Merry Christmas!!!

My best season is here..I just love it!! From the christmas trees to santa claus to gifts and bells and mistletoes!!!The cold crisp weather and the promise of lots of parties..I already did a good deed for the day and will make an effort to do more for the whole week..Definitely the christmas spirit catching up!!
I guess this blog is long overdue...but seriously didn't have anything to write about and then I get comments like" how boring , Tina" and " you can do better"..which made me a little concious..but then I am wondering tht this is not about wht people think and like..this space is abt me and my life and feelings ..and if I want I can write crap and more crap...
I have been feelign a little confused abt some stuff lately..its the conflict of living at home or away..as I have had a chance to experience both and the more I stay at home the more I want to stay and the more I don't...but then no situation is always black n white and I guess this is one of those..
and for all you annonymous commentators I really didn't make coffee for many and I am sure it's JD, Panku and daani gang...so please be kind enough to put ur names up there..kind of makes the whole thing more interesting..and I make good coffee..and if u reveal ur name I will defintely call u( see I am putting forth a good propsal..a call from me n all)
ok..enough of timepass..back to work..

Jerry Springer - Tina's Story

[The crowd starts chanting "Jerry! Jerry! Jerry!"]

Jerry: Tonight on "The Jerry Springer Show" we have a particularly interesting episode! Tina is here to finally confess something to a long-time friend, Geetika. So everyone, please put your hands together for Tina![The crowd whoops and hollers]

Jerry: Okay, now Tina you're here to talk about someone aren't you?

You: Yes.Jerry: And what is this other person's name?

You: Shailendra.[The crowd squeals with delight]

Jerry: Okay, okay, well Shailendra, is actually here tonight .[The crowd squeals]

Jerry: But first we have a surprise for you Tina, because as it happens there is someone else here to see you! So let's bring out ... Jaidev!

You: What the HELL!!!

[Out of nowhere you pull out a guns. Jaidev reaches for the chair. Out of the shadows Rahul appears]

Rahul: Wait everybody, wait!

Jerry: Yes, everybody let's just calm down for a moment here. First, tell us why you're here Jaidev.

Jaidev: Because I saw Tina and Rahul making out at benetton!

[The crowd goes absolutely insane]Rahul: That's a lie! I was home watching Friends!

Jerry: [raising his hands] Hold on, hold on, I'm missing the problem here ... what exactly is the problem Jaidev?

Jaidev: Because I've recently been taking part in a sexual relationship with Geetika who has recently become engaged to Rahul.[The crowd hollers, screams and whoops in an orchestra of orgasmic excitement]

Jerry: Okay, okay. Well why don't we bring Geetika out here because Tina had something that they needed to tell them anyway about ... Shailendra that's right!

Geetika: [enters onto stage and saunters over towards you] What's the deal? I saw you outside getting it on with Shailendra! You know how I feel about Shailendra!

Rahul: [screams] What? Why the hell did you ask me to marry you if you're in love with Shailendra!

Geetika: Because I knew that I could never have Shailendra. But Tina promised me that they'd never hook up out of respect for my feelings!

Rahul: What about respect for my feelings![Jaidev walks suddenly across the stage, embracing Geetika]

Jaidev: Don't worry baby, you don't need any of them now that you have me.[Again the crowd squeals]

Rahul: Oh my God! Are you sick!?

[Rahul runs across the room and wraps their arms around you tightly]

Rahul: Tina take me away from all of this!

You: You see? That's the thing ... I'm ... well, I'm married .[The crowd does its bit]

Rahul: Married?[You nod]

Rahul: Who the hell are you married to? When ... when did this happen? I don't understand!

You: The other day. In Vegas. I'm married to Shailendra.

Geetika: [screaming] WHAT!!!

Jerry: [grinning widely, makes an enquiry] So ... did you have a nice wedding night?

Shailendra: [stepping back out onto center stage] Well we had sex 9 times if that's what you mean.[The crowd squeals]

Jerry: Okay, okay. So let me get this all straight ... Tina is married to Shailendra who Geetika has secretly been in love with for years and years. Now Geetika has recently become engaged to Rahul who was recently spotted kissing Tina in benetton. Now on top of this, Jaidev has just admitted to being in a sexual relationship with Geetika.Shailendra: That's right Jerry.

