Sweet nothings

Nothing specific to write, but I am full of emotions. Not ones which exult you, not ones which bog you down, not ones which make you raise hell, just simple smiles, small irritations, mild tempers, subdued impatience. A little sprinkling of emotions is what is making the concoction of my days.

I am not taking the damn auto rickshaws to work any more, on the contrary its the public transport - yea local buses for me. Bothers the wallet much less, but 2 other factors are more satisfying than just the economics of the action. The first being - I leave a smaller carbon foot print - imagine the one I was leaving till now , taking an auto alllllll the way over 15 kms!!! Now being a person who is as green as green can be (personally I don t like the color green) I am loving this fact. And the second fact is - I am with K for 25% of the journey :) The walk from home to the nearest bus stop and from there on till the first bus stop where we take buses to our respective offices which are exactly opposite in direction. Now in the time that we are together - we discuss investment options, fight over this and that, tease each other, complain about office, joke - in short - a time filled with sweet nothings :) I simply love this time. It makes me look forward to starting for office :)

The year started with my wedding for me. And I am looking forward to two of my greatest friends getting married - one in August and the otherrr on my BirthDAY!!!!! I am just too happy to see them having those changes in their lives, its really entertaining you know to listen to them crib about their future husbands. HaHa - I feel like a Daadi maa :) hehe and I think with an evil grin - Bacchu , kuch din aur fir tussi samjhoge ate daal ka bhaw!! *evil smile*
Andddddddddd apart from that a very special person is very much in love and loving it - but would not admit that :) Ahem! How I love teasing all these folks during our regular calls!!

Quite a year it has been and it will be quite a year to look forward to. Have taken up a couple of personal as well as professional commitments which give me the jitters some times - but what is life with out that dash of blue.
Heres hoping alls well for all of us. :)

The end

As my last blog pointed out, yesterday started on a miserable note.

Since I was on my cribathon, I ended up pissing off K big time. And when he gets pissed off, he scolds. And when he scolds, he can be remorseless, spiteful, hurtful :(
And he feels damn guilty for being so, but sadly he cant help loosing his temper either.

Hmm so as soon as I got to office the first thing I did was type out a short and crisp sorry mail.

Once I got my bearings, things started looking up. Work was going on at a nice and decent pace. But all the while I was kind of thinking that K might be all sulky through out the day. Cos, he says I make his day!

I was wondering if I was able to get home soon, and in case he was also able to make it to home at a decent time, we would do something together. I was thinking about sometime at the beach(which is very close to my home), but then the last time we had been there, we had fought on trivial matters :(
Then I thought, ok! roadside food from some stall would rock! We are both addicted to the veg rolls at a stall near our place.
And as K started from office at 1830 he text messaged me "Frankie on the way back?" I replied "You read my mind! "

I was all agog to go home.
But Murphy Chachu came up. And I was delayed at work. :(
I managed to start from office at 2030 hours. I called up K and said "Frankie plan cancelled :(". He was ok with it, but said we might need to go out to get some stuff for home.

I knew I would be tired by the time I got home, but I could not resist a bike ride to run the errand, so said yes.

I got home at 2100 hours, and we set out.
He parked the vehicle and started walking in the opposite direction. I was taken by surprise. Then I realised, we were headed to my favvvvvvvvvvv restaurant!
K's way of making up for being harsh with me in the morning.

Dinner was sumptuous. But dessert was best - a sundae called "The last time I saw my waist" :D

International Cribbing Day

Today is International Cribbing Day.

Today you can crib about anything and everything(your work, work location, pay, manager, bai, watchman, in law, inflation, weather, wardrobe, malls, etc etc etc) to any one(friend, mom, spouse, cousin, bagal wali aunty, generally to the air, trees, road). And if some one comes over and cribs you either have the option to shut up and listen or crib back.
Hmmm well wish there was a day like that. But that is how today has been for me since the morning.

Yesterday I was in a very lethargic and un motivated state of mind. So I ended up wasting a lot of time though there were important things lined up for me to do. That in turn had the cascade effect of me going to sleep with a truckload of guilt and ending up sleeping a bit late.
I had planned to go for a walk in the morning. But since I woke up late, I had to cut short the duration of the walk. It was something like going and saying good morning to the beach rather than taking a good long solid walk. Now having a bad exercise session irks me to no end. I am an extremes person in this. Either do it with full gusto or don t do it at all. Today, I neither had a longer sleep, nor I had a good walk, nor was I was able to something useful after coming back from the walk since I was so divinely pissed off. You see the pattern? :) As a result the irritation, the bile was just increasing exponentially.

