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Happy Birthday Anu Atha. Wish you were here with us. But now, I'm sure you must be happier with Aaji and Thatha with you. Love you and missing you lots.

Kangana - Tag!

New tag!!!!

Rules:

1. Put your MP3 player on shuffle
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. You must write the name of the song no matter what. No cheating!

DISCLAIMER : I'm adding this after finishing the post - I was in a very 90s mood the other day, you might find quite a few of the old hindi hit songs. Darr and the like!


IF SOMEONE SAYS “IS THIS OKAY?” YOU SAY?
money for nothing and chicks for free - dire straits
money for nothing- yes, no problem with that! But chicks for free - I don't think so! Although a few people might be happy with that arrangement.:-P

WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?
zara sa jhoom loon mein - Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge
Looking into the deeper meaning, I am a very cheerful person! :-P

WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
ghazab ka hai din - Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak
Is deewanapan dekho zara... maybe!!!


HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
ondra irenda asaigal - kakka kakka
err...This is a family page. (muhahahaha)

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE’S PURPOSE?
tum se hi - jab we met
Let me be honest and say, I'm not too sure if this fits here!


WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
In Dino - life in a metro
really???!!!

WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
Rukh Ja O Dil Diwane - Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge
HAHA, was this what u you guys were singing when I left?

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR PARENTS?
beautiful stranger - Madonna
Well, when they got married I'm sure they must have been beautiful strangers to each other! (Can't think of any other explanation!!!)


WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
jaded - Aerosmith
I might be a little over worked because of all those assignments, but I dont think I am or ever been Jaded.

WHAT IS 2+2?
I want to break free - queen
If two is company, three is a crowd, 4 will definitely want to make you break free.


WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
romeo and juliet - dire straits
Awww... she's getting married sometime soon, so looks like an apt song..with a happy ending though! :=) btw, two of my best friends will be getting married soon.


WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
aaj ki raat - Don
erm... ??!!!!!! I hope nothing happens aaji ki raat since I'm all the way over here. If it does,someone will be in BIG BIG trouble.!


WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
Ae mere humsafar - Baazigar
hmmmm..


WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
jaadu teri nazar - Darr
This is when I went into the 90s mood and loaded all those romatic songs. I cannot answer any more questions!!!!!


WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
tu mere saamne - Darr

This is more like it. *grin*. A... are u reading this??? :D


WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
aankhon mein teri - Om shanti Om
I know they like my eyes. They must be thinking someone's drowning in them? and you know what... they might be right! :-P


WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
main agar kahoon - Om Shanti Om
Wont this be so *awwwww*?


WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
tere bin - bas ek pal
*sniff*

WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
butterfly - crazy town
I know Schmetterling is one of them, but I wouldn't call her a hobby or an interest.

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
Crazy In Love - Beyonce
Secret???? At one point of time, yes! which was what made it more awesome! :D A, are u reading thisss????


WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
Ignition - R Kelly
NO!!! I don't think so!!


WHAT SHOULD YOU POST THIS AS?
Kangana - Dr. Zeus
I dont like bangles as such, but love bracelets.


I think therefore tagged me, and I totally agree that it was super fun!!! :)

And now I tag :

Schmetterling (Obviously!!)
B.G
Brat
Zudec
Nikhilesh
Nikhil

(Dint want to subject the guys to pink links! :) )

el em en oo peeeee

My friend has decided he has become more philosophical and now qualifies to become a saadhu. Although he has to grow a beard first, stand on one leg and have birds pee on him.

Which brings me to the next question. Do birds pee? We, (at least I) have seen only kaka pee, which when translated from LKG jargon is crow poop. Which ALWAYS falls on some poor soul wearing that favourite new t shirt who happened to be standing under the neem tree housing over-fed crows. what'd u guys have to say about this? *EWWWWW*

