Of this and that

Life is good

2012-01-28T22:22:00.000-08:00

Last night , Dee and I decided to do a take out order , that is to say , while he lazed on the coach watching NFL updates, I went to pick up the order.It was 7ish, the local desi radio channel had people come on air and sing old hindi film songs. So it basically sounded like this: *Kishore Kumar's voice* "Sagar Kinaare.. dil ye.." "Mann ye bole? pukare?.. lalala kare!!" Anyway , so despite the

I'm back!

2011-05-05T14:44:00.007-07:00

PeOPlees!! My dear PeOPlees!:) .. I am back! Hopefully for good now.*Hug.Hug.Hug* Well , ok. Now, where do I start? Ok.The wedding. It went off well, both the families were happy and then the purohit forgot the “thaali”. : D.I know!! Maybe I should’ve considered it a divine intervention and fled! I’m in the United States of USofA and I miss home amongst a myriad other things. I also feel lame

Meet Dee

2011-01-15T22:09:00.003-08:00

Hullo all.I got news for you. Errm.. I'm getting married in a month's time.He be from Tamizhland.We constantly have Nanna Bengalooru ;Namma Metro versus Singara Chennai fights.Well,amongst other fights.Meet Dee -->The latest addition to the zoo.PS:I'm scared.

Mera number kab ayega?

2010-11-29T02:20:00.005-08:00

Ah.Hello there.Saary Saary for the long absence.It was because I had nothing spectacular to write about.No,I don't mean to say that I normally do.Well, will you just continue reading already!!Here's what happened.This weekend I was driving to work(Yes , i agree.What a horrendous thing to be doing).There was a Board PreInt issue which needed immediate looking into.Why? Because if we didn't resolve

To whomsoever it may concern ..

2010-10-01T17:07:00.005-07:00

that I often wonder who you are :).Lets keep the mystery alive , but why don't you leave a comment, anon if you like ?

Of managers and fatherhood

2010-07-19T02:52:00.006-07:00

A mail from SRC's manager to their team went thus :Hi All X and his wife have become proud parents of Twins (Boy and Girl) today. X, Hearty Congratulations on becoming a father of both boy and girl at the same time.(what the???)Errm.. so this is like saying Congrats , X , with this release , you have managed to deliver Feature A and Feature B?? Did you like work it out? Now.. hmm let me

Of thoughtful ex-colleagues

2010-07-09T18:00:00.002-07:00

I love Fridays.The day ends with a lovely feel to it especially with the prospect of not having to see one's co-workers for at least 48 more hours.And in all this , a innocuous little message pops up on the mobile screen.From an ex-colleague.After several odd months.In broken tamil."Eppidi Irukku? Naan Inge Bangalore vanthachu.Stomach eppidi?"And you smile.The radio breaks into "Bhanwara mann"

Current reads

2010-07-05T18:00:00.002-07:00

For the longest time , To kill a Mocking Bird had been my favorite read.At the impressionable age of 16 , it left me with a startling visual.The Help by Kathryn Stockett , pretty much does the same.It nudges its way into your mind unobtrusively as it may seem in the beginning, and before you know it the characters are a part of your life.Set in the early sixties , its about Afro American

My cousin A

2010-06-22T07:55:00.006-07:00

Today I happened to talk to my cousin A after a very long time.A is JC's son.I had had a long tiresome day behind me and it was a welcome change to hear that A was getting his visa done to Bangladesh.Get me something from there A , a souvenir of sorts said I.Pat came the reply "I'll find poor hungry people , shall i bring back some?".Bah.Sarcasm must run in the family.The standing joke in A's

igoogle

2010-05-16T20:03:00.005-07:00

Yet another SRC post , for the lack of anything better to say.Maybe you guys could tell me what to post about next? What say ? :)Meanwhile ,here goes yet another post-lunch conversation with SRC ..Seren:bhams is wearing lemon green(Bhams==Manager)SRC:yeah bhams wore something interesting yest alsoSRC:bhams has a new person in his life i thinkSeren:Life begins at 50..Seren:whenever i type a doubt

Mera naam Joker

2010-04-16T03:53:00.005-07:00

Friday.A day to think and wear out of the box.Now , being an ardent Fab India fan and also considering Bangiland's soaring temperatures , I picked out my most recent buy from FI.A pair of Kalamkari trousers and a plain brown kurti.And this is how the day went.Legend: has it that...ok sorry for the baaad joke :DSRC:Of this fameSeren:me is in my clown outfitSRC :wat is a clown outfit?SRC :can i

The tale of two poles

2010-04-04T10:31:00.004-07:00

Legend:North Pole:DadSouth Pole:MaIt is the month of April - When SP's students celebrate their well deserved summer vacation and turn 180 degrees wherever they happen to spot SP.Needless to say , this has rendered SP bored and what does she do to give vent to her pent up emotions? Nag NP.SP:"After 30 odd years of being married , you would think we would be doing something together , wouldn't you

The Englishman’s Cameo

2010-03-11T22:35:00.016-08:00

About a month ago , Altoid suggested this book to me.On one of my shopping trips to Bangalore Central(I bought myself a tee that read "Paris..ooh La La!") , I popped in to Crossword and emerged with "The Englishman's Cameo" by Madhulika Liddle.In the author's own words , "My first novel, The Englishman’s Cameo, is a detective story set in 17th century Delhi.Muzaffar Jang is that rare creature in

Serendipity

2010-02-25T08:20:00.003-08:00

About a couple of months back , I heard a song on the radio while driving back home.The song I thought was simply beautiful , the voice especially.I made a mental note of some of the lyrics so I could get home and google it up.In vain , advanced search , "I'm not feeling lucky" yeilded the same result.String not found.A couple of days more , and the lyrics grew hazier.. "Maleya Bindu..?" "maleya

Happy Birthday .. to me!

