MEINE CORNER IN THE BLOG WORLD!

Life has taken me to quite a few places and before 2 decades of my life I have stayed in 3 different places - you can then imagine the varied characters I have met - liked, loved, disliked, hated and even regreted meeting!!! And at quite a low phase in my life I met a package - ya, a package...like yin~yan, like see-saw, like black n white - they came in contrasts. Totally different in backgrounds but the difference seems to be the match,the reason for combination! Such a combination is Hunny n Amma! They are fun, hyper,crazy,sweet girls - we became friends in no time...with an abrupt meeting it all began and little did I know then, that they would be part of my life! :-) We have had wonderful times with innumerable movie outings, hunny made the "best" movie selections -hehehe, coffee hang-outs, experimental eat outs, outings, long drives, beaches, lots of picture-taking and then ofcourse night-outs n stay overs! And the days we dont meet Hunny and me are catching up on the ...

Babies - they are a bundle of joy, get away with anything n everything, full of surprises, curiosity at its peak, quick learners, change your life immensly and i guess actually teach you at the end of the day! Well the sudden baby talk is cos I'm now a huge fan of my 3 of my friends' little ones - Kitty, Dancing queen and Adi! I can't get enough of their pictures and their million expressions...everything is sooo cute, charming. They are absolutely adorable! Ofcourse while being overwhelmed by the 3 stars, all credit to the moms - TP, Athena n CS whose lives have now been rescheduled and ruled by their babies! Do keep sending me pics and ya videos too!

Well, it doesn't take Einstein amount of thinking to figure that out, but I just realised that I really am not cool! I am in constant thought of what I might need, should I pack this or can that be avoided? Am i forgetting anything important? I am making lists every other day and I have a calender that tells me whats on the list besides the usual ! And when i'm home , I am in 2 minds - I am gonna miss something huge or will I move on quickly to a new phase. Why am I not excited and hyper as before? I am actually searching the net to find pre-wedding "jitters" , ya that's the term used! When I have some time in hand, I am looking for work, sure I find something. I am checking documents, papers, whining abt my case study! I feel guilty over naps in between the week. When I fall sick or I am tired, I push myself even more...I'm not craving to watch a movie or go for a drive....What's happened to me???? But then ofcourse, what is your definition of "cool...

My car- the cute206 : 65533 , will be missed terribly...so many joyous thoughts and experiences with it and has been one of my best friends! Together we've seen so many characters with us, explored new places, bad days on the road and even all those jolly, traffic-free drives with co-incidentally great music on the radio....! Never once gave up on me, always always loved it! Truly will miss u! :-(

Suddenly I feel there's time in my hands....the following thoughts cross my mind... - that model on the cover looks awesome, how is that so? - if they actually airbrush pictures , then how come there is a good looking category? - i want to see a brand new juice in the market,tired of the same old ones... - i feel like shopping often.its more a thought than action. - i like clothes that some other women wears...i want stuff like those! - how come there is traffic only when i want to drive? - water is good for me, very good....keep drinking..has anyone tried flavored water? - is flavored water as good for health? - how come some advertisements are soooo good? is it just one person or a team? - when everyone is busy how come i have time? - how is it that my phone rings only when i want to sleep or when i am occupied? - why do i get tanned so quickly? - how come technology is always surprising to me? - why didn't i get into sports or music when i was younger? - why is it that some ...

and this time I am targeting pomp,over-hyped, filthy-rich& made-famous weddings in India. Not too long after we could digest an Arun Nayar-Elizabeth Hurley 2nd or 3rd knot this March, whatever you want to look at it as, the nation is filling the papers, TV screens and news websites, with the yet another hyped Abhishek Bachchan-Aishwarya Rai wedding! Where the plus 40 year old couple, could not get enough of 1 wedding, had another followed by the hyped arrangements and lavish spending...after which to keep the wedding alive, there were series of controversial stories such as inapropriate behaviour, mockery to religion, dis respect to parents and so on... On the other end,the Bollywood wedding had a different opening - the prior weddings were botany based, the "real" wedding is coming up sometime soon(didnt bother with the details). I was told millions of rupees are being spent on this union and there are on-the-face controversy news, about who got invited and who didn'...

