tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70888230767438874832024-02-08T09:03:24.165+05:30This, that and that one also!All that my mind talks!Meher :)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07211596290794699167noreply@blogger.comBlogger132125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7088823076743887483.post-30705088848125444962015-08-07T19:33:00.000+05:302015-08-07T20:38:43.402+05:30Yes TOI - You're a waste of Internet Space! <div style="text-align: justify;">
So I was reading <a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Tiger-Memon-rang-up-family-on-July-30-before-Yakub-Memons-hanging-talked-about-revenge/articleshow/48386826.cms" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">this</span></a>. And my first reaction - Who the eff even writes stuff like this for public consumption?!</div>
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Times of India just gets better by the day, doesn't it? Its funny how they tried to humanize the whole hanging thing of Yakub Menon. How he had a last call with his daughter, how he kept telling he didn't do anything to her, how he told her wanted to see her married and live HEA but was now never going to get the chance and stuff like that. Agreed of course - he was a human being. He had emotions. He loved his family and all that. But the people who died in those blasts na (never mind that it was so long ago) - they also loved their families and they were equally loved back by their families. And they never got to have a choice of last meal or last bath or for that matter, even a last hi/bye.</div>
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But I guess - TOI's business isn't to waste Paper/Internet space on things like that. Their only business is to sensationalize and glorify all the wrong stuff. Whether Yakub Memon was truly involved in all that stuff or not is known only to him, his immediate family and whoever was involved in that crime back then and above all, God. But for as long as its being held that he was involved in it and there's no evidence to prove against it, I don't know what spurs TOI to publish stuff like it does.</div>
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But TOI isn't alone in this, you know?! Read <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2015/08/07/tiger-memon-yakub_n_7953810.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">this</span></a>.</div>
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By the way, sample this gem here in the second article: "Recently, Chhota Shakeel, one of the key accused in the case, told Times of India that India committed "legal murder" and closed all future doors for negotiations by its intelligence agencies to secure the return of Dawood, who was allegedly the mastermind behind the coordinated attacks."</div>
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Bwahahahahaha! Effing Jerks!</div>
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Anyways, getting back to the main topic, moral of my ranting is - TOI is officially the scum of the Indian Media.</div>
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P.S. While on the topic of TOI - considering porn is being banned, I urge the GOI to seriously consider including TOI on their list too. Look at the homepage of TOI and you'll know why!</div>
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Can't believe the stuff that is happening to women in India. I'd have liked to say - Rural India, in the hope that the urban men are more educated and hence more decent in the way they approach women. But looks like it isn't something that is limited only to the rural areas. How difficult is it for a human being to respect and give space to another fellow human being? </div>
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You don't have to go by 'Love Thy Neighbor' and go around loving everybody around you even when you don't want to and can't. We all are normal human beings after all and getting angry or upset with someone next to you is but natural. But can't people make that little judgement about what is acceptable behavior and what is not? What comes over them that they decide to fall down so much in terms of their character and actions that they feel the need to violate someone's existence like that?</div>
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The news about the mother molested and shot to death (five times - in her head!) somewhere in Meghalaya, in front of her husband and children was more than revolting and saddening. I couldn't even the imagine the lengths of depravity that people go to, to be able to do something as heinous as that.</div>
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Governments, rules, policies, committees - all is fine. But what can you do about something that is in someone's head? How can anyone change that, but themselves? I've seen that education is good to an extent, but honestly, education doesn't equal decency and many people - men & women - irrespective of their level of education, act so mental and their behavior isn't what a decent society should be witnessing. </div>
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Change in thinking. Change in perception. Change in judgement. Change. That is all we need. And that is all that there is a shortage of.</div>
Meher :)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07211596290794699167noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7088823076743887483.post-25888397083907091952013-07-17T17:33:00.003+05:302013-07-17T17:33:36.775+05:30Did I ever tellAnyone of you here that I got married in November last year?<br />
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i.e. - Apart from Vrij Bhai, RT, Swathi, Ranga and the likes that I talk to outside the blogworld.. <br />
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Sigh... marriage changes life in so many ways! Meher :)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07211596290794699167noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7088823076743887483.post-34061958949919482952012-05-02T18:26:00.002+05:302012-05-02T18:29:13.786+05:30Breaking News?!I was just seeing some news item on STAR News (Hindi). It came in bold capitals on the screen that it was BREAKING NEWS.<br />
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Now - there's quite a bit of news happening around. Alex Paul Menon is apparently to be released, search on for survivors/bodies from the very bad ferry disaster and many such things. So I stayed on that channel to see what the news could be.<br />
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And you know what the BREAKING NEWS was, as per STAR News? The seat that Jaya Bachchan has in RS, the seat that Rekha would be allotted and after Jaya Bachchan has apparently asked for a seat change, what seat she could be given. They even mentioned the seat number of Jaya - 99. And they gave a graphic depiction of the parliament hall and where she sits and arrow marks to where she will be seated (or was it where Rekha would be sitting...?)<br />
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Oh. And there was also a guy speaking on camera and mic giving continuous updates, while the newsreader in the studio was quizzing him on various aspects.<br />
