tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post3772592640925902475..comments2024-03-20T15:50:48.991+05:30Comments on Compulsive Confessions: eM in England (part two)eMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12716202062654957842noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-86566806420188504132009-03-18T03:51:00.000+05:302009-03-18T03:51:00.000+05:30i liked slumdog too. and i am not eveb from bombay...i liked slumdog too. and i am not eveb from bombay!! yet abt the oscar hype i think it was a ridiculous attempt to gain fame at the price of poverty as an entertainment!<BR/>love ur blog!suohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16333130416775543492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-27195983299369025812009-03-06T21:53:00.000+05:302009-03-06T21:53:00.000+05:30Howdydo eM! Have one confession and one question. ...Howdydo eM! <BR/><BR/>Have one confession and one question. <BR/><BR/>---Absolutely completely adore your blog and naturally,i'm a fan :)<BR/><BR/>---I just rashly listed you under "blogs i follow" without conforming it with you first. May i keep it that way or... :( ?<BR/><BR/>Cheers!Suvarnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10161337301420565436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-79782965369851594472009-03-05T10:22:00.000+05:302009-03-05T10:22:00.000+05:30hope u r enjoying to the fullest there :)hope u r enjoying to the fullest there :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-33119970718711585812009-03-04T12:45:00.000+05:302009-03-04T12:45:00.000+05:30Please, just tell em where you are watching Gry's ...Please, just tell em where you are watching Gry's Anatomy? I so want to!SDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02680026705334224458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-47441738476139430992009-03-01T16:29:00.000+05:302009-03-01T16:29:00.000+05:30Down Under in New Zealand, we call it the bottle s...Down Under in New Zealand, we call it the bottle store...BTW, u got a real winner in that man of urs...Any man who can cook well is a treasure I tell you!Vatsahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05613368951887914900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-40822995575609272952009-03-01T13:21:00.000+05:302009-03-01T13:21:00.000+05:30Hey Em, just wanted to drop and line and tell you ...Hey Em, just wanted to drop and line and tell you I've finally got your book...just started reading it and love it already...thanks for such great writing! At the risk of sounding so cliched and senti....you inspire me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-42818983864826847302009-02-28T08:03:00.000+05:302009-02-28T08:03:00.000+05:30So we've got a whole quick reference for liquor sh...So we've got a whole quick reference for liquor shops! And now I don't have to add the Kerala thingy.. for which i came in :Dethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13411195917343356189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-58648166642731222802009-02-27T12:40:00.000+05:302009-02-27T12:40:00.000+05:30yay! what fun :) let me know when you're back thou...yay! what fun :) let me know when you're back though - planning a couple of bombay tripschitgohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12612480627302708265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-8517530081478825232009-02-27T11:56:00.000+05:302009-02-27T11:56:00.000+05:30Hie...I read the first few pages of your book when...Hie...<BR/><BR/>I read the first few pages of your book when I got that free with some magazine (btw great publicity idea!) and I knew I had to buy the book the very next day. <BR/>I just lived the book and my sis, i think she read it 4-5 times within 2 days..lol! <BR/><BR/>Then I got to know about you blog (No, I'm not an alien) and have started reading it from the begining. <BR/><BR/>I know you don't update often but still I'll be leaving my thought every here and there. <BR/><BR/>PS: Your drinking capacity stunns me! You're a tanker! heheehe<BR/><BR/>Cheers!thinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15691875637738014294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-57022007674892674892009-02-27T02:48:00.000+05:302009-02-27T02:48:00.000+05:30Rum shop down here in Jamaica/the Caribbean...yo h...Rum shop down here in Jamaica/the Caribbean...yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!Annie Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18002716362243335338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-75106463058514424542009-02-26T23:19:00.000+05:302009-02-26T23:19:00.000+05:30You watch How I Met Your Mother.I have some seriou...You watch How I Met Your Mother.<BR/>I have some serious respect for you, madame.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-32919840121909063222009-02-26T10:27:00.000+05:302009-02-26T10:27:00.000+05:30I love the novel "Q & A" more than t...I love the novel "Q & A" more than the movie SLUM DOG..