Gigi.. Minky Momo

Today, I finally found that long-lost cartoon/anime memory that I've been itching to remember... "Gigi"

Oh, it all started as a little bribe. My gramps would give me money everytime I was among the top three in class. Saving this, after every exam (inevitably, I was one) I would buy myself two VHS cartoon tapes for that summer. Running to the second floor of Vitan with that little dusty VHS section - full of Disney and other cartoons, I'd pick up one or two tapes.

One of those was this anime tape about this girl called Gigi. How wonderful it was.. It was my first and only anime, come to think of it! Gigi is this little girl who is actually a princess (of this land of dreams). To bring back hope and dreams to an Earth that has lost it, the King and Queen (Gigi's parents) send her to earth as the little kid of a Vetrinarian and his wife (Gigi's earth parents). And to help her is her motley band of pets - a shaggy dog 'Shindobook', a monkey 'Mocha' and a canary 'Pipiru' (ooh, that one had an attitude to beat!).

She can transform into an adult with this gem-charm-thingie with a wand that resembles a candy-cane! Lo and behold, a flash of light, bursts and ribbon spirals, she's transformed into an adult who can be what she wants to be. And off she goes...

I've been trying so hard to get to watch this. But the thing is, this anime was actually a series in Japan in 1981-82. But the VHS tape I had was a single-story movie, and it is currently not being sold - what a pity!!! But if I do get the chance to actually buy a copy of this anywhere, I'm going to be there in line!

No one beats a fairy girl princess with bubble-gum pink hair.... and a power to transform :)

Oh, I'm really happy I found this website from where I got the pictures, and got to re-live my Gigi days. Check it out if you want to know more.

I like today, oh yes.

Why?

1. Its Friday!!!
2. Game-day tomorrow.
3. My living room looks good, no more hand-me-down couches anymore. Its all colorful, NEW stuff baby!
4. Sabra won... Wheeee, we love Sabra, don't we?! (And SYTYCD has been picked up for the next season)
5. Its getting cooler and less humid
6. I'm getting a nice colorful mani this evening on the way home.. maybe throw in a pedi too!
7. My bday isn't far off :)
8. I have only 2 more hours before I can go home!
9. I have a mehndi cone, yaaay.
10. Did I mention its a Friday?!!!!

Freebie mania

What is it about the human mind (or is it only women?) that works overtime once it hears the words: Freebie, Discount, Sale, Clearance?

I for one, perk up. "Ah! To think that those retailers have been upping the prices in the blink of an eye, and trying to hoodwink us into buysing overpriced crap. And now, we get them at a discount? So, even the discount must be more profitable than the actual cost of them making the item. Wow, how overpriced are things anyways?"

I LOVE freebies and half-priced stuff. I think they're cool. And though I'm a Monica-style freak about my living spaces, a freebie sure sounds lovely. UNTIL... until I get the Craigslist experience that is. The second hand couches, which have been through who-knows-what. The end tables that have been glued together by the previous owners only to fall apart once you put them in your living room. The itching and scratching that starts once you pull the slipcovers off (they were hideous to being with!). The musty smell that shows through only after one month of your owning that "insanely comfortable overstuffed" chair thats a "must-have".

The people who do put up these CL posts know how to use their words for sure. And when you turn up at their doorstep, you see the "bright retro yellow must-have couch" is a sagging, ink-stained, heavy-as-hell couch from the 70s. And that "beautiful shabby-chic wicker accent chair" is nothing but shabby, forget the chic.

I've learnt my lesson. I'm getting rid of those two couches I got this time when I moved, and driving to IKEA and buying that damned futon. Or ordering something online, if thats what it comes to. I am DONE with the freebie-phase. I'm going to channel all my OCD energies into being repulsed by those couches, and marching over to buy a new, un-used, no-pet-hairs, not-on-display piece of furniture. Thats that.

Dance baby, dance.

Ok, I've just had it.. my first overwhelming, goose-pimple-ing, stunning SYTYCD show. For the very first time this entire season, I've watched routines open-mouthed. What dancing.

I simply LOVED Sabra and Neil tonight. Can anyone else even think or hope to compete in the show after their Jazz and Pasa Doble? But yes, you've got to hand it to Pasha and Lacey too. Of all the three, I might have to say Danny and Lauren impressed me the least today. To think that the next show will lead us to the finale!

