Monday, December 29, 2008
Crazy Crazy!!!!
Back....end of my exams and finished them off with decent scores :-)...Enjoying my unplanned vacation and ya...working out religiously to get back in shape...that will take me 3-4 months more I guess, broke my middle finger and had to keep it in a cast for 3 weeks grrrrrrrr. Might fly to India in the second week of Jan...before that, I am flying to NYC in the next 2 hours :-) gonna watch the ball drop at Times Square....caught up with all the movies and cricket matches I missed, prepared new dishes and burnt 600 calories almost everyday....results are beginning to show :-) Looks like I'll tone up before my wedding (hope it happens in or after 2010...not 09)...saw Ghajini and loved Aamir's performance as usual...though I thought Surya was better as Sanjay. Asin was lovely ;) and Shreya Ghoshal was wonderful in Lattoo...am lattoo over her voice, the song and Jiah :D...loved the cement scene and the scene where Asin tells Aamir that she sold the car for his mothers treatment....so damn touching!!!I hope someone loves me like that in future....seriously...in todays world, people are so obsessed with money that they ignore all the wonderful moments with their family...I hope I am not one of them!!! I dont have much experience but I am a hardcore romantic at heart and a sucker for such things...may not sound manly but hey...we are also human beings!!Men love to be romantic and if the lady responds in a similar way, men feel they have reached heaven!!!Cant say this to any of my friends as they will pull my leg...am the only guy who is single in my group...all my friends are married (disadvantages of being the youngest!!!!And underage by 2 years!!!) Anyways am looking to meet my family after 8 months :-) Mom's aalu paratha and lassi...MAN!!!!!Missed it a lot...the roadside pani puris, an occassional drink with dad, teasing my lil sis...man that was a perfect life...now I am here in the US all alone missing all the wonderful moments I shared with my family......am gonna relive them soon :) ...Anyways gotta start my packing...will update this space soon......hafta rewind 2008 :p
Thursday, December 04, 2008
2008 Unfulfilled....
Another year is about to end and looking back, there are some things I always wanted to do but I couldnt...maybe these can be counted as my resolutions for 2009 :p
01. Sing a song with Shreya Ghoshal (alrite....I can hear you guys sneering :D....I dont care if its a recording room or the streets, just a line would be enough :D...)
02. Get rid of all the excess flab I acquired (Well....almost there but not enough!!!Its a long journey from a 103 kg to a 77 kg guy but still not in shape!!!...I am the one to blame here as I was not a regular in the gym)
03. Get my H1 (:( what to do.....no problemo...I still have another year :) )
04. One last drink with dad (Oh k! Mom is gonna kill me if she reads this!! Dad has quit drinking and I want to enjoy a drink ONE last time with him...had plans this may but had to leave suddenly)
05. Meet some good friends I havent met AT ALL...(strange but true...I rarely make friends online but there happens to a good friend of mine in Mumbai (Dude..I know you'll read this one thanks to a google alert ;) and I expect you to comment too ) whom I always wanted to meet and the plan never went thro :( )
06. Make cofta (have to learn this from mom....she makes the best cofta.....)
07. Resume my kick boxing classes (been a whooping two years since I got back to martial arts....my leg has still not healed from the horrific crash I suffered on my 24th bday..:( )
08. Do something for my country and people (Right now its limited to donations during mine or my family member's bdays and occassions....I want to do something like sponsor a kids entire education etc....soon....very soon!!!!!)
09. Rein my temper.....(He He He.....Its impossible.....:D)
10. Complete the design of my dream house (A little known hobby....I love to design homes and this one is in process for 10 years now...still not complete :D)
11. Send my parents on a world tour....My lil sis and I can stay behind ;)....Plans are in place!!!!
12. Get a car in the US.....(A perfectionist...I have rejected so many cars just because one of the specifications was not in place....am obsessed with detail..a typical virgoan trait!!)
