Amoeboid

I can be what you want me to be

And, I can be what I want me to be for you.

But I am neither!

Either I am bound up in my thoughts,

Or I am as naked as a corpse.

Come to me when I am asleep

Peep into my dreams, and watch me be

Watch me float with my wings

Round and round within my dreams.

                                                                       ~J

Soul Travel

I see people;

People who could be me, when I am old

People who I could’ve been, when I was young

Children, who weren’t born from my womb

Mothers, who didn’t bear me in them.

I see houses;

The ones with bamboo curtains

And bougainvillea spreading across the walls,

I wonder about the stories that are weaving inside

And I wish, I knew them all.

                                                                       ~J

Redemption

She was familiar with the obvious pain,
And so she blinded herself with music again.
All she wanted was to feel numb,
And let her heart beat as if there was no lump.

Was she wise enough to get detached?
To know things and not let her be touched
Some said that its being less of a human
Pity! she was remarkably evolved by then.

                                      ~J

Bygone

Weren’t we travelling together, 

Though the destination was unknown?

Your words, music to my ears;

Your arrogance, my pride;

Your passion, the enchantment;

Your aloofness, my tears!

But don’t I trust the voice inside my head the most.. I do!

And my bags are always packed.

Neither am I a refugee,

Nor do I want to overstay your welcome.

We were only travelling together!!

                      ~ J

The games that your mind play !

      You lose a bit of you and then you end up
           being another you.
      Some pieces get snatched away and your cheeks end up 
          dried with tears.
      You run away from what you were, 
          never wanting to face the same fears.
      It's a matter of time, wounds heal 
          and the scars wont hurt anymore.
       
      
      

Spanish Omelette

I am assuming that you are using a small pan for the omelette. Hence, I have mentioned the quantity required for 1 egg . If its a big pan use 2 eggs, no need to worry about flipping it .. there is no flipping involved ( such a relief no? )


Egg - 1
Milk - 1 tablespoon

Capsicum - finely chopped (1/2 of a small capsicum)
Onion - small square pieces (1/2 of  a small  onion)
tomato - small square pieces ( 1/2 of a small tomato)
Cheese

Salt n Pepper

Beat the eggs with milk. add salt and pepper according to taste and beat it nicely.

Keep the pan on stove in low flame. The cooking process involves 2 minutes, so you dont want to burn your egg. Hence the flames heat should be very less.

 Pour some oil.

Pour the egg onto the pan. Spread the capsicum first , then onion and tomato. Grate some cheese on top of that. Now cover the pan. Let it cook for 2 minutes.

Take the pan and slowly transfer the omelette onto a plate with the vegetable side up.

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I would have posted a photo along with this, but unfortunately didnt take any pic last night when I made this.
I got this recipe from a cookery book .

I am using a stove with 2 burners. So the omelette came out well in big burner kept in simmer, compared to the smaller burner. I think the heat intensity was less in big burner which helped the omelette from getting burnt.

I didnt google much for this spanish omelette. Some where I read about adding smashed potatoes as well.
So I did try that . I smashed some potatoes and mixed it with salt n pepper and spread it over the veggies. It just adds the taste and makes it more heavy. But honestly I dont think its really needed.. But you can experiment with whatever you have in your refrigerator.

Okay amigos .. try this omelette and let me know you enjoyed it .



NB : If you drop a piece of egg shell on your egg bowl, try taking it out using another piece of egg shell. It works better than a spoon.

Objects in rear view are closer.

Of the 6 point something years in Mumbai, this is our third house.

No no, I am not complaining.. in fact I am very excited about this whole shifting business. Apart from the packing and unpacking, it gives a sense of freshness and we get a chance to start again.

So right now our humble abode is near a place called kille gaon. Killa means fort.. Yes there is indeed a fort reduced to ruins a few meters from my flat. Its called the Belapur fort. I read in wiki that there used to be  an underground  tunnel passage that leads from belapur to elephanta caves. 

There is a small forest at one side,and the other side of the flat has a highway. "Caught in between two worlds" is a good phrase to describe our home. We got to see migratory birds called Egret during the months of Oct-Nov . Apart from that there are bats...plenty of bats and then few parrots and mynahs and few other birds which i don't know the name of..

Since its a small gaon(village), we see goats,cows and hens but what we don't see are auto rickshaws. These and some other facts forced me to take up driving lessons again.in our not so new Santro car (which means a scratch here and there is ok)

Sheldon Coopers theory that he is too evolved to drive a car is all crap. 

Let me salute everyone who can drive a 4 wheeler.. you people are great !!

God save me and all others on road .. Pray that we don't meet when I am behind the wheels :)