If I Were...

Saw this at Harini's and then at Annie's. It looked kinda interesting and since I can't think of anything fun to write, I thought I'll do it. So here it goes.

If I were a month, I’d be December.

If I were a day of the week, I’d be Friday (weekend).

If I were a time of day, I’d be 18:00 (swipe-out time).

If I were a season, I’d be Winter.

If I were a planet, I’d be Pluto (yeah I know it ain't a planet, but then neither am I!) :p

If I were a sea animal, I’d be fishy ;)

If I were a direction, I’d be lost! ;)

If I were a piece of furniture, I’d be the Bean Bag.

If I were a liquid, I’d be wet ;)

If I were a tree, I’d be the Banyan.

If I were a tool, I’d be the Hammer.

If I were a flower, I’d be dead (never gonna be a flower!)

If I were an element, I’d be Air.

If I were a gemstone, I’d be dead again (neither a flower, nor a gemstone!)

If I were a kind of weather, I’d be very very cold.

If I were a musical instrument, I’d be the Drums.

If I were a color, I’d be Denim Blue.

If I were an emotion, I’d be Fear.

If I were a fruit, I’d be a Mango. (do u know the word 'mango' is absent from the T9 dictionary on your cell?)

If I were a sound, I’d be an Applause.

If I were a car, I’d be a Black Porsche Cayenne.

If I were a material, I’d be Denim.

If I were a food, I’d be tasty of course ;)

If I were a taste, I’d be Salty.

If I were a scent, I’d be the Ferrari Black.

If I were an object, I’d be a Cell Phone.

If I were a song, I’d be "When I'm Gone" - Eminem

If I were a body part, I’d be the Fist.

If I were a place, I’d be Vegas.

If I were a facial expression, I’d be a Smirk.

If I were a pair of shoes, I’d be polished ;)

PS: Was watching American Pie 7 the other day and heard the corniest pickup line ever:

"The word of the day is 'legs'. Let's go back to my place and spread the word."

Corny, but funny! ;)

PPS: Blunt Edges turned 2 on April 2nd :D

THE END!

The Nameless Award!

Bliss has given me an award (but for some strange reason, it doesn’t have a name!). It just came with the following rules:

1) List 7 things about yourself that nobody knows.

2) Pass on this award to 7 other people.

3) Comment on their blog and let them know that they are tagged.

I know I have many tags pending against my name, but this one’s an award, yeah yeah I know it doesn’t have a name and a fancy pic, but it’s an award nevertheless (or so claims Bliss), so this goes first!

So 7 things about me that nobody knows ha? This is gonna be fun:

1.    I’m an atheist. Yup, you heard it right. I ain’t anti-god or anything, but I just don’t pray. I’m not the kind who argues about the existence of god. I respect those who believe and their beliefs, and I expect them to respect me and my beliefs (or rather the lack of them)

2.    I’m terrible with kids. I just can’t do the sweet-talk thing with them. I remember going to my cousin’s place and meeting his kid for the first time. They bought the kid and thought I might pick him up or talk to him or something. Six people stood around me waiting for my next move. And all I could manage was a wave of my hand at the kid, who seemed more relieved than me that he could go and do something fun than sit with me.

3.    I’m dying to see when and who will be my 50^th follower. The list has been stuck at 48 for some time now.

4.    I just can’t figure out why the world’s crazy over Angelina Jolie. Ok, she acts well, but sexiest lady in the world? NO WAY!

5.    I’m not a morning person. I like it quiet in the mornings and I can get real sulky if I’m subjected to lots of noise. I normally carry on with that mood till I have my cuppa tea.

6.    I have this weird habit of noticing the minutest of details of the movies I like. For eg. Did you know that in Rang De Basanti, Karan’s (played by Siddharth) character’s first and last line in the movie is ‘Nautanki Saala’

7.    I have been working for a little over 3 years, and I already know I’m in the wrong field, but I still have no clue what I really wanna do!