Well...Thats like one per month...:) The list has not ended but hopefully it will shrink :).....
01. Sing a song with Shreya Ghoshal (alrite....I can hear you guys sneering :D....I dont care if its a recording room or the streets, just a line would be enough :D...)
02. Get rid of all the excess flab I acquired (Well....almost there but not enough!!!Its a long journey from a 103 kg to a 77 kg guy but still not in shape!!!...I am the one to blame here as I was not a regular in the gym)
03. Get my H1 (:( what to do.....no problemo...I still have another year :) )
04. One last drink with dad (Oh k! Mom is gonna kill me if she reads this!! Dad has quit drinking and I want to enjoy a drink ONE last time with him...had plans this may but had to leave suddenly)
05. Meet some good friends I havent met AT ALL...(strange but true...I rarely make friends online but there happens to a good friend of mine in Mumbai (Dude..I know you'll read this one thanks to a google alert ;) and I expect you to comment too ) whom I always wanted to meet and the plan never went thro :( )
06. Make cofta (have to learn this from mom....she makes the best cofta.....)
07. Resume my kick boxing classes (been a whooping two years since I got back to martial arts....my leg has still not healed from the horrific crash I suffered on my 24th bday..:( )
08. Do something for my country and people (Right now its limited to donations during mine or my family member's bdays and occassions....I want to do something like sponsor a kids entire education etc....soon....very soon!!!!!)
09. Rein my temper.....(He He He.....Its impossible.....:D)
10. Complete the design of my dream house (A little known hobby....I love to design homes and this one is in process for 10 years now...still not complete :D)
11. Send my parents on a world tour....My lil sis and I can stay behind ;)....Plans are in place!!!!
12. Get a car in the US.....(A perfectionist...I have rejected so many cars just because one of the specifications was not in place....am obsessed with detail..a typical virgoan trait!!)
Well...Thats like one per month...:) The list has not ended but hopefully it will shrink :).....
Friday, November 28, 2008
A Wednesday - Mumbai Attacked And India Bled!!!!
A Wendesday....Mumbai under Seige!!!! Terrorists infilktrated our country through the Gateway of India and in all of a sudden, so many innocent people either lost their lives or were badly wounded. What on earth is going on????Yet another terrorist attck???Is it an act of negligence or is it that these terrorists hoodwinked our intelligence? It is hard to fathom. In either case, its the innocent people who have lost their lives. Three of Mumbai's or I would say India's finest officers sacrificed their lives for the country. Why did that happen? Because their revolvers were no match for the terrorist's AK 47...DAMN!!!!!! The Taj Hotel Manager's entire family got wiped out leaving him to pick the bones...so many like him are mourning the loss of their entire family and that too for no fault of theirs!!!!
I am deeply saddened to see the sorry state of affairs in Mumbai. A city where I share a lot of childhood memories has turned into a playground for these bastards (sorry abt the profanity...they deserve it!!!) who enter our country and go on a killing spree. It pains me to see that our country is so insecure that anyone can just come in thro the GATEWAY OF INDIA (Ironically) and kill at will. And what pains me even more is the blame game the COngress and BJP are playing now.....how long will we remember Hemant Karkare, Vijay Salaskar and Ashok Kamte's sacrifice???A week??A Month???Max a year!!!!Then its the SO CALLED SPIRIT OF MUMBAI (let me take this opportunity to salute the spirit of Mumbai...the resilience Mumbai has shown after the various attacks it has faced is amazing!!!!) which will eventually prevail and this too will be forgotten. It will take another jolt for our country to actually wake up and realize that we have a problem.
