Yin & Yang

R&R

2008-12-19T13:01:00.001+05:30

After almost 6 months of slogging(well as much i hate to use the word- i really did)am on a break for 3 weeks.And the very first thing i started with is sleep..So much lost sleep to be caught up with :) Sleep now is sacrosanct to me and noone's actually calling it otherwise.Next thing is my movie marathon which is up and running again..And last but not the least in the list of to dos is my treatment for Sinusitis which is the main reason for my break.I hate it when the ENT specialist prods my nose with some goddamn thing and says "Atta gal you must have layers of hardened stuff in your head" And that actually makes me happy coz now that i have so much of grey or yellow matter in my head,no one can say that head is empty-oh comeon atleast i have something it ;)So yeah apart from the painful sessions of treatment for my Sinusitis, life is good.Bliss is the word to be precise- no office,no emails,no reporting on a daily basis - am in cloud nine atleast for the time being..I know after 3 or max 4 weeks i must get back to the same old routine but then who cares..These 3 weeks are just mine and am gonna enjoy them to the very last second.

2008-11-22T13:11:00.001+05:30

Finally..After a real long time am here and the reason..i just discovered am romantically challenged :)Yes that's the hard fact and i have to live with it for this entire lifetime(not that i regret)..And the realisation actually made me think about the reasons as to why am this way :) And i have no clue at all..Either the choice of guys were wrong or i simply don't trigger the usual chemistry,biology or whatever nonsense.Oh yeah this also made me realise no matter what i do or say or how much ever pain i take in making myself presentable like a girl i simply can't behave or be like one :( Damn i nearly spent an all time high price for the change over but then no result..None whatesoever and nope am absolutely not worried about that at all..The only thing that nags me is the fact that if this state continues how am ie ver gonna find that Mr.right for me..As my mom fondly says that i just need to open my mouth and bahhhhhh comes the string of expletives - and lo behold the guy will have one fit of his life :) How the hell am i supposed to control something as involuntary as me swearing..Damn damn damn :(( But then i guess somethings never change and hey what to do -
"Am like this wonly " :) :)

Chuck IPL for EPL - That's me

2008-04-22T14:54:00.001+05:30

I hate CRICKET.Am serious - i just loath the game which is considered as a religion here in India.And people here worship the players as gods.My view is this - It's all for nothing & nothing for all, that's the return you get.The much hyped IPL is very much here and i just don't understand as to what is in it that people are / were crazy about.And this mindset of mine applies to T20 also.Don't understand what makes people go crazy over their fav cricketer (this guy wudda been cursed the most for his prev performance),why is the media creating such a big hungama over nothing that's worth watching.Yes,i know it's strange for someone who is an indian and doesn't like the game which has taken all the glory off the national game and which has all the glitz,glamour,gory er glory..Blame it on all the scams that shed a new light on the game which people love so much even now.I can actually hear couple of my friends yelling right this moment they read this blog.And this doesn't mean that i don't watch cricket at all..I watch it when the aussies play tough but even that these days have lost it's sheen.I know few friends who anyday will enjoy watching a match of soccer with me than watch Cricket.Not because we feel that it's cool & hep to watch football, it's just that we prefer it more than a fixed game.
For all you know after these matches we'll get to hear the way the players were bribed by Team XYZ :) Recently i overheard couple of middle aged ladies talking about Pathan & how his timely wickets saved that particular match or whatever. Looks like the days of Pathi being parameshwar is long past gone & now it is Pathan who's taken over :)

IPL go away ..EPL here i come :)

Say Cheese :E :E :E

2008-03-04T01:58:00.001+05:30

Laughter is the best medicine they say. My dad's side is well known for their sense of humor - esp the sarcastic kind. And my mom after being with them for years now, is finally catching up with the same. A snippet of a conversation that took place between my ma & me..

Me : Lachhuma coffee please
Mom : You just had a cup of tea an hr back
Me : So
Mom : Just give it sometime & i'll get you the coffee later
Me : Yeah i know, am after all a second class citizen here

A distant voice says - you are not IInd class it just tat you travel Unreserved
Mom : No she is not Unreserved
Me : ??? – What the hell you guys are upto?
Mom : you are a just a WITHOUT (which means tat i travel without a ticket or whatever. Worse than being Unreserved)
Me : Grrrrrrrr (gnashing my teeth)
Mom : A big grin

This is just one snippet of many such conversations that happens at my place. Now i know why we (the whole BG family) are looked upon at some places & otherwise at my mom's side. Sad that my maternal side fail to understand this side of humor.

Deaddiction

2008-03-01T01:25:00.002+05:30

Addiction was a term used to describe a devotion, attachment, dedication, inclination, etc. Nowadays, however, the term addiction is used to describe a recurring compulsion by an individual to engage in some specific activity, despite harmful consequences to the individual's health, mental state or social life.And for me off-late it has been Orkut esp Orkut Iyers.I have already blogged once about it but then i always had some serious discussion to talk about there then which was a perfect excuse i used.But these days esp for the last 4-5 months am a regular in OI and to call myself a regular is actually something less considering the amount of (at times useless)time i spend there.Was wondering for the last few weeks as to how i even got addicted this much but like every law in the universe - i got no answer :) .Probably it might have been coz of the fact that am at home now,enjoying my break and ofcourse unlimited net usage.

Put on my thinking hats again not that it helps but yeah just some lame excuse to ponder ;)No answer again. The only thing i did at last was that i decided i'll stay away for a while and check if i can actually get out of this so called addiction.Check if my will is as strong as i think it is.

Afterall someone once said ages ago "Will is willing but the flesh is failing"

Psycho-er-logy

2008-02-25T12:38:00.001+05:30

What is it with Psychology and people?Everytime i come out and say that i have a Masters in Psychology i get a well earned look that screams 'hey now we know as to why you are weird' or the next inevitable question ' can you read my mind?' Psychology - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychology This explains it all.
Human psychology always intrigues me.Maybe that's why i chose the subject or maybe coz am just another psychologist who feels that it will probably give me some basic answers to my confused soul & head :) All thanks to Freud & James,not that i believe completely in Freudism.One common problem is that a common man fails to see the difference between a Psychiatrist & a Psychologist.We psychologists just identify the problems but to treat them we have Clinical Psychology.But Psychiatry is completely different.But all said it takes a lot of time to even explain the difference.Again beats me down to where i started - why is it that a human brain accepts group mentality easily than an individual?Why is it as an individual some people have less psychological quotient?Why is it that few of us can look ahead and read straight through one's thoughts?A friend of mine once said that it's violation of privacy :) can't deny that but it is not that we do that every single person who crosses our way.

Psychology that way is very interesting coz i personally have tuned my senses to a great extent where i can read a person and 90% of the time it's turned to be right on target & the remaining 10% - well you know that 'To Err is human' :)On the other hand it is NOT like i have a crystal ball and talk gibberish.And most of us are blessed with not just the ability to read one's mind but also with telepathy.Part & parcel of the subject.With this iam stopping coz i'll go on & on & on if i ever start on the topic.But planning to blog about certain other interesting stuff connected to Psychology.

Tic tac tic tac

2008-02-20T01:47:00.004+05:30

My biological clock is ticking - yeah that's what iam gonna write about today.Am not able to hear the goddamn ticking but still everybody from my mom to some naani ki chachi ki beti tells me that it's high time i tie a knot.Tie a knot - whoa whoa whoa.To whom & for what.To be frank am a disaster when it comes to relationships..Well i can understand that esp from a guy's point of view - who would want to marry a tomboy,soccer crazy weirdo like me and suffer forever :) Just kidding.Well the point is that matrimony is the only word that's been echoing in my ears for almost well for a long time now.Some days i win,but mostly i lose the argument.My poor mom has tried everything,everything to convince me and here am single and still going strong :).

