Weird & Me? ;-)

Okkk….Got tagged by Me (john!)…I wasn't too sure if I’d get this tag done before I leave but I did!!

Thanks btw coz U got me putting up my 90th post before I leave!!! *smile*

And as always this is a longggg post so don't say I didn't warn you!!!

6 Weird things about me!

And the rules are as follows….

- You must post a blog with six weird facts or habits about yourself. These cannot be used against you later on :)
- At the bottom name the six people you will tag next.
- Leave them a comment to let them know they've been tagged and to read your blog.

Now considering the fact that I’m such a regular and normal kind of person, this tag is a tough one to complete!!! ;-)…it’s easier to talk of some of these weird things in the past tense (as one time events) rather than weird habits as such. Here goes nuthin anyway…

Let’s start with the past…crazy stuff I did…

…My parent’s had me learning “Hindustani classical” (singing!) when I was in my teens and I had this sweet lady as my guru. But sadly for her I made a very disinterested student! Well around that time my kakima (dad’s brother’s wife!) was visiting us and she sings beautifully. My guru asked me to record kakima’s songs and wanted to take the tape home for her family to hear. I did that…recorded and gave her a tape! *grin* only when she got home she got to hear AC/DC hollering…lolzz….I got a yelling from her and my parents later but her son luvvd the tape ;-) Hmmm!

…In a previous post, I mentioned my friends and I getting bored during dull summer afternoons and singing at the top of our voices…well, weird as that is, another thing we luvvd to do was pick any guy walking down the street and ask him inane questions…JLT…it’s interesting how guys try and sound oh so smart just coz a girl asks him a question…no matter how dumb the question?!

…This was when Rajiv and I were seeing each other and we’d been together for a couple of months. Well, my cousin and I walked up to him and I was like “Rajiv U have to come home and meet daddy RIGHT NOW! Coz he found out about us and he’s mad as hell!!”…and my cousin’s like… “Don’t worry Rajiv…just stay calm and don’t upset him further!”…Rajiv was like…shit no…hell no! Lollzz… we got him all worked up! He was ready in a jiffy and we walked over to my place…all the while I was in tears (or so he thot!)…and when we were taking the stairs to my place I couldn’t control myself anymore and burst out laughing…That’s when it hit Rajiv that it was April 1st!! Ha ha ha…He still won’t forgive me for that day ;-) (Though now dad and he get along amazingly well…in fact better than daddy and I do :-( hmmm!)

Okkk that was three from the past…now three weird things from Now!

…When moms in town, even 6 meals in a day seem less…and when she’s away I can get thru the whole day with just one meal!!! Trust me it’s true… (And nope that’s not my only natural weight loss program…the one that really works for me is carrying Vedant and walking!)

…Related to the above point, I lose and put on weight like nobody’s business! It’s not funny coz I gotta keep jeans of varying sizes! And it’s always tempting to pick up two sizes when I buy clothes I like…

…Now the last is a list of things! I asked my besttttt friend (or so I thot she was…ha ha ;-)!)…anyway, asked Suchi to help me with this tag and she came up with the following stuff…lollzz… (I wish I could disagree with them!)…

a) I quit driving right after I got done with teaching Rajiv how to drive (TRUE!)
b) I love to be a home maker but hate household chores (ummm coz I have ppl to delegate authority to…@ cook/maid/Rajiv!!...well, at least that’s my excuse)
c) I keep in touch with my ex’s, their wives…their family…their extended family (lollzz!!)
d) I forgive everyone even when they are unreasonably mean and rude to me (I’m an angel no?)
e) ***censored*** (ask n I might tell)
f) ****censored**** (ask n I won’t!)

And then mercifully she added, I’m weird coz I have friends like her! Nah Suchi, in that respect, I’m blessed :-)

Our conversation went something like this…

“Ishi: lol u know wat m just goin to copy paste dis conversation for d tag…edit ek do cheez yaha waha
Suchi: what????
Ishi: ha ha ha
Suchi: thats my idea..not urs
Ishi: lol
Suchi: be original girl!!!!!!!Then write credit mein SUCHISMITA!
Ishi: I think m so completely normal ... what cld be weird abt me lol
Suchi: mjsjjks!!! ASK US THAT
Ishi: there end of convo...let me copy paste and format it! lolll
Suchi: shut up
Ishi: and oh haan edit
Suchi: 6 ho gaya kya?
Ishi: pata nahi … count karne de
Suchi: ishi u can’t be serious???
Ishi: I am na
Suchi: u will put all this only… well
Ishi: haan toh
Suchi: then this is my tag!!! Not urs
Ishi: its abt me na baby…that way!
Suchi: really???... uh uh uh
Ishi: yep weird things abt me
Suchi: do as u pls
Suchi: but credit dena mujhe! …
Suchi: then put a link to the phone convo - voice chat
Ishi: le saara credit's in the convo too
Ishi: who wld know me better than…u!
Suchi: rajiv wud know more abt you… ask him too
Ishi: oh gud lord...rajiv wld need like a whole new site to get done wid that!
Suchi: ha ha ha”
Courtesy: msn chat history!