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Wow. I mean.... breaking news? BREAKING NEWS? Seriously? I never realized news like this could actually have a huge impact on my life. I didn't understand news like this should have even been considered important, forget Breaking News, until I saw this news item.<br />
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Journalism, my foot! It's times like this that my tongue talks bad language even before my brain completely reacts. And to think, my brain went blank for a few minutes.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1juwt5yaaZbeF7bdISG_iChUpOYwz9c7eWm-I8D5DjNkZzh1gFLN8koi-its1xIxDRy1mG5M1UhsWVLJZIr9SCriogCI0-AMFGD-ZqcjAm3_n_XghOzT4G9d_HyK0JJ9nW6ie1TOyuZH6/s1600/star_news.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1juwt5yaaZbeF7bdISG_iChUpOYwz9c7eWm-I8D5DjNkZzh1gFLN8koi-its1xIxDRy1mG5M1UhsWVLJZIr9SCriogCI0-AMFGD-ZqcjAm3_n_XghOzT4G9d_HyK0JJ9nW6ie1TOyuZH6/s320/star_news.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Meher :)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07211596290794699167noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7088823076743887483.post-41779105607408041292012-04-20T10:05:00.000+05:302012-04-20T10:05:24.616+05:30Yes! Yess!! Yesss!!!I did it! I did it!!<br />
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I mean, I resigned! :D Last week.<br />
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I've had quite a rollercoaster of a ride here. I've seen good, I've seen bad, I've seen ups & I've seen downs. And through it all, I've grown up at every turn I've had to take here. My current company really made me grow up in a lot of ways. Work wise, people handling, team management, trusting people, not trusting people, choosing whom to trust, handling rumours, handling criticisms... I've faced everything here. <br />
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I sometimes feel sad about the kid in me that was lost. That was forced to grow up. I came here with a lot of stars in my eyes. And right in the first year, I went through quite a few things that made me lose faith in all the greatness that I was told about this company during the 2-day New Hire Orientation :) I still held on and at the end of the three year journey, I guess I'm not totally disappointed with how I turned out to be :P.<br />
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Good times ahead - hopefully.<br />
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That's my story for the day. What's yours?<br />
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[As disconnected as all the sentences sound, please forgive as its been a long time since I wrote :D Let me get back into the groove :)]Meher :)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07211596290794699167noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7088823076743887483.post-40271432339293822472012-04-19T09:13:00.000+05:302012-04-19T09:13:17.231+05:30Hi....!A very warm hello to all of you here on the blog world.<br />
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How have you all been...? :)Meher :)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07211596290794699167noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7088823076743887483.post-26465123126045101392011-03-12T13:24:00.000+05:302011-03-12T13:24:56.187+05:30Aarrghh!I am a girl (more like a lady now) and I am at an age when all that everybody around me is worried about is when will I 'settle' down.<br />
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Its crazy, you know? All of my friends are all busy getting married these days. Kids younger than me by years are all busy too with the same work. And then, I have my sister at home who's due in September. So the routine now when we meet friends:<br />
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Aunty: Hiiii.. how are you ma? How is your health now? Morning sickness and all is still there ah?<br />
Sister: yes aunty - a little weak. Nausea and all.. its tiring.<br />
Aunty: Yes yes... it will be like this for sometime. You must do this, then do that and also don't forget to do that thing also, ok na?<br />
(turning to me) - So Sindhu, You are next... we are all waiting for you to follow the steps now, you know? Hihihi...<br />
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And if it was an elderly lady, you can replace the last dialogue with - So Sindhu, you are next.. if we can see you also like this as soon as possible (cough), we'll be happy when we have to pass on, you know (cough, cough)...<br />
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And there I am, with a stoopid grin on my face, but cringing inside! Sigh :-|<br />
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Its so difficult actually, when people keep asking you such questions. I mean - I know they mean well and all that, but then, things will happen when they have to, right? It's not like I control everything. And add to it, its not at all an easy decision! Think about it - you are going to be saying yes to someone you are going to spend ALLLLLLL of your future with!! And there's no way ever to get out of the effects that the decision will have on you, your life and your immediate family - whether happy or otherwise. Marriage is such a big gamble, no?<br />
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It doesn't make things any easier for me considering am basically confused about this whole thing and when somebody asks me what I want - I go--.Umm... its like.. err.. It should be.. uh.. I don't know..! And my mom, with a tired face, says.. Sigh! I know you don't know what you want! And you aren't ready to listen to us give you any ideas, either.<br />
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But throughout all this drama, I have to thank God for being my constant companion in the form of my parents & sister. Most of my in-a-similar-situation friends whine about how their people are pressurising them too much to get married to a business-man guy from Dubai or an SWE from USA. But my dad & mom say - Sin, we know its not an easy decision, but we are around to do this together. And my sister's forever talking about how different things will be before & after marriage and what to try to understand from the initial stages itself, rather than just looking at a person superficially & being impressed by it.<br />
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I have learnt that the girly dreams I had 6 years back belong to Utopia and practicality is the way to go in this world. All I can do is hope for the best and hope things work out the best way.<br />
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(P.s. Random rant it is. Subbu - you'll get your fun-filled post soon. Kindly adjust madi :D)Meher :)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07211596290794699167noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7088823076743887483.post-5960963189081792812011-03-10T21:52:00.000+05:302011-03-10T21:52:03.686+05:30My poor Hyderabad! :(You guys have been watching the news? These Jai Telangana people need to go jump in the Hussain Sagar lake and commit suicide!<br />
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They have desecrated all those beautiful statues on the Tank Bund road - Krishnadevaraya, Telugu Talli and many many more of people who have been real gems from Andhra Pradesh. I was looking at the news channels showing video footage of those ruffians hitting those statues with big sticks and damaging them. I felt a deep pain looking at the way they were acting!<br />
