The Food Monster
anNy November 11, 2001
#100 Posted by soundmeister on December 7, 2001 10:23:13 am
Just curious.... anNy. How much do you weigh?
We`ve all known the type. Moms love them, especially at birthday lunches when their plates are stuffed with the last of the 6 chicken pieces that nobody can finish. Or they are encouraged to polish off the last three bowls of fruit salad so that it won`t be left over. Magically, these folks, blessed with a hyperactive metabolism, were rarely overweight. Nor did they wake up at the crack of dawn to run 20 rounds of the YMCA ground. We longed to know their secret: us fatties, whose every 5th chapati was greeted with a derisive snicker from Didi or baleful glare from Mom. ``No icecream for you, you`re looking like a haathi ka baccha``.
Lucky lucky you.
We`ve all known the type. Moms love them, especially at birthday lunches when their plates are stuffed with the last of the 6 chicken pieces that nobody can finish. Or they are encouraged to polish off the last three bowls of fruit salad so that it won`t be left over. Magically, these folks, blessed with a hyperactive metabolism, were rarely overweight. Nor did they wake up at the crack of dawn to run 20 rounds of the YMCA ground. We longed to know their secret: us fatties, whose every 5th chapati was greeted with a derisive snicker from Didi or baleful glare from Mom. ``No icecream for you, you`re looking like a haathi ka baccha``.
Lucky lucky you.
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#99 Posted by rsaxena on November 22, 2001 12:21:36 pm
re: semipreciousme
``....and before you know it we`ll be hearing about a house in the hamptons...``
...to go with the Central Park apartment...
``...well, i`m not an expert on prose or anything...to me, if i can read smt in one flow...it ticks...so that`s all you have against this, ahem, ``nameless`` person?.... doesn`t have anything to do with what they write about, does it?...:)``
it`s not one ``nameless person``...it is many of them...that temporal fellow was very generous in giving people editorial advice...but they always rebuffed it and called him arrogant...but you are right, it has nothing to with what people write about...it is how they write it...good writing can make even the most mundane things interesting...no?
``....and before you know it we`ll be hearing about a house in the hamptons...``
...to go with the Central Park apartment...
``...well, i`m not an expert on prose or anything...to me, if i can read smt in one flow...it ticks...so that`s all you have against this, ahem, ``nameless`` person?.... doesn`t have anything to do with what they write about, does it?...:)``
it`s not one ``nameless person``...it is many of them...that temporal fellow was very generous in giving people editorial advice...but they always rebuffed it and called him arrogant...but you are right, it has nothing to with what people write about...it is how they write it...good writing can make even the most mundane things interesting...no?
#98 Posted by semipreciousme on November 22, 2001 9:56:04 am
anNy
….the closest i’ve been to hira mandi is during basant at someone’s haveli…and at cuckoos café….which, if you come to lhr, is a must see….the place has this ambience beyond description…the guy who owns it, iqbal hussain is the son of a prostitute and teaches at nca…he’s decked out the place in an amalgam of odds and ends….beautiful wooden-carved doors…wrought iron sculptures….you have to check it out….time magazine even did a spread on it….and basant is not basant if you don’t go to the inner city….are you planning to do an article on hira mandi or smt?…
….the closest i’ve been to hira mandi is during basant at someone’s haveli…and at cuckoos café….which, if you come to lhr, is a must see….the place has this ambience beyond description…the guy who owns it, iqbal hussain is the son of a prostitute and teaches at nca…he’s decked out the place in an amalgam of odds and ends….beautiful wooden-carved doors…wrought iron sculptures….you have to check it out….time magazine even did a spread on it….and basant is not basant if you don’t go to the inner city….are you planning to do an article on hira mandi or smt?…
#97 Posted by semipreciousme on November 22, 2001 9:56:04 am
RSaxena:
``yes, and they were all headed to Harvard Business School and Yale Law School...``
....and before you know it we`ll be hearing about a house in the hamptons...