That’s more than enough! Remember ppl my mom reads my blog…so gotta keep it censored! Now I’m not too sure who to tag coz a lot of people have done this. But here goes,

Suchi (revenge is sweet baby!)

Facesmasher (abhi!) (for being sweet and bored enuff to agree to do this!)

Harjee (another update for me and only me..? ;-)!)

Illusions (rupen!) (ur’s will be short n sweet m sure in total contrast to my longgg post!)

Jeetendra (coz ur sense of humor wld make this a really interesting read!)

Switchblade (Royston!) (something to keep u busy post June 9th!)

And this is it…I’m out of here… BYE BYE *sobbb* blogdom…blogworld…! U knowww u’ll all be missedddd a whole lot!!! :-(

Ps: don’t stop the mails / comments ppl! Gotta know u luvvv me!! ;-)

Next update: 19th June hopefully (topic: My Birthday of course!)… Keep smiling and God bless :-)

**The music playing is Madonna’s “Holiday” for obvious reasons!

Homeward Bound

This could end up being my last post before I leave...although I wish I do manage to get just one more put up on friday (the day I catch my train)...why? lol simply because this is my 89th post and I like the idea of hitting 90 before I leave:-)! Kinda like my own personal target...hmmm!

>>>Firstly I want to wish two very special people a whole lot of happiness and joy...Puneet & Archana...Congratulations and Hope this is the beginning of a long and cherished life together!:-)<<<

The weekend went off packing and shopping! No time for movies on saturday and sunday but tonight I'm going to watch "Fanaa"! And I hope it's not disappointing...I haven't read any reviews yet or heard about it from others who might have seen it. Just don't want to watch it with some pre concieved notion.

It's been a busy busy busyyy weekend! I was at the mall (EDM) yesterday to buy some toys and stuff and it was chaos! Parking was a headache but it was worth it coz I got all the stuff I wanted and picked up some thing for myself too:-)...I just love it when I walk into a shop and the first thing is I see is exactly what I want for myself:-)...

Thought I'd be able to write earlier in the day and then get done with work around the house but we've been without power several times today. Which is why I'm rushing through this post...coz it's happened before that I've just about got done with everything..writing, formatting, etc and the power goes off:-( ...hate it when that happens!

hmmm...all this packing reminds me of a poem I attempted to write back in November just before Rajiv and I left for our trip to Goa and since not many of you were visiting my space back then...putting it here again...

"Packing!!

I never get it right...
Try as i might…
Sumthin always gets left out
It’s sooo exasperating...
I wanna shout!!

Loll...so much for rhyming:-)

But believe me it's true...
I hate packing...
Where to start…
got no clue...

U watch me...
U just tell me...
Forget it...
I would gladly...
But i don’t see u helping me!!!

Oh...U’re laughing??
Wanna know sumthin?
Last time u packed
And we reached our destination...
Wasn’t me but u…
Tearing ur hair out in frustration...
Where’s my this...
where's my that??!
Ha ha ha....
u’re just as bad!

So get up!!
Get here!
We’re gonna do this together...
And do it well...
So we don't end up...
Blaming each other:-)..."

lolz...that was one of the most sponataneous poems I've written and I never bothered to re work it...

I am so completely going to miss both my blogs :-( ... and all you wonderful people...don't want to take names but some of you have a special place in my life now. Will be thinkin of u all though (everyone on that list on the side bar! and others who leave commentz and write me mails:-)....and all you ghost readers too!)

The music playing is Mr Big's "To be with you" ... this song would be the song played during all heartbreaks in college..lolz...nah m not heartbroken...just a lil sad about leaving (aah I so hate good byes! and for other reasons...best left unsaid)

Ps: Actually the song I'd really like to hear is "Homeword bound" by Simon & Garfunkel...couldn't get the video of that...I simply luvv that song:-)

For all the people who were curious to know when my Birthday is...do scroll down a lil bit more and there's a birthday countdown clock right there (side bar) !!! ;-)

6 days more!

It’s been 10 days since Vedant left with my parents. I talk to him constantly on the phone and in these calls I’ve realized how well his conversational skills have improved. When he was home he never really spoke at length about things but on the phone he just talks and talks :- ) and I luvvv hearing him.

