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Weird Confusion Syndrome

2009-06-26T16:41:00.004+05:30

(PS:- this is a totally ranting post I am myself confused of what I have written, read at ur own risk lols)

Ha… now day’s m so fully confused. I ve gone through phases where I ve been very very happy, also I ve gone those the tense and bad phase too, but at this point of time in my life it is totally different situation I am both happy and worried it is kinda of a mixed feel. I wonder should I be happy for things which are making happy or should I worry and feel tense for things which are making me sad. Oh I wish I could sit with someone and talk it out (m gonna talk to my friend , was hesitating to talk about this to her and confuse her too). I have also written about this weird confused syndrome at the end of my previous post too I guess.

This is also a time m dreaming a lot I want to do the CA course. With all this confusion I am dreaming also, I dono its weird isn’t it. When doing my bachelors degree I was always fascinated by the Income Tax subject I also missed the distinction due to one mark lesser sigh. I am planning to apply soon for CA the toughest course as far as I have heard.

My childhood dream was to be an entrepreneur as of now to I wanna be an entrepreneur but u know I don’t wanna share the main core functions with anyone, I want to be the boss, as of now where I am working I am the boss but partially coz it’s the family business so major decisions cannot be taken alone and many more things, also being the boss in the family business has thought me many lessons how to deal with a business etc. So it will helped me for my future business when I am the sole decision maker and stuff so hopefully everything goes well I ll be able to set up mine by next year end, ‘being the boss’ needs a different post in itself.

Ok I guess I have totally diverted form my “weird confusion syndrome” lols. This is what I wanna say in all these confusion moods of mine I wanna start something for which the base will start from now on wish me luck. The situation which is making me both happy and bad nothing can be done until the target is achieved, oh wish we can do it soon as soon as possible.

I know it is possible but will take some time. Once this thing will get over and when I will think of the times when I have felt tensed and happy, and all of these mixed emotions maybe I ll have a hearty laugh at myself. When I ll think of what we have achieved we ll be proud to announce to the whole world. The main people who are supporting me in this are my family,G s family and specially my Dad, thanks dad. There are few people who are jealousy of whatever we are doing but G and I are not bothered. Wish me luck people.

If u have read the post untill now then kudos to you for so much patience. I am still confused with my post hopefully u understood, but I feel relieved and feel light by unburdening myself.

Tagged - Evergreen Memories

2009-06-24T17:07:00.005+05:30

Ersa has tagged to list out some wonderful memories of my life so far and I love doing tags coz its lets me know more, you get it. This time I am late doing this tag was a caught up in the roller coaster ride of the life, but better late then never. This tag took me down the memory lane and I must thank Ersa for tagging me.

• My oldest memory was when I was 8 or 9, we were a group of ten cousins all in the age group of 8 to 12 I guess every weekend we would turn the house (it was a joint family back then, that’s why so many cousins together) into a playground scream, shout, run around blah blah blah.... and the elders at home couldn’t even take a nap in the noon, we used to have soooo much fun superb days. Oh those days were fun I miss those days. Also I cherish all the time we used to have in our annual trips to Mysore and my maternal grandparents house.

• The sports days is school also was fun. Ours being a all gals school the sports day would be the ideal day to meet guys from other school and also boy friends of friends. I remember how gals would pull up their skirts above there knees and whatever, also try to look smarter. It was fun, those innocent days.

• Summer holidays were the best days, when we cousins were in teens we no longer stayed in the joint family everybody had moved to different parts of Bangalore, so we d meet in one of my aunts place and it was totally different fun then the fun we used to have when were still kids, sigh!!!!

• The chatting sessions with close cousins or close friends which I will always cherish. We could talk anything on the earth from school to books to boys to s@# to anything all these during those discovering phase.

• My degree days they were the bestest , that was the time I met G also I was in a wonderful institution and great friends, I couldn’t ask for more than anything.

• My masters was a totally different experience and one of my best relationship was found there, that is my best friend .

• Oh there are many many evergreen memories which I have already written here and here and many more wouldn’t wanna repeat it again and also have no patience to link the other posts .

Anyone who hasn’t done this done and wants to do it can take up the tag.

WHY why why????

2009-06-05T21:28:00.005+05:30

(PS:- warning :) dont read this post if u to are in a cranky mood.)

Why don’t people understand, they only expect others to understand them, why?

Why do some people talk non-stop nonsense?

Why do some people’s main aim is underestimating others?

Why do some people go on giving advises, when we don’t need any?

Why are some people so irritating?

Why people go on asking us when we are gonna have a baby, and it’s already 2years n still we haven’t planned a baby, why? (Its very personal thing ya, why do others wanna to know when we are having a baby, when we decide on that /when I am expecting I ll announce the whole world coz I ll be the happiest, until then please leave us alone :-D(evil grin))

Why to people going advising to go to that doc, this doc, allopathy , ayurvedic oh I am bugged, why don’t u leave us alone.

(It really hurts when actually a couple are trying to conceive and they get these silly questions and advises)

Oh right now my situation is I am cranky, irritated and also little happy coz of few things happening at home front, mixed feelings , I am all confused , I dono why? maybe I am pmsing ;).

Where is/was my ME TIME????

2009-05-17T19:53:00.006+05:30

Lot of things are happening on work n home front, in the hustle and bustle of my life I totally have no ‘my’ time. The most precious ‘ME’ time is very much necessary for my existence and I have already written here. There is so much work at both home and business that there are times I am bogged down by soooo much work. Work which is fine most of the time, but the stress which is apart of the work is what I don’t want, but I guess there is no choice.

While I was blog hopping I read about ‘me’ time. In that blog the author of that blog had written that her “‘me’ time is when she is brushing, taking a shower, a walk, when she is cooking. Any time she is not at work or studying is ‘me’ time.” I donno for me ‘ME’ time is when I am just sitting and relaxing having fresh hot filter coffee, when I sit in my balcony and watch the hills, when I am blogging etc.

To be frank I don’t have the time to think about me or anything when I am brushing, shower etc. Talking about me time when I am cooking, I first have to decide what for breakfast then lunch and its such a task I must say, so where is the time to think about me. when its walk time (yeh I ll definitely think about me, and take it as a me time when I go alone for my early morning walks which was long back sigh!)

Anyways talking about me time and the lack of it now days made me go crazy, cranky and frustrated like Ersa. So today I took off from work , got up late had nice filter coffee, had a light breakfast , after G left for work , I relaxed for sometime. Then I whipped up a nice and yet a simple meal with a great mango dessert to finish off. Had lunch and slept for a long time. With so much relaxation my mind started working lols and hence this post…so tell me people what or when is ur ME TIME, would love to know.

Hmmmm......

2009-05-07T22:06:00.001+05:30

No na I don’t wanna give the usual excuses for not blogging, but the fact is the usual excuses work, travel, lot of guests coming home we living in the tourist place and this time of the year being a holiday, we are playing the host ufff.. but it’s nice I being a peoples person I am loving it, but at times its becomes stressful… also one more reason for not blogging was me being unwell.

I have drafted so many posts, some are in my home computer, some at office comp and some in my laptop, I need to post those first. When I am free I just feel like sitting and relaxing. Hopefully will post those drafted posts soon and also will blog regularly.

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On a different note I traveled from Mysore to Srirangapatna , to Shivansamudra to Srirangam to see the three Rangas in a single day (its said that its very auspicious to see all the three Rangas in a single day). It was an achievement I must say to travel all the way in this heat but we did it and I was unwell again, I am sooo weak/sensitive I donno :).Anyways it was one good trip.

Tagged, 25 things about me

2009-04-17T14:12:00.006+05:30

This is my 1st ever tag, Ersa tagged me and I am all excited to do this tag.

1. I am a very very optimistic person, even when something is seriously wrong I ll still be hoping that things will go right again. Sometimes it’s too much but I am optimistic so I don’t want to change.

2. I love cooking and especially for the immediate family like my parents, bro, hub, in-laws ….I am a very family oriented person cannot be far away from my immediate family also I prefer staying in joint family without disturbing others freedom and privacy.

3. I love the Mysore flower market, its so much full of life, color and enthusiasm, I just feel so nice there.

4. I enjoy talking/gossiping with my friends and family, its de-stressing activity.

5. I am afraid of lizards and cockroaches.

6. I don’t like dogs and cats, a strict no no pets for me.

7. I like to get up early in the morning see the sunrise, the birds chirping and the misty hills/mist covered hills(which I can see from our home balcony). (Edited to add - its not misty mountians its hills)

8. I like typical south Indian style filter coffee and the aroma of fresh coffee early mornings.

9. Blogging is one more de-stressing activity which I like doing.

10. I am a pure vegetarian.

11. I am scared of flying so I try and avoid travel where the choice/option is only flight.

12. I love my city Bangalore, I just love it with all its negatives and positives I am a “FOREVER BANGLOREAN”. I keep traveling to Bangalore on and off when ever I get the time.

13. I am a typical Sagittarian, I love and respect my freedom and space in any relationship. For me space is a very important part of any relationship.

14. I like moms cooking (I know everyone will like their moms cooking), for me even she when she hasn’t cooked well (which happens very rarely) its tastes very nice while others are complaining, I enjoy the food.

15. I can talk on phone hours together, I had thought it was just a phase but no for it’s a never ending phase.

16. I want to have a baby soon.

17. When I was in the US, I was missing my parents, bro and the whole extend family, but the most I missed was Namma Bengaluru, I have fought with people who ever spoke against India or Bangalore (u can check few of my blog posts).

18. My best friend is Ramya though I met her during my masters, I feel I ve know her from ages.

19. I like Chinese, Mexican, Italian food but the best is Indian for me.

20. I am not able to learn driving a four wheeler, this May will be the last attempt to learn it.

21. I am a very good listener.

22. I love playing the role of a agony aunt, every time I do this and when they tell me how lighter and unburdened they are feeling. It’s like a reward for me for listening, understanding and advising them.

23. I love the long drives with G, sometime we are just so quiet, and sometimes we just talk and talk and talk. I love those drives on rainy days more.

24. I love going to temples, coz I just feel so relaxed there, I am not at all bothered about the rush there; I just concentrate on God and Veda chanting it is so soothing.

25. I love dancing, and I dance especially when I am very happy about something.

I thoroughly enjoyed doing this tag;I would love to tag everyone who reads my space and havent done this tag!

I need some TIPS

2009-04-08T22:07:00.001+05:30

I am undergoing a medical treatment for some health reasons. The doc has told me that physical problem can be cured with medicines but the psychological problem that has to be cured by just me and just myself.

The psychological problem is the main hindrance for my health to improve, says the doc. The problem is I am soooo involved in my work and stressed all time, I worry for silly things. I handle finance mainly and I ve realized it’s the most stressful part of a business coz it’s the main part of any business. I am stressed out more during the beginning of the month due to monthly taxes, salaries etc etc uffff.

Mr Doc has told me that unless I de-stress myself and relax medicines wont work, coz mentally I should be stress free for medicines too work. I am doing all possible from meditation to yoga to walking (some I still need to start, and I don’t continue, I keep taking breaks) and trying to be happy and cheerful … I donno what else I can do too de-stress myself, so any tips you are welcome .

CELEBRATIONS, UPDATES, HAPPENINGS …..

2009-03-24T21:26:00.004+05:30

Lots been happening since past two weeks, I was busy shuttling between Bangalore and Mysore, attending work, wedding, meeting people, playing the role of the host….it was good. I thoroughly enjoyed every moment.

On March 9th 09 we completed one year of living in Mysore making it our home, staying away from Bangalore , only G and me (u get it). I can’t believe so fast it’s a year and I am liking this city, the main reason being its just 2hrs away from Bangalore, whenever I think of Bangalore I can be there within hrs. No matter what, hometown is hometown may what come, now Mysore is my 2nd home town, the weather is almost same as Bangalore, the plus point is no pollution here in Mysore, so I feel healthier.

I feel home sick now and then but it’s not a problem, you know the reason. In the beginning we would often go to Bangalore for silly reason but now for months together we don’t feel or need to go, coz people who come here once keep coming and they love the city. My in-laws love this place they keep coming here often and my parents too come here. Living in this city knowing it, there are lots of things I want to write but maybe in my future post. Finally I am congratulating myself for living in another city far away from Bangalore for one whole year, that too for the 1st time in my life.

Then, I attended my cousins wedding it was fun; she and I were very close at one point of time. As we grew older we drifted apart due to education, career, and distance though living in the same city and so on , we couldn’t keep in touch she had come for my wedding and now I had gone for her wedding.

When I sit back and think of how we were just kids and would meet during weddings or family functions our main aim would be to play or sit in a comer and talk about our crushes and stuff oh it was fun I miss those days, most of my friends are getting married , few are concentrating on career. How life changes and relating to my previous post I ll say we must move on and change according to the times, situations and also except changes.

Then we had pooja at home on Sunday, my parents, in-laws then most of our extended family had come to Mysore. It was good playing the host for such a big group. Now again tomorrow I am going to Bangalore to celebrate Ugadi Festival (Ugadi is Kannada and Telugu New Year, which is celebrated in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh).

Wishing everyone a Happy Ugadi.

Protected

2009-03-07T16:20:00.007+05:30

Time to change

ME/MY ME/MY >>>> ME TIME

2009-03-01T21:22:00.002+05:30

Last evening I wanted to spend some “ME TIME”. I being a typical Sagittarian always need me me time and my space. Actually yesterday in the noon G and I had a silly fight on a very silly topic, so the silly fight became an opportunity for, me time and also there days I am very busy and there was no time for myself. I thought k I ll stay at home and blog, watch a movie, cook something nice before G comes home and then finish up with our silly fight.

But…….. Nothing goes as planned u see, not exactly it turned out the way it ought to be sigh!!!. I told G in the evening that m not coming anywhere and I just wanted to be at home, but G … he sometimes is soooo Hmmmm…he just wanted me to go with him, finally I gave in and went with him and still managed to have me time.

In the beginning I was very angry on G for forcing me to go out with me but then slowly he made me feel better by those silly jokes, usually I speak a lot, but this time he was speaking and I was listening, reversal of roles you see. At a point I told that it’s better that he sit quite for sometime coz I want to enjoy the drive sigh!!! I just loved the drive in my own thoughts, and then we went to a shopping centre, planned to do some window shopping and then later as usual decided to buy something.

Then we headed to the eatery section had some snacks, even while having snacks I was just watching people around silently and G too was involved in that (he knew that I was yearning for me time) coz I gave in for his wish, so he made my wish work and in a very unique, I enjoyed my me time even with so many people around and on our drive way back home I was thinking about my blog post and G just was quite letting me be and giving my space. All in all I loved my time yesterday. :)

Random Updates of my LiFe

2009-02-11T18:02:00.008+05:30

Ha...It’s been long since I posted anything concrete on my blog. I wasn’t busy nor was I very free too, I ve become a bit lazy starting 2009. I have drafted many posts but need to edit add some pics but m a bit busy seriously.

My New Year celebration started with a nice n quite time with my hubby at home. Then as usual its the time of season where people travel so it was work n work n more work, we have to work on holidays, but when everyone are busy that’s the time we are free, that’s the part of working in a service industry, also was playing the role of agony aunt for some one close to me.

Then we went to Bangalore for Sankranthi/Pongal celebrations, had a blast there (Bangalore means fun for me). Then we came back to Mysore and our daily routine started. Then again went back to Bangalore to celebrate our 2nd anniversary and again back to Mysore and our routine. We had arranged a pooja in a temple which is more than thousand years old , where my parents , bro, granma and G s parents had come, then the next day we went to B R Hills (Biligri Rangana betta)this needs a separate post. Then again we went to Bangalore for a day to attend G s friend wedding, sigh!! So much of traveling.

As of now in Mysore and back to the routine and relaxing for all the travel we have done.

Wishing G and Myself

2009-01-25T11:49:00.005+05:30

Wishing G and Myself ....Happy 2nd Anniversary. Its already 2 years gosh!! Time flies by so fast.
Marriage is a new new leaf in every ones life, it bring a sense of maturity and whole lot of responsibilities.Marriage is an experience in itself, I can go on n on n on..... maybe it needs a separate post.

