The Toddler....Laws of Property

Well, Everyone must be acquainted with the laws of property....But a few days ago, I saw new laws of property on my Nephew's T-shirt and found them quiet interesting......And they go like this:

The TODDLER: Laws of Property:

1. If I like It......................................ITS MINE
2. It it's in my hand.........................ITS MINE
3. If I had it a little while ago.........ITS MINE
4. If it looks just like mine..............ITS MINE
5. If I think its mine........................ITS MINE

Well, Seems quiet interesting, aint it ;P

All set for the Holidaz...;P

Finally the semester has come to an end...Not that it ever appeared too long. But the idea of having nothing to do is sometimes luring! The grades are due tonight....so still some time to have fun...;) And my mind is full of semi built ideas as to how im gonna spend my holidays....aah productively! The first thing that needs is a full fledged cleaning of my house...A fren of mine is gonna visit r place n I don wan to give her a wrong impression! Next, I had been evading cooking for quiet some time now...n so my husband made me promise that il cuk him sum delicacies.....well, some time u ought to do things u dont like too much....So! Hmm....now comes the interesting part...I have been to jewellery design class once...so now is the time to show my expertise....I already made some attempts at it (Im good at showing off...so u hav a picture already) n just if they dont turn out gud, I hav an idea...Gift them! So all that im gonna do these few days is, immerse myself into doing these earrings....n if time permits, I wud luv to read 'The Lost Symbol' by Dan Brown. Other than that, I shud explore some nearby places to visit during the long weekend....

So thats all folks....Looot to do!

Chao

Jusshht Chiiiil!

Finally, it felt as if i have seen a good movie in eternity! Last week, I had a chance to Watch "Al the Best" movie-ya the hindi movie, n donno why, but njoyed it to the fullest....Probably after watching boring, crap and depressing (I ran out of adjectives) movies for quiet sometime, starting with Babel,The good girl, In her shoes n the list goes on...this movie came as a sigh of relief!

I wont say that its a different movie altogether, something fresh etc....but im sure itl make one laugh their hearts out. Particularly when the middle aged goofy guy in his weird pink suit and 3/4ths comes on to the screen, it was almost impossible to hold my amusement. His crazy english and the way he enacts "Just chill" was jushhht mind blowing!

So Guyz n Galz....If u havnt had a chance of watching this guy yet, make a move....U might be missing something worth watchin. Even now, its true that Im holding myself from trying to enact the guy...n it always brings a smirk on to my face.....

I have my fnal exam in about a few hours n see what im doing.....!!

But its ok yaa...Jushhht Chiiiiiiillll.....;P

Ma first Budday...As Mrs.Kalpana Chandra shekar;)

It was around 11:55pm on Dec2 and I woke up to the buzzing of my cell phone. It was my hubby wishing me a "Very happy birthday!". Well, I was having an exam and so had to stay back at the university-away from home..;(. Deep, deep down my heart, i really wanted to be home. Anyways, after wishing he asked me to go bak to sleep and rest as i am to giv my exam tomorrow. Just then I heard my room door sprung open. Expecting it to be one of my frens I turned around. I could see a silhoutte standing at the doorway. I jumped outta bed not sure as to what I saw. It was chandu, holding a a bunch of Red roses in one hand n a camcorder in the other...did not want to miss capturing any of my expressions! I was too floored that the first words that came out were..."This is too much ", "Why did u have to cum here all the way at this late hour!". I cud speak nothing nice at that moment.

If it was just beyond my expectations to see my hubby, the most shocking thing was the red roses and the budday card he gave... Well, he's not much into cards n stuff. Then we went to the hall to meet my frens waiting to wish me. Blew out the candles from 2 cakes. And then he gifted me an I-touch.....Whoooo! The night was full of Un-expected surprises.

"How did u even think I would not be with U today? You shud have atleast expected"was all he said after such a wonderful gift. I Couldnt catch sleep that night, but who cares! I have had the most memorable birthday to date. As if this was not enough, the next morning when we drove back home and opened the door, the floor was covered with balloons.....n I was dumbfound. What else can I say!

