It is his birthday today. And guess what i got him? Of course, the gadget that he has been eyeing for so long - the iPhone. So i paid through my nose to get him an unlocked 16GB (no less) iPhone off eBay. The things love makes you do - like spending a fortune on something i don't even care for. i mean, as long as i can talk and hear people on the phone, it would do. Which explains why i have the humblest model of Nokia. But then, if he wants it, i will get it. Gadgets don't turn me on.
Isn't it amusing how slowly the seconds seem to almost crawl when you are waiting for something? i stayed up till 12 to wish him. Keeping me company was Amitav Ghosh's "The hungry Tide". i waited and waited but the clock would not strike 12. i thought i would wake him at 11:30 or something. i was afraid i would doze off and find myself waking up in the morning. But i defeated both sleep and impatience and wished him at exactly 12 and handed him the iPhone. What happened after that is censored! Suffice to say that i am feeling sleepy in the middle of the day!
Happy birthday, honey.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Saturday, June 21, 2008
hell, i am smart!
As expected, our collective ego (SC's and mine) didn't get a beating at the quiz competition. i had decided to skip it because we got no response to my mail proposing our names for the quiz. SC tried to coax me to go but i decided to stay the stubborn pig i am. So there i was, reviewing somebody's answer when my big boss asked me whether we have given our names for the quiz and that they
were waiting for us. Shesh! Reluctantly, i had to go. i told SC that our goal should be to ensure that we don't end up with a zero on the scoreboard -- talk about lofty aims!
We started off OK. At least we were not the lagging team. i surprised myself by knowing the answers to questions i never knew existed. Such is the power of the sub-conscious mind. i mean, i am not even aware that my brain stores such miscellanou information. We would be asked a question. My mind would go completely blank for about 2 seconds. And then, i would answer as if in a trance and have the quizmaster go "That is absolutely the right answer". i think even SC was surprised at me shooting off answers. The questions were tricky ones.
We ended up tying for the first place and we had a tie break. And we lost! The tie-break question was pretty simple, now that i know the answer! "What is the connection between Vishal-Sekhar, Manish Malhotra, Bappi Lahiri and Usha Uthup?" i was like what connection? The other team got it right -Knight Riders! My sister was aghast that i didn't know the answer. She was like "You are so dumb". Thank you, behena. i have the slightest interest in IPL and all that crap.
And so we ended up as second best. And for all the hard work, i got a voucher of Rs.400 (my company is a poor one!) -- i am wondering which book to buy. It was fun just to kick ass and surprise everyone by being so knowledgable! Hee hee. i am tickled silly.
K took us out for lunch - his treat for buying a car. Good lord, i must be growing old because my stomach cannot tolerate rich food now. My digestive system is flawed, i think.
On a sweet note, SM went to the Book Release of Salman Rushdie's "Enchantress of Florence" (or whatever the new book is) and got the book autographed by the man himself - for me! Ain't that sweet?
were waiting for us. Shesh! Reluctantly, i had to go. i told SC that our goal should be to ensure that we don't end up with a zero on the scoreboard -- talk about lofty aims!
We started off OK. At least we were not the lagging team. i surprised myself by knowing the answers to questions i never knew existed. Such is the power of the sub-conscious mind. i mean, i am not even aware that my brain stores such miscellanou information. We would be asked a question. My mind would go completely blank for about 2 seconds. And then, i would answer as if in a trance and have the quizmaster go "That is absolutely the right answer". i think even SC was surprised at me shooting off answers. The questions were tricky ones.
We ended up tying for the first place and we had a tie break. And we lost! The tie-break question was pretty simple, now that i know the answer! "What is the connection between Vishal-Sekhar, Manish Malhotra, Bappi Lahiri and Usha Uthup?" i was like what connection? The other team got it right -Knight Riders! My sister was aghast that i didn't know the answer. She was like "You are so dumb". Thank you, behena. i have the slightest interest in IPL and all that crap.
And so we ended up as second best. And for all the hard work, i got a voucher of Rs.400 (my company is a poor one!) -- i am wondering which book to buy. It was fun just to kick ass and surprise everyone by being so knowledgable! Hee hee. i am tickled silly.
K took us out for lunch - his treat for buying a car. Good lord, i must be growing old because my stomach cannot tolerate rich food now. My digestive system is flawed, i think.
On a sweet note, SM went to the Book Release of Salman Rushdie's "Enchantress of Florence" (or whatever the new book is) and got the book autographed by the man himself - for me! Ain't that sweet?
Monday, June 16, 2008
monday thoughts
The weekend was good. Went shopping with my sister and, as usual, we ended up with a trolley full of things! Then went to Bachou’s place and stayed for dinner.
Had Emaibem’s haath ka khana which is something i always look forward to. She told me i was looking so thin – she even told me to take vitamins. My silly sister went “Oh, she is a size zero now” –hate Kareena for making this size so talked about. Which made me wonder whether i should really start worrying. All my dresses which fitted me to a T are now turning baggy. i am eating like before – i never think about calories when i gorge. So i cannot figure out where all the “maangso” (flesh) is going. If Ema sees me now, she is going to go ballistic.
