Friday, September 19, 2008

Highlights!!

Ahh here am back, to give sum interesting highlights abt last 1 month here...

1. Puliyodarai has been made more number of times in my house than in any temple across the world..
2. Grand sweets , adyar has opened a branch at minneapolis, in our house....
3. I need to cal my brother to remind him tat he has a sis...
4. My dad has found perfect reasons for cutting cals...its always" i am feeling sleepy bye" or "u go sleep bye"
5. My culinary skills ve improved manifold, or probably my gustative skills ve decreased manifold..
6.when i started, priya wanted me home soon, now she wants a "BAG"( yeah she's given all specifications) home at the earliest...
7.U of M is as good as Sairam, there teachers dint know anything, i dint know anythin...here profs know sumthin still i dont know anything...
8. I make smoothies for a living( for those of u who dont know wat smoothies are, take 3 measures oramge juice, 1 measure curd, half measure sugar and fruits of ur choice and sum ice and blend it...believe me, its supoosed to taste gud)...and i have had many gud compliments:D the other day sumone said"this is the best smoothie i ever had" and i was like "wat??:O" and then there was this guy who wanted a photograph of me ( i wonder he was goin to file sum attempt to murder case with a photo proof) and 2day there was this guy who had 4 glasses( god take care of him )....
9. i got a laptop and it luks like am using it only to chat, take pics and ofcourse blog...
10. i don grumble to make my own coffee now...may be cos it tastes gud or maybe cos i don ve any other go
11. important- my work(making smoothies) starts at 6 45 am...for all my bus mates and classmates who r shocked abt how i manage to reach on time-...i dont reach on time...am minimum 10 mins late...cos its very cold and i don ve a bus...i walk like a steam engine...with smoke cumin outta my mouth ha ha ha...

more to cum...BRB:)

Saturday, August 16, 2008

My first day in US of A

I blog only wen I feel I should really blog about something. So long gaps are quite common:)

My first day at USA is something I really cant forget. Boarding the flight at 1:45 AM from Chennai Airport , controlling a lot of tears and saying a bye with a smile to my ppl and the place I lived in for 22 years for obviously not one of the most nicest things, I shud say..It was my first hurdle in reaching USA.. and I crossed it, with a sleepless flight and lot of tears...

Landing at Frankfurt, the only thing on my mind was to call home, hear amma's voice,and I rushed towards the phone with a calling card..When I boarded the next flight to chicago, I was in a half-dozed state with a serious inability to sleep and stay awake. It was the worst 8 hrs in my life...and to top it all, the pilot gave us jitters when he moved thru the clouds giving the flight a wild shake and a sudden vertical descent, all of us thot it was the end and there were loud prayers in the flight..After safe(!)landing at chicago, my mind woke up, as I had to get ready for immigration and customs(kashtams:( )and so I got a little active.

after that was theUnited airlines security check to get to minneapolis. I am quite an idiot and i left my belt in my cabin baggage. the metal detectors happily beeped and I was done for..suddenly there were 4-5 officers surrounding a sleepy me and wearing glovesto check my bag with a "dont move anywhere madam" on their lips...goddd...everything was taken out of my bag and I had a tough time arranging it again........amidst all this i had to keep my passport, tickets, i-94, i-20 and so many other craps safe...after boarding the UA flight, I prayed for a succesful landing as I dint want to be suspected for any terrorist activity...uffffff tough times...

After reaching minneapolis at 6:35, I made a call to my family, my throat choked with emotions, dryness and a lot of phlegm and spoke to them. I was clearly resonating and went to sleep...

Suddenly,Passport has become the most important thing in life! there's nobody to care,nobody to bring food to ur bed and comp, no lazing around...itsmy first week, and so i depend on everyone for things like laptops and groceries, to be independent...everythin including money, fear, doubts, helplessness has multiplied by 40, and I am sure self-confidence too will, in a few weeks:)

Though the idea of studying in USA may be a dream come true, facing the first day,week,month watever until u find a job to support urself independently is a big hassle......for all those of u who's gonna face it sooner or later,All the best! Happy landing!

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

I miss u thatha


I miss u thatha....
Right from the instant i was born, u ve known me, seen me growing up..I remember those times when i used to play with ur shaven head...wen u used to carry us for evening walks..those times wen u used to return from work wearing a white shirt white veshti carrying a black bag under ur arms. We used to await ur arrival outside the flat and u used to buy my favorite halwa...those times wen u used to cum up 3 floors to rams flat to celebrate anna's and ur birthday on 31st august...those times wen u used to teach me to brush and the way u used to clean up the bathrooms wenever i cum for a stay...those times wen all of us used to fite for sleeping next to u on the bed and wen we used to drink water only from ur jug...numerous aavani avittam and diwali celebrations..those times wen u wud tel me stories of ur meet with gandhiji...

And suddenly u became immobile...got confined to a room...brought in so much of a gap between us...we spent less time with each other...u started asking me if i am free so that u can cure ur boredom by narrating ur past adventures...u got frustrated of ur sickness and ur immobility and now u lie before me...physically lifeless....with the same charming look that brought smiles on our face all those years...

U taught me one great thing...Life s really short...There's really no use crying for ur luved ones after their life if u cant be with them through their life... I really repent for all those hurting words tat i may have uttered which u mite have carried with u till the end...the past 6 yrs wen i did not spend enough time for u.. I swear i wouldn do this to another person...never hurt anyone knowingly...i ll learn to spend time for my luved ones... i ll do all that i can to make others happy...

If anyone's reading this...pls take it to ur heart...whether u like them or not...spend time for ur ppl...ur grandpa grandma mom dad aunt uncle cousins friends....cos u surely know that they ve been a part of ur evergreen memories...the least u can do is to be a part of their's...

Luv u thatha...u ll live forever in our memories.....

By,
All of ur ppl...

Monday, February 25, 2008

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Well I just couldnt control myself from attempting to blog for a third time(hopefully this continues gud) after this incident(may not seem really impacting to all:) )...

I was on my way back home from Office, struggling and getting into the crowded and spit-painted walled Guindy subway when I noticed this visually impaired person in front of me. People were dashing against him every now and apologizing after looking at the stick in his hands( wonder y sorry shudn be said to others whom they dash against!)..He was walking down the stairs, his stick stumbling against stranded slippers and other decorative pieces and I slowed down my pace and was walking by his side just to warn him of any sudden obstacles he may not recognize..I was just thinking if he could ever imagine what sort of a dress color combination he was wearing and we reached the middle of the subway..

All of a sudden the power went off..I could hear the whole subway screaming and this person dint show any emotion and continued his walk...The thought that light being there and not dint make a difference to him drove me to tears but in a flash brought about an awe...How awesome Nature and her methodologies are! What seemed normal to me is normal to him and what was tough to me was again normal to him!!!!

Wowwwww!