One day, suddenly, he started crying on the phone… “Mummy tumki bahot yaad aa rahi hai :(…tum mere paas kyu nahi ho??!!” (Mummy I’m missing u a lot! Why aren’t you with me!!)…*sigh*….and I tried to pacify him, telling him “baba maine toh ticket le li na tumke paas aane ke liye” (I’ve got the tickets to get to you)…and he says, “ohh kaha se liya ticket mamma? Kya mere papa laaye the…kya unhone jaadu se layaa??!”….lolzz… (ohhh where did u get the tickets from mamma…did my dad get them….did he get them using magic??!) …. That left me smiling here :-)… I do miss him so much.

Home isn’t the same without him…I keep the music playing all day coz I simply hate the silence around me!

I called him once when it was pouring in Agartala (rains a lot there!) and he told me excitedly about the rains, “yaha bahottt tezzz baarish ho rahi hai mummmyy…itniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii tez!! Aur mera scooty chatt mei bheeg raha tha…maine nana ki chattri li aur apne scooty ko baarish se bachaya…maine khud se kiya mummy! Kamaal kar diya na mummyyy!”….ha ha ha …. (That would roughly translate to – Mummy it’s raininggg a lottt here and my scooty was out in the rain. I took nana’s umbrella and saved my scooty from the rain. Didn’t I do great mummy!!)…And I said, “Wow! baba you’re amazing!!”…and he repeated the same to my mother...”nani mummy ne kaha mai kamaal ka hoon”…loll…(nani mummy says I’m amazing!)

Just another 6 days to leave for Calcutta. We leave on the 2nd of June by train and reach Cal on 3rd and take a flight the following day to Agartala. We’ll be staying with one of Rajiv’s school friend’s in Calcutta unlike our past trips where we always stayed with one of my aunt’s or cousins. On 4th of June, we reach Agartala and I get to see my baby :-)! My father’s planned a lot of stuff for us to do while we’re there…people to meet, places to see. So I’m quite excited about it all. I plan to take a lot of pictures and videos of my trip this time.

Two things make me a lil sad. The first is that I will miss celebrating my birthday in Agartala by a couple of days and the other is that I’m quite sure I’ll miss my blog a lot! I’d be checking my space but probably won’t get a chance to update it or put in new posts. I hope when I get back to Delhi on 18th June, I get time to write about my trip home. There’s yet another short trip to Dalhousie after we get back…around 23rd June (that whole weekend)…

And I’ll miss reading all your blogs and commenting on posts and reading replies…all this had become such a part of my daily routine!! When I get back there will be so much to catch up in all your blogs! Now that’s an exciting thought :-)

Ps: please don’t start with the good byes yet! :))) I got six days more and that’s enough time for me to put up yet another post!!...

The music playing is Nelly Furtado's "Turn off the lights". Have a good weekend ppl:)

And last but not the least, I just got back after watching "Da Vinci Code"...it was interesting and I wasn't disappointed:)!

Got love on my mind...

How would you describe love?

Hmmm…that was one of the questions in most slam books back in school. Now when I think back and look at answers I gave back then, I feel how naïve I was…can anyone at that age really understand love? Then again I look at many blogs around me…I look at different posts….different perspectives and I’m left wondering…do we ever? Understand love that is?

I went through all kinds of phases…in love…Why is it that when you think you have all the answers, you’re faced with a whole new set of questions!! Why can’t love be simple and straightforward!

And yes it’s simpler when we’re kids…nothing complicated about crushes and infatuations and dating! (easy saying that now that I’m done with that phase!!)

What is it about being a grown up and love becoming the most complex word in the human dictionary??

There’s nothing to describe in love…is there?

Sometimes love walks in when you least expect it…casts a spell…can you fight it off? Sometimes you’re left with all these feelings tearing you apart and the person you long for is oblivious of your feelings. There are times when two people love each other and yet they can’t be with each other and sometimes life seems perfect when love is reciprocated and returned with equal fervor if not more and you find yourself waking up more in love everyday when u see your love's smile every morning...

What’s fair about love? Nothing…

The only time it makes sense is when you get love back…and then again where’s the surety it’s forever? I’ve never believed in forever. Everything needs to be nurtured and so does love. Keep growing in love…keep believing…keep learning…don’t just keep falling in love…

Even though falling in love remains the best part of it all…the rush, the excitement, the novelty and the whole longing for what next….!!

And when I say love doesn’t last forever, would it be easy to accept that? Would you be willing to understand that? If the person you love and who you think loves you, walks up to you and tells you his/her feelings have changed…would you be able to let them walk away?

Love!!… Why isn’t the word “complicated” a synonym for love??!

Do you think you have the answers to this? We all do, don’t we? Each one of us living our version of love...be it good, bad, ecstasy, hurt, pleasure, pain…cursing love…swearing off it and then rushing into it…clinging to it!

What’s life without love? Empty…I say...