``umm, i think i was specific...i requested that people (who shall remain nameless) learn grammar and basics of correct prose...it`s like this...if a granny complains about a poor performance by a cricket bowler, is it fair to ask that unless she can throw faster and higher bouncers, she better be quiet?``
...well, i`m not an expert on prose or anything...to me, if i can read smt in one flow...it ticks...so that`s all you have against this, ahem, ``nameless`` person?.... doesn`t have anything to do with what they write about, does it?...:)
``yes, and they were all headed to Harvard Business School and Yale Law School...``
....and before you know it we`ll be hearing about a house in the hamptons...
``umm, i think i was specific...i requested that people (who shall remain nameless) learn grammar and basics of correct prose...it`s like this...if a granny complains about a poor performance by a cricket bowler, is it fair to ask that unless she can throw faster and higher bouncers, she better be quiet?``
...well, i`m not an expert on prose or anything...to me, if i can read smt in one flow...it ticks...so that`s all you have against this, ahem, ``nameless`` person?.... doesn`t have anything to do with what they write about, does it?...:)
#96 Posted by rsaxena on November 21, 2001 1:28:24 pm
re: semipreciousme
``...and weren`t there some kids in there somewhere?``
...yes, and they were all headed to Harvard Business School and Yale Law School....
``...yeah but when you start complaining about people`s work it`ll rebound on you...gotta be more specific with your criticism...
..umm, i think i was specific...i requested that people (who shall remain nameless) learn grammar and basics of correct prose...it`s like this...if a granny complains about a poor performance by a cricket bowler, is it fair to ask that unless she can throw faster and higher bouncers, she better be quiet?
``...and weren`t there some kids in there somewhere?``
...yes, and they were all headed to Harvard Business School and Yale Law School....
``...yeah but when you start complaining about people`s work it`ll rebound on you...gotta be more specific with your criticism...
..umm, i think i was specific...i requested that people (who shall remain nameless) learn grammar and basics of correct prose...it`s like this...if a granny complains about a poor performance by a cricket bowler, is it fair to ask that unless she can throw faster and higher bouncers, she better be quiet?
#95 Posted by semipreciousme on November 21, 2001 11:42:40 am
RSaxena
``and don`t forget the claim about the ``gorgeous wife``...some people have all the luck...``
...and weren`t there some kids in there somewhere?
{``...oye saxena...watch it..before someone tells you to put your money where your mouth is...``
arrey but i`ve never claimed to be a writer or journalist...nor have i ever attempted to write articles for Chowk...i know my limitations...i wish the wannabe writers would know theirs too...}
...yeah but when you start complaining about people`s work it`ll rebound on you...gotta be more specific with your criticism...
``and don`t forget the claim about the ``gorgeous wife``...some people have all the luck...``
...and weren`t there some kids in there somewhere?
{``...oye saxena...watch it..before someone tells you to put your money where your mouth is...``
arrey but i`ve never claimed to be a writer or journalist...nor have i ever attempted to write articles for Chowk...i know my limitations...i wish the wannabe writers would know theirs too...}
...yeah but when you start complaining about people`s work it`ll rebound on you...gotta be more specific with your criticism...
#94 Posted by rozaiba on November 21, 2001 11:42:40 am
anNy,
gonna be taking a trip there - hopefully not in ramazan, but unfortunately, some friends on break are in a time crunch...
between 11pm-1 or 2am is the time for the dance-mujra. it is `legally` accepted. after or before those hours is when the sex trade thrives.
my email address is: rozaiba@hotmail.com
i will gather up more information.
gonna be taking a trip there - hopefully not in ramazan, but unfortunately, some friends on break are in a time crunch...
between 11pm-1 or 2am is the time for the dance-mujra. it is `legally` accepted. after or before those hours is when the sex trade thrives.
my email address is: rozaiba@hotmail.com
i will gather up more information.