Sunday was spent cleaning up the place. i cooked ilish maach after such a long time. It made me remember SM who used to cook ilish for me every chance he got because he knows i am so in love with this fish. He knows how fussy i am about food and whenever i am onsite, he takes it upon himself to make sure i eat properly. Even now, when he calls up he keeps telling me “Meye, bhalo kore khabi’ (Girl, eat well). i am really lucky to have friends like him.
SC and i have given our names for the Quiz event to be held this Friday in the office. We are two conceited creatures and i told him, we might as well participate and get our egos deflated if we lose or grow more conceited if we win! Hah!
Had Emaibem’s haath ka khana which is something i always look forward to. She told me i was looking so thin – she even told me to take vitamins. My silly sister went “Oh, she is a size zero now” –hate Kareena for making this size so talked about. Which made me wonder whether i should really start worrying. All my dresses which fitted me to a T are now turning baggy. i am eating like before – i never think about calories when i gorge. So i cannot figure out where all the “maangso” (flesh) is going. If Ema sees me now, she is going to go ballistic.
Sunday was spent cleaning up the place. i cooked ilish maach after such a long time. It made me remember SM who used to cook ilish for me every chance he got because he knows i am so in love with this fish. He knows how fussy i am about food and whenever i am onsite, he takes it upon himself to make sure i eat properly. Even now, when he calls up he keeps telling me “Meye, bhalo kore khabi’ (Girl, eat well). i am really lucky to have friends like him.
SC and i have given our names for the Quiz event to be held this Friday in the office. We are two conceited creatures and i told him, we might as well participate and get our egos deflated if we lose or grow more conceited if we win! Hah!
Friday, June 13, 2008
maudlin thoughts
i turned down SC’s offer of joining his team. It has partly to do with me not wanting to move out of my comfort zone and partly because i am so uncertain about the future and i don’t want him to be in a soup if i have to change the direction of my life tomorrow.
i think it is about time (more like past the time) for me and him to have a talk about what we want in life. If we find that we no longer share the same dreams, then it is time for us to untie the bonds, to uproot the love. And move on. There is much more to life than trying to get a relationship back on track.
i know how much easier for me it would to be to just hang on and go on with life. But i want more – i want to live. i want to see my dreams come true. i don’t want to live other people’s dreams but my own.
And i am so tired of my whining. i am so tired of knowing what i want and not trying to get it even when i know it is a touch away. i am so tired about thinking everyday i need a change and then going back to the same routine. What stops me from doing what i want – i do not lack money, or opportunities. Sometimes, i am tired of myself. For being this dinosaur waiting to be wiped out. ummm.
Relationships are like glass. Sometimes it's better to leave them broken than try to hurt yourself putting it back together.
--Anon
i think it is about time (more like past the time) for me and him to have a talk about what we want in life. If we find that we no longer share the same dreams, then it is time for us to untie the bonds, to uproot the love. And move on. There is much more to life than trying to get a relationship back on track.
i know how much easier for me it would to be to just hang on and go on with life. But i want more – i want to live. i want to see my dreams come true. i don’t want to live other people’s dreams but my own.
And i am so tired of my whining. i am so tired of knowing what i want and not trying to get it even when i know it is a touch away. i am so tired about thinking everyday i need a change and then going back to the same routine. What stops me from doing what i want – i do not lack money, or opportunities. Sometimes, i am tired of myself. For being this dinosaur waiting to be wiped out. ummm.
Relationships are like glass. Sometimes it's better to leave them broken than try to hurt yourself putting it back together.
--Anon
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
ek packet umeed (one packet of hope)
Watched this serial “Ek packet umeed” on NDTV and i actually liked it. My sister told me it was good and i decided to check it out. It is a respite from the really inane serials that i find myself watching these days – like the weepy Vidya/Divya, Kasturi and all those perpetually-soaked-in-tears females. Though i don’t know much about the storyline, it seems about a group of women in a shelter and their stories. Yesterday’s episode was about a woman being mistreated for dowry and how she gets rescued. This is one serial to watch out for. No rhona-dhona, no showing the characters in different shades hundred times.
i started this book titled “The last Kashmir Rose” – a whodunit story set in colonial India. This is one of the dozen books that SM sent for me – he bought them at 25 cents a book from the library. He knows i adore blood and gore story – me being inclined towards murder and all that. i only hope i can see it to the end. i could only complete some twenty pages yesterday night before i found the book reading me rather than me reading the book! i swear i am so low on energy these days.
At work, i am back to my “mentoring” the kids – which translates into me nagging them, demaning re-work till i am satisfied . SM says the quality of delivery from offshore suffers when i am not around – which is flattering. i always knew i was indispensable!!!
i started this book titled “The last Kashmir Rose” – a whodunit story set in colonial India. This is one of the dozen books that SM sent for me – he bought them at 25 cents a book from the library. He knows i adore blood and gore story – me being inclined towards murder and all that. i only hope i can see it to the end. i could only complete some twenty pages yesterday night before i found the book reading me rather than me reading the book! i swear i am so low on energy these days.
At work, i am back to my “mentoring” the kids – which translates into me nagging them, demaning re-work till i am satisfied . SM says the quality of delivery from offshore suffers when i am not around – which is flattering. i always knew i was indispensable!!!
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