Ps: hmmm…above is what happens when one spends the whole evening listening to mushy love songs...*sigh* :-)))

I, btw, just luv the song from gangster…”tu hi mera shab hai”… (No, not the remix version!)

The song playing in my space 'Shania Twain's - U've got a way for me'... is dedicated to the love of my life :-) ... "i love u baby"

Just Another Weekend...

"You don't like what u see...
You say I’m being unfair...
You think u know me...
You think I really care?

You have no clue...
I’m not just about
Sentimental shit...
Agree with you…
Day in and day out...
That’s just something
I won’t do…

When I have a bad time,
When I’m in that frame of mind...
It makes no difference
If my poem doesn’t rhyme
And makes no sense…

So long as you get the drift…

Read my lips loud and clear…
Stay out of my face…
Get out of here…
And off my case! "

That btw was written on Friday. Late night I was in a really lousy mood…ready to snap at anyone! Not that anyone was around to face this…Rajiv had slept off and I was trying to write and I figured if I’ve managed to vent my anger in a poem before (Read this) why not again!.... and before everyone starts making random guesses...no this poem is not directed towards Rajiv...!!:-)...no way!

And if you’re wondering if I’m okk now…u bet I am! My anger is quite like the weather we're experiencing here in Delhi (rain today and gone tomorrow). The whole wkends gone by and I had a busy time. In fact Saturday evening we drove down to Gurgaon to my in laws place and got caught in what now seems to be a regular feature in the evenings here…a dust and rain thunderstorm! It was simply crazy driving in that weather…yet at the same time, I loved the whole experience. I was reminded of my days in Assam and Tripura. Back there, rains would just last all through monsoons but for us Delhiite’s this weather is God sent!

However, when the wind howls…and rains lash outside, I don’t always like it! We were visiting my mama’s place in Bhubaneshwar, when the super cyclone hit Orissa. That and another time when I was on a train that was derailed in a bomb blast in Assam have been the two most frightening times of my life…memories of which still numb my senses! And if I were to list out a third such memory, it would be of a flight to Agartala which had to be diverted to Guwahati due to a storm over Bangladesh. It was my worst ever flying experience…the plane swayed all over…and it shuddered and shook like nobody’s business. There are more such incidents but no way am I going to spend my time here recalling them!

Just remembered a line from Ice Age I … I quote Diego (the saber tooth) “nine lives baby!”…hmmmm! (if I were a cat...I'd have few more left too!)

I must admit that living through times like the above make “angry Friday nights” seem so lame!

I haven't slept much this weekend....saturday night (at my in laws), I was up coz first my lil nephew for some reason refused to sleep and kept jabbering away till 1 am! Then the two dogs at my brother in laws place, kept barking till I let them into our room...it was the AC they wanted...!! But before I realized that, the younger of the two dogs had caused a whole lot of ruckus....jumped on the side table in the dining room to get some bananas...and in the process broke the lovely tea set bhabhi had on display!!! The crash had everyone literally jumping out of bed! Bhaiya and Bhabhi missed all this excitement as they were out for a party and got back at 3 am! Which is when I got some sleep too...

Not as innocent as she looks!:-)

Last night (sunday!) I was out at my cousin's for dinner which was lovely. Got home late and then sat down here to read and reply to comments on the previous post. When Vedant's around I avoid late nights. Now I get to stay up and chat online or read a book without worrying about school the next day! And it's a relief to talk to Rajiv without Vedant threatening me "mummmyyyy tum mere papa se baat kyu kar rahi ho...tum papa se pyaar karogi toh meraa dilll toont jaayega!!!".....OMG!! btw I asked him to show me where his dil was...and he promptly pointed to his lil tummy! lol. (he knows where his heart is...though!)

Well…it’s the start of yet another week and one where I will be getting stuff ready for my trip home…so lotsss to do and take care of!

Before I end this, will someone tell me when exactly is “Da Vinci Code” going to be out in the theatres here in Delhi???

Rains...MakeOvers & American Idol...

Rains! That’s the sound I woke up to today morning. It felt wonderful and there was a lovely breeze for sometime…that had me smiling here. The weekends here and as always weekend’s are a busy time for me. No time for blogging on Saturdays and Sundays! Besides Da Vinci Code, I have plans to visit my in laws and cousins.

I wish this weather would continue through the weekend…rains…rains…and more rains!

I don’t have anything as such to write about! Ironical isn’t it…every time I thought of taking a break from my blog I would have a lot to write about and now when I have all the time in the world, I just don’t know what to write about!

So I shall ramble! And you can choose to read or just move on to the next blog…sab chalta hai :- )…no offense taken!

