[The Interview - Part 1]
| General | Hello everyone, this is the realities forgotten blog… |
| Me | The blog is called Closing Pandora’s Box you twillop. |
| General | Haha okay, my bad. I am the guest interviewer, the General. Today I shall be asking Nas some questions to discover who he really is. So Nas, why are you called the Red Devil, as illustrated by your msn screen name? |
| Me | Okay. Well. When I was young, pre 14 years old, I used to be a menace. A bit like Dennis the menace but the Asian version. ‘Sharaarti’ was my middle name. I would play pranks on people, my attitude was carefree, and thus people would call me ‘shaytaan’, a devil. I remember once when I was 11 I stuck a spider in my teacher’s coffee because she was picking on me. Classic moment! Red was my favourite colour and hence I became known as the red devil. |
| General | What does ‘sharaarti’ mean for our non Urdu speakers? |
| Me | Ummm.. mischievous I think? |
| General | Would you describe yourself as being a menace to society still? |
| Me | Nah, I think I’m past those days. |
| General | Okay so how would you describe yourself now? |
| Me | I don’t even know. |
| General | Everyone knows dude. It’s like when you’re writing your CV. Just describe yourself in a sentence. |
| Me | Ugh. I dislike you for asking such difficult questions! |
| General | No problem. Difficult is my middle name. |
| Me | You have so many middle names you could be Sri Lankan. |
| General | For all the Sri Lankans reading this, Nas is not trying to be offensive. He is just telling the truth as always. Now back to the question… |
| Me | Haha. Okay. I like to think I’m nice, pretty good smelling and have awesome eye lashes. |
| General | I concur. Please describe your strengths and your flaws but not in a job interview mode, but like a raw onion. |
| Me | Raw onion?! |
| General | Yes raw onion. Like kalunji with emotion man. |
| Me | My strengths include that I’m clever but my weakness is that I don’t take advantage of it. I try hard at being a good friend, a good person to all, and pride myself on that. But at the same time in doing so, I become attached to people and that is a weakness. |
| General | Nicely said. Now, who was your first crush? |
| Me | I was thinking about it a few days ago and realised my first crushing happened in year 4. No I didn’t physically crush anyone. Anyway, I used to have a HUGE crush on the teacher of the other year 4 class. It lasted about a week because she went and married another teacher. I even remember her name. Well after she got married, I was heartbroken which also lasted about a week because I got occupied with other things and totally forgot about her. |
| General | Oh that is so sweet. Did you ever go back and see that teacher again? |
| Me | Well I stayed in that school till the end of year 5 till we moved house, so I did walk into her here and there. But she fell in my eyes after she got married. |
| General | Who or what was your first love? |
| Me | One love, one United. Manchester United. Though I don’t believe in love at first sight, that was a case of ‘head-over-chappals-at-first-sight’. *sighs* |
| General | Haha. Now lets get ready to business. |
| Me | You mean down? |
| General | Yep I meant down. What are the characteristics that turn you on in person, be they male or female. I meant that in a non-sexual way. |
| Me | I like people that are honest. Who have only have one face and are not like a coin with two. I like people with humour, who can make jokes and take jokes. I like people with opinions and beliefs and so the strength to stand up for their beliefs and opinions. I like people that are different and random. Oh and I also like people who give me cookies. |
| General | Haha! I hope cookies that have not been a part of a contest. |
| Me | I’m not even gonna comment on that. You filthy, disgusting, cookie ruining boy. |
| General | So what characteristics would you like in your ideal partner and why do you think you would make a good husband? |
| Me | My wife. I would like her to have at least half a brain. That is to say she must have some knowledge. She must be religious. She must be a good cook but doesn’t have to be perfect. If she can make haleem and biryani that would be a 1000 point bonus. I’d love to bake with her and make cakes and cookies with her and help her with the cooking too. She has to be understanding of my love of football and it would be an infinite point bonus if she also liked it! |
| General | This is like an advert for shaadi dot com, but in the General style. |
| Me | As for being a good husband, I was thinking about this in the bath this morning. |
| General | And what would be your answer? Apart from the great love life. |
| Me | I think being the nice person I am, don’t cough… |
| General | *coughs* |
