Terrarium Magnets

Such a clever re-purposing idea. With a few air plants, white spray paint, gravel, and a little moss, inexpensive refrigerator spice magnets become mini modern terrariums. Learn how to make them. I'd like to coat an entire wall with magnetic paint for a full on vertical garden. Cool, yes?

Pineberries

Has anyone tried these yet? Pineberries are a new hybrid of white strawberries that taste like pineapple. Don't they look like regular strawberries flipped inside out? I'm so curious to taste them, but I don't think they're available in the INDIA.

What's next... strawnanas? Hope so! or Manganans.. How about a smoothie to cool off ??? EAT PRAY LOVE all over again !

Cinco de Mayo

Cinco de Mayo (Spanish for "fifth of May") is a holiday held on May 5. It is celebrated nationwide in the United States and regionally in Mexico, primarily in the state of Puebla.The date is observed in the United States as a celebration of Mexican heritage and pride,and to commemorate the cause of freedom and democracy during the first years of the American Civil War. Happy Cinco de Mayo to all my Mexican friends living everywhere around the world !!!! Bring out the Tequilla I say !

Prithvi (Nenu) Doshi

Dear Nenu,

You will someday be able to read these sentences and make out that your Dia Masi is a sweetheart : )) She cracked open a bottle of champagne in her head the day she came to know that you have been formed. The details of how your little hands and legs were made will follow in my letter to you on your 18th Bday ! Don’t worry – I’m not dying, and I will still in my full clear pen-man ship write to you 17 years and 11 months from today.. Of course I will make sure I will slip in the equivalent of a Ek hajjar ek rokda in the year 2029.... Hopefully America will not fuck it up for the rest of the world with its inflation and recession jargons.. !! ( Ooops, I can say fuck right, if you are below 10 and are reading this and are knowing how to use FUCK as a noun, preposition and an adjective, I will say your parents brought u up well.. ; )

Ofcourse you don’t like it that I call you Nenu infront of the many 1 month olds around Facebook... ! And the fact that I have and will tag you in the many posts over the next couple of years... but someday you will realise when you will do the same for Rhea’s or Sacha’s or Kabir’s Kids... Oh btw, Rhea and Sacha are my unborn daughters, and Kabir is Dhwanu Masi’s unborn. You are going to be heading the clan and there will be a lot of pressure on you to perform. On most days you will find it difficult .. and the younger siblings, judging by their parents will be equal if not less or more naughty, intelligent and weirdos as their predecessors.
I hope someday you can come to me and we can share a drink or two and discuss everything under the sun.. ! I wish you become a wine drinker and not go to the regular men’s drink- WHISKY.. !! Some will at this point think I am putting you in the midst of a GAY-DAR... ! No, Masi cannot explain to you what that is... !!

But today, I am happy, I have found your ears without your mouth.. Works well for a talker like me. Soon, one day that will be taken away from me. And it will be a mixed bag of emotions for me to see you grow up into a beautiful young man... !!!

Dia Masi loves you... Mwahhh !!!
And to the world... Here is the first public BLOG APPEARANCE OF MY NEPHEW , PRITHVI DOSHI, born on 20th March, 2011 after 12 hours of labour --- something his mother will never forget. It was terrifying not only for her, but everyone ( like me, who don’t know what to say ) around too !!! I now call upon, Prithvi (Nenu) Doshi !!! APPLAUSE...

I'm Famous and Waiting to be Rich now !!

There are 2 aspects of the human mind that I have come to know in the last 48 hrs with certain clarity. When they say – you will know when you sail in that boat – you will know. So I sailed in that boat to know them FOR SURE. So what happened in the last 48 hours ! A couple of days ago in one of my entries I told you about how I got photographed for Inc Magazine. It is out and here is the link for the same.

http://issuu.com/incindia/docs/inc_india-vol-2-issue-04-may-2011_1_

I’m featured on the 26th Page of the magazine – and 28th page of the PDF File. After the much dilly dallying over the make up and costume bit – the actual day of the shoot is nothing but a feeling of discomfort in my head. I am more of a behind the camera person off late – and all my thoughts about Oh, I would love to be centre of attention – have now a different perspective. So 2 things happened. Both Revolve around Human Emotions.

1. The Human Mind loves Flattery. And Questions who it is coming from and Why.
While most people close to be seem to be having their own shit to deal with – so there is yet to be a celebration of sorts. And I thought like in the movies I would declare a party and have 50 people flowing in with the booze and the attitude. That did not happen, is my reality. Some close one is in the hospital, so people are tending to her. Others are busy in their bullshit. A few others didn’t have time to read – even though I delivered it to their mailbox. Others that read got so caught up in work that they didn’t have time to send their much love.
And then there are the unexpected. Those that took their time off to let me know how proud they are to know a person like me, words of encouragement, some critical words to make sure I do well in the future. Some in plain awe of me, and some who half expected me to succeed- but are only surprised it was so early in life !!


2. The Human Mind shrivels up looking at no one around to share their happiness with.
I have been in a constant fight with my best friend for over last 7 months. To a point where the period of 10 days before the magazine came out we didn’t see each other, we didn’t talk to each other, but made each other’s life living hell messaging from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Much of what was exchanged was un-needed, and uncalled for... we didn’t mean half of those things we said... but we did. And that’s our reality. So when the magazine came out – the first reaction was Who the fuck to i share this happiness with ? So it didn’t matter that I have 10,000 other people who I knew would be happy for me. What mattered is that she is not around !!

Both of which is now resolved. She emailed, we met and we have hopefully conquered ! And the immediate family despite all the shit that is happening will now congregate at a celebratory dinner Friday night !!! LOVE in today’s world comes but in a delayed FASHION. Life is not BOLLYWOOD film after all. It is just the human mind that needs slight training !!!

Of course my thoughts on the magazine.
1. I love being famous
2. I love the fact that there were so many words of encouragement
3. I love the fact that I am happy I am in Inc. But I can’t wait to be on Forbes list now !
4. I love that I love being ahead in the race
5. I love that people around me cheer me up each time I tend to settle for no 2.

Do check out the link and let me know what you think !!! YIPPIEEEE !!