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MORONS!!!! x-(<br />
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It took me more than 2 hours to get home today - 45 mins is the max usually. All roads had been blocked and we took a thousand detours! All these people should seriously be shot at sight! So should those MNS people be. Why are they all so bent upon bringing further divisions in this country, when there are already too many to handle?<br />
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Go to hell, Congress! You guys cannot manage the country! I hate you!<br />
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My poor poor Hyderabad!! :(Meher :)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07211596290794699167noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7088823076743887483.post-55085803940671911532011-03-08T08:32:00.000+05:302011-03-08T08:32:17.323+05:30Yo!Hehe - I am here again! :D<br />
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And you know how? I just realized that blogspot has been unblocked on my local intranet :-o <br />
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How have you all been, people!Meher :)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07211596290794699167noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7088823076743887483.post-40276103857512427852010-06-27T20:38:00.001+05:302010-06-27T20:39:33.746+05:30And so....I decided to write here!! Heii people :D<br />
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Just a reminder - am still alive indeed! And for those who left comments for me on the previous post - Sneha, Hobo, Anand and for the ones who have been checking with me through other media too - Swat, Vrij, KP and all... yes, yes.. I know I've ignored this place for a way too long time now... :)<br />
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I'm trying to pick up the pieces together again - and am trying to claim my life back from my office now! :D<br />
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And for you Swat - yes... the post about my boss is pending as of now. I'm writing it up and will post it soon and also mention that its dedicated to you too :D :D :D And for the others who are obsessed about my boss - keep waiting. I'm writing up something that's food for your thought and your mind and tongue too :D :D :D<br />
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Cheers! So here's to .... the third or the fourth innings here...? I really hope I am able to pay more attention to this place and not ignore it so much! Lets see how it goes! :)<br />
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And oooh.. I totally love this new template.. esp the smileys that are coming up! ;) :D What do you think about the new look?Meher :)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07211596290794699167noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7088823076743887483.post-32317526918886930312009-10-10T10:07:00.012+05:302009-10-11T09:35:07.658+05:30Yes its good!I knew I missed blogging here for various reasons<br /><div><br /></div><div><ul><li>It gave me a chance to keep my mind off the routine things and try thinking of better things to write here</li><li>It actually made me concentrate on all the nicer things happening in my life that I could write down here, rather than just sit & brood about something that upset me.</li><li>And obviously, reading comments that people have about what you write here</li><li>And when comments are from fellow bloggers-turned-very good friends, you are actually looking forward to reading them and replying back to them</li><li>In spite of me having been the target of a lot of jokes and teasing, I must confess that you guys made it so much fun and comical, there was never a day when I actually felt like - ENOUGH! I must admit that it has been one of the best reasons that got me attached to this place! :)</li></ul><div><a name='more'></a>These are obviously just a few reasons on why I love my blog place. But now that I have written two back-to-back posts here and have been doing some meddling with my template, I realize that I love this place more than I thought and it feels so good to be back here. Some feeling - but its nice to be able to write down all that's going on your mind and having people say something about it.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>And for all those people that I have known outside of the blog personally, I know in the last few months, I haven't really been able to keep in touch! E-mails, calls, sms-es - everything went down from my end. Am sorry about having gone away a little far, but seriously - it was not meant to be that way! :)<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>And for all those that always comment here whenever I write, thanks so much!! I know I haven't been around on your posts much either, but again - was not meant to be that way! Sorry about that! :)<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>And for everyone that has come here & become my friend - Thanks! I sure love this place and you are all the ONLY reasons for it! :)<br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxm5UICAQojaEly920nAXyYKLliy9Ca9p-fAOiX9beVDFFJNpt6bY3sTHRxeC1ySM6Glpnh8A6FrY4SsmgDYLXHBTUnGqQwMNrT3QyQ2yQqm7I20K1jNPPSQDpYLZAPIYjIbLv3n-nK9hA/s1600-h/ILB.gif"><img style="WIDTH: 300px; HEIGHT: 250px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390836666133097682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxm5UICAQojaEly920nAXyYKLliy9Ca9p-fAOiX9beVDFFJNpt6bY3sTHRxeC1ySM6Glpnh8A6FrY4SsmgDYLXHBTUnGqQwMNrT3QyQ2yQqm7I20K1jNPPSQDpYLZAPIYjIbLv3n-nK9hA/s400/ILB.gif" /></a><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><i><span style="font-size:small;">I am not sure if most of what I wanted to say has come out the right way or not, but please adjust madi! I was just in the mood to say thanks to all you guys and this is what has come out! As long as you can understand what I am trying to say - all's fine!</span> </i><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:small;">:D</span></span></span> </div></div>Meher :)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07211596290794699167noreply@blogger.com85tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7088823076743887483.post-2759216457417861002009-10-08T21:58:00.004+05:302009-10-09T17:04:34.506+05:30The RevampI was looking at my blog this morning and thought - my online home desperately needs a change in the colors on its wall and some new pictures to hang on it.<br /><div><br /></div><div><div>The old one was nice, but I thought it was probably becoming a little to dull & drab with the shades of black & grey all over it. The only reason I kind of loved it was the header picture of that street, but then, that was also kind of contributing to the dull look.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Its hard work when you have to change templates, because you have to sit and add all your links again of all your fave things and that kind of had been stopping me from changing my template too often. But then, became too much for me too!!