Well i agree with my folks & my buddy Krishna when they say that arranged marriages are not what i think.To me it's simple,let me know the guy and then let me decide about the rest.GOK as to why such things sound so simple but prove to be complex in real.Hey bhagawan do something or atleast put me in a time machine to escape- my B clock is ticking you see :)

TZP - Yet another review

2008-02-08T03:11:00.000+05:30

To do justice to the number of movies i have been watching offlate - am gonna write about Taare Zameen Par.Am sure that every second person has watched it already but that doesn't stop me from writing about.

I was awestruck - that's the ony thing i can say when i saw the way Aamir has directed the movie.And for a directorial debute it stands a class apart.Probably we need more Aamir Khans with such decent flicks.The way he has portrayed a 9yr old boy who suffers from Dyslexia - a 9yr old who is looked down by his own father;by teachers n students at school,neighbours who complain about him and being sent to a boarding school which only makes him stop doing the only thing he finds solace in or the only thing he's good at - Painting.The story revolves as to how Aamir brings the kid out of his shell and makes others know that Ishaan afterall is a normal student and with a little help & patience can read ,write & pass tests like other students.The last 15 mins of the movie is something which impressed me so much.Splendid performance by Darsheel as dyslexic kid.One movie which i feel that most parents should watch & learn a lesson or two.But am sure that this movie alone will never make them not compare a kid with hi sibling or neighbour or his friend.And just that this movie alone is not gonna change the way teachers look at kids who are slow learners or have Attention Deficit Disorder.That much am very sure.Afterall this is a country which doesn't believe in sparing the rod.

The movie actually has made me check out for Disha - a special school for autistic kids.Hope i get to spend some time with kids there on a regular basis in future.

Newyear new hopes

2007-12-31T03:30:00.000+05:30

Last day of the year..What an eventful year this has been right from day 2.To say i learnt lot of things in the professional & personal front would definitely be an understatement.Couple of things that happened within family brought me closer to my sis,things that strengthened my relationship with my best buddy.I learnt to take some hard decisions,learnt to let go of past - let go of lot of other things.And these are which would come along for a lifetime.And the way it started it's ending on an even more eventful note - all for good.I leave you all guessing on this :)

Hope to see best things across in the NewYear & am sure i'll

In the line of fire - literally too

2007-11-30T23:35:00.000+05:30

It's just last week i finished reading Pervez Musharraf's autobiography - In the line of fire.Apt especially given the current situation.The now ex army chief speaks sorry blows his trumpet throughout the book;right from page 1 till the last page.He of all the person speaks about how Bhutto & Sharif and their likes plundered the nation of it's wealth & political freedom.Bah..For someone who says he is simple there's nothing simple in the way he thinks when it comes to India.Sly rather sordid way of managing the relationship between two countries.This man does believe strongly in what the Americans have to say,the way they ask him to go about ruling his country,politics & probably given a choice his personal life too.and yeah proved to be right now when the US asked him to step down now,he did without holding back.Civilian president - funny coz as far things have been there's not going to be any big change.Afterall the New Chief Army has been personally handpicked by the man himself.Not that we don't have this kind of high profile drama in our country.We had gone through our bit of Emergency (thanx to Indira Gandhi).Infact i had to appreciate his audacity for saying that he wouldn't have allowed his plane to land anywhere but India.Several such incidents where he could have just thought twice before putting it across in public.Afterall it's not a book that was meant strictly for Pakis alone.We unfortunate souls too have a chance to read throught the book.Was so sounding so childish that if this was given as our supplementary - kids definitely will have a laugh or two.For all that that's said in the book,we have a different version.And thanks to technology we can google & can learn the truth.Am not saying that India never made any mistakes,but at the same time the way he had put across certain situations was way too much.

Whomever said Love thy neighbour will have to take a leaf out of Prez's book.After all our man's eternally in the firing line.

Men may come & men may go

2007-11-25T01:31:00.000+05:30

No if you think that this blog of mine's going to be about my relationships or anything - then you're partially wrong :)Yeah true that it's tough to decipher & understand a gal but believe me when i say it's tougher when it comes to guys.And the funny part is that me inspite of being the apple of the eye for few of them in my life i still strike a wrong chord or two.ALWAYS.With dad,Krishna & few others but the worst part is that everytime i try & makeup i endup falling flat.I don't know where i go wrong or rather how i can.Is it wrong to express myself coz i've even faced the wrath of one such person just because he didn't like the way i decided on a certain thing in my life and we just stopped speaking.

I say Yes & he says No and when he says Yes,i say No.I wonder when i'll ever get it right,i wonder when i ever will make it right and yeah wonders never cease :)

Love - Phewwwwww

2007-11-12T16:03:00.000+05:30

This blog is specially for those 2 who make my life.One is my twin with whom i just can't stay angry & the other one is Krishna with whom i share the same feeling.These 2 are the ones i turn to when there's anything that happens in my life.Anyday anytime i know that i can turn to them for help,solution,suggestion - you name it they give it to me.With these 2 i have been rude,cruel,angry,happy,spent some best moments of my life infact lotsa super moments.And i have always felt bad in the end for treating them that way but yeah they understand me well that i don't have to think otherwise :) (taking too much advantage).And ofcourse another person i definitely will mention here is Ajay.That idiot to whom i crib,cry when i fight with the other 2.One who really has been patient in so many things & generally the rapport we share is just great.Infact we never feel awkward or slightly embarrased when am in bangalore along with Keerthi & Steve.

If i say thanx that's never going to be enough coz it's beyond that.Forgive me if you can when i have been reckless,thoughtless & idiotic.And never stop loving me coz it's just one rather the only thing that keeps me going.And i inturn will try & curb my temper,be a nice person & stop hurting with my words.Never stop being the way you are.

Love you Lamzu for what you are to me,Krishna - love you for putting up with my tantrums & Ajay for my usual self

On a serious note

2007-11-11T14:09:00.000+05:30

On her way back from my aunt's place on one evening my mom saw these 2 old people who were standing on the road & asking for some change or help.Very old folks & with tears streaming down.My mom stopped by & took them to a nearby stall,got them some refreshments and in the meanwhile also came to know through the old lady that they have been asked to leave their son's house because his wife can't get along with them.Luckily while standing there wondering what next,there came another lady & said that she'll take them to a home nearby.Witnessed yet another scene y'day. An elderly man with a middle aged guy.The latter holding hands,trying to counsel or rather consol him for whatever it is.One scene which is very commonly seen in many of the old age homes & care centres which are on the rising side these days.Have always wondered as to what it takes kids to abandon their parents.Oh there are people who say that they spend a fortune in putting their parents in such homes but brings the question - can't you take care of your parents?Cant you have them near you if not in your own home & take care?Men esp who thinks that their wives are right when the she says that she can't take care of his parents but will willingly do the same to her side.I know i might sound biased or probably way out of my league when i say that it's mostly the ladies who prefer to take such decisions (they say they're forced - always).But at the same time i wouldn't deny the fact that there are cases when circumstances force you to take such decisions - but my only question is that why can't you have them atleast near you & take care?Won't it give your parentsa sense of support & security?On the flip side i have also seen kids being so nice out but then make their parents work esp the household chores inside.Well to say even my own grandmom is a victim of this emotional blackmail.When i was a kid,innocent,naive one i used to feel so good about the fact that my aunt wants my grandmom always.But when i grewup all of us know that it's purely for her own selfish reasons she wants her there :( & sadly my grandmom still can't differentiate chalk to cheese.

Am sure that neither my sis nor i will ever make our parents or inlaws go through this.I know the hurt & helplessness one has to go through.Am sure most of us wouldn't but then just leaves me with just one question - why do you succumb to such things,emotional blackmail,crying out loud,financial crisis & what not?Am sure answers are many for these but..

