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Grill & chill
Barbecuing is catching fancy of city gourmets. From sumptuous sausages to lip-smacking fish to piping hot kebabs, they are dishing out
all.
Chill and grill go hand in hand. There's nothing better to hot up a cold December evening than a couple of close friends and plateful of piping hot kebabs. The phone takes care of buddies but for kebabs, the city denizens are banking on barbecues."I got addicted to grilling during my engineering days in Australia," quips Hardy, an investment banker. "At that time, we used to barbecue prawns, sausages, beef and what not," says the man, who recently bought a Weber barbeque for his farmhouse at Dera Bassi. Hardy loves to barbecue himself. "It's the time when my wife just loves to sit and eat. Lamb in wine and soya sauce is our all-time favourite, though we drool on kebabs too," says the foodie, who dishes out only non-vegetarian goodies. Neena Singh from Kansal is another ardent fan of barbeques. "They're fun. While I take care of the chopping, mincing and marinating part, my hubby does the grilling," says the homemaker. Neena's husband, who likes to innovate, has designed a special barbeque from a car bumper. "We have been using this one for years. Coal gives a different aroma to the food. We use different woods for different flavours. I see no point in using gas barbeques," adds Neena.
For Sector 36 residents, Amanpreet and Kanwaljit Singh, barbeques are a routine in winter. "We are big foodies and barbeque evenings are very special to us because the whole family pitches in," says the couple. Apart from chicken and fish, their kitchen doles out lip-smacking paneer, capsicum and sumptuous seekh kebabs. Barbeques are getting popular over the years, says Pradeep Sharma, manager, Dharam Chand Aggarwal Kitchen Collection-18. "We have all brands of barbeques and sell around 20 to 25 pieces a month. The price range starts from Rs 3,000 and goes up to Rs 1 lakh," he adds. mona@tribunemail.com
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Fashion week or fashion weak?
By next year, we will probably have a Lajpat Nagar fashion week, a Sarojini Nagar fashion week and many such fashion weeks in almost every corner of Delhi. Two years from now, we will also be obliged to have a Sector 17 fashion week, Sector 22 fashion week, Mohali, Panchkula, going ahead…mmm… Moga, Ferozepur, Abohar, Sonepat, Panipat, as many more till it makes fashion 'weak'…
Hold on, we know we didn't include Ludhiana, as the city won't take even take that much time; next year we might see it. Anyways, for now let's celebrate the birth of Chandigarh Fashion Week, the first of its kind week that would make a seven-day-week shrink to three days. Should it aptly be called, Chandigarh Fashion Week'end' then? The eye-opener comes from Parvesh and Jai, the fashion designers who have to their credit the two major fashion weeks of India and several international fashion weeks. "Such local fashion weeks can harm our industry. People from other countries, after seeing news of local fashion weeks, may perceive that our major fashion weeks, Lakme and Wills, too are as good or bad as them," say Jai and Parvesh, who conducted a workshop at the NIIFT on Monday. They make a point by adding, “Italy is a fashion hub, yet since years, we have there just Rome Couture Weak and Milan Fashion Week. Venice might be high on fashion but there’s no Venice Fashion Week as such.” The duo participated in the Bangalore Fashion Week only to realise how useless these fashion weeks are, "The show was a big flop as there wasn't a single buyer," adds Jai. The organisers of the Chandigarh Fashion Week are counting on NRI clientele, as is Kaushik Ghosh, the fashion choreographer of the week. The argument, however, fails to convince Parvesh, "Does that mean that NRIs are ignorant, who don't know where to buy quality stuff from? NRIs are in fact more aware of the global trends and know well which fashion week will fulfill their requirements." City's proximity to Delhi might prove another dampener for the fashion week. Besides the three-day fashion week, there is another unusual aspect to the Chandigarh Fashion Week. "Usually models and fashion choreographers are paid to participate in fashion shows, but in this case, even designers will have to be paid," quips Jai before Parvesh presents logics, "Which major fashion designer will present his collection at a local fashion show? If any fashion show across India is organised by fashion bodies like IMG and FDCI, every designer would show interest." So, has your neighborhood boutique got the bookings done to display her collection at the Chandigarh Fashion week? ashima@tribunemail.com |