<br /><br /></div><div>So decided to do some researching for some good templates, tested them and tried mix & match with pictures, and finally decided this was the best.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Looks pretty refreshing, ain't it?<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Do you happen to think I can do some thing more to this page or does this look fine just the way it is?<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>BTW - one question. I wanted to add that 'Read More' link option on my posts - but not able to understand how to do it actually. Any ideas please?<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I was reading <a href="http://www.google.com/support/blogger/bin/answer.py?answer=154172">this</a>.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>But I could not find the 'Insert Jump Break' button and when I tried the HTML way, I got some error. Anybody good at fixing that part?<br /></div></div>Meher :)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07211596290794699167noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7088823076743887483.post-81186345302793172182009-10-07T19:56:00.002+05:302009-10-07T21:56:39.198+05:30'Olaaa!<div>Yes yes, I am still alive. Like I was in the last post! ;) And yes, I am still busy too with work! </div><div><br /></div><div>I am not sure if I already cribbed about this particular point before - and if I did, its ok. Please listen to this crib again (Trying to create that effect, you see!) Ok now - the crib is - At my old work place, including travel time between home and office, it used to take me just 10 hours. Or prolly 10.5 hours. Flat. Thats all. And in that, go out for dinner, go out for ice cream, go out to draw money - all time pass things I used to do. </div><div><br /></div><div>And scene cut to the present:</div><div><br /></div><div>--> Office timings (on paper): 6 AM to 3 PM</div><div>--> Travel time from and to office: 2.5 hours</div><div>--> Time spent in office: minimum 11 to 13 hours</div><div>--> Morning cab pick up time: 4:30 to 4:45 AM (which means I need to get up at least by 4 to get ready!]</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Naa</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">paavam</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">illa</span>? (Translated for non-<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Tamils</span> - Sad state of affairs for me, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">na</span>?)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Some new process is coming up and its coming up in the region being handled by me. So loads of work for me, considering the Pilot phase starts this coming Monday. Its all good that am involved in all new things, but sometimes, I feel like my energy is being sapped out. I am all happy as long as I am in the office. I can go on from 6 in the morning till 9 in the night without any problem. But the moment I sit in the cab, I feel like I am completely being overtaken by tiredness! And I just sink into my seat totally :D</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Edho</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">onnu</span>. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Ellame</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">nalladha</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">pona</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">podhum</span>. I will be happy and you guys also will be happy because you won't have to come here to listen to my cribs! :D</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(204, 204, 204); line-height: 18px; ">*****************************************************</span></div><div><br /></div><div>In the mood for some funny news? :D This is also office related only but still! :D</div><div><br /></div><div>There is this female colleague of mine <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">that's</span> a mental case. She is some psycho only that has fallen on Earth from some unknown planet/galaxy/whatever. And madam has royally filed a sexual harassment case on my boss! :D I am not going to comment on how innocent my boss may or may not be, but this girl has full level been spreading stories about him! And the case is now under investigation by the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Ombudsperson</span>. </div><div><br /></div><div>Its all funny to see the tussle between by dumb fellow boss and her. The stupid situation here you ask? I am being called to answer questions during the investigation, considering I am the lady who's been working with her in the mornings and its just me that has actually seen her in close quarters! x-( Its highly frustrating to be a part of this investigation. But its <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">OK</span> - its kind of coming to a close and she will <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">prolly</span> be shown the door - but lets see.</div><div><br /></div><div>Loose candidates all! I am happy that she has now been moved back into the North America shift and I have now an awesome member in the morning to work with me! :D Freedom from that psycho finally! </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(204, 204, 204); line-height: 18px; ">*****************************************************</span></div><div><br /></div><div>If you are wondering about the casual language that I am using here even remotely, please adjust <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">madi</span>! :D </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(204, 204, 204); line-height: 18px; ">*****************************************************</span></div><div><br /></div><div>There was a time in 2006-2007 when there were a lot of people who suddenly started showing interest in me. And then there had been a lull on that front in the last one year. And suddenly - there is activity happening again and this time, interestingly, its people who have entry into astrology and I have been getting pretty interesting predictions about what & how things are going to be for me in the coming days/months/years and no consultation fees either! ;) My friend has been teasing me about it - he is like, how is it that you girls get all such consulting free at cost and if its for guys like us, people <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">don't</span> even bother to tell us what will happen <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">tomorrow</span>! :D :D :D</div><div><br /></div><div>Good <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">na</span>? :D </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(204, 204, 204); line-height: 18px; ">*****************************************************</span></div><div><br /></div><div>And when am writing in my blog, how can I NOT talk about people that I have made friends through blogs and met them in real life too?</div><div><br /></div><div>Yep! I went to Madras on the Sept 26 weekend to [1] meet my sister [2] see the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">rebelz</span> show [3] to take a dip in the beach (been a long time since I did that, ya)</div><div><br /></div><div>What an awesome long weekend it turned out to be! Had fun with my sister, had fun at the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">rebelz</span> play and had fun at the beach too. The play was really funny and I loved it. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">Ranga</span> was obviously the star of the play - the baker dad of two girls that got kidnapped as kids! But sad that you had to play the dad for two good looking girls! :D Vino was the scar-faced mean pirate who had kidnapped one of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23">Ranga's</span> daughters. It was a fun evening! :) </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(204, 204, 204); line-height: 18px; ">*****************************************************</span></div><div><br /></div><div>I have had this long time dream of going to the beach on a day when its raining real hard and it finally came true! After a day of roaming, me, a friend, sister & BIL come home and just as we are entering the home, it started raining very badly. And then, we have this sudden crazy idea of going to the beach in the rain. And in 5 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24">mins</span>, we changed into casual clothes and we set off on bikes in the rain. Gosh! It was COLD rain & we were shivering badly. And we finally reached the beach like that. The beach water was a pleasantly warm and against the cold rain, it was an awesome feeling sitting in the beach :) And it was completely dark and the lightning across the sky looked like giant tube lights reaching out to touch the beach water across the horizon. I am not exaggerating when I am trying to explain this - but it was a seriously beautiful time! You should experience it to understand it - the power of water, the power of the lightning, the power or rain - all together, the power & beauty of nature!</div><div><br /></div><div>What an evening, indeed!</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(204, 204, 204); line-height: 18px; ">*****************************************************</span></div><div><br /></div><div>And hey - This is an another awesome part. After the Madras trip, I was in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25">Blore</span> the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_26">following</span> trip - and happens that <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_27">Ranga</span> was also in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_28">Blore</span> the same day. Not that we could meet up then, but on a sudden plan, I and Swat decided to meet up at Coffee Day. And what fun it was! All we did was talk, talk & do more talking! No awkwardness of meeting for the first time or anything of that sort. </div><div><br /></div><div>(@ Swat - should I change the sentence above to All 'I' did was talk, rather than, 'we'? :D I remember me to have done all the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_29">bak</span>-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_30">bak</span>)</div><div><br /></div><div>She was total fun to be talking to - I talked about all stupid stuff that was currently going on in my life, in my office, in everything in general and for an hour or so, we kept talking, before finally deciding to say bye and leave! :D </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_31">Yeh</span> lady - You are fun! And totally at that!</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(204, 204, 204); line-height: 18px; ">*****************************************************</span></div><div><br /></div><div>I think I should <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_32">probably</span> stop here for now. Do you think this post will suffice for the next two months here? :D :D :D :D</div>Meher :)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07211596290794699167noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7088823076743887483.post-69455186669807327742009-08-10T07:25:00.004+05:302009-08-10T07:47:17.945+05:30Yellooooos!<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">OK</span>... So yes, I have been alive.<br /><br />Alive &...... Kicking? <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Naah</span>! I have been whining too much :D<br /><br />Well, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">that's</span> what anyone would do, if they had wot work for 15 hours in a day at the minimum, you see!<br /><br />There was a time [Read: When I was working in my old company, with my good old boss ;)] when including my travel time to & fro from office took me only 10 hours. And <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">in spite</span> of working in the nights, I had awesome fun and life was nothing but bliss! And now is a time, when I spend a minimum of 2.5 hours in travel and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">at least</span> 11 hours at work! The days I am able to get off at the 9<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Th</span> hour sharp are - days I can count on my fingers!<br /><br />Imagine having to get up at 4 in the morning and arriving at office by 5:15 or 5:30 in the morning. You can imagine a sleepy eyed face of a girl? Yes - that girl is me! :D :D :D<br /><br />And when the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">log out</span> happens to be 5 in the evening and the time to reach home through all the traffic is around 7 PM, can you imagine the half-dead look? Oh yea... that belongs to me too :D :D :D<br /><br />And I have been feeling so much pity for myself for all the hard work I am doing - whoever is ready to listen to my whining about my 'terrible' timings, I have been bombarding them with my rants. And now, the readers here are becoming victims too ;) :D :D :D<br /><br />Funny part is - as long as I am in the office, its all fine. The bad parts are when I am coming to office and going from office. The minute I sit in the cab after the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">log out</span>, there is a wave of tiredness that comes up and I am like.... <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Phewwwww</span>!!<br /><br />But somehow, I miss my night timings! I was in the 6 PM to 3 AM timings for almost 4 years and there was never a day that I cursed that timing! It seemed like I had all the time in the world then and I loved it! And even in the new company where I had the same timings, the floor used to be alive at nights! And now, I am working 6 AM to 3 PM - a complete 12 hour opposite shift and life's boring! There's just me and another bore-of-a-girl with me and I miss my team terribly! All the fun people of the team work in the nights and there is no one to talk to in the mornings! If there's some help I need, one of them do come in the mornings once in a while for sometime, but still.... not the same as having a wonderful team beside you all the time, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Na</span>?!<br /><br />And otherwise too, there is nothing that I have to complain much about! Because there is nothing else happening apart from work :D. Went on a shopping spree in the last 2 days after a long time and feeling good about myself :D. And if that is not enough, I dragged a friend along too and he was like.... I don't like shopping!!! Leave me alone! :)))<br /><br />And yea - I saw Public Enemies! Not a bad movie, but I liked Johnny <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Depp</span>! He sure looks intense, eh?!