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First Time in America!!

2011-09-29T00:56:00.001-07:00

Yes! Its exciting to be here. I am here for the FIRST time ever! Somehow, first times are always special for me.....

Landing up in USA was not a completely cheerful idea for me initially....But I kinda fell in Love with the place and the kind of Independence that it offers :)....

I have started counting my so many first times that counting the first time for the first time also became special :P....

well here goes my list.....

1. Ate random dishes outside and thoroughly enjoyed it! I know few of u will say that I do it ALL the TIME but its my first time in USA, u see :P...anyway the good part is that I have tried beef and I kinda like it :)

2. I ran a dishwasher for the first time and I dont completely like it but I dont hate it either!

3. I have tried some really really weird canned foods for the first time and hated them completely!

4. Taking the local bus ride was equally special....though u have to wait really long to catch the next one if u missed the current one!

5. I drove for the first time, a second time n then a third time and so on....I am taking Driving classes, so...it is but obvious that I will be driving for quite sometime on the roads here....

6. I go grocery shopping big time and did go for the first time too :P(lame one but its alright...my first lame joke here)....I know you wont believe me but I haven't done much of grocery shopping in India :)....

7. I saw the rain here for the first time and felt like having tea....for the first time!!!! I know u wonder, what is so special about having tea.....but I don't have too much of tea in India(just once a day) and started having it here whenever the weather is romantic ;)

8. Arjun tried lending his jacket to me for the first time!!! He has done it before too but here, its always special....Its like a whole new life and that I am starting all over again....but with the same loving guy :)...btw "tried lending" is correct since I didnt take it :P

9. I play Live Pacman here for the first time....devouring anything and everything edible that comes my way :D....

10. I felt completely liberated and free while walking down the market areas....Somehow I feel like I belong here...

There are so many firsts and some of the very firsts ever.....with Arjun and without Arjun....I am always smiling and feeling content....Well, waiting for the rest of the first times to come by.....

Life is Beautiful.......Everytime!!!

Off to Sleep,
Sahithi

Dhobi Ghat - The movie

2011-01-27T20:51:00.000-08:00

Went to Dhobi Ghat movie yesterday.....
My husband moved uneasily in his seat while I was immersed in the movie....
Its not a movie for everyone....not for ones who dont live in dreams, hope and destiny...
Its for people who treat "Mumbai" as their second love! - For me its the third, after my Husband and Hyderabad ;)

What I loved about the Movie:
The feel of Mumbai(Oh yes, I love that city for what it is!!)
Yasmin, the new bride and her story
The way Mumbai finds its way into their lives

Why I liked the Movie:
I have been to Mumbai for my summer internship and stayed there for about two months...
I have experieced a different sense of myself during those two months....
I was discovering myself through the short travels I made....to different places
There is a sense of magic and mystery in the city of Mumbai.....Mumbai meri Mehbooba toh nahi hai lekin mere liye ek Dost hai....
Though I have not been to the beach(into the water), the very view of beach was so relaxing....you watch it for too long and some sense ofturmoil grips ur heart and you wonder why!!! May be its the waves, may be the sound....may be the moon....but its there....
Though I like the characters and the way they evolved and emoted through....I like the way each of them see Mumbai in their own perspective....
I felt liberated and independent when I was in Mumbai....
I was learning a new way of life....
I guess I connect so well with the city as its fast paced and bustling with life, just like me ;)....

So many dreams....so much hope....but in the end, destiny takes over everything else....Cheers to Mumbai and to Dhobi Ghat for potraying Mumbai so beautifully.....

Signing Off,
Sahi

A Random day

2011-01-05T07:10:00.000-08:00

Was sitting and reading "The Professional" by Subroto Bagchi...while my Mother-in-Law watched her favourite serials, back-to-back.....one of the scenes in one of those serials amused me a lot since I was sub consciously listening to it

Daughter: Daddy, are u going out
(Startling music in the Background)
Father: Yes ma, why ru asking so?
Daughter: I just wanted you to come home early. After a long time, all of us are home.
Father: Sure
Wife: Evandi(thr is no english equivalent for this)!!
(Horrifying music in the Background)
Father: Yes, tell me
Wife: Get some rice when ur coming back. rice is over
Father: yes, alright
Wife: Evandi
(The music in the Background gets more intense and deafening)
Father: yes, now what?
Wife: Come home soon. we all are home today after a long time!!!!
Father: Yes, alright!
Daughter: Now go daddy
Father: I am waiting for your mom to call me again! I am sure she will say something else now!
(Soothing music in the Background)
Daughter, Wife, Father: Ha ha ha ha!!!! (Very loudly and showing all their 32 teeth)...

I was smiling to myself how serials have transformed over the years! Gone were the days when scenes were pleasant and interesting to watch....when title songs were as good as movie songs....

I went and checked the karela fry that was getting fried on the stove....seems to be going well, just like the serial.... and now, I am back to reading the professional....

Signing off,
Sahi

A New Decade....Has Come!!

2010-12-30T04:03:00.000-08:00

Well, it just feels like yesterday when I got my 10th results and jumped with joy....n today when I look back, it has been a decade since that happened and this wonderful decade is coming to end!....

Every new year is special for sure....stepping into a whole new future and remembering the eventful past(not everyon'e past is eventful, but mine definitely was :D)....

I have seen so much in the past decade....Studied too much(finished plus two, engg, mba...all in this decade)....Worked a little(18 months, if i include my internships in engg and mba)....Got MARRIED(Yeah! its a big thing for me).....

Have visited so many places and gone on so many trips....each place teaching me something new about itself and helping me discover something new about myself :D

The past decade has been the most evetful decade for me....Fully conscious activities and events happened during this time....and I dont regret a single thing that has happened in my life, in the past decade....toh I regret watching some very horrible movies during this decade(psssst, wont mention them now...wud leave horror memories if i start recollecting now)....

More to come as I collect my thoughts :)

A TRIP to Remember - Pune

2010-12-08T01:28:00.000-08:00

A short trip to attend my friend's wedding in Pune has led to a series of plans around it....and here is the complete picture....

4th Dec, 2010:
Landed in Pune. Got ready at Hotel Meru. Had Poha for breakfast. Tasted good. Left to Lonavala-Khandala by road. The express highway was great to be on…..the tunnels were the best part….saw some random view points in Lonavala and Bushy dam…both places sucked!! I dunno why people go ga-ga over this place!!! Heard that its best visited during the monsoon season....Got some 6-7 varieties of Chikki here…famour thr, it seems…

Left to Durshet Forest Lodge(www.naturetrails.in) in Kolad region from Lonavala….ended up in a forest lodge, amidst the forest area….did Rappelling in the forest thr….not for too long toh…it was a small mountain….had dinner at the lodge and watched some locals perform the “Shivaji” era dance form….some 63 old guy doing stunts like a 20 year old!!!...the forest lodge was true to its name...thr were many insects in our room along with a frog that sat on the tap knob :P...i tried removing it but it jumped on me :D...then had to call some local guy to shoo it away!! my dear hubby didnt even try on the pretext of getting a yuck feeling when he sees frogs n lizards :)....

5th Dec, 2010:
Left to Kundalika river for rafting…..was at the river by 9am and waited till 11am!!! The dam gates have to open and no one knows when they will open!!! Generally before 11am is when they open…I was close to disappointment when it was 11am and the dam's siren didn’t ring!!......anyway, the dam gates opened and it was a sight to watch the water come and fill the river with such force!!....took our raft and started rafting….some 30kms stretch….1.5hours rafting….thoroughly enjoyed it!!!.....there was a no-rapid area in between where the water was almost still….our rafting guy pushed me into the water when I said, I really don’t want to get into water :P….Arjun had a great time in the rafting….he swam for quite some distance….I enjoyed the upar-neechey-aage-peechey of the raft :D…..when i was in the water floating along, it was a wonderful feeling...i felt like kareena kapoor of Anjaana Anjaani song in Yuva....i was exactly lying on my back like that....

Changed and left to mahabaleshwar from the rafting area…..the up-hill route to mahabaleshwar was totally exciting….kinda similar to tirumala hills but much more exciting!!!....finally landed in Mahab and checked-in into the hotel….we got ready to see the sunset points but got late!!...missed the sunset view….roamed in the local market n explored some local variants of honey…...Jella, Jamba, Kalla...blah blah being the varieties :)

6th Dec, 2010:
Left in the morning to see the sunrise….and we were late yet again!!! Missed the Sunrise too!! :P….then left to visit the various View points in mahab and Arthur’s seat was the best….we hired a local tourist guide who told us about the history of the place and all…visited Panchganga temple and Shiva’s temple…then visited various points….my Fav was the Echo-Point….I did shout n it works :P….quite a lot of you would be curious to know what i shouted....i said "aaaaaaa ooooooo eeeeee" :P.....Arthur’s seat is the most famous point of all…the view of sahyadri hill ranges from there was magnificient…many say, they are similar to the Grand Canyon of Colorado….Breathtaking view, it was….

Started to Panchgani from mahab….The down hill was definitely better than the uphill road…(to be read as “I was less scared”)…..saw some strawberry farms on the way and handpicked a few of them….I have always imagined strawberry tree to be a tree n u jump to pluck the fruits!! But they turned out to be small shrubs and u just bend down n pick them :P….got “Sweet Charlie” variety of strawberries….very sweet indeed!!....ate strawberry with cream and totally tasty!!

Landed at Mapro Garden where they manufacture varieties of slushes, jellies, jams, fruit concentrates etc….tasted atleast 10-12 varieties of those varieties there since its free for visitors to try them out :D….bought a few of those bottles since they were too tempting to not buy!!!....

Entered Panchgani and visited Table-Land…a plateau region on top of hills….took the horse ride there….he he…kinda funny with me n arjun on the same horse…when the horse started galloping, I was quite evidently scared…..i got down n then Arjun went on a long ride….i took few snaps n videos of it….we saw some gliders in the air there n the locals told us that there is Paragliding there….

Went to the hill top and decided to experience Paragliding…..Considering the Risk-Averse person that I am, I was kinda scared to try it…but decided to give it a shot anyway!.....the gilder took off with an instructor behind me…he was controlling the glider….I was SHIT SCARED, when the glider took off….Then, I did the mistake of looking below!!! GONE CASE!!! Meri toh puri tarah phati thi!!!!....The guy with me asked if I was Enjoying!!!!!! I said “Haan Bhayya, Lekin mujhe neechey utaro “ :P…..He got me down on the hill top…I stayed in the air for about 10mins, may be…Arjun was the Daredevil…he was there in the air around 20mins…gliding past the mountains….he went really far….the guy with him showed him a lot of Ariel views of places!!

Started back to pune, very tired and sleepy…Ate at a local Dhaba and food was amazingly tasty…or may be were were too hungry :P….Entered Pune by 6pm and checked-in into the hotel…quickly got ready n went to the wedding hall where my friend vaibhav’s wedding events were being held….Spent some quality time there@ the Haldi event……we put haldi on vaibhav’s hands, legs n face… some random aunty came n put off haldi on us…like u play holi, right…everybody started applying haldi forcefully on each other then..Arjun was also not spared!:)

7th Dec, 2010:
Got ready and visited the hall….The main ceremony or the wedding took place and I enjoyed being a part of yet another friend’s wedding :D….I enjoy weddings a lot…This is the first time I am attending a Maharastrian wedding…..had lunch and took rest for a while….

Roamed on the city roads of Pune till evening…Went to Pune Central and raved about how their food court had better ambiance but weaker food options :P….Finally took the Bus to Hyd at 8:30 and smiled at each other before we slipped into deep sleep …..

All in All, a TRIP to Remember for me and Arjun…..I hope, you guys had fun reading it….Its a very important trip for me, considering that I have let go, many a fears that I had, thru this trip!!!...getting into water, getting into air….I kinda dispelled myths that I am Risk-Averse :P….

I do hope, a lot of you visit the places that we have been to and have great memories there….

Signing Off,
Sahithi Nagarjun

Year 2010

2010-08-20T09:29:00.001-07:00

Its a hopeless situation!!!!! I have not blogged in the year 2010 while its the most happening year for me! The events that happened in 2010

1. I completed my MBA from IIT Madras. Left the campus in May and cried like a baby!!! I miss the good old times even now!

2. I got my degree certificate recently! :P I am a proud post graduate now!

3. I got MARRIED!!!! I moved to my husband's place and all set to start a new journey of life!

4. I joined Infosys yet again! Glad to be a part of the company once again! :D....

5. I am using some 1000 exclamations at the end of every sentence I write!

6. My sense of humour sucks big time now :P

7. I danced for the first time in my life for my hostel night and then once again, for my own mehendi function :D

While I am writing this blog, I realized that I am a true software professional! I over promise and under deliver! I really didnt have too many happening things in 2010 but started like I had tons to talk about! But I am glad that I am blogging again! :D

Cheers,
Sahi

God is Great!

2009-11-24T04:53:00.000-08:00

Oh what a topic to choose before exams! I thought I should do a small post about how you have to accept the presence of God in your life! God in the sense, a divine power that guides you from within :) not philosophy n all, but i believe that there is an external force acting on us all the time, n not its not friction or centrifugal or centripetal!!!!!!

Some of the decisions in my MBA have been based on a simple principle. When you have absolutely equivalent choices to make, I leave it to God! I hold two fingers of mine and asked my friends to pick one! How foolish is what I can hear many of you saying! May be foolish, but it worked everytime.

How to make this model work? The assumption is that both options are similar and satisfy the same purpose. I will quote few examples from my own life now, for clarity :P

Perk or Munch?
North Indian or South Indian?
Should I wash clothes now or not?
Should I sleep after lunch or not?
Should I spend 50 at CCD or 20 at Tifanys?
Should I return this library book or not?
Should I buy Nike Violet or Nike Blue?

There are many more instances where I applied this two finger rule. what does this model guarantee? An immediate response to the problem at hand without delay and I believe God himself chooses the option for us! and I never ever regretted following it since I have the belief and faith intact now!

Limitations to this model are having biased friends who always hold the same finger all the time and you kind of know which option to be put on which finger so that they choose it anyway :P the 2nd and 4th fingers should be used while offering choices to eliminate any kind of bias in it. I sometimes use random alphabets to choose from, if the issue is more serious like " Should I start this assg today or not?" :D

Is this what MBAs do after going to colleges? Naaaah! But for some quick solutions to problems that seem to be almost same, you might as well use this and save a lot of time! Many say, majority rule and others should be the order of the day. But there is lot of subjectivity involved there! Hence I always choose two finger rule over them!

On a concluding note, have you ever tried to trade with God on certain things in life? Well, I try to! :P

God, Give me good aloo parathas this day and I promise i will clean my room today
Sometimes, more serious issues come up and i say " End this issue and you can lower one of my grades by one level" :P
God, get me thru this situation and I will come down to ur temple tomo for sure!
God, help me do my exams well and I will not eat non veg for a week....

Its fun to negotiate with God because he will never say no to the trade offs you offer and he always makes the choice and you just accept it( most of the times)! Many might be thinking that I have high external locus of control and that I don't believe that I can control my life! Who said that! I very much do all my things myself but its someone special who is aiding me in it :D

I dunno how many of you would agree with my funda, but this blog is not meant to transform your lives or to make you agree! Just an idea that worked with me and is operationally much easier than brain storming, delphi or other techniques to get to a solution :P

See ya,

Sahi

My exams start tomorrow and God is kind again for there is no clash for me in terms of my electives chosen :D.....I can hear some of you mumbling, "Oh no, not again"!!!

Random Ramblings

2009-10-18T06:04:00.000-07:00

I was just bored with academics, bored with boredom and felt like blogging. So here I go, with my random thoughts.

My Summer internship at Citi, Mumbai was great. The city of Mumbai has a warmth in it which you instantly fall for. I would have gone to Mumbai even if I didnt know Hindi because I know that I can survive thr! There are only two kinds of people. The ones who love Mumbai at the first instant and two, the ones who love it after a few instances :D....
Every aspect of Mumbai is different. I love the atmosphere, the roads, buildings, the sea(saw it from far away toh!). Its full of people and life. But what is most essentially teaches you is being on your own and being independent, which is what I love the most, anyway!
Various trips of mine revolved around visiting one of my relative's house, which I loved a lot,to all the shopping places( I just cant like any other city better for shopping than Mumbai!!!), to various places around IIT Bombay.
I went to the Taj, Leopold Cafe, Haji Ali, Siddhi Vinayak mandir and few other random places. Every place was new, yet so inviting for me! When I stayed over at my relative's place, I saw that the chat vendor there makes a gud revenue with what he knows best. If you have it in you to work hard and make it, then Mumbai is the place that gives you that opportunity! May be other places like Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad also give u opportunities, but not in any field you choose! and no other city will let you "let loose" better than Mumbai!
yes, I am done talking about Mumbai but I have been longing to talk about Mumbai for quite sometime.
Next comes the feel of being in 2nd year MBA! Yes, I am already an year old at DoMS, IITM!!! Feels nice and nostalgic :( The very realization that my study life will end in another 7 months is completely depressing for me! I will miss a hell lot of things when I move out from here.
The atmosphere in Chennai has changed and people in my dept have become more serious about their careers. Juniors have arrived(its been quite sometime that they came, but I am mentioning it now) and I have a confident feel that we are building good interactions with them, both professionally and personally :)
The next topic I would discuss is my washing schedules. I have a huge inventory of clothes and I have visited the washing machine only 4 times since July :D and I am loving it coz washing clothes is a pain! They should have more machines on each floor to enable multiple washings :P
The last quarter was very very painful with its demanding schedules and work deadlines. I felt the pressure on my body, mind and soul! and you would be surprised if I told you that I didn't even audit any course :P
I was involved in Rangoli making for my dept diwali celebrations and it felt really good to do it :) After a long time, I actually got involved in something I loved doing!
I have been experimenting a lot these days on my creative ideas :P some are original and some are picked, but I am trying them out and the satisfaction I get out of them cannot be beaten even by, me winning a singing competition :P
I am looking forward for the placements like everyone else and I hope I will be placed in the company of my choice :) I would want to invite all my friends to Hyd for a trip if they all get placed in December :D So gear up junta and get placed!!!!
One of the milestones in my life happened this year, in the month of July. I stopped BITING NAILS!!!!! Anyone who has this bad habit would know how hard it is, to get rid of it and sustain it! Its a sustainable model now :D
One miracle that happened very recently is my Nokia mobile fell into a bucket full of water and is still working, after I dried it a bit and switched it on :) there was a minor disturbance which I got corrected but I would say "Nokia Rocks". Nothing can beat it. My mobile has survived quite a lot of( around 70) drops from various heights onto various surfaces, thru various mediums!!!!
One more regular event is that monkeys stole my tshirts again! This is the 3rd time I got victimized but there isisnt much that I can do about it :(
I have been putting too many relationship fundae these days and I believe I can make a career out of it now :P or may be I shud just write a book on it :P
I have been thinking of 1001 other things while I am typing this but I know junta will get bored if I type so much and my next immediate aim is to bring down on my volume when I talk. Wish me Good Luck :D....

