Building Blocks

Diwali time is here again :)

noreply@blogger.com (jemma) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:42:00 +0000

diyas that will light up the night so pretty
mithai to make every one go mmmmmm with delight!
sajaavat put up with love and caring
and family...

the ones we have and the ones we have found
that make this celebration a whole lot more wonderful.

Onam :)

noreply@blogger.com (jemma) — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:05:00 +0000

let me break it down to you...the 4 days of Onam

1. Vann-onam

2. Ninn-onam

3. Undd-onam

4. Pokk-onam

translation:

1. you better come

2. you better stay

3. you better eat

4. you better leave

simple :)

Itchy

noreply@blogger.com (Huffy) — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 09:13:00 +0000

An Observation: We all have an itch this year. An itch even after scratching, isnt making us itch-free. can u guess wat we all have?

noreply@blogger.com (jemma) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:20:00 +0000

Life is where all dreams go to die.

yo!

noreply@blogger.com (Maya) — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:30:00 +0000

1. Are you doing an internship anywhere this summer? If so, how is it going?
I finished mine, at McCann Healthcare, Shanghai. :D

2. Have you travelled to any place ineresting this summer?
Till now, an electronics mega mall, a sports mega mall and a stationary mega mall.
OoOOo and i was underwater for like 10 mins.

3. Have you met any interesting/strange/funny/intriguing/i-got-restraining-order-against-them type of person this summer?
yes. the japanese slut in my office who refused to stop talking on the phone. "aye, moshi moshi" *pulling hair out*

4. What has been you favourite food you have eaten?
ooOOOoO home made frankies, home-made burger, home made samosas, home made chocolate cake, home made cheese cake oh and milk.

5. lastly, 5 words you would like to say...anything :D
I am the cool est.

Hello People

noreply@blogger.com (Gill) — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:24:00 +0000

1. Are you doing an internship anywhere this summer? If so, how is it going?

Yes i interned at an advertising firm. It was cool. It was boring too at times. I was supposed to go for the second internship but I chose not to because i wanted to be back home and enjoy. :D

2. Have you travelled to any place ineresting this summer?

Oh yes to Gurgaon, Haryana in the afternoon in a local bus from Delhi. The temperature was 43 C. It took me 2 and a half hours to reach Gurgaon and then another hour in a shared auto rickshaw and a cycle rickshaw to locate the place i was supposed to reach. I had five mineral water bottles to keep me sane during this HOT journey which was far more interesting than the place.

3. Have you met any interesting/strange/funny/intriguing/i-got-restraining-order-against-them type of person this summer?

The son of the family I was staying with as a Paying Guest. His name is Guneet. He forcibly blutoothed me amazingly ugly phone themes. I still have them to show all you guys. I have never seen anything like them or him actually.

4. What has been you favourite food you have eaten?

Pepper Chicken with white sauce. Awesome. :D

5. lastly, 5 words you would like to say...anything :D

Hey maya, jemma, sanju, hafsah, richa, manasi, avneet and nehal. I miss you guys. These are not five words but who cares. :D

Cheers!

Sherry

Post no. 100

noreply@blogger.com (Abhay) — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:34:00 +0000

Mwaahahhahaahahahahahahaaaaa! I got post number 100 :D Suckers :P

YO!

noreply@blogger.com (jemma) — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:44:00 +0000

in a desperate attempt to see something written in this blog...

what's been happening people? how have your vacations been going? too bored to write everything down? well answer these 5 questions and let the world know what fun(or not) you have been having so far...

1. Are you doing an internship anywhere this summer? If so, how is it going?

2. Have you travelled to any place ineresting this summer?

(places can range from the Gobi desert to the kitchen where the cheesecake is kept :P)

3. Have you met any interesting/strange/funny/intriguing/i-got-restraining-order-against-them type of person this summer?

