Strange Brew

Marathi Strange Tales by D.P.Khambete

2011-08-21T11:23:00.000-07:00

tag resurrection

2010-02-03T12:37:00.000-08:00

My blogger Queen friend Meenakshi is responsible to resurrect this blog!
Thanks! :)
Below there is a questionnaire she tag me for,
I enjoyed it,
have a fun!

1. What is your current obsession?
Finding fairies, photography at night sky

2. What are you wearing today?
Tintin in Tibet T shirt and Corduroy shirt (it’s chilly here)

3. What’s for dinner?
Beans and chappati

4. What’s the last thing you bought?

The Ice Dragon by George R.R.Martin

Cigarette rolling papers for my friend

5. What are you listening to right now?

Artist- Pendragon
Album- Masquerade overture
Song- Paintbox

6. What do you think about the person who tagged you?
Wonderfull, Inspiring!!

7. If you could have a house totally paid for, fully furnished anywhere in the world, where would you like it to be?

On top of the hill

8. What are your must-have pieces for summer?

Water, lake, trees, fruits

9. If you could go anywhere in the world for the next hour, where would you go?

In Kerala to see Eva

10. Which language do you want to learn?

Tamil, French

11. What’s your favourite quote?

"Fairy-tales are more than real, not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten."

G.K. Chesterton

12. Who do you want to meet right now?
E.T.

13. What is your favourite colour?
Blue, Purple, Silver

14. Were you a Mamma's pet or Papa's pet?
Nobody’s pet

15. What is your dream job?
Writing one page stories and draw pictures based on

16. What’s your favorite magazine?
Uncut
Mostly Music related

17. If you had $100 now, what would you spend it on?
Party!:)

18. What do you consider a fashion faux pas?
Wearing what you are not comfortable with but; just the sake of fashion

19. Who according to you is the most over-rated style icon?
Trump?

20. What kind of haircut do you prefer?
Messy

21. What are you going to do after this?
Music session

22. What are your favourite movies?
Too difficult to answer,
But I grew up watching ‘Star Wars’ and some old Black and White romantic, sci fi Horror stuff

23. What inspires you?
Music

24. What do your friends call you most commonly?
Shekhar

25. Would you prefer coffee or tea?
Black coffee

26. What do you do when you are feeling low or terribly depressed?
Long walk with Music

27. What makes you go wild?
Injustice

28. Which other blogs do you love visiting?
All the blogs that I’m going to follow.

29. Favorite Dessert/Sweet?
Dates

30. How many tabs are turned on in ur browser right now?
Progarchives.com
Banterbattery.com

31. Favorite Season?
Chilly Winter,

32.Whats ur current facebook status msg?
Its blank

33. What is the right way to avoid people who purposefully hurt you?
Kill them all
He he nobody hurt me purpusefully

34. What are you afraid of the most?
Van Helsing

35. When you looked at yourself in the mirror today, what was the first thing you thought?
about my story 'Long Forgotten Tale' about 3 friends call Saarang, Aasha and Eershaa

36. What brings a smile on your face instantly?
My favorite Music, and Eva

37. A word that you say a lot?
Wow
Actually

38. Tell us a bad PJ u heard recently??

Q.Who is the richest boy in the world?
A. Richie Rich
(I made it;)

39: Whats the best thing that's happened to you?
I was born.(I copied Meenakshi’s answer, cant beat this one)
And of course my friends,Music and Eva

synchronicity 2

2009-09-23T02:02:00.000-07:00

This is how God is treating me these days,
making fun of me, pulling my leg.
with black comedy synchronicity
haha

check out the advertising below,
which was kept on flashing on my browser screen,until I disconnect the internet.
you know what I mean, right?

Ayesha Vada Pav centre

2009-06-08T23:21:00.000-07:00

Just heard the news that Ayesha Takia is getting into Hotel business,
with her hotelier hubby, all the best!!!

Because if she would have marry me, she would end up doing this business!!