Okay, I am done talking now. Will do something more useful now :P

Taaaaaata,

Paleti( My nick at IIT Madras, I know it sucks but some things in life are meant to be that way!)

Just a day late!

2009-08-03T10:44:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was Friendship's Day and I felt like blogging. Was tired with all the hectic outing that we had and lazed around until night and then slept off....However, I definitely need to make sure I write about some of the new friends I made at IIT Madras.

P.S: I dont want my School and Engineering friends to crib that I didnt write about them :P i have already written enough about them! :P

1. Monkeys : Yes, Like I always say, you can hate them but you cannot ignore them! I have sacrificed so many of my eatables, clothes and blankets to them! With all that they lootofied from me, they would have had a fully furnished home by now :P

2. Lavy: Yes, she is next to monkeys. Closer to that species than humans. My partner in crime, mime and drinking lime :P ( rhyming ke liye likh diya, ab tang mat karo :P). She has amazing levels of enegry and enthu that never cease to die and inflict me all the time! The best person I could ever share a meal with. We understand and enjoy food like nobody else :).....loves to diet and fight :P....The one person i would resort to any day, any time ;)

3. Shradha: The CR of the class and the silliest amongst us. She made me watch City of Angels without telling me that Meg dies! I can never forgive you for that, maatey! She is smart but always tensed and worried about life. She has her share of fun toh :D.... Loves to be on calls and watch sitcoms all day! Keeps crooning tunes with great difficulty and hoping that we dont listen to her ;).... An ardent tea lover who would sell half her grades for another cup of tea :P

4. Neelima: She is the Mother Theresa of our gang! Always goes that extra mile for everyone! Loves fruits and her breakfast and evening snacks is always fruits! You wouldnt believe me if I told you her real age, so young isint she! She hates OB and HR subjects but hopes to conquer them someday! She is also the superman of our gang for she lands exactly when her number is called for rolls! :P

5. Anu: I love her sense of humour! Wierd and my type :P....Apart from that, we share a mutual respect and passion for marketing. She is woman at deed and man at thot! A spectacular combo which you cannot afford to miss a conversation with! She blogs and i love her posts :D...Also, she is my wedding mate. Hope to get married around the same time ;).... Suggesting a new hair style that suits Anu would be my life ambition :P

There is another species called Aliens and I have two friends under that category as well, Vaibhav and Karthik :)....

A description of them would need another full post which i would do later on :)....But I definitely put them under my list of close friends and my aim is to make them normal humans :p

and Guys, Happy Friendship Day! Just another day to remind ourselves of the wonderful people around us :)...

P.S: Karthik and Vaibhav might start a Dharna on my blog for not writing about them :P...We support the Dharna :P

Seee ya,
Sahi

Tagged

2009-07-08T11:19:00.000-07:00

Tagged by Harika. Ko :P

Last movie seen in a theatre:

New York! Quite a boring one but didnt mind at all since it was a treat from one of my male frend who was sweet enuf to take us out for a movie as his shaadi treat....ek toh shaadi horahi hai aur upar se hume treat bhi! kya zindagi hai :D...

What book are you reading?

I last read Joker in the Pack....not reading any currently.....

Favorite board game:

Undoubtedly the PICTIONARY! the mother of all board games :)....

Favorite magazine:

I hardly read any....comics strips mein calvin and hobbes :D

Favorite smells:

wet soil, nice hot chocolate, hot ghee smell, most of the non veg curries ka smell :D

Favorite sound:

My ring tone (paper planes by MIA)....

Worst feeling in the world:

Helplessness

What is the first thing you think of when you wake up?

Can I afford to sleep for five more mins?

Favorite fast food place:

The chat bandi at Shivam, KFC and Gokul Chat

Future child’s name:

Gautami or Kruthika - Yes, I want a girl for sure!

Finish this statement, “If I had a lot of money I’d…”

Loads of shopping, little bit of investment and rest to charity. those who know me would say, wud there be any left for investment n charity :P....

Do you drive fast?

I dont drive, I prefer using the word Dont than Cant :P

Do you sleep with a stuffed animal?

Would love to!

Storms - Cool or Scary?

Scary!

Do you eat the stems on broccoli?

Nopes, I hardly eat any broccoli :P

If you could dye your hair any color, what would be your choice?

Burgundy

Name all the different cities/towns you have lived in:

Hyderabad, Madras and Mumbai :)

Favorite sports to watch:

Cricket and Tennis :)....not fav but wud watch those if i had a choice.....

One nice thing about the person who sent this to you:

She is totally jobless.... I am glad she has time to fill such forms :P

What’s under your bed?

I sleep on a mattress, so no issue of whats under my bed....but generally, under the beds, I have a lot of suitcases and in my hostel, i have my buckets, shoes, few clothes lying around and few insects :D....

Would you like to be born as yourself again?

Naaah! Would like to be born as a Man next time :D

Morning person or night owl?

Night Owl, hooting and looting others sleep :P

Favorite place to relax:

Home for sure!

Favorite pie:

Apple pie, havent tried anything else to quote :P

Favorite ice cream flavor:

Hot Chocolate Fudge :D...specially the one at Baskin Robbins :D

and No, I dont Tag people! I hate it! :D

Pet Names!

2009-04-29T09:09:00.000-07:00

Yes its exam time and its been kind of lucky for me when I blog during exams :P

Anyway, just now remembered all my pet names and felt like blogging a small post on it!

Motive behind blogging:
Juts for relaxing and enjoying what I write :)

The post starts here..........

I love my Name....Yes I really really love it!.....Sahithi.....what a beautiful name....I always loved it when my parents called me so...they loved the name so much that they never had any pet names for me(I love my parents).....but then as time passed by.....people have given me various pet names!

School Junta: Sahithi
Intermediate Junta: Sahi ( Lazy duds! didnt want to pronounce my full name!!!!)
Engineering Junta: Sa!!!!!! (Heights of laziness, cudnt have got any shorter :P)

I just hoped that my frends in Infosys wudnt call me ssss...sssss....since SA had to be shortened :P....thankfully they didnt :P

Some other interesting pet names I had: Maata, Pops, Poppies, Papa, Bobs, Bobby, Pandi
There are few others which are embarrassing to be mentioned here! :P

Just when I knew that it cant get any worse since all possible pet names are taken by my shcool, college and engineering frends, I saw people in IITM calling me........... Paleti! Palets!

Yes, now its time for my surame to be exploited! which will by the way change very soon to something else ;)

Im predicting that my work place junta would start calling me Pale(yes, its paleti minus the "ti")

God knows where people get names to call from!.....btw I like people who call me Sahithi! Isint it a nice name! :D

In an indescribable mood!
Palets! :P

Everything happens for a Reason!

2009-02-21T09:29:00.000-08:00

Hey Exams time! and I felt like blogging a small post before exams begin! dont worry its not doubts and queries abut exams!

Everything happens for a reason is wat I always believed in! and It would ultimately lead to something gud if u direct it in the right path!

today I suddenly realised how lucky i am! Dont worry, the reasons are as crappy as my Fin grades! :P

I was given a door which doesnt fit properly into the space and it shud be sort of pushed into the space to fit properly! first day of college, I didnt like my room for tht one reason! Wanted to change badly but decided to wait for two more days until things settle down. And in those two days, i realised tht i didnt have to bolt my door from inside since it is pushed into the space to fit it n it stays thr until someone pushes it from outside.Lo Behold! here comes the best part. I dont have to get up and open the door of my room if someone knocks it! I just ask them to push it and it opens offff!!!! Woah! Lucky me! And now after three quarters, no one even knocks my door and all my bewarse frends just barge in by pushing it open since they know its never bolted from inside! waaah! God wanted me to be lazy u see!

I hated the fact tht my room was too small and not even 4 ppl at a go can sit in my room. Then over the time, I placed my table such a way that I dont have to get up to pick something on the table. I can be on my bed, bend and pick up stuff from the table! I think its an Optimised solution! :P

I started studying OM(Operations Management) and i suddenly realized how better can OM help me in my room layout. where to place the table, where to place the two racks, where to place the chair, minimise the no of trips to door and table and cupboard, where to place my shoes and chappals so tht dirt doesnt get too much into the room, where to place the bag so tht i dont have to bend to pick it up on my way to door, where to place my buckets so tht i can rush to take bath at 7.59am for 8am class, where shud my iron go so tht I dont have to keep packing n unpacking it, where shud my lappy go, which shelves shud be given for books, which ones for eatables, which ones for toothbrush paste powder deo etc(so as to minimise hand extension done to reach it :P, where shud my alarm clock go, where shud my timetable be pasted(currently on the back side of door), what shud be distance between bed chair and dustbin so tht I can throw waste directly into it without getting up from where i am!!!! Phew!!!!!!!! Yes, I am done talking now!

If any of my frends see this post! they will scream in unison tht the available space doesnt even demand an optimised solution since thr cant be more than one solution possible :P....but I say there can be! Tht is wat Om is all about!OM shanti OM! May OM help my roOM!

Back to studies now!

Comment from Yashu on my interview post!

2009-02-19T06:04:00.000-08:00

Blogger didnt allow a comment tht is this big :P....so posting it here for junta to read his experience as well :)

forgive him for he uses the shortcut language for words and many shortcuts.....u might not understand few words but wil surely grab the essence :D...Happy Reading

Comment from Yashu:

Sexy one!..As always! :)

N as far as my exp goes..most of it is already in ther :P..i wud try to dissect that "Ossum experience" as sahiti put it :)...

Dat was the time wen most of us wer travellin half the country anxiously 2 impress ppl :P..different instis...different GDs...different processes..i guess the whole experience got the critic out of me..as i was constantly comparin different process wid considerable amount of subjectivity :)

Then comes the IITM interview :)...

The whole structure was gud..neatly laid out...almost on schedule..thanks to ur seniors :)..Has a brief session wid the HOD, which was gud :)...n as sahiti tels me, who happens 2 b a rock star in the dept :)...

Moving on to GT..Surely!!!..one of the most polished group activites i had in the whole season! :)...v were 6 or 7 in all...had a kind of situation where in u r in-charge of the Sales division..and ur best guy is using unfair/unethical practices to achieve targets..has been the best sales guy of ur comapny.. in the wake of this discovery...how wud u handle the situation....

Havin had a very bad experince in my previous insti...wid some guy startin off the GD wid the crappiest and the most random details possible, i decided i wud not let it repeat :)..So, i staarted! :P...

the case was on a piece of paper, n as i cud see few guys werent finished yet wen the panel gave the cue 2 start, i started articulating the situation bein confronted by the manager quickly....30secs.., not long enuf 2 make some one else feel the same way abt me :P...Then..started off wid wat different dilemmas the manager faces and the challenge of balancin n shit...it was only after 5min...dat i realized dat this GT wud be peaceful all throu the given 15min! :) ...everyone was speakin at their own ace...none acting smart or grabbin the max airtime...n after 12min r so...v were actually encouragin oders 2 speak :P..In all, had a decent enuf discussion...in the end, the profs asked each one of us to sum up wat v discussed in the last 15min..This was my moment!:)...This was one thin i picked up dat season...scribbling imp point during discussion..Believe me!!.Comes in very handy!!:).. I was the last person 2 present the summary...n i guess i put my best frwrd :)..<> ..i vl tel u wat impresses the profs....u apparently need 2 highlight all the imp points discussed ( not only urs! :P )..This is wat gen happens..ppl summarize wat THEY feel abt the topic...nt wat they discussed..n it becomes a summary of wat U think..nt wat u discussed...and never add any new points in summary..instead say..."While v discussed all these points..I think v cud have also looked at other perspectives as...the emotional dilemma, favoritism...etc etc.."..This wud come across as brownie points..if somethin occurred 2 u at the last moment..

Now, the interview..:)

tuk some special permission to get mine slotted in the beginnin as i had a train 2 catch :)

they were 2 panelists...one guy was a US returned guy(referred to as US)..the oder one did his masters in civil(refered to as H)...and of course..on the oder end of the table...was a professionally dressed..suave mannered, admission deserving individual :P..me..Yashwanth :) (refered to as Y)..

US n H:Good afternoon Yashwanth!

Y: (Are u stil readin this?!..i mean...wat do u xpect me 2 say? :P)

H: Before v begin wid the process, i want ur opinion on smthin...I am a masters in Civil engineering..He is a Us returned guy..how do u think v cud assess u as a candidate for an MBA prog

(Ah!..Valid Question!..Can i have a change of the panel please!?:) )

This was one thing which i love :)..talkin abt seemingly unrelated stuff..and drawin logical conclusions frm it :)..then i went on abt how the process was not 2 test whether u r proficient in the technicalities but whether u fit in2 the scheme of mba prog...n ur experience wid the students in the past wud have enriched you in terms of lukin thru potential candidates and zeroin on them..and how the us guy cud bring in his experience n the students can learn so much....blah blah blah :)

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H: Great..If u feel so, i think v wud try our best to live up2 ur expectations...Temme somethin abt urself..

I went on and on..giving reasonable pauses...tryin my best to make it sound like..i was having a "Self-introspection" session right there...

H: Talked about some current topic...in the news...dnt quite remember...

US: So..u like Chess!..

( Oh yeah! :)..)

Do u know of this somethin called Elo rating?...

(Did i say..i "like" Chesss...Scratch dat...i "Love" Chess! :)...Ofcourse i know!!! )

Started off how Elo rating cam into existence...and how its used by FIDE 2 rate chess players..and hhow fascinating it is...dat only 4 players cud ever cross the mark of 2800!!..:).....

Wid the kind of things i was rambling...I was like..marrofying over action at a break neck speed...:P..bt then..Dude!..it was me at the wheel!...:)

and then, he tells me that he is also very much interested in Chess!..then he says..Which opening do u think is most effective?...

For a moment, i was caught offgaurd..Oh man!..U are takin the Chess thing forward!..Oh!!.I shud play this safe...If i m nt careful here, i wud end up bein marked as someone who puked it all out from wat he read on wiki the previous nite..So, i said.." Thers nothing like a perfect opening...It depends on a lot of factors like wether u want 2 b offensive..defensive..n shit...(Did u notice!.I was already an MBA!:P..I was answering using the "it depends...Contingency!:P"...)..

Then he said...Lets paly Chess for sometime..Me: (:-O)....then he says..( At this level, i realized that the depth to which this disc was leadin to was great...if i answer..i win big!..if i dnt, i dnt really lose much:)..)...Ok, wait..just tel me few initial moves of the Giuoco Piano opening...<>...Now, this was where i was showin off! :P.. I said...there are 2 types of nomenclature..and explained how the old system used to address the moves by addressing whether the piece was on the kings side or Queens..and how eventually ppl realized that such a sytem was 2 confusin :P..Then came the modern system!..wich was much more simpler! :)...I quickly recollected the opening moves of Giuoco Piano..was tellin him...bt smhw messed up the last move...n gues wat!..He corrected me!!!..I cudnt help!!..I was impressssssssed! :)...I wud hav taken him if i were interviewin him!:P..Bt then dat last hitch din really matter much i gues..he was happy wid me :)...

Ooops...got 2 rush...my FIN assignment!:)

So, cutting the long story short :P...the H guy askd me some techinical stuff ...ECE engg..cant really recal those questions...some basic fundae...Then..both of them wished me a Happy Journey!:)..Soo nice of them! :)

Post-interview:

Came out..waiting 4 sahiti...there was this cute gal who had her interview on bharatnatyam and different kinds of dancing..somethin..4got her name :)..i guess she ur batchmate now...Say hi 2 her 4 me! :D ..N also, she was lukin cute the oder day! :P..

Cant 4get the Nice feelin of the interview v celebrated wid Idhiyappam :D..

Cheers,

Yashu :)

Batch of 2010,IIM I [:D]

My IITM Interview

2009-02-16T08:10:00.000-08:00

This is the last but one interview of mine and I wasn't tensed at all. With just IITD left in queue, I was all happy about going to Chennai for the Interview. Me and Yashu left by the bus from Hyderabad to Chennai and stayed at the Bank of India Guest house which Yashu's dad had arranged for us :)...To the uninformed, Yashu is my best friend's younger brother and had interview in the same slot as mine.

Had a quick breakfast and took some inputs from the guest house keeper about how to bargain with the Chennai autowallas! Must say, they are worse than the Hyderabad ones! Finally arrived at the gate and then didnt know where to go! Some bus came in and we promptly got into it, not even wonderig where it would go to! Asked the driver if it would go to MBA dept and he didnt seem to know!!!! Our first management funda in place! When you dunno what to do, always blame it on outsiders :P....told the driver about how soemone guided us to get into the bus. Then one of the students came to our rescue and told the driver to drop us at DoMS(Department of Management Studies) at Gajendra Circle(All you junta coming down for interviews this year, get into the campus bus and get down at Gajendra Circle or GC as they call it!

Having got down, asked for direction and sure enough, we saw the DoMS board at the GC itself on the left lane. Started walking towards it. Two striking things about the department from outside. The big tree in between the lawn and the CCD outlet( computers and compact disk outlet :P). Just Kidding da! The Cafe Coffee Day outlet it was!!!.....

The inside view of dept was very spacious and sure enough, we were ushered to the registration desk by some seniors. Having registered ourselves, we sat down and started observing the place. We saw a board where students have written feedback about their interview experience and I was jobless enough then to read the whole board. Everybody mentioned the HoD L.S.Ganesh's name and thanked him for the experience. i brushed it off as people maska marofying to the profs :P.... Many said it was throughly enjoyable experinece!!! Is this a roller coaster ride or water sport!! How can an Interview be enjoyabale I say!!! Perplexed I was!... many thanked the seniors for their help which I found quite an honest remark since the seniors did help us by answering our umpteen number of queries ranging from forms to GDs to previous interview questions :)

There was an introduction about the department by the seniors and they clarified the concerns that were raised. The HoD, Prof. L.S.Ganesh spoke for a while and wished us all the very best for our interviews.

I was slotted with a group of 12 people and given the group task. A GT is unlike a GD where people fight. In fact, my group didnt even fight for opportunity, everyone was given a chance to speak. And the few who didnt, the professors asked them to have their say towards the end of the GT. Haan Haan! pata hai ki maine ab tak GT topic nahi batayi! :P....I thought people are engrossed enough to not notice :P..... Anyway my topic was "You are a bunch of managers for a mall. There are many people who visit the mall and window shop or return back without buying anything. You are here suggesting various possibilities and strategies to turn these window shoppers into buying customers." I dont remember who started the GT but soemone set the context proprely by saying that lets identify potential reasons why people wont buy and address them individually. I dont rem all the points mentioned but I sure do remmeber my points :P My inputs were

Women who come with kids have tough time handling them and generally dont complete their shopping if the child gets unmanageable. Hence I suggested opening up a small play area where two nannys can take care of kids while moms shop peacefully.
I suggested appointment of women helpers for sections like cosmetics, clothes and jewellery since its easier for many women to communicate better with women sales person.
Someone suggested coffee and eatery outlets where people can stand and eat with only one or two tables to sit. This would reduce time spent by people in sitting and chatting away and would encourage them to explore the whole shop.
Someone talked about running user group specific sales promotions to encourage impulsive buying.
Someone talked about installing sound systems inside the mall for announcing various offers running at various outlets and make the customers aware of them.