And I started cribbing to K.

He tried to make up by booking tickets for some movie over the weekend. But then we remembered we had some other commitments and a movie would not be feasible. Damn!

Hmm so I thought, better get to office soon, atleast there I could make myself useful. But but but - fate gave me one more chance to crib even more. Water stopped coming! There was some stored water so I managed, but then - what an already pissed off person does not need is more creases in the routine.

And my cribathon continued - building up a nice little pyramid, taking all variables into consideration. Coincidentally - the bus we boarded to get to office had an ace cribber as the conductor. Voila! Everyone seemed to be on a roll.

So go ahead! Celebrate Cribbing! :)

Life comes full circle

Life does come full circle in the end. Nehi ?
The other day I was reminded of a scrap by a friend of mine. He asked me if I was all settled at Chennai. I said ya kinda. And then his next scrap said "Life comes full circle does nt it?" I said to myself, Hell ya, It does. I had started working at Chennai, and I still remember how I was crying as if I was being put on no man's land. And now it is the place I will call home for a long time to come.

During my college internship at Delhi, I had a big time crush on a guy. He was the most impressive and intelligent person I had met. And towards the end I realised that he was a from southern part of India. His name completely defeated the fact, it was more like I was unaware, people with that surname hail from the south. At that point I had jokingly mentioned to a friend, if I ever have a marriage out of love it will be with a person from the south. And that is exactly the case now.

Last year, when I moved to a new job, I was a bit nervous. I was more nervous as to the genre of work I would need to do and since the company was not a very common name, I was hearing quite a bit of rumors. 2 days into the job, and I bounced upon a person who painted a picture of the place being worse than Guantanamo Bay. I was so mortified, that I took a flight for a day to get back to Chennai, to attend an interview; much to the vexation of K. That time I was not able to convince him that I was having apprehensions about the new job, he simply would not buy that. So I told, the interview I am going to attend is for my dream company and I would not like to miss it for the world. That time, last year I did not crack the interview. One year later, I appeared for the same company so that I could be back with K and was through. Ironically, my mother somehow held my current company in very high regards ( I dont know why, but mothers have their own reasoning system ) During my initial days of professional life, when I was lethargic to make any moves, she used to ask me, why dont u try there. And I used to dismiss her suggestion by saying, that place does not have good work for my technology. And I have chewed my own words and am working in the same place.

But the most surprising event that has happened in recent times which had made me ponder over the circularity of things has been one of my friends. When I was in my initial phase of courtship, I used to spend a lot of time on the phone. And this friend of mine used to get very irritated on not being able to get through me at the first go. I used to tell her, "I am always available for you. I generally keep talking to him cos we miss each other a bit. But you want to talk to me, I can always keep the call and talk to you." But some how she always used to get a bit offended by it. And now :) Shes engaged. And trust me her phone is rarely not busy :) See.... :) Life .........

There have been many many such instances in the recent times which just made me think, we are never ever able to fathom the bigger picture. In the meanwhile, I have done quite a bit of settling in my new life. Its been nearly 6 months since I paid a visit to my parents. A friend of mine said, you are living at home now, why would you want to go home. Yet another friend commented, maybe K is keeping you very happy. Mmmm... Well... first is correct but I still miss home. And second is partly correct and I still miss home :) More on the nuances of settling in my next post :)

Hmmm Ego massage on a lazy morning

How Sweet Are You?
	You are a Sweetie-Pie. There is absolutely no one sweeter in this world than you! You top the sweetness scales and are a true Sweetie-Pie! You are bashful and earnest and everyone adores you! You wake up each day with hope and optimism, and your smile looks like it is straight from the sun! You never have harsh words about anyone and will be there to lend a helping hand to whomever asks. You are the sweetest thing out there!
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What one word embodies you?
	I am the embodiment of Beauty. You are a person that views the world as this magical place, finding beauty in almost everything. You find beauty in the most simple and fundamental things, as well as in more complex things such as people. You're not one to look for beauty, you just see it. You understand things for what they are, and expect nothing more.
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What Animal Were You In Your Past Life?
	You were unicorn. You were mysterious and noble. You have fairytale traits, and other people can only dream in envy. Your nature is completely impossible to decipher and behind all that, you know that you shine bright, for only the luckiest people get the chance to know you.
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Which Sholay Character Are You?
	You are Jai. You are the person of great intuition. The best part of your personality is that you will go to any extent to help others without harming others, though you will not show it. You are the man of courage. Though a very serious person, you are protective about others. You always make the right decisions.
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Tag season big time I guess

Satish's Tag.
Must confess it was a tough one....