It's my life

2007-11-03T23:55:00.000+05:30

Today i realised and i took a vow that i'll never ever have any kinda expectations or crib about something that i don't have.This is my 2nd visit to Kaakum Karangal and this visit only makes my decision stronger in adopting a kid in future.Seeing those kids' faces lighten up when they were given a new set of dress;had me think about the shopping me & my sis have done so far and i had tears in my eyes to think about the kids there.And it is just from today am gonna let of go of certain things in my life.Let go of my ego,short temper & what not.It's going to take sometime but hey i know i can do that.Probably will follow the policy of life is a like hand full of sand ;the tighter the grip,the faster it slips down.Afterall expectations never work in the way you want to and in the end you become responsible for your own actions & mainly reactions.

Letting go is always painful but hey the pain's just momentary when compared to what i might have to go thru my whole life.Coming this far in my life;i don't want to lose it.Well these are my own thoughts & am solely responsible for what i write here :)

Tanhayee

2007-09-23T00:51:00.000+05:30

Kyoon aisi umeed ki maine
Jo aise naakaam hui
Door banaayi thi manzil
To raste mein hi shaam hui
Ab kahan jaaoon main, kisko samjhaaoon main
Kya maine chaaha tha aur kyoon kismat mein aayi
Tanhaai -Jaise andhero ki ho gehraayi

Adieu Hyd

2007-08-31T21:10:00.000+05:30

Tomorrow will be my last day in Hyderabad.And somehow i feel that i'll definitely miss the place inspite of the minuses the city has.Have made lot of friends & few good friends and couple of very close friends.Never thought that i might find this place that good that i'll miss it but then that's the truth.And specially my association with 24/7.It's been memorable.Like any other place it has it's own share of fallen angels :) but still i have a whole lot of people i'll miss & vice versa. Athar my bro,Kaka,G House,Abhi,Priyanka, VJ,Anji and agents whom i know personally but then life goes on & so here i go.

And ofcourse i have to mention Chennai 24/7 - Paddy (my best gal),Pavi,Madhu K &S , Thyags,Giri,Bala,Nazeer,Ashok,Taarinee,Mridula..Man i'll miss them but still one plus is that i still can keep in touch.And why do i get attached to people so easily..GOK

A(B)SURD Syndrome

2007-08-29T13:13:00.000+05:30

Am Smart U r Dumb

Something which seems to prevail with some of my friends or should i call them as friends is something which i never seems to get an answer.The reason behind this blog - simple.I met one such character on saturday while we went for an Orpahnage visit & then again on monday who managed to completely put me off.And believe me am not one of those i meet & i hate you types.Why is that some of us can't accept that probably the person whom you are interacting might have some knowledge on everything & that probably you might sadly lag behind.Grow up folks.It's not that all of us are dumb or that all of us are smart.

And am amazed by the attitude which they throw but then there again i have only one thing to say - if you think that being smart or trying to act smart might create a huge fanclub or audience to you - SORRY that's just not gonna happen ever.ABSURD isn't it to have an ego which is mountain high when you ar nothing but a mole :)

Sivaji - Mass disappointment

2007-08-07T13:14:00.000+05:30

This time in home i watched couple of movies of which one is the oh -so-great- watever -Sivaji the boss- which turned out to be a crap.The other was Chennai 600028 which surprisingly was a low budget with not known faces in the screen but hey which was too good when compared to the former.

To start with Sivaji sucked big time right fromt he begginning & i fail to understand as to why so much of hype for such a mediocore movie.Shankar has tried to bring in his own the quintessential message to the mass with a mass oops sorry with a hero who is almost a demigod but sadly fails to create the impact which he did in his earlier movies.Especially the second half which had nothing except the typical Rajini masala with couple of his punch dialogues esp "Singam singla varum" which made me woer as to why then does this person have to come with the whole nine yards or all the spices ;) There's absolutely no coherency especially in the ast scene where he comes as MGR (yet another mistake) and the recent widow Shreya smiling at him with sindoor.But then with Sivaji around one must not use our logic :)

Sad that i ended up wasting my time watching this flick which is not worth a second time.

Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix

2007-07-21T21:19:00.000+05:30

I've been to the latest Harry Potter movie on sunday.My first of the whole lot that were released so far.Well HP turned out to be good but can't watch it more than once kind.

And i must really thank my friend who patiently sat with me & introduced all the characters.The first 10 mins was something outta magic box kind to me (i didn't read the book) but then yeah the movie kinda captured my attention for the next 2hrs.No breaks & it's been a long since i enjoyed an English movie (Ocean's Thirteen doesn't count ofcourse) and i understood that the director really has a way to capture everyone's tastes - from a 5 yr old to a 40+ person which is simply amazing.Given the hype created about the movie & the book, i almost thought it too be yet another much hyped movies but then it definitely proved otherwise.

HP all in all was kewl & entertaining unlike some of the recent flicks i had the pleasure of watching :)

A 1000 Splendid Suns

2007-07-14T16:25:00.000+05:30

When i bought the book all i was interested was just about the way the author had given the brief.But it turned out to be a real big surprise to me as i completed it at one go.

The story is about a little girl Mariam who grows in a remote village of Afghanistan & the way she's married to someone thrice her age & sent off to Kabul.How her life changes after that,how she copes with a husband who as days pass by changes into a volatile person.And then comes the part when Mujhahids occupy Afghanistan,their gruesome rule & the way each and every person's life change because of the same.At the same time we also get to see another young gal whose ife again changes after a single missile attack & how she gets attached to Mariam's life.Then the rule of Taliban..

It's all about 2 women who give up lot of things in their life,settle down in the same house as wives of one volatile mean husband who ends up getting killed one night by Mariam.And how Mariam makes the decision of accepting the crime but at the sametime makes a new life for Laila ,her daughter & son.You get to read about the extreme cruelties of every single person during theTaliban period has gone through & not to forget the period before that.And not to mention lot of good moments where in you get to read about how big the word TITANIC meant to them then.

Somewhere this book definitely touches a raw chord in every single reader.But then again some might get easily bored with the same.Afterall opinions differ - Don't they

A good read after a long time

IND(B)ORE

2007-07-05T13:04:00.000+05:30

Aataa - Jhoom Bharabar Jhoom..That's how i would rate JBJ.As pathetic as it can get and i couldn't wait to get outta the movie hall for both the movies.Ocean's Thirteen on the other hand was good (can't expect anything else) atleast better when compared to those mentioned earlier.With this i think am done with my movies as of now atleast coz i never seem to get the tickets for the oh-so-great SIVAJI anyways.
Back at work,right now in Indore on a consultant jobfair which turned out to be a dampner,thanx to the rains and people giving the same excuse for not turning up here at the consultant's place.3 days of journey & nothing fruitful.

How i love this!!!!!!

Marathon...on movies ofcourse

2007-05-25T13:09:00.000+05:30

I've been watching lotsa movies from my last trip to Chennai.In Chennai it was about some 18 movies within 3 days & last sunday it was back to back movies in Hyd & one each on mon & wed.But the best was this..Life in a Metro had a A cert & i feel that can be watched by everyone where in the gol movie Aata had a U cert but boy oh boy..Na na kind.Makes me wonder as to how it ever crosses the censor board :)My mistake that i even went for a gol movie..A gol movie is a gol movie is a gol movie as Krishna says & hey hats off to you

More to come..Probably starting with Ek Chaalis ka last local

Master / Visa - Do i care?

2007-05-08T18:09:00.001+05:30

Flight ticket to Chennai Rs.4000
Taxi from Airort Rs.300
Ticket from Chennai to Hyd Rs.700
Surprise smile on sis's face Priceless

There are somethings money can buy & for everythingelse there's my Master & Visa card :)

And am getting back Chennai for a different reason altogether today but still the above said statement stands the same

Bad start

2007-04-26T15:28:00.000+05:30

When things go wrong they definitely do in a big way.Or atleast that's the case with me.Wokeup late (which i always do),had my bath & then realised that i donot have a single set of salwar to wear :(..So stuck to casuals & took the auto to my new house..And then realised halfway through that i have forgotten the keys to my cases & my id card..So asked the glaring,fuming autowallah to get me back to my friend's place for the card & keys.Travel back to my new house,change & step out in the same auto to my office.Reached here around 1.15PM and saw that my VP for HR OPS is here :( Went out for lunch with him along with the team ofcourse.A nice person & special bond between the both of us coz of the Chennai factor.

