iPhone na iDiary

Smart, compact, useful, with plenty of space for saving and accessing vital information—no, we're not talking about the iPhone. Charlotte Moss' leather-bound mini volumes, labeled Short Weekends, Long Weekends, and Vacations, are the latest low-tech way to record memories, reminders, and snippets of gossip about your hosts. Take a page from the book of fellow traveler Oscar Wilde, who wrote, "I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read on the train."

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Grey Matter

Our darling Marius will be returning to Dubai from India sometime in the middle of May and we are ecstatic to have him back … He e-mailed us this great piece and we had to share it with you all. The usual flair for words associated with him, enlightens and excites … He’s raw, unapologetic, and painfully witty and in this piece Marius explores the culture-shock scenario he experienced when he sat down with his Indian friends to view an episode of Grey’s Anatomy.


Grey Matter

Delhi is an acquired taste. You’ll find billboards advertising the latest issue of ‘Vogue’- Kareena Kapoor beams down beatifically upon you, her bedroom eyes amplifying the come-hitherness that she has acquired thanks to a size-zero bod and the sublimely purple Pucci number that graces it, as she urges you to discover her new movie, man and mindset. And as you prepare to lose yourself into the hazel abysm of those eyes, someone catcalls: ‘Tharki sala!’ (Bloody wanker!). In your chagrin, your gaze will alight upon the sign that sits comfortably beneath Kareena: ‘Pissing On These Walls Is Prohibited.’ Ah! On cross-purposes, are we not?
A plush Adidas showroom juxtaposed with a stall-like establishment that sells harem pants of quality and kind for as much as 100 bucks; Greasy Chinese food on wheels right outside a prepossessing brasserie that superciliously proclaims itself to be ‘Punjabi by Nature’; Lounge-Restro-Bars (a strange Delhi hybrid, possibly the result of a recessive gene coming into play when a lounge copulated with a restaurant with an alcohol licence), primly placed next to seemingly offended bookstores- the city is overwhelming, brash and languid at the same time. And then there are the denizens. The Delhiite has a formidable store of colloquialisms, euphemisms, taboo words and not-so-taboo words: neologisms on acid. Borrow a root word from UP, throw in some Punjabi with a side of English et voila! It’s positively delightful!
That said, I shall now cut to the chase (yeah, I hate that anodyne too): I have recently had a very surreal experience. See, how calmly I say this. No exclamation marks, no unwarranted capitalisations. Because in Delhi, a surreal, unusual experience is, quite honestly, the order of the day. A few Delhiite friends and I sat down to watch an episode of ‘Grey’s Anatomy’. Call it field work in sociology or the desperate need of a lonely afternoon, but there we were settled comfortably in front of the television screen as I flicked through the DVD menu searching for the first episode of the first season.
“This serial is about doctors, na?” one asked quirkily.
“Yeah,” I replied. “It’s all about 4 surgical interns and how they try to balance their professional lives and their personal lives.”
“Balance-shalance!” another huffed. “My cousin, she’s doing her MBBS, broke up with her boyfriend the day she got accepted because she knew she wouldn’t be able to give him time. Dekh school mein chal jata hai (In school, you can manage somehow) but college is real life, yaar.”
I hid a small smile. Ah! These Delhiites and their innumerable cousins with innumerable ‘Glad-It-Ain’t-Me’ stories! What would we do without them?
The show begins. The lovely Ellen Pompeo, just roused, removes a cushion from a supine man’s derriere. The man in question turns out to be Patrick Dempsey.

