My way on the highway

Okay pal! This is my 50th post and it has to be dedicated to one of the craziest people I've met. In fact she's just a little crazier than me so we get along real well. A great person who's stood by me thru thick and thin:-) Apart from the fact that she's a walking disaster(biggest clutz i've seen), her life is pretty smooth. The modest person that she is, she'll never admit how good she really is. You're too much! Similarities ============= 1. We both cannot take compliments and underplay ourselves (to a point which is cloying to the person who's at the other end). But Indie takes the cake! 2. We love cribbing. 3. We used to be the cry babies of room 16:-). Differences =========== Indy has a tremendous hit ratio with men. Half of our college was behind her:-) I wonder if it's the same at TAMU! (You cannot kick me..I'm far away:-) ) Hope you get the dream job that you want and all your dreams come true! Je vous aime beaucoup di! And INdy before y...

What is life? Where are we going? Life is so transient and nothing can be done about it. Then why make such a big deal of it. And I hate the expression "Life goes on" but yeah it surely does. Look at me I just attended class, went out for lunch, going to attend a meeting now, class, meeting, i'll swim and then sleep. Nothing affects the routine. I'm numb. I have no feelings. Someone said selflessness was overrated. Right now I wish I could agree but I am selfish and it hurts. Darwin was right "survival of the fittest"!

Its 2 AM and I have a big project submission tomorrow but it's just like me to get irked about some arbitary topic which has no consequence to my life. How did this whole thing start? Why is there such a mess? Why do all the synogogues here have "hail the land of israel" inscribed on them? Blame me on being unaware but I finally read up some stuff so I've decided to fill in my blog with that info. Apparently there are biblical references where God describes the land of Israel. There is even a map of Israel in the Tanakh. So that map shows Israel as being composed of the modern Israel,westbank and Jordan. Now Great Britain being the meddlesome lot that they were promised the Jews all of palestine. Then suddenly they felt their interests lie with the Arabs. SO they gave Arabs, palestine and did not allow the jews to enter palestine for 25 years. Meanwhile Jews in America were in high posts and were and probably are still a moneyed lot. So they stuck their guns in Israe...

I've also stuck to being personal in my blogs but I just watched this shocking video by John Perkins a couple of days back. John Perkins was an economic hitman employed by the US government. I would definitely recommend people reading my blog to check out democracynow.org and check out this interview. I cannot believe that the american gov is so manipulative. But then again you do not become an economic superpower by just being laid back I guess. What shocks me is this conspiracy. How can people just sit numb? Isn't a democracy one where you can vote out a president if you don't think him fit enough? I don't know how people here can let themselves be run down like this. I mean India might be poor but atleast we vote out people who suck (for lack of better vocabulary-I can hear my father cringe). Well atleast the liberal folks here are doing a good job of bringing this out so that the common man knows what is happening. If this continues then maybe the entire world will ...

I cannot believe I'm actually getting used to this. 15 minutes before the interview and me is blogging. Imagine this happening 2 months back. I would be the nervous one waiting, sitting and praying:-) Now I'm like "Bring it on baby". I wonder how this will go. The first "tell me about yourself??". And I want to scream everytime "DO U REALLY CARE????". Do you want to know what kind of person I am, what kind of music I listen to, how I hyperventilate and over analyze. DO YOU DO YOU??? But then I'll be this perfect girl playing my part. Smile.....I did my undergrad from India...blah blah blah and how I'm a good fit for the company. A fake laugh thrown in here and there. WOW I'm actually becoming pro at this. He he...then tonight I'll feel I have to give myself a break and then watch some crappy romantic comedy....or some sad book and cry and then have loads of ice cream! Then I'll crib about the lone pimple that appears because of ...

Man is never satisfied......And one genius thought of this in the 1950s. It's a pity he had to die so you. We chased our pleasures here Dug our treasures there But can you still recall The time we cried Break on through to the other side Break on through to the other side Yeah!