I dont remember the rest of the inputs given but this should have given you a fair picture of how our GT went. L.S.Ganesh and one other professor were our panelists who took final summary from two people who havent spoken till then. Finally, all of felt nice that none of us argued or fought over the issue :))

I came out to find yashu also done with his GT. We sat down and waited for chance to be called for the interview :). I was the first one to go in my Panel! :(....I was petty nervous but Mayank Batra(the senior who was handling our group) asked me to be cool and confident for the interview. He said "The professors are very friendly. They wont make you nervous and wont bother you too much. Just be yourself." I was still nervous and sat at the office waiting for the Profs to call me in. 15mins....20mins....30mins....I was outside and i didnt know what was goin on inside. Mayank told me that a German delegate was here to visit the HoD Mr. Ganesh and hence I have to wait for a little more time. I waited and finally after 40mins, I was called in :).

The professors asked me to sit down. LSG and one other professor on the panel. After I said Good Morning, both the professors apologised to me!!!! Sorry for keeping you waiting. It was an emergency. Man!!! Who would say sorry to just another student at their dept to take an interview! i said its okay and then LSG said "you have waited for quite sometime, isin't it?" and gave a smile. All my nervousness went down the drain! His face was so peaceful and I was so comfortable by then :). Now for the Interview Questions:

Sahithi, Tell me soemthing about yourself? I have rattofied this answer for so many times and even repeated it for atleast 2 interview of mine. There I go again with my blah blah blah introduction.
Sahithi, You have left your job in 2007! you have one year of experience then, right? Yes sir. What did you do for the next one year? I studied for Cat and other mgmt exams. Why did you resign so early? Gave a proper explanation about how there was dependency in my project and I had to leave then or in Feb, 2008. So I choose July,2007.
You have written quite a lot in your achievements. Quote one experience which is very imporant to you and why? I quoted my 11th and 12th experince in hostel since I was all by myself and learnt being independent and became emotinally stronger and so on.
LSG asks "Sahithi, you score is realy gud but why is your Quant so bad? Did you find it tough?" No sir. I didnt have enough time towards the end and couldnt do justice to quant. I really regret that. LSG says " I was the one who set your quant paper this time and the general trend has been a low score in quant. Just wanted to know the reasons."
Can you talk about the kind of work you did in Infosys? I told about my project and responsibilites. Some more questions followed on it.
There was one question on my hobbies that I cant recollect right now. I think it was about why I discontinued my music practise after 10th.
What other calls do you have? All IITs and IISc. What if you convert IITB and IITM? Which one would you take? I cant comment without getting sir. Just tell us what you would do? I would consult my parents before my final decision since they want me to stay down south if possible. Hence, even if its IITB, for me IITM would come first if my parents want me to stay south. Hmmmm, okay we buy that!

There were few more questions which I cant remember right now. I came out and felt so refreshed and happy. All those compliments on the board were actually true! Of all the interview experiences I had, this was my best. Btw, I went to all the IITs for interviews and to IISc as well! Only IIT Kharagpur was taken up at bangalore.

I went to the feedback board and gave my feedback. Your professors rock and I love the experience. It might sound cliche but I am sure many of you would write the same when you come over for the interview! I waited for Yashu to come back from his interview and finally he was back! He was all smiling and said "Went well! how about yours?". "Same here!!!"

We grabbed some tea and snacks that were provided and sat down to discuss the questions asked. He had two profs on his panel, one of them being Dr.Ashwin Mahalingam. For those of you less informed, he is a US returned Ph.D who is with civil dept as faculty advisor. Yashu's interview revolved around chess and its intricacies. Even some concept of chess like check mate and all were asked. So all of you who wrote your hobbies without thinking, start thinking now :P. There will be questions on it! Since Yashu was a fresher, he had questions on his engineering subjects.

Yashu gave his feedback now. "Ossum experience!" "Thanks to seniors!". We walked out of the campus and took the bus to the gate. Took some rtc bus which the seniors had suggested to take to avoid chennai autowallahs!. After going back,had am amazing "Idiyappam and Kerala Chicken" combo at one of the hotels near our guest house. Then packed our luggage and left for Hyderabad!

And the post ends here. Hope this post helps all of those prospective students who want the seniors to narrate their experiences. Good Luck to the ones who will be shortlisted for the interview!

Why people HATE me! :D

2009-01-11T11:02:00.001-08:00

Today, a discussion with few of my friends in mess sparked off a new thought in my mind. Why don't I pen down what many of my friends, family and relatives hate me for?!! Well, without much delay, here comes the sooooper list.....Btw hate here is for my behavior or traits and not me itself
1. I am toooo Loud(pitch wise loud and not otherwise) and many of my friends hate me for that. I can see Shruthi already closing her ears and saying "Rama Rama". My voice pitch is high and somehow I am not able to bring it down. I know its not Impossible :P but Hard it is :(
2. I Eat too much when I go out and I always ask for stuff that are new on menu. Not many were pissed by this but I know quite a few who dont like it.
3. I always feel too cold at any place and very rarely switch on fan or A/C. This is one thing my family also hates me for, since I always cover myself in blankets at home, even in drawing hall complaing that fan air is too cold :P
4. I have an extraordinary streak of patronage for people from Hyderabad. They should exhibit typical characteristics of a hyderabadi for that and all non-hyderabadis dont always encourage that from me.
5. I hate the auto wallas in Hyderabad and argue till eternity with them for that extra rupee that they demand for no reason. I am considerate when they are nice and provide reasons. Else the auto fellows are dead meat! My dad even now hates me for the arguments I pick up with autowallas. 'Throw a stone in mud and ur the one to get splashed with mud' is his funda :P. In telugu, there is saying that goes like ' Adusu Tokkanela Kaalu Kadaganela'( why step in the mud? why wash ur feet?)
6. Some people that I know of were even pissed by the amount of talking I do :D....Well, I do agree that I talk too much soemtimes but yeh India hai yaar aur mein mauna vrath mein bhi nahi maanti :P
7. Unanimously, all the people that I know of till now have hated one thing about me and that is my Hand Writing :). i was the only one who got 'Improve your hand writing' even in engineering mid term papers!!... and you thot engineering is time pass and profs dont comment on papers, right :P
8. Most of my friends are annoyed by the amount of nail cutting I do. yeh toh achhi baat hai is what you wud think instantly! Well, I do cut my nails but with my teeth u see. Well, I know its a bad habit and I shouldnt be doing it. Abey oooo! havent you heard the saying "Old Habits die Hard" :D
9. Few of my very close friends and mom hate me for shouting on them due to excessive emotional instability condition. Well, kabhi kabhi ho jata hai. Aaakhir hum bhi salt and pepper khaakhe bade hue hai!
10. Few of my friends hate me for the over optimism that I exhibit sometimes. Its not like I am optimistic all the time and in fact, i am quite pessimistic regarding few things.
11. Some of my friends hate me for I am afraid of ghosts and devils. Well, i dont exactly believe in them but after seeing Ram Gopal Verma's Bhoot, I couldnt look into mirrors, go to no light rooms for many days. You can say I am an easily scared person. Well, I can hear few of you already muttering to yourself that I am Scary as well :P
12. My Mom hates me for not taking head bath regularly. Finally, one thing that I have worked on and now follow religiously :D

Well, there might be many more that people hate me for that I cant think of right now. Anybody is welcome to post anonymous posts about wat u hate in me. I really wouldnt mind. he he. Also my friends are requested to add to the list through their comments.

and Cmon junta, its once in a lifetime that you get to do Buraai of someone and be rewarded for it. The Most Insightful Hate Reason gets a cash prize of 100 bucks from me :P....Well, I mean it :D

Sayonara!

My Shopping and Me

2008-12-25T09:16:00.000-08:00

Strict Warning:
If You have read my blog and like something in it, have the guts to comment or compliment....dont read and leave blatantly....and dont u dare come up to me sometime later and say so and so post of mine was nice....If u like it.....just leave a comment....makes me feel nice that ppl do read the no sense and non sense stuff that I write! :P....Anyway I just wanted to see how many ppl on an average are jobless....hence ur comment wud mark ur place in that sample :D....Comment at your OWN RISK!

I am currently reading a book called “Shopaholic takes Manhattan”. Man this book is soooooooooo awesome n hilarious!.....Sumps up any woman’s shopping experiences and more. Then I went into flash back about my shopping experiences. Will try to sum up most of my experiences including the most recent ones :D…..btw the series of books by Sophie Kinsella on the shopaholic experiences are just awesome....a must read for most of the women out there :)

While writing this post, I have already started thinking like the protagonist of the book I am readin(Miss. Becky Bloomwood). I shall name many brands that I bought in my shopping and ask those people to pay me up since I am doing some great PR work for them through my blog :D….Its is however a different story that there might be many who would want to pay me for not quoting their brand in my blog because of the talent I have in mishandling them :P…….

My most recent shopping experience has been nothing short of a disaster……..Gift for two of my friend’s was what was on my mind when I went shopping (btw forgot to give a general disclaimer….I might spice up the content of this post just to make it readable n hilarious….dont believe that every word of what I said to be true)……..yeah so where was I?....Gift for two of my friends….Went to Abids with one of my friends (to a place called Methodist complex, Girl friend is the shop name, I actually stopped at the complex name but then who would I demand a cheque from, for doing PR work then!....hence the name of the shop too :P….smart thinking haaan!)…..The guy told me last week that their new stock would arrive on Monday and hence I barged right into the shop and asked him to start showing the new ones……well there was a power cut in the shop and somehow I felt its bad sign for shopping there :P......

Me and my friend sorted out few of the nice ones and I went to try them on since the frend I was buying it for is like me(thin n short :D)…..I didn’t stop at any top in particular but there was this gorgeous Red Top with pleats which I wore n stared at myself for a min atleast!....Man! I was in love with that top…..I come out n I say I didn’t like any of them except the red one….With very pure n loyal intentions, I buy the red top for my frend….but then I cant forget how gud it looked on me and I also rem how I have been struggling over months to get a simple red top for myself since I didn’t have that one color and so also it stopped me from making VIBGYOR(the rainbow colors) with my tshirts :P………..

I went home n tried it on once again and my mom n sis loved it……and then I decided to retain it for myself n buy another one for my friend…..after all it’s a gift and I don’t think my frend likes red as much as I do :P……..well reminds me of a beautiful song that fits perfectly here…….

Hum ne vo kya dekha jo kaha deevana
Hum ko nahin kuchh samajh zara samajhana
Shopping hamein kis mod pe le aaya
Ke dil kare haye, koi to bataye, kya hoga

Aakhir kya thi aisi bhi majaboori
Mil gaye so many things ab bhi kyon hai ye majboori
Are, dam(to be read as daam) hai to unase chheen ke le aayenge
Di na ghar vaalon ne agar manzoori
Shopping hamein kis mod pe le aaya
Ke dil kare haye, koi to bataye, kya hoga.....

I rem this shopping experience that I had the last time I came home…….I had to shop for a trousers for one of my frend…..I went around all of central and lifestyle buildings stopping at every shelf looking at the piles of clothes which never seemed to end….I bought myself a nice brown top from D&G and a cream caudroy trousers from SRC…..and happily walked out to the Tibbs Frankie counter outside lifestyle building……….My frend who I went shopping for called up and I started all excitedly about my great shopping n how I loved the kurthi in white and how I couldn’t dare to buy it since I already have enough of them and don’t need any more in my current wardrobe…..and in the end my sweet frend asked me about the trousers…..”Oh yeah! Now I remember why I was here!....Well I did go back but I couldn’t find what I came looking for….No wonder I am one of those types who my marketing prof would classify as………No reason to Try….Some reason to Buy…..and then money ko bolo Gud Bye :P……

Honestly, I never thought I spend so much on clothes but when I look at my wardrobe, I do realize I waste so much on clothes and some of them are even not worth it!.....few of my clothes in Chennai have been eaten my termites( I think its termites but I am not exactly sure what they are)….and I don’t feel so sorry about it…..I feel rather happy to wear them off a few more times n say tata tata bye bye to them than keep them with me forever and not wear them…….I am not a shopaholic toh…..I am very sharp and controlled when it comes to spending…..and that is one reason why I owe 700 bucks to my frend for I took money from him to shop for him but then spent them off on myself :P……somehow I have this feeling that “Everything in India runs on credit so why not my shopping!”…..however one of the wisest decisions in my life is to not a take a credit card…..I know how lazy I am and how I have stopped myself from buying so many things because I don’t have ready cash then n there and ATM in not anywhere around….Yes! Convenience is not my cup of tea when it comes to shopping………

Many of my friends wud say I don’t splurge or extravagantly indulge in anything but I always get off the track when I am shopping….I sometimes achieve what I wanted to and some more and sometimes I achieve anything but what I planned……..Sometimes I seriously doubt if my interest in marketing is out of this stupid instinct of shopping that I have in me……marketing reminds me of a TOMA(top fo the mind brand...the brand which first strikes ur mind when I say the following products) exercise me and my MBA frends did in class since I was feeling drowsy(btw this is an illegal exercise carried out by me to shooo away my sleep for a while....to be tried under strict supervision and under drowsy conditions by sleepy heads like me :P)…..TOMA brands for various categories……for me of course!

Colgate- toothpaste
Cadburys- Chocolate
Levis – Jeans
Bru- Coffee
Natraj- Pencil
Reynolds- Pen
Adidas- Shoes
LG- ACs
LG- TV
Fast Track- Watches
Clinic Plus- Shampoo
Pears- Soap
Maggi- Noodles
Bournvita- mixed with milk
Saffola- Oil
Nokia- Mobile

There are many more that can be quoted but time and space constraint….some how this blog didn’t turn up the way I planned it…..never mind….Its something I wanted to do right now n now its done…...May all the shops rest in peace!.....since I am done Shopping and Talking for this season :P.....

Organisational Behaviour (OB) ki Diwani!

2008-11-10T08:47:00.000-08:00

I would like to start and also end this post with songs!

Ishq junoon jab hadh se badh jaaye (when the intensity of love for something crosses boundaries)
Haste haste aashiq suli chadh jaaye( the lover smiles and heads for the gallows)
Ishq ka jaadu sara chadha kara bole (the magic of Love gets into head and says)
Khoob laga lo pehre raste rab khole( take many rounds around, and then god opens ways)
Yahi ishq di marzi hain( this is love’s will and wish)
Yahi rab di marzi hain( this is god’s will and wish)

He he petty much sums up my love for OB!....now comes the other side of it.

IITM First Quarter First Grades given out!.... and yeah I get a “B” there. To my non MBA friends, a “B” grade comes after “S” and “A” (in the same order)….. Now I know OB is one subject I have put my heart and soul into when I studied it. I felt Bad. I felt Miserable. However I started thinking. Why did this happen. I could come up so many faltoo reasons on my part like my first two quizzes which were miserable due to my misunderstanding of the course and which actually helped me get the right orientation and interest in the subject later on. I can push it off on my group tasks and say someone else ruined it for me[:P] which wont change anything for me :D…..

But on a deeper note, I always believed in two things…..

1. When something good or bad has to happen, nothing can stop it from happening independent of whether you want it or not.

2. God doesn’t give everything to everyone. When he gives something somewhere to u, he is bound to cut something else somewhere. There is always a balance between your Have(s) and Have not(s). This is what they teach you in Financial Accouting too [:P]

Now when I started thinking why did I just lose out on my grade by one point( I lost an A by one mark, yeah yeah it’s the same one mark funda that you all guys must have seen in your lives too :D)

I still remember me getting the school first by just one mark in 10th and winning some cash prize for it. The guy who scored just one mark below me is my close friend and he felt miserable!! Well, I didn’t complain then [:P]…..

I got thru the Summers process quite easily (which I believe is partly my preparation but mostly just got lucky since they asked stuff that I exactly knew)…. Well, I never complained then!

All nice things happening in my life right now and I am actually loving every moment in this college and just living my life. And no, I didn’t complain!

When God has given me so many nice things at one go, he is bound to cut some wires!...Well OB is the first wire[:P]…. Did he actually do this to hurt me!....Naaah!.... he is showing about how he has given me so many gud things and its time for him to do some cost cutting[:P]….

However the good part is, not just to me but to all those who just got there to the border and could not make it, Look Out!.... The other grades might just take you to places where u never thought you could be (I meant the positive way duds!!)….

You might say this girl is too optimistic and I don’t care. I am frustrated and angry is what you might say. Just sit and think. Did something really gud or nice happen to you in the recent past that you know is something that others didn’t get!....if you don’t have something like that yet, don’t complain re![:D]……Picture Abhi Baaki Hai Mere Dost!....In short, the future isint here yet!....Just wait and watch…. You wil gain an edge over people at instants in your life which will be ever cherished. Exams and grades like this wil be brooded over but will be forgotten….

Your mind is like an array with fixed memory. Once a fresh good memory comes in, a bad memory has to move out to accommodate the gud one. Which one you choose to move out depends on the priority you attach to it. And finally a day wil be come when you have too many gud memories that the bad memories don’t have much place to occupy!....this is true and you will see it happen to you sometime [:D]…at least it happened with me….and then when you actually don’t see it, God has his ways of showing it to you thru disasters like OB Grades[:D]….now you
know you have so many gud memories that you don’t think of quite often but once a bad memory pops in, you see it all[:P]….

Anyway no more bhaashan on this, all I can say is. Grades do Matter but not as much as YOU matter!.... I love myself and hope the same with you too!.... never give up is the key[:D](yeah an old dialogue but yaha pe koi aur line ja nahi raha tha :))…..

Would like to conclude this weird post of mine which has actually made me feel so nice about myself now with another song from telugu….its been translated for the benefit of my non-telugu friends[:D]

Right o Left o Right o Left o
Mundukko( Forward) Venakkako( Backward)
Paipaikko( Up and up) Kindakko( Down)
Asalu endukko( Why is it so?) Ekkadiko( Where is it to?)
Just Go… Go… Go… Go… Go…

Last but not the least, Nike says “Just Do It” and I say “I Just Did It”….thru this post….. I did a great deal of good to myself and hopefully to some other who are still patiently reading this piece of crap with great concentration!...

There might be people who are still taking their time to come out of the disaster….its fine to brood actually….but rem tht something gud is on its way already!

Cheers!

Musings of Monkey!

2008-09-11T08:10:00.001-07:00

With so many monkeys visiting our rooms on a daily basis, i cant ignore them anymore.
yesterday there was a monkey at my window. It started making simple random chatter noises n goin up n down the window to scare me...i camly sat on my bed and browsed on my lappy....

The post wil be in Hyderabadi Hindi to give it an added flavour!

Monkey's Mind: " Arre kya yaaron!....yeh potti ko daar nai hora....ab mein kya karoon re!.... woh table pe pada hua biscuit packet dede na!.... agar mein aisae-ich karta gaya toh woh bilkul ignore kaerlegi re!....kuch soch re yaroon....kya karooooon!"

It makes some more wierd noise n settles down on the window sill n sleeeeeps!!!!!!