“Hai!” cries one of the girls. “He looks like Ranbir Kapoor! A slightly Buddha (old) Ranbir Kapoor, though.”
“Hah!” laughs Groupie No. 2 “Saawariya (Beloved) at the hospital!”
“More like Baawariya (Crazy) at the hospital.” Says one of the guys darkly.
“Koi itna hot toh nahin hai yeh…”(He’s not all that hot) comes an analysis. “ Now Saif…”
“Um guys,” I interrupt. “Can we watch?”
Things settle down. Somewhat.
Katherine Heigl gets a big reaction of the testosteronal unit.
“Hey! The ‘Knocked-Up’ chick!” the jock amongst us declares in recognition.
“Maybe that’s why she’s at a hospital.” The Ranbir Kapoor fan mutters wryly.
“I’d knock her up any time, any place!” announces another earnestly and for once I can identify with the lechery.
Everybody hates Cristina on sight, a pity since she is my favourite! But her shark-like, calculative workaholism creeps the girls out and reminds the guys of the nerds they beat up in high school. Dr. Bailey is a big hit though! Her sassiness and attitude is something all the Delhiites have stored within themselves. She gets an appreciative ‘Jhand ho gayi!’ (Screwed!) when she says, “I have five rules. Memorize them. Rule number one, don't bother sucking up. I already hate you, that's not gonna change. Trauma protocol, phone list, pagers, nurses will page you. You will answer every page at a run. A run! That's rule number two. Your first shift starts now and lasts 48 hours. You're interns, grunts, nobodies, bottom of the surgical food chain. You run labs, run orders, work every second night until you drop, and don't complain. On-call rooms. Attendings hog them. Sleep when you can where you can, which brings me to rule number three. If I'm sleeping, don't wake me unless your patient is dying. Rule number four: the dying patient better not be dead when I get there. Not only will you have killed someone, you would have woke me for no good reason. We clear?”
Crystal.
The marriage between Dilli ka Tashan (Delhi’s Attitude) and the subtle sophistication of Grey’s Anatomy yielded interesting results. I found myself laughing as someone cried out ‘O Bhenchod! (Sister-f****r!)’ when Meredith finds out who Derek-from-the-night-before really is, marvelling at the acerbic albeit unrefined reference to Aishwarya Rai when Meredith tells Dr. Shepherd that her patient takes part in beauty pageants and he wanly says that they shall have to save her anyway and nodding sympathetically to the ‘That’s-My-Story’ jeremiads that stemmed from George’s “You know my parents tell everyone they meet that their son’s a surgeon. As if it’s a big accomplishment. Superhero or something. ... If they could see me now,” line. Indeed, I thought harking back to all the friends I had left behind, if they could see me now…

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Naomi gets "Ugly"

Here are the very first pictures of supermodel Naomi Campbell looking like one sexy baseball player on the Los Angeles set of Ugly Betty on Wednesday.



Also spotted on set: America Ferrera as Betty in uniform, Becki Newton as Amanda Tanen, Michael Urie as Marc St. James. Check out Urie’s short shorts and shaved legs!!!!
It looks like it’s going to be a showdown between Mode magazine and Elle magazine! Where’s Nina Garcia in a baseball uniform???
Be sure to tune in when this episode (”Jump”) airs on Thursday, May 22 @ 8PM ET/PT on ABC!


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"fetch" luvs India

Hi!!! people in India, I noticed that recently we been getting a lot of traffic from India and I would love to receive an email or a comment from you guys and gals out there … your thoughts, your ideas, your suggestions … do write in we love it when we get mail!
We been to India and it’s a gorgeous place the temples of Madras the tombs of Delhi the Taj in Agra, Bangalore yes we have been too all these places … so little time …
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Happy Easter!

Happy Easter! Everyone we want to wish you joy, health and tons of egg hunting fun on this colorful and meaningfully holiday!

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The "Paint the Cracked" Campaign

Don’t throw away the cracked egg shells, they feel unwanted and used … be considerate and look within yourself this Easter and give these abandoned, "cracked" egg shells a new lease on life and PAINT THEM!

This is a public service announcement brought to you by “fetch!”

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The Timberlake groove

A stuffed Justin Timberlake shows off his junk in a hot speedo in the upcoming comedy The Love Guru, out June 20th.