Why is it that everytime we are attacked, the intelligence supposedly has no clue? Lot of theories came out. A coast guard apparently alerted our government on Nov 18th that there would be a possible infiltration through sea. The fisherwomen have noticed strange people unloading ammonutions at the gateway and when they reported this to the local police, no action was taken (indeed baffling).....Russian intelligence had warned our government that Mumbai would face an attack yet our Intelligence is clueless!!!!Thats what they have to say!!!!!! Is our INTELLIGENCE INTELLIGENT enough???? And I was waiting to type this out.....WHERE (Profanity deleted) is Raj Thakeray and his MEE MARATHI spirit???? Was he too busy bullying the bihari/UP bhaiyaas that he had no time for these terrorists??WHERE IS the MNS OR NMS Whatever!!!!!!!!!!! Cant they beat the hell out these terrorist bastards like they did to our own countrymen?
I might not know anyone who was directly affected with the blast but my heart bleeds when I see the happenings on screen. The first thought that comes across my mind is It could have been me. And to be frank, my entire body shudders at the very thought of it. The Mumbai Police and the army did a great job in combating the evil forces and making Mumbai secure again...but are we really secure??? Do we need the police and army to risk their lives time and again so that we can sleep in peace? Arent they human? Dont they have family and friends they like to be with??If there is a way to anhilate these terrorists in one go, nothing like it. These people cannot be considered as humans...bloody masochists!!!!!
Frankly speaking, we do not have anyone as tough as Sardar Vallabhai Patel in the highest echelons of the Govt. I do not know how our government functions internally and I have no rights to comment about it whatsoever but I feel our Govt is really soft on terror. Policemen still resort to lathis and the terrorists have weapons more sophisticated than AK 47 (courtesy NDTV)....blasts are happening in all parts of the country in the last 2 years and these people are getting away scott free. All that remains is the blame game politicians enjoy playing over our dead bodies!!!!!!!!. So many Hemant Karkare's, Ashok Tambe's, Vijay Salaskar's and all other innocent people will keep dying and nothing will change!!!! GIMME A BREAK!!!!!!
I admit that sitting in the US, all I can do is type this in my blog and give vent to my feelings. And millions of us feel the same way. But the way things are shaping up, it wont be long we pay these terrorist bastards back in their own language and that day will be deadly.
I am deeply saddened to see the sorry state of affairs in Mumbai. A city where I share a lot of childhood memories has turned into a playground for these bastards (sorry abt the profanity...they deserve it!!!) who enter our country and go on a killing spree. It pains me to see that our country is so insecure that anyone can just come in thro the GATEWAY OF INDIA (Ironically) and kill at will. And what pains me even more is the blame game the COngress and BJP are playing now.....how long will we remember Hemant Karkare, Vijay Salaskar and Ashok Kamte's sacrifice???A week??A Month???Max a year!!!!Then its the SO CALLED SPIRIT OF MUMBAI (let me take this opportunity to salute the spirit of Mumbai...the resilience Mumbai has shown after the various attacks it has faced is amazing!!!!) which will eventually prevail and this too will be forgotten. It will take another jolt for our country to actually wake up and realize that we have a problem.
Why is it that everytime we are attacked, the intelligence supposedly has no clue? Lot of theories came out. A coast guard apparently alerted our government on Nov 18th that there would be a possible infiltration through sea. The fisherwomen have noticed strange people unloading ammonutions at the gateway and when they reported this to the local police, no action was taken (indeed baffling).....Russian intelligence had warned our government that Mumbai would face an attack yet our Intelligence is clueless!!!!Thats what they have to say!!!!!! Is our INTELLIGENCE INTELLIGENT enough???? And I was waiting to type this out.....WHERE (Profanity deleted) is Raj Thakeray and his MEE MARATHI spirit???? Was he too busy bullying the bihari/UP bhaiyaas that he had no time for these terrorists??WHERE IS the MNS OR NMS Whatever!!!!!!!!!!! Cant they beat the hell out these terrorist bastards like they did to our own countrymen?