I watched the American Idol after ages last night and then a show on AXN 101 Most Starlicious Makeovers?! OMG! Some of the makeovers were horrific and yet others beautiful…

And I was left wondering what would it be like to just go ahead and radically change my look?? When I was studying I would keep trying out stuff but that had a lot to do with whatever was the latest trend in clothes, shoes etc. One fine day I told my mom I wanted a perm (and mind you I had straight long hair down to my waist at the time). She just said fine…as simple as that! Cost me 700 bucks at the time but I so luvdd it though I got a lot of extreme reactions…ppl either just luvd it or hated it!

Now it’s time again to experiment…but this time with hair color. So soon I’ll be trying out highlights…I already have tried coloring. It’s fun…and no, hair doesn’t get ruined as many might believe! You just have to use sum good shampoos and conditioner…that’s it!
And if anyone reading this post has any tips on highlights, do let me know! I’m taking no chances at home so going to the salon’ to get it done by a trained professional. And no Suchi, she won’t give me a better discount!! *sigh*

While we’re on makeovers…I was also toying with the idea of piercing…as in my nose! Dunno why mom never got this done for me when I was a kid! I’m not too sure if it would suit me though. I tried on a 'clip on' nose ring yesterday and sent a pic to Suchi and she said, “U still look like ishi…but with a nose ring!”….hmmmm! **Suchiii maa u’re supposed to help me decide not confuse me further…!**

Also thinking of changing the look of the blog…when I had the earlier template, people complained about the light background and now it’s the dark background that's hurting sensitive eyes!! Well, maybe soon enough I’ll get it right…the way I want! (Not that I didn’t want this one or the one before)…I've already changed the look of my other space pOeMs n QuOtEs...not that many of you would really notice the change...coz u never get there do you! :-)

Taylor Hicks

Coming back to American Idol…since I haven’t been following the show, tell me who’s the big favorite this time? I thought the first guy Taylor Hicks(out of the top three ) was cute…I think that had to do more with his grey hair and smile rather than his singing! Oh but he sings great too...they all do!! The other guy Elliot Yamin was eliminated by a very narrow margin and I know for sure I will never get over people getting eliminated in these shows (be it American Idol or Indian Idol). Now there’s just Taylor Hicks and Katherine Mcphee, who's great too! I’m just glad I’m not smsing in to vote for this! What I don’t understand is why the Indian Idol participants never look as free and de-stressed as their American counterparts…it was simply a pleasure to watch and hear them sing last nite.

Well, that’s enough rambling from me for the time being. Hope u all have a great weekend and when I get back to the blogworld on Monday I look forward to reading a lot of new posts in your blogs…keep smiling and God bless!

Mommy's Day Out!

It feels a lil weird to sit here and write this post without having Vedant run up to me every 5 mins! When I talked to him today morning, he was on the train and excitedly telling me how he's being a good boy! :-) and not troubling nana - nani!

Kept myself busy with work around the house all morning and also checking out new posts, leaving comments. Came across the following quiz in couple of blogs...had to try it out:-) but my results are always so predictable...kya kare *sigh* ;-)

Your Brain is 93% Female, 7% Male

You have the brain of a girly girl Which isn't a bad thing at all You're emphatetic, caring, and in tune with emotions. You're a good friend and give great advice.

What Gender Is Your Brain?

okk...tried another one...and this one was a funner (!?!... I like this word okkk even if it makes no sense...but then it does! whatever...) one to do...

You're an Expert Kisser

You're a kissing pro, but it's all about quality and not quantity You've perfected your kissing technique and can knock anyone's socks off And you're adaptable, giving each partner what they crave When it comes down to it, your kisses are truly unforgettable

What Kind of Kisser Are You?

wellll...!!

lolz...don't even start on this..okkk!

Last evening after seeing Vedant off at the station, we drove straight to a nearby mall and saw two movies... Zathura and Poseidon (the latter we saw at IMAX). Loved them both! Had me sitting on the edge of my seat and lolz...couple of times I looked away and asked Rajiv to tell me what's going on...! That was for "Zathura" btw...now you know why I stay away from horror movies! If "Zathura" did this to me...*grin*

Poseidon was frightening in parts too. More so because I don't know swimming and I am afraid of being on boats...ships etc. I'd seen the earlier version too "The Poseidon Adventure" when I was a kid.

Had dinner before the movies and got sum coffee inbetween :-)! I did feel a lot better after that...coz I was already missing Vedant...hmmmm...

I soooo want to watch Da Vinci Code and reading the paper today morning had me sulking again...I fail to understand why were there no protests when the book was out in the market here in India? This is one movie I don't want to end up waiting to watch on a cd.

And is it true that Aamir dies in Fanaah?? :-(

I have a huge list of movies I want to catch up on! But since I am home most of the day, what I'd like to know is what's on on TV!?! It's actually quite silent here without Cartoon Network...and looks like I already seem to be missing my daily dose of "Baby loony tunes". I love the title song in hindi..."kitna pyaara din hai...hai kitne pyaare hum..."...lol...