<br /><br />So <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">that's</span> all the brief updates from me! How long has it been since I wrote? <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Prolly</span> 2.5 months? Yeah.. May 26 was when I last wrote here. Lets see when will the next post come up here!<br /><br />And yea.. for all you guys -I missed you all! And thanks for checking on me! Sure feels good to be missed, you know! :)Meher :)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07211596290794699167noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7088823076743887483.post-64720291247551444892009-05-26T15:24:00.004+05:302009-05-26T16:29:57.497+05:30Of this, that & a birthday wish!<div>Hyderabad WON!! It thrashed the opponents & how!!! The saddest part was.. we had no power that day and we had to rely on the radio and updates from friends who had power, for the score & wickets! When Gilchrist went down in the second ball itself... I kind of lost hopes.. and when RCB started batting pretty well... I was alsmot sure that we may not make it... but fortunes turned!! :) </div><div><br /></div><div>The friend who was giving me updates was a Bangalorean and he was sure that they would win and we were almost ready to fight about it.... :D And later on... he very magnanimously tells me that he made RCB to give up their win so that DC can win and he can see me happy! I was like.. "YEA RITE! Just accept that you guys lost it!!!" :P And when we won... I made it a point to call him and scream in the phone :))) </div><div><br /></div><div>Buhahahahahha!! :D</div><div><br /></div><div>Ahhhhhh! What a night! :D The funniest part - the power came on just when the last ball got thrown :-|</div><div><br /></div><div>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</div><div><br /></div><div>I have found great friends at work! :) And I am on calls and sms-es like never before and even after hours of talking, we always have something more to talk about! My mom's ofcourse going mad seeing me on phone for so long ;)) </div><div><br /></div><div>Never before have I been on such long calls with office people! Strange things happening - but pleasant ones! </div><div><br /></div><div>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</div><div><br /></div><div>There are so many good things happening.... am kind of getting a little worried about it.... its like am just going up hill.... and I really don't want to get thrown off with too big a bang! I know I have been telling a lot about how happy my life is currently.... but I really hope I dont get to a state where I fill my page with cribbings about how bad things are going suddenly!</div><div><br /></div><div>Trust in God is what I should probably do and just enjoy whats being offered :)</div><div><br /></div><div>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</div><div><br /></div><div>And ... here's wishing <a href="http://praddytalks.blogspot.com/">Praddy</a> a VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! Here's wishing that ALL your dreams come true and starting this day - may you have reasons ONLY to smile and never a day to feel sad! </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMISuT2gAcAAary3z3jOaqMh53dcrkrcnsO0JUDQXDki6abH-PXD7HEWrQqAdovTGYO7JUQiLPFoSOU8p4gbImzFXoSSPvW4PHOKLEsVoTOxCRmcIYaACS_YIA-kmfsnZ9GqfQPcF3WcNI/s1600-h/ist2_2822691-happy-birthday.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMISuT2gAcAAary3z3jOaqMh53dcrkrcnsO0JUDQXDki6abH-PXD7HEWrQqAdovTGYO7JUQiLPFoSOU8p4gbImzFXoSSPvW4PHOKLEsVoTOxCRmcIYaACS_YIA-kmfsnZ9GqfQPcF3WcNI/s400/ist2_2822691-happy-birthday.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340073194796573794" style="cursor: pointer; width: 380px; height: 253px; " /></a><br /></div>Meher :)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07211596290794699167noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7088823076743887483.post-12601143969794098262009-05-23T23:27:00.000+05:302009-05-23T23:44:12.510+05:30Oh yea..<div>I am alive. Pretty much</div><div><br /></div><div>And I decided I should write something here before the date hits a month since I wrote here..... so if I don't write here before twelve tonight... I would lose the bet with myself.. so here it is :D</div><div><br /></div><div>Life's going great... and I am in love with it totally! Everything is beautiful and everyone is an angel. There are some messengers of Satan as well here & there ;) But who cares... as long as I feel like the halo is right above my head o:-)</div><div><br /></div><div>:D :D :D</div><div><br /></div><div>And I have actually fallen in love with my office! And no.. its not my boss who is the reason for it... in case you guys start thinking on those lines ;) :P ! Its just that work is great and I love my team! Weekends are actually boring now... and I actually start my weekends looking forward to Mondays now! :D </div><div><br /></div><div>And I have made some pretty good friends too at work.... and am very happy about it! :) People do keep warning me about how people at work can never be friends.... and I can only hope that it doesn't hold true in my case! :)</div><div><br /></div><div>There's a lot more that I would probably like to write here.... but will pen it down later on... :) Let this just be my 'welcome back home' post! :D</div>Meher :)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07211596290794699167noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7088823076743887483.post-40263675746987682822009-04-24T12:51:00.005+05:302009-04-24T13:07:42.722+05:30YessssshhAnd now for the great news!<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://meherblogs.blogspot.com/2009/04/and-then.html">DAD HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED BACK TO HYDERABAD</a>!!! </div><div><br /></div><div>After 3 long years! </div><div><br /></div><div>I am counting it... and 2009 has been so good to me! I just hope I find reasons everyday to keep hugging my life everyday :)</div><div><br /></div><div>I am happy!! Yess!!! Who is bothered about the 22km journey to office everday... as long as the family is around you to open the door for you at anytime of the day! :) </div><div><br /></div><div>I am loving it! Totally!! </div>Meher :)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07211596290794699167noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7088823076743887483.post-18917714668457172702009-04-20T10:08:00.005+05:302009-04-20T12:02:28.427+05:30JLTNow that the marriage is just a week away, things are getting more & more hectic at home! Its become so bad, we are actually calling up a lot of friends and inviting for the marriage - there is no time to go to each one's home & invite personally!