| Me | As I was saying. I’d be willing to compromise. I understand that people from different backgrounds will have different upbringing and standards. Just because she’s a village girl it may mean her habits, her way of living will be different to say a city girl. So, I’d understand that and also everyone has shortcomings because none of us are perfect. But I’ll never lay a hand on her. You know you hear about husbands who after a week or so of ‘be-nice-time’ go all narky and get the danda out? I would never forgive myself if I happened to hit her. I wouldn’t make her do or force her into doing anything she didn’t want to. If she made a mistake or was doing something wrong, I’d try and teach her, and I hope she would be able to teach me too. I’d also help around the house as much as I can. |
| General | That is spoken like a true gentleman. |
| Me | *does that thing with the tie people do when others are praising them* |
| General | So let’s move onto blogging itself. Why did you begin to blog? |
| Me | Well it was Supz who forced me into blogging. After Charley passed away I started writing my thoughts about the whole thing. You may remember the title was ‘For Your Story’, which I got from the pen you all gave me for my birthday that year with those words engraved on it. Well Supz saw some of those ‘reflections’ and said that I should blog about them so that other people could read and share. |
| General | I see. What inspired your writing style? |
| Me | I don’t think I have a set style to be honest. Some posts are written factually, others with the odd bit of humour, others are chatty and some are just conversations. |
| General | Why do you write so good? |
| Me | I don’t believe myself to be a good writer and therefore cannot answer that question. |
| General | You are too modest dude. Also why is it called Closing Pandora’s Box? |
| Me | Not modest, just honest. When I first made the blog, the hardest thing was the name. I just didn’t know what to call it. I wanted it to be clever and not something standard like ‘through Nas’s eyes’ or ‘Nas’s narrations’. I wanted it to be different. I remember reading through my brother’s history text book and came across the story of Pandora, and the box she was given by gods and told not to open. But her curiosity got the better of her and she did. And that is how suffering came into the world. And that is also where the name of the blog originated. |
| General | What is your most favourite quote? |
| Me | That’s really tough, I have diaries full of favourite quotes, but the first that comes to mind is one that Charley told me many many years ago. “If you cry because the sun has left your life, your tears will stop you from seeing the stars”. I don’t know who it’s by though. |
| General | That’s a sweet quote. What’s the most important thing in your life? Is that a hard question? |
| Me | All your questions are hard! I think apart from faith and all that, people. Especially my family which God chose for me and the family that I chose for myself, my few really close friends. |
| General | You didn’t even mention football. Ah I feel quite emotional now. |
| Me | Dude! You can’t have a breakdown! |
| General | I know, it will ruin my mascara. |
| Me | Haha! As you have all just heard, the General wears makeup. |
There’ll be more questions going up soon, The General wasn’t going to let me off so easily! Have YOU ever wanted to ask me anything? If so, this is your chance. You can ask me any question you like (yes just the one) in a comment or email and I promise to answer it honestly, if I can, in the next interview post.
And with that I say Au Revior and wish you all a very happy weekend.
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Title: Who are you – The Who
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3 June 2011 at 23:51
Aww loved reading this and HAHAH you had a crush on your teachers. How sweet. you'll make a great husband for some girl someday nas :) I LOL'ed at the awesome eyelashes haha! can't wait to read the other part. This was amusing and intersting to learn more things about you!
4 June 2011 at 01:09
Awww. You're such a sweetheart!
I was never 'sharaarti' but I was always labeled as a 'pataakha.'
*gives you cookies.* (The peanutbutter-chocolate-chip-non-disgusting kind)
4 June 2011 at 03:03
That was wicked! :D
Can't wait for more!
The G asked some awesome questions!
Yours Truly x
4 June 2011 at 03:21
you had me LOLINNGG at the 'i'd never beat my wife' I couldn't imagine you doing that in my whole entire life you sound too sweet! & the baking cookies HAHAHAHAH lols omg the scenes in my head were too hilarious. I had a bollywood theme going on. You answered a question I always wanted to know (the name of your blog) and I don't have anything I'd personally wanna know but if the time comes I will
cant wait for round two. I really like this 'general' guy makes me LOL
4 June 2011 at 03:48
Hahahahhahahahahahahahahaha.