What would u ppl recommend? Tell me about movies, TV shows, CDs (audio/video), Books, places to see, sites (on the net!) to visit...remember I do have way too much time for myself now! :-) one thing's for sure, I'll be putting up posts more often than ever!...

ps: tell me if d links to the movie websites work?!

Summer thoughts...

The month of May…temperatures reaching 40 odd …frequent power cuts! *sigh*

Hot summer days in Delhi remind me of the song I have playing right now!!

Why?

Hmmm…simply because it takes me back in time. This was the year the song was released and I lived here in Delhi in a different locality. Not yet a teen but restless and rebellious all the same!!

I remember a really hot day during my summer vacations. My friends and I were sitting around pretty much bored. With no plans or things to do to keep us occupied. My then best friend Devika, yet another close friend Anu (Anuradha) and yours truly were walking around our colony. Suddenly we decided to sing right there out on the road…in the middle of the afternoon…and this was the song which was popular right then….so there we were three girls (all of 12 yrs! maybe 13...not getting specific here!)…walking aimlessly...singing aloud! Lol…we got some ppl out in their balconies looking at us quizzically! :-)…but meaningless as this seemed, it sure did kill the monotony! The more ppl stared…the less we cared!

It was definitely better than muttering our fav phrase back then…”Sado! Galo! Maro!” *grin* which would translate to…ummm, “Rot! Melt! Die!”

Which is pretty much my state of mind right now… this heat is killing me!

So let me think of things that I could enjoy on a hot day like today…

Top 10 cool thoughts!!

- Iced tea….lemon:-) or peach:-)…either or both…thank u! (Aerated drinks…no no!)

- Ice cream (I don’t like getting picky with flavors here!)

- Cold showers

- Air conditioned rooms and lots of books (no TV please!)

- Sudden thunderstorms…whistling winds…smell of wet earth. *sigh*

- Hair knotted up with cool clips and bands!

- Sleeveless…shorts…pure cotton…chikankari salwaar kameezes!

- Ice cubes… splashing in chilled water!

- Cool movies in quiet theatres

- packing to head for the hills…rolling down the car windows as we start the climb up and feeling cool mountain air on my cheeks…

Hmmmm…! Well I’m hoping against hope that I do get to have that last wish fulfilled…even sooner than the already planned trip to Dalhousie later in June…

And now I’m off to finish packing Vedant’s stuff…he’s off with his grandparents for a month long vacation tomorrow! Byeeeeeee!!

Ps: Tell me ur cool thoughts :-) ... ! And if u got here late do read about Vedant :-) in my last post ... writing about him is the best feeling ever......

tumka naam kya hai??!

>>>>>>>>>>>Mamma why can’t I have some of that drink?? ;-)<<<<<<<<<<<

This is the post I intended to put up but then my ' Internet Woes’ took precedence! For all the mommies who get here to my space this weekend Happy Mother's Day!:-) and I'm glad I'm putting up this post this weekend coz' my baby's the reason I'm a mommy and he gives me so many reasons to smile:-)... I love him lotssss!!!!

Please note: This post will need people to know basic Hindi. If you don’t, well, you’ll just miss the humor! Sorry Keshi…the humor will be lost in translation :-(

There are no more cartoon shows in English it seems…every thing’s been dubbed in Hindi! And Vedant has picked up some pretty fancy Hindi words. All thanks to Cartoon Network, Pogo, Hungama, and Disney…etc. It’s Hindi alright with maybe a smattering of words from Urdu? Anyway what I mean to say is that it’s not exactly the way we speak Hindi in day to day life!

To give an example, the other day we were at local shopping area and we passed by the place where fish was being sold and Vedant screws up his lil nose and remarks – “Mummy kitna badbudaar nazaara hai na? Main yaha se jaane ke liye betaab hoon!” hmmmm!!!

Another time he watched from the balcony while it rained outside and he sighed…”mummy kitna suhaanaa mausam hai na…” :-)

My favorite is when he says stuff like … “mummy tum kitni pyaari lag rahi ho!” or “ye kitna khoobsoorat dress hai na mummy!” lolzz.

And once while watching a scary movie, he hid in Rajiv’s arms and said “ye toh bahot khaufnaak jagah hai papa!”…

Other words he uses include ‘bekaboo’, ‘namumkin’, ‘viksit’, ‘prakat’! (I think the last two words are Sanskrit based!)

At 4 & 1/2 yrs I hardly knew these words existed in Hindi!

A lot of people in our family have started speaking ‘pukitalk’! (Puki is Vedant’s nickname!)…for instance people now say “tumka” instead of “tum” (your/you) or “humka” instead of “hum” (mine/ours)!! I wonder how it would sound if he were to say “maika” instead of “mai” (me)!!!