So here am after a nice lunch,fighting a bad headache but still here.Hope nothing goes wrong and am able to push off home early today.Early by 10PM max

R&R

2007-04-16T19:33:00.000+05:30

Never book a ticket in Air Deccan even for free is the lesson i learnt last Friday.2hrs of delay & they had not an iota of idea as to why the delay.And had the nerve to say Thank you for choosing Air Deccan & we regret for the slight delay :) On the whole last weekend was good.I never stepped outta my house for once, all 2 days i was there.And watched about 6 movies.What better way to R & R on a weekend.Only thing i missed was meeting my colleagues in Chennai Centre.Now back here in Hyd,and the hunt begins for a house & the regular jhunjat of joinees & attrition & what not.

Hope i get to find a house before i get thrown out of my GH.

Grrrrr

2007-04-09T22:00:00.000+05:30

2 hectic weeks..My trip to Bijapur was uneventful except for Ayesha whom i met & befriended there.So simple & yet so elegant.She along with Aliya made my day when they took me to Golgumbaz & Ibrahim Roza which made my day.First thing that struck me when i entered Golgumbaz was thw way it's maintained neatly unlike some Golconda & Charminar (Phew).Really neat,no litter around & well maintained gardens.Was a different experience after visiting some of those oh so famous places in Hyd.Just back from Chennai & feeling a bit home sick :)

And from next weekend it's gonna be boring.No more ISB & no more Krishna in Hyd :( But that's way life is & i have to just take it.And the drooping of my eyes remind me that am supposed to shut shop & push off from work..Wish it's as easy as said

In Gol land

2007-03-26T11:16:00.000+05:30

It's been a month since i have blogged.Too manythings,but the best of all is my move toHyderabad.Couldn't ask for more with just in time for my appraisal & complete move to recruitment.Now comes the tough part of food & langauge.I can manage telugu but the Hindi they speak here is BAD :) So much goingon here & never a moment of boredom.Feels a lot different to what i have gone thru in Chennai.Hope to see best of it in the days to come.All said &done,i miss Chennai..Miss it big time.Miss my home &miss my Chennai office

Have been to Golconda fort & Charminar.The former was super if you can just forget people throwing litter around,inscribing their love on the walls of the fort (bahhhhhhhh) :) & the latter,well i have no words..Charminar has no CHARM.We were actually disappointed rather disgusted the way it's being maintained & the crowd and the list goes on & on & on.The picture you see here in my blog,don't get fooled. :) It's nothing like this when you see the actual thing

The next time someone is going to talk about Hyd and Charminar as the most beautiful thing on earth,they sure will get a piece of my mind.Man thatz one trip which i really wanna take off my list & mind

Life Minus Sinus

2007-02-06T12:29:00.000+05:30

Life minus sinus for me is a dream..It all started sometime last year when my doc said i have chronic Sinusitis.I then had no knowledge on that but then was on medication for a while which gave me temp relief for about 4 months.The next thing i knew was that my teeth has been affected because of the same & had it removed early this month.And now i know how chronic is Chronic Sinusitis.It's called Maxillary Sinusitis.And then my ENT doc told me that the mucus has hardened in my skull,infact he went a step further & explained "It's like water dripping in droplets & then turning into ice or frost or whatever & in my case it's the same way that my mucus has become hard".With that came lotsa instructions,list of dos & donts.Gave him a vague smile when i stepped out.People in my office are used to seeing me with a box of tissues in my desk & no longer make fun.These days they just give me a smile - an all knowing smile which says sorry gal but you gotto live with it.And now it's melting.After struggling with the goddamn thing for almost an year it's melting & iam not complaining.For almost a week i've been blowing out mucus so much that even my ENT doc was surprised.Like Krishna said i think all this while it has been some kinda cold storage & like how my sis commented the other day that my auto defrost system is up & running :)

Say whatever like said in the first line..it's just a dream & hoping that one day am off it.

R&R

2007-01-30T13:02:00.000+05:30

Long weekend but an amazing one like it had been never before.Met a very good friend of mine after almost 3 yrs & was catchingup for a long time with him.It was good & made me realise that i do need to spend sometime with my friends & my family too.But the best part about the weekend was the wedding which we attended.Much as i was sceptical in attending that one,i htink i wudda missed something had i not gone there.Was pure fun & never before had i seen a procession like this in my family.And to think all along that my mom's side is orthodox.It was pure to dance with the groom when the groom came back to the mandap and i still remember th look on the bride's face.Shock,surprise & then the acceptance.Vibrant & colorful is all i can say about the marriage & ofcourse the same goes for the weekend too.

R&R is how i feel now :)

Hope

2007-01-11T18:34:00.000+05:30

There's no end to my dental woe..End result is that am gonna have my tooth extracted on Saturday.Hope i don't have any problems atleast on the dental part post extraction.

Guru !!!!!!

2007-01-06T15:00:00.000+05:30

GURU - Latest addition in my audio collection.

Starts off with Barso Re by Shreya Ghosal & Uday.Awesome way she takes you to a high right in the first track.Then comes my personal fav which is Tere bina by our man Rahman & Chinmayee..Perfect synchronization,can't expect anything less ofcourse.It basically has got a Sufi kinda beatWay too good.The next 1 is kinda ok which goes something like Ek lo ek muft.In Mayya you get to feel the taste of Rahman's speciality again..Very good beat & again takes you to a middle eastern kinda song.Ae Hairathe Aashiqui starts the same way as Tere Bina and with voices of Hariharan & Alka it only adds a feather to the whole album.Baazi laga well not all that great esp when Madhushree sings,u definitely will feel the slack.

Last but not the least & the best in the whole lot is Jaage Hain.Rahman & Chitra..Man they give a new dimension altogether.Not much of background of music & Chitra croons over with her soft voice & all of a sudden you get to hear Rahman's voice in a high pitch & in a different tempo.This song brings tears to my eyes everytime i listen to it.And can only be enjoyed if one understands the depth of the song..Rather the soul.Thanks to Gulzar & Rahman,they have once more created the magic..

Khuda Hafiz

Re-solutions...ugh ughhhhh

2007-01-03T15:00:00.000+05:30

My love for my dentist seem to be growing stronger as i paid him this year's first visit y'day.And like always this is just a beginning before the whole session starts.As for my new year resolutions..here we go

1.Work hard (grrrrrrrrr..zzzzzzzzzzzzz)
2.Love thy neighbours (neighbours -- oh yeah)
3.No swearing (What the F***)

To hell with them,i just wanna be the way am right now..well maybe a few corrections here n there but..

Last 3 days

2006-12-28T12:50:00.000+05:30

3 more days & one more year gone.It's been a great year for me interms of gaining good friends,change of job (for the better) & last but not the least the shift to Hyderabad.Only wish that it could have happened a bit earlier than this.Not that am cribbing.Am fine with the shift inspite of the hardship am gonna face there.

On the darker side,i have ended up hurting few but am trying to correct that.It's tough building back the trust but hey am not complaining afterall am the reason for all that happened. I can never undo what has already been done but i'll atleast try not to err again in the same way.

To ERR is afterall human & am one :)

Atlast

2006-12-18T15:36:00.001+05:30

http://www.ndtv.com/breakingnews/default.asp?refno=1218200631310PM

Hats off

Judgment

2006-12-18T13:00:00.000+05:30

It's strange that almost a week after Soren gets his verdict,the Delhi High Court is all set to give it's verdict for yet another high profile case - Jessica Lall's this time.But what irked me was the way our man Mr.Oh - so- Prejudiced - Jethmalani twisted the whole case around & way by which killing the already dead person once more but this time in a more sick way.And surpising that this case has it's own set of twists n turns like the Best Bakery case and it's key witness Zaheera who was the talk of the nation for a while.Will our judicial system give a verdict which is convincing enough; afterall it's we who brought back the case through repeated petitions to our Hon'ble President through media.