Me in my Mind: "Arre this monkey also no....why is it not going...mereko sab maloom hai...woh mereko darane ke liye-ich aise karri hai....mein kaiko darooon....mereko strong hona padega re....

the monkey leaves the window n i shut the window....

Scene behind the curtains:
the monkey's name is chimpu.... chimpu is give "E" grade in basic food grabbing fundae subject by his sir.....chimpu is dissapointed.....toi toi toi...flash back now.....

scene just 5 mins before this: chimpu's mom puts tilak on chimpu's forehead n says "jaa beta apni khandan ki naam roshan karde".....
chimpu's classmates in the school: arre chimpu, yeh dekh....food grabbing fundae mein best is to work out and become a strong monkey n attack open rooms...ur sure of gettign hold of soemthing thru this.....
chimpu: arre nahi yaar...i thot out of box n decided to give this a try...i will play on window sill n scare the girl...she might throw some food or out of pity gimme some...this is my strategy....this shall work....im high on innovation...the regular theory solutions dont work for me!

just before the exam: (his frends): chimpu!! chimpu!!....cmon chimpu....ur setting a new fundae in food grabbing through this.....hope u get thru....

and the rest is history....chimpu laments over the failure of his strategy....he didnt know ehere he went wrong....he tried analysing his strategy once again...it was simple one...the girl shud gte scared or pity me n give food...why didnt it work!....

it didnt work coz it coundnt see some hidden n missing varibles like the girl's strength n boldness[:P].....there was too much dependency on external factors and too little reliance on internal factors and hence failed....also the data sample of the girl taken out of the fearful girls population was an outlier....also chimpu didnt realise that the girl is not liable to give a biscuit packet unless chimpu gave one earlier[:P] and also the packet wasnt her asset as she took it from her friends room.....So also the demand for the biscuit packet was high as all her frends wanted one and the current supply was not at the equlibrium point n hence there was already a shortage of biscuits......last but not the least....the monkey coudnt create an impression in the girl's mind about its purpose and hence the result is a failure..... toh monkeys are branded as a fear factor among girls hostel, the target penetration this time wasnt upto the mark!......

having realised the various reasons for its failures....its decided to work on

1. problem identification and description and various entities involved..... try to draw a fish bone if necessary!

2. look at its hierarchy of needs and chuck maslow and see if ERG theory can help it since phychological needs are anyway not fulfilled..... also frustration-aggression working on....the frustration on not being able to satisfy lower needs leads to agressively trying to satisfy higher needs!

3. realise that the world is full of interconnectivity and its supply of biscuits depends on the demand for it among girls and her frends and so also on the personality attributes of the girl.....

4. it realised that their major strength of creating fear among the girls is lost and they became an ineffective brand now....it has decided to go for relauching or repositioning itself as a friendly monkey from next time[:p]

5. It also decided to take a better sample next time and visit some other room who is a better representative of the feaful girls sample.....

6. last but not the least.... it decided to calculate its position of its assets of biscuits received so far and see whether any immediate need for food grabbing arises and also note down the expenses incurred in reaching the girls window so far....the expenses like kicking off its costly reebok shoes into the gutter while climbing is taken as unexpected loss and it also pulled down another monkey coming to the same window....tht monkey might take revenge in future which it put up as a "Bad Will" on the liability side since its prone to attack from tht other monkey sometime!....

That is it folks.....Im done for today...wil edit once i find some comments!...feel free to post any comments :D.....

Rock On Review!

2008-09-06T22:27:00.000-07:00

This is one of the group mails i sent regarding the movie review for Rock On......

sabhaku namaskaaaaram.....with mamakaaram :P

nenu ma lan nunchi download cheksuni chusa...cinema hall ki eldam ante janalu eppudu chadukuntu time dorakatam ledu ani deekincharu....inka labham ledu ani second day na room lo kurchuni chusa.....details loki elthunna...kasko na vasco di gama.....

1.opening with song unique n i love tht song....lyrics avi variety ga unnayi annadi pakkana pedithey,....i loved the tune....idi kakunda mere laundry ka ek bill is too gud!...we will rock u type anukunta mari.....

2. farhan gadi voice patallo kummesindi kani...dubbing lo koncham teelipoyindi....jalubu gonthu laga...konni dialouges lo punch padakunda ayyindi!....kakapothey vadi acting skills toh dubbing ni laaginchesadu....naku maathram dubbing inka improve cheskovalemo ani anipinchindi......

3. heroine ga aa serial pilla bane undi...but ss music vj aiena goswami arjun ramphal wife kinda kummesindi...chepala kampu nijam ga undemo annanta realistic ga acted anukondi!

4. madhyalo odilesina unfufilled desires n dreams ni fullfill cheskondi....janalandariki jeevitam rendo avakaasam ivvadu anna msg bagaaaaaaaaaaa strong ga cheptunnadu....meeku teliyandi kadu le :P

5. farhan gadu songs kummesadu.....shankar ehsaan n loy are gods!...for once they overtook arr in my ratings!....javed akhtar ilanti lyrics ela rasado naku inka artham kavatam ledu...koduku koosam rasanu antunnadu kani...inta youthful n realted terms toh lyrics vadu raasi undadu ani na strong feeling...

6. konni senti scenes lo farhan gadu kummesadu....vadiki ee male bonding sentimental scenes ante oka rakamaina sentiment anukunta :P....aa purab kohli gadu jeevinchesadu anukondi!....nen nammaledu....eedenti inta baga cheyyatam emiti ani!....

7. aa gf toh break up scene enta arbit ga undo...naaku nachhaledu :P...arre piriki panda laga paaaripotademi...adi oka tokkalo a4 sheet meeda ball point pen toh hindi lo 4 words raasesi!....wat crap i say!....

8. biggest msg thru this movie..... u can work n earn money...but the most rewarding n happiest moments of ur life are from ur deep rooted passions n always have time for them!....

inka appti nunchi nenu na full time passion aiena singing ni appudappudu practise cheskuntunna....cinema paatale padukuntunna le :P....

Seriously, one hell of a movie to be watched for some of the deep insights it tries to send across.....Sindbad the sailor song captures the essence of the movie really well :)

Chennai Chamak Chipak!

2008-08-05T09:51:00.000-07:00

Warning: the title is chamaka chipak on purpose.....read further to follow.....
after two weeks in chennai, the two words stuck on my mind are chamak and chipak.....chamak for the place is all vibrant n shining.....chipak for the climate lets anything but our lectures to stick on to us!.....
IIT Madras is a beautiful place.....lovely campus they have.....now i know anyone who would have to study here for the next two years would say the same thing but i say it coz i loved the monkeys here :P....these monkeys here are like Himesh Reshamiyya.....u can hate them but u cannot ignore them!.....they run in the corridors....they sleep on ther stairs....they practically pull anything they can get hold of.....there is one monkey which keeps visiting our corridor often and i named it giggly....coz it makes wierd noises when ever it runs in the corridor....
apart from this....the food is nice for south indians n hence i dont complain....my hostel room is very small but i dont complain....i got infected and have a swollen neck n throat but i dont complain....some how i dont complain anymore!....im in love with this campus....
a small city visit has also been made....will discuss it much later...i know most of the ppl i know complain tht i say tht i wud take up somethings later on but never blog on them...well thts my way of avaoiding the unnecessary :P.....
classes in full swing....morning baths.....quick breakfasts.....seated at last.....lectures are past....
biggest challenge in class.....watching others sleep thru the class n trying to stay awake thru it :P......
Mourning Mornings, Hungry Afternoons, Eager Evenings and Noisy Nights.....sums up my life at IITM....feels like its been months i have been here.....miss my home n hyd very badly....but lots of telugu ppl arnd here....so not really missing the language....
I know this is one of my best most boring posts till date....well random thoughts can be boring too!!.....will have to watch a movie tonite....gud night........

IIT Bombay Interview

2008-05-20T20:09:00.000-07:00

This interview is hated for all the right reasons. It fell exactly on the day my close cousin got married and as a result, I had to skip it!!.....Me, pavan and pavan’s friend rakesh came along with me. I took the train this time. It was evening 4pm train and me and pavan got the berths at the same place. rakesh joined us from begumpet. Now started the fun part. The blabber mouth tht I was, went on n on about anything n everything in the world n also discussed many current affairs in the process since I had two brainy heads with me. Oh, by the way….pavan had IIM B,I,L calls while rakesh had all calls!!....so it was obvious tht I was the one benefited the most from those conversations!!....we discussed everything from crises around the world to flop movies to mba prep to future plans…..time just flew by and we slept sooner than we expected…..

Morning 3.30am it was and pavan woke me up!....we reached some place near dadar and got down at some station by 4am. We waited for a sub urban train tht came at 4.40am and landed up at the nearest station to IIT Bombay. Took and auto and having reached the girls hostel, I bade gud bye n waited for some girl to allot me the room. The room was big n already 5 people were fast asleep in tht room. I joined them too in a very short while. My interview was scheduled in the afternoon slot and hence woke up at around 9.30, got ready and had breakfast. Revised some crap and borrowed the news ppr from a girl who just landed into the room. I know this blog is getting boring now. Lemme directly jump into the interview part.

We were again divided into slots and we were the first to go for a GD. Our topic was again some case study. Its abt how a junior officer gets promoted on account of his work efficiency and the seniors hate tht and argue tht seniority should be given preference n go to the court. Is it legal to do so? Its some public firm where private partnership is involved. What is the due course of such cases in Indian Law? What should the company do now or what should it have done?.....fairly bad GD with occasionally becoming uncontrollable fish market…… we were 12 people and it was a bad GD!!.....

Highlights of the GD:

There was some guy sitting on No-7 in the slot and he started the gd by saying lemme take u thru the key points of the case study and started reading the lines of the case study!!!!!.....we let him make two points n I decided to interrupt but the guy beside me took over n did the same. Then there were too many differences of opinion about what should they have done and wat is the due course now…..according to me….the guy beside me scored the best as he also stopped many messy situations. He did say “lets allow the lady to speak” twice n I cud make my points. tht did give him some brownie points since I had soar throat and wasn’t able to shout my way thru the gd. Many of the good points were given by the guy beside me and one more guy. I made just 3 entries n made 2 good points. Many ppl were iterating their points and I thot it all got messed up many times since 4 people were talking simultaneously!!.....finally we did manage to sum up properly what we all thot and hence a happy ending to the fish-centered fairy tale…..

My interview was slotted last. Last but one rather. So I waited and waited and waited. I took feedback from every person who came out from my panel. We had a german on the panel and many of them were having trouble getting his accent. There was another lady stats prof on our panel. When I went, the panel was almost exhausted yet happy since the interviews almost came to an end on their panel and hence all general discussion happened. The biggest burning issue then was the budget. We got it just 1 day back. Hence the whole world was discussing it. I was asked to elaborate on points of my interest in the budget and also few other things on budget. Then they asked me abt why I left my job and what I am doin now n I elaborated the same. the german was keen on knowing more abt how I spent my time after I quit my job and also few things abt my prep.

The stats prof didn’t seem interested in me since, since at some point, she made a comment like. U left ur wonderful job just for preparing. Now wats the gurantee tht u will do justice to this course when u find a gud job. U might loose interest in it then. Oh, cmon mam!!....dont act like my 6 year old cousin who has great logical questions all the time but never do they come anywhere close to reality!!.....i realized tht the lady prof was very unimpressed with me for whatever reasons. I think there are gen I dont like u vibes from lady profs anywhere in the world when it comes to girls!!...something similar but much better than this happened to me in delhi too!!....there were few questions on who is shiv khera and some other crappy guy who I never even heard of!!....so I answered abt shiv khera n bluntly didn’t acknowledge the second person’s name!!.....

Having completed the interview, I know I wudnt make it. My deep sub conscious mind tht woke up just now told me so…..so its petty strong n clear tht I wudnt make it[:P]….. how ever after narrating my interview, ppl had something nice to say……some even went to the extent of saying…..hey tht second guy….may be it was just a fictious character….they wanted to check out the way u handle unknown things!!......very sweet of them but I knew I didn’t do well….some how I felt so….rakesh was on the afternoon batch too n he was on different slot. I kept waiting for him and many of the seniors came up to me and asked how the interview went n what they thot abt it…..i did get many contradictory reviews on my interview but I knew what was in store for me. rakesh was also last on his panel n came out very late. He said his interview went well and the panel ppl were happy with his answers!!....well atleast someone I know shall make it thru IIT Bombay!!!....a special mention here shud go to the seniors who organized the whole things for us…..they are all amazing n they coordinated well….lucky are the ones who would be goin there to study with those seniors!!....

pavan had his interview the next day afternoon and I was already bored!!....i spent the evening lazing around in the hostel and slept off after an early dinner. By the way, we had to buy food coupons in the mess but I never did. Only on day1 breakfast, I bout one coupon!!...rest all muft mein khaliya!!....arre yaar room ke liye already 200 paid off….why again for food is my point!!....anyway the next day, my mom’s first cousin called up n asked if I wud want to visit their house and I said yes. I went n met them n in the evening aunty, me and my cousin went shopping on the roads of Bombay…..it was amazing. Bombay has the cheapest n the best stuff anyone could ever get!!....i did some small scale shopping since the budget wasn’t permitting me….i took a sub urban train again n landed in the Bombay station….i had pavan waiting thr already and we had dinner on the train, spoke for a while abt the interviews and then slept off since it was an eventful yet tiring day…..

First impressions on the city:

the city is over crowded with people. In the 4.40am sub urban train….there was no place to sit!!....i couldn’t believe what my eyes saw….so many ppl on their way to work n tht too so early in the morning!!....i can’t believe it!!....the streets are too narrow…..the bus service is gud n also ppl seemed courteous too!!....one special feature among the buses there was to enter thru the back door n come out from the front door….i took tht bus from the campus to my relatives place….the long journey to tht place was good….too much of work was happening on the roads…..not too many tall buildings around the area tht I saw…..the main roads were real wide n smooth….people are hardworking n nice….auto people took one rupee less than the meter there!!....now how impossible is tht!!....

this trip was memorable in its own way since its my first trip to bombay. I did miss my cousin’s wedding in the process but I dont regret it anymore….get my cousin to hear it n she might want to kill me for saying this!!

A Place-O-Analysis

2008-05-19T21:22:00.000-07:00

With all my interviews now completed and making it to IIT Madras MBA batch of 2008-2010….I am happy to present the analysis of the places I visited so far!......In the process I shall compare…..contradict…..curse…..criticize…. comment…. on all the cities I have visited…..

Statutory Warning: If the content of this blog hurts anyone…..I would not be sorry about it and would recommend them to consult a psychiatrist for being such a sissy!!

In the order of interviews, I have been to IIT Kanpur, IIT Bombay, IISc Bangalore (for IISc and IIT Kharagpur as well), IIT Chennai and finally IIT Delhi. In the process, I have noticed something great abt every place n something not so very great as well…..in the due course of this blog, u shall be reading abt my musings and experiences in the diff places……

IIT Kanpur:

Me and my friend shruthi took the flight to Delhi from Hyderabad and then rajdhani express to kanpur……In the flight, even after having our heavy breakfast, we bout the not-so-good chicken sandwiches jus coz we were bored n wanted something to eat…..the 200 bucks went into the gutter since the sandwich was like the upma tht I cook for myself when no one is home…..after landing, our dear friend Smitha was there to receive us and show us around for a while since we had 3 hours gap between the flight n train…..we went to palika bazaar and bout lots of stuff for 500 bucks only…..it was my mom’s strict condition tht I don’t spend too much on clothes during my trips to different places!....n then we took the wonderful metro rail to the railway station from palika bazaar station…..metro rail is one thing tht makes us believe tht we aren’t in India…..at least for a while….n then u look around and find our very own software engineers and business men, all dressed up and standing around in the train…..we then bade gud bye to smita n hopped on to the train….it was 2pm and we were hungry…..meals were included in the ticket and with my never-eat-veg attitude, I ordered non-veg meals for myself and veg for shruthi….actually our whole idea was to play safe…..if the non veg dish isn’t gud, we wud still have veg dishes and vice-versa…..thankfully the food was decent n he even gave us ice creams!!....slept for a while n then woke up around 4pm to see tht tea and snacks were being served!!.....n then me n shru opened our great manorama tht we made for ourselves to get us thru the interviews and started revising [:D]….at around 6.45pm, we landed in kanpur. My close friend bhaskar was there to receive us and we left for the IIT Kanpur campus in an auto…..

My first impression on the city:

The station was too smelly….the autos are decent…..the place is horrible….the roads are waiting-to-be-repaired…..the weather was cool….

We finally arrived into the campus and then my whole view changed…..Awesome campus they have….amazing I must say…..we were allotted hostel rooms by some senior girls and then we went to have dinner at some canteen…..the walk from the hostel to canteen was long n nice….kanpur ppl have the best campus, I must say….spotted neel gaay on the way and returned to hostel after dinner….next day was our interview….

My Interview Experience:

We were divided into slots and I was on the fourth slot n moved to some SIDBI (small industries development board of India) building for GD/PI….My group has 13 people in all…..our topic was a case study…..some lady….Nancy for the time being….Nacy takes up job as ceo of a company and she was earlier working with HP and did a great job there…..she believes in making decisions herself and never involved too many in deciding….she gives her 100% in the job but at the end of 6 months, sales drop and board of directors issue her a one month notice to resign….a special committee is formed n they report all of nancy’s inconsistencies….even meager issues like she talks too much on phone or she eats for too long types will be quoted…..now we had to analyze what went wrong and why….is there gender bias in tht company….suggest any remedial measures…..we were all given 5mins to read n note….one min each to read out our points to the rest….n in the end 6 mins to discuss…..fairly gud GD with occasional spikes of fish market….I did perform well enuf and I was happy.

My Interview:

Me: may I come in sir?

Panel of 5 professor: yes, please take ur seat…

Prof1: so sahiti, ur from ece background….tell me how comfortable are u with ur subjects?

Me: quite comfortable sir(I hope u wont ask me subjects tht I have done one day batting for)

Prof1: okay can u draw us a full wave rectifier with phased lock loops?

Me: (@#$%&* the what!!) Sir I rem the basic full wave rectifier, cant recollect abt phased lock loops.

Prof1: fine draw it first.

Me: (drew the picture n I know its correct….i was really happy about it….)

Prof1: now can u draw the waveform for it

Me: (confidently drew the wrong waveform….i was so dumb tht u don’t even ask me…..i was in some world of my own and drew the wrong wave form)

Prof1: are u sure abt the waveform…

Me: I think so. I didn’t even bother to verify it!!....

Prof1: okay which is ur fav subject in engg….

Me: communication Systems.

Prof2 takes over: okay tell me what happens when u switch on ur mobile phone.

Me: explained in detail abt the base station, antenna, HLR, MST and all tht crap.

Prof2: okay now I am making a call from land line…how does it connect to the mobile….tel the flow…

Me: at the telephone exchange, its routed to the corresponding station.

Prof2: no, I am saying how does the connection get established?

Me: thru telephone cables ( I was so elated to give this answer[:P]….like this is the ultimate answer tht can ever be given!!)

Prof2: yeah, tht is fine. I am saying what is the exact process tht happens there.

