The Heretic – TSOAF

One of my favourite songs from The Sounds of Animals Fighting.

Its an OAV though.

Flesh is Heretic…

The Colours of Smell

Associations are how we deal with things. It makes it easier to remember, and at times describes the character of an object that may defy description through any other means. Odour at times brings a colour to my mind. The colour defines the odour and describes it, almost like a visual representation of smell.

Walking down the street on a dry morning, will bring you the smell of dust and dirt, a golden yellow with hints of brown and a bit of grey from residual exhaust fumes. If it rained, you smell wafts of light blue, and hints of light green in the air. Unfortunately, tainting these colours of smell, will be dark browns, or dark green-browns, from dog and cow excrement. If it is particularly fresh, not only do you smell dark brown, but you smell warm dark brown.

Getting in the bus is when the real trouble starts. If you are lucky, it will just be the yellow, of body odour, with grey fumes outside. If it is mid-day, or after work, you find the yellow, starting to collect tinges of moss-green, and hints of brown. Sometimes colours, which remind you of pea-soup gone bad, float around and then you stick your head out the window (if you are lucky) and gladly breathe in the grey fumes. I don’t even want to talk about the colours that emerge if someone has a bad case of flatulence.

On a happier note, the smell of food brings out colours too. Italian food smells herby green, while Sri Lankan is a dark roasted brown and Indian is a reddish brown. British food is just plain white, while fatty foods usually smell a sunny yellow. I am not sure about Chinese food, as I am yet to taste authentic Chinese that is not influenced by the local spices, or preparation. Bread smells light brown, while chocolate cake is a heavy heavy brown.

As for people, babies invariably smell milky white, while children smell light yellow. Women are lighter shades of brown and yellow and green (Some of them anyway) while men are dark and heavy greens and browns. When it comes to perfumes, Boss’ Soul is a deep purple, while CK’s Contradictions is a fizzy orange. Ralph Lauren is a kind of fizzy pink. Denim is a grey-blue, and Brute is a blue-green. Fahrenheit is a sort of sunset-orange-yellow and Old Spice is a Brownish-Orange.

Its funny how you associate one sense with another at times.. Computers are a steel grey while books are a wizened-yellow. Other people probably do this too, or maybe its just me. But by VIBGYOR its great to have an imagination!

 

Ping Pong Matrix

Simply for time pass yaar. Solpa adjust maadi, sit back and take a break. This video is so much masti, yaar!

These Japanese are imaginative!

Arigato!

Little Italy

Decided to take the family out for a meal yesterday. Everyone was tired of Indian, and Chinese was overdone, so the majority favoured Italian. Now I am not that great a fan of Italian food. In Sri Lanka, among the people I have been with, a really good meal is one that makes you cry. One that has so much chilli, salt and curry, that the vegetables are simply a vehicle to cart the spices into your stomach. But Italian it was decided, and Italian it was.

In Bangalore City, on 100ft road, is this place called Little Italy. What is unique about this place is that it is completely vegetarian. So there was where we stopped off for supper. The ambience was good, nothing fancy, just quiet light and colour, and the option of seating inside the a/c room, or dining under a canopy outside. The music was something I didn’t recognize, but I am happy to say, it was not pop. The service was not brilliant, but adequate. But the food was excellent. Each dish had its own particular character. I say character in preference to flavour, because it had just that: character. Normally in some restaurants you will find a few dishes recycling the same flavouring for different dishes, but not here. Each was unique. I could tell when the garlic was roasted, when it was plain, when different cheeses were used in sauces for pasta dishes. It was delicious. We ordered about ten dishes and passed them around, so we had a good idea of the variety. The salads are not special, while the pizzas are good, (I think my aunt’s pesto is better though, just in case she reads this). The first course is mainly pasta, but my favourite dishes are in the second course. I’d recommend the crespelle and the gnocchi. You also have the option of requesting garlic or chilli oil to garnish your food.

The desserts were good, though by that time we were too full to do it justice. Little Italy is definitely a place you should check out.