Little Clouds Of Thought

I just made up that random title. Here I am on a Sunday afternoon bordering on the evening, doing an assignment. Other than organizational politics, there are a million things running in my mind right now. The first one of them is today would have been my Grandmother's 81st birthday - Aaji, I hope you're reading this, and all my love is with you. Do you read my blog regularly? :D - I am also wondering how I'm going to get all my work for school done in a very short time. I was asked by a certain someone to write more serious stuff here. But what if I dont want to? Its my space just to be. I don't have to write all kinds of techie stuff in order to be cool. Nor do I have to write about management and my ideas of a better strategy. I love writing about general things, my thoughts, friends,family and I have a fun time writing about my shopping escapades.
This is the second or the third saturday night and sunday I'm spending studying. If this was Chennai, saturday night would have been spent having dinner outside or a general night out with friends. Sunday afternoon would have been at A's place watching That 70's Show episodes or some movie. Shyam providing us with entertainment. The evening would inevitably end at Subway, with A finishing his sub and mine, and then going home to Thayir saadam. (next time you ask me why ur jeans size went up without you realizing, i'm going to direct you to this space)
All these things make me miss Madras more and more. But on the other hand I do love it here as well. I don't really know where it is that I want to end up. One of my best friends is getting engaged tomorrow and needless to say, I am not going to be there. I will probably miss her wedding as well. "Be prepared to miss a lot of things now that your here" was what I was told by my cousin. But I dont want to. I dont want to miss things that are happening with my family and my friends, with people whom I care for. At the same time, I dont want to forgo what I am doing here. I guess I'm speaking not just for myself, but a whole bunch of people in the same situation. I do not regret coming here, I will not regret any decision that I probably am going to take. Cause thats one question that I always ask to make things clear to myself "Ne, are you going to regret this decision a year or 10 years later?" If the answer is no, then I know what to do.

One thing that really puts me off, is people who come here and then complain that this place is not like India. Why the eff would it be? You are half way across the world, how can you even EXPECT it to be the same? I come across a whole bunch of these types. I dont like the supermarkets here. I dont like the way the vegetables taste. Its not like home where everything is so tasty. The Indian store is too expensive. What is this we are studying? Such a stupid subject. I just cannot refrain from asking why did they make this choice to even come here in the first place. Why would one spends lakhs of rupess to come and study here, and then diss the country? I feel that the whole experience and quality of education is wasted on them.
Some thing that I have tried to explain to people. I am not anti-any country. I do not love or hate any place. I will just probably gravitate towards an opportunity that will help me grow professionally and on a personal level as well. I have a special love for home because of the support system that exists there. Why wouldn't I love to be closer to my family and enjoy the benefits of a good education and a career? I did not come to a country half way across the world just for fun!

Shreg, Ne, Dcee and some more

The best birthday present I could have asked for landed up at my doorstep last Sunday night. I open the door to find Ms.Schmetterling standing there with one big suitcase. After recovering from the surprise, we quickly made plans to go to the mall the next day. I really cannot ask for a better shopping partner. There is this vibe you have to share to really enjoy the whole experience. I've tried in vain to feel the same vibe with other people, but I can REALLY shop with only a few! (Amma, you're included) The best buy was Shre's, a cheek stain by Tarte. Check out her blog for more info! My best buy was a pair of jeans. I have always had a huge problem buying jeans from India, especially Levis. They're made for size 2 women who have the same waist and butt size. Oh, and I love my white summer dress as well. The fact that it was on sale makes it even more attractive. Cant wait to wear it at Ann Arbor this summer!
We were off to Washington DC the next day. We walked and walked and did more walking. With my bad foot.(Do you hear this Shregs?) We did the touristy thing.Walked around the mall area, saw the Capitol building,the Washington monument, looked at all the
Smithsonian Museums. Thats what we did..Looked and then walked right past them.The next day we drove to Phily- Thats Philadelphia but I call it Phily to sound waaay cooler than I actually am- The day after that was spent at Baltimore. Walked around the Inner Harbour and took this boat ride. That boat ride was quite interesting I must say. A loud gay german guy got on board and started showing everyone his purchases and how much 'fun' shopping is. And then started talking in German to shregs. I almost died laughing. The only word I think I understood was ich. It was time for the flight back all too soon. Over all, a super fun birthday week. What are best friends for if they cant make the homesickness go away and sit with you in Class 722 for Copyright and Digital Law?

Tagged

Thanks to u-know-who(read : schmetterblllaaahhh) I was reminded how long its been since I carried a handbag. I am heavily into backpacks now. I havent carried once since I finished school and moved on to the cooler side sling bags with a couple of keychains with 'witty' sayings. 'I am not perfect, but im so close its scary' . Another one was 'Boys have two faults.Everything they say and everything they do'.I still have them somewhere as a part of college memorablia.

I am looking into my backpack right now and this is what I find...

The big compartment :)

. My Laptop, which is my best friend these days

. Multicolour folder with a bunch of resumes, papers, labels etc

. 10-15 Pamphlets of various companies which had come to school for some career fair(which I have to wait for another semester to apply, but got them anyway!!)

. A Lipton Raspberry Ice Tea Carton they were giving away

. Red Spare jacket, Im thanking my stars I have it with me now. I havent gotten used to checking the weather report and I dint know snow fall was predicted and its snowing. Going to play in it after class :)

. Super warm woolen scarf. Although I thought it was an ultra drab grey colour and cursed chennai for having such crappy winter clothing, its pretty good.

. Pink Gloves, my fav. Light nice pink with slight light brownish cream thread interwoven here and there to give it a warm glow and pink fleece lining.