So we made a trip to India for a fortnight, I had to write a review- it was one of a kind.(though the characteristic of hectic is an unavoidable feature!) For the first time- 5 of us took the same flight, thats jija, sis and 3 of us, so for a start it was exciting, and the new look of the Sharjah airport was extremely pleasing, very very refreshing! :-) AirArabia was as ever on time,love this airline, had all good experiences so far! so we landed in Mumbai and crashed after a shower at my periamma's place.my cousin's little one was so cute, full of masti...the next morning was spent in selection of a suitable wedding card.Somehow it was easy to choose, since just 1 stood out in my opinion and luckily the higher authorities approved, even though they thought it looks a little small.after 2-3 corrections, the outcome was great! relieved at that work! then we went get a lehenga for reception wear,now I love to shop in India - cos of immense competition, they make you feel like the...

I dont know if I am too boring, but for past 3-4 birthdays I haven't felt like celebrating...and it was not very different this time. There's someone special , but still my day wasn't special...I could ofcourse make an attempt to make others feel special!! This birthday was also not anything special- considering the activities. We were rushing up with last minute stuff on our trip(I had been to India for the wedding preparations). Though I didnt want to celebrate, I got chocolates, birthday wishes and lot of gifts this birthday! To top the list, - little studs for my new ear piercing!( from parents) - Ipod nano ( the gift that will spoil me, from cutie) - stylish black Swatch frm sis n jija! Yep, i am spoilt!!

Just a day after Pakistan team's world cup exit , their coach- Bob Woolmer dies . He is among the best coaches in the world... Extremely sad. This news is just adding to my previous post. The coach was definitely under pressure and ofcourse upset at the performance in both matches. A very predictable result would have been the end of his coaching tenure after the World cup, but his tragic death is unjustified !

The latest fever in town is ICC World cup 2007 , this time spreading from the grounds at West Indies to the rest of the world. As expected, back in India, the enthusiasm grew, the hopes were built sky-high, cos the team is to bring the Cup home...the advertisements, songs, videos,the street's energy all at its peak, all over-done, as though this sport was going to save the nation from recurring crimes, corrupted governmental bodies, poverty, hunger and all the injustice! The result of energy and time and money of one nation on one team to bring "glory" is a failed debut match yesterday! What will the team excuse themselves of being in a form worse than a much younger, less experienced team? the opening batsman is out of form and wickets fall like pack of cards towards the end of the match...what a shame! The captain wants to call it a "bad dream"! Wow! we train sportsmen to be out of form and call it a dream, a sequence of uncontrolled actions...can we check if ...

My beautiful sister and cool jija are coming to town....so its party time ! ;-)This will be their first ever visit together after wedding! so its very exciting here, though their stay is very short. we hope to have great evenings and soon even i am travelling. we have a desert safari and dinner planned up! We will be flying together to Mumbai on 21st and then back on 3rd...This is the wedding prep trip- which means a lot of lists, choice of wedding card, wedding trousseau, accessories, function arrangements. the shopping shud be quite enjoyable and i get all the attention this time ! LOL! Final part of the trip is the temple visits n those i am really looking forward too! So this birthday is in India and that's not very exciting for me... Let me not go into details of stuff to do when i get back! I will scare myself again !!!!

So there's roughly about 3 months and I am married, life's gonna change, I am sure all for the better, soon life will be NEW !! This phase is quite testing for me though...i am very stressed mostly, concerned of mainly my course completion, then there's all the formalities for living in this world, anxious about married life and ability to manage things, the endless uninvited comments about relocation, marriage, husbands, families and so on....negative i know, but i am pouring it all here...i am lacking self confidence... wedding doesnt seem prime importance...its the married life, the days beyond that is what i am looking forward to, it is where my focus is.... i guess i am thinking too much!! Sigh!

So we are here at the 2nd last day of the 2nd month....sometimes it feels like yesterday was New year's day and some other times it feels like while is time as snail-paced as traffic in the mornings! Weird....Maybe I am going crazy or not making good use of time...I dont know! February has been a very good month according to me. I finally got done with the seeminly never-ending Finance paper, V-day finally made a lot of difference (and sense too!) , my beautiful sister's birthday, SR got selected for the Radio contest , my new sis is getting a recognition from college.....and most of all, better understanding of my partner. D-day nears -- it fills me with excitement,anxiety,worries. Everyday is like part of a huge countdown, there's so much to do and a whole lot to take up and look forward to! Its testing at times, I can lose my cool and go horribly out of sync! Then I have to take a walk, get in some more fresh air and let Mother Nature calm me and in her own language tell...