<div><br /></div><div>And God's grace - people have been understanding too! :) They are actually like - you don't even have to call us - its our own family's marriage and we will surely be there :D</div><div><br /></div><div>And add to this, dad's still not come home from Bangalore! He's stuck with some auditing happening in his branch and he is not able to move now! Can you believe it?! Less than a week before the marriage and he says he is not sure when he will be able to get out x-( All of us are mighty angry with him now! :D</div><div><br /></div><div>I went for my first facial on Saturday ;) And after all the time and money I spent in the salon and the new haircut and all, I am feeling fabulous! :D I looked into the mirror and I thought "Wah - I don't look so bad!!" ;) I have not stopped smiling into the mirror :D Now lets just hope I look as good on the marriage day! Because if I can't look good on that day - then all the photos will go for a toss and that means a waste of my money too!!! :(</div><div><br /></div><div>:D</div><div><br /></div><div>Just a week more... and am getting really excited now!! :)</div><div><br /></div><div>And since the first two who commented here got confused - to clear things out - I am talking about my sister's marriage here :D I am still a single, free-bird :))</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204); line-height: 18px; font-family:Verdana;font-size:12px;">-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Just an innocent question.... am I bombarding this place with too many posts suddenly? :D</div>Meher :)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07211596290794699167noreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7088823076743887483.post-11794335050890103722009-04-18T17:13:00.005+05:302009-04-18T17:20:32.409+05:30:)<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9F_8oviiEAcg5B7ZyzECd-H6qvUAYsUQyZMzHssQEuVzLjlr54HxVt1-K3djXoxfD4wVYNlRJR9aXULmT4x48WVYNwBq3p5VC5QM0ntM_Yx4u8DrJ4e7ei1-zZYKgcXB7USxIJTlGdFUl/s1600-h/ist2_8712641-resurrection-of-jesus-christ.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9F_8oviiEAcg5B7ZyzECd-H6qvUAYsUQyZMzHssQEuVzLjlr54HxVt1-K3djXoxfD4wVYNlRJR9aXULmT4x48WVYNwBq3p5VC5QM0ntM_Yx4u8DrJ4e7ei1-zZYKgcXB7USxIJTlGdFUl/s320/ist2_8712641-resurrection-of-jesus-christ.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325997115837968466" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><br />You know - God sure is there! All around you!<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>And He sends all His wishes and help through people in the most unexpected of ways. And its all those small, fine things in life - like getting a lift unexpectedly, like having the right kind of people beside you in a situation, like having a friend with you just when you run out of that extra Rs.50/- you needed suddenly... its times like these that you feel really thankful to God for His fairies!</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPJji63Yt2r1ycDPz6OAJ4Ep_bP1Q9rCxVvWL-F7XA6Ib5S_aqBDxRn8BDWcL7ubbEwMkSaRMnRSPSU_JatSKuHfogNuM1c7SpJpSxAZ9vnRtFs0W49xW7y2gVok7Hu4AtJfbNKfF6qdlQ/s1600-h/ist2_5298701-fairy-stars.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPJji63Yt2r1ycDPz6OAJ4Ep_bP1Q9rCxVvWL-F7XA6Ib5S_aqBDxRn8BDWcL7ubbEwMkSaRMnRSPSU_JatSKuHfogNuM1c7SpJpSxAZ9vnRtFs0W49xW7y2gVok7Hu4AtJfbNKfF6qdlQ/s320/ist2_5298701-fairy-stars.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325997109856093538" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I may not be thinking of you constantly, Oh Friend! But please accept this as a humble thanks to You for all that You do for me and humble prayer that You always stay by my side like always! :)</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_XjsZE4oouoSTjbgYlQ-WYn88jDHRsX9QPjm94qOgXeh9L4olLLevpYpFdlQHu1-GxRrr1L2jsJiB18ASy4-DUiVG-pghkku-aLU4k7_SAsKlBV7ZH1E7IFE9oOK3Dx6JANX30tLGWT1v/s1600-h/ist2_4145545-prayer-7.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_XjsZE4oouoSTjbgYlQ-WYn88jDHRsX9QPjm94qOgXeh9L4olLLevpYpFdlQHu1-GxRrr1L2jsJiB18ASy4-DUiVG-pghkku-aLU4k7_SAsKlBV7ZH1E7IFE9oOK3Dx6JANX30tLGWT1v/s320/ist2_4145545-prayer-7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325997110241650482" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Meher :)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07211596290794699167noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7088823076743887483.post-43955276971829370872009-04-17T11:25:00.001+05:302009-04-17T11:28:03.765+05:30And then...<div>Because half the team was in US for the last 2 weeks, we were asked to work from 9PM to 6AM to match their timings and trainings! And its <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">driven</span> me crazy totally!</div><div><br /></div><div>I sleep for no less than 8 hours everyday, but with these timings.... even that seems less. Making that one hour journey and going to office.... you enter the office already feeling sleepy. I feel like a lazy bum who does nothing but sleep!</div><div><br /></div><div>And I am <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">soooo</span> happy that this is finally coming to an end! I get back to my older shift of 6PM to 3AM, which is so much more comfortable!! </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>And <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">yeh</span>, Dad's got a promotion now! :) He's a Scale V officer now in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Andhra</span> Bank and that means he will be an <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">AGM</span>, I guess. 2009 has been going great and I can only hope it remains the same! He's expecting a transfer. SO if he comes back to Hyderabad, then <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">every body's</span> happy since we can all stay together. But if its anywhere outside Hyderabad, with sister also moving to Madras after marriage, the rest of the family may have to join him at his new place and I may have to move nearer to my work place.</div><div><br /></div><div>I am looking forward to that in a way - to see how different life is when you have to be on your own! And then, I will not have to travel 22x2 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">kms</span> everyday between work and home. But I am also scared since I will be losing all that home atmosphere! Lets see how it turns out!</div><div><br /></div><div>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</div><div><br /></div><div>And Swat - you finally noticed it eh? That mood has been up for more than a week now ;) </div>Meher :)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07211596290794699167noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7088823076743887483.post-84751521075099946412009-04-16T13:19:00.003+05:302009-04-16T13:24:18.152+05:30Yess!<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>I did it.<div><br /></div><div>I waited for three long years to get the card. </div><div><br /></div><div>I exercised my right for the first time in my 23 years of my life. </div><div><br /></div><div>And now, I feel like I have done my bit. </div><div><br /></div><div>So now when the counting happens.... I know I made a difference too, so what if it's just a one count! :)</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga6a91mznYhtkfBP-5k4ttC9UP3Ht5BKFRy_FE75iwNiSG-_oqpPgukHaztpH_2SET5reU4quqwRtipYzw9hv7La1bq7VTQeD4ILtHfRE5Cdp_yT93YG9x-3sKxAcdYL28mCcZdO3clkCU/s1600-h/vote.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga6a91mznYhtkfBP-5k4ttC9UP3Ht5BKFRy_FE75iwNiSG-_oqpPgukHaztpH_2SET5reU4quqwRtipYzw9hv7La1bq7VTQeD4ILtHfRE5Cdp_yT93YG9x-3sKxAcdYL28mCcZdO3clkCU/s400/vote.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325194019225904626" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 335px; " /></a><br /></div>Meher :)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07211596290794699167noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7088823076743887483.post-69034721021931638332009-04-12T08:13:00.001+05:302009-04-12T08:14:29.281+05:30The latest craze!