1. What could be the 1 wish you will ask if a genie comes in front of you?
A: Start flight services from Chennai to Bhubaneswar

2. What could be the 1 period you would want to go in a time machine?
A: I am happy in my current state :)

3. What will be the 1 question you will ask if you happen to meet the captain of a UFO?
A: How long are u gonna keep me? :S

4. What will be the 1 thing you would do if you are to go invisible for 1 minute?
A: Just being invisible that too for just a minute wont be of any use for me.

5. What will be the 1 thing you do if you have 1 crore rupees rite now?
A: Invest 75% of it, and go for nice trip around the world with family.

6. Who will be the 1 person with whom you would love to live life long, apart from your Parents, Partner, Bro or Sis ?
A: K of course

7. What is that 1 song which you always hum, without even sensing that you are humming it?
A: It is usually the continuation of my ringtone. I keep some song as my ringtone. So generally the remaining song stays on my lips :)

8. What is that 1 mannerism in you which can be easily noticed by others?
A: I think I walk fast. But am not sure if I walk noticeably fast. Enlighten me people.......

9. What will be the 1 thing which you would want to take with you to your grave?
A: Some books if they can go further with me :)

10. What is that 1 habit of yours, which are trying hard to get rid off?
A: I am impulsive in speech sometimes.

11. Who is that 1 person who deserves a tight slap from you rite now?
A: The speedsters on the beach road near my house. Those absolute @@$@#%^^ morons who think driving fast is cool. I wish I would beat the living day lights out of them.

12. What is that 1 food item you will not say NO, anytime when offered?
A: I would not say food item - but tea is a beverage I wont deny. Anytime is tea time :)

13. Who will be that 1 dead famous personality, whom you would want to come back alive?
A: What good would they do by being alive now ?

14. Who is that 1 teacher, you would not forget anytime in your life?
A: Just 1? I had so many teachers whom I would never ever forget. But if I have to say just one, it will be Sharda Chadha, my English teacher.

15. Who is that 1 friend, whom you are missing so much rite now?
A: No one.

16. What is that 1 thing you would do if you know your death date?
A: Learn tennis. Learn some musical instrument preferably a piano :) And get all my savings and spend them off. (Of course I would leave quite a bit for my darling sis and hubsu :) )

17. What is that 1 thing which you are planning to dispose for a long time and hasn’t done it yet?
A: I am not a person who keeps things which are not needed. Many a times I discard things thinking I wont need them but end up missing them later :( and buying new ones all over again.

18. Who will be that 1 famous personality, with whom you would badly want to date?
A: Mel Gibson

19. Who is that 1 person with whom you are madly in crush rite now ?
A: Crush!!!!!! I am past that age I think :D

Ashma you should do this tag....
Any one else feel free to pick it up ....

Tagged by Nitin

Reading:Still reading Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri in at home and The Broker by John Grisham on my way to office. Can t carry Unaccustomed Earth with me cos its a hard bound book and my purse already weighs a ton.

Finished Reading:Ice Candy Man by Bapsi Sidhwa

Listening:Zaraa si dil mein de jagah tu From Jannat

Wearing:Fridayyyyyyyyyyyy so blue jeans and white t shirt. My fav combi :D

Watching:Hmm nothing in particular.

Thinking: Yea to thode se hain paise... Hazaron khwaishen aisi ki har khwaish pe dam nikle :(

Loving: Sleeping. I get very few hours to do that... but I simply love it.

Hating:Chennai traffic and unscrupulous auto drivers

Missing:Mummy, Dad and sis :( :(
Been 5 months since I was with them :(

Hoping:To own a car real soon

Craving:For some ginger tea. Got a bad bout of sneezing since the morning. Not a rare phenomenon with me.. But since I am blogging write now... thats one thing I am really craving for.

Ok so my dear readers I tag any one whose chances by my blog.