4. What has been you favourite food you have eaten?

5. lastly, 5 words you would like to say...anything :D

all answers..please edit them in here..and not as comments :)

It never gets old :P

noreply@blogger.com (jemma) — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:43:00 +0000

eh: hellooo jedi knight person :D

wassup

jemmajose: may the farce be with you

eh: may u fart as well

jemmajose: as may you forever more

eh: u must come over to the dark side

jemmajose: nevaaaaaaa!

eh: where they use low power flashlight sabers

and where MSEB rules the electricity

jemmajose: they reached there huh?

eh: yeah they'r always on the dark side

jemmajose: hhaaaan

eh: u must fulfil ur destiny

and repair the backup generator

the fate of the hostel world is in ur hands

jemmajose: LOL

roflmao

eh: :P

jemmajose: :P

eh: U must go over to the dark side and defeat the evil Darth Atholius

jemmajose: lol

eh: and bring down his two storey death star house

jemmajose: you are on a roll

eh: :P

You are the chosen one Jemma Groundfloor-walker

jemmajose: and you are...?

eh: I am the old guy whose name i forgot

jemmajose: obey you i will old guy whose name you do not remember...

eh: and my fart will always be with you

jemmajose: :|

(2 mins later)

eh: Oh-be-the Wan

jemmajose: canoe-be

eh: :O

Oh-be-the One Why-cannot-be

jemmajose: this one is from a tv show...obi one nairobi

oh-gimme-a-cannoli

eh: I wanna be the old green guy now

Jodha

have a cannoli u must

and fulfil ur destiny

use the farce

jemmajose: or the farts

whichever works

eh: yes, eat the cannoli and use the farts

dig deep within

and use all the power they provide

jemmajose: yes yes from the very depth of my colon

eh: yes and ur semicolon

jemmajose: :|

:D

noreply@blogger.com (jemma) — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 17:39:00 +0000

it had to be done soon...

Tauba tera jalwa, tauba tera pyaaaa-a-ar

Tera emosanal atyachaaaaaa-a-aar....

Listen

Seasons Greetings

noreply@blogger.com (Gill) — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 19:59:00 +0000

Jingle bells,

Monkey smells

Melman laid an egg

Marty thinks that Alex stinks

And camels say, “Oy Vey!”

Seasons Greetings

noreply@blogger.com (jemma) — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 04:57:00 +0000

Jingle Bells

Batman smells

Robin laid an egg!

the batmobile, lost a wheel

and the Joker got away!! HEY!

Sita Sings the Blues

noreply@blogger.com (jemma) — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:18:00 +0000

The greatest break-up story ever told.

The first coolest thing about the film, it's not just another version of the Ramayana. Director Nina Paley uses the age old story to tell 'a tale of truth, justice and a woman’s cry for equal treatment'. The movie goes something like this...

"Sita is a goddess separated from her beloved Lord and husband Rama. Nina is an animator whose husband moves to India, then dumps her by email. Three hilarious shadow puppets narrate both the ancient tragedy and the modern comedy in this beautifully animated interpretation of the Indian epic RAMAYANA."

The next coolest thing about the film is its unique treatment. Nina uses multiple visual styles like cut-outs and flash animation which guarantees to keep the viewer enthralled at all times. And then there are the characters themselves. Ram, Sita, Hanuman etc. are delightfully simple yet fun interpretations of those we have seen in textbooks and paintings. The three narrators talk in authentic Indian accents and highlight of the film...a cast ranging from flying eyeballs to rishis to demons all dancing to the tunes of 1920's jazz artist Anne Hanshaw. How's that for innovation!

This is her first feature length film and you have to give the woman credit for having pulled off this feat herself. Everything from the story to execution has been done by Nina over the course of 5 years. Her hard work has definitely paid-off with 'Sita' bagging many awards and honourable mention at film festivals around the world.

The movie is definitely something to look forward to and following many successful screenings, I can’t wait to get my hands on it myself.

Fundamental!

noreply@blogger.com (Maya) — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 02:31:00 +0000

New Discovery

noreply@blogger.com (Huffy) — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 07:27:00 +0000

Scientists may have cured cancer last week.

Yep.

So, why haven’t the media picked up on it?

Here’s the deal. Researchers at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada found a cheap and easy to produce drug that kills almost all cancers. The drug is dichloroacetate, and since it is already used to treat metabolic disorders, we know it should be no problem to use it for other purposes.

Doesn’t this sound like the kind of news you see on the front page of every paper?

The drug also has no patent, which means it could be produced for bargain basement prices in comparison to what drug companies research and develop.

Scientists tested DCA on human cells cultured outside the body where it killed lung, breast and brain cancer cells, but left healthy cells alone. Rats plump with tumors shrank when they were fed water supplemented with DCA.

Again, this seems like it should be at the top of the nightly news, right?

Cancer cells don’t use the little power stations found in most human cells - the mitochondria. Instead, they use glycolysis, which is less effective and more wasteful.