I for one am totally fascinated by his talks and sometimes I initiate a conversation just to hear him talk like this! I love it :-)

Other parents tell me that this is not an isolated incident with Vedant and that their kids also use such words in their normal conversation…looks like we parent’s need to brush up our Hindi language skills. Maybe cartoon network could publish a dictionary for parents to brush up on "cnhindi" (cartoonnetworkhindi!)…!!!

Well, in a few days time he’s leaving with my parents for Tripura and I will see him again in the first week of June. And initially I felt this would be nice welcome break for me but now as the day of his leaving nears…I feel I’m going to miss him so much! And I’m going to hate being alone at home without having him run to me every 5 minutes…I’m going to miss ‘pukitalk’ and I’m even going to miss all the naughty stuff he does! The latest being his attempt to clean the AC remote last night by dumping it in a dish full of water! (And what do u know, it still works!) :-)

Adding a link below to a home video of Vedant reciting a poem:-)...not a very clear video coz it was taken on my cell fone! (hope the link works)

Vedant's Poem

Last but not the least, a song dedication for my mother(s):-)... "Because you loved me..." - Celine Dion...>HAPPY MOTHER's DAY Mummy & mamma!<...happy listening!

Internet Woes :-(

Wrote this post yesterday but couldn't put it up...when u read further u will know why!!

10th May, 2006

My favorite place at home!

I’ve been without access to the internet for the past few days. My service provider tells me that all thanks to the metro work; the cables which were laid by them were cut in several places and would take several days to fix! In the meantime he provided me with another connection but that too failed to work after a few hours! Now as per my last talk with him, we should have our regular connection back by 5 in the evening!!

Meanwhile I had signed up for a Tata Indicom Broadband connection couple of weeks ago. Now this is another crazy story. For several days their sales ppl kept calling us to seek an appointment for their sales rep. Finally we did agree to see him and we signed up for a pre paid connection…the sales rep. very confidently told us that the connection would be put up in 3 days. Fair enough since my existing connection was expiring around the same time. He said we would receive a verification call in a day’s time…

Well, the verification call did come but after 3 days! And the lady who called said that connection takes up to 10 days! After a futile argument with her, we decided to wait for 10 days.

On day 18, I called their centralized customer service number to check the status of my connection. First the woman couldn’t trace my account and when she did, she informed me that my application for a connection had been cancelled! She said our area was not covered by their services! I was like …. What??!! I asked her where was the check I had handed over to their sales rep. and if that had been credited?? After looking up her system for sometime she told me that they were unable to trace my check! By that time I had lost whatever patience I had left in me!!!

Next I talked to her supervisor who kept assuring me that they would trace the check and I would get a total refund etc. I kept telling him it wasn’t only about the money! It was about misleading customers and lying to us!!

In the meantime Rajiv called the sales rep. on his cell phone and that guy told him that we should just ignore the call to customer service and he said that the connection would be put up irrespective of the cancellation!!! Huh??!

And this is not a story about some small time internet service provider…these are big names! Tata Indicom + VSNL!

Well, we’ve decided to go with what the customer service people had to say. They claimed they would give us a call back on Friday to let us know where our money is…finally!

Oh and I also tried using good old MTNL to try and access the net. I got connected several times but not a single site would open! And again I decided to call their customer service number. BIG MISTAKE! I got the world’s dumbest person :-( who was in such a sorry state himself that I felt like apologizing for calling him and asking him for a solution to such a difficult problem!!!

I did ask him though if he was there just to hand out the numbers used to access the net or was he seriously a technical support guy! That was the only time during the entire call that he sounded human! He replied in a very emotional and indignant voice…Ma’am I am Technical support!!

*sigh*…that my dear friends’ sums up the past few days for me where I have been cut off from my blog…my mails…! Rajiv’s been sweet enough to publish any comments I might’ve got for previous posts when he gets time off at work…and I did try to push my luck by asking him to note down my replies! But he gave me such a long look…I abandoned the idea! *grin*

Meanwhile I had time to write this post and yet another one on my favorite subject “Vedant” :-) which will be my next post...

Ps: Also put up a poem in my other space pOeMs n QuOtEs:-) ...

Keep the Faith...

The weekend’s here…past couple of weeks been way too much to handle! Seems like I still had a lot more growing up to do. I found a lot of comfort in the words most of u left for me in the last post comments…

I don’t know if many of you find some solace in songs or Music? I don’t have a very defined taste in music as such and like everything else in my space, the videos I put up also reflect what’s on my mind…or the kind of music I like listening to at a particular point of time…

Right now I’ve put is a song to see me thru the weekend…and I do hope there’s a lot more positive things to look ahead to in the week ahead…

Enjoy the weekend ppl…I have some plans and places to visit too…and the thought of that is enough to make me want to smile :-)!