. Small dabba with a hummus and jalapeno sandwhich.

. Kutty water Bottle

. Orange flowered address book

. gold and bronze bling wallet which has the $(notice I dint say $$$$). Also has cards, A's old visiting card :), pics of Nana and vaibs, Amma's is at home, Indian drivers licence, PAN Card, Senthil Lending library card(i miss uuuu), Kumaran Lending library card(which shut down when Senthil took over), bunch of folded bills from some shops, teeny weeny thin perfume bottles by BLV.

. Black Sunglasses case

. Umbrella borrowed from my friend when it rained the other day and I dint have one. I promised myself I will buy one tomorrow.

. Small dabba with my ischool USB drive which they were giving away at the research facility do


Now for the front compartment - This has essentially what my handbag usually does!

. 3 small packs of tissues - I am tissue freak. My wet tissue pack is over.mental note made to buy a new one

. School ID card

. Metro Bus smart trip card

. My house and apartment building keys

. 2 small butterfly clips

. 3 scrunchies in 3 diff colours

. A couple of bills - target, shoppers, and Bed,Bath and Beyond :)

. Tube of soap Slivers Amma bought for me in chennai. super cute. also in pink and white, in pretty shapes. hearts and stars. U never know when you need to wash your hands.

. 4 boxes of mints in different flavours - normal, extra strong, orange and sour berry. Im freakish about bad breath.

. 3 pens. in blue and black

. cocoa butter box, which Ammamma got from jaipur. its the BEST.

. Small hairbrush

. Random pieces of paper ive scribbled on

. Streetwear plain lip gloss

. Extra pair of specs

. Revlon diamond lipstick in pink crush. my abs fave. esp when mixed with lakme's mauve.

. Clinique glitter gloss

. Earbugs - these woolen things which fit on top of the ear and protect from the windchill. cant go out without it.

. Bronze earrings which I removed the other day and forgot to put back inside

. Empty mentos packet which I JUST threw away.

. USB Drive

. Lappie charger entangled with my cell phone charger. They're always together, and im always in a hurry so I just dump them in.

. Label from my dept with my name printed on it

. Honey and Oat Granola Bar

. Caboodles 2 in 1 Lip gloss. One side is the lightese of pinks and one side is clear with a bit of glitter

. 2 Handouts which they gave in class, folded and put inside

. Bill from USPS

. Small size adidas perfume

. Fav kutty mirror

. That spare mascara

. Extra Lens case

. Tiny lancome pink perfume. somehow always lands up in every bag i carry

. blue flowered notebook that goes everywhere I go

. Black Glitter eyeliner

. Cell Phone, but thats usually in my pocket

. Tube of hand cream

. Latest addition - Davidoff Cool water pocket perfume


I dont think I should add the stuff in my handbag at home for now... hmm. no wonder I was asked if I was going camping the other day! :)

Gloves and warm socks

OK so I have settled here. Waiting for my lappie to arrive. I was all excited waiting for my Dell to get here yesterday when I found out 31st jan was the SHIPPING date, not the delivery date. grr. so its back to square one. As most of u know, at the risk of sounding redundant, we cant SURVIVE without a comp. So different from how college was. I would just scribble something onto sheets of paper, wihout a margin and submit my 'assignment'. Not like the staff cared much anyway. The other day I spoke to two friends, at two different times of the day, in different locations and they both HAD to mention i was the fastest 'writer' among our group(or whatever you call it. group sounds too high school). Im serious. Learning to multi-task was a bonus too. I could effortlessly combine writing an assignment with listening to class, reading my novel,replying to SMS, laugh at Fadil and Girish's antics who were sitting behind us. Oh, and talking to harshini too. Is there any award for such talents? If there are and it involves a nice month long spa holiday as a prize I am a willing contenstant. Otherwise im not interested.hmm. A nice new wardrobe and matching shoes are ok too! Perfumes count as well.

I cant deny im missing home. I cant believe im saying this, but im missing the weather. After spending 22 3/4th long years complaining - Im sure I complained in baby language till i was about 11 months old.That was when I was supposed to have said my first word - By the time I get into the various winter paraphernalia-socks, shoes,scarf,sweater,coat, and gloves, its time to take them all off.

So any time your at College Park during the next couple of years, or any surrounding areas, irrespective of the weather, no prizes guessing who the one bundled up like a bear is. Or anywhere near Dallas or Ann Arbor for that matter!!!

And my nana dint think too much of my gtalk status message. Quoting him : your status message is ridiculous. grr. fine. hmph. im 22 and 3/4. I can get away with it. So whats my birthday present? I know you read my blog, so start working them grey cells. looouve.