So there you go, 7 things about me which I hope you didn’t know. And now I pass on this award (yeah IT IS AN AWARD!) to the following lucky people:

1.    Shanu (It would be really fun to know your 7 secrets! Hope you do it!) :)

2.    Iceprincess (There now you even have an idea for a post!) :D

3.    Riddhi (I’m sure your list would be downright hilarious) :D

4.    Grayquill (Never seen you do a tag. Try one for a change) :)

5.    Ashley (Let’s actually see if you are 45 or 18) ;)

6.    Madhu (There I tag you once more) :)

7.    Meenakshi (Thought I would give you an award too) :)

8.    Lakshmi (Maybe you can make it more than one post for this month) ;)

9.    Anita (You should have a lot of spare time on the bench! Spare some for this tag) ;)

10.  Zeba (Hope the intelligent blogger spills some secrets) :D

11.  Nim (One more person who has lotsa free time!) :D

12.  Parry (Let’s have some laughter here buddy) :D

13.  Gayathri (I hope your first secret isn’t that you are related to Vishwanathan Anand) :D

14.  Reflections (Just coz she loves awards, even if it’s a nameless one!) ;)

Yeah I know it went a little above 7, sue me :P

A Threatening Tag!

Shanu has tagged me n if she had the option, she would have pointed a gun 2 my head n forced me 2 fill this tag atleast 24hrs before! So here it goes...

 

1. Grab the book nearest to you, turn on page 18 and find line 4 –

Book? ***looks around the room...scratches head...gets up from the comfort of the bed n walks around in search of a book*** YESSS!!! Got it!!!

The book (or rather a training manual) is “OOAD with UML and Rational Rose” and the 4^th line of page 18 is:

“A class may have any number of operations or none at all.”

2. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can & catch air? –

The wall.

3. What is the last thing you watched on TV? –

Watched MTV last...n the last song I saw was “Wake Up Sid” (its kinda catchy!)

4. Without looking, guess what time it is? –

01.00 am

5. Now look at the clock, what is the actual time? –

12.50 am

6. With the exception of the computer, what can you hear? –

The fan whirring ;)

7. When did you last step outside? What were you doing? –

Around 10.30 pm...met my friends!

8. Before you started this Q&As, what did you look at? –

This same tag done by iceprincess (n the fact that SHE could do it...spurned me 2 do it ASAP)

PS: she’s been dormant 4 a long time

9. What are you wearing? –

      Dark blue track pants and a blue tee.

10. When did you last laugh? –

      When I was out with my friends (refer the answer to qsn no. 7)

11. What is on the walls of the room you are in? –

Paint :P (I have had this same qsn in an earlier tag and I had given the same ans) :D

12. Seen anything weird lately? –

      Yup! TAGS!!! Almost every blog I visit has had atleast one tag in recent times!

13. What do you think of this quiz?

      Shanu ensured that the only thought that came 2 my mind is FEAR by repeatedly threatening me 2 complete the tag within the deadline!

14. What is the last film you saw? –

      The Proposal (a one-watch movie at best)

15. If you became a multimillionaire overnight, what would you buy? –

      Shanu...n force her 2 write 4 my blog...lol :D:D:D

16. Tell me something about you that I dunno! –

      My favourite words are “nirvana” n “nostalgia” :)

17. If you could change one thing about the world, regardless of guilt or politics, what would you do? –

      I would ensure that every single person on the planet sends 10% of his/her pay to the Blunt Edges Trust (BET) :D

18. Do you like to Dance? –

      I suck at it but yeah I do like it!

19. Imagine your first child is a girl, what do you call her? –

      Tamanna

20. Imagine your first child is a boy, what do you call him? –

      Akash

21. Would you ever consider living abroad? –

      I might.

22. What do you want GOD to say to you when you reach the pearly gates? –

Finally I can retire to the countryside, now that u r here to take over! :D:D:D

N there I’m done! :D

I have never tagged anyone before...but I think I’ll tag 3 people who have tagged me at some point or the other...so perplexed, Lakshmi and Jyoti, consider urself tagged :D:D:D

Updated: I also tag Madhu...whom I have just educated about tags in the comments section :D
may this be the 1st of many more tags 2 come 4 this 1st timer ;)


Updated again: I guess its just a season of pointing guns at me! Reflections has done the same thing n has ordered (yup, u heard it right!) me to tag her ASAP! N me being the innocent little kid can only comply ***innocent look*** 
So, I hereby tag Reflections too. Enjoy the tag woman! :D

The Change We Need & A Tag We Need!