<BR/>There r many differences between the two.Anil Battulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18093563276925444408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-45021202142703216812009-02-26T05:43:00.000+05:302009-02-26T05:43:00.000+05:30Apo and Pera beat me to it .. TASMAC in Tamilnadu....Apo and Pera beat me to it .. TASMAC in Tamilnadu..Find u r writing endearingly hillarious and free spirited.. just finished u r book and absolutely HAD TO find u r blog to let u know that !!Bhargavihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11532498932030700441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-87152391547819987232009-02-25T16:09:00.000+05:302009-02-25T16:09:00.000+05:30Bodega in any Spanish speaking country =pBodega in any Spanish speaking country =pAnokhihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02546505998996553806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-28168879587721264102009-02-25T16:08:00.000+05:302009-02-25T16:08:00.000+05:30When I was living in New York your friendly neighb...When I was living in New York your friendly neighborhood liquor store was called the "Bodega"! <BR/><BR/>I have missed you, bring me back a cute English boy in your suitcase will ya?!<BR/>Can't wait to see you on Sunday!randomrobinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05685427125519016037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-66806603122780979902009-02-25T16:05:00.000+05:302009-02-25T16:05:00.000+05:30do you wirte anything that gets published in banga...do you wirte anything that gets published in bangalore? what about us poor ol bangaloreans?<BR/><BR/>i liked slumdog too. and yes it made me feel all mumbai-meri-jaan-ish too, even though im not mumbai-ite. it made me feel more hindustaan-meri-jaan-ish actually. i just didnt think it was oscar material, unfortunately. and i think the hype has far outdone the real worth of the movie..and people are forgetting that it was a movie made by a NONindian, that just happened to have an all-indian cast..teh way newspapers and journalists are reacting here, one would think the movie dropped straight out of bollywood!<BR/><BR/>sigh :)Revati Upadhyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12935010405521401337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-87090605570845333272009-02-25T12:55:00.000+05:302009-02-25T12:55:00.000+05:30Ah...We get going again!Say hello to Jeeves and Wo...Ah...We get going again!<BR/><BR/>Say hello to Jeeves and Wooster while you're there..would'ya?:-p<BR/><BR/>p.s. Point taken, about Freelance writing taking away from content and Prolificacy.Pinochyohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08145240733957717090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-21246609083272833792009-02-25T12:32:00.000+05:302009-02-25T12:32:00.000+05:30Its also called "Civil Supplies" in kerala!Enjoy u...Its also called "Civil Supplies" in kerala!<BR/><BR/>Enjoy ur time in England! n keep the posts coming! :)Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14716838424153576869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-45509683518541831112009-02-25T12:04:00.000+05:302009-02-25T12:04:00.000+05:30Just to elaborate on the classic 'theka' bit... it...Just to elaborate on the classic 'theka' bit... it comes in two variants - 'theka sharaab desi' and 'theka sharaab angrezi'! The 'spirited' Punjabis have it all!No enigma here. I'm your girl-next-doorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06192010455500973422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-56771039360070863982009-02-25T11:47:00.000+05:302009-02-25T11:47:00.000+05:30We Chennaites originally call it "Wines Shaap" (Wi...We Chennaites originally call it "Wines Shaap" (Wine Shop) since all liqour shops are named "{something} wines". Ironically they dont sell any wine there.<BR/><BR/>In tamil though (Chennai Tamil) we call it affectionately as "Sarakku Kadai" :PDilip Muralidaranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18434214237874028000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-65094913324503416972009-02-25T11:01:00.000+05:302009-02-25T11:01:00.000+05:30its always fun reading ur posts, i like them a lot...its always fun reading ur posts, i like them a lot. And by the way, just finished your book, "you are here". It was fun reading it :)Rohit Khuranahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03156566431433636916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-30594046069719515662009-02-25T10:29:00.000+05:302009-02-25T10:29:00.000+05:30Fashionable to hate, perfect! Right on.Fashionable to hate, perfect! Right on.fishbowlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08288022383414613542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-49700110601764562212009-02-25T09:32:00.000+05:302009-02-25T09:32:00.000+05:30'SakeYa' in japan. 'Sake' (pronounced as 'Sa' 'K')...'SakeYa' in japan. 'Sake' (pronounced as 'Sa' 'K') means liquor and 'Ya' means shop.പിആര്വിഎന് | PRVNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05466862039201159243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-57597920301655404492009-02-25T07:55:00.000+05:302009-02-25T07:55:00.000+05:30they are called 'bottle shop' down here in south e...they are called 'bottle shop' down here in south east usa.Malleswari Akkinenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04696124363198257881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-81224869848294518232009-02-25T05:45:00.000+05:302009-02-25T05:45:00.000+05:30lol ... reminds me of my Italian housemate in Gurg...lol ... reminds me of my Italian housemate in Gurgaon once saying that "daru" is the second most important Hindi word. "What's the first?" I asked. "Sidha. As in ... go sidha to the daru shop." That was the only time he would bother speaking to the driver. We never called it thekha though - I guess we didn't really "get it", then.Luciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11093660147044137130noreply@blogger.com