Me: I am not sure about it sir. This is all I know.

Prof1, getting back to me: have u heard of WLL (wire locked loops) in telephone networks.

Me: yes sir, I have. Frankly, I don’t remember any of it. We don’t have a course in it.

Prof1: so what do u know miss Sahithi??

Me: (@#$%&*....fine I know nothing…but ece is not my cup of tea coffee milk n cool drink!!) Sir, I have answered to the best of my abilities.

Prof3: okay can we do some maths?

Me: sure sir. He asked me about the integral of something, which I cant recollect ryt now n I answered it.

Prof4: so u have resigned from ur job in july 2007. What have u been doin since then?

Me: I have been involved in various activities and also prepared for MBA entrance exams.

Prof4: what made u leave ur job? Didn’t u like it?

Me: No sir, I really liked my job. But I had decided to give Cat and other exams a proper shot. I was having too much work and wasn’t able to do it. I spoke to my PM and we arrived at the consensus to resign. If I wouldn’t have resigned in july,07. My next chance was in feb,08 which is too late to even study. I made the decision n came out sir.

Prof4: you could have worked it out with ur PM.

Me: sir, thr was a lot of dependency on me in the project. I had to act responsible and not leave the project at the wrong time. Since our module was completed in june and new module was just allocated, my pm said july,07 is okay. But once I got absorbed into the new module, I had to wait until its delivery which was tentatively feb,08. So I decided to resign.

Prof4: oh okay. So u have been preparing well then. What happened to ur cat? What is ur percentile?

Me: its ** % sir.

Prof4: can u split it?

Me: (split it up n told)

Prof1 to prof5: sir, do u have anything to ask?

Prof5: no nothing. U may leave.

Me: (finally im done)

So I guess the interview went just about okay with prof1 charging towards me with unexpected questions!!....since this was my first interview, I learnt a lot from it.

In fact, me n my friends who were preparing for CAT were so very much into the prep tht our conversations were as follows…..

Pavan: hey today I had pizzas at pizza hut.

Me: okay tel me who owns tht grp and what else do they own? Also their competitors?

Pavan: Amma talli!!.... any normal human would have asked me what pizza I had or who did I go with….we ppl are all cracked up with our MBA prep!....we aren’t thinking normally n humanly[:D]….

Me: I know. The other day, I was watching tv which was playing a big bazaar commercial. I immediately started thinking abt future group and its various other ventures. A normal person would have switched to another channel or watched the ad peacefully…..

During a recent conversation with one other frend of mine who got thru IIM Indore.

Yashu: I also got thru Carnegie Mellon with aid for MS in Management information systems. I dunno which one to choose?....

Me: I rem he was a great business fella. Tell me, what was his business? Why did he start this school? When did he start it?

Yashu: I dunno!!![:P]

Me: ever since ur mba interviews are done with, u hardly read n since this is not in India n doesn’t have an interview, u became complacent[:P]….very bad[:P]….

Yashu: edisavu le[:P]….i stopped reading news paper the day my last interview was over!....i don’t even watch news channels anymore.

Me: Neither do we!!![:D]

Some how, I know I deviated from the main topic n ended up some where else. But who cares man!....Deviating is my birth right!![:P]

I shall blog about my other interviews shortly. Do keep reading and commenting.

Chick Chick Chickens-Part 2

2007-12-06T06:04:00.000-08:00

The customer who came to take chicken from the old butcher is actually a CBI officer who is there to investigate the murder mystery of mangamma who was allegedly killed by her husband Mangayya for money that she saved since years to cook chicken for herself.....

CBI officer to himself:
This chikki story sounds much more interesting to deal with..... I will make sure i investigate this case side by side n earn some recognition at higher officials.....

Chikki's dad sends the customer away and asks her daughter how she understood the chicken language..... Chikki convinced her dad that she had some supernatural powers that made her understand the language..... Her dad was all pissed that his daughter wont let him do his business n sends her home.....Chikki starts thinking about her powers and how best she can help man kind with it.... then struck the IDEA(it can change her life for ever u know[;)]).....

She decided to open a chicken language teaching classes for kids and adults who are interested in learning it.... She confessed her idea to her mom who blatantly abandoned the idea.....but chikki was adamant....it was her idea n she was goin to execute it..... That is how the "CHIKKI and CHICKENS" language center started..... she teamed up with the boy next door who was a gem at spreading word around the streets..... they even designed a ad campaign and TV ad that goes like....

"There are voices in my head that tell me every time a chicken pass me by.....that I can comprehend the noise and we can stop chukungunya anywhere"..... and then the caption comes up as..... "Now anybody can learn HENNKO(official chicken laguage)(spelled as Hen n Co) "

Chikki ahd her next door frend Puchhu do lot of research and find out that chicken vendors staying near by are not interested since they believe it hampers their trading skills if they can understand what the chicken talk about.... Many school kids turn up for it just coz they have nothing else to do in the evenings.... Few house wives join up too after seeing the AD on TV.....Thus started chikki and her HENNKO classes which were a huge success since every day a class fellow bout a new chicken and they tried comprehending its language..... Puchhu suggested that they develop some hearing tools that can aid people to take classes from home n chikki implements it successfully.... Day by day, she starts making profits that noone cud ever dream of since many people start enrolling thru word of mouth advertising and also coz chikki is a great instructor.... She is a child prodigy in the making.....

One day chikki's mom was reluctantly counting the money made and was awestruck seeing the money that her daughter made thru teaching HENNKO..... She joined hands with her daughter who is 12 years old now and her CHIKKI and CHICKENS has been running successfully for over two years.... One day chikki was looking thru the news paper and saw that many people in Korea died of chukungunya..... Chikki went into deep thot as to how to help the people in other nations..... her motive wasnt money n profits anyday.... After a brief discussion with Puchhu, her company partner....they decided to outsource their HENNKO e-learning tool to korea and other countries who want to buy it.... They publish their product on Ad-Words and many countries and companies come forward to buy their product and to acquire its patent rights.... She sells off her product and the whole of HENNKO rights to "Boogle".... an emerging search engine which was entering into product marketing with HENNKO.....

Chikki became a millionaire in no time and even received an invite to record for Oprah Winfrey show as well..... this was a great moment in chikki's life..... she was 23....(yeah 11 years later it is man)..... the Oprah show went on well with many chikki admirers and students from all over the world attending the show n praising her.... the summary of the show....
Oprah:
Chikki....welcome to the show.... lets quickly get to the story....how did all this start....i mean how can a human understand wat chickens talk....

Chikki:
Well, it all started when i was in my home town(hyd in India) and working with my dada at his shop.... It was not instinctive....one of my recurring dream is that I went to charminar and bout rice bags from there....I know its wierd but this was a persistent dream when i was a child....

Oprah:
That is interesting chikki.....do u get that dream even now.... Is it so imp a dream to share with all of us.....

Chikki:
yes it is..... Even after so many years of struggle and success, there is soemthign missing....I find myself void n disturbed most of the times.... I think its because of this dream.....

Oprah:
well chikki, we have a surprise for you.... Please come with me....

Oprah leads chikki to a personalized aircraft of hers.... The crowd follows and cheer chikki as she waves to them before getting into the aircraft......chikki gets in reluctantly and then Oprah lets the camera man in and informs the cabin crew to take them to India and to Hyd and to Charminar..... Its one of the fastest planes u can ever imagine and they land in Hyd gachbowli helipad and leave in a Honda Civic to charminar.... They reach charminar in about 20mins using the express highway built from gachbowli that leads to masab tank.....

Chikki is totally speechless.....there she was....at the place of her dreams....she never thot she would visit this place with Oprah....They go and buy rice bags from a merchant and chikki bargains when it comes to paying since she doesn't want to exploit the hospitality of Oprah.... Chikki is beaming and floating in teh air....her wildest dreams have been fulfilled.... That is wat Oprah show is know for..... She thanks Oprah profusely and buys her a pair of Kudan embedded bangles set as token of gratitude....

(pssssttt!!....everyone here might think why chikki hasn't gone to charminar in her 23 years of stay at hyd.... Sometimes it happens yaa....I have been stayin in Hyd for the past 23 years but have never been to Ramoji Film City.... It can happen[:P])

Back in Studio.... Chikki once again thanks Oprah for what she did and concludes the show by revealing the launch of her new company named "Chikki's Chickens" which will operate from India but will have overseas branches in New York, Chicago and California..... The tag lines of the company are.... "Talk Eat and Save yourself".... "You never know when you might turn vegetarian....Play safe...Learn Hennko"...... A budding entrepreneur on her way I tell you.... Wish her good luck and for any other info related to her... You can contact me in person[:P]

Hmmmm finally one word before I leave n sign off for the day.....

Every story has a Happy Ending... if its not Happy....then its not the End"

Guys and their Desperation

2007-11-25T07:03:00.000-08:00

Pre Post Script: Desperation is superlative of the word desperate[:P]

Motivation for this post:
I saw a post by mercurialmind titled "What not to do when you are desperate about having a girl friend !!!!!!!!!!!!!!". A perfect post which reminded me of my close friend "V" from school and his toota poota love stories(or desperate encounters rather).....which range from school to college to work place to trains and movie halls!

http://mercurial-mind.blogspot.com
/2007/11/what-not-to-do-when-you-are-desperate.html

Warning:
Content of this post may be manipulated and exaggerated to create curiosity and add masala to the post....how ever the story is a real one.....

"The Insane Encounters and Dirty Desperations"

My friend "V" suffers from inferiority complex that girls can never find him great!...Dunno exactly from which age it started.....

However time mite not permit to elaborate all his encounters but I shall put forth one of his most recent ones....

Train from Pune to Hyderabad:
"V" is all set to reach his home town n is desperately looking at the reservation chart to see if there is a girl on any berth near by..... Luck favors him most of the time but destiny ruins it for him[:D]

He sat down and a little while later, there was indeed a girl in front of his berth....excited....energized and optimistic my friend became....everybody around in the compartment were discussing some "current affairs" and my great friend also joins in a while.... the girl is seen handling all the men and their flirting very well and "V" is impressed with her....waaah kya reason hai[:P]....

Now....everybody else is asleep and this idiot puts all the effort to get the top berth to be adjacent to her berth!....everybody is asleep is what he thot so...the girl started taking...what do u do and where do stay n other very imp questions[;)].... No its not "are u on orkut" "give me ur mail id"..... The girl(oh yes the girl it is) asked him for his mobile number....c'mon all u guys reading this post....the first things u shall say is....c'mon he is bluffing or ur lying.....don't be jealous.... be calm n accept reality[:P].....Numbers exchanged and talks continued...for something abt 5 hours.....

My friend "V" is here to prep for CAT for the last two weeks since he is unable to get the flow n concentration in pune.....so he is all worried(or rather cursing his luck) that this girl happened at the wrong moment.... she called n he spoke for an hour or so....she met him and they planned movie....it flopped since her close friend got stuck with some problem n she had to leave....yes, they met again n again....nothing much happened.... After few days "V" stopped taking her calls....cut her calls or phone on silent....and final stage 'switched off' too!!....."she is a psycho" "she expects me to talk for hours like I have no other work" "She is mad woman n expects me to meet her everyday!"

One fine day,then went to some unusual place to eat and "V" hated her attitude and her extra flirting(as he calls it).... but she was good company for she blabbered for hours together....neither of them said anything...CAT was coming closer...just a week left and "V" completely avoided her calls talks and everything to concentrate on his exam better....one things that "V" could not digest is the fact that the girl did not know what CAT and IIMs are!!.....Exam went fine and girl went out of his mind.... IIM cut offs cleared and girl completely cut out from his life!!....

Now now, how many of you thought this is a very unfair story or sad ending.... I assure you that this friend of mine is desperate about girls beyond bounds and it just not possible that he let goes any girl that comes his way....he terms his poor handling to being a looser and not able to make most out of his luck....

Well I beg to differ toh...Having know him for years and still not able to comprehend him completely....he is anything but looser and lucky[;D]....For him, a girl who he can easily get to is a strict no-no....he always let go girls who easily gave in for him!!.... He tries hard to get to know all the beautiful pune girls and even gets close to most of them...but never moves an inch beyond that despoism(another synonym for strong desperateness)..... Something is terribly right about him sometimes for he lets go all of them without second thoughts!....

Point is most of the guys(most of them I tell you)(Most of them here implies most of the men I know of and not generalized stmnt[;)])........ get desperate and even try hard to get closer at diff levels with girls.....from common frend to frend to close frend to best frend to bf to husband.....but their ego rules..... their principles matter....they have some ethics and morals at some level of their despoism....and that drive sense into them at some point when they are not blind anymore!!

I will edit this post once again....some urgent work...posting it for basic comments n reviews!!....

Chick Chick Chickens!

2007-11-22T08:44:00.000-08:00

This is the story of a chicken called chikki who is in a cage at the chicken shop near my house...
(The word chicken has been deliberately used in place of hen all thru the post for my own satisfaction)

Motivation for the musings:
Every day I walk past the butcher's shop near the bus stop at ramnagar. I see the chickens making hell lot of noise when the butcher is trying to get hold of them....other wise they are calm n serene....like the ocean which has so many violent things going on inside.... my attempt is to explore the chicken's side of story.....

story:
Chikki as a baby:
Mommy why is tht we are being fed good food but restricted to cages?....why is it tht i cant be independent like the other hens and eat food available on roads n farms....

Chikki's Mom: no my dear daughter....we are born with a purpose....to serve man kind with chicken delicacies and eggs for the omelette which helps all the bachelor boys n girls to have a proper meal.... we arent like any other chicken....we are the army chicken....we lay our lives in front of the humans when times comes to sacrifice our lives.... we serve the purpose of biological cycle and we should respect it....

Chikki: But mommy....didn't daddy loose his life like this...didnt tht old bald head man kill him in front of us....do we have to see our family die!!....how fair is it for god?.... I dont want to be in the cage...i want a free life n roam around the city...I wanna see charminar and eat grains on the road....Its my life time wish.... I will do it mommy.,..I will do it!

Chikki Mom:(wiping a tear from her eye).... Tu bilkul apne baap pe gaya hai!.... feel happy tht we are born for a purpose and we are serving it....Many humans out there still dunno their purpose of life n keep reading books on philosophy to know their purpose.... our lives are much simpler beta.....

Chikki: To hell with mommy and her old ways of thinking....this old baldy will have a hell of time killing me....I should not be any other chicken in his shop....I am special.... and I will prove it....

One day later:

The butcher gets a big deal for a birthday party and plans to kill around 10 chicken for it.... fortunate or unfortunate....chikki(tho young) is chosen along with her mom and few of her family members....they are all shifted to a new cage n dumped into a truck.....Chikki is all excited with this change in her routine n boring life....but chikki's mom starts praying and chants some vedic mantras....

Chikki: Mom what are u recanting?

Chikki's Mom: Beta, I am doin some meditation and yoga to ease me of pain and suffering when I die.... U shud also do it....our end is near....we will all die in a while....(wipes a tear from her eye)

The butcher comes to the birthday bash and his brother-in-law who runs a catering service is seen there.... he hands over the chickens to the caterer and runs along on his way since his beautiful wife is pregnant with a baby girl[oh are u already getting to where I am getting]....(btw scanning in illegal in India so it cannot be said tht its a baby girl before she is born.... but the family wanted a girl...yes yes they are revolutionary parents who want girl instead of boy[:D])

The chicken are taken form the cage and killed one by one....since chikki is the smallest of all...the caterer kills all the other chicken and finally ends up with chikki....chikki starts fuming up with rage seeing her mother die and shouts on top of his voice...makes weird noises and flaps its little wings as hard as it can.... it tries to free itself from the caterer's hand but fails miserably at it.... The caterer sighs and wipes his sweat from the brow as he kills chikki....

In Gandhi Govt Hospital:

The butcher's wife is all sweating and finally lets out one big sigh and drops unconscious....a little while later.... the doctor is cleaning blood off a baby girl...the butcher runs in and is all happy....they look at her sharp nose like tht of a chicken and decide to name her chikki[;)].....

Now chikki grows up to be a girl with all good manners and proper education.... but she is no ordinary child....he has visions....visions tht she went to charminar and buying grains from the road side vendor!.... her parents rub it off as child fantasies but chikki knows tht its not just a dream....

As chikki grows up and becomes a 10 year old child....her dad takes her to his shop and begins on his work...the moment chikki saw the chicken struggle and whine in pain...something happens!!....she instinctively jumps with happiness and asks her dad to keep teh chickens whining for some more time....the butcher is puzzled but doesn't want to disappoint his daughter n keep playing with the chicken to make then shout n whine in pain n agony....

He then kills the chicken and starts to parcel it for a customer.... chikki stops her dad....why!!

Chikki: Dad!...this chicken had chikungunya....dont give it to customers.....
Dad: how do you know it beti?....
Chikki: I heard it talk to the other chicken....believe me daddy....lets not sell this chicken to anyone....
Customer: what is this bhayya!!....I am not taking any of this chicken with me now....ur own daughter says some shit that this chicken is not good...what kind of business do you run!!....

......(To be continued)

IT and Dowry- Are they Anti?

2007-10-28T07:21:00.000-07:00

I know i came up wit a crap title looking for praaasa[:D]....

This post is about an article in Hindu by Chandra Kommera which was titled "IT revolution and declining dowry practice".(28 th October, Hyd edition, page 14)....Its an open page where people can write in and it gets published.
Major contents of article are as follow....

1. Men getting high end job....much of salary goin into savings, making them rupee millionaires in short time(how short is it anyway!....dont talk abt dollar earning junta...India ke junta ke baare mein bhi socho na!)......they are reluctant to ask/accept dowry as they do not need to care for money!!(Oh ppl who earn enuf dont worry abt money anymore!!....wat a conclusion!)....Even when parents are insisting....the youth are refusing(Not always....in 90% of cases....its the parents who ask since the guys themselves dont want it but cant "disappoint" his parents....ahaa!!....if men are strong enuf...they shud be able to convince their parents....else its the same thing....the men are asking for dowry anthey!)

2. On par with men, women are also getting highly paid jobs. This making them assert themselves are reject any marriage proposals from men who ask for dowry(Oh c'mon now....there mite be women like this but they wud actually not fit into the arranged marriage scenario....also its the women who expect money from their parents as well....in the form of property...gold and what not!!..... There are few who dont expect but most of the women do expect money from parents for their future families!)

3. Inter caste marriages....with teh advent of IT jobs...a new social class emerged who way of life is homogeneous across castes(mmmm....yeah agree to some extent....but even now caste rules the basis for many and it rings a bell for almost many pairs..... wat the author is discussing is restricted to about 5% of marriages many be).....This gave an opportunity for the youth to look beyond their caste resulting in more choices(Oh man!! I strongly believe that in arranged marriages....caste is still the major and top most criterion for selecting partners....look beyond is only for some people who fall in love or are quite liberal in their views and were able to convince their parents as well).