Will Manu Sharma & Vikas Yadav be given life sentence?Will our HC react the same way to Nitish Katara's case the same way it did?Will Shyam Munshi ever realise the damage he has done?Or will our Ram Jethmalani reveal the 'actual killer' according to his words?

Well it's time for us to wait n see afterall it's judgment day today

If only

2006-12-11T10:09:00.000+05:30

What a way to start the week.Here in office by 9.15 & cursing myself as to why i missed my opportunity to speak up.Probably should try & get to watch the Airtel ad again :) Power games are something am used to but what am not is the dirty way it's being played here.And to say i have no control in this is putting it very mildly.

The other thing that's been bothering me for a while now is the way a certain friendship which is going down the drain.When i make friends it's mostly for a lifetime and that's the way it has been always.But maybe i expect too much out of them or maybe am not upto their league,it just hurts when someone becomes a virtual stranger all of a sudden.Yeah i accept that i do pickup fights but hey that's what best buddies are for & to make up.How do i put it across that whatever he's doing is just creating a rift between the both of us.But i think there's no point in just me saying all these coz that's what i hear fromt he other end too.

Kaashhhhhh......

Justice

2006-12-05T19:30:00.000+05:30

"Soren, who was brought from Tihar Jail, looked pale and was shocked on hearing the sentence."
Very funny isn't it when the family of the victim wants death sentence for Soren.One can understand their feelings..Waiting & fighting for 12 long yrs.

That makes me wonder as to how Sidhu is going to react when his time comes & ofcourse not to forget Manu Sharma & Vikas Yadav.. ;) Afterall, 'you reap what you sow'

And just read the news that Sidhu has been given 3yrs RI & for which he signed a bail bond yesterday.WTF

Attitude

2006-12-04T15:43:00.000+05:30

What a week the past week was..2 untimely deaths,one in family & one out had left me shocked & to say both passed away in Cardiac arrest.The one in my family made me sit back and also made me realise that am taking too much advantage whe it comes to health related issues.Made me fix an appointment with the ENT in the coming week & also made me realise that even am scared of death.Well i was always that kinda person who thought if n when the time comes i'll have to leave the world but hey now am scared..Don't want to die young just coz am careless.Now that's one thing.

Another incident that happened was the change in my office.One major change & well am not happy either but then as i always say "Change is the only permanent thing in life" & we gotto moveon.It's just the way as to how we react to those changes is what makes a difference.Easier said than done as am in the same transition phase and not different from my colleagues here.And i can easily understand as to why they are putoff.Attitude - am seeing the way it's actually breaking the team spirit.Makes me believe in only one thing "To Different Minds,the same world is Hell and Heaven" & as to how true it is.I only hope that this change is not permanent & that we get back to our normal routine

Heaven for some & hell for some.Isn't that true :)

Er...Angrezziii Accent

2006-11-24T16:02:00.000+05:30

A friend of mine had actually sent me another bloglink the other day which i found very interesting.Uma to be very frank i personally feel that we must have that published probably where well some of us can read & enjoy such things.

Which brings me back to the topic on accent.All through my 4 yrs of exp with a consulting firm i have personally taken charge of some BPO clients exclusively for which i have been through the general V n A session.Phonetics is pure fun.Only tough thing is to actually get an agent understand where he / she have to roll their tongue,where you have to be light on pronounciation & it goes on and on.And i find it very funny when people put out a fake US accent which in the end makes them sound mmm shall we say funny to the customer who is actually holding the call on the other end.Similarly today morning,a team member suddenly switched over to the oh so funny sounding accent & i was ROTFL.And his explanation..Ramaa i thought they will check out my accent too since these guys are from the floor..As to accent i personally feel it's UK which is the BEST & not the oh so kewl US which sadly most of su follow.Can never understand as to what these guys achieve by this except for the fact that they turn out to be laughing stock to others.One more funny incident was when someone started with a very normal accent & then switched over to US accent after a while.And when asked about the change he replied saying that he has got to starting problem when it comes to it.

Phew.For heaven's sake grow up folks and get a grip.

Moral values we have..Does it differ

2006-11-17T12:59:00.000+05:30

Just read Rashmi's blog on the accident that took place in Mumbai early this week.The accident which left 7 dead & the same one in which the driver may as well walk off scott free.Reminds me of something similar which took place couple of days back on my way back home but not as ghastly as the one which happened in Mumbai.The driver of the car who hit the guy in bike never bothered to even look back but was apparently brought back by the mob after a tough hopeless chase.But after all this hungama our man walks off with nothing - reason being that he stuffed some amount in the injured person's hand.

And what really got me thinking is the fact that the party who got injured is fine with it as the other person has given him money.And sad part is; that he was taken to a hospital nearby by a couple who were passing by in their four wheeler & not by the person who hit him.Wat a stark contrast to the way the guy who met with the accident & the guy who hit him behaved.Made me understand that there are some good souls who actually come forward & help inspite of whatever be their personal reactions to the case maybe.One more incident & one more guy walking free.Don't we see a pattern setting in here.No amount of media publicity is going to help because inspite of everything single citizen fighting against such things we see the prime accused off the loop.I don't blame these folks who don't speak up or take it any further action.Where's the courage to stand up against people who have everything for them & can have every single witness turn hostile.

Phew..back to where i started,it's all about core values & moral ethics you have been brought up with.And in most such cases we see the accused being from a very affluent family.That makes me wonder...

Gyaan

2006-11-14T19:38:00.000+05:30

I won't call myself a 'Paragon of Virtue' but at the same time i have my own values.Yeah there have been many times in the past couple of months when i have stepped out of them & depicted a different picture i usually make it a point that i stick to my own values.Things that have been going around me for the past few days have made me realise that am better off than some of my peers.Not that i have ever lied but yeah now i know as to how the other person would have felt when i did the same.Except that this revolves around my work & am in deep shit coz of certain things which were taken for granted from their end on me.

I hate melodramatic statements & coming from guys that's all that will take to put off a guy whatever be the relationship you have with him..Maybe professional or may even be personal.And somehow these days inspite of me being in this corporate world,inspite of me having made good friends,i miss something..And to an extent i actually know what it is - Freedom.Freedom to do things independently & come out with effective results,freedom to actually put across my thoughts and not feel baffled by someone on the other end.

If only the haze clears..Wishful thinking is what i can hear myself saying.

2006-11-11T14:02:00.000+05:30

Oh hell..There i go again,losing my kewl over something trivial and something that doesn't hold any importance at all.Blame it on my quick temper but yeah i just decided one thing today.Never to lose kewl & god help me that way..

"Anger as soon as fed is dead -
'Tis starving makes it fat."

~Emily Dickinson

Miles to go before i sleep

2006-11-06T21:17:00.000+05:30

Patience is a virtue said someone yeah i do agree with it but not when they are in my shoes.First thing in my official trip to Bangalore,i pissed off a colleague of mine who was trying to pull his weight around.And from then on i became his first come first serve based person to find fault.Am fine with taking bullshit but not to that extent that i need to listen to some dumb creepo.I come back & here am non stop inoffice with temp & cold with my VP around.And still waiting to sign off for the day which just seems to be far far far thing right now.

No wonder Frost aptly said & which suits me well :

"And miles to go before i sleep
And miles to go before i sleep"

Bangalore..

2006-11-01T16:31:00.000+05:30

I reached Chennai this morning from an official trip to Bangalore & man am happy.Infact i discovered some shocking things which put me off the 2 days i was there in my office & from where i made a hasty exit about 4PM last evening.Made me thank my Manager here in Chennai & the team here.But yeah the plus of being in Bangalore is my stay with Ajay,Keerthi & Steve..You rock esp when i thought that Steve as an introvert but hey you made me eat my words.And Shwetha too..