Signing off

As the Lucky wife of the most handsome & smart husband....(His card says so)

I guess U now understood why afterall he gav me a card..;P

Thanksgiving '09

It was 4:30am on Friday and we were not just wide awake but out on to the roads....Shopping! And why not, Its the Black Friday after Thanksgiving and its ought to be so. After watching 'Darjeeling Limited' (Supposed to b a comedy movie) till 12 at night, it was difficult to wake up at 4:15am but it's like: "Do you wanna catch sum extra sleep or do u wanna save sum extra bucks" and I guess u understand that V chose the second..;)

V reached r first stop "TARGET-Expect more, Pay less" store at 4:50 and to r surprise there were people sprawling all around the building...November Rush I guess! As advertised, the store doors sprung open at 5am and within 2min the store reached its full capacity. People were rushing to pik up HDTV's, Wi games, Kitchen ware and anything that went on sale! R target was to get hold of a toaster and sandwich maker if lucky...n we cud make one of it! It tuk us almost an hour to make out of the already flocked billing lines. This seemed really odd, as finding people here in this state is a rare sight.

Just to continue this fun, we went to Wal-Mart and believe me, its no less! So, v just strolled thru the store watching the crowds and luking thru the items. Finally it was 6:20 and chandu had sum surprise in store for me. After all, I had been pestering him for this for quiet sum time now. So, we drove to the Jax beach. It was cold out and so after waiting for a few minutes in the car, walked down to the beach to watch the Sun rise. Beach and Sun rise. I guess u can imagine. It was breath taking. Enjoyed this for a little more time and then drove back home for sum b'fast.

A totally eventful morning....Since cuming to florida, I think tis is the first time we woke to see the Sun Rise!

Miss U

Today I was waiting at the Bus stop for bus no-12 to go to my school. Withdrawn, I was staring at the flashing traffic ahead of me accelerating on their sedans, coups, harley davidson's and bikes. I suddenly felt a pinch in my heart like something was hurting me but could not make out what it was. And all at once I realised that I was missing my Scooty..;(

All during my college days it was there for me. The numerous rides that i took on it exploring places in jaipur riding it like a proud princess, all the places I visited -Birla Mandir, market surveys, atleast once a day trip to ding dong, Early morning expeditions to the forts of jaipur... The songs me n dipti used to sing while cruising on it, speeding through the roads along boys hostel n on and on all flashed in my mind at once. There was never time for sitting low or idle. Just feel like doing nothing, pik up my scooty n off I go-most of the times going doubles n quiet a few times triples!!! Started getting nostalgic!

Kash! meri scooty hoti meri paas- I wud hav explored 'n' number of places all by myself, not having to wait for the bus. Now its back in India- almost out of service. I cant get it here...So I promised myself one thing. The first priced possession I wud gift myself after managing to get a job wud b a vehicle of my own...No not a scooty this time...But a MUSTANG!

A little "GYAN...!!"

Just started to doze off after a long day that i had today....After all the travel I did from JAX to my school and the nightmare exam I had, I really felt like having a nice Siesta...just then this thought struck my mind...that its about to be an year that i first met 'the bliss of my life'....Unbelievable!

Its many a gals dream..That they wud find a sum1 they hav been dreaming of...he wud show up just like that..Suddenly there would be a cold breeze, the skies get dark; There is lightning n thunder followed by rain....etc etc and its at that moment that u realize that he is the 'One'...The partner of ur dreams...N he also feels the same for u....something like that (similar to what happens in movies)....

Few might be luky if they cud find this really happening....But that usually dosent...atleast in a typical Indian scenario! So its like....R parents find their 'sum1' whom they find suitable to get us married to n we start an altogether new life with some 'Anonymous' guy, whom we might hav probably spoken a few times n just tried to find out if he 'smokes' or 'drinks' and his so called' hobbies', his fav 'heroine' blah blah! This is the 'Arranged marriage' scenario....

Donno why but I had always been inclined to getting an arranged marraige while most of my frens in college favoured Love...probably i believed in my parents than i believed myself...Or may b- I felt there is a lot of excitement in this arranged marriage system...Its like this: u shud start from the scratch- getting to know ur 'sum1', understand, adjust, get along ( it includes cooking, cleaning and household chores...the less exciting things) etc and at the same time fulfill ur dreams n aspirations (if u hav sum!)....Its like a roller coaster ride....Much more fun and thrill than the 'Love types' where u know the guy for 5,6,7 yrs...get used to him...spend much of the time together already n so on....