(Then about my bloggy I ve been a bit busy offlate and blogging after a short break, lots of post are just drafted and saved I need to publish them soon.Then thanks for the new year wishes and also for those who wrote to check if m doing fine and everything is fine, thanks ppl)

2009 * # * :-)

2009-01-01T19:02:00.001+05:30

Happy and a prosperous new year to all... :)

Modern age/ Pre-marital s@#, Live-in Relationships/ Western Influencee

2008-12-30T19:49:00.003+05:30

(P.S.This post was not written intentionally to hurt anybody's feelings, these are entirely my views,this post maybe candid, so those who dont want to face reality dont read it, no offence to anybody, thanks.)

On Saturday night I was watching MTV Hero Honda Roadies 6.0, Delhi auditions program, I just love this program , I ve been watching this program from the time it started , like 6 or 5 years ago. If ur wondering what’s the that got to do with the title of the post then… there is lots to do with it lol. Actually what happened in the program triggered me to do write this post. Check out the video below.

So did u see what happened, I donno after I heard what those people where speaking. I just felt like telling my take on the ‘pre-marital sex and live- relationships’ an also about the guy who told that a gal who’s in a live-in relationship is a s#$@....

Pre-marital sex (pmas)….. I feel is purely a individual choice and I believe in a firm choice, in the sense its not like u keep changing ur views just coz ur friends or all of a suddenly u see your peers or ur seniors or anybody for it or into it, and you get influence by those people n change ur views.

According to me pmas is a no no a big no for me, when I was doing my degree (4 to 5 years back) that’s when I got to know that, now days pmas is common but I was not surprised or something. During my masters is when I got to know that even my close friends are also for it and I was surprised and their opinion was that if u love a person it’s a way of showing how much u love them….haaaan ha I don’t think so …. (this is going too personal I guess… but..) and my close friends were shocked /surprised to know that I was against this even though me going steady with my BF for 3 years n m against it (u got it),for me that was not the only way of showing love….hmmmm Have I diverted from the topic, no I don’t think so, but this is my take on pmas.

Live-in relationships… I feel again this is purely individual choice, and again this is also a big no no to for me, no reasons here for this, but even if in any case I ever wanted to do this I don’t think so it would have worked out for me. This is my take on live-ins again no offence to anybody it’s just my take. If anyone is for it, its ur take.

Ok ok those were my opinions. Why I wrote this post is coz mainly after seeing the roadies show I was surprised by the way that guy(who was being interviewed, I guess his name was Jhon ) spoke, just coz a a gal is living-in that does not mean she is S#@$. He has no rights to talk about a gal like that, who is he to judge a gal n tell dirty things just coz she is living-in it’s so ridiculous.

When ever I used to see the auditions, I would wonder why Raghu (the judge) was so rude to people (other judge’s r ok) but when I was seeing this particular episode I was happy by the way Raghu spoke. I was feeling nice coz of the last sentence he told “what about the guy in the live-in, your society does not talk about the guy, this is your society”.

Ha finally somebody pointed out something out of the way or something people don’t want to talk in India atleast, or I guess they don’t thing if a guy losses his virginity before wedding or whatever it does not matter n it matters only for gals in our country I guess, I hate this hypocrisy. I wonder why in our country we have such biased opinions, one rule for the gals and nothing for guys.

This guy Jhon who was giving interview was going on telling society, society, society… ‘hello you to are a part of this society’ I felt like telling him, whatever I dint like the way he put the blame on the society or I donno whether he was confused and nervous at that point of time. Whatever I just dint like what he spoke. Whatever conversations between the three people was, but it made me think of what I think of those two taboo( taboo according to our society) topics in India and also wish I was there during the interview to just give him my two cents along with Raghu and Rajeev.

Hmmmmm…. People/ or should I say annoying characters part II

2008-12-24T13:24:00.007+05:30

(P S; people who are in no mood to read a ranting post plzz don’t read this post, and these are entirely my views, and this post was not written intentionally to hurt anybody's feelings, thanks)

This post is about people, who maybe I am close too or maybe not close , maybe my friends or just acquaintances or just that I ve come across someone at some point of time in my life. This post is rant on how some people who make me think in a very negative way. I am basically a very optimist person and not just optimistic very very very optimistic person (a typical Sagittarian), so u can imagine what kind of people these are who make me think in a pessimistic or negative way, but by reading this post don’t think that I often keep complaining, its just that some times people just want to annoy u and I feel that’s there main aim, or I donno whether I am supersensitive…lol. I have already written a post on this before too…. check here.

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Ok ranting starts now lol….I know this person from a very long time, long time in the sense from childhood (we are cousins), maybe I can say we were and are still friends even today. This person left for another country, she dint even have the courtesy to call me n tell that she is leaving. We have a common friend whom we know from past 7 to 8 years, she had called her, met here before leaving and before that they have gone shopping together en all. Ok for shopping and meeting maybe she dint call me coz I was in Mysore, and shopping I have no probs she would have thought I am busy, but what about meeting before leaving. She could have at least called and found out whether I was in Bangalore or in Mysore or could I make it for the meet or call a day or two before leaving.

I donno maybe I am expecting too much or maybe I did the same when I was leaving to the US, but I remember calling her n telling her that I am leaving and when I was in the airport I messaged everyone possible (including her), and a week before leaving I meet most of my close relatives and friends, for people who I could not meet coz they were not in Bangalore, I made sure that I called and spoke to them(this what I did). I am not expecting her to do the same , but for me everyone is important. For me relationships and friends are part of my life, not just part but a very important part of my life ( this depends on each person I guess, n this is how I feel).I felt very bad that she dint call me , and also she had met up with friend and dint even let me know, I got to know this after she left, that too from a third person.

One thing I wanna to tell her, maybe she felt she is going to another country and she does not need anybody other then the immediate family, maybe she ll come for 2 or 3 months for vacation and so she would have thought that there is no need of anybody other than the immediate family, its her take. So I guess I shouldn’t feel bad , actually I had totally forgotten about this incident, but until I put this in my blog I couldn’t sleep, so now I feel so unburdened after writing this sigh.

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K one more…. I know this person from few years, this person is a very nice one, but the only problem is he/she shows off, which is a total turn off for me. I just hate this attitude of people , who are constantly showing off, what I d like to say is, if as a person you have done something great then other person/people should say “oh this so n so person has done like this, he s so great n all” what the use if I do something and if I only go on n on n on telling ‘I did this great thing and I am great’, ‘I did this great thing and I am great’…..once in a while its ok , but not always. I ve written about this person here before it self, its becoming more n more every time I meet this person , another story of his/hers greatness, I just feel like saying “oh pleaseeeee stop it, enough is enough” , I feel frustrated hence I ve written again.

This is not only for this one particular person but for all the people on earth who show off, plzzzz at least not with me. It such a turn off for me.

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Ha there is soooo much about which I can rant and rant ..... but I ve forgotten few things lol... I ve written sooo much about peoples negative characters, so maybe in my future posts would like to write about the postive characters n let u people know that I am not always complaining. :)

Queen Of Hills

2008-12-19T22:53:00.007+05:30

Tea Estate

Yup I had been to the Queen of hills……Ooty, just a day after my b-day. It’s such a beautiful place with so much nature and greenery everywhere. We just planned that we are going to Ooty and off we went to Ooty.

Ooty is just 150 km s from Mysore. One of the main reasons I like Mysore is coz of its location, lot of tourist places are near to Mysore, it’s a centre place if people are planning to travel specially if u like nature then 1st come to Mysore (stay in our Hotel : D), there are lot of places to see in and around which Mysore .

Sunday morning at 7 we left to Ooty. On the way after about 60 km, there is a coffee day we stopped and had coffee. Then after some 20 Km there is a restaurant, Udupi Upachar we had our breakfast there. After few km we entered the Bandipur Forest area of Karnataka. I was scared in the beginning coz every where there were boards like ‘Tiger zone, Elephant crossing zone’ n all, later I was ok, we saw lot of Peacocks, Deer’s , different type of monkeys ..lol.

Law's Falls

We reached Ooty at 9.45 am, I was like, so soon n we are not even tired of traveling.Then we checked in to a hotel, freshened up and off we went to Conoor 1st. We saw many places in conoor like Dolphin nose, Lambs Rock, Green valley , Sims garden, Law's falls , we were done with all these places by 3 pm. All the places were mainly for Scenery, but in Sims garden there were plants and trees from different parts of the world. After we were done with Conoor we left for Ooty.

We reached Ooty by 4 pm, had lunch, freshened up and left for Botanical garden. Ha!! it was becoming cold and cold and colder, so we just saw how much we could and returned to the hotel on the way we bought Chocolates, then went to the restaurant had dinner and hit the sack, we were just soooo tired.

Ooty Town, view from Dodhabetta

Then next day we got up early had breakfast,then off we went to the Dodhabetta it was the best place in Ooty, loved it a lot, it was very misty and cold. We saw most of the places in and around Ooty, we had very less time, so we just squeezed in as many places possible. Then we checked out, and left for Mysore on the way we saw Pykara dam. Then again driving into Mudumalai Forest area of the Tamil Nadu was good and scary. It was one great trip with lot of humorous situations, I enjoyed it to the core. I think ooty is even more enjoyable when couples go on Honeymoon :D.

Entering Karnataka after the trip.

Sweetly Bitter

2008-12-12T13:53:00.004+05:30

6th Dec was my b-day, which is considered as a black day by many people, there was full tight security every where or so I thought, many big temples were closed down, events were postponed. Oh so much on my b-day…..

I was happy G s parents had come, my parents had to come (but only my dad came).For the first time I was celebrating my b-day in Mysore, no friends (all friends in Bangalore, still need to make friends in Mysore, we were and still are too much into biz its development , growth n so on, but now I really need to go out and make friends in Mysore…lol) it was just family this time.

Yeh it was good, early morning pooja at home, temple after the breakfast, and then followed by lunch and dinner out. It was a quiet one and good too.

The bitter part was I was still not able to get over about what had happened in Mumbai. Even till today it haunts me. After my b-day the next day we went to Ooty for a 2 day trip, when I was in the hotel room I was thinking what if terrorist come, where will I hide? What will I do? How will I protect my people? Oh so many questions. If I who saw it in the TV is affected so much means then, I can imagine how the person or people who have gone through it might be feeling.

One more thing, I went to the Chamundeshwari temple on my b-day which is the famous temple in Mysore, there was no security there at all , this particular temple is also on the terror raider list and there was hardly any security. Mysore is also on the terror list hopefully there is tight security in other tourist places like Palace , KRS ......

(P.S. if u people know about any anti- terrorist org let me know, or any way I could do my bit to my country let me know , thanks )

Another Terror Threat?

2008-12-04T17:04:00.003+05:30

I just dono what’s happening its not even a week that Mumbai was attacked, now there are threats of terror against Gujrath state and the airports of the major cities in India like Bangalore, Delhi and Chennai.... I feel so angry and bad, are we as a country so vulnerable that terrorist attacks keeps happening and we just go through it and move on....what’s happening???????

Terrorism again!!!!!!!

2008-11-29T19:39:00.002+05:30

It’s been a long time since I posted anything on my blog, firstly I wasn’t keeping well, and I am presently at Namma Bengaluru, it’s very cold here and from past 2 to 3 days m glued to the TV watching the heinous terror act and the bravery shown by our commandos. It’s sad, but I wonder what is happening to our country to my country, which I came back for, from the USA.

Is it safe? Is India a safe place to be? If this is the question right now in ur mind then…what can I say it is in the mind of billions of Indians I guess or maybe this question of safety would have just come as a flash and gone away, coz when we are in our country with the loved ones these attacks do affect us but not much that’s what I feel.

When I was in the US, when I use to hear news of Indians dieing in accidents and shootings by some blacks, I would feel bad, it would make me feel depressed and I would wonder why should people come all the way, away from there loved ones and die in some faraway country with no loved ones around. The recent killing in the US made me feel better about my decision of being back in India, living in my country (which I love so much coz of its culture, tradition, heritage etc I can go on and on and on….I love my country, like a typical Sagittarius m very patriotic also) with the people I love, doing things I like to do the Indian way. I feel peace in my country , the constant thinking about wanting to go back or always thinking about home, parents,ILs etc is not there coz m with them and I can be with them within hours they want me. I don’t have to worry how my children, about the way they will be bought up (right now no worries about kids, just an opinion)…..

………….. But now I need to worry of what type of a country will we give the future generation, I know terrorism is not in our hands or is it in our hands to curb terrorism I dono, right now my country, people and everyone is in a confused state, but we need to do something what ever a small thing as a citizen to protect our country. I feel sad and m angry seeing so many innocents being killed , m upset m crying seeing the beautiful TAJ which represents our countries heritage being destroyed as though they are crushing a paper and throwing away. The more I write the more I feel bad. Finally we Indians need to come together and protect our country.

Random

2008-11-13T11:56:00.002+05:30

Like how Sabita has mentioned in her blog that she is topic less, I am too topic less, so thought let me just update of what happening in my life.

I actually wanted to write about my Diwali weekend and week in Bangalore, but I couldn’t coz no time and G s parents came along with us to Mysore , so we took them to Himvad Gopalaswamy , Srirangapatnam , Chamundi Hills and I tried being a goody daughter-in-law so made good food for them. This time we took them to 3 different resturants and a new restaurant called Zameendar (it serves authentic South Indian) food in Mysore, they dint like it and I too dint like it , only G liked it. It was very tiring visisting places and cooking en all, but after they left I missed them it was nice having them here. So this was the reason I couldn’t write about Diwali weekend and week(anyways it will need a different post).

Last thursday my parents had come , oh they dont come and stay here, they just come stay for sometime and leave I just hate it. I had a good time talking to my mom, my dad loves my cooking so cooked what all I could for one lunch. This time they left even early coz my dad had some work in Bangalore and he had to leave early. Again after they left I missed them sooo much. Hope my mom reads this and she ll come and stay here.

Other wise everything is going on smoothly(touchwood), I feel more independent and confident , any work I do by myself without anybody’s help I feel happy the whole day, certain bad phases in life bring great changes in life ( some regular blog readers must be fedup with my phase thingi) but it has surely bought about positive changes in me, that’s y m writing so much about it.

Phase...

2008-11-05T22:51:00.002+05:30

I was reading V….S s blog, I read a post on stages. The way she had written made me think, the thoughts in my mind just came fluently and I thought I have to pen down my thoughts. The post she has written is just three lines but there is so much meaning in each sentence. The one thing/thought/experience that came to my mind was the stages/phases I went through when I fell in love, then when I had to convince my parents and later on when my parents were ok (ha what a relief it was). When I was reading her post I could relate (but with a lil change) it to that particular experience of mine (falling in love, convincing and a final ok).

The 1^st phase was when I fell in love ha what a bliss it was. The initial period when u fall is the best time I feel ,oh its such a aww… feeling I just loved, loving and love it, even now when m writing and thinking about it, that experience brings a smile.

The 2^nd phase was when I had to convince my parents, ha it was a tuff job with my dad. My dad is very orthodox and strict (my mom too is but I donno it was easy to convince her). It took years to convince them. Those days it was difficult, my days were sad, I was always worried, about will they ever agree, will I really get married to G. As I ve always mentioned ours was always a long-distance relationship, G being away it was even more difficult. He would take off and come from Manipal, but it was difficult for us to meet but I would somehow manage and we would meet, sometimes I feel this long-distance helped us in a way. The convincing phase was tuff one and I was always feeling low I hated it but what else could I do, it also made me stronger and I also learned if you sincerely want something in life all u need to do is, a little patience ,confidence and a right way of fighting for it and you ll get what u want.

The final phase when they agreed, G was in the US at that time , oh it was superb, oh even now I can feel the excitement within me when I knew my dad and mom are ok, and when our wedding plans started it was pure bliss I must say.

Himvad Gopalaswamy Betta - Misty/ Adventures / Nature / Scary /Forest – Gateway

2008-10-30T08:24:00.007+05:30

Another trip and a scary one I must say as u can see I ve mentioned in the name itself. My blog is becoming like a travel blog sorts, coz m travelling too much, like how it was in the US or more I guess. This time we went to a place called Himavad Gopalaswamy temple (HGT). This temple is covered with mist throughout the year, was what I had heard, so me and G were very eager to go there.

So we left to HGT temple on 23rd early morning and I had read somewhere that we don’t get food there so I packed something to eat and off we went early in the morning. It’s just 80 KM from Mysore. The roads were good upto Gundelpet (this is place en route to Ooty), after that it was bad, in Gundelpet there was Coffee Day so we stopped there, had coffee and a nice sandwich.