Only plus like i mentioned earlier in me coming for a training or for anthing to Bangalore henceforth is the stay in Ajay's place & well i have nothing to say about the official trip except that i have made 4 new friends.God help them!!!

And Krishna i really did miss you in Bangalore..Shudda made it da :(

Diwali - De javu

2006-10-23T20:07:00.000+05:30

One more diwali gone.Like every other it's been happening this year too i wokeup at my usual 8AM with the regular background stuff going on :) Thanks to my mom,she always makes it a point to drive her point right through & make me feel guilty..Not that she does this intentionally it's just that she can't help being herself.So this diwali too it's the same old wishing friends,watching TV & yeah catchup with sleep in the noon which i did for about 3 hrs or so..Which made me think about the good old days during my childhood & the way i used to celebrate Diwali as a kid.So many changes or rather evolutions should i call them.Made me remember the innocent kid in me who used to go bonkers at the approaching festival & start the countdown with the other kids in the neighbourhood.Getting up early morning & getting dressed before everyone.The childish fights during the time to prove each other about the courage to burst the biggest mean cracker which was a 1000wala or a hydrogen bomb at that point of time :)I had a sudden strong sense of De javu about all the diwalis i had spent in Kumbakonam & just realised that those days will never come back again.

CHANGE - How true it is that nothing is permanent in life except CHANGE

Fanaa

2006-10-16T17:26:00.000+05:30

Fanaa has been my fav song from the moment i heard it & it still is.Something about the song always peps me & takes me to a different altitude altogether.No matter how down n upset am,Fanaa always lifts my spirit.Thinking of which,i realised i have lotsa songs esp Nilavadhumu from Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana ,RHTDM from RHTDM that has the same kinda effect on me but nothing to beat Fanaa.And right now it's Munbe Vaa which is following closely to get in the Fanaa league & i'll not be surprised if it does.I don't wanna repeat again but this song with Shreya & Naresh is refreshing in the era of some jutka numbers which we have been hearing offlate.Not that all songs are that way,for instance there's Manjal Veyil from Vettayadu Vilayadu which is good,Sudum nilavu which saw UnniKrishnan back with his golden voice along with Harini & ofcourse Pani thuli from Kanda Naal Mudhal.

Brings us back to hard reality of vulgar lyrics & not to mention some very obscene movements.Gosh!!!Will we ever get some more tracks which are pleasing just not on ears but on eyes too in future like the ones mentioned here..GOK

I'll

2006-10-12T13:52:00.000+05:30

"Suit the action to the word, the word to the action"

And so will it be..

Alls well that ends well

2006-10-04T14:48:00.000+05:30

Topsy truvy.. the way my life has been in the past 2 weeks.Lotsa fights,mud slinging sessions,crying,making up.Phew..Now i give a sigh of relief after solving issues ,making my colleagues understand that i can deliver results too and many such stuff..Waiting for the 10th,so that i can solve any amount of understanding which is still hovering.One good thing that happened last week - Varun lost his bet :)

Hope things get better in the near furture coz i don't wanna ever go through this kinda emotional torture again in my life..Wishful thinking !!!

One week in a BPO

2006-09-17T13:36:00.000+05:30

My first week here is officially over n am slogging.Not that am cribbing about long work hours or coming here on weekends when i can see many of my friends chilling out happily.Am learning lotsa different things here in recruitment process,evaluation and what not but still somewhere down the line i still have this speck of doubt tat if have been too hasty in my decision to join a BPO.Can't do anything now except get on with it.

But one good thing here is the shift from a consulting background to the real corporate world & some of it's harsh realities.And back to Orkutting,chatting in yahoo & other stuff..Have to get a report ready with all the facts as to why attrition is high plus why we have dropouts at the final moment in an induction.

Get that done,followup on some guys and am done for the day.Plan to keep my appointment with my family doc on a test that's pending & my dentist who has washed his hands on me :) Hahhhhh his appointment is pending for 10 days now..

As time goes by i think i'll blog more about the company,stuffs happening here & blah blah blah..Afterall itz my blog and i can write in anything..Isn't that true Varun?

2006-09-06T17:43:00.001+05:30

My Bangalore trip was just for couple of days.Thanks to Ajay & Keerthi for putting me at ease at their place.And here am back in chennai,with my viral flu back to me like a prodigal homecoming..4 more days and i start my new job on Monday.

JINXED is the word

2006-08-29T17:04:00.000+05:30

Oh well they always say that all good things must come to an end & so is the case with me too.Paid a visit to my dentist soon after i finished my blog y'day.Some kinda problem with my temp filling.The only consolation is that y'day my 45+yr old dentist was not there & in there were couple of his oh so cool juniors.So here am - back to my not so hot,cold & hard stuff ka diet & some temp white cement filling :( Would this never end?

Am done

2006-08-28T18:08:00.000+05:30

Am done..Just the final laser filling which is pending & which will be done sometime soon.And yeah am joining a new company on the 11th of Sep.Hope things go well but yeah this definitely is a welcome change when compared with my previous job.Things just didn't go well during the last few months & that chapter's closed..Forever but it kinda hurts that people take you on a ride just coz u have been with them long.No wonder familiarity breeds contempt..I've never thought that it'll but then it definitely did and for which i paid a huge price,almost lost my best bud,my hard work & what not.Nothing or rather nobody's is indispensable is what i learnt from that lesson.

The grand Climax

2006-08-12T13:51:00.000+05:30

This is it..Am done with my dental fixtures and wat not for the last time..Stitches removed,fillings done & just 1 more checkup to go on thursday & am outta it.Hell i almost thought that i was turning into a cat with all the milk & bread that was being fed :( (Varun u know it all)

Anyone who needs a word or two regarding root canal,trimming..U can reach me out here

ENT done & now itz upto the dentist

2006-07-22T11:51:00.000+05:30

There have been days when i have made fun of my mom whenever she used to go the dentist & have her teeth extracted (think it was some 4 or 5 which are already gone) :)) but never in my worst dreams i have actually thought that one fine am gonna be there in her shoes.Now after going thru the whole ordeal of aahhhh open ur mouth kinda stuff,i have had enough.One Xray which am to be getting now will decide whether am to undergo a root canal or not...Root canal oh yeah my dentist very patiently explained that doing a root canal will be as complicated as extracting that particular teeth coz my roots are long :)) Any dentist who can comment on this?
And my mom actually smiled & said that he can go ahead if extraction is gonna be necessary..WTH
So here am waiting to get them & yeah in the meanwhile am on & off to my ENT too..think like how Krishna said maybe i need to go for a complete overhauling afterall..And amidst all this is the general hullah bullah of my cousin's wedding next month..Invitations,sarees,tailor shops & what not..Man i kinda decided that IF i get married ever am not goinna allow my mausi ki naani ki chachi ka suggestions or anyone else's sensible suggestions as they always say..

WHATEVR..

Hail Italy

2006-07-06T16:29:00.000+05:30

Iam on cloud 9 & will be till the 9th till Les Bleus takes Azzuris (my fav) in the grand finale.What a way to send the germans packing..Am sure there are millions out there who will disagree with me.Think it was sheer careless attitude & over confidence which sent them packing.Esp that creepo Lehmann..Man wasn't he cocky when he stopped Pirlo's strike.But then if you can,then you'll is what we saw when 2 last minute awesome goals.But yeah to see Klinsmaan consoling his boys was kinda sad but hey that was how most of we Argentine supporters were feeling during the QF..mmm

Next on my list is the semi & finals of Wimbledon..And one more thing to be added here is that my honeymoon is coming to an end from 10th of July.Then it's back to cubholes with requests,threats,orders & whatever goddamn stuff at work.Am sure there must be a whole lot which is gonna keep me busy for a long time.But inspite of all these am supposed to help my aunt & mom in my cousin's wedding.Blah blah blah

God give me enough patience to stand the lot :)

Am mourning

2006-07-03T11:36:00.000+05:30

What do i write?Am still trying to come in term with the fact that Brazil has lost to France.I must praise Henry though for the perfect shot which came down as a curtain to Brazil's dream on taking the cup this time.Well..same goes with the defeat of Spain in the 2nd round & Argentina in QF.All the more reasons for me to quit watching the Finals but lemme see..Think the finals maybe between Germany & France.But it'll be gud if Portugal standsup France & come into the Finals for a change :) If only wishes were horses...