(found yesterday nearby my place)

Eat Vada Pav daily,
condemn McDonald burger

Lonar Crater (Meteor Crash)

2009-03-15T02:36:00.000-07:00

50.000 years ago meteor crash on planet earth, check out the impact,
these are the photos from Lonar crater, there are few ruins of temple, in the crater,
this is called “Yadneshwar” built by Guru of Rakshas “Shukracharya”,
crater is full of salty acidic water, people over there believe that it cures all kind of skin diseases, and it is blessing of some goddess

Click on the Image for Larger View
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Lake lonar 45 sec. movie

Paithani Saree

2009-03-05T03:49:00.001-08:00

I visited this place called "Paithan" in Maharashtra,
town is famous for Handloom sarees,
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Paithani Sarees
:
Known the world over as a poem hand woven in silk and gold, Paithani Sarees are for those with discerning and refined taste. The art of weaving Paithani flourished in 200B.C., during Satvahana era. since then Paithani is coveted in India as a precious heirloom passing on from generation to generation. Exquisite silk from Paithani was exported to many countries and was traded in return for gold and precious stones. Shear dedication and the faith of the weavers has kept alive Paithani silk work for more than 2000years. Real Paithani is hand woven pure silk and gold/silver

Intricate designs on pallu and border is a specialty of Paithani Sarees. Motifs on pallu are generally peacock, lotus, mango and other designs taken form Ajanta Caves. Traditional creative artistry and pain staking workmanship combine to form this unique cloth. Paithani Sarees can take between 2 months to years to manufacture, depending on border and pallu design and costs from Rs.6000/- to Rs.500,000.

(above text is from -http://www.paithani.com/paithanisarees.htm)

Check out my one min video,
Making of "Paithani Saree"

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look how beautiful Ayesha Takia in those "Paithani Sarees"
:)

Treasure Island

2009-01-16T04:26:00.000-08:00

This is Post specially for Nitin
Treasure Island by R.L. Stevenson
Another adventure ride ,
I wish Sergio Leone should have made Film on this, like his Bloody Spaghetti Western..
(more text is coming..)

Zapatalela Pravasi

2009-01-13T22:57:00.000-08:00

“Zapatalela Pravasi”
(one more childhood book)
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Marathi translation of “Around the world in 80 days” by Jules Verne,
Translated by My Alltime favorite and inspiring writer B.R.Bhagavat,
Cover design by My Alltime favorite and inspiring artist Deenanath Dalal.
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“Zapatalela Pravasi” literally means: Possessed Traveler
Actually ‘zapatalela’ term used in Maharashtra for someone who is possessed by spirits, ghosts,.

In this particular story our lead character ‘Phileas Fogg’ is possessed by the challenge to trip around the world and finish it within 80 days,
(now this story is written more than 100 years ago, nowdays you’ll finish touring it in 8 days)

Check out the illustrations from the book,
Guess; who is the artist,......

It is "Balasaaheb Thakare" of Shivsena.

More Childhood Memoirs later....

Book of Russian Fairy Tales

2009-01-08T01:23:00.000-08:00

This is the book that inspires me a lot in my childhood
Book of Russian fairy tales translated in Marathi,
There are 17 stories altogether, featuring “Sundar Vasilisa”,
means “Beautiful Vasilisa”,
Story about Little girl encounter with evil witch in the woods,
Story contains lot of visual elements which I cherish till now,
Like,
Witches Hut which standing on a chicken leg,
Talking Russian Doll, fence made of glowing skulls,
And lot more

Backwaters & Houseboats in Kerala

2009-01-05T23:50:00.000-08:00

These are the stills from footage I shot during my Backwaters Houseboat trip in kerala,
It was Amazing and I had lot of fun,
I’m going to edit all these footages to combine one short documentary,
About lifestyle in Backwaters and Houseboat, and traditional Toddy Shops.

Enjoy

:)

Captain Shekhar

Shibu the Boatman

I left my Mothership and catch dingy boat to have some Adventure in Open Water

room inside the Houseboat

James Bond was passing in between

Toddy Toddy piya Karo!!!!!

2008-12-31T04:56:00.000-08:00

When I went to HouseBoat trip in Allapuza ,
I visited Toddy Shop in between,

at the gate

Toody Shop Food Menu,
here you get yummy Seafood,

Toddy Bottles

Inside
Check out these, offering buddy a drink,

two more friends enjoy their drink under a "Aiffel tower"!!!