Jerry: [looking sternly into the camera] It's times like these that one has to wonder whether or not these people are aware that they are quite clinically insane. Perhaps we should be spending more on psychiatric health funds in this country, perhaps we should just ban Vegas to cut down on impulse marriages. Perhaps I should get a new job. Thanks for watching folks - it's been great - but for now, take care of yourselves ... and each other.

[Cue cheesy background music and fade to black]

Sleepyzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

2 glasses of water, 2 cups of cappuchino and a visit to all my friends on different floors of IBM (not using the lift) has still not woken me up..well the saving grace"thank god it's friday"..man now i know the sanctity of fridays!!This whole week has taken its toll, and mind u its not work, but the damn weddings..i think i met everyone i have ever known in my life in delhi..i am not complaning..i liked it..but i have to finish some work and this manager of mine seems to think that he has to keep track of me all the time..so no time for timepass..This is the problem being a girl amongst guys...everyone seems to know wht one is upto..
dying to go the mountains for a break..also have some leaves which i have to use before year end..so plan tina plan!!

stuff!!!

LIFE IS QUEER WITH ITS TWISTS AND TURNS

AS EVERYONE OF US, SOMETIMES LEARNS.

AND MANY A FELLOW TURNS ABOUT

WHEN HE MIGHT HAVE WON HAD HE STUCK IT OUT.

DON’T GIVE UP THOUGH THE PACE SEEMS SLOW

YOU MAY SUCCEED WITH ANOTHER BLOW.

OFTEN THE GOAL IS NEARER,

THAN IT SEEMS TO A FAINT AND FALTERING MAN.

OFTEN THE STRUGGLER HAS GIVEN UP,

WHEN HE MIGHT HAVE CAPTURED THE VICTOR’S CUP.

AND HE LEARNED TOO LATE WHEN THE NIGHT CAME DOWN

HOW CLOSE HE WAS TO THE GOLDEN CROWN.

just liked it..sorry dhruv for using it on my blog..but it is really nice..

hhhmmmm

had a good weekend..partied in delhi for a change..and this city surely rocks..went to Odyssey first and then Athenas..had a blast...this was saturday night..yesterday night was fun too.. a family friends sangeet function..met so many old friends..awesome food and music...
I guess now its time for me to get serious about my work..atleast move towards improving my skill set..Shivani is going to bangalore for 2 weeks...peace at last!!!
Well got lots of weddings to attend this week, with natasha's wedding and a cousin's primarily..from not attending any weddings since the last 4 years , this is definitely a surplus..but i am glad, as i love the food( and Akshay if u r reading this, trust me ure missing some good stuff...canada or no canada)..

and life goes on...

woke up today to a night full of dreams..dreams of the past..of people and places..got me thinking..was sitting in my balcony with my tea and newsapaper and wondering why everyhting comes to an end..and why did it end???before i could think further, shivani barged in and said u have 15 mins in the loo, so get ur ass moving..ofcourse I took longer and finished all the hot water..still feeling pensive and already a little depressed i put on the radio...and this is the way god speaks to me..the song blaring was" alla ke bande has de, jo bhi ho kal phir aayega" and there I was back to the present..
Letting go of the past is real tough for me, but then i know that I have a choice of making my present beautiful so I can always have a good past..
OK enough, lemme get down to doing some work around here..

Monday morning..

The server is down again here...I don't know why these guys don't do something about it. No tool can be operated without it.It's like load shedding which the government does..Even IBM should do this and inform everyone that from so and so time , there is gonna be no connection, so plan your activities accordingly..
The weekend was very refreshing and ofcourse with the amount of shopping I did I am gonna feel good about it for the entire week.I bought this very cute bell for dollar, one of those tibetian kinds, and tied it around his collar..He is so confused as he just can't figure out where the tinkling sound is coming from when he moves..keeps on looking at me with his innocent deep lovely eyes..
wanted to go see mughle-azam desperately this weekend..went twice but got no tickets..can't beleive so many youngsters are dying to see this one..went to this aweosme cafe on saturday called ' turtle cafe'..it is in a bookshop and is one of those cozy places where u can spend ur enite day doing nothing much in particular..but is like overly priced..the gooey chocolate cake was awesome and one of the best I have ever had and the crowd is also worth checkin..so this place is definitely on the list for all you people, when u visit delhi..