I just read the first part.I LOLED so much.I wish I wasn't in a hurry.I'd read this entirely tonight.YOU SOUND SO AWESOME.
4 June 2011 at 05:02
Awww!! Cute! You had a crush on your teacher! I did too.. when I was in 5th grade, I think. Hehe.. But of course, it was just a crush. I totally forgot about him when I crushed on another. #LOL... You like ladies who can cook but doesn't have to be perfect.. and who loves to bake cookies! Chocolate chip? :)
This interview is great. I found myself smiling (and laughing) every single time you correct General. Hehe.. Questions for you? Hmm.. lemmethink. Uhm... I'll get back to you on that one. For now, kodus for the great (part1) interview.. I had fun reading it. Yay!!!
4 June 2011 at 05:24
isnt the G an amazing interviewer? you knw sometimes I think your blog is called "realities forgotten" because of the URL.
aww your first crush so sweet of chotu Nas & I like the "No I didn’t physically crush anyone."
as for the quote from Charley its Tagore > http://www.indianweekender.co.nz/Pages/ArticleDetails/47/1102/Heritage/Why-is-Tagore-still-important
& G it's alright to cry and ruin your mascara sometimes!
thank you for sharing this and have a lovely weekend
P x
4 June 2011 at 08:04
Gosh. I feel like a kid who came across a jar of cookies.
A lot of stuff in the interview made me laugh and as much as I would like, I don't think I have any questions.
Gosh. I just re-read it. :D
Here's your plus point: great sense of humour! :)
4 June 2011 at 09:41
LOL! This is seriously awesome! :D
The General asks some wicked questions, most of the stuff we would never have known about you, a big thank you to him!
Cant wait for part 2!
PS: Ill get back to you on the questions ;) [dont wanna bombard you atm]
x
4 June 2011 at 17:07
HAHAHAHAHA THE GENERAL ASKED SOME SUPER QUESTIONS RIGHT THERE. read the whole thing twice :D
you teacher-crushing-onion-football-loving-writer-person!
5 June 2011 at 18:33
That was almost everything I wanted to know... Waiting for the next post
6 June 2011 at 00:59
I like the entire interview especially when you describe the people that turn you on.
"I like people that are different and random. Oh and I also like people who give me cookies." It's really hilarious!
By the way, What's the story behind your profile pic?
7 June 2011 at 11:16
EWWWW Man U seriously? :P
9 June 2011 at 00:40
lool vewi interesting interview. i think i'm honest with a healthy sense of humor! *winks*
9 June 2011 at 07:10
Omg, such cute answers, especially that one about your future wife and stuff...
You're amazing Nas :)
10 June 2011 at 06:13
haha i just read that twice. It was pretty awesome :D
`like a kalunji with emotion` <- LOL.
I love your writings.
I agree with the awesome eyelashes bit, though i still think it`s unfair :p
I also love the fact that the name of your blog actually has some meaning behind it. A pretty awesome meaning, too. I just wrote whatever popped into my head as the name of my blog :p
thats a really pretty quote. its going in my favourite quotes diary-book thing.
i can`t cook.. oh well. :p
NASS you are so nice and sweet and awesomee, i feel honoured to know you. i can`t wait for the second post.
11 June 2011 at 01:11
Can I borrow your eyelashes?? PLEASE????
Ha ha. Only joking. Unless of course you're willing to oblige. Then I'm dead serious, because your eyelashes are pretty.
ANYWAY. All awkwardness aside...
You'd be an awesome husband. Really. If I was in London, you'd be the guy I'm after. No joke.
You're sort of … utterly perfect, is what I'm trying to say. From what I'm reading here, you're a gracious, humble person who happens to be really sweet and has long eyelashes. That, my friend, is one heck of an awesome combination.
My God, I was like clutching my heart when I was reading about how you plan treating your wife respectfully and baking with her...so cute! :D
Nas, you are very sweet. Don't change.
:-)
11 June 2011 at 11:44
@ normal.is.overrated.: Thanks a lot Dr! Hopefully the next part of the interview will occur soon and I shall put it up for you guys :)
11 June 2011 at 11:45
@ PeaceLoveandSharpies: :D You are tooo nice! Haha! Patakha because you had a gas leak problem or because you fit the description of 'dynamite comes in small packages'?