4. Increasing financial independence at a young age is prompting the youth to opt for love marriages rather than arranged marriages which lead to non dowry marriages (vammo!!....devudaaa!!.... this is one of the most erroneous statement in the whole article....financial independence is okay....the word "prompting" is an impromptu.....people aren't prompted to opt for love coz of financial independence....love was thr since ages....just tht they get to marry their chosen one now much easily than before due to this independence...but this is not the reason to opt for love!!..... and who said tht all love marriages are non dowry ones!!....parents still give their kids what they planned to and it cannot be called dowry since the groom or even the bride isint demanding it.....its just the parents love that is making them give wat they wanted to.....this is just one side of the coin....but true most of the times.....)

5.The girls parents are preferring a less dowry/non dowry/software engineer to IAS/IPS grooms.(now now this mite be true for various reasons....they prefer less dowry non dowry and software engineer only when the guy is settled....well to do family and all...else u look back...there are so many marriages which still have dowry going on in the background....Its a matter of pride and prestige(cooker :P)....even for the guy to flaunt how much their wives get from home..... and I agree many families are taking it the other way round...but majority still runs on this and there is no denial of it).

Over all..... I would seriously condemn the act of dowry.....but the article's conclusions are all based on the wrong reasons and I don't support it. I was surprised that a news paper like Hindu published this article without much data and facts to prove the statements that he made......Either way....gave me a chance to discuss how dowry is handled and dealt with.... I am talking from a telugu household perspective since I am form one.....If this blog content has hurt someone's sentiments or ego or morale..... Go hide in a cave[:P]..... This is my blog and i rule over here......

School Days.....Those Silly Times

2007-10-02T21:47:00.000-07:00

It was sunday morning and me and my school frend somnath were sitting at nrupatunga degree college to write our mock cat exam and we had some more time to go....we were discussing abt sentiments during exams and that is the reason why we stuck to the same stationary we used when we got lucky in our exams..... then we went back to school days and som was asking me if i remembered how he n vamsi use to sharpen the already speck like pencils and use them....he he i rem it all too.....they even used to put pen caps onto it to gain support for their miniature art pencil pieces and write up with it....the talk ended n exam started..../yes night i was thinking about school days and then i went into splits of laughter for i cud remember so many crazy things we did in school!!....

1. I remember some pencil sharpening competition of sort that happened and ppl shapened their pencils as much as they cud n made them teh smallest ones on this earth and laid them besides each other above the green board in the classroom.....

2. I remember pavani kicking me hard on my butt for various number of times when i came to school and was placing my basket in the shelf....and one fine day, she gave that kick of hers to my innocent sis who accidentally looked like me from behind....he he

3. I remember the 9th class days when me anirudh n sandeep sat in one bench and sandeep use to fart so much that me n ani used to scold him directly for doin it since teh smell was unbearable....

4. I remember sitting besides sridhar and raghu in 9th class and used to tease sridhar for every second word that he used to say.....

5. I remember sitting in front of neeharika vamsi and pratyusha and vamsi always cracking insane out of the mind jokes on pratyusha..... whenever she used to kick him and feel that she has given him a hard kick...he used to coolly turn arnd and say" did you call me...looked like u patted on my shoulder!!"

6. I remember how we used to tease social sir in 9th class when everybody tried poking him with their dividers and that sir so engrossed in his teaching missed it all.....

7. I remember how boys used to wait for ramanamma didi's class in 10th....she was my fav teacher in school but the guys loved it for all the wrong reasons!!

8. I remember how shobha didi, our English teacher dozed off while correcting my notes in 9th class and i dared to pick up two fighting lice from her hair since i cudnt resist myself from picking them up.....

9. I remember how i used to fight with phani who used to sit in front of me in 10th for he never allowed to park my feet under his sitting bench!!.... I actually hated him le....

10. I remember how vamsi used to enlighten shivaramakrishna in 10th class, sitting in teh first bench and how they used to bend down unable to control the laughter from their own silly jokes....

11. I remember how sravanthi used to laugh away at the silliest of vamsi's jokes and gasped out of excessive laughter...she is still like tht and does it even now le[:D]....

12. I remember that silly jayashree didi making me sit with chandrika and harmeet since she dint want me and sravanthi to sit together!!.... It was still fun coz chanakya and vamsi craked the most sick jokes on naveen and me harmeet and chandrika always had our ears glued to what they were saying(even in classes).... its different that vamsi was trying to impress chandrika in the process and must say he did a gud job[:P]....

13. I remember how pavani teh great, anirudh and raju used to tease me with that silly first bencher....forgot his name..... tht bakka boy who used to irritate me...someone help me with it.....

14. We remember how we teased vamsi with shilpa all thru and how shamelessly we used to call her when we were with him and tease them in front of each other and how she used to try to hush us but pavani shall never stop[:D]

15. I remember how I.Archana once told pavani that she liked anirudh a lot coz he respects girls when they both were prefects in 10th...and yet very happily chat away with vamsi and its different that vamsi liked it[:)]....

16. I remember those exams where me n sravanthi copied papers together, specially the maths ppr where i used to pass additionals together....but it returns back to me by the end of the exam le[:D].... I always copied social pprs and map pointings which i hated to do....

17. I remember this vauge incident when sravanthi fout with sudha did coz she gave 5/5 to vamsi for map pointing for the really crap work of his with just a pencil while sravanthi managed a gud job with her color pencils and her work waa correct too...since i was just standing along with her when she was asking...i got a half mark too!!...tht made it 4.5 marks le....he he

18. I remember me n suddi walking down teh road every evening to mothers junior college for our tuition classes and looking at our beloved guys playing volley ball or throw ball in school grounds which was visible from that building of ours and we used to try guessing names of the people who were playing[:D]

19. I remember those serious power harmony battles that were waged against each other when it was time for group wise matches or display boards or cultural activities...it was different that we won the shield that year even with our captain somnath not working[:P]....

20. I remember teh power wisdom finals for throw ball that was won by wisdom due to partiality of our games teacher to wisdom group coz her son was in that....atleast this was what was thot so among teh power grp guys and they all sat on teh steps and cried for long..... i think pavani n suddi also went for consoling them...

21. I remember how we hated jayashree didi and her partiality towards her A section ppl and never bother to do her home work or listen to classes of hers...we used to get bored of her physics class sometimes and used to bug anirudh to ask one of his iit physics questions so that she will be involved in that and leave the teaching for a while[:D]

22. I remember the biology classes of sita didi where i answered all of her questions in one of her lessons....he he i think she was impressed with me that day....

23. I remember that half yearly exams in 9th when we used to pray for games sir as invigilator and we were the only lucky room who had him for 3 exams out of 6...he he...how he used to encourage us to copy and exchange pprs...sravanthi n me in teh last two benches and anirudh across....pavani paapam pichhi munda...first bench nunchi arichesi maree answers sampadinchedi...inka rubber meeda answers for objective raseesi pass chesukovatam....it was wonderful.... we used to laugh shout demand answered sheets from others..he he...i rem askign anirudh for the objective answers n cross verifying with someone else if he marked a diff answer for teh same question.....

24. I remember how we used to disturb vihar and involve him in unnecessary argument so as to irritate sowbhagya didi in class so that she gets into that argument and not teach for a while.....he he...

25. I remember all the teachers who taught us well enuf....nalini didi for anything n everything....prafulla didi for english and physics....soubhagya didi for english.... lakshmi didi for maths.... ramanamma didi for telugu... sudha didi for social i hated the subject toh...she taught us history and civics...sita did for biology...she was the best.....unfortunately we never had a gud teacher for hindi anyday....meena didi did a decent job toh....

26. lakshmi did used to teach us maths in class and tanaki ae sound ochhina kooda duster meedaki visiresedi[:D]....he he...

27. I remember how anirudh used to walk out of maths unit test after ten mins of the exam saying he is done with it!!....we wud still be starting to solve when he is already done...huh[:D]

28. I remember how we ten people got close together in tenth when we were seperated from teh rest of the class...they were wonderful times.... malla alanti roojule raavu.....

29. I remember how we used to play thumbs in class after every class and how we were foolish enuf to play thumbs and statue together....mundu statue cheppi veera baadudu bade vallu vamsi n anirudh atleast...rei i still dont forgive u guys for it[huh]...enta gattiga kottesevaru...oka saari pavani edchesindi kooda...nenu peddaga react ayye danni kadu le...he he.... inka jolly game kooda...tega neelige vallam...if im not wrong..sravanthi never lost to anybody...rooju jolly pettukune ochhesedi[:D]

30. I remember the running race between me an sravanthi where we never fought to be first but always wanted both of us to be in the top two[:D]

Inka chala unnayi...cant rem any ryt now.....gurthosthey naku cheppandi add chesesta[:D]

Anirudh adds these

31.dude.......wait a minute.....
I.Archana actually liked me? Some girl actually liked me in school? Whoa.....NICE!!!!

32. I remember how one day pavani pulled held my collar and pulled it because I had written her name on the board (prefect business man). The shirt ripped and I was pained by every didi the rest of the day.....I even remember the incident when she threw my pencil box out in to the corridor which landed right in front of srivalli didi. I was given a nice bashing in the staff room.

33. I remember how forehead stood for a, eyes for b, nose of c and the chin for d in the objective papers......I loved them man.....girls from all directions were looking at me for pointers.....he he......I remember how I, vamsi, somnath used to make fun of sandeep with all those insane jokes...

34. I remember how I and ramesh used to conduct our own parallel biology classes in the back benches.....thats when they decided....aaah theres no solution to this problem than to separate us.....then I entered the third bench behind pavani......

35. I remember how forehead stood for a, eyes for b, nose of c and the chin for d in the objective papers......I loved them man.....girls from all directions were looking at me for pointers.....he he......

36. Yeah now I remember there was one more girl who liked me......you remember that girl....who was like really really crazy about me....I forgot her name.....
she finally tied a rakhi and everybody said it was my independence day.....
I handled the situation really bad man....I hurt her soooooooo much.....I cant imagine how rude I was to her in those days.......but hey....I did pay back later on in life....dint I? ;)....(rei btw tht girl's name is keerthi gayathri and she fell in love later on with someone else and is fine now[:D]....)

37. I remember how you sravvi and vamsi used to crack jokes about everyone else in the universe.....we knew it....everybody knew it.....that you people were sinfully judgemental about everything......huh(rei ani tht was so true telsa...we used to comment on all u ppl too!!...cant believe u ppl still dint forget tht[:D])

38. I remember that guy whom we teased you with......but I just cant get his name man.....aaah.....

40. I remember sandeep giving a five star to pavani (he really really liked her)....man believe me.....he used to tell me senti things about pavani......OMG.....
pavani dint take it though....
and yeah sandeep used to sing the song....chaand chupa baadal mein....for her all the time......dude....seriously....not making it up.......

41. I remember how raju used to crack total hifi jokes....first bench and he used to give me a lot of trouble when I was the prefect.......man.....I love those days.....

more to come up form my side soon...im collecting them all!!

42. Vamsi always said the wrong words and bad words to his beloved hindi teacher shobha didi thinking that she doesnt understand telugu bad words and one fine day pushapa did said" vamsi i know how great ur vocab is and shobha didi already told me what all u say in class!!"....wat a shock it was for him...he he

43. Raju gadu naku chala sieltn ane gurthu 10th lo...but i rem he used to tease tht fellow in first bench a lot....he he he

Om Shanti Om song- Main Agar Kahoon!!

2007-09-30T10:54:00.000-07:00

No oen can just listen once...heard it for teh first time on zee sa re ga ma pa from Aneek......one of the best songs i have heard in the recent times....u feel like listening to it forever!!..... Cudnt resist posting the lyrics for the very song...... im sure u can get the songs on any download website.... even dard-e-disco is equally gud.... soemhow vishal n shekar rocked more than any other time....i love them....great work guys...keep it coming[:D]

Tumko Paya Hai To Jaise Khoya Hoon
Kehna Chahoon Bhi To Tumse Kya Kahon
Tumko Paya Hai To Jaise Khoya Hoon
Kehna Chahoon Bhi To Tumse Kya Kahon

Kisi Zabaon Bhi Woh Labaz Hi Nahi
Ki Jeene Tum Ho Kya Tumhein Bata Sakun

Main Aagar Kahoon Tumsa Haseen
Kaynaat Mein Nai Hai Kahin
Tareef Yeh Bhi To Sach Hai Kuch Bhi Nahi
Tumko Paya Hai To Jaise Khoya Hoon..

Shokhiyon Mein Dooobi Yeh Aadayein
Chehre Se Jhalki Hui Hain
Zulf Ki Ghani Ghani Ghatayein
Shaan Se Dhalki Hui Hain
Lehrata Aachal Hai Jaise Badal
Bhaahon Mein Bhari Hai Jaise Chandani
Roop Ki Chandani

Main Agar Kahoon Yeh Dilkashi
Hai Nahi Kahin Na Hogi Kabhi
Tareef Yeh Bhi To Sach Hai Kuch Bhi Nahi
Tumko Paya Hai To Jaise Khoya Hoon..

Tum Hue Meherbaan
To Hai Yeh Dastan
Hoo Tum Hue Meherbaan
To Hai Yeh Dastan
Abb Tumhara Mera Ek Hai Karwaan
Tum Jahan Mein Wahan

Main Agar Kahoon
Humsafar Meri
Apsara Ho Tum Ya Koi Pari

Tareef Yeh Bhi To Sach Hai Kuch Bhi Nahi
Tumko Paya Hai To Jaise Khoya Hoon..
Kehna Chahoon Bhi To Tumse Kya Kahon

Kisi Zabaon Mein Bhi Woh Labaz Hi Nahi
Ki Jeene Mein Tum Ho Kya Tumhein Mein Bata Sakun

Main Aagar Kahoon Tumsa Haseen
Kaynaat Mein Nai Hai Kahin
Tareef Yeh Bhi To Sach Hai Kuch Bhi Nahi
Tumko Paya Hai To Jaise Khoya Hoon..

I Me Myself

2007-09-23T12:10:00.002-07:00

What does it take to be a perfect human!!...I mean a perfectly acceptable human[:P]..... I am tired sometimes of all teh stress stain pain n of course teh gain i go thru[:D].... its teh same old boring life...nothing exciting...like the mountain dew ad tht says " Jhoot bolthey hai woh log jo kehte hai ki unhe darr nahi lagta... darr sabhi ko lagta hai aur gala sabhi ka sukhta hai"...... similarly only liars say tht their life is ever interesting n fun types.... It gets boring at one stage n you yearn to come out of it at any cost!!.... I sometimes get weirdest of thoughts.... i am penning down few of them that i could recollect now.... It can make ur life exciting...i must say!!

1. I will set up a school or institute for people who want to learn backward handwriting or mirror handwriting and teach them fast n efficient way of writing the same.....all teh alphabets n letters are reversed in this handwriting...i learnt it from my brother who writes it amazingly well... i put up a decently fast job in it....

2. I will go and anchor the Aditya TV programs for I believe i can do a better job than them at any cost!!.... I always wanted to become an RJ, be it part time or full time... any radio station i wouldn't mind.... i know now all my friends who will read this blog shall scream in unison" its not u who doesn't mind it...its them...teh radio fellas who will kill themselves for hiring you[:P]"

3. I always wanted to taste the dishes that they show on TV...they make them so well and they look so delicious...mind u teh word is "look".... and then give out my opinion unlike teh anchors of TV who gulp down the first spoon with much difficulty and take some time to come out of teh disaster and say" chalaa bagundandi....mana viewers kooda try cheyyali tappakunda"...oh yeah u think we are dumbos.... after tht very enigmatic performance of teh anchor which can win an oscar.... i shall not dare to make tht dish!!....

4. Try testing your patience...tune into any of teh soap operas and leave the remote untouched...teh max time u can stay with teh remote untouched....divided by your height and weight give your patience index.... ante generally inta height and weight ki inta koopam or impatience avasarama antunatru kada[:P]...anduke divide it off with ur height n weight ya....

5. try holding out your hand at the rtc bus drivers in hyd and ask them to stop...if he stops... he is no less than god...if he doesn't...he is no less than a cockroach....huh....

6. I hate teh auto fellows in hyd so much tht i stopped goin in the autos...its not tht i like the bus drivers...they have such an arrogance in their manner.... I rem one driver screaming on some two wheeler driver that he will let the bus go on their vehicle n he shall be safe for the union will support him....its just absurd!!... and they just don care...there are good drivers too(only the ones who stop the bus when i show my hand[:D]).... but most of them use foul language on teh passengers....like we are goin to have an uninvited lunch at their place!!....haaah....

Cant think of many right now.... but life was amazing in engg...those were the best days of my life.... if given a chance...even bill gates wants to just sit n lazily scratch his head and drink tea!!....

Lyrics can rock too!!

2007-09-21T01:06:00.000-07:00

Sometimes lyrics play such an important role in giving life to teh song....happy days song lyrics ae one such thing i cam across.... have heard from few of my friends....their fav lines in songs...here are mine for my satisfaction.....

meeru meeru nunchi mana sneha geetham
era eralloki maare....

ontaraina...ootamaina...
venta nadichee needa naina.....ooo my fnd...
tadi kannulane tuduichina nesthamaaa….ooo my fnd...
Odidudukulalo nilichina snehama

vaana vasthee kaagithaalee...
padavalayye gnapakaale...(ron's fav too)

arey rey arey rey manase jaare...
arey rey arey rey varase maare..

last bench seatingu...
magazinesu readingu...interval kai waitingu

Yeah yeah yeah!!..... these are few lines tht i love listening to.....

AD World- My Biggest Fascination

2007-09-19T06:15:00.000-07:00

Ads...be it on tv...on radio or hoardings.... posters...ads in any form have attracted my attention for more than 5 years...ever since i was out of hostel in inter n took up engg in hyd....i have been glued up to tv...not for serials....but for the ads that pop up in between...there has been a shift of ads from information oriented to touching our emotional conscience....few of my fav ads which i can never forget over years....
1. The Surf Excel "Daag Achha Hai" ads.... the most amazing of ideas one can ever imagine.... stained clothes are a mess and advertising a product for the same is much of a pain in the @#$.... I have grown up seeing washing powder Nirma all my life...never expected ad world to take such exciting and innovative ways of launching n promoting products..... A stain is a pain and the whole idea of stains is a negative aspect....and then suddenly there comes a product.... shows tht stains are gud!!.... the negative aspect of stains is all lost now...its a whole new positive perspective for the viewers!!.... "Agar Daag se kuch Achha hota hai toh Daag Achha Hai!!"..... woah!!... one of teh smartest ad of all times....when u cud drive the sense that staining ur clothes isint so bad after all with so much gud happening with it and we anyway have our product to wash it....why fear!!.... We have been using surf excel anyway at home...but even otherwise I would have ensured we bout surf excel from then on :D.... I hope to meet teh maker of that ad some day.....

the two ads with kids around drive teh point strongly coz kids spread a charm n innocence in whatever they do... the sorry cheptunnadu ad or the fight between two kids...both are equally gud....teh catching the wool for grandma is lil dull ad toh...compared with the other two....