We reached HGT at 9.20am and there were hardly any people, actually I was told that lot of people come during weekends, so that was one of the reasons for so less people there. There was a mini bus full of people but as soon we went there, they were leaving and I was bit scared coz there were no people at all other then G and me, only a forest officer and two people who guard the temple. I was very scared coz the forest officer told other than lion all the animals come near the temple, sigh!

As the temple would open by 9.30 or 10(coz the poojari had to come from Gundelpet) we thought we ll wait there itself. During our wait I started conversation with the temple guard who told me that there is a river near the temple which is called “Papa Nashini” (destroyer/cleanser of sins). G and I went in search of the river,but we found a trail and thought we ll walk and find it, but everywhere there were bushes and I was wondering what if a cheetah comes and attacks us from the bush , I told G m not coming and walked towards the car and G too came back it was really scary. Then we went back to the temple and asked the forest officer who sent a boy along with us to show the place.

The boy took us to the place, where we had to walk on roughly built steps and a narrow trail between huge bushes, I was dam scared and I dint wanted to go and neither did I wanted to stay in the car coz it was a elephant frequented place. I was stuck and no choice so I went with G but half way I was very scared. I came back running, I sat in the car and I was gasping for breath.I was waiting for G to come back, he came back soon and I was so relieved seeing him and we went back to the temple and luckily at that time few people had come, we finished with the darshan. The statute was very beautiful, with 58 Shaligrams garland, the mist falls on the statute. This is sprinkled on the devotees who are there.

After darshan, we just sat in the temple premises and admired the beautiful nature around us.it is one of the best places I ve ever seen with sooo.. much of nature. G wanted to go deep inside the forest to take bath in a river but I was like no, no we are no way going in the forest and risking our life, sigh!

It was one fab trip.

Pure Bliss

2008-10-21T23:03:00.005+05:30

Ha! Nowadays I am thinking too much about my courtship days and also my degree days, they were pure bliss indeed. Those days, will they ever come back ????. During degree days exactly I had meet G and I was always told by people, that people always enjoy degree days more than PUC/11th 12th , and it was just so true in my case at least. I donno whether it was coincidence or what but both (me joining degree and meeting G) happened at the same time. No we aren’t class mates or something we were neighbors as I ve mentioned in my ‘Love Story’.

My degree days was full fun, I had just one friend N during the 1^st year but we had great fun, going to every place possible in Bangalore, and people in our class were J of seeing us, and we use to never concentrate in class just laugh and laugh and laugh I don’t remember for what but we had a great time.

Then just when I started my 2^nd year, I got to know about another gal RH who was staying a little further than my place and she was from my class, but due to some reasons she had not come properly in the 1^st year and I dint even know she existed. Then after that she too was a part of our group, oh my gosh then it was even more fun. RH introduced to another friend of hers, he A was from the other college. Once in while we would meet up with this guy and he was such a jovial kind we had a blast going to his college, then ending up in every fest of every college in Bangalore. Just participating in some unknown contests. It was nice checking out guys teasing them , oh those days I miss them.

Then in the final year I stated going to college in my bike, it was fun going to college in bike, I had so much freedom with my bike coz I dint have to depend on anybody to go anywhere, then in final year a gal from the other college joined and she too joined our group and we would to go to the nearest coffee day just when ever we would get a break and the crowd in that particular coffee day was nice all were college goers and so it was fun going there. Then during the preparatory exams we would not study at all, just go to the exam sit for an hour or so and then go to coffee day and go home late. Oh there is soooo much I can go on and on and on, and those memories so nice, just writing this took me back to my college days.

The talking about my courtship days it needs a separate post. Going around with G during my degree made those days even more beautiful. Even though G was in Manipal and ours was long distance relationship we still managed and had great fun. Nice friends and great BF my days ware pure bliss.sigh…..more about my courship days in future posts.

Mysuru Dussehra - JumbU SavaRi

2008-10-14T09:35:00.008+05:30

Mysore/Mysuru Dussehra, Jumbu Savari is world famous. This year as I am in Mysore setteled here I decided that I am gonna see this wonderful procession of Mysuru Dusherra. As a kid I ve seen twice or thrice but I don't remember that much.Our hotel is near Bannimantap(bannimantap is final destination of the dussshra procession) so abviously the procession will go in front of our hotel, so we left home lil early as the main roads in which the procession would come were to be blocked for vehicals in order to make way for the world famous JumbU SavaRi. This is a beautiful tradition. We too had kept dolls in our place but I

dint take the snap uff....

The Jumbu Savari, carrying the golden howdah with Goddess Chamundi in it .

The howdah weighs 750 kgs, (and few other pics).

Temples of Tamil Nadu …part II

2008-10-04T15:11:00.004+05:30

Ok again I was in Tamil Nadu (TN), during the last week of September for 4 days trip. We visited a lot of places, but this time we were not in a group, only three of us me, G and my mom-in-law (mil).

Ok on 20th evening we took the train to Trichy and reached there on 21st early morning at 3.45 am. It was so humid even in the early morning, G s aunt ( I ll call her L ) came to pick us up in the early hours of a Sunday morning (sweet of her).On the day we landed in Trichy, even the Chief Minister of TN was coming there in the wee hours , coz he had to inaugurate something in Trichy sigh!! So the railway station was full of people, cops, and some dancers from Kerala I guess etc, to welcome the CM.

We reached L s place at 4 .15 am, but we dint sleep we were speaking till morning 7 am about all the things on earth, even L s mom got up and was speaking to us, later L s hub to joined us and we spoke a lot I must say. We were ready by 9 am and we left for Tanjore. In Tanjore there is a temple called Brahadeeswarar, a temple of Lord Shiva. Oh it’s the best Shiva statute I ve ever seen in my life. The temple architecture is also very beautiful, after that we left to Kumbakonam.

There are lots of temples in Kumbakonam. First we went to the temple of Lord Balaji which is called as Uppiliappan. Uppiliappan is a Tamil word which means “no salt”, so the prasadam in this place is always without salt. After this we were very tired and all the places we were planning to visit were very hot and humid, and by the time we could finish these 2 temples it was too late and the other temples had closed down. So we went and had our lunch in a nice restaurant. Then we did some shopping in Kumbakonam. Then we left to a place called Thirunageshwaram the place of Lord Rahu, which is in the form of Serpant God, here we had to stand in the queue for almost 1 hour for pooja and darshan, where they do the pooja by pouring milk on the statute of God Rahu and I heard the milk turns blue, Rahu is one of the Navagraha. Then we went to Sarangapani swamy Temple. The main deity of Sarangapani Temple is Sarangapani swamy with Komalavalli Thayar, The temples are very big and lage in TN and they are very beautiful and every temple has its own history. We were done with day one.

The next day we relaxed the whole morning in L s place. Then in the evening we went to Srirangam and a place called Uchipilliar. Srirangam is a very large temple, inside the temple itself there is a small town kind with houses and shops etc. the statute of Sri Ranganatha is very beautiful, last month was some scared month or so I guess so the ornaments of the god was taken of and the statute was smeared with sesame seed oil and 3/4th of the statute was closed with a white cloth, so we could see only the face of the God, luckily it was not crowded and also as L aunt knew someone there so we could go directly. Then we went to many temples which were inside the Srirangam temple premises itself. Then we went to Uchipilliar , for which we had top climb about 400 odd steps, it was very tiring but once we reached the top it was cool and we could see the city of Trichy from then top it was beautiful. Done for the day two.

Then the next day my mil wanted to go a place called kuthanur, where she had prayed that she would give saree to the Goddess Saraswathi. So we left early in the morning to that place reached exactly just before the temple was closing, finished with our prayers we left to Kumbakonam to see the temples which we had not seen on the 1st day of our trip.. In and around Kumbakonam there are lots of temples, but we choose a few temples coz of lack of time. First we had our lunch as soon as we landed in Kumbakonam, then we checked in a hotel room, freshened up and left to see places like
Thirumangalakkudi is a temple of Lord Shiva and a Goddess Sri Mangalambikai, it is said before going to the Suryanar temple we have to visit this temple and hence we had to go there.
Suryanar temple is a temple for Sun God and all the Navagrahas are there in this temple,.
Kanjanoor is a temple for the God Shukra . which is also one of the Navagrahas.
Kasi Viswanatha, the Main deity is Kasi Viswanath with the Goddess Vishalakshi Amman.
Chakarapanni temple, the main deity of Chakkarapani temple is
Sri Chakkarath Alwaar with Sri Vijayavalli and Sri Sudharsanavalli.
Sigh!!!! Lot of temples in one go. Then got back to Kumbakonam, did some shopping, had dinner and we called it a day.

The final day we got early in the morning freshened up and went to Tirunallar. G took bath in the Nala tirth the holy water and we went to the temple did pooja for the God Shani which is also one of the Navagrahas.Then we went back to Trichy by 4pm, had lunch relaxed for sometime and left to the railway station as our train was at 8.40pm, and we were done with the tripand back with pleasant memories.

Lil update

2008-10-03T22:20:00.006+05:30

A small update of what happened last month. September was a month of bad and good times. Firstly in the beginning of the month I had gone to Bangalore to celebrate Ganesh Chaurthi and I had a blast in my moms place.

Then we were back in Mysore. The problem started the very next day after we came back, but whatever happened has happened nothing can be done about it, but this experience has made me strong and m happy of the outcome,which I ve already written in my previous post.I realised there are a lot of people to support me from the real world as well as virtual world, thanks people all of u who wished me.Even a smallest word of encouragement, and people who were ready to listen to my problems even thought they had there own, who took time for me, all of u thank u and those two cents from my blog readers also made me happy that not only people around me are there to help, even people from different parts of the county and world are there for me,sigh!! I am happy :-).

Then after that as planned earlier we went to Tamil Nadu for our tour. The temples of TN are beautiful, more about the trip in my next post.

Now again we are back and fully busy in work as this is the holiday season and people from around the world come to see the World famous "Mysore Dussehra".The city looks beautiful, this needs a separate post too. So lots of posts on the way!!!!!

Confident ME

2008-09-18T15:26:00.005+05:30

Life is not always bed of roses, there are both good and bad times. The bad times, when they hit us, there is so much pain, we are shattered and we worry so much. We feel why should I always be hurt, why should I always go though pain. We feel WHY ME? WHY ME?????.

No one will be there to help us or we might think like that, coz of situation we are in, but when we calm down and think. We ll know that this is just one of the phases we are going through and we ll get over it soon, we have to get over it soon. When life is in a bad shape/phase, we have to and we should come out of it more courageously, confidently and we should be able to feel the confidence, also after this phase we should be able face any situation.

Ok from the past few days I was going through one of the bad phases, I was hurt. I felt there was no one to help me even though people were helping me, trying to make me feel better, but its always easier to pacify and its very difficult on the part of the person who is going through, coz he /she knows what’s going on in the mind.

Ok the outcome of this phase. Firstly the problem is over and done. The most important thing that I have achieved or gained from this phase is confidence.My confidence level has become all time high.I am able to flaunt my confidence and people can see I have emerged as a winner. This phase was very challenging and it has led to many positive changes in my life.

For these changes I mainly want to thank my dad first, MIL, my friend S and my best friend R, for supporting me and to come out of the mess. Finally I wanna thank my hub G for helping me know my real strength and potential, also to show me that I can achieve what I want to.

Just an Update.......

2008-09-07T20:32:00.004+05:30

Just an update of what’s keeping me busy from my dear bloggy baby. After the Krishna Janmastami celebrations I was very busy with guests at home. Once they left G s relatives from the US had come down, after they left, we had to leave for Bangalore for celebrating Ganesh Chaturti in my place, coz last year we were in the US and our 1st year after wedding. This year as we here, so my mom wanted to celebrate the festival grandly, as of now m done with the 1st half of the festive season …..and I am back to the routine. There is so much to write will write when m free.

Thinking...........about a Friend

2008-08-23T15:19:00.003+05:30

This is a very emotional post.

My friend m gonna talk/write about is live and kicking. She is the nicest person I have ever met, I am happy that she is very close friend of mine. I can talk to her A 2 Z, I mean I can talk to her about anything on this earth. She’s a friend, philosopher, mother to me etc. Oh, I can go on and on and on about her.

But…. A very bad thing happened in her life few months back , which has left her shattered .She is ok now trying to gather the pieces of life again to normal, but its really difficult to forget what has happened to her.

Ok if ur thinking what has that got to do with, me thinking of her all of a sudden and also writing about it. I have already told she is my close friend and we know everything about each other. We as close friends have talked about our dreams, our lives, family, kids and what not. Now when I am here married to the person I love (after fighting all the odds, at the end of the day it’s worth it) and living happily, when I think of her I feel bad. I feel why God had to do this to her, that too to my friend of all. Yesterday was one of the days when me and G had a great time, so I dono all of a sudden I thought about her and felt really bad for her, and I want to tell her…

Dear friend - Hope to see u back to normal again (I know u look normal outwards, but I know how ur feeling also it needs time to get over the things that have happened ) and have all the happiness in the world. I d like to see u happy with family and kids. Always wishing the best for you.
ur close friend B

Just Random.....Thoughts

2008-08-19T17:01:00.008+05:30

(P:S ha! m out of titles for the posts u can see that from the title of post…hmmm)

Ha I am very much looking forward for this weekend…. I just cant wait. The main reason behind this is, this weekend my parents, ILs and everyone are coming to our place and not just that, it’s also “Krishna Janmastami” so we are in full swing planning for a grand festival. We have still so much to do also as the car was in the service station for five days all our work got delayed uffff..

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Last Saturday G was at home the whole day after such a long time, that too on a Saturday it was really nice. In the evening we went for a walk. It was good (we are here from almost 6 months, but we hardly know the area we stay coz most of the time we are very busy with work n stuff,so we hardly have time to know the place we stay). Anyways during our walk, we saw many parks nearby also a temple of Lord Rama, it was very calm and nice. It was nice bonding time for G and me, also G is showing the extra care (no my preg is not yet confirmed) but still and I am enjoying the attention I am getting.

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I wanna tell “SORRY” to my daddy dear. Actually what happened was, when we were heading back from Shridi 2 weeks back I fought with my dad for silly reason that too in front of so many people (short tempered person that I am). I had totally forgotten about that even my dad has forgotten about it , but the other day G reminded me about it saying ‘he did not like it when I was fighting with my dad, that too in fron of so many people’, so from the day onwards I was feeling very uncomfortable... kinda guilty. So I told my dad that m sorry. My dads already forgotten it, sweet person that he his (Oh I can write so much about him, maybe in another post), but again I wanna say “SORRY DAD” but I dono y m still feeling somewhat low. I think this is a time where m feeling all time low sigh….

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Edited to add: got my preg results boohuuu...its negative,its ok,more chances to try again ...heee hee he....

Then from now onwards the editor for this blog will be my great hub "G", yesterday he checked my blog and told me that there are toooo many mistakes, I gave him the reason saying m always in a enthu to post and I hardly read before I post sooo... my blog editor from now onwards is mr G(the fact is once in 100 years he reads my blog, so hopefully he ll read my blog from now onwards, usually I have to force him to read my blog). Oh! I ve written sooo much, this could have been a seperate post I guess.

Something.............blah ....blah......blah...

2008-08-16T16:02:00.005+05:30

I am really confused as of now, as I have mentioned in my previous post. Previous post being my bloggy’s B –Day I really wanted to write something nice but, I have written something which as no connection to the 1st year and also the title of the post is not proper. Nowadays I have soooo many thing’s in my head to write in my blog but there is lack of titles, also all these confusions around me.

I know m worrying too much, I donno I can’t stop worrying. But I ve decided m not gonna worry, am gonna keep myself busy and do things I like to do like blogging and reading my fav novels when m free. I keep thinking unwanted things when m free. So from now onwards my free time will be my blog baby time and reading time.

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Things I badly want / want to do as of now :-

I want to go to abbey falls with G.
I want to have hot ginger chai/filter coffee and chat with mommy and daddy [my dads the sweetest person on earth].
I wanna go to the doc to confirm and see whether m preg or not.
If the result is +ve I wanna see G s reaction.
I want my side of family and G s side of family here right now.
I just wanna go to Bangalore (my home and fight for silly reasons with my bro).
I want to listen to nice romantic music.
I wanna to shift base to Bangalore, m ok here but for me Bangalore is always best.
I wanna to spend time with my close friends and remember the beautiful college days, oh I miss them sooo much. Good old days …sigh.