The film is about Pitka (Mike Myers), who is an American raised by gurus who returns to the USA in order to break into the self-help business. His first challenge: To settle the romantic troubles and subsequent professional skid of star Toronto Maple Leafs hockey player Darren Roanoke (Romany Malco) whose wife Prudence (Meagan Good) left him for rival skater Jacques Grande (Timberlake). Jessica Alba and Verne Troyer also star.

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John Mayer and the Green Thong

John Mayer slipped into a neon green thong aboard the “Mayercraft” cruise, which went to the Bahamas this past weekend.


Just when I thought he was getting hot he goes and pulls a stunt like this ... eww ... actually its kinda hot ... ewww...


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Tom Ford Eyewear S/S 08 : Jon Kortajarena by Terry Richardson

Check out the latest SS08 ad from Tom Ford Eyewear. Model Jon Kortajarena was photographed by Terry Richardson. source

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Annie's Disney!

Actress/comedian (and co-host on The View) Whoopi Goldberg portrays as the Genie from Disney’s Aladdin, in part one of a dream scene entitled “Where a Whole New World Awaits,” created by photographer Annie Leibovitz.

Jennifer Lopez portrays Princess Jasmine while husband Marc Anthony does his best Aladdin from Disney’s Aladdin.
The couple soar through the Arabian night in part two of a dream scene entitled “Where a Whole New World Awaits,”

Jessica Biel portrays Pocahontas in an image titled “Where Dreams Run Free,” created by photographer Annie Leibovitz.

Supermodel Gisele Bundchen portrays Wendy Darling, beckoned by dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov as Peter Pan and actress Tina Fey as Tinker Bell, in a scene entitled “Where You Never Have to Grow Up,” created by photographer Annie Leibovitz.
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Zac's be-hind!

Hi there Zac's be-hind ... next time use a belt!

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Soho's s.x shop!

South Beach's new members-only Sex &...—ellipsis theirs—is the Soho House of sex clubs, right down to the questionably low annual fee ($100). For that, patrons get fingerprint-recognition entry to the mirror-heavy, black-walled location. It sounds very Eyes Wide Shut, but the store only sells things to help you get it on elsewhere. Each of the 11 rooms is assigned one specialty (like lingerie or booze), and the place even offers female-only "seduction training" (striptease, pole-dancing lessons). Think of enrolling as a last-minute Valentine's Day gift—to yourself.

Sex &, 743 Washington Ave., South Beach, Miami, (305) 604-0119

(via men.style.com )

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invading Chace's space

Gossip Girl hottie Chace Crawford’s “personal Myspace pictures” have leaked onto the Internets! They are very interesting.

who he be smoochin!~

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Lost in 8 Minutes and 15 Seconds

For anyone who didn't get into Lost right at the very beginning, all of its complex twists and complicated mythology must seem pretty intimidating. ABC clearly realizes this, and so in preparation for the premiere of the fourth season on Jan. 31, the network has released a video summarizing all three seasons in eight minutes and 15 seconds. That number itself is a reference to the number of the flight that crashed in the ocean to kick off the series, and it's just one of a zillion numerical clues you new-to-Lost folks have to look forward to.

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Willie will not get wet ... not get wet!

"YOU'RE wearing plastic..." Willie we love you !

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Desperate Housewives Rundown Episode 9: "Something's Coming"

OMG! OMG! OMG! OMG! OMG! OMG! OMG!

This week's episode of Desperate Housewives "blew" me away. As promised, a tornado hits Wisteria Lane, forcing together odd combinations of people and generally wreaking havoc in ways that are shown via laughable animation. All the little arguments and quibbles between the characters ultimately seem quite small "in comparison to the storm." All in all, I really liked this episode, though the ending (aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa)
was a dreadful way to leave things for the hiatus.To check out more of my rundown and to share your thoughts (spoilers ahead),