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On his 74th birthday, actor Dharamendra recollects his initial years and beyond…, I was a contestant for Filmfare new talents in the late 50s. Once when I was at Mehboob Studio, Dev Anand was shooting for Kala Bazar. He noticed me and called me personally. I was excited and had no words to express my joy. The matinee idol of countless millions, noticed me amongst hundred others. Dev Anand shared his lunch with me, encouraged me a lot to make my career as an actor and named me, “Toughie.” It was for the first time in my life that I saw an ice-box and other objects which accompany a top star,” recollects Dharamendra. “In our initial days, myself, Manoj Kumar and Shashi Kapoor had to struggle a lot. There was no godfather to back anyone of us. I remember the three of us sitting on the bench of Filmistan Studio, expecting to be cast in a film as the leading man. I must confess we did face a lot of humiliation and neglect in our initial years. I was very depressed and wanted to return to Delhi and then to my native village in Punjab by Frontier Mail. It was Manoj Kumar who insisted that I should not accept defeat and run away like a coward. He inspired me to stay back and carry on struggling till I proved my bid as an actor. Director Arjun Hingorani, spotted talent in me and cast me opposite Kum Kum in Dil Bhi Tera Hum Bhi Tera in 1959. I did not know anything about performing. Arjun Hingorani was patient and very supportive, helping me from behind the camera for each shot he took. The film had a beautiful song by Mukesh, Mujhko Is Raat Ki with a melancholic touch. Arjun Hingorani never imposed his views on me and allowed me to perform naturally without being influenced by any other actor. In Dil Bhi Tera Hum Bhi Tera, I received good scope to emote and exhibit my acting prowess. Natural acting has always been my forte and my idols are Motilal, Dilip Kumar and Uttam Kumar. I consciously never copied any star and did not believe in developing any particular style as an actor. I understood very early that stylisation limits an actor. Phani Majumdar, Bimal Ray, Chetan Anand, Abrar Alvi and Hrishikesh Mukherjee experimented with me the maximum, and I did my most memorable films like Akash Deep, Bandini, Hakeekat, Baharen Phir Bhi Aayenge and Satyakam with them. In this aspect I will never forget late Asit Sen who bestowed a lot of confidence in my acting talents in films like Mamta, Khamoshi and Sharafat. Phool Aur Patthar established me permanently as an actor to reckon. As I complete my golden jubilee year in films this year, I fondly remember my days of struggle, working with legendary directors and actors like Suchitra Sen, Meena Kumari and Nutan. Whatever I have achieved today is from my sheer hard work and unending love of my countless admirers. (As told to Ranjan Das Gupta)
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I was angry with Nandita for not defending the book, says Om Puri, Veteran actor Om Puri, whose biography written by his journalist-wife Nandita C. Puri has caused quite a furore, insists that he was angry with his better half for not defending the book on television. A portion of the book, named Unlikely Hero, was published in a magazine highlighting his relationships with various women, which was followed by the author’s interview on a television channel where she “failed” to highlight the main focus of the book. “A piece had appeared from the book in Tehelka highlighting certain things, but I ignored it then. Later, when Nandita was interviewed on TV about the same thing I realised things are getting out of hand. “I was angry with my wife for not defending the book.But Nandita is not very comfortable with the television medium, so she couldn’t make herself clear,” Puri said on the sidelines of the launch of his book here yesterday. The book has attracted a lot of media attention due to the chapters on the escapades of the 59-year-old actor. But Puri does not regret coming up with disclosures about his life and is proud of the fact that he was completely honest in the biography. “I think you should be honest in your biography. All your mistakes should come out,” said Puri. The national award-winning actor, who had to undergo a lot of struggle to make a name for himself in Bollywood, is sad that his biography is being talked about for the wrong reasons.—PTI