This weekend was one of the best I had in this city. We had so much fun that now the very thought of working tomorrow seems daunting. WHY can't every minute be fun?? On friday we had a blast and visited tquilla willy's. What fun. I loved the decor. It was really good. One of the better places I've visited here. I've noticed that people don't pay much attention to interiors as in back home. This I mean for hang out places. So it was refreshing to see something different. Of course we had a fabulous time and did not feel like leaving the place. Yesterday was valentine weekend. So there was a grad party organized at the Phipps conservatory. It was so beautiful. The food was mainly salads and cheese and wine. So "up market", we would say back home but here it's so blase. Anyway basically there were a lot of single people so as usual we scoffed at the couples and danced away to glory. I met people from so many other departments. It was nice and everyone was...

Today I heard some little kids sing a song that I used to love when I was in baby class. SO here goes Skilam linky linky do Skilam linky dooo I love you Skilam linky linky do Skilam linky do I love you I love you in da morning n in da afternoon I love u n da evening underneath the moon Skilam linky linky do Skilam linky dooo I love you I love you baby... I...LOve ...you ..do shoo boo bhi doo BAH!

"Now I was sitting waiting wishing That you believed in superstitions Then maybe you'd see the signs But Lord knows that this world is cruel And I ain't the Lord, no I'm just a fool Learning loving somebody don't make them love you Must I always be waiting waiting on you? Must I always be playing playing your fool? I sing ya songs I dance a dance I gave ya friends all a chance Putting up with them wasn't worth never having you And maybe you been through this before But its my first time So please ignore The next few lines cause they're directed at you I cant always be waiting waiting on you I cant always be playing playing your fool I keep playing your part But its not my scene Wont this plot not twist? I've had enough mystery. Keep building me up, then shooting me down Well im already down Just wait a minute Just sitting waiting Just wait a minute Just sitting waiting Well if I was in your position Id put down all my ammunition I'd wondered why...

I signed up for a SKI trip organized by graduate student wing at school because I felt I must do something different. I mean for a person from the tropics getting to do something in snow is bloody exciting. So we left in the morning at 6:45 AM for seven spring ski resort. Though it hasn't snowed for a week at pitt these people kind of preserve the snow with some chemicals and something else. So we entered seven springs and it was really cold. The person from the tropics was of course well equipped. Three layers of sweaters followed by the BIG FAT UGLY red jacket. But a girl's gotta do what she's gotta do when it's below freezing. So after the initial ski lesson we learnt the basics of sking. Then it was upto us to practics and try stuff. So I skied for about 6 hours yesterday and right now my feet feel like jelly fish and my hand and feet are swollen. The thing about sking is that one needs to learn from your mistake everytime you fall. But me being a slow learner, took...

It's difficult to be oblivious to the surroundings. The streets are decorated with steeler flags. All the buildings at CMU have yellow and black. Everyone is wearing steeler shirts. Groups of undergrads are chanting "steelers steelers". Giant eagle has special steeler cookies and cakes. There is a sort of nervous energy which is infectious. I mean I thought we as a country were fanatical during India Pakistan matches. But this state beats all that. It's quite scary their love for sports. I only wish I could understand the game. And I'm sure if steelers loose then this place will bear a cursed look on monday. For that I ask them to win. I hope they do!

I think when one gets a reject from a job interview especially after it goes well, one feels extremely dejected. I mean I am good. Who do these morons think they are? Right now I am seething with anger. I am going to go with this kind of an attitude and check what happens. No more being modest and good. Lets check if this works. I really want to start my own company. I just need a venture capitalist to help me out. And some bright ideas:-) Let me start the campaign straight away. Applicants invited!

Gosh I cannot believe I'm actually doing it. But hey i hope it does wonders to my mood now. I just missed breakfast and a shuttle and had to walk in the cold to get to school. ONly to hear that the meeting i came for is cancelled. Damn! Anyway without further ado Four Jobs You've Had In Your Life: Daughter (Duh!!!) Helper at Cakes n Bakes Software Engr PDC Scholar Four Movies you'll watch over and over again (In principle I never do it. I feel the movie loses it's charm when you watch it the second time..but yeah whatever) Sound of Music (i've watched it 5 times..big record in my book) Mary Poppins (Just a spoonful of sugar makes the medicine go down) Michael Madana Kamaraj (Hilarious rip roaring..tirupura sundari) Bridget Jones Diary (It so reminds me of my life except for mark darcy. Love it) Four places you've lived Madras coimbatore Bombay Pittsburgh Four TV shows you love to watch The practice Sex in the city Full house Wonder years Four websites you visit...