For the first time on this blog, I’m attempting to write in “proper” English. Now this simply translates to no sms lingo (I know how boring!)

Different people at different stages have commented on my blog about the discomfort they have faced while reading the posts because of the “sms-style” of writing and I am not even making an attempt to talk about the many others who have told that to me in person! ;)

Here are the comments (in the order in which they were posted) that have persuaded me to try this “new” (read uncool) kinda writing :D

1. “and murderer...Rats/mouse/rodents are one thing, thts one mouse (/rat/rodent)i don't have to worry about! but whats the excuse of murdering english language??
same pinch at that one..i used to do exactly the same. it was before i came to know about the 45 rs,450 sms pack (thats is now 45 rs 350 or something, so everyone now resort to 70 rs 700 sms +35 A2A free calls) airtel had to offer.
i hd 2 shrtn al my msgs x unrdbl sntncs SAT(so as to) tel my clsmte 2 brng QM nts,n also bt wot d tchr tot wen i ws sleepin etc..
was really hard to snap outta that habit.infact am still working on it.
other than this tiny minuscule atomic microscopic hardly noticable kunji defect i just loved the blog. blogrolling you, following you(i havent even published your comment yet. couldnt wait to read the blog..:))”

2. “brother,english is bleeding!!!;)”

3. “Ahem! SMS lingo is torture mon ami.
Your english teacher is turning in his/her grave.”

4. “hello murderer”

5. “IthinkIfollowedthejistofthestoryithinktheratwaskilled. Iamoldandallthatshorthandlingowasjustwaytohardformeandwaytomuchwork. Ifeelkindoffoolishbecausefiftysevenotherswereabletoreaditjustfine.R U FLN IR8ED YT? :)))”

6. “murderer!... well, am outta blogsville soon, wish i get to see one post of urs that doesn't spill good old tough english blood before i go!!!”

And people think being a famous blogger is easy (sigh! Ask me ;)). As my good friend what-on-earth-was-his-name said, “With great power, comes great responsibility!” :D

So, for the sake of his beloved readers, blunt edges, who normally treads his own path, puts in an extra effort (this is way tougher than it looks!) and walks on a track that the world follows (I have no clue why I wrote that line in the 3rd person! :D)

This post is dedicated to the blogger who came up with comment number 6. Hope this post gives you reasons to stay back in blogsville :)

Moving on to the actual post (yes, that was just the reason for me changing my writing style). I have been tagged by Lakshmi and Jyoti. This tag has some questions and all of them require me to give 4 answers. So here it goes:

4 places I have lived:
1. Mumbai: This was were I was born (it was called Bombay then) and spent the first half of my life. My first home!
2. Kerala: Home sweet home :D That’s where my folks are and that’s where I eat the most ;)
3. Mangalore: Spent my college days here. And St.Aloysius is the best place on earth!
4. Bangalore: I work here. I live here. I blog here.

4 TV shows I love to watch:
1. F.R.I.E.N.D.S (season 1-3)
2. F.R.I.E.N.D.S (season 3-6)
3. F.R.I.E.N.D.S (season 7-9)
4. F.R.I.E.N.D.S (who can forget season 10)
Yeah I cheated. Sue me :P

4 places I have been on vacation:
I ain’t much of a traveling person. And I usually go to places for a short visit (meaning a day or two). Does that qualify as a vacation?

4 of my favorite food:
1. Sea food!!! ***slurp***
2. Pizza (cheese burst is the current favorite)
3. Gajar ka halwa (and only when my mom makes it)
4. Pav Bhaji :D

4 websites I visit daily:
1. My blog
2. My mail
3. My company HR site (to check if I have enough attendance to leave early :D)
4. Google (for something or the other)

4 places I’d rather be:
1. In a casino in Las Vegas (with loads of cash on me)
2. On a beach in Brazil
3. Home
4. Another casino in Vegas (with loads of cash on me) :D:D

4 novels I wish I was reading for the first time:
Eh? That wasn’t for me, right?

4 movies I can watch over and over again:
1. Dil Chahta Hai
2. Rang de Basanti
3. The Departed
4. The Matrix

4 things I hope to do before I die:
1. Learn to juggle with knives (really!) :D
2. Learn to play the guitar
3. Drive a merc
4. Find the secret to immortality :D

4 people I want to tag:
Not tagging anyone, though you are free to tag yourself if this interests you. Please do tell me if you do it :)

Phew! Talk about hard work! Where’s my pizza???