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Beauty & bollywood
French actress Fanny Valette says she has no problem doing an out-and-out Bollywood movie but at the same time she is very critical about the concept of beauty in the industry. “Certainly, I would like to do a Bollywood movie. Will love to do romantic movies. I have also heard about Devdas, its lead actor Aishwarya Rai and the legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan,” Fanny said. However, she was extremely critical when asked about the size-zero fad and importance given to it in Hindi films.“Beauty is something that is very subjective. What makes an actor or actress really beautiful is how he or she can touch your heart through their performance and express themselves well,” she said. Actors who have impressed me in the past are only those who have acted very well, she said adding if acting is not good, audience would eventually get bored.” May be Indians would not share the same opinion, but I put a lot of importance to good acting. Putting a lot of importance to physical beauty is a monstrous act. Beauty is something very plastic. It is something that you get genetically from your parents,” the 23-year-old actress said. Fanny is part of the French delegation of actors who are currently here for the French Film Festival. Her movie Vertige (Vertigo) was screened in the festival. She debuted with Gerard Lauzier’s Le Fils du Francais at the age of 13. —PTI |
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Ikramul Khan and Ali Hussain, two brothers in a Bihar village suffering from progeria, a disease that accelerates the ageing process, have now been promised help by the state government after Amitabh Bachchan-starrer Paa highlighted the illness. “The state government will help in their treatment and will also provide financial assistance to them soon,” said state Health Minister Nand Kishore Yadav. The progeria patients are residents of Dumri village in Saran district of Bihar. Ikramul and Ali’s faces and bodies show symptoms of progeria, and they look middle-aged despite being in their early twenties. Their parents had been finding it difficult to provide for the costly medical treatment even though a Kolkata-based doctor had helped the family by providing healthcare nearly five years ago. The promise of help comes a week after their plight was highlighted thanks to Paa, a film where Amitabh plays a 13-year-old boy suffering from progeria. In fact, the brothers had earlier said that their last wish was to meet the Bollywood megastar and thank him for creating awareness about the disease.Doctors have told their parents that their sons have no chance of living beyond their early twenties. Their three elder daughters - Guriya, Rehana and Rubina — too died of progeria at 17, 24 and 13 years of age, respectively. Ikramul’s mother Razia Khatoon says that her family is cursed as five of her eight children suffered from progeria. —IANS
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Dressed to kill
Revenge is the main inspiration behind the range of evening gowns at NIIFT fashion show,
The girl in black is out to kill her tormentor. Her cat-shaped dress, would change the colour to red, once she has taken the revenge. The girl in wine gown is getting ready for an Indo-Christian wedding. The off-shoulder costume is made of 35 meter fabric. The one, dressed in gothic costume, doesn’t have to work hard for a wardrobe malfunction, opening a few buttons wouldn’t leave anything to imagination. Students of the NIIFT-Mohali know how to work on the theme their teachers assign them. This time, the themes were, revenge, Indo-Christian wedding, TRPs, time machine, winning a lottery ticket of world tour and Bollywood. Also there was another condition, “Every dress following any theme should follow the basic condition of being an evening wear,” says Prabhdip Brar, head, Fashion Design Department. The collection was presented before Parvesh and Jai, renowned fashion designers and alumni of the NIIFT. In tandem with the theme, were presented creations by 37 students of the department. Wish Shilpa Shetty had a choice to barter her golden reception saree for this bright blue gown made by Prinkel Bains and Ritika Pasricha. “We made a one piece dress for her, a corset for the upper body and flowing A-line silhouette for the lower body.”