Kitchen, looks like Witches Prepartion in the cauldron

Backwaters Delicacy: "Karimeen" or "Pearlspot"

Marinated Karimeen

Deep fry in pure Coconut Oil

toddy shop manager showing me the coconut tree, which braught us sweet Toddy

Special Knife to cut the flower of Coconut

My Boatman Shibu

After few Toddy Drinks
(Camera is out off Focus or Focus is out off Camera)

Bye Bye Backwaters!!!

Dr.Shekhar’s Liposuction Surgery

2008-04-20T01:30:00.000-07:00

Ayesha Takia ,
Looking plumpier with each passing film was rumored to have gone to UK to undergo a liposuction surgery so as to remove that extra fat.

So arrived Dr.Shekhar; for the Aid,
And did successful surgery

In Operation room called Photoshop,
Here are the photos of before and after surgery

Click on the Image

And
Spot the Difference

:)

T-shirt design for my Niece

2008-04-08T04:59:00.000-07:00

got it?

What an Idea, Sirjee :D (George Bernard Shaw)

2008-03-29T10:09:00.000-07:00

Check out what my man 'George Bernard Shaw' is saying,.......

"If you have an apple
and I have an apple
and we exchange these apples
then you and I will still each have one apple.
But if you have an idea
and I have an idea
and we exchange these ideas,
then each of us will have two ideas."

so, lets share Ideas,..
and spare apple for Newton or Mac

Insomnia #3

2008-03-13T11:06:00.000-07:00

So many poems getting in my head
And they wont allow me to go to bed
So i said, come over here , we'll have Wine
They said "No thanks, just dont sleep, that'll be fine

Jurassic Dark

2008-03-13T10:59:00.000-07:00

You know, how Dinosaurs extinct in the End
'F' dinosaur said 'M' dinosaur
"Lets just be a Friend"

(Moral: I dont want 'Homo Sapien' to be Extinct)

To the Sun

2008-02-24T20:14:00.000-08:00

She made a broom out of her Golden Rays
She sweeps and cleans the world, All the Days
Oh! The pretty, shiny ‘Sun maid’
Job she does without getting paid

Me and Pencil

2008-01-28T09:38:00.000-08:00

I abused my pencil yesterday
And she filed a case
Her witness was eraser
But he left without a trace

I've Got Everything

2008-01-17T12:15:00.000-08:00

As i told you before, I'm in Poetry mood
After my Silly Poem (LA Dog)
this is the new one, scribbled it last week :)
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"I've Got Everything"

I've got ear
but I dont hear
I've got eyes
so dont tell me lies
I've got nose
that I cant close
I've got leg
so I cant beg
I've got head
thats why I get paid
I've got hair
thats where everyone stare
I've got nail
so long you cant tell
I've got hand
thats why I'm in the Band
I've got Girlfriend
whose got Boyfriend

I've got lung
I've got tongue
I've got headaches
I've got toothaches
I've got this
I've got that

I've got everything
but I dont know anything

Silly Poem ( LA Dog)

2008-01-16T11:59:00.000-08:00

Dog from the Hollywood
whose tail,was U Turn
Dog was so Boyhood
Who dream of 'Audrey Hepburn'

Poems by Spike Milligan (My Type)

2008-01-15T10:30:00.000-08:00

I think this is Poetry season or session
I'll start with few of my favorite poems, by Spike Milligan

I love the way he writes

come along with me

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Feelings

There must be a wound!
No one can be this hurt
and not bleed.

How could she injure me so?
No marks
No bruise

Worse!
People say 'My, you're looking well'
.....God help me!
She's mummified me -
ALIVE!

Spike Milligan
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Letters

I was thinking of letters,
We all have a lot in our life
A few good - a few sad
But mostly run of the mill-
I suppose that's my fault
For writing to run of the mill people.
I've never had a letter
I really wanted
It might come one day
But then, it will be just too late,
And that's when I don't want it.

Spike Milligan
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Me

Born screaming small into this world-
Living I am.
Occupational therapy twixt birth and death-
What was I before?
What will I be next?
What am I now?
Cruel answer carried in the jesting mind
of a careless God
I will not bend and grovel
When I die. If He says my sins are myriad
I will ask why He made me so imperfect
And he will say 'My chisels were blunt'
I will say 'Then why did you make so
many of me'.