One more reason i have to mourn is coz my ENT doc & my family doctor (traitors) have gently advised me not to take icecreams or anything cool for the next 3-4 months till they get the darned cold out of my system.In a way that's gud coz i thought i wudn't be able to be my usual self for the WC Finals if Brazil were there but since they aren't there am saved..No more red cards ofcourse,no dhol & no whistles :(

Sad way they lost it but then hope they come back with a bang next time around..

Well..what do i say

2006-06-17T11:52:00.000+05:30

Oh boy..This World Cup is so different from the others i have had a chance to watch so far.For starters,we had Germany with 4 goals right on day 1 (which i never expected)..And with Argentina,Australia,Mexico & Spain following closely..what a game.And yesterday's brilliant performance by Argies will be remembered for the rest of FIFA history.6 splendid goals,plus 1 which was offside & hence not counted upon.I had my red card at home from mom y'day that no more whistles,dhol or swearing foul words but like i always say who cares.After all it's once in 4 years yuo get to see such amazing stuff.My sis was right in saying that Argentina & Spain may come back with a bang this WC.And boy they did.If this is gonna be the case i can feel the defense walls which are building at the Brazilian side.

Never did think that Tevez or Cambiasso will score those brilliant goals which every kid who is learning soccer will have to look out for.Same goes with the goals of Messi & Crespo..What a way to score..And i still feel the best is yet to come.

Gotto wait & watch till July 9th & till then my blogs are gonna be only about Soccer soccer & soccer

And atlast the Ball rolls...

2006-06-12T14:04:00.000+05:30

It's official now..Yes.I've my leave extended till July 9th & will be joining back only on the 10th of July.That means that i can watch all the matches of FIFA with no tension of waking up late the next morning or having missed out the best fun. :) Well this World Cup is different right from day 1 when the host scored awesome goals,the oh so boring England's victory & yet another brilliant games by Argentina & Mexico.Which leaves my 2 fav teams Brazil & Croatia to start on Wednesday.In a spot here coz i support both & will be lost for words when one loses which am sure is bound to happen.

I enjoyed the header by Naelson y'day..A brilliant one & no doubt will be on the best goal list..Same goes with ones by Frings,Klose,Drogba & Wanchompe (hope it's the right way to spell).Strange that in the apartment where i leave ,therez not much noise except from the nes which come from my place :) Ofcourse,i've been shown the yellow card at home twice already for the foul words that's been flowing freely whenever there's a miss but then who cares :) It's just about the game & the way you enjoy it.On the whole it's gonna be gud masti all way till 9th of July.

And Krishnan thanx a ton :)

2 more weeks & lots in store

2006-06-03T18:17:00.000+05:30

Tomorrow is my cousin's Dday..Yeah shez getting married to Antony Xavier (Son of Motchamary Arulanandam) & we are getting ready.ready to witness so many changes which are about to happen in their lives.Can only witness in anycase coz i have no right to advice them on anything.

This break is doing lotsa gud for me.Am repeating this again coz there's no time constraint which used to be a constant reminder earlier.Still have 10 more days to join & i can even have them extended if i want to till the 3rd week or so.Can pay my dad a visit in Delhi or pack off the weekend to Kumbakonam.Ofcourse next week is gonna be tight packed what with Krishnan's coming down,my promised date with Varun & ofcourse i have this meet with couple of my friends the coming weekend.

Gotto sort out few issues with a friend of mine whoz hellbent on proving me something.Gotto do something about my mobile too & a visit to LokParitrana's office in KK Nagar which is pending.Trying to get my hands on the movie Pulp Fiction :)

My honeymoon

2006-05-18T13:52:00.000+05:30

It's different that am waking up every morning late & not running around in hurry to catch my cab to work.Yes.Am officially on a 15 day break.Sometimes bosses can be world class SOBs & thatz how i see mine currently.It's really a welcome break on my side.Imagine waking up around 8AM or so,do your chores aaraam se & then relax.Some said that over a peroid of time it'll get boring but i stand to disagree with those who said that.Was mourning over Real Madrid's defeat & rejoicing on Barcelona's victory.Watching lotsa movies,some good some crappy stuff :) But then who cares when i have all the time in the world.

Heream,just finished my lunch & happily typing this blog.But all good things must come to an end & so will this break of mine. :)

Gotto push off now.Have promised that i'll meet this old pal of mine today & well more later..

ooff the weekend it was

2006-05-09T16:09:00.000+05:30

This viral flu has at last left me in peace with just cold and a bit of temp but am still reeling under it's attack.For example no Pepsi on the rocks or Sundaes of any kind for the next 2 weeks :( And what a weekend it was except for the Real Madrid & European Grand Prix.Schumie is back again & i was on cloud 11 for a while when i saw him finish the race..(Nostalgic moments).Watched a oh so not good flick called Basic Instinct II..Sharon lacks her basic appeal in this & another movie i enjoyed was Pokiri a gol flick with Mahesh Babu as it's lead..Some entertainment it was.Hate it when every Tom Dick & Harry asks me what's happening?Idhenna weather forecasta to keep changing :(

No Kaplan this week & sad thing is that mom's gonna be away for the next 17 days or so.So am gonna be the one to take her reign there..Wow watta relief that i can experiment all those gud looking dishes from my Good Housekeeping book..Er never mind how it actually comes out though :)

Am here at work juggling with lotsa things & just remembered that there's a friend's wedding to attend tomorrow & that i have to buy a gift (god help me) and that i have also fixed a meeting with the guys in CTS at their god forsaken Thoraipakkam office at 4PM..What the hell was i doing when i ugh mis calculated the timing?Let's hope that i make i to the wedding reception atleast

Haan one more thing is that Krishnan's gonna be down on the 7th June..

Chennai at it's best

2006-05-06T10:48:00.000+05:30

Been down with viral fever for the last 3 days but yet spent my whole day at work much to the chagrin of my sis,mom & friends.Was at my family doc's (am in love with him) clinic and that's where i found that most of the guys who turn complains only one thing..HEAT.What else can you expect here in Chennai where there are just variations like hot,hotter & hottest in the weather..Why do we peple have to crib about that?Sadrah...

I feel lethargic as i type this since the temp's down but still..Thankfully day off on monday will definitely do me some good.have lotsa things to do..like going to the library,washing clothes (ugh ugh),have to watch Basic Instinct II & ofcourse as per plan take the Kaplan test.Yawwwnnnn..Feeling sleepy again -damn this is the way it's been for the past 2 days & am gonna hit the bed in another hour or so.I hate this

And it's started blazing again ASEVER..back to square one

Inter religion

2006-05-02T12:32:00.000+05:30

I attended my cousin's engagement on the 30th of April and was taken back to see the groom's side.They are not just Syrian christians but are very orthodox too.I could actually count the number of educated faces there & the stark contrast between the 2 families was very obvious.Loud voices,no basic manners & the list goes on..

Now, i know am being very judemental in my views but i still could not recover from the fact that my cousin who is a CA & MBA can choose someone who is not suitable to her in any way but except on what they call LOVE & gets converted just b'coz his family had asked her to do so.Am not a fanatic to say it's wrong but just couldn't get an answer to a question which is "why is it that the gal have to convert herself to her spouse's religion?"
Can't they never have marital bliss if she continues to remain an Iyer & he a christian?Beats me but then i think it's perfectly fine with some people..

After all LOVE IS BLIND isn't it?