2009-12-16T21:01:00.006-08:00

12:00 AM: An sms from first best friend Suppi wishing me a very happy birthday :)1:30AM:Mom whispering loudly to Altoid(Who is here for her annual vacation)"Is it 12 yet?"Altoid:*Matter of fact tone* "No , its 1:30"Mom:"Oh no!!! We missed midnight! .. I will wake your Dad up.."I pretended to be fast asleep and shut my eyes tighter lest I stole their thunder.By this time , my Mom had successfully

Aaj Din Badiya

2009-11-16T06:09:00.003-08:00

Today I chose the work from option coz I had to take Amma to the doctor.She's been suffering from a bad bout of cold and cough for the past 2 weeks(FYI all the worry warts , she says she feels better now.She even criticized my Rasam , so I can vouch for the her being better part).After dropping her off at the clinic , I drove around looking for parking.It was a glorious morning with the sun's

HAPPY DIWALI

2009-10-17T07:23:00.003-07:00

My dearest readers :)Here's wishing you all a happy , prosperous and a peaceful Diwali :)HAPPY DIWALI!!

Ahoy Farmer!

2009-09-25T20:58:00.009-07:00

You know you are addicted to Farmville when your To-Do list for the day reads thus-Check in INTC changes-Check for multiple status report-Harvest strawberries in 1 hour , else they will wither-Hack into Amma's facebook account and gift self a Cherry Tree -The chicken is ready for harvesting-Befriend Zayed_Pasha_Coolest dude , he's on level 10 and is willing to send me free

The Raghu Dixit concert

2009-09-09T08:12:00.003-07:00

was what I went to last Friday purely on a whim.It started with an impulsive yes to S's suggestion , who by the way has been singing paeans of praise about RD ever since the Gudugudiya song hit the charts.So there we were , S's two madcap cousins(who I found amazingly endearing), S's madcap friends , Aksa and I.My vision of RD at this point was that of a man who "..wore a Lungi and sported a bead

All my bags are packed ..

2009-08-20T03:19:00.008-07:00

I return to India today.And , I am just back from a 6AM walk that gears me up to face the rest of the day.The ladies setting up the breakfast counter wished me a cheery good morning.I'm going to miss being here.Miss the 6AM hour , when there's a hint of daylight , the sound of those dreadful geese , and the splashing of the water in the fountain.I feel like the world is one giant baby that's

Independence

2009-08-15T20:28:00.005-07:00

-Is to drive 20 miles to Khasiyat and to rake in Sev-bhatata-puri , aloo-methi-corn parathas ,a (tall) glass of Lichee Lassi and to finish up with a sweet pan.-Is to book tickets to Kaminey and to realise that not only is the movie Fantabulous , but it also is a visual treat .. Shahid Kapur .. hubba hubba!!-Is to then hop on to a train to New York just in time to catch the New York night tour.-Is

Lets make it short - I

2009-08-07T12:57:00.006-07:00

“Amma … I’m leaving for work, come and shut the door”“Mini , has Adi left too?”“ I’ve no clue Amma , just check if his laptop is still in the room”“Really now, what kind of generation are we living in, in our times we used to know our husbands by the beat of his heart”“Right.Bye Amma”“Coffee?” pinged a message from Surya. It was 11 already? God , and she had’nt even started on that document ..

The Bachelorette

2009-08-06T17:12:00.013-07:00

Its been almost 2 months and a half that I have been in Umrica , and I feel like I've belonged to my hotel room forever!I have loved it so far , the long early morning walks listening to the iPod with the fresh wind on my face , the late evenings , coming home and cooking up whatever catches my fancy , sipping coffee while devouring Ponniyin Selvan. I think its the silence that I like most.The

Identity Crisis

2009-07-14T18:29:00.010-07:00

The other day , Altoid's close friend M invited us very kindly for lunch.After about 2 months of surviving my cooking and my colleagues' cooking..remind me to write about her sometime.. now this colleague of mine follows a very simple rule of thumb for every dish that she cooks ..-Prepare a tadka of mustard seeds , channa dal , green chillies, red chillies,red chilli powder,garam masala, turmeric

One can't have too many friends ... or pairs of shoes!