U mit doubt if this fellow wud support,help n understand U n Ur feelings, lets u remain the same 'U' n all-getting emotional am I???? Chill....Don't panic or go crazy when its time to share ur life with sum X....Frankly, I have had all of this in my mind when it was my turn....BUT, believe me its going to be great n u wud njoy every bit of it...I say this from my almost an yrs experience.

If it were not for the arranged marriage, I cud never have found sum1 who shares the same thoughts, likes and dislikes as mine .... who holds up as my bestest fren n all that follow (philosopher, guide etc etc)...Who understands n cares so dearly....I hav had the most wonderful times of my life...N now I am toooo happy to have made this choice....(Shudnt tell this to chandu..It wud b hard to get him down from the cloud 9..;P).....

So all the GYAN that i can give after my experience is....I believe that 'nice Gals get nice Guys' and since all gals r immensely gud its proved that we obviously wud get sum decently good guy....;)

So dearies.....Buckle up and 'Go Gators'

Its hard to forget my collage slogan ;P

When it Rained.....

I was already half asleep when suddenly the rumbling nosie of the wind outside woke me up at around 11:30pm. The thunders and the swaying trees outside made it hard to sleep. Unable to help, I lazily woke up and pulled up the bedroom blinds just to see wats going on out there. The sight was worth seeing with the lurching trees and the sweeping wind. I cud not hold myself from opening the glasses just to feel the breeze outside. But the sound was so disturbing that chandu asked me if I cud close the glass for heaven's sake so that he can lay back and catch a good night's sleep....After all he needs to go to work tomorrow....Ufff....But wat do I do.... I was instantly feeling awake from heart to soul and so decied to walk downstairs and sit in the patio for a while.

Hardly had i adjusted the chair and sat than it started to pour down. The mid summer breeze swiftly turned cold and i had to roll in and clutch together. Just thru the patio I cud see the small lake with its 2 fountains still running and the awry rain making angles at the bollard light. From a distance I cud get wind of the booming thunders and striking lightnings. I was just feeling faint drops of rain on my face thru the wire mesh and a smile came across for no reason.The weather was just perfect for a round of pakoras.....All of a sudden my childhood memories began to flash by....

"Dont u get wet in the rain n cum inside wit al ur clothes drenched! I hav to sit and clean the mess u do. U will catch cold and will hav to skip school tomorrow. Come inside and get ur brother along as well...u notty children. U cum in rit now and i shall make a very spl dish...its up to u; now or never!" Mom used to shout out at us playing in the verandah from the kitchen. I remember catching the rain drops in the hands and throwing them at my brother who cud hardly get his hands at the rain for his age...7yrs younger to me..!! Sliding and jumping in the water after blocking the spout and letting it to pool up till mom cums and clears it off saying that it wud seep and spoil the ceiling downstairs...I also hold dear the boats that myself and my elder sis made for r li'l brother to play....Finally v used to set in to our moms appeals and run inside to savour the hot pakora's tat were awaiting....Gud old days..!

Back in school wen it rained towards the evenings the whole school used to pool up by the recess bell at 4pm...the location of the school was so and i remember trying to jump on to every available stone so as to not to get my socks drenched; I would hav to wash them myself and this is a thing that i hated the most....look around and u see al different colors of umbrella's; those days a very few used to have umbrella's that were worn directly around their heads and those few used to boast off to the rest. Children looking out for their rickshawala's and auto wala's; a few for their dropped down bicycles and the rest looking out for their father's and mother's to cum pick them up.....The whole school in utter chaos....Luckily my house was just in the adjacent street n so i had no one to luk upto...!

Whenever it started to rain in the mornings I remember praying to God to let it rain soo heavily that the school closes for the day n v can play the entire day....Not that we hated school; but once in a while an unexpected holiday was not bad. Most of the times the prayers went in vain...but quite a few times I was heard to...;)....Part of the day mom used to make us read sum lessons luring us that v can play the rest of the evening but finally wud let us go seeing our depressed, gloomy faces ; moms na.....never leave a day all for fun just like that..;( Dad used to get us mirch bajji's on his way back from college as it was sumthing that our entire family luved and we used to chat over it for some time....Slowly the day used to fade off watching a little extra TV and going to bed early.....