Phew shifting over atlast..Sigh of relief

2006-04-28T11:47:00.000+05:30

Last weekend we shifted to another apartment nearby & i found something interesting.You can be the world's cleanliest person but it doesn't mean that ur family is one too.

My mom for starters had tears in her eyes when we threw all the old polythene covers which she had collected for ages now & some of her old sarees.And then i knew that her fetish is for polythene covers :) My sis was down when i said that she'll not carry her cardbox full of 1st std -her coll final yr ka notebooks or whatever to the new flat.Not that i had nothing but yeah mine was couple of books & 3 old tees :)

In the end we somehow managed to dump everything in our new flat & are still unpacking..oof never knew that unpacking can be so tedious.It's already friday & we're supposed to get the darned thing done by tomorrow..

Weekend's gone is all i have to say

Orkut n I

2006-04-11T18:11:00.001+05:30

Krishna like the way he made me blog also one fine day sent an invite to join the Orkut Community & I recently started Orkutting. Found myself drawn to some communities there & had myself registered in Tam Brahm,Iyer,Xword & many such communities.Interesting thing what i discovered is that this generation is very much attached to their Community & are quiet open on that too.

Now there are some communities like I hate Ulaganathan Community ,SJ Suryha sucks & many such kind.But what's best in Orkut is that i've come across some real good souls with whom i chat.Lots of interesting stuff happening there :)..

That leaves me with my weekend.Unlike the previous one this weekend was spent in Office till about 2PM & then had me running..Oof Chennai is getting hotter day by day (as if it was cool) Gotto meet with Krishna for the Kaplan CD when he's gonna be here in Chennai.Have to fill in lotsa stuff in the meanwhile.And watched a movie called Thambi..Not a bad one,something you can watch it once.

Gotto go..Get back to work & ofcourse Orkutting ;)

If only wishes were

2006-04-07T13:14:00.000+05:30

My second trip to Bangalore within a fortnight..I started on wed night,traveled by train & reached the city at about 5 in the morning on thursday.We started to check my colleague's supposed room in Gokul Stage & that was when we discovered that this city is with people who have absolutely no idea about the next cross or main..Phew that's something new to me coz here in Chennai any Tom ,Dick & Harry will tell you where say a Parthasarathy st in Triplicane is or the same street in any nearby locality.Gawwwdd we finally located that place after 1 hour of searching :(.

Day 1 in Garuda Mall & spent the evening with a kutti walk in Mahalaxmi layout.

Day 2 was fun as we went to Nandi Hills & were dead on our feet when i realised we misplaced my room ka chaabi.Spent 2 hours & with the help of some good souls from next room we mananged to open the door with just minimal damage & atlast found the key embedded deep in the pocket(some drama that was)

Day 3 was spent on shopping & was fun but we were searching for okate oka icecream parlour which we didn't & had a pathetic dinner at Shanthi Sagar..(never order a NI thali there)

Day 4 ended up doing nothing..Can you believe this & i was dropped in CMBT bus stand around 1.30AM..Man that guy didn't know how to drive at a speed above 30KM an hour :( To top the whole thing my dear mom forgot to inform the watchman about keeping the gate open.So at 2AM there i was calling my mom at the top of my voice only to wake a stray dog near by :))

But whatever be the goofups i had an excellent trip & enjoyed those 4 days to the fullest.And there is so much more to be filled in but am leaving them for very many reasons...

If only wishes were horses

LOl

2006-03-28T15:08:00.001+05:30

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Man am still rolling out & no better way to end your day.Thanks Krishna :)

Phewwww

2006-03-28T15:08:00.000+05:30

Mmmphhh..(that's a huge sigh of relief) I've got the service contract renewed from 2 major clients of mine for 3rd consecutive year.Actually surprised when i received an official confirmation this morning from one of them given my record goof ups with them :) Or maybe they just wanna give this sweet soul (ofcourse it's me)another chance to prove my mettle.Without any more goofup

Calls for a real celebration coz my ranking points shot up no sooner we got the message :)

Kanda Naal Mudhal

2006-03-23T19:56:00.001+05:30

Kanda Naal Mudhal

Infact i wanted this to be my second blog but then..

Refreshing like a good cuppa coffee is what they say & it actually was.What you will not find in this movie is:
1.Hero fighting with villians & escaping unhurt with not even a scratch
2.Heroine dancing in rain or crying M-A-M-A when our hero's hurt & almost dead.And hearing this he gets back his consciousness & fights back..(oof..change the darned thing people,for how long now will this be there)
3.No illogical sequences & most important thing you will not find is one single scene which will make you squirm in your seat or step out of the movie hall.

What you'll find is a real simple logical,no nonsense screenplay where 2 entirely opposite characters meet & fall in love in due course of time.Only thing that could have been avoided are the songs which didn't fit in anywhere.But hey who cares if the movie is good. Infact even my parents enjoyed the movie for a change.

Go Fida!!!

2006-03-23T19:56:00.000+05:30

I today learnt how much ever you claim you are to be good in communicationg with others;you need to make sure that the person at the other understands your message.And second thing i learnt is that your client is always right..No matter how dumb they are

What a day!!!First thing in the morning you get to find that one of the leading CMM level 5 MNC goofing up royally & try sorting the issue out with them.

Second thing you know is that this particular Go Fida client of mine has got a cry baby in recruitment team who has gone & whined to his GM saying that "She is not coordinating with me" & i have to travel all the way outside Chennai city at it's best blazing time to sort it out.
And what do i get inturn,he smiles,shake hands with me & says that it was just a misintepreted message..OOF man..To say i wanted to bash him would be something less :)

And the best parting shot from him was this "You wanna job,you always can get one here".Now how do i take this?As a compliment or an indication that my job in my present company is gonna be in trouble.

Raam Jaane :)

My Weekend

2006-03-20T20:02:00.000+05:30

Weekends may come & weekends may go but i can never forget this weekend for the simple reason that i enjoyed it immensly.All of us tend to do that when we can be with someone and with him / her you really don't have to have any inhibitions at all & that's what i did this weekend.Learnt lotsa things,ground reality of something which i have never thought about.And mixed emotions is another thing i experienced in this trip..Feeling exhilarated & down the next moment is something i have never faced at a single go :)

But yeah whatever be it..i enjoyed and am looking forward for March 31st when i can pack off again to Bangalore.
Don't know what's in store but whatever it is, i can & i'll face it and still enjoy :)

Back from Bangalore

2006-03-20T13:49:00.000+05:30

Forgot to add something in my last post.No family calls :( ..Coz that's exactly what happened in my case & spolied my entire saturday.Man to say i traveled in & around Bangalore is an understatement.From Majestic to JP Nagar,JP Nagar to Kamanahalli (just don't understand how this city can have these kinda names) & from there to Mandya (yet another one) & back to JP Nagar.Oof by 6PM i was beat.And at 8.30 ended up in my best bud's place in Mahalaxmi Layout.And well never got a wink of sleep & he took me out y'day morning for yet another round in the city.

End of the story is that i got back to Chennai today morning and have been walking like a zombie :) (c'mon 3 sleepless nights can make any normal soul this way).And back to work,back to my regular client meetings,walk-ins ( i hate the term walk-in) & first thing that got rescheduled was my trip to Bangalore for this weekend :(
Feeling sleepy but gotto to grab a bite & get back to my.. ummm normal self perhaps

Arguing with your boss is equal to wrestling with a pig in mud.Ultimately you end up dirty either way :)

2006-03-16T19:23:00.001+05:30

Tomorrow this time around i must be back home & getting ready for my trip to Bangalore.Now i know it's sounds very trivial to some but for me this weekend is something which am waiting for :)

No official calls (hopefully) & no client calls..what a relief that's gonna be is something i definitely will let everyone know once am back.

My first post

2006-03-15T17:57:00.000+05:30

I in my wildest dreams have never thought would have a blog for myself.Somehow never found the enthu to do so till now :) But yeah heream atlast.More later

Krishna..Thanx a ton & you know the reasons ofcourse