2009-07-12T05:08:00.004-07:00

Alt's shoe fetish has caught on ... it didn't take too much effort , anyway.Like Joey says " I'm so happy ..."*goofy smile*

The Matrimony Chronicles -The Donts

2009-06-30T08:32:00.002-07:00

If you're sick of my chronicles , I understand your pain ,maybe this list might make you laugh.The Don'ts1)I understand you have a best friend and he/she's been your friend ever since you were in diapers.But when he/she said you looked best in your profile photos , they meant it with your HEAD also turned ALONG with your body.Now ,its plain scary to look at you with your body heading west and

I want..

2009-06-26T10:58:00.005-07:00

to be in the cab that takes me home everyday .. its raining and its 6:15 PM , the Hebbal flyover is milling with people who use plastic covers as head-gear.. and I hear familiar sounds in the bus ; of my cab mates playing dumb charades and fighting over whether the movie they're miming actually exists .. theres "Madhura pisumathigee " playing over the FM.. i see Girl1 and Guy2 exchanging glances

North meets South

2009-06-24T12:19:00.007-07:00

Its their wedding anniversary today.I called Alto's at 6:30 AM sharp.Me: Happy Wedding Anniversary, Appa! What did both of you do from morning?Appa:*Pauses* We BOTH got up. She drank milk. I made coffee and drank it. She went for a walk. I read the paper. She's back with Alto , so now I will go for a walk.:D , right!

Tales from Pardes-I

2009-05-26T16:38:00.002-07:00

Its 7:45 PM and there's still daylight.My watch reads 5:15 AM.There's always this bull headed urge to do the math and calculate US time rather than reset the watch that was set in India.Anyway , saying India umpteen times is just going to open the flood gates isn't it?So we think happy things.Jetlag.Yesterday night , I woke up every 1.5 Hr intervals, in one such interval I noticed that the

At Uncle Sams'

2009-05-25T23:36:00.002-07:00

The I is now in Umrica :)..more updates and posts to follow ..Jai ho!

Result of Matrimony Chronicles -III

2009-05-07T01:44:00.001-07:00

Dhanya, you asked for it ;).The story so farQ is the latest matrimony matter.Q is phone-shy.I was supposed to meet aforesaid matter at 6.I vetoed the continental restaurant idea.As it is things are going very shamathuly, imagine meeting Q matter in Conti restaurant at 6.Nothing to eat also , no coffee also.So I vetoed.I went about 5 minutes early and plonked myself at Vi , Viv's and my favorite

The Matrimony Chronicles- III

2009-04-26T04:30:00.004-07:00

Lets call him , Q. 'Coz if he's following this blog , he mightn't know.Well err yeah , mostly he wouldnt know.I'm told most people don't know their quirks even when they're told about it.Take Amma , for example.She thinks she's got a great sing song voice.She doesn't.Whenever my Dad's friends call up , they think she's him.Anyway,back to Q.Q lives two streets away which is why I thought there'd

A trip to Maddur

2009-03-19T20:29:00.015-07:00

Some weeks back , I decided I'd take the geriatrics to to Maddur.Why Maddur? 'Coz of the famous Vaidyanatha Temple thats a few kilometres from the town and also the Ambegal Krishna temple at Doddamalur , near Chennapatna.Now , lets talk our language.We set out at 7:30AM laden with biscuits , fruits , dates , Filter kaapi flask , hand towel , leg towel, towel towel , newspaper , 3 library books(

yesterday all my troubles seemed faar away ..!

2009-03-10T00:18:00.003-07:00

Yesterday was just lovely.The entire day.Morning started off with rigorous gymming , after which i settled down beside a colleague with a plate of hot poha and chutney sent by Mom and a cup of steaming filter coffee.The evening was cloudy and windy (typically Bangalore after 3 days of touching 35 degs) , my cab mates started playing DC and one girl had t he *gasp* audacity to ask me if I was good

All my Bags

2009-02-13T20:05:00.040-08:00

I'm not really a 'My bag needs to go with my outfit' kind of person.I'm more of a 'I will carry whichever bag I carried last night' kind of person.This is understandable since I need to catch a cab at 7:50 AM everyday and shifting a wallet , ipod,mobile,mobile charger,hair brush and a couple of other sensible utilities is too much to do that early in the morning when my To do list for the day

Retail therapy

2009-02-01T07:15:00.002-08:00

A visit to the Home Store on a Sunday evening , cups of Latte and Cappuccino and plenty of 'family gossip' with the Mom make a looming Monday not so bad..

Results are out!

2009-01-25T07:20:00.004-08:00

My engineering results have come .. after 6 and a half years .. from Sivaji TV.com.They renamed Bangalore University to Visveshvaraya Tech Univeristy , that I knew .. maybe its like how they renamed the MG road circle to Anil Kumble circle , err this meant Rajni Saar visited VTU?Hmm .. oh look ..I flunked CS1303..

A trip to Kerala

2008-12-31T17:50:00.018-08:00

Happy New Year deeeer readers :) , here's wishing all your dreams ,hopes, aspirations come true! What did you guys do on 1st night? Me?Well, errm I slept.No, not 12.At 10.There's only so much of Ronit Roy dancing that you can take, no? A lot has been happening that I haven't updated you on.One of them being a trip to Kerala.Needless to say , it was beautiful.Munnar has no specific place that you

Its that day of the year ..!