I was going down my memory lane when all of a sudden i heard sumone calling bujji (my N.N) and I woke up to the voice of my husband. It was chandu standing at the door....He was wondering what i was doing there all alone; "Its not gud for ur eyes staring at the lightnings n all...Also its raining heavily out hear...Its already late in the night, Now cum upstairs and try getting some sleep"....So off I went leaving my memories there again....

The great wonderful days....Now shud I pray to God I will not ask for a heavy rain but certainly ask for my childhood back.....Evidently knowing those days wud never come back...;(

So all i can do is Wish....The wis h that "I were still a kid......"

If its Hostel...It's Gotta Hav Memories!

Yesterday,it was a quiet normal day after I woke up lazily; Thought a 100 times bfore I fixed a glass of OJ (Orange juice) and scrambled egg for my breakfast ; surfed the net for a while and then began with sum preparations for lunch...After my husband comes and leaves after lunch I sit back and watch the food network channel for obviously no reason, a few of the comedy shows on tv and pass time reading some novels or watching youtube. I have been consoling myself that this is just for a few more days i.e till my college starts in august for the fall sem...oofff...That wudb a relief after all the boring afternoons i spent at home without doing anything productive.

Life has changed quiet a lot since I have arrived in the US. Back in my college days I was one amongst the very few who used to go to bed very early(sumtimes around 9-30 pm), wake up early and never ever skipped the hostel b'fast b it a weekday or a weekend....Running to the class holding the parallel bars and sheet holders to reach atleast bfore the lecturer leaves the class so that we can get the attendance for the day....Roaming on the roads of Jaipur with the bahana of conducting a market survey; absconding classes and going out for small outings just to get away from the huge submission stress...The long breaks in between classes where the whole class used to gather in the college canteen for a chai and samosa...( n tis was usually more than once in a day); The chats on the department stairs when the professors were at rest; staying back after the college hours so as to plan for a mass bunk or to make void tomorrows submissions......if this was to the college then the hostel was double the fun.

As of now i remember my final yr life the most.... Walking back to the hostel from the college which was like 10 minutes and many of the times v archi gals (6 from the hostel) used to take this walk back together, just pulling each others legs n umbrellas ( every1 nedded to carry one so that u dont get tarred by the heat) n yelling all the way. Just as we enter the hostel the canteen is the first stop..sit down there, hav a chai n biscut and a maggi or omlet if u r extra hungry....V used to spend about 45min to 1 hr there alone. After this v almost a number of times used to gather in my room (ofcourse the cleanest one)...few on the bed, a few on the mattress on the floor and have a session gossipping n all...Slowly after an hr or so v spread out to our respective rooms, fresh up and then turn on the system...naahhh...not to work at all....its the music time...V 6 used to stay in the same corridor with vandana living adjacent to me and kanya to the diagonally opposite. Swati, Gattu n parul were in the next bay....now at this time if u pass the corridor u will b fed with a potpurri of languages...telugu playlist from mine, tamil from kanya's;english from vandana n parul, punjabi songs from swati n hindi from gattu's system.....hav to hava lot of ears to listen to all that stuff...Finally v resort to dinner at around 8-8:30 and then luk up to tomorrows submissions...n as i told u, ppl like me who r early sleepers already luk out for the watch as its bed time. With great effort from all sides v try to put a little of work and towards the end unanimously agree that v are not going to do the submission tomorrow n off go to bed or on to the awaiting phone calls...;) All the fun n joy!

Never does a day pass without all these thoughts crossing my mind and today I cudn't hold them back....