#93 Posted by anNy on November 20, 2001 1:51:30 pm
rozaiba:
``i humbly acknowledge your greatness``
;0)
iv been wanting to ask you something (keeping in view your insight into the working of lahore) but uve not ben around so much..if i go to lahore and want to check out heera mandi, can i? is it safe? if not, what measures, burkha shurkha, male companions i need to take with me, what time is relatively safe? ive had friends who went for documenteries and the females were given most poisonous hate filled looks while the boys were (i swear) almost dragged into chambers by some dancing girls they had been filming...i`m hoping i can escape such incidents, not that the ladies will want to ravish me or anything..any info u can give will be appreciated
anNy
``i humbly acknowledge your greatness``
;0)
iv been wanting to ask you something (keeping in view your insight into the working of lahore) but uve not ben around so much..if i go to lahore and want to check out heera mandi, can i? is it safe? if not, what measures, burkha shurkha, male companions i need to take with me, what time is relatively safe? ive had friends who went for documenteries and the females were given most poisonous hate filled looks while the boys were (i swear) almost dragged into chambers by some dancing girls they had been filming...i`m hoping i can escape such incidents, not that the ladies will want to ravish me or anything..any info u can give will be appreciated
anNy
#92 Posted by rsaxena on November 20, 2001 10:11:33 am
Re: semipreciousme
``...eek....you mean it/her/him isn`t really a doctor cum journalist cum whatever as claimed???...gasp...``
and don`t forget the claim about the ``gorgeous wife``...some people have all the luck..
``...oye saxena...watch it..before someone tells you to put your money where your mouth is...``
arrey but i`ve never claimed to be a writer or journalist...nor have i ever attempted to write articles for Chowk...i know my limitations...i wish the wannabe writers would know theirs too...
``...eek....you mean it/her/him isn`t really a doctor cum journalist cum whatever as claimed???...gasp...``
and don`t forget the claim about the ``gorgeous wife``...some people have all the luck..
``...oye saxena...watch it..before someone tells you to put your money where your mouth is...``
arrey but i`ve never claimed to be a writer or journalist...nor have i ever attempted to write articles for Chowk...i know my limitations...i wish the wannabe writers would know theirs too...
#91 Posted by rozaiba on November 20, 2001 10:11:33 am
anNy:
WOOOOOW.....
a guy who is a carnivore can be an obscene sight. but a female not sparing the food is a sight to behold.
i humbly acknowledge your greatness.
WOOOOOW.....
a guy who is a carnivore can be an obscene sight. but a female not sparing the food is a sight to behold.
i humbly acknowledge your greatness.
#90 Posted by ZafarA on November 20, 2001 2:12:53 am
Reply anNy #: 95
“…when my g.p.a falls and no uni touches me much less gives me a scholarship, u may head a donation fund for me on our beloved chowk.”
I’ll be happy to do what I can, but I understand that you have already been offered help, mashallah. Anyway, why assume the worst when all you have to do is LOG OFF and open a text book?
Hmmm?
Zafar
PS Vaisai, I am also addicted to Chowk, so I understand...
“…when my g.p.a falls and no uni touches me much less gives me a scholarship, u may head a donation fund for me on our beloved chowk.”
I’ll be happy to do what I can, but I understand that you have already been offered help, mashallah. Anyway, why assume the worst when all you have to do is LOG OFF and open a text book?
Hmmm?
Zafar
PS Vaisai, I am also addicted to Chowk, so I understand...
#89 Posted by semipreciousme on November 20, 2001 1:03:10 am
RSaxena:
``well, but it`s pretty clear that hydra was never educated in English...or if it was educated at all...not that i condone the garbage that it produces``
...eek....you mean it/her/him isn`t really a doctor cum journalist cum whatever as claimed???...gasp...
``there are others who were/are educated in English and still produce horrendous prose``
...oye saxena...watch it..before someone tells you to put your money where your mouth is...
``well, but it`s pretty clear that hydra was never educated in English...or if it was educated at all...not that i condone the garbage that it produces``
...eek....you mean it/her/him isn`t really a doctor cum journalist cum whatever as claimed???...gasp...
``there are others who were/are educated in English and still produce horrendous prose``
...oye saxena...watch it..before someone tells you to put your money where your mouth is...
#88 Posted by rsaxena on November 19, 2001 6:23:15 am
re: semipreciousme
``....agreed...nothing mars good writing like bad grammar...also commas and other punctuations inserted at whim....and no one does that better than our resident hydra...``
well, but it`s pretty clear that hydra was never educated in English...or if it was educated at all...not that i condone the garbage that it produces...there are others who were/are educated in English and still produce horrendous prose...