Things I don’t want / don want to do as of now:-

I don’t wanna think about going to US.[I have nothing against US, but I dint like staying in that place, for a trip I would say it’s a nice place].
I don wanna worry about my health problems.
I don’t want to listen to a negative answer for my preg test.
I don’t wanna go to US.

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Of all the above I have mentioned, the most I want is a positive answer for my preg test and don’t want is the negative answer for my preg. To an extent I don’t mind going to US but I need a +ve conformation for my pregnancy. I am just 24 and ½ years so I need not worry about babies, but I wanna have a baby that’s it.

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On the lighter side today being RAKSHA BANDHAN, I wanna wish my baby bro happy Raksha Bandhan. After wedding this is the 2nd time continuously m not with bro to tie the rakhi, last year after wedding I went to the US this year here in Mysore sigh…

1 yr.... + confused

2008-08-14T18:37:00.003+05:30

It’s been a year since I started blogging. It’s nice to record the events that have happened in ones life which will bring a smile when we read it later. I have already written about blogging in my 5oth post.

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Ufffff…… life and its surprises. Sometimes it’s good sometimes it’s bad. The surprise I have got is, [maybe] m not sure, but hub might go to the USA and its obvious that I have to go, hmmfff. I am confused I dono what to do. This is not yet confirmed, but m already worried.

Happy B-Day DD!!!!

2008-08-07T08:25:00.004+05:30

No no no....its not doordashan birthday day ha ha ha..... its my Dearest dads birthday. So here's wishing the worlds best dad....."many many happy returns of the day,love u daddy".

I AM GLAD...........

2008-08-02T21:10:00.004+05:30

There were many reasons why I badly wanted to be back in India, which I have already mentioned in my previous posts, but those reasons are very different ones, but I have nowhere mentioned about lil reasons which make a huge difference and puts a smile on ur/my face.

One of the reasons is the feel u get during the festive season, I am a spiritual person and believe in the existence of God, also I like the various traditions of our country and also follow them to an extend (I also don’t follow a few coz there are certain thing which make no sense to me) otherwise I follow certain traditions which makes sense to me and also gives me peace of mind, like doing pooja in the mornings and if possible in the evenings, going to temples once in a while, celebrating festivals with loved once etc etc…

Ok 2day what made me feel that, ‘I am glad that I am in India’ and also one of the reasons to be back is, “going to the temple”, ‘Ha surprised’ don’t be, I ll explain.
Today is the first Saturday of the month of ‘Sharavan’ the month brings along with it the spree of festivals, it the month of Lord Venkateshwara hence Saturdays are very auspicious , this month comes after the month of ‘Ashadha’ where no festivals are celebrated for a month.

So today being the 1st Saturday I went to this temple in Mysore Vontikopal it was amazing to see, so many people in the traditional attire, I could hear the Vedas being read/recited, oh it’s amazing I love all these. Once inside the temple and when u see the God who is standing all calm and composed it’s really a nice feeling. Then after that I sat for a while and listened to the Vedic chanting and then went out and sat there for sometime and left for home. All this was very good u know why? Coz once u enter the temple u get peace of mind (I donno about others at least for me I feel better, I leave all my tensions outside the temple and only concentrate on God).I must say it was a good Saturday evening.

[P S. This post is just my views and thoughts, no offence to anybody.]

50th Post

2008-07-29T20:11:00.006+05:30

Yay! it’s my 50th Post. I have been planning to write my 50th post from the very next day after my 49th post, but firstly I was busy with some work, then suddenly we had to leave to Bangalore as we had to go to Tirupati, another trip sigh!!!.

After we were back from Tirupati I stayed back in Bangalore for 3 more days and G headed back to Mysore exactly on the same day and same time (and the same Mysore road) when the bomb blasts happened in Namma Bengaluru, but G reached safely. Luckily it was not very serious in Bangalore as it was in Ahmedabad, but its very sad, why are people doing like this, I donno what do these people get by killing innocent people, hope everything will return to normal soon.

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This being my 5oth post I want to write many things, one of the things I wanted to write from long time is ‘why I blog?’.
I blog because I like writing, as far as I remember I liked to write from the time when I was in 8th or 9th grade, I used to write my daily happening in the dairy then suddenly it stopped when I was in degree, I donno why I stopped writing, but I dint completely stop writing I used to write when I was feeling low. Most of the times I used to write when I was feeling low, I don’t remember writing when I was happy , maybe occasionally I used to write when I was happy (should check my dairy ,if I remember where I have kept it).

Then I started blogging when I was in the USA, last year August 14th, when u read my earlier post, there are lot of grammatical, spelling etc etc.. mistakes (its not that now I don’t make mistakes at all, but now I edit before I publish , so its better then before :D ), the reason being I was always in a hurry to post my posts and would read and edit them most of the time after publishing sigh! So once I received a comment saying that this person likes my writing but I need to read and edit my posts before I publish.

The reason why I started blogging was for I was bored staying at home in the USA as I was on H4; secondly I was really inspired by these blogs and the main reason being my love for writing. I enjoy writing and in the US where I had plenty of time, by blogging I would feel better and there are days when the whole day would be spent on arguing with people who would disagree my point of view, it was fun.

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There are few posts which are very close to my heart and they also bring a kind of mixed memories, once such post is “ADVICE, THOUGHTS and OPINIONS”. The reason why I wrote this post is because of this post. After I had written this post on ‘Missing Bangalore’, The next day I saw two comments and I being a new blogger was very exited to see 2 comments, one comment I knew was from my friend and another was by some who had written about the mistakes in my blog and also that she (we ll call her commenter) likes my posts which are interesting. Ok done after replying to the comment again the commenter commented and started advising me, I really got annoyed and called my friend and told her to check my blog, and also that I am really getting very irritated by these comments and I badly want to reply to the comments. I with my friend started replying to her nasty comments(when u read my post on Adivce,thoughts and opinions, u ll know each and every para of the post is in reply of her deleted comments). To be frank it was fun but then she deleted her comments and so did I , but now all I want to say is I am sorry if I have hurt anyone in the process of stating my point of view.

Then there is one more post similar to the “ADVICE, THOUGHTS and OPINIONS” post. You can check here, again I am sorry if I have hurt anyone while stating my point of view.

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Finally I want to say, blogging is been good so far and I have enjoyed it. I wanted to write my 50th post by the time my blog would complete a year(also in between when I was back from the US I was very busy and have not written for 4 months or so I guess, so I really nedded to write many posts to reach the 50th post) and I did it. Then thanks for the people who read my blog and comment which is very encouraging.

CHEERS!!!

THINKING TIMES

2008-07-19T21:43:00.004+05:30

This topic is in my mind from a very long time but m really busy with things that I hardly get time to type a post, and I really wanted to sit in the peaceful atmosphere at home and write this post, but nope I don’t get time to write post at home, so here I am typing from work.

Ok coming to the main topic of thinking times, we humans keep constantly thinking about some thing or the other, “don’t we think”???. At least I think most of the time, something or the other is in my mind while I am traveling in the car, during my morning walks, when I am just relaxing at work or home, when I go to temple, etc. Oh there are many times I keep thinking about some silly things, I am not telling the serious(thinking seriously is alwyas there.i am talking about random and not so relevent things) stuff we thing about but just some random thinking.

When G and I are traveling, it could be anywhere from short distance like work to long distance like going to Bangalore, after our talks are over and we are just sitting I think of some funny things like how these languages were formed how every word has meaning and how the other person is able to understand what I am saying I, its all mainly coz of the language. Then I think of the history and how the people have found out about the past of a totally different era.

During my morning walks I get too see the beautiful Lalith Mahal Palace (hotel) 5 tombs and the mist covered/capped Chamundi Hills of the left, I just don’t miss my morning walks for those reasons, these beautiful scenery makes me thing of nature, then the thinking slowly shifts to chanting mantras, then a shift to what to make for the breakfast and so on random thoughts.

Then the thinking times during temple vist vary from which temple I go to, usually when I go the temples in the Mysore city my thinking is just random, but when my hub finds out about these ancient temples and we go there. When we get to know how old they are I wonder how it would be bustling with people during which ever period it was build and how it would have been during that time.

These are my thinking times , there are many like this but as of now I can remember only these , if u feel u want to write about ur thinking times then u can take up this tag, and let me know:).

oNE Of tHe GreAT DayZ...

2008-07-13T20:12:00.002+05:30

Today is on of the nice/sweet/lovely/great days of my life, you know there are some days in your life which is worth remembering, not because of the great achievements but coz of the lil nice things that have happened on that day.

I dint achieve anything great today or did something great, nor did I expect that this day would turn to so nice. It’s just for the simple reasons m feeling so rejuvenated and nice. As I have mentioned in my previous posts that we stay 3 hours drive away from my beloved Bangalore and it gonna be more than 4 months and m liking it here, me n G keep traveling to the near by places on every Wednesday, coz that’s the weekend for us, as we are busy on the weekends n that’s when our business demands us more.

Ok ok, all those above things are actually out of topic. The reason behind my great day is, today we had a small pooja in our home, for the first time me n G did all the shopping, yesterday and the day before all by ourselves (I know we are not kids, but nor have we shopped for these pooja stuff before) shopping for pooja was a very different experience (ok m again out of topic, pooja shopping will need another post). Actually for the pooja only my DAD n FIL were about to come , but as it turned out to Sunday my MIL too agreed to come but my MOM had no plans of coming, I the mammas gal was feeling very low.

Buuutttt….. When my dad came in the morning I had a surprise, obviously the surprise was, my momma also had come n I was really happy. The pooja turned out really well and today being EKADASHI , my mom will not eat the whole day and others will eat something like broken wheat, puffed and beaten rice etc coz its ekadashi, so made broken wheat Bisibelebath for all n only fruits for my mummy. Then we all planned we ll go the near by place called THONDANUR it’s a beautiful place. We went there saw the place went to the lake there and had the food I packed, the nature is unexploited there and it looks really awesome.

Then we were back from there, we went home had nice filter coffee, me, my mom and mil chatted for a long time, and then my parents and Ils had to leave so that they reach home soon hmmfff…..the day was really great, those who read it may think, what great happened on the day, but for me my mom coming was a great surprise , going to the place with my dad n mom was really nice, I really wanted to take them , if either of my parents would not have come I would have felt bad, I dono I really like that place I wanna go there again. Then the chatting session after many days where my mom was leisurely sitting and talking with me n my mom was also great. Overall it was a very nice day and I loved every moment of it. Only two people were missing , that’s was my lil bro and my bil.

20 Something CRISIS

2008-07-04T20:03:00.003+05:30

Sometime back (I dono how long) when I was blog hopping I came across a post on “20 Something Crisis”, that topic made me thinking about myself too, what every that blogger had written for a moment I felt like I had written or it was my feelings but penned by someone else straight from my heart, but that was just for a moment feeling.

I am 20 something facing the roller coaster ride of life, married to the love of my life , managing a part of our family business and loving the life I am living [Anti jinx]. My life has its own share of sorrows and joys, but as always you know there are times when u feel very low. Sometimes u know the reason why ur feeling low and there are times u really don’t know what’s making u feel low and sad [maybe ur PMSing :)].

When u really don’t know what’s making u feel low, that’s when u feel confused and miserable, and u start questioning ur decisions about life.The times when u really don’t know what’s making u feel low, u start thinking about ur life’s major decisions like marriage, studies, work etc…so according to the blog, that I read about 20 something crisis, the author states that when u start questioning about ur life’s major decisions that’s when its called 20 something crisis, when ur really confused about what ur doing or u don’t like what ur doing.

But, but, but…. I actually don’t agree to what the author as stated because we human beings are not always satisfied (this includes me too) with what we get we want more n more. Its not that people are confused when there are only 20 something but they are confused until they are attached to these worldly pleasures (m not trying to be spiritual or something m just trying to tell the facts).

According to me there is no something called “20 something crisis”, I feel we better call it “lifelong human crisis”. This is what I feel about this so called CRISIS. The views may change according to each person’s perspective, in my own case as I have mention is the 1st part of the post ( n also highlighted the 'moment feeling') that for I moment I had actually agreed to what the author had written but my mindset changed immediately, coz I had jumped to conclusion within no time, of how nicely she had written n how similar our thoughts are n so, but when I actually gave some time n thought about it that’s when I felt that, “nope I actually don’t aggress to what she has written”, but again as I said each person as his own opinion, so I have stated my opinion so if people may feel otherwise feel free to comment.

Annoying characters

2008-06-30T22:52:00.004+05:30

Wanted to rant about the annoying characters of people from along time, sometimes I keep wondering how peopel can be like this, but then u have no choice and life goes on with these masala in it.

Ok there are few people who go and n on n on, they just don’t bother what the other person is speaking. It is such a nuisance, they don’t even try to understand what the other person is speaking but they just blabber what they want to say n finish off, I feel like, wtf….

Then there are few people who just assume everybody have to follow there advice and just listen to them, it’s like as if others don’t have any opinions and they don’t know to use there brains.

Then the other type of people who just go on showing off, I did this, I did that, my hub did this, that etc etc. For this I’d like to give an example, in Mysore there is this lady who stays in ground floor (we stay on the 1st floor), every time we bring something new she comes off, she sees whatever we have bought and tells “ ya this thing u have bought is good , my husband always see that we get the best fore our house, he doesn’t see the cost but we just buy the best , we have teak wood table, we have rose wood photo. We paid fifty thousand for our TV” she just goes on even when I am in a hurry to go out somewhere. Once in a while I get to stay at home in the noon and when G and I are sleeping she just comes knocks the door and she starts talking “what u cooked today (when I say some veg thing) u must eat non –veg, I eat 10 pieces of keema balls a day, I cant live without non-veg” I feel like, oh please stop it, but I the goody gal just listen hmmffff.

Then there are few people who get tensed and exited for every silly small thing and make others also tensed. For such people my advice is please stay clam and try to reduce ur BP.

Then there are few people who when ur in a conversation with them, they just go on repeating things, they tell the same things again and again in every possible with a small twist in it every time they repeat and make the other person go mad.

Then there are people who want to tell u that ur wrong, so they must tell directly that ur wrong but they try to tell indirectly, the indirect way of telling is very irritating(at least for me).

There is so much I can rant about how some of the characters of human beings irritate me, but I am feeling dam sleepy also will be leaving to Chennai tomorrow :)

[Note:If people identify with those characters they may feel guilty, angry, sad …whatever emotions and may bombard me with rude comments.No rude comments please.Its not that Idont annoy people, but at least I try not to annoy people]

Temples of Tamil Nadu - part I

2008-06-26T16:35:00.007+05:30

I been traveling too much of late I feel , m so tired of traveling but my hubs never tired , he wants to keep traveling all the time. The Tamil Nadu trip I had mentioned earlier in my blog dint turn out the way it was planned.

On the 14th we had to board the Tuticorn express at 9 pm, but as usual it was delayed and we had to wait for the train (anyways it was ok coz my dad came home late and we reached the station late).Then we boarded the train and off we went to Madurai, reached there at 8.30, where two mini buses were arranged. Then we went to the hotel checked in our respective rooms, everyone freshened up and we were ready by 10 pm, actually we were supposed to go to Rameshwaram but all of a sudden the plan was changed and after having breakfast we headed to Palani. We reached Palani by 3 pm. To go to the Palani temple we have to take the rope car which is very scary, but its really very nice and once we reached on top of the hill, it was nice to see the city of Palani from the top .We had a great darshan of the God and later we had dinner and we left to Rameshwaram.

We reached Rameshwaram by 3.30am, after checking in the hotel we were about to relax but then we had to go for the morning darshan of god, so of we went to the temple. We were all so tired after so much travel , but then there was no option , it was a Monday and it would become more rushy after a certain period I heard.Also there is this particular Spatica Linga for which the darshan timimg is only between 5am to 6 am, thats one of the reasons we went do early.

We went to the temple had a very nice darshan, then we went to the beach, dipped ourselves in the holy sea, then we went to the temple where there are 22 wells and everyone will go in group, and each group will have a leader (a person from Rameshwaram) kinds who take us to all these wells and pour water from the wells. Going around all the wells and having a different type of bath was awesome I loved it, the best part is the wells are big enough but the water is so less and its completely at the ground level, so many people take bath every day there but still I dono how the water is there at the same level always it seems (that's what I heard). Then after the bath we changed freshened did pooja, went to the temple again finished with darshan. We were done by 10 am, so fast, so tired sigh!!!!!.