I might not know anyone who was directly affected with the blast but my heart bleeds when I see the happenings on screen. The first thought that comes across my mind is It could have been me. And to be frank, my entire body shudders at the very thought of it. The Mumbai Police and the army did a great job in combating the evil forces and making Mumbai secure again...but are we really secure??? Do we need the police and army to risk their lives time and again so that we can sleep in peace? Arent they human? Dont they have family and friends they like to be with??If there is a way to anhilate these terrorists in one go, nothing like it. These people cannot be considered as humans...bloody masochists!!!!!
Frankly speaking, we do not have anyone as tough as Sardar Vallabhai Patel in the highest echelons of the Govt. I do not know how our government functions internally and I have no rights to comment about it whatsoever but I feel our Govt is really soft on terror. Policemen still resort to lathis and the terrorists have weapons more sophisticated than AK 47 (courtesy NDTV)....blasts are happening in all parts of the country in the last 2 years and these people are getting away scott free. All that remains is the blame game politicians enjoy playing over our dead bodies!!!!!!!!. So many Hemant Karkare's, Ashok Tambe's, Vijay Salaskar's and all other innocent people will keep dying and nothing will change!!!! GIMME A BREAK!!!!!!
I admit that sitting in the US, all I can do is type this in my blog and give vent to my feelings. And millions of us feel the same way. But the way things are shaping up, it wont be long we pay these terrorist bastards back in their own language and that day will be deadly.
Excellent Day :-)
Amazing day.....made the most of it and prepared hard.....didnt get a single algebra sum wrong (that goes for data sufficiency too)....am on a high now...you know what??I am going to San Antonio this weekend. The guys couldnt let me stay behind!!!!!!Well, they are a driver short if I dont turn up ;)...didnt know I was Mr. Popular here....This would be my last trip with them as I am packing off on dec 22nd and there was no way they would not let me not to come :D...Am gonna attack statistics, permutations and probablity tomorrow. They have been my Archiles heel for quite sometime...well, I have conquered sentence correction.....this is nothing...as Vijay said in one of his movies....Evalo Pannitom...Ithu Kooda Panna Maatoma :p
Made Aalu Jeera and people loved it....mashed potatoes with jeera all over it...pretty simple na :)..Made the Non Iyengar rasam (or should I say...Shaathumadhu) because my roomies dont like the Iyengar one :(.........came out OK...could be better...but what the hell....those gluttons gorged on it leaving none for poor lil me.....feel bad that I am not doing anything for the trip...my roomies are so focussed on making me travel at any cost that they are supervising my studies :)...How much can a 26 yr old take?????
Oh ya....todays song of the day...its vintage Rafi saab...Abhi Na Jaao Chodkar Ki Dil Abhi Bhara Nahi :)
Made Aalu Jeera and people loved it....mashed potatoes with jeera all over it...pretty simple na :)..Made the Non Iyengar rasam (or should I say...Shaathumadhu) because my roomies dont like the Iyengar one :(.........came out OK...could be better...but what the hell....those gluttons gorged on it leaving none for poor lil me.....feel bad that I am not doing anything for the trip...my roomies are so focussed on making me travel at any cost that they are supervising my studies :)...How much can a 26 yr old take?????
Oh ya....todays song of the day...its vintage Rafi saab...Abhi Na Jaao Chodkar Ki Dil Abhi Bhara Nahi :)
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Cold Feet...:(
Well....yesterday I was gung ho about my San Anonio trip with my roomies. Though I did have my reservations with the GMAT looming, the thought that it would be my last trip with them kept me going...and today, I developed cold feet and backed out...and as expected, am under pressure to come back in. I didnt divulge the real reasons to back out though...true, it was the fear of the GMAT and on top of it, I had an extremely bad dream that I scored just 580...MAN...that number was so damn clear....and I had given myself a 2 day break from my books..and that has been slashed to a day :(....On the brighter side, I caught up with the India England one day matches and saw Sachin and Sehwag flog the Poms all around the park...hurray!!!India should make it 7-0...would be interesting :-)...back to the trip, I would be extremely uncomfortable throughout the weekend wasting all the $$( the expense is not the case...it is just that I will not be able to enjoy the trip for the money paid) and on top of it, not studying!!!! :(.....