2. Nescafe ad with extraordinary visual backdrops and a wonderful humming tune with gud lyrics....
"Open your eyes and open your mind....
open your heart dont stay behind.... Nescafe"

3. The johnson and johnson ad with a mother feeling her child's hand and worrying about teh child.... I love the song too much toh....
"Entoh sunnitam neevu...emanalika neetoh....
Ghabaraga undi manassu... porabatemaina aiethey"

4. The recent Pepsi ad featuring sharuk n john.... teh concept is just cool but the effect of two stars drives across teh point much more strongly....

5. And like teh himesh reshmiyya effect.... teh effect means u can hate and detest it...but u cant hide from it!!.... the Nirma ad which has trasormed itself over years.... i rem both the songs...penning it down....
Old:
Washing powder nirma.... deeni nuraga chesenu maya jalam... cant rem teh lyrics tht follow...
Latest:
Rekha Seema jaya aur Sushma sab ki pasand naya nirma.... washing powder nirma.....

6. The HCL ad where the car owner is made a fool reminds me of so many ppl who are exactly like him :D.... It s a gud ad according to me for it blends humour with some good facts about teh company....point driven across since ppl love humour in ads!!....

7. the master card with a son taking his parents around the city..... watching ur parents become children again...priceless.... for everything else there is master card :D....

8. The naukri.com ads...the Hari Sadu ad and the washroom ad...both are cool and u just smile when u see them.....

I am sure i missed many ads that i actually smiled n enjoyed all thru when i saw them...will keep updating when n while i see them....
I am one person at home who waits for ads all teh time..while my family gets pissed when ads turn up too frequently...im the one enjoys every bit of teh ads and classify them as gud better best... cud have been better.... worst...why did they make this ad....he he he... keep watching i have much more to tell abt ads for its my big time interest and i love teh way ppl drive home their points in the most innovative n sometimes in teh most cliched way....

"Its Raining Ads.... Alleluyaa Its Raining Ads"

My Musings on Lizards and syemya pulav

2007-09-08T07:44:00.000-07:00

I was watching tv one day sitting on the sofa and engrossed in the show..... some show called "ma inti vanta" on some local telugu channel..... bambino syemya toh pulav anta.... nenu kooda cheyyagalanu ilanti chetta vanta aiethey ani choosestunna....

The lizard on teh wall was probably watching it too for it was so engrossed in it that it fell from teh wall.... atleast this was my first thot on it..... then i saw it slowly advancing towards the tv stand..... shit enti ippudu atu elli em peekutundi anukunna....ah!!...there was a mosquito thr.... teh mosquito that i have killed just a while ago with my own hands..... I guess its atma is already gone with the wind and taken a re birth as human for it died in my hands.....he he he... its on u to take it as a privilege to be born as a human or as a sin...... this lizard went slowly thinking tht its a live mosquito but realizing tht its dead... just went cooly and zapped it with its tongue and climbed teh wall behind teh tv...... Mission accomplished anukuna aa balli ki.... now now i have a doubt...very rarely do u see lizards on teh floor trying to catch a mosquito...they never dare to come down kada...at least not in teh broad tube lite[:P]...... enduku ochhindi.... reasons that i cud think of......

1. i was wondering if its an episode of who dares win for teh lizards being conducted in the kitchen wall where some 4 or 5 lizards are always present grouped together discussing something big.....at least they look so engrossed that u tend to think so......

2. May be its a male lizard trying to impress the lady lizard that was on the wall besides the tv....

3. may be the lizard on teh side wall was a core competitor for my lizard and it was a do or die situation for my lizard....

4. last but not teh least...may be it was just too hungry that it came down all teh way for the mosquito.....

The Lizard View:

Abba.... malla tokkalo ma inti vanta program.... how tired im eating this silly insects all teh time...i wish i was outdoors...at least i get to try new varieties...these humans also na... they show me all new n diff things..... i rem my mom now...she taught me to try hard n achieve what i want.... and that box over there is showing something gud to look at...lemme give it a try.... i know conventional lizards aren't supposed to come down onto floors when ppl are arnd.... but i have seen rang de in teh very same box and i realized that i am a born rebel!!..... here i come u box.... i need that thing which looks like many rat tails grouped together.....

Oh my gawd!!...whats this... a mosquito.... i need to think fast.... have to use my mba taught decision making skills ryt now.... do i go ahead for tht dish in teh box being shown or grab what god has granted.... a bird in ahnd worth two in bush or it is the two birds tht matter to me now....quick!!... decision making skills...i topped it too!!.... okay let me just do inky pinky ponky..... (after a struggling session of inky pinky ponky teh lizard goes for the mosquito).... hey god!!...ur amazing.... u made me take teh ryt decision...this mosquito is dead..... its not moving at all.... this is my chance of a meal for today....here i come.....

The Mosquito View:

La la laaa la la laaa la la la laaa laaa..... how well i pretended to die in teh hands of tht stupid girl who thot tht she killed me for i lied flat when she hit me.... she dropped me dead but little does she knw tht im still alive..... im in trance now..... eyes closed.... life smooth.... vibrating noise from teh electronic thing called tv..... no wonder i did a gud thing by doin ece engg..... i know the human appliances and their working..... la la laaa la la laa laaa la laaaa..... im smart and intelligent.... i can beat humans....

The lizard comes and sees that the mosquito is still alive...yet lizard tendency valla it zaps and takes in the mosquito.....
(imp lesson here....always do a PG after UG for it helps in strategic decision making :P)
(imp lesson two: never feel happy abt out smarting teh unnecessary..... look out for imemdiate enemies than far fetched ones :P)

The Other Lizard on the side wall:

Hmm.... its my day!!... i just shot a lizard violating the law and coming onto teh floor to eat a mosquito...wait till i submit this in teh court........ gud tht i captured teh whole thing in my cam now...movie contest ki na entry kinda ee short film pamputha.... this is my day i must say...thank god i dint go for tht mosquito for i wud have missed a great film to shoot and got stuck with teh other lizard violating the laws!!..... wait till i tel it to the other lizard and demand money to keep it hidden from law.....after all i did a degree in film making and law for money.... its my life...its money or nothing... im gonna shoot forever.......

Me again:
ento ee balli mohalu ila illantha tirugutunte kastham ga undi...bhayam vestundi.... anavasaram ga ee mosquito ni champa..... elli syemya pulav cheskunta inka..... im hungry.....

God:
Yehe tokkalodi ee prapancham lo okkalu silent n simple ga aloochincharu kabolu...everybody wants to make money and violate teh laws rules and regulations.... its tough to handle such living things.... i wish i was transferred to teh non living management dept.... its much easier...so wat if teh increments are much lower there.....at least i dont have to handle dynamic analysis and conclusions!!..... Have to put up a strong fite to escape these boring circular analysis case studies from Milky Way!!! :D

Happy Days!!!! :D

2007-09-05T05:55:00.001-07:00

After a long long time, i am finally blogging over a simple thing as waiting for an upcoming movie called happy days..... I have been waiting crazily over the past few weeks for the audio release and it finally happened. The songs are really cool and Mickey has put up a gud work... I would encourage ppl into buying the audio than downloading it..... The trailer on tv is driving everyone crazy!!

I think the freshness in teh movie comes across much more strongly since the cast is all new n bubbly.... tamanna stands out abv the rest toh.... Its all about loving your College Life would be my tag line for this movie.... I found out from few of my frends that this desparation is not restricted to me alone but to them as well...... 21st is too far a date to approach so fast.... but its gonna be worth it.... heard tht the overseas thing is doin well.... and sekhar as made a smart move in producing it himself along with his brother..... I am a great fan of shekar kammula and have seen both his movie atleast some 5 to 6 times till now..... Well the trailer makes me nostalgic and drives me to watch it as soon as possible...the ideal trait of a trailer has been fulfilled by the editing team!!.... The songs are too gud but my fav remains on jil jil jigar and are rey.... naresh has done an excellent job in are rey..... its never weighing each of them against one another.... they are all gud in their own way.... have been following up every bit of the movie since its audio release..... My desktop background is teh happy days wallpaper at the beach.... the guys n girls standing along the boat and in their won worlds.... he he... teh guys hands are all tanned toh :D.... the only clever guy is teh guy who has worn a full hands t shirts and hence remains safe..... he he...have seen teh posters and there is some spark in each of them...guess its the liveliness and the frame that made it so very diff.... I liked the boy cut girl and her pair very much...somehow the lead pair is anyway gud to look at... but this pair looks spl to me..... The curly hair girls looks sweet in certain snaps.... her guy looks very tall and handsome.... the last pair is teh studious pair according to me... he he.... Looks like i can submit a thesis on this movie very soon....The audio has been a huge hit and here are teh singers and writers for those songs.... lifted from idle brain toh....

1. Arey Re Arey Re
This instantly likeable melody about the guy realizing that he is in love is not only worded nicely by Vanamali but is also sung wonderfully by Karthik.

2. Jil Jil Jinga
This animated number about the day to day life of a student could become an anthem among the youth thanks to new lyricist Venkatesh Patwari’s catchy lyrics that comprise of all quintessential keywords that the youth understand and relate to. Though it has a faint semblance to We will, we will, rock you, this one is impressive. Four local (Hyderabad based) singers – Krishna Chaitanya, Kranthi, Aditya Siddarth, Shashi Kiran – sing this one appreciably bringing out the joie de vivre of youth quite well. Mickey adds a slight rock flavor to this song.

3. Happy Days – Rock Version/Theme song
National Award winner Naresh Iyer (for Rubaroo in Rang De Basanthi) and Mickey J Meyer come together again (after a soulful O Chilakamma in Notebook) to give us a gem of a title song. This is a new sound to a Telugu Cinema song and it rocks. Well, it has a nice rock feel to it too. While Naresh is asked to sing the main lines, Mickey does all the humming and croons the words happy days.

If the above is the rock version, there’s a soft, melodious version of the title song named ‘Theme song’ sung by Harshika, Mickey and chorus. This makes for a very pleasant listening and is equally good as its rock counterpart.

4. Oh My Friend

An excellent number extolling the importance of a friend and friendship. Vanamali’s lyrics shine brighter than a star and Karthik, with his enthralling vocals, bowls you over proving that he has evolved into a seasoned artiste in a very short time. Mickey maintains a nice tempo throughout the song adding a slight upbeat orchestration in the second interlude. Overall, what a song! If slow songs are your cup of tea (or should I say coffee keeping in mind the caption of Shekar Kammula’s Anand?), then you just can’t afford to miss this one.

5. Ye Cheekati
This is the only ‘heard before’ kinda song in this album and that’s mainly due to the use of a common music loop that runs in the background. Though fast paced with nice beats thrown in, it doesn’t match up to the standards of other songs in this album. Vanamali’s lyrics are praiseworthy though. Ranjith and Sunitha Sarathy sing this one.

6. Yaakundedu
This is a shloka recited by Pranavi in a heavenly manner. This Keeravani find, has recently sung the popular Rubberu Gaajulu number in Yama Donga. Compare her rendition here with the aforementioned song and you wonder if we have another versatile singer in the making ala Chitra, Sunitha and Usha.

Mickey J Meyer and Vanamali, after a successful (musically speaking) Notebook, add yet another feather to their caps with Happy Days. Yes Veturi’s title song rocks too. If you’ve waited for a soundtrack that is devoid of nonsensical, out of place, unnecessary rap in the songs. If you’ve longed for an album that shuns crass mass songs/item songs and serves us fresh, lively and melodious numbers then look no further than Happy Days. Clearly, this one ranks very high among the very few good albums that have come out this year in Telugu. Looks like Shekar Kammula already has a winner in his hands.

That says it all...now just wait and watch for the release of teh movie....... 21ts it comes or may be 14th.... See or Die is my word for this movie.....

Signing off.....

A Visit to Remember :-)

2007-05-04T08:50:00.000-07:00

I run across the road and slam the door of smitha’s car and apologise “I am sorry, I am late by two mins: P”. Both of us laugh away and talk about some crappy jokes like “What is ashoka with six fingers called?”(Pss…dont think much…he is still called ashoka: P)….. Why cant two last strands of hair on a bald head of an indian marry? (Coz bal-vivah is banned in India)…. I was explaining smith’s parents about the place we are goin to….the kids there and the main purpose of establishing it…. I am talking about my trip to spoorthi foundation (www.sphoorti.org) to visit the ever energetic and enthusiastic kids there…… This foundation was known to me coz of harika, my adorable friend from college….. I did go there a few times bfr but I wud try to summarize everything at one place….

We were around the corner trying to spot the exact lane while two kids pop up and I instantly recognize them….” Hi ra get into the car…guide us form here…ae lane loki vellali”…. teh kids ever enthusiastically explain the directions and at the next corner we see two more kids waiting for us…woah!! These kids love it when people come to visit them… or may be visiting me emo :)….he he he….All the while in the car...the two kids were sliding the window up and down and enjoying the sight... they do it...they turn to us..they laugh..we laugh...after a while we came to the place...

We were treated with the usual BIG Hieee from all of them and then the very much annoying yet funny handshake that they invite us to but never give! I have been a victim of this act many a times and for once….i love being stupid…just to see that happiness on their face when they draw back their hand and smile viciously….i find them cute n happy when they do that and I keep getting fooled just for that happiness on their faces…..

I love playing games with them…Five stones…. Asta chamma….dog n the bone….ila enno games we all played together….I particularly enjoyed the dog and the bone episode of theirs where they fought like soldiers in battle field to get that hankie to their side and win points…… they even had strategies to win…they always messed up their numbers and made the slow kids stay back and only few kids keep coming….then the other team argues that ratna never came to the ground or madhu was never made to run… I, the peace maker, made sure all of them played without cheating…. And guess who the horrible player of the day was…my very own friend harika who was in one of the teams… she lost to the kids :P…she wud kill me for writing this….but who cares… the kids were too fast and spontaneous for her to catch up with…. Sadly, yet proudly…. It’s tough for me also to catch up with these bright young stars…..

I taught them “Hum ko mann ki shakthi dena” song….. I cudnt believe my eyes when arnd the 8^th time….. One guy started singing it all by himself without seeing the paper…. Now cmon…how many of you actually got ur songs by heart in school arnd the 8^th time itself…at least not me…even if I was totally paying attention to the song….. They recited the version with slightly diff tune that they had made up while learning since my tune was may be not appealing to them….

Then we have this regular round of activities by the kids where they dance…sing… do both simultaneously (multi talented u see- astonishingly they don’t even gasp when they are doin them together)… they act…they laugh at themselves while acting and keep reminding each other when they go wrong at anything (they hate doing things the wrong way u see J)… they cheer and clap for their friends when they are performing … I exactly saw UNITY in its true spirit…..

The love and affection they share for each other is amazing…. The love they show towards u wud suffocate u…. U are nothing more than a stranger to them….But they treat u like they have known u for years…. They tease you like ur frends… they respect u like their teacher….. They touch you like a loved one… May be they don’t think so much while they do it…But u can see it and feel it when they do it… Coz they love you and your company….. Have you done something so great to deserve it?… May be you did, by coming to spoorthi.... You would want to come back when they say “ Malli ra akka” in their awaiting and disheartening tone…..

Honestly, when I went there for the first time…I was just hoping to spend some time with the kids…teach them something I know…make them feel happy and come back…. But now I go coz I love goin there and I love being amongst them…rather one among them…. U feel like goin back coz u learn so much there… I went there to teach but I ended up learning more than what I taught to them… I learnt that, love in its purest form, appeals to everyone and touches ur heart very much vibrantly. Something I experience at spoorthi…. Something you would too…when u come there…

My single visit turned into a sequence of visits…thanks to the wonderful kids who brought back all my childhood memories…. I love them all and this is just a speck of how I felt when I went to spoorthi… U have to be there to know what I meant….

Manasa song lyrics- Munna Movie

2007-05-03T04:58:00.000-07:00

One hell of a song i liked recently...after lot of googling and not finding teh lyrics...i decided to pen them myself after listening to teh song[:)]

manasa nuvvunde choote cheppamma
manase neekedo cheppalandamma
ninna monna ee vainam nalo ledamma
ee roojedo aanandam champestondamma (2)

oh sona vennela sona
nenanta nuvvaiyana
nee rupu rekhallona
nenundi velugaipona

oh sona vennela sona
nee vaale kannullona
na chitram chitrinchena
kanupapai poona

manasa nuvvunde choote cheppamma
manase neekedo cheppalandamma
ninna monna ee vainam nalo ledamma
ee roojedo aanandam champestondamma

ooo ooo ooo in same tune for all four lines

neeve todani nijanga
neelo cheriti kramanga
neevunte oka yugame
aiepoye ika kshaname

telusa telusa idi telusa
marchesave na ee varasa
nuvvu marchesave na ee varasa

oh sona vennela sona
repave allari jana..aaahaaa
chekkillo chukkaipona
choopultoh chuttey sena

oh sona vennela sona
mungitlo muggai rana
muddultoh munchesena
kaugili ke rana

manasa nuvvunde choote cheppamma
manase neekedo cheppalandamma
ninna monna ee vainam nalo ledamma
ee roojedo aanandam champestundamma

music and some lyrics in english

koose koyila swayanga
vale vakita varangan
ee oose adi telipe
maunam ga madi murise

kalisa kalisa neetoh kalisa
neelo ninde anni maricha
hooo neelo ninde anni maricha

oh sona vennela sona
nee vaipe ochhanamma
nee oohe kannanamma
naa oose pampanamma

oh sona vennela sona
nee gunde chappullona
na pranam nimpanamma
ninu cheranamma

manasa nuvvunde choote cheppamma
manase neekedo cheppalandamma
ninna monna ee vainam nalo ledamma
ee roojedo aanandam champestundamma

oh sona vennela sona
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oh sona vennela sona
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My Testimonials for my frenz

2006-06-18T20:03:00.000-07:00

Wat i truly felt when i think of my frenz........In my words for one last time bfr i leave hyd.......(The order is random according to the time i wrote....from latest to oldest)

Nagarjun:
Nagarjun anabade ee vyakthi ni kalise mundu leeka matlaade mundu moodu vishayalani meeru gamaninchaali:1)Meeru Visleshanaatmaka(Analytical)mariyu Taarkikamaina(Logical) Heetuvaadam(reasoning) lo siddahastula??...Aiethey vakay...leekapoothey eeyanaki dooram ga undandi.....2)Meeku Peetala Pulusu(Crab soup) ante istamaaa??....aiethey eeyanaki dooram ga undandi...leekapothey vakay....3)Noppincha kunda Oppinchhatam(Convince) mariyu Kangaarupettadam(Confuse) ane rendu padaalaki Vyatyaasam telusaa meeku....aiethey vakay...leekapoothey meeru chikullo paddatte....Jokullo Cakule kaakundaa Maekulu kooda visire Mahapurusudu eeyana!!!Lookulu palu kaakulu ga koosina sare eeyana Shookulu maanaru(:D)Ee prapamcham lo eeyanaki unnayyi inka chalaa vookulu!!Aakhari kaani kaadu attyalpamu(last but not least)....A Great Person to have a Conversation with!!!