2008-12-16T21:04:00.003-08:00

A hurried visit to the tailor , lying about the date , hurrying back with a newly stitched unironed Kurta = lots of effort+300 RsTwo wooden block prints bought at Dastkar Mela , Chitrakala Parishat+ Fevicryl Fabric Paint +Wooden bangles bought at Fab India= Rs 500A perfect ensemble all ready for the birthday = PricelessHappyy Birthday to me !! :)

guess what happened

2008-11-28T03:16:00.003-08:00

TGIF..Terribly over loaded this week :DSometime last week we had a late night call , and I had booked a cab at 9:30 PM.The call got over sometime around 9 and I was walking towards the pantry for a cup of coffee.Our floor is the first .I was walking all weary eyed towards the window with my cup , when I suddenly saw a pair of bright headlights zooming towards me at breakneck speed.I stood

A tag and then some

2008-11-14T18:49:00.005-08:00

Alto has tagged me , or rather I forced her to .So here goes,My oldest memory:Is of putting my hands between the elevator doors while on a visit to our relatives place in Bombay.Amma said ' DONT put your hands between the doors' and at that moment I did do exactly that.....Tch Tch , Amma never ever learnt , did she ?Ten years ago: I was younger , a lot more naive , a lot more innocent and a great

Of walks and bungalows

2008-10-22T20:32:00.014-07:00

Yesterday was the kind of rainy day that reminded you of a rather annoying relative.The one that would crib in your ear constantly while you watched the proceedings of your cousin's wedding.Anyway , the point being yesterday morning was irritatingly rainy.Although the rest of the day made up for it.SRC and I set off on our post-lunch walk at 1:30.We scoffed at everybody who was piling into the

Dostana

2008-10-11T09:52:00.005-07:00

Vi gets married tomorrow morning and strangely, I feel calm. Maybe a little hollow as well. All this while, I figured it would happen to us someday. But even nowI feel its not the right time, I do not want to let go. Just yet. (Hey Vi! I know I know my exact words were “Shut Up and get married” but it was the right thing to do and all that blah). I cant believe I’m spouting all this gyan when

Sunday funday

2008-09-28T20:46:00.004-07:00

Yesterday , Appa had gone out of town to visit his cousin.That meant Amma and I were going to have an MTR breakfast -probably the only time Amma doesn't drag herself on a walk , she zips across Lalbagh to reach MTR at lightning speed before the rava idlies and dosas get sold out.I , on the other hand achieved a new milestone.I took the car to the gym.At 8:30 AM.Then , I circled the area around

The Matrimony Chronicles -II

2008-08-18T23:06:00.003-07:00

Well , hello .Can you tell me who is the point of contact God who is in charge of matrimony? Well that some one has a SERIOUS problem with me.So as of now,in my kitty I have 4 prospective grooms , the imperative word being prospective.We are not all that nonchalant about it as we make it out to be.Sometimes , we get interested in the said grooms.Like the other day , a conversation with PPP went

Phat

2008-08-10T05:11:00.003-07:00

:) We never tire of this topic , no? Hug Hug! .. oh by the way i aveabadgold... pliss to move farther.So what happened now on the matri front? So , PPP went and got 3 horoscopes matched and came.And she was referring to her little diary called Alliances for Seren to call them up.Strictly in descending order of the horo match.PPP: "Hello ... is this Mrs.TamilSoundingName"TSN: "Yes , indeed" (Post

And we just trotted right into Seren's heart...

2008-08-03T10:25:00.000-07:00

We just lost our heart to this lil blushing red guy .. :).YES! We bought a car! A hyundai i10 Magna ... which we can't drive too well .. but oh hell , we be soo appy!Don't worry little car of mine , I shall protect you as much as I can , and I shall try to be as painless as possible.I feel like I'm your Ma for some odd reason ..Oh goodness , having your own child is gonna be a million times

See what I got ..

2008-07-26T08:25:00.002-07:00

First and foremost .. all the bangaloreans safe? Did you all reach home safely ?... I'm hoping I heard a loud YES.. :)I finished embroidering this top FINALLY .. took some 3 odd months and very many spurts of enthusiasm :)

Of grooming and circuitry

2008-07-19T02:25:00.006-07:00

Today was fun.In a 'oh its so much fun to be a girl' kinda way.I was slumbering away in the living room(The maternal Paati has come down to visit us).It was 5 something unearthly hour when my Dad decided to yank arrange chairs in the living room , a habit that he gives into whenever he has nothing better to do. In my dream parallelly , my CA at work was moving around my Form 16’s which were

ramble ramble

2008-07-12T08:03:00.010-07:00

Ok , random post alert ...<-- This was the only saving grace at 'Unwind Island' which my team mate described as a 'getaway' from the usual grind on a cloudy Friday afternoon.Coming to think of it , I wasn't in the need of a getaway especially since I'd bunked my Friday morning workout at the gym and I had sworn 2 sooka chapathis was all I'd eat for lunch.But then , Seren proposes and good

Deep down ..