Another good thing was catching up with one of my best buddies from college. Niranjan had come down to Dallas this week and was pleasantly surprised to see a 103 kg heavy guy lose weight to 78 :-0)...no prizes for guessing who he is :D...We caught up on old times and time just flew. Should do this more often. Had a small altercation with mom on the GIRL issue :( I was not too interested to carry the conversation forward with the GMAT coming up but you know how pushy moms tend to be ....had to let loose all my pent up anger and tension..(I can be really mean sometimes) and spent the next 30 mins cajoling her and apologising :D...Thats me...anyways those who are reading this...and those who do or do not know me, do wish me luck :-) I need lots of it.
A small note...been stuck with the song Endhan Nenjil from the movie Kalaignan since morning . All my non tamil friends pls do listen to this song. Its a masterpiece.
Another good thing was catching up with one of my best buddies from college. Niranjan had come down to Dallas this week and was pleasantly surprised to see a 103 kg heavy guy lose weight to 78 :-0)...no prizes for guessing who he is :D...We caught up on old times and time just flew. Should do this more often. Had a small altercation with mom on the GIRL issue :( I was not too interested to carry the conversation forward with the GMAT coming up but you know how pushy moms tend to be ....had to let loose all my pent up anger and tension..(I can be really mean sometimes) and spent the next 30 mins cajoling her and apologising :D...Thats me...anyways those who are reading this...and those who do or do not know me, do wish me luck :-) I need lots of it.
A small note...been stuck with the song Endhan Nenjil from the movie Kalaignan since morning . All my non tamil friends pls do listen to this song. Its a masterpiece.
Monday, November 24, 2008
Dec 15th....Am Ready For Ya
Back to my often neglected blogspace..as a matter of fact, I've been neglecting everything I used to do...my piano is full of dust, I am NOT watching the India - England series(the first time I am missing a cricket series), dropped out of the Dallas cricket league (not to mention that I scored a first ball duck in my only match ;p but what the hell....took 5 wickets with my so called right arm medium fast bowling :p...at last my shoulder is responding to the treatment) my blog is not updated and I've not COOKED for 2 weeks!!!!!! Its almost impossible for a foodie like me not to try out new stuff in the kitchen and force them into my roomies :p.....anyways....I am taking the GMAT on dec 15th and after a week......AM HEADING TO INDIA AND FOR A MONTH LONG VACATION WOHOOOOO.....cant wait to go home and gorge on my mom's aalu parathas :) and ya....BESSIE BEACH!!!!!Missed it like crazy!!!!!!! ...........have a long list to complete once the GMAT is over...it has taken a huge chunk of my life away :(.....The first thing I am gonna do is take my piano out and play my favourite tunes. Next, my house is in a MESS and I am a typical virgo(ya a cleanliness freak...THE MOST UNCLEAN CLEANLINESS FREAK!!! ;)...Next, track the circus which is going on at home (the girl search).....more than me or my parents, my relatives are buzzing with excitement...CANT THEY LEAVE ME ALONE?????I AM HAPPY STAYING SINGLE!!!!!! And the list goes on and on and on. ..............anyways gotta go back to my books....:D
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Tagged....Again!!!!
Well...I was tagged by a blogger friend long long ago and I did this at 12.36 in the night :)...Anyways here goes...