Nagarjun:(One more)
well well well......wat can i write abt this guy who was nothin bfr but suddenly everything to me now!!!!......if there is one person who can think abt himself n othrs simultaneously...it has to be him(the only i know till now)......hmmmm....there is so much to write abt him n mostly us.....but tough to know from where to start.....very cool headed.....thinks sensibly n mind u very rationally too.....puts in his heart n soul in anything he commits himself too....love him for tht.....completely mad abt anyhthin in life n wants to do everythin he can,at one go......always jumping n in high spirits.....he looks too cute when he smiles n too bad when he frowns(even if he is doin it for fun)....thre were days when we spoke abt tv ads for hours n days when we sang songs for hours together....n believe me he sings petty well when it comes to romantic songs!!![;)].....for those of u who havent seen the carin side of him will be amazed to see it......to be continued....

Harika:
This one goes for my soul mate...who has come al the way from pluto for me[:)]....A true frend n we jus click off so well....cant imagine i found her in a dirty college like OU....she shud have been in stanford....koncham ekkuvayyindi kadoo....A sweetheart at helping frends...bein it kickstartin shru's zing or getting petrol from bunk when da zing stops[:P]....Jus kidding....I jus cant tel u how much i wish i met her bfr coz i can then flaunt abt a long term frendship with this amazing girl....Getting nostalgic abt leaving al my frends n this one in particular....coz i wont have ne one to tease abt her slow paced snail talking....her strict n stringent diet plans.....N to the unknown....she is a great dancer.....Hari will miss u ae...Love ya...

Harika:(One more)
hi hari....hmmmm i m plannin to write somethin nice abt u...if B is brainless n C is clever then....B+iC is the complex harikaa...in short the clever part of her is imaginary....just kiddin da...ur the best in everythin u do...except cookin...i cant lie abt that one...all those who r lookin out for someone who can listen to u...approach her....n belive me she will give u the most bedazzllenin solns for which u can never make out the head or tail...n i m not kiddin this time...osey hari...i dint write this testi out of love or courtesy...i want u to write a good for me tooo...

Vamsi:
To start off with…he is a very close pal from school….can say that he is a genius…actually an evil genius….there r only 2 things he wants in life…money n girls….money is mandatory…..can do anythin to get those…..but somewhere down the line he is an emotional fellow,candid n above board abt all n sundry…an utterly over confident fellow……has an extra ordinary talent of makin insipid n inane run of the mill stories sound extremely interestin with his rhetoric skills…an incensed person…but never saw him loose his temper on me……compunction is out of his dictionary…….that’s it man…hope I gave u a run for ur vocab prep....he likes adding masala to stories....speaking shit....n bringing out laughs from it....A total "Give up from changing him" category kinda guy....Ryt now jus tryin out to reach the world beyond guys n i wish him the best[:)].....will miss those stupid jokes n dirty laughs we had with u[:)]

Raju:
My "best best best"(say it the way raju does) frend from school....he he he....cool le...one of my close frends from school....n i stil rem those long stories he used to narrate for hours without getting tired n make them sound very interesting to me...tht college trip of his took four hours to explain[:)]...A great dancer im proud of bein a frend to.....its jus great fun to hang arnd with him even if we have no work or plan to be executed.....Finally A great frend i wud miss when im gone from hyd!!!

Sudeepthi:
Hey Suddi...surprised to hear from me....To the unknown she is the one fredn i spent my most of the school life with....those long walks to school..tht pani puri near ramnagar gundu[:)]....al those stupid n inane discussions n stories we shared....everythin is jus too memeorable to be forgotten....we had the best of times n worst of times....but wat the heck, she still has her placed reserved in my closest frends....finally her dream is coming true n i wish her al the best for her masters.....Jus one last word...Suddi life is very pleasant n great ae....jus be happy n enjoy every moment like thr is no tomorrow....Im sure u wud[:)]....Love ya

Priyanka:
Hi pri...wrote such a big testimonial for you n then donut error[:(]....starting al over again....A through professional in craking PJ's n me bein an ardent fan n follwer of those....No one can hear just One[:)]Thr is a certain pri attitude n style tht can never go wrong....be it commenting on my blogs or arriving at places n events....The PST(Priyanak Standard Time runs two hrs late than the IST)....learnt many lessons waiting for her at movie halls...malls n parks..."If u planned a mornin show n goin with pri...take tickets for matinee"[:)]Jokes apart....A heart thinker n follower....A throughly emotional n sentimental girl on our block....Beautiful n Pretty....In n Out....Jus tht she is too thin...Hope she becomes FAT in america....Pri,i still rem a day when u came over when i was low(second yr mein)n we spoke for a long while n i even rem telling u tht u made my day n i feel lot better after talkign to u[:)]....Always thr for frenz n those discussions we made[:)]....Love ya....Muaaahhhh

Priyanka:(One more)
Hi pri….i wish I was the first to write ur testi…never mind….better second than never…..well all u ppl out there…she is a bundle of jokes which need lot of intellect to understand….n I m proud to say that I understand her jokes ….n I m an ardent fan of her timin n sense of humour….loves music…a very very lazy person who doesn’t give a damn abt doin things for others….geee that was a good point to make….r the panel ppl watchin me make such good n valid points…..hey I almost forgot…she is maundlin n mawkish to the core….hey was that supposed to be used as a noun or adj…I think both r fine…watsoever….n plz pri…write a good testi for me….only facts r NOT be disclosed in my case….bye

Smitha:
well well well......my sweetest sister-in-law she is!!!......always supportin me only when i don go against her brother....one of my best frend n the most active one accordin to me......we both get along really well wit our stupid inane jokes n i believe its god's gift to her!!!......she can be completely sensible n mad at the same time......great fun to be wit her.....has some stupid unnecessary habits like correctin every word tht goes wrong in her chat etc etc......watever it is......luv her for wat she exactly is.....a complete peoples person......cant do witout ppl around her.....osssseeeyyyy maddy!!! hope we make it to the same insti re.....i really hope....take care.......

Smitha:(One more)
hi smitha...well to tell abt u in a few words is difficult but ur the most wonderful person i have met till now....i can just talk abt anythin under the sun with u....ur taste...be it clothes or anythin is so different....the wierd sense of humour which u have is worth mentionin...cant think of anythin but u imitatin my deeds n mannerisms.....also our those kinda jokes....thats the best part of ur frendship.....thats all for now....wrote a lot....bye....

Anirudh:
well honey bee(thats wat he is called in our circle)..it will take me a lifetime to tell abt u..but in short he is one of the most intelligent guyz i have seen..a very close pal since school days..always thre for u when u need him the most..listens to ur bakwaas patiently but not good at givin advice..don ever argue with him on anythin...he will see to that he wins it....he mite change ur whole opinion on it as well..as far as girls r concerned...gets despo sometimes but doesnt actually move even an inch beyond that despoism....a hard core rebel when it comes to marriage...don know why he detests marriage so much...ani...u will get the best in life coz u deserve it....be it ur career...job...or girl...there it goes...too much of eulogy for u....tho u don deserve it....btw he is a great rock music fan..a casio player(once upon a time).....weird dessin sense(i cant forgive u for wat u wrote in my testimonial abt dressin sense)...also in ur company(which u start)...i wil do the advertisin part..free of cost...

Shipra:
Hi shipra….well a testi for a person like u will be very interestin coz not many ppl know u well……she is the so called silent girl in our group….to be frank….she is….speaks sensible things most of the times…..loves cookin….the only person(apart from me) who gives a lot of importance to cleanliness n neatness(redundancy used to stress the intensity)….very clear n focussed abt her career n future plans….well that was too much for u shippie…..dint criticize u anywhere…..that’s a record for me……well hope u succeed in all ur future endeavours….bye

Shruthi:
Hi shru….its my privilege to write ur first testi…well to b frank…ur the most carin frend I ever had….u looked after me like ur child(ok that was too much but true) in hostel days….well when I look back…u have been a great frend thru all my bad times(tho I never had many)….i wish evreyone doesn’t have a frend like u coz I m very selfish….that’s too much of eulogy for u….well guyz n girls out there….if u wanna get teased to the core with mess boys…traffic police…bus drivers…n with any god damn creature on this earth plz approach her…..she will find a link between u n that creature….also if u wanna see a lot of senti stuff happenin in ur frendship…plz feel freee to approach her coz she is too sentimental(10% senti….90%mental)….k that’s enough badla I have taken for all those idiotic n meaninless teasins u used to do…bye

A Love Story

2006-05-01T05:51:00.000-07:00

Once upon a time there lived a girl n a guy.They had their own short love story.Cant write abt the whole story now.But wanted to tel wat i know abt them n her in particular n wanted to show my support to her.For the full story refer a blog written by harika for them at http://k-harika.blogspot.com.

Now my version of story.I knew they really loved each other.She was my close frend.He wasnt.Got to know him thru her in a while.Nice guy.I always thought both of them wud be very happy with each other.N the whole idea of break ups sent shivers down my spine.How can ppl take it? How wud they handle it? How can one give up on a person they really wanted to share their whole life with? But like its said.Its true.U have to break up when things get out of hand.But my whole idea of love n realtionships is different.If u like a guy think ahead.U cant go ahead jus thinkin i like this guy n this mite be love.Know ur priorities n ur parents priorities too if they matter to u.Can u get them to a decent level with the guy are abt to go ahead with.N then go ahead.U mite feel its not true love or real love if its involving so much of future thoughts n settlement details.But i wud say, if ur really sure tht this is the guy, the one with whom u want to spend the rest of ur life with, u wud very well think ahead bfr getting into a realtionship with him.I personally believe this wud save any couple from a lot of struggle n pain later on.N jus getting into a relationship knowing tht ur in love n taking up a painful break up later on doesnt work.Someimes even when ur totally sure abt the relationship n its future,things mite not go as u have planned.Then wat abt situation where u havent planned or even given a thought.Ppl are afraid to break up.Instead they wud prefer not to see and accept reality n finally end up in pain.N thankfully the recent frend of mine doesnt have a BF who is blaming her now.but wats the use.All is said n done.I jus hope they wud be fine n someday in life feel tht it was gud tht they broke up.N to al those who thought loving is the only thing u have to do to make things work,im very sorry.Its not just tht.U have grow as an individual n if u cant love urself even after bein in love,its better u give it up.Jus tellin my opinion.No pun intended.Watever it is.Life must go on n time wil heal things.Lots of love to the sweet frend of mine who had the guts to listen to her mind n not her heart.And plz dont be selfish in love i.e being with the person even when u know this wudnt work.Ur jus deceiving urslef if u definitely know the other person wudnt be happy with u n stil go ahead with it just coz u cant leave him.I know sometimes this strategy works very well.Coz time heals n u feel better.But for things ur very sure of not changing n not becoming better,U better accept them the way they are rather than crib abt it.Ok may be im being highy opinated.But this is al for now.

Why did i start Bloggin??

2006-04-04T20:09:00.000-07:00

Go thru this:
2nd jan,Sunday,2005:
This is the worst thing that ever happened to me.my whole diary got deleted.that too in a mysterious way.i dint expect this to happen at all.that too in the startin of the new year.my sister says she dint do it.then who did it.my brother came the other day to check somethin.may be he opened.but why will they try to delete my diary?by mistake it got deleted.some one opened my diary on purpose n when they were tryin to read it,they accidentally pressed somethin that deleted most of the document.Not almost, it deleted everythin.

I started writin diary on sep 4th 2003 n have been writin since then.suddenly now the whole year’s memories r wiped off,that too in a single go.I just hate this.i poured so many of my emotions into it n now everythin dissappeared.My year started very very badly.Is this an indication that my whole year will be bad n very very depressin.or in a positive sense,its an indication to start a new year wipin out the old memories.But I m in no mood to take it in a positive sense.I havin been cryin for the past half an hour.I always regarded my diary as my best friend.now its no more there.I poured out all my emotions in it.In a way its not lifeless for me.its my best best frend n now,i feel like one of my closest frend died.why did this happen with me?why mee?I just hope this is the only bad thing in store for me in this year.I still hope my whole document returns back.But I know that its not at all possible.This is very very unfair god.After inter I never asked u for anythin.But now I wanna ask u for just one thing.Please bring my whole diary back.Pleaseeee.Leave it.I m too depressed ryt now.My diary where I cherished all my sweet memories is now all gone.Me leaving.Bye.

thts in short wat happened when i tried openin my diary(in my comp) to write abt the new yr celebrations on jan2,2005.....n i never bothered to have an archive or back up file for it....."jab kuch bura hota hai toh nothin can stop it from happenein"......may be the back up wud have been deleted as well......n it was somethin very emotional for me......only ppl who write diary regularly can know wat im talking abt......many ppl suggested tht i shift to blogs then.....but i wudnt have poured out al my emotions thr....so kept postponin it....then i finally realised tht bloggin isint a bad option to write abt opnions and abt general stuff.......yet again i find it very childish and kiddish to cry when my diary was almost gone...only very few pages survived the blow.....he he he...yet again i started writing it n even now once in a while i keep writing my deepest thoughts n feelings in it......coz Diary is one great frend who wud never question why u did it...wat made u feel or how cud u do it?....it jus listens n listens n listens......

One amazin reason why i started writing diary was to let out my grudge n anger on ppl.......whenever i was blown out of anger on someone....i used to go n write it in my diary n titti titti pette danni...diary lo vallani......n in a few mins after writing....my anger wud fly away......i wud be smiling fooslishly as to why did i have to be so angry n stuff.......n then im quite normal n even go back n talk to them.....splly my dad.....when we had difference of opinions...i used to defend myslef in my diary n then feel happy......n i always believed this wud save lotsa pain n struggle....pakkana valla moha meeda koopam lo unnappudu enno anaalanipistundi......kaani it really spoils the whole realtion atleast for a while n wat is said cant be erased.......even after apologies....so ila cheste both sides happy ani naaa feeling le.....so ala ala diray rastoo one fine day...I started Bloggin.......

I dunno if it made ne diff to u ppl to read this doc....But im lot happier now.....N who cares if u don like this blog....This is my blog n i liked it...Anthey!!!

Love-Wat Exactly is it???!!!

2006-03-28T06:07:00.001-08:00

Love Love Love!!! i have heard enuf abt wat love is from every second person i knew......but today here i wud wanna put forth Love as perceived by me when i look at few frends of mine........
Startin from school......

Sravanthi:Mutual respect and trust on each other and a strict No-No for any intimate relationships until marriage.......If its true it waits patiently........

Pavani:Love is being urself......lettin out ur happiness sadness anger and sharing it with a spl person in this world.......n trust in her sense was to believe him completely.......

Sudeepthi:Love is not always abt happiness.......Love is Sacrifice......n marriage doesnt have to be the end of any successful love affair.......

Archana:Love is al abt loving a Reddy Guy :).......hope she wud forgive me for writing it this way........yet she believes family is equally imp to completely love ur patner........

Anirudh:Love is a pleasant and extraordinary feeling which doesnt happen to al n sundry.......Its great to fall in love unless the girl is a "burkhi"wali.......(this is for him n not generalised).........

Vamsi:Love is Shit......pure shit......n if u ask him more al he can say is "love is al abt getting as intimate as u can with her.......its jus a way of letting out ur energy".

Raju:Love is not goin against ur parents......atleast for him....he wudnt fall in love anyday coz his family wudnt spare him if he did..........

Rajsekhar:Love happens in movies n for ppl like him it really doesnt work out.......n he hasnt told abt a single crush which he ever cherished.....

Somnath:Love is al abt dating n goin out with girls......shudnt think too deep abt its effects......

Now time for my really close college frenz........

Shruthi:Love is in the air....nature n i love being loved by al......n love can be in any form between anyone.....a hard core follower of it......love u shruthi.....;).......

Smitha:Love is al abt strong crushes n not neglecting ur family's preferences when u like or have a strong crush on someone........

Priyanka:Love is not breaking ur parents heart.....neither is it breaking ur heart......but if u have a war between these two.......i like to see my parents happy rather than myslef coz they know wats best for me........

Harika:Love is frendship......Two frends can make great lovers.......n oh yeah she believes marriage isint the end of love....only Death.....harika baga cheppanaaa;)......

Shipra:Love is abt loving the one person in ur life whom u trust believe and can get along with.........be it loving ur husband after marriage or loving ur BF bfr marriage.....

Now Love according to one Really Spl Frend of mine who wudnt want to be named........

"Love is abt being exactly urself n not having to say sorry anyday.......Love is bein able to forgive n forget.......Love is to see ur sweetheart in other women if she isint arnd;)......i hope ppl are seeing......:)

Last but not the least how I perceive Love........
Love is al abt bein happy......being happier n bein happiest.....knowin more n more each day abt ur only one.....Love is abt surprises......the only thing tht shud matter is....."when ur happy with him are u sure it wud surpass al those low moments in ur life and remain ever cherished"....n yeah......Love is definitely not somethin tht we see in movies......few of them always an exception tho.......

This is Life

2006-03-19T23:39:00.000-08:00

Life is like this.......
i went to my cousin's marriage yesterday.......A girl cousin's marriage.......the girl cousin who is jus older to me.......al these things are much imp than the marriage to me.......clad in flowing zardosi sarees......me n my sis looked arnd for a dark corner n sat down....we dint want to be in ppl's sight.......but invariably......my atta(dad's sister) calls out to me......i see few ladies lil away from me.......i can visualise 'Start camera....Lights....Action' in my mind now...... n here comes the Action.......I put on the most Plastic n Elastic smile on my face n walk towards them......these auntie ladies ask me my name n wat im studyin.....well it doesnt end here.....their next question wud be"bagaa chaduvutavaa nuvvu?"(do u study well?)......."oh no...not really...im tryin my level best to flunk in al the subjects this sem n repeat al over again".......how much i wish i cud reply back like this......n then my atta takes over....."chala buddimanturaalu(well behaved)......chalaa baga chaduvutundi(studies well).......infosys lo job vachhesindi(she has a job at infy).......inka sambhandhaalu vetukamani valla nannaki cheppesaanu(i told her dad to serach matches for her).....meeru kooda teliste cheppandi(tell me if u know some matches)".....oh my god..it mite sound cliche but it happens...it happens al the time n this time much more vigorously coz im carryin the "Im Next in Line" tag now.........n the worst part of it bein tht we have to jus keep goin arnd to be in ppl sight......such a hell it is.....If u are thinkin tht this is the end of it....No its certainly not.......my own relatives now turn up to me sayin"aaaaa inka next nuvve ne....nee pelli ki kooda ilage chestam(ur the next one to get married...we will be doin al this for ur marrige too)"........well nobody here is bothered abt wat i want.......tho girls like me have been bold enuf to tell wat they want....it really doesnt make a diff to them......such a sick system it is......i respect the concern my ppl have for me...but they jus want girls like me to get married so soon....like girls are born n do graduation jus to get married......n i really dunno if its jus happiness tht they get out of it.......nevertheless.....I got used to it n not complainin abt it ne more......whenever i go to marriages......all i have to do is......"Start camera....Lights.......Action"

My First Post!!!!

2006-03-15T06:47:00.000-08:00

Oh my god.....i always wondered if i cud ever start bloggin even tho i loved it coz im too lazy to do it......finally i knew i had to start with it someday n why not today.....coz today is a holy(holi) day!!!.......so this is al i have for my first blog.......more to come very soon.....