<div>Have you guys tried playing the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uno_(game)">UNO Card game</a> on Facebook?</div><div><br /></div><div>It rocks! And everytime I login to Facebook - that's the only thing I seem to be doing.</div><div><br /></div><div>Me thinks - UNO is the best time pass game ever! And I also think that the UNO Card pack was one of the best investments I ever made :D </div>Meher :)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07211596290794699167noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7088823076743887483.post-6484360958956691502009-04-10T07:07:00.006+05:302009-04-10T07:15:03.866+05:30:'((<div>We got some training schedule for the OJT guys from one of my seniors. It had some schedule put up even for April 10 - which is today.</div><div><br /></div><div>But we thought - it was probably a mistake - since April 10 being a Good Friday - US should probably not be working. And then, the schedule had been a copy-paste of what the three days prior to it had - which gave us more reason to think it was scheduled without checking for Good Friday on calender. </div><div><br /></div><div>And the team in India made our own plans of enjoying our Friday off! A colleague & myself were planning to catch a movie too!</div><div><br /></div><div>And yesterday - on a late night call - my boss tells us that Friday is a working day - since the client is working! And he wondered how we could think Friday was on off inspite of getting that schedule! </div><div><br /></div><div>Can you imagine what it feels like to have your hopes, plans & fun dashed a day before things were going to happen?! If yes - thats what my situation is like, right now! How can we be held responsible for taking it granted that Good Friday being an international holiday - US would have it too? :(</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Mummeeeeeee :'(( I am working on a day that should have been the start of my long weekend! :(</div>Meher :)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07211596290794699167noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7088823076743887483.post-9047491812466136452009-04-09T13:38:00.009+05:302009-04-09T13:46:31.233+05:30Of sayings & false stories & getting hitched! :P<div>There is a saying in Telugu - not sure if its there in Tamil too.</div><div><br /></div><div>"Rameshwaram ki vellina, Saneshwarudu vadhala ledu" Translated - it means... even if I went all the way to Rameshwaram, some Saniyan[Shani, Sani] like guy is still not leaving me or something like that! :D</div><div><br /></div><div>Similarly - I change a job - its been two months - I have a completely new set of colleagues - one of whom seems to be a great great guy ;) [who also happens to be ultra brilliant :D]!! And I am still having to field questions about my non-existent affair with my previous boss and if I am intending to continue that in the new office!!!! </div><div><br /></div><div>Heights - all you jobless people :D And if that was not enough - I get blackmailed too! :D<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></div><div><br /></div><div>Please read <a href="http://vrijilesh.blogspot.com/2009/02/welcome-home.html">this post</a> - whoever missed it! He is the culprit behind all the baseless stories about my ex-boss. :P</div><div><br /></div><div>The sweet, innocent, angelic girl that I am - you guys are all sinning to be talking about me like this! :D</div><div><br /></div><div>Hopefully - very soon, like Vrij Bhai has written - I will find someone - who deserves me & whom I deserve - and then I will bombard this place with posts about him!! :D </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</div><div><br /></div><div>On a different note - an interesting post that I found today.. read <a href="http://takeuplaces.blogspot.com/2009/04/how-to-tell-if-ghost-is-standing-next.html">this</a>, if you are interested in ghosts and all that.</div>Meher :)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07211596290794699167noreply@blogger.com63tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7088823076743887483.post-22492051286236154772009-04-04T15:44:00.002+05:302009-04-04T15:52:12.504+05:30The meet!<div>This is coming quite a time after it happened - so sorry people - but my net was disconnected! Thats why the delay! :)</div><div><br /></div><div>Had been to Madras over the last weekend for a temple visit program. Was a short, packed one - but made it a point to meet a couple of bloggers there - since we had been discussing that for like a LONG time now! I was already being made fun of that I just keep saying I intend to come soon but never really make it! :D</div><div><br /></div><div>So it happened. I was in Madras last Saturday morning and couple of calls later - <a href="http://nautankey.blogspot.com/">Naut</a>, <a href="http://smokingking.wordpress.com/">Ranga</a>, <a href="http://praddytalks.blogspot.com/">Prad</a> & me decided to meet up. We went to this nice tea place called Cup & Saucer [or was it Cups & Saucers?] in Adyar. The place selection was courtesy Naut - who had to pick me up from a station and then take me there. And a few minutes later - came Prad & Ranga.</div><div><br /></div><div>Funniest thing was - atleast for me - it did not feel like I was meeting people for the first time! There was no formality or anybody trying to be very polite and all. I thought it was more like a group of friends meeting up after a long time - probably because we all have been speaking so much on chat & on calls, over the last 3 years :). No need for introductions or anything - just say a hello - how are you and then get talking on things that friends do, when they meet up! </div><div><br /></div><div>I totally loved it - people! Thanks to you three :)</div><div><br /></div><div>Ranga initially seemed a little silent - but was quick to get back in form when the topic suddenly diverted to traveling the distance to office and how one colleague affected it all :))). The colorful language just flowed out :D :D. </div><div><br /></div><div>I wish I could have met <a href="http://words-flow.blogspot.com/">Aarti</a> and <a href="http://bedazzledeternally.blogspot.com/">Bharu</a> - but Aarti was flying to Mumbai just that morning and Bharu couldn't make it too. And then there was <a href="http://sunraysblogs.blogspot.com/">Sunrays</a> too, that I spoke to - but he couldn't make it either! Next time, I should probably have a plan in advance and decide about meeting people early on - so the plans can be made! And yea - the next time - Bharu & Aarti - we will surely meet - ok?</div><div><br /></div><div>And after the eating program was over - Ranga & Prad left. I found an Odyssey store right next to the place we went and I dragged Naut along to it. </div><div><br /></div><div>And then - Naut, who was supposed to originally leave me at Pallavaram [I was staying in Pammal], went on to drop me in Pammal! It was no near place and I realized that only on my way back :D :D :D. Naut - sorry still about having made you drive all that way - but huge thanks too :) </div><div><br /></div><div>And thanks again people - for making it to meet that day! I loved it! :) I wish I took some good pictures I could put up here! </div>Meher :)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07211596290794699167noreply@blogger.com45