End of Jan marked decorated vehicles in the UAE-many private cars sporting the national flag, some a football at the back, some with the rulers's pics and some others with stars and hearts stuck on the bodies ....There is sudden outflow of LOVE towards the nation... I don't follow Football anymore and hence I was unaware of the recent win of UAE team at the 18th Gulf Cup championship. What surprises me is, I have not seen such celebration by the locals even during National Day! Having lived here for most of my life, not 1 National Day all these 24 yrs has brought up decorated cars or flags.....So what is it that is being celebrated???One historic win in a game of football is more important than the success the nation has achieved? A team of 15 (or maybe more) is more important than all the lives that served the nation to bring about what it is today, possibly even the better coaching the National team received.... I dont get it...Do you? As usual, Funny world we live in.... Nev...

I was to halt at Bangalore airport on my return to Dubai, must say it is so disappointing and definitely the worst ever point to choose as a travel zone specially if you flight is delayed... To begin with, have you ever come across an airport built with large and ugly pipes all over the ceiling? Fine, dont look up, but once you walk to the check in counter its actually dirty!!Fine, its your luggage that sat on those travellators....but once you wait for the immigration to open, there is a phone booth that is devoid of an operator- result is you can't even let your loved ones know that your flight is delayed. If you brought a book, good, if not, bad luck...cos this airport has no shops, no entertainment until you are done with the security check. There is one coffee day- that is your sole reason of survival ( too bad if you dont enjoy coffee /some icecream)! So while you are now stuck inside this mess, don't even expect an announcement for proceeding to immigration or if there w...

Well ya, happy new year-start of 2007; but for me it doesn't feel all that great till now , so this time, not going by the gregorian calendar....my new new year should ideally begin this 15th. I made a trip to Singapore and had a great time with sis and bro in law...we explored tree top walking, a DHL balloon that takes you 250m high, temples, Vivo city, China town, Little India(ofcourse), Sentosa , Clarke Quay , a ride on Singapore river, Discovery center(fun) and the botanical gardens....so quite a bunch we covered. I was lucky to meet a great friend from college times and see her little one and her family, meet cousins and relatives. Managed to borrow couple of books and read them on rainy days and watched some movies....Overall, great , simple great time at the end of 2006! Need to work on my album now!

-Continual Rain -Long hours with latest assignment -Lots of chatting :) -1 day of succesful fasting -another day full of food! -cozy long hours of sleep -no driving -cold, cold tiles forcing me to wear slip-ons -more chatting on the phone -walk in the rain -making list of stuff for upcoming travel Phew! seems like I achieved quite a bit!Last 4 weeks of 2006, but there's so much more to do before 2006 ends!

Certain movies are very attractive for the cast , others for concept...Dhoom2 falls in the former category without any doubt! But there are sub categories ; if you get lucky the overall quality is still good and if not you regret having watched it...options in the latter case is you "go with the flow" or "rest your brain" rather!! So Dhoom 2 inspite of the heavy budgets, strong star cast lacks proper script, flow and its like a movie made for the convenience of the stars...for example, lets hv bipasha in double role , without a good reason, lets have hrithik do all the stunts, AB baby (:P) has no proper role or presence in the movie, was Ash acting ? I dont know but what a waste of money really! And the songs are not great too,low quality lyrics in all of them except for the catchy "Dhoom Machale " title track. "Crazy kiya re" is catchy too but cliche lyrics, its a forget-soon song! Overall you would hated having chosen to watch it , unless you j...

Rains always excite me, its the most rare thing in the desert...I know I explained this over and over but the love for rain seems to be as big as that for sleep or food! I never get tired of these... Ya so, my point is we just had a small rain here this afternoon! At around 1400hrs when you expect the peak of heat, it was getting cooler and dim like the evening had begun! soon we had drizzle n small rain! As ever, the entire place looks amazing, the view outside my window right now is like picture perfect or close! Sigh! i am stuck in office!

There's no better stage in life than childhood, I refused to believe that as a child. Now, I know what they meant....miss being a child ! anyways, i think some part of us is still a child and I hope that remains with us always..!! Happy Childrens' Day!