Susan — Wow, did this storyline make me uncomfortable. However, finally Susan has something real and intriguing going on in her life instead of just falling out of windows naked or whatever stupid antics she always seems to be doing. When she takes away Mike's pills, he becomes agitated and temperamental, eventually causing Susan to fall down the stairs. At the hospital he attacks one of the hospital employees and is handcuffed to a chair. Susan gives him an ultimatum: go to rehab, or she takes the baby and leaves him. "You win," Mike finally says.
Bree — Basically Bree's storyline this week exists to reveal more information about Katherine. I love that Bree takes Sylvia in for tea after she sees the spitty interaction between Sylvia and Katherine. Later Katherine accuses Bree of just wanting the dirt on the Chicago thing (well, yeah, don't we all?) and Bree denies it, saying innocently "I can't help having a sympathetic face!"
Gaby — "Carlos, if you are taking me someplace where I don't need a boa, I don't want to go!" I love Gaby and all her selfish greediness. In an absurd twist, Edie gets her grubby hands on the Cayman Islands documents, and Gaby fights her for them. They are soon swept up in the tornado and the two women are forced to teeter-run in their ridiculously high heels to Edie's crawl space to wait out the storm, hold each other, and confess things. Meanwhile, Victor shows up at Gaby's house (which made me jump a mile), intending to shoot Carlos. After a brawl outside, a very well-aimed piece of fence plunges through Victor's heart. Another piece of debris knocks Carlos unconscious.
Lynette — This story bugged me. As cranky as Mrs. McCluskey can be sometimes, it seems ridiculous that she would choose a tornado as the time to harp on what a bad friend Lynette is. Everything seems unnecessary in this plotline, from Mrs. McCluskey's severe reluctance to let a family into her basement to the whole cat thing. And in the end, with that primal scream that just made my skin crawl, we are left with Lynette frantically looking for her family on a street full of rubble.
Edie — Yet again we're supposed to feel a twinge of sympathy for Edie, despite all the outrageously hateful things she's done, but I'm afraid I'm all out of love for this character. She's extraneous at this point.
Katherine — Finally! We find out "what happened in Chicago." Katherine's husband Adam was accused of sexual assault when he refused to respond to his patient Sylvia's advances. The completely deluded and annoying Sylvia keeps showing up in their lives, insisting that they're in love. Side note: Did anyone else giggle a little when Sylvia was sucked out the door by the tornado? Anyway, Katherine, operating under the belief that Sylvia is merely a lunatic making up fantasies, finds out through Bree that the woman really did have an affair with Adam. I felt truly sorry for Katherine in that moment. Also, how uncomfortable must it have been in that closet when the truth came out? Awk-ward!
Wow, this episode is full of meaty things to tide us over until the show hopefully returns in the spring when (if?) the writers strike ends. What did you think of this final episode of DH?
Photo copyright 2007 ABC, Inc.
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Happy Thanksgiving

Poor Big Bird!

Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at "fetch!" - have a tasty one!
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"Milkshake" in Church - la la lala la

ONE OF THE BEST MOMENTS IN UGLY BETTY SO FAR. FAVOURITE QUOTES: ''MAKE IT NASTY''
''QUINCY JONES IS IN THE FOURTH ROW NOW SING BITCH!''
I LOVED THE BOOTY SHAKE, ABSOLUTELY HILARIOUS !!! =D

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the many faces of SEAN

A tribute to our favourite guy - Sean - on his B'day!

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY SEAN!

Our Sean, turned 17 this 7th and, we all wish, that he gets the best of everything this world has to offer; Sean, you’ve been a constant source of entertainment and warmth and we love you!

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Year of a Million Dreams

Tennis champ Roger Federer portrays King Arthur in this Annie Leibovitz creation

British beauty Rachel Weisz portrays Snow White

Showbiz legend Julie Andrews portrays the Blue Fairy from Disney’s Pinocchio with her apprentice fairy, portrayed by Little Miss Sunshine star Abigail Breslin

Three images were unveiled today to celebrate Disney Parks’ “Year of a Million Dreams.” Disneyland Resort in California and Walt Disney World Resort in Florida commissioned Annie Leibovitz to create images featuring international celebrities in fairy tale settings.

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