2008-07-02T00:24:00.003-07:00

SnS has tagged me and has also called me 'funny' , so thats one more thing in life and blogdom to live up to.Here we go... round the mulberry bush mulberry bush ... ahaha ..*Ok**Shuts up*My ten dark secrets1.I was the one who threw chalk at the Uncle downstairs when my Mom took me to visit an old play school friend.:(.I know! I was terrible as a child!2.I was also the one who conspired with

All for a piece of cloth

2008-06-20T02:26:00.007-07:00

Thy clothes are all the soul thou hast.Author: Francis Beaumont and John FletcherIf I had to go by the above quote, my soul would have to be a combination of the following:- Straight cut , no flair , high collar (I turned into a nun overnight)Ps: No offence meant to nuns or anybody who’s a wannabe nun Weird frock like ensemble , indecent

To my first best friend

2008-06-17T05:04:00.003-07:00

To-The girl who taught me how to balance on a new BSA SLR-The girl who could barely suppress her laughter when she saw me hiding under the cot when her Music Teacher went Sa-Pa-Sa-The girl whom I met every single day for 10 long years-The girl who felt the same anguish and hurt as I did when we got invited to a party and the host forgot to give us dinner-The girl who shared Van Number 2 with me

Friday

2008-05-24T08:40:00.012-07:00

I love fridays , ever since I've joined mera company strongesht.My manager has been working from his hometown for the past month and nothing could be more blissful than a cloudy Friday morning although I was actually getting to work.So there I was chugging and humming along and what do I see? The turning that leads to my campus is being blocked by the police.Poleeceman: 'Munde Hogu' --

The Matrimony Chronicles - I

2008-05-10T19:46:00.006-07:00

Oh yes , we are back at it. Our favorite topic.Lets call him S.S with an Irish accent.Oh No.That was the other one.This one had a an Australian accent.Well Duh not because he lived in Australia , but because that breeze used to brush past him and ruffle his hair oh so gently whenever Australian ships docked at Frankfurt.Anyway , after sending me a cryptic mail that read"Wll cll at 19:56 tm nte, b

To Amma , with love!

2008-05-10T08:52:00.004-07:00

Dhoop Mein Chaaya Jaise,Pyaas Mein Dariya Jaise,Tan Mein Jeevan Jaise,Man Mein Darpan Jaise,Haath Duaaon Waale Roshan Kare Ujaale,Phool Pe Jaise Shabnam, Saans Mein Jaise Sargam,Prem Ki Moorat Daya Ki Surat ,Aise Aur Kahaan Hai ,Jaisi Meri Maa Hai...Jab Bhi Andhera Cha JayeWoh Deepak Ban Jaaye ,Jab Ik Akeli Raat Sataye,Woh Sapna Ban Jaaye,Andar Neer Bahaye ,Baahar Se Muskaye,Kaaya Woh Paavan Si,

Its her day!

2008-04-29T04:05:00.012-07:00

She can kill with a smile She can wound with her eyes She only reveals what she wants you to see She can lead you to love She can take you or leave you She can wait if she wants- She's

These are a few of my favorite things!

2008-04-23T09:56:00.004-07:00

Usha has tagged me to do this tag (terrible sentence eh?) , here goes!Last Movie You Saw In A Theater:Err ... Chak De (I KNOW that it was eons ago and Shah received awards of all sorts , one even from the makers of Vicco Vajradanti)What Book Are You Reading:Finished Palace of Illusions by CBD.Draupadi sounds so terribly cool that I'd probably lunch with her if she were my colleague.We'd be

JC

2008-04-15T04:50:00.006-07:00

Hi all ,A long week this was , what with project releases and features , it was also one of the saddest weeks of my life , one that I will take to my grave. It marked the demise of my Dad's younger brother. One day , I could hear him coughing outside my window , the next day I went to see him at the general ward , the next I heard he had been wheeled into the ICU and the fourth day , he had

This day , that day

2008-03-20T05:10:00.002-07:00

Circa 1996I belonged to a dance troupe called 'Drishti' , called so simply because it had the starting letters of everybody in the troupe.There was a dance competition(amongst many others) that was being held at the Gymkhana at IISC.Then , IISC to me was just a painfully far away dance venue.It was the perfect day to bunk classes , get toasty inside a blanket and read a book.Instead, I was

This day

2008-03-10T23:22:00.013-07:00

One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song,read a good poem, see a fine picture and, if possible, speak a few reasonable words. -Johan Wolfgang von GoetheToday is an ordinary day. And that is the best part.Right at this moment , I have

Of this and that

2008-02-29T01:39:00.007-08:00

The last post for the baby month :) , which also reminds me of the fact that you me and our blog, are all of 1 :).Well , maybe a few days older than that BUT still 1 ...YES ..we saw it a little too late , so what? Thought that counts and all .Which is why we are going to present the blog with some more.This is going to be yet another mixed bag.About a couple of weeks back , the parents paid a

Of Carr(bb)iages and Kin(g)kades

2008-02-10T03:06:00.003-08:00

There are no extra pieces in the universe. Everyone is here because he or she has a place to fill, and every piece must fit itself into the big jigsaw puzzle.