11 June 2011 at 11:47
@ Yours Truly: You'll see it soon ;).
x
11 June 2011 at 11:48
@ рεяfεcтℓγ▪ιмpзяfзcт: Haha! Did you not know I dislike bollywood? The General is a G.
11 June 2011 at 11:48
@ Hamza Bin Ladin: Thanks a lot dude :)
11 June 2011 at 11:49
@ Leah: *hi5* for teacher crushers :D. I like all types of cookies. They're just soo mhhhmmm.
:)
11 June 2011 at 11:50
@ P: Yes he is! And thank you for the reference :). Hope you have a great weekend too!
x
11 June 2011 at 11:51
@ Tazeen: I hope you're willing to share those cookies! Thanks a lot :)
11 June 2011 at 11:52
@ Smiley: Haha, take your time on the bombing of me with questions. Your questions are HARD. 8-)
x
11 June 2011 at 11:53
@ Furree Katt: It was only one teacher. 8-).
11 June 2011 at 11:54
@ yogini: Almost? What else would you like to know?
11 June 2011 at 11:55
@ Gelovsky ^_^: Thanks dude! I'll explain that in the next interview post.
11 June 2011 at 11:56
@ Roshni: What? Don't tell me you're a l'pool supporter? 8-)
11 June 2011 at 13:27
Oh, I've got a question, Nas.. Yay! Took a long time for me to come up with questions for u..
Your blog will have its "birthday" on August. (Advance blog-oversary) The blog world is so full of haters, they say. So my question is.. Have you had any experience with internet trolls? And if you do, how did you address it? And is there a time that you even considered to stop blogging (because of trolls, or writers' block.. or maybe because of too much procrastination)?
I just wanna know. ehehe.. I love interviews. Hope General would interview me, too. Haha.. Hope one day, someone in the blog world would interview me. I'd give honest answers. HONEST. lol
oh, btw.. Followed you on Twitter. :)
11 June 2011 at 14:07
@ kitkat: I think that's the best way to be ;)
11 June 2011 at 14:08
@ Ella Unread: Thank you very much Ella! You're pretty awesome yourself :)
11 June 2011 at 14:09
@ Vice Versa: Driving first then cooking? Your time will come.
Awwh thank you ever so much, but the honour is all mine, I am humbled to be a part of such a great group bloggers. :)
11 June 2011 at 14:11
@ Eeshie: :D. When do you want to come pick them up? I can't wait to eat cookie dough with her <3. Thanks a lot for your lovely comment.
:)
11 June 2011 at 14:12
@ Leah: I shall answer your question in the next interview post. Ohhh I'd love to interview you :D.
Thanks for the follow!
:)
16 June 2011 at 21:05
really cool post, you sound like a great person :-)
18 June 2011 at 03:29
Lol I enjoyed reading the interview. Next time maybe I should be ur interviewer, the questions would be somehow deep though lol.
26 June 2011 at 14:49
Omg, this made me laugh so much :D
Mmmmm haleem and biryani <3
Also .. Man Utd?!?! Pfft its all about Arsenal obviously :D yeah okay we haven't won anything in ages but I still love them!
28 June 2011 at 14:57
@ Sy: Awh thanks Sy! :)
28 June 2011 at 14:58
@ Teboy: Lol dude, just email me with a list of questions. I like deeeeep!
28 June 2011 at 15:00
@ lil-beeyotch: :D. You like haleem and biryani too?! *hi5*
Ewww, just ewww. The only silverware Arsenal have been seeing for the last 6 seasons is the studs on their boots! *no-hi5*
Thank you visiting my blog. :)
28 June 2011 at 18:58
PFFT.
Btw, nice match against Barcelona ;)
Anyway .. ignoring the football speak (we'll just agree to disagree that Arsenal are THE best) .. which Asian does not like biryani?? The BEST heart-attack dish in this world :D
28 June 2011 at 18:58
PS - your pic is kinda scary :(
29 June 2011 at 14:34
You're right about naming a blog, it's a lot of pressure. I really want to change the name of mine. Love yours though :o)
16 July 2011 at 00:35
Only just got round to reading this now, but what a cool interview :) definitely feel like I have more of an insight into what you're like. See, you can write about yourself- if you try!