the letter 'S'..

an interesting voluntary tag from addict's blog.. this is how it works.. in your comment to this post, ask for a letter, which i will give you as a reply to your comment. then write ten words beginning with that letter, and explain the story or meaning or relevance of those words to you.. then pass out some letters too! addict gave me 'S'..

1. sport - i love sports, and love watching and playing whatever i can. among my fave sports are soccer, football, rugby and ice-hockey.
2. scotch - this is a taste i picked up from my dad, considering it was his scotch i was drinking! i am still trying to develop my own preference.. highland, lowland, islay, single malt, single blend etc.
3. steak - this actually covers my passion for meat, in all its forms and shapes and avtars! i'll cook it, grill it, smoke it, eat it and hell yeah, i'll beat it too!
4. shirts - i simply love shirts, and by shirts i mean formal shirts, not t-shirts, of which i have another huge collection! i am not a big fan of shopping for shirts, but i will wear them definitely! i have over 30 shirts, all arranged in my wardrobe according to their hue on the color spectrum. yes, you read that right!
5. smoking - this is an on-again, off-again topic in my life. i got off smoking the heavier stuff long back, and cut down my regular smoking down to none a day.. then here at my work place my whole team smokes, and i just sit around for company. but then we had one really shitty day last week and i mooched a couple off them.. the fight continues.
6. sentiment - i am a sentimental guy. i find it hard to let go. things move on, people do too, and i still hold on some times. i make no excuses for it, i just care too much. it hurts me more often than not, but i never learn.
7. sleep - there is little i hold more dear than sleep! and how i sleep is an indicator of how my life is going, much like a barometer. when all is well and things are stable, i can sleep 7-8 hours at a stretch. when things are not going so good, i sleep in 2-3 hour shifts, tossing and turning, lying awake haunted by my mind.
8. satire - nothing turns me on like intelligent satire. wit is an important part of my life, i use it, and like to hear it used too. a sense of humor is the most important character trait i look for in anyone, be it colleague, friend, or lover.
9. sincerity - this is such an important thing. i only say what i mean, and like to hear only what people mean too. often speaking my mind and being brutally honest and self-critical has comeback to haunt me big time, but i have never regretted it. honesty is of paramount importance to me.
10. storms - these are another turn-on. storms turn me on, make me passionate, eloquent and romantic. they bring out a different side to me. rain pelting down, lightning streaking through the sky and Alice In Chains or Tool playing loud.. at a moment like that i could step out to the balcony, and make my dreams and ambitions come true, or die trying.