ನೂರಾರು ಮಾತು

2008-02-06T08:18:00.000-08:00

Was listening to this song for the first time on my way back from work. First listen and I had goose flesh.Wonderful lyrics and Sonu Nigam sounds simply amazing!Simply sakkat!You can hear the song here

Love ke liye kuch bhi karega

2008-02-02T19:12:00.001-08:00

Last night , I watched an episode of "The Great Indian love challenge". The idea is , you need to write into the show professing your undying love to someone , and then NDTV would don cupid's costume and interview the object of (abject) undying love in an extremely discreet manner.That is to say , they'd ask " What would you want your Girl/Boy to gift you with".This time , it was a girl who

Partners in Crime

2008-01-31T04:45:00.000-08:00

There’s a new couple at work . Lets call them Ms Coochie Coo and Mr. Ravana. Coochie Coo is coochie coo ‘cause she’s extremely pretty and she has guys wrapped around her Ujala white chiffon duppatta. Ravana walks like , well Ravana Yes , you are right. Being in the software industry kills your grey cells (Not that that's a prerequisite for you to get in but oh well , the point is they get

College

2007-12-31T10:15:00.000-08:00

This weekend I went back to my old college. (Inspired heavily by the opening line of Rebecca) Down the familiar lane I went, the bike jerking around a little almost like it was fussing “Where have you brought me mistress? , I’ve never been this way before”True , the last I went down this lane , I had had my old bike , my friend of 7 years. Now , he was a toughie , he knew that he had to

Weekday Happenings

2007-12-26T00:17:00.000-08:00

Legend PPP : Praying PillPopper , mother Potterer: Dad RM:meAltoid:The sister , she ,well , is mintyIts the end of the year feel , theres 10% of the normal crowd in the cafeteria and the caterer happily doles out sooka chappathis without counting them , he usually lurks behind the huge casserole and swoops down on anybody who grabs more than two..considering they taste like feet..!So now , the

Potpourri

2007-12-16T04:22:00.000-08:00

Don't know what to call this post , it's a mixed bag of all events and musings from the past week . Lets call it Pot potpourri , ok? Ok. First of all , Altoid , Dad and I threw a party for the Pillpopper J , we called all her colleagues (her oldest colleagues from a little school near home to the ones from her new extremely corporate school) .. PPP: “This is ridiculous, how will I ever

Some gems ...

2007-12-02T01:29:00.000-08:00

Do you know why my weekends are never boring these days? 'Cause I just discovered a new hobby! Cleaning up my inbox in my Matrimonial profile! Good time-pass I tell you , it has all the makings of a sooper dooper hit reality show -Laughter(Lots of it , sometimes I need to hold on to the table for support ), then there is Drama("I want a soul-mate who will dig into the crevices of my

Travel Tales

2007-11-29T07:29:00.000-08:00

Ok , just returned from a week long trip to Delhi Agra and Jaipur and my ! was it good or was it good ! I'll probably bore you with a detailed account of each place I visited and what hit me most while being there in another post, Ok? Not ok ? Well , you've no choice 'cause you don't have my password , so there!Some " Did you knows" Did you know..1. That Delhi isn't like

Weird me

2007-11-21T04:05:00.001-08:00

HHG has tagged me to reveal 7 weird things about me and to further tag seven people to continue the tag ,Here goes! Ok this one extremely peculiar trait that I’ve noticed about myself. Manager gives me an issue to debug at work I pour and pour over documents , analysis files yadda yadda and something strikes.. this is the issue the brain says.. yes RM this is it.. and then I stop right

The world in a cube

2007-11-13T04:34:00.000-08:00

My friend SRC has spent the last week trying to convince a russian that her name happens to be S , she even signs off as S in big black and bold. And yet somehow..SRC :"Hi Rai (or Chatterjee?),RM says: wowRM says: she wrote that?SRC :very soon i'd rather sign off as RaiSRC:a certain Cynthia watever!SRC:bah!RMsays:bahSRC says:how mean wud it be if i replied to her and addressed her as 'Hi

oh so sigh!

2007-11-11T07:15:00.000-08:00

Cool "Reebok Dance" RM gave her heart to = 600 Rs (Yes , yes Gulp)A cool book the sister recommended = 300 RsA cool non fruity non flowery non girly but "Hmmm oh so fresh n tangy" perfume = 500 RsAll this bought thanks to a "Diwali gift Voucher" from hamara company shtrongesht = Summation of all above.The feeling of dread which overpowers all the above positives of hamara company shtrongesht on

Happy Diwali..!