1. If your lover betrayed you, what will your reaction be?
A. Am a typical virgo....one thing I cannot stand is betrayal!!!No chances...I tend to get very destructive.
2. If you can have a dream come true, what would it be?
A. MBA...and the most cherished dream....send my parents off for a world tour :-)
3. Whose butt would you like to kick?
A. Always my managers....whoever he is or will be :)
4. Why do you blog?
A. Giving vent to my feelings, try to get my creative side out (if I have one he he he)....and seeing my imaginations come alive
5. Will you fall in love with your best friend?
A. NO WAY!!!!
6. Which is more blessed: loving someone or being loved by someone?
A. Definitely being loved by the person you love.....
7. How long do you intend to wait for someone you love?
A. If that person also loves me, then I would wait till eternity....else ladkiyaan, bus aur train......:)
8. If the person you secretly like is attached, what will you do?
A. Ladkiyaan....Bus AUr Train...: I follow this religiously.
9. If you could root for one social cause, what would it be?
A. Old age homes and under privileged children.....
10. What takes you down the fastest?
A. The fear if losing my loved ones.
11. What resurrects you the fastest?
A. Shreya Ghoshal/Mohd Rafi/SPB's voice.....my mom's songs and ya GOOD FOOD!!!!
12. What’s your fear?
A. Heights...can be called my greatest fear and my source of entertainment....I've skydived 3 times :)
13. What kind of person do you think the person who tagged you is?
A. A typical scorpion...I need not add anything else :)
14. Would you rather be single and rich or married and poor?
A. Single and RICH....Any Problem?
15. What’s the first thing you do when you wake up?
A. Brush My teeth
16. If you fall in love with two people simultaneously who will you pick?
A. Do Phool Ek Mali..??Interesting...depends on who likes me out of the two
17. Would you give all in a relationship?
A. YES!!!!
18. Would you forgive and forget someone no matter how horrible a thing he has done?
A. I can forgive but cannot forget...unfortunately God has gifted me a wonderful memory and I cannot erase these things no matter how much i want to.
19. Do you prefer being single or in a relationship?
A. Single.....if I dont get the person I like
20. Tag 6 people.
A. Nasreen, Venkat, Nirenjan, Arthi, Aditi and Ananya
1. If your lover betrayed you, what will your reaction be?
A. Am a typical virgo....one thing I cannot stand is betrayal!!!No chances...I tend to get very destructive.
2. If you can have a dream come true, what would it be?
A. MBA...and the most cherished dream....send my parents off for a world tour :-)
3. Whose butt would you like to kick?
A. Always my managers....whoever he is or will be :)
4. Why do you blog?
A. Giving vent to my feelings, try to get my creative side out (if I have one he he he)....and seeing my imaginations come alive
5. Will you fall in love with your best friend?
A. NO WAY!!!!
6. Which is more blessed: loving someone or being loved by someone?
A. Definitely being loved by the person you love.....
7. How long do you intend to wait for someone you love?
A. If that person also loves me, then I would wait till eternity....else ladkiyaan, bus aur train......:)
8. If the person you secretly like is attached, what will you do?
A. Ladkiyaan....Bus AUr Train...: I follow this religiously.
9. If you could root for one social cause, what would it be?
A. Old age homes and under privileged children.....
10. What takes you down the fastest?
A. The fear if losing my loved ones.
11. What resurrects you the fastest?
A. Shreya Ghoshal/Mohd Rafi/SPB's voice.....my mom's songs and ya GOOD FOOD!!!!
12. What’s your fear?
A. Heights...can be called my greatest fear and my source of entertainment....I've skydived 3 times :)
13. What kind of person do you think the person who tagged you is?
A. A typical scorpion...I need not add anything else :)
14. Would you rather be single and rich or married and poor?
A. Single and RICH....Any Problem?
15. What’s the first thing you do when you wake up?
A. Brush My teeth
16. If you fall in love with two people simultaneously who will you pick?
A. Do Phool Ek Mali..??Interesting...depends on who likes me out of the two
17. Would you give all in a relationship?
A. YES!!!!
18. Would you forgive and forget someone no matter how horrible a thing he has done?
A. I can forgive but cannot forget...unfortunately God has gifted me a wonderful memory and I cannot erase these things no matter how much i want to.
19. Do you prefer being single or in a relationship?
A. Single.....if I dont get the person I like
20. Tag 6 people.
A. Nasreen, Venkat, Nirenjan, Arthi, Aditi and Ananya
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