Then we left to Kanyakumari and went on to see many places on the way like Tiruchendur and Sidhapuram. Sidhapuram is a place where a saint has built a temple, there is a very big statue Vishnu God and Kali goddess and also the saint. Then there is this place where we have to walk in the water underground and as we walk and go there is the Lord Balaji shrine, that's really beautiful, (we were not allowed to take snaps, also there is no info about this place on the net).

Tiruchendur, which was really awesome, the temple is near the sea and as we went there in the evening it was really nice to see the moon and the waves were just roaring in the night breeze, it was spectacular scenery. There was not much rush so we soon finished with the darshan, had dinner and we left to Kanyakumari.

We reached Kanyakumari by 11.30pm, all were dead tired as soon as we were allotted the rooms we went to our respective rooms, by the time we could freshen up ,get water and extra bed it was 12 , we hit the sack all tired of traveling. The next day we got up at 5am had bath went to watch the sunrise from our hotel terrace. It was very cloudy so we could not witness proper sunrise. Then we went to the Kanyakumari temple it was really beautiful to see the Goddess with the Diamond nose ring which was shining very brightly. Then we went and saw the place where Gandhiji's ashes were kept before immersing in the sea and it was told to us that on oct 2nd every year the sun rays falls on that place, through a small opening. Then we went in the ferry and saw the Vivekananda rock but we were not able to see the Tiruvaluvar statute coz it was closed for maintenance. Then after our sightseeing we had breakfast and left to Madurai to catch our train to Bangalore and also to see the Madurai Meenakshi temple.

On our way to Madurai we went to a place called Tirpurakondram also a temple of lord Subramaniya, as there was less time we rushed to Madurai and went to the temple. Madurai temple is a huge one but we were not able to see coz our train was at 7.30 pm and it was already 7 pm also we just finished fast, boarded the train and off to Bangalore and reached Bangalore at 6 am in the morning.

[P.S. I donno whats wrong with blogger I wanted to links so much info m not able to...hmmmfff ]

Rain, Dasavatharam, Travel -Tid Bits

2008-06-22T19:41:00.008+05:30

Finally it rained in Mysore, its not that it does not rain over here, it rains but not like the rains in Bangalore (I love it in Bangalore, there is no dearth for rain there). I completely enjoyed the rain, made hot ginger and elachi tea, sat in the balcony watching the rain I had tea. From our balcony we can see Chamundi Hills. It was very nice to see the hills, greenery, and rain and have yummy tea.

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I watched Kamal Hassan’s Dasavatharam, after I was back from trip (just after a day we arrived from the trip) so tiring sigh!!!!!!!! All coz hub just wanted to watch the movie at any cost and very soon. It was ok I dint like it. G liked it a lot, for me it was ok kinds, can watch it once. I liked the initial scenes. The history part was mesmerizing, otherwise the story was dragging.

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Then the trip was very good, very tiring, was not able to take many pics. We covered many places as possible in a very short period of time. We saw many places then what I had written in my earlier post. More updates on my trip in my next post.

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(P.S. The snaps havent come well and it is after rain stopped.)

Off to Tamil Nadu (South India)

2008-06-12T21:22:00.002+05:30

Off to Tamil Nadu trip. I am so thrilled to go to Rameshwaram, Madurai , Palani and Kanyakumari.
I always wanted to go to Kanyakumari so finally will be there in 2 or 3 days.In Rameswaram I heard in a particular part of the sea there are no waves coz of the curse or order by Sita (lord Ram s wife). Details of the trip when I am back.

MM HILLS

2008-06-12T20:02:00.006+05:30

Hmmmm……….feels so good to be back from the parlor, its so rejuvenating.
Ok that has nothing to do with MM Hills. Yesterday G and I had gone to MM Hills. It’s such a beautiful place, the temple of Male Mahedeshwara is amidst the forest and beautiful hills (where veerappan stayed they say).

We left at 7 is the morning, I packed some Bisibelebath and snacks for our trip coz I read in the net that we don’t get proper food, especially if your fussy about food, and I am fussy about food. On the way we had to select a proper route, and we dint know which route was good, so we randomly selected one route and it was the worst road, by the time we reached Shivanasamudra , Sri Chakra temple it was already 10 am I guess, all coz our less knowledge of the roads. There we went to two temples Ranganatha temple and the Sri Chakra temple.

Then after offering our prayer to the god we left to MM Hills, by the time we hit the ghat section it was already 11.45 am. There is a common practice to stop near the foothill before starting for the hills, so we stopped there for about 5 mins and left. Then after sometime we stopped on the hill and had our brunch (coz it was brunch time), it was so nice to stop there and eat amidst the hills and greenery every where.One of the reasons we went to this place is coz of its natural beauty.

Then we started again and I realized it’s not the usual climbing the hill, its like once for about 5 mins u climb the hill then u get down the hill and so on. As we were climbing the hill we saw beautiful landscape and it was amazing to see them. Then we took few pics of the natural beauty.Then we reached the place by 12.30 . The darshan was very good , reason being unseason , so we could stand right in front of the god.

Then we went to a place called Saluru mutta where there was samiji once upon a time I guess and just saw the place. Then we left the place by 2 pm and took a longer route coz of the road prob as I said earlier. Then we went to Maddur had some snacks and reached Mysore by 7, all tired and done for the day.

Bro - Sibling - Relationships

2008-06-10T10:44:00.003+05:30

My bro and I are very close. My bro baby is just 2 years younger than me. We both share a very beautiful bond (Anti-jinx). We can talk about everything on this earth, so much is our comfort level that literally I can talk just anything and everything with him.

When I was a kid I used to always tell my mom, why do I have a younger bro , I want a elder bro or sis or even a younger sis was fine, but not this irritating younger bro. But now it’s totally different, and my opinion is anyone/everyone should have sibling and that’s more important and the bond between the siblings is wonderful (this is my opinion it may differ according to each person).

It’s not that bro and I don’t fight at all we fight like cats and dogs even now we fight, my mom, dad, granma, aunts etc whoever is at home will be screaming at us to stop fighting, but when one of us or both of us are not at home they miss our antics : ). We use the craziest words, hit each other, run around the house (the whole building will be shaking) while fighting and we ll be very anger at each other for sometime but that’s only for sometime, then we are back with our talks, giggles and gossips.

When I was the US that’s when I missed bro a lot. He was such a sweetheart that he would talk to me until midnight (for him) (morning for me) almost everyday so that I don’t get bored or miss them.

This was my part of the story, of mine and my bro. Now another part of the story is about my hub G and his younger bro. I dint know much about G s bro before wedding , I just knew he had a younger bro, what he was studying etc, but not how close or not so close G and his bro were. After mine and G s wedding fixed I been noticing how different they both our unlike us (bro n me). I feel they are not close, I have never seen them talking like us or being friendly, they just talk once in a while, that too if they want anything or just like that causally sometimes, but I ve never seen that closeness between them. One example for this is like I ve already mention about how everyday bro used to talk to me when I was in the US or even now when I am in Mysore he almost talks to me everyday or alternative so that we can catch up on things and he comes to Mysore once in a month and stays in our place for 2 days or so. The closeness between G and his bro maybe there or no, or I do not know, maybe it’s just how I feel seeing them and that’s what I have written here.

Wanted to write about this from a long time, like how the relationships differ between people. There is one more reason to write about this topic that is I read a lot of mommy blogs and in one of the blogs a blogger had written why she wanted to have another baby and so many people had commented why they wanna have or why they don wanna have. Even I wanna have two kids , so that they can share a bond like me and my bro , but if they are like my hub and his bro I cannot do anything!!!!!!!!
So people who are close with there siblings and wanna have a two kids, then just don’t expect anything from the kids like they should be very close or not close.

[P.S. These are just my personal opinions , I have not written this post to say anything aganist anybody's views or to point out anyone’s views. It is just an expression of my thoughts.]

Happy B-DAY Momma Darling

2008-06-06T16:33:00.004+05:30

I donno whether my momma will read this but, she rarely reads my blog, when I insist her on reading she reads. I wanted to write about how much influence she has made on my life and the important role she plays in my life. The role which is very essential for my living and for who I am today.

Ma and I are very close, we were never particularly close until a certain age, and then after I passed out of school, I went to stay with my grandparents (in Bangalore itself) and joined a college near their place. That’s when I realized how much I missed mom, when she used to come to se me or if I would go home, I would sit with her talk to her and tell about the things that happened in college and how everything is going on in my life, not that I would not say her what used to happen in school, I would say what was happening in school also but that was different. Then after my wedding I went to the US, then it was too difficult to be away from parents I missed them like hell. Then after coming back from the US I feel I am more close to both my parents. Now though I am in India I still have to stay 150 kms away from them and I hate this, but its k its only for few years and then I am back in Blr very near to them(hopefully).

My mom is a very strong person I have learnt from her how we should face strong / bad situations. My mom is the only DIL for my grand mom and the only SIL for my dads four sisters, but still, even now after 25 years of my moms marriage, my grand mom and her daughters irritate my mom, my mom is such a nice person she always things of others, always give preference for the daughters of the house (i.e. SIL s), but they feel j for every milestone achieved by my parents. They created so much fuss during my wedding, but my mom just tolerates everything, I can never have so much patience as she has.

Then what I love most about my mom, I like everything about her, but few things I d like to mention is the very presence of her at home makes the home more homely, full of life, that vibrancy is so different and beautiful when she is at home. It feels so nice to see mom when you’re back from school. The house would be so dull if she is not at home when we (me and bro) are back from school. Then talking about the food (already spoken about the food many times in ma blog) she makes, for me she cooks the best food on earth. I love the food my mom makes and especially when she herself mixes it and feeds it, it becomes more tasty.

There is so much I can tell/write about mommy, I can go on and on and on… so will stop for now. The reason I am writing this post is tomorrow is her b-day.

To the worlds best MOM

Happy B-DAY momma darling.

Love u mummy.

Random

2008-06-01T18:19:00.009+05:30

I wanna write sooooooo many things....but but ....i really don't have time now days.As this is the reason time for our business been really busy. I hate it when I have something in my head to write but I don't get the time.There are so many drafts, but I don't have the patients or time to edit and post them.

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Then I fought with someone....if ur thinking and guessing its G, then no its not him.I fought with my granma.She was the one who started all and now she goes on blaming that I started all.She always is in favor of her daughters kids.I hate this hypocrisy,liking only daughters kids and not sons kids(I am her sons daughter).That fight with her upset me sooooo much, that I cried so much that day, G was wondering what happened to me all of a sudden.

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Then I had gone to Bangalore last week for 4 days.G was in Mysore itself I had gone with my bro.I shopped so much , went to the doc and she has started the treatment after all scans, blood and urine tests,I am so much relieved now.I hardly had any time to be at home with all the check ups and shopping.But anytime Namma Bengaluru is great I loved the weather.Then had some awesome food cooked by mom,then the pampering by dad and bro, oh I just loved the love and affection I get when I am home.Wanted to meet my friends but was not able to, next trip to BLR, meeting friends will be first on my list to do.

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Then on 31st may was our 7 th anniversary, no no not wedding that's the day I told ok to G.Oh gosh!!! I cant believe, its 7 years since we know each other, time flies.Loved every moment with him, all our bad and good times together.Happy anniversary G :)

North Indian Temples

2008-05-22T17:37:00.012+05:30

(North east Indian temples, not exactly east but somewhere near)

Finally got the time to update my blog.............

My trip was good, it would have been better if the weather was good.The weather was very bad it was very very hot and everyone in the trip felt like we are soaked in the sweat (yucks).
First we left Bangalore on the 7th morning and reached Calcutta very soon as we took flight from Blr to Cal. From Cal we took train and reached Deogarh in Jarkand Vaidyanatheshwar by 6 in the eve.By then we were exhausted by the train journey ,but we all freshened up and went to the temple.The lord shiva there in Deogarh is one of the 12 jothirlingas . The temples in north India are not like how it is south India. In North India we can touch the shrines and go into the the garbagriha which was a totally different experience, but the sad part was the temple was not maintained properly and no one proper priest/poojari anybody, everybody is a priest there.
Then coming to the food part the food was bad.I dint have my dinner, done with day one

The next day we went for darshan and for the a bisheka. Everybody are permitted to do the abisheka, unlike in South India where the devotees are not even allowed in the garbagriha or touch the Deity or to perform the abisheka.It was so rushy to get into the garbagriha, that we dint need to walk but we were just being pushed inside because of the undisciplined crowd.Then we brought some prasad and relaxed in the room and by eve we left to catch the train for UP Varanasi another jothirlinga.

It was morning 9.30 when we reached Varanasi we checked into the hotel , then we all freshened up and left to take bath in Ganga river, we all felt so relieved by taking bath in the Ganga ,coz it was so hot there and by the time we could walk and go to the river we were really exhausted due to the temperature, which was 44 degrees. Then after the bath in the Ganga river we went back to the room to relax , we couldn't go to the temple due the hot temp. In the eve we went to see the Ganga arthi and the temple. We went in the boat and saw the Ganga arthi which was beautifull than anything. Later we went shopping ,had dinner and we called it a day.

The next day we had to board the train for Bodh Gaya .We reached Gaya by 4 in the eve as there was very less time , we directly went to see the places of Buddha's enlightenment. Gaya was the most beautiful place of all the places is saw in the trip ,we saw beautiful temples of Buddhism, Buddha's shrines and the Mahabodhi Tree (few pictures of the place). Later we went and saw Vishnu Padha and off we went to railway station to take our last train in the trip.

We reached Cal on Sunday at 10 am. We freshened and went to see the kali Mandir and then back to the room freshened , had lunch and off to the airport for our flight to Blr.

Ha!!!!!!!!!!!!!! all I can say is what a tiresome pilgrimage which happened so early in my life.

Off to North India

2008-05-05T20:09:00.004+05:30

Yay.... m off to North India trip for a week.... m all excited and my next post will be on that.

My cousin A

2008-05-03T21:00:00.002+05:30

A and I were very close, we used to share almost all our problems with each other it maybe anything from the smallest or biggest. A is just 1.5 years older then me so we have played together, grown together, spoke about periods and s*#, then about our crushes and love and everything on earth. It was like this before her wedding and ok till my wedding. After her wedding we used to meet once in a while and later it became less frequent, after my wedding it was more lesser and mostly we would speak on phone when she would come to her moms place to stay and so on….

Ok the reason I am talking about this particular cousin is coz…
She is married for more than 4 years and they are trying for a baby. Due to some reasons she is still not able to conceive, so now finally they have found a very good doctor and this time almost 90 to 95 % chances are there for her to conceive and I am really happy for her.
I have been married for almost more than a year and we are planning for kids too :)…but then again I need to consult a good gyno due to my health reasons (my cuz A also has the same prob and they are taking treatment from such a long time so I don’t wanna delay like them), so I thought I ll ask A to give me her docs number coz, A was taking treatment from one doc for past 1 and half years but there was not result so they changed to this particular new doc/gyno from whose treatment there is already good improvement and also 90% of chances to conceive. So I thought instead of going to some doc I will go to this doc and asked A to give her docs number so I can take appointment… our conversation goes something like this…

Me: hey hows u?
A: me doing well…
Me: then hows the treatment going on…I too needs to consult a gyno.
A: oh k
Me: hows this doc and any improvements compared to the other doc..
A: yeh done with my scanning and this time the ovulation is done…so 90% of chances of conceiving
Me :Oh good… m so happy for u,,,,,,,, can you give me her number you know I have same prob as yours.
A: No actually let me get done with mine and after I conceive and finish everything I ll give her contact/number.
Me: (stunned) ok fine.

Ok those who read it may fine what’s wrong or right according to their viewpoints, but I felt bad when she said, “No actually let me get done with mine and after I conceive and finish everything I ll give her contact/number”. What would have happened if I had gone to the doc and also there is no rat race here like who’s gonna conceive first or last it all depends on who is gonna conceive that’s it.

P.S People who know any good Gyno in Bangalore do let me know. Thanks.

Being together

2008-04-24T21:11:00.007+05:30

It one year of G and I being together, I just can believe it’s been a year time just flies so fast. It was one of he wonderful year of my life, which had is own ups and downs. I lived in the US for 6 months and 6 months in India.

