverence as a result of insanity! Music is passion and any amount of eccentricity is less! The message is loud and clear ;)

Oh, I must make a mention of a certain friend (whose blog goes V-.......blogspot.com) who hates rock music or any other genre that sounds like rock! His favourite music is 'anything' except hard rock since he cannot "stand the sound, oops noise." I'd like to gift him a collection of Slayer, Iron Maiden, Marilyn Mason, Acid Death and Atrophia Red Sun!

Any clues on who this could be?

And now as part of the plan, I have to tag friends and let them know that they have been tagged.

I tag

Archana
Satheesh
Destination Infinity
The Trooper ;and
Salil Ravindran

45 comments:

  1. Hye that makes 2 of us :) lot of similarites :)
    Btw, add metallica too to your gift ;) probably the prescription added :D :D :D

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  2. So in this life we can’t see ur picture here right? :)
    I try to get up early morning, what to do my waking happen only after sunrise 8-9am!
    Seems u like tagging more. Good facts about u.
    I love music when there is complete silence and it depends upon mood often.

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  3. And Rakesh chetta! I will take this tag! and work on this, cos i already received the Days of My life tag!

    and sorry, down with coursework n goddamn team work, hardly get time to be online.Will be back to the usual once sem exams starts. Take care!!!

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  4. Neither quantum nor solace..that was really a good one..thanks rakesh for your suggestion on hackman films..nice of u and good luck..pl stay connected..

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  5. Ah! another rock music fiend, I see.. :) No, I did not mean myself, but well, it's just that I seem to be getting acquainted wit more rock fans these days.. :)

    Nice replies; and well, each of us has his/her quirks, don't we? But the way it is articulated and shared does make a difference to it being perceived! And that is why I really like the way you expressed yourself!

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  6. hey nice tag... and im very perticular when it comes to food too. LOL big time at "My choices are very simple! I like the very best."

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  7. Hi Rak!

    You, bacha of bachaas -- seriously into tagging? or 'just serious' with tags!?

    by dear, never speak your heart out like this..learn to say lies in the virtual world -- your wits will be saved for more useful purposes...

    btw, thanks for not tagging me on this...oh, by now the blogville -atleast a part of it, would have got me already..for the fine promotion my friends did for me!! ;-)

    anyway, thank you for that..i an see people 'getting up' as I walk past the corridor ;-))

    Nice post, whatever I say...:-))

    enjoyed reading you too..

    see again,
    wishes!
    devika

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  8. First of all a big Grrrrrrr......... and you know for what, dont you ??? What to do? I just hate them. I did try liking it, but when I listen to a song in that genre, I lose my peace of mind :D

    Thanks for doing the tag. Impressive quirks :D

    I have a quirk with foods too, wanted to put it in mine, but unless anyone understands malayalam, it would be of no use. I DO NOT eat any vegetable or fruit that ends with 'ngya' - mathangya, vazhudiningya, padavalangya, thengya, muringya, kumbalangya, etc.

    and the space, even I have a similar 'problem'. I have drawn a circle for myself and when anyone enters it, I get damn wild !!

    and no photography, now thats completely opposite :D

    Good god, my comment is as long as your post.Sorry !!!

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  9. Hi Rak!

    up for some work...and Vimmmu's comment just caught me just right away...

    want you to ask him if he would like to have all those vegetables that ends with a "KA" --(which is pure malayalam as I Know --but not for some like thenga, muringa (again its anyway not 'ngya')

    because if organically farmed they are all so HEALTHY!!

    by the way, devika too seems a healthy KA, no? ;-))
    subject to conditionalities f farming, based on my experience :-)

    wishes,
    devika

    ps: my teaching and preaching on the blogville doesn't seem to end anywhere ;-))

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  10. nicely done tag!!! and thanks for tagging me!! ;-))

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  11. We may not be able to see you on photo, but I feel after this that I have a rather good "picture" of you! :-)

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  12. damn...ur the first guy i met aprt from myself with the darkness and music thing...dont u just love it.!!!

    foodie... i am not choosy... army dude... eat anything and everything with a smile... and dont go in the kitchen...

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  13. lol interesting! I too prefer to be the clicker than the clicked. It's rare that I like a photo of myself but I'm starting to learn that it's just a snap of 'me' and that's how I am. The imposter in the mirror is real. lol.

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  15. You want to arrange everything in a straight line?

    Interesting.

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  16. Hi Rakesh! Sorry for the long delay in coming here, but the last two weeks were too hectic!Interesting posts, and an interesting picture of you...
    Meanwhile Blogtrotter is back to Greece in November 2007! Hope you enjoy and have a great week!

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  17. Vibu

    Very interesting to know we have similar thoughts & likes!

    Brothers-in-arms and Brothers-in-blogs! ;)

    And yes, I missed out adding metallica...thanks for bringing it up!

    Cheers

    Rakesh

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  18. Jeevan

    Well, I guess I'll sooner or later have to upload a picture of mine on this space ;)

    Mornings are a lot of fun quite simply because they are quiet, tranquil and an ideal time for introspection!

    Add some soul music and then your day is made!

    Cheers

    Rakesh

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  19. Bharath, the seeker!

    Do take time to respond to the tag! No hurries

    Also, good luck for the upcoming exams! Hope you crack them well!

    Cheers

    Rakesh

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  20. R.Ramesh

    Welcome here!
    Thanks for your comments! Hope you catch up on those GH movies soon!

    You'll like them!

    Cheers

    Rakesh

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  21. Usha

    Thanks for your comments! I love rock! It is a great medium for introspection!

    And yes, we all do have our little quirks which we have nursed from time to time that they have become part of our personalities!