Shavy Arora’s theme was revenge, which she followed by making a black and red dress. “I chose the particular colours as red denotes blood and revenge and black signifies a certain elegance, which means girl will take her revenge not by cheating but gracefully.” The fabric used for most of the clothes was cotton or other woven fabrics. “Lycra is a stretchable fabric which doesn’t require much fitting. On the other hand, we have to be careful with hand-woven fabric as fittings can go wrong,” informs Surbhi Goel, a student who made the gown on the theme, Indo-Christian wedding in a shocking pink colour. Sushant Abrol’s black cat dress did catch the celebrated designers’ attention. The top of the knee-length dress was made in shape of cat’s ears and the thighs had a tail wrapped around the body.
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Fiddly fingers
Brij Mohan Chugh can shape up anything and everything into something unique
— be it a rock or a sapling,
As one of the foremost artists, who gave Chandigarh some prominent pieces of art, Chugh joined as the faculty of the College of Arts in 1965. “I was studying art at Delhi Polytechnic and had been a student under Ramkinker Baij, a pioneer of modern Indian sculpture, before coming to the city,” he says. Having sculpted everything to anything on fiber, clay, glass, stone, metal, Chugh has many award winning works to his credit. “My prominent works include the Open Hand monument, the bird sculpture at the Sector 17 fountain, murals at the Assembly gate, the Ambedkar statue in bronze at the Ambedkar Bhavan among others,” he lists down. One of his sculptures, Nandi the bull, adorns the Rashrapati Bhavan too. Other than that, he has also sculpted figures on the Shaheed Bhagat Singh samadhi. The veteran artist, who has trained renowned names like Charanjit Matharu, Jagdish Ahuja, Avtar Singh et al, now spends most of his time in his studio, which has all his ideas moulded into art and his new found passion, his garden. Here too, he has nothing less than a piece of art, or let’s just say something unique. An orange plant, just one-year-old, and one-and-a-half-feet tall, bearing two oversised fruits. “This is no less than a surprise to me. Usually, it takes at least five years for a tree to bear fruit,” he says. It’s not just the juicy wonder, but his garden is almost a fruit court, with keenu, guavas and pear trees. Applying his creativity to his garden, Chugh has a courtyard full of white and red painted pots with flowers of any kind. The backyard has two parts, one with all the fruit trees and the other with palms. And, he makes sure that all of them are personally taken care of. “Just like my sculptures, they too are represent my art, the effort gone into shaping a seed into a plant,” he says. Well, seasons notwithstanding, with his kind of passion, nurturing and creative inputs every now and then, the garden is all but the canvas of his thoughts. And, like we began, shaping thoughts is what he does best! nehawalia@tribunemail.com |
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Spade work
Now, when the vegetables have started giving crops, one may find gap periods in produce of one or the other kind. This happens when we do not plan the planting of various kinds. Mostly, I find the allocation of one kind or the other in same quantity in the garden e.g. palak and methi. Mostly, the consumption of palak is far more than methi and you will find the latter going waste. Now, if you have more of methi at hand, dry it for later use. While planting, one must put in more of what is needed the most. In case of saags, the quantity required is more, so one must give more space to it. Also, after every cutting, if you add nitrogenous fertilisers (like urea), the growth is quick and one can get the next cutting fast. The same rule, however, does not apply to root crops. The carrot does not need much water too, leave alone the manure and fertiliser. If you add more of fertiliser or water, you will get a lush green plant sans root, the edible part. In case more of the manure is added to root crops these may get misshapen, forked. The problem may even get aggravated if the manure is also not well rotten. You may think this is late to discuss root crops. No, it is not. Now, one can grow root crops, especially the radish all through the year sowing different varieties depending upon the time of the year. When it comes to watering, the pea also does not need it. Do not plant it next to saag bed where you need more water. Pea is happy even when it gets at the most two or three watering all through its life time. In case of those who have grown tomatoes, they must take immediate protection, lest the plants should get killed due to cold. Best way is to erect thatch cover leaving south-east side open so that the plants get the benefit of winter sun. In case you feel the effort is too much, then use poly-bag to cover the plant. You can do this by covering the plant with poly-bag using three stakes around the plant. Do not, however, forget to make three of four holes on all sides of the poly-bag. This is done for gaseous exchange. Those who use thatch cover must keep an eye for white ants infestation and take proper check measures. Sanitation in the kitchen garden is most important factor to keep the crops free from maladies. One word of advice for those who grow cauliflower, cabbage, broccoli etceteras, do not leave any stub back when you pluck the curd or head. The growth left back will immediately be attacked by insects and also becomes breeding ground for various kinds of diseases. To keep the curd sparkling white, you can cover it with one of the leaf plucked and placed on it. The exposure to sun may make it look yellow. In case of potato too, keep a watch and any visible tuber should immediately be covered with soil. An exposed tuber will become green and it is dangerous to eat it. satishnarula@yahoo.co.in Myth of the week The brinjal plants should be sprinkled with ash to protect it from various kinds of insects. This is a complete figment of imagination and in fact wrong. By sprinkling ash you are covering the green leaf cover and severely affecting the photosynthetic area. Remember, the growth of the plant and the fruit is due to the photosynthesis process. Use appropriate spray instead.
