Hats Off McQueen!

I Dozed off with McQueen in my hands!!

It was the year 2006. My first year in NIFT, New Delhi (Masters in Fashion Technology-AP). The very honourable and an oracle in matters of spotting fashion trends-Ms. Bani Jha of the FD(Fashion Design Dept) took some of our lectures on Overview Of the Global Fashion Industry. It was from her that I first heard about Lee "Alexander" McQueen. It Definintely did not impress me much at that time, because I wasn't much interested as I understood little due to my own immature portrayal of Apparel Design and overmuch dependence on technicalities, which no matter have tehir own place in the sun but not before Inspiration and Imagination...but what struck a chord was the Man's originality and how he never repeated "Anything" . His level of committment is what I would like to reach to. From Savile Row to Puma Alexander McQueen, he was A Class Apart.

But I was not any good for OGFI lectures (for that matter any lecture after lunch), i usually tried & occupied a far off seat in the lengthy PJ Hall (it is "PJ" ie;Pupul Jaykar so that i do not let you make nerdy guesses :)!!), so that I save myself from being spotted dozing (and there was a fair chance i would be spotted). But I know what I have missed when I dozed with Mcqueen's design appreciation notes in my hands, and Bani Ma'am, was too genteel a women to humiliate me, spoilt a bit, I am,but only to make amends.

Mcqueen was a genius...My tribute to him...I will learn Appreciation Of Design.

P.S. Once I got a bit embarassed by my own sleeping habits and I used to carry a cup of tea to ALL classes after Lunch break(keeping in mind the faculty).

One Fine Day...

Have a look at this one -

Alice: And how many hours a day did you do lessons?
The Mock Turtle: Ten hours the first day, nine the next, and so on.
Alice: What a curious plan!
The Gryphon: That's the reason they're called lessons, because they lessen from day to day.

Its a nice summer afternoon, and my family is with me, Daddy is also home as it is a sunday...just had Dabeli...This is a gujju junk as competent as a burger in the zero nutrition race...but anks makes it so tasty that...Ohh! Anks my sister! She's here for the time being...getting back to business after this week ends! In Gujarat the mercury is rising...yesterday we had 43 degree in Ahmedabad...but summer's good, it reminds me of that childhood , the memory of which is more pleasant than the grizzled worthy itself!...presently our parents...i mean Anks and mine are having a nice nap...so we'll treat ourselves with our favorite gujju beverage "Aadi waadi Chaa"- Ginger Flavored Tea, you get this flavor tea bags in Tetley for sure...alos Twinings has several english flavors like Bergemot, and Earl Grey (not a flavor but a gimmick- CERTAINLY;)..But try twinings Lemon Flavored Tea...that one is sure good...the only problem you can't have it with milk...so is for bergemot..., The Green Tea from Tetley...I do not find it appealing enough...well ...It used to be all well after a long day in Faridabad...along with momo's when one used to reach Delhi South Ex...after a day long drivel! But ...seriously folks...nobody ...I mean it...nobody makes tea as well as Gujju's...They are experts...Alos try "Kahwa", you get this in Kashmir...This is not exactly tea...but when the shopkeeper of that quaint old shop treated us with this rejuvenating kashmiri beverage...it was like all that energy i had spent in clambering up the "Sonmarg" Valley....disappeared...Why can't we have a "Kahwa" flavored tea!!! Food for thought...now i need to make some for anks...she needs it...tomorrow she has her last exam....and god has given her a good amount of "Somnia"...I know that is not correct english...but you understand!!!

:)...Today's agenda is

1. I AM OK, YOU ARE OKAY
2. 3 RC test- I'll post the results as well.
3. 10 LR
4. 10 CR
5. 3 DI sets
6. Mathematics- Mom's worried this one- so we'll do that too- Progressions and equations and some juggling with useless ratios!

Quote of the Day:"A child is a perfect example of Minority Rule"