Theeka Kum!

I’m from a (more or less) typical Telugu family which means we eat spicy food. A LOT of spicy food. And by ‘we’ I mean the Telugu populating,by and large, but I don’t really fall into that category though I’m a South Indian. On the contrary,I don’t have much tolerance for spicy food. Whenever I’ve made the mistake of putting a morself of extremely spicy food in my mouth I instantly feel slightly dizzy,the insides of my mouth feel like they’re on fire and my eyes instantly start watering. No amount of water or sugar can soothe that burning sensation in my mouth. Well,this used to be the case when I was younger, now I guess I have gotten slightly used to having around ten green chillies in each dish but that doesn’t mean I’m overly fond of it.

In my family, everyone is addicted to spicy food. They can’t stand the sight of bland food or anything that isn’t marinated,dipped,covered or doused with lots and lots of mirchi powder and those terribly hot green chillies. So I guess it goes without saying that I don’t eat all that much at home. I prefer sitting with a plastic bag full of junk food in front of the TV or computer during meal times. My mom is so used cooking this way that even after my repeated complaints about the food being too spicy go unheeded. When she DOES make the effort to add less spices in the food everyone else at home are whining about how ‘tasteless’ and ‘bland’ her food has become. And so after several fights and arguments over how food is supposed to be cooked,whether or not spicy food is good for health and me skipping meals we’ve all come down to the conclusion that it would be best if I learned how to cook and prepared my own meals.

This solution didn’t prove to be too useful though cause I’ve tried my hand at cooking and let’s just say I was told very politely not to make dinner anymore. So I guess it’s best for me to try as much as I can to start liking spicy food and trust me – I’ve put in the effort. I try eating at a very good speed so I don’t feel my tongue burning until I’ve finished eating what’s on my plate and then I’m dizzy with the heat in my mouth for a while and then that sensation passes after a couple of minutes.

And it isn’t only at home that I have to put up with spicy food. I love chaat but those guys just do NOT know the meaning of “Theeka kum”. Even after repeatedly telling them to go easy on the theeka chutney they just don’t seem to get it right. The other day I’d bought a paneer frankie and even after requesting that frankie guy not to make it spicy I swear I’d found atleast 4-5 pieces of finely chopped green chillies in each bite of that frankie!

Thankfully,my friends aren’t big fans of extremely spicy food either so I always take some time out to bitch about how spicy the food can get and they just sympathetically nod cause I guess they feel the pain of a person who is forced to enjoy such pungent food.

Nocturnal.

Lady in the radiator.

I was awake last night till 4am watching Eraserhead and talking to some people on facebook in between cause that movie did manage to creep me out to a certain extent and I like to think I don’t get creeped out that soon. Well,I usually get amused or really surprised when I see something unusual but that movie was strange and random,to say the least. No one can really tell what that movie’s really about but what really impressed me about that movie was just how confusing and weird it was. And how Lynch managed to come up with such a script and work on this movie for 5 years even though no one was interested in funding it.

Anywho,since I’m on a mini vacation now that we don’t have any lectures I realized it’s so much better to stay awake all night and sleep throughout the day cause then that saves a whole lot of boredom that one goes through during the day. While everyone else are asleep by 12am at home I like staying up and watching some videos online or just reading a book till whatever time my eyes manage to stay open.

Well that’s all for now. For some funny reason I can’t seem to get over that lady in the radiator singing “In heaven”. That song is hauntingly beautiful.