    This was my effort to give some definition to my otherwise elusive personality! ;)

    Cheers

    Rakesh

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  22. Harini

    Thanks very much for your comments! Indeed simple choices are always the very best, correct?

    Or is it the otherway around? ;)

    Cheers

    Rakesh

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  23. Devika Ma'am

    Lol! Yes, I am the bacha of bachaas ;)

    btw.... this tag and the one before is an effort to give some colour and definition to my otherwise elusive personality on the web!

    Quite right when you say, it is not advisable to speak out one's mind on a space such as this!

    With regards to Vimmuu's 'ngya', I guess it is pronounced so from place to place, although 'KA' being the oft-heard!

    Vimmuu, are you listening?

    "Btw.... Devika too seems a healthy KA?" Lol, that made me laugh out loud, not coz I meant anything derogatory but because of your comparison!

    Thanks very much for your comments!

    Warm Regards as always!

    Rakesh

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  24. Vimmuu

    Lol! I knew you'd fume reading the last lines! Lol!

    Anyways, that was some very friendly leg pulling! But, I'd send you some of those CDs that I've mentioned! Lol ;)

    I can see someone fuming again ;)

    Thanks for your comments on the Tag. I enjoyed doing it!

    And when it comes to food, I will second not eating any of the ngya, ka types! How I hate some veggies!!! Not surprisingly!

    Cheers

    Rakesh

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  25. Satheesh (Deepsat)

    Thanks very much for your comments! So when do I get to see the tag-response?

    Cheers

    Rakesh

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  26. Peter

    Well, sooner or later I will post a picture of mine here!

    This tag was an attempt to give some color and definition to my otherwise elusive web-personality

    Thanks for your comments!

    Warm Regards

    Rakesh

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  27. ArmyGuy!

    Indeed! Music and Darkness, they are such a wonderful combo!

    Takes one to a different level altogether!

    Cheers

    Rakesh

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  28. Lynn

    Some similarities there! I laughed out loud reading "The imposter in the mirror is real."

    Cheers

    Rakesh

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  29. Kim

    Many thanks for the invite! I will sign-up!

    Cheers

    Rakesh

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  30. Kofi Bofah

    Welcome here!

    Yeah, arranging things in a straight line!!

    Sounds less than straight, but thats some trait of an OCD guy ;0

    Cheers

    Rakesh

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  31. Hello Gil

    Thanks for your comments on my tag! I did goto your space just now to be treated to some wonderful pictures

    Fantastic, as always!

    Cheers

    Rakesh

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  32. Archana

    Thanks much for responding! Your tags were a good read!

    Cheers

    Rakesh

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  33. hi Rak!

    Yeah -- but the bacha is quite smart, i should say :-)

    defining a personality is good -- but on the web. i beg to differ :-))

    speak out the mind -- i'll say -- in your blogs speak your static mind -- your view; study that well draw your lines of knowledge..and say clearly.

    in the comments anyway, its the author's words you are reading..and then it would differ from page to page depending on your reading..i have seen myself reading a single haiku (japanese poem) -- giving it several meaning...depending on so many aspects....for me its fun, so i often go back and forth in time to read a single poem :-))

    this "KA" anology -- in those days of ragging in college -- Mar Ivanios, College of Engineering, Law Academy, -- some seniors would ask me --Devika, what kind of a 'KA' is that'? Can i 'have' it??

    then i would keep silent, smiling..

    in my mind i would say --ente ponnu mone, it would be more difficult than the name to have!! LOL..LOL!!

    i am thankful to GOD to have this virtual space finally, where I could say what comes to my mind, without a second thought...:-)))))


    wishes!
    devika

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  34. Just stumbled upon your blog. Good one indeed!!!

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  35. Devika Ma'am

    Thanks for the compliments! (Smart Bacha), I'm blushing ;)

    Well, I guess you are right when saying that one needs to be conservative on the internet! The less said, perhaps the better!

    Indeed, this is one place where one can speak the mind but still needs to remain elusive and in the shadows!

    Cheers

    Rakesh

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  36. Whoami

    Welcome here and thanks for your comments!
    Do keep visiting!

    Cheers

    Rakesh

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  37. Remaining elusive, now turning to a dream Rak ;-)

    at many 'real' places, i may have to change my real name if i need to be elusive....

    on the Net, okay..to a certain extent possible...but if the real world one can't hide his/her face..no point being so in the virtual world :-)

    i am thinking of a plastic surgery, seriously ;-))

    wishes!
    devika

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  38. Pretty neat, my first time here... you do write well :)
    Now, being a foodie, tell me about it!

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  39. Hi Rak!

    i also take this space to talk with Usha...

    i came to inform that i have a new one -- at my Certain Kind of Woman blog.

    just thought of informing the bloggers and friends i visit regularly..Take your time, but hope you will find time for it :-)

    wishes!
    devika

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  40. Hi Rak!

    just checking...hope you are fine..
    do visit the certain kind when you have time..

    wishes!
    devika

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  41. Devika Ma'am

    Remaining elusive, yes I am! ;)
    Am doing well, I will visit the CKW in a short while!

    Cheers

    Rakesh

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  42. Anudivya

    Welcome here! Thanks very much for your very appreciating comments!

    A foodie! Wow! join the gang!

    Cheers

    Rakesh

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  43. Hi Rak!

    Remain elusive you may Rak...as much as you wish, i would say ;-)

    but in the new one at CKW, i said about friends...and i thought more Keralites were there earlier...
    Deepsat was there last night, a big thanks to him..

    find some time, sometime or other..
    you would know why i am particular about you...

    Wishes!
    devika

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  44. Devika Ma'am

    Ofcourse! How can I ever miss out on your blogs?

    Cheers

    Rakesh

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