Below are lyrics to what u’re listening to right now here at my space!

Keep the Faith - Bon Jovi

Mother mother tell your children
That their time has just begun
I have suffered for my anger
There are wars that can’t be won
Father father please believe me
I am laying down my guns
I am broken like an arrow
Forgive me
Forgive your wayward son

Everybody needs somebody to love
(mother, mother)
Everybody needs somebody to hate
(please believe me)
Everybody’s bitching
’cause they can’t get enough
And it’s hard to hold on
When there’s no one to lean on

Faith: you know you’re gonna live thru the rain
Lord you got to keep the faith
Faith: don’t u let your love turn to hate
Right now we got to
Keep the faith
Keep the faith
Keep the faith
Lord we got to keep the faith

Tell me baby when I hurt you
Do you keep it all inside
Do you tell me all’s forgiven
And just hide behind your pride

Everybody needs somebody to love
(mother, father)
Everybody needs somebody to hate
(please don’t leave me)
Everybody’s bleeding
’cause the times are tough
Well it’s hard to be strong
When there’s no one to dream on

Faith: you know you’re gonna live thru the rain
Lord you got to keep the faith
Now you know is not too late

Right now we got to keep the faith
Faith: don’t u let your love turn to hate
Oh you got to keep the faith
Keep the faith
Keep the faith
Keep the faith
Lord we got to keep the faith

Walking in the footsteps
Of society’s lies
I don’t like what I see no more
Sometimes I wish that I was blind
Sometimes I wait forever
To stand out in the rain
So no one sees me cryin’
Trying to wash away the pain

Mother father
There’s things I’ve done I can’t erase
Every night we fall from grace
It’s hard with the world in yours face
Trying to hold on, trying to hold on

Faith: you know you’re gonna live thru the rain
Lord you got to keep the faith
Faith: don’t let your love turn to hate
Right now we got to keep the faith
Faith: now it’s not too late
Try to hold on, trying to hold on
Keep the faith

Reflections...

***A note of warning…people used to my feel good posts should understand I do have bad days too!!! and if u wanna smile, please revisit my last post Ishi = Mummy = Pishi = Chachi !!! I luvv my babies:-) ***

A million people can come and criticize my writing here in my space…it doesn’t affect me negatively. Criticism taken positively makes me improve and better myself.

(Okk…the funny thing about the above statement is… “ishi…a million??” hmmm!!…I’d be lucky if that many even got here…)

What upsets me is when people who don't know me get personal…and what hurts me is when people who know me personally don’t appreciate any effort I might be making. I don't know which hurts me more though!

I know I know…I grew up hearing it too… “Do your work and don’t worry about results”… and I say it often too … “U know urself…why worry about what others have to say!”… But at times I find myself getting worked up and upset…and I hate it!

NO not hate the situation as much as I hate myself for letting such stuff affect me.

This whole weekend has been a tough one…and if I thought the weekdays would be calmer and more peaceful…I was as is obvious from the tone of this post…thinking wrong!!....

When I posted the quote on death in a recent post, I had no clue I would be facing the loss of someone who had come close to my heart in the last couple of years…and we (myself, my closest friend Suchi and her family) are still coming to terms at the loss of her father.

I remember that quote … “tough times don’t last...tough people do!”…and I am praying that she will have the strength and the courage to move on.

I also read this… “'You'll get over it...' It's the clichés that cause the trouble. To lose someone you love is to alter your life for ever. You don't get over it because 'it' is the person you loved. The pain stops, there are new people, but the gap never closes. How could it? The particularness of someone who mattered enough to grieve over is not erased by anyone but death. This hole in my heart is in the shape of you and no one else can fit. Why would I want them to?”… And I completely agree with it! Yet life does go on...

Hmmm…while I was reading the above quotes, another one caught my eye… and this has nothing to do with the above...I was just struck by the intensity in it!...read it for yourself...

“Have you ever been in love? Horrible isn't it? It makes you so vulnerable. It opens your chest and it opens up your heart and it means that someone can get inside you and mess you up. You build up all these defenses, you build up a whole suit of armor, so that nothing can hurt you, then one stupid person, no different from any other stupid person, wanders into your stupid life...You give them a piece of you. They didn't ask for it. They did something dumb one day, like kiss you or smile at you, and then your life isn't your own anymore. Love takes hostages. It gets inside you. It eats you out and leaves you crying in the darkness, so simple a phrase like 'maybe we should be just friends' turns into a glass splinter working its way into your heart. It hurts. Not just in the imagination. Not just in the mind. It's a soul-hurt, a real gets-inside-you-and-rips-you-apart pain. I hate love.”

- Neil Gaiman

Any thoughts people?...