2007-11-07T09:07:00.000-08:00

Here's wishing a very happy and a prosperous Diwali to everybody :)May every one of your whim /fancy/crazy idea/most bizarre thought come true !Leaving you off with a favorite poem of mine(one of the very few I've read) Lead, kindly Light, amid th’encircling gloom, lead Thou me on!The night is dark, and I am far from home; lead Thou me on!Keep Thou my feet; I do not ask to seeThe distant scene;

Sound of music

2007-11-05T17:30:00.000-08:00

6:15 AM: *ZZzzZZ*Sounds from the wash stand:"Splash splash , tweeka tweeeka brush brush"RM:"zzeeh?"RM:(glaring hard at the ceiling)" Appa?"Dad:"Shploosheh?"RM:"Never mind , am up anyway!"Some other day,4:11 AM:* zzzZZ dream dream*Sounds from the kitchen"BANG clang scrub bang ""Ting ting ting ting"RM:*Looks at the ceiling*RM:"Ma?"Mom:*Sing song voice from the kitchen* " Oooh did I wake you?"RM:"No

Nothingness?:)

2007-10-31T05:28:00.000-07:00

Everybodys left early , this being a combination of a day before a State holiday , a possible long weekend , and a blissful Diwali week waiting ahead.Its 6PM and all I can hear are the sounds of my hands tapping the keypad , my floor mate G's voice as she pulls her colleagues leg , my friend S's groan(she's got a lot to do this week and apparently can't even *think* of a day of respite), I like

All in the family

2007-10-23T08:55:00.000-07:00

Now , just before I decided to do a post about it , I did ask my Mom if she had any objections to my content. As always she said she did , and as always I choose to disobey , so here goes..I think my family has a strange strain of sadism running through it that has gotten better with each generation.With that Dhamakedar opening , I shalt resort to using less fancy words.You've knitted your brows?

Diverse are we

2007-10-08T06:02:00.000-07:00

I believeDiversity is a part of the natural order of lifeAs natural as a billion shapes and shadesOf the colors of springOr the leaves of autumnWe had "Diversity Day " at work this Friday . A day to acknowledge the fact that we were a French-American organization with one of the branches in Southern India with one of the campuses next to Bangalore's largest drain.Yes , diversity in all shapes

These are a few of my favorite pictures ..

2007-10-06T21:36:00.000-07:00

"Happiness is a toothless smile"Taken in a village very close to Muthathi , you'll find a representative from each generation, different people , same smile :)Kaladi , Shankaracharya's birthplaceMurudeshwara , a few days before lightning struck the idolSomebody's very pretty house in Mangalore :)Urrm , any single guys inhabiting this place ?:D

Return to innocence

2007-09-24T04:08:00.000-07:00

"Know you what it is to be a child? It is to be something very different from the man of to-day. It is to have a spirit yet streaming from the waters of baptism; it is to believe in love, to believe in loveliness, to believe in belief; it is to be so little that the elves can reach to whisper in your ear; it is to turn pumpkins into coaches, and mice into horses, lowness into loftiness, and

A rose by any other name

2007-09-20T04:36:00.000-07:00

I have been tagged by HHG , so here goes!There are 3 rules.Rule 1. The rules must be mentioned in the beginning of the tag.Rule 2 You must list one fact that is somehow relevant to your life for each letter of your middle name. If you don’t have a middle name, use the middle name you would have liked to have had.Rule 3. At the end of your blog post, you need to choose one person for each letter

Sights while on a "Pleasure" trip

2007-09-18T23:59:00.000-07:00

Blame the bad resolution on my 2 Meg camera phone , but this happened to be an evening when the sun was peeping coyly from out of a cloud on one side and the rain man decided it was going to be shower time on another side , but what did the weary traveler see ?A beautiful rainbow!God forbid , but if this Cab was involved in a hit and run case , what would a genius of a witness see ?W:"Poleeceman

Game

2007-09-06T22:23:00.000-07:00

“Hello?...Nalin?”“Akki , meet me at 8 for dinner?”“Ok..Khej”“Done!” At 7:30 Pm , Akanksha shut down her computer , signed out and started towards the parking lot . It would take a good twenty minutes to drive down to Indiranagar , with just about 10 minutes buffer time for the Airport road signal .RADIO CITY! blared the FM.“Welcome back to

Yes , Ma'am

2007-09-06T06:17:00.000-07:00

In teaching you cannot see the fruit of a day's work. It is invisible and remains so, maybe for twenty years. ~Jacques Barzun Here’s wishing a Happy Teacher’s Day to all my dear readers!Why the wishes even though you aren’t really a Teacher? It does happen to be a vocation all by itself, but tell me, aren’t you also one if you happen to be a Father/Mother/Sister/Brother/Friend? Aren

The K factor

2007-08-23T04:09:00.000-07:00

Met K online today after almost 2 months. He’s scored 99% in his USMLE and is already in the land of a million opportunities. And guess what , he’s studying in a place that's very close to the Altoids’.K , in the very remote possibility that you landed up at my blog , congratulations !:)(for landing here , of course)Ok ,whos K , you ask? And you look indignant too? That I haven’t ever mentioned a

2007-08-18T04:13:00.000-07:00

Found at the entrance to Transit.If a stray packet of chips is found , ULP! it will be incarcerated!A burger found? It will punished to solitary confinement and where its internal parts will rot slowly and painfully...A hot dog found? Oops! It will be hung upside down and whipped mercilessly!Really? What with the helmet check , the check-for-the-parking-ticket, the check-if-you-have-outside-food,

Weekday musing

2007-08-14T07:52:00.001-07:00

For all those of who spent sleepless nights over how my first day at a new work place would go(*Beams around*) , we have done you proud! It went really well , people .Nice place , Warm people , wonderful coffee , God's in his heaven , all's right with the world!I decided to decorate my cubicle with all kinds of stuff that my friends gifted me . Item # 1 : Confused

Stuff nightmares are made of

2007-07-28T22:14:00.000-07:00

"Dear RM , this is with reference to your resignation from the position of Director , Wireless Communication group ... " read my relieving letter."EH? Ki hoya??"RM storms back to the HR and thrusts her relieving letter into the hands of a sleepy HR.Agreed , I do not expect you to personally type out every relieving letter and there exists something called a "format".But just 'cause the previous

Tagged!