Ever had one of those days when you just carry on...but don't feel like..I didn't have to go to work today but ended up having an extremely busy day..Destiny is like the wierdest thing that can happen to you.. I met someone today for the second time...It was somebody I didn't really want to meet ever again in my life..but god forced it upon me and here I am sitting and getting mehandi put at my friends wedding and this person comes along and sits right next to me..It actually struct me later that everything that happens and is happening is there for a reason...and I have no control over the inevitable..
Looking at all the money that is being spend by people in Delhi for the 15,000 odd weddings taking place here this week, I really wish it was put to more resourful uses..The amount of food going waste is not even funny..people say that your own wedding is once in a lifetime event..so why relent..I wonder what I am going to do on mine..
oh and one of my friends thinks that this blog is very boring...so if u think so too please tell me and also then give ur suggestions..

Bruno

Have been missing my dog Bruno a lot lately. He passed away recently. Having a dog is like the best thing that can happen to you. the unconditional everlasting love.oh man....i live for it.
He lived for 12 years. and mostly people would say that had lived his life. but Bruno wasn't like that. He has the zest to carry on for another 3 or 4 years. When he fell ill that day, I thought he had a bad cold and would be fine by evening. but he didn't get alrite and during his last few moments on this planet i knew he wasn't gonna live. he had this faraway look in his eyes, like he was connecting with the outer world and wasn't even responding to my calls.
well...I do believe in life after death and I know he is fine..
This whole detachment bit gets to me..How can one be detached from your loved ones. and if their is so much love then why do we have to say goodbye??

Trip to Calcutta

hey...
Just got back from calcutta last night. Had gone their for Sumedha's engagement. Sum( Thats what we call her) is one of my closest school freinds. Lemme tell you about my gang from school. I went to an all girls convent school and our group consisted of five of us.Geetika( who is also my best friend studying at michigan right now), Nisha( who went to MIT, Boston and is now working in New York), Ridhima( who got married to Hans this january), Sumedha and of course the great old me!!
We five have lived our school times with each other and are still pretty much close.
So Sum has decided to marry Abhi( who she met at LSE).
Man, the minute our flight landed at the Calcutta airport( which looks like the bombay central railway station) I just kept on thanking god that my posting was shifted from IBM Cal to bangalore and finally Delhi. If I had to work in that city I would have surely left this job.
We were traveling with Sumedha's family and all the chacha's, mausi's , nani , dadi etc...Most of them are Punjabi's and very jovial and fun loving.So it was a like this big hungama party!!
Abhi is like a millionaire and so we got 7 star treatment throughout. W e were put up at the Hyatt( I loved my bathroom which was bigger than my room)..
Neways I wonder who says that bengal is famour for it's famines, coz all we did was eat, eat and eat. And the most awesome food.I had decided to wear a red sari on the night of the engagement( and I am not all that great at carrying one)..So it took Ridhima like 2 hrs to make me wear it , only to the effect of it opening up in the middle of the function!!!and then we rushed like mad to the rest room along with the auntie who was standing closest to us..
There were no cute guys around..only the marwari men...with their big bellies and paan stained teeth and probably loads of money..but no thank you...
After the function we decided to go clubbing and went to 'tantra'. I actually liked that place ( reminded me of some of the clubs in Pune).Had my regular breezer and a dose of the calcutta cool crowd..
Back home now..Its a lazy day..it's a holiday ..I love this season in Delhi..Its not too hot nor too chilly..The air has a slight nip and the afternoon sun just wants to make you curl up in bed with a book..
Made lots of new friends during this trip and also revived some old connections!!

First One!!

Hey,
this is my first entry in my own blog...Welcome to all of you who have taken the pains to visit it!!
Life's cool.Doing loads of timepass in IBM Gurgaon.
hhhmmmm..will write more soon as its time for me to leave this office for the day..
Siya