Slam Book

I got dis in a mail…thot it wud be more fun if I put it here (n actually get a blog post in d bargain…m I smart or m I smart?) :D

Name: Blunt Edges

Meaning of Your Name: err…edges dat r blunt?!?! It goes wid d theory dat sharp edges hurt…blunt ones don’t :)

Birthday: blunt edges was born on Wednesday, April 2, 2008…m a lil older dan dat (around 20-odd days) coz my bday is on March 10 ;)

About Me: I like 2 believe I’m funny…I neva knew wat I wanted 2 do wid my life…sumwhr I had a tiny inkling 2 be a writer who comes up wid articles dat hv cheeky humor in it (a la jug suraiya)…n dats wat prompted me 2 start dis blog…a place whr I cud write random stuff n also get 2 know wat others think abt it (n dis probably is d most serious para dis blog has ever seen…OMG!)

Turn Ons: gud luks (obviously!), intelligence, humor, a quick n smart mind dat gets my jokes! ;)

Turn Offs: bad breath, body odor, blank luks wen I crack jokes (I get a lot of these kinds arnd me!)

On What Occasions Do You Lie: diwali, xmas, holi n ramzan ;)

Greatest Fear: dat I mite actually post something on d blog n not get a single comment (yikes!) :

Favorite Color: blue, grey

Favorite Pass Time: playin nfs-most wanted (vrrrrrrrooooooooooommmmmmmmm)

Favorite Movie: hindi – dil chahtha hai
english – the departed

Favorite Movie Character: maximus (gladiator)

Favorite TV Show: F.R.I.E.N.D.S (I hv d entire freakin series…yay \o/)

Favorite TV Character: phoebe (F.R.I.E.N.D.S)

Favorite Song: hindi – in dino (life…in a metro)
english – boulevard of broken dreams (green day)

Happy: wen I get gud comments on my blog (plz get d point n type out some gud comments!!!)

Sad: wen India loses a cricket match :(

One Night Stands: adventurous…its probably d most intrstng thing since India’s independence n my birth :D:D

Love: seafood, pizza, bein wid family (coz I don’t get 2 do dat often), hangin out wid frenz, listenin 2 great music, reading gud comments on my blog (I REPEAT!)

Hate: rains (okkkk…stop gaspin…its true…I can’t stand it), exams, work, veggie food, ppl wid no sense of humor

Best Advice You've Ever Got: yeah rite...as if I let ppl come n advice me :P

Philosophy of Life: eh? ***scratches head***


Ahh…now all of u knw me :)

Note 2 all my blogger frenz: if u want a post idea, take dis up as a tag (i.e., if u hvnt already done anything similar n hv no other job) n plz let me know if u do it!

Note 2 all my non-blogger frenz: hello :D

Note 2 self: stop foolin around n finish d friggin post!

The End!

I’ve Been Tagged!!!

Well d last time I had 2 tag myself…but this time I’ve actually been tagged by someone…how cool (or is it kewl) is dat?!?!

Ok now into d details…I’ve been tagged by perplexed (I’m eternally indebted 2 u)…n dis tag requires me 2 take the sixth picture from the sixth folder on my pc and write about it…so here I go…

This was taken durin one of those really intrstng classes whr I just cudnt keep my eyes open…my frnd gave me his cell n a ball-point pen n asked me 2 make his cell funky!

Yup…u heard it rite…a ball-point pen 2 make a cell luk funky…he shud hv atleast given me a spray paint rite? But den I m such a gud guy dat I obliged without complainin (so nice of me na…I know)

So we started thinkin abt wat 2 do…I aint dat gud at drawin so I knew I had 2 scribble somethin n convince him dat its cool…we thot (or rather "I thot"…he isnt exactly much of a thinker) of diff quotes…n we shortlisted some…of dat we chose these 2 phrases…which actually sound atleast a lil original (don’t dey? Ok dey do…thanx)

I wrote d 1st one diagonal 4 some reason dat isnt yet known 2 anyone alive…n ended up almost crammin d whole area on d cell…so after a lot of thinkin (again just me) I wrote d 2nd line on d base…

He was showin around his new-found “funkiness” around n I was takin credit weneva anyone said its gud n just disappearin wen some gave those weird luks (cant spoil my rep rite?)

