7 posts tagged “qotd”
What was the last wedding you went to? Were you in the wedding?
The last wedding I went to was my friends wedding. He is a doctor and he was working with us and he invited us on his wedding. We went to his town a day before the wedding. It was religious marriage and that’s why there were many rituals. He booked a hotel for us and all the family members from both sides they stayed at venue place. In the night, there was Mehndi (henna) ceremony and all enjoyed the ceremony with dancing on Hindi songs.
In the morning of wedding day, there was Haladi ceremony. In this ceremony, haldi paste (turmeric paste) is applied to the bride by her female relatives and friends. After the haldi ceremony, other family members throw haldi water on each other. We all participated in this ritual and we enjoyed a lot. On that day I had dressed up in a white and after the ceremony the dress became yellow. (And I had to bin it after marriage). We were as a part of family member and we enjoyed and participated in all rituals.
That was the best wedding I have ever attended. The food was really delicious and full of tasteful recipes. The taste is still lingering in my mouth. I wish I would attend another marvellous wedding.
When was the last time you had to speak in front of a group? How did you feel?
It was the last lecture I had given in front of medical students. It was about one and half year ago. At that time, I was working as a tutor in the medical college. My English was not good enough to deliver a fluent speech. Whenever there was my lecture, I used to become nervous. I couldn’t speak properly and my vocabulary was very limited. I could manage to conduct an hour’s lecture as I had thorough knowledge of my subject. I think it was easier for me to talk in academic language than casual one. My problem was, I couldn’t answer properly the queries of my student (as I lack in English fluency). I think I had a lot of courage and that’s why I could face all the students confidently (even without proper English).
I used to prepare my notes beforehand and I just set foreword the points. I think as the lecture was more academic oriented, I could manage with my limited English proficiency. The problem used to occur when I used to finish the topic before the time period. Then I didn’t understand what to do to pass the remaining time. I didn’t have fluency and proficiency of English and that’s why I couldn’t manage to chat with students. Then, instead of using wrong English, I used to speak in my native language. That was far better than allowing students to make fun on my English. I think, now I have that much confidence and knowledge that, I can talk to them even in casual English.
How well do you know your next-door neighbors?
I am living in this flat for more than a year but still I haven’t seen my next door neighbour. I just know him (and her) through the crying of their baby. In the night their baby starts crying and keeps us awake. I have never met them. Usually I go out in the morning and at that time there in no one out there. I remember, one day when I was coming back to my home I saw a couple with a pram coming down the stairs but I am not sure that was the same couple.
It’s totally contrasting to my place back in India . In India, when you move to new place, before going there, everyone knows about you everything. And within one day you will get to know everybody. But here in the UK my next door neighbour is still a mystery to me.
What's your morning beverage of choice? Coffee, tea, juice? Homemade or store-bought?
I love to have a nice and hot tea in the morning. I don’t like bed tea. I get up early in the morning (that’s strange for someone who knows me since before) and prepare the tea. I don’t like strong tea. I make the tea only with milk and no water. I like sweet tea so I add much (almost two spoons in a cup) sugar in it. Sometimes my wife adds water and that’s why I don’t allow her to prepare my tea.
I don’t like to have only tea. I eat a lot along with tea and usually rusks and biscuits. I dip the rusks into the tea and allow it to sock up well and then I eat it. After finishing the rusks, I put all the biscuits into the remaining tea and keep them soaking for a while and then eat them with the spoon. (I behave like a kid; my wife’s opinion)
If I use the tea only as a medium to eat the other things then why do I need to have a tea? OK…that’s a million dollar question…..
What are the 5 words that best describe your life right now?
Question submitted by mojito.
Married (still happy)
confused (always )
unemployed ( that's the hurricane for me)
sleepy ( I don't know but now days I feel very sleepy and when I go to bed I can't sleep...that's strange)
dreamy ( I always dream about a lottery...so many times i got up in my bed with lots of money around me....and then I realised it was my duvet)
What is your current computer desktop image? Let's see it!
This is my current Desktop image and before that I was using a nice picture of vancouver city. This picture, i don't remember from where I got this, probably it was there on XP list of desktop images. I like this very much. It is a nice landscape of a fall and its cool to see fallen leaves...
What was the worst advice you ever received? Did you follow it?
The area where I live in the uk is not very popular for Indian restaurants. You can find some Indian restaurants good while some really bad. Few days ago, I wished to have some Indian food at home. I really love Indian (especially Kolhapuri mutton) non-veg food. We usually do it at home but that day we were tired and that’s why we decided to order some take-away foods from the restaurant. We asked for one of our friends and he told that all Indian restaurants are good. So we ordered from one of them. It was such an awful food that we binned it all. Actually it was not my friends fault. He is south Indian and south Indian food tastes different from us. Their spices are different and we are not used to it. Also, even though these restaurants are Indian they don’t prepare original cuisine (which is more hot and spicy) but they prepare with British take on it. The food is meant for both Indians as well as British. That’s why it didn’t go well with us.