Yeh yeh its 1 year and 3 months of our marriage, but if your thinking why have I written just one year, is coz I went to theUS to join my darling hub on 22nd but reached on 23rd due to these reasons. I wanted to write a post on our 1st wedding anniversary itself but then I decided I would write about our one year of being together on this day which we both were waiting coz we just wanted to be together after 5 years of courtship in which 3.5 years was distance relationship…. sigh.

Lil things and events that happend in my life along wih G.....is here and here we had also gone to San-deigo and LA which i have not written .I missed Bangalore like hell who ever who has read this blog will know.Right now I am living here.....more in my old posts and finally id say I am loving it.

Namma BeNgALurU Vs Nimma MySUrU

2008-04-20T16:15:00.004+05:30

Ok, if your wondering that I am gonna write about how I am missing Bangalore or how Bangalore is the best or now I feel Mysore is the best, or if I am gonna write something like this, NO NO NO, that’s not what I am gonna write. I am gonna write how I am feeling in Mysuru after being here almost for more that a month (in which twice I have been to Bengaluru, 5 days each time).

Its been more than a month me being in Mysore, so far so good. It’s a nice city as I have already written it here, but that was just the beginning, now it’s already more than a month (this already I have told many times) and I am used to my busy daily, weekly and monthly schedule. Sometimes its very boring sometimes coz my daily schedule goes like this………..

Get up early in the morning maybe 7 or 7.30 (we sleep at 11 or 11.30, sometimes even later) make coffee simultaneously prepare for breakfast and lunch, (coz I pack lunch for both of us. Its so tiring) by then the maid finishes her work and we leave for work by 10 or 10.15. Then the normal routine starts and by the time we leave the workplace it already 9 or 10pm we reach home tired eat whatever is there and hit the sack.

The plus points are obviously, we being the boss, managing and doing what we want to do, then G and me being alone (Loving the freedom I have not that I dint have freedom there or I had ILs prob, whatever its nice managing things by ourselves), the calmness of the city no mad rush or peak hours problem (this place too will soon become like Bangalore) but to be frank I sometimes miss that crowd and bussing Bangalore.
Finally Namma Bengaluru is the best place on earth, home is always the best. Nimma Mysuru is also good but my heart still says Bangalore.

Random Update

2008-04-11T20:21:00.002+05:30

Namma Bengaluru……
Had gone home for Ugadi. Last year it was my 1st Ugadi, but G was not here so the celebration was low key.
This year we are here so mom thought she would celebrate it grandly so she had called my ILs and all, so had gone home.
It was hectic week I just dint have time for anything and have forgotten so many things, after coming here I have realized that I have forgotten so many things and have told dadu to sent all my things.

Sunday we left Mys around 9am and reached Blr at 11am. It feels so nice to be back home, G went to his place I was in my place, coz I had to help momma to prepare for the festival, which was the next day. I just relaxed the whole day talking to my mom and just doing my own things.

The Ugadi day I helped my mom little, and then G came, then his parents came a little later then my bro and dad came back from work, then all of them chatted and talked about all the things on earth, then we had good lunch. Then G left to meet his friend and later his parents also left, ha end of the day two

Then Tuesday G and I went out to buy some stuff for his cell phone and we came back at 2 in the noon, eat nice lunch. Then again we went out in the eve to see some things for our hotel, G purchased some clothes for him, later we went to CCD and had coffee, then we bought a nice carpet for the house. Done for the day

Then on Wednesday G had to give his car for servicing. he left his car in the showroom for servicing, then later went to meet his friends. Me went shopping with mom and aunt. “Oh! God I shopped until I dropped”, I shopped before I came to this place then I had shopped again when I had gone last time, then again my mom bought some things when she came here, then my parents keep sending stuff, but I still need lot of things to setup this place. I came back from shopping only late in the eve I was so tired, then G and I went out for dinner. End of the day 4

Then next day we had to leave early, but we left very late coz my packing was still going on, and G was getting very irritated coz there was sooooo much luggage, as only two of us were going back the whole back seat was filled with the luggage. We left home by 2pm, again I felt I had hardly spent time with my folks.

Missing Someone

2008-04-04T20:42:00.005+05:30

My love ,

every day the minute I wake up
I miss you,

every song on the radio
seems to be about love , and
I miss you

every time my phone rings, and
I hear someone else's voice
I miss you

every couple i see
makes me miss you even more and
every night while I lie on my bed thinking of you and our love
I cant imagine anyone has ever missed someone the way
I MISS YOU

I was just reading some of the old stuff and remembering our courtship days, again one of the memories post, maybe I am thinking too much about the past.Then I was also remembering the days when G was in the US and me here, I used to miss him so much then, so I used to send him mails telling how much I was missing him and all. .

So when reading one of the mails I saw this poem(the poetry is very mushy), thought will put it on my blog......

Sometimes when I read these old letters and mails I feel so awkward and embarrassed, but those times were good and has its own charm.

IntROduCIng ......... Our HoTEl.......In MySOre...

2008-04-03T15:14:00.004+05:30

We (Bro,G & I) would like to proudly present our hotel in Mysore.Check this out..... Hotel Sshringar Intercontinental

Down the MeMOry LaNe

2008-04-02T17:43:00.012+05:30

From past 1 week I was thinking about so many things like, my days in the US, my summer holidays in maternal grandparents house, our courtship days etc etc…. ha! beautiful and wonderful memories they are.

My US days, I wont say they were very bad nor were they very good it was ok moderate, the best thing about the US stay was, being alone with G and getting to know him better and make up for the times we were apart. The feeling u get for being together after being apart for so long and the long distance relationship will be known only when people have gone though it and have had a long distance relationship. In the 6 months of my US stay I love the times spent with G like, going out for shopping, dinner, lunch, our group trips, our trips all alone or just lazing at home and Cuddling up with G, oh I love them and miss them too.
Then going out with the gang of gals I had made friends with, then chatting with my friend in WA Olympia for hours together, and there were days where I used to get in trouble every time I write about Bangalore or how much I miss my city, so she would help in replying to the people who would create trouble (there intentions was not to trouble me but it would turn out to be that way, sorry if I have hurt anyone in the process of proving my point of view). It used to be so much fun discussing and replying to those people oh I miss those fighting times :D .The best trip was the trip to Niagara falls. Then the days when we were packing to be back in India, oh they were so good, shopping and thinking about being in India.

My summer holidays in my maternal grand parents house. Those summer holidays used to be so good as far as I remember we used to go there(to my granmoms place) till I was in 8th or 9th for almost 2 months, then it became very irregular or for very short period. My paternal grandparents were strict, every time my mom wanted to go to her parents place she should ask permission from my grandparents and if they say yes we could go or else no but most of the time it would be yes but still it would be like a exam result for us, it used to be such a task to ask them but later on as we grew up, I or my bro would ask for the permission and we would go there it used to be so nice there it’s a taluk, my grandpa had acres of jamin/land with coconut trees so early morning we would go with my uncle/mama moms bro to the thota/farm land and have tender coconut in the morning.
We had few summer holidays friends there, we used to play with them morning to eve , we were not restricted there like in Bangalore, we were free birds there and I loved it. We used to enjoy our days like anything. When we used to get back to Bangalore, everybody back in Bangalore would complain to my mom, oh the kids have become dark they have lost weight, in the beginning my mom used to feel bad later she got used to it.
Now days bro and I go once in a while, mom goes there at least once in a year. I still have to go there, after my wedding my uncle, aunts and my grandma are calling me and I am not able to go at all, hopefully will go there this may with G.

Our courtship days (Protected)

Ha whatever clashes or bad or good things have happened those memories are amazing miss all those days.

Revealed........

2008-03-27T21:08:00.004+05:30

Ok ok finally I have decided to tell where I am living now..Few of my friends are very curious to know where I am right now and doing what in my life and specially this friend of mine wants to know where I am , sorry for creating so much suspense and dragging it like the mega ‘K’ serials. Some of my friends started guessing some places near Bangalore and all. So here comes some info of the place I am staying… The X-city is……… “MYSORE” ‘heritage capital of KA’ my second hometown. I love this city coz I have very nice memories of it as a child and a teenager.

Some info about the X city you can check here.

Life .......Happenings....Rant....

2008-03-23T10:50:00.005+05:30

I ve been very busy from past 1 week, I have so many posts in my mind but no time to write. I had gone home last week and came back only on Thursday, but while leaving home I felt I hardly spent any time with mom and wanted to be there for more longer time, being at home is one of the best things I love to do. The X-city we are in is very nice m loving it, but still need some more time to get comfortable here otherwise it’s a nice place to be. I don’t want to drag more like the k serials about where I am staying, will write a bit about the city I am staying in, in my next posts.
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Now I want to complaint about somebody coz I cannot really go and tell about this person to anybody, ya maybe I can tell my friends to feel little light and also was thinking about writing this from a very long time. The reason why I cannot tell anybody about this person is he/she (whom I ll call ‘Y’) is related in a very close way to me. Ok the complaint about this person is, this person Y goes on showing off, saying I did this, I did that, I met this person, I met that person etc etc…. This person doesn’t even listen to what other are saying and goes on saying his/hers silly achievements, I dislike people who self praise, its so annoying and irritating, its ok if they self praise once or twice but after a point of time its becomes a nonsense and is very boring. Then also Y acts like a fool sometimes and trying to poke the nose in others matters, this what I hate more about this person. I sometimes feel like asking Y, if u have done so many things, have contacts with great people, done so many great things, why are u still like this, struggling so much in life???….

Introducing

2008-03-20T07:54:00.002+05:30

Hey people,I am proudly presenting my new blog on receipes from mom....momsrecipes which is dedicated to my mom, "The worlds best cook". Do check the new blog ,try out the recipes and do comment.

Finally......

2008-03-12T12:27:00.003+05:30

Ha! finally we have moved fully (this place which I ll call X). This city X is very different compared to Bangalore, even though this city is not very far away from Namma Bengaluru. Its very calm, no pollution, no traffic and the pace of life is slow here, but, but these are not the reasons we have come here the reasons are me and G have got our jobs here.

I will always like Namma Bengaluru with all its negative and positives as I have said/written here (this for the people who are wondering how this Bangalore obsessed gal has moved to another city).

When I went to the US, G had already arranged and set up the house fully, so I dint have to do much but here we had to do everything from the scratch. On the day one my parents, G s parents everyone come just helped us a bit and they left immediately. I am still in the process setting up the house. My kitchen is still in a mess as I leave home along with G and come back with him. I am so tired sigh!!!

We stay 7 km away from the place we work but still we manage to be at the workplace within 12 to 15 mins, no traffic even in the peak hours. So G enjoys his car driving here.
It’s a pollution free environment so it’s really good. People are very friendly and helpful.
Still have to go around the city, and get to know what we get where, and what is good where, still in the process of getting to know the city. Overall it’s a good experience.

CUPPA COFFEE

2008-03-07T22:59:00.008+05:30

I was sipping hot and yummy coffee (world’s best coffee, of course made by mom) in the eve and watching M TV Roadies and waiting for G, he was supposed to come n pick me coz I was at mom’s place, (Was packing some stuff before our moving) .

I was really tired by doing so much packing and stuff, I was totally relaxing, I dint know untill then that my evening would turn out to be a memorable and romantic one. So as I was waiting for G. Suddenly I got a call from G and he asked me to be ready since he was going to be there in half an hour to pick me.

G and I left home by his bike. On the way I asked him why he bought a car, when he hardly uses it, I hate going on the bike coz by the time we reach home my hair would look as if I just got up from bed. G always has his reasons for not using or driving the car in the city, he says its just not possible and also the time factor due to the traffic and today being Friday eve there would be no dearth for traffic.So I have no choice..... sigh!!

I was so involved in my talking that I did not realize that we were not going towards his house (But actually in the opposite direction), so I asked G where are we going then he told that we are going to coffee day and that too the one I like (the Bombay store open coffee day) I love this place coz it has lot of memories associated with our courtship days. On the way luckily even though its Friday there was no traffic and it was such a wonderful bike ride in my Bangalore with less traffic. I just loved it (hope Bangalore is always like this) and we even got the parking place easily (even to get a parking space for the bike is difficult on weekends and Fridays).

We went to the coffee day I wanted to sit where we usually used to sit and luckily no one was sitting there,so straight we went there and sat, we ordered two tropical icebergs. I told G this was the place we sat and spoke just the day before he was leaving to the US. Then we spoke about our courtship days and how I used to get scared if some one would see me (my relatives are all over in Bangalore,they can add masala and tell things to my parents or anybody on earth. I can write a whole post about this itself), and that’s the reason most of the time we used to hangout in the church street Java city coz it was safer place than Bombay store coffee day. Then we spoke about every possible thing on this earth... about the past, present and the future . Interestingly it was a real treat watching the less traffic and people and sipping coffee after a long time.

Then we left to eat something, and then as we were walking and deciding where to have dinner. We held hands and walked on Church Street remembering those wonderful days...I just loved it!! Then we went to the Mc Donald as I badly wanted to eat the burger and was in no mood to eat anything coz of the heavy tropical iceberg. Then we walked back after eating to where our bike was parked and left home and it was the best ride back home. This is one of the dayz when I feel “ah what a day”.

THIS AND THAT

2008-03-05T14:18:00.005+05:30

I ve been shopping from Sunday( anyways I love shopping), coz we are moving .The more I shop the more the more things I need, so have told my momma to shop for me with the final list (hope it will be the final list).
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My momma darling thinks I am carrying for whatever reasons (maybe coz I have put on weight after eating the best home cooked food by her, or coz I had nausea and was not feeling well the other day, or I am looking brighter, oh for what not reasons and all God know) . If I was carrying I would have been the happiest person in the world and would have told her:(.
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I have been noticing the traffic for my blog has been increasing, and has been increasing
more after PM visit and I am happy. Then talking about the commenting part, people comment but very few, then there are few visitors who regularly visit my blog and read it but don’t comment. Why?????????

HOUSE HUNTING

2008-03-01T17:23:00.003+05:30

We are gonna move to another city, as I have already written in my previous post, so we need a house to stay there,( as we had already decided we will see the houses on Friday) so yesterday we left Bangalore early in the morning, went to the temple on the way and reached the place at around 12 am. As soon as we reached there we went to a hotel refreshed and called the broker guy (whom I had earlier called and had informed that we need this and this type of house with these conditions and we ll be coming on Friday to see the house).The broker guy told he will show us the best house and the type we like.

So we started with searching for the house which we both should like and with all our other conditions. I actually wanted a flat for security reasons, G was fine with a anything and in incase we dint get a flat I wanted a newly built house .The broker took us to many houses as possible I dint like one also, if I liked the house I wouldn’t like the area, vice versa, if I liked both the prices were high. I was so tired and exhausted and also feeling bad coz we could not finalize any house, but I had liked one particular house everything was fine though I dint like the area, but still I was ok. I told the broker guy that we would finalize and tell in the evening.

Then we went to the hotel had lunch. I was still not happy but had no other go we had to finalize yesterday itself. Then this guy ‘A’ whom we know in that city told us not to hurry, he would show a few places then we can decide. So we left to see few more places with this other guy (who is from that city), this guy A showed worst places than the broker guy. I frankly told him I dint like a single house. We were bout to leave and I had decided I ll call the broker guy and finalize one particular house with which I was ok. Then suddenly this guy A told us, there is a house nearby and to just have a look at it, this will be the last house he ll show. We were very tired but we decided to see, the moment we went in the house we (me, G, my bro and my granmom) all liked the house instantly and I was so relieved that finally we got something we were very satisfied.

Then talking about the city we are gonna go……..will put it in the next post (still not sure whether I ll put in the next post or what) until then please wait……:( !!!!!!

NEW HAPPENINGS and NEW UPDATES

2008-02-27T20:45:00.008+05:30

Lot of things have happened and are happening in my life after I have come back from the US, some things good and some not so good, but now there is a new turn in my life and I am really happy and excited about it!!! The good thing that has happened is, we are moving to another city close to Bangalore and I am all set for it coz its gonna be only me and G, (it’s not like I don’t get along with G parents or anyone!! they are the best ILs ) and also it’s not like we were not alone like it was in the US (from the day 1 I never liked being/living in the US), here in India I personally feel, it’s different and nice.The best part unlike the US is that I can visit my parents whenever I want to and don’t have to feel homesick.I can do my own things, let G do his own thing and enjoy our times together,rather than complaining and irritating him by saying " we ll go to Bangalore, we ll go to India, I wanna see my parents ,
bro and everyone...etc, etc...".0h..well so where on earth is this place that we are going to ???? the place we are are going to which I haven't mentioned, will be known/written in my next posts.... till then keep guessing and wish me luck....!!!!