``....agreed...nothing mars good writing like bad grammar...also commas and other punctuations inserted at whim....and no one does that better than our resident hydra...``
well, but it`s pretty clear that hydra was never educated in English...or if it was educated at all...not that i condone the garbage that it produces...there are others who were/are educated in English and still produce horrendous prose...
#87 Posted by semipreciousme on November 19, 2001 1:19:34 am
RSaxena:
``well, content can be a matter of perception... but grammatically correct, concise prose is not a matter of perception...either you have it, or you don`t...isn`t that the least anyone writing articles or stories can do?...i know good writing is not easy...personally, that is why i don`t try...but those who do try, should do it well...``
....agreed...nothing mars good writing like bad grammar...also commas and other punctuations inserted at whim....and no one does that better than our resident hydra...
``well, content can be a matter of perception... but grammatically correct, concise prose is not a matter of perception...either you have it, or you don`t...isn`t that the least anyone writing articles or stories can do?...i know good writing is not easy...personally, that is why i don`t try...but those who do try, should do it well...``
....agreed...nothing mars good writing like bad grammar...also commas and other punctuations inserted at whim....and no one does that better than our resident hydra...
#86 Posted by semipreciousme on November 19, 2001 1:19:34 am
RSaxena:
``well, content can be a matter of perception... but grammatically correct, concise prose is not a matter of perception...either you have it, or you don`t...isn`t that the least anyone writing articles or stories can do?...i know good writing is not easy...personally, that is why i don`t try...but those who do try, should do it well...``
....agreed...nothing mars good writing like bad gramma...also commas and other punctuations inserted at whim....and no one does that better than our resident hydra...
``well, content can be a matter of perception... but grammatically correct, concise prose is not a matter of perception...either you have it, or you don`t...isn`t that the least anyone writing articles or stories can do?...i know good writing is not easy...personally, that is why i don`t try...but those who do try, should do it well...``
....agreed...nothing mars good writing like bad gramma...also commas and other punctuations inserted at whim....and no one does that better than our resident hydra...
#85 Posted by anNy on November 18, 2001 4:59:29 pm
Semi:
``……you and my bro really must have a one-on-one food eating contest one day….i mean i thought he was bad``
teehee..u know once this friends family insisted on seeing me eat…refused to believe anyone could pack away 4 large super supremes..pehlae I though keh hey free food! but then later due to some pressure had to decide against it
Tibor, would u like to sit on you and thus answer the question sweetie?
aicha:
``how about some very ecstatic tapeworms : ) ``
u DON’T want me to go there
appartition:
``P.S Tell me honestly how much do you weigh``
no where close to how much I should…God is very good to me
farzana:
``Btw, when I was travelling wahan par, there were lots of edible things...yeah, food too...``
I toldja…laikin boy shopping reh gayee :0(
Zafarsaaaaaab:
``Good luck with your exams. Are you surfing when you should be studying????``
haiii yes…what to do…when my g.p.a falls and no uni touches me much less gives me a scholarship, u may head a donation fund for me on our beloved chowk
sameerjb:
sameer saab, kyoon merae allah mian ka mazaak uraatae hain? Waiase kumn izzat kae faloodae horahae hain? Waisae, do u have baloch ka falooda in your hometown, isloo?