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Clean & green
A few changes in your car can help to control pollution
Replace Air Filter Regularly
Replacing a clogged air filter in your car will improve your cars mileage. The air filter keeps impurities from damaging the inside of your car's engine. So, by replacing your air filter when it needs to be changed helps to cut down on the use of fuel as well as helping to protect the engine. Use correct motor oil grade
Using the correct grade of motor oil in your car can increase the efficiency. If you use the incorrect grade of motor oil that should be used in a specific type of car then it can actually lower your gas mileage and can even damage the engine in the long run. Keep tyres inflated
By keeping the tyres properly inflated with a proper amount of pressure can improve gas mileage and engine load. Properly inflated tyres don't just improve mileage and pollution level but also are much safer and last longer. Wash Your Car the Eco Way
When washing your car there is a way to go eco-friendly believe it or not. You can make your own biodegradable car washing soap by mixing together 1 cup of eco-friendly liquid dish soap, 3/4 cup eco-friendly laundry powder detergent, and 12lt to 15lt of water in a bucket. Use this eco-friendly soap combination to wash your car. Natural car air freshener
Avoid excess idling
Idling gets 0/ km per liter. Over 30 seconds of idling in your car can use a lot more gas than restarting the engine in your car. Try not to idle as often as possible so that you reduce the use of fuel, this is an old trick and with new starter motors its much smoother so don't thing while you are at halt for more then 30 sec, just turn the engine off Observe speed limits
By observing the speed limit you can increase the mileage of the car (this makes a big difference) depending on how fast you drive now. Not only does it help to conserve fuel but it is also much safer to drive the speed limit rather than to go over the speed limit. New car / SUV
If buying a car or a SUV, avoid the real fuel guzzlers, automatic transmissions, larger, more powerful engines, and 4-wheel drive. These vehicles produce more pollution, consume more fuel and are expensive to maintain. You will find, you don't have to make radical changes to your lifestyle to make a difference in the environment. amitpalsinghgrewal@gmail.com You are being Watched!
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Users can personalise the homescreen of their device even further with thousands of different applications and services available from the Ovi Store. From games, videos and podcasts to productivity tools and web services, Ovi Store is the easiest way to fill the Nokia N97 mini's homescreen with applications that reflect individual tastes. Available in three stylish colors, viz, Cheery black, Garnet and White, the Nokia N97 mini will start shipping in the last week of November 2009 at an MRP of Rs. 30,939 only. Lifecasting on N97 mini
Opening up the next innovative chapter of personal and location-aware internet, the N97 mini also comes with Lifecasting with Ovi. Offered in partnership with the world's largest social network, Facebook - Lifecasting with Ovi is the first application to let people publish their location and status updates directly to their Facebook account from the home screen of a mobile device. Lifecasting goes beyond just publishing your status - it is about building deeper and closer connections between people. It triggers new kinds of communication patterns, such as sending messages or status updates or even navigating to a friend or a place. Lifecasting with Ovi is available on Nokia N97 mini via Nokia Beta Labs. According to Vineet Taneja, director marketing, Nokia India, said "More and more people today want to bring their physical and online worlds together via the internet. The Nokia N97 mini is designed for this new social internet and to help navigate people and places. Moreover, it comes in a pocket-friendly size for those out and about. With live feeds, personalized content, Lifecasting with Ovi, Ovi Mail and Ovi Store, the N97 mini provides web centricity to user in a compact case." —
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Beauty over brain
From brick shaped laptops to razor-sleek ones, fashion and style take precedence over utility.