MY WEEKEND TRIP

2008-02-25T20:04:00.007+05:30

Most of the weekends we keep traveling coz G loves traveling, but this week it was a long road trip with the whole family.
Actually there was a wedding in Shimoga so my parents were planning to go and attend the wedding, the people who had come to invite us told about a nearby temple ‘SIGANDUR’ Shimoga dist , and also G wanted to see ‘JOG FALLS’ which is also nearby. As the wedding was on Sunday, we were deciding when to go till Friday evening, finally we decided we ll leave Saturday early morning, and we packed our bags and left early in the morning in two cars and ten people.
It was a very long journey 350 kms from Bangalore.

We reached Sagar at 2.30 which is 70kms from Shimoga with all our small breaks, there we enquired about the route to Sigandur and the people there told that its 35 kms from Sagar. Then after about 30 kms we saw Sharavathi river.

We had to cross the river, and from there the temple is 4 kms,we came to know that we can vross the river by ferry (we knew very little about the place, and as we had to cross the river, we were worried how we would travel 4 kms after crossing the river, but later we came to know that we could take our car in the ferry).We reached there at 3pm, as soon as we went to the banks of river Sharavathi we dint have to wait for long time for the ferry, as there no rush due to the taxi, lorry etc strike, we parked our car in the ferry and were waiting for my dads car, but there was no place for their car as they came late so they decided to park there car near the banks of the river and come in the ferry. As our car was there we thought we ll cover the 4 kms in our car in 2 trips, but luckily there were jeeps which would take people too and fro from the banks to the temple and back to the banks, so that problem also was solved.

We hoped in the ferry at 3.15pm, and as it left the banks it was only nature everywhere and it was so pleasant and so beautiful. The ferry journey of 1 km was the best in the trip (I felt the ferry journey should have been for longer time) and I thoroughly enjoyed the nature. We reached the other side of the banks at 3.45pm, after reaching there we took our car and reached “Sigandur Chaudamma temple”, it is a very nice temple and as there was no rush, we had a very good darshan of the Goddess, we were in the temple for some time. Then we left at 4.45pm as the ferry would operate only till 5pm, we reached the banks at 5pm sharp and the ferry was ready, then again the same process we parked the car in the ferry , and reached the other side of the banks at 5.30pm.

We left to Sagar, as we had not had our lunch, for our bad luck there was not a single good restaurant, and finally we had to compromise with a small ok kinda restaurant. Then my parents left to Shimoga for attending the wedding next day, we stayed back in Sagar coz we had to go to Jog falls the next day ,which is 30 kms from Sagar.

The next day we got up late and left to JOG at around 8.30, we reached Jog at 9.30. The water was less as the summer season is beginning, but seeing JOG itself gives a nice feeling, the height from where the water drops is really amazing to see. Then we had breakfast, there was only one restaurant run by the Govt, there was no option for the restaurant as well the breakfast, there was only idle –vada available, we had breakfast and decided to leave, but G was not satisfied by just seeing the falls from far, he wanted to go above the falls,( like from where the Mungaru male movie scene was shot), so we asked some people there ,about going above the falls, but I was in no mood to go there so came back half way, so G and my bro went took few snaps and came back gasping for breath. They were so tired, so they relaxed for sometime, and we had tender coconut and left to Shimoga, met my parents there and left to Bangalore. Then again with our small breaks we reached Bangalore at 8.30pm.

THINGS I LIKE AND HATE

2008-02-18T09:18:00.003+05:30

Things I like

Food cooked by my mommy.
Talking to G about our future.
Meeting friends over a cuppa coffee.
Filter coffee made by my mom .
The secure feeling I get when G is with me.
Silly fights with my lil bro.
Getting pampered by my dad and bro.
Meeting cousins and realtives on some festive occasions.
The colour blue.
When G out of the blue tells something nice about me.
Chatting with mom,dad and bro about the whole kandan stories (gossiping).
Cudlling up with G and watching a nice romantic movie.
The rain.
Nice holiday with family and G.
India winning a cricket match.
Shopping.

Things I hate

Unwanted advice by unwanted people and also unecessary advice.
Getting up early in the morning.
Lizards, cockroaches etc.
Drinking complan (which both my mom and mil force me to drink).
Wearing silk sarees during hot summer for wedding and other occasions.
Distarbance while taking a nap in the noon(that 2 when I am really very tired).
When G is not around(he is out due to work) when I really need him or when he not there during some good, happy, auspicious occasions.
When on a holiday/vacation, continiously eating outside food(I love home food).
Hate vacations of more then 3 days.
Arrogant people.
People who just talk nonsense about other people without knowing the fact or anything about the other person.

[I picked up the idea for this post when I was blog hopping]

G

2008-02-14T15:13:00.008+05:30

If your wondering what the post is all about with a title ‘G’, then don’t think too much, from when the month Feb started I wanted to write about G (my hub) coz his b-day falls in this month, also Valentines day (we don’t usually celebrate v-day, coz its just another day for me n G) and also coz he is the most wonderful person I have met in my life. His b-day was yesterday 13th and today obviously is v-day 14th.

Speaking/writing about G itself makes me feel nice, telling about how we met and where we met, I have already written in the previous post check here, ‘LOVE STORY'.G is such a nice person and down-to-earth guy, that when I met him for the first time, he made me feel so comfortable, I dint feel like I was talking to a new person.

He was a very supportive in the US, and he still is a very supportive hub, when I dint want to be there and troubled him so much to be back in Bangalore, he tolerated me and showed me soooo....much love and made feel good.

The best thing G has done for me is, coming back to Bangalore just for me coz I was not able to adjust is the US.Thank u soooooo.... much G.
I don’t know whether he ll read this but if he in case he reads this, all I want to say him is, ‘He is the best, happy belated b-day wishes and happy v-day’

LIFE.....Death

2008-02-08T15:24:00.003+05:30

Life is so unpredictable.............today is one of the days which is making me think of life and how cruel it can become sometimes , life’s unpredictable events, good and worst surprises and challenges it throws on a person, sometimes I feel it gives more than a person can handle or maybe GOD knows that each persons strength he tests accordingly..

I am feeling low and very low , the Reason is (I am feeling very bad to write this but.......) my best friend's[R], boy friend (fiancé) is no more(I still cannot digest this fact).They were engaged to be married this year end, after so much hurdles everybody at their respective house had agreed for the wedding, my friend was so happy.

This is not the age to die he was hardly 25/26, as I am writing this I still cant believe it has happened to my best friend, the one whom I am so close to, the one who used me give me so much strength, courage and guidance, when I was not sure about things and dint know what to do. How will I convince her now, what will I tell her n console her. I really don’t know how???. I am going to meet her in sometime. At last all I can say is, God help her and give her the courage and strength to handle the situation.

NEW YEAR AND NEW HAPPENINGS....

2008-01-14T09:17:00.003+05:30

There are so many things to write but no time.....in the US I had all the time in the world, but few things to write , now there is less time, and lot of things to write, so many things are happening around me and I am enjoying every bit. In my last post I had told, I will write about my first Deepavali celebration but after that I had gone on a trip, then after I was back, was toooo.. tired to write anything then, after that as I am planning to work had to attend interviews, got selected now I am in the deciding process whether I want to take up the job or not, or which one will suit me and so on....as I am in no hurry to just join what I get.

Time just flies here , now in 2 days Sankranthi/Pongal festival is coming, this festival is also first after my wedding so again grand celebrations, and just 2 days back we celebrated a festival called "Andal Kalyana"calling all my aunts and married cousins and giving them arisina and kukuma as this too is my first after wedding , how much I would have missed all this if I was in the US.

Then in few weeks its gonna be our first anniversary and my mom has planned a very grand traditional celebration for our 1st anniversary, and I am all exited as its going to be a grand get together.

Ok that's it for now , think I have written to much about functions and festivals....but that's what is happening write now in my life....

UPDATES..........FREEDOM!!!!!!!!!What everyone cherishes

2007-12-13T21:56:00.002+05:30

Well well well.......finally time off from the busy schedule......Its been really long time since I have written something in my blog..........after landing in Bangalore on the 2nd of October life has changed a lot , and changed for good.

I am enjoying every bit that life has to offer, (m not telling there are no problems, its mixture of both but there are more highs then lows)m enjoying both the worlds my hub, parents and everyone and most of all my freedom to do what I want and live the life the way I want in my own beautiful and wonderful city.

Freedom for me is doing what I want and living the way I want to, its not that in the US I had no freedom to live the life the way I want or do what I want, but there was something which held me back from doing thing (according to me u can do things, the way u want only when u feel at home and are comfortable and I dint feel any of these things there[US]). There were many opportunities(other than waiting for my work permit) to keep myself busy with such a supporting husband, but it was not my country and I was not comfortable there living life far away from parents and all my near and dear ones.

I felt all I was doing there like an act, dressing like them,talking like them etc.... I just wanted to be me in my country and do things which I like......and I am enjoying my freedom here and loving the things I am doing and enjoying both the worlds, and I am happy that it was a joint decision my me and my hub, to be in our own country and live life the way we want too.......will write more about our first Deepavali after our wedding in my city and more so wait for more updates..............

I AM BACK HOME

2007-10-07T16:26:00.003+05:30

Ha, finally m back home, it feels sooooooo good to be back home, to be in country that's yours, to be in a place where your born and brought up, "HOME SWEET HOME", being with parents, all near and dear ones its really nice and I am enjoying every moment of it.

Wanted to update my blog I just don't have time, so thought will make some time for my blog , and just give a small update of whats happening after I left the US

We left the US on 3oth sept, then we landed in Singapore on 2nd oct at 1 am, we were there for the whole day in Singapore, saw few places coz we had very less time, and our flight for Bangalore was at 8.15 pm, I was just waiting to be back in Bangalore.Then we landed in Bangalore at 10 pm but by the time we went out, after immigration check, and baggage claim it was 11 pm and it was soooooooo good see my beloved Bangalore now Bengaluru.

I went out of the airport after all the formalities , and when I saw my parents and bro it was sooooooo good then my in-laws also had come to receive me it was really good to be with hub and the whole family.Then from Wednesday onwards I am just roaming around meeting family and friends its really, really nice to be back home. I have so much to write but no time at all ,will write in detail about my trip to Singapore and how I am having fun in Bangalore, in my next post.

Conversation……….

2007-09-26T04:10:00.003+05:30

(Note: This post was not written intentionally to hurt anybody's feelings, but it expresses my thoughts and views)

Every time I talk or write about Bangalore(India)(ex-if 10 times I talk or write about Bangalore 8 times I get into trouble), most of the time I get in to trouble. Trouble means not major, but people tell something, I tell something and it leads to arguments. I don’t mind if people give suggestion or advice but....., check this “ADVICE, THOUGHTS AND OPINIONS”.
Now coming to the conversation, I had a conversation online two months back with (who I ll call X)X , so thought will write about it, as everybody I am also in many of these online social networks and in many, many communities in these online networks. I started a topic in a particular community about , what people prefer, “going back to India or staying in the US”, I just wanted to know how each one of them felt about the above topic. It was good in the beginning when I started the topic everybody were giving there own reasons why they want to be here or go back, but in my case, I want to go back ,and had given my reason too, my reason was this…..
“I would prefer India anytime.......................nothing is like home...........now India is a growing market..................so good job opportunity n ur family is also there (which includes ur immediate family , relatives , friends etc)........... n in everyway I prefer NAMMA BENGALURU................. n m going back for good in 2 month...........m so happy…….Anytime home sweet home”
This was the statement I posted, and I got really good response some exactly according to the topic and some not at all related to the topic, anyways this person X after reading my topic, posting the comment, and reading all reasons posted by others, X messaged me …(this conversation was 2 months back so I have forgotten few bits of our convi..). Her goes the conversation between me and X.

X: hi hegidira(how r u), so ur going back to India for good . From how long are u in the US.
Me: I am here from just few months….
X: Oh then why are u going so soon….
Me: I am not liking it here………….
X: oh ur here just from few months, u should be here for some more time and give it a try…
Me: no, I actually wanted to go back in the 1st week I came here,but then thought will be here for some more time and then see, but m not liking it all. So now for me, my hub decided we ll go back, I think this is the advantage of love marriage.
X: it’s not about love or arrange marriage it all about love…..
Me: ok it all about love I agree. So the reason why I am going back is, Love for my family, love for my friends, love for my country, and love for my city….
X: oh that’s a lot of writing and feeling, but we struggle so much to come here. We struggle to get the basic necessities of life there ….
Me: I am sorry I dint struggle to get the basic necessities of life(no offence), I have always got more than I wanted, nor did my hub struggle to come here
X: u dint get me right, I am a xxxite , ur a mmmite.....I know...
Me: {thinking (what this collegite got to do with our argument on being in India or not)so what if ur xxite or whatever it does not matter to me}
Yeh I am a mmmite(but what big deal if ur mmite or xxite)(me still thinking)
X: u dint get me right, anyways nice talking to u, what’s ur name (this I feel end of a conversation abruptly).
Me: so and so is my name, same here nice talking to u too…..

I don’t know what this conversation is called, is it argumentative, or were we literally fighting or just a normal conversation…whatever it is, every time I write a post, especially on Bangalore, I have to be cautious, that I don’t argue about Bangalore again….then talking about comments, do comment about the post not beyond.

18/09/07......1 of my best dayz...........

2007-09-22T00:09:00.001+05:30

18-09-07 was one of my best days here in the US, I had a blast........it was all planned and I dint even know but I loved it..............OK if you all are wondering if it was my b-day nah na na..............my anniversary nah na na.............and if it was planned by my hub........nah na na...

It was a surprise farewell party for me, by my friends, whom I know from past few months, including me we are 6 of us me, A, D, G, K & M .They dint even give me a clue of what was gonna happen,and this was (planning for the party)going from past few days. usually we meet twice or thrice a week, but last week we met once and I was actually wondering,why we are meeting just once, and thought maybe everybody are busy and left it there, but all of them have met the same week again and planned a wonderful surprise party for me, at A s house.

On Tuesday D and k came home, and we all went to G s house picked her up, and we were talking about all the usual stuff on the way to A s house, coz 2day we had planned we are meeting at A s house.....................then I went in ...........I was awwwwee...........they had decorated the house and good Chinese menu for lunch , gifts , cake and what not, and best of all they thought about me and planned all this just for me, thank you sooooooooooo much .....................i have no words to describe how happy I felt when I knew that there are so many people for me, far away from home................felt like home away from home...................thank you all for making me feel so nice, loved and cared for............love you all!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you so much..........

2007-09-17T07:30:00.002+05:30

As always the weather in Hillsboro was gloomy today, with the sun showing up once in a while for few minutes, so after finishing our breakfast I and hub decided we ll go for a walk, we were walking. As we were walking we were talking of all the usual stuff like US, weather, jobs, Bangalore, etc...then suddenly we realised we were almost near Costco, so we decided we ll go to Costco and buy chocolate's, as we ll be leaving to Bangalore in few days. We got into the bus went to Costco, checked out few stuff and bought whatever we wanted, and decided we ll wait for the bus.

We were waiting for the bus, it was more than an hour the bus dint come, and by then it had started raining also, and I was getting restless.I told hub can we ask for a lift( I asked him casually that we ll ask for a lift)but hub told me that u cant ask for lift here it can be very dangerous that scared me.

I was feeling very very uncomfortable waiting for the bus, and getting drenched in the rain,I told him we ll call a cab and we ll go, its no use of waiting for the bus, so he decided he ll call the cab. He was about to call the cab, then suddenly a car stopped in front of us, I was damn scared............and the car glass rolls down.......... and to my relief it was an Indian.He told that he had seen us yesterday in an Indian restaurant, and now saw us waiting for the bus, and told he ll drop us, and then hub agreed to it and we got into the car, anyways once into the car we three(hub, me and the person in who's car we were in)spoke all the common Desi topics like US,India, Indian food , etc......then he dropped us near our house me and hub thanked him a lot.

I hope the person, the fellow Indian who dropped us home reads this, I thank him a lot.....thank you sooooo much..........

ADVICE, THOUGHTS, OPINIONS………..

2007-09-14T02:02:00.004+05:30

(Note: This post was not written intentionally to hurt anybody's feelings, but rather it expresses my thoughts and views on how people make generalizations.)