Woohooo, Mary's 'Hot Tamale' train is HOT for sure. They just KILLED it today.

OMG.

Kya swad hai.. zindagi!

The Cadbury's ad with the girl running onto the Cricket field..

Classic, timeless, heart-warming, sweet.

I don't think I even need to elaborate further on this post :)

What happens if?

What happens if..

I am not who I am "supposed" to be?
I don't really want to just live life as I'm "expected" to?
I suddenly realise that life's too short to wonder about the 'what ifs'?
I'd rather be smart than try to look pretty?
I'd rather lean on someone though I'm generally independent..
I think life isn't supposed to be a rat-race all the way to the finish?
I don't give a hoot about being "serious" all the time?
I do indeed make a mistake once or twice?
I am more interested in living in euphoria than living long & just so-so?
I consider my happiness very important as long as it doesn't kill anyone or isn't evil?
I don't care about the superficial crap?

Too philosophical. I'm going to shut up now.

Sick.

I'm officially sick.

Sick of work, sick of preparing lunches and dinners, sick of watching CSI re-runs (Grissom, sorry to say this, but it's true..) sick of reality TV, sick of being mentally tired, in fact - sick of being sick!!!

I try to plan a vacation and what happens:
- Places I want to go do not fit into my vacation schedule
- Its playoff time
- The long weekend is also my bday.. fancy that!
- Places that I can manage to go to don't seem all that interesting
- I wonder if I even need a vacation
- I'd rather mope around the house than go someplace to mope around!

This is one of my slumps, and it seems to only get deeper. Today has been the ultimate - reminds me of the time in boring History lessons in HighSchool, I'd turn to the last page in my book and write 1-40. Then each minute I'd strike one number and go all the way till the 40 minutes are up, and we can thankfully shuffle our feet and move our behind - only to start counting down over the next boring class. Unfortunately a work day spans 9-10 hours and counting those down is insane.

I'd like to wake up to one of the following things tomorrow:
- I'm suddenly one of the richest folks around, and don't have to do any work to stay rich!
- I work as a party planner in Mauritius
- My brain starts co-operating with me to get some stuff finished at work
- The world stops spinning, but I'm the only one left on it alive
- I get into Hogwarts (by the way, I'm dying to read the new book)
- I'm a famous & adored rockstar (who is completely drug&booze free, by the way)
- Everyone else disappears
- I disappear :)

Oh well, wishful thinking!

Make-Over begins.

My poor TV finally gets to sit on something that isn't ugly, huge, heavy and blue! The monstrosity that was, has now been removed and stowed away in a corner of the kitchen. Man, that blue table was indeed ugly. Oh well, goes to show what 'FreeStuff' does to you. Now the TV has its good-looking TV stand with all the wires stowed away in the cabinet and nothing peeking out. Seriously, that corner of the living room was a mess with all those wires all over the place... Nasty stuff.

Next project: get rid of those ugly couches, and bring some decent furniture in. So, what do we do?!.. Hmm..

Rat-a-too-eee...

Okay, this is it! Ratatouille is finally here. And I'm back to the Davis theatre today to catch it on the first day itself. Yippeee, am SO looking forward to this. So much so, that I've even got the rat as my desktop. That should explain it all.

But Selmarie does NOT find favor tonight for dinner, last time was once enough.. though I should say they more than make up for their dinner menu with that delectable Black Forest cake. Ooooh, melty chocolate-y heaven. It takes you back to those days in HotBreads with their yummy Black Forest cake n Vanilla ice-cream. Aha, today I'm definitely getting myself a couple of slices and taking them home to my dear BR Vanilla Choco-chip pint.

Ky's Bday yday was so much fun! Made me realise how long I've gone without a big crowd around the house. And these people were smokin' insane.. the noise, the food, the 'punch', the wasted Coconut-Caramel cake, plus everything that followed. Oh well, those were the days :)

Alrighty, the next update: the movie, what else!

*Update: I'd kinda over-hyped the movie, but it was fun nonetheless.. Very nice animation, a cute rat, and well.. the funny French accent. A 'must-watch-atleast-once' category for animation fans :)

UKW?

That does it.. I've been lazy long enough.

I just HAVE to start yapping again, else I'll just have one of those 'existential meltdowns'.

To think that it has been 6 months since I last blogged! Sigh. Let's forget those six months... Pooh-pah, and gone!

Rebooting...