At d end of it…he found out dat it was so cool dat he neva used d panel again?!?! Wat do I say? Apart frm d obvious fact dat d poor guy doesn’t hv a gud taste!

I just realized dat its been a month n a half into 2009 n dis is my 1st post…yikes…dats like an awful lotta time 2 be lazy…I continue 2 surprise myself :D

So its d season of luv…n happy v-day 2 all…go hold hands n show ur luv 2 d world…n don’t care a damn abt d guys who poke their nose into stuff dats not one bit their business (read muthalik n his sena of jerks)…hv fun…n spread luv…ta ta!

Self-Tagged

Ok I tagged myself…well dere was no one 2 tag me n I really thot it wud be fun fillin dis up…so I took it upon myself…rmbr: “zindagi jeene ke do hi tareeke hote hain, ek - jo ho raha hai use hone do, ya phir - zimmedari uthao use badalne ki”…well…I just did :D

4 all u 1st timers, a tag is a pre-set list of questions dat u answer. At the end of it u can ask someone else 2 attempt 2 answer it n hence tag dat person

So here goes my rapid-fire…

1. Pick out a scar you have, and explain how you got it.
A. On my left shin. I got it when shabbir tapori shot me at point-blank range n I dived 2 avoid it. Prblm was I raised my feet in d process of d dive n d bullet was pretty slow. So it hit my shin. Sounds ok? :P

2. What is on the walls in your room?
A. Paint :D

3. What does your phone look like?
A. Black wid a splash of orange here n dere. It’s a w810i. N u better tell me dat its cool :)

4. What music do you listen to?
A. Any. Trust me. Any as long as I m in a mood. I can very easily hv “khwaab dekhe jhoote moothe” n linkin park playin back-2-back on my playlist ;)

5. What is your current desktop picture?
A. This ---->

It shows 5 feet. One of which is mine. The rest r unidentified n r up 4 grabs. So hurry!!!

6. What do you want more than anything right now?
A. I blink n d day shud be Friday. I blink again n d time shud be 6 :) possible?

7. Do you believe in gay marriage?
A. The Indian law calls it a crime n I m as much against d Indian law as I m against aliens takin over d planet. So dat answers it rite?
4 all those who din get wat I was tryin 2 say…d answer in pretty simple terms is: “YES. I believe every individual has a right 2 live life his/her own way. N marry d person of his/her own choice”

8. What time were you born?

A. Sometime in d afternoon. I m way too lazy 2 go thru all dat in d mrng :D

9. Are your parents still together?
A. Yeah. Still together. Still in luv :)

10. What are you listening to?
A. My cpu hummin ;)

11. The last person to make you cry?
A. Anyone who wud make me cry shud be spcl rite? Even dis person is :)

12. What is your favourite perfume/cologne?
A. I don’t hv a fav. I try not 2 stick onto d same fragrance 4 long

13. What kind of hair/eye colour do you like on the opposite sex?
A. Black/brown/red hair
Black/brown/blue eyes

14. Do you like pain killers?
A. Yeah. As much as I like terrorists.

15. Are you too shy to ask someone out?
A. He he. Maybe :D (sheepish grin)

16. Fave pizza topping?
A. Lots n lots of cheese loaded wid as much poultry as d poor crust can take n den some more cheese

17. If you could eat anything right now, what would it be?
A. A maharaja mac wid French fries n coke. N add a hot chocolate fudge 2 d order (I’m on a diet u see) :D

18. Who was the last person you made mad?
A. Who was d last person I met?

19. Is anyone in love with you?
A. Yeah, of course. I’m a popular guy :D :D :D

Dunno if I shud tag anyone…guess I’ll tag all those who r intrstd…all d best…n tell me if u do dis stuff…wud luv 2 check it out :)

N just as I'm abt 2 post dis, I got a mail sayin dat Abhinav Bindra won d yellow metal at Beijing...man dats wat I call d perfect news 2 start d week wid...an olympic individual gold 4 India...dunno if dis has ever hapnd before...yippie...3 cheers 2 dat :D :D :D

Ciao :)