love is in the air...

There is nothing more i ask
then to start the day with you
And end it in your arms

i feel romance seeping out from every pore of my being today. i miss him terribly. i cannot wait for him to come back home (hope i can restrain myself from pouncing on him!!) i am planning to give him a surprise and make something nice for him. i just hope my good intentions don't evaporate on the way home.

My man - who can make me melt with his tenderness, who can make my blood boil over with his stubborness. He makes me smile, he makes me cry. He makes me laugh, he makes me fret.

Oh hell, how i love this man.

N.B. the driving saga continues. i nearly mowed down two people today. i was too busy craning my neck to watch the mo'bike coming from the opposite direction to see the couple standing right in front! It was lucky for them (and for me too) that he was with me. i slammed the brake so hard my foot nearly went through! My biggest problem is that i am wary of changing gears and braking. i forget to change gear when i slow down. His nerves are nearly as frayed as mine by now, i think. i want a bullock cart - no gears, no clutch, no brake..just bulls and bullshit!

driving myself crazy

i hate the clutch. i hate the accelerator and the brake. After more than 2 years, i tried my hands at driving again. He, most graciously, agreed to be my driving guru.

Saturday morning, 7 a.m., the alarm went off. Dragging ourselves up from sleep, we drove off to find a deserted place where we could start without me mowing down anyone.
He tried to get me familiar with those three stupid pedals – A, B and C. The first day went off pretty well – i did everything he wanted me to - turned corners, reversed etc. i was pleased. He was pleased.

Sunday. We found another relatively secluded stretch of road. Trouble struck. i started the car and it moved one inch and stopped. It happened like 10 times! He said i was not “coordinating” the accelerator and clutch right. He grew exasperated. i sulked and sat with my hands on my lap, trying to “murder” the stupid car with my deadliest looks. He told me sweetly to have patience and try again. Patience. My foot. This time, i concentrated like I have never before and it worked. The car moved! Things did not go smooth.

He: There is someone coming in front. Brake.
i pressed my foot down on the accelerator. He nearly had a heart attack i think. i recovered in time to press down hard on the brake but forgot the clutch. The car stopped. i did not end up killing anyone, thank god.

A bump on the road and i accelerate.
He: Why did you accelerate? Did you want the car to fly? (Sarcastic %$$%%^).
i (sheepishly grinning): i wanted to brake so i accelerated. (What?!!).

After one excruciating hour, i told him i wanted to go home. My legs hurt from pressing down too hard on the clutch. And i was perspiring like a pig. And i was thinking “i will just hire a driver to drive me around rather than drive myself and make my nerves fry”.

i was supposed to go today morning too. The alarm went off and he woke me up but i coaxed him into going back to sleep! Tomorrow, i hope the pedals will treat me better. If not, i am going to swear off driving. i would rather walk. And Grapes are so sour.

imphal twilight

i took this picture last year when i went home to Imphal.

:)

Phew! Just made the deadline. i must really do something about my last-minute coding. It is like i wait for the deadline to breath down my neck before i start coding. A turnover was due today and i started coding yesterday! i am getting worse as i get older. Sigh. i stayed back late yesterday and managed to complete the coding.

This week had been really hectic – it is tiring doing your stuff and making sure everyone else is doing the same. i need a break.

Hopefully, the driving lessons might commence this weekend if i am lucky. And if he is lucky, the car might survive too!

i am looking forward to this weekend – i just might coax him into going for a long, long drive. And if i don’t get my way, i just might sulk and spoil the weekend! God, how do people tolerate me?? Maybe because i am so lovable!! :)

poems by husband for wife

K forwarded these poems - would seem more applicable if written for the husband by the wife, ni?

The rain makes all things beautiful.
The grass and flowers too.
If rain makes all things beautiful
Why doesn't it rain on you?

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God saw me hungry, he created pizza .
He saw me thirsty, he created Pepsi .
He saw me in dark, he created light .
He saw me without problems, he created YOU.

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I wrote your name on sand it got washed.
I wrote your name in air, it was blown away. Then
I wrote your name on my heart & I got a Heart Attack.