Praneet, a school teacher in Patiala is amazed at the changing priorities. "Forget about using an old personal computer (PC), people have moved over laptops to sleeker versions in jazzy colours and smart designs. I bet those of you aren't well versed with the features don't even care to look at the utility bit. They are taken in by the style and they don't mind spending extra for the 'style'." For Vikramjit Singh Sandhu, a Zirakpur-based banker 'the look of the gadget' definitely plays a deciding factor while deciding on a gadget. "Price and functionality used to decide whether a product was worth buying or not. Now, in addition to the utility, people also give a strong preference to how it looks." Vikramjit thinks that this trend is popular with either the youngsters or businessmen as they are the ones who carry or flaunt it all the time." A move from functionality to style, notebooks, laptops, mobile phones, companies are investing a great deal of time on the design aspect of the products. The smarter and the sleeker the better it is. Nirdosh Patra, a cartoonist says that ultra portable and super sleek laptops are the in thing. "Who wants to carry a bulky machine 24X7 especially when you have to use it almost every second. They aren't only stylish; these good-looking gizmos have a good utilitarian value as well as they are loaded with features. So, the trend is to offer sleek products that have a high functional value as well." Arresting designs and ever-expanding array of choices, it is almost an end of the black-brick laptops. Apples' PowerBook line, IBM's ThinkPad, Sony's Sleek Vioa netbooks, design definitely is doing well in the technological frenzy world. jasmine@tribunemail.com
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Acer, is back with yet another 'first' in the Indian market. After stirring up a revolution with the Android based dual OS netbook, Acer's latest introduction - a Gateway netbook on the AMD platform, is all prepped up to take the Indian PC market by storm, once again. The 11.6 inch Gateway LT 3111, a 'Netbook with a difference,' is the first product of its kind in the Indian market, being launched on the AMD platform. The superior AMD Athlon™ 64 single-core processor called L110 is designed for on-the-go use. This netbook challenges conventional netbook specs of 1GB RAM and 80/160 GB HDD by replacing it with 2GB RAM and 250GB HDD and unlike almost all contemporary netbooks in the market which are on Windows XP Home, this one comes with a full fledged OS - the Vista Home Basic. "The new Gateway LT31 is the perfect blend of style & mainstream performance at an affordable price. Exuding elegance, this netbook is the one-stop solution for the fashion-forward consumer who is looking for a stylish yet dependable mobile computing device. Gateway gives you easy access to all of your digital content and media with a cool product that reflects who you are, your accomplishments, and the pleasure you derive from 'being part of it'," said S. Rajendran CMO, Acer India. Since its introduction into the Indian market, in May this year, Gateway has carved a niche for itself by spearheading a new trend in stylized mobile computing backed by stunning technological performance. Gateway is presently available across 9 major cities Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kolkota, Del-NCR, Chandigarh, Pune, Mumbai and Ahemdabad with select premium Multibrand channel stores and via key Large format retail stores like Croma across key cities. The design of the Gateway LT3111 incorporates an engraved logo and is available in two high-gloss color options - NightSky Black & Cherry Red. The rounded edges & textured palm rest further enhance the classiness of the sleek netbook. It is a perfect tool to access internet anytime, with ease and reliability, and is preinstalled with Internet-based applications. With the new multi-gesture touch pad, one can browse photos & web pages by sliding two fingers horizontally & the 5-in1 card reader enables immediate display and download of pictures and 160 GB disc drive accommodates increased storage of multimedia. The Gateway LT31 Netbook is priced at Rs. 24,607 plus taxes. — TNS
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This man in khaki has been barbecuing for the past 15 years. "In winters we barbeque every other day," says Navjot Randhawa, additional IG (Prisons). His epicurean delights include kebabs, fish, chicken and jacket potatoes with lots of yellow butter. "Friends usually join our evening feasts," beams Randhawa, who is also director, Government Museum and Art Gallery-11. The family has a portable barbecue too for picnics and camping.