My First Experiences in US

Well, Finally i could tak out sum time to write abt the place most of us dream to visit atleast once in a life time...n ur rit...Im gonna write about my first experiences in US....aha...to be precise its Jacksonville. Florida...Its around 4:02 pm here....n its a bright sunny friday afternoon....and unlike any other day the library im in is currently very very free....why not..afterall its friday afternoon....the unofficial beginning of the week ends here ;)

Well the few things that enthralled during my first visits outside my home(again dont call it home dear...call it a condo...yup!) are:

• First day afternoon...my husband(can call him chandu) was driving me to an indian restaurant....wow that was a relief after all the junk i had during my flight journey (wats tat called...salmon...crossients..etc etc) and i was longing to hav my lunch.... I was surprised to see homes ...not really homes...but houses without boundary walls....houses without boundary walls???? Are you kidding me....?? well not ofcourse....i thought tat to be a bit wierd..but its true here.....u see row after row of houses all similar if its the same community...i wonder if people need to keep a mark to make outtheir house ;)...well thats not the case anyways...

• After having a sumptuous meal at 'Mayuri's' -run by a gultee.....;) v left for wal*mart...the 24hr shopping mart, were u get everything from a safety pin to a boat! I pulled out a cart n started luking out for the things v need to start cooking from the next day at home....I was busy staring at the mart while my husband trying to show up his xperience piked out a few essentials n then headed towards the counter...n here cums my next observation...The counter lady started her routine greetings...hey hello....how r u? n befor u catch the words n reply shes making your packs ready....So kids....always be ready to say Hi,hello! how do u do...im fine thank u.....n good day(tats after ur thru wit ur purchase).....Oh btw Always keep a smile on ur face...want to know why?? coz anyone on ur way mit smile at u and say a hi to u.....n if u dont return the greetings u mit be considered to be rude....N for this reason keep ur heads high n wait patiently coz any1 mit say a hello to u......Cheeers America!!!
  

• N the road network....I actually did not hav time to see all this the first night i travelled from the airport to r home...actaully chandu was hyper thrilled driving a BMW...ofcourse not his , but his frens....n i havnt had the nerve to ask him to keep his beak shut!..... hell! the road network here is really too much planned n it really freaks u out...miss one turning n ahaa u cant tak a bak turn lik in India (I luv my country for that)...u need to look out for another exit way (tats wat they call it here...yet to understand though)...tak a left or rit or watever....beware dont slow up or u mit be hit or honked....Did i forgetto tell u that there are speed limits here to travel on roads...always keep an eye on ur speedometer....u cross the speed limit n a blue light cums flasing from behind....wanna know whose the funny guy in there...its the COP or the sherriff ready to fine u with a ticket...so dear check out on ur speeds! Driving here is no easy....the yields, stop signs n what not...i guess transportation engineers here had a lotta free time those days ;) N u know wats the funniest part here...people honk only wen they see that ur at fault or not following the road rules.....Its meant to mean like the drivers yelling- Marna hai kya?? ghar mein batake aaya??? types remarks in India.....I miss the Pom...Pom sounds of bustling indian roads here for sure....oieeee....i forgot to tel ya....People carry GPS systems to travel on roads...i understood that its a S/W that tells ur location on the road, the route to ur destination n etc etc.....again folks here feel they r using technology...but the fact is u dont find people ready to help u or even answer ur question...but bak in our country, u peep outta window n theres a crowd of onlookers ever ready to help u find ur way out....

• After a few weeks of this routine....i was once taken to a library....N believe me, this is the loveliest part in US....its a university library, n i being a student at another univ thoutht that i mit sit and read here....I was standing at the entrance waiting for sum1 to cum check my identity n lemme in...well after wasting sum time there i found out that any1 can enter the library; unlike in my college..where u need to produce ur college ID to the gate wala n he mathces ur face with that in the Id and if everything seems fine he waves his hand n hahhhhh u r in the library...the library was damn good man....U can carry all ur belongings inside...not required to leav ur stuff outside (well, that was how it was in my college)....I produced my student Id n to my surprise she said i can issue books from this library as well...awesome! u need to find a book...wait wait...u dont hav to go take a candle in ur hand and start looking out...go to a system...giv the name of the book or the call number n u can get the location of the book....n i bet u would find the book precisely at its location...i wish i had this system down in my college..it would have saved a lot of our time n also ....N abt returning....oh u need not stand in lines to return ur books...there are drop boxes located which u can access without even entering the library...drop ur book in there n be relieved that it has been returned.....

well...lots more to tell ya all....but i want a hav a chocolate...ahaa...not from any shop but from a wending machine...put ur coins in there...n the chocolate cums outta there....
ciao...............