pan agar aap ko khana ho tau boat basin par there is this tiny paan kee dukaan that will blow your mind..it is the juiciest, meethaist (I like mine with lots of khopra and none of the supari and other ghandgee) hugest paan ever…plz tell me when u come..i will take you
scout:
``my grandmother used to tell us to always leave the table a little hungry. eat one roti if you feel you could eat two. keeps the mind alert and the body healthy.``
mine too...she`s dead now
dostmitter:
``If I come to Karachi and take you out for a dinner, the choice will be restricted to all-you-can-eat-buffet places.``
But youll have to pay for three..me 2 and you 1
:-P
``And what are your plans for Ramzan?:-)...on second thought, maybe we don`t want to know.``
hehe..actually ramzan mae I live on soup chai and cholla…feel naueseous if I eat anything oily or heavy after roza…dissappointed? :0)
hamzad afaqui:
``Are you a walking billboard for ``wonder of gluttony`` or ``wonder despite gluttony``
I live in constant wonder of gluttony sir
Ras saab:
Hanifia is very much here and doing roaring business…people (mine are especially obsessed) for some reason love the burgers and kuraisha something there…its way too oily and mustardy and heavy (!) for me
khansaab:
``And with the takeover of Chowk The Social by Chowk The Political, one had to go WAY back in the submission queue to rediscover Chowk the social and humane. Happily I found it in your writings. Hope that makes your temporary bed arrest more tolerable.``
That makes every bad thing that ever happened to me tolerable...;) the dearly departed mustafabhai tells me u are a great burnsroad person...the next few plates of nihari, boti, kheeri, seekh kebabs, dhaaga kebabs and rabrii are on me...please consider it a belated bribe..
God bless you for chowk
shirinjee:
please make sure your flight is after school timings…i shall be there with everything on your humble list…would you believe me if I told you there are 2 unopened bottles of vimto under my computer just waiting for you? sachee
love,
anNy
``……you and my bro really must have a one-on-one food eating contest one day….i mean i thought he was bad``
teehee..u know once this friends family insisted on seeing me eat…refused to believe anyone could pack away 4 large super supremes..pehlae I though keh hey free food! but then later due to some pressure had to decide against it
Tibor, would u like to sit on you and thus answer the question sweetie?
aicha:
``how about some very ecstatic tapeworms : ) ``
u DON’T want me to go there
appartition:
``P.S Tell me honestly how much do you weigh``
no where close to how much I should…God is very good to me
farzana:
``Btw, when I was travelling wahan par, there were lots of edible things...yeah, food too...``
I toldja…laikin boy shopping reh gayee :0(
Zafarsaaaaaab:
``Good luck with your exams. Are you surfing when you should be studying????``
haiii yes…what to do…when my g.p.a falls and no uni touches me much less gives me a scholarship, u may head a donation fund for me on our beloved chowk
sameerjb:
sameer saab, kyoon merae allah mian ka mazaak uraatae hain? Waiase kumn izzat kae faloodae horahae hain? Waisae, do u have baloch ka falooda in your hometown, isloo?
pan agar aap ko khana ho tau boat basin par there is this tiny paan kee dukaan that will blow your mind..it is the juiciest, meethaist (I like mine with lots of khopra and none of the supari and other ghandgee) hugest paan ever…plz tell me when u come..i will take you
scout:
``my grandmother used to tell us to always leave the table a little hungry. eat one roti if you feel you could eat two. keeps the mind alert and the body healthy.``
mine too...she`s dead now
dostmitter:
``If I come to Karachi and take you out for a dinner, the choice will be restricted to all-you-can-eat-buffet places.``
But youll have to pay for three..me 2 and you 1
:-P
``And what are your plans for Ramzan?:-)...on second thought, maybe we don`t want to know.``
hehe..actually ramzan mae I live on soup chai and cholla…feel naueseous if I eat anything oily or heavy after roza…dissappointed? :0)
hamzad afaqui:
``Are you a walking billboard for ``wonder of gluttony`` or ``wonder despite gluttony``
I live in constant wonder of gluttony sir
Ras saab:
Hanifia is very much here and doing roaring business…people (mine are especially obsessed) for some reason love the burgers and kuraisha something there…its way too oily and mustardy and heavy (!) for me
khansaab:
``And with the takeover of Chowk The Social by Chowk The Political, one had to go WAY back in the submission queue to rediscover Chowk the social and humane. Happily I found it in your writings. Hope that makes your temporary bed arrest more tolerable.``
That makes every bad thing that ever happened to me tolerable...;) the dearly departed mustafabhai tells me u are a great burnsroad person...the next few plates of nihari, boti, kheeri, seekh kebabs, dhaaga kebabs and rabrii are on me...please consider it a belated bribe..
God bless you for chowk
shirinjee:
please make sure your flight is after school timings…i shall be there with everything on your humble list…would you believe me if I told you there are 2 unopened bottles of vimto under my computer just waiting for you? sachee
love,
anNy
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