Bollywood is beauty obsessed, says French actor Fanny
Valette,
After Paa, brothers suffering from progeria promised aid,
Shaping up thoughts is what he does the best. In fact, he has been one of the few masters to give Chandigarh its heritage landmarks. The man, who gave us our symbol and identity, the Open Hand monument, Brij Mohan Chugh, has sculpted his heart and soul out over the years.
Bugged by rising vegetable prizes? Yes, almost everyone is. The trend once again is shifting towards vegetable gardening. It’s not that one can meet with all the kitchen requirements but the satisfaction one derives while plucking the fruits of one’s labour is tremendous. And, what matters the most is the ambrosial of the fresh self-grown vegetables. It’s not that I underestimate the capability of my esteemed readers to successfully grow vegetables, but the following tips may help them further.
Everyone wants to live in the arms of nature under the soothing and relieving green environment. But with so many industries and vehicles emitting poisonous gases it is difficult to get pollution free environment especially in the big cities. Chandigarh will have to face pollution problems if we don't do anything about it. Industrialisation and urbanisation have led to disastrous air pollution and is one of the reason, which has seen the maximum growth in vehicular pollution. Anyone who has stayed in Chandigarh for the past few years could notice the auto rush and the disappearing roundabouts, which are being replaced by traffic lights in Chandigarh. We can't sell our cars and change to electric car or just shift to some kind of alternate fuel all of a sudden. But here are something's that can do make a difference in cutting the pollution level.
First you need some old fabric. Think about the clothes, towels and blankets you no longer use. If you're not inclined to sewing, you can simply cut out the shape you want from the fabric. Cut out two of whatever shape you choose. Glue these shapes down to some cardboard (cardboard from old shoe boxes, cereal boxes, etc.). You should make the cardboard the same shape and size as the fabric pieces. After this is done, you can decorate they way you would want to. When you're totally completed, soak the fabric with your favorite essential oil to your liking, when the scent starts to run out, all you have to do is drop some more oil onto the fabric."
Citizen's new launch called AIBATO M Bluetooth Watch from Citizen Watches that has loads of new features. This wrist watch is a tiny control center on your wrist, Not only it displays essential information like incoming calls, news tickers, messages etc. but read and displays your phone email messages on its tiny little screen. The Bluetooth watch gets charge via an included desk-stand, with a full battery of standby time for up to five days. The watch can even remotely operate a camera and supports compatible cell phones.
Nokia launched N97, a stylish stainless steel cues, featuring a tilting 3.2" touch display, QWERTY keyboard and fully customizable homescreen that makes it as unique as a fingerprint. The Nokia N97 mini delivers a truly personal internet experience in a compact handset based on the iconic design of the Nokia N97.
Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder. Somehow, this doesn't sound hope giving? Why else would you have the glamour industry make a dash for the plastic surgeons to set their facial contours in shape? And why would beauty products managing companies design focus more on packaging than the product? Last but not the least, why would we ever move from computers to laptops to razor-thin, sleek and stylish-looking laptops, notebooks, mobile phones and other gadgets. So, Kareena Kapoor struts through a metro with a sleek, size zero laptop. Beauty surely has acquired various dimensions. It no longer lies with the beholder. Style has taken precedence over utility. Packaging over the product. Consumers like to pick up products, which look great, especially when it comes to laptops, notebooks or mobile phones. What do you say?