Doctors have long believed the reason for this is because the mitochondria were damaged somehow. But, it turns out the mitochondria were just dormant, and DCA starts them back up again.

The side effect of this is it also reactivates a process called apoptosis. You see, mitochondria contain an all-too-important self-destruct button that can’t be pressed in cancer cells. Without it, tumors grow larger as cells refuse to be extinguished. Fully functioning mitochondria, thanks to DCA, can once again die.

With glycolysis turned off, the body produces less lactic acid, so the bad tissue around cancer cells doesn’t break down and seed new tumors.

Here’s the big catch. Pharmaceutical companies probably won’t invest in research into DCA because they won’t profit from it. It’s easy to make, unpatented and could be added to drinking water. Imagine, Gatorade with cancer control.

So, the groundwork will have to be done at universities and independently funded laboratories. But, how are they supposed to drum up support if the media aren’t even talking about it?

All I can do is write this and hope Google News picks it up. In the meantime, tell everyone you know and do your own research.

Stumbled on this article.. thought i'd share it

noreply@blogger.com (jemma) — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 21:13:00 +0000

i have been staring at the blog for some time now...

so watsup mun? how ya'll doing?

train of thought

noreply@blogger.com (jemma) — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 20:26:00 +0000

ok here it goes...

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noreply@blogger.com (Maya) — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 16:22:00 +0000

we have more colors now!
and everybody is dead!

Here is

noreply@blogger.com (Ahmed) — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:17:00 +0000

stop it!

noreply@blogger.com (Ahmed) — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 08:10:00 +0000

I'm not going to do another exhibition for manohar! Please!

Is anyone home? Chapter 1

noreply@blogger.com (Ahmed) — Wed, 21 May 2008 18:08:00 +0000

(Door opens. Click lock sound. Can hear plastic bags in someone's hand)
I'm home!
(Silence. Door click lock shuts. Sound of that 'someone' sighing)
Okay. Where is everyone?
Look! I've got some chocolate cake? Oh wait! I think it's a BAKED PLAIN CHEESECAKE! Yippie!
(Silence. Waiting for response. Silence goes and fucks someone and gets herself pregnant)
Damn!
Look at you guys! You always do this to Silence! What will she do now?
(Sound of something silent hogging 'baked plain cheesecake)

Oh no!

-------- after what seemed like a.... umm... short moment of Someone staring at pregnant Silence in the eye----

(Door open. Click lock sound. People bustling in. Lots of them)
....Yeaa..lyke hawaaz aai supposed ta know, standing in the middle of the market with tomatoes in hand and looking completely like a fool from that movie wherein everything bad just happens to the girl, that I was to put them in a plastic bag when you decided to walk off me... (Jemma)
...Oh God, Jemma.. (Maya)
....Yea.. it was too cool to leave you like that..(Sherry)
..Cackling laughter (Manasi)
(The rest were quiet because they had already seen what these fools didn't notice already)
-----------------------------------------------------

(Fuming faces stood there staring angrily with their looks spanning from the cheesecake, which now lay in bits and pieces all over like a murdered haloween pumpkin, to the stupid Silence, covered in baked plain cheesecake, who always managed to take over the house whenever they left to go out. And even now!!! She stood there amongst them, pregnant)

Bye Bye guys!

noreply@blogger.com (jemma) — Fri, 09 May 2008 04:57:00 +0000

well that day has finally arrived! the day we leave for HOME!!

hope everyone has a good vacation and a well needed break from the 'city' of Viman Nagar...

cheers!

PATAPON online

noreply@blogger.com (Maya) — Thu, 01 May 2008 10:22:00 +0000

[link]

:D

If you want a DSLR, get it now

noreply@blogger.com (Abhay) — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:11:00 +0000

Well I know a lot of you want a DSLR for your work or just for TP, but in any case now would be a good time to go
out and get one. Canon has come out with the EOS450D which will be released in India
soon and then you can say goodbye to your chances of buying a new 400D. Plus the prices are also gonna rise as the tax on electronics is going to be increased. Right now you can get a 10MP 400D for 24k in grey with the 18-55mm lens, which is a pretty good deal IMO.

Soooo if you don't already have a cam and can blackmail your parents into buying a DSLR for you, do it now before it becomes more expensive for them. :P

(Sorry for going off course from the normal topics and poems, but this is research that needs to be shared)

noreply@blogger.com (Maya) — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:15:00 +0000

Dwellings in our head
Dwellers outside
It doesn't feel like my own.