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Maggie from The Novel Orange did a really fun tag last week that I thought was fun, and most important easy and quick to do . Since it’s been ages since I did one of these tag posts, I thought I’d do this one
Four Things People Call Me Other Than My Real Name ♥
- Nish
- Nishi
- Gubbar
- Idli munji (because my face is really round)
Four Places I Have Been ♥
- New Delhi
- Bangkok
- Hong Kong
- Colombo
Four Things I Do Not Eat ♥
- Meat or fish (I am vegetarian)
- Soya and artificial meat
- Cream based gravies (too rich and too bland for my taste)
- Coconut based gravies
Four Things I Am Always Saying ♥
- I love you, and give me kissy (I say these to my kids all the time)
- It’s okay if (fill in the blanks here) happens. I always say that when someone is freaking out over something
- Let me check and get back to you (at work if I am not sure about something)
- What shall we do today? (every weekend, that’s my standard morning line at breakfast time)
Four Places I Have Lived ♥
- Mumbai, India
- Chennai, India
- Sunnyvale, California
- London, England
Four Things I Am Looking Forward To Next Year ♥
- Being more settled into my new job and doing well here
- Piglet spending a full day in school
- Planning our next family holiday
- Snubnose’s school finally getting constructed and she going to the new school campus that is closer to our house and has better facilities
Four Movies I Have Watched More Than Once ♥
- Sholay – all time classic, I can recite lines from this movie in my sleep, I think. I don’t think I am the only one though, this is classic Bollywood.
- Deewar – another Bollywood blockbuster. When this movie released, my school actually took us all for a movie showing, it was that epic a movie.
- Satte pe Satta – this is a Bollywood remake of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. This Bollywood remake turned out in my opinion, better than the original. I am anyway a huge Amitabh Bachchan movie buff – the movies he did during the 70s and 80s rocked my world, and I have watched most of his movies more than once, so I am a little biased I guess.
- All the James Bond Daniel Craig movies
Four Places I Would Rather Be Right Now ♥
- Bali
- Chilling out at a tea estate somewhere quiet and peaceful
- Road or rail-tripping through Europe
- Mom’s place in Chennai
Four Books I Recommend ♥
- The Secret History by Donna Tartt
- Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
- A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R.R.Martin
- The Harry Potter series by J.K.Rowling
Four Television Shows I Watch ♥
Hmm, this is a difficult one as I don’t watch television much. I”ll just list some of my fave shows that I have enjoyed.
- True Blood
- Game of Thrones (currently the only one I am watching)
- North and South (a mini-series that used to come on TV, it’s based on John Jakes’ books that are set during the Civil War in America)
- Beverly Hills 90210 (this was a favorite during my teenage years)
Four Jobs I Have Had ♥
- Worked at an ad agency (my actual job role was client servicing officer, but that sounds super sidey now when I think about it >.< ). Basically I had to chat up clients and get their requirements, and then pass it on to the creatives. This was my first paying job
- Sales person at a book store. Such fun, I really enjoyed my time there
- A guest relations officer at a 5-star hotel. Even more fun, got to meet tons of fabulous people. Best experience was chit-chatting with the actor Anil Kapoor, really suave and fun to talk to, and I’ve ended up being a fan of him since. The worst person I met has to be Kamal Haasan who turned out to be a drunken bore.
- Video editor at an NGO. Meh experience, since I didn’t know anything about video editing or storyboarding. I learnt a lot, but overall it was a pretty dull job.
So that was the four things meme. I hope you liked it, if you are interested in participating, consider yourself tagged. Let me know once your post is up, I’d love to visit and read
Loved this way of getting to know you better Nish. That guest relations job must have called for a lot of tact – I bet you had some really horrid people to deal with
Yay! I am so thrilled to see that you recommend The Secret History; I’m about to start reading it! So glad you filled out the meme too! I really enjoyed this one!
@maggieseagraves:disqus I really liked it a lot. It’s not perfect but I found it very tense, and atmospheric. Very well-written and pretty fast-paced. I hope I haven’t set your expectations too high now