2007-07-20T12:04:00.001-07:00

I have been tagged by Altoid to list 8 things about myself.So here goes nothing..I’m a sucker for natural cures. More so if you tell me you found them in the Himalayas. Which is why I bought 3 huge packets of “wonder hair herb” while on a trip to Thirunelveli.Which is also why I pay a small fortune to my ayurvedic doctor who incidentally is the only person who says I look radiant

TV trouble

2007-07-16T03:06:00.000-07:00

Ring out the old, ring in the new said Tennyson but I hardly feel happy parting with things that have served me loyally for a long time. Same feelings felt when my old BPL TV let out a final shudder before blacking out forever. While I was skulking around mourning the loss of an old friend, I found myself being subjected to my Mom’s rather caustic tongue. “Don’t be an idiot. It’s just a

Week Update

2007-07-05T03:13:00.000-07:00

Time to move on to newer pastures. I have given in my notice in the hell-hole and the feeling is just too damn good. I yam jesht loving it.Now, everybody from the Director to the sweeper wants to have a talk with a certain RM who had the audacity to say “NO” to exploitation. I’m like the Jhansi Ki Rani minus horse minus a lot of courage plus a red colored Pleasure. The number of cups of coffee

I rant therefore I yam

2007-06-30T06:22:00.000-07:00

People People People . I am sick of seeing people. All of the same size , same colored clothes , same sneakers and all in pairs(NOT the shoes).People in Bangalore tire me.Today , I somehow found myself telling a friend I'd meet her at Garuda Mall.At the entrance we were greeted by an idiotic show with a even more idiotic hostess.Ahem a "beauty" contest apparently , like the zillions were'nt

A Thousand Splendid Suns

2007-06-26T04:40:00.000-07:00

No , this is not a book review .. I do not possess the talent for it . Its about the book , the feelings that KH manages to wrench out of you and a heightened sense of responsibility towards the world we live in and finally , a prayer for all those people in Afghanistan , and all other war ridden nations in the world.I think ,probably what hits you most are the people in it , these people are

Wisdom cometh with a price

2007-06-21T00:54:00.000-07:00

Apparently my wisdom teeth (All four of them , bless them all) seem to have a mind of their own.If the X-ray has to believed , theres one thats growing perpendicular to all the others , rather like a rebellious middle child.The reason why I visited the dentist , for the first time in my twenty odd years of existence was because the LLM2 (lower left molar no.2) , yes, I named them chronologically

Home bound

2007-06-11T23:28:00.000-07:00

The Altoid has moved into her “home”. June 10th will be remembered from now on, just like May 13th is .Newer curtains will be procured every year to mark this day and the slightly older ones will be shifted to the dining area, the linen cupboard groweth. To us four, a home is almost a part of the family, the fifth and the sixth members of our household. Which explains why we pamper them and

Gerald Durrell

2007-06-04T23:16:00.001-07:00

Yesterday, I got back home at around 6 and decided to visit Landmark . Its one my favorite places in Bangalore .Rather like a temple for books. Just as you enter , you get a whiff of the Cookie Man’s cookies , Kalmane’s coffee and that weird soap place’s smell (They sell soaps that cost 80 bucks a gram!) all at once . Very typical Forum feeling. A vacant eyed help at Landmark(they were REALLY

It happened one night

2007-06-04T00:12:00.000-07:00

I simply have to find a dermatologist nearer home, I thought. It’s ridiculous to be stuck in a thunderstorm at 7PM, with no call booth in the vicinity, no electricity and that too in a low-lying part of the city. I looked with dread at the rising level of water under the railway bridge , there would be NO way my rickety kinetic could wade through that water , it wouldn’t start after that , and I

Trains

2007-06-03T08:44:00.001-07:00

Faster than fairies, faster than witches, Bridges and houses, hedges and ditches;And charging along like troops in a battle, All through the meadows the horses and cattle:All of the sights of the hill and the plain Fly as thick as driving rain; And ever again, in the wink of an eye, Painted stations whistle by. Robert Louis Stevenson

Coffee

2007-05-31T02:44:00.000-07:00

A fig for partridges and quails,ye dainties I know nothing of ye;But on the highest mount in Wales Would choose in peace to drink my coffee. ~Jonathon Swift This post is solely dedicated to the queen of all beverages known to me, the quintessential coffee! Amma’s cup:Colour : Dark BrownSugar : Just right , not to sweet , not too bitterContainer : Tumbler + DabaraHer Mood :