After coming to the US, I 'v personally not been able to adjust with living here. As my blog reader, after reading my earlier posts, one would have by now possibly figured out how much I am wanting to get back to India, Bangalore. In spite of me writing about how much I love my hometown and not criticizing or offending anybody with regard to this country-the USA, I really don’t understand why people end up asking or commenting and even advising me to like the US!!!
Well ... When we (I and Hub) decided we ll go the US nobody advised or even told us anything, even people who are in the US or the people in India. It was our decision and everybody were happy, nobody said a word about us going to the US(I mean like advising, thoughts ,opinions…)but when we have decided we ll go back to India for good, I am getting advises from everyone on this earth from people who I know and people I don't know. I know its really good that I am getting advises, but I will be glad to listen to the suggestions from people whom I know, but I don't agree with people who don't know me and are giving advices based on their experiences, its really nice that they are giving advise but please they must limit themselves to certain extent.
I would like to give an example, people who don't know me say, that they have experienced married life both in the US and India, and they know how it is there(India), they had family problems and stuff, and they feel its better here, but for god sake I too know how the married life is in India and US (and if someone had a family problem in India that does not mean I to will have family problem in India).
Then people talk and advise about friends, friends means u don't have to meet them everyday and party every night, just because a friend moves out of the country or city it doesn't matter. It should be like when we meet a friend after five years also he/she(friend) must make u comfortable, that's friendship, and people should know how to maintain friendship or any other relationship. My friend, I met her after 5 years and we dint feel the vacuum at all we behaved as if we were in touch with each other for all these five years.
Then people talk about adjusting and challenging and to have a positive outlook on life in the US , but in actuality they seem to be running away form the situation in which they cant adjust and handle (example: people say married life is better in the US as they don't have deal with the family issues in India. Aren't people running away from the situation themselves???????!!!!!!!!!!!)
People say any day working in the US is better than India, but I strongly oppose because in my opinion I'd rather be a king in hell then to work as a slave in haven (I say this so coz people think US is heaven).

“You feel a certain void in your life, a certain loneliness, a certain lack of fit in a country that’s not your own. Everything I did felt like I was living somebody else’s life. Watching sports I’d never followed, defending beliefs which were commonplace where I was born, celebrating festivals that had no meaning to me. Just doing things the American way, so alien from the Indian way. Dressing like them, talking like them, eating like them, vacationing like them. There’s only so much you can take. We had decided we didn’t want to live our entire lives like this”. (I read this in one of the blog"PM", what ever he/she has written is similar to what I am feeling and going through now...............so people just don't advise or give ur opinion without knowing anything about a person.)

Missing Bangalore

2007-09-11T05:54:00.002+05:30

Its been 4 months and few days since I am in the US of A and I am missing Bangalore soooooooooo much that even in my dreams its only Bangalore Bangalore Bangalore. I don't like when people going on cribbing about my city I like it with all its negatives and positives I have grown seeing my city grow, I miss everything about my city,I miss my family,relatives, friends etc,eating the food my mommy cooks and the special food items prepared by my grand mom, I miss those days when I would go to cubbon park as a child with my bro , cousins and go in the puttani express I used to look forward for those picnics, then those trips to MG, Brigade and coms street as a teenager with friends and trying to act as a college going kid even though we were still in school, PUC days I have hardly attended college but have gone to all the restaurants possible in Bangalore and hardly eat at home, my degree days were the best and I miss those days like anything we were 3 of us me,R1 and N and later in the final year P also joined us and final year we have freaked out like anything we used be in coffee day as it was near our college and if we get just an hour break and we would be there, then those courtship days which are the best days of my life,then those parties with my cousins and only gals night out oh we have done the craziest stuff but then during my masters days it was more serious but we would have fun in class not listening to the lectures I and R have got caught by many lectures, then sitting for hours together and chatting in the KIOSK about our boyfriend,life,jobs etc but I must say me and my close friend R hardly studied for the whole 2 years but we managed to get good marks(dono how)but I must say one thing Christ college treated us like Ukg kids during our masters course that was the sad part,then our internship I and R did really nothing it was like our meeting place where everyday we could chat about all the things under the sky, all these things which I have done in Bangalore makes me miss it soooooooo much I also miss the Bangalore the crowd, traffic, pollution,I miss Bangalore like crazy, I can go on and on and on about how much I miss Bangalore, I just love my city........

Niagara falls and NYC

2007-09-09T02:09:00.002+05:30

Niagara Niagara Niagara............yes yes yes I had been to Niagara falls for the long weekend it is one of the best places I have seen in the US of A , nah na na its not one of the best places places in the US but ,it is the only best place( according to me)in the US I have fallen in love with the place.

First when we went there I thought just another place in the US and was just checking out the place with no mood to see,first of all I am not a nature person (though I like beaches)so first when we went it was almost 8.30pm and the night view was good.I have seen Brindavan gardens(Mysore India) night view, the only difference between Brindavan garden and Niagara falls is water drops from a certain height and in Brindavan it is flowing water along with colourful lights)and I was also tired of the long journey and I felt just another falls,then after dinner we got back to our hotel and next morning I was like "we saw Niagara yesterday whats there to see again", then I came to know there is this ferry/boat called MAID OF THE MIST which takes you near the falls , this is the best part of the trip the boat also takes you near the Horse shoe falls of the Canadian side and you are taken near the water, where the water drops from the height of 176 feet and its really awesome, and one can have a closer look of the falls and the mist falls on you(hmmmmm if I think of it I feel good ), but the worst part was we had to stand in the queue for 2 hrs to get into the boat but the waiting is worth .

Then there is something called Cave of the winds again for which we stood in the queue for 2 hrs. Cave of the winds is where one gets to go near and touch the water and then there is this Hurricane deck where you stand and the water falls on you and I loved it, there were many more things to do but we had no time and we had done with the best two things.

One more thing I would like to say about this place, I saw many many many many........desis, oh my God!!!!! I felt like I was in India in some tourist place, literally speaking there were only desis I could hardly see any Americans or other nationalities, it was like in 100% there were 90% Indians and only 10 % Americans and other nationalities. I felt at home and for the first time not out of place.

Statue of liberty this where we went the next day ya it was good nice place to see the pride of America.

New York city/Manhattan is a nice place I wasn't amazed or anything it was good, the traffic and all reminded me of India and the wax museum was good, then the Empire State building was also good, some tall buildings and view from there does not impress me I need something extraordinary to like a place but I am impressed by Niagara falls for all the reasons I have written above.It was overall a good experience.

ADDICTED

2007-09-08T02:34:00.003+05:30

Yes I am ADDICTED.............................if you are thinking, what I am addicted to???????????hmm dont think much, I am addicted to BLOGGING, I keep thinking of my blog when m cooking, sleeping, eating, talking to my friends etc....., I keep thinking, what I should write next, how I should write and also I keep checking and reading other blogs, I am fully into blogging , I am fully into the blog land..........

Yummy food means..........................good cooking

2007-08-30T04:03:00.006+05:30

Hmmmmmmmmmmm yummy , tasty , finger licking , mouth watering food means good cooking. I love food like anybody and everybody does like food, I love cooking too, as far as I remember I loved to cook from the time when I was in high school.

I used to try cooking only Chinese Italian.... never ever thought of trying South Indian, but tried North Indian though, as I had and have always seen my mom cooking South Indian and me eating South Indian had taken it for granted, thinking that I ll try when I really have to cook South Indian.

When I came to the US of A I realised how important it was for me to learn the South Indian dishes because that's what I like more than any other type of food, so I would call my mom everyday and ask her how to do this how to do that and finally managed the art of cooking South Indian food.

Cooking South Indian was not as difficult as I thought it would be and now I am a good cook and the credit goes to my momma darling and my hub, he likes my cooking, he would eat whatever I cook and tell its really good (especially in the beginning when I was experimenting and the food would turn out bad) now my hub will eat what I cook without any tension coz now he knows that I cook really good food, but I miss home food what my mom prepares she is an awesome cook , so its in the genes I guess, that's why I ve learnt cooking so soon...lol.

once I am back in Bangalore I ll eat good home made food and also Bangalore has very good restaurants which offer best food so I am just going to freak out on food and the best food once I am back in BANGALORE

Love story

2007-08-28T00:33:00.004+05:30

I was reading few off my favorite blogs, there I read posts by the bloggers on how they met their hub and where so I thought will write my LOVE STORY.

We were neighbors (not exactly neighbors but our houses were on the same road but separated by another house n a road) so we could see each other through our balcony (this is about the location we stay).

My story goes like this as we were neighbors, G tells that we use to play together when we were kids, but I don't remember (n m obviously younger to him so don’t remember much about we playing together n stuff). Actually I don't remember anything about our childhood nor did I speak to him when I was in high school , then after 10th I went and stayed with my grandparents(in the other part of the city) and did my PUC there, but dint like it there n came back to my place to do my degree that's when I saw him again( but that does not mean I saw him before because I don't remember playing with him as a kid, or maybe I would have seen him but sorry I don't remember).

I knew he had a crush on me but both were hesitant to speak to each other. Once one of my cousin came home and I told her that this guy has a crush on me(she is the kinda who is very daring, so she went spoke to him and introduced him to me (funny but true).Then we started talking on phone and met few times got to know each other better. Then obviously after sometime he proposed to me (both were very young) I made him wait for 2 days and then said YES, then he went to do his MBA, then when he finished MBA and started working in Bangalore, I joined College to do MTA (Master in Tourism Admin) then when I finished my 1st sem he got an offer to go to the US of A.

So as he was leaving to the US I told my parents about him, my mom was ok my dad took a almost 2 months to agree and finally he agreed, ha it was such a relief. Then after that marriage plans began in full swing.

Then G came to Bangalore after a year we got married and I am here in the USA from 4 months and 5 days.................till now life has been beautiful with all the ups and down and I love and respect my hub more, just because I am not able to adjust here he is planning to take off from work and come to Bangalore and find a job and if he finds a good job we ll be setting in my city BANGALORE and in my country I too can work yahoooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Slide Show---------------- BENGALURU

2007-08-20T05:51:00.002+05:30

Why have I created a slide show of Bangalore, hmmmmm its because I love Bangalore a lot and I am from that beautiful city, being here in the the US of A from past 4 months and 2 days I miss Bangalore and everything about my city a lot, when I see the pictures in the slide show it makes me feel better especially when I miss the city which I do always.........

Bangalore............Namma Bengaluru my city

2007-08-19T05:24:00.002+05:30

Oh I love Bangalore(Blr)...................for ME nothing is like Blr city nor can any city be like Blr. I can go on and on and on talking about Blr , I miss the traffic , pollution , Blr crowd , food (mmmmm yummy in every part of the city in the smallest gully every where Blr offers good food), hanging out with friends, just go where ever I want when m bugged sitting at home , bus and bike rides with cousins in the middle of the night, Oh I just love the city and missing it soooooo much.

Some basic details and information of my city..................

Bangalore is booming, and a look at some of its nicknames says why: "India's Silicon Valley", "Fashion Capital of India", "The Pub City of India", and on. Home to well over 6 million people, and a base for 10,000 industries, Bangalore is India's fifth largest city and the fastest growing city in Asia. The capital of the state of Karnataka, Bangalore is situated halfway between the coasts in southern India. The city was founded in the 16th century, and witnessed great southern dynasties like the Kadambas, the Hoysalas and Vijayanagar emperors. Legend has it that the name Bangalore comes from "boiled beans" (Benda Kaluru), which were served by a humble old lady to a hungry ruler in the 10th century. Surprisingly, despite some adverse environmental impact of industrial development in Bangalore, another of its nicknames is "The Garden City". That's thanks to many local parks, along with pink cassias, golden acacias, and jacarandas which bloom throughout the city. Many international visitors come to Bangalore for its excellent schools and universities, such as the Indian Institute of Science. While enjoying the warm weather year-around, tourists can also use the city as a central base for day trips to other Karnataka attractions. And Bangalore doesn't only produce fine silk and software. "The Fruit Market of the South" is great for grapes, mangoes and guavas. Last but not the least, Bangalore is even gaining the status of the "Floriculture Capital" due to the present blossoming of flower exports from the city. Because of its rich stone resources, Bangalore is also known as the "Stone City", for its granite

Some basic and intresting FACTS about Bangalore.

Bangalore has the impeccable record of highest growh within a span of 20 years [as of 2005]

Bangalore has the highest number of 2-wheelers in the world.

Bangalore has the dubious reputation for the highest 2-wheeler thefts.

Bangalore has the highest number of
pubs in India.

Bangalore has the highest number of breweries in the world.

Bangalore has the highest number of public sectors and government organisations in India.

Bangalore has the highest density of traffic in the world.

Bangalore is considered the fashion capital of the East comparable to Paris.

Bangalore has the highest number of Anglo-Indians in India.

Bangalore was the first city in India to receive electricity.

Bangalore is considered an antipode of Boston, in terms of IT.

Bangalore has produced the highest number of professionals in USA - almost 60% of Indian population abroad are from Bangalore.

Bangalore's Lalbagh botanical gardens is credited to have one of the most diverse man made collection of flora.

Bangalore has produced the maximum number of models from a specific area.

Bangalore has produced the maximum international sportsmen in India for all sports ahead of even Mumbai & Delhi.

Bangalore has produced the maximum number of scientists considered for Nobel Prize nominations (from India).

Bangalore is the only city in India with maximum number of temples, mosques, churches & gurdwaras.

Bangalore University produces maximum number of doctors in India.

Bangalore has the richest people in India. The line of poverty is the least of all cities of the world.

Bangalore was founded in 2nd Century and still has the same infrastructure drainage & sanitary systems - the oldest in the world.

Life in the US.............H4..............for ME

2007-08-18T04:29:00.003+05:30

This is what I wanted to write about,from a long time, about the lives off people on H4 like me , m on H4 visa. H4/dependent visa is a very scary term for me coz I know how it feels.

When I came here or I can say when I was about to come here I was really happy coz, I thought..... no tension only my hub n me,(this was the best part,but there are other things too which we tend to ignore coz we r too exited about being in USA, parents are proud that there daughter is going to the USA, friends and cousins are jealous etc etc....)but it is a totally different story in a totally different country when your hub goes for work and u have to sit at home all day doing nothing , being so busy back home(Bangalore) n all of a sudden your life is stopped n its dead slow and me being a very active person back home, all of sudden m doing nothing at all.

Then I decided I wont crib and cry about this injustice that is faced not only by me but so many young and talented women like me who have come here with dreams all the way from there home countries.

I stepped out the house(it took almost more then a month for me to go out n make friends)I made some really nice friends the best part is we are all from different parts of INDIA from north to south and having good time too, but I still miss home,family, friends, moms best food , sense of belonging(I feel so out of place here) , being independent(here I have to always depend on my hub for the silliest and smallest things), I wanna be back in my country , my city coz there I don have to wait for HIB or wait for my hub to get his Green card, I can do what I want.

I love my city BANGALORE now BENGALURU sooooooooooo much. I will post some info about the Silicon valley of India, Garden city...........in my next post

My first international travel from my home country INDIA to the U S of A

2007-08-17T08:25:00.003+05:30

I came to the north western part (Oregon state) of the USA three months after my wedding on April 21st 07.I was travelling all alone for the 1st time in my 23yrs of life that too out of the country, I just din want to leave my city my country, but my hub was here so I had no choice but to leave, but I just dint land in the USA so easily, I missed my flight in Frankfurt (Germany) n there were no flight available at that point of time to Portland, I had no choice but to wait for 6 hrs in the airport and had to take a flight to Chicago. I went to Chicago stayed a night over there. The next morning I took the flight to Portland and landed in Portland on 23rd, but actually I had to be there a day b4 sigh... it was a very good n bad experience to me.

That was not all, coming from BANGALORE such a happening city (that's what I think) I dint like the place I just wanted to go back the moment I landed.
Then I decided to go back within a month the tickets were booked , but then I thought will be here for some more time give it a shot n then decide whether I want to be here or go back, just for the sake of my hub m still here 3 and half months r over ,but seeing me feeling miserable now my hub has decided we ll go back so finally we ll be leaving in a month and half.
I am really happy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ha finally created a blog

2007-08-14T01:13:00.002+05:30

Ha finally created a blog ,was just waiting to create a blog especially after coming to the US of A, then deciding about the name. Whatever finallyI have created a blog, in which I will write all my feelings and thoughts.