Spike Milligan
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So anyways ,
I think enough Poetry
This one is last,..

while Sleeping Beauty and the Beast
zzzzzzzzZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzz

The ABC

'Twas midnight in the schoolroom
And every desk was shut
When suddenly from the alphabet
Was heard a loud "Tut-Tut!"

Said A to B, "I don't like C;
His manners are a lack.
For all I ever see of C
Is a semi-circular back!"

"I disagree," said D to B,
"I've never found C so.
From where I stand he seems to be
An uncompleted O."

C was vexed, "I'm much perplexed,
You criticise my shape.
I'm made like that, to help spell Cat
And Cow and Cool and Cape."

"He's right" said E; said F, "Whoopee!"
Said G, "'Ip, 'Ip, 'ooray!"
"You're dropping me," roared H to G.
"Don't do it please I pray."

"Out of my way," LL said to K.
"I'll make poor I look ILL."
To stop this stunt J stood in front,
And presto! ILL was JILL.

"U know," said V, "that W
Is twice the age of me.
For as a Roman V is five
I'm half as young as he."

X and Y yawned sleepily,
"Look at the time!" they said.
"Let's all get off to beddy byes."
They did, then "Z-z-z."

Spike Milligan

Halloween in Los Angeles

2008-01-14T10:34:00.000-08:00

Thief Lord is here

ha ha ha

Krishna's Textiles

2008-01-06T22:23:00.000-08:00

Most embarsssing event in Hindu Mythology,
"Draupadi ka Vastraharan"

Check out the 5 Idiots,
Do you ever wonder, How did Krishna manage to Supply that much of Sarees

Check out the Image below,.

Answer is here
ha ha

Everybody loves Krishna,

2008-01-06T07:25:00.000-08:00

Krishna is our Romantic, Brat God,

From Loverboy to Deadly Killer (Remember Jarasandha)

He has Justification for everything,
He steal ( Rukmini and Curd from the "Mataka") He kills
He Play Music and Politics at the same time
He tells Lie, (Mai nahi maakhan khayo)
and He glorified truth in GEETA,.

And I love him

I dont want to Contradict things, Whatever he did was on Purpose, (for the goodness sake)

Not only girls , but guys are also ready to die for him,.
( Sudama, Saint Narahari, Saint Eknaath, and lot of Hippy Dudes, Including me :))

If Krishna is reading this Post somewhere in Fantasy 'Vrindavan' Land,.
just want to say - "hey Kriss, buddy"

"Shower your Love on me"

:)
:)

Advent of Rover

2007-12-30T13:55:00.000-08:00

When Rover was old enough ,
he went to the valley ,
and then he climb up the hill,
he gulp the Strang brew from his Amber glass bottle, and he thought,.
I 'm watching stream , and waterfall and lots of grammatic mistakes
he was waiting for the train, called "La Villa Strangiotto",.
he was afraid, it must be full of kids, he he, Kids are fun,
but what about their moms?,.
and at that same time clouds came by, so white,
then he cant see the valley below, so he jump,.
he landed on a roof of house with a chimney,.
he saw through the chimney ,
there was fire burning, and smell of food coming through ,. so he jump again ,
this time in chimney,
and he landed on Dininig table,
surrounded with lots of sofisticated people
and he slept on a table..........

Wowwy :)

2007-12-22T04:37:00.000-08:00

Wowwy :)

Strange Brew

Marathi Strange Tales by D.P.Khambete

tag resurrection

synchronicity 2

Ayesha Vada Pav centre

Lonar Crater (Meteor Crash)

Paithani Saree

*Treasure Island*

Zapatalela Pravasi

Book of Russian Fairy Tales

Backwaters & Houseboats in Kerala

Toddy Toddy piya Karo!!!!!

Dr.Shekhar’s Liposuction Surgery

T-shirt design for my Niece

What an Idea, Sirjee :D (George Bernard Shaw)

Insomnia #3

Jurassic Dark

To the Sun

Me and Pencil

I've Got Everything

Silly Poem ( LA Dog)

Poems by Spike Milligan (My Type)

Halloween in Los Angeles

Krishna's Textiles

Everybody